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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
EXPRESS Held Up
Daring Deed Committed By Band Of
Train Robbers
THEY SHOOT TIE MESSENGER DEAD
The Bandits Then Robbed the Car of
The Express Company and Escaped
In the Darkness.

Sacramento, Cal, Special.-Three
masked men held up the Oregon ex.
press. southbound, on the Southern
Pacific Railway at Copley, near kes'
wick, killed w. ]. O'Neill, the express
messenger, and carried of the con-
tents of the express box. The train
is known as No. Is, and stopped at
Copley, a small station, for water.
AS the train came to standstill,
three men jumped on and cut the
train in two, taking the engine and
express car down the track a short
distance. They stopped the engine
and deliberately killed O'Neill by
shooting him through the head. The
bandits then robbed the express car
of its contents, but it is not known
how much they obtained.
After robbing the car the men cut
1t loose, and getting on the engine
compelled Engineer Joesink to 60
ahead. When near Keswick the
men jumped of the engine and dis
appeared with their plunder. They
have lot been captured.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
The JURORS BRIBED
Startling Revelations in a Western
Court of Justice
FOUR MEMBERS FACED THE CHARGE
Judge Ord.rs Entire Pane! in impor.
tan, Case Into the Custody OF the
Sheriff.

San Francisco, Special.-Late wed
nasday afternoon Superior Court Judge
Cook announced from the bench that
an attempt had been made to tamper
with the jurors in the Botkin case. he
declared that he would discharge the
Jury tomorrow and begin the trial OF
the case anew.
Acting upon information that four
Jurors had been bribed to favor the
prisoner, Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, Judge
Cook ordered the jury into the custody
Of The sheriff until tomorrow morning
when he will formally dismiss the
Jury and begin the impanelllng OF
new one. 1t is alleged that beside four
Jurors who are said to have been In
fuenced, an attempt was made to brioe
a fifth one. Mrs Botkin's attorney
made a passionate 81 3ech, d.sclaiming
that Mrs. Botkii. or any one connected
with ner case, vas implicated. He al
SO said that he would not continue
with the present jury. The states at
torncy concurred in motion to dis
chsrye the Jury. A brief investigation
was held by Judge Cook after the jury
left the room.
Chief of Pulice Whitman testified
that one of the jurors had followed him
TO his oft:.e after the noon adjourn
ment yesterday and said that on the
previous evening a stranger had called
on him and said:
We have secured four jurors for
the defense and want fifth. We Will
give you $50"
The Juror told the chief that he turn.
ed down the offer. asserting that i
am no such dirty man. would not
take $50 nor S50.000.'
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
Six People Killed.

Scranton, Pa, Special.-Six persons
are known to have been killed, and
five fatally injured, by an explosion
In the factory Of the Dixon Squib
Company, at Priceburg, near here,
thursday.
The dead are. Lizzie Bray, Lillian
Mahan, Priceburg; Breckie Lewis,
North Scranton; Lizzie Matthews.
Olyphant; George Callahan, Teresa
Callahan, Priceburg.
Those fatally injured are: Mamie
Gilallon, Martha Haybrown, Cassie
Foultz, Mettie Hevron, Oscar Ayser.
Twenty girls are employed In the
factory. What caused the explosion
Is not known, but it Is said that one
of the girls threw a squib into a
stove, and that the force Of the ex-
plosion was so great that 1t wrecked
the building and set it on fire. The
squibs are used In coal mining.
The Dickson Squib Company occu-
pied only the first floor of the struc-
ture, the Callahan family having
rooms on the second floor. 1t was
here that the two Callahan children
lost their lives. Thomas Callahan,
the father, was at work, and Mrs.
Callahan had just left the room when
the explosion occurred. The chill
dren, aged three years and six
months, respectively, were playing
on the floor. Both were instantly
killed.
The building caught fire, and the
flames communicated to the two ad-
joining buildings, one occupied as a
hotel, and the other as butcher
shop. Both were destroyed.
All of the bodies have been taken
from the debris. The bodies of the
dead employees were so badly burn
ed that it was with great difficulty
that they could be recognized.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
LABOR WORLD.

In Austria a system Of factory n.
spection was created by law twenty
years ago. i'll 1883.
A deputaticn OF the Canadian Or
der of Railway Clerks has petitioned
for an increase in wages.
A strike Of cigarmakers in Venice
threatens TO develop into general
strike in this trade throughout Italy.
Electrical workers Of Wilkesbarre,
Pa. have decided to ask for an eight
hour work day. beginning April l.
Wages Of women workers in Canada
have increased in recent years from
twenty five to fifty per cent. more than
men.
Wages of coal miners in Canada are
three to four times as high rs in Bel
GUM. where not more than 81 day is
paid.
Steps have been taken looking to
the formation Of Il strong organiza ton
of stationary engineers at Montreal
Canada.
Chinese laborerS in British Column
bia canneries have formed union
and demand SIS and $50 and board III
stead of $40.
The Oakland (CaD Butchers Cnior
contemplates going into the wholesale
business, if locked-out members arc
not reinstated.
William S. Wandby, OF Rochester
n. Y, is backed by 100000 wage
workers for United States Commits
sioner Of Labor.
In the coal mining industry in Eng
land the average time worked in 1905
was 500 days per week, the lowest
proportion since 1896.
Collieries in Lancashire. England
are still OH short tine, most of then
not running more than four and 8
Ealf to five days week.
Miners in South Wales have re
solved to contribute one penny pc:
member per lunar month toward .
parliamentary representation fund
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
Confirmed R,iStow,

Washington. Special.-The state
ments made to the Mccall investigat-
ing committee by Chief Inspector
Cochran OF the Postoffice Department
were made public Wednesday. Mr..
Cochran confirmed the testimony OF
Mr.. Waters before the committee. that
the original list Of clerk hire cases
was prepared by Mr.. Waters in No
cember, after the original Bristow re-
port was written and before it was
printed. Mr.. Cochran had ordered Wa
ter. TO prepare this list on an order
from Bristow for the purpose Of sub
stanuating statement Mr.. Bristow
had made in his report that there were
a hundred other such cases involving
Congressmen" other than the few ne
had referred to in his report.
Mr.. Cochran identified this original
list. which Mr.. Bartlett, Of the COM
mittee produced, having retained II
when it was presented oy Mr.. Waters
Mr.. Cochran confirmed Mr.. Bristow's
testimony that he (Bristow) had not
seen the list OF clerk hire and lease
cases that was prepared for the House
committee on p0Stoffices and ss;
roads.
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In the House.

Substantial progress was made
Wednesday by the House. in the con-
sideration Of the sundry civil bill
fifty -one pages being disposed OF. leaT'
ing only twenty-one to be read. No
amendments Of general Importance
were read.
Mr.. Bartlett. Of Georgia, briefly re-
piled to the statements Of Mr.. Gillatt
of Massachusetts,. made last Mon0ay
on the negro question. He said Mr
Gillett had lectured the South for c"r.
tain alleged outrages and violations
OF the law He declared that Massa'
chusetts was not free from the charge
of disregard of the law. even though
that State NAV claim to be more re-
fined than others. He cited an In
stance where mob in Marion. Mass.
in 1902, had tarred and feathered /.
man and woman. and he said the
perpetrators of the outrage had been
acquitted and marched through the
streets as heroes He read from sta
tistics of Massachusetts showing the
number of the "disgracefur' marri'
ases Of whites with negroes In the
citv of Boston. If these facts are
true. Mr.. Bartlett said, "the teachers
of the gentleman from Massachusetts
and those who believe as he does, are
comm like chickens, home to roost.
He did not believe, he declared, tha'
the people CT Massachusetts enter
tai1ed nor Ic-echced the sentiments
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
South Carolina Breylties.

The Jury in the case OF J. s. ana
" Y. Stevens, of Charleston, ownefS
of the schooner James D. Dewell, rem
dered a verdict for damages against
the Dwell Tuesday night in the sum o.
Sc 900. The suit OF the stevens We
brought against the Dewell for aan-
ages in the sum Of $1,000, claiming tnas
when the Clarence caught fire last
April at Johnson's coal docks the crew
of the Dewell cut the steamer ioose
from the pier, causing her to drift ous
into the stream and that she ourneo
hecause the fire department eouid rem
der no assistance.
George Bond. colored. lies seriously
| wounded at his home near fauiiae ~
Snartanburg county, as the result OF
| nistol shot inflicted by a neeV
named Henry Sims. Sunday aIter-
neon Bond and Sims were drinking
and carousing about Pauline. insy ,a
became involved in a personal I'LL
cnlty. as the result Of which Sims dreM
nistol and shot Bond. and then maus
bic ESCAPE. The ball entered the rign.
edo of Bond above the hip and ranged
inward towards the backbone. up 70
est night Sims was still AZ ''"oe.
the Supreme Court in Columbia has
,.nded down an important decision as
N right of cotton mills to issue cnechs
N their employees for use at Mill stoie
~ lien OF money. The case went from
c,artanburg county and was suit
srainst sr the Spartan Mills, Of Spartan
bI;rg. brought by Johnson. Lytie q W,
who had a number OF checks anu "eto
refused payment by the mill on tno
Ground that they we're issued scleS
for thc convenience OF their operatives
F NJ Gillespie, who lives at the OLD
sreeglc place in West End, Gieen-
vile, Monday afternoon accloentahy
discharged his shot gun. the ioaa
Snering the ankle of his two ana
half wear old child to shreds ana sew
orsi ~ the shot taking effect in tne
in q; Mrs. Gillespie. The ehiid's
..,ot had to he amputated.
Governor Hayward Tuesday onered
award OF 5000 for the arrest ana
conviction OF the parties VINO sno'
from ambush and killed ]. w. Meetze,
:, Ieyington county, on February u.
Aiken was visited again Monday
7isht By a bold ro5ber or gang o. OF
nbhers No clue has been found to
% rascals. AS burglars "schooped
% town last December and entered
residences of ". ]. Platt, F. ..
y, ,erson, L. EraLwcll and MIS-. Ed
?rd King. leaving no clre 10 tnelI
nifty, so did they Monday nisne
d left no trace; cl!y N tnls in-
2cce hut c7s place WIS E:sifed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
Georgia Peolage Cases.

Macon, Ca. Special-A Savannah
special to The Telegraph says:
Doubling the correctness Of news
dispatches from New Orleans to the
effect that the United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals had sustained the de-
cision Of the lower court in the case
of S. NJ. Clyatt, OF Irwin county,
charged with peonage, appealed from
the northern district Of Florida, Judge
Emory Speer, of the United States
Court for the southern district OF Geor-
gia, wired Judge Shelby, who presided
and received an answer, stating that
the bench could not agree and that the
case had been referred to the United
States Supreme Court. The news re-
ceived by Judge Speer puts a differnt
phas upon the question. 1t remains for
the status Of the various peonage cases
that are pending. In several States in
the South there is deep interest In
the outcome of the appeal"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
Race Trouble Quiet.

Houston, Special.-The manager Of
the lumber mill at Silsbee Tuesday
night stated that the race trouble at
that point had quieted down, most Of
the negroes having fed when war-like
demonstrations were made. They had
considerable friction at that point, sew
e,al white men being robbed and the
homes Of the negroes fired. The man,
Bullock, who was ambushed and shot
b. negro footpads, died this afternoon
OF his wounds. The other two wounded
iaen are getting along we'll. While a
search was made for the negroes who
had done the shooting. there was no
attempt to moiest thel other negroes
outside Of closing up blind tiger.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
Lives and Property Lost.

Detroit Spcial-Five lives have
been lost and upwards Of S3,000,ooo
damage has been done to property
by the floods during the past FIVE
days. Tuesday night the indications
are that the en- d is in sight, though
conditions are still very bad at Grand
Rapids and also along the course Of
the Saginaw river. At Grand Rap.
ids the river has fallen two feet to-
day and at Saginaw and Bay City,
while no such marked improvement
is to be noted, the fact that much Of
the ice that blocked the mouth Of
the river has gone out Is taken as a
favorable indication. Tonight the
ice gorge went out and the river be-
gan falling.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
Quarantine Declared.

Austin. Texas, Special Governor
Lanhan issued proclamation declar-
ing quarantine in effect on the Gulf
coast and along the Rio Grande bor-
der, effective April 1. This proclama-
ton resulted from a conference OF
health officers Of the cities and coun-
ties Of that territory held here today
It was stated there had been cases OF
yellow .ever at Laredo and Monterey
during the winter, one Of them being
found in March. DR.. Longanet, OF La
redo, stated that the patient discovered
during March was now convalescent.
DR.. Richardson. representing the Ma
rine Hospital Service, stated that the
national government will at once place
physicians at Mexico points to Issue
certificates.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
Biz Store Burned.

Newark. N. j.. Special.-The Broad
street store Of the Georke Company
was gutted by fire, entailing less OF
s1CO. 900. The store. which is six stories
In height, has frontage Of sc feet on
Broad street, with 4 large ell 200 feet
wide on Market street front. and was
prevented from spreading by the Shut
ters. The history building o. the PrM-
dental Life Insurance Company stands
within 100 feet OF the Georke store. anc
the fire corps Of the building poured
volumes OF water on the Acnes from
above.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
Four DrOWre d

Chicago. Special.-Four men were
drowned in Lake Calumet by the cap
sizing Of their boats while hunting
ducks. The dead: Tunis Slingerland,
Abraham Slingerland, Peter Piersna
and John Brandt. The men were in two
row boats, two men being in each boat.
A very high wind was blowing over the
lake today. and the water was very
rough. The men were seen from the
shore to rise in their boats and fire at
a flock of ducks that passed over them.
Just as they fired their boats went over
and all four men were thrown into the
water.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
PALMETTO POINTS
GIVEN in BRIEF
Opinion Given.

Recently State Superintendent of Ed
ucation o. B. Martin wrote the attor-
new general in reference to section OF
the new library law. Section Of the
library law provides that mot more
! than IL schools in any county, in any
one year, created and operated under
the general free school law Of the
State, shall be entitled to the benefits
of this act, and no school district shall
receive any moneys under its provis-
ions. except schools operated under the
general free school law Of the State.
The schools receiving this benefit shah
be decided by the county boards
Mr.. Martin asked that Attorney Gen.
eral Gunter define the expression ere
ated and operating under the general
free school law of the State" so that
school officers might have some rule
to determine what schools are entitled
to the provisions Of the law. He also
wished to be advised whose duty 1t fs
to pass upon the applications, and de-
eide whether the schools are operating
under the general free school law or
| special acts.
In answer to the superintendent OF
education, Attorney General Gunter
rendered the following opinion:
1.-The schools to receive the benefit OF
this act are limited to such as were
CT eated and operated solely under the
general free school law. II in the ere
alton or operation of the school In any
respect appeal must be had to any spe-
cial act for authority for such action.
however incidental it may be, that
school is exempt from the benefit OF
this act. The operation Of the machin-
cry of a school, such as the appoint
raent of trustees, levy and collection or
taxes, selection Of teachers, ETC., must
be exclusively under the general school
law, and such feature that finds It's
authority in a special act eliminates
such school from the provisions OF this
act.
"The action OF county boards in se-
llecting certain schools to receive tnla
benefit is conclusive when the restr1c-
ton as above stated has been oD-
| served" t,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
State Items.

Dan Williams, a well-to-do colored
man Of Anderson county, Ga years OF
age died Tuesday under distressing
circumstances. His daughter, aged "A.
had died of consumption. On the way
TO the funeral the father dropped deau
Of heart disease. He was a gooa oiu
slavery time" negro.
The sheriff Of Pasquotank county
carried to the penitentiary Weaaes-
dav M F. Stancill. young white man
who is to serve eighteen months TOT
BETRAYAL under promise OF marriage.
Sheriff Roark, Of Brunswick. took n
NEGRO to serve five years for NH
slaughter. and Sheriff Lucus. OF beau
fort a negro to serve twenty years l0'
Pone B. Havird, the young white
man who was shot by John var
borough. white. week ago. in saluHa
county, is in a serious condition. inc
right arm Of the wounded man. Whlch
received a large portion o. tae sAot'
vas anputated on Sunday ty D.. U.
2 Mayer, Of Newbe-ry. Ya"borcrsH
Who had been released from crstoaS
on 5000 bond. when ftavi:i.s wound.
r.erc NOT considered serious, has bee"
lodged in Jail again, to await the re
suit OF the wounds.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
Six Cinnamon Dsported.

Jacksonville. Special.-Six Cinnamon
who were ordered deported by United
States Commissioner Archibald last
week. have failed to perfect their ap-
peal within the time specified. and to-
day the commissioner issued to the
United States marshal six w-its for
deportation. The Cinnamon will be
taken to San Francisco and delivered
TO the master OF vessel sailing for
China.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07

y; Mr. Gillett. While the people o.
Massachusetts may have peculiar no.
tons as to some things. and may BE-
stern in their convicLicns, thev at
east have awakened to believe that
the people of the South are entitled
10 wor this problem In their own
way. 'as God shall will it." He add
I'd these people would work it out
with the help Of our brethren of the
North, if we ca nhave it. but IL not
we will work 1t ont without their
:e;p. To such as NJ. Gillett. con-
:inued Mr.. Bartlett. we will say that
Tc?. opinion and criticism meet with
-" calm indifference OF our con
.cmnt.'
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
Big Ginning Plant.

Anderson, Specialize Peoples OH
and Fertilizer company Of this city re-
Gently made a. contract for what VIII
lie the largest ginnery east Of the Mis-
s;ssippi river and one of the largest In
the world. 1t will consist OF 16 7O-saw
Gins and four presses, and all will be
Under one roof. 1t will be driven by
a $50 horse power engine. but eiec,
tricity will doubtless be substitutes
when the new dam at Hatton's Ford
is built. The plant will be in operatioh
ty the opening Of the next cotton sea-
son and will be one Of the sights u
this city Of big enterprises.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
Kept Away by Fog.

London, BY Cable.-The Times
prints dispatch from It's correspon-
dent at Wei al Wei which says: Have
Just returned after 190mile cruise
and l saw nothing of either the Rus
sian or the Japanese fleets, though the
watch reported fash signalling at
about 4 o'clock this morning. | was
debarred from running close to Port
Arthur by heavy fog and | imagine
that the weather Is too thick for the
Japanese to remain close to Port Ar
thur, in view Of the strength of the
Russians in their torpedo boat de-
stroyers."
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
Dismissed From Army.

Washington. Special-The record
CT the case of Second Lieutenant Jean
S. Oakes. of the artillery corps, re-
Gently tried by courtmartial ct Fort
Monroe. Va. en- charges of being ab-
sent without leave and CT conduct un.
becoming an officer and a gentleman,
has been received at the War Depart
ment for review by the Judge Advo-
cate General Davis pending its SUBJ
mission to the President for final &C.
tion. 1t is stated that the officer was
convicted OF the charges and SEN
tenceS TO be dismissed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
VIII Contest.

Little Rock. Ark. Special.-Returns
have been received from II out OF Is
counties, and these show that Governor
Jefferson Davis is entitled to 302 dele
gates in the State convention. The
number necessary to nominate is 222.
Judge Wood has conceded that on the
face of the returns he has not enough
counties to win the nomination. but he
will appeal to the State convention and
contest the vote as returned in q num-
her OF counties
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
Charge Was Profanity.

spartanburg, Specialize county
board of education decided to reinstats
Prof. A. L. Mol Leeod as principal OF the
Campbell schools. The matter wa
thoroughly investigated by the board
with the result as above stated. the
trustees will appeal from this ruling,-
Mr.. Mcleod was recently requested ana
subsequently ordered to resign as the
head of the Campbello school. inc
charge preferred by the trustees was
profanity. He admitted to swearing az
one time, but held that he made no
nractice of il.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-07
Eioht Loas From Pine Tree.
Tage.

Ira Preston and Charles Newell cut
a pine tree in Sharon. VT, making six
12.foot logs. and two 10-foot ones.
The first log 12 feet from the stump
was 26 inches IN diameter, the next
ones were respectively G5, "a, %, %,
81 and 19 inches in diameter, the two
.Ofoot logs were 16 and ten in diane.
ter the tree making 1.730 feet Of lum
ber.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-07-01
PARKER RANCH CASE.

The Parker Ranch case continued to-
day n Judge Gears court the particular
phase of the proceedings being argu-
ment on the demurrer to the motion by
Lows attorneys for the removal Of
Garter as guardian to the minor girl
Parker. Attorneys Wilder and Derby
for the guardian both spoke in reply
to Attorneys Magooa and Lishtfoot who
finished their argument against the de-
murrer yesterday.
Argument on the demurrer in the
Parker ranch case was finished this
morning and Judge Gear took the case
under advisement. Attorneys in the
case were given five days to file on the
demurrer.