The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 04, 1908, Image 5
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LOST AT SEA
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Seventeen Men Drowned by the
Wrecking of a Schooner.
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TWO MEN SAVED
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The Boston Fishing Schooner Fame
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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."
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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
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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.