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i ?tw Smfulir .V rW5 anii Uerali). ||p VOL. LI1I. " WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 16, 1898. NO. 15. ^J?g|pH | AN ELECTION RIOT.) Biood Spilled at Phoenix Ten Miles from Greenwood. ^ ^ A WHITE MAN SHOT DOWN. The Story in Detail. Relatives of the Republican State Chaira man onoi. ? very get i* ;C \ ous Affair. Phtenix, 10 miles below Greenon e^ect^on <W there was a rno^t serious occurence in connection with the election. Giles O. Etheredge was r tilled instantly, Thomas P. Tolbert, P* Jr., w'^s badly wounded and several c.-; Negroes were hurt. There is great feeling about Phoenix and throughout the. l county, and the probabilities are strongr ly favorable to one or more lynchings. - - - ' -;_-n:i cAbont 9 o'clock mesaay-monnQg u-ues 0. Etheredge and & C. Cheatham, citizens of the Phoenix section, went to the store of J. W. Watson, where the State and federal elections were being held, aDd at the instance of sevLjtar eral citizens reproached T. P. Tolbert jj^u' for the unusual proceeding he was evi 4enfcly directing. On the small piazza f in front 01 the store Tolbert had an ordinary looking ballot box, and in it he | was directing all the Republicans who iad no registration certificates to drop a t marked "Blank No. 3,"readf ing as follows: o BLANK SO. O. STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA,' ..Coxuity.'^ ' This certifies that the undersigned, be-~^*ing over the age of 21, male resident of . the voting precinct of Ward and legally qualified to register and vote-therein, did, on this, the 0ih day of November, 1898, present himself at the said voting precinvK go vote for R. R. Tolbert, the * Renublican candidate for congress in _ . the Third district of said State, desiring and intending to vote for the said R. R. Tolbert, and, upon his attempting to so vote, was denied the right to so vote, b and his vote thus offered to the proper "officers was rejected. * And the undersigned further states that prior to such an attempt to vote, and as required by statute, he had applied for registration, under the laws ?* Koine to VI OUUiUl vatviiuaj - suet registration, but had been refused : -h. and denied the right to register and he i* further states that if he had been per? mitfced to register and to vote at said election, he would have voted for R. R. Colbert, the Republican candidate for v -congress in said district. n luics^. V " r*C. ? * Personally appeared ..... . .rr:. and made oath that the above K is correct. Notary Public. Sth,'l89S." ' <^BHK>eredge demanded of Tolbert his ? jPffiSto carry on such a side election, * being closely followed be Cheatham and several young men. Tolbert struck Etheredge in the face, and at about the same time some one dealt him a horrible blow with an iron rod. Almost at the same instance a pistol was fired, 1 T^l. J J ? J o "Knllof ^ Slid 1CU UCOU TTXVU U kruixvv jt tele in the centre of his forehead. Then * there was excitement and fury amounting to distraction, and rapid and seemingly indiscriminate firing commenced. By the time the men up-stairs at the - boxes got down, Tolbert and all the Negroes present scattered and got away. Those who did the firing were mainly . v?- young men, and their aim was bad. uf Tolbert was the only man, it seems who was seriously hurt. Several Ne?l?i* Kr?t Tftnnds wftre - giWD ntiv vaav ? ...? not sufficient to stop the flight of anyone. Twenty-two men had been refused the privilege of voting when the killing ^_ took place, two being white DemoW > erats. Eighteen Negroes had deposited r , in Tolbert's boi, the certificate being ' copied. The news was quickly telephoned to k Greenwood^and all other points in reach. I Armed men immediately started for Phoenix- Over 100 fully armed men, Jf. embracing many of the level-headed ^ ' A TTAftf /?ATPT? I -SHU D63& CltiZiCJLiS Ul I'iiC viwj ^ n&uvuviiui _"< At 4 p. m., they were still gathering at (^Greenwood, Ninety-Six, Kirksey, Bradf::. ley and the entire country side, includC ing the upper part of Edgefield county. . Among those gathered at Phoenix there was little passion expressed, but there was that tense expression that *4means vengeanee. "Bose" Etheredge, as the slain man R . was known, was one of the best citiW zens cf tliat section. He was a brave, 5 calm, public-spirted citizen, as was shown on more than one trying occasion. ^ ?? He was a favorite with all the people, A an industrious farmer, a member of the Baptist church, a school truestee and in r ^very way identified with the best in terests of the community. He was 38 .years old. ' Your correspondent was with the men at Phoenix until 3:30 and talked to the eye-witnesses of the tragedy and to many representative citizens. The ? talk of the crowd was surprisingly dis Ifkfiionate, but there was no disguise of tap fact that it was intended that the slayers of Etheredge and the authors of the mischief, two white men shouid die whenever caught, whenever guilt was fixed. From the evidence taken by Coroner Bean at the inquest Tuesday afternoon, the following facts appear concerning the killing: Tom P. Tolbert, Jr., who is a relative of R. R. Tolbert, the Republican ^ candidate for congress in the Third t district, had for several days past been posting the Negroes as to voting. When ht apjeared at the "Watson store with his protest box he -'i *was closely followed by a very tall, - 3>lack Negro, said to be Joe Circuit, who resides several miles from Phoenix. About 9.15 Etheredje appeared to ; make his remonstrance, no threat being heard. Tolbert rose from a seat and made a quick blow at Etheredge, striking him in the face. It seems the Kl/variroa nnt rotnrnpH TVlATl ]y blow with the iron, itself sufficient to cause death, followed by the immedi ate discharge of a pistol. One or two witnesses say K. G. Cheatham was shot at. but he was not hurt. Then followed ~ the shooting?probably 100 shots?and | to.*- ' I j the escape of Telbert and his backers. | Young Rush, Mr. Williams and an| other >oung man were the positive witj nesses. Kush picked up off the floor i of the piazza, at the spot this tall Nei gro, Joe Circuit, was noticed to stand, a red memorandum book having in it j the inscription kkJ. F. Circuit' and some illegible scrawling. Two wit( nesses testify that this book fell out of , Joe Circuit's pocket, and that it fell ; out as he drew a pistol. There is positive testimony by two boys that Joe ' Circuit tired tne shot that killed Eth ( eredge. These are about all the positive statej meats in direct relation to the shooting, ' and the coroner's jury so rendered a verdict. Toibert was bit by somebody's shot and some others were hit. In an hour, a party of iSegroes, most of them armed, gathered about a half mile . from Phoenix. Later they moved presumably to Kehoboth church, two miles distant. When the Greenwood delegation, a hundred cool men with guns arrived, the plan of following the .Negroes and dispersing them was talked of, but it was decided to refer everything to the inquest. The gathering at the store could harcily be called a mob, as there was no wild talk and no pronounced excitement. Among the men present, who, while expressing deep indignation and determination ttfavenge tne billing 01 their fellow citizen, were against hasty action, even against organization, were Senator J. Milton Gaines, who lives near by, Postmaster L. M. Moore of Greenwood, Prof. T. M. Wright, Mr. J. W. Watson, J. V. Duffis and others of high repute and known grit'. Senator Gaines naturally became the leader, and his cool course probably kept down fury. Behind this death and trouble is a black story. For two or three weeks past Tom Tolbert and R. P. Henderson, a young white man heretofore esteemed * ? i in mis seutiuu, liavc UCCU uuiuiug rngbvings with the Negroes?sometimes at weird places and unholy hours. A party of young men attempted to locate these meetings to break them up, but the meetings were always held and the participants gone before they could be definitely located. At one meeting at Damascus, R. P. Henderson made- an incendiary speech, telling the Negroes that Greenwood county was theirs, that Phoenix and Ninety-Six would be carried by the Republicans. This was 'nigger news," but today shows that was real news. ^ Henderson is a relative of the Tolberts and had become seized with ambition to hold office. He was about to be appointed postmaster at - Edgefield and had promised to appoint a Negro, | some say Joe Circuit, as ttie cierjc, Dut the Edgefield people notified him that this meant death. He is quite a young man. During the sad scenes at' Kirksey's today his mother, a noble Christian lady, was buried at Damascus church, near the Negro church of Damascus, where some of the meetings with Negroes had been held. Tom Tolbert, like all the Tolberts, is a good citizen with this one fatal exception of tempting the Negroes. He is about thirty-five years old.?State. "SEVEBAL SHOT." Tolbert and Several Democrats Ambushed and Wounded. The sequel to the tragedy at Phoenix in the afternoon of election day. John R. Tolbert, the veteran leader of the Republicans of upper Carolina, was dangerously wounded about sundown. With his nephew, the son of Charles Tolbert, he was on his way from Bradley's home when he was fired on from the roadside. He was dangerously rounded and the boy was killed. A party of armed Negroes wer? following their old leader and they returned the fire of the white men who did the shooting. Some one was Hurt, but tne name cannot be ascertained at 8 p. m. Three young white men returning from Phoenix about dark were fired on from ambush and were badly wounded. Br. G. P. Neil and Dr. B. W. Cobb are with them, and the citizens are making a strenuous hunt for the bushwhackers. M. J. Younger, a young merchant of Greenwood was wounded in the foot. Cresswell 'Fleming, a prominent young farmer was badly hurt. Stuart Miller, a member of Co. "A," First South Caiolina volunteer, infantry a son ?f Col. G. McD. Miller, was wounded. These a n n. i young men are at Mr. a. u. diockman's six miles from Greenwood. FOUR NEGROES KILLED. A company about 40 stropg was organized abGreenwood "Wednesday morning to make a peaceable settlement of the affair. They vieited Piney Grove church and met a crowd* resting, about 300 strong, who had several Negro prisoner. They went to the Harris place and found the house apparently deserted. Two men entered and found John Tolbert and his sister alone. Tolbert was in a pitiable condition and can't live. mi j i.1 c -Lne coxxipauy suuuieu cue swimiya iui bands of- Negroes reported gathering, but found none. They returned .via Rehoboth church -where a crowd of two or three hundred had eight Negroes. The crowd was commendably peaceful at first, but soon fired up. They were quieted twice, but finally one Negro was dragged out in the read and 100 shots were fired into his body. At this time two ran one way, two another, leaving three on a log, who were immediately lynched. Negroes are scarce, duc it is tnougnt tnai tney are gathered in some secluded place. The crowd has not dispersed. Excitement is at the highest. One ! Negro was wounded running across a cotton patch. two more negv.oes killed. Two more negroes were killed in Greenwood Thursday. That morning the crowd which started from Phoenix met near Rehoboth church, the scene of "Wednesday's lynching, Essex Harrison, a Negro who was in the Tuesday fight when j>lr. iithendge was killed. Harrison was halted and his heart was shot out. He was thrown on the pile of four negroes lying in front of the church who weie lynched Wednesday. Their bodies still lie there horribly shot and freauent showers are falling to make matters worse. Coroner Dean went down to hold the inquest Thursday. He met a crowd, who did not molest him, and, after some little I threatening and parleying, with some 1 difficulty secured a jury. The verdict mentioned the customary unkown parties as responsible. It is reliably understood that two other Negroes shot Wednesday are lying in the woods nearby. No inquest was held over these. Later in the day a party f/vr?T*/3 orinf.Vior Mpctpa in i iuuuu i/gu mmvwuv* the Tuesday fight when Etheridge was killed. Collins was on the place of W. H. Stall worth, Sr., and he was promptly killed and left there. Rhett R. Tolbert took the Gieenville and Columbia up train at Donald's, dodging a crowd looking for him. Chief Kennedy says that he is at the Mansion House in Greenville. He will probably go to Washington. Thomas Tolbert has been moved to Abbeville. He will likely die from Tnlfamilr is ftf Due West. Jim Tolbert, whose wife is postmistress at McCormick, has left on demand of citizens. THE TOIBERT'S ARRESTED. They Are Kow In the Penitentiary for Safe Keeping. TTie chief development in the .Phoenix race riot occurred in Columbia Thurs day. But for prompt action on the part of the county authorities, J no. R. Tolbert and his son Joseph Tolbert, I two of the leading figures in the terrible trouble, would likely have met their j death at the hands of numbers of men who hail from the up-country in the city at this time. The intensity of their feelings had been increased by a report that young Private Miller, of the First Regiments, who was fired upon * ? 1 TfcT . V_ 1_ _ J J ' . J irom amousn near rnoemx, naa uieu. It was about 2 o'clock in the after noon when the news became current that two of the Tolberts were in the city, having gotten thus far on the flight from Phoenix. At once excitement ran high among the up-country soldiers in the First Regiment and among others from that part of the State here. Men kept an eye to wind- > ward along Main street. It was reported that the Tolbert's had a room at "Wright's hotel, though they were not registered there. Later on Joe Tolbert was seen on the street by some men from Abbeville and G-reenwood. It then became certain that the report was true. The crowd on the watch was not certain where the men were and no move was made, in the meantime, .Lieut. "Wyatt Aixen, having heard the men were here, went before Magistrate Smith and swore out a warrant for the arrest of J. R., T. R. and Joseph Tolbert, charging them upon information and belief with inciting to riot^. This warrant probably saved the lives of the two men, for had not the step been taken they would hardly have gotten away from Columbia. The warrant was placed in Police Sergeant Jones'hands for service. Selecting one of the best men on the force and taking constables along, Sergt. Jones began the work? of locating the men. He finally found them in a room at Wright's hotel. Both were heavily armed, and Jno. R. Tolbert did not feel like submitting to arrest though he was weak from Ms wounds almost to the point of delirium. Finally the men were taken down and placed in a carriage, being- quickly driven to the magistrate's office. They sent for Judge Andrew Crawford, engaging him to handle their case. Judge Crawford waived a preliminary and the men were escorted to his office. In the meaDtime Judge Crawford, knowing the danger that threatened the. men if they were known to-be in the city, had applied to Judge Gary for an order for the commitment of his ?* ' - if . C\a x Zl. j.Z P ciltncs K) 1/He Dtat-e penitentiary iur safe keeping. The order was promptly granted and Sheriff Cathcart then took charge of matters. John K. Tolbert is about seventy i years of age. His body is a mass cf wonnds from the crown of his head to below his hips. The wounds had been bandaged by his son when he began his flight and from that time until he reached the State prison Thursday afternoon had never been dressed. Clotted blood could be seen on the mass of rough bandages. Dr. B. "W. Taylor was summoned to attend the wounded collector at the State prison. He will . be given the best of attention at the prison. The extent ot his injuries were not known at 8 o'clock last night. That he was in a pitiable condition, however, goes with saying.?State. A Fertilizer Trust. The Spartanburg Herald tells of a great trust that is being organized, and which will have great bearing on the industrial welfare of South Carolina. The Herald says: "Every fertilizer company from Baltimore to Key West, of importance, passeJ into the hands of one gigantic concern, known as the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company. This is a trust, if there is such a thing. It is a combination of capital formed for the purpose of controlling production and price, in restraint of ? J - T? Au n 1 traue. xi aiwiubj* vjrcucxcti jjcuiiigei will tackle this monster and display the same amount of force and fire he used on the Br ox ton Bridge case, he will be named for governor two years from now with practically no opposition. There is a law in this state against trusts. It ought to be made effective or else be repealed. "We believe it can be made effective." Plant Wheat. The Edgefield Chronicle says: iJ3Iany of the farmers of Sonth Carolina, and especially of Edgefield, we hope, are arranging for a big wheat crop next year. It is a wise course. Very wise. There ought to be a big flour mill in Edgefield town, in addition "to those at ! various points in the county. And they ought to be run on Edgefield wheat to." What is true of Edfiefield i is true of every County in South Carolina, and we commend the good advice of the Chronicle to the farmers of this county. Hundreds Sick. The steamer Peon arrived at San Francisco, Cal., Wednesday from Manila. When she left Manila there were .1500 sick among the men and the physicians were terribly dismayed at the progress smallpox was making. Aca i ? ? 4- m AnA v I VUlUlllg KAJ Vj^i5^-a.u u xaxuiu, xia vuo ucij there were ten deaths from smallpox. Capt. Linn said he knew of but five deaths from that disease in a single day. The filth poured into the canals ! by the Chinese is said to be a prolific ' source of disease. WILMINGTON HOT. The Mayor of the City Requested to Resign. . NEGRO EDITOR MUST LEAVE. Negro Laborers to be Excluded to the Preference of White. Committee Appointed to Carry Resolutions Into Effect. There was a mass meeting of the business men of Wilmington, N. C., Wednesday, attended by fully 800 of the best white citizens, at which the follow- \ ing resolutions were adopted: "Believing that the constitution of the United States contemplated a government to be carried- on by an enlightened people; believing that its framers did not anticipate the enfranchisement of an ignorant population of African origin, and believing that those men of the State of North Caroiina who joined in forming the Union, did not contemplate, for iheir descendants, a subjection to an inferior race. "We, the undersigned, citizens of the city of Wilmington and county of Hanover, do hereby declare that we will no longer be ruled and will never again be ruled by men of African origin. This condition we have, in part, endured because we felt that the consequences of the war of secession were jsuch as to deprive us of the fair consideration of many of our countrymen. "We believe; that, after more than 30 years, this is no longer the case. '"The stand we now pledge ourselves to is forced upon us suddenly by a crisis, and our eyes are open to the fact bucio VYC muao hvkj iiuw ur Aeavc *.'ui ucscendanfs to a fate too gloomy to be orne. "While we recognize the authority of the United States, and will yield to t if exerted, we would not, for a momeat. believe that it is the purpose of more thau 60,000,000 of oui own race to subject us permanently (o a fate to which no Anglo-Saxon has jver been forced to submit. ""We, therefore, believing that we represent unequivocally the sentiment of the white people of this county and city, hereby, for ourselves, and representing them, proclaim:, "1. Thatthfi has r>?ssprJ fnr t.Tip intelligent citizens of this community, owning 95 per cent, of the property and paying taxes in like proportion, to be ruled by Negroes. "2. That we will not tolerate the action of unscrupulous white men in affil-, iating with the Negroes, so that, by j means of their votes, they can domi- ' nate the intelligent and thrifty element in the community, thus causing business to stagnate and progress to be out of the question. u3. That the Negro has demonstrated, by antagonizing our' ir.terests in every way, and, especially by his ballot, that he' is incapable of realizing t-.hafr 1i?o inforocfc aro onrl ah An M Ko identical with those of ?the community. ''4. That the progressive element in any community is the white population and that the giving of nearly all of the employment to Negro laborers has been against the best interest of this county and city, and is a sufficient reason why the city of Wilmington, with its natural advantages, has not become a city of at least 50,000 inhabitants. _ "5. That we propose, in future, to give to white men a large part of the. employment heretofore given to Negroes, because we realize that white families cannot thrive here unless there are more opportunities for employment for the different no em hers of caid fami lies. ? u6. That the white men expect to live in this community peacably; to have and provide absolute protection for their families, who shall be safe from insult or injury from all persons, whomsoever. We are prepared to treat the Negroes with justice and considation in all matters which do not involve \ sacrifices of the interests of the intelligent and progresiive portion of the com mumty. But we are equally prepared, now, and immediately, to enforce what we know to be our rights. "7. That we have been, in our desire for harmony and peace, blinded both to our best interest and our rights. A climax was reached when the Negro paper of this city published ac article so vile and slanderous that it would, in most communities have resulted in the lynching of the editor. "We deprecate lynching, and yet there is no punishment k tT 1 A TTTfl n J AATiA^A Vl 7 /I j^uwiucu uj iana JLVI LJLUD UI fense. We, therefore owe it to the ' people of this community and of this city, as a protection against such licens in future, that the paper known as the Record cease to be published and that its editor be banished from this community. "We demand that he leave this city within 24 hours after the issuance of this proclamation. Second, that the printing press from which the Record lias been issued be packed and shipped from the city without delay; that we be notified within 12 hours of the acceptance or rejecttion of this demand. "If the demand is agreed to within 12 houis, we counsel forbearance on the ; part of all white men. If the demand is refused or if no answer is given within the time mentioned, then the editor, Manly, will be expelled by force. "It is the sense of this meeting that the mayor, S. P. Wright, and chief of police, J. JR.. Mullen, having demonstrated their utter incapacity to give tVio nifi7 <> anvpmmprif, and keen order therein, their continuance in office being a constant menace to the peace of this community; forthwith resign." A committee of 25 citizens was appointed to direct the execution of the provisions of the resolutions. NEWSPAPER OFFICE SACKED. A General Fight in "Which Ten Necrmoo A ra Trill08 6:>/v? ~i v, ? The committee of 2i) men representing the mass meeting of white citizens in the execution of the provisions of the resolutions adopted Wednesday, demanding the departure of Editor Manly n ' - "J 1 _c rru~ irom trie city ana cue reiuuvax ui jluc Record plant, were to have received a definite answer to their demands from representative-Negroes at 7.30 a.m., Thursday morning. Chairman A. M. Waddell was to report the answer to the white citizens- in Iront o* tne Wilmington Light infantry armory at 8 o'clock. At the appointed hour more than 500 ' determined white citizens, consisting of merchants, lawyers, preachers, doctors, etc., well armed with guns and , le vol vers, gathered at the armory, and . Col. Waddell reported that he had re- , ceived no answer from the negroes. J ATT rpQi f of fKn nnfil olm^Qt 9 o'clock, hoping that an answer complying with their demands would be received, but none came. The men then formed in line, four abreast, and started on the march tc the Record, office, in a thickly populated negro settlement. As the long column of armed men approach ed the vieinity great crowds of Negroes, men, women and children, were fleeing this way and that in a perfect frenzy, and very soon, scarcely one was insight anywhere. When the column reached the building, a two-story frame structure, the men were halted, aad several advanced to the door. It was locked. A few blows by stalwart men forced it open, about 20 citizens entered, and within a very few minutes the whole j plant was wrecked, and the broken pieces pitched into the street. The ? windows of the house were broken out. ^ As the numerous fragments were tossed g into the street, and tne people recog- t nized what they were, exultant shouts ^ went up. Yet with it all there was a t remarkable demonstration of coolness ^ and determination. It was when a long sign, l,The Record Publishing Uo.," was cast into the street, that the a greatest outburst of cheers went up. A ^ beaver hat was thrown out and quickly j torn in pieces, as was a life bust crayon likeness of editor Manly. When the wrecking was about complete it became evident that the building was on lire. Smoke was rising out of the upper windows. There were shouts of indig- r nation and commands to extinguish the flames. But the fire spread quickly, so that the fire department had to be called out. As the engines and hose reels dashed upon the scene, several rounds r were fired by the men who were lined ? ? r? 4- rrrs\ c/tnAnAO UU iur lUUiC UJLU&UL KTTV 0V|uaxg0 wxuugi | say. Tlie department quickly had the r fire under comrul?but not before the c building was a total wreck?and prevented the spread of the flames to adjacent buildings. Conservative men very much regret the fire, not only because n it was entirely unnecessary, but because it endangered a great deal of other- property as well. Close on one side of the building was St. Stephen's church, the . largest and handsomest Negro church in the city. On the other side, with only three or four small cottages, join- * ed closely together, between it and the i burning building is Ruth hall, a large and well equipped hall owned and used by Negroes. Happily not a single one ? of the adjacent buildings were injured. As soon as it was apparent that the fire ? was under control, the people left the c scene and dispersed through the city, ? ^ - * 1 3 .i t many ortnem going on guard amy on their various blocks. ^ \ All w+.j quiet until wild rumors, with a no foundation in fact, were carried to c the Negroes, more than 500, ai work in r the cotton compress. They were told B that their homes were being burned, c etc. They rushed pell mell from their v work. However, by the heroic efforts ? of Messrs. James and W. H. Sprunt, E the proprietors of Alexander Sprunt & E Sons Co., the great majority of them B were stopped, and finally so controlled j, as to leave for their home in small v squads. t About the time the trouble at the f compress was gotten under control, I news came from the first ward, over a the railroad, that a riot was in progress r there. Large numbers of armed men i boarded the street car or ran on foot to the scene, corner of Fourth and Harnett streets. This was about 11:30 o'clock. When 3 they reached the^ scene five Negroes had * already been killed and fully 20 wounded; one highly esteemed young white 9 man, Mr. William Mayo, was seriously ^ wounded and two others, George Finer 1 and a Mr. Chadwlck, were sligutiy ^ wounded. What gave rise to tHe trouble was that white guards who were on duty 1 on the corner of Fourth and Harnett streets,' halted a squad of Negroes who . manifested a threatening a;.r. All of j them save one heeded the advice of v the guards to disperse. He finally , turned as though to move away and . suddenly wheeled about and fired at the v squad of guards. Very quickly several t rifle balls crashed through his body, j killing him instantly. The ball firea j by the Negro took effect in Wm. Piner's & arm. The Negroes in sight quickly . i.i i i - n S aartea arouna corners, ana in a lew moments one of them raised up from behind a fence and fired a "Winchester rifle, severely wounding Wm. Mayo, r now of Yonkers, N. Y., who was stand- J" ing on the piazza of his father's residence. Mr. Mayo was here to vote and ? would have returned home in a few . days. The Negro was captured. He ^ was in his own yard and two Winches- , ters were found in his house. Within 10 minutes his body was riddled with v bullets. A large mob of Negroes as- e sembled about a square away, and rein- ? forcements for the white men having , ?j it ? j i-i. a arnveu. a volley was ureu. upuu tucm killing four more and wounding others. ? The Negroes quickly retreated. The 1 Wilmington Light infantry and the naval reserves vrere called out and the rapid-fire gun and the Hotchkiss one- c pounder were also hurriedly carried to t the scene. A mob of several hundred p Negroes was gathered on Ninth street, s corner of Nixon, but as the military ad- \ vanced the Negroes fell back and rapid- s ly scattered. u When nearSixtti and iNixon streets a shot was fired into the naval reserves from a Negro house. A volley of bullets was fired by the military through t doors and windows, killing one Negro. 11 Nine inmates were captured and es- e corted to jail. The house was demol- fc ished. $ With the exception of two or three t: casualties in remote portions of the city this ended the really riotous scenes of the day. The news of the conflict spread ? quickly to neighboring cities and large j3 bodies of men arrived during the after- * noon from Fayetteville and other nearby * towns, and all sections of the city in- * habited by white people are closely 1 guarded tonight?State. A Prediction. ^ Ex-Senator Ingalls of Kansas rises to d predict that McKinley will be beaten a and the Republican party knocked into h flinders two years hence. "We hope so. r THEY PROMPTLY RESIGNED foil Turned the City Government Over to the Whites. After a day of bloodshed and turbu.ence Wilmington has subsided tonight !nto comparative peacefulness. Eight Negroes were killed and three white ' ne;i wounded during the day, one of ;hem William Mayo, seriously. /vk 4" 4-k A Alf TT m n J unijjUi vxcjr xo xu. Uuv nauuj v/a <&. jew municipal government and law and >rder is being established. This afterloon the board of aldermen resigned >ne by one. As each alderman vaca;ed, the remainder elected a successor, lamed by the citizens' committee, unil the entire board was changed legaly. They resigned in response to pub- ] ic sentiment. The new board is com- I )Osed of conservative Democratic citi- ? :ens. The mayor and chief of police then < esigned and the new board elected ] heir successors, according to law. $ S*-Ei>T)resenfcative Waddell was elected t nayor and E. G-. Parmelee chief of po- j ice. The first act of the new govern- j nent was to swear in 2o0 policemen, shosen from the ranks of reputable ] vhi.te citizens. They are vested with t ill the authority of the law and' will J akg charge of the city. The citizens i villi remain on guard, however, 1 hroughout the town to prevent possi- i >le attempts at incendiarism. < The new government will devote its < Mention to restraining recklessness j unong the whites as well as keeping j lown lawlessness among the Negroes, i father trouble of a general or serious ' 1/vf tlWA T a VtA^1 f llA I LAULL1 C IS JLLUW UVVU CLX l/VI UJJLW eeting Mr. George Rountree received i tolegram from Governor Russel, sayng that he would *use all his efforts to nflaence the mayor and city council to esign if that would restore peace. Mr. Rountree sent the following re>ly: Mayor and aldermen have resigned. Two hundred and fifty special policeaen sworn in. Law will be maintain- j id and peace restored." Mr. Rountree ^ s a prominent attorney here and a n/i?iV>??i? /if TlarrKl^rat.ii* (lomnaiffn , uguuv^j. Vi VUV 0/VU4VV*wvw ^ :ommittee. ^ THE OFFENSIVE EDITORIAL. j t !?h.e Article that Caused the Trouble t in Wilmington. j The following is the editorial pub- i ished in the "Wilmington Record c hat caused the destruction of the news 1 laper plant and the banishment of the s fegro editor Manly from that city:> i "We suggest that the whites guard t heir women more closely, thus giving i 10 opportunity for the human fiend, be c ie white or black. You leave your ( ;oods out doors and then complain be- * . 1 Tfc ause tney are taicen away, roor wnite t oen are careless in the matter of pro- \ ecting their women, especially on c arms. They are careless of their con- jj :uct toward them, and< our experience t mong the poor white people in the i ountry teaches that the women of that t ace are not any more particular in the ^ oatter of' clandestine meetings with r olored men than are the white men 1 rith colored women. Meetings of this :ind go on for some time, until the wo- t aan's infatuate on or the man's bold- 2 less brings attention to them and the TTTAT?TT \TA/*VA X Liail 13 IJ iiUllcu. jjicij ij u^uw j 3 called a 'big, burly, black brute,' \ rhen in fact many of those who have t hus been dealt with had white men ] or their fathers and were not only not g ?lack and burly, but were sufficiently } .ttractive for white girls of culture and r efinement to fall in love with them as c s well known to all." g The Deadly Hot Supper. The time for the deadly hot supper | ,mong the colored population has t irrived, and we may expect to hear from t ia.e to time of the sudden taking off of * 1 i ? ome ot tnose wno auena tnese aangerius places of amusement. The first n>r. supper of this season was held at he house of Charles Zeigler, in the t own of Woodford, on last Friday night, ; ,nd as a result Charles Coleman has Qade the journey to "that undiscov- f red country from whose bourn no raveller returneth." He was induced * o take this long journey by John Wil- ^ iains, who was assisted in the argument pith a lightwood knot. Magistrate G-. r IV. Dannelly, acting as coroner, held an ^ nquest over the remains of Coleman fhen the above facts were elicited. f M. I * T liiiauio Qvauuk? a ^wu vuwuw v*. owing Coleman by the rope route. It _ s always pretty safe to count on losing ,t least one colored citizen when a hot upper is held.?Times and Democrat. t Ladies Take Notice. t Brother Bacon, of the Edgefield * Jhronicle, says; "Ladies must now iave their dress skirts made long?deidedly iong?touching the ground in c MAit* Ai-t/J cwTTflfl'ninrr nn fllO ffTATTT)f.WA L U U1, OtUU flTTC^XUJ, VU uuv vm v i aches behind. Lately we have been ut into the haunts of fashion, and we t :now whereof we speak. And a rorsted walking dress must have sleeves 1 xs.ctly like a man's coat. "Brother Ba- j; uti is an old bachelor, but he seems to e pusted on the subject of ladies resses, and we hope they will take due ? LOtice and govern themselves accord 5 Won the Prize. js Ensign "Willard won the prize of s1uu 1 )ff sred by a patriotic American citizen r o,i;he first American soldier who would t lant the stars and stripes on Cuban v oil. As soon as he got the money f Villard set about distributing it s tmong the men who accompanied him f ipon the expedition. " a Paid for Them Pigs. ^ Two little pigs caused contention be- r ween a couple of neighboring farmers E q Shannon county, Mo. Each claim- \ d both pigs. They went to law about hem, and when the posts amounted to c . " - - J 1 1. _ yu tne litigants compromised Dy eaca ^ aking a pig. <3 Takes the Cake. y The Columbia Record says: "Rich- * and county has a precinct that should ^ e accorded the palm for taking the j 2ast interest in Tuesday's election. Lt Killians only one vote was cast. 'he managers did not even take the . rouble to deposit a ballot." A New Industry. - j A Kansas man has discovered that c randy can be made from wet elm saw- I ust, and a discouraged prohibitionist sks what chance the good cause will o ave when a man can go forth with a 11 ip-saw and get drank on a fence rail? | f UUT1UJN UKUWiSKS. ; Proclamation of aCeneral Planfor Their Organization. ANDERSON'S FARMERS ACT. Howto Create a Deficiency or Surplus as the Occasion Demands Prnmnt Artinn i? . ........ Asked For. w We, the undersigned committee, ap- 7 pointed by the Cotton Growers' conven- a iion assembled in the court house at ^ Anderson, on the 7th day of November. L898, by resolution adopted by the a same, do proclaim the following as a ^ plan for organizing all of the cotton " 'rowing counties of this State and all tl )ther States in the cotton growing P >elt, and ask that prompt action be -B lad: Mr. Editor: Allow me through your -A paper to offer a plan, or a suggestion, si n f Vl OnffAW n??A TX7 /v vuv wwuvu viiunuio aoJV\^.auiuu> " Seing a farmer myseif, I am very much ol nterested in a plan by which we can, tl >etter our condition. We have only ^ ;hree features to contend with to ac- T jomplish our purpose: First. We must; w sontrol a certain amount of the cotton produced throughout the cotton belt tc second. We must control the labor fii lecessary to produce that amount, b; L'hird. We must be able to create a ae- w iciency or surplus, as the situation de- cc nands. le it does not seem to me that we can st jver accomplish much, if anything, in bi i farmers'- organization as a unit, sim. I _ I? xl- _ ? ny irom tue iacc tnac some are noo so fortunately situated aa others. Hence ibis plan. With these fortunate ones ai iepencb the solution of thi3 cotton ti question. They can over double their fc prosperity and that of their neighbors w without injury to themselves. si The first feature: To accomplish this t? snd, let 50 independent farmers, or to vho can be accommodated to indepen- le l<incy, meet, organize, form a corpora- jo ion, or, to put it-plain, form a trustj si ;o be governed by laws regulating ... rt i i* rusts, etc. xor tne oenenc or i-uose ?ho may not comprehend the magnitude of their representative body of 50 Si nen, we will take our own county, An- T Lerson, for illustration, and see what we lave. (We will say where the counties p, ire small and are not so wealthy it is p lot necessary to have so many men in w, he organization.) " By selecting your ^ nen you can find them- to represent or w ;ontrol anywhere between 8,000 to 15,- Q )00 bales of cotton. But for fear this sstimate is too high we will cut it down to o 6,000. Apply this to the State and ft ve have 246,000 bales of cotton, abojit [d >ne-third of the cotton produced in the J state. This will hold good throughout Q ;he cotton belt. The estimate for 1898 ^ s 12,000,Of 0 bales. Grant this to be v^ ;rue. Then you will see that this or- C1 ranization holds 4,000.000 bales. Do lot lose sight of this and we will see S ?rrrl-i A ^ flt/STT />AT\ /I A W1 1 f 1 aocr y\ ix<xl kucj u\j wxiux iu 0j Second feature: How are we to con- ta ,rol this labor necessary to produce the ta unount of cotton above stated? Very p) sasily. We will take the crop of 1898 w or a basis. Let each individual mem>er of this organization retain the same enants or hired labor which he had in .898, or in case of a change he must u, mpply their places with labor equiva- . ent. For he will not be permitted to 113 epresent more cotton than he can pro- ^ Inaa IAKAW f A Y?OI*-A 4-VIA ortT?A A n/4 if luv^ lauui w uiaag vug ^cuug* xxuu j thall be his duty and he will be requir- " :d to furnish this labor with supplies a' is ordinarily. For one-half or threeourths of the cotton he represents in .his body will be theirs, according to . he terms of their contract. ~^ How are we to create a deficiency or inrplus as desired? My answer to this m s through the New York Cotton Ex- . :hange. Pick up your daily paper, ^ urn to the market quotation. You. p rill see your crop of cotton for 1899 an be bought by a man who wants it tb rom a man who hasn't got it and for a jiven price, which many claim is below " 'UC wou ui yivuu^uxvu. xxuvnxug vugog - . acts to exist, can we not get together w' n a body governed as a trust, so that to one can act independently? We 01 fill have a president and board of di- e* ectors. Grant that we have this trust istablished. What will be the conseluences? Our president, actiDg in uni- ? on with our board of directors, will .1 tuthorize his agents to go on the floor >f the exchange and purchase the en- ? ire crop controlled by this trust Then _ he order will go out to each individual jjrj nember?I will not say member, but ac tockholder?to put his lands in wheat, >ats, peas, com or anything he may ihoose, but under no condition must he . >lant a seed of cotton, and to keep his ^ enants employed so they cannot assist n raising cotton for a non-member. ^ f he should plant cotton after receivng this order he would forfeit his bonus ^ Qoney, which would be $4 or $5 per ?ale. He would, have as much cotton o sell the next fall as he could make out ve if other products be raised the year A lefore, and all lie could make out of iti ither products would be a surplus, dc Cake the 12,000,000 bales. You will ar ae by buying 4,000,000 instead of rais- m ng it, we have reduced the amount oc aised to about 8,000,000 bales. Four fa housand bales must be bought for us, tu ?hich wili leave only four million bales th or the us<i of the world. Can't you of ee it would be a grab and snatch game pa or this cotton, and prices would run w< A il * I. 1_ _ 3 .way up r un tne otner nana, n cot- co on is bringing' a fair price, -*we could ell our crop, roll up our sleeves and aise it, as we have it sold. There is tot a corporation or trust that could be tave the advantage we would have. ns Now, we know the cry will be "You fr an not make your purchase or sale." to \re will see. In order to keep cotton T! [own they have got to sell, or else it th rill go up, and if it goes up, then we ar rill have accomplished our aim. We ba re willing to sell and make it. They es rill either have to put up or shut up. pe t takes $100 to buy 100 bales or sell. be it i ? t 1-ir Ti some may taiDK ims is gauiuung. it j.u s Dot?far from it. It is simply a pro- se ection for the services rendered hroughout the year, and if they pro?ose to sell us cotton cheaper than we an raise it, we have a perfect right to a : iuy it and sell it next fall at a profit.? an Now, gentlemen, it is a duty we owe sa urselve3 and surroundings to do some- ac hing. We have farmed long enough of or the glory there is in it, and if these i gu aen offer us a saucer of ice create, I ay let's eat it. J. B. Watson, Ch'm., S. N. Dearman, . L. D. Harris, ^ . H. Gr. Anderson, A. T. Newell, W. H. Glenn. Anderson, Nov. 8. _ FAST THAIS' ROBBED. light E obb srs Were in the Gang.That Tk:J IV. TT7 1- . 5^ J/JU UiS VTOJT&* The Great Northern through tain, hich passed through Fergus Falls at .30 p. m., was held up and robbed boat five miles west of there. There ere eight robbers in the gang, all well rmed. Two of them evidently boardi the blind baggage in that city. The -ain was scarcely oat of the town when lese two climbed over the tender, and, resenting revolvers, told engineer iracc and his fireman to stop at a lonej spot near the Pelican river bridge. . driving at this place, the train was topped and the engineer and fireman IgsSfl ere ordered to leave tne cab. Tiie :her members ofrthe gang rushed from le woods and boarded the express car. il wore handkerchieis over their faces. he gang was regularly organized and eat by numbers. When the train stopped, the conduc * >rand brakeman started forward to ad out what the trouble was, but the i audits fired a number of shots and arned them to keep back. They then nnpelled the express messenger to ave the car, and while three or four ood gui-xd, the others proceeded to low the safes; / The local safe was destroyed, and it as thought they succeeded in securig considerable money, but the exact nount cannot be learned. The Lrough safe was drilled and dynamited >ur cnarges Deing used. ?ae jacket as blown off, but it was found imposble to reach the inner part and get at ie cash. They worked over_it nearly 70 hours, holding the train' for that ngth of time, but gave up fm$llyand fining their companions on the outde, started souths Captures the Senate. Republicans will control the United ?tes senate after March 4, next be present party division of the sene is: Republicans 43, Democrats 34, opulists 6. Silver Republicans 6. rior to the late election the figures ere changedfby a Republican gain of m;! viz: McComas, <of Maryland, who ill succeed Gorman, and Simon, of regon, who was elected to fill a v?mcy. Xhis increases the Republican , i , if m? . : ? n T . -.S-y^sa iwtow. ine terms or seven ivepupcan senators expire March 4, next aving 38 hold-over Republicans, be elections of last week made certain te choice of 10 additional Republican snators. This gives a total of^^or vo more than a majority ov^r Demo ats, Populists and Silver Republicans. There are 21 Democratic hold-over snators. To this number last week's ection will result in adding four cer.inty and one probably, making a to,1 of 25. The Populist and Silver Belblican hold-overs number 8. This as increased Tu esday by 1. Bloodshed in Texas. / A special from Dallas, Texas, says: Tuesday was a bloody, election day ; l Texas.' At Hubbard, Stevens couu-, Rosario McCarthy, Joseph Ramby, id Jefferson Squires, were killed ?nd . F. McCarthy and Riley Squires prob)ly mortally _wounded in an election At Steuper, in Hopkins county, K , Sutton and George- Young were killL William Boung is in jail as a irty. to the killing Of Sutton, who had ordered Young's brother. "At Aubrey, Denton county, Depu Sheriff B. Taylor was shot through .e neck by Lee Webb and dangerouswounded. He shot Webb through ie legAt Sheffield, in Trinity county, J. \ Ashfield was killed ^ his father obably fataly wounded by persons hose names have not been learned, . Many minor affrays occurred in vaii- _-J ts parts of the state as the result* of ection differences. A Good Yield. The Cotton Plant says: Col. T. ?f. oore, of Spartanburg County, tells : ie Evening Star that he has already eked 2,256 pounds of seed cotton om one acre and thinks lie will ither five hundred pounds more. lis is a good lot of cotton from an ire of ground, but it is likely there is >t much money in it after alL The Dtton Plant would like for CoL Moore tell its readers the net profit on ' - ] at acre of cotton and how it was culrated. Every /farmer is trying to id out the wdy to make money in owing cottony ; An Election Odity. The latter days of the camDaijrn de* ~ - si sloped some oddities in electioneering. >' few days-ago several prominent policians, candidates for office, went >wn in the coal mines of Cherokee id Crawford counties, Kansas, and stde speeches to the miners. On one casion, while 600 feet below the surce, the candidates crawled through a nnel and made speeches while on eir hands and knees because of lack space to stand up in. The camligners spent a week in the mines, )rking among 10,000 miners, only ming oat into the open air at night. The State Farm. Superintendent VV. A. Neal, and the tard of directors of the South Caroli- ^ i penitentiary, have arranged to give a ee excursion to and from Colnmbiii the State Farm on November 18. le invitations includes all visitors to e State Fair who care to see the farm, id the visitors are promised a big irbecue or other entertainment. The vmrCTAn TTTT 11 KA of. fho nnvofcA .V/UiOiVU "? IXL CH3 vTCU pTTTTSWT?OE nse of Superintendent Xeal and tjfl ard of direstors. Their object is ~fl rnish taxpayers the opportunity oH eing what is being done. A Wonderful Voice. A colored citizen of Se^^Ho^^ most wonderful voice^^^yjff i ordinary conversatiM id, he can be eajdfl| re neicu ana wu his iish?j Jii mmM