The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 25, 1906, Image 1
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.
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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
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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, >
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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.
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;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,
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'iThaWowo I)oes Job
- lllw llCnu for others. W 1:y
can't we do yours? ?4? ? ? ? ?