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- ?OfTKR WATCHMAN, EetabU ?n hi ? :?C9olldated Aug. 2.188 atrbman anb ?outbron. Iftbcd Wednesday and Saturday ?BY? III PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTKR, 8. a* lltliO par annum?In advance. Advertisements: Stiuars Href Insertion.$1.00 subsequent Insertion.10 ifects for three mont is. or will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub private Interests will be ciarged 'lee ae advertise men ti. Obituaries and tributes of inspects SHU be Ohara? d for. HOUSTON GfUHO JURY ACTION AROUSES COM MEXT. Change) In Charleston's Attitude Toward ?Ttger?M Expected to He* asan Mayor Makes No Statement. Charleston. June 20.?Considerable ?nassent was heard on the streets to lay concerning the presentment of hd grand Jury to Judge Shlpp, in vhlch the enforcement or non-en ?res men t wss characterised as a ?raetteat licensing" of Illegal liquor sailing In v is city of Charleston Mayor Rhett had no statement to snake today concerning the action of the grand Jury, nor did Chief of Police Boy Is care to Ulk on the subject The action of the grand Jury In passing an official rebuke on the gsethod of enforcing the liquor laws In Charleston Is regarded as stgnl nt by many of a change in senti tlaoent toward the breaking of the liquor laws. i. true tesjt of the sentiment of the community, or rather a broader test. Iwssjld be. It Is contended, to take up g couple of cases hanging Are in the \ti of General Sessions from eev fcack gad see what a pstit with tha defendants, tiered the HUrt of| I a of these esses before him to be > a farce, and no further attempt was ^'gagSTs to press chsrges against alleg? ed violators of the dispensary ordi? nances. In expressing an official opinion on the lack of enforcement of the dts pemeary law. the grand Jury did no "more than rebuke the city authorities for their lack of success: nevertheless the presentment brings Into the lime lbjht again the methods used In Char let ten for the obliteration of the tig? er" as ths animal li unofficially known. K It la well known that Mayor Rhett continues a system of raiding and seises a large quantity o' liquor from ths lllegsl places of liquid refresh? ment and he als? has succeeded In putting several scores of th s class out of business. It s not probable that s thg presentment will havn any in? fluence on the future policy of the city, from what could be gathered to dsy In offlclsl circles. l'ettagra ami Hook Worm In the South. At ths snnual convention of the No-tb Carolina Medical Society In Aeheville the past week there were many sble and Interesting addresses or papers read before the doctors I gathered there from all over the ' State. Among one of the paper*, which attracted unusual attention was ont by Dr E. J. Wood, of Wilming? ton, who made some startling obser? vations on the widespread existence of pellagra in the South. Another wss by Dr. c. W. Stiles, of the United t SU'tea matlne hospital service. Dr. Stilts told the convention of North Carolina ph>stcians that 2.000.000 person* In the South, mainly poor whites. Insufficiently nourished, were sfltleted with hook worm*. which caused laalneee and anaemia and an annual loss In labor of $loo.ooo.ooo. The negro, he said, spreads the part sits, but Is Immune from Us effects. In some rural districts, due to unsani? tary llvlns. :." to HO pet cent, of th?* population I? infected.?Wilmington Star. I Irrigation Congress. Oovernor Ansel has appointed eight additional members to the d? le? gation named several days ago to at? tend ths Nstional Irrigation Congress, which will be held at Spokane. Wash., from August I to 14. The following are those named today: Hon. W. D. Morgan. Oeorgetown; Nells Chrlsten sen. Beaufort; Jones Williams. Bam? berg; Dr. J. 1. Folk. Bruneon; W. J. Murrav. Columbia; C. P. Alston. Oeorgetown; W. H. Andrews. Oeorge? town. and the Hon. R. I. Manning. Sumter. felted April, 1850. ?De Just a L_SU] bankers' Convention! ELECT D. P. M'COLL THEIR PRES? IDENT. Bankert? Close a Delightful Conven? tion?Hear Instructive Addresses ?Wilson G. Ularvey Is Chosen Vice President?Convention Indorses Mr. Staclchuotte's Recommendations. Wilmington. N. C, June 18.?Con? ceded by all to have been the best meeting from every standpoint held In the history of the organization, which was formed nine years ago, the south Carolina Hankers' Association, which has been in session at the Sea? shore hotel since Wednesday night, adjourned this afternoon, and tonight ?00 of the visitors and a number of local people attended an elegant ban? quet at the hotel. At the morning session of the con? vention the bankers had the rare pleasure of hearlr g two very able and Instructive addresses. The speakers were W. E. Andrews, auditor of the United States treasury department, who spoke on "The Problems of the United States Treasury,'' and Col. F. H. Pries of Winston-Salem, N. who made a strong speech against the pos? tal savings bank proportion. W. j. Montgomery, president of the Farmers' und Merchants' Ban, Ma? rlen, khyo Interesting synopsis of "History o:' Banking m South Caro? lina." Mr. John D. Walker, president of the First National Bank of Sparta, Ga , and at the head of a number of other Georgia banks, was the first speaker at the afternoon session. Mr. Walker spoke on the subject, "Du? ties." He was followed by Col. j. A. Banks, president of the Home Bank o.' St. Matthews, who dlscusssed In a comprehensive manner the subject, "Bank Taxation." He declared that a great Injustice In bank taxation is be? ing done the bankers of South Caro? lina. The tpeaker closing by stating that with a determined effort on the P*Tt Of Vl* banJbtjp^tho evil complain? ed of could be remedied The resolution committee Indorsed the recommendations of President Stackhousc in his annual message with reference to charginK 10 cents for the collection of drafts and sug? gested that the plan be put Into effect wherever practicable, also his recom? mendation regarding the inequality of bank taxation, advising-that the mat? ter be brought to the attention of the various tax assessors of the State and to the comptroller general. The following were elected officers: President. D. D. McColl. Bennetts ville; vice president, Wilson G. Har? vey, Charleston; secretary and treas? urer, Giles L. Wilson, Spartanburg; attorney, A. M. Lee, Charleston. The following were named as dele gates to the American Bankers' con? vention: Lee G. Holleman of Ander? son, Geo. M. Stuckey, of Bishopville. E. H. Pringle. Jr., of Charleston, Jno. T. 8tevens of Kershaw, J. P. Mat? thews of Columbia; alternates, It. F. Fryant of Orangeburg. J. W. McCown of Florence, W. L. Verner of Walnal la, O. B. Simmons of Laurens, C. L Cobb of Rock Hill. liradstrect'h Weekly Review. New York. June 18.?Bradstreet'* tomorrow will say: "Tme tendency is still toward Im? provement, the general crop situation, manufacturing, industry and bookin? for fall showing further gains, but ir? regularities of weather still retard Mm fullest development of retail trade and thereby affect reorder business with Jobbers. ' In Industrial lines numerous early cuts In wages have been restored and employment is more Widely diffused, "The iron and steel industry main? tains previous activity. Ra'lroads are bvylng more freely. "Good reports come from the WOl en and worsted manufacturing Hoe and Southern cotton consumption for the season Is much larger than . yog? ago. "Business f ailures In the 1' vid ?tfttM for the WNl ending with Jim? I? were 213 against 1<'7 last w?ekt 254 In the like week ^ ItOI." W r. Rlchburg and Charles A. Provost. who last Friday night broke open the Columbia Aut-> Company'i c.nrage and took out Mrs. Fa na n'-< o'tirlng ear for a joy ride, are now in the Columbia Jail in default of bond The Ullman cage vhlch wux the subject of much discussion last year when it "/as found that the firm ?NM In debt to the State Is to be reopen? ed soon. The point in question is v hether the State owes the firm 18?,000 or whether the Arm owes the S ate $?6,000. nd Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Aln MTER. S. C WEDN1 THE TELEGRAPH MONOPOLY. WESTERN UNION AND POSTAL RAISE RATES. Strong Independent Company In the Field?Old Companies Charge Ex? cessive Raton New Company Gives Quicker Service at Less Cost. New York, June 21.?The bill re? cently passed by the legislature of the State of Massachusetts compelling telegraph companies to carry the time of filing on all messages became oper? ative on the 16th instant. The West? ern Union Telegraph Company Issued a printed order to its employes In that State instructing them to comply with the law but to charge the sender for the extra words necessary to carry the tiling time, and the order de? mands that five or six words extra be charged for. This meant a raise in the cost of a 25 cents messsage by about 60 per cent. The Postal Tele? graph Company also intimated Its in? tention to make this etxra charge. This action on the* part of the old telegraph companies aroused a storm of indignation all over the State and the press Is commenting freely in [vtry strong terms on the situation. I The Boston Post in an editorial I states: ' The bill requiring this to be done I was passed by the present legislature. I No member of the legislature In vot I lng for this measure could have had I any notion that the telegraph com I panics would take advantage ofavor I bal hiatus, and In effect raise the rate I of a ten-word message about 50 per I cent. For the telegraph companies I to do this is an insolent defiance of I the General Court of Massachusetts. I unparalleled in the State's relations I a ith public service corporations. The I legislature with due regard to its own I self-respect and dignity can do no I less than promptly meet and rebuke I this extraordinary exhibition of cor I porate arrogance. ??**?? I "It Is entirely clear that the objec I tion of the telegraph companies Is I r.ot to the expense or trouble invoi I ved. A very simple system of c3de I signals would enable the companies I to place the time of filing upon tholr I State messages. "Five ir six words" I would not be required. Two or three I code letters over the wire would ac I complish the result at nominal ex I pense and trouble." "The real objection of the telegraph I companies is that the stating of the I time of filing a message would reveal I the long and Inexcusable delays to I which messages are often subjected." "But the reason why the telegraph I Is used at all is to save time in trans I mittlng a message, and when the I public pays for such expedition, It I certainly has a right to know whether I *hc service for which It pays Is ron Idertd. I "That a few telegraph moguls in I New York should defy the legislature I of Massachusetts as they have done in I this instance Is simply Intolerable." For home months a new Indepen I dent Telegraph Company, the Tele I post, has been operating commerclal I ly in Massachusetts and other New I England States, One of the new tcl9 I graph's company's features is th.? I filing time free of charge on all its I messages, and this is being don* be I tween all points reached by its liree I both In the East and Middle West. By the Telepost system messages I are transmitted at the enormous I speed of 1,000 words a minute over I any one wire, thus enabling the com I pany to do business at a fraction of I the cost to the older companies which I operate by the old method of hand I transmission. Not only does the Tele I post carry the filing time free, but it I sends telegrams of 25 words for 2') I cents regardless of distance. Judging from the situation which I arisen in Massachusetts JSJtd th?J I manner in which it has been met I v I the Western Union and Postal i'om I pa nies, it would seem that the public lean look for little relief in the matter I of Quicker service or cheaper rates I from these companies; but from an I Independent company using a rapid I system BUCh as the Telepost which I Will carry an enormous volume Ol I business over fewer wires at cheap I rates. At the Oloalng session of the con? vention of Labor Commissioners of the States and nation, at Hochester. N. Y.. Mr. B, J. Watson, of Columbia, was elected commissioner of agricul? ture, commerce and Industry; while Mr. M. L Bhlpman, of Ualeigh. N. C. was elected commissioner of labor. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Trnbert, of Min? neapolis. Minn., will give a physical laboratory to Newberry ColleKe. Mr. Trabert is an E.lumnus of that institu? tion and his wife was Miss Hattie Wells, of Columbia. and i ts't at be thy Country's, Thy God's an SSDAY. JUNE 23, 19 GALHOUN JURY DISAGREE. FAMOUS FRISCO TRIAL ENDS WITH NO VERDICT. Ten Ju.-ors f.ir Acquittal and Two for Conviction?Date Will be Fixed To? day for Another Trial on the Same Indictment?Calhoun Declares That He Will Prefer Bribery Charges Against Heney, Rudolph Spreckels And Phelan. San Francisco, Cal., June 20.?Ter? minating in a disagreement of the Jury, with ten men determined on ac? quittal and two resolved on convic? tion, the trial for bribery of Patrick Calhoun, of the United Railroads, ended at noon today. Five months and a week had passed since the wealthy street railroad owner, a de? scendant of Patrick Henry, made his I first appearance in court to answer to the charge of offering a bribe of $?1,000 to a supervisor to obtain an overheard trolley for his corporation. Not until each Juror had pronounc? ed as hopeless the prospect of a ver? dict was the order for their discharge made by Judge Lawlor, prosecution and defence giving assent to the dis? charge. The trial ended quietly. The de? fendant and his attorneys, as well as the chief officers of the prosecution, refrained from comment on the dis? agreement. Five ballots were taken, three shortly after the jury retired. On the first vote the jury stood eight for ac? quittal and four for conviction. Two of the four Joined the majority on the second ballot, and one of the remain? ing two announced his determination to remain out a month if necessary. After ordering the dischargee of the jury Judge Lawlor addressed to the Aurora some Informal remarks criticis? ing the laws and usages that made possible the expense of three months In the empanelling of a jury. He de? clared the courts were utterly help? less to prevent such occurrences and recommended that the legislature be i'la'ws that governed court procedure. i The attorneys are expected to fix a date for another trial on the same in? dictment tomorrow. "1 am ready to try this case again, and I will go ahead tomorrow if nec? essary," said Prosecutor Heney. Mr. Calhoun tonight said: "Of course, I am disappointed at the jury's failure to acquit me of trie unjust charges against me. The judge was hostile, the assistant district at? torney bribed and the administration of the law of this State disgraced. 1 purpose at the proper time and in a proper manner to submit formal charges against Assistant District At? torney Heney for receiving bribes, and against Rudolph Spreckles and James D. Phelan, for having paid them." "AUTO" WRECKED. One Man Killed and Two Other Men Seriously Hurt. Anderson, June 20.?Jas. H. Cobb, superintendent of the Belton cotton Mills, is dead. Rev. D. D. Richardson pastor of the Second Baptist church of Belton and the Gluck Mills Baptist church of this city, is In a critical condition in a hospital here, his wife is slightly injured and Rev. E. A Mc? Dowell of Ninety-Six, field agent of The Baptist Courier, is seriously hurt a*i th? result of a collision between an lnterurban car of the Anderson Trac? tion Company and an automobile which occurred at Breazeale's cross? ing, nine miles east of Anderson, shortly before noon today. The dead and injured were occupants of the automobile. The accident occurred at the foot of a sharp grade and as the car was coasting at the rate of about 15 miles an hour. The auto party was sighted by those in charge of the car. Conductor C. P. Burrlsi and Motorman E. E. Banders, and the usual signal given, there being plenty of time for the ma? chine to clear tii?' crossing well in front of the car. When tin- front wheels of the auto. however, bad cleared the first rail of the track, the engine seemed to t ome to a dead standstill and in a few seconds the car struck it. , The machine was thrown some 20 feet into the air and smashed to splinters. All of the OCCUpantl were also thrown some distance and it seems a miraele that all were not kill? ed OUtrlght. Mr. Cobb'l skull was crushed in several places, his left leg and arm were broken and the thigh crushed into bits. He was also otherwise bruised and managled and lived but a few minutes after the crash. Rev. Mr. Richardson's skull was fractured and his left leg and arm d Trutil's." THE TRTJl 09 New Ser RUFF KILLS NEIGHBOR. ORLANDO WICKER, HIS FRIEND, VICTIM OF "UNLOADED PISTOL." Accidental, Says the Jury?Slayer Disappears After the Shooting But Will Surrender?No Quarrel or "Bad Blood Between the Men. Newberry. June 20.?A deplorable affair occurred in the St, Phillips sec? tion of this county, about ten miles from the court house on the Poma ria road, this morning between 8 and 9 o'clock which resulted in the kill? ing of Mr. T. C. Orlando Wicker, a young man of about 23 years of age the son of the late Orlando Wicker, by Mr. Caldwell Ruff, son of Col. D. A. Ruff, one of the best citizens of the county. The shooting is said to have been accidental. Wicker, the young man killed, was a bachelor. Ruff, who did the shooting, is a young married man about 25 years of age. Coroner Felker was telephoned for and left Immediately for the Ruff home, where an inquest was held, Sheriff Buford also going to the scene. From the testimony it seems that young Wicker was in the habit of oc? casionally visiting Mr. Ruff, they liv? ing only about half a mile apart, and being distantly related. This morn? ing he called at the Ruff home about 8 o'clock where he, Caldwell Ruff, Loamma Ruff and John Nance sat on the piazza and chatted for half a hour pleasantly. No argument or dis? pute whatever took place between any of them, when Caldwell Ruff got up and walked into the house, re* turning shortly. As he reached the door leading on to the piazza where Wicker was sitting the pistol was dis? charged. No one had observed the pistol In Ruff's hands and no mention of one had been made. The ball from the pistol struck Wicker in the right side of the neck passing through the carotid artery, causing instant death. When the pistol was fired, Mr. Ruff | mbj#e?h*!d the weapon*, and aajdl "Lord, I didn't know the pistol was loaded." As soon as young Wicker died Cald? well Ruff disappeared and at this time has not been apprehended, but it is understood that assurances were given that he would surrender by to? morrow when application will be made for bail. The verdict of the coroner's jury is that 'the said T. Orlando Wicker came to his death by a pistol shot wound accidentally caused by a pistol in the hands of Caldwell Ruff. Coroner Felker issued a warrant for Caldwell Ruff and placed it in the hands of Sheriff Buford. Both families are prominent and are good people, and the affair is very much regretted. SPARTANBURG MAN IN TROUBLE Cotton Factor of Annlston, Ala.. Finds His Wife With R. Ripley and Fire* At Latter. Anniston, Ala., June 20.?A sensa? tion was created here this afterno^.i. when A. W. Falls, a prominent cotton factor, fired four shots from a revoi ver at R. Ripley, of Spartanburg, S. C, when he found the latter at his h^me in the company of Mrs. Fa*.! Although the shots were fired at dote rangj. none took effect. Both Ripley and Falls were arrested and placed In Jail, Falls later furnishing bond. Dr. W. L. Settlemeyer, of Gaffney, sustained serious injuries from a run? away. He was thrown from his bug? gy, receiving a gash over his left eye and another on his head. His Injuries are not regarded as dangerous. broken and he is yet unconscious. Rev, Mr. McDowell was removed from the scene of the accident to tht Belton hotel, where his injuries were dressed. He is suffering from a bro ken shoulder and arm and, whiie bad ly hurt, bis condition is not serious. He was removed to his home at Nine? ty-Six late this afternoon, apparent!} resting well. The injuries sustained by Mrs Richardson were slight, consisting . hit fly ot* a severely sprained ankle She is in the hospital here with her husband. When the accident occurred the party was en route to Dorchester church, three miles north of Belton, to attend a meeting. At the coroner's inquest at Belton tills afternoon the Jury, after hearing the evidence, returned the following verdict, exonerating the men in charge of the car from all blame: "We find that the deceased came to his death by being struck by a trol? ley car in West Belton, on what is known as Breazeale's crossing, as the result of an accident." ? SOUTHRON, Established Jone, IMS lea? Yol. XXIX. No 35 LAW TO BE ENFORCED. CHARLESTON COUNTY GRANT JURY CRITICISES CITY. Points to the Fine System?Describe* It as in Effect Method of Licensiaf> Whiskey Traffic?Non-enforcement Of Vagrant Law. Charleston, June 1?.?The grand Jury handed a presentment to Judge Shipp today which departed from the* tame and conventional paper whirls these proceedings usually take. The attention of the court was called to> Jthe non-enforcement of the tiqu-or and vagrUnt laws particularly and ami affidavit of John B. Kenny in insur? ance engineer, was submitted without comment, the paper declaring that the Southeastern Tariff Association is; violating the laws of South Carolina. In regard to the enforcement of the vagrant law, the presentment stated that the recommendation of tire grand jury made at the last term of court for the enforcement of this lanr had not received the considerat'on It deserved. The main dispensary in East Bay street was found to be in excellent conditio:!. A decrease of 3.628 cases in beer sales, reported by the county dispensary board, for the months -r May, was ascribed to the violations of the liquor law in '.his county. The presentment called attention to the fact that there had been no fmhet ments for the violation of the liquor law at this term of court, with abun? dance evidence of its violation oa ai* sides. In the last ten days, the grand Jury reported the police of Charles? ton had seized entirely too small ar quantity of liquors and beer from vk>? laaors of the law. It characterized' the methods used by the city n rege? lating the liquor traffic as pratlcalry licensing the selling of liquor in the city limits, and remarked that th<5 en? forcement of the dispensary law \n the city and county was very poor-. The officials of the city and county werqe, urged to enforce the law more ''effectively. Bisyen varies were'reject4* - ?? ed to be in good condition. WOULD-BE-RAPIST CAUGHT. Georgetown Sheriff Arrests Alleged. Assailant of Young Lady. Georgetown, June 19.?Special: By strategy Sheriff C. W. Scurry, havinjr in charge Alfred Jenkins, alias "Slip? py Joint,* the alleged assailant of the* young lady school teacher on Wae camaw yesterday, sent him out of town by automobile to Sampit station,, where the sheriff met and took him aboard the afternoon train for Co? lumbia, thus eluding the vigilance of those who believed in visiting sum? mary vengeance upon him. It was a most carefully planned scheme on* the part of the Sheriff, wh+ch doubt? less saved his life temporarily. Th'' man was caught answering the de? scription given in company with two other negroes, and the foot prints at the scene and on the trail were identified almost beyond the possibili? ty of a doubt. The trio were arrested. It only remained for the man to Be identified by his intended victim. The sheriff wit the only one who heard this testimony anfl reported that it was. very uncertain. The uncertain t> of its be'ng the right man undoubt? edly averted a lynching. The negro Jenkins is an ex-convict and has recently returned from Char? leston chain gang. He is a native of the Friendfiebl plantation, on VYrc camaw neck, but has always borne the character of an idle, worthless fellow. He is about 20 years of age and a black negro. He was described as being very black, and It was found that he had painted hi> face blacker than the usual color wttfc soot BlwS giease. This he had attempted Irl ru? move probably after the crime, T'-Vt1 dress of the young lady was i>n*vire<3 with this gTtaex ? It Is Mid that the nmro was really Identified absolute? ly when taken before her. it Is sta? ted positive!! that the young lady was not harmed to any ? xtt at a*- the gfgge. was frightet.ed rtt. She fought BWa**J' h until Mr. Cain- came to her rescue. Felled at Anitrsham, near Har rOW, England, a walnut tree measured 2 4 feet around. Weighed ten tons arm? the trunk realized $245. B. F Etushton, a white convict >? <? appeared from the chalngaug: in Clarendon County on last Thurs? day about 4 o'clock, and so far no trace of him has been found. He lefr.: the camp to go for wood but did. itd*/ return. It is possible that be- wavtr* killed by lighting, but no trace of bi*s body was found, it is thought that bar escaped.