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800K?? GORRESPOHBENCE. XEWST LETTERS FROM OUR SPA? CIAL CORRESPONDEN TS. of Interest From all Parts of Suxuter and Adjoining Counties. m&3$ClL- TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your letters so that they will ffe&ch this office not later than Tues --isy morning. When the letters are ^receive** Wednesday it is almost an impossibility to have them, appear in 3ae paper issued that day. PISGAH. Pisgah, June 10.-Some progress 'Was made in farm work last week. In some places you can begin to see the crops across the fields. Oats were saved in fine order last week. Rev. Mr. Cole filled his pulpit at Pisgah yesterday, the first time in six "weeksv owing to rains and death. Mr. H. H. Evans, Jr., is home from "his school. Mr. Oliver Moseley, who has been Bick at the Mood-Osteen Infirmary, is isczne and getting on all ifeght. Pisgah, June ll.-A cloudburst oc? curred at Pisgah church yesterday af? ternoon with a terrible hail, which destroyed the crops of Mr. T. ' W. "Hawkins, Sr., T. S. Dunlap and J. T. Watson. Nothing but the stems of tte cotton are seen. Mr. Lt.- S. Vinson's corn is in ribbons, but his cotton is not seriously injured. Oats tnicut got badly beat off. Several ?round here got their crops beat up, tmt are not injured to any great ex-^ tent. The cloud came from the norch .and no doubt the destruction by hail is severe. It went east from here, and so far as I have heard, the damage is great. Ac Pisgah church the drifts of hail were deep. It came down in ill sizes. Large ice flakes fell on sev? eral places. Gardens are beat into a pulp. This is the heaviest hail that ever fell here. The lectrical display last night was grand. ? EDWARDS. Edwards, S. C., June ll.-The gen? eral cry in this part of the county is hard times, but I think that if the seasons continue we will make some corn and cotton. The crops as a general thing are smaller than they have been for the time of year in several years. We had a very nice rain on yester? day evening. The farmers \ have about finished gathering their oat crop, which turn? ed out to be very good, and are now very busy planting corn and peas citer the oats. Mr. Harold Bradley and his sister, Miss Alma,, of Braun, S. C., visited in this community Saturday and Sun? day. "Mr. Lawrence White, who has been going to Wofford College, is at home fer the holidays. MT. Wesley White, of Smithville, spent Sunday with his brother, Mr. Britton White, of this place. Miss Nettie Croker, from Cedargrave, S. C., is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. KT Richbourg, of this place. Miss Eva Britton has gone to Cam? den to visit her sister. Miss Belle McCutchen, who has been going to school at Clifford Fe? male Seminary, at Union, S. C., is at home for the holidays. Messrs. J. W. Weldon. C. L. Britton and H. J. Boykin are attending court in Bishopville this week as jurors. Mrs. J. W. Weldon has gone to Heriot, S. C. to visit relatives. Mr. Marvin Weldon spent yesterday in Bishopville. Mr. Shanny Richbourg spent Sun? day with hii brother, Mr. J. K. Rich? bourg, of this place. The peace and good order of our community was broken yesterday by an assault upon Mr. T. M. Grier b\ Slr Jack Arrants. Mr. Arrants struck Mr. Grier on the head with a hoe in flitting .\ serious? wound, and then -drawing a gun on Mr. Grier, ordered him no', to speak. Mr. Grier is suf? fering very much, but it is thought that he will recover, as he has the young, but skilled, Dr. Parker treat? ing him. Mr. Grier had a warrant issued for Mr. Arrants, who was arrested, but gave bond. PRIVATEER. Privateer, June 13.-Rev. and Mrs. Iffitchell, of Dalzell, spent Sunday at ?r. H. H. Wells. Miss May Harvin, of Silver, is spending some time at Mr. S. A. Har vin*s. Miss Gearlene Mellette, of Wedge "ifield, is visiting Misses Talulah and Edna Ramsey. Mr. L 5. Mims, of Elloree, is visit? ing at Mr. E. W. Rivers. Miss Corinne Wells is spending awhile with relatives at EllorT. The young people enjoyed a socia? ble Monday evening at Mr. W. G. Wells'. Miss Marie Jenkins spent the week end in Sumter. MAX. Max. S. C., June 17.-This immedi? ate vicinity escaped the recent hail? storms.. Almost every farmer h?s some corn ? \ planted on the Williamson plan. All seem to have gotten the "stunt" ali right. There is an over supply of cabbage and beans made. Mr. Fred W. Truluck returned yes? terday from Dayton, Va., and will soon commence his summer work teaching singing. Little Bennie, son of Mr. John Brown, our faithful and obliging mail carrier, died Friday morning. The fanerai services were conducted at Sardis by Rev. B. K. Truluck Satur? ?t ll a. m. Mr. Brown and family have the sympathy of a host of friends. Mrs. G. W. Burgess returned to Mouzons last Wednesday, after spend? ing several days with her sister, Mrs. J. L. Moore. The children's day at Nazareth last Saturday was quite a success every way. STATEBTJRG. Stateburg, June 17.-Mrs. Aleck Mathis, of Summerton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Norris. Mr. Boyce Ramsey, of Sumter, spent Sunday with his cousin, Mr. Frean Mellette. Miss Mary. E. Kirk of Trial S. C., is visiting the Misses Murray. Mr. Early Mellette spent Sunady at home. Miss Nannie Moore, of Sumter, spent Sunday in. our midst. Miss Bessie Barnwell was the guest cf Misses Fannfe and Harriet Saun? ders last week. Mr. Frank Burgess spent Sunday at home. Miss Amelia Holmes is at home for a visit of a few weeks. Rev. W. H. Barnwell is visiting in Hagood today. Miss Lottie Ne ison is visiting friends in Sumter. Miss Virginia Saunders is at home from Columbia, where she has been at college. On Friday afternoon, Miss Anna Burgess gave an ice cream festival on the grounds of the Stateburg High School for the benefit of a library for the school, of which she is the teach? er. The festival proved a great suc? cess and quite a. nice sum was realiz? ed. DARB. CORNER. Dark Corner, June 15.-News is al? most uncomeatable these days. A tramp went to Mr. F. M. Brown's yesterday morning while he (Brown) was away and a.sked Mrs. Brown for to eat anyhow before be left, which her that she had nothing io five him bo (the tramp) plainly told her that he was going to have something to eat any how before he left, which frightened Mrs. Brown very much, as she was excited any way from seeing the tramp, she having a perfect hor? ror of all tramps, but as luck would have it Mr. Brown's cousin, Mr. Rich? ard Bracey, carie up and told Mr. Tramp things he did not learn in the Sabbath school, and made his tramp rhip leave, and that at once. We had a nice rain here last Thurs? day evening, the 13th, which was very acceptable, as crops had begun to need rain. Cr^ps continue small. Some farmers have begun to lay-by corn. Corn and cotton are healthy, and are very well worked; and with good seasons from now on we ought to make a very grood crop this year.. Wash Scott and John Weldon, o? Cane Savanna, visited here last Sat urday and Sunday. Jim Kolb and family, of. Ramsey spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mri. W. J. Ardis. Don and Arthur Bartlette. of Pinewood, spent last Sunday at W. J. A'-dis'. I Misses Xealie and Mary Leo Ardi< John H. Ardis. F. M. Blown and Rich? ard Geddings, of Pinewood, were at a hnney-taking last night at W. J. Ar? dis'. He had twenty hives to rob this season. Rev. William Haynsworth preached a fine sermon at the Greenland Sa? vanna Sunday school house last Sun? day evening from Gen. 1: 27-'Tn the Image of God Created He Them." We are always glad to have Bro. Hayns? worth with us. We have had fine weather for the '.at harvest, which crop turned out better than it .was expected to about i the 1st of May. Farmers have been selling and offering to sell them any- I v here from 65 cents to $1.25 per 100 pounds. I think the latter pretty steep; don't you, Mr. Editor. DALZELL. Dalzell, S. C., June 17.-We are having fine weather for farm work now, and everybody who is farming is trying to use it to advantage. We have been blessed so far not to have any more hail since the 2d instant. Wt had a nice rain on the evening of the 13th, but no hail. But a few miles above us, we are told, they had a very heavy hailstorm at the time we had the rain. Crops are beginning to grow some, but cotton and corn are as small as I have ever seen at this season of the year. Corn planted in March on poor land is not much over six inches high, so don't think we need learn Mr. Williamson's stunting process this year as 5t bas enough of that al? ready, but what we want now is a -.tarting process. The lice are almost killing the cot- i toi; in places, more so where the land was in corn last year and changed to cotton than elsewhere. But the good Lord knows what is best for us. It : won't do to have too nice a time here. We might forget we have to prepare for a permanent abiding place in the beyond. We have heard that five years of prosperity will ruin any man. ?It's a hard lesson to learn, but if we could learn in whatsoever state ; we are in, therewith to be content, it ! would be a great thing for us. and we : wculd not worry over all these little j things so much. j We have never had finer gardens ! than most of us have had this year, j Vegetables are in abundance. Those interested in the Farmers' j Union are requested to meet at the ! school house at Dalzell Friday night. I? the 21st instant. Miss Grace Carson and Miss Lottie Cobb visited in Columbia last week. Miss Agnes. Bryan, of Sumter, vis i ited relatives and friends in this com? munity last week. Mr. John M. Parker's nice resi? dence will soon -be completed, which adds considerable to the looks of East Dalzell. ICE CREAM FESTIVAL. Kinjrs's D?ughtcrs Will Give Enter? tainment at Heriots, S. C. The ladies of the King's Daughters' Society will have an ice cream festi? val in the grove of Mr. John T. Green, Saturday afternoon, June 29th, from 5 to 8 o'clock, for charitable pur? poses. The public is cordially invited to attend. REMBERT FOUND GUILTY. Murder Case Tried at Bishopville on Wednesday. Bishopville, June 12.-The jury in the case of the State against Wil? liam Thomas, murder, was closed yesterday, the jury having brought a verdict of not guilty. The case against Capers Rembert for murder, was taken up and was well fought throughout by Acting So? licitor O'Bryan for the State and Mr. Claude Aman, attorney for the de? fense. The arguments of the lawyers and the closing charge by hi Honor were all completed and the case given to the jury at 2.30 o'clock, when the court took a recess until 3.30 p m. After being in their room for about one hour the jury brought in a ver? dict of guilty without recommenda? tion to mercy. Sentence has not yet been pronounced. The case of the State against Gro? cer Mathis was the taken up and is row being tried. The Hon. Mendel L. Smith, of Camden; P. H. Xelson. of Columbia, and Frank A Miller, of Hartville. ,S. C., are attending the court. The grand jury, having disposed of ali the cases on the docket, wore dis? charged this morning after making the presentment. The Case Against Grover Mathis Heard by the Court. Bishopville. June 14.-The entire morning session of the court for Lee ccunty yesterday was taken up with the examination of the witnesses in the case of the State against Grover Mathis for murder. This trial is a veritable "battle of the giants." The solicitor is assisted by the Hon. Mendel Smith, of Cam? den, and the Hon. J. B. McLauchlin. of the local bar.while for the defense are the Hon. P. H. Nelson, of Colum? bia; J. Monroe Spears, of Florence, ?aii? McLeod & Dennis, of Bishopville. Nearly all of the witnesses had been examined before the 1.30 reces?, when Col. Nelson was suddenly taken ill. The physicians declare the at? tack not al all dangerous, but forbade bis doing any more work in the after? noon. As he had charge of the examina? tion of witnesses for the defense Judge Mcmminger courteously ad? journed court until this morning, put? ting the jury in charge of the sheriff for their dieting and exercise. This morning Col. Nelson was him? self again and the case was resumed. The remaining witnesses were ex? amined, the defendant being the last to be placed upon the stand. He told a'plain story, declaring that he shot in self-defence, after being chased by Gaylord, and finally cor? nered and cut with a knife before he shot. Although subjected to a thorough and strenuous cross-examination by Mr. Smith and Mr. McLauchlin he never varied one iota from his origi? nal statement, and seemed to make a good impression, at least on the by? standers. The speeches of the lawyers were made this afternoon and the case went to the jury in the late evening. Mathis Acquitted. Bishopville, June 15.-When court convened this morning the jury ir. the Mathis case returned a verdict of not guilty. Capers Mack was sentenced to 2'? years in the penitentiary. j SOUlH CAROLINA NEWS. j Items of Interest Condensed and Par agraphed for Quick Heading. The city council of Columbia has accepted the water works plant. The stabi'-s and barn of John Bell Towill. of Patesburg, were destroyed by fire. The Knights of Pythias of South Carolina, are talking about erecting a hospital in this State. Dr. J. H. Hunter, a well known physician of Rock Hill, died in a hos? pital in Baltimore, where he went for treatment. The contract for erecting a new court house at Abbeville has been awarded to Frederick Minshall. The building will cost $46,100. The railroad commission has deter? mined that the railroads must live up to the rules in regard to prompt delivery of freight. Jim Josey, a negro, was killed by another negro named Luther Harris, on the plantation of T. L. Harley, in EdgefieL: county. Fire destroyed the residence of Dr. A. Avinger in Orangeburg Saturday afternoon. The loss amounts to about s*2,000. A project is on foot in Charleston to erect a mill for utilizing the waste products of the cotton mills through? out the State. Immigration Commissioner Sar? geant of Washington, will visit Char? leston for the purpose of selecting a site for an immigration station, $70, 000 having been appropriated for a site. The citizens of Kershaw county will vote on the dispensary or no dispen? sary issue next Thursday. Hard work is being done on both sides. Governor Ansel has sent to every sheriff in the State a blank form on which to make weekly reports of the work done in enforcing the liquor law. A charter has been issued to the W. C. Geraty Company of Young's Island which is capitalized at $30.000. The company will engage in the nur? sery business. A severe wind and hail storm pass? ed over Chreokee county. The wind clew down fences and did considera? ble darr a g.? to barns and out houses in Gaffney. A petition from the Public Servie? Corporation was presented to the city council of Anderson for the second rime for the right to lay tracks through the streets. The petition is being held up. William Elliott. Jr.. of Columbia, general manag-r of the Anderson fraction Company, has asked for franchises in Greenville. The com? pany proposes to connect Greenville find "Relton by trolley. P. J. Quattlebaum has been elect? ee' manager <">f the cotton mill at Denmark, and also manager of the cotton mill at Eamberg. The office of the Postal Telegraph company in Greenville was set on fire by electricity from the wires. The fire department extinguished the blaze before any great damage was done. L. V. Alford, lineman of the Pell Telephone Company, fell from a tele? phone pole in Columbia and is badly irjured. He fell a distance of about 90 feet. W*. R. Woody, formerly a United Stares so lier at Sullivan's Island, was .equated of the charge of killing Lil? ian Reeves in Charleston. The business men of Florence are worked up over the new license tax ordinance passed by the city coun? cil. During a thunder and rain storm ? at Ridgeway lightning struck the j store building owned by Rev. W. H. i Thower and set it on fire. The build? up was destroyed. G. W. McBride, a Sumter Countv farmer, while teasing a rattlesnake that he had captured was struck b> the reptile and two jets of poison tin own in his face. At the annual meeting of the Roy? al Bag and Yarn Factory of Charles? ton, a 6 per cent divided was de? clared on common stock and 12 per cent on preferred stock. The motor car owned by the Union Buffalo Mills and a Union and Glenn Springs train collided in Union. The car was smashed, but several passen? gers in the car escaped without a scratch. It has been officially announced that work will begin on the Marion and .Southern railroad at an early date. The road will run through a rich section of country between Ma? rion and Be nettsville. J. Wr. Wilson has been named as game warden for Horry county and V\. S. Miley has been appointed game warden for Bamberg county by Gov. Ansel. The stockholders of the Anderson Real Estate and Investment Company are engaged in a legal squabble. The shareholders are divided into two factions and each one is trying to control the affairs of the company . Dr. S. A. Foster, of the Carolina Mutual Insurance Company of An lerson, formerly representative of the i Southern Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Georgia, will bring suit againse the Georgia company because of charges made against him in a circular letter. Lee Loeb, an Albany, X. Y. travel? ing man, died in Columbia. The case of the State vs. Mrs. Elair charged with the murder of her hus? band, which was to have been tried in the court of sessions of Richland county, has been continued until the .next term. At a meeting of the trustees of South Carolina University, a copy of Catullus, originally the property of the late Gen. LeRoy F. Youmans, was presented to the university library by Capt W. A. Courtenay. The city council of Gaffney has passed an ordinance prohibiting auto? mobiles from running at a greater i;peed than eight miles an hour in that city. Charlie Jones, colored, got mixed ip in a crap game with a negro named "Mike," in Bamberg, who shot Jones with a shotgun, inflicting a serious wound. Tom Lee and Charley Webb, two young white boys, while attempting to make Morris Island, on! Charles? ton, in a launch,-' were capsized. They were rescued by the keeper of the Morris Island light house. Williani Glover, colored, aged 30 years, committed suicide by drown? ing. He jumped into the reservoir of the Eamberg cotton mill. It is said that he made the statement that he would take his life rather than be arrested. HAVE XOT CONSIDERED CHANGE Schedule of Train No. 46 on the A. C. h. Not to Be Altered. Columbia. June 12.-Superintend? ent A. W. Anderson, of the Atlantic Coast Line, is authority for the state? ment that the Atlantic Coast Line is net considering any change in the schedule Of train No. 46. The com? mercial bodies of Charleston, Sumter and Orangeburg have all protested, along with Mayor Rhett, against a proposed change in the schedule and upon these complaints the railroad commission took up the matter, and informed Mr. Anderson that he should not make any change without giving 30 days' notice, so that all interested might file their protests. Mr. Ander? sen's reply is the emphatic statement .;: a letter to the commission that his road has no such change under con -.iueracion. He states that some time ..go he pointed out to the commission A-hy such a change should not be made and that since that time the matter has not been considered at all. This will be a great relief to the minds of those who Ijfave been agitat? ed on this subject, aiid will be very vvlcome news inpeed. However, :bere are strong influences that may be brought to b?ar to effect this change. NEGRO MONSTER HANGS. -: j Standing on the Gallows, Atlanta Ne j gro Confesses and Explained Mys? terious Crimes. Atlanta, June 14.-Standing on the gallows, Will Johnson, a negro con? victed of criminally assaulting Mrs. Georgia Kembree, a white woman, in a suburb, last August, today confessed his crime and included in his confes? sion a list of otner assaults and mur? ders that have mystified the police of Fulton county for the past year. When he had finished he warned his hearers to avoid his example and the trap was sprung. His neck was brok? en and life was pronounced extinct in 35 minutes. Johnson admitted on the scaffold that he shot Amos Moody, a white larmer, who was murdered on his j way home on August 16, last year; that he attempted an assault on Miss Lawrence, near Atlanta, August 20, by which she was left unconscious, with one eye gouged out, for which .rime another negro was sentenced to ..(? years' imprisonment; that he emp? tied a shotgun through an open win? dow of the residence of J. W. Bryant, ' a farmer living several miles north of i the citv on the night of Nov. 12 last, seriously wounding Mr. Bryant and his siter; he confessed to attempted assault on two white women in the suburbs of Alanta last fall, and he concluded his admissions by telling of the murder of a man whom he called Jackson in Texas, several years ago. So convinced were his attorneys of Johnson's innocence that they brought the case before the State prison commission as late as Thursday of this week, asking for a commutation of sentence to life im? prisonment. This was refused and Gov. Terrell also declined to take ac? tion on the appeal for clemency. Sumter, S. C.. May 14, 1907. Citizens' Insurance Agency, Sumter, S. C. Gentlemen: Last spring I took a policy on my cotton crop, insuring with the Carolina Hail Insurance Co.. against loss by hail. On July 25th crop was badly damaged, and it af fords me pleasure to testify to the prompt and satisfactory settlement of my claim. Yours truly, l-16-6t W. O. Cain. CZAR DISSOLVES THE DUMA. And Orders Election of Members to the Next One-Overrides the Fun? damental Law of the Realm as Proclaimed by His Majesty Him- ^ self. St. Petersburg, June 16.-Empe? ror Nicholas affixed his signature this (Sunday) morning to an imperial ukase abolishing .the present Durna and ordering that the elections of members to its successor, which is to meet November 14, be held under the new election law which provide? j against the "submergence of the edu- " caled classes by the uneducated class? es." This act constitutes a virtual coup d'etat and overrides the specific pro? visions of the fundamental laws of the realm, solemnly proclaimed by his Majesty on the eve of the convo- 4 cotion of the first Durna, which de? clares that the electoral law could never be changed without the consent of parliament itself. This breach of the constitution is justified by the great law of necessity, the advisers of the Emperor holding i it impossible under the present condi? tions to secure a parliament capable of co-operating harmoniously with the crown to rescue Russia from an? archy and revolution. The session of the council of minis- . ters, at which the decision to dissolve^ parliament was reached, was a long ene. It lasted from 9 o'clock?, last night until nearly 4 o'clock this morning. The ministers had agreed upon the terms of the ukase before midnight, however, and a draft of the . ukase was taken immediately to Pe- 9 terhof, where the Emperor affixed his signature. The news of the dissolution was re? ceived shortly after 2 v o'clock this mc ming, but the cabinet was con? tinued until the arrival of the signed document. This document was de^p livered by Premier Stolypin into the hand of the official printers for pub? lication in the Official Messenger and in the Rossia this morning. HIGH CLASS SMUGGLER. Washington, June 17.-Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Reynolds, who has charge of all matters relat? ing to customs affairs, is out of the city. Neither Secretary Corteiyou, nor any of his subordinates here know anything of the reported apprehend sion at San Diago, Cal., of Command? er Cameron McWinslow of the criser Charleston for attempted smuggling. Secretary Corteiyou has called for a report in the case, but the department""'* has not as yet received a report. It is the impression among the treasury officials that the reports of Winslow's JR detention have been greatly exagger? ated or that some inspector has been over zealous. CHICAGO TEAMSTERS STRIKE. Chicago, June 15.-Complying with. headquarters' instructions a thou? sand teamsters will quit work at midnight thus making the use of non? union necessary for suburb deliveries. . Police protection will be given to the non-union drivers to the cicy limits, but beyond they must protect them? selves. If the packers change their minds and decide to grant the drivers'" demands or arbitrate the strike may be averted. THE BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR. _ Senate Committee Having Completed 3? the Investigation Will Sustain Pres? iden Roosevelt's Action. Washington. June 15.-With all the essential testimony in the Senate Committee which has been investi? gating the shooting up of Browns ville and subsequet discharge, with- m out honor of the Twenty-Fifth In? fantry, is reported to stand eight to four in favor of sanctioning the Pres? ident's action, with one member doubtful. The committee has ad? journed until November 18th. -g Dentist, Whose Case Attracted Much Attention. Found Not Guilty. Newberry, June 14.-The court of general sessions convened on Monday, Mr. B. F. Grier of the Greenwood bar presiding, in place of Judge R. C. Watts, who was kept away on ac- Jj count of serious illness in his family. x Th^s ".vere several cases of general interest on the docket to be disposed of at this term, but only one has been tried, that of C. C. Armstrong, the young Anderson dentist who was charged with the murder of Mrs. Berry by administering cocaine or some drug while pulling her teeth. The solicitor did not ask for a verdict of guilty of murder, but asked for a verdict of guilty of involuntary homi? cide. The jury, after a few minutes' consultation, returned a verdict of not guilty. Union, June 13.-The jury in the case of Lucy Lipsey, who was tried for assault and battery, with intent to kill, upon Dr. W. L. Linder, came out about midnight last night, and filed a sealed verdict after having been in the jury room fully twelve hours. The verdict was published this morning and found the woman guilty as charged. A motion for a new trial was at once made, and it will be argued later.