TBE M?HOK BRAND JURY
SPRINGS A SENSATION.
Former County Officials Present?
ed for Being Short.
Special to The State.
Marion, Oct. 18.-In the court of
.general sessions today the grand jury
of this county of which Hon. J. Dud?
ley Haselden is foreman, presented
James D. Montgomery, former conney
treasurer, and F. T. McLellan, former
county auditor, for irregularities in
the accounts of their respective offices
involving an apparent deficiency of
$3,179.30. The presentment is based
upon a detailed report of P. Y. Bethea,
Esq., cashier of Marion bank, who
was employed by the grand jury to in?
vestigate the management of the two
offices. Mr. Bethea, who was former?
ly the county auditor and a very com?
petent one, pursued the investigation
under difficulties due to the confusion
of some of the accounts and to the fail?
ure of the comptroller general to com?
ply with a request to furnish copies of
the annual settlement sheets. In con?
cluding his elaborate report, which is
adopted as a part of the grand jury's
presentment, the expert says :
"The treasurer and the auditor may
be able to clear up and explain some
of this, but a good portion of the
whole is beyond question, and should
be made good."
The grand jury recommends "that
the proper steps be taken to require
' the comptroller general of the State
: to furnish the grand jury with the
necessary settlement sheets referred
to in the report of P. Y. Bethea, he
heretofore having been requested and
-having failed to do so."
The grand jury also presented J. T.
Dozier, county supervisor, for lax man?
agement of the county chaingang
and in particular for allowing one of
.the convicts to go at large, with spe?
cial reference to a visit he made on a
certain Sunday to the community
from which tie had been sent up.
The genial ex-sheriff, Wm. T. Evans,
was presented for having omitted to
turn over within the prescribed time a
small amount of costs collected for
the county and was criticised for
alleged irregular method of keeping
account of tex executions lodged in
his hands. The omission was satis?
factorily supplied by the sheriff, - and
as tc the handling of tax executions
his experience is probably by no means
unusual or unique among the sheriffs
of the State. This much of it is just
to say in behalf of th?" former sheriff, .|
who with some possible deficiency in
expert bookkeeping and clerical up
to-dateness, is a most agreeable gen?
tleman, who adds to the grace of an
'admirable Crichton or a Chesterfield
the bonhommie of a representative of
the old school and the charm of a
witty and entertaining raconteur.
. Judge Buchanan instructed the
solicitor to take the necessary action ]
apon the grand jury's presentment^
which has produced something like a
sensation.
Storekeeper Murdered in His Store
Charleston, Oct. 17.-C. H. Mappus
.was found murdered, in his store in the
suburbs of the city, this morning.
vvThe cash till had been robbed but the
Vamount of money taken is not "known.
.Mappus' head was crushed into a pulp.
? box of chewing tobacco was the
. weapon. It is presumed that Mappus
. was given the first blow with the box,
r while he was asleep. He was in- his
riiight shirt in a room at rae rear of
^the store. The bed and floor of the
'^oom was besmeared with blood. ' Th?
detectives are at work on the case.
Middlesboro, Ky.,--Oct 177-Pete"
Ul. Colman, -paymaster of the Virginia
^jfron furnaces, was waylaid, ' shot and
4 robbed of ^000 aboufcinidway between
/this-' town and the 'furnaces today.
] _Colgan had^ drawn the. money from
'/the "bank and 'was taking it to the'
? Office to pay the hands. The robbers
hid in a clump of trees, shot Colgan,
.'^seize? ^e;money and ran. A possee
: ;^rsn^;t^?robber?, buir'they escaped
;"to the mountains^^ '^-iEeirflight they
? "dropped $500. jCprig^^wjll recover.
^?UTH-^PO?NA TEA.
Washington Oct. 18.-The cabinet
meeting today lasted less than an hour.
Practically the whole time was occu?
pied by Secretary Wilson who enter?
tained the cabinet with a talk about
the growth of tea in this country.
Secretary Wilson was especially com?
plimentary about the cultivation of tea
in South Carolina. He said that the
green tea grown in that State is as
good as any grown in the world.
Killed by Automobile.
Central Valley. N. Y., Oct. 19.
While ascending Bull Hi?! on the road
from Central Valley to West Point the
1,800 pound automobile in which F.
H. Benedict and a party of friends
were traveiing was overturned and
Mr. Benedict was almost instantly
killed. He is a son of E. C. Benedict,
the intimate friend of Former President
Grover Cleveland. Grenville Kane was
thrown under the magazine which
weighed 400 ponuds. The automobile
entire toppled over and Mr. Benedict
was crushed beneath its weight.
Kane was seriously injured. A slip?
pery road was the cause of the acci?
dent, making it impossible to control
the machine.
Lynching in Hampton County.
Hampton, Oct. 20.-Deputy Sheriff
Bowers returned from the neighbor?
hood of Estill this morning and re?
ported a lynching there on Friday night.
On that night a negro tramp entered
the sleeping room of Dr. Lee Peeples'
home with the purpose of robbery and
secured two watches and a pistol.
Mrs. Peeples awoke before he made
his escape. She called her husband
and he gave chase. The robber fired
at him but missed Mrs. Peeples only
by a few inches. The community be?
came roused and vigorous search was
made with the aid of blood hounds.
The negro was caught and swung up
four or five miles from Estill.
On account of the expulsion of
Jockey Reiff from the London turf,
the American horses have been called
off the track over there.
Frank W. Hockett, assistant secre?
tary of the navy, is to retire.
THE SCHLEY COURT OF INQUIRY.
The Testimony all Favorable to
Admiral Schiey.
Washington, Oct. 17.-The presenta?
tion of Admiral Schley's side of the
controversy was continned before the
Schiey court of inquiry today, eight
witnesses being examined. Of these
five were ensigns and the entire eight
had served on board the Brooklyn.
The first of the day's witnesses was
Lieut. Charles Webster who had be?
gun his testimony yesterday. He
was followed by 'Lieut. Commander
Griffin who had charge of the powder
division on the Brooklyn during the
fight off Santiago and he was succeed?
ed by Ensigns C. A. Abele, John Hal
1 iganj Jr.. Ulvsses S. Macy, James M.
H. and Ralph N. Marble. The last
witness of the day was Medical Direc?
tor Paul Fitisimmons who was chief
surgeon of the flying squadron. While
Ehsing Hailgan was on the stand Mr.
Raynor sought to bring out informa?
tion as to the American ships in sight
at the beginning of the battle of July
3, but Judge Advocate Lemly object?
ed on the ground that the question
was intended to show the absence of
the New York and the interrogatory
was withdrawn.
There has been some inquiry as to
Admiral Schley's standing in the navy
since he was placed on the retired - list
because of his age, but it appears that
all question on this point has been
settled by the department having, as?
signed the admiral to "active duty"
at the court of inquiry, while it is in
progress. This action was taken to
prevent any question as to the effect
the admiral's retirement would have
on the action of the court.
It had been the intention of Admi?
ral Schley's counsel to propound yes?
terday a number of questions to the
court which it was proposed to put to
the witnesses for the purpose of
determining to what extent Admiral
Sampson's connection with the pres?
ent inquiry could be gone into, and it
was not decided until the beginning of
the afternoon session to withhold the
questions. This decision was then
reached largely because it was believ?
ed that the information intended to
be elicited by the questions could be
secured in a more direct and certain
way by Lieut. McCauley's testimony
regarding signals on July 3.
The questions which had been form?
ulated, for presentation previous to
Mr. McCauley's taking the stand,
related principally to the movements
of Admiral Sampson's flagship, the
New York, on July 3, the day of the
battle off Santiago and especially to
the.-signals of that day, directing the
fleet to-disregard the flagship's move?
ments.. ; It is still the intention to
present other questions involving Ad?
miral ^Sampson's relation to the in?
quiry before the close of the case. It
seems probable that their presentation
will be deferred until a time shortly
[before the beginning of Admiral
Schley's testimony.
The first of yesterday's witnesses
called for the correction of testimony
was Commander Mason, and after him
came in succession Lieut Commander
Sears, Lieut McCauley and Lieut.
Webster. ' '
BLOCDY FIGHT IN SAMAR.
Filipino Swordsmen Kill 6 and
Wound IO Americans.
Sf MST -- .
. Manila, Oct. 18.-Fi ve hundred bolo
men attacked a detachment of 46 men
of the Nihth infantry at Bangajon, on
the G?ndara'river. Island of Samar;
today, killing' ten and wounding* six.
The remainder of the company arrived
an the scene in time to prevent further
slaughter and routed the enemy, kill?
ing over a hundred of them.
It is believed that the enemy only,
retired for reinforcements. As soon
as the ?ews was xece?vet? at'Gatbalogan
two gunboats were^ dispatched, Gen. j.
Smith gofngf ih person "to the scene. '
Editors at the Exposition.
?' At a meeting. of the. executive com?
mittee of the state press . asoci?tion
held*'last night iii Charleston, \ifc rwas
decided to call an etxra session of the
'association to be held in Charleston
on Thursday, December 12. All the
newspaper people of the state are in?
vited. They will be the guests of the
exposition company and will be enter?
tained during the day. A very inter?
esting program will be arranged. The
directors of the exposition company
are anxious to show the press some
courtesy in exchange for the interest
they have taken in the exposition
work.-Florence Times, Oct. 13th.
Famine in Russia.
St. Petersburg, October 20.-Acting
upon additional information from the
Governor of the province of Samara,
the minister of the interior has offi?
cially proclaimed famine condition in
-five more districts, namely. Samara
district, Bogoulminsk, Navonussensk,
Nicolaevesk and Stavropol. This
means that the bad harvest has already
made itself so keenly felt that special
medical and relief organization is
deemed necessary for these districts.
It is likely that the list will be added
to from time to time during the win?
ter. The minister also published a
detailed report about the relief given
seven Siberian districts. Forty thou?
sand robules were assigned. The pres
t ent indications are that little informa?
tion about the famine will be publish?
ed in Russian papers which is not
given ont by the minister of the inte?
rior. The papers have been given to
understand that incorrect information
i or "colored" articles about the
famine will not be tolerated and the
Russian dei tors know when they have
been spoken to.
The bad harvests in portions of
: Siberia last year and this year has
; had the effect of turning a part of the
I tide of Siberian emigration back
j towards Russia.
! A trunk containing jewelry samples
! to the amount of 620,OOO has been
j stolen while in transit between Boston
1 and Providence.
The new South Brewing & Ice Co.,
of Middlesboro, Ky., one of the largest i
concerns of the kind in the South, has '
; gone into a receiver's hands.
There is fear of the notorious Jack?
son being mobbed in Londoon. I
THE 60EBEL MURDERERS.
Direct Testimony That Caleb
Powers Planned Murder.
Georgetown, Ky., Oct. 18.-When
court convened today in the case of
Former Secretary of State Caleb
Powers, on trial for alleged connec?
tion with the Goebel assassination.
Judge Morton moved to suspend night
sessions. The defendant made affida?
vit that he was physically disabled.
Judge Cantrill subsequently den.ed
the motion.
Judge Sims resumed the cross
examination of Wharton Golden, ene
of the "alleged conspirators."
Golden denied that he told Rev.
John Stamper, his brother-in-law,
that Campbell would give him 85,COO
for his testimony and 82,500 for each
conviction, and that he and W. H.
Culton together would convict "every
one of "hem."
W. H. Culton admitted that he was
under indictment as an accessory to
Goebel's murder. Culton testified
that Caleb Powers said the Democrats
would be given 30 minutes to settle
the contest and if they did not they
would kill "every ?amn one of them."
Powers said^it was a serious undertak?
ing: and all who did not want to go in
with him to bring trie men to Frank?
fort should withdraw for if they were
unsuccessfull they would be guilty of
conspiracy and all would be convicted.
Culton testified that Taylor said :
"If the Democrats continue to rob
us, Judges Hazlerigg and Habsom cf
the court of appeals should be killed ;
that wil:. settle the contest." Powers
said that was right and Charles Kin?
ley concurred in the statement. Cul?
ton denied that he was short in his ac?
counts in the State auditor's office.
Judge Hazelrigg Tas the last witness
heard before adjournment.
SECRETARY Us?ER'S STATEMENT.
Showing Comparative Receipts
for Week and Season.
, New Orleans, Oct. 18.-Secretary
Hester's weekly statement issued to?
day shows for the 18 days of October
a decrease' in the movement into sight1
under last; year of 177,000 and an in?
crease over the same period vear be?
fore last of 35,000.
For the 48 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is behind
the 48 days of last year 362,000 and
behind the same days year before
last of 389,000.
The amount brought into sight dur?
ing the past week has been 490,808
against 507,984 for same seven days
last year and 401,338 year before last.
The total movement since Sept. 1 is
1,804,703 against 2,166,401 last year
and 2,194,089 year before last.
>J? The,movement since Sept. 1, shows
receipts at all United States ports
1,219,402 against 1,537,569 last year;
overland across the Mississippi, Ohio
and Potomac rivers to northern mills
and Canad* 83,630 against 114,026: in
terior stock in excess of those held
at the close of the commercial year
247,671 against 310,001: southern mill
takings 254.000 against 204,805.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 206,956 against 283,211 last year,
making the total thus far for the season
782,841 against 96*7,520 last year.
The total takings of American mills,
north and south and Canada thus far
for the season have been 453,142
against 399, ?10 last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 29
leading southern interior centres have
increased during the week 182,511 bales
against an increase during the corres?
ponding period last season of 145,768.
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number of bales brought in to
sight thus fa r for the new crop the
supply to date is 2,164,390 against 2,
288,935 for the same period last year. ]
K?ESTER RECEIVES*
REVENUE GQLLEGTORSHIP.
MeXaurin Pays for Personal
Service.
Washington, Oct? 21.-The president
today "appointed Geo. R. Keester col?
lector of internal revenue for the dis?
trict of South Carolina, to succeed W.
L.' Webster, deceased. The appoint?
ment' was announced shortly before
the departure of the president for New
Haven this af ternoon. With the ap?
pointment the following statement
was issued :
"Mr. Koestsr is a prominent Gold
Democrat, and has been recommended
for the position by a large number of
influential business men and represen?
tative citizens not only of South Caro?
lina, but of North Carolina and else?
where. "
The appointment of Mr. Koester
terminates a controversy which began
upon Mr. Roosevelt's accession to the
presidency. It was in connection with
this appointment and that of ex-Gov?
ernor Jones to a federal judgeship in
Alabama that the president announced
that his policy in regard to southern
appointments would be to name suit?
able Republicans if they could be
found, and if not, to appoint Demo?
crats. Mr. Blalock, who has been
prominent in the Republican party of
South Carolina, was first understood
to be slated for this position, but the
president later decided not to "appoint
him, Subsequ?ntly, Senator McLau
rin, whom the president consulted
about the.matter, suggesetd the name
of Mr. Koester. who is known in the
State as an Independent Democrat.
The president sent for Mr. Koester and
had a personal interview with him last
Saturday evening. .Mr. Koester is
still in the city.
The Powers Trial.
Georgetown, Ky., Oct. 21.--Ip the
trial of Caleb Powers for alleged com?
plicity in the Goebel assassination to?
day. Powers resumed his testimony.
He said no one ever had his personal
key to his office except, Leo Davidson,
son of Assistant Secretary Davidson.
"I want to say, " he said, "that there
is a possibility that the shots may
have been fired from the secretary of
state's office. Duplicate keys could
have been made. But when Goebel
was shot 1 had the keys to my office in
my possession.
Powers denied most emphatically
that he had ever conspired with any
human being to do violence to Wil?
liam Goebel, or .^ny other Democratic
official.
Powers concluded this, afternoon
having been on the stand 24 hours.
WHY THEY HATE SGHLEY.
A Retired Naval Officer Gives a
Reason.
"Washington, Oct. 20.-After many
months of anxious inquiry in naval
circles I am able to give the first
plausible reason for the feeling, bitter
as it may be, against Admiral Schley,
which exists in the navy. Since the
Sampson and Schley controversy began
immediately after the battle of " Santi?
ago, it was apparent to all who were
in touch with naval affairs that the
officials of the navy "department, from
the Secretary down to the humblest
naval cadet, with a few exceptions,
entertained a violent personal anti?
pathy to Rear Admiral Schley. The
basis for this condition of affairs was
never-fully explained to my satisfac?
tion, at least until a few days ago,
when I had a conversation with a dis?
tinguished naval officer on the retired
list, who related the following story
without placing any restrictions upon
me as to the repeating of it. Without
quoting him, I will endeavor to give
the substance of his yarn as he spun
it to me. In the beginning I want
to say that the officer referred to is
probably one of the ablest and most
distinguished officers in the navy. He
does not like Admiral Schley and he
is classed among the leaders of the
Anti-Schley crusade. His statements
may be relied on, for he is in a posi?
tion to know whereof he speaks. It
was during an animated discussion of
the latest proceedings in the Court of
Inquiry that the question was asked :
"As a rank outsider I would like to
know," said I, "what is the real
animus against Schley so generally
prevailing throughout the navy?"
"The old sea dog proceeded to answer
my question with his usual frankness,
but with an earnestness that clearly
indicated his hostility to Admiral
Schley
He went on to say that this feeling
against Schley in the navy began prior
to the battle of Santiago. Schley has
never been personally popular among
navai officers. He has always been
regarded as "showy" and "shifty"
in his methods, besides he is of an in?
decisive native and slow to assume re?
sponsibility in a tight place. However,
he has managed to make a great many
warm and valuable friends outside of
the service by his-pleasing appearance
and his agreeable personality. With
the politicians and the newspaper
fraternity he has -always maintained
friendly relations and quite a general
popularity. All of these personal char?
acteristics tended to excite the envy,
jealousy and unfriendliness of many
naval officers.
That was the state of feeling in the
navy when the Spanish-American war
came on. There were offered opportu?
nities for officers cf the navy to display
their patriotism, win promotion and
achieve popularity. Naturally every
fellow was on the lookout for number
one, and used every endeavor to secure
a desirable station where he could
have an active part in the campaign.
The navy department presided over
by Secretary Long was really adminis?
tered, so far as detailing officers are
concerned, by Rear Admiral Crownin?
shield, chief of the bureau of naviga?
tion. Of course there was considera?
ble pulling and hauling by the friends
of aspiring officers, and the result was
that several junior officers were jump?
ed over the heads of their seniors, a
practice which seldom meets with the
general approval of the navy. How?
ever, Schley, among the rest, was at
work seeking an important command.
As he was not on very friendly terms
with Crowninshield there was a dis?
position on the part of the latter to
s idetraek Schley and keep him in the
background as far as possible. Schley,
on the contrary, while pretending to
t? patiently waiting for such a call to
ditr as the . department might see fit
to make, was secretly at work, among
h~s political friends, supported by a
number of leading newspapers to secure
au important and conspicuous com?
mand. As soon as it was indicated
that the flying squadron was to beor
g?nized Schley immediately pounced
upon the command of that squadron
as a desirable position, and one in
which* he could ach^eve'great notoriety.^
?'The1 flying squadron had: a 'daring,
wtri?ke sound ari? Schley w?s anxious
to make the mostr of the opportunity.
^.Fhere were several other aspirants
for the same cormnand, anyone of
whom would have been more accept?
able to Crowninshi?ld than Schley.
While Schley was insisting daily that
he would not lift his hand to secure
the command, and criticized other
officers for using their politiical and
social pull in their respective interests,
he was scheming day and night to get
that command. He mustered sufficient
influence to go over the head of
Crowninshield and finally, through
the influence of President McKinley,
induced Secretary Long to give him
command of the flying squadron.
Naturally Schley was tickled at his
success, and the other fellows were
mortified and chagrined to the point
of bitter personal antipathy.
Here you have the true inwardness
of the Sampson-Schley controversy,
as related by one who is notoriously
unf:"iendly to Rear Admiral Schley. In
this connection it may be added that
the enemies of Schley in the navy de?
partment could not of course, disre?
gard the wishes of the President in
selecting Sclhey but they had in their
power to make him subordinate to
Sampson, who was Schley's junior. It
was a bitter pill for the fellows who
hated Schley to have the battle of
Santiago turn out as it did. Poor old
Sampson has been made a catspaw for
the opponents of Schley and, notwith?
standing his feeble mental and physi?
cal condition, they are ready and will?
ing lo unload upon him all the odium
which attaches to the naval scandal
now occupying public attention. R.
M. L. in News and Courier.
Washington, Oct. 17.-The president
in his message to congress will favor
the building up of thc merchant
marine in general terms, but he will
offer no plan and endorse no bill. He
had ;i long conference with representa?
tive Miner of Wisconsin today upon
the subject of the ship subsidy meas?
ures which will conn' before congress.
Mr. Miner was a member of the house
committee on merchant marine and
fisheries before which shipping bill
was considered. He told the president
that he favored two separate measures,
one dealing entirely with cargo-carry?
ing vessels and the other with swift
passenger steamers.
BLANKETS 1
For ten years we have been selling
Tar Heel Blankets,
AND OUR SUCCESS WITH THEM HAS JUSTIFIED US
m PLACING THE LARGEST ORDER FOR THIS SEA?
SON'S DELIVERY THAT WE HAVE EVER MADE
12? Pair?,
That is the number of Blankets we bought from this mill, and when yon
add to that our line of medium and cheap goods, it would indicate a stock
large enough for an ordinary jobbing house to handle. We expect to sell
them, particularly the TAR HEEL BRAND, if not, it will be the first
time that we have failed, for it is a fact that we have never carried a pair
of Jhie brand from one season to the other The very large contract made
bj us, enables us to put them on the market at a price never before equalled,
$3.66 per Pair,
And while the price is lower, the quality is better, for they have been con
atantly improving on them, until now their stjle and fi?isb cannot be ex?
celled by 8ny Eastern mill Oar recent observations while in the North?
ern markets, justify us in saying that there is nothing that can be bought
there to compare with them that we could sell at less than
$5 to $6 per Pair.
There is every reason why this should be the best value that
can be obtained for the money. The mill is situated in a
little mountain town in North Carolina where the mountain?
eers bring in their wool in wagons, carts, horseback, and some
of them on their own backs, thereby saving to the manufac?
turer the exorbitant railroad charges on the raw material.
The transportation charges from the mill to Sumter is a frac?
tion over one per cent, so that it is practically equal to having
A'Woolen Mill at Your Own Door.
There are families in the COUP ty today, who bought this
blanket from us 10 years ago, who could not be induced to
part with them at the price even then paid for them, unless
they could be assured of getting another pair.
The Best is the Cheapest.
Buy the Tar Heel
And the only place it can be had in Eastern South Carolina is at
O'DONNELL & CO'S.
Lest Ye
We say it yet...
U-NEED-A BISCUIT.
U-ne?d-a few other things in tha grocery
ftseraad
LKST-YE FO^ET
we w?uld remind ybii that oar line/of
add-.??T tgir?O'eri?? i&
in the city. W^i^^
a fiill'iine cf the celebrated
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are careful of their health.
That delicious flavor comes from the
best wheat nature can produce. Ralston
Breakfast Food children, are red cheeked
and robust-the embodiment of health.
TbPre'3 variety in our Pure Food fam?
ily to please every palate: Ralston Health
Oats. Ralston Hominy Grits. Kalston Barley
Food, Purina Pank?ke Flour and Purina
Health Flour which makes "Urain Bread."
Ralston-Purina Cereals are distinguish?
ed by Checkerboard packages.
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Also a full line of Beckers Goods, viz. Hecker's Buckwheat (in packages and bulk).
Hecker's Gril?, Reeker's Oatmeal. Corn Hour Flap Jack flour. &c.
Dial.?tie Food To accommodate a number of our customers we have a stock of
Gluten Flour and Gluten Grist on hand.
In addition to the I'needa Biscuits we have a full line of Mason's Crackers. Biscuits,
Sponge Cakes. Fancy Cakes. Arc.
Seasonable Goods We have a fresh supply, viz. sweet pickles, maple syrup, mact
erel I in kits or loose), cod tish, cakes, ?tc. ?fee. In fact, anything and everything that a
^Grocery and Delicatesen Department
should have. Our prices are. as always. "The Lowest."
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Note--The Ralston Health Foods are highly recommended by everyone who has
tried them, and are specially good for children and dyspeptics.