The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, September 11, 1901, Image 1
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XVL, MANNING, S. C. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEBRii 91
PRESIDENT McKIN]
lI ANARCHIST PRETENDING 1
SHOTS I
Tragedy Occurred at 1
The Data'dIy Deed Was Do
teem Were heing Shop
The Fiend Capfunr
Buffalo, Sept. 6 -President McKin
ley was shot and seriously wounded by
a would-be assassin while holding a ra
ception in the Temple of Music at the
Pan- Ame:ioan , xposition a few min
utes after 4 o'clock this afternoon.
One shot took effec' in the rizht breast;
the o'ber in the abdomen. The first is
not of a sericus nature, and the bullet
his been extra:c d. The latter pierced
the abdominal wall, and has not bean
located. At 10 40 p. m. the following
bulletin by the attending physicians
was the only indication of the condi
tion of the pu sident's wounds:
The President is rallying, and is rez t
ing comfortably. At 10:15 p. m., tem
pt rature 100 4 degrees; pulse 124; res
piration 24.
(Sign d) P. M R'xey,
M. B. Mann,
R. E. Parke,
H. Mynter,
Eugene War bin.
George B. Cortelyon,
Secretary to the President.
THE ASSASSINATION.
President McKinley, the idol of the
American people, the nation's chief c x
coutive, and the city's honored guests
lies prostrate, snffering the pangs in
flicted by the bullets of a cowardly as
sassin, while his life hangs in the
balance. Out on Delaware avenu?, at
the home of John G. Milburn, presi
dent of the Pan-American expositiun,
with tearful face, and heart torn by con
flicting hopes and fears sits the faithful
wife, whose devotion is known to all the
nation. It was a few moments after.4
p. m., while President EcKinley was
holding a public reception in the great
Temple of Music, on the Pan American
grounds, that the cowardly attack was
made, with what success time alor e can
tell. 8anding in the midst of crowds
numbering thousands; surrounded by
every evidence of good will; pressed by
a motley throng of people; showered
with expressions of love and loyalty;
besieged by multiudes, all eager to
clasp his hand; amid the se eurround
ings, and with ever-recurring plaudits
of an admiring army of sight-seers rng
ing in his ears, the blew of the assassin
fell, and in an instant pleature gave
way to pain; admiration to agcn3; folly
turned to fury, and pandemonium fol
lowed.
THE ASSASSIN.
Down at police headquarters, sur
rounded by stern-faced inquisitors of
the law, sits a medium-se zed man of
commonplace appearance, with his fixed
gaze directed on the floor, who presses
his lips firmly tegether and listens with
an air of assumed indifference to the
persistent stream of questions, argu
ments, objurations and admonitions
with which his captors seek to induce
or compel him to talk. The organ re
-cital in the splendid Temple of Music
witnessed the dastardly attempt. Plan
ed with the diabolical ingenuity and
finesse of which Anarchy or nihilism is
capable, the would-be assassin carried
out the work without a hitch, and
should his designs fail, and the presi
dent survive, only to Divine providence
can be attributed that benefc nt result.
WHERE IT WAS DONE.
The president, though well guarded
by United States secret servise detc
tives, was fully exposed to such an at
tack as occurred. He stood at the ed ge
of the raised dais upon which stancs
~the great pipe organ at the east side oi
the mnagnificent structure. Throngs of
people crowded in, to gaze upon their
executive, perchance to clasp his hand,
and then fight their way out in the
good-natared mob that every minute
swelled and multiplied at the points of
ingress and egress to the building. Th'e
president was in a cheefui mood, and
was enjoying to the full the hearty evi
dences of g ood will which every whtre
Wmet his gaze Upon his right stood
John G. MIilburn, of Buff alo, presi
cent of the Pan-American exposition,
chatting with the president and intro
ducing to him especially persons of
note who approached. Upon the presi
dent's left stood Mr. Cortelyou.
THE ASSASSIN FIRES.
It was shortly after 4p m , when one
of the throng which surrounded the
presidential party, a medium si ze man
of ordinary appearance and plainly
dressed in black, approached as if to
greet the president. Both Secretary
Cortelycu arnd President Milburn no
ticed that the mans har d was swathed
in a bandage of handkerchief. Reperte
of bystanders differ as to his hand. He
worked his way anmid the stream of
people up the edge cf the dias unuil he
Swas within two feet of the nreiident.
Mr. McKinley smniled, bowed and ex
tended his band in that spirit of geai
ality the American jpeople so well
know, when suddenly the sharp crack
of a revolver rang out loud and clear
above the hum of voices, the shufduing
of myriad feet and vibrating waves oi
applause that ever and anon swept here
and there over the assemblage.
THE F'IN CAPTURED.
There was an instant of almnost corn
plete silence. The president stood
stock still, a lcok of hesitancy, almost
of bewiderment on his face. Then he
retreated a step while a pallor began tc
steal over his features. The muh~itude
only partially aware that something s
IEY ASSASSINATED.
0 SHAKE NANDS FIRES TwO
UIO H!M.
:1 Buffalo Expositioll.
ie While Epressions of Es
ered on the President.
d and locked Up.
while necks were crated and ell eyes
turned as one toward the rostrum,
where a great tragedy wag being en
acted. Then came a commotion.
With the leap of a tig r three men
threw themselves forwt rd as with one
impul.e and sprang towsrc the would-be
assassia. wo of them were Uaited
States secret service men who were on
the lookout and whose duty it was to
guard against just such a calamity as
had tere befalien the president and the
nation. The third was a ba s'and! r,
a negro, who had only an instant pre
vionsdy grasped in his dusky palm the
hand of tie president. As or.e man
the trio hurled themselves upon the
president's assassin. In a twinkling he
wts borne to the grcuar', his weapn
was wrested from his gri s? aod strong
armfs l i ironed him dowo. Tben the
multitude which thronged the efifioe be
gan to come to a real:zing sense of the
sw'uine ss of the scene of whicn they
had been unwilling witne ses.
HE MAKES A CONFESSION.
Leon Czoiogoz, the would- be assassin
has signed a confession covering sit
pages of foolssap, which states that he
is an anarchist and that he became an
enthusiastic n ember of ti at body
through the it fluence of Emma Gold
man, whose writings he had read and
whose lectures he had listened to. He
denies laving any confederate and says
he decidea on the act three days age
and bcught the revolver with which
the act was committed in Buffalo. He
has seven brothers and sisters in
Cleveland and the C'eveland directory
has the names of about that number
living o2 iosmer street and Ackland
avenue, which adjoin. Some of them
are butcers anr others in differens
trades. He is not detained at police
headquarters penning the result of the
president's injuries. 0salogoz does
not appear in the least degree uneasy
or penitent for his action. He says te
was induced by his attention to Emma
Goldman's lectures and writing to de
ede that the present form of govern
meat in this country was all wrong and
he thought the best way to end it was
by killing the president. He shows
no sign of insanity, but is very reticent
about much of his career. While ao
knowledging himself an anarchist he
does not state to what branch of the
oganiztionl he belongs.
EFFECT ON THE PEOSLE
A murmur arose, spread and swelled
to a hum of cenfusion, then grew to a
babel of scunds and later to a panede
monium of noises.
The crowds that a moment before
had stood mute and motionless as in
bewildered ignorance of the enormity
of the thing, now with a single im
pulse surged forward toward the stage
of the horried drama, while a hoarse
cry welled up from thousand throats
and a thousnd men charged farward
to lay hands upon the perpetrator of
the dastardly crime.
For a moment confusion was terri
able. Men shouted and fought, women
screamed and children cried. Some of
those nearest tho doors fled from the
edifice in fear of a stampede, while
hundreds of others from tne outside
struggled blindly forward in the eibrt
to penetrate the crowded building and
solve the mystery of exaitement and
panic which evey moment grew and
swelled within the congested interior
of the edifice.
After the first shock of the assassin's
sho:s, the President retreated a steT
mnen as the detectives leaped upon his
assailant he turned, walked steadily to
a chair and seated hims~efI, at the same
time removing his hat and bowirg his
head in his hancs.
In aa instant Secretary Cortellyou
and President Milburn were at his
side. His coat was hurriedly opened,
the President mawhil admanishing
those abt ut him to remain csalm and
telling tl em not to be alarmed.
"But 3 our are wounde d," cried his
Secretary, "let me examine."
"No, I think not," answered the
president. "I am not badmy hurt, I
assure you."
Nevertheless his outer garments
were hasti y locs~ned and when a
trickling stream of crimson was seen
to wind its way down his breast,
spreading its telltale stain over the
wite surface of the liaen their worst
fears were confirmed.
A force of exposition guards were or
the scone by th~s time and an effori
was made to clear the buildings. By
this time the crush was terrific. Spec
tatord crow ded down the stairways
from the galleries, the crowd or
the floor surged toward the rostram~
while dspite the strenurus efforts ol
pohice and guards the throng withoul
s:roggled medly to obtain admission.
EXAMINING THE WOUND
As soon as tne crowd in the Temple
of Mu ic had been dispersed suffiient
ly the i.resident was removed in thc
automobiio ambulance and taken to the
exposition hospital, where an examina
tion was made. The best medical skil.
was summoned and within a brief pe
riod sey. ral of Buofflo's best knowl
pracitioners were at the patient's side.
Tie president retained the full exer
ise of his facuities until placed on tht
operatiing tab"' and subjected to at
aas.hetic. Upon the arst examina
t ion it was ascertained that one bulle
bad taken effect in the right breadI
just below the nipple, causing a com
paratively harmless wound. The otbe:
took effect in the abde.nen, about fon
inches below the left nipple, fou
I[Continued on page 4.J
BRYAN TO LABOR.
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The Advice He Qives to the Wot k
irg People.
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I
WARNS AGAINST TRUSTS.
a
Says If They Were as Aggressive
at Elf ctions as they are at
Strikes Cendti-ns Would
be Differen*, v
Labor Day last weak was marked by G
the largest and most imposing parade ,
of labor unions ever teen at Kansas j
City, Mo , and by the participation of t
Wiuliam J Bryan in the prccession and n
exercises. E ght theusand men marci- i
ed through the streets, grouped in their
unions and each union wearing a dis b
t'nguishing uniform. Mr Bryan ooeu a
pied a carriage at the head of the line
and was chtered as he was recorn zed
A striking featu e of the parade was e
the Hod Carriers' union, negrocs, 225 a
men, led by a negro band.
The orator of the afternoon was Wm. R
J. Bryan, who was prtceded by Mayor
Reed. The pavilion at t e park was
crowded to suffocation. Mr. B.yaou
took for his text the Bible verse, "Mrs
ale not the ox that treadeth out the
corn." Mr Br ao sa d:
BRYAN S TALK
"Et ch decade of our history shows e
greater production of wealth, and the a
men who produce it have less to show
for it. Is this a good condition? A g
right condition? The solution of the t
prc blems that confront us is in legis
lation, .ot in legislation for or against h
classes, but for Equal jastioe before u
law. The strike is tcday t}-e only t
weapon the laborer has, but it is weak i
and inefficient.
"If the laboring men were half as
active on election day as they are in
enforcement of their strikes, they would ,
wield a force that would right the evils ,
which beset them.
THE GREATEST DANGER q
"The greatest danger of today is pri e
vate monopoly. Not that any monopoly I
is worse than others, but the principle I
is bad, which tolerates any private a
monopoly.
"I have heard that the true solution s
of the problem is for the laboring man c
to divide profits with the trusts. That I
has been given as ..u argument for the d
trusts. Such a thing would be immoral e
and impolitic. It would be like divid I
ing the spoils of the highwaymen. It i
would be permitting a man to rifle your t
pickets and then offer to divide the s
proceeds with you. C
"'oday the only people who sym a
pathize with you are tb )ther who a
toil in other parts of the Lrd's vine
yard. In the present great stel striW?.
where did the first expressiun of
Lathy come from? From Texas. '
have no steel mills there. They are '
farmers. They are tillers of the soil v
and laborers, like y ourselves. f
HIS WARNING.
"I want to warn you to resist the
overtures of the trust. Beware when
corporation. ask you to join them The I
farmers can stand the eneroschments
of the trusts longer thsa you can. The
farmers live off their farms. When
trust prices get so high that the farm
ers cannot buy they wrill eat the pro
ducts of their own industry. Tzieir
wives can even go hack to the primitve
method of making clothes by weaving.
But when the farmer can no longer
pay trust prices, then there will t e no
more demand for the products of your
toil, and you can make no more a
wages."
"The cffr of the trusts to divide C
with the laboring man is a pitfall. Can g
you trust the corporations to divide
honestly? No. How many of you would a
like to try a law suit, when the judge 1
on the bench is the opposing party to
the suit? There are good judges, good a
juries, yet do you want judges and t
juries to try our cases when .they are
interested in the outcome themselves?
When you permit private monopoly to
dictate terms of division, then you
place yourselves wholly at their mercy.
You allow them to water their stock t
and then expect them to divide with
labor on a just basis.
"You are witnessing a battle between ~a
labor and the great steel trust. This
trust was willing to uoion'sa some of k
its mills, but would have other t open i
to non- union labor. Why? Becausea
the trust wants some mills that it can
depend on in the event of a strike. It
is an unequal struggle, for the trust
can shut down its mills for a year, but
laboring men can not live a year with e
ouit work. It is your duty to crush,
monopolies with the best resources at
your command, the ballot.
GOVERNKUNT ET INJUNQTION.
'-Government by injunction is an'
iniquitous system and one of the ques- r
tions demanding attention at the hands l
of the American people. The courts
are the servants of the people and for a
court to rule by injunction, is for a f
court to dispense with a urv and to t
condemn a man for violating a law that a
the court itself made. Uader the pro e
cess of government by injunction, the I
court constitutes itself the power to r
make the laws, execute them, and pass (
judgment on the effender. The whole J
thing is wrong. Under the system a t
number of employers can organize t
themselves, go into court and get an e
order prohibiting others from organiz
ing for the same purpose. They can
get an order prohibiting workingmen
from getting other workingmen to re
frain from working. The employers t
can organize to crus'h labor, but others (
are forbidden to organize. I am op- t
posed to government by injunction, not t
that it is directed especially against s
the laboring man, but that it does a
away with trial by jary. It is a menace, 2
not only to one ciass, but to all. It is a
within the power of the laboring man 3
to do away with the s3 stem."
Mr. Bryan also condemned the action t
of the South Carolina mill men who
forbade their men to celebrate Labor
Day or to join unions.
Still a Factor. a
The New York Sun says "ten thous
and persons went to hear Mr. Bryan I
speak at Platte City, Mo., the other
day. Democrats who are trying to
perauade themselves that Mr. Bryan is i
a remnant and a tale that is told please I
notice."
SEARCHING FOR LECHNER.
[is Family Anxious About the Missing
Timmonsville Cashier.
A letter received here from Tim
ionsville says that the family of Mr.
'rank C. Lochner, the missing bank
ashier, ' believe that his whereabouts
rt unknown to them through no de
ire of his own." Speaking of the
trange case the Savannah Morning
ews says:
F C. Lechner, a wealthy banker of
'immonsville, S. C , and owner of a
aluable vineyard aid grecery store at
riffio. Ga.. has been reissing since
Lug. 19, and the police have been atk
d totiy and lc cite him. On that date
:chner was in Savannab, on his way
a Griffin, and he has disappearei as
iysteriously as if the earth had swal
awed him up.
He may have been foully dealt with,
ut as far as known he did not have
very large amount of money on his
erson at that time.
Mr. Lochner's family have exhausted
very means of finding him and have
imost given up all hope. Mrs. L, ch
er and her daughter were at Gr ifin
rhen the banker and merchant disap
eared. He had written them that he
rould leave Timmonsville for Griffin
n Sunday, 18th, and did so. He has
een traced as far as this city, but
here he went from her, eatnot be
rcertained.
Mrs. L chner and her daughter wait
d patiently for his arrival in Griffi i
nd -upon his failure to ; ut in an ap
earance presumed that he had been
etained at Timmonsville They re
ared to their South Carolina home,
ad were smazed t. find that notbiog
ai been heard of him since his depart
re for Griffin. The ether ffiers in
he bang were tq-ially as sorp -i d to
earn that he never reached Griffia.
A letter was written to Superintend
nt Reilly asking him to try . and lo
ate Lachner, but the detectives were
nable to learn anything of his Rhere
bouts. Nithing was said ab )ut the
iissing man's position in the financial
rorld, and the infcrmation that he
ould not be found was forwarded to
irs. Leehner. The letter was filed at
adquarters and no further thought
ras given to the case.
Yesterday morning Capt M. Ed. Wil
an, who is a friend of the family, re
eived a telegram from Miss Bertha
L. Lechner, the missirg banker's
auguter, asking that he take up the
aarh. The telegram explained that
Ir. Lechner had been last heard from
i this city on the 19th, and asked that
be hospitals be searched. Capt. Wil
an visited the hospitala, but found no
aroiina man. He was unable to get
ny further information and wired
king of full particulars by mail.
Mr. Wilson also cailed at police
-'quarters and had a conference
supt. Reilly. The telegram from
9 Lechner was. shown to rhe super
itendent, but he was unable to ad
ane any plausible theory to account
yr the disappearance. Supt. R.illy
aid that he would do everything in
is power to assist in icesting the
issing man, but with the limited in
.rmation in his possession the ta3k is
difficuit oe. The detectives have
en furnishe.d a description of Lach
er, but have never rue. acrosa him in
heir travels. It may be that he has
eome temporarily deranged, and has
randered in some out of- the way
lace. He is a German and speaks
rith a decided accent.
WST HE LEVr.
A dispatch from Timmonville to
'he State says the sudden disappear
ne of Mr. Frank U. L achner, cashier
the Bank of 'limmonsville is
o longer a myster y. When the cashier
rat disappeared it was hoped that a
iisfacory expianation would t e forth
ming, one that would not irnvolve his
tegrisy, but an examination of the
ank's books dispels such hopes. The
irectors have been busly engaged in
his work, and although they have only
irly begun, it is ascertained that the
shier is short some $5,000. What a
horough search will reveal no one can
resay. It is feared that a much more
erious thortage will be found. As
he examination goes on it develops
hat Mr. Lechner's private affairs are
a a very bad condition and he has prob
bly worried over them for some time.
ls business plans did not mature and
e became desperate. Mr. Lechner was
ended by a security company to the
mount $10,000.
N ot Needed.
Pomoters of the third party confer
nee, to he held in Kinsas City two
reeks hence, having stated that Wil
am J. Bryan was in sympathy with
he mvement he was aked concerning
is attitude in the matter. He replied:
'I know nothing ab~ut the third party
ovement in Missouri, except what.[
ave seen in the papers. If the third
arty is intended to idiluence Miss->uri
olitis I do not see that it in needed,
r the democracy has shown no inclina
on to abandon Democratic principles,
nd while the party adhere to Demo
ratio principles, as set fbrth in the
ansas City platform, new parties are
o needed to accomplish reforms. Mr.
leveland's administration drove many
emocrats into a third party movement,
ut I am not willhng to believe that
e Cleveland element can again obtain
ontrol of the Democratic party."
Furniture Factories.
In speaking of the furniture indus
ry in North Carolina the Charlotte
bserver eayfr: "Few people appreciate
he magnitude of success of the furni
are manufacturing ir~dustry in this
Late or in the south. In High Point
lone there are more than 30 factories.
t many other points in the state there
re also factories. These make a great
ariety of furniture both for home and
usiness offices and do business over
he entire United State3."
A Novel scheme.
A minister in a Kansas town recently
dopted a novel schemny for bolstering
.p the church collecnons, which had
peen diminishing. He informed his
ongregation just before the places were
aesed around that the members who
rere in debt wore not expected to con
ribute. The collection was double the
'THE CROP REPORTS.
Another Gentrally Unfavoreble
We k for Cotten.
RUSTING ON SANDY LANDS.
Late Corn Continu's 'o Improve.
Tcbacco Reported Favor
?ble in All Sections Ex
capt Two States.
STATE REPORT.
The following is the weekly bulletin
of the weather and the crops of the
Slate issued Tuesday by Acting Direc
tor Taylor of South Carolina section
of the climate and crop service of the
United States weather tureau:
The week ending at 8 a. m., Monday,
September 2, bad an equal temperature
slightly below the normal, with a
maximum of 91 degrees at Blackville
and Greenwood, and a minimum of 63
degrees at Greenville There was a
notable defisienoy in sunshine, gener
ally detrimental to crop . No bail or
damagiog winds were reported for the
week.
The rainfall was above the normal.
Florence had 5 29 icoes, Green wood
3 97 inches. St. George 3.48 inches, and
Batesburg 2 57 inches. Dry weather
and sunshine are generally needed.
Cotton is generally reported as rust
ing. she iding, and not fruiting well on
sandy land, while on stiff c'ay lands
there is some ocmplaint of its growing
too much to weed. In some places it
is re p.rted as ro! ting in the boll. Pick
ing is pretty generally commenced, but
the crop is abcut two weeks later than
usual Making due allowance for spe
oial cases, there is little material
change in the c~ndition of the crop
since a week ago.
Late corn is as a rule promising,
though excessive rain has interfered
with proper cultivation, and in some
cases causing it to turn yellow. In
places constant and undue moisture is
causing the ears to rot. R -garding the
corn crop reports are more favorable
than a week ago.
Fodder pulling has been delayed and
the product injured by continued rains.
Sweet potatoes are doing well. but go
ing too much to vine. Irish potatoes,
peas, pea vine hay, and truck crops
are doing well. Rice looking fine, but
a little late. There is much complaint
of fruit's rotting, though in places
pears are fine. Pastures exceedingly
good.
NATIONAL REPORT.
The monthly report of the statistican
of the department of agriculture snows
tie average condition of cotton on
August 24 to have boen 71.4 as com
prn:ed with 77 2 on the 257h of July;
68 2 on Srpt m -er 1, 1900; 68 5 on
September 1, 1899, and a ten year aver
age of 74 9.
There was an impairment of condi
tion during August amounting to 18
points in Texas, 10 in Oklahoma, 8 in
Arkansas, 7 in Alab'ama, 4 in Vreinia,
2 in Louisiana, and 1 point in North
Carolina and Fiorida. On the other
hand there was an improvement dur
ing the month in Georgia, South Caro
lina, Tennessee, Indian T.erritory and
Missouri, amounting to 3, 5, 3, 1 and 4
points respectively. In Mtssissippi
there were on appreciable changes in
conditions.
A condition below the ion year sver
age is reported in a msjority of the
States, the deficiency is 15 points in
Trexas and Arkansas, 6 in North Caro
lina, 3 in Tennessee and Virginia and
1 in Aiabama and Fiorida. Oklahoma
the condition is 10 points below the
average of five years, and in Missouri
6 points below the average of the eight
years for which statistics are available.
On the other hand, the conditions in
Georgia, Mississippi, South Caroling
and L juisiana are 4, 13, 5 and 4 points
above their respective ten year aver
ages and in Indian Territory 1 point
above the average for five years
As compared with S aptember 1, 1900,
conditions at the close of August were
less favorable in Texas. Arkansas and
Oklahoma to the extent of 21, 4 and 10
points retspeo sively, and were more
favorable to the extent of 28 points in
Mississippi, 20 in South Carolina, 12 in
Georgia 11 in Alabama and Missouri,
10 in Louisiana, 9 in Tennessee and
Virginia, 8 in Nortu Ca rjlina, 7 in
Forida and 4 in Indian Territory.
The averages of condition in the
States are reported as follows: Vir
ginia 82; North Carolina 82; South
Carolina 80; Georgia 81; Florida 78;
Alabama 75; Missisesippi 88; L ouisiana
80; Teaxas 56; Arkansas 61; Tennessee
73; Missouri 75; Oklahoma 68; indian
Territory 76.
QENERAL SUMMARY.
The weather bureau's general sum
mary of crop condition is as follows:
"While the weather onditions of
the week ending September 2, 1901,
have been generally f avorab~e in a ma
jority of districts, heavy rains, (in
some places exce3suive) have ijred
croys and, retarded worx in portions of
the south Atlantic gulf States, and hot,
dry weather has been unfavorable in
te Missonri an d upper Mississippi
valleys and on the north Pacific coast.
.Exreme heat and drought in localities
of Oklahoma and Texas L.ave also been
very detrimental to crops.
Late corn continues to show improve
ment, although it was injured by
drought and heat in portions of Kan
sas; has suffered further decline in
Missouri and needs rain in Nebraska.
it has snifered it jary by floods on low
lands in Tennessee. Reports indicate
that the bulk of the late corn will be
safe from iojary from frost by Septem
br 15 to 20, but that some very late
fids sill reqjuire until October 1 to
fully mature mne crop.
Another generally unfavorable week
4r cotton. Continued complaint of
rust and shedding are received from
the greater portion of the eastern and
cntral sections of the cotton belt,
while Oklahoma and Arkansas report
injury from premsture opening. In
Texas the early cotton continues to
open at d is being rapidly picked, but
the late crop is greatiy deteriorated and
in a critical state with complaints of
rust and shedding. Piaking, while
retarded in Georgia and portions ol
mlra, is in prgesR in nearly al
sections, and with favorable weati
will soon be general.
Very favorable repcr's concerni
tobacco are received from all sEctic
except Maryland, wher' it is not c
ing satisfactorily, and Virginia, wh
the yield is variable. Cutting is k
eral and the bulk of the crop is in bt
in Wisconsin.
A Deserter Captured.
Lieut. Hazzard, of the Third naval
has brought in here Arthur Howa
the American deserter who was rece
ly captured by the lieutenant while
command of some Macabebe scats
the Island of Mindoro. He was placed
jdul and will shortly be courtmartial
Howard denies that be was tver
American soldier. He claims he v
born in Spain, that his father i
English and hs mother Spanish, 1
that he espouse d the cause of the I
ipinos. In 1896 after pear c 3 was deel
ed, he says he went to Hong Kong a
returned in 1898 as Againaldo's oh
of artillery. While in that pzsiti
Howard i:so says he made friends wi
many Americans b3fore the insurr
Lion, including Gen. Green. He o
his lot with Aguinaldo at the time
the rapture with the Americans and
says that he brought in 16 Americ
prisoners, under a flag of truce,
Angeles, in September, 1899. How'
denies that he commanded the force
San Mateo, which killed Gen. Lawt
He speaks like an educated Englii
man. Lieut. Hazz ad says he hims
saw Howard at Argeles in 1899. T
California volunteets today identifi
Howard as a deserter from their re
ment, named Wallev of Company
who deserted in 1899
The Cotton Crop.
The total of Secretary Hester's i
r ual report of the cotton crop of 1
United States for last year were p
mulgated Wednesday they show r cai
of cotton at all Uited States ports
the year 1900 1901 of 7,666,452 agai:
6 734 364 last yes'; overland to nor
ern mills 1.140,237 against 1,161,1
southern consumption taken direct fr
the interior of the cotton belt, 1,57
733 against 1.540,863, making the ci
of the United States for 1900.1;
amount to 10,383.422 bales agai:
9,436,416 last year and 11,274,840 1
year before. Mr. Hester also gi'
the actual production of O dahoma
119.063 and Missoari 25.794. His
port on the cotton crop for the differ
states is as folioxs: North Caroli:
iuc'.uding Kentucky and Virginia, 54
000; South Carolina, 911,000; Georg
1,295 000; Alabama, 1,000.000; Fioril
45,000; Mississippi, 950,000; L t
iana, 719,000; Arkansas, 762,01
Tennaessee, including Oklahoma, 1
souri, Kansas and'Utah, 350,000; rex
3 809,000. Total, 10,383,000.
Bold Robbery,.
Between 1 and 5 o'clock Wednesd
afternoon, while the relief operat
Mr. P. Pearson, was at dinner the d<
of the ticket office at the Atian
Coast Lice depot at Kingstree i
broden ard about $25 stolen fromi
cash drawer. The case drawer v
looted and the entire top of the tai
into which it was fitted ripped up
the thief to get into the drawer. '
drawer contained $44 in currency a
about $75 more in an express packs;
The thief was probably frightened
before he completed nis work and
away with only $25. A more dari
robbery has seldom been perpetrated
Kingstree, where bold robberies
not infrequent.
A Singuar Meeting.
Charles Milton Leighton, who
arrested at Buffalo by detectives,
rived in New York Wednesday aft
noon and was placed in the Tombs.
was accompanmed by one of his wiv
Ella Smith Leighton. She does1
know where she stands, as Leigh1
confesses having five other wives.
has sent out a circular inviting
Leighton's wives to meet in New Yi
f or a coiiference. Leighton made Dt
ness of marrying women for their mor
and then deserting them. The wi
are so numerous that the caeferenc
expected to asme almost a natio:
scope. __________
An Ex-Of~cer Sued.
Suit was begun in the Uanited Sia
district court Wednesday at Charces
against R. H. Wearn, formerly a lieut,
ant in the First regiment of South Ca
lina Volunteers. The ac tion is caum
by his failure to turn over vouchere
the amount of $1,068.83 entrasted
his care for the regiment. Wearn
not accused of misappropriatingi
money, but msrely as having failed
scount properly for the expenlitu
Leutenant Wearn was a native of N<
berry and was mustered out witht
South Carolina troops. His famila
said to have no knowledge at all of
whereabouts at the present time.
A Yarn Nailed.
The Anderson D)aily Mail calls Bi
op T'urner uoan on the statem
made recently in a speech to the cif
that in this state when a boy it was 1
law for criminals of certain class to
branded on one cheek and have ani
lopped off. These things get into
cuationi often, and are taken up glas
by those who would like to make 1
south, and panticulary South Carol;
appear as barbarous as possible. TI
ought to be nailed every time. 'I
Mail challenges Bishop Turner to p:
duce proof of that at-sertion.
Wholesale Poisoning.
Two hundred and fifty of the Twen
seventh infantry are in the hospital
Fort McPaerson near Atlanta as a
sult of poiso Jing thought to be fri
eating a stew which was cooked
night. Four of them, Bergt. Weinibe:
and privates Coe, Gravely and Be
may die. Col. French, in commar
has ordered a rigid investigation a
the mess sergeant and others at
posed to be responsible, will be cou
martialed.
Tired of dife.
Lucy Washington, a ncgress who
said to be 122 years old, is dying as t
result of two attempts at suicide,
Kelsomio, L. ?. She was in childhec
a servant in the family of .Preside
Madison and remembers seeing Wa;
ington. A few weeks ago she was pl
ed up at the foot of a stairwray at
county poorhouse. Her fall was at
posed to be an accident, but her tj
niated that she sought to take I
ier A DARING HOLD UP.
n A Man Describss the Stage Robbery In
ir the Adirondacks,
: The thrilling t*le of the darirg hold
ed up of the Biue Mountain stage at Coon
hill, near North River, in the Adiron
dacks, the other day by a masked high
wayman was told recently at Indian
rd Like, N. Y., by Eiward Bernstein, son
at- of Benjamin Berstein, a New Ycrk
in clothing manufacturer. He was one of
in the passengers who escaped robbery.
in He said:
d. "The Blue Mouitasin stage left North
an Creek, the eastern terminus of the Adi
ras rondack railawy, about midday. There
as were seven passengers, including my
u, self. All were bound for Indian Lake.
11- The stage entered a thick wood scon
r- after it left North Creek. The road was
ad dark and narrow. The old stage rum
ef bled along, swaying on the rough road,
mn, until it reached the base of Coon hill,
.th I should not have known the name of
so. the hill had not William Eldridge, the
ast driver of the six in hand team, told me.
of I was on the box with him from North
he Creek.
an "The stage slackened up before es
at saying the steep hill and began the as
ird cent at a very slow pace. As it neared
at the hilltop a masked man stepped from
)o behind an oak tree and placed himself
ih in the middle of the road. He was
elf about 25 yards in front of us.
co "At first it was impossible to see his
ed face, because he had his back toward
gi. the sun, but as we advanced another
a, yard or two we noticed that he wore a
big sombrero, a blue flannel shirt, with
an old red handkerchief arout d the col
lar. A heavy board that came to a
k- point envere d the lower part of the ban
he dit's face, and two piercing eyes were
ro visible through holes in the mask. He
pis stood still, menacing us with a rifle.
for Driver Eldrige smil d and nudge d my
Bs elbow. 'A tour.st, bet yon!' he said,
ih- laughing outright, but the stranger
399 didn't look it.
" 'Drop those lines!' ofd 3red the
6,- highwayman.
.op "'Drop what lines? asked Eldridge,
101 bringing his whip down with a snap on
at the backs of the leaders. 'What are
he you giving us? he continued, laughing
'es heartly. 'Get out of the way or I'll run
as over you.'
re- "The masks d man didn't move an
)nt inch, but raised his gun to his shoulder.
2a, " 'Drop those lines!'
2 "Two shots followed this order. It
is, looked as if the highwayman meant
is, business; for the two leaders of the
,is team reared ard dropptd to the ground
)0; deed Those in the coach shrieked
,s. lonaly, and for a moment I thought
as, some one had been snot.
"'Drop thcsa lines the highwayman
commanded for the third time. 'Come,
now! Staid and deliver!'
y, "Eldridge dropped the lines and
or, made a flying leap from the box. I
:or didn't think it safe to stop on the coach
tic either, so I followed the ariver.
ra "I had hardly touched the ground
he when a third shot pass dangerously
Pas near my herd. My legs gave way un
le dr me, and I fell to the ground. I
by .'iought I had broken them, but I
'he fond later that my ankles were
nd sprained. I crawled far into the woods
a. ard hid in thick underbrush. I had
cif $7,000 about ry.person and had no in
.oa tention of niading it over to the rob
ng ber. I remained in hiding for nearly
in an nour and then started back for the
re road. W hen I reached-it the stage had
gone, so I had to begin a six mile jour
ney to Indian Lake on my hands and
knees."
ras For Good Roada.
*' Gov. McSweeney has received an
er- earnest letter from President W. H.
He Moore, of the International Good Roads
scongress, which is to be held this year
at Bnffalo, September 16.21, in which
on he calls attention to the vast importance
he of the gathering, urges the governor to
all see that South Carolina is represente d
.~ by as may delegates as possible,
Si- without regard to number but with re
ey gard to earnestness of purpose. The
re president also earnestly invites Gov.
I i McSweeney to attend in person and de
al liver an zddress to the congress. In
concluding his letter President Moore
says "The National Good Roads asso
tes ciation is arranging to run a special
on 'Good Roads Train,' eqaipped with
n.modern machinery and experts, as
rsisted by the road department of the
roUnited States government, through
to your State during the coming fall and
twater. We would ask your earnest
icooperation in this great industrial
he movement."' As delegates to the con
to gress the governor named the following,
to. stating sta other names will be added
eand that he wishes every country
hsupervisor in the State to consider
ihimself appointed~a delegate and write
him notifying him if he can attend:
State Geologist E arle Sloan, Charleston;
F. H. Hyatt and A. Rt. Stewart,
Columbia; W. A. Courtenay, Newry;
A. B3. Caivert, Spartanburg; James T.
h-t Williams, Greenville; Mayor Tolly,
CAnderson; Dr.8Smith, Easley; John H.
htDukes Orangeburg; Major Harry Ham
be mond, Beaca iland.
ar Killed His Father
An eleven year old colored boy killed
he his father near Thompson, Ga., last
ea Sunday. Turner and his wife went to
na cnurch Sunday morning and left orders
ey with the children who remained at home
henot to let the stock get into the corn.
On his return Turner found his cows
and cattle grazing on his young corn
and became so enraged, that he said to
his son: "Now, that you didn't watch
ty- the stock and let it get in the corn, I'm
at going to kill you." The boy took it in
re dead earnest and when his father laid
>m down for a nap that evening his son
all got an axe, walked into the room where
'g; his father was sleeping, and with one
ek blow split his head open deep enough
dto allcw his brains to ooze out. Death
nd was instantaneous.
t Killed by a Trolley.
Wednesday night a stranger fell from
a trolley car on one of the principal
is streets of Columbia, S. C., and was
he picked up in a stupefied condition.
at He died at the hospital Thuirsday
od mornling; and at the coroner's irquest
nt thedeceased was identified as Dick Wil
ih- liamson, who esme from Augusta about
k. two weeks ago. He is said .to have a
he brother on the Augusta police force
,p. and snother in the Sibley mill. It
ilk was shown in the evidence that the
ser street car company was in no way re
sponsible.
GO OUT AGAIN.
The Operatives Coto Wor k but
Did Not Stay
IN THE COLUMBIA MILLS.
The Oparativas Claim that the
Mill Owners Broke Faith
and Did N.ot Keep Their
F ramise.
It was thought and hoped that the
Columbia mill strike was settled last
week. In cmpliance with action of
the Textile Union Monday night, that
operatives should return to their work
and that they were not to be asked
whethc r they continued their allegiance
to the union, practically all of the mem
bers returned to work Tuesday morning.
The mill folks say that they told
the operatives that if they came
back to work because of order of the
union, and not of their own volition,
as independent operatives, willing to
abide by the rules of the mills, they
were no longer wanted and that they
could go out. The management im
pressed upon the operatives, so they
say, that operatives would be welcomed
and gladly received if they agreed to
follow the rules and regulations of the
mills and not those of the unions.
It is stated that after this presenta
tion was made the operatives who had
been out on strike, practically, in a
body, retired, which left the situation
just as it stood on any day of last week.
On the other hand, .the operatives who
went back to work stated that they
agreed to return to work Wednesday
morning with the understanding that
no questions were to be asked them as
to the authority by which they return
ed and that they were not to be asked
whether they abjured the union or not.
When they returned to work, they
say they were asked if they had de
cided to withdraw from the union, and
that they replied that they had not and
that they were then told by "Sec
onds" that they could not work in the
mills and that the "Seconds" an t over
seers tried to persuade the operatives
that it would be to their interest to re
main in the mill and that they would
be glad to have them remain, but that
their orders were that they could not
receive them except upon the condition
named. The further statement is made
that the overseers, not being perfectly
satisfied with the status, went to see
the general superintendent, and that he
told the overseers that if amen were re
ceived in the mill that it must be with
the distinct understanding that they
should not follow the union, but rules
and regulations of the mill, and that
he had no right to receive any one yho
would not agree to these terms of the
mills as against those of the union
practically that the union must be
ignored. With this statement those'
who went out several days ago remain
ed out and the status continues just
about the same as it was last week van
the strike was on in full blast.
Offcials of the Whaley mills all in
sist that they have not changed a par
ticle in their position and that any
statement to the effect that any change
of front has been made is entirely in
correct, and that they will- now, .a#
they have always stated, receive any
of the operatives who went out, back
on condition that they abide by the
rules of the mills as against those of
any one else, and that they have noth
ing to do with the factory operatives
belonging to the unions, or any other
organizations. except that discipline of
their mills required that the first obliga
tion to be the mills and that no one
can return to work in the mills except
as an independent operative and not
because any union has directed that he
shall return to work.
AYOrmia AccoUNT.
The strike of textile operatives was
not settled and affairs are more chaotic
than ever. 'The striking employee re
turned to work, overtures having been
made through reliable parties. The
opsratives were told that they would
not be required to abandon their organi
tion before they decided to go back to
work. It appears that these terms were
not made by the directors in meeting,
although it was stated in the leading lo
cal papers that the directors, or some
of them, were willing for the employes
to come back to work. When the op
eratives presented themselves at the
mills Monday morning, each was asked
it he were a member of the union. Be
ing informed that no uinion labor was
wanted the striking operatives walked
out.
The Textile Union had a meeting and
the members decided to get their back
pay from sthe mills and to leave the
city at once. It remains to be seen
whether or not there will be a general
exodus. The union is said to have a
thousand members. The Palmetto and
Columnia Mills are in DO way affected
and the Capital City but little. The
Olympia, Granby and Richland, known
as the Whaley Mills, are the ones in
which the trouble is felt most. The
whole thing seems to be an-unfortunate
misunderstanding.
Shot and Burned.
Bill Fourneery, alias Bill Hilliard, a
negro charged with assaulting Miss
Wilson at Chestnut Grove, Ata., was
shot and his body burned by a mob
near the scene of his crime today. Miss
Wilson, wh~o is 16 or 17 years of age
and the little daughter of Dr. Carroll,
aboui 12 years of age, were on their
way to school at Chestnut Grove, just
across the line in Coffee county when
they were overtaken by the negro. He
seized Miss Wilson, and the little girl
ran off. As soon as she did so the negro
fired his pistol at her but missed her.
The little girl raised the alarm and soon
a posse was in pursuit of the negro..
When they reached the scene of the
crime thoy found Miss Wilson uncon
scious and terribly bitten in the face
and bad abaut the head.