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The Lancaster News LEEK 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. I. NO. 92. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., AU6UST 25, 1900* PI1ICF -FIVE CENTS PFI) CODV. Another Lynching. Negro Shot to Death by a Mob in Dorchester County ?Third Lynching in this State in Ten Days. Columbia, S. C., An?. 23.? Willie Spain, a North Carolina o i i uegio, 21 years oi l, was sbot to| death by a mob near St. George, Dorchester county, this afternoon. This is the third lynching in South Carolina within ten days. S L. Connor, manager of the Dorchester Lumber Company's stores at B diam, was nolified by a negro that tie saw another ne groattempiing to enter a window of his home and then run away into a near-by cane field. He suddenly came upon Spain. lie grappled with the negro, sink iug a him severe blow, breaking several bones in his hand. The . negro finally freed himself and ran into near-by woods. Connor notified his neighbors and a search was begun. About, two hours later Spain was captured in a negro cabin not tar distant. He was brought to St. George and turned oyer to Sherifl Limehouse, who locked him up in jail. Shortly afterwards a posse of 40 or 50 men went to the sheriff and demaned the keys of the jail. Securing the Keys, the jail was unlocked and the negro taken to the house of Con no*, where his 11-year old daughter, who was alone in the house, positively identified the negro as the one who tried to climb through the window, but was frightened away by her scream*. The negro did not protest his innocence, but admitted that ho had gone to the residence with the intention ot entering it, but for what purpose he did not say. The mob then look the negro to a near-by oak tree, strung him up to a limb and shot about 500 shot6 into bis body. The negro's head and body were shot literally to pieces. Man Arrested at Hartsville r?u j ? v^ncu ^cu wini Digamy. Darlington s| i;?1 in tin* News and Courier: Deputy SherifF W. H. Mozintro arrested W. () Matli? ews at lliirlsville, in this eoun -4t V ty, last Friday on a warrant cliarg ing Mathews with bigamy. It is alleged in the waivant, whiih was issue! by a magistrate in Bennettsville. that Mathews married iryoiing lady in North Oaro iina last Anril ura*. * !>!?? I *"? "p*"? and that on August 8, 1900, he married Miss AicLemore, of Marlboro county. Hat hew* wetfld i ot tilli< about the matter, liglhews had been taken to S^a?w#tsville, ^ where be has been committed to jail to await ferial at she soming term of Court for that county. Mrs. K. C. Lanier, el (treat Falls, is visiting her sister, Mrs. ^ W. M. Crawford. i The State Campaign. ] Ugly Incident at Greenville Meeting??Jones Strikes Brunson. I* t; Greenville special in Charlotte ^ Observer: The sensation of the day happened just after Mr. A C. Jones' speech. Mr. Jones had scored Mr. Brunson's prohibition ^ so hotly and apparently ro unreasonably that Mr. Brunson, ^ standing in the audience, laugh ^ ingly said: (,Mr. Jones, you are i 8 SI011)1 V erazv- vnn nm no Startling Admission Said to Have been Made by Dispensary Director. From Yorkville Enquirer:? Mr. Wylie of the state hoard of dispensary directors was on the C. & N. W train yesterday morning, going toward Gastonia and between Yorkville and Clo ver he said in the presence of Dr. J. E. Massey and Mr. F. P. McCain, who wore going to Clover with the county campaign party, that the state dispensary has always been corrupt and it is as corrupt now as it has ever been, lie said that the state board is corrupt; but he is only one man against two and cannot help himself. He cited that recently, over his protest, the other two mem hers of the board had purchased two thousand cases of so-called case whisky. Upon the arrival of the whisky he, Wylje,insisted on having it analyzed. The analysis showed 2-1 per cent ol al cohol and the balance was vari ous kinds of chemicals. As the result of the analysis, and Mr. Wylie's threatening to make a fuss, tlie liquor was sent back.? Dr. Massey and Mr. McCain both repeated Mr. Wylie's statement to them in their speeches at Clover. The Christian Crusaders. Progress of the Work in Kershaw?Meetings Being j Largely Attended and Many i Conversions Already Noted. ira i vr uu. unuva^ioi i>ews : l lie i Christian Crusaders have been) with us about 10 days. The people are greatly interested in the meetings and although t be weath er has been threatening they are attending them well. In the short time that the Crusaders have been hero there have been 100 conversions. Many others have asked to be prayed for and will doubtless he convert ed later. There were 18 converted Fridav night. Messrs W. P. Bennett and .)o-. 1 K. Connors of Lancaster #\v re| | with us Sundav and made very helpful and interestimr addresses ; both at the afternoon and even-] ingservices. Although the we,a'h jer was. very threatening there were large crowds at both the?e I services. J. Kodgers Magill, Kershaw, S. (!. a I Marriage of Mr. Ike Tillman's Son in Texas. Kd. The News : Married on the 12th inst , ?t Foirview, Te-x 'a*, Mr. (!. Jj. Till id ?it and Missi Houston. Mr Tillman is a sou of our former fellow citizon .Mr. I. W. Tillman. F. II. Ma*sey. Bazette, Tex a". |Do you take The News? Brunson has only one hand, so ^ |w?s at a great disad vantage. He conducted himself manfully dur |ing tliis very painful incident | and wore a smile while answering the questions ot the reporters. The crowd was so indignant at : this unwarranted attack that ( one could hear on all sides, 'Lock him up, lock him up." The sheriff's order seemed to * | meet the approval of the crowd. } It is understood that the chiel of 1 police released Mr. Jones on a 1 cash deposit with a promise that ' , lie would not return to thegrounds 1 j where lie might again run 1 I amuck. Big Bucket Shop Crash?Sage Co. for Two MiHions. t New Y??rk, Aug. 22?M. .1. > Sage vtt Co., brokers of No. 1 i Montgomery strt e', Jersey City, > ' % and No. 57 Broadway, this city, ' at t lie close oi business Iiours to- t day, posted a n itice at their Jer sey City office, informing their J correspondent- :h it they had d s- ' continued business. < Messages were -en' by Sage <V I Co. today to all the branch offices, I notifying the local manager:. that | lit had been tounl necessary to t I ?l,w? .... v ? U|'. 11 is stated tint 'lie Sage sys | I tem consisted of ;i sftint: ol at s least 300 branch edicts, stretch , ' ing trom Maine 'o New Orleans, i and in fonio quarters to-night c t lie failure was declared to in it volve possibly $2,000,000. A! j though a great business was done by this stock commission , 1 firm, it has no stock exchange i I m?*mb(?t>hip here. ii Subscribe to Tile News. c 4 ? . ??-%r 1 JI v" W* V H? V/ 1 t~h/jy a bee in a lar bucket." Mr. Jones refused to be interrupted and, closing hotly left the stand, walked around to where Mr. Brunson was standing and said: '-Mr. I Brunson, if you don't atop both- ( ering me I'll jump on you." I "Then jump on me," paid ^ Brunson. 8 At this Mr. Jones struck Mr. i Brunson in the face. Mr. Brun- t soil did not strike back. The * crowd rushed together. Two t policemen arrested Mr. Jones.? ^ Sheriff Gilreath ordered them to take Mr. Jones away and lock him up. Mr. Jone6 tried to matte a grandstand play but was put out before he got to first base. It must be remembered that, Mr. E^irst Frost Oct. 16th, Says s Lexington Farmer. Columbia Record : "The lirsi rost this year," said Mr. A. S Tunamaker, of the Forks noigh?orhood of Lexington county, t<: Record reporter today, "will ill about the lGth of October." "How do you know this V "Well, frost always comes pre isely two months alter the first og in August. The tir-t fog this ear happened on the 1 ?>th of Lugust. This is a sure sign for rost in this sec'ion of the ta*e." Killing in Alabama. Talladega, Ala., August 22.? n a difficulty at the Planters yhemical Company plant J O .'owell, .assistant, superintendent vas shot and killed by Jim Sirns i negro, and P. T. Crown, super ntendent, was shot through tin high. The trouble was causec >y an impudent, message the ne :ro had sent the superintendent ?owelTs fat her lives at Houston Texas, and Crown is a Virginian The negro escaped. Insurrection in Cuba. Rebels Score First Victory Capturing City of Tei Thousand Inhabitants. Havana, Aug. 22.?Tlia in undents in the province ot Pina lei Rio captured their first cit; -liere to-day. At 9 o'clock llii Horning I lie force led by Pint iuerra, an ex- Congressman am in influential man and who wa ,bought to be many miles east vard, and sundry other itisur tent bands, attacked S'?n Luis which is situated on the railroa< ibout ten miles west <>i Pim > lei Rio city. A sharp and do ;isive engagement f '.lowed, dur im winch a number ot mei .vore killed or wounded. Tin own was defended l>y less thai 100 rural guards, li.Mv ot when inrrendered to the insurgent uid are held as prisoners. Tin nsurgent torces are in poesessiot if the railroad station and of tin ;own, wtiich is resuming its ii"v nal condition IJ y the capture o \-in Luis, which has about 10,00( nlmbitants, th insurgents liavi )btainod an important base to uture operations. Mr. L. ('. Lhivseur leaves tc nor row for Rurkeville, \'a. t ,'isit his daughter, Mrs. Hoswell h'rrm there Mr. and Airs. I'ay ieur will go on a vi-it to Rich n<>n<!, ' ?I < l 1'oint Com lor!, Wish n^ton, I'hiladephia ami otlie dties. They will I?o absent ahou hree weeks. Mr. A M. IIart?ell. lately o Wuxhaw, N. ' as returned t< Lancaster, his home of some year mo. lie h s accepted n p.n-itioi n the officeol tfie Lancaster Mer an tile cempaiKr, ll The Georgia Primary Big Victory for Hoke Smiti^ ?Practically Sweeps fl"KX State for Governor. > Atlanta, Ga., Aug- 22.?TK? State Democratic primaries to< 1 ?r resulted in a victory for Hoko Smith, candidate lor Governor, , unprecedented in the size ot hin > majority. Ot the 145 coimtiec . in the S'ate lie has carried prob* V , ably 110. By tho returns availa- ^ ble at, 11 o'clock to-night, Clark Ilowoll carried six counties ; X. H. Estill, of Savannah, two; R. B. Russell, eight; and James ML Smith, three, leaving 10 to hear } from. This result will give Hoke Smith 294 votes in the Statu convention of a total el 366. Mr. Howell's paper, The Con' stitution, in the first edition, concedes more than one hundred 3 counties to Hoke Smith and ^ savs his nomination for Governor on the first ballot in tb? * convention is practically assure ' ed. Director Wylie Denies Saying Dispensary Board is Corrupt. ' Co'umbia Record: Did Major Wylie, of the board of director? of the state dispensary, say that the other members of the bo a *41 are corrupt; that lie is only oiv*) man against two, and cannot help himself, but was able cently to compel the other?, by threats, to return goods purchase 0 , j eu over Ins protest ? In a long distance telephone conversation this morning with ? Record man, whom ho called up, Major Wylie denied the allegjnj tion 11:af he had made sue l. statements, and authorised tb? r ' i newspaper man to quote hnn ar strongly in deniil as his command ot the language wouKl permit. * 1 ;1 Deadly Battle Between Oths cers and Negro Gamblers B 1 St. Augustine, Fla. Aug. 22.? P ! 4 ? ' * v | a desperate battle between d?ij ni v she rill's ami negro ganihtjerr. ' I took place at a turpentine cnncp \ I 3 near Dupont in this county yesi0 terday in which one of the nr. rIgroes was killed Conn plaint li?d I been made tli.it negroes had established a iram! ii-o house which "I was demorali/ii g the turpentino " J hands so t liey conil. oot(l>e kept at ' work. Four deputy -herill's wero l?ent out to raid the place. Iu' stead of tiering at the approach i of the ollicei the negroes oje & 1 lire with guns. 1 he re-. ' turned flic vo!U y and one 1 Ion negroes leli dead. Alter a le -J peratehaiul to hand battle ele.voj* ' of the negroes were arrested act 0 are now in jail to await trial, s . ? . , 'iThaWowo I)oes Job - lllw llCnu for others. W 1:y can't we do yours? ?4? ? ? ? ?