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VOTED IT DOWN. 0 After a Full and Free Discussion of the Matter Citizens of Handy Hun Township, Lexington County, View New County Project With Disfavor. In response to a call that had been Issued a few weeks ago by prominent citizens of Sandy Hun Township, Lex* ington County, a large number of voters assembled at Spreading Branch school house, in that township. The mirnOKft nf thlu ?' * x ? ? inv.vv.nifi nits to U18cuss and decide upon tho advisability of joining the people of St. Matthews in their efforts to form a new county out of a portion of Orangeburg County and that section of Lexington. The meeting was called to order by Dr. Brooker, of Swansea, who stated the object of the meeting. Mr. Nathan B. Wannamaker, an influential citizen of thot community, was unanimously elected chairman and a secr?* tary was also chosen. In order that the matter be brought before the body, the following resolution was offered for adoption: "Resolved, That we, the voters of .Sandy Run Township, in mass meetassembled, do regard with uni^'.Ulifiod disfavor any movement from whatever source?whatever and subserved?that contemplates the dismemberment of our county but cutting therefrom any township or section or any part thereof, or that in any way imperils the integrity of the same." As there were present a number of gentlemen from St. Matthew's who came there as promoters of the new county, the motion which had been made to adopt this resolution, was temporarily withdrawn, and a motion was made and carried that these gentlemen and a .gentleman who was present from the city of Orangeburg be allowed the privileges of the floor that they might participate in the discussion. Mr. J. Scottowe Wannamaker, Mr. Wj'^berly and several other gentlemeke\.Vnd Mr. J. H. Fundekburg, from vJ?tmgeburg, were invittal to take part J" this discussion. Mr. Wannamakor then made a speech of about two hours against the adoption of this resolution. He put forth the argument of the new county advocates and endeavored to show the peole of Lexington that it would be to their advantage if they would withdraw from Lexington conn ty and become a pa\t of the new county, which would have St. Matthew's as its county seat. He devoted most of his time in making charges of extravagence and mismanagement against the officials of Orangeburg County. He said the Court House officials were receiving extravagant salaries for thoir services and that the county expenses were annually on the increase. He also claimed that the county commissioners were entirely too extravagent in their management of the people's money; that too much was spent for bridges and roads, and that this fund was not equitably distributed. He also said that the lands and property of this county were assessed at too high values and consequently made the taxes burdensome upon the people. He explained why he thought V a newspapers and politicians of old Orangeburg County were opposing the new county scheme, and charged them with having selfish motives for so doing. He spoke for nearly two hours, but seldom referred to Lexington County or its officials. Orangeburg affairs seemed to have been on his mind, and this did not aid him much in solving the problem for the solution of which these Lexington people had assembled. After Mr. Wannaniaker completed his speech Mr. Funderburg addressed the meeting in support of the resolution and endeavored in a brief manner to present the contrary facts. He defended the action of the Or> angelmrg officials and while he admitted^ that a great deal of money was being spent by the county commissioners he had no facts to show that the people did not get the benefit of every dollar of this money. Even if this extravagence were admitted, it would have no bearing on the resolution before this body, as that was purely a Lexington matter. These people were not concerned in Orangeburg county affairs. Mr. Funderburg replied to all the pertinent points of Mr. Wannamaker's argument, suggested to the people to let this experiment alone and remain with Lexington, as to make the change would be a leap in the dark. Lexington is not a heavily taxed county and they would certainly A * -1 1# nave tneir utxes iuvivubou n went lnt(j a new county, which was shown by the average rate of taxation in the six new counties for five years as compared with the rate they are now paying. He claimed that amputation of a portion of Orangeburg County would not be the proper remedy for expensive administrations and if they thought the officials were too extravagant they should elect others. EVERYBODY MUST MARRY. Omaha Council Provides Fines For Those Disobeying Ordinance. All old maids and bachelors of Omaha, Neb., must get married or pay a heavy fine, if the city council f has the power to make them do it. A bill to be introduced at the next meeting of the council requires all single persons between the ages of 25 and 45, of normal physical and mental condition, to get married in 60 days. NiLexcuses are to be accepted. OnJ^widowers will be exemp. "Cowboy" Mayor Dahlman says he will sign the ordinance. Guilford, Mo., and an Iowa town have passed an ordinance taxing bachelors. RELEASED PRISONERS. Moonshiners in the Dark Corner Hold Up Officer*. Moonshiners gar? a party of officers a big surprise in the dark coruer section of Greenville county Friday by surrounding a distillery which the raiding squad had captured and at the point of Winchester I rifles demanded and effecting the release of three prisoners. It was a daring piece of work even for blockaders and rather out of the ordinary for these times. Since the Carey-Cothran law went . into effect Magistrate Rector of High j land township, has been active in ; destroying illicit distilleries. Wed- I nesday night he started a raid near the North Carolina line and early Thursday morning a big distillery was located. The magistrate was ac- ' companied by two constables. < One was sent off to Tryon to notify the deputy revenue collecton at Greenville while the magistrate and his constable hold the still. Just at daylight, presumably to start operation. Two were captured, but one escaped. Half an hour later the distillery was surrounded by mountaineers who covered the officers with their rifles and effected the release of the prisoners. The mountaineers then destroyed the distillery and 110 gallons of liquor in order to prevent the property from falling into the huiuls of the Federal government, several women assisting in the work. Magistrate Rector and his constables were told to clear out and they lost no time in getting away. A number of warrants will he sworn out for the arrest of the guilty parties. CUT OFF Til KIR EARS. Act of Koblx?r Struck Terror to The Hearts of Women. The latest exploit of the hooligans of Marseilles has struck terror into the hearts of every woman in that city. A few nights ago a woman on her way home was suddenly approached on the Qual du Vieux Port by a stranger and asked to hand over her gold earrings. She started hack in alarm, and a minute later screamed and fell fainting to the pavement. When she was picked up by a policeman it was found that the lobe in her left ear had been cut off, and the earrings with it. A lady wearing a pair of pearl earrings was accosted by a well dressed man in a quiet street and asked to give up her earrings. She offered resistance and screamed. In an instant her left ear was cut entirely off, and the thief ran away with the ear. Another woman lost both ears Quite a number of women have been similarly robbed during the past few days. Several ears have been found, and M. Caviailer, the Marseilles judge instruction, has had them preserved in alcohol. In one case the assailant has been captured, and is to be tried before the assizes at Aix, when the ear will be produced as evidence. One resulet of the crimes is that the women of Marseilles have now gun to discard earrings altogether. MERRYMAKER KIIjLEI). Attacked by Men Who Sought to "Break Up" Party. Five Men are under arrest at Mount Holly, N. J., charged with the crime of killing William Beebe, a farmer, of Red Lion. The murder was tlie result ot a determination to "break up" a merrymaking party at Chairville. The men under arrest are Howard Reeves, Theodore Wells, Caleb Rogers, Harry Reeves and Harry Hatnmell. They appear to have had no motive for killing Reebe, except. that they were looking for a fight and met him first. The live men accused, were attracted to the house in which the fesfivitio?< were going on, by lights and dancing. As they approached the place they stumbled upon Reebe in ri; "lace and clubbed him to death. The merrymakers were attracted to the doors by the noise f out and managed to hold the murderers until they could he placed into custody. The five men declared they were looking for .a fight and could clean out the "whole bunch." It is understood that Rogers was the instigator of the attack. A wife and three children awaited the homecoming of Mr. Reebe, as they thought he had gone to town on business. The five men are being held awaiting the result of the coroner's inquest. ANSWKRKI) SPIRITS CALL. Baby's Ghost Beckoned to Woman Who Went to Her Grave. Hunted by the ghost of her baby niece of whom she had been extremely fond, Mrs. Daniel Clauer of Springfield, Ohio, died, it is believed, in answer to the call of the child. She said the baby came every day and beckoned to her to come. In the last two years, Mrs. Clauer's family have been invaded by death nn Iahr thnn RAV#n timpfl On? hv one her brothers and sister, then her husband, and Anally her little niece went to their graves and she felt that there was nothing on earth for her to live for longer. KILLED HIH FATHER Because He Was Beating His Mother In Their Home. J. Henry Middle Karp, a seventeen year old youth, shot and killed his father in their home at Catonsville, Md., Thursday dn defense, it is alleged of his mother's life. Middlesharp began beating his wife it Is averred. Another son went to her assistance when the man grabbed both wife and son by their throats and began choking them. At this moment Henry appeared with a revolver and shot his father dead. WAS SCARED OFF. New York Clerk Lost Courage and Left bonds. Stole Ilomls to the Value of $800,000 and Had an Additional $500,000 Worth of Securities. Fear saved the Trust Company of America in New York city, $500,000 and prevented the greatest steal that has ever been planned. Had William O. Douglass kept his courage to the last he would have suceeded in carrying away bonds valued at $1,300,000. In that case he would in all probability have been in a position to compel the bank ofTicers to let him go free. As it is he got away with bonds to the value of $800,000. Why he did not carry away the additional $500,000 worth of gilt edged securities he had concealed in his desk, is not known, but it is thought he had not the temerity to return for this portion of his plunder after the theft was discovered. After a meeting this week of the directors of the comxany, a formal statement of the loss was made public. It shows that securities of the market value of $570,000 were abstracted hv the assistant Irvan clnrU All the securities have been recovered with the exception of $63,000. In making this recovery the company had to pay $102,000 to various stock exchange brokerage firms, who held the securities as collateral. Deducting the clerk's bond, the total net loss to the company is rated at $140,000. A complete report of the entire transaction by which Douglas and Dennet got possession of the securities was made to the directors. Regarding the disclosure of the theft by Douglass and Dennett, Charles H. Kept, state superintendent of banks, made the following statement: "We shall begin at once the examination of the securities of trust compines.This means all the securities. The practice has been growing for New York banks to borrow money for Western banks on collateral sent on here. We have not in the past examined these securities, but shall do so in the future. The purpose is to prevent substitution. "For instance, a bank might take securities from trust funds and put them with the collateral for loans during a period of examination. They could be returned to their proper places when the examiners finished with their work, I don't say that this has been done, but I say that it could be cone." Let Them Alone. If we are to judge by the thousands of people who are being daily swindled by the numerous get rich schemes that infest the country, the American people are becoming particularly easy. Almost every large city seems to be a fruitful field for the swindler's operations, and the poor dupes almost tumble over each other in their effort to get something for nothing or fabulous returns for a small outlay, which anyone of average intelligence ought to know was a swindle without being apprised of the fact. Aside from this the press of the country is continually warning the people of the dangerous character of those swindling operations and publishing reports of the thousands who have learned by dear experience of the fraudulent nature of so many concerns in which they have intrusted their all. We would say it serves them right were it not for the fact that the victim* in many cases are poor people whc can ill afford to lose their daily earnings in this manner. We would advise our readers to let all these gel IIV;II ijuicn. couucnis aiuiie. CAUSES MI CH SL UM ISE. The Pastor and Young Lady Mem her Are Missing. Members of the fashionable St George's Episcopal church at Hemp stead, L. I., were astonished Thurs day when they learned that their pas tor, Rev. Jere Knode Coode, had de parted from Hempstead, and tha Miss Floretta Whaley also had lef her home and had written letteri saying she would not return. Rev Mr. Cooke Is married. Bishop Burgess, of the diocese o Long Island, says that immediate ac tlon will he taken by the vestry o St. George's church to fill the vacan cy caused by the departure of Mr Cooke. It is inclined to the belief that Dr Cooke cannot be of sound mind. H< obtained a leave of absence a yea ago and went to Europe to recuper ate, but his condition since his re turn home has been poor. Miss Whaley, the missing youni woman, has a fortune said to amoun to $125,000,which came to her a the death of her father. DISTRESS IN ARMENIA. Earthquakes and Famine are Givini Government Trouble. Earthquakes and famine are cans ing deplorable distress in the Bitli district of Turkish Armenia. A dit patch from there said that the eart shocks were still being felt there, a< companled by terifllc storms an lightning which had wrought muc .havoc. The food supplies, it wo added, were quite inadequate. ELLOREE DISPENSARY CLOSED Order of the County Board of Control Becomes Effective. Pursuant to the order of Orangeburg County Hoard of Control the Elloree dispensary closed its doors Tuesday. There was 1125.26 unsold stock on hand, and this is at the disposal of the board. On February 1G, ' when all the dispensaries were temporarily closed under the new law, there was about $700 worth of stock on hand. When the dispensary was opened under the present law a car- J load of whiskey was shipped to El- e loree, and the first named figures is 8 what remained of the old supply and ^ the shipment when Dispenser Weeks i checked up Thursday. The dispensary has been in oper- r ation at Elloree a little over thir- ^ teen years ago, and Mr. J. M. Weeks t has served continuously as dispencer t during that time. He has made a f capable aud efficient official, enforc- I ing the law without fear or favor as 0 applied to the sale of whiskey under ^ the dispensary system. lie retires t from his position with the respect and confidence of the people. c There has been a long and continuous fight at Elloree for prohibition ? and there are many who believe that n the above action is for the best. The u opportunity for the practice of pro- j hit lit ion now presents itself, and we ^ hope it will be a success. But if all ^ we hear is true there are one or two . places not far from Elloree that will : have to be looked after. We throw | ' mis nini out to tnosc whose busi- * ness it is to enforce the law. 1 NEW COTTON PICKING MACHINE. ] } Concern With $200,000 Capital Or- 3 T ganizcd in Columbia Saturday. There was organized in Columbia N Saturday a concern that may mean 1 much for the South in the cotton in- 1 dustry. The company is known as { the Pneumatic Cotton Picking Ma- ( chine enterprise and the capital is ) places at $200,000. ( The machine is a recent invention and works on the principle of a vac- * uum, which extracts the ripe cotton ; from the boll and transfers it to ' another vacuum, through which the < dirt and leaves are dropped. i A. G. Kinyon of Greensboro, N. C., i is president; J. R. Malcolm s vice ) president, Murray Stewart of Savan- ( nah secretary and treasurer, and R. . T. Wilson and E. F. Howe of Columbia are members of the board of directors. 1 The company plans to put the ma- * chines on the market at once, it is l calculated that the weight of the.ma- { chine for one or two horses will be ] about 1,000 pounds and will do the ( worn 01 at least ioriy nanus in one day. { TIIK IjOST HOY 1 1 Is Found Head In The Marsh Near ( His Home. The body of little Horace Marvin, who dissapeared from the farm of 1 his father at KJ'.s Hammock, near Dover, Del., March 4, was found Saturday afternoon in a marsh in a ] fair state of preservation. The spot where the body was found . is about a half mile east of the farm j house toward the Delaware river. ^ Kitts Hammock is between seven and j eight miles from Dover and is without communication with any place. From information brought by a horseman it is learned that the j clothes on the child were the same < as he wore the day he disappeared. The body was found lying face down. ward. ,, ; I)r. Marvin, the father of the boy, believes that those who stole his lit- 1 tie fellow in March, killed him and > [ left his body where it was found to ! mislead the public. Others believe that the lad strayed off and died ' where he was found, and that he - never was kidnapped at all. 1 RUKULAK HAD A HK ART > He Wouldn't Hob House of Death, > Hut Went Elsewhere. W. W. Waitneight, of Bellevue, * Pa., whose baby died early Sunday night, was awakened by a slight noise made by a burglar, and thinking the nurse who was attending his sick wife was in the room sat up and inquired what was wrong. The burglar, turning up on him, pulled a revolver and told him to "lie down and keep quiet." Instead . Waitneight asked the intruder if he . knew that he had made a mistake and that he had entered a house in which death had just recently oc" curred. The burglar, impressed, withdrew t the revolver and asked Waitneight tn ?!! him nhniit If- Thle u'uu duno and at the close the burglar express3 ed sympathy and regret for the ln truslon, and returning a watch he had stolen left the house. The night ^ prowler made up for this loss, how' ever, by making heavy thefts in othf er nearby houses. WIDOW WANTS DAMAGES. s Claims That Her Old Affections Are r_ All Hrokcn Up. A breach of promise has been insti? tuted against Adolphus Youker, a t prominent and wealthy citizen of t Joliet, 111., in which Mrs. Mary Hopkins, a widow, with whom Youker has been boarding, demand $50,000 damages. g Tuesday Youker surprises hos friends by marrying Mrs. Mima Killmer, a widow. Both bride and bride groom are seventy-four years of age. s The plaintiff in the suit is about 50 i- years of age, and haas a grown son. h For two or three years she has 5- been occupying one of roukor's d houses, the old gentleman staying h there. She claims he made violent is love to her during that period, and that he promised to marry her. SCORNED LOVER Followed His Sweetheart to America and Murders Her. H?*r Ilcpcatod ltofusnlK To .Marry Madden the (Vur's Iknlyguurtl Causos Her Death Warrant. The revengeful nature of Franz Vndrukat, a former soldier in the zar's bodyguard, caused him to shoot md fatally injure Martha Koris, in i bakery, in Philadelphia, this week, le was maddened by her related efusals to marry him. After the hooting Andrukat coolly viewed the >ody prostrate on the floor, then urned the revolver on himself and ired two shots that my end his life, n the ambulance that bore victim ind would-be suicide to the hospital, he young woman died. Andrukat las a bullet in his brain and his hances for recovery are slim. The murder of the young German rirl finished the climax to a story of iffection unrequited. Kight years igo Andrukat made his first offer to narry, but his proposal was rejectd. He was then 19yaars of age, and he girl 15. Three years ago, when he couple were in their native vilage at Taroka, just over the Russian line, Martha was attacked by ler lover, then a dragoon. She was isked to marry and on her refusal Vndrukat struck her down with a latchet. He was imprisoned two rears for his crime. Hut imprisonment did not change his intentions, before he was liberated the young voman came to this country and 'ound employment in Philadelphia, del* lover learned of her whereibouts and mirsiied hor uprrm thn >cean. Frequently he called at the lome where she was employed as a iomestic and demanded to see the jirl. He was always turned away. A short time ago he sought revenge jy having Martha arrested on the iharge of stealing $20 and two rings from him. She was acquitted, but eturned suit by prosecuting Andrucat for tormenting her by his attentions. He was fined $15 and announced his intentions for getting revenge. Martha seldom left the home of \ugust Ramstein, 1201) South street, except on short errands. On the uorning of the shooting she went for a. loaf of bread. Scarcely had she announced her order when her lover entered the store. "I will give you me more chance to be my mife," he said in German. Fearful because of his former attempt to take her life the girl was indignant and at the same time resolute. "I would rather [lie than marry you," washer reply. Her refusal was her death warraqt. "Then you shall die!" her lover responded, and, pulling his revolver, e i i ? ? * nreu two snots, one entering her right breast and the other severing her spinal column at the neck. Then he made the attempt to kill himself. All efforts to locate the bullet in the injured man's brain have proven futile. It is thought by physicians that he cannot recover. KKMAltKAIILH 8AVACES Moaris, of New Zealand, Are Now Quite Highly Civilized. The Moaris, of New Zealand, are In many respects the most remarkable savages with whom the white men has come in contact. Fifty years ago cannibalistic feasts at which the flesh of fallen enemies was served, were not uncommon. Today, descendants of this same race are serving in the New Zealand parliment. All exercise the right to vote, the women having been granted that priviledge in 1893 at the same time it was granted the English women on the Island. When the English first occupied the island of New Zealand about HO years ago, it is estimated, there were 100,000 Moarins. Now there are about 3 5,000 in reservations in the Northern provinces. They have their own schools and government and show that they are proficient in the exercise of their rights as their English neighbors. As native savages, the English found that the Maoris had unuasual iimniy km' nuiHnng, lonnying aim defending stockades. They were skilled as decorators, and carvers in wood and stone. Tattooing was a favorite art. All members of all the various tribes had to be tattooed. The person who refused to undergo the torture was doomed to slavery. The decoration served partly as ornament and partly for clothing. BILLIONS OF HHItlllXG. Atlantic Ocean Is B cully u Orcat Food I'ond. The herring catch is to Northern Europe what the wheat crop la to America. Few persona, even among the millions that consume this flsh realize its economic importance. Accordin; to the latest reports more than u,000,000,000 herrings are captured each year. This catch would weigh not less than 7 50,000 tons. It would require 25,000 freight cars with a capacity of 30 tons each tc haul the herring catch from the Atlantic seaboard inland. Despite the unremitting harvest ol man and gull and the cannibalistic cod and shark the armies of herrin* still populate the Atlantic and shov no signs of giving way to any othei type of fish. Poetry of love is transformed int< prose when matrimony reaches th paregoric stage. FIFTY INJURED. More Than One Hundred Were Penned in Building Story At (Mark IMjuio Company's Establishment Wiped Out. I/oss Eh* t limited at $50,000. At Chicago, more than 10() persons were penned in u burning building Wednesday at 2f>.r> Wabash avenue and narrowly escaped with their lives. Fully half of these persons were injured in the panic to escape, but none is expected to die. Many of those who were only slightly hurt made off in the confusion without assistance. Several received their injuries while assisting women from the building. The building is a four story structure, the first floor of which was occupied by the Story & Clark Piano company, and the second floor by the Lotus Lunch club. The two unper floors were unoccupied. The injured were either patrons or em,? eyes of the lunch club. The inside of the building was burned out, causing a loss of $50,000. The fire broke out shortly before the usual rush of the lunch hour had begun. The number of patrons in the nlace wax said hv Mrs Cecelia Malancy, one of the proprietors, to be about 75. The employes of the establishment numbered 25. The lire started in the basement, it is presumed, from some defect in the electric apparatus. It spread with great rapidity up a freight elevator shaft in the rear of the building. With one elevator filled with flames, the other elevator rendered useless and the stairway chocked with fire and smoke, the only escape left to the people who had not made their way to the street at the first alarm was through a small window at the back, which opened on a fire escape leading to the alley. About HO persons were caught with only this chance of safety. Most of these were women, and they made a frantic rush in an effort to escape. Those who first stepped on the fire escai>e were almost immediately pushed off and fell to the alley, 20 feet below. Before they could or get out of the way others fell or jumped upon them. The women piled upon each other in a mass, from which they were dragged as quickly as possible by men from neighboring stores; but every one of those who came out of that rear window was injured in some manner, except the last half dozen, who were rescued by firemen, Kni'th's Angels. None ever saw an angel Fxcept the ones in hooks; I don't believe a mortal Knows how an angel looks. We guess at something misty, ] With trailing wings of white, With amber tresses floating, And garments strangely bright. Hut I believe that angels Walk here In mortal guise; Though we discern but faintly Through heavy-lidded eyes, Or see them as they leave us, Who walked before us here, Their angelhood quite hidden Because it lived so near. I can remember angels Who seemed but common folks, Who wore old-fashioned bonnets And faded winter cloaks; Who came when dire disaster Crowned lesser home mlsnaps, Or when new claimants crowded The dear maternal lap. With Curving arms wide open To take the weary in, With patient love to listen To childish want and sin. What better thing could angel ,For childish sinners do Than listen to their story, And bid them strive anew? And there are fireside angels Upon whose faded hair We see no crown of glory? And yet the crown is there! Then, there are mother angels?? With patient love, and true, w nose loving nana upnoius us The darkest trials through. Ah, mo! the childish angel Who beckons as I write? Perchanse I should not know hira In mystic robe of white, He wears a schoolboy's jacket, And where the shadows fall, I wait, through long and lonely years To catch the long-hushed call. HANGED FOR MURDER. John Hheldon, Colored, legally Executed at Spantanburg. After escaping the gallows for more than one year for the murderer of Alf Hriggs, his father-in-law, John Hholtnn. colored was hanirod in 1a.il , at Spartanburg at noon Friday, the , execution being carried out without ; hitch or accident. 1 After the death warrant was read | the doomed man walked to the trap ! door as coolly as though he was goI ing to work. As he passed by the : cells he waved his hands to the pris, oners and said "goodbye boys." > When the execution room was reached Slielton stepped on the trap door with a steady step, and, while f his hand and feet were being bound I there was not the quiver of a musS cie, He was asked If he had anyt thing to say and replied he had not. r Prayer was then offered by a minister and at noon the trap was sprung The drop of several feet broke tho d neck of Shelton. The execution was e witnessed only by officials and newspaper men. ..J