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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
GETS LARGE GIFT.
Carnegie Gives Wofford College
Twenty Thousand.

A special dispatch from Spartan
burg to The State says Wofford Col
lege received Saturday contribu-
ton of $4,000 to its endowment
fund from Andrew Carnegie, philan-
thropist and former steel magnate.
The gift came in the form OF check
to Henry Nelson Synder, president
of the college, which arrived in the
morning mail.
Mr.. Carnegie sent no message With
the check. AS DR.. Snyder said this
evening, he treated the matter purely
as a business transaction. DR.. Sny-
der had written Mr.. Carnegie, asking
him to help the college, and the
check was the answer.
This gift brings the permanent
endowment fund of Wofford College
close 100000. The money Is invest
ed and the income used for the sup
port Of the institution. The princi-
pal is held intact.
OF the present fund 100000 has
been raised in the last five years. DR..
Snyder seeks to create permanent
endowment fund Of 100000, and
hopes that other gifts will follow
Mr.. Carnegie's. He is also trying to
raise funds with which to build a
large dormitory.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
MULE KILLED IN i FIELD.
Old Rotten Pine Tree Falls Across
Animals Back.


Quite a peculiar accident is re-
ported from Farrells, in Bamberg
county, by which a fine mule was
killed. 1t seems that while Mr.. Sam
Berry, well-to-do farmer Of that
section, was ploughing in his field
one afternoon last week a tree fell
on and killed his mule. The ends
of the rows went close to a little
branch, in which several dead pine
trees were standing.
AS Mr.. Berry was turning the mule
around to start back with another
furrow one of the dead riIes fell d.
rectly upon the back of the mule,
telling it instantly. The mule died
from the effects of the blow in a very
short time.
A little son of Mr.. Berry, who was
with him at the time, had narrow
escape from the same cause. as ne
saw the falling tree just in time to
get away from it.
The accident is peculiar in that
there was but very light blowing at
the time. The tree could have fallen
in another direction as easily as the
one in which it did fall.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
MOB WREAKS VENGEANCE.
Lynched in Alabama for Assaulting
White Woman,

Abberdin Johnson, young negro,
was lynched on the outskirts OF
Union Springs, Ala, Sunday after
noon by a mob, which came from
Goshen, Pike County. The lynchlng
followed the storming Of the Bull
lock county jail here. The sheriff
of Bullock was handcuffed and tied
in the jail, after which the mob dis
appeared with the prisoner.
Johnson was charged with the as
saulting of a white woman, who lived
near Goshen. After being strung up
to a tree his body was riddled with
bullets. The crime was committed
a month ago. Johnson was captured
Sunday morning about s o'clock,
near Union Springs, and placed in
the Bullock County Jail.
News of the capture quickly spread
and mob was formed early Sunday
morning at Goshen. They took the
Central of Georgia train to Crlon
Springs, arriving there about 10
o'clock. The mob was slow In form
ing their plans and the sheriff of
Bullock county called up the Gov
ernor at Montgomery over the Ions
distance telephone, asking Tor troops.
The Governor had the riot call
sounded in Montgomery Immediately,
but while the soldiers we're gathering
in their armories the mob had
stormed the jail and secured the
prisoner.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
WANTS HIS FRIENDS.
Reasons For Not Reappointins All
of Asylum Board.

Gov. Blease has refused to appoint
three members of the commission
named to relieve the congested con-
dition at the State Hospital FOR the
Insane.
He said Saturday that he would
commission DR.. J. w. Babcock, su-
perintendent OF the asylum, and DR..
Robert Wilson, Jr., Of Charleston.
He said that he would not commits
sion George b. Cromer Of Newberry,
Leroy Springs Of Lancaster and r. q.
Purdy of Sumter.
1.-THE other three members OF the
commission will be Blease men, said
the governor.
He said that the personel of thU
commission would be announced to-
morrow, and that ne would sign the
measure of the last general assembly
providing for further work of inn
proving the asylum and erecting the
buildings on the new site acquired by
the old commission.
"In making these appointments,
said Gov. Blease, II believe in the
slogan, TO the victor belongs the
spoils.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
DIR. SEAMAN A. KNAPP DEAD.
Well-lLnown Agricultural Expert
Expires ut Washington Home.

Expires at Washington Home.
DR.. Seaman Asahel Knapp, one of
the foremost experts of the depart
ment of agriculture, who has made
investigations in many parts or the
world, died at his home in Washing
ton Saturday. He was rs years old.
The news of the death Of DR.. Seaman
A. Knapp was received in official cir
cles in Columbia with sorrow. Col.
e. J. Watson left for Washington
Sunday afternoon.
DR.. Knapp first visited South Car
olina with view of putting into op-
Grafton the farm demonstration work
here in the summer of 1907. He went
over the rice fields Of the State with
Ex-Governor Duncan Clinch Hey
ward and Commissioner E. ]. Wat
son.
In the fall Of 1907, at Commis-
sioner Watson's urgent request. Dr..
Knapp put United States farm dem-
onstration work in South Carolina
and sent Prof. D. y. Barrow here as
first State agent.
Last fall, when DR.. Knapp was
here, he said that she hoped to live
to make South Carolina the object
lesson State in up-to-date agricul-
tural methods among all the States
of the Union.''
DR.. Knapp was a speaker at the
University of Columbia on Founders
Day, January II, 1911.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
FATAL JOY RIDE
The Chauffeur Was Killed and Several
) Others Severely Hurt.
THE AUTO WAS BURNED

Car Becomes Unmanageable and
Strikes Tree-Steering Post Torn
Away and Drivers Neck Broken
One Young Woman Thought to be
Dying and Another Fatally Hurt
Felix Faust, a chauffeur Of New
York, was killed, Misses Bessie Nc
Donald and Gertrude Pfeiger, of
Boston, badly injured, and Miss EN-
ma Lucid, of Boston, hurt internally
in an automobile "joy ride" accident
on the Port Orange road, near Day
ton, Fla, early Sunday.
The car was the property Of R. A.
Warner, of New York, who left for
his home last Friday, after spending
the winter season here. He left in
structions with Faust, his chauffeur
to ship the car to New York Sunday
Saturday night Faust invited q
party of his friends to take a fare
we'll "joy ride" and they were on
their way home when the accident
occurred. While the car was pro-
ceeding at high rate of speed, 1t is
said, it became unmanageable,. and
left the road, ploughing through a
ditch and grazing tree. The tree
tore away the steering post, broke
Faust's neck and crushed. his skull
The car ran hundred yards and col
lided with anoaher three, throwing
the occupants in every direction.
Miss Mcdonald suffered broken
Jaw, broken shoulder and conclusion
of the brain and is said to be dying.
Miss Pfeiffer's injuries also are ex-
pected to prove fatal. VIM. Thomp-
son, of New York, and Clyde spring'
of Dayton, VINO were also in the car
we're thrown out, but their injuries
are slight The car took fire after the
accident and burned up.
Miss Bessie Mcdonald has no
known relatives, but was to have
been married next month, it Is said,
to an officer Of one of the steam
boats running out OF Savannah.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
Tillman Feels Better.

Senator B. r. Tillman in response
to an inquiry as to his health inspired
by rumor that he was very unwell
said Friday that he was feeling en-
tirely fit. He spent the day in the
fields On his farm at Trenton, and
says the country life is agreeing with
him so finally that he feels better ev-
cry day. He is feeling better than he
has felt for months past.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
KILLS HIS UNCLE.
Young Abbeville Man Claims Shot in
SeIf-Defenre.

Contending that he had shot in
self-defence, Truman Ashley, young
white man, living near Donalds, sur
rendered himself at the sheriff's Of
fee at Abbeville Friday, and is now
in jail, having killed his uncle, Ira
Stone, Thursday evening. Sheriff
Lyon went to the scene OF the shoot
ing Friday morning on the train, and
young Ashley came to AbDevilie
through the country, and in this way
missed each other. Little is known
here of the particulars of the killing
hut il is understood that the two men
had a row, when the killing took
place as above stated.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
Wins THE FIGHT
THERE WILL BE NO NEGRO Or
DER OF THE PYTHIANS.
They VIII Call Their Order the
knights of Hannibal in This State
Hereafter.

The troubles between the Knights
of Pythias and the three Charleston
negroes who wished to establish a
lodge in this State and give to 1t the
same name as that of the white
lodge, have been brought to an emo,
says the Columbia Record. Mr.. j.
Walter Doar of Georgetown, who Is
grand chancellor Of the knights OF
Pythias in this State, announced Fri
day that settlement satisfactory to
both sides has been had. The negro
lodge will be designated "The
knights of Hannibal'' and according
ly will the charter be issued to the
organization.
This interesting fight as to the re-
tention of the name Of an order ex-
clusively dates in this State to the
passage Of an act at the session of
the general assembly two years ago.
In this act an order is given the right
to keep other proposed organizations
from taking a like or very similar
name.
Several weeks ago three Charles
ton negroes sought charter for the
negro knights from the secretary OF
state. The grand chancellor Of the
Knights of Pythias protested, under
the terms of the act passed by the
legislature. The secretary of state
refused to grant the charter upon
the showing made by Mr.. Doar.
When the charter was refused un-
der the name knights of Pythias,
the negro organization sought to Sc
cure charter under the name
knights" This, Mr.. Doar also op-
posed, on the ground that it appeared
that the negroes were still not with
in the law because the Knights of
Pythias are called "Knights" gen.
orally and this would still make a
conflict in the names of the two or
ders.
It appeared that the case would get
into the courts and the secretary of
state so wrote the Charleston law
firm representing the negro organiza-
ton.
Mr.. Doar and the negro organlza-
tion finally agreed that II another
word other than Pythias were added
to "Knights," the change would be
satisfactory So the negro lodge will
be called the knights Of Hannibal
of the Eastern and Western Hemi-
spheres"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
DARK HORSE WINS
DEMOCRATS ELECT JUSTICE
O'GORNIAN, TO THE SENATE.
His Election Seems to Give Satisfac-
ton to Both Factions of the Dem
ocratic Party.

Supreme Court Justice James
Aloysius O'Gorman, Democrat, OF
New York city was elected United
States senator Friday by the legisla-
ture after the most protracted strug-
gle over this position ever held in the
Empire State. On the final ballot
the 64th-he received 112 votes to
80 cast for Chauncey NJ. Depew,
whose term expired March 4.
The result was in doubt almost TO
the minute of recording the votes,
owing to the uncertainty as to how
many of the Democratic insurgents,
who for over two months had pre-
vented an election because Of their
opposition to William H. Sheehan,
would enter the second caucus which
had been adjourned from day to day
since Monday.
At the close of day OF almost
continuous negotiations the insurg-
ents capitulated and Justice O'Gor-
man was elected. A few minutes be-
fore the ballot was cast Justice
O'Gorman's resignation from the
bench was fled at the office Of the
secretary of state, as a constitutional
provisional would have prevented his
election while holding the office OF
the justice of the supreme court.
Wild applause marked the end OF
the long contest, and the legislature,
driven from the State capitol by
Wednesdays fire, quickly adopted a
resolution adjourning until April H..
Gov. Dix tonight expressed gratifi-
cation at the result.
1.-THE State of New York." he said,
"has elected for it's representative in
the federal senate an eminent jurist,
a man of pronounced ability, Ct great
attainments and of the highest char
acter.
"The election of Judge O'Gorman
can not but meet with the approval
of the citizens of this State, regard
less of party. He will rank with the
ablest statesmen the senate has
known, will well represent the Enl-
pire State and bestow honor upon the
party that elected him. am graft
fed at this solution Of the problem
which has confronted the Democratic
members of the legislature for the
past ten weeks"
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, who for weeks has been
striving to bring about the election
of MIR. Sheehan, expressed himself as
highly pleased at the outcome.
"No better election could have
been made by the party after the un-
fair and unmerited defeat of Gov.
sheehan, whose position before the
people has been greatly strength
ened," said Mr.. Murphy. Judge
O'Gorman needs no commendation
from any one, but the public un-
doubtedly will see that in the tri-
umph Of the majority rule and that
in sustaining the party caucus the
power Of the party and its opportuni-
ties to serve the people have been
greatly increased"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
Won't Oppose Tillman.

In addition to reiterating his for
mer declaration that he will run for
the Senate, Governor Blease Friday
verified The News and Courier's sur
mise that he will not run against
Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman. i
am already in the race, but | won't
run against B. r. Tillman," said the
Governor.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
Death of jim Tillman.

A dispatch from Asheyille says
with only his physician and young
nurse with him at the end, Col.
James II. Tillman. at one time Lieu
tenant Governor of South Carolina.
died here tonight at 9.45. The end
came very suddenly. He had been
here for his health for the past Six
months, and Of late had improved.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
Only One Got Away.

Revolutionists slaughtered every
federal official of the town of Guaza-
paras, near the Sonora line in Chi
huahua, when they took the town.
All were placed in Jail and shot. A
young telegraph operator alone es-
caped. He fell with others beneath
the dead and crawled out IL hours
later and made his way barefootet to
Chinipas, 40 miles away.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
He Owned Up.

At Chicago Philip Purpurpa. a
former commission merchant, Friday
confessed to the police that he had
written no less than twenty-five let
ters to persons of South Chicago de-
manding money and signing the
epistles The Black Hand Some
of these were successful, he said.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
Made Fatal Error.

Aroused by an unusual noise in his
home at Landowns, Pa, Friday morn
ing and seeing a figure moving about
in the dim light, Alexander Kerr, age
IS, fired a. shot gun at the object
and then discovered that he had NOR
tally wounded his 10-year-old sister,
Nellie. The girl died in Is min
uteS.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
Turned Him Loose.

Governor Blease has paroled dur
ing good behavior James Murphy, ol
Dorchester county, who in 1907 be-
gan a life sentence for murder. So
licitor Hildebrand, in reporting or
this case to the former administra
ton. said that the man should have
been hanged. Governor Blease dc
not seem to agree with Solicitor Hill
debrand, and so turned Murphy loose
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
Shock Was Too Great,

At Spartanburg when Nathan An
derson, a negro about fifty years old,
caught four aces in a poker game
Saturday afternoon he dropped dead.
Several negroes we're playing cards in
a barn and the cards must have been
running "cold" when four of the big
gest ones fell to Anderson and he
gazed upon them. The shock was too
great, and he died of heart failure.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
Cruisers to he Repaired.

Extensive repairs on the cruisers
Charleston, st. Louis, Milwaukee,
Chattanooga and Galveston will soon
begin at the Puget sound navy yard
to put those ships in readiness togo
into commission. The work will cost
approxim ately $750,Q00. =
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
Abandon Vessel.

An abandoned ship riding on her
beams ends was reported Tuesday in
the lane of the coast liners about 140
miles due east off Jacksonville, Fla.
Revenue cutters are searching for the
derelict to destroy 1t.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
Killed in Machinery.

At Yorkville William Lindsay, a
negro laborer in the employ of the
York Cotton Mill, located In the out
skirts of this place, was caught by
the shafting Saturday afternoon and
so badly mangled that he was deao
in less than two hours after his body
was discovered in a room where he
had been sent for a piece of lumber
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
Died at His Desk.

While seated at his desk in his Of
fee on the first floor Of the county
court house in Columbia Probate
Judge JONI T. CASTOR was stricken
fatally i'll Saturday morning just be-
fore noon. He died at 1910 sur
rounded by few friends.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
Shot Himself at Sea.

DR.. Carl Buck, ship surgeon Of the
North German Lloyd liner Koelln,
which arrived here today, committed
suicide March 29th for no known
cause. He shot himself through the
heart, DR.. Buck was buried at sea.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
Victim of the Flames.

The body of Samuel j. Abbot, the
only victim Of the New York State
Capitol fire at Albany, was found
Friday on the fourth floor In the
southwest corner of the buildings
where the flames ragged fiercest. =
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
AFTER A HARD FIGHT
BOTH SIDES NEED AND CALL FOR
REINFORCESIENTS.
Mexican Regulars Are Outnumbered
by the Rebels, Who Come OF Vic

torious.
A dispatch from Ell Paso, Texas,
says a stubbornly fought and bloody
battle between 800 insurrectos and
200 federal troops has ragged around
the little town Of Santa Barbara,
southwest of the city of chihuahua,
Mexico, for two days.
According to the dispatch the reb-
els attacked and took Santa, Barbara,
but before they could strengthen It's
defsnses the federals rallied and at
tempted to retake the place. A body
of 25 rurales charged through the
insurrecto lines and succeeded IN
reaching the municipal building, but
we're cut off from the main federal
body. They took refuge in the build
ing. The telegram does not reveal
their fate.
Finding himself outnumbered. C"!.
Arseamendi, in command OF the fed
eral troops, sent to Parral TO- rein
forcements and the lnsurre2:o leaders
are said to have dispatched messen>
ges in the direction Of the camp CT
Madero and O-czco on a similar Or
rand. It is said both sides exhibited
the greatest bravery and the percent.
age of killed and wounded Is high.
Advices from Magdelena, Sonora.
by mail, declare that Mondays bat
tie reported from Aqua Prieta as
victory for the !edera!s was really
victory for the rebels. instead of
being ambushed themselves, tie reb-
els ambushed the federals at San
Rafael and the federals were driven
to a mill at Santa Rosa, where the
rebels surrounded them, says the COZ
respondent. q.
Mail advices from Hermosil'o say
of the fighting: "The battle that is
being fought at San Rafael is the
most important engagement of the
revolution in this State. There are
700 revolutionists and some 1000
federals. It is a stand-up fight. The
revolutionists knew the fedecajs
were coming to the attack and stood
their ground.
"Friday night the government is
sued a bulletin claiming that in the
battle 7S revolutionists had been
killed and that the government had
lost Is killed and 60 wounded.
Twenty-six badly wounded federals
arrived here from the front. After
three days of fighting the govern
ment has issued no new bulletin or
claimed the victory. The city is wait
ing. All know the news is bad for
the government.
Although reports received at Ell
Paso indicate heavy fighting at Ures,
Sonora, representatives of both
Mexican factions declare the report
that 1000 men had been killed is
without foundation. Representatives
OF the insurrecto junta here, N close
touch with the war zone, declare the
insurrecto force which might have
been engaged numers but LOO and
that not more than 1000 men were
engaged on both sides. The state
ment from Tucson that the town OF
San Rafael had been destroyed by fire
is discredited, as the town consists
almost entirely of adobe houses with
mud roofs, which are fireproof. 1t is
believed the loss has been heavy,
however.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
Electric Cars Collide.

Rural Policeman Knox, whose leg
was amputated, and Conductor Kolb,
whose skull was fractured in bad
electric car smash in the suburbs OF
Charleston on Saturday night, were
reported to be doing nicely.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
RAT ENJOYS MATCH FEAST.
However, Mischievous Rodent Starts
W
Fire in Show Case.

Rats and matches came very near
causing a fire in Aiken the other
night. On Wednesday night the
cigar case in Halls drug store was
not we'll closed and during the night
a. rat entered the same and seemed
to like the flavor of certain kind of
match. Just before he had satisfied
his appetite the box caught on tre
and the blaze caught box Of cigars
After burning for a short time the
blaze went out, possibly because
there was not sufficient air for circu-
lation. This prevented what might
have been a serious fire. No par
ticular damage was done, except that
the heat cracked the top of the show
case.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-04
TWO NEGROES BURNED
Beyond Recognition in Their Home
at Blackvilie.

at Blackville.
At Blackville Oscar Greene and his
wife, two respectable old colcred peo-
pie, were burned to death Friday
morning in their home. The fire oc-
Cured about 1 o'clock Friday morn
ing, and the wind was blowing at a
rapid rate, but, fortunately, only one
other residence was burned. Oscar
Greene was a good old darky, and
his death and that if his wife are de-
plored. These old people had ac-
quired right nice property, and,
while having no children of their
own, had adopted several, and edu-
Gated them, among them being Albert
Davidson, the mulatto who served as
postmaster there for several years,
until his sudden death in the postof-
flee.