Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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H?iT Kl. [HIS HIM CoifM AN DER-1X M'CXKEDtNG GEN. LEE. Ii Oioaaa Oter Atlanta *?*t *tnr* for Hokling mm Birmingham. Ala., June 10.?With selection of Memphis as the place the next reunion ami the election Gaupelsment A. Evens, of Georgia, commander-ln-chlef to succeed the Gen. Stephen D. Lee. the United federate Veterans adjourned their eutlon late this afternoon. Tu* selection of the place of meet aroused great rivalry between phis and Atlanta, these two eitle? the only ones put In nomina Strong speeches were made for place, but when Virginia came to the side of Memphis the At ta supporters realised that fight was toe*, v j (Jen. Clement A . Evans, the new {eomniander- In-chief, is one of the Urtcd men In the army. Ha la of Georgia and waa born of Carolina and Virginia pment 8a waa a graduate of the Oeor tdiw School and began the prac aff h* at It years of age. He I wetad judge of the county court I. pad State seaator at it. The war commenced while he waa and although he waa exempt military service ha Joined a ta his county In January. 1. aod began hi* military career, ?r?t elected major of the list rogrlmiert and tmm promoted Oca. Brans succeeded ha wa? promoted to ma ?sa.oial and again succeeded Gor ia caamxaand at the division. His waa In the Army of Northern aad he' earticlpated In all fought oa the soli of Vlr Maryland aad Pennsylvania. In of bis division at Appo mat? ins last fight of the war, aurreader, aeon ose he had notice of the truce. active In the United Veteraax, having attend ' at) all reuadane except one. He was ^axnaaaader of the Georgia division mmtjmmtm? with ranh of major general r hnmo*ddtng .Lieut Gen. Gordon aa waaaasaader of the army of Tennessee DfPKTmTD FOR ASSAULT. Bayly, e< Bateeharg. Ac Gaauahag Baam*wre of Wed *BgfJ PWly Araaad Room la Hotel Lertntrhm. June 11.?Edltor N. Bayly, of (he Bateeburg Ad aaa Indicted by the grand Ju Tueeday for an asaault with ta Kill and carrying concealed The Indictment charges the LasJsu aaxossgerv aapault as having been made with a ptatOl upon a/j. Bethen, private sec ajratary to the Oovernor; Prof. W. C. rAllan, the Itev. j. I. Allen and Dr. St, W. Page It la said that these par fiaa were members of a wedding party aaopplrg at the Batesburg Hotel, and whole there the assault Is alleged to have been made. It wax stated that they were order ad around the room In the hotel at point of of a pistol. This case continued after the defendant gave bonl. Mayor W c. Bates, of Batesburg. was oae of his tondsmen. It to saht that the town authorities at Bateffburt- took no action in the mat O. H, P. BKLMONT l?F \l>. tl Away at Ills I?ng Inland Home I ?rl> UetlneMlay. New York. June 10 diver H. P. Belmont. aged 50 years, died at his home In Hempst**ad. L. I., today after a ten days' Illness with sppendleltls. Mm death had been anticipated for days, but In the end It came suddenly | and so unexpectedly that, with the ex- I aeptloa of Mrs. Belmont. none of the there of the family had time to :h the sick room after the hur? ried summons wa* sent to them. Vr. Belmont had passed a bad night, but toward morning appeared to be rest keg easily, when, soon after half-past 4t he was seised with terrible pains. Dr. Lane Hart hurriedly called Mrs. Belmont and she Just had time to III tns room before her husband's MB. ? SHOT BROTHER POlll TIMES Birlnai Affair in Cotton MfU VlUaxjg a* Greenville Greenville. June *.?Eugene Oreen. white and married, was shot this afternoon about I o'clock by his sis tar. Mrs Campbell, as he was crossing the street from his house on the way to his sister's home. Mrs. Campbell Ared four shot*, all taking effect, and he Is now thought to be In a dying condition Mr. and Mrs. Campbell are being held by the authorities pending an investigation All of the parties are mill employeea Try the Item'* mmjkt columa COVRT AT BD ?loir i n ? I Jane Term of Coiat r? lo ( on, \ Convened Monday. Bishopvllle, June 9.?The June term of court for Lee county conven? ed Moqday, the 8th instant, at 10 a. m.. Judge John S. Wilson presiding. Solicitor McLaughlin. Clerk Moore and Stenographer L. E. Wood were til In their places and the machinery of the court was soon In motion. After a brief but exhaustive charge from his honor the grand jury were handed the following bills: The State against C. B. Wadkins. violation of the dispensary law, true oil. The State against Jerry Hannibal, he usebreaklng and larceny. True bill. The State against Joe Moore Can tey, violation of the dispensary law, true bill. The State against Isaiah Brisbane and Xancey Brisbane, larceny from th?? field, true bill. j The State against Henry M. Matuse, disposing of property under lien, true bill. The grand Jury having found true oills on all of these, had finished the work given them by the solicitor, and retired to prepare their presentment. In the course of the afternoon they handd In the folowing: To his Honor, John S. Wilson, presiding Judge, June* term of Court for Lee County: We the grand jury, respectively report that we have acted upon all bills handed us by the solicitor, with our findings endorsed thereon. We made a partial examination of the county offices at the last term of court rnd appointed committees to complete the same by this term, which oommlttees now report the county offices In a most satisfactory condition. We further recommend t*"U the magistrates present their books to the grand Jury at the next term of court ior Inspection. We desire to extend our thanks to the presiding Judge, the solicitor and si', other court officials for courtesies shown us during tbe present term. Respectfully submitted, i L. A. James, Foreman. The grand Jury was then discharg? ed for the term. Before the petit Juries were brought the following: Tbe state against John Hannibal, housebreaklng and larceny. Defend? ant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months on the chalngang. The SUte against B. C. Wadkins, violation of the dispensary law. De? fendant pleaded guilty of selling li? quor and was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 dollars or three months on the chalngang. The case of the State against Hen? ry M. Matuse was called, but as the hour for adjournment had arrived It was laid over until the morning ses? sion. RECEIVER FOR CAROLINA MU? TT AL. On Petition of Ktnnyarne Wilson One Is Appointed for Company. Spartanburg, June 10.?On petition of Stanyarne Wilson, attorney, for? merly president of the Carolina Mu? tual Insurance Company, S. M. Wet no re was today appointed receiver of :he company by Judge Hydrlck. Mr. Wet more qualified as receiver at once md Ii now in full#charge of the busi? ness affairs of the company. The re? ceiver was appointed In order that the assessment of policy-holders might be collected. CLAIMS HIS BRIDE WAS STOLEN. North Carolinian Tell* of an Vnus ii a I Experience. Spartanburg. June 10.?W. J. Burns,'of Jackson county, X. C, while on a bridal trip across Panther Moun? tain. In Greenville county, says he was robbed of his pretty young wife by a gang of six men after he had been bound, beaten and robbed. He and his wife stopped at a cottage In the mountains, and during the night the men entered the room of tho cou? ple, attacked Burns and took his wife down the mountain. He says he has nut seen her since. The authorities are Investigating his story. -\ BELIEVE SNYDER WILL ACCEPT. Ilia Friends In Spartanburg Expect Hint to Become Head of Viilvcralty. Spartanburg. June 10.?Dr. Hen? ry N. Snyder has not as yet made a statement as to whether he will ac? cept the presidency of the South Carolina University or not. The impression among his friends In the city Is that he will accept the presi? dency. In fact this belief la general throughout the city. Dr. Snyder has discussed the offer of the presidency of Camllna, though so far as known he has not Intimated to any one whether he will accept. It Is quite likely that some announcement will be made at the annual meeting of the trustees of Wofford next Monday. POMJG li?ft? WPBOVEWMTS. _ V <OMM1SSK \ I < ? ;.i \( ,< HOA1) i ONGIU.SS n Logan Wuller ru?**, PgftiM* of in? I Office Of Public Roads, Colonel j Charles s. Bromuc?, V. S. Corps of i Engineers, und Clifford Richard ?00 Will Represent Hie V. K. Gov? ernment ut tile International I loud Congress to be Held ni Paris In Oc? tober. Washington, June 10.?President Roosevelt has directed that this na? tion be strongly and officially repro m nted at the International Good Rood congress to be held at Paris the week beginning October 11, and ere dentials have been issued naming Lo? gan Waller Page, director of the of? fice of public roads of the United States department of agriculture, chairman of the commission. The other members named are Col. Charles S. Bromwell of the United States corps of engineers, now serving as superintendent of buildings and grounds of the District of Columbia, and Clifford Richardson of New York, an eminent chemist and one of the world's acknowledged authorities on bituminous road building materials. This coming congress, which will be attended by distinguished dele? gates from every country in the world, Is regarded by highway engi? neers and experts as probably the most Important ever summoned for I the discussion of an economic ques? tion. Its need is the direct outgrowth of the advent of the automobile' for while thousands are Ignorant of the fact, the soft tires of tl modern mo- J tor-car are the greatest menace the hard surface thoroughfares of the world have ever been oalld upon to I face. To understand how a pneumat-1 1c tire made of rubber could possibly Injure a road surfaced with particles of crushed rock, one must have at least a faint understanding of the the- I orles on which first Tresauget of Li- I moges and then MacAdam of Ayr I built that class of highway. They figured that a road composed of crushed stone would not only endure I the constant trams of Iron-tired ve-1 hides, but would Improve because the metal-bound wheels would be con- j i intly crushing the ? stones and forming rock dust. That dust would, they argued, not merely sift itself into I all cracks and interstices, but would till all surface Inequalities and when wet would be rolled Into a smooth, impervious, water-shedding, shell- j like surface. They reasoned well, built wisely, and for over a century and a quarter the so-called macdam road did every? thing that the famous French and Scotch highway engineers claimed it capable of. It '"'me to be the Ideal road for suburban sections, and thou? sands of miles were built. France to date has spent $660,000,000 on her Incomparable system of rock-surfaced national routes and the United States has followed to a degree, possessing at the present time approximately 32, 000 miles of this class of highway. Prior to the advent of the automo? bile the roads Improved, but the modern speed vehicle had not been traversing the suburban highways long before a pronounced retrogres? sion of the most generally traveled stretches was very noticeable. Com plants came from farmers and from dwellers ?long suburban roads that ? great dust nuisance had also sprung up and that emerald lawns wen; tak? ing on the hue of London fog and that box hedge was dove grey rather than green. Fruit farmers noted their products becoming gritty and prices fell off. -Investigation proved at once that the new conditions had been created by the automobile and highway engi? neers In every civilized land began studying the new condition and seek? ing for a remedy. In this country. Director Page conducted a series of interesting experiments In which va? rious classes of automobiles were sent at varying rates of speed over se? lected stretches of road while expert photogruphers pictured their progress and produced proof that the tractive force of the rear tires did the dam? age. While he was watching that work and was experimenting with various dust laying liquids, France was doing the same on an even larger scale. That country, which expends j vast sums annually on maintaining the well-nigh perfect, system of highways It has been building since the days of the first Napoleon, made a most complete set of measurements and learned that the automobiles had caused the roads of the Republic to retrograde fully forty per cent. It was decided to summon the thought, skill and Intelligence of the world to combat a condition which means great financial losses and the official invitations to the congress were sent | out, the French government formally requesting the United States govern? ment to participate In the congress. That President Roosevelt Is per tonally so deeply Interested in the coming gathering as to send the di- j reet.?r of roads and his distinguished | associates to France may by some be j regarded as evidence of a national M.W R II GOODWIN KlfETT A\ \'>\ \( ED l OH Sl. VATE. ? < i i - E\cculiv< Makes Formal Si*.uinent of His rOOdlrtory Boll His Support of Democratic Voten ?Ills Dceisloir Something of a Sur? prise. Charleston, June 10.?Mayor Rhett announced his candidacy tonight for United .States senator and will rile his pledge tomorrow. Following a conference at his office at the People's National bank he gave out the following statement: "To the Democratic Voters of South Carolina: ' "I have determined to be a candi? date for United States senator at the approaching primary election. I shall tomorrow rile my pledge with the State Democratic committee as re? quired by the rules of the primary elction. I rspectfully solicit the sup? port of Democratic voters of the State. "R Goodwin Rhett." The announcement of the candida? cy of Mayor Rhett will be in the na? ture of a surprise to the voters of the State, as his name has not heretofore been metloned in conection with the office He and ex-Gov. Heyward have been close business and personal friends for years and with the de? cision of the latter to forego making the race on account of his health, Mayor Rhett decided to enter the race. Further than the statement given above Mayor Rhett said tonight that he had nothing to say but that in the next few days he will probably make a statement. awakening to the vast importance good roads are to the nation. Invitations have been transmitted through the office elf public roads to State highway commissioners, city engineers and! pary commissioners to attend the congress and already a numb*er of delegates have been se? lected. , WANTS JOHNSON OR MITCHELL. Bryan Considering Probable Can? didates For Vice-Presidcnt. Washington, June 7.?William J. Bryan, according to the latesi' esti mattes and returns, has received more than two-thirds of the Denver con? vention and apparently has now 712 delegates. This is thirty delegates more than he peeds to carry on the nomination. V The New York Herald puts New York, with 78 delegates, in the prob? ably for Bryau" column Even If he should fall*to get New York, he is only ?18 delegates form the needed two-thirds, and he will easily pick these up unless all signs fall. The contest against Bryan will be kept up In the last State'convention held in Georgia m June 27. It seems to be the aim of the opposition now to do everything to prevent Bryan from getting control of the Demo? cratic National Committee. Seeing that it is probably impossible to pre vent the nomination^ of Bryan, the j next best thing to brlitging about his defeat is to try and hold the rnachin ery of the party In the hope that af? ter the election the Bryan wave will subside and the conservatives will once more come into their own. Inltimate political friends of Will? iam J. Bryan, Who have discussed with him vecently, the question of a running mate on the Democratic tic? ket are convinced that, unless one of the Republican candidates is taken from New York. the nominee for Vice-president will be either John Mitchell or Cov. John A. Johnson, of Minnesota. Mr. Bryan has considered the names of at hast eight men, among them Representa? tive Francis Burton Harrison, of New York. The nomination of a New York Republican for second place with Mr. Taft might force the Dem? ocrats to recognise New York State on the ticket. No Need of Suffering From Rheuma? tism. ?It is a mistake to allow rheuma? tism to become chronic, as the pain can always be relieved, and In most cases a cure effected by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The re? lief from pain which it affords is alone worth many times Its cost. It makes sleep and rest possible. Even in cases of long standing this liniment should be used on account of the relief which It affords. 25 and 60 cent size for sale by all druggists. Don't cough your head off when you can get a guaranteed remedy In Bee3 Laxative Cough Syrup. It Is especial? ly recommended for children as It's pleasant to take, is a gentle laxative thus expelling the phlegm from the system. For coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough, hoarseness and all bronchial trouble. Guaranteed. Sold by Slbert's Drug Store. ?Many remarkable cures of stom? ach troubles have been effected by Chamkerlaln'g Stomach and Liver I Tablets. One man who had spent over two thousand dollars for medi? cine and treatment was cured by a j few boxes of these tablets. Price, 25 ' cents. Samples free at all druglgsts. SCANDAL IX Pin , Government I) eel und |) 0| S05.750 in Postofii Pittsburg, June 7.? in an answer filed in cotil ion with the Pittsburg i leal promise to open up ti de? clared scandalous in the extreme. Ac? cording to this answer, the govern? ment was done out of $65,750 in the purchase of the postoffloe site at the price of $942.226.40. Of this $65,750, it is alleged by the chief promoter, he paid $54,945 "to make the deal with the government." In other words, he paid that much money to certain people in Washington to have the government take the site, which no one in Pittsburg appeared to want chosen as a postoffice location, ex? cept the people who had the property for sale. The original suit was instituted by Jesse H. Wise and William E. Miner, composing the law firm of Wise & Miner, and joined with them in the litigation is Timothy J. Wisecarver. The suit is directed against John H. Armstrong, Snowden G. Lennox "and their associates," and the plaintiffs demand payment of their share of the commission In the deal, alleging that they secured options on two of the parcels of property In the Six? teenth street postoffice site, which they turned over to Armstrong, who was promoting the deal. For secur? ing these two options Wise & Miner and Wisecarver demand the modest sum of $22,000. The answer to the, charge is filed by John H. Armstrong, who is a prominent real estate broker, alone. He flatly denies that the options of Wise & Miner were any good, and declares that he and his associates procured the options that really re? sulted In the sale. He alleges, how? ever, that he paid to Wise & Miner $4,900, which was really as much as he made out of the deal himself. Mr. Armstrong Insists that he paid out the sum of $54,945 and that when the proper time comes he ex? pects to tell, on the witness stand if necessary, to whom this money was paid. THE LADIES AT WORK. Series of Benefit Entertainments for Baseball Association to Be Given. At a meeting of ladies held yester? day morning for the purpose of de? vising means to raise money for the assistance of the Baseball Associa? tion it was decided to give a series of entertainments, all of which, It Is be i lieved, will be interesting, will draw large crowds and will be money mak? ers. The first of the entertainments will be Field Day exercises at the Ball Park by Winthrop College students. The exercises will Include basket ball and other gymnasium exercises. The Field Day exercises of the gymnasium classes are always osjfe of the most at? tractive features of the Winthrop Col? lege commencement, and the young ladies^ who have volunteered to assist the Baseball Association have taken prominent parts in the exercises at Winthrop and will give an exhibition herj that will be well worth seeing If arrangements can be completed this entertainment will be held at the Ball Park next Wednesday afternoon. It has been proposed that another entertainment shall be a baseball game between two teams made up of lady fans, but this has not been posi? tively determined. As the plans of the ladies develop further particulars will be given. EliECTROOTJTED IX COLUMBIA. Electric Wire Kills Lineman Charles Lundy. Columbia, June 12.?Those who witched Charles Lundy ascend a telephone pole on upper M;iin street yesterday about noon, saw him reach for a cable, fall across two wires and. while sparks Hew from every metal substance on his person, saw him make only one* convulsive jerk and realized that he had been electrocut? ed. About 3,150 volts had passed through his body and the unfortunate lineman had died almost instantly. For fully 15 mlnues the body hung across the wires in midair though some of those who saw the tragedy telephoned at once to the telephone and electric power companies to have all current shut off until Lundy could be brought down. The request was not. very promptly complied with. In the meantime medical aid was sum? moned, but It was too late. One-thwd of the amount of voltage would have been sufficient to cause death even to those who are used to heavy shocks. No humbug. ?Xo humbug claims have to be made for Foley's Honey and Tar. the well known remedy for coughs, colds and lung troubles. The fact that more bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar are used than of any other cough remedy Is the best testimonial of its great merit. Why then risk taking some unknown preparation when Fo 1 ley's Honey and Tar costs you no more and Is safe and sure. Sihcrt'l Drug Store. ILL HEALTH PREVENTS HIM FROM ENTERING THE CAMPAIGN. Lemvet Thlg Moniing in Care of Dr. Mclntosli to Consult Specialist in Philadelphia?Condition Serious, Hut Not Hopeless. Columbia June 11.?It has been known to his mott intimate friends for two or three weeks that Gov. Hey ward's health was in a precarious condition. This condition, however, was not considered serious by any other than his immediate family and his physician until after his trip to Georgia last week. It was hoped that this trip would entirely restore him, but it failed to do so. On his return from Georgia his condition was found to be serious, so much so that his physicians have been insisting for several days on taking him to a sanitarium. He has, however, strenuously fought this idea. , For several days he has been con? fined to his bed and his condition has grown so much worse that it has been found Imperative that he go away at once for treatment. Gov. Hewyard was too ill to be seen yesterday, but It was stated on his behalf that he will not be a candidate for the senate since his physicians,. Drs. Mclntosh and Guerry, have posi? tively forbidden h*m to enter the cam? paign. While it is hoped that rest and treatment will comparatively restore him to health, his physicians state that he will be unable to return home or to engage in any active work within less than three months or more. It is understood that Gov Hewyaitt will leave this morning for the Philadelphia Orthopaedic hospital, ac? companied by Dr. Mclntosh. ? Thinks It Saved His Life. ?Lester M. Nelson, of Naples, Me., says in a recent letter: "I have used Dr. King's New Discovery many yeara for coughs and colds, and think It saved my life. I have found it a re? liable remedy for throat and lung complaints, and would no mor-? be without a bottle than I would he without food." For nearly 40 years New Discovery has stood at the head of throat and lung remedies. As a preventive of pneumonia, and healer cf weak lungs it has no equal. S dd under guarantee at Sibert's Drug Store. 50c. and It. Trial bottle free. Easley, June 11.?Clare i V Howell was fatally hurt at th? Bi cotton mill last week. He w ; ing down from the top of th build? ing in the elevator and it seera^ some one let a box of spools fall upon him fr on the top floor when ho wiu n^-ir the bottom. He was considerably rna-hed and bruised up. An opt ra? il..n was thought nectary. The man died, however, Monday night. He leaves a wife and four children. Sore Nipples. ?Any mother who has had experl nce with this distressing ailment will be pleased to know that a cure may be effected by applying Chamber? lain's Salve as soon as the child Is done nursing. Wipe it off with a soft cloth before allowing the babe to nurse. Many trained nurses use this salve with best results. For sale by all druggists. There is reported a movement! among the owners of the rich nickel properties in northern Ontario to break the monopoly of the Interna? tional Nickel Company, which regu? lates the price and controls the output of nickel in the markets of the world. Smaller mines, which have been new? ly developed, are moving in combine with a new company which aims at erecting- smelters and an electrical re? fining plant in Canada. Badly Sprained Ankle Cured. ?Three years ago our daughter sprained her ankle and had been suf? fering terribly for two days and nights?had not slept a minute. Mr. Stalling*, of Butler, Tenn., told us of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. We went to the store that night and got a bot? tle of it and bathed her ankle two or three times and she went to sleep: and had a good night's rest. The next mornng she was much better, and in a short time could walle around and had no more trouble with her ankle.?E. M. Brumltt. Hampton, Tenn. 25 and 50 cent sizes for t lie by all druggists. The commonwealth of Austrllla has decided to invite tenders for tho installation of wireless telegraphy at five places. namel>, Cape York.. Thursday Island. Goode Island, Port Morseby and Fermantle. Bucklen's Arnica Salve Wins. ?Tom Moore, of Rural Route 1. Cochran. Ga.. writes: "I had a bad sore come on the instep of my foot and could find nothing that would heal it until I applied Bucklen's Ar? nica Salve. Less than half of a 25c box won the day for me by affecting a perfect cure." Sold under guarantee at Sibert's Drug Store. ManZan Pile Remedy comes ready to use, in a collapsible tube, with noz* zle. One application soothes and heals, reduces inflammation and re? lieves soreness and Itching. Price 50c Sold by Sibert's Drug Store.