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r The Barnwell vol. xxv. TILLMAN PUT RIGHT. He Diaclaims a Wi«h to Meddle in Local Affairs IN THE VON KOLNITZ S MATTER. Rut Say** He Would CotiHidet* Von- Kolnitz’H Election as an Avoarel that t'liarleston — le RepaMleaw. — The puhliratlon In The News and Courier of the correspondence between Senator Tillman and Mr. L. Arthu’r O'Neill, relating L^the candidacy of Mr. (leorjre F. VnnKohiitz for the State senate, puts a different phase on tlic matter. Senator Tillman shows In his letter that his opkmlon on Mr. VonKolnlU’s candidacy was solicited by Mr. O'Neill, and lie eiprraaly dla- t tainted any Intenlkjfi »»f Interferlnir In heal pirilka. and be asked that his letter should not tie printed for fear of rauslna tbe public to draw tiw am- elusion that he was making as tmur with Mr. VunK'JnlU and lii% friends The NdVmtng brtnrvm Mr t TILLMAN TO O'jtKTLL. Trenton, S.,C.. July II, 1902. Letter written by tiie lion. H. 11. Tillman, July 11, 1902: • L. Arthur O’Neill. Esq., Charleston, S. C.—My Dear Sir: Your letter of June 19 has remained unanswered much longer than I intended, but I have been on a dead run, .besides be ing away from home a good deal since it was received, and that must lie my excuse. I went to the department of justice to And out about VonKolnitz’a appli cation and endorsers. I found that he had made application for the position of district attorney shortly after Mc Kinley's Arst inauguration. but after he was turned down he has withdrawn the diapers, so that there was nothing on Ale. VonKolnitr. undoubtedly lion of Hanna's committee in several Northern states, ana it is Hie essence feat Von Kolnitz. All pledges must be Aled here by August 11 and the sooner we get out sqmeouc against Von Kolnitz the better it will be. 1 await your early reply. L. Arthur O'Neill. TILLMAN TO O’NEILL. Trenton, S. C., July 2<i, 1902. L. Arthur O’Neill, Esq, Charleston, S. C.—Dear Sir: I have your letter of July 23. As so much publicity lias al ready been given to my attitude in the Von Kolnitz matter I will be obliged if you will publish the corespondence be tween us, so that the peopleof Charles ton and others interested will Jtouw what I have had to say and what.1 think about it. 1 do not wish to have the appearance of meddling in Charles ton's local affairs, but I would rather be considered a meddler than be mis- .tumped tor McKinley onrler the dim- it ... , so-called Democrats in booth Carolina and Charleston seems to have a special ! Stock of her own. if the city is Ue- of cheek for him Ut appear in the guise - .. _ _. . ,. of a Democrat and ask the people "f P« . , , .. * ** Charleston to send him to the State i SUiU? U) know tl ' 1{ ' nUuUi "- Senate, I Hit 1 am lieginning to lone | faith in the Democracy of y<Hir people. [ i The action of a good many so-called : lienHsTata in the llarris prwmfftce mat ter la suffletent exptanat Ion of my bar- j | lug this view. 1 ftiiM-crvly trust tbal ■ tlmae who are on llic kuk.Hil as real ' I teoMwrata will ae^ to It that no Micb : t trarbefTHsi rfeature aa V<mih>4alti. has •••own hlmaelf to be will he pet*-: WHERE IB JEFPCOAT VALLEYS TOSSED BARNWELL, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1002.5 SEVERE SHOCKS Of Earthquako Almost Completely Wipes Oat a Town. ROLLED Like the Hnrface of the Ocean. The People Terrorised by the Peat ruction Wrought, and Flee. A strip of country 15 miles long by four miles wide, rent with gaping Al su res and dotted with hills and knolls that sprung up during the night as if by magic, a village In ruins jtnd hun dreds of people fleeing for their life-*, are Uie results of Wednesday night's disturbance on Sunday night there have l»ecn more than 70 distinct shocks and those who have been keep ing records have now given up, as the disturbance have become almost con tinuous. Enormous (Ta'maVtom Thoae Who Did Little Fighting. CAUGHT BY UNDERTOW He la Indeed a Mini of Paanage and Hard to Follow. The Augusta cut.capoodcot of Tbr State aii)s Chaxlir Jt lh'iat, liar around edit*mi uf Trnorr, •rt-wm U* hr equaJlf aa fearIcm a» U*r latter. Whlla Uw i/Jki n arc 'baaing him la unr part td tha awaatp* tw luma up at anultirr pant and rvMVrfiM With workmen aa Mmi aa Isa ttkaw awd sm wwiha adl, krtdwp altaawuuw ha Latkad U» a gawp uf putr laanAk tel Uw fVat Mupal n«d a^ait aattea aau*w A agwita. •IWv ws>w<i hr wwlhad awav uw Ml aa uncftermMd awnawf iJMd t|aur until IsflS akpht trgfi The Bad ClrcumatMiicea of the Ueatb of Nlaa Ruth Hurrougha. A dispatch from Conway tu Tlie State says that community is terribly 8 h<xJ{ed over the tragic drowning of Miss Hut!) liurroughsat Myrtle Hsiach Tuesday evening. Different versions somewhat vary as to the facts leading up to this tad occurrence, it acems lliat quite a tiumlier were in hatlilng, tin* sea being very rougli with a strong under current pressing outward. Tills was detected by many wIh> came out, | and at the same time seismic disturbance In the valley of I "them not to venture . Li* Alamos. In the northern part of AnsJOg tho*e dtsie- I Santa Jtarharm a>uulj Cal. - j«WWn*U» warnings wen- Mr. W. A. During the last huir d a r s ^ n,cm * n '* *Wd of Atlanta. < [tlmt sectinQ of the tuunU) ha> »«d Mm IhirwHighs Tl»«-wt*i ur.-d 11wen .aiiak.it by a auric* uf ,,u * an '* wrrr r * u f* 1 * • huge . carlliquakes that Is But pmudewt i tArro nsitsnd piadtw j In the hlakwy of tmlitem «*f lb. The figures showing how the claims for pensions of volunteer soldiers of the Spanish war far outnumbering those regiments which saw little or on Aghting far exceed In their claims those which met actual service and lost some of their comrades in killed and wounded, have brought to (he at tention of 1‘ension Commissioner Ware in whose bureau they were compiled. He is described as astounded, saying that the figures are far more striking than he had imagined. An examination of the records of the volunteers shows that Western and -Southern regimen Is have been much less active than the Northern and Eas tern ones In their effort to get pen sions. The Kentuckians have tiled many claims, hut Texans and other thev cautioned ' ®" ttUiernw * further off liave thought too far, aa the I f^’ral aid. The | returned Californians have made rela 11 Lely few applications; Iwit Uw KighUi ifHtlw reglwwul. whkh landed la Cuba >lt!i 1 MU OMMli In the United States circuit crnirt at Charleston on Tuesday of last week Judge Klmontoo handed <lown ills de- .clsion In Uw case of the State of South Carolina against the Virginia f^uo- Una Chemical company, granting the nmtlon of plaintiff for the remand of lift case to Uw Slate ouart. . Ttw decision la a victory for Attor ney General Dellinger. It will he I *f ad priiM i §0 ) 4 ■Ml ■Iftc o wst. and Uw pin Unite on >4 the dttewrhafirea amt (hr lnrrrnnlng aeverity of the shirks have w> tern*- rtard the lahabftaata that Uwy are bw.twg hw teher pans »• rwpwtly at pnaibte. and r % mi how Um village la aHamt ewtlwt, dearvSed • T nr dtvtartasimw tegan *MMsday seavg wMh a teMh vtMeC real ttewMBHl AdlBea damage la aeew evty la the viiiagv and Uw try. letag wee* wseevaad mwe a AB '•vtetea^C^IS^ tee teeaaMaftte ef Mwegae a^p -t Uwm In a aaah<Hit beyond melting butluia. A M'04*d wave Unk Uiem •till faUwr. separating Mr. Kreman fioai Uw tehera Mr fflNinBaii. ww- Ing (he danger, gave the alarm and 1 u%Jir>l L- lhr A flee rvemlderelde delay Mi vecvirtMg mum the tmml ami leewhrd aad Head bad headiaflf nwaagevf a0 this Uate ta keep the y-weg lady afcwae ma * nua vaw warn, m am eaaanMMa mmat- tew a a%v« saateaBd Ma vtMlai fam Utat teveral aee.Ua ago AUiw- .**5 pension ebUnw «*n the pwet «4 Mir- \ .. , .. vinwa and nUtlira ,g deemed mem ’ " rJ, bruughl acUon tars It la raid that a mvrpany which Maiast Uw \ irglaia^Carulina Chemt- •rivcdln* vuluoU-er regiment frum! eai oowipany, aiedtwr Northern Mate had as its cap tain a p naion atturury wliu uU bk pngeaslonal nperim. •> •■a tr eapenenew on testing a Is* Maim an naydawtem ei fhm nearly every lurmber h MteencttetetU Mas Sled TBS he ram t aemher ef ttm ■the anu-temm i , ing that Uw campBay wa sod satulrtng a monopoly «4 Uw lerU- • daee iwdiwu,. mmtrary te law. - The sib-rney fig Uweumpaay moved heftie. Judgr Martvaaaa (Me a tranafer <4 the Mrtt ta the federal eaaeC aOvg Mg the act Li be la ow^atMa <4 Mm wmmtaltea «4 the Pallad ^isbm *mi Urn at leg—ya vanmed 4 the •un i ill rnd ated them A Mar—| Gear—J M4 I l| mM am i# %a6* if ata§ *■» a * mm *t* ywrt t s* ahma amnf % ■mnmi a t*aata aaam terns bra v i**w < a wb# te tew bfeHM eff mMWpwMMtifeww I mim* ta m**if*± Mi mi #■0%# Hi CMHi mmm§. hmA srawee bem avte **a **■***$ mat ataaamat tHf aaaaaaaata tefn be tew pawnfead es Bran att* w a 0*aaaaat* at i few SMWHB* re# twwadf femea Praw# 8s < a*0*k % i tammtt rndtaq p* end bml (few tette* m§ see ebteferea aaataf fata ata aa iBmt aamk • a* •* teafesraa few sgeadb Mb Mb mn t mmtaam atm ma 1 ttW SAW vg, tett>*w aad •BpteHW w pas Mi %Htf * a**s tie paata «ff IfeW rew* graewry tdtt* L#ae tt*w aa*a*t$ TW tatma aatt m matata aaa atetpra 1 raw* wad ** Mdm aaam aattaf aaaat itm att § mat %*ama* te a tebtete raw *4 w*wew 4*amm at mat* matat tttm 9*a**m ■«Msa b* .** raaebad beBa rw • a. has t ■ raa aow aiu ucrauc fold and r The party In <|i attempting to nil from CtiarlesUo t ley was Heeled, I f. 14. . , I W| Kwllrvted Are—ew« rwllon who Is lx>w for SiAtc Benstor uunly. after Me kin- led his application and catpe within an ace of Iwlng ap pointed by McKinley district attorney far South Carolina. Could you not In the interest of the Democratic party look up the record in the department of Justice and have a copy of bis application and all papers that were tiled at the time: so tiiat it can tie properly put at this end in the hands of our local Democratic execu tive committee or referred to tiic State executive wmmittec at Columbia for action, so tiiat when the gentleman attempts to Ale his pledge for office the proper steps can lie taken in the matter and forever cut out the ques tion of Commercial Democracy or Re publicanism. Mr Van K«JalU 8—ate. I mail you per our afternodn da ups in It on t what is I can • mis M>m* this ly IV. ipyof . „ as quickly as possible you will either I will-appreciate more than words telegraph or write me giving me this can express your advice on this sub ject, what steps are necessary to take to have none but true and tried Demo crats attempt to run for office in this State. I enclose in' this letter the gen- Ueman's card, announcing himself as a candidate for the office of State Sena tor for Charleston County. Tills letter Is written to you person ally as a number of your frlendc desire to know what steps are necessary to lake In sueb a ease. Your good advice will lie morwthan gpprAiilatml and wUl be coaaldered. If you •> require It. ^tricily awtidroiiaL a n Ith ie situation, and fn>m learn this information was casually mentioned by Mr. Ilugrr Slnkler, member of our Legislature, who met you at Uw meeUng la l&uck Hill, and the paper states that you gave him this same information and desired it publicly announced tiiat it was your opinion in the matter. 1 have done as you directed -In a dis creet matter taken steps to let the people know how matters are, but 1 have in no shape, manner or form given for publication your letter to any newspaper, tint I am very anxi ous and so are a number of your friends here to do so, and trust that months rdlog to pen*— 212 and authority. 1 must say to you that I am greatly surprised and so would you lie if you only knew that some of your strongest friends here were ad vocating the election uf Von Kolnitz. I do not desire to call any natnop, but some people at this end who claim and no doubt you recognize them as some of your best friends, are advocat ing this man Von Kolnitz. I trust that you will rec At to give me authority to use your letter, and ■bam itaU*Acd, and so seems to he the general opinion of the public at this* IVrtiapa It would be heal for me menlkm to you that OuL Wlhc June* Governor Mcfwg—(*imgr—rarai Latimer Lran 4. William* and met tMkft mw—teyig—-ill ft—If fijti v end. that It will do you any amount <4 ti, good in tyis community to allow Uila * communknUon to be published, and they will not og—der that you are , j attempting at all in Interfere with I local puilUot. interewtete tummm * •km ha* Maued a bulletin — < and derailment* of train* am tic* tu pc fauna fig the three ending March II, 1902. Aon thU showing the number uf killed In train amdeau was of Injured 2,111. Accident* kind*. Including (boar suatained by employees while at work and by pas sengers In gelling on or off can. brings the total number up to 913 killed and 9,958 Injured. During this period there were 1,220 collisions and 838 dcrallmcnts.of which 221 collisions and 8-1 derailments affected passenger trains, resulting in 41 fatal accidents to passengers and 82« Injured. The damage to cars, enginesand roadways by those accidents amounted to $1,- 914,258. hr umm—d agi •—» w— g**v — lisa «4 ffM* i—rmthw that *— Mi —ML Wh— UW — •bnrB* had pas—4 ami the rvmMtag ■nurtds had dwd away Uw psuplt gath end fa fnaiaa about the ml— of their bo—as and place* of boat ana aad when Uwjr saw the extent uf the damage of Uwm. fearful uf * repeliUon uf this eaparleaoe. Imnwdtately started on heH or by any amveyanoe that could uf other j be had far pbscra where the prevtou* slmcks had been leas severe In the darkness of Uw night It wa* impuaalble to determine the full ex tent of damage wrought, but with the dawn of day Uw stricken village bad the appearance of the ruins of s city long deserted. A church had been lowered to the ground and not one brick of the building was left standing. Chimneys toppled over, frame build ings had been wrenched apart and thrown from their foundations, tele graph and telephone wires had been broken and there was not a building in town that had not been damaged more or less seriously. In store buildings that were totally destroyed the- merchandise was thrown from shelves and everything breakable was destroyed; not a pane of glass was left In any window In town and in those frame cottages and dwellings that were left standing stoves were over turned and crockery and glassware were destroyed Hungry IniliatiH. A special from Tucson, Arlz., says: Drtycn to desperation by hunger and thirst, a hand of 30 Yaquis, nearly half of them women, atteked the Car men ranch near Hermosillo Saturday and a A^rce Aght followed. When a patrol of Mexican troops came to the rescue two of the women and Ave of the men lay dead. The Yaquis wwe weak from hunger and when attacked by superior numbers they were com pelled to surrender. Fifteen prison ers, Including two chiefs, were marched to IlermoHlllo, where they will be sent by Gen.'Torrea. The band U supposed (o be the last remnant of ttiuae who took to the warpath aome time ago. Eire*! oftlir Uruturhl. Tbr National weaUier bureau's weekly summary of erbp enndlUuna rays Drought of ronaklrrabir arreri H 1 * r vli* on the Carriage raorh A conservative estimate of the loss Aotal world's Indebtedness, to property in the village is WO.OOd] . The debt of the Gern and this amount probably will greatly be Increased by the damage in the surrounding country. The extent of the moat severe portion of the dis turbance la 11 miles long by four mile* wide, but the shock was felt through out Santa Hariora and San Lula Obis po oHintles. At the Western Union two wrerked and aiurb other *■ 19*1 Uw wvwkgM Bite a ms sal id ko t3.qpB.aa9.aa* ta law after uw NapAaaak war*. M waa ta.W aaa. la taai si.aaa,aaa.«aa. it Ms- 1 reward wulUa Uw laat cratury by m.'Wa.aaa.oao. but where** during the I rat part of thla century, not- withatandlng the gigantic ware which then u oar tiled part of the world, It Increaaed but at the ratio uf 2 to I, the increaar during the aecond part wa* at the ration of 10 to 1. Toward this increase each natioa ha* contributed with all it power. Only two nations preserved thler cool blood: Great iiriuln, which during forty years reduced its debt by 11.000,- 000, and the United States which re duces its liabilities by over 11,400,- 000,000, The Austrian debt, which in 1850 was but KiOO.OOO.OOO, readies at present ll.TdO.OOO.OOO; the debt of Germany has grown from 8110,000,- 000 In 1870 to 8559,000,000; that of Italy, which in 1809 was 81,400,000,- 000, is now 82,583,000,000; the debt of Russia which in 1853 was $400,000,- 000, exceeded in 1900 83,000,000,000, France is easily winner in this con test; her debt, which in 1852 was lit tle over $1,000,000,000. amounts t(»day to about $5,800,000,000, or almost six times the amount In the former years, constituting almost one-Afth of the M *• «g * * M<u ■~a ■MWWpMag rra L> gat Mwdraai r Ada teaqig Ima4 Jmi ml Cw tw aa > ty prrvafk gear rally from \ irglola awl Uw Caruhaaa •«*(ward u«cf Kro damage d>«e tacky. TWummm* a&d Uw —Uwn Ttaa dlatartwwc cvraUaiwd thruugb- poateiw «4 the cawtraJ and aaaA' Gvlf wri Uw day at Iwtef vak» *4 tw* kuara «»«kUi*tefa-«* Mubimi/i *ttJ uw pateWv Mara mmmrimi u«c v mw f*gUMt 4 1/ , a*»l f * wte ••Mf rawa Germanic and Slavic group uf nations the last quar ter of the century have been due chieAy to the purchase of construction of railways, and tliey puaacaa to these j '‘physicial" capital which alm<*it equal their total debt, and derive' therefrom a revenue sufficient for the ■rrvlee of thU debC tgulle a different picture la presented by abe Latin na- Uuoa. TImws have within Uw laat twenty-Ira years increaaed Uwtr debt* by 85.9an.9Ma.aM9. spate aad Italy aaariy AaiMIng Uwtr Mete France ate—t trenting brra la return tbey bare aotnireg any r Bngioevr iwotga ImtanUy klUad and bln B M. Nlotiy. fatally injured te a at Fbcfc hnddla. 5m mile* wtnt toona. Fa., at anon W train, Uw faat mail, left a Uw w«*t about an hour late, and was running at Uw rate of 70 miles an hour. At Faok haMdte, there are two reverse curves. The locomotive left the track a* toon as It reached Uw curve, and ploughing senna the road bed plunged over a 50 foot embank ment to theConemaugb river. I>eaa Ha* HU Hay. The colored ministers of Charleston have entered politics and are carrying their congregations with them. A mass meeting was held Wednesday night in one of the churches which was addressed by Chairman Deas of the Republican committee. He de nounced President Roosevelt for his appointments. He was especially grieved over the appointment of Koes- ter and he took special credit to him self in having prevented the confirma tion of Koester. He was thanked by resolution for his “patrioticservices.'’ Acting Btate Chairman. The Columbia State says Col. Wille Jones, State Democratic chairman, ac companied by Mrs. Jones will leave Wednesday morning for a stay at White Sulphur Sprin©i, W. Va. He has requested Gov.' McSweeoey, who is the member of the committee from Hampton county, to act as State chairman in his absence, and requests that ail communkations for the com mittee be addressed to the governor unUI bis return to Gulumla. wrawwx reffvM A Death Tea*. Aa espkwkiQ resulting la heavy loss te return uf Uf* baa urewred at Uw Muoat “bu daaU k ibtea oiltery. at WeUnwgcrag, rasa were reentered Tbs f a < s*a.Ui 4 Kim pit mum te i-Hp ammAaaA arnA l> 9 -mtma *4 story bare la bs •is itxetUa bare ited firea •trikes, mysterious murders In the large dUea. hare been Uw ransUnt burden off Uw wire*. And now the unreel end dis order seem to be culorinaUog to Shen andoah, One., the town having been in Uw hands of a mob aad suck a reign of terror Instituted Wednesday night that the governor of the State waa forced to call out two regiments of the National Guard and a battery of artil lery with the hope of reserving order Swang Him tin* Charles Craven, the supposed mur * derer of William H. Wilson, fanner living near Herndon, Va., was lynch ed Thursday afternoon on the Pike,, one mile east of Leesburg, Va- ^He was taken from the jail at Leesburg by a mob of 150 men, who overpowered the guard, broke in the onterdaor ahd then entered the cage, using hammers' and crowbars. Little difficulty was encountered in this work. A noose was thrown around the prisoner’* neck and be was led down the pike in the direct tion of the scene of the murder. The party bad proceeded scarcely a mile when the rope was thrown $round a tree and Craven was pulled from the ground. As soon ss the body was raised in the air, the mob Hied fully 500 shots at the dylngman. A Paste Plgb*. Augustine Alajaraxa *was fatally subbed at an early boar Tuesday morning by K*Uni»i*d<> Pens -In Ciudad Pwrtrio Dtax, Mexico. Tf^iSS I i