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The Democrat. DO THOU LIBERTY GREAT. INSPIRE OUR SOULS AND MAKE OUR LLVES INTIIY POSSESSION HAPPY OR OUR DEATHS GLORIOUS IN THY CAUSE." VOL.N BENNETTS VILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1904. NO. 41. A STEONG LETTER "Written by Judge Parker in /ccept-| lng Ssmccratic Kc mi nut ion. TEE COTS STU UTION AND LAW Will bo Hts Guille und CompnsB II Ho is EJIceU il to tho I'rewi , . tlenoy hy HIH fellow 01ti*/.eu8. The following editorial review of Judge Parker's letter of acceptance by The News and Courier gives a pretty fair idea of the leiter, which ls strong and to the point: Judge Parker's letter of acceptance ls hefore h s fellow citizens, lt cou ta! us a straightforward and vigorous enumeration of ihe issues of the Pres idential campaign. In language, tone and tempt r it is in striking contrast to that bitterly pattison, politically vituperative, offensively se?f-?ssei ti ve, hopi les .ly disingenuous, characterist ica ly Rooseveltian tirade recently ut tered at Oyster Hay. At. empting i o rhetorical etieets, it appeals lo intelli gence rather than lo passion, lt Beeks no unfair advantage through the manipulation t I' facts < r the nits representation of policies ?md purposes. There is neither abuse for nor in tolerante of tho.-e of opto Jug convie tions. The principles of the Denio cra1 ic party ?ire cal my, dearly and cone sely th lined. There is titi attempt te evade issues or to shirk responsibi lity. Wherever a gauntlet is thrown down hy the t tierny it is picked up without hesitation and with consum mate courage. Judge Pal ker has neither trimmed nor dodged nor falsi fied t or il claimed nor gone into an ecstacy nf sel-comm' udation nor fallen in a tit over tl c id e y or venal ity of o? her--. (.' nvinci d ot the int 1 ligenc.e and intcg ity of his fellow citi zens^ he has contented himself with direc, lng their atti litton to the abusi s 1 that aie hcinv: committed in tlicirjil name, to the dangers that threaten I ^ their imitutions and themselves, t on- ^ ?deut that they will have the wisdom ; ? to decide wisely, and the disposition ; to act courageously, and the ability v to cb'.ain whatever relief is incessiry. I v The letter is indeed just such a pol i ti-1 | caldicument as Judge Parker might , bave been expected lo write. IL is conservative in word and judicious in spirit. To imperialism, the tarlir, tin trusts, reciprocity, the Philippine, question, the Par-nama problem, pen sions and to reform in our govern mental expenditures, Judge Parker devotes much or thc space at his dis posal, relieving that "the national Covetnment nus become centralized -beyond any point conlea,plated or Imagined by the founders of the Con stitution," Judge P.uker declares in subtance thai the people have to decide whither they will b; governed by law or ruled by the caprices of an executive tyrant. "Tarin' refonn ls one of the cardi nal .principles of Democratic faith," he says, "and the necessity for it was never greater than at the present time." While considering the trust question, betakes occasion bo admin ister a quiet but an effective rebuke to his opponent. J udge Parker having suggested that there were remedies tor the trust abuses both in the slate tory and common law, Mr. lt of se ve lt sought to ridicule the idea that t he common law was a vai a ? le for any fmch purpose In the Federal Courts. Judge Parker calmly replies: "The determination of this ques tion was left by the pe iple, in train ing the O nst stutlon, tb the judiciair) and not to the i xi cu ti ve," und then he procei ds to cite the case of the West< ni Union Telegraph Co.-v.-i the Call Publishing Co., in which Hie United Stales Supreme Court luis al ready decided ilia! common law prin ciples c uki Le applied i>y United States Courts in casi s ? n vol vii g lott r States commerce, in the absence of United States Statut, s >p ci?cally covering theease." ltisdinicult toon derstaud how Mn li ot and Mr. Knox allowed their n ble chic! to dig such a pit for himself as ibis proved tobe, but he did it and bis adversary h is hurled him into it with a piompti tude and vigor which should jar every bone in his strenuous, political hotly. The fate that came upon him in another instance in which he sought to lay a trap for h s opponent is lit Me lu-s lamentable, hei'endh.u his notorious pension urdir -Mr. Koo se ve) t said: ''lt is t:i>\ to test our np prnents' sincerity in ibis mutter. The ord* r in ijuc: t ion is rt vocable at ? j the pkasure>f the executive. If our ? j opponents c moe into po w.r they can revoke this oideraud announce that they will treat the veterans of Sixty two ard .-event y as presumably in full botiily vi^i r and not entitled to p ii .sion. \\ i I ihey author i till i veiy state that they intend todo thi.-v If so, we accept the Isuie'r"' There is not the least doubt that Mr. Kooscvell thought he was playing excel lt nt ^politics when he said that, ll", cared nothing for the principle involved and he could not imagine anyom eke doing so. Always on the outlook for an unfair advantage, rethought be saw a way of getting one, and he pounced upon it with fool) itrdy glee, Once mote his calm-mind d i pponcnl lassoed, threw ?uni cinched him in argument as easily and quickly asa cowboy might do an evil tempered ?in . cavorting calf. "Thissuggests MI pi cion, at least," says Judge Parker, ''that the order was made to create an issue- that it was supposed to pre sent a stn lig st rab g c po il iou in t he battle of the liai o s. < ?II the ps ump lion rjiat the order, as stand hy the Administration, i.-. 1 v ?kable at tin pleasure of the Executive, it having been ari attempted, though p rhaps unwitting, encroachment upon the Legislative power, anti therefore un warranted hythe Constitution, 1 ac cept the Challenge ?ind ta clan- that ir elected 1 will revoke that eider." And then lie adds that he will ravoi "an age pension without reference to disability," In Order that the old sold lei s may accept ai i "with dignity because of the consciousness that it comes as a just flue from the people through their chosen repr?sentatives, and not as largess distributed by the Chief Executive." That ls as prettily and neatly clone I as the most ardent politician could I wish: and withal it bespeaks an hon ! est y and courage wblcb will not fall to win the cou?denoe and support of intelligent persons, even though they should be in receipt of pensions. In conclusion Judge Parker declares tuat'cbe isMi s are clearly joined and the people must render a verdict. These are, be says: "Shall economy ot aduainist* ablon be demanded or shall extravagance be encouraged? Shall the wrong-doer be brought to hay by the people, or must Justice wait upon political oligarchy? Shall our Government stand for itpjal op P'.trluuity or for special privii g ? Shall it remain a Government of law or become one of individual caprice? Shall we cling to the rule of tito peo ple, or shall we embrace beniticcnt despotism." If elected President, he declares, be shall consider himself "the Chief Magistrate of all the peo ple and not ol any faction, and shall ever be mindful of the fact Uiat ou many questions of national policy there are honest differences of opln lou. 1 believe in the patriotism, uood sense and absolute sincerity of all the people." Contrast these utterances with the bitter pattisanism displayed in every sentence bf President Roosevelt's let ter of acceptance and yt u have estab [?shed a deadly parallel between the mareeter, purposes and methods of die two candidates which should draw to Judge Park r's support all men who believe in freedom of thought, Abo seek to s>e preserved individual iberty, and who desire the perpetua don o our Republican lns.tutions. A DEMOCRATIC LANDSLIDE? lon. .1.11. Pcldtr, of Atlanta, Sayn thc West IH GoinfC ,'?>r 1>u 'ker. The Atlanta Constitution publishes lie ft Mowing: "I know it will sur riso a good many people to hear it, tit I tell you that if the present rend in Hie doubtful States continues lining tlie next month, or, if the coa litions remain practically as they are, here is going to be a Democratic ?nd&ude." Tlie speaker was Hon.T. H. Felder, vho returned from a stay of several yorks in the Middle West. Mr. .'elder spent some time lu Indiana polis, several days lu Michigan and .Lout two weeks in Chicago. Ile has nany acquaintances among the bush less men of tint's section Of Inc conn ry, and thc impressions ho gained of lolltical conditions are based upon ntimatc personal talks with men of bis stamp. Ile found many of them, great many, who hare always been ! pu bl leans, bub who will vote for lld ge Parker this year; and Hie con tusion he reaches is that unless there 5 a radioil cliauge from present c?n itious, Hie Democratic ticket basan .scellent ch tree in that section which lie K'publicans are claiming tobe afe and solid f? r Roosevelt. "1 am willing, just to show my nod faith, to bet that the Democrats vi ll carry indiana," said Col. Felder. I wont West pretty li rm in the con iction that we had no possible chance f carrying any ol He se S ates. 1 lad been studying the li itu res of re : nt elect loi s and these. 1 admit, hold ut very little Democratic hope. Hut tier I had sp-nt some time there, ?ter I bad talked with men whom 1 now and in whose opinions 1 have mildere. 1 was led to the belief that liousands of men who ?ire Republi- ; ?ins will vote tho Democratic ticket < Iii.; year." i "Now those men,"he went on In r? ponse to a question, "aro business nm who are against Roosevelt he ?ilise they li 'lleve him to be unsafe n political circles there is the usual urface talk contideqee. The men who o lie talking f.ir both pirties, espoc tlly the ti ot: who do tho talking for he Republican party, are giving vent o tlie usual expressions of certainty vi r the result. Hut it is not Hie sur ace vote or surface talk that is going o (heidi- this election, lt ls going to ic decided one way or thc other by he quiet business men who go to the mils, vote a secret ballot, and make io noise, lu Indianapolis, for instance, found, a largo number of these men vho told me. in discussing the Issues lilied ly, that they are going to vote or Parker, and tbe.se are mon who lave always voted tho Republican icket. The Columbia Club, at Indi napolis, isa Republican organization, io mao eau bi c >me a member of it, m.ess lu: i-. a Republican, and yet 1 i tad a number of members of that j lub, men whom 1 have known for !,ev iial yt :ii s. con ti dc in me their inton ion of voting against Roosevelt fori lu: reason I have indicated. < >f course hese men ure sacing nothing about bis out in the open for their member ship in the club would be at stake if t wt re known they were going to volo lu- Democrat ie ticket; but they talk d il l, ? me and I am confident they lot only spiak for their own votes, mt, what is more important, they re present a trend on tho part of the iiisineis eh ment g morally which is a icrlous menace t i tho Ke.publicin ticket, "1 found Hie same talk among busl ?is-, men of Detroit and other paris if Michigan: and in Chicago where I A;IS thrown with promint lawyers and isiness men, i lound tin: same sort if trend against He- Il . publican in kel. 1 came to tho conclusion that unless there is a decided change bi - foie November, the Democrats will urry not only Indiana, but they are likely to carry Ubi o?s and to have a lightii g cilanco in Michigan." A Worthy Charity. Twenty thousand dollars to estab lish a home for drunkards'wives in the state of Iowa is one of the he il ts of tho late James Callanan, tho ecccutiic philanthropist millionaire. The bequest was made known. Mr. Callanan vas a string advocate of bein pei ance during the latter years ol bis lifo and gave freely to the '?use. Tried lo Wreck Train. The attempt to wiee.k a freight train on tho Chesapeake and < > do near 1. ne! burg. Va., Thursday night evidently was planned by four men whoso purpose was robbery. One of Hie men was on tho train when it struck the olstructlon and when it stopped began throwing merchandise from a car. The attempt to loot the train, however, was unsuccessful. OUTLOOK BRIGHT. The Democrats Are More Hopeful Than Ever Before. 80MJU ENCOURAGING FACTORS. An As?uranoo that the Party Will Carry New York, an Inspirit Hon to thc Party lu tho Dim IX t'u 1 St nt CH. A dispatch from Washington to Ute Charleston Post says hope 1B very high in the Democratic camp. If there has ever been a time when Dem ocrats have been inclined to get to gether with a mighty pu!i to capture both the Presidency and the House of leprosentatives it is thc pr. sent. There have been periods of deep de spundeney on the part of many of the leading Democrats, but now generally they are looking for success and feel ing that the hand of fate is with them. The cause of all this feeling of cop ii 'euee is twofold. One relateB to the harmonious condition in which the Democratic party linds itself in the State of New York, and the other in the general satisfaction of the party with tin; ieLtcr of acceptance of Judge Parker. Hope ?in New York means hope over the entire country, and to have the party everywhere looking to ward Judge Parker as a man worthy to lie the leader is regarded by Demo crats as un indication of a campaign of enthusiasm and success. Very generally politicians have been saying that Judge Parker was neve i so strong as at the time of bis nomiuatlou. Democrats in repeating this statement have Inferentially ad mitted that their candidates lost st length ever since the ad j ou rn ment of the convention. Until recently many of them believed it. They felt that their hopes of a candidate who would call nut strong support/ all over thc country among Democrats and In dependents were fading away. When the Democracy of New York State was emhroiled in bitter fac.ioial tights prior to and during tue tirst days of the Saratoga convention they were still more disc mraged, because if New York was to be lost through ( party distentions they could hope for nothing from the country at large. Tliey rt cognized the fact that with out New York they could do nothing, while the Republicans had a lighting chance, even though they should lose that State. New York, the key to the situation, seemed to ba fading from the list of possible Democratic States. Hut with the healing of all the sores of discontent and with the spirit of conciliation that inspired the Democratic "bosses' at Saratoga the Dea^oerats have gained new hope. The ill' ot of this hope in respect to | New Y'ork State is reflected all over thc country. While factional lights ? were threatening to sap the vitality ? of thc Democracy in New York State j the Democrats in Indiana, West Vir- ? ginia, New Jersey, Connecticut-, Rhode Pland and of other States of ? the West tell that there would he little use for them to carry those States ex- | cepl for ti e Slate tickets. They feel i that they could not win without New j York, and their hope for New York . was very slight. Hut with the har- | moulous conditions that have been 1 brought about in New York basc?me . a revival of interest in thc campaign . un the part of Democratic leaders all over the country that bas astonished , tlie men who are managing the na- , bional campaign. i Many Democrats feel that success . for the party is almost a sure tiling. I ? They believe that tlie only require- I . ment for carrying the election is to ? get out their vote and to bring out ! ? the independent vote that they H gard i , as quite surely tobe for Parker. There have ht en many evidences in Hie last . f.-w days to the effect that in all the doubtful Statis Democrats lia ve been ? so encouraged by tlie outlook lu New \ York thal, they are putting forth un usual i ll .iris to carry their own Slates. Another cause for Democratic ac- , livity is the enc urageinent many of them have had in the fact that Judge I'arker himself is regarded as cntitltd lo the credit for bringing about bur mony wllhin the Democracy in New York. Confidence In Hie p l.t.cal sagacity and the general ability us a leader of Judge Darker is greater to day among Democrats than cvtr b lore. They look upon him as capable of leading the party to victory. They believe he will do it, and they are showing their own interest in many ways. Judge Parker's letter of acceptant: is also regarded as a strong document, universally among Domocrats. Some of them at li rd. feared that' he had made a political mistake in bringing for ?var d the pension issue lu the way I he did, but after consideration they have concluded that he was entirely right on that question, not only as a matter of law, but also as a matter of piihtic.il r.olioy. They claim that the members of the (?rand Aarmy of the Republic would vastly prefer legisla tion to an executive order giving them an old age pension. They believe the H rand Army will very largely support the position taken by J udge I'arker on Ibis important, matter. It i-. understood that the national committee in N.?W York, which has largely been engaged in straightening out the factional contentions in that State, i ow that they expect to curry New York, will inaugurate a vigorous capaign in all the doubtful States Toe leading men on the national com- ? mittee have ni ver favored a long campaign They have always declar ed that October I was early enough to start out speakers, and in spite oil criticism tlicy have awaited their time. Democrats who know the pur poses of the national committee de clare that within a short time the Democratic cami nign will take on great activity and that within a couple cf weeks I'arker stock will be high in the market. Foolish Man. H cause a young woman with whom be was in love did not recognize him when t!.ey met In a fashionable cafe, Carlo Yon Bauditz, a wealthly young Venezuelan, committed suicide with a pistol In his hotel in New York city oti Tuesday night, saying he had "nothing more to live for." GREAT LOSS BY FLOOD. Thirty BUHIIICNB ault Iles 1 <1 o ii o o Blocks Uni?c? Mud and Water. A terrltlo tlond lias struck the city of Trinidad, Col., and the whole valley a'ong the Las Animas river devastating a wide section and caus ing a loss which will reaob 11,000,000. So far as known there was no loss of life but teveral are repoited missing. Every bridge in the eily of Trinidad is out, the Santa Fe station is demol ished, all of tue railroads are tied up and the telephone and telegraph serv ice complete ly suspended. More than 30 city blocks lu the residence and business portions were from two to three feet under water along the river. The ll md was caus' d by a heivy rain which lias been falling for two nays. At8 o'c'ock Friday night the storm assum d cloudburst proportions and at ii o'clock Saturday morning the Las Animas river went over its bink--. At -'I..'10 it was impossible to get with in a bleick of the river bed at any point and Commercial street was tl Kided for three blocks In the bea rt ol the business district. Meantime the electric light and gas pl mts had been fl iod?e! and the city was in complete darkness. Hundreds of citizens throng ed the streets en the er ge of the sub merged district c irrylng lanterns and doing their best to provide for those driven from home with .shelter. Warning of the llo:id was given when Hie river left its banks by revol ver idiots and the ringing'of the lire alarm followed by the bl ?wing of all the locomotive and shop whistles in ! j town. Citizens uj> >u rafts made of sections of sidewalks paddled through the streets rescuing families which were in danger. Tue new Bacca ho tel, a two story structure ju^l near ing completion at a cost el $20,000 on the river bank, waa destroyed. The water then ate its way thr ?ugh 5? feet of ground to the .Santa Fe elepot, which was can ?ed away. Toe Car-Is donas hotel adjoining barely cscapsd I a similar fate, an acre of ground being s was!iod nw?." near il. The Bio Grande ^ bridge at El Moto is out and the Santa I ' Fe right of away in many places has! been washed out. lt Bl mad traille is e entirely suspended and business here 1 is paralyzed. t lt was reported Friday that tho j lljod was due to a break in the city reservoir, but this ls erroneous. Thu reservoir is safe. A DARING LSCAPE. fVlleuott Forger Jumped Headfirst Through Window ot Maying Car. While being carrie:! from St. Louis le) lid ff alo' Alonzo .. ?-Wliiteman Thursday night escaped from Detec tive Sergeant Alber Solomon and Win. H. Field, assistant superintendent ot i det ?ct I vc agency there. Whiteman icc implisbeei his escape in a most dar ing manner, jumping from the Lake Shore fast mail train near Dunkirk: Whiteman and the twoolllcers were in a state room ona Pullman car. I li Whiteman was 1) lng t n a sofa. The ! t train was pubing out of the Dunkirk tards and was running at about .'?0 miles an hour. Whiteman left Ills ?eat and lumped head ti I SL through bhe car window. Solomun ard Field rushed to stop him, but wen- too late. They saw Whiteman on the ground is the train whizzed l>y. The two ellice iv. demanded that the conductor stop the train. Ile refused, JU the ground that the train was car rying United States mails e?n a las' .cbedule. The train was stopped at Silver Creek, however, jil tor a mo ni nt to allow the detectives to alight I ' ind they returned to Dunkirk ou an icc mm idation train where they com- v meuceel a search for Whiteman. Whiteman was bi lng brought back a io ? ?l?alo on a charge of forgery and _ ?rn II I larceny, the grand j.J ry now I j biting laving returned au indie'ment , igt'iiothim containing those chames, ile ?M s ispected of being ?rap . :ateel in irn guiarities in which the Fidelity Trust company of llullalo was the victim. Whit man was a graduate of tl ? Columbia law sch JO! aod. after he had been graduated, went to Michigan and , Minni's ta. Ile was elected to the ,. Minnesota state senate as a Democrat ,, when but 25 years old. Ho is the 'v author of the Whiteman election law , which is now in fo e in Mit nesota. '? . Since l^'.io he has been arr sled sev- j eral times in various parts of tile count r.. PL?lJM BU?lflLSb. How Tins TritHtH St rlke Kvery lloino I II Tim e '< m II i ry. The ta ri ff qui -.! ion is a btisitx ss prop osition that concerns every man, wo man anti child, for it. Laxes the aver age borne $ 110 a year, or more than one-tenth of the average family's total income. There is an average ol one and oue-clghtb-tcnths earners Iii the average home. These contribute thirty days'labor each, or Hf tv-four days' labor a year to thc tariff tax col lectors. If Ibis il li) went, as honest Laxes to our govi rnraent Ho meet necessary expenditures, II I fault would be found, though the tax would lie considered extremely high. Hut only a very small part of this $110 can be classed as legitimate taxes. By far tue greater part goes to million and billion dollar tariff trusts lind monopolies, which thrive now as never before in tbiscountry. These greedy I ri sis levy a tribute of lil-l a year up II thc aver age, homo, while "thc go vernment col lects an average of ab ul $15 a year in tariff taxer, oho collie lui last year amountid lo $11 10 per'capita, or (10.52 per family ol I 7 per ons. Do tile heads of these 11 000,000 fan i lie-j, thc voters, knowingly an I will ingly donate $i?-? a year to the hun dreds Of tl lists V Do they love these trusts more lb m thej love their wives and children? If not, why should they vote to give this $U I to trusts that do not need it rather than to kee p the *!M tor their own families, wi io uh i need lt? An extra $04 a year would mean mqch to the average family in the way Iii belter food, clothing and education. A vote for the Democratic party moans a vote to dispense witli this adultional tax. CAMPAIGN LIE NAILED. KfXorts l? Injure Parker in Ulster (Jouai j Completely Destroyed. Tho campaign liar ls abroad. He begau' bis work lu Judge Parker's home district by circulating a He through Ulster County. It purport ed to be a statement made by Judge Parker as to the wage an unskilled laborer was entitled for a day's work. Hut the falsehood was soon dissipated. The Ile was rained by elaborate de la! lu. The embroidery to make it circumstantial proved too much. It brought out a sworn denial by those whoso names bad been dragged In. The ?tlldavlt reads as follows: Emery Freer, Samuel E. Mott and Louis Hootb being severally duly sworn say, and each for himself says, that be bas read the artlole in "The G'obe, and Commercial Advertiser," of New York, of date of Sept. 9th, 1904,, wherein it is stated that on Saturday morning lu the year 1902, at the store of Emery Freer, In Eso pus. while, several residents of that place were discussing the rate of wages that should be paid for unskill cd labor, Judge Parker said: "I think a dollar a day is enough for any man provided that his work is steady. Any man can live on that and that ls all unskilled labor is worth. I am >orry that I have to pay more than ibat, and wouldn't if wo had better jupply of lubor thereabouts." We note particularly that the artl :le so published states "on the day in juestion a crowd of men was there, mere were Emery Freer, Samuel E Mott, who runs the outcher shop and ivory stable; Lew Booth; the barber; Jarl Wismer, who is now a baggage laudier in tue West Shore station in Kingston; and several farmers from <be vicinity who were lu the village or their Saturday's trading." Wc and each ol' us, the said Emery i'recr, being a Democrat, and the said Samuel E. Mott and Louis Hooth, iepublicans, depose and say tts to the tatcments in said article: Fi rat: That we are identical per ons named in thc article and in vhose presence Judge Parker was at t-ged to have made said statement. Second : That no such convctsatlon ver took place, either at the store of .Imery Freer, or any other place, aud hat Judge Parker never made the tatem'uts attributed to him at .'teer's store or any other place, to he knowledge of either of us. Third: That the statement is false n substance and In fact. Fourth: That to our knowledge, udge Wirker, since be has resided in 0,opus, bas paid the unusual and :oh>g rate of wages to all the men niploypd by him on bis place. lp . a/5 di ti on the said Emery Freer cr--. ' ' .>.??,. tbab he has frequent v, duriflu v 1 ^vjbsence of Judge Par \irker; pai?S tue Judge's employees; ias time and time again cashed checks I ve u to said employees for wages; nd to his knowledge says that .Judge 'arker has always paid the going rate f wages to all men employed as day irm laborers on bis farm, to-wit: rom one dollar and a half to one dol ir and seventy-live cents a day, and hat the statement to the contrary ubi ?shed as aforesaid is untrue and bsolutely without foundation. y a a ls ?I b j? ti b tl b y ti s A ir ti di et vi hi tl y< pi ti w w y< st tt c< tt tt N K'* ti g'< ti at et A llorrihlo Criuio. Lying in a briar patch beside the lil road track, gagged and with her rms and limbs securely lashed witli traps which all but cut through the ender skin, Clara Tippen, a little iue-year-old negro girl, who lives at :i 1-2 Wallace street, was aeeieleully isco ve reel by an unknown person ? miking along the track in the rear of1 he girl's home Thursday morning. ; ilmoat lifeless from exhaustion and j right the girl could hardly speak ! rheo (irse released. Her story when | nally tdd in broken seilten ifswas nspeakably horrible. Overtaken by ? negro man she was beaten into sub mission, outraged ard then tied to he track by Hie fiend who evidently bought that the oncoming train ?mid hide the sings of ids awful rime. After leaving his victim for a ew minnies the demon returned for oioe unknown reason perhaps b?sjjj! tcrve failed bim and cutting theL traps which held the child to the ,' ails he hurlen her body in the nearby i " hicket. The mat ter has just beeo eported to the police atiel detective* I ^ ire now at wi rk upon tho case. The ? u 'ietim lies at her home in a precari ms condition and her recovery isL loubtful.- Atlanta Journal | Killed Hun for Noiliitig. ly A special from Covington Ga., to I n Jie Augusta Chronicle says "because j11 ie refused to assist in turning the ? t press in packing a bale of cotton, 8 I'rether Dempsey took tlie big wooden i ;an hook with which lie was op?r?t- : V lng an old-fashioned hand cotton-press I (' md st ruck .Mervin Ellison two heavy I I blows on the shoulder and head which jr producid d.ath in less than an hour, j ? Tho tragedy occurred at Hirnes gin house in the western part of the coun ty near Salem Camp Ground In New ton county, at ll o'cluck Thursday morning and was witnessed by the oilier employes of the. ginnery. After the killing Dempsey made a strenu ous effort to escapa, but was soon caught and lodged in jail. The par ticipants in the unfortunate tragedy were both respectable young white men and come from two of the best families In Newtown county. Demp sey is only 10 years of age and Ellison 21."_ Held ila: Train. Kev. A. l'ullmannof Herea, ()., was a delegate to a conference of his church not long ago in Cleveland and j inti lided to take tbo train at a neigh- j boring town, lie wa.s delayed in some ? way and therefore telegraphed to tue j station master: "Hold Cleveland train for mc. Pullmann." The sla tion master did not notice the extra "n" in thc name signed to thc dis patch, and, forgetting that George M. Pullman died years ago, he held the train as directed. On learning of the misunderstanding he used some vigor ous language after recovering his breath. Acquitted. E. C. Eastland was acquitted on Friday ef Laking part In a lynching ncarTndianola, Miss , some time ago, and Thos. M. Higgins was acquitted iota similar charge at Huntsville, Alabama, on the same day. AFT?R ROOSEVELT. Karlin Suya evidence (Herod by Anti-Trust League Ignored. ATTACKS COKTELYOU'S CHANGE Martin Charges that the Itopublieau Chalrmuii, With His Informa tion, Can Sandbag Contri butions From Trusts. H. B. .Marlin, National Secretary of the American Anti-Trust League, sent to President Itoo;evelt at Oyster Bay i lengthy letter arraigning the posi tion of the Administration oo the jrust question, and saying ttiat the jxperience of the Anti-Trust League with the President and ex-Attorney jouerai Kuox will throw sume stroDg ight on their attitude. Ile says that at frequent Intervals ie und other otllcers of the league urnished the President with "posl ive, documentary, and convincing ir.iofs" of the violations of law by he trusts, and that promises made at hise times were broken. He says hat ti e action of t ie Administration j 1 gainst the Northern Securities Com-1 < lany was against the newest of the rusts, which hardly had time to do I 1 ouch damage even if it was su dlspcs d. Mr. Martin asserts that the Presl- 1 lent's claim that be has "executed 1 he laws resolutely and fearlessly" 1 anuot be made to apply to the en orcement of anti-trust laws, and that s vidente in the Administration's l obsession was not only put aside, but I thur evidence easily procurable was 1 Ot sought. On this line Mr. Martin I ?ys: I "The only two actions begun by C our Administration for the enforce lcnt cf the anti-trust laws were the t stlon for an injunction against the a iortl ern Securities Company and e irainst the Beef Trust. The first we ? ave already referred to, and the in- c motion against the Northern Seou?l- I es in tlie district court has never t eeo carried to the biirber court, while v ie trust has been openly violating S jth the law and the injunction to I aur knowledge, and to mine, and to ( lat of every citizen of the United I tatos. p "Three years ago the otliecrs of the merlcan Anti-Trust League placed i the possesion of your Administra on positive proofs, incontestable jcumeniary evidence of flagrant and lormous'y oppressive and injurious olations of the law on the part of alf a dozen of the greatest trusts in ie United States. Both you and mr Attorney General repeatedly romfsed, sometimes orally and some ones in writing, that these cases ould be taken up and proceeded ith. livery one of these promises ni have broken." Mr. Martin takes issue with the atement in the President's letter lat "the creation of a Bureau of >rporations and Amendments to ie inter-State commerce laws has for ie tirst time given a chance to the ational (?jvernment to deal intelli nitly and adequately with the ques ons affecting society whether for )od or evil, because of the accumula ou of capital in KT at corporations, id because of the new relations caus 1 thereby." "And what have you done, Mr. resident, with the Bureau of Cor iratlons since it was organized?" r. Martin asks. "You appointed JUT private secretary, Mr. Cortelyou, ; head of that department, and then, 'ter he had collected all the data )ssible about violations of the law on ie part of the trusts, did you trans lit this data in proper report to Cmi ress or thc people? Oh, no! The ureau of Corpo ations, which was ln uided as a bureau of publicity, you ave made into a bureau of secrecy. "You transferred Mr. Corte!} on om tlie head of that department, i Lil all this secret information about ie ? rusts in bis po.-sasslon, to the LSltlon of Chairman of the Ile pub! i m National Committee, where he in usc his information to sandbag impaign contribu? tors out of the rusts for your campaign fund, Mr. 'n sideut. "Against all the hundreds, aye, thousands ol' men who have b en radioing plunder and extortion u.on he people in violation of the anti rust law, which provides for their un isl) ment, line, and imprisonment, ou and your Attorney General have ever caused a single warrant to issue, ior a single arrest to be made, nor lie conviction of a single one to h. ecured. "Nay, even worse, for to the mest lowerful and notorious of t hese oi?eii lers against tlie anti-trust law, the ?roofs of whose criminality had al eady been placad in your hands, you xtended the hospitalities ( t the iVhite House, and in return accepted heir hospitality." lt. lil ?or Trial. A special to the Augusta Chronicle rem Talbotton, Ga , says: E. D. ?hlpp, Seaborn Hall and Thomas iutler, white men, were arraigned in falbotton today un a charge of assault vlth intent to murder. The men ire accused of being in thc party vh!ch got In a hack in Talbotton sounty recently and shot several ne {rues on sight, following the "Be foreday" clud excitement. Each was ? m i id over under 8<>00 bond. They vere severely arraigned by the solici tor who recounted the efforts made by citizens to put an end to mob viol ince and repeated the resolutions igainst the outrage pas-ed at the largely attended mass meeting of .idzens, when tlie governor was petl Lioned to offer rewards for arrest of thc perpetrators. Sailors Uoatcn. At New York four sailors and the ship's steward of the French cruiser Troude, now lying at anchor In the North river were assaulted Thursday on 34th .street by a gang of seven or eight teamsters and truck men. O.ae of the sailors received a severe scalp wound and another La'' his right cheek laid open and lils nose broken. The others' eyes were blackened and their faces were bruised. It is said that tho.facts will be laid before the French consul at that port by Captain Aubrey, of the Troude. NEW LEGISLATURE Massy Old ?l.-;;?uar? Ile turned ?nd New Ones Come In. As a result of the primaries In al) legislative delegations, there havt been a great many changes, some of the former legislators declining tx stand for re-election and about/half of those who did go before the people were defeated. The following senators hold over: J. R. Blake, Abbeville; J. K. Hood. Andersen; Geo. F. Von Kolnitz, Jr., Charleston; T. B. Butler, Cherokee; P. L. Hardin, Chester; Edward Mc iver, Chesterfield; C. M. Davis, Ciar endon; J. H. PeUrlfoy, Colleton; G. W. Brown, Darlington; E. F. Warren Hampton; J. T. Hay, Kershaw; W C. Hough, Lancaster; T. B. McLeod, Lee; C. S. McCall, Marlboro; C. H Carpenter, Bickens; J. Q. Marsball, Richland; R. I. Manning, Sumter; J. T. Douglass, Union; Dr. A. H. Wil liams, Williamsburg. Ttie fjllowlng were re-elected: W. E. Jobnsou, Aiken; LeGxand Walker, Georgetown; J. G. HolUday, Horry; lames Stackbouae, Marlon; T. M Itaysor, Orangeburg; D. E. Hydrlck, ?partanburg; J. S. Brice, York. The following are the new senators: Dr. J. B. Black, Bamberg; Geo. H. li?tes, Barnwell: Nibs Christensen Scaufort; E. J. Dennis, Jr., Berkeley; r. D. Bivens, Dorchester; W. J. John on, Fairfield; T. G. Talbert, Edge ield; Walter H. Wells, Florence; Wm. li. Mauldln, Greenville; J. Hampden 3rooks, Greenwood: F. 1\ McGowan, laurens; D. F. Efird, Lexington; C. j. Blease, Newberry; J. R. Earle, )conee; E. S. Blease, Saluda. Senators Aldrich of Barnwell, For est of Saluda, Sharp of Lexington md Talbird of Beaufort were defeat d. Senator E. J. Dennis died and is ucceeded by bis son Senators Dean if Greenville, Ragsdale of Fairfield, lagsda?e of Florence, Herntton ol Jennee, Gaines of Greenwood, Good- ' vin of Laurens, Mower of Newberry, Iheppard of Edgefield and Mayfield of , Jamberg did not offer for re-election. )f those re-elected Senators Holliday, , lydrick and W. E. Johnson bad op osition. HOUSE OK KEPKESENTATIVKS. The members of the house of repre- I jntatives are: 1 Abbeville-J. Fraser Lyon, J. N ' lance and J. O. Lomax. 1 Aiken-Dr. L. B. Etheredge, G L 'oo?e, J no. R. Cloy and B. K. Kee- ' an. ' Anderson-J. W. Ashley, J. B. Wat >n, Geo.; E. Prince, M. P. Tnbble nd J. C. Millford. Bamberg-J. S. J. Faust and E. T. 1 >afitte. Barnwell-Dr. Ryan Gyles, J. E [arley and Dr. J. Milton Turner. Beaufort-C. J. Colcock, Jos. ] lover, and W. N. Heyward. v Berkeley-E. E. Ballantine, W. L. 0 arker and Geo. B. Davis. ^ Charleston-Huger Slnkler, R. S. /haley, J. E. Herbert, R. M. Lofton. !. M. Seabrook, I). J. Baker, D. McK' 0 rost, t). A. Hamlin. JJ Cherokee-J. C. Otts, W. D. Kirby. 5 Chester-A. L. Gaston, PaulBemp- L ill, T. C. Strong. Chesterfield-G. K. Laney, W. P. 1 ollock. Clarendon-D. J. Bradham, R. S. * lesCbamps, D. L. Green. d Colleton-W. C. Brant, J. M. Wal er and W. J. Fishburn. 11 Darlington-L. M. Lawson, J. P. [iven, A, L. Gray. Dorchester-J. A. Wlmberly. E-ige?eld-B. E. Nicholson, J. W. e leVore. a Fairfield-J. G. McCants, A. Homer trice, C. S. Ford. 1 Florence-W. B. Ganse, F. T. Ker haw and J.H. Posten. ' Georgetown-M. W. Pyatt aud J. V. Doar. ?. Greenville-B. A. Morgan, T. P. 1 }othrau, .Ino. II. Harrison, L. O. J 'atterson and J no. J. Watson. Greenwood-P. t?. Ualllson, W. H. ' i'eldell and J. F. Morrison. ( Hampton -G. M. Kiley, T. B. rVTiatley. ' Uorry-D. D. Harrelson, 1). A. 1 ?plvey. 1 Kershaw-M. L. Smith, J. G. tichards. j Lancaster-J. W. Hornel, W. H. 1 ftxter. Laurens-W. C. Irby, Jr., R. D 1 toyd, J. ll. Miller. Lee-M. H. Pittman, W. Mci). 3 reen. Lexington-E. J. Etheredge, J. M. ?ptlng and Paul E. Hubto. Marion- .Ino. C. Sellers, Geo. R. Heaves, L. M. Gasque. Marlbt>ro -D. D. McColl, Jr., W. W. Bruce, J. P. Gibson. Newberry-F. W. Higgins, J. W. lvirhardb, J. W. Taylor. noonee- E. E. Verner, J. D. Shel don. Orangeburg-J. A. Banks, T. F. Brantley, R. F. Dukes, D. O. Herbert, E. L. Culler. Pickens-Laban Mauldln, T. J. Mauldln. Richland-A D. McFaddin, J. D. Rawlinson, P. A. McMaster and L. W. Haskell. Saluda-W. A. Webb, J. C. Ed wards. Sumter-Altamont Moses, T. B. Fraser, J. H. Clifton. Spartanburg-C. P. Sanders, J. Wright Nash, W. M. Walker, K. D. Edward!, H. H. Arnold, W. J. Gib son. Union-H. C. Little, L. J. Brown ing. Williamsburg W. L. Bass, J no. S.1 Graham, Philip Stoll. York-Dr. J. E. Massey, J. W. Ar droy, J. E. Beamguard and Dr. J. H. Saye. * Town Mamilu! Killod. Sara. F. Hurst, town marshal of Maycsville, was killed at 11.20 o'olcck Wednesday night by J. El Anderson, railroad agent, of that place. Hurst made threats against Anderson dur ing the evening and waited on the platform until be started home. Hurst is said to have provoked the difficulty and advanced on Anderson with a pistol. Anderson shot, him six times with a Colt's automatic pistol, every bullet passing through Hurst's body. Hurst's pistol was found lying by his [body. I 'IT'S ALL OVER," Kew York Will Go Temooratio by Fifty Thousand Majority SATS A REPUBLICAN LEADER. fie Bays His Party Has No Chance Whatever to Win the State In the Approobioft Kl cotton. The New York American of Tues day says tbe statement quoted was made Mouday night by William Barnes, Chairman of the Executive Committee of tbe Republican State Committee. Tbe American says Wil liam Barnes, chairman of tbe Execu tive Committee of tbe Republican State Committee, accompanied by Congressman George Southwick, of Albany, approached the front entrance )f the Hoff nan House in New York Monday night. Mr. Southwick en tered the hotel. Mr. Barnes stopped and greeted an "American" reporter. "What's the situation?" asked the ' reporter. It's all over," replied Mr. Barnes. "There's nota chance on earth lu this State." The reporter looked questioningly at Mr. Barnes. The latter repeated: "There's not a chance." "From what staudpoint are you speaking?" asked the reporter. "From our standpoint," answered Mr. Barnes. "We can't carry the State. It's all over now. On, we'll make a demonstration and do the best.we can, but it won't have any "llecL " "Will Parker carry the State?" "Yes, he'll pull through. But Herrick will carry it by 50,000," said Mr. Barnes. "How will Albany County go?" "It will go Be-mocratio." replied Mr. Barnes." "Of course, it's a Demo jratic county." Mr. Barnes wa? plunged in gloomy thought for a moment and then said: 'And down here I suppose they'll give Dbe Democratic ticket a majority of 150,000 or thereabouts. I never saw my thing like lt. It's all over." Mr. Barnes explained he had an en gagement "up street," proceeded to ,he Twenty fifth street entrance of .he Hoffman House and met Congress nan Southwick. All of Mr. name's predictions were leard by Michael Fadden, of the Sixth Assembly District. THE BEViU?rH DISTRICT. Phe Republicans Pat Out a Candi date Against Congressman Lover. A special dispatch from Sumter to ?be State says the seventh district ros called to order Tuesday at 1 'clock by J. H. Fordham of Orange urg, district chairman. After reading the call temporary rganization we3 effected by the eiec lon of R. H. Richardson of Wedge eld chairman and Jacob Moorer of brangeburg secretary. On motion the temporary organizi ion was made permanent. J. H. Fordham moved that the con ention go into nomination for cand? ate for congress. H. B. Thomas of Orangeburg nom ?ated A. D. Dantzler. R. H. Richardson nominated Rev. !. C. Jacobs of Sumter. Tue following were appointed tell rs: A. D. Webster, W. T. Andrews ,nd L. C. Scott. Jacobs received 10 votes and Dantz er 13. On motion of Webster the nomina ron was made unanimous A resolution offered by Jacob Moor ?r of Orangeburg and seconded by lev. J. McKenzie Harrison of Sumter <o make a vigorous and strenuous lght for Congressman Lever's seat was adopted amid a perfect roar of enthusiasm. H. B. Thomas of Orangeburg was dected district chairman, Fordham tendering lils resignation. Webiter made a speech in favor of Thomas. The following were elected district jommitteemen: Richland, L. C. Scott; Sumter, R. H. Richardson; Lee, A. T. Butler; 0;angeburg, A. D. Web iter; Lexington, A. W. Johnson. Speeches were made by several del egates pledging their support to the nominee, saying they would w?rk bard to soat him in congress. State Chairman E. H, Deas of Dar lington made a speech explaining the rules and work of the Bepublicau party, and expressed the belief that Lever would be unseated. Tne convention, contrary to the general rules, was harmonious and free from wrangling. Jacobs, the nominee, made a speech of acceptance, in which he thanked the convention for their contidence In bim, and said he would do all in his piwer to become the next congress man from this district. The delegates say that they have now nominated a man of educatio;i and character, and the Democrats cannot go before congress and say that be is illiterate and his character questionable. All the delegates were preseut from every cjunty. The convention adjourned at 5 o'clock p. m. forced to Floe. A dispatch from Ilarodsburg, Ky., says eighty negroes, thirty of them women, have arrived there from South Fork, which place they were ordered by the whites to leave bo cause one of the negroes stabbed a farmer's wife. It Is reported that the white woman ls dead. The negro men were working on a railroad near South Fork. Ono of the women at the railroad camp went to a farm house and demanded a lunch. This was given her and while the hostess' back was turned tho negro woman snatched some clothes and ran' away. The farmer's wife pursued and caught her, but was stabbed by the negriess. Tue nows of the affair spread rapdly and in a short time a posse of 200 white men had driven all the negroes from the vlolnlty. The blacks will not be permitted to remain in Har? |rodsburg.