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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
ANOTHER TORNADO
ABERDEEN, MISS, BADLY DAM
AGED BY ONE.

Five Persons Met Death Under
. Ruins OF Railway Station and Sew
eral We're Injured.
Aberdeen, Miss, April 6.-Five
persons are known to have been kill
ed, four others injured and still
others are buried under the debris
of the Illinois Central depot, which
was demolished by a tornado which
swept through the city of Abber-
deem tonight.
The dead:
w. C. Mcmillan, president of the
Bank of Aberdeen.
T. G. Mcmillan, cotton buyer.
Three negroes unidentified.
Those known to have been injured
are: George Franklin, telegraph OPP
orator in the employ Of the Illinois
Central Railroad, and Messrs. Ray,
King and Wieburn, also railroad en-
ployees.
The storm, while Of short dura-
ton, was of great velocity, and be-
sides demolishing the depot, dam
aged a number of other buildings.
Immediately after the storm passed
relief parties were hastily formed
and the search among the wreckage
of the depot begun. At midnight
five bodies of those killed had been
recovered and four of the injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
KILLS TWO MORE.
Smallpox at York Mill Seems to be
Virulent Type.

Yorkville, April 5.-There have
been two more deaths from smallpox
here during the t~wenty-four hours
ending last night at 10 o'clock, max
ing a total of six in all. The latest
victims are a child of Kirby Pugh,
the first person to die of the disease,
and with whom it originated here,
and a negro woman, who died in the
outskirts of town and near the York
Cotton Mill village yesterday morn
ing. Her case was first reported to
the board Of health on last Friday
night.
There have been ten cases in all
reported SO far, and six of them have
resulted fatally. Seven Of the ten
cases developed in the mill village
and the other three are traceable
directly to the same source. There
have been no new cases during the
past week, except that of the colored
woman who died today. The local
physicians have been almost ove
whelmed during the past week by
persons seeking to be vaccinated, and
it is believed that at this time there
are very few who have not had the
virus applied.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
NEGRO GIVEN LONG TERN
For the Outrageous Treatment Of a
White Woman.

Philadelphia, Pa, April Given
ty-five years Imprisonment in the
Eastern penitentiary and a $4,000
fine was the sentence imposed by
Judge Barratt here today when
George Washington, a negro, was
convicted of holding Mrs. Ella Cur
tin. white, a prisoner in his room
and i'll treating and robbing her.
Mrs. Cutin went to the negro's
home to make arrangements to have
her trunks moved to a storage house.
She alleged that Washington kept
her a prisoner in his room from
March rs to 20. She was rescued
by the police who had been notified
Of the matter by another negro
roomer in the house. The woman,
hospital physicians testified today. is
a physical wreck as the result of her
experience. Several times while tes-
tifying today to the revolving nature
of her experiences she collapsed on
the stand. The jury quickly convict
ed Washington and he was given
the full penalty of the law.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
PRIZES FOR NEAT YARDS.
Graniteville Manufacturing Company
Offers Them.

Aiken, April 6.-What is attract
ing no little comment and pleasant
discussion in this city Is the action
of the Graniteyille Manufacturing
Company in offering three prizes
for the best kept yards in the little
city. The first prize is SIS, the Sec
ond SO and the third prize IS.
Graniteville is everywhere recognize
ed as being the p%rettiest, best kept
and neatest mill town in the State,
and the fact is a pride to the stock
holders Of the Graniteville mill,
best endeavors are ever directed to-
ward keeping the undesirable class
of people away. People with bad
character can never find employment
in the Graniteville mill. The prizes
will be offered at the regular meet
ing of the stockholders in a few
days.
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regardless of ANYTHING else.

regardless of anything else.
Have you no convictions?" asked
Mr.. Finley.
81 have" responded MI. Clark,
ION convictions of men who represent
nothing but a short bale of cotton.
a Niger and a mule"
Thunderous applause on the Repub-
lican side interrupted the speaker.
and when quiet was restored he con-
tinued:
THE Democracy ought to be pro-
gressive if it is anything. 1t ought
to keep abreast of the times. 1t
ought to meet conditions as they
find them. I do not consider that
you, gentlemen" he declared, look
ing around on the Democratic side
of the House, represent Democracy
any more than I do. We will meet
at the next National Convention, and
we will then see who Is to control
and who will represent the Demo-
cratic sentiment of this great Re-
public Of ours"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
GOES AFTER DESPERATE.
Berkeley Sheriff to Bring Henry
Haynes Back.

Columbia, April 5-Henry Haynes,
convicted Of manslaughter at
Monck's Corner ten years ago, a man
against whom also there Is a sealed
sentence for breach of trust with
fraudulent intent, will be lodged in
the State P~enitentiary in a few days,
as Sheriff Causey, of Berkeley, left
yesterday for Jacksonville to bring
Haynes back to serve out his SEN
tence. The arrest of Haynes in Jack
sonville recalled an interesting story
of the mans escape just before he
was to be brought here ten years
ago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
WILL FIGHT DUTY
ON SENATOR TILLMAN RESTS
HOPE OF THE FARMERS.
Lever and Colleagues Cannot Get
Hearings, but. Opportunity for
ReOpening Question May Arise.

Columbia, April 6.-The Record
says it is likely that Senator Tillman,
who has been at his home in Trenton
several weeks resting, will go on to
Washington in a few days to take
up the fight in the senate against the
provision in the tariff bill increasing
the duty on German potash-an item
that means a tax of 100000 on the
farmers of this State.
The present outlook is that Con-
gresham Lever and the other mem
bers of the house from South Caro-
lima will not get a chance at the prop
osition under the rules, In which case
the fight will have to be made in the
senate by Senator Tillman and Smith
and other Southern senator's.
Under the rules the matter cannot
be corrected by amendment from the
floor of the house, and as it Is pro-
posed to shove the bill through the
house at an early date, 1t is extremely
doubtful whether MI. Lever will
even get a chance to speak on the
amendment, particularly as he can
not get the floor except through one
of the party leaders.
Commissioner Watson is being ma
t~erially assisted in gathering facts
and data showing the effect the duty
will have upon the farming interests,
not only of this State, but of the
entire South, and these statistics are
being hurried into shape for Mr..
Lever as rapidly as possible.
State Geologist Sloan, who is a
practical fertilizer man Of many
years. experience, is in Charleston
today to fortify himself on the stu
alton from the fertilizer standpoint,
after a conference with Commission
er Watson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
BADLY BROKEN
Democratic Party Lines Are Out
Of AIinement
PROTECTIVE TARIFF

Voted for by Some Democrats in
the HOuse-Messrs. Lever and Ell
lerbe Favor Duties on Lumber.
Other South Carolina Members
Vote Against Schedule.
Washington, April 6.-Zack Nc
Gee writes as follows to The State:
To take the. tariff off lumber so as
to cheaper it for the consumers was
not made a party fight today and the
situation is so peculiar with the du-
ties already in the bill on what the
lumberman buys, as we'll as on what
all the rest of us buy, that there is
no special significance in the votes
in the house on the various amend
ments to the lumber schedules.
A large number of Southern DEM
ocrats voted against the amendment
to make rough lumber free and to
reduce the tariff on all other grades
of lumber.
/ Messrs. Hardwick, Howard,
Hughes, and Bartlett of Georgia
stood out for free lumber. The
South Georgians, Edwards, Brantley
and Griggs, together with Col. Liv-
ingston and Judge Adamson, voted
straight through for protection on
lumber.
Of the South Carolinians, Messrs.
| Johnston and Aiken voted out and
| out for free lumber. Messrs. Finley
and Lever voted on the rising vote,
| Finley for free lumber, Lever against
it, but neither voted at all when
tellers we're called for. Mr.. Eller-
be voted straight through against
free lumber. Messrs. Patterson and
| Legare were absent. Mr.. Patterson
has not been well for several weeks.
The North Carolinians, except Mr..
| Kitchen, voted straight for protec-
ton on lumber.
The other Southern States were
similarly divided, practically every
man who had any lumber interests
in his district, regardless of party,
voted in the interests Of the pro-
Queer rather than the consumer,
This. Of course, delighted the Re-
publicans, who like to have the op-
portunity to taunt Democrats with
voting for protection of the producer,
Mr.. Clark Of Florida, who yester,
day boldly announced that he was
for protection on what his district
produced and would vote for the
Payne bill if he got that regardless
Of what else the bill contained, felt
that he was indicated today by the
act of other Democrats on the lumber
schedule and he tainted some OIL
those who yesterday tainted him.
Champ Clark, the minority leader
voted straight through for free lum'
Der in accordance with the Denver
platform.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
Several Hurt in Illinois.

Marion, ILL.,, April 6.-Many per-
sons were hurt and considerable
property was damaged by a tornado,
which struck this city and vicinity
today.
The storm came from the south
west, and was preceded and followed
by heavy rains. The monetary loss
is $150,000.
The Marion State and Trust Bank,
a number of Offices, were partly
blown down. The African Method
list church was also wrecked. At
Pittsburg, the Methodist church was
blown down.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
BUSINESS NAN WAYLAID.
Tied Wealthy Man to a Tree and
Then Robbed Him.

Kingsport, Tenn, April 5.-John
l.. Bond, a prominent and wealthy
business man of tits place, was
waylaid by two men tonight about
8 o'clock, tied to a tree and robbed
of $500 in money, a negotiable bank
certificate for $500 and other valu-
able securities. Mr.. Bond was going
from home when the two men at
tackled him. He was left tied to
the tree, where he vas found one
hour later, uninjured. Bloodhounds
we're put on the trail of the rob-
bers and a posse of citizens joined
in the pursuit.
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Killed by

Birmingham, Ala, April g.
George Housley, a negro brakeman,
instantly killed early this morn
ing in Bessemer by robbers. The
robbers had entered a freight car
which had just stopped at the depot
and the conductor, hearing a noise,
sent Housley back to investigate.
The men escaped.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
THOUSAND CHICKSNs BURNED.
Flames DevOur Fat Fowls-Negroes
Want to Rescue.

New York, April 6.-Harlem ne
groes are sad today after witnessing
the wanton destruction of 1000 fat
chickens that were roasted to a rich
brown and then burned to a crisp
in a fire which destroyed property
at the foot Of East 1874 tn street
last night. The chickens were the
property of H. L. Goldberg, and were
confined in his poultry yard. Sew
eral negroes in the crowd excitedly
volunteered to rescue the fowls be-
fore death came, but they
were held back by the police re-
serves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
Wont Let Him Land.

Port of Spain, Trinidad, April G.
At the urgent request of the State
department at Washington, communi-
Gated to the London foreign Office,
the British government has decided
not to permit Cipriano Castro, former
president of Venezuela, to land at
Trinidad.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
Kills Two Young Lads.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 1.-TWO boys
were killed and several others seri-
ously injured today when a car on
the st. Clair incline, running from
Josephine street, %Southside, to Mount
Oliver, broke away about the centre
of the incline and plunged to the
bottom.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
A FAMILY TRAGEDY.
Man Was Seeking Reconciliation
With His Wife.

Roanoke, Va, April 5.-A special
from Buena Vista, Va, says Henry
W.. Amos, of that place was today
shot and killed by his s~ister-in-law,
Mrs. William Campbell. Amos wife
recently left him, and went to the
Campbell home to live with her Sis
ter. When Amos returned to Buena
Vista to-day from Richmond, he
called at the Campbell residence and
sought a reconciliation with his wife.
The latter refused to go with her
husband and a quarrel followed.
Mrs. Campbell fired several shots
from a revolver at Amos, none Of
them taking effect. She then seized
a shotgun and discharged it at Amos
at close range, the contents taking
effect in Amos body, killing him.
It is said that Amos was not armed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
BROKER KILLED.
f. NJ. Gregg Meets With Peculiar Ac-
Cident and Death.

Wilmington, N. c., April Sc.
NJ. Gregg, a leading merchandise
broker of Wilmington, and a member
of a prominent South Carolina fam
lily was instantly killed on the streets
here today by the collapse of a pile
of brick and other building material,
against which he was standing while
talking with a friend. He was So
years old.
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KILLED HIMSELF.
Reverse of Fortune Caused the
Awful Dead.

New York, April 5.-Leaving a
letter addressed to his wife in which
he explained his act by saying that
reverse of fortune had cut down
his competence until not enough of it
was left for two, Chambers M. Craig,
a retired captain of the United States
army. tonight committed suicide in
his apartments by shooting.
THE time has now arrived" said
Capt. Craig in his letter, when there
must come the inevitable smas1
which always follows living beyond
ones means. If the hard time had
not not put an end to my opportu-
mites, | would have gone on for a
year or more. I have made a little
money and left a little for you. 1
wish you the greatest happiness, and
I wish l could remain with you;
and I am confident that matters will
be all right with you. But there is
not enough for two. You will rea-
lie SIS a month some times and
other times there is SIS a month.
Capt. Craig vas a native of Pitts
burg and at one time owned consid-
cradle real estate in Atlanta, Ca,
and this city. A brother, living in
Keswick, Albermarle county, Va, is
a retired major, U. S. A.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14

Every farmers wife ought to have
a book in which to keep her ought
to-huy-ography. That is, the things
she ought to purchase.
How is your carpet-sweper?
Sometimes all this is NEEDED to make
a sweeper (that you think is worn
OUT do good work is to have the
springs put in proper shape, or some
new ones in place of the old ones.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
Barkantine Abandoned.

New York, April 6.-Abandoned
by her crew, badly battered by the
sea and with several spars carried
away, the waterlogged barkantine
Luarea was encountered about 200
miles east of Cape Hatteras Sunday
by the steamer Morse Prince.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
Dept. So,
riga N
PIANO BARGAINS

Some good square Pianos from
$45 to SIS.
Some good used Organs from SIS
to $45.
Should the purchasers Of these
instruments desire to exchange them
in a few years for a new piano, we
will allow their market value as a
credit on the new pianos.
Write at once for particulars, as
bargains go quickly.
MALONE'S MUSIC HOUSE,
1.-THE Home of Good Instruments"
Columbia, S. @.
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TIRED OF LIFE.
One Of Philadelphia's Richest Men
Takes His Life.

Philadelphia, April 6.-Charles E,
Ellis, president of the Citizens Pas
senger Railway Company, and one of
the wealthiest men in Philadelphia,
shot and killed himself today at his
home In this city. He was discover
ed lying in a pool Of blood in his
bed o by his wife, who heard
the report of the revolver while she
was at breakfast. A physician who
was hastily summoned pronounced
him dead. The dead man was "A
years old and had been a sufferer
from neuralgia and rheumatism for
some time. Mr.. Ellis wealth was
reported to be above 100000
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
Two Killed by Train.

Philadelphia, April 1.-TWO IN
identified men were struck and kill
ed today by a train on the New York
division of the Pennsylvania railroad.
The name "Jas. C. Wills" and the
inscription, Born in Richmond, Vir-
ginia, December 7, 1876" were Ia
tooed on the right arm of one Of the
men.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14

Inspect the cellar of en-, and never
allow any animal or vegetable matter
to decay there.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
STATE MONEY
BANKS NOW HAVING THE DIS
PENSARY FUNDS.
Half Million Dollars Involved, All
Of Which Decision of United States
Supreme Court Releases.

VI bEtAASAI VI NV SNpSSS
Supreme Court Releases.
Columbia, April 6.-The money
which had been tied up by the order
of Judge Pritchard has been deposit
ed in a number of banks throughout
the State and the State treasurer has
securities for the various amounts.
This money will now be turned yer
to the commission for distribution
as it may see fit just as soon as the
formal order of the supreme court
Is secured.
1t will be recelled that some time
ago Judge Pritchard ordered about
% per cent of the money released
for the use of the commission to pay
contingent expenses. The remainder
is now divided among the various
banks as follows:
Bank of Timmonsville :. $~7,777.7S
Columbia Savings Bank
and Trust Co. . 49,. ~34,875.OO
Bank of Orahgeburg . . 1~0,8S5.00
National Exchange Of.
Chester :. 3,sS9.35
Bank of Aiken :. . -. ~27,212.5O
Commercial Bank of
Camden :. :. :. . . 3,ss7.5O
City National Bank Of
Greenville . . 1~5,55O.OO
Lexington Savings Bank ~3,SS7.50
Peoples National Bank
of Charleston :. .... ~11,662.50
Peoples Bank of Green
Vile -. :. -. -. ~15.55O.OO
Norwood National Bank
of Greenville :. :. 1s,412.5O
Bank of Camden =. 49,. ~15,550.0O
National Loan and Elk
change of Columbia
(from the expense
fund) :. =. =. . .. 2,5b4.l4
Merchants and Farmers
Bank of Cheraw go. ~1S,344.59
Enterprise Bank Of
Charleston . =. . . -. 7,775.00
$500. ...cha....- meg mfwyyy
Bank Of Charleston 49,. 15,550.00
Merchants and Farmers
Bank of S%partanburg. 7,775.00
First National Bank of
S%partanburg E. :. =. ~3,SS7.00
Central National Bank Of
Spartanbnrg :. . -. 3,SS7.50
Bank of Dillon . i. . &. . -. 7,775.00
Merchants and Planters
Bank, Gaffney :. d. 7,775.00
Farmers and Merchants
of Anderson . . :. -. ~3,SS7.50
Farmers and Merchants
Bank of WATERFORD 1,943.75
Commercial and Savings
Bank of Florence :. 100000
Bank Of Huntsville :. :. 7~,775.O0
National Loan and Elk
change Bank of Co.
lumbia .. -. =. 49,. 145,67s.33
The State Bank of Co.
lumbia -. . =. 49,. 3~S,S75.O0
Palmetto National Bank
of Columbia :. -. 4~6,65O.00
Peoples Bank of Union. 7,775.00
Peoples Loan and Elk
change of Laurens. 3,SS7.5O
The State treasurer has on deposit
S%S5,4S1.71, claims paid the dispen-
sary by the various counties since
the matter has been turned over to
the State treasurer.
The total amount in banks is about
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-14
Windle Home Supply
Company.
4O3 North 63rd Street,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
CLASSIFIED COLUMN

Eggs for Matching from thorough
bred Single Comb Rhode Island
Reds at $1.00 per setting of IS.
G.. L. B. Penny, The Tar Heel
Cabbage Plant Man, Raleigh, N. G.
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The State treasurer has IN deposit
S~S5,4S1.71, claims paid the dispen-
sary by the various counties since
the matter has been turned over to
the State treasurer.
The total amount in banks is about
S513,S32.
The Jasper news., 1909-03-18

The following stock will make the
season Of 'O9 at my farm 7 miles north
of Carthage, l mile west and j mile
north OF Gary town, AZ miles south and
mile west of jasper.
The Jasper news., 1909-03-18
WHY Not a "Town Beautiful
Club For Jasper.

Several towns 10 Kansas have recently
set an example. in the organization Of
Clown Beautiful" clubs, that might
we'll be followed by towns in Missouri,
or any where Else, for that matter. The
"town beautiful" clubs are always or
ganized by women, though men are adj
mitted as members as a rule. Prizes
are offered by The club zach month, two
three or six months, as the case may be,
for the hest kept lava in the town dur
ing that period, the cleanest sidewalk in
front Of residences and stores, the clean
est and nestest store, and half-dozen
other things, even the back alley com
ing iu for its periodical prize. Enter.
tainments are given from time TO time
to pay for the prizes, which are usually
in cash. Publicity and correspondence
committees are appointed and keep the
outside world imfoi med in various ways
that the town is on the map. Remark
able results are very frequently attain.
ed. The Clean Town Club" 1t Kins.
ley, Kansas, town about as large as
jasper was responsible for no less than
fourteen different families moving to
that town during the year Of 1908. The
"Beautiful Winthrop Club" secured
forty. nine movers-in and glove IL Glory
in the same period. A score OF others
show equal results or better. Why not
a "town beautiful club for Jasper
This is offered as suggestion to the
ladies Of jasper.