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1 ri? ri Doro ??DO THOU, GREAT LIBERTY, INSPIRE OUR SOUTH AND MAKE OUR LIVES IN TH VI _ ?_!_ ' \ VOL. XX.^ BENNETTSVILLIS S. C., ElilDAY, DE AWFUL TRAGEDY Two Theatrical Men Shot by Ho tel Proprietor. ONE OF THEM KILLEL1 And ihe Other Badly Wounded. Two Memb rs ol "NothinR But Money" Ctnipany Resent d Conduct of a Gaffney Hotel Mm, Who Shot roth. A dhpatoh to Tho State from G ff ney says the usual quiet of the oltj was disturbed about 8 45 o'olook Fri day morning by tho report of a revolv er three times In ejulck succossh n, followed epilckly by thc screams of women crying "murder." The police responded to the C? ll frcm the Pied mont inn, conducted by Hasty Broth ers. As they went In, a man came out calling for a dootor. Investigation showed that Gcor e Hasty, one cf the proprietors, 1 ad al ot and instantly killed Mr. MI'an H.u nett, musical director of ' Nothing But Money" company, which showed there Thursday night) and possibly mortally wounded Mr. Abbott Davi son, the comedian and star pei former. lt was Mr. Davison who came down the steps calling for a doctor. The sheriff and police fi ree anested Banty and lodged him in jail. The co oner was notified and empaneled a ju y. The jury was taken to the hotel where the aead body was viewed and they adjourned to meet at the court bx usi. at 1.30 where the testimony wah heard. The following ls tho testimony as given by the witnesses: ?TUM LADY'S ia.VlDK.NOK. Mies Verne Sheridan test lied that after ce ming buck ire m tho theatre i he and Mr. Bennett had a littlo lunch in her room after which Mr. Dennett left, locking her windows securely be fore telling her gcod night, aa he heard Low Miss Bishop had been am oyen by a man early in the afternoon. Soon j.fter Mr. Bennett left she heard ?omi ono at the door. She did not say any thing. In a me me nt he went out on tue veianda and attempted to get in ? ber window, which opened on ti.e ver ? \ >\v.-. J^alUcg: Diere., he came b CK to ti-a door and attempted to brtak it, lu ty putting his weight against lt. tte ll en climou up to toe transom and at ti rnpted to look In by striking a mat oh. She recogniz d George Hasty. Sie tLen called Mr. Sennett, aid Hasty dropped down froai tho tran som. She opened the door and calli d M-. Bennet again. Mr. bonnet came hu; c uld lind no one. Ile then told her io go to bed and he would sit In thc norn and write music She objeoted io this, buthe would not hear to leav lnK her there aione. So he sat there until 4 o'olook Friday mornh g, when he went to his room for a c mforter, which he wrapped around him, Bleep iug on tho foot of the bed till 7. lie kit her then, telling that he would tall her In time to catch tho train. At 8 he called ncr and went to the postolllce, telling tho neuro boy to make her a lire. Toe negro came to the door and she told him to walt b I minutes till ?bo could let him In. J \moment or two (Jeorge II isty led at the door and asked tu r li st e had tire, when she told him that she (Md not have any, nor did sin wunt any. She then shut che door When Mr. Bennet carno back she told him of the cccurenoe as they went te breakfast. Soon Hasty came in from the kitchen and was poincd i ut to Mr. bennet. The young lady begged Mr. Hennef not to bother with lt, not to have a uss. He said he would speak to him eoout lt in a moment. He then went Li Hasty and said smoothing to him p a low tone. Hasty began at once ;odeny whatever Mr. Pennet had said, j When Bennet turned to her and asked ,f ho was the man, being told positive ly that he was, Bennet Bald, "1 do not wish to cause any trouble, hui just wish to tell you that any man wno will look over the transom of a lady's sleeping apartments does not ct h form with my Ideas of a gentle man." The young lady then told Mr. Ben nett to let him alone, if ho waa low enough to do tho trick, he was low enough tu deny it. Mr. Bennett then started to walk away, when Mr. Hasty asked him lu thc hall. When they wi nt ont Miss Blehop caine in and asked what the trouble was. When Miss Sheridan told her of thc occur ecce, she said. "That's the man who insulted me Thursday afternoon." At that Mr. Davison, who was sitting at thc table jumpted up arid took his glasses olT, saying to Miss Bishop "Isthat tho fellovi ?'* Miss Bishoi told him ho was, but asked him not lo have any row with him. She tried to hold him back, but ho would gi ; he went out and said 'Vin aro the t me fellow" and struck him, .i'llli SIIOOTlNO. Immediately Hasty stiot twlo" al Mr. Davison, one hall taking ilf;ct ni bin sido and thc other going astiay Mr. Davison grappled wit h him, try ing to get the weapon. II tsty jerked loose and shot Mr. Bennett through tho heart. Mr. Bennett threw his a> ms aoreifs lils body, ran down the hall, and In a moment fell dead. MUM manor's ACCOUNT. MIKS May Bishop testl lied that about 4 o'clock on the previous afternoor "luiig ?n her room, willoi: >:ad :: e Mr. Davison's lb'nr, o get somo oardt rest ( f ber testimony was about the sawn as that of Miss Sheridan. The negro servants were examined 'ut nu new fi otis wore brought out. TUB nUOTHKU's STORY, Will Hasty, a brother of the pree ner was sworu and testlili d that Mr. Bennett told him to havo a Ure built tor M?ssSheridan and that ho sent his brother Geo-ge to build lt. lb vas In the ki c ten when he sent George out, that he stayed there a few minutes and then went into tin hall. As he went thu u/h the dining room he saw Miss Sneridan, Mist. Bl; h< p and Mr. Davidson In the hall and saw Mr. Heonett and Georg piking. Just then Mr. Davidson bru died by him aud went to Georg and grabbed hold ot him with blt ?eft hand, at the same time striking ulm with his right. George stum bled when ho was stiuok and Mr. Bennett caught hold of bim. Q llok r than he could tell lt, G orge shot Mr Davidson. He test!tUd that he saw Mr. Davidson with something b Ight in bia hand. Iii also exhib? ed a p2ii knife ho found after tho bo dy waa taken up six hours after thc ibootlnt?. Dr. N isbitt testified as to the cause or dtath und the Jury brought in a verdlot In accoidanco with th? ft ob. The aft dr is greatly regretter bv the. people of tho town, who have ll re i every assistance possible. Mr i ) ?, v i Ison is a Mason and a Kulght of l^thlas sud is not arxoug stran gers. DAVIDSON'S TESTIMONY. Mr. Davidson was able t? inako the fol!? wing statement: "S'ateof S uth Carolina, Cherokee com. y. Statement of Goorge Abbott Davina- : "Mi. Bcrnett, Miers Sheridan, MJei> Bishop ai ri mysolf were in the dining 0 m at HIL Piedmont inn and a mau carno in about my hoight ([ am about, six feet high), smooth face, slender. Miss Sheridan aavs that 'there's the man who tried to climb ovor my tran som.' Said lt In a low tone to Mr. U i i ctt. Mr. Bennett walked over to him nd said, 'You owe that lady an ai/o Og , you Insulted her, you tried to climb in the transom, you rapped on thc door, said you were the perter and asked if she wanted a tire built, aud said 'that was no way for a gen tlemau to act and ycu owe her an apology.' 'Pols fellow said, 'I am not afraid of any mau alive and if she *ays I did that, she iles.' Said, 'Come out in the hallway and I will tell you now it happened ' Then he went out with Mr. Kennett Into thc hall. After hey gi t Into the ha'l. Miss Bishop said, 'That ls the man who tried to get into my room yesterday afternoon 1 walk) d Into tho hall as this fellow waa Baying, 'She is a liar.' I said "No, she ls not and you tried to gm In the other lady's room yesterday af ternuon,' meaning Miss Bishop He ^ald: 'No, 1 didn't.' I said 'You lie vt u did.' ''Ha pulled out a revolver and start ed to shoot and 1 grabboi his arm and then he broke away and. shot some m- re and 1 grabbed his arm again T ila was the finish. Ho shot Mr. Peu nett. W en he first shot, he shot me hitting mo on the right side of tin stomach 1 grabbed his arm, he broke ii way and shot Mr. Bennett Hi (Ben net') fell over on his face ard i grab bed his arm Pgaln. People came li then and 1 stepped over Bennett and ran out fora doctor and came eva here (Cmmerolal hotel ) Signed, GLO. Abbott Davison. An autopsy was performed Frlda\ night upi n tba body of Mr. Milan Bui nett and tho 1 u Int reported above, as entering the heart or near it was locat ed. Had entered between si vonth an eighth ribs, penctrath g thc heart causing almost instant death. I hat been disci sed that two sin ts struck Mr. Davison, the wounded man, uni one, howtver, taking i ll"jot, the othe lodging i/i the clothing, although poss lng through the coat and vest. Mr. Davison ls resting easy. Bennett liv ed in Boston and Davison in Chicago. DEATH OF MK. DAVISON. Mr. Geo. Abbott Davison died on Salurd.iy ?vening. All thatcuildbc done4wis done for b!in but without avail. The people of G ffney arc outspok ?rn In their condemnation of tho min wt o did th? shooting, and lt wuuld not bo safe for him to oe at large. Oo|(lltto Have lt. Senator Stone, of Missouri, Intro duced a potltlon yesterday that called for a fow "ords of explanation, says a Washington Dispatch correspondent. "Th's ls me of my constituents," said tho Senator. "1 think his OHSA should bc passed on favorably without tee olese scrutiny. President Cleveland votoed many special pensions. But I "o not think President Roosevelt can C( nslstontloy veto a bill to g'v? an in crease of pension to Phillp Kornmai of Willow Spangs, In my S ate. Ile ls, a+? 1 said 85) years old. Nine years ago ho married a young vioman, ai many old pensioners d >, for the saki i?f wifely c*re and to bestow his pen den rights BOmowhCre after death They have two lusty, bright boys," JIMIK" Oaiy'n llolp-up. The Columbia Record says; Will A. Teague, a whlto man was arrested i*st night IQ tho mili village by Otilo r Knox, on a warrant sworn out by II W. and J. J. Holloway, eu theohargi of robbing Judge K.mest Gary som* time ago. It wil lie recalled th t some time ago Teague was arrested ff.r participating in a cutting a IT ray and at the time the polico inspect?e, nlrr. of complicity In this hold up. A chain foi.nd in h's pois-ssio i wa shown Judge Gary, but lt Could, not bi Identllled and ho was not hold on thb charge. . Teague claims that Will Mcet/.e, another white man now in Jail on the nhargo of robbing a drunkei man, knows something of tho hold up. CMlftiiKoU HIH Mind The prominence of M s. Corey, whi ts seeking a dlvorco from tho head of the Steel Trust, icoalls the our lom ^auicldo'' of hor fathor. Worrying IWMfmttjypv matters ho hired a man BrWint. bim, Ti?? mau tied ht of the gun SOILED LINEN ._ 3f the Democratic Party Wash ed in Public by Democrats. OIUSE REPUBLIC NJ. VHliains, Lamar and Shackelford Do thc Scrubbing. The Minority Lcad lO.'er Rmi'ncd Air. Lamar That No Insulting Language Would be Tolerated, i i A dispatch frc m Washington says ho washing of Domooratlc linen for he amusement of Republicans" as Ir. Williairs, tho minority leader put ' b Monday, ucoupiod the attention of ho house for moro than four hours Vednchday. Tho ri u't acc impllshcd ( i^as a defy thrown at the minority aader by Representative Lunar of | f Florida and ahother by R ?presenta ( Ive Shackelford of Missouri. The um plaint of both resulted from the allure of Mr. Wil.lams to reo 'mmer.d , heir iv}: p pol nt mont as members ol , he committee on interstate and for i ign commerco. Both msd3 long . peeobe8 in whlc'i Mr. Williams' lead rship was assailed from many points. lr. Williams replied to Mr. Lamar at ome length aud briefly to Mr. Shack i lford. Ills defense was that hun . eBslori tho D;moorats on ?his oom- ? nittee wore divided aid ho doomed , t neoessary for thc goud of thc party .rd tho country that a united rrlnor ty report should be made on the sub cet of railroad rate legislation. Speaking of tho leadership of Mr Vllllams, Mr. Lamar said he would ec?gnize him as the party leader but lot personally, "until he relieves me f an unjust oharge on his paro." Ho stated that bo did not agree vlth Mr Williams that Republicans i vould enjoy personalties between 1 Democrats. Emphasizing thiB ho re en ed to the personal debate of last estijn between Mr. Sullivan (Mass.) md Mr. Hesr?t (N. Y) At that lime, be charged, tho minority leader lad made no cb j motion to the proced ire. Mr. Lamar reverted to the great mportauce of railroad rate legislation ind reviewed the action of tho house vt tho \nnt session which included /obit g down the Davey bill, proposed jy the minority. Thc Davey bill, he mid had first been adopted by a, Dam icratto caucus. The bur then con a'ned but two sections. Ttie oom" ?iii ter. added live more sections. Even after these seotlons had been vdded, he si 111 thought aud would nntlnue to think the Hea?8t bili su perlor. The minority leador, he said, was foroed to amend the Davey bill in the Iloor of the house or soc lt go )Ut to the country Ju an Imperfect audition. If that caucus was bind rg then he challenged the minority e?vler to deny the ?BCt no one ccu ld ia ve amended it He conceded that jhe minority lt ador should have power no make committee removals as well is appointments, but bo must exer ?ise that power In the face of moral jhligation and a reasonableness. Ho rt viewed thc fact that he had voted for Mr. Williams as leader, "and sus 'atned him when his party turned ulm down on thc MdeB amendment." Mr. Lamar concluded with the ?talement that he considered his re oaoval from tue commerce committee in HCl. absolutely untenable and an as pi rsion un n his pr vateoharacter He . cured thc reading of corie; p nd-nci m tiie matter between himself and Mr. Williams. Mr. Lamar said lt bad gone to the country through tho press that thc rrdnorlty leader would not tolerate followers of Mr. Hearst. He admitted that ho felt friendly . owart Mr. Hearst and regarded hi hill a good one. He thon ohurged Mr. Williams with contributing moro in ;no minute to Democratlo Jnharmy than lie (Mr. Lama-) had in a year. He admitted that on Munday he was in the heat of anger and glad that he had l o n slopped. However, lils personal friendship for Mr. WU 1 ams liai1 cias d. Mr. Williams was at once ri cognized to reply. "J am," lie said, ,,about to perform a very unpleasant d itv and .ne the wisdom of which I have seri HIS doubts. Tho gentlemen takis ulmse'.f too seriously. He thinks lie. can make a oatie ual Issue out of a commltieo assigna ont but he can't do it. He thinks lie was removed bub lie was not. There was no committee." Mr. Williams asked if he would not have been lacking In moral courage and lu every essential of a lloor loader If he had made up a minority mern hersh!p of thc corr mittle wh o i have di vied fi.ur bo two on the question of railroad ra es. "My brother would have gone ( tr that o ?mmittee under thc same cir cumstances," said Mr. Williams, and no adddd that had thc Hearst bill ro ceived thc minority support In com mlttce ho would have supported it in caucus. Co m par I no Mr. L&m^r to hts "great uncle, L. (? C Limar,''Mr. Wilhams ?abl tho iiucle possessed "superb ego tism hub ho also ponsessod bo oonsc ratc 't a sup rh In oleot." The conversation to tile Hearst bill ho likened to the oonv rslon of Saul on his way to Damascus. It was In spired. L mg applauso followed the statement of Mr. williams that he should Ignoro tho personalities of Mr. Lamar. ApplauscaKaln lollowcd Mr. Williams when ho had not allowed personalities to Influence lils transac tlon of publlo business. And what ho tiad don<", ho said, had been approved by "almost trio unanimous opinion o members o? tho minority side of tho bouse" (\pplause.) He refer rod to theoommltten appointments of Mr Hearst-labor and irrigation of arid lands and admitted ho did not love Mr. if arjt, "why should I love a mllllonarle wh? owns many newspa pers willoh ho seems to be devoting to fearing mo down?" he said, nife. Williams conoluded with i x pr? sslon nf regret ab the proo ed lng?. Mr. L^mar at unce appealed fer recognition, as did Mr. Sbaokelforrl. Mr. L^uce* waa recoge <z d for 16 minuten. Ile spoko with feelli g and charged thab the rr.lnority leader lu d Oilled the rateoau'ut of last, session because he was angry at being turned flown by h's colleagues on the MI len amendment. ''It was not a o:iuous, lb was a gold brick," bc said. ''Mr. Williams caubloned Mr. La mar "lo prevenb unpleasant things from happening," Haying "the gentle man ls not permitted to use Insulting language on the door of bbis Iv use." Mr. Lamar referred to a leUcr of orlt'c'sm of Mr. Hearst by Mr. WI1. Hams. The latter donlrd the ?rit?o'am. Mr. Sha..ke'foid was roc? goi/.ad and reviewed the history of rate legisla blon. Mr. Shackleford said ho waa glad bo see President Roost V. lt n lila mes sage had "como around bo bhe Hearst bill." He Inveighed against "besets" and "boss rule." Mr. Williams said ho had had enough and did nob desire to reply. The past had gono. Be looked to thc 'uturo and behoved that this year Ihwre would be found s'x D in e ats on a committee, which would agree Ho was tired of dboi.rl. "We are re presented now in a l the funny papers af the corn ty as a donkey 1 ' The troub'e ls," be c nt h a id turn ing to tt e R publican side of the allamber, ' that the people of the ?iunbry are tired of you and afra'd of us and lb is parbialiy on account of . ueh things as happened hero thia morning that lt is afraid i f ns " The D. mocratlo party, Mr. Williams said would vote for a Republican rate bill if lt contained power to name a aub ibituto rate to put and keep lt in force Eind to regulate private car Hues and other abuses Tho house adjourned until Wed nerday. MASONIC GRAND LODGB. riioonihora 10 leo tod lor tho ISnsuIn Year at CharlflHton. Tho following arc the newly elected Dlllocrs of tho Masoulo grand lo:lge. Grand master, 1<\ IO Harrisa.i, Abb"* ville; deputy grand master, J. L Michie, Darlington; senior grand war den, J imes ll. Johnson, Charleston; ju.ilor grand warden, Geo. S Mower, Newberry; grand treasurer, Zimmer man Davis, Charlestor ; grand t?eceta ry, Charles S. lnglesby, Columbia; grand obaplain, W. P. Smith, Spar enburg; senior grand doacona, .1 P. Duokett, Alubron, and P, L Mor row, At.bevlIU; junior grand oeacom; M. II Sandifer, Rock Hill, and (J, ll. Roper, Laurens; grand stewards, J. W. Rodgers, Darlington, and J W. Roberta, Grconvlilo, grand marshall, John Kennerly, C.kkcslur>; grand pursuivant, W. T. Williams, Lineas tei; grand tiler, W. A. Wmklcf, Oharhston; dim riot deputy grand masters, W. G. M;7.yck, Charleston; S. H. Rodgers, Beaufort; R. A Gyles Bleokv He; W. A. Gyles, Granitevtih ; H 10. Nichols'li, 10'KI held; lt. A. Coo i er, Laurens; M 1<\ Shirley, lt tb erts; J. H. Bryan, Niwrj; A. S. Rm? ell, Piedmont; B B li ?n ip, I nan; G. Y. Hunter, Prosp rlty; L C. Har riaon, Lancaster; J. 10 McDonald, Wumsboro; W. (J. Divis, Maiming; J. Harleston Riad, Georgbowc; W IO. James, Dari lug toi ; J. C. Sellers, L it ta; W.-L. Glaze, Orangeburg. The delegates and i theirs of the grand lodgs wore glv.ui a harbor oxeu-slon and oyster roast at tho Islo af Palms and otherwise entertained by the. Charleston and Men it Pleasant Mi sons. "Thc 15 Kellows of the. Craft" met Wedncacia.y A number of obi eera of the grand lodge were wu sta ai tho dinner MU ved at the Charleston hotel. N ur > Ofilia Burned. The Columbia says Stato lia?lida Carr, a ll?tie col- red girl six yearaold, was burned HO seriously Monday night that she died Tuesday. Tbe ci rou m atancos were such that at ti rat sus picion rested on a negro woman who li ves in thc same hourn, but at the coroners h quest hold Wednesday night che facts a;? brought out Indicate that tho alf ur was an accident. The e'olld lived with her father, .loon C_rr, lust north of the old race track on E m wood avenue. She and others were playing In tho lire and throwing pa per Into tho ll imes. In some way ber dross caught and before the others o uld stop ber abc ran screaming into the Held nearby. The burning dress communicated the ll imes Lo t. e broom sedge and lt was Impossible to rescue the child frc in the neath that envoi opod ber. Sue lingered but a short time her body having b:;en charred In places. ?imf at tho Sultan. One of the chlof elli eera of thc A' banian bodyKuard of Abdul Hamid, Sultan, has arrived at Gleneva, Switz, orland, asa fugitive from Constantino ple. Ho says a serious affair occured sovoral nights ago in tho palace be tween members of the bod y gan rd. Tire sultan rushed to the se ne and Some ono. In the crowd ;lred at thc sultan, but tho bullet was th ll :oted from the body by a coat of mall whloh ho always wears. Tue sultan at once returned to lils rooms and threatened punlsbnenb of all olllcers. Tno t Ulcer who reached hero saya ho il td lmmedl ately after the .scene wa? enacted, and be does not know what beeamo of thc other men. Ti,l>*ooo i>l?oi leight The bobacco faotory at IOIkton. Ky. owned by Mrs. M. B. IVnyok and op erated by the American Sun If corn patty, was blown up by dynamite ear ly Tuesday morning. Thero was no loss of lifo, but tho damage to to the faotory is complete. There was no In auranco on thc plant as tho insurance company had only a fow days ago can celled tho policy, owing to the excite men!, occasioned In this locality by the tactics of nomo t< b&OOO growers. Tho force of tho expl si ns was felt for a long distance. Several houses In the vicinity wcro damaged as was the depot. _ Killed Them Ail Wilban Mo Williams wis sontonoed on M inday to ho hanged for tho mur nor ui nm v.ii.i .um u?o M Brrl> weeki ago at ludeponceix Iowa. MESICNED. ?enera. Robin's Visit to Aligns ta, (ia.i Recalls Chivalry of v V FJtKRAL OFFIdfiF. aptain fifty Smythe, Who Was Court* martiale?* Because He Resigned Rath^. Than Persecute De fenceless Women and Children. Apropodtjjie coming visit to tho olty r General^? P. S. Gobin, ot Penusyl ania, asjtfnnounood In Wednesday oorntng'sji?ue of The Chronicle and ls presence? In tho stato last week, a eporter fW?duosday ohanced upou a lb of b|?j\lbtors of tho civil war, itherto ?iapuhllshed, that morlts at ention b$$abse of the interesting and r?ubual stf?y of tbc refusal of an ortl .r of a victorious army bo participate i a orue?wppiesslon of a eocquered copie, 'ju Pocull?^l'joal Interest ls given the Qcldent wVroason of the iaot that he federate til zer who took this man V and courageous stand, lu tho t os f almoswMrtatn disgrace and punish aent haaapr a score or moro years cen an H?hored residenb of Augusba nd ls nif&ess a personage that the opular pflstmaster, Captain E. D. mythe ^nis a blt of Ciptain Smy h's rccord^hab lsnot generally known o his m?j?Q' friends. lt wlllmlji remembered that General lobiu commanded bhe Pennsylvania egiment;1rjhat was a member of bhe ups .stationed herc during thc Span ih-AmeMoan war. While ab Camp IvKeuzlM?ol. Gobin was elected to n lrapalwpt state c hico and ls at resent lliratenant-governor of Penn ylvania. ^He ls a past commander of ho G. Amt., and also had charge of he stateivroops during the great an h rael te foal strike in Pennsylvania a ew yearrpgo. While I be re General Gobin JMMM| umber pt- fast friends among whom /as Oapuun Smythe. Hub bhey had ?ceome Mjqualntod long before that orlod. "Their friendship was formed urlug ti& bloody strife that has been o aptly;jarmed "the time that trlod den's sqtHA.M Aud they cam) to know aoh ot?ifi?js a peculiar oapaolby bhat or ved . ?l?f?KW?faiett upon them lore th?n the ordinary intercourse etweeu young olllcers lighting lu the ame army would have done, as we irougbt out by goneral G )bln him elf, when Captain Smythe chanced 0 meet bim In Atlanta tho other day, /hilo ho was In Georgia as a member f the Pennsylvania delegation to An ersobvll'e. "Boys," said General Gobin, grip ling both of Capt. Smythe's band, in gr^sp of gi oil fellowship, "lo k at ld Smythe hero To S?C us now you pould never think that wo once < rou ib.d the respective positions ot di.fr? lant and prosecutor, tut lt ls true, as ic will himself . ll' m. He was once urt-martlalod and 1 acted as judge advocate, However, he got through ,11 right and ought to be proud of thc xperlence which, I may say at this 1 is tar oe from the trying times of the 'xtles, but seved to emphasize and lerpeiuate a nob'e stand taken by him br thc principles of humanity that ibould merit for him the esteem of all j Uth?rn people and brave men eve ry vl.erc." This trial referred to herc by G<m ;ral Gobin was one of Mic most mom uabloexperiences In Captain Smythe's lareer, While e mmandor of Company }, 90bh New York Volunteers, he was itatloncd with his regiment at li ;y Wost, Ela., during the winter and ipring of lSG.'l It was tbere that the whole altair occured and Capt. Smythe .till preserves and c .eristics all thc oapers In c nnectlon with it, st .o of which are now sadly tatteret' from Hindling and yellow with age. Ho ?asaopyof tho whole proceedings is kept in the war office at Washing jon, the original copy of the c'iargos ind specifications In bbc beautiful and cglble bandwrl'lng of tho clerk, liy po writers being then unknown, which was served upon him, and of a oand bl ll, remarkable like those of tho preisont day containing the order which was the oauso of the whole trouble. Io large type lt ls headed "Attention!" and reads aH follows: "Headquarters, Island of Koywest, Pla. 'U. S. Barracks, Feb. nth, 18?3. ' General Order No. 10: "In accordance with Instructions received from Headquarters, Dep't of the South, the famille? of all persons (white) residing within tho limits of this Command, who hava hucbands, brothers, or sons In lionel employment, will hold themselves In readiness to embaik on board of the lirst available Transport, for Hilton Head, 8. C., with a vlow of being placed wibliln tho rebel lines. "Thc heads of snob familios will re port In person bo tho Her..dquarters without delay, nor?, notice wiii be given as to thc Transport and timo of salli) g. ' By command of "JOH S MOUUAN, "Col. 00th Rog't. N. Y. Vols. "O nnmandlnu Post." "W. T. Wooloy, "Lieut, and Pos-, Adjt " Tho harshness of the inhuman order that tho families of Confederate sold iers be placed within tho Confederate lines aroused tho indignation of all, oven thc olllcers of Col. Morgan's own command, and they held a meeting threo days lator todlsou-s the mat ter. After iong consideration lb was decided that thero was nothing they could do. Howovor, Capt. Smythe's sense of Justice would not submit tc tho proceedings, and with character istio frankness he deolarod, "GenUe men, wc did nob como South to make war on women and children, bub lc light for our country. This ls an un ii?iy proceeding that ? cannot ?'.ut for, and for my part If 1 can't no any thing i'lKi' I will resign. " This he did dp and refu\ed lo withdraw despite the u'glrg of Gol. Mo? gan, who ao cording had hhn c urb-tnartialed, M?nerai Ordeis No. J18. dated "War D partaient, Adjutant Omer o's 001 je, Washington, Maroh 24th, I bul," gives an aocount of the trial. U was during a general court-martial which was' convened at Fort Taylor, Maroh 23 1803, Major W. H. Gansier, 47 ih Penusylvania Volunteers, pres d lng. Oapt. Smythe was arraigned aod tried on th reo d? fieront oharges, moludli g live specifications, alleging hat ho parlolpated ina mutinous meeting, which did not attempt to suppress, which did not inform hi? commanding i m..mr of, that tendered ols resignation at a critical time, and refused to withdraw it when urged Ho was found "not guilty" of all chargea and np' o'.Qoatlons save the fhhtspco lloatlon of oharge three'(not withdrawing lita resignation when asked by his superior office;), the re port on this future being "Guilty ex oept the words "Insist upon its being forwarded at a timo when there were apprehensions of a general resistance to tho exeoutlon of an order . from headquarters of tho Department of the South." The following ls the verdlot: "And thc court being of the opinion that thero was no criminality, does there fore acquit him." Cipt Smythe was later reinstated to his old e immaud. It is interesting to note that as a result of this cruelty Gol. Morgan was removed from c m maud of the post. "Olll-dai It cords of Union and Con federate N ivies, Series 1. volume 17, pago 370," contains a copy of the order and a r< quest for Morgan's re moval on account of tts inbuanity by It^ar Admiral Theodore Bailey, oom manding tho Elstern Gulf blockading Squadron.-Augusta Chronicle. JEWKL8 SAVED BY DREAM, Salesman Woko (Jp In Time to Frigh ten Burglar Away. Louis Popkln, a Jewelry salesman of Kanias City arrived In New York four days ago, with $2.300, which he carried in a bolt around his waist, and a satchel, which ho says contains 811, OOO worth of samples. He hired a j room lu tho boarding housed at 142 Clinton street, and secret of tho treasurej night whoti tho hfilftfl^LHfl Btftl// terrlbl noose was revjlvlhg""fBH MJMTIO a H?roe tornado raged without. Then suddenly the roof caved In, and he woke up justin time to seo a mau groping under the bed. The burglar Hid, and Popklu quiokly placed his nauds und$r$W0W that the b ?lt was gone. Ha ran do vn too stairs In his night oloths, but the ourglar was nowhere lu sight when h?* roached the street. He found a policeman at tho noxt corner and when they went bs,ck t' Investigate they founa money strewn m the h ills and on the stairways . i (g to Pipkin's room. They gathered up $1,300, whet the burg ?ar mu it hav dropsied ouu of tho belt s li ! rao. T ie sue ?el wai safe. Max Adler, of 103 Broom* street was on s quontly arrested on suspicon of hoing ibo thief. Death Lisi Ol t ? ' B. According to H gu res compiled by thc L.j,ko Marine Nows bureau, thc death list on the G rael Lakes during the season now dosing has been thc heaviest of any year slnoe big steel vessels began to be used on the lake. A tot il of 215 lives were lost.,. OT these, 110 were lost during the three gr?at. storms of this fall. Tho remain ing 00 were lost by falling overboard and like causes. During the season of 1004 only 40 lives were lost on the Great Lakes, this being tho smallest loss on record, and only two of these were due to shlwrecks. Lake*Erie, which led tho list of dead for a num of yearn, this season gave place to Lake Superior, whore 05 sailors were lost, as compared with 10 for Lake Erie, 38 for Lake Huron, 15 for Lake Michi gan, 10 for Lake .Ontario, ll for tho Detroit and Sb. Clair river passage, and 0 for the Soo passage. Jail HroaktiiK. Sheriff T. It. BlounbThursday night was ovorpowored by prisoners In tho McIntosh County, Ga , jail awaiting a guard from the Sbato ponotentb.iy and James Hinton escaped. Dick WllHpn and Hinton attacked the sherill'and tho deputy. Thc shorllf had to shoot Wilsou before he could subdue him and keep him from folio ?. lng Hinton. Another prisoner named N as worthy gave tho alarm and did not try to escape, hut assisted the shorllf. A posse went in pursuit of Hinton, b"t returned after an unsuccessful search. Minn Ailee lo lOngagctl. Formal announcement was made late Tnursday afternoon by tho Prov ident and Mrs. Roosevelt of the cn gagement of their daughter, Allen Lea It loscvelt, to Nicholas Longworth R ?presentable In Congress from the First district of Ohio, one of tho Cin cinnati districts. Coupled with the announcement that tho wedding will bake place about the middlo of nexb February. While arrangements for tho wedding have nob been nude, it ia expected bimi it will cccur ub thu Whlto House. Who Killed Him. Tho correspondent of tho Evening Standard at Vi rc nea wires that newa red ived from Novesba, Russia, sayfi that assassination of General Sakarog was by a blacksmith disguised as a woman. He prebended to bo deaf and dumb in order to reaoh Sakahart ft lb is said that after ho was oapburcd bbe assassin was freed by tho revolu tionists and sent aoross tho frontlei toward Novsclita. ?'.,.... . >. Pour persons were drowned In the Montaghela rlvoras Mio result of th? passenger steamer It isohito collldli fi w th tho towboat John F. Klein, and sinking in fourteen feet of wator. All tho dead were employed on the steam eras dock hands and woro drowned while asleep. Tho boat oarrled four teen passagers, but all wore gottc; to shore safely!. TO m LOOKKb INTO. The Bcdy of Pargm May Yet Be Tukea Up. Coroner of Darlington Ordered to| Mhow Causo Why New Inquest - MO ou io Not bo Hold. A dispatch from Darlington to The State says upon petition of cor tain polloyholdcrsin tbe Fidelity In usance company of Philadelphia, in which company lt b ;rt Keith Dargan, de oeasvd, helo a policy for $26 OOO, Judie Watte has ordered J. L danton, cor of this ooun'y, to appear b fore him at Oaeraw 3aturday and soov oamel why the inquest held b him immedi ately upon the death of Hubert IC il th Dargan should not be sot aside and a now one held. The Fidelity Mutual policyholders will be represented by Stcvanson & Matheson and E. R. Mciver of Cbc raw and Spears & Dennis of Darling ton. J. L. Clanton will be represented by Mdlor & Lawson of Darlington, F. FI. UalklnBOf Philadelphia will appear as petitioner for the pulley holders. The Fidelity Mutual has persistent ly refused to pay the 825,000 to the wife of the insured on the grouud that there is no satls'aotory proof of the death of R. K. Dargan. Attorneys for company will likely argue that the Inquest was improperly held, while thone for the coroner will hold that it wt s properly conducted. Considerable Interest is oentored in tho dcoiaion of this oaso. ? Robert IC sith Dargan carried only 840,000 insuranoo at the timo of his death. Tue entire amount wan held in two companies, $15 000 and $25 000, in tho Equitable of New York and the Fidelity Mutual of Phlladel pbla, respectively. Messrs. A. R. bruce & Donn, rep resenting the Eq dtable, o&mo here in August to look into the matter jp?'1 paid the po.icy held against thsy^um pany. TL.? local agent, M/> ?vrd, aid ed these gentlemen ' -;?*eir Investiga tions and th? policy of ftcalkluft of P.liladel . . , LI Williams of Columbia I ore buyyff tne Fidelity Mutual, . rr, a ?ti) bore at the same time in )Lfating the ease. J J\ the above amount ($40,000), $5, LuO goes to his daughi er, $25,000 to nts wife and $10,00 to his es .ate ^%4? O. Lide ann L. E. Williams, Jr.. who ^?oro appointed receivers of ?he Darlington Trus<j Company at the tim' lt fallal with the Independent O.I company last summer, have been tn J >luod by tlio court; ooo to ai-ll the real estate at present io possession tf this . ! >uvvc : about wound up their dutiesoiud wished 'to sell the real estate for a linal settle ment but a prote-.t wax raised by some ] u' tho creditors and ht cklvkiers. Some Of the pr ?pm y is In belg tVlon audit waa couddcrod inoppir.uu: ,nd Impractical to sell at prestno Special Ju ige ..Bebet was applhd t hold up tho s?le and acting ou the I : s* lm ji y In tho cist he has oidercd it not to Od sold. A lat? r dlsp'itOh from Darlington >ays Judy e Wults refused to have the hody taken up Can't Hanot? Skunk tikins. A man eau not sell poteoat skins and deliver the United States mail from Mio same wagon at the Name time without, getting In trouble with the Post?nico Department. This was es tabllbhed when Mr. DeGraw, the fourth assistant postmaster general, received a complaint from a farmer living at Littlo Hocking, Washington county, Ohio, who declares that the rural free delWery oarrlor who bringa hiH letters and newspapers disposes of poleoat skins as a side lino. Tho com plainant further says that his letters and newspapers exude a very disagree able odor as a result of this contact with the skins, and that he thinks the department should make the car rier out out the sido line or resign from the government service. Tne rules of thc department allow a rural carrier to carry on other business, pro vided it does not interfere with his deliveries, and Mr. De G aw is trylr g to llguro out whether tula ls a suttl olont "interference." (leiusod'to iVsr'j -Mer. Miss A. ChaiTco Drake, who claims to bo a wealthy young woman of Ilendersonville. N C., arrived In Chester, Pa., T nirsday night after coming ono thousand irilles from F?.r naudzz, Fia., to become toe bride of Hawkes S. Thomson, a youth of eighteen years of age, who cann to Chester two months ago from Fortda After tho woman arrivjd in the city, her Intended husband refused to have anything to do with her, statlt g that his people would not allow him to marry. Miss Drake wont to a looal boarding heine, and although she made every effort to intorvlew the young man, she was refused admit tance to the house of his aunt, Mrs. Thomas A. Devers, whero ho h stopping. Thomson says ho never intended marrying the woman. Miss Drake is thirty-live years of age beautiful and vory relined and eduoa. ted. Soo has telegrams and lottora from Thompson asking her to como hero to bo married. Pardon ll. fused. Govornor Hoy ward Friday refused to take any action in tho petition sent in by the friends of R. F. and J. H. Riokey, of Anderson. Tneaa broth rt* b carno involved lo a row with Sherill Green last summer on the day a speech was made in thai town by Senator Tillman. The sher 11? was dangi rnusly out aud thc brothers wero tried and sentenced tc ono and three years respectively. Tue petition presentod to the govor r.or was for a commutation to a tine but as the case l. now before tho su prcme ootirt ho followed bis usual ous tom and declined to Interfere. . '? 1 1 . Hlasluid His Wife. At Philadelphia, Pa., af tor an a) night quarrel, John Meyers, age 41 years, stabbed his wife, aged ay yoar three timos in the breast oar y Thurs day morn!, g and then plunged lil imito lu .u ids Own ohfcs? and slashei his throat, both will probably die. A MOB KILLS Five linndrcd Jews, Being In cited By the Priests rOTH*BLO;>?YWO?K. The Church Endorsed the Slaughter of the Poor Helpless People. Sol? diera Meeting at St. Peters burg Demanda Strike Set" dement. A dispatch from Sb. Petersburg, Russia, raya a report- of a fresh mas nacre of Jaws, lu wbicb over 500 per sons were killed, rc ched here Thurs day morning from Turkish Yolhynia. T JO massacre was incited by a local ? priest, who oalled on the Christians bo risa an 1 exterminate the Jew* A great mob attacked all Jewish shops, killing and abusing all Jews that fell Into their bauds. Tao few Jsws that .scaped from the mob are destitute. Following the massacre, the priest, wbo incited outrage, p readied a sar mon, in which be praised tho awful deod. Thc kc vi ecolastastloal auth orities ordered an acxmnt printed and diKtribubed broadoasb thro ighout the country. It is feared tho result of this action will bo to Incito fresh massac re? of J aws. Mubtuy has broken cut among tho solo let s in tho city, al thougla te i*Vm-* possible bo say ho\y TOfl ms lt ls. Four regiments hav? joined In a nobles which JJ^H senb bo workingmen, In which i?n y Bay: "You need not fear tho buroauoraoy any longer. We are wlbh you and you are resolved to anni* htlabo all roaoblouarlos. If ordered to tire on you we will nob do so. We will not 8puare oarbrldges, bub they wUl not h ) direcbed agalnsb you." Tue Sb. Petersburg b m rao Thurs day sent a deputation to Count Witto to urge him to settle the postal and telegraph strike at once. Tho delega tion told Witte that the government '/ should surr* udor to all the demands of strikes If that was tho only way to end the strike. Tue action of the czar In Issuing a decree whereby the power? of local provincial governors and greatly wid ened, ls hailed by the revolutionists as a great viotory for thom. The con ferring of suo i powers, tbe rosolution tsis sc><te, is au admission tuat o ?li bral government no longer exists in Ru mia and . that, tho ozir ls unable longer to dlicot provincial aftu'rs from S*. Petersburg, and a?oordtngly bas delegated ins power? t'? loo?i authori ties, many of wm m are sjppor. ? rs of tue revolutionary uioyem nt It.volu . iona' h s d- Ciare tuat by this aot ?he czar ?as er?oi o ?Hy ce^liTOned him silt ri#Vywhere bub tu S ? P^jeHu-* uurg R ?Hbi* is no lunger a cohesive statti, but si?opjy ? c ? leo.t n of pro vinces ruled t>y a h sis of little ezam dib widely divergent views as to liow to de*l with revolution. L^ador.s of tho ravolu -lunary move ment intel d tn try t.o Isolate all pro tidal g iveruors R volutlonists here vi nc.-v ? a lotter from Henry Sicuwiewlcz, tho P 1 sh -uthor, and ii), cou Pyloj, lu wheo tboy declare thai P land iu?s no do*ir ? to ostablish au Independent oouubry, but wishes to rem .in in un o i with R.isala. The letter bas created an. Xo^Uent Impres sion. It has h?en read m numerous ni36tlngs whor?^rosolublons have been adopted declaring that lt ls the ambi tion of the Risdau people to work with bho Polos for Ubiety. Htoaniui- A??IO* Tho Belgian steam ONES, lumber laden, from MuMENTS, ooheilo. Franc, wentf ?n , " (| near tho Little h' . . station at 4 o'olcA n ,,,iy V ')T ol and ls in a Coast Lin, r lii.iu I'a^engcx^pl^^ J0- ! ,AV,i. it, atorm con JMWeruoon au ? the gov savers aro having grea,t diiflWlby In saving bhe orow from the knolgoon. Tnua far only fivd of the row have been rescued. lb ls sup posed bbab fifteen or ?ix teen lives yob on bho ship are lu great dan KS*. ^_y I u'o V IOUIOH. The miking house, or upper "punch ing" dcpartm...)t. or the Dupont pow dor mills,'located eight miles north of Birmingham, Ala., blew up Wednes day morning and Uve men met ? Hor rible death. Tneexplo3loa waa. heard for 15 milos. Tue man who weiro kill ed were employed In the mixing de partment, aud-whlle in has been tho rulo nob to allow mush powdor or dy namite In these separate rooms, there was enough bo blow bho building iubo Mnlbhercones. Parts of bhe bodies were found In bree tops a quarter of A mi ie away from tho scene of the ex plosion. Col. Win. ?Miikd. Tue Columbia Rocord says Mr. W. G. Smlbh, of Orangeburg, formerly a lieutenant col mel on tho slaff of Gov ernor Hey ward, has been promoted to positon of commissary gonoral to fill: bno plaoa mada vacant by the deabhv, of ?Iou. Altamont Moses. Mr. WU: liam Banks, of Columbia has been appointed lieu tenant colonel in Mr. Smith's place. About * i?OK. John K gctnar, a young man bf Chattanooga, Tenn, .struck an Old pedkler named Rlloy ll I loton over the ?mad on M nd ay, fracturing hts skull, in ?cause tue peddler kicked the young man's do/. ?hot ml Killed. i ?? ? . ..iv. nlVitiin M is vv\ nnaA n 4 ?'Mii??., VI I y WlkVUv) pVUVI UAMMUU Vi v Hamilton, Ga., on Saturday night fid Daniel Wnlbe was saut, and killed by Shok" Strickland, colored. Strick land eso&ped. . ?..j,..... Wi? ? It is sall tuore are 14,000 deserted wives in Chicago. Tnt dos not ln olud 5 tho divorced ories tlifel? nuaa ber being muoh great JV.