The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, August 10, 1893, Image 1
- PIIN .. C URSDAY, ATG UST' , 18O3.
TI! E 3ILVERt MEN
FORMALLY ENUNCIATE THEIR DE
MANDS IN C )NVENTION.
I lie Shovire-ton I,-w IMmit Not tin ICovesnteel
I'.xe4s), hy Act Iestoerivig Freo oinalCe
-41eve nelfu 'V1191CK1mi ' i y S.i11e ol
tht" 110000-atem.
CiC'Auo, Augu1t 2 -T7here was lit.
tLie delay in calling to corder the soeond
day's session of I te silver convention,
and it is whispereil among t.no dele
gates that there hi's been troublei in s
ciiring fintd.4 for a coftiniiance of the
con vention.
A,4 soon as ( hairnan Thiuriman called
the body to orier this inor.itg, .1. S
Dougherty, of Texas, in a voice that
could he heard to the roof, ilove:l that
the roll of States be called for appoint.
muent of a collittue to devise a plan
and consider wais atlI nains for im
pressing upon Congress tlie riiiii and
peril now tireatening all our nat.ioml
interests by the demonetiz- ion or sil
ver. le claimed that the proceedigs
of the convent ion were not beinig fully
reported to the country, and the need
existed for at ibommediate re4oliition.
Several objections were made on
teclinicil groutnis, and len. Warner,
alillollietd I hat the coat mittee ont reso
hittions %t oml nilly cover the stije,t.
The subject, was Iropped, anl a dis
patch of greeting front the Koiglits of
Labor of St. Louis was read. It was
Stated that 1,110 assInbly has adopted
resolutions for the free anl unimite.i
coinage of silver at a ratio of if; to 1.
'This was recoived with applaiuse. The
committee on resolutions noi, being
ready to report, speeches were it order
to lilt tip the waiting Iimlle. Ex-Senlator
11111 of Colorado was ihe first speaker:
)text camle 1epresentative iratcis
Newlands of Nevi(lo, t'nite-l Siatus
Senator Allen of Neiraska, and S. C.,
h'llowag of Colorado. A f'er Mr. 'THoim
as had conlc uded, the con1ven-ition 1.00 <
a recess until 2 o'clock. At that hoir
Slie comlittee on resolitions present
ed a long premile an4d rie-olittions,
which were a(doptel with it slighit.
amndciments.
'ITe preamible asst-rt s that I he law of
1823, which deiomralizoil silver, was
originated by one Ernest. Seyl, a Lon
don banker, who caine to the 1inited
-Sta tes as the eiissary of I he moneyed
classes of Eiurope for that. purpose.
'T'lie resolutions declare, first, that there
inust be no coimpromise of this quies
tion. All legislation demonetizing sil.
ver and restricting the coinage there
of m".-st be imnediately and comiplete
ly repealed by an at, restoring the
coinage of the country to the condi
tions established by the soundness of
the nation. and which continued for
over eighty years, without complaint
from any part. of our people. Every
hour's delay in undoing the corrupt
work of Ernest Seyd and our foreign
entemies is an instilt tu the dignity of
the. American people, a crushing bur
don on their prosperity,and an attempt
to place us again under the yoke from
which George \Vashington and his
companions resened its. We protest
against the financial policy of the I1ni
ted States being made upon the opin
ion or policies of anty foreign govern
ment., and assert time power of this
nation to stamd on its own feet and
ie-gislate for itself upon all sulbjects.
Second, we assert that the only remedy
for ovu metalic linancial Irouibles iri to
open the mints of the nation to gold
and silver oti equal terms, the oel ra
iio of sixteeit ol silver to one of gold.
Section 3. says the Sherman Act of
Jily 14, 111.1), was the device of the
ene'n y to prevent the restoration of
ftree coinage, and we protest against its
reeal except by an act. restoring f'ree
bim ietalic cotin.
Section 4 asserts that. tihe calamiltier
which now aillict, the A mer'iicani peoph
are not, d(lme to the Shermuan Act of 18t.
arnd that mat,ters woulId be st.ill worst
but for thme act. it insists uiponc thi
fumll execut ion of that law in the mia,.
ter of purchase of silver and t,he issuet
of circulat.ing muediaiimet
Th'le lift.h resoltt,in c ills auttenmtion
yto the facet Itat, miatiotmai tu. k ad Ie
gal t.ender emce mey of what.ev'er knuit hat
rnot faileni la valute a patrticle, ati suig
ge'sts jeor time cosidlertion ofi our Ie
1low ci tmzens t.hat. Ime resal or time ol.
Ilonent.s ofli hinmet illiasmm tee proposte a11i
subsmht iit e foir I lie preset, law or Ic:
elaborate anmy pl,u foIr the Iiut.iorc in di
cates either aim ignol)rance o1 our fin an
iial tmee'ds or am mun i illinmgen'ss to tkt
the public int.o themir con Iidlence; "autd
we dtenounie thee at.temnpt to mnconidi
4t tonally repeal t he Shecriman law as ata
attelm pt, 1(1 secumre gobli mniomietah Iisme
in ilagrant viilat.iln eef time last, inat.in
ail phatformts ol all thme political p,mr
ties.'' Thle r epot was readt bey I imnatim
i onnel1ly anud ex pla i m d bcy ex -.sen,m .i o
lReagan of iTexams.
A~ re's'lutioni, mnot, emblracedl ini ime
plat,orm, wvas also adlanited, pro evidlmi
for time selcecton of at comi.t Le'.to nlel
iln coiunctionm ith ith e A mmiei Na
t iomal itusliness I -aigeme, jinIi l v, mc deu
vise a plait t.o provine ways amnd ime-am
f or I ipressing tipi Co(limgre'ss amhd the
pCleple time imepemel itg perils froin t lie
final demonetmzat.ion of sitlver anid lime
adoption of a single standieardj.
Trhe followinmg geintleimei were pre
senrtc-d by time various State doeegatcom
as5 thme commnit,tee en ways aimeeanms
A labamai, ,1. C. M1an ninig; lloridla, .J
Orch.ds ;.Nont 'J aroli na, ,1. Ii. SIaat
ton; T'enniessee, I tice A. I 'tre'; \'irgin
10, I. L .Johnsoni.
'The platorian w'asnot1(1 precsenteu
)promti ily atI. Ihle opuen ing ci tile tter
ImoOni session, and spece's were agair
in order asM a stop-gatp. IEx-Congress
mni aimIice I leree of Te'ntmssee, tme
lie it enant, of Chmamim :mt I slandm inL mhe
last Conigress, wams re ci vede with greal
enth usiasmn, and( proc'eeded to a aK e I
speech, i hiich was thle sensat in of the
dlay act its arrainmnent, of 1're'sident
Cleveland. "I am hiere an1 a1 I )e'mnorat.,
saidl he. "IDemtocratcy hald nic part i a
tihe deinonietiztat,ion oi sitver. Thte I h'
miocrattc pasrty does not, believe it
[ Applaumse.] j Iay htere, cvithoitt t'ea
o)f contradietioni, because 1 sp)eak froni
time record, t.hat, the I)emrocrattc repre
senttatives frcim the South and1( thtn
Wet constiting time over a hmeilmn
majority of the D)eimocrats upon0f the
floor elf Congress, have, every timcet tuha
I ree silver hams been p)resenete-d, casi
t,heir vote s in t,he inte rest of the people
overwhelmingly leor lthe free acid un
im itedl cotnaegc of silver. [ A pplautse.
I t is tIght t.hat. I shoidel say this, which
Is the trutih. TIhe truth neve'r hurtu
any body."
A voice-What will Clevelaned edo
[Applause.|I
"Olevelanti does not renreannt the
1)emocratc party," (iickly retorted
the ex-Congressman, aid then the con
vention broke loose. Mon ji miupedl to
thir feet and cheere(l, while ta htin- T
dred voices yelled, 'IThat's it,! he repre
sents Wall Street."
"I say today," resumed Mr. I'lerce.
"That Grover Cleveland is a man wio I
claims to represent the Democratic
party, but does not represent it; he mls
represents its position on thi: question.
I Applause.1 Do you know wihy Cleve
Iflid was nominat-ed ?"
A voi(-(-S( ven hitindred thousand
dollars. |Applaiso.j
"(hir people throughout the South
thought (Grover Cleveland was the A
:Ili t o prof eet 1 hin against, the force bi
bilt. We also believed that he was an W
hoiest inai and wotbl not attempt to W
go against the interest or the will of
his party upon any (lite9tion. Theat'
leaders wero mistaken in Grover (1eve
land's action, as today shows." IAp- fr
pause and hisses j ri
lhIrilig all this time, tle 'optilists, W
who have never Forgivein Air. P'ierce wl
for ailiering t.o the Demoratic vart y fe
last fall, had been restless anid inter- w
rtiptions were trequivnt. A Georgia sm
frien of Ex-Congressman Tml Wvat- T
son yelled: "low does Crisp stand?" w
"Charles F. Crisp," aiswered Mr. (I(
Pierce, "ias stood for twelve long years fe
by tihe people on every vote in Coin
gress in siipport, ol the free coinage of
silver, aLd I cannot beiieve that he will w
play the .J udas aid betray time tuin
who inade him speaker antI tihe people
whom lie represencs aid who sent him i
to Congress." I A pplause followed by t.t
hisses from the I'01list's. 1
"I low about C risle ?" yelled a dole- c'
gate. p4
"I I Carlbsle favors tht! intomdi iional le
repeal of tie Sherimm Act," replied %
Mr. P'ierce, "he has gone back oni his t
reord and oir all t tie people whomi h 4 1
has 'eipresented inl Congress hor years."'
JCheers and hisses. I Ill
A 'ter Air. I'i4-uco ia.I resiiled his i
seat, 'resident Thiurman, wh.s had yes
terefay, in his opening address, ex press
e<l the great,st personal regard for i
'residew. ('leveland, criticised Ar. II
'ierce for dIrif't1 ig ito a ia t isan, Ii.s- LiI
C1I;ioI. Tie convevnio adjotired '
sine (lite h.
(;rm4-iiwmbivr Ile.i
A NNI()N , ALI., Ai. I.--1;rasshop- la
pers have appeared in great inuiers in li
Choccolocco Valley, live miniles South- n
east of this place. Cori, cotton, grasses. t1
vegetahles aId every greein thing haVe I1
been destroyed on many farms, and as
even trees and shri bbery are inot spared. e\
The leaves are eaten ofT and the trees e:
lett, perfectly bare. (in the ('mrassmnere n
farm of Capt. T. (. .ush prolaibly the k
miost, danage has been done. The grow- Li
ing crops on his farm have been totally t
ruined. Cottou leaves, boils, aid in
some instances young st-%lks have been
devoured by the peAts, and corn has
fared no better. The fodder blales a:.d
shuck from around the ear have all suc- p
cumbed to the grasshoppers. iev at. i
tacked a three acre field of clover it
Thursday and today the fields reminds
one of the dead of winter, as not a trace ce
of vegetation is to be seen. Gardens in t(
the infested neighborhood are a com- sa
plete wreck, liush's farm is but little of
worse tihan many others, and uniess c(
something is, done to kill out the insects m
all Ilit crops in the valley will betotally
ruined. The grasshoppers are the uimial
variwt,y- green in color and about II4
inches long. Strenous efforts are bein vi
made to kill them out. 'iles of dry re
straw are placed in the infested ield 01
an( t.he insects driven into t,hen and
then t lie whole set. oii lire, but the num- bc
her does not seem Io decrease at all. th
S1uads of men( on t.he in ested farms bi
are working day and ight. to annihilate i),
the little pests, for nilvs.- somet.ning is ti
done to get. I id ofrt Ihem I lie work of' the
farmers for the year will have amount
d to naug t.S
in i.'in.|;rantes Ice'icto.,'i
Gn l mn-:y lv .i.t, S. C., Aulgilst. 2.--Th'ie
nilwrnitteil law is mmuore elleet.m ve ain1
ceritad n in Sollith Carol ina than t,he
written. Aeirrderers and( thieves go v
tin wippe<l oh j iistice, biut thne rapist,
and seducer are called, andl the rope
arnd shiotuni respnoni. .tohn ilicks, anl
induiist.rious5 andi hitiesut lfarmiier, near IV
I 'elizer, has b een living happ)ly lvwith bil)
his wife, a womnan who boere an excel- ci
mant charact.er, and was, i until vest.er- er1
dhay, a conten'it edt mian, with eiveryfl.hIing w
to imake home hleasnt.,ieff lIey- 01
11old(1, a neigh hor, was atlways wet*
(come1 to theO hiouset of Iliucks. I Aittia
didt Ilichks suiipe't t.hat, lI eyniolds, a de.L
viul i1i disguise, was inudermiinrg and( c
detst.royinrg his inapipy hioiiie. Yester
day aft erunooni, altl unconisciouis ot
Ironublet, w ithnonit, a suispicion of any~ iv
wrong, ITiseks suiddeunly car.me upon li,ey- W
ncldIs anud Alis. Iitek s in a compr 1)omiis
ing~ sit uat.ion. 'i'hte wringedli hand (
gave no ex pressiomn to his i eel inigs, but,I i
< ini'"tly seecu rout his gun i aind emuptiedl p
t wu lo,eds of buick slit it.o tine b)ody o0 mi
thec seducner. AMed i<esl attentionl 'was i
given lieynolds ait. onice, andn( it was he
tuni< tihat. rct-y hive shot had tak en ofht
teet, ini is side ami at'lomuen. liey
noblts was alive thins afteri'noonu, but,in
tiier-e is litt heelhope t lhat lie will irecoveor.
l'ublie seunteunt, nipholds il ueks in his I
ej nick venngean ce in dlest.r-o)i tg t.he tde.
st.roye elf' his hoi,e. l'nonnn all in ftor
mat. ion, no snupi(ionl of wvrecng-dloinmgI
ha s aittaed oe cl Ai-s. il ick s p reviouis teo ii
-'te diseove'ry y e'sterday, aind it la i t hn '
opiniioin of iieighblors t hamt, Iteyunolds inas be
dieli berat.ely teollowe'd tint w,omnan foru .'
-tine puirp'ose oci ru iiing tier.- -.%!;t,t. e
A i'eu.y earne.
It now1 N .Ccw, Miss., A ug., I. -t - o(rge C
Wiley, mcon of' a we'll known colou ed Li
maui living in il'earI lItveri scwamntp, a
.one(s counmt y, le'fi home Mtonday umorni - t1
Ing to go on a fishing excuirsion taking
with hturn a toneg, st.ut, ropce ine such
as us generally used aurnong thne nat i ye'sv
eor catching imaruge cat hish. A shieph e'rd i
-(dcg accomplaniedi hI im. EIhrly .he. am--i
ever nig thle edog came bcack to) tin- vi
hcu. alone antI whined and jutm pe(1
aibout tine old manm in sunch Urn mii us mu
,mnanuner ais to attract his attentiocn
ine heiold mun weunt out, in tine yard andi
- t tie nkeg spranmg oumt in ront of' him, h
rununimng aow yards .andthen coming ii
Ivinedt t limt stometh ing wVas amiss, WI- ol
ley f (cllowe'd '.'e dog amnd was keed to a gi
point, on f theu rver abounit live mites f'roum ul
the hieuise, w hi.re hie i foned the lifeless k
b3dijey cit his bcoy suispendled bcy onie leg ,
- from min ecveihaniging limbc icy a line ,
wvhic r:mi o'u(ve-r t,bce Ibcoughi ando ex tend--.
eel far iinto thne rive'r. inv1estigation
sho~w(ed thint, t.ht' boy3 had throwivn is i
IIfnoecve'r the b imghc tc give hiis catch
bcette~r play, amid t.hem, feor greater se- hi
cnnrity, hamd tiede tine c'ndt arout end his leg.
A 150-poumi catlhisht had neized the di
baIt amid hamuled t.he lad uip t.O the bcoughl St
and wrappedl the line last round the ini
willows ina is strnuigles to esana. t
S'ERVED T EM RIGII.
HE ASSAILANTS OF MRS,nIGHTLER
LYNCHED A r GASTON.
n 'I'll 0 11 p1.4 n'.1 cailIttaro 111111 4!111n11 sionil
Ili I c t idtt ii Tom 'r4stista ini i II qly
Itaglor, avict all Throo of Ihtl are
I'm aisptly Struitig U.
G ASTON, LeXilII10o,t1 C_o, S. (' Itlly.',
9 tie sun iroge. on the be:ultilnl sth
ll mornint- at (v':tt,. t.he tar (f
'ill Thoipsoi set imrever, andill iN soul i
mit to the itklmeit, bar of ()e might,-- 1
r thaln his fellow-inen. Hiis Ailent, it
Id Stitflened bodV now swilni to aind <
Sinl the breez, along the line of the t
il:oad track, bathed i) Ilis le blood, V
hich tlowc.j froi hundreds of bullet 1
inds Witt) which hli.4 body W14 per- 11
rated-a nenaeu to all raplt-. I1, I
alilslbfarlilcrimei Io,'Whlich1 Thomlp- n
n's life paid, in part, the letialty. (
be crime was lior lile; the execution .
a4 terrible. There was no element of
olit to enter in the cwip, the iend coto- a
ssing hig gimlt and tellin,g tOver :ild ov- r
againl the( det.ails olf thle m1annwr int
Illehl ie and his allies extwutel their 'I
Mll-phainned Cr1ime1.C.
Tle! executors acted ili a vi,ry- orl:.rly h
anler, )1.111 ti t 1) the mommilent wllwl h r
ev carried out their delerailliltion 1t o I.
fIlet 1111oll the CriiIal paktishileilt d
iltlnenlsurate WIlt ttie crile, they apt- -l
ared calni aid cmfl, bit Were ats (Id- g1
rimined as wolves pu r:uin.g their in, ,
.Il Thwim,pson was c(od to the last, al 9
OUh, sVeitl timi-s he broAike do)wn anid
e-4 lears. Ile Wats iv vvty opp:)r
S1.4) pr.kN, IhetL ll Sh'adilIV re- k
sed that. privilete, and Imlo his d1om111 ti
ithott a pra\ er tipOis lipt . lie knew y
a'. he wa. .1lge yich'-i' victim frmn ii
e Iiist, and seelied reAI'wen L. Ils h te W
e, however, 11,1 I ii(tt Ilie Ifnrtitude thal, h
C ne('.ro PUtrso Hut a1M t. Dt-.1-Amrk, bult hi
-Lei-so n did ,nt have I r .'.ii nhire what it
went thtrou.ih,
it Lhts heetiC tdl hiw lie vas capuire. if
81 nit,h and taken thrmiu,'i the c )uti
V to Gat.. W Ith Was !onllg r)n Lt
0i' 4f the newspaper m1111i 1t14 many ;V
hers w(;re,, out oil at -spccial train n) alt a
m110. 1 retiunicd Witt this party int'st it
lie hal let. the ettv. Kl'iowing" the Ill- 1
'itable result the newspa1p,r Ilen, ly 11
Ztraorditiary elforl at a.MMt tile of the i
gh--3 a. Iml.-secured, thrNugL the r
Ildnefis 01 the SoLth lound railroal an d
ioritieS a special traiin. I p m ti,s train i
ke ne%wpnlper- correspontlcis and oier I
t.izens o Columbia went in haste to I
atoi. The Columbia I)arty reached I
a4ton in a short time, and kol the <
!0l)ie of (aston that tile liel had at I
'St been cauiht. They did not know it I
ECEI VED Tl 1' NENWS WITIf CIl Ei. . It
Rluners were senl ont all over te t
)unt.ry to pointis where the men of the 1
wn were stationed oil the hunt for this t
me man. In tile iteautino the men [
the town who were at home begari to tj
me on', all armed to the teeth. Thus '
atters stood for a while. The risonTer
Ld not irrived, hut iust bel'e day. W
jht Cohllnhianls Wit) had Come oy pil- n
tA coiveyaice, Iega nt"111 to arr-ive and a
ported tlhe patny With th3 prisier h
ly a shord dist.aic behmd. 'i
'Mr. Jln (G. Capers of (' lmbia, oil r
halt'ot the tien of tie town, ad-.-issed V4
e crowd and asked those from CoInm- h
a not to take ainy part in2 the affair W
it to let the citizons ol' the place handle a
e prisoner, and above all t.hings to tt
[tit till rinners couild ,et to Mr. Arcl t
,htler, tile huisbald of Ithe victim, ani
eure Is pr'Ceee, heause lhe hain~V2g h
uinwritteni right,I higher tihan an yone il
Ie's, h-tid been proilsed, that i dhe noi
tb was hrough t ini he woul beII kept, a
ledi in to cis~ter's antd wai ted. dlist us- II
ag~ thle SI tatiOn treely~'.
l''very niow a nl hbeta somew ol t.he mhen n
en) reachie 1 by thle runnliers, cae~i in t
eering. A bout (6 o'c'lock somec of t.he t
ntors oIf t,he Iii.itl lamelnto town I 1.11
thou t iheir Ibristoneri'. Iiiupjiryi d.vel- y
vayl in tile w.oodIs. Thley wan1It2l the a
(I0 reward whc hol2 b1een o)ffe (ilre-I h ir e
Ce aptulrfe of thle 211an2 by the citz1 n 1/ 1:9I
the town, eloiming thalt they, nt he
.; esidlents f the tobwn, Were detect- il
L's itir revenule 011 ly. 'lThen an1It othe t
lui. lidlo wed,.
In the' 1(01 mat.ime Mr.. 1'leI .1 lcobs , a1 t
'Ifbiann, one of tt th e esi'pl.tors, tobtIii me 0
estory ot t.he caIip1ture. lie sah11 liht t
sterdaty onie of l hem i was ini Mr. Kxeen- I
uliefr, whit wats in the city, had24 salidi
a. a1 11221n littuie the descri'fiptin (i the
an1 wailted by ithilem, had12 Ibteen lure. b Iy
bOUt siteen tiles aboIve, ('llltiitbi. r!
heOy ma1d2 tuip t.het ir ittle part Y'.. f thiree
vIt 1(1 fi t 'If y aboutilI 3 o''lfck for the I
t re the y w.>l aiitng 2.h219 manwht they I
m; .Iid and bIeI1l them where't flt1.h V e ('18
swe the werel WIhuutoii waHIs. '114' hiiero
iithiIi ~upon hhn. ie sltalit tovruntol, I
lyt iii . ' .ac 1'a atbif M r.il Il nt ylie rl r
>ver,t II hiu' 11 with thist(ol, anthen '.a
An '' li a star'I' ..2: tig i' off Ill ih theI..a r
ud tt tl hisi name was Willl pson andti' I
iet rated~ ' the12114 stiory of 11. I Icrm 141.I
biet 02 he sb'l eque'111y tuik toao i
5(ariion. li, al t. 1.em1 to h-ier ol
rilur DrI:t .i tho h:e apprin g to1 be ri
Sfr tnesy. ilet told laem t.hat he ha-'
ed hburspoa'e nwi..h hi Go Iarhial s
Cf othl tha t(Whn h)ecl t1. rblir lthev
rest a C a ialre akheng tohl al e lettb) n
ga intet sand haru Wa .!ii 0en I't Ianll
edema'. hors .lTir thian had' 11
ouncement was made that a Columbian n
il agreed to stand for Mr. Sightter in '1
he matter of the reward and(] that the
risoner would be brought up and turned o
ver to tihe crowd. All the crowd then 11
rent down the road about halt a mile. ci
'here the men who had charge of' the ai
risoner ordered every one to halt, tel- I
ng ti,hem that in a short time they 11
rould bring the negro to them. Every a
lie waited. b
In the meantime Mr. Goodwyn, and n
ther well-known citizens of the place, t(
amen it). There was now considerable h
uppressed excitement. The idea of a
oinug to Lexinton jail for the other ne- n
ro, IIandy, was discussed but it was I
bought, best to wait. In about half an
our's time a wagon full of countrymen e
rmed with double barrelled shot guns p
ame from down the road. They joined w
he party in waiting. Shortly after- ni
iards the buggies containing those who ni
ad captured tihe inan in the distance, q
loving slowly. The negro was in the c<
rat one. There was a rope around his o,
eck the end of which was hield by Mr. oi
rrillin. . Columbian was the other ga
ceilmi-t, c' the buggy. 1i
Men armed with guns walked on each 11
(1 of the buggy. Just before they c
Leached the waiting crowd old heads ad et
ised all to keep quiet and cool. Hera lIt
'hompson was closely questioned, the ic
Luts developed beig the same as of
)mid beltaw. Then the procession st
loved on towards the town, armed men ('
iarding ihe huggy. When inl a short al
istance ol the town, a halt. was made O
id all ht t,he newspAper men were re- hi
tested to go ahead as it wts desired t
tat they should hear tihe 1'ellow tell the o1
hole story. t.)
't HE Ni' .iiRO's IUi,L ()N'ES1;loN. SC
When the boy was told to tell all he oi
iew and tell only the truth, lie began v,
try. and said, "You know t never told "
)11 a lie yet." Ilandy was out in the i
ld on Mondav nighit,, he saii, when lie,
as going o I lee McCV'S hote, met, 41
A. Iiandy told hini to coie go with in
ml that light. Ile was not, going lar aI
aim there. Ile said "I'm gwine some- d1
har t onighI. lIe asked Handy where I'
wa. 1landy said "I ain't, going to t
il yol Liil we tet at. the door. I hi
irned roi.nl and told him I did not
atnt to. Then Ie told me I had to go 1,
id fired his pist.ol at me, the ball pass- e,
I, thru11 my shirt, close to my skin. ,i
told himni I (dil not want to go with n:
im. ll told tme I would have to go or ti
e would shoot iy, G -d d-d heaart
ut. Then I told him I would go hit I d
id not want to. I told himi we had no
u-inessi at Mr. Arch Siglitler's house. I
Ve met 'ton Preston at theli house at
Ie etce. I just stood there and thought jl
hat, lii-taly was going to kill me. We a
lid not talk out loud but int a whisper. 1i
To C,old 'Toi we were going into the I
iolige. I Tandy went ofr a little piece c
.d sit down on a rock. Then Handy c
ook a walking stick I had brought froni t
p to Mr. Goodwn's house and broke t.,
lie glass out. I never give it to him. (
Fe took It. Toni jumped up there on ft
ie bannister when the glass was broke. if
'len jandv histed the window. k
I was down on the grouind. Ilandy A
as the liest tan that Lot in. I was the w
axt. I Tanly Alood in the %% mt1dow with ti,
pistol in his hand. Belfre this we
Adl crawled under the house for a while, 4a]
'hey wotildl not let. ie run.- I I a t i I
in lxitly woubl have-shot me sure. I "1
it in wiidow last.. When I got in the I
3tuse li:ialy took hohl of the woman
'ho was lying oi the boaal asleen. She ill
ade one holler. She asked Il.intlv if 9i
at, was him, ie tIoll her it was. She sI
Ad the hoy to li.rbt the laimp, iIit
baidv told him itf he dI lie woul knoik '
is l-n headit oIl. She ti llam Iivyu
isIt iei, timea alone amtI .1'Il give upt, andtit if
0n a!a) away I'll never say anything
i
hou t it.'' T[hose- boys said theyV was
aior to have what tbey wanted or kill y
or. Then they called tne andI madle LI
cassault her I told them it was against, a
iy will cause I diadn't wanit toi be hung. ir
bhey said d--u that.- I saiti idoni't al-ti h
lat fo)r Oil kniow we g(at, Lti hang fori si
The othier iiortionsi of t lis storiy here
roubl not dlo to appeari in pirin t. lie e
ssau11tedlIt Mrs. Sighitler. Taom I 'restonit
omin jg last.. il andy heldi her by her
ana ls but ticey never choked h ter.
".Sae was~ very ~ faint, iainly staiyd 6 ,
ite house ai gtoutl timie, I gaot out ail t
ie hio'use the Iirst, oft the whole crowi. t,
Ve all staiid theare itbout, a halt houri. h
ii the boys we hiad done it badt thing, ft
nil we ought, to beg put, in the iienite'n. 1
ary.- TIhaay sit: l--ti t,he pi iitentiary. -1'
thieni went to Mr. Gloodtwyn's. Th'fey A
renit oan ahead, I went tii wailkiing h
iroughl tie wuaaaiIs after onie oaL te ftax"
uters. I saw Mr.. Perry G oodlsyn, i
id h le saii t,be.v wits lookmng bar me,
nil wouthl kill mue. 1. then went on tilp~
hie road tad struck out for Mi. I luck
bion's i never stopped~t till dalit~ ghit. -~
'thtn I went. an adownt to the rtver'. I g
ried ta a et across, biut I couildni't get o
to ba, I doneii withiutit, anythiing tio eat.- t.
atid th~ is etatisa ['erry thal t.ohil me ,ii
(lit they were going to kill mue. I never ' i
liititu. At. night 1 1( lai don ini the ii
wiiiaha, atiild hail nlever ha'tl atiyt.hiiig Lo I
at yeL,, I tatl alit, there twoi iighiis il i
'huri sad:1tv t aring I goat iieross the
cr'rs, la'aviale fromi the mlouth of thue
r*eek . Nbd yttiI, d i not take mue across. I
utulled the bat, on Ithe sandibar andI left
there. 'lhi ilav night I stoappedt at s(
co il i mart's houseia there a n the l iuf' al
-:d I st ayed LIhere atlI night, 11am didi e>
ou, know it. T1he old manti iat the ierry tl
av e tme a ainge ''I clothLles and the ra (
'ir they totiad. Thea I wenit atcross to w
Irs. I u tx 111huse.'s place. I haid it lonig rl
rialk atlt dav. T1hie phi1cc is si.iteen miles tt
om Coaimbfin. I weiit, to work t,here I
nil yesteray made t,w(i daysa thiat I hadl 4
cin waorkinig there. I got tbere at,
luihiight Thuirsd iy night, I t,old her
ly ietme was -1 lhis Wise. I wits sit,- o
oig do wni durinig a rest, on Saturday atf- hi
riiiiton whent t,hese tmen camne for mue. I La
ietnL tiby a way tromtt them. They "%
unii arontiid antd grat ledOt me.0 1 told tio
li:m I wats the one btut I wats foreed to f'a
t ihie dleed. I know T1oim 'reston. iIe Lr
ro':ks wat ith ML . highither. iIe hits been hi
'ere it long time, T1om hais got a rishng" d
n his middle finger on his right, hand. t
'[his stat,ement is correct). [le was
lie man Wit,h us that, night-I swear it
he hiad to put his elbow on the window
ill and climb in. If Toni Pre.ston wm
A in it I would not say so.'' lie sa0d
oi hat a loatlisotin disease.
Mr. Goodwyn asked him what he went
ver across the field and had a talk with
andy ahout un the afternoon before the
itue. Ile said It(e went over there t,o
1e where ilantly was !_oing to) church
it ight, and to !"et a piece of tobacco.
andy dad not 8ay a w4ord aboroul, this
lair till that night. I lal niade no
irain with hin. lIe told nie hiat I
mst Inctt Imln a lee e aw's to -, w
I church. AMr. ('.duwynl S.111 that hle Ul
leved thit the 1h1 Iha t11,1 d thlie tirut 1it .4
I the way throuh. Iie had said b i a
an y thins tha Ie kiew to be ti , t6r w
in1 to lie in other 1c.trfl-tthirs.
At 6:50 o'clock the intervitv was d
ded, and the huiy comi.inthi i-x
'isoner was driven up to the O lt ,
here the oy was takeit out, mne I&i Ile
en holdinit him by the rope armiml flis
.ek. Ile vii plied with tmany tuore
lestloln-. As the speeul trawn ivA Ai
>iin.- down the traick he I crowv (l tI
rer towards the track wihl hon, .ium l
Ic evidently -hoit'ut w!mi they werwi4 ai
ilng t tie hill1 dow%Vl 0A th4 track. f>r 1;
!cried, 'Dmn't puit him (on ilhit tr ::4. ''1
e wai asked it I(e had commin Id tI'w p)
ine for which Geir-e Kitulrd had been tI
lvited. 11'. denliedi 1ha1, 4a;l-Inl, 0hal
had assaultel it whihe W'tn:2- ne.tr t
mo, but that le kwew nothintg tft ilie
her :all'air. He never chI:Iel this
ie met to the ver'y lt-. I er1 twO
J Ilt mbianI ha I s'in bI I A I I w Ir,
lout tLe worV i I: -_ the is'tlier,
tie of the m1en crie-d . -- 'IoXe -i,
Im* le 's hilt him Ito the tii of that
ltmzraph polu!" TiW-se IVir a1IN1I4IS
les wern (Iluiiell. The b11oy was, takenl
the well and a.-,kell if l. wanthl ( S: I
i t,(hing to drink. lih di .-Imedl w r e
atlyt,hitti to e-it1. IThe crmny I wa,s
:T V llIn aIVt1l, butl the 41a:-le i t (hat
Arch is e m ill-.! tis 1,1,1 i ,-It14" .I
in-_, hfiil" 111ill Oh i.I
The h')y wask 011b1 ') 4h,vily :09 i
end wihl, liitte le h,1<1 it 1 -11a ; i 11I
makin-i! Its w-u l it Ihi, fII I. I h
lpeared tI hw very vil but s-kil .1a. Ih I
111 Wot1wa11, 1.) pra:Y. Hie sa.d, ''I k.iww :
in mim, to die, bult1 1i d i1'i watlt. t li
'av."' lie repiated the Lv1rdA pravi.r. 1
>wever.
lie called low h11i l4trtn11r' (.1iiltvcr Al .
It. iomdwyn 1. Who.n Mr. (;o m1w
tne lie held Mut his h:ali i) him an'd
ykng Said, ''Mr. (Snhynp- endta
y 11u101eV h1w:e to ma. . 01 11my
uin-s noMe to Ina, ."
Atr. Goodwy---All right \Vil1. \V' iii
(dn't I tell VIlIt 1. ito IVaa do rilhI
"Yes sir, aii I am sorry thti I dne
rfing biut, I w.i tirc,ed tI > it.."I
The ho.N-' shirt. w:as vxatnim-,d it .hil i
lucture aid the n,aue (.1 S. I . Clar -
Onl Was t0iltli uponi it. 'I'lith sAill it
ad beenl given hitui by "I Ie.yed (; .
riel" where lie crmst'ld the river. 'Thllis
alled fmrth many imprvcatimini I -tmi the
ro(wd Wl)ho h1l t.is neIgr lp as a wit
ess. The fellow 1111 lied :ni they it.
Mid to includo him iln the re -kmin%.
h11 iellow unllable It restrain hilisel,
It hiA gun anti cried. "I'll he daimted
we donl't (1)im in lroCtmll e ll( (
CF -o I to flt jail and -et 11:111dy i,to.''
'other t 111111 t the ptimr I(!r;J il 11.i.4 it
ise: Sav, tiiNer, h 411 des Lhat neck t
lit you. t
.ill leply to thelesti)ns s.hIihly 'Nh
'd rat her tney'd shm)t lni-t :ha 1 lang
e.' soine onW in the i rlwtl sani
langilig's 1()t golf ; le')b r i t
It *1 .liish t,v Itllrpeiti . t
This kirnd ()*f <pistiolung1.1 :M i taunt
g cotl liled ti llo sill. 111-%t I - 141v%
Ling4 11i thle-s tels 4 the. i h-u>t, u lih a
olit lantI belilIn him hin th d fil
'l1nd hi nieck. .ll-.ab . tthis l itnt
tani'tclock,l tl.gli Sight let' Id t tci
ltng an'~ttl hr S%'i.t lie rushedI'it ifer
Iliti wh tr t' boyt ast' t.it'.\l re'
'iid thlI s t Mu'the triIfal luo t- ' h-ni
lIne.y g Tii he it buiig of t hIt ragetd i
1S)liln and4 Ie tItndi~ tnelIt:t-h Iti her.I
r ig hte fora I' t a lti I hit to tli
lilng-song( ru't ot way. lolt. one
1trr ti, till'ing tor i' l5. Ni ler b ha
vill t.ilnes.{'i Then ir. uNtigh Ii s,tr id
latl. do;u brn thim on foiswIii,tlI
Th' ehy was Aial ent8 tiw' alh 'I'
-sik n hre r ir was I w i't' ii1
8til ini his h;atit on rtai trtl1<'r W o ie
tro h at.' th henI iI)' etitli- wtlrenn.
cie wt(i) cto al. iin t)ioS 'the tiie- '
raph1 povb- the hiitrat 'n titi ati, ii
'oat.the he'avyn dot 'igh of lether I
>wnItu on theflay wtith popre gki- igh X
twc ila oe. 'silIt suh wsn fe riihet
COr. Capers ;N POtn- ('vhnians,
CLEMSON COLLEGE.
'he -tRlasonl Why Mlatriettlatisin will 1),
Sitopgecl.
CMu.If In A, S. U., AlIg.2.-Thm lle,is
!ir of today publishes the following
or reader.i have already learned of
to resolutions of our board to the ef
sct that alter Atigtist 1) 3ttidents will
ot Iea I irmitted to enter.
This aiipp'ies, of cotirse, to this session,
hich ends in )ecember. At the be
iiing o' the Pebruary session new
mdtits will bo mnatricullated. This
i ioti ol t Iet( board valls or a word of
planlat jolt.
Wo have already etrolled -i4M) stit
.ilm. h'lehre ii a linit. t,o our capacity
i4 >roablt Ihat, by A 1gust, 10 all
mms118 in Ib he d11rinitory will have been
kenI. We c,ilt, as; log as4 ew
ilent1s are parmit t ed to eier, arraige
perinaneit schedti a,le either fIor work
I the ftarm or fit the shoms or for rt
11t iOts. liec the b:mrtl, believita
at tll or nearly all of* t.hose who
Ishe.1 to enter this 8sssionl, (01111, bV
I extra effort, be liere by Atiuguist, Il,
1I"olI the ab qvJ. riesoltition.
Nit%%w, Mr. F',Elitor, allow mi a word Ito
treIts wiho voiteiiplate sendiig . son.s
( I'ltuisoni.
I t hi irst, pti-ee. eAchi boy Who en
rs here i 1 i tiiposit. wit It the secrv
r - 4::: a., lt r the lirst :11ontlh's ex
' 'll. lis does not ItIcl -t . hooks,
hIb cilst I '.t Inm nI ze:
Flit 'lif tilmitit 's board, s7.t 4.
F m. mr ll. 1114111111*'w1 s iig it)
FoIlwluilltwrils,(Iihvy <llght, t,o L;ist,
Totl , s:;7~
T hisv 111111-1,111. art. h.plight, at w holl.
It. rit a ;1tr -ilil I to c ldets at
>st.
SI t-lent1 4.11.1 lilt\ .v w m lI cost at,
t all at lt.,Ist l t
Pmr ev ry t thil lle ' i' lirst, ilt'
IS: is, AT,'l 11 11, r " ( bon l -)1 I0 evIll S I (r
' williig t,l (i) anv kni ofi work will
i- 11 0rn ih1lu 1t wl 11t4rs' work (hily ald
Xiv will I vIm is wilabln to ii m at frit n1ii
ix itt h 1 111 I
i-: orl wllt llwn1 \ho have pish all
kVI lin.v n V ti , IIIA.ppo)(rtuI tyII ,II t ;lt -
VVII InlMrt1 I llk-y ti; l thi-, l it th ' )I
it tIitis t. .ran iou but i twok hoiilu'tisr'
4ork pf.r t ay i I iach I s 1ii 1nt. ; ito eI l,
trhilm 4. It' f1 le si luxilt, II-1rit'rn i .x
ra wor.k, hit MAY IZ4t *it- 11114,h as 1 of-nt
q.r 11111r, but11 tht- l()hbh ll1y Is tiait, he
a.111 n1 it l, p.tid ov I i .) vvilts.
In shmr1, aIi 1n r vti. h o fit ri-a
0tMlahy xps t ) slit-ni thI irst live
lithi lih-ro. at f A ti t a Ihw t .ii . yt
e t \( 111 mnths ,vo -)hl [I'tla ouly
. as it wu b h vil i o Ilil i ito
tlt IT h iS ;ia l l i( tli'llege tro iss I-a
41). al -i urely it is '- 411 thI. It i lts tit
,11II.-n Il i n Withinl thO WLVIh (d I-vln 11h,
te r.thoy inlNl t Cardlmu. .-,(-)re1S
41 rltreti ti Irite It)o In1 s;iyltg our44 sl i
vari .11 1 cIlw i oll, bi t hI valnot. r;s,
4 Illollfy . To Sl141ti 1 an olily S ay gi v
oIr Iboy ;t0 1hait. It it ke 4 tI he inlollev.
\I boy wri) is willinig ll F; < ithII lI
v0rk ni the I'arm t in ake 5, ini live,
1x o4 ight, iloit.ts.
Theti work will niot kill h itn . %i wlll
l;ak- a 1n:11n of, h1m1, if, h" be fired by%
w <deteriinaltin to mnake somoihijilr
lt., 4 iiii stlf. kt . ainly rate,<do nlo .
lil yo r boy Io 'lemson ( ollfegl . -
g kiiil po * herf e to St..- hilin
i'rv'r re [Io sllch eiple wit I
114)111 1 ailil ac(-{falliff..a111. iillerle'all
fil lit it, it-arll ti h1tho- ;ad to waft
tiiv ll a ' fil.hl-il I yoIllr aIll who
Imt \\ d titn to work t1is yearl that at
ay go t ilegdit- g nex yeX $a.
er sertiiigym yurboyNo CI ,i i hionl
rIlt Itwa prospwctr.s that on m111.a
[lacwn whom w y' brtrokers torl. \',g
ly iht lie& Coi, hoave sfaled. Allth;
rus, itheth he htailer or tI t-a ae
>roker fofhr inst.it atin. wer yuaet
Ut plli'.Ilent marhIns,
A FALSi ALARM.
THE REPORTED UPRISING OF NE
GROES DID NOT TAKE PLACE.
Tne Military van eiI'v 4)-lt but there
Wa ll Need ofTheir 5ervicos -on the
Track of the 3tapit atd i#e Cannot
CoLUMI A, S. C., July 28.--Columbia
was greatly excited last night when itbe
came rumored that Thompson, the Gas
ton liend, had been run downl t,o the city
by two of his pursuers. The report,
quickly spread and soon the sheriff had
or--anilzed a posse to assist in his caI.ure.
The posse rendezvoused about Fisher's
pond, where a negro answering to
hompson's description had been seen.
There appears to be little doubt that he
was the riit man. His tmo pursuers
had beei atter him night and day since
Monday Iliht and once or twice the
mwgro was alinost within their grasp,
hut lhe eluded theii. When they saw
huis tracks last Ili,-hIt in a (ield near the
p1141 they imie(;ateIV said "that's
hiii".- The tracks where fresh and thf
search was pursuied with renewed vigor.
Notwithstanliun a lar,e crowd) had col
lected trom the city ill armed and ready
fhr the fr tV, the ueiero aain got away.
The search was c0nitite(I all night,
gurdi'(1s Ieing tincketed at the various tres
ties and brid,es and aloni, differmt
roads. It was thoughlt that the negro
was making his way to his homne about
ei,hit.een iniles north ot this city, .n Lex
Iigtol county.
W hiie all this was taking place a tele
tramii was received at the Governor's
Ml.o 1i unllI that armed negroes
were 4)m I'l. viy to Gaston to rescue
llaindy, the alle*.l pariner o' Thomp
noti, and atskiiig oir hielp. Tile Giover
iwr beiw. iient t.he telegram was
111111e overt . eneral l'arle w:io sent
a tele-,r im 10r de-finilte Iltormation. Is
worse fears were confirmed and lie i(n
Ilidiiately set aboutI, t.o send the Colum
hi troiops dwii. Notwit,hstanLding the
biten'i ol t.he lor Captaim Bateman
had his cominiy ready by 2:30 o'clock
anl !aer a call was mile ier the Volun
ters anid 7 maves. Ii tLe meantime
('41el4- .10hn ( iarv Watt and George
I. Kov.ste were sent as couries to 4as
(oll :and1h Mr. Glass, of tihe South 11'm,1d,
had orlerel out, a special train. The
(ioverijor's (Matirds Went to the depot in
unitori wit I their gunis and ammuni
tiOn and i,a I inl readinesq, when a tele
,rrai was received Irom Colonel Watts
sA;tin,g that there would he n1o necessity
lor the trooti, as everyt,hiag was quiet.
Abit ' :( o'clock this morning the
tiart is were imarihed back to the'r
,Irr1V adi i-hismissed as were the other
Comlpan'les.
The way in whchl the Governor's
GuaIrds responded to the call has called
.h pesal raise. In an incredibly
short Lime, about atll hour, in the dead
of ltit, the memibers were notified,
reached the arnorv and were ready to
g). ''hley went. to the depot forty
strong, only otiour miembers failing to re
spond. EI-verv manl took upon himself
to) witke til somne other and all responded
lironptly. The boys were much dis
uvinotited when they had to come back.
A larize party was out all morning work
iwg with inuch more system than las',
nivhit to capture Thompson. A num.
her t0' siiands are watchini-, different
roadIs. railroads, bridges etc., and others
are searthming swamps and roads.
''wo !entemen from( Gaston arrived
in the cit y this miornit for the piurpose
ot seninitg telegrams to dil'erent, points
to keepe a shairie lookout or t,he negro.
Th'iey haive been amlong the pursuing
par ty. TIhey say 1,hat there was great
excitemen t antd iuneasiness ie bout Gast,orn
l'tst night. Tile relport, got Out that the
nlegroes were atrig ando wouihl attemtfl)
t.o rescue li:eudy. They were seen in
lairie ls<iads in dillerenit places, though
as tar as can he0 ieiirned they were not
seeni o)enly armed. Brit the mere fact
1:111t they were see n ill groupjs lftet such
ai reort haid spr'ead was suitlicient, to
con lirm the whei te people 's fears.
iIThe couniltry was sc ored bv couriers
moinhhiuig every white m.an to come to
the res cui. TIley readi(ily resp)ondled,
t( 1legiramls were selnt to thle neighboring
ie)wls iande large hooahies of men were
<pth kly tOOrmed atlel mlarched or rode to
liston. A sutflicient com panyri was soon
present1, << ~Ptpped tan d preparped for any
emlergetrcy. They tlst able1 to replel any
a1ttaick the totee5 igh 't make, and
beee he ac* ;uest . h>r' aid was withdrawn.
ice theo co jle'ctiont of this large body
eet mci e l ( t Gaston, t,he people have no
hem of11. attak and ihere 1s no disorder.
Th'le actieont ot the negroes, if they really
ju inelbed to dto allythinig, (does not make
II ainy beitter or Handl(y. Tihe Gaston
leriple have shown a (disposition to give
thim tile benelt of every reasonable
douerbt,, hut, thley do not intend to allow
ao0v uilly manil t(, escape.
A r itud this city thte searching party
wars still onr ihe hunt,1 this morning. It
wars rep irted iat various times thlat the
nlegro had beeni seen tat certraini places,.
brit these reports were eit.her ralse or the
niegroe crunninigly sircceeded ill avoiding
iirres. t
Th'ie crowd att Gaston wias very anx
ious to hiear whlet,ber lhe hatd been cap
turedl here. ieiarly tis morning a te.
L'ramr wars received by thte Journl from
Swanseia imiuring whether lie had been
capItutred, t,o wihichi a negative answer
hadio t.o be sent
The lnegro (cannlot possibly escape, for
his putrsuers are unrelent,ing. The two
wao were in Columbia last nuieht had
slept but lItt,le since Mondary night.
Ah it, andu (lay they have been cen his
t,rack wading through swaimps and rid
ing over the country. Wedrnesday igahlt
they were in a swamnp during the heavy
ramn, but still they purrsuied the negro
without stopping util labte last, night
when, being rnear the city, t,bey came ini
and took thi'er iir.st, meal for over twenty
lor horurs.
As the .Jour.ial goes to press TIhiomp
son haid nlot, been ap)prce)ede. The
seaurching parties are scouring the coun
try in all (direct,ions tromi Denmark to
Columbia. Everyt,himg is quIet at 0as
toin, most oh tile white imen having dis
pcrsedl. Trhey will be ready, however,
for arny outbreak. The negroes have niot
madie arny open demonstratou nior 1a it
likely that they will.