The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-30
TIE LATEST NEWS FROM the
CAPITAL OF TIE STATE
The Saluda Muddls Develops Into
a Serious State of Affa:rs---The
Sheriff Accused of lac0mpe-
fence---0ther Matters of
Interest.

Columbia, Nov. 23.-Tbe funeral of
Former Governor Hugh S. Thompson
was held this morning from Unity
church, Bishop Capers, his old class
mate at the Citadel. officiating in the
pesence of IN attendance which in
cipded many distinguished men. The
insarment was in the family plot in
the church cemetary. The body lay in
state in the State capital last night
with a guard OF honor from Camp
Hampton, q. G.. Y. protecting it.
Many people saw tue casket during
the afternoon and early part Of the
night.
The pail bearers at the funeral were,
Aotive--General Willie Jones, Andrew
Crawford. W. G. Chiids, Julins II.
Walker, G NJ. Tew, John P Thomas.
Jr., J. S. Muller, T. s. Bryan and
Edwin G. Seibels. Honorary-Pre-
sident BENZ. Sloan, John A. Craw-
ford, Judge a. G. Haskell, ex-Gov.
,JohnAE Sheppard, Col. John G: Has
kelken. Leroy F. Yeomans. DR.. B.
W. Taylor, Col. Thos. J. Lipscomb.
Mai. J. B. EzelL
The body arrived at noon yesterday
accompanied by members o&-the fam
lily Mrs. Hugh S. Thompson Of Chat
tanooga, Waddy G.. Thompson of At
lanta.J John M.Thompson of New York,
Mrs. 8. G.. Zahery of New York.
Col. Hearv z. Thompson came in on
the presiding train TO assist in max
ing the funeral arrangemen IS, and
Mrs. Waddy Thompson, Mrs. 7. G.
Thompson came in today along with
Messrs. g.. A. Anderson and j. 9.
Giles, Mr. Thompson's associates IN
the New York Life Insurance Com
pany's headquarters Office, where
Governor Thompson was comptroller
fer tee company.
DR.. r. II. Peters has resigned as
director of music at Converse college
because. he says III his letter Of
resignation, the college has become
intolerable'' to- him. He refuses
to discuss the affair and President
Bell and the board of trustees are
also strangely reticent. In the cir
cunstances the town is Of course full
of, wild rumors as to the cause of the
resignation.
Two mysterious shooting affairs oc.
CURED in the state yesterday. Near
Saluda, while plowina for brother of
n. L. Henderson, who is IN jail for
the murder of W. L. Henderson, W. NJ.
Morse, VIII Gulbseath. the negro
said to have been driving the wagon
thu night Morse was killed. was shot
tfrougn the head and killed. His
slayers are said to be Nit Morse, S.
.. Gillien aud others, are said to
claim that they we're attempting to
arrest the negro and he resisted. Rev.
a.. e. anderson, pastor OF the negro
Methodist Church at Cnkesbury.
was Sred upon by man concealed
.under the bay window Of the church.
as the preacher was about to euter the
back door of the church. The would
be murderer fred upon bis rursuers.
who lost him. There is no clue.
The Northwestern's passenger train
bouud FROM Sumter to Charleston is
said to have been wrecked near Tin
.dall.s last night, but as there is no
telegraph station at TinGall's particu-
lars are unobtainable. Engineer Sey-
rnour is said to have been injured.
8 wreck on the Carolina and North
western road near Hickory Injured
four. ali North Carolinians. The
train collided with freight. Cover
nc. Hewyard has appointed the dele
CATION to the boil weevIl convention
which will be held in Shreveport,
La, oa the 18th of next month. The
list iscaudes j. E. WannsDaher of
ST Matthews. Charles E Cbambliss
of Clemson College. E. S. Addison
OF Ninety Six, B. S. Boozer Of New
bs1xv. ". G. Hinson Of Charleston,
A. E. Avccck of Wedgefeld. g. h.
Boykin, Richard Singleton of Acton.
Colur,hia. Nov. %. There is ser
ions state of affairs over in Sasuoa
eow;ng out CT the Rhcden. Henderson
affair, the Developments in whicn
nave been promptly chronicled in this
correspondence. family feud. 1t
will be remembered, eliminated early
10 October in the shooting to death
in the road at night on his way home
OF 81. M. Morse by ". L. Henderson
and Alfred Free who were concerned
10 the feud. Henderson was 80 badly
sounded in the chest aud through
fhe hand that he had to be removed TO
relative s. A short time after this
AZ the Instance Of Solicitor Tburmono
che governor offered reward of slo0
each for the two white men and $50
for the negro Will Culbreath, who
drove the wagon for the Henderson
marty the night of the killing 1t
now taxrs out that none of the accus
ed has attempted to escape and that
there wss peyer any use for the re-
wsrds. according 10 Sher'f Rhoden's
own stsfenlent. And yet short f''ps 'es