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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
johnson.

birmingham VS. deeply stirred
Thursday over the news of the sui
eide Wednesday night of MRS. w. P.
Harding and the death OF G. K.
johnson, who shot and fatally wound
ed himself the same day, half IAN
hour after the suicide of Mrs. Hard
ing.
Friends of the Johnson and Hard
ing families, who include practical
" all Of the most influential people
in the city are indignant over the
publication of stories limiting at a
suicide pack between the two. The
following at the accounts of the
death of each, as first reported:
Woman Suicide.
Mrs. w. P. G. Harding, wife of
the president of the First National
Bank of Birmingham, Ala, shot and
killed herself at her home Wednes-
day afternoon. Nothing definite is
known about the cause Of Mrs. Hard
ing's act as her home life has SEEM
ed to be very happy. She was alone
in her room when she fired pistol
ball through here heart.
a negro servant was on the prem
ises and ran screaming to inform the
neighbors. Mr.. Harding sailed from
New York at threeo clock Wednes-
day afternoon for Savannah, it is
said, nearly three hours before mis-
wife's act
Banker Takes His Life.
Guy R. Johnson, former president
of the Alabama Consolidated Coal &
Iron Company, shot and fatally IN
jured himself at Birmingham at Z
o'clock Wednesday evening at his
home. The shot was fired with sui
cidal intent and it is impossible fo:
him to recover.
After having shot himself, Mr..
Johnson, in statement, attributed
his act to business reverses. He Was
alone when the deed was committed,
and was found by his wife, who
returned home from downtown
shortly after six o'clock.
The bullet passed below the heart
and lodged in the spine and there is
very slight hope for his recovery.
His brother states that he had been
very depressed for several days. and
the recent developments in the Ala
bama Consolidated had preyed upon
his mind to such an extent as to make
him irresponsible.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
MAKES FLIGHT AT NIGHT.
Hamilton Startles 10000 People by
His Daring Flight.

Charles X. Hamilton, made SEN
sational flight at Nashville. Tenn,
Wednesday night, taking his bi-plane
into the air after darkness had fall
len. He flew for eighteen minutes
through inky space while 10000 peo-
pie at the fair grounds stood aghast
at his daring.
The attempt was unannounced
and the spectators hardly knew what
was happening until the great-bird
like figure had shown itself far above
the myriads Of electric lights and
disappeared into blackness. Sud-
denly it reappeared, and three times
Hamilton thrilled the spectators by
dipping in front of the grand stant
until he almost touched the row OF
lights stretched across the track. He
even dipped under the wires and
finally came to earth ON the track
directly in front Of the cheering
thousands.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
CARS JUMPED TRACK
FOUR FATALLY HURT ON SCENIC
RAILWAY.
Crowd at COney Island
Hurled from the Cars Distance
of Sixty Feet.
of Sixty Feet.

At last four persons were fatally
injured and a dozen Others seriously
hurt early Wednesday when two
crowded cars on a scenic railway on
the Bowery at Coney Island, n. Y.,
running at terrific speed, Jumped
the track and dropped a sheer 70
feet to the ground.
Two cars of the big switchback had
been filed and hauled up the incline
and the party laughing and shout
ing, plunged down the first steep. UP
the next incline the cars shot to
the level of the scenic road and began
the dive down at mile minute
pace.
Something went wrong with the
mechanism and as the cars were dash
ed around the first turn the rear car
jumped the track, dragging, the for
ward car with it. Ten of the occu-
pants were hurled from the cars and
went crashing down among the seem
cry, IdllluS W cWS SlouHu "Hele
they lay unconscious. Six went down
with the first car and were pinned
fast beneath the wreckage.
These last were the one most SER
iousy injured. Five of them were
residents of Brooklyn. The sixth was
from Los Angeles.
AS the cars took their frightful
plunge, spectators screamed in terror
and the panic was increased when
some one switched off the electric
lights. The man in charge of tnl
driving cars escaped in jumping. He
could not explain the accident, but
declares it was unavoidable.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
RAPS BALLINGER
SENATE WILL FIGHT. SCHEME TO
WREAk VENGEANCE.
Progressiyes and Democrats Hold
Up Bill Putting Army i'll Charge
of Reclamation Service.

a combination Of insurgen Re-
publicans and Democrats took anoth-
er slap at Ballingerism in the Sen
ate this week. The attack came
when the combination announced its
opposition to the bill increasing the
engineer corps Of the army. This
bill, which adds about 60 to the
number of engineer officers, also au-
thorizes the President to place the
army engineers in full charge of all
public works.
But the far-seeing insurgents i'm
mediate!y detected an effort to pro-
vide an easy way for Ballinger to
get rid of Director Newell and Chief
Engineer Davis, of the Reclamation
service, as it had been quietly limited
that one Of the first uses that would
be made of the law would be to
place army engineers in charge OF
the Reclamation service, and there
by permit Ballinger to wreack per-
sonal vengeance upon Newell and
Davis for daring to publicly proclaim
that his conduct was antagonistic to
the public interest.
Senator Bailey of Texas is the
leader in the fight against the bill,
although he is actuated by personal
motives. He has even admitted that
he was animated by no higher pur-
pose than a desire to get even with
the army engineers for refusing to
| recomment an harbor improvement
in Texas which he had advocated.
The Texas Senator also announced
that he would not allow the pas
sage of the bill. even If it was nec-
essary to resort to filibuster. But
| the Senate developed other opposi-
tion equally as determined, and so
strong has the feeling against the
bill become that it is expected the
effort to pass it will be abandoned.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
Fell Sixty Feet to Death.

Charles Beasley, of Greensboro, n
c., a lineman for the Southern Pow
or Company, was killed Tuesday
morning while working on the COM
pany's lines about five miles from
Greenville. In some way Beasley got
mixed up in the wires and fell 60
feet. The mans body was badly
burned, his right arm being torn
from the socket and his left shoe
torn from his foot by the heavy vol
tage
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
Fourth Destroyer Launched.

The torpedo boat destroyer War
rington, built for the L. S. Govern
ment by the Cramps OF Philadelphia.
was launched last week. 1t was nam
ed by Mrs. Richard Haitian. Of New
York city, granddaughter Of .Commo-
dore Warrington. The boat is the
fourth of FIVE that are-beint built in
PHILADELPHIA. -
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
TAKE LAMBS AND PIGS.
Missouri Farmers Attribute Losses
to the Bird of Freedom.

Farmers in Missouri and other
Western States are blaming eagles
for thefts of spring lambs and pigs
from their focks. Recently c. n.
Drexler, of near Washburn, Mo-,
captured one of the big birds. 1t
measured more than six feet from
tip to tip and stands nearly three
feet high. The bird was kept alive
as decoy to capture its mate, but
the mate never appeared. Mr.. DreX-
ler had been missing lambs and pigs
and blamed men for the theft, but
no trace for the missing animals
could be found. On the day he cap
tured the bird his dog was engaged
with it in fierce combat and was
getting the worst Of the fray.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
MAKES GREAT FLIGHT
ZEPPELIN'S DEUTSCHLAND MAX
ING REGULAR FLIGHTS.
Immense Airship Covers Three Hun
dred Mile Journey in Nine Hours.
Carries Twenty Passengers.

The first regular air ship service
was inaugurated at Dusseldorf. Ger
many, Wednesday, when Count Yep
pelin's great craft, the Deutchland,
carrying twenty passengers, success
fully made the first scheduled trip
from Friedrichshafen to Dusseldorf,
distance of 800 miles, in nine
hours.
The weather was perfect and the
motors worked fautlessly. The aver
age time maintained for the complete
course was approximately thirty-three
miles an hour, but between Fried
richshafen and Stuttgart the l2O
miles were covered at an average
rate of speed of forty-one miles an
hour. The best speed for a single
hour was forty-three and half
miles.
Count Zeppelin was at the helm
when the Deutschland arose at Fried
richshaeen at three o'clock in the
morning and sailed away on the trip
that was to mark an epoch in avia-
ton. The passengers were directors of
Ham burg-A Steamship Com
pany and the German Stock Company,
joint owners of the dirigible, and
their guests. They occupied the ma
hogany walled and carpeted cabin
situated between the gondolas and
from the windows of which they view
| ed the scenery as the aerial car
swept along.
Count Zeppelin steered for the
greater part Of the distance. The
route was via Stuttgart, Mannheim
and Cologne to Dusseldorf. 1t had
been carefully marked out in advance
for the guidance of the pilot and was
followed exactly. There was no air
string, and the Deutschland made
her initial trip through a flow oi
bright sunshine.
The hour and minute Of the prob
able passing of the various points had
been bulletined ahead, so that not
only the people of the cities of the
line, who filed the streets, but the
| inhabitants of all the intermediate
villages turned out and cheered en-
Enthusiastically as the immense torpedo
| like structure, with its whistlln2
screws drove over their heads at q
height of between 200 and 300 feet
The Deutschland swung gently in
to her landing at noon and the null
titude surrounding the landing yards
shouted a welcome. The city had
been decorated in honor of the event
Regular trips will be made, and
many tickets already hsye been sod
for the first few days at from $2j
to $50 each. The. airship is equipped
with a restaurant, which will supply
the passengers with buffet service
such as is afforded on parlor car rail
road trains.
| The dimensions Of the Deutchland
are: Length. 4S5 feet. Its gas capac'
ity is 24,S52 cubit yards, and it car,
| ries three motors, having total OF
33O-horsepower. 1t uas designed tc
| maintain speed of thirty-five miles
an hour. Its lifting capacity it A.
900 pounds, of which 1900 pounds
cover the crew. passengers and ex'
press. 1t is expected to be able tC
accomplish continued trip of zoe
miles.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
No Clue to Murders.

Wit a bullet hole through the head,
the body of a welldressed man was
found late Thursday night at Chic
kasha, Okla, partially submerged in
a ditch. A rope tied around one an
kle, the police say, shows that the
body was dragged some distance TO
where it was discovered. There is
no clue to the murderers of the man.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
MURDER DUTCH TRADERS.
Gunboat Pursue. Moro Slayers But
Make No Capture.

Mindanao Moros have murdered
Dutch traders on an island off North
Borneo under conditions which may
develop into an outbreak so serious
that a demonstration by troops from
the MILITARY station at Camp Jolo
may be required, according to a re-
port brough by the steamer Tamba
Maru.
When the Tamba Maru sailed, re-
ports had reached Hong Kong that a
party Of eight Moros from the Tawi-
Tawi group Of Islands, being driven
by storms to an island of the Gel
ebes group, had murdered three trad
ers and made away with 10000 pesos
worth of loot. A Dutch gunboat
gave pursuit and chased the murder
ers to Manusmanca. an island Of the
Philippines, where they are still hid
ing
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
CANTON PEOPLE FAST.
One Ohio Woman Has Not Eaten for
Twenty-seven Days.

The Starvation cult of Canton. O.,
is attracting much attention and
gathering in scores of converts. One
of the most enthusiastic members
Mrs. George Fulkerson, was compell-
ed the break her fast last week by
eating piece of toast. She had not
tasted food for 27 days. In that
time she has done her own washing,
ironing and housework besides cook
ing for her husband. P. D. Hardy,
president of the Canton Pressed
Brick company, also member of the
cult, is continuing his fast. He de-
clares he has no desire for food.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
Diamonds Tossed in Pine.

Baroness Won Schroeder. daughter
of the late pioneer Peter Donahue. of
San Francisco, who left her a fortune
of millions, is tearing out the plumb
ing OF her country home, Eagles Nest,
in search for jewels valued at $780,
600. The jewels were carelessly
tossed into a wash basin by maid
and were swept into the pipes. The
plumbing of the entire house has
been d isnantled without success.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
TIE UP RAILROADS.
Slippery Bugs Grease the Rails Tn
til Trains Cannot Move.

The valley in the neighborhood or
Scranton, Pa, containing the little
village of Peckville, was paid Wis
it last week by millions. Of locusts.
From early morning until sundown
the noise made by the whirring OF
the locus can be heard above every
thing else, while the valley is rapid
ly being devastated OF vegetation by
the pests. The insects have covered
one of the little coal branches of
the Ontario and Western railroad,
swarming around the rails, which
gather. and retain heat during the
day, until it is impossible to operate
the road. Tons and tons of coal are
standing on the sidings because the
locomotives can make no headway
against the slippery bugs.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
Child Shoots Down Flume,

Five-year-old Thomas Gardiner, Of
Thatcher, Ariz., fell into lumber
fume in the Graham mountains and
was carried seven miles at the speed
of an express train. The tlume is
considered dangerous, but the child
came out at the bottom with only a
few scratches and minor bruises.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
Unfamiliar With Dummy Elevators
Servant Is Badly Hurt.

A white woman. who name could
not be learned, was seriously injured
"Wednesday afternoon at Blltmore
house, the home Of George Wander
bilt, few miles from Asheville, n.
C.. 1t seem that she had only been
at the house for week or so and
was unfamiliar with the eXcentrl-
ties of dummy elevators Some one
yelled look out' ard she is SAID
to have thrust her head into the ele-
vator shaft and was caught, her face
being badly bruised 1t IS said that
for the fact that the motor, which
ran the dummy elevator was one of
small strength, her head would have
been crushed TO jelly.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
Human I,incushion May Die.

Cornelius Snoep, who for many
years travelled with side shows as i
human pincushion, may die in Grand
Rapids, Mich, as the result of blood
poison. His stunt was to take pins
from people in the crowds at the
shows and run them in the flesh to
the head. He evidenced no pain and
no blood flowed after the pin was
withdrawn
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
BlackberIies Make Hens Drunk.

Spoiled blackberries thrown in her
back yard by Mrs. James Burnet, of
Holidays Cove, W. Va. made a
feast for her hens and put them on
a jag. While they were drunk sh2
thought they were dead and thriftily
plucked their feathers. Now the
birds are wearing blankets.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
Prisoner Makes Confession.

While confined in his cell in San
Quentin, Cal, on conviction of rob-
berry, John Avery, declared he was
haunted by the face of man he had
killed in Spokane. Wash. He related
his experiences to guard and the
facts have been corroborated.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
Dwellings Wrecked,

More than dozen small dwellings
were wrecked Wednesday night in
and around Decatur, Miss. Crops
were badly damaged, telegraph SER
vice impaired and many trees blown
down.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
Two Little Boys Burned to Death.

Playing with matches resulted in
the death Of two little sons Of j.
o. Taylor, aged two and four years.
respectively, at Iredell, Texas, Tues
day. The little boys were starting
a fire when their clothes became ig-
nited and they were burned to death.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
Workmen Found Jars Of Gold.

The discovery of ten earthen jars
by workmen while eXcavating on the
site of the old Carmne Convent, near
Puebla, Mex, has created quite q
stir in the republic. 1t is CLAIMED
the jars contained 100000 which
the law requires should be paid in.
to the treasury, but the workmen
have disappeared with their gold.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
First Texas Bale.

Among the kilograms put forward
by the bears in the New Orleans cot
ton market Wednesday was one from
Houston, Texas, announcing that the
first Texas bale of cotton this season
would arrive there the IeXt day.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
Rainbow Appeared at Night

C. l.. Roger and members Of his
family saw a rainbow between IL
and one o'clock while returning to
their home near Prosser, Wash. The
moon was shining brightly. The
sight was witnessed during a light
shower.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
MOTHER KILLED HERSELF.
Worry Over Illness Of One Of Her
Dauphters the Motive.


Soon after her 19 year old son
had left her, Mrs. Ellen C. Eagle
committed suicide in a sensational
manner Wednesday on sidewalk
in Media, Pa Accompanied by her
son, Louis, Mrs. Eagle came from her
home in Lansdowne, Pa, on troll
ley car. Alighting from the car, Mrs.
Eagle told the boy to go into drug
store and drink a soda water as the
day was hot.
AS he turned his back Mrs. Eagle
took a bottle containing poison from
her pocket and drank the contents.
The son turned 10 say something to
his mother and witnessed her act.
She collapsed in his arms and died
soon afterward in a hospital. Mrs.
Eagles worry over the illness of
one of her daughtes is believed to
have been her motive for suicide.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
Farmer Slain in Duel.

Quincy Everett, young farmer,
was shot and instantly killed, and A.
B. Macklin, his father-in-law, was
stabbed and fatally wounded, the re-
suit of a duel between the men at
Mineola, Texas, Thursday.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
3croplane Diycd Into River.

In an attempt to make a glide
across the Ohio river at Louisville,
Ky, J. c. Mars was surprised for
the motor of his aeroplane' stopped.
and the machine diyed into the riv-
er. He was not injured anI the
machine not damaged.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
Old Man Has Owned Two Coats.

M. V. Osborn, aged 73 years, of
near Little Rock, Ark, has owned
only two coats in his entire life. One
he wore before his marriage, the
other was his wedding coat 46 years
ago. He declares coats are useless.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
DOUBLE HANGING.
Third Convict Gets Respite From the
Governor.

Nick Marenge and Frank Chickar-
en- were hanged Thursday at Norris
town, Pa, on the same gallows for
the murder in August, 1908, of Geo
A. Johnson, an aged cobbler, whom
they attacked for money he was sup
posed to have hidden in his shop.
John BAllin, who also was to have
been hanged also for. participation in
the crime, was granted respite by
Gov. Stuart until October, in order
that his case might be passed upon
by the State Supreme Court. Mes
s,engers carrying the reprieye arrived
at the county Jail at one O'Clock.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
State Campaign Opened Ia Sumter on
Wednesday,.
BOYD AND BROCK QUIT
Two New Entries Only on the Last
Day.-candidates Spoke at Bish-
opville, ON Thursday.-charses
i Made by Opponent OF Attorney
Qeneral.-Lyon Replies.
Qeneral.-Lyon Replies.

The State campaign opened up in
Sumter last Wednesday. The last
day for filing pledges was Tuesday
and up to noon Of that day the only
surprises were the entry of Barney
B. Evahs for Attorney General
against Lyon and P. K. McCully,
Jr., Of Andersen. Another feature
was the. withdrawal of both Gen.
Boyd and his Assistant Col. BROCK
from the race for Adjutant General
AT the meeting at Bishopville on
Thursday the feature was the severe
attack upon the public. record OF AT
torney-General Lyon by Barnard 3.
Evans, an aspirant for that office,
and the clear-cut, forciful reply OF
that officer. Other features were the
rousing reception accorded to T.hos.
G. Mcleod, candidate for Governor
by his home people; mild attack
upon C. C. .Featherstone by the 9TH
sr candidates, who are advocating
State wide prohibition and general
"warming-up'' all along the line
Aside from these points. the meet
ing was in effect practically the
same at that at Sumter the day be-
fore.
The following is correct list OF
those aspiring for State offices and
for Congressional Jobs:
For Governor-Cole L. Blease,
John T. Duncan, c. C. Featherstone,
F. H. Hyatt, Thos.. G. Mcleod and
John C. Richards.
Tror Lieutenant Governor
walker Duvall and Chas. A. Smith
For Secretary Of State-R. NJ.
McCown.
For Comptroller General. w
Jones.
For State treasurer. H. Jen-
nings.
For Adiutant General-Charles
Newman, w. w. Moore, J. M. Rich
ardson.
For State Superintendent of Ed
ucation-J. E. Swearingen.
For Attorney Generals. B. Ev'
ans. J. Fraser Lyon.
For Railroad Commissioner-Jas as
Cansler, G. McDuffie Hampton, G.
H. Mahon, o. G. Scarborough.
The following candidates filed the
pledges for the different Congress
sional Districts of the State:
/. NFirst District-George S. Legare,
J.. H. Lessene.
Second District. P Boyleston,
Jas. F. Byrnes, C. w. Garris,. ]. o.
Patterson.
Third District-Wyatt Aiken, Jul
ius E, Boggs, Coke D. Mann.
Fourth District-Jos. T. Johnson
Fifth District-Thos. B. Butler,
D. E. Finley, ]. x. Henry:
Sixth District-George W. Brown,
]. Z. Ellerbe, P. A. Hodges, B. b.
Sellers.
Seventh District-A. F. Lever, w.
w. Ray.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
Three F'iremen Injured.

Three firemen were injured dur
ing a fire Wednesday which complete
sly destroyed a five-story building at
St. Paul, Minn. The loss was over
100000.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
Crazed by Wife's Death.

Perry Noblett shot and killed him
self a few hours after the death Of
his wife near Hamburg, Iowa. He
was crazed by grief.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-25
FEUDIST SHOOTS WOMEN.
Landlord Implicated in Murder Stays
q Tenant.

Asbury Spicer is under arrest in
,Jaskson, KY. ON charge of murder
ing Asbury Fusgate, tenant on his
farm, and wounding Jennie Johnson,
a member of the household and Mrs.
Fugate, who attempted to shield her
SON. The killing occurred in the
country and the first the authorities
knew of the crime was when MIR.
Spicer telephoned what he had done
and started he was on the way to
Jackson to surrender. The slayer is
one of those accused of the murder
of DR.. Cox in Breathitt county and
was a prominent party in the Hargls
feud. The reason for his deed is not
known.