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BOILER EXPLODES
On locomotive While the Train
Was in Slow Motion
TWO MEN ARE KILLED.
Tho Accident Occurred on the Ashe
ville lillie of tho Southern Railway
Near Ilillgirt, N. O. Tho Accident
Was Not Due to Low Water. The
Rig Eugine Was Blown Into Scrap
Iron.
Tho explosion of a locomotive on
the Asheville division, a brief account
of which was published, was a most
unuasunl as well as most shocking
casualty. The Asheville, Gazette
News has the following account of
the explosion:
"The remains of Engineer George
Luuderback, one of the victims of a
terrible accident near Hillglrt, on the
Asheville & Spartanburg line of the
?sheVill? division, about Saturday
midnight, when tho boiler of engine
No. C28 blew up with frightful ? re
sult, were shipped to Augusta, G.?.,
for interment. The remains of Fire
man W. M. Kemp, the second vic
tim of tho accident, were seat to
Gaudier, ten miles from Asheville,
Whore tho interment occurred.
"Tho frightful accident cast a
gloom over the railroad boys of the
division. The remains of the two
trainmen were brought here and giv
en in charge of Brown's undertaking
parlors, where the bodies were pre
pard for burial. During the morning
many trainmen and others visited tho
undertaking establishment. The ac
cident wes the one topic of conversa
tion, while much speculation was in
dulged In relative to the cause of
?tho explosion.
"That the explosion was not due to
low water is certain because it bas
been established as fact, according
to trainmen, that Engineer Lander
buck stopped at Hondoi sunville, just
mx miles from the scene of the acci
dent, for water, filling up before mak
ing the run from Hendersonville Into
Asheville, lt is said that the accident
may have been due to a defective
boiler. Such an accident as that of
Saturday night never beforo occurred
tan burg was held here several hours
awaiting the clearing of the tract.
"Tho explosion, it is believed, oc
curred while Ibo train was making
between 30 and ?ta miles an hour. It
made a frightful noise and aroused
farmers in the Ilillgirt section for a
mile or more around, who cunio
Hocking to the scene to learn the
trouble. The boilc was literally
blown to pieces, while the great mo
gul of the rails was almost converted
into scrap iron. Tho drivers were
blown a way and the entire engine
lifted and blown 50 feet or more from
the tracks. Four of the seven cars
constituting tho extra freight ?vere
derailed, two of them, it is said, be
ing hurled clear off tho right of way,
"The brakeman of tho freight bad
a norrow escape. He bud, just a few
seconds before the explosion occurr
ed, left the engine or near tho en
gine and gono to the. rear of the
train. Had ho remained near the
engine another minute or two a third
victim would have boon added to tho
list. The engineer and fireman wero
hurled a great distance through the
air and their bodies almost blown to
pieces.
"When picked up Fireman Kemp
was dlsembowled und ono leg and
an arm were missing. These mem
bers wero found, however, some dis
tance from the body. Engineer Laud
erback was also terribly mangled.
"That death was instantaneous is
Certain. The men never l;new whill
struck them. Conductor W. C. Bry
on was in charge of tue extra frei/ ht.
Ho escaped uninjured. The freight
was headed for Asheville and was
just turning tho hill at Ilillgirt, 18
miles from Asheville, when the ex
plosion occurred. In discussing tho
affair one railroad man declared that
an accident almost Bindar occurred on
another division of the Southern
somo time ago, a boiler exploding
while tho train was in motion and re
sulting in tho death of thc engineer
and firemen."
BLIND MAN WANTS OFFICE.
Prof. J; E. Stvcaringer n Candidat?*
for Superintendent of Education,
Prof. J. K. Swearingor of the Cedar
Springs Institute, who bas announced
his candidacy for State Superinten
dent of public instruction, says he
will issue within tho next few days
A statement of his views und an out
line of bis platform. Prof. Swearin
ger is a nephew of Senator Tillman,
l?o io totally blind and bas held the
osltion of professor at Cedar Springs,
the State institution for tho blind,
for ?ino yearn. He is a man o? rec
ognized ability and haa u wido ac-j
nunintanca and connection through
out tho SUte. Ho is a nativo of j
Edg?fl<5l4.
WHAT IT COST
TO RAISE A POUND OE COTTON
BY
Actual ElgUrOS as Work Was Oona oil
a Georgia Farm and Reported for
the Cultivator.
Mr. 13. J. Wooten, a Georgia far
mer, furnishes the Southern Culti
vator with the actual amount it cost
him to raise his cotton. Ile says ho
started in January, H>07, in a rough
way to see what his cotton cost, him
per pound to raise it. He had eight
acres planted and here is what it
cost him to make it :
First, breaking of stalks (two
days.$ 1.00
Cleaning off stalks ( :$ days) . . ,'{.0(t
Running out stalks (2 days) . . 2.00
Cost of guano. 2:1.50
Handling guano home. 2.00
Cost of manure and hauling. . 5.00
Cos! of slowing guano. L'.OO
Cost, of stowing manure.. .. 2.00
Cost of covering guano and
manure. 4.00
Breaking out Hie middles. ... fj 00
Cost of cotton seed. 5.50
Cost of planting. |.50
Harrowing. 1.60
Cost of tools. 3.00
(lost of ploughing ins*- Hmo. . 2.50
Hoeing first Mme.. 7.o<>
Ploughing second time. ..... 2.50
Hoeing second time. :i..r.0
Ploughing (hird Hine. 2.50
Ploughing fourth Hine. . v. . . 2.50
Mooing third time. 3.00
Ploughing tifth lime. 2.T.0
Cost pf baskets for picking... 1.20
Cos? ol' lucking 0.1 00 lbs. I 50c
l>er hnml.-ed. ). :5 0.f?<)
Cost of hauling to gin. 2.00
Cost ol' ginning. ?lOO
Cost of hagging and lies.. .. 4.20
Hauling lo warehouse. '' 00
Horse feed. 52.00
Total.$183,90
Amount ol' cotton made, four hales;
weight of all together, 1,050 pounds;
cotton seed, 3,900 pounds.
The Editor <>f the Cultivator, ia
commenting on the. above figures says
"wo often see estimules of growing
colton: bul we have never seen a
full itemized statement of the whole
expense from January to January. Of
course il would lad) a difficult account
to keep. There are so many inciden
tals and indirect expenses, lint two
?WI,,.-. ...... .1 ".,< . " r.,..vn~- ..? ' '
minmai IO pay interest Oil Iliad MUl
taxes. So we would have Mr. Woot
en's cotton io cost him about 0 Vi;
cents. Wc are satisfied this is a
fair estimate of the cost of the crop
for I " i, for labor and everything
else was high.''
SENATOR TILLMAN AT ATLANTA
Ile Will lie Treated for Nervous
Breakdown by Experts.
Senator li. il. Tillman of South
Carolina reached Atlanta at 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning accompanied by his
wife, and went, at once to the. Rob
ertson sanitarium on Capitol avenue,
Where In; will remain for several
weeks, possibly a month, alter which
it is his Intention to go abroad.
A dispatch to The State from At
lanta says Senator Tillman caine here
for treatment for nervous breakdown,
(he result of overwork. White his
present condition is not serious, it is
such, it is stated at. the sanitarium,
that it might take a serious turn at
any time. A reporter who called at
tho sanitarium and asked to seo the
senator received word from him that
tie was not feeling well enough to talk
now, and suggested thal bc return
later in the week. While he is off
but little in weight, he is exceedingly
feeble and has little of his customary
intimation.
He bad reached the point where a
collapse was liable almost .,t an) mo
ment and he determined lo prevent
lt if possible. While his present com
plaint is nothing more Hum nervous
breakdown, it is said his main object
in taking a prolonged rest is lo pre
vent a threatened attack ol' paralysis,
indicated by the almost numbness of
his left arm ami a pain in his left
side. While it can not be definitely
staled now, (he belief seems to be
that he has taken bold of the matter
In time ::n? that his rccovi ry will be
affected,
FIVE MEN KILLED
Hy Big Storni in und Around New
York City.
A dispatch from Now York says:
"Five men ure known to have lost
their lives, a number tit boatmen are
reported missing, and dozens of pel
ions were injured Saturday in a fur
ious wind storm which set In that
if tor noon. The wind velocity, ac
cording to the local weather bureau,
ranged generally between 10 to 50
niles an hour, but at times vas an
llgh as CO miles. Pedestrians suf
ered much discomfort besides being
n constant danger from falling signs,
di utters, awnings and other articles
vbich wcro tom from their fastcn
VERY STRANGE CASE.
PREACH EU ARRESTED EOR MUR
DER AT BRANCHVILLE.
By a Pretended Detective and Curried
tu Bamberg, Where .th? Pretended
Detective Disappears.
Branchville bad a genuine sensa
tion on Tuesday When Rev. William
Jefferson, alias William Blackman,
colored, was arrested there, charged
with the murder ol his wife and two
Children in Alabama In 1 002. The
arrest was made by W. lt. Williams,
Jr,, a colored detective of Hamborg
county. Wow .Jefferson (as the breth
ren call him ) has been preaching
to his people al ldanchviile for tin
past two years and seemed to be well
thought of by lils congrega!ion, but
alas, murder will out.
li is reported thal Hov. Jefferson
chose as his text on Sunday the fol
lowing scripture: "Thojl shalt, not
kill.*' lt is reported that there was
a reward of $:I00 offered by the State
of Alabama for Hit- ai rest of Jefferson
and that his reputation in Alabama
ls not at all good.
lt is further said that when the. de
tective found Jefferson ?ind ordered
him to throw up his hands that in
stead of doing as commanded by the
officer that he attempted to resist ar
rest and that Hie officer bred ?it him
with a shot gun and hil. bim in the
abdomen with several small shot
The correspondent ol' The State al
Ham lier,!.' say? "the cuAe of Hov. Wil
liam Jefferson, alias William Black
man, has Peen discussed boro on ac
count of Hie4 fuel thal be. is in in tho
county jail here and ls in a very
precarious condition. The other ne
gro. H. w. Williams. Jr., who claimed
to be a detective and made the ar
rest ol' Jefferson on the charge of
murder, has very mysteriously disap
peared, and that without claiming
any reward, though according to his
own statement there ls a reward of
$300.
"Jefferson says thal Williams call
ed him out to see some pictures and
when he went that Williams said 'you
are my prisoner' and without more
ado shot him in the abdomen. Jeffer
son says that he has never been-In
Alabama and thal he is of the opin
ion thal Williams must have had some
private grudgo against him. He also
(daims that ho bas never committed
any crime.
to law, hut the condition of tho
wounded man maj not warrant his
removal at this time."
This seems to have been an out
rageous affair, and shold be silted to
the very bottom. Williams, the ne
gro, who shot the preacher, should
be apprehended and made to answer
foi his crime Hid he have a war
rant? If he dd, xvhero did lie gel it.
and on whose affidavit was it issued?
These are questions that should be
looked into.
KILLED HIS SON IN LAW.
Man Barriented Himself but Tinnily
Surrendered.
At Fort Worth, Texas, enraged ov
er domestic troubles, Isaac Knight,
a teamster shot and killed Edward
Harmon, his son-in-law Saturday
night, and then lo evade capture,
Shot and mortally wounded Oscar H.
Montgomery, captain of police of
North Foil Worth, and seriously
wounded Richard Howell, a former.
City marshal.
Pursued by armed men and wo
men. Knight sought a point of van
tage in the Stone creamery, where bo
had Peen employed. He tinnily agreed
lo surrender to any unarmed citizen
who would guarantee his protection,
l. F. Ilryant, a citizen, acceptod th?
proposition and walked behind the
Wiills . i the creamery whore Knight
surrendered. Tho prisoner was tak
L?n to Dalias for safekeeping. 1.ar
m?n was married ten days ago to
Knight s step-daughter.
Domestic trouble, it is atated,\pre?
vailed In Kniebi s home and the mar
riage widened the broach. After
Harmon and his wife had been or
dered Hom the Knight home, Knight
followed them to their new home,
ir rm ed with a shotgun. Entering the
house im killed Harmon. Knight en
deavored to oscape, followed by offi
cers and citizens. Ile bred at his
pursuers as he ran, wounding Mont
gomery and Howell. Alter Knight
had sought refuge in tho creamery
he bred several shots Into the crowd
but no others were burt..
KILLED HIMSELF.
A Lexington County Farmer Takes
His Own Life by Shooting.
The Columbia ?Record says Mr. T.
H. Fd wards, Ibo middle-aged Lexing
ton ((Minty farmer, who at an early
hour Tuesday, despondent over the
salo under foreclosure of h.a homo
placo, shot himself In the hoad with
Ul tdd al intent, died In tho Columbia
Hospital. Mr. ICd warda leavea Hovor
id children. Hp lived about three
miles out of the town of Lexln?ton.
DIED IN JAIL.
TH Ii COBOHICD BUF.ACHF.H WHO
WAS AKKKSTKD
And Shot Hy Another Colored Mun,
Clidniiiig to He a United states De
tective, Ufos of Wound.
Hov. .Tamos J otter son, tho colored
preacher who was arrested and shot
at Branchville the first of last week
hy a negro named B. W. Williams,
who claimed to l>e a Baited States
Detective, died at Bamberg on lust
Saturday from the wound Inflicted
by Williams. After arresting Jeffer
son and shooting him Williams took
him to Bamberg and committed him
to jail under the mono of W. H.
Blackman. When carried to Bam
berg Jefferson was suffering front a
pistol shot wound In tho abdomen.
Inflicted by Williams, and at an ear
ly hour Saturday morning bo died
from porotinltls as a result of the
wound. A jury of Inquest was em
panelled by Coroner Zeiglor, which,
after hearing Hie evidence of Jeffer
son's wife. Dr. H. F. Hoover. J. B.
Hunter, sheriff, and C. B. Free, ren
dered a verdict to the offed that the
deceased came to his death from a
pistol shot wei und inflicted ?JV B. W.
Williams, Jr.
From the evidence adduced at. the
inquest it would seem that a most
uncalled for murder has been com
mitted by this mau Willituns, and
he should be made to pay the ex
treme penally for his foul crime. Wil
liams, who murdered Jefferson,
seems to think thal his claiming to
bo a detect ive should have shudder
him from airest and punishment tor
his outrageous ..rime. lt wan also
brought out nt Hie Inquest that Wil
liams, who did tho shooting, saw an
advertisement offering a ?fi'ou re
ward for an escaped criminal from
Alabama and concluded that Jeffer
son was the man wanted. He ac
cordingly went i<> Magistrate Zeiglor,
of Bamberg County, and swore out
a warrant charging Illili with mur
der.
Armed with this warrant he went
to Branchville, accompanied hy
Qu ill io Brawdy, a while man, and
drove up to the residence of the de
ceased at about ?I'o'clock Monday af
ternoon, April Ht h. .Jefferson was
toi on him ami it wen! off, and Jef
ferson fell to the ground mortally
wounded.
Neither "the dctOctlvO" nor Iiis
while friend made any explanation
of their action, toit securely tied tho
wounded man and put him in the
buggy and drove off to the residence
ol Magistrate Xeigler, in Bamberg
county. Ile was kepi ibero until
Tuesday afternoon, when he was sent
to Hie Bamberg jail in almost a dy
ing condition, where he remained un
til death relieved hts sufferings Sat
urday morning. To say the least of
it the magistrate acted very strange
ly. He should have investigated the
matter when be found the prisoner
so desperately wounded.
Williams, "thc detective," admit
ted to Messrs. C. B. Free, .1, H. Hun
ter and others that he did the shoot
ing, hut claimed that the deceased
lumped Ut him when he started to
irrest him and took hold of his hand,
and that his pistol went off, but he
did not know how. This is a lame
UllO and should not lie believed for
DUO moment. If an innocent man
?an be called out of his home, and
shot down as Jefferson was hy a so
called detective lhere is a defect in
the law and it should he remedied
?it once.
The above are the facts in this very
Strniige and Outrageous ?ase as was
brought out at the Coroner's inquest
it Bamberg on Saturday. Most of
Ihe testimony was give;, hy the wBe
if the murdered preacher, who says
die was a eye witness, of the whole
riff a lr. The body was shipped to
Branchville for interment, accompan
ied by the wife of the murdered
preacher, who had been nursing him
-linc*' he war- first put in jail on Tues
day, April 7. Tho deceased is ?aid
io have been a resident of Branch
ville for Hie hist six or eight years,
ind a preacher of the Gospel.
Williams, hearing of the death of
Jefferson, ami having, been made to
believe that the fact Hud he is a de
tective will save him from pOrsOCU
tion. went to Bamberg Saturday and
surrendered to Sheriff Hunter. Sher
iff Dukes, having, been notified, bo
sent over to Hamborg and had Wil
liams brought to Orangeburg and
lodged in jail, where he will likely
day until he is tried, and wo hope
convicted, il tho caes is like it is (
reported above. . ?
Must .Not Deface Postcards,
As a result of numerous complaints t
d' postal postcards being defaced by i
postmarking, tho Postmaster.Qenoral i
lia* ordered discontinuance of the i
aontmarking of cards ut tho oOlco of ]
uldBCHS. Tho postcard fad has reach- j
sd such enormous porpotlons that tho i
now rullug will bo received with ia- i
toroat by tho thousands of postosrd |
ollecf?iH. . !
A FATAL FIRE
IN A CROWDED NEW YORK TENE
MENT FRIDAY.
Two Lives Lost and Many Persons In
jured in die Conflagration Which
Is Supposed to Hu ve Reen Set.
At New York two lives were lost,
a score of persons injured, and twelve
families driven panic-stricken and
half clad from their homes in a fire
in the live story tenement house at
No. LT. Pitt street, early Friday.
Tho police believe the fire was set
by thieves for th purpose of drawing
off the police from the neighborhood.
The dead:
William Chestier, \ 1 -li years old.
Solomon Chestier, 3 l-l! years old.
The seriously njured:
Jacob S. Chesneri, burned about the
face, hands and body.
Mrs. Jacob Chesner, burned on the
face, hands and body.
Butchki Chesner. burned about legs
and body.
Abraham Lustig, a boarder tn the
Chesner family, hands and face
burned.
Julius Spalner, of Engine Co., No.
:\ I. who was off duty, but happened
to be passing the house when the
alarm otp the Uro was given, manag
ed to clamber from tho narrow corn
ice on the adjoining building, lo the
cornice over the stores of tho first
lloor of the burning tonoinent. Cling
ing lo the wall and with several oth
ers forming a human bridge, he suc
ceeded in getting a dozen persons
to safety.
A squad bf firemen had fought
their way to the third floor with a
hose when they were blown down
stairs by a tremendous back draft.
Herman Bower, the nov./.lcmnii,
was knocked unconscious und over
come by smoke. He was carried to
the street by his comrades. He re
vived quickly and immediately went
back into the building.
In the meantime Mrs. Chesner had
discovered that her boys were miss
ing and urged by her frantic appeals
men from truck No. !8 finally suc
ceeded lu making their way to the
lop floor, where face down and suf
focated by the smoke, they found
the body of William Chesner, four
and a half years dd. Later the
street had been broken Into dur
ing the excitement of the tire and a
considerable sum of money taken
from tho cash drawer. The police
believe the Uro was set to draw off
(heir attention and give the robbers
ii chance to break into the store. *
PREFER TILLMAN TO TAFT.
I'll rca toned That Negroes Will Knife
President nt the Polls.
A letter addressed to Representa
tive Rainey of Illinois, by Walter S.
I'homas, chairman of the Ohio-Afro
Vnierican League, with headquarters
it Columbus, Ohio, was read in the
House of Representatives Saturday.
Thomas referring to a speech some
Imo since in the House in reply to
he one by Mr. Rainey, declared that
he negroes of Ohio "refused to be
ed like dumb driven cattle to the
coting booths and there cast their
:>allots for President Roosevelt, his
Secretary of War or any other man
lie may ace fit to support for the
President of the United States at
L'hk ago."
The letter points out that a grave
injustice was done the negro race in
:he Brownsville matter, and states
hat the negroes of the country will
uipport no candidato for President
tvho does not stand squarely upon
die broad principles of justice. In
.oncluston the letter says:
"Wo have almost reached that,
mini where we cnn say thank Cod
for Senator Tillman, for we believe1
liini td bo at least honest in hts
expressions and wo boliove him
jquaro in his life. I nm absolutely
.onvincod of this one fact, that
diould Secretary Taft be nominated
it Chicago for President of the Unit
id States the colored voters of Ohio
?nd of the whole United States, ?i?~>
>cr cent, of them at least ealeuln
ion, would cast their votes for thc
draight Democratic ticket for Pr?s
dent or remain away from the polls,
lins making the election Of a DOIQ*
)Cratlc President practically certain."
Killing ut Badham'*
Ren Thompson, a negro employed
;>y Dorchester Lumber Company, was
Olid at Radham on Tuesday by an
ther negro named Tom Middleton,
rhoinpson ontored the cabin of Mid
lleton eiu ly that morning and short
y after a fight started between the
Lwo and tho ending aa stated. Ed
IX?O, another negro, supposed to be
mixod np tn tho affair, was captured
Ibout five miles from the scene of tho
tilling. Thompson's throat waa out
from oar to ear. Aa yot the posaos
iont out after Middleton have not
been nbblo to locate him. Bndhamo
ls located botween Rooyestillw and
ll. George on tho Souther?.
LEVER'S SP?ECH
IN SUPPORTING Tino HILIi MAR
INO APPROPRIATION
Of Over Eleven Million Dollar* fm
the Department of Agriculture Was
n (.'und One.
In supporting thc hill making ap
propri?t ions of $11,431,340 for the
department or agriculture, Represen
tative Ashli ry F. Lever made aa ex
cellent speech. It was extended and
thorough, and a.s thc agricultural de
partment is now doing hy far the best,
work since its establishment, and as
it is doing at least as mach for the
South as for any other section, and
as the South stands in greater need
of (hat assistance than any other sec
tion, Mr. Lever's speech in tho house
of representatives very appropriately
particularly directed attention to the
Opportunities in tho South, and the
tremendous undeveloped resources
of the South. More addresses In con
gress and in the North along similar
lines would hear rich fruit.
Wo quote nu extract or two from
Mr. Lever's speech:
The true measure of the industrial
greatness of any country is tho size
of the hank hooks >f tho armers, and
their natural, Inherent conservatism
is the true gauge of the character,
stability, and morals ol' its citizen
ship.
Two hundred and six million acres
classified as unimproved farm lands
and millions of acres of unclassified
land in tho Soin h await tho elixir of
man's Intelligence to lay at his feet
their lmmeasurahly rick treasures.
I Applause. )
And in conclusion:
Such, Mr. Chairman, :\vc our possi?
l?i) M los. such are our opportunities,
sm.li is tho record we have made, and
today we stand upon the threshold
of a great, future, tho greater tri
II in ps lie before i's. Nature has
smiled upon this fair land, and tho
smile has brought joy to the hearts
of its people and strength to tholr
arm. The celebrated poet, Emerson,
said: "America is another name for
opportunity" and that unique chur
acter, Greeley, enjoined, "Young
man, go West and grow up with
the country," but if tho groat poet
and tho great, philosopher und editor
could see he South as she ls today,
with nov C???OTVV "-'-*
Coi
: ,' iron deposit ; her ?"?.?>tito j/huns
f '?ue(pU'Vd iitc, fio'l l?Pfl >?
. ,. nighted v.*Pl) lu'co'inpiiMph hat
mia, ano conquering people, the
conclusion of the ono would be, "The
South is another name for opportun
ity" (applause), and the injunction
of the other, "Young niau, go South
and grow up with the country." (Ap
plause.) Mr. Chairman, wo road in
Holy Writ of a -
"good land, a land of brooks of wa
ter, of fountains and depths that,
syning out of valleys and hills; a
land of wheat and barley and vines
and iig trees and pomegranates; a
land of olive oil and honey; a land
wherein thou shalt eat bread without
scarceness, thou shalt no? lack any
thing in it; a land whose ?tonos aro
iron, and out of whoso hills thou
mayest dig brass."
And to mo it reads Uko an inspir
ed description of the South fronting
tho future, confident, buoyant,
thrilled by an all-pervading spirit ot
progress. (Loud applause.) *
MUST RE CRAZY.
Was Told in a Dream to Kill Her
Husband.
At New York actlrg under a c.om
inand which she said had been given
to her by St. Joseph in a dream.
Mrs. Telina Sardonia Friday, in tho
presence of her five children,. nX
I heir home, gashed her husband,
Salvatore, with a big bread knife
Sic ply in the neck, in what she de
dared to be an attempt to cut of?
his bend.
The frenzied woman's attack was
proceeded by most elaborate prepara
tions ol a religious nature. The man
was taken, apparently dying to tho
New York hospital.
The Wife's frenzied attack occurred
in the presence of tho couple's flvo
Funall children, one of whom, Mich
ael, 12 years old, probably averted
what would have been instant death
by screaming and arousing his fath
er, who thus had time lo partly avoid
a thrust ot' the knife aimed at his
throat. Mrs. Sardonia was said to
have hoon acting queerly since tho
birth of her child two months ago .*
PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Eight Break Out of Prison at Gnd
fort, N. C.
A dispatch from Gail fort, N. C.,
says all of tho surrounding country
for miles is being scoured by armed
mon searching for a lot of negro des
peradoes who escaped from tho coun
ty jail Tuesday. Among the escaped
prisoners aro sovoral chargod with
murder and others convicted of man
slaughter, burglary and varloutf
crimes. Wight prisoners In all escap
ed and up *o ne-^n only r>v>n wan enp
tured. II?
young negi .

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