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VOL. 14. FAMOUS FLAGS. Captured Banners ot the South that Have Been Returned. ONE OF THIS STATES Has Most Tragic History of All in the Collection, Being Held in Place by a Pile of Dead South Carolln- ( ians at Malvena Hill. Captured July I, 1822. ( The WaRhlogton Star describes some of the Confederate battle Hags which have been returned to the Seuthern States, among them noting the following as of particular Interest: A Hag in the collection that has peihaps the most tragic history of all Is numbered 32 in the list. It is the battle Hag of the famous Palmetto regiment of South Carolina, atfd the War Department records show that It was captured at Malvern Hill, near the James Itiver, Va., July 1, 1882, by ' Sergt. W. J. Whittrlck of the Eighty- , second Pennsylvania Volunteers, Buttcrfleld'H brigade. It is recorded that 1 the South Carolina regiment held an ( advanced position under a withering ! enlllading Hre from the Union forces ' until nearly all its men had been kill ed or wounded. When the Union line ' aovanceci tney round but a hand full ' of the brave South Carolinians defending the position they had been oidered to hold to the death. These had piled up their own dead as uncanny works, behind which they stubbornly resisted the assault of Mutter field's brigade. The llag was found up right, being held in position by a pile o< the dead soldiers In gray. A foreign attache who witnessed the grim work of the Palmetto regiment of South Carolina said it deserved to bo recorded among the most gallant achievements of war In the world's history. Another South Carolina battle tlag was captured after desperate resistance at the battle of Antictam, September 17, 1 H?2, at the stone wall In front of the First Brigade, Third 1)1 vision, Ninth Army Corfs, by Private Thomas Hare of Company 1), Thirtyninth Now York Volunteers. After capturing the Palmetto colors, Private Hare was shot down by a South Carolina ritieman. A hand-to hand struggle resulted at the battle of Five Forks, Va , before the colors of the Sixth South Carolina Volunteers were finally captured from the gigantic colorbearer by Capt. J. W. Scott of Comaany I), One Hundred and Fifty-Seven Pennsylvania Volunteers, and several men on both 8iae? were Kineci or wounneci. The battle Hag of the heroic Sumter Flying Artillery, a famous South c Carolina military organization, was . captured at Sailor's Creek, April (J 1806, by Sergt. George J. Pitman, of Company C, New York Lincoln Vol Tinteer pavalry, under Gen. Custer The ilag had been carried throughout the war by the Sumter battery, which at the time of the capture of the col ors had been reduced to a bare corporal's gaurd, in size. The battle Hag of the Tenth Ala bama Infantry was captured at the battle of New Market Cross Roads The origiual bearer of the oolyis was killed and a second, who atteLpted to recover and raise It, was takeu pris m er. A United States Hag, stars and strips, was captured at the same bat tie from the Eleventh Alabama Regi ment. This Hag was carried by the Confederates to deceive the United States troops, it is stated. There are several of the Confederate iligb that were found wrapped about the bodies of their bearers, who 1 stripped them from their staiTs to save them from capture. Two of the>e are stained by the life blood of the bearers, who were shot while attemping to get away with their emblems Private John M. Hays, of Company F, Fourth Iowa Cavalry, ^credited with the capture of a Confederate bat tie flag of the stars and bars design at Columbus, Ga , April 16, 18(56. It is stated that Private Hays captured the standard and its bearer, who tore it from the staff and tried to escape, firing his revolver and wounding one man belonging to the Fourth Iowa ! f in ?* n 1 ??rr I unvan jr. A Confederate flag captured by Pri vate Warren Dockum, Company II, One Hundred and Twenty-First New York Volunteers, at Sailors creek, is Inscribed "For Our Altars and Our Hearts. Savannah Vol. Guards, 1862." The Hag of the Second Georgia Battery, captured by the Third Maryland Regiment, U. S. Volunteers, had twenty-eight bullet holes in It and three through the stall. + A desperate hand-to-hand tight In the trenches, with several casualth s on both sides, resulted, before the battle Hag of the Eighth Louisiana Regiment was captured at Uappahannook Station, Va., November 7, 1863. The colors of the Benjamin Infantry, organized April 14, 1861, in Clay ton county, Ga , captured during the Kilpatrick raid on the Macon railroad, bears the inscription: "Strike for Your Altars and Your Firesides." Among the colors of famous Confederate organizations in the list is tb&t of the noted Washington Artillery of New Orleans, which was taken &| few days before the close of the war; the flag of the "Wigfall R iles. Jeff Davis"; the battle Hag of the TwentySecond North Carolina Infantry whloh was inscribed "Seven Pines, Mechanicsville, Cold Harbor, Ok Hill, Harpers Ferry, Chanoellorsville, Sharpsburg, Frazlers Farm, Cedar M< untain, Manassas, Fredericksburg." Tnls was taken at the time of Gen. Lee's surrender, It is said. The flag of the Fourteenth Virginla Cavalry is inscribed, "God Armeth the Patriot." The battle flag of the Fortieth Virginia Regiment is a "Southern Cross." The colors of a I are Inscribed: "Presented by the ladles of Path, Va. God protect the right." Another battle Hag, a Virginia caval ry standard taken in a charge at Williamsburg, bears the name of the former colorbearer, written In his blood after he had been mortally wounded. Another Virginia Hag bears the Inscription: "Our cause is lust; our rights we will maintain." The Confederate garrison Hags of "the Citadel of Charleston, S. C.," and that of Fort Moultrie are iu the collection of rare relics. Arajng the United States colors which were captured by the Confederates and recaptured by the Union forces at the close of the war was the battlo Hag of the famous Tammany regiment (Forty s:cond New York Volunteers), which was captured by one of Gen. Hood's Texans, it Is said. Also the State colors of the Ninth Vermont Volunteers, Inscribed "Freedom and Unity"; the regimental Hag of the Fourth New Jersey; Hag of the Flr*t Michigan Volunteers, Inscribed: "Michigan daughters to her sons?defend it," captured by a Virginia reglrnont; Hag of the First Main Infantry; lhatof the "Excelsior Regiment" of New York; the Wadsworth Guards of New York, and many others. AM INSANE MAN Wanted to Kill Governor liooh, ol Kaunas, on Tucnday. aTi ropeka, Kansas, an insane man who gave his name as J. Everest Worthlngton, whose former place of residence the police have been unable , to learn, was captured within a block i )f the State House, where he said he was going to kill Governor E. W. Hoch. The man was unarmed, but ie Is of a powerful build and undoubt- i idly would have bandied the Chief > Executive roughly had he not t>cen ntercepted. Tho news of tho cap- i Lure was withheld by the police un- ! Lil Wednesday, though the capture I was made Tuesday. Worthlngton is now in the count" lail and will be sent to an asylum. Jommunlcation with the man is held jy means of written questions, and mswers, as he pretends to be deaf and lurab. In answer to a question in i egard to what his purpose was with < Lhe Governor, Worthlngton said: < "1 was inspired by Pyrus, the God )f Fire, to come here and kill Gover < lor Hock. 1 have sworn eternal ven I ? >ance against all statcsm?n who pre- < Lend that thev are self-made men. if < t had not been for his otllcer who i ;aptured me, Governor Hoch would i lave been no more, for when I was i ir rested I was on my way to the Cap- < tol to kill him. () .e who has risen I 'rom obscurity to a high place is the I worst enemy of the impecunious gen- ] eel. Therefore, I hate Hoch." Worthlngton dresses well and has 1 ,he appearance of a man of Intelli I fence. He is tall and strong, and lias I eci Hair and blue eyes. lie was ar- I cBted by C. I). Miller, an clllcer of 1 .he Juvenile Court, whose attention van attracted by Wortbir.gton's pe- ' jullar actions. 1 A Romantic Mari-lago. An interesting romance growing , )ut of university settlement work | imong the tenement population on j ,he E ist Side in New York, was re- , sealed Wednesday when announcenent was made of the engagement of \ f. G. Phelps Stokes, millionaire and { jhilanthropist, son of Anson Phelps ( Stokis, to Miss Rose Harriet Pastor, , 'ormerly of Cleveland, O , and later a , vriur on the Jewish Daily News of | Mew York, from which she recently | esigned to a o pt a clerkship in the . mlversity settlement in Kldrldgc ' itreet. M'ss Pastor, who is an at.ractlve young woman, has for years >een one of the foremost workers for , ihe betterment of the conditions of | ihe poor on E ist Side, and it was while thus engaged that she met Mr. , Slokes, who has always been actively nterested In settlement work. Miss ( Pastor was born in Augustowo, Rus Pa, in 187U. Took Too Muoli Morphine. Edith Turner, 22 years old, who 1 went from Savannah, Ga., to Norfolk, Va , and bad been living under the lame of EHth Anderson, died sud- 1 ienly Wednesday from the effects of morphine. The girl had recently received a telegram announcing the ' ieath of a id iter in Savannah and Wednesday night swallowed a mor- 1 phlne powder. She was found unconscious in her room Thursday, hut physicians revived her until she could talk. Her recovery seemed certain, i but as a precaution the girl was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital. While the doctors were working on her. with seeminirlv irnnd roonhu oho r n-/ n wv? w?4lVO| OLIO died. Itet'uBed To Nam? CoimnlHHion. Solicitor Timmnrman has refused to recommend and Governor Heyward refused appoint a commission to examine Into the question of the sanity of Marlon Parr, the cotton mill operative who is 10 hang In Columbia next week, for the murder of Clarence Shealy. Answering a petition which was referred to him Sollol tor Tim merman says that Parr gave no evidence at the trial of insanity; that on the oontrary he constructed a very plausible excuse and stoutly denied his guilt until hope was gone, when he freely confess d, fully substantiating the charge and that Inasmuoh as not even a prima facie case is made out he must refuse to endorse the petition. Found a Pot ofUold. T. A. Ledbetter has dug up a pot containing nearly 12,000 In gold coin, 20 miles of Mount Pleasant, Tex. The coin is all United States money, except one or two pieces, whioh are either Spanish or Mexican coins. Years ago an old Indian said that some kind of a treasure had been burled near the spot, and searoh was made for It at that time, but without sucoess. Several trees near the plaoe had Indian marks on them. Huit liang, Mrs. Anna Valentine, whowasoonvloted at Lodl, N. J., a vear ago of the murder of Mias Rosa Salza?on aooount of Mrs. Valentine's husband was resentenced on Tuesday and will be hanged the 12th day of May, her attempts to get new trial having failed. rh? CON WARM WELCOME Extended President Roosevelt by the Kentucky People. THE BLUE AND ORAY. Gov. Beckham Welcomed Him as the Man to Whom We Look During the Next Pour Years to Obliterate All Seetional Differences Between Sections. A dispatch from Louisville, Ky., says President Hoosevelt's welcome to Old Kentucky was typical of the State, and his reference In his speech to a united country, his greeting of Confederate veterans as "ray com rouwi ami ins anusion tt> ine wearer of the grey who bore aloft at the head of the procession of escort the "Hag of one united country" greatly pleased those who could hear him. The President was in Louisville but 1 two hours, but not a moment was lost. Ills reception in the residence section of the city was cordial, as he j passed through the business section it was thoroughly demonstrative of good ] will, and at the speaking stand and on the short drive over the business section it was an assured ovation. Everywhere the cowtls were enor- 1 mous, but orderly, and, barring a little confuslou in front of the speaker's 1 stand the police arrangements were excellent. The President was greatly 1 pleased at the cordiality of the crowds and was much touchod over the pre sentation of three magnillcent souve- 1 nlrs reminiscent of Abraham Lincoln. 1 These souvenirs were given him a few moments before his train departed for 1 the Southwest. The President was ' welcomed to Louisville by acting J Mayor Paul C. Boetli. The President responded briefly, 1 and was then escorted to iris carriage ' a few steps away, where he was seat ' ed with secretary Loeb, Governor ( Beckham and Mr. Murray. PrceeeiBd by a detail of mounted police and ' Oy a mounted civilian escort bearing J the President's colors, the President's J carriage moved forward, the proces- 1 don being under way in a few moments with Gen. John B. Cestlemati acting as grand marshal. The Presi- ' lent was cheered at frequent Intervals J by a continuous line of people from 1 Lhe time he loft his train until the party neared the business section, I where the greeting grew into a popu- 1 lar ovation. He was compelled to lift \ Ills hat often during the drive, but as tie neared Broadway he removed his 1 liat and was kept busy bjwtng from j right to left. Drawn up on Broadway between ' Third and Fourth Kt.rpAts wnra t.hn I lieorge 11. Kastin Camp, Unl.ed Con Federate Veterans, two.posts of Grand 1 Army men, and the Spanish War Vet- ' raiis' Associations. L luisvllle has ( Out a single camp of Confederates but J it is a large one, and its members s were out in full strength, with Gen. * John 11. Leathers in command. As I the head of the escorting column ( moved onto Broadway the oivilian es 1 sort with the President's colors moved ( rapidly forward and the representa 1 Lives of the blue and the gray swung 1 into line, in columns of fours, directly ' In front of the President's carriage, 1 and acted as his Immediate guard of (, honor for the remaiuder of the parade. At Fourth and Broadway about a 1 thousand pupils of the boyH' and girls' ' high schools were banked along the J walls and terraced lawns of the Y. M. * 0. A. Home. Flags waved a welcome to the evident pleasure of the Presl- ' dent, whose carriage a moment later ( turned into Fourth street. The retail ' district was black with people. Every ' window along Fourth street had Its ' occupants and the roofs of buildings ' were occupied while the street below 1 was a mass of humanity. The decor- 1 atlons on Fourth street were lavish, the beautiful Government building at ( Fourth and Chestnut streets, being ( especially attractive. The President arrived at thesfpeak- , er's stand in front of the Court . House, at Sixth and Jefferson streets, , at 10' A. M. He was introduced in a 1 few words, by Governor B.ckman, who ' said: "Not only the people of Louis vllle, but the people of all Kentucky rejoice today in welcoming among us the President of this great republic. Regardless of all political differences . we are here to do honor, not only to the Chief Magistrate of this great , country, but also to Theodore Roose ; veil, the man. (Great applause.) , "We reooguize his eminent patriot ( ism, his Integrity, his ftarlessne-s, and we all believe him to be a friend of the , great common people, throughout this country. We also look forward to him ( during the next four years as the ruler of this republic, to obliterate the last faint line of sectional differences that may exist in thisouuntrv. (Applause.) I hftllAVA thuf. If. In In "* _ ....... .V y >U una inmci Ui this great man, who more than any President since the big brained and big hearted Lincoln, holds the alTeo tlon and the confidence of the people of this country; 1 say, L believe-it Is more in his power than In the power of any oth< r man to establish beyond question the fact that there is no North, no South, no East and no West In this country." As the President stepped upon the platform and the crowds saw him a prolonged cheer went up. The President tried to speak, but good naturedly waited until the applause had died out. Then he said: "God bless Reokham and you, my fellow Americans. (Applause.) Surely any man would indeed be gratified to be greeted In this way by such an audience, and be Introduced as pou have Introduced me, Governor Reokham. (Applause.) "As the Governor has so well said, upon all the important questions, the questions that Infinitely transcend mere partisan differences, we are fundamentally one. (Applaase.) "For,-in the question of foreign and Internal politics, the points upon | which there can be no proper division lion*! [WAY, 8. C., THUP on party lines, iutlnitely exceed in number those upon which there can be such division and, Governor Beckham, I shall do all that In me lies to justify the hope to which you have given expression, and to try to show myself the President of all the people of the United States. (Prolonged applause ) "And, naturally, 1 feel particularly gratified as seeing here, to-day, joined In this procession, the men who wore the blue and the men who wore the grey. (Laughter and applause.) "In the dark days?now, keep just as quiet as you can; you won't be able to do anything more than see me anyhow (Laughter and applause)?In the dark days, each of you fought for the right as it was given him to see the right (A voice, 'That's right!') and each of you has left us the right to feel pride not only in your valor, but In your devotion to what you conscientiously believed your duty. (Great applause.) "And now we are all one (cheers and long continued applause) and as a united pe >ple, we have the right to feel the same pride in the valor of the man who conscientiously risked his life in the Confederate uniform that we have in the man who fought in the blue. (Applause.) And as I passed by your ranks, oh, my friends in grey, to-day, and saluted the II ig of our common country, held up by a man in the grey uniform, 1 felt that indeed we are one, and that we have been able to show mankind the greatest war of the century can be followed by the mast perfect union that any nation now knows. (Great applause.) "And in coming to this great and beautiful city of yours. 1 wish to con rratwlate you upon the historic spirit that is found here." (Pointing to the datucof Thomas J efferson thatstands In front of the Court House, the President continued: j "1 am glad, as I say, of the spirit that makes you wish to dedicate statues like this of Jefferson, and like the <reat statue of Clay Inside of this ( Jourt House. It is a tine tiling to keep lo a sense of historic continuity with tdie past, and there is one statue that I wish the member in the National Jongre>s from Kentucky to see Is put jp by the National Government, and that is a national statue of Andrew Jackson, and the victors of the battle , )f New Orleans. The light at New Oreans was one in which the whole na- , lion has a care, as far as the glory and the prolit went, and the whole nation. Mid not any one State, should join in j putting that Htatue up. ( "Now, 1 am going to say good-bye, , because there is a little movement, ( there, and it will be better for the women and small people If I let you get ,vay. Good-bye." , As the President descended to the platform from the speaker's stand the , voices of two male German slrglng so- ( tietics burst fcrth with the strain of ( 'My Old Kentucky II me," the Pres- , dent remaining uncovered until the , 'aranus song had been concluded. , Then he spoke to the singers as fol- | ows: , , "Gentlemen: I want to thank you 'or coming here to sing to day and I < want to say Just one thing suggested | ay your presence. We as a people are , jomposed of men of many different s itocks from the {Old World. Each , itock can contribute something of , ;reat value to our national life. The < people of German origin who have j some here have contributed much in ] many different ways, and not the least , if what they contributed has been the , power to know what the joy of living means. (Applause.) There is one word L wish it were possible to translate, jut as it Is not possible I wish ws jould ad pt it absolutely as it Is? gemuthllohkeit'?for gemuetbllchcelt is a mighty valuable asset. I only lope as missionaries you will be able J io teach us what it means and how to practice it all through. Good-bye." .Laughter ) The President and party then en- 1 iered their carriages and after a short i irive through several streets In the business district arrived at the Louis- ' ville Hotel. The streets were massed with people and the President stood jp in ills carriage, bowing from right to left in responce to the cheering, 1 which was hearty and continuous. In the parlors of the hotel occurred jne of the prettiest incidents of the lay -the presentation of souvenirs to ihe Executive. These consisted of a massive silver tiagon containing water From a spring on the old Lincoln homestead in Larue County; an inkitand of oak that shaded the spring it which Lincoln drank when a lad, md a beautiful silver vase tilled with erchlds. The President was visibly touched by the gifts as it was a complete surprise. The presentation was made by Col. R. T. Durrett, for twenty years a friend of the President ind in whose library Mr. Roosevelt, years ago. spent many hours gaining Information as to the history of Ken Lucky and data as to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The group surrounding the President when the pre sentation was made Included G >ver nor ILckham, Senator McCreary, Congressman Sherley. the Hon. Logan 0. Murray and a few invited guests, numbering altogether not more than tiity. The President made a feeling response, saying that he felt more than ever that he was the President of all the people?North and South, East and West. A hurried departure was taken, the President arriving on board his train at exactly 11 o'clock. A minute later with the Executive standing on the rear platform of the car, with cannon thundering a farewell salute, less than a block away and to the mug c of deafening cheers, the train moved out of Seventh street station, and a half hour later was speeding aoross Indiana on its way to the Southwest. Demoorau Won. Elections were held in the larger cities of Kansas last week. The democrats carried Kansas City, Kans., and Leavenworth, this being a revolution and entirely unlocked for in each oase. Topcka and Wiohita elec ted republican tickets. Wm. W. Rose, democrat, was elected mayor of KansasiClty, Kans., Tnursday by probably 1,500 plurality. The election was notable because of the activity of the women voters. Of a total registration of 18,000 voters, 5,000 were women. Leavenworth elected Peter Everhardyi democrat, mayor by 200 majority. tSDAY, APRIL 13, BLOWS ON GANG. I A Bank Robber Confessed to Many Robberies in this AND OTHER STATES. He Implicates Two Charleston Merchants in the Different Robberies the Gang Committed in South Carolina. Chris Rabens and II. R. Rabens are the Two. A story that causes the operations of Rallies, ''The Gentleman Burglar," to appear tame and suitable for the nurserv; a story that made the Nick Carter and Diamond Diok series to pale Into Insignificance; a tale that held the throng of spectators breathless with attention, was told in the United States Circuit Court, of Charleston Friday afternoon, when John F. McCarthy, alias John O. Danrell, nnw onrwlnrt o onr?f 1 ** v r ? * >n/> nuK a ocuboumi in vennont State prison, was put on tlie stand to testify in the Latta postoftlce robbery ease. When District A ?torney Capers asked McCarthy if he knew John King and Edward Morgan, alias Murphy, he replied: "Oh, yes, I know them. I co-operated with them in the robberry of the postcfllce at Latta on February 25, 1904." On further examination McCarthy gave a full ac count of the movements of the gang which Infested this State some two years ago. In part McCarthy said: "1 met the two Kabens, Rudolph and Chris, in Charleston in 1903, and saw King and Morgan at the house of Ribens frequently." When asked to give an account of the robbery at Latta McCarthy, in part, said: "Well, after a conference with several members of the gang it was decided to have a try at the p< stolllco or bank in Latta. Two of us went up there to look over the ground, and then the rest of us f illowed? Morgan, King, myself and one other. We weut to Dillon and got breakfast In a house In the factory district. Morgan and Shorty, who had been over to Latta, came up to us and reported that it looked good. We cooked dinner and supper In the woods, near the track, between Dillon and Latta, and after dark set out for Latta, halting on the eJge of the town until midnight, when we entered. We broke open a carpenter's chest in an unfinished house, endeavoring to And the necessary tools; we Anally went to a blacksmith's shop and got a sledge hammer, crowbar, chisel, brac3 and other Instruments. We went to the bank, and King and myself kept watch, uiKllo Iho * -.? V- -> - * ttiiiiv vu& unu uiutus UIU 1116 WOTK. The bank, whioh was in the same building with the postutllce, was blown ill right, but the forc3 of the explodon Jammed the door and there was nothing doing in the swag line; so we tried the postotlice safe. Morgan and Shorty were inside, and pretty soon I beard two explosions, following closely upon each other. The stamps, monjy and letters were put in a sack and the two came out." "After coming from the building we all tixed for blood hounds?that Is we tied a string or cloth to the 'lapels' of our shoes and sprinkled it well with mustard?a dog cannot follow such a track. We went down by the depot and across the country to a branch track and when about four miles from Latta went in the woods and divided the swag. We had about >180 in money, a large number of itamps, two pocket books and a lot of letters. I lost one letter from Win nie Lewis and tore up another letter." Inspector Gregory then produced two letters, one of them Intact and the other put together on a pane of glass. McCarthy identlticd both as the ones left in the woods. One of the missives, which must have been a very tender one, began "Sweetheart Johnny." The contents were not read. The papers, said the witnesses, were left in the woods. When asked what was the character of the papers referred to McCarthy said they were newspapers and religious peril dicalx. District Attorney Capers wanted to kn^w if the gang had read the religious papers in the peaceful seclusion of that quiet and sequestered spot. The witness said that they had not. "We buried about 200 pennits, as Ih^y were too heavy to carry, and they went down the track about two miles, keeping under the cover of the woods constantly. We skirted Dillon and then the gang separated.' 1 went on to Fayettevllle, N. C., with Shorty. We stopped at the Davis House and the next morning Morgan and King showed up at the breakfast table. We then went over to Hamlet the next mcrning, which was Sunday, and King hid the stamps under a freight shed." Gulag back a bit, McCarthy said, "I first met the two Itabens in the fall of 1903 at the Star Theatre. Shorty was with them and I met Guk DeFord either at the theatre or at Llabens's house DeFord brought dynamite to city ?nd the glycerine was extracted, so that the pure glycerine might be obtained. The operation was carried on In Rabens's house. Shortly afterwards Shorty, Morgan, DeFord and myself began discussing a good Job, and we decided on Denmark. An Investigating committee was sent out and It reported that Denmark was all right. We worked it safely and camebaok to Charleston, taking the money to Rabens's house. We had about $800 between the four of us. We all oounted out our part, and Rabens went out and had It changed Into paper. I spent most of mine at the Star Theatre. "We thought we'd try Mount Olive, N. 0., next. We got. the tools from Rabens's house and started out. Didn't know ezaoti? where we were going, but were going up against the first thing we came across. We blowed a bank, but the inner doors Jammed and then we went into the postoffloe and got abaut $600 in oash, imld 1905. besides stamps. I came back to Charleston with the stamps and saw Rabens the next morning and delivered to liim the stamps which he put in a safe in his store. The money in stamps amounted to about $305. 1 1 planted our tools In Rabens's back yard. "Morgan had left me and 1 had Instructions to come whenever 1 received a telegram to that effect. Shortly after 1 had returned from Mt. Olive, Chris Rabens received a telegram form Morgan which he gave tome. In effect it was: "Send Johnny to Greenwood." "1 dug up the tools in Rudolph Ra ben's yard and after securing some fuse from Ribeus, went up to Greenwood, where 1 was met by Morgan and Shorty. We went over to Seneca and robbed the Uourtenay Rank, securing some $0,000 or $8,000; wo got about $500 worth of diamonds in the haul. We hid about $2,000 in silver in the ground and put the paper money in a satchell. 1 came on back to Charleston and was met at the depot by Rabens and another man. Wo went to Chris Rabens's store, and 1 gave him all the money burnt and torn by the explosion. 1 told Rabens all about the robbery, and he and 1 went back after the burled silver, but It could not be found. Rabens and myself then went up to Baltimore to < get Shorty, and lie came back with us and the sliver was located. It was . shipped to Charleston in a dress suit \ case and a trunk. "One night after we came back I with tho Hllver, 1 went over to the I Star theatre and burned about $50 for ; champagne. Then 1 went up to a jewelry store and bought s >me diamond garters, diamond earrings, s;veral diamond pit s, a watch and ohaiu. Then we all went over to a J clothing store on King and Ilasel streets and we all dressed up. 1 gave the diamond garters and earrings to \ "Rabetis said 1 had l>etter let him ' have some of the money as Detectives Brcnnan and Hogan had been about the theatre, and It would not be well for me to be caught with much money on my oerson. "1 went to Baltimore from here, taking the stamps whieh had been placed in R&ben's charge with me. I v went broke and telegraphed for $50 r frtm Habeas; Ned Morgan was broke. 8 too, and 1 wired for $75 for him. Moth 1 of the telegrams brought quick re- 1 sponscs and I and Morgan came down * to Charleston, and went to Raben's * house. We had a conference at * Riben's house, and decided to sec how tilings stood at St. Georges. The mem- H bers of the gang that went up to look k over the situation reported favorably, ( and we started to St. George's * Shorty and King went on the train. ' Morgan and myj-elf were driven out to 1 Seven mile ltuu by ltabens. We broke H up so as not to attract attention, though wo were ah together on tho 1 tram. Up about PreguaU's a truck ^ broke or something happened to the 1 train, and we were delayed aoout an ' hour. When we got to St, George's a f posse got after us, and many shots s were lired. We seperatid and lied to c the woods. I started to board the H train and come back to Charleston, c but noticed that the same conductor 1 which had taken us up to St George's, was on the train, and as 1 understood 1 that he had given us away and ciused the formation of the posse which * chased us out of town. 1 didn't git ' on the train. 1 came back to Char- 1 leston later and put the tools in a * bureau drawer in Riben's hous3. The 1 others of the gang came b ick later, and we all met at lUben'sstoro. We v discussed J dinston's and Monk's Corner, but Morgan sild thatLatta look r ed good to birr. While the district attorney still had 1 a few questions to put to tiie witness, ' and so stated to the Court the witness c was turned over to the cross-examlna 1 tiou. lie said that he had been sen- \ tenced to serve a term of sixteen years i i North Carolina for burg.ary, but that he had escaped after sixteen * months in Jail. lie Is now serving a sentence In Vermont for robbing a post clllce, and was brought from the State prison to this place and Friday faced his alleged old comrades and gave the above testimony. Of course he was often Interrupted and many objections were made to questions by the defendants' attorn ys, but the story as given aoove is substantially the most interesting parts of his narrative. McCarthy told his story in a quiet, j listless fashion, displaying no emotion, and with a half smile playing about, his lips most of the time. He looked once or twice at King and Murphy, but for the most part kept his eyes on the district attorney, Postofliice Inspector Gregory was sitting beside the district attorney and assisted him In directing the questions. A queer Caho. A rather queer case has been commenced in Greenville. J. E. Mclntyre nas sworn out a warrant for the arrest of Charlie Schafer, whom he alleges defrauded him to the amount of 20. The two men were before the mayor several days ago charged with disorderly conduct. They had a per sonal difficulty and were arrested. Mclntyre says he paid Shafer $20 to keep iiiin irora icsurying to certa'.n things Id the city court and It is alleged by Mclntyre that Sohafer did not carry out his agreement and defrauded him by giving damaging testimony. As a rebuttal to the warrant for defraud- ' lng, Sohafer is out with a warrant complaining and alleging that Mclntyre made an assault on him with a deadly weapon, the same being named in the warrant as a 38 callibre re vol er. The oase is set for trial on April 11th and counsel has been engaged by both parties. Hanjced at Fayottevllle. Walter Partridge, a negro boy 20 years of age, was banged at Fayettevllle, N. C., Thursday for a orimlnai assault upon Mrs. Llllle I. Hales, a white woman. The negro's nerve did not desert him. He died from strangulation in 10 minutes. Shortly after Partridge's crime a special bill was put through the legislature allowing a civil term of oourt jurisdiction so as to hasten his trial. With a Hake. Thos. Austin was mortally wound ed with a rake by Thos. Ross on Sunday in Greenville, dying on Wednesday. 4 '?? I BANK 0F CON W/ CAPITAL STOCK, $20,000.00 TOTAL ASSET OLEIC B. CL COLLINS, President. C. P. QUATTLEBAUM, V-PRKS. Our Bank, boing a local institut building of Ilorry County and for the suing tliis policy wo take pleasure in accommodation when consistent with W itli gratitudo for the liberal | cordially solicit your future business Respect fu D. A. SPI V E Robt. B. Scarborough, II. T President. Yice-I BANK OF Conwa1 Capital Stock 1)1 REC Robt. B. Scarborough, Hal L. Buck, George .1. Ilolliday, Wo will [)ay you 5 per cent, intei isb savings banks to thoso wishing Try our plan for saving your nicklos i these little banks ami the interest we lielp yon. THE COTTON CHOP l w a jl v/ii vvxkvx ' England "Envies the 8oath Eer Cotton Fields and Cotton. V llGBolution l>y IIuuho ol Commons lor Uncom-aging Cot- ' ton UtlHinK in ItritiBli Colonies. A dispatch from Lord n says the louse of commons Thursday night vas the scene of a remarkable denonstratlon based upon the defeat of J l government candidate In the bye- ' lection for Brighton, a constituency which for twenty years had not failed ,o return conservative or unionist candidates for parliament by majorizes of two thousand and upwards. The house had been engaged In conilderatlon of a resolution olTered by >1 r William Tomlinson, conservative, leclarlng that ' in view of the peril A) which the industries of the United Clngdom are exposed by too great delendence on the United States as the ource of supply of cotton, and the , food results of the operations already mdertaken by the British cottonjrowlng association, the house desires o express Its appreciation of the beneits derived by the encourgement afbrded by the government to the association and looks to a continuance if the good olllces, as essential to the peedy development of the resources ? >f the colonies, dependencies and proectorates for the maintenance of | employment in one of the greatest national industries." A number of the members spoke In upport of the expansion of the Brit sh cotton growing territory. Mr. Ommett said the cotton growers of .he United States already were jeal>us of the success of the experiments n the West Indies. While a some- < vhat desultory and uninteresting de ; >ate was dragging on there was a , ush of opposltlun morni ers from the ( obblcs shouting wilh joy over the , iheral vletory In Brighton. "Villiers s in!" was the cry, which was revived with grcat?cheerlng. Premier dalfour, who was Just then entering the house, was greeted with shouts of 'resign," "resign." Colonial Secretary Lyttleton, whp tad been speaking when the inter'uptlon came, after the demonstraiion had subsided continued, saying that since 1902 the production of cotton inside the British empire had trebled. The government, he added, rad not relaxed its efforts looking tc i further increase. lie trusted that 1 Lancashire would assist the work more liberally in future. The resolution was adopted unanimously. Mr. Balfour quitted the house almost Immediately. Oi a motion to adjourn, an extraordinary scene oc 5urred. Mr. Lloyd George (Advanced Liberal,) said he had intended t > luestion the premier on the fate that aad befallen a member of the admlnstration at Brighton. He complained that on receiving notice that the question would be raised the premier had ieliberately left the house. The premier's discourtesy to the house, he laid, was becoming absolutely often live. Several members spoke, supporting Mr. Lloyd George and declaring that the government ought to resign. arinotAn nhHMklll I J ?*. 1 ??-? tt iiiniA/u-vjLiuiv^iiiii nam It lUUKCU 1IKC the beginning of the end. The house 1 idjourned amid loud opposltiou laugh- ! ber. Case ol Hulctde. Mrs. Ruby Larned, wife of Wm. , Livingston Larncd, an illustrator, who died a few days ago.'Hn New York, under circa instances whloh were considered susp'cious, came to her death by poison, self-lnllicted with suicidal Intent. This conclusion was reached by a coroner's Jury Thursday. The dead woman's husband test!lied at the inquest that Mrs. Lamed had been unhappy on account of his fre quent forced business trips; that she was nervous and excitable, and had threatened to commit suicide. Both Lamed and his wife were from Georgia and were quite young. Ktllied l>y Oa?. At New York four persons were killed by illuminating gas Thursday In a tenant house in the upper East Side. They were Marry Rogers, 7 f> years old; Helen Clark, 12; KateClark, 10; and Elizabeth Clark, 7. Their bodies were found by the father of the three oiildren, Samuel Clark, a truck driver, who with bis wife and young son, ocoupled an adjoining room. When Clark awoke he smelled gas and traced It to the next room, where he found his three ohlldren and the woman, a friend of the family, dead. The gas had escaped from a defective gas stove. NO. 1. C 0 NWAY ^V, S. O. S.UULULUS FUND, $17,000. S, $140,000.00. !EUSr 1). A. SUIVEY, Cashier. M. W. COLLINS, Asst. 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Stalvet, Attorney and Oounaellor at Law, OONWA T, 8. 0 "Shingles! sFinglesT Solid nio your orders by mail or all at ollioo of Waccamaw Lino of -itcamers for best Cypress Shingloa liado by Shingle Manufacturing Company. T. "J". Bell, Agt., Conway, S. C. Conway Market Fresh Meats and Sausago always on hand. Orders aro taken and promptly delivered every day. i ** i ureo. Lu iviarsii, Proprietor. PUTTING IT STRONG. A Lnily'H 1'unKont IlefiiarltH About MarrliiK* h and Divorce. Miss J? anctte L. Gilder, editor of The Critic, places the morals of divorce in this lucid manner before the readers of the New York Globe: "An honest man does not repudiate his business responsibilities nor refuse to pay Ins gambling debts. Then why should he bo considered honest In repudiating his domestio liabilities or refusing to pay a debt Incurred in the great lottery? It is not considered honest for a woman to have children and nq husband. Then why should it be considered honest for a woman to have children by two living men? They cannot both be her husbands. And surely the fact that some words have been said by some licensed officer over one does not make her more virtuous than the other, for apparently they have not bound her any lirmer. Neither does a trip into a complaisant state legalize these connections or alter the moral aspeot of the case. These are perhaps ugly facts to look in the face, but they are none the less true, and if the sweetness and sacredness of American homou arc 11\ Ho oinf% ? ..VUWO u>u >u uu Uiainuaiuoii IUU U|(iy facts of these progressive marriages must be envisaged." Badly Bamagod. At Salisbury, N. 0., a violent tornado Wednesday afternoon did great damage to Livingston College, blowing down Ilallard Ilall Auditorium and the laundry. Two students in the printing shop--L. Ilall and Ernest Uoblnson?were seriously injured. The loss is about $7,500. Andrew Carnegie reoently gave the Institution $1*2,500 for a library. Twoohurches were destroyed by the wind storm. Hilled for HIn Money. Samuel Spencer, a prominent contractor, was found dead in an alleyway w 1 n Fort Smith, Ark., on Tuesday morning with a bullet hole In his head and his pockets tuimedwrong side out a*,