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MARCUS HANCED. I The Murderer Went to His Death Without Flinching. WAS VERY PENITENT. I i V .. Under the (follows the Doomed Man ( Read a Statement Confessing His LDl^Many Crlmes'and Ended With <^1 a Warning to Yourg t4 ? Men. r At nine minutes past eleven o'clock Friday morning, in the Charleston jail yard, William A. Marous was hanged for the brutal murder of Maggie Marcus, on the night of April 14, aud nine minutes aft^wards he was pronounced dead by Drs. Bellinger and Edwards. Ills bod/ lies in St. Laurence c ^raetery, where it was buried Friday afternoon. Marcus faotd death with remarkable fortitude, and his calmness up to the verv moment when the ketch was sprung wm. that of a bravo soldier rather than such \s might be expected from the cowardly murderer that he undoubtedly wan. The execution itself was most orderly and successful. Father P. L. Duff/ accompanied Marous under the callows and read for him the prayers f jr the dying aud the dead. Marcus respouded to tire last and died fully confident that his sins were forgiven anQ*;hat by the grace of God he would be s^ved. Karly Friday morning Father Duf fy paid Marius a visit in l is cell, and as his spiritual adviser celebrated mass and offered prayers for the con demned man. Then Holy Coramun Ion was brought Marcus in his cell, which he received most devoutly. Marcus ate his last meal at about 8 o'clock, after the departure of the priest. He had an ordinary break fnat. n?virw ornrftSH^rl nn narticular wish an to what he should be served with. This meal was sent in to him by the Star Gospel Mission. Following the meal came a smoke and a turn about the. cell. Father Duffy returned to the jail a little after 9 o'clock and remained with Marcus in prayer and meditation until Sheriff Martin appeared to read the death warrant and the death march began. It was about 10.50 o'clock when Sheriff Martin went to the coudemDed murderer's cell to read the death warrant. "I wish to thank the officers of this institution," said Marcus, "for the attention and kindness which they have bestowed upon me, Mr. Sheriff Martin, Deputy Sheriff Poulnot, Capt. Graddick, Mr. Rice and others." This was all that Marcus had to say. When asked by a reporter for The Evening Post If he wished to send a last message to his wife and children he conferred with Father Duffy, who replied that this bad already been dene by letter the day before. The march to the gallows was then taken up. Straight under the gallows Marcus marched, and wheeled around to face the spectators. Ills features did not move His eyes was steady. Sheriff Martin then asked that hats be removed and perfect quiet be given while Marcus read his tlQal statement before the black cap was put over his head. Marcus read in & clear voice and without a hault the following: ' I go to my death truly penitent for my grievous sins against Almighty God, the author of life; for my violation of the laws or this State, eanacted for the protection and peace of society, and for the ir j lry done all those who have suffered tnrough my unlawful acts and beg their forgiveness. "1 have Bought pardon for my sins through the means Instituted by our Blessed Saviour in his divine mercy to sinners and die hoping for forgiveness through infinite merits of His death ur>on the cross. "Liking b&ocwkrd today to the urtiith oyiH t.Via umvvy LIU IAJ13 Ul UU// JfUUWu ?auu vuw good and loving parvenu from whom I waywardly wandered, I would say to young men who may hear of my fate: Remember thy Creator In the days of thy youth,' and to the Christian charity of these aud others 1 appeal to pray to Gjd to have mercy on my soul " After Marcus finished reading no unnecssary time was lost for the fatal signal. Sheriff Martin was beyond Marcus, and it was his duty to give the word for the execution. Without a motion Marcus waited for the jerk. Suddenly, noiselessly, cleanly, the body of the man left the tround. It rose smoothly Into the air toward the cross beam of the gallows. Then it dropped a few feet back near tbe ground. It was then nine minutes past eleven o'olock. The return jar was followed by a slight crack, which broke Marcus' neck. His body was then taken down and interred. I A negro man in Aiken shot and killed another whome he found in a i omproming position with his wife. A > i { Y A SiierlfT anspended. v Gov. Broward, of Florida, Saturday suspended from office Sheriff George It. Carter, Citrus County, because he permitted without adequate resistanoc two prisoners to be taken from hii custody by mobs who lynoied them. FOUND HIM GUILTY. SEURETARY CHEATHAM, OF THE COTTON ASSOCIATION, Convicted of Speculating in the Cotton Futures Under Fictitious K&mes. While the Georgia Legislature had under discussion a bill to exclude the bucket shops from that state, Representative J. R. Anderson, of Chatham County charged in a speech that some one in the headquarters of the Southern Cotton association had been speculating in the name of Mike O'Grady, and Blgnlng the checks or receipts for the money In an official capaolty; and that some one In there had been speculating in the name of P A. Lee. lie also oharged that some official of the Southern Cotton association had been oonneoted with a bucket shop called the PiedmoDt Brokerage company, and had held one-eighth of its stock, and that some one in the cilice of the Southern Cotton associa tlon had had slock standing in his nanio Mr. llirvle Jordan, the President of the Southern Cotton Asscc'ation, at once took the matter up and appointed a committee to investigate the charges. 113 requested Mr, Anderson to appear before the committee and name the guilty men. This Mr. Anderson very cheerfully did, and the result shows he was right in his charges. In giving the names of the men who had betrayed their trusts as ollicers of the Association, Mr. Anderson said: "As to the charge in regard to the carrying on of speculations in cotton by an offloer of the Southern Cotton asmclaton in the name of Mike O'Grady and in the name of P A Lee; the clllcer I referred to in this charge is Mr. Richard Cneatn&m, the seoretary of the association. "As to my other charge that some otllclal in the Southern Cotton association cilice was connected with the bucket shop called the Piedmont Brokerage company, and held oneeighth of Its stook. The person 1 referred to In this charge was Mr. Ar thur A. Fairchild." After thoroughly Investigating the metter the committee submitted its report last Thursday afterncou, In which it expressed its "strongest dls approval and condemnation" of Richard Cheatbam, secretary of the Southern Cotton association, and an clllcer, for the dealings be made in cotton under the names of P. A. Leo and Mike O'Grady, and also of the fsot that Mr. Cheatham had put the word 'secretary' after his signature on the checks with which he nald his mar Kins. It made the same rule apply to Ar thur A. Fairchild, the publication manager of the Southern Cotton association, who had owned an eight interest in the Piedmont Brokerage Co., although the report stated that Fairchild was an employe and not an ot!lcer of the association. This report was sent to President Harvie Jordan, and by him it will be sent to the executive committee for aotion, tbe , committee meetiug in Hot Springs on September, 6, 7 and 8. The report first discussed the motives leading up to the investigation and declares that the witness who appeared against the association with one probable exception were interested in or employed by wire exchanges. It says that no move was made against the association until July 24, when the Boykin anti-bucket shop bill was in the house, although the transactions in question came up in March. It says also that the oharges against Cheatham is the strongest reason for the abolition of speculation. It holds, too, that it can see no difference between legitimate exchanges and bucket-shops, all being ruinous to the oountry. It declares also that while there is no law of the association against tflicars of it deallntr in futures. Ifc win dentins in the strongest possible terms such action by its officers or employes, or who may own an interest in bucket shops. "Mr. Richard Cheatham," the report resumes, "the seoretary of the Southern Cotton association, having admitted such dealings In cotton futures for Mike O'Grady and P. A. Lee, comes under this rule, and such action meets our strongest disapproval and condemnation. "Your committee further finds no reasonable excuse for the use by him of the word 'seoretary' after his name, but believe It to have been misleading and to have worked wrong against the association. "This meets the same disapproval as that above, and we should apply the same general rule to Arthur A. Fairohild, although he is not an officer of the association. "Relieving that this committee has no further authority, this report is transmitted to you for transmission to the executive committee which meets in Hot Springs September 6th, 7th and 8bh for action." Bov of 14 a Suicide. Because bis mother scolded bim, Joseph Mclntre, of Baton, N, M. aged > fourteen, committed suloide by drinking carbolic acid. fiK'it. ' At Cold Springs, Texas, in an eleo > tlon flgbt Friday, E. B. Adams, Dem > ooratio nominee for tax assessor, * a j instantly killed. Sam Adams, 11 i brother, fatally shot In the bead, &l< two other men wounded. FINE SHOWING. Statistics Brought Out at Board of Equalization Meeting. THE FIGURES SHOW That Property Generally in Every County in the State, Except One, Has Greatly Increased In Farms as Well as the Country, Anderson Claims BestLand. At the meeting of the Slate Hoard of Equalization in Columbia last week all of the county auditors but tive had tiled abstracts of real estate returns in their respective counties. The auditors who have not sent in their abstract have good reasons, it is said, and Mr. W. II. Dorrill of Georgetown, who is late this time, Is said to he be f.M- 1 I... Ami i.. ? mini i v/1 i i i v in du uiiim 111 111 IlltUIII' bency of 30years, lie is sick now, but will be re-elected without opposition. The other counties which have not responded are: Edgefield, Pickens, Union and Spartanburg. A comparison of the figures for the respective counties is int? rest ing. Every county in the State shows a gain in property valuation in four years wit the exception of Fairfield, where there is a decided loss?and Fairfield has not ceded any of her lands toother counties. Anderson seems to think that her land is the best in the State by the way people pay taxes thereon and York county comes second. The boasted rich lands of Marlboro and Orangeburg do not show up so remarkably on the list. The following tables are necessarily incomplete on account of the fact that the live counties have not sent in abstracts, but the statements therein contained arc of no less interest. Fol lowing are the figures showing the assessment of property outside of cities and towns: 1005 100(5 A bbe v i lie $2,180.540 $2,421,5 125 Aiken 3,435.438 4,044,(5(55 Anderson 2,820 311 3,238,708 Ham berg 024,025 1,082,140 Barnwell 1,046,000 2,111 3(55 Beaufort 1,210,105 1,33(5,455 Berkeley 1,16(5,085 1,483,210 Charleston 1,833,(545 1,058,270 Cherokee 1.227,81(5 1,480,$37 Chester 1,687,465 2,061,100 Chesterfield 778.325 1,071,815 Clarendon 1,3(50,070 1,(517,705 Colleton 1,369,430 1,877,865 Darlington 1,643,370 2,017,230 Dorchester 054,570 823,81)5 Edgefield 1,684.200 Fairfield 1,035,294 1,048,193 Florence 1,488,412 1,912,170 Georgetown 993J495 Greenville 3,009,250 2,081,950 Greenwood 1,702,215 1,704,090 Hampton 1.090,030 1,407,832 I lorry 848,075 Kershaw 1,447,525 1,498,155 < Lancaster 1,113,110 i,441/*40 Laurens 2,307.230 2,378,495 Lee 1,207,090 1,433,730 Lexington 1,590,890 1,844,300 Marion 2.154,300 2,731,015 Marlboro 1,013,445 . 1,828,775 Newberry 2,183,305 2,438,540 Oconee 1,422,280 1,721,550 Orangeburg 2,870,770 3,477,420 Pickens 974,044 Richland 2,020,147 2,599,910 Saluda 1,389,600 1,430,070 Spartanburg 3,095.570 S u m te r 1,094.090 2,350,000 Union 1,170,010 York 2,237,245 2,035,390 Williamsburg.... 1,175.361 1,720,085 Following is the valuation per acre under the assessments of 1900: Abbeville 15 42 Aiken 3 65 Anderson 0 41 Bamberg 4 01 Barnwell 3 54 Beaufort 2 55 Berkeley 1 60 Charleston 3 27 Cherokee 5 00 Chester 4 98 Chesterfield 2 00 Clarendon 3 20 Coileton 2 21 Darlington 4 79 Dorchester 1 80 Edgefield ? Fairfield 3 30 Florence 4 39 Georgetown Greenville 4 95 Greenwood 6 14 Hampton 2 09 I lorry J 5)2 Kershaw 2 5)0 Lancaster 3 78 Laurens 5 25 Lee 4 80 Lexington 2 07 Marion 4 31 Marlboro 5 20 Newbeiry 5 40 Oconee 3 06 Orangeburg 3 50 Pickens ? Richland 4 82 Saluda 4 52 Spartanburg Sumter 523 Union 2 oy Williamsburg 5 55 York Following shows the valuation of property in cities and towns: Abbeville $ 738,010 $ 724,245 A t l/nn 1 niQ All 1 .H.1 J\ 1 rvv/l 1 JL f liOjVil Anderson 957,553 1,140,35(1 Bamberg 277,750 302.10C Barnwell 479.609 480,82:i , Beaufort 075,(>65 048,191 Berkeley 05.035 84,90;": 1 Charleston 12,041,555 12,780,75;" Cherokee 027.505 030,981 Chester 002,055 780,77? n? i v? ?i tiiui iiiftut. When the steamer Henry M. Stan . ley was two miles from Oillloplllp g Onlo, a negro entered the oabln of woman passenger and attempted to ai a sault her. Ha was discovered and drii A en over the side of the boat by th captain, and was drowned. Cluster field 207,540 307,270 Clarendon 228,136 300,455 Colleton 174,390 201,985 Darlington 600,286 819, ooo Dorchester 670,255 020,975 Edgefield 340 930 Fairfield 297,708 206,722 Florence: 988 805 1,031,335 Georgetown 877,555 I Greenville 1 901,020 2,552,725 Greenwood 942,025 1,031,250 Hampton 150,020 180,012 Horry 122.390 171,220 Kershaw 477,455 521,095 Lancaster 201,19?) 314,666 Laurens 643,140 724,680 Lee 108,780 190,530 Lexington 293,915 371,703 Marlon 587,290 873,075 Marlt)oro 340,000 418,723 Newberry 753.005 801.970 Oconee 378,440 481,580 Orangeburg 997,780 1,157,070 Pickens 147,566 Richland 4,047,322 6,102,988 Saluda 03,090 79,900 Spartanburg 2,280,717 Sumter 1,000,020 1.399,090 Union 452,920 Williamsburg... 230,900 424,678 York 1,111,033 1,050.395 Following shows the increase of value of all real estate, including cities and rural property: Abbeville $ 227,020 Aiken 741,458 Anderson 698,293 Ha in berg 181,505 Rarnwell 172.550 I leau fort J>0 485 Berkeley 3:10,455 1 Charleston. 203,825 ' Cherokee 271*143 Chester 4 02',445 Chesterfield 303,320 Clarendon 431,000 Colleton 630,030 Darlington 403,035 Dorchester 220,045 Kdgellcid Fairfield (decrease) $81,083 Florence 400,288 Georgetown Greenville 503,805 Greenwood 75,125 Hampton " 402*504 Horry 2831105 Kershaw 203 720 Lancaster 381 705 Laurens 152,705 Cee 104,440 Lexington 331,205 Mar on 803,020 Marlboro 203 003 Newberry .V.'.l 3023)80 Oconee 402,410 Orangeburg 700,700 Pickens 1 Kichland 2,080,435 Saluda 03,380 Spartanburg 1,882,070 1 nnr. o'ta Union , Williamsburg 741,31H> York 342,907 ' i RFJSOrs BLOOD MONEY. Th? W l(lo\v of a M.insionary Takon the lllKht View. In the Persia correspondence in the portion of tho Red Hook on foreign relations which was made public by ohe state department recently is contained a strong protest addresied by Mrs. Mary Sohautiler Labareo formerly of Urumia, Persia, to Amerioan Minister Rlohmond Pearson, at Teheran, against the exaction by the United States government of an iniemnity of $.r)0,00C for the murder of oer husband, Rav. Benjamin W. Labvree, a missionary, killed on Mount Ararat by religious fanatics. While believing that when an American citizen has been murdered because of the criminal lawness of a foreign government those dependent m him for support should receive a suitable indemnity, Mrs. Labaree made the following declaration: "I believe that the great mission cause to which my husband and I dedicated our lives, and wnloh has become even dearer to mo because of the terrible saoritlca I have been oallsd upon to make for it, I believe that this may receive serious injury if my children and I aocept an indemnity for this murder. "The matter wou'd not be understood by the great mass of people in this distrlot who would Inevitably know of it, as the Persian idea of blood money is so different from our civilized understanding of an lndem Qlty. Thus serious and blasting injury might be done to the mission cause for whloh we have already sacrificed so muoh that I prefer to waive nrtv rlcrht.M u *n A mcrin.in />.! rather than to see this cause suffer." Sae further protested against the size of the Indemnity, saying that, while her husband's life could not be measured In value by the standards prevailing In that country, which tlx ed the life of a Christian at 33 tomans (dollars) and the maximum value of life of a Moslem at 1,000 tomeans, yet the disproportion between the sum demanded In this case with that of sumb paid In similar circumstances by other governments was too great. Mrs. Labaree asked that the at rongest measures be taken by the United States government to see If any indemnity was In the end exacted, it should not be extorted by the Persian government from tbe Innocent people 1 of tbe provlnoe where tbe murder oc1 ourrcd. In spite of her protest, $30,000 was \ctually paid to her by Persia before the thirty days' period named in the ultimatum of the United States had expired. This sum was three times 1 greater than the maximum ever be* \ fore paid by the Persian government J for the murder of a private person. , Minister Pearncn obtained a promise , that the money should not be levied 1 under any pulse of special tax from >J ohe inhabitants ot the province. uauty MouiiUoa, i* In the red light distrlot of Green * vllle Friday night Geo. Burb&gc, a * young man about town, was serloush out up with an axe by a Greek frul' ? dealer about a woman. Greenville i a dry county. 0 FIENDISH OUTRAGE yUICKIj V AVENGED BY llKLATIVE9 OF THE VICTIM. 3witt aDd Rare Juttio Mooted Oat to a Brute for Heinous Crime. A special dispatch from Atlanta to to The News and Courier says la the presenoe of Annie Laurie Poole, the leautlful fifteen year-old daughter of k prominent Atlanta family, whom he lad assaulted, Floyd Carmlohael, a legro, was literally shot to pleoes tbout 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon by ihe male relatives of the girl. When ihe negro fell, out and torn bv a hunIred bullets, It was proposed to burn r.he bleeding remains and steps were akeu to kindle s fire, but the relatives of tho outraged girl decided not to go to this pxtreme. The girl was outraged In 100 yards cf her home, on South Pryor street, and her assailant paid the penalty of his crime in front jf the Poole residence. Tho girl was seized by the negro ihortly b< fore noon as she was retorting from a visit to a neigh xir. As she passed an alley she felt a hand grip her, and she was dragged from the street far up Into tho alley, which was deserted and rank with weeds. The girl struggled desperately, but was ellOeWed ilirnnt. ntn tnu^nulVUlttw/ rhe negro Wept her la the alloy for nearly an hour, and as he left threatened to murder her family If she told what he hart done. The girl had beeu .o badly Injured that she could not move, and was found bruised and bleeding In the alley by her mother, who, alarmed at her absenoe, had gono In Hearoh of her. The girl was almost nude, all her clothing having been torn from her by the negro. Mrs. Poole Immediately informed her husband, and ho, after offering a reward of 11.000, summoued his sons, brothers and nephews, and started In pursuit of the negro. Bljodhounda were used and the dogs led the avenging relatives to a cabin In the south ern portion of the city. In the cabin, hiding under a bed, Floyd Carmlchael was found. Ills olothlng was bloody and he bore evidences of a struggle. The negro denied that he had d one anything wrong. We'll take him to Annie," said tno girl's father, "and see if she oan Identify him." The negro was taken to the Poole residence, and the girl was borne in the arms of her father to the front porch. "That's thd negro," orled the ohild hysterically. "O, why didn't you in mercy kill me?" she scro&med, as she pointed her linger at the assail ant. A dozen plBtols were out ore the girl's voice died away and In a few minutes the negro was shot to pieces. Not a shot was IIred save by relatives of the girl. Oftloers arrived and removed the body shortly after the lynching. The feeling against negroes in this section of the olty Is now exceedingly bitter and there are threats of foioing a general exodus. BRIDEGROOM SLAIN. Supposed to Have WronKOd Hlayor'i Sister. W. M. Brown, a bridegroom of ar hour, was shot and killed by John M Kinoald at Bessemer, N. (J. Wednes morning. Brown was married at I o'clock to Miss Betsle Parry, a Bosse mer Olty girl, and they were escort ed to the depot by a number of frlendi and intended going to Danville, where the honeymoon was to havi been spent. As soon as the brida party arrived at the depot Kincaii called Brown aside and walked wltl him to a nearby room. A moment la ter live pistol shots rang out, a num ber of people rushed to the room an< found Brown dead, with Kincah standing by holding a smoking pistol Death was instantaneous. Klncald immediately gave hlmsel up to the authorities, lie sale Brown was to have married KlnoalcP sister, whom, it is alleged he betray ed some months ago. Both mei worked in the cotton mills here. Kin oald has a wife and <three children His father is a farmer and lives nea Bessemer Oltv. Brown's people 11 v< at (Jowpens, S. 0. Murder and Suicide. At Kingston, Mass., because tin father of Evelyna Vezzeni would no allow her to marry Emlde Zioohl, he ardent lover, the latter faually sho the Klrl and then sent a bullet lnt< his own head. II3 ran a short dls tance, a^ain shot himself and died The tflrl was only nineteen years ol? and one of the most beautiful in th village. She Is not expected to liv but a few hours. Herloun Ciurso, Jerry Tollerson, a rie^ro man ahou 45 years old, living on (Japt. A. U Foster's place near Jonesvllle 1; Union County, was arrested an brought before J. W? Bates, ma^U trate at Jonesville charged with ooir mlttm# rape npon Arlminta Fostei a married woman laat Snnrtiu r?r? ? - - I ? N/ttuviaa/ VU UU way from church. lie was given preliminary hearing and hound ove to court. The case 6xitcd consider! blc interest among the negroes and large crowd attended tho hearing. lluinotl by l/lgaiotttiit, That an alarming percentage i young men in the cities of the Sou l are unlit to enter the army, owing b cigarette smoking, late hours a s other bad habits, Is the statement Lieut. Bennett, recruiting offloer. V AWFUL WRECK. Three Hundred Passengers I ost by Sinking of Steamer OFF CO 1ST OF SPAIN. The Captain Took All Blame for the Terrible Disaster Upon Himself and Committed Suicide. The Rescued Passengers Are In a Terrible Plight. A dispatch from Cartagena, Spain, says a terrlblo marine disaster recurred Saturday evening ott Cape Palos. The Italian steamship Sliio, from Oenoa for Barcelona, Cadiz, Montevideo and Buenos Ayrea, with about 800 poraons on board, was wrecked olt Hormlgas Island. Three hundred omlgr&nts, most of them Italians and Spaniards woro v drowned. The captain of the steamer committed suloldo. Tho Bisliop of Sao Pedro, Brazil, also was lost, and it is reported that another Bishop is among the missing. The remainder of tho paisengors and the otlljers and crew got away in the ship's boats or were rescued by means of boats sent to them from the shore. A number of fishermen who made attempts to rescue were drowued. Thoso rescued from the vessel are now at CADS PalOS In a nlt.ahlA mmrlttlnn . ? r WMV4. being without food or clothing. The Slrio struck a rooky reef known as Bajos llormlgas and sank soon after, stern tirst. Ilormig s island lies about two and a half miles to the eastward of (Jape Balos. The Slrio was owned by tho Navigation ltaliana of Genoa. Before lie oommltted suicide, the captain declared the steamer had 545 passengers on board, and the crew numberod 127 men. The Slrio had 171 passengers when leaving Genoa, but additional Spanish passengers were taken on board at Barcelona, where the vessel touched a few hours before the disaster. The disaster occurred at 5-o'clock Saturday aftornoon. The steamer was treading a dltllcult passenger through the Ilormigas group, whore the Bajoa llormlgas reef is a continual menaoe to navigation. PRISONERS ESCAPED. Throe Whlto Men Work Cloyer Hohomo on Jailor. Frank Butliagton, J. W. Mahan, and Geo. Collins three white prisoners in the .Sumter Jail overpowered Jailer Hancock Thursday night, took the keys and escaped. Two of the men were playing cards in a largo room in the jail. Mr. Hancock unlooded the big Iron door to walk in. As he did so Bufttngton threw a chair Into the i opening, and ran to the door. The other dashed the cards Into the Jitter's face, and the bunch of keys openj ning the cells upstairs were taken from him. Bulll igton held the Jail! er while the other prisoners went up4 stairs to release Collins, who was . locked in a cell. The three then . broke away from the jillor and made B good their escape. The polloe department was immedb lately notltied, Mahan and Collins 1 were oaught near the waterworks, 3 more than a mile from the city. Buf! tlngton was not in the company of . these two. The plan to escape was evidently 3 prearranged, and was well carried 3 out. Buftlngton Is the fellow awaiting trial at the higher court for passing f spurious money on oolored people here 1 two weeks ago. The money is a B clever imitation of Uncle Sam's it . did not bear his endorsement. The a name of the "Richland County. Build. lng and Loan association" was printed on one side. He is well dressed and r makes a good impression as a prosperQ ous business man. The police are eager to capture this fellow, and have invoked the aid of sister towns. Collins was awaiting trial for stealc ing a drummer's sample case of rat z)rs and knives from the Atlantic r Coast Line In this olty. Some of them i ^resold in Columbia Through the 0 ctl >rts of Detectives Wheeler, Broom and Dunning he was arrested and confessed. He had an accomplice, j but he rscaped. * e J. W. Mahan is a wife-beater and e notorious character from Oswego, this county. He was arrested for uttering threats against his wife. Magistrate llarley found him guilty, t and he was sentenced to a $1,000 peace bond for a year. He could not ' furnish it, and was committed t a J*11el j. Syrian Leper. i George Rossett, the Syrian leper, r, vnose [Quvemeuw uave oeen wagcneu e for the last few weeks arrived In a Parksvllle, W. Va. Wednesday and ;r his'travels were brought lldenly to i" a halt when the Iialtlmor * and Onto a officials refused to allow aim to ride on that division of the road. l>rowne(l by Cluodburnt. of a terrific cloudburst struck Ham< V. W??? IV. T.I.I J A I)?A4 uii i uuiKi x tt., riiuuy. a b?u-iuuu ujwu to' swept through tbe main portion ot nd . tbe town. Alfred J. Rjmlg, who was ot | working in a tinsmith shop, was I drowned. Tbe shop was swept away.