Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LE DEATH LIST Th® kicking of Cotton Progressing s*>v: Head-End Collision Passenger Trains 120 BADLY INJDJED of Life on the Heavy "rain Due to the Fact cond Coach Ploughed In- and Other Cars were it by the Heavy Pull- Tenn., Spesiai.—Running sd in a supposedly high maintenance and having every safeguard known lroading, two trains ru railway carrying of passengers, came to- ltful head-end collision Tenn., Saturday, send- to death and injuring of whom will probably galling loss of life and the living resulted, appar- the disregarding of orders two trains to meet at a ch has for a long time ir meeting froint. The lure to see either the sta- cannot be set up by of th ewestbound train re to enter plea of defense, it happened in broad cording to the best obtainable, he had the monster of irop and steel an eastbound passenger making for New Market ice with instructions to rest bound train which car- leepers from the East for ‘ ttanooga and other Ill- New But nothing is : the orders were not is were on time and than 35 miles an impact as they rounded came suddenly upon each i frightful. Both engines portions of both trains ied, and why tho orders irded or misinterpreted 111 never be known, as the of the two trains were their bodies remaining for ider the wreckage of the locomotives, which, but *a fore, had leaped forward of their strong hands throttle. >f the bodies have not been and many remain unidenti- tRECTED DEATH LIST. lplfite and corrected list of la result of Saturday’s wreck, o’clock Sunday night, is as fol- Galbraith, Knoxville, Tenn. A. Galbraith, Knoxville, • K ■" ’ - ’• "Ellis, Greensboro, N. C . Mountcastle, Knoxville. Inez Russell, Knoxville. Russell, Knoxville. ight, Dandridge, Tenn. Stephenson, Omaha, Neb. Conner, Roanoke, Vo. n A A The wee ^ en( ling 8 a. m., September Ol CrOWdCd 2C, had a mean temperature of 71 de grees which is two degrees below the normal. The deficiency was greatest ia the Interior and was nearly normal along the coast. The first two days were warm but the 22nd, 23rd and 24th were considerably below normal. The extremes were a minimum of 44 de grees on the 24th at Greenville and a maximum of 95 at Kingstree on the 21st and 22nd. The precipitation occurred generally tn the 21st and 22nd and was light ex cept on the coast from Charleston s6uthward *wher eit was moderately heavy. The week has been favorable for farmwork end all kinds were pushed ar fast as possible. Cotton is opening fast throughout the State and picking is general hut in many parts of the State pickers are scarce. The crop will not he as good as was expected earlier in the season. Rust is still doing some damage on light soils. Not much of the top crop of cotton will mature on account of the cool, dry weather. Sea Island cot- loa is in good condition and being picked. Corn is reported to be in good con dition generally. Fodder is about all pulled and the harvesting of the crop has begun in Darlington county with good yield. Harvesting of corn will be j begun in other sections next week, i Late corn was slightly damaged by the cool, dry weather. Rice is being harvested and threshed but the yield is not as good as ex pected. The weather has been favorable for haying and large amounts of hay ancl pea vines have been housed in -good condition. Potatoes are generally good. Gardens and fall crops are doing fairly well but are badly in need of rain in Borne sec tions. No small grain has been sown yet.—A. R. TEEPLE, Temporarily in charge. D. S. Box, Birmingham, Ala. J. M. Adkins, Jellico, Tenn. ( Mrs. J. B. Gass, -Knoxville. Mrs. W. O. Haddix, Knoxville. James Bird, Jefferson City, Tenn. Mrs. Albert McMahan, Newport, Te.no/ $ John Glenn, Morristown, Tenn. E. S. Horne, Morristown, Tenn. j. R. Plummer, Chapel Hill, N. C. W. S. Hill, Jellico, Tenn. -—- Hill, 7-year-old daughter of } Mrs. J,aura Hill. Mrs. Sarah Hill, Gaffney, 9. C. Boy thought to be son of Mrs. Laura Hill. > Mrs. Fannie McEwen, Knoxville. R. B. Godwine, Jefferson City, Tenn. Monroe Ashmore, Knoxville. J. J. Daniel, Turley's Mill, Tenn. Mrs. Annie Haylow Malloy, Birming ham. W. R. Kane, Knoxville, engineer on westbound train. W. R. Spencer, Arcadia, Fla. Roy McMahan, Newport, Tenn. Mrs. Geo. Kinzel, Knoxville. Miss Cupp, Knoxville. C. M. Heiskell, Memphis, Tenn. Charles Carson, colored, Telfords, Tenn. Will Cuningham, colored, Citico, Tenn. . . Two white men, unidentified. Two-yearo-old girl, unknown. Unknown negro. E. G. Earnest, Johnson City, Tenn. Mrs. R. B. Crayford, Mohawk, Tenn. Ed Degrout, Johnson City, Tenn. Dr. A. Crawford, Bardstown, Ky. Geo. Lee, darrollton, Ky. J. H. Rea, Whitesboro, Tenn. Mrs. Laura Hill, Gaffney, S. C. Fifteen Months-old Boy. Mrs. C. A. Russell, Knoxville. William Jones, Knoxville. G. N. Parrott, Knoxville. Mrs. Green, Cylva, N. C. A. Lemons, Knoxville. J.~-Raiwiev* Watauga, Tenn. \ Rev. Isaac Emery, Knoxville. Melvel P. Gantt, Shelby, N. C. J. Miles, negro fireman. Nep. Miller, colored, Greenville, Tenn. Arthur Gass, colored, Greenville, Tenn. Unidentified Baby, found Sunday. Two Unidentified Bodies found Sun day. A force of 150 men toiled all day long ©t the scene of the wreck. Before 2 o’clock Sunday morning the track was clear for through trains, hut it requir ed many hours to clear the debris. En gineers Parrott and Kane were found beneath their engines, but their bodies were not crushed badly. Small frag ments of bodies were found In many places, but it is thought that they be long to bodies already found and brought to this city. One little baby was found by the wreckers. LOSS OF LIFE EXPLAINED. The cause of the terrible loss of life, in the heavy east-bound train was ex plained. It seems that the second coach ploughed its way into a bank in which other cars were jammed, and, pushed on by the weight of heavy Pullmans were crushed like egg shells. Physicians at the hospital state that of the long list of injured which they have In their care it is probable that not more than four will die. The com plete list of injured, as given out by the railroad officials show a total of 162, but this includes all persons who were only slightly hurt or scratched. Lynched for Attempted Assault. Greenwood, Special.—James Calvert Nobody Cl The State T; writing off of the for which warrap and which have at the banks. The have had this years and at the legislature it was of these old clai: Led Checks. lurer has finished looks all old checks have been issued £ver been presented >anks of the State ley on deposit for last session of the Idfed to write all -off and turn the money back into tl(e general fund. The work has been going on for the past two months and the books hate now been balanced up to date with a total Of $150.89 written off/ Following are the items: Carolina National bank, check No. 754, payable to "Wl McB. Sloan, and dated March 21, 18&4, for $3.95 (inter est on consols 54-1® dollars and inter est on deficit $3.31, » • Carolina National bank, check No. 4326, payable fo Mrs. C. A. Adis, and dated Oct. 24, 1888, for $3.00 (pension.) National Loan and Exchange bank, check No. 153,j)ayahle to W. B. Low- rance, and dated Dec. 29, 1887, for $.93 (consol interest). \ National Loan a Ad Exchange bank, check No. 170, payable to M. A. Mit chell, and dated Oqfc, 16, 1888, for $3.00 (pension warrant.) South Carolina Charleston, check B. O. Johnson, and for $15.00 (pension >an and Trust Co., 69, payable to ited Sept. 11, 18^8, rarrants, three.) First National Bibik of Charleston, check Nos 903, payable to D, O’Neill & Son, and dated Julyt 14, 1882, for $1.59 A negro about 22 years old.,was soM lynched by Laurens county citizens shortly after midnight Friday night after being brought just across the river into Greenwood county. The crime for which Stuart was lynched was the usual one, ip attempting a criminal assault upon the 14-year-old daughter of Mr. Doc Hughes, a well known-white farmer who. lives in the “Fork” between Saluda and Reedy rivers. The first news of the lynching was brought here Saturday morning by a gentleman who was making the trip from Greenville to Greenwood by pri vate conveyance through the country. He reported that just after crossing Smith’s bridge over ^ftluda river he came upon the dead bo'4y of a negro lying on the side of the road. The ne gro’s hands were tied behind his back and he was lying with his fac eup- turned and with his knees bent under him, a position indicating to the gen tleman that he had been shot while in a kneeling posture. When the body was examined at the coroner’s inquest it was found that only one bullet wound bad been inflicted upon the negro. This was a pistol ball which entered th® body under £)ie left arm. The body was turned over to the ne gro’s father. , From reliable reports it appears that tbe dead negro, James Stuart, had been living with Mr. Hughes about two years, his release from the Laurens county chaingang having been secured by Mr. Hughes; the negro had ever since been making his home on his place. (consol interest.) First National Bi check No. 1931, pa: Sloan, Exor. Hall, for $32.26 (consol Ii First National Bat check No. 2000, pa: trustee, and dated $13.49 (consol inter! First National check No. 3032, pa: E Carr, and dated $11.50 (consol inter< People’s National ton, check No. Ann R. Robertson, 1890, for $19.50 (Intel People’s National ton, check No. 31 Charleston, N. B. £8, 1893, for $4.76 Bank of Charl< No. 1614, payable and dated June 28, k of Charleston, le to J. E. B. ed July 16, 1886, erest.) of Charleston, ,e to A. H. Beiin, ov. 23, 1886, for ) k of Charleston, le to Mrs. Sarah line 25, 1890, tot ) nk ef Charles- payable to Miss d dated Dec. 23, it on consols.) k of Charles- yable to Bank of and dated Dec. on consols.) B. A., check M. I. Orr, 'or $2.77 (eon-. Militia Leave Trial, jvilie, Ala., Special.—On the ad judge Speak, of the Circuit orders were received today for iltia to break camp and return Ingham. The guard at the jail sen off at noon and the company home tonight It is extremely ible that there will be any more daring the trials of allege# >nch Workmen at 8t. Louis. York, Special.—A delegation of imen sent at the expense of the government to the St Louis ition arrived Sunday on hoard snch Line steamer La Bretagne, lavre. The industries represent- the manufacture of musical in- ents, cotton, shoes, hats, machin- 5ls and railroad supplies. There iso representatives of national la- rganizations and experts in mail jotion. Mr. Mekin Albert, profes- t the French colonial and naval school, heads the delegation of sn. Dies of His Wounds. %pd, Ohio, Special.—Lloyd F. associate editor of The Cleve- bune, who was shot In the of- hat paper, Thursday evening, Lakeside Hospital Saturday in hour after Harms’ <J*®th, intoc, who shot him, was re- and locked np on a charge of The shooting was the result rtlcle which appeared in The Americans Not Served. In a number of the leading stores of Edinburgh and Glasgow there is a no tice: “Americans not served here.” Yankee shoppers used to cause the pro prietors and their assistants to turn their shops topsy-turvy until they look ed like a rummage sale (bargain coun ter not in it), and then would elevate their noses and “guess we’ll try some where else.’’ Hence the notice. Cholera at Port Arthur? St. Petersburg, ^y Cable.—Although no confirmation has been received at this hour at either the War Office or tho Admiralty of the report from Tsingtau, that cholera had broken out at Port Arthur, it is admitted that it is possibly true, owing to the terri bly unsanitary conditions around the fortress, arising from the number of decaying corpses there. But until confirmation is received, the Tsingtau telegram will not be given out to the press, in order to avoid causing need less alarm among the relatives of the brave defenders. The announcement, none the 13S, has caused the deepest concern. Citizens Resent Outrages. Macon, Ga., Special.—A special to The Telegraph from Talbotton says: “A mass meeting was held at the court house here today which was at tended by prominent citizens from ev ery portion of the county to take the necessary steps to apprehend and prosecute the parties who shot the two negroes. Resolutions were passed fav orable-to law and order, and the Gov* ernor was requested to offer a reward for the arrest of the guilty parties.’’ K Archbishop at Mt. Vernon. Washington, Special.—The Archbish op of Canterbury went to Mount Ver non today as the guest of General Cro- zier, chief of ordinance, to visit the home and tomb of Washington. The party also included Sir Henry Morti mer Durand, the British ambassador; Secretary of the Navy Morton, J. Pier- pont Morgan and about twenty others. B. A., check Young, and $3945 (consol Bank No. 26663, payable to dated July 6, 1889, fol Interest.) iBank of Charleston, N. B. A., check No. 3431, payable to 1. Stremmell, Exor., and dated Aug. 11, 1891, for $6.39 (consol interest.) The above, amounting to $152.89, has been carried to the general fund and is subject to your warrant. Palmetto Bank and Trust Co., check No. 1123, payable to Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co., and dated Aug. 19, 1897, for $3.25 (dispensary warrant.) This item has been carried back to credit of dispensary fund. DAring Safe Robbery. Kingstree, Special.—About 3 o’clock Thursday morning the most daring rob bery in the history of Kingstree was successfully accomplished, when the hack door of the postoffice was battered In and by means of high explosives the large safe for postal deposits was blown open and rifled of everything of vahie except a few books and papers. The value of the stolen articles ap proximates $5,000, which includes a registered package containing $4,000 for the Bank of Kingstree. This pack age, shipped from Charleston, arrived here at night, and, the bank then being closed, was left in the postoffice. . The loss is fully covered by insurance in transit. . The other articles stolen Include about $260 in cash, being postal funds, $150 in stamps and about $500 worth of jewelry belinging to various members of the family of Postmaster Jacobs. Several people living nearby heard two distinct explosions about 3 o’clock Thursday morning, but thought little of the reports and not until 7 o’clock was the true cause of the disturbance discovered. Paris, By Cable.—The Martin’s St, Petersburg correspondent telegraphs as follows: “Telegrams of which the general staff have as yet no knowledge reached the Emperor at 4 o'clock Saturday morn ing. I can affirm that they concern Port Arthur, regarding which place the greatest anxiety prevails at court. The , Japanese are now' engaged in a general assault, which is more furious than its predecessors, attacking the town on three sides simultaneously and employ ing their whole forces, being determin ed to finish the business. Russian* mines blew up whole battalions. Gene- mi Pock especially distinguished him self, directifig the fire from the wall which the Japahese reached after in describable massacre. “The whole of Admiral Togo's and Vice Admiral Kamimura’s squadrons are aiding the struggle, which, it is feared here, will be final. The besieged forces are fighting as in a furnace. A perfect storm of shell is falling on the town, port and fortress from the whole bill and roadstead. General Stoessel is going from fort to fort, encouraging the defenders in their desperate ef forts. “In St. Petersburg the facts concern ing the tragic event, which perhaps will terminate by a glorious fall of Port Ar thur, are wholly unknown. At court hope has not yet been entirely aban doned. Russians Use Bailoena. Mukden, By dabl<H-The Russians are using war balloons southeast of Muk den, for the purpose of observing the movements of the Japanese in that di rection. The line of outposts estab lished by the Japanese is so effective that not even the Chinese have been Able tb penetrate it. It is impossible, therefore, to say definitely how Marquis Oyama has disposed his forces. It is believed-th»t Genera!. PfcttssWN army stretches from Bensihu to Bentslaputzc, and the armies of Generals Oku and 1 Nodzu from Yentai along the high road, and railroad to Shapepu, sixteen miles) south of Mukden, while a fourth army is moving from Dzlantchan across the Da Mountains. All these roads con verge at Mukden. Of the four armies, those of Oku and Nodza af© nearest Mukden, and *their progress will have to bo. slackened in order to permit Kuroki and the flanking oolumns time to come up. Meanwhile, Oku and Nod zu have command of the railroad. Sup plies of grain and ammunition are car ried from Yentai over heavy roads ex posed to capture by enterprising Cos- sock raiders. There has been an im provement in the weather, which baa been of great help to the Japanese. Imperial Tombs Endangered. St. Petersburg, By Cable.—A brief telegram was received from Lieutenant General Sakharoff, announcing the ad vance of the Japanese from Bentisa- putze on the village near Fu Pass, east of Mukden and the site of the imperial tombs, which is likely to revive the fears expected at Pekin that an engage ment may be fought at the burial place of the Manchurian dynasty. No men tion is made of resistance to the ad vance, but it is not believed this in dicates that the Russians do not intend to further oppose the march of the Japanese on Mukden. It probably sig nifies that the Japanese force Is using the small road to Fu Pass, between the highways leading to Mukden and Fu- shun, with The intention of isolating the Russian columns guarding Fushun, The Japanese are still trying to turn General Kuropatkin’s left flank, but there is no indication of their moving west of the Hun river, Sinmintln is still held by the Cos sacks. To TaKe Care mmm Q p mmm Your Fall ness AT r >/- 'Britt« Co/ Yale Alumni Stick Together. The class of 1853 of Yale found that one of its members was In a poor house and raised a fund to place him in a home for aged men. The Russians should take some thing for those sneezeful names—a few towns, f’rinstance, says the At lanta Journal. Our Buyer is now in the Markets of the North and East buying Seizure of Contraband. Greenville, Special.—Deputy Reve nue Collector Gus Aiken, accompanied by State Contables Cooley and Bell, returned Monday afternoon from Sa luda, where they found and destroyed an illicit steam distillery of 150 gal lons capacity. Fifteen hundred gal lons of beer were also seized. A ne gro named Dandy was found on th© premises, as was a pair of mules and a wagon. He was arrested and brought here and placed in the coun ty jqil, and team confiscated. Two other negroes were seen tillery, but managed to escape. Largest Stove at the dis- make their Noah Broomfield Killed. Greenville, Special.—Noah Brown field, a negro shoemaker, was shot and instantly killed Saturday evening at 6 o’clock by Robert Holmes, a ne gro painter, in front, of the former’s shoe shop on Laurens street, in th© heart of the city. The man was kill ed with a double-barrelled shot gun. It is alleged that Brownfield cursed a female member of the Holmes family, resulting in Hclme3 shooting the shoemaker. Bicycle Ho\ise in Augusta. We sell the b^etSTOVE made,THE EXCELSIOR. Cooking and Heating Ranges, Stoves, Grates and a full line of, Kitchen Furnishings. TIN and ENAMELED ware in great variety. A full line of REPAIR parts always in stock. Agents for the celebrated CHESTER ASH RANGE. WE UNDER BUY AND UNDER SELL impetion in all lines. 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