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C., OCTOBER 14, 1904. tYTll A T UPVTO WflAi nbA4 In the name and tor the aalce of all and everything that appeals to the YlTlTri?kTl anA aonmatann*, Vurft o? vile, soared or unseared, horrorstricken and appalled with feelings of impending dangers unseen and unwarned, in the shadow of the church spires, within hearing of the bells which ring out clear from these lofty towers, under the benign influence Hnd atmosphere of the gospel, the elevated and refining teachings of schools, colleges and literature of this land of progress ar d prosperity, we ask, with trembling anticipation of the perpetration of some diabolical outrage upon individual, public or private project or enterprise by some nnmitiagated incarnate fiend: What next j inc Bcmi.eniiK n-- - i .. tipnn the door steps and drive ways Of private home* ?n<f promiirs of pnblic works ancl government buildings, is unquestionably the work of the socialist, nihilist ftni anarchist. In the peaceful and p n?ee-sec king realms of these United States there has crept ammo; its populition an element too dangerous to be tolerated. The skillful ingenuity practiced by the one whose hell-born intentions to destroy the battleship Connecticut, whs the work of an expert, who was thoroughly fiunilhr with ship building, as the means of - rif .'V" ((f * l\ whip builder failed for a tim>? to detect or discover the several holes made in the bottom of thoohip; had these holes not been discovered, the ship when launched unon the bosom of the mighty ocean would have cone to the bottom with all of her crew, lives been sacrificed perhaps, and millions of dollars lost to the governmedt. The three attempts made to wreck and ruin this noble war vessel, gmmr'-v,- ^ t *' HI, OI t he discover the effort while being done, notwithstanding the number of guards had been doubled and urged to be more vigilant, is an evidence that this diabolical work was done by some one on the inside and connected with the navy yard and construction crew, Now for the motive. Possibly we might say and with truth, that a strong ally of the Russian government was one of the employees; that the Httitude of the United States towards the two powers now at war, as viewed by the Russian government, favored, or rather were in sympathy with her enemy Japan, and at no distant day it were possible that the United States would feel called upon to aid Japan. If so, one vessel, at least, would not be able to take part in the conflict. Certainly no American citizen could have any motive in rendering a wur vessel useless, by such bold and unprecedented means. , tiri a. * ? * - wnat next? All or the hellish designs of human ingenuity known to ^ modern science, seems to have been resorted to for the destruction of lifo and property. The use of dynamite, obstructions on railroad tracks, burning of tressels and bridges, seems to us to have been exhausted, when the holes in the ship wero made, and { we are still left in terror as to what f will be the next thing done, and we r exclaim in anguish of mind produced by this state of things: Is there no f way to prevent this? Can there be s ^ no way devised to contravent these t fiends, for under the present condi- f tions it seems no one is safe, not ^ even Unole Sam nor his property. t We are no alarmist when we ehron- a lola one after another diabolical at- k tempt to destroy life. We shudder when we write this: A manufacturer of life preserver# discovered pieces of steel plate worked Into the cork of which lile preservers ere mane, in order ?o inhk i he cork standard weight, lied it not. been discovered and the preservers been made, every man, woman or child who put on one of these would have gone to the bottom of the (.cent), hike or stream. BARN AND GIN HOUSE BURNING. The frequency of barn and gin house burning for the past few months Call for the organization throughout this country of vigilance committees. That history repeats itself is a true saying, and the necessity in many oases for a people to make history so do, is often the cause of its repetition. We do not advocate the repeating of acts by the people which would make a blot upon their country's history, but to inaugurate within the law, a system of protection against depredations and wanton destruction of life and property. COG NTYPRIDE. State and County pride is pardonable in any citlwn,' from the fact that it I* the moat natural of feel'iDgs, being inherent we are ever reedy to do anil dare tor whatever tends to promote the interest and welfare of our people, and refrain from saying or doing anything that would be cal cuwutu 10 prove ueirimemai. We cannot understand why, for the sake of news, anyone would expose to the public vi?w for comment, criticism and censure the shortcomings (not criminal acts) of the people of the county, such as one having the good of the county at heart would not think of publishing, especially when it concerned the people of the county alone, ard which to us seems our own peculiar secret. To us this 9ftems a queer and rather inconsis; , , . , .,utaine world tent w?v n? i?*?* ~ ,n.Mow how prosperous, progtpsi-ive, [peaceful and Jaw-abiding we are. We have no patience with anyone who at the sacrifice of a people's reputation, for the mere gratification of giving out an item of news, which is of interest to no one outside of the county and not possibly result in any benefit to those inside and concerned. We over estimate our power to do good and bring about a reform in atTairs when we scrutinize the private acts of honest people, for we antagonize and make resentful those who in btjuu mi unriii una frequently we cast Iunintentional^ ? Doings Around Kelton. Keltou, Oct. 11.?There is nothing new that has taken place in our sect on of la>e. Farmers arc busy gathering their cotton ami the crop practically will soon he gathered. The gins are running on full time ami they can't gin it as fast as it is hauled to them; and it was being sold as fast as gin. ned until the price dropped below 10 oam* and.now thev are holding it are. '1 here is very little sickness in our community. Miss Annie Smith is attending Limestone College, and Mia? Mary Wood is at lted Springs, N. C. Mr. Bunyan llolcomb, of Spar* tanburg, visited friends and relatives here last Sunday. Rev. A. II. B est filled his regular appointment at Foster's Chapel last Sunday morning and Rev. H. K. Ezell his at Mt. Joy in the afternoon. Mrs. Mary Page, a very old and much respected Christian lady, is in vt-iy imur neaitn at this writing. ClTI/.KN. "Work Day" Offering For Epworth Orphanage. We have planned to have a "Work Day" offering in favor of the Kpworth Orphanage, on Oct. '20th inst. We desire to have as many people as will bo donate their earnings of that day to the support of the Orphanage. Thero are thousands of men and women, boys and girls, who could well afford to give the earnings of one lay to the support of a cause so worthy and deserving as that of prodding for the more than one hunlred fatherless little ones placed inder the cure of the Methodist ihurch in South Carolina, for sup>ort and training. It will bo a small natter to the Individual to make Ills contribution, but the gifts of the nariy will aggregate a helpful sum or the care of the orphans Let ome one be appointed in every com nunity to take charge of the offerings md remit to as, but if preferable the ndividual may send his own offering. Ve hope the children throughout he State will be encouraged to take n active part in this matter, and hat all the friends of the orphans , rill co-operate with us in making his day a success. W. B. Whakton, Supt., Columbia, 6. C. A TRAGIC DEATH. Sad, Sudden and Sensational. Mrs. Bert Gregory Passes Away After a Snort, Severe Illness. The death of Mrs. Bert Gregory at her home near Monarch Mills last Senday at 11:45 a. m. caused quite a sensation among the trill people, who were acquainted with the following facts and circumstances: Mr. and Mrs. Bert Gregory were married Sept. 18th, 1904. Mrs. Gregory, before her marriage was Miss Virfririo Estelle White, of Pacolet, S. C. Immediately after marriage, this couple went to house-keeping in one of the Monaieh Mill Company's houses, occupying only one half, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Harris occupying the other half of this house, and according to the testimony of Mr. and Mrs. Harris this newly married pair lived peaceably and happily together. Tuesday night, Oct- 4th, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. Harris were in the dining room driuking cor a cola and eating bananas, and soon after Mr. Giegory insisted upon his wife taking ? dose of calomel, as she had lint day complained of having a headache.' She told him she did not need it, bpt to please him, she did take a c?8ori-e} powder, three calomel powders having heen obtained from their family physician to be taken, one at first dose ai d two an hour later. An hour after tal ing the first powder, Mrs. Gregory w? r>fc into her bed room, followed by her )<hfband, and it was said that he put tie two calomel powders together andgaie them to his wife. Very soon after this she complained of feeling funny ei d grew worse, her hands and limbs became drawn and rigid, and she had one convulsion after another, each convulsiin being more violent. Their physici; u ?na lunurwijtieiy 3uuiuiuuwi| miu u|;| u his arrival he pronounced it a case of poisoning, and began at once to administer antidot*" ?; 1T ?o uciter, at least of her pains, ?tm\ n e convulsions were checker! by the use of chloral and other similar drags to counteract the poison in the system. Me uever did recover consciousness; th:.?, however, was owing to use of then druge. Mrs. Gregory was closely attended by I)rs. Jackson and W. L. Under, who say that the immediate came of her death was pneumonia. A veiy strong suspicion was aroused in the minds of the people against Mr. lleTt Greogory tint he had poisoned his wife, based, Grst, upon the assertion and treatment of tge doctors, that Mrs. Gregory was suffering from strychnino poison and ou Thursday a brother of Mrs, Greeorv nhl.ajnvd.o- crregoiV nfcrai rfeStt a and lodged in jail, but was released Friday on a $f>()0 bond. Magistrate W. W. Johnson was notified of the death of Mrs. Gregory and on Sunday afternoon he empanneled a jury of inquest. The following men composed the jury: It. D. Kitchens, foreman, I. M. Kirby, J. II. Wakefield, It. T. Parr, W. It. Jolly, L. I). Smith, J. J. Latham, It. X. Wat nun, ,j. w. nanaers, v. L>. Uelue, M. O Phillips, F. O, Nichols. In addition to the foregoing facta, II. M. Holmes, a licensed pharmacist employed at the drug store of Dr. F. C. lluke, testified K ^UJ004,yu.,yea, he sold to Mr. Bert Gregory one of strychnine, also some vaseline; that Mr. Gregory had also a bottle of turpentine, and out of these he, Gregory, said he would make a salve to rub on his feet; that his feet, like many mill people who stand on their feet a great deal, 1*. came sweaty and sore, and the preparation would prevent this and cure L s feet, and that he had used this mixture before, and knew it was good. V. E. Depass, Esq., conducted the examination of the witness for the State and B. F. Townsend represented the accused. I)rs. Linder and; Jackson were the physicians present by request of ti e acting coroner, and performed the autopsy, and gave it as their ppinioq, (as we say above,) that the immediate cause of her death was pneumonia. Acting coroner Johnson adjourned the inquest" to the 18th of October, at whieh Umo o further investigation will be had. The stomach, or rather the contents, of the dead woman will then have been analized. The remains of Mrs. Gregory were intererred in tne city cemetery. Mr. Bert Gregory has since been arrested and placed in jail under a charge of murder. It is not within our province to try this case, therefore we have not said or intended anything calculated to prejudice in favor of or against the accused. ? - ^ Baptist Convention Postponed. The Spartanburg Baptist Convention will meet at Gllead, near Jonesn?.u o.-_J? .... Tiuo, 111 ii ounuHy in tnis month. It has boon decided, at the request of the members of the Jonesville church, to postpone the meeting of the Union County Baptist Convention which was to have been held at Jonesville 5th Sunday, till thenextftth Sunday. ' Revs. L. M. Rice, ] f. I). Mahon, J, K. Hair. 1 | MUTUAL AW A&f flONDING CONFESSION. ] Bribing a Legislature, by Corporations. The written confession of Charles F. Kelley, former speaker of the lower branch of the Missouri legislature, is certainly an astounding one. It shows that both Democrats and , Itepublicans were parties to a conspiracy for the purpose of extorting sums of money for votes for bills in the interests of corporations and other parties; that prices for votes were lixed in accordance with the value of the legislation to be passed; and that, as a rule, they exceeded the sum of $1,000111>" ^"faasinn also shows tliat f.hA nan. spirators contemplated the assaassination of Attorney Folk, who exposed their conspiracy, and failing in courage to do this, undertook to destroy his influence by bringing trumped-up charges against him through the Dublin nr?a? u _ . r - ?. &U blUO contemplated attack on Lawyer Folk I the coDspiratora were joined by corporations and men prominent in the business of the State wbo feared the consequences of exposure. Mr. Kelley'B confession has done more than anything else, since Mr. Fo^'s startling exhibit of corruption in tbe State, to arouse the people against the conditions which prevail there. Id concluding his confession, Mr. Kelley promises to go into details at the proper time, to call names, specify amounts paid for different bills passed I by the Legislature, designate the men to whom the money was paid for their passage, and the division of the spoils. In other words, Mr. Kelley proposes to supply the evidence which Mr. Folk has needed in order to convict a great many m en whom he has felt were as deep in the mud as others were in the mire. If Mr. Kelley does this, it is very evident that the people of Missouri will again be aroused by revelations fully as startling as those which recently stirred them. As Democrats are as deep in the mud as Republicans are in the mire, the people of Missouri will have a splendid opportunity for selecting men whom they can trust to manage the affairs of the Stato, reorarrilftjw f\t (7I.IUJT aillllittlOIIS 11) the end the confession and promised exposure may not prove a bad thing to the State. Bagging and Ties. 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