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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28
RE-ENRoLLMENT BILL PASSED.
Text OF Measure Providing for Reg
istration of Voters.

One of the most important meas
ures the general assembly has passed
is bill to provide for the re-enroll-
ment and registration OF the qualified
electors of this State during the year
1908, and to provide compensation
for the supervisors of registration as
follows.
Section One. That the sup
ervisors of registration in each
county of the State are required to
re-enroll all the qualified electors in
this State during the year 1908.
Section 2. That the same time the
said supervisors shall register all per-
sons who may make application there
for and who may be entitled thereto.
Section 8. That for the purpose Of
such enrolment and registration the
said supervisors shall keep the books
of registration open at the several
county seats every day (Sundays ex-
cepted) between the hours Of 9 a. m.
and D. M during the months Of
July and August 190S;and in addi-
tion thereto they shall attend, during
the month of September, 1908, at
least i day in each township IN their
respective counties, Of which at least
ten days notice shall be given By ad-
vertisement in newspaper publish
ed in the county, and in counties con-
tanning fifty thousand inhabitants
they shall attend in each city, town
or industrial community containing
three hundred or more inhabitants at
least one day upon similar notice;
Provided that the provisions of this
section shall only apply to the re-en-
rolment and registration for the year
1905.
Section 4. That for the purpose Of
said reenrolment the secretary or
state shall furnish the supervisors OF
registration with all the necessary
books and the sum Of five hundred
dollars shall be appropriated for sup
plying said books.
Section S. That the supervisors OF
registration shall each receive for
their services during the year 1908
the sum of two hundred dollars. to be
paid by the State quarterly, as other
State officers are paid, except IN the
counties of Anderson, Charleston,
Greenville, Sumter, Orangeburg'
Richland, where they shall receive
ceive two hundred and fifty dollars
for the year 1908: Provided, that IN
spartanburg county tney shallyreceiVe
this year three hundred, dollars, to be
paid as above provided. That after
the year 1908 the supervisors OF reg
istration. shall each receive fifty dol
lars per annum in off years and one
hundred dollars in general election
years, except in the above named
counties, where they shall eacn re-
ceive seventy-fve dollars per annum
in off years and in general election
years they shall receive two hundred
dollars per annum, Including tne
county of Spartanburg.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28

ing his wits after the blow from
Welch's pistol-butt, had gotten his
own gun out. He fired two or three
times and Welch also fell, expiring
at once. Mobley then turned aside,
himself hit in. three places and with
his coat ablaze and walked into the
office of DR.. Twitty, which adjoins
the barbershop. Bullets from Welch's
pistol had struck him in the right
breast, the shoulder and the neck.
Ever since then, Mobley has been
more or less disabled. For long
time he lowered between life and
death, and it has not been three
weeks since he has been able to leave
his bed.
Mobley was head clerk at the store
of Carson &, Co. He leaves wife
and five children. His aged father,
Capt. w. c. Mobley, is a resident OF
the town of Lancaster.
Steven w. Welch was president OF
the Heath s-pply Company. He was
a son Of the late Capt, Jas. V. Welch,
of Kershaw county; was 2S years old
and unmarried.
Thos. L. Clyburn was president OF
the Clyburn Mule company. He had
been a Clemson student. His father
Is Capt. w. U. Clyburn, of the Halle
Gold Mines. His mother was in Char
lotte at the time Of the tragedy. Mr..
Clyburn left a widow, Mrs. Dora
Cunningham Clyburn. They had been
married less than year.
Two women widowed and five lit
tie children orphaned Is one OF the
results of that pistol duel December
21st and it's aftermath Of Monday
night.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28

administration forces Of forcing con-
tests in the southern states, policy al
ready put into practice in Florida, is
going to be Systematically pushed and
that there will be enough cOntesting
delegations to occupy two or three days
time before the permanent roll Of the
convention Is made up.
It Is by no means certain either that
contests are going to lie confined to the
southern states. A Wisconsin l;epub-
lican, one Of the followers of Senator
La Toilette, tells me that there is much
irritation among Republicans Of that
state because of the effort of the ad-
ministration through its otIiccholdcrs
to secure a Taft delegation there. He
points out that rs soon as Governor
Hughes declared his willingness to be
a candidate the administration forces
and Secretary Taft himself announced
with JUNCTION that they would make no
ronteGt in q state which dec::cd to
present favoritc son Of It's own. he
state Of Wisconsin wants to '-'""nnt
Senator La Toilette, yet the ,''' "''o''-
Ing cabal is opposing his friends at
every point. Why this differing atti-
tude toward the favoritc sons Of two
states? OF cou"~c he answer is easy.
Roosevelt and Taft are probably weak
er in New York than in any state Of
the Union.
New Workers usually agree that it
would have been impossible to get
Taft delegation IL tic f"cc Of the
Hughes caIdidcc:-. wherefore Mr..
Roosevelt, who IS nothing If not poll
tlcian, called OF lis men and grace
fully left tho fed to the governor.
But he thin Fiat II Wisconsin thera.
may be nco, nEd therefore there
are no smooh wo-tS addressed to the
people Of that state in applause Of
their favorite eCl.
Washington. Z. G.
BY Willis ;. Abbott.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28
LOOTED BY ROBBERS.
Tied Members of the Family While
Robbery Went On.

Two robbers took possession of the
home of Irwin Brooks, aged IS years.
a farmer living in Wayandotte coun-
ty, Kansas, Tuesday night while the
members of the family were bound
and kept prisoners in bed. When
Brooks resisted, the robbers shot him
in the hand. They then tied his
hands and feet and placed him IN
he'd. Mrs. Brooks and two daughters
Emma, aged %, and Eva, aged IT,
were similarly treated. The robbers
ransacked the house. and secured sou.
They prepared meal and ate leis-
nrely They released the Oldest
Brooks girl for a time while she
ouieted her baby, which had begun
to cry. After the robbers LETT the
girls succeeded in releasing them
selves and their parents.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28
TACKLED WRONG MAN.
Robber Shot and Killed in an At
tempted Hold Up.

In Chicago Herman Becker, an al
legged highwayman, was shot and in-
stantly killed Tuesday night at Six
teenth and Forty-second avenue by
Frank Daverock, an optician. Dave
rock was on his way home Thcl he
was Intercepted by two men. One OF
them pointed pistol at Daverock
end told him to throw up his hands.
Daverock had his hands in his over
coat and in one hand had pistol. He
answered the robbers command with
a shot through his coat pocket. The
bullet struck Becker in the stomach
and he fell to the ground. His COM
panion fled.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28
GEN. CANTON DEAD.
Was Stationed in South Caroiiii'
Right After the War.

Brigadier-Cenera! Rufus SaXton,
U. s. A., retired. dropped dead at
Washington Tuesday Of heart disease.
He entered the army from Massachu-
setts in 1855 as first lieutenant OF
the Third Artillery; received a con-
gressional medal f>r bravery in the
defense OF Harper's Ferry, and was
retired April %, 1904. General Sax
ton was born 81 years ago.
During and after the war Gen.
Saytnn was stationed on the isalnds
about Charleston and Beaufort.
where he was very active N oppress-
ing white people :or the beneflt of
the freed slaves. He WIS in charge
of the conflscated lands II he plant
e-g. which he distributor largely
{; ong the negroes who own it yet.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28
QUITE A WARM TIME.
A Pole Wedding at Chicago Ends In
q Fatal Fight.

Three men are reported dying from
stab wounds at the county hospital,
and IS persons we're injured in a
riot and free for all battle with
knives at the close of Polish we'd
ding celebration held over the saloon
of Joseph Kuza, 73 Front street, on
the North Side, Chicago.
The three most seriously injured,
who are expected to die, are John
Wadvo, brother of the bride, ear cut
off and face and body severely stab
bed in ten places; Stanley Wudasek,
stabbed in 20 places, about the head,
face and body; James Grim, cut and
slashed about the cheeks head and
breast.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28
PREDICTS HIS ASSASSINATION.
a Catholic Priest Says He Is q Mark
ed Victim.

"a murder will be committed IN
Chicago within one month similar to
the Denver assassination, Wnere
Father Leo Heinriches was shot
down." asserted Chancellor E. M.
Dunno, of Chicago, archdiocese Wed
nesday night.
81 am positive that anarchists, anti
e,ericals or whatever they caI them
selves, have prepared lists OF priests
and clergymen to be killed AMI am
certain that some Chicago man has
been Marked" he said. Il AM the
most logical man for the assaSslna-
ton, and alrnough have thousanos
of friends in the Italian colony
also have many bitter enemies.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28
MURDER IN SPARTANBURG
The Passing of the Lie Causes Anoth'
er killing.

A dispatch from Spartanburs says
Sullivan Hughes, a young white man
who killed John Franklin in the low
.r part of the county Saturday, has
not been arrested though the young
mans father says he will have him
surrender to the sheriff. Hughes
shot Franklin in the head with a pls-
1ol The difficulty was about a
-damned lie" being passed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28
Col. Youmans Dead.

A dispatch from Barnwell says COL
w. Youmans died at four
o'clock Wednesday morning at the
bosnital in Savannah, where ne was
taken several days ago for treatment
Cor a cancerous affection. The news
Of his death was received throughout
the state with universal regret.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28
A White Man Hanged for Rurder-
ing His Own Wife.
SAID HE WAS INSANE.
The Crime Was an Atrocious One,
But Much Sympathy Was Worked
Up for the Murderer by q Lot Of
Women Who Visited Him in Jail,
But Governor Smith Stood Firm,
md Declined to Interfere.

Ia
and Declined to Interfere.
a special dispatch from Savannah,
Ga, to The News and Courier says
Willie Rogers, at 1:15 o'clock Tues-
day afternoon paid the penalty ON
the gallows for the murder of his
wife, committed about eighteen
month ago, on West Broad street, in
an eating house, the woman had en-.
tered in search of food. She held 4
baby in her arms when Rogers fired
the fatal shot
The execution Of Rogers, the first
white man ever legally executed iu
Chatham County, came after the e1-
haustion of every possible legal move
that might have been taken to save
his life.
Many appeals to the Governor In
his behalf were made, and these re-
suited in two respites, but finally the
Governor proved obdurate to the
claims that were made by physicians
and others that Rogers was insane.
and unable to comprehend the Diff
ference between right and wrong.
Preferring the opinion Of the two
physicians, DR.. w. F. Bruner and Dr.
T. ]. Charlton, whom he himself had
named, and who reported the con-
trary, Gov. Smith declined to inter-
fere further with the execution.
Never had there been known i'm
Savannah such a marked interest in
the fate Of a murderer. This inter-
est permeated, church circles, that ele-
ment having been aroused largely
through Rogers daily reading Of the
Bible, his professions of Christianity
and his interest in the prayers that
were offered by good women upon the
occasion Of their visits to the jail. a
dozen or more physicians, too, became
concerned and offered their testimony
relative of Rogers mentality.
Rogers was the first man ever exc
cuted. in the Chatham Jail on a day
other than, Friday. Moreover, ne
was the thirteenth man to be eXecut-.
ed there. That it was not on
Friday he was hanged was due to
Judge Seabrook having an aversion
to sentencing men to be hanged ON
that day Seeing no reason why Fri
day should be stigmatized as hang
mans day, he sentenced Rogers to =
be hanged on another day of the
week.
Giving a rspite of ten days, Gov
ernor Smith seemed in fair way to
defeat this intention of the Court, for
that threw the date to Friday. But
then came greater activity on Rogers
behalf and a further respite of ten
days, which again avoided Friday
and fixed the execution for Tuesday.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28
THREE idEN KILLED.
In frightful Rear End Crash Of Two
Trains.
Two Trains.

Three men were killed in fright
full rear-end crash between 2\freight
trains on the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroads Harlem
branch just south of the barlow sta
tion Wednesday. A heavily loaded
freight got beyond control on down
grade and ran into the rear of anoth-
er freight just ahead. The conductor
of the first freight train was in the
caboose, and was instantly killed
The engineer and fireman on the en-
CINE of the second freight were pin
ned in The wreckage and killed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28
ANOTHER VICTIM
Of the Fatal Quarrel in the Her
shaw Barber Shop.
is MURDERED

Welch, Who Was Killed in the De-
cember Shooting Scrape, When
Young C1yburn Was Also Killed,
., and Mobley Was Badly Wounded.
WEIGH in Jail.
A dispatch from Lancaster says
Berry B. Mobley, the young man who
was desperately wounded in the Ker-
shaw double tragedy just before
Christmas, in. which Steven Welch
and Thomas Clyburn lost their lives,
was shot and instantly killed. on the
Southern railway north-bound train
Monday night, by Grover Welch, a
brother of the late Steven Welch. The
men were passengers coming to Ian
caster on the Southern Railway train.
Mobley's body was taken off the
train at Pleasant Hill to have the
inquest held. Welch came on to Lam
caster and surrendered. He is now
in Jail. Mobley was about 80 years
old and leaves widow and five chill
dren. Welch is unmarried. He is
about 25 years of age. He had an
interest in the Heath Supply COM
pany, of which his late brother was
the president.
Mobley was accompanied by his un-
Gle, q. l.. Robertson, of Oakhurst,
and was going to Lancaster to consult
his attorney about his approaching
trial. Welch was accompanied by his
uncle, w. U. Clyburn, of Halle Gold
Mine, father of the young Cylbnrn
killed in the Kershaw affair.
The shooting occurred just as the
train was slowing up at Pleasant
Hill. Several shots were fired. Three
bullets struck Mobley in the head,
causing instant death. Mobley's pis-
tol showed one empty chamber af-
ter the shooting, it is said. 1t is also
stated that no words were passed be-
tween the parties.
Mobley left Kershaw Monday af-
ternoon and drove to Heath Springs
there boarding the Southern train for
Lancaster. The trouble between the
two men was apprehended. They
naturally had little love for each 9TH
or and il is known that Mobley has
avoided meeting Welch, but no
threats have been known to pass be-
tween them. 1t is thought that Mob
lev may have driven to Heath Springs
instead of taking the train at her-
shaw, for the very purpose Of eVad-
ing an encounter with Welch, not eX-
Meeting Welch would board the train
also.
The Columbia Record says Monday
nights tragedy is the aftermath OF a
nistol duel which took place in Will
sons barbarshop at Kershaw on the
night of Saturday, December 2lst
last, On that occasion Steven Welch,
Thomas Clyburn and Berry MobIey'
all armed and all drinking to some
extent, met in the place in the eve
ming.
Anger engendercd by whiskey and
nv the irritation surviving from a pre-
vious quarrel precipitated the trou-
ble. Berry Mobley remarked that II
was a good thins the previous dit''-
culty had been patched ur, as the
parties we're all good friends.
At this stage Steven We'ch DIRE"
his pistol and struck Mobley over
the head with It, then stepping back
and began firing Clyhurn, his co''s-
in, rushed forward t. prevent the
impending homicide, and hirlself re-
ceiycd the first three bulleii 1ro1
N-elch's re"olver. He droDpf tc' t .
floor and e"p:-a1 instantly.
Maalv aiie Berry Mohley, rt'1-2 }
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28
Wash Hunter Convicted.

Wash Hunter, who killed Elbert
Cnreland in Lauren county over a
year ago, was cc7-:cted of man.
slaughter at Greenwood o. Wednes-
day.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28
An Aged Woman Drained by Negro
With an Axe.
OVER IN LEXINGTON.
Sitting Alone in Her Room, Near
Caye, Mrs. Paul D. Ellison Has Her
Skull Split Open by Assassin Who
.Crept Upon Her From Behind
Body Concealed in Clothes Bas-
ket.

Sitting in her home, two miles west
of Cayce, nf Lexington County, We'd
nesday morning, white-haired Mrs.
Paul D. Ellison was suddenly struck
down from behind by negro burg
lar armed with her husbands axe.
The heavy weapon sank down into
the skull and death was probably in
Stantaneous.
His fiendish work done. the assas-
sin strove to cover up the evidence
SO that the crime would not be dis
covered until ne had made good his
escape. Catching up the pitifal,
wasted body he forced it into a
clothes basket near at hand and toss
ed over it the quilts from the bed.
Then catching up Mr.. Ellisor's shot
gun and one of his coats the murder
er fed.
The crime was not discovered until
an hour or more afterwarI. Mr.. Ell
lisor had gone to New Brookland at
an early hour to sell vegetables, leav-
Ing Mrs. Ellison alone in the little 8
room house. The supposition is that
the murderer, seeing the master of
the house drive away supposed the
house to be empty. Mr.. Ellison re-
turnei to the house at about $3.50
O'Clock and found his daughter and
several friends sitting upon the door
step awaiting his return.
The house was locked up. and all
supposed that Mrs. Ellison had clos
ed it to run over to neighbor's Az
ter waiting around the premises for
some time they became alarmed and
forced the door to find the reality
far worse than anything they could
have feared. The alarm was quick
" given, and within the hour men
were searching for the murderer.
Within a few minutes after the
alarm was given Mr.. Steygert, con-
stable for Magistrate Bachman, of
New Brookland, was on the scene. he
took charge of the premises and un-
der Mr. Bachman's direction empan-
elled q jury, which viewed the re-
mains. The inquest was then ad-
iourned. The body remains at the
home.
The Columbia correspondent OF
The News and Courier, who furnishes
the above facts to his paper, says II
is believed that the murderer went
direct to Columbia hoping to elude
pursuit in the criminal quarters OF
the city. The police were not notined
of the murder until nearly two hours
after it had ben discovered. Mrs.
Ellison leaves her husband, an aged
farmer much respected in the COM
munity,. and six children, four mar
ried daughters and two grown sons
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28
AWFUL DEATH.
A Woman Pours Kerosene over Her-
self and Fires 1t.

Choosing fire as medium OF
death, Miss Emma Fink, of Stating
ton, Pa, committed suicide at Slate
Gale in a most tragic manner. Stand
ing where she could see the ruins OF
her old home, which was destroyed
nv fire about a year ago, she poured
coal oil over her clothing and then
set fire to her skirt.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-28

of every man who thought that musk.
rats should be e1terminated, while By
not doing anything against the yermtn
he would get the support Of the musk
rat colony and those who thought II
should be left alone. The analogy is
perfectly clear. Thus far the oratory
of the administration has made for
President Roosevelt or his political
legatee, Secretary Taft, millions Of
friends among the people who do not
di1erentiate between preaching and
practice, between calling criminals
hard names and actually sending them
to jail. 1t has not very seriously af-
fected the Rooseveltian dynasty with
the malefactors Of wealth, who read
his violent messages with their tongues
in their cheeks and go on with their
malefactions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-16
DANGER OF CATARRH.
Unless Properly Treated with
Hyomel, Becomes Serious.

Catarrhal troubles are far more dan
gerous than they seem at first thought.
II you have catarrh, there is an irrit-
ated state Of the mucous membrane and
weakened tissues which afford an ideal
lodgment and culture medium for dis
ease germs, especially those of consump-
ton. You should got cured as quickly
as possible before any dangerous germs
that you may breathe lodge on the
diseased tissue and work destruction
in the throat and lungs.
The easiest, simplest, quickest, surest
and cheapest way to cure catarrh is by
the direct method, breathing Hyomei.
This wonderful medicated air treat
ment does not drug and derange the
stomach, but is breathed in, directly
following and destroying all disease
germs that may have been inhaled.
The unusual way in which Hyomei is
sold by L.. P. Van Werden is the best
evidence of their confidence in the
treatment and should dispel all doubt
as to it's curative properties. he
agrees to refund the purchase price te
anyone whom Hyomei fails to benefit
and you do not risk cent in testing
it's healing virtues. A complete outfit
cost but $1.0O if it helps you, not cent
il it does not do all that is claimed 70,
Iit
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-16
No Headquarters.

Candidates for state offices in Iowa
are discovering that they cannot open
headquarters" in Des Moines or any
place else on account of section 80 Of
the Iowa primary law. That section
reads as follows:
"Sec. 81. Any person who shall agree
to perform any services in the interest
of any candidate in consideration of
any money or other valuable thing, for
services performed in the interest OF
any candidate, or any person paying OF
Offering to pay or giving or Offering to
give money OF valuable things for such
services, shall be punishable by fine
OF not more than three hundred dollars,
Or by imprisonment in the county Jail
not exceeding ninety days. But Moth
ing herein shall be construed to pro-
hibit any person from making contracts
in good faith for the announcement of
his candidacy in the newspapers and
securing the names of voters required
to file preliminary nomination papers
and the payment Of any reasonsbSe com
pensattos for such services"
Politicians made the, law and politi-
clans may be the first to become dis
gusted with it. AS time goes on ether
peculiar features will doubtless be- dis
covered 1t is the politicians time now,
the voters time is coming.