The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 15, 1905, Image 1
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VOL. 14.
TWO RASCALS
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Negro Preachers Convicted ol
r
Committing Pension Frauds
AND SENT TO PRISON.
The "Rev." Samuel B. Thompson and
the "Rev." E. J. Williams, Who
Stole the S|Jvery of the l.ord
to Serve the Devil In,
Caught Up With.
The United States District Court
at Charleston Is making It warm for
the negro preachers who have been
Illegally prosecuting pension claims.
As a result of the prosecution two
ministers, Rev. Samuel B. Thompson
and Rev. E J. Williams, of Chesterfield
count} were Thursday sentenoed
fto terms in the United States prison
at Atlanta, and another preacher,
ReY. William F. Shepherd of Beaufort
^ was indicted anti^will be tried at the
next term of the court.
Rev. Thompson pleaded guilt v an(^
was sentenoed to one year and a day
In prison and Rev. Williams entered
the same plea, as an accessory, and
was given six months In the Marlboro
county jail. R >bert McFarlan's case
was nol prossed, he having turned
State's evidence, although it is understood
that the pension examiners had
proved the case on him and were prepared
to conviot him and the two
preachers with whom he operated
whether he made his confession or
not. Ills evidence was given, however,
and he escaped punishment by
doing so.
The case presents some interesting
and amusing features, and shows the
use to which many "educated" ne
groes put their intelligence. Rev
Thompson hails from Cash's depot, in
Chesteifield county, and 1b the son of
a preacher of the same name. Thompson
started in the pension business
two years ago and in this time he
nied about & dozen claims, two of
which were granted, and these are
the cases which have gotten him into
trouble with Uncle Sam. The pensions
were secured in Die name of
Robert and Nero McFarlan. The pa
pers were all properly prepared and
apparently straight on their face, and
it was only by accident that the de
partment got on to the fact of the
-v fraud.
According to the evidence of the
pension examiner Thompson secured
an allowance of $262 back money for
Nero McFarlan. When the vouchers
and other papers were received by
Thompson be met Nero by appoint
ment at the bank at Cash's depot and
there the signatures were afllxed,
Thompson directing what Ngroshould
do, and the claimant cheerfully and
readily putting his name to such pa
pers as were presented. The money
came from Washington in due time
and was deposited at the bank by
Thompson. The preacher had fixed
things to his satisfaction and protit,
but he had to give some money to
Nero since the fellow knew that money
had been allowed to him, so he drew
a check for $26 02, secured a government
pension ciliceenvelope, and then
took himself to Hamlet, N. C , where
he bought a money order for the
amount and mailed It to Nero.
lie marked on the outside cf the
envelope, ' E. J. Williams, Washing
ton, D. O." When Nero got the
money order he went to the post* lli:e
to cash it. He had to be idcntiH:d
and the Identification was furnished
by Williams, who was on hand, ao i
cording to the agreement, although |
the envelope indicated his presence at
Washington. Nero was so pleased
with the receipt of the money that he
hastened to explain to the pohtcillce
official that Williams had sent the
money to him, which Williams prompt
ly denied. The postt ffice official con
eluded that something was wrong so he
notitl.d the d partment and tho in
vestigation followed, resulting in the
makiDg out of cases of forgery and
false certification ugainst Thompson
and Williams Jointly anc|- on seperate
oounts.
The invfstigatlon of the pension ex*
aminers showed that Thompson had
secured a pension of $417 for It tbert
McFarlan, but that the man ha > been
paid only $100, having left the rest on
deposit as the pensioner thought for
the purchase of farm supplies, but
when the time came for the purchase
he fonnd that tht re was no money to
his oredit in the bank. Williams
noting the success which had attended
Thompson's operations, entered the
business on his own account and put
in a olatm for one Jet McFarlan, who
was alleged to have died in 1001,
when be had died in 1868. Thompson
came to Williams' assistance in find*
lng one Richard McFarlan.es heir to
ktbe dead soldier, notwithsAndlng the
fact that Jet McFarlan had never
married. A olaim was put in for a
cnua, rail line WHS tut} uuuue, wuu WHO
fk alleged to have been born In 1890 to
the man who had died In 1868.
V Thompson concluded to go one bet'
ter and he put In a claim for another
child, Delia, born In the same year,
the child being declared a minor of
Roman MoFarlan, whose mother died
In 1883. The olaim must be entered
before a child is 16 years, and Tborap
son saw that the age was safely placed
within the period. A olaim of 1240
was asked for these children. Wnen
Thompson filed the olaim for Delia
she was then married to a man named
William MoNatt and was the mother
of one child and Instead of being 14
years, she was at least 21.
These were not all the claims whioh
were filed by the preachers, who found
time in their work of salvation to engage
in the proseoutlon of pension
claims. Among the other claims was
one for still another McFarlan, who
was alleged to have served In the One
Hundred and Thirty-fifth regiment of
engineers and who is still a resident
i
of this mundane sphere. McFarlai
tells that ho far from serving in gen
eral Sherman's division, he and hi
master "ran for two years to kee
away" from the army in question.Columbia
State.
COLUMBIA FEMALE COLLEGE.
ICxerclHOH Held for the Lait Time ii
Present Quarters.
The commencement exercises of th<
Columbia college were held Tuesda:
night In the auditorium, which for It:
last time witnessed the fair scene, fo:
ere another ol&ss Is sent from withir
those walls the Institution will be It
quarters more befitting and more ac
r ymedatlDg f r its needs. Tneolf
b .ldlng which has been doing a nobl<
work since its erection in 1869 wll
no longer shelter the youth and beau
ty of the Methodist denomination, bu1
will in all probability be given ovei
to an even n( bier cauHe.
The hall was crowded to overfl >w
log Tuesday night when the c z .rulsu
were opened by a piano f election, by
two of t le students. Tnese younp
ladi? 8, Misses Woodley and Norton,
rendered the "Marchce Herolque" in
a style that ri fleeted much credit
tl n/kllo'?? A 4 41
Ufrrwu iuo uuii((jO. u tut) conclusion
of these soft strains I)r. J. W. Flltir
delivered a short prayer at-king the
divine blessing upon the Institution
and all its works
Dr. W. W. Daniel, the president,
then advanced and Introduced to the
audience one who needed no Introduc
tion to a Columbia audience, Dr. J.
A. It. Soberer, president of Newberry
college. Dr. Soberer took as his sub
Jeot "The Ceutury In Literature."
ills oration was a magmticent one,
and was greatly enjoyed by all who
luard it.
The visitors were next entertalneo
with a nocturne by Miss Pearl Nor
ton, which was well applauded, and
then the president art.se and made a
short address to the members of the
graduating class and took occasion tc
announce the winner of the Sylvan
u edal which Is given for the highest
average scholarship of the session
The winner, he said, was not present,
having been compelled to return home
but nevertheless the name would be
announced and the prize sent to her.
The young lady eecurlng this much
c veted prize was Miss Maud O^ens
of Dunbarton.
The event which Is an epoch In the
life of every student was at hand and
Dr. Daniel called the membe rs of the
class forward and presented to th m
the much desired diplomas. The following
young ladles received their de
grees: Lenore Ruth Ackerman, B.
A.; Madge Exling Bethune, B. A ;
June caura Collins, B A ; Annie
Elina Da.gan, B. A ; Kate Q>enn, B
A.; Mattic May Morgan, B. A ; Attie
Ela Phillips, B. A ; Sarali Elizabeth
Reed, B. A.
Certificates were Riven to the fol
lowing young ladles: Carrie Maude
Cannon, Lurilne Harvey, Lilian Loul e
Marchant, Mary Brlgham Mots Lldlv
Rluhburg, Maude Attn Riley, Alma
VanMetre, Ethel VanMetre, Carrie
Belle Vaughau, Mario DaLjaohe
Zemp.
There was a pretty Incident that
took place after the conferring of degrees
when Dr. J. W. Daniel arose
and on behalf of the graduating claspresented
the popular president of the
c illege, Dr. W. W. Daniel, a bronze
bust of Lord Byron.
Rev. E. () Watson, chairman ol
the the board of trustees, came forward
and annunced the glad tidings
that the new bidding would he ready
when the students returned to thelt
duties.
CjiRinhlinK l?(l It.
Lawrence W. Wiggins, at one time
a prominent merchant and cltlzm ol
Marietta, Ga., omrnltted suloide Saturday
In a room at Folsom's hotel on
Marietta stroet, Atlanta, by outline
his throat with a razor. He was at
the head of the L. W. Wiggins Shoe
Company, of Marietta, which failec
about slz months ago, and formerly
owned one of the handsomest hornet
in Col b county, which Is said to have
Hunts u> pay gamming aeois. YY!g
gins married one of the handsomesl
and wealthiest women In* M >.rrltta
and she with two young hoc k, survive!
him. Ills wife's fortune of some$75,
000 is said to hav3 gone In toe same
manner as his other property, througl
gamblii g, and speculation. lie wai
45 years of age and it is said that n(
man in Marietta had brighter pros
pects than did he several years ag<
before he became practically a slavi
to the card table.
Hixtoen Injur, il.
Sixteen men arid boys employed li
the coal mine of the Inverness Rail
way and Mining company at Invernes
O. B., were injured Thursday by at
explosion of powder about. 500 fee
down the slope. The physicians whi
attended the injured say that all wii
recover. The injuries were chlell
caused by powder cans, pick axes anc
other tools which were hurled amoni
the employes. A spark from a miner'
lamp is thought to have limited fch.
powder.
Death ol ttdv. J. M. Carlisle.*
Rev. John M. Carlisle, aged 7
years, died at the home of his riaugb
ter, Mrs. L. C. Jennings, Spartan
burg, S. C., Wednesday afternoon
The deceased was for years a proml
nent and Influential member of lb
South Carolina conference. lie wa
noted tor his piety and his attentlo
to all duties as a pastor. His remain
were burled In Oakwood cemcter
Thursday afternoon.
Htestn Killed Three.
Three men were killed by a suddc
rush of steam In a boiler, which the
were repairing at the Amerioan Ste?
and Wire Company's furnaces a
Cleveland, O., Wednesday. The dear
James Donahue, William MoBridt
unknown man. Several other me
were slightly Injured.
Fire at Oordele, Ga.
In the town of Cordele, Ga., Wet
nesday eleotrlo lights,' telephone)
telegraphs, street roll ways and othc
public conveniences were put out <
burlness by Are In the business dii
trlot during the evening that did u]
wards of $60,000 damages. Seven
stores were burned with their 001
tents.
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CON^
0 WANTS A EKCElVEJt
H
p For the Fouth Carolina and Georgia
Railroad Company. (
0 ...
Tho Action Ih Ilruught In tho inter?
e?(orAn AUKiiHta Stockholder,
Who Own Many Hharrs. i
e The papers In the suit of Henry II.
V Cummings, of Augusta, to break the
k lease of the South Carolina and Oeor- <
r gla railroad by the Southern railway,
J and for the appointment of a receiver
for the South Caro Ina and Georgia
1 road, were tiled Friday In the i ftlce of
i the clerk of the circuit court at
1 Charleston.
The Evening Post, of Charleston,
j siys the complaint was prepared by
' Attorney I). J. Southall, of Aiken,
and is a very lengthy bill, containing /
numerous exhibits, wbich are made
> part of the complaint. The bill re
r cites thai Cummlugs Is a stockholder ^
1 of the S uthern railway, owning oue v
hundred shares, arid the reason of the h
i suit Is that the plamtitT believes that v
' the continued control of the South
' Carolina and Georgia road by the ^
1 Southern Is to the deirlmeut of the P
> tlnarclal Interests of the Southern g
i rallwey. and the plain itf having no j,
Other me n.s f n i?*f, he has asked the
ooust to Intercom an I g've the de1
slrtd r lie' b^ appointing a receiver 0
and selling the r. .u', putting an < nd 11
to the present opt ration of the South F
Carolina and Ge >rgia by the South- 0
em, which Is declared to be In viola sl
tlon of the constitution and the acts 0
of the L gislature.
The bill reviews the acquMtlon and (
control of the Charlotte, Columbia and h
Augusta, later the Carolina, Cumber- H
lailfl (J in anrt ( 'lilnairn n.rAlmu nnA Li
? ~ J- ?> 'v? -wa a VM fj "1 V/ >1 Villlt rtllVI
Midland, and last the South Carolina u
and Georgia, giving a detail* d account
of the oonncciUns and rou es of the s<
1 road, the whole being to show the a
1 mergiug of the parallel lines which ^
1 are complained of, and incidentally a'
the alleged hurt to the cotton mills of b
Aiken, Latgley, Granlteville and
Warren, in the lnere;^je of freight '
1 rates through withdrawing the com- s
pe'ition wide i formerly existed b 1
fore the railroads wire absorbed and
1 made part of the s> stem of the Soutu- "
eru railway
Tne all gat Ions of the merging and
absorption are further set out in the
' exhibits, in which particular refer- 1,1
enc s are made to suits which have e
been by various parties in Aiken and '
Orangeburg ouunties, and also by the *
Attorney General In K> rshaw county, l'
all st eking to break the lease of the v
properties under the constitution and 11
acts of the State, especially under
1 ->eotlou 7, article i) of the c nstltutlon hl
and the acts of March 2 181)7, which
provides a penalty of $100 a day for Ci
every day that the parallel line is n
1 held and op, rated In violation of the *
1 act, the said penalty to be acquired
in the courts. The several suits In 1
Aiken and Orangeburg were Instituted 1
! by pirtles seeking to have the penalty
assessed that they may sr cure their *
p ?rilon of the line, in accordance with h
' the law.
The bill of complaint proceeds to !(
1 tell of the large sum of money which
| has been expended in the maintenance ^
| of the South Carolina and Georgia,
! damage suits, etc., not to speik of the
, penalty which Is being daily Incurred 11
through the operation of the compet ^
lng Hue, In violation of tlie law. The '
petition states that instead of the
. South Carolina road being a valuable ?
asset, it is detrimental and burdensome '
to the Southern railway, and is working
great damage and injury to the s,
i stockho.d* rs. The corporation refuses ^
. to oorrect the trouble, and this is the .
justification of the petitioner going >
( in o t in 6\jderal ccurt. The petitlou ^
, concludes:
"Wherefore, the premises consideri
ed Inasmuch as your orator is remind ?
I less in a court of common law and can .
r only have relief In a court of equity .
j where there matters and things are ,
, properly cognizable, your orator, ex
pressly waiving discovery and answer
under oath from each and all of said
defendants, humbly prays. c
\ "First. That the said Southern Hall- r
way Company, its directors, otllcers and 1
, agents, be perpetually enjoined from
' further holding or operating or at ^
, tempting to hold or operate, either d!- '
} r oily or indirectly, j-aid South Caro- c
lina and Georgia R dlroad Company. a
3 "Se? ond. That this court appoint S
3 s^me tit and proper person as receiver 8
to tak.- charge of, operare and control 8
said S u h C .rolloa and Georgia Rail
road Conop.u y, un e' appropriate ora
ders and dlrcctlou < f ihi< court, until
such time as the same can be sold uns
der the direction of this court.
i "Third. That this court, by appro
t prlate decrees in the premises, direct
0 and order the South Carolina and Geor1
gia railroad to be sold at public or
y private sale, as the oourt may Direct,
I 1/lR'imP nfl^nn rvnrur.no nonnmnruf In..
m w w v |^wi irvu | pu ov/UO| V/i VA/4 '4 t%t iUM j
I who will own, maintain and operate 1
h the same in accordance with the fun- (
e damental law of the State of South 1
Carolina, and that the proceeds of 1
such sale be turned into the treasury 1
of said Southern railway for the bene- 5
9 lit of its stockholders.
l" "Fourth. That the court will from 1
l" time to time grant unto your orator 1
' such other and further relief as may 1
to the court seem meek."
e
? Valuable Towboat Sinks.
n After completing a journey of 1,800 ,
s miles without mishap, the towboat j
y W. VV. O'Neill, one of the largest In ,
the river service, struck an obstruction ,
In the canal Wednesday and sunk at !
the foot of Eighth street. Cipt. Carn
rollton and crew of 16 escaped. The 1
V boat, whloh is the property of the '
" Monongahela Consolidated Coal and
^ Coke company, is worth $100,000 and
was returning from New Orleans with
a big tow of empty ooal barges. It is
n believed the O'Neill oan be raised.
Navigation through the canal will not
be Interferon with.
1. 100,000 Sunday School Children.
#, Anniversary Day. a day whloh has
ir made Brooklyn, N. Y., famous the
>f world over, was oelebrated their Wed
9- ncsday by the combined Sunday school
? associations of Brooklyn. One hundred
*1 thousand children took part in the i
i* parade, whloh Is the prlnoipal feature
of the oelebration.
iVAY, S. C., THUBi
FRAUD FOUND. I
Charged That Government Reports
Were Doctored.
ro BE INVESTIGATED.
Secretary Wilson Says the Charges Are
Ridiculous. Secretary Cheatham, J
of the Southern Cotton Associ- ,
I
ation, Says He Has Documentary
Evidence.
A dispatch from New York to the I
Atlanta Journal says Richard Cheatiam,
of Atlanta, secretary of the
louthern Cotton Growers'a s iclatlon,
iho Is In this city, has diclared his ^
utentlun of calling President 11 oseelt's
attention to what he considers (
loss Irregularities In itxith the pre- i
u vo f (i .n 11 tvl !/??? !*? ? a ^ A- - t
?i uuivii anu inu ^uuiiuilllUIl UI LI1C *
overnment oottcu report Issued last 1
'riday week. y
Mr. Clicatliam will make no charge c
f bribery or any otber crime, but his ?
a tent ion Is to ask for a rigid Invest!- ?
ation, and tbat the resignation of I
ne of the in portant cmplojes in the 1
tat 1st leal bureau of the department 1
f agriculture be demanded.
It Is understood that he charges r
)mo one In the department with
avltg manipulated the (inures at d
iven them in aovanoe of p iblication a
certain brokers f< r use in depusv a
g tlie cotton market. 8
The Southern Got tern Growers' aselation
is an organization of planters <
nd southern brokers, whose o: ject it
i to regulate, so far as p ssible, t lie r
oreage of cotton and to p oUct the '
1 ant? rs and other southern interests c
rotn m nlpulation of the market 8
andii'g to d pr?ss the price of the c
aple. Otlic rs of tiie asscla'lon, 1
relate they have as many exp rts as c
tie department of agriculture, and <
>ake every t (Tort to s? cure the most
rustworthy informattr n regardli g c
tie crop condition For several muu hs c
tie statistics gathered t>y the associa- l
on have been at variance with those K
rtanatirg fiom Washington, and the i
Ulcers of tiie association together (
iti brokers and cotton merchants In c
bis city have conducted a seer, t in- t
estimation in tiie hope of ascertain- 1
ig tiie reasons for the discrepancy. '
A prominent broker, it is now as <
erted, lias gathered the most impur a
^UL oi documentary evidence in th c
ase. From employes of the depart- 1
lent of agriculture, he says, some of I
horn are in the habit of making
ri 4'ient visits to this city, he learned i
bat advance Information in regard to t
lie reports could be secured lie fol- c
iwed up this inquiry, inquiring J
rhcther or not the report has not t
een changed, and allegos he was sueessful
in this endeavor, also receiving 1
jtters from at least one of the prom- i
aeut firms of cotton brokers in this t
lty had such an understanding with 1
t least one otllcer. 1
Mr. Cheatham wits notified of the I
Urged discoveries by telegraph and I
aade a hurried trip to this city. <
vfter many hours spent in conmlta (
Ion, he journeyed to Washington, I
emained a few hours and returned to I
Jew York, saying he desired signa <
ures to a document in his post.es I
ion. It is said Mr. Cheatham will i
harge that the figures of the bureau l
f statistic have been manipulated
u the interests of a certain bearish
lemeut in the market here, and this
harge will ir elude not only the fur- '
tshinlng cf advance information i
lertainlng to the government Uguros, |
>ut also falsification of these figures. ,
n the case of the report Issued last
Trlday he will charge that plans were '
aid a month in advance.
WHO TllK OKKICKU IS.
I
Edward S. Holmes, Jr., Is the name ,
if the government otlloial that will be
epoited to President Roosevelt, by
llchard Cheatham, secretary of the ,
1 uthern Cotton Growers'Association,
iecretary Cheatham It Is stated on
xoellent authority, will tell Presilent
Roosevelt that not only was ,
idvance information concerning the
I vernment report on ootton acreage
ind condition given out to bear operitors
in New York, but that the
igures of the report were deliberately
nanipulated so as to favor the market
jperations of the prominent specula
lve interest lnvo vr>d. hv InMimnftinor
i 1 wer market valuation for cotton
han Is warranted by the actual conllil'
n of the growing crop.
It 1h further charged that plans
were laid practically a month In advance
to secure in this instance a
bearish report, and that the ofllcial
tcoused, profiting by the advantages
)f his position, perfected arrangements
by which such result might be
ibtalned. Secretary Cheatham has
in his possession, It is said, numerous
ilgned documents showing conclusively
that the figures of the government
Dure&u on the cotton aortage and oon
iitIon have been manipulated in the
interests of a certain bearish interest
In the market.
SAYS OUAUGK8 AUK RIDICULOUS.
A dUpatch from Washington says
Secretary Wilson, at the concanlon of
the cabinet meeting said his attention
bad been called to the charges of the
Southern Cotton association that there
had been a "leak" in the information
gathered by the agricultural department
in regard to the cotton crop. He
characterized the obargcs as ridicu
ious. It was possible, be said, that
somebody connected with the depart
ment had been pretending to have
knowledge of the cotton figures department,
but as a matter of fact it
was pr&ctloally Impossible for anybody
bo obtain advance information of any
value.
"The reports from the various
states in the cotton belt," said he
"and those from tho field agents of
the department are received by the
statistician under seal and placed In a
safe. On the day when the totals
are to be footed and the estimates
made these reports are taken from the
9DAY, JUNE 15.19<
safe in the presence of myself the
htatistian and such assistants as we
may need to do the work. Behind
locked doors we examine the report
and make up the report, which as
soon as we complete the task, Is given
to the publio. There is no possibility
so far as 1 can understand, of anybody
(btainlng advance Information as to
the report made publio. 1 oan conceive
that, by collusion with an agent
here or there in the country one
might obtain a little inform atlon but
it would be of no value whatever."
Sec. Wilson indicated intention,
however of instituting an inquiry
Into the charges, with a view to
eliminating any possible fraud. He <
said so far as he knew, Mr. Hyde, the
statistician of the department had no
Idea of postponing his trip to E-trope
on account of the charges which had
been made publio.
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Some Improvement in Cotton, But
UrasH Ht ill Serious Drawback. fi
Following Is a report of crop coudi
lions as made by Seclion Dlreotor
llauor:
The tlrst of the week ending Menlay,
Juie 5th, was warm, the middle
xutlon cool, and the close had normal
icmperaturo. There was widespread
complaint that cool nights were unfavorable
on cotton. There was more
,han the usual amount of sunshine
>ver the western and central parts,
ind less than usual over the eastern
>arts. There were local high, damagng
winds in the northeastern counties
on the 30th and 31st accompanyug
thunderstorms.
A large portion of the state bad no
ain during the week, but there were
leavy rains in oe east central, east>m
and southerr> count ies on the 30 h
md 31st, further delaying faim work
md increasing the foulness of corn
iod cotton.
Farm work made rapid progress
tver the larger portion of the state,
>ut cultIvation Is difficult owing to the
ink growth of grass and weeds and
,he rapid <lrj log of the soil which tenI
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V v? MUVI VI until VI. JL liO wrttlllr
wns generally favorable for growth ^
if crops, a?.d there Is a marked im 1
>ro ve men t noted where they have been '
iultlv.ited, but the general condition *
f all field crops is still poor.
Thefe Is a marked Improvement In \
soften which locks well where worked,
.specially on clay soils, but Is still c
>oor, yellow and smill on handy and
;ray soils, with less complaint of e
ilants dying than last week. Lice are v
irevalcnt in the central and eastern l
ountles. There yet remains a small 1
)art of the crop to chop to stands 1
favorable progress was made in cleanug
fields of grass and weeds, but 1
nuch remains foul, and some will be '
ibandoncd owing to the rank growth 1
>f gra^s and the scircity of laborers *
iTlrst squares have been noted In many c
jtiriH of the state.
The condition of corn is variable, e
anging from good to very poor, and
nuch of the crop is suffering for want e
>f cultivation. In many places it is
mellow and undersized. Where prop
srly cultivated it is tine. Hottom lands
*e e destructive in southern counties,
[lice looks fairly well. A large acrelge
of June rice will be planted in
die Georgetown district. Melons are
ate. Wiieat Is being harvested and
ihe yields are poor, owing to rust and
:oo much rain. Oats are ripe and be
ng generally harvested, with yields
hinging from excellent to poor. Spring
)abs continue promising. Peaches are
icing shipped; the quality Is good,
lilt till A fruit, la nrr??ll In /-.n
- ? ? W ?? ?? -W M * A pi l*w 1 pjQVIl'
:s are rotting badly. Gardens are dong
well, but need rain in the west. *
Pastures good. Minor crops generally a
promising.
Slio Milken ? MiHiako. \
The following is told of a couple a
who attended the Wyoming state fair 1
ind stopped at one of the best hotels
in Salem. About 2 a. m., the husband
was siezed with severe stomach r
sramps and was almost frantic. IIIh ^
wife was very much frightened, but
she knew something must be done
quickly, so without putting on any i
slothes she started down stairs on the
Jump with naught on but her ''nigh- !
ty." Running into the dining room
she saw the mustard cruet on the 1
table. Emptying the contents into 1
her handkerchief she started upstairs \
on the run and entered the tirst door ^
she came. Here she saw a man lying
on the bed, who in the dim darkness
she mistook for her husband, and *
gently tuoking us his lingerie slapped :
the poultice on his abdomen. The
man let out a howl and sitting up in
b d shouted: "Woman, what in the '
h?1 are you doing?" There was a
shriek, a patter of feet on the hall
floor and frightened half to death the
poor wife found her room and sudor 1
u g husband. She told him her
troubles, and it tlck'ed hira s > that
his cramps took a c ange of venue.
Fought it Oui,
At Belgrade, S rvia, a street fight
occurred at a public square Wed i6nf'ay
afternrxm between former Pre
mter Pastes and M. Nikolics, the mlnister
of Justice Tile two met and rxobange
a few w( rds when M. Nikollo
suddenly struck M Padcs on th
In ad with a stick. M Pastes seiz d
his opponent by the tbr >at but bystanders
interfered and separated the
combatants. The quarrel was the
outcome of differences due the recent
ministerial crisis. Minister Nikolics
has resigned as a result of the trou
ble.
The Hryans Qo Abroad
Mrs. William J. Bryan and her
daughter Grace sailed for Germany
Wednesday for a long trip abroad.
They will be Joined early in September
by Mr. Bryan and the winter will be
spent in some part of the Orient. Mr.
Bryan is going abroad especially to
study the experiments of continental
cities at municipal ownership and the
railroad question. He expects to be
In politics when he returns
l>emooratlo Victory.
A dispatch from Wheeling, W. Va.,
says Thos. D. Davis, Democrat, a
brother of Henry G. Davis, was
elected as representative from the
second district by at least eight hundred
majority over James P. Larkln,
reversing a previous Republican majority.
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06.
acree toTarl i
Norway and Sweden Peacefully
Dissolve Their Union.
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NORWAY WANTS KING b
8
a
Her 0*n, and the Old King is Asked C(
to Aid in the Selection of One of
His Family to Rule Over Nor- ^
way as a Seperate Na- ^
tion.
A dispatch from Christians, Norway,
lays Kin# Oscar's refusal to sanction
?he hill passed ty the storthing prodding
for a separate consular service
or Norway culminated Wednesday in
/he passing of a resolution by th? R
torthing declaring the dissolution o' II
Via imlnn O 1 > n
u umuu ui owouoii auu oorway ana u
hat the king had ceased to act as kin*;
>f Norway. Aa address to the kin# is
vas adopted declaring that no ill feel- T
ng was entertained against him, his ^
lynasty or the Swedish nation and
sking him to cooperate in the selecion
of a >oung prince of the house of ^
lemadotte to occupy the throne of rj,
Norway.
"Norway from today Is a fully inlependent
and sovereign state."
Tills is the lext of the editorials in
he Norwegian newspapers and It relicts
the spirit with wiilch the people
if Norway aoci pt today's action of of
he storthing when It proclaimed King of
)soar no longer king of Norway. It
At its meeting Wednesday evening tc
he storthing adopted a proclamation cl
o the Norwegian people In which is P'
iven a de? ailed account of the events fr
(receding the passing of the resolu ca
Ion, and in which the hope Is express- tl
d that they "will succeed in 11 vimr in 1 m
>eace and on g' o i terms with alt and h(
u,t tiie least with the S wedlsh people, tl
o whom we are linked by so many ui
latural ties." The proclamation coo tt
ludes as follows: Si
"All ofllolals, civil, military must In pi
very respect yield that obedlonoe n<
vhtch the government has the right nt
o claim according to the authority ^
ransferred to It by storthing In the ra
lame of the people of Norway." tc
The proceedings throughout the mo hi
nentous session of the storthing Wed- Is
iesday were marked by supreme good Ci
trder and by the utmost dignity. The tl
>lans had been most carefully prepar- Jt
:d and nothing had been omitted to A'
ecure the Inauguration of a new gov- ai
irnment under the best auspices. ol
That the feeling was Intense was
ividenced by the great gathering of
jeople outside the storthing duilng ?
,he early session, and after the an- jjj
louncement of the result of the pro
(eedlngs a quiet respect was shown the S(
nembers as they left the building. '
The crowds were especially respect- ^
ul in their ovation to M. Mlohelson, '
he retiring premier.
The storthing will, If necessary, de
end the step taken Wednesday by force
if arms. P
M. Arctander will be Norway's first !c
oreign minister. He Is now chief of t.c
,he departments of commerce, navigation
and ludustry. J?
It Is learned that Grown Prince Gusave
will return from Berlin immedi a
itely. c<
It is understood that an extraordl- w
mry session of the Swedish riksdag J1
vill be called June 20, if not earlier,
is the result of Wednesday's action of
.he storthing. ?
HOW SWEDEN TAKES IT. w
A dispatch from Sti ckholm, Swelen,
says the Norwegian coup d'etat
vas answered here Wednesday by a
creat patriotic demonstration of loyal- h
,y to and sympathy with King (Iscar. b
\ great procession, accompanied by
jands, went to R< sendal castle, where a
.he binds played the national anthem ^
[n a few minutes the king and other 8I
nembers of the royal family appeared a
>n a balcony of the castle and were ^
mthuslastically cheered by the demon- b
orators, while a number of ladles ad n
tranced from the crowd and presented b
the king with a bouquet. Taougii 0
greatly excited over the situation, the * '
o pulace remains outwardly calm r
King Oscar held a council Wednesday 13
evening at whioh the situation was 1
onsidered. H
The dissolution of the union be r
bween Sweden and Norway has been ^
pending for some time and had its 11
growth In the desire which grew ^
stronger as time passed for the esiab 1
ishment of s parate consular systems ^
for the two c luntrles.
One of the causes for the desire in
Sweden and N.irway for separate con- *
sular systems was the fact that Swed
n is protectionist and Norway is ,
for free trade and al?o lecause of j
Norway's more extensive s a trade H
and other divergencies of commerola '
interests.
r
KUROl'K SURPRISED. f
A dispatch from Londou says the I
revolution In Norway, though antiiip 1
ated and peacefully effected, has c me 1
upon Europe with unexpected suddenuess
and the question Is a ktd with
some anxiety whether It will mean j
international complications. Had Rus
sla not been involved in a difficult war ,
In the far east It is doubtful whether \
Norway would have taken the present ,
momentous step which Is not likely c
to be regarded with approval by Eu \
ropeon powers. The fact that the t
coup d'etat is not unlikely to eventu- j
ite in the establishment of a Nor- [
weglan republic would alone be a reason
why the step should not commend
itself to the monarchical powers.
It Is nowhere thought that King (
car will consent to a Junior member '
of his family becoming king of Nor- j
way. This proposal Is regarded as au \
attempt to palliate the blow to the de
posed king and the opinion of English
newspapers is that the suggestion Is
quite Impracticable.
The consular difficulty Is supposed <
to be only an outward manifestation 1
of the deepseated separatist aspirations 1
of the majority of Norwegian!. British 1
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[al L. Buck,
oorgo J. Holliday,
Wo will uay you 5 per cent, inte
h savings bank* to those wishing
ry our plan for saving your nickles
ieso little banks and ike interest wo
sip yon.
mpathles appear to bo strongly on
le side of Swrd ?nand King Oscar,
be Morning Post expresses the very
;neral view in suggesting that it is
nlnently a case for The Hague tribnal.
Will T?ko Nu Jtturo.
Owing to tbo overcrowded condition
' the various wards the authorities
' the South Carolina Hospital for the
isane at Columbia are taking steps
> see that the law passed iu 1902 ex
udlng non-residents from the hostal
and dlreottng their deportation
om this state to other states, or, in
ise of foreigners, their removal from
le United States through the depart,ent
of state at Washington. The
mrd of regents recently reported to
le governor on the sut J ict, oalliug
pon the probate judges throughout
le state to guard the interests of the
bate by refusing to send to the hostal
all prospective patients who are
3t residents of this State. There is
)w a dally average of 1,250 patients
i the hospital. Last year the adlsslons
amounted to over 500 and up
> June, of this year, 323 new patients
ave been taken in. The oonsequenoe
that all the room is need for South
arollnians. The report sets forth
mt in spite of the law the probate
tdges have been careless. Twentyve
non-residents have betn received
3d thirteen of these are still inmates
' the hospital.
Wedding Postponed.
A special from Spartanburg to The
tate says Mrs. S. T. D. Lancaster
led at her home at Pauline In that
junty Monday, June 0, being sudenly
stricken with paralysis while
ae ceremony uniting the lives of her
aughter, Miss Birdie Lancaster, and
[r. W. F. Westbrook of Marlboro
aunty was being pronouced by the
.ev. L. M. Roper. The death was
sculiarly sad, and the atmosphere of
)y, happiness and bliss was trans>rmed
to gloom, woe and despair,
'he bridal party had assembled in the
arlor of the home, and friends and
linir rclnt.luau mn.a I >
.... .v.wv> ivo ncio 1U aitl/CUQace,
rejoicing with the happy young
;>uple, when the final Kummons came
'1th shocking suddenness to the
lother of the bride. Mrs. Lancasjr's
sudden attack of apoplt-xy and
eath caused the postpnnment of the
'ending. She was stricken as the
rldal couple entered the parlor, in
'hloh she was sitting.
Two Boy a Or?tnatn<l.
The bodies of two boys who met a
orrlble death by orematlon on the
each Wednesday have been iden
Ified as those of OrdnerJ. Delaney
nd William Jeffries, both of Atlantic
llty, N. J., aned 7 and 5 years repectively.
The two boys were iusep
rable companions They had gone
0 a hush heap of pine trees on the
each front at New Hampshire ?ve
ue, which trees were to be used to
ulld a jetty. They dug a hole be
eath the pile and crawled under. It
1 believed they had matches for soon
lie brush was ablaze and before the
oys could crawl out they were cremated.
Their charred bsnes were
carccly recognizable. Firemen who
esponded to put out the blaze did not
:nnw the boys were under the brush
intil a horseman lifted one end of the
irush to get a stream of water under
t. He then saw the two burned
lodks side by side.
11 Teased fr'roin the Nary.
Leo Fleishman, the runaway boy
rom New York, who was discovered
3 an enlisted hospital apprentice at
lift Nnrfr.llr naval ' ?
uoiwi VICMUIUK OUHUIUU
sat month, after his parents had
pent over 110,000, in an unsuccessful
ffort to locate hlmt Wednesday was
eleased from the navy and will leave
or his home in New York, acoom
Ktnlcd by hiB cousin, Miss Wllhelm,
vho arrived there Wednesday and
net him.
Five Firemen Injnicd.
Five firemen were Injured acd one,
lohau Corblsh, will probably d??-, while
cghtlng a had fire in a warehouse of
he New York Dook Company, Brookyn,
Wednesday mornirg. The men
were at work on the roof when it sudlenly
gave way, burying them in the
yurnlng cotton They were rescued
moonsolous by fifteen of their fellow
iremen, who dashed into the burning
)uildlng at the risk of their own lives
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Marriage of a King.
The crown prlnoe of Germany,
iTrederlok William, and Prlnoess Cecilia
of Mecklenburg-Schwerin were
narrled in Berlin on Tuesday. It la
laid to be a genuine love matoh?as
to many royal marriages are not.
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Freeh Heats and Sausage
always on hand.
Orders are taken and
ii_ > *
jjiuuipwy delivered
every day.
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FI?KKOd Train 1'or A (Jl? w
While a fast freight on the New
York Central road was speeding along
east of Rome, N. Y., before dusk one
evening the attention of the engineer
was attracted by a man standing on
the track ahead frantically giving the
stop signal. The train was brought
to a halt. The engineer olimed down
from his cab and asked the fellow
what was wanted. "Glvo me a chew
of tobacco," said the man. Tne train
went on to Rome, where the inoldent
was reported. Officers went to the
scene of the hold up on a shifting englne
ard arrested the individual, who
was found importuning aswitoh tender
for a chew of tobacco, lie gave the
name of James Hill.
Five Conviots Killed.
A dispatch from Iliscayne, Fla.,
s&vs live negro oonvlots at the county
camp at Oluo were blown to atoms by
dynamite Thursday night. Dynamite
In large quantities is used In
road building and the negroes bad
become careless in handling It. The
bodies of the dead convicts were In
every case hadly torn and mangled.
One, that of Henry Joues, was blown
300 feet into the branches of a tree,
where it was subsequently found.
I i no exact cause of the exploelon will
never be known, though It in attributed
to the discharge of a dynamite oap
which set off a b>x containing 160
pounds of the deadly explosive.
Got What He Deserved.
On Wednesday at Portland, Oregon,
Charles McQlnty, a wife beater,
suffered 20 lashes on the bare baok,
being the 11 ret to suffer under the new
State law. The lashing was performed
by the county Jailer under the direction
of the sheriff and a physiolan.
The whip was a braided blaoksnake
made of rawhide with four lashes.
McGlnty, after being sentenoed, was
hustled to jail where he was stripped
to the waist. His manacled hands
w^Vfe tied to a door in the Jail corrldbr^lghr
above his head. Blood was
drawn at the fourth blow. McGlnty
writhed and groaned strained at the
manaoles binding his wrists.
Bllllous Rill the sleepy head,
Dearly loved to lay a-bcd;
Couldn't wake him if you shook him;
When his slumbers overtook him.
Suddenly he started waking
Kv'ry morn when day was breaking.
What's this magic necromancerV
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