Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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f -ISL TFJKY'o BODY IS HiYPPEDm HELIOS People Are Wild To View Re mains Of .tad Outlaw. LOCKS OF KIS HAIR TAKEN. When Body of Harry Tracey Reached Davenport Hundreds of People Crowded About the Morgue—Blood stained Handkerchief as Relic Spokena, Wash., Aug. 7.—When the sheriff, with the body of Harry Tra cey, drove thiough Davenpoit, hun- dieds of persons followed up the street and crowded about the wagon. By the time the wagon reached the morgue, the streets were crowded, and from every corner could be heard “Three shouts for Lincoln county!” The town was wild. The morgue dome had to be closed and the crowd was asked to stand back. Several persons were allowed to spy- the body, and then trouble began. Every one wanted a relic, and in a short time njthing was left but the body. Some one even picked up the bloodstained handkerchief which had been used by the outlaw to keep from bleeding to death. Before he could cany the Swl'ul relic away he had to do it up In paper, a:-: it was too wet to place in Lis pocket. Some one got the strap which had been pulled around his leg to keep him from bleeding to death. That, too. was soaked with blood which ian iiom the uppet wound. Many locks of the outlaw's hair had been taken. His trousers were cut In strips, and before they were divided they were cut into smaller pieces. Many of Tracey’s cartridges were di vided among the members of the posse and those that could get at the buckskin hag. TENNESSEE HOLDS ELECTION. OLDEST ACTRESS DYiNG. Eliza Young, 92 Years Old, Passing Away. New York. Aug. 7,—Mrs Eliza Young, 92 years of age, the oldest ac tress in America, is dying at the Ac tors’ Fund Home in West New Brigh ton. She has been ill Tor ten days, and hopes had been entertained of re covery, but these finally have been abandon' 1. A fall, which fractured her hip, brought on the decline. Mrs. Young’s stage career in Eng land and America covered a period ol nearly 70 years. She came to the United States about 1850, and’played with Clara Morris. Edwin Forrest, Lawrence Barrett. Edwin Booth and Mrs. Langley. Her last appearance before the footlights was in this city In 1S85. Czar and Kaiser Enjoy Themselves. Reval, Russia. Aug. 7.—It was near ly midnight when Emperor William returned to the Hohenzollern after having witnessed the night gun prac tice of the Russian fleet by flashlight. Earlier in the evening he entertained the czar at a state dinner on the Ho henzollern, and their majesties sub sequently proceeded to the Standard, where they viewed the brilliant elec tric illuminations of both fleets. This morning the czar and Emperor Wil liam went aboard the Russian flag ship Minin, and proceeded to sea, where they witnessed the fleets’ evolu tions. They returned to the Stand- art for luncheon. Negroes' Congress Meets. Atlanta, Aug. 7.—The opening ses sion of the Negro Young People’s Christian and Educational congress was held in the auditorium at Pied mont park yesterday, afternoon. Fully 8,000 negroes from all over the United States were In attendance upon the opening session, among them being representative men and women, the leaders of the race in matters of re ligion and education. Besides the Im mense throng of negroes there were a number of white people In atten dance upon the meeting. Governor Candler, Mayor Mims and others de livered addresses of welcome to the congress. Declines to Sell Furnaces. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 7.—The Ten- nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany has declined to sell their Ox- mor furnaces to the Oxmoor Furnace company, and the deal Is now off. The Tennessee company sold an option on the plant and the owjier of the option •old the furnaces to the Oxmoor Fur nace company. The board of direc tors of the Tennessee company did not ratify the sale, and it Is under- tsood will repair the furnaces and op erate them themselves. Cholera Claims Many. Berlin, Aug. 7.—A telegram re ceived here from Blavostchenek, says that the medical resources at hand are entirely Inadequate to cope with the cholera epidemic. Between July £2 and Aug. 3 there were 161 cases and 101 deaths frqm the disease In Blavotschensk. Cloudburst Drowns Four. Trinidad, Col., Aug. 7.—At Brosburg, i miles west of Raton, N. M., a cloud burst drowned four persons. Mrs. Francesco Dominguez and three chil dren, are reported drowned at Teres- co. They were seen just before the arrival of the wall of water, but all efforts to find them since have failed. Supreme Court Judges, State’s At torney, Etc., Were Selected. Nashville. Tenn., Aug. 7.—An elec tion was held in Tennessee today to seiect five judges of the supreme court and three judges of the chancery court of appeals. In addition judges were selected in every chancery and Judi cial district in the state together with state’s attorneys for the various circuits. At the same time Democrat ic candidates for congress were nom inated by primaries held in the fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth dis tricts. Before the booths were opened it was generally anticipated' that except in certain sections where close con tests or local judicial contests were in progress the vote will be light, al though there were rumors of a heavy Republican vote in East Tennessee. A lively fight for the congressional nominations In the fourth and eighth districts was anticipated. The candidates for the supremo bench were: Democratic—John K. Shields, Ham blen county; John S. Wilkes, Giles; Vv. K. McHollister, Davidson; M. M. Neil. Gibson; W. D. Beard, Shelby. Republican—T. A. Wright, Roane; James G. Parks, Bradley; Ernst Cald well. Bedford; D. W. Stawes, Law rence; C. H. Trimble, Shelby. For the court of chancery appeals the candidates were: Democratic—R. M. Barton, Hamil ton: S. F. Wilson, Sumner; John M. Taylor, Henderson. Republican—Ben C. Hicks, Ander son; George S. Ramsey, Coffee; George T. McGill, Carroll. The following were the candidates in the Democratic congressional pri mary : Fourth District—C. E. Snodgrass, of Cumberland; Morgan C. Fitzpatrick, of Trousdale. Sixth District—John W. Gaines and M. H. Weeks, both of I>avidson. Seventh District—L. P. Padgett and W. J. Whitehouse, both of Maury. Eighth District—T. W. S-ims, of Per ry; John M. Trice, Chester; Jonn Trour, Madison. Ninth District—Rice A. Pierce, of Obion; Dorsey O. Thomas, of Hay wood. ORGANIZATION PERFECTED. Valley Iron Company Formed With Capital Stock of $1,000,000. Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 7.—Those interested in the new Valley Iron com pany, which was recently projected with a capital stock of $1,000,000, in Ironton, O., for the purpose of devel oping the iron interests of this section, have been in the city for several days. They had a meeting today at Sulphur Springs, Ga., where they perfected an organization and looked over the prop erty at Valley Head. Some of the gentlemen Who are in terested in the enterprise were for merly of the Tennessee Coal, Iron an 1 Railroad company. They are James Bowron, of Baltimore; Pascal Shook, C. B. .McCormick, Ersklne Ramsey, Nat Baxter, James L. Gaines, of Nash ville; and George W. Nixon, of this city, and others. The property just purchased lies along the line of the Alabama Great Southern railroad from Valley Head to Sulphur Springs, Ga. The officers elected for the Valley Iron company are James J. Bowron, president; G. B. McCormick, vice pres ident; Erskine Ramsay, secretary and treasurer. These are for temporary organization, and will probably be made permanent at a meeting to be held for that purpose on Aug. 12. It is understood that Colonel Wirn mian Nixon, late penitentiary com missioner, who resigned as general manager of the Cumberland Coal and Coke company Aug. 1, will be gener al manager. GOV. JOHNSTON SPEAKS. Two Hundred Hear Him at Alexander City. Alexander City, Ala., Aug. 7.—Ex- Governor Johnston spoke here to about 200 people. He made the same speech that he has been making In his cam paign. A Jelks club was organized here with 125 members. A. P. Fuquay was elected president and F. O. Hooten, editor of The Outlook, the local news paper, was made secretary, and A. B. Hooper, treasurer. The club appoint ed several important committees and prepared for work In earnest. Dr, R. M. Cunningham, of Jefferson, will oe here Friday to make a speech for Jelks under the auspices of the club. John R, Ballard, of Gold Branch, has announced as a Jelks and consti tution candidate for the legislature. Asking Aid for Strikers. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 7.—The Al abama members of the United Mine Workers of America are soliciting funds for the striking miners in the anthracite districts of the north, and it is believed that quite a sum of money will be gotten together. The committee will visit the merchants of the various towns In the state getting more or less trade from the coal mine ers King Bore Journey Well. London, Aug. 7.—An official bulletin issued today says King Edward bore the Journey to London yesterday with out the least fatigue. His majesty had a good night and is in excellent health. The wound Is practically healed. A bulletin will be Issued on Bttnday next. FAMINE PREVMING IN EASTERN GALICIA Average Mortality For Se veral Years Past 50,000. AWFUL CONDITIONS PREVAIL. Peasants Rarely Taste Bread and Live on Soup, Principal Ingredients of which Are Water and Herbs—La borers’ Wages Pitifully Small. Vienna, Aug. 7.—After a special In vestigation among the agricultural la borers in eastern Galicia the Neue Freie Presse draws a gloomy picture of the miserable condition. The av erage mortality from famine for sev eral years past, according to the pa per, aggregated 50,000. Laborers’ wages range from 8 to 16 cents a day, and women earn from 4 to 8 cents a day. The peasants rarely taste bread, and live on soup, the principal ingredients of which are water and herbs. On June 30 a great strike of agri cultural laborers was in progress in Galicia, the laborers demanding an increase in the wages of 6 cents a day for men and 3 cents a day for wo men to double that amount. A Vienna dispatch on Aug. 5, re ported that there had been many con flicts between the strikers and the mil itary. Thirteen persons were killed and 118 wounded, and that in another case 2^0 persons were killed or wound- cd. Advices were received from Lein, berg, Galicia, last night to the effect that the strike showed signs of coming to an end, compromises having been reached in several districts, and the military authorities having quelled the disturbances in others. DEMAND FOR STEEL RAILS. TWO KILLED; THREE INJURED. Girls Caught on Trestle and Crushed To Death. Hopkinsville, Ky., Aug. 7.—An ex cursion train on the Illinois Central caught five young ladies on a high trestle at Dawson Spring. Two were crushed to death and the others, jump ing, were probably fatally injured. The dead are: Miss Johnny Smith, Paducah, Ky. Miss Lucy Stevenson, Hickory Grove, Ky. Injured: Misses Lena Flint, Paducah, Ky. Edith Stevenson, Hickory Grove, Ky. Annie Nichols, Hawes, Ky, All were young women who were sojourning at the springs. TO DOUBLE CAPACITY. The L. & N. Soops at New Decatur Will Be Enlarged. New Decatur, Ala., Aug. 7.—The ca pacity of the Ixmisville and Nashville railroad shops here is to be almost doubled. The construction work on the new buildings will commence with in the next few days. L. Watt Allen, of this city, has just returned from Louisville where he re ceived the position of superintending the construction of the new building. These shops now employ nearly 1,600 men. The enlargement will add fully L000 people to the city’s population. The company will manufacture car axles here and everything in connec tion with a car except the wheel. Oyster Companies to Combine. Mobile, Ala., Aug. 7.—The various oyster canning and packing companies in Mississippi, Louisiana and Ala bama, will, it is said, combine under one head, with a capital of $2,000,000, financed by the Hibernia Investment company, of New Orleans. The movement has been on foot three years, and it is now practically as sured. It will control all the bus iness of the three states along the fish and canning lines. Headquarters will probably be in New Orleans. Ten companies are in the combine. New Haven Strike Still On, New Haven, Conn., Aug. 7.—The strike of 400 concfuctors and motor- men of the Fairhaven and Westville railroad company continues unchanged and the 90 mile system is paralyzed this morning. No passenger cars were running today. The night brought practically no new develop ments except those arising from at tempts of citizens and officials and or ganizations to bring about arbitration. There was no disorder. American Roads Are Placing Orders For Same Abroad. New York, Aug. 7.—So great is the pressure of steel rail orders in this country that an American railroad, ac cording to reliable reports, has been compelled, says The Iron Age. to pla^c a substantial contract abroad in or der to secure satisfactory activity. The report which is not officially con firmed, however, says an order f» close to 50,000 tons of steel rails fo. delivery to the Pacific coast has gone to a German railmaker. It is under stood the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific companies together ordered 100,000 tons, but that the American mills are unable to meet the requir-* ments as to delivery of the work. From all the iion centers come re ports of further purchases of foundry pig iron for delivery during the first quarter and the first half cf 1903. Some southern makers are still seiliii;', for the first quartet of 1903 on the basis of $17 for No. 2 at the Birn:in< ham mills. The foreign markets are reported to be easier, in sympathy with the lowet tendency developed with us. and Oil lets can now be laid down in Pittsburg at or about $3u.50. The volume ol business doing is small, however. The reports conterning the condi tion of heavy trades continue very satisfactory and the platemake.rs gen erally are entering a rush of work. Less satisfactory accounts com6 from lighter lines. Th<* volume of business in bars, hoops and bands has fallen off. There has been no ini provement recently in the shoot trade. PROVOST GUARD IS STONED ^STRIKERS Assault Is Made From Top ol High Hill. Dragged’Down Feeling In the loins. Nervousness, unrefreshing sleep, despon dency. It is time you were doing something. The kidneys were anciently called the reins—in your case they are holding the reins and driving you into serious trouble. offenders escape capture, flood’s Sarsaparilla AT SAGAMORE HILL. Withdraws from Pig iron Market Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 7.—An- nouncement la made by the Slosz-Shef- field Steel and Iron company that they had withdrawn from the pig Iron mar ket. The company sold its produc tion for this year and over half of lt« production for the first six months of the coming year. Six furnaces be longing to this company are in full op eration. Injuries Proved Fatal. Birmingham. Ala., Aug. 7.—Owen Williams, a well known farmer re siding near Huffman, several miles from here, died from Injuries received by being thrown from his wagon. Explosion Kills Fourteen. Santander. Spain, Aug. 7,—An ex plosion occurred today fn an iron works at Camarago, near here, destroy ing five houses, killing 14 persons and Injuring many others. Senators Visit President and Talk Over Political Situation. Oyster Bay. N. Y., Aug. 7.—Presi dent and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived at Sagamore Hill after 7 o’cloc k at morning. The Sylph reached the bay late last night, but no attempt was made to land her passengers. The president had a number of guests at luncheon today. Senator Platt, of Connecticut: Mr. Phelps, seeretaiy to the governor of Connecticut, and Mrs. Clark, of The Hartford Courant, came to talk over the political situation in their state with the president. Representative Jesse Overstreet, oi Indiana, member of the congressional campaign committee, discussed with the president the political situation geneialiy, so far as it relates to the congressional elections in the fall. Sen ator Stewart, of Nevada, discussed briefly with the president some west ern matters in which he is interested. Others present were General James S Clarkson, of Iowa; Representative James S. Sherman and Lucien N. Li- taur, of New Yoik, and former State Senator John Laughlin, of Buffalo. FALSE PRIESTS MAKE TROUBLE. Incendiary Doctrines Agitating Peas ants of Southern Russia. St. Petersburg, July 24.—(Correspon- denoe of the Associated Press.;— Prince Meshchersky Grashdanin re cords continued agitation among the southern peasants of Russia. The wandering revolutionists have now reached the province of Oral. They appear to have traversed nearly ali the rich black earth country. False proclamations and ukases continue to be distributed and the po lice are continually coming upon counterfeit priests, monks and pilgrims, who preach incendiary do- trines and encourage the peasants to expect another land division. The marshal of nobility of a district in Toula has just warned them of the consequences of heeding the false po litical prophets who are abroad in that province. Strikers at Shenandoah Still Cause Trouble and Soldiers Are Kept Con etantly on Guard to Suppress Vio lence and Maintain Cider. Shenandoah, Pa., Aug. 7.—The throwing ot stones at the troops was repeated early this rrorning. This time the attack was not made on the company, hut a .ainst the provost guard stationed at tiu* Pennsylvania railroad station neai o.ie ot the tor eign colonics in tii - southern part ol the town. brigadier General Gobin has been requested by the town author ities .o send a company of men to that locality because of the disorders mat had been occurring there. Company A, of the Eighth regiment, under Cau tain Garver. was on duty ail night there, and this morning the colonel of tile regiment said the company was greeted by a shower of stones whicn came from the top of the higli hi!l overlooking (he railroad station. The captain immediately placed a deta i of men in the vicinity of the houses from which th" stones were thrown. No one was captured, at- tin* offenders had escaped before the soldiers reach ed the top of the hfil. Last night an into: Seated coal and iron policeman wandered into camp and became disabled. He was plac ed in the guan t on a :d this morning was released. A number of strikem heaid of the incident ami formed a picket line around the camp waiting for the man to ku.e (he place. They followed him down the Ma honey City road, but as there were a numuer of scldieis in the vicinity the strikers did not molest him and they soon disappeared. The governor’s troops of cavalry took a practice march about 15 or 2C miles through the Mahoney valley today. Everything is quiet in the region to day. The Rev. Charles Edwards, pastor of the Presbyterian church here and formerly state president of the Young Men’s Bible Society, said today that the vrmng men in his congregation, is made up principally of mine . have informed him that for- -ic.ncis have determined to cut off an ear of every man who returns to work so that they will forever he marked as “unfair workmen.” He believes the story. The for eigners think this is the easiest meth od for attempting to break the strike. Acts with the most direct, beneficial effect on the kidneys. It contains the best and safest substances for correcting and toning these organs. AUGUSTA STRIKE OFF. Textile Worker*’ Union Quits Fight Against the Mills. Fall River. Mass.. Aug. 7.—The big strike of the cotton mill operatives at Augusta, Ga.. which was looked upon as a test of stiength of the United Tex tile Workers of America, has been de clared off by the executive committee of that body. The committee met here and received the announcement that the strike in the John C. King mills in Augusta, Ga., had ended Aug. 1. It was shown that the mills had secured so much help that it was im- possihle for the strikers to win. This action ends one of the hardest fought battles known in the textile industry between labor unions and mill own ers in the south. These operatives went on strike last April for a 10 pei cent advance in wages. The United Textile Workers, which had been formed but a short time b fore, directed the strike through its olficiais in Fall River. Sec retary Hibbert established supply de pots in various parts of Augusta and operatives in Georgia and the south ern part of North Carolina went out on strike through sympathy. The sympathetic strikers afterwards re turned to work. Something like $100.- ooo in id w.;. sent to the s-trikeis from all o'. i i tiie < < untty. Members of the committee say that while the operatives have lost the strike, trade unionism in the south has leoeived a strong impetus. BOND ISSUE FOR WATER WORKS. MASQUERADED AS A BOY. FRIENDS SEARCH.NG FOR HIM. Son of Prominent Newark Business Man Disappears. New York. Aug. 7.—Wilberfor-e Ogden, 21 years old, son of William Ogden, a prominent Newark business man, has been missing from his fath er’s home in Chatham, N. J., since Monday. Night and day parties of friends have searched the country for him, watching every road, dragging the Passaic river and nearby ponds, and even fighting their way through the wilderness of the' great swamp near Chatham. Several months ago Ogden return ed from Vermont Theological semin ary. where he was studying for the ministry, broken in health. Brooding over his failure to finish his course of study, he developed melancholia. Will Appeal to Roosevelt Wllkesbarre, Pa., Aug. 7.—President Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers, in an interview with a representative of the Associated Press, said, with ref erence to the decision of Judge Goff In the habeas corpus proceedings against the miners in West Virginia: “The only thing to do now is to make an appeal to President Roosevelt for the pardon of the men in Jail and this probably will be done at once.” Bank Robber Jailed. Wichita, Kan., Aug. 7.—Charles Johnson, one of the four men in the gang accused of robbing a bank in Arkansas, is In jail at Evansville, Ind., according to a telegram received here by Chief Burt, of this city. Two cf the alleged criminals are in jail at Little Rock awaiting trial. The lead er of the gang escaped from a hospit- cl in this city some weeks ago. Truant Wife Created Sensation in New York Town. • Rochester. N. Y., Aug. 7.—Much ex- cltemont has been caused in the town of Chili, this county, over the discov ery that a supposed boy, who for the past nine weeks has been one of the most popular urchins in the town and familiarly known as “Jimmie” McDou- gall, is Mrs. Theresa Denhart, of Cleve land, O. Accused of masquerading and locked up as a vagrant. “Jimmie” confessed that some time ago she had married “Max” Denhart, in Cleveland, but af ter suffering much abuse escaped dur ing a night in May last dressed in her husband’s clothes, fell in with one Smith, at Ashtabula, and came east and secured a position as a farm hand at Chili. FIRE RAGING IN MINE. Eight Hundred Men Are Idle as a Result. Phoenix, A. T., Aug. 7.—News ar riving here from Jerome says that the fire in the United Y’erde mine has crept down to and is entering the fifth level. The Eads shaft is aban doned on account o. gas. The lower level is open through the new shaft, the upper levels in that shaft being bulk-headed. The smelter has been shut down ow ing to a break in the machinery, and practically all the men have been dis charged, except the machinists and the few who can aid in fighting the P'e when a plan of action is developed. Probably 800 men are idle as a re sult. Reunion of Old Veterans. Greenville, S. C., Aug. 7.—The an nual reunion of South Carolina con federate veterans, which began here yesterday, has brought crowds of vis- istors to Greenville. Every hotel, boarding house, numerous private res idences and, in fact, almost every place available for sleeping quarters are oc cupied. Never before has the city entertained such an Immense throng of people. The attendance Is esti mated at 6,000, including 2,600 veter ans, the remainder being sponsors, maids of honor and visitors generally. Guerry May Be Bishop. Columbia, 8. C., Aug. 7.—It la re ported here that Rev. W. A. Guerry will be made bishop of Alabama to succeed the late Bishop Barnwell Both of these reverend gentlemen are native South Carollnans. Mr. Guer ry Is qow a member of the faculty at Sewanee. Columbus Will Issue $250,000 for that Purpose. Columbus, Ga., Aug. 7.—An ordi nance has been introduced in the city council and read for the first time calling an election to pass on the question of issuing $250,000 of 4 per cent gold bonds for building and oper ating a system of water works. The ordinance will pass council almost unanimously. .. resolution was yesterday read for the first time appropriating $5,000 or less for the boring of a test arte sian well. The city is very anxious to secure artesian water. A commit tee was appointed to secure options on sites for water works plants. In the opinion of the city attorney, to whom the matter was referred, the old contract between the city and the Co- lumbus Water Works company is null and void, it never having been sub mitted to popular vote. BOLT DEALS DEATH. Engineer Killed and Two Others Se riously Injured. Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 7.—During the prevalence of a severe storm yester day afternoon lightning struck a car rousel at Latta park, instantly killing Ira McMillan, the engineer of the ma chine. severely injuring Fred Smith, a negro boy, and rendering uncon scious for an hour Marson McMana- way, son of one of the owners. The fatal bolt struck the center pole of the merry-go-round, splintering it and then got in Its work on the three men, who had sought shelter from the rain under the canvas. McMillan is supposed to have had hold of an iron support. Ho was thrown to the ground, his body blackened from the shock and blood flowed from his mouth. The injured man, Smith, will recover. CRUSHED TO DEATH BY ROCK. Two Men Killed in Mine Near Birming ham, Ala. Montgomery, Ala.. July 31.—A spe cial to The Advertiser from Birming ham, Ala., says: i "In the Sayreton mines, near here, a break in the loof of one room in the mines caused a great mass of rock to fall anti Camilo Castore and Pat Bra- zani. two miners were Instantly killed. The bodies were f ound hours after. No coal coming from their room, an investigation was startl'd, which re sulted in the discovery of the accident, The Republic Iron and Steel company operate the mir.rs. To Open Electric Line. Augusta, Ga.. Aug. 7.—Augusta has been fixed for the formal opening of the Augusta and Aiken electric rail way. The occasion will be celebrat ed by invitation to people of Aiken and towns along the road to be guests of Augusta on that day. Oars will be provided by the railway company and the Augusta chamber of com merce will tender a barbecue banquet dinner at Lake View park. Bibb County’s Tax Returns. Macon, Ga., Aug. 7.—The tax re turns of Bibb county for this year have been compiled and show an in crease of $387,392 over last year. The total values are $16,951,417. Tha total polls are 11,344, of which 6,130 are whites aid 5,214 are blacks. There Is an increase 0r9MQ 4 OOO In the value of cotton manufactured -1