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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 RALSTON HEALTH FOOD as enumerated below : tie Knows Rais Breakfast Food is goa All the goodness of Gluterean Wheat makes Ralston Breakfast Food famous with folks fond of fine living, who 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. FOR SALE BY J. RYTTENBERG 8 SONS, SUMTER, S. C. 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." J. RYTTENBEEG & SONS. * Note--The Ralston Health Foods are highly recommended by everyone who has tried them, and are specially good for children and dyspeptics.