The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 20, 1905, Image 2
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BP YOUNG man wr
I 8 country, that th?
I I that he would 1
ft IV 8 some "cure" l'o
I AA I hel1'
I V I I ?:m not a ]
8 8 8 1 cannot resist
the yo mg man
people around i
way.
To be alone in a great city i
marrow of the bones!
Yes, I know what it means, f
Ana what help is there for <
terrible loneliness to be conquered
To begin with, one must keep
come to remain in the city if it i
work that he is trying to do.
Let him dedicate himself to t
the object in view, and toil like i
remembering the all-important fa
but to be successful in the accom
Incidentally read, reread and
cus Aurelius, put into linglish b:
den," by Henry D. Thoreau.
These books will help you to
I may say, in passing, that, v
if he would live, and work, and v
for the companionship he cannot
Pitiful is the state of him wh<
thrive when circumstances block?
be self-sustaining. when the exig
supreme test of greatness.
We are made for one anothe
in a big city it is not necessary tl
At first one is necessarily a
never to pick up an acquaintance
Look around. Speak, and som
?nt the hand, and some other hai
Humanity, down at bottom, ]
and in the city, as in the countr;
star.
Be worthy of friendship, and
to the morning, a friend will mee
American.
J No
By L
0HE other evenin
illust-at'ed by si
ally the speaker
far from the eai
of years to reac
It seemed t<
ment to those *
lift their fellowi
To be sure
when the utmost of philanthropi
appears that those in darkness
points the way to their own greal
But at such time; think of
were only to send light upon thi
and sparkled, yet 'we of this plai
wasted?
If the light of that star should
years for the last flicker of it to r
So, if it takes years for the li
the inner vision of mankind, do n<
on the world long after you have
As in the material uriverse.
philanthropic endeavor ever}' thot
thing somewhere at some time.?
J..L A .v. J.A A t
V T V V T T
"In the Din i
Mone
i
Conscienc
Bettei
By Former Pres
(From an Jtddrei
w jr HIS c casion is t
Sthe success and j
of the moral, inl
Your.g Men's CI
wrought within i
and serves to re;
place upon the 1
ured by iramedh
As we view 1
and trade advantages we are apt
and good citizenship are left behin
the dust and turmoil and the in:
holding is own. We hear the din
not always certain- that in the m
fs pleading for better things. It
in which we today take part shoi
more fully know that moral aehie
success in taking an Inventory o
As a serious-minded people, c
ing upon us in the solution of t
a reverent people?not merely by
This is not to say we should be i
with free institutions and with ?
no other country offers, we should
pie In the world.
In the complex relationships i
live dutifully to himself alone,
often -wrong judgmen: or prejudk
controversies. It is Absolutely cei
where more or less easy of dis<^
fair dealing which when found st
disappointing to see civilized mei
moral considerations .nvolved in
and greed.
It is not worth while to blink i
we can gain a hint that nations ca
der strong temptation to backslide
slaughter to count for a people's gi
glorious deeds. There is one effe<
danger, and that is the sincere ac(
the honor, the love of peace, the d
and inviolable good faith which gi
spirit. No stream runs higher ths
pie will be no better than the p
recognized as guides of national coi
^ command their house servants.
Reflections of a Bachelor.
S>ome women have more intellig*
tfan they don't seem to have.
It's mighty exciting the way s<
women dress above the waist ai
they didn't.
There is hardly anything more
citing than to be fuoled by a.
that you are fooling.
Women may dress "or the benefi
men, but their tlothea are seldom
The^ "1
r Loneliness^ r
lomas B. Gregory.
itcs to say that he is not long in front the
s? solitude of the great city is killing hint, and
Pe greatly obliged to me if I would suggest
r the "loneliness that is making his life a
physician, either to the body or the mind, but
the temptation to have just a few words with
in question, and through him with such other
ibout here as may be suffering in a similar
s to be thoroughly alone?alone to the very
or I have been through it.
tne under such circumstances? How is the
A *>
u .
) busy. Presumably the stranger in the city,
s possible, has some object before him, some
hat work, let him devote his entire energy to
i beaver, holding his mind down to his task,
ct that he is in the city not to be lonesome,
plishment of the purpose for which he came,
inwardly digest" the "Meditations" of Marr
Long, and that priceless little book, "Wallearn
how to depend on yourself. ?
whether in the country or the city, on^nust,
fin out at last, be able to draw upon h^self
find without. ^
3 has no world within where he may live and
ide him from things external. To be -able to
cncies of the occasion demand it, is the one
.'r, for friendship, for eomraieship, and even
tat one should walk alone,
stranger, but it does not follow that he is
, that he is to remain a stranger forever,
e other human voice will answer you; reach
ad will give you jthe friendly grip.
Is the same in the country and in the city;
y, heart responds to heart and star answers
as the grape comes to the vine and the light
t you somewhere along the way.?New York
1
\ is Wasted h
Vlllis Brooks.
g I attended a private lecture on astronomy,
tereopticon views of the heavens. Incident
mentioned the fact that a certain star is so
-th that it takes a ray of its light thousands
h us.
n me this was a little sermon of encouragerho
are tempted to cease their efforts to ups
and make this world brighter and better.
, there are times when the mind despairs;
c efTort seems to bring no results; when it
are determined not to see the light that
ter happiness.
the tiny looking star. Suppose its mission
s earth! For thousands of years it glowed
net could r.ot see it. But were these years
I go out today it would still take thousands of
each us.
[ght of your shining example to penetrate to
>t despair. It will continue to shed itself upceased
to walk among your fellows,
nothing is wasted, so in the realm of true
jght, every word, every act counts for someBrooklyn
Eagle.
ind Shouting for
y Getting,
e Pleads for
" Things"
ident Grover Cleveland,
is before the r. M. U. Jr.)
ull of inspiration for those who delight in
growth of a good cause. The contemplation
Lellectual and educational results which the
hristian Association of Philadelphia has
ts life of fifty years is a cure for pessimism
instate our belief that the value our people
[hings to be desired is not altogether measite
returns in money.
:he unprecedented American rush for wealth
to give entrance to the fear that patriotism
d in the race. We do not always see through
strumentality of civic righteousness is still
and shouting of money getting, and we are
tdst of it all the steady voice of conscience
is well, therefore, that occasions like that
aid be appointed to the?end that we should
vements should be added to the phenomenal
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oriscious of the immense responsibility resthe
problem of popular rule, we should be
lip-service, but ruggdly, strongly reverent,
a sad and gloomy people. On the contrary,
'quality of rights and opportunities which
be the most cheerful and light-hearted peo3f
American life not one of us can live and
Clashing interests change conditions, and
;e brings us race to face with disputes and
tain that in every such case there is some ery
a factor of morality and of justice and
lould solve the trouble. It is in every way
it, as well as civilized nations, evading the
acontroversy and taking counsel of passion
it the fact that without going far from home
lied civilized and even Christian are liable unto
barbaric standards which permit war and
:eatness and reckon ruthless conquest among
ctive and constant preventive against such
jeptanee as guidance to national behavior of
evotion to justice and truth, the forbearance
ow out of genuine civilization and Christian
in its source, and a government by the peoeople
make it. If these qualities are to be
aduct under our plan of rule, the people must
Jets and Flashes.
;nce Talk isn't so cheap when money
talks.
ome Matrimonial ties are not the only ties
3 if that bind.
The smaller the man the harder ho
ex- tries to get even.
girl No woman knows the secret of being
able to keep a secret \
t of A friend who knows your
110- holds a mortgage on your
m|nd. T M
!llE SUMMER SCHOOL I
0
Superintendent Martin Announces
the Corps of Teachers
TERM WILL BE HELD AT CLEMSO.N
< Catalogue Will Be Issued in a Few
:
Days and From this Every Detail
Can be Learned.
State Superintendent of Education
j 0. B. Martin, who is the superintendent
of the State Summer school, has
announced that the faculty of tlw
State Summer school, which is to be
held at Clemson college. June 21st to
July 19th. In addition to this faculty
; of instructors there will be provided
| a special series of evening lectures
J and entertainments, which will be an;
nouneed later. The faculty is as foi!
lows:
Administrative board: Superintendent
0. B. Martin. State superintendent
1 of education; associate, P. H. Meli,
president of Clemson college; assistant,
W. H. Barton, chief clerk in department
of education; stenographer. Miss
Irene Piatt.
FACULTY.
Superintendent. Lawson B. Evans,
; Augusta city schools, supervision;
Superintendent E. L. Hughes, Greenlvile
city schools, illustrated geography;
Dr. James P. Kinard. Winthropg
college, grammar; Prof. T. Gilbeir
Pearson, North Carolina Normal & Industrial
college, nature study and bird
life; Dr. D. R. Augsburg, supervisor
drawing. Oakland, Cal.(assistants to be
announced); Dr. A. L. Manchester,
Converse college, music; Prof. A. C.
Moore, South Carolina college, physiography;
.Supt. S. H. Edmunds, Sumter
city schools, composition and rhetoric,
Prof. D. W. Daniels, Clemson college,
English and American literature;
Supt. T. C. Walton. Anderson city
schools, psychology and history of education;
Prof. M. E. Earle, Furman university.
algebra and geometry; Prof.
P. T. Brodie, Clemson college, arithmetic.
trigonometry, analytic geometry
and calculus; Prof. Riggs, of Clemson
college, mechanic arts; Dr. Haven Metcalf,
Clemson college, botany and
school gardening; Dr. J. L. Mann,
Florence city schools, pedagogy and
school management. Prof. A. G.
Rembert. Wofford college, Latin; Prof.
C. C. Newman. Clemson college, horticulture:
Prof. W. C. Smith. North
Carolina Normal and Industrial college.
American and general history;
Supt. W. E. Dendy, Pickens graded
schools, civics; Miss Mary F. Wlckliffe,
Winthrop college, manual training:
Miss Elizabeth E. Lumpkin, Winthrop
college, reading and elocution;
Miss Katherine Pasch, Missouri Normal
school, applied manual training in
manual work; Miss Margaret Puryear,
Augusta city schools, primary methods;
Miss Minnie McFeat. Wintlf-op
college, child study and kindergarten
work: Miss Catherine Mulligan, Winthrop
college, domestic science.
President P. H. Mell and the special
committee of the Clemson faculty appointed
to advise and assist with the
summer school arrangements, are giv:
ing careful thought and wise efforts
to the plans for the comfort and pleasure
of the teachers who attend the
summer school. The Clemson board
of trustees made a special appropriation
to put the college building and
' dormitories in excellent shape for the
reception of the teachers. Just as soon
as the session closes the rooms and
halls will be thoroughly cleansed and
renovated. The horticultural depart,
ment has been planting vegetables and
flowers especially for the summer
school and careful foresight is being
exercised in order to provide the best
culinary advantages. Arrangements arc
, being made for several side trips in the
vicinity of Clemson college. The teachers
will have opportunity to visit John
C. Calhoun's home, which is on the
campus, and also the home of John Ewing
Calhoun, his father, which is nearby.
They will also visit Old Stona
church, where cainoun worsmppen. i
and where Governor Pickens and other
| distinguished men are buried. Fort
Rutjedge. Pendleton and other histor'
ic places are not far away, and eycurj
sions will be run to Tallulah Falls and
elsewhere.
The catalogue, with full announce|
ments of the summer school, and ap;
plication blanks, wil be issued 'from
the office of the State superintendent
of education within the next few days.
This catalogue will contain the information
which will be especially valuable
at this time. The dormitories, all
the public buildings and the boarding
department of Clemson college will be
at the service of the teachers who assemble
here for the summer school.
About 500 teachers can be accommodated.
The dormitories are supplied
with everything necessary, and the authorities
will endeavor in every wax
to add to the comfort of the people.
Each one who wishes a room in the
college wil lso state in the proper place
on the application blanks furnished
them by the superintendent of education.
President Mell will inform all
applicants concerning questions rel^
live to board and lodging. The dorr?
itories will be open for the summer
school students on the evening of June
20th, and dinner will be served on
that day. and on the 19th of July, the
day for the school to close. Board fo"
the session, single beds, two in a room,
will be fourteen per month. When students
are forced to leave before the
end, a refund will be made. Charges
for a shorter time will be at the rate
of Si per day. or |5 per week.
Visitors who come to inspect the
school will be boarded at the same
rate if there is room for them, or they
will be aided in securing board and
pleasant accommodations.
All college conveniences and appointments
will be at the disposal of th?
teachers. The campus contains about
200 acres, with good bicycle paths, base
each dormitory there are hot and cold
baths. The dormitories will accommodate
about 500 teachers, two in a room.
In the college building there are over
40 larze lecture rooms and laboratories
The mirtitnrinm will seat about
1 1.000 people. There are three socitey
halls^uitable for smaller gatheringp.
The Aemical and physical laboratories
We supplied with water, gas and
appapitus for thorough work in these
dep#tments. Excellent facilities for
t^fhing drawing in sky-lighted room,awe
at the command of the teachers.
Aequipment for wod and iron workin^jjie
college cannot be surpassed ir
the S?h. A large farm belongs to the
college^vhich will be used for supplying
the table during the summer
school.
The State Teachers' association will
meet at Clemson college, June 29th and
30th. An unusually strong program
has been prepared by the ^cecutivr
committee of that associate. The
lowest possible rail road ra^Hwill be
secured botl^fr the sumi^^^school
and the associatc^^B
PALMETTO CROP BULLETIN
Conditions as Outlined By Department
of Agriculture.
The week ending 8 a. m., Monday
the 10th, began with high temperalures
and fair weather. # Showery conlitions
with rain, hail, sleet and snow
lurries prevailed from 4th to the 6th
.nelusive. The hail did some damage
to tobacco and strawberries in the
northwestern countries. The sleet
and snow were confined to the western
and central counties and did very little
damage. The snow occurred in
the western and central counties but
was not general, and it melted as it
!eli.
The rainfall varied from less than
lalf an inch to over an inch, and was
/ery well distributed and beneficial to
growing vegetation and put the soil
.nto excellent condition for cultivation;
it was heavey enough to stop
flowing over the western counties,
jut scarcely interferred with farm
vork io other sections.
Tho frost on the 7th was general
>ver the State to within about six
niles of the coast. It was killing
>ver the western counties where the
ninimum temperature fell to about
10 below freezing, and generally light
n all other sections. Tender garden
Jgetables. such as beans, and tomatoes
were more cr less injured, and
:orn was nipped in the western counJes,
although the damage was slight
is there was but little up. Fruit i3
n full blooom in the extreme western
counties and the frosts was in
jlaces, quite damaging, but elsewhere
t is not believed that fruit was materially
injured, except figs in places
md possibly peaches.
Farmwork is well advanced generilly,
though backward in some sec
Jons where labor is scarce.
Corn planting is nearly finished in
the eastern and central counties where
nost of it is up to fairly good stands;
n the western counties planting is
well under way on uplands. Cotton
Wanting has been begun in the eastern
parts and will be begun in the
western ones next week. Some cotton
s already up. Tobacco plants are
small in Marion and they were slighty
injured by the hail which fell in
lections. Rice planting is making rap
d progress in the Colleton district and
las not begun in the Georgetown dis-'1
xicts where the proposed acreage will
je smaller than usual. Some sweet
potatoes have been planted in the
jouthwestern counties.
The small grain crops are generally
ioing well and look promising, but
ji some sections the oats crop is poor;
rye is heading. Pastures afford good
grazing in the coast counties. Gariens
vary greatly, being poor in placos
md backward, while in others early
vegetables are on the market. Truck
was damaged slightly by the frost, especially
strawberries and beans and
cucumbers. Strawberries, lettuce and
radishes are being marketed.?J. W.
Baurer, Section Director.
The Library For Furman.
Dr. Edwin M. Poteat. president of
Furman university at Greenville, states
:hat the plans for the new library
auilding given by Mr. Carnegie to Furman
university have been accepted
They were made by Mr. F. E. Perkins
)f New York city. Mr. Perkins was for
i number of years a student of architecture
in Paris, and was for a time
lecturer in his subject to the University
of Pennsylvania. He is the author
ef the plans according to which the fur:her
development of the University of
Pennsylvania will be directed. He has
sent to Greenville, in an oak frame 25
by 18 inches, a beautiful sketch in water
colors of the propoposed building,
in elevation the style is renaissance, in
a brick and granite treatment. Large
windows give abundant light. Aside
Trom a little carving in the cornice and
at the entrance, the design is very simple
indeed.
Storm Visits President's Camp.
Lawton, Okla., Special.?A report
Monday from Frederick, Okla., says
that a severe wind storm crossed the
Pasteur reserve there Sunday night,
partially wrecking some tents and caus
Ing other minor damage. No one was
injured. A late message from Frederick
states that only a light rainstorm prevailed
in the vicinity of the President's
camp. It was unaccompanied by wind,
and no damage was done.
Lawyers Meeting Broken Up.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.?The first
Pari-Russlan Congress of Attorneys
took place today in the hall of the
Imperial Economic Society. There
were 180 delegates present. The police,
however, entered the hal and
dispersed the delegates, as the meeting
hed not been authorized to assemble.
3efore the police actually interfered.
the congress adopted resolutions
providing for the formation of an association
to foster special and professional
intercourse and to strive for
the political freedom of Russia on the
basis of a democratic association.
The resolutions were passed amid tremendous
enthusiasm.
Baptist Union Accepts Gift.
Boston, Special.?An offer from John
D. Rockefeller to give a second *iuu,uuu
to t ie American Baptist Missionary
Union was received at the headquarters
of t lat organization in this city. On
Sat. rday, the union received a check
fo- *100,000 from Rockefeller, the
a;.jount representing Mr. Rockefeller's
customary annual donation to the Baptist
society, to be used for the purpose
of conducting the missionary work in
foreign fields. The contribution was accepted.
On Scriptural Grounds Only.
Norfolk, Va., Special.?At the April
meeting of the Inter-Denominational
Ministerial Union of Tidewater, Virginia,
Monday, the committee recently
oppointed by the union on the divorce
question recommended that the laws
of Virginia be so changed that divorces
will be allowed on scriptural ground|J|
only, and further, that all ministers^^H
fuse :to m&uw divorced personj^n^^H
future unlWLthe divorce ha^^^^Hfl
cured on s^Agrounds.
ferfed act^Hn the
7 mot
PALMETTO AFFAIRS
Many Newsy Items Gathered From
all Sections.
General Cotton Market.
Galveston, easy 7 9-16
New Orleans, steady 7 5-8
Mobile, easy 7 1-2
Savannah, dull 71-2
Charleston, dull 7 1-2
Wilmington, steady 7 1-2
Norfolk, quiet 7 2-4
Baltimore, nominal 7.85
New York, quiet 7.85
Boston, quiet 7.85
Philadelphia, quiet 8.10
Houston, easy 7 1-2
Augusta. s_teady 7 9-16
Memphis, steady 7 9-16
St. Louis, quiet 7 5-8
Louisville, firm 7 7-8
Charlotte Cotton Market.
These figures represent prices paid
to wagons:
Strict good middling 7 5-8
Good middling 71-2
Strict middling 7 3-8
Middling 7 3-8
Tinges 6 1-2 to 7 .00
Stains 5 1-4 to 6 1-4
Five Buildings Destroyed.
Cheraw. .S C., Special.?At 12.50
this morning fire broke out in an old
building on Market street occupied by
negroes as a shoe shop, a clothes
cleaning shop, barber shop and a grocery
store. The fire spread rapidly,
The store of T. J. Ballard, white, was
next to catch, then two other small
buildings occupied by negroes caught.
These buildings were totally destroyed
The office building of the Cheraw Live
Stock Company was also burned, after
being tfcrn down in an efTort to
stop the fire: The debris caught fir*
and ras burned, but being dowu enabled
the bucket brigade to get in effective
work on the large stable building.
These stables repeatedly caught
tire but by hard work were finally
saved. The buildings burned were all
wood. The loss is comparatively
small. The Live Stock Company's
loss is covered by insurance, also the
building in which the fire originated.
There was no insurance on the other
buildings or stocks. Ballard's loss was
greatest, mostly on account of damage
to goods. This block will be rebuilt
with brick buildings. Rain all day
Saturday soaked the old buildings, and
helped keep the fire from spreading.
While regrettting the loss, all feel relieved
that this row is at last cleaned
out. Had the wind been blowing from
the south the entire business portion
of the town would have likely been
wiped out.
May Sue on Old Bonds.
Columbia, S. C., Special.?A letter
which Attorney General Gunter's office
received Saturday from the New
Hampshire Attorney General, notifying
him that New Hampshire held $30,000
of old South Carolina "conversion"
bonds, dated January 1, 1869, under a
will from one of its citizens, Benjamin
Thompson, who directed they be
used for an agricultural college, and
demanding immediate payment, is
looked upon as meaning that the
State cf New Hampshire is preparing
to bring just such a suit against this
State as was recently brought by"*
South Dakota against North Carolina.
The South Dakota case was successful,
but these North Carolina bonds
were backed up by a mortgage on the
State's railroad; whereas there is no
security in the case of this State. Mr.
Gunter has replied by asking for the
number of the bonds and giving the
numbers of valid bonds of that date.
The eood bonds of that date, which a
Democratic administration of 1880
funded at 50 per cent, of their face,
with 6 per cent, consols were in exchange
for other bonds surrendered
and on file in the State Treasurer's
office.
Flagman Killed.
Florence, S. C.. Special.?A head-on
collision between a light engine running
as an extra and a phosphate train
occurred on the Atlantic Coast Line
at a point seven miles south of Ashley
Junction, between Charleston and
Savannah, in which Flagman Hill, of
the light engine, was killed. Full details
have not been obtained, but it is
understood that the light engine was
being brought from Savannah to Florence.
Marlon Parr Hanged.
Columbia, Special?Marion Parr was
hanged ') .e day. With wonderful
composure and fortitude the man who
murdered Clarence Shealey met his
fate. There was nothing of the sensational
about the hanging, except for.
the morbid crowds that were massed
in the street in front of the jail and
around the fences. Parr's neck was
broken, and it is not probable that he
had any sensation whatever. His funeral
was held on Sunday afternoon.
The case was famous, on account of
his being the first white man hanged
in the State within the past twelve
years.
South Carolina Growers Anxious.
Charleston, S. C., Special.?With a
drop of fully 20 degrees recorded since
morning, truck farmers in this vicinity
are anxiously counting hours and hoping
that the brisk northwest yinds
may keep up. Hundreds of thousands
of dollars are invested in truck in this
section, and hundreds of acres of peas,
beans, lettuce, asparagus, cucumbers,
and other vegetables are in danger.
The local weather bureau has issued
frost warnings, predicting a ran to su
degrees.
To Oppose Turpentine Trust.
Hattiesburg, Miss., Special.?Turpentine
operators in Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Texas will hold a conference
here next Wednesday to discuss
the naval stores situation and devise
means to sacure and maintain the best
prices for the products. It is said the
meeting is called to form an organiza|tan
opposing the so-called turpentine
Hst, and to arrange for the handling
W naval stores by a corporation repBsenting
the producers direct. A simKar
movement was recently launched
by the Atlantic a
meeting
SUPPOSED WIF&SLAYEK RELEASED /
banter Told Careful Story and Was
Contradicted Little in Material Facts
by Succeeding Witnesses. ?
Colunfoia, Special?The inquest in
:he case of Rebecca Planter, the negro
woman found some days ago in the
river near the Broad river bridge, was
aeld Tuesday night in the court T
aouse. There was the usual lengthy
imount of testimony and although
some 01 it was easily uuiamcu ucvauov ^
jf the intelligence of the witnesses,
:iie remainder was tangled up in a
shroud of hesitation and stupidity.
Few facts were really developed but
:his was not the fault of Coroner
Walker, for he carefully and painstakingly
and without impatience crossaxamined
the densest of the witnesses.
The jury retired about 11 o'clock
and were out but a short time before
:hey returned a verdict that the dead
woman came to her death at the hands
3f unknown parties. The woman's
husband, who has been in jail under
suspicion since Saturday, will be released
today. Dl
The Testimony. E
It was the opinion of Dr. L. A. Grif- 1 Vj
flth, who conducted the autopsy, that | ^
the woman was strangled to death,
not drowned. This he was led to believe
by the fact that there was no c<
water or mud in the lungs. Dr. Grif- n
flth said that there were no marks of n
external violence, but had there been
tney would have been masked by the F
fact that the body wa3 so badly de- D
composed that the skin was loose and ^1
slipping. One thing which he noticed p
during the autopsy was that the hyoid
bone, which is located just about the 81
region of the collar button, had be- tc
come detached from the trachea. This pj
may have been done if the woman
was choked to death, but may hav*j
been caused by the effect of the water rt
on the b<%ly. k<
Some little delay occurred while the 8j
main witness, Henry Planter, was being
brought to the court house. He
Anally appeared in the custody of R
Jailer Meadows. Planter is quite an rc
ordinary looking negro, but was quite a<
calm and self possessed from the time {E
that his handcuffs were unlocked un- e,
til he completed his testimony. ^
Planter went carefully and slowly, gj
but with little hesitation, through a
wealth of testimony, describing exactly
where he tad been from Saturday ci
afternoon until he met the sheriff on ?>
Wednesday morning, when he was arrested.
Planter says that he met the s
sheriff and was told to come to his tl
office next morning. Arriving there n
he was arrested. 0]
His inquiries included a visit to po
lice headquarters with the woman's
father. According" to Planter's story ?
his search for his wife after she did p
not appear at thjeir home on Saturday 01
night, April 1, was thorough. If he n'
can be believe^. he visited almost ev?
ery place wherfc he could find a clue.. "
He gave without difficulty the names
of the people he had seen and those *
whose homes he had visited during
the interval, until he had the fact of "
his wife's disappearance published,
visiting The State office on Tuesday
following the nigui she had first been
absent.
Planter's tale was a pretty straight
one, and he was not materially contradicted
by the witnesses who followed
him. However, several assertions j
were made which were significant, al
and some which were not alluded to ol
in his own statement Col. John C. d
Haskell was at the inquest to see that
Planter received fair treatment. 0(
William Perry, father of the woman ui
was examined first. The salient por- ej
tion of his testimony was his assertion .
that when Henry Planter had told
him on Sunday morning of his child's Rl
disappearance he felt that something tb
must have happened to her. His im- n(
plicit faith in his daughter's habits
and virtue led him to this belief. ?
He testified that Planter told him ls
Tuesday morning that his daughter
was undoubtedly dead, and further,
that at his solicitation Planter -went
with him to police headquarters. Perry
seemed to imply that the domestic relations
of the Planters were not al- vi
ways smooth. / dr
The first new statement injected ia t0
the testimony was the statement made
by David Grant, whose home Planter re
had visited early Sunday morning di
while cenrrhiner for his wife. In m
course of conversation Planter told
him that Anderson Strand had threat- .
ened to kill his wife and he believed th
she was dead. ...
A very intelligent witness was the
small negro girl, Maggie Perry, who ?
testified that Planter came to her
home on Saturday night and after asking
for his wife he had taken the key
to his home and a kerosene can. She
said that this was the front door key,
while Planter had been positive that 0'
it was the back door key. She said fe
that she had been at the Planter home 37
on Saturday afternoon when both were
there, and had heard Henry ask his
wife to ride out to Ridgewood park G1
with him. an
David Grant i9 one of the men whom til
Planter had visited Sunday morning
whil? looking for his wife; and Rosa
Perkins is Planter's sister, at whose
home he spent some time since the
disappearance. *oung Multry lives at
the home where Planter came to get the
key and oil can. He and his wife,
Bebecca Multry, testified, and so did Sp
Elsie Adams, an aunt of the dead cb
woman. The latter was a particularly m(
good witness and worthy of note in
her testimony was the fact that Planter
had not been to visit her in five
years until he came Sunday to ask th
if his wife was there. la,
Wm. Coultry, well known as a hack ,
driver, testified that when Planter
came to his house on Sunday, April 1,
he told him that threats had been '
made to kill his wife. He also said. t0
according to Coultry, that he asked ?n
his wife to go to Ridgewood, hoping 18
it would pacify her after a row thpy on
had had.
Anderson Stroud, a negro laborer
with stains of whitewash on bis shoes,
had heard quarrelrbetween the Planters
but this was two months ago. He r
saw Rebecca Planter about dark on oil
either Friday or Saturday afternoon, an
He said that although living next the fr(
Planters he had never had any difflculty
with either.
Sheriff Coleman testified that when
- .w-j * A V.O.- sk
neDecca f ianier s uuuy ?? >uuuu u?
skirts were turned up and pinned sl?
around her neck. He also testified that
Planter made half a dozen statements '01
to him but Col. Haskell objected to
this on the ground of incompetency.
Mr. E. L. Mattison of Van Meter's (
undertaking establishment corroborat- TT
ed the sheriff.
From the testimony of Dr. Griffith P3'
and Mr. Mattison it seems very prob- *?
able that the woman was strangled to
death and Sheriff Coleman's testimony
about her clothing strengthens the belief
that she was murdered. Perhaps ^0
her husband may have committed the In
crime and he is undoubtedly a sly se
negro. There was some surprise that ac
the jury did not hold him for Inves- ?c'
tigation. This would not necessarily smean
an indictment fofmttrder but
simply a way to flad out the facts. ^
isconnected Fighting
Neighborhood of hostile AraS^^
BE RUSSIANS'OFF COCHIIWffNA
, . i
* _/.i
erman Steamer Reports Seeing Bat*
tleships and Six Cruisers in Kam*
ranh Bay, Raising Interesting Supposition
That Rojestvensky Has Divided
His Squadron?China lnstru?^
Governors of Southern Provin^y
Not to Permit Breaches of Neutrally
?No Confirmation of Reported
Small Engagement. V
* , ^
London, By Cable.?There is as yet
o news of a naval battle in the far ' j
ast or of the whereabouts of the rtil
fleets. The Hong Kong correspon- a
ent of the Daily Mail sends a rumor^H
f a small engagement, but there is n^H
>nflrmation of this report. Defcm^H
yarding the Russian ships in K^nHj
tnh Bay. Cochin-China, are too ffreHH
re to be instructive. According to tW
ally Mail's Singapore correspondent^
le North German Lloyd steamat
rinz Heinrich saw five battleships and
x cruisers in the bay, but dtspatcnee
> others of the London morning nqws- <
ipers are not so precise. \
The presence of the Russian s<iuad>n
off the An nam coast is raising
sen Interest here, in vleW of the posbllity
of their infringement Of Chiese
neutrality and the' i^clijtood' of
ojesvensky having to split his squad>n.
The Morning Post's correspondent |
t Shanghai telegraphs that China^baa 1
istructed the Governors of the South- }
*n provinces to maintain strict neuality,
in the view of the Russian '
lips sheltering there.
Tokio, By Cable.?The following
al announcement was made today: JS
rhe force advancing north from |
ingking, driving the enemy beforejA
tern occupied Yengcheng, thirty-eigU^H
dies north of Slngklng, at 1 o'clo^^H
a the afternoon of April 14. ^Hj
"A detachment of the same force, co-^H
perating with the cavalry, occupied V
achlatzu, at 6 o'clock of the evening
r the same day. The enemy's force 'M
ear Pachialzu consisted of seven so- J|1
lias of cavalry and one battery of ar- M |
nil ' * J
"They first retreated north to ursertfijl
lnecheng, then came back to Pach- 1
Jzu. Finding It occupied they were
irown into great confusion and re- 9
eated in great disorder over Feling 31
ass, two miles north of Pachlalsu. ,'ZI
"There Is no change elsewhere."
Expects Fight Soon. ^ I
St. Petersburg, By Cablet?There
) Information from Vice Admiral Bo- A
stvensky's squadron, but the admh^H
ty would not be surprised to. learn
' skirmishing between scout shQ* to* *1
ty or tomorrow, and the inauguration k
' tqrpedo boat warfare soon is not n
lexpected. The naval organ here rJ
[presses the opinion that Togo was i
ken completely by surprise when .'<$ ]
ojestvensky suddenly appeared at
e entrance of the China Sga, and is <1
>w concentrating his widely scatter- a
[ fleet near the Pescadores, where it IB
believed a sen light will probably
:cur. jg
'I
Georgia Fruit in^JDanger. ' 1
Atlanta, Ga., Specia^Btlanta and >il
cinity experienced
op temperature^^^^^^^^^^^B
although
on
image
?ather bureau
surround I
of
::lock Sunday mornin^^^^^B^^^H
the thermometelH^B^^^^B
. Reports from centralJU^^^MQ^J
e State show similar condinQB^At
asgow, Ky., the tops of buildings -fl
d fences were white, the snow codluing
for more than an hour. Thn ^B
ermometer is 42.
tjM
Won't Take Lynchers Alive.
Mempris, Tenn., Special.?A special^B
3m Senatobia, Miss., says that tftj^B
tencer brothers and William Stilt,^H
arged with being members of the^B
ob that shot and killed Sheriff Pong* B
e barricaded in a cane brake twenty
lies from town, and have sent word ' B
at they will not be taken alive. A I
rge posse has gone to the cane brake I
th thp intention of caDturinc thfeflB
ree men.
J. H. Thomason, who has confes^^^^l
having led the mob to the jafl.j^^H
the verge of nervous collapse.
a prominent citizen and holds
Ice of county supervisor.
Meets Artie
Halifax. N. S., Special.?
Jupiter encountered much^^^^^^H
the Newfoundland coast^^H^^^J
as her bow plates
)m an encounter with
)ile on her recent
verpool to St. Johns,
irted along the edge of
>wly. Some of the rivets
d there is considerable
Postoffice Robbers Sentenced3M|H|
Charleston. S. C.. Special?In cJb^H
lited States Court day, the thfee^H
?n recently convicted of conspiracj^^J
rob, and robbing the postoffice a^Hj
itta, S. C., were sentenced. Rudolp^^H
ibens got three years; James John^^H
n. alias Murphy, seven years, an^^Hj
hn King five years, all at hard lab^^Hfl
the Federal prison at Atlantantence
of Johnson was lonl|^^^^H
count of his plea cf guilty
nv of government/funds at
C. Notice of aDccal to thcO^^H^H
Appeals was given by the
r Rabens.