The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 07, 1907, Image 3
GIVEN A CHANGE.
County Dispensary Bill Gives
Way to Prohibition Bill.
ROW IT CAME ABOUT.
Stale Dispensary Advocates Prefer Prohibition
to County Dispensaries and
Vote Wi^h Some True Blue Prohibitionists
to Put Whole
State on Water Wagon.
Tbe friends of tha State Dlspanaary
In tbe House of R presanUtlves put
some or the rronr ltionists in * role
last week. At tl s opening of the
session Mr. Nash, cf Spartanburg, Idtrccluoed
a prohibition bill pure and
simple, but when It came up in the
form of *n amonuiuout to the County
Dispensary bill he voted squarely
against his own bill, because the dispensary
people went o^or In a bor'y
and supported it. Other Prohibition
ists also voted against prohibition
when they that there was some
chance of fa being passed by the
House. It seems that the State dispensary
folks preferred straight prohibition
to the oouoty dispensary bill
whioh had been introduoed In the
House a week or more ago, ana when
the time cirne voted for the prohibition
bill.
The position of the dispensary people
was revealed when at the morning
session of the House on Tuesday of
last week the Cothran-Carey County
v.111 j
j-sittpouMftry ?nii c&iur. uy iur wifimaratlou,
Mr. Richards moved to strike
out the enacting words of the bill,
whloh was voted down easily. Tnen
Mr. D. L. Smith offered his prohibition
bill as an amendment to the title
of the Cothrau-Carey County Dispensary
bill. came suddenly and the
members hvd lit to. a time to debate it
and on an aye and nay vote decided
not to table the amendment. The
vote was as follows:
The folio wing members voted to kill
Mr. Smith's prohibition amendment
to the Carey-Cothran County Dispensary
bill: Speaker Wbaley and Messrs^
Beattie, A. G. Brloe, Bryan, Carey,
Carrigan, Clarv, Clinkscales, Cosgrove,
Oothr&n, Courtney, Croft, Cox,
J. H. Dodd, Dowling, Fraser, Frost,
Gauge, Hall, Harbv, Harman, Harrison,
Johnstone, Kellahan, Kershaw,
Lawson, Leg are, McArthur, MoMas
toer, Mann, Marshall, Miller, Ntsh,
Nlohola, Kioholson, Patterson, Reaves,
Richardson, Ruoker, Saye, Scarborough,
Sellers, Shlpp, K. P. Smith,
Thomas, Todd, Vanderhorst, Von
Kolnitz, Wallace, White, Youmans.
Total 51.
The following members voted for
Mr. Smith's prohibition amendment
to the G&rey-Ccthrin County Dispensary
bill: Messrs. Arnold, Aull, Ajor,
Bailey, Baiientme, Banks, Bethune,
Bovd. T. S. Biiott. Rranfclow. finnnnn.
Carson, Carwlle, Darham, DeVore,
Diet, Dingle, D'xon, Doar, J. B.
Dodd, Douglass, Mpps, Eptlng, Garrls,
Gary, J. P. GlbBon, Glasicock,
Goodwin, Gyles, Harris, Hlnton,
Hughes, Hyciriok, Jones, Klrven,
Lane, Lester, Leltner, Little, MoOoll,
McKeown, Miley, Morrell, Nlver,
Parker, Richards, Robinson, Sawyer,
Scruggs, Sharp*, Slaughter, D. L.
Smith, J. E. Smith, Splvey, Stillwell,
Stubbs, Taturxi, Tompkins, Wlggind,
Wimberly, Wtngard, Woods, Wyche,
Yeldoll. Total 64.
Those not voting were Culler, W.
J. Gibson, Hemphill, Greer. Nssbitt,
Norton, Verner, Wade, Walker. 9 In
all. ^
Mr. Smith's amendment was read
attar the vote was announced. It pronoses
to abolish the State dispensary,
turning the stock over to a commission
to be sold at bnoe, pay all the
debts and turn over the remainder to
toe State school fund. The reading
was listened to with cloiest attention.
The vote was like the busting
of a bombshell in the ranks of the
oounty dispensary advocates. It showed
very plainly that the State dispensary
advooates would force prohibition
on the State ratber have county dispensaries.
After the bill was read Mr. Smith
explained his amendment. He o?Tered
It-. h? khz-innhk Ik kViA fc *.
aw uvuau?i| uv |UUU(U| ? IUD uoaW BU'
lutlon. w\e had personally solved the
problem ti?t> aud one*half years ago.
He thought the people wanted prohibition.
He wanted to go on record as
doing South Carolina one service before
he died. He urged the support
of the members of the house for the
measure and promised that they
would never regret this aot for their
Stato.
When the nouse adjourned on
Tuesday night the several dispensary
bills were pending, and the House
had refused to lay on the table an
amendmont to tho oounty dispensary
bill declaring for prohibition.
After a debate of nearly three hours
and one of the most exciting contests
In reoent years, the House Wednesday
Thoso who walk by faith are never
alone.
?%
It takes Aureal sleety day to make s
man realize his sdvandng years.
tabled the amendment (or prohibition
Introduced bv Mr. D. L Smith, passed
to a third r: adlng the C?cy>Gothran
bill and killrd tbe Richards bill, thus
completely routing tbe diipecsary
forces and making tbe supporters of
that institution lose heart completely
There were times In tbe fight when
tbe vote wsh alcae.
Tbe vote was first taken on tbe moMen
to adopt the Smith amendcaaut
As soon as its defeat was announced
the clincher was put on by motion of
Mr. Uuoker. i
Tbe (i lestion then reverted to th* (
original Dili. Mr. Ayer ban an amendment
for high licence through county
boards. It was voted down. <
Mr. Richards moved to indefinitely i
postpone the passage of the bill to ]
third reading. Mr. Girrls moved to '
adjourn, which motion has precodenot <
over all others, but it was withdrawn \
on rtquest of Mr. Gary, who asked j
that tho matter be r-eUlod at once. \
The House refused to indefinitely >
postpone the bill auu then settle (
ores for all the dispensary situation
In that bracch of tbe general es??m- 1
bly. Mr. Uuokor moved to labia rive j
Richards bill which Lial the support \
of the dispensary side. Again au aye
and nay vote v/m taken \ld T,i?ahaib* i
bouse voiod do* a the di:,p?rsary i
Ti e necessary clincher aotauoea. i
The votes of the members on the d'f- <
ferent questions are reoordod in an
other ooiumn.
COTTON DIttJKASfeS.
A Matter That Fat more Aro Vitally
IntoroHtob In.
Print'ln*! lnnanH<.?Hn^? "nr."
A. tnvviuoi IU lEJUiKKVlUliO U^Uli UUU
dEear.es c f the ootton plant In South
Carolina have L*en started at the
South Carolina Agricultural Experiment
Station, and tbeoe investigations
can be materially aided by the
oo operation of the cotton growers In
the State. During the coming season
specimens of diseased ootton plants
are earnestly solicited from growers
who will send with the epeclmens the
following Information:
1. When planted?
2. When were diseased plants jfirst
observed?
3. Do you find lice or red spiders on
the under side of the leaves of the
plants which appear diseased, and
when were they first observed?
4. What kind of fertilizer was used
(formula); when applied; and how
much per aore.
6. Do you find the boll-worm doing
much damage? When did it first appear.'
G. What crops were grown onj,the
land the three proceeding years?
8. Is the soil red clay, yellow day,
pipe day, or a sandy day; loam, sandy
loam, or ohiefly sand; if ..black .soli, 1
bottom land or upland?
8. Has the weather been dry or
rainv and is the croD jrrowlncr viirnr. I
ously or Is it unhealthy?
9. Has the particular trouble reported
been observed In previous years
and are the affected areas in circular ;
or Irregular patches, or la it scattered
here and there over the field?
Address all communications and
specimens relating to this subject to
the Botanist, Clomson College, S. 0.
AuHAUlted by Burglars.
Unconscious, gagged and bound to ,
a chair, Nellie Campbell, chief opera- i
tor at the local telephone exchange at
Cumberland, W. V., was found nearly i
dead at her home yesterday. She has
not yet rallied sufficiently to tell who
her assailant were and it is still doubt- i
ful whether she will recover. Mlvs
Campbell lived with her widowed
mother, Mrs. W. D. Campbell, and
her sisters and was alone in tbe house.
Apparently the girl's assailants were |
burglars, who after assaulting her,
tied and gagged ner and then ransacked
the house, taking several articles
of valuo. The oolice of New Cumberland
and all the adjaoeut towns
are at work on the case.
Uainu Too LKio.
James Oullen, who was lynched by
a mob at Charles City, was a brother
of R O. Oullen, formerly a banker at
Warren, Ills. R. 0. Oullen's will,
which was filed Thurday, leaves an
estate worth tlOO.OOO to the man
who was lynched. Years ago James
Oullen lived near Warren, Ills., and
was forced to leave town for brutal
traitmant. a* Vila, ?- ?- --J J L* -
.?wh?*mvu? v/i uig nil* ?UU U&UtfIllriBT
Later he settled at Charles City,
Iowa, where he was lynched by a mob
some weeks ago after murdering his
wife and step-son, attempting to commit
suicide.
Burned Co Death.
At Macon, Ga., on Thursday Net '
Turner, a negro woman 90 years old, i
and a one-year-old negro child were I
burned to death In a negro shanty on i
Murray's alley. The fire started 1
while the mother of the child was '
attending polloe court. The roof was 1
ablaze wnen passers by noticed it,
and although they made every effort 1
to get the old woman out, the flames
drove them baok. The department
responded promptly but all the fire
men oould do was to protect the other
property.
I>ropped?De?d. ,
G At Oharleston while delivering an
address before the Olty Federation of
Woman's clubs In St. John Hotel
Thursday afternoon, Major Julian
Mltohell, chairman of the sohool board
and prominent lawyer, fell dead from
a stroke of appoplexy.
Agitation Is the deadliest foe of
stagnation.
i
Some men mistake moral dyspepsia
for senotlficatlon.
VAHI sad CASE.
A HIQULiV CONNECTED YOINU
liADY CREATE* SENSATION
By Leaving Her B01110 and Going
Off With a Married Man,
Who is Arrested.
J. M. Dampater, v/ho was arrested
it a Uuarloite, N. 0., hotel ou Tuesday
of last week for abduotlng Miss
May Foster, of Greenville, S. C., was
jarried to Greenville Wednesday '
morning and lodged in the oounty
I 11 to await a preliminary beariog.
The trial was lirld up at> the rr que>t
)f Ool. T. B. Butler, of Gaffaev, an
incle of MUs Foster, who wired to
tllow no preliminary to take place
lutll ha could reech Greenville,
which he would do as soon as he
)ouid.
The youug lady was broug >t back
from Charlotte where she was ?foua i
'eglsocrti under au avumul name, '
iiid is now at her home In Grcenvhlc. i
Dempster waa found at the same ho- ,
:el tV,; t the young laciy was stopp'ug ,
ir. Oharlottd. The oa.-;e has created
<reai< excitement in Greenville on ac- '
oount of the prominen ce of the girl's *
family ooimeotlons. She Is a grand- ;
nleue of former Uolted States Senator
Matt. U. Butler.
Dempster, aooomoanlflri hv Mm
torney, If. M. Lleda, reached Greenville
ut 4 o'clock Wednesday morning
"Mid was pieced In the countv Jell,
where he will remain until the lawyeis
agree on the time for holding a
preliminary. Abduction, under tho
South Carolina law, Is a statutory offense
&ud punishable by three years'
Imprisonment.
The Spartanburg Journal Bays J.
M. Dempster, who was arrested in
Charlotte Tuesday on the charge of
abduction, running away with Miss
Mary C. Foster, of Greenville, taking
her to Charlotte, where she was also
apprehended, passed through Spar.aitburg
Tuesday night In the custody
of oUlcers.
Dempster, it if* said, lives at Kershaw,
where he has a wife and several
children. When arrested neither
Mr. Dempster ncr Miss Foster
would tell a full story. There are
many breaks In the aocountfi which
they give of their movements slnoe
leaviug Greenville Tuesday morning.
Mr. Dempster asserted that he was
nothing more than a friend of the
girl, whom he knew slightly, and
that he was aoticg for a friend of his, '
George B. Barron, of Spartanburg, S. 1
C. He did not explain how he oame !
to register the young lady under the .
name of Miss Annie Evans, of Greensboro,
nor oouid he tell of the cxaot ,
whereabouts of his friend for whom
be was safeguarding the girl.
Miss Foster tells the saoae story as
Mr. Dempster, deolarlng that she
left Greenville of her own free will
and that she hoped to see George Bar
ron nere in a day or two. To a reporter
she said that she was en route '
to Washington to visit relatives.
Miss Foster dlspatohed a message *
to Mr. Barron shortly after her arrest j
Tuesday morning. It read as follows. ;
"Come to Charlotte on next train.
Jack in trouble*" No reply was re- 1
oelved, nor did Mr. Barron appear on
the tirst train. Ha had evidently 1
gotten wind of what was happening
ana discreetly decided to stay away. 1
Mr. Dempster, against whom the (
charge is for seduction, as well as |
abduotion, was born and reared in '
Morning Star township. He is well 1
known in Spartanburg as is also 6.
B. Barron. The case has oaused a
great sensation in Spartanburg as
well as at Greenville.
Fought About Nothing.
Waltcn B. Barksdale, a farmer
about thirty-five years of age, was
morrally wounded, and Joe Eshols, a
young famer, seriourly injured In a
duel fought late Tuesday evening
several miles from Danville, V*., with
shotguns. The men quarreled at a
country store over a pack ofJ cigarettes
and agreed to return to their
homes and secure their weapons and
fight thi affair out. Barksdale arrived
first, and when Eohols came up
he opened fire without warning. A
large hole was torn in the Bide of |
canrsaaie, ana Hohols' body was
riddled with small shot, * .
Killed wire ana Baby.
At Wayoross, Ga., H. E. Llles, proprietor
of a looal barber shop, Thursday
night shot and killed his wife,
blowing the side of her head off as j
she held their four-months-old baby
In her arms. Che taby fell to the
door. LUes aimed his gun at It and
fired, the charge cutting off one of 1
the baby's arms. The child will probably
die. Llles was arrested. A
coroner's lury Is considering the oase.
Llles had been drinking during the i
day and had threatened his wife. i
Second Sutotde.
Edward P. Hippie, a brother of the
late Frank K. Hippie, who ended his
life last summer after wrecking the
RealEitate Trust company, of Philadelphia,
of whloh he was the president,
committed sulolde at his home
Friday by shooting himn*if
w vruy VI
Mr. Hippie's friends said that Mr.
Hippie worried a great deal over
Frank Hippie's part in the trust company
(allure, but be did not think he
was in any way Involved in that orash.
The door of hope has no blooki,
bolts or bars.
Straight voting often makes orooked
politics.
J
HOW THEY VOTED
Line Up of the House on the
Liquor Question.
DISPENSARY MKN
Deserted Their Colors and Went Over
to the Carev-Cothran Bill Which
Abolishes the State Dispensary
and Establishes County
Dispensaries.
The vots on the dispensary bills
Wtduesday was a surprise. The prooibltionists
wltn few exceptions voted
tgalnst Prohibitionist Smith s Amendment
orovldinK for prohibbloa. The
real taut vote was on the CareySothran
County Dispensary bill, and
jut of the 1211 members of the house,
Duly 49 favored the roteution of the
State dispensary.
Those who voted for Prohibitionist
Smith's amendment wore: Messrs.
Ayer, Bailey, Bethune, Boyd, T. S.
Rrtno. ri*nrir?r? 0??on? 'i--'
? , -??oauuu| U?1 mil) VJftl ''111), UU1*
ler, Derham, Dick, Dingle, Dixon, J.
B. Dodd, Douglass, Epps, Eptlng,
Garna, Gary, J. P. Glbsou, Glasscock,
Goodwin, Gyles, Harmon, Harris,
IllntoD, Hughes, Hvdriok, Jodcb,
Klrven. Lane, Lester, Laltnes, Little,
McGoll, MoKeown, Mlley, Morroll,
llaavftB, Richards, Robinson, Sawyer,
Scruggs Sharpe, Slaughter, D. L.
Smith, J. E. Smith, Stllwell, Stubbs,
Tatum, Tompkins, T/lugard, Woods,
Wyche, Yeldell -65.
The 68 who votod down the Smith
proposition wore: Speaker Wnaley
and Messrs. Arnold, Aull, Ballontine,
Banks, Baattie, Brantley, A. G.
Brioe, Bryan, Carey, Carrigan, Clary,
ClinkBcalea, Cosgrofo, Cothrau, Courtney,
Cos, Croft, DeYore, Doar, J. H.
Dodd, D iwling, Fraser, Frost, Gause,
W. J. Gibson, Greer, Hall, IUrleyHarrison,
Uempuill, JohnBtone, Kclla,
ban, Kershaw, Lawson, Leurare, MoArthur,
MoM iator, Mann, Marshall,
Miller, Nash, Neabltt, Nichols,
Nicholson, Nlver, Parkor, Patterson.
Rlohardson, Ruoker, Saye, Soarborough,
Sellers, Shipp, KurU P.
Smith, Spl^ey, Thomas, Todd, Vanderhorst,
Verner, VnnKolntU, Wade,
Walker, Wallace, White, Wiggins,
wimooriy, Youmans?G8.
So the amendment was rejsoted,
rbe only absentee was Mr. James
Norton.
Mr. Rucker moved the clinched,
which was agreed to.
The following reasons for voting
were sent to the desk:
"I vote aye on the pending Smith
lubstltute, for the reasons: (a) That
I prefer It to the Carey-Cothran bill;
(b) that the continued reports of graft
<oing on in the management of the
State dispensary causes me to seek
the needed relief through the prohloitlon
bill. "Ilowell Morrell."
"I vote aye on the Smith substitute,
for the reason that I profor that
io the Carey-Cothran measure, havng
determined, from an investigation
)f some oounty dispensaries, that
Shey are yery oorrupt, and I do not
wish to see corrupt oounty dispensaries
all over South Carolina.
"Herbert E. Gyles."
"I voted for the Smith amendment
as preferable to local option, though
I represent a constituency favorable
to the State dispensary, provided it
could be purified.
"T. W. Soruggf."
"1 vote against the proposed sub
stitute for the following reasons: I
#rote the original of that substitute.
I Introduced it in the house, so that
I and other prohibitionists might
have an honest and fair opportunity
to express ourselves and go upon record.
Soon thereafter I became
satisfied In my own mind that advocates
of the State dispensary Intended
voting for it, with the view of
dividing the antl-dispensary forces
and saving the State dispensary. I
became satisfied the bill could not
pass the senate. The bill wm then
rieia in tr.e committee, at my suggostlon,
until such time as it might not
interfere with anti-dispensary 'eglslatlon.
If I believed the bill could
pass the senate, I would support it
heart and soul.
"It comes in today with a new
father, and I honestly believe the
effect of its passage by the house
would be to hold the State dispensary
In this State another year. I believe
it Is my patriotio duty to help defeat
luoh a result under these circumstances.
I must refuse to be used
as a oats paw to draw dispensary
chestnuts out of the fire.
"J, Wright Nash,"
"I vote no on this bill and ask that
my reason be Incorporated in the
Journal. Ilaving been elected to this
house on a State dispensary issue,
and finding that I am in a minority,
I accepted a prohibition measure in
good faith, aa preferable to county
dispensary. "L. A. Carson."
Mr. Corey offered the following
amendment, whlon was ageed to:
Amend section 4 by adding at end:
Sunday piety is not an antidote oi
week day depravity.
Trouble will double when worried
about.
'The term lmaaufao?ure,' wherever
used In this aot, h? i Include bottling
estaVjsbmeots for m?U liquor*."
M*. ttlobards moved to indefinitely
p< 3ti)c>ne the bill, &Dd demanded the
'eas and nays, whioh woie taken, re
suiting as follo w*:
Ycn -*9; nays 73.
Those who voted in the affirmative
are:
M ?8vra. Ayer, Halley, Bethune.
Brantley, T. S Brice, Cannon, Car
son, Carwile, Culler, Dorbam, Dlok,
DIdk'Ci Dixon, Douirlass, Kppe, Eptlng,
Ga*rls, Gary, Glassoook, Goodwin,
Gyles, Harris, ntntou, Hughes,
Hydriok, Jones, Kirven, Lane, Lester,
LMIr.er, Little, MoColl, Mllev, Richards,
Robinson, Sawyer, Soruggs,
Slaughter, D. L. Smith, J. K Smith,
Sllllvrell, Stubbs, Tatum, Tompkins,
WinRtrd, Woods, Wyohe, Yeldell?49.
Those who voted in the negalive
are:
Speaker Whaley, Messrs. Arnold,
Aull, iUUeatine, Bauks, Beattle, A.
G. Hi Ion, Bryan, Carey, Carrlgan,
Clary, CUnksoales. Cosgrove, Cothran,
Cjurlrev, Cox, Croft, DeVoro, Dear,
J. B. D tdd, J. If. Dodd, Dowling,
Fraser, Frost, Gausa, J. P. Gibson,
W. J. Glb?on, Graor, Hall, Harley,
liar man, Harrison, Hemphill, Johnstone,
Kellahan, Kershaw, Lawson,
Legarn, McArthur, MoKeowu, MoMaster,
Mann, Marshall, Miller, Marrell,
Nash, Nesbltt, Niohols, Nllcholhou,
Nivor, Parker. Patterson,
Reaves, Richardson, Ruoker, Sayo,
Scarborough, 3ollors, Sblpp, Kurtz i
P. Sllllth. Snlu*V Tlw>m?a TW1/4 1
f ?r> ? wj ) XUUU) I
Vanderhorst, Vurner, VonKolntiz, '
Wade, Walkor, Wallace, White, Wiggins,
Wimberly, Youmans?73.
The proposition on the Richards
bill, a new edition of tho Raysor- I
Manning bill, was to table. This was
carried aud Mr. Rucker moved the
'clincher." This motion prevailed
and the bill was killed by the following
vole: Yeas, (17; nays, 53.
Those who voted in the attirmatlve
are: Mr. Speaker Whaley, Messrs.
Arnold, Aull, lieattio, A. Q. Brloo,
Bryan, Carey, Garrlgan, Clary, Clinkscales,
Cothran, Courtney, Cox, Croft,
J. B. D)dd, J. II. Dodd, Dowllng,
Fraser. Frost, Gause, J. P. Gibson,
W. J. Gibson, Goodwin, Groer, Hall,
Ilarloy, Harrison, Hemphill, Johnstone,
Kellahan, Kershaw, Lawson,
Lagare, MoArthur, MoKeown. MoMaster,
Mann, Marshall, Morrell,
Nash, Nesbltt, Nichols, Nioholsou,
Nlver, Parker, PatterBon, Roaves,
Richardson, Rucker, Saye, Soarborough,
Sellers, Shlpp, Kurtz P.
Smith, Spivey, Todd, Vanderhorst,
Verner, VonKolnltz, Wade, Walker,
Wallaoo, White, Wiggins, Yeldell,
Youmans?67.
Those who voted In the negative
are: Messrs. Ayer, Bailey Ballentlaa,
Banks, Bethune, Boyd, Brantley, T.
S. Br Ice, Cannon, Carson, Car wile,
Cosgrove, Culler, Derham, DeVore,
I).ok, Ihngle, L>OM, Pouglaw, Epps,
rt 1- ? "
luyvmgt urarrm, Otarry, UiaSBGOOk,
Gyles, Harman, Harris, Hlnton, <
Hughes, Ilydrick, Jones, Kirven,
Lane, Lester, Leituer, Little, McUoll,
Miley, Richards, Robinson, Sawyer,
Soruggs, Sharpe, Slaughter, D. L* ,
Smith, J. E. Smith, Still well, Tatum, ,
Tompkins, Wimberly, Wlugard,
Woods, Wyohe? S3.
BcuKtit Infernal Machine.
J. A. MoDonald, of Atlanta,
bought a package at an "Old Horse <
Sale" of the express company and i
when he opened his prize he found he
had bought an Infernal machine,
and that he and the express
agent had a close call. The box bought
by Mr. LioDonald was shipped as
"soap" from New York last spring
to "P. Guy, Atlanta, Ga." Upon being
opened it was fcund to contain a
crude infernal m&ohl ie, oarrying an
enormous oharge of dynamite and gun*
powder. The machine was wrapped
carefully lu copies of the New York
World and the New York American.
That It was In operating order when
shipped Is shown by tho fact that It
partially worked while In the express
otbce, and the entire charge of destructive
material would have gone
off, but for the faot that the gun
powder in some way, became wet and
refused to Ignite.
Hays Dispensary Safe,
Senator Tillman does not believe
the dispensary to be In peril or Imminent
danger and so expressed himself,
though not in exact words. Ha sawa
tbal Ansel's vote, received In the last
election while a majority of the votes,
was not a majority or the regular
qualified vote of the Senate and that
this point has been overlooked by
those who are trying to kill the dls*
pensary. He does not believe that the
dispensary will be killed and says that
It will be time enough to speak when
final aotion Is taken on the question.
He puts strong faith in the faot Ansel
did not reoeive a majority of the vntlre
vote in the State and says plainly
that had the full State vote been
brought out the result I,might have
been very different.
A Maniac's Deed.
Claiming that God had Instruoted
him to burn down the town of Smithfield,
W. Va., a man who gave the
name of Harry Howard was arrested
thero. Ha ward resisted arrest and
before oaptured shot four men, two
of whom reosivad fatal wound. After
plaoed In the lookup a mob attacked
the building forthe purpose of lynoh
iug him, but the orowd was driven
off.
I A lazy man Is a dead lots to himself.
I ] A tight man and a lcote dog are
J equally dangerous.
NOT ONE SAVED.
Ninety-one Miners Met Death in
a Coal Mine.
MEN CAUGHT IN TRAP
And Those Who Were Not Killed inHtantly
by the Terrible Explosion
Five Hundred Feet Under Ground
Will Die From the Poisonous
(issues Down There.
Like rabbits caught Id a burrow, 80
mea mot mat u.t death GOO Let under
ground, %hen a terrlMe explosion occurred
In the Stuart miue, *1? Kayettevllle,
W. Vs. T'\e v'oMms who aero
dlRglug ooal were at the bootom of n
cut th.xt was found to tills:! by the
debris, and It Is believed there Is no
possible o'uanco for any cf Ui^ju to be
taken out alive.
lOvou If some of them did survi ve
the explosion gas would kill them before
rosciors could cut a path to save
them. At the least calculation, forty
eight ho ns will be oonsumed in clearing
a srav to the suddenly c-eatod
tomb. The work of rescue was begun
Immediately and was as uulokly stopped.
About two hours after the explosion
three men woro lowered Into the
shaft, Before descending sixty feet
~w ui una uigii w?*re overcome wltii
foul Mir and the third was barely able
to give the signal to his oomrades at
the top. All further attempts wore
abandoned for the time.
The mine was supplied with air by
moans of several large fans. The mechanism
was damaged by the oxploNlou
and all fresh air was out otT from
the viotims. After two hours the
fans woro started, but there U small
likelihood that they will supply a
a draught except to corpses.
The Stuart mine is a veritable
death trap. There was one small
opening, and when that closed there
was neither exit nor entranoo. A new
entrance was to have been cut, but
the work was postponed until the fatality
it had been designed to present,
had oocurrod.
Smoke and dust rushed Into the air
for hundreds of feet from the ventilating
oompartmont. Nearly all the
men were &t work In the entries near
the bottom of the shaft. The mine
had been having a good run and eyer^
possible laborer was busy.
No ofllolal announcement of the dieaster
or Its eauae has been rarde by
the officials of the company. That
dust caused the exploslou Is the statement
of persons at fchesoone, but Investigation
may prove otherwise. It
Is said that little or no gas has been
encountered in the mine, but that the
dust had frequently sprinkled.
The Stuart mine Is owned by the
White Oak Fuel Company, a part
of the New River Fuel Company, of
.ViloV. U- 1 rvi - -
nuiuu okiiiuoi UIIOD )B prBBllBUti tod
J. W. Smiley secretary and treasurer.
The general otlloes of the White Oak
Company are au McDonald. The
mine la on the White Oak Railroad,
owned and operated by the fuel oompany.
Secretary Smiley Informed Chief In*
Bpector Pau, of the disaster. as soon
at* possible. He was not at the aoene
and could give no facts, hut he said
about ninety men were at work when
the explosion ooourred,
Given Up for Lost.
At Baltimore with the return Wednesday
of the olty tug Baltimore,
from a two days' fruitless search for
some clue to the live men who have
been mlsalng for the last ten days all
hope for them has bean abandoned.
The diappearanoe of the men came aa
a climax to a day of pleasure, spent
together at a tlshtng shore whloh
they owned Jointly. In the evening
the men embarked In a small boat
and started to row to the terminus of
island.
Kobbery and Arson.
At Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. E. H. Alley
and daughter, Miss Emalle, of 41
Woodward avenue, were awakened
early Thursday morning to find tbelr
house in dames. It developed that
kba bmiaa - - * ? a . "
u?u ucnu SCW UU U TO 1Q nVS
places, a oan of oil In the ball revealing
Incendiarism. Twenty-live dollars
In money, several diamonds and
otber valuables are missing. Tbe Are
was extinguished, but not befoie all
the furniture w%? damage
Millions lor Charity.
The London Globs says that William
Whltely, the MUniversal provider,"
who was murdered In his department
store in London last Thursday
by HUlard George Rayner, has
bequeathed five million dollars for
the purpose of providing almshouse
for the aged and derserving poor in.
England.
SuftMin Kill Police.
At Warsaw Victor Gruen, chief of
fha 1 *
vuo ouvio puiiuO) UW D(IQ UUSlQft*
ted by terrorists. The attaok occurred
Friday night while he was passing
through the leading street. Several
shots were tired, killing him instantly.
The assassin escaped.
While man wants but little here be*
low, he never gets quite enough.
Graft often goes about disguised a(
a baskets opportunity,