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i VOL. XSVTT." m TV'"* "DO THOU LIBERTY" GREAT. INSPIRE OUR SOULS AND MA^KE OUR LIVES IN THY POSSESSION HAPPY, OR OUR DEATHS GLORIOUS IN THY CAUSE." BENNETTS VILLE, S. C., EpiDAY, MARCH 27, 1908. sam - NO. 20. . ? .V/.?;...-'' . '- \ ..u.;-.-^.'t-X? THE NEU?? P?OBLEM. Roosevelt, "The President of the Bla-k Belt," and Is WOT AW AMERICAN PRESIDENT. Tho Prejudice AjrnlitHt Um Xejjro ts Not Iiocal, Hut Prompted l?y "World-Wide Ruco Sentiment. The race question was again dis cussed in the United States senate Wednesday. Mr. Money ol' Mississip pi spoke for two hours, his remarks having direct reference to the action of the president in elosimr the India* nola, Miss., post outee. Mr. Money ex plained at the outset of his remarks that if he could secure unanimous con sent for leave to piint he would not take up the time of the senate. The sentiment of the senate seemed to lie that remarks not delivered should not be spread in the record. Ile there upon proceeded, and delivered himself of some severe strictures ol' the presi dent, stating in the course of his re marks that Mr. Roosevelt was iiot the president of America, but thc presi dent of the "black belt." At limes he was closely interrogated by Messrs. Foraker and Spooner. It was the inherent and constitu tional right of a great community, said Mr. Money, to have their mail handled regularly. Letters, he said, which have been addressed to Heath man, to important county otlicials re skiing at lndianola, have been sent to Greenville, and this he declared was. an ,unwarrantable interference with the liberty and rights of the people of lndianola. It was indeed to punish tho people* o? lndianola, and In lils opinion, thc punishment had gone far enough. Thc department has shown to the world its authority and nobody had disputed it. He declared that the postmaster general should do ali he ; could to heal the breach and not con tinue stubborn and vindictive. '"The department has made thc people hale thc administration." Directing his remarks to President Roosevelt, he said that in the south it was believed that Mr. Iljosevelt, whpn he succeeded Mr. McKinley, woulci make an American instead of a sectional president, but a change' had cjme over this dream. "Ile is not so much an American president," said Mr. Money, '"as he ls the president of the black belt," and he added with some feeling, "we don't consider him a great American president." He de clared that of all the appointments made in Mississippi none have given such general disgust as those made by -...this-atlmiuistratlon and, he said, the president had raised the question of social equality of the negro, but there could never possibly be any social equality between the two races. "There is a race prejudice in the south," he said, "and I thank God there ls.". The prejudice against the negro, he asserted, is not local, but prompted by ii universal, world-wide sentiment. Answering Mr. Foraker, he said that these recent appointments have re vived the race question and while the people of the south had heretofore tol erated negro olllccliolders they did not want any more of them. "This is a white' man's country and a white man's government," said he. "It has been carved out thc wilderness and conquered from the Indians, not for the African, but for the white man." 'Jar: Foraker asked Mr. Money if his objection tu colored people holding of fice extended to all ofticcs or all kinds, and also whether it would include the enlistment, or colored men in thc army to defend the Hag and the constitu tion-. The reply was that he had no particular objection to colored men serving in the army, but declared t hat it would be better if no colored men held any official position whatever. "Would you deeitizenize the negro as to voling?" asked Mr. Foraker. "and if so should that be taken into account in fixing the repr?sentation in congress?" "That ls another question," said Mr. Monty. The participation ol' thc negro in the allai rs of the government, ? he thought, was dangerous. "Is it the demand ot' the south," in squired Mr. Spooner, "that the presi .dent of the United States shall in no .case appoint a colored man to federal ?ollice in thc south?" Mr. Money replied (hat lhere was no demand made; and no authority for it, but it was the feeling in the south . that no colored mar, no matter what his qualifications may bc, shall hold federal oflicc. The whole truth ol' history, he declared, shows the utter incompetence ol' thc colored race self government. Mr. Spooner remarked that a presi dent of the United States who would yield to the demand of any section that the right of citizenship should bc surrendered would show himself unlit to hold the olllee and quite will ing to violate his oat h as president. Mr. Foraker commented upon Mr. Money's statements as being most re markable because of their far-reaching cousequonccs. "iff.-ifetGiff expressed the conviction that theam^mTr?H^''? tho constitu tion which made no^lW^voU'rs- Wi,s a tremendous mistake, aii(T^J?, wi id : vast number of people ol' th?^VJ^1'1' entertained the same view. He s.fiW there has been no objection in thesouth to a colored man working and none had been killed for so doing as was thc caee. in Illinois. The feeling which obtained in the south, he said, was that if a white man did not think himself socially hotter than the negro he was not half as good. In the matter of these, appointments Mr. Money said thc president should ? consider conditions in the south. Ap pointing negroes to ?lllcc in the south was most obnoxious and repugnant to thatsectidh. lt, was impossible, ho declared, for any one raised north of Mason and Dixon's line to know any thing about thc negro. He concluded by saying that there had been no in tention of creating any disturbance whatever In lndianola, but thc Idea bf holding u public meeting was that lt would apprise the postmistress of the wishes of the citizens and that lt might lead to her resignation. The basils of all the trouble, he said, was the referee system as lt prevails In the south. THREE MEN KILLED. (Joni Cars ou a Demit Trip in a Cont Mino. The breaking of a coupling, follow ed by the runaway of a strlug-of load ed coal ears iu the Sunshine mine ut South Fork, l'a., late Thursday after noon, caused the death of three men, the fatal injury nf one, and more or less serious injuries to mino others. The dead: Tony Border, of South Fork, aged 10 years. .Joseph S. Strank, South Fork aged HO years. - Frank McClain, or Ebenlicld. The injured: -Coolbuugh, (d' Smith Fork, spine injured and breast crushed, will die. Albert Paul, of South Fork, arm, leg and collar hone broken, serious. William Parker, South Fork, crush ed about head and body, will recover. A half dozen others whose names could not he ascertained were badly bruised. The accident occurred about 5 p. m. as thc men were leaving the mine. A trip of about 25 loaded cars was hcing hauled to the surface by an endless chain. When the ears left thc centre of thc mine llfteen ore men climbed aboard. All went well until the trip reached a "dip" about 100 yards from the mouth of the minc. Thc train climbed three-iourths of thc steep grade in safety, but a short distance from the level track the hitching be tween the second and third c.irs broke, instantly the mine slope was lilied with shouts ot' the men as all of the cars with thc exception of thc li ist two commenced to back down the grade. Slowly at Hist but with grad ually increasing speed the cars sped downwards, giving thc men scarcely an opportunity to jump and save themselves. When about, 200 yards from where the hitching broke thc foremost car left the track and the remainder ol" thc train billed up back of it. HKbl' KIHI THU I N.I UH un. Those who had been fortunate enough to jump from thc runaway cars quickly ran to the outside and told of thc accident. Help was quick ly brought to the men buried beneath the pile ol* wreckage, which lilied the six-foot beading for a distance of twenty yards. At a late hour Thurs day night the wreckage had been cleared away and the injured all taken out. SOLD DEATH FOR $100. Herl) Doctor Arrested Tor Adminis tering Poison to Thirty-Four Alert. Seventy letters, written mostly by women, have been found in the home of George Doosey, the negro "herb doctor" of Philadelphia, who is ac cused of hoing an accessory to thc al leged murder ol' William G. Danze. These letters, which are said to be of an incriminating nature, vary little in their terms, and, it is asserted, show that Doosey charged $100 for every case. Some of the letters point to payment of thc fee installments. The police officials have directed the opening of 514 graves, having se cured evidence that leads them to, believe that George ITooscy, the negro "herb doctor," is responsible for at least that many deaths. Doosey is in jail as accessory to thc murder of William G. Danze, whose widow is charged with having administered tn her husband slow poison furnished by t he negro. "We do not know how many pois oning cases can be traced to Doosey," said a police ollicial today, "but thus far we have secured evidence that has warranted us in directing the opening of 34 graves." This ease is assuming proportions far beyond the comprehension of those connected with it at the time Hookey was arrested. The real investigation is just beginning and before it pro ceeds m u eli further startling develop ments will crop out. A St ru 11 ??t! ( 'usc. Twenty years ago last August Mrs. Adam Winegarner of Janesville, Ohio, received a bite from a copperhead snake Annually thereafter, with thc reen ire 11 ce of dog days, the wound would become swollen and her limb would assume thc peculiar mottled appearance of a copperhead snake. lier health became broken In time and recently she dieu with all the symptoms of a snake bite just re ceived. Physicians say there are but few similar cases on record. A Crail lt y Teacher. . Proi". A. T. Weaver, of Ashville, N. C., at the head (d'a leading education al institution has been serrt to jail be-' cause bc refused to be vaccinated and also because of his refusal to pay a linc of -"t"2~> for the same. The vaccina tion was ordered as a precaution against smallpox. Prof. Weaver,, It is said, may institute legal proceed ings against the aut horities, and may take thc case before the Supreme Court of North Carolina. An Honor Well Bestowed. The president Thursday announced i thc members Of the board of visitors to tba West Point Military academy rftV rV/Jjowx: Hon. I), lt. Henderson of Iowa, HohM*eorge F. I tax ter of Colo rado, Col. Ashil JY Coward; superinten dent of thc ^South' Carolina Military academy; Joseph C.. Darlington of Philadelphia, Wm. A. Pew, Jr., of Posion; thc Kev. Ernest M. Stiers, I). IX. St. Thomas chu reit, New York, and .1. G. Schmidlappof Cincin nati. A Fatal Accident. At Fort Wayne, Ind., a freight train crashed info a furniture van of the North Shh; Transfer Company at the Sandusky ?irect crossing, at Alle gheny, Wednesday, wrecking the van and killing two men. Two others were seriously injured. Thc van wasr completely wrecked and three horses' j were killed. \ BRIGHT OUTLOOK. The Governor Tells of the Day of Industrial *Prt sperity. GREAT FUTURE FOR THE STATE The People of South Carolina Are Bein*; Brought Into Touch With Those ol' Other " State*). :. * Gov. ney ward attended the anni versary dinner of the Hibernian Socie ty in Charleston last Tuesday night week. Jic responded io the toast bf South Carolina and spoke as follows: Mr. Toastmaster and Members of the Hibernian Society: Hefore addressing myself to thc subject of the toast which has just been announced-a toast which strikes a responsive chord in every heart around this board and linds it echo in the hearts of every true Carolinian from tbe restless wave of the Atlantic to tlie range of blue mountains-on thc northern border of our S taie-1 must say a word of thanks for the invita tion which brings mc here tonight. To tell you that I apprcclato most highly the-honor you have done mei would not be expressing all that I feel. lt is not only an honor buta privilege to commemorate with the members of this historic society the birthday of him who is thc patron saint of thc Emerald Isle. ?Today with fonder memories, the hearts of Irishmen the world over are turning back to Erin. Today they rejoice because that liberty which lifts always had a home in Irish hearts ls about lp lind a lodgment on Irish soil. Today the prophetic words of your own poet, tho' we of America and of thc south can claim him too, arc be ing realized, when bc said: "Look aloft! look aloft! the clouds drifting by, There's a gleam through the gloom there's a light In thc sky, 'Tis: the sunburst, resplendent-far ' Hashing on high! . , ? Erin's dark night ls waning, her day dawn is nigh!" . lt cannot, my friends, come too soon From our hearts we all should say: G pd speed the coming o? that day. Never mind how poor an Irishman may be when he comes to our shores there is one thing which he always brings with him, and that is his love or Country; but loving and remember ing the land from whence he came makes him none the less loyal to the land of his adoption. Irish South Carolinians-Irish Americans, are true South Carolinians, they are true and patriotic Americans. They love South Carolina and they love America with the same love that they love Ireland and hence lt is that on such an .occasions as this, when a toast is proposed to the "State of South Car olina," the Palmetto Is greeted by as "loyal hearts and true" as ever hailed the shamrock in an Irish banquet hall. Tlie few words which I shall ad dress to you tonight shall bc to you not as Irishmen or as descendants of Irishmen, but as Charlestonlaus and as South Carolinians-as men who rejoice that "over the newly-wedded moun tain and seaboard" as expressed in my toast, "peace and prosperity" now reign. I know, my friends, and my countrymen, that I voice thc senti ment of every true Charlestonian and of every true South Carolinian, when I say I rejoice that the day has come when, forgetting the things of. the past wc can, hand In had and shoul der to shoulder, with renewed cour age,- as brethren, press on to the things which He before. If it luis fallen to my lot, as you kindly intimate in the sentiment which has just been read, to bear an humble part in bringing about this happy condition, 1 can only say that I found a fertile tield, in the pl wing of which 1 found ready and willing helpers from the mountains to the seaboard. In every section of our State I found sturdy South Carolin ians-men' who loved South Carolina - men whose warm handclasps and whose -untiring labor did far more than anything I could do to accom plish thc results upon which we felici tate ourselves tonight. Tlie era of peace and good will which today is prevailing in South Carolina means much for us in the present Tand for the future-for us, for our children and for our children's children. Whether or not wc shall attain our full measure of good de pends upon us and upon ns alone. If we are to work out successfully.the great future which I .''believe Iles ' be fore us lis a people, we must practice not only in our lives but also.in our politics tho .-principles of the golden rule. We. should-seek.to build up and not to pull down-to understand and not to misunderstand, remembering always that we are one people'with A common: heritage and a common-des tiny-all sons of one mother and that motlier the grand old common wealth of South Carolina. A brighter day is breaking over our State-a day of industrial prosperity such as our forefathers never dreamed of. lt is coming as surely as the sun will rise upon thc morrow. r We can sec its signs on the horizon-we -can breathe^ lt in the. very atmosphere. . .When ii storm Is over, and the 1 ig h tr tiing ba's ceased to"flash and thc thun der to shake the earth, how gladly does the traveler behold the rainbow in thc cloud! .lt ascends from the rugged mountain top atid with its my riad (?f colors spanning the . sky, ft seems to sink to rest. In tho bosom of tho ocean-ra holy.covenaut that never again shall those- waters^ cover |lic earth. * .. . " 7 * So it is withlhat prosperity .yvjjlch today is gradually spreading its bright ' bow of promise over South Carolina. From thc "everlasting hills" ot the Piedmont to the"" bar on yonder harbor Its light, is beginning to radiate. That light is entering fcpday the humble homo ot the laborer, rna king his llame better and happier, it lsv?ausing the farmer, to sing.be lli nd the .plow, .lt Js,, touching, as with the wahri .pf a. magician, our bleeping 'marts Ot tracie and bidding tliem awake;, lt. is making ns South "Cu'ro llans realize the fact tllut'truly*"our Unes ate fallen in pleasant plav?:." abd that we have "a goodly heritage." Arid even beyond this. In placing US in closest commercial touch with all parts of our country, it is also placing us lu closer social touch with our sis ter States-it is making us and our fellow citizens In distant Slates know, and understand each other better, and again like that bow in thc cloud, it stands as a pledge, a covenant, that; never again shall thc people of South Carolina pass through the struggles that they have in days gone by. In the great future which I feel sure Hes before us as a State, Charles ton, the chief. metropolis of South Carolina," must play a- conspicuous part; This, old city has never been round wanting in the past-In the days which tried m6n's souls, and slip, will never be found wanting In the future when she is called upon to work for the unbuilding of. the State and the betterment of its. people. . '.. I rejoice to see Charleston taking, on new life-and irt saying this 1 feel satisfied I bespeak-the sentiment of all South Carolinians. Asa friend of Charleston I .rejoice that from the belfrey of old St. Michael's the watch man can again call out over your city, as he did in thc days gone by? "All is well." As a South Carolin ian, I rejoice that cry need not be confined to thc limits of this city, but can extend far beyond. It can fall, as a benediction, upon the ears of the sailor, as from yon quiet harbor lie turns his prow, to seaward, and then it can.be caug'ht up by the winds of thc ocean and wafted back across our entire State, even to its mountain tops. Although there is still much to be done; although there are still great problems to be solved, and evils to be eradicated, yet the wisdom, under God. to solve them, and the determi nation to eradicate them, and hence lt is that of South Carolina it can be truly said "All is well." We have no caiise for discourage ment-wc have every cause for en ? couragemetit. As one of your watch men on the tower, I can say to Tyou tonight that thc State of South Caro lina k; advancing in every i way, and that beneath her banner united march her sons. "Our union is river, lake, ocean and sky: Man breaks not thc medal, when God cuts thc die: Though darkened with sulphur, though cloven with steel, The blue arch will brighten, the waters will heal." HOW HE WORKED FARMERS. A Swindler TnkcH Advantage ol' a Oasb in Advance Custom Thc Columbia State says a gentle man from Newberry county tells of the manner iii which B. B. Bray and his associates "worked/\*b.c.j:~on^lrif? people of the rural 'district. '"Bra^'. Johnson and Jones aro the names given by the three who caused the honest yeomanry to separate them selves from money which represented toil, self-denial and whose investment in buggies would have prevented the farmers from enjoying home comforts'. Now they have nothing to show for the money-and Bray is gone. lt is an easy mariner to "llim-llam" the farmers according to the statement of this gentleman. They are accustomed to order from agents who come around with catalogues, and the purchaser is required to make a cash payment to insure the company that it will not lose thc freight tolls should the pur chaser fail toc?me up wi til the money when the. goods arrive. But Bray seems to have been gr?edy. Ile was not satislied with an advance payment of a nominal amount, but required half of the value of the arti cle. In 'this way his sales were fewer but it did not make him an object of suspicion. When he did catch a farm cr, Bray l ied him well. While he had catalogues from a well known mall or der house, tnere is on evidence, to in dicate that they were aware of Brit}'s being In this section. The justly cel ebrated Bray came from Chicago, and he practiced on the Illinoise farmers I before coming south. Scars. Roebuck & Co., the linn whose name has been used by Bray have offered a reward for the capture of Bray, Johnson and Jones, and, partly through their efforts, a patty who duped farmers in Mississippi in thc sanie way has already been jailed for three, years. This would tend to show lack of'Complicity on thc par; of the Chicago house. lt is strange that with all the ras cality of- which Bray has been guilty tlie Officials of thc law in Columbia haye been furnished, with no adequate description ol' his personal appearance. ?Ills disappearance Is now causing I them to long for a glance at his face. TWO Oe ic I or:U l)i UV rc ll. A special from Tar boro, N. C., says: Dr. II, T. Bass, who was shot here Sunday by Dr. J. M. Baker, died ac his residence that night between 11 and 12o'clo:k. Ile was on thc operating table, and as he began to show signs of sinking thc operation was not com pleted. Karly in thc night lie became unconscious and thereafter sank rapid ly. Thc funeral took place from Calvary church tills afternoon. .Kev. Dr. Gamble Conducting the services. Thc chinch could not scated the im mense crowd-that attended. Thc re mains were interred in Calvary church yard. Dr. Baker, who is out on bond, left here Wednesday for Richmond on professional business. The coroner's jury went to the house, of thc deceased and viewed tho remains this morning, then adjourned until the- 2;ird, when they will hear testimony. The. prel iminary hearing will be on Monday. A Tcrrlblo DimiHtcr. The steamer Mariposa, which ar ?rly?d tit Sari Francisco one day last Avcck from Samoa, brings news bf the disastrous hurricane which swept over thc l'ouinQtu group of islands in Jan uary. In all Over liDO lives were lost and the financial loss will exceed $f>00, 000. Thc Fomoutu group of islands huniber about 100. Relief measures have been Instituted and everything possible is being done at Apia and 'otlier'^laecs in thc Sardoan group to relieve' thc- stiiVerings of the Foraoutu Islanders, . - ._ . . % FOUND A? LAST. i - " Thinking Her Husband Dead a Lady Marries Another Man. IOrjS STORY OF WEDLOCK. 1 Tho Husband Mysteriously Disap peared Three years Af?n, and His jt?'inalnB found in tho Woods Lrnst Week. ?".'.ir * ??/ItWn fr, lin-" I ri rr Ji.r....u - ;,v.t|-w-J . lUIHIIIIlip VJ IDJJillAjll [MllMl.TIIUU ed;)n The State on Tuesday, 17th Iii f(mfc caused considerable comment j in!tJo...nibi;i and elsewhere: !'A human skeleton was found in an isolated spot in a pasture six miles from Wilmington, near the coast, and id?utitlc'd, as a result, of an investiga tion by the coroner Wednesday, as| that pi W. W. Young, a white car penter^ 32 years old, who disappeared frorn, his boron in this elby May 3, 1900. The cause of the man's death is unknown'and thc investigation is| being pursued. Members of his fami ly, say they advertised for Ibo man ahd:ronde diligent search, at last giv ing up hope of buding him. Young bas a wife and two children in Colum bia, iS.. C., Mrs. Young having married a railroad employe named Roberts I after*'the tlrst husband's disappear ance;"'' Oft last Thursday morning the State pubilsht?d the following sequel to the ahoye dispatch: Tho Mrs. Young referred to ls the | widow of the late Mr. Win. J. Robbrts, a car inspector in the employ of the Southern railway, who was kill ed aifew weeks ago by being run over in.tjic Atlantic Coast Line yards. She married Mr. Roberts,, believing h?r first-husband was dead, no word hav ing tlecu heard of him since May, 15)00. Thejdispatch from Willington was tbeflrst' information she has had con cerning him since that time. Mrs. Young, or rather Mrs. Roberts, lives-?U 929 Oak strectin the Shannon district, and when seen Wednesday by a bt?te reporter gave the details (if herh?rst husband's strange disappear anceA In? the year 1890 Young, a carpen teivby^ trade and a native of Camden, married a Miss Kairby, tho daughter of a farmer liv'irig in that county. This-i's the present Mrs. Roberts. _ They made their home In this" city .for,a short period of time, leaving, it to go^ to Farksville, and thence to Augusta. After two years'residence the.,couple went to'Wilmington, N. c. ; ; ? During , the perio? pf their life in ?? u.jv'ni'iv,;.'^ haajf^-iiroke? luown 'i?iiS;lie was able to work at his i trade only at intervals. Ile grew no better and gradually his mind became affected. At the end of seven years Mrr.. Young decided to leave Wilming ton with her two children and return to this city to make her home with her I father. The little family was then In I very reduced circumstances and the plan was practically forced to a con clusion by this dire necessity. Young, who was then almost totally incapacl- ! tated for work, was left with his sis-1 te rs in Wilmington in the hope that | he might recover. . Mrs. Young was in constant commuai nication with his sisters from Li me | she left "North Carolina in November, 1899, blither husband's mental condi tion did not improve, lie grew moody and took long walks alone if not watched. At times far out in the1 forests he would fall to the ground in the rigors of un epileptic lit and in I his paroxysms indict personal injuries upon himself. Once or twice he was| found lying across bis mother's gravi in Belie vue cemetry. Finally it was decided that bel should be sent to the North Carolina State Hospital for the Insane and medical board was appointed by the authorities to examine him as to his sanity. Hut on the day previous to the examination Young mysteriously disappeared and nothing has ever '?eon beard of him until the gruesome dis covery on Monday last of his grinning skeleton lying in thc dark woods near the mouth of the Cape Fear river. After Young was lost tosightevery attempt was made to ascertain bis whereabouts. The country for miles around Wilmington was searched and advertisements offering rewards in serted In the newspapers of the State. Hid fate remained a mystery, through it was practically concluded that be bad- fallen, in one of bis perambula tions, into the Cape Fear river and had been drowned. His life was in sured and his widow kept up the pre miums for many months, expecting that his body would be recovered. For this purpose she used in part thc re ceipts from the sale of his tool chest. When ail hope bad been abandoned the. policy was allowed to lapse. Mrs. Young has now two children O'I and ll years old respectively, born to her by ber first husband. On Feb ruary 0, 1902, shu married Mr. Roberts, Hrmly believing at the time that her lirst husband was dead, lt is a quest ion as to whether his death had occurred at thc time, but the pro babilities are that it bad. Kural Kr ce Koutcs. There are now 230 rural free deliv ery routes in operation in South Car olina andmore in process of being (established. These farriers are paid by checks issued by Postmaster Ensor ?against funds oh deposit in thc Caro lina National bank, thc national de pository in Columbia. Some idea of the magnitude to which this service has grown in this state can be ob tained from the statement that the monthly pay roll of these carriers amounts to over $11,000. Torn by a Ilcnr. O. R. Sanders, an aged resident of Houston Tex., was attacked and al most torn to pieces Wednesday night by a savage bear. He was thrown to the ground and horribly mangled hy the frenzied animal's' tusks. Two bulldogs and three men came to his assistance and rescued him. Ills in juries arc frightful. r V '. V, .;> ,V? GOES UP FOE LIFE. \V. C Kl tiff Convicted of Murdering James and Samuel Rodgers. Willlnra C. King, thc white man wli?i murrlered James and Samuel Rodgers in Florence County on Jan uary 31, was found guilty with re commendation tb mercy Friday by the jury in the court of general ses sions at Florence. His attorney, W?i.U'r Wells, Esq., made a motion for a new trial, bur. when court re convened Friday afternoon he an nounced lils abandonment of the mo tion, but gave no. ice of an appeal to the supreme court. Jud/e Gatie then sentenced King to the penitentiary'ac - hard labu- tor his natural life. A dispatch from Florence to The State says verdict has niven unusual satisfaction, and groups of men can bc seen on thc streets discussing the case. Then general concensus or opinion is Ulai it marks thc begin ning of a new era in South Carolina, especially this part of the Slate. It is asserted that this is thc first con viction of a white man for the killing of another in this judicial circuit since Lockhart was convicted of inan shighterin Williamsburg county years ago under thc late Judge I. D. Witherspoon. All ?lie evidence in the King case goes to prove that lt was an unpro voked, uncalled for murder of two obscuro men, and all about a dog which King admitted that he had never seen, lt is learned that thc Jury on thc first ballot stood eight for for murder with recommendation to mercy, three for murder outright- and one for manslaughter, On the sec ond ballot cloven were for conviction with recommendation to mercy and ono for manslaughter. The next ballot was in conformity with thc verdict rendered, Whm King was asked li he had anything to say why sentence should not bc passed upon him, kc shook his head and said, '"l have nothing to say." Judge Gage did not undertake to give him a led ure, neither did he re fer to the heinous crime of which he stood convicted, but simply passed the formal legal sentence of life im prisonment in the penitentiary. J William Kjng is., a man who per- : haps has seen f>:t summers; about six feet tall, weighing about 1 (JO pounds. ' Ile hos a brutal h?ce. large protrud ing jaw b.me, cold steel grey eyes which move restlessly from side to side j without turning his hmd. His head \ is very small and exceedingly narrow 1 across the base of the skull, lt is stated that the two Hogers men are not the only victims of his nimble pistol. . 1 Upon what grounds his attorney will base his' appeal to the supreme J .cp.urfc ia not known, for it ls an ad- j <mtrtte?L..fa?ti that the judge charged the jurjhon/ .eycry point ou which ;he was requested and neither directly or indirectly referred to a single', fact , connected with the case, nor did he touch upon the evidence in the case. Employment Tor Girls. One of the most important of the new institutions started in Charles ton and in the entire state, is the new plant which thc American Cigar Company opened about eight weeks ago in Charleston. Thc company is employing young women and teach ing them the art of making cigars. They have at present only about two hundred and tifby. But can give em ployment to five thousand. The work is clean, healthy and easy to learn, and the amount of money that the girls can make is far greater than in any other trade or employ men ft. In six weeks time the young ladies make from SI to SO and in three months from ST to $10 per week. A very strong effort is being made by the management to secure only the high est class of young ladies who are forc ed to earn their own living. The Commercial Club of Charleston and a number of the leading ministers are assisting the company by sending them all the worthy young ladles who are in need of employment, and they have given thc concern their hearty approval. In order to break the monotony of work a piano is played in the building every afternoon and the ?iris are allowed to sing while at work. Ari elderly lady acts as ma tron and one of the leading physicians of Charleston is employed to treat tue girls Tree of charge to them. Of course no negroes are employed and everything possible is done to make the work both profitable and pleasant, (iood board is secured for girls from the country at very low rates. I-iot thc Sunshine In. The room should be sunny in all ail ments except a very few affections or the eye, for sunshine is thc best gorm destroyer we have, and will make a room more wholesome and sweet than any disinfectant, says the Scotsman. Nowdays it is not considered neces sary to darken every sick room as it used tobe, lt is more fashionable and much more healthy to let in sunshine all over the house than it is to close the blinds so that the furniture may not fade, lt is cheaper and much pleasanter to have a faded carpet than it is to have a case of sickness, and the doctor's and thc nurse's bill to pay The dark, stuffy' room, whispering voices and tiptoe tread have passed way, fortunately fortrie patient. Shot I'Vom Ambush. lt. G. Chcatham, ltobert Quattle baum and Glebe Penn, there well known farmers of brie Phoenix section of Greenwood county, were seriously sriot from ambush at 2 o'clock Thurs day morning. Crieatriam received a charge of buckshot in his chest and arms and ls the mast dangerously wounded. It is reported that the desperadoes wyre negroes and that seven or cight^volleys were excrianged. Tliey Will bc There. Among otrier novel features of trie St. Louis exposition will be trie reun ions of the Smith and Lewis families, whicri all the Smiths and Lewises in the country will be invited to attend. The Smiths arc raising a fund of $10, OOD for tho erection of a building on trie exposition grounds to be used as trictr headquarters during tho fair. STATE PHARMACEUTICAL BOARD Holds a. Most Pleasant Meotlnp; in . tho City of Omnjfelmrff. The State Pharmaceutical Examin ing' Board, which ls composed of Drs. Edward A. Burnham, Frank M. Smith and W II Zeigler or Charleston, O. E. Thomas and O. Y.-Owings of Colum hla, J. G. DeLonne of Sumter and M. II. San^lfer of Rock Hilf, u.et In Or angehurg on Wcduesday morning to* hold the spring examinations. For the first time in the history of the board there were no applicants for eX aruiuuliuu and tim board had nothing to do. Tlie absenceut* applicants while a disappointment in one sense, slums that Uie young men who are to bc the phannolsts of years to come are fully alive to the responsibility of the pro fession and arc pre parpa ri n themselves through college courses instead "of trying to prepare themselves through an apprenticeship in the drug store as in days of yore. Thc hospitality of Orangeburg is proverbial, and the members of thc board were tho recipients of many pleasant attentions at the hands of the resident profession, the most note worthy of which was a banquet in the evening. This delight adair was given at St. Joseph's hotel, the drug gists of tlie city, the hosts of thc even ing, and the guests, tlie members of tho examining board, the resident physicians and members of the press. Those present were: Dr. Edward S. Burnham, Dr. Frank M. Smith, Dr. W. II. Zeigler. Dr. J. G. DeLormc, Dr. O. E. Thomas, Dr. H. Sandi Ter, Dr. J. G. Wannaraaker, Dr. J. M. Oliver, Dr. A. S. Hydrick, Dr. T. C. Doyle, Dr. A. C. Dukes, Dr. S. A. Beeves, Dr. M. G. Salley, Dr. T. A. Jeffords, Dr. D. J. Hydrick, Dr. ILE. Reeves, Dr. 1). D. Salley, Dr. Lin C. Shccut, Dr. J. A. Clifton, Dr. Chas. P. Perryclear, "Dr. VV. It. Lowman, Dr. A. C. Ligon, and Messrs, George T. Keller, J. T. Parks, J. L. Sims, Robert Lide, W. K. Seasc. . The dining room and table were prettily decorated for the occasion and tho menu varied, comprising thedeli rjacics of the season. There was no setspeeciiraaking, hut Dr. Doyle, who is the city's mayor, made a short ad dress of welcome which was responded to hy Dr. Burnham, chairman of the pharmaceutical board. A number or ifcntlemen were then called on for speeches, all of whom responded .briefly und to the point. The evening was enjoyed to the ut most by thc entire party and the members of the axamining bjard de clared it the mast delightful entertain ment ever accorded them.* As f.orthe . hosts of the evening, they fount) such a keen pleasure in their role that they announced their decisiion to ask tile State Pharmaceutical .association- to meet here next year, and If tlfB Invita tion is accepted it is safo to' say the association will be entertained in royal style, surpassing anything ever accorded them. CONFEDERATE RECORDS. Tho United States Government "Want's to Preserve Th< m. The Columbia Record says it was not generally known that in the ap propriation act of the recent congress provision was made for the compila tion of a complete roster of the officers and enlisted men of the Union and Confederate armies. Secretary of War Root has sent a letter to the gover nors of all states asking their co-opera tion In this work, which will be a most important and a stupenduous one. In his letter he says there will be little or no difficulty in preparing a roster of the Union soldiers, for the state's furnishing them have already under taken that duty and now have as complete records as possible. He says, truly, that there will be difficulty in obtaining Confederate records in his department, and we wish that was the only difficulty to be encountered In this great work, for the loan of the necessary documents might easily be obtained if they were in existence. We fear few of the Southern states have ever looked after this matter at all carefully or systematically, and we know that our own state has no re cords that are at all complete. Time and again thc legislature has been asked to appropriate a comparatively small sum in order that Confederate records might he preserved, and though at times small sums have been voted for thc purpose, the amount has never been large enough to insure a complete and correct Hst of the names of all thc soldiers of this state who en listed in tlie war. It is hardly neces sary to show that it is proper to pre serve the names of all who fought or died in thc cause of our state, not only because such a compilation would bc of great historical value, but be cause it is our sacred duty to do so. Thc legislature in looking after the matters of present or pressing need has neglected to appreciate the impor tance of this work, and the conse quence is that we have not these re cords for ourselves, and unless Con federate camps now take the matter in charge and see to it that our re cords are complete, the government compilation so far as weare concerned will bc very inaccurate. If the South Carolina soldier is to receive the full Credit du6 him something must be done to put our records in proper shape, lor the government records In the roture will be taken as official and correct. Nothing, But Hot. Thc Columbia Record says a good deal of nonsensical rot is being talked and published as- to what was said between Chicco and thc governor In their interview, and some' of thc bright sayings ascribed to thc blind tiger dealer, he ls mentally incapable of conceiving, much less saying. The Interview, in so far as Chicco was con I cerned, was in one sense an outrage ous insult to tho majesty of thc law, and had he not come under a flag of truce, as it were the governor would have been Justified in at once placing him in jail. This making Chicco the hero of conversational controversy, so to speak, ?B disgusting, when the cir cumstances are considered. TWO DROWNED While Asleep on a Steamer, Which - . ^Suddenly Sinks While THE PASSENGERS SLUMBERED. Tho Waters Poureil In Awaken! DH Men, Women und Children -^ to a- Torrlhlo Reality ? or Their Fate. "A dispatch f rom Falatka, Fla., says - d ie Pteamer M eui mora of the Lucas line running' up the Ocklaw?ha river ^ ?= sank Thursday morning a little after three o'clock four miles above the mouth of the river. As the passen gers wero all asleep and tho steamer >unk almost without a moment'B warning it is almost a miracle that so few were drowned. Rufus King and Walter "Watson, both colored, residents of Palatka wete drowned. ' ?anual Myers, the' well known r G. who was at the wheel when t' -boat went down, was the li rsi, tc .Iscover that the boat was sinking. Ile immediately called Cap tain Mercier, who had just retired. Ehgineer Fred Priest, who was o? duty at the time also noticed the pe culiar lurching of the vessel and turn ed on the midship syphons, but find ing no water he started aft and dis covered that th?* vessel was sinking stern first. Engineer Rosignal by this time was on deck and ordered all hands to the cabin top. In an instant thc vessel made a lurch to port striking the timber on the north bank of the river and with a crush rebounded to star board and sank, submerging the sec ond deck and niling the state rooms with water. With an axe Engineer Rosignal broke in the doors and windows, while other members of tne crew under Captain Mercier carried out the half drowned passengers, some of whom had to be passed to the cabin roor over thc outer rall. A boat was immediately sent to Welaka and within an hour row boats and launches vyere at the scene of the disaster. On these the terror stricken women and children were taken to Welaka, where they were clothed and fed. Little or no baggage, belonging, to : ?. the passengers has been recovered.. .r Many escaped in their nfght> clothing only. The. boat lies at an -antflc of al most 45 .degrees^. It is thought she can he'lipated. .It is not known with certainty what '.'caused the boat to sink)'Lut it is believed her hull struck a sunken log, causing her to spring a leak. There were twenty passengers i on board and all weresaved., -The two men who were dr'o\Vned were of the ' crewr-^-:-r ~ ~ -- A Terrible Tragedy. A horrible tragedy occurred at Riley station, Ky., on thc Lou (seville and Nashville railroad Thursday when Deputy Shedir J. B- Williams with a posse of three, men, went to arrest an unknown cra?y man. Thc maniac was armed with three pistols and was frightening people in that vicinity. He imagined a mob was after him to hang him. When Deputy Sheriff Williams and his posse approached the enraged man and attempted to overpower him he drew bis pistol and commenced to fire. The deputy sheri ir was shot through the body, sustaining a serious wound: Gabriel Floyd, in the back, Samuel Payne, through the arm and Samuel Devers received a scalp wound. After Williams had fallen he raised and fired a bullet through his antagonist's head killing him instautly. Nothing was found on the dead man's person to identify him, but bc had $42 in money and a gold watch. Early in the day he had I said that his mother lived in Nelson county. The recovery of Williams and Floyd ls doubtful. The Human Bolly. A French chemist, of a particularly inquiring turn, says the Medical Journal, has determined by experi ment that the body of an average man, of about 80 kilos, has all the chemical elements represented in the yolk and white of twelve hundred or dinary sized eggs of the common hen. Properly reduced, such a body would furnish 90 cubic metres of gas and sufilclent hydrogen to till a balloon " with an ascensional force of 70 kilos. Normally, thc human body contains iron sufllcient to make seven large nails, fat for thirteen candles, car bon for sixty-li vc gross of pencils, phosphorus to tip eight hundred and and twenty thousand matches, to gether with the constituents of salt, llfty-nine lumps of sugar and forty two litres of water. Would it not be well to use some of our surplus popu lation to these ends. Let us diver sity our industries. Accounts Short. A shortage of over $5,000 has been - found in thc accounts of thc late J. S. Campbell, county treasurer for Rich land. It ls a year since the death of Capt. Campbell, and the estate has made no settlement with the county. Mr. R. M. Spigener, the treasurer elected, has declined to take the oftlcc from Mr. E. J. Brenner, who succeed ed Capt. Campbell, until the cloud can be cleared. The late treasurer was in feeble health and had a great deal of sorrow the last two years of his life. His mental condition is advanced charitably as the cause of tlic deficiency. No ofllcial statement can bc obtained. Thinks Pennell Did lt. A Buffalo preacher has undertaken to place responsibility for thc murder of Burdlck upon the lawyer, Pennell, who was crushed to death beneath his automobile ten days after thc mysteri ous crime had been developed. The preacher declares that Pennell killed Burdlck and afterwards deliberately drove his automobile to a death plunge to kill himself and his wife. IN the Farmers' Improvement so ciety of Texas there aie 3,000 negro farmers, whp own 60,000 acres of land. That's the sort of solution of tho race problem that is needed; and the white poople of the south are willing to do all In tli3lr power to help tho negroes solve it along that linc.