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CHASED GROOM INTO RIVER.
YOUNG MAN CORPSE SHORTLY
AFTER MARRIAGE.
Cursed His Wife's Parents and Was
Drowned While Trying To Es-
cape Arresting Officer.

Columbia. S. c.. August 14.-(Speciall-
It is rare that a man marries girl
in spite of parental objections and Is a
corpse within less than twelve hours.
without the instrumentalty of those
whose ire has been, aroused by the ac-
complshment of the end despite their
objections. But such mingling romance
and tragedy has this week occurred In
York county of this state. not Tar from
the North Carolina line.
The incident happened almost within
the bailiwick of the famous Squire Bales,
who recently came very near having MS
commission annihilated as notary public
on account of the many marriages he
had performed for runaway couples. 1t
was on Sunday evening last that Squire
McE1haney formerly the intendant OF
the town OF Fort Mill, after marrying
one couple, was called upon to perform
the ceremony tying Miss Ramsey and
Mr.. J. r. Norman. Of the village OF the
Fort MIL Manufacturing Company, In
marriage. This was happy young
couple. The young lady's parents had
opposed the marriage bitterly.
The young people having agreed, went
to the squire and were made one. Thence
they went to the home of the brides pa
1t Is alleged that in the course of the
debate he cursed and threatened the irate
parents.
The upshot OF 1t all was that on the
following morning the father of the bride
lodged a complaint with the town authori-
ties. officer r. G. Johnson was detailed
to arrest the young husband. He took
his bloodhounds and started in pursuit.
Learning that Norman. who Is only ~
years of age, had been in the village
only g. few weeks. having come from
North Carolina he started out In the d.
rection Of Rockhill and put the dogs upon
his track. They followed him to the
banks of Catawba river, where they took
the water, and going across, lost the trail.
Johnson thought that the young man We
hiding on cliff of rocks In the river,
but searching the cliff. he failed to find
him and giving up the search returned to
Fort Mills
It was not long before the news reach
ed him that the body of q white man had
been found floating down the river and
had been pulled ashore near the home of
Mr.. Hanks Jones, who is reputed to be a
relative OF Abraham Lincoln. 1t WAS
identified as that Of Norman and at last
accounts 1t was still there, awaiting the
coming OF the coroner of York county
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New Industry for Rome.

Rome Ga, August 12.-(Special IA
factory for the manufacture of hardwood
products. with a capital of $4,000, Is the
latest enterprise to be secured by Rome.
The offer to locate in Rome was made by
certain capitalists provided site was do
mated by the citizens. This site will cost
between $500 and $1,000 and this money,
win be promptly raised through the board
of trade. When this Is done and the mat
tor ia finally closed work will commence
at once. The present idea Is to COM
mence work on or before November ].
Rome is an Ideal spot for such factory
on account of its nearness both to mar"
kets and the raw material. Inc promoters
mink that there Is vast field for money
making in this section along these lines
and they expect to increase their capital
stock and enlarge their plant to $5o:o00 by
next spring and to 100000 by the follow
ing fall.
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JETFRIES WHIPPED COEBETT.
Corbett Was Counted Out in the
Tenth Round.

Mechanics Pavilion. San Francisco. Au-
gust Thames j. Jeffries, champion
heavyweight of the world, played with
Jim Corbett for nine rounds and half
tonight and then Corbett's seconds mo-
toned to Referee Graney to stop the
fight in order to save their man from
needless punishment
The end came shortly after the begin
planted one OF his terrible left swings
on Corbetts stomach. The man who
conquered John l.. Sullivan dropped to
the floor Immediately and the memorable
scene at Carson City, when Bob titzsim-
mons landed his solar pleXuS blow, was
almost duplicated. This time. however.
Corbett struggled TO his feet and again
faced his gigantic adversary. With hard
ly a moments hesitation. Jeffries swung
his right and again landed on Corbett's
stomach. Jim dropped to the floor. and
then it was that Tommy Ryan, seeing
that 1t was all over, motioned to Referee
Graney TO stop the punishment.
The fight tonight demonstrated beyond
all doubt that Jeffries stands alone in his
class. He showed remarkable Improve
ment in both speed and skill.
Corbett during the first part OF tho
fight, was almost outpolnted. and tho few
blows that he landed on Jeffries We're ap-
parently without sting. Jeffries was
never in better condition. He looked
about on his feet and the frequency
with which he countered Corbetts leads
astonished everybody. Corbett in COM
parison with the big man opposed TO
him, looked very light. but was really
heayier than ever before.
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SUN DANCE THEIR RELIGION.
DR.. Dorsey Says the Indians Have
RIGHT To Celebrate It.

Los Angeles Cal August E.--Dr.
George A. Dorsey, curator OF anthropology
Of the Field Columbian museum, Of Chica-
go, who has just arrived here, has given
out an interview concerning the puohsh-
ed accounts OF his recent visit with br-
Mooney to the Cheyenne Indians IN Okla
hona. DR.. Dorsey contends that the sun
dance Is religion to the Indians ana thae
they have a right TO celebrate 1t unoer
the clause OF the constitution granting
American citizens freedom of worship
With regard to statements maze TO the
Indian bureau at WASHINGTON by M''
Seger. superintendent Of the reservation
school, DR.. Dorsey makes charges OF du-
plicity and ignorance and says that Sc
gers allegations were not DISTINGUISHED.
Concerning the torture itself which Mi.
Seger describes" said Dr. Dorsey moi
only did Mr.. Mooney and myseit not m
stigate it. but we actually khe" holhihs
about it until the Indian was Wen on ms
way, making his rounds of the camp CIR
Gle. This torture occurred, by the way
on the morning following the maj rites
Of the ceremony and had nothing 10 90
with the performance of the so-caliea sun
dance.
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Two Drowned at Abbeville.

Abbeville. Ga. August 1O.-(Special')-
Last Saturday afternoon Jack Hussey
and W. J. Huntoon. two brick masons
employed by ]. Menzies & Sons here to
work on the new court house building,
went down TO the river armed with fish
ing tackle Sunday they were MOI seen
about town, but their absence caused no
alarm but when they failed to report
for duty this morning 1t caused some
uneasiness by their employees and a
crowd repaired to the river to search
for them.
1t was no trouble 10 locate the spot
where they began to fish, and their boat
was soon found upside down. A search
found their dead bodies in the river. No
clew Is found.
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TEXAS.
Aged Lubbock Going To Wed

Dallas. Tex, August 10.--It was an
nounced today that former Governor f. b.
Lubbock is to be married next Wednes-
day. His bride-to-be is Miss Lue Scott, OF
Abilene, Tex.
This Will be the third time Governor
Lubbock has married.
His last wife died one year ago this
month Governor Lubbock Is in his
ninetieth year, hale and hearty, and the
bride Is said to be Young
He was the confederate governor of
Texas, was captured with Jefferson Davis
and John H. Reagan at the close of the
war between the states; served In the
state Legislature and was for twenty years
consecutively state treasurer
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FOR A SILK CULTURE SCHOOL.
Land Donated for a Site at Tallulah
Falls.

Tallulah Falls, August 11.--(Special)-
At meeting held last night in the cot
tage Of Mrs. NJ. A. Lipscomb. principal OF
the Lucy Cobb institute, permanent or
ganization was organized for the purpose
OF building an industrial and silk culture
school at Tallulah Falls. Louis Boris
Magid of Tailulah Fails. was made chair
man, Mrs. M. A. Lipscomb was made
treasurer and Miss Lille Moss was elect
ed recording secretary. w. r. Sweet,
mayor of Tallulah Falls. was elected
financial secretary
The school Is specially designed to be an
industrial school, with a special branch
for teaching the art of silk raising and
manufacture.
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Charged with Serious Crime.

Moultrie, Ga. August 13.-(Spectal)-A
negro boy, scarcely grown. named Major
Alexander. was placed in Jail hero yester-
day under the serious charge that he at :
tempted an assault upon a. little white
girl Ii years old, who was travelling
lonely road with a very small brother.
She escaped a most terrible tate by
calling to parties in a field. who went
to her rescue in time to save her. The
negro attempted to escape, but was cap
tured and brought here. He Is BAD
character, and has just finished term
in the chaingang.
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Roseboro Is To Hang.

Charlotte, N. c., August 13.-(Specal)-
AT Statesville today, Judge Allen
fenced Will Roseboro to be hanged Thurs
day, September 10, at 6 o'clock in the
afternoon While the sentence was being
pronounced Roseboro showed the first
signs of fright. He was exceedingly
nervous and could hardly stand during
the trying ordeal. The jul- took the case
yesterday afternoon al O'Clock, and in
twenty-three minutes after retiring from
the court room verdict of murder In the
first degree was rendered. The crime
for which Roseboro will pay the death
penalty was one Of the most heinous in
the criminal annals of the state. He as
saulted Mrs. Dof Beaver. and to hide
his crime murdered the woman and then
threw her body in a well near the Beaver
home,
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Hurried AWAY from Moultrie,

brownsville, Ga, August 11.-(Special)
Major Lee, a negro, was brought to
Thomasvile late this afternoon from
Moutrie to escape lynching. Lee Is ac-
cused of attempting to assault the IA
year-old daughter of Mr.. Shaw, near
Moultrie, this morning, He was caught
soon after the crime is alleged to have
occurred and was placed in Jail at Moul
trie. Sheriff Murphy of Colquitt county,
got on to the fact that a lynching bee
had been arranged for tonight. He ac-
cordingly spirited his prisoner away, ana
stopping a train some distance out of
town, put the prisoner aboard with Deputy
Sheriff Collier and sent him to Thomas
vile.
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Are Charged with Murder.

WINSTON Salem, n. c., August E.-Sol
Benje and wife and Kathrine Baughuss.
of Wilkes county. have been arrested and
committed to Jail on the charge of MUIR
dering Bcnje's daughter Sarah, about
February IS, 1902. On March IS. 1902. the
body of the dead girl was found In a
mill pond. AT the coroners inquest 1t de-
veloped that there were many bruises on
the girl, Indicative that she had been
killed before being thrown in the pond.
Recently evidence has developed point
ing toward Benje, his wife and Katherine
Baughuss as the perpetrators or the
crime.
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Residence of H. j. Williamson, Near
Admission. Struck by Llgi, nlng.

Annlston, AId.. August l5-(Speciai)-
During an electrical storm this afternoon
the residence of H. J. Williamson, general
manager of the local plant of the Amer
lean Netting Irvine Company, was struck
and almost completely wrecked. Inc
family were at supper at the time, ana
Mr.. Williamson was knocked down ana
badly hurt by the conclusion, wniie the
other members of the family and servants
were severely shocked. The residence IS
located some distance out of the city, near
the mill. which is in charge of MIR. VIII
hanson That some of them We're not
killed outright either by the lightning or
The falling t;nbcrs is considered almost
miraculous The damage TO the property
will be about two thousand dollars.
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Tennessee at the Worlds Fair.

Nashville, Tenn, August 1.-THE execu-
tive committee Of the worlds fair com
mission has conferred authority on the
secretary for securing and arranging an
exhibit of the various products of the
state The secretary was directed to
arrange for a canvass among the lumber
men of Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville
and Chattanooga for exhibits in the de-
partment of forestry. He was also direct
ed to call on all the state institutions
for exhibits and for the contribution of
such material for decorative purposes
as may be obtained from the lands Gull
tiyated by these institutions.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
State Will Do It's own Lightin

Raleigh, N. c., August 12.-(Special.)-
The penitentiary here has very COM
plete lighting plant and arrangements
have been made by which it is to light
the capitol, executive mansion, supreme
court. agricultural building and institu-
tions for the deaf. mute and blind. These
have been ligheed by private plants ana
the saving in cost under the new system
is expected to effect great saving.
Son to Standardization for Life.
Raleigh, N. c.. August 12.-GSpecial)-
label Register and his father. II. j.
Register, were convicted at Whiteville,
Columbus county, today Of the murder of
Jesse Sales and Jim Stally last March.
and burning their house down upon their
bodies after robbing the premises of
something over $1,000. The young Regis
ter was sentenced to be hanged on Octo-
Der 3. and the father was sentenced to
the penitentiary for life.
Cross Edmonson was sentenced to six
years. Registers counsel gave notice of
appeal to the supreme court.
The Registers have for many years
been dangerous criminals. Many charges
have been laid against them. The elder
Register was a prominent republican and
last year was a candidate for the state
senate.
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Train Dasnes Down Saluda Mountain

Ashevie, n. c., August IA train
of thirteen loaded freight cars got be-
yond the control of the engineer on the
Southern railway this afternoon and
dashing wildly down a steep grade on
Saluda mountain, was wrecked at a
turn in the road near Melrose.
The dead:
Engineer J. II. AVERILL. JR~, OF
Asheville. n. C.
Fireman WILLIAM HAIR, of Ashe-
vile.
Injured:
Brakeman w B. Sheriff., of Swannoa,
n. c., fatally.
Twenty-sx persons have heretofore
lost their lives in wrecks at this same
place.
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Row Drowned While Bathing.

Milledgeville. Ga, August 13.-(speciai)
Richard Bowles, lad of Is years. was
accidentally drowned at Aliens Invalid
home late yesterday. He was a patient
there for three or four months, g. chronic
epileptic He went to his room, pre-
sumably to take a nap. stepped out of
a window and went to q pond, where
boys were in bathing, although he has
never been allowed to go to this pond.
An attendant hurried there as soon as
he was found absent from his room and
saw him on the other side of the pond
to him. The boy asked to be allowed TO
dive once and jumped on a springboard
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Two Seamen Under Arrest.

Savannah, Ga. August 1S-It Is report
ed here that tho state department at
Washington has ordered an investigation
to be held here of the alleged shanghai
ing of two boys. Joseph f. Rucker and
John W. Seage. Of Atlanta. Two sea-
men, John Kelley and Harry Oleson.
have been arrested, charged with the
crime.
were carried on board the steamship
Kamhira, which sailed for Santos. Bra
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Two Killed by Lightning.

Goldsboro, N. c.. August 12.-Robert
Barwick and James Holland were in
siantly killed by lightning and j. Il.
Murwin, Mrs. J. r. Murwin, her two
children, Noah Sutton and Frank and
John Holland were badly injured and
burned at Seven Springs The party
were storing tobacco in .. barn when a
tree which overhung tho structure was
struck by lightning. Barwick and James
Holland were at a door looking at hail,
which was folling when they were
killed
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Columbus Receives New Cotton.

Columbus. Ga, August 12-(Special.>-
Columbus received Its first bale OF new
cotton today. 1t weighed ooo POUNDS,
was classed good middling. sold Tor y IL
oents and was consigned by the Geor-
qia Cotton Company at Dawson, TO
S,ads & Parrish, EFF Columbus, the bale
was grown by Melton Lange. of near
Herod, Ga. Two other bales OF new
cctton were received at Dawson today.
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How Our Bible Takes

The Premium Bible came to hand last
week.
We are delighted with It and consider
1t the most complete work that We nave
ever seen.
We shall always appreciate 4 as
Christmas present from you. as the cost
is too small to count, compared 70 lts
real value. l. L. hINE.
Miakka
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Tobacco Rebate of $4,000.

birmingham. Ala, August n.--(Spe-
clal.)--About $4,000 will be distributed to
tobacco dealers in Alabama this week
AND of this amount about $4,000 VIII go
to dealers in jefferson county. Collector
of Internal Revenue Joseph Q. Ihomp-
son yesterday afternoon received VIZ
ra',ts from the commissioner of internal
revenue in Washington for the rebate To-
bacro claims for Alabama persons. Inns
is the refunded tax on tobacco the war
revenue tax having been abolished a
year ago. A number OF large wnoies 'ado
ANS in the state will receive over $4,000.
The warrants are being mailed today Dy
fne collector to the different firms.
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MODELLING, NO RUBBING.
f9OOV WASHER CO.

I46T State ST., BfnEhamtOn, N. I.
References: First National Bank, Bingham
ton N Y,
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Weekly Summary Of Crop Conditions.

Washington, August 1.-THE weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop condi-,
lions is as follows:
The rains have been general and we'll
distributed as a whole, but limited areas
in the south Atlantic and gulf states
and portions of the upper Ohio and lower
Missouri valleys continue to need rain
The west gulf districts and southeast
Minnesota have suffered some excessive
been unfavorable for farm work in the
middle Atlantic states
CORN-Corn is making favorable prog
ress in the central and western portions
Of the corn belt, but in the upper Ohio
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valley and middle Atlantic states the
outlook is less promising While the I'm
proyenlent has been generally decided il
the states OF the Missouri and upper
Mississippi valleys, In the moro northerly
portions of these states the crop ls in
need of warmth.
SPRING WHEAT-Rains have checked
for blowing for fan seeding and very
favorable progress with this work has
been made.
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no Indictment Found.

Huntsville. Ala. August 15.-W. a
Hamilton, a well-known citizen of New
Hope, who has been in jail several
months or a charge of assisting his son,
VIII Hamilton, in the murder Of a man
named Drake. was discharged from Gus
tody yesterday afternoon The grand
Jury failed to indict him. VIII Hamilton
has never been arrested Ollie Ray has
been indicted fer murder in the first de-
gree for the killing of Nicely Matthews.
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Moultrie. Ca, August 12.-(Special}-
Colquttt has joined the list Of dry coun-
ties. The election today was quiet and a
small vote was polled. Six precincts
heard from give 104 for and 400 against
the sale. DQerun the only town In the
county with saloons went dry by to
66. Moultrie precinct gave 65 for and
293 against the sale.
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Fine Quality of Glass Sand.

Chattan ooga. Tenn, August l4-tSpe-
cial) "A bed of glass sand. of the high
est quality ever known, has been found
at the base of Lookout mountain, with
In 8 miles Of the center of the city. This
sand contains SO per cent of silica. by
chemical analysis, while the finest grade
that has ever been known before contains
81 per cent OF silica. The Chattanooga
Bottle and Glass Manufacturing Com
rany has announced that 1t will double
It's capacity since the discovery.
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Examining Their Accounts.

Montgomery. Ala, August 15.-(Speclai)
Assistant Examiner J. T. Rutledge this
afternoon filed his report on the officers
If Crenshaw county j. F. Walker, Judge
of probate. due So; S. d. May, sheriff.
due Ssl.5o j. NJ. Horn. tax collector, due
81. $50 All of these have settled except
+ NJ Horn The accounts of }. j.
Walker. TAX assessor. and j. n. follaiu'
,irruit clerk. were found to be correct.
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She Lashed Her Husband.

Macon, Ca, August 1S.-(Special.) Mrs
Charles Miller. wife Of well known
plumber, this afternoon assaulted her
husband on Cherry street, at Fourth.
with a whip, and before she could be
disarmed she had thrown the whip over
Miller's shoulders and back. for four or
five ticks.
The encounter was witnessed by num-
Der of people and was not of long dura-
ton. 1t appears that Mrs. Miller became
incensed with her husband on account Of
"anOther woman"
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He Fell from Third Story

Augusta, Ga, August l2.-(Speciai.)-
]. Michael Broom fell out OF thlro
story window In the Vaughn poaraing
house, 1022 Broad street. after midnight
tonight and with the luck OF drunken
man. escaped any serious injury
fell on tin covered shed back OF Max
weirs furniture store. and escaped with
a long cash over his right eye and vari-
Gus severe bruises. 1t Is supposed that
he went to sleep while sitting IN the WIN
dow
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TENNESSEE.
Federal Pensions.

Knoxville, Tenn. August Is -(Special.)-
The quarterly payment of federal pen
sions commenced here August l. Up 10
this time the Office has paid 94,970 pen
sions, the aggregate AMOUNT disbursed 10
them being S1.0e7. 1873. The total pay
ment for the quarter will be about two
millions
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Professor Davis Chosen.

Dahlonega, Ga, August 12.-(Special)-
Professor Davis, Of Tennessee, was unan-
imously chosen to All the vacant chair OF
agriculture which was caused by rhe
reaipnation Of Professor Rodgers as q
-oaTnhar Of the North Georgia Agrtcul-
t1lral college faculty.
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Monthly Report on Wheat and Corn

Washington. August i0.'rhs monthly report
of the chief of bureau OF statistics of the de-
partment OF agriculture will show tile condt-
ton of on August to have been 1917 as
compared with 79.4 on July /. 1908 &c $ on
August !, 1902 and @ ten-year average OF
"a.
Tho following table shows for each of the
twenty principal corn states the condition on
August OF the last two years and that
July /. 1903. with ten-year averages:
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four Are To Be Pardoned.

Montgomery. Ala, August 4.-tSpeciai'
The pardonng board this afternoon
recommended to the governor the pardon
of four convicts one of whom has NE
sentence The following were recommend,
ed for pardon: Tobe Reese. of Russeit
county; L. +. Compton. of Marshall; bud
Smitl, of cherokee. ami Charles Gill
land Of Coosa Gilliland was convicted
Of murder in 1891 and given a life SEN
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Augusta, Ga, August 12.-(Special.)-
The first bale of new cotton arrived In Au-
gusta tonight by express consigned to
Pope & Fleming and shipped from BAN
berg, S. c.. by II. c. Folk. 1t VIII be SOLO
at auction Thursday at noon In front OF
the cotton exchange.