The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-19
News of The Day.

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The head camp Of Woodmen of the
World Of the jurisdiction CT Alabama,
Georgia. South Carolina and Florida,
convened at Pensacola. The day was
consumed in the appointment OF COM
mirtees a2d preliminary work. Today
the convention will select city in
which to hold the next session and
elect officers.
William Patterson. alias G&siey,
wanted il DloInt county. Ala, fo: the
murder Ct Mrs. Vaughan. at Scots
boro, Ala, vas Identified by Sheriff
Aldrise and carried back TO Oneoata.
Gurley escaped from the county jail az
Oneonta some time ago through the
IssistaaC'2 OF Eta Aldri1Ce. daughter
CT the sheriff.
The stern wheel beat Barlow. struck
n snag in Red River. six miles above
Shreveport. La, and sunk in seven
feet Of water She carried a full car
go Of provisions 70: plantations along
the upper Red River. Fer crew OF Eve
men are said to have escaped.
The famine in Daimetia is 50 severe
that some o. the people are eating
bark.
a Lake Charles. La. dispatch says:
"The second trial Of A. E. Batson,
charged with the murder Of seven
members of the Earl family near
Welsh, La, was concluded here Friday
evening. the jury finding the accused
guilty as charged. Batson took the
verdict quietly. Fer second time he
will be sentenced to death"
Admiral Higginson, comnander-in-
chief Of tae North Atlantic squadron.
has announced that the battelships
composing the squadron, will now re-
main in Pensacola harbor for nearly
two months longer, leaving here dur
ing the first portion Of May"
A Norwlak, Fla, dispatch says: As
SCISSOR Bullsrd. who arrived at this
place reports a desperate encounter be-
tween the hands of rival turpentine
camps near Orange Springs. The re-
port is that eight men were killed and
a large number others wounded"
The naval board of construction held
q meeting for the purpose Of consider
ing plans for the five new battleshi2s
authorized by Congress, in its last ses-
SIGN. The board took first the pro-
jected 16,000-ton ships. and it practi-
cal3y was decided that the Missouri
type now under construction repre-
sents about the best ship of the kind
yet constructed.
Princess Mathilde, who was a strik-
ing Ggure in France during the days
of Napoleon III, is still in good health
Notwithstanding her SO years. Her
salons in the Rue de Berry, Paris, re-
tain many Of the traditions OF these
days when literature. politics, music
and the arts were the chief attractions
to the home of nobility. The Princess
Mathilde is surrounded each Sunday
by number of friends and admirers,
among whom are some OF the most dis
finguished members in the diplomatic
and literary world Of France.
1.-The senior Senator from Delaware" :"
SAYS the Wilmington Every Evening.
Ind. Dem ''is man absolutely with
out the slightest qualification for the
position. A modest tradesman of Dov-
er: his political horizon is bounded by
his election district, His knowledge of
public questions is an unknown guam
tity. Politically he is creation Of j.
Edward Addicks, owing to the latter
all that he is in the world"
Miss F1oretta Vining is Boston girl
who is seeking fame by telling the
world what is necessary for its i'm
provement. She came very near find
ing it not long ago by saying the most
urgent need of the time is freer and
fuller use of the birch rod in the pub
lie schools. At present Miss Vining is
getting lots of advertising and advice
to sit down.
Rear Admiral A. S. Crowninshield,
who has resigned his position as COM
mander-in-chief Of the European sta
ton, Is to have trip home at the ex-
pense OF the Government. The official
orders issued by the navy department
last week directed Rear Admiral
Crownshield Ito proceed to his home"
At the same time he will De permitted
to travel about Europe as long as he
may like, and when he returns to this
country he will, under his orders, be
able to draw mileage. The mileage
will be estimated upon the shotest
route from the place where he is de-
tached from duty to his home.