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ESTABLISHED JEN" Ii THEY SHOT HIM. Negro Boy Who Entered a Resi dence at Badnam TAKEN iND LYNCHED. "Was Taken from Jail Soon Aftei Being Arrested by the Sheriff, and Shot to Pieces After Identiflcatioi By a Little Girl of tbe House He Entered. About twelve o'clock Thursday at the town of Badnam, which is about two miles west of St. Georges, Mr. S. Xj. Connor, who Is the manager of Dorchester Lumber company's stores, was notified by a negro who came into ? the store that be bad seen a negro run away from the residence of Mr. Connor, which is about 150 yards from tbe main store of the Dorchester Lumber company. The view from tbe store to the house is obstructed to to a considerable extent by a large Held of sugar cane, which is growing between them. Tbe negro upon run ning away from tbe residence of Mr. Connor was seen by tbe negro who in formed Mr. Connor, dodging into the sugar cane endeavoring to conceal himself. Mr. Connor, knowing that there was no one at the house at the time except his 11-year-old daughter, went towards the bouse and went through the sugar cane field, and came upon the negro hiding among the sugar cane, getting within three feet of the negro before the negro saw him. He laid hands upon the negro, but the clothes of the negro were rotten and his hold was broken and tbe negro im mediately offered to give battle to Mr. Connor. Whereupon Mr. Connor struck the negro on tne head with his flat, breaking several bones in his hand without visibly wounding the negro. When Mr. Connor hit him, the negro rolled about in the sugar cane and ran out of the field Into the ar Joining woods ana was soon lost aigafc of. Mr. Connor was severely wounded in ills hand. Men in the vicinity where this af fair happened immediately formed a posse wno went in search of the negro. They also telephoned to St; Georges and a town posse left on horseback lor the scene of the trouble. After scouring the country in the viainlty of Badham for about two hours, they located the negro, whose name was Willie Spain, and brought him tnrourh the town of Badham on to St. Georges under puaro The ne gro was'delivered into the custody of Sheriff Limehouse, who placed him in jail. Tbe prisoner had not been in jail more than 30 minutes when, without warning adever car on the Southern railway, which runs within 150 feet of the county jail, was stopped, and a crowd of determined men went into the j ill and took the prisons' cud, placed him upon the hand oar and sped away. It Is not known how many persons were present when the pris oner was rescued from the sheriff or wnether any of them or not partici pated in the lynching. The negro did not protest his Inno cence, but admitted that he bad gone to the residence of Mr. Connor and intended to enter the house, but was frightened away by the screams of Mr. Connor's little daughter, who saw him approaching through the window, and by a buggy passing along road, which Is quite near the residenoa. The admission upon the part of the prisoner evidently satisfied those who had him in custody that he was the guilty part, but out of abundunoe of caution ne was taken by the parties -who had secured him from the sheriff hack to the bouse and he was posi tively identified by the little girl. After this nothing was known of the affair until a volley of perhaps 500 snots rang out just west of the town of Badham, and when tbe sheriff ar rived upon the scene the lynonlng party had all departed, and there re mained nothing to tell tbe tale but the lifeless body of Willie Spain, .hanging on a limb of a small oak tree, shot beyond recognition in the face. Were it not for the hair upon his scalp and tattered clothes upon bis form, it would take somewhat dose Investigation to satisfy one's self that a human being had there died. Immediately upon losing his prison er at tbe handB of the determined crowd, Sheriff Limehonse called up Governor Hey ward over tbe long dis tance telephone and told him of tbe occurrence and the governor instruct ed the sneiiff to do all In his power to prevent the lynching, but evidently t that time the lynching party bad performed its work. Sheriff Lime house pressed in a few deputies and went in pursuit of the lynching party, only to find tbe body of Spain aud the parties who killed him not to be found. This negro Spain was a stranger in this locality, and had worked for the Dorchester Lumber company, at Bad ham, a short while at Intervals. He claimsd that he came from North Carolina. He was about 21 years of age, and was said to be a sullen, worthless negro. What the purpose ot the negro wa3 in his endeavor to enter the residence of Mr. Connor can be imagined without Btatlcg it in full in this report, for he was loafing around the town of Badham and evidently knew that there was no one at Mr. Connor's bouse except his little daughter. The mother of the little girl and the other children of tbe family are spending a while at Henderson ville, N. C. Gov. Heyward, immediately upon 869. receipt of Information that trouble was expected, wired Solicitor Hilde? I brand at Orangeburg: "Sherl"" ??$fP8?SJDQTQUlMtAT connty.fcASSal.'eT./' ??? marville m Bej&rS * ' I*5 men took-?4^*^'"??^ at an hoar ago and carried hhfi off." I bate Instructed the sheriff to swear in deputies, follow and recapture the prisoner. I would request that you goto the scene as soon as possible and take aii steps in your power to uphold the law.'' Solicitor Hildebrand missed the af ternoon train by just ft few minutes and went to Summerrille Thursday night. Got. Hey ward instructed Sheriff Llmehouse to suspend the in quest until the arrival of the solici tor. The coroner was notified by wire to the same effeot. In the last talk over the 'phone with Sheriff [Limehouse, Govi Heyw&rd received the information that the names of I some of the lynchers are known to I the sheriff. HOBBXBLB ACCIDENT. A Young Man Terribly Mangled Id Brickyard Machinery. Probably the moat shocking acci dent that has ever occurred in this olty, says the Gaffney Ledger, occur red Thursday about 10.30 a. m., with Montis Curry, a young son of Mr. J. H. Carry, as a victim. As this is ?ritten his condition cannot ba de termined, althoug it is thought to be decidedly grave. The facts as learned by a Ledger I reporter who arrived at tbe briokyard of Mr. Currv a short while alter the : accident occurred, are. about as for lows: It seems that Montie was working at tbe drum used for pulling up cars of dirt from the pit.. It was his duty to manipulate tbe lever of the machine that pulled up the cars of day. He was to do this when the signal?tbe ringing of the bell?was given. While waiting for the signal be had apparently gone over to the other side from his lever, near a swiftly revolving shaft, and was play ing with a small piece of old worn out belting, which he had wrapped around the shaft, supposedly to see what ef fect it would have or to await for It to get too hot to hold. Stray strings from the belting finally caught the abaft, and in turn caught the boy. At every revolution of the shaft the body not only struck the ground but struck a large piece of timber which was near. His clothes were torn entirely from his body and when the frighten ed bands reached him he was abso lutely* without a stitch of clothing, even his shoes being torn from his feet. One arm, the right one, was torn from the body at the wrist and was found some distance away. The same arm was broken above the elbow. Both legs were broken above the knee and it is feared that internal Injurlea exist. Physicians were hurriedly sum moned and Mr. J. H. Carry, the brick contractor and father of the boy, was soon on the spot. The unfortunate lad was carried to his homo, a short distance away, and preparations were made for an operation. The operation is in progress at this writing. The escape of the boy from instant death is marvelous. Small scraps of clothing and buttons can be seen strewn around the ground where the accident occurred. The constitution of the boy is excellent and will be of great assistance at this time of need. He was conscious when the physicians arrived on the spot, and conversed with them as to his injuries. Aged Couple Parts. Mrs. Elizabeth L. Bryan, aged seventy who was to have married Daniel DeB Keim, aged seventy-five, at Asbury Park, N. J., Thursday, will remain a widow awhile longer because of the Intended bride groom's backdown when the appointed time for the oeremony arrived. Mr. Eelm's refusal to marry the widow was due to the fact that while at lunoheon with his intended bride he Is Bald to have discovered that she bad surreptitiously dosed bis glass of milk with wine. Keim wrote a ourt note saying the marriage must be called off. He would not knowingly touch wine and under no circumstan ces could he bring himself to risk being tempted again, for he feared if be did his old longing for drink would return to him. Another Fiend. A negro in Bluff ton committed a criminal assault on a colored woman, the wife of Isaac Garvey, a respect able negro, on Saturday night. He fled and was caught Tuesday In the neighborhood of Foot Point. He was given a preliminary hearing before a magistrate Wednesday and was bound over to the circuit court. A oon stable put him In a buggy hand-cuffed and started for Buckingham ferry, there to take tbe steamer for Beau fort. When about seven miles out of Bluffton, the prisoner leaped out of the buggy and over a barb wire fence. The constable fired four times but missed. A posse is now hunting him. The negro beat and severely injured his victim. Commit Suicide. Two aged women of Brooklyn end ed their lives Thursday night?one by hanging, the other by gas. Mrs. Catheilne Hoer, seventy-five, of No. 325 Staeg street, was found hanging from a transom in her room. She bad bten ill for several weeks and bad been closely watched until Thursday night. Mrs. Emily Eisner, slxty-slx, of No. 845 Hanoock street, grieving, the polios say, over quarrels between her two sons, had often threatened su'.oide. The young men quarrelled again Thursday and the mother went to the bathroom, dosed the window and door, turned on the gas, and then, wrapping herself in a blanket, lay down in the tub. She was found there dead. Q?ASTGEBintGK I WORK OF FIEND. Two Young [Ladies Attacked Near Their Home by> BEUTE OF A NEGBO. They Were Gathering WUd|Plowers When Attached by the Brate, Who Knock* ed Oat One?Eye sad Broke the Ann of One of the Ladies. The Atlanta Journal says: Miss Ethel Lawrence, sister of W. 0. Lawrence, is believed to be dying, and Miss Mabel Lawrence, her niece, is prostrated as a result of a singular ly brutal and atrocious attempt at criminal assault made upon the two young women by a negro near the Lawrence home on Johnson's road, a mile from the end of the Highland avenue oar line, early Monday morn ing. Not satisfied with fracturing her skull, gouging out one of her eyesj and breaking her arm, the negro at: tempted to strangle her with a ro e, and would have done so bad not the niece interferred and given the alarm. The negro fled, and Miss Ethel Law rence was put in an automobile and hurried to the city. Her niece escap ed with bndses on the head, arms and back, which the negro administered with a Btltit with which he beat both women. At the Wesley Memorial hospital where Miss Ethel Lawrence was taken, it was said Monday afternoon that her condition was orltioal, and that she would lose one of her eyes as a result of the attack of the negro. It was added that tbere was some hope of the young woman's recovery, although the outcome was doobifu). The Lawrences are among tbe most influential people of this neighbor , hood. Mr. Lawrence is manager cf the Westview Floral company. His sister, who is now believed to be dying, was on a visit here from Lon don, England. Sae is 27 years old, and her niece, the daughter of Mr. Lawrence, Is 14 years old. Tar, Lawrences lives in a pretty home one mile beyond the end of the Oopenhill trolley line. The neighbor hood is tb.niy settled, and across the road from the house is a narrow but dense strip of woods, well fitted with the ueeulaion It offers for tbe crime attempted there Monday morning. It was into these. woods that Miss Ethel Lawrence, fond of the country after- living in the city, and unac quainted with the danger which Menaces southern women in lonely lburbau localities, went with her uisce about 9 30 o'clock Monday morning. Tbe girls proceeded along a brook, and pioked ferns from the banks. Doing so, they were confronted unexpected ly by a tall, slender and very black negro. Apparently be had walked out from concealment in the bushes. The girls drew back in fright. They I stooa near the remnant of some old breastworks. "Come here, little girl," the negro j said, addressing the niece. The girl,1 now frightened in earnest, turned to run to her aunt. The negro followed! her. With a stick he carried, he gave ber a stinging blow across the back. He struck her again across the arms and upon tbe head, and she fell, cry ing: 'Oh, I am dead! 1 am dead I" This was a ruse to divert the atten tion of the negro, and be, abandoning bis punishment nf the prostratc?girl devoted himself to the aunt, wbo had run to the protection of her niece. The brutality of his attack upon ber scarcely seems creditable. He struck her with the stiok and with his bony fists. He fractured ber skull, almost gouged out one of har eyes, broke ner nose at the base and broke her right arm. Not satisfied with this, the negro brought out a rope, and slipped it around the girl's neuk. By this time, however, the niece had come to her aunt's assistance. There tuen en sued a struggle that will be remem bered by the younger girl, and by tbe aunt, If she survives, as long as they live. They kicked and struck the negro with all their delicate strength, trying to keep him from choking Miss Lawrence with the rope. The younger girl, seeming that their combined strength would be as nothing against the negro's, broke away from the struggle, and ran to ward her home, seeking to give the alarm and bring help. She.ranattbe top of her speed to the house of 0. W. Hunter, proprietor of the Bock Spring dairy, and gave tbe alarm. Mr. Hunter ran back to the woods with the girl. Toe negro, however, bad seen Miss Mabel run towards the Louse. He had abandoned his attsck on Miss Lawrence and tted. Tbe con dition of MissLarwrencs was pitiable Hunter md his companion lifted her gently and bore her to her house. An ambulance was summoned from the undertaking establishment of Barclay & Brandon. The news meantime had been 'phoned to town, and an automobile, tirivan by E. P. Steinbauer and Wil liam Humphries of the Atlanta Au tomobile company, appeared on the scene about the game time us the am bulanoe. Because tue machine could be driven at greater speed than the ambulance, and as it was feared that Miss Lawrence would die, she was plaoed on a stretcher and this was laid across the seats of tbe motor car. Mr. Lawrence boarded the auto with the two drivers, holding his umbrella above the strloken girl, and they i S. C., THTJBSDAY, AU< drove to town. Miss Mabel Lawrence, exhausted by her terrific struggle, and hysterical, was taken to the Lawrence home and Dr. M. L. Fisher, who had bandaged the wounds of Miss Lawrence, attend* ed to hers also. She reported later as being out of danger. The news spread with amazing quickness. Not only was the neigh borhood quickly informed of the at tack, but all the country around. By the time the county and city police with the sheriff's deputies had arriv ed, fifty men were armed and eager for the search. This band of determined men was augmented by arrivals from the city, from Decatur and all the surrounding territory, who bad dropped business In the hope that the perpetrator of this crime should cot escape. Bloodhounds had been secured from Superintendent Tom Donaldson's camp. They were led to the breast works, and immediately took the trail. They leaped over the breast works and took a northerly direction. The negro was caught and is now in jail at Atlanta. He will be tried and pulshed. M'MAMUN ON CbtiM ON CRITICISES THE MANAGEMENT MOST VIGOROUSLY. Only Instance Where Any College or Department Does as it Pleases. Heeds Cleaning; Out. The following is a more complete report of Mr. McMahon's remarks on Olemson than could be given In Tbe Record Wednesday afternoon: The management of Olemson has never been noted for its efficiency. It has surrounded the young men of the state with conditions which would be intolerable In decent homes. He had resigned from the board of trustees of the university in Columbia as he was expecting to make some such criti cism and be desired to bear alone the responsiblity of his views. He de clared tbe entire organization of Olem son to be wrong. It Is supported by a tax upon tbe farmorB, which tax some years far exceeds the usual in come. To avoid criticism for spend lng more money than Is necessary they use tbe surplus before the time to report to the legislature annually. This encourages extravlganca. The appropriation Is in violation of the fundamental safeguard of govern ment. Except at Clemson it has been unheard of in our state for a board of trustees without speoifio authority from the legislature to ereot build ings, add new departments, commit the state to new departures without asking the consent of the legislature. The feitilizar tax should go into the state treasury and Olemson should be supported by annual appropriations as the other state Institutions are. He deplored the faet that under the terms of acceptance by the state of "a mere pittance of poor land and a little cash" from Mr. Olemson, there is a perpetual condition that a major ity of the trustees should be named by him and Bhould have the power to perpetuate themselves and thus rule forever tbe institution upon which the state should lavish her wealth. No state institution should be beyond state control. Trustees become old, antiquated in their ideas and out of joint with the progress of the times. Their Caesar like power may breed in them arrogance, bigotry and selfish ness. It has long been felt that Olemson college Is a class corporation, largely officered by the kinsmen and other fa vorites of these life trustees, who will control, even beyond the period of their natural Uvea, because they choose their successors. Nepotisn honeycombs tbe institution. It Is op erated in large measures by the trust ees for the trustees. Before the leg islature stopped the trustees from drawing per diem and confined them to actual expenses, there were a few old broken down trustees who were on committees to supervise work that should have been left to the presi dent. The mileage and four dollars per day were an Inducement to bang around the college nearly all the time. So tyrannous are the trustees, that professors have been taught to keep their mouths shut and to be in con stant terror and son etimes to cringe. Mr. MoMabon deolared that the remedy is for the state to purohase from heirs or residuary legatees the reversionary interest so that the state can repudiate the will and takeoharge of the management of the institu tion. Then the name shou'd be chang ed to Oalhoun, after tbe great states man whose name the world ovar Is linked with that cf South Carolina. Oalhoun's estate was willed by an un worthy son-in-law, a northern man wit! out olaim upon the seat, who was so ungenerous, so meanly selfish that ae decreed in his dictatorial will not only to rule fortvar the institution which he asked tbe state to support, but to foist upon it his name instead of the name which sprang to every life?the Immortal Ca-lru-uo. liaising MonoT. Charged with making dies to coun terfeit the standard silver dollars of Venezuela to finance a revolution in that country, Captain Gaorge Broyn ton, former manager oi the Orinoco corporation, of Vcnezuola, and Mr. Thomspon, an attorney, were arrested In New York on Wednesday. Both prisoners were admitted to live thous sand dollars ball, Other arrests will be made in connoctioa with the oase. Killed Four Men. Henry Greggs, a white man, is held in jail at Canton, Ga., awaiting the arrival of the sheriff of Louisiana. Greggs is said to be wanted in that State for the murder of four men In New Orleans. The governor of Louisiana has offered a reward of 81, 700 for the capture of the man wno committed these murders. HJST 30, 1906. WAR IN CUBA. The Little Republic Has a Civil War On Hand, LEADER KILLED. Decisive Eojajemect Near San Lais la Which a Nomber Were Killed, Wounded and Taken Prisoners bVdJnsnrgents. Insur gents Capture City. It looks as if the young republlo of Cuba has a civil war on ber hands. A dispatch from Havana says General Rodriguez, commander of the rural guard, Wednesday night, after relat ing the incidents of the day, said to the Associated Press: "You can cell the American people that Cuba is entirely competent to cope with the insurrection. The fl jod j of rumors in all directions about the I organization of insurrectionary bands in great numbers are not borne oat by reports, or, so far as can be learned, tba facts. 'The results of the enoounter at San Lois is still not known definitely. The much-talked-of movement in Santa Clara province has not been en countered, and no insurrectionists have been seen there by our forces. ''We have today equipped and sent out in various directions 300 volun teers under competent officers. We have plenty of Remingtons and ammu | nltlon for all who enlist at present, I and more have been ordered from the United States." The dispatch goes on to say that while the foregoing is typical of the utterances of the government officials, there are evidences of threatening in creases in tbe number of insurrection its. In the province of Santa Clara the infection 1b widespread, and in the province of Havana a great many people are in sympathy with the insur gents. In some cases whole communi ties appear to have been carried away by the recrudescence of Insurrection ary times. The extent to which this will lead is still uncertain. A gentleman who has returned from Aguoate, where he spent several days, stated to the Associated Press Thursday that as many as 500 men most of them armed, were riding about the vicinity proclaiming insur rectionary ideas. The principal event Wednesday was the fighting at San Lais. One hundred recruits were started westward Thursday on ooard a special train, bat it is not likely that they will be permitted to reach SauXuls. A detachment of 100 recruits on the way to Guinea had a slight enoounter with Insurgents, but no one on either side was hurt. An attempt Is being made with 200 mounted rural guards I and regulars to corner Qaentln Ban I dera who, with 150 men, is continuing his dodging tactics in the western part of the province of Havana. Three large bands of insurgents are out In the province of Santa Clara, tbe in surrection appears to be growing but the loyalists of the town claim that they will, be able to resist the move ment. The government's later reports from San Luis which significantly are dated from Pinar del Rio, are to the effect that MaJ. Liurent, In a recent engagement, killed four insurgents and captured a few hores and moni tions. The major has not yet arrived at Pinar del Rio. The act nearest approaching insurrection in Havana was the seizing of several horses which were being lorded on a train of the Western railway at Salud, a su burb west of the olty. An attempt was mads Wednesday evening to assassinate Gen. Emeilo Nunez, governor of the province of Havana. A man had a revolver lev I elled at the governor as he was enter j ing his home. Another man, who was passing by, saw tbe would be-assaa?ln I and cried out whereupon Gov. Nunez turned and, drawing his revolver, j fired over the miscreant's head. Tne [ latter was so surprised that he drop ped his revolver. He was promptly I arrested. His Identity is not known, but he Is a white man and was well dressed. The Insurgents in the province of Plnar del Rio captured their first city there. At 9 o'clock next morn ing the fore led by Pino Gucrra, an ex-congressman and an. influential man and wno was thought to be mauy miles easward, and sundry ooner In surgent bands attaoked San Luis, which is situated on the railroad auout ten miles west of Plnar del R.o city. A sharp and deceive tngagement followed during which a number of men were Hilled or wounded. The town was defended by less than 100 rural guards, fifty of whom surrender ed to tbe Insurgents aud are leid as prisoners. Among the kill d was Quintin Banceras, tbe aged l 4x0 in burgent, and who was prom.cut with the negroes of Cuba. Tne insurgents are in possession of the railroad station and of tbe town, which is resuming its normal condi tion. By the capture of San Luis, wnloh has about 10,000 inhabitants, tbe insurgents have ootained an Im portant base for future operations. LduIs Perez, the last liberal governor or tne province of Plna del Rio, has j ined the insurgent forces in that province. George Kenny, one of the three convicts who murdered Stello and es caped from the Caarleston drainage stockade on Tnursday, was brougcu Into the city Saturday night and lodged In jail. He was arrested In Greeleyvile. Goodlng and Wilson are 1 still at large. mem KILLED FOR INSULTING A "WHITE LADY WHILE ALONE. The Husband Hunt-: a? >. ' Shoots Him to Death in a Store. Mr. Lee Marshal, a farmer, who lives in the Efflngham section, ten miles south of Florence, in that coun ty, came here Saturday and went to Sheriff Lurch's office at the Court House and informed the sheriff that he had killed a negro at Effi ogham Saturday morning and wanted to give himself np into tbe bands of tbe law. Upon investigation It was found that Marsball had killed tbe negro for hav ing insulted Marshall's wife while he was in the field at work Saturday af teraoon. Sheriff ?uroh at once secured the coroner and the party left for Effing ham to investigate the report, and if it was true to held the inquest. It was stated that Saturday afternoon one Lewis Gregg, a negro who lives on the plantation of Mr. James S. Me Call, near Efflngham, went to Mr Marshall's home while be, Marshall was in the field at work gathering fodder. While at the house the ne gro, Louis Gregg, Insulted Mrs. Mar shall by making Improper proposals to her. Mrs. Marshall became fright ened and began so-earning, as she was alone, and the negro made bis es cape. Soon after the occurrence Mr. Mir shall came home and was immediately told by his wife of the insult offered by the negro He at once got bis gun and went In pursuit of the negro, but he could not be found. The search was continued throughout the night and this morniDg when Marshall found Gregg In the store of Mr. Henry B. MoCail, at Efflngham depot, having gone there, it is thought, with the Intention of getting off on the first train passing that place. He opened fire on him, emptying both barrels of tbe shotgun that he carried for that purpose. Gregg fell over as Boon as shot and expired. Marshall then came directly to Florence. Coroner Ocoper and Sheriff Buroh have not returned from Efflngham yet, but the above facts are said to he substantially cor" root. Marshall Is a respectable farmer and it Is said that he proposed to pro tect the sanctity of his home, and that his wife should not be Insulted by any negro while he was away from home. According to the coroner, the facts given are substantially as follows: Gregg went to Marshalls house, knowing that Marsha]1 was in tbe field, and made improper proposals to Mrs. Marshall. Mrs. Marshall told Gregg that she would call her mother who, she said, was in the bouse, (but she was not,) doing this In order to frighten tbe negro. He persisted in his proposals and she then told him she would call ber husband. The ne gro Informed her that be bad just left her busband In the field pulling fod der, and again insisted on his propog cal. She then attempted to get away from the negro and he grappled her by the shoulder and tried to hold her, when she began screaming. The negro then left and escaped to the woods. Marsliall came home soon after and got his gun and proceeded to hunt the negro, hot finding him until Saturday morning, when be walked into McOall's store, and as he entered Marshall, who was sitting on McOall's counter, opened fire on Gregg. Gregg attempted to run behind the counter, when Marshall shot' the sec ond time, killing him instantly. The coroner's jury, with L. A. Mo Gall, Jr., as foreman, rendered a ver dict of justifiable homicide. Marshall was brought back to Florence and Is In the charge of tbe sheriff. Every thing Is perfectly quiet at Effiugham and no further trouble is apprehend ed. _ W?iri? FlfifHi). Mrs. Muttie Bryant Assaulted by Pinea Barton at Graniteville. A dispatch from Aiken to The State says a young white man by the name of Prince Barton was brought here early Sunday morning and placed In jail charged with committing an assault upon Mrs. Mattie Bryant, who is said to be a divorced woman of Graniteville. According to Mrs. Bry ant, sue had never seen Barton prior to Sunday night. She says Barton came to her house Saturday night while she was at a neighbor's. Some of the people in her house oalled her home, spying that Barton was a nice young man. She agreed to accompany him to an Icj cream festival. Mrs. Bryant says that shortly after leaving the house Birton made an attack upon her, throwing her to the ground. She resisted aa best she could, and screamed for help. Some people near by ran to her assistance, but Barton fled before they arrived. Mrs. Bryant's clothes were badly torn, and she was bitten on the face and arm. She has been confined to ber room all day. Barton was captured some time af terwards in Graniteville aud brought here early Sunday morning. Birton is about 24 years old and is a mill hand. When seen by your correspondent at the jail Sunday Barton said he was not responsible for hir. action; that he was drunk and didn't know what he was doing. He claimed that Mrs. Bry ant threw ber arms around his neck and said after that he remembers nothing, ne asserted that he knew nothing of the assault and declared that if he got out of this trouble he would "cut out" liquor. Constable Howard made tbe arrest. There is no excitement or threats of violence. SI.00 FEE AN NUM. ANSEL AHEAD With Manning Second in the Race for Governor. BLEASE IS THIRD. How the Vote Staads for the Others State Ofi leers. The Status of the Legislature is Not Definite ly Known at This Time. Withabou 50,000 votes heard from, out of a possible 100 000, the result of tbe Democratic primary yesterday is fairly well known. For governor Mr. M. F. Ansel of Greenville has a very long lead, and his nearest competitor is Senator R.ohard I. Manning of Sumter. Then two will make the second race, Mr. Manning distancing his next man by several thousand votes. In the race for attorney general Mr. J. Faser Lyon of Abbeville is far in tbe lead, and it is very likely that he will be elected over both his op ponents but the large vote received by Ool. LaRoy F. Youmans was a auprlse to many political observers. For secretary of state it appeaza that Mr. R. M. McCown of Florence may bi elected on the first ballot over all opponents. Ool. John O. Boyd of Greenville has run away from his opponent for ad jutant general; Major Lewis W. Has kell of R'.ohland, and is an easy win ner. For comtroller general the race is very close between the incumbent, Mr. &.. W. Jones of Abbeville, and Mr. G. L. Walker of Greenville, but Mr. Jones has a majority of the votts so far reported. The second race for :rallroad com missioner will be made by Col. John H. Wbarton of Laurena, incumbents and Mr. J. M. Sullivan of Anderson, unless the result Is changed by later returns. Senator Tlllman was scratched all over the State, but in many places the vote for Tlllman wail not counted, owing to the Interest in other offices where there are contests, and it la impossible to say what is the extent of the scratching. For lleutentant governor Senator T. G. McLeod of Lee is elected with out opposition. State Treasurer Jennings and Superintendant of Edu cation Martin also reelected without opposition. The contests for county offloars and for the legislature excited the inter est of the voters so much more than the State contests in many counties that the counting of the oonnty tick ets first has delayed the returns on tho State tioket. It is impossible to tell at this time what will be tbe sen timent of the next legislature on the dispensary. As far as heard from the vote is as follows: Foe Govebnob M F. Ansel./.22,78ft OoleL. Elease.8,601 J. E. Branson.5,036 W. A. Edwards.386 A. O. Jones.503 R. I. Manning.12,132 J. J. MoMahan...,.1,129 John T. Sloan.1,536 Fob Lieutenant Govebnob Thomas G. McLeod.45,000 Fob Secbetabt of State R. M. McCown.19 595? J. B. Morrison. ..7,217 L. M. Ragln.5 040 M. P. Tribble.1,610 Fob Comptbolleb Genebal A. W. Jones .13.684, G.L. Walker.12,269 Fob State Tbeasttreb R H. Jennings.46,000 Fob adjutant and Inbfectob Gen ebal J. 0. Boyd.18 232 L. W. Haskell.9,90a Fob State Sufebintfnt of Eduba tion 0. B. Martin .47,000 Fob Attobney Genebal J. Fr?ser Lyon.26,511 Jas. W. Ragsdale. 13,450 L. F. You mans.11,082 Foe Railroad Comhissioneb James Cansler.5 876 John C. Sellers.2 789 J. M. Sullivan.6,433 J. A. Summersett.6 850 John H. Whartoo.7 846 Graves *v*Bhd? Up. At Kansas City Mo., the washing out of graves at Elmwood oematery by torreotal raina Tnursday exposed nearly 200 bodies to view. The ceme tery grounds, which are live miies from the business center of the city, were flooded Monumente toppled over and other damage was done. Much damage was done in tbe coun try districts. In the city 5.93 inches of water fell in three and a half hours, a record for that length of time. The police and fire departments rescued many parsons from basements in the north end of town, and in the east and vre3t bottoms, where the water entered many small houses. Nut Satisl.'.cd. The London D illy Telegraph's To kio orredpondentsays thit the Japa nese consul at Vanoouver, having re ported that it is impossible for him to obtain a satisfactory or full report of tbe killing of Japanese poachers by Americans in the Aleutian Islands, the Japanese goverament has decided to oirry out Its investigation of the affair and may send itfi consul to the Prib?off Islands.