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VOL. XVIII. BARNWELL, S. C., THUR8PAY, JULY 11, 1895. NO. 44. TILLMAN INTERVIEWED BY A WELL-KNOWN COLORED BAP TIST PREACHER. Aa Laual Ha Hays Wliat He Haa to Say In a ^ Plain, Unequivocal Manner—What He Thinks About the Negro In Polities. Greenville, S. C., July 4.—The following contribution wtiich was published in the News a few days ago, is from a well-known colored Baptist preacher who once lived in Greenville and had charge of a large tion here: I stopped over at Trenton lastTues day-about 4wo^ htmrs waitftig for a ever killed train to take me to Edgefield court ' ' ” house. Knowing that ex-Governor Tillman lived within the corporate limits of the town, I decided to go u and walk around his place, and if could muster up enough courage to go to his residence and have a talk. The Senator lives in a large mansion in a fine oak grove about live minutes walk from the depot. The stately mansion is surrounded by five or six servant houses (built before the war), two laage vegetable gardens contain^ ing every variety of vegetables, and a beautiful flower garden in front, approached the place with fear and trembling thinking he might drive me away unless I was hunting work. He -was sitting in the front porch reading a newspaper—Columbia Register, I think. “Good evening, Governor.” “Good evening, sir. Come in.” As I opened the gate he said : “Hold on; who are you, and where do you come from.” i. . “I am a traveling colored man, and Vnply want to take a look at your fjJhce and have a talk with you if you Jo not mind talking to me. “Well, if you are not after chickens you can look around; niggers love chickens. What do you want to talk about—religion, politics, education, farming or what?’ r “I wiR take all in, sir.’ By this time I had reached the front steps. I was not invited to come any further, and there I stood up for one hour, He was in a good humor and seemed to be pleased. “What paper isthatyou got in your hand?” “The News and Courier. I have The State in my pocket also.” “Did the News and Courier publish my speech?” “Yes, sir; it is in this paper. Why, don’t you take the News and Cou rier?” ',‘Yes, but my mail has not come in yet.” “Do you take The State r” “No. I used to read it when I was in Columbia. Wbat doee it say about me today ?” “Nothing, sir. They are giving it to Governor Evans this time. ’ “How do you like The State,Gover nor?” “I have always given Gonzales credit for being honest and straight forward and a man with a backbone and principle, though he is my ene- my- . Here Mrs. Tillman came out and endorsed -what the Governor said about The State. “How about the News and Cou rier?” “The News and Courier has flunked and dodged so much v that I liave no confidence in it and rely on nothing it savs.” “But it supports you would like it.’- “I don’t want its support.” Hero Mrs. Tillman spoke again: “No Carroll; the News and Courier hates mv husband. You are mistaken ^feif you think it is friendly. It hates ^■lovernor Evans worse, because of his ^^uncle, General Mart Gary.” “Well, Governor, I want to talk w other things. I am a negro and am interested in that race. I am not in politics and never was, but I favored your move in I8SX). I did not vote for vou, but I wanted you elected. You nave done us some good. You divided the white people and put them to fighting each other and we were let alone. In 1890 the majority of the negroes either voted for you and your - ticket or did not vote at all. I am sor ry you are elected Senator, and wislx you was Governor.” . * “Why?” said he. : “Because you could keep up strife and we would be at peace.” “How do you niggers like Governor Evans?” . .■* “We are afraid of him, and look for the worst under his administration.” “Well, you are mistaken. He has no more against the negroes than I have, and I have no malice for them, but think the majority of them are ignorant and not fit to vote. They can be bought and sold like cattle, and will da whatever their bosses tell them when it comes to voting. I have good feeling for them, and believe.the Constitutional convention will be the best for them and us. I want peace among the white people, and we nev er can have it with such a majority of negro votes that dissatisfied white men can buy up and use at will. There are too many negroes here anyhow. Why don’t some of you nigger preach ers take some of them away ?” “Well, they are moving out of the State every year. They are going North. Do you want all of them to “No, not all, but some of them.” “Well, Governor, you have more influence than any white man in South Carolina among the white peo ple. You can do a great deal of good for the negro. Will you be a delegate to the convention ?” “I don’t know, but suppose I will. M^friends all over the State want me “What do you niggers want us to le, anyway?" “Give us justice before the law. Treat white and black the same in the eyes of the law and as citizens of the commonwealth. ” “I did that when I was Governor. I pardoned manypoor devils out of the penitentiary that I was satisfied did not have a fair trial and were improp- i you, and I thought lem erly convicted. A negro killed a white man in Greenville county about his wife and he was convicted of man slaughter and sent to the penitentiary. I pardoned him at once, and I was abused for it-hy the-Wfcito people: ” “How about lynching?” “I am rea<ly to help lynch any white man that will rape a colored woman today as "well as I am to lynch a negro for raping a colored woman.” “Don’t you think ex-Senator Hamp ton is one, if not the best, friends the negro Itts?” “WapB Hampton is a hypocrite,and let me tell you above all things in the world, I hate hypocrisy. It is most as bad as stealing.” “I can’t believe that Gen. Hampton wanted ini killed.” “Heaccepted the results, which was just as bad, and held olhee which was the fruit of intimidation, fraud and such violence. I did my share of it in 1876.” * “Don't you feel that you have done wrong?” “No. We had it to do. We could stand it no longer. I confess I have never killedra niggsr, but I shot at one in Hamburg and tried to kill him, but missed him.' “Well, what are you going to do in the convention. The negroes are alarmed. You are the cause of it. The Tillman-Hemuhill, Evans and Barn well conference did it. Up to that time the negroes were at ease. I have never voted'but once in my life, and d6 not care to vote now, but I would like to have the privilege to do so.^ “Do you know anything about the Mississippi plan?'’ “Not intelligently, sir.” “Well, you must pay a heavy poll tax and be able to read the Constitu tion of the United States and under stand it.” “Who is to be the judge ?’’ • “The Supervisor.” “And what .if he be partisan, preju diced or color-blind?” “That's another thing; but the Uni ted States will not allow us to make a law for the negroes - and not have the same law for white people.” “But making laws and enforcing them after they are made is another thing.” No reply. “Let me tell you something. We will carry this election even if all the angels in hell, the devil, all the nig gers and Conservatives combine against us. We are compelled to car ry it, and if the negroes give us any trouble they will receive no consider ation in the Constitution whatever.” “It is best for you and your s’de to do the right, because you will have to reap what you sow in. the future. I believe in the Providence of God. You were born to torment the white peo ple for their sins against the negroes and for not doing what they promised in 1876, and if you fail to do right there will be trouble ahead for you all.” “Why, I did as much and said as much as any other white man in 1876. And another thing, you niggers have been living under the government for thirteen years that was made by the same crowd that want power now and you were not allowed to vote and you did not try. nowt’ “Because Governor Evans has been somewhat bitter in his talks.” “Well, he is young and talks a good deal, but he is all right." Here Mrs. Tillman spoke again: “Yes. Governor Evans is a gentle man and why don't you call ou him?” I am afraid of him. I called on Gov ernor Tillman in 1891, and he looked so mad and vicious that I went out. As we walked in he said, What do you want? I did not know what to say, and went out.” Why, that is his natural look, but at heart my husband is pure.” “But he is not converted and is a member of no church, and is therefore dangerous.” "Why he is going to be a Presby terian soon That is my church and he will go with me.” Governor Tillman: “I thought you said just now that you believed I was good at heart?” “I meant that you were true to prin ciple and wanted to do what you be lieved to be right, but you know you are a political! and may change at any time.” I am afraid that you want to get into politics now. You would make a goodfone. Was you in that nigger prechers’ convention in Columbia?” No, sir; I was in Florida. I never was in but one convention of the kind and do not expect to attend an other. ..That was in October, 1890, made a speech endorsing you. I was all alone in the fight and my life was threatened. I thought you were right. “Well, I was not fighting for the negroes, but I did as well for them as any one else. I was trying to put those fellows out of office who were not serving the people, but them selves.” Will there beany negroes in the convention?” “Yes, for Beaufort and Georgetown counties, they will come along with Reformers from the same counties.” • “No others?” “No.” “Do you believe in educating ne groes?” ‘ ‘I do, but I don’t see the good it does. I favor having a law to allo> a man to hare his school tax to go to the school he wants it. If he wants to help negro schools let him do it.” Yell good evening. I am going to Edgefield to preach. Col. Dargan Is down at the hotel on his way to the same place. What do you think of him?” “Who, John Dargan, of Sumter?” “Yes. sir.” “Well I think he is a fool.” “He may walk around here, as he asked me where you lived.” ‘ ‘He woulden’t have the audacity -to come to my place. Say, go around here and ask these negroes on my place what they think of me. I raised some of them and they would not leave.!* On my way back from Edgefield I “What yop think of Mr. Tillman?” “ ‘Ah Lord!’ said one. The next was his mail boy. “How do you like Mr. Tilhnan?” ‘’Putty well. ButO, he can cuss so! He cuss all de time.” “Cuss who?” “Everybody.” The last was his foreman, who has lived with the Senatof for twenty-five years. He has about seven chrildren. “What do you get for wages?” “Nuttin’ much, $9.50 a month.” “How do you like him?” “He treates mo all right and he don’t give me orders, but pays de money cash." Notes.—As I expect the Senator to see this interview, I want to ‘ say that it is correct. I have another interesting interview "fisspi another 'source to come later and more about -Senator Tillman. I believe he has no ill feeling for the negroes and would like to let them alone, but he is afraid that the dissatisfied faction will use the negro to put his administration but of power, and he is working harder against white people than negroes. Like A. Lihcoln, “If freeing tlie slaves will save the Union and stop the war, I am willing to do it ” So the freedom of the riaves was a “war measure.” So with Governor Tilliman. If disfran chising the negroes will make him and his admistration safe and sure he is willing to do that or anyting else. He is a man brains, will, courage, com mon sense an extraordinary politican. I expect to ride a fence rail and keep both feet off the ground and get on as high a fence as possible and give no advice. R. Carroll. Ridge Spring, S. C. Panic ou a Grand .Stand. Buffalo, N.. Y., July 4.—While 10,(XX)people satin ,the new grand stand at the Buffalo Driving Park at 5:30 o’clock this afternoon, a section of: the stand fell. The cause was a weak stairway which held forty or fif ty at a time. Underneath the stairway was a wine room, which had been crowded with people only a moment Before. They were climbing back to their seats in the stand to witness the start of a race, when the accident oc curred.* In caving in so suddenly, the stairway took with it a section of the grand stand and piled about sixty people, men, women and children in a mass. r Then the immense crowd stood up in their seats and rushed to ward the stairway and then back from it again. In the stampede women fainted and were trampled upon, jumped from the stand to the ground and other ways contributed to the ex citement. After the stand had been cleared the people were held back with difficulty while those who. had fallen were extrieated. Carriages were soon at hand and took to their homes about forty men and women who were but slightly injured, or who suffered from the shock- Ambulances took the most severely injured to the hospitals. Stricken by Lightning Society Hill, July 1.—A sad catas trophe occurred in Chesterfield last Saturday afternoon neac Sherrill’s Mill which is on the boundary line be tween Chesterfield and Darlington J comities, about, eight or nine miles Whyitre you soraiarmed TwT young men, Messrs. George Edwards, about thirty years of age, and Lon Davis twenty years of age, were struck and instantly killed by lightning while sitting under a shelter. The facts learn ed were as follows: The two had start ed to Chesterfield on some business, when they were over taken by a thun der shower, and in order to be protect ed from the rain, resorted to a shelter on the place of Mr. Joshua Edwards, who in company with his littledaugh- ter, were under the shed at the time of the fatal stroke and were knocked down and stunned by the lightning, but not seriously hurt. A post of the shed was struck and Messrs. Edwards and Lon Davis, although farther away from the post tlian Mr. Edwards and his clild, yet they were killed in stantly. The post was only grazed and the shed was otherwise nninjured. Mr. George Edwards a poor man resid ing in Chesterfield and left a wife and two children.—State*. ^ Th« Bridge Collaptec. Elkhart, Ind., July 4.—A terrible accident occurred at Bristol, a small town six miles from this city,- late this afternoon. During the progress of a boat race on the St. Joseph river six hnndred people wej-e jammed on a three-spap iron bridge. During the finish of an exciting race, and while the crowd was cheering tremendously, the bridge gave way. The mass of humanity was precipitated into the water forty feet below. As far as known at present thirtyeight persons injuries and it is feared that many of them will die. Luckily the water was five feet deep or many would have un doubtedly been drowned. Owning to excitement and rapid scattering of the injured by their friends, it will he some time before a complete list of the in jured can be obtained. ' . A Sad Tragedy. Richmond, Va., JuneSO.—A sadand startling tragedy occurred here this afternoon. While the the hymn of the service, “Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve,” was being sung at Dr. Hoge’s, the Second Presbpterian Church, a sharp report was heard, as jf coming from the rear of the build ing. Two of the church officers went out, and in the infant class room found Miss ^Minnie Wilkinson, a lady of about thirty-five years of age, stretched dead upon the floor. She had shot herself through the heart with a pistol. Miss Wilkinson was an earnest worker in the church, and was tly beloved by the congregation, ntly she had been suffering from melancholia, and had told friends she did not wish to live. WaaU to Hang. AflHVlLLE, N. C., July 1.—A special to the Citizen from Charlotte says: John Sima, who murdered his wife last Friday, wishes tfc waive trial and be hanged next Friday, “To be his wife.” near un my way back from Edgefield I his wife.” The grand jury has retufh- called on some of the colored people, ed a true bill-against mm. x CHARLESTON RENASCENT. SOUTH CAROLINA’S METROPOLIS IS GROWING RAPIDLY. Many New and .Important Enterprise* Being Started—Chdrleetop Capitalist* are Now Investing at Home—.Deep Water at the Bar and a Rond to the West. Charleston, S. C., July 1.—Not for many years has Charleston ap peared so full of hope, life and energy as at the present time and few of our Southern cities, barring only Atlanta, where the 1 , preparation for the groat exposition-has created more than usual jfelivity, can show a greater numfler of new eitterprises inaugtprat- ed since the first of the year Ever since the accomplishment of the ‘ong expected deepening of channel leading across the bar and the safe and easy access of vessels drawing from twenty-three to twenty-fivefeet of wa ter, a more cheerful and confident feeling has permeated the commercial members of the entire community, until even the most skeptical and de spondent of the pessimists, of whom a few stragglers remain, are compelled to admit that Charleston is fast regain ing her prestige and position among the more progressive cities of the growing South. Not only has the number of the new industries been greater than the ordi nary, but the nature of the enterprises the character, experience and standing of the men engaging in them, and above all the substantial encourage ment and success they have met with from the beginning, all furnish an in dex to the remarkable improvement and should supply the strongest in centives to continued and still greater endeavors. While all this is true and moreconld be said without exaggeration, it is to be 'regretted that a number of the wealthiest men of the city, bondhold ers who arc known to be worth from a quarter to two millions of dollars, do not interest themselves in opening up new enterprises that will tend to keep the young men at home and give employment to those who are now compelled to seek for occupation in other and more lucrative fields. Nor is it because of any lack of ability or of industry that the young men of our city fail to obtain the employment that all naturally expect to receive from those among whom they are reared and associated, for it is a fact freely and frequently commneted upon at the North that the young men from the South almost invariably gain merit and retain the unlimited respect confidence and good will of their Northern employers, -that 4hey are de serving, capable and successful is ful ly proved by the splendid and finely paid positions occupied in New Yofk today by Southern men. But to return to the improvements in business circles so welcome and noticeable in Charleston, it might be as well to mention, not exactly as proof, but merely as a guarantee of good faith as it were, a fevy of the new enterprises alluded to in the begin- ning of this correspondence: A nice ly furnished; finely Quipped and well filled store was opened on historic Hayne street in January last by Messrs. Pringle Brothers for the pur pose of conducting a wholesale dry goods and notions business. The firm is composed of Messrs. R. A. and Walter Pringle, for many years of the firm of Messrs. Johnston, Crews & Co. Their encouragement has been ample and their succe&s satisfactory and gratifying in the extreme. The firm of Messrs. Johnston, Crews & Co. was reorganized and with the ad mission of Mr. L. Chalmers Waring has been doing a fine trade, thus showing there is room for all and more besides to ’ do a good paying profitable business, if managed by careful, energetic and experienced men. credit, it is a creditable (pardon the S un) evidence of the manner in which le merchants of our.Btato Thfifct their maturing obligations. Besides the wholesale dealers above named to whom might be added sev eral phosphate companies, but those quoted are sufficient'for the purpose of showing the returning prosperity Charleston is now enjoying, there are many other and more important as well as elaborate improvements under way, backed by some of the wealth iest men of the community^ Not only are the rich men backing these move ments, but what is still bettor they are leading them. The building of a new railroad to the West via Knox ville is bring xyrtematically pushed T>y the Security Construction Com pany. The president of this company is one of Charleston’s leading and most substantial citizens and great things will soon be accomplished in this direction, as several hundred thousand dollars have already been subscribed and the early completion of the road is now no longer problem atical. This company has the key to the situation and the' power and determination to remove the obstruct lions of railroad discriminations that 1 have so long and so effectually isloated Charleston. Once this obstacle is overcome, Charleston will begin a new era of business activity. "There will be no pop and ftzz qr boom and sizz, such as almost paralyzed Birmingham and Chattanooga, but will go onward and forward with a regular and irrisistible movement. We will soon enjoy a new city, park and an elegant theatre. Ashley .1 unction is to. be abolished and the South Carolina and Georgia Railroad is extending down to the wharves. A new steamship line will shortly create further competition on freight tariffs inwards and our new road will surely give us low rates out wards. We bid fair to outrun Savan nah and distance Augusta; Norfolk and Richmond will be out in the cold for the Seaboard and Southern wilt bow down to us with bettor rates. In short, we will be able to do as well by freights and prices as any of our neighbors and none lie capable of da ing that which we cannot do. We shall compete favorably with Atlanta for trade as near them as Stone Moun tain and our progress and prosperity will be of the long staple, double- twisted variety, with absolutely no huckleberry above or beyond our com mercial persimmon. George T. Pringle. THATAIKEN MUDDLE. The next enterprise worthy of men tion was the. new telephone company gotten up by Messrs. Bailey & Lebby. The rapid success of this live house in the wholesale machinery and build- ing supply business is a guarantee of the success of their present venture also. One of the more recent and equally promising new moves is the opening, of a model wholesale hardware house by-Messrs. Daniel and Henry F. Miler with Mr. William B. Foster, under the name of the ‘ Miler Hardware Company. These young gentlemen have been identified with the whole sale hardware trade of this State and of the South for many years. Their unqualified success is beyond a perad- venture and their ability and experi ence of the highest" order. Another and very flattering project is the con templated opening of a wholesale boot and shoe Store by four of Charleston’s most successful young travelers. The managers are Alessrs. Walter G. Green, Joseph" B. Drake, Samuel Innes and W. J. McLeod, Their handsome building is now in process of being remodelled and rebuilt, with aTlew and imposing front. -The store will be fitted up with one of the most complete and elegant sample rooms in the South, an innovation hitherto un known among the shoe houses pf Charleston. The name of the new company has not been made .public but ample capital has been subscribed and the new enterprise begins life with the promise of a long and suc cessful career as the young men in terested have a large following and many friends among the shoe dealers of this city and State. The recent advanoe in the price of shoes has made fortunes for those lucky deal ers who have had full stocks and the teavelers in this line of goods have had a picnic selling shoes in every State this season. It is a noteworthy circumstance that all of the jobbing houses of Charleston in nearly every line have made money steadily, slowly perhaps, but surely, and during an acquaint ance of about fifteen years I can re call but the fewest possible number of failures. When it is considered that these jobbers all sell principayy on What the Comptroller General Sfcjrs About the Condition of Affairs. Columbia, S. C July 3.— trailer General Norton has returnril from Aiken where he haa recently been to make his annual settlement with the county officials, and to examine the condition of affairs in that county. The result of thisjexamination has been awaited with interest, in view of the grand jury of the county. Mr. Norton says that ne found that are irregularities in the office of tne county commissioners, auch as letting contracts or froads bridges, etc. He does not, however, think there has been any benefit accru ing to the individual members of the board. He says that it is also true that the expenses of the county show an crease of $7,000 or $8,000 over the ex penses of last year and previous years. While this is true, he says, the county commissioners are not eptirely re sponsible for itand a comparison of the expenses for the years previous to this year shows that the county com missioners had spent no money for the construction of roads and bridges. This part of their duty had been neg lected and finally it became a public necessity this year to begin the work. This required an expenditure which oems to indicate that the present com missioners have spent more than they ought to have done. The main incre ase in the expenditures is tor be found in the court expenses, owing to the in crease of the number of criminal cases and the money that had to be paid witnesses and iurors v It was some thing that could not be helped, t In regard to the grand jury that Supervisor Sawyer nad used public funds to pay his private debts Mr. Norton says that Sawyer did pay some private debts on a claim he had against the county, for money owed him. As to the charge of fogery against Sawyer, Mr. Norton says Sawyer did sign the nameof Major Champion, the clerk of the board to a certificate while Champion was sick and needed .the money, but flp did it in the presence of the board, and with the board’s consent. The Comptroller state further that, so far as his investigation went, there was no politics in the report of the grand jury. It was composed of twelve Reformers and five Censervat- ives, and the special committee which NEGROES TO GATHER. Kx-Congressman Marray Iasi Outlining Their Work. aa Ad- Columbia, 8. C., July 4.—On Wed nesday of nbxt week there is to asMm- ble in Columbia a State conference of the negroes of the State, in response to a call issued some time ago by the colored ministers. The conference promises to be a very largely attended and most interesting one in many re spects. The negroes called the con ference before it was known that Judge Goff's decision had been revers ed by the United States Court of Ap peals, but they let the call stand. It was t hi A PAY OF DYNAMITE. TWO ATTEMPTS TO BLOW UP PAS SENGER TRAINS. On Soathara Paclfla is Highwsymsa Disable aa Kagto* aod Rob tha Mall autl tbs Pssssagats, Grant’s Pass, Ore., July* 2.—The Southern Pacific overland northbound train was stopped last night at 10:15 o'clock by three highwaymen near Bid dles, about thirty miles south of Rose- burg and thoroughly robbed. Bticks were placed on the mil w>«gr issued by lead res one and made plain to the country, the be for all parties con- spec i investigated all these things was com posed of three Reformers and two Censervatives. While the irregulari ties are apparent, Mr. Norton says he believes that .there has been no defal cation, and the irregularities have re sulted from a lack of knowledge of the law more than anything else.— State. He Bockod Oat. Bridgewater, Mass., July 4.—Trin ity church was crowded with friends of Miss Carrie E. Bevan and Robert Per kins, who had been invited to attend their wedding. But the ceremony did not take place. After waiting some time for the bridegroom, Miss Bevan and the clergyman visited his home. They were informed by the bride groom’s father, James Perkins, that his son had repented of his pledge and was on his way to Europe. The father gave Miss Sevan a note from his son explaining why he could not marry her. , A Tsrrlble Thaodorbrlt. Stoceholm, July 4.—In the town of Hamnedd, near Wejio, yesterday, lightning struck a building in which ton persons had taken shelter, killing seven of them, and injuring tne other three so seriously that they will die. The following address George Washington Murray, the li er of the negroes in the registration fight, however, shows that the negroes do not intend to abandon their light, and that will not only be held, but will deal with questions bearing on the registration matter. It outlines further the policy to be pursued by the negroes. To the colored people and friends of honest government in South Caro lina: You must by no means be discour aged at the cruel ahd incomprehensi ble dissolution of the righteous decis ion of Judge Goff by the Court of Ap peals at Richmond. The appellate court has not broach ed the merits of the case as decided by Judge Goff, and we must insist on having the Federal Supreme Court pass upon the merits of our cause. Various ways are known to the le gal fraternity and others by which we can get our case squarely before the court of last resort and Congress it self, and we must not leave one stone unturned in our efforts to do so. In the conspiracy formed to strike down our liberty, if the Federal judges have joined the administration faction and State courts, if by so doing, even the Federal Constitution itself must be nullified as is the case in the pi ant contention, the sooner it is di Pi better it will cerned Under the act of Congress, creating the Court of Appeals, five different classes are enumerated in which the court is denied jurisdiction, among which are all causes in whicn consti tutional questions are involved. The ablest lawyers in the land are at a loss to comprehend how the ap pellate court of Richmond could have assumed jurisdiction; besides there is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States denying it jurisdiction in such matters. However in doing so, it has left us a very large margin to carry our pres ent case to the Supreme Court and to make preparations to petition Con gress for redress of grievances for which it seems we may be without a remedy in- other departments of the government How the measures are to be promul gated and accomplished depends very much-upon the wisdom of the ap proaching State conference. In the conference ordered on the 10th of July at all hazards all the counties in the State should be fully represented. To carry out our plans every county and every precinct must be fully informed, so that each might do his full duty in the great battle now raging as to whether the Consti tution and the laws of the United States and a cause of liberty are to triumph, or a tyrannical despotism. Our attorneys who -have done yeo man Service up to date are very san- S ine of finally winning the battle for s right. The fight will cost us very little ad ditional to what we have already obli gated ourselves to pay, and have near ly paid, only the necessary incidental expense of traveling from one point to another in furtherance of our in terests. The Washington firm,Messrs. Doug lass and Obear, have already received $902 06, which leaves only the inci dental expense, and only $98 pf thd promised fee. No matter how many ■'more new cases may be necessary, and to carry our case through the Supreme Court, outside .of incidental expenses, they will cost us nothing additional. IteL every one take fresh courage and do his full duty In clinging to our rights is like clinging to life, for, with the destruc tion of our political right, goes our civil rights and property rights, and even our right to life itself. In this fight we must have it settled once for all as to whether it is the duty of the State or Federal court to see that the Constitution and laws of the United States are obeyed. -1 call upon the ministers of the Gos pel to redouble their efforts;politicians of the race to sink self out of sight in this direful moment and see only the cause of an oppressed and struggling race, with wlioee destiny their own is linked, and in the destruction of whose political rights they themselves are nonenibes. Yours for the cause liberty, J ' .jGgo. W. Murray. S .I i , i , —.. Enrofod at a Bespit*. Denton, Md..July 4.—Marshall E. Price, white, who was recently con victed of the murder of Bailie E. Dean, the 14-year-old school girl, in Feb ruary, and sentenced to be hanged on Friday next was taken from tne jail here at 11 o clock tonight and hanged to a tree in the jail yard. The respite granted to Price today pending the ac tion of the Court of Appeals (which" will not meet until October) so enraged the citizens of Caroline county tnat the action of the mob tonight is hard ly a surprise. Bryan Welcomed. Atlanta, July 3.—Ex-Congressman William J. Bryan made a free silver speech before tne Atlanta Chautauqua Assembly tonight He had a great audience, seven-eights of which were with him. Mr. Bryan had an ovation. He stated that the silver sentiment is growing steadily everyday, and he announced hia belief in evictory for it at the next nattonal election. off the flange* on the pony traeks brought the train to a stop. Taking the fireman, two of the highwaymen proceeded to go through the train and every car from the express to the searched. Pullman was searched. Nothing „ obtained from the express car for there was no treasure on board, (hi the mail car better success was met with, and the Portland, Tacoma, Seattle and Victoria, B. C., registered sacks were rifled. The passengers were also searched pretty thoroughly, bat what success was met with is not known. One high wayman took a hasty shot at luctor Kearney, who was re- no damage in Conductor Kearney, charge of the train, hut su 1 taa* Superintendent Fields "fcf the South ern Pacific, in an hour after learning of the hold-up, had two parties on tap way to the scene of the robbery. A posse of officers was hastily made up in Roseburg and another of rough and ready mountaineers started from here. Every effort will be made to capture the robbers. The men of the party starting from here are thoroughly fa miliar with every foot of ground in tha neighborhood of the robbery. The train was delayed several hours, hav ing been compelled to turn the engine around and go into Roseburg back- wm4.- . . ■ The robbers, in going through the train, passed all who had the appear ance of being workingmen, hat made others hold up their hands while they went through their pockets. The Sheriff of Klamath county waaonboard with a prisoner. The robbers appro priated the sheriff's pistol. None of the ladies in the car were molested dur ing the time the train was held up, one hour and forty minutes being con sumed. ^—- The robbers outside kept firing sticks of dynamite to intimidate the passen gers. After the chief robber nad se cured his booty, he ordered the eogi- 1 neers to proceed north for one hoar. He then shot out the headlight, and, firing five additional shots, which were signnals to his companions, dis- detormined yet how much the robbers secured, but it la thought the amount is smalL F. Plot- ner a Western Union lineman, had $50or $60in his pocket, but talked tha robbers out of searching him. Ha de scribes the robber who went through the car as a slender man, about six feet talL He wore a white silk hand kerchief mask, blue'overalls and jump er. He had large bag slung over his shoulder and carried a common grain sack in his hand. His hands were rough and cracked. He had a deep, coarse voice, which could easily So recognized if heard again. It was too dark to aee the other robbers. The engine was so badly disabled that it took three hours to reach Riddles, four miles distant Upon the arrival of the train here the sheriff and a poase left for the scene of the robbery. THE MISCREANTS MISTAKE. Washington, July 2.—Train No. 49, known as the Chicago Express, eastbound on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, ran over a dynamite cart ridge near the Monocacv bridge, thir ty-five miles west of inis city on tha Metropolitan branch at 11 o’clock last ‘night The cartridge was exploded and caused the detachment of the air brake pipe in the rear of the engine. No damage was done either to the en gine or to the cars, but a piece of the rail where the explosive had been placed was blown aWay. The train was immediately stopped and backed to the place where the explosion occurred, but no one was found in the vicinity. Baltimore and Ohio officifls believe that the intention was to wreck and rob -apaasgage? train: ifio. the mis creants made a mistake and selected for their operations a train conaiating entirely of express freight cars, carry ing neither passengers nor money. Detectives have been sent to Monocacy to investigate the affair. Five arrests Of suspects have been made by the detective department of Baltii * “ the Baltimore and Ohio Company. The parties are Timothy McCourt, John Flaren, Jesse Wells, William Young and Harry Johnson. They were taken into custody during the day at points tkmgthe line charged with trespassing. They were brought to this city and committed for a hear ing July 6. They are all rough look ing individuals and it is said that per sons closely resembling them were seen lurking around Monocacy prior to the explosion. The force of the explosion aroused the country for miles around. A ratal Baaawaj. _ Pittsburg, July 4.—James Cauaain, a glass worker of New Kensington, near here with his family consisting of his wife and children, a boy iff 1 and a girl of 8 years, were out driving near their home last night At the top of a hill the horse became fright ened and plunged sideways over tike embankment. The occupants of the buggy-vere hurled to the bottom of . i ' \ - I '31... . w I