The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 07, 1906, Image 3
IT WOULD DO IT.
^ Friends of the State Dispensary
Claim That It
*
WOULD BK PURIFIED
B> the Passage of the Raysor-M inning
Bill by the Legislature. The Advantage
of the Measure Pointed
Out by the Columbia
Record.
The Columbia! State In discover n#
some phases of the dispensary mentions
the fact that while dispensary
advocates admit that certain evils
, rhave characterized the administration
of the dispensary they hold that
If the R vysor Manning bill were to
become law everything would be clean
and properly conducted an t says:
"If suou could be assured, many
who are opposed to the monopoly aad
opposed bo the state engaging in the
tratlic, would side with the dlt.pen
sary. They would embraoe aa opportunity
to settle the question. But
where is the gu&rraatce? Where Is
this promise more binding than any
other made for thirteen yeart? Where
Is faot 01 precede it to sustain it? It
is au opinion an uQfortllijd opinion,
ar&inst which is arrayed reason and
00<\ lo;tc and myriad doubts."
la oommentlng on the article or
the State tbe Columbia Record says:
"The guarrautee is in Lite provisions
of the bill, which must be observed
if the dispensary Ik to c?>n.inue at
all under those provisions enacted Intn
1 O r? r I' 1-. * AM rv>n ? 4 l"v
VVJ ?<VTT. J. lie: 101 Ulfl U1 UIJO J Bk VY 1MW LI1
selves will guarrantee honesty. These
will eliminate opportunities for collusion,
graft and other forms of corruption.
Any official under such a law
who attempted to graft would easily
be detected, because of the publicity
required and the general nature or
the business as It would be under
it.
"This proposition of The S ate has
been made before and has uoea reechoed
In portions of the state pre.-ta
as well as in the legislature Now let
us look at mmeof tne provisiuas of
the law and sea If the) do not give to
any reasonable ma.n, any man whode- <
sires to see tue dispensary properly
conducted, every posdble guarantee
of its ilToctivenois in accomplishing
the desired end. i
"In the li;st placa after ascertaining
the amount of stock needed for
the year In any particular, aud after
due advertising for bids, sealed and
directed to the state treasures, the
governor will appoint three citizens'
who will open tne bids and award a
contract for oup pi I :?s for a year, the
lowest responsible b dder to be awarded
the contract in any particular class
of supplies. None of these three men
will know wno the others are until
they assemble la C dumbla. Tnis provision
was inserted In the abundance
of caution, notwithstanding the gov
eruor oouia ue renea upon to appoint
lnojrruptible men wuose knowledge
of etc 1 other's appointment before
the meeting \aomd make no difference.
However, a* there Is some disposition
on part of some unreasonably to
look upon everything and everybody
connected with the dispensiry with
suspicion,It v as tnought best to disarm
all such at tbe start?ueuca this
provision. Now that method insures
competition in the Urst place, assures
the lowest r isponsibie bidder of get
ting the contract without being compelled
to ofi'jr Inducements or offering
such of his own volition. Suppesing
an anno9t ImpooSible thing, that the
governor should appoint dishonest i
cjrrupt men, the oppertunltles for
j; collusion are suoh that they amount
practically to nothing. But suppos
ci tng otherwfse, and that the opportun
,?fe tunity is there, they would be quick- i
' ?<> ly detested In any juggling of prices
sotbeyncght get a "rake off' by i
further provisions of the bill, whioh i
will be appan 11 j as they are mentioned.
"All liquors must be purchased
from & government bonded warehouse
This insu es age and In a large degree
quality. S ich liquors are quoted on
toe marker dalle/, juit as c >tton and
wheat are. The price of any particu
lar hoiiae 1 whiskey today Is printed
and anybidy o income 1 can easily acquaint
himself with It. Tae price
,Jf* \ being thus tixod aud publicly known,
and the lUysor-Manning bill requlsing
the publication of the bids, <
amount bought and price paid, it i
would be next to impossible for the i
buying c< mnulttee, supposing It dls- I
honest, topubllcally buy for one price
but ha te an understanding as to what ;
shall be the real price in ^rder for
them to make something for themselves.
They would inevitably be detected,
unless every man connected
with tb i dispensary was in corrupt <
Combination with them, which is well ,
impossib.e to conceive. So the pur
chasing feature of the business is fully
safeguarded, the Aary operation of ,
of the provisions pf the bill giving
this guarra.uee practically in an absolute
manner
"Buying from a warehouse, to Is a
guarrantea that the qualtt/ of whiskey
bought will be delivered. The
government stamp is on every barrel
as it euters the warehouse. That
stamp is again placed on it when It
Isavea, so that II will be Imposlbl*
for the dealer to deteriorate the whiskey
and send an Inferior quality a>
the price of a superior. We do no*
see how a greater guarrantee can tx
given tbon In all this. It Is an absolute
aa It is possible for human logeD
ultr to devise, It seems to us.
* We hav?. heard It said, "but all
this leaves out the commissioner. ID
will ha^e an opportunity for graft 1l
withholding the shipment of any particular
brand and of sending ou<
others where Inducements have been
offered and accepted." This pr?eup
poses that there Is to be a dlsnonest
commissioner. Grant that for a mom
ent. All purchases have been made
for tbe year, the commissioner wll
have to Bhlp out all supnlles during
the year. The whlt-key houses having
secured their contract and their mon
ey will be supremely indifferent
whether their gocds are all seuc out
in January or held until December.
A commissioner wh' would att? mpt
to "hold up" any house in t'-at manner
oouldn't do so long, or very sue
ccsafully, for detection would soon
overtake him. But, asaald, there lb
no fear on part of whiskey houses
after they have their oontracts. There
will be no reason for them to pay ?
commissioner or anybody el?e to rusl
out their product. S ?, even with a
dishonest commissioner In change he
s hedged about so under the Raysor
Manning bill as to give every possible
Kuarraruee trat ne could not lastlony
!u his dishonesty.
"We have rather beeu leanHy
throughout this article that the c.fllo
ials referred t J woul i be bv nature
dishonest and we think we ha^e
ibown how their prediction that way
would be curbed and made harmless
With honest men and care ou^ht always
to be t ?krn to have no other,
there is an abfolute Kiiarrante. a certainty
beyond ah doubt of the proper
administration of the state dispensary.
There is, then, no need for precedents
to tfive any assurance. The proposed
law caunot be put Into etTect
without carrying that warrantee
Ion# with it."
LYNCHING FOK AbbAULT.
ilow the WkfliinK i'ost IiookH at the
Matter.
Here is a recent editorial from the
Wtu.hlntfton Post, one of the most
K ?? II - ?
vyvi boi ?avi ?c oa wen ua UUC Ul H16
moat Influential newspapers anywhere
.
' There is considerable human na
lure in this world, and it think,>,
speaks, and acts the same language Id
Ouio and in Georgia, in Kansas and
in Mississippi. List Wednesday at
Maryavihe, O ho, a negro who had
assaulted a wnlte woman was ouly
i-aved from mob violence by the cunning
and the trick of the sheriff, and
on the same day, at Rosedale, Kan ,
a negro who had been discovered concealed
under tbe bed of a white woman
was actually strung up by a mob,
and would have paid the penally
with his lifu If the police bad not
gone to the rescue and cut him
down.
' Kansas Is where they encourage
the negio to vote and rehent his attempts
to labor. Mississippi is wbere
they will not allow the negro to vote
but insist that he shall work. With
this d iTerence, Kinsas and Mlssiasppi
look upon tne man and brother
precisely alike, in Kansas and In C) olo
the negro is a political factor?entire
ly so. In Mississippi, and in South
Carolina, the negro is out of politics
?entirely so.
"But wJbther North or South,
when a negro assaults & white woman
the effect on the community is the
same. Tne rage of the people beoimdB
frenzy, and a way wouid be found to
kill mm "though he were Immortal,"
if the mob could Jay hands on nlm at
the moment It is ufeless to speak of
the law there and then. Wnere the 1
man, North or Scuth, Eist or West,
who would have his wile or daughter
detail to the jury the story of her
shame? We can all stand tne tooth
ache with aomlrable and serene philosophy
if it be somebody else's tout! ;
but tne white man aces not live,
North or South, who would not soon
er lynch a thout&nd miforeants than
that his modest daughter should he
subjected to the ortdi&l of telling the
story of her shame to a public morbid
with vitiated curiosity.
"This is an very unfortunate; very 1
wrong, perhaps; but it Is superlatively
human. It is actually and gravely 1
proposed In one of the states to legalize
lynchlugs. That only evidences the
the horror of the crime for which
most lynchlugs are the penalty.
"To be entirely frank about it. the
respectable negroes?and there are 1
thousands and tens of tuousands of 1
them?can do much to stop lynching 1
by a more vigorous and rigid ostracltm
uf those of their race guiily of outrages,
Let the negroes tnemselves
make It notler for the monsters who
bring reproaon on the whole race.
Teat will do more than all the laws
you can shake a spick at to make
lynohlng unfashionable."
Talking Clocks.
Clocks are now being made which
speak the hours Instead of striking
them througo the ingenious application
of the phonograph. They are
arranged to o*llout in various degrees
of modulation some loud enough to
rouse the soundest sleeper.
Had the Hhlno.
John Frost Riynus, aged 68, and
Edith Mae Pnillp*, a school gi.l of 17
were married at Mlllbrook, N. Y., on
Sunday, the father of the girl oon
senting. It goes without saying that
Rhynus has the rnlno.
/
A DEADLY BOMB.
Wedding of the Spanish King
Marred by an Explosion.
SIXTEEN PERSONS
Were Killed and Many li jured, Machine
Hurled Prom a Boardiog House Into
the Cortege, Throwing Procession
Into Utter Confusion.
Royal Carriage Hit.
A dispatch frooa Madrid, Spain,
nays as King Alfonso and Princess
V.ctoria were pronounced man and
wife on Ttiussd&y by Cardinal Sanoba
in the church of San J?ronlmo, the
news was signalled to the waiting
crowds and ail Madrid broke into
uemonstrations of j >y, while
cannon boomed aud church bells
ohlmod. K it? ring the royal ooach
the K>ng a^d Qieen of Spain starteu
to the pnlace amid scenes of the wild
*?t enthusiasm, thr throngs shouting
' Long live Qj?en Victoria."
T.ie puono r j uoiug* over the
marriage had a uerribly dramatic
Ht quel at 2.30 o'clock, wnen a bomb
to row a from an upper window ex
pl,ded with deadiy t IT ;Cb near the
cviacu occupied by the King aud
Qieen. Providentially King Alfonso
aud Queen V.ctoria escaped by an
electric wire deflecting the bomb, but
at least 10 persons, most of them be
ing of the personal aud miitwy es
cort and the other bpictatois, were
IciiKd. M iiiy others were injured,
i'he following ar? the killed:
Capt. lUrroa, commanding part of
the King's escort.
Lieut, Reysient.
L eut. Preudergast.
bix solciers.
Tne maiqulse of Oolosa.
Her daughter.
Don Antonio (Jalvo.
His niece, *ged 0 years.
Jv-ise Sola, 70 years of age.
Lulu Fooseea.
Due royal groom, who was leading
a home drawing tho coaju carrying
the King aud Queen.
Several of those killed wore stand
iug oil the balcony of the house lrorn
which the bvjmb wa8 thrown.
Tne explosion occurred just an the
rojal couple were about to enter the
palace. The rouie of the cortege had
oeen diverted from Arsenal street to
Mayor street, owing to the popular
desires. The procession had just
passed through Mayor street and was
about to turn into the K planade
leading to tue palace, when an explosion
shook the building in the vicinity,
stunning a large number of people
and throwing the cortege into Inextricable
confusion.
Tne royal coach was brought to a
sudden stop by the shook, otlloers at d
soldiers of the escort falling to the
ground about the querry and horses
that had been killed. Tne M) reams
of the terrilied multitude mingled
with the groans of the dying, it was
immediately seen that the royalooach
was intaot except as It had been
damaged by llylng splinters. King
Alfonso Immediately alighted and
assisted Q leen Victoria out of the
carriage. They then entered another
ooach and were driven swiftly
to the palace.
All tuls happened so quickly that
people away from the immediate
vicinity were not aware of the tragedy
that bad been enacted and continued
to acclaim their sovereigns. Soon,
however, there appeared the empty
royal ooach with two horses missing |
?uu nue ui ers spairerea with bloori,
several of them bleeding from
rounds. The grooms and drivers
looked deathly pale In their spaugleu
uaiforms. Tnen came a bjy shouting
mat the bomb had been thrown at
tne King. The appearance of the
King and <4 teen in a coach .brought
out delirious ovations as toe fact was
recognizjd that the sovereigns had
oeen spared.
In the meantime the scene of the
tragedy presented a horrible spectacle
witn dead men and horses 'ylng about
literally torn to pieces. Intense ex
ciiement prevailed, the mob invading
the streets while the forces of the
guards sought to maintain order aud
uiock the approaching streets. Tae
bodies were wrapped up in blankets
and removed ou libbers, while the
wounded were carried to hospitals in
ambulances. The pavement was covered
with blood, and the upper stories
of the buildings nearest were spattered
with it.
The place from which the bomb was
thrown is a boarding bouse. Tne chamber
from which the missile was hurl
ed was taken May 22 by a man from
Barcelona'giving the name of Moral.
When the police surrounded the aouse |
the man attempted to ll3e bu j was
captured. Anotoer man escaped over
the roofs of houses.
According to an othoial statement it
is not known whether one of more
bombs were tirown. The statement
continues that it is impossible to ascertain
at present tiio author of the
outrage, thougu it Is known that a
Catalonian named Manuel Durau took
an apartment la the house from which
the oomh was thrown May 22, paying
In advance with a 600 peseta bill. He
was well dressed, of elegant appearance
and showed a fondness for Mowers.
Frederick W. Whitridge, the Amer
lcm special envoy, went to the royal
pal&oe, where he was assured that the
king and queen were reasonably tranquil
considering the olrcunottancea.
Mr. Whttrldge also oalled at the foreign
cffloe and on behalf of the U diced
States exprwied profound aympa
thy with the Spanish sovereign and
people.
BY hLs OWN HAND.
CONGHK8SMAN Al) VMS, <) f 1* 111 f?ADBLFHIA,
COMMIT i KUILIDK.
He Fnd-d His Life Because Fe Bad
Met With Loses Through
tpecula ion.
Representative R)bert Adams of
Philadelphia died at the Emergency
hospital In Washington Friday from
tho * tT eta of a self inflicted bullet
wound. Mr. Adams wan discovered In
a dying condition in hla apartments
at the M -tropulltan club chambers
shortly after 8 o'clock Friday morning.
Ha was sitting in a chair. A
bullet wound in his mc uth and pistol
lying near him mad^ It clear that he
had attempted to kill himself.
A letttr received bv Spfaker Can
non from Mr. Adams Friday morning
explained the cause of the suicide.
Mr. Adams said in the letter that his
."itb^ exoeeded his resources and forced
nl:n *o abandon his UllMal poo
oion. Walle he did not ludloate an
Intention to take hla life, he spoke of
the form of his burial, indicating that
he had then muds ud h<s mind to c >nuart
the act. I) ictor Nevitt, the c >ri
oner, Issued a oertitioate of death by
sumide, aaylng that it was auch a
.dear case no it quest would be necessary.
N it In years has there come to the
racmb irship of the lower house of con I
| gre.ss auo'a sudden gloom as came with
the going out of Mr. Adam Hut
Thursday having c large of the dlplo
matic and consular bill he showed
energy and acttvi ,y, getting the bill
ihn. ugh the house with less 'rlotiuu
than u.su*l, but few amendmenis being
made to the mevsure. Wnen the
nouse convened there was an especially
lar^e membership present and
when the c.iaplaln referred to the
1ealh ( f the late congressman, mem
i hers were visibly affected.
Then came a scene that has never
i dad Its parallel In the historic chamber
of the nation's low-making body,
j The speaker rose and asked that the
house indulge him while he read a letter
from the dead, a letter received
while the life of Robert Adams wan
passing away. A silence fell on the
house that but Thursday was surcharged
with animation.
Following the reading of the letter
Mr. Morrell presented a resolution directing
the seargeaut-at-arms to make
tha naAnsDIiru a * ? iU
u wvoon 1 j (Ai iCklJ^lyUlC}!! L3 IUT LUU
funeral the expense** to be paid cu ,
of tbe contingent fund of the
house and then as a further mark
of respect the house adjourned. Representative
Adams was one of the
most popular representatives in con
grcas, and he has been IdentlUed with
many matters of world wide importance.
The following is the letter Adams 1
wrote the Speaker: 1
Hon. J. G. Cannon:
Washington, May 31, 1006.
My Dear Mr. Speaker?Tue fact
that my personal obligations exceed 1
ray resources is my only excuse for
abandoning the responsible position 1
occupy in the house. I am willing to
be buried at its expense, but I ask
that no committee be appointed or
memorial services hold as I have
never been in symyathy with the latter
custom.
With assurances of my high regard.
Sincerely yours.
Robert Adams.
SaW JL)ROWHINa
From Car Window While doing Out
of Columbia,
A dispatch from Columbia says
Senator bole L. Blease, of Newberry, 1
who is there as a member of the dispensary
in vestigatlng committee, re- 1
lates a mont remarkaole circumstance
of his witnessing together with a 1
number of others, the drowning a few
days ago of Osborne Fair, the 10 year 1
old negro hoy whose body was found 1
in the Congaree at the L xlngton side
of the C. N. & L bridge last Saturday
week, and wno was thought /night ,
have been dealt foully with by his
playmate, Julian Leaphardt. who had 1
gone ouo with him the afternoon Ojuorne
was missing. (
Mr. lilease says he saw the child }
drown from the 0. N. & L., train as .
It was passing the trestle on its way j
out of Columbia to Newberry. The
train was half an hour late starting
out and was passing over the bridge
at about 5 50 p. m. Leaphardt says
he left the boy at the Rtohlaad side
of the bridge about 6 o'dlock, Otborue ,
going on over the bridge behind two |
men. Mr. HI ease savs he naw him
from the car window ciuk the last
time. ,
Toe drowning was a'so witnessed (
by F. H. D jminlek and It. W, Niohoi*
of Newberry, by Dr. Hughes cf Liurensand
by Adjlph Sayer, who had
that day been a witness before the \
Investigating committee with regard
to the deallngi with the Augusta ,
brewery. Those on the train at ti rat
thought the boy was dodging uuder
the water to avoid tne gaz) of those
oh the train, but on closer observation
it was seen that the boy was
drowning. Tbere was no one In reach
of the boy at the time and none to
give assistance. All of which seems
to olear his playmate. Tne body
showed no signs of violence. It-was
not recovered until nearly twenty-four
hours after the drowning.
BRYAN THE MAN.
WILL PK NEXT UKHOUIIAT1C
HTANOA1U) 11K A HE ft.
He It More Popular Mow Tha* Ever
and Would Sweep the
Country.
There seems to be a general feeling
anions Democrats all over the country
that William Jennings Bryan Is their
logical oandldate in the next presi- ,
dentlal election, and It Is predicted
by many that he will be nominated
by acclamation, if he will accept the
trust to lead his party again.
A Washington dispatch says I)e
mooratlc hopes for the control of tho
next house of representatives are being
superseded or augmented by hopes
of carrying the election for president
in 1908 The disclosures of numerous i
large contributions to the McKlnley
campaign fund In 1890 by the msur* (
ance companies and other corpora- >
lions serve to arouse a bit of resent* 1
ment against tho republicans. I
The numerous Instances of exposed '
graft do not tend to strengthen the <
hold that, the G. O. P. has on the 1
people. It Is becoming a prevalent <
opinion among large number of people {
that the election of 1904 was not au <
indication of political strength on the <
part of the republicans, but to a <
lar^e deKf ;o a personal tribute to '
fbeodore It >osevelt.
Equally prevalent Is the t>elief that *
oven Roosevelt could not do so well
itfaln. The opposition In the party 1
to turilT revision, the sentiment for I
which yrows stronger every day,
bedes ill for the party In power. 1
As soon as matters begin to look a <
bit bright and hopeful, pro phecies be- '
come an Important proportion of the *
political aiscusslon. They are of <
more or less Interest to the general 1
public, depending somewhat upon the
reputation and position of the prophet.
Perhaps no forecaster of the past
few weeks is worthy of more consideration
than is that of Norman E. i
Mack. *
"It will be Hryan by acclamation
at the convention of 19U8," said Mr. I
Mack, "and 1 should not bo surprised
if ills opponent were Theodore Uoosevelt."
i
lie stated also that he believed that
Mr. Hryan would sweep the country, 1
and that he was more popular now 1
than In 1890.
In speaking of the political situation,
with particular reference to New :
York, Mr. Mack said:
"Hearst will be nominated for 1
governor Of Now Vnrlr ?nH mill t
elected. He will carry the state by I
100,000 plurality. This possibility of <
his having to serve a term as mayor I
of New York City will not be a factor <
in the gubernatorial campaingn. I 1
think, for there seems to be little I
likelihood of the ballot boxes being I
reopened. <
"I)o 1 think Tammany will be in
line for Hearst? Tammany always is ]
In line, and there will be no dropping i
of Hearst's majority for governor be 1
c&ube of the mayoralty tight last fall J
and the bitterness then engendered. '
"Altogether conditions never were 1
more propitious for Democratic sue- '
oeos than they are now. In our state <
all the factions are fusing fast, and 1
there is not a ripple of discord to mar 1
the harmony that prevades the party, i
Roosevelt's rate bill juggling has hurt <
the republican cause and made proportionate
oapital for the Democrats, t
and last week's episode will not be I
without its effect In all the nearing
elections. 1 look for a Democratic
sweep."
Brother Kl'la ilrodior. I
At O Brian, Fia., Bart McCall became
infatuated with the wife of his !
brother, El MoUall. Thursday night >
tie vUltea his brother's home and |
made noises to arouse his victim. Ifii
McCall went to a window previously
opened by Hare and was then shot by
R&rb with a shotgun dying almost in- |
Jtantly. Ollioers arrested Hart, who
f)|{n Hfiuun anS ?* 11 ??J
vw v*v *t u VA7111 C09UU Ckl 11 auu WHS (
brought to Live Oak and j tiled. Mm. ,
10 1 McOall had repelled the advances
made hy her brother In-law. The McJ&lls
were farmers. i
IiKUiiur iluard From. 1
A Washington special says that 1
Senator Latimer has just purchased
and presented to Mrs. Latimer a first
jl&ss pair of thoroughbred Kentucky
jarriage horses. Experts who have
examined them say that this pair Is '
is line a one as ever came to Washing '
jOh. These horses were raisad and
brained In iventuckey, in the blue
trass region, anu present a fine ap- 1
pearance.
lifnclierH Arrentmf. I
Thirteen alleged members of the <
mob which early M mday morning
lyDCued Jv)hn V. Johnson at W&desooro,
N. (J., are in j til at th^t place 1
UVI/Ia u t?ii fr Kr.ttt- -4 ? - M
. niwuuuu privilege oi Dan, tne ;
3harge being murder. Ttiey are:
John Niven, Lester Johnson, Zjke '
L'3 wis, Elmer A. Dunn, John Jones, 1
J. P. Nlven, Clyde Bowman, Joe 5
Meacham, Otis Martin, B F. Timm^us,
F ed Dunn, M*y Gulledge. and 1
Lewis Adami. There are warrants
out for tive others who have not yet
been taken
rouitu DoaiI
Dr. S. It. S-iyers of Pocanontas,
Va., aged .10 and unmarried, was j
found d:?ad in a room of the Gau;t
house, Chicago, on Tuesday, with the <
artery of his wrist severed. Papers ,
showing wno he was and $500 In cash ,
were found in the room. He had reglsterd
under an assumed .name. Nj
oauae Is assigned for the deed.
AN AWFUL FAT
A Newly Married Young Co|
Burned to Death >;
? tl
WHILE THEY SLIPTA 1
\ll Efforts to Awake Thena Failed, and Va1
as' They Could Not Be Reached j \
a Account of the lateose m
HeatiTheyJWere Bars* 1
ed to Death: N
A terrible tragedy occurred i^ar
Walballa at three o'clock on last Frl- J
lay morning in which a young mar- 1
rled couple were burnod to death in 1
ihelr boarding house. The following \
particulars of the tragedy we learu I
'rom a dispatch from Walhalla to the l
Greenville News. Tnls dispatch says:
VIr. and Mrs. Joe Hudson, a young
soil nln ttio r<* J * J * * - *- "
si/upiu, noio uuiiiou *jo oeatn ftt >J
Tolock Friday morning la a tire which
lestroyed the residence of LjuIs Canirell,
in this place, at whlcti Hudson
tnd his wife were boarding. They
oad boon married only a few months.
The house was a large two-story
itruoture, near the residence of Judge
Wickllffe, In West U \lou, and whea
Mr. Cantrell awoke almost the entire
lirst lloor was enveloped In flames,
it seems that the tire broke out In a
blacksmith shop at a little plaoo called
West Ual >u, which is about two
miles from Walhalla. A large twoitory
residence about thirty yards
distant caught from sparks fr6m the
itaop and was burnod to the ground.
Two families occupied this house.
The family In the llrst story escaped,
but Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hudson, who
lived up-stalrs, were burned to death.
Their bodies were taken from the
ruins Friday morning only the trunks
being found.
When the tiro was discovered It was .
Impossible to reach young Hudson and
wife. Rocks were thrown against the
windows and evory effort made to
arouse them, but they were never
seen. In a short time all that was
left of them were two charred bodies
In the half burned timbers. Mr. and
Mrs. Hudson were from the S^lem sec- tlon,
but both bad been here several
years.
Mrs. Hudson's charred body, with
the limhH hlirn?rl rvtr u.au '~J 1 - * ?
v?.uvv< uii, noo iuuuu ly uig
jd the bod springs. The body of her
Husband was found lying near theoen
t>re of the building, showing that hi
Had riaen and had possibly reached tb
ioor. What remained of both bodii
was placed in a cotlln and carried <
Mr. Reid's residence. Many vL
jhe ruins of the old Carey place '
jrday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Hudson were i
/oung people, and were married
ibout last Cnrlstmas. Mrs. Ht
was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lteed of Wahalla. The corone.
/estigatlon, held later F
wrought out nothing detinite
&he origin of the lire. The
m portion seemed to have \
Irst. When Mr. Cxntrell awot
ire had made great headway sl
nan ran to the foot of the st'
calling loudly to the couple
The tire was then so far adv,
tihat it was impossible to go or c
from the rooms.
Wife Kan Awty.
A dispatch from Diwson, Oa.,
the Augusta Chronic e says M s.
Ualde Farrar, eloped with R^v. J R
Ilankins, a minister of the gospel aiu
superintendent of the Diwson public
Schools. On last Thursday, Prof. Han
klLS ltft tne set odl room, telling hie
slass, which was standing an exami- j
nation, that he would be baok s lortly.
Later Mrs. Farrar lefo nouie to
visit a neighbor and neither party has
been seen in Dawson slnoe. Liter Mr.
Farrar learned that the couple had
sloped and went In search of them,!
bracing them through Mississippi "V
where he lost the trail and cicoided to
return home. Mrs. Farrar was a prominent
social leader and Dr. Hankies a
member of one of the best families of
the state.
ah uovHr *;nme.
A well dressel m&Q with mifrka o
tils clothes beating the name of ' .
J. Oikes," was found on the railroi
tracks mar Iagleilde, W. Va. Tl
[lead was entirely severed from I
oody, aud from the position 01 \
xidy and the fact that the pockets u, ^
r,he man were empty, the i/cifereuoe Is r
:hat he was murdered and his body
placed on the traca to cover up the \
irlme.
Illue and Or?j.
At Little It jok, Ark., members cf
the local Confederate camp united
rnursday with those of toe Grand |
A.rmy of the Republic post in forming f <
in escort in the o&rade, marking toe
) iServanoe of national Memorial day
The former Confederate soldiers ap
pearen in tneir old uniforms of #ray
md the G. A. K menaojrs were oiad
la blue.
Vouthful Murderer.
At Ccl imbus, Ga., Henry Garrison,
i 10-vear-old u ^ro boy, shot tnd killed
Fannie Wilson, &u 11 y ar old nf?
;ro tfirl, on the listener place, In
jLiabutthoocbee couugy Tuursday a teirjcon.
The t*o onlldreu had Quarreled
and the boy went Into a house au *
rfot a shot tfun and deliberately sho
and k lied tne girl. On account of hi
a?e hi may net be prosecuted.
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