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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
HAM4ITos rs ELECTIsoCUTED.
He Killed an Affinity Wac Tried to
Shake Him OF.

Angelo Hamilton, who was con-
victed of numbering Mrs. sapie b.
Hix,.. at Lynchburg Va, June ID,
1909, was put to death in the lee
tric chair in the Virginia state peni-
tentiary at Richmond early Friday:
MRS, Hamilton came to Richmond
with her children to intercede with
the governor for the commutation Oh
.Hamilton's sentence.
The crime for which Hamilton was
.elecrrocuted was committed in LSn-
,chburg, Va. June 13. 1903. Hamll-
ton had been infatuated with the
woman and she had sought to free
herself from him. On that nlght
Mrs. Hix went to dance. Hamll-
ton followed her to the hall. On
the way home Hamilton shot her
several times. He was % year OF
age.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
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BOASTS OF CRIME
YOUTHFUL BURGLARS CAUGHT
RED-HANDED.
Boys Are II and 1s Years Old and
Come of Respectable. Families
Had Kit Full Of Tools.

Two we'll dressed young men, II
and :1S years old, were caught. before
dawn Thursday, leaving one of the
prominent apartments In Washing
ton, which they admitted they en-
tered for purposes of robbery.
They, were Ely B. Runyon,, who
says he is the son of Mrs. Emily E..
C. Runyon, a physician of Richmond,
Va, and Julian D. Wychard, son OF
a former newspaper publisher i1
North Carolina.
Each of the youthful burglars was
armed with revoIvers and they had
complete burglars kit, including
dark lantern. The flashing of the
dark lantern was seen by police
man who made the arrests. A re-
cent robbery OF the home Of Edward
A.. Moseley, secretary of the inter-
state commission, has been traced TO
the boys.
When captured the boys had en-
tered the office of a physician. and
finding nothing they wanted, depart
ed to discover a more lucrative field
for their efforts when the policeman
saw their lantern.
8 The two boys said they came to
Washington Tuesday night and reg
istered at a hotel. Went out short
ly after midnight to operate in a
fashionable section of the city. Run
yon- boasts of exploits in various
cities of the West, saying he had
been trained as a burglar by an
adept who is now serving time. Wy
chard claims that he recently met
Runyon In Atlanta, where he had
lived, and travelled with him with
out knowing his occupation until the
two came to Washington. The boys
will be given hearing In q few
days.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
Death from Lock jaw.

The little S-year old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lanrford died
at the home of her parents in the
mill village at Lexington SUNDAY
evening from lockjaw. On las
Tuesday the little Sirl ran a nail in
her foot, but little attention was Civ
ell. the parents thinking OF course,
that she would soon oe we'll. On
Saturday she was taken violently i'll
and Sunday morning !ockjaw set
in. The little one way the pride OF
her parents and her death has cast
pail of sorrow over the entire
household. Her remains were laid to
rest in the Lexington city cemetery
Monday afternoon at 1850 o'clock.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
COTTON HILLS CLOSED FRIDAY.
VIII Cut on One-Twelfth OF Cotton
Goods Output.

The great curtailment movement
among the mills OF the Piedmont be-
gan Friday, July 1st. Mills in North
Carolina, South Carolina and Geor-
gia will close down until the morn
ing of the 18th. Out Of 100000
;spindles 2,750O,0O0 have s.gnifed
that they would join in the curtail-
ment which will be at least month
in air during the summer. The move
ment will mean cutting off Of from
100000 to 100000 pieces OF
cloth or one-twelfth of the output.
Mr.. August ". Smith, president
of the Woodruff mills, whe,, asked
Thursday night about the closing
down of the mills said:
There is loss in every pound
of cloth we are putin out and we
have to curtail to cover~in part this
less and create a demand ior our
goods. should say the. OUTPUT will
be cut down one-twelYth by the cur
tailment which will be done this
summer, and which will amount to
in all about four weeks time.
r Mr.. John A. Law, president of the
Saxon Mills said.
There will be the largest curtail-
ment among the cotton mills of
Spartanburg county ever known.
The price Of manufactured goods is
out of proportion with the price of
cotton. A great many of the mills
will close down on the first Of July
and. others on the 25th.'
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
Ran into CAR
NJUR1NG FOURTEEN OR MORE
PASSENGERS.
Georgia, Southern and Florida En-:
CINE Ran Into Passenger Train.
.Overturning Coach Near Va1dosta.

Crashing into loaded coach of
passenger train Of the Georgia q
Florida railroad in the yards at Val
dosta, Ca, Wednesday loose en-
CINE of the Georgia Southern and
v'icrida railroad, lil.e1 tie coach,
broke it from the r.ra:n''ar nj the
train, and carried it go feet, turning
it over and injuring fourteen Of the
passengers and trainmen.
The loose engine was on one of
the branches of Y track with ta'::
passenger on the other.
Among those 'njutel wee
w. T. Staten. valdosta, shoulder
and left side badly hurt, probable
internal injury.
Mrs. F. r. Daniels and little
daughter, badly bruised and shocA-
ed, little girls face cut.
Mrs. F. S. Martin. Madison, Fla,
side and shoulder injured.
Andrew Lettley, Pinetta, Fla, one
shoulder and leg .DroRen.
Mr.. Wilmington, Boston, Ga, ear
cut and. left side. injuded.
i. Conductor Lotion on. passenger
train had face cut and throat slash
ed. =
Rev. Mr.. Funk, Ohio, badly bruis-
Gu. = = ".-..--'s
w. NJ. Henderson, Rays Mig, Ca,
head and ore whole side Injured.
G. NJ. Boyd and Dan Thompson,
both of Valdosta. were badly bruis-
ell. s.
J. W. West. Valdosta, was cut on
the face and his side badly bruised.
w. T.. Lane. Valdosta, face and
neck cut and bad bruises.
j.. w. West and c. W. Sinclair
we're sitting together on the side OF
the coach where the engine struck.
They were. thrown across the car
and through windows to the ground.
The coach turned over above them
but they had fallen into an excava-
ton and. thus escaped death.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
Anti-l'riZefiSlit fSill.

The Georgia senate Friday morn
ing reconsidered its action Wednes-
day in passing the anti-prize fight
bill and amended it SO as to pro-
hibit all boxing contests to which
admission fees are charged and in
services. 1t was put up to vote
and passed. The bill now goes TO
the house.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
HIGHWAYMEN CONVICTED.
-Four Negroes to Pay Death Penalty
for Crime.

The four negroes Charles Walker,
Jim Black, Charles Julian and Ed
Weaver, charged with the murder of
Motorman Brown, in the Druid Hills
street car hold-up at Atlanta several
weeks ago, were convicted Of first
degree murder and was sentenced
to hang. Although Walker and
Weaver had made written confess
sions of their guilt and implicated
the two other negroes. they swore
on the stand in the trial court that
the confession was untrue. There is
no doubt of the guilt Of all the men
that have been convicted.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
Big Steamer Ablaze.

The Merchant and Miners steam
ship, which left Philadelphi' Thurs
day afternoon for Boston. returned
there Friday, with serious fire IN
her forehold The eighty passengers
we're safely landed They lrnced
and amused themselves lighthearted-
ly Cn the return trip. unaware of
the dangerous fire below them aud
believing that disarrarsed machin-
cry had caused the steamer to put
back
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
BLOWS UP: SIXTEEN.
Five Men are Killed and Eleven Arc
Injured In Minnesota.

Five men were killed and II In
iured, two Of them probably fatally.
by an explosion, which first wrecked
and then set fire to the. saloon OF
Edward Bushay, FIVE miles Of Mime
apolis, Mimi, on the sAnoka road.
Edward Bushay. proprietor of the
place, and George Miller were so
badly burned that they will die. The
explosion Of a gas tank in the base
ment blew the roof from the build
ing, and fire started Immediately. I'm
half an hour the building was a.
mass of burning wreckage. Ernest
Osterchild. a porter, rescued both
Rusllay and Miller from death in the
fire.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
Bunker Shot by Unknown Man

J. H. Givens. president nt the
Bank of Laurel Hill. Fla. and mama
ger of the Florida-Alabama Timber
combany was shot from ambush on
the night of June 80, as he was pro-
ceeding on horseback to his home in
Laurel Hill. Two charges Of buck
shot struck him in the arm and leg.
hut is not likely to prove fatal
There is no clue to thee would-bee
assassin.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02

The itinerary for the campaign is
as follows:
: Winnsboro-saturday, July 2.
Lexlngton-Wednesday. July 6.
saluda-Thursday, July Z.
Edgefeld-Friday, July s.
Aiken Saturday, July 9.
j Bamberg- Monday. July II.
Barnwell-Tuesday. July ~.
Hampton-Wednesday, July 13.
Beaufort-Thursday. July IA.
I! Walterboro--Friday, July Is
Charleston--Saturday, July. 16.
ST. George ge-Tuesday, July 10.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES July 20.
St. Matthews--Thursday, July 21.
Manning-Friday, July %.
Moncks Corner-Tuesday, July 26.
Georgetown-Wednesday, July 27.
Kingstree-Friday, July 2s.
. Florence Saturday. July 80.
7 Dillon-Tuesday, August 2.
Wednesday, August 8.
Conway-Thursday, August 4.
{, Columbia-Saturda August s.
Union-Monday, August 8.
Spartanburg-Fuesday, August 8.
Gaffney-Wednesday, August 10.
reenyille-Thursday August II.
Pickens-Friday, August IL.
Walhalla-saturday, August 13.
Week off to attend reunion of
Confederates and Red Shirts at
Spartanburg, if desired, On August
II and 18.
Arderson-Monday, August- %.
Observation-Disclosures. August:
Greenwood-Thursday, August 25.
Laurens- Friday August 26.
MISUNDERSTANDING, August q.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
TWO CENTS PER COPY
ASSESSORS FIX VALUES
-, -. -.
STATE BOARD OF EQUILIzATION
TO MEET SOON.
Matter of Placing All Property ON
Basis Of True Valuation VIII Be

Basis Of True Valuation VIII Be
Discussed.
It is anticipated that Comptroller
General Jones will announce soon
the date for the meeting Of the State
board OF equalization. The meeting
is held during the summer, usually,
in the month OF June or July, and
the work Of the board is to act up
ON the findings OF the county boards
and to take any action on tax ques-.
tions that is deemed necessary.
The most Important resolutions
that came before the board last year
was that affecting the assessing OF
property at fuii value. This reso-
luton, introduced by jeremiah
Smith, of Horny. was defeated BY a
vote of % to 8. -. -.
AS this is the year for the reas-
sessment and as the county, board
have been busy with the tax ques-
tion in the several counties of the
State, the meeting of the board this
year is of special interest. 1t is
thought that the tax question wilE
receive more than ordinary consid-
Grafton The tax question has been
brought into the campaign very fore
IDLY this year.
The Taxable Property.
AS shown by the comptroller gen.
erals report for the year 1910 the
following is the amount Of taxable
property in South Carolina:
Total value of real
estate =. -. S136,438,35S
Value Of personal
property :. 92,684,l98
Railroad property. 271,1o6,3o2
State tax, 5A mills >. 1,423,30S
For county purposes,
taxes. =. -. $50, ,664
State Board of Assessors
The State Board of assessors. con-
SlSlluS VI 0ldIS oulSAdioJ ,1SSSoaS5
railroad and like property. =.
The Southern Express company
property in South Carolina last pear
was assessed at a valuation Of s277,-
557. The total value Of the Pull
man cars operated in this State, was
s140,2s2; the total valuation of tel
ephone and telegraph companies
was placed as follows.
Western Uniona s522,427; Att
natic Postal Telegraph Cable COM
;pany. s1os,s1S;; American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company Of
South Carolina. s205.75o; Southern
Bell Telephone company, s571,SAS;
local companies, $l25,665.
The actual value Of cotton mills
as fixed by the State board was S51.-
1905 The actual value Of cot
ton oil mills was placed at $685.
418..
!: The assessments for fertilizer
plants was placed at $3,164.477.
The value of railway property was
fixed at a little over s44.ooo,o00.
.s- -
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
BULLETS. HIT NINE.
One Principal Dead, Other Dying and
Bystanders Wounded.

f. > p, 4tu. &.
One man is dead. one is dying
and seven other persons are in hos
pitals with more or less serious
wounds as the result OF duel fought
on one of the most crowded thour-
oughfares OF Cleveland, 0. The
trouble started in quarrel between
Frank viena and Antoine Mercurio
over the alleged; ill-tTeatment of his
wife by Mercurio. The two men
were standing in front of soloon
when they drew revolvers and began
firing at each other A number of
persons rushed forward to seperate
them. but before the shooting could
be stopped Viena was dead. Mercurio
fatally wounded, and seven stray
bullets had: found billets in as many
OF the bystanders.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
:..lMANY LIVES ARE LOST
-
SIX. BODIES REoovEs 70 .<
.
MORE ARE.,;Iss VS.
8.
4 ing River Are Swept Away AM
Great Damage Was Done.
yenty-six - Lses Along the Lick

A dispatch from Salyersyille, ky.,
saws six bodies were. taken from the
swollen waters Of the Licking river
and fearing that. great damage mas Ia!
heen done and that more lives have
been pst as & result of cloudburst
near the headwaters Of the stream.
rescuing parties have left there for
the mountain regions to the east.
d The dead are:
Mrs. John Sheppard.
William Conley.
Unidentified dead.
- white man, aged: ::.ahout 90.
"A white boy.
Telephone connection with the the
scene of the cloud burst has been
cut of. 1T is known that twenty-six
houses were washed, away.
EasterB Kentucky has been delng-
ed with heavy rainsalis for practicai-
lyr a week and the storm, which Is
understood to have been cloud
burst, has put the waters OF the al
ready swollen Licking entirely .e.t lil OUT
OF its banks. The. wreckage vas OBJ
served floating past Salyersrille at
daylight and the.:t work: OF -opins
houses and rescu!ng live stocli was
begun. This resulted in short
timeaiHtthe finding of: fonr bodies. =
8 {. There are no cities or towns OF
any size above Salyersyille on the
Licking, but there are several noun
aain villages and the country is fair:
~ we'll populated. The region is
difficult of access and although there
are no railroads, wire communlca'
tion is carried on when conditions
are normal. @a :.
/. Six bodies have been recovered.
They include Mr. and Mrs. Gayhearft
and child. John Conley and John
Weinerman. farmers, are among
those reported missing. ~
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
AUTO I)itchetl.

Rev. E. E. Lashly and Ralph Bed-
ler a hardware man from Fostoria,
o., were instantly killed Friday. and
VI. A. Stoneburier and James Nc
Connell were probably fatally i'll
iured when their automobile jump
ed into ditch near Sandusky. The
steering gear got out of order and
the chauffeur lost control.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
AN APPRECIATION
OF Judge Dantzler Passed By the
Anderson Bar.

Anderson Bar.
Last Monday the Anderson Bar
Association passed resolutions or
the death Of Judge Dantzler. After
several speecheu by members Of the
Bar and Judge Watts as to Judge
Dantzler's fine character and as to
his ability as a judge the following
resolutions were ordered by the
Court spread upon our minutes and
the Court adjourned until Tuesday
morning in respect Of the deceased
Judges memory. The resolutions
were: a.
whereas, Hon. Chas. G.. Dantzler,
of the Circuit. court in this County;
state has died since the last session
of the Circuit court in this ouCnty;
and Whereas we the members OF the
Anderson Bar Association desire to
place on record our appreciation OF
his services to the state as a Judge
and our testimony Of his character
'as' a mani, -
Therefore be It resolved: That in
the death OF Honorable Chas. G..
Dantzler the State Of South Carolina
has lost an able and impartial jurist,
one. in. whose judicial . mind was
combined justice and mercy; and
who in the, discharge OF his duties
as judge was controlled by the law
as he understood II, and by an earn
est desire that so far as his decisions
could effect the result. Of .litigated
cases before him, right should tri-
umph and justice prevail.
Resolved further: That on the sew
eral occasions when he has presided
as Judge at Anderson, he endear-
ed himself to the. members of the
Bar by his courtesy and patience by
his genial manner and his social in
tercourse with u.s. He was right
eous Judge, a patriotic citizen. a
genial friend. and as such we deplore
his death. To his wife and family
to whom he was deeply devoted We
extend our sympathy.
dated Anderson. S. c., June q.
1910. And signed by J. E. Breaz-
cal, NJ. l.. Ronham. G. H. Geiger,
Committee.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
Three Will Die on Same Guliows.

The four negroes convicted OF the
of Moterman S. T. Brown.
in DeKalb county Ga, on April 20.
have been sentenced to hang by
Judge Roam. in the Dekalb county
Jail. 1t is probable that all will be
hung on the same galIows. The ne
groes are: Charles Julian. Jim Black
and Ed Weaver and Charley Walker.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
Struck by Lightning.

During a severe rain and thunder
storm at johnson Thursday afternoon
two large barns Of Fl. Spain Toney
were struck by lightning and burn
ed The barns being filled with pro-
duce. which was all destroyed. \
mule and horse belonging 10 Nj.
Toney were also killed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
RIOTOUS SCENES.
Police Charge Carlists and National
lists in Spanish Town.

A dispatch from Bilbao, Spain on
Thursday says there were further
disturbances growing out OF the
strained relations between the gov
ernment of Premier Canaleias and
of the Vatican. A crowd composed
Of Carlists and Nationalists sur
rounded the palace Of the Governor
Of the province and shouted: Down
with the Governor!
The police were summoned and
charging the demonstrators with
fixed bayonets. wounded number
of them. The capitol has been the
scene Of many civil clashes. In
1874 it withstood long seise Dy
the Carlists.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
Gave Bachelor Her Bahy.

Pretending that she had left her
pocketbook in the waiting room in
Manhattan. y. Y. young woman
asked Martin Stearns, a Brooklyn
bachelor. to hold her baby while she
hurried back TO get the purse. An
hour and half later he was still
holding the baby for the woman
failed to return.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
Lives With Stitched Liver.

Daniel MCGOWAN left the Johnston
Willis hospital at Richmond, Va.
last week with three pieces of his
liver sewed together. The organ
was broken into distinct parts re-
Gently when he was run over by a
wagon and it was declared he could
not recover.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
Military Prisoners Fate.

Lieut.. Adolf Hofrichter, Of the
Austrian army. has been sentenced
TO be publicly cashiered and 1o serve
90 years in prison for sending poison
capsules to officers in the General
Army staff. Capt Nader died from
the effects OF the posion.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
Found i'm Shark.

After a long struggle several men
captured a man eating shark 36-teet
long, weighing about Is tons. in The
straits of San Jan Del Fuca. be-
tween Port Crescent and Port Angel
es, near Seattle. Wash. In the shark
they found pieces of bones ana a
piece OF kodac plate.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
DESPERATE CAPTURED.
Shot Three Members OF Posse Which
Sought to Arrest Him.

Olan Adair, who while barricad-
ed in the store OF John W. Davis,
near Falco, Ala. Thursday night,
shot three members OF posse after
him, was captured later without any
trouble and is held at Falco.
J. II. Givan. who was fired upon
from ambush Thursday night. for
which alleged offense Adair was
sought, is not seriously injured, nor
is either Alex Givan, brother OF the
other Givan; B. F. Finley and Geo.
Coggswell, the others wounded by
:Adair in his atembt to avoid arrest:
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
Treasurer Gets Ten Years

Prison doors closed on John B.
Lombard. Of Framington. Mass. last
week. for Il period of NOT less than
ten nor more than fifteen years. He
confessed to having forged town
notes to the amount Of 100000 in
the past ten years, while serving as
town treasurer. He is 60 years OF
age
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
Used BOY as Shield.

Officers are searching for John
Clark. aged IS, and Mack MCGOWAN.
who fought a duel near Hazlehurst,
Ga MCGOWAN was armed with
knife and Clark with pistol AS
Clark fired his pistol. it is charged,
MCGOWAN grasped Dudley Brown, a
l3-year-old boy. who was specta-
tor. and held him between himself
and Clark Brown was shot in the
breast and is reported dying.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
Persistent Suit Causes Fatality.

ANNOYED by his persistent demand
that she become his wife. Miss Rosy
Perrino, aged is. of Chicago. ill.,
shot and perhaps fatally wounded
Antonio Rossi. He is in the hospl-
.tal and is expected to die.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
ELEPHANTS on RAMPAGE.
Charge Dwelling But Are Stopped by
Stout Maple Tree.

Angered by the efforts Of train
ers to seberate them from two small
elephants. two big elephants belong
ing to a circus Friday engaged IN
a wild charge down the main street
of Greedy. Colo.
The elephants. which were chain
ed together crashed through a fence
into the front yard of resident.
tearing up lawn and shrnbberE. 'Ihey
we're making straight for the house,
which would in all probability have
been wrecked in the collision, when
they were brought to stop by q
stout maple tree on either side OF
which they attempted to pass.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
Young Lady Drowned.

Miss Aimee Creary. the 19-year-
rold daughter Of H. L. CTeary, was
drowned while bathing in surf with
a party of girl friends at Milon. Fla
"Wednesday afternoon. Efforts or
her companions to rescue her we're
of no avail.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-02
S,naiIpON Epidemic.

Nelson county. Virginia, has Il
smallpox epidemic. Fully 100 eases
are now in quarantine In a territory
five miles long and tree miles wide.
No deaths have occurred.