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SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1906.
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MAGOOX TO RULE CUBA.
Governor Winthrop Frist Named,
But After Hearing From Taft
Roosevelt Decided to Adhere to
His Original Choice.
Washington, Oct 3.--After a talk
at the White House with Governor
Magoon today the president recon?
sidered the plan he had formed last
evening of sending the judge to Cuba
as civil governor and decided that in
view of the fact that Secretary Taft
had already taken up the subject with
Beekmaii Winthrop, the present gov?
ernor of Puerto Rico, he would not?
interfere with the programme.
Later it was announced that upon
further consideration of the subject
the president had decided io adhere
to his plan formed yesterday and send
Charles E. Magoon to ?ba to re?
lieve . Secretary Taft as provisional
governor of Cuba, allowing Governor
Winthrop to remain in Puerto Rico,
where his services are needed.
It was stated today that the pres?
ident had reached his intention not to
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send Governor Magoon to Cuba, ,4s
announced earlier in the day, because
of advices then in hand from Secre?
tary Taft intimating that the arrange?
ments made for Governor Winthrop
assuming duties of provisional gover"
nor had gone too far to be changed
conveniently. A later dispatch from
the secretary, however, put the ina-t
ter in a different light and indicated
that the secretary was willing that
the governor should remain in Puerto
Rico. President Roosevelt, who has
.all along been anxious to have Mr.
Magoon go to Cuba, acted promptly?
on the secretary's dispatch and inf?
mediately announced the appointment
of Mr. Magoon. The decision, he
feels, leaves Governor Winthrop to
finish important work which he has
in hand in Puerto Rico and will de?
lay for but a few months Judge Ma
goon's departure for the Philippines.
ANNEXATION INEVITABLE.
Everyone in Cuba Expects Annexa
tion to Follow By Gradual Stages.
Havana, October 4.-Everyone in
Cuba expects annexation to result by
gradual stages. The Cubans and
Americans declare openly that the
United States officials and army men
acknowledge in private conversation
that Cuba will never be turned adrift
again. The mutiny of the volunteer
army on Figaras street last night be"
cause it was claimed it had received
no pay was dispelled by an army of
police.
THE DISPENSARY RECTIFIER.
Plant Has Been Installed and Will Be
Put in Operation Some Time Next
Week.
Columbia. Oct. 4.-The rectifying
plant at the dispensary will be install?
ed in a few days and after that the
dispensary will blend its own goods
with bonded whiskey purchased from
government warehouses. Commis?
sioner Tatum said yesterday that he
had Ibeen in correspondence with a
number of expert rectifiers and had
about determined upon the man for
the place. The State board will be
officially notified at the meeting next
week.
The Southern railway will give pas?
senger conductors an assistant to col?
lect tickets and fares, so that the
conductors may devote all their time
to the management of the train.
Washington, October 6.-It is re?
ported here by an authority very
close to Senator Thomas Platt that he
will shortly tender his resignation as
United States Senator. The venerable
statesman has decided to take this
course, it is said on account of fail?
ing hea'th.
Mr. Thomas Bradham. Sr.. of Man"
ning, died Friday morning.
Plans are on foot to extend the
dickens railroad from Easley to An?
derson.
WORSE THAN EARTHQUAKE.
THE SUBWAY EXPLOSION IN
PHILADELPHIA A TERRIBLE
AFFAIR.
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Business Section Wrecked and Street
Converted Into Raging Inferno of
Flames-Seven Killed and Many
Injured.
Philadelphia, October 5.-Seven
were hurled to death by an explosion
at 8:40 this morning in the rapid
transit tunnel at Sixth and Market
streets, and fourteen men are in the
hospital suffering from ? injuries.
There are probably dozens more in?
jured of whom the police have not
heard. The business part of the citi?
on Market street between Fifth and
Seventh is completely wrecked. Pe?
destrians and subway workers were
I hurled high in the air following the
explosion. It is safe to say that a
hundred men and women were cut,
some seriously, by glass, which feel
from every window in every building
in that part of the city. A dump cart
drawn by two horses and driven by a
negro was turned directly ever. At
that portion of the subway where the
explosion occurred. The whole outfit
was sent high in the air and fell into
the pit which suddenly opened and in
a minute was converted into an infer?
no of flames that leaped higher than
the buildings and only because of the
quick action of a half dozen men
six boys were rescued from the
flames, dragged to the sidewalk
and then removed in police station
patrol wagons to the morgue. Only
one of the killed was an employe of
.;he subway builders, the others being
pedestrians. When the explosion oc?
curred men, planks and horses and
trolly cars we're thrown into the air.
Debris is being hurriedly dumped into
the subway to extinguish the flames.
Two unknown men died at the hos?
pital after being removed from the
scene of explosion.
COTTON CONSUMPTION.
Census Bureau Issued an Interesting
Bulletin Today.
Washington, October 4.-The cen?
s?is bureau issued a bulletin that 4,"
584.347 bales of cotton were taken by
manufacturers ?of the United States
in the year ending August' 30,' 1906,
4,871,169 bales were consumed and
675,987 were held to the close of the
year.
TORNADO AT NEW ORLEANS.
Great Property Damage-A Woman
and Child Severely Injured.
Ned Orleans, October 5.-A torna?
do passed diagonally across the resi?
dential portion of New Orleans about
8 o'clock this morning, blowing down
houses, fences and doing other dam?
age. At First and Magnolia streets
a ho* as demolished and a woman
and Mid were severely injured.
COL. KOHX RETURNS.
Veteran Newspaper Man is Out of the
the Hospital.
Columbia, S. S., ^ jtober 4.-Col.
August Kohn, chit., of the Colum"
bit bureau of the Charleston News
and Courier, is expected home today
from New York, where he went
about two weeks ago for expert medi?
cal advice. .
For some time he has been suffer?
ing from chronic appendicitis. In a
letter to a Columbia friend, Col.
Kohn says that the surgeons have
deemed it best not to perform an op?
eration. His . friends here and
throughout the state hope that he
comes home much improved in health
as the result of the treatment he has
undergone during his absence.
THREE FIREMEN" KILLED.
Explosion of Powder Blew Them
From Ladder.
Warren. Pa.. October 6.-Three
firemen were seriously injured in a
fire which destroyed the warehouse
of the Pyckert Hardware Company
'his morning. They were on a lad?
der and were blown down by the
force of an explosion of powder. The
building was filled with paints, oils
i^nd a quantity of powder. The fire
was caused by lightning carried into
the warehouse on the electric wires.
The loss is estimated at $100,000. '
Arthur Turner, a white man. fell
so feet from the t<">P of the super?
structure of the steel bridge that is
being built across the Congaree riv?
er at Columbia into the river on Fri?
day. He miraculously escaped death
anrl except for a few bruises was un?
hurt
MR. J. E. GAILLARD SHOT.
SHOT WITHOUT PROVOCATION
BY HENRY SMALL, A CIRCUS
NEGRO.
Mr. Gaillard Is In the Sumter Hos
" pi tal In Very Serions Condition
Messrs. Emile Burkett and Charles
Haselden Wounded By Same Man
-Negro Captured.
From the Daily Item, Oct. 6.
One of the most atrocious crimes,
one of the most malicious and unwar"
ranted attempts to murder was per?
petrated at Manning last night, when
Henry Small, a negro in he employ
ot Cole Brother's circus, shot down
and probably killed Mr. J. E. Gail
lard, of Sumter and painfully woun?
ded Messrs. Emile Burkett and
Charles Haselden, of Summerton.
Mr. Gaillard has for some months
past been engaged in farming at
Summerton. Yesterday he went with
a party of friends on a fox hunt, and
reached the depot at Manning while
the circus people were loading their
train preparatory to going to Bishop"
ville, where the show is billed for
two performances today. Mr. Gail
lard and his friends remained moun*
ted on their horses and watched the
interesting sight of a large circus get"
ting together its large quantity of
effects, as has proven an attractive,
specticale to any number of people.
Just as the train got under way
and started to leave the railroad
yard, a negro man on the rear of
the last car shouted to the gentlemen
on horseback: "What did you say to
me?'' and with the question and en?
tirely without provacation came a
volley of five shots from a pistol in
the hand of the negro.
Mr. Gaillard was probably fatally
wounded. A ballet struck him in the
lower part of the abdomen and
ranged upward, and he is now lying
in the Sumter Hospital in a-i almost
dying condition. From what can be
gathered there is little hope of his
recovery.
Mr. Burkett received a slight
flesh wound in the arm, and Mr.
Haseldon was shot in the chest, the
ball ranging around the body.
Neither of these gentlemen
are wounded to an extent
that would warrant much un?
easiness about their condition. The
first information of the shooting was
received in this city by the police of*
ficers about midnight, which was in
the form of a telegram stating that
Mr. Gaimard had been severel wound?
ed and describing the negro who
did the shooting. The officers im?
mediately went to the depot to inter?
cept and search the train for the party
described when it passed through
Sumter en route to Bishopville. The
officers got to the train as it was
about to leave the yard, but in time
to smuggle Officer Pierson into the
caboose. He went to Bishopville with
the show, and the succ?s of his trip
was made known to the local au?
thorities by a telegram stating that
he had the man and would leave for
Sumter on the first train. A white
man and two negroes have also been
arrested and held as witinesses to
the crime. Officer Pierson and his
prisoners will reach town this after?
noon.
At 4 o'clock Mr. Gaillard rallied
and regained consciousness. His pulse
was stronger and his condition gave
a very slight ground for hope of re- .
covery. His wound is of the most
serious nature and if he recovers it
will be a miracle. The ball perfora?
ted the bowels in thirteen different i
places and landed in the muscles of
the back.
J. E. GAILLARD DEAD.
One of Sumter's Most Popular Young
Men Has Passed Away.
From The Daih- Item, Oct. S.
The gloom of an untimely death i
has spread a shadow of sorrow over
the entire county. Genial, big heart?
ed, jolly Ted Gillard has passed to ;
the great beyond from among those -
to whom he was dear and those who i
could grasp him by the hand and call 1
him friend. It may truly be said of
him that he loved the world and the ]
world lovod him. No more popular
young man ever lived in Sumter. He
was a Knight of Pythias, a Woodman ]
of the World and a member of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of '
Elks. Ail of these secret orders sent 1
representatives today to pay the last 1
tributes of respect at he grave of <
their deceased brother.
After the operation that he under"
went at the hospital, his short rally s
brought hope n:?-l encouragement to
those who eagerly awaited news of
his con lition, but on Sunday morning
he grew gradually worse, and died at :
about 31:30 o'clock.. He was in the 1
THE GAILLARD INQUEST.
A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF THE
TESTIMONY AT HEARING
TODAY.
Thc Evidence Is Cumulative That the
Negro Known Among the Circus
People as "Campfire Bill," Who
Was Head Cook For the Show Did
the Shooting-White Man Held as
Accessory.
From The Daily Item, Oct. 8.
Coroner Flowers yesterday em
pannelled a jury to inquire into the
death of Mr. J. E. Gaillard, who was
fatally wounded on Friday night by
a negro man in the employ of Cole
Brother's circus. The inquest was,
however, not concluded. The testi?
mony of one of the witnesses exam?
ined involved the white man under
arrest and in the .?ail at Bishopville,
and in order that the whole
affair might be thoroughly probed,
further investigation was postponed
until tomorrow so that additional wit?
nesses might be summoned before the
jury and required to testify. Coroner
Flowers has issued subpoena writs re?
quiring the attendance upon the jury
tomorrow of five citizens of Manning
and two from Bishopville.
Mr. Charles Hasselden, being first
sworn, testified as follows: He was
at the depot at Manning on October
5, 190?, Mr. Gaillard passed me and
rode up to the circus train on horse?
back. Mr. Gaillard called to me and
made some remarks about the train
being a very short one. A negro
came off the train and inquired if
anyone wanted him. Mr. Gaillard
replied, but he d:d not remember
what the answer was. The negro
then fired on Mr. Gaillard twice, and
turning fired on him, striking him in
the chest. He then fired at Mr. M. O.
Burkett. He fired five shots in all.
Mr. M. O. Burkett testified as fol?
lows: That he was also in Manning
on the 5th day of October, 1906. He
met Mr. Gaillard at the depot. Mr.
Gaillard and Mr. Hasselden engaged
in a private conversation, of which he
heard nothing. Then Mr. Gaillard
started up the street. Mr. Gaillard
made some remarks about the train;
he rode up within ten or twelve feet
of the train. A negro stepped off
the train, made some remarks to Mr.
Gailla^nftpimd cursed at him. The ne?
gro then threw his hand to his hip
pocket, drew his pistol and fired up?
on Mr. Gaillard. He then
turned and fired upon both Mr. Has
elden and me, striking both of us. Mr.
Gaillard cried out that he was mor?
tally wounded. I went to Bishopville
on the 6th of October and saw the
man in jail that did the shooting. He
was positive that the man he saw in
jail .was the man that did the shoot?
ing.
This is Dr. Walter Cheyne's state?
ment: "Being sworn, I, Walter
Cheyne, M. D., state that by reason
of the knowledge derived from an
operation performed on J. E. Gaillard
on the 6th day of October, 1906, that
his death was caused by gunshot
wounds of the intestine (About 13 in
number) and the shock and hemor?
rhage therefrom.
The following gentlemen comprised
the jury: R. L Manning, foreman;
Leo. Miller, J. P. Booth, J. H. Cun?
ningham, A. J. Stubbs. J. M. Wood?
ley, S. B. Mitchell, Geo. D. Shore, W.
B. Boyle, W. H. Seale, D. J. Winn,
Jr., and J. C. Huger.
From The Daily Item, Oct. 9.
Coroner Flowers resumed the in?
quest in the matter of the killing of
Mr. J. E. Gaillard at 10:30 o'clock
today in the Court House. There was
an interested crowd of about fifty or
more people present throughout the
examination of the witnesses.
There was some delay at the begin?
ning as it was decided to employ a
stenographer to take the testimony.
Mr. L. L. Hunter was finally en?
gaged to act.
Dr. S. C. Baker was the first wit?
ness. His testimony, which was sub?
mitted in writing, described the
wound that caused the death of Mr.
Gaillard. In brief he said that the
34th year of his life, just in the
prime of manhood. His mother and
sister, Miss Mary, survive him.
This morning at 9 o'clock, from the ?
home of his mother, the remains of i
Mr. Gaillard were taken to Stateburg ;
where the interment and burial ser- :
^ice took place at 1 o'clock. A ?
large, number of Sumter people ac?
companied the remains.
The active pall bearers were: 1
Messrs. J. C. Huger. T.. R. William- ;
son. Tom DuBose, W. L. McCutchen.
E. S. Booth and A. S. Flud. Honary: .
Messrs. W. A. Bowman, W. H. Kp- ;
person, IT. W. Scarborough, W H. :
Seale. A. B. Stuckey and Alfred
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ball entered the left side of the al
domen, passed across to the rigl
side and lodged in the right hip bon
perforating the intestines in il
course. The bullet, a 38 caliber wa
produced and delivered to the core
ner. Dr. Baker stated in reply t
questions that Mr. Gaillard made n
statement except that he was sittin
on horseback when shot.
Mr. Hasel den, who testified at th
hearing on Sunday was put on th
stand. He stated that he went t
Columbia yesterday, saw the negr
known as Campfire Bill in the peniten
tiary and positively recognized hir
as the man who shot Mr. Gaillard
Mr. Burkett and himself.
Mr. Henry Clark, of Manning, wa
in the office at the Manning depot
and heard the reports of the pisto
but did not see any of those con
cerned. Heard no disturbance an<
did not know anyone had been sho
for sometimes aterwards. When th<
circus train pulled out for Sumte:
about twenty minuses later, he saw ?
white man standing on the platforn
of one of the coaches with a pisto
in his hand. Said he would recogniz<
the man if he saw him again. Geo
Spivens, train master of Cole Br?then
show, who was arrested in Bishopvill?
last Saturday as a witness, was
brought in. Mr. Clark positivelj
identified him as the man he sau
with the pistol. \
Mr. Plummer Clark, of Manning,
standing on the depot platform
when the shooting occurred some dis?
tance down the track. Heard two re?
ports and turning, saw three flashes
as the pistol was discharged the three
last times. The shooting was too far
away for him to see anyone in the
darkness. He also saw a white man
on the car platform with a pistol in
his hand as the train pulled out.
George Spivens was brought in and
was identified as the man with the
pistol.
John Washington, colored, a speci?
al policeman on the Manning force
the day of the circus, was at the de?
pot when the shooting occurred but
was some distance away and did not
know that anyone had been shot un?
til he went up town sometimes after
the circus train left. Saw white man
on platform of one coach with pis?
to7 in his hand when the train pulled
out. Identified Spivens as the man.
Mr. McSwain Woods, of Manning,
said he went to the depot after the
night performance of Cole Brothers
show Friday night to see the show
loaded. He was standing on depot
platform when shooting occurred
and saw the flashes. There were two
flashes close together and then three
more in quick succession. Saw a man
on platform of one car with pistol in
his hand when the train pulled out.
but did not think he could recognize
him if he were to see him again. He
heard no fuss before or after the
shooting to atract his attention to
the spot where the shooting occur?
red.
George Spivens. white, train maser
of Cole Brothers s?.ows, said that he
superintended the loading of the
show as was his duty. He heard the
shooting but was not near where it
occurred. He knew nothing about ii
and saw none of those concerned in
it. Did not know anyone had been
shot until after reaching Bishopville
next morning. Then heard that a
man had been shot through the hand.
The morning he got to Bishopville
he drank too much liquor and was
mad besides about things going
wrong. He did not remember ex
aetly what he had said to the flag?
man ot the train, Mr. J. C. McLeod.
In talking about the shooting he
had asked him if a man was not justi