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The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
FOUND DEAD IN HIS CHAIR.
Sudden Death Of We'll Known Mont
qomery Lawyer.


Montgomery, Ala, August 10.IMr:
Thomas Stubbs, well known lawyer
Of this city. was found dead sitting In
the Exchange hotel billiard parlors
about 1D o'clock Friday morning. Mr..
Stubbs was seen to enter the billiard
room and take seat In cnc or the
cushioned chairs around the wall for
spectators, but there being few per.
SONS in the billiard parlors at the time
his condition was not noticed. The
negro kcys who wait OH tthe parlors
were Dusily engaged at the time lie
entered in cleaning up and passed
near him several times. He was seen
sitting with his head droopei to one
side, bHt it was thought by those
who know him that he had fallen
asleep. When Albert Cornelius, who
attends the billiard parlors, came
down IN the morning to 60 on duty
he observed Mr.. Stubbs In the chair
with his eyes closed and apparently
asleep, but looking unusually pale.
He weht to him. caught hold Of him
and foun Stubbs dead. The coroner
was notified and the remains were re.
moved.
The deceased was about 81 years
old and had been postoffice Inspector
during the Cleveland administration.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
HIRED MAN TO DO FIGHTING.
Reuben Earbee, of Durham, N. c.,
Charged with Conspiracy.

Reuben Earbee, of Durham, N. c.,
Charged with Conspiracy.
Raleigh, N. c., August lO.-Reuben
Barbee, a white man. has been arrest
ed at Durham for conspiracy, his Of
tense being the hiring Of Frank How
ard to whip Russian Jew, named +.
Pruschanskin.
1t is charged that Barbee offered
any one $40 to whip the Jew. against
whom n had a grudge, and that How.
ard took up the offer. He attacked
the Jew On the street. knocking him
down and inflicting a bad wound on
the head. He claimed that the Jew
had called him n har, when the lat.
ter had never seen him before. How.
ard is III jail and when Barbee refused
to take Elm out the whole plot was re.
yealel.
After Towards arrest Barbee took
down the money, which he had put in
the haads OF third person. ana this
adds to tine indignation OF the friends
Of howard.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
MACEDONIAN REVOLT
SAID TO Be WIDENING
Uprising Reported In Four
Bulgarian Villages.
INsURaENr BANDS ARE ACTIVE.
In the District Of krushevo the Gov
ernment Telegraph Offices Have
Been Dynamited-TroubIe May
Spread Outside Of Mac edonia.

Constantinople, August 1O.-The In
suTectlonary movement in Macedonia
appears 10 be Widening. Banss arc
reported To be active In the Sanjak
OF Uskub and the district of Krushe'
vo. where the government telegraph
offices have been dynamited; while
In the district Of Dibra, four Bulga'
rian villages have risen. provoking a
corresponding rising in the neighbor'
ing Albanian villages. According to
the statements of the porte, however,
the authorities have succeeded In calm
ing the Albanians and inducing them
to return to their homes.
The diplomats here are uneasy, fear
Ing that the trouble may spread out
side tho bounds of Macedonia. So
long as the trouble Is confined to
the usual Sktrmishing bands and occa
sional dynamite outrages, it Is not be-
lieved that there will be any serious
cause fol alarm.
Up to the present time the embas
sy has teen confined to advising the
porte I cprevent the Musselmon pop
ulation from engaging in fights with
the insurgents.
Twelve battalions Of relicfs In the
Sanjak OF Serfje and the vilayet OF
Monasttr have been called out.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
Valuable Norses Cremated

New York, August 1O.--Two valu
able horses. Bernaldo. owned by Will
ron Chisholm, of Cleveland, and Del
mar. ownod by Joseph Smith, of Brook.
lyn, w"ra destroyed In a fire early to.
day thpt for a long time threatened to
cause the loss Of the extensive sta.
bles at tho Empire City Trotting track
near Yonkers. Many high-prlced stceds
quartered at the track for the racing
which begins In few days were led
from their stalls and turned loose. AZ,
ter hard fight the fire was conquered.
Sunday hight last the stables wore
fred In mysterious manner and the
authorizes believe an inccndiary start.
ed both blaZes.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
Two Killed by Boiler.

Tuscaloosa, Ala Special. 1.-The
boiler OF the Tuscaloosa Light and
Power Company exploded We'd
nesday evening, instantly killing
Adolph Johnston aud N. Johnston,
ncgrooe, severely bruising Mama
ger McGee and Engineer Crawford
and ~recking the plant. The city
is in darkness. 'rhe boiler was car
rled two blocks, on its way passing
through thron brick walls and land
ing IN department 500 feet awav. .
Several store We're badly damaged.
Loss $50, 900; insurance partial.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
TERMINATES IN FIGHT.
Trouble Between Representative Hous.
ton and Lawyer Spaldino

Trouble Between Representative Hons
ton and Lawyer spadinq.
Atlanta. Ga. August 1O.-Jack J.
Spaldin;, the we'll known Atlanta law.
yer, AMI c. G. Houston, of Fulton's
representatives to the legislature on.
gagel lT fight this afternoon ut tha
corner oe Washington and Hunter
street.
The difficult ywas the outcome OF
the lobbying investigation which has
been going On at the capitol for sew.
eral days
This morning o9 the floor OF the
house Nh: Houston| bitterly denounced
MIR. Spaldlrg, He called hi ma "cud.
dleiish' and applied other epithets to
him.
Shortly after / o'clock this after.
noon Mr.. Spalding met Mr.. Houston
on Washington street near the capt.
tol. He hit him with a walking cane
Mr.. Houston showed fight, but befous
the difficulty could proceed any fur.
ther, friends Of the two men son.
arated them.
Further trouble between enc two
Men Is feared
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
vICTIMr0F hFoB Law.
william Hamilton Taken From Jail and,
Hanged on Guy Wire. !.

Asotin, WASH, Special. Despite
the efforts Of tho victims father.
Sheriff Richards, of Asotin countv
VINO had sworn in twenty-five dep
ut'es to guard the man, William
Hamilton, a well-to- do farmer, the
self~confessed murderer of little
Mabel Richards, was forclbly taken
from the Asotin county Jail Short
~ after midnight and lynched by
Il mob of more than 1000 mon
which had been congregating all
day from all parts Of Asotin coun.
ty.
About 1915 o'clock q band Of
men, their faces concealed with
hsndkerchlefs, marched to the iail,
Tho officers and guards were swept
aside and the keys takon from the
jnilor. The bars Of tho cell bad
to be sawed bofore tho door could
Ec oponed. Hamilton was then
dragged from the prison and into
the yard.
Meanwhile another band of
masked men had marched to the
Jail. They kept back tho crowd
which had been waiting all night
Tor the lynching. Guarded by sew
eral mashed men the mob came
from the Jail with Hamilton, fol-
lowed by other members. Thon
the men who had been guarding
the Jail formed about the captive
and captors and kept tho crowd
away.
When the lynchers, with Hamil-
ton, reachod First and Fillmore
streets, they halted undor q guy
wire connecting electric light poles.
Hamilton was asked if no wanted
to confess. lie did SO. Finally
he asked that his iewolry aRd
tllnklets he had be given his faith
or ond mother, and it was PROM
lscd that this would be dono.
Ihen there was another dolay,
Inc manner Of Hamilton's death
was being discussed. Some wanted
TO torture him, but it was decided
TO hang him. A mask was put
over the mans hcao, a rope around
his neck thrown over the guy wire,
and soIzed by many of the lynch
ers. When they were certain he
was dead the body was left sus.
pended. Tho crowds then loft.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
OHIO MOB SEEKING
NEGRO ASSAIl ANT
Great Excitement In Town
Of Hillsboro.
A RACE WAR is IMMINENT.


Be Viotim Had Been Spirited Away.
viii Renew Efforts When Negro Is
Located.
Hillsboro, O., August 10.--There Is
great excitement here because of the
attempt at 2 o'clock this morning
ny mob to secure and hang the no.
gro, Maynard Hudson, who, on Thurs.
day night, 1t Is charged, attempted to
assault Penelope Hindnan, white,
aged IL years.
The mob was we'll organized and the
authorities wero powcrless. Wesley
Limcle, policeman, was thrown down
the high Jail steps and badly bruised,
while James White was covered at the
same time by dozen guns.
Entrance was effected to the jail,
but the ncgro could not be found, az
ne had been taken away a short time
before by Sherlff Elton. No evidence
OF the mob no wexists, but they are
under orders and will renew the work
as socn as the negro can be located
More than 100 persons were en-,
gagged. all white, andin Wow Of the
trouble that occurred few evenings
ago between the whites and blacks, it
Is feared that race war Is imminent.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
UNION MEN RESTRAINED,
ne" i"rn Taken In the Cha lesion nuId.
era S.rike Ltifnira

new r"rn Taken In tho Cha >lexton build.
crn' Strike Affairs.
Charleston, S. Z, Special.-Tbo
Strike situation in Charleston has
taken Il now phase. The j. II.
Snelson Contracting Company,
through it's attorney, II. Moultrio
M"rdecai, Friday flod two COM
paints in the Office Of the clerk Of
the court of common pleas, ono
against tho carpenters union, the
other ag inst the brick lavcrs'
union, asking that the court grant
n injunction rcstro ining the union
men from interfering with the non-
union men employed by the Snel-
son Company.
Tho plaintiff alleges that he is
under contract to nl ect an addition
to the Mcmminger High School
and various other buildings in tho
city; that the union workmcn of
Charleston have combined, confcd-
Grated and conspired to prevent
the men employed by the plaintiff
from going to their places Of work,
compelling them to turn back and
return TO their homes, threaton-
Ing to carry on this intimidation.
beating and unlawful assault and
battery.
Judge Dantzler, of tho frat Judi
cial circuit, has granted an order
requiring tho officers Of tho car
pentcrs' union and the bricklayers'
union to show cause before him on
tho 18th INST, why a pormanont
injunction should not be granted.
Attached to the complaint are
alidavits from several workr1en
employed by Contractor Snclson,
alleging that at various times they
were SGT upon by union mon and
assaulted and compelled to go to
their homes.
II a permanent injunction is
granted by the Court, and thoro is
every leason to- believe that it will
be, it will havo a good effect and
IN the course of time will result in
white labor boiDg employed in
Charleston, and the colorcd mo.
chanics will be compelled to 60
elsewhere to seek work. White
mechanics arc hoing imported to
Charleston every week.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
Worlds Fair CommIasIon

st. Louis. August 10.-The Mtssonr,
worlds fair commission closed a three
days session today during which re.
ports were submitted showing that the
collection OF exhibits representing tina
different resources Of the state vera
progressing rapidly. Ground will ba
broken at once for the erection Of
the British and Oklahoma buildings.
James NJ, Lambert, executive officer
of the Pennsylvania worlds fair com,
mission, writes from Philadolnhia
that the contract for the erection NJ
Pennsylvania's buildings at the WORLDS
fair has been let. Among the feat.
ures Of the building will be the exhi.
bltion Of the famous old liberty hoIl
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
CARDINAL GIBBONS BETTER.
After Pope's Coronation He Will Visit
Castle Gandolfo.

Castle Gandolfo.
Rome. August 10.-The Associated
Press correspondent today saw Cardi.
nal Gibbons and found him almost re.
covered from his indisposition which
he thinks was due to over.fatigue on
Wednesday, whom he stood about three
hours at the vatican In order to pre-
sent the American pilgrims to the pope.
Today tho cardinal went for a drive
After the coronation Of Plus x tomor
row he intends to go for some days
rest to Castle Gondolfo, on the bcauti.
1ul lake CT Albano, near Rome where
fhe American college has magnificent
summer quarters.
The pope In order to aid the Catho,
lie university at Washington, has prom.
lsed Rector O'Connell that he will
shortly issue bull granting the amos.
tol1c bonediction to all the faithful
participating in the yearly collection
which the archblshops and bishops in
the United States will raise for the
university.
"fhc institution Is destined" said
the pope, ito become the heart and
center Of the clergy and Of Catholicism
in Amorica"
The Rev j. J. Harty, OF st. Iouis
Will be consecratcd archbishop of Ma.
Mia by Cardinal Satolli on Aug. Is.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13

Wm. Kirmse, member Of the bridge
gang working near Littleport was taken
suddenly i'll 1hurday night with cramps
and a kind Of cholera. His case was 80
severe that he had to have the members
of the crew wait on him and Mr.. Clifford
was called and consulted. He told them
n. had medicine in the form Chamber =
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy that he thought would help him
out and accordingly several doses were
administered with the result that the
fellow was able to be around next day,
The incident speaks quite highly of Mr..
Gifford's medicines .-EIkader, Iowa.
Argus. a
This remedy never fails. Keep it In
your home, it may save life. For sale
by Pickens Drug Go and Enrles Druo
Store. Pickens, and T. N. Hunter, IL.
erty.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
Trouble With Whites and Blacks.

Serious trouble hetwecn negroes
and whites is throatunel ut Hen
rietta, n. G., the location Of one
Of the largest cotton mills III North
Carolina.
Otis Bird and Virgil Cudd, ne.
grocs, were cut Thursday night and
tho former will die.
The cause Of the troubIn was the
alleged disturbing of a colored
meeting by whites and the cursine
of a white boy by negro.
An armed crowd OF negroes was
dispersal by tho extra force oI
polic, on duty but more trouble is
expected.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
THROWN FROM AUTOMOBILE,
Probable Fatal Accident to Charles
a. Gould and Wife,

New York, August 10.-Charles A.
Could, son OF the millionaire car coup.
ling manufacturer and his wife, have
been thrown from their automobile Ne
In front uf their country home at Bay
Side, l.. ]. Three doctors were In
attendance at 3 o'clock, but the couple
had not rcgained consciousness, and It
is feared that they will not recover.
1t is thought that no bones we're
broken, but that they suffer from in.
ternal injuries Of very serious ma.
ture.
Tho Goulds occupy handsome
home just outside OF Bay Side on the
Bell road. Mrs. Gould Is the daughter
Of Richard NJ. Bell. an old and wealthy
resident OF the town.
They started cut alone In their big
gasoline touring car, Mr.. Gould run.
ming the machine. They covered many
miles along the moonlit roads and
started 10 return home shortly before
midnight. They were descending q
long hill. which terminates in a turn
in front OF their home. The road
seemed clear and Gould was giving
the machine full speed down tho de.
cline.
Just as they got to the curve which
Is but slight, horse that had appar.
entity escaped from nearby pasture
Jumped out into the roa& directly In
front or the car. There was no
chance uf escape. The big machine
MT the horse, killing it instantly. The
automobile Jumped over tho horses
body and the collision pitcloI Mr..
Gould and his wife headlong to the
road. They struck the ground with
great force and lay unconscious. Mr..
Gould shut off the power when he saw
the danger, but the automobile was
carried halfway up an opposite hill
by the momentum before 1t came to a
stop. Near by Is the home OF John
w. lIarway. That family heard the
screams Of Mrs. Gould, followed by
the crash, and ran out They carried
the unconscious couple into the house
and summoned physicians. Despite
the Efforts ofthe latter the Goulds show.
cd no signs OF recovering two hours
later
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
"DiAMCND QUEEN" LASHEp.
Mamie DeCris Whipped at Prison Farm
For INSTRUMENTATION.


Atlanta August 10.-Mamie DeCris
young. pretty and cultivated-though
convict-has been put under the
Iash at the state prison farm at Mil
ledgevllla and beaten into submission
This took place last June but the
matter has been kept secret until
the present. How long it might have
remained unknown Is a matter Of con.
lecture; the approaching date for elect.
Ing a Superintendent Of the farm Is
responsible for the fact being known
now
Mamie DeCris, IL will be remember.
ed, was the young woman who last
winter eainei considerable notoriety
as much wanted diamond thief-her
adventures gaining her the nickname
Diamond Queen"
She was formerly stcnog
raphcr IN Savannah and was accus.
toned 20 ali atmosphere Of refinement
and luxury. She became concerned
In several thefts of diamonds in Sa.
Yannah. Her arrest In Atlanta and
subse 'ucnt trial and conviction IN her
home city are well known to the gcn.
eral public.
1t now develops that she was insub.
orolhate end that, 10 conquer her, a
prison official, after a doctor had said
she was strong enough to survive a
beating, laid the lash to her until she
was conquered.
lhcrp are rumOrs now eXtant TINT
superintendent X. Il. Foster, of tho
farm, is not to be reelected by the
prison commission this month, his
term Of Office expiring Jan. I, 1904,
lie may he reelected or may not, but
Whatever action the prison commits.
sion takes place will not be governed
by the whipping Of Mamie DeCrls, for
undef the present torn prison regu
latlons that was not improper.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
Sick lIrntlache.

''For several years my wife was
troubled with what physicians called
sick headache Of a very severe clara, :
to-. $ 10 dOctolo with several eminent
physicians and at a great expense, only
to grow worse until she was unable to
do any kir Il of work. About year
ago she hogan taking ,.hambcrlains y
Stomach & Liver TABLETS and today
weighs more than she ever did before
and is real wcl',' says Mr.. George f..
Wright of New London New York.
Drug Store, Pckens, and r.. N. nuntcr,
Liberty.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
Hle Body Found In a Swami.

Valdosta, Ga, August 10.--InHorma.
tion has been received here Of the
killing Of Il crosstic contractor, named
Plttman, near Thelma. in Clinch coun.
ty. Only meager details have been
learned. Plttman was found lying
IN a swamp with his head crushed In
by q blow from an AK The body
was lying in water 18 Inches deep
and had evidently been carried to the
place by the murderer. 1t IS sur.
mised that he was waylaid while cut.
ting ties IT, the woods.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
Suicide Prevented.

The startling announcement that a
preventive of suicide had been discover,
cd will interest many. A run down
system, OF dependency invariably prt.
cede suicide and something has been
found that will prevent that con, ion
which makes suicide likely. At tho first
thought Of self destruction take Electric
Bittefs. 1t being q great tonic and ner-
vine will strengthen the nerves and
build up the system., It's also great
stom ch, liver and XII !ney regular. On.
ly 6O,. Satisfaction guaranteed by the
Pick,ns drug Go,
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
End OF Bitter Firht.

"Two physicians had long and stub
born fight with an abscess on my right
lung" writes j. F. Hughes OF Dupont
Ga. "and gavo mo up. Everybody
thought my time had come. A. !ast
resort l tried DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption. TEo benefit received
was striking and I was on nay feet in n
few days. Now rvs ei tirely regained
my health" It conquer, all Coughs,
Colds an Throat and Lung troubles.
Guaranteed by the Picken, Drug CO,
Price 6Oc and $l.00. Trial bottles free.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
BoATs COLLIDE IN HELL GATE.
Pleasure Party Has Narrow Escape
rom Death

From Death.
New York, August 10.-In the swift
current OF He'll Gate collision has
occurred between the schooner yacht
Celest and tho excursion boat Howard
Carroll, which came near costing tho
lives Of lsadore Rcaudrias, city attor.
ney Of Yunkcrs. his FAMILY and a par.
ty of friends.
When the collision occurred MRS.
Reaudriae ushod from the cabin with
her two and half years old baby,
and threw her into the arms of a decl,
hand Of the excursion bot. the
mother and other members of the
family In state of frantic fear. Both
boats Were badly injured. The party
On the Celeste were taken on board
o launch after the collision and carly
today recovered the baby at a police
station In New York. The child WAS
unhurt.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
EFFORT TO lMpEAcH EVEN.
Judge French Opens Argument In
Jett-White Trial

Cynthia, Ky, August 10.-In thd
case Of Curtis Jett and Thomas White
On trial here for the murdor Of J, B.
Marcum, May 4 last Judge b. Fulton
Fronch OF Winchester. Ky, oponed
she argument foa the defendants.
His speech was mainly devoted to
tho testimony of Captain B. J. Even,
the main witness of the prosecution.
and to the attempted Impeachment ol
Dwon's reputation for truthfulness. At
ter charging Ewen with cowardice
ana lying III the case, he declared that
God nevot gave truthful tongue and
O cowa'dly heart to tho same man"
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
Lineman, Falls to His Death.

Atlanta. August 10.--While trying
to repair an electric light wire on the
top Of a rOlo at tho corner Of Peach.
tree an Baker streets yesterday af
tornoon about $3.50 o'clock, Thomas
Patlllo, l!ncman for the Georgia Rail
way AMI Electric company, fell and
was instantly killed 1t Is believed
he accidentally touched a live wire
as there were two burned places on
his right leg.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
felI From Second Storu

Albany, Ga~ August 1O.-E. B. Pen.
cock, of Douglas. Ga, fell from q soc,
ond story window Of the new Albony
hotel and sustained serious, but not
fatal, injuries. Mr.. Peacock was
standing noar the window whom ho
tainted, having recently been sick, Ho
married Miss Georgia Baldwin. of
Mnrsha!lvile, last Monday, in Dawson,
and tho couple are spending thoir
honeymoon hore.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
The Death Penalty.

A little thing sometimes results in
Heath. Thus a mere scratch, insignifi.
cant cuts or puny boils have paid the
death penalty. 1t il wise to have Buck.
lens Arnica saIve ever handy. It's the
beat salvc on earth and will prevent
fattli Y, when burna, sores, ulcers and
piles threaten. Only 25c at the Pickens
Drug Co.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
MAIL CARRIER HELD UP,
Negro Makes Assault Upon Lionel
Road In Tennessee,

''Ve1N III TOTHIGbStC'
Nashville, Tenn, August 1O.-A spe
cial from Leadsburg to the Banner
says rural route carrier was held
up yesterday by negro
The carrier Is young white man
named Melvin Whcatlcy who reports
that the negro sprang from tho woods
and cut him in the hand as he at.
tempted to ward of the blow. Wheat.
10y had q younger brother with him
who wont for his knife and tho negro
suDposlng he was reaching for pistol,
fled. The negro was unknown, but
the case has been reported to the
postal department and will be investi.
gated
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
Carolina Band Failed to Serenade

In Il driving rain storm at Oys>
ter Bay, Mass, Wednesday after.
noon, a brass band, composed of
cololed boys from the Jenkins Or
phanago at Charleston, S. c.,
marched from the village to Saga
more Hill, about three milep, to
serenade the President and his
family. The band will not reach
the Presidents residence, being
turned back to Oyster Bay by the
secret service otticcr'on duty.