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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-01-26
Crimes and Criminals.

Many indictments have been return
ed at Pueblo, Col, against election Of
f1cials and city detectives for election
frauds.
5 ]. B. Peoples, who had been paroled
from the Ohio penitentiary, commit
ted suicide by blowing off the top Of
his head.
Henri ]. Schlectgen, a sculptor and
designer of architectural decorations,
committed suicide in New York by cut
ting his throat with modelling knife.
While attempting to arrest Robert
and James Mcbride at Tuskegee, Ala,
Sheriff T. r. Conner was fatally stab
bed and the McBrides were both shot
to death.
4 After pleading not guilty OF the
charge Of numbering his aged fatherSat
Manistee, Mich, John Gallagher sud-
denly changed his mind and was allow
ed to plead guilty on the charge Of
manslaught
The Seattle police say that Gessler
.Rosseau, now under arrest in Phila-
delphia constructed an internal ma
chine In Seattle three years ago. The
machine was found by the police in Il
blacksmith shop.
/ Safe robbers dynamited the safe in
the ONCE OF the county treasurer at
Wauseon. Ohio, securing $4,000 OF the
county funds. The treasurer had Just
deposited 100000 tax money in the
banks OF the town.
Claiming to have lost his fortune OF
$S0. 900 as the result OF Thomas w.
ILawsonss attacks upon Wall street In
terests,g Frank D. Austin twice at
tempted to throw himself from the
Brooklyn bridge 81 New York. He
was rescued.
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died BY HIS
own HAND
FORMER HEAD OF DEFUNCT OIL CON-
MITS suicide BY TAKING CAR
BOLIC acid.

Following close upon the
heels of the collapse of the In
dependent Cotton Oil Co., as
dramatic climax to a situation
already replete with sensation
al features, came news of the
suicide of Robert Keith Dargan
until recently the president OF
the chain of mills included in
the Independent, ,and also presi-
dent of the Darlington Trust
Co. Mr. Dargan took his lite in
the law Office of his father, E K
Dargan, Esq, by drinking the
contents of a four-ounce bottle
of carbolic acid. The act OF
Self-deStruction seems to have
been deliberate and premedi-
tated, as the deceased left a
note stating that he had de-
termined to kill himself on ac-
c ,unt of his financial troubles.
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NARROW ESCAPE.
Mr Thorn's Office, Crowded With Peo,
pie, Struck by tightening Saturday.

Saturday afternoon while Mr.
P B Thorn, proprietor of Black
River Cypress Mills, was in his
Office with his foreman, Mr. NJ A
Ross, paying off his employees,
a severe thunder storm came up
and Tightening struck the brick
fue on top of the Office and de-
molished 1t. Then the bolt ran
down in the Office, knocking
down the inmates and tearing
it's way through the floor in
four separate places. 1t also
knocked off several pieces of
weather.b boarding on one side of
the house. Besides the two
white men-neither of whom
was hurt-there were about a
dozen negroes in the office. The
one suffering the worse shock
was John Rose, boy about IA
years old, who has not yet Who'll
lv recovered. Jesse Green was
burnt on leg and his trousers
and shoes torn, and Joe Chan
dler also had his shoes torn. Joe
Watson was consid era bly,
shocked, and. in fact, nearly all
the hands sustained more or less
shock. 1t seems almost a mir
acle that no one was killed, con-
sidering the small space into
which tine occupants of the room
were crowded A setter dog of
Mr. Thorn's was badly shocked
and appears to be blind in one
eye.
The curious part of the phen-
omenon is that the office,a small
circular structure, is directly
beneath a large, tall gum-tree,
which completely overtops the
former, and yet the tree bears
10 sign of having been struck.
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Death Of Miss Alice Rollins.

Rome, July 6:-Our community
WAS saddened last week by the death
of Miss Alice Rollins, which o.
CURED on Monday, June &c, after i
long and painful illness. She was
in the forty-second year of her age.
Her remains were inferred ut Beth
any Baptist church, in the plesenre e
of u large number of relatives and
friends, the funeral services bel g
conducted by Rev W j Wilder, tie
pastor, assisted by Rev Mr. Clyde, OF
the Methodist church. Miss R"I-
lins Gas a consistent member II
Bethany church and her uailv wall
of life were adorned by the grares
of Christian ~omanhood. She WAS
"a daughter of the late Rev j l. R"'-
Inns and a sister of former county
treasurer, r D Rollins. She leaves
four brothers and fee sisters to
monrn her departure
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Picnic POSTPONED.

Owing to inclemency of the
weather on the 18th inst, THE
picnE at the Lower bridge ha
been postponed until Wednes
day, July 19. Dinner will be
served at 2 o'clock p m. Come
out and bring your bas kets.
Chas W Ray,
For the Com mittee.
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1905, with authorized capital of
100000. The Independent Cot,
ton Oil company borrowed
$4,000, so it is correctly stated,
from the Trust company on de-
mand loan. These loans were
called for yesterday and could
not be, met, but it is authoritat-
lively stated that depositors and
stockholders of the Trust CON-
pany will be paid in full and
will be paid atonce.
Mr. Bright Williamson, receiver,
has at once gone to work and
says he will make an official
statement in a few days, just as
soon as all the necessary facts
can be ascertained. He has been
receiving kilograms and mes
sageIover the long distance
PHI lhe all day from various Sec
tions sending substantial evil
dences of sympathy and inter
est.
The circumstances are deeply
regretted by all and were freely
discussed today. For several
years, under the management of
President R K Dargan, the In
dependent grew, prospered and
paid good dividends. Now
stockholders and business men
unite in regretting the combi'
nation of events that has forced
such an unfortunate situation
and all hope for a satisfactory
adjustment very soon.
It is confdentially believed
that the Trust company will at
an early date pay back dollar
for dollar. Nothing definite, of
course, can yet be learned, re-
garding the exact details of the
oil company's affairs. MI
Bright Williamson, receiver has
at once gone to work and with
so experienced, conservative
and successful a business man
in charge it is hoped that more
satisfactory statement will soon
be made concerning the present
business situation of this organ
ization.-The State.
THE LATEST PHASE.
The latest phase in the affairs
of the Independent Cotton Oll
Co. is the institution of bank
ruptcy proceedings in the United
States District Court at Charles
ton and the appointment of
three receivers by Judge Braw-
ley, viz: Messrs Bri i G h t
Williamson, R B Lebby and j
C Slmonds. The collapse of
the corporation seems to be
hopeless and the latest reports
indicate that very little will be
saved out of the wreck for the
stockholders of the Independ.
ent Cotton Oil Co. or the Dar-
lington Trust Co., the two con-
Germs being very closely associ-
ata1 m huSineSS WaV.
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The FOURTH AT SCRANTON.
Day Market by Stores Closing and Fish
Ffies-PefSOnal Notes.

10y uQI hCv Uy OtUIGS UiUoiuy uuu liol
FPleS-PefS0ndl Notes.
| SCRANTON, July 10: Most OF
the stores in town were closed
on the Fourth and there was q
number of fish-frles in our com
munity, at which all who at
tended report having had a
good time.
Showers fell Saturday after.
noon and several days Last
week, which were of incalculable
benefit to crops and gardens.
The rain was not general, how
ever, and some farmers have
had but little in about five
weeks. Unless they get rain
soon their crops will probably
be a failure. The corn crops in
this section are very poor; cot
ton is somewhat better, but the
plant is small on light lands
and the prospect is that the
yield will be far short of last
year. The condition of tobac-
co is also below the average.
DR. S M Dickson has opened a
general merchandise business
on Railroad street. We wish
for him abundant success.
Miss Minkie Carter of Lake
City visited relatives and friends
in town Sunday.
Mr. L J Kennedy retu rned to
Florence Sunday morning after
spending the holidays il, town
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
W S Kennedy.
Messrs Lexie and Billie James
of Bowling Green, Fla, are
spending some time in town
with their brother, Mr. John
James.
Miss Maude Parker returned
Sunday night from Florence,
where she has been visiting her
sister, Mrs j A CAN'T.
Miss Addie Cannon is spend
ing a few days with rela tives in
Lake City this week.
Mr. Thomas Parker of Con-
way was in town several days
recently visiting his brother
MIR P A Parker.
Mr. John M Myers of Cowar,1s
was noted on our streets last
Monday.
Mr. S NJ Benton, one of Flor
ence county's thrifty and sue
cessful farmers, was in town
Saturday of last week from
COWardS.
Mr. W. Cockfel.d has been
confined to his bed several days
with malarial fever. We hope
to see him able to- be out soon
Mr. G B Danse'y of Conway,
who has been with us several
months, returne d to his home
Tuesday.
Messrs J R Lee and L D
Evans went to Darlington on
the Fourth.
Mr. and Mrs Winslow Wright
returned Saturday night fro m
Louisville and other point. 5,
whittier they have been gon c
for some time.
Sheriff George Graham Cd
ingstree was in town one da y
last week on Official bu ;iness.
B waliaoe Jones'. Esq, 81
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NO..29.
ATII-lIs!EIsAsY Mss!Nt
EEL. MONDAY.
STEPS TAKEN TO VOTE OUT RUM
MILLS OF THE COUNTY.

In response to circular let.
tiers sent out some time ago a
meeting of representatives from
the several townships of the
county was held in the court
house Monday with the avowed
object of taking steps looking
to voting out the dispen-
saries of the county under
the provisions of the Brice bill.
About fifty people were present
and a number of speeches were
made denouncing the dispen,
sary system In no uncertain
terms. The meeting was pre-
sided over by Hon ] Davis Car
ter of Leo and before adjourn
ment petitions were distrit uted
to be circulated in every town.
ship for the purpose of obtain
ing signatures of voters. praying
that an election be held to de.
termine the question of "dispen-
sary" or "no dispensary" in
Williamsburg county.
Under the Brice bill the meth
cd of voting out the dispensary
is practically as follows:
First, it is required to secure
the names of the qualified voters
of a county asking the super.
visor to order an election to be
held. When the requisite num-
Der of signatures is obtained all
the voters of the county have
the opportunity in the ensuing
election to express their wishes,
and if the majority votes in
favor of no dispensary, then the.
dispensaries are ordered closed. /,
In the event of the dispen.s
saries being voted out and IL
quor is sold illegally, then the
governor has the right to order
a tax of one-half of one mill to
be levied to enforce the lawFs.
| COMMITTEES
Following are the committees
Chairman Carter appointed in
the different townships to cir.
culate the petitions asking that
the election be ordered: -
Hoppe B Rhodus, G M Rich
burg, T W Boyle.
Laws-JA Ferrell, ] G Everett
T E Salters.
Suttons-R P Hinnant, s B
Gordon, W G Ogburn.
Anderson-S S Blakeley, W ]
Dunlop, j L Blakeley.
Johnson-P D Snowden,.J J
Snow, L l. Ard, S B Poston.
Mingo-R j Nesmith, J Wes.
ley Cook, B o Brockinton.
Penn-H P Brown, j G Gra-
ham, A w Chandler.
Lake-W P Cause, Fl NJ Mer-
ritt, W B Brown, j NJ Eaddy.
Lee-R B Cannon, Henry Col
Inns, G NJ Smith.
Sumter-R B Smith, E A
Cook, W ] Smiley. l.
Turkeys A Mccullough,
W S Grayson, D E McCutchen.
Ridge-W F Kennedy, j ] N
Graham, w E Hanna. .ts
Indiantown-E F sProsser,
George Cooper, J A Thompson.
King-B G Whitehead, T o
Epps, j G Mccullough.
The foregoing committees
will meet here and submit their
report on the first Monday in
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fine CROPS AROUND GREHYYILLE.
The Anti -DlSpensary MOVement--COlOr
ed Crap Shooters Ralded.

GREELYvILLE, July 10: The
anniversary of our nations birth
has come and gone. Uncle Sam
is getting to be quite an old
man. but still remains the most
active for a man of his age OF
any l have heard oe in modern
times.
The farmers are bringing in
quite d los of water-melons now
and are getting a good plice
for them too.
Cotton crops here have I'M
proved very much in the first
few weeks. Mr. Edward Spann,
near town, has the finest | have
seen anywhere. Mr. Spann is one
of our hustling young farmers
and usually makes good crops.
Mr. S J Taylor has some very
fine corn in and around town on
some of which he expects to
make fifty bushels per acre. His
cotton also is good to look at
MIR Taylor is one of our most
thorough-going and energetic
farmers and is usually success
full in anything he undertakes.
Mir W I Hodges residence has
been completed and he will
move in as soon as all his fur
niture arrives. He with Mrs
Hodges visited the latter's home
at Cades on Sunday.
Mr. R B Hogan, our ever watch
full marshal, made a raid on a
crowd of colored crap-shooters
in the part of town known as
the hundred" on Saturday. He
couldget his hands on only ole of
the players, but got the names
of several others and arrested
them this morning and brought
them before his honor, the may
or, where each of thes offenders
we're made to add a modest sum
to the town treasury.
1 note that a petition is being
circulated here today asking
for an election on the dispen-
sary question. I think nearly
every one in our town will sign
it.
Mrs A L Keels left here Sat
urday to visit friends and 'rela-
tives in North Carolina. She
expects to be gone about two
months, and will go to Balti-
more to buy her fall stock OF
millinery before she returns.
Misses Elise White of Tim
and Lilly Hogan OF
Sumter are visiting at Mr. Ed
ward Spann's near town.
Mrs A NJ Burgess returned
last Thursday night from a Wis
if to Johnston and Blackstock.
Messrs c. E Hilton and V S
Maree spent Sunday in Charles
ton and on the Isle Of Palms.
Mr. OH Clarkson and sister,
Miss Lottie, who have been liv-
ing in Nashville, Tenn, for the
past three years, are visiting
relatives in these parts.
MIR and Mrs B E Clarkson
spent Sunday . Gourdins.
Little Florence, the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs A M
Burgess, has been quite sick for
the last few days. 1t is thought
at this writing that she is slight
ly better. We trust that she
will soon be restored to health.
Messrs w Hogan and w L
Taylor visited Kingst{ee to-day.
J. s;,., ;s.,....s., Il VID1.
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Lake City was on our stree IS
one day last week on busines =.
Mr. J c Lynch of Lynch was
in town a short while one day
last week.
NJ. r. NJ.
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1t isn't what a mans got in
the bank, but what he's got in
his head. that make him a
great merchant.
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day in Charleston on business
Mr. A 2 Hatchell is having
his dwelling on Charles stree
nicely painted.
Mr. S L Courtney has purchas
ed the Daniel residence or
Main street.
The tobacco business is open
ing up. Several loads have
been sold and at very satisfac
tory prices, regard being had tc
the quality OF the tobacco now
Offering and also 10 the fact
that someiof the larger buyers
have not yet gone upon the
floors. Nearly all our regular
buyers are here and will be
ready for active business in a
few days. Mr. ] D King will
operate the King warehouse.
The Star warehouse is still in
charge of Col Hall, who says ii
will shine with increased splen-
dor this season. Messrs L o
Holloway, W S Moore, L A
Winston and W F Gregory, all
veterans and regular buyers on
this market, are here and whet-
ting their scythes to NOW each
other down. The Messrs Mot
ley are at their..old posts, to the
delight of all their friends, and
Mr. Massey is still very much on
deck. Besides these there are
others here connected with the
business and more to come in a
few days. Soon the accustom-
ed hum of a busy tobacco mar
ket will be heard again
Mrs H F Stack of Pinewood
visited in town last week.
The Lake City base ball team
visited Georgetown on the 9Th
and 9th instant and played two
very interesting and fiercely
contested games with the nine
of that city. The first game
was won by the locals by a
score of 8 to 2, while the visitors
carried off the honors of the
second game, winning three to
two. The line up of the Lake
"Citians" was as follows:
Sturgeon, Metler,c c.
Stone, James, p"
Truluck, ] M, 1 b
Hogan, 2b
Bowen, 3b
Harper, Alex, SIS
Baldwin, Oscar, rf
Singletary, B A, CT
Ward, Otto, If
Truluck, j NJ, manager.
Floyd and Thur1nond Rod gers
Rooters. The rooters are NAM
ed last but they were first, last
and all the time, and the way
they "rooted" was a caution
sent a three masted schooner
down the bay on a nineteen
knot clip and drove back on ir-
coming tide Floyd had no voice
worth speaking about at all
when they got back home and
rhurmond's tongue is now bel
ng re-vamped at the shoema-
kers. And the way the entire
push" was treated by those
Georgetown people! AS the
expressed it, "simply
out of sight" If there is aplace
n all the world where courtesy,
Kindly consideration and gentle
manly hospitality he's a peren-
nal home, that plac e is George
own. The stranger: within her
'ates is no stranger but is a
ondly remembered friend d and a
teel- bound brother. To these
people kindness is not even
econd-nature but nature itself,
nd sweet hospitality the un-
business of then lives.
That the stars in all their course
light upon no people mor.. gen.
rous, genial and warmly cour-
eous is the verdict of our team,
oOterS and all.
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INDEPENDENT COTTON
OIL CO. COLLAPSES
ALSO The DARLINGTON TRUST co. CLOSES
IT'S DOORS DISASTROUS FAILURE.

Darlingtonians this morning and
they will extend to a much wild
er circle when the facts are
known.
The first was the announce
ment that the doors of the Dar-
lington Trust company were
temporarily closed; the second
was the statement that the af-
fairs of the Independent cotton
Oil company had been placed in
Athe hands of a receiver.
= The first intelligence was
gained from the following notice
which was posted on the closed
doors of the Darlington Trust
company:
"Owlng to the financial trou-
bles of the Independent Cotton
Oil Company, the directors deem
it to the interest of the deposi-
tors and the stock holders of the
Darlington Trust company to
close the doors temporarily. The
directors have examined the
books of the company and as
sure all stockholders that they
will be paid in full.
"By order of the board of di-
rectorS. "E. q. Llde,
Cashier. "
1t will be seen by this notice
that the Independent Oil Com
pany was involved and the
news of receiver having been
appointed for this company fol-
lowed soon. Your correspond
ent wanted only the most acur-
ate information concerning the
situation and what follows is Of
fetal:
Going first to Mr. Bright
Williamson, president of the In
dependent Cotton Oil company,
and one of its largest stockhol-
ders, the following statement
was secured from President
Williamson:
"Ten days ago, because of the
solicitation Of my friends, l ac-
cepted the position of president
of the Independent Oil Co. at
a special meeting. lat once be-
gan Investigations and a few
days ago I found some inaccu-
racies which | bad verified. l
feared these were serious enough
to place the company in the
hands of a receiver, SO [ called
a directors meeting by tele-
grasSs. Seven out of nine mem
hers were present, Mr. Nachman
being in Paris and Mr. Israel not
being able to attend. After
hearing my report these gentle
men were of the unanimous
opinion that a receiver should
be appointed and today an Or
der from Judge Watts appoints
me to that position to take
charge at once"
1t is impossible now to get
any definite statementregarding
the assets and liabilities of the
company.
The capital stock of the indie
pendent company was nominal
ly 81, 900, 900 and the stock sold
last week as high as Is per cent
of the par value. The liabilities
will approximate s5oo,ooo, so it
is believed.
The Independent Cotton oil
company, under the management
of President r K Dargan, has
had a record and reputation sell
dom equalled. When he took
charge of the one mill upon
which the organization was af-
forwards founded, livestock was
selling at so cents on the dollar.
Latterly the company has oper-
ated plants at Charleston, Dar-
lington, Mullins, Kingstree. Tim
monsville, Syracuse, Effingham,
Wadesboro, N. c., Cheraw, La
mar, Homer, Lydia, Swift Creek.
Mechanicsville, Marion, Mann
49,; A,,brr, Monec eclare Davis