Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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(4AYSOK OUT n>R MAYOll IVople Orangl/e lllg Demonstration to Bark Their i Mil to Him to Rfj H.t lnoV|* n<|< tit v ? w York. s, pt 11?Voters from all sections of \?-xx York i Ity crowded ? tt hull park this afternoon ami naked Mayer Guytmr to become an in dependent -undulate for reelection. Th? gathering was more like u New Kngland t<?vx n elr. tiou than a formal political uasemtduge "I tender you the nomination for mayor." said a member of the Gay nor league, announcing that all legal requirements for making a nominu ti"Ti l>\ petition hail been named. I i' ? ? pi, said Mayor lia> nor. "You sre teaching the Intelligent people of this city that they may nominate tt?ir candhjete for office and not sub? mit to having) candidates imposed on them by a little crowd of men who follow politics an a dishonest trade." The mayor's supporters organized an unusuul demonstration In his be? half today when parades were formed In many parts of the city, convening at noon in the city hall plaxa to hear him give his answer to the proposal that he seeks reelection this fall on a wholly Independent ticket to compel' against both fusion and Tammany candidates. Jacob ||. Schiff. Hermann ltldder and 11 Hosa Appletor. notlhed the mayor that he had been nominated on his own ticket. The address and the mayor's reply were made In the open a?r from the city hall steps. The various p trades engaged 50 bsnds to make tue demonstration a rousing one. t >nc large battalion of parnders starting from the llronx borough cat Tied shovels, the imi le ment chosen by the Oaynor support? ers as his political emblem this fall. Indicating the mayor's activity In starting the actual digging of the new subway. ?.lt\l>ING COTTON sued. Discuss Tu;us for Work at Confer? ence, ('? lumhi.?, Sept. 4.?There was a confere.icu yesterday afternoon be? tween Cornfhlaaloner Watson and H. F. Ta>lor, tW< retary of the State Cot? ton Seed finishers' association, at which definite agreement was reach? ed as to u)l of tho details Incident to the putting Into effect of the sys? tem of griding cotton seed to be SSM? ducted by the department of agrl eolture d?rftig thu >ear. i 'ommlssspner Watson Mated last night thatithe necessary equipment ha?l \>'"-n pro\id?'d at the Stute labora? tory and the extra man who will do this work under the direction of the chief chemist had been selected. He will come to the department from the 1'nlted Stales service, though a South Carolinian ? by birth. Mr. Watson Mated further that a definite agree? ment as to the method of drawing the samples aira transmitting them to the department had been reached and that in a < #fy few days he would issue a special ? Breul, ir of instructions to be sent to all BStttOSMSStd oil mills und buyers of dfe-tton seed. Special books with blanks upon whu h to enter all data regarding the sample will be pitted at 4a h oil mill in the State. The samples, if the shipment has reiched ?les?'nation, will be drawn In the BJffSJSSMsl of two disinterested wit? nesses, wht< shall be reputable fiune ern residing in that particular con munity. Mr. Watson stated that he h< ped to haxe everything ready as far as the department is concerned, for the openi-ig of the cotton oil mill sea? son next week. The inauguration of the system of grading in the State of South Carolina bits attracted attention all over the '?tt"h I.? it and many commendatory letters BSTfl BfSJM fffJSJ different States In >"-tti Mr. Ta>lor and the commis? sioner of agriculture, If I 1.1? I % WRITTEN LAW. Korean Authorities Suspend Son U'liee of American. Seoul. Korea, Sept. ;t.--Suspension of ih?- a. nlem e of 11 muflthi p?tlal ?enrltneV pronutsnrtd en James Ma* son in manager oT the gold mhSSS ui Vtk ISJin. for manslaughter wni, or<i? red t?eUy sei the prisoner'*" appeal. id? i led the "unn ritten law in jetsnsilni hlnssetf ssjnlnal the ?i -ige of Killing a Chinese mine em pi<.\?. sieSa had committed ? srlml? nal a sauli ..n Ins i: \e.?r-?dd daugh |sjf Mnnpenilon ol the sentence wax re garde?l ben ? ? ,ni\ abut t?? an ac? quittal. ' ni'Mirit (<?no\ market. - < orreetrif Dally lly Ernest Field Cotton lltiror. Sumteij Sept. I ?,.i ?ktdlini II I t. st Lssj Middling 11 M Mbblling II 1 I si. la* Mid.Ihm: || i s [,..? Middling 11 l-'i J 11 ^nle for gin cut and nappv ? "t ton. Staple cotton n -ininal. THAW HETVHNED TO JAIL. Win* Delay in Prix codings Pending Judges Dcci*ioi?--oniilul Wants Thaw Pcpoi ted. Sherbrooke, Qnv., Sept. Ii.?Hurry1 K. Thaw won more delay today in his tight against return to the Matteawan asylum und tonight he wax back in the Sherbrooke Jail. There he will re? main nntl Superior Judge Matthew Hutchinson renders his decision on the (|iiostlon of sustaining or dismis? sing the habeas corpus writ, argu? ments on which were heard today in chambers. The decision may come to? morrow, but more probably Thursday. It was a day of alternate joy arid depression for Thaw. At the opening of the hearing he faced a new und , dangerous opponent in Alme Geof-! I'rion of Quebec, spcciul emissary from the provinciul uttorney generul und premler. Sir Lomor Gouin, and from his lips Thnw heurd thut the uttorney generul wus insistent thut there be no mo.e delay in the case and thut the habeas corpus writ fulling, other steps would he taken to Insure Thaw's re? lease and seizure by the immigration authorities. AMERICAN EMBASSY AT MADRID. HUI H?lsing Post In Spain Passed? Probable Ambassador. Wushington, Sept. 2.?The Tutted Stutes legation at Madrid will be raised immediately to an embassy, as the result of the passage by the house today of the senate bill to au? thorize the president to nppoint an umbussudor to Spuin at $ 17,500 a year. The president urged the chun?;*?. Joseph E. Willnrd, formerly lieutenant governor of Virginiu, has been mentioned as the probablo ftflt ambassador to Spuin. Chnirman Flood, of the foreign af? fairs committee, said Spuin had Indi? cated Its desire to create a Spanish embassy at Washington. He read a letter from Secretary Hryan approv? ing the change SCHOOL TEACH Kit KILLS HER SELF. "Bail Case of niu^H," She Says lit Xoto Left. West Point, Qa., Sept. l.--Mlss Naomi Wells, of Thomaston, Gu., committed suicide here curly toduy by drinking poison. She came here recently to tench English In the lo? cal high school, and was to have as? sumed her duties today. A note wus found In her room which said: "Just a bad case of blues." There were also a number of letters addressed, sealed and stamped on u table in the i young woman's room. Mis.s Wells was a graduate of a well, known Georgia girls' college and was regarded us a person of unusual abil? ity. She was prominently connected. XO SI CH TARIFF FILED. I. C. C. Not Informed of Alleged Ex? tra Cotton Charge. Washington, Sept. 2.?When sena? tors from the cotton States conferred with the Interstate commerce com? mission this morning, relative to the; reported proposal of the railrouds to place an additional charge ot* one dol !ur upon ull cotton presented for ship? ment otherwise than in standard bales, they were informed that PU such tariff had been Hied with the commission, nor had notice been re? ceived of such intended action on the part of the carriers. It was admit? ted that the steamship lines were proposing an Increase in rate, but the ' inter tut commerce commission can? not regulate these ehurges. However, the commission agreed to give the senators notice If the railroads did announce their intention of increas? ing rates on cotton. The senators concluded that noth? ing more could be done until Sena? tor Pankhead had <>ntemd further with the Selma. Ala , Cotton Ex changc, which made the original pro? test against the Alleged intended uc tion of tho railroads. Mine Into Handsome Home. The Ladies* Outfitting Company base moved Into Ihelr hendeome new home In the Altaton bullding <?i? B, Mam street, and when they have finished arranging their natures and PtOCk, will hnVC one of the most bean til nl store rooms In Ihe city. Their neu home is Iiulit. airy and equipped Ul take (are ol their grow* Ing pntronnge ami Manager John ? '? Lemmoti of Ihe company says it will be their rontlnuotie polity to make their st??re a place of rest for shop? pers a? well a* an up-to-date ladies' hal n deakery. The bist bale of long staple cotton to be sohl on the local market rame ir Wednesda) and was purehaaeU by Ernest field for 111 1*1 cents. The rotten had been gin cut and wan iraah) or 11 would have rommnnded u belter price. EH EE 1TRE WORKS DISPLAY. win Im? Given at Liberty street Park Crhluy Evening ite-i tiling at 8 OYltx k. A display of the mat y kinds of modern tire works sold by Crosswell iV: Company Will b? given at the Llb erty Street park Friday evening, be? ginning at X o'clock, The display will be a big one and i< given free to the public In order [hat Sumter people may have an opportunity of seeing the big list of modern lire works which have been brought out by the company whose product! the local company is handling* The public generally is invited and is promised a most interesting and beautiful exhibition, such as has not been seen In Sumter in recent years. PROTEST I T LED WITH I. C. C. Complaint Alleges I'njud Rates on Cotton Seed. Washington, Sept'. I ?Complaint has been filed with the inter-state commerce commission by the Elba Manufacturing Company, of Char? lotte, X. C.i against the Southern, At? lantic Coast Line and connecting railroads, on the ground that rates charged on shipments of cotton seed from points in South Carolina to charlotte discriminate unjustly against North Carolina. The commission is asked to tlx a just and equitable rate, and to grant reparation on alleged past and current overcharges. The complainant is a large manu? facturer of cotton oil and other cot? ton seed products. - DEMAND RIG RANSOM. Superintendent of Palomas Company Held by Bandits. ?1 Paso, Texas, Sept. I,?A. W. Mc Cormack of San Antonio, superintend? ent of the Palomas Land & Cattle company in northern Chihuahua, Is held prisoner by Maximo Castillo's Mexican freebooters for a ransom of $10,000. This is the second time he has been held for ransom. During the OfOlOO revolution he was forced to pay $5,000. Yesterday a Mexican brought a re? port to Hachita, N. M., that Mc Cormlck was held prisoner again and today an El Paso bank received a re? quest from McCormlck through a friend to forward $10,000. The money was sent to Hachita whence it will be taken to the camp of Castillo. PARDON TES1 N SCLZER CASE. Clemency to Robin May Result in Court Decision. Albany, X. Y., Sept. -.?Announce? ment that Governor Suiter has par? doned Joaeph G. Robin, who is serv? ing a term in the penitentiary on Blaokwell'l Island for wrecking the Northern Hank and the Washington Savings Hank of Xew Y'ork, was made at the executive chamber this after? noon, although the pardon was grant? ed Saturday. Simultaneously, word came that Su? preme Court Justice G. H. D. llas brouck Issued a writ demanding the production of the prisoner before him at Kingston Thursday. Both friends and opponents of Gov? ernor Bulaer regard this proceeding as a Court teat Of the validity of the im? peachment of the governor in advance of the time set for the convening of the court of impeachment. It is known however, that Judge D. Cady Ilcrrick and others (dose to the governor ad? vised strongly against issuing the par? don. While Attorney General Carmody seemed h>ath to discuss the case It was pointed out at his office that un? der his recent opinion on the status j of the gubernatorial tangle, Governor; Sul/.er la disqualified from exercising the pardon function la nding the re? sult of the impeachment trial. "I stand on that opinion/1 was all Mr. Carmody would say. District Attorney Whitman, of New York, has notified the Attorney General's office that he will oppose the granting of the writ sued out in behalf of Robin, As Robin Ii con lined In a county penal Institution the people'l case will be conducted by the New York district attorney. El I TEEN DEAD: THIRTY INJUR? ED, London-Scotland Express Wrecked in Collision of Section!?Thunes Add to terror. Klrby-Stcphen, County of West moreland, Kng., Sept. U. fifteen per soni were killed and ;i" injured in a collision of two sections of the fa? mous London-Scotland express earls today. The wie? k occurred on the Midland railway, near Hawes Junc? tion, The second section dashed Into the rear <?f Ihe rust telescoping sev eral coaches, which burst int?? llanos. Many persons were trapped and if not killed outright they wer?' burned to dentil, At least 80 passengers were taken from Ihe wrecknge, suffering in Itirlei Of burns, and as man\ ;is ten of these may die. DISPENSARY BOARDS. Member! for Dorchester and Ham tterg. Hirer in Each County, Desig? nated. Columbia state. Memberi of county dispensary 1 erdl were appointed yesterday as follows: For Dorchester county?W. N. Campbell. Givhans; L. R. Murray, Bummcrvllle; L. W. Weetbury, St George. For Bamberg county?J. M. Grimee. Bambergs W. H. Faust, Denmark; J. Ii. Keane. Olar. GOVERNOR REFUSES TO APPOINT Turns Down Men Recommended for Oraiurcbttrg Dispensary. Columbia, Sept. 3.?It was under? stood around the capitol this after noon that Governor Dlease declined to appoint the three members of the Orangeburg county dispensary boat 3 selected by the Orangeburg delega? tion. The reason for the Governor's refusal is understood to be the reso? lution of Representative Idles, which j was adopted at the Orangeburg dele ' gation meeting, and because of his (the governor's) opinion that the board must work in accordance with the statute law and not a resolution ; adopted by a prohibition delegation ; made up of his political enemies. BIG TOCACCO SALES. Over 200,000 Pounds Handled at Tixnmonsville. Timmonsville, Sept. 2.?The Tim monsville tobacco market today ; handled 208,000 pounds of tobacco at j prices that satislied every farmer. Much of the weed sold as high as 50 cents and the whole sale averaged 1 ? cents. What a Lady Thinks Of. I Macon News. About the most sensible view of the j agitation in regard to split skirts, sil ! houette gowns, turkey- :rotting and J similar alleged evils that The News I has yet seen in print is tuken by Mrs. j E. A. Baxter, of Augusta, the society editor of The Chronicle. Mrs. Baxter is a gentlewoman in every sense of the word, a lady of education and refinement, the daugh? ter of one of the oldest and most splendid families of Georgia, and, in fact a "society woman." It is to be j expected, therefore, that a statement j from a woman of her position and ! character expresses a true insight into I and an illuminating appreciation of I the question. The question is, of e?. arse, whether j women of today are less moral than the women of yesterday?whether the prevailing fashions in dress and dan? cing indicates a corrupt condition of society. "The whole truth," says Mrs. Rax ter, "about this much-discussed ques? tion of the turkey trot, the slit skirt and the various queer freaks of the present day In fashions, dances and manners?there is no use making laws to regulate these things, for as long as the world lasts modest women will dress modestly, dance modestly and behave modestly?and the other kind won't?and the despotic rules and laws against this mode of dress or that dance will not change the real behavior of any woman on earth, or cause any man to respect ber more or less. Woman's dress, dances and rules of behavior generally had best be left to her, for every woman will regulate her own clothing and her own behav'or absolutely according to the manner of woman she is at heart, and 'laws' and 'rules' have nothing V do with it! Those who would offend > decency in wearing immodest gowns will wear one kind .f the law forbids another; those who Will dance the tur-' key trot In an objectionable manner | would offend equally in the waltz, while a good, self-respecting right sort j of girl or woman can be left alone to dress, dance and conduct herself gen erally as she pleases?for she will do I nothing wrong." That leaves nothing unsaid, and it I would be superfluous to add to Mrs. Baxter's estimate of the matter. Her discussion of the subject was prompted by the fact that a young wo? man of very liberal inclinations was arrested in Richmond this week for exposing too much of her person by wearing a slit skirt. This person was subsequently ar ralgned In ?ollce court and fined, twenty-live dollars, and it Is stated that there was i rush on the part of her friends to pay the fine. The Incident recalls the fact that re eently the mayor of Jacksonv ille made a public appeal to the ladies of his < ity not to wear the slit skirt in pub lb . while in Memphis the ? biet of po llce has threatened to arrest all who appear on the street in such attire. it is not too much to say that no woman of innate modesty will wear any kind of garment in public that will subject her to contumely and shame, she may bo unconventional and a little blase, but the real, good woman will never be indecent. THE HUSTLER'* TAKES A TRIP. I . If, Towvortli Tolls of Ills Visit to Lb M. Foxworth, "The Hustler/' has just returned from a most in? teresting trip to friends and rela? tives ii Alabama, and below has many things to tell the readers of this pa? per, of the many interesting places and people seen on this trip. Ev? erybody knows L. If. Poxworth, "The Hustler," and he has been hustling some on this trip as the following will show. I left my home for Sumter where I boarded the train August 11th on I an extended and long anticipated trip ' to friends and relatives in Birming? ham and vicinity. For years I had ; been planning this trip as I had not seen some of these relatives In eight? een years. My destination was the home of i my sister, Mrs. J. It. Phillips, well and long and favorably known among the prominent families in South Carolina, i My brother-in-law, J. R. Phillips, j movde to Alabama eighteen years i ago, lirst to Annbton, Ala., where j his two daughters, Misses Mattie and Sarah were soon after married. The former to Rev. C. Wolford of the North Alabama Conference of the M. E. Church South and Miss Sarah to Chas. Hilton, Secretary-Treasurer of the American Cast Iron Pipe Co. The son, J. It. Phillips, Jr., married In Birmingham, and is favorably known ; as a rising young business man of the city of Birmingham. I reached Birmingham, Tuesday 12th, over the Seaboard railroad. I went Immediately to the residence of J. H. Phillips, Jr., and as my coming was unannounced, I had the pleas? ure of conversing with him on a busi? ness deal at some length before bc ! ing recognized. So does time and distance change our faces that even our nearest friends do not know us. The lirst thing which impressed me was the magnificent terminal station built at the cost of more than a mil? lion dollars, and stands as the en ? trance way to this wonderful city, j alike the joy and pride of those who ! reside within its borders. It was but I one of the wonderful sights of this great and growing metropolis, wher* they are constantly doing things on , a magnificent scale. ! After spending the night with my j nephew I was taken out to Mrs. Hil? ton and Philips' summer home. Their winter residence is on 36th Avenue, but they summer about five miles i from the city proper. Here at Hil 1 ton springs they have a splendidly arranged bungalow and a spring of ' the best mineral water it has ever ' been my privilege to drink. H ?re, I fanned by cooling breezes which mod , crate the heat of the day and make j delightful the rest of the night, 1 spent the days surrounded by these ! relatives which make up the fami? lies. And how delightful it has been j to enjoy the love of the children and associations of other years. i From this place after a short rest, j I made various excursion in and j about the city, and the many at? tractions which offer such u constant j variety of pleasures, to be met no? where else in the south, j One day was given to a visit to Avondale Park, one of the city's j pleasure spots?a most beautiful place indeed with its cool retreats and many shady nooks. A crowd of old Confederates v were there that day for it was Reunion Hay for the old Vets. Part of this afternoon was spent in viewing the great skyscrap? ers built and in course of construc? tion one of which will be over 25 stories in height the tallest building south of the Ohio river. Great apartment houses are also in coarse of construction and the push j ing, hustling, moving throng of peo j pie on the streets make necessary the presence of a special traffic police? man, who make the people cross In the edd Masonic way. i A>; Lewisberg, Ala., near the sum I mer home, 1 was greatly interested in \ the mining of coal, and seeing it 1 drawn to the surface thirteen cars coupled together and operated by i electricity. All about you are coal mines. They make Birmingham great and wealthy and it seems as though it was in incxhaustable quantities. The next day, accompanied by my brother-in-law, we took a trip to Ens ey, Ala., to ihe furnaces of the Sloai steel company, where they make till kinds of steel nails and vails by the open hearth method. Here amid showers of iron sparks we Wert shown the process of steel manufac? ture from the molten metal as It is poured from the Immense ladles to the finished product >f rails for the roat s. The courteous official inform? ed me it was live mlies around this one plant. It is simply immense. Prom this place we were shown through some of the leading banks of the elty, among them the American ''tust and Saving vaults and the vaults of the Traders' National and the First National. Prom here we visited the American Cist Iron Pipe company's great plant where they manufacture all sizes ol pipe for import and export trade, Birmingham. Ala. whore pipe is needed for sewerage purposes. Here we were shown how w mm] liber has taken the plaee of hay for making the core tor the center of the pipe. Mr. Hilton is Secretary - Treasurer of this great plant. One day in company with my sister was spent at East Lake Park, said to be one of the most beautiful parks in the South. With its beautiful lake, its rattle dazzle and shooting the eh Ute and the almost numberless oth? er attractions, ii?s a very large place in the amusement line for the pleas? ure seekers of the city. My visit was too brief to hardly make a beginning, but I must men? tion Birmingham College which I saw at a distance and which my nephew. Robert. Wolford will enter in September. This college is the property of the Methodists of North Alabama Conference and in the future is destined to become one of the great educational institutions of this great church. I am informed that they will soon raise a half million dollars for the better equipment and endowing it. On Friday, August 22nd, I boarded the train for Warrior, Ala., to visit the last of my relatives not yet visited, Rev. and Mrs. Chas. WTolford, who live 23 miles north of Birmingham. Here I spent two days most pleasantly and enjoyably. One feature of this visit which will not soon be forgotten, was j a drive out in the country viewim: the beautiful scenery bordering the Warrior River, which at this point is spanned by a bridge sixty feet above the water. On our return journey we were the 1 favored guests at a picnic, where we ? were most cordially treated to a bountiful dinner and trimmings. Close by we went through the im? mense Menge Brick Plant, one of the largest in the South with a warehouse 505 feet in length. Here I saw the most wonderful array of all kinds of brick suitable for all kinds of build? ings I took a drink from a well of water which after we had drank, a lighted match set fire to the gas at the mouth of the pipe and burned at some length with a steady glow. 1 spent Sunday in this delightful home with their children, Robert, Violet and Thomas and niece, Lucile. On Monday morning I boarded the train for Birmingham, and on Tuesday started on my return journey which was ended without one disagreeable incident marring it. I found all these relatives doing well in Alabama, but at all times ready to talk over old times and friends in South Carolina and hoping at no dis 1 tant time to return and end their days 'neath the blue sky and scenes of early life. They shall be welcomed by a multitude who knew them In the old days and will rejoice at their return with great rejoicing. Leaving the new terminal station on the moring of Tuesday, August 26th, I arrived in Sumter Wednes? day evening after an uneventful trip, having had to change cars in Green? wood and Columbia, where I spent Wednesday. NOTED TRAIN ROBBER DEAD. ??Old Bill" losses Away on Georgia Prison Farm. _ tr Milledgeville, Ga., Sept. 2.?Death has freed "Bill" Miner, notorious rob? ber, jail breaker and "gentleman of fortune," from his last prison term. His picturesque career, which includ? ed clashes with the laws of more than a score of Stp?es and several Cana? dian provinces, oided late last night at the Georgia State prison farm near here. He had been ill for several months from gastritis. He was 7b years old. Miner's crimina* career began near? ly 60 years ago. He is said to have left his home in Kentucky before he was 15 years of age and g ne West. He admitted numerous stage coach robberies and train holdups and was several times incarcerated for bur? glarizing banks. He operated through? out the West, worked i.orth into Can? ada and then invaded the Eastern States. He escaped many time* from jails and State prisons. Three years ago he was brought to the State pris? on farm here for robbing a train near Eula, Ga., and began a term of 20 years. He has since escaped and been rcaptured twice. For several years Miner was a metnber of the outlaw band led by Jesse James. His -eal name, he told prison authorities a few days before he died, was George Anderson. If what is said in the city of Sum? ter by a number of prominent citi? zens about the action of the county board of canvassers, it would not sur? prise us in the hast if the election recently held is declared null and void. It was unfortunate that the vote was so ?dose, far better for both ltdes would it have been had there been a good margin, then perhaps neither side would have made a con? test after the result was declared, hu? with euch a t arrow margin, and the law not being- strictly complied with, neither side is satisfied, and it s likely to become a long drawn out tight in the courts. Manning Times.