Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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til HMTm WATCHMAN, KMltt Consolidated Aug. 3t 1881 Cbr $&tttbman anb Southron Pnblftshed WedneMtay and Saturday ?BY? OSTEEN FUSLI3NING COMPANY 9UMTKR. 8. C. |MN Il.lf par annum?la advance, AitianiaaaaanU; Oaa ?auere ftrat Insertion.$1.00 ?vary subsequent laaartloa.10 Coa tracts for three months, or loafer win bo made at reduced rates. All communications which eub soree private Interests a ill bo charted lav aa advertisements. 0%4taarie? and tributes of roapoots wtn bo charged for. ?!B?? ? ACCCSCD Or TRAIN ROBBERY. Pfafci'ainres Co?g Arrest of Four Yosjssj Moo at WarrenTlUe. Alken. May SO.?Pour arrests were made lato this afternoon In connec? tion with the robbery of the Southern Sfixprees car oa Southern train No. 17. Tuesday night, between Warren villa I ad Augusta. Those under arrest are Charles, Henry and Ben Gaultman and lioanle Price. They wore arrest? ed upon warrants placed la the hands of Sheriff Rabom by the Pinkerton detectives, who came to Warrenvllle sad took charge of the case yesterday morr'.nf S heriff Rsborn went down to Vbrr< aville this afternoon on the 4:30 o'clock trolley car. accompanied by Deputies Masco Samuels, Monroe Vernon and Barney Cralg. The young men were easily cap? tured, and they were Immediately brought to Alken and placed In Jail. They staunchly deny being connected with the robbery, and laugh at the charges made against them. They are typical factory boys, and none of them looks to bo more than twenty ?ve years of age- No explanation wss made by the detectives, and nothing la known of the evidence against the men. What has been discovered of an Incriminating nature la being eloaely guarded and nothing can be hie board bag house writing a letter. The contents of the letter made no mention whatever of the train rob? bery. Ben Qaultman was followed to a plum orchard, where he was found eating green plums. Charles Qault? man and Price were found near Pose's Croeatng. Price said he hsd started to Alken on business. All maintain their Innocence and state positively that they will have no difficulty In proving an alibi. They are* small tf statue and scarcely more than striplings The officers here do not be'levn that they are connected with the r>bbery. There a a sis Pinkerton detectives at work, snd It cannot be ascertained tonight whether or not more arrests are contemplated in connection with the cane. It Is understood that the boys arrested have been under sur? veillance since the detective* started on the case. They are all residents of Warrenvllle and are operatives In the Warrenvllle Mill. The boys do not bear bad countenances, and It is quite evident that If they are the guilty partlee there must have been some prompting by dlme-ncvel read lag or something similar. Further than denying their guilt, the Oault mana and Price will not have any? thing to say. I>F.< LARFD A RTATE FOltFST. (Jov. It \u lit it Sets Aside 149.000 Acres of VaotkcMIt Land. Raleigh, N. C. May 20.?By proc? lamation under the law passed by the last legislature. Qov. Kltchln today declared all lands of George W. Van derbllt lying above the contour line of 1.000 foet'Obove the sea level located In the counties of Buncombe. Trsn sy I van la. Jackson and Haywood. ' State forest of North Carolina," pro? vided the owner carries out the pro? vision of law which gives the gover? nor the right to declare a state forest. In Transylvania are 03,000 acres, la Buncombe 3S.000 and elsewher i to. This land Is almost entirely In forest snd has been preserve.I t>y Mr. Vaoderbtlt for eighteen jranr* The proclamation is the first ever Is SJO#d in North Carolina This forest Is In the heart of the proposed Ap? palachian forest reserve. The Erworth League convention will be held In St. George June 33-24. A tblef broke Into the express of? fice at Heath Springs and made off with U ge'lone of liquor. The residence of H. L. Polier In Alken was partially destroyed by fire Thursday night. shed April, 1860. 'Be Just a l. STJ] THE CALHOUN TRIAL. ANOTHER INTERESTING DAY IN THE 'FRISCO BRIBERY TRIAL. The Prosecuting Attorney Will Ask Judge Law lor* s Permission to Open Packages Seized in Searc h of Offices Of Mr. Abbott, Calboun's Lawyer? Defence Lawyer Calla Detective Henna a Liar. San Francisco, Ca)., May 21.?Pat? rick Calhoun's trial on a bribery charge ended the most Important week of Its five months' session to? night with the adjournment of Court. Rudolph Spreckels, who financed the prosecution, and Detective John Helms alternated as witnesses today. Late In the afternoon Assistant Dis? trict Atorney Heney, Ignoring two re? straining orders, Issued by a Court of similar Jurisdiction, announced that he would ask Judge Lawlor's permis? sion to open sealed packages seized in' the searcL of the offices of Wm. M. Abbott, general counsel for the Uni? ted RaUroads and alleged to contain documents Molen from the office of Wm. J. Burns, head of the prosecu? tion's special detectives. Arguments on thla Issue were deferred until Mon? day, s Helms declared that several efforts had been made to prevent his appear ance as a witness In the Calhoun trial. Since hlss arrival In this city, he de? clared, a plot had been laid in the office of W. H. Metxon, a prominent attorney, to trap him In a conversa? tion over the telephone. The testi? mony followed an Inquiry by Mr. Rogers who asked the witness if he knew that a graphophone had been at? tached to the telephone while he was tpeakirg from the other end of the lies. ? A dramatic outburst ocurred when Helms charged that Attorney Abbott had once expressed to him a wish that "some one would shoot Heney." and that Stanley Moore had congratu? lated him on his performance In fol? lowing Burn*. Stanley Moore rose Jn his place at bllng with anger told Helms he was "lying like a dog" and perjuring him? self. Helms leaped to his feet and deflei the attorney to make good his charg**. Shrotly after this episode Court ad? journed. HAIL KILLS EIGHT MEN. Stones Weighing as Much as Ten Pounds lull In Texas. Oalveston, Texas. May 18.?An un? precedented hailstorm Monday In Uvalde county cost at least eight lives. James Carpenter, 70 years of age, returning to the Southwestern Ranch, where he was employed, sought shel? ter In a cattle shed. Hail struck him on the head and killed him. Seven Mexicans were many miles from shelter, in the open prairie, when the storm caught them. All -??ere struck dead. The stones weighed 6 and 7 pounds and some of 10 pounds were found. They measured 10 to 17 Inches In circumference and they came down for 30 minutes In two separate storms, about two hours apart. Many persons who had started out to search for cattle were caught In the second storm rnd injured. The number of cattle killed will not be known for several days, as the tele? graph and telephone service has been cut off by the destruction of poles and wires. Reports are coming in slowly, and it is estimated that the loss in live stock will be 1.500 to 2,000 head or more. Rumors of mnnj other persons killed are not confirm? ed, although searching parties are out scouring the ranges. La Salic* county also suffered from the heavest hailstorm In its history, and the damage there to property alone la estimated at $200,00. No logs of lifo is reported from this county ond little live stock was killed. The largest hailstones reported from La Salle county weighed from one to two po inds and played havoc v. ith buildings, as well a? crops. A terrific wind accompanied thS storm In La Salle county. In several small settlements many homes wars ill but wreekad by the hall, which lit? erally battered frail buildings to pieces.? Baltimore, sun. The city council of Charleston has authorized the building of a boule \ inl around the water front at a cost of $100,000. Judgo Pruchard has filed a decree ordering the Kanawhn Lumber Com? pany's plant at Con way to be sold at auction. od Fear not?~Let all the endo Thon Alu MTER. S. 0.. WEDN3 I McMASTER SUSPENDS LICENSE. State Mutual Fire Insurance Com? pany, of Laurens, Ordered to Show Cause. Columbia, May 21.?Somewhat as emphasizing the opinion expressed recently by the Insurance commis? sioner that, while mutual Are insur? ance companies which have confined their operations to one county have proven almost universally successful, and those which have sought to do a general State business have been fail? ures, Commissioner Mc Master has found It advisable to suspend the li? cense of the State Mutual Fire Insur? ance Company, of Laurens. Previous to the enactment of the law of 1908 this company had done a general State business. Under the operations of the law of 1908 It had to withdraw from all counties except Laurens and Greenville. But It had a number of cutstandlng claims In other counties for the payment of which policy holders throughout the State were lia? ble to assessment. Commissioner Mc Master says that, while the officers of the company have sought earnestly and continuously to collect assess? ments with which to pay losses, they have failed to do so and he feels that an Injustice Is being done those poV Icy-holders who still lok to the com? pany for protection. Wherefore h* has Issued an order for the company to show cause on May 27, at Laurens, S. Cm why its license should not be re? voked. POSSE SEEKS VAINLY FOR NE? GRO. Assailant of Sheriff Corley Not Likely To be Takten?Corley WU1 Re? cover. Lexington, May 20.?Ed Bynum. the negro who shot Sheriff Corley early yesterday morning, making his escape Immediately afterwards, is still at large. All trace of him has been lost, and It Is possible that he has made good his escape. Large posses were on the hunt all of yesterday, and all last night. Jt** without auc ces. Another armed crowd resumed the hunt this morning. TO TRY SUMMERTON'S MAYOR. Dr. D. O. Rhamc Must Face Charge Of Selling Jamaica Ginger. Manning, May 20.?The preliminary in the case of the State against Dr. D. O. Rhame, of Summerton, was heard by Magistrate Dlckson in Man? ning today, and after the testimony was all in and arguments made. Mag? istrate Dlckson sent the case to the Court of General Sessions. This Is the first cfise of the kind coming up under tho Carey-Cothran law. Dr. Rhame was charged with selling and keeping for sale Jamaica ginger, which contains 75 per cent, of alcohol, and when used as a bev? erage the sale Is contrary to law. J. McSwaln Woods, Esq., appeared for the prosecution and Capt. W. C. Davis of Davis & Weinberg, for the defense. Considerable Interest Is taken In the matter and the outcome will be watched eagerly, as Dr. Rhame Is a prominent citizen, and is at present mayor of the town of Summerton. REV. DR. EVANS FOR BISHOP.. Richmond Laymen Want Him Made Coadjutor for Virginia, Richmond, Va., May 19.?A well defined movement among the laity of the city strongly favors the election of Rev. Dr. William E. Evans, rector of the Church of the Advent, of Birming? ham, Ala., to the position of Bishop Coadjutor of the diocese of Virginia. It is not know that Dr. Evans would accept the office. Dr. Evans was for many years rec? tor of the Monumental Episcopal Church here, during which time he became widely known and greatly beloved. In moving to Birmingham Dr. Evans accepted a charge of one of the largest and most wealthy parishes in the South.?Baltimore Sun. Coalition In Senate Broken. Washington? May II,?It was an nounotd tonight that the coalition of Democratic senators and "Progressive kepublienns" had been broken so far as the Income tax question is coneerp sd, aroi that amendments on that snb jeel would be presented by both Sen? ators Bailey and Cummins. CaatB of Pellagra ai Spurtanhiirg. ftpertanburgi May 13.?Robert By ars, colored, who lives on South Lib erty street, has what the physicians here declare to bo a genulno case of pellagra. It Is tho first case on record Jn this city. 1 t os't at be thy Country's, Thy God's ain ESDAY. MAY 26, 190 GEORGIA RAILROAD STRIKE. 1HE ROAD IS COMPETELY TIED UP. Georgia Officials Will Not Try to Move Trains Until Assured of Ac? tion by Governor. Augusta, Ga., May 23.?The Geor? gia railroad la completely tied up to? night. The management Is not try? ing to move trains, simply announcing that It has the men, the means and the equipment to proceed and will do so when the State announces it is ready to protect its property and em? ployes. The strikers are standing pat, They assert that they have not been and will not bt parties to any violence. Sympathizers with the strikers, It Is set out, have done all the hurt that has been done. General Manager Thomas K. Scott, at 6 p. m., made the announcement that "no trains are moving." Gov. Hoke Smith has wired the sheriff of McDuffie County to cooperate with the munici? pal authorities and to summon all de? puties necessary to ^protect life and property. It is in this county that Thomson is located and it is at Thom? son that the crowd issued a decree last night that no trains should pass carrying either non-union firemen or negro firemen. Gov. Smith has also asked the sheriff there to keep him fully advised of the situation. The governor has also wired the sheriffs of Rockdale and DeKalb Counties, giving them information that engi? neers claim to have been rocked at Conyers and Lithonia and urging upon them prompt action for the pro? tection of the railroad's employes and property. From the offices of the Georgia railroad here tonight it is an? nounced that all freight accumulated at Atlanta for Augusta and points be? yond will be moved tonight by the Central and Seaboard. The Georgia railroad freight station here will be opened tomorrow for delivery of freight to consignees, but shippers are requested to withhold all shipments until further notice. After thus ad mttimr how c<JSSfc|M**tfc IVt t!i1rtir-uT> t1 road says: "The Georgia road is omitting noth? ing that offers promise of early re? sumption." * The Georgia railroad is 171 miles long, running from Atlanta to Augus? ta, and branches at Camak to Macon, at Barnett to Washington, at Union Point to Athens. It is owned by a stock company and being operated by the Louisville & Nashville lessee. Ths Atlantic Coast Line is Joint lessee. It employs 2,400 to 2,500 men, 400 of whom are in the train service, its last monthly payroll was $80,000. Will Propose Arbitration. Atlanta, May 23.?Acting upon the suggestion of Attorney General John C. Hart, who returned to Atlanta to? day from a trip of infection of the situation on the Georgia railroad, Gov. Hoke Smith will tomorrow for? mally propose to the railroad man? agement and striking firemen that the matter be settled by arbitration and by Georgians. This announcement made tonight is considered authoritative and it may mean the beginning of the end of the strike. Judge Hart reported to the governor that the situation is one of gravity and that If further violence is to be prevented it would be necessary to have the differences betweeen the strikers and the railroad adjusted promptly. Not a train arrived or departed on the Georgia railroad today. A crowd of several hundred remained around the union station throughout the dav. but there were no signs of rowdyism. Lexington Fugitive Surrenders. Lexington, May 23.?Ed Pynum, the negro who shot Sheriff Corley on Wednesday, is now safe behind the prison walls of the State penitentiary. Bynum went to the house of his brother, about fifteen miles above Lexington, at an early hour yesterday morning and stated that he was ready it give up. He remained in his broth? er's barn all day yesterday, and was carried to Columbia last night by Mr. Jake Oswald and his son, Willie D. Oswald, and TUlman Taylor. The long journey was begun at 8 o'clock last night. The party went around through the Dutch Fork and arrived at the Governor's Mansion at 1 o'clock this morning. Peter Cotes, the negro who shot B a. Jordan at Johnston several days ago, iias been captured. The total value of taxable property In Chester county this year is $4,823, 525. The Grand Chapter of the Eastern Stir of South Carolina will meet in Spartanburg June 15-16. I Troth's." THE TRU 9. New 8er FIVE SUSPECTS ARE RELEASED. Men Arrested on Charge of Connec? tion With Express Robbery Dis? charged?Another Clue. Aiken, May 23.?Charles, Henry and Ben Gaultman and Lonny Price were released from Jail Friday night and the charge of being connected with the robbery of the express car between Warrenville and Augusta was withdrawn. W. M. Markte, who was arrested Thursday night, was also re? leased, after being detained a day. It is stated that another clue, in a different direction, has been found and is now being followed by the de? tectives. A man giving his name as Kant was arrested Friday night in this city, but was later released. Kant was also ar? rested at Williston on the previous day on suspicion of being connected with the case. He came dlrecetly to Aiken, and was again arrested here. The case is now where It began. It is rumored that if the clue now being followed leads in the direction ex? pected, some arrests of a startling na? ture may be made. This express robbery being the .first perhaps in the history of the county has aroused a great deal of excite? ment, and it is the topic of conversa? tion on the streets. AN UNUSUAL LETTER* Firm of W11 kins, Poe & Co., Receives $600 Through the MaiL Greenville, May 21.?Two United States treasury notes, one of 3500 de? nomination and the other of 3100, were received today through themall by the long-established firm of Wil kins, Poe & Co., hardware dealers, from an unknown party who care? fully guarded his Identity. Mr. Poe said he had no idea who sent the money, but it is generally agreed it Is so-called "conscience money." Mr. Poe is absolutely in the dark as to who the party is. He doesn't recall a single instance in his business career jba^*o#fl^ Foe also pointed out .that the'transla? tion which this unknown party is tn*4 lng to square off with his conscience must have taken place before there was a dissolution of the partnership between himself, the late William Willing and Capt. A. H. Foster, now residing in Union, which was more than 20 years ago. Naturally Mr. Poe is very much mystified and in? terested as well. There Is no .way by which the sender of the money can be found out. When the letter contain? ing the two bills for 3600 was opened the first thought was that they must be counterfeits. But close examlna tlon of the certificates revealed the fact that they were genuine treasury notes, and they were deposited as such with one of the local banks. A CHARLESTON PHILANTHROP? IST. Bequest of About $200,000 for Orphan House. Charleston, May 23.?The will of the late Samuel H. Wilson was fllec today in the office of the probate court and under its terms the sum of about $55.000 Is bequeathed to his brother and surviving nieces and nephews, and Ae rest and residue of his estate^ amounting, it is thought, to about $200,000, is bequeathed to the Char? leston Orpan House. The bequests to the surviving brother and relatives are for varying amounts, specified in the will In the usual form, while the amount which will go to the Charleston Orphan House is yet to be figured up. It will be. however, about this sum, It Is thought by those competent to ox I ress an opinion. Under the terms of the will Philip H. Gadsden is ap? pointed sole executor of the estate. The Charleston Orphan House has already a large endowment, aggregat? ing about $350,000 and the bequest of Mr. Wilson will add a great increase to this sum. SHOOTING AFFRAY IN COLUMBIA Two Wounded and Two Under Arresl As Result of Street Fight. Columbia, May 23.?As the result of a general fight on Gates street :it 4 o'clock this morning. Barle Asl I in s at the hospital very badly wound? ed, having heen shot In the left side, and W. I?:. Molett. of the State Farm In Lexington County, la wounds 1 In the leg. Lennls Hall and White, r?f th<> State Farm, arc under arrest. Ow? ing to the fact that the shooting ap? pears to have heen generali no straight account of the fight can be secured. Hall did not have a pistol. It is stated, but knocked the pistol out of one of the other men's hands. K SOUTHRON, Established June, 1es?YoL XXIX. So 27 mraim mil SHARP CONTEST EXPECTED IH* GENERAL ASSEMBLY TODAY. The Withdrawal of Central Ui?veraU ty, Kentucky, from the Control of Tlie Church, in Order to Qualify for I A Donation from Carnegie, is tine Cause cf a Controversy Wtiicfi Threatens to Result in a Fiery De? bate at This Afternoon's Session. Savannah, Ga., May 23.?A contest that bids fair to be sharp, and may be on the order of the sensational, fsi promised for tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock when the General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church) in session here will consider the com? plaint of Gen. Bennett H. Young, of Kentucky, and others over the with? drawal of Central University of Ken? tucky from the control of the Church. The controversy arises over a ques? tion of jurisdiction. The Central Uni? versity was taken from the control of the Church in order to qualify for a\ donation from Andrew Carnegie. This, it is contended, was the action of the Kentucky -Synod, and an ap? peal was taken from the Synod to the [General Assembly by Gen. Young and others. Col. T. W. Bullitt, one of the com? missioners to represent the Synod of" Kentucky, presented a plea to the Ju? risdiction of the Assembly in the mat? ter of the complaint. The Synod or Kentucky, contends in this* pletn that the matter has passed from the con? trol of the highest Church body and that it has alroady been irrevocably* settled, so far as the Church acting ? alone is concerned. General Young and those with him seek a reconsid? eration of the amendment to the Uni* versity'8 charter, through when It was made possible for a Carnege dowment to be obtained. It having been stated that the plea to the Jurisdiction sembly had been dfai the commissioners^ and .termed missioners. He asserted that distribu? tion of the copies- of the plea was Im? proper. Mr. Helm Bruce,' one of the Kentucky Synod commissioners, and? an attorney, will be heard In favor of" the plea. It has become evident from the pre? liminary fencing that the feelfng la tense and the decision of the Assem? bly sitting as a Court may be regard? ed as one fraught with great impor? tance to the Church. WAR IX SANTO DOMINGO. Revolutionists Seize Two Towns Fighting at Monte Ctiristiw Cape Haytien, Hayti, May 2t ?(By Courier form Monte Christi, Saxrfo Domingo:) The revolution movement Is spreading. Gen. Camacho, the for? mer Governor of Monte Christi, who Is working in unison with Gen. Quirl - to Felice, for the overthrow of the government, has attacked and seised. Guayubin and Dajabon, which are sit? uated on the Haytien frontier, the Do? jaibon River being the north west* boundary between Hayti and the Do? minican Republic. There has been fighting between* the revolutionists and the loyal forceer at Monte Christi. The fate of Jose Bordas, Governor of Puerto Plata, let not known, b:it it is reported that he? 13 either dead or a prisoner. Communications are interraptexf and government troops are expected to reach the disaffected districts by sea. CONVICTED OF MURDER. Slayer of Anderson Olli cor (ids First: Degree Vereiset* Anderson, May 12.?AC ro:tt> o'clock the jury in the case of Wehn? Simmons, charged with tin- murder of United States Deputy Marshall J. B. McAdams on February 20 last, re? turned a verdict Of guilty in trw? lT<?t degree. Notlos <>f s motion Hoy ? MS) trial was given and Will be argued Monday. J. E. Ferguson, overseer of HSSl Weaving department In the Gluck Cotton Mills in Anderson, was seri? ously cut by John Perry, an opera? tive. Three marines of the Port B*g|Vff navy yard made a COUStabts f.i\r BJS> a barrel of beer seized. They ^ere courtmartlaled and sentenced to servo, three years In a government prism. The Cherokee Falls Manufacturing; company declared a semi-annual divi dend of 5 per cent.