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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-25
OFFICERS KILLED
By Violators of the Law They At
tempted to Arrest.
Murders Took Place in Columbia, s..
c., Dillon, S. c., and Fayetteville,

Three officers were killed last week
while trying to arrest violators of
the law. The first was in Columbia
on Saturday, VIXEN w. H. Sellers shot
and killed Constable Jas. Farmer.
Sellers is a notorious blind tiger, and
Constable Farmer and Detective Ogg
went to his house, where he stores
whiskey, with a search warrant to
hunt booze. Sellers refused to let
them in and they forced the door.
Sellers fired and jumped behind the
door. Farmer fell mortally wound
ed and Ogg beat retreat. Sellers
was arrested and is now in Jail.
Another Constable Killed.
Mr.. Ragland r. Brunson, of Dill
Ion, who for several months has been
acting as constable for upper Marion,
was shot and instantly killed at 3
O'Clock Sunday afternoon by a ne
gro whom he was attempting to ar
rest. He had previously arrested a
negro on DR.. Stackhouse's place,
about eight miles above Dillon, and
was returning with him in buggy
when he met another negro for whom
he had warrant driving a buggy
AS he got down to serve the war
rant, the man drew a pistol, firing
three shots into Mr.. Brunson, who
turned and endeavored to get into
the buggy. With the assistance Of
the negro already under arrest he
got into the buggy and requested the
man to assist him to DR.. Kellar's Of
flee, about two miles back. He lived
only few minutes, dying in the bug
gy. Great excitement prevails in Dill
Ion, Mr.. Brunson being very popu-
lar and highly esteemed man and
having a large family connection in
the town and surrounding country.
Chief of Police Killed.
Jas. H. Benton, chief of police of
Fayetteville, N. c., was shot and kill
ed early Sunday afternoon by a ne
gro. The murderer, Sam Murchis-
on, was captured an hour after the
crime and despite three distinct eff
forts to lynch him was safely lodged
in Jail.
Murchison quarreled with one OF
his own race and shot his antagonist,
inhicting slight wound Chief Ben
ton started out in search of Murchis-
on and after a few words the negro
drew his pistol and shot the officer
through the head.
Murchison fired one shot at cit
izen who attempted 20 stop him and
was wounded by one of three shots
fired by Charles Benton, 17-year-old
son Of his victim, who took his faith
er's pistol and started in pursuit of
the murderer. Murchison continued
his fight to the outskirts, when, af-
ter 80 policemen and many citizens
had hunted him for an hour, he was
overhauled.
An unusual circumstance of Sun
days tragedy is that it is the second
time within year that Fayetteville
has lost a police chief at the hands OF
a desperate negro. Less than year
ago Chief of Police Chesson and one
of his officers were shot by negro
desperate
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-25
TWO MORE JUDGES
To Fill the New Circuits Created
This Session.

Messrs. ]. W. DeVore, Of Edge
field, and S. w. G. Shipp, of Flor
ence, were Thursday afternoon elect
ed judges Of the two new circuits
created by this legislature.
Mr.. j. w. DeVore was chosen
judge of the eleventh circuit, con-
sisting of Lexington, Saluda and
Edgefeld. He was opposed by Mr..
C. NJ. Eird
Mr.. DeVore represents Edgefeld
In the house, and his opponent, Mr..
Efrd, is supreme court reporter. MIR.
DeVore defeated Mr.. Sfird by vote
of SO to 70.
Mr.. S w. G. shipp, Of Florence,
defeated Mr.. ". Y. Montgomery, OF
Marion, by a vote of so to 50. The
twelfth circuit consists of the coun-
ties of Florence, Horny, Georgetown
and Marion.
The new judges viii bc@ / the dis
charge of their t",ies VIII the be-
eining of the spring terms Of court in
May.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-25
SALARY BILL PASSED.
The House Agrees to Pay Its Mem
bers More Money.

DCES
The House by vote Of Ct to "a,
and without debate, last week passed
the bill of Senator Walker to change
the manner Of compensation Of Een-
hers of the General Assembly. The
bill was amended so as to give the
Sneaker double the compensation OF
member.
The bill as passed, reads:
Section /. That members of the
General Assembly shall receive as
compensation Tor their services the
sum of two hundred dollars for each
regular session, and mileage for the
actual distance travelled in the most
direct route, going to and returning
from the place where the session OF
the General Assembly shall be held.
The Speaker Of the House shall re-
ceive double the pay of the members
Section 9. That the provisions OF
this Act shall not so into effect until
January l, 1909.
Section 3. That Section IA, Vol
ume I, Code Of Laws of South Caro-
lima, 1902, be, and the same is here
by, repealed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-25
HANDSOME WEDDING PRESENT
Carnegie Gives IN Atlanta Bride Five
Thousand Dollars.

Miss Anne Wallace, librarian OF
the Atlanta Carnegie Library since lts
establishment, was recently married
to Max Franklin Rowland. Among
the gifts was one from Andrew Car
negie which consists of $4,000 in =
per cent. steel bonds, placed to the
credit of the bride at the Home
Trust company, Hobokon, n. j.
The gift is in recognition of Miss
Wallace's great work for the library
cause, not only in Atlanta. but
throughout the south. Miss Wallace
was greatly annoyed by exaggerated
stories to the effect that she had re-
ceived a settlement of 100000 from
Mr. Carnegie.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-25
HE WILL run.
Mr.. C. C. Featherstone Will 0p.
pose Gov. Ansel This Summer.
The Distinguished Prohibitionist An.
nounces His Candidacy on an An
ti-Dispensary Platform.

ti-Dispensary Platform.
The Columbia correspondent of
The News and Courier says the pol
itical situation was still further COM
plicated by the announcement Thurs
day night that Mr.. C. C. Feather
stone, of Laurens, Will be candi-
date for Governor in the primary
this summer.
Mr.. Featherstone was in Colum mbia
Thursday night on his way home
from Orangeburg County, where he
had gone to deliver two prohibition
speeches. He said b. believed the
time for the enactment of State
prohibition law had arrived and that
he had acceded to the wishes of his
friends to enter the race for Govern
or to advocate that policy.
Mr.. Featherstone was candidate
for Governor in 1898 on the prohi-
bition platform and was defeated by
a combination of peculiar circum-
stances, and by very narrow major
ity. He has not since that time par
stand In the next campaign Is not
known.
Mr.. Featherstone is one OF the
strongest lawyers in the State, is
man of fine address and manners and
is personally very popular. He has
served as grand chancellor of the
knights of Pythias, and is an ac-
tive and prominent member of the
Methodist church.
Governor Ansel some time ago an
nounced that he will be a candidate
for reelection. He was elected two
years ago on the platform Of local
option, but before that campaign he
was an out and out State Dispen-
sary advocate. Just where he Will
stand in the campaign is not nown.
Mr.. Featherstone is a candidate
that will have to be reckoned with.
Those who think that Gov. Ansel VIII
have a walk-over in the campaign
this Summer will find that they are
mistaken at the end of the campaign.
Many who believe in the dispensary
will support Mr.. Featherstone against
Gov. Ansel.
Gov. Ansel is not near as strong
now as he was two years ago, ana
many who voted for him then VIII
oppose him now. Many people regard
him as pictorial in the extreme, anu
this has made him many enemies III
all parts of the State.
There has been considerable talk
IN the effect that Mr.. John G. Rich
ards, of Kershaw, may enter the race
for Governor this year and Mr..
Richards in reply to a question SAID
he had the matter under considera-
tion. He is also for State prohibi-
ton.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-25
insula. Smirnoff categorically ac-

insula. Smirnoff categorically ac-
cused Stoessel Of cowardice and in
capacity, and finally Of the deliberate
and reasonable fastening OF the sur
render to save his own life and de-
fiance of the decisions of two sue
cessiye councils Of war.
Gen. Smirnoff declared that the
fortress, which was surrendered TO
the Japanese, January l, 1903, coulu
have held out for six months longer.
The stands taken by Gems. Stoes-
sell. Reiss and Frock were that the
fate of Port Arthur was sealed WIN
the capture of the Eagles Nest'
and two other positions.
The Indictment against Gen. SmE-
noff charged him with having tallea
to remove len. Frock from his com
mand. al.&cuGh he suspected the
arrcemcn between Gems. Stoess:i
and Ere, ;: TO surrender the fort
ress.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-25
REVEALED IN A DREAM.
long Lost Ring Recovered by its
Owner This Way.

a vivid dream thrice repeated
showed George Chester OF west LiV-
ingston, N. j., where to find his wifes
wedding ring, which she lost nearly
five wears ago. The dream came TO
him first on Friday night. He sa"
himself walking along Roseland
avenue toward Caldwell. About half
way to Caldwell he seated himself
under a big tree. Afr resting a while
he got up. His foot slipped and dis
nlaced a small stone. Then he Sd"
a bright object and picked it up. IT
was the ring.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-25
DREW A PISTOL.
On o Bank Dcpositor Because He
Wanted His Money.

At San Francisco, Caal., President
R. T.. Ragland OF the delunrt Citizens
State Bank was sentenced to nine
months in Jail for pulling pistol on
a Gepositor who clamored for his
money before the bank failed. j
Ponanskv. the claimant, is painter
who had $1,000 on deposit. lie had
made several demands on RaGland
for money and had been put off.
I'ina' V an 3ppUintaen vas adc
hy tho banker Instead OF i.HE'' III"
mcfc cv, Pag|apd drew a rrv9' ~
drove PoaoEsky fr- IN ~ =
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-25
sLAYs PRIEST.
Father Heinrichs Murdered While
Administering the Sacrament.
DIES AT THE ALTAR.

The Awful Deed Done by Alio Guis.
eppe, Az italian Anarchist, Who
Was Kueeling at the Altar When
He Fired the Fatal Shot.-The
People Wanted to Lynch the As
sassin.
At Denver, Colo, Father Leo Helm
.richs was shot and killed Sunday by
tAiio Giuseppe, an avowed anarchist
and priest hater, while the priest was
administering the sacrament at early
mass in ST.. Elizabeth's Caholic
Church. Kneeling at the altar rail
between two men, Giuseppe pressed
the muzzle of revolver against the
body of the preist, after receiving
from him the consecrated water, and
shot the priest through the heart.
Exclaiming my God! My God! My
God!" Father Leo fell prone in front
OF CQS dlLGT anu Uleu.
The assassin sprang into the aisle,
and, brandishing the pistol, dashed to
the church door. For moment, the
hundred or more persons in the
church were dazed. Then woman
screamed and the congregation be-
came panic stricken. Several women
tainted and many others became hys-
terical. Several men, including Pa
trolman Daniel Cronin, started in
pursuit of the murderer. Policeman
Cronin overlook the fleeing Italian at
the church steps. Giuseppe attempt
ed to shoot the policeman but was
foiled and overpowered after des-
perate struggle.
The murderer was removed to the
city jail AS threats Of summary ven
geance were made by men who quick
ly gathered in front of the church,
Chief of Police Delaney called out
the reserve force Of patrolmen.
Deputy Coroner Daniel Hayes took
charge of Father Leo's body. A sim
gle bullet hole in the white commun-
ion robes of the priest showed that
the lead had gone straight to the
heart. The bullets remaining in
Guiseppe's revolver had sharpened
points.
Giuseppe was placed in solitary
confinement He admitted to a po=
liceman that the priest whom he had
killed was stranger to him, and in
explanation of his crime, said:
81 just went over there because
have. a grudge agaiISt all priests in
general. They are all against the
working man. / went to the COM
munion rail because I could get a
better shot. i did not give damn
whether he was German priest or
any other kind of priest. They
are all in the same class.
''I left Italy three months ago and
went first to Central America and
then came to Denver. l am an anar-
chist and I am proud Of it. shot
him, and my only regret is that /
couldn't shoot the whole bunch Of
priests in the church. I am a shoe
maker, but have not worked since
coming to Denver
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-25
Made Deep Impression.

The newspapers at Lopaz, BOLIVIA.
commenting upon the Passing OF the
American feet off Valparaiso, declare
that the Armada has created pro-
found impression in the mir or
thousands of South American and
Is an excellent demonstration Oi The
mower Of the United States
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-25
Carolina Negro Hanged

William Handy, South Caroilna
negro was hanged at Easten, Pa
Friday for the murder OF Pollce-
man Shuman, of South Bethlehem
last summer Handy declared TO
tho last that he did not remember
having shot the officer. HHn'y Is
known to have shot a detective X
New York scme years ago.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-25
KILLED HIA1SELF
Because His Sweetheart REFUSED 10
Smile on Him.

Smile just once at me, dear,
pleaded John Tripp, aged 20 years,
of his sweetheart, Mrs. Ester Pollock
Davis, grass widow, 2l years Oh
at the latter's home at Indianapolis
Ind, on Wednesday night. FalIin3
to get the desired smile, TripE fred
two shots into his undv and "Il,
mortally wounded, at her feet. Irl'p
was railroad man, recently from
Lafayette. ind.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-25
A LITTLE HERO
Loses Her Life Trying to Save Lit
tie Companion.

At Gainesville, Ca, in an attempt
TO rescue her six-year-old companion
Dave Rogers, from an approaching
train recently Lille May Kline, L.
years-old, was struck by the train
and with the child in her arms hotn
were crushed to death while the faith
er of the girl who was walking Wltn
the children looked on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-29
Bureau Of Corporations Criticies
 Speculation in Cotton by Exchanges

1 in She lot thus dassed. The certificate does not however. Indicate the grade of individual baisA so, as to identify Purchasers of cotton on contract in New York must take the cotton at the grade thus established by the classin- ss0n ssas psss as as a sss s ssHss ssr the purch aser has. the right to demand a new ciassihcati6n. If this shows the cotton to be of a grade interior, to that tract limit, the holder Of the 'certiiic ate has q claim for reimbhrssment from the inspection fund of the exchapge. Such rs,elassiteation. whns In the he -ns. .s !. classification committee iu the same manner as the original classihcat!en. Since at least two members of the com mittee were the original sclaseers, this means that on re-classffcAtion, and also on appeals. the grade may 'be@partiy determined by the classafs wno made the original. award Some objections urged against this method are discuss e cecyapisinss Regarding q ,sshe Character
 of tue New York Stock. 5ss
 Those who complain s.that a isrge Is of an unmerchantablec character usu- ally charge that this stock has. been used for the purpose Of depressing the iy the price of spot cotton. throughout the country. It is alleged that the fear of buyers of contracts at New York that they will have to accept inferior them to lower the price which they bid tended that sOsis of the lowest grades
 ssaS RSGd Gf rhs ms9ssr sGaFAf IS
 The inysstIgatiop. has shown that many extreme charges regarding the fully sustained. A prevailing impres. sion that many thousands of bales of cotton in. the 'News York market have been carried for many years, until the stock is lttis. more than an accnmula- ltion of rubbish, Is dlsproyed by the fact that the. entire stock at New York has on several, occasipna in recent years Rssn sas s sS tS sa totsS sSSant csr
 flcated stock was only trifie over s. 900 bales, and as reoehtiy as September, 1904, it was only 1s, 5000, bales. At the latter date a considsrahls ysrt of the grade. Consequently it is certain that the amount of very low grade cotton carried over in New York for any con extremeiy large. On the other hand. there is some cotton which has thus been carried over from year to year. The president of the New York Cotton the revision committee that some cot. ton had been in the New York stock for four years. and that the rsa- son it had not been purchased for consumption was that 1t was of such poor quality as to be undesirable at the grade differences then existing. More. oVers a. considerable amount of the cot- ton certificated in the season of 1906v7 was of very poor Qaaltty. The i906-T crop, 1t may be noted. was seriously damaged by unfavorable weather.
 Since the tenfency nf the New York market Is to attract surplus grades of cotton. 1t follows that in years when the crop is of high grade the receipts at New York should be mainly of hiKh grade cotton. and not invariably of low grades. This las been the case. Simple average figures compiled from the rec ords of the exchange-accepting for the moment the classification of the inspection bureau as corIect--indicate
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-29
toost.nsea frem rsse Eisht.,


 dirt mixed with the fiber-Father thaE, character of the staple. The latter con. sideratiens are exceedingly important In determining the spinning value oI the cotton as distinct from grade Tney are however. so complex that they are to large extent necessarily disregaro- ed In chasing cotton for delivery on
 sfiii spother source of difficulty Is the absence of a uniform suandard or grades. Instead. there Is great varl- ety of so-called standards ia ainsssas Sssas of several Important markeB corre- spoud fairly closely. there IS. on tne other hand, great divergence between the standards of other markets.
 The New York Cotton Exchange pro- fesses to have. maintained standards since lSS6 substantially identical from American exchange has done this. Many Southern exchanges do not regu- larly establish standards at all, while 9thers including the New ter ossns tynss tTor, or, year to year to correspond with the character of individual crops.
 Methods of Classification in New Or-
 leans and tn New York.
 In New Orleans the classification of contract cotton is left to arhtrators, who also adjust the price rdifrerences" explained in Part I. In fact, the classi- hcation of contract cotton in New Or leans is tnseparably involved in the ad- 5qstTse5 of s15ssSS di5tsrs6es A.aSSga tass, the their minds the grade of the cotton which they arbitrate, they do not off, cialiy call it by any. grade name. or simply determine its value relative to middling.
 In New Orleans the samples submit presence of both the deltvererr and re- re- ceiwer or their representatives the re- ceiver having the right to object to or protest" any bales which he considers below contract grade. Either party has the right of appeal to another set of arhftrators. also chosen by lot. The New Orleans Cotton Exchange assumes yond the maintenance of types and the selection of arbitratore.
 The classification of contract cotton tIrsS n New YSrE S on the Sther 6,ro hand s e New York Cotton Exchange. The ex- change has an inspection bureau which samples cotton intended for contract sues a certificate of grade. Such cer- tiffcate holds good for a year, or until the cotton is shipped from the port of classiacatfon by any holder not satis. fed with the classification as originally established, The actual work of grad Ing, Ing ,,s,,, ls psrfoGmsd by slassifeation employees of the exchange. This com mittee receives the samples drawn at the dock or warehouse by assistant in- spectors and is supposed to grade these samples in accordance with the estab- lished Standards of the exchange, of which duplicate sets known as work ing types" are kept In the classification room Two members of the committee act upon the set of samples for each lot and In case of disagreement a third member is called in. The owner may apneaf, Tn which case the cotton must De re-examfned by at least four of the nve members of the committee, whose declsion is nnaL When the grade has been established, the inspector in chief Issues a grade certificate showing the number of bales of each different grade
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-29
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Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-03-20
THE MAN AHEAD.

In almost any newspaper
You're pretty sure to find
A lot of gush IN printers ink
About the man behind.
There's the man behind the counter,
And the man behind the gun,
The man behind the kodak,
And the man behind the sun.
The sleepy man behind the times,
The man behind his fist,
The man, alas behind his rent,
And so throughout the list.
But they've slipped another fellow,
OF whom nothing has been said
The fellow who is even,
Or little way ahead.
Who pays at once for what he gets,
Whose bills are always signed
He's a blamed sight more important
Than the man who is behind.
All the editors and merchants,
And the whole commercial clan,
Are indebted for existence
10 this honest fellowman.
He keeps us all in business,
And the town is never dead;
And so we take our hats off
10 the man who is ahead.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-03-20
Land and Mineral Decisions.
Reported by woodford d, Harlan. Land Attor.
ney, Washington. ID. G.

Reported by Woodford d. Harlan, Land Attor
ney, Washington, ID. G.
Coal lands. An entry of coal lands
made for the benefit of another is
illegal and must be Cancelled.
-Contest-Contest should
be dismissed where the contestant
fails to appear, either in person or
by counsel, on the day fixed for hear
ing.
Desert land--Land that without
irrigation will produce grass in pay
ing quantities is not subject to desert
entry.
Entry-An entry may stand intact
as to the agricultural tracts, though
they are rendered n-contiguous by
segregation survey made necessary
by mineral discovery after the
original entry was made.
Final proot-Supplemental proof
should be required where the testi-
mony is evasive and incomplete.
Homestead Iownsite-lf at date Of
original entry the land is not occupied
for purposes of trade and business, "
the subsequent use of the land by
Others for such purposes will not de-
feat the right of the claimant.
Mineral land-Land must be held
non mineral where no discoveries OF
appreciahle value have been made,
and it does not appear that further
expenditure would develop the pre-
sence Of minerals in paying quantl-
| ties.