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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
HEAVY FIRE LOSS
FOR LEROY SPRINGS
Damage to Eureka Mills at Chester
Was Serious

Chester, May 3.-What was sup
posed to be an ordinary fire at the
Eureka cotton mills Thursday night
about o'clock, after examination
yesterday morning proves to have
been one OF the worst this county
has had in a long time. The fire
had Its inception in one of the large
warehouses of the mill, apparently
just in the middle and for many
hours 1t smoldered, only occasionally
fiaring up.
In the warehouse were about $50
bales of cotton, over 100 bales be-
longing to farmers who had stored
1t there for high market, also 1853
bales of very heavy weight, high
priced ducking, which was to have
been shipped to big Northern job
ber yesterday. All of this was se-
verely damaged. 1t is impossible
to estimate the exact loss, but II is
thought to be about $32,700, with
insurance sufficient to cover 1t.
Superintendent Jones of the mills
suffered a painful injury to his arm
and Is in bed as result OF 1t.
The Carolina and Northwestern
Railway came very near losing four
of its new parlor cars that had Just
arrived and were standing on the
mill siding, being transferred from
the Seaboard Air Line tracks to the
Carolina and Northwestern's s.
Luckily for the road, insuranc.
companies and travellers, an engtn,
| happened to be at the Seaboard All
Line station. This engine was rur
quickly to the scene of the confa
grafton and moved the cars out O
danger.
The mill is the property of Col
Leroy Springs of Lancaster.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
CAPTURED FORT
IS EVACUATED
European Powers Win in Their
Concerted Action to Force King
Nicholas to Give Up Bloody Prize.

Cettinje, May 5.-King Nicholas,
OF Montenegro, decided today to
evacuate the fortress of Scutari in
response to the demands of the Eu-
ropean powers.
When he took possession of Sou
tart on April 23 after a six months
siege which cost the lives of thou
sands of Montenegrins and Turks,
King Nicholas declared that he
would hold the city until the last
drop of Montenegrin blood had been
shed.
AS the European powers had de-
cided previously that Scutari was to
form part of the future autonomous
state of Albania, crisis was
brought about and the powers i'm
mediately brought strong pressure
to bear to force him and his troops
to evacuate the place.
In the meanwhile Austria took
energetic steps to enforce the pow
ers' decision and concentrated large
bodies Of troops in Bosnia, Herze-
govina and Dalmatia. The powers,
In the interim instituted a block
ade of the Montenegro coast.
Some of the Montenegrin troops
were withdrawn from Scutari in or
der, 1t was said, to resist a possible
Austrian advance. 1t wis known
that the Austrian army was prepar-
ing to march forward.
The attitude of Russia under
these circumstances was a matter
of great concern to Europe and when
she joined in the pressure exercised
on Montenegro, great relief was
felt, as 1t had been thought she
would resist any attempt by Austria
to order her army southwark
1t was suggested during the nego-
tiations that the King OF Monte
negro was to receive territorial
compensation in some other direc-
tion If he would give up Scutari and
that His Majesty was preparing to
accept this offer.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
MAN DOOMED TO DIE CAPTURED
f. F.. Andrews, Who Sawed His Way
Out of Tampa Jail, Taken.

Tampa, Fla, May Sc. F.. An
drews, who escaped from Jail here
while under sentence of death, was
captured at an early hour yesterday
morning when he boarded a Coast
Line train at a flag station between
here and Jacksonville. States At
torney Herbert S. Phillips, who was
aboard, recognized the man he had
prosecuted. He took his prisoner
on to Jacksonville.
Andrews made his escape from
the county Jail here last Sunday
night. He had been provided with
saw and revolver, supposedly by
his wife. Following the holding of
religious services he hid himself in
dark corner of the jail and when
all was quiet sawed three iron bars
in two.
Andrews was sentenced to hang
next Friday for the murder of J.
w. Alexander, in Manalee county.
Both he and his victim were promi-
nent in the community in which
they lived. Feeling was so strong
against Andrews that he was
brought to Tampa for safe keeping.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
CATAWBA RANGERS
] LOCATES OLD FLAG
Now i'm Possession of California
Lady-May Have Belonged to
Lancaster Company OF That Name.

The Columbia State has an in
teresting item in Mondays issue
about the flag of the Catawba
Rangers, now in possession Of a
lady in California, who is anxious
to restore 1t to the survivors of that
organization supposed to nave
been a South Carolina company
during the late war. We recalled that
there was from this county a COM
pany bearing that name in the CT
vii war and speaking, of the matter
was told by Mr.. w. It. VanLanding-
ham Monday, that he belonged to
the Catawba Rangers, a company
from Lancaster county commanded
by the late Capt. j. G. Foster,
known as Company H, Fourth South
Carolina Cavalry, Col. b. H. Rut-
ledge's regiment, M G. Buffers
brigade. Mr.. VanLandingham does
not remember of the company los
ing its flag, but thinks it unlikely
that any other company bore the
same name as his company. We
will write to the lady having Gus
tody of the flag for further particu-
lars. In the meantime we would be
glad If any of the veterans still
alive in the county would give us
any information they may have
about the flag.
The following is the article re-
ferred to in The State:
There is a flag bearing the title
'Catawba Rangers in California in
the possession of Mrs. Maude Bur
CESS Thew, and she would like to
communicate with some one inter
ested, according to a letter received
by u. r. Brooks of this city froI .
w. l.. Morrison of Tucson, Ariz.
The letter received by Colonel
Brooks reads In part as follows:
While In Los Angeles, Cal, re-
Gently / saw a war flag displayed In
a window with a note that the own
er would like 81 communicate with
any survivor Of the Catawba Rifles.
The address of the owner is Mrs.
Maude Burgess Thew, $50 East
Avenue Al, Los Angeles, Cal.
1.-THE only interest / have in the
matter is that i had a father and
an uncle In Armstead's brigade,
Pickett's division at Gettysburg, and
only my father came out and the
hope that this letter may lead to
the restoration of the old flag to
some member of the old company
or to the care of the old veterans of
'he state of South Carolina
- A rough drawing, accompanying
= letter shows a scroll at the top
Gearing the caption 'Catawba Ran
gers In the center are two crossed
swords, a fve-pointed star and a
hand with the index finger pointing
up. At the bottom Is another scroll
with the title Victory or Death.
Several veterans who we're asked
about the flag could not recall It,
but one suggested that 1t might
have belonged to some company
during the early part of the war and
captured before many Of the com.
panies lost their individuality and
the flags sent back home"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
SPECIAL SESSION LEGISLATURES
sixty Democratic Members Hold
Conference Over Jury Reform in
New jersey,

Trenton, N. j., May s. Sixty
Democratic members of the state
Legislature met in conference here
today and discussed jury reform,
which is one of the subjects which
Governor Fielder has called a special
session of the legislature to con-
slider. fhe special session will CON
Vene at noon tomorrow.
The conference was fruitless so
far as reaching satisfactory solu-
tion as to the kind of jury reform
Dill to be enacted into law. The
at a conference by President Will
son with number of the Demo
cratic state leaders in Jersey CITY
last Friday, however, received the
most favorable consideration. An
other conference will take place TO-
morrow.
Since the regular session ad-
Journed one vacancy has occurred
in the senate and another member
is In nnroLe. so the Democrat, win
have only 10 votes in the sena,e and
ca '"t pass any measure without
at LAST one Ecpa1ucan vote
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
POLICEMAN DIES
FROM WOUNDS
Pathetic Case-Invalid Wife aud
Three Chfldren-J, b. Caugh-
man Held For Officers Death.

Three Children--J. b. Caugh-
man Held For Officers Death.
Sumter Special to Columbia Rec
ord, May 5.-The shooting Of Rural
Policeman A. M. Bateman, near
Dalzell, Sumter county, by j. B.
Caughman of Spring Hill, Lee
county, has caused much feeling in
Sumter.
Bateman was operated on Satur-
day night and IT was found that he
had suffered serious intestinal pune
lures, besides the injuries from the
shot which lodged In his left hip.
His chances for recovery appeared
slim from the first. He led at 5
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Sheriff j. X. Bradford Id his
chief deputy. John A. Epperson, de-
serve credit for their prompt action
and capture of Caughman They
had their man I'm less than three
hours after the shooting, although
the scene OF the unfortunate affair
is IL miles from Sumter, and
Caughman had gone to Spring Hill,
in Lee county.
Caughman surrendered without
any trouble. He appears to have
told the sheriff one version of the
ohcOe"6 III WhiCh Nc COuDleEely
exonerated Bateman of any attempt
to attack him, or doing anything
which would warrant Caughman In
shooting Bateman. He made a diff
ferent statement to a newspaper
man after his incarceration in
Sumter jail In which he set up self
defense, claiming that the police
man shot at him first a number OF
times.
Policeman Bateman was a fear.
less officer and not one who wan.
tonly attacked or tried to injure
anyone. He was big hearted, cour
teous and discharged his duties with
| regard to the feelings of those
whom he was called upon to arrest
IL permitted by the offender to de-
so. Bateman had many friend.
who symparhise with him and hi.
family. He Is survived by an In
valid wife and three children.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
MAY REOPEN NEW
ORLEANS STATION

Naval Secretary, In Address, De-
clares the Day Of Special Privilege
is Gone, It's q Day of Justice and
Fair Play.
New Orleans, May 5.-An address
By Secretary Of the Navy Daniels
before the board of trade here to-
day was interpreted as indicating
that he favored the resumption of
active operations by the New Or
leans naval station and at other
stations which were ordered dis
manteled by former Secretary
Meyer. He declared that he would
not favor closing permanently any
naval station of the country, even
II Its operation meant the payment
OF only small interest on the
money invested.
After an inspection of the New
Orleans naval station, Secretary
Daniels left tonight for Pensacola,
Fla, where he win inspect the dis
mantled station there.
In his address here today Secre-
tary Daniels said that while he Is a
Southerner and a lifelong Democrat,
he is proud OF the fact that section
alism can have no part in the pres
ent administration.
I'VE are on the threshold of a
new day-a day of justice and fair
ness" he said. There has been an
awakening and the day of special
privilege is gone. The government
no longer can be in partnership with
individuals and under the new or
der every section will be given equal
Justice"
Secretary Daniels paid a tribute
-, the memory of the late United
luRes Senator John T. Morgan OF
Alabama, to whose foresight and
tireless energy, he declared, we are
indebted In a large measure for the
construction of the Panama canal
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
CELEBRATE 1OOTH
PEACE ANNIVERSARY
Foreign Representatives Gather i'm
New York to Make Plans
Joseph III. ChOate is Chairman.


New York, May 5.-Representa-
tives of Great Britain, Canada, New
foundland and Australia reached
New York yesterday to open a 6ye-
day conference beginning today
with so delegates from the United
States to frame plans to celebrate
the one hundredth anniversary of
peace among English-speaking
peoples. With them were two rep
resentatives of the city of Ghent,
where was signed the treaty end
ing the War of 1912 between Great
Britain and the United States. The
celebration will be held two years
hence.
Fourteen delegates under the
leadership Of Lord Weardale came
from Great Britain, Australia and
Ghent on the steamer Caronia which
docked yesterday morning. They
were met at the pier by commit
tee including Nicholas Murray But
ler, Henry Clews, William H. Short,
secretary of the New York Peace
Society, and representatives of the
governor of New Jersey, and escort
ed to an uptown hotel where they
will hold their deliberations
The five Canadian delegates
reached the city yesterday morning
by rail-
The delegation from Great Brit
ain, IL in number, consists mostly
OF members Of Parliament and in
cludes Earl Stanhope and the Hon.
Neil Primrose, son of Lord Rose
berry. Sir George Reid represents
Australia. The municipality of
Client sent Alphone Van Werveke
and c. Debruyne. The Newfound-
land delegate is Eugene H. Outer
bridge and Sir Edmund Walker
heads the five Dominion delegates.
Of the American delegation,
Joseph II. Choate, one-time Ameri-
can ambassador to Great Britain, is
chairman. Among the other mem
bers are Admiral Dewey, President
Hibben of Princeton, Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, August Belmont, DR.. Alex
ander Graham Bell of Boston, Mayor
Blenkenberg of Philadelphia, Mayor
Gaynor of New York., Governor
Foss of Massachusetts,, Clifford Pin
chot, Seth Low and Col. Robert M.
Thompson.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
DUKE MEETS MAN WITH KNIFE
Frederick OF Baden Strikes AssaiI-
ant With Hit OF Sword and
Escapes.

Mannheim, Germany, May 5.-A
workman armed with a knife at
tackled Grand Duke Frederick of
Baden as he was leaving the rail-
road station with his consort yester-
day afternoon. The grand duke
threw off his assailant and was not
harmed.
The duke was about to drive to
the races when the man jumped on
the carriage steps and apparently
tried to grasp the lapel of his coat,
but the duke knocked him to the
ground with the hilt of his sword
and proceeded.
A crowd gathered and attacked
the man, intending to lynch him.
but the police arrested him. He
gave his name as Anton Jung and
said he is an anarchist and had been
commissioned by secret society to
attack the grand duke. He refused
to divulge the name of the society.
Jung said that he meant to pre-
sent petition for help and intend
ed to attack the duke only II the re-
quest were refused. The knife he
carried was small.
The grand duke attended a
theater last night.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST.
Temperatures Normal-Unsettled
Conditions After Wednesday.
Washington

Washington, May 5.-Warm
spots In the East and frosts in the
Northwest and the Rocky mountain
country were forecast In the weather
bureaus bulletin last night. The
bulletin indicated that during the
week temperatures would average
above normal east of the Mississippi
river and below normal over the
plains states and the Rocky noun
tain and Plateau regions.
THE weather will be generally
fair and warm the first part of the
week In the Eastern states, follow
ed by unsettled weather by We'd
nesday and local rains thereafter" :"
the forecast announced. There
Will be frequent showers during the
first half of the week in the great
Central valleys and the Southern
states, while generally fair weather
will prevail for some days over the
Plains states and the Rocky noun
tain and Plateau regions. There
Will be frosts the first half OF the
week In the Northwestern states and
the Plateau and Rocky mountain
regions"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
FIFTY ARRESTED FOR
WORK ON SUNDAY
Parr Shoals Men Rounded Up on
Governors Order.

Lexington, May 4-Acting upon
the order of the Governor of South
Carolina, and Sheriff Reed, of
Fairfield County, to-day arrested
over fifty laborers and several sup
erintendents at Parr Shoals, on the
charge of violating the law by work
ing on Sunday. The arrest were
made shortly after noon.
General superintendent j. It. Nc
Clellan gave a cash bond for $3.50
for all the men arrested. All are
white, with the exception Of one
The trial of the men will be held
Wednesday before Magistrate Doug
las at Jenkinsville, three miles form
Parr Sholas. The State of South
Carolina will be represented by
Fred II. Dominick, Assistant Attor~
ney General. The Parr Shoals Deve-
lopment Company will be represen-
ted at the hearing by Elliott &Her-
bert of Columbia.
Superintendent Mcclellan told
the officers that the recent flood had
cost the Parr Shoals Development
Company about $4,000, and that
he was working the men to prevent
damage by possible food. OF the
men arrested twenty-six were found
in Lexington County, and the rem
ainder on the Fairfield side. Sheriff
Miller and Sheriff Hood will meet
at Parr shoals Wednesday to divide
the fines, provided the men are
found guilty at trial.
Sheriff Miller said to-day that
he had served notice on the officials
at Parr Shoals that the workmen
would be arrested if the Sunday
work was not stopped six weeks
ago. superintendent Mcclellan has
been in charge of the work there
for four weeks, and said yesterday
that he had not received the warning
by the Lexington sheriff.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
GRACE MAY OPPOSE
SEATING OF WHALEY
Charleston Mayor, Busy in Washing"
ton, Refuses to Affirm or Deny
Report That He Will Make Fight
Against Congressman.

Washington, May Sit is under
stood here today that Mayor John
P. Grace of Charleston intends to
oppose the seating in the hGGse of
II. S. Whaley of that city, who was
recently nominated in a primary AND
later elected as representative from
the first district in a special election
ordered for the purpose.
Mr.. Grace came to Washington
Saturday with his law partner, w.
Turner Logan, and from all that
could be learned here has been en-
gagged in looking up precedents andN
securing data to be used when the!
South Carolina congressman-e -elecs.
presents himself before the speak
er's desk in few days and an
nounces that he is ready to take the
oath of Office and be sworn in.
1t has been difficult to learn who
VIII assist Mr.. Grace in the matter
or what member will make the
charge that because of the very
large amount of money spent in tho
election there should be a congress
sional investigation. 1t stands 10
reason that there is no Democrat I'm
the house who will oppose the seat
ing of the South Carolinian. AL
though surprise may be sprung
and some one not now known NAV
act for Mr.. Grace.
AS Mr.. Whaley is expected here
In a few days something interesting
is looked for
When seen today by The States
correspondent, Mr.. Grace woul6
neither affirm or deny that he in
tended to oppose Mr. Whaley. Re
ing pressed for an answer one wav
or another, and being informed thai
there were Tumors that he would
night Mr.. Whaley he said that he
had nothing to say on the subject al
THIS time one way or another. but
that later he might have a statement
TO make public
There seems to be no doubt that
Mr.. Grace intends to take some aC,
tlon against tha seating OF Mr.
WhaIey, but in just what Director,
or at what time is not now known
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
PLANS TO RETURN
CAPTURED BIBLE
Michigan Man Hunts Family of
CarOlinian-An officer In the

MlCn1Gan Man Hunts Family of
CarOlinian-An officer In the
Navy.
Washington, May 5.-Senator
William Alden Smith of Michigan
has called upon Senator Smith of
South Carolina to aid him in locat-
ing the relatives of William Gaillard
Dozier, apparently an officer in the
Confederate states navy, In order
that Bible captured at Sailors
Creek on April 6, 1865, may be re-
stored to his family. The Bible is
now in the possession of Joseph
Kfnyon, who was a soldier in the
War Between the Sections in Com
pany 1, Twenty-sixth Michigan in
fantry
Senator Smith of South Carolina
has taken the matter up with A. s.
Salley, secretary of South Carolina
historical commission, in the hope
of ascertaining the identity of the
relatives Of Mr.. Dozier. A COPY of
the following letter to William
Alden Smith from s. P. Hicks of
Lowell, Michigan, has also been
given to the press:
Lowell, Mich, April 20, 1913
An old comrade and a mutual
acquaintance, Joseph Kinyon, who
bellion in Company 1, 26th Michi-
gan infantry, has brought to my Of
flee this morning an old Bible, evil
IDENTIFY owned during the war by an
officer of the Confederate navy. The
name on the fly leaf is VIM. Gaillard
Dozier. There is also a sheet giving
family record. From notations in
the Bible we find that at one time he
was on the United State steamer
Saranac in 1858. Later was on the
Confederate steamer Pamlico. AS
near as we can ascertain he was on
the same steamer in 1862. In
so he was on the United States
.eamer Richmond. On November
IL, 1861, we find that he was on
the Confederate states steamer
Pamlico looking after the enemy.
In another place we find that on
November 20. 1864, he was on the
Confederate steamer Chickamauga
and was engaged at Fort Fisher.
Il will not attempt to give you
the various notations. His vessel
ran into Wilmington the night be-
fore its investment The book was
presented to the party by his moth
er In Washington on March 80,
1853. The residence of the party
was In the Williamsburg district, s.
G. In an envelope pasted on the
cover is look of hair taken from
his wife's head; also a lock of hair
taken from his baby, whom he has
never seen. Also a card bearing the
name of S. Chatborn Brown, M. d.,
brother-in-law, whose residence
was No. George street, Charleston
8. G. The Bible itself is bound I'm
morocco. Its size is about four by
| six inches.
"Mr Kinyon would be very glad
to restore this Bible to any member
OF the family that may be found. L,
was captured at Sailors Creek on
April 6, 1856"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
TURKEY KILLS RATTLEsNaKEs
Remarkable Fight on West Wateree
Farm-Snakes Attacked Turkey
ON Nest

Camden Special to Columbia Rec
ird, May Sin their battle for su-
premacy over what they supposed
was their prey, two rattlesnake
pilots met a mysterious death on the
farm OF Mr.. III. s. Boykin in the
West Wateree section of the coun-
ty Wednesday The story as re-
lated to us by Mr.. Boykin today is
that Mrs. Boykin had turkey set
ting in a pen in the fowlyard and in
going to give her her morning meal
was startled to find two large rat
tlesnake pilots near the turkeys
nest. She at once called for HELM
TO kill the reptiles, but upon ex-
animation found they were already
dead. The turkeys head and beak
were badly swollen showing that she
had gamely tried to defend herself
but was still alive.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
Miss Anna Paul Married.

The many friends here of Miss
Anna Paul will be Interested to
know that she was married to Mr..
G.. M 'Selgnous of Orangeburg, last
Thursday. The ceremony was per-
formed by DR.. Duncan of the Meth
odist church of OrangebuTg, at the
home of the family of Mr.. Seignous.
Miss Paul will be remembered here
az having staged the County Fair, 4"
which was given recently, un-
der the auspices q the Kings
Daughters.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-06
TRAVELLERS TO MEET.
State Convention of II. II. A. Will
Convene i'm Annual Session I'm
Spartanburg Wednesday.


Spartanburg, May 5.-The road
will be deserted this week. Few
merchants in South Carolina will
hear the query. What do you need
today? The travelling men are
coming to Spartanburg and for
part of one week anyway the sam
pie cases and trunks will be left
unpacked. The state convention OF
the Travellers Protective Associa-
tion will be held here May 10.
This T. p. A. gathering is expected
to be record-breaker I'm point of
attendance and good accomplished.
Local members OF the organization
believe that the convention will be
largely attended. basing the pre-
diction on the letters received from
delegates and others who expect to
attend.