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SUMTES BE88ESS KILLED. EKER OF WOMAN BAFFLES POUCE. Body of Mrs. Daisy Young, Wth Head Nearly Severed, Fe *ad n Her Own Flat.-Sleuths Told They 3Iust Solve Mystery. Under tacit orders " from their su? periors to demonstrate -that the charges of police inactivity in pursu? ing criminals are unmerited, a bif corps of detectives is making extraor? dinary efforts to clear up an atrocious murder which was discovered at S x>'clock yesterday morning. Mrs Daisy Young, twenty-seven years old, was found in the parlor of her home at No. 125 East Ninety-seventh street, with lier throat cut from ear to ear. The absence of a known motive is one of the baffiiag phases of the mur? der. It is almost ertain that a des? perate struggle ensued before the wo? man was killed? yet other tenants of the house say they heard no suspi? cious sounds. - Charles Young, the woman's hus? band, is detained at East One Han? dled and Fourth Street Police Station. Tile police endeavored to suppress the fact that shortly before 6 o'clock last sight a man named Selly, who is said to own a grocery store on Third ave? nue, was taken to tire station. It . was learned that he had been a caller at the Young home, but he said he was ttnable to assist the police in discover? ing: the woman's assailant The na? ture of the wounds leaves little.doubt that a razor was the weapon used. Charles Young is an Americ Chinaman, employed as a foreman a firm which conducts several launc ries in this city. He met his wife Charleston, S. C., and they were ried about three years ago. Young has raven black wavy hair anc olive complexion, which told of color? antecedents. Husband Reported Murder. Young reported the murder to Pt iiceman McAuliffe at 8 o'clocck yestei day morning. He was put. through rigid examination in Capt. Brennan* office. He told Inspector Smith, ne left his fiat early Friday mornii to go to his work on Eighth avenue. He did not return until midnight Sat? urday, when he rang for admittance, but received no response. He says he spent the night with a relative on Lex? ington avenue thanking his wife had gone to the home of another relative. Young reumed to the house early yesterday and again failing to get a response summoned ? locksmith. Gaining an entrance, he found his wife lying on a divan in the parior. Th? head was nearly severed from the body. There were eight cuts on right and four on the left hand, ap? parently received in,trying to defend herself.. The police say that the wo? man's assailant must have held her until she expired. Her head rested on a silk pillow. The fiat was unusually weil furnish? ed for a family in the apparent cir? cumstances of the Youngs. An oak book case stocked with volumes was opposite the divan and a satin-cover? ed parlor suit and heavy mirror over the mantel made the room attractive If the furniture had been overturned in the struggle it had been restored. There was no evidence of robbery, and Young says no valuables were in the house. The bureau in the bed room was filled with linen. The drawers were locked, but when opened by the police marks of blood were found on the top piece of linen. A razer was found in the washstand drawer, but it bore-no blood stains nor rust marks. Mrs. Cook, the janitress, last saw Mrs. Young alive 6 o'clock Friday af? ternoon. Mrs. Cook said that four hours later she looked over the tran? som while passing upstairs and saw that the nat . was dark. Within these four hours, the police believe the wo? man was murdered. No one was seen to enter or leave the flat. The police ?av they have learned that Mrs. Young sometimes received callers. The . police do not believe that Young can give them material assist? ance in discovering the assailant. Mrs. Young was fully dressed and the poi ice say it is impossible that the wounds could have been self-inflicted. Coroner Jackson caused Young's finger nails to be scraped for the pur? pose of analysis and directed that he be held in the house of detention. Kelly, from whomthe police hoped to secure information, gave satisfac? tion that he had not seen Mrs. Young since New Year's night and was re-~ leased. A card bearing the name "Arthur Chapman" was found in the apart? ment but without anything tc indicate the address.-New YoarK World Jan? uary 9. She Was the Electric Girl. This sensational murder story has as its principal character Daisy Rob? inson, a negro girl who, for a few months in 1890, created a sensation in this city by the manifestation of pecu? liar and remarkable powers of an elec? tric or occult nature. Many citizens will recollect the ??nsation created by tho so-called electrio girl, and that was daily visited by crowds of curious. No satsfactory explana t?on of the remarkable manifestations was ever found and after a time Daisy lost the power and the nine days* sen? sation came to an end. For the information of those who do ! rot recollect the bectric giri sensation it can be stated that h?r presence in a room caused tables and chairs to topple over, stoves to fall down, dishes plates and glasses to fly from shelves cr tables to the floor without the in? tervention of any visible or explain? able force. These mamfes.a.tio:is wer* r witnessed time and ag?,;.i by many wt ll known citizens and they were convinced there was ne fako business , connected with the affair. At that -Jme Daisy was a garl of about 12 or 1 4 years old and was nowise different [ from the average negro child of the same age. save in* this one particular These electric manifestations were of . sudden development and the power or whatever it might properly be termed suddenly left her. Of her subsequent career little is known for she 'eft Sumter some years ago, but so far as rumor goes she has never again developed the power to cause inanimate objects to jump and dance and fly through the air with? out apparent motive power to propel them. The body of the woman was brought to this city last night for interment. ?rn IIII ONLY FIVE STORES LEFT. [Tlie Town of Pinewood Again Swept By a Destructive Fire. From the Daliy Item January 14. Of the thirteen prosperous stores that could be seen in Pinewood two months ago, but Ave remain standing today. The others were consumed in two destructive fires, one of which oc? curred only a short time ago, and the other raged yesterday morning be? tween the hours of 1 and 2 o'clock. The fire originated in a store which was occupied by Mr. A. D. Stack, in which he was conducting a fire sale of the. goods that were, saved from the last? conflagration. The building was the property of Mrs. L. A. Stack. From what can be learned from Pinewood this morning, it is evident that the building was first robbed and then set on fj^e to cover up the theft. The flames spread rapidly to the ad? jacent stables of Mr. R. L. Felder, which burned with fearful velocity. Luckily all of the horse were saved. The sparks from the burning stables fell in showers upon, the residence oc? cupied by Mr. Felder, and that build? ing was soon consumed. Large tongues of flames from the residence ignited j the furniture store of Mr. D. R. Lide, j in which building is the postoffice, and the drug store of Dr. Beckham, being in such close proximity, was soon a [prey to the hungry flames, j The little town today presents a very destitute appearance, but it will not be long before more and better stores will take the place of those that were destroyed. BICYCLING STEALING. Two Warrants Have Been Issued for Wheel Thieves. From the Daily Item January 12. Magistrate Harby has issued two warrants today for the capture of two negroes accused of bicycle stealing. One wheel stolen was the property of Mr. H. T. Edins and the other belongs to a negro woman named Celie San? ders. Bicycle stealing has become quite an enterprise in Sumter of late, and if convictions can be had the punish? ment will be severe. - ? i - ? THEIR SHIP BLEW UP. SI lip wrecked Mariners Picked up at Sea and Brought to New York. Quarantine. N. Y., Jan. 10.-The steamer Trinidad which arrived today from Bermuda, brought as passengers seven survivors of the Norwegian ship Marpesia, Captain Janson, which was blown up on Christmas day at sea, killing eleven of the crew.' The sur? vivors were picked up by the Danish steamer Gallia from Hamburg for Sa? vannah and landed at Bermuda. Will Accept thc Position. Washington, Jan. 10.-Senator Cockrell. of Missouri, has decided to accept the position on the interstate commerce commission offered him some time ago by President Roosevelt. He will succeed Commissioner James D. Yeomans, ef Iowa, whose term ex? pired on ? he 7th Testant. Senator Cock? rell hat; indicated his decision to thc president, but he expects before as? suming his new duties to complete the term for which he was elected to the senate. That will expire on the 4th of March next. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the JBest Made. "In my opinion Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best made for colds," says Mrs. Cora Walker of Portervil?e, California. There is no doubt about its being the b^st fto other will cure a cold so quickly. No other is so sure a preventive of pneuaiouia. No other is so pleasant,, and safe to tuke These are good reasons why it should be preferred to any other. The fact is that few people are satisfied with any other after having once used this remedy. For salo by all diu^gists, RIGHT OF WAY IRANTED. COUNCIL DONATES USE OF STREET TO RAILROAD. One Thousand Given to Help Pay for thc Necessary Terminals. City council met at 6:30 o'clock p. m. Friday at the call of the mayor to hear the report from the committee appointed on the 11th inst., to consid? er the request of W. H. Ingram and others for a right of way for the pro? posed Sumter and Northern railroad. Present-Mayor G. W. Dick and Aldermen Barnett, Haynsworth, Hood, Rowland, Stubbs, Wilder and Hurst. Absent-Alderman Finn. Mr. Rowland, for the committe, re? ported as follows: 'Your committee on right-of-way for the Sumter and Northern railroad beg to report that they have gone over the ground with those interested in the land contiguous to the streets through which this road asks for right of way. As to Winn street Mr, Belser, the owner of a large amount of property on this street, says the road going through the street will in? jure him very materially, and if the city will not allow this street used for this purpose he wftf give a right of way over his property about 600 feet west of Winn street, which will answer every purpose. This being the case there is no necessity for the road 'ap? propriating Winn street. "The committee is not preparedAto report as to Walker street at this time. As to that part of Dingle streeV be? tween Factory avenue and John street, the city has not yet been formally given title, but if we have the right as claimed by the petitionerr. and there is no objection on the part of the parties. giving this street, we recom? mend, that the petition be granted. 'A3 has been customary in the past we recommend that the city council donate one thousand dollars to help pay for the terminals of this road in Sumter in the event it is built." The report was adopted, council re? serving the right to further action should circumstances require it, in or? der to secure satisfactory right of way. Mr. Ingram" was present and ex? pressed his satisfaction with the man? ner in which the council had respond? ed to the request of the promoters of the "road. The committe on sanitation report? ed offers .of several tracts of land near the city for the purpose of erecting a pest house and the matter was left in the hands of the committee. After some discussion of the smallpox sit I nation council adjourned. Sumter, S. C. Jan. 13, 1905. To the City Council, City of Sumter: Gentlemen-We, the undersigned, property holders along the street about to be opened as a continuation of Dingle street, from Factory avenue or Council street, to John street, are ! in favor of the city donating said street for the use of the Sumter and North? ern railway as to rights-of-way, pro? vided that only so much of said street shall be used by said railroad as will not prevent the use of said street for ordinary traffic, vehicles, etc., and further provided that location of said railroad track shall be on southern side of Dingle street. T. B. Jenkins, John F. Jenkins, E. A. Jenkins, L. E. Wright. ?? ? MAJ. 3IOISES' ADDRESS. An Eloquent Response to a Toast at the. Alumni Banquet. In responding to the last regular toast at the. alumni banquet at South Carolina college Centennial Celebra? tion last week, Major Moise spoke as follows: 'As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm. Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread. Eternal sunshine settles on its head/' '.as I stand tonight upon this occa? sion, in this presence, those words of Goldsmith surge upon my memory; for as' we focus the iantern of our imagi? nation upon the canvas of the past we can see the storm clouds of opposi? tion that have fromtime to time beat? en upon and have sought to destroy our grand old institution of learning, and it is from vantage grounds of ob? servation such as an occasion like this furnishes that we can sec its head towering above those clouds and the blessed sunlight of favor setting upon its head. There is in the botanical world a' plant that blooms but once in a hun (Ired years, and on blooming expends all of its native force and sleeps for another century. How unlike this plant is that flower that all South Caroli? nians should lovt-one of tho rarest flowers of the educational world-the .South Carolina College; for it never ceases to bloom and each flower with its fruit that it sends forth, instead of wasting v.-*.' energy of the parent stock, gives it new life and vigor. It is more like the banyan tree, whose every limb becomes a root, while it derives its strength from the moth er tree adds new qualities to the earth that sustains, and every branch shot forth becomes a feeder of the great mother trunk. This fruit, these roots of our be? loved alma mater, and her alumni and surely when one contemplates that long list of distinguished sons one can? not refrain from exclaiming in the ex? uberance of devotion! "What strength, what vigor, what life-giving force, what a perennial source of growth and development!" The alumni of the South Carolina college! What a theme-a theme for *>oets and for sages that should go mounding down the* ages telling to generations yet unborn that the past of the South Carolina college is secure in the grandeur of its great men; that the present, with all of its heritage of accumulated glory, is ours, and the future, with an earnest made steadfast by the achievements of the past and present-the future, young men, is yours. Call the roll, ye marshals of distin? guished alumni! Announce their achievements, ye heralds, and there will be such a chorus of adsums and such loud sounding tributes of praise as. would make the welkin ring, re? sounding the praises of her sons. The adopted son of a foreign coun? try espoused the cause of his fostering fatherland with such unfaltering devo? tion that at last he sealed this devotion with his life's blood; the master of the rolls instructed the herald that when? ever the name of this hero was called to answer, "Absent, but accounted for." Let your herald call tonight the name of a man distinguished in any walk of life among the alumni of the South Carolina college, and one will hear either a joyfui "present" or "ab? sent, but accounted for." If, therefore, I should attempt to enumerate the names of the great and distinguished alumni, of which the South Carolina college has just reason to be proud. I should set for myself a task stupendous in its proportions and my faculty of selection in this vast concourse of greatness would be staggered by the quandary where to choose. On occasions such as this the past, present and future seem blended into one actve living present, and tonight let the promises of our fathers, the fulfilment of their sons, the pledges of our heirs, unite in one firm, fixed resolve to make the fruition of the College that we love richer and more beautiful than its flower. When the great heathen poet, Horace, felt that he had finished his work he was justified in exclaiming: "Exegi monumentum aere pren nius." The sons and heirs of the South I Carolina College rejoicing in the rich | heritage bequeathd by an illustrious ! line of alumni, the friends and sup? porters of this institution, may tonight, with just pride, exclaim: "We have erected a monument more enduring than brass!" Standing steadfastly upon a firm past that is fixed, exult? ing in the brilliant achievements of the present, let us here tonight in all seriousness and earnestness resolve that we shall not be satisfied until we welcome as a beautiful daughter of grand old institution-a daugh- ] ter fairer to look upon and richer in its beneficent influence-the University of South Carolina. An everlasting monument to the liberty of thought and religion which has ever signalized our people-a mon? ument to the mind, shedding through oout the broad limits of the State the pure rays of knowledge, undimmed by the dark lanterns of sectarian teach? ing, and standing in our midst like a goddess of liberty, bearing aloft a torch lit by the electeric fires of science and of art. A WORKMANLIKE JOB. 3Icssrs Skinner and Hegy Repair Our Printing Press. From the Daily Item January 12. The Daily Item was printed yester? day afternoon on our press which was repaired in the machine shop of Mr. Edgar Skinneh, the work being largely performed by Mr. H. S. Hegy, who is j a skilled and ingenious machinist. That the work was well done was proven when the press was started yesterday afternoon, for it ran as smoothly as it ever did. When the accident occurred it was feared that it would be impossible to have the repairs made in the city and that it would be 1 necessary to send the broken parts to ! the factory to have reapirs made. When Mr. Skinner examined the broken parts he expressed a willing? ness to undertake the repair of the press, and he made good. The repairs ' were completed in less time than an? ticipated and it was a skilfull and workmanlike job, for which Messrs. Skinner and Hegy deserve full credit. Sickening Shivering Fits of Ague and Malana, can be relieved and cored with Electric Bitters. This is a pure, tonic medicine; of especial benefit in malaria for it exerts a true curative influe? nce on the disease, driviug it entirely out of the system. It is ranch to be preferred to quinine, having none of this drug's bad aiter-effects. E. S. Munday, of Henrietta, Tex., writes: "brother was very low with malarial fever and jaundice, till he took Electric Bitters, which saved his life. At J. F. W. DeLorme dru? store; price 50c, | guaranteed. ? ? t- - ? J; ? SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS NOTES. Items of Interest Condensed and Par agraphed for Quick Reading. Mr. J. F. Palmer of Augusta, a reg? ularly employed machinist of the Southern Cotton Oil company, was se? riously injured at the Aiken oil miii about 8 o'clock Tuesday morning. Mr. Palmer has for the past week been making some repairs to the machin? ery at the mill, and that morning, while placing a belt, his coat was caught in another be^t and before the machinery could be stopped he was dashed violently to the floor, sustain? ing serious injuries to his head and body. All the brick work of the Carnegie library building in Union has been completed, and all the contractors are now at work preparing to put on the roof. The building will present quite a handsome appearance, as it is ol cream and brown pressed brick .with stone trimmings. Mr. M. G. Bryant has announced his candidacy for mayor of Rock Hill in opposition to the incumbent. Mr. J. J. Hill. Both gentlemen are popular and have large followings and the race is expected to be a close one. The Southern Express company has moved its office from the Southern railway passenger station to more con? venient quarters up town in Rock Hilt This change has been desired by the patrons of the company for a long time, but it had never been possible to arrange it before. Five Japanese farm laborers ar? rived in Beaufort on Tuesday. Two will be placed on the farm of Mr. H C. Pollitzer at Edgerly, three with Mr. Murakami, who brings theme here, will work for Mr. W. H. MeLeod. Twenty more are expected in March. The board of commissioners of elec? tion for Edgefield county, met in Edgefield Tuesday to canvass the votes cast in the part cut oft! for the forma? tion of Calhoun conuty. A petition signed by B?ttis Cantelou, M. DeLoach and R. L. Holston for themselves and other citizens of the county was served or. the board through their at? torneys, Messrs. O. Sheppard and S. Morgan Smith for the purpose of pro? test and contest concerning the legal? ity of the election. After lengthy ar? guments by Messrs. Sheppard and Smith for the petitioners and Messrs. Henderson, contra, a majority of the board declared the election illegal and subject to these finding proceeded to count the votes by agreement. Messrs. Henderson will appeal to the state board of ommissioners of election. After an exciting chase in Charles? ton Tuesday the dispensary constable captured horse and wagon containing a barrel with 300 half pints of whis? key which were confiscated while the horse and wagon were returned to the owner said to be I. Blank. The consta? bles were assisted in making the cap? ture by the horse shying from a trolley car which carried the wagon into a tree and stopped the runaway. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children, The Kind You Haie Always Bought Bear?the rf, S^^-jS Signature of (JLz?/^?t?6?M MONEY PICKED UP ! ! BY Writing Life Insurance In The Penn Mutual Insurance Go. 1 BE RAL contracts to live agents 1 in unoccupied territory. ADDRESS ni MSES, ji. General Agent, Sumter, S. C. DeLORflETS PHARMACY; 23 South Main St. Open from 7 a. m. to 10 p. m. ; Sunday, 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. Having consolidated my two stores, I will be pleased to see all my customers at the above j stand, where I am better pre? pared than ever to eerve them. Your prescriptions will be called for and delivered. Phone 45. Full line of Drugs, Garder Seed and Cigars. Your patronage solicited. Call bell for night work. rCORN FIELDS j? \RE GOLD FIELDS Jtt tS to the fanner who under- fl jg ?&" stands how to feed his \ Wi Jr crops. Fertilizers for Corn ,? ja3 must contain at least 7 ujj| I PotashI fia Send for our books-they Ul j ? ?jj - tell why Potash is as necessary YO? ^ to plant life as sun and rain; "flrjj ja sent free, if you ask. Write \?|| fa GERMAN KALI WORKS Mi ?L New York-03 Nassau Street, or JJ Atlanta, Ga.-22}^ Sooth Broad St. jfi 1,000 Young Mn TO ou AU rv FOR GOOD POSITIONS GUARANTEED IN WRITING. EDO FBFF SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED WWW I tlbfe WS ?TE TC-OAV TO. GA.-ALA. BUS. COLLEGE, MACON. OA WE WANT ALL INTERESTED IN MACHINERY TO HAVE OUR NAME BEFORE THEM DURING 1905 Write us ?tating what kind of M ACH INERT you U80 or will in stan, ?nd we will mail you FREE OF ALL COST A HANDSOME ANO USE FUE. POCKET DIARY AND ATLAS OR A LARGE COMMERCIAL CALENDAR Gibbes Machinery Company, COLUMBIA, S. C. A STOCK Ol' HORSE ROWER HAT PRESSES TO BE CLOSED OUT AT SPECIAL PRICES CH I OH ESTER'S ENGLISH NHYROYAL PILLS SAFE. Alw?yi reliable. Ladle?. ?k Dmnrirt !ia UZI? *n<i Cold BMUIUC bozo, ??lad with bte ribbon. Take a* other. Refuse I) ance roo? ftabathattoa* ead lanita. BOM. E07 or jeer p^ggftt. or ?4 4e. ia _ *t uar* frr Part?foUrK Teatteoaietft .M " Relief for La.JW,??. Utt?.-*f?Z tura MaU. 1o.o<-? t..i(ooni*l?. Sold bs *3! Dr.cn?.. ? M?-h?*r*r Cheatleal $100,000.00 Capita! THE FUT NATIONAL BANK of ' Sumter, S. C. THE Comptroller of the Currency hav? ing approved the increase of the Capital of this Bank to $100,000.0", depositors now have as security for their deposits : Capital, - - $100,000 00 Stockholders' Individual Lia? bility, - - - '00,000 00 Surplus and Undivided Prof? its, ... 26,000 00 Total Security for Depositors, $225,000 00 ONLY NATI0NLA BANK la CITY OF SUMTER. Largest Capital of any Bank in this section of South Carolina. Strongest Bank in Eastern part of this State. Interest fellowed on deposits to a limited amount. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A. J. CHINA, President. NEILL O'DONNELL, Vice President. H. D. BABNETT, R. D. LEE, a A. LES!!MON, JOHN REID, E. P. BICKER. R. L. EEMTJNDS, Cashier. E. D. LEE, Solicitor. BOOKKEEPERS. J. L. McCaHnai, D. J. Winn, Jr. Oliver L. Yates. THE BANK OF SUMTER; SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depository. Capital stock paid in, $75,000 00 Undivided surplus, 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockhold? ers in excess of their stock, 75,000 00 Transacts a general banking business; also has a Saving Bank Department. De? posits of $1 and upward received. Inter? est allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually. W. F. B. HAYNS WORTH, President. R. L MANNING, W. F. RHAME, Vice-President. Cashier. Jan. 31. THE SUMTER SAYINGS BANK. HORACE HARBV, President. L C. STRAUSS. vice-President. GEO. L. BICKER, Cashier. Capital Stock. $25,000 Liability of Stockholders, ,2?>,CO0 Every Facility For the transaction of business is afford? ed those who deposit their money with The Sumter Savings Bank. Important papers can be drawn up and signed in a private room set aside for use of our clients and any information de? sired will be cheerfully furnished by the management. Cravings deposited here draw interest at the rate of 4 per cent psr annum. $1.00 ^o]l open an account and secure a bank bock.