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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-03-17
PALMETTO POINTS
GIVEN IN BRIEF
Death of Congressman Croft.

A Washington special to The Colum>
bia State Of Friday says
Shortly after Z o'clock Thursday
morning George William Croft, repre-
sentative in Congress from the second
South Carolina district, died at his resi-
dence, No. 2, Sixth street, N. E., from
blood poisoning. The body was taken
South on the $50 train, accompanied
by members of his family and a coz
sressional delegation. The hour for
the funeral will be set after the ar
rival of the train at Aiken.
Physical exhaustion was the immedi-
ate cause of Col. Croft's death, but this
was the result of the blood poisoning.
from which he has been suffering for
some time and which was brought ON
by a small splinter In his thumb.
Up to Wednesday it was thought that
Col. Croft would recover. But early
Wednesday morning hope was aban-
doned and his sons, Theodore Croft, OF
Aiken, and Randall Croft, Of Prou-
dence, r. l., were telegraphed for and
arrived several hours after the death
of their father. Col. Croft was seized
with sharp pains in his thumb about
weeks ago. His niece, Miss Florlde
Croft, who Is trained nurse, extraetea
the splinter, administered hot witch
hazel application and for some time
afterward the pain was eased and COL
Croft was about the capitol as usual
A week later, however, the pains re
Cured, the thumb began to swell ana
DR.. Fred Thompson, Of this city, was
called in Meantime Col. Crofts
brother. DR.. F. w. Croft, Of Aiken, was
sent for and upon his arrival consul
tation between himself, DR.. Thompson
and DR.. l.. L. Friedrich was held. The
swelling was declared to be due 10
palmed abscess and an operation. was
at once decided on. The doctors made
an incision extending to the elbow In
the hope of affording the patient re-
lief. But instead second abscess
formed on the finger and shortly after
ward blood poisoning set in.
At his bedside when death came
were Col. Croft's brother, DR.. Croft, his
niece. who has nursed him devotediy
from the very outset OF his illness. and
his cousins, Misses Mary and Matilda
Croft, OF this city.
The death Of Col Croft has proved
a sever shock to the Southern colony
here with whom he had become wen
acquainted already. although serving
his first term in Congress. There were
scores of his confreres from the house
and of friends who called to offer their
coincidence Many beautiful flowers
were carried South on the funeral train
the sympathetic expression OF friends. =.
here.
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CONGRESSMAN George William Croft
was born in Newberry county, Decem-
ber 2Oth. 1876. His early education was
at the common schools in Greenville;
in 1853 he entered the South Carolina
Military Academy at Columbia.
Mr.. Croft enlisted with the cadets or
the academy and continued to serve un-
til the close of the war. In 1866 and
1867 Mr.. Croft attended the Univer-
sity of Virginia, and subsequently
studied law under Governor B. F. Per
rv at Greenville, and was admitted 70
tie bar in 1869; and in 1870 he located
at Aiken. where he has continuously
practiced his profession.
Mr. Croft has been prominently iden-
t:fed with Aiken county ever since IL
became a county in 1872. He has been
a member of the South Carolina Sen
ate and served two terms in the House
OF Representatives. He was also Twice
elected president Of the South Carohna
state Bar Associations.
Mr.. Croft was elected to the Fifty
eighth Congress from the second dis
tcict in 1902, receiving 5.134 votes,
against 247 for w. s. Dixon, Repubh.
Ian.
Mr.. Croft was married to Miss Flor
ence Ethel McMahan. Of Alabama.
April II. 1873. His wife and six sons
survive him. His sons are: Theodore
G. Croft, his law partner; W. Mcmahon
Sroft pon6au Croft now in Prov1-
dence. r. l.; Laurie and Edward Crolt.
students of South Carolina College, anu
Mason Croft.
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buildings.
"The resolution proposes an investi.
CATION by five members Of this body"
he said, whereas a committee Of sew
enteen members representing an
ties in politics, which has already had
before it in a proper way this infor-
nation, has unanimously reported to
the House that there is no need for
further investigation"
Mr.. Moon. of Tennessee. insisted
that there should be an investigation
covering the Postoffice Department
and everybody connected with it.,
land whoever is guilty" he said,
whether in this House or in the De-
partment, should be exposed. The
cused," he said. was entitled to vim
dication, as were also the Department
officials, if guilty of no wrong; but"
he said, 81 take it that no sensible
man will deny that there is anything
else but crime running all over that
Department"
W. W. Kitchin, of North Carolina,
severely cFltlClZeQ IeNefdi bTisto"
and charged him with having deliber-
ately suppressed important and ma
terial facts-'facts." he said, pound
ing his desk, which could not be
overlooked. and which were suppress
ed, in my judgment. for the purpose
OF giving a false impression to the
country and misleading the public"
"Bristow's action" he said, was
neither courageous ncr honest, but fo7
partisan purposes. He knew the
country demanded an Investigation
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COL. TURK IS DEAD
he Lived in Raleigh and Charlotte
at Different Times
DIED SUDDENLY OF PNEUMONIA
Colonel Turk Was q Man OF Fine
Sense and Inflnite Humor-An In.
teresting Character.

Charlotte, Special.-The following
telegram was received by Mr. T. L.
McManus, superintendent CT the Char
lotte division of the Southern Rail-
way, Saturday night: "Mr. W. A.
Turk died Saturday afternoon about
GAS, of pneumonia, very sudden ana
very unexpected" The message was
from Mr.. S. H. Hardwick.
The people of North Carolina viii
regret to hear of the death OF Col.
Turk. He was we'll known in the State.
For many years he lived in Charlotte,
and was in every sense Of the word a
loyal Tar Heel.
Col William 4. Turk was born IN
Augusta county, Virginia, about 10
years ago. He came to Charlotte ~
years ago, and helped the late Or.
Carter Berkley to work insurance.
They went from here to Raleigh TWO
wears later. Mr.. Turk continued IN
the insurance business until he secur-
ed a position as clerk at the Var
borough House; there Col. A. b. An
6rews discovered that he was a gen.
ius and took him into the railroad ser
vice. Later he returned to Charlotte
and was assistant general passenger
agent of the old Richmond & Danville
Railroad. He remained here in that
capacity for nearly a year and was
then transferred to Washington and
made general passenger agent OF the
Southern. Three years ago Col. Turk
was promoted to the place Of general
traffic manager. He was capable
business man.
It was not as a railroad agent that
the people of this section knew Mr..
Turk, but as the great, big-hearted
giant thai he was. He had a tremen'
dous body, fine intellect, powerfui
brain and keen sense Of humor. He
was the kind of man that the other
fellow would look at when he came
about or listen to when he talked: he
could entertain any sort OF an au-
dience He knew men-had keen in
sight into human nature. The day was
never SO gloomy that Col. Turk did
not have a joke, or jest. He laugh
ed with the world. Men amused him;
he played with the best of them. He
was tactful in dealing with people. He
he'd splendid ability.
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LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS.
Many Matters of General Interest In
Short Paragraphs.
Down In Dixie.

Convicts made a desperate attempt
to escape from the Missouri peniten-
tiary.
Teachers in Methodist college.
near Tampa, were drowned by the
overturning of Joat in a gale.
The new battleship Virginia was
launched at Newport News in the
presence of a crowd of 10000.
In lecture at Louisville DR.. W. M.
Morrison, a Presbyterian missionary,
declared King Leopold maintained an
army of cannibals in Congo.
Bishop Wilson announced the ap-
pointment Of ministers Of the Baltl-
more Conference, Methodist Episcopal
Church South, at Alexandria.
Col. Marshall Green. one OF the most
widely known historians in the South.
died at his home in Kentucky last
Thursday.
Five persons. members of pleas
ure party from the Methodist Florida
College, at Sutherland. Fla, were
drowned in the Gulf by the overturn-
ing of their boat.
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Sunday Row in New York.

New York, Special.-In feud hsht
here Sunday three brothers. Thomas
William and Michael Gilbride, were
seriously, if not fatally, stabbed, and
Harry and John McShane, also broth
ers. were badly wounded. On Saturday
a. fight occurred between Harry Nc
Shane and Thomas Gilbride. and both
were arrested. Sunday, meeting Gil
bride and his two brothers on the
street with several Of their friends,
McShane gathered about twenty OF his
friends in the back room of saloon.
at the corner Of First avenue and
Twenty-third street. Then, according
to the police, he approached Gilbride,
professed regret over their trouble OF
the day before, and finally induced the
Gilbride party to go with him to the
saloon to drink and forget their differ
ences. AS soon as all were inside the
saloon McShane is said to have given
a sign on which his friends began the
fight
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At The National Capital.

In the Senate Mr. Morgan (Dem.,
Ala spoke about the Panama canal
concessions and some amendments
were made to the Postofice Appropri-
alton bill.
The House passed the Military
Academy Appropriation bill after lis
tening to political argument between
Representatives DeArmond and Gros-
venor.
The Senate finance committee adopt
ed an amendment which will allow
national banks to use Panama canal
bonds as basis of circultion.
The House committee on judiciry
heard testimony against the alleged
news print paper trust.
The Senate committee on education
and labor resumed hearings for and
against the eight-hour law.
In Washington 1t is felt the only
jarring note in the growing popularity
of Judge Parker for the Democratic
nomination for President Is ex-Sen-
ator Hills advocacy Of him.
The Cabinet decided that II neces-
sary the property Of the Panama
Railroad Company will be protected
against strikers by force Of marines.
Naval officers say the honor Of the
service is involved in the reports that
high authority" tries to influence the
court of inquiry finding in the Mis-
souri-Illinois collision.
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Tornado Strikes Texas.

Calvert. Tex. Special.-A tornado
struck the country five miles west OF
here Thursday afternoon, unrooing the
residence of E. s. Peters, president OF
the Texas Cotton Growers Association.
and wrecking a number OF tenant
houses on his plantation. On the I. j.
Garrett plantation great damage was
done to crops, many houses destroyed
and R. F. brennan, the manager, was
injured.
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Severe Wind Storm.

Natchez, Miss, Special-Natchez was
thrown into great excitement Thurs
dav night by a severe wind storm
which amounted almost to a tornado.
The wind, accompanied by terrific
rain and hail storm, came from the
northwest. Part Of the city hall was
unroofed. Several warehouses and
number of residences were shorn o.
their roofs. Fences were blown down
and huge trees were torn up by the
roots by the fierce wind. st. Marys
cathedral was damaged and hundreds
of electric light wires are badly dis
arranged. Horsemen coming from the
coutry districts after the storm mas
passed. report that the growing crops
have been destroyed.
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From Across The Sea.

Another bombardment of Port Ar
thur on April 3 was reported.
The Hamburg American liner the
Fuerst-Bismarck was sold to a Rus
sian firm.
Count Tolstoi denounced the war in
the Orient and all wars, but declared
he was not entirely free from the er-
ror of patriotism.
The Anglo.French colonial treaty
was reported as being about ready for
signing, the principal provisions hav-
ing been agreed upon.
Three prominent Cubans were ar
rested at Havana in connection with
the riotous proceedings in the Cuban
Congress.
Lieut.. Mattasich, Austrian army Of.
ficer, was reported to have tried to
rescue Princess Louise of Coburg from
an insane asylum.
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At The North.

Chicago last week elected Aldermen
and decided the question of city own
ership of street railways.
Mormons held a thanksgiving SER
vice at the annual conference in Salt
Lake City.
Governor Pennypacker, Of Pennsyl-
vania, announces that he will not be
a candidate for Justice Of the Supreme
Court.
The Democratic State convention of
Kansas elected uninstructed delegates
to the national convention. The dele
gates-at-large are w. A. Harris. David
Overmeyer. ]. G. Johnson, S. l. Hale
and j. n. Haymaker. The delegation.
according to personal preferences. will
stand for Hearst and IA against him,
1t Is said.
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Miscellaneous r1atterS.

Poor horses and inability to manage
them properly was pointed out as the
cause of much delay on the part Of
the Japanese armies in Corea, 1t being
believed in Chefu that it will be a
month still before the real fighting
begins.
The steamer Discovery returned
safely to New Zealand with the Brit
ish Antarctic expedition.
The Havana Express, on the Cuban
railroad. was wrecked in fire GEAR
Santiago.
Senator ]. R. Burton, Of Kansas,
was sentenced, at st. Louis, to six
months Imprisonment, and to pay a
fine of $500 for using his influence
before the Postoffice Department in
behalf of a st. Louis concern.
Pennsylvania Republicans in con-
vention nominated J. P. Elkin for JUS
tice of the Supreme Court. indorsed
Roosevelt, and named delegates.
Ex-President Cleveland was report
ed as being satisfied with Judge A. B.
Parker as the Democratic candidate
for the Presidency.
Circuit Attorney Folk declared he
was not a candidate for the Vice
Presidency.
A stubborn fire in the New York
subway blocked traffic. crippled wire
service and placed in peril fifty work
men, who were rescued with difficulty.
The Continental Securities Company
asked an injunction against the North.
ern Securities Company from distri-
buting stock according to the plan.
The seventyfour annual conference
of the Mormon Church closed at Salt
Lake, Utah.
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The House.

The proceedings in the House were
cnlivened by Mr.. DeArmond and Mr..
Grosvenor. the former attacking the
Republicans for failure to order an in
vestigation into the postofice charges
and to revise the tariff, and the latter
vigorously defending the Republican
party for it's policies and lauding Pres
ident Roosevelt for the part he played
in the postal investigation. the pas
sage Of the Cuban reciprocity law and
the treaty with Panama for the con-
struction Of an isthmian canal.
Mr.. Grosvenor devoted himself to a
defense of the Republican party. Mr..
DeArmond, he said, had indicted the
leaders on the floor Of the House for
an attempt to cover up crime. What
crime" Mr. Grosyenor asked, has
been committed in any one Of the
branches Of the administration Of the
Federal government and by whom"
He sarcastically remarked that when
a member of the House knew enough
to hurl in the face of the majority OF
the House the charge that they were
covering up and protecting crimes "he
ought to know enough to make some
statement that somebody, somewhere
had committed some crime"
why are you opposed to investigat-
ing the Department." inquired Mr..
DeAmond. For the manifest rea-
son." said Mr.. Grosvenor. that the De-
partment has been thoroughly investi-
gated" Then, branching of on the
tariff. he called upon Mr.. DeArmond to
state what ought to be changed In the
tariff. There would be no ten OF
same item; no five Of you that will
come within 50 per cent. OF it, and
none of you will agree upon all Of the
items of the tariff" Mr.. Grosvenor
applauded the Presidents enforcement
of the antitrust law and defen, ed the
Panama policy.
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Large Cotton Glnnery.

Kingston. BY Cable.-Under the di-
rection of the Imperial Department of
Agriculture the largest and most eff
fectiye ginnery in the West Indies
was opened here yesterday by W.
Bieabrook, an expert ginner from
Jsmes Island, S. c. The factory is a
three-story building and the machinery
consists of six Of the best gins op-
Grated. ginning $500 pounds of cotton
daily. The baling presses are Of Amer
lean manufacture. The cotton indus
try here is developing rapidly. The
mail steamer will take a large ship
:nent Of cotton to England.
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IN CONGRESS
Senator Morgan Speaks on Canal
Question.


Question.
After listening to two hours
speech by Mr.. Morgan on the Panama
Canal question, the Senate again TOOK
up the postoffice appropriation bill, but
adjourned without completing its con-
siGeration. Some important amend
ments aside from those suggested by
the committee were agreed 10. among
them one increasing from to ounces
the size Of franked letters and another
adding % members to the force of rural
free delivery agents.
Mr.. Morgan declared that the new
Panama Canal Company is only les
see of the property rights on the
isthmus, and said that when we pay
to the government Of Panama the S10,-
000,GJO this government will be entitled
to deal with the canal company as a
tenant. He criticised in sharp language
what he denounced as the surrender
OF the United States to the new Pan
ANA Canal Company, saying that
there is some undisclosed influences
at work which has given that company
control of all our recent actions in
connection with the canal enterprise" Z"
He predicted that If there should be de-
lay the new canal company, backed by
France, would be responsible for it and
he hinted at the possibility Of the
company refusing outright to make a
satisfactory SALE, He pointed to what
he called the delay in making payment
to Panama and said that 1t was in
strong contrast with the haste mani
tested in securing ratification Of the
Hay-Varilla treaty and argued that
this delay was due to the demands OF
the canal company.
After concluding his speech, Mr..
Morgan asked for a vote on his reso-
luton, but Mr.. Kittredge moved that
the resolution be referred to the COM
mittee on inter-oceanic canals. Il
know" he added, that I am playing
lone hand, but I am not afraid to do
so, so long as hold the joker" The
resolution was referred.
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event the Baltic fleet. which is COM
paratively small. will attempt the peril
Gus task OF engaging the large Japan
csc fleet in the hope Of disabling some
CT the Japanese ships and thus re-
ducing the Japanese effectiveness. Ac-
cording to the Russian calculation
the Baltic feet may suffer humiliation
in such an unequal combat, but it will
have served valuable end if 1t is able
to cripple a sufficient number of Japan
csc ships to reduce Admiral Togo's
naval strength below that OF Admiral
Makaroff. The foregoing information
is no part of current speculative report,
but credited from official sources. The
authorities at Washington will receive
similar information shortly.
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Democratic Chairman.

Washington, special-RepresentatiVe
w C. Cowherd, Of Missouri. was elect
ed chairman Of the Democratic con-
sressional committee without opposi-
tion tonight. About 80 members OF
the congressional committee were pres
emf at a meeting tonight in the mi
nority room at the capitol. Mr.. Cow
herd was not present The question Oh
the election of secretary caused con-
siderable discussion.
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Cat Likes Flowers.

Mrs. C. NJ. Brocksieper of New Lon
ton. Conn. has a big tiger cat, Jack,
that has a mania for eating cut flow
e-s. Jack" likes all varieties, and IS
particularly fond of palm leaf ends,
but his choicest floral menu consists
Of yiolets. On Thanksgiving day he
turned UP his nose at turkey and de-
voured large bouquet Of violets that
had been left in a vase on the dining
table. He did not even leave the
stems,
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woman from folly marrying not for love- but prevent spnse
from her tombstone -
strangely enough this enigma comes from very
calling
they supporting missionaries by OF making
In
her
feeling
dgnes
she was somy married red flower
dead thing instead OF i've
Many woman
whisky ms"a"
OF
their wives might just as well
the first place There are other men so s
might with advantage their wives
b registers :,
all
millions absorbed
entry ledger /. s ~ ,,a
complain the cooking and would never go out
might get full broke but these are risks that
wife is boundto
tn will
the privileges mamony and it is hereby
clubs AS happy expedn
for the missing wedding cakNw York Evening World
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The Making Of a Soul
BY Felix Adler

HE common saving is that has SOUL should IKE 10
end that nv saving that we into the world with k!nu
of phantomke outline of SOUL kind OF shadow WHICH
we can convert into a SOUL
,rbe whole aim and purpose of mans life as LOOK upon
T. S n pet him soul-to into substantially that
which is a shadowy outline In other words the ann Oh
mans life il to become individual personality TO acquire
distinctive selfhood 49,,
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j Mr. Right and she oge sne ever
him all only to wonder now sh c
that represented by Mr.
Right In the first place the
atom to married
happiness.
My husband was very pam
man he good and kind povder' <
course lie IN
who provides well kiho
family to be husband and father
manner toward od
aniua make good husband
high position this country sent
a certain afternoon Inc re-
wrote urouSE
had engagement
...o,o,
brilliantly holds
of the exploits the
makes a brI football field
gentle the
like cocktails he
When meet su
good
than by asking her to share his iee" i
Journay
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Marrying q Thing
BY Dorothy Dix,
The Most Famous WON an Humorist in the World

NE of the greatest drawbacks to womans real
the senseles has of being old maid DISGUISE
this she WILL bluff about being girl pacheor anu Tue
f tcbtev as she may the feeling there that eec
ton upon attractveness not to have husDand ana
sands Of annually offer themselves up as sacrhcs "
Bymen lust to prove they marry If they want TO-
Everybody will that good husband Is the best thine
that can happen woman bad much the worst
the great problems OF the world Is no" 10 save