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hAW VOL XLIII. NO. 78- NEWBERRY. S. C. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. 1906. TWIOE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR BELIEVE THEIR MISSION IS TO DESTROY IDO One Negro Shot to Death and 'I Others Arrested Near Piedmont -Orazed With Religious Frenzy. Anderson, Sept. 14.-As a result the disturbance near Piedmont night, caused by negroes who M crazed with religion, one negro is d and three others were lodged in here this afternoon. Two of them h been examined for lunacy and probably be sent to the asylum. T are undoubtedly crazy with religi frenzy, having been in attendanc the meeting of their sect for sev< weeks.. They talk irrationally and agine they are idol-breakers, haN destroyed much valuable propert3 their houses, such as pictures, mirr clocks and musical instruments. of those in jail is quite serioi wounded and has three bullets in body. The dead negro is said to b been a negro of prominence worth several thousand dollars. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Long, who y attacked by the negroes, are both q badly hurt, having been assailed v rocks. Dr. Tripp, who was shol the capture of the negroes, is serioi wounded but will recover. It is . that he was shot by one of his i party by mistake. He was woundei the breast. The negroes, it seems, started on a regular rampage and first tacked a house occupied by their < race. They struck ,terror to the hi 'es of the inmates and they fled. T they proceeded to the house of Long, who is a prominent citizer that section. They assailed Mr. Mrs. Long with rocks and woun them badly. As soon as the report of the rage went out a crowd gathered begin a hunt for the negroes, t were surrounded in a house and a several shots were fired by both s they were captured. It was in skirmish with the negroes that Tripp and the negroes were wouni The one who died was named E and he was very badly shot up. two who have been examined for maey are William and Elzy Ander uncle and nephew. Deputy Sheriff Scott, who made arrests of the negroes, reports the house in which the men were i tured was a complete wreck, as fa the furnishings were concerned. N ly every article of household ad, inent was broken into pieces, the groes claiming that such things N idols and should be destroyed. 'I claim that there must be a revolu among the people and that they r .change their manners. It is plainly a case of religious Aticism carried to an alarming e* and it is something out of the c nary in this State. It is to be regre that the occurrence wvas of such a ous nature before the negroes Sapprehended. AT POOL'S LAWN. Tihe First Baptist Sunday School Have Entertainment Friday A ternoon in Lieu of Picnic. The Sunday school of the First]I tist church appointed several d during the summer for the ani picnic of the school, but in view of continuous rains it was postp( from time to time and the picnic never held. It has been deeide< lieu of the picnic to have an entert inent op. the lawn at Mr. T. C. Pc residence on Friday after.noon be ning at 4 o'clock. Ice cream and wil be served to the children their invited guests. The fain of those who have children in school are expected to be prei Each pupil has been given permis to invite one friend. If you don't feel on ,iust good te with yourself and are a little bit I go to the Opera House on Satui night and see Peck's Bad Boy, our word for it you will feel hundred per cent, better for it, cause the fun will drive it. all as * ~roth you. It is. a . umderfuil cure has n.ever.been known to fail; tr; Joe A. Wallace, owner and mana oiver had a poor company nor play MARKET THE OROP SLOWLY. rs. Cotton Association to the Farmers Iwo Says New Staple Should not Be Dumped on Market. The recent meeting of the executive committee of the Southern Cotton as of sociation held at Hot Springs, Ark., [ast fixing the minimum price on cotton, ,ere basis midlling, at interior points at 10 ead cents, is as low a price as any farmer jail could be asked or advised to hold his ave cotton. Ten cents per pound is prac will tically the bread and meat line and hey cotton sold below that figure, however ous slight, barely represents the cost of at production. )ral There is no necessity and no kind im- of sensible reasoning why the South ,ing should sacrifice the present maturing in crop of cotton at any price under ten ors, cents per pound. There is no good Dne reason why this crop should sell for isly less than that of the last crop which his averaged -a little over 11 cents per ave pound at the ports. Since September and 1st, 1904, to September 1st, 1906, there have come into sight 25,500,000 bales rere of cotton, and of this enormuoE aite amount all had practically been con vith sumed except about 800,000 bales. in Average Price Good. Isly The past' two years showing the ,aid largest production both years in the )wn history of our cotton production, sold I in at an Average price of ten cents per pound, or the grand total of $1,250, out 000. With the consumption of these at- two unprecedented crops selling at ar )wn average of 10 cents, we still find the )us- demand for finished goods enormous hen and the full capacity of the mills un Mr. able to supply the trade at very high of prices for manufacture. and Since August the first, heavy ani ded continuous deterioration has taker place in the fruitage of the crop ovei >ut- the entire belt. The splendid expecta to tions of an unusually large yield hey so bright a month ago, have nov fter dwindled to anticipations of only v ides normal'yield. To meet the conditionc this which confront the cotton growers a Dr. the present time, there is but one thing led. to do, and that is to sell the cror eed slowly and refuse to market the staplc The rapidly during the next three monthi lu- Every farmer who can do so shoul< son, store and hold his crop of the marke until the price of 10 cents at least i the offered. At present price of cottor bhat is far below the true value of thi ,ap- staple and the people are hereby ap r as pealed to not to submit to such ar ear- unwarranted sacrifice of the produc )rn. of their labor. Prices are sure to ad ne- just themselves to higher levels whei vere the trade at large begins to full: 'hey realize the extent of the present an< tion recent heavy determination in the lust crop all over the cotton belt. Yours truly, Can- Harvie Jordan, tent Pres. S. C. A. rdi tted The Age of Lead. ser- We are wont to speak of this era a vere the ''age of iron,'' and there is ni gainsaying that, industrially speaking iron is a ''precious metal.'' Nevertheless, few people realiz how useful,, if not absolutely neces Will sary, to moder'n civilization, is tha f- other metal, lead. Soft, yielding pliable, it is not much like its siste metal, but those distinguishing quaIli lap- ties are what give it such a prominen ates place in the arts and industries. mral Modern plumbing, requiring man; the turnings and twistings, but witha med tight joints, would be.almost imposibl was without lead pipe. The greatest civil I in izing agent in the world-the. print sin- ing art--is absolutely dependent o: ol's lead. Hand-set-type, linotyp)e ''slugs,' gin- monotype type--all are made of comi nake positions of which lead is thre chic and coinponent-to say nothing of th ilies bearings in the presses as well as al the other kinds of machinery in whie ant. 'babbitt'" metal is used. sion Solder is another lead p)roduct-wha a field of usefulness that one forr opens up. rms Then there is the most Importan hue, use of all to which lead is put--paini day that necessary mat"rial which keep and otir houses looking prert,y- -inside an< oneO out-and preserves them mem deen,' be- \ - "ay FOR. TWO W -. -I will pay caw and is old clothh.~ . l price fo ANOTHER NEGRO LYNOHED. The Affair Occurred in Williamsburg Last Saturday A Week Ago. C Another lynching for attempted outrage occurred near Indiantown e Presbyterian Church, in Williamsburg b county about fifteen miles f rom Kings- - tree, last Saturday a week ago. Jas. e Burgess, Jr., who was the victim, a b bright mulatto negro, is alleged to q have made an attempt on Friday to overpower outrage Mrs. Mary Wilson, tI wife of Mr. Iuther Wilson, son of the late Julian Wilson,-in Williams- i burg County, last winter, and for a which crime three negroes came very ti nearly being lynched, but who were . permitted a lawful trial and have paid the death penalty on the gallows e at Kingstree. The attempted outrage , committed within three miles of where t the older Wilson was murdered, and d with this crime and attempted lynch ing still fresh in his mind, Burgess at tempted to commit an outrage upon a i white woman. The story of the attempted outrage as given the correspondent of The 3 News and Courier by one of the best t known citizens and public men of s Williamsburg County is as follows: Mr. Julian Wilson, husband of the i lady above mentioned, had Burgess s and another negro hauling cotton to r Mr. D. N. Ervin's ginnery on Friday a morning. Mr. Wilson went to the gin with the first load of cotton and sent the two .men back with the wagon for e more cotton. When the wagon left Wilson's house Burgess did not go a with it, but slipped under the house. j After the wagon had been gone some time Mrs. Wilson heard a noise under the house ant, upon investigation, found it to be Burgess. She at once ordeped him out and he went off, as t she thought, to the ginnery. Mrs. Wilson then secured a pistol and started to go to a neighbor's house, as t she herself was alone. As she passed down the lane on her way, Burgess is said to have stepped out from a fence corner and stopped her, at the same time making inde cent proposals to her. She began to scream, and the negro attempted to lay hands upon her, whereupon Mrs. Wilson drew her revolver and at tempted to shoot Burgess, but, being nervous and frightened to such a great extent she could not get the pistol to fire. Burgess then made his escape and was not seen again by her. When Mr. Wilson returned he was informed of the attempted outrage and an effort was made to find Bur gess, but without avail. Saturday morning two white men went to a neg ro house in the same territory, and found Burgess hid in it. He was tak en out about middiy and carried down to a pond nearby and shot to death and left there. . Who the white men wer~e is not known, but it was in the broad daylight and there were no masks used. Burg-ess wvAs a bright mulatto and was about 19 years old. 3 The news of the lynching it seems was - kept. quiet until yesterday, when the t story obtained circulation in that see ,tion. 1' H ti Orphan Work Day. Saturday, September 29th, is the p day. It is a very thoughtful habit I that is growing upon our people-the a setting ap)art of the last Saturday in - September as a day to work for the - orphans. 2 On that day, unless yourself is in -need of help, devote your income to - the fathierless. Give them the proceds e of your day's work. e There are 250 orphans in the Thorn- ~ I well Orphanage, Clinton, S. C. And a this is only one of our Homes for the fatherless. t Remember what Job said ''If I have1 1 eaten my morsel, myself, alone, and1 the fatb'erless hath not eaten thereof, t t' n 1't &ne arm fall from myshould ., er blade, anel mine arm be broken from a the blade.'' Whether, therefore, the i reader of these lines be Jew or gentile, nrotestant or Catholic, let him giye ''.29th.- September to work for , orphans, sending his contributionk the Institution that he is . in toh .ested in. Win. P. Jae Tfhnrnwell Orphanage, C0' :. C. BRYAN'S VISIT. peaking Will be Under the Classic Elms in Front of Legare College. olumbia State. There will be a big crowd of repres. itative South Carolinians in Colum ia to welcome William J. Bryan next rednesday- News comes from nearly very town in the state that there will s a regular "fair week" crowd here 'he committee on arrangements has repared a programme which they link will be entirely suitable. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan will arrive al 15 a. m. from Charlotte and will be ket by a committee which will escorl iem to Wright's hotel, which will be eadquarters for Mr. Bryan. After breakfast, Gov. Heyward ani scort will call upon Mr. Bryan ani ill drive him over the city, visiting ic state capitol, which has been ad ed to since Mr. Bryan spnke here last At noon, promptly, the speaking -ill begin. President Benjamin Sloar as \cry kindly permitted the use o: lie University of South Carolina cam us. One of the grandest speeches ir fr. Bryan's entire public career wa ie short address lie delivered to th tudents of the South Carolina col .ge the bright, crisp February morn ig when he was here before. Tha peech had much to do with enablin, iany young men who will be her gain next Wednesday to hear ti eerless orator. The platform will be erected ii f Legare college, near the marshal' ffice on the south side of the campui nd few will be admitted to the stand 'he reception committee of 400 t 7hom invitations were issued, will b iven badges which entitle them t eats in front of the speaker. Followin'g is a copy of the invita ion sent to leading men in every cour y in the state in order to give Mi Iryan a greeting from the representa ive business and professional men o )outli Carolina. You are respectfully invited to ac n the General Reception Committee n the occasion of South Carolina welcome to the Hon. William Jennings Bryan A Columbia, S. C., Sept.. 19th. 190 W. E. Gonz'ales, Chairman. D. C. Heyward, T. B. Gibbes, W. A. Clark, J. L. Mimnaugh, Committee on Invitation. A similar invitation vas sent to umber of ladies to from a receptio ommittee in honor of Mrs. Bryan. The stand from which Mr. Brya vill speak will be in charge of a con nittee consisting of Messrs. E. I lark, Jos. R. Allen and C. M. Gallh vay. They will have charge of th lecorations . To lend inspiration, i mght of inspiration be needed, the v'ill decorate the outer walls of Legar' 'ollege with the p)ortraits of gret larolinians which grace the chapel. The committee on musical pr< cramnme, Mr. E. 13. Clark and Mr. I .Browvn, is trying to get a good e1 ~anization here for that occasion. An effort wvill be made to hav very store in the qity to close fror 0 o'clock until 1 o'clock next Wed esday in'order' that all of the peopi if the city may have a chance to hen he great American speak. Thisi eing done everywher'e else on Mi hryan 's Southern visit. The commil ec to visit the merchants consists a b'iessrs. Banks, Allen anid Ernest Dr >r.e. The committee on chair's and badge onsisits of Messrs. E. B. Clark, J. I ylvan and F. L. Brown. Wright's hotel wvill be headquarter or Mr. Bryani and lhe will be entei ained there from the time of his ai -ivaol on the midnight train froi 3hiarlotte until he leaves at 5 p. n 'or Augusta, Ga. Losses From Texas Fever. In a previous article it was explair di how the cattle ticks restricted th narket for the cattle produced in thi tate. But in recent years these part ites have even a more serious effet imd one that is more generally felt. Before the operv ion of the stoe niw all our catt1.. wrev expose1 I THE FNLL VOTE. Result of The Domocratic Primary For State Offices On Last Tuesday. For Governor. Ansel ......:..........47,556. Manning ............0..37,089 Total.. ..............84,645 Abbeville, official ...........782 Aiken, official .......... 1741 Anderson, official ........ 2848 Bamberg, official.. ......... 519 Barnwell, official ........ 973 Beaufort, complete ........ 304 Berkeley, official ............511 Charleston, official ........ 2008 Cherokee, complete ........ 1734 Chester, official.......... 639 Chesterfield, official ......... 830 Clarendon, official ......... 669 Colleton, official ........... 968 Darlington, official ........ 867 Dorchester, official ........ 54? Edgefield, official ........ 744 Fairfield, official ...........478 Florence, official ..5........562 Georgetown, official .. ..... .. 571 - Greenville, official ........ 3375 Greenwood, official ........ 1105 H Hampton, official ........ 747 Horry, official ..........720 3 Kershaw, official.. ........ 570 Lancaster, official.... .......1187 1 Laurens, official .............1052 Lee, offieial ............ 541. s Lexington, official ...... .... 1064 Marion, complete ...........1430 Marlboro, official ........... 840 e Newberry, official.......... . 1279 Ocokiee, official .. .. ... .. ..1954 Orangeburg, official .... .. .. 1193 Pickens, complete ...........2083 - Richland, official .......... 1456 Saluda, official ............. 773 - Spartanburg, official ...... 3757 f Sumter, official ........... 441 Union, official .......... 1214 t Williamsburg, official ...... 1171 York, official ............ 1314 s Totals .................47556 ticks from the time of birth and all 6 acquired in this way a natural prb tection against Texas fever. But af ter the passage of the stock law con ditions were greatly changed. The cattle were all kept up. The ticks disappeared from some plantations and the cattle raised on these places a did not acquire the natiural protection a against Texas fever. On other plan Intions the ticks continued to thrive n and the cattle became proof against the disease, as under the old condi - tions. e So that to-day we have some places f infested with ticks and others that are entirely free from the parasite. e When a cow is taken from a tick t Ifree place to one wvhere ticks exist she develops Texas fever and usually -dies. If a town-raised cowv is sent out '. to pasture on such a plantation the .same thing usually happens, because town-raised cows (10 not have an 01) * partemity to acquire immunity to the a djsease. If a cow is taken from one -of the tick-infested p)laces to one of e the tick-free places, the cattle rais r edl on the latter place take the dis s case and most of them die. In this .way enormous losses are sustained by .cattle owvners from this one disease. f The situation also interferes with the -local trade in cattle. One may de sire to buy a certain anima,l from a a neighbor b)ut cannot do so with safe I y because his plantation is infested withI ticks and the animal in question s ! m been raised on a tick-free place, - or his own cattle may not be proof -against ticks and the animal he desires a to purchase is infested with ticks and .would introduce them into his herd. There is only one way out of the matter and that is to eradicate the ticks from the infested places. This wvill not only overcome the difficulties -mentioned but will also open up a e larger market, for as soon as a part s of the state is free from ticks it can be f,laced above the quarantine line, t pro~videdl the legislature passes a law authorizing the establishment of a For Attorney General. .yon .49,507 lagsdale ..34,508 Total...... .. .. ...... ..84,015 For Railroad Oommissioner. 3ullivan ..............45)766 Wharton .. .... .... .. ....37,522 Total ................83,288 9'14 811 780 1174 567 1125 1929 939 939 1935 1092 2869 1133 2977 1092 465 642 341 365 617 672 1100 542 989 654 154 420 131 399 148 429 624 316 405 535 334 2154 179 1757 571 384 1694 414 1534 562 477 744 371 661 451 1293 1388 741 1187 938 1062 759 964 963 760 957 948 974 1562 363 709 891 681 889 682 277 541 279 605 220 670 812 611 671 741 423 471 436 571 331 624 412 775 570 613 339 643 466 429 574 1202 2904 1673 2737 1845 525 1101 529 720 787 545 667 616 775 510 1488 1096 1121 1606 593 891 666 797 479 892 925 1255 797 987 1119 1560 974 1635 619 1998 946 766 719 787 665 1645 1201 1502 732 1962 1531 1467 1471 1639 1302 956 922 873 1208 585 757 1442 590 809 1230 489 1792 643 210'1 332 1831 1524 1478 1093 1087 458 1604 942 1954 565 1757 1035 1551 917 2289 1054 1018 819 827 1001 1727 3526 1972 2676 2834 1218 933 711 834 807 1181 1292 1093 1499 887 ' 800 1127 817 877 1086 1223 1443 1082 1q40 792 37089 49507 34508 45766 37522 Farmers' Union Meeting. A meeting of Johnson Academy Farmers' Union was held in the court house last Satt:..day afternoon several matters of practicial benefit, were dis cnssed and decided upon. Mr. Alan Johinstone gave an interesting and in structive address on the cotton situa tion, urging the members to market slowly and held for the minimum price. The minimum price of 11. cents ts fixed bY (he National armers'Un ion Coniveition recenily held iat Texas kana, Texas, was endorsed. The following were elected delegates to the next regular quarterly meeting of the county Union which meets on thme first Saturday in October: Alan Johnstone, John C. Hlipp, and John C. Neel. Summer Bros. We direct attention t.o the large advertisement in this issue of the old and reliable firm of Summer Bros. For shoes, clothing, gents' furnishing goods this is the estab)lishment that you are looking for. Their prices are always right and their goods the best that thme market can afford. Their salesmen are always courteous and polite. They do at all times a safe and reliab)le business and when you b)uy their goods, you can feel satisfied that you are getting value for your money and goods that will wear and look wvell while they wear. If you don 't thing Peek 's Bay Boy will be funny at the Opera IHuse on Saturday night you surely have an other think coming to you, for it is one of the funniest shows on the road; take our word for it and gp and see if it is not just what we say about it. Joe A. Wallace, owner and manager, never had a poor company nor play. What a wvidow misses most is the argument she can 't cry over any long e. It's funny that a girl always prom i5s to marry a man when she is do ing the whaole thing anyway.