-
BRYAN WILL RUN.
But Says Ha Is Not Seeking the
Nomination.
WILL LEAD OR FIGHT
In the Ranks as the Party May Desire.?If
the Democrats Wants Him
to Make the Kace He Will Do So,
No Matter How Forlorn the Hope.
He Says the Party Must Decide
Who Shall Lead.
William J. Bryan will accept the
Democratic nomination for President
in 1908, but he will neither ask
nor make a fight for it. He says that
foi a year or more he has been pressed
to answer the question "Will you
accept the nomination?" and he believes
the public is entitled to an answer
and to know the position he occupies.
The question that ought to
weigh most, he says, is whether his
nomination will strengthen the Democratic
party more than the nomination
of some one else. Not only will
he not seek or ask for the nomination,
but he will not assume to decide
the question of availability, and
if the prize falls to another he will
neither be disappointed nor disgruntled.
At the same time he denies that
he has waited this long in a desire to
see whom the Republicans are likely
to nominate, or to ascertain the
chances of victory.
Mr. Bryan says:
"Now that the election in 1907 is
past and plans are being made for
next year's campaign Mr. Bryap
feels that a statement is due to the
public. Those who prefer another
candidate are entitled to know his
position and those who favor his
nomination have a right to demand
an answer to the question so often
put, 'Will you accept the nomination?"
His refusal to answer the
question has led to the circulation of
many laise reports and unfriendly
newspapers have taken advantage of
his silence to mi3represent his attitude.
"Mr. Bryan will not ask for or
seek a nomination and he w?.l not
assume to decide the question of his
availability. He has been so amply
recomposed by his party for what he
has done and f >r what he has endeavored
to do that he cannot claim
a nomination as a reward; neither
should his ambition be considered,
for he has had honor enough from
his party to satisfy any reasonable
ambition. The only question that
ought to weigh with the party is
? whether the party can be strengthened
and aided more by his nomination
than by the nomination of some
one else. If he can serve the party
by being its candidate he w II accept
the commission and make the best
fight he can. If. however, the choice
falls upon another he will not be disappointed
or disgruntled. His avail
ability is a question to be decided
net by him, not bv a few leaders, not
even by the leading newspaper that
call themselves Democrats, but by
the votes of the Darty, and to them
he entrusts the decision of the question?they
are the Supreme Court in
a'l matters concerning candidates, as
thav OVA in oil
...v^ tm. in an niauL'ia concerning
the platform,
"He assumes that they will not
silect him unless they desire to make
an aggressive fight for the application
of Democratic principles to pre
sent -conditions, and he also takes it
for granted that the organization of
the party will be in harmony with
the platform and will be composed
of men whose political records will
invite confidence and give assurance
that a victory, if won, will not be a
barren victory.
"The Republicans must nominate
either a reformer, a standpatter or
one whose position on public questions
is unknown, and the course of
the Democratic party should be the
same no matter which element control
the Republican Convention. The
Democratic party must make the
fight for what it believes. Wnile it
may take advantage of Republican
mistakes, it must depend upon its
own merits for success and not upon
the error of its opponents.
"The action of the Republican
Convention may have its influence in
determining the relative availability
of Democratic candidate, but it ought
not to have any influence in determining
the question whether the one
chosen by the Democrats should ac
cept the nomination. If the rank and
nie of the Democratic party desire
Mr. Bryan to make the race, he will
make it, no matter who may be the
Republican nominee.
"No one can estimate the chances
of the party in the next campaign
with sufficient accurracy to make his
candidacy dependent upon the outlook.
While the Democrats have reason
to be encouraged by the fact that
Democratic princip'es have grown in
popularity and that Democratic policies
are now praised by many who
denounced them a few years ago.
and while further encouragement is
t<> be derived from the fact that the
Democratic party is more united
than it has l>ceTi for mav.y years, and
the Republican more divided, still
the action of the Democratic party
cannot be made dependent upon the
prospect of success. The prospects
now seem excellent, but a Democratic
National Convention will bo held,
a platform adopted and candidates
nominated, whether the prospects
are bright or gloomy, and the party
must make the best fight it can
whether it enters the campaign with
fear or with confidence. Democrats
believe that Democratic principles
are sound and tnat Democratic policies
are necessary; they should, therefore,
endorse those principles and;
present those policies and then se-;
feet as their candidates those who, in
their judgment, will give the party
the greatest assurance of benefit in
case of victory.
"If the members of the party be
' * > . - SOLID
ON STATE RIGHTS.
United States Court Refers Case to
The State Courts.
The case of C. B. Boyett and others
charged with intimidating negroes
"because they were negroes"
contrary to the provisions of sections
1,977 and 5.508 of the revised statutes
of the United States, was decided
by the supreme court of the United
States favorably to Boyett and
his co-defendants.
The alleged offense was committed
in Bradley county, Arkansas, in
1905 when Boyett and other white
men were charged with having conspired
to drive away a number of
negroes employed by the Arkansas
Lumber Company. This result was
accomplished by posting notices of
warning to the negroes and firing
guns in their vicinity. The whites
were tried in the United States district
court for the eastern district of
Arkansas and each was sentenced to
pay a fine of $1,000 and serve a year
in prison. The decision of the trial
court was reversed. The announcement
of the court's judgment was
made by the chief justice, but there
was no written opinion.
The decision of the court was based
on the decision of the last term in
the case of Hodges vs. the United
States,, in which it was held that as
negroes are citizens thev must rely
upon the state courts in such case3
as this rather than upon the federal
courts. In that case the court held
that it had no jurisdiction of a charge
of conspiracy made in a state to prevent
citizens of African descent, because
of their race and color, from
making contracts to labor.
TRAMPS KILL, FOR I/OOT.
Three Murders In Indiana Are Charged
Against Holmes.
Through a discovery made in Buffalo,
N. Y., evidence has been obtained
that three men, whose bodies
have been found along the Lake
I Shore Railroad, in Northern Indiana,
in the last week, were murdered by
h'omno 1 W Min.r.1... -
.. u.Lfnj. u . II. l?l IV years
old. of Colorado Springs, was found
dead in South Bend, Ind ; Ralph
Kyle, twenty years, of Edgerton,
Ohio, whose body was found near
Goshen, Ind., and Henry Rank, sixty
years, of Berrion County, Mich.,
whose body was found in La Porte,
Ind.. are the men who were murdered.
The finding of a pool of blood in a
car at Buffalo, in which Murphy was
supposed to have ridden with a consignment
of horses, and the evidence
showing tnat he had been robbed
after a struggle, led to an investigation,
which showed that all three
men had been robbed and murdered
by tramps. It is expected that ar
rests will be made soon by the railroad
detectives, who are working on
the case.
Kyle was the first man to meet
death. Until the discovery made in
Buffalo, it was supposed that he had
fallen from a train and was run over.
He was killed November 2. Ra^k
was killed last Tuesday, and Murphy
met dea^h Thursday night. The car
in which Murphy had been riding
with the hor.-es was found spattered
with blood, and several small coins
were found on the floor. There were
other evidences which showed that
he had struggled for his life. He was
1 killed by tramps at South Bend, and
his body was thrown from the train.
Keeping your mouth shut Is iin
easy way not to hurt peoples feelings.
lieve that Mr. Bryan's nomination
| will help the party, its principles and
i its policies, he will accept the nomi1
nation whether the indications point
to defeat or victory. A defeat can
bring no disgrace where the cause is
a just one, but cowardice would be
disgraceful, especially in one who is
as deeply indebted to his part of Mr.
Bryan is.
"The next campaign will be an appeal
to the public conscience. The investigations
have shown not only the
corrupt use of large campaign funds,
j but the only source from which they
can be drawn, namely?-the corporations
that seek to convert the Government
into a business asset. The
Democratic party stands for the doctrine
of equal rights to all and special
privileges to none, and therefore
cannot promise favors to favortseeking
corporations. If it made such
promises to the corporations it would
be guilty of duplicity, for it would
have to betray the votets as the Republican
party has done, in order to
reward these corporations as the Rei
publican partv has rewarded them.
"The Democratic campaign must
be carried on by volunteers who will
I work because they desire the triumph
! of Democratic ideas. We cannot
i hope to appeal to the sordid or to
buy the purchable. even if such a
course would contribute toward
| Democratic success. No one should
favor Mr. Bryan's nomination unless
the party is willing to open it books
and show where its contributions
come from and for^vhat the money
is expended, i de Kepublican party I
ought to be challenged to conduct its
campaign in this open and honest
way. and if the Republican leaders
! refuse to accept the challenge the
i Democrats can well afford to leave
i the issue with the public.
"An appeal to conscience is politically
expedient, as well as morally
! right, for the conscience is the most
' potent force with which man deals.
The national conscience has already
been aroused, and a large majority
of the voters have been educated to
the necessity of real reform?a reform
that will make this Government
again a Government of the people by
the people and for the people. It
only remains for the Democratic
party to convince the voters that it
can be entrusted with the work of
reform, and nothing will do more to
convince the public than a refusal to
negotiate with predatory wealth and
an honest appeal by honest methods
to the honest sentiment of the coun-;
try." I
BIG BKAR ESCAPES. *
*
Old lira hi H*s Fun With Pigs and
Poultry.
A big bear escaped from some
show people at Florence on Wednesday
night.. When they awoke next
morning they found the great big
bear had made tracW^^br -tWSnj^flhr 1
or swamps. Luckily for them It had
rained and It was an easy thing to
track the wanderer. "Pantner," the
big dog, a pet In the show, was taken .
along to trailvM01d Bruin,** and about
fout miles from the city he was located!"
going in the direction of the
i swamp that follows Black Creek. He
was retaken and brought back to
the city and replaced in his cage.
While St large the bear had quite a
frolic ot; it, for when he struck the
! city limits he knew he was "monarch
of all he surveyed" and proceeded to |
slay chickens aud the like, at one j
place managing to capture a good j
isy?a rsnoai."
Killed by Train.
At Milwaukee, WIh., Wednesday
night six persons were instantly killed
and four were njured when n
southbound Chicago and Northwestern
flyer plowed through a throng of
laborers. The bodies of five men and
a boy were hurled through the air j
by the train.
Indians Killed in Fight.
In a battle between Ute Indians
and United States troops, in which
six Indians were killed. No soldiers
were killed or wounded. McElmo is
on Montezuma county close to the.
Navajo reservation.
Keep the Reeord Straight.
The Washington Post, which poses i
as an independent paper, but which is
really a Republican pat>er, recentlysaid
"when Bryan supplanted Grover
Cleveland as a leader, both houses
of Congress were Democratic; Conneticut,
New Hampshire, and Rhode
Island were Democratic; New York, J
New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and
Wisconsin were Democratic, and
Ohio doubtful. Both Senators from
New York were Democratic, as j
were those from New Jersey, Indiana,
and Wisconsin, and there was
one Democratic Senator from Ohio,
and another from Illinois."
This statement was either prompted
by ignorance or viciousness, as
there is not one word of truth in it.
In 1892 Mr. Cleveland was elected
president the second time. He car- ;
ried all the Southern States and
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Indiana, Illinois. Wisconsin and
California. Ohio divided her electoral
vote and Massachusetts elected
a Democratic governor. The
I Democrats elected a large majority
I of the House of Representative.and
the Senate was also Democratic.
This all happened in the election of
1892, when Cleveland was elected
the second time.
Cleveland was inaugurated March
4, 1893, and for the first time since j
the war the Democrats were in com
Dleto control of the legislative and
executive departments of the government.
What did Cleveland do
with this grand victory. He was
elected on a tariff reform platform,
but instead of carrying out his
pledges to the people, he called
Congress in extra session and fas- (
tcned the gold standard upon the
country in payment to Wall Street
for the money it had freely contributed
to his campaign fund. This j
was in direct violation of the plat-1
form upon which he was elected as
1 it declared for bi-metalism and tariff
reform. This base betrayal of
the people by Cleveland was what
wrecked the Democratic party.
In 1894 the biennial elections came
on and the people were called on to
endorse or repudiate Cleveland, who
was then in the middle of his second
term. Did the people endorse
Cleveland and his administration?
No. They repudiated him and his
administration as no president had
ever been repudiated before or
since. He had betrayed the people
and they rebuked him in the severest
manner. The States of New York,
New Jersey. Connecticut, Massachusetts.
Indianna, Wisconsin and
California, all of which had been
carried by the Democrats in 1802
were carried by the Republicans in
1894 by large majorities. Even the
Southern States of Delaware. Maryland,
West Virginia and Kentucky
repudiated Cleveland and his administration
by going Republican.
It must be remembered that all
j these States were carried by the :
Democrats in 1892. The Republi-'
cans also carried the House, the!
Democrats elected fewer members j
in 1894 than they had elected in j
many years. The fost tries to cro- j
ate the impression that these States
were lost to the Democratic party
by reason of Bryan's leadership. !
when as a matter of fact they were
lost to the Democrats two years be- j
fore Bryan's leadership began, and
when Cleveland had only served two
years of his second term. Bryan's
leadership of the Democratic party ,
began in 1896, two years after Clevc
land had wrecked the party almost
beyond resurrsection. The fact that 1
Bryan revived the party and brought j
out under his leadership the largest \
vote it ever polled in a prescnaential I
election proves that he is a match- (
less leader, and worthy of the con- ,
tidence and support of the people.? {
Orangeburg Times and Demacrat. j j
HIGHLAND COUNTY BEATEN.
Did Not Get Even a Majority of Vote
Cast.
The effort to form a new county T
out of portions of Spartanburg and
Greenville Counties to be known as
Highland County was defeated at
UHl^|K)ll8 on Tuesday. In Spurtanburg
County every box. with the exception
of Arlington aud Wood's T
Chapel, voted against the new county.
The vote in Spartanburg county is
433 for the new county and 563
against the movement. The vote in
Greenville County as far as heard
from Tuesday night stand 886 for o<
and 669 against the new county. V
Bryan and Boosevelt. 'J
Col. Geo. Harvey, editor of liar- u
pers Weekly, thinks the financial n
Hurry of the past few weeks "marks u
the beginning of the end of the po i,
nucai careers 01 uoth Koosevelt and C)
Bryan, and that a sane man will be a
elected President one year hence."
The Charleston Post does not agree t
with Mr. Harvey. The Post says w
"now and again somebody rises up. ,,
like Col. Harvey, with a fine acidem- d
ic protest against the way of things
and is greeted with applause, and it
looks as if a stand is going to be
made for the principles of the fathers
of the republic. But just as the J
fight begins to take shape the chief
shouters go up to the White House
to make terms and the President '
takes a new lease of power."
Now, according to the Post, "that
is just what has been happening recently.
Mr. Morgan, it is said in '
Washington, has been visiting the s
White House by night for conference s
with Mr. Roosevelt, and Mr. Gary l'
and Mr. Frick have gone up boldly 1
by day to ask him if they will be per- '
mitted to absorb the Tennessee Coal a
and Iron properties into the steel 1
trust without interference by the v
government, and they are all saying '
smooth things about him, as they
come away satisfied that they may P
have their way for a while." '
"Mr. Roosevelt is considerably >'
tamed. He doesn't like to be point- v
ed to as the destroyer of prosperity, 'i
and the captains of finance have i'
about persuaded him that the specu 11
ators' panic is a genuine chill of na- r
t;onal industry. Tney have moved v
the President to revise his message t
to Congress and it is said that tne t
document will be very mild iti its re- r
commendations of legislation rela- s
tive to the corporations. Further- t
more it is promised that the campaign
against the trusts will be press- r
ed discreetly, not to say negligent- t
iy." .I
The New ork World reports that v
the President is a changed man even R
in appearance, as tho.-e who saw him t
as he passed through New York on y
election day are prepared to testify. c
The events of the past two weeks in r
the financial world," says The World, ]
"have had remarkable effect upon ;|
Mr. Roosevelt. The crash of banks, [
the cry of strangled business the
frightened hoarding of money have
deeply impressed him. If linal argu- N
ment were needed to complete the
remarkable change in the nation's r
chief executive, it was furnished by ,
the sight of Manhattan's b? sieged f
skv scrapers of finance as his tugboat f
passed by the foot of Wall street and t
skirted the Battery."
"No doubt," says the Post, that
is a true depiction. Mr. Roosevelt is ?
, an emotional man. and he would *
| very likely look upon the frightened '
herds of New York's speculators as '
! typefying panic in all the land, and
think that he was looking upon the
j ruins of an empire wrought by his all 1
! powerful word. That is the idea that r
the financiers are trying to cultivate c
in him, and they are succeeding, no 1
doubt. It is said that Mr. Root has 1
the President's ear again, and we (
know from what sources Mr. Root (
has come. It would even be possible 11
to persuade the President that his ll
attacks upon wealth were becoming ll
unpopular, and if that could be done
there would be an end of them." e
"On the other hand," says the I1
Post." "there is Mr. Bryan unopposed
in the Democratic party save s
by a few voices caliing out in the *
wilderness. He seems to be practi- <*
cally certain of the nomination of his s
partv for President, because no in- e
telligent effort to keep him out of it v
is being exerted. Now, Mr. Bryan o
has the courage of his convictions, n
however uncertain hi? rnnvi.?tinmi <.
may be. and he is unhampered by p
dny traditions of friendship or any
actual obligation to the great mon- n
eyed interests. If he set out to war i<
upon wealth he wouldn't let up when s
the rich began to squeal; indeed that f<
would probably spur him to redoubl- o
ed effort. He could look upon a mon- a<
ay panic with considerable equani- k
mity, if not with satisfaction, as his n
enemies will believe. i ri
"Mr. Bryan is, at least, no molly-! w
coddle, were he in the White House 10
today the magnates would not find ,,
it easy to stop him from hitting them
when they were down. He would h
have no Klihu Root at his elbow to a
whisper moderate words into his
ear. In short Mr. Bryan would come t)
very near to being the real thing j t(
which Mr. Roosevelt pretends to be. t)
Let us be perfectly sure that the men v
who are now howling against Mr. ! 'C]
Roosevelt would shout most lustily
for him to save them from Mr. Bry-1
an it tncre should appear even a pos-'''
sibility of the Nebraskan's prevalence.
; J?1
"So. it will depend upon whether
the apjietite of the people for radi- n
calism has been appeased as to
whether or not Mr. Roosevelt and
Mr. Bryan are to pass from the stage : ai
next year and make way for more (|
quiet performers. If it be reason- M
abiy certain that the Democrats will v<
nominate Mr. Bryan at the time the i"1
Republican convention meets, and ''
signs point to the gathering of a formidable
following after him. the f,i
Morgans and the (larys and the!r{!
Prick, and the Harrimans. who are w
practical men, and even the Ilarveys,1 ,n
perhaps, who can be persuaded to I o|
reasonably practical views, may lead ni
theory for Mr. Roosevelt to take the 1
field once more. When it come" to
;hoosing between two radicals they |
vill every time take the one who can ol
t>e stopped short of doing things and ,111
that one ia Mr. Roosevelt."?Oi-(Jmgeburg
Times and Democrat. i 6'
WILL OPEN AGAIN.
he Dispensary (hard Will Put
Dispensary at Etloree.
he Efforts of tin; People of Ellorcc
to (let It 111 of the OlsiHMisnry for
Past Three Years lleealletl.
At a meeting of the Orungeburg
aunty dispensary hoard, held on
Wednesday. It was agreed to reopen
he dispensary at Elloree. Mr. .loliti
V. Horry, for several years a well
tiown merchant of Orangeburg and
ow doing business at Elloree, Iip*een
elected dispenser and is disposig
of his mercantile business so a?;
o devote all of his time to the tnangenient
of the dispensary.
We have seen 110 statement r?r?n.
lie board as to why the dispensary
ill he re-established, but we do not
elieve the board would foree the
ispnsnry on the town unless a maority
had asked for it. We have
eard that the boar had numerour
equests to reopen the Elloree disensary
so sent a representative
here to ascertain the wishes of the
eople and his report showed a maority
of the citizens of the town as
esirtng to see the dispensary re-es
itblished.
It s also stated on authority that
he well known fact of there being
everal blind tigers in the Ellore?
ection, had nothing to do wish tin
ecision of the board to reestablish
he dispensary. They say they were
irepared to handle the blind tiger;nd
that their sole reason for reope i
ng the dispensary was the ext.yessed
i'ish of a majority of the Elloree fit
zens that they do so.
It can hardly be true that over tin;
irotests of a majority of the citizens
n Elloree, the county dispensary
ioard has decided to place the dislensarv
back in that town, as stated
iy the CSolumhla State. We are sat
sfied that if a majority of the peoile
of Elloree do not want the disiensary
that the dispensary board
kill not force ii on them. Possibly
he board lias been deceived about
he matter, if that is the case the
natter can easily be arranged as
0011 as the true facts are brought to
he attention of the board.
The reopening of the dispensary
ecalls the long, hard fight made by
he people of Elloree to get rid of lie
ispensary and means probably the*
kill make another effort along 'lie
ante lines. The efforts to remove
he dispensary started about thre<
ears ago . A petition was forward
d the State board of dispensary di
ectors asking them to close the El
oree drain shop. It was signed by
ill except four or five of the voters
kf the precinct and the State board
leclded to order the place closed.
However, the dispenser, J. M
Veeks, brought action before the suireme
court to order the dispensary
eopen on the ground that the Rric*
aw had been violated and that nndet
hat law the board had no right t<
lose any dispensary, where the conn
y retained the institution as a whole,
list as tho board was required ti
lose all dispensaries when, under tin
ante law, they were voted out. This
ontention of the dispenser was snsallied
by the supreme court and tin
lispensary was reopened.
When the Carey-Cothrnn act was
tassed the citizens of Elloree again
nade a strong effort to have the place
loted under the opportunities given
inder the net for local self-governneut.
They presented a petition t<
iOV. Ansel and also wrote Attornex
ieueral Lyon for an opinion on the
natter. Before any test was made
lowever, the county board of Orange
>urg announced that the plax-e would
ie closed and up to the time of tin
lection of a dispenser recently the
lace has been without a dispensary
The State says recently, however,
nine of tlie leading citizens of tin
own heard that the county board
onteniplated reopening the dispellary,
and, although they were inform
d by members of the board that this
otild not be done against the will
f the majority, a petition, signed b,
early every taxpayer in the townshii
11 which the town is located, win
resented to the hoard.
Since then, however, according h
lev. John A. Branson, one of tin
waders in the fight to keep the dispe>
ary awav, others have been at work
:>r the dispensary and the decision
f the Orangeburg board means that
onie legal steps will be taken tc
eep it closed and should there be
o section in the present law waranting
this?that an amendment
ill be introduced at the next session
f the general assembly making it
osslhle.
The contention that a county board
as no right to close any place open
t the time of the passage of the
arev-Cothran act is easily overcome
y the paragraph giving county
oards authority to fix the salarie:f
dispensers. A salary of $1 per
ear would make it impossible to scare
a dispenser. This advice was
iven by a State official once, unoffiially.
We are very certain that the disensary
board have no disposition to
>rce the dispensary on Klloree, if a
lajorlty of the ]>eople there are not
i favor of it. Let the matter lie
loroughly canvassed for and against
ad then let a vote bo taken of the
ualilied voters on the snhjcc. and
?e how the matter stands. Take :
ite, so as each man can vote hi* j
pinion. In that way the wishes of
ie ]>eople can tie had. and in n<
'her way. Some men may he in
ivor of the dispensary hut do not
ire to herald their request lo the
orld by signing a petition to roes
ihlish it. and the same may he said
' some who oppose its roostabMshenf.
Killed by K\ plosion.
A iioiler explosion in the gin house
the TrnloeV Plantation . ?e\p;i
lies south of Pino Itlu'V \ 1. killed
,R. Trulock an'd 1 \ e m^rois. The
n was demolished.
WILL MOVK COTTON* CHOI*. ||
Pit's! dent Roosevelt Promises t.overniueut
Funds to Help.
The Wushiugton correspondent of
The News nnd Courier suys Leroy
Percy of Mississippi called on the
President Thursday in reference to
placing Government funds in the
batiks of the South and Southwest to
move the crop and relieve money
stringency.
After his conference he stated that
he was not at liberty to disclose what
the President said to him, but that
on his own account lie would s:?v that
within a few days plenty of Government
money would be placed with
these Southern banks for all immediate
needs.
This statement coming from him
immediately after his talk with the
President is taken to mean that the
latter agreed to the request. It is
learned that at least ten per rent, of
the funds recently placed with the
New York banks by Secretary Cortelvou
will he placed with the banks of
the South immediately.
RNTK1CS THH HACK.
State Superintendent of Education
Martin Out for Senate.
State Superintendent of Education
Martin announces that he will be in
he race for U. S. Senate in vigorous
'angunge.
Two Mysterious Iteaths.
\V. O. Mrown's child, eight months
old. and It. h. Lockman's child, is
lion's old. were both found dead in
bed in the town of Iluntersvillc, N.
3. The cause of deaths is unknown,
but the affair has caused considerible
excitement in the town. Both
hildren have been healthy youngsters
all their lives.
Open Next Year.
The directors of the Jamestown
Exposition the other evening unanimously
accepted a committee report
'avoriug keeping the Exposition open
next year, provided $200,000 can be
raised by popular subscription.
, Low Prices
Fit Guaranteed
Eyes Accurately
Fitted BYMAIL
Fro men fitted to face perfectly
rvrr 1?if?
I crystal" optical company I
213 Temple Court. Atlanta. G?. |
SPECIAL 1\IH ( MMK.VTS
?ON ?
PIANOS AND ORGANS
FOR TIIE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
\VB ARE FACTORY AGENTS and
ppresent only tho best Pianos and
JrKiins, that will last a life time.
Write at once for our liberal terms
ind Special prices.
MA liONF.'S MUSIC HOUSE,
Columbia, S. C.
1
THE ONI
j in Columbia, South Carolina, niak
I thing in the Machinery Supply I
Write us for prices before plti
COLUMBIA SUPPLY
On corner opposite Seaboard A
1 i
Kttrins I
in Habersham County, Ca., that will i
Corn, " "> bus Wheal. 2uo bus. Potati
; other crops that grows in the groanc
aero, on very easy terms. Also lin<
land at less than cash value. Write
be interested when yon look it over
J. H 1CLARK
IIS
LOOK FOR THE
n ji.? i?i -> nun in- an- manii I ai l lire
and Mill's agents for complete l'o
Plants, in steam of gasoline, Sti
ni-y and Port aim- lloiiers. Sir
Kdgers Planers, Sliingle, I,
and Corn Mills and anyt
cliinery. Our stock
prices are right and o
ai teed. . Write foi
1 <;iiuti:s MACIIINKHY COMPANY,
ill other kinds of vei;rut
) ....iplants, Collard plants, and
' now have ready for
tollows: Early Jersey Wa
\'.}Y "Uyr and Henderson Succession
Wf \\\ e?ie? to all experienced tr
Ei 1) ,'ie ?i>en a'r nci,r s"" wh
M,\ J] Prices: $1.00 for 500 plat
AS" ij sand, 5.000 to 0.000 at $1
rAlkV^ .thousand. We have spccia
this point. All orders wiil
K V^CV money with orders. I v-o
?s^?y will save the charge* for ret
E/ jf' -\\ Other plants will be r<
Hi , ii il] prompt and personal attrnt
lit ~--V,?. IJ a trial order; I guarantee ?
Ek. J DONALDSON.
a Wakefield ami Succession C
UutirLO?HW toce, and large typv CaalK-owJ
Qutrr^ 6<,? Ktnwcrt in the world. We I
"(\l\n\c.l.M "ock for 2d years, and it s sate to sat
fAMit^^ t.iinahle. They have success'nlly stooc,
I ^ ^ drouth ami > * relied on hy the mo?i prom
I M South We guarantee full count and safe ar
||j^y PRICES: Cabbage end Lettuce f. o. b. Youn)
per thousand. 5 to 9,000 at II.25 per thousan
Cauliflower. I* 00 per thousand, quantities in |
Write your name and express ofl
W R. MART, ENT
References Enterprise Bank. Charleston
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RANGERS'GOOD WORK
Ruffians on the Mexican kBorder
Are Being Weeded Out
Smugglers, Train Robbers, Murderers.
Cattle ami Horse Thieves Kecei\e
Their Deserts.
Smugglers, stage robbers and cat1
le tbloves, who used to prosper ou
he .Mexican border, are finding their
'business' mo dangerous to pursue.
The} :iro migrating to more congenial
quarters. Some have been sent to
heir graves or to prisons by the
ang?s of the Southwest.
Tlie work of "cleaning out the
ountry" was given over to the rang?rs
only six years ago. The ruffians
ook ihe undertaking as a joke. They
ieclared they knew no law save their
>wn will and no force of men could
aver compel them to cease their lawess
!i e. Rut the joke has turned
tnd the men who laughed are either
lead, in prison, or in fear of capture
for crimes committed or attempted.
A recent dispatch from Yuma.,
\ri7... is the best evidence of why
he rangers succeeded. It follows:
"in a fierce battle on the desert,
to r ibs from Gila Rend, Sunday
morning, F. S. Wheeler, ranger, single
bended, killed James ITerriek and
Rentier, two desperadoes. Roth were
on er convicts and llerrick was a
nurderer. They were wanted for
hers" ' oaling in Yuma county.
Rent ley fought until shot the
fourth time. Wheeler tied the bodies
to a horse and brought them 20
miles for burial."
Alt bough officers of the law the
anger would make a "tenderfoot"
?el tather suuenitsh on meeting him
iloin in the wilderness. The ranger
has i careless, cut-throat manner.
His head is usually surmounted by
i sombrero. His neck is swathed in
a losely tied bandana. His corduroy
suit is yellow with dust. His belt is
full of cartridges. Handles of six
shooters are seen in all the pockets
and under his saddle hangs a rifle.
When lie displays steel and fires, he
is ci tain to "reach" his man and lay
hint in the dust Capt. Thomas H.
Rynning, lieutenant in the Rough
Rider regiment in the Spanish-American
war, is in command of the 26
Arizona rangers.
The Mexican border was a lawless
district before the year 1T-0 1. Train
rob!" rs, hank breakers, cattle thieves
and ' luminals of every kind flourished.
They committed de red;;', ions
on the American side and the ni tossed
to Mexico.
Moonshiners operated in every
quarter. No revenue officer that ap
preached the distilleries in the desert
land was ever known to return.
Then oanie the rangers in 1001. They
are determined and are generally successfi'l,
heeause they are not afraid
to shoot and are expert riflemen. The
ruffians are acquainted with both of
these facts and are making themselves
scarce.
,Y IIOUSE
ing a specialty of handling everyone.
icing order elsewhere.
CO., Columbia, S. ('.
Ir I.lne Passenger Station.
1
for Sale.
produce a bale of Cotton. .">0 bus.
rtes. ? tons hay per acre, and all
I according at front $."5 to $10 per
? water powers, timber and mineral
for long list and prices. You will
Add ress:
II r w q
1 1 V_y 1 V. .
>vi lii.K, <;.\.
l trademark"!
(Mil, NtII
is lar;;<*, our ? '? \ T./
ur k?m??1s nuar- \ ^g* ^
I'Vci* Catalog- '
: : Itov so, <'-olumliia, S. C.
armmiiifn
irs experience in growing Cabbage plants ?nd
i!e plant* for the trade, via: Beet plants. Onion
Tomato plants.
shipnur.t licet plants and Cabbage plants as
Icefields, Charleston l-argc Type YVakeficlds,
is. 'I he1" beinj! the best known reliable variuck
fanners. These plants urc grown out in
tcr and will stand severe cold sTUhnut injury,
it*. In Iota of 1,000 to 5,000 at $1.50 per thou25
per thousand, 10.000 and over at $1.00 per
il low Express rates on vegetable plants from
be shipped (,. O. D. unless you prefer sending
uld advise sending money with orders. Vou
uriung ir U. I>'J.
:ady in February. Your orders v. ill have my
ion. When in need ?>( Vegetable plant*, give me
istisfaction Ai'drcss all order* to
MECGETT. S. C====
?
Grown from aeed- ?
rave worked diligently on out iVlv.s f
r lli.it to-day they arc the belt ob- Rl'^
I the 101.it severe teat* of cold and ^^AR1Ff
idem grower* of every section of the v I
riv.i| ol all good* shipped hy express VJ
t's Island, SOfl for II M; I to S.M* at U.SO
d; 10.000 and over at $!.# per thousand. V'
proportion
lice plainly and mail order* to
ERPKIJsL, S. C
J^^map.,, Enterprise, S. C.
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