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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
SHOT In DARK.
Peculiar Story About the Death
of Mrs. slnsham.
ACCIDENT CLAIMED

III 81 e - e.. 20 Hi .Vt,
The Story is That While. VIM. Avans :
and DIR. Bigham.. Were on tho
Forunssis Piazza They Saw Per-
q ~, h-2 b. : "
SON Pass, Who They Followed and
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Avant Shot and Killed. y
lsA dispatch from .iGeorgetown 10
The News and Courier says news
was brought to, that city Sunday
morning of terrible accident, which
occurred at ,supnyside,,, on MurrelFs
Inlet, about s, clock Saturday night
Mrs. Bingham.;wife j: of DR.. u. Y:
Bigham, of Sarpers S. c., was snot
and instantly killed by Mr.. VIM.
Avant, the owner of Sunnyside' VINO
mistook her, for "a burglar.s
DR.. Bigham was in attendance
professionally at the home OF Mr..
Avant. and took his wife with MIN.
Saturday evening after "-supper~-she
two men were on the front. porch.
Tbav saw in the darkness a figure
pass the, house and go towards the
creek. They hailed it, but received
no reply. Then othen secured a
double-barrelled gun and followed
DR.. Bigham expressing the fear that
they might get shot themselves
They proceeded and saw the figure
apparently crouch :. close to- tue
ground near the creek bank: They
again called to it, but heard no re-
sponse. AEant. asked DR.. Gisham
what he must do. Gigham, it is as
serted, said "shoot it," and AEaRt
fred both barrels at the object at
a distance of about II feet.
Both men then ran back to the
house. Not finding Mrs. Bigham
there, light was secured and they
returned to the fatal spot to find
her stretched upon the sand dead.
Both barrels had taken effect in her
hack. even the gun wads having PEN
etrated the flesh. Avant came 20
town with the news, and accompa-
MED Deputy Sheriff Ward and Coro-
ner Fletchers to Murrell's. Inlet.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
COWARDLY MURDERER
-! "a .,VI---'' 'NI - -,
Kills One Woman and Tries to Nih
Another One.

stA
y,I,haseds across two counties by,two
sheriffs several deputies and large
nosse of citizen, with the certainty
of being iynched If 'captpred 'by the
litter, William Stephenson, who Fri
day, morning shot and instantly kill
ed his step-daughter Miss BertuFude
Vann. and seriously wounded has d.
vorced wife, near Grady, Mentgom-
cry. county, Ala, was captpred lone
mile south Of Troy and lodged in
jail, at Troy. Upon advices that a
mob Of considerable numbers was
nearing Troy at s o'clock Friday
night, Sheriff Carroll called upon the
Governor for military protection, and
the Troy Rifles were Immediately
assembled in their armory, with Or
ders to assist the sheriff in protect
ing the prisoner.
Stevenson admitted. the shooting
and said it was the result of faml-
ly troubles. He told the sheriff that
he knew he would be lyched If
ilynched lif, taken back and tried
near the scene of his double crime.
Friday morning Stevenson stole a
shotgun, and went to Mrs; Steven
sons home, where he sought "a re-
conciliation. Being denied an in
teryiew by his di:oced wife, he open
ed fire, the first shot taking effect
in Mrs. stevenson,'s right side and
completely severing her arm. The
second load of shot struck Miss
vann in the abdomen, producing al
most instant death.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
Four People Drown.

Three adults and an infant were
drowned in South Pond, near Pulas-
XII, a few days ago by the capsizing
of sailing skiff. The party in the
boat included Mr.. and Mrs. w. Henry
Hinman and their infant child, 7of
Pulaski; Alexander and George Had
den, of Toronto, Ont, and Santa
Barcklay, Of Pulaski. George Had
den and Barcklay were saved; the
others were drowned. The bodies
of Alexander Handden and Hinman
were recovered.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
Meteor Causes Runaway.

At Waynesboro; Ga, two jolly
wagon loads. of young people had
narrow escapes from injury or death
a few. nights ago when the horses
they were driving were frightened
by a brilliant meter that passed
swiftly over their heads. The hors-
es ran away, but, no one was hurt.
The meteor was exceedingly brilliant
and large. A long train of sparks
Travelled behind it. The young peo-
Pile, who saw it, say it was moving
apparently parallel with the earth. .
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
Hit Ry Train.

Nineteen persons were severely
injured, two probably fatally, Friday
night when hay wagon in which
they were being taken to corn
roast was struck by freight en-
CINE at st. Clair crossing of Will
llamsburg, Pa, branch OF the Penn
sylvania railroad. Dorothy Hender-
son and Edna Snifely of that place
were caught In the upset wagon and
dragged a great distance.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
Three Persons Drown,

At New York two young women
and man were drowned in the
North River Sunday. when the gaso-
line launch Olga, hugging close to
the sheltering Jersey shore to escape
a stiff northwest wind, went down
after colliding with freight car
float backing out into the river from
a ferry slip. Six other passengers
were rescued.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
. Held Up Wrong Man.

Lack of discrimination in picking
victims cost a negro highwayman
mis- life at Miner, Ca, Saturday
night. Marshal Sims was making
his regular rounds when the negro
sprang from a hiding place, choked
the officer and pressed knife
against his throat. He demanded
the marshaI's money, who while CIV
ing it, drew his gun with his free
hand and fired, twice. The negro
dropped and died in few minutes.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
Has No Telegraph Office.

Although Pickens, the town, is
county seat of Pickens county, it has
no telegraph connection with the
otter world and for communication is
dependent upon the telephone. Now,
it is said, the telephone service has
deteriorated. Complaint to that eff
feet has been lodged with the rail-
road commission and steps have been
taken looking to the establishment
a telegraph Office there. .
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
An Old Man Dead.

Isaac Brock, who claimed to have
seen twenty Presidents elected, lis
dead at Los Angeles, Cal, at an age
said to be 121 years. According to
Brooks family Bible and other doc
uments, he was born in .Buncomhs
county, North Carolina, on March /,
1888.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
Auto Hit by Train.

? A. A. Robinson, owner of the
Commercial Supply Company. Of De-
troit, Mich, his wife, and Mrs. H.
E. Tremaine, of Bay City, were in
stantly killed in Bay City Sunday
afternoon, when their automobile
was struck by fast Michigan Cen
tral- train. A daughter of Mrs.
Tremaine is thought to be fatally
injured.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
This Fellow Has Nerve.

The Augusta Chronicle says Tom
Moore, the young white man from
Burke county,. Ca, who is now serv-
ing a life sentence in the State peni-
tenitary, for the murder Of his
brother, has brought suit against
the Equitable Life Assurance Com
pany, of New York, for $4,000,
which he claims the insurance COM
pany is due him as beneficiary under
a policy on his brothers life.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
BITTEN By MAD DOG.
Two Well Known Citizens of Union
the Victims.

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A dispatch from Union says the
people of that county feel decided
interest in the case of the Hon. H.
C. Little and his brother-in-law, Mr..
Stokes Porter, who are now under
going treatment at the recently es-
tablished institute at Columbia, in
charge of Dr. Cowan. A week ago
Messrs. Little and Porter were bit
ten by a dog and the head of the
animal on examination showed rab-
les. The men at once went to Co.
lumbia to undergo treatment and
are there now. Mr.. Little was for
number Of years member of the
Legislature from that county and
is widely popular 1t is hoped that
neither he nor Mr.. Porter will suf-
fer any harm from this misfortune. =
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
WRECK TRAIN
fieRdish Work OF Scne Fiends
Near New Castle, Pa.
HUNT. .NG NRECkERS
One Hundred Detectives Securing

the country AFVUAu INc" O-'soA,
Pennsylvania, In Search of Men or
Man Who Ditched the New York
Chicago Train.
81 s.tir 81. Z =.
A dispatch from New Castle. R]:aa,'
says over. hundred men, all men-
bers of State, railway or private
criminal catching organizations,
were there Saturday night straight: g.R!e:
ening out q mass. OF bewildering
clues that may lead to the discovery
of the person or persons who early
Saturday pulled spikes from sixty
foot rail on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railhcad, near the siding known
on train schedules as Chewton,
ditching the Royal Blue flyer, en-
route from New York to Chicago.
killing two persons and injuring
seventeen others. - =
The dead are: Engineer Charles
A. Dill and Baggagemaster George
Wheatcroft. -:
: Glue after clue to those Thoughts
to be responsible for the deed was
offered these officres, but each LED
to nothing, or worse, when was
considered the valuable time con-
sumed in running down vague gn-.
mors. Bloodhounds we're worn out;
automobiles, cllauffeurs broke speed
records and official red tape be-
came entangled in the wild rush to
be on the spot when the train wreck
ers were brought to bay. :
The train ditchers made across
the marshy fields in the direction, of
Wampu1n, three miles from the rall-
road. Bloodhounds used by railroad
detectives followed trail from the
wreck scene, but after bringing up
abruptly at 'slaughtering pen used
by New Castle butchers at Wampum
the animals lost the seemingly fresh
scent and refused to be goaded on
any further. 49, 80
Every one agrees that the work
was that of either experienced rail-
way men or at least persons familiar
with the operation of the railway
and it's train schedules.
All of the injured now at the 10
cal hospital will recover it was learn
ed. !" Seventeen persons are being
cared for at the railways expense,
Late Saturday $4,000, was ,depos-
tied at local bank by railway. sery-
ice men to the credit of Henry Mil
lard, of bafarge, Wis, who lies in
jured at the Shenango SanitariunG :.
:Millard carrieI a grip from NeM
York city containing this amount .in
negotiable bondsj securities and
cash, and :hadr placed the satenel
under seat in the day coast. When
the train was ditched the satchel
was lost for q time, but discovered
by railway employees.
Millard was greatly relieved when
he learned his wealth had been
taken care Of.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
NEW TYPHOID CURE
ANDERSON PHYSICIAN THINKS
1T A GOOD THING.
Was introduced by Prof. W.. T.
Lander Of Greenwood and Has
Been Wonderfully Successful.


The Anderson Mail says the ply
sicians of that city are much inter
ested in new cure for. typhoid few
er, which has been given them by
Prof. w. T. Lander, professor OF
chemistry in Lander, College at
Greenwood. Prof. Lander took q
full course in medicine at one OF
the leading colleges in the country.
and although he has never practic-
ed the profession he has been much
interested in it.
He is a deep student and several
years became much interested In ty-
phoid fever and kindred diseases.
He became convinced that the best
treatment would be to assist ma
ture; in other words to treat the
patient with the view Of strengthen
ing the blood so that 1t would re-
sist and throw off the typhoid germs
as quickly as possible, and has been
working with this end in view. 1t
is difficult to explain the principle
so that it may be understood by
laymen, but the several physicians
to whom Prof. Lander has explained
it have been much interested and
they believe that he has made very
important discovery.
The Mail says several Anderson
physicians have been experimenting
with the treatment; and have been
amazed and delighted with its ef-
feet. III has also been used by ply
sicians in Greenwood with equally
good results. e
BY this treatment, it is said, a
patient is able to throw of TYPHOID
fever in six to eight days. Here
tofore it has been accepted by ply
sicians and laymen alike that ty-
phoii fever is a lingering disease,
running rom three to eight weeks
in duration, and never less than
three weeks. In fact, the twenty
first day has long been regarded
as the crisis in a case of typhoid fe-
yer.
DR.. Lander's treatment has been
used in fifteen or eighteen cases this
summer, in Greenwood, Anderson
and few other places, and in every
case the treatment has been sue
cessful.' The disease has been check
ed in six to eight days, and the pa
tient has rapidly recovered in each
case.a :.
But this is not regarded as a suf-
ficient test, and the physicians who
are. assisting Prof, Lander in his
experiments will continue the treat
ment until 1t has been tried In at
least 100 cases before they will make
any professional statements to the
public or in the medical magazines
regarding it.. Some Of the physi-
clans, however, have talked to their
friends about it, and in this way the
matter has become known.
The physicians are deeply inter-
ested in the new treatment and those
who have been using and studying 1t
are of the opinion that this is one
of the most important discoveries Of
the century. Only few physicians
were in the secret at first, but it is
becoming generally known among
the profession in this section and the
interest in its is growing every day.
They think it little short of mar
vellous that the new treatment
should conquer the fever in such a
short time, and that in every one Of
the cases in which the treatment has
been used it has been equally sue
ceSsful.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
Horses and Dogs Eaten.

A dispatch from Berlin. Germany.
says the official statistics for the
second quarter of 1909 show that
1,051 dogs have been slaughtered
for food under Governmental insnec-
tion and 29,7S5 horses.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-11
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. SUNDAY MORNING APRIL II,
TRIUMPH OF SPIRIT
THE EASTER PROMISE.


The is clear
morning peces the darkness with dazzling rays he
S e S indeed!
Amid the fear
bottom" while the earth
foundation?
Temple Lord Jesus Christ
obstruction and subject to
broken loose from the letters OF the TOMB ana proven
Is freedom and Immortality
Angels rolled
bhed of the Son
and
did she
NOT smile through her recalling
dof in Jmpled
wideeyed
and adorng their gifts?
this mothers inspired lips there must nave burst
magnifca the prophetic Of triumph
spirit rejoiced in God
He hath scattered
their hearts, He hath down the mighty
thrones feudal
autocraic rule
steadily
intolerant pride brute strength
that defe the heart
children being
oblivion
of all things
in birth
yelling nohngness
triumph
which realize
and its being Tin omnpo
tent an omnipresent Father
demonstration perfect The way is plain little child may
along within the of sim
thief ha of the murderer with hand redeemed
foundation
gulf made dreadful only by magnaon to climb
of nefbe love and find the
OF God paseh all understanding"
of the great preacher
all Christ shall all
made alive"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-11
PENSAcoLA'S OUTRAGE,
Birmingham News.


Evidently something is radically
wrong in Pensacola. For the second
time in four months two Iynchings
have been perpetrated in the heart of
that city. Four months ago an out
rage of this sort was committed with
out the least shadow of excuse. Since
that time nothing has been done to
bring the murdeTers to justice. At the
time The Birmingham News predicted
that unless the lyncheTs were punished
the people of Pensacola might expect
another lynCniug at almost any tire
because failure to bring the lyncheTS
10 justice would be very much like al
invitation to the lawleSs to go out
and commit similar outTageS. The
prediction has come true in a shorter
time than we had expected.
There was no reason why that beau
tiful city should have, been the victim
OF another crime of this sort. There
is ample police and other protection
TO have avoided the outrage if tae
proper precautions had been taken. 1t
seems almost incredible that a mob
of dozen or so men would be SUI
ficieutly bold TO undertake a lynchiu.s
right in the heart of the city Of more
than twenty thousand inhabitants IN
less they felt reasonably certain that
they would not be punished. That ex-
ample OF the former lyme ling was be-
fore them They no doubt argued that
the chances were that nothing would
be done to punish them 1t is the
same old story Of the presence OF
crime in the absence of punishment.
Pensacola has a lesson rom which
it should profit. The law-abiding ciji-
zens of the community are the ones
who have to bear the brunt OF such
outrages. They are the taxpayers who
suffer from the great injury that comes
to the city that INDUCES in lawless-
ness, while the men who bring the
injury upon the community are the
ones who should be made to feel the
effects.
If the people of Pensacola let this
crime go unpublished they may expect
still another outrage OF the kind sooner
or later. These two lynchings in the
heart of the city will do il a great
deal of larm at home as we'll as
abroad. They will be used as an az
gument that Pensacola is a lawle IS
place where life and property are IN
safe, and will have the effect of keep
ing capital and desirable hOme-see}l-
ers away.
What will the people Of that COM
nunity do about It? 1t is up to them
TO say whether these outrages shall
continue or whether the culpTits shall
be brought to justice and be made 20
feel the strong arm of the law, while
furnishing an object lesson 10 others
in the community who may think they
can insult the law with immunity. ID
say the guilty parties cannot be
brought to justice is absurd. With thu
proper public sentiment against such
crimes it would be an easy matter
TO round up and punish the guilty
ones as they deserve.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-11
PASS THE PROHIBITION RESOLUTION
AND LET THE PEOPLE SETTLE IT.

reports
the Iquort traffic in
down to Their busines it's
will be line with the
of
will not will
themse It belongs.
Is egslature-which
people one rom November
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-11

convention because, in my judgment,
men who are elected for their pc
cuiiar fitness for such service, are
better qualified to frame an or
ganic law than the legislator who
has not been specially elected with
that view.
The constitution of Florida, a most
imperfect instrument to serve its
purpose even at the time of its adop-
ton, is now anticipated. 1t is an &C
tuaI hindrance to the development OF
the state. And, as Judge Bullock de-
cIares, il should be overhauled and
revised throughout by convention OF
men selected because Of their Pc
culiar fitness for such service
The plan OF amending the instru-
ment piecemeal through legislative
enactment and submission to the peo-
pie has proved a dismal nature. The
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-11

1t does not require a constitutional
amendment to provide for the reap
portioament of legislators The pro-
visions of the present constitution
make such a reappOTtionment obliga-
tory every ten years. But the re-
strictiOn of the number of the leglsla-
ture to 100 members, made by an
other section of the constitution, is
now highly inconvenient, will soon be
impossible of observance, was always
absurd. It will need constitutional
amendment to remove that Limitation
and remedy the short sighted policy
of the convention which framed the
constitution of 1SS5.-Jacksonville
TimesUnion.
That is right County representa-
ton should be based on population,
say one member for each ten thou
sand, with the proviso, of course, that
no county shall be left without rep
resentative And the Legislature
should be given power to increase its
membership when growth of popula-
ton might require it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-11
Judge Bullock Advises
A Constitutional Convention.

Among the recommendations con-
corning needed legislation made TO
the attorney general of the state by
Circuit Judge W. S. Bullock, of Ocala,
the following is noted as peculiarly
significant and as directly according
with The Journals contention during
a long period Of time:
In my judgment there should be a
general revision of the constitution Of
the state, and, for this purpose, q
constitutional convention should be
held. There have been so many
amendments proposed by the legisla-
ture, some OF which have been adopt
ed, and some not, that it makes it ex-
trenely difficult now TO know just
what are the constitutional provisions
of the state. favor constitutional
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-11


The commission form of government
has been tried in a mum Der of cities,
and, so far as we can learn, has
given satisfaction wherever tried. Fol
this reason we are willing to see the
experiment tried in Jacksonville 1t
is an experiment. The limited eXpCU-
fence of other cities does not remove
it from the experimental stage. It
has been in operation for a number
OF years in Galveston. but we do net
accept its operation there as q proof
of how il would work elsewhere. TIE
plan was adopted in Galveston after
a disaster that almost OOliteTated g
city, and cost the lives OF thousands
Of people. Generally speaking, there
is something in great calamity that
sOberS the people. makes them pat
their best men in position and makes
the men who attain Office hold it f0I
the good of the people. when Mem
phis was devastated by yellow fever
years ago a similar moral uplift fol-
lowed and q commission into whose
hands the administration of affairs
was placed, did its work well. San
Francisco IS an exception TO this rule.
for there graft and plumber followed
earthquake and FIRE.
The proposed new charter of jack
sonville would put into the hands Of
individuals the power thss IS now exeT
cised by boards. Il We are viewing
the proposed change with an eye 10
popular government. we viii cons /
der it a gain that the individuals are
10 be elected ny tie people, whereas
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-11
A kNOCKER

is a man who can't see good in any
person or thing It's a habit caused
by a disordered liver. If you find
that you are beginning TO see things
through blue spectacIes. treat your
liver to a good cleaning out process
with Billiards. Herbine. A sure cure
for constipation, dyspepsia. indiges-
ton, sick headache, biliOUsness, all
liver, stomach and bowel troubles.
Sold and recommended by w. A.
D'AIemberte. druggist and ap0thecary,
121 South PalafOX street, Pensacola,
Fla