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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
SEN. TILLMAN SICK
HAS BEEN QUITE ILL FOR SEW
ERAL DAYS.
But His Physicians Do Not Fear
Anything Immediately Serious
From Present Attack.
ly Serious

The State says it was reported
from Trenton, S. c., Saturday that
Senator B. r. Tillman is quite sick
man. It is said that he is not in
an alarming condition, but that he
will not be able to return to his
duties for some time. Dr.. j. w. Bab-
cock, superintendent of the State
Hospital for the insane, who went
down to Trenton to see Senator Till
man, came back Saturday night and
gave out the following statement:
Senator Tillman was taken seri-
ously i'll Thursday night. He spoke
Monday in Washington and after
two days at Clemson College he went
to his home at Trenton, complain
ing of the heat. That night he had
an attack, evidently due to had
work, and the unusual heat, which
produced nervous trouble similar to
that from which he suffered three
wears ago when he consulted eminent
specialists in Philadelphia. who did
not find any signs Of organic disease.
After a short rest the senator was
soon at his post again.
I'm the present attack the old
symptoms of numbness and tingling
of the left side have returned, tut
they are lessening in the last "a
hours. His physicians, Drs. Hunter
and Babcock, are agreed that there
are now no indications Of organic
trouble. and are hopeful that after a
few days rest the senator may be
we'll enough to return to his duties
in Washington.
Senator Tillman Better.
It was stated Sunday night by Sen
ator Tillman's physician at Trenton
DR.. T. ]. Hunter, that senator I'LL
man had passed good day, resting
well Saturday night and retaining
his nourishment Sunday, and IN IS
hoped that he will be all right within
the next few days. DR.. Babcock' OF
Columbia, who went over to seen the
Senator, returned to the city Satur-
day afternoon and had heard nothing
from him Sunday.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
CAROLINA HONEY WANTED.
Jahnz Says Thousands Of Barrels Arc
Sought by Germans.

The Post says if anybody in or
about Charleston would like to sell
a thousand barrels Of honey, or one
hundred thousand barrels, Imperial
Consul Z. H. Jahnz should be COM
municated with at once because he
has received a communication from
Germany from distributors of that
nroduct in the Fatherland asking for
an unlimited supply of American ana
particularly South Carolina honey.
The Germans use lots of honey
each year, so much in fact that local
apiaries, and even the bee plants or
the neighboring countries. fall TO
supply the demand for honey that
comes from hundreds Of bakers or
Germany.
1t would seem that use could not
be found for the vast amount or the
honey produced in Germany and I'M
ported annually, but the supply mas
not yet equalled the demand, for the
Germans have sweet tooth ard
like nothing better thaEHhteir hong
uchen" or honey cake, kind OF con-
fection that is widely popular and is
eaten by high and low Germans.
The German distributors VIII. buy
any kind of honey in any shape, Herr
Consul Jahns said recently, in dis
cussing the request which he has re-
ceived from Germany. The bitter
honey is as convertible into prime
ingredient for the honey cake as the
unrest sweet honey. STRAINED or un-
strained. the honey brought is taken
Letters addressed to the German
consul at Charleston from prospec-
honey sellers of this city or state
will be forwarded to Germany and
prices quoted by the distributors
there. They will give the highes'
market prices for honey.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
TWO ELEPHANTS AT LARGE
Escape from Circus in Florida ano
Make for Georgia.

Chief Of Palice Dampier, Of Val
dosta, Ga, received telegram from
the Van Amberg Shows, at White
Springs, Fla. stating that two of
their elephants and escaped and were
headed for Valdosta, where the cir
Gus wintered.
Later reports which have reached
here say the elephants have been sur
rounded nine miles from Geona, Fla,
by a crowd Of farmers with guns,
and that the big animals were fired
upon, the shots only infuriating
them and causing them to dash away.
Three or four trainers from the
circus are hurrying to the scene to
try and capture them. kilograms
from White Springs say the people in
the country through that section are
almost terrorized and are organizing
in great numbers for big elephant
hunt.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
COMMITS SUICIDE.
A Columbian Takes Poison anu Ihen
Stabs Himself.

Athol H. Miller, a representative
of the F. S. Royster Guano company,
Norfolk, Va, committed suicide at
the Hillboro hotel, Tampa, Fla,
Friday morning, taking about lou
grains of morphine and later stab
hing himself three times near the
heart with a siX-inch pearl-handled
dagger.
Miller left two letters, one to MS
wife at Camden, S. c., his home, and
another to P. E. Black Of the Prairie
Pebble Phosphate aompany at Mui-
henry. Fla. In the letter to his wire
Miller stated that he had no cause
for the suicide, but felt an uncontrol-
lable impulse which he could not con-
quer.
The letter to Black related to busl-
ness matters. Miller had been at
Tampa two weeks, stopping at the
Tampa Bay hotel.
Before going to Tampa he spent
three weeks at the Prairie Pepple
Phosphate plant in the interest OF
his employers.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Present Members Will BE Reappoint-
cd by Gov. AnSel.

Gov. Ansel Saturday announced at
the meeting of the State board OF
education that he would reappolnt
all of the present members OF this
board for the term Of four years.
There has been considerable specu-
lation on the probable appointments.
Prof. w. X. Tate of the Charleston
schools, representing the First Con-
gressional district.
Mr.. H. G.. Rice, member Of the
Aiken bar, of the Second district.
Prof. D. w. Daniel of Clemson
college, representing the Third dis
trict.
Prof. A. G. Rembert. Wofford Col
lege, for the Fourth district.
Prof. A. R. Banks, superintendent
of the Lancaster schools, represent
ing the Fifth district. Col. Banks
has been member of the board un-
der five governors and was men,
ber of the staff of two other govern
ors.
Mr.. w. j. Montgomery, member
of the Marion bar, representing the
sixth district. Mr.. Montgomery Is
the retiring president Of the State
Bankers association.
Prof. A. j. Thackson of the Or
angeburg schools for the Seventh dis
drict.
Gov. Ansel is chairman Of the
hoard and Superintendent O. b.
Martin is the secretary.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
Robber Injured.

A dispatch from Asheville to The
State saws in an effort to make a
Quick "get away" after he had brok-
en- into and robbed the Arden post
office, William Miller, a young man
from South Carolina. attempted to
hoard a movng freight train, but
foil beneath the wheels. One foot
was cut off and he is otherwise badly
injured.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
THE COTTON CROP
FOR LAST YEAR GOES OVER
ELEVEN MILLION BALES.
The Census Report Issued by the
Department of Agriculture Gives
the Total Figures.

The census report issued Friday
shows that the cotton crop grown in
1907 aggregated 11,261,163 running
bales, counting round as half bales
and including linters, and showed a
total of 27,o77 active ginneries for
1907. This is against 13,305,265
bales in 1906, and 10,725,602 in
1905.
The statistics include 177,G4G
bales returned as remaining to be
ginned after the item of the March
canvass. The total number of run
ming bales as given is equivalent to
11,302,S72 Of 500 pounds each.
The average gross weight of the
bales for 1907 is soils pounds. The
item for the crop of 1907 are TO-
1885 square bales; 19S.549 round
bales; S6,793 sea island bales; 1885,
$40 round bales; 86,793 sea island
bales; linters 276,50O bales.
The number of running bales by
States follows: Alabama 1,126,O2S;
Arkansas 76O,162, Florida 57,6l6,
Georgia 1891, 800, Kansas "a, Ken
lucky 4,2O5, Louisiana 676,SZ3, Mis-
sissippi 1,464,207, Missouri 35,-
997, New Mexico 447, North Caro-
lima 64S,517, Oklahoma S64.1O6,
South Carolina 1,175,375, Tennessee
274,536, Texas 2.271,724, Virginia
9.4S6, Kentucky's total includes lin
ters of establishments in Illinois and
Virginia.
The linters included 276,500 bales
for 1907, 322, ,O64 for 1906 and $780,
497 for 1905. Round bales are 1913,
$40 for 1907, 2GS,219 for 1906, and
279.S36 for 1905. Sea island bales
are S6,S93 for 1907, 81 1850 for 1906,
1883 for 1906.
Average gross weight of the bales
for 1907, including linters as given,
is against 5O1.9 for 1906; that OF
the round bales is 246.1 pounds for
1907, compared with 245.1 for 1906
and the sea island 391.6 pounds for
1907, compared with 1872 for
y
1906.
Watson's Close Estimate.
The State says when the govern
ment estimate on the cotton crop for
1897 came in the estimate made IN
November by Commissioner Watsons
department was compared with the
figures issued from Washington and
it was found that there was dlller-
ence of only 13,49S bales in the
figures on the South Carolina arop
and 1O9.957 on the entire crop OF
y
the United States.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
ASSISTANT OBSERVERS WANTED
Weather Bureau Service Offers OPP
portunity to Young Men.

An opportunity is offered young
men to become assistant observers in
the United States Weather bureau
through the civil service, as rSami-
nations will be held by the civil SER
vice commission on April 18th, nroX-
imo, at the following places in South
Carolina on that day: Charleston,
Columbia and Greenville.
The position pays $3.50 with the
prospect of rapid promotion after the
probationary period Of six months
has ended Application for informa-
ton in relation to the examinations,
and for admission to the same,
should be addressed TO the U. S. Civ
il Service Commission, Washington.
D. 9. ...-. Il.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
SHOOTING OF JUDGE BUCHANAN
Fatal Bullet Accidentally Fired b1
One Of Two Boys.

A dispatch from Edgefield says ia
Is now certain that the ball thai
killed Ex-Judge Buchanan came
from q rifle In the hands OF one oa
two boys who we're hunting. and it
Is authoritively stated that the shoot
ing was entirely accidental. While
the boys are known, the Informant
Of the correspondent Of The News
and Courier at Wards refused to
give names. nor have they, so far as
Is known here, been made public or
any confession or statement made
as to their unfortunate, though not
criminal, connection with the sad af-
fair. No official investigation has
been made.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
NEGRO CHILDREN BURNED
Three Pickanninnies Perish in Fire
Near Walhalla.

Three negro children perlshed IN
the flames when the house Of Ella
Davis. colored man living near Wal
halla, was burned Thursday night.
Four children alone in the house
were playing with a torch mead
sack of seed cotton, which caught
fire, igniting their clothing. Though
the door stood open the three young
est children were too frightened to
Wv =
escape.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
in Baltimore American.

hostile to the things which L nave
been advocating. There are several
PAPERS in the United States which
are known to be owned, in whole or
in part, by the corporate interests,
which they defend, but I would not
make such a charge against the pap
ers of your State, becuase | have no
knowledge as to the ownership or as
to the corporate interests with which
the owners may be connected, and l
prefer to assume that the differences
are honest differences unless l have
evidence to the contrary.
However, it is only fair to say
that these unfriendly editors, hoWev-
er honest they may be, are only so
many individuals, and according to
the Democratic theory, they are en-
titled to such influence only as their
fellow-citizens may voluntarily give
to their opinions. If the voters differ
from these editors it must be reraem-
bered that they have a right to diff
fer. and if it should prove that the
voters are mistaken in Judgment,
they can console themselves with the
reflection that the editors unfriendly
to me have also been mistaken in
Judgment, as is shown by the defeat
of 1904.
| am not asking for any honors at
the hands of the Democratic party;
I have been honored far beyond any
thing that I could claim as a matter
of right or as matter of merit, and
I especially appreciate the generous
support that has come to me from
the Southern States. 1t has been graf
flying to me to know that my DEM
ocracy has been satisfactory to the
rank and file Of the Democrats Of the
South, as we'll as to the rank and
file of the Democrats of the North.
If the Democratic voters believe
that | can assist the party by being
a candidate why should 1 refuse?
And why should take the advice of
a few editors who have never been
friendly rather than the advice OF
millions Of Democrats who have been
colaborers with me for more than a
decade?
The policy Of the party must be
determined by the voters and when
! discuss Democratic principles | dis
cuss them with the understanding
that I have no power to coerce, as
have no disposition to coerce. l can
only persuade, and have never tried
to persuade others to believe except
where | have myself believed.
You have as much right to your
opinion as to any other editor, and
surely your Democracy can not be
questioned when you, unlike some
other editors, propose to test the
popularity of measures and OF
men by the vote Of the people
Popular government rests upon the
right of the people to rule and every
party, if it deserves a place under a
popular government, must recognize
the right Of the voters to rule. Po"er
comes up from the people and nol
down to them. You are on SOUND
Democratic ground when you insist
that the destinies of a candidate
like the destinies of country must
be placed in the hands OF those "ho
do the voting, for to be Democratic
we must believe in the capacity OF
the people to govern themselves as
we'll as in their right to self-govern'
ment.
Again thanking you for your gen.
erouis defense of the principles and
policies for which am contend1ng
am. Very truly yours,
W. ]. BryaE.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
Jumped Five Stories.

At New York Mrs. Sarah Scherry,
a respondent widow, killed herself
by diving from the front window of
her fifth-story apartment at Ga East
lO3rd Street into a crowd of women
on the sidewalk, most OF them who
had children in arms or in baby car
riageS
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
HEAVY DAMAGES
GIVEN MOTHER AND LITTLE son
WHO WERE
Badly Burned by Coming in Contact
With a Live Wire on the Streets
of Florence.
Of Florence.

or Florence.
A dispatch from Florence to The
News and Courier says The biggest
verdicts ever awarded by Florence
County jury were recorded Thursday
in the cases of Mrs. Maude Laughlin
and her little son, Lawrence Laugh
lin, both Of whom were horribly
burned by an electric wire in Frr.
ence last August, against the Flor
ence Electric Light and Power Com
pany and the Southern Public Service
Corporation Mrs. Laughin, who
asked $4,000 damages. was award
ed $4,000, and Lawrence Laushlin,
whose suit was for $4,000 damages,
obtained a verdict for $4,000.
Judge Dantzler promptly overrul-
ed a motion for a new trial, as he
had previously overruled motion
for non-suit, based on the ground
that it had not been proven that the
Southern Public Corporation was in
any way connected with the Florence
Light and Power Company. The case
will be appealed to the Supreme
Court. This was one of the biggest
cases ever tried in the Court of Com
mon Pleas in this county.
Mrs. Lauglin is the wife of Mr.
George W. Laughlin Of Florence.
The injuries for which she has been
awarded damages were received on
the 18th of last August, while she
was trying to rescue little Lawrence
her only son, who had become en-
tagled in the street near the corner
of Ravenel and Cheeves streets. Both
mother and son were so badly In
jured that it became necessary to
amputate Mrs. Laughlin's right hand
and right foot, and the larger por-
ton of Lawrence's right hand. .
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
Shot Wife and Self.

Mad with love tor another woman,
determined to sever the bonds that
bound him to a woman he did not
love, George Willoughby, prominent
in business and church circles at
Milwaukee, Wis, shot his wife dead
Friday morning, and twice wounded
himself
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
For Killing Negro.

At Hartwell, Ga, Hugh Wall, a
white man, tried for the murder OF
John Norris. the latter a negro, was
found guilty Of voluntary manslaugh-
ter and recommended to the mercy
of the court. Wall vas sentenced to
IA wears in the penitentiary.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
Fatal EXPLOSION.

The boiler at the saw mill Of G.
w. Moore at Homeland. Ga. blew
up Friday morning, killing Mr..
Moore, the proprietor, Instantly, and
seriously scalding three other men.
Mr.. Moore was one of the wealthiest
men in that section of the State. =
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
Legally Hanged.

At La Grange, Ga, Ingram Cana
dy, a negro assailant, was hanged in
the jail yard Friday afternoon at
l:16 o'clock. Canady was convicted
at the last November term Of court
of crminally assaulting Mrs. Rosa
Jones.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
Tilted Man Suicides.

Tilted by Mrs. Lafayette Gleason.
divorced wife of the clerk of the state
senate, Herbert Kremer, son OF the
president of the German-Amerlcan
Insurance company. shot and killed
himself in the woman's rooms in the
Hotel St. Charles, New York.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
Killed on Railway.

A dispatch to The State says MISS
Della Davega received a dispatch
Wednesday morning announcing the
death of her brother-in-law. Mr. Il.
Chavasse, from being struck by a
,ossine train at Lexington, Ky. Miss
DaVega left at once TO attend me
funeral. Mrs. CharaSse was MISS
Mary DaVega, M We o. lhzS Guy
and sister OF the late Dr.. :. NJ. Da-
Vega"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
THREE HUNDRED PERISH
In the Sinking OF the Japanese Steam
ship, Hide ioshi.

A dispatch from London dated
March 90 gives details from Toxic,
describing the sinking of the Japan
ese steamship Matsu Maru, which
was rammeb by the steamship Hide
Yoshi of Todohokao, stating that
more than 24O passengers and the
crew crew of 4S perished. The captain OF
the Butsu Haru, as we'll as the crew,
did everything IN their power to pre-
vent the panic, but failed. They
stuck to their posts and went down
with the ship.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-24
TWO MEN SHOT.
Community Excited Over Wounding
OF Young Men.

An unknown negro shot and fatal
" wounded Baxter and Rufus Burns
at Burns. Miss, late Friday botn
are relatives of United States Senator
McLaurin of Mississippi. Gov. Neol
has sent bloodhounds from the Kan
kin county convict farm in pursuit
Tho vicinity is greatly excited ana d
large posse is reported assisting IN
the search of the culprit. Inc cause
of the shooting has not been ascer-
tanned
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CONTINUED ON PAGE ll.)
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28

The East New York section Of Brook.
lyn is fairly stupefed by what prom
lses to develop into one Of the stransest
cases Of criminology ever entered on
the local police botters. The discov-
cry Is that u local manufactures. who
In less than year ingratiated himself
into the confidence Of the leading busi-
ness men and politicians Of Brooklyn
and nightly played cards with coterle
of these friends, must defend himself
on the vulgar charge of being pick
pocket.
The Brooklyn detective bureau feels
certain that in the arrest Of Louis
Wolf. carpet manufacturer Of 23I
Fulton street. East New York. they
have caught red handed man with a
long criminal record in Chicago and
st. Louis.
Every one who knows Wolf and has
been entertained by his bright stories
is now trying to remember exactly
what he knows about the man, and the
men who have been associating with
him have had to admit that they only
knew him as a good fellow. that he
had studiously avoided referring to his
past life and that they knew none Of
his relatives or where he had come
from.
1t is little more than a year ago
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28
PASSENGER.

that Wolf first made his appearance In
Last New York. He purchased the
carpet making business Of L. E. Bech-
ter on Fulton street. near Van Siclen
avenEa, and took partner.
The firm was known as Wolf &c Will.
NOR. From tho first they did good
business manufacturing old carpetD
Into rugs and established a reputation
in the business world.
Detectives found in the small fac
tory an illustration Of how promptly
Wolf met every bill. Bills for goods
dated as recently as two weeks ago
were found on file all marked paid"
The factory was moved to 2737 Full
ton street where four good sized
looms were built to be operated by
foot power, and an old Scotchman
named George Mcintyre was placed in
charge as superintendent. The number
of employees varied. but Mcintyre. a
pretty girl bookkeeper and two rug
makers have been employed continu-
ously. The cost Of the old carpets was
so triding and the profits SO large that
money was quickly made.
Wolf made the acquaintance OF q
Brooklyn judge. an internal revenue
ofncer, well known physician and Il
number Of influential bank officials.
These men found In him good look
ing Young man, smoothly shaved. al
ways dressed in the height Of fashion
and Il suave talker They visited his
factory at times. and he made de-
cidedly good impression by laying