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BAILEY 8N THE RACK,,
TTTCAS SENATOR IS ACCUSED OF
GRAFT.
He Has Gone to Austin to Face Those
"Who Charge That He Was the
Hired Tool of Standard Oil Com?
pany and Aided it to Break the
Law.
Washington, Nov. 30. - Senator
Bailey will not be in his seat when
Congress opens. He has gone to Test?
as to face the acusers in the Waters
fierce case* now pending at Austin.
1
A sensation has been caused in
Texas by the State's attorney general
demanding vouchers for the money
said to have been paid Senator Bailey j
by the Waters-Pierce Oil Co. in con?
nection with the commission of that
concern to list business or organiza?
tions authorized to opera+e in Texas.
Senator Bailey says the attacks on
him are the work of political | ene?
mies.
MANNING* CITIZENS MEET.
They Vote Bown Proposition In?
volving Erection of a New Court
House and Pass Resolution Asking
. Repeal of the Lien Law.
(Manning, Dec. 3.-?Pursuant to- a
call issued by Senator-Elect Louis Ap
pelt, a mass meeting was held in the
Court House here today to consider
and give expression to public senti?
ment on several questions of current
interest, especially the proposed
building of a new Court House, the
repeal of the lien law, and some mod
?ification of the existing labor contract
law. The attendance at the meeting
was not very large, but among the
hundred .or so present there were
representative citizens from almost
every section of the countr, and'
marked interest ^as manifested in
ali the questions mat were up for
consideration.
The first question being that of the
proposed building of a new Court
House, Mr. Appelt read a prepared
statement as to the amount of taxable
property in the county, and showed
that with a levy of one mill a suffi?
cient sum could be raised annually to
pay the interest on a loan of $40,000,
and about $2,000 in addition for a
sinking fund. This elicited several
speeches in opposition to the proposi?
tion, and a vote being taken there was
a majority of about 9 to 6 in opposi?
tion to the new Court House.
By a'vote of similar Strength the
meeting expressed itself in favor of
the repeal of the lien law and also
in favor of an amendment to the la?
bor contract law requiring such con?
tracts to be indexed in the office of
the clerk of court.
The sentiments so strongly express?
ed in the meeting arise from the short
crops this year, and demoralized con?
dition of labor in this county, and
the consequent depressed condition of
agricultural interests generally.
THE BOLD ROBBER.
The Trial of the Old Shoemaker Who
Made German Soldiers His Dupes.
Berlin, Dec. 1.-William Voigt,
the former shoemaker who stole an
officer's uniform, commanded a squad
of soldiers to follow him, captured the
mayor and other officers of Koepe
nick, took $1,000 from the treasury,
sent the officials away under arrest,
and then calmly walked away, is on
trial today.
He appears shabby, decrepit and in?
significant, so that one could hardly
believe him capable of the exploits he
accomplished. He is indicted on five
counts.
Voigt made an eloquent plea, de?
claring that the police haunted bim
after his prison sentence ea pired, so
it was impossible to lead an honest
life. He has a long jail record and |
when he completed his defence the ;
crowd cheered.
The man's audacity has captivated
all Europe and aroused public sym?
pathy in his behalf.
REBELLION IN CALIFORNIA.
THE JAPANESE QUESTION HAS
DEEPLY STIRRED THE PA-*
CIFIC STATE.
Influential Men > Say California is
Seeking War With Neither Japan
Nor Rest of * the United Statse,
But They Insist on the State's Right
to Manage Local Affairs.
Chicago, Dec. 4.-A dispatch from
a staff correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune says:
"California is in rebellion over the
Japanese trouble. It wants no war
with the rest of the United States, but
demands a friendly fight in the su?
preme court to decide whether Cali
ofrnia has the right , to rule itself in
local matters and handle the color
question in her own way. Neither
does California seek war with Ja?
pan.
"The school superintendent de?
clared that San Francisco never will
change its attitude on the school
question.
"The Commissioner of Labor for
California declared that if California
is to remain one of the United States,
then it must stop this invasion and
settle the question. Tf we do not set?
tle it soon, then our children will set?
tle it,' says the commissioner."
Washington, Dec. 1.-United States
Representative Hayes, of California,
who- ii leading the proposition to re?
strict Japanese and Corean immigra?
tion and an authority on the Japanese
peril, arrived here fully determined
to push the anti-Japanese propogan
da. .
Ile said that when he left there,
there was ho disposition on the part
of Californians to recede from their
j position. .
"California is our home and we
will not sit quietly by and see for?
eigners orientailize California. We are
ready to fight the commercial invas?
ion, which will not be any more easi?
ly accepted than if Japan should
come with arms."
NEW USE FOR WIRELESS.
Washington, Dec. 1.-The-Govern?
ment has . sent portable wireless tele?
graph outfits to Cuba to ascertain to
what extent this system of communi?
cation can supplant visual signaling in
the field. The outfit, including bat?
tery, weighs less than 300 pounds and
is arranged so it can be carried on
mule back. Its efficiency is about 200
miles.
INSURANCE TRLAL.
New York, Dec. I.-The illness of
one of the jurors in the trial of Geo.
Burnham, Jr., vice preseident of the
Mutual Insurance Company, charged
with grand larceny in connection
with the alleged settlement of a per?
sonal debt of President Frederick
Bamham of the Mutual Reserve out
of the company's funds brought the
hearing to a close today. If the juror
does not improve, there could be a
mistrial.
The Secretary of the Treasury Fur?
nishes Estimate of WTiat the Va?
rious Departments Will Require.
Washington, Dec. 3.-Estimates of
appropriations required to run the
government for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1908, were transmitted to
congress today. They reach a grand <
total of $689,038,453. The estimate for
the present fiscal year amounted to
8622,723,151, showing an increase of
866,000,000, but the actual appropri?
ations for the present year, including
deficiencies and miscellaneous, which
were not estimated for, were, how?
ever, $701,551,566, or about eleven
millions more than the secretary of
the traesury thinks will be necessary
for next year.
Slayer of Jacques Must Hang for His
Crime In January.
Walterboro, Nov. 30.-R. A. Adams,
the famous manslayer of Colleton, was
brought to Walterboro Wednesday
night from Columbia, where he had
been confined in the penitentiary
sinc? his recapture about a year ago.
Sentence was passed this morning
by Judge Purdy at the opening of
court on R. A. Adams. The day fixed
for his execution is the first Friday in
January, 1907, between the hours of
10 and 2 o'clock.
Negro Who Fled North From Wins?
ton, N. C., Captured:
New York, Dec. 3.:-In the arrest
of Graham Farrarer, a negro, the
police of White Plains believe they
have a murderer who fled from Wins?
ton, X. C. Farrarer is said to have
made a confession to the police ad?
mitting to have killed a man in Wins?
ton at a dance hall. Winston police
will come for the negro.
JURISDICTION DENIED.
UNITER STATES SUPREME COURT
HAS LIMITS TO ITS POWER.
Judge Harmon in the Chattanooga
Lynching Case Sets Up a Claim
That the United States Supreme
Court Exceeded Its Jurisdiction
When it Interfered in That Case..
Washington, Dec. 4.-A brief has
ben filed in the United States supreme
court considering the legal questions
in regard to the Chattanooga con?
tempt case arising from the lynching
of Johnson, the negro, who had been
granted a stay of execution.,
The oral argument will be made
late this afternoon pf tomorrow.
Judge Harmon, the attorney for Sher?
iff Shipp, who is accused of failure to
protect Johnson, raises the question
of the jurisdiction of the federal court
to consider appeals from the State
courts.
It is argued that the supreme court
has the right to take cases for the
purpose of determining jurisdiction
only.
THE NEGRO ISSUE.
President Roosevelt Called Upon to
Tell Senate all About Dismissal ol
Negro Soldiers.
Washington, Dec. 3.-The opening
of the senate today was marked by
the unexpected intrusion by Mr. Pen?
rose of a resolution calling upon 'the
president for information concerning
his recent order dismissing the'hegrd
companies from the army. The ohair
called attention to the custom that
no business should be transmitted un?
til the president had been officially
heard from. Senator Penrose, how?
ever, insisted on his motion. Mr.
Foraker was on his feet-in an instant
with a substitute, calling for the rec?
ords in the case from the secretary of
war. The senators looked at . each
other in mild surprise. They realized
that the president had at least been
outwitted in breaking of the pro?
ceedings. : {? _
DRT^WDWARD -ATTEMPT^SUT
CTDE.
Went to Cathedral After Taking Poi?
son:-Found in an Unconscious Con?
dition in Washington-Will Recov?
er.
Washington, D. C., December 1.
-News was received here this after?
noon that H M. Woodward of Sumter,
S. C., a dentist 24 years old, was
found in an unconscious condition in
the Cathedral this morning about 10
o'clock by the sexton. He was takfen
to the city hospital, where? it was dis?
covered that he was suffering . from
laudanum poisoning. After working
over him for several hours, the hos?
pital authorities said that Woodward
would probably recover.
From papers in the man's pockets,
his name was ascertained, also the
fact that he is a member of the Elks
lodge, No. 855. No bottle was found
on Woodward's person^ . and the au?
thorities suppose that the man took
the drug before going into the Cathe?
dral. When found he was "lying be?
tween two of the pews.-The State.
Mr. J. C. Huger received a telegram,
dated Baltimore, from Dr. W. L. Mc?
cutchell today stating that Dr. Wood?
ward, who was reported to have made
an attempt to commit suicide in
Washington Saturday, was aU right
and that the reports were false. Dr.
McCutchen went to Washington Sun?
day night for the purpose of seeing
Dr. Woodward, whose friends here
were very much disturbed by the re
prot published in the Sunday morn?
ing papers. Dr. McCutchen went
prepared to investigate the matter
fully, because the secretary of the
Washington .Lodge of Elks had wired
the Sumter Lodge that he could not
find out anything about Dr. Wood?
ward except that he "had left Garfield
Hospital cured last Friday." Dr. Mc
Cutchen's telegram stated in
the most emphatic terms possible
that the reports published Sunday
were false.
WOMAN HACKED IO PIECES.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 1.-After a fight
with her drunken husband in which
he used a hatchet and a 32 calibre
revolver, Mrs. John F. Cooper was
hacked nearly to pieces at her home,
and her husband is dead from a self
inflicted wound, after he thought his
wife's life extinct. There were no
eye witnesses to the fight and the
cause is unknown. The wounds indi?
cate that.the woman was attacked
from behind and the blood on her
hands indicate a fight for life. The
bodies, which were on the bcd, were
found by their children.
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\ READY FOR THE FRAY.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WILL
NOT DODGE NEGRO ISSUE.
Says He Hopes The Senate Will
*q?dopt Either the Penrose 05. Fo
- raker Resolution Without Deiay
He Has All- thc -Papers in. the. Case
Ready.
Washington, Dec. 4.-The admin?
istration will not dodge the negro
troop issue. President Roosevelt told
Senator Hopkins today that he hoped
that either the Penrose or the Fo
raker resolution on the subject of the
discharge of ' the colored bataillon
would be adopted without delay. The
president has all papers in the case
ready. He feels confident that his
action will be upheld.
LEROY YOUMANS DEAD.
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Columbia, Dec. 3.-Attorney Gen?
eral Leroy F. Youmans died at his
home this morning in his 73d year.
He had been in failing health some
time, but recently he seeme^ to be
recovering and his death was unex?
pected and a great shock.
Mr. Youmans was made ! assistant
Attorney General last year, vice W.
H. Townsend, resigned, and became
Attorney General a few months later
on the death of Attorney General
Gunter. He offered for election in
the primary this summer and made a
splendid race, although he was too
feeble to attend any of the campaign
meetings.
He served the Confederacy as a
member of Company F, Third South
Carolina regiment. He was a member
of Hampton's administration, suc?
ceeding Attorney General James Con?
ner, who resigned in 1877. He was
afterward reelected to the place. He
was four years district attorney after
that. He was a circuit solicitor be?
fore the civil war.
General Youman's funeral will be
held on Wednesday at noon from
Trinity church. The body will lie in
state tomorrow in the State library.
General Youmans is survived by.
two daughters and a son, Mrs. W. A.
Metts and P. T. Youmans of this city,
and Mrs. Olivette Himrod, of Erie,
Pa. His widow was Miss Tillinghast.
His surviving brothers and sisters are
Mrs. Robert T. Causey, Mrs. Frank
Causey, M. H. Youmans and L. W.
Youmans, all of Hampton county, and
W. H. Youmans, of Texas.
Governor-elect Ansell has oppoint
ed Mr. A. J. Bethea, editor of the
Darlington Press as private secre?
tary and Miss Alice Henderson as
stenographer.
Luther Craig, of Aiken county, was
killed Saturday night by the accident?
al discharge of his own pistol.
Greenville baseball fans have or?
ganized and will apply for admission
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DISCl?AEt?tS RESPONSIBILITY.
Ppeirator Mattox Asserts That He was
Xot at Fa*nlt in Causing M?eck
That Killed Spencer.
Lynchburg, Va,, Dec. 2.-Operator
G. D. Mattox, who is charged by o?5?
cials of the Southern railway compa
! ny with being responsible for Thurs?
day's wreck, 10-miles... below Lynch?
burg, when seen today at his home,
made the following statement in his
I own behalf:
i "The statement o? officials of the
Southern railway that I have been
missing since the wreck of Thursday
morning and could not be found, al?
though detectives of the company
were scouring the country for me, is
without the slightest foundation. I
have been at my boarding place prac?
tically all of the time since the acci?
dent. The only time I was away from
home was a portion of Friday and
Saturday, when I was at the home of
a friend and at no time since the
wreck have I been more than two
miles from the Rangoon telegraph
office, where I worked. In addition
to this I am reliably informed that a
detective of the company was told
duping the day on Thursday whe're I
was and my whereabouts were cer?
tainly known to my "friends, a num?
ber of whom are employes of the
Southern Railway company.
. "This is the first statement 1 have
been asked to make about the matter
and you (referring to the reporter)
are the first person that I know that
has asked for me. On the night pre?
ceding the wreck I attended a box
party in the neighborhood with
friends, the day operator working for
me until I returned to the office
about midnight. The night being
chilly the Operator, L. Clemmer, de?
cided to remain at the office until
morning and he c id stay there until
6 o'clock. He returned at 7 and re?
lieved me, suggesting that I go home
because it was apparent to him that I
was unstrung by the experience that
I had passed through in the previous
hour. I did this and remained at
home the entire day. About 6 o'clock,
getting my usual midnight lunch, I
started for the station to report for
night duty. Reaching the office I
saw a large crowd congregated out?
side and from what I heard I con?
cluded it would be best for me not
to go in the office. I learned from the
day operator that another operator
had been sent to relieve me and this
is all the notice I have had that my
services were not wanted that night
After that I returned home and slept
the night through.
"I am not to blame for the wreck
and I think I would have no trouble
to substantiate this claim if given
the opportunity to be heard. Ope?
rator Clemmer and a student ope?
rator we rv both in the office and
heard the operator at Lawyers give
me a clear track* for No. 33 (the
train to which President Spencer's
car was attached). This was at 6
o'clock, as the block sheet in the j
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office will show. If my recollection
serves me/ right,.No. 33 passed Ran?
goon at 6.06 and I reported this to
Lawyers. I cannot recall that the. .
operator there signed the report, hut
it was his business to. be there-to* ;
take the ^report Jftfc No. 33 in the
blodte because jt?Qfe?&j&v^ rae the
rigrr. of way~for "the train: when Nc
37 (which collided with the rear ot
Ito. 33) left Wilmers (the first block:
station north ~ bf Rangoon) I began:,
to call Lawyers. I continued to caS
until the train was nearly in sight of
my office and got Lawyers just as 37 J
was coming in sight. He gave me a j
clear block for No. 37 at 6.12. I re- m
member the time very distinctly and ^ja
the train passed the block at 6.14?. |g
As No. 37 was passing Rangoon I was=. ?
talking to the operator at Lawyers^. ?j
He wanted to knew when No. 33 was~_ !
by me. I told him at the time my
sheet shows, but I cannot recall the-? . .'
minute. Then I asked him, 'When*
by you ' and he said, 'By,' but did not:
give me the time. I did not give N?u
37 a clear block until the operator
at Lawyers gave me authority and I
can prove this by Operator Clemmer \
and by the student operator, who has
been studying at the office for the
past year. When No. 37 ha4 enter?
ed the block, Lawyers told me that
No. 33 was by and when I asked him
the time so I could record it, he
opened his key and did not reply. No..
37 had gone then.
!*T do ' not feel responsible for the
a ccident and I have been and am
now where the railway detectives or
authorities can find me at any time?
I have no desire to get away, but
would court an investigation to clear
the matter up."
"BLACK PATH" DEAD$
Philadelphia, Dec. 2.-Flora Bat**
son, known on the concert stage aa
the "Black Patti," died suddenly In
this city today from uremia at her
home, 124 South Fourth street.
Although only 33 years old, she
had acquired considerable renown aa
a concert singer, not only in this,
country, but in Europe, having ap?
pealed before nearly all of the mon?
archs of the old World. On Thanks?
giving day she sang at a concert in ft
local church. The death of a neigh?
bor seemed to Repress her, and after
a visit to the house of mourning,
which was in the same block, she re?
turned home. Shortly after she was
seized with convulsions. She died
two hours later in great agony. Her
aged mother, with whom she lived*
was at her bedside.
Hot Supper.
There will be a free school enter?
tainment by the pupils of the Fraser
school, followed by a Hot Supper, at
which all the delicacies of the sea?
son will be served, at the residence of
Mr. W. R. DuBose, on Friday night*
December 7th. The public is cordial?
ly invited to attend. The proceeds of
the Hot Supper are to be used for
library purposes for the Fraser school