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0,0~ 'I VOL. XL. NO0. .53. I!NEWBERRY. S. C.. TUESI)AY JULY 5. 1904 TWICE A WEEK. S1-50 A YEAR OPENING MEETING OF THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN CANDIDATES' SPEECHES CALL ED OFF AT WHITMIRE. The Athletic Sports Which Had Been Arranged Consumed Most of The Day. Whitmire. July 4.-The county cam paign was opened here today. Owing to the number of athletic sports which had been arranged in honor of the anniversary of the nation's natal day. however. County Chairman S. S. Cunningham decided that the can didates for the various offices could be allowed only five minutes each af ter dinner, and it was finally agreed that .no speeches should be made. Solictor Sease. who was present. was called upon and made a short ad dress. A Big Day. This was a big day at Whitmire. The big Glen-Lowry mill observed the Fourth and gave its employes a holiday, and they and other citizens of Whitmire had arranged a program of athletic sports which began with a game of baseball during the morn ing and which consumed the greater part of the entire day. The Ball Game. The game of baseball was between a team from Clinton and a, team from the Glen-Lowry mill. and began be tween nine and ten o'clock. The game was attended by a crowd which num bered about four htndred., and was close and interesting throughout. Clinton finally won by a score of 6 to 3. Tmmediately following the game an excellent barbecue dinner was served in the beautiful grove at the old Whitmire place. The barbecue was given by Mr. J.. M. Henderson and was prepared by James Dunbar. of this city. It is entirely useless to say that a barbecue dinner prepared by James Dunbar was excellent. Tt had been decided to hav- the sveeches of the candidates immediate ly after dinner, but the dav was then growing old and there were vet a number of contests among the athlet ic sports yet to be pulled off. County Chairman S. S. Cunningham took the stand and annoinced to the crowd. which numbered considerably over three hundred. that there would be no speeches from the candidates today. and read a list of the candidates for the various offices who had signed the pled-e and entered the races. At thiz announcement there was an evident air of disappointment and the crowd called on Solicitor Thos. S. Sease. who was present. for a speech. Mr. Sease introduced his addrecs with a few Pleasant remarks. in which he paid a hich tribute to wo *man. "Cease to do evil and learn to do well" was +he gospel which he wanted to oreach for the,next four years. He and the preachers were in league to sunpress the had and to bring out the enod in man. The ef fort of yonr life, he said. ought to ibe to suopnress the evil ii v-oer;elves and in your neichhore. He had done the best he eould to induce that spirit to pervade and permeate the citizen1hin of old South Carolina-the ,Ctate that he iov"d. He loved Snoth Carolinn hetter than, anv- othe,r state in the nation, and lhe therehr- made a better citizen. Thic was the hirthdav of the nation. Patriotism was akizn to - religioni. The man who loved his country loved his God. He had done his duty as he ca"- i' and? he aeked for another term as solicitor. TD--ine the course of hic remarke Mr. Sence referred to the nroerese of the var ious towns in his circuit. The County Candidates. While none of the eonnty candi dates epoke most of them nut in a hard day's wvork. There was a full attendance of the candidates. They were all confident, and hence the ialy increased by the good humor of all the candidates. The greatest surprise of the pres cnt campaign was sprung in New berry 'n Saturday when State Sena tor George S. 'Mower withdrew from his race for re-election and 'Mr. Ar thur Kibler entered the senatorial race. withdrawing from the race for the house of representatives. foi which he had been announced for some time. There was a good deai of talk in Newberry on Saturday that Col. George Johnstone or Dr. 0. B. 'Mayer or possibly both would enter the senatorial race. but neither decid ed to do so. and the only contestants for senatorial honors from Newberry county are Messrs. Cole. L. Blease and Arthur Kibler. Good Feeling Throughout. The day of the opening campaigh meeting hero was remarkable for the I good feeling which permeated t'e po litical atmosphere throughout. There was nothing to mar the pleasure of the occasion. There .was a good attendance of Newberry people. especially from- the Ne- -berry and Mollohon mills. The peo;>le of Whi:mire seemed glad to se, them and the candidates, and the whole day pa-sed off most pleasantly. This does not mean that the people are not taking an interest in the pres ent campaign. With all the athletic sports which were in store there was a distinct disappointment in evidence among the large audience when it was announced that there would be no speeches. The candidates will go tomorrow to Williams' Store and next day to Longshore. They will discuss the is sies now before the people of South Carolina at the meeting tomorrow. It seems probable that the Brice bill. which received so much attention during the last session of the legis lature, will come in for its share of the discussion. Then the ever-re curring question of taxation. coupled with appropriations for institutions of higher learning, will receive due consideratio. The vital question of good roads will also be discussed and the educational question will be entered upon at length. The indications at the gathering here today are that the present cam paign is going to be one of the most interesting in years. I talked with a number of the can didates here this afternoon. and each and every tone of them with whom I talked expressed a determination to meet fairly and squarely the questions at issue. There is none ot faction alism in the campaign. That is gone, so far as Newberry county is con cerned. The candidates are going to discuss propositions on their merits. Very happily. the day seems past in this section of South Carolina, at least. when propositions are up held or opposed simply because they are upheld or opposed by a certain individual or set of individuals. The crowd here today. while it was intensely interested in the ball game and the athletic sports, was talking politics. The people were making uip their minds and most- of themi seemedl to have no hesitation in ex pressing their thoughts. It is safe to say- that by the end of this week those candidates in the race who will clnsely observe what is going on before tne. . will be able to get a prtt clear idea of the result in their races. The Ladies Present. There were a number of ladies present in the crowdl here today. They were interested in politics, too. and ihey ta!lked politics, and they will exercise an influence when the time comes for the casting of the votes. They wanted to kniow~ who the candidates were and what they stood for. Thev- talked child labor and taxation and edutcation. but above all. child labor and education. They- are interested in the education of the masses because they know that upon this depends the state's The Town of Whitmire. The town of Whitnire has had a remarkable growth during the past twi years. To one who -has not been there since the last campaign imeting two years ago the growth seems wonderful. And it is wonder ful. The Glenn-Lowry is one of the handsomest and best equipped mills in the southern states. The mill vil lage is a model in arrangement. the most prominent idea which is carried Iut being the comfort and the health of the operatives. Whitmire is steadily growing. There are bright prospects ahead of her. Her citizens are interested in her growth and are woking together to build their town. That is what it takes to build any town. The management of the Glen Lowry mill are as much luterested in the growth of the town of "" itmire as they are in the Glen-Lov mill. because they know that as the town grows and the country surrounding it prospers. so will be their prosper ity. And not only that. but they take a pride in the growth of Whitmire because they want to see Whitmire grow. The Athletic Sports. The athletic sports here this after noon were novel and interesting. In the various contests prizes were of fered and they were carried out with a vim and eagerness which could not but keep up the interest of the crowd throughout. The first contest Nyas a wheelbar row race. a prize of one dollar being offered to the successful contestant. This was fo!lowed by a wheclbarrow race by blindfolded contestants. a hoop race by little girls, a barrel race, a three-legged race, a sack race, a watermelon race. a foot race. an egg race, a greased pig contest. and the conclusion of all was the climb ing of the greasy pole. The pole was well greased. too. and the members of the secret orders are not in it with some of the efforts which were made. Altogether. a most pleasant day was spent both for the candidates and for the crowd. The crop outlook in this section of the country is good. Cotton and corn are promising. There was a slight rain this afternoon below Whitmire, in the direction of Newberry, which considerably improved conditions. John K. Aull. Life, Death and Love. A woman lay with closed eyes and quiet breath waiting to welcome an angel whose presence semed to overshadow the white-curtained room. A man knelt beside ihe bed. the woman's hand pressed close in his against his cheek. while his lips moved as if in prayer. In the room were Life. Death and Love. "WVhat have you given her?" ques tioned Death of Life. "I brought her my best gifts," an swered Life-"youth. health. beauty, ior and Love." "Has Love brought her good gifts?"' again asked Death Said Love with wistful eyes. "I brought her brave bright hours, sun shine and laughter. happiness and glory in living. and then a heavy cross. The sunshine she shed all about her, even with the fading of L.ife's glory: the cross hidden deep in her soul cast out self and made a new radiance and beauty there." "LIet her come to me." said Death. "Life had much to give. btut peace and rest are not for Life to bestowv. L.ove would give all. but must reckon with the human heart. I will crown andl glorify and bless her." L.ife fled from the quiet room with a sigh and one whispered, tender word: but L.ove lingered, brave even in the full presence of Death. "What of him." said Love, point ing to the kneeling figture. "He made the cross?" Death asked. "Yes." :sid Love. weeping. h "We must teach him." said Death "n.hat he coulr1 not larn from life." ANOTHER SALUDA HORROR. Negro Attempted Assault on Young White Woman and Narrowly Es!aped Lynching. On Satray: night Saluda coun-. wa. in a f::-r ,f excitement cau,sed by an attei.::cl assatilt by a -illain tP:s negro )n a young white woman Of that conmy. The iegro wa; cap tured -: the authorities and lodged in jail !, iceling ran high and for hours dar.-er of a lynching was imminent. Forn:ra:ely wiser and cooler counsel prevailed and now there is no talk of violence. The following is the ac count as published in yesterday's State: Will Jones as he calls himself, a hidtous looking black monster. is now safe behind the bars of the Saluda Jail charged with the crime that white people will not tolerate and for which quick vengeance is usually meted out. The story of his crime or at tempted crime is short and nothing hut cooler couiinsel prevailing has averted a lylching in the last 24 hours. On Thursday night a noise was heard on the door of a room of the house of Mr. Warren Kirkland. a highly respected citizen of this coun tV living near Richardsonville. occu pied as a bedroom by his youngest daughter. now about 18 or 2o years of age. The young woman was awakened and ran to her father's room and re ported that some one was at her room door. The old gentleman sprang out of bed and rushing out discovered the form of a negro stealing off in the darkness. Five weeks ago he employ ed Will Jones to work for him and he was impressed at once with the re semblance between the negro running away from the house and the strange 0- whom he had had in his employ for a short time. Next day Mr. Kirkland determined to boldly confront Jones and charge him with the offense. At first he bit terly denied any knowledge of it but at last made a confession and also stated that this was not the first time he had gone to the place for the pur pos.e of entering the young lady's room, but his heart had theretofore failed him and he went away without making any noise. The neighbors were soon apprised of this statement and the negro was carried off into the woods and kept there through most of the day. The question of killing him on the spot was fully deb,ated..but as stated above. cooler counsel prevailed and thus Saluda was saved the disgrace of a lynching. When the determina t;on was inalh- reached to deliver the scoun(Idrel to the sheriff one of the party could not resist the temptation of trying to sever the negro's head with a knife and the tugly gash across his throat shows how narrowly he was sav'ed from instant death. Last night Sheriff Rhoden had the negro ouit of .iail, strongly g-1arded andl 'hid away in the woods, he hav'ing heard that an attemp)t would likely be made to lynch the prisoner. Jones claims to have come to this Coutyt in March fronm Lewisville. Ga. Hie is about .30 y-ears old. The father of Miss Kirkland was bree today but there appears to be no reason n' w to suspect any molesta tion of the prisoner. "Some folks." saidl Uncle Ebhen. "is so part ic'lar 'bout givin' de devil his due dat diey fohgits dlar is a heap o'hones' an' wvell-meanin' people needin' a little incouragement." \\ashington Star. "Ts v'aur seat comfortable, dear?" he asked when they had got settled in the theatre. "Yes, it is very nice." said the wife. smiling pleasantly. "Feel any draught, dlear?" "No: I'm very comfortable." 70 DROWNED. Terrible Disaster to Spanish Steamer Off the New Hebrides On Tuesday. .ondon. July 4.-A dispatch has been received by the Llyods fro:n their signal station at itt of Lewis in Scotland. stating that the German tank steamer F.norge which passed th-re this morning signalled that she had aboard some of the castaways of the Danish steamer Norge which was wrecked and sunk off Rockall, New Hebrides. on Tuesday last. These survivors are in all probability those who got away from the doomed steamer in the second boat which sep arated from that one which was pick ed up by the trawler and was taken to Grimsby. Engla-nd. While the saving of the second boatload will reduce the list of those lost in the sinking vessel, there is little doubt felt that fully seven hun Orc,d persons went dgwn wi:h the Norge. Survivors say that the pas sengers included nearly two hundred ihildren. In shipping circles it is agreed that the disaster shows the greatest loss of life which has ever occurred in the history of translactic travel. More Survivors. London. July 4.-A dispatch to the Llvods from their Stornoway Scot land agent states that the steamer Carnova landed 33 survivors of the Norge disaster there. while the Ger man steamer Enorgie is now off the bay with 39 others aboard. The Car nova has now reurned to the,scene of the disaster. The survivors say that four bodies of survivors got away from the sinking vissel. Several of them state that there was an uncon trollable panic on board the Norge. OUR MEAN TEMPERATURE. The First Thermal Map of the State Has Been Issued by Com missioner Watson. Commissioner Watson has at last succeeded in getting through Direc tor Bauer, of the weather bureau, a thermal map of this state. of which he is very proud. The map shows up wonderfully well. It shows that the mean annual t emperature for whole state is 63 degrees: The lu .ot mean annual temperature is 59, at Gree,nville. and the highest 67. at Beaufort. -The mean annual tempera ture for the state for the spring months is 63. for the summer 79, for the autumn 65. and for the winter 46. One of the striking facts that the map shows is that a belt running acrosS the entire state. and stretch in parts as wide as Berkeley and Chesterfield counties. shows a mean annua! temperature of from 62 to 4 degrees. Comminlssioner W\atson expects to hve a large number of these maps printed, because he nnrds that it is is such tenmperatture that attracts >eople from the great northwest, and t is the average temperature that is et adap'ted to trucking and fruit rops. A remarkable instance of apparent imicry in Ceylon has been brought to notice by Dr. A. Whiiey. A tBsh ommonly known as the sea-bat trikingly resembles a decayed leaf. mnd a recent observer reports pursu ng one of these flshes with a small et. 'when the creature suddenly dis ppeared. and the purstuer saw only a yellow .iak-leaf gently and inertly inking to the hottom. As he tturned iway., the supposed leaf righted itself amd darted off. A twelve years' study of leprosy at Guadeloupe has shown Dr. A. Noel hat leprosy is not heriditary. Chil rendren born of leprous parents and ourished on the milk of the mother o not necessarily acquire the disease,