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VOL. XXVII. BENNETTSVILLE, S. C., FMpAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1903. NO. 14.
TL?NCFIEI) THEM BOTH
For tho Murder of Mr. W. K. Jay
Near Troy, S. C.
THEY ACCUSED EACH OTHER.
ainsi; ami Wile Quarreled and Jay
Ordered Peace Then One or
tlie Other Knot His lleud
Oft" From Their. House.
" A * sp?cial dispatch to The State
from Gleenwood of Saturday says Will
Ki' Jay, one uf thc most prominent
young farmers ot tlie Troy section of
this county, was foully murdered in
Iiis own yard "Friday' evening between
0 and 7 o'clock by either Oliver Wic'e
. man or his wife, two negroes living on
his place. Both negroes were made
to pay the death penalty for their
deed by an infuriated crowd of Mr.
Jay's neighbors and friends.
From all accounts, many of which
ditter, the following is offered as the
most nearly correct of how the killing
occurred:
Mr. Jay lives in a new house about
three and one-half miles from Troy.
This place has never been inclosed and
the negro cabin formerly occupied by
the negroes is within about 'J."> or 'M
yards of the residence. Mr. Jay was
"returning to his house after attending
to some business iii tlie neighborhood
- and when close to his house bc heard
the two negroes making considerable
disturbance in tlie cabin." It seems that
the man was abusing or lighting his
wife and they were both cpiarreling
and resisting, lt was to stop this dis
turbance that lead Mr. Jay to their
home, which as stated, is only about
30 yards from his own house. On
his arrival bc ordered the negroes to
be quiet-that if they could not be
they could not stay on bis place, f m
mcdiately after this Mrs. Jay, who
was in lier house, heard t he rene.rt or
a gun. She ran to thc door and looked
out, and saw the two negroes, mau
and wife, running away from their
cabin, balling to them, she asked1
what was the matter, but tlie negroes
made no answer and kept on running.
Failing to get any response from them
she called loudly to bc husband.
There was no response. She was then
wild with fear and began kinking
over the yard, and in a shortv.-Lr.'"
found him dead in a pgjil?otTils own
sblond. Almost his?- entire head had
been "blo'vVrrdfl/' Death was instan
taneous.
The alarm was at once given and
the immediate neighbors rushed in.
The news of the horrible murder
spread ranidly. Carriages started in
all directions. A telephone furnished
the hews to Troy and nearby towns,
and the whole country for miles
v 'vdund-was p;>on being lllcra'lv scour-,
ouapr xne-jiii^-o.-.rors.v^;. . - . ? .
* A party "bf men coming towards the
place from a section of the community
a few miles near Mr. Jay's home, met
two negroes in thc road, a mau and a
woman. The party did not know the
negroes, but arrested them on suspi
" don and carried them back to the place
cit inquest. They were the guilty
<JUV. When examined liotli acknowl
edged the deed, but accused each
other of committing it-the man said
tile woman did it and t he woman said
tlie man did it. They never changed
from this, but died accusing each other
of the crime.
The gun with which the murder
was committed was carried to old Hill
Widcman's house, Hie father of the
man, and left there while thc two
started out in (light. They were go
ing towards Edgellcld when caught.
After tlie inquest the two negroes
were tnrncd over to the constable,
who started to jail with Hiern. At
the Wintcrscat bridge they were stop
ped by a crowd of infuriated friends
and neighbors and lynched. Tlie
lynching occurred about midnight.
1H Now a Fact.
Wireless telegraphy is now an as
sured fact. The. Halifax Chronicle
announces that wireless telegraphic
communications have been sueccssful
by established by Marconi between
Cape Breton and Cornwall, Kngland.
A message has already been sent lo
King Edward by Lord .Minto, (?nv
crnor-General of Canada, and also ono
to thc King of italy. Dr. Parkin. M.
P., of Toronto, special correspondent
of the London Times, also had a mes
sage transmitted. Marconi lias been
at Table Head for t he last eight weeks
working steadily. Tlie wires were all
removed and installed anew, thc fa
mous coherer being replaced by another
. .yonderful invention of Marconi, called
a magnetic detector, which gives most
satisfactory results ?md which enables
the transmitter to attain greater
speed and accuracy. The inventor
- has also established at bis Table Head
station one of thc world. Il, was
thought that until a similar current
was established at the Cornwall sta
tion satisfactory results would not be
had. Tests were' made frequently
during the last few weeks, but the
greatest secrecy was maintained.
Last week communication was cstab
r-r -?.SllOd._._._
A .Street Driel.
At Nichols, (?a., on Wednesday Sam
P. Padgett and J. C. Buchanan,young
white men, fought an impromptu duel
on thc street, as a consequence of
which Padgett is dying and Buchanan
is seriously wounded. Thc two young
men married sisters, and while the
cause of thc trouble is not known it ls
believed to be a family disagreement.
Padgett and-Buchanan have hereto
fore been friendly, but on meeting
Wednesday each drew a revolver and
began shooting. Padgett was shot
through the chest near the heart and
Jcannot recover._
Hanta Cluan .Scorched.
A dispatch from Georgetown to
The State says Tuesday night at a
Christmas tree celebration in that
" city, Dr. It. S. Bailey, who was acting j
as Santa Claus, was paint olly hut not'
AWFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Twenty-eight Killed and Many Seri
ously. Wounded.
Tile most frightful railroad acci
dent iu the annals of tho past decade
happened a short distance from . the
little station of Wanstead; Gan., " on
the Sarnia branch of thc Grand Trunk
railway, Saturday night. The trains
in collision were tho Paciile Express
and a freight. The express was run
ning nearly two hours late and was
making fast time. The freight was
endeavoring to make a siding to get
clear of thc express, but failed by a
minute or two.
There was a dreadful crash, the
locomotives reared up and foll over in
a ditch, thc baggage car of the ex
press telescoped thc smoker and in an
instant thc shrieks and cries of the
wounded and the dying tilled thc air.
Tlio loss of life is 28. The injured
will number considerably more, and
many of these may die.
Many of tlio dead were, terribly mu
t ivied. Heads we e out off, legs
wrenched from bim bodies and the
level stretch of snow became crimson
with thc bleed of thc victims.
The responsibility for the accident
has not been definitely lixed, but it is
believed to have been due to a tele
graph operator's error.
The operator at one of the stations
where the two trains stopped gave an
order to the freight to pass No. 5, the
Pacific Express, ab "Wanstead.
In thc system of thc Grand Trunk
this order "should have buen duplicat
ed, a copy being given to the conduc
tor and engineer of the express. In
stead ol' this the conductor of the ex-,
press received a clearance order, tell
i ig him to run right through.- The
freight train meantime had stopped
ab Wanstead, to sidetrack, and was
telescoped by the express. The blind
ing storm which was raging rcudered
objects invisible at thc distance of a
few feet. The operator at Wanstead
is not usually on duty ab night bub
iasb evening he happenedTo bc in the
office for a short time, t'le was going
out at thc door when lie heard thc
telegraph instrument click repeatedly
the message: "Stop No. o.'* "Stop No.
5."
Seizing a lantern the operator dash
crVfor tb.e door and as he closed it be
hjind lie heard the crash of the col
lision up the track.
/ There was not a house at hand to
which the injured could bo carried.
Fortunately, however, the two Pull
man cars on the train did not sustain
any damage. Thoy wciv warm and
comfortable and were converted into
a temporary hospital. The injured
were placed in the bert'is and every
thing possible done tool se their suf
fering.
Tho Cold V ivo.
Tho following hnlle?; U^Unrt JCr.lHny
by: Obsei'vefVL?uiier :-j 'om Columbia
shows that thc severe weather is gen
eral: "Tlio severest c'jld wave of the
season covers the upper Mississippi
valley where thc temperatures range
from /.ero to 20 below. The cold wave
carried the freezing line southward to
Northern Florida, with light frost at
.1 ackson vi lie, Southern A ta bahia j west
ward thjr?uffh Oor.tral a"oxas. Thc Pa
cific slope is much warmer, witli rainy
weather prevailing, lt iw snowing in
thc lake regions, upper ls"cw England
and the Ohio valley. Portland. Me.,
had over 10 inches id" snowfall during
tlio past 2-1 hours. Generally clear
weather prevails over thc southern
States except along the coast where
it is cloudy. The. lii^hest reported
temperature Friday was-.'80 af Los
Angeles, the lowest Saturday morning
was 2ii liclow zero at Huron, S. I).-'
A Great Sensation.
A dispatch from Dresden says all
Saxony is agog wit' ?itcrcst ami spec
ulation result! ri? from the Hight of
Crown Princess Louise, wiio said her
husband was a "beast," and that she
would never again return to the court.
Lt seems that the Princess eloped with
a French tutor, who had been em
ployed to teach the children. She is
an Austrian archduchncss, being the
eldest daughter of Archduke Ferdi
nand, who represents the Tuscan
branch of the Austrian imperial fami
ly. She was born af Salzburg in 1870
and married at Vienna in 1801 ! She
is considered one of tile prettiest prin
cesses in Ku rope, being endowed with
great personal charm, keen intelli
gence, learning and modesty. The
crown prince is a line looking, soldier
ly man of ?17 years. There are live
children of the marriage, the eldest,
Prince George, being nearly lo years
old.
Tho Kuilroatl Help.
The. Columbia State says .a short
time ago tho st ate treasurer wrote a
letter to thc di fi?rent railroad compa
nies asking them if convenient to pay
their annual taxes into the State
treasury. The lines of the Southern
and Atlantic Coast Line systems have
complied with this request of the
treasurer and have paid their taxes to
thc various county treasurers. This
relieves considerably the danger or a
stringency in money at thc dose of
the year when the interest on the
State debt must be met. No doubt
the readiness of t he roads to comply
and ease tho State's financial condi
tion will bo properly appreciated by
the people of the State. Treasurer
Jennings is urging every county treas
urer in the State to remit the State
faxes as rapidly as they arc received,
and hopes to secure a sulllcient sum to
fide over the term of stringency.
Needed In Hawaii.
Thomas Fortune, special labor com
missioner appointed by Secretary Shaw
to visit the Philippines and Hawaiian
islands isat Honolulu, loan inter
view in The. Star he. said: "J believe
thc importation of negroes there
forms a natural solution of the dilll
Culty which unavoidably follows the
absorption of tropical or semi-tropical
countries hy t he United States. In
the Southern States and in tile Caro
linas thc negro made the Industries
what tiley are." Tim commissioner
said there might be dilllculby In ob
taining tho 'negros bub he thought
Bataille planter? could get all they
jHBaralif, .they sent thc right sort of
miter them. "You could get
BWtkl'o in six months," he said.
THIRTY INJUEEjL)
By thc. Explosion of. Gas nt Hot
Springs, Arkansas.
SIXTEEN SERIOUSLY HURT.
A Crowd. Was Guthcrcd to Henr
-HoturtiB liront Now Orleans
linces Wlicn tho Exp?o
HIOII Occurred. j
At Hot Springs, Arkansas, Wednes
day afternoon in thc cellar of thc turf
exchange, a club bouse and pool room
operated by Chambers & Walker, the
building was badly damaged and ?JO
people were injured jj 1(5 of them being
in asericuscondition. The most Seri
ously injured are:
lt. C. Chambers, one of thc proprie
tors of the turf exchange, both legs
and both wrists broken.
Wiri. ITclwig, a blind man, manager
of a bath house, both legs broken,
will die.
Tbc injured arc:
J. S. Meeks, Hot Springs, Ark.,
boto legs broken.
Joseph Tace, hotel keeper, Hot
Spings, both legs broken.
Finnegan, plumber, Hot Springs,
both legs broken.
James Co wen, Hot Springs, both legs
broken.
Wm. Metzer, a boy, Hot Springs,
both legs broken and skull fractured,
will die.
.lames Couglin, plumber, Hot
Springs, leg broken.
C. G. Barker; Milwaukee', Wis.,
both legs broken.
Al. -F. HotchskilV, Hot Springs,
knee fractured.
T. Qxicr, engineer, Hot Springs,
both legs broken.
II. George, New York, leg broken.
F. Cranfield, Cincinnati both legs
broken, ribs crushed.
"Walter Powers, St. Louis, arm
broken.
Eugene Daly, Hot Springs, both
legs broken.
Thos. Phelan, telegraph operator,
Hot Springs, badly cut.
Mr. Donnelly, 'visitor, residence un
known, leg broken, also badly cut.
Twelve others sustained bruises and
slight injuries.
About 4 o'clock Wednesday after
noon the poolroom was crowded with
more than 100 perseus. Just as a
raco In New Orleans was being called
by the operator the floor of the build
ing seemed to rise iii an instant and a
report that shook Hie building rang
out.
The news of the explosion sin ead
rapidly and soon Central avenue was
jammed'with people. The police and
li remen., ?ink^?bam?-?*f- i'".''^'""
u?;? t?t?i '.".'oik- w it-.ooiic bogan... . ?dei...
were pulled from tinder'the'building
in a terribly shattered state. One of
tlie most pitiable sights was when
'.Pilly'' I??lwig, tlie blind manager of
tlie Lamber bathhouse was taken from
tile ruins. Hoi wig is widely known
to thousands of visitors who come to
Hot Springs annually.
R. C. Chambers, one of Hie proprie
tors of the turf exchange, is one of
the best known sporting men in the
country. His condition is serious.
The injured were taken in .charge by
the local physicians.
Tlie exact cause ol' the explosion
bas not yet been determined, lt is
said by some that gas which escaped
in thc cellar of the building was ig
nited in some manner, causing the
terrible accident.
Another report, which is probably
correct, says a driver of a gasoline
wagon was filling a tank in the cellar
when thc explosion occurred.
Lynched m K?nens.
At Montgomery, Kansas, on Christ
inas dayl Montgomery Godlcy, a negro
man, was taken from the* jail and
lunched by a mob because carly Christ
mas morning be had shot and killed
Milton Hinkle, a policeman, wJiilethe
atlicer was trying to protect. himself
against a crowd of unruly negroes.
At the first effort to lynch the negro
thc rope broke. Some one - i ii thc
3rowd then cut Godlcy's throat, sever
ing thc jugular vein. Alter tills be
was banged a second Lime. The
mooting of Policemen Hinkle occurred
it a dance, which was attended by a
large number of negro men and wo
men from neighboring mining camps.
Montgomery Godlcy and his brother
?vere drinking and had become very
llsorderly when Policeman Hinkle in
terfered. The negroes became insuli
ns and, when Hinkle drew his club
io defend himself, Montgomery God
ley slipped behind the policeman,
grabbed the otllcer's pistol and shot
Hinkle'behindthc ear. The wound
ed policeman was carried to tho City
Hall, where he died several hours lalor.
The news of the shooting spread
rapidly and a mob gathered in front
if Hie jail. Thc doora were battered
n and the mob seized Montgomery
'lodley, who, with his brother, bad
icen arrested soon after the shooting.
They took the slayer to a t?l?phone
mle three blocks away arid lhere
tanged him. At li rsl the negro was
Ictiant, but just before bc was hanged
ic begged hard for his life...
Hnvn^cH ol' Tluio.
rh tho singular failure of the old
windows of York cathedral, the glass^
las lost'most of its transparency, and
ii places has become so perforated
;hat it crumbles at the slightest
.ouch. To stop the "disease" some
Class of the thirteenth and fourteenth
lenturlcs has been removed, lu is
mown that the hardest cement is
oihctlmos disintegrated by chemical
lotion set up by minute organisms,
jul it is supposed that the destruction
if the. glass has been due to some fiiii;
;us.
Stund? by thc.Negro.
Gov. Longino, of Mississippi, Wed
lesday issued a proclamation offering
if ty dollars reward for thc 'arrest and
onvlctlon of any person who forces ri
icgro to leave ci thor of thc Counties
if Lincoln, Amlte, Franklin or Pike.
I ti nd reds of negro residents have
icen ordered to leave these counties
luring tho past few months, being
evved with notices supposed to clim
ate from "whiteeanpor" orgaulza
lons.
{/-"'
THE MEANEST MAN.
UH Booti Found nt Los AIIROICS,
. Cnliibrnin.
Tho worst thing about some Btorics
is that they are lies. The worst tiling
about this story is that it is literally
true. 'J lie meanest man in Los An
geles has been found, the case has
been proved and "Next" has been
cilled. lt is doubtful, in facf, whether
a .meaner man will bo found anywhere.
The story needs no embellishment.
Tlie simple facts aro bad. enough, and
thisis Just the way the events occur
red.
' A well known woman went out rid
ing a few days ago. She liad lier
pocketbook with lier. The pocketbook
contained some money. Therefore it
is unnecessary to explain that the
woman was nut out shopping. She
lost the pocketbook. When she caine'
home she told her husband about tho
loss. As to whether he scolded her or
not my informant do?s not say. At
any rate, that evening thc family
te?ephonc bell rang and on answering
it a man's voice waa heard to.make
tho usual inquiries, after which he
said:
"I round a pocketbook today con
taining a card bearing your wife's
name. I supposed thc bcok belonged
to your wife. I have it at my ollice."
Thc thanks of thc relieved family
wero freely poured over the wire, and
sleep in that household was sweet; that
night]
Next morning the husband of the
woman who lost thc pocketbook called
at the ollice of thc well-known gentle
man who had telephoned. Ile was
presented to a tine looking person who
was said to be the one who owned the
found property. The husband des
cribed the portmonnalc accurately,
including thc contents, and the linder
graciously acknowledged that the des
cription was correct.
The book was then produced and
was promptly recognized.
"I am very much obliged to you for
telephoning us of your lind," said the
gratified visitor; then, as a matter of
course, bc added: ".Now,-how much
do 1 owe you for your kindness?"
Tlie other looked serious for a mo
ment, and then replied slowly:
"Well, I hardly know just how
much to say. Well, let's say-no. lt's
up to you."
To say that thc husband of thc
pocketbook loser was surprised would
he putting it mildly. Had he been
haggling with a pickpocket, street
gamin or a beggar lie would not have
been in tlie least taken aback. Hut to1
hear that sort of a cool bid for a pit
tance from a well dressed, grown-up
man who had done an ordinary kind
ness such as might he returnable any
hour was more than he was prepared
for.
When he had recovered his breath
Jje.-fiaiih...*. .
? 'V'by, ? - y-r_P- a-ro'vsrt: ,
life, 'arid'liaVoio idea bf the rules cus
tomary governing such cases. I should
feel better if you would name the
amount yourself.v.
The man looked still more serious.
Taking a penovl from his pocket, he
began lo maker figures bri a piece of
fftpor..'
"fiefs-soe," he said, musingly, hs
lie eyed the pocketbook, '-pretty good
pocketbook, slightly worn-say, one
fifty. Contents, three dollars and five
cents- total, four fifty-five. We might
split tho diff-no, say two dollars."
And he looked up athis victim willi
thc innocence of "a child.
Thc man dug into his pocket speech
lessly,, and handed out $2, and started
for thc door. He thought he had had
tlie experience of his life. Not so. If
the man's diminutiveness had been ex
hausted, his nerve hadn't. Reaching
into Iiis vost pocket, he drew out a
card, handed it to tlie stupitied caller
and said:
"Herc's my card. In case you
should ever want anything in our line
we would like to have you remember
Hie man who found your wife's pock
etbook."-Los Angeles Herald.
Helped the Itobbers.
At Chicago on Wednesday Police
man Patrick Mahoncyiwas found guil
ty, and Daniel Curran, co-defendant,
not gnilty of burglary, by a jury
whic!: returned its verdict of a locally
sensational case in Judge McE wen's
court today. The burglary of Hagc
mann's jewelry store with which the
defendants were charged, netted the
robbers 810,000 for which $7,000 was
recovered by thc police. James Clark
lind an accomplice were convicted and
served terms In Hie penitentiary.
Dp?n lils release Clark told a story lo
the state's attorney which resulted in
thc arrest of Curran a saloon keeper,
lind Mahoney, a policeman, well known
ind respected among his fellows.
Clary testified that .Mahoney in full
uniform stood guard while the jewelry
store was being looted.
Hunted to Death.
At Malone, N. V., four persons
were burned to death Christmas day
in the house of Julius King, of I'ierce
1161(1 a pulp and paper manufacturing
town in tlie Adirondacks. The lire
had gained such headway before it
was discovered that Mrs. M. J. Mc
govern, King's eldest daughter, and
her three chllcreri, who were sleeping
on the lower door, were not able to
L?ct out and all were bumed to death.
One uf the children, whose body was
found close lo window, evidently had
made heroic eilorts to escape. King
?md lils wife, with a-few boarders on
in upper lloor, escaped by jumping
aut of tlie windows. One man was
humed .seriously. It is not known
how the lire started.
Killed by n AVoinnii.
News reached Mobile Friday of Hie"
killing on Dauphin island, in Mobile
liay, of Fred Matthews, by a (laugh-'
ter ,0t' George Sprinkle. Matthews
kvas ason of a former mayor of Scran
ton, Miss., where his remains were
taken for burial. Tlie details of the
fiiooting are-not known although one
report s tatas that it was accidental.
Tho Homily Hurler Itlllo.
At Springville, Ala., on Wednesday,
Prof. Jacob Forney, of the State uni
I'ersfty, jvas accidentally killed while
?.hootlug'sparrows willi a parlor rille.
Prof, Forney was a son of the late
Mai. O John II. Forney of thc
Army.
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SOME '%?OT3 ?'FOR. PIONEERS,
iiii'Ma?fl County '?tiid " Its
t.-;;i?i?)?.?t?-lutv Culturo
Thc (^mmbia'State- says Mr; ll. :S:
iV;i(Meli^V<lm.'NJ?V a nat t yo' of; Hall fax,
:ounty. ?^y]^^,^?H*'1^'';''^,r^V??^- ?r? *^?e
?ity. IJ?V-jijtH? ??Xpert In tobacco.who
ms be? riijonnigrit bci'.e to t?fco charg?
if thc c/^eVt mental far ms to be eslab
Ishcd near V'Ht Parle by Mr.\F..H.
?fljatb a,\ij;;/:v.^-K^ iti\ . Waddell has
ih-eaOy.-ibtic over considei^ble.kVbd in
be vieiu:r,yof Columbia ab(l(ln^eot
d lt. illa bas lona; been s rX?i??nh.of
lObaccp vij?iiurc. TbursdiVy; he closed
be con J oct Wi r.h.! - M Tl Hy n.t-t- ?for\tbo'
:ult'v;it,;orx of;?0.ncr?5,iiiiii vviii uouot
ess takelSfi acres also. for. barties, ow li
ng adjobiirg-.la.ndsV Mr. Waddell.lias
Iso clos.-d' wit h Mr, H?ffmarr to" fur
lisb an u^pert tb'manage .66* acres of
ils land across the- river .to . plaoeiln
tiltivatl>n. ?ie ls ready now-to in
pecb t??i' !*nir of any others In the
ounty desiring lp plant tobacco, ad
ise witl them, and if they,;,desire;it
coure Lien, to take charge ; of.-the
?urns, g it't'.be'm liere.
He wi-.he.s to establish ? tobacco
rarehou. e. tho first season and expects
ii make.Conimbia bis 'home, Friday?
e talke.'.Interestingly ot the culture
f bright "leaf'tobacco, which, he Bays;
ho hindi, in this '.section are adapted
o. He i >nsiders. :he.sc lands much
etter ai.apteci to such culture 'than
he avert so lauds now g rowingtobac
0 both i.i this- State 'and ?forth';ga,ro
na. H Kaya he thinks 'ther'?^'are
rom fi,o.u)'"tp "10,000. ' acres'iii; this d rn?
?cdiatc vicinity that aro thoroughly
dapted to growing bright -tobacco
nd t ba-.';"'!s is suiliclent to establish
lirst ( law market'.. ' Ile says that
:1 f- d re i ; fad ' la nd": > of -ll gb t 'color will
lake t i.:?;?c6: itiid:tTibso.J\ith'the yoi-'
nv cia y/subsoils wiU . mako a finer
rade. J?yi?dH of .this haiiurc rarely
vcr fail io .'producing c?l?r.?r quality,
?gardle?.'or' the state of.oalti vattph.
He sa>sv':''As to tho\ quanti ty of
;rti lizers peVvacro and "the Ut od this
1 best determined by flrst/Wi vlng the
md a 11 fr?le- 'studyof M ts.; \?MCI 1 blon.
'rom lot. to .1,000 pounds of . high.,
rade fe: Ull*/er.s o? a basis say oJ S nef
mt. phosphoric acid,' -1 per cent, a?, -
ionia a>\f, $''por C?nb'. - potash isa^qlt?
jmbinari'9n>^bh,.?rom:10 to 20 bush-, i
ls of^cot.rsw'Rxre^o.'tVrl?.ub quan-Ti
Ity-&m. \'J^f,3?iih???" "' ' " ' '?^R>
idinti
Thcv ^ ^^jurmer, inexperienced
irtoolia -, stands In dread of the ex
ense ard risk in planting tobacco. I
rould say just here there ts a greater
erce!it;J>f failure in agriculture in
Imost at? other crop cultivated than
licrc is i i tobacco. To" succeed you
innot riile this crop on a half-hand
:1, hap azard basis. It requires
budy aii intelligence. Do your part
f the w-rfc lirst. f have known farm
rs timi-, irstyear cultivating tobacco
3 avcrc. e $1.10 to $250 per acre wir,h
utany I is.brtioblou from any one.
"1 do lot approve of thc one crop
usis. .'do believe though in diversi
ed tarring. It pays, liaise plenty
) suata p your farm such as grain,
n-age, i
i t to n a
orso f;
troting.
;res of
eat, etc., then plant some
d some tobacco. Even a onc
mer when he is lixed for
Should plant from live to ten
;obacco, or from one to two
urns, .s to the size of a crop that
m best ic determined by your situa
on. Tlc lirst item is land, then
ipi bal, fud next and most important
labor. The needy time in labor Is
ie harv sting season, .Inly and Au
iistj wi :n your other crops arc all
id by a ter which it can be markab*
1 wi til fi per cent, less labor.
In-lari o crops from 25 acres up, it
lys to lave an .experienced man who
ay be Retired for an interest in the
op. r>icn that are most capable will
ist youl from the fact they can make
oney a j lt for themselves alone. 1
ive succeeded In locating three men
1th crops from .'JO to (?0 acres and
ive two more I know personally to bc
t pablo if managing like quantities
will ali any one in securing men;
lat is lirlng them in and give you my
dgment on the land, inquire as to
s references and sec that all such get
md tobacco seed free, providing any
ich will write me in the next few
iys and give mc full particulars as to
>w tirid where they are located
in't ask a penny for what I tell them
du for them. I do this simply with
view of establishing a market here.
would cay to all interested: Ii
ie event you cannot plant sulllcient
rcagc to employ an experienced man,
y your immediate neighbors and
irk up say 10 to 7? acres and write
c. as lis important that this decis
n should be made carly. You sow
e seed in the months of January
id February and it ls essential that
m should push forward your work,
j bleu lari y where you have much
l iding to du. Tobacco barns can be
ult from $:t0 up. A barn will har
st from 4 to 7 acres owing to size
id season, its lifetime is about 20
ars, so practically your buildlnf.
ican'b cost much, lt lathe other
mil expenditures, suca as Hues,
ieks and canvas for plant beds; they
st from three to eight years, accord
g to the care you take of them,
fter you once get lixed to make
bacco you can make lt and put lt
i tho market at an average cost
from 2 to :i? cents per pound, or
3in *20 to $35 an acre, according to
usons and conditions as to labor. 1
ll answer all Inquiries. I furnish to
cco seed in plenty of time for you,
long as they last. This oller ls coo
led strictly to Richland and Lex lng
n counties or not exceeding 30 miles
JIU bills point." , ,"
-m.. ~* US*/
lu Now Yorl$"*\Vedncsday, Thomas
?harijey, the'private detective, who
is convicted/1 ; manslaughter in the
cond degrcq for having killed "Nicho
? Fish, tb ^kcr, on Sept. 27, was
nten' '.' -^J?LState prison for ten
MriW. -F. .Hu(l8onh.^??n;I..|l>cna I ri
.. ^d?Bpatc^ 6?m
dctvsttVBVUpyriblo. tragedy was enacted.'
.at;tiio ?VS&tp?eoRiver, bridge; geii'?r
?l?y. knownias the iron bridge, Friday
night/. aod,.tbd,whole: aitiiir4s so fat
shrphdedylh ^i?y?f?ryv-.T3?ly Satur
day: niprnlng.- JIr. >V. Hudson,'-tho
toll keeper, was found 0?:?d. In hi> bed
in a'pool pt blood, in his/?liouso.by Che
river bridge, on the west" bank bf tho
Watorce." A blood traill-leading from
tho great-wooden gates of thc bridge,'
which a/re about 00 fpbt^riirn the
house, ,to the .bcd, indicate-that the
shootlngtook 'placeat the.gatcs. The
large gates are.closed every night and
locked, and"only - a small postern - is
left open." T?10supposition's that the
person;pr.persons who committed the
murder came from the cast Side of the
river as'tTie postern shows niarks on
it,; as if some one had tried , to prize it
open from that side, whllb a- few feet
off, tho: : g?te keeper's lantern was
found with blood spots oh lt. The
blood trail begins on tho right gate,
whoro one spot is visible near tho
ground,''and leads directly to the
. phone wWeh is to tho right of the
house door. . There is'blood on the rej}
colver, and the unfortunate man either
endeavored to.'plio'ne.or reached for
his gun, wbl?b hung.pVcr, the door.
A.large, pool o? blood is on the mid
dle Pf the "door,, and young Hudson
liesin another one on his bed." His
pistol was found on the desk, but it
is not supposed that ho had it with
him ,?hen be went,to the gate. "Who
perpetrated the horrible deed is still
r?ti uhso}ved story, and no very dellnite
olues leading up to the detection' of
the murderer have been found as yet.
Robbery was apparently not tho nuv
tlve as nothing was taken out of the
house and the toll money was n?t
touched, Messrs, Craig and John
Clyburn j who passed o ver the bridtre
between il and 12 o'clock Friday
night,'seem to have been'thclastper
sons who saw Hudson before. bhe'-'mur
der, state that ho caine' out and
opened tho gates to let their> buggy
pass through.- Mr. \V. ? F, Hudson
was ' about 30 .years", old,: single, and
lils position was a very ;r'cr.pptisibie
jhe, and the best? evidence of -the'eoh
tidenco and;esteem .iib.enjoyed in this
jommunity..was his, appoilitm'eht to
?h?sajme .last.year. : :^T?
Stilled hy Koli be IV5
"A special'., from Hiatthows, (!a.
>.ays;'.. A horriblc'crime waV.perpetfat
^m?arf- that place. on'Chjistraas eve
t-igh't.' '. Mr.. Ed.^(>rHyi';who was at
hobie' after bis pVaoe of busifiess was
?-'.to'iJrria-V.?*~y^.^cliqingo 'Mi', Gray
idly .':c?;;ftb''?t*fli; to.- go to thc ' store,
iiich was ix short/distance a\yay, to
,'e? ai r*pr.v "Trr^'^^'-1-- ? M.".*.?? ' ? f- rai^L
intaking hoi" husband was stayinK
onger than necessary, became uneasy
incl started to thc front of the house
:o sec If he coming. She was startled
id see the storehouse a mass of Hames
md gave the alarm by screaming.
Before assistance could arrive the
itore was gutted. Among the re
nains Mr. Gray's skull, fractured,
vas found and thc safe was open, lt
s believed the man, after forcing Mr.
3ray to open thesafe, which contained
51,200, murdered him, robbed the
itore and then set lire to it to cover
ip los crime. There ls no clue to his
dentity.
Twp 1 rains Collide.
The Pennsylvania limited, running
Llmost an hour late, crashed into t he
ear end of the Leetsdale accomoda
lon at Quaker Valley, Fa., Wcdnes
iay night at ll o'clock. The big en
?Ino of tlie limited ploughed into the
.ear car, tlie smoker, like a knife
brough paper, and tlie little car was
mshed through thc one ahead or it,
naking the two cars the length of one.
Che crash was heard for a mile and
,hc limited, running at thc rate of
ifty-ilve miles an hour, carried tlie
rain from Quaker Valley to Edge
vorth, a distance of almost half
niic before it could bc stopped. Many
vere injured, some of them probably
?itally. _
Santa Cta?H Humed
Forestdale, l?-ycar-old boy attach
;d to the Salvation Army, at Hamil
,on Ohio, was fatally burned Christ
nas night while playing Santa Claus
.o 300'poor children. The acciden
iccurrcd in tlie Salvation Army's hall,
vhere thc annual Christmas enter
tainment for thc poor was in pro
cess. Gale was swathed in rolls of
:otton and wore a long beard of siml
tir material. As he was frisking
iround thc tree, picking gifts for each
?h I ld, his clothes ignited by a candle,
''ire enveloped him almost instantly,
fhe false beard was burned and he ln
?alod thc llames. Gale was taken to
i hospital, where he died in twenty
nhl tites.
Found lu a Well.
Tlie body of John Miller, a young
nan who had not been seen since Sun
lay night, was found in a well at Hy
irly'? brick yard one mlle east of Win
ton, N. C.\ late Wednesday after
?oon. lt is believed that Ku his Stev
itison, who committed suicide yester
lay afternoon, and his brother, Sand
Stevenson, killed Miller and threw
?Im In the well. Sand Stevenson was
irrcstcd near the Stocks county line
.cstcrday afternoon. He is in jail.
V woman tells the officers that the
stevenson brothers and Miller were at
ter house Sunday and that thc latter
rad money. All of them were drink
ng.
iit'K Crushed.
Mr. Will Moody, a ll re mun on the
Jeorgla road, went under thc engine | j
vhlch he was ll ring when thc train f
nado the stop at Social Circle, Ga.,
o make some repairs to tho ash pan,
md while In a position with one leg
?xtending across the track the engine
no ved, the wheel passing over the
eft leg and mangling lt so that am
putation was necessary. Thc other
dp was badly bruised and dislocated.
Vt tho time of the ?.accident there was
Ibbie hope for recovery., but ho is im
proving and there Ts good hopo for
.ceovery. Ile at one time worked on
.bc Southern road and li ved liH^lum
Dia. ^
rjjKt?UtotliKt IipisgoiP?l Oli?ir'cli. I
f?ririg . fuhd v.^
.SlpVoop;ooq jHasr .already- been falsed
? uti j ? promise yh?s Just b?ch Obtained
from a millionaire to add,tim required
amount t?'complcte the full sum: The
name of -th? donor' is a secret, aud .'will
remalli so .until; New'ivYear's, Eve,"
Arrien; at a'watch meeting tb be held
in Trinity ' :Mctbb?l8t Church,': In
Springfield, M'a?5.y formal aon?unce
rri?r?t of Wogift will be/made.
? Irfthe m?n?timo1 Bpcculati?n'is rife
as to the.Wamwbo is willing'/ahd abl?
to give sp large a sum. Many names
have 'been mentioned, ?nivit ls be
lieved by mdny 'that the ?$1,000,000
will compfrom either; John D. ' Rocke
feller or Andrew Carnegie, ; notwith
standing that neither is a Methodist
Another guess was hazarded that a
Va.nderbllt.-i had opened his parse
strings. .. ?.
Rev. .Dr. Edmund M. Mills, who
has had charg? br thc work of'raising
the fund, refuses'to discuss' the mat
ter, but admits that the final-gift has
been "underwritten.!1. Of the thank
offering fund $8,000,000 will be devo
ted, to the payment of church indebted
ness, and,the prediction was made
that the result will bo that nota
Methodist Church lo the country will,
remain with a vestige of a debt hang
ing over lt after the committee con
cludes its work. Along this Same linn
will bo the establishment of. a fund bf
51,500,000 to provide pensions for
iged and Infirm ministers; - The fund
for this, purpose-be increased
ivhen opportunity presenta itself.
kjl'hc contributions have been sur
prising in their nature. The Norwe
gian conf?rence, in Minnesota, which
s made up of a membership frugal,
mt far from wealthy, has'cootributed
in average of S22'per member. The
3erman . conference . of Oregon has
;on tri buted an average of: 820 per
nvnVjori /^rom -.thc son of an old
d?th?'di?fc 'minister came a gUfcof
iiOp.ouo. . . -. . [\ .
\:f?o the'?ducation of Methodist Chil
iranjhearly $0,000.000 will be devoted.'
[?lils" fund has been gath?red ; largely
brough the efforts -of the-presidents
? Methodist ipstltutions of learning.
?bo sum of 81,17.0,800 was raised by
lyracuse Ubiversi'ty. -The Ohio Wes
?y?n? University.r^ised.Sl,092,800.) ;
It isV understood that - 85,000,000
dil ?J? deyuted to the . hospital work.
?eb-years ago.the Methodists bad not
/hospital "in the world, while j^zay
bey have 20 in the United StaC-'*7
?yeralioth?rs are.under Wjty .
vV ^?vli?^bltoitc'ii..- ?
uA^;'dispatch : from. Washijy
'resident R0ose.ve.lt will no
cathrin .the ..venezuelan .cc
]?9^whb?e'_vcxatious qnestii.
?l?Tfcd Tor ifOjUttreayicu to i.ht_.
ribunal. Epitomized, this was the ' c
ituation as it'liad resolved Itself St
[ie;conclusion of tile cabinet meeting
3d5iy. The meeting was not a long
issiuh. All the members except
toot were present. Tba Venezuelan
uestion was thc principal and pr?ctl
ally the only topic of general concern
oder consideration. Secretary Ilay
resented tho net results of the cable
Drrespondence with the governments
f London, Berlin, Rome and Caracas
n accordance with the suggestion of
'resident Roosevelt, President Castro
f Venezuela, was reported to have
greed to submit thc differences be
wcen his government and the Eu
opean powers to arbitration of thc
ribunal at theHague; The Europ
an powers have uot only consented
o consented to submit thc controver
y to arbitration, but while they e.x
ircssed a preference for.i.he. arbitra
lon to be conducted by. President
toosevelt, they assented to his sug
esti?n that the matter be referred to
he Hague court. . The presentation
f the case met the hearty approval of
he members of the.cabinet... "No fear
> expressed by the administration
hat the Monroe doctrine will be
rought'into the controversy in any
?anner that might' result in embar
assing the situation of the United
?tates. -
Broiled Alive, - .
A horrible accident occurred at the
tichland distillery on Christmas eve.
Lbout half-past 1 o'clock Charlie Till
uan, a colored employee, while walk
ng along-the gangway just above one
if the great' slop vats which holds
:,500 gallons, slipped and fell into thc
at. lt was Ulled with.boiling slop,
bc stuff from which the whiskey had
heady been extracted. This sjiuff
/as at thc time of a temperature oj
00 degrees Fahrenheit. When Till
man fell into thc yajjj two fellow yvork
i'en tried to save VUs, Jife." They
Ulekly managed to grasp his hands
nd pulled him out. lie hardly spent
nore than two minutes in thc yat,
iut when ho was drawn out her was
neonscious and had really been cbok
d alive? lie was in; such condition
hat bis clothing had tobe cut from
iis boiled llesli. Dr. Kendall was
lustily summoned arid found thc man
till breathing. Ile administered opi
tes and as soon as possible the saf
erer was removed to the colored hos
ital. Through everything possible
;rs done to save the. man's,lifo, death
ame and .relieved his awful suffering's
lc liad inhaled thc deadly vapor from
bc vat.-Columbia State.
Hov. Wi M. Jones Shot.
While out hunting Rev. W. M
ones, the pastor of the "Williston
taptlst church, was seriously wound
d in thc right arm by the accidental
ischarge of his gun, in removing lt
rom the buggy, In which he, with
)r. .fohn A. -McCreary, was riding,
t was at lirst thought that ainputa
ion would bo necessary, but hopes are
ow entertained that thc arra may be
a ved. '.,, '.
l'Vo/.eii to Donth.
Joseph .11 arl ton, an-old prospector,
Hissing for tho past throe w?eks, has
icon found dead within throe 'Burr?
Ired yards of his cabin ncjvr Ilse, Col.
Iar?ton .was a Confederate soldlor
,nd, it is Said, was at one Ump mayor
if' Atlanta. IT ts supposed that he
?erished in a r.torm in an attempt to
eek shelter ?md food.
"E?'v/jKanufactur6T3 Wore. Bel
ind Favoied rly-Smith
Ihspcwtor or* P?Monater ~ a Patentee
. Mail Hos ?rid/;.Broi.Rht;^ the^.>^
Mutter Into.Prbminenco.
~ Mention was madc in the Spartan-'
.b?rg ; Herald some time ?go of tho :
.very'-unusual pfoc?edi?g .op the part '
ot the "suhwmroit]t?
tee on appropriaUons,- In recommend-;
lng. an Increase in salary for the super
intendent of the rural ..freo; deliVery
service and the chief pf the division,
of salary and allowancei .pt. tho post-,
ofllce department,' without the recom
mendation of tuepostmaster;J[?h?rj|i.
As a sequel to the episode mpntiorFeW; ^V.
.what promises to,be a very Interesting
matter has come up lu regard to tho
officials of the postoMce departmehb;^^
and it is said that .an investigation-1
wlU be asked, to be conducted hy. con-'-; -''';'
gr?ss. " Th?.matter is In connection,
with the box question of tho rural freo
delivery service. v
[? During the administration of . Post
master General Smith a regulation" of
the department required" that hoses -
purchaGed.for use on. rural free deliv-.
efy' routes must be selected f?\)m a
certain number of boxes, approved -hy
the department,-and mad? by ? small- -
number "of. Ihevoiapufa'^
ipods: Dissatisfaction waa caused by ,:
this regulatiohifbpth because tiie' pat-.
rons of the service disliked . to-be
forced to buy. a certain bpx^ and be-J -, >;
?ause -certain m^u?'?ctui'?rs '. w?r?V'apV:]^'
par/ihtly favored: the regulation)
JfT^?ntiment, together with the lollu-"" ;~
i?ce'of several members bf '?origj?ss
?vho were largely interested';'.in".rnt^l:..
!ree de)ivery,..wa?Tbrought to^beaT ^
>n the p?leials with such pressure that
klrf-Payne, upon his assumption; of"
;he. duties of the office of postmaster:-; ; a
'eneral^iad. adopted another regula
.ion,, which prescribed onjy the ma-1 ''-f
criais and size of. the boxes to be
?sed ; and allowed them to be made by:
mybne, who could make d box .meet- .ri
ng; these requirements..This, it warf . -'
hought|: would remove ali 'the.tbvrherjL^
lijssatisfaotjonand for afiira'e,' Booh
vas the case. .*:?"''.. ' ?'
lt is said how,, however,' that there
J aa understanding.bet>y?eu; someV?f
he high au thor!tl es of the ^xnral\Sip
?.o?*,-- b^;;.wh?oh>^^^s
?-'Of the'seo-C?hap?ht?s
lund" iu-:th? vterritory:
: delivery ls to M put/
-.'vother^.coto panics are
.i^-:'?!^-#>?.'
erhplat?d. 'The cpmpShles thus
orcd, according to the reports, .'are .7.
he Corbin JLock Company, Bridgeport
?oho., the Century company, of "De- .
roit, the Bond Steel Post Company,
f Adrian, Mich., and a.company do
ig business in Toledo.
A story ls published to tho effect
hat one of the inspectors of tho de
artment, whose business is the laying
ut of rural free delivery routes, while
n duty in New York, went to Bridge
ort, and, under tho pretence of being
ngaged in thc laying out of a route
rom that point, assisted. in the per
csting of a box in tho shops of the
Jorbin company. In a short time, it
iras decided by the department to lay
n supply of about 875,000 worth of
.oxes,- and thc inspector who had per
ected the box was one of the com
alssion appointed to select the box of
irhich so large a supply should be pur
hascd by the department. The plan,
or *.omo reason, was abandoned.,
it has been discovered, so thc paper
ays, that one of the high officials of
ho department is a large stockholder
ii each of the companies whose agents
lave' thc advantage of others in being
.hie to get upon the ground first.
Another feature of the situation is:
>rought about by the fact that officers
?f thc rural free delivery division are
mquestionably in a position such that
bey might be able, to confer favors
ipon certain .members of congress.and .
n return'receive favors, and Intact
t is stated by the local paper above
ufer red to that instances are not rare
vhere :i member of congress, upon in
liiiry about routes where he sees no
jossible reason for tho refusal of thc
lepartment to establish the service,
ms been told that nothing could bo
lone for him in the matter of rural
ree delivery, whije:others, in the bet
er graces of thc' officials, experience
io difficulty in securing any routes de
fied.
Tho operations of this oligarchy, or
?Ostollleo department trust, as it. is
ailed, may be inquired into by con
fess upon its reassembling in Ja?u
.ry. . . . ?? vi'- :
A Ilottinucc.
Three years ago while Miss Caroline
). Pritchard, of Pottsville, Pa., was
turfing the Vanderbilt family at
Newport, U. I., she mot Harry P.
?raith,' a*retired millionaire, of Bos
on. The romance then begun rcach
d a happy conclusion lu their wed?
Ung at .Pottsville Friday. Thecer
mony was performed by the Rev. Dr.
ames T. Satchell, at the home of tho
?ride's father, ex-Chief of Polleo D. .
3. Pritchard. Miss Edna Stichler
ctcd as bridesmaid; L. L. Pritchard,
irother of thc bride, was best man.
Che wedding was very quiet and Mr.
?mlth and Mrs. Smith left on an ox
bnded Mediterranean trip. Mr.
Smith ls a member of tho New York
fatch Club and of tho Eastern Yatch
nub. Mr. Smith and lila b?idc will
ater take a cruise in Lis handsome
atch Adrienne.
rty WiioioBnic.
At Armstrong, Mp., Rev. Naylor
)crformcd a marriage ceremony
Christmas night lu which live couples
vert? united.' The brides and ^bvide
{rooms'- formed a circle iiround??h?'
nlnister and clasper
,h'? vows,
nonial
.harried
mi