Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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This common road, with hedges high I <.'otifiiK?d on either hand, "Will surely enter by and by ' Some largj luxur.unt !and. "jrttf manr wayfarers on foot ll?re Uti>d from ataee to elage, 'Jlitd ntl ids roll along tlie route I With easy equipage. Ait ?cck, inethinks, thnt wiilo domain Whereon mv thoughts are tel. Trcwonwaixl! Tx-ave the dusty plain! Ilnstrn! 'Tis further yet! Q^-%Q^ mOO THE-7.45 f C?= '?> <= Jiy i'HANCIS CHUR WO men were sitting in the smoking room of a Lomlon ? I O ' !?'>. One, a tall, athletic jg' * J? looking fellow, with black , hair and clean-cut features, wah Hlowly blowing rings of smoke in *lve air as l>e lay back in the biy armttLiir. "Tlie other uinu, slight and clean sha*? !?. with a singularly mobile face and twinkling gray eyes, was looking over *v *i*ily paper. Between them was a wauiil table. furnished with a couple of oi clul? soda and a decanter. *rhich gave .signs of having been well aMfMl. 'SJerald," said the small man all at ?TM*e. dropping the paper into his lap, -what do you think of train robbersV" "Abe tall man looked up in lazy sur* *'Toppy Itussel," ho drawled, what in the linine of all that's frtv.idrrful over put such a question as 4lixt into your head?" "The paper," explained the other; **ami seriously I ask you, what do you 4b ink of train robbers?" just as seriously I reply." re3tar>M?d the tall man, "that I think the Allows who strip you of your watch .mud Tuluables and depart with your Gladstone or portmanteau are elumsv *ognos at the best. And tho people flliey rob?well, they're a shade less adjmirable; for in every ease I have heard - if thry appear to have acted like cowards or fools, and a rogue's always ant*r?>rable to either of these, to my mind. And now that you have my can ?i?* miu uiiiimipss, nuiuontntive. opin*?? ou train robbers, please finish that atitl try one of these cigars; they worth trying, if I say it myself." "Only one more question," said Husmr It" took the proffered wood. *~You lau;;l. :it the way railway travel*".u act In these little affairs. Now. iwrw* would you act? Suppose a fellow suddenly to nut a nistol to vour heck ami insinuate a desire for your witch! No one is near. You are alone it> the en rr in go. What would you do?" "I'd knock tlie pistol out of his hand, "wrSiile pretend lug to comply with his dew.and. and throw him out the window ft ftOT it." Omit hers said this quietly and dej|ei*Kmiedly, and Hussel knew him too nrrilto wwqcqA. Braggadocio, so lie only laughed lightly at his companion's era,1>hatie reply and proceeded to envelop 'iiiimsclf in cloud.* of smoke. **Well," said the tall man, looking at Watf'll Jlliil s!.'!r!!n? iir? "I l>? atlrendy he heard the doorn being 1>eTJ^orl to a? the guard went his iRmndi. Alul tllpn? tlinn Inst au l>? n-.it sling Lift watch back into Mm pocket writh a breatli of relief, the door of the . compartment wassuddenly jerked open sitid. framed in the narrow opening. im>^pc?red the figure of a man of ulight ?tf?turr>, with gray beard and bent honJdor* lite peered cautiously into the coach. *md his eyes traveled quickly and Willi -apparent Indifference over the big -lyntue of f'nruthers. Then lie stepped and, with a *11 ht no I to Cuu her*, dropped a small handbag on the cushHtm?*d seat. pulled his soft wool hat ver Iain ??yos, sank down In on? corner ?if the compart in en t. and thrust his 4ianris deci> into his trousers pockets. <'?ruthers witnessed these movements wltli Rome Katlsfactlon. and. after a vtantr or two at his companion, and an JtoKtant's look ouiside at the yellow Sight* which were flying by as the ex jprcfc-s jjnthered speed lie spread ont his pulled his coat up about his ears j??d proceeded to make himself comfortable for the 120-mile ride before Abe. Flv#? minutes Inter he wns sou nil ' deep And making that fact tii>ml?takabta by tiie most tremendous snores. But If Caruthers snored loudly hts Ivruln WH? fully as active as were his flung*. and, for n time ho |?hksc<1 through ? series of adventures in ?lrramLan<l which were anything but wtqilmsant. "riven. suddenly, ho was transports tTiorn a delightful fantasy Into what i?erm?d to hlin to he an Immense1 haber?biabn'i shop, where he fouud himself anrorremonlousiy set down before a litVie old man, who insisted upon fitting ttimAJ his Deck a most prodigiously (ktrii and stiff collar. , agoing?. The express stalls at 7.4.'? and SI'tc to stop at a couple of places beSnrc making the station." Ami he rang Xur his hag and overcoat. "Now, <?erald Carnthers," said his . rouipanion as Gerald was being helped into his coat, "remember what you 3m ve told me. If I hear of any attempt ait train robbery on the 7.45 express 1 tsUulI not write to yon, but shall at once l3i*ve the track examined and the body the robber discovered and interred. .3 suppose you will bp willing to do that caztttch for your victim, won't you?" -'Ob, certainly," laughed Carnthers. ?md the next moment lio bad wrung .Hassel'M hand and had gone. At the station he securcd a first-class ticket and then set about to lind an ?empty compartment if possible. As lu/rli would have It the second <*?ach he looked into was unoccupied, vemd J?e quickly stored his portmanteau mrvcny, and. settling himself luxuriously ''In the corner, uttered n silent prayer <khat no one would come in to Interrupt, With the usual traveler's commonplaces ami platitudes, the nap he bad in prosper*. He looked at his watch; only one (yyiliiiiln rf*tniiiniiu^ till ?! <?;?. ?? ?.! v 7|\7>V?:^vV iOAI). I /\ntl in the end shall grtiit repose Descend upon my sou), "When, at the eajrt?r journey"* close, 1 roach the sudden goal. Content, enlargement. fragrance, ease, Joy in tlic evening's tool, The subtle silence in the tree.a, ^ The gleum upon the poolDreamer! In vain thou hastcnest; That irlorioiis land r#*iini: Tnke by the roail thy joy. thy rest; The road, the romi is thine. ?J. 1J. C., in the Pilot, EXPRESS CHILL WILLIAMS. Now if there was anything against which Caruthers was for all time ami most vehemently opposed it was high collars, and therefore lie Rtruirirln<l imnl to push away his tormentor and removo the objectionable neck piece. Hut all to no purpose. To his surprise, he found his arms weighted down as if with lead. His persecutor coolly continued to lit on the collar, and finally, having done this to his satisfaction, pushed over his head lllltil tln> Inn iwli?n i\t tin, his neck anil was choking him. Cnrntliers used every endeavor to raise his arms, hut in vain. CJrent drops of sweat seemed to drain down his face as lie tugged at his invisible bonds, ami all the time he felt the little old man passing his hands, which were plump and smooth, over his body, thrusting them now into his pockets, now inside his vest and again pulling at his lingers. All at once, however, even the desire for resistance left the dreamer, his son Nations became tin 11 and be fell again into unbroken sleep. His next sensation was when his eyes began to feel the light and he slowly became aware of a dull, dead feeling in his arms, a fulness of the head and a dry contraction ol" th?i throat. After a while he was sensible of the motion of his rt sting place, end at last his e.vee took in enough of what was about him to show hlin that <hls was no haberdasher's shop, but the inside of r railway carriage traveling at high speed, that there was no high collar about his neck, and that 110 little old man stood opposite him. But it was some time, nevertheless, before his brain became clear enough to appreciate that all he seemed to have gone through with lately was only a dream, and thnt ho now was in the 745 express from London, und probably?how many hours 011 his journey V He slipped his fingers into his waistcoat pocket for his watch. Then, with an exclamation of surprise, he raised himself quickly to his feet and somewhat weakly stood there feeling for the handsome hunting crsc which he could find nowhere. It. took him but 'I minute to realize this, and also that tte gold cuff buttons he had worn, and his diamond scarf pin wore gone, and that a curious stone stlliUloil rinrr h:iil iliaminnnroil from tlio little linger of his left hand. They all had gone; but where? A sudden recollection of the old bent man who had entered the compartment .lust before their dejiai^ure and been his silent and apparently indifferent traveling companion. made Him peer closely into the corner in which that figure had been curled when he last saw him. Hut the corner wjs empty now. As Cnrutherx* glance moved quickly over the opposite seat, however, one object caught his Vyo. lie picked it up. II was \ lianilkereliiof, innocent of any marking*. hut spelling very Mrongl.v. as lie Instantly became aware, of chlo Thp pungent. <Alor lo!(l Cam thorp nil ll/? ItDAfl <>/} Tf M'OC ?i illation of the tl'eory which had flashed upon him at firat. lie hud bpen robbed and ill ?J1 likelihood by the little old man who hurt even bis companion. Oarnihers peessed bis face against tin* window. Hi- was familiar with tin? country t'{trough which tho train whs passing, find lie srion saw where lu? wan. The express wns lifty miles our 01 me movropons. and l>>* s<tiPduIe must have nir.ile a stop :it H . about ten miles bn?:fc. It wax th?*re. lie deelded, tluit the thief hftd tfot out. As wmn /is !ihe Kiinrd hud opened the door of his 'urviAKo at the next station. h/ilf nn lionr Iriti-!' I 'nt->>?lif.rc jump ' ?lown, and. <1fl?hln& Into th?? telegraph of Dec, (prickly dlHpatohed n statement of tlx; fuels to the chief of police ?t H~ - . M1?? message offered a generous reward /or (tie apprehension of the n'ftenl rind (he rc< *>vcry of the articles of wlUch hp hail been rohhed, ?it fv tlit least possibly put)11/ * ? Two Ikours fater, arrived at his destination, ho J'fl the train, took n lionHorn to jhiIWv fUeadqnartorft and notified thern that n ^JlHpatch addressed in bin name might hp weired from H-?. If sneh a di*i>ateh did come, it wn? to lx> Kent vo II--- Hotel, hp ordered. Then he war driven to the hotel, nud. bavin# wijjnjre.d a room, turned In and quU'kly fell #8leop. It whh 7 o"< loek In Ihf morning when ho was nwalenwl by a knock on the door of Ids Koom and u telegram wa* handed him It was from thft police at It . hii<1 ran an follows: "Have trot thief and reeorwed all articles. Th1?f tllsjodsed. Young man. Think hp nM Jin nil at hnxfness. Communis te at. *>?tfo." (Sirntluirn I h*. quick for a Aiorninp: pnpcr. and baring natixtlcd hinnelf tba( (be new* of the robbery and ef. Ilio capture of the thief hnd at least "H>t pained circulation oul?Ide of It , he dressed himwdf lels* nrely. Then he ate u comfortable breakfast, lit a (ijjjir with the utmost satisfaction and ?troll?d down to police headquarter#. To bl? anrpriae he found another dia pnteh from R awaiting him there. He rend: "Come nml pet me out of thi?. I was ine old mnn who traveled with yon .uwl otola your thing?. 1 wanted to see you throw roe out of the window. I a<* ? ~ knowledge tfie ovra. Com* quickly. This confounded pjttft lo damp, aud they won't believe njy story. "TOPPY." In amazement, wllleh rapidly save *vay to laughter he could not restrain, Caruthers read the inesgnge a second time, and then hp telegraphed to the j chief of police at It??: "Hold thief. Dangerous man. Fay no attention to his story. Be with yon to-morrow. (J. CARUTIIWBH." It was a woebegone arut Irate speelmen which C'aruthers saw when 1 lie , "dangerous man" was led forth from a ! oeU at tup police station at It next duy. But Oarnthers smothered Ids laugh- ! ter at tlio sight. smoothed Itussql'? j wrath as fur ns possible by* apologies, j and, having paid the costs and lines which the police demanded that some ' one nliould pay. after ids explanations, j | walked out of (lie station with his ' friend. To this day, .lowever, Toppy Russel j has serious doubts as to Oarnthers* J statement that he "believed Russet's telegram a forgery,*' and he awaits a ; chance to turn the tables on the man j he "robbed."?Xew York News. 8ont?>ncfi Sermon*. Bmpty hours make aching heart*. ; No man <1111 bo bappy all to himself, j A great intent makes for noble in- ! tent. There Is no known way of insulating j sin. A prayer ran be long without being j tn 11. A elenn heart is the sccret of a clean bead. The painfully pious arc never powerfully so. It takes move than liftinesg to make a saint. Malice 's sharper at the hilt than in the blailf. Worship is more in lookiiik up than In bowing down. He makes little out of life who i" always on the make. Depredating others will not help the j world to appreciate you. The service of another is a sovereign cuvi- lur our sorrow. When a man ontehes up with liis I own hleals li?? Jins beprun to dtp. A man's soundness docs not depend on the amount of sound ho makes. The milk of human kindmiss doe* ' not seem to keep well in blue hottles. The man who Is willing to go to heaven alone may find lie is soinjr thf other way. When opportunity is measuring yoirr head she will not take in the bump ' self-esteem. There is no comfort In a crown oil j the top of tlie head when there Is ? i irown 011 tno ironi or tne race. It is a good deal bettor to live hi n | glass house and take your chain*? on j stones than to have no windows at all.?Chicago Tribune. Iler First A|)|icar?uc?. It was at the mature age of threr | that Mrs. Kendal--then Madge Ilobert* j son?made her llrst appearance on the singe. The theatre was the MaryIebonc in Loudon. tiien under the man- : agomcnt of her father, and the play | was "The Seven l'oor Travelers." j Her nail was that of a blin.l child. find at llii? rehearsals it hint boon impressid upon her that sh? must keep her eves shut in order that tin: audi- i once should think she could not see. ' "Under the cireuinstnne?,?," says a i v/ritor/ "Mr need hardly ho said that j the lirst thing she did on going on Die J stago was to open her eyes as widely r.s she could. Hitting in the front row of the i>it, which then corroRpondod to the boxes, 'Kaby Madge' saw a 1 favorite servant, who hacl been allowed to {{:> to the theatre in order to wit- j ness her denut. For the pari th*> j child had been provided with new ; shoes. IVoud oi" their possession and with supreme disregard for the eternal titne?s of things, the little girl stalked down to the footlights and, addressing I me worvMiu, sfaiti: tinran, iook ai my ; new ?hoosl"? Now York World. Kcqiliiif Well the llmt. 1 letvi" often been borrliii'd t'.v finding penpie of Carlsbad or Marlonhad, or some other of those severe water cures, wlw had eonif there simply on their own iniliittive. and without any *nedl- . cal advice. Thit? i.< really tampering with (tile's eoiiKtilution. 1 Bin coming to ih? couel *v<iou in recent years that it if belter to trust to air And toVxerciM? than t<> waters fur the renewal of the physical system. Since I have taken to ?olf I lind so ou ch improvement in my health that I no lonpev pine. n? 1 used to do, for tiie water euro. Hut there again every man must ,1udpre for himself. If a man J I has too profound n love for the pleasurea of the table it is almost a necessity for him to gro to one of those places where the system seems to get a thoroughly complete washout. Hut if a mini be of inodornlt' appetite mid 1m* aide to k(H>p liiuiwlf well under control, even when tomptation i* groat, then !? has no reason for going to Hoinburg or < 'arlnbad ov Marienbad. Hp had bottor ?*>ok good moufitnbi air. piny golf and keep out of door*. I I* O'Connor. I fiflinun Wofildn'1 Tni?l, An e.\tra j>tece of ice wbs wanted. An !<. ?* wagon wax at a neighbor's door. nw nif*r? *va?* no nmaii com in tlie lionsh wlierprnrith to par for th<- (i<v?in><l i article. 'WrJl. nvri'v mirwl.'' gaid mamma; "5011 ran out. Kliioclw. and jrot a I nictu'l'n worth; the man wH) iruMt ,vou ! ! until tomorrow." , Now ltlanche vrns not ar<*n?tom?*d t? dmiling oil cvadlt, mikI did not tuk* i | kindly to tho idwi. but was moving I very slowly to do her mother's bidding when Koim> words in largo loiter* 011 th<* {op of thtt wagon attraofc.il lu?r a* tentiou uml Mii((troHiod an mianvwcrtiltlc objection. inn lie won i no u, irinmmu. j there on tlie wutfon! It nay?, 'Noj in j tIto :i ust ' "?Llpplncott's. hkncw In hl?li h?a(?. A Jvonluekjr woman di?d vecvntiy tion) diffused sarcoma, canned ]>j a <-nn<-orou# growth doo to the ^retiring , of high-h?ele<d uitoes. Thtm growth ap- , pearcd Ml>o\it fourteen month? ago an.l , spread rapidly, necoaitating tlio (imputation of the right 1?'K hok>w the knee about a vcar aco. Thin hornlr lomixt* 1 prove*] of no avnll, ns tiio po)non )in<l j nffeHed tli? wfco'? boflj.-JlaltiMote i American. -i-. ?????? . nilMOAM 10 UAMOtn! uunumi 10 rmNULU Notorious Safe Blower and Murderer Meets His Doom, GREAT NERVE EXHIBITED i Execution Took Place In Jail Yard at Birmingham, Alabama?A Long j Chiptcr of Crimes Closed. Frank Unman, suid tu be one of tlie most noted sale blowers in the- country, was banged in the county jail yard at Birmingham, Ala., Friday shortly before noon tor the murder of Policeman (J. \Y. Kirkley. la twelve minutes alter the drop fell I Luucan was pronounced dead. His , neck was broken. Uunc-an marched to the scaffold with a firm footstep. From the scaffold he made a long talk to the one hundred people who j were allowed to witness the execution, | reasserting his innocence and declar- j lng that God and very one connected ! with his ease knew he was innocent of j murder. On the night of March 27, ti'OO, five ' men beat Night Watchman Clayton, of 1 the Standard Oil Company, into insen- i sibiHty at the.office of the Company in j <iue ouiKKiriK or mrmmgnam, ana blowing open the safe, robbed It of several hundred dollars.* Shortly after midnight that night ! Policemen J. \V. Adams and U. W. < Kirkley arrested two men.in the heart I of the city on suspicion of being two j of the robbers. While en route to jai! the suspects | broke away from the officers and fired ! upon them. Killing Kirkley and fatally ! wounding Adams. A few days later two of the robbers 1 n <:i u nm-ninl 111 /\I1I1IMIII1 Hllll lliree ] in Chattanooga, a former member of j tlit? irang having meanwhile informed ; on them. Among those arrested were Krank : Miller ami Frank Unman, both of , whom were identified by Policeman j Adams just before ne died as the iniir- J deters. They were tried Hist for the murder ' of Adams, Miller getting a death sen- t t.nee and Duncan life imprisonment, t Miller was hanged June L'8. 10(11. l-ater Duncan was given a death sen- j tenee for the murder <>f Kirkley, but ' escaped from the Birmingham Jul! in j January. 1902. while his appeal was hefitri) I ll*? t-nf fnlnn A ago Ju> was recaptured in Florida, . whore ho had just robbed a hank, and was carried hark to Birmingham and resentenced. Doth Miller an.l Duncan, while not denying pariicipation in the safe rob bery. j.rot?sted their innocence of the two murders, laying them to one "New i York Harry," an alleged member <>( their gang. It being admitted that Mil- j ler was with "New York Har:y" at j the time, but only fired his pistol in j tlit? air. Miller and Duncan \v< .re known to the police nil the country, ami , were said to lie noted safe blowers, j Duncan was parole.I from the Illinois penitentiary in January, ISftJt. where he was serving a term for burglary. .John D. West. Tom Fay and Krank Kdwards, three other members <>f the , gang, were given long terms In :he : Alabama penitent iary for their part in 1 the Standard Oil safe robbery. Heoause <if the d* -nerato fliwr;u>fr>? of Duncan and cowrt threat* f'oir. Hit nds i>n tl) font side. jrrea; iitcca.ilions wile taken at his execution. MOVE ON PORT ARTHUR. Jnps Ordered to Make Final Onslaught Afjainet the Fortress. A Washington special savs: The 1 Associated Press learns on excellent ; authority that the Japanese army I has been ordered lo renew Its at- j f n /i I /?? A * - A ...... ? v?.? n till > <11 i .-Ml II III HI UlU'f <111(1 ' f) ; take the main fortifications at nny coat. JEALOUSLY LEACS TO TRAGEDY. Alabama Woman Kills Alleged Rival and Then Turn* Pistol Upcn Self. Mrs. John Kyuor lute Friday nftcr noon Fhot and mortally ivuun lyl Mis* [ Ne!ii?' ftdwards at her home in Woodlawn, Alu.. a suburb of IJlrmiiiKnam, ! and wniio on a niroet car i;ii route lo j iiiv nn Mini ami inmannv miuhI l?f! | self. If a|)i)c,M'K that Mr*. K>sci \ras jm. 1 oiik of hor h'.ixbanii, who. Ii I? alleged, , was formerly engaged ro MIk* Krtwanl?. I SEA SON'S FOOTBALL FATALITIES. I, Thirteen Playerr. Lost thoir lives. wnne irjo were injured. Vbr. riikatfo llecorri-Hernlri . .ay* i itiui thirteen denthi- have res;j|ti?l [ from f out hull this reason. The < ?i?ual 1 tv list in the same uk !uki year, bin , tile number of Horloim Injuries rltiriHK j the Kt-nwon .?unt elOHCtJ will exeeo<l thv , ?>f any yoar lnr< (be I lit rod well on of Tlx y poll. GERMANY IS WILLING. I Kaiser Approvee Second Meeting of The Hague Conference. Secretary May hftft received from the German government a cordial not* accepting in principle President Rooseveil's suggestion for another confer- ; once at The Hague. as ino president's suggestion eon- ( tained no reference to the time for the j meeting, the Uerman government does i not commit Itself on this poict and I ( n waits the pleasure of the other powers. EXPENSES OF SWAYNE The Theme of a Day's Session of Investigating C.ommittee?Hotel Men Give Test'i/rjony. A Washington dispatch says: W. F. Hardwick, a hotel man of Fort Worth, Tex., was the flirt witness Friday in the Judge Swayne investigation. He testified that Judge Swa.vne was at his | hotel for a day and three-quarters, for which he paid $y.25. E. T. Davis, of Pensaeola, Fla., tes tided as to the expense of traveling from Pensacola to Fort Worth, Tex., New Orleans, Birmingham and other southern points. On cross-examination ! Mr. Davis said he was employed by the prosecution as counsel and made tiie trip to ascertain the cost of traveling over the isan?e routes taken by Judge Swayne. Mr. Davis said he went into the case ....... , .... ueeause ae nau e;itnis wnu.se litigation he thought would be prejudiced by j trial in Judge Sway no's court. Mr. ! lliggins nought to have tne names ot j these clients stated, but the yroirecu- | lion objected on the ground that these j men were afraid to haw their names known to Judge Swaynt. The court .sustained the objection. NEPHEW SLAYS UNCLE. Business Rivalry Causes, Deplorable j Tragedy in Charlotte, N. C. As a result ul a business rivalry, \Y. K. Murray Friday morning shot 1 and instantly killed his uncle, .1. S. j Murray, at Durham, N. The shoot- I inK took place in front of the store of the dead man, on Main street, in lhe business section o? the city, Hoth men had been running music stores and wore well known business mnn \\* \> \f .. lw, .11,1 t\ w. in* II. n . I\. .'nil m; , ? u\> (l ill Uiv; i shooting, is a brother in law ?>t I. IS Emerson, of Baltimore, Md., the well j Known chemist. It seems that .1. S. .Murray was pre. paring to ship a piano ami he accused a salesman of \V. K. Murray of watching an<l prying into his business tor the purpose trying to thwart the trade. \V. H. Murray heard that his salesman had been so accused, and. accompanied by his son, ICarle Murray, he went to the store of ids uncle, which is about half a block Irom his own place of i.nsincss. At iho door ho was met by .1. S. Murray, and j I he shooting quickly followed. vic.vnoiM DAM- i i o i 5> ^ujuunn. Much Important Work Accompllhed. Macon Gets Next Convention. The C;o:?r;;i:i Baptist convention r ami* to an end ai Columbus Friday afternoon after a four nays' session, in whicli the Baptists increased largely i their contributions to the causes of | fori'inn missions anil orfiir-;if inn trw>lc ' under their diree; charge the Hape- I vllle orphanage. and agreed to spend | (30.000 in improvements there; look high ground in condemning the iwin evils ol crime and lynching, and tiec hi red "undying antagonism" to the whisky iraflic. The convention will meet next at Macon, on Thursday liefore the third Sunday in No von? her, 1903. l. i u i. n i t run rvvj 5?i> l m i IN umjtl I . I Emperor May Grant Reforms as Pro posed by the Zemstvos. A St. I'ctr.rshiii K tlii.pateh : The urn xpreuH may happen lifter ail. The met IItir t>f the scctiiHtvoH, "firM Hm j Hian congress," as it is now culled, j may indeed work the inaugural ion of a now era for Russia. Kniperor Nicholas. Die Initiator <<!' , tru plan lor universal disarmament, > may turn back upon the reactionaries t and crown his reign l?y granting to his j subjects the constitution which ftis I Krandfather had already prepared 1 when lie fell by thi- hand of an assas I sin. ANOTHtR CROSSING ACCIDENT 1 rain Cuts Trolley Car in Twain snd Many Poople are Injured. Kifteeu pcrKonp Injured, tftr?? ana 1 noxslbly moyv of whom wIJi <!ic. aw? i result of a collision between ? fas'. ] ;;ountbound train on the Cleveland and ' I'lttHbtyg road and u tralley car on tbe Northern Ohio traction line Krlrlav near fteriford. Ohio, a few in lie* (-,ifi ; >f Cle veland. The panKenger train runnlnr I Fully 30 mllPR an hn.ir. The rOwirlo j ?r wan cut <orapieuly in two aiul ?b?* ' nnrkngc throw n 60 or 70 f?r-i. Thf ' pass.-.nKcr train wa? not di'.Mficri. The c-lcct rJc car farrio<l Hf ph*h?'i: j ^err fourteen m<-n n:i<i one woman, all j of whom were rn?>r?> ny ]( ?.?. j-ov* rriv J Injured. A freight t;ai;i had jis? t ricare;i rhf' rrofsdng and hid from view tin up proat tTlnp pa^senRfr I rain. Tn? *)<< llit* ear eondnctor throw the ticrttlHni; Kwiuh. and at- the irollpy chr eatm- on Mi (he rr<i"llnR the collision o??.irr<>fl. i CUBA MUST CLEAN UP. President Palma and Pre?a urg Con I yres# of Island to Take Action. . j A Havana xprclai ??> ?: President ' I 'a linn han definitely announced thai j lie 1? uui willing to undertake the *trpet (leaning of tho eastern cities of ['iiIjk without thp authority of congress and funds for that purpose, but he Ik urging th*; matter on the leader* of r'finirrof.u ftnrl ?.nrlv o,.i l/-.~ i? The newspaperg unanimously urge that rongreBH take aotlon In the matter and not furnlxh a reason for intervention on the purl of the United State*. 11 _ *?? J ' I SOUTH CAROLINA l \ STATE NEWS ITEMS. jf M. V. RIchardB Speaks. The address of M. V. Iilchardu, land j aiat industrial agent of the Southern j 1 ail way, was the feature of a recent | fcmoker given by the Charleston com- j merciai t hid. m was the tlral or a sc- j rit'K of entertainments which have ! been planned. Rord Started at Greenville. Work ins begun on the Saluda Val- ( ley railway, the project being llnryiced Iv Messrs. Patterson, of Atlanttl, v?5a., j mid Fierce of Greenville. - | Twenty-live miles will be built, at 1 once, and eventually the road will teach Knoxville. ! Charleston to Have Si!!. Mill. A silk mill of l'avsa.'c. N. .1., lias j written to Charleston. to inquire ot the facilities and concobsions whicli | may be made here to secure a branch factory in Charleston. The matter wlli be considered by the commercial I people, preliminary to the coming of a representative ol the mills, who in to present the matter to the business in- , lereftH. * t ' T Ugly Rumors Cause Shooting. As a sequel to ugl.v rumors current , on tiu? streets at Aiken for several j days, Vietor 13. Cheshire was shot through tho cheek by L. D. King. Cheshire's injuries are not considered se rious. It is stated that Cheshire, who is a rural carrier, had agreed in conse j (|uen< e of certain charges against him, to ieave the state. Failing to do so, i King, it is said, seeine him on the street, came upon him from behind ! and fired. The affair is deeply deplor- I e.l as the pnrties are prominently con- ' ncctod. * * ? City Hospital at Union Started. Work on the city hospital at Union ; will in-Kin soon, as the result of a , meeting oi the association with the) city council, when was subscrih- j cd. Mayor Mc.Nally giving $50 and I lumber at actual cost. Committees i consisting of Mr. Ft. L. MrNaliy, Hev. \ I/. M. Rice and Dr. .1. (>. Going and Dr. Crown Torrence. Rev. D. M. Mr- j I.cod and Dr. K. H. Horry wore ap-! pointed to solicit silt'?. rlptions Hnd confer with tho Initios' committee. * * Thought to be Murderer. The police authorities of Savannah, 1 (>a., a few days ago ams;ed a nogro ' for attempting 10 pass a worthless cheek, who is thought to be Sam | lirown .tin slayer of young Allafc rleatliington. <it Meggctts, this state. | The negro seems to answer the de- j scription <>f the man who is wanted j and an investigation is being made. 1 Rewards o! $30o and $200 are offered tor the apprehension of the murderer. I the first by tho relative* of the intir- j derod man and the second by the go\*- I ernor of South Carolina. Hrown denies all k:iowle.'Sg;> of the crime, init lie is being h? I''. I * * # Young Woman K1II3 Man. Sunday afternoon t>i< re was a <]Is- j turbance at the I .imp; residence, two 1 111 i 1c-h from Donalds. Several men vis-| itorx hccami boisterous and w< re eject- 1 ' d by tin women. As. ! hey left. Hen; ilayncs pulled Kena l.ony, an old wo man. with bfin. She lilt him with a, stick o| wood. He reached for a piece : <>t scantliitK and hi her. She called; for help and Claude Addison, a younv woman, shot at Haynes thre? timet with an American bulldog pistol. Oik shot killed him instantly. (Maude Ad-j dison, as principal, and Uena l.oriK. as 1 accessory lime he< II i?l jail in Abbeville. All parties are while. Caehier Under Indictment. Sam I*. Harvey, formerly < nshier of ; ilie Ailnntie Coast l,lne. was indicted i on five counts in th? court of general ' sessions hi Charleston for defalcations ! iKKresrHt in if ssn.nno. th* a,, which he took, according to the In.'Metment, $922, ami the othi?r kijoih wen target. Harvey was connected with ihe* Atlantic Coflftt l.lne for a period ot eighteen year*. Mis arrest last July caused a big seosatr^fil) ib Charleston on *ci*y<?ht ot hi# standing in ?he community. He allege! to iiave lost the money in gambling rooms in the city, ? Columbia Barbrr Suicides. Philip Maliry. the proprietor of < >\ riftn; k onrix'i fcliop. 'u Columbia. j wis found dead in hit wd in Colunv | Ida. with n cord around hi* n**fi< j drawn ?o lijf-M that 11 flinimn ? nt Hio I shin. Mnitrv had been rtinn'.ng 'h?* tn.rber' shop at tht hotel fo: suvrra! ytHiv. and) nad built itp n aire hiialneag. !!< rotlroi: Mirlv i*t hlu ?n.<H i >.?. I ? r " M"w ***** I family wa? horrified iho iickI morning I when It wa* found that ho wac dead. ; A physician was called In ai once., and !i it waf m ( ? !?vary to m; th* llttie cord from Around his nock anu cut loo?? I he flick thai ho had iwituccj ihe at ring around hi* nook wrlifc, forming a Hort of tourniquet. Mai try was 51 yearn of age. and IcavfK a vsifc and hotom children. t? Old Board Rc-EI?ct?d. At ihe annua) mooting of the Charle.aion and Western Carolina railroad In Charleston the old board and ofReer? were re-elected. J. B. Cleveland, president; Honry WalterH, vice president; it. D. Cronley. secretary; i. F. Pout, 1 treasurer; J. H. Konly, goneral man- 1 ager; T. M. JCmerson, traffic manager; II. C. Prlntre, general auditor. ' i ne i;ause of Many Sudden Deaths. rhcr<j 13 a disease prevailing In this country moot dan^efour. because to <Jccep IB | j I pjjj VV\ tive. Many sudden ^ijlis IF^dcathoarccauccdby It ? heart disease, f' pneumonia, hcarl tV\ VvA-iuigfailure or apoplexy r~ arc often the result i/\\ vfll of kidney disease. H ' I \ I kldnoy trouble is al- ' \ \ vS & lowed to advaneo tho /j Vi N Wll kidj-oy-polsonod b,ood wil1 a,tack tho . vital organs or tho kidneys themsolvcs break dov/n and waste away coll by cell. Bladder troubles most always result from a derangement of the kidneys and a euro is obtained quickest by a proper treatment of the kidneys. If you are fooling badly you can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. It corrects Inability to hold urine and scalding pain in passing It, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands tho highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. O r> - - ? .... * * owamp-rcooi is pieasani io iai<o ana sold by all druggists in fifty-cent and otic-dollar sized bottles. You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful nfw dis- ^^^^HEjrn'imSSSy tovery and a book that 'Mltjjg.uf? tells all about it, both Homo of Bwnnp-Rocl sent free-by mail. Address Or. KHrtvw & Cot Binghamton, N. Y. When writing mention reading tliis generous offer in. this DaDer Don't make any mistake, but remember the name. Swamp-Root. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. Y., on'every bottle. Director*?11. Walters. Michael Jenkins. W. (i. Elliott, J. U. Cleveland, A Avery Pat ton. A. !\ MoKlsnick. J. D. C. Fleming. J. 1'. Dougldey. ,1. A, Broch. Mi were present except Mi. Doughiey. The president's report wa? read and adopted. The annual meKinjj of the NurCliweatern ot South Carolina was also held and olflecrs elected. President Thomas W. Wilstm's report was rea'i and adopted and 4 per cent dividend declared. Meetings were altp held of th:* Charleston Terminal Company and ( Mir.rinutnn rn'n-i P/imnfinv which resulted in routine business and re-election ot officers. * Much is Promised Atlanta. According to ii news it cm in r it-ceni iffuic of the Atlantj^Cnnt-titiitkm. .h; nro?en: proposition of the Atlanta and CnruMna Electric railroad is lo extend the tracks of tin- road froni An* dors on to the &ea, and iu t li is way arive Atiafna a direet>open way lo the sea. With the* <-onipletion of the road, the promoters promise Atlanta man> things. They promise a direct tidowareti connection with Atlanta. Th?*y promise one-third less freight rates fur Atlanta through old territory and one third less freight t'Eti-s for an outlet to the sea. They promise the develop men; of much fertile territory a.s yet uncrossed by the tracks of any road. Ai the hea.l of the etuerDrise arc Hon. John U. t+ureh and-PmftWH^ *< Thomaf Ivdgerjpn, ??f HiiHchton. C,u.; I). Eherlch', an Expert electrical ran way r-nglnecr and other Now Yorkorf rcnu-M nllug a lnrg?.' nmo.iut of castera capital. END OF BITTER FIGHT. "Two physicians had n long and (iluhhorn fight with an abscess on my light lung," writes J. F. Hughes, of DuPont, Ga., "and gav? me up. Everybody thought my time had come. As a last resort I tried Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. Tl\e benefit I received was striking and I was on my feet in a few dayfi. Now I've entirely regained my health." It conquerf) all Coughs, Colds and Throat and I.iing troubles. Guaranteed by Pickens Drug Co. Price, 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles froe. tf Negro Robbbed Bank of $6,000. Owens Kit spat rick. a negro porltr in IIk* Citizena' national liank of Chickashn. Ind. Ter? lias been arrested ?barged with stealing a ,mokage containing $,',000 from ih? liank a month ago. Most of the money wan recov( red. Suicide Prevented. The startling announcement that n preventive of milclde had been discovered will interest many. A run down system, 01 despondency invariably precede suicide and flomethlng hat been found that will prevent that condition which mattes suicide likely; At the flrj?t thought of ?olf destruction, take Blectrlc Hitlers. It ii?4ng a great tonic and nervine, will strengthen the nerves and build up the system. It'* alHO Kroat Stomach, Uvor and Kidney j^?r.ilator. Only SOo. fi*tlnfacIon guaranteed try Pick en v Drug Co. Half Mtltien Dollar fir* In GinoimtatV Fire in Cinclnuat; Monday oaueeJ u it*HB in < antral part of rh* city or the sum eh nlde of Kourt-b between Wn' Mil K4ir) Mui? ui vrtfri n m**A ?I??a '?? MaJn Ktreut. i>?ar K.-tvrrb, ?j>proxVrc?* iujf |7W<.OrtO. Cholera Infantum. This dlHOttfte haa lost it* lhrrt?r> nine? Chuniborlain'R Colic, Cholera anrt Diarrhoea ilomedy came into use. The uniform ?ucc?aa which ai tends the use of this remedy in all caaea of bowed complaints in children nas made It a favorite where-ver tv valuo hat< bucorae known. For wile bv Pickens Drug Store, Karlo'a Drug Store, T N. Hunter. JJberty. tf Big Blare in Aahaville. JbMre In Anhevllie? N. C.. Bunda.v ntght gutted soverai big building** ov I'atton avenue, In the heart of tbt) fltjr, causing a k>&* of M.OUO. I And nothing better for Mver derangoment aud constipation than i:hambe/]?Jn'? fltotaach cod Liver Tablet*.?L<. Y. Andrew*, Dea Moinea, Iowa. For aale by Plckena Drug Oo.