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The Democrat 'DO THOU, (HtEAT LUBKRTY, INSPIRE OUK SOULS AND MAKE OPR LIVES IN THY POSSESSION HAPPY OH OUR DEATHS GLORIOUS IN THY CAUSE." VOL XXXIIf 'HENNETTSVILLE. S. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 17. 1908 NO. 16 SWEPT BY FIRE. < Fearful Damage Done by Fire In City of Chelsea. OVER A SQUARE MILE Of tilt* Mnssehusctts Town Dcvustu j te<l-Property Iioss Ten Million Dollars-Twelve Persons Dont! omi Many Injured-Ten Thousand Are Homeless-Kleven Hours Inquir ed to (.'et Flames Under Control. Fire devasled moro than ono square mile of thc manufacturing business and tenement district ol Chelsea, Mass.. Sunday, entailing a loss estimated at fully $10,000,000. The lire started at I o.-io a.m. near the Posion Blacking Company's works on Wost Third street, near the Everett City line, and crossed the city, a distance ol' one milt and a quarter, to Marginal, opposite the East Bos ton shore Lat?; Sunday night lour dead bod ies had been recovered from the ruins. Half it hundred persons were injured, s?<veral fatally. Ten thous and persons left homeless. Among the building burned were thirteen churches, the Frost Hospital, the Children's Hospital, tho City Hall, the Fitz Public Library, live school houses, u <IOZ?MI or nun?! fac tories and about 800 tenements and dwellings. Th?? residential section of the ?'itv, where the wealthier ?dusses reside, oscap?1?! the flames, in the retail soe tion, through which Ibo fire passed, were twenty business blocks, which were destroyed. The United Slates marine buildings were not damaged. At 0 o'clock Sunday night the Hames wer?! under control. TILLMAN IMPROVING The Senior Senator Says Ile ls Feel? lng Considerably Stronger. A special from Atlanta lo The State says "reports from Hie sanitar ium indicate thal Senator Tillman is improving even mon- rapidly I bau expected when be came here. To a 'friend who saw bim l'or a few min utes be said be was feeling consider ably stronger. Iud realized bis dan ger ami expressed bis purpose to avoid all forms of mental excite ment for SOUIC lillie to collie. Ile walks around tlie sanitarium, bill bas not yet ventured io the city. He proposes io lead an absolutely quiet existence l'or i he next six weeks or two months, sailing tor lOurope ac soon as be feels lu- is strong enough lo stand the trip." NUG HOFS NOT WANTED. Negro Band Causes Trouble in New York Slat?-. The managers of Hie Watertown (N. v., i Chamber of Commerce are ?.ni liana; sed by the refusal ol' iii'1 ??9tll Company ol' the slate militia to march on Friday In honor nf Govern or Hughes il' il is led by the neuro band ol' Ibo 2-1 til United Stales In fantry. Tlie latter regiment is just hack from Hie PhilliplllCS and two battalions of it an- q mirier ed at Mad ison baracks, adjacent to W atertow n Watertown exerted considerable ef forts to h?ve Hie negroes sent io .some oilier barracks, bul in vain. Tho committee is now irvin;.: io engage a band ol' white musicians. NF.GHO KIDNAPS DEPUTY. Officer Captured by Man Ile Tried io Arrest. Ai Anniston, Ala.. Acting Deputy She:ur .1. ?'. West, who was kidnap ped by a negro named Cunningham while be was attempting to arrest lb?' negro, returned td thal <iiy tho next day minus bis revolver, money aitcl Wadge. West says the negro Inarched him t<? Riverside. Thoro tho negro made him gol Into an em pty freight car, which lie Iben closed up and made bis escape West fi nally succeeded In getting oui nf the car and returned. OllWers are still searching for the negro. ST A KN ED T' ? -AT Ai Hie End of H < NtlrtJ ' ''s( Pay Man Dies. At SI. Paul. Minn., Kn il? Kt ead died nt I f ClTOi ?ll'? Saturday, having ii? himself to death in Un ii tempi to fa it for forty days in 01 dot' ti li UOlt strate his theory tba tlV - non trois the body am Iii n....d bl might lor than mal r. ihnsteud'H fast lasted ;> I da , ordi? t<> those in tho bote THEY ARE SCARED. THE REPLIHACAXH FEAR THEY \YlMi UK BEATEN'. Troubles Without untl WlthiN tho Party C?USO Ahum-Many Tliink Roosevelt Will Ito tho Nominee. A Washington letter lo tho Char leston Post Bays Republican loaders in Congress make uo pretense of con cealing their anxiety over- the out come of (ho national elections next November, lt is a common thing to hear Republican members of the House admit that tho chames ?re against the election of a Republican majority in the House next. tall. Some Republicans entertain very grave doubts over the Presidential election, but console themselves with the hope thal the Democrats may "do (ho wrong thing at the right timi!'' and Hms compensate for ex ist lug disadvantages under which (he Republican party is said lo bo laboring. ll is admitted Hutt this ls some what of a new role for tho Republi can party to bc playing--prospective beneficiary ol' Hie mistakes of its op ponents, lt is pointed out that heretofore the Republicans have won upon a policy of action, agression and progress. The great victories on the money question, the tariff question, the Phillipincs question and other issues wi re gained in this way. Two main causes contributo to (he anxiety of the Republicans at (his lime. They are, first the widespread industrial depression, the resulting lia rd times, a fertile and prolific lieh! for Democratic growth. Second, Ibo factional troubles within the Re publican parly in a great many States. Some Republicans in Congress are >f the opinion thal conditions are rapidly growing moro favorable lo i possible stampede for Roosevelt, they say that unless Secretary Tall is nominated on the first ballot. Ibo Any will be open l'or a contest In tho convention which will make Roosevelt's renomination unuvold tblo. They think thal conditions are. corking rapidly to Ibis end. lt is a fad that the average run of Republicans entertain the opinion bat President Roosevelt's renoniinu ion will be the outcome ol' the pros ?nl muss in which the party linds it el!'. Opinions vary whether in ihat -vent tho Ropublidans would win o? os?'. Sonni think thal President Roosevelt is so strone wiib the corn non people (bal lu- would override ill opposition. others bolieve thal Hu' third term inesHon could be raised against lim with effect. Still others S?V il .vould all dopend upon tho Demo .ralic nominee, and ?MI lliat Sitte o? lu: question as io whether Hryai'. ir Johnson would be the stronger nan there ?tro as immy opinions as here aro facets io a diamond. PRANKS Ol CUPID. XII Old Mau and Obi Woman Han Away. Mrs. ??rrlo lOtiuuohf,, fis years tit ?ge, who len Plyihomh, Pi? , recently, laying thai sin- was going to visit riends in Scranton, wont Instead t?> ?over, X. .1 . and was t hore married o Jphn P Johnson, who is 7-"> years ?ld. T'ne.v uni several months ago md wore infatuated with each other, mt while their friends knew tills, hey did n.>i ex peel lliey would be Harried, johnson is a widowei with foui hlldreii and Mrs. Humions, who is ?li orceri, bas three children. Together hey have grandchildren; They viii live in Mori Istow n. N. V. I tl,OOH Y MYSTERY. ?Vornan Lying ill Pool Of Mood ami Her Husband Shot. Mrs. Kinma Kolss, aged 32 years, vite of William I' llelss, proprietor d' old Keon o in y hotel, nt Kconomy talion, near Plisbiu , Pa., Was Olind dead in a pool id blood in a ?ed al lier home, having boon shot brough tin- heari. on Hm Hoof near he beti lay her husband, with a dan gerous pistol shot wound through bis emplo. Considerable mystery sim ounds the affair. * PICKED IT AT SEA. Iirilling Rescue of Twcnty-'.'ilglit Men by a Steamship. A thrilling rescue <?f ?J8 shipwreck id men was made durit,g the trip ol' no steamship Vol urno,/which picked ip the lier, floating ?near Hie al nost dhnnnuHed schooner Chapgno, vhich had . n hil bi a hurricane. b r? actio wi made February 27th. he steam-iiiii> roaohodjNow York on .'riday. ORDER SERVED On the Dispensary Commission by Judge Pritchard in COLUMBIA ON FRIDAY. Commission Circo Five Days lo De" olde as io What They Will Do ll ls Suhl They Will Hold (lie lori and (Jo io da i I Ital her Than Obey Judge Pritchard's It?rent Order. Tho Columbio coi respondent of Tho .Nows and Courier says the order of Judge Pritchard granting a sup ersodeas on conditions was aol sol v ed Until Friday when il was received through the mail hy Chairman Mur ra v. Of tho dispensary winding-up commission, and thc oilier members Of the commission, as well as hy At torney General I .yon from tho office of the derk of tho Federal Court, in Cha rles ton The order ls dated April S und re quires compliance within live days from date of order, not live days from service. The commission will not give the heavy bond required by Judge Pritchard, and will not surrender tho collateral, which requires to he sur rendered, so that thc commission will lu- in contempt in refusing to obey thc order to deposit the collateral with the Federal Court. As a matter of fact the collateral is not in the possession of the com mission, bid is willi Hi,. Slate Treas urer, and has been in his poscssion for a long time, even before tho hooks and records of the dispensary wero piacd in thc Treasurer's vaults. So that the commission can make answer that the colletterai i^ not in its posession at all. and they cannot comply with the primary and most Important condition of Judge Prit chard^ order. Of course, If Judge Pritchard ct?) get hold of thc collateral he has tlief' case in his hand absolutely, timi, of course, thc State ls not going to sur render tile collateral. Judge Pritchard may serve an or der on stale Treasurer Jennings, bul it happens that Capt. Jennings is in Mississippi ami not ai this timo in the jurisdiction 6? Judge Pritchard's order. Ile is having a pleasant visit out there and is doubtless not in a hurry to i.M ern. uiile.-s he is requested lo come hom.- by Governor Ansel. The (lovel nor will noi. however, ask the treasurer lo come back to give up thc collateral, and he will not in struct ii ny one io give ii up, because the State is going lo keep ils hands on the collat?ral These collaterals were deposited as security tor the deposits of the dis pensary mond) with the various hanks ol' 'he State, ?ind the hanks will noi pay out the money wit Inuit gelling their securities blick. This point ls Ibo milk in tin- cocoanut, and tbs Stale holds the cocoanut. * May Itcvictt Case Tin State sii.VS an appeal lo (he United states thc II ll court of appeals on sonic ground ls absolutely certain and wh.n this COU I* I meet S il will be presided over by Chief Justice Fuller of the ('pited States supremo court. li is believed that tito chief .ma lice win temporarily, ai b ast, hold off drastic dot lou until he can hoar tho arguments, the appeal having already boon perfected. A dispatch from Asheville io Tho New.-, and Courier says Judge Prit chard Friday receivol a letter freon .Instile Fuller in reference to the case, bul elated, as it was a private letter, he would not refer to ils con tents. While the chief Justice ls considering (lie idea of a Special ses sion, it is quite probable thal Ito move will i.e made in the case hore or in South Carolina by the receiv ers. * IIVF GUKATIOKT MFA, lu Private I.if?< Invited lo Attend a Conference. WtlO are the live greatest men in i he Full'ned States mil In public life? According to Presldonl Roose velt, I hoy are Grover Cleveland, An Irew Carnegie, John Mitchell. Wil liam J. Brynn and .hines J. Hill. The President lias invited these live i,, attend the big confluence at i he White House during the week of May DI lo discuss conservation of the natural resources ol' the country. Kvory Governor of a State, Cabi net Ofllccrs, members of the Unite/] Stales Supreme (Noni and members of the inland Waterways Commis sion are to attend officially, hut (hose (We men are singled out. from the Whole United States as flVO Individ uals to he Invited. They are all Democrats. NIGHT OF TERROR Seven Persons Shot to Death and Many Wounded in THE CITY OF LISBON Disputo Regarding Counting of Votos in Municipal Elections Starts Riot in Church, from Which Guards Excitement Prevailed. At. Hobon, Portugal, seven persons were, shot to death and fifty others wounded hy soldiers aile rt he voling in (ho elections in that city had end ed. Tho rioting was widespread and such was tho confusion during tho violent conflict between the populace and tho municipal guard that tho guardsmen, mistaking infantrymen who had boca called on? feu- members of tho mob, fired a volley into (heir ranks, seriously wounding (bree of tho soldiers. The night was one of terror for Lisbon, soemed suddenly aflame with seething revolt. Hands of men ran wildly through tho streets, brandish ing weapons, while the sharp crack of rifles Was heard in various sections of the city. Thousands of the most peaceable citizens fled to their homes just as they did on the night after assassination of King Carlos and the Crown Prince. Tho principal rioting was tho result of a dispute between the Republicans and tho Monarchists regarding tho counting of votes. Tho Reputmcnns, who feared fraud nt the various Lisbon polling places, made :? deter mined Stand for their rights at St. Dominiques Church, which is in the centre of the city, tho district that is practically tho stronghold of Repub licans, Moth tho Republicans and Monarchists kept a sharp watch thro/ [ iou! I lie day. Tho voters, fol lowing undent cu.?tom of. vot ing in tho churches, they filed stead- 1 Hy, bul slowly, into the historic Dom iniques and deposited their ballots In the Official voling boxes. When the polls closed tho Monarchist election Oflicors declared it was too lalo lo conni the voles and proposed to keep the list in the church and count them the next day. The Republicans tel- , bus refused lo assent to lilts, Insist ing upon un Immediate count, fol lowed by Hie sealing of the boxes. Thc difference between tho olllcers sproad lo tho crowd thai were in tho church and in a moment blows wore si ruck and then a general light fol lowed. Suddenly the municipal guard arrived and den red Coe edifice of tho struggling combatants at the point of the bayonet ? In t he meantime the crowd outside of the church had been greatly augmented and the guardsmen's appearance al tho doors after they had forced Hie people into tho streets was tho signal for a show er ol' stones, under which they wore torced to retreat. As they retired thoy fired a Volley from meir lilies, bringing down several of the rioters. The mob steadily Increased and shouts (uni imprecations und eries of anger were heard on overysido. Tho rioters armed themselves anew ttUd -soon tho edifice was literally sur rounded U hil bosci ged by a maddened mob. Tin- guardsmen fired Intermittently through the doorways, but the volleys were feeble and incffcctu.il. Even tually, tho commanding olllcor placed a detail Oil the balcony over the main portal, from which point ol' vantage tho guardsmen hied r?p?nt cdly Into th<> surging populace and wounded a large number. Still the mob did not give way. but only at tacked the church the moro furiously. Several of tho guardsmen were WOUUdeU, hut they wei. replaced on thc balcony hy Others und for three hours the light continued. Then three companies of infantry and n troop Of cavalry, with one bat tery appeared, driving ?ill before i hem. WAS ALKAID OF HANKS. Ko HUI His Money in Wall bf His Lacking faith in hanks as place of deposit for his savings. William ll. Wilkins, of Whitestone, C. f., who [lied recently ?it tho age of eight-live, J ev I sod a unique arrangement for the safekeeping of his money. Ile caused a sort ol' repository to bo built in the wall back of his kitchen door fac ing. Aft r ii Wits once seated he had no wa-, of opening his homo made hank and he dropped money through ii dot from limo to time. Prom the da?' he had the place built np to thfr thoo of tho death h? novar dis turbed his hole in the wall savings balik, lu which was found 17, G S li. Vi' I louse. MAY GO IN ARMY MAJOR MICAH JENKINS MAY (?RT PROMOTION. His Present Office Is Wanted for a MHU Who Will Hustle for Taft Votos. Zach McGee, Washington cor respondent of The State, says Maj. Micah Jenkins, collector of internal revenue, is about to get involved in the administration's fight for dole gates lo (he Republican convention, bul by (he now popular process of elimination. The following "band out" attests: "lt is ?nderst ood (hat (he secre tary of wai', at (he request of Com missioner of Internal Revenue Cap ers, contemplates the restoration in (he army of Maj. Micah J. Jenkins, now collector of Internal revenue at. Columbia. S. C., in such a way as to be not. only congenial to tho major, bul lo operate as a distinct, compli ment and promotion. This would necessarily vacate (he office of (bo collector of internal revenue at Col umbia, now held hy Maj. Jenkins, and it is also understood that Maj. ii. W. C. Ulalock and R. R. Tolbert would be appointed, according lo tho recommendation made in that con nection by Capt Capers." It will be remembered that Major Jenkins is a personal friend of ono T. R., having been closely associated with him in tho Spanish war, be cause of which friendship he was ap pointed to his present position. ile has performed tho duties of in ternal revenue collector acceptably to bis chief until now when, being a Democrat, he is unable to perform the principal duty of that, office < which is to corral Republican dole- I gates. l He can serve his country helter in i the army. Now one R. R. Tolbert, is ? an ideal man for collector of internal revenue, his especial qualification ho- i lng that at. this moment he is going ? up and down in the State of South ; Carolina trying to oust Capt. Capers i from tho high and- potent job of na- l I ional committeeman, foi- tho oxpress purpose of sending an anti-admin- ( ist ral ion delgealion to Chicago. Rut t Mr. Tolbert would, of course, rather t bc collector of internal revenue. * ? A SAD ANNIVERSARY. Gen. Lee Surrendered ai Appomattox :( .1:5 Years Ago Thursday. I i Forty-tbree years ago last Thurs- | day Gen. Robt. K. nee surrendered to tho federal officers at Appomattox. ^ Col. II. lt. ii rooks, whose memory serves him as well as lils patriotism and bravery served the "host Cause," says The State, called attention on last Thursday nigh! to tho fact that this ls the anniversary of tba", occa sion when the South's proud and beloved commanding general parsed his sword (iver to Grant and g:)V0 up, for the Confed?rales the great strug gle against overwlielinln ? olds. "Mo surrendered 9,000 men and muskets that day," says Col. Drooks. "to a weil fed. well equipped 1'iny of 200,000. lt was useless to CO.U HnUe the battle longer." PRIEST COMMITS SUICIDE. Rector of Catholic Church Shoots Himself Through Head. Til.' Kev. Father Joseph A. Gra ham, rector of Hie Rom tl tl Catholic Church ol' the Dlessed Sacrament, In Albany, N. V.. shot himself twice in the heart Friday afternoon in his study. He died almost instantly In the opinion of Dr. Dutke, who was called soon after the suicide was dis eoverod. Father Grnhnm was not in his right mind Ile was a native of Albany and a brother of National Dank ICxamlner Edward .1 Oraham. Father Graham was about 45 years old and was re garded as one of the most brilliant men in the Albany diocese. Ile bad been poor in health and despond ent. * AN old) HRIHECROOM. Iowa AllthSnloon Leader Weds Mrs. Nellie Ingalls ai Dctrlot. A dispatch from Kort. Dodge, lov i, says: H. s Collin, rounder of Hope Hall ami former presldont of the Alt tl-Saloon League, of Iowa, w is >r rled Friday lo Mrs. Nellie Ingall of Do? ?ot. Mr. Collin will celebrate his Ph?hly-fifth birth (lay Imlay, and upon his a rrival al his .uni ry home will be given a reception by friends. * Ten incrs are Kided. A pedal nispaich lo Ball Flig hted, says ten niino-s lost their lives in the Norton HUI colliery in Somer setshire, Monda as a result of coal Pirate Crew Capture Vessel and Murder All the Officers. IN THE SOUTH SEAS. Tho Captain mid the Mate Aro ?riven Into the Son With Tomahawks by the Seamen, Who Are Afterward* Captured on Ron ixl a Derelict Ves sel in Gilbert Island-They Will Ile Dealt With hy the Authorities. News has been brought to Victoria, H.. c.. by the steamship M?roma, which arrived one day last week of a remarkable piracy and murder In tim South Seas. The Captain and mate of a Callao schooner wore at tacked with a tomahawk and forced to jump overboard by Joseph Mor timer, a Bolgian; J. Taylor of Man chester, and G. Jackson of London, who then stole the schooner, the N'ouvre Tigro. of Callao, and started for Australia. Tho vessel was wreck ed In the Gilbert Islands, whore sh? was found by Captain Marshall, of thc trading schooner Laurel, who re ported tho piracy and murder to th? authorities at Suva, where the mea were mndo prisoners. Jackson Inter confessed. He said : "The schooner sailed under tho Italian Hag, being owned by tho master and mate, both of whom wero forced to jump overboard. "The schooner sailed out of Callao ?arly in November4 last, having on Lioard a crew of five, the captain and nate, the cook (a Belgian) Joseph Mortimer and myself as cabin boy, md J. Taylor. "The vessel had only got about 14 niles off tho coast, and the first day rom Callao when the cook inado an tttack on the mate and captain. Ho .uhsed av. the mate first and struck' lim in the hoad with a tomahawk. Ho wau Jelled by tho blow but lulckly recovered himself arid took o tho rigging. The captain, heming ,he scuttle, came out of the cabin, md ho was Immediately felled by a dow. "Immediately afterward tho cook jot his gun and forced first the mate ind then the skipper, to jump over board. The male sank, but tho skip >er struck out for Ibo shore, distant 'ourteen miles, and Jackson threw ?lim a plank. The cook threatened Jackson, who agreed to assist in vorkiug Un- schooner. The cargo was lottlsonod and they started for Aus Lrulia. The vessel finally went ashore In tho Gilbert group." COT OFF LIGHT. Ulevk Accused of Improper Conduct Toward Two Young (?iris. At Savannah, Ga., Tl. Rhett Wovor, i clerk In a shoe store was fined $f>0 by tho recorder last week for having written two notes for yoting girls Daking the principal of tho school [bey attended to excuse them for tho lay ns they wore unwell. He signed Lb names of tho girls' parents to tho notes. Tilt' recorder looked upon tho matter as a very serious ono and lined Wovor $r.O. He was unable to pay it for several hours and had to mond about half the day in jail be fore he secured tho desired amount. One of the young girls told her ratn sr some very bad stories ot Wover's .omiucl toward ber. ON LAST LEG OF JOURNEY. Klori Left Magdalena Day for Cor onadt in Four Divisions. Tho Atlantic ?lcot of 16 battleships liogan Sunday tho Inst log of Itu originally planned cruise from Hamp ?n Roads to the (leiden (?ate. Tho our divisions Of tho Heel weighed mellor at 4 o'clock that afternoon, Uid throe quarters of an hours lalee vero threading their way out of Mag lalona Hay in the wake ot tho llag ihip Connelicul. WILL DIT IT BACK. Vitain Words to be Restored to tho Jackson Mnnuniei ' A dispatch u Mehi is, Tenn., wy? tho worda The I -i M st. Do 'reserved." fl.'O to bc urotl to tho iionumenl <>. Andr? ,v Jackson in ?our; bouse square. "Darlr " "Lil ivar a local nf ctn rato i oit? i chisel ai... rona vd m\f\ ?rom tho momtn .m. said ;> ?? ??alio? way, a member ot m< i> ik conimls dort. "Now that ice civ. . ls long past, and wo an .d' < |? ul of he. union, it scorns ! ) m that it would he only proper j the language back." *