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VOL LIV WINNSBOKO. S. (\. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1899. NO. 18 PA WEAK PAPER, "j " j A Message That Says Much But ; i Means Very Little. I THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.} - Supports the Gold Standard. Op- j j posed to Trusts. What He Says About Cuba and the Philippines. The third acnual message to congress of President William McKinley is the longest docuEeiit yet issued by the ^ ? "-1 ? ? 'f1~- ? ?.?*>? o \pi:l iTesmeiil. JLi!C uitorvij"> TtiJt ??? ?. widespread attention because it deals with the new conditions brought about ^ by the accession of new territory resulting from the Spanish-American war, I and because it will be regarded as the [ plea of the Republican party for the ^ support of the American people in the presidential election of next year. Its icain points are summarized below: The president begins by statiDg that on the threshold of the deliberations of congress the members are called upon to mourn with their countrymcn the death of Vice President Hobart, paying tribute to the worth of the dead statesman. s^r\YT\ CT? 4 VT\ A T> T"i 1XIJC. UULiLI OJLA.li/aui/. . The president next declares unquali- [ fiedly for the gold standard. Oa this momentous question he says: 4iI urgently recommend that to sapport the existing gold standard and to maintain 'the party value of the coins of the two metals (gold and silver), and the equal pov.er of every dollar at all times in the market and in the payment of debts,' the secretary of the treasury be given additional power and charged with the duty to sell United States bonds and to employ such other effective means as may be necessary to these ends. Mr. 'McKinley next discusses the subject of an American merchant marine, and earnestly recommends that steps be taken by congress to encour ?J aefroklichmont' r>f a ^ (iUU CliU jLU tii"- WiaviiwuMVMv ? * great marine, seemingly endorsing the proposed ship subsidy movement without saying so clearly. OPPOSITION* TO THE TRUSTS. Perhaps there is no greater surprise in the message than the president's reference to the trusts. He places hip % o administration squarely in opposition to the combinations of trade. On this subject he says: \ ''Combinations of capital organized into trusts to control the conditions of trade among the citizens, to stifle competition, limit production and determine the prices of products used and consumed by the peeple, are justly pro- j voting public discussion and should I early claim the attention of congress." 'no entangling alliances". Coming to the Transvaal-British war, the president seemingly rebukes in no uncertain tones the recent utterances - of Mr. Jc-seph Chamberlain, British colonial secretary, acd Mr. Joseph v;^^Choate, United ^:.?tes ambassador to England, proclaiming that this country and England are practically in alliance. rThe president reaffirms the time-honied doctrine that this country shall .remain free from entangling foreign | .alliances. He sa;s: "This government has maintained attitude of neutrality in the uoforwttaate contest between Great Britain .and the Boer state? of Africa. We 3 f<-v tno r>rwprtt Jiave remamcu u.i ?-v r e. of avoiding entangling alliances as to .affairs not of our direct concern. Had oiroumstances suggested that liie parties to the quarrel would have welcomed any kindly expression of the hope of .the American people that war might be averted, good cfficej would have been iendered." THE DESTINY" OF CUBA. Coming to the acquisition of Porto ttiVn and discussing the Cuban ques tion, the president dwells on the destiny of both countries, recommending the establishment of a civil government for Porto' Rico as rapidly as possibl; and the raising of the customs duties on exports of that island. He declares that the island of Cuba, which is temporarily under the protection of the United States, must be turned over to the people of the island as soon as a stable government can be formed, reaffirming the purpose of the government declared prior to the Spanish war that the people of Cuba would be given their freedom and the yoke of Spanish rule swept away. He sa>s this pledge is of the highest honorable obligation and must be sacredly kept. Then he speaks of the intimacy which must exist between America and Cuba and of the destiny of the island, declaring we must protect the people. THE PHILIPPINES ARE OURS. The president relegated the Philippines question away to the rear of his message, but it can be clearly discerned ^ that he intends what he says on this subject to be regarded as the most imncrt nf the decument. Pie be ; - >r gins on the question by referring to the treaty of peace between Spain and the United States signed December 10th, 1893, by which Spain 'ceded to this country the Philippine Islands in consideration of $20,000,000 and peace. He declares on this question: "The islands were ceded by the government of Spain, which had been in undisputed possession of them for centuries. 1 -x 7_ 1 "They were act;epteu not merei> uj. our authorized agents in Paris under the direction of the executive, but by the constitutional and well considered action of the representatives of the people in both houses of congress. I had every reason to believe and I still believe that this transfer of sovereignty was in accordance with the wishes .and the aspirations of tne great mass ef the Filipino people. kiOn the 21st of December, after the treaty was signed; the commander of the forces of occupation was instructed 'to announce ana proclaim in the most public manner that we came, not as invaders and conquerors, but as . friends, to protect the natives in their home, in their employments and in their personal and religious rights."' A SHOT FOR AGUIXALDO. I "It is enough, to s^ay that the claim oi the rebel leader that he was promised | independence by any officers of the 1 * i United Slate.-* in r?;iura f<?r his a>.vi?t.ance has r:o foundation in fact and is categorically denied by the very wit:s*s-es ?vbo were cailad to prove it. The most tbe insurgent kader hoped for when he came to Manila was the liberation of the islands from the Spanish control; which they had been laborine for years without success to va. 'The prompt accomplishment o? this work by the American army and navy gave him other ideas and ambition, and ini-iiious suggestions from various quarters perverted the purpose and intentions with which he had taken up arms. 'The future government of the Philippines rests with the congress of the United Sta:es. If we accept them in a spirit worthy of our race and our traditions, a great opportunity comes with them. The islands lie under the shelter of our flag. They are ours by every tide of law and equity. They cannot be abandoned, it' we desert them, we leave them at once to anarchy and finally to barbarism. We fling them, a golden apple of discord, among the rival powers, no one of which could permit another to seize them unquestioned. "Their rich plains and valleys would be the scene of endless strife and bloodshed. The advent of Dewey's fleet in Manila bav. instead of being as we hope, the dawn of a new day of freedom and progress, rvill bave been the beginniug of an era of misery and violence worse than any which has darkened their unhappy past. The suggestion has been made that we could renounce our authority over the islands, and giving them independence, could ri.iain a protectorate over them. This proposition wili not be found, I am sure, worthy of jour serious attention. Such an arrangement would involve at the outset a cruel breach of faith. It would place the peaceful and loyal majority, who ask for nothing better than to accept our authority, at the mercy of the minority armed insur gents. It would make us responsible for the acts of the insurgent leaders and give us no power to control them. It would charge us with the task of protecting them against each other and defending them against any foreign power with which they choose to quarrel. In short, it would take from the congress of the United States the power of declaring ^ar and vest that tremendous prerogative in the Tagalo leader of the hour. A FATAL FIRE. Six Hundred Working Girls Caged in a Burning Building. One of the most appalling fires that has ever visited Reading, Pa., occurred ThnrsnaTT when rho extensive hnsierv mill of Xolde & Horst company took fire, destroying the plant, causing the death of Miss Louisa Clay and injuring about 60 other employees of the company. The hosiery buildiag was a Targe four-story structure, and nearly 600 peraous were ?mployc43 moot tnem i being women and girls. "The fire was discovered about 11 o'clock and in a few moments the girls were panicstricken . Tk-.T. -morin o fnr fhA firr> pspaoe J.UCJ IXlCfcVAV fcfc UM./M AS,-. ~ ^ and the stairs, but found that the latter means of escape could not carry all of them down at the same time. Several hundred of the girls then made a rush for the windows and appealed to those in the street to save them. Ladders were brought into use and many girls were taken from the burning building safely. Most of them, however, jumped and were seriously injured. For a few minutes from every window on the second and third floors girls leaped one after the other. Some lodged in the arms of those below, bat rcaiiy struck the ground. They were picktd up and rapidly removed to hospitals or their homes. Many of the girls who escaped Dy tne stairways auu fire escapes were badly burned, but noue of then), it is believed, was seriously injured. The ure travelled with great rapidity owing to inflamable stock in the building. By those who saw the progress of the fire it is considered miraculous that there was such a small loss of life. There is much criticism among the employees because of the fact that the screens in the windows, except those at the fire escapes, were securely nailed to the windowsills. The girls had-to break the window screens before they could get out to leap to the t O ?? i. L ? grOUQQ.. OOme UI luc enjy.tv,>cv:;5 oaj that the doors were locked, as a rule, after the employes were in the building. The fire was caused by the explu.-ion of gasoline in the singeing room. It is estimated that the loss is about $175,000, on which there is aa insurant*; of $150,000. California ExcursionsLeaving Washington every Monday, Wednesday ana Friday at 10.45 P. M., via Southern Railway. New Tourist SleeDers. personally conducted, go through to San Francisco without change of crs, <-onductors or porters. The route is through Atlanta, Montgomery, New Oreleans, Houston, San Antonio, New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California. The cars are the very latest pattern of Pullman Tourist Sleepers, birchwood finish, high-back seats, sixteen sections, supplied with linen; etc., same as standard sleepers, lighted with Pintsch gas, wide vestibule, double sash, roller curtains, lava, tory and smoking room for geutleman and two retiring room for ladiesThreo. and one half days to Mexico and Arizona, four days to Los Anpeles and five days to Saa Francisco. The Tou rist Car fare is less tnan via any ouier route, saving from $25.00 to $30.00 for trip. For information apply to any Agent of the Souther Railway, or A. T. Poston, General, 511 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C. Shot by a Burglar. Rev. David B. Cheney of the First Baptist Church, and his wife, were shot by a burglar Wedcesday at their homes on Lake Avenue, Racine, Wis. Mrs. Cheney was shot in the breast. Uoll rlntrnwarrl and is be LJJ.C I'Oil V%W M _ __ lievcd to have lodged in her left lung. Mr. Cheney was shot in the abdomen j and breast. Both will recover. The burglar escaped. A large posse of poI lice officials and private citizens is | scouring the city for him. The city is j all excitement. If he is caught it is | believed the law will be powerless to t prevent his being lynched. i PARDON , GRANTED. ! Fowler, Who was Sent up fo Forgery, is Kreed. ! i j CLOSE OF CELESRATED CASE i i Review cf Romantic Career o1 I Former Presbyterian Preacher Who Went From Pulpit to I Penitentiary. ; Gov. McSweency Wednesday grantee ' a full pardon to A. It. Fovrler, the j Jiauiwuo aiiUaootA-A n.cvj wiiwu er, who was convicted in July, 1S97, o! fvrgery ia Greenville county and sen teuced by Judge Watts to serve three years in the Scate penitentiary. On August 22 last Fowler was transferred by a commutation to the Greenville county ehaingang, where he has 3ince beeu serving. The man has now served nearly two years of his sentence and has a devoted wife and children in Greenville Very strong petitions were presented. Among those asking his pardon were S'.ate Senator Dean, the master, the clerk of court, the county auditor, Col. M. L. Donaldson, Editors Hoyt and Williams, a number of prom_ ^ j:? 1 incni lauitis, seveiai ui uuv; jwia *?m> convicted him, the officers of the ch^ingan? and others. The following letter from the count}' supervisor also had much to do with the governor's decision in the case: Hon. M. B. McSweeney, Governor of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir: I have tbehooor to request your consideration of the petition of A. R. Fowler for a pardon. I feel that in dcir-g this it is for the best interests of Grreeijvilie county as well as for the prisoner. Mr. Fowler was sent to labor on the public works of this county from the penitentiary, haviug been confmed there about two years. He has no hands and is therefore of very little service, while requiring much more attention and care from the officers in whose care he has been committed than in ordinary cases. His value as a laborer does not equal the expense of his maintenance, and it will be a relief to the officers when this helpless man is discharged from custody. I am satisfied that a pardon will meet with the approval of the best people of this section. Yours very truly, J. E. Speegle. The following facts about Fowler's case published in The State in August last at the time of the commutation will I V>Q nf anortiol intoroef at, this t imA: I V Vi amvvaxswv M w .?Number 14,513 will leave the pen. A. R. Fowler's sentence has been commuted by the governor. Ill health is the cause assigned. Sentenced for forgery, a* k?txU? TTitb --iriitctrnrwnteT Seemingly an anomaly, but nevertheless true. An ex-Presbyterian minister in the garb of a felon. When Fowler committed the forgery of which he was convicted he had one hand with which to write, but now he can write just as well with none. wtion iio firsf arrived at the rienitei) j tiary the management was puzzled to know what use to make of a convict with no hands. He was first put to *ork protecting the strawberry patches from the ravages of the English sparrows. Afterwards he was assigned to other bits of work, and now he is a very useful laborer in the hoisery mill, being able with his stumps of arms to ~rrorn and finiisTlAi} fitoeklDCS UAllJ Olltr J CfcA LX MUM ^ w from one part of tha building to another. The case of A. R. Fowler has been the subject of many newspaper comments, but it is a tale which is very romantic even when twice told. He was not always without hands, ! but lost one hand about five years ago as a result of an accidental discharge of a gun while out hunting. He was subjected to censure at the time, for he had but a few days before taken out an accident nolicv, which he had not received, but the first premium on which he had paid. The insurance company contested the payment of the policy, and its position was sustained by the courts. He claims that at the time he was accomplained by a friend, who testified that the loss of the hand was accidental. They were riding in a buggy and the gun was discharged without his touching it. The member was taken off midway between the wrist and elbow. The right hand was also lost in a similar manner. Three years ago last November, while acting as an insurance agent in Union county, Tennessee, he was hunting with a friend, John H. Davis. They were sitting on a fence when a covey of partridges suddenly flew up. He reached down for his gun, i nntohini? it with his one hand by the ? 0 __ muzzle. It caught on the fence and was dsscharged, taking off his only hand close ;o the wrist. The history of the forgery case, as related by Fowler at the time of his _inearccrati?n, is, of course, somewhat mitigating in his favor, but he makes no denial of the forgery. About three years ago he contracted with a gentleman in Greenville, Mr. B. H. Livermore, fcr the purpose of obtaining a charter for a mutual insurance company to be established in Texas. According to his stetement, Mr. Livermore was to advance SI,000 and Fowler was to give his note for that f amount until the charter could be obx_ jj TJ^ P/^ror^n or LtllllUU.* XJLC w dD aiuoigu ivi vuw endcrsoment on the note. The endorsement was that of his brother in-law, Mr. J. D. Harris, Fowler admitted forging the endorsement, and, after sentence, appealed to a higher court. On January IS, 1S9S, he was informed by his attorney that the appeal had been dismissed. Fowler says that he wrote to the sheriff that he was ready to go to the penitentiary, and was informed he f Fn-wler"* would have to pay his own way. He stayed at home, spending only one night away, until Corpl Smith of the penitentiary guard came for him. And it was charged that he evaded the law and attempted to escape from'being brought to the penitentiary. Fowler is a native of Greenville county, and had a little farm up there. His sentence is for three years. When his term shall have expired he says he will return to Lis farm, try to make money enough to pay his debts and then if he succeeds ia reinstating himself into the confidence of the people he r will resume the duties of the ministry. Fowler attended the college at Clinton, and says that he spent a while at .1 ^11 1 rm l _ _ i ? 2 tne LOiumDia laeoiogicai seminary. He is now, or has recently been writ: iag a book, a history of his lire. It seems remarkable that he can write, and his statement to that effect was f doubled until ic was demonstrated that by tying a pen to the stub of his ri^ht hand he could write as rapidly and as legibly as a;i c-xp< rt bookkeeper with all his digits. XI U L JiLUUil QiU'dUMUA. Dr. James E^ans, secretary of tbe ^ state board of health Las written a leti ter to Governor Candler, which is a . reply to the usual Georgia statement ? that no smallpox or o:hcr contagious diseases originated in that state. Di. Evans in his letter gives a clcar and definite statement as to the smallpox t situation in this state. He says tbat the very few case3 in the state are in counties bordering on the Savannah river. There are only 21 of them and the state board of health has isolated ' every one ot them ana lias emorcea ' compulsory vaccination in the various communities affected. The records show that the disease appeared in Ilil' ton Head, Belliger's Hill aid Ditmkie ; Island in August, and the board of health has traced the history cf the cases to show that it was originally introduced by a Negro from Savannah. Later in October the disease was introduced from cases originating in Savannah or Augusta or through people who had passed throueh them to this staic. Fought a BurglarMrs. L. Schurtzemburg, a Dational delegate from the Red Cross -society to tJati i'auippine islands, is Jj'icg at tne home of Mrs. S. S. Wise, 401 Thirtythird street, Chicago, under a physician's care "with her face bruised and swollen and her arms and body black and bule as the result of a struggle with a burglar Thursday night. Mrs. Schurizenb'irg is a member of a prominent family and was on her way to Washington after being in the Philippines since last May. Early Thursday morning she was awakened by hearing some one in her room. Mrs. Sehurt7??iVmrcr inmner] nn frrarmlod with r the burglar, screaming for help. In tbe struggle for the possession of Mrs. Schurtzenborg's jewel case she was struck time and time again. The burglar finally plunged through a window and escaped. Mrs. Schurtzenburg would have left for Washington Thursday but will probably be confined to her bed for some time. She saved her money and jewelry. Body Found in the River. A dispatch from Macon, Ga., says the body of Mrs. Eugenia Pottle, widow of the late Judge Joseph Pottle, one of the most promineiLM^.a->^J*^?rr-^-chT-T-aarrerfecxrsiri.crot Coi. John Hamzl- , ton, who took a prominent part in the ] border troubles in Missouri and Kansas before the war, was found in Ocmulgee river, just above the city Thursday af tercooa. Mrs. Pottle disappeared , while on the way from Macon to her j Jones county plantation Monday, Nov. 20, and the search f-v her since that : time had been una\a:':"s up to Thurs day. An investigation of the case lead to the belief that she had been the victim of foul play and circumstances strongly pointed to Allen Fuller, a Ne- ( gro, as her probable murderer. Fuller has been arrested and lodged in Bibb i county jail where he will await more thorough investigation of the case. Mrs. Pottle was well known throughout the State and was a woman of A Montana SensationA special to The Times from Butte, Mont., says: Prof. Malachy Dwyer, ao old resident of Butte, formerly of Ogdensburg, X. Y., during a heated religious discussion with J. S. Charlebois, the divine healer, attempted to strike the latter. Charlebois called on God to protect him and Dwyer dropped dead. The men were if the public library at the time. Charlebois, who is from Helena, is editor of a publication called "The Living Truth." During the discussion with Dwyer, the latter called Charlebois a liar and made a rush for him with upraised hand to strike him. Charlebois says he stood up and called on G od to protect him and before Dwyer could strike he dropped dead. Dwyer was 68 years old. The coroncr's inquest Thursday evening developed the fact that death was due heart failure produced by excitemnt. Suffered on SuspicionTwo Negro women, Dolphuser and Ida Hooks have been in jail at Macon, Ga., for several weeks under indictment for the murder of Jim Jones, colored. Wednesday Jones made his appearance and his coming has caused a profound sensation among the Negioes. A dead Negro was found in South Macon several months ago, who had plainly been murdered. He was Ktt .Tnn oo'q inAtlipr 95 .Tnnp.s. I and was buried - by her. Suspicion pointed to the Hooks women and their conviction was regarded as certain. Jones ?*xys he has been working on a turpentine farm and did not know he was thought to have been murdered. Solicitor General Hodges ordered the release of the accused women Wednesday. Murdered His Wife. Hiram Sharp shot and killed his wife and wounded his wounded his motherin-law at Lithana. Ga., "Wednesday. Family trouble was the cause. Sharp and his wife had been married 20 years, Sharp escaped into the woods, and a party of citizens, headed by the sheriff and a posse, have started in pursuit. It is understood there has been an estrangement of several years' csistence between Sharp and his wife. A short time ago she left him, after a bitter quarrel, but she returned, and sioee they have been living to.cethei at their country home. A fi-nnd Plan When the town of Bethlehem, Fa., feeds tramps she requires them to pay for their food by breaking stcne, As stone breaking is not a congenial occupation to the average tramp, he breaks from that town after the first meal and gives the town such a haru name thai the other tramps he meets steer clear of it. I BURNED AT STAKE. By Thousands cf Men at Maysvilie, Kentucky. I nrn A i ?r \/ i Mnr>ini r- /% n ! i .1 r rtliXrtLIT I'JUKKlDLt V^KIMC. Taken from the Sheriff at Court House Steps Chief Actors Known, vlo Concealment Being Attempted. Richard Col&aan, colored, confessed muaerer of Mrs. James-Lashbrook, wife 1 /%?' V at.a r.l Ar^i* ?> vn!-i fr./l li l 2 ftri niA in I U1 Uia V .A i IV, VI 111J Vi iujv iu r daylight at the lands of a mob, consisting of thousands of citizens, by burning at tha' stake after suffering indescrible torture. The dreadful spectacle occured on peaceful cricket grounds on the Outskirts of Maysville Ky., Wednesday. Just two months ago Richard Cole man. the husted employe of Farmer James Lashb/ook, murdered the woman who h*d been his benefactor. Coleman had b-:eu left iu charge of the hou^e. Mrs. Lashbrook had driven to Maysville aud returned, when Coleman . i i ,u? IaaU ^4. J,5>K.L'U J It; I lU cu:ci lac uauiu t\j at some work at which he had been engaged. The negro locked the door on the inside. Mrs. Lashbrook became frighted and screamed. Coleman struck her on t*'.s head, knocking her down, but not stopping her cries. He then seized a razor and cut her throat. He picked up the bleeding body and placed it on the-bed. He then.bft the room, but returning, heard her still groaning and with an axe he struck her repeatedly on ihe head until he was sure she was dead. The negro washed tlie blood from his hands and clothing and went to where Mr. Lashbrook was at work in the field and told him that he had better come to the house, as some one had killed his wife. It was not until after the officers arrived that suspicion was directed . rt.i T>1 ? J 4.~ 1.-J i I against \joieiuan. x>iuou s^iuis uau ueeu found on his clolhing, but he accounted for that by saykg that he had been killing chickens. That night, however, at xMaysville, a partial confession was obtained, and, snowing the result if that fact should become known, the officers quietly cyck him to Covington, Kv., for safe keeping. He was indicted for the murder. Shortly after his incarceration at Covington, he made a 1 complete confession of his crime to the ; jailer. The story of his crime, includ- , ing worse than murder, was told with- J out any appearance of feeling by the ' prisoner. ' The trial was set for Wednesday. ] Sheriff Perrine determined to leave ! Covington by th- train on the Qhesa- . peake and (hiio, wLich. started at jj.30L j 'innnt? and Covinetou. Coleman had been apprised Tuesday night to prepare to return to the scene of his crime. He was instahtly stricken with fear and begged piteously to be permitted to remain in Covinging until after his trial. He said he expected to die, but be dreaded the vengence of a mob. When he was hanccuffed on leaving the jail in Covington be was almost paralyzed and had to be assisted to the patrol wagon. On entering the train he seemed unable to sit down until one ci the guards forced him into a seat. It developed that in the crowd at Covington and even on the train there were some of the relatives of Mrs. Lashbrook, ready to convey information if any attempt was made to secrete the prisoner. Messages were sent here. The prisoner with his escort arrived at 10:20 o'clock. Sheriff Perrine while en route to Maysville, had been informed that a mob was awaiting the of fVio donot and lift arrival ui t-ic uam ?u vuv hastely prepared for it by swearing in : deputy sheriffs. As the train puffed slowly into the old station the mob formed on both sides in two long but : closcly huddled crowds. Armed men stationed themselves at the platforms of the cars and -warned the frightened passengers to remain quiet and not to interfere. The sheriff and his assistants were strongly armed and there was some resistance as the leaders of the mob jostled roughly against them and demands were uttered from the outer fringes of the crowds for the ?filmriff Po-rrino a ViolH piiSUUCi.. i. Vi*?uw movement and started, walking swiftly, but with no indications of panic, from the car. A step behind him followed the officers with Coleman in their midst, seeking to protect himself behind the brawney forms of his protectors. As the officers proceeded the numbers of the mob were distantly swelled by new arrivals and thr -ugh the downtown business streets to the court house they were closely followed. Hundreds of stones and other missiles were thrown and revolvers and rifles were freely displayed. The prisoner was frequently struck and he presented a frightful appearence, the blood stream-Prorvi trrtnnds nn his face and head. At the court house a mob of over 2,000 men headed by James Lash brook, the husband, had been hastily formed. A demand for the prisoner was made. There was a brief struggle in which weapons were hastlily c awn by the officers and then the sheriff and his assistants were overcome by force of numbers and the prisoner was -seized by the leaders of the luob. The prisoner was dragged alon;: by ropes loosely attcahed to his body. He was the target again of hundred of missiles and several times he sank half-conscious to the ground while the crowd pressed forward, striking at him with clubs, sticks and whips until his head and body were scarcely recognizable. More tVnn nlir-A h a TV'S O ArtttTCTpd u^au. tuau ? 0 ana forced to his feet. Scores of women joined the men. The wretch .could be heard pleading for his life, but the cry of the prisoner was answered with an oath and n blow. The place of execution had been selected weeks ago and ail the other details of the programme mapped out b> the leaders of the mob. The prisoner was strapped against a tree, facing the husband of the victim. Large quantities of dry brush and larger bits of > M J j T_;_ wood were pneu arouau mm wane uc was praying for speedy death. James Lashbrook, the husband of the victim, applied the first match to the brush wood. A brother of the victim struck the second match. Some one with a knife was vainly slashing at the prisoners chest. Xot a single shot was fired. The purpose seemed t o be to give the wretch the greatest possible amount of torture. A fatal shot would have been merciful and there was no mercy in the crowd surrounding Richt ard Coleman. JLfie ropes securing mm to the tree were burned and his bod7 finally fell forward oa the burning pile. Tie crowd used rails and long pole9 to push his body back into the flames. It is not certaih how long life lasted. During the process, while his voice could 1 be heard, he begged for a drink of | water. At the end of three hours the j body was practically cremated. Dur| iDg all that time members of the family j of Mrs. Lashbrook had remained to keep up the fire. In all the thousands *ho constituted the mob there was not a single effort mo/la fn fltconicrt nr No mac wore a mask. All the leaders of the mob are well known and there are hundred of witnesses who can testify to their participation in the tragedy. They are leading citizens in all lines of business and many are members of churches. County Judge Harbeson will empanel a special grand jury at occe to make a speedy investigation and return indictments against the leaders or the mob. The cnroser held an inquest on the charred remains of Coleman and rendered the simple verdict "death at the hands of a mob." The body was left lying there and at present has not been removed. Ilelic hunters took away teeth and bones and flesh and every fragment that they could lay hands upon. All the afternoon children, some of them not more than six years old kept up the fires on the blackened Dody by throwing grass, kindling wood, brush, bits of boards and everything combustible that they could gather. The action of the mob seems to be generally approved, even by women who think that hereafter they will be OUiVl BADLY SCARED. Believe the World i3 to End About Christmas Time. Wild and superstitious negroes in Charleston are very much excited and alarmed at what tbey believe to be the approaching end of the world. According to the opinion expressed by ignorant leaders the world is scheduled to make a grand finish with the end of the present year, and negroes who take stock in this doctaine are making preparations for a religious departure. The fact that the century is about to close has strengthened the belief that the jnd cf the world is near and in many )f the smaller churches around town ministers are hitting hard licks in the ;onverting line. The congregations iave been told that their time on earth .8 short; that when another year should ;nat a great sea ofnre will sweep down md the end will come. Naturally the word of a preacher is believed by ignorint followers and among certain classes ;here is a strong belief that the year ioon to close will be the last. There are thousands of negroes iround here' however, who are scoffing properly at the wild teaching of the 'daffy" leaders. The end of the world ppill come, they say, when no man ivatcheth and "while the bridegroom ileereth his sleep." But notwithstanding the preaching of intelligent .eaders the first impressions made by irild- eyed gang are still being believed irmly and it is rather difficult to put ;he ignorant classes straight. The )ther week, when the meteors were ssptcted to appear, there was a state of ibject fear and terror among the superstitious negroes, for they believed that the falling stars were coming down to ' iestrov the earth, and when the nights ! passed without the appearance of the star.-* the negroes thought that dates had been mixed and that the grand flame, ihe flery burning bush, had been switched on to a siding to roll down at the Chi;-imastide. At any rate there is wild tiuitement among the ignorant negroes and until the new year gets well on its way they will still believe that they are to be snatched off at any old moment of the day or night. Unavoidably Detained. Gov.-McSweeney expected to go to Orangeburg Thursday morning to attend the Methodist conference educational meeting, but owing to the fact that Private Secretary Aull was called home yesterday by the sickness of one of his children he will be unable to leave the office. He last night wired the Rev. H. B. Browne: "You have T- - -1 ~ J T my [/est wisuea, auu JL gicauj ate invitation to be present at educational meeting. Much to my regret official business will prevent me from being present. Please place my came on the list for $25. With best wishes, M. B. McSweeney." Ran Away With a Eorse. A dispatch to the Columbia State from Laurens says: "Warren Gerrald, a young white man well known to the authorities in Greenville, is in jail here charged with stealing a horse. Thursday Gerrald hired a horse from Geer Bros, of BeltOD, and failing to return, one of the Messrs. Geer followed the ' ? .1 r* man, arriving Here snoruy aicer \jw raled bad been arrested in the act of selling the animal for $45 by the officers who had been notified to be on the lookout for hira. He will be carried to Anderson probably b7 the sheriff of that county." Defended His Mother. A dispatch from Montgomery, Ala., says word reached there from Crenshaw county that the 15-year old son of Widow Rhodes shot and killed William Jones and mortally wounded John Pruitt. while thoy were attempting to sn f;nrrance into his mother's home. They battered down the door with a fence rail when the boy fired. Bulling the Mule Market. Purchases of mules in America for the use of the British government seems likely to upset the calculations of American live stock men. It is said 1 ?- Ia orders cave Deeu xecuivcu ?.u 10,000 more animals. Almost this number have already been shipped from southern points. A GREENVILLE TRAGEDY. In Which A Moonshiner and a State Constable Are Elilled. Wednesday afternoon a desperate fight took placc a few miles above a/in11 a Vv^f tt*frtnc f Vkl ao ^ib'wu>u:g utinttu vvuouiuigo WAU" well and Cooley of the State constabulary, and George Howard, whose home is just outside the city limits, on the i Buncombe road near the Sampson and Poe cotton mill. It seems that Cornwell and Cooley were on the scent of whiskey wagons and met George Howard with another man coming from towards the mountains, but there is no accurate information as to what took place except that shooting began without any unnecessary delay. \ j T. ?. _ mi rii j .1 /I. uispaica to ane state says tne shooting affray took place in a piecc of woods near the Paris mountain road, just before it crosses the Southern railway. George Howard was there with his unknown companion, who had driven a covered wagon into the woods this morning. The constables were out on a raid, and circled around the wagon. One of them discovered liquor kegs and notified the other. Cooley took charge of the liquor and carried it to his buggy, while Cornwell approached the men, who were sitting on the ground before a fire near the wagon. The men surrendered without resistance and How ard says that CorDwell took hold of him, at which he remonstrated, telling him that the liquor belonged to the other man, but that Cornwell again seized him. After saying this much he declined to talk any more. Cornwell has said that Howard informed him that he was not armed, but that Howard opened fire on him, which he returned at close range, inflicting five wounds, and when Howard was found on the roadside by his nephew his overcoat was afire from the powder of Cornwell's pistol. Cooley was putting a keg in the buggy on the opposite side from where the others were stand:ng, and says he was fired upon when his back wis towards them. He thinks it was the-man who ran away that shot him, and says the fire was repeated almost instantly. He raised up and fired a rifle at Howard and then emptied his revolver at him. Howard was wounded five times, the most serious of which is in the left breast, just below the nipple, the bullet going in straight, and the doctors are afraid to probe for it. He was taken to his home on the Poe hill, and the physicians injected nitro-glycerine, keep his heart going and prevent a collapse, while they were examining his wcunds. Cornwell's wounds are also considered fatal, the ball passing i through His intestines, ana tne pnysii cians do not express any tope of his recovery. He was married about two months ago in Chester county and his wife is seriously ill at their home, on the ro.'.d to town before he fell, and when Cooley found him on the side of the road he was too weak to get into the buggy. Cooley theu hastened to town for assistance, which was speedily given. Howard walked 100 yards before he gave up and when his nephew came to him on the roadside driving a wagon out of town on his way home Howard informed him very cooiey that he had been in a shooting scrape and [ was certain that he had shot one of the constables. A dispatch from Greenville to the .News and Courier says: Dispensary Constable John B. Cornwell, who was mortally shot in the stomach by Greo. Howard in Tuesday's fierce battle between dispensary constables and moonshiners, died Thursday morning at 2 o'clock. Howard, who was shot five times by Cornwell, died Friday night. TT^ owAm cfofornnnf JLJLC iiiaug ULU O >T VI JJ. ^ kUivuivuwi w w v-v,, testified before the coroner that he killed Howard- Cooley's condition is somewhat alarming. A reporter accompanied Drs. Wright and Bramlett on a visit to Mr. Howard at 6 o'clock Thursday night. Mr. Howard had then recovered from the first shock, his temperature being normal. The gritty moonshiner looked like a wounded panther last ni^ht as he lay on his bed with a bored expression on his face, slightly drawn with extreme pain, but fire in his clear blue eyes as he opened them occasionally. "Did Cooley run?'' he repeated in an swer to a question. "If he done any running it was at me, not away from me. 2vaw, he never run. I know them both and saw what each was doing during the fight." "Who fired the first shot of the battle?your friends who ran away?"' "I'll tell you all about that in a few days," was the reply, after somo hesitation. ''It hurts me to talk, now. Naw, it wan't Will Gosnell with me. I ain't seed Will Gosnell." The Governor. Mr. W. A. Reckling, the photographer, Thursday delivered to the governor's office a composite cicture of the governors of South Carolina since 1876, which was ordered some time ago. It is to be placed in the private secretary's office and is composed of five pictures of the following governors: Wade Hampton?1876 79. W. D. Simpson?1S79 80. Johnson Hagood?1880 82. T. B.Jeter?18S0. Hugh S. Thompson?1882-86. Tno. C. Shcppard?1886. John Peter Richardson?1S86-90. B. R. Tillman?1890 94. Jno. Gary Evans?1894-96. Win. H. Ellerbe?1896-99. Miles B. McSvreeney?1899. Of these all are living save Govs. Simpson, Eagood, Jeter, Ellerbe and Richardson. The picture is one of peculiar interest, covering as it does two revolutionary periods in South Carolina politics.?Columbia State. Divs For a Livine. Over 100 Japanese women following the hazardous profession of divers are found along; the coast of the peninsula. They are divided into four batches, and their age ranges from 17 to 30. They come almost exclusively from Shima, Miyeken, a noted fishery center in Japan. Their earnings are of course not uniform, as they are paid according to the amount of their work, which consists in diving for agar-agar, seaweed, sea-ear, sea-cucumber, and so forth.? Japan News. ! BAD NEWS, fjj No Hope for Peace in the Philippine Islands. AGUINALDO AND HIS ARMY. The Americans Cannot Suppress the Insurrection ZFor a Long Time and Our Troops Must Suffer Hardships. A dispatch to the New Tork Herald from Manila, P. I., says: Hope ol ending the insurrection and halting military operations in the Philippines, which seemed so bright a few days ago, hasagain faded into the uncertain future. Much has been accomplished. Daring the last few weeks the campaigning has been almost phenomenal. In dreadful weather through a devastated country, across swollen rivers, along roads that were impassable for wagons, artillery and in some cases for cavalry, the advances of the troops haye _ been so rapid and in so many directions that they have often been beyond the military telegraph lines and operations have necessarily been independent in being conducted by the field commanders. The army is rightfully proud. The insurgents have had a series of routs and disasters. The slaughter has been great. They have lost a large quantity of supplies and ammunition of war and more than one thousand cf their armed men have surrendered or been captured during their ratreat in the last few weeks. Their government hag been scattered or captured. -What of it is at liberty is in flight. A portion of Aguinaldo's family are in our lines. At-uinaldo himself is a fugitive. Notwithstanding all these things, there is no reason for an extreme optimistic view of the situation. Nothing more is heard of having the rebellion stamped out in the coarse of a few days. That sort of talk only lasted . " while the insurgent leader was slipping away last week. Field commanders now think that the end is still afar. It is admitted that little is definitely known of the present strength or whereabouts of the insurgents. Aguinddo's army is estimated at from 20,000 to 30,000 armed men, scatf nvo/l fli ??ati aTi Awf 4-V* a Til AVA bVI^>U UIIIUU^UVUV XOICIUUO* JLJUOJ>g are 45,000 Americans soldiers now in the Philippines, 35,000 being in Luzon. These are already so greatly scattered by the recent operations with the exception of those in Manila, where 12,000 are concentrated, that they seem like a mere handfol. Still we hold less than one-third of the area of Luzon, Indications are that Aguinaldo escaped to the north with a much hinrer body of troops than was at first supposed. This force reported at from 2,000 to 3,000 men, was originally recruited in the northern provinces and the men are reputed to be good fighters. Not one of our columns is in direct contact with the enemy. It is a game of hide and seek and a weary game it is. ^ A Filipino Amazon. A Manila newspaper called Freedom prints this story as part of an interview with a Spanish prisoner escapcd from the Filipino lines: "One thing not generally known is that a saddle-col- / '"'.J ored Joan of Arc is leading a brigade - P x -_ cil. _ 3 J oi tne ragtag army, one 13 aeswnoeu being about 35 years of age. a pure Filipino and very plain looking. She < was dressed in trousers, high boots, short khaki jacket, and carried a handsome belt, with two revolvers attached. She wore one of the United States service hats, and on her shoulders the straps of her rank. The natives gave her every honor and said she was perfectly fearless on the field. Her husband, whom she was with when he was killed near Imus, was a major; when he fell she seized his revolver and , tried to reform the flying 'gugus,' but in vain. For this she was commissioned in her husband's place, and has since been promoted for bravery to a brigadier." Will Succeed Brooks. Gen. Leonard Wood had a conference with the secretary of war Friday respecting his future. While neither of the principals had anything to say for publication as to the conclusions reached, it is gathered that Gen. Wood is to be the next governor of Cuba, succeeding Gen. Brooks, who will return to the United State;?. It is expected ? that the military force in Cuba can be greatly reduced in the near future, so that while Gen. Wood, by commanding f.Tio tmnne rorrminfnsr will a militaw governor, there will be so little left of the military establishment that his office will be mnch more civil than military in fact. The. reduction in force will enable the war department to withdraw some or perhaps all of the general officers of the regulars now in Cuba. Tampa Cubans Excited. Cubans at Tampa, Fla., are much excited over seyeral speeches which were made in cigar factories this morning by . / Cubans whose names will not be revealed. The speakers were bitter and incendiary in their language regarding the American occupation of Cuba and advocated the use of force and dynamite to rid the island of all Americans. There are several thousand Cubans in Tampa and it is believed these orators have come from Cuba to excite the colony and to raise money later on to carry out some plan or insurrection. No More Quails for Him A man's ability to eat 30 quail in 30 days has been the subject of much speculatation, but Clay Smith, a barber living in .Danville, 111., has proved that he can do even better. He has eaten j 33 quail in 33 days, and says he will try to keep the record up tor 4U days. One would not think the task a hard one but it seems to be. Smith says he never wants to see another quail as long as he lives after he wins his bet this time. ||