Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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W?hle whom heck. TWO PVHSr\(.rH TRAINS col. udb killing na?, Nochern Rxi?**s liouud for Mow Of km no In C.Ufa i lr*r Track ?Ml Is I>??>?! frog Kmslien Into Reer of Loral Pssssenger wtUi DU RewulU. New Of Unna. Ln.. Nov. 11?It wan * heavy price In human flnnh and blood thai paid for the error? of railroad em? ployee* when n Ornat Northern ex prnon craahed Into Ihn roar and of a New Orlnaas ana Northwestern local piannfer train shortly before ? o'clock thin morning nt Little Woods, a nmall station on Lakn Ponchartraia, twsUn ?alias north of this city. Sight dead and tnaay morn injured, some of them fatally, la the racord of the wreck, whtsh was attended by unusually gruesome sc en en in the fog-bound Bwampa. To add to the horror of the situation the wreck caught firs and ty the heroic work of the surviving pasasngnrs prevented the cremstlon of those pinned down In the debris* WOK TARIFF SHTATION. and ftepsjbilcens on Ways Asm Mvmne Committee Reverse Vsssal AullsnJcw. Washington. Nov. 11.?The Demo? cratic membek- or the house ways and means committee favoring sn Increase In the rste of duty and the Republi? cans members assuming an attitude agvinst a protective rate on "barytes * was the unusual situation which de? ?eiopnd at today's hearing before the committee Former Representative M ?. Rhoadss and A. O. Nelson, of St. Louis; 8. nf. Kvans. of North Carolina, snl Charles J. Staples, of Buffalo. N. T, spoko in favor of increasing the duty on crude barytes. and when Mr. Ei ans took up the srgument, speaking os? the barytes deposits In North Caro *Ua? Alabama Ueorgle and Tennee aat. the Democratic members of the ? why* an J means soramitte? bscsms in? terested Representative Pou. of North Caro? lina. Democrat, told Mr. Evans that if h<- could show that ths mining of bstrytan was mads unprofitable because of the prevailing tariff he would have trie supprot of ths minority members I of the committee in th? recommenda? tion for an Incrsase In ths duties. De? spite ths assertion by Mr. Rhoades that Missouri was carried In ths last al action for Wra H. Taft bees use of the belief that a higher protective tar? iff would be en sc ted, the Republican members of ths committee, led by Chairman Psyns and Representatives Longworth and Boutelle. apparently deeircd to bring out the fact that no higher duty was necessary on barytes. Th? hearing on th? proposed revi? sion affecting the schedule on chemi? cals. olU and paints was completed, the arguments present* d today were la the main technical and In favor of the retention of ths \ reset rates jf defy. vi ACTION RnTTURNS DI8AFPKAR * ' Uetim Com m lenk >nere Leave Papers at Ctossre Hownc and They Vanish. Wnlt?rboro. Nov. 11.?A mysterious theft wan committed at the oourtl house last night. The canvassers of ths Mtats and county election met yes? terday for the purpose of making up their returns for the recent election for the State and county offices. They did not conclude their labors and ad? journed, leaving all papers appertain? ing to the election In the jury room. The door was left locked, but this morning, when Chairman Breland and Clerk DeTrevtlle cams to finish up their reports, all the papers had mys? teriously disappeared during the night Fortunately Mr. DeTrevills had taken home with him a copy of the total votes cast In each precinct. The law provides that these tapers ahall be forwarded to the governor and sec re-1 tery of State, and it Is not known what affect. If any, thin tfceft will have There seems to be no object a person would have In stealing these papers, except that It would destroy the va lldlty of the election. Them U no clue as to how these papers disappeared. The board of essnvaseers will send the return from Mr. DeTrevllle's copy and will await ths decision from the State authorities get to ths legality of the slection. Haw te Treat a Sprala. ?Sprsins. swellings an I lameness are promptly relieved by Chamberlains Pals Palsa. This liniment reduces in? flammation and soreness so that u sprain may be cured In about one thlri the time required by the usual treatment Fur sale by utl druggist*. Fire was discovered In the gej I room of the cotton mill at Darllnfftem The Are was extinguished by the nr?? department of the mill. Mind Your Business! *lf you don t nn&ody will. It Is your business to ke -p out of all the tr.uble you can and y?u can and will keep out of liver and boyel trouble If yeu take Dr. King's New Life PI1U. Thef keep biliousness, malaria and JeundU* out '?( i ' ?there I-rug -Hem. mimen sue mm WILL HE TAKEN FHOlf HOSPITAL TO JAIL SOON. Friends of Dead Senator Claim Tliat Senaa?nual Developments Will Oc? cur Iii a Day or Two?Nay That Coopera Wer? Informed by Tele? phone That Car mack Had Loft lUa (XMoe for ilia Hoarding Uonae. Nashville. Term., Nov. 11.?A State warrant charging him with the murder of former United State? Senator B. W. Carmack wae e erved on Robin Cooper at a hoepltal today. Cooper is now in charge of three deputy sheriffs. He will be removed to the county Jail a* soon aa hie condition permits. It hat developed, according to the phyelclan who le attending young Cooper, that two ehote ware fired at the young man one penetrating his shoulder, the other going through his coat sleeve. The excitement In this city over the terrible tragedy Monday afternoon, In which E. W. Carmack, former United States senator from Tennessee and editor of the Tennessean, this city, was shot and killed by Robin Cooper, a young attorney of Nashville and son of Col. Duncan B. Cooper, a close per? sonal and political friend of Governor at. M. Patterson, has to a certain ex? tent abated, yet the tragedy Is still the sole topic of conversation In poli? tical circles, both In this city and throughout the State. Col. Cooper who was with his son when the latter shot Mr. Carmack ,has been remanded to jail without bond, charged with murder. Toung Cooper remains under guard at a local hospital, where his wounded arm Is being treated. His preliminary trial on the charge ol murder will be held as soon as he is able to leave the hospital. Both the Coopers and Senator Carmack have many friends here and throughout the State. Cooper's statement is that the affair was merely a street duel In which both sides met and both began firing. The friends of the Coopers claim they had tried to avoid a meeting with Carmack, it Is said, and they were on their way to the State capltQl In re? sponse to a telephone message from Governor Patterson when the tragedy occurred that Senator Carmack had been warned and was expecting trouble. The friends of Senator Car ma "k strenuously claim that the killing was the reeult of a conspiracy pure and simple that when Senator Carmack left the Tenneasean office for t his boarding house, the fact waa tele? phoned from a house near the Ten neeeean office, and the Coopera were notified that the senator was on hU way and to be on the alert. It now develops, according to friends of Mr. Carmack, that there was s third party with the Coopers Just be? fore the shooting, a former county of? ficial, who Is a clone personal friend of both the Coopers and Patterson Friends of the dead senator Intimate that there will be sensational develop? ments within the next day or so re? garding the affair. The Cooper family Is one of the most prominent in Tennessee. Col. Cooper and his son, Robin, will have the beet legal talent when the* case comes up for trial. Friends of Sena? tor Carmack will see to it that able counsel Is employed to assist in the prosecution. PLUNGE TO DEATH. Son of Henry Watterson Killed by Ter? rific Fall. New York. Nov. 11.?Harvey W. Watterson. a lawyer, younger son of Henry Watterson, aditor of the Louis? ville Courier-Journal, plunged to his death from the 19 b floor of his office building at 37 Wall street late today. His body shot downward for 110 feet and landed on the roof of a 10-story building adjoining. Almost every bone was broken, the head was crushed and death was practically instantaneous. While there were no eye-witnesses to the tragedy, evidently It was entire? ly accidental. Mr. Watterson's hat and overcoat were on his closed desk. Presumably he had attempted to lower the window, and either stumbling over the radiator, which was In front of the low still, or losing his footing in some manner unknown, pitched for? ward and down to death on the roof below. Mr. Watterson was 30 years old and married. He was Junior member of the law firm of Wing. Russell & Wut terson. ?Pleasant, sure. easy, safe little liv? er pills, are I>eWltts Little Karly Ul* ers. They are easy to take, and act Ptently. We sell and recommend them. ! Alt druggists. The chamber of commerce -<f Georgetown Is advocating tho pass? age of nn ordinance txceptlng All n? w tu iniifiirturlng enterprises for a pe? rl id of five years. Watched Flftecu Years. ?"For II years I have watched the working of Bucklen's Arnica Halve; and It has never failed to cure any sore, boll, ulcer or burn to which It waa applied. It has saved us many a doctor bill." says A. F. Hardv. of Cast WUloa MAiw- T. ?< st Slberl a J'rug Stote. MEMPHIS HOTIOH MEETING. interests affected approve establishment of bureau. ' Speech by Hon. E. 1). Smith, Senutor Elecl AmlreKste Conference, at Mem phi* on "Tho Present Cotton Situa? tion." Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 11.?The es? tablishment *of a central bureau for the distribution of data with regard to the cotton crop was tentatively ap? proved by conference of planters and others, whose Interests are associated with the production of cotton, here to? day as a means of enabling the farm? er to keep In closer touch with condi? tions throughout the cotton belt and more Judlcously market the crop. The resolution, which was Introduced by E. H. Frasler of Atlanta, Ga., was adopted subject to a revision by a spe? cial committee. Another plan for the betterment of the methods of handling the crop was submitted by H. H. Rogers, of Louis? ville,Miss., who proposed the forma? tion of an association along the lines of the National Farmers' Union, the membership however, to Include all those whose interests are allied with the growth and marketing of the sta? ple. Although Mr. Rogers' remarks brought forth considerable applause, action was deferred. Today's discussion dealt with prac? tically every phase of present condi? tions in the South as they affect the planter. The amendment of recently enacted State laws as to allow future dealing on legitimate exchanges was urged by J. A. Taylor, president of the National Ginnners' Association, in the aourse of an address dealing with so ealled "night riding." He declared that there had been but few night rider depredations in the cotton belt. The posting of gins, he said, was not by organized bands, but by Individuals, under the mistaken Idea that glnners could be Intimidated and the ginning of cotton stopped, causing the prices of the staple to ad? vance. The posting of gins, he de? clared, was without question because of the low price of cotton. T. H. Slsson, a prominent planter of Winona, Miss., took the United State? government to task for what he term? ed a lack of encouragement to the southern planter. He declared that the central warehouse idea advocated by Mr. Fraxier should be accorded substantial endorsement by the federal government. Others who spoke today were W. G. Turner of Memphis, United States Sen? ator-elect E. D. Smith, of South Caro? lina and J. A. Evans, director of the government experiment station at tthreveport, La. Mr. Turner discussed the handling, eompresslng and storage of cotton and Mr. Smith had for his subject "The Present Cotton Situation." Mr. Evans spoke of the boll weevil menace. The reports of the several commit? tees will be presented tomorrow, the eoncludlng day of the conference. Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 12.?Denun? ciation of night riding and a fiery de? fense of the night riders threw tho convention of the Southern Cotton Growers' and Glnners' association Into disorder today ad nearly terminated the session before the programme had fairly begun. While excited delegates hurled charges and counter charges T. U. Slsson of Mississippi moved that the convention be adjourned sine die. President Jordan finally brought a semblance of quiet and made a plea for order. Walter Clark ot Clarksdale, Miss., precipitated the trouble by wandering from the subject of the "Better Bal? ing and Handling of Cotton" and bit? terly denouncing "night riding." He oalled the night riders "curs" and men who shot people In the back. A. C. Crane, a resident of northeast Mis? sissippi, jumped on his chair and called Mr. Clark to order. He said the night riders were an oppressed peo? ple, fighting for what they believed to be right, working against overwhelm? ing odds, but always from the best motives. His words created a sensa? tion. Men stood on their chairs and the greatest confusion prevailed. President Jordan refused to entertain the motion of Mr. Slsson to adjourn, and requested Mr. Ciark to proceed. This ho did. The general committee on resolutions presented Its report, which was unani? mously adopted, which recommended that so far as possible In each Indi? vidual case, none of the crop of 1908. still In the ownshlp of the producer, be sold below 10 cents per pound for short staple cotton, and urging grow? ers to sail their crop so as to prevent selling In exess of one-tenth per month of the remaining crop of rjos. The cotton growers an- urged to apply to tho local banks or loans secured by warehouse receipts representing cot? ton to be hold for the purpose of being marketed only when demanded for actual consumption. The suggestions offered to the convention for the or? ganization of a holding corporation were referred to the permanent com? mittee, consisting of Chairman Jordan, Charles Gay and Dr. Pierson. They re? ft. ?mm"nd tu the Immediate si ?? won of Southern bankers an i Unan ieu the inauguration of a great cotton bank at some building center ln the south for the purpose of establishing a clearing house to aid in financing and market? ing the cotton crop each season. The report also urges a continuation ?f the agitation for "cotton factories enough in the south to manufacture eur cotton," and commends the efforts by the states of Georgia, Texas and Missisippl ln ths etabllshment of tex? tile departments in their agricultural eolleges. The report recommends a diversification of crops, claiming that phis' can only bs brought about by scientific preparation of soil and prac? tical rotation of crops; the extension of warehouse facilities at local market points and all large Interior eotton markets and poits. especially i eommending and endorsing the build-j Ing of the proposed warehouse at -the port of New Orleans; that the congress of the United States and state legis? latures enact lawa requiring that the eotton exchanges revise their con? tracts, making contracts fair and just and that the cotton delivered on the same be restricted to not more than tve grades ana that none below mid? dling be deliverable; condemns specu? lation and gambling in futures as en? couraged and practiced through all exchanges; approves the continuation of the United States cotton statistical reports when based upon tangible facts, "but we do not approve of re- j ports based upon calculation and guess work." The report recommends that the farmers in states now threatened with the boll weevil prepare themselves in advance for the coming of the weevil, and asks for a continuation of govern? ment and state aid In combating the weevil. On night riding the report says: "The meeting condemns In unmeasur? ed terms the recent lawlessness throughout a number of our southern states known as 'night riding,' and we urge that the governments of the vari? ous states where this evil Is threatening the welfare of the people to take im? mediate and decisive action for effect? ually suppressing the same." The report requests the press of the south to assist in bringing about the results that are hoped for from this report. T. U. Sisson presented a resolution, which was adopted, providing that President Jordan shall have complete charge of the new organisation of cot? ton growers, which will Include south? ern farmers and men In all walks of j Ufa. It provides for appointment of one man In each state to perfect the organization in the counties of his State. The purpose of the organization is to collect data as to the quality and I yield of the cotton crop in each county I and data as to the financing of the or op. Another resolution adopted was of? fered by H. H. Rogers of Louisville, Miss., providing for the appointment by President Jordan of two other dele? gates to form with him a committee I to act with a like committee from the Farmers' Union to work out a plan to capitalize a legitimate corporation, the purpose of which shall be to loan money on or buy up the crop of all distressed cotton growers in order to keep prices from going below cost. Dr. A. R. Yarborough of Mississippi, Introduced a resolution, which was adopted, that the members of the con? ference study, agitate and educate ln order to establish the feasibility of the cotton growers' manufacturing their own staple into cloth and to petition the legislatures of the various states to pass such laws a will enable the grower to do so. The convention adjourned sine die. Spartanburg, Nov. 12.?Clarence Ag new, the negro charged with murder and the wrecking of a passenger train on the Southern railway, near Duncan, which resulted ln the killing of an en? gineer and fireman, was found guilty with recommendation to mercy here today. He was sentenced to life Im? prisonment. He was one of the ne? groes whom the mob sought to lynch here four weeks ago. IMMEDIATE RELIEF. From Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat and Hoarseness, by t sing Hyomoi. When you catch cold you want to get rid of it as quickly as you can. You don't want to lie around the house for a week swallowing nauseat? ing drugs. You know when you do this that you are not only making your own life miserable, but are a nuisance to everyone about you. Why not avoid all this? Why not relieve all your cold In live minutes? Why not cure it over night. You can do It by using Hyomel, the sure and guaranteed cure for colds, coughs, s.u-c throat, catarrh, bronchitis and asthma. Hyomel (pronounced High-o-me) is medicated Wld antiseptic air. You breathe it Into the lungs through ft ?mall pocket Inhaler, and its soothing Influence as it passes over the Inflam? ed membrane of the respiratory tract, stops the mucous discharge, allays the Inflammation, and the cold is cured. A complete Hyomel outfit costs |1, and J. F.. W. DeLorme will refund your mdne7 If U fat!" I ? emu. ltrl&fevwli, IRBY GIVEN THIRTY YEARS. ASSAILANT OF. SPARTANBURG YOUNG LADY CONVICTED. Less Thau Two Hours Consumed In Trial of Negro WIm> Attempted to I lavish Young Woman Employed in Saxon Mill Village on October 12 And He Get* live Limit Under the Law. Spartanburg, Nov. 11.?It took a Spartanburg jury just three minutes and a few seconds to find a verdict of guilty against John Irby. the negro ac? cused of attempting to ravish a young white woman of the Saxon Mills, and it took special Judge Schumpert a few minutes longer to Impose upon Irby the maximum sentence of the law? thirty years. The testimony of Miss Leila Demp sey was convincing beyond the shadow of a doubt that Irby was the negro who had brutally assaulted and chok? ed her In an effort to commit a worse crime, and there was no defence that 1 could be offered. Irby maintained hie innocence, however. Solicitor Sease mercifully refrained from cross-exam | lning him and his simple denial stands on the record. The whole trial did not last two hours. It was 11:20 o'clock this morn? ing when the grand jury returned a true bill against John Irby on the in? dictment charging him with assault with intent to ravish. It was 1:08 p m., when the jury brought in a ver? dict of giulty. LAU RENS PEOPLE INDIGNANT. Dispensary Election to be Tested? Vote was 1,491 Against and 579 For. Laurens, Nov. 10.?It now appears that after all there will be a contest over the dispensary election held last Tuesday. Mr. C. P. Sims, of the Spar? tanburg bar, was in the city yesterday In conference with Mr. Rhett Coleman, a young man who Is appearing as pe tioner or plaintiff in the proposed con? test to be entered tomorrow before the county board of canvaeserss. Whether or not any other citizens are at the bottom of the action Is not known; however, it Is known that the county dispensary board is not appear? ing and, so far as the public knows, has nothing to do with the proceed? ings. Mr. Cannon, attorney for the couty board, states that he has no con? nection with the matter at all, and will have none in the face of the peo? ple's overwhelming vote against the dispensary. In an Interview last night Mr. Sims stated that the grounds of contention would be the unconstutlonality of the Act of 1891, which provides for re registratlon, whereas the constitution of 18OK declares all registered voters prior to January, of 1898, qualified through life. If this point fails then the lack of a proper number of sign? ers to the petition upon which the su? pervisor ordered the election. Much indignation is expressed among the people here in their com? ments on the contest. The dispensary was voted out by a vote of 1,491 as against 5 70 for the dlsepnsary, hence it is clearly evident that the whiskey shop is not wanted in Laurens. Seven Years of Proof. ?*T have had seven years of proof that Dr. King's New Discovery la the best medicine to take for coughs and colds and for every diseased condi? tion of throat, chest or lungs," says W. V. Henry, of Panama, Mo. The world has had 38 years of proof that Dr. King's New Discovery Is the best remedy for coughs and colds, la grippe, asthma, hay fever, bronchitis, hemorrhage of the lungs, and the ear? ly stages of consumption. Its timely use always prevents the development of pneumonia. Sold under guarantee at Slbert's Drug Store. tOe. and 81. Trial bottle free. Ko Stops Iii Sour Stomacl Belching, Gas Go to your druggist, get a dollar bottle of Kodol. And if you can honestly say that you did not receive any benefli from it after using the entire bot? tle, the druggist will refund your money to you without question or delay. We will then pay the druggist the price of the first bottle pur? chased by you. If you knew as well as we do how good a preparation Kodol is, it would be unnecessary for us to guarantee a single bottle. But to let you know how good It is, as well as we know, we will practically purchase the first bottle lor you. We know there are thousands of persons who Buffer from Indjges tion and dyspepsia who would 1? grateful to us for putting them in touch with Kodol. TV.** U why. FOR A ALK BY DRINKING AS MUCH EVER. PROHIBITION WAVE NOT R*V DUONG CONSUMPTION. Interesting Pacts Drought Out at Tar? iff Hearing Rcfore House Ways ana) Mean? Committee Yesterday?Im? porters and Wine Growers satisfied With Present Duties, Washington, Nov. 12.?The wave ot prohibition, which it is claimed has spread over the country, apparently has had little effect on the consump? tion of alcoholic liquors and spirt to us drinks, according to evidence brought out at today's hearing of the propone*) tariff revision before the house com? mittee on ways and means. It was apparent, too, that the liquor Intrrenew are on the whole well satisfied wua> the present tariff on spirits, wines ?set other beverages, as the wine growanr and importers were practically the only interests represented at today's hearing. Percy T. Morgan, representing the wine growers of Caliornia claimed that under the present reciprocity treaties with the principal wine producing countries, alcohol diluted with wise could be imported instead of wine di? luted with alcohol. "In any revision of the tarifl oav wines there should also be re-establish? ed a differential between wines con? taining only alcohol produced by nat ? ural fermentation and those whirl* have been fortified by the addition of distilled spirits." he said, "so that the condition may not continue to be pres? ented of the possibility of importing; alcohol Into the United States at a less rate of duty than is exacted on do? mestic spirits by the revenue laws, or of such a handicap being placed on the domestic wine producer as the possi? bility of importing a wine of such al? coholic strength that after arrival lav the United tSates the addition of water may effect the cutting in half of the established import duty." Champ Clark, prominently spokes of as the successor of John Sharp Wil? liams as minority leader on the floor of the house, was present for the first time at the hearing as a member of the committee. W. E. Hlldreth, of New York, a champagne expert, de? clared that the cost of making Ameri? can wines was much greater thaav was that of producing French cham? pagnes. He was telling the committee that Americans only pay for that French labels when Mr. Clark remark? ed: "There are not a thousand men is the United States who, after they have had three drinks, can tell what they are drinking." L J. Vance, of New York, secretary of the American Wine Growers' Asso? ciation, declared that the reciprocity treaties gave the importers of foreign champagnes a reduction of two dolalrs per case in the duty, and that these importers use two dollars thus saved for the purpose of advertising and keeping a trade which the Americas wine makers possibly could get if they had a similar amount to spend for that purpose. South Carolins Oranges. Mr. A. N. Wannamaker, a travellag; salesman who resides in this city brought home a few days ago quite Sx curiosity in the shape of a branch and several perfect oranges from a South' Carolina orange tree that bore abcut 400 oranges this year. The tree la growing In the back yard of a lot own? ed by Mr. J. B. Irik. of Elloree. Toe oranges are as large and well formed and of as nns flavor as the best Flori? da oranges. The winter uniforms for the mem? bers of the police force have been re? ceived and all of them from Chief Bradford down will be out in sp.ck and span new toggery within a lew days. dol digestion Heartburn, on Stomach* Furthermore, we know that after you have used Kodol your faith In the preparation will be equal to ours. This proposition we make is not altogether unselfish, but is actuated by the knowledge, that the use or Kodol by you will benefit you as well as ourselves. now could we afford to make such an offer to the public And how could we afford to spend thousands of dollars to tell you about it unless we positively knew and were sure of the merits of Kodol. _ We couldn't?it would bank? rupt us. Please try it today at our risk. Kodol digests all the food you eat Eat what you want and let Kodol digest it. Kodol is made at the laboratory iesof E. C. De WRt & Co., Chicago The eLOO bottle contains 2? times aj much as the 60c bottle. i 1. l?Rl v.t.' t