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w< I GIVES OP SOCIETY ? YOUNG MILLIONAIRE TO BE MISSIONARY IN CHINA HIS FAMILY IS DEVOUT V * Will Co to the Little Known Province of Kansu, China, One of the Most Benighted Actions in Asia, and He Tranquilly Faces Years of Isolation. , A dispatch from Chicago says William Whitinar Borden, of that city, was forsworn the world to become a missionary and will start upon the work he has mapped out for his lifetime?administering to the physical and spiritual welfarre of the heathen in the little known province of Kansu, China?the darkness and meanest section of the Drient. The young man is a son Of tlie iate William Borden and Mrs. Mary Borden. The Borden estate i.J one of thj big holders of improved downdown property. The family mansion is pointed out from the "rubberneck automobiles" that tour the Lake Shore drive. It stands oooosito the Harold McCormick residence at Bel on ue place. William Whlttlng Bardo.i'-t share In this estate is estimated at more than $5,000,000. He shares alike with his brother John, who is secretary of the Walden W. Shaw Taxirat Company. John recently married Miss Ellen Waller, a daughter op Mr. and Mrs. James BreckonrMge Wallor, who is much seen in society. He inherited the Lake Shots 'rive niansir n in his apportionment >t tlie estMe, and, incidentally, liar thioo other costly residences?one in Masiacliusetts, one in California, and one at Lake Geneva. William Borden's choic > was not made without thought His mother was devout. For years she taught a class of boys at the Fourth Presbyterian Sbabath School. The young man after finishing /ale in 1509 gave $20,000 to found a students' ^ mission, which he conducted himself. Later ho spent three years at Princeton Theological Seminary and was graduated last Spring. Ilia sister Mary chose to devote her life to mission work in India. In 1 908 she was married to Georga Douglass Turner of Glasgow, Scotland. After the wedding in Mrs. Borden's chalet at Villars sur Ollen, Switzerland, she went with her husband to Lahore, India, where he ^/as Secretary to the Young Men's Christf'rfin Association. fitting In his private office In the Holland building, William Bord?n said: "1 made up my mind to become a missionary during my trip around the world in 1 904 and 1905, just after 1 was graduated from my preparatory school. Before that I had not thought much of foreign missionaries. Hut while I was in the Orient I stayed at the homos of several missionaries and I changed my mind. "In 100(5 at a convention of the Student Volunteer movement I decided my field would ho the convert ing of the Nohammeden Chinese. There are about 10,000,000 of these in China. At present there is no missionary working directly for them. They have been let almost entirely alone?for one reason because they are so far inland. "But my preparations will take some time. In December I will go to the school of Dr. S. M. Swemer, in Cairo, Egypt. There I intend to study Arabic. I also will take a course In medicine in London btfore I go to China. The people in the province of Kansu are way behind in the practice of medicine and they suffer from diseasts that are easily curable. I do not want to take the time to et ag medical degree, but I shall take a short course. "When I get to China I will spend one full ytar studying the language. The course in the school for misJ sionaries there Is two years. After that I shall go inland. The journey to Kansu takes about six weeks. I will be there tight years before I get a furlough year." Mr. Borden said he had not decided just how he would spend his money when he got to China. "I Intend to make it my life work," . he said. "So if I ste any chance to make good investments for Christiar.. ity with my money I won't fail to make them. I shall spend my money in that work just as a business man would spend his monty In his chose 1 field. I haven't any plans in tlrat respect yet, however." The young mgissionary's college life was somewhat different from that of the usual millionaire's son. lie could have baa anytrung no wauiaa. He spent much of his sparj time at college, however, in Y. M. C. A. work. While a senior at Yale he established the Hope Mission in New Haven. lie bought the property and started the A working of the mission. It is still helping the "down and outs," *\ho come to that city. In the winter on cold nights from 50 to lr0 men go there at night, hut nothing ever it charged for board or lodging. While some of his millionaire fritnds at college were eloping with actresses William Borde 1 wan not worrying about matters of love. "1 am not married," he sai.l, "nor am I engaged. I never have worried much about that and don't know a* 1 ever shall be married." Paid for Slapping His Face. Because of an Atlanta street cat conductor slapping his face for ring ing a push bell several times, B. A .Wheeler, aged 19, was given a ver diet for $700 against the Qeorgit Hail wax and Power -Company Fri day. f SHOT IN MEW YORK BULLET KNI>8 THE SHADY OAKICK It OF GANGSTER. Fired by Man Who Jumps on Running Hoard of Street Car Containing His Victim. At New York "Big Jack" Beelig was shot and killed Friday night, The Fast Side gang leader and prospective witness in the trial of Police Lieut. Chas. Becker, for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, which will begin Monday, was seated in a Vnd avenue open surface car wnen I Philip Davidson, who says he is a frut dealer jumped on the running board and fired the fatal shot. Davidson leaped from the car and ran away, but was caught, pistol in hand. Ho admitted the shooting and declared it was for revenge, the po'ce say. According to the prisoner, Zeelig had held him up at the point of a revolver late Friday in an East Side hallway and robbed him of $400. The police received reports that Zee(ig had been lured to the scene of the shooting by a telephone message and this is being investigated. Zeelig, mortally wounded, was rushed to Iielievue Hospital, but died in the ambulance. On his body, the police say, only $2.34 was found, although a well-dressed woman, whose identity was not learned, visited the" Rcdievue iMorgue not long after Zeeling's death and asked the authorities to turn over to her $500 which she said Zeelig had in his possession when he was shot. The woman was detained by tho morgue autjhorities, they stated. The police also detained Hyman Giverth, an East Side resident, as a material witness. Giverth says ho saw tne snooting. Little is known about Davidson. He told tlio police, they say, that ho came to this city from Peekskill, N. Y., five or six days ago. He had been a fruit, dealer, he said, but was not now in any business. s TWO M EN SHOOT IT OUT. 4. One is Dead and the Other is Fatally Wounded. Edward Gregory is dead and Oliver 11. Watson lies dangerously wounded as the result of a grudge of long standing, the difficulty occurring near Kershaw, Lanlaster County, Friday. It seems that Gregory and Watson, both in buggies, met in the publil road, and as they started to pass ealh other the buggy wheels became locked and both commenced shooting. Gregory was Instantly killed, being shot through the head, and Watson was shot in the left lung and hit physician, Dr. Twitty, states that he has little hope of his recovery. Gregory was formerly a patrolman 011 the Lancaster police force and was unmarried. He was about 2 7 years old. Watson is a man of 50 years and has a wife and six chilHron Rnth were well-to-do citizens. The tragedy is much deplored and has been the sole topic of conversation in Kershaw Friday. i ?- ? ? TROLL'SY CAR ORUW BEATEN. o .Attempt to Operate Augusta-Aiken Line Causes Trouble. Trouble developed Friday afternoon when a car was operated on the Aiken line by the Augusta street railway company. A double crew was sent out and, instead of turning back at Hampton Terrace Hotel station, wont through to Belvidero. A crowd attacked the car, took off two of the men and were whipping them when the other two switched the trolley and made a getaway run to Augusta. One of the men was serevely beaten and had to be taken to Pine Heights Snnitfirinm* tho other made Ilia e8 cape and is still missing. In Augusta no trouble of any kind was experienced Friday in the operation of regular schedules. NOT A HULL, uMOOSF MAN. +. John H. McCravey is Not With Progressive Party. , Mr, John B. McCravey of Colum bia, whose name appeved in the list of those attending the initial meeting of the Progressive party published in The State of October 5, said Saturday night that ho was not a member of the Btull Moose party, although personally friendly to Roosevelt, whom he knew while serving in the United Suites army. Mr. McCravey declared he intended to vote for all the Democratic nominees from Woodrow Wilson for president to John Scott for coroner of Richland county, : although he is an independent in politics. He attended the Bull Moose meeting as a spectator only. i ? MISTOOK IT FOR CANDY? . Children 111 From Fating Tablet# Scattered by Wreck. I Several hundred Mount Vernon ? children are ill at Mount Vernon, D., i - Jl A ~ ~ rricmy as me indirect rcnuit <ji ? 1 Baltimore and Ohio freight train i wreck. A large shipment of modicine in tablet form was scattered > from one of the cars and the chili dren filled their pockets. The tablets t found their way into the hands of i nearly every child in the ctiy by the 1 time school was out Friday afterI noon. Friday practically every local i physician was kept busy treating the children. Several of the cases are *aid to be critical. ? ? Many Killed in Powder Mill. As a result of a terrific^ explosion . at the Western Powder mills located - at Edwards Station, 111., at noon sevi eral. persons were reported killed and - many injured. The plant was wrecked. TEDDY'S NEW PARTY ? WHITE REPUBLICANS ORGANIZED IN COLUMBIA. SMALL CROWD PRESENT Twenty-Bight Citizens From the Different Congressional Districts Kx cept the First District Attended the First Meeting and Helped Organize the White Hepublican Party. The Columbia correspondent of The News and Courier says the "Bull Moose" is off. His hoofs and antler tips were sharpened Friday and he entered the race with the Democratic mule. Twenty-eight voters, representing every Congressional district of the State, with the exception of the first district, gathered Friday at the Columbia Hotel and organized the Progressive party in South Carolina. A permanent secretary and treasurer and seven Congressional chairmen were elected and the constitution and rules of the party adopted. The election of a permanent chairman and vice chairman was left open until a later meeting. The meeting was called to order at 2 o'clock by Provisional National Committeeman B. Sherwood Dunn, of Aiken. lie introduced Dr. O. E. Watson, pastor of tlio Washington St. Methodist church, who lead in prayer. The election of a permanent secretary was then entered upon and W. P. Beard, editor of the NewsScimitar and conspicuous supporter of Governor Blease in the recent primary was chosen to that position. Maj. Ii. W. C. Blaloek, long a Republican leader of the State, was elected permanent treasurer. The election of chairman for each of the Seven Congressional Districts was then entered into with the following results: First District?W. P. Utsey, St. George, S. C. Second District?Thomas Thompson. North Augusta, S. C. Third District?C. E. Gray, Westminster, S. C. Fourth District?It. A. Hanna, Spartanburg. TOifth District?I. II. Norris, Yorkville. ^ixth District?Dr. C. R. Taber, Dillon. Seventh District?W. Boyd Evans, Columbia. The Bull Moose party Friday afternoon adopted its constitution. This provides for an executive committee "omnosed of the officers .and district chairmen of the State. These will meet at a future date ??\. as provided in the constitution, elect the Presidential electors. No State ticket was put out by the Progressives. In the constitution is this resolution: "To that great apostle of human rights, who towers the greatest figure in the life of America to-day, Theodoro Roosevelt, they pledge their loyal support at the coming election ?and from this moment they t promise by work and precept to spread among their friendsand neighbors the gospel ofdeliverance from te powers o* great and political rascality, which have increased the cost of evry com? inodity necessary to human life and which protect the gamblers in wheat, cotton and corn, making it impossible for the honest producer to free liimsslf from the money lender and high rates of interest which grant him an uncertain and precarious living from year to year, leaving him without hop? or means of deliverance, except as held out in the promise of a return to the people of the right and prower to direct and govern their destinies by the initiative, referendum and recall, the direct primary in the selection of candidates to all important offices, and the destruction of the alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics, which form the invisible government that has stifled the voice of the common people crying for deliverance, and we *oin hands with the great gathering at Chicago, who gave us our battle gry, 'We Btand at Armageddon and we battle for the Lord.' " Charter Members, The following are members of the Hull Moose party of this State who attended the Convention: L. I). Melton,, Columbia; W. W. Drue, Colum bia; W. Boyd Kvans, Columbia; w. A. Reckling, Columbia; S. A. Murphy, Columbia; W. V. King, Columbia; John McCreavy, Columbia; H. A. Simons, Columbia; T. li. Wannamaker, Columbia; G. W. Mudd, Columbia; A. 1). Palmer, Columbia; S. T. Westberry, Columbia; AV. P. Heard, Columbia; A. It. N. Folger, Seneca; R. A. Hanna, Spartanburg;^ L?. Coin, Camden; Major M. W. CT Blalock, Goldville; Isaac II. Norris, Marvin; Dr. C, R. Taber, Dillon; B. 10. Clemens; Inman; I. I). Odom, Datesburg; Dr. V. P. Clayton, Shelton; C. K. Gray, Westminster; C. Roy, Inman; Thos. Thompson, North Augusta; TO. a .vicuri'Kor, niut'huins, Three Men Were Killed. Three men were killed Friday by the explosion of a gasoline launch near Guntesrville, Ala., on the Tennessee river. A farmor saw the bovt on the river and the next instant he heard an explosion. He ran to the bank and Raw the bits of wreckage floating on the surface. The boat and the three men had been blown to atoms. ? Bark to Their Home Band. The four steamers of the National Navigation company of Greece have [ been chartered by the Greek govern. ment to transport from New York [ about 6,400 American Greeks, volun. teers and reservists of the Greek army, to flght the Turks. . ..... ... , MANY LIVES LOST ? SUBMARINE BOAT SUNK BT A LARGE STEAMSHIP. Onlj One of the Entire Crew Wa* Saved and He Sayn lie Went Down a Miles. Submarine #,B-2" of the British navy was run down and cut in two by the Bam burg American Line Amerika In tlio English channel off the Kent coast Friday and fifteen officers and men who were aboard the little craft were drownod. The commander of the vessel, Lieutenant Percy B. O'Brien, was among the victims, .but his second in com niana, lieutenant Kicnara i. i'uiieyne was picked up after being a long time in the water. He was the only survivor. Lieutenant Pulleyne was found floating in the sea too exhausted to say more when he was rescued than: "The submarine is cut In two. I went down a mile." The "H-2" had left Dover Friday morning to participate with the other submarines in a series of maneuvers. The accident occurred an hour later, although none of the sister submarines knew anything about it until Lieutenant Pulleyne was picked up. The young Lieutenant collapsed after ho was taken from the water and conveyed to the parent ship. The Amerika stood by after tho collision ,pnd threw life buoys over board while a number of torpedo boats, after being informed of the accident by wireless telegraphy, searched the sea for hours. None of the other members of the crew, however, was discovered in the vicinity. The Amerika then proceeded on her voyage to Southampton and Cher> bourg on her way to New York. This is the sixth disaster in British submarines, each of them involving the loss of from eleven to fifteen lives. ? ? PA R A Of IUTK FA I LIU) TO OPEN. A Man and a Boy Is Killed in Drop from a Balloon. Lorenzo Howland, 15-year-old son of L. D. Howland, and II. C. Petty, an aeronaut, fell 500 feet from a balloon and were instantly killed at the State Fair grounds at Tuscumbia, Ala., on Tuesday. The tragedy was witnessed by a large crowd of spectators, which had assembled to witness the ascension. Howland previously had been standing near the balloon while it was being inflated. When it soared 11 mvarrl cnnnt'itnru lifnrn at !irf loH tn u j; u ui \? ?|/v>vvutvi g u v/? v uvui w*v\i w see him dangling head down from one of the ropes on the balloon. In somt manner Rowland's feet became entangled in the rope before the balloon was turned loose. The aeronaut made heroic efforts to rescue, the lad from his perilous position. When the balloon had reached a height of al>out 500 feet he cut the parachute loose from the balloon and both men began to drop swiftly downward. For some reason the parachute failed to open. The men plunged to the earth and were hilled. Howland struck the earth first and the aeronaut landed on top of him. When spectators reached the two men both were dead. ? PIjUNGKS DOWN TO DEATH Five Thousand Spectators pec the Awful Accident. With 5,0 00 persons watching him at the Inter-state fair grounds at Trenton, N. J., Thursday afternoon, Chas. F. Walsh, while making a spiral descent in a hiphane, fell 2,000 feet to instant death about a quarter of a mile outside the fair grounds. Practically every bone in his body was broken and his face and body were badly cut. Walsh had been giving exhibitions at the fail all week and Thursday for the tlrst time was doing fancy stuntR in tht air with the machine, lie was ver> high Thursday, probably 5,000 feet as he becan his descent. Ho was making the spiral descent with the front of the machlnt pointed almost straight downward when ho lost con trol. Walsh could plainly be seer struggling to regain his balance, but without avail. The machine then bescent to the earth and the larg< numbtr of spectators realized thai the aviator's death was imminent. German Aviator Killed. Another German airman, Augusi Birltmoier, was killed Friday. II< was flying around the aerodrome ai Hanover in his monoplane when ii making a curve one of the wings tip ped too far and caused the machine to crash to tne ground from a heigh of 50 feet. ? ? ? Brothers Divorce Sisters. Two brothers, Richard and Rogei A. Lyon, both of Melden, Mass., wort granted divorces from their wives who are sisters, in the Cambridge Divorce Court on statutory grounds naming the Melden men, also broth ers, as co-respondents. I ^ ^ ^ (Thnfln Picks the Winner. "Theodore Roosevelt and Presi dent Taft together will not carry tei states in the comign election, am either Wilson or myself will bo elect ed president," declared Eugene Cha fin, Prohobition candidate for presi dent, in his speech at St. Paul, Minn. Friday. Pell Dead at Telephone, i A telephone message that he wa about to be arrested charged with op ; erating a handbook so frightenei Joseph Sohickllng, aged 52, at Cin ; cinnatl, O., Wednesday, that he drop ped dead at the telephone. % SOME BLOOD SHED FOUR AMERICAN MARINES KILLED IN NICARAGUAN 1 NUMBERS ARE EWOUNDED Revolutionary Forces Are Driven to ? the Hills After Brief llattic, Bus- c 1 taining Heavy Losses. ? Leader c Auionu the Slain. Americans I 1, Marching 011 Only Remaining Hob- ( ol Stronghold. In a gallant assault American marines and bluejackets Friday drove .the Nic&raguan revolutionaryl eader, Gen. Zeledon, and his forces from Coyotepe and Barranca Hills, near Masaya, after 3 7 minutes of lighting, ' btu in the action four privatts of the United States marine corps were killed and a number were wounded. The victory of the Americans opened the way for the Nicaraguan Governornment troops to assault the town of Masaya, which they took from the revolutionists and the starving inhabitants were relieved. Itebel losses were heavy. The Government forces lost 100 killed and 200 wounded. Gen. Zeledon, the rebel, escaped but later was cornered and killed by a troop of Federal cavalry. One thousand American marines and bluejackets, under Lieut. Col. Charles G. Long, are moving on the city of Leon, the remaininLg. rebel stronghold. The American marines killed were: Private Ralph Victor Bobbett, en listed at St. Louis. His father lives ( at Nevada, Mo. Private Charles Tlays Durham, en- < listed at Indianapolis. llis mother ] lives at Junction City, Ky. i Private Clarence Henry McGill, en- < listed at Boston. His aunt,'Mrs. Her- i bert, lives at Portland, Me. i Private Henry Pollard, enlisted at < Rochester, N. Y. His mother lives ] at Medway, Mass. The Americans most severely in- ] jured were: '] Second Lieut. George W. Martin, i Company C, -st battalion, enlisted at < Boston. i Sergt. A. P. Sherburne, enlisted at j Boston, his mother, Mrs. Francis L. i Sherburne, lives at Georgetown, ] Mass. . < Private William Harvey, enlisted', i at. Bostoiii I Private Alfred Lunder, enlisted at i Fargo, N. D. T. P. Captain, ordinary seaman, i of the Cruiser California. i The navy department cannot identify Captain. i Admiral Sutherland, in reporting the battle to the navy department, said: "The department and the country have every reason to be proud of the officers, marines and bluejackets who were engaged in this action." Admiral Sutherland's dispatch made it plain that the defeat of the rebels was complete. Zeledon, a Nicaraguan and formerly supporter of i Zclaya, ,fled toward tho Costa Rica boundary to escape. A band of Federal cavalrymen discovered him some distance from Massaya and gave flight. After they had defeated him and his followers ho was found \vr?ii r?/lrwl nnrl riwvf lsif?>r Shedding of American blood in Central America is expected to bring to a climax in Congress the dispute , over the right of this government to intervene in Nicaragua. Less than a month ago Acting Secretary Huntington Wilson served formal notice upon th? Niearaguan Government of the ''policy of the United States to take ' measures for an adequate legation guard at Managua, to keep open communications and to protect American | life and property. The Niearaguan Government already had declared its 1 willingness and even anxiety that the | Unitel tSates should act, finding itself [ fully engaged in fighting the rebels. No further resistance from the reb; els to the execution of Admiral Suth' erland's program to keep open the railroad will bo tolerated. The * doubt that had existed as to the loea1 tlon of the rebel leader, Irias, the last 5 who commanded any considerablo " force, now that Mena and Zoledon have been disposed of, was removed J when it was learned that he was at " Leon. This is another important point on the railroad between Corin* to and Managua. Senor Oastrillo, the Niearaguan minister here, called at the State department upon explicit instructions from his Government to express pro^ found sympathy and sorrow of the * Niearaguan nation for the American " losses suirereu ai iwasayi.. i nis was 1 in addition to a similar expression from Gen. Chamorro, the Nicaraguan 1 minister for foreign affairs, to Amerlcan Minister Weitzel, at Managua. ? Hanged From Railroad Bridge. "Babe" Yarborough, a negro railr road hand, who attempted to assault 3 a 12-year-old white girl, daughter of ? a prominent family at Amerieus, (la., 3 was taken away from Sheriff Fuller and strung up hy a rope to a railrend bridge in Macon County, near Ogltthorpe, and then his body was riddled with bullets. ? Seems Anxious to l>ie. } At Neward. N. J., Miss Emily R. 1 Sherman is under detention at the eity hospital, after ten unsuccessful attempts at suicide by inhaling illumr.ating gas. In each instance the ? ving out of her purpose was frustrated by her landlady, Mrs. Helen Beach. s Many Make This Mistake, j It is a mistake to estimate the value of a man by the external apparatus of life instead of by its Internal nobility. " y THEY PRAISE TAFT EPUBLICANS TO NAMH AN ELK). TOHIAL TICKET. S'o State Convention Will Be Held* Nor Will Any State Ticket B? Nominated. Tht State says the Republican State Executive Committee with 2 9 :ouuties represented was held in Colombia on Monday and adopted a res>lution 'indorsing President Taft for o-electton aud issued a call for disrict conventions to bo held when candidates lor congress win ue nam>d to contest with the Democratic umiinees in every district in the itate. A subcommittee of nine mem>ers was namtd to prepare a list of electors to he approved by the entire committee. The committee decided tot to call a State convention at present and not to put out a State ticket. I'he committee met upon the call of r. R. Tolbert, the State chairman, tnd the names of "the uiae citizens vho are all worthy, upr ght men," vho are to he on the electoral ticket vill be made public joon. A roll call develops i that tliera vas not a member o? th > committee *l.o favored the candidacy of Thoolore Roosevelt. Members of the coinnittoe said that it was the Intention o oust all supporters of tho Bull dooso party. The following rcsoluion was adopted by the committee: "The Republican party presents as ts candidate for president tne Hon. William Howard Taft of Ohio. His idministration of the otllco of president of the United States has been narked by the passage of more measures of real progress tha.i any previous administration. Ho has con luctou 111 o auairs 01 cne iiaron wun wisdom and prudence, but without fain and spectacular display and lias appealed to the reason of men und not to their emotions, pus'ons :>r prejudices. Above all ho has been the president of the whole country and not merely the president of a section; ho has been the president for all the people and has in every way labored in tho interests of the people as a whole without regard to party, creed or class. No man evei sat in tho White House who has shown such an interest as ho has shown in the welfare, tho progross and pappinoss of the South. No candidate for president has had greater light to ask or expect tho suffrages :>f the citizens of tho South than has the present incumbent, who at all times and in all seasons and circumstances has been tho president of a reunited country and maintained that the South was entitled to receive tho samo fair and impartial treatment as that accorded other sections of our common country. "Therefore, the Republican party of South Carolina appeals to all citizens of South Carolina, without re"'I t r\ iiKAirlmia nnlif Inol O fti H SI M r\ n H hli I U IV/ |M UT iV/UO pv/l 1 CiVyUI (411* kith who believe in fair play and a square deal, who believe in progress on safeand sane lines, who believe in maintaining our constitutional and representative form of government, who believe that the people of this State should be politically free and no longer bound in the cast iron straightjacket of the Southern Democratic party, to cast their votes for Presi- ^ dent Taft. "Tho Republicans of South Carolina have placed in the field as candidates for the electoral college nine citizens who are all worthy, upright men, and who command the respect of the communities in wnicn mey live. An opportunity is now offered for every man in this State to vote in a presidential race his honest convictions. "We urgo all true men to vote for the ticket, which in their honest judgment will best promote the interest of the whole country. "We hereby declare that all members of the Republican State executive committee, as at present constituted, are loyal members of the Republican party and hereby pledge ourselves and the organization we represent to support the candidates and platform held last June in Chicago." HKKvS STUNG MUIiKS TO DEATH. Two Animals Overturn Hives With Fatal Result. Two mules, belonging to Andrew Long, a prosperous farmer, residing ^ about two miles north of Gllbd^t, Lexington County, were stung so badly by bees one day last week that both died from tho effects of the stings. It seems that Mr. Long had loaded his wagon with cott ?u and had left tho mules standing. They grazed around and ran upon tiie hives, turning two of the gunru over, Tho bees immediately swarmed and completely covered the animals. One of tho mules died a short while after wards; tho other tho following day. The loss falls heavily on Mr. Long, who is a hard-working, industrious citizen. , ? Long and (Juntcr are lleld, A coroner's jury at Wagoner returned a verdict on Tuesday that Pickens N. Gunter camo to his death by a gunshot wound at the hands of Hugh C. Long and Hayes Gunter was an accessory to the shootnig. Dr. D. H. Portwood, who was arrested on a warrant charging him with being an accessory to the shooting and taken to Jail was released after the coroner's jury returned its verdict. Killed on War Vessel. Lieut. Donald P. Morrison was killed and eight men were injured Tuesday by the explosion of the steam chest on the torpedo boat destroyer Walk?. The accident occurred off Rrenton's Reef lightship while the Walke was preparing for her second quarterly trial. Lieut. Morrifon entered the service from Missouri in 1902.