Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

w 0 4j VOL XLIII. NO. 81. k-TEWBERRY. S. 0. I-R[t)AY. SEPTEMBR~M28. 1190'3.TIE)'EK.$.0.YA ATLANTA PERFECTLY QUIET. actories Reopen and Confidence Re stored-Saloons All Closed to Oc tober First. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 26.-Perfect quiet prevailed throughout the city oday. All the factories shut down Plave opened up and thorough confi dence has been restored on every side. ;:Tli'e colored as well as the white em ployees have returned to their regular -work and normal conditions, both in dustrially and commercially, have resumed. By a unanimous vote the city coun c has revoked the licenses of every saloon in Atlanta until October 1, and until that time the city is practically under prohibition. This action was taken on a report from the polic committee, which had been requested to investigate the sa -loons, and ascertain what places could be closed as dives and unfit to engage in the liquor trade. The committee, after striking out 57 saloons, decided that such arbitrary action might be unjust to many saloon men, and when a conference was held with the citi zens' committee, it was decided to re commend to council the revoking of all saloon license for the purpose of weeding out the dives. Military headquarters have been withdrawn from the centre of the city, out of town military companies have been sent hone and the authorities state that they expected no more trou ble, as the qquiet of the past 24 hours . is proof in plenty that no further outbreaks are being contemplated by either wittes or blacks. That those who have been guilty of rioting during the past few days will be severely punished was indicated by the charge of Judge Pendleton to the grand jury this morning. Public sen timent is strong for the detection of those responsible for the crimes com Mitted, and many have already volun teererd to give evidence such as will ri about convictions of the guilty and so insure the fuiture safety of At 111nta from the ravawes of race war. All of the dlead and injured, for -whom a public subseriptionl has been started, are beina cared for, and the -wounded, both black and white, are receiving every attention. while the stnbscription grows rapidly. Law and Order Resolutions. A law and order mass meeting was held late this afternoon, attended by representative people of both races, at the Court House, which was filled to overflowing. A fund of $3,600 was raised for the benefit of the victims of mob violence and a committee of five appointed to push the relief work to a generous completion. A committee on resolutions was chosen. of which the Hon. Clark Ho well, editor of the Atlanta Constitu tioin. was made chairman. This com mittee repiorted the following resolu tions: ''Whereas, the city has been the scene of horrible crimes against wo men, causing great excitement among the p)eople and leading to disorder and mob violence; and ''Whereas, the spirit of retaliation for crime. wvorking under cover of..the mob, makes no discriminatioin be tween the innocent and the guilty and causes the murder of innocent and law- abiding citizens; and ''Wihereas, the first duty of any government is to protect life, liberty and property, and the first duty of the citizen is to obey the law and sup port constitutional authority in it.s en forcement; and '''Whereas, present state of affairs has demonstrated the fact that crime and lawlessness begets more lawless ness, and when a question between races has arisen the existence of riot acts of violence and the spirit of the mob engenders hatred, fans the flames of racial passion and spreads the spir *it of anarchy until the very founda tions of government are shaken, there fore be it "Resolved, that this meeting, com posed of the members of the Chamber * of Commerce and other law abiding citizens, does solemnly protest against the spirit of lawlessness that has tar nished the fair name of our city and 1" 1 to the commission of nrime. "We denounce the cowardly ani brutal murder of innocent people ant the wounding of others, and we cal upon all good mel to lift upl) thei1 voices for law and order and use thei1 influence to check the riotous spir that is abroad in the community. 'We deplore the crime of botl me41n ?gperaces hl shrdlupupul races which has been committed b: their worst elements and we solemnli protest that mob rule is the worst evi that can afflict, society, for it carrie in its train all the crimes that hu man beings are capable of. and if no, checked will lead to the destructiot of government itself. 'We call upon the authorities ol oir -city an( state to ernsh anarch with an iron hand, and spare neithei expense nor force to do so. ''We denand that the authoritie: spare no effort to put a stop to thi assaults on our women. If it take, more mionor more money to do it tha' the authorities act accordingl'y. Ou womanhood must. and shall be protect ed. ''It is not right nor just that the iR nocent, both white and black, shal he punished for the sins of the guilty and the events of the past few day prove beyond doubt that it is the in nocent of both races that are mad to suffer as the result of the unres trained effort of the mob to aveng the dastardly outrages that should be and must be, punished by law. ''We further declare that it is tl duty of our city to care for the siel and wounded of both races and t< bury the dead, and we pledge ou willingness to assist the authorities ij needed. ''Where government has not beer able to protect life the common in tinets of humanity demand that i at least care for the victims of vio lence in sickness and death.'' These resolutions were presented bi Chairman Howell, warmly secondeI by John Temple Graves, editor of th Georgian; John S. Cohen, managinf 11ditor of the Journal, and Charles S Daniel, editor of the News, aid wee 1n1aIlniimsly adoptetd as tle sense oj the meeting. HEARST NOMINATED. Newspaper Man Named to Lead Em pire State Democracy. Buffalo. N. Y., Sept. 27.-At ai e!irly hour this'moirning William Ran dolph Hearst was nominated for gov ernor by the Democratic State conven tion. Convention Hall, Buffalo, N. Y. Sept. 27.-The vote for governor first ballot: Hearst 309; Sulzer 124 Dix 17. Necessary to a choice 226. The only way to make your cigar. taste better is to pay more money foi them. There is no joke so flat as the oni vou were goig to spring on a mar who got busy and sprung~ it on you. Advertised Letters.. Letters remaining in tile post offiec for the week ending Sept. 23. Lessie Baret, (2), Mattie Baltimore John Bowers. R?i clard Campbell, Rosa Coleman. Hanah Dewvalt, Ellen Dugon.. Lillian Glasgore, Willie Galtus, W H. Griffin, Vennie Griffin, Laura Gil der, G. L2. Gaudlock (2), Mary Emmi Olymph. Laura Hart. Sam Higens, Luk< Howvard. Darbia Cromer. IBob Johnson. 1Elmira Edwards. IGeorgia Lindsey. P. B. Mayes, Lizzie McLeod, Simoa Metzger,Alberta Miller, Simon Mer Iant. Essie Reed, Glifton Readen. J. T. Stewart, Manda Stewart. IJ. D. Whitman, C. R. Thompson Sophie E. -Todd. John Went. L. Berdelle Williams Eddie Williams, Mr. & Mrs. B. Wil liamns. Lewie Williams, David Wood Persons calling for the "'n lens< any that they were advertiA nd. C. J. Purcell, P. M. I KILLED BY INTENDED VIC'PIM. g I John Anderson Shot By Frank 0. t Wrenn In Greenwood-Defends 1 Himself in His House. The State. Ih G reenwood. Sept. 24.-As the result a of anl attempt to ta.ke the law into o r heir own -hands, a whitecapping party Y r lost one of their members at the homei I of Mr. Frank C. Wrein, where they ' had gone to ''regulate'' Wrenn. He - shot. and instantly killed John Ander- ' son, who had succeeded in getting in I to tle house and was grappling with h WI'iei to try to take him out to horse- r whip him. Tt is the expected culmination of a 1 kind of lawlessness that has beenti un fortunately -10 prevalent in Green- I Swood county ,ever since tile Phoenix i riot and while greatly to be regretted, a it will doubtless have the wholesome t ,-ft'eet of putting a stop to the business. of trying to ''regulate'' people in - stead of bringing them to the law b where adequate and sufficient punish ment for any and every crime can be I obtained. t , M. ~Wrenn came in to\vn this morn I ing and surrendered to the sheriff.. - Neither lie nor his coutisel, Sheppards, Grier & Park, were willing to make any formal statement in the matter. Mr. F. Barron Grier of the firm stat-' ed that lie would make application for I bail immediately. Alone at His House. From acounts of the shooting it I appears that last night Mr. F. C. 1 Wrenn was awakened by some one j either saying ''Hello'' or kicking at f his door. He lives in what is known f as the White Jones place, a ratherv large, two-story, old fashioned house r oil the road between Greenwood and Cokesbury. At, that time Mr. wrenn a was alone in the house, his wife and'. sons having left him some time ago on 1 account of family troubles and it wa,s i this account that the whitecappers t had come to whip him. Wrenn an 'Weled the call by coninigi to his front hoor. lie ople1ed it and saw several personls standing arouinld the door anld .asked what was wanted. One of the party replied that they were cotton mill people on their way from Green ville to Greenwood and wanted to stay a all night. Having traveled half the 'iisaht did not seem to strike them as I being at all incongruous. Wrenn told them lie was sorry, but lie could not accommodate them. They then asked for something to eat and Wrenn told a them lie was again sorry, but as his b wife had left him alone he had not h ing to cat cooked in the house. Finally they asked for some water. By this time Wrenn had made up his mind t that there was trouble brewing and that those men were determined to get t into the house for the Purpose of do- 11 ing some injury to him. I-, however, i agreed to give them some water, but d said lie would go and get the water. e Closinig the (door' Wrenn went firsth into his bed room, where lie kept his pistol, which happened to be loaded. Picking up his pistol WVrenn wvet to lhe 1p1ace where lie kept the drink i ng water and went to the door with haisI p)istl in his right handI( and( the bucket of water in his left. Opening the <;oor 1 lie handed out the water to onie of thei crowd, and as lie did so, noticed a man crouched up against the door as close as he could get, apparently awaiting an opening to jump in. \s WVrenn saw this man he shut the d mor and called out to know what this rnan1 was dloing up against the door. No p s1oner' had he closed the door thlar, the crowd dashed against the door r ~and burst it op)en. Four men apparent ly rushed through the (1oor and grap pled wvith Wrenn in the center of the room. There was no light and the four against o.ne were bent on bring- I. ing him odt in order to whip him, or ( possibly do r'nore, even kill-him, while I he was doing as every creattire, man t or lower animal, all he could to saveb his life. Defends Himself.a At this tinte Wrenn began using the y~ pistol. There were four men sur rounding him and4 lie bee-an "Ac'ting at the same time ihey touchue !. He 1 fired. four shotA as r'oni'11y as f;n m elhaniism of' the pistol wonMd permiT. g and( duiringy the shootinw. > 1a lroll. The other tP ' mini t n (out. WVrenn quick' elosed the door01 01nd be- f n nIII to )lani for at seeonid attatek, or, etter, ani escape. He remembered hat lie had two cartridges left in his istol and started to get more that. he ept in the house. Getting these and loading, he was ready to leave the oIse. Apparently it was surrounded id he could hear the eursin- erowd utside, wio were saying they would et' get the ",-- ---.'' more han likely tie crowd did itot know ondersonl was dead. Finally Wreninl thought lie saw nil pportinity, and jumped from at back --indow. Tecrowd, hlowever, saw imt and beglan shooting it hin as lie aI, Wretin was shot inl tile tarll and 4t side with bird shot, but. tiough ainfilly wounded, is lut seriously Itll.. lie rin towards a negro house Parby, but instead of going in the onse lie tIrned to one side and I-an I'oid tile house, hidinlg inl sonie very all cotton not fair away. Whipped the Negroes. Tle crowd quickly silrroulided tile 0.nse and, taking out tihe two old ne -roes tlhere carried tlhemi iup to the Vrenn home, and taking at buggy race wIlipped tiheiml most unmerciful V. They wanted sone information 4lichih hese negiocs were unable to ive, and because of this and because hey were bent on such work, they dhipped tile two nearoes. Wrenn otIld hear all t1his from his hiding lace. Some time after the crowd Dft and early this morning Wrein -eiit back to his house. The doors Mere all open and nothing had been isturbed. Going'in lie saw the body f John Anderson cold and stiff in leath on the floor. Anderson had allen on the hearth, and his head had allen through the little fire screen, chichi is used as a summer front in many homes when the fireplace is not ii use. Wrenn came at once to town Id gave himself up. It was the first olws of the shooting, and lie coroier 3ft at once for the scene. It is at case wilh some novel fea ures. Tile comrades of Anderson can ardly be expected to testify, as they ,ill conifess to a Ilost seriouis erimlio. Aiders(IIn was a young wh.lite faiier f about 37 years of a_e. lie lived Car Saluda, about seveni or eight iles front tihe Wrenln liouse. The rowd possibly included some from it even greater distance than tihat. ndersont leaves a wife and several ttile children. Wrenn is a native of North Caro na. He has been living in t his coun y for about seven years. lie has een ppareitly a successful farmer. It. has cen charged against him that lie 1a14L een guilty of infidelity to his wife eeently and the supposition tlat tile vhitecappers went to wiij) him on his account. The death of Anderson -will more han likely put an ei(l to this form of iwlessness for years to come. It will ,anke some of those who have been elighting in taking the law into thir wn bands pause. What ever Wre,nn adl done, he was livinig in a publlic lace and wvas amenable to the law. Souvenir of Deadbeats. A framed pie'e of nieedllewor'k, a'nsistinug of ni bu os sewn oii a silk 41iimdationi, wuas r'ecenutly sold by anue ion in Noirthl Lond~on. It was mnadc y the wife of a counitryf parson who sed1 to utilize int this way the bumt onts fouand in offertory bags in her usband 's church. The peculiar collection covered a umb)er of years, and it wuas seldom, andeed, that a sp)ecial collection of any ind was takeni upi without a number f buttons being deposited, some by tistake, but most of them purposely. He Did His Best. This story is told in Les'lie's Week v. ''An Anglo-Saxon citiz,en in New )rleans -attended the funeral of a 'renehman's wife.. Several days af.. Brwardhs, meeting the bereaved huts and on Canal street, the latter asked pith Gaelic jauntiness; 'Ah were youi t ze ftruneel?' TIhie American said eCs. 'How you think I di?' Oh, splendidly. Voi appeared to e *' ('f your wife, as it took four old yout and Conltrol your r oif ai - active emotion.' 'i vere~ oni.k at ze honse, ehl7 ott -'1ll h,ave gone to ze cemet airom, or I. ' T , *-nCin-seit tae THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Gen. Barre's Second Furlough-Death of Dr. J. B. Simpson-Personal and Otherwise. Prosperity, Sept. 27.-Our veteran Iail carrier, Gieral Barre, has had what he terms his second firllough. His first onle Was iln 1863 and was fromi the C. S. A., tle other one was 1901( and was from U. S. A. The Clen eral says the he regretted as much that this one was out as he did the one4 inl '63. So lie and Bob are again oil t lie var pa th,'' distribuit ing mail. Mr. A. T. Mayer is book-keeper for Hawkins Bros. and assistant cashier. From the ginning of' the first bale Of cot ton in Aug. to the 2511h of Sep tember. 1905, liere were ginned iere 1229 bales ad tihere has been sold 2370 bales of vottonl. Tl"his year from tle ginning of the first bale to Selp tember 2511h, tlere iad been 492 bales :itned and 947 sohl, slowinlg a short age of 739 and 1421 bales respective ly. Mrs. J. W. Realms, of Timmonlsville, S. C., is visiting hier parents. NIrs. Nance, of Lake City, Fia., is visitia, relatives in town. Dr. T. J. Lit tlejoli, of 'acolet, was in town for a cotuple of days the past week. Mlr. B. W. Whleeler, of tie railway mail service. "ats ulp lor' a few days stay at homtte. iliss Gertrule Simpson has restum ed her work in the graded school at Newberry. Mr. 0. . Simpson Was elected the fourth teacher in the Prosperity grad ed schools otn Monday. Miss Susie Langford has retut:ned to the Columibia Female College. Messrs. E. W. Monts, J. P. Wise, C. M. Sitmpson, C. P. Barre, Itby Komn, Aklder Pu,E. S. Shepely, Frank Sheelv, M1,ody Benenlbaugh, Osca anad William Stone. Vance Ma this aid a nitmber of oither yom,n Miln haivo 'rneto Newberry Colle.e. P'rosperity-sends uap 41u1ite a grood siz ed th-le'raimn. )hs. 'S. W. C':01.vs wil! havo. heri I*a11 openin'g 00ctoer 3rd. ('.In .tan,l s'e the pretty iats. Mlisses Mamie and Aiie Brucel anid (their brother, of Palatka, Fli., at'e Visitin.g relatives aid friends in town. MI. (flenn Simlipsonl and sisters, Misses Janie and Flora, of Laurens, M1r. Thomas Simpson, of Anderson, t1ad James H11bain came dwm.n t at tenld the funieral of Dr. J. B. Simpson. Mrs. J. T. P. CroFsonl anl(d soi, Wil 'ie. of , Lve'.ville. vInme I'vmr lo at lend the funeral of Dr. J. 13. Sinipson. 1)r. James Y. Fair and sistr Miss Josepiine, of Savaian, (a., are visil imiX Mr. 11. C. Moseley. Mesdames Harr.'ell and Hlaynes, of Geor-gia, ar e also visitintg Mrl.. an'd Mrs. H1. C. Moseley this week. Mrs. Robert Brannon, after a pleas ant visit to her sister, Mas. A. Kin it'd, hias retur aned home. Miss Lilly Mae Russell hias' return ed fr'om Seneca. Nit. W. 0. H-artmani, of' Atlantia, has been ont a visi t toa his fatherca, NMra. J. W. 1Hartmitant, wtho has breen sick for ther past couatple of weecks, but Iwitoi, we are gl rad to say't, is imnproving. Miss lEstelle Stewat. is visititng in Blacksbur ag. Rev. C. D). Taylor and family are visit ing his brother, Mr'. D). J. Taylor. Misses Edna and Lucay Feller's are visiting their uncle, Mr'. L. M. Fellers, thais week. Miss .Jatnie Cook is visiting Mrt. T. A. D)ominick. Ou)tr townt was called on Friday to aigaini mourn'a the loss of ono )f' the oldest citizenis. D)r. J. B. Simpson passed from this life on September 20th, aged, 71 years, 9 months, and 12 days. He leaves two daughters to mouarn hais death, Miss Nannie and Mrs. S. D. Dttncan. The Herald and News in thte illuastratedi edition had thme following historical account of Dr. Simpson: Dra. J1. T. Simpson was born in Laur ents counoty about seven miles wvest of the couart hiouse. is edateation was htad itn the schools of his home cotunty anad Williamston instituite. Hie at ''a-1ded the Gieor'gia iniedical schtool at A '*.usta from which lie gradatted in 39. lie fir'st located at Helena, of the lower section of Newberry vouity, he located at the cross roads, three iiles below Prosperity, in 1800. When the toesin of war sounded he volunteered and was physician of the Wayside hospital for 14 months, after which le was duly coitmissioned as mnedical sergeant and assigned to duty with tle 17th11 Georgia regiment. On his return from t he war he located in the town of Prosperity and has con tinously, with the exception of about two years spent in (1reenwood, prac ticed his profession in the Proseprity coimunity, covering i period of 45 yealrs. Dr. Slimpson was married to Miss Eliziaetlh Cook, September 18, 1800. Two daughters are still living to cheer the doctor its he sits by his cheerful hearth stine and recounts the deeds of tihe long ago. Dr. Simpson has served Ilhis town in the citpacity of ia warden and as a iemier of the board of health. He is ever ready to help on every good cauise. In talking to one of the mostn ip telligent negroes of this se,994 in.re ference to the reign of pevor, that is wide spread all gvp .the south, he - gave it as his opilioll that the use of CoCIiiie and wit ikoy together. with the mItany almost obscenle pictmi;cs that 4rp to be seen in many public places, h)ad nuchl to do with inflam'ing the pas siols of lie lower class of Iwgroes who frequented dives and crow o quarters. If the use of cocaine leads t.. sliel dire results wlhat a fearful Irvest there is before us, and who of our fair women will be forced to gather the harIvest. Just think of the -Iwful tort-ure they hIalve to undergo. He says their teachers and preachers. must preach agvainst rape and tIle hideousiess (if the crime. We agree with tIe OGeor-zianl, "this reign of ter ror 1must stop.'' If Ihis negro is rilit ill his diag j4tsis. would if n4t he right for our city yovernmhiienis to look closelv into it and prolihi. it it;use(of coenaineand the spreading of file half' nude pie titres n11 hill hoards andil itublie. plaves. An ounc11e IIIf prevention is wolrth a pomnofl* vrure. Tile vities per mil of1 1t414 11mN y0 I lie worst eleiumeilt to colgre-gate inl tle. already over (owkded sections. The plaees are the veiitablhle hlot beds of1 vice ilnd erimie. The worthlless lazy fellows have left III faIrms and1 are crowded together inl dlark, diigy quarters irrespective of Ige or sex. Wlat can be expected from stneh mniasmlativ 1and pe-stilenl(tial spot... Crimle lind erimle only. Mr. aid Mrs. C. A. Bownan, of Newbery, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Moseley this week. Wedding Superstitions. TI'e brideurooi oili car4 .1ries a iin ittu'e lorseshoe in his pocket will al ways be lucky. The bride who dreams of fairies on tle niglt before her wedding will be thic be blessed. Never give a te(legr'amt to a bride or bride?zroomn on thle wayfl to churiich. It is a sture omenWl of evil. Maria iiges oni board sip j are con1 sidlered. unlu tckyV. IIf you enni 't be Theii finini(lg ifi al sideir oin the wed - intg gown by theii bidle is 'onsidered a sutre I okeni if ha~ppiniess to come Iflme Chat. To make a Happy Home. Anm American writer' says: ''You want to help thle mant you marr'y to be finie and strong and tru'oe. Show h1imi that you b)elieve he has all those qutalities. You will raise his ownt sel f-respect 0and b'rng him to the level vou tell him lie oceupies. Believe in him h e gentle wvithn himt; donIi't 'oin 'iradiet him when lie is tired, let him think lie is having his ownl way in his own house; feed him with what lie likes and laugh at his jokes. Herein lies the secret of a happy home.'' A girl muist either marry an ordi nartiy man or else remain a spinster for the putrp~ose of cherishing an ideal, Muc'h of a womntn's cheerfulness amy be due to the fact that she knowvs tow to work an' dimptle for all it is It is an easy matter' to ptueker' youmr fac'e. butt all the genutine smiles and ft ,wns come from tIme hieatrt.