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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-21
Murdered in Greenville.

Warren Mason, negro about
fifty-five years of age, was shot and
instantly killed yesterday morning
at seven-thirty o'clock on the South
ern railway near the little station Of
Paris, by Ernest Gowans. The wea-
pom used was double-barreled
breech-loading shotgun. Two loads
of bird shot were emptied into Ma
sons breast and fifteen or twenty OF
the little missiles entered the heart,
tearing it almost to pieces.
Gowans was accompanied by his
father. Thetswaited for Mason as he
was going toward the railway track
to join the work gang of the Sou
thern, which keeps the track in or
der between Paris and Greenville.
Mason saw that the Gowans had a
shotgun and knowing that they were
not friendly towards him, turned
and walked up the track to where
another negro workman Joined the
crew every morning. While standing
there talking to one Of his fellow
workmen the two negroes came up,
and after speaking a few words to
Mason, Gowans fred two shots In
rapid succession.
It is said that Mason aud Gowans
had had some trouble Monday night
and that Gowans had threatened to
kill Mason when he saw him again.
It also came out that the two had
some trouble over a year ago, and
that Gowans has been continually
picking at Mason since that time.
Mason bore the reputation Of be-
ing a hard-wroking negro and tried
to avoid trouble with the Gowans. 1t
is said that Gowans claimed that Ma
son shot at him on Monday night,
hitting him in the jaw, and the bull
let entering the cheek.
A number OF passengers on the
early morning train from Charlotte
witnessed the shooting, SO it is said.
After killing Mason the two Gowans
skipped out. The older Gowan was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Hunsing-
er, while Sheriff Poole located Err
nest Gowans in a patch Of woods be-
tween the Chick Springs road and
the Spartanburg road. They are
both in the county jail.-Greenville
News.
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S. c., THURSDAY, APRIL 81, 10
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
Appointments Announced by Gov
ernor Under Recent Act.

Columbia, April 1S.-Charleston
is not affected by the appointment of
the public service commission to-day.
J. E. Mcdonald, attorney at law, of
Winnsboro; w.. M. Riggs, acting
president of Clemson College, and T.
NJ. Raysor, attorney at law, of
Orangeburg, constitute the public
service commission, appointed by
Governor Ansel this afternoon under
the recent enactment of the General
Assembly.
The chief power of the commission
is to Fix and establish, in all cities
of this State, maximum rates and
charges for the supply Of water, gas
or electricity furnished by any per-
son, firm or corporation to the in
habitants thereof, such rates to be
reasonable and just"
The commission is to act upon
complaint of twenty or more citizens
to the mayor or council Of city that
the rates for public utilities are too
high. If the commission finds the
rates unreasonable or unjust it is to
correct the same, the action to be
revocable by the Circuit Court.
The penalty for refusal to accept
the rate named by the commission
subjects a firm to a fine of $25 to
500 for each offence. The COM
missioners receive SO. per day, while
actually employed, and necessary ex.
penses. The expenses are borne by
the losing party. The commissioners
are, to select which one of their num-
Der serves for two years, which fol-
four, and which for six years, this
to be determined by lot at the first
meeting. The following cities are
exempted from the provisions Of the
act:
Charleston, Marion, Spartanburg
Sumter Union and Conway.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-21
Railroad Meeting at Olar.

Olar, 8. c., April ia meeting
of the citizens of the town of Olar
was called and a Business Mems
club organized with the following
officers; elected: c. F. Rizer, chair
man; W. T. Cave, viceAchairman;
H. H. Kearse, secretary.
The purpose of this meeting was to
look into the proposed extension OF
the A. C. L. Railway from Ehrhardt
to Barnwell via Olar, tapping their
own main line at that point and thus
making a direct through line from
Augusta to Charleston.
A committee consisting OF c. F.
Rizer, w. T. Cave, and R. Morris was
appointed to confer with the com
mittee from B9rnwell at an early
date, and they together with the com
mittee from Ehrhardt to confer with
the officials of the railway company
at a meeting which will be held at
Barnwell as soon as practicable.
The route from Ehrhardt to Barn
well via Olar is the only direct one
and both the towns of Ehrhardt and
Barnwell can rest assured that Olal
will not leave any stones unturned
necessary to secure this proposed ex'
tension. H. H. kEARSE,
Secretary.
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THIRD FOR CHICKAMAUGA.
Other South Carolina Regiments will
Enter Home Camps.

Columbia, April 18.-It is an
nounced this afternoon that the Sd
regiment, South Carolina infantry
will go to Chickamauga this summer
to be there from July Is through the
oath.
This is the ''low country" regi-
ment. The third is composed of four
companies from Charleston, two
from Georgetown, one each from
Barnwell, Conway, Bamberg, Elloree
Walterboro, Orangeburg and Winns-
boro. The other two regiments, the
first from the Piedmont counties
and the second, from the central por.
ton Of the State, will 60 into camp
at or near such cities as offer the
best inducements, and as will be most
accessible to the various companies
composing the two organizations
The two commands will likely &c
into camp at different places and a
week apart.
Adjutant General Boyd had re.
quested the war department to send
all three regiments out of the State
but it is discovered that this States
allotment for the purpose is only
$4,000, which will warrant send.
ing only one. Accordingly, Gen
Boyd, Monday, wrote to the war de.
partment, asking that only one regi'
ment be sent out of the State and
designated the Sd.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-21
Boyd and Brock at Outs.

Warm interest is being manifested
in the coming race for adjutant gen.
eral on account of the break between
Gen. J. c. Boyd and his assistant,
Colonel T. w. Brock, who have served
together for four years.
Following the announcement Of the
candidacy of Colonel Brock, accom-
panied by the announcement of the
retirement of General boyd a week
ago. General Boyd heartily endors-
ing the candidacy of his assistant and
retiring in his favor. Genral Boyd
to-day announced his re-entry into
the race, taking back all the
Kind things he said about Colonel
Brock and claiming that the lat
ter deceived him and induced him
to retire under false representations.
General Boyd's opinion of Colonel
Brock is intimated in an advertise
ment which he has prepared for pub
lication: Colonel Brock is absent on
an inspection tour, but it Is known
that he is loaded with large battery
OF explosives for his CHEF, and the
atmosphere ia expected to become
sulphuric in the immediate future.
In the meantime Colonel Henry T.
Thompson, who retired recently from
the colonelcy of the Second regiment,
has decided to enter the. race for ad-
jutant general. He has scores OF
friends in every section OF the State
and will be warmly supported.
And it is expected that there will
be still other entries since the camp
of the ms is so badly disrupted by
internal strife. Capt. P. K. McCully,
adjutant of the first regiment, has
been spoken of as likely to become a
candidate, but he has written Colonel
Brock that he has no such intention
and that he will support Colonel
Brock. Record.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-21
Seeking Charleston Outlet

Greenville, April 1.-THE Noun
tain City is full of railroad and elec-
trio line talk these days, and re-
cent rumor that the Louisville &
Nashville road was seeking an outlet
towards Charleston through Green
Vile, over the Charleston & Wes-
tern Carolina, has created consider
able interest here. The rumor Is
persistent, but it can not be verified
in any quarter.
w. H. Patterson, of Atlanta, presi-
dent of the Greenville & Knoxville
road, has been here several days
with a party of Atlanta capitalists
going over the line, which now runs
rs miles towards the Blue Ridge,
and which is now being extended to
brakes inn, nine miles further. In
an interview he stated that while it
was the ultimate purpose of his line
to 70 through to the Tennessee coal
fields, he could not say just when the
road would be built across the noun.
tains.
The line was surveyed some years
ago and much of the grading was
done, and it may be possible that ii
is these rights of way that the Louis
vile & Nashville people are working
now. At any rate, it seems quite
possible that before another year
Greenville will have realized her long
cherished hope of a road through
the mountains. 81
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Prone to Prejudice.

In a Southern county of Missouri
some years ago, when the form OF
questioning was slightly different
than now, much trouble was expert
enced in getting jury in; murder
trial, says the Kansas City Star.
Finally an old fellow answered
every question satisfactorily; he
had no prejudices, was not opposed
to capital punishment and was gen
orally a valuable find. Then the
prosecutor said solemnly:
Juror, look upon the prisoner;
prisoner, look upon the juror"
The old man adjusted his spec
tacles and peered at the prisoner
for a full half minute. Then, turn
ing to- the court, he said:
Judge, durn if don't believe he's
guilty"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-21
POSTMASTER SUICIDES.
Act Followed Report Of Inspector at
Deland, Fla.

David B. Hargraves, assistant post
master at De1and, Fla, suicided Fri
day afternoon by shooting himself
through the head, dying almost in
stantly. Hargraves' act followed the
investigation of the Office by post
office inspector, who reported that
he was short in his accounts. At the
time of the investigation Postmaster
Allen was in attendance upon the
postmasters' Convention at Ocala.
The dead man leaves a wife and four
children.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-21
Bonaparte Drops Case.

Washington, April 1s.-How cana
Charles J. Bonaparte butting into the
Pink Franklin case anyhow?
The attorneys for Franklin are
Jacob Moorer, of Orangeburg, and
John Adams, Of Manning, both ne-s
gro lawyers. They are up here now
arriving to-day to argue their an.
peal to the Supreme Court Of the
United States. Attorney General
Lyon and D. s. Henderson, Of Aiken
are here to represent the State ofs
South Carolina.
Franklin was convicted In Orange
burg for murder, having shot con-
stable, who he'd come to arrest him
for violating a contract. The su-i
preme court of South Carolina sus-s
tanned the lower court and appeal
was made to the United States SUI
preme Court.
About two weeks ago the former
attorney general, Mr.. Ronaparte,s
filed a brief in behalf Of Franklin,
charging that the South Carolina law.
was unconstitutional, being in effect
a law sanctioning peonage, and that
Franklin had q right to kill the con-
stable in self-defense.
But Franklin did not engage Bona
parte. Who did? The negro law:
yers intimate that they do not pre-
pose to let Mr.. Bonaparte come into.
the case for it is theirs. John
Adams, one of them, stated several,
weeks ago at Manning that some
"aristocratic Philadelphia negroes
had employed Bonaparte and that It
was without consulting them or the
client or anybody else, and that IT
was plain ordinary case of butt-in.
It has been suggested that II Mr..
Bonaparte would let the South Caro-
lima negro lawyers in on the fee these
"aristocratic Philadelphia negroes
are to pay him, then they might let
him in on the case.
Mr.. Bonaparte did not show up at
the court room to-day, and the ne
groes said he had nothing to do with
the case, SO far as they knew
But his brief is field and Is before
the court. Meantime Messrs. Lyon
and Henderson, attorneys for the
State, are supremely amused.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-21
Blew Up His Family.

At Neguanee, Mich, Frank Haar-
imam, a miner, aged 81, placed a stick
of dynamite Saturday under the bed
in which his wife and three-year-old
daughter were sleeping, and another
stick under the couch, where he slept
with his five-year-old boy. When the
dynamite was exploded, the man,
woman and boy were blown to atoms.
The little girl had seemingly a mir
aculous escape, being found practi-
cally unhurt on the floor Of the
room.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-21
Enters Judgment for One Million.

The dispensary commission in ex-
ecutive session yesterday entered
Judgment against all of the whiskey
firms who had been notified to ap-
pear, with the exception Of Grabfel-
der & Co. and Rosskam, Gerstley &
Co., to the extent Of $1,o00.000.00.
The largest judgment entered was
against the Richland Distilling COM
pany of this city, for $672,550. This
company owns property in Richland
county, which is valued at from $780,
600 to $4,000, as estimated by DR.:
w. j.. Murray, the chairman Of the
commission. This property has been
seized by the commission.
It is the purpose Of the attorneys
for the commission to exhaust this
amount and to institute suits in the
supreme court of the United States
against the Richland Distilling COM
pany and the stockholders for the re-
mainder. The attorneys for the COM
mission said that no suits would be
instituted in the federal courts, as the
State had no right to sue in that jur-
isdiction. A state, under the provi-
sions of the constitution, can bring
suit against another state or an indi-
yidual of another state only In the
United States supreme court.
It became known yesterday that B.
l.. Abney of this city and w. F. Ste
venson Of Cheraw would share equal
ly with the Atlanta firm of lawyers
in the fees to be paid in bringing
-, -,
these suits.-The State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-21
ALARMS MILL MEN.
Attack on Cotton Bulls Causes Some
Misgivings.

Atlanta, Ca, April 18.-Southern
cotton mill operators are alarmed
over the action instituted in New
York by the federal authorities
against the leaders Of the bull cam-
paign and profess to see in it covert
effort on Sthe part Of certain New
York cotton brokers to get relief
from contracts with mills. They as
sert that the government unwitting-
ly is cooperating with the bears ID
another and what they fear. Will
prove more disastrous raid.
Many pill men in this section to-;
night wired congressman and 26 sem
ators appealing to them to institute
an investigation with a view to- un75
covering the conspiracy" which
they declare appears to exist.
Fuller E. Galloway, of La Grange.
Ca. president of mills at Conyer and
Manchester, Ca, and treasurer OF
three large mills at La Grange, to-;
night gave to the Associated Press
the following statement:
,"f am an officer of several mills
tha have bought cotton, on the New
York exchange at a lower price than
it can be bought in the South. We
intend to take up and manufacture
this cotton this summer. It occurs
to me that undoubtedly Attorney
General Wickersham was unwitting-s
ly inspired by bears who have sold;
what they do not own, thereby de-
pressing the cotton market at the ex-
pense of the farmers and demoralss
izing the market for cotton goods.
"A great many mills have brought
cotton on the New York cotton exs
| change cheaper than it is selling In
| the South and intend demanding thes
cotton. The bears hope by this at-S
tack to scare the mills out Of this
legitimate trade and further de-.
| moralize the cotton and cotton goods
markets.. In my opinion this attack
will prove boomerang for the bears,
as it only accentuates the shortness1
of the last cotton crop and ,betrayB
the predicament they are in through
having sold something they did mot
own.
II can not believe that the more:
responsible members Of the New
York cotton exchange are behind this:
movement as it questioned the right
of mills to buy contracts on the cotton;
exchange with the expectation Of re-
ceiving the cotton, thereby denyinE'
the exchange reason for existence s
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Wisdom Anyway.

was teaching class Of little girls,
and one of them had the tooth ache.
Naturally for a time the conversa-
ton turned to teeth. The little suf-
ferer thought perhaps it was a wis
dom tooth, but explained that she
would not have one till she was
grown. "Well, does every one have
wisdom teeth?" Eyes, why?" 81
thought maybe If you didn't go to
school very much they wouldn't
grow!!"--The Delineator for May.
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TO RESCUE COTTON BEARS.
WASHINGTON VIEW OF ADMINS
TRATION'S ACTION.
Smith to Unburden Himself Of Lively
Talk on Cotton Generally and
Bears in Particular.

Washington, April 19.-The cotton
prosecution in New York by the fed
eral department of justice is looked
upon here by the Southern represen-
tatives and senators with consider
able interest.
Some of them are disposed to think
that it is but, the unusual manifesto
ton of favoritism by the government
to the New York fnanciers and spec
ulators.
The truth about the situation is
that the southern cotton men, wheth-
er mill operators or brokers, have for
one time in their lives got these New
York spectators where the-not
wool, but cotton-is short.
The cotton manufacturers, especi-
ally those in the South, have been
handicapped in their business for a
number of years now by the fact that
the Chinese purchasers are governed
in their prices by the quotations on
the New York cotton exchange.
These quotations have been from
so to 200 points below the figures at
which the actual cotton could be
bought in the South. This is why the
cotton manufacturers, notably Lewis
w. Parker, president of the American
Spinners' association, have been urg-
ing the anti-option legislation pro-
posed in congress.
The New York spectators have
been bears this year. They have sold
cotton in large contracts Tor May de-
livery. As Mr.. Hayne says, he and
other Southern buyers are simply de-
manding the cotton, not for specula-
ton but to supply the demands Of the
mills. But these fellows in New
York cannot get the cotton at the
figure at which they sold.
They must do something to bring
the price down, and SO the Washing
ton government being always ready
to help out their friends and allies
in Wall street is as usual called upon
to help in a bear raid, and as usual
responds.
The prosecutions by the depart
ment Of justice at once brought down
the price of cotton few points, but
when the real condition Of affairs was
realized, it went right up again. This
is the way it is viewed by those who
have kept abreast Of the situation.
OF course, the results of the pros
ecution in the actual decision Of the
courts are looked upon with interest
but that feature of it is not much dis
cussed.
Mr.. Hayne says that those who
have bought cotton for future deliv-
cry have not cornered the cotton, but
If there has been any corner It has
been by the men who promised to de-
liver it.
A number of the South Carolina
members were to-day discussing the
matter, nearly all Of them being
farmers. Senator Smith expects to
deliver himself of speech on the
subject in the senate tomorrow when
the high cost of living question comes
up. He says he is going to turn him
self loose and make speech such as
he has been making on the stump. :
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The town council intended build
ing a town hall with nice store
under same. The building was to
have been of brick, but the idea has
been abandoned on account of two or
three kicks in town. Mr.. Frank H.
Copeland will build soon on his lot
20 the material will be used any way
Mr.. A. F. Henderson has purchased
two lots and will build himself a
dwelling on one of them this year.
Five new buildings to go up in the
near future, ane others want lots to
build upon.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-21

Mr.. J. T. O'Neal, the real estate
agent, is now preparing a. list of farm
and timber for the Northern markets,
and parties wishing to place their
properties with him for sale, will
please advise him not later than
May 1st.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-21

On Friday evening, April 22nd,
instant, the young folks will give a
play, home talent, the proceeds OF
same to go to the base ball team OF
this place. The play will be in the
Farmers Mercantile hall, commenc-
Ing at $50 p. m. Admission 15c
and Csc. y JEE.
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came home.

Mr.. Henry Chitty, it is said, got
tired of the sights and could not find
q train leaving the city when he
wanted to leave, so he walked as
far as Walterboro before the train
caught up with him. At that place
he got on board of the WalterboIo
and Ehrhardt train and rode home.
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, S. c., April 1S.-The
folks that went to Charleston last
week say they enjoyed the trip all
right enough, but some of them did
not get any place but chair to sleep
in. They looked used up when they
came home.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-21

We had q touch Of winter this
week, and overcoats and fires were
comfortable.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-21

Judge Copeland sent Morse Faus
to, the gang for six months.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-21

Three bales Of cotton were sold
here Saturday at IA 5-1S cents pei
pound.
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Missionary Meeting.

Missionary program for Bethesda
church, April Oath, 1910, at 10:30
o'clock.
Song No. IT'S.
Reading Miss wilhAmina Folk.
Song No. Al.
Missionary Motives, with song by
children.
Selection-Mrs. J. E. Mcmillan.
Giving Alphabet, by missionary
class.
Song No. ia.
Reading-Miss Nettie Mitchell.
Penny Song-Fiye little girls.
Reading-Miss Llewellyn Zeigler.
Song No. "a.
Bag of Wishes-Miss Maud Mathis
Reading-Miss Deborah Zeigler.
Song No. 172.
Character building Miss
Gertrude Oxner.
Song No. .576.
Address-Rev. J, Earle Freeman.
Missionary collection.
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Take a guess at the population OF
Bamberg. Costs nothing. -
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We all enjoyed the rain Sunday.
Farmers will plant cotton this morn
ing for all they are worth.
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Miss Margaret Raney celebrated
her eighth birthday Tuesday by en-
tertaining a number Of her little
friends from 4 to s in the afternoon.
Beaufort Gazette. : :: ~. =. E:
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-23
SALES MANAGER Of
"BUICKS" ARRIVES
Startled at the Speed With
Which Things Are Done
on the Coast

H. e. Shelarnd, the sales manag ger of
the Buick factory, arrived in San Fran
cisco on Sunday and was on the row
yesterday, making his headquarters
with the Howard auto company. This
is Shelarnd's first visit to the Pacific
coast. and there has never been a fac
tory man who visited the west who was
more enthusiastic over the way he
found things than Shelarnd is. He
came by way Of the northwest, and in
speaking of his trip to the city said:
L can see how any one coming to
the coast does not care to return to
the east For myself 1 would be will
ing TO stay.
The people here do big things, and
they do them fast. While you are con-
! sidering the thing is done. This ac-
tion would be considered snap judg-
ment in the east, dare say. In SO
out of 100 cases it is right, and thing
once done is done for good and all.
No scheme is too large TO receive at
tention
TO you people here this is an or
dinary thing. but to the man coming to
the west for the first time and to one
who has been trained to proceed with
caution the way you do business out
west is startling, to say the least You