Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ai;e This Letter to My Mother. ..re kh p?e tht? Meer to my mother, fci'ar across the deep blue, sea, will fill her heart with pleasure, Sher?l be glad to hear trorn me; fr:5w sh? wept when last vh parted, How her heart was fi?ed?with pain, v.'iiva hi:-J skid, "vjvod Dye, Cod bless you; .y / may never meet again.'' Take this letter to my mother, Far across the deep ?>lue ^ea, rit will lill her heart 'with pleasure, She'll-be glad to hear j rom me. Take this letter to my mother, It will fill her heart wi:h joy, tell her that " her prayers are ans? wered, ' [od protects her absent boy; ?ker to be glad and cheerful, ky for me where'er I roarn^ fe-j long I'll turn my footsteps rar&s my dear old home. -Chorus, ^ter to my mother, ^ith words of love; lever meet her, re will meet above, ?o hour of parting, [nd-love and joy; hy dear old mother, pier only boy. -Chorus. of a number of ne with the murder of a in Atlanta during tba Ithat city, ought to sat that the colored man deal when he is enti in Georgia. The kill? is generally produc >st ,excited feeling and 5 attended with cir ilia'rly aggravating. solute reign of law -ga* justice constitute 'se for the main . a reasonably between_ the .imes. c ^ We hope Booth li?!, trour readers The New Zion Mercantile Co. was destroyed by fire" Sunday morning. Stock valued at about $3,500, " store $1,500; insurance $2,800. This con? cern has only been in existence a short time, and was doing a fine busi? ness. While attending1 service in thc Bap? tist church Sunday Mr. P. W. Jayroe was stricken with paralysis. When the service ended, Mr. Jayroe remain? ed sitting, unable to rise, which was the first intimation had of his afflic? tion. The appointment of postmaster at w Zion is being held up on account rotest of some of the patrons e office being moved. There ?ion to the appointee, but .here he will move it if > by the government. Crawford's jurt IBtycolonial office, con secure of the social mg among the inhab umber) of the rock Cunha: "I inquired o if he was their head magistrate, or Who was, resei ted the idea that he greater than another * * Eleven of th'e men came in two boats to the ship. Each man is suspicious of the Dther to a degree that they all h?id to so over th?; side to th?rr boats together for fear that one tnight get an advantage unknown j to the ?tkcrs/*. T.iis is an admirable ex? ample of the spirit that always marks an extreme form of democracy. London Globe. x |?iege Car. knie of the was done lOWl '.as CARNIVAL OF CFIME TS ALABAMA Seven Murders, Two Suicides, One Assault, 'One Death by Train and One Fatal Accidental Shooting in Last Two Days. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 24.-The 48 hours preceding Christmas has been marked in this city and vicinity by seven murders, two suicides, one assault, which may result fatally, one death by train and one fatal accident? al shooting. Mrs^. S. C. Butts was killed at work in her store by an unknown person. S. E. Huntsucker, of fedora, was killed by an unknown r-erson on Ave? nue B; Jephtha Wilson was found gilead under mysterious circumstances Coalburg, Maria and Nannie Haw ?[ were fatal'.y stabbed at Avenue 22d street by unknown per d Lee Cunningham and Ar ham, negroes, killed each quarrel at Longview, rong died from a pistol ue E, under mysterious thought, however to ggie Farris poisoned er. Newton Smith ine on the L. and i Birmingham, robabiy fatally tel discharge ?nv Y??-. cent with a e of which is ;HILDREN. >ec. 21.-The Com 'passed anti-rr.ee sui lo provide pensions of sto every mother show more o?~spring. Wil father of the measure, iccessful effort to get jed to punish landlords allow children in flats ia's population pass >n mark in 1904 ae hlletin just issued by L. The total val u a increased to $842. $81; 120 in 1900. State is still -Charlotte Ob annual report Roosevelt has Chairman Shonts ic canal. " fe R?OTS IX MISSISSIPPI Considerable Troubl? Between WhitcsJ aiid Blacks at l?ahr.lak. Meridian, Miss., Dec. 25.-The tw<? companies OL State militia sent tc Wahalak last nighc returned to Meri? dian today, their presence there ap? parently bcin^ unnecessary. After their arrival at Wahalak no distur? bance occurred, although it is be? lieved that throe negroes, including George Simpson, one ot the pricipals in the disturbance aboard the Mobile and Ohio train last Sunday, had been lynched just before the arrival of the troops. The citizens cf Wahalak, while not admitting the fact that the men were captured by a posse, but were "lost in the swamp" while on their way to the town. Two sons of Simpson were shot to death yesterday afternoon. As near as can be ascertained at this time the casualties resultant from the trouble are as follows: ] Unknown negro shot by Conductor Cooper on the M. and O. train. Constable O'Brien killed by the pre cipitator of the trouble, George Simp? son, when an attenmpt at arrest was made. George Simpson, lynched. Tom Simpson, son of George Simp? son, shot to death by white citizens near Wahalak. j Jim Simpson, another son, shot to death. Two unknown negroes lynched. Conductor Cooper, seriously injured by being cut and stabbed seven times by George Simpson on the passenger train; not fatal. % Leland Sparkman, soldier, flesh wound in left knee; accidental dis? charge of his pistol. Officers of the companies state that on their arrival at Wahalak'no coun? ty officials were on hand to which the3- could report and that during their stay there none of the county officials appeared among the troops. Col. M_cCanls,-. wh-c -was in charl? of the troops, stated to the citizens that while the soldiers wWe always ready to reply to a call for assistance, a real need should be apparent before they w?re called on. He forbade armed bodies of men riding trough the coun? try and would permit no acts which indicated violence. The soldiers state they found arm? ed men from other places in charge when they reached the scene. Frosh Clash Reported. Meridian, Mis*s.. Dec. 25.-Railroad men who have just arrived from Scoo.ba report a fresh clash between the races. Several are reported kill? ed. This report, however, has not been confirmed. Scooba is five miles from Wahalak. Acting on the instructions from Governor Vardaman 25 members of the local military conmpanies board? ed an engine and left at 10 o'clock for Scoob?. Additional troops will leave aboard a special train as. soon as it can be made ready. Seven Reported Killed. Memphis, Tenn., De.:. 25.-A long distance telephone message from Scooba, Miss., says that seven persons have been killed in a race clash i*i that vicinity. Further Reports. Meridian, Miss., Dec. 26.-Quiet is maintained in towns of Scooba and Wahalak follcwing the outbreak with serious results. Trouble started on Sunday when the conductor of the M. and O. train attempted to que!' the disturbance made by n?groe-j. As a result two negroes were mortally wounded.. Twenty-five troops ar? rived at Scooba today and martial law was put in force there and at Wahaltfk. Ser?bus race war is fear? ed. The list of dead now numbers 14. Governor Vardaman ordered the militia men to Scooba after the county officials ignored those sent to Wahalak. Duel With Pitchforks. New York, Dec. 26.-In a pitch? fork / duel today Thos. Connelly, groom in the riding academy, was in? jured so ?.hat he is expected to die, and James Cassidy, another groom is ar? rested, awaiting the outcome of Con? nelly's injuries. Bad feeling between the men grew out of a quarrel over Christmas gifts. They thrust despe? rately at each other for many min? utes until finally Cassidy drove a fork prong into his opponent's eye and Connelly fell. COLD WAVE IX FLORIDA. Tampa, Fha, Dec. 21.-Reports to the Tribune from points south indi? cate that the orange and pineapple crops were only slightly damaged by the cold wave. But all tender vege? tables are practically wiped out. Fort Myers reports a minimum temperature of 31 degrees above zero, with thin ice, but citrus fruits a^d trees escaped. At Punta Gorda the minimum temperature was 30 de? grees above, and cucumbers and to tfratoes wore Killed. In the immediate vicinity of Tampa, with a minimum temperature of 2S above, considerable damage u-as done to oranges still on the trees. Colder weather is feared tonight. "SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. /r^ts of Interest Condensed and Par? agraphed io" Quick Reading. Mrs. Ellen foster, of Ohio, a spe? cie 1 representative of the federal gov ern-?ient, is in the State for the pur? pose of; inspecting the mill communi? ties with a view of ascertaining the condition cf t*Pmen an<^ children em? ployed in thc ri^s Notice of contes 01 his seat Vv'as served on Congress?.an Lever Tues? day by A. D. Dantz?r' colomy Vf Orangeburg. Te Carolina Savings Bank, of Charleston,- has made a Christmas present of $100 to each ofth9 clerks employed in the bank. The business organiza10115 of Charleston will make a vigorous ef? fort to have the proposed ?ub-treas ury located in that city. Ti S. Tavis, the young telegraph operator who skipped from-Columbia about ten days ago, after c?sninS two forged express money or^ers? nas been arrested ia Chattanoo^3* Another ship load of inmigrants is expected to land in Charleston soon. Those here now have written their homefolks that they ar? satis? fied. Police and constables will ?coope? rate hereafter in Charleston an&Jt is hoped that there will be n?eH^01"0 shooting on the streets. Ernest F. Hines, the popular ci at the Central Hotel, Florence, suddenly of a3>oplexy in his roo. Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock^ He was taken sick about 2 o'clock and retired. Mr. Hines was married only a few days ago in North Carolina. A negro by the name of Tom Cal? houn was killed at Hodges Thursday evening by being run over by the train on the Abbeville branch of the Southern Railway. Citizens of Benriettsville sent Rev. C. W. Creighton, editor of the Chris? tian Appeal .a check for fill as a Christmas present. f ~v~"~> Mr. Samuel . Plowden, o"S<.NMan ning, an aged Confederate veteran, died T 'ednesday at the home of Mr. A. P. Burgess. Mr. Julian Booth Salley, mayor of Aiken, was married to Miss Margue? rite Chafee, last Tuesday evening. Sir. Salley graduated from South Car? olina College in 1903. Dr. T. Grange Simons, chairman of the executive committee of the State board of health, has forwarded his report to the gjvernor. Burglars raided the jewelry store of E. E. Flower.'; in Columbia Thurs? day night and stole $400 worth of goods. Tom Calhoun, a Greenwood negro, was run over and killed by a South? ern train at Hodges Thursday after? noon. The high ?"-*-"..-! committee, which is compos I o' i v aber of the lead? ing school i;.y-.i o? the ; State, will meet in Columbia on January 2d. Revenue officers and dispensary constables crptured another big moonshine still Sn Cherokee county Wednesday night. A New York man is suing for di? vorce becaure his wife will keep? " no fentons in the house. He.is bound to be regarded as mentally unbalanced by men whose wives hand them one ou every ^.ptfssible occasion.-"Wash? ington-Post. The new president of the Southern has ^decided to adopt slower schedules for trains on that system of railroads. This will be welcome news to the traveling public long accustomed to spending from two to four hours in cold storage at the Southern's way stations-provided, of course, the trains are able to make the new schedules.-Yorkville New Era. LYNCHING m MARYLAND. A Negro Pays the Penalty for the Us? ual! Crime. Annapolis, Md., Dec. 21.-Henry Davis, alias Chambers, the negro who assaulted Mrs. John Reid of Brownsville, last Friday, was taken from jail here this morning and lynched by a mob of 60 masked men. Davis confessed his crime. The mob had little difficulty in getting the pris? oner. A stranger appeared at the jail about 2 o'clock and knocked, said he had a prisoner he wis!'.ed to de? liver: he departed saying he would return with the mnn. Shortly after? ward the mob appeared, attacked the doors with sledges and sticks and broke it open. The jailers were cov? ered by guns anil Davis, dragged from his cell was taken directly through the negro quarter of the city to the scene of the crime and strung up to a tree. Fifty bullets were fired into his hang ii:pr body. The police apparently made no effort t>> interfere and the mob behaved in an orderly manner. The jail which was broken open is within two blocks of tho governor's mansion. There w ts a good crowd on the streets today, and business seemed lively after the Christmas rush. ? Poor Organ. *Dam(s)\the bile. That's what your liver abes if it's torpid. Then lh? bile overflows into the blood-poisons ' your system, causing sick-hoadache. bi;ousne:;s, sallow skin, coated ! tongue, sick stomach, dizziness, ; fainting; spells, otc. Itj.mo?:'s treat? ment oil Liver Pills and Tonic Peifets strengthens the liver and makes it dd its own work. I-^revents and cures ? I these troubles. It aids - doesn't 3 j force. Entire treatment 25 cents at I Durant's Drug Store. Kershaw,' branchville, Clio. Due West, Leesville, Blacksburg and Prospority will be ra'ised ^rom.fourth, class vO presidential- postinees on * January 1st \ V* 'J f> Now somebody has uneartl.^ *hc: tantalizing fact that in the fourteenth century you could buy chickens j$L%? England for two cents a pair. But; doub?e'js, it is worth the difference to. t most of us not to have l?ved in the^ fourteenth century. - Richmond! [Times-Democrat Catarrh and '-Jj?' Catarrhal Headaches ;? * Are quickly relieved by No'sena. It./ . soothes the congested membranes al~$*>: lay? inflammations and thoroughljrW hesls and cleanses.- It keeps&if meist all the passages whpse?fe tendency "is to thicken andW become dry. Cures colds, throatj > troubles, hoarseness, hay fever, "st???f sL .. J * ^^d-up" nos?, breathing through tn^ . BARGAIN FOR PRIX We have one 3 Typesetting ? 450 pounds be sold c \ time t? J good, order, \ ' make room Also one 6x9 . . good order and V use, but to be di; : larger press. Als? one 2 h. p. gin?*. \ Osteen Ptafti^p WANTED-?-Dogwood an??e2*si logs. WilV purchase ea>a<I ? shipping po-ints. For ?.cifi( ; address T. (khilds, Sur/? ll 2i? 4t* FOR SALE^??"Eagood, C^ acres of lajid that brings ov^f* of cotton to the acre. Miss Em?ie Saunders, Hai C HM r l Wlj -~a m - ~ V fi CUTS.SORES.BUl. &R1EUH4TISM Z& DuI^NT'S DRUG STO] If ther/'was not confirmatory dence, th story told by the fi of the tte Engineer Kinney^ Southerrrailway. the latter of was ki jd in the recent wr Danville;could not be beli is that ie glass was broken't th front vj dow of the ongin?e^f>sid of the ti? and that at Spencel te?oi startinji>n the run a carpesi w?. sent to ail tin over the windlv, ari" did so.his,- of course, quite ayruc; ed th|engineer's view thresh tr windosand his only recourser-jas i lean c; of the window at his-de t see t: track. It is not sur;'isin therep, that he ?oughed iru tb reur ia standing: freight Um s Danv?, striking it according^ firemfs testimony^ before hokne" that ere was a train ahead, a.d d ing erhaps, without knowins w b.a<T*Ppened. The act fromjwhi the cldent resulted mounth. Jigh the pt of crimes.-Charlotte _O?