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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
TOWN OFFICER REMOVED.
Proceedings to Be Instituted Against
Col. George Upper.

The people of Summerville are
much concerned over the alleged
shortage of funds by former Town
Clerk and Treasurer Col. George
Tupper, and his removal from Office
with the consequent decision to be
instituted to proceed against the Of
fetal.
At the meeting of the town coun-
Gil few days ago, the report was
submitted by the committee, en-
bodying a report of Special Account
ant E. O. Hall, setting forth an al
legged shortage and on this report the
town council adopted the resolution,
directing the town counsel, Legare
Walker, to proceed against the de-
posed official, as follows:
Resolved, That the report of E. o.
Hall, special accountant, and also
the report of the committee on ways
and means in reference to the treas
urer's books and the affairs of his Of
flee be spread upon the minutes, 1t
having been heretofore accepted and
received as information by council.
Resolved, further, That the cor
poration counsel be, and he is here
by instructed and directed to insti-
tute such proceedings and take such
steps as might be necessary for a
criminal prosecution of Col. George
Tupper, the former clerk and treas
urer, and further that civil action
be also instituted against him for the
amounts due by him to the town.
Charleston Evening Post.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
Tragedy i'm Crowded Street

Johnstown, Pa, Dec. 27.-John
Stromer, a blacksmith, on much
travelled street to-day shot his wife,
her brother, William Kurtz, and the
latter's wife, and then blew out his
own brains in plain view of crowd
of Mortified bystanders. Stromer had
not been living with his wife for sew
eral years, and domestic troubles Is
assigned as the cause of the tragedy.
It was ascertained at the hospital
that the Kurtzes are both danger
ously wounded. Mrs. Stormer was
shot in both legs and sustained a
scalp wound, but will recover.
Stormer was dead when the, OIL
GERS arrived.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
Capt. j. C. Minus Is Retired.

Washington, Dec. 26.-The war
department to-day announced the re-
tirement of Capt. Josiah c.. Minus,
now commandant Of cadets at Clem-
son college. Capt. Minus was pro-
incapacitated for service Dy
an army retiring board appointed 70
cit mon his case. The disability un-
dor which he suffers was incurred ID
the service. The finding OF THIS
hoard was today approved by the
nreafdent. and now the commandane
at Clemson is on the retired iist. ine
order adds, "He will proceed to nis
home" this being "for the good %, .,
the service" which indicates ne WIN
receive transportation expenses 20
his home. 1.,,.,
and belongs to the well known Minus
family of Dorchester, although ne
VOC horn in Texas. He was appointed
to West Point from South Carollna.
Inst prior to this appointment ne
was a cadet at the Citadel.
No successor at Clemson has been
named. It is not likely there VIII %
anv haste in this matter as II is ua. !.
derstood that Capt. Minus health u
MT such that he will be willing 70
remain until he is relieved by ma
Successor There have been, In TACT,
= number of retired officers dolns
reguIar q duty at military schools
+h hroughout the country, but, as re-
tired officers get only three-fourtas
nov the institution would have 70
make up the difference between re-
tired pay and the full pay.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
HENEY GOING TO PITTsBURG.
Reported that Frisco Lawyer Will
Help Probe Alleged City Scandal.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 27.-OMcially
there were no developments in Pitts
burg's municipal scandal to-day.
That the Voters League has evidence
to warrant other arrests and that
these would be made when the time
was deemed propitious was all that
any officer of the League would say.
There is rumor tonight that
Francis J. Heney, who uncovered the
Oregon land frauds and was con-
spicuous in the San Francisco graft
prosecutions, is coming here shortly
at the request of President Roose-
velt to Investigate the alleged brib-
cry so far as it is connected with
Federal institutions. According to
Washington reports Mr.. Heney was
in conference with the President yes
terday on the Pittsburg situation. II
he comes here it will be in the ca
pacity of a special examiner, it is
said, to Investigate the alleged use of
money by officers of national banks
to have their institutions made de-
positories of the city's funas. "A
statement was made at the prelim1-
nary hearings of the men under ar
rest that $175,0O0 had been thus ex-
pended.
While there was no official devel-
opment to-day the alleged corruption
in municipal affairs was forcibly
brought to the attention Of thous-
ands of citizens. Nearly every min
lister, at either morning or evening
services in his church, either devoted
all or part Of whole sermon to the
subject.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
SON SHOOTS FATHER.
While Drinking Abbeyille Man Ad'
yances on Wife With Knife and
Son Opens Fire.

Abbeville, Ca, Dec. 2S.-Leon
McDuffie shot his father, y. 5. NC
Duffie, through the left lung and d.
rectly under the heart Sunday morn
ing. The wounds are serious, possl-
bly, fatal.
Saturday and come home at night
drinking, it is claimed. It Is charg-
ed that he ran his family on from
nome and they spent the night in a
cotton patch. It is charged that NC
Dufie told the neighbors If his fam
lily came to their houses and spent
the night with them during famlly
row he would shoot them. o..
It appears that they stayed out all
night rather than 60 to any OF their
friends homes to spend the night.
As they were running off McDuftie
shot at his son, who is about II
years of age. When they came home
the next morning McDuf1e began to
abuse his wife, and drew his knife.
Young Leon McDufle warned him
If he did not quit he would snoot
him, telling him that he mad run
from him his last time. 49,
It is said the young man walked on
whistling after shooting his father,
going to his sisters and telling her
the news. %
D. s. McDufie is the father OF
Orrin and Pete McDuftie, who were
killed at a frolic about three years
ago by Joe Watts. Watts was ac-
ouitted after three trials.
McDuffie, the father, was consider
cd a dangerous man when drinking.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
No Further Arrests.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 26.-Contrary
to expectations, there were no add1-
tional arrests to-day in the council
manic bribery cases, which have fur.
nished Pittsburg with a number or
sensational developments since the
arrest Monday night Of seven coun-
cilmen and two former bankers on
charges of corrupt practices.
However, an authoritative state
ment that other persons will be ar
rested was made by Attorney A. Leo
We'll, president Of the voters
League.
These additional arrests (the num-
her is estimated at from II to 4o)
are not expected to be made now un-
til Monday and probably not until
the first of the year.
According to the officers or the
Voters League they have plenty OF
evidence against many other persons
who. it is stated, will surely be taken
into custody, but when this will oe'
investigators are reluctant to say.
MANY rumors were in circulation
and a few interesting Developments
occurred to-day. Among the rumors
was one to the effect that numDer
of national banks were undergoing
thorough examination In connec-
tion with the report that certain
financial institutions had paid Sl76,-
600 for the privilege Of handling the
citv's funds, but the government OIL
cials refused either to confirm or to
deny the story. It was also claimed
that the accused councilmen knew
thew were being investigated and
were simply playing the game OF i
politics for the purpose OF seeing
how far the detectives would deai
with them. This, it is said, will pe
their defense.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
Nooroes Killed by Train.

Aiken. Dec. 26.-lnformation
roached the city yesterday afternoon
of the killing of David Zephan, coior.
ed ed, an and his wife at Ell Ellenton mt o n,oatan last
E. Western Carolina road: 1t ap.
nears ~ that Zephan and his wife ana
son had been at Ellenton shopping
ali Of wednesday and had started
home at night, walking down the
railroad track. They had got ls Only
a short distance when they were
overtaken by a freight train.
The boy jumped of the track IN
time to save his life, but the :. maa ian
And woman were caught beneath the
wheels T and crushed to death, mang. as-
ling their bodies. The engineer
states he did not see them until upon
them.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN SUMTER.
Flames Sweep Through Inflammable
Frame Buildings.

Sumter, Dec. 26.-The most de-
structive fire that Sumter has had
within nearly 10 years started at
6:45 last night in the large sale sta
bles of the Booth-Harby Live Stock
Company, on the corner Of west Lib
erty and Sumter streets, and for two
hours and half the fate of the busi-
ness section hung in the balance,
while the flames ragged through a
half block of old and inf1ammable
frame buildings. The fire was the
result of the carelessness Of a crowd
of several negro boys who were
shooting fireworks on Sumter street
alongside the Booth-Harby stable. A
firecracker 3 fell through crack in
the side of the stable, ignited the hay
in the loft and a blaze was started
that was instantly beyond control.
The buildings destroyed included
the stables, buggy house, farm i'm
plement house, building material
warehouse, wagon shed and other
buildings of the Booth-Harby Live
Stock Company; livery stable of c..
w. Smith & Co., Monaghan No. 2
Hose Company house; w. J. Ard,
plumber; building owned by H. J..
Hardy and occupied by Western
Union Telegraph Company; Stoe
Fruit Company and Trexler Lumber
Company; Office building owned by
H. J. Hardy and occupied by Horace
Hardy, George D. Levy and others;
Copeston's dye works; Office Of coun-
ty dispensary board, owned by H. T..
Edens; two Office buildings owned by
estate of J. A. Renno; Office building
owned by Mark Reynolds; Two office
buildings owned by Mrs. c. F. Nc
Faddin; office, stables and feed
house of w. NJ. Graham; paint shop
and repair workroom of Won Olsen
& Shirer. The Office OF Hardy e Co.,
building of w. J. Andrews. occupied
by DR.. G. W. Birnie as drug store
downstairs and Offices upstairs on
Liberty street ana the rear OF the
buildings occupied by Everybodys
store, DuRant's confectionery, Car
olina Hardware Company, Sumter
Book Store and Schwartz Bros. and
the Farmers Bank and Trust Com
pany's building were damaged. The
Office of the Darby store on the oppo-
site side of Liberty street from the
fire mad narrow escape, the glass In
all the four windows having. been
broken by the hear.
With the exception of the Booth
Hardy Live Stock Company, c: W.:
Smith & Co., H. J. Harby, estate OF
Horace Hardy, W. NJ. Graham and
the Carolina Hardware Company the
loss will be covered by the insurance.
The Booth-Harby Company's loss is
the heaviest, being at least $4,000 to
$4,000 above the insurance. The
total loss is estimated at about
100000. ,..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
Mistakes Man for q Bear.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. Is
Mistaking a drunk man clad In a
long Buffalo overcoat for bear,
Thomas Deckmar, a well known
farmer, last night shot and instantly
Killed Thomas Andrews, near LaFay-
cite. Tenn. Andrews had been In
iail. but was paroled by the sherih
that he might 60 home for Christ
mas. Instead of going home he got
drunk and sat down to sleep in the
doorway of house occupied by a
widow. Deckmar was called, the
family thinking Andrews was bear.
Deckmar prodded the form with his
gun. and getting no response, tired:
4 coroner's Jury rendered a verdict
of justifable homicide.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
NEGRO BRUTE CAUGHT.
Man Named johnson Arrested for
Committing Criminal Assault.

Hartsville, Dec. 27.-It seems that
the negro brute who committed the
outrage at this place on Monday
night last has been apprehended and
is now within the penitentiary walls.
It has been a terrible week of watt
ing and disappointment to every
good citizen of Hartsville as the
days passed and the many clues gave
no results and the many suspects
failed to be identified by the lady.
Enraged and determined that the
crime should not go unavenged Il
any human agency could accomplish
the detection and arrest of the cr1m-
inal, every man has felt more and
more hopeless and baf1ed as each
succeeding day was fruitless. Every
instrument of the law and every
means that could be employed with
any hope of success have been used
to get to the bottom Of the outrage
and quietly, but constantly, the town
and county authorities have worked
pa puV .InoQ GIsAe lq5Iu pus Asp
ded to the efforts Of the authorities
has been the voluntary work OF many
persons in their private capacity.
Through this latter source came
the first clue, which has finally led
to the arrest of brute against
whom the evidence Is very positive.
A negro named Johnson was arrest
ed at Efingham Saturday morning
by Sheriff Burch, of Florence, acting
with Policeman Seegars, of this
place, and Mr.. Ed Perry, brother
of the victims husband. The negro
was taken to Florence and thence to
Darlington, where he was turned
over Saturday night to Sheriff Black
we'll at 8 o'clock. It was proposed
to bring him here for Identification.
but the authorities here feared trou-
BILE and advised Sheriff Blackwell to
keep him at Darlington. Later on,;
acting on further advices from mere
that a threatening crowd was wat
ing to get sight of the negro, Sher1n
Blackwell drove to Florence at 3
o'clock in the morning and there
took the o'clock train for Colum.
bia.
A crowd met the train coming in
here at 9 o'clock Saturday night and
It Is pretty certain would have MADE
short work of the negro at once. ln.a
deed, many of them believed that the
negro had been taken of the train on
the outskirts of town and was some-
where around, and all night and all
day Sunday crowds of men have been
congregated around town awaiting.
Developments and anxious to locate
the brute. There was never any In
tention on the part Of the town aus
thorities to allow the man to Do
brought here. -
This is the first crime Of It's kind
committed at this place and, indeed.
one of the few in the county. N
fairly staggered people by 1ts en0ls
nifty, but left no doubt as to the
short work that would have been
made of the criminal had 1t been
possible to lay hands on him:
The citizens of the town look ios
the governor to order an early trial
Of the negro.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
STATES INCOME THISYEA
CHANCE TO BREAK EVEN WITH
APPROPRIATIONS.
Despite Increase in the Levy There
Seems to be No Let Up in the
Loans.

Despite the statement made at the
last session of the general assembly
that a raise in the State tax levy
from AZ mills to 51e mills would
enable the State to get nearer cash
basis and possibly do away with bor-
rowing money, it is shown this year
that the appropriations overlap the
income, although the assessments OF
property have been increased and
property values raised much higher.
The State has also borrowed the full
amount allowed by the legislature
$500, 0,000-upon which interest to-
taling up several thousand dollars
must be paid.
The official figures obtained from
the comptroller general show the to-
tai taxes received by the State since
the 1-mill increase to be $1,492,523.-
IS. The appropriations made by
the general assembly last year for
1908 amounted to $1,640,O0O In
round numbers. This leaves very
large deficit, but fortunately there
are other sources of income that will
make up good portion of this. The
license fees will, according to the es-
innate of the comptroller general,
made in his report, amount to $780,
600; the tax levied for the support of
the railroad commission to $4,000;
the income from the fisheries COM
mission to S10,000; the income tax
to $4,000, and the corporation Ii
cense tax to $4,000. The last
named item ran $4,000 over that es-
innate. The interest on the money
borrowed this year, however, will
amount to about $4,000, so that
there is a chance for the State COM
ing out about even and chance for
a deficit.
The total taxable property in
South Carolina this year is $271,-
367,956 and an increase Of 49,
929,819.
The following are the figures
showing State taxes by counties now
being collected to pay the appropria-
tions made by the last general as
sembly for the present fiscal year,
1908, as certified by the comptroller
general to the State treasurer and
to be charged to the several county
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The State Teachers Association Is
in session in Columbia this week.
There was a meeting of stockhold-
ers of the Seminole Securities Com
pany in Columbia Tuesday, and a
resolution was passed directing that
evidence be collected against all par
ties concerned and that this evidence
be handed the attorney general for
purpose of criminal prosecutions.
The trustees were bitterly censured
by the meeting.
Gen. R. r. Hemphill, editor of the
Abbeville Medium, died at his home
in Abbeville Monday. He. had been
in failing health for several months,
and his death was not unexpected.
The immediate cause Of his death
was heart failure. He was brother
Of J. C. Hemphill, editor of the
News and Courier. Gen. Hemphill
was sixty-eight years old, and had
been a prominent man in affairs of
State for number Of years. For the
last several years he has been clerk
Of the State Senate, but was not a
candidate this winter on account Of
his health. He was prominent
member of the State Press Associa-
ton, and his presence at the meet
ings was always looked forward to
by his newspaper brethren.
E. w. Screven, United States rev.
enue agent, who has had his head
quarters in Greensboro, N. c., will
move his headquarters to Columbia
on January 1. This move will be
one of great benefit to Columbia and
is made possible owing to a redis-
tricting of the revenue agents In the
South Atlantic States. Since the
prohibition movement has affected
North Carolina and other States, the
distilling of liquor has been watched
more closely by the United States
government. In the former district
South Carolina was with North Caro-
lima and part of Virginia, under the
revenue agent at Greensboro, N. G..
Under the new arrangement Colum-
bia will have the headquarters OF a
district composed of South Carolina,
Florida and east Georgia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
Negro Hanged for Murder.

Perry, Ca, Dec: zs:.sasecfbe fase he
Willis, a negro, was hanged mere oe-,
tween 10 and II o'clock TINS mola-
ing for the murder of Mr.. James
Hall. of Houston county.
Willis would eat nothing and on
leaving the Jail, in company WI. VIII
Sheriff Cooper and deputy, 1rom
Houston county, said: II am damn
elad this thing vii soon be over
With. but they are hanging an lnno-
cent man when they hang me.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
Accidentally Killed.

Gainesville, Dec. 27.-Mr. Wade
Langston, prominent farmer OF the
Sardis section, accidentally shot and
killed himself while hunting near
here Christmas day. AS he was
climbing over a fence his gun was
discharged in some way, killing him
almost instantly. The accident has
cast a gloom over the entire COM
munity. !,
Mr.. Langston leaves a wife and
one child.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
Negro Arrested.

Roanoke, Va, Dec. 2S.-West
Grubb, a negro, wanted for attempt
ing to wreck passenger trains on the
Norfo1k &. Western road on three
different occasions within the past
three weeks, was arrested yesterday
near Wytheville, not far from the
scene of the attempts.
Grubb was brought to Roanoke,
on account of anticipated violence at
the hands of mob.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
A Branchyille Failure.

Mr.. w. NJ. Warren, of Branchvllle'
has filed a petition in voluntary
bankruptcy. Mr.. Warren was con-
tractor and builder, and his failure
will be great surprise to his frlends
who thought he was prospering. 1t
is reported that his liabilities are
something like $4,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31

The State Teachers Association Is
in session in Columbia this week.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-29
HOUSE POSTPONfS
CURRENCY Bill
Refuses to Receive Message
When Senate Is Not
in Session
Important Amendments Are
Made to the Agricultural
Measure

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-The AL
drich currency bill failed to reach the
house today, as was expected This
rules of the house forbid the receipt
of messages from the senate when the
latter body is not In session. The SEN
ate adjourned yesterday until next
Wednesday. thus postponing for two
days the official transmission of the
news of its action to the lower body.
This point had never been raised within
the last six weeks.
Up to that time senate bills had gone
to the house regardless Of whether
the senate was in session or not. Bart
lett Of Georgia has made points of or
Ter against the receipt of messages
From the senate under these circum-
stances since the present session began,
and the speaker has advised the senate
not to send bills over when the senate
was not sitting.
The Aldrich bill will go to the house
Monday.
When the agricultural bill was taker
up in the house today Burleson Of
Texas spoke in support of that pro-
vision which enables the secretary Of
agriculture to establish a standard for
the different grades of cotton, and to
call to his assistance for that purpose
nine expert cotton classifiers instead of
the IL now designated.
Crumpacker and others opposed d
section of the bill providing for the es-
tablishment of federal laboratories for
examination of samples of seed OF
grain.
The clause of the section providing
that the reports made as a result of
such laboratorial examinations shall
serve as a basis for the fixing of
definite grades, such grades to become
the official standards for the grading
of grains was stricken out on point
of order after a lively debate.
The section was then adopted as
amended
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-29
Y. w. c. A. IN ANNUAL
SESSION AT SANTA CRUZ
Four Hundred Delegates Repre-
sent Leading Associations
of California
SPECIAL DISPATCH 10 THE CA


SANTA CRUZ, March 2S.-The annual
Christian association convened here to-
delegation present. An informal meet
which was gay with richly gowned
.evening Rev. Hugh walker of Los An
geles will address the meetings. Mon
day the convention viii settle down to
active work with bible and mission
study classes, methods of work, city
conferences and addresses and lectures
by leading ministers and educators.
The delegates number about 400 and
represent college associations Of the
University of California, Stanford uni
versity, University of the Pacific. CAL
ifornia college, University of Southern
California. Occidental college of Los
Angeles. Pomona college, Whittier col
lege, Mills college. University of Ne
rada. state normal schools of San Jose,
Chico and San Diego and the city asso-
citations of San Francisco, Oakland,
Sacramento, Fresno. San Jose and Los
Angeles.
National secretaries from the east
viii preside. Among prominent speak
ers viii be President John Willis Baer
OF Occidental college, Rev Hugh
Walker OF Emanuel Presbyterian
church; Rev. Charles R Brown of the
First Congregational church, Oakland
Rev. W. T. Pratchell, Congregational
church, San Jose, and Rev. C. Kingman
OF the Congregational church at Clare
mont