The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, June 07, 1907, Image 1

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The Marlboro ?DO TS, ?SUAT UBBBTY, JMPIB? OD? BOHL? AWI) MAXH OUBUVM IB THY ?OMMBIO* SAPPY OB OUB DBATB* ?I/OBIOI? IB THY OA?BB." VOE. xxxn BENNETTSVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1907. NO. 23. A Newberry Woman Meets Death in a Singular Manner. KILLED BY A POISON. Itinerant Dentist Named Armstrong Pulls Eleven Teeth for Mr?. Berry And She Dies Within Throe Hours. He ls Arrested at Clinton and Will Ho Taken to Newberry.-Another "Woman Became III, Also. Immediately after hnvingn numboi of her tooth extracted Thursday morning hy an Itinerant dentist, who gavo his name as Clint Armstrong. Mrs. Corrie Dorry, who lived with her borther-in-law. Mr. S. L. Price, at the Mollohon Mill in Newberry, 4& was taken seriously ill and within ?, hours she was dead. Dr. \V. 1-]. Pel ham, .Ir. was summoned, hut reached her bedside shortly after her death. The following particulars of the sad accident we take from the News and Courier of last Friday. Miss Vic toria Hivers, also a sister-in-law of Mr. Price, hod two teeth pulled hy tho samo dentist, and she was ill but has about recovered. Mrs. Derry was the widow of the late Emanuel Derry and a sister of Mrs, Price, with whom she lives. She wus about 38 years of age, and leaves U son about 16 years old. She had suffered with a weak heart during tho past twelve months and had boen attended by Dr. W. 10. Pelham, Jr. Dr. ICllesor also treated her last sum mer for heart trouble., (eummei . Derry was at. home with her sister, Mrs. Price, when Armstrong called. It ls staled hy those win) talked lo him that he represented himself as a traveling dentist from a Greenville house, saying that his house employed seven or eight den tsts, who were out on the road. Ile 1B known by some people lu New berry, who say that he has relatives at the Newberry Mill, and that at one time he worked there himself, after wards having moved to Anderson, lt ls stated that ho spent Wednesday night with his relatives at the New berry Mill. When ho called at Mr. Price's homo ho was told that Mrs. Derry *^had several teeth which she wanted pulled and he proceeded with the work of extracting eleven teeth. He foro beginning the operation. Mis. Price says, he Injected a (luid into Mrs. Berry's gums. Mrs. Berry was taken sick almost immediately after the operation, lu fact, she did not leave Ibo chair in which she was sit ting when her teeth were extracted, but was lifted from this chair to the bed where she died. About the time Armstrong finish ed extracting Mrs. Berry's teeth. Mrs. Victoria Hivers, a sister of Mrs. Price, came over from the mill, where she was at work, ami while she was al the Price's she had Arm strong to extract two of her teeth. She went back to the mill and at noon went to the home of her father. Mr. .1. H. Divers, for dinner. About the time she roached home, she was taken Ul, and Dr. P. (J. Rllosor was summoned to see her. As stated, she lins about completely recovered. When lt was seen thal Mrs. Perry was seriously ill. Armstrong was call ed back "to the Price home and show ed the condition of Mrs. Berry. .Mr. Price had gotten bono? from tim mill by this time. Armstrong felt Mrs. Berry's pulse and stated (hal she had some other trouble, and advised that a practicing physician be summoned at once. This was done, and Dr. Pel ham, reached Mis. Berry's bedside a few minutes after her death. In the meantime Armstrong had left. About this time lt was learned that Miss Divers was also sick and several parties went out to look up Arm strong, but failed io lind him. Il was thought that Armstrong had gone on the C. X. and 1,. train to wards Laurens. Sheriff Buford tele phoned a description to (Minion and requested that ii' a man answering J*! Was OU tho train, to hold hun. Ile received a message slating thal Armstrong had been captured. Sher iff Buford had also telegraphed to Anderson, Greenville and Whltmlre. Dr. NV. 10. Pelham. Jr.. had been treating Mrs. Berry for several months past. She bad a weak heart but whether Iber?' was any organic heart trouble or not is aol known. Armstrong is described as a man iboul '?.'< yoars old, abott I ll" pound? n Weight, and nbOUl live feet si.v inches in height, black hair, ami wearing a blue-black suit of ? lolhes. Ile lived al Anderson, where he Ino been assisting Dr. St rick tami, a prom inent dentist. Armstrong has a lam ?ly anti is considered a good citizen where he lives. VICTIM OP A DBI I IO. Small Colored Cir! Assaulted by Man of Her Own ('(dor. At Washington Lawrence Johnson colored, 28-yenrs-old, was nrreslod Friday and is being held al I he Sev enth precinct for Investigation. A charge of having assaulted a nine year-old colored girl was placed against him. The girl is Um nil' Moten, of I12F) Twenty-ninth Street, who told the police that she was oil ll vacant lot near I he canal a few day? ago when the man sci/nd her. She selected J ob mon, the pol leo ^<i>', from a grout) of six. MI HDIOHIOB DANDIOI , ?!?J?III Modills Swung l'or Killing Dis Step l'allier. John Matthls, colored, was hanged ai Clinton, N. C., for the murder ol' hs slop-father. Tom Merritt. Matthls severed bis victim's head from the body with a single blow from an axe and then burned ...enid's home to conceal the erl 1110. The crime was committed over I wo years ago and the murderer was only captured last month. FISH DBM ION DBOWNIOP. Mem Ivers of Crews of Schooners Are Drowned Oil' Cap" Beeton. Porty French fishermen are given up ns lost, by Officials of SI. Pierre, Miquelon, according to dispatches from there. They wore members of the crews of the. schooners IOU CP no - di" "\d La Fiemo. GIRL HELD CAPTIVE By Gypsies and Made To Marry One Of Them. Rescued by Her Father Who Takes Her Home Without Pressing the Charges of Abduction. To be hold captive aa an unwilling wife of a gypsy leader's son for eight months, compelled to go about tho streols telling fortunes during the day and made to do tho washing and perform othor menial labors for the band at night, ls the fate from which sixteen-year-old Annie Klnslg was rescued by her father, William Eln sig, of Columbia, Pa. The Now York American says tho girl was located at the homo of Mrs. S. H. Spuare, on Reston Road, In the Bronx, where sho was In hiding, and her father, an elderly man with little knowledgo of tho ways of the world, had great difficulty in finally getting her away when he and she confront ed the gypsy band, which is located at Henderson's wharf, Coney Island. It was while walking from her home In Columbia to tho silk mills, where she was employed, that she was persuaded one day eight months ago to visit the gypsy camp on the outskirts of Hie town. Whilo she was once within the tents, she was. she declares, told that she was to be held, and her protests were laughed at. Tho batid left the town that day. The girl's father found out what bad become of her and followed the gyp sies for several days toward New .Jersey. He lost the trail, however, and Rave up the chase. The band came to New York and camped during the Winter on ?round leased from Mrs. Speare. The giri was told that she was to be married to Levi Stanley, the son of the leader of the band, and was, lt is said, threatened with beatings and worse punishment if she did not concent. She became resigned and the mar riage was regularly performed. When St unley showed the marriage certi ficate to William hJinslf? the girl tore it to pieces, and, throwing it on the boor, stamped upon lt.'. Mrs. Speare told of the treatment to which' tho girl had boon subjected and to Which she bad been witness. "The way thin" treated that girl was outrageous," she said. "1 fre quently went into the tent and invar iably found her crying. When they had frightened her out. of attempt ing to escape she was taught how to tell fortunes and made to tramp over Hie streets of the city all day. If she did not bring home a certain amount of money at nigh! she was beaten. Slie was forced to do the washing, clean the tents and to do most of the work for tho whole family. I helped her as nundi as I could, but she was afraid to write to her parents." ATTACKS YOUNG OIHL. The Fiend Captured and Lucked Up IN the Jail. A dispatch from Chesterfield lo The State says Wednesday at. li! o' clock, within two and a half miles of that town, on the plantation own id by Hr. A. M. Redfern, one of tho most dastardly crimes known to man was attempted upon the I?-yoar-old daughter of Mr. .1. W. Throalt, Dr. Bod fer n's overseer, by Ned Cash, a big, burly, black negro. Tito girl was bunting eggs when accosted by Hu? ngro. Ile grabbed ber and had he not been in a ditch while she was on the bank he might have accomplished bis design. As he ran off the father of the girl, Mi-. Threat!, shot at him, part of the load taking effect In his head Officers started in pursuit wit li blood hounds Imt on their way met anoth er negro who told them thal. Cash would be along in a few minutes, and even while they were talking they looked down the railroad and saw him coming, and lie was promptly ?Ul off find arrested. Ile is now in ?ail._ ROOSEVELT'S NIGGER AUDITOR. Letter Si? Addressed Delivered to Colored Treasury Ofllcinl. A Kentuckian wno bad sonic business willi the auditor for the \'avy Department recently addressed i letter concerning thal bnsnesss to "Roosevelt's Nigger Auditor," and lt vna delivered to Tyler, t ho negro vas recently appointed as auditor for he navy. The letter bore no other iddress than that given. While the poKtofUcc depart nient .onside; 'd the address au Insult to be new auditor, it had no other re course titan to send it to bis office ii I be usual way. There is much ill Voling among while clerks serving indei' Tyler. MAX Li N DOWN. \uil hilled by a Passenger Train at Hast Radford, Va, Kredorick Cartwright, a traveling represen tal ive of a Bristol, Tenn. ? line house, was fatally hint by a Norfolk and Western passenger train it Hast Radford, Ya, Taursday. Cartwright stopped from one train In front of anet ber and was run dow n, 'laving a leg and one arm cut off, and .Differing oi.ior Injuries. Cartwright is well known in thal section. He is alive to-night, but bis condition ls crit leal. CHINESE H IO BE LS DEFEATED Provincial Troops Kill Hundred ami Sei/.e Leader. A severe engagement has occurred between provincial troops and rebels result in;; in a victory for Hie former. The rebels lost over a hundred killed ?ind tin- government forces captured Hie rebel leader and a quau I it v Of annimmt ion. Additional troops base been dis patched to Ohoaehow where the mal contents are attise. A regiment Of II oops lias sailed toi Swalow. Gi'!LTV or THEFT OE LETTER. (larriman Has Sentence suspended on Hi? Former Employer. frank W. Hill, who sold Hu? Web ?der letter, written by 13, H. nani nia n, pleaded guilty in New York, Wednesday on the recommendation of tho district, attorney's ofllce, and, at tho roquost of Harriman. sentence waa suspondod. WILL PAY MORE. Railroad Assessments Raised One Hundred Per Cent BY THE ASSESSORS. It Is Expected That tho Hoads Will Carry Matter Into the Courts on the Ground that tho Assessment Amounts to Confiscation. Action on tho Telegraph, Telephone, Ex press and Others Deferred. A dispatch from Columbia to tho Charleston Post says that Comptrol ler General Jonos has made public proceedings of tho meeting of tho State Hoard of Assessors, which was held to pass upon the railroad proper ty o. the Stale. The hoard made a sensational raise all along the line, with thc result that the railroad property of the State ls assessed at $03,500,000, as against $32,040,319 last year. The State hoard is determined, whatever oilier property ls assessed at, to assess tho railroad property tit. Its market value, and a resolution offered by Attorney (Jouerai Lyon that there was no law for any other kind of an assessment was unani mously adopted, and the values were shot up accordingly. Railroad Commissioner Catighman was the only member of tho hoard absent. Tho other members are Comptroller General Jones, Attorney General Lyon, State Treasurer Jen nings. Secretary of State McCowil. Action on the Columbia, Aiken, Greenville and Spartanburg lines was deferred until Jones can examine them and estimate their value. Action, on the telephone, telegraph, Southern express and Pullman concerns was also deferred until Attorney General Lyon can look Into the law governing taesc corporations. June 19 Was the day fixed for hear ing the protests. The roads will likely carry the matter into the courts on the ground that tho assess ment amounts to confiscation, hui mom hors of the board say (hat the railroads in South Carolina tiro worth $7:5,000,000, this estimate being ar rived at from tho earnings at ? per cont. The leading system operating in the State were, of course, hit heaviest. Tho Coast Line System was assess ed at $25,000 a mile, as against $11, 095. The total this year ls $1 9,747. 360. The Atlanta and Charlotte air line section of Ibo Southern at $50.000 a mile, as against $19,SOO; total,$6. 2 4 9,500. The Charleston and Western Caro lina al $1 5,000. as against $5,000; total $3,989,570. The Seaboard, $20,000 a milo, ns against $1 1.595; total $?5,835,700. The Southern Hallway at. $22.500, as against. $ 1 1.558; total, this wear, $10.240,500. The Carolina division of tho South ern railway at $2 5.000, as against $1 1.02(5; total $l2,hS7,250. The Charleston Terminal company ls assessed at $30.Ooo a mlle as agalst $1 1,000 a mile last year. DOV DKNllOD IHMTOH DUOS. Parents Christian Scientists, and In vost (gatton ls I'lulor Way. The disclosure which have follow ed the dentil ol' danville Watson, the seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kdwtn M. Watson, of Mount Holly, Nf. J., finn believers in the Christian science doctrines threaten to result in the arrest of the boy's parents. The child became 111 last Monday and gradually grew worse. Nothing was done except to call In Mrs. Steam of Philadelphia, and Miss Strobe, ol' Tncony, Christian scientists, who prayed for (he boy's recovery. Despite the urging of neighbors and the objections of friends tho Watsons refused to have medical at tendance until last Saturday, whim they consented lo have Dr. 1-'. C. Stroud and Dr.Joseph Stokes, who found the child dying. The parents refused to allow the use of medicines until a few hours before death. The Child died Sunday night. 1HTTEX HY PET DOH. Kastells Its Teeth In (be Throat of Its Owner. The Charleston Post says a small pet dog fastened its teeth 111 the 'liront of Capt. John May, as he was cently patting the animal, after it md been run over by a buggy on lOast Hay street. The wheels had passed over Me lody of the dog, and it was suffering uilense pain. Capt. May (|lllekl> peked up the dog, and holding il in Ills anns, was endeavoring lo quiet its yelps by show ol' affection, when suddenly the dog fastened its teeth in his throat. Much force had to he applied to make the animal release its hold, and the throat was badly lacerated. Capt. May immediately sought the services of a physician, and it is not expected that tho would will prove serious The dog died shortly lifter hiting its owner. TROLLEY CAI! ACCIDENT. interurban Cars Collide in Ohio with Fatal Desalts. Crowded with holiday passengers, a Cleveland and Southwestern trol ley car, running from Wellington lo Clevchtnd, was struck by a car com ing up from behind, at the corner of Sixth street and Middle avenue In \lyria. Ohio, shortly before t. o'clock Friday nicht, resulting In nt least two deaths and eleven person., being injured, CONFEDERATE HONORED, Made Honorary Member of Regiment He Fought Against. An unusual honor was bestowed Wednesday upon Dr. Janies il. Heed, of Pattie Creek, Mich., who ls to give the memorial address at Climax, The doctor, an ex-Confederate, has been made an honorary member of the very regiment ho fought against. MUST BE CRAZY Sensation at Carlisle and J. T. Harvey Goes to Jail. Threatens to Kill Another Mn n's Wiro If She Did Not Uve With Him. Quito a sensation was caused at Carlisle Thursday by an alleged at tempt on tho part of a man named John T, Harvey, alias E. Rowan to kill Mrs. Charlie Smith, In the hotel at that place. It seems that Harvey, alias Rowan, had been working with Smith at Cowpens some time ago, Smith being an optician and his wife a photo graper. The Smiths recently moved to Carlisle .and aro doing business there. Rowan, wrote several letters to Mrs. Smith of late, and that ono re cently received said that he would kill her If she didn't live with him. Wednesday Harvey reached Car lisle on the noon train, went to the hotel where the Smiths board, found Mrs. Smith in the o?lleo and Imme diately seized her. at the same time reaching for his grip. The woman's husband at once took a hand and a lively scrimmage was In progress when tho parties were seperated by bystanders. Harvey was told that if he would leave town the matter would bo drop ped, but this he declined to do. Ho was ordered from the hotel and went to another one. Hater In the day he was arrested on a ch argo of assault and battery with intent, to kill. A new pistol was found in lils grip and an addition charge of carrying concealed wea pons was lodged against him. Har vey is now in jail. lt is claimed by Smith that Harvey in- Rowan, told him (Smith) that he bad committed murder In New Hav an, Conn. Mayor (list, of Carlisle, wired the authorities of New Haven to know if they wanted Harvey for murder, re ceiving a reply In tho negative, hut Mr. Gist failed to mention llarvey'a lilias. STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Plaits Made For Entertaining thc Ed tors Next Month. Tho News and Courier says at a weil attended meeting of citizens, called at the suggestion of Mayor Rhett, at the Commercial Club, Thurs [lay, plans for the entertainment, of the State Press Association, which meets at the isle of Palms, June 13, 14, and 15 were discussed. lt. was finally decided by the argo meeting lo appoint a committee on entertain ment programme, and this was nam ed, with Mr. W. W. Ball as chairman. The general plan ls to have the visiting newspaper folks met at the (topots upon arrival and shown every possible attention. Thursday morn ing, June 13, at tho Hoted Seashore, Isle of Palms, Mayor Rhett will ex totld an o f?lela I and cordial welcome. I'his will be followed by a short wel come address by Mr. Ball, ?t Is un derstood that business sessions will then follow and occupy a consider able portion ol' the day. Thursday afternoon it is proposed to have a series of automobile races 311 the broad and beautiful beach of tho Isle of Palms. Friday morning a fishing frolic will be arranged and if possible tho steamer Wisteria will be borrowed from the light house department and everybody will try for the fish, out by tho jetties but not outside tue harbor. Friday night tho visitors will be invited to join with the city folks in having a good time in tho big pavil ion at the Isle of Palms. The regu lar Friday evening bop will bo given and it will bo a splendid chance to get acquainted. Saturday night a recption will be given in tho Hotel Seashore for tho visitors and no doubt mis will bo one of tho most pleasant events on thc programme. A number of sub-eomiiillteos woro named and those will be given later. All are working for the success of the meeting and lt is proposed to surpass tho entertainment last year when tin* Press Association paid its first visit to Charleston for many years. MURDEH OH St K l DE. A Case That ls Puzzling thc Foli?e of Cincinnatii. Either the most atrocious murder or the most remarkable suicido lu tho annuals of Cincinnati! police His tory was discovered when tho (diall ed body of a man was exhumed from a firebox In the furnace room of tho Ryan soap factory recently. Mc Dermott, tho engineer, is detained, on suspicion. He claims be lit the lire at 1 :30; oil his return at 6:30 he found a man's feel slicking oui of the furnace door. Ile pulled Hie man ont and found tho ilosh burned from tho head and shoulders. Tliere was not a thing on the body to Identify tho dead man. Circumstances point lo murder, as the man must have passed through tho entire factory to reach tho en gine room otherwise and then crawl ed through the furnace door, which is too small to admit a body without being forced. A SSAUI/I'ER HUNG. A Fiend Pays Penally for Assaulting Little (.ill. At McDonough, tia.. Buck High, a colored boy was hanged Thursday for what was regarded as one of the mos! heinous crime:; (?vcr committed in t hO stale. Mr. Daniel, the father of tho little girl tho negro assaulted, witnessed tho execution. High was i.'. years of age and his vlei itu was only four. Tho negro was hired by the father of the child to tako care of her some what In tho Capacity Of a nurse. The negro picked his chance lo pul Hie Child in it toy wagon and carried to tho swami?, a short distance from thc bouse. The child is injured for life. Thc negro brought her back homo and ?old her mother that she fell out ol the. wagon on a stump. Hater he con fessed his crime. This ls the fourth oxocutlon in Henry county for crimi nal assault. JONES-WRIGHT FUED Took 50 Lives to Bring Leaders to Senses. Kentuckians Who Fought for Seveu Years, Spend Days of Retirement As Old Chums; Tho principals of tho Jones-Wright fued war which waged dining tho 8u's in Lotchor and Knott counties in tho state of Kentucky, are now frionds. it took a death-dealing light that lasted over seven years and cost tho lives of GO men to bring these men to their senses. Now they live in retirement in their country homes and spend much of their times as old chums. John W. Wright was tho louder of the Wright faction. He is living on the headwaters of the lClkhorn crook in Lctchor county, with hla wife and two children. He re?oives his .sustenance from the pro ceeds of a 300-acre mountain farm. Once In a while he goes after a des perate criminal and captures him. Ho will nqt go after a fugitive from Jus tice unless there ls a high prico on his hoad. Caleb Jones lives in Knott county. Roth men are now 50 years of ago and have retired from activo life. lt was in tho early 7O's that the bitter warfare between the Jones and Wright factions bogan. The first en counter occurred on'tho morning of July 10, 1882. in tho town of Hind man, Kuott county. ?Both Jones and Wright woro backed by 25 brave, tried, trusty and true mon. lt was a fight to [the finish. Bach sido loss heavily) ' Two days later another bat tle followed after each side iiad been reinforced and supplied with muni tions of ?war. Ten men were killed. Men of each side of the feud were continually In danger of moir lives. Comparative quiet followed for a year, whoa Roscoe McCoy was shot from ambush at -oone ?...1. He was one of Wright's most trusted men. A challenge followed and an encoun ter on tlie headwater of Trouble creek. The last battle was fought on the morning of May 4, 1S8??, on Cross Fork, Knott county. In tho midst of the fight Jones and Wright mot face to face. Neither would give 111. Finally the two came to an agree ment. They shook hands and made up. Slncfl that Hmo they have been fast friends. Wright still follows his vocation as tl detective. He ls a dead shot and is credited with having killed 18 men 111 his 1 i fot imo, but was never arrest ed for a single killing. When a boy of 10 ho shot and killed Floyd nail, because the two could not decide which was tho best shot in the coun try. WrhPu was a leader against the Ku-Klux. ;.u ... t. In the battles with the desperadoes ho was in the lead, hut was never wounded, though not one of his trusty comrades is living to enjoy the quiet life which the for mer leader and lighter is enjoying. While in Hawkins county, Tenn., car rying on a moonshine business. Wright says he killed three men and soon after lils return and before the fued with Jones broke out, he killed two men who had been steal ing horses In lils neighborhood. He says he has not killed all the men credited to him, hut that in all his lighting he has never shot a man in the hack. If he ran he refused to kill a coward. If he stood it was a "situare deal" to fire rather than he Prod upon for being too slow to grasp a situation. WRECK OX THF SOUTHERN. Passenger Train Derailed on Trestle Near the .lavannab River. Southern passenger train No. 13.1, which ls the Savannah and Jackson ville end of No. 33, due Columbia from Washington at 2.20 p. m., came to grief on the Savannah river bridge at eight o'clock last Friday night. For some unaccountable reason tho engine jumped tho track, but fortunately tho passenger coaches re mained on the rails. Engineer E. V. Gibson was badly scalded, perhaps, fatally, taut the Aroman was not ser iously hurt. No passengers were in jured. The train had just crossed the bridge proper hut the trestle through tho swamps at this point ls about 3 miles long and about twelve feet high, lt ls thought a weak rail ls responsible for tue accident. About 100 feet of trestle had to be rebuilt. POO HAYED FAMILY, Itang thc Dinner Didi When Douse Was In Flames. The (mtIre family of William Beat lie, a prosperous farmer of Oxford, Pa., was saved from being burned to death, tho other night, by the intel ligence of ll pet collie dog. The noble animal aroused the family by ringing the dinner hell. Ile had been taught by the Clin dren lo take tho rope of tho boll In his mouth and summon the work men from the fields to dinner. When ho saw thc Hames and smelled the smoke he knew thal something was wrong. Unable to arouse the occupants of the house with lils barking, he took the rope in lils mouth and rang tho hoi! vigorously. Soon the family was out ol the house and the entire nolgh horhood was arronsed. KILLED HY PITCHED DALL. Fatal Accident to a Baltimore Player at a Match (?ame. At the opening of the third inning in the game between the Relay and Newark baseball clubs at .>(. Denis, Baltimore county, on Saturday after noon, William Thonias King, aged 20 years, was struck and almost In stantly killed by a pitched ball as he had taken his placo at thc hat. While he was waiting for a ball which would assure him a hit, Mr. King was struck over the heart by a pitched ball, thrown by the pitcher of the Newark team. Mr. King made one step forward as If lo go toward first! base and then fell dead. KORrlHT Tl RN ER KILLED. Caught on a Trestle by, a FfiCghl Train Robert Turnor, ago 8 2 years, wa; knocked from a trestle near Latta Marlon county, by a railroad trail and killed on Wednesday. He wai sitting on the edge of the trestle fish lng. BLIND TIGERS in Charleston Are Having a Stren uous Time Sure? MAYOR RHETT OPENS A Hort Hot Campaign Against Them, And Will Drive Them Out of the Business If He Can.-Police Cl ve Orders to Stop Selling on Sabbath And Seize All Rnrroom Parapher nalia. Mayor Rhett has commenced a red hot campaign In Charleston against the blind tigers, and if tho police force of Charleston can effect a gen eral closing of all places which sell liquor, and they think they can, Charleston will bo in a state of pro hibition that will bo complete. In pursuance with tho policy of making Charleston a county dispen sary city, Mayor Rhett, has ordered the choif of police to put the screws to ail Sunday liquor selling In Char leston. This is a decided step to ward solving tho situaton loft on the city's bands by the State dispensary constables. Furthermore, orders buve been is sued that all har fixtures and par aphernalia of ?ll kinds Incidental to liquor selling are to be seized where over found by the police; that espec ial attention is to be paid to any cases of selling liquor to minors"; that no keg beer ls to be sold on the first floor of any place In the city. The orders as lo Sunday closing aro peremptory this strido towards the ultimate stampng out of tho tig er business is important. Those who look to a killing of the tiger aro of the opinion that no better move could be made toward giving him "sight" and laming him than by jumping on him for liquor selling oil Sunday. For some days rumors have been afloat on the streets that next Sun day would see the closing of ail li quor establishments. It has been the subject of mindi comment and specu lation. The apprehension of the reg ular patrons of the Sunday refresh ment centers has been almost pitiful, and they have been laying plans to get a storo of liquid inspiration on Saturday that will tide them over until Monday, when thc legal estab lishments, the county dispensaries,' i will be doing business. Habit ls a strong factor In a man's i character. If ho has been careless about buying his alcoholic liquors i Saturday and finds himself thirsty on Sunday without the wherewithal i to soothe his longing for booze, al though heretofore he bas been able to quench his yearning thirst, how i will he find relief? Hense his appre hension lest his memory will go back i on him and leave bim stranded on the dry sands of an empty bottle. < For years tho State constables at- I tempted to close up tho tigers and the city authorities backed them up, i but the constables left a bunch on the hands of the city when the coun ty dispensary came into being, and now the merry fight is on in earnest to thin thom out. It bas been the object of Mayor Rhett to trim the tiger's claws. The animal will lose several, through Hie Sunday closing campaign, and other "claws" are said to be in danger of being pulled out. Closing the tigers up on Sunday, seising their liar fixtures whenever found chopping down those who are detected selling to minors, and tak ing into camp those who dispense keg boer on the first boor will leave the poor tigers with very few blandish ments for Hie patrons who keep them alive. A man does not like to take his liquor or hoer sitting on a soap box in a dark, hot room, Which is threat ened constantly by police inspection. Thc present measures of suppression will bring this condition about. The county board ol" control Is sued a statement for publication re citing its efforts to promote the busi ness success of the dispensary and at the same time enforce as strict ii reasonable Interpretation of the law as possible. The statement ls a de fense of the position of the board in COrtain matters and arguments for Hie righi of its management ?md con trol. _ Wild, RE HANGED. For Hie Murder of a Doctor ot Dar ren, Georgia. Loo Homes, the negro who shot ?ind killed Dr. Sands at Dorien, Ga., was tried and convicted Thursday of murder, and sentenced to be hanged there on .Inly lib The sheriff took tiie prisoner back to Savannah for sale keeping until the day of his exe cution. Holmes had been threaten ed hy mob violence some days ago. D1UNKEX MAX'S DEED. He Killed His Housekeeper and Then Committed Suicide. A third tragedy occurred. Hie other day In the homo of \V. S. Putnam, a farmer who lived not far from Wash ington, l>. C., ?ind who claimed to lie ?i dlrocl dccondanl of (len. Putnam of Revolutionary lame. He came homo intoxicated and killed his house keeper, Mrs. IQtnmfl Heavers, ?it tempt ed to shoot her daughter, ?md then killed himself. About six years ago a daughter of Putnam's committed suicide after thc death of her motlier. Ile married again ?md his second wife was killed by ?i stroke of lightning. He leaven a large family. His housekeeper h survived by live small children. lirsii.AND SI"ES PREACIIElL For Taking Ills Wife From Ililli Without Consent. A dispatch from Salem, Mass., saj'f Itev. Dr. C. II. Puffer, the central fig uro In New England's first "trial di voice," who with lils beautiful wife i recently agreed to seperato for threi , years, or until their "hearts shouli i again call them togetbor," Is the do ? fendant In an alienation suit. Thi . plaintiff la R. A. Empy. husband o Dy. Puffer's former housekeeper. Mr Empy asks $26,000 damages. THE COTTON CROP. A Slight Decrease In Acreage Shown By Reports. Vitality of Plant Is Low, Crop Re planted to n Large Extent, and Stands not G'ood. Tho Memphis Commercial-Appeal printed Monday Us first cotton crop deport for tho season. The roplloa, it ls stated, embrace conditions up to and including May 23 and all com parisons aro made with last year. These reports cover evory cotton producing section of the South with the exception of Virgina and Florida. Tho following leading questions were submitted to all correspond ents: How much larger or smaller ls tho acreage than that of last, year? To what extent has replanting been necessary What is the present condition and vitality of the plant? How many days earlier or lalor is the start than last year? Has the cultivation of the plant proceeded to any extent? Has the replanted cotton, and tho cotton not replanted, come to good stands? Have seed for planting been scarce or abundant? How is the supply of labor as com pared with last year? Results are found as herewith: That the acreage is six-tenths of one per cent smaller than that of'last year. That replanting has been necessary to '10.8 per cent of the total area-. That, tho vitality of the plant is low appearenco afton sickly and condi tion uncertain. That tho crop ls eighteen days later than last. year. That cultivation has proceeded only in tho most southerly portions of the belt and not universally there. That stands of the early planted cotton are poor and that the replant ing has been so recent that no report on stands was possible to a general extent. That seed were scarce in all States except the two Carolinas and Texas. That, labor conditions ?re slightly less favorable than last year, the farm supply being drawn upon for other work. The showng by the several Slates ls us follows: Mississippi-Acreago 93.5 per cent replanted 03 por cent, 25 days late. Arkansas- Acreage 93.9 per cent, replanted 50 per cont, 23 days late. Alabama--Acreage 98.8 per cent, replanned 57 per cont, 24 days late; Georgia-Acr?ag? 101 per cern, re , planted 3 2 per cent, 14 days late. ' Tennessee Acreage 93.(5 per cent, ? replanted 45 per cent, 24 days lato. Texas-Acreage 101.(5 per cent, re- ' planted 30 per cent, 20 days late. Oklahoma and Indian Territory Acreage 1 1 I per cent, replanted 4 5 per cent, 1 4 days late. Missouri -Acreage 9(5 lier cent, re planted 85 per cent, IS days late. North Carolina Acreage 100 per ' sent, replanted 25 per cent, crop on lime. South Carolina-Acreage os per [.cut, replanted IS per cent, 7 days late. Louisiana -Acreage 97.1 per cent, replanted 4 9 per cent, 27 days late. TKACIllill'S MEETING, All The Railroads Oive Reduced Rates To Chick Springs. li will be gratifying to the friends of the Slate Teacher's association to learn thal reduced tales of one and one-third fares tor the round trip have been granted to the meeting in .lune at Chick Springs hy the rail roads ol' the State on the certificate plan, provided as many as 100 per sons present certificate receipts at the gathering. As thine is little doubt thal many more teachers than 100 will be present, the reduced rates will bo assured. No reduction will lie made when the fare paid is loss than seventy-live cents. In order to gel the heitefll of these rates, those in ati?ndame upon the mooting i !nst secure certificate re cepits from the agent sidling the tickets, which, when properly vised at Taylors, thc station to which tick ! ets should be purchased, will entitle the holder lo a one-third tare for the return trip. Certificate reciepts can he secured from a.I .oints in this Slate, includ ing Augusta, from .lune 21, lo .lune 2(5, which will be honored on or be fore .lune 29. 1907. Persons who wish to slay at the springs a longer time than that here designated can ol' course do so by purchasing regular SU minor resort excursion tickets sold by all the railroads at reduced prices. As previously announced, members of the association will be granted a special rad- of $1.50 a day al (he hotel under (he authorities ol' the Chick Springs management, a mem bership card being necessary to se cure this reduction. This rate will also apply to members who wish to go to the association a few dav: be fore th?? melding or who wish to re main a short lime after the close of (he session. Transportation rales from Taylors lo the hotel will he 25 cents each way for passengers, and the same rate will be charged for trunks. MINERS MAY STRIKE. Ri! ominous Workmen Object lo the Cse of Steam Rump. Objecting lo (he use of (he steam dumping apparatus, (he miners of the bituminous mines in the IMlls inirg district threaten io go on strike, unless the dump is done away with hy several mining companies. Tin operators say they will not cease us 1 lng the dump under any conditions ; although the miners declare lt is f violation of (be agreement. The si l ike is expected io Opt ". sliOrtly, and il is said thal 5,000 mer will cease working and event uall> i every miner in the district will tuk< up tiie cause. RLOWN TO PIECES. The Sml bato of Two Roys in th? State of Indnnnn. I Ry the explosion of several hun - died pounds ol' powder at tho stor * ego house of the Farmsworth m I nf f near Sullivan, Indiana, on Thursda> . two boys woro blown to pieces an throe othors wore Borlously hurt. GIVES WORRY The Administration Again Uneasy Over San Francisco Situation. THE JAPS ARE ALERT Disposed to Pitos* for Explanations and Redress of Dad Treatment of Japanese on the Coast.-ltecent Visitors from Japan Took Careful Ami Elaborate Notes of All Tlipjr Saw.-Will Give Us Trouble. Tho administration has again.bo como uneasy over tho Japanese sit uation In San Francisco and ovor tho disposition of tho Japanoso govern ment to press quickly and closely for explanations of impropor troatmont on tho subjects of that country. Advices received indicate that there is ill feeling between tho Am ericans and Japanese in San Frau eiso. This is shown by tho recent at tack of some Amorlcans on Japanese and their property and tho retaliation of tho Japanese by attacking two Americans whom they thought to have been implicated In tho ilrst at tack. Meeting tho two Americans tho other night a party of Japanese pro ceeded to cut thom into good sized pieces with knives. San Francisco is represented In an all round condi tion of chaos. Mayor Schmitz is on trial for graft, tho city government is practically without hoad or directors and tho labor unions are on strike in all lines of business. The Japanese are working against tho American laborers for small wages and this in creases the ill feeling. A well known war correspondent who has come from Japan and Haw aii and California told the President a few days ago that the Jopaneso are watching an opportunity to make trouble for mis country, their pur pose being to take the Philiplnos and Hawaii. In tho later country thore aro 60,000 Japanese laborers, most of them former soldiers of Japan, while tho total numcbr of Americana in the island ls less than 3,000. Tho Japanese would have no difllculty in' taking the Island and giving troublo in its recapture. Tlie Japanese Ambassador has boon making somewhat vigorous rcprcsmy?L Lattens to tho State Department.' 'noni i bo I real ino ni ol'. .\.? in an Francisco, and Secretary Hoot is doing his host lo show Hie Japanese that conditions In San Francisco are anything else but normal. "If anybody imagines that tho Jap-, anese are not. wldo awake to their opportunities, lt Is Hmo for bim to revise his opinions. Thoso little yel low men are as astute observers as the world has ever soon. Tboy not only observe closely, but question keenly, getting right to tho heart of a matter through both their eyes and their ears." This was the comment made by an American naval olllcer on recent vis its to Washington by officers of the Japanese havy. A considerable num ber of Japaneso officers of ships that were lu attendance on the opening of the Jamestown exposition visited Washington under the escort of Am erican officers. They came hero to "soo the sights" and bc entertained by the government. Each group of foreign officers whether from Japan or some othor country.was escorted by an Amer ican officer whose duty lt was to en tertain the visitors and afford thom opportunities for observation. Tho arrangements were completo and tho foreigners were given just such en tertainment, as the American navy knows so well how to dispense. ft is quite safe to say that the Jap anese officers combined nore profit with their pleasure, than did the of ficers of any othor country. They know exactly what they wanted to seo and proceeded about their errand - In a perfectly businesslike manner. Fach one of them had his note book and memoranda of what he was to Observ? particularly. They spent some I time in the naval gun factory, at tho naval observatory, at the Congress ional Library and Capitol and at tho Smithsonian Institution. They carefully noted in their little books all that they saw. They talkod very little, but saw a whole lot. When tliey opened their mouths lt was to ask some salient question. They had been well coached and nothing escap ed them. Of course, they enjoyed themselves, but that was morely a detail. They were here to work and they worked. On the whole their visit was Important and significant. PRISON LIKE IS HELL. Aged Offender Sentenced for Third Tiiue for Forgery. Sentenced to the penitentiary for (ho third time for forgery. H. H. Havens, aged 60 years, told the court at Cleveland, O., that prison life was hell, and that there ls no chance for a man when once ho has been behind prison bars. Havens is Well educated, and his first offence was forging the name of a friend in the hope, of making good In a business venture. J migo Ken nedy gave him but one year. (?l lLTV OF MURDER Two Men Convicted of Murdering Another Man. At Buchanan, Ga., after deliberat ing all nig.a the jury in tho caso of ' Hen Adams, white and Millard Leo, colored, charged with tho murder of . Reese Jones, a White man, February 1 1 1 las?, returned a verdict of guilty, and recommended mo imprisonment ? for both men. The evidence against 1 the defendants was entirely circam ' st a nt la I. Motions for a now trial 5 were made for bom prisoners. MURDER RY DROWNING. Chinese Revolutionists Compel Fain ft By to du ni pt in a Well. Revolulionlsts In tho neighborhood - of Sw'atow, China, recently captured - tho family of a Chinese general ?. and compelled them all to drown '. themselves In a well. Troops have I been dispatched to Swatow, te quell tho rebels and restore order.