The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, August 10, 1906, Image 2
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"DO THOV, OB?AT MB?^TT, XWSP?B* CUB ;.9Q1fr9 ?BTX> MkW OOH LIV*! IH TOT POSSESSION HAPPY OB OTJB DEATHS 0L0BI0?8 IN THY OATOB."
VOL^XI.
BENNETTSVILLBJ, S. C., BTttDAY, ?f?G?ST IO, 1906.
NO. $8.
JWffiCUS HANGED.
The Murderer Went to His Death
Without Flinching.
WAS VE H$'PENITENT.
Under (he Gallows thc Doomed Man
Read a Statement Confessing His
Many CrhncR and P.nded With
a Warning to Youi g
Men.
At nlno minutes past eleven o'olook
Friday morning, In tho OharlestoD
jail yard, William A. Maroua waB
hanged for the brutal murder of
^Maggie Marouf, on tho night of April
14, and nine mlnutei afterwards bc
was pronounced doad by Drs. Bollin
ger and Edwards. Ills bodr Hes lc
St. Laurence cometory, whore it was
burled Friday afternoon.
Marcus faced death with remarka
ble fortitude, and his oa^naneBS up to
the very moment when the ketch was
sprung wai that of a bravo soldier
rather than such as might be expect
ed from the cowardly murderer that
he undoubtedly was. Tho execution
itself was most orderly and successful.
Father P. L. Du IT/ accompanied
Marcus under tho v&llows and read
for bim the prayers f jr tho dylug and
the dead. Maieus responded to the
last and dUd fully coi lldent that his
sins were forgivtn and that by the
graca of God he wou.d b? saved.
Early Friday morning Father Duf
fy paid Manus a visit in rds cell, and
as his 8plrliual td viser celebrated
j mn i;i and offered prayers for tho con
demm d mau. Thin Holy Commun
lon was brought Marcus In his cell,
whloh he reo i ved mcBt dovoutly.
Marous ate his hist meal at about 8
o'olook, after the departure of the
prient. Ile had EU ordinary break
fast, havh;g expressed no particular
wish as to what he should bo served
with. This meal was sent lu to him
by tho Star Gospel Mission. Follow
ing tho meal carno a smoke and a
turn about the cell.
Father Duffy returnod to the Jail
a little after 0 o'olook and remained
with Marous lu prayer and medita
tion until Sheriff Martin appeared to
read the death warrant and the death
maroh began, lt was about 10.60
o'olook when Shei;ff Martin went to
the condemned murderer's cell toread
the death warrant.
"I wish to thank tho chlccrnof this
institution," said Marcus, "for tho at
tention and kindness whloh they have
bestowed upon me, Mr. Sherill Martin,
Deputy Sheriff Poulnot, Capt. Graci
diok, Mr. Rice end others." This was
all that Marous had to say. When ask
ed by a reporter for The Evening Post
if he wished to send a last message te
his wife and children ho conferred
with Father Duffy, who replied that
this had alreae y been dene by lettei
the day before.
Tho march to the gallows was then
taken up. Straight under thc gallows
Marcus marched, and wheeled around
to face the spectators. Ills features
did not move His eyes was steady.
Sheriff Martin then asked that hats
be removed and perfect quiet bo giv
en while Marous read his final state
ment before the black cap was put
over his head. Marcus read In a clear
voice and without a hault the follow
ing:
'T go to my death truly penitent
for my grievous sins against Almighty
God, tb? author of life; for my viola
tion of thc laws of chis State, eanaot
cd for tho protection and peace of so
olety, atid for the ti Jury done all those
who have suffered through my unlaw
ful acts and beg their forgiveness.
"I have sought pardon for my sins
through tho means instituted by our
Blessed Saviour In his divine mercy to
sinners and die hoping for forgiveness
through the intinlte merits of Ills
death upon the cross.
"Looking backward today to the
happy homo of my youth and the
good and loving parentB from whim 1
waywardly wandered, I would say to
young men who may hear of my fate:
'Remember thy Creator in the days of
thy youth,' and to the Christian char
ity of these and others 1 appeal to
pray to God to have mercy on my
soul."
After Marcus finished reading no
unnecessary time was lost for the
fatal signal. Sheriff Martin was bo
yond Marcus, and lt was his duty to
give the word for the execution.
Without a motion Marcus waited for
tho jerk. Suddenly, nolr.olessiy,
cleanly, tho body of the man left the
tround, It rose smoothly into thc
air toward the cross beam of tho gal
lows. Then it dropped a fow foot
back near tho ground. It was thou
niuo minutes past eleven o'olook. The
return Jar was followed by a slight
craok, which broke Marous' neck. Ills
body was then takon down and in
terred.
ht rici iib < II/T/M\
Jerry Tollerson, a negro man about
46 years old, living on Capt. A. H.
Foster's place near Jonesville In
'Union County, was arrested and
brought before J. W. Bates, magls
. -~tn at Jonesville charged with com
mlttfhg rape Arlminta Fostor,
a married woman, lust Sunday on the
way from church. Ho was given a
preliminary hearing and bound over
to court. The easeexiti d considera
ble interest among the negroes and a
largo orowd attendod tho hearing.
Hiding in a Swamp.
A special fri m Mllledgevllle, Ga ,
says that Joe Morris, tho negro youth,
who recently attompted to assassi
nate tho family of Georgo BloDd
worth, a farmer living a few milos
from Macon, is hiding In a swamp
near Mllledgevllle. A posse of men in
buggies, on horses and afoot, all arm
ed, surround tho swamp. A report
of a lynching bas reaohed Mllledgo
vlllo, but ls unconfirmed. Bloodworth
is in a orltlolo condition from his j
wounds.
FOUND HIM GUILTY,
SKOHKTAKVOHia ATHAM, OF TH 1-3
COTTO?? ASSOCIATION,
Convicted of Speculating in the Cot
ton Futures Under Fictitious
JBTames.
While the Georgia Legislature had
under discussion a bili to exolude
the bucket shops from that state,
Representative J. R. Anderson, of
Chatham County obarged in a speooh
that some ono In tho headquarters of
tho Southern Cotton asst elation had
hoon speculating In tho name of Mike
O'Grady, and signing the checks or
reoelpts for the money in au ctlioial
capt city; and that somo ono in thore
had boon Bpeoulating in the namo of
P A. Lee.
II ) also ohargod that Borne cflloial
of the Southern Cotton association
had been oonnooted with a buokol
shop called tho Piedmont B okerage
company, and had held oncolghth of
Its stcok, and that soire ond in thc
C ft) ?o ot tho Southern Cotton assonltt
Hon had had stock standing in his
name V?
Mr. iHrvlo Jorto.obhe ii rodent
of tho Southern QWl^vAB'?o?^ation,
at onco took the rr^i^mp arift ap
pointed a commltte^/tP' InVestigatf
tho charges. He rc q.100$$$ Mr, An
derson to appear bot?te the committee
and name tho guilty men. This Mr.
Anderson vory cheerfully did, and tho
result shows he was right in his
charges, In giving the names cf the
roon who had betrayed their trusts as
olll jers of tho Asscolatlon, Mr. Andei
son said:
"AS to the ohargo in rogard to the
oarrying on of speculations in cotton
by an cUlcer of the Southorn Cotton
OHRooiaton In the name of Mike
O'G/ady and In tho name of P. A
Lot- ; tho c Ulcer I referred to in this
oharge is Mr. Richard Cnoatnam, the
seorotary of tho association.
"As to my other ohargo that some
Dtllclal In the Southern Cotton associ
ation c nice was conneotod with thc
buokot shop called the Piedmont
Brokerage company, and held one
eighth of its Btook. The person 1 re
ferred to in this charge was Mr. Ar
thur A. Fairchild."
After thoroughly Investigating the
mstter tho committee submitted its
report last Thursday afternoon, lu
which lt expressed its "strongest dis
approval and condemnation" of liloh
ar J Oheatham, seorotary of the South
ern Cotton association, and an cillcor,
for thc dealings ho made in cotton
under tho names of P. A. Leo and
Mike OG.rady, and also of the faot
that Mr. Cheatbam had put the word
'seorotary* aftor his signature on tho
qheoks with which ho paid his mar
gins.
. Lt m ado tho same rule apj?ly to Ar
thur' A. Falrohild, tho publication
manager of the Southern Cotton asso
ciation, who had owned an eight in
terest in the Piedmont Brokerage Co.,
although the report stated that Fair
child was an employe and not an tUl
cer of the association. This report
was sent to President Harvle Jordan,
and by him lt will be sent to thc ex
ecutive committee for aotlon, the
committee meotlug in Hot Springs on
September, 0, 7 and 8.
The report tirst discussed the mo
tives leading up to the investigation
and declares that the witness who ap
peared against tho association with
one probable exception were interest
ed in or employed by wire exchanges.
It says that no movo was made
against tho association until July 24,
when thc Iloykin anti-buckot shop
bill was in tho houso, although the
transactions In question came up in
March.
It says also that tho oharges
against Cheatbam is tho strongest
reason for the abolition of specula
tion. It holds, too, that it can see
no d (Terence between legltlmato ex
changes and bucket-shops, all being
ruinous to the country.
It declares also that whilo there ls
no law of thc association against < Ul
cers of lt dealing In futures, it con
demns in tho strongest posslblo terms
suoh aotlon by Its c Ulcers or omploycs,
or who may own an Interest In buck
et shops.
"Mr. Richard Cheatbam," tho re
port resumes, "the secretary of the
.Southern Cotton association, having
admitted such dealings in cotton fu
tures for Mike O'Grady and P. A.
Leo, comes uudor thlB rulo, and such
aotlon meets our sorongest disapprov
al and condemnation.
' Your committee furthor linds no
reasonable excuse for tho UBO by him
of tho word 'secretary' after his name,
but believe lt to have been mislead
ing and to have worked wrong against
the association.
"This meets tho same disapproval
as that above, and we should apply
tho samo general rule to Arthur A.
Fairchild, although he ls not an ottf
oar of the association.
"believing that this commltteo
has no furthor authority, this report
ls transmitted to you for transmission
to the exeoutlvo commltteo whloh
meets in Hot Springs September Otb,
7 th and 8th for action."
'Jl'WO N ntfroOH I iv iioilK-.il.
John Rlack and Will Hagin, nogroos
were lynohed by a mob of 200 men
near Fort Gardner, Polk county, Fla.
Tuesday night. The negroes killed
Od. Granger, a whlto turpentine op
orator without provouation, and
wore oapturod by Sheriff G. Wiggins
and three deputies near tho HCCUO of
the killing a few hours afterwards at
a brldgo orosslng Peaco river, two
miles from Bartow. Tho mob halted
the sheriff and posso and took poses
8lon of tho prisoners. Hoth confessed
and wero hanged to a nearby trco, be
ing aftorwards riddled with bullets.
The mob immediately dispersed and
thc bodies woro found Wednesday
morning.
Marder and Sutoido,
At Kingston, Mass., beoauso the
fathor of l?volyna Vezzehl would not
allow hor to marry Kmldo Zsoohl, her
ardent lover, tho latter fatally shot
tho girl and then sent a buhot into
his own head, lld ran a short dis
tance, igxln shot himself and died.
Tho girl was only nlnoteon years old
and ono of the most beautiful In the
vlllngo. She is not oxpootod to live
but a few hon rm
FIENDISH OUTRAGE
QUICKliY AVENGED BY UKh/t
TIVK8 OF TUM VICTIM.
8 witt and ?uro J un tic a Mo o tod Oat
to a Brute for Heinous
Crime.
A speolal dispatoh from Atlanta to
to Tho Nows and Courier says in tho
pres?nos of Annlo Laurie ronlo, the
beautiful ilftcen yoar-old daughter of
a prominent Atlanta family, whom he
Mad assaulted, Floyd Carmichael, a
negro, was liberally shot to pieces
about 4 o'olook Tuesday afternoon by
the male rolativcs of tho girl. When
the negro fell, oufc.and torn bv a hun
dred bullets, lt was proposed to bum
the bleeding remains and steps were
taken to kindle ? Uro, but tho rela
tives of the outraged girl deoided not
bo go to this extremo. Tho girl was
outraged in 100 yards cf her home, on
South Pryor street, and her assailant
paid tho penalty of his crime In front
of the Poole residence.
Tho girl was Befz-ud by tho negro
shortly before noon as sho was return
ing from a viBlt to a neigh :>or. As she
passed an alley she felt a band grip
lier, and she was dragged from the
street far up into tho alloy, which
was deserted and rank wlih weeds.
The girl struggled desperately, hut
was ohockod almost .nto Insensibility.
Tho negro kept hor in tho alley for
uearly an hour, and as he loft threat
ened to murder her family if she told
what he bad done. Tho girl had boen
so badly Injured that she could not
move, and was found bruised and
bleeding In the allpy by hor mothor,
who, alarmed at U/?r absenoo, had
gone In searoh of ht t. Poe girl was
almost nude, all her o'o . ?rig having
b en tom from her by Un e ro.
Mrs. Poole lmmedlatoiy i>i ormed
her husband, and he, after ft* r og a
reward of il OOO, summoned Ivs s >nn,
brothers and nephews, and ubangi In
purauit of the negro. Bloodhounds
were used and the dogs led tho aveng
ing relatives to a cabin In the south
om portion ot the city. In the cabin,
biding under a bod, Floyd Oarmiobael
vas found. His clothing was bloody
iud he boro eyidencisof a struggle.
Tho negro denied that he had d one
mythiug wroug. We'll take him to
Annie," said tho girl's father, "and
soe If she oan identify him."
Tho negro was taken to the Poolo
residence, and the girl was borne In
tho arms of hor father to the front
porch. "That's th J negro," orled thc
obild hysterically. "O, why didn't
you In morey kill me?" she soroamod,
&s sho pointed ber Huger at the assail
ant. A dozen pistols wore out oro tbe
girl's voice died away and in a few
minutes the negro was ?.hot to piceos
No!) a shot, wat? Urr.d ctr,?? ?^.!^??l^
of tho girl. Ollioers arrived and re
moved tim body shortly after the lyn
ching. The feeling against negroes
In this seotlon of the city is now ex
ceedingly bitter and thero aro threats
of foroing a general exodus.
TILLMAN WANTS M AW NI Nf Cr.
And a DlsvmiiBRry ? (.<,<-;iiil.--.j uro Will
lia ISleoted.
The Washington correspondent of
the Charleston Post says Col. H. Y.
Simpson, one of thc most prominent
lawyers of tho Laurens bar, is in
Washington with his family on hts
way to Atlantlo City.
While in Washington Ooh Simpson
stopped his routine of sight seeing
long enough to tell somotblng about
how polillos are goiug down in South
Carolina. "Sonator Tillman was In
Laurens a short time ago and spoke
to the peoplo there," said Ooh Simp
son. "While from tho crowd that
attended the meeting be appearod to
have a good many followers still,
thero is not nearly tho same enthu
siasm noticeable that thero once was
when he appoared in public.
"Tho future of tho dispensary and
thc question of who is to bo tho next
Governor of the State aro the two
absorbing toplos of interest. Senator
Tillman may be able to pull Manning
into office as the next Governor-that
seems to bo what he is trying to do,
though be has never said out and (jut
that Manning is hts ohoioo. It ls
generally conceded, however In tho
State that Manning is bis favorite.
Whobher or not tho Senator's influence
together with that possessed by tho
Sumter man will mako tho latter the
successor of Oov. 11 ey ward, oan not
bc told at this time.
"Sometime ago tho peoplo of Lau
rens voted out bhe dispensary, but lbs
advocates took tho matter into court,
and it was held that tho election
under which the veto was taken was
invalid, henoo thc dispensary should
not be closed. It ls still opon, but 1
think lt only a question of time when
lt will recsivo a majority of the votes
of tho people for it to close. Many of
the counties in bbc Slate have already
vobod bhe dispensary out, thc people
of thoso oountlcs believing that the
dispensary was not the best solution
of the liquor ipiesblon.
"Whilo Hims nob generally been
known bbat Manning was tho ohoioo
of Sonator Tillman, 1 think thore is
no question of that hoing the oase. I
also think that perhaps tho futur,
oporation of tho dispensary depend?
somowhat on whother or not Manning
Is oleotod and bia ideas adopted. Un
less ho ls cleobod the dispensary may
have a hard light though I do nob
doubt bbat bbo coming primary elec
tions In tne different counties
throughout tho Sbato will send dis
pensary mon bo the Legislature.
Four Mon Klllot?.
Tho Louisville, Ky., Post has re
ceived a dispatoh from San Lick,
Knott county, saying four mon wero
killed thoro Friday nigh* In a light
botweon tho Martin and Rall factions.
No names aro given. Thoso faotlons
havo been at war for some time and
tho authorities have been trying, un
successfully, to end tho trouble The
Martin faction ls said to numbor
sixty men.
A negro man in Aiken shot and
killed anothor whomo he found in a
ompromlng position with hlB wife.
FINE SHOWING.
Statistics Brought Out at Board
of Equalization Meeting.
THE FlttUBES SHOW
That Property Generally ia Every County j
In ihe State, Except One, Has Great*
ly Increased in Farms as Well
as the Country, Ander
son Claims BesiLand.
At tho meeting of tlie Sl ate Hoard
of Equalization lu Columbia last week
all or the county auditors but five had
flied abstracts of real estate returns in
their respective counties. The audi
tors who have not sent in their ab
stracts have good reasons, lt is said,
and Mr. W. H. IJorrill of Georgetown,
who is late this time, ls said to bo lie
hind for tlie Hist time in bis incum
bency of 30 years. He is sick now, but |
will be re-elected without opposition.
Tho other counties which have not re
sponded are: Edgefield, Plckens, Un
ion and Spartanburg.
A comparison of tho figures for thc
respective counties ls interesting. 30v
cry county in the State shows a gain
In property valuation in four years
wltn tho exception of Fairfield, where
there is a decided loss-and Fairfield
has not ceded any of her lands toother
counties. Anderson seems to think
that her land is the best in the State
by tlie way people pay taxes thereon
and York county comes second. The
boasted rich lands of Marlboro and
Orangeburg do not show up so remark
ably on thc list.
Tlie following tables are necessarily
incomplete on account of tlie fact that
the live counties havo not sent in ab
stracts, but thc statements therein
contained are of no less interest. Fol
lowing arc tlie figures showing the as
sessment of property outside of cities
and towns:
1005 1000
Abbeville.$2,180,640 $2,421,?2
Aiken. 3,435.438 4,044,066
Anderson. 2,829 311 3,238,108
Hamberg. 021,025 1,082,1-10
Harnwell. 1,940,090 2,111305
Heaufort. 1,219,105 1,336,466
Berkeley. 1,166,085 1,483,210
Charleston. 1,833,646 1,058,270
Cherokee. 1,227,81(1 1,480,937
Chester. 1,087,405 2,001.100
Chesterfield . 778 325 1,071,815
Clarendon. 1,360,070 1,017,705
Colleton. 1,369,430 1,877,805
Darlington. 1,643,370 2,017,230'
Dorchester. 054,570 823,805
Edgefield. 1,084,200 .
Fairfield. 1,035,204 1,048,103
Florence . 1,488,412 1,912,170
.Georgetown . 1)03.305
...,,_?>() 2,?Sl,wu
Giorenwoou\>. 1,702,215 1,704,000
Hampton. 1.000,030 1,407,832
Horry...... 848,075 .
Kershaw. 1,447,525 1,498,165
Lancaster. 1,113,110 i,4ii/-40
Laurens. 2,307,230 2,378,496
Lee. 1,207,000 1,433,780
Lexington. 1,500,800 1,844,306
Marion . 2.154,300 2,731,015
Marlboro. 1,613,445 -1,828,775
Newberry. 2,183,305 2,438,540
Coonee. 1,422,280 1,721,550
Orangeburg. 2,870,770 3,477,420
PiCkcns. 074,644 .
Richland. 2,020,147 2,699,9161
Saluda. 1,380,500 1,430,6701
Spartanburg. 3,096,676 .
Sumter. 1,694,090 2,350,0601
Union. 1,no,010 .
York. 2,237,245 2,035,300 I
Williamsburg_ 1,175,301 1,720,085
Following is tlie valuation per aero
under the assessments of 1000:
Abbeville.$5 42
Aiken. 3
Anderson. o li
Hamberg.-4 01
Harnwell. 3 54
Heaufort. 2 55
Berkeley. 1 60
Charleston. 3 27
Cherokee.6 00
Chester. 4 08
Chesterfield. 2 00
Clarendon. 3 20 j
Colleton. 2 21
Darlington. 4 70
Dorchester. 1 80
Edgefield. -
Fairfield. 3 30
Florence . 4 30
Georgetown. -
tl reen vi ile. 4 05 j
Greenwood. 5 14
Hampton. 2 00
Dorry. I 02
Kershaw. 2 00
Lancaster. 3 78
Laurens. 5
Lee. 4 801
Lexington. 2 07
Marion. 4 31
Marlboro.5 201
Newbciry. 5 40
Oeonee. 3 00
Crang?burg. 3 66
Bickens. -
Bichland. 4 82
Saluda. 4 52
Spartanburg. --
Suinter. 5 23
Union. 2 oo
Williamsburg.5 55
York.
Following shows the valuation of
property In cities and towns:
Abbeville.* 738>610 * 724,215
Aiken. 1,718,011 1,850,242
Anderson . 057.553 1,140,359
Bamberg. 277,75o 302.100
Barnwell. 470,500 480,823
Beaufort. 075,055 648,190
Berkeley. 05.035 84,066
Charleston. 12,641,655 12,780,755
Cherokee. 027.505 630,087
Chester. 002,055 780,775
Clusterlleld. 207,510 307,270
Clarendon. 228,135 300,155
Colleton. 174,300 201,085
Darlington . 699,285 810,000
Dorchester. 510,255 020,075
Rdgclleld. 340,030 .
KairHeld. 207,708 200,722
Florence. OKS 805 1,031,335
Deo i ge to \vn. 87 7,555 .
Greenville. 1001,020 2,552,725
Greenwood . 012,025 1,031,250
Hampton. !5o,020 180,612
llorry. 122.300 171,220
Kershaw. 477,455 521,005
Lancaster. 201,10.) 311,555
Laurens . 513,140 724,580
Lee. 108,780 100,530
Lexington. 203,015 371,703
Marlon. 587,200 873,0'7?
Marlboro. 340,060 418,723
Newberry. 753.005 801.070
Oeonee. 378,440 481,580
Orangeburg. 997,780 1,157,070
PiokOns. 147,655 .
Rieb land. 4,047,322 0,102,088
Saluda. 03,000 70,900
Spartanburg. 2,280,717 .
Sumter. 1,000,020 1,300,000
Union. 452,920 .
Williamsburg.... 230,900 424,678
York. 1,111,033 1,050,395
tallowing shows tho hicrcaso of
vi' ' .! of al) real estate, including cities
und vural property: >
Abl'twlllo. 227,020
A iluto. 741,458
Auuflrson. 65)8,25)3
Hamborg. :<81,605
Bardwell. 172.660
Beaufort. 90?485
Hoi!.eloy . 330,45?,
?liai?eslon;. ?03,825
Cherokee. 271,14;)
CfllflfSTr. 402,415
Chesterfield. 393,320
Clarendon. 431,000
Coll?ton. 630,0:10
Darlington. 493,036
Dorchester. 220.015
EdgoTleld. ---
Kairneld (decrease) $81,5)83
Florence. 400,'.?r
Georgetown. ._
( i reen ville. 603,805
Greenwood.; 75,125
Hampton. 402,604
Holly. 283,105
Kershaw. 2?3,720
baneaetor. 381,705
Laurens. 152,705
Le?A?;. 104,440
Lexington.?. 331,206
Marlon. 803,020
Marlboro. 203,093
Newberry. 302,980
Oconeo. 402,410
Orang'burg. 700,700
Piokens.'.. --
Richland. 2,089,436
Saluqtt. 63,380
Kpartanburg. 1,882,070
Ku in tor. 095,070
Union.
Williamsburg. 741,390
York. 342,5)07
KI J ACTS BLOOD M?HE ?.
Tho Widow vf A MisBlonfti-y Tnkos tho
Hight Vii w.
In tho Persia correspondence lu tho
portion of the Bed Bcok on foreign
relations which was made public by
tho state departmout reoontly is con
tained a strong protest addressed by
Mrs. Mary Sohauiller Labaree former
ly of U rumia, Persia, to American
Minister Richmond Pearson, at- Te
ueren, against the exaotion hy the
United States government of an lu
demnlty of $60,00C for tho murder o?
her husband, Rev. Benjamin W. Lab
?tree, ^a missionary, killed on Mouub
Ararat hy religious fanatics.
While believing that when an
American oitizeu has been murdered
booause of the orimlnal lawnoSB of a
foreign government those dependent
jn him 'or support should receive a
suttah'e Indemnity, Mrs. Labareo
made tho following declaration:
"I )believe that tho great mission
causo to which my husband and I ded
icated our lives, and which has be
come even dearer to mo heoause of
the terrible saorlfico I havo been call
ed upen to make for lt, I behove that
this way receive serious injury li my
ohlldr.m and I aocept an Indemnity
for this murder.
"'p .; matter wou'd not be under?
ito und gt ?U luvj$0 Oi ptiOplv
this darlot who would Inevitably
know of it, as the Persian idea of
blood looney is so diff?rent from our
clvlilzod understanding of an indem
uity\ , Thus serious and blasting in
jury might be done to tho mission
causo (for which wo have already sao
illlced;80 much that I prefer to waive
my rights as an Americio citizen
rather than to see this oause sutler."
Sue further protested against the
size of the Indemnity, saying that,
while her husband's life could not be
measured In value by tho standards
prevailing In that oountry, whloh lix
od the life of a Christian at 33 tomat.s
(dollars) and the maximum value of
life of a Moslem at 1,000 tomeans, yet
the disproportion between the sum de
manded in this case with that of sums
paid in similar oiroumstances by oth
er governments was too great.
Mrs. Labaree askod that the strong
est measures he taken by the United
Stales government to seo li any in
demnity was In tho end exacted, lt
should not be extorted by tho Porslr.n
govert mont from the innocent people
of tho provlnoo where the murder oc
curred.
In spite of her protest, ?30,000 was
aotually paid to her by Persia before
tho thirty days' period named in tho
ultimatum of the United States had
expired. This ?um was threo times
greater than the maximum ever be
fore paid by tho Persian government
for tho murder of a private person.
Minister Pearson obtained a promise
that thc money should not be levied
undor any guise of special tax from
tho inhabitants of thc province.
BRIDEGROOM SLAIN.
8u->i>oUO<l to Havo WroiiKOd Hlftyor'H
BlBtor. .
W.M. Brown, a bridegroom of an
hour, was shot and killed by John M
Kincaid at Bessemer, N. O. Wednos
morning. Brown was married at 8
o'olook to Miss Botsie Perry, a Hesso
mer City girl, and they were csieort
cd to tho depot by a number of friends
and Intended i/olng to D&nvlllo,
whore tho honeymoon was to have
been spent. As soon as the bridal
party arrived at tho depot Kincaid
callod Brown asido and walked with
him to a nearby mom. A moment la
tor live pistol shots rang out, a num
ber of people rushed to the room and
found Brown dead, with Klnoald
standing by holding a Hmoklng pistol.
Death was Instantaneous.
Klnoald Immediately gave himself
up to tho authorities. Ho said
Hiown was to havo married Kincaid's
lister, whom, lt Is alleged lie betray,
oi somo moiuhs ago. Both men
worked lu tho cotton mills hore. Kln
oald has a wife and three children.
Ills fathor ls a farmor and lives .near
Hessomer Olby. Browns people live
at Cowpons. S. C.
NOKIOHBOH nu TijcorH.
In speaking of the acuteness of the
sorvanb problem In Greenville the
other day, a citizen remarked to a
roporter of The Nows that many of
tho nogro womon wcro conducting
blind tigers, and that they were able
to support entiro famllios on thu re
venue derived therefrom, and that tho
blind tiger was lu part at least re
sponslhle for the reluctance with
whloh negroos oonsent to wash and
cook and for the Joy with whloh they
relinquish mob positions. It was stat
ed that dally many ordors were sont
out to whiskey houses hy negro wo
men who oonduot blind tigers and
that the business was increasing,
AWFUL WRECK.
Three Hundred Passengers J ost
by Sinking of Steamer
OFF COAST OF SPAIN.
Thc Captain Took All Blame for the
Terrible Disaster Upon Himself
and Committed Suicide. The
Rescued Passengers Are
In a Terrible Plight.
A dispatch trova Cartegena, Spain,
says a terrible marine disaster occur
red Saturday ovonlng oil Capo Palos.
The Italian steamship Sirio, from
Genoa for Barcelona, Cadiz, Monte
video and Buenos Ayres, with about
BOO porsons on board, waa wrecked off
Hormigas Island.
Three hundred omlgrants, most of
them Italians and Spaniards were
drowned. The captain of the steam
er committed sulolde.
Tho Bishop of Sao Pedro, Brazil,
also was lost, and it is reported that
another Bishop is amoug the missing.
Tho remainder of the passengers
and tho olllcors and erew got away In
the ship's boat* or wore resoucd hy
means of boato; sent to thom from the
shore.
A number of fishermen who made
attempts to rescue wero drowned.
Those rescued from tho vessel are now
at Cape Palos in a pltablo condition,
hoing without food or clothing.
Tho Sirio struok a rooky reef known
AS Bajos Ilormlgas and sank soon
after, stern first. Hormiga Island
Iles about two and a half miles to the
eastward of Cape Palos. The Sirio
>?<.;?.". owned by tho Navlgazlon Italiana
of Genoa.
Before ho committed suicide, the
captain declared the steamer had 546
passengers on board, and the orow
numbered 127 mon. T.ie Sirio had 171
passengers when leaving Genoa, but
additional Spanish passengers were
taken on board at Barcelona, whore
the vessel touched a few hours before
the disaster.
The disaster oocurrod at 5 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The steamer was
treading a difficult passenger through
the Ilormlgas group, where tho Bajos
Hormigas reef 1B a continual menaor
Co navigation.
PRISONERS ESCAPED.
.Throe White Mon Work Clover
Bohemo on Jailor.
Frank Bullington, J. W. Mahan,
and Geo. Collins three white prlsono' s
in tho iSumtor Jail overpowered Jail
er Hancock Thursday night, took the
keys and escaped. Two of the men
wore playing cards in a large room in
the jail. Mr. Ilanoook onloodod the
big iron door to walk lu. As ho did so
Bullington threw a ohatr into the
.pening, and ran to tho door. The
other dashed tho cards Into tht jail
er's face, and tho bunch of keys open
nlng the oohs upstairs wore taken
from him. Bu?ington hold tho Jail
er while the other prlsonors wont up
stairs to release Collins, who was
looked in a oell. Tho thrco then
broko away from tho J dior and made
good their eHoape.
Tim police department wai Immed
iately notified, Mahan and Collins
wero caught near tho waterworks,
more than a mile from tho ol ty. Bur
lington was not in tho company of
theso two.
The plan to esoapo was evidently
prearranged, aud was well carried
out.
Bullington ls tho follow awaiting
trial at tho htghor court for passing
spurious money on colored people hero
two weoks ago. The money ls a
clever imitation of Unole Sam's it
did not boar his endorsement. The
name of tho "Richland County Build
ing and Loan association" was printed
on ono sido. He is well dressed and
makes a good improsslon as a prosper
ous ouslnoss man. Tho polioo arc
cagor to oupture this fellow, and have
invoked the aid of suitor towns.
Collins was awaiting trial for steal
lng a drummer's sample oase of ra
zjrs and knives from tho Atlantic
Coast Line In this oity. Some of , them
wero sold in Columbia. Through tho
efforts of Dotcotlves Wheeler, Broom
and Dunning ho was arrested and
confessed. He had an accomplice,
but Ire rsoapod.
J. W. Mahan is a wifo-boator and
notorious charautor from (Lwogo,
this county. He was arrested for
uttering threats against his wife.
Magistrate Hurley found him guilty,
and ho was sentenced to a 81,000
pcaco bond for a year, no could not
furnish it, and was oommittod to
Jail. _
rwo Kitto
Vongeance for tho mu'do ho had
commuted was vlsltod swiftly upon
an Italian namod Salvatore Sl&mmon
co Tuesday after he had shot and
mortally wounded his countryman,
Salvatoro Carodono, on South street,
near Fulton market, Now York.
Hardly a minuto aftor tho shooting
Slammonco was stabbed in tho hoart
and Instantly killed by Gulsseppe
Too30. All throe wore poddlers who
wero buying tish at tho market and
engaged in an altercation.
Wot ?lid Dry Oountte*.
Senator Tillman in his speech last
week at Young's Grovo in Newborry,
stated that ho had spoken in Abbe
ville and Laurons to orowds of ?1,000
in c&oh oounty and had not seen a
drunk man. They aro dispensary
counties. In Saluda oounty ho ad
dressed a orowd o? about half tho
above hi mbor and he saw 25 or 30
j drunk mm and he was "told that
thcro was enough blind tlgor liquor In
the bushes to make tho balanoo
drunk. _
WHAT influenced President Roose
velt, to allow Secretary Bonopartc to
give tho armor plate trust such a big
slice of that contract, when tho Ad
ministration has boon trying to make
us all bcliovo it was' fighting thc
trusts.
THE DEMON ALCOHOL
TO BE PUT TO NEW AND USEFUIj
HE11VIOE.
Made to Bun Engines, Ii?ht Oar
Homes and Cook Our
Food. -
AU of our loaders who are familiar
with the Arabian Nights' Entertain
ments, and all who are not have miss
ed a great pleasure, will rememher a
st ory of a genie who could contract
himself into a space so small as to be
contained in a vial, but on being re
leased, expanded like a modern ex
plosive until he became a large giant
overshadowing tb? earth. While
confined lu the bottle he was harm
less, but when he got out, "ho threat
ened danger to all who approach.
Wo have often thru gb ti that thiB
ford fol narrative of Qaeen Schehere
zade prefigured the spirit of alcohol.
The Arabians first dlsoovered tbis
potential agent, which la well describ
ed under the image of the demon In
tbo bottle. Alcohol ls not dangerous
when bottled up, but whan lt gets out
of the bottle and into the man or
other animal, there ts a multiplica
tion of devils, like those deaoribod in
the New Testament, lt ls more than
likely that tho belief in a personal
devil, so prevalent in anoient days,
was typified by this subtlo spirit of
such deadly potentialities. Cans?o, in
Shakespeare's "Othello," gives utter
ance to tbis thought, when ho Bays:
"Oh, thou Invisible spirit of wine, If
thou bast no other name by whiob
you are called, let me name* thee
devil."
But the devilish disposition ls to be
extraoted from aloobol that it may oe
tamed to the uses of man A marvel
ous transformation is to ooour by
reason of the law recently enacted by
Congress, hy tho process known as
denaturlzing, alcohol ls to be dehorn
ed, aa lt were, have its teeth pulled,
have the devil taken out of lt. Hav
ing injured man so greatly during the
centurion, lt is now to redeem Itself
by helping him. Originally lt was
used to kindle Internal fires, to set the
soul al?ame, to addle tbe brain, to
make man?aos. Now, blessed ohange,
oho fire ls to bo kindled on the out
iide to mike heat and power. Aleo
'ml is all right If left out of the blood,
lt works bvautifully in a stove, In a
neater, uudor an engine, in a lamp,
it will be especially benefiolal for
'armers, a* lt is especially weil adapt
ad for doing what farmers constantly
need to hava done. In many ways
tbe mlHOhlevous old giant can bc
called down, put in barnes? aid forc
ed to do benefiolal work for the hu
man race to make up for the damage
l^fiiGicf. bj ?B?> wA-uaumsa;
A lamp ls now made that produces
a strong, high-grade light from a o J
hoi, and the experts say a gallon of al
oobol is worth two of kerosene for
lighting purposes. The thousands ol
-.mall power euglnes heretofore ruu
with gasoline, can all ba served better
and more cheaply with alcohol. These
cnginesa are espeolally adapted to
farm purposes, for pumping warer,
outting feed, filling silos, threshing
grain, aud the multiplied uses to
wbiob a stationary power on farms is
adopted. The prinoiplo objootion to
gasoline, asido from the cost, is the
I danger to the farm building from fire
A gasoline lire oannot be quenohod
with water. Oa tho other band, water
seems to scatter the gasoline and In
crease tho danger, hut an alcohol
fire ls easily put out by the use of
water. Experiments show tbat a gal
lou of aloohol will produoe at least 10
per cent, more power than a gallon ot
gasoline. On the subject of heat, the
blowing is equally favorable, the ques
tion boing simply one of relative coat.
On this latter head aoourate infor
mation was gathered by the commit
tee of Uongrebs, willoh will oe of es
poolal interest to our readers. A large
distillery at Peoria kept a record for
ten year, which shows an average cost
of 42 lld oeuts a bimbel for corn used,
The average production of alcohol was
4.7(1 proof gallons from a bushol of
oom. Tho cost averaged 10 78 oeuts
per prooj gallon of alojnol. Tao oom
used in making one gallon of proof al
cobol was .21 of a bushel, oostlng 8 80
cents; dod neting this coat from 10.78
oonts, the total oosb of the aloohol,
wo have 1 80 couta as tho oost of
mailing one gallon of proof alcohol
over and above the oost of tho grain.
There will, of course, be variations in
prloo, according to the prloe of oom.
hut other farm produots may be util
izad in making alcohol, a low grade of
molasses being especially adapted for
tbo purpose, and many other things
raised by tarcoora will answer tho pur
pose. Thus tbo farmer is bonolltted
in two ways, by moreased demand for
his ptoduots to make the aloohol and
increased uses of tho latter when
mado. So it 1B manifest that with
tax-free alcohol, and the peoplo awake
to prevent trusts and corners, there
will be opening to us an ora of cheap
motor, light and heat production
snob as tho world has not soon, and
there ls no people in the world that
oan put Buch things to so many uses
as our American farmers.
KilltiiK 1" York.
A dispbtoh to The Stato from York
says Mr. W. J. Whltnor, superinten
dent of Glenn andAlllson's at Fishing
creek killed Mingo Armstrong, odor
ed, Thursdoy morning. The negro
carno lato to work and Mr. Whitner
asked him tho oaute, when he throw
a shovel of dirt on Mr. Whitner, who
aslo ? tho meaning of that. The
nrgro then attempted to strike him
with a sbovel and Whitner went to
wards his house the negro fol
lowing. Whitner and his little
brother held the doo* to keep
the negro out and the negro tried
to break down tho door. Whitner got
bia sbotgun and went around the
house and asked tho negro what he
meant. Ho then advanced on Whit
nor with the shove) drawn. After
being told to stop ho kept on coming
and Whittier shot him In the neck,
killing him. York is a dry county.
iShot to lieutb,
At Sheeteport, La., a man was
( killed by his divorced wife who in ac
, insane condition went to his houw
and demamded hex ohlldren,
W?LL NOT HftNf ~
Sentences Altered itt the Case of
Murderers by
(M)VE?NOE HMWARl)
For Good ?od Sufficient Rc-wons. take
Gray Reprieved Until Last Day of
Month mid William albos' Sen? ~~
fence Commuted Refused
to Respite Marcus,
Within the borders of South Caro?
lina, says The State, three moa were
to have boon hanged Friday, three
men to have paid the penalty of the
old Mosalo law-' 'au eye for an eye, a
tooth for a tooth." Ot these three,
only one waa swung- into eternity, for
the others have had their sentenoes
altered, one temporarily, it ia true.
The strangest part of the incident
is that tho two mon whose doaths
nave been deferred are negroes, while
he who was hanged was a white man.
This ls a tribute to tho State and a
refutation of the slurs so often oast
by allen lips upon the justice of the
courts of tho Palmetto commonwealth.
Thursday tho governor on the ad
vice of the board of pardons, reprieved
until August 31, Luke G iky, a nogro
murderer of Aiken odunj#, and oom*
muted to life imprisonment the sen
tence of William Gibbs, also a mur
derer, whoje crime was committed In
Georgetown county. In both instan
oes, the chief executive was guided by
strong recommendations and the ur
gent advice of the hoard of pardons,
lie deolinod to Interfere with the
course of the baw in ?ogard to William
Maroua the Charleston murdorer.
The change In the sentence ((tdgay
was made because his attorneys claim
GO have mitigating circumstances
which will, they are oon?dent, induce
che pardon board to recommend a def
inite alteration In his sentence. Tue
governor has reprieved this man, only
at the instance of the pardon board's
advice and the solicitation of various
citizens of Aiken, among whom are
numbered many prominent names.
Two weeks' time will be given In
wbloh these mitigating oiioumstanoea,
if there are anv, are to be shown, or
else tho mau will be banged on the
last day of tho month. Tue governor
will write the petitions that this cull
ing must be oomplled with and that
?Mile ne feel?.ma? Grey ls a murder
er, he grants the reprieve because the
man ls a friendless negro and because
che pardon board so recommended.
Tue attorneys wno assisted the so
licitor are lighting any commuta
Lion. Tacit version of the killing ls
that Gray asked Clifford Woodward, a
white man of Montemorenol, what ne
nad said to Gray's wife during the
morning hours. Gray, according to
their story, said nothing and advanc
ed toward the negro wan his handeln
che front pockoba of his trousers, when
the nogro, baoklng away, killed the
white man with a shotgun which he
carried. Of course this statement la
necessarily biased, on account of the
position of those who make lt. Tue
jailing ooourred on February 2, 1006,
und Gray was tried at the Bummer
corm of court. Tho negro had no at
torneys, and B. F. Wyman and W. M.
Smoak were appointed by the oourb.
Son Oliver, the brother-in-law of
Gray, and who was tried with him,
was given a life sentence in the State
prison.
lt will he remembered that Gray ls
the negro who walked Into Governor
Hoy ward's o ill oe and surrendered, say
ing he had killed a white man down
lu Aiken.
William Gibbs, who, lt seems, kill
ed Ked Anderson by stabbing him on
April 2 of this year, has been given a
good recommendation as an honest,
nard working negro, and an ontirely
reverse oharaoter was given to Ned
Anderson, oolorod, the man whom he
killed. Many prominent oltlBjna of
Georgetown, among them Mt. S. M.
Ward, testified and wrote that Ander
son was a bully and % desperado of
the worst typo. Judge Watts recom
mended the alteration of tue sentence
to life imprisonment. Mr. Lewis
O'Bryan, Gibba' attorney, has been
unceasing In his efforts to secure a
ohauge In tho sotitonoo.
But Marcus had to die. This mur
derer who so brutally slew with an loe
plok a trusting woman who lived
with him and who believed that he
nad no other wlfo, paid for the awful
deed committed on the sands by
the seashore The governor re
ceived anothor telegram Thursday,
purporting tobo from Marcus' wife lu
Olnoinnatl, or rather wrltton In her
interest. If the telegram be bona
lido lt ls only another indication of
ohe "ruling passion." Tho dispatch
read:
Governor D. 0. Iloyward, Columbia,
S. 0.
Lizzie Marous has known two days
only awful plight of ber husband, fa
ther of her ll vo tots. Penniless, friend
less; sho could not go immediately.
Have pity, Govornor. Don't deny her
chance to say lasi, good-bye.
Kev. Joseph Jasin,
325 Clinton.
As all South Carolinans know,
there was nevor a more humane or
fooling exeoutlve '?han Governor Iloy
ward, but in this instance, although
ne and the pardon board have given
the matter full oonsldoration, he does
not feel that he could interfere.
Strong J>rlnl? lu Newberry.
Sonator Tillman spoke at Young's
Grove Newberry oounty last wook to
about 300 people. During his speeoh
no referred lo Maine. Iowa and Kan.
sas, sooaiiod prohibition States. At
this point J. II. Chappell, of Kew
berry lnrorrupted him and said:
"There was moro drunkenness In the
town of Newberry laat Saturday than
I have evor seen before, and I have
been hore for thirty years, and one
prohibitionists who spoke against the
dispensary in the campaign last sum?
mer two yean ago 1? Bolling th? older
>now that makes miiuy ot th?? drunk,"