ram SU?teb watchman, Kvtabllihed April, ISSO? "Be Just and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." the TBUE SOUTHJBON, ?tUbliehed Jnne. H S 66
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THE ST38 GOSS?SSi?H.
President Mitchell on the Stand
for the Fourth Day.
Scranton, Pa., November 18.? Mr.
Mitchell, for the fourth successive
day, occupied the witness stand dur
ing the two sessions of the strike com
mission and was cross-examined by
three attorneys for as many, coal com
panies. While a considerable amount
of information for the enlightenment
of the commissioners was brought out,
the day was a rather quiet one com
pred with t?ose which have preceded
it. The arbitrators, are growing rest
less in consequence of the long cross
examination, which apparently does
not bring-out the facts as fully as the
commission would like them present
ed. Several times during the course
of the day'ssession Chairman Gray re
minded the attorneys of the value of
time and suggested that cross-exami
nation be limited to new features of
those questions that already have been
gone over. The lawyers assured the
commission that they, too, were anx
ious to expedite matters, and would
do everything possible to hurry mat
ters along without injuring their own
case. Mr. Mitchell has been on the
stand "since last Friday morning and is
showing signs of weariness from the
strain of four days of cross-examina
tion. Thus far his attorneys, C. S.
Barrow and David Willcox, for the
Delaware and Hudson; Wayne Mac
Veagh," for the Erie; Francis I.
Go wan, for the Lehigh Valley, and
W. W. Boss, for the Delaware, Lacka
wanna. and Western Compnay, have
examined the miners' president. The
commissioners for the first time today
entered into the discussion with the
lawyers and the witness over disputed
points which arose from time to time.
Mr. MacVeagh, who began his cross
examination of Mr. Mitchell on Sat
urday, concluded at 11 o'clock today.
The distinguished lawyer centred
most of the energies in trying to break
down the miners' reasons for asking
for a yearly agreement with the com
panies on hoars of labor, wages and
other conditions, which, if made,
would be recognition of the union.
Mr. MacVeagh's principal aim
throughout his questioning of Mr.
Mitchell was to show that the Mine
Workers' Union,, because of alleged
acts of intimidation, violence and the
use- of the boycot by its members
proved itself unfit to be. a party to a
contract. Mr. Mitchell would not
admit nor even assume for the sake of
illustrating poi?ts that a reign of ter
ror existed in the anthracite coal fields
during the last six months. The recog
nition of the union is looked upon as
the most important question before
the commission and it is quite evident
from the trend of the proceedings
thus far, that the companies will op
pose it to their utmost ability.
JEALOUSY CAUSES MURDER. '
Miss Florence McFariin Stabbed
to Death in Her Home.
Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 18.?Miss
Florence McFariin, aged 21 years, a
music teacher, was stabbed to death
in ber father' house here today by
another woman and an hour later Mr?
Lulu Young, wife of Frank Young,
at onetime city purchasing agent, was
arreestd as being the supposed mur
derer. The woman wbo committed
the deed rang the door bell of the
McFarWn home this morning and
when Miss McFariin answered it at
tacked her with a knife. Miss
McFariin ran screaming through the
hall into the ktichen, closely pursued
by her asailant. In the kitchen she
stumbeld, half turning. In a flash ber
pursuer was upon her and with a rapid
slash stabbed her five times. Miss
McFariin sank tc the floor, dying in
stantly. The murderess fled. The
only words she was heard to utter
were : "She has come between myself
and my husband and I am glad that
she is dead. " _ __
Smedes, Miss., November 18.?Pres
ident Roosevelt's bear hunt in Missis
sippi is ended and he has not even bad
a shot at a bear. The last day of the
chase was simply a repetition of the
three preceding days, so far as his
luck was concerned. Try as the hun
ters would they could not get a bear
within range of the President's rifle.
Governor McSweeney has been in
formed of the existence of smallpox at
Kersahw, Lancaster County. This is
among the first of these reports to be
received this fall.
A Startling Surprise.
Very few could believe in looking at A.
T. Koadley, a healthy, robust blacksmith
of Tilden, Ind., that for ten years he suf
fered such tortures from Rheumatism as
few could endure and live. Bat a wonder
fnl change followed his taking Electric Bit
ters. "Two bottles wh oily cured me," he
writes, "and I have not'felt a twinge in over
a year. They regniate the Kidneys, pnrify
the blood and cure Rheumat^m, nervous
ness, improve digestion and .give perfect
health. Try them. Onlyo0?;ts at J. F.
W. DeLorme's drug store.
QO?L STRIKE COMMISSION.
President Mitchell's Testimony
Concluded.
Scranton, Pa, November 19.?After
being on the stand for four and a half
days President Mitchell, of the Min
ers' Union, completed his testimony at
noon today before the anthracite coal
commission. During his. ordeal he
was examined by hi? own attorney and
those of the Erie Company, the
Delaware and Hudson, the Delaware,
Lackawanna and "Western, the Lehigh
Valley and the Philadelphia and Bead
ing Coal and Iron Compny, and also
by the attorneys of the independent
operators. He was followed on the
witness stand by the Rev. Peter
Roberts, Congregational minister,'
who has studied the anthracite coal
industry and has written a book on
the subject. He was still on the
stand when the commission adjourned
for the day.
One of the most important things
brought out by the cross-examina
tion of President Mitchell was his
emphatic declaration that th? miners
were opposed to separating the
bituminous * miners from the anth
racite workers, thns creating two
organizations. He made this reply to
a question of Congressman Simon
Wol verton, counsel for the Reading
Company, as to whether it would not
be better to have separate organiza
tions. Mr. Mitchell's answer was that
"it would not be possible or desirable.
The anthracite mine workers have had
independent organizations in the past.
They have had several. They have
gone. They are not here now and the
men do not want any more of their
organizations to go the same way."
Commissioner Wright, as head of
the department of labor in his report
to President Roosevelt on the coal
strike, dated June 20, suggested
among other things as "reasonable
and just" to prevent industrial con
flict in the anthracite fields, that the
* [ anthracite employees should organize
an anthracie coal minera' union, in
its autonomy to be independent of
the United Mine Workers of America, "
but might be affiliated with it. There
has been some gossip among the small
army of attorneys at the hearings that
the* commission may possibly suggest
such a separate union and the fact
that Mr. - Wolverton touched on the
matter shows that it is being seriously
thought of in some quarters. What
effect Mr. Mitchell's declaration will
have on the attitude of the commis
sioners, if tbis phase of the labor
question is taken up by them, is, of
course, not known. The non-union
menr that is, those who remained at
work during the strike, were made a
party to the arbitration plan today by
their counsel agreeing to make public
the names of the men who petitioned
the commission.
Attorneys for the4 - non-striking work
men," as Chiarman Gray designated
them, and who number about 2,000,
made a demand to the commission for
20 per cent increase in wages, with
no reduction in hours. Their at
torneys desired to withhold the names
of the persons they represented. The
commission, however, decided it could
not be a party to such a plan of
secrecy. In connection with the non
union feature o? the investigation Mr.
Mitchell announced that he is also re
p'resenting thousands of non-uinon
men who struck with the unionists
and that all the workmen would abide
by the award of the arbitration com
mission "or get out of the union.""
Mr. Mitchell's testimony today con
tained little that was new to the com
missioners and that of Mr. Roberts
was of a general character, regarding
the economic and social conditions-in
the anthracite coal country. The com
missioners, while regretting they have
to do so, are still reminding both sides
that they would like to have the sub
mission of testimony expedited. Chair
man Gray several times during the day
interrupted and showeu that ground
then being gone over had already been
covered. It has been suggested that
counsel for both sic7es agree to rules
for the submission of evidence, but
nothing has yet been done looking to
ward that end.
At the opening of today's session
Mr. Mitchell was cross-examined
briefly by W. W. Ross., for the Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western :
Simon P. Wolverton, for the Phila
delphia and Reading, and James H.
Torrey, representing the Delaware and
Hudson. The individual operators,
who have not up to the present time
pressed their case before the commis
sion, through one of their attorneys,
Ira ?L Burns, of Scranton, inquired of
the commission if they would be given
the opportunity to examine witnesses
when questions arise which are differ
ent with them than with the com
panies. Judge Gray answered that
they would.
Mr. Mitchell, in reply to Mr.^Burns,
said that when a man strikes he does
not voluntarily give up his job, but
he strikes foi* an improvement in the
conditions of his job. If he wins he
gets back the position: if he loses he
goes back with his hat in his hand and
asks for a job.
Judge Gray here interrupted to ex
plain the understanding of the com
mission with respect to the returning
to work of men who had been on
strike. He said: "I think the under
standing is that pending the conisder
ation of questions by this commission
the strikers were to return immediate
ly to work, and I think the further
understanding is?don't let me be mis
understood?is that the non-union men
should not be interfered with nor
displaced from employment generally
by the return of the union men."
Judge Gray then announced the
decision -of the commission in the
matter of application of John T. Lena
h?.n and John T. O'Brien, attorenys
for the non-union men, to appear in
the case. In the light of all their
claims, said Judge Gray, they would
be allowed to appear, but the com
mission could not consent to the with
holding from the public of the names
of the non-union men, as their at
torneys had desired. After Mr. Lena
han assented to this Judge Gray an
nounced that the commission would
see that no unfair use would be made
of its names.
Mr. Darrow insisted that Messrs.
Lenahan and O'Brien really represent
ed the operators and not the non-union
men.
"Whether they be here in that way
or not," Judge Gray quickly replied,
"they represent an important element
in the investigation, men who werk
for their living, and who are interest
ed in the finding of this commission.
We have considered that very carefully
from all sides."
Responding to a request from Com
missioner Watkins for a suggestion as
to what should be done in the matter
of child labor, Mr. Mitchell said that
a law should be enacted providing
that after a certain time children un
*der 14 yeara of age should not be em
ployed in the breakers. The only way
now that the operators could prevent
the evil would be to refuse to employ
children until they are 14 years old.
It frequently happened, he said,
that parents swore falsely regarding
the ages of children. The miners'
president then left the witness stand.
John J. Murphy, counsel for the
union, read the Pennsylvnia statutes
requiring the measurement of coal by
weight, which, he said, he wanted to
put into the record.
Work in Mines Shortens Life and
is Very Unhealthfui.
Scranton, Pa., November 20.?The
economic and sociological features of
the anthracite coal industry and the
effect employment in and about the
mines has upon the health of the mine
workers were the principal subjects
brought before the arbitration com
mission today by the attorneys of each
side to the controversy. While there
was an entire absence of oratory or
brilliant cross-examination which
marked the proceedings during the
last few days, the cross-examination,
nevertheless, closely held the attention
of the commissioners, and they gained
much information on the features
touched upon by witnesses.
The afternoon session was particular
ly interesting, but it brought out much
expert testimony on the question of
the health of the mine workers. Three
physicians, who have practiced in
Scran,ton and Wilkesbarre, took " the
stand for the miners and in substance
testified that the occupation of a mine
worker was "very unhealthfui" and
shortened life.
One physician, Dr. Frank P. Lena
han, of Wilkesbarre, who says he
has had a long experience among
mine workers, testified that fully 99
per cent of the men who work the
mines are anaemic. Their health is
impoverished and their general con
dition is below par, thus decreasing
their earning powers. The principal
ills suffered by the miners, the
physicians said, were the miners'
asthma, rheumatism, lumbago and
sciatica. The miners' asthma comes
from coal dust, powder smoke and
vitiated air. Dr. John O'Malley, of
Scranton, said that at post-mortems
he had seen miners' lungs as black as
anthracite itself, and Dr. Lenahan
testified he had personal knowledge of
a man coughing up coal dust nine
years after he left the mines. He
said he had information that a man
had coughed up coal dusrfifteen years
after he had left the mines. It also
was stated that 90 per cent of the min
ers who reach the age of 50 years are
afflicted with some form of rheumatism.
The cross-examination of the Rev.
Dr. Peter Roberts, D. D., of Mahanoy,
Pa, who had studied the anthracite coal
industry and had written a book on
the subject, ended today and he left
the witness stand shortly after the noon
recess. He began his testimony yes
terday. Copious extracts from his
book were read and placed on record.
Ex-Congressman Simon P. Wol ver
ton, counsel for the Reading Company,
read much of the matter pertaining to
violence in the "1900 strike, and also
read articles written by Dr. Roberts
during the progress of the late con
test, in which he described in strong
language the acts of violence, intimid
ation and boycotting committed dur
ing that suspension.
His articles spoke of some of these
acts as "brutal outrages," and he also
branded *the union's action in calling
out the steam men in June as "fool
hardy." In explaining his articles
Dr. Roberts said that he did not wish
to infer that the organization was re
sponsible for all the lawlessness com
mitted. The Doctor said yesterday
that newspaper accounts exaggerated
the amount of lawessness in the coal
regions, but Mr. Wolverton's reading
of Dr. Roberts's description of seri
ous acts of violence and boycotting
afforded much amusement for the at
torneys for the coal companies.
Dr. Roberts gave it as his opinion
that attempts to have non-union men
form a separate organization were
instigated by parties opposed to
organized labor.
In attempting to show that careless
ness of the miner contributes material
ly to the danger of Iiis occupation
Chairman Grey interposed with the
remark that a margin of carelessness,
incident to human nature, must be
taken into account when estimating
the dangerousness of any hazardous
occupation.
Does it Pay to Buy Cheap ?
A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is
all right, but you want something that will
relieve and cure the more severe and dan
gerous results of throat and lung troubles.
What shall you do"' Go to a warmer and
more regular climate ? Yes, if possible ;
if not possible for you, then in either case
take the only remedy that has been in
troduced in all civilized countries with suc
cess in severe throat and lung troubles,
"Boschee's German Syrup." It not only
heals and stimulates the tissues to destroy
the germ disease, but allays inflammation,
causes easy expectoration, gives a good
night's rest, and cures the patient. Try
one bottle. Recommended many years by
all druggists in the world. You can get
this reliable remedy at China's Drug store.
Price 25c. and 75c.
LEVELS OF THE GREAT LAKES.
The Project to Raise Them by a
Dam Above Niagara Falls.
The Government's determination to
investigate a feasible plan of maintain
ing, if not to lift, the present level
of the great lakes has caused a great
deal of comment in marine circles of
this city, and has aroused great enthu
siasm at all other lake ports, and
progress of the movement will be
watched with great interest. Congress
has made financial provision for the
undertaking, and it is understood that
the experts who will carry on the in
j vestigation will be appointed at an
I early date.
The question of the practicability of
such a plan is not altogether new, but
it. appears that former experiments
along those lines have never been car
ried far enough, because until very
recently there has been ample depth
of water at various ports and through
the rivers and channels connecting
them. During the last few years, how
ever, vessel-men say lake levels have
dropped at an alarming rate, and the
point is now reached where much fear
is expressed for the future of com
merce. The condition becomes more
noticeable, marine interests contend,
since the tendency of shipbuilding is
toward the larger and deeper draught
craft
Experts claim that Lake Michigan
has shown greater shrinkage and old
sailors bear out this statement. Some
have claimed thatfthe drainage canal
is largely to blame for the recent low
water in Lake Michigan, although
engineers of the latter scout the
theory. It is understood, however, to
be part of the Government's plan to in
vestigate this particular condition.
Many plans and suggestions are offer
ed as reparatives. The one most talk
ed of by practical marine men and
engineers is that of building a dam at
some point upon the lower waters of
the lakes, likely Lake Erie, near
Niagara. Prominent engineers who
have given the problem some study
take the ground that it may be prac
tical to erect such a dam, and that the
water could be raised fully three feet
in Lake Erie thereby. The effect of
3uch an elevation, it is held, would be
felt in Lake Hruon, but in lesser,
degree, the water being raised per
haps two feet. It is not obvious
how such a plan wouldj? materially
benefit Lake Michigan. Some claim
that the latter's level would be raised
a foot by such' an undertaking, al
though experts are aloof on that rea
soning.
Marine interests fear that that the
Government will be many years in
getiag down to actual work of reliev
ing the condition of low water, for
the project will cost many millions.
It is argued that the savings made by
the elimination of the necessity of
dredging harbors and rivers, for which
the Government lays out large sums
every year, would be vast and in time
would greatly offset the original ex
penditure. Marine interests maintain
that something must be done or the
next decade will see a revolution in the
great inland waterways and their
I commerce.?Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The Treaty With Colombia.
Washington, November 19.?Differ
ences have arisen between the State
department and the Colombian Gov
r?nment which may delay an agree
ment upon the terms of a canal treaty
beyond the time in whicd it had been
expected to conclude the treaty.
Secretary Hay has furnished the Co
lombian minister, Mr. Concha, with
a memorandum setting forth the posi
tion of his Government, which was
prepared by the secretary after he had
received a similar memorandum from
Mr. Concha defining the Colombian
position.
There are differences between the
two which must be reconciled before a
treaty can be drawn. It has been be
lieved until now that all was favorable
to a speedy conclusion of an under
standing between two governments.
It is apparent that Mr. Hay has taken
a firm position and did not adopt all
the terms proposed by Mr. Concha or
some especially desired by the Colom
bians. It has been understood that
the discussions wihch have been held
during the pendency of the neogtiations
have touched more upon what is re
garded by the Government as less im
portant matters of considerations
than upon the material points involv
ed.
It is assumed that Mr. Concha will
refer the points of variance to his
Government and thus time will be
consumed, as it will take several days
to get a reply from Bogota to his in
quiries.
- 111!- --00- .^BP?
Startling, But True.
"If every one knew what a grand medi
cine Dr. King's New Life Pills is," writes
D. H. Turner, Dempseytown, Fa., "you'd
sell all you have in a day. Two week's use
has made a new man of me." Infallible
for constipation, stomach and liver trou
bles. 2">c at J. F. W. DeLorme's drugstore.
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. IS.?
"Charity" Wiggins, the aged mother
of "Blind Tom, the negro musician,
died last night in this city of dropsy
of the heart. Her body will be taken
by her daughter to Columbus, Ga.,
for burial. Mrs. Wiggins was 302
years old.
Sumter is getting jealous of Man
ning, and is now trying to get a to
bacco warehouse built. The more
houses the better, but Sumter will
never see the day when she will be as
good a tobacco market as Manning :
the reason is, our people are the to
bacco makers.?Manning Times.
Luck in Thirteen.
By sending 13 miles Wm. Spirey, of
Walton Furnace, Vt., got a box of Bnck
len's Arnica Salve, that wholly cured a
horrible fever sore on his leg. Nothing
else could. Positively cures bruises, felons,
ulcers, eruptions, boils, burns, corns and
piles. Only 25c. Guaranteed by J. F. W.
DeLorme, druggist.
A LUNATIC'S FATAL JUMP.
An Insane Passenger Jnmps From
a Moving Train Twelve Miles
North of Sparenburg.
Gresilvi?le, November 19.?Frank A.
McHugb, of New York, a passenger
on train No. 37, of the Southern,
jumped from window of his Pullman
state room, about twelve miles north
of Spartanburg, at 11.5 this afternoon,
while the train was running forty
miles an hour, and received injuries
from which he died in a few minutes.
Mr. McHugh, attended by a male
nurse and a friend, Mr. Westervelt,
was en route to New Orleans. The
nurse had left him only a few minutes,
and on his return found the broken
sash and the patient gone. The train
was stopped immediately and went
back a quarter of a mile. The mangled
body was found on the side of the
roadbed. The attendants took the body
to New Orleans. The deceased was 28
years old. Mr. Westervelt refused to
give further details of the life of his
friend.
HARD ON COUNTY TREASURER.
New Law Now in Force Regard
ing Delinquents.
At the Southern depot Monday a
man was seen with a very long counten
ance and looking as if he had started
out on some sad mission The gentle
man was County Treasurer W. L. Epps,
who was leaving to fill an appointment
at Campobello.
Mr. Epps was asked what the
cause of his sad demeanor could be.
"It's all about this new tax law that
I didn't know anything about until
right recently," said Mr. Epps, "and
the law is going get a lot of us treas
urers before it is through with."
"Well, what is the difficulty?" was
asked of Mr. Epps. "I'll tell you,"
said he. ' [ The law provides for an ex
tra tax on all those who fail to pay up
by January lv and do you know that
we treasurers in the state have got to
be responsible to the state for this
extra tax."
Mr. Epps continuing said that all
delinquents who paid during January
would be charged 1 per cent extra,
those paying during February 2 per
cent etxra, and those paying after
March 1, 5 per cent extra.
' ' The books will have to be gone
over every time the fine is increased
and a new calculation and entry will
have to be made opposite the name of
every deliquent in the county.
The enforcement of the new law will
mean- considerable extra work for
several of the court house officials as
well as an extra responsibility financi
ally upon the treasurer.?Spartan
burg Headlight.
" Consoling the Dying.
(From the Rochester Herald)
A young clergyman tells the follow
ing story of the attempt of a member
of his flock to console a dying man :
"I was sent for in a hurry to see
Capt. Waters, but did not get the mes
sage as promptly as I should. I ar
rived just a few minutes after lie was
dead. One of the members of my
church had been with him, however,
and to him I expressed my regret that
the man had died without spiritual
consolation. ?
" Oh, you needn't let that worry
you, parson,' he replied cheerfully.
gave him all the spiritual consola
tion I could, and he died thankful.'
" 'Well, I began something like
this: "Bill Waters, you have been a
mighty wicked man, now, haven't
you?" An' he says: "Yes, Jim I,
have." "An' yer can't expect the
Lord Almighty to let yer into Heaven
nohow, now, can ver" An' he says:
"No, Jim, I reckon not." "Well,
then, Bill," says I, "I reckon ye'll
hev ter go to the other place. Now,
Bill, don't yer think after the life
ye've led all these years ye ought ter
be thankful ye hev even that place to
go to?" And he was almost too far
gone to answer, but he says: "Yes,
Bill, I be." An' then he turned over
and died "very quiet like: an' pirson,
I reckon you couldn't 'a done any
thing fer him verseif.' "
New Orleans. La,. November 1?The
special committee appointed to con
sider the charges made byPre-ident
Shaffer, of the Amalgamated .Associa
tion of Steel, Iron and Tin Workers,
against President Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, will re
port tomorrow. It will terminate in
the exoneration of President (romper?.
Mr. Shaffer has not only failed to sub
stantiate his charges, bat a member
of the committee is authority for the
statement that ho has never made any,
to that body, at least. He has appear
ed before the committee and when he
came away declared that he had pre
sented his charges. The committee
says he did not formulate them. In
the absence of direct accusation there
can be but one end to the investigation.
Newberry, Nov. 19.? Last night in
West End Oliver Jones, a boy about 9
years old, while playing with a gun at
a neighbor's house, shot and killed
himself. He had the muzzle of the
rifle in his mouth and pushed the
trigger with his toe, calling to boy
standing near to look at him. It is
supposed that the shooting was acci
dental as the young fellow probably
did not know the gun was loaded.
Jonesville, November IS.?Charles
Waters, a young man at the Alpha
Mills, oloped with the young daugh
ter of Mr. W. E. Harley last Sunday
and they were married by Mr. W. L.
Neal, a Baptist minister. The father
of the girl has prosecuted the groom
and the preacher because, he says,
his daughter is under 12 years old.
The father overhauled his daughter
shortly after she was married and
carried her back home.
LYNCHED FOR THE USUAL CRIME.
Indiana Farmers Take a Negro
Fiend From the Sheriff and
Hang Him on a Tele
graph Pole.
Sullivan, Ind, November 20.?James
Dillard the Kentucky negro, who
criminally assaulted Mrs. Mary Davis,
of Sullivan County, and Mrs. John
Lemon, of Knox County, on Tuesday
last, was hanged to a telegraph pole one
mile east of John Lemon's farm at 8
o'clock tonight by a mob.
Dillard was captured at Laur?nce
vilie, 111., late yesterday, after a battle
with the town marshal, during
which the negro was shot three times
and severely wounded. He was then
taken to Robinson, HL, for safekeep
ing. Late this afternoon the negro
was brought to Sullivan in a wagon
by the sheriff and his deputies, for
further identification. A mob of
forty or fifty fanners, heavily armed,
took the prisoner from the officers.
The negro was taken to the homes of
both the victims and by them identi
fied. From the home of Mrs. Lemon,
ten miles east of here, the crowd
started back to Sullivan with the pris
oner, but one mile past of the Lemon
farm, a rope was thrown over the
arm of a telegraph pole and the negro
was hanged. The Gov?rnor had or
dered out the Vineennes military com
pany to protect the negro, but his in
structions were received too late. Af
ter hanging the negro the mob quietly
dispersed. It was composed mostly of
farmers, but was largely augmented
by citizens of Sullivan, Oaktown and
other towns of this county.
MURDERER IN WOMAN'S CLOTHING.
Negro Who Killed Samuel Wiilimon
in Greenville Caught at Santuc
Dressed as a Woman.
Santuc, Nov. 19.?John Keenan, the
negro who killed Samuel Wiilimon in
Greenville last Sunday night, was ar
rested here this afternoon by Messrs.
Mobley Jeter and Keller Johns after a
brisk chase over the hills and hollows.
Keenan confessed his crime.
He was making his way through the
country in woman's clothing accompa
nied by his wife. Keenan attracted a
great deal of attention in Santuc, as
he first stopped at the depot to await
the Columbia train, due at 9:47 p. m.
He was playing sick but when he
found he was a suspicions character
he started for Columbia on foot.
Mexican Murderers Shot.
City of Mexico, November 19.?The
three'Mexican robbers who murdered
Robert Remmet,an Englishman, in
1901, were legally shot today upon the
spos where the tragedy occurred. Oth
ers who were concerned in the murder
were sent to prison for long terms.
In June, 1801, Robert Remmet, an
English manager of mines near Zacual
pan, in the State of Mexico was kill
ed in his own house by a band of rob
bers. Remmet and his wife, with a
considerable amount of money and
jewels, intended to depart next day for
England. There were twelve men in
the band. They went to Remmet?s
house, which was in a solitary place,
and found the Englishman in bed.
He heard the noise and told his wife
to hide her jewels. He then admitted
the men and showed the box con
taining his money. The robbers took
the money and shot him dead in the
presence of his wife.
On pain of immediate death Mrs,
Remmet gave up her jewels. The men
were about to kill Mrs. Remmet, but
were frightened away, and she escap
ed and hid in the woods until morn
ing.
The Mexican authorities have spent
over a year in tracking the robbers,
all of whom were captured. They were
given trial, the Judge in the case
being sent from this city.
May be Elected Bishop.
It will interest many Char-es
tonians to know that the name of# a
former South Carolinian, Rev. Wm. T.
Capers, rector of the Episcopal Church
at Vicksburg, Miss., is mentioned as
a probable successor of Bishop Thomp
son, of Mississippi, lately deceased.
Rev. Mr.. Capers's name is among the
most prominently mentioned before the
nominating convention.
Rev. Mr. Capers is a son of the
beloved bishop of this diocese and is
3(5 vears of age, and is possessed of
much of the personal magnetism and
eloquence of his distinguished father.
?Charleston Post.
Cat this out and take it to Dr. A. J".
Chinai drug store and get a free sam
ple of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets, the best physic. They cleanse
and invigorate the stomach, improve the
appetite and regulate the bowels. Regu
lar size, 2 C. per box. Dr. A. J. China
There should be no competition in
telephones. It is a natural monopoly
and the people are best served by hav
ing but one company to deal with.
But laws should be enacted whereby
the public be protected against unjust
charges or poor service. ?AikenJonrnal
& Review.
Asleep Amid Flames.
Breaking into a blazing home, some
firemen lately dragged the sleeping in
mates from death. Fancied security, and
death near. It's that way when you neg
lect coughs and colds. Don't do it. Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consumption
give3 perfect protection against all Throat,
Chest and Lung Troubles. Keep it near,
and avoid suffering, death and doctor's
bills. A teaspoonful stops a late cough,
persistent use the most stubborn. Harm
less and nice tasting, it's guaranteed to
satisfy by J. F. W. DeLorme. Price 50c
and $1.00. Trial bottles free.