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ir, Bfcls' HAD TO ASK HIM ? Parasrs' Uaioa lid la Reqaeat Tkal Vatsao Be Alitwed la Help. PUSH ROCK HILL PLAN ' After Resolution 1? Passed Governor Blease Consents for Coinmisflioner of Agriculture to Pass Borders of South Carolina Without Fear of Losing Job for Neglect of l>utios. The Columbia correspondent of The News and Courier says the State Farmers' Union, in session there Tuesday, passed resolutions asking tbat Commissioner Watson, who is president of the Southern Cotton Congress, and head of the movement t< reduce the acreage in the South, go to the other Southern States and , push the campaign for cotton reduction under the "Kock Hill Plan." A certified copy of those resolutions was handed to Governor Please and ho consented to permit Mr. Watson to leave the State l'or this purpose. It will ho recalled that shortly before the time for the meeting of the committee of the Southern Cotton Congress, in New Orleans, at which Col. John G. Anderson presented the "Hock Hill Plan" for reducing the acreage, Governor Please wrote Commissioner Watson a letter Informing him that should he ever leave the State dgain without his permission lie would "tiro" him. The publication of the letters some time r later created considerable comment throughout the State. The Governor, it in understood on good authority, would not give permission for Mr. Watson to leave the State unless the State Farmers' Union, in resolutions, requested that Mr. Watson go to the other States In the interest of the campaign. Accordingly, the resolutions were drawn up and passed by the Farmers' Union, in session at the time, and a certified copy of the same handed the Governor, wao then consented for Mr. Watson to leave the State for the purpose named. Mr. John G. Anderson, the author and distributor of the "Rock Hill Plan" for reducing the cotton acreage, has been in the city the past two days in the interest of the movement. He is anxious to ge: South Carolina to push the campaign through and while there is some two months yet In which to do the work, it is hoped to have the pledges from every count> in by the end of another month, and the energetic way in which Col. Anderson is going about the matter promises that this will bo done. The Farmers' Union, in session Tuesday, heartily endorsed the plan and the ofllcials of that organization are doing all they can to help It along. It is the intention of those behind the movement to spread it all o\er the South and get every State possible covered as soon as possible, li is realized that by South Carolina promptly getting in her pledges it will have a good moral effect In getting the other S;ates to fall into line, and it is for this reason that Commissioner Watson's visits would cir bo much pood. The Farmers' Union has not taken any action, so far as has been stated, 01. the proposition to abolish the department of griculture, commerce and industries, and to confer the powers and duties thereof upon Cleinson College. A bill introduced in the Senate to this effect has beer unfavorably reported on by tie coinmil tee and it is not thought thai there Is serious danger of any radica measure along this line being adoptee at an early date. All this in con noction with the present affairs make the public keenly interested in tin probable fate of the department ant I., everything connected with it. ^ ? a distressing accident. WillVmi.sburg Farmer Shools am Kills Himself. Mr. James Dean of the Hebro: neighborhood in Williamsburg coun ty accidentally shot and killed him self Wednesday morning. It seem that Mr. Dean and it. L. Minims ha gone out in the woods to get a loa of wood, Mr. Dean taking his gu along. They ran into a covey c partridges, and Mr. Dean killed tw o three of the n. While eomin t tli? u-airnn n ml hnldlnc til UfK" n vv/ ? lit ? ? 0 g.,n by the bane', he attempted t cross a log when ti e hammer of tli gun struck the log, and the pun w; discharged, the whole load taklr effect In the neck and completely so1 oring the Jugular \ein. The wouin ec. man expired almost Instantly. Great Famine in IIuhhU. Horrible conditions prevailln amons peasantry of southeaster Russia are depleted In a telegra: from a doctor In Orenburg. The do tor says the starving peasantry 1 the government of Orenburg, on tt r'ver Ural, are selling their childrc to the Khirgez Nomads In the go eminent of Saratov Manv of tl people In the vicinity have died froi hunger and typhus. WILSON IS STRCMG ? WILL GET HAJVf DHIJEGA.TICS FI60AI NEW ENGLAND* Uugono A. Heed, a Now Hampshire Democrat, Tbinks That Wilson Could Carry That State* Gov. Woodrow Wilson will havo the support of tlio large majority of the delegates from the New England States to the Democratic national convention for the nomination for the pre8'.?~i - notwithstanding tho candidacy oi .,ov. Fobs of Massachusetts, is tbo opinio nof ugene A. Reed, membors of tho Democratic national committee from Now Hampshire. "While, in my opinion, the delegates to tho Democratic national convention from New Hampsniro will not be instructed for any candidate," said Mr. Reed, who halls from Manchester, N. H.f "they will bo found, first, last and all the time for the nomination of Gov. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey. I believe that over 80 per cent of the Democrats In my Stato at tlio present time are earnestly in favor of Gov. Wilson's nomination. Of course, I realize that Gov. Foss of Massachusetts has some strength in tho Now England States, particularly In his own, yet I do not believe that ho will bo the choice for president cf this section ot the country. Gov. Wilson is tho man of the hour. If the Democrats unite on his candidacy, there is not the least doubt in my mind that ho will bo elected president. I believo, also, that wo will havo moro than a lighting chance to c.irry New Hampshire at tho next election. "The people of New Hampshire luvo grown tired of being ruled as they havo been re led and with an Iron hand, too, by tho railroad interests, represented by the Republican party. If tho Domocratic party would only glvo us a little assistance instead of leaving us to our own resources, New Hampshire, in my opinion, would be found In tho Democratic column. Governor Wilson should como up to our stato and got acquainted with *ur people. I will gi arantee him a handshake with over 200,000 people if he will come to Manchester some time daring the meeting of the constitutional convention in Now Hampshire early next spring. Our voters have long admired him for his courage, his independence and his sound ideas on all public questions. They are not afraid to intrust the affairs of the nation to him. They know him to ho honest and fearless, and I feel confident that ho tvill be selected as the standard bearer of our party by tho next Democratic national convention. "For three times I have been a supporter of William Jennings Bryan for tho presidency. I have known him intimately for many years. When he says he is not going to be a candidate again, I take him at his word. That ho will bolt tho Democratic convention if a man to his liking is not nominated is the last thing that he contemplates doing. With Woodrow Wilson in tho saddle, I am con, fident that Mr. Pryan will tako off his coat and work for the New Jersey governor just as hard and as sincerely as he did for his own election 01 tho three occasions he was tho nartv's candidate for president. Woodrow Wilson represents everything that a good Democrat snould . represent. New Hampshire is for j him, body and soul, and I look for , bis nomination on the first ballot as L (he choico of bis party for resident." [ <?-*> . , . 1 PRETTY TOUCH1 CAT STORY. ? t I I roviilcd Meat lor Its Owner by I Catching Rabbits. j Joseph Ordway ot Balsam Lake, 3 Mich., has a cat that is in a class all I by itself, and is somewhat ahead of most rabbit hunting hounds. This pussy, whoso voice a* night is unlike that of its fellows, is a sure money saver for its owipr, In replenishing the larder the cat ptays an important 1 part in the Ordway household. Whenever fresh meat is desired Ordway takes the cat outside, shows n it a rabbit skin and then returns to _ the house. Within an hour at the i_ longest the cat will return dragging R good sized rabbit, which is deposited (1 at its master's feet. (I Ordway has owned the eat several n years and cannot account for iif,f bunting propensities lie remembers o having at one time taken a rabbit g from the cat and patting pussy en 0 courngingly for having capture* 0 bunny. lo Sinco then tlio sight of tho rabbi' skin is sufficient to send the cat. out g Ordway has never been fortuuat* enough to bo on liar.d when hie hunt 1- iiig cat pounces on its prey. Agent Humeri to Death Guy L. Stewart, agriculture am industrial agent of tho Cotton Il-el n Pall road, was burned to death in hi m private car in a w reck in which th c. trains of three diflerent roads col in lided at Kelso, 140 miles south o 14 St. Louis. in Vm Tlie South American Way. te Paraguayan revolutionaries bar n captured President Liberto Rojas am forced him to resign. v ^ SOUGHT RIVEN GE "Yin Have token My Life avd New M Take Year;/9 Say* Havener. AS H? STRUCK AT JUROR Man Convicted c Mnrdcr Leaps in a Frenzy Toward tlio Jury liox, and Tried to Strike the Nearost of the Jurors Who Had Doomed llim to Death. The New York World says never before in tlio history of the criminal [ courts in that city waa witnessed such j a seeno as Tuesday night alter Jos- ; eph Ferrone had fceon found guilty j lr. General Sessions before Judge Fos- i ter of murder in ?,h? iirst degree. The clerk of the court had just taken the "pedigree" of Ferrone when the convicted man shouted: "My wife has taken her life, you have taken mine; now I will take yours." Ferrone attempted to leap over the railing. He tried to strike George W. C-ammock, juror No. 6, who was nearest him. The jurors moved backward in their cents. Four court olll- 1 cers leaped upon the prisoner but he 1 shook them off. Then Ferrone leaned back Ms head and with his right hand commenced 1 sawing at his throat with a piece oi glass. Blood flowed from his wound. < From every part o" the court room men rushed toward the prisoner. Capt. Fanning was first t,o oet hold ' o' Ferrono'c rignt hand. "Let go! Let go!" the doomed raan yelled. "Handcuff him!" shouted Capt. O'Brien, the Judge's confidential ] man. ; Two pairs of handcuffs were snapped on Ferrone. The four court attendants lifted tho crazed wifemurderer and carried him, strug- ' gling, out of the court room. i In front of the jury box several pieces of glass were found. How Ferrone got the glass is not known. They seem to be rieces of the crystal cf a watch. They were handed to Judge Foster, who placed them in an envelopo, which was sealed by < Glork Spinney. Quiet had not been restored when i Judge Foster told tho jurors they might go home. When they reached the corridor Mr. Gammock, the juror, collapsed, failing on tho back of his head. Ho was picked up unconscious, carried into a jury room and laid on a table. There were cries for a physician. Finally Dr. Gottlieb Sternberg of No. 541 East One Hundred and Thirtyeighth street, who had been In the court room, came. It took him some time to bring Mr. Gammock back to consciousness. Judge Foster and Mr. Whitman both assigned officers to ac- 1 company tho juror to his home. < In tho mean time I errone l.ad been diagged across the Bridgo of Sighs and into the Tombs. His shrieks ( aroused other prisoners and soon the 1 word had been passed along that Ferrone had been found guilty of murder. Keepers removed the handcuffs from his wrists. A long strap was then procured and Ferrone was tied ? - l '1 H.nvt Intra r. r hanfls. a ' IIU UIHIIU 11UI IIIUI^ iv^u "If ho makes any trouble," said ,tho night keeper, ' we will put the |straight-jacket on him and lash him to his bunk." Ferrone frothed at the mouth. Pie swore ho would kill everybody who had anything to do with bringing about his conviction. Ho said he would never die :n tho electr'c chair. "I never witnessed such a scene in all tho years I have been on tho bench," said Judge Foster to a reporter for Tho World last night. "It was a just verdict. He had a fair trial and his lawyer did all ho could for him. Ferrone told a story tho jury did not believe " Ferrone is suspected by Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty and Ii spector Hughes, !r? charge of tho Detectivo Bureau, of being the slayer of twelve-year-old Mamie Cunningham, who was strangled to death on May 3 0, 189 0. tier body was found in front of a little shrine in her bedroom in her widowed mother's flat, at No. 315 East Thirty-seventh street. For two days Ferrone had been on trial for murdering bis wife, Katie, ivhoso throat ho cuf with a razor tho ! ^.'Citing of Oct. 'A last. Assistant 1 District-Attorney Manley had presented tho State's case with derpatch. Attorney Campbell, for Ferrone, had ' nailed only one witness, th^ defendant. Ferrone had told tho Jury his t I ...Ifn nnmmlllofl s:.tr>i,ln \vhtlfl tllOV v\ I | VJ vwin mutv. I V ? v cro struggling 'or possession of a * razor. He had admitted having served ?i a term for burglar? In tlio Rlmlra Reformatory and .. ho that he had been Imprisoned In Italy for an assault upon a woman. 1 ? ? t Says He Is Not in Race, 9 Col. John O. Richards de .larts he 0 is not a candidate for governor this " year, believing he can better sorve ' tl e public as Railroad Commissioner. Col. Richards also takes occasion to deny the reports published sometime ago concerning a conferenco at tile o home between Senator Tillman, d. Judge Jones and himself bearing on (tLe gubernatorial race. VOTED IT DOWN Abbeville Diiptasarj Bill Kiiltd is the Bmsc bf One Majtiilj JOSH ASHLEY AGAINST II >? A General Bill May Bo Introduced Later Providing for Dispensary Elections in All Counties That May Want to Voto on the Liquoi Question Again. un 'inursciay, tuo nouse uoiciiu-u by one vote Mr. Moore's bill seeking an election for Abbeville County lor the restoration of the dispensary in that county. The vote was fcO to 4!) on a bill that nad been unfavorably reported. There are several counties that are trying to have these elections on the liquor question and the prospect now is that a general bill will bo presented looking to some provision for such elections. There was a spirited discussion of the bill, that had come over from last year, but it failed. The same Idea will be taken up in the pending bills to provide for such elections in Orangeburg, Dorclnster, Berkeley, Calhoun and other counties. There was a real livo debate on the bill to provide for an election in Abbeville County on the question of establishing a dispensary for the salo of alcoholic liquors in said county. Mr. Moore made a strong and forcible argument for bis bill. lie insisted that it was a local bill and his people wanted the county dispensary. His county, ho argued, was not in favor of prohibition, although the recld showed it. This was because 01 the restricted vote and the requirement to certificates. He knew v. hat his people wanted and held that his county could have no election except by special elections. Mr. Moyro said there was no reason why Mr. Ashley should be so solicitous about his county. If tho Anderson people wanted liquor from Abbeville they would have to come for it; it could not be sent. Mr. Maglll said lie must cmrer wun Mr. Mooro and based his. objection entirely on the ground that a special law was wrong and a general Act should bo passed. 'Mr. Mooro held that under the general law there was no provision for onc'u election as was sought. Mr. J. Belton Watson was strong in his opposition to the bill. Mr. McCravy, of Pickens, was opposed to tho salo of liquor and was heartily opposed to the bill and argued strongly aga'nsc the proposition to tako any chances of Abbeville selling liquor. As to the lack of enfcrcement of tho prohibition laws, the best peoplo in many counties were often to blame and he begged the peoplo to help enforce the law and then chero would be a better feeling. On the motion to strike out the enacting words of tho bill tho vote stood: Ave (to kill tho bill; nay (for tho bill:) Yeas?Speaker SmJth, Arnold, Ashley, Bethea, Bowers, Boyd, Brice, P. 71. Brown, Butler, Gary, Charles, Courtney, John M. Daniel, W. L. Daniel, Dobson, DuPose, Drummond, Earle, E. C. Edwards, Evans, Gasque, Harrison, ITi 11, Hines, Hunter, Jones, Ketchin, Kibler, League, McCravey, McQueen, Magill, Mansfield, Meares, Miller, Mima, Mitchum, Mower, Nicholson, Osborne, Pegues, Rea\es, RlUv, Scott, R. L. Shuler, Stevenson, Watson, Whisonant, Wingard, Wyche?5 0. Nays?Ayer, Basklns, Belsor, Bookter, Bowman, T. P. Brown, lng, j try an, ijick, huuu, uuui , inc*?x^ Edwards, Fultz, Otbert, Hamilton, Hopkins, Horlbeck, Hutto, Irby, Jackson, James, Kp-vin, Eee, Leland, McKeown, Manuel. Mooro, Motte, H. A. Odorn, \V. P. Odom, Paulllng, Peoples, Richardson. Sawyer, Saye, Pearson, Singleton, D. E. Smith, K. P Smith, Stanley Tison, Tobias, Todd, Turnbull, Vander Ilorst, Wells, Williams, Willis, Youmans?40. Pairs?Erckmann and Connor. The voto was so close that a poll of the TTouso was ordered, but showed no difference. The parliamentary clincher was then applied. " ->> - ? SETBACK FOR HOLE WKl.YIE. Cold Checked Advance Two Years, Says Expert Hunter. W. D. Hunter, of the department of agriculture, who is in charge of bo Southern crop insect Investigation work, expressed at Washington Thursday tho opinion that the very severe cold experienced in the cor ton bolt during the past two weeks had checked the advance of the boll weevil for at least two years, an 1 had done much to help the *vork foi the absolute extermination of the insect in those sections of tho South em States where it has found a foot hold. i i Five Burned to Death. > Five children of Irving Carllsh i were burned to death near Mottley i Minn., this week when their hom< , was destroyed. A sixth child wai : saved. Carlisle was severely burnet trying te rsseue his children. HANK Of Con w a Has largest capital and surplus ofj than the combined capital and sur] CAPITAL STOCK. . . . SURPLUS LIABILITIES OF STOCI SECURITY OF DEPOSIT DIRHi ttobert B. Scarborough, 3. L. Buck, eorge J. Holiday, We offer our customers every ac< 11 . r 1 will jusuiy, ana we *obkrt b. scarborough, I President. We continue to pay 5 pc $ FIRST NAM f OONW^ 3? CAPITAL STOCK W SURPLUS PROFITS /1\ TOTAL ASSESTS w** i OIUEC (flj J. A. McDermott, John < /k B. G. Collins, H. L. i yf; m. Burroughs, C. P. Qu Successor to the Bank o mL Horry County, and a pioneer ly allied with the recent de\ Republic. Backed by the & United States Bonds, we are i toniers any reasonable accomj A H. A. SPIVEY, unsnier. IS L LEG ED CON EESSI ON I )EN IEI). ? Lexington Negro Found Not Guilty of Train Vwecking. The January terni of the General Sessions Court for Lexington County came to a close Monday night at 9 o'clock, when the jury in the case of Lawrence Robertson, a negro, charged with wrecking the Seaboard train at Swansea, on the early morning of November 6, last year, when \V. Edward Pritchard, of Augusta, engineer in charge of the train, met his death, returned a verdict of not guilty. Jn spite ol' the alleged confession of Robertson, made in the Slate Penitentiary before a number of detectives and Chief Cathcart, of tl.e Columbia police department, the jury seemed to believe the dnial of th negro on the witness stand. When Robertson went on the stani he denied that he ever made the confession, saying that whatever statement he had made was under fear; that while in the Penitentiary he had been given whiskey, and that it was while under its influence that he migh have made some statements. TRIED TO TAKE MIS LIFE. The Bomb Killed 'I wo Soldiers and Wounded Others. The bomb which was thrown at Premier Yuan Shi Kai's carriage while lie was on hio way to the imperial court at Peking Tuesday morning killed two soldiers and injured seven other persons;, both civilians and soldiers. Eight or ten of those wtio weri struck by the splinters from tin be mb are expected to die. The mei who attempted to tal e Yuan i hi Kai' bio hoped to escape by mixing witl crowds in the streets. They were however, pursued and captured am were taken into a nearby house. The public executioner was at onet called and with lu sassistants is now standing sentinel in front of tlx house where Yuan's assailants an confined. He will remain on dut\ there until he receives orders fro the imperial authorities, who, it i expected, will command that the mei be executed immediately. POOH FOOL? HI I OIK L. Prinks Iodine in .New Orleans Mo\ ing Piet 111 e Theatre. A,n attempted suicide by a youn; woman, a moving picture act in re a life and not on the program, aston k;1km1 an audience in a moving pit t ire show at New Orleans Thursda night when Miss May Burke, ag< 1!?, suddenly arose from her seal an drank a bottle of iodine, and fell t i i.o floor. "1 took the poison be 1 cruse I wanted U> kill myself," sb ' said later. "(Jive me back that hot 1 in of poison. I want to finish th job There are lots of men, but onl one for me." She v ill recover. Thirty Thousand Homeless. At Osaka, Japan, Tuesday, a fir swept unchecked across the souther half of that city, fanned by & stron > wind. The conflagration was nc , under control until late in tho afte 5 noon when, according to official 31 ures, 5,268 buildings had been d< I stroyed and 30,000 persons ttndere ' homeless. ' i: ' fVv'. ? HORRY, y. S, C. any bank in Horry county. More plus of all other banks in the county.. $50,000 12,500 CHOLDERS .. .. 50,000 PORS , ..112,600 C10RS D. V. RKHAFttOft W. A. JohnBou, Will A. Freeman zommodation which their account* solicit your business. X V. Richardson, will a. fbeemab Vice President. Carrie* ?r cent, on yearly deposits. ONAL BANK | V, 8. . ^ /IS $25,000.00 :J: 2,500.00 m 125,000.00 rroits: D. Spivey, D. T. McNeill, ? 3 uck, W. H. Lewis, D. kji attlebauru, D. A. Spivey. Xf w f Conway, t,he oldest Bank In In Eastern Carolina. Close- ... 'clopment of the Independent \jf Govern inent and secured by ifr prepared to extend to our cut ?|v modatious. Wf B. G. COLLINS, JK President, PKOFKHHIONAL CAKP8. a. it. wooiiWAiiu attorney and Councelor At Lav CONWAY, S. C. > M. U. 8C Alt BiiOIOB \ CONWAY, b. I. Attorney at Law. i H. H. BUKHOLKiUfc iPhyNirian and 8urg<y>? CONWAY, H. C. H. WOFFOK1J WAJT Attorney at !>?<-, ^ Bank of Horry Building. CONWAY, S. C. JIKNK KAYKM<:L Land Surveying and Drainage Spivey Building Comvay, S. C. ?E WORLDS GREATESI SEWING MACHINE * j^LIGHT RUNNI^S^* Cfyon want either a VlhratlngHhuttle, ttotnifS tthutllc or a Kin^lo Thread [ Chain iUUch] Bowing Machine write to 9? ?W HOME 8EWINQ MACHINE COMPJUff Orange, Mass, {tony tewing machines are made toscttregnnflcaggC o Wttaiitv but the New Home is made to wet* Out guaranty never runs out |Mt hf authorised dealers r 0 VOBMUIW ^ 0 WKKOUOtlS & COLUNB CO., N (X?nway, ft. O. ' rfc Cnuscd by Family Kcundul. e The caso against former Sheriff n Plottner, of Mitchell, S. I)., came to g ai. end this week when his lifeless >t body was found rear Woonsocket, r- lie had committed s'lcide. Last sum5 mer the husband oI Mrs. Kate Qulnn, e- with whom Plottner was accused of id a statutory crime, committed suicide. as did the wife of Plottner.