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VOL. XIV. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 26, I194. NO.5. AN ABSURD CLA1f. Cortelyou Says He wil Bag Two Hun dred and rinety Votes BEYAN'S STmRT1NG CAMPAIGl In Indiana is Said to Have Captur ed Pifteen Thousand Votes for Parker and Davis. A dispatch from New York says managers of the Republican campaign profess to be so contident of Roose velt's election that they have practi caly suspended work at national headquarters in that city and Chair man Cortelvou has gone west to spend most of the time remaining before the election at Chicago headquarters. Mr. Cortelyou has left for the west, coia cidentally claiming 290 electoral votes for Roosevelt. This statement, it is said, was based upon a canvass of the entire country. It concedes Parker 151 votes and classes 85 votes as doubtful. The total electorial vote is 476, so that only 239 are needed for a maj rity. in the Republican claim of 290 elec toral votes for Roosevelt New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Indiana are classed as surely Republican. The doubtful states, from a republican standpoint, have now been reduced to eight, namely, Colorado, Delaware, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming. The Republicans say that West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and Utah are by no means sure for the Democrats, and that with the work now being done there Is a good chance of their going for Roosevelt. EIDICULES CLAyIS OF EEFUBLICANS. Tammany Leader Murphy made light of theURepublican claim that they would carry New York. He said the result of the two days' regis tratiQn negatived that claim. "There was a gain in the Democra tic districts and a falling off in the Republican districts,".he said. "What more do we want? The failing off In some of the downtown districts Is ac counted for by the tact that the peo ple are moving uptown. The increas ed registration in the twenty-third Is distinctly favorable to us on this ac count. The rep ted failure of the Independent vote to register I have not heard much about, but if it is true we don't lose anything by it. That vote has always been with the Repub licans. Chairman Taggart said that he never had given out any figures and probably would not this year, but he reiterated his claim that all doubtful states are sure for Parker. BEYAN's'WHnT.WID CAMPAIGN. News comes ircm Indiana that the "whirlwind" Bryan tour has had the effect of dispelling all apathy in both parties. The Democrats, flushed with i hope and newborn confidence of vic- 1 tory, are working as they never work ed before, and the Republicans have been startled into a realization thati: there is dangei,. and they are on the alert to save every vote possible and conserve.the state's support to their party. John P. Xern, the Detrocraticenom inee for governor of Indiana, says: "Bryan is puttingfire and force into thisj campaign that we know not of. He Is more earnest as an advocate for another's candidacy than he was for his own. Bryan's audiences in 1896 a-nd 1900-I was with him on both tours-Were large and enthusiastic, but In neither of those campaign was he greeted by such enormous crowds as he had last week. -"I can say without hesitation and stake all my reputation as a political observer 02 the statement that Bry an's tour has determined thie votes of at least ten thousand men who were wavering, and I believe he has won thousands who had decided to vote for Rossevelt." BIG FUECHAsABLE VOTE. -All the observers of political drift say there are 20,000 purchaseable voters in that state who are now ready to talk business. Both Chairman Cor telyou and Chairman Taggart will soon be in Indianapolis and it is the steadfast opinion of those who believe in conducting campaigns on "business principles" that the manywho takes the biggest barrel to Indiana will land these floaters. George Foster Peabody, secretary of the democratic national committee, asserts that the party will cheerfully- go down to defeat before they will buy a single vote, and, moreover, he says the com mitte has not funds for such pur poses. There are increasing signs of democratic activity. Not only will Chair man Taggart give his personal attention to the campaign in Indiana, but more speakers have been assigned to speak in all 'doubtful states while of still greater importance is the fact that Judge Parker will speak twice before delegations at Esopus Friday and Saturday. BIs ELECTION BETTING. Election betting has been slow, taking the whole country over. In Wall street tbere Is always some wagering, but there Is little or none In Chicago. In Indianapolis it is different. Nearly every "Poor Man's lub" in the city has a big blackboard -ovred with crayon announcertents of emounts and odds that may be had upon application to the man behind the bar. One of these places offers over fifteen thousand dollars in'va rious bets, and has already placed a like amount. The bets are all small, mst of them under one hundred dol .ars, none over five hundered dollars Par ker money is offered at thirty to one hundred dollars, and few takers. Roosevelt at fifty to twenty-five dol lars Is a popular wager and finds many willing betters- Even money is placed and taken on the Berrick Higgins race in New York. One bet of two hundred dollars even that Par ker will carry New York has been made. But the most significant feature of it all is that no money is offered on the result in Indiana. One of the men who is offering several thousand do: lais in various bets was asked the re son for this strange omission. "Too blamed badly mixed for mine. No coin from these (holding up four fngers) goes on any race where there ain't no sort o' dope at all to smoke Son." LED THEM IN A TRAP. A Japanese: Nigbt Attack Resulted Disastrously to The m. OThe Japanese are fond of night at tacks, wl.ich they organize cleverly. Tney light a series of enoncous camp fires at fa:se bivouacs and then stealth ily they creep upon the Russian senti nels who, peering into the darkness and blinded by the glare, cannot see the Japanese approaching. Or they take advantage of a rain storm and - ry to surprise the Russiaus. On Tuesday Light they adopted both ruses, near Mlukdan but ra a into a hornet's nest. The nigbt was inky black, rain was falling and a cold wind was blowing. "A fine night for the Japanese" every one said, and the Russians hud dled in the trencbes had strict crders given to them that it the cxpected, but uninvited guests appeared not to fire but to meet them wi: h the bayo net. It was so dark that a person could not see his hqna before his face except vaguely. Torough the rain, in the directikn of the false camp fires, all eyes were strained and ears listening intently. The wind which was as cold as ice 'and cut to the bones was suddenly freighfd, with ominous sounds, an unmistakable quash in the mire and squirting of water under the tramp of hurrying feet acaompanied by the metallic rattle of arms. The Russians stooped lower. The offi ers passed along another caution-under n'o circumstances to fire, but to meet the Japanese with bayonets. Oa they came. The Russians could already see the silhouettes of the Japane-e and watched the approach of their victims with grim satisfaction, their anxiety being lest some nervous sol dier might fire and thus spoil the game. The Japanese came on strain ing their eyes in the darkness, evi dently believing that the Russians wer3 not so close. When they were right under their feet, the Russians rose up as if out of the ground, and, with a hurrah, widly fell upon them with the bayonet. The front ranks of the Japanese broke, turned and smashed into the second line, throw ing the whole force into disorder. ] Like a rabble they tried to escape, 1 but the Russians gave them no mercy bayoneting them as they pursued. For a mile the work of slaughter pro. ceeded and few of the Japanese lived to carry back the tale. In the morn ing the ground was strewn with corpse& Win Preach. A dispatch from Roanoke, Va., ays James H. Tillman, the former lieutenant governor of South Carolina, who, while in officei killed Editor N. . Gonzales, in Columbia, has decided to enter the Methodist minittry, and bas written a prominent diviLe there telling him that he has applied to the iethodist Conference for admission. rhe former lieutenant governor is a ephew of Senator B. R. Tillman and he killing of Elitor Gonzales and the iubsequent trial of Colonel Tiliman 3reated considerable interest, not only in South Carolina, but throughout the South. Rev C. P. Currie, a native of South Caro~ina, now a resident of Nissouri, where he is a local Metho dIst preacher and who is in that city sssting Rev. 3. C. Brown, a western evangelist, in a revival at Green Mem orial Methodist Episcopal Church, has received a letter from Colonel Till man telling him of his intention, to preach. Mr. Currie Is a relative of Colonel Tillman. Impnicated White Man. Fletcher Watso'n, a nego c mnfined in the county jail at Gainesville, Fla., charged with the murder of Garrett V. Chamberlain, white, has confessed the crime and Implicated A. G. Lamb, a prominent merchant of Micanopy. Watson said that he killed Cnamber lain because the latter discenarged him, owing him three dolla'rs. He said that Lamb gitve him a rifie and told him to shoot Cham~berlain or Chamberlain would shoot him; that after the shooting he ran irato the store and told Lamb, who said: "Good thing. if you had not killed him he would have killed you. The law wil protect you.'' Deputy Sher iff Livingston arrested Lairb at Mi canopy Thursday and brought him here Friday. Wation's confession was secured by John Willhams, a pris oner in the county jail, who gained Watson's confidence. It is now in writing and in the hands of the oci cers. Found in Augusta. E. B. Mullins of Summit, Ga., was found on the streets of Augusta Fri day in an unsound mental condition ard placed under arrest. .He has been missing two months and detectives have been trying to solve the mystery of his disappearance for the life insur ance companies with whcm he had policies aggregating $28,000. It was believed that he had been murdered and a number of negroes have been arrested from time to time suspected of having had a hand in the killing. When recognized Mullins did not deny. his identity but made a rambling statement that gave no clue as to~ where he had spent the past few weeks. He Is being held until the arrival of his relatives. For a stolen Kiss. Whether a stolen kiss is worth $15,-, 000 Is the question a hicha will have to be decided by a jury in Federal court, which sits in Covirgton, Ky. Mrs. Grant Mitts of Mason Ky., thioks the' is entitled to that amount for a kiss which she declares was stolen last June, by J. B. Alexander, a friend of her husband, who made a friendly call while the husband was not at home, and she has brought suit. As a result of the alleged larceny she decares she is a nervous wreck, and has been sub jected to mucti humiliation and no to: lety._________ Plunged into River. In an automobile accident near Springfield, Ohio. Vernon Mi-idleton, brother of George E. C. M:d sleton. was killed outrigbt, Mrs. Wilkins' arm was broken and Miss Virgzinia Hundley was interrially it jured s* 1adly she may die. Tne entire party is from Urbana, Ohaio, and nad been out for an all night ride. Their machine at a high rate of speei swerved and plunged over a tric'ge at Mad river, seven miles from tneie, lndingr on a pile of arokeow. BRIGHT HOPES. Democrats Not the Least Daunted bl Boasts of Republicans. PIE PROSPICT IN NEW YORK Parker's Popularity and Roosevelt'i Lack of It Make the State Almost Certain for the D, mocrats. A dispatch from New York says Democrats in te South who are look ing to New Yoik for political inspira tion should be satisfied with the developments of the campaign from day to day. Privately the Republi can managers admit the probable defeat of their State ticket, but they profess to believe that Roosevelt is popular enough to save himself by the "skin of his teeth." On the other hand, the Demoratic leaders at both State and national headquarters, be lieve that .Parker, as well as Herrick, will carry the State. Rtosevelt and Higgins, they say, are beaten today, and if the Democrats can hold their own from this time on they will stay beaten. The Republicans base their hopes of capturing the electoral vote of New York upon Roosevelt's alleged extra ordinary popularity, upon their fine organization, and upcn their great corruption fund. Carrying so big a stick, it is true they may go far. But the New York Democracy is not frightened. It has faced adverse mnditions in the past and won great victories. It believes the conditions favorable now, hence, with good rea son, expects to win another. To begin with, Roosevelt's "extraordinary popularity" in New York has yet to be demonstrated. He has been before tbe people but tiwce, once when he ran for the assembly in a strong Re publici.n district and got a fair ma ority, again when he ran for Gover tor and was elected by 17,000 ma jority. Neither of these achieve ents stamped him as a very popular man.. Judge Parker on the other aand, has run for office a number of imes and has yet to be defeated. He ran in every instance but one in a Republican community. Under normal conditionsINew York is a Democratic State, and this year :he political conditions are abcut nor mal. If there are any abnormal con itions they favor the Democrats, not he Republicans. For instance, the ndependent vote is believed to be with the Dcmocrats to the extent of 75 per cent. or more. Four years ago it least 60 per cent. of this vote was Eepublican, and eight years ago prac icaly all of it went the same way. The Watson vote will not amount to much in New York. The discovery fhat Odell is running the Populist dideshow has opened the eyes of de tuded Democrats in the northern part >f the State and the bottom has fallen ut of the movement there. In some younties it has been shown that three rourths of the signers of the Watson omination papers are Odell bench men, and In one county the names of ie~venteen of Odell's offieholders were >n the papers. It seems to be the general opinion that New York is the pIvotal State now, as formerly, and the belief is growing that as New York goes, so the country will go. The labor vote is evidently going to be divided, but the trend of organized labor Is toward the Democracy. It is easy to figure nut a Republican victory in the coun try at large without New York, but signs multiply that the party which gets the electoral votes of the Empire State will have a majority In the elec toral college. This carries with it the implication that the majority in New York will be large enough to set the pace for Connecticut and New Jersey, West Virginia and indiana are believed by the best-posted men at Democratic headquarters to be in sympathy with New York. Mary land is safe beyond peradtenture. There is a chance for the Democrats in R'hode island, Nevada, Colorado and Montana continue to send cheer ing news. All three of these moun tain States, it is believed, will cut loose fro-n Republicanism. Wiscon sin is the greatest puzzle In the whole lot of States. One thing only seems certain, and that Is that the Demo crats will gain three or four Congres sional district, Including Babcock's. If the Democrats are true to Peck he will be the next Governor of the State. The State is claimed for Roosevelt by a large majority, but the Republican factional fight has become so bitter that no one can fore tell to what length one faction or the other may go in an eft'ort to carry its point. That there Is not much en thusiasm for Roosevelt was shown the other day when "Uncle Joe" Cannon, Senator Fairbanks, Congressman Bab cock, and other Republican orators addressed an audience of twenty-two persons at Plattsmouth, In the heart of the zinc region, in a Congressional district thsat has given as high as 10, 000 RepublIcan majority. In conclusion it may be wef. to say a word about the betting in New York, which the nawspapers over the country have advertised extensively. Tere has been very little genuine betting on the general result of the election. The New York World, af ter making an investigation, expresses its belief that not more than $25,000 as been wagered in this city since the Presidential nominations were made. The Evening Post places the amount at not to exceed $20,000. The - Republican national com mittee, in conjunction with cer tain Wall Street sharks is be. lieved to have conceived the scheme of fake betting, at big odds on Roosevelt, hoping to create an Im presion which would be of great help to to the committee in its attempt to carry the country. There is notning in the political situation to warrant large odds on either candidate. The professional bookmakers who wager nundreds of thousands of do'lars fer themselves and others on Presiden tial elections, have not begun business yet, nor will they for ten da3 s or t wo weeks. The big sports who have their own ways of "getting a line on" a po fitical situation, will be heard from fte r e ristration in this city has been completed and analyzed, and what been received from up the State an' from Indiana, Connecticut, New Jer sey and other of the scealled doubtfu Statcs. At this stage of the campaign ol 1892 the odds on Harrison were threi to one, yet Harrison was snowed un der. THE VOTE FOUR YEARS AGO. Tabulated Returns from Every State in the Union. There are these days numerous in quiries by mail, by wire and by 'phone which it is found most convenient to answer by presenting the following table. Cut it out and piste it up for reference. It will save time for you and others. It is a list of the popular votes four years ago as received by the democratic and republican candidates for president: States Dem. Rep. Plurality. Alabama... 97,131 55,512 41,619 D Arkansas.. 81,142 44,800 36,342 D Cal......124,985 164,755 39.770 R Col.............122,733 93,072 29,661 .D Conn........... 73,997 102.567 28,570 R Del.......... 18,858 22,529 3,671 R Fla...... .... 28,007 7,314 20,663 D Ga.......81,700 35,035 46,6V5 D Idaho.... . 29,414 26,997 2,216 D Ill ......503,061 597,986 94,734 R I.,d............309,584 336,(63 26,479 R Iqp -...........209,179 3:7,785 98,606 R Kansas.....162,601 185,955 23 354 R Kentucky...235,103 227.128 7,975 D La . .......... 53.671 14.233 39,438 D Maine....... 36,822 65,435 28,613 R Maryland ...122,271 136.212 13,941 R Mass...........156.997 238.866 81,869 R Mich...........211,685, 316,259 104,584 R Minn..........112,9(1 190.461 77,560 R Miss.. ....... 51.706 5,753 45,953 D Mo.............351,922 314,092 37,830 D Montana.... 37,146 25,373 11,773 D Neb............114,013 121,835 7,822 R Nev........ 6,347 3,849 2.498 D N. H. 35,489 54,803 19,314 R N. J...........164,808 221,707 56,899 R N. Y..........678.386 821,992 143,606 R N. C .......157,752 133,081 22,671 ) N. Dakota.. 20,519 35,891 15,362 R Ohio...........474,882 543,918 69.036 R Ore ...........-. 33,385 46,526 13,141 R Penn.......424,232 712,665 288,443 R R.I......... 19,812 33,784 13,917 R S. C............ 47,236 3,579 43.657 D S. Dakota... 39,544 54,530 14,986 R Tenn..........144,751 121,194 23,557 D Tex............267,337 121,173 146,146 D Utah.......... 45,006 47,139 2,133 R Vermont.... 12,849 42,568 29,719 R Va.......... 146,080. 115,865 39,215 D Was.. . 44,33 57,456 12,623 R W. Va....... 98,807 119,829 21,022 R Wis.........159,285 265,866 1(6,571 R Wyoming.. 10,164 14,481 4,318- R Totals...6,358,133 7,207,923 The vote for other candidates amounted to 393,900 votes, distribu ted as followf: Wooley, prohibition ist, 208,914; Debi, socialist, 67,814; Maloney, socialist labor, 39,739; Bar ker, middle-of-the-road populist, 50, 373; two other candidates received about 7,000. Of the popular vote Mc Kinley received 849,700 mre-than his demccratic opponent and 456.259 over all. The total popular vote of all candidates was 13,959.653. It is es timated thati the vote this year will be about 15,000,000. There were 476 votes in 'the Elec toral College, and 239 are necessary to a choice for president and vice president. These 476 votes are dis tributed among the states as follows: Ala...........11 Ky.... Ark..........9 9 ...... Cal...........10 .....1 Col............5 5 ..... 3 Conn.........A S.7... 1 Del..........3 N.Dkt3 Fla.......... 'Oi5... 2 Ga............13 Orgn. . 4 Idaho.......3 Pen3.. 3 111...........27 P1.... Ind...........15 5.0 ... 9 Iowa.........13 S.D ot 4 Kansas. 10.T.........10 Ky...........13Tea. ..1 La. ............9 Uth9.. . Maine........ 6 emn . Maryland.8Vr.in... 1 Mich.........14 Wsigo . Mass ..........16 WVa. . 7 Minn ..........11....1 Miss..........10 Woig1 Mo............18 Mone...........tal . 476 N.eH...........8 Mrs.Nelle Thmsn. i Daofta...... rece~ed i a snsaton.............r withRicard nd enn................3 inen InRepulicn ......:.... .12 Satudaylas. YUtah .ign is 24.. intrcete a etr witemnt........., Sr.,by Ms. h Virgnin ich......1 asked he oldr Wasginton..... he roa intha cty.HiW in as........7 Louisand hsWson .pe.e.the.. te....1 Tne issve akedHogins to....13 Mon............. roo. Whental........47 aso ariedeathe wfas onfntho Was yongHggnsadered. tr.Mr Thms.Nis shodaso have ofatacked eriproinetral hsadaer in th e at cte womda ase the tickt ofginturie asis duhter of train. Hgids a wrmient e mb oer iove the oro ofperhesorstifgProri contyrad prot anyenthrhm in u lc n poltisheo Saday latHon iggins is une2arsto4 state warant hrsiste i0 Th muderepTe aeh ratedo seggn, sat.bMr.Toaoiwhcsh wse ho waolreedu~.deHisuch enshe ioalictne in that city. ieinlastt Loune, ands once wpene the letter. Themo rcissie ase aHiggtingt devel omofthe grom.enM. IThom-er ao arried nihtuh was killoned b bewaosdwngonH Higgins andhssstrtr The nane isoai to mebr attacied Higins faith Young pgingshesays hatgitrkher n th nfate.o Lthe thelowirmanaeig MrThomaske aet asuspet the t gisrasidnce did seepoan ahn sha s oedscvrdth:lo ofuphy wan g.oo covred oft blours. Welh e goma ire in get id.n (agin iso dectives on aupy ntae arracharign says wth threr amilys hacetd aaefeun sen-rt wo ba udred th adhent suchsena tJunelwas Hconected wrs. Teomagins band hadow ving orherH lagsmt the mnsneo h mmes fHg SIX MEN ARRESTED Charged With the Killing of the Negro Prisoner Bookhardt AT EUTAWVILLE LAST SUMMEER. Town Marshal of the Town and Con stable of the Magistrate Are Among Those Arrested for the Crime. The Columbia correspondent of The News and Courier says it took real bull dog tenacity to do anything In the Eutawville lynching. Just as soon as Governor Heyward went over the case with Solicitor Hildebrand he realized that it would take, hard and delicate work to secure the evidence. Governor Heyward went into the case with the full and fixed determina tion to see that the law was vindicat ed and that such & brutal murder as that of Kitt Bookhard should not go without briging the culprits to trial. Solicitor Hildebrand pledged aid gave his loyal support. From the very first it was suspected who were the men implicated in the killing and the sub sequent throwing of the body into the river. Solicitor Hildebrand knew, but he plainly told Governor Heyward that there was no use to go into the case without evidence. Governor Beyward promptly got into touch with the Pin kerton detective agency and has had that agency persistently at work since he went to work on the case. TE FIND0RTON MAN. Mr. F. P. Demaio, Jr., who Is assistant superintendent , of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency of Philadelphia, was placed in charge of the case. Be Is in charge of this district and has a force working under him. The first difficulty was that Edwards, the hired man of the Martins, who had the trouble with Bookhard, left Eutawville immediate tely after the killing. Wheter he left of his own accord or was -made to leave by those interested does not appear, but that was the first serious bitch and it took patient work to 10 cite Edwards, who had evidently been spirited away and was agreeable to being kept in the background. At first it was thought he was in Savannah, but he was not to be found there and the hunt continued for months. In the meanwhile every day of the week .and every week of the month there was a detective in or around Eutawvillegathering evidence. They were not welcome and made short stays and then were supplanted by other detectives. When it Is known that J. H. Pal mer, the town .marshal, and. S. A. Eadon, the constable of the local magistrate are in the Penitentiary walls, charged with the crime, then the difficulties of the detectives will be better understood. The men who were wanted in con nection with the killing of Bookhard were H. C. Edwards, the young man wi th whom Bookhard had the quarrel, Penny Martin and Benj. Martin, on whose place Edwards worked; Adger Butler, who was on the wagon on the famojis fisbhing expedition; Eadon, the magistrate's constable, and Palmer, the tcwn marshal. ON THE WA6ON. The two Martins and Butler were on the wagon when Edwards and Bookhard had their quarrel and ex changed drunken compliments about spanking each other.; Ddwards was taken in custody several days. ago and has been at the Penitentiary since Sunday, where he Is being held as a material witness for the State, and he knows the details of the tragedy in which a town marshal and a magis trate's constable are said to have fig ured so prominently. Governor Hey ward has toiled and worked patiently on the case, never once despairing that persistency would win. Wednesday night on his return from the Lexington Fair he had the pleasure of receiving a telegram from Sheriff Morrison that he was on his way to Columbia with five prisoners in the Eutawville case and another message from Mr. F. P. Demaio, Jr., assistant superintendent of Pinker ton's National Detective Agency of Philadelphia, that Penny Martin, Benj. Martin, Adger Butler, S. A. Eadon and J. H. Palmer would reach Columbia Wednesday night under ar rest. Even after the warants had been sworn out constables from an other county had to be. called in to serve the arrest warrants. The pris oners were primarily brought to Co lumbia for safe keeping and also to have a safer place than the Berkeley Jail is reputed to be. IT WAs NOT FORGOTTEN. Many have thought and said that the shameful Eutawville lynching would sink into an unpleasant mem ory, as so many other similar cases before it have done. Governor Hey ward, however, felt there was a chance in this case to arrest those implicated and to get the evidence and he grappled with the task with determination.. There was no money with which to employ detectives and ie full well knew that nothing could be done without competent detectives in such cir cumst inces, and so he obli gated himself because he felt the shame of the killing of the helpless negro and the necessity for calling a halt. The men will be given a fair and prompt trial. The arrest of the al leged Eutawville lynchers means very much at this time. The news that arrests were ex pected has been knnwn for several days, but In response to the request of the authorities no use was made of the infcrmation until the arrests were actually made. A STORY OF THE CEIEE. Several days after the crime was committed the correspondent had oc-I casion to visit Eutawyllle and at that time this story was given concerning the crime: "The evidence shows that on the day before the Monday on which the kill og occurred Kitt Baokbard, a ne gr. boy, about 21, went on a fi hing r p with two or three Martin broth ers. Henry C. Edwards and Butler. Bookhard worked on the farm with the Martins and Eidu~ards and knew them all well. On the return trip the crowd got boisterous and offen sive, and there was talk of "licking," and Bookard told Edwards that if he did not leave him alone he would spank him. There was no fight or other Incident at the time. Oa Mon day Edwards, who was employed by the Martins, swore out a warrent be fore Magistrate Wiggins, and the ne gro was arrested and fined $5. Magis trate Wiggins thinking thisj the best course to stop the trouble. Bookhard was sent to the town jail, a two-story frame building in the heart of the town, and that very night was taken out, mutilated and killed. A 55 pound iron roa was tied to his body, which was carted to the Santee River, three miles away, and thrown in. THE BODY FOUTD. The negroes suspected foul play and. found the body floating six miles from where it had been thrown into the river, with the 55-pound . weight, brought up by the floationg body, to which it was tied, instead of keeping it hidden under the water as was ex pected. Several negroes swore that they identified Bookhard and part of his clothing was brought Into the inquest and there re.ognizAd. There has been some suggestion that other bodies have been found in the same vicinity and are caught by a boom in the river built to catch logs, and that this might be one of such bodies. The re ports are that the identifications were far to) Oomplete to admit of such a story and that the weight, the track and all indicate that the body is that of Bookhard. There has not been a day since Gov ernor Heyward returned from St. Lou's that he has not himself known every move that has been taken in this case, and there has not been a day during which something has not been done. It has been a slow procesi, but the policy has been to more alow ly rather than to make a staqe play. There will be ab3olutely no- 'let-up" in the case and the laws of the State will be enforced. A. K. ARBIVD IN, COLVMMA. Ten passengers came into Columbia Wednesday night from Eutawvile. There were five prisoners, Sheriff Morrison, Superintendent Demaio-and three deputies. They got into three hacks and went to the Penitentiary, where the five prisoners were lodged. This closes the frst chapter in the Eutawville affair, the arrests of the suspects. The Martins, Palmer and Eidon all say they k.iow nothing about the kill Ing,of Bookhard and insist upon their innocence. Sheriff Morrison this morn Ing made all of the arrests with the assistance of one deputy. The arrests were made before the deputies from other places arrived. He states that the prisoners all surrendered without protest. THE B.AC QUESTION. Barbers and Negroes of Pittafleld, Mass., in & Row. There is a reign of terror among the barbers of 'Pittsfield, Mass., The artists of the lather brush are In a state of mind, a mlxture of anger 'and dread, because of the persistent pres ee of a champion of the, negro race, who, they say, Is a "sure thing hodoo," a regular ".Tonah man." The negro, who is Frederick C. Gould, of Boston, recently made com plaint against William H. Frank, a West street barber, alleging that the barber refused to shave him. The barber was ordered to pay $25 damages and $5 for the court costs. The bar ber appealed, and the case is now awaiting the next sitting of the court Monday. Gould, with confidence made strong because of the dccision In his favor by the district court . judge, tried the tonsorial arsists again, this time ask lng for the best and latest thing In the hair-cutting line. With a white companion for a wit ness, he entered the shop of .Tohn Gilbert, but finding all the barbers near-sighted and somewhat deaf, he put Mr. Gilbert's name down in his notebook and the left shop withouthis hair cut. Next he tried the Gregory barber shop and was told that all hands were busy Just then, but that if he would come around later, say about I1 or 12 o'clock at night, they would see what could be done for him. When last seen Gould's hair was still untrimmed and his fighting spirit was rising, and he declared he would camp on the trail of the Pittsfield barbers until the call "Next!" is di rected his way. The barbsrs are afraid of losing their White customers if they accept the patronage of negroes. The local barbers' union ,1s expected to take a hand in the race war, while Gould bas the backing of all the other ne groes of the city.. Meanwhile Pittsfield barbers look and tremble before they speak ano call out "Next!" in a subdued tone of rising inicin Dismissed from Service. Capt. R. M. Hitch, who was In charge of the the troops at States boro, Ga., on the occasion of the re cent lynching and burning of the ne groes Reed and Catoihas been dismiss ed from further service in the martial was approved by Gov. Terrell. In ad dition to dismissing Capt. Hitch, the verdict contains the following reccm mendations: Lieut L. A. Mell, who! was In charge of the camp while Capt.~ Hitch was at the court house, is sus pended for one year and Is to be pub licly reprimanded. Lieuit. Griner, who was in charge of the reserves and who left his command without authority, is to be publicly reprimanded. Lients. Come and Morrison were acquitted. The finding of the court martial is the result of a trial which was held in Sayannah, Col. Clifford L. Anderson of Atlanta being president of the court. The most careful inquiry into the facts surrounding the lynching of the two negroes was made, the hear ing lasting nearly two weeks. Three Trainmen Kitled. In a rear-end collision on the Cleve land Pittsburg Rilroa.d near Alliance Wednesday morning a firem.. messenger and a breakman were kill ed. Several cars were wrecked ar.. ne other brakeman was Iniured. HOW IT STANDS. What the Republicans and Demo crats Claim in Electoral Vote. The RepublicanoNational Commit tee officially announced last week its figures. It gives Rocsevelt 290 votes in the Electcral College, concedes only 151 to Parker and classes 35 as doubt fal. Two hundred and thirty-nine will elect the next President. Here are the figures: California.,.. ......... 10 Connecticut.................7 Idaho............ ........... 3 Illinois ...................27 Indiana. ..............15 Iowa............. 13 Kan......................10 Maine.............u.......... 6 Massachusetts............... 16 Michigan.................. 14 Minnesota................... 1] Nebraska.... ....-.. 8 New Hampshire._.... ........4 New Jersey...................... is New York....... ..........39 North Dakota........... ...4 Ohio...... ...............23 Oregon...................... 4 Pennsylvania................34 Rhode Island................4 South;Da.:ota............... 4 W rmont ....................... 4 Washington .................5 Wisconsin .................13 Total....................290 The States olassed as close or doubt fual are: Colorado....................... 5 Delaware.... ...............3 Maryland................... 8 Montana...... .... .......... 3 Nev..da...................... 3 U .........................3 West Virginia..................7 Wyoming..... ............. 3 Total ..................35 Tae, Brooklyn Eigle ridicules- tie above es -imate and claims that Parker will hive 256 electoral votes in the electoral college, which it says is the agures t f the Democratic managers. The Eagle claims that it has been placed in posession ofthe Inner facts pon which the. democratle belief is 256 votes for Parker In the electoral 2ollege Is based, and- here sets-them rorth. As a mat, er of fLct, says the Eagle, more than 256 votes are hoped for. Wisconsin, it is heia, is quite iikely. t3 cast. its ekctoral vote for Parker, and there are even ihopes .f he state of Was'airgton. - Here is the' list counted on by the democratic managers: New IJersey, - 12; New York. 39; Connecticut, 7; Delaware, ; Maryland, 8; West Virginia, '7; In dIaza, 15; Montana,*. 3; Colorado, 5; Idaho, 3; Wyoming, 3; total 105. "One hundred'and lifty-one votes f the southern states are conceded by the repablicans to Parker. Add hese to 105 and the result is 256, a maj-rity of 17 for Parker in the cA ege." The democratic claim, the Eagle says, is that New Jersey will go iem. cratic by 17,000. The indepen lent vote of the state they claim, is nown to be 90 per cent fjr.Parker. &s to New York state, the claim is that Parker will carry it by. 30,000 plurality and 60,000 for Herrick, al though there are enthusiasts who 3lam the state f-r Herrick Dy 100,000 THE l3E0XCRATIC VIEW. Ehey Are Certain of One Hunre and SIxty-Nine Vote. The democratic national .leaders sonsider 169 electoral voti's of the 239 iecessary to elect Judge Parker ractically won. Eighhty-four votes ;hey considpr are in the balance. 3hairmain Taggart, James M. Gaffy, sf Pennsylvania; ex-Senator James smith, of New Jersey, and others, liscussed the situation at length at Er. Guffy's rooms in the Holland Rouse Thurday. Mr. Guffey, who has arge oil interests in West Virginia, is sponsor, in conjunction with Henry 9. Davis, for that state. Mr. Guffey old his conferees that If the election were held now, West Virginia would go democratic. Mr. Bryan is making speeches there now, and by constant efort for a fort-night it Is hoped the tate can be held In the democratic solnmn. Word of a similar nature was received from Senator Gorman regarding Maryland. There is not beleved to be as much chance for the republicans carrying that state as West Virginia, whatever course Is pursued from now on. The other tate of which the democrats feel as ured is Nevada, withsits three elec oral votes. The solid Sooth, Mary land, West Virginia and Nevada make 169 electoral votes, just 70 less than is necessary to elect. There are sight states, New York, New Jersey, onnc-cicut, Delawafre, Colorado, oztana, Indiana and Wisconsin, baing a total of 97 electoral votes from which they hope to obtain the requisite 70. Of these, New York, Goiorado, Montana and New Jersey Look promising, If sufficient money Is Lvaiable for whirlwind effort.' Ia [ndiana, Delaware and Connecticut Ihe situation is almost as aright. Wisconsin is deemed a long abance. The insiped republican es timites give Wyoming and Utah as lubtful, but Chairman Taggart be ieves the rebublicans conceded Utah s doubtful because they didn't want to be placed in the position of claim .ng the Mormon vote. From persons no have conversed privately with fudge Parker, it is learned that the :andidate feels sanguine of election. Ee thinks the trend is in his favor Lfd sufficiently strong to reverse con ltions by November 8. Wants Heywardl to Resign. The Greenville news received Fri lay night a copy of a letter to Gover ior Heyward, signed by 112 cItizens >f Oconee counity, asking for his resig ation In view of his course in the Royt Hayes murder case. In declin Lng to publish the petition the Green ille sews, which has held that Sovernor Heyward blundered, urges tue citizens not to pursue such at ourse for the reason that the gover aor was undoubtedly cons::ienltious in what he did. Toe feeling in O sonee, while sharply divided, is bitter, many people believing strongly in the guilt af -Hayes. In a personal note to the editcs the signers of the, letter say that it has already been mailed to the nernnr. NO MIXING ALLOWED. White Soldier Who Maniied Negrees Dismissed From ArmUy. APPRALS TO TEE PRESDEXT Gen. Fred. Grant Recommended. the Man's Discharge for the Good of the Miutary Service. A dispatch from Washington to The State says President Roosevelt is fae to face with the negro problem in one of its ugliest phases. Private John -Smith of the' United States army hospital corps, stationed at Fcrt Motte, N. J., has married a negress. His ecmmanding officer,- Surgeon Shallenberger, has recommended his dismissal. The commanding offier0 of-the post refused to endors1 this recommendation.' It was approied however, by the surgeon generaL Smith's plea is that it the constituA tional commander in chief tMnka negro good enough to eat with he should not objectgto a privatein army-mantying a negress. Smt white. The war departmenti deavoring to sidetrack the case I after elections. A dispatch from. Washingt or the surgeon general of the. concurred .in the recomr Gea. Grant that John T. Smi'.' member of the United States i hospital corps stationedat Mott, N. J., whois said to have ried a negress, be dlscharged 4i the army, "for the good of the vice." This recommendation h iben warded to the Secretary of action. smith wiote to.the :.... partment inquiring if there' ws reason whyheshould noth er to marry a negro woman, forth that her cliaracterwasg and that he [could erablisi g enaracter for himself bhis A special toAThe Btimmre- . from-Salem, N J., tells of-the~caii_ follows: * Soldiers:at Fret U, awaiting with interest.tosee tion President Roosevelt will.tae connection-with the marrfa'ge of:Tohiz T. Smith, a member of the hospit crops, attached to the Fort Company, coast artillery. and aiat Wolfert, a Southern Maryland gross. Smith's discbaige was called Hospital- Sar'eon soon ashe learned that the.w bad taken place, but Smith-. to sever hisconnection with bhli j pany. At the timatbat he wa rimanded by .his superiorl1 said to have declaredthat - so the 14th amendment to.U6 o--. stitution all persons are free equal., "If President, Rosevelt sa table. with a negro mi he to have said, "it sm the girl of my choiceregar o creed or.color." Smith's refusal to resignSd claration that e wouldnot do cil his case had been passed apon'y.j the highest authorities was the cause of several conferences .amongtefi eers of Fort Mott. 2Being unable'to decide the case for themEives, it as decided that the .matter should-bs submitted toc Presidentligajsevelt $ As .soon as Post Surgeo SOn~ berg was -satisfied that oSmithwu married to the negress Le c m~ cated with G3en. Fred. D. Grant, or mander of the debartmenInof the ensY in this letter the post surgoon object->t ed to having attachd tohisuorpa-~ man with a.negro rife. He said tr$? was much indignation among the tillerymen overthe affalrand on up by requestng thatSmithhe di. 45 charged. -~ In the meantime' Smith.'rtot 9 Secretary Moody for his About the same time, so the report s here, Gen. .Grant referred the surgeon's communication to the Se retary of War. Now the whole ter has been referred to the Presiden&{ for adjudication. The President's finding Is fevefh-z~ ly awaited at Fort Mott. Back of the wedding is astory dat ing from the Spanish-American war.4 Smth then was amember of theSix 4 teenth Indiana, stationed in Ciaba andt was stricken with yellow fever. -He was ordered to Camp WyckoffrNewM York. For two months he hovered between life and death and the n gress, a membersof the Volunteer Be.e~ Cross Society, nursed him faithfully. A short courtship followed and Smith~ was ordered to Fort MoZt about eight , miles from the city. Letters followed and Smith's form-' er nurse came to Salem on September 20, where tney were married. Only a fewr of Smith's soldier friends attend ed the wedding, and the matter was kept very quiet. Merchants With Parker. Democrats are surprised at the Par ken and Davis sentiment manifested among the business men of New York in the past few days. There has been nothing like It in the history of the party, unless it was in the campaign of 1892, when Cleveland and Steven son received the bulk of the support of the busintss men. Some of the business men's' Parker organizations, which have been effected in the past three days, are the Coffee exchange and the Downtown Merchants' Par ker and Davis Club and the Printers' Parker and Davis Club, which em braces nearly every prominent printer, publisher and book manufacturer In -1 New York; the Jewelers' Parker and Davis Ciuo, the Washington Market Parker and Davis Club, the Wholesale Wine and Liquor Trade Parker and Davis Club. Threw iLamp as Woman. At New York Mrs. Nellie Mo D)arthy was burned to death at 247 East Sixty-second street and Mrs. &nnie Martin Is under arrest, charged wth homicide. The tragedy is said to have resulted from a quarrel be Dween the two wcmen over the respec Dive merits of their husbands. A nnie Martin, wnlo is only 22 years old, ad mitted that she had flung the lamupin the other woman's face. The lamp struck the unfortunate woman square ly, breaking into fragments, and do luging her clothes with burning oil, She died soon after.