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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-07
BLOODY ATTLE:.
Man Convicted of Arson Kills One
and Wounds Three
I'M THE COURT ROOM.

After Verdict of Guilty Is Read Prise
oncr, in Terre Haute, Indianas
Opens Fire on Prosecuting Attor-
ney and Officers and is Seriously
Wounded Himself Before Melee
Ends.
At Terre Haute, Ind, Henry F. Nc
Donald, on Thursday, in the Circuit
Court room, after being ound guilty
of arson, shot and killed Chief Of De-
tectives VIM. E. Dwyer, seriously
wounded three other officers and
bystander and W as himself seriously
wounded. Mcdonald had been tried
for dynamiting stores and a church
in Sanford last year.
AS soon as the jury reached its
verdict Mcdonald jumped up, drew
revolver and fired at Prosecuting At
torney James A. Cooper, Jr., but miss
ed because Cooper tipped his chair
over backwards. Mcdonald continu-
ed fired at the officers seated around
the counsel table. Detective Dwyer
fell dead at the third shot.
Policemen and deputy sheriffs in
the Court room drew revolvers and
opened fire on Mcdonald, who return
ed the fire. Before the convicted man
fell with half dozen bullets in his
body he had shot Harvey V. Jones,
superintendent Of police, in the side;
Deputy Sheriff Ira Wellman in the
chin; Sylvester Doyle, Court bailiff,
in the leg, and bystander in the
side
The jurors jumped to their feet at
the first shot. Judge J. T. Walker,
one Of the attorneys, tried to stop
Mcdonald, but he only hindered the
officers, who were hitting him, when
they shot at Mcdonald.
Judge Crane, who presided at the
trial, ran to the railing of the jury
box and spectators rushed out in the
confusion. Persons in Offices below
the Court room heard the shots and
rushed towards the upper floor only
to collide with the people leaving the
Court room.
Some of the spectators to the shoot
ing said McDonald's brother also fired
at the officers The officers are look
ing for the brother. Mcdonald was
finally overwhelmed by officers and
taken to a hospital.
It is said that Mcdonald and the
other wounded men will recover. The
events which eliminated so tragic
all had their origin in dynamiting
outrages that destroyed the Metho-
dist Church and the general stores
of Shychle and Johnson, and ]. w.
Erne, of Sanford, on February 2,
1907. Henry Mcdonald and James
Scanion were arrested the next day
charged with the crime, in formal
trial the jury disagreeing. Scanion
has not been tried.
Mcdonald had been permitted his
liberty during the trial. The ponce
department has been active in the
case, and several officers we're IN
Court to hear the verdict.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-07
BOYS SENT HOME.
FORTY-EIGHT CLEMSON CADETS
ARE EXPELLED.
Discipline Committee Going to Bot
tom of "All Fools Day" Rebellion
and the End is Not Yet.

and the End is Not Yet.
Forty-eight out Of ninety-two men,
bers of the junior class Of Clemson
College and one suspended on Sat-
urday for disobedience of orders on
April l. The boys left college and
went to Pendleton some miles away
on Wednesday. when they had been
commanded not to do so. They also
sent disrespectful kilograms back to
several of the professors. After full
investigation the discipline committee
sentenced forty-eight members of the
Junior class to expulsion and one to
suspension. The committee has not
yet reported on the sophmore and
freshman classes, many OF whose
members took part in the escapade.
None of the senior class were invol-
we'd in the trouble. 1t is deplorable
affair.
Nearly all the dismissed cadets say
that they realize that they did wrong
and that they deserve punishment.
There seems to be an absence OF re-
sentiment In fact those dismissed
are anxious that no student shall
leave on their account or because of
any pledge that they would stick to
the class. T. S. Allen, captain OF the
foot ball team, says that he was
leader afr ethe affair got started
and that he has no kick coming on
his punishment. He expects to do all
in his power to keep any other STU
dent from going because of any COM
pact or their sympathy. His sensible
action will be followed by many OF
the dismissed cadets. 1t is not like
ly that any considerable number eX-
cept those dismissed will leave.
The following are the names of the
dismissed cadets:
Loadholt, j. N, Barnwell.
Beliinger, G. D., Columbia.
Murray, J. D., Columbia.
Horn, E. S., Prosperity.
Pennell, C. H., Abbevilie.
Pennell, J. R., Abbeville.
jenkins, r. c., kershaw.
Allen, T. S., Anderson.
Britt, D. c., Abbeville.
Coleman, l.. A., Laurens.
Yeargin, T. H., Laurens.
- Fulmer, T. F., Saiuda.
Happoldt, A. R., Charleston.
Haskell, E. c., Abbeville.
Kelly, S. o., Leak.
Boone, L. c., Orangeburg.
Covington, J. c., Bennettsvllle.
Robinson, W. A, Easley.
Simpson, j. B., Anderson.
Simpson, w. D., Anderson.
Adams, R. E., Edgefield.
Burton, G. A., Newberry.
Gardiner, E. A., Aiken.
Creamer, A. W., Greenyille.
,Twiggs, H. c., Greenwood.
Blake, R. E., Abbeville.
Brockington, w. j., Williamsburg.
Clarke, w. c., Leake
Green, H. H., Abbeville.
Nance, ". L., Laurens.
Shelley, w. j., Newberry.
Watkins, T. W., Anderson.
Dove, ]. L., Fairfield.
Greene, F. B., York.
Grier, A., Darlington.
Rush. M. R., Charleston.
Hunter, B. c., Pendleton.
Mcmillan, J. P, Marion.
Odom, w. F., Barnwell.
Clement, E. B., Charleston.
Tarbox, F. S., Georgetown.
Eason, J. L., Charleston.
Candy, F. L., Darlington.
Miley, T., Peake.
Wigfall, C. Y, Charleston.
spratt, w. c., Chester.
Chamness, E., Marlboro.
x,,;I,oo II Chester
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-07
PREACHERS BODY. FOUND.
..uricG Under the Ruirs of Wreck
I'd Chu III.

VILE earring away the d hris o.
t. Epw rth Methudist churcn, "a''
o Colu, 1us, Ga. which was wreck
by storm .sever;. days ago, the
Lodv q Rev. John Wynn, negro
nrench of Cuthbert, Ca, vas found
,,der - tin aers. He had .aken re-
;ge re church curing the heavy
s..urE
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-07
KILLED BY FALL.
On the Eve of His Celebration l'f ILL.,
Birthday. &


Just as the family preparations for
a surprise party in honor of his l9th
birthday were being completed last
evening. Louis Lee, Of Seglno"'
Mich, was killed by falling down
stairs. He died half an hour after
being picked up by his mother at the
foot of the stairway.
The young man who was we'll
known as an athelete and football
player, had been complaining that ne
felt sick. Starting to descend the
stairs, he missed his footing, turned
a somersault in the air and lanoeo
on his back on the floor below. Phy-
sicians found that his back was
broken.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-07
CUT IN TWO.
Thirty-Six Men Perish In a Tor
peto Destroyer Which
GOES TO THE BOTTOM
The Deck Crew Goes Down With the

Boots, Victims Have No Chance
Twenty-Five Are Rescued by Boats
From the Other Ships-Destroyer
Tries to Cross Big Cruisers Bow.
A dispatch from Portsmouth, Eng
land, says thirty-SiX men, including
Lieut.. Middleton, commander of the
torpedo boat destroyer Tiger, lost
their lives in collision off the Isle
of Wright, Friday night, between
that vessel and the British cruiser
Berwick.
The vessels belong to the Ports
mouth division of the British home
fleet and were engaged in night man
euvers in the channel on their way
to Portland.
The night was very dark and the
Berwick was steaming slowly "hen
the destroyer attempted to cross the
big cruisers bow she was caught
amidships and cut in half with knife
like percison, sinking almost imme-
diately.
The deck crew who were dressed IN
heavy oilskins and boots, went down
with the vessel, not having time to
free themselves from these heavy en-
cumbrances.
OF the twenty two men VINO were
rescued most Of them were engineers
and stokers, who having light cloth
ing. were able to keep themselves
afoat until boats from the other
ships, which were Immediately
launched, picked them up.
The smaller naval vessels were IN
the midst of an attack on their big
ger consorts when the disaster occur
red. The entire feet was und':
masked lights, and in darkness. Inc
destroyer was cut in two as II she
had been made of paper. The for-
ward half sunk instantaneously ana
thesea became dotted with struggling
men. Most of them, however, sank
before help could reach them. The
T'iger had a complement of tifty-nine
men.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09
MORE DBl0O00DDS S|!EDD is IS EXPECTED EC|fn
sitaatioa a: Tabriz, Persia, Is Growing
More Serious-Streets
Barricaded.

London, July 8. The situation at
Tabriz, Persia, continues to be very
serious.
Private dispatches received here
say that the people have erected bar
rlcades in the streets and the fighting
is going on night and day.
Tabriz and the entire province OF
Azerbaiian are strongholds of the rev
olutionists, and the arrival there yes
terday of troops to strengthen the
forces of the shah has increased the
danger of the situation.
Increasing cause for alarm is found
in the fact that Tabriz is surrounded
By Rachin Khan and his horsemen.
They are supporters of the shah and
utterly without discipline Should
these riders be turned loose on the
city the lives of even the foreigners
there would be in danger.
No details are given Of the recent
street lighting, but one of the dis
patches concluded with thsae words:
"A good deal more bloodshed is ex,
pected before the trouble is settled
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09
LAY CORNERSTONE OF CAPITOL

South Dakotans Celebrate Event at
Pierre.
Pierre people gathered early Thurs
day to watch the formal action which
means that the capitol is firmly
anchored in that city for all time to
come. While the official program
was not scheduled to begin until $3.50
in the afternoon, the crowd began to
assemble soon after noon, and before
the opening of the exercises every
window in the old building which
would give view was filed and ev-
cry point of vantage taken. The ma
tional colors floated from the new
building, and the only thing to bring
discomfort to any was the stiff breeze
which OCCASIONAL brought the dust
from the south.
The procession of Masons formed
at their hall downtown and marched
to the state building, where they
formed in lines through which march
ed the grand master and the COM
mandery members in uniform.
@aIICL di lhNCSdllou NY LII. AShtu VI
the Congregations church of Pierre
Grand Master Davenport for the Ma
sons took charge and was assisted in
his ritual by Deputy Grand Master
Ayres of Deadwood, Senior Grand
Warden Ives of Huron and Junior
Grand Warden Schrader Of Rapid
City. Rev. M. F. Montgomery of Lead
made the address for the grand mas
ter
Gov. Crawford, in introducing w.
H. H. Beadle, the speaker of the day,
congratulated the people Of the state
on the work Of the construction of the
capitol, which comes as donation Of
the national government through its
land grant and at no cost to the state.
He presented the speaker as one who
had spent his life in the cause Of edu-
cation and whose monument is built
in the constitution and the education
al code of the state
Gen. Beadle spoke at length, taking
as his theme the progress Of free
government implanted first in North
ern Europe and improved upon and
developed in America, growing in its
scope and increasing the liberty Of
the individual with the growth of the
country to the westward, settled by
the most progressive of the European
and American immigrants. He urged
the cause Of education as the one
which will continue the progress of
law and liberty, and congratulated the
people of the state on the progress
eliminating in the construction of the
building OF which the cornerstone had
just been laid.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09
CROP OUTLOOK BEST IN YEARS.

Small Grain Stand in Central Da-
kota' Is Particularly Promising.
careful investigation into crop
conditions in this state indicates that
this years crop will beat all records.
The weather has been ideal for small
grains. If anything, there has been
little too much rain crowded into a
small space Of time. but the hot
weather has Teen doing some effective
work
Around Wetonka, 1eola and West.
por: there has been much new break
ing. That part of the county is rap
idly filling UP with settlers and good
results are expected this year. An
indication of the amour; Of new
breaking is shown in the sale in the
past few days of thirty new plows in
one section of the county alone
Large sales of agricultural imDle
ments are reported
There is a much greater acreage
sown to fax this year. and the con
dition Of this crop in Brown, Edmunds
ana Mcpherson counties looks as
promising as that of Devils Lake re-
glon just prior to the hummer crop
OF twelve years ago. when thirty
bushels to the acre was common
Barley and oats are coming along
satisfactorily. Corn is a little back
ward, but wheat is il splendid con
dition. Barring haisforms. this part
OF the state is in a fair way to mar
ket one of the best crops in its his.
tory
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09
BOOSTERS" CHOOSE cH,FE

George G. Chase will preside over
the meetings Of Watertown's famous
Business Mems union for the ensuing
year as the result of the annual cleo
ton of officers in that body. The 9th
er o1ncers are: H. L. Hopkins, vice
president; Perry Z. Loucks, secre-
tary; E. st. Clair Snyder, assistant
secretary; H. L. Sheldon. treasurer
A committee was appointed to bring
TO Watertown the Sioux Falls.Brook-
ings electric line, now in process Of
construction between those two
points. A committee also was select
ed to prepare Watertown's annual ex-
hlbit for the state fair at Huron next
september, for which space has been
reserved
An invitation was issued TO tbe
South Dakota Travelling Mems asso.
citation to come to WATERFOWL In 1909
for their big annual meeting.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09
THOSE WHO SPEAK LOUDLY.
Foreigners Here Do It, and So DO We
When We're Abroad.


Did you ever notice. he asked.
how foreigners always speak very
loudly when talking with other per.
sons OF their own country?
mean that foreigners travelling
about in this country conduct their
conversation at the top Of their.
voices. The same is true of them In
restaurants, where they discuss the
most private matters openly and
loudly. They have abundant conf
dence that no one else will know
what they are saying.
Il remember on one occasion being
on the street with young woman
who knew Italian much more than I
did. We passed several Italians who
were walking along, and one OF them
turning to companion made re-
mark about the young woman's per-
sonal appearance that wasn't exactly
fattering
From her face i knew that she I'M
derstood 1 turned about angrily, but
she put her. hand on my arm and
asked me not to do anything So we
let 1t go at that"
Yes" said the other man, aand
II you ever have been abroad You
will remember that Americans and
English there are quite as free In
their way OF expressing " loudly all
sorts oa Of e pin len I. lock liz
stand-of to me-, =
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09
FURNISH BAIL FOR EDITOR.
Friends Get Freeman Knowles Out Of
Jail

Friends Get Freeman Knowles Out Of
Jail
Friends of Freeman knowles, editor
of a Socialist paper and former con
gresham from South Dakota. who on
May 20 last was committed to the
Pennington county Jail at Rapid City
in default of the payment of fine
OF $500 for sending Objectionable mat
ter throughout the United States mail
last week, filed in the United States
court in Sioux Falls the required bond
in the sum of $1,000 for the release
OF Editor Knowles pending the result
OF his appeal to the federal circuit
court of appeals. Judge Garland ap-
proved the bond and ordered the re-
lease of Knowles
After he was fined in the federal
court at Deadwood friends of the
Deadwood editor raised the necessary
amount to pay the fine, but Mr..
Knowles refused to permit them to
pay it, preferring to go to Jail instead
Last Friday his attorney appealed
and Judge Garland fixed the amount
of the bond at $1,000, which now has
been furnished
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09
COUNTY RETURNS IN
Give Substantially Correct Majorities
On Recent Primaries.

Give Substantially Correct Majorite.
en- Recent Primaries.
County officials returns from ali
the counties Of the state give the fol
lowing majorities, which are substan
TALLY correct, but may be slightly
changed by the official count
These figures show the nominations
of Burke and Martin for congress
and Johnson for treasurer by the stall
warts and all the rest go to the pro
gressives:
United States Senator
Crawford, 35,153.
Kittredge, $685.
Crawford's majority, 2,117.
Congressmen-
Hall, 29,9S3.
Glass, 2S,99S.
Martin, 3O,293.
Burke, 32,176
Martins majority over Hall, 80.
Burke's majority over Glass, 1888
Governor
Massey, 32,124.
Browne, 3O,S59.
Vassey's majority, 1885.
Lieutenant Governor
Shober, 30.S4O.
Schrader, 3O,115.
Shober's majority, 725.
Secretary of State
Policy, 24,259.
Waltner, 22,504.
Munson, 14,463.
Polley's majority over Waltner
1855.
Attorney General
Clark, 34,O53
Blewett, 26,155.
Clark's majority, 1898.
State Auditor
Hirning, 30,34S.
Warner, 1896.
Hirnings majority, 1929.
State Treasurer
Johnson, 31,211.
Cassill, 2S,5SO.
Johnson's majority. 2,631.
Commissioner of School and Public
Lands
Dokken, 32,215.
Eide, 26,750.
Dokken's majority, 5,465
State Superintendent Of Public In
struction-
Ustrud, 3O,730.
Ramer, 28,821.
Ustruts majority, 1909.
Railroad Commissioner
Robinson, 21,25S
Wickre, 2O,561.
Smith, 1892.
Robinson's majority over Wickrn
6,697.
National Committeeman
Thorson, 31,558
Finnerhd. 1884
ThorsOn's majority, 1864
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09
HOW RATS MOVE EGGS.
Taking Oil From Bottle Getting
Fiqs From Table,

Taking Oil From Bottle Getting
Figs From a Table.
Strange as the story may appear
OF rats removing hens eggs from the
bottom to the top of a house by one
fellow lying on his back and grasping
tightly his ovoid burden with his
foreDaws, while his comrades drag
him away by the tail. I have no rea-
son to disbelieve it. have seen two
brown rats accomplish the feat from
stair to stair in farm house in
Banfshire, the first anxious rodent
pushing the egg up on its hind leg,
and the second assistant lifting it up
with its forelegs. 1t was the best
athletic feat ever witnessed, but It
is not out Of the common.
The rat will extract the cotton from
flask of Florence oil, dipping in his
long tail. and repeating the maneuver
until he has consumed all that can
be reached.
1 have found Jumps OF sugar in a
deep drawer at a distance Of thirty
feet from the place where the petty
larceny was committed, and friend
once saw a rat mount table on
which a drum of figs was fixed and
straightway tip it over, scattering it's.
contents on the floor below, where
d score Of his expectant brethren saT
watching for the windfaIl.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09

Burglars, who in search for monev
and valuables, took time to stop and
eat invaded the grocery store OF j.
w. Campbell In Deadwood. Thew
pr1ed out the cash drawer, but finding
II empty, they turned their attention
to the jewelry counter and selected
about $40 worth Of goods After get
ting the loot they gorged themselves
with eatables. After opening several
cans OF fruit. and tomatoes they car
red away severalss other articles Of
,Iood, making their escape through the
back door. The police claim that they
have a clue to the robbers,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09
Women Don't Want School.

Making use of their franchise in
Lead the women changed the entire
phase of the school election. Up to
the time of the election it was believ-
ed that the voters in general we're in
favor of a floating bond for several
thousand dollars to erect new school
building. but when the votes were
counted it was found that the measure
was beaten to the tune of $50 to PSI.
It is believed by many who are in POI
sition to know that It was the women
who changed the vote and ultimately
defeated the project. S.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09
In and About the State
NoN-REsERvATloN SCHOOLS HIT.
Cannot Send Solicitors for. Pupils to
Agencies.

Cannot Send Solicitors for. Pupils to
Agencies.
The authorities of the various nom
reservation Indian schools throughout
South Dakota are greatly worried over
the future of their schools because
of an order which has been promul-
gated by Commissioner Leupp of the
Indian bureau at Washington pro-
hibiting them from in future going in
person or sending agents to the Indian
reservations for the purpose of So
Letting Indian pupils for their schools
Heretofore, in order to secure even
fair attendance of Indian children
at the non-reseryation schools it has
been necessary for the superintend-
ents or their assistants to visit the
Indian reservations and induce chill
dren to attend the schools. Had this
not been done the attendance would
not have been sufficient to warrant
the schools in being run.
Among the non-reservation Indian
schools which will be seriously af-
fected by the order of Commissioner
Leupp are those at Rapid City, Cham
berlain, Springfield, Flandreau, S. D.,
and the Indian school at Pipestone,
MINI. Practically all Of these schools
have become mammoth institutions,
and the attendance has averaged
well. but this has been accomplished
only by the superintendent and their
assistants being able to visit the va
rious Indian reservations of the North
west states to secure pupils ror the
schools.
These pupils come from the reser-
vations of Wisconsin, Minnesota,
North Dakota and South Dakota
Some fear that the order, if not re-
;scinded, will result in the closing of
places mentioned
1t the order remains in effect the
non-reservation schools will have to
depend solely upon the United States
Indian agents in charge of the various
reservations voluntarily to send pu-
pills to the non-reservation schools,
and as the agents have the Indian
schools on the reservations to look
after, 1t is practically certain that no
pupils will be sent to the non-reser-
yation school.
Those who favor the reservation
schools as against the non-reservation
institutions endeavored during the re-
cent session Of congress to have an
act passed along the same lines as
the order of Commissioner Leupp, but
congress failed to take any action.
Those who have the interests Of the
non-reservation Indian schools at
heart now propose organizing for the
purpose of calling upon such senators
and congressman, as they can influ-
ence to take the matter up with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and, if possible, Sc
cure modification of the order Of
Commissioner Leupp pending action
by congress upon the non-reservation
school matter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09
IN DEBT TO EMPLOYERS.
Contracting Firm Drew More Supple.
Than Contract Amou,ted ~


Than Contract Amounted to.
At Deadwood the jury in the case
Of the Mclaughlin Tie and Timber
company of West Nahant, S. D.,
against the firm of Mack & Francis
of Custer. rendered a verdict for the
plaintiffs, awarding them the $4,000
sued for, with the interest. The de.
PENDANTS had taken contract of ditch
excavation for the plaintiffs and
agreed to take as part pay for the
work supplies and provisions from
the Mclaughlin company. From time
to time supplies were taken and
charged to the account of the Custer
firm, until at the time the work was
completed it was found that the lat
ter firm had overdrawn their account
by some $4,000. This they refused
to pay, and the matter was taken to
the circuit court for settlement.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09
MAE WOOD INDICTED.

Grand Jury Issues Indictment Chara-
ing Her With Perjury.
New York. July 3.-Mae C. Wood,
the Omaha woman who sued United
States Senator Thomas c. Platt for
divorce, was indicted by a grand jury
yesterday on charges Of perjury and
forgery.
Miss Wood is charged with having
signed Senator Platt's name to a doc
ument acknowledging her as his wife.
The perjury indictment is based on
Miss Woods testimony in the divorce
action when she testified that she
was married to the senator at the
Fifth Avenue hotel in 1901.