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! LOST AT SEA i Seventeen Men Drowned by the Wrecking of a Schooner. ^ "ONLY TWO MEN SAVED t * The Boston Fishing Schooner Fame I i Bun Down and Wrecked in a Thick Fog l?y the Ohl Diminion Atlantic Finer Boston OIY Yarmouth, N. C. The Boston Fishing schooner Fame was rammed and sunk by the Old Uiminii/^ Atlantic line steamer Boston and seventeen members of the crow of the schooner out of nineteen were lost. The collision occurred in u fog. The Boston, which was bound from Yarmouth, N. C., the officers state, was proceeding at slow speed, whistle blowing constantly. Nothing was heard or seen of any vessel until the Boston smashed into the Fame. The sharp prow of the steamer sliced the .stern off ihe scooner and she sank in three minutes. The Boston was stopped and a i boat immediately lowered, but by an accident to the fall it capsized. Two more, however, were sent off wilitin a few minutes. One of them found, Edward Pitts, the cook, floating about supported by a life belt. .lohn Clark, the other survivor was swimming in the wreckage and was J hauled on board the life boat in an, exhausted condition. The lifeboats circled about for nearly an hour without finding others of the schooner's crew. They had much difficulty in returning to the Boston owing to the fog. Pitts, the cook, stated that at the time of the collision only Captain Fahey and three men were on deck, while of the others, nine were in the forecastle and the rest in the cabin. Those in the forecastle reached the deck safely, but it is the opinion of Pitts that none of those in the cabin were able to get out. The survivors say nothing was known of the proximity of the Boston until she struck the schooner. The Fame was one of the largest trawlers in the Boston fishing fleet. She left Boston on May 4, and ran into this port last week for supplies. The Fame was built in Essex in 1005. She registered 150 tons, was owned by the Eastern Fishing company of Boston and was valued at $15,000. She had 100,000 pounds of fish on board, and was Intending to start for homo Friday. KNIGHTS OP PYTHIAS. Had a Fine Mooting in Aiken Last Week. The Grand Lodge of the Knights i of Pythias met in Aiken last week and had a most delightful time. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: For Grand Chancellor, Mr. I.. M. Mattison, of Anderson, was elected without oposilion to succeed Mr. Mendel L. Smith, of Camden. Mr. A. G. Rembert, of Spartanburg, wns the only candidate for grand vice chancellor, and he was unanimously elected. Mr. .1. Walter Doar of Georgetown, was elected grand prelate. Mr. Doar had opposition. There were several candidates for grand keeper of records and seal. Mr. C. D. llrown, of Anderson received the election. Mr. Wilson G. Harvey, of Charlesto*yas elected grand master of exchjVuer. fl/Y J. W. King, of Columbia, was elected grand master at arms. Mr. J. Ligon iteeves, of North, was elected grand Inner guard. For grand outer guard, Mr. II. J. Cottinghain, of Dillon, was elected.* GAVE IT TO THE BAPTISTS. Jefferson Davis' I Sect h Place Site of a Church. Dr. W. D. Powell says in the Western Recorder: "A Baptist church .stands on the place where ex-President Jefferson Davis was born. Mr. Davis presented Bethel church, in 1886, with his old home stead, including nine acres of ground. The Baptist built a fine parsonage, a splendid house of worship, house for sexton, etc. 'J ney have the finest plant of any country church that I know. Mr. Davis was present at the dedication and made a talk. He said that many asked why he .being ? cr;,vn hiithnlace on Clr l?l* LJ IUVI lot, f)M ? V >< ?? ? m _ which to build a Baptist, church. Ho Bald It was because his father was a Baptist and a better man than ever h3 had been. The church Is sustained iu part by endowments, as many of the wealthier families are moving to Ilopkinsville, Pembroke and Elkton." * ' "IBS iJ f BRYAN WANTS TAFT ro hki.p gut thk publicity 111 I.I. PASSU I > IIY tXLNGUKSS. raft's l{o|il,v Is That Ho Has Writ ton a I.ottor ((? That Kffect Alroady. A dispatch from Washington says ^ Secretary Tuft received the following telegram from Hon. Win. J. Bryan on Thursday: ' I beg to suggest that as leading candidates in our respective parties, we join in asking congress to pass a bill requiring publication of campaign contributions prior to election, if you ( think best we can ask other candidates to unite with us In the request. f "W. .J. Bryan." 1 Secretary Tuft, after a talk with ( the president gave out for publication ' his answer, as follows: * "Hon. William ,1. Bryan, Lincoln, 1 Neb: [t "Your telegram received. On 1 April Until, last. 1 sent the following ? letter to Senator Burrows, the chair ini?ii oi in'1 committee on privileges and elections of the senate: ' " 'My dear Mr. Harrows: 1 sin- I corely believe that it would greatly ( tend to the absence of corruption in ' polities if the expenditures for no- I initiation and election of all candidates and all contributions received I and expenditures made by political < committees could he made public both 1 in respeet to state and national poli- ' ties. For that reason I am strongly ? in favor of the passage of a bill which is now pending in the senate ? and house bringing about this result ! so far as national polities are con- ' corned. 1 mark this letter personal I because I am anxious to avoid assuin- i ing an attitude in the campaign ' which it is quite possible 1 shall never < have the right to assume, but so far J as my personal inllmmce is concerned i I am anxious to give it for the par.*- < age oi* the bill. " 'Very sincerely yours, I ? " 'Wm. H. Taft.' 'ilJroco writing the above, in an- < swer 10 inquiry, i nave sum punne- . ly that I hoped such a bill would pass. 1 "Wm. H. Taft." 1 ( Lincoln, Neb., May 241.?Mr. Bryan received Secretary Taft's tele- i gram this afternoon. He sent the s following reply: I "Hon. William II. Taft, Secretary of 1 War, Washington, D. C.: "1 am much gratified to receive s your telegram and trust the publication of your letter will add the i weight necessary to turn the scales j in favor of the measure. Elect ions I are public affairs and publicity wi'i t help to purify politics. "Win. J. Bryan," i Mr. Bryan wired Senator Culbor- i so.i and Representative Williams as < it ilows: j Blouse secure cople.* of nu tc'cgr i.us t Secretary Taft vr.l 1 s reply c lacornint campaign jou riu i.tious. His let.or to Senator Burrows may enable you to secure action on the bill. "Wm. J. Bryan." A .NOT HE It DISASTER. Caused by a Typhoon Which Followed Freshet in China. Tho steamer Shinono of the Japanese line, brings news of another disaster through a typhoon at Hankow China, following a freshet which involves the loss of more than 1,000 lives, with the wrecking of 14,000 junks and the stranding of many steamers, including several foreign craft. The typhoon came suddenly and in a few hours reduced hundreds of boats in the Kan river to splinters. Steamers broke away from their moorings and only those which could get up steam quickly escaped. The shores were thick with corpses of river people. Hundred were wrecked before the steamer left Shanghai. News was also brought of a great coal mining disaster in Kwang Si, where 100 lives were lost' when a mine took fire. * FOUND IN KIVKIt And Identified as .diss Marie Mooncy of North Woodbury. The body ot the woman round on Gloucester Flats on the bank of Big Timber Crook, was identified as that of Marie Mooney, aged 3f>, of North Woodbury, N. J. The woman lived with her mother and had been missing from home since las Friday night, ft was at first thought that she had met with foul play, but an examination of the body Saturday failed to reveal any marks of violence. Jt is thought that she fell from a trestle bridge into the waters of the creek and was drowned. Then her body was washed ashore. The suicide theory was scouted by reason of the lack of motive. !IBE NO % WHO THEY ARE. tames of State],Candidates So I Far Who Have Announced. MAY BE OTHERS. >Yh?t Hue-It Candidate- lias to Pay to * Kilter the' Race, Which With His Otlie-r Kxpenscs Makes Running fen- a State' Ollice an K\|M'iisive Luxury. As will be noticed upon reference o tiie schedule published in another 1 olvunn the- State campaign will open >n June 17, and there will lie two , -ampnlgu parties one composed of It? candidates for the t ailed States senate and tin- other composed of , he candidates for state eifliccs. The wo parties will start on tie- same elav, it different places, and tour the state n different directions. At present there are live candidates 'or (Tilted States senator Hon. John Jar.v Evans of Spartanburg; Hon.. I). C. Hey ward of Richland; Hon. ieorge Johnstone of Newberry; Hon. J. H. Martin of Richland and lion. K. 1). Smith of ITorence. These gentlemen, and others who may tiereafter enter the race, will tour he state together, and It is to be hoped that people will he edified on latlonal issues by their able addresses on topics of tho day. There are two candidates for governor? Governor M. I<\ Ansel and State Senator Cole I,. Itlense of Newberry. There* is yet possibility of further opposition to Governor Ansel, ?s some of tiie most Insistent prohibitionists do not relish his recent change on the prohibition issue and ire disposed to bring out a candidate in opposition who will stand for uni nail tied prohibition. None of the state oflicials is apt to liave opposition except Hailroad Commissioner Cuughman, who will he ipposed by several, among whom are 1. A. Summersett of Colnnibia. Hal. ^V. Richardson of Harnwell, F. C. Fishhurn of (Charleston and Cansler >f Tir/.ah. The superintendent of education s a candidate for tho United States senate and for that ofliee there tire Lliree announced aspirants?S. R. R. Mellichatnp of Orangeburg, 10. C. 101 more of Spartanburg and J. 10. Owearlngen of iCdgeileld. Gen. Wllie .Tones, for the executive committee, anounce the following rate of assessment for candidates Tor United States senate, congress, He.: United States senate $r>0.00 Uongress 50.00 fiovernor 50.00 Other state odicers :t7.50 Solicitor 25.00 The stale campaign opens up on June 17 and the candidates do not have a great amount of time now in which to file their pledges and hand over their coiif for the privilege of telling the "dear peepul" a few things and appealing to them for their support. The last hour for tiling pledges is noon of the day before the itinerary begins. It is necessary to have an experienced railroad man. one who is thoroughly conversant with soheddules, etc., 'prepare the onmpaign itinerary and Mr. II. H. Todd, city ticket and passenger agent of the Southern, has been assigned to this duty by the subcommittee in charge At least two weeks will intervene between the two campaign meetings in each county. FIVK AUK 1)10A I). And Many Others Are Made Sick by Ice Cream. At Rockwell City, N. Y., an epidemic of typhoid fever which had its origin in the food cooked for a Methodist church social, has already resulted in five deaths. Thirty more members of the church, inclining the pastor Rev. M. E. Ready, are now seriously ill, with a chance that several more will die. Physicians who have investigated the case declare that the germs existed either in the fried chicken or the ice cream. * HOOS POUND BONES Of Some More Victims* on the Guinness Farm. At La Porte, ind., hogs, wallowing in (he lowland, just below the private cemetary of Mrs. Belle Guinness, Friday, brought (o the surface two human bones. One was from an arm and the other from a log. The hogs dragged ihe hones around the hog yard for some timo before the find became known. As a result, Sheriff Smutzer will begin j turning the surface of the nog run and dragging the pond which borders r'7? it. * W TO PRICE INDICTED He Is Accused of Participation in Crop Report Leaks. BIG COTTON DEALER ['liai'Kcd Willi Conspiring to Furnish A < lvalue Information and Willi Attempting to Iti'ilm Holmes lo Shape Keports to Suit Him and His Assistants. Tlieo. H. Price, big dealer, was indicted in New York Friday bv the Federal grand jury after a long investigation of the leak of the crop datisties contained in a (lovernincnt report, which had not been made public. The government found two indictments against Price, one charging conspiracy to commit an offence against the I'nitcd States and the! oilier bribery o f a government odl-! cial. Three other persons were indleted with Price and warrants issued for their arrest. With the handing down of the indictments, Mr. Price, who, apparently, anticipated the action taken against him. appeared at tin* Fedoral building and surrendered himself. lie was arraigned before Judge Hough and pleaded not guilty. Hail was tixed at $5,000, which was furnished. and Mr. Price was relonui.a i after the Court hint set. Juno 19 as the date for the prelltnury hearing. Mr. Price in a statement made public after Ids arraignment assented that he was entirely innocent of t lie charges. A dispatch from Washington says almost simultaneously in Washington and New York indictments wore today returned against Theodore; 11. Price, a prominent New York cotton operate?r; Frederick A. Peck ham and Moses I Inns, both of New York, and Kdwin S. Holmes, Jr., of that city, formerly asistnnt statistical) e>f the department of agriculture;, for alleged participation in (iovernmcnl crop report, leaks. Price is charged with having conspired with the other three men to furnish advance information regarding tlie crop reports of the depart meat of agriculture, and Price, Peck ham and Haas are charged with e .inspiring to bribe Holmes to shape the ollicial reports to suit their interests. There were four indictments brought in by the Federal grand jury In both cities. All but Price have heretofore been indicted under true Hill returned in October, lftOii, following the sensational exposure of Hie crop leaks. After a long legal lent P(ck?iim and Unas succeeded Inpr.w iF ng their ext ."v'ition here j from New York, but Holmes was placed on trial in June, 1907, the jury reporting a disagreement. Holmes has not been retired. The indictment, were returned here Info Priiln v Aoooi'fllno' (.? ' Price made $750,Q00 as a result of bis advance information regarding the report for December 1904 and paid Haas $125,000 out of this sum. While not stating how much Holmes received '?? his share the indictment charge that Haas paid Holmes $1,000 for information on the Juno report of 1905. The indictment, which sets out seven overt acts, says that on May 31, 1905, Price and Haas conspired by promising, offering and giving to an official of the United States a sum of money to induce Holmes, in violation of his duty, to furnish such advance information. It recites the conference in New York on May 31 between Price and IJaas, following which Haas came to Washington, met. Holmes and promised to pay for advance information; that on June 1 and 2. 1905, Haar, received such information from Holmes and it. was conveyed to Price, and that on June 2 Haas paid Holmes $1,000. The second count of the indictment says Haas and Price conspired to bribe Holmes to arrange the June report so as to show a greater crop than the information In the statist lean's office justified The other indictments charge three New York men. in eight counts, with bribing Holmes for time informa tion and shaping (ho conspiracy report as mentioned; charge Holmes, Peck ham and Haas with conspiracy to defraud the Government by getting information in advance, and the fourth indictment, charging Peckham and Haas only with conspiracy to bribe Holmes to give out advance information. * WIIAIJ') KIIililOD. Itig Pish Hugged Near Palmetto Ilcneli, Kin., on Tuesday. A whale 35 feet long was captured Tuesday morning by a fishing party In Hillsborough hay, two miles of! Palmetto beach. A bombardment ol two hours with Winchester rifle> was held before the whale was killed. It was 1 hen towed to the beach Tt is the first one seen in these waters in many years. THE GEN. S. D. LEE. COMMA NPF.It OF VKTF.ltANS AN- ^ SWFItS I.AST ItOl.li CAM.. lie Was the l.ast Living l<l(MK?'nnnt of tin* Confederate States of America. Genornl Stephen D. I.oo, commandor-in-chief of tho t'nited Confederate veterans and the last Lieutenant general of the Confederacy, died at. Vleksburg, Miss.. Thursday morning after an illness of seven days. (Jonoral l.oe was taken ill on May 111. after a hard day's task in making speeches and welcoming tho Iowa ( and Wisconsin reunion of veterans, \ Grand army of the Republic at theli National park in Vleksburg. The following sketch of (Jen. Leo's life and services was written by Col. lT. It. I Looks, of Columbia: t "About 7 ! years ago. in Charleston, i S. C., Lieutenant General Stephen 1). Lee, C. S. A., was born. His education was finished at West Point. ' When the tocsin of war was sounded, he responded to the call of Gen. Wade Hampton, and helped him raise the celebrated Hampton Legion, by ' commanding the Horse Artillery, then ( known as Lee's buttery, which covered Itself with glory on so many bloody Holds, and was known as Hart's battery, after the gallant young Captain Leo was promoted at Sharpsburg, September 17. 1802. "The submit of this hurried and 1 imperfect sketch was assigned to duty in the nrmv <?r * v?. * iii" >\ t'lil, <111(1 I served under General Bragg, John- ' son and Hood. Ho gradually rose from brigadier to major general and 1 to lieutenant general, and for liis gallant services rendered at the battle 1 of lO/ra church, near Atlanta, on July ( 28, I St! I. was highly complimented. ' "No better or more loyal Confederate ever lived than the lamented Stephen I). Lee, whose great soul took its tlight this day, to answer to the last roll-call. The old Hampton Le- 1 glon was composed of some of the ' very best, and most gallant men in J the Confederate or any other army. 1 The Legion furnished to our glorious ' cause live generals, its follows: * Hampton, Lee, Butler, Gray and 1 Connor. ' "General Stephen Lee's promo- ' tions were as follows: ' Captain artillery, March, 1861. * "Major artillery, November, 1861. 1 "Lieutenant colonel artillery. No- ' vember, 18 6 2. ( "Colonel artillery, December, 1 862. ( "Brigadier general, 1'. A. C. S., 1 March. 1862. "Major general. P. A. C. S., An- ' gust. 1863. "Lieutenant general. P. A. C. S.. I - ? ? ? 4 .Ml lltr, I SO 1. "As colonel ho commanded a battalion of art i I lory?Loo's battallion? Composed of Eubanks', CJriins'. Jordan's, Parker's, Rhett's and Taylor's batteries of artillery. "As brigadier general, he commanded a brigade of infantry, garrisoning fixed batteries of artillery at Vie.kslnirg. "As major general, he was assigned August ItJ, 1 Still, to t'/e command of all the cavalry of the department of Alabama, Mississippi, East Louisiana and West Tennessee, and on May 24. 1864, was asigned to the .command of the above-named department. "As lieutenant general, he was assigned July 27, 1 86 1, to the command of Hood's corps, army of Tennessee, composed of the divisions of L>. II. Hill, Stevenson and Clayton. "He was one of the best qualified, all-round officers of the Confederate army, commanding with distinction in every branch of the service. "An old-time South Carolinan, he has put his impress unon the matter of writing the truth as to facts for the history of the Confederate states and the Confederate soldier . To this end he has spoken often and written much. "(Jen. Stephen D. Lee fought side by side with the lamented and distinguished (Jen. Ellison Capers, the beloved bishop. It was the good fortune of the writer to witness the last mooting of these two groat men on the afternoon of January 2 2, 190 8. The most touching and pathetic thing was to see these Confederate heroes, who fought on so many bloody Holds, weep like children when they parted. 'May their great souls rest in peace', is the prayer of their comrades."' * TIIIIKK8 SLAIN BV BANDITS. > englishman and Two Americans Killed by Mexicans. I Two Americans and one Hnglish man wore attacked by bandits and killed near Coachinia, Mexico, one of the mining camps of the Oreon ' Copper Company, near Dolores, Chi huahna. The report of the ease was received by the iiritish consul In Mexico Cltv Thursday, but no details were given. A HORRY i THEY FEEL BLUE. t Republicans Are Afraid That Taft Will Be Defeated. THEY ARE WORRIED. 'Ivcii President Roosevelt Thinks His Man's Klrclion is Doubtful?K<? cord of (JoiiKi-css Par From Satisfactory to the Mujorlly Party, and Republicans Arc Anxious. A Washington Trotter to tho Jharloston Post says tho Republicans n Congress arc in a had iiutnoi*. Things loglslutivo and political havo tot broken well for tliein during tho ast winter. They aro disappointed tnd anxious, and the loaders aro rylng to foist the responsibility for existing conditions from one to an>lhor. Many hlamo President Roosevelt. Tho President, on the other hand, blames the Congress. No doubt exists that the Republicans are concerned over the Presidential and Congressional elections that are to take place next autumn. Thf-V ill'O ??'U uon ' * ? ? ...... ........i, mil. IIH! I it(!t I hat th?' legislat ive program which was recommended by the President iiiis not been carried out leads to tin1 belief that Romethlng may happen during t lie approaching campaign. An apprehension is felt that Secretary Taft, if nominated for the Presidency, may tie defeated. The realization Is that Taft will be nominated; and it is not point; too far to say that the Republicans, in and out of Congress who have carefully gono over I ho situation, are fearful of tho result. President Roosevelt regards Tuft's nomination iis a foregone conclusion. Ho, too, entertains some misgivings bout the result next November, but lie lays tho blame for the condittou that may onnp about such a result it. the door of Congress. He points to the fnet tlwit tho leaders in tho two branches of Congress have taken this year to settle some old scores tvitli him. There is no doubt of that fact. With an assurance that Roosevelt would succeed himself, Congress undoubtedly would havo treated his rocommendatious with creator consideration during the last winter. It was taken for grant?d. however, that he was to retire anriy next year, and tho Congress has piayeu horse with him. More bitterness of fooling than over before has been created between the House and the Sennto. Criminations and rocritninatIons have been made by the one branch and by the other. Speaker Cannon has been charged with all sorts of things by the Senate and the loaders among tho Republicans of the Senate have teen charged with ignoring the public will and standing only for their own selfish desires. Thus, a serious condition of political affairs has boon created. Generally, It Is believed that Taft and Hryan will be tho opposing candidates. A short time ago, it was expected that the Republican candidate would have practically a walkover at the election, but in the last month there has been a notablo change in sentiment. Among both Republicans and Democrats it is conceded that Bryan litis a strong chance of winning this year. Some Republicans even are pessimistic about the November results If Taft tie nominated. It is realized that there will be a spirited contest with the result much in doubt. It Is perfectly evident that the Republican physicians have not been able this year to prepare the country for the great operation next fall. In a speech on the financial measure a few days ago, Senator "Bob" Taylor, of Tennessee, told (his significant story: "I am confident that before the Republican financial physicians get through with the job they will havo tho country in the condition of the old man in iny State who was very sick. The doctor examined him and said: Old man, you are (lying: have you any wish to express before you pass over the river?" "Yes." whispered the feeble old man. "I wish I had got another doctor." KILLED BY WOMAN. She Shoot* a Man mkI Thru Drink* Acid. At Roanoke, Va. William H. Simpson, a veil known locomoMvecngineer, was shot and killed Friday by Sadio Butler, formerly of Lynchburg, Va., who immediately drank & bottle of carbolic acid and died in a few minutes. The woman was madly in love with Simpson. She J had often declared that she intended |killing both herself and him. HERALD.