The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, November 16, 1904, Image 1
VOL. X1V. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 16, 1904. NO.8.
RO0Iz',EVELT WINS.
Cn'y the folid South Stsnds by th
remocratic Ticket.
PARKER RUNS BRMD BRYAN
New York, West Virginia a4 Mary
land Go Republican. Victory
So Great Republicans
Were Surprised.
The R-publican nation1l ticket has
been elected by a vote in the Eec
toral College that will exceed that 0
292, given Mr. McKinley in 1900.
The result of Tuesday's balloting was
astounding even to the most sanguine
of the Republican managers. Confi
dent as they were of success, they
were not prepared for the astonishing
igures which followed the closing of
the polis, bringing into the Republi
can column not only all of those
States they had claimed as safe for
t heir candidates, but with the possi
ble exception of Maryland, every State
classed as doub'ful.
Democratic successes are confined
to the solid South, in which Kentucky
is included, and Mr. Parker has not
carritd a single State which did not
give its vote to Mr. Bryan four years
a go. Official returns indicate that he
lost some of those which the Nebraska
c :ndidate held for his party. Official
figures from the Northwest cities may
s~ightly change the totals, but base
on the returns availale at a late hour
Tuesday night the electoral vote
stands as follows:
For Roosevelt: Californ'a 10, Con
necticut 7, Delaware 3, Illinois 27,
Indiana 15, Iowa 13, Kansas 10, Maine
6. Massachusetts 16, Michigan 14,
Mirnesota 11, Nebraska 8, New
Hampshire 4, New Yvrk 39, New
,hrsey 12, North Dakota 4, Oiio 23,
Oregon 4, Pennsylvania 34, Rhode
Island 4, South Dakota 4, VermoLt 4.
WashiLgtion 5, Wisconsin 13, Wyom
irg 3, Total 293.
For Parker: Alabam. 11, Arkansas
9. Florida 5, Georgia 13, Kentucky 13,
L~uisiana 9, Mississippi 10, Missouri
18. North Carolina 12, South Carolina
9. Tennessee 12, Texas 1S, Virginia
12. Total151.
Doubtful or not beard from: Colo
rado 5, Idaho 3. Maryland 8, Montana
6, Nevada 3, Utah 3, West Virginia
7. Tothl 32.
As a dramatic climax to the sensa
ti nal majorities given him, came
President Roosevelt's formal an
nouncement that he would not be a
ca.ndidate fcr re-e'ection, lending the
only excitirg aspect to an election
night otherwise so cne-sided that it
was impossible for even the victors to
attain that degree of enthusiasm that
usually marks the occasion. Late in
the night came an announcement
from Melvin G. Palliser, managtr o:
the campaign for Thomas E. Watson,
the candidate of the People's pa-ty,
that as a result of the overwhelming
Democratic defeat steps would be
taken to form a new party. To this
*end, according'to the announcement
given out, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Watson
at d Win. Rindolph Hearst would hold
a conference in New York in about a
week's time.
The period of suspense that fo'low
ed the closing of the polls was not pro
longed. In no election in recent years
has the result been definitely known
so soon. Hardly had the sun gone
down when the results in New York
began to appear. By 7 o'clock it was
evident that the great lEmpire State
had given the R'publican candid.ates
a majority beyond the predictions of
the party managers. So -conymnoig
was the story of the bulletins that at
7.30 August Belmont at Democratic
headquarters conceded Rosevelt's
election by an over-whelmfinlg majori
ty, an half hour later the Democratic
leaders who had managed the cam
paign freely admitted that the Repub
ikans had carried every doubtful
State. a here was no dispositioni to
hope against hope. As State after
State s nt In its Republican majority
and the wires told the tale of the hal
lots, bringing even from the common
wEalths upon 'which they bad b.ased
their figures of DemocratiC success re
ports, of unprecedente d republican ma
orities,they frankly conceded their de
feat and offered no explanation. Soon
after Mr. Belmont'sadmissionl undge
Parker acknowlet ged the situation by
telegraphing President Boosavelt his
cor gratulations.
Tne nerfect weather conditions
'which prevailed over practically the
entire country, brought out a vote
which experienced politicians pre-lict
will be a record breaker and in this
Increase of ballots the Republicans
gained more than their share.
THE LATEsT FIGU~RES
The following table shows the ap
proximate pluralities In the various
states.
States- Parker .Roose
velt.
Alabama-...-.-- ,000-.--.
Arkansas-...-.-.....330,000.----..--.
California.-.-.---------- .------- 100 00
Colorado ---.--- .----.--...15.000
Connecticut.....--- . -- 00
Delaware--...--.--------.4.0
Florida......-..... 20,000 -.....
Georgia..---.....-. 0,00--.---.
idaho-..-..--..--.-.--..--........ 25,000
Illinois-----------.. ... .......2225 00
Indiana-..-------------.---.,
Kiansas---...----------.-.-1
Kentucky...----.---.. 14,000 .. --.
Louisiana....3------,- 00..- .
Maine....-----------.---.- -
Maryland. -.---.
Massachusetts.---.--.. --.. --15. 0
Michigan..-.--.-.-..----- - 004
Minntsota.-- .....------ ------- (
Mississippi-----..-...50 ,000 --
Missouri.--.--------..
Montana.....----------- -----
3ebraska.--------------.-.- - 0
Nevada.--.------------. ---.-.0
New Hampshire.........----- 0 c
New Jersey.-----------.----. 14.
New York----.------------1- - -
North Carolina...5 ,000...-.
North Dakota.-.-..----..-.-20
Oregon----------------- .- ---. 48 0.0
Pennysivania -.-------.-----416 00
Rhode island -..-.------..-.-.- ---
Southi Carolina........,0000... -.
South Dakota----------- .---- -,0 0
Tennessee------------000-.-.
Texas..---. --------..... 100,000 ....
Vermont-.---------..
Virginia.--.-------....0000 .-..
Whi ngton.-.........---3 -0
W est Vir ginia............ ..----- 2 0
W isconsin................. ........ 60,000
W yoming . .. ........ ........ 5,000
Total......................534,000 2,42S,000
The following table shows the elec
toral vote:
ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS.
State Electoral
Vote.
Cotora--'o.........................
Calirornia.................. 10
Connecticut................................. 7
Delaware ...................3
'Idaho........................... 3
llinois........................... 2
Indiana...................... ... ............ 15
Iowa ........................................ 13
Kansas........................................ 10
M aine.......................................... 16
Maryland..... ..............8
Massachusetts.......................... 16
M ichigan................................... 14
M innesota ...................................... 11
Missouri....................
M ontana...................................... 3
New Jersey.................................. 12
N ebraska....................................... 8
New Hampshire...... ........ 4
Nevada...... ..............3
New York................................... 39
North Dakota................. 4
Ohio......................... 23
Oregon .....................4
Pennsylvania...................... 34
Rhode~ Island............................ .. 4
South Dakota.......... . .............. 4
Utah........ ........ ..... 3
"Vermont....... .......................... 4
W est Virginia..............................
W ashington .... ..........................
Wisconsin ......... .........13
Wyoming....... ......................... 3
Total...................... .343
FARKER AND DAVIS.
Alabama...................... 11
Arkansas ..................................... 9
1 lorida ..................................... 5
Georgia ............... ................... 13
K entucky....................... . ............. 13
Louisiana.................... ................ 9
M ississippi................................... 10
North Carolina................. 12
South Carolina . ........................ 9
Tennessee . ................................ 12
T exas.. ....................................... 18
Virginia.........................
T otal...........................................133
A FAMTLY XUYMRRD.
The Awfal Crime of U, known Assas
sin in California Town.
A dispatch from Auburn, Cal., says
It Is now known that Julius Weber,
his wife, their 19-year-old daughter
Bertha, ard their sn Paul, aged 14
years, were murdered Friday night by
an unknown assassin, who se-t ii:e to
the home in an effort to cover his
crime. Before the fire had made any
great headway, the bodies of the mur
dered woman and her two children
were rescued from the burning house.
An examination of the bodies show
ed that Mrs. Weber and the caildren
had been murdered before the fire had
been started. Mrs. Weber and her
daughter had been killed by pistol
wounds. On the boy's head were sev
ral deep cuts. He had also been shot.
All efforts to reach Julius Weber, the
rather who was not tbought to be in
the burning house, were abandoned
until when a scarch was made in
he burning timbers and his bjdy was
ound in the bathrosm or the dwell
ing. He, too, had been shot down be
ore beir g left to be consumed by the1
flames. This makes the dea?th list as
folow.
Julius Weber, aged 48.
Mrs. Julius Weber, aged 41.
Bertha Weber, aged 19; their
daughter.
Paul Weber, aged 14, thieir son.
The body of Mr. Weber was to bad
ly burned that it has been impassible
to a c~rtain how often lhe was shot. It
has sbeen ascertained bey ond a doubt
that tbe women were killed in one
room and their clothirg set on fire,
and that they were then dragged into
the apartment where their bodies were
discovered.
One very peculiar circumstarce of
the tragedy is tbat while the bodies
of the mother and her daughter were
burned to some extend, the apartment
in which they were lying was not on
tre when tne tiremen broke in, which
stowed that tney had been killed in
some other portion of the bouse part
ally burned and then dragged into
the ro .m where they were iound.
The robbery theory is about ex
ploded. Adolph Weber, the son,
aged 20, who is the only member of
the family alive, talks but little, but
to the coroner and sheriff he says he
did not think the motive was either
robbery or revenge. When asked if
he had a theory he said he had, but
w~uld not give it. Hie did say, ret
lucantly, that bis father Lad a vio
ent temper. The boy sitid he had
lft home abcut 6 30, came dowo
town and bought a pair of trousers.
When he weut ti the iire he dropped
us old trousers which were in a burn
irg buildinug. Young Web; r i-as a
good reputation. T wo 22 ca:ibre re
volvers were found but ene bullets ex
tracteu ir,..m the boelies were 32 cali
bre.
Julius Weber was a re:ired brewer
and was a maoi cornsid,:raole w e Lith.
The family linvd in a hanoso:ie nec me
bere and Mtr. We.er posressed valua~le
roperty in Oikland Gat.
They Both IDrown.
At Lee; Me.. Thursday morning
Mrs. Clarence C. Bur ke, aged about
forty-five years, and her daughter
June, aged 18, lost their lives by
drowning. Bath were pal ed f rum the
water before life was ext ne, but vig
orous work on the part of rescuers
failed to resuscitate them. It is sap
posed that the daughter last her liie
in trying to prevent her mother from
arrying cut her plan to cmwit sul
cide. It is believed that Mrs. Burke,
1brooding over d..mestic troubies, be
came derang d an'i arose early in the
mrning wiimout, arousmng her family.
She wt ut to tue miii pond niot~ tar
from her home and threw he'self into
t~e water- The daugher naust have
discvered her mother's absence soon
after she bad lcf t the house and been
.ble to follow her thne tracks of the
) fotsteps in the ligha snow. It is
supposed that either in attempting to
) prevent her mother fr m comoittiog
suicide or endeavoring to puli her boO)
from the water she l'a lost her ife.
Buirned to Uj1cf.
Two negro cilidren were burned toi
deata Thursday afternocn in a fire
which destroyed a house and cattor
on near Tarboro. N. C.
KILLED EACH OTHER,
Two Dispersary Conitables Rave a
Fatal Fight at Eastover.
FOUGHT ABOUT AN OVERCOAT.
Both Men Said to Have Been Drink
ing. Before the Shooting They
Were on the Best
of Terms.
The State says one of the most
shockinj tragedies that has ever
been known in Richland occurred late
Wednesday afternoon ir peaceful
Eastover, when two dispensary con
stables shot and killed each other. As
is usual in the reign of crime and car
nival of carnage that now hold's swab
over South Carolina, the affair was
precipitated by a quarrel over a triviai
thing-an overcoat. Whiskey also
eviaently played its part. The dead
men are J. L. Irby and S. A Phillips.
Tne two men had been sent to East
over and had left this city about 2
o'clock in the afterncon in a buggy
drawn by two horses. They reached
the pretty village late in the after
no-.n and evidently spent some little
time there.
It was soon after dark when they
stopped at Karsee's store, and Irby
got out of the buggy and went into
the store to starch it. He left his
overcoat in the buggy with Phillips,
who drove off down the street. As he
was driving the coat dropped out of
the buggy to the ground. Irby soon
came out of the store, having found
no whiskey and was standing in the
door when Paillips drove back on the
other side of the street. Irby called
to him to come over, and when he did
Irby told him that there was nothing
(no whiskey) there. "Let's go back
to Columbia," said Irby.
Irby got into the buggy, and the
two drove e ff in the direction of Co
umbia. In the meantime a negro
ame back to Karsee's store with an
vercoat which he had picked up in
the road. Mr. Karsee said that he
knew whose the coat was and took it
into the store. After about 15 min
wes the buggy, with the two con
tables, drove back through the street
and to Karsee's store. Mr. Karsee
sked the men if a coat had been lost
ind Irby answered, "Yes, that's my
vercoat."
Phillips jumped from the buggy ahd
aid to I by, "Now you've got your
0oat. That will prove I did not steal
our coat. You have got to give me
satisfaction for saying that I did steal
Four overc:-at."
"I did not say you stole my coat. I
eft it in your keeping. You ought to
ave known something about it.
ome on, let's go back to Columbia.
rherds nothing h ire."
"No I'm not going before I get sat
sfaction. You stid I stole your over
*at and I'm not going until I get
atisfaction," retorted Paillips.
THE SCENE CHANGED.
Mr. Karsee, seeing that there was
o be trouble, took hold of Phillips
Lnd told him toget in the buggy. He
lid so, and Irby started to drive off.
lut his companion snatched the reins
nd said "Let me drive." Phillipo
rove the buggy over to McKenzie's
~tore.
From here the account cf the
;ragedy is given by another witness.
Pnillips came into the store of Mr.
Dd McKenzie, and taking him back
.nto the rear of the establishment
iaid: "Mr. Irby has insulted me and
'm not going back in the buggy with
im." Phillips then went out to the
uggy with Mr. McKenzie and told
Erby he would not go with him. Irby
nsisted on his going but he still re
~used. Irby pulled cff his over
cat and laid it in the buggy,
akrg from it his revolver, which he
'uck in his hip pocket. He caught
?hillips by the collar and told him he
iad to go, at the same time slapping
iis face.
McKenzie got between the men
md tried to part them, proposinog
that irby should go in the buggy and
?hillips on the train, or vice versa.
rby caught Phillips by the collar
gan, saying he must go in the bug
gy. Then It was that Phillips drew
is pistol and shot Irby, at the same
time running away. lIby drew his
wn revolver and began to shoot at
Phillips, firing several shots, so it is
nderstood. McKeuzi~e, to get cut of
the gunfire, ran into his store.
Phillips fell dead, shot through the
back just where the suspenders cross
rby walked about a few moments
aud then went into the store and was
told to sit down. He lived possibly
15 or 30 m nutes but died in the chair
where he was sitting. Dr. L N.
ook, the nearest physician, was sent'I
for but as he was some distance in the!
ountry at the time of the homicde
he did not reach Irby until he was
almot dead. Dr. Hook said that tne
wounded manbreathed twice af ter his
arrival and then expired. As far as
a~ certained Wednesday night he made
no statement after the shooting, ex
cept that ~1e said "He's got me" just
after Phillips fired at him. He was
shot about mid way between the breast
and abdomen and practically In the
median line. Hie probably had an in
ternal bemorrhage.
BOTH WERE DRINKING.
It is said that P'hilips had bEen
drinking heavily and was in fact i
toxicated, while irby, who had also
been drinking, was still able to know
what he was doing.
The news of toe deplorable affair
soon reached Columbia and Chief Can
stable U. 1B. Hammnet Immediately
communicated with Eastover by tele
phone and obtaIned t~he particulars.
He notitied Coroner Green, who told
hi2 to communicate with Magistrate
John S Scott at Eastover. Mr. Ham
met did so and asked that the inquest
Ihe held as soon Thursday morning as
possible so that the bodies might be
brought to Columbia on the morning
train. He also communicated with
friends in Eastover and asked that
caskets be provided and that the
bodies of the unfortunate men be
cared for. -
R. Lisle Irby was from Laurens
county and was a nephew of the late
Senator JTohn L. M. Irby. He was
one of the best known constables or
thea frc am aor one of r the oldlest iL
service, having been appo'nted seven
years ago and having been stationed
in Colurbia several ytars. He was
regarded as brave and fearless and
when instructed to do a thing he al
ways obeyed orders. He leaves a wife
In Columbia, living at 1228 Lady
street. His brothcr, James H. Irby,
corporal of the guard at the peniten
tiary, left Wednesday night driving
through the country. He will return
with the body Thursday morning,
taking it to Laurens. Irby was in
sured for $500 in the Knights of
Pythias being a member of Capital
lodge.
Sam'l A. Phillips was appointed
from Eastover 18 months ago, by Gov.
Heyward, on the recommendation of
several prominent citizens of Rich
land. He bad always given splendid
satisfaction in his position. He leaves
a wife and several children, who re
side at 1104 Pine street.
C111EF HAMXET'S STATEMENT.
Chief Constable Bammet when
asked for a statement Wednesday
night said that while be deplored the
shccking occurrence it seemed to
have been purely a personal matter
between the two men. If, as reported,
they had been drinking it was in
violation of one of the strictest rules
governing constabulary. R. L. Irby.
said Mr. Hammet, was the best man
in this division and bad no superior in
the State as a cznstable. He was
fearless and reliable.
GOT HIS COTTON PICKED.
An Oklahoma Farmer IntroCuce3 a
Novel Method to Gather it.
At Mangum I. T., while the cotton
crop of his neighbors was unpicked
and uncared for, the fleecy staple on
the farm of E C. Stockton was being
piled high in his warehouse and held
by him fur a 12 cent market.
Stockton owns a plantation in Greer
county. There is always a scarcity of
labor at cotton picking time, because
the residents will not permit a negro
to remain over night within the coun
ty borders. Until 1895 this county was
a part of Texas, but in that year the
United States supreme court held that t
Greer county was a part of the former
Comanche-Kiowa Indian reservation.
as outiined in their treaty with the
Zovernment, and therefore a part of 1
klahoma.
Stockton was in Erick looking for
lands while a dozen other planters
were there on a simular mission. t
tockton is a deacon in the Baptist c
hurch and happened to meet the su.
erintendent of the Sunday school.
[he latter remarked that he was try- 9
ng to raise money for a church i- t
irary. B fore Stockton and the super 3
ntendent had parted company ar
angements had been made for the en
ire Sunday school to give a benefit
otton picaing on the Stockton farm
he next two days. Before he had left
:own Stockton bad given a two days'
enefit picking to the Methodists, who
,anted money for new carpets; two
lays to the Presbyterians, who need- C
d new church furniture for the par
;onage; two days to the Catholics to
-eplenish a mission fund, and closed
a deal with the Woman's Christian
C
emperance Union and Loyal Tem
>erance legion for three days' picking ~
io aid the temperonce campaign held
n that county.
The next morning fifty-six members
f the Bi.ptist Sunday school, big and
ittle, old and young, donned pink ~
~acks and sailed forth to the Stock
on farm, Th~ey were paid the pre- ~
railir g price (75 cents for a hundred
ounds), and by night had picked 3,
44 pounds. The prceeds of the day' a
work went a long way toward buying
~he needed library. Several other
nembers of the school joined the army
f pickers the next day and 6,000
ounds were picked.
All denominations kept their dates '
with Stockton, who provided liberal
neals and sleeping accommojations
for the party. He states that the pick
ig, taking into consideration the feed
ng and housing of the church delega-a
ins, cost him less than experienced
egro pickers. He was able to get a
few Mexicans to work in a seperate
art of the tield from the church pick
ra, and by the time the contracts
with the church and temperance peo
le expired he had his entire crop
3used.
SENTENCEXD '10 HANG.
A. Young White Man in Oconee
County to be Executed.
At Walballa on Thursday Judge
cCullough sentenced Earl Rochester
to be hanged January 6th next. A
motion for a new trial was over
ruled.C
Tne scene in the curt room was a1
most solemn one, when a young mani
of fine family rccaived his death sen
tenced for murdering his neighbor,
whose family is eqially as prominent.
Before sentet~ce was pronouncedi
Roch ster made a long statement.
narrating the circumstances that led1
up to the killing of Mills. He said he
was goarded into the killing by threats!
and insults.
Evidence showed that Mills was not
armed when he was killed, only a
a small knife, a pipe and a piece or
tobacco being found on his person.
Beneath his right arm he held a
bunch of cabbage plants wrapped in a
piece of paper. The killing took
pade near the bomne of Rochester as
Mills passed going along the road from
a neighbor's. Both men have wives
and small children.
On May 12 last R achester shot and
killed Walter Mills. They came of
prommnent families and were both very
popular. Mills was una::med when he
was shot. He was killed on his way
ome as he was passing by Rochester'e
house.
The trial created lutr nse interest
and it was an awe-stricken audience
that filled t be court room when Judge
McCullough told Rochester to stand
up and uttered the solemn words con
demning him to death.
Five Burn~ed to Death.
Ii a fire at 40 East 97th street,
Ne~v York, Friday morning, which
it is said was incendiary, three people
were burned to deatn. and many
others narrowly escaped. The dead
are Fred Wober, 69; Blanche and
Lillie Euplena, 15 and 18; The bodies
will ha talren to the police station.
AR. BRYAN'S ViEWS.
Thinks Parkers Defeat Is Due to Con
ditions and Mistaken Policy.
RADICAL REXIDIES DEXANDED.
Democrats West and South Must
Make the Party a Positive.
Aggresive and Beform
Organization.
Wm. J. Bryan Wednesday night
gave out an extended statement con
cening the election, which Is intend
ed to serve as his comment cn the re
sult, and as an answer to reports cn
necting nim with a movement look
ing to the formation of a new party. i
Mr. Bryan said he would not attempt
to deny all reports circulated as to is
future political action, but would let
his statement serve to explain his po
sition. He says:
"The defeat of Judge Parker should
mot be considered a personal one. He
did as well as he could under the c!r
umstances; he was the victim of un
favorable conditions and of a mistak
n party policy. He grew in popu
larity as the campaign progressed and
xpressed himself more and mur.!
trongly upon the trust question, but
ould not overcome the heavy odds
gainst him. The so called cnserva
ive Democrats charged the defeat of
896 and 1900 to the party's position f
n the noney question and insisted E
hat a victory could be won by drop
>ing the coinage question entirely.
"The reorganizers are in complete 9
:ontrol of the party, they planned the 1
ampaign and carried it on according c
o their own views, and the verdict t
gainst their plan is a unanimous one.
lurely silver cannot be blamed for
his defeat, for the campa.ign was run
n' gold basis. Neither can the de- r
eat be charged to emphatic condem
ation of the trusts, for the trusts 9
ere not assailed as vigorously this P
rear as they were four years ago. It
s evident that the campiign did not
urn upon the question of imperial- n
sim, and it is not fair to consider the
sult as a personal victory for th'e t
resident, although his administra
ion was the subject of criticism.
RADICAL CHANGE NECESSARY.
The result was due to the fact that t
he Democratic party attempted to be t
nservative in the presence of condi
ons which demand radicl remedies.
t sounded a partial retreat when it
ould have ordered a charge all along
he line. The democratic party has
othing to gain by catering to organ
ed and predatory wealth. It must
ot only do without such support, but '
can strengthen itself by inviting dA
le open and emphatic opposition of tl
ese elements. The campaign just ct
losed shows that it is as inexpedient
om the standpoint of policy as it is
rong from the standpoint of prin 01
ple to attempt any conciliation of P
e industrial and financial despots m
rho are gradually getting control of w
11 the avenues of wealth. The Demo
ratic patty, if it hopes to win suc- tt
Bss, must take the side of the plain e
>mmon people."
Mr. Bryan says for tno years he nu W
inted out the futility of any at- w
mpt to compromise with wrong I
r to patch up a peace with the great ti
rporations which are now exploiting h.
e public, but the Southern Demo- 01
ats were so alarmed by the race 01
~sue that they listened, rather reiuc- ki
atly, be it said to their credit, to b!
e promises of success held out by T
bhse who had contributed to the de- st
at of the party in the two preced- tl
rig camnp~gns He continues:
"The experiment has bt~en a costly' /
ie and it is not likely to be repeated ,C
urig the present generation. The I
~astern Democrats were also deceived. |t
~hey were led to believe that the t~
agnates and monopolists who co .1
red the voters in 1896 and supplied si
n enormious campaign fund in both d
896 and 1900 would help the Demno- b
ratic party If our party nol.td only si
e less radical. Tne election has s<
pened the eyes of the hundred of ii
nousand of honest and well mean- s1
ig Democrats, who a few months d
*go favored the reorganization of the f
arty. These men now see that they
ust either go Into the Republican f
arty or join with the Democrats of f
he West and South in smaking the 1
)eocratic party a positive, aggres- 4
ye and progressive reform organiza- 1
Ion. There is no middle ground." f
READY TO ASSIsT.
Mr. Bryan says now that the cam
lag Is over he will assist those who
lesire to put the Dcmocratic army
ne more upon a fighting basis; he
will assist in organizing for the cam
lgn of 1908. He continues. t
"The party must continue to pro- d
est against a large army, against the a
arge navy and to stand for the inde
endence of the Filipinos, for impe
ilalism adds the mcnace of militarism (
o the corrupting influence of con
nercialism, and yet experience has d
~hown; that, however righteous the i
arty's position on this subject, the is
ue does not arouse the people, as they(
an be warned only by a question e
uich touches them immediately andt
ndivIdually. The party must also
aintain its position on the tariff
ueston. The party must renew Its
emand for an income tax, to be se
mred through a constitutional amend
mert In orcer that wealth may be
nade to pay its share of the expensis~
r the government.
"The party must maintain Its posi
tion in favor of birnetalism. It can
ot surrender its demand for use of
both gold and silver as the standard
money of the country, but the ques
tion must remain in abeyance until
conditions so change as to bring the
ublic again face to face with tallinig
prices andi a rising dollar. This, there
fore, can not be made the controlling
issue of the question upon which we
are entering,
"The trust question presents the
most acute phase of the contest be
tween Democracy arid plutocracy, so
far as economic issues are conicerned.
The Presi-lent virtually admits that.
the trusts contributed to his cam
paign fund, but he denies that they
received any promises of aid or im
munity. No we 1 inf..rmed person
doubts that the large corporatas
have funinkhed the Republican can
paign fund during the campaigns
1896 and 1900 and 1904, and no o
can answer the logic of Judge Jarke:
arraignment of the trusts contrib
tion. The trusts are run on a busine
principle. They do not subscribe m
lions of dollars to a campaign unle
they are paying for favors alrea
granted or purchasing favors for f
ture delivery. The weakness of Judi
Parker's position was that the charl
was made at the close of the car
paign, when it was neutralized by
:ounter charge. The trusts cann<
be fought successfully by any parl
that depends upon trust funds to wj
he election.
NO TEUST XONEY.
"The Democratic party must mal
ts attack upon the trusts so vehemer
ibat no one will suspect iG of gettin
.ectet aid from them. It w:ll be I
ts advantage if it will b-gin tie neJ
ampaign witi' an announcement thE
10 trust contribution will be accep
d, and then prove its sinc- rity b
riving the public access to its contr
>ution lst.
"President Rcosevelt has four yeai
n which to make good his d.claratio
hat no obl'gations were it c rred b
he acceptance of trust funds. lie wi
lisappoint either the c'ntributors c
he voters. If he disappoints the cor
ributcrs, the trust question may b
ut in the process of settlemnt. I
ie disappoints the people they, wi.
ave a chance to settle with his parLn
our years hence.
"The party must continue its de
ence of the interests of the wag
arners; it must prote.t them froiz
he encroact ments of capital; it mus
asist upon remedial leg'slation in rf
ard to hours and aroitratiou ani
ust so IVmit the authority of th
i urts in cantc mpt cases as to t v -i
brow what is known as gov.:rnm n
y ix jucilon.
"Tae party muit continu - its oppe
ition to national tanks of i6 ue an
iust insist upon divorcir g the treas
ry department frrm Wall street. Th
arty mu t cntir ue its fig it for th
opular election of senaturs at d fo
irci legislation wherever the pr'n
'ple can be applied. It must not on;
ntintain its position on old isu s
ut it must advarce to the c osidera
on of new questions as they arise.
Among thee Mr. Bryan mention:
1e postal telf graph system, stato
wnership of railways, federal ju g
ected for fixed terms and the t1. c
on of postmisters by the people o:
ieir respr etive c mmu lties.
BCROONER RUN DOWN.
apt. Rtibt. Walton, His Wife asut
Two Seamen Drowned.
Capt. Robert Walton, his wife and
vo seamen lost their lives Wednes.
,y night off Barnegat lght, wher
e United States supply ship Calgoa
it down the Norfolk lumber schoone
rilson and Huating. Four memben
the crew, the mate, whose name is
terson, the steward and two sea
eu, were rescued by the Cuigoa and
are brought there Friday.
The accident occurred according to
ke survivors about 7 o'clock in the
rening. Tue schooner was 10 mile
est of Bannegat tacking off snore
en she was struck by the (Julgoa,
bich was making for New York.
he steel bow of the supply ship struci
ie schooner nearly amidships and cuti
lf way, throwing the smaller vessel
1 her beamsend. The Culgoa kept
1 at full speed with the intention o:
eping the schooner fastened to its
>w until the crew could be rescued.
he gaping hole in the side of the
iling vessel was so large, however,
at it slid off to one side. A boal
om the Culgos rescued four men.
o others were seen, and it is thought
apt. Walton went below after is
ife when the collision occurred anc
at they were both drowned, witt
so seamen, who were in their bunks,
'he ulgoa stayed ny the capsized
:ooner all night and daylight Thurs
ay morning lowered t wo more boats
utt the sailors were unatle to discove3
gns of life on the wreck. Thi
:aooer is now believed to be drift
ig about near Barnegat. The suppl;
lip anchored off Tompkinsville Fri
ay nigut and landed the servivors
[er bows are badly damaged.
The Wilson and Hunting left Nor
lk, Nov. 3d, for New York writh
al cargo of piling. She was built ii
893 in Alexandria, Va. She is o
18 gross and 344 net tons registe!
52 feet long, 35 feet beam and 11.1
!et draught. Her regular crew is si:
ten.
Election Murders.
The Republicans were desperate i:
olorado on the day of election. A
ripple Creek two Democratic elec
ion judges were killed, a Peabod;
eputy sherff was mortally wounde
nd a number of Democratic judge
ere beaten and thrown into jul~i. Ik
delblot and- COris MIller, judges a
~oldfield, were shot down by one c
heriff Bell's deputies. They had oi
ered the deputy away from the poll
og p'ace. James Wofford, the deput
iho killed Lhe two election otlicars it
-oldield, was a secret service ma
uring the military rule in the dF
rit. Miller and Idlebolt were unia
en. At Midway, Ed Doyle, a deput
heiff, assaulted Mrs. Kennedy,
,Democratic judge, and in a struggi
hat ensued tore her dress and slappe
er. El O'Leary, a Democrat:
atcher, interfered and shot Doyli
atally wounding him.
Japan Wants reace.
A dispatch from London says Japa
moffically has made representatior
to Russia looking to peace. Th
oction resulted in failure, and suc
:epresentationls. even privately, a:
aot likely to be repeated--by Japan
[t is not known what actuated Japa
in this step and Russia's refusal1
;onsider tbe proposition Is taken as1
indicate that the czar is confident
the ultimate outcome of the war. Ah
though the suggestion of a pacific se
tlement was made unomlially it a
tually had behind It all the weig
of an offer by the Japanese gover
ment. It was made direct to Russ
and no power acted as an interH
diary. Tue failure of these dire
negotiations, however, resulted
bringing intervention within a met
nrable distance.
of CRME FOLLOWS CRIME.
ne
f's The Sheriff and One Citizen Klled
and Town Terrorized.
Ss
[1- A dispatch from Huntington, W.
ss Va., savs Fayette County is excited
ly as never before over a d uble murder
P- which occurred Thursday, following
ge the murder of Cor.stable W. A.
,e Jackson, by Policeman Will Elliott,
2- of Montgomery, Wednesday night.
a Wednesday night in a quarrel between
>t the two officers, Jackson was shot and
;y killed. Harvey Jackson, a brother of
n W. A. Jackson, and two other broth
ers, armed themselves and started oti
to "clean up the entire police force of
e the town," which Is a small hamlet
near Fayette.
t A telephone message was sent to
s! Theriff Daniels, of Fayette County, to
o come to Montgomery at once as blood
.ted was ccrtain. Daniels reached
a ontg(mery at 10 o'clock Thursday
- morning. Just as he stepped from
y the tralia he saw Harvey Jackson and,
jp acirg his hand on Jackson's shoul- I
der, told him to leave the town under I
.enalty of being arrested. Jackson. I
vitbout a word, fired twice. point t
y olank at the sheriff, each bullet tak
[ log effect. The sheriff dropped to
r the ground, dying instantly. John
Ro!f, a prominent citiz m of the town,
was sanding nearby and had witne-s
i ed the talk between Daniels and Jack e
j s n. Throwing up his hands he ad
;anced toward Jackson to remonstr.te
with him and to help Daniels. Jack
on turned and shot Rolf dead. Then
reloading his revolver and pulling an
other from his hip pocket he brand
i ,hed them in the air and di fled any
. :ne in the town to take him.
j The other Jackson boys came intc
e the town and met their brother Im
. cediately after the shooting. Fir
-alf an hour the three men p3.raded
the streets firing revolvers and defying t
he town, The people were in a paic
3 tud crawled into celiars. The street
-qere deserted and not sa official dared
to make his appearance. In the
meantime Detect.ive Harrison Ash,
r wao lives near Montgomery and is re
outed to be the gamest man in West
Virginia, was telephoned for. When
ae was seen coming down the road- 1
.ay from Montgomery by the Jackson
.joys they started on a run for the
mountain base nearby and escaped in
ethe wods. After Ash had driven
the murderers to the mountains the
jirizens plucked up courage and g
r swarmed into the streets heavil, A
armed. A po;se of 200 men were -a
quickly organized and under the. i
,eadershi of Ash and other police
Lhey started beating the woods for t
the Jacksons. p
SWZEP9 BY FIR& S
Che Town orJobnston Has a Destrnc- p
tive Conifagration.
A dispatch to the Augusta Chroni- o
ele says but for a fortunate change In si
the wind at a critical time Tnursday g9
the business section of Johnston would Ir
have been a smouldering heap of w
ashes. As it was a disastrous fire CE
s vept a portion of the business dis- ai
trict and threatened several ver) ol
nandsome residences that are in the m
neighborhood.
Toe fire originated in the old How- ei
ard building, which was tenanted b3 et
T. J. Duncan and family, and swept
that portion of Main street betweer: a]
Mimis avenue and Jackson street. The el
tire started from a defective stove fC
flue, and was burning its way into a b;
nest of splendid buildings when the ci
wind shifted and turned the huge se
tongue of fluime diagonally acrus
MIain street, which is very wide, so ti
wide in fact, that they could not d:
reach across the street and Ignite the 9p
buildings on the other -side, and at ti
the same time saved the buildings k
that were in the track of the fire. Li
The losses with the insurance as d
near as they could be gotten are as c
foll'>ws: .E
Old Howard building, owned by J. g
.W. Mobley, $1,000.a
,Household furniture of T. J. Dun- ~
can, 8500. i
J. M. Still, merchant, suffered slight a
-damage.
rC. A. Austin, on building, 3600. b
.J. T. Durst, on stock, 8500. 1
.V. E Eiwards, on sti ek, 8500, in- o
surance 81,000. The building wabs
.owned by the National Bank of Au t:
i gusta, and the Insurance could not be 3
learned. Its value was about $1,000. v
f W. W. Woodward, a butcher, losL
,about 840, and the building in which
3 he operated was owned by D. T. o
c Outz, which was damaged to the ex
tent of about $300.
W. L. Coleman suffered a loss o1 0
about $1,000 on building with 8200 L
1 insutance. .
t Another small butcher shop was de t
. stroyed.
In some of the buildings destroyed
the stocks of goods were saved.
Weeval Movmng siomh.
sIn an exhaustive report on the toll
eweevil made by Assistant State Ento
Smologist R. 1. Smith to Commissioner
of Agriculture 0. B. Stevens, an am
-p-rtant and dangeruus feature re
garding this pest, according to Mr.
Smith, Is the rapidity with which the
weevil Is moving eastward. Mr.
0Smith asserts in his report that, if
measures to fight the weevil are long
delayed In the eastern portion of the
cotton belt, It will mean inestimableC
loss to the cottonl planters. Mr.
Smith has been in Texas in an ofiicial
e capacity for some time, making a
through study of the Mexican boll
weevil._________
Alleged Criminal Assalt.
nLate Friday afternoon John Jack
son, an old colored man from near
sLangley, came to Aiken and charged
John Watson, another negro, with
h having committe-d a criminal assault
e upon his daughter, Laura Jackson, on
last Satudrday. John Jackson further
states that Watson has never left the
neghborhood of his alleged crime and
that the officers of the law have made
no attempt to arrest Watson. Jack
-s'on has succeeded in raising $25, which
1he has deposited with Clerk ofCourt
-John W. Dcnbar and will offer It assa
t reward for the arrest of his daughteres
assailant.
Ia A R~AILROAD mranager says the huge
- death list in rail way circles is due to
t the "craze for rapid transit.'' He
in would have been much nearer to the
s- truth had he admitted that it is due
to1 the "craze of huge dividends."
MR. PARKER SPEAKS
To the Democracy of the Nation
About the 'leCtion.
HE DOES XOT LaPMET DEFEAT.
Lhanks the Managers and Rat;k and.'
File for Brilliant Party sr
vice. His Future Plans
Not Yet Decided.
Judge Parker Wednesday night
rave the press an open letter address
,d "To the Democracy of the Nation,"
n which he thanked those in charge
>f his campaign work and declared
hat the people will soon realize that.
'the tariff fed trusts are absorbing -
he wealth of the nation." He said
bat when that time comes the
ieople will turn to the DemocratIc
iarty forrelief. In this letter Judge
arker sajs he stall never seek a
omination far public office. The
atter follows:
7o the D._mocracy of the Nation:
Our thanis are due to the members
f the national committee and to the
xecutive ccm-nittee In charge of dfie
ampalan for most unselfish, capable
nd brilliant party service. All that
I was possible for men toqdo they did;
ut our d;fficulty was beyond the reach
f party managers.
I am most grateful to them and
rish in this general way to extend my
hAnks to the workers, as well as the
ank and file, all over the country. 'L
no how bard they struggled against
verwhelming odds, and i only wish I
ould take each one by thernand and
bank him.
Deeply as I regretted leaving the
ench at the time of it, in the pres
oee of overwhelming defeat, I do.
iment it. I thought it was my duty;
n the lightof my -present infrma
[on I amsnow even more confideni
tat I did right. I shall never seek A
omination for public office, buft
tall to the best of my .ability serve.
3e party that has honored me, and
2rough the party serve my country.
THE PAnTY'S MIssION.
The party has in the near future a
reat mission. Before long the people
ill realize that the tariff -fed trusts
ad illegal combinations are absorb
ig the wealth of the nation.
Then they will wish to throwoff
ese leeches, but the repu licau
arty will not aid them -to do ftor
a leaders appreciate 'too well the
see to which- the moneys of the.
rusts can be put in political cam
When that time comes, and ccmeit
ill, the people will turn to the.Dem
:ratic party for relief, and the party
ould be ready-ready with an or
mnization of patriotic citizens cover
g every election district, who are
Wing to work for the love of the
,use-au organization supported br
many town, city, county and State
faers as we are able to elect in'the
eantime. We entered this canvass
th every northern, western and
stern State, save one, in Republican
atrol
Tnis gave to that party a large
my of offceholders, reaching into
~ery hamlet, many of whom gladly
ilowed the examples set for them
rthe members of the president's
abnet in devoting their time and
rvices to the party.
To accomplish much in this direc
on, however, we must forget the
ifculties of the-past. If any one sus
icts his neighbor of treachery, let
.m not hint of his suspicion. If he.
tows he has desertedI us, let him not
ilI it. Our forces are weakened by
tvisions. We have quarreled at tines
rer non-~essentials. If we would help
1e people, if we would furnish an or
anization through which they may
a relieved of a party that has grown
>corrupt that it will gladly enter
to partnership with trusts to secure
oneys for election purposes, we must
>get the differences of tue p:st and
egin this day to build up wherever
imay be needed a broad and effbetive
rganlz ton. And we must by con
ant teaching, through the press and
rom the platform, apprise the people
fthe way the vicious tarif 'circlie
DIsHONEsT MONEY.
We must bring home to them at
ther than election times, the fact
hat moneys contributed to the Re
ublcan party by the trusts is not
nly dishonest money but it is given
bat tbe trust .may, wi hout hin
erar ces, take a mucht larger~sum from
be people.
"In the presence of a defeat that
rould taae away all personal ambhi
ion, were is true that otberwise It
ossessed me, I do not hesitate to say
bat in my opinion the greatest moral
uestion which iow confronts us is:
nall the trusts and c-rporations be
revented from contributing money to
ontrol or to aid in controlling elec
ions?
Such service as I can render in that
r any other direction will be gladly
ndered.
And I beg the cooperation as a fel->
>w worker of every Democrat in the
ountry.
(Signed) Alton B. Parker.
The telegraph otce at R asemount
dge was dismantled Wednesday
ight after business. Judge Parker said
ednesdty night his plans for te
uture were not deinitely made but
hat soon he would be in barness
ain. It is generally believed bere
hat he will engage in the practice of
aw in New York, forming a partner
hip with some well established firm.
Who Knows this Man?
The Columbia Rzcord says a tele
,hone mess~age from Savarnah Fraday
iternoon stated that the body of a
nan had been found in the Ogecchee
-iver, and in one of the pcckets was a
:ard bearing tt en une "L.OC. Lev'gne,
06 Washington street, Colambia, S.
." S.tcha a name .does not appear in
the direct..ry, and su far as could be
a certxined with a briei investigation,
no on2 knew of such a men. The dead
man was about 30J years cid, five feet
high, wore button~ suces, and it is said
that his clothing indicated that he
was a railroad man. U e had some
tickets In his pockets showing tuat
hae nad played tne races.