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ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. AUGUST 7.1902. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. |jj|
SLEDD RAISES ROW
Emory College Professor Unwittingly
Touches "Live Wire."
WROTE ARTICLE ON THE NEGRO
People of Covington and Oxford Incensed
at Deductions Drawn and
Bitterly Criticise and Denounce
the Author.
Somewhat of a sensation has been
raised over an article published by
Prof. Andrew Sledd, of Emory college
at Oxford, Ga., on the negro in the
July Atlantic monthly, in which he is
charged with being most unjust to
the south.
A number of prominent citizens were
interviewed on the subject, and without
a single exception they are most
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severe in their denunciation of Professor
Sledd and his article. One gentleman
characterizes Mr. Sledd's article
as not only false, but malicious.
The feeling is doubly strong in that
Mr. Sledd holds such a prominent position
in Emory college.
When Professor Sledd was seen by a
reporter, he expressed himself as perfectly
willing to be interviewed.
"I wrote the article and published
it," he said, "after careful cousidera
tion. I regard this negro quetion as
open for discussion as well as one with
two sides. I regard it as a question
the support of either side of which
need not impugn one's moral integrity
or his allegiance to the south. I feel
that this queston should be discussed
much as the currency question or any
other."
The reporter asked how lie had arrived
at these opinions.
He said: "I have lived in six southern
states, and here, as elsewhere, I
find illustrated the truth of my statements.
Understand me, the two main
points in the original article are 'The
negro belongs to an inferior race. I in
no wise desire social equality.' I do
believe that I state a general fact when
I say that the negro is dehumanized
and treated lower than a brute in the
v south. I believe that if the white man
can go to the negro's church the
' negro should go to the white man's
church; if the white man can have one
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tnmg in any 01 me puonc uunucs, uo
negro should have the same. If the
negro tips his hat to me or any white
man, I or any other person should do
the same to him, and I believe that the
average white man of the south would
sooner kill a negro than a forty-dollar
mule."
Prof. Sledd Is a Virginian by birth,
. the son of the latt Dr. R. N. Sledd, a
noted southern divine. He was born in
1S70, was graduated at Randolph Macon,
and later studied at Harvard. He
has taught for a number of years in
several southern states. He came to
.Emory college to accept the chair of
Latin in 1S98, which position he now
occupies. He married Bishop W. A.
Candler's daughter and is a licensed
preacher in the North Georgia conference.
Professor Sledd says: "He is a true
southerner, an unreconstructed rebel.
I have always preached in the
north, he says, the doctrine of consti
iutional sovereignty."
Dr. James E. Dickey, president of
Emory college, was seen by a reporter,
and in answer to a request for an interview
he said:
"I have not read Professor Sledd's
article on the negro question, therefore
I can say nothing in regard to the matter.
Furthermore, Mr. Sledd wrote
the article in question purely in his ca
pacity as a private citizen ana in no
way as being connected with Emory
college, hence I am not concerned in
the matter officially. It is to be greatly
deplored, however, that this criticism
of Professor Sledd and hard feeling
toward him has come about."
Reed at Oyster Bay.
Whitelaw Reid and Mrs. Reid were
guests Monday of the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill.
SWORD FOR KITCHENER.
Handsome Gift From Cape Town Presented
by Lord Mayor of London.
Thursday night, In London, amid
tremendous enthusiasm, Lord Kitchener
was presented with a sword of
honor, the gift of Cape Town. Sir Josoph
C. Dimsdale, lord mayor of London,
made the presentation in the
course of a South African dinner which
was attended by many notable persons.
Lord Kitchener merely returned
thanks for the gift and expressed the
confident hope that in South Africa,
at any rate, the sword would not again
be drawD from its scabbard.
QUIET NEW ORLEANS STRIKE.
Linemen Go Out to Enforce Demands
For More Pay.
The electric linemen in New Orleans
struck Saturday for higher wages, affecting
street railways, telephone and
electric lights, as well as telegraph
lines, even the linemen in the country
being called in.
Only about 200 men are involved, but
the Interests affected as very important
QUAKE IN MONTANA.
Earthquake Shock Felt in Missoula
County?Damage Slight.
A Helena, Mont., dispatth says: An
earthquake visited Missoula county
Sunday evening, causing some slight
damage.
At Bonner one of the large dynamo*
at the electrical plant was shaken
from its adjustment. At Clinton tht
shock was quite severe, the operator;
'ssveral buildings collapsed'.
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I Cream of News.f
Brief Summary of Most
Important Events
of Each Bay.
?Mrs. Sarah P. Shotter, who claims
she has been held at private sanitarium
of Dr. ^Allen, near Milledgeville,
Ga., against her will, was taken to
Savannah by Captain Owens, her cous- 1
in.
?Charges have been preferred
against Postmaster Walker by the citizens
of Toccoa, Ga., and a petition
asking for his removal forwarded to
the president.
?Two thousand candidates have an- i
nounced for office in South Carolina, <
and the campaign is nearing its close. (
?In fire at Lancaster. Ky., Sunday, ,
nine horses in liverv stable were burned
to death. Hotel, opera house and
several business houses were destroy- (
ed, causing a loss of $50,000, with ^
$20,000 insurance. I
?The republican text book for this ,
year's campaign is out. It devotes
about twenty pages to the trust question.
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?Although the cholera is on the de- '
crease at Manila, reports from other 1
parts of the island show that the
scourge is increasing.
?Committee of Georgia State Bar
Association prepares amendment to j
the constitution designed to relieve
the state supreme court of a part of
its burden.
?Five murders has been committed 1
in as many months in Simpson county,
Mississippi.
?Addressing a great gathering of :
miners, President Mitchell urged them ]
to fight to the last. ,
?General Jacob Smith, who ordered
Samar desolated, burst into tears i
when informed, on arrival at San 1
Francisco, of his retirement.
?Willard C. Vanderlip, a leading attorney
of Boston, has been arrested
for squandering large estates which he
has been managing.
?Application has been made to the
Atlanta council by a company proposing
the erection of an electric power
plant on the Chattahoochee river,
for the right to place poles and string
wires in the city of Atlanta.
?Women cheered mob as they
lynched negro in Virginia. Many exe^
culions reported.
?Repeated earthquake shocks in the
valley of Los Alamos, California, have
caused great damage and the people
are fleeing in terror.
?The presence of two regiments of j
troops at Shenandoah, Pa., has had a
nuiAtinnr AfPnnf on/1 fnrfVlftr tpftllhlp
UA V tuv-v. w auu iiU iUi fcUVi w wv*m?v
is expected. Labor chiefs fear the calling
out of troops means failure of
strike.
?The democrats of Michigan have
nominated Durand for governor. Durand
is a gold man and was fought by
the silver element.
?May Yohe has arrived in London
and is roasting Putnam Bradlee
Strong, who, she says, is a great liar.
?Speaking of the liberal league,
Lord Rosebery declared that the.recent
tory defeat in North Leeds is a fearful
blow to the prestige of Premier Balfour.
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?The finance committee of the Atlanta
city council appropriates $8,000
to public schools. This appropriation !
is intended to provide additional room 1
for the 2,000 new applicants for admission.
?Hon. William A. Broughton, one
of the most prominent men in Georgia,
is dead at Madison.
?Wife murderer at Norfolk, Va., refuses
to ask for new trial and wants (
death sentence of court executed as
soon as possible.
?Preferred stock of South Carolina i
cotton mills is assessed at 100 by board
of equalization and owners protest.
?Twenty persons were shot in a 1
strike riot at Shenandoah, Pa., Wednesday.
Governor Stone ordered two
regiments to scene of trouble.
?The funeral of Chief Rabbi Joseph,
in New York, Wednesday was marked
by a riot. The mourners were attacked
by outsiders and a pitched battle
ensued.
?Senator Thomas C. Piatt has assured
President Roosevelt that he will
have a solid delegation from New York
in 1904.
?The republicans of Iowa in convention
Wednesday settled the fight on
platform by reaffirming the declaration
in regard to trusts.
?Warden Ponder is held for death
of convict at a Georgia camp, caused
by sweating system of punishment. Dr.
Minder, charged as accessory, was dis
charged.
?Senator Tillman says he will not
take a hand in the gubernatorial campaign
in South Carolina and that factional
lines have been obliterated.
?Judge Simonton has remanded to
state courts the case of South Carolina
against the Virginia-Carolina Company
in its war against trusts.
?Commander McCrea, of the Machias,
has informed the state department
that he has forbidden the bombardment
of Cape Haitien without due
notice. He reports a mob in control of
the town.
?Rioting prevails in the anthracite
regions. Thousands of men and women
are marching and assaulting the
non-union workmen.
GOTHAM HEBREWS AROUSED.
They Form Vigilance Committee as
Aftermath of Bad Treatment.
Hebrews in New York city met
Thursday afternoon and formed what
they call the "East Vigilance Committee."
the purpose being to prosecute an
investigation of the actions of the police
during the riot of Wednesday. The
Hebrews claim they were nbnsed fo**
the effleertv
"J KIF/'SNED TEARS
Beneral Smith Has Arrived Home
From the Philippines.
IS APPRISED OF HIS SAD FATE
When Shown Order cf President Retlr.
Ing Him From the Army, Gristzled
Veteran of Many Battles
Succumbed to Emotion.
A San Francisco special say?:
Standing on the bridge of the Thomas,
eagerly waiting with the ship's capLain
for a glimpse of his native shore,
General Jacob H. Smith, tried by courtmartial
for having ordered the island
)f Samar transferred into a howling
wilderness,, was doomed Friday morning
to first learn that the president had
retired him from the active list.
The pilot boat which met the Thomis
just outside the heads at 2 o'clock
i. m., carried to General Smith the
first news of the president's action.
In the light of a binnacle lamp, the
reteran read the message apprising
trim of his fate. An hour later the
lawn came and with it thv sight of
land, but General Smith had retired
to his cabin, where, with his wife and
chief aide, J. H. Shields, of the 12th
infantry, he discussed the outcome of
the long ordeal through which he had
passed.
Six hours later, when the Thomas
reached the quarrantine station in the
harbor, Major Duval, of the transport
service, boarded the ship with his secretary
and met both General Smith
and Lieutenant Shields at the door of
the general's cabin.
A sealed document from the war department
was handed General Smith.
It contained the official notification of
President Roosevelt's action, and upon
reading it General Smith retired, overcome
with emotion.
General Smith was not seen again
until the United States custom house
tender, the Hartley, was ready to land
the party ashore. He denied himself
to all interviewers, who were met by
Lieutenant Shields. Together with his
wife and aide, General Smith proceed
ea to tne ucciaeniai notei. reyairms
thence to army headquarters in the
Philian building, where he remained
during the morning.
"General Smith has absolutely nothing
to say for publication," said Lieutenant
Shields to a representative of
the Associated Press. "He is not at
liberty to talk and furthermore hag
nothing to say. He has been hopeful
that the president would not take action
against him and, of course, feels
keenly the force of the blow he received.
"The general admitted to the courtmartial
trying him that he had issued
orders which in effect expressed his
desire that the enemy if obdurate and
unconquerable, be not spared?in fact
that the country be laid waste and no
prisoners be taken. The literal construction
of these orders and exact interpretation
made up the bulwark of
evidence aganst the general at the
courtmartial. There is no doubt but
that General Smith did not mean all he
said. He certainly did net expect the
action which the president has taken."
General Smith, who is wearing civillian
attire, appeared exceedingly ner
vous and worn. His sixty-two years
aTe plainly read in his every action
and his intimate friends fear he is
breaking down under the severe strain
to which.he has been subjected in recent
months.
General Smith's sealed orders require
him to report to the adjutant general
at Washington and it is likely he will
lose no time in so doing.
Repeated efforts made during the
day to induce General Smith to discuss
his campaign in the Philippines and
his courtmartial failed entirely. He
even declined to take up the subject
with intimate friends.
The transport Thomas also brought
portions of the Twenty fifth and Twenty-sixth
infantry regiments and Tenth
cavalry.
UNCLE SAY HAS A SAY-SO.
Proposed Bond Issue by Cuba May Not
Meet Approval.
The state department has received
the following cablegram from Minister
Spuiers, dated Havana, August 4:
"The house has passed bill authorizing
loan of $35,000,000, premium rate
of issue 90 per cent, maximum interest
of 5 per cent, redeemable in forty
years."
Under the Piatt amendment the United
States is bound to take cognizance
of every action of the Cuban government
relating to loans, and may block
the issue.
FOR ENCOURAGING RIOTS
Grand Jury at Chicago Indicts Eleven
Union Brass Moulders.
Charged with paying rewards for
assaults on non-union workmen, the
scale varying according to the degree
of injury inflicted, eleven union brass
moulders were indicted by the grand
jury at Chicago Friday.
This is said to be the first action of
the kind taken against laboring men
In the west.
ON MISSION OF MERCY.
Tho Ranger is Ordered to Go in Search
of a Lost Steamship.
Captain Potter, of the Ranger, has
cabled the navy department from Panama
that the governor of Panama requests
that the Ranger go to sea and
endeavor to locate the steamship Boyaco,
whif-h, it is feared, has befcit lost,
and aboard which were a large number
of people. The department has authorized
the lo t>robPPd bh th'i?
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LAMAR SPARES HIS FOa'S LIrfc.
Nominee For Congress In Florida
Takes Gun From His Would-Be
Murderer, But Shows Mercy.
At Tallahassee, Fla., Monday morning
a desperate attack was made on
Attorney General Lamar, nominee of
the recent primary for congress, In his
temporary office in the northern part
of the city by Walter L. Taylor, who
was In the late primary as clerk of precinct
14, of Leon county, where
charges of fraud were brought by Lamar's
friend's.
Taylor was accompanied by his
father, who lives near Lloyd, Jefferson
county. Taylor demanded of Lamar
his signature to a 'paper disclaiming
reflections upon him. Lamar stated
that he would leave on the noon train
(It was then after 10 o'clock) and re
.turn Tuesday, and that he would then
consider "he matter and give him
(Taylor) a written statement of his
position 1e. the matter.
Taylor demanded his instant signature.
This Lamar declined. Taylor
assaulted him, striking him several
heavy blows with a stick. Lamar was
sitting in a chair. He arose and close 1
with Tayiior. After pressing Taylor
across the room, Taylor broke loose,
drawing a pistol and presenting it
quickly at Lamar. Before he could
shoot Lamar took the pistol from him.
Lamar ca led in his clerk, Walter Tay- j
lor's unci 2, the father following. Lamar
declined to kill Taylor, stating so
to the clerk and handing the pistol to
him. The clerk and father were not
in the room during the first part of the
difficulty.
'FRISO SPREADING OUT.
Road Preaaring for Grain Traffic From
Southwest to Birmingham.
A Chicago dispatch says: Recent railway
purchases indicate that a gigantic
railway system covering the west,
southwest, gulf and southeastern seaboard
-w ith Chicago as one of the
points is practically assured. The Frisco
is cutting down th/, grade on the
main line east of Springfield, Mo. This
means that it is to be made a lowgrade
freight line for through grain
traffic from the southwest to Chicago
, and from the southwest to Birmingham
and the seaboard.
The recent purchase of the Birmingham
bell; line and the intention declared
by President Yoakum of developing
fully the resources of the Blr
mingham. districi, may De lanea aa
significant. It is worth noting also
that the 'Frisco has not opposed the
entrance of the Seaboard into Birmingi
ham, but shows signs of the most
j friendly feeling toward that road.
i There are signs that a traffic agreement
between the Seaboard and'Frisco
will later allow the 'Frisco an outlet to
the sea. In fact, it is broadly hinted
in official circles of both the Seaboard
and 'Frisco that such an arrangement
is likely to eventuate. There are ru!
mors that the Southern, Illinois Central
and Rock Island have control of
the 'Frisco. It is declared that the
control of the road is in the hands of
President Youkum, and a rery small
number of his immediate associates.
Recent developments have shown
j very clearly that the owners of St. LouI
is and San Francisco have a great deal
more ambitious plans for the future
of their property than those with
which Wall street has credited them.
PRISONERS USED DYNAMITE.
Seventeen Convicts Mak? Daring E?From
Tennessee Pen.
"Tw
j Armed with dynatime to blow his
! way out of prison, Gus Hyatt, the train
robber and desperado, Monday night
led a desperate band of sixteen convicts
to liberty from the Tennessee
penitentiary.
Fifteen of the escaping party got
entirely clear of the premises and only
one, Ed Carney, a safe blowwer.sentup
from Nashville, paid the penalty of
death in the bold undertaking.
Joe Loss and James Work were
traced down by bloodhounds and captured,
but the rest of the prisoners had
gotten so far out of bounds that by
midnight no trace of them could be
had.
The prisoners were furnished dynamite
from the outside, which they used
in blowing out an opening in the main
wing of the prison. Hyatt stood off
the inside guard with a brace of revolvers,
which had also been furnished
him from the outside, while the men
preceded him, and Carney, the prisoner
who was killed, immediately preceded
the train robber.
The dynamite was laid by Doe, the
Manchester train robber, and he made
good his escape with the train of prisoners
that left by the opening made by
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tne explosive uia?.ci-j?i.
Six of the prisoners that got away
were government men and the others
were s"ate convicts. Posses with bloodhounds
are in pursuit.
CUBA'S FININCIAL STATUS.
Customs Receipts of Island During the
Month of July.
At a meeting of the Cuban cabinet
Friday Garcia Mintes, secretary of the
finance, presented the financial statement
for the month of July. It shows
the during the month the customs receipts
of the isiand amounted to $1.208,64S;
postal receipts, $30.31G, and
other receipts brings the total to
$1,552,535.
POLICE RESCUED KITCHENER.
Enthusiastic London Mob Made it
Warm for Conqueror of Boers.
Lore; Kitchener, who has been largely
lost to public view since his triumphant
re-entry into London July 12,
received an unexpected demonstration,
of London enthusiasm Friday when a.
cab in which he visited the city waractually
mobbed by enthusiasts closeto
the Bank bf England, and the con-'queror
nf Africa had to be ree^
b\ th* Vc&ice,
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\ SOUTH CAROLINA I
i STATE NEWS ITEMS. *
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New Postmaster In Charge.
George Shore, Sumter's new postmaster,
took charge of his office the
past week and made a clean sweep of
the old clerks.
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College Prospects Good.
The traveling agents of the several
colleges in the state report that the
prospects for the next session are most
gratifying.
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Cotton in Fine Condition.
Reports from over South Carolina
indicate that the cotton crop in this
state will show up a better percentage
than almost any other state in the
cotton section.
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f-1 i, n^u
oumicrt rir&i doic,
The first bale cf new cotton was sold
at Sumter, August 2d, at 9 cents a
pound. It was grown by W. A. Bowman,
whose place is near the city. It
was the earliest by two weeks ever in
the market.
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Sportsmen's League Organized.
A local division of the League of
American Sportsmen was organized at
Greenville the past week, with a membership
of over one hundred. C. F.
Dill, chief warden of South Carolina,
was elected president.
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Farmers to Meet at Clemson.
On the 11th there will be a great
gathering of farmers at Clemson. They
will be taught the science of chemistry,
etc., as applied to farming. Over
500 farmers attend these summer ini
stitutes and are greatly benefited
thereby. It is somewhat of an "experience
meeting."
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Big Mill for Ware6 Shoals.
Wares Shoals Manufacturing Company
has been organized at Laurens
with a capital of half a million do'lars,
j of which $465,000 has been subscribed.
The work of laying off the ground for
the cotton mill at "V* ares Shoals, on Saluda
river, has begun already. N. B.
Dial, banker, of Laurens, is president
and treasurer.
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May Select Judge Bervet.
i The persistency with which the
name of Jud,?e W. C. Benet has been
mentioned in connection with the presidency
of Clemson College seems to indicate
that this well known jurist may
be asked to take charge of that insti- j
tution when tie board of trustees ,
meet next month. President Hartzog. I
after an eventful career, has resigned !
to become presidnt of the University j
of Arkansas, and it Is necessary to
elect his successor. Many prominent j
educators have been mentioned, al |
though it is not known just what
course will be pursued by the trustees.
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1 Bristow Wins Cadetchip.
A preliminafy competitive examination
for the scholarship to Annapolis
at the disposal of Senator Tillman was
held in Columbia the past week. The !
conditions of the contest were that
one principal and five alternates be
elected. A. L. Bristow, of Charleston,
was the successful applicant. Mr.
Ashe, the first alternate, is also the
first alternate in a contest for a cadet's
place at West Point. The other four
-,A *? - -- T T Horrnn Tr f!ollim
aiteruaiea aic o.
bia; George C. Logan, Charleston; J.
Sims, Spigener, Columbia, and C. G.
: Gunter, Columbia.
The next examination will be held
before the civil service board August
11. If the successful applicant fails,
then the alternates come up in the order
named.
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Mill Men Protest.
The state board of equalization met
in Columbia the past week and the
' matter of the assessment of cotton mill
property was at once taken up. Nearly
all of the cotton mi ls in the state
were represented by their presidents
or other officers. It was estimated
that there were men present during
the session representing more than
$40,000,000 of corporate capital.
At the recent meeting of the board
the basis of valuation of cotton mill
property was determined upon as follows:
j "That preferred stock of cottca mills
be valued at $100, and common stock
. at rate returned by mills."
I Of course, the 75 per cent valuation
is a fair and impartial one.
I All of the mill men vigorously protested
against this basis of valuation,
holding that the spindle basis is the
only fair and impartial one.
An entire day was spent in hearing
?mill officials as to indi
1 JJIUICSI.& J.1V1H imu
vidual assessments made for each mill
without respect to the basis of valuation.
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Campaign Notes.
As the time draws near for the primary
on August ?6 the all-absorbing
topic in political circles is the triangular
race for congress in the second district
between Solicitor Thurmond, of
Edgefield; Attorney General Bellinger,
of Barnwell, and Colonel George W.
Croft, of Aiken. It is generally conceded
that there will be a second race
between Bellinger and Croft.
There are just a little less than
three more weeks of the sfate campaign.
The state has been traversed
I in great part by the two parties, one of
| the candidates- for United States, the
I other of candidates for state offices.
| The people have had a surfeit of orai
tory already, and now the agony will
J be piled on, far there are about fifty
candidate* in each of the forty-one
cuuntit-s seeking for county offices.
They traverse the counties even more
thoroughly than the other parties do
the state at large. In one county twenty
barbecues are advertised in the
weekly papers. Of .the 95,000 voters
in this state, fully 2,000 are candidates
this year.
The movement to suppress the work
of little tots in cotton mills has furnished
a topic for the legislative candidates
to discuss, and this is the issue
in many counties. Some of the arguments
pro and con are rather amusing.
The fight against the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Company, the so-called fertilizer
trust, is also an issue in many
counties.
There is just one congressional district
in the state in which there is no
contest. That is the sixth, where Representative
Scarborough, who is serving
his first term in the house, has
no opposition.
Commenting on the report that fac
tional lines were being drawn by him
against Heyward or in favor of his
? ^ t tt miM ? m: 11
mrpnew, j. n. unman, senator numan
says:
"It is the most absurd thing I ever
heard that Heyward should get his
sanction to run for governor. I have
nothing to do with it. It is the biggest
piece of foolishness I ever heard of."
Ho went on to say that it was his
opinion that the old lines of demarkation
of Tillman and anti-Tillman had
been obliterated.
"I have gained more friends than I
have lost, and in this campaign no candidate
will be voted for or against by
either of the old factions. I am only
drawing lines when I see a repub'ican
disguised as a democrat who has the
impudence to enter the democratic primary."
Senator Tillman declared emphatically
he had nothing to ray nor do with
any of the candidates in their respective
races. This was positive and final.
George Douglas Rouse, candidate
for adjutant general of South Carolina,
who used his pistol at a club meeting
in Charleston, was bound over to the
sessions court in the sum of $500. Four
members of the club were also put under
bond to appear at court, among
them being J. G. Graddick, jai'or of
"Charleston county. There was a hearing
before Magistrate Levy, when a
preliminary examination was waived.
Rouse made the statement that the
opposition crowded -him as he left the
hall and that he drew his pistol in selfdefense.
As he attempted to shoot,
the weapon was wrenched from his
hand and exploded in the scrimmage
without harming any one.
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Remanded to the State Court.
Judge Simonton, in the United
States circuit court, at Charleston,
handed down an opinion remanding
the suit filed by the state of South
Carolina against the Virginia-tjaronna
Chemical Company to the state court
for trial.
A motion to have the case remanded
was made by Attorney Genera! Bellinger
In behalf of the state. In the suit
It is alleged by the plaintiffs that the
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
is a trust, and operation as such is a
violation of the state law.
By having the suit sent back to the
state courts. Genera! Bellinger con|
aiders it the first victory.
[ Judge Simonton reviewed the litigation
at length and held that it was not
a matter for federal jurisdiction.
MERGER FOR YARN MILLS.
!
j Outlook for Big Combine Seems More
of a Certainty.
F. L. Underwood, of New York, at
the head of a movement to merge the
southern yarn mills into one combination
trust, arrived in Wilmington, N.
C., Saturday from Charlotte to have
a consultation with members of a spe
9^1. _ 1U A
clal committee selectea to assist m me
formation of the merger.
A member of the committee says
the success of the merger is practically
assured. Nearly 60 per cent of the
yarn mills in the south have agreed to
combine.
JACKIES ARE DESERTING.
Trouble Caused on President's Yacht
By Overbearing Officer.
Serious trouble has developed on the
Mayflower, the president's official war
yacht, at Oyster Bay. During the past
few days nine desertions have occurred
among the crew. A member of
the* crew said that not less than seventy
men are awaiting a favorable opportunity,
after pay day, to take "French
leave" of the vessel.
The trouble eeems to revolve around
the executive officer of the ship, Lieutenant
W. W. Phelps, who, the men assert,
is overbearing and tyrannical.
REID AND HIS BREECHES.
Ambassador to Coronation Arrives
Home On Steamship Philadelphia.
Among the passengers on the Philadelphia,
which arrived at New York
Saturday, were Whitelaw Reid, United
States special envoy to the coronation,
and his family.
Mr. Reid appeared to be in good
health and inquired anxiously after the
condition of the king. Some one asked
Mr. Reid what he expected to do with
the knee breeches which he intended
to wear at the coronation. Mr. Reid
replied: "Oh, I couldn't tell you that,
Besides, they were an old pair."
QUIET RESTORED IN HAYTI.
War In Black Republic Was of Brief
Duration.
Captain McCrea, of the gun boat Ma
chias, cabled the navy department
Monday that the outbreak in Hayti is
practically over. The cableggram
which is dated Cape Hayticn, Augusl
4, is as follows:
"After interviewing authorities as
pect of affairs appears more satisfac
tory. Rebois have been driven from
critical positions. Little enthusiasm.
No further danger of serious disturbance"
_
BULLETS AND BLOOD
Mad Rioters and Officers Come
Together at Shenandoah.
SCORE OF PERSONS ARE SHOT
Troops Hasten to th? Scene?Over a
Thousand Shots Fired in Riot
and the Wonder is More People
Were Not Killed.
A reign of terror compared with
which the scenes enacted during the
riots of 1900 seem insignificant to that
which held Shenandoah, Pa., In its
grasp Wednesday night.
From 6 o'clock in the evening Center
street, which Is one of the principal
streets of the town, was in the hands
of an infuriated mob. - Two of the borough
policemen were shot, one perhaps
fatally. Joseph Beddal, a leading merchant
and cousin of Sheriff Beddal.
was brutally clubbed to death and upwards
of a score of strikers whose
names could not be ascertained were
shot by^policemen, and it is expected
that many deaths will result.
Sheriff Beddal arrived from Potts
ville at 7:45 o'clock with a posse of
deputies. He took up his headquarters
at the Ferguson hotel, which was surrounded
by several thousand men late
in the night. The sheriff after the
trouble occurred asked Governor Stone
to send militia and the governor wired
that if the citizens of the town petition
for the troops he would send them.
The rouble started about 6 o'clockWednesday
evening, when Deputy
Sheriff Thomas Beddal attempted to
escort two non-union workers through
the strikers' pickets. The workmen
were dressed in their street clothes,
but one of them carried a bundle under
his arm and this aroused the suspicion
of the strikers. The bundle was torn
from him, and when it was found to
contain and blouse and overalls the
man was taken from the deputy and
beaten almost to death.
In the meantime Beddal opened fire
on the mob, which had gathered by
this time, and emptied his revolver.
Two of the shots took effect, one man
being shot in the leg and the other in
the foot. The deputy and the other
strike-breaker were now compelled to
fly for their lives and took refuge in
the Philadelphia and Reading railroad
depot The depot was soon surrounded
by an angry mob of 5,000, which
? ?? rrtnra thrpntpnlne and
was uccuiiiiug rnv/iv vu*
demonstrative every moment.
Joseph Beddal, a hardware merchant,
and brother of the deputy sheriff, was
seen making his way through the
crowd in an effort to reach hiB brother,
and the mob, divining that he was carrying
ammunition to those inside the
depot, seized him and beat him with
clubs and billies into insensibility. He
died en route to the Miners' hospital.
Shortly after this the entire borough
police arrived on the scene and a
pitched battle took place.
' It is estimated that upward of one
thousand shots were fired, and the
wonder is that more fatalities did not
result. More than twenty strikers, all
of whom were foreigners, were shot
and at least two of them will die.
Troops Ordered to fcene.
A special from Harrisburg, Pa., says:
Governor Stone has ordered the Eighth
and Twelfth regiments and the Governor's
Troop of the National Guard of
Pennsylvania, in command of General
J. P. S. Gobin, to proceed immediately
to Shenandoah, the scene of the rioting.
General Gobin left Harrisburg
shortly after midnight on a special
train.
The following message was received
from the sheriff and immediately reT-l
1
peated to the governor ai ram OiillkUOf
In the Adirondack mountains:
"Shtnandoah, Pa., July 30.?William
A. Stone, Governor, Harrisburg: Deputy
sheriff and two assistants surrounded
and one killed, three of mob
shot by sheriff, three local police officers
shot, one possibly fatal. Town is
without police protection and local
government terrorized, threatened by
mob if they sign petition. Feeling running
high. Mine workers admit foreign
element beyond their control.
Mob is beyond control, situation requires
greatest haste. Sheriff powerless
for want of sufficient assistance.
"S. ROWLAND BEDDAL,
"Sheriff."
TRAIN STRIKES BASEBALLISTS.
Band Wagon Smashed; One Player
Killed and Six Badly Hurt.
The band wagon which was conveying
the Ilion baseball team to Suburban
park at Binghampton. N. Y., Wednesday
was struck at the Broad street
crossing in Lestershire by Erie train
No. 2 and the driver instantly killed
ard six others injured, one seriously.
CHOLERA'S FEARFUL RAVAGES.
Olsease Is Spreading With Terrible
Rapidity in Manchuria.
Official returns received in St.
Petersburg show that cholera is
spreading with terrible rapidity
Throughout Manchuria. The epidemic
now claims hundreds of victims daily,
mostly Chinese, but Russians and other
Europeans are dying of the disease.
oil I npr.ORATES AMERICANS.
, I ? -?*
I The Red Eagle of Third and Fourth
Class Promiscuously Conferred.
: < A cable dispatch from Berlin says:
1 [ The German emperor has conferred a
' j number of decorations incidental to
' the visit to the United States of
Prince Henry of Prussia. The Red
Eagle of the third and fourth class is
bestowed on a score or more Americans
who w**. p"' the
prince.
MITCHELL ENCOURAGES MEN, ~W
In Man Meeting Address Strike Lead* 1
er Assures His Hearers of Cer? 1
tain Victory in Their Struggle. Jjj ]
A special from Scran ton, Pa., says:]
The first of the strikers' mass meet* ]
ings planned to take place at the va* |3j
rious strike centers was held Fridajj ' MM
in the Round woods. There were 7,000| ^ I
strikers present from all parts of tlMT
city and the adjoining towns. Nation* ' j
al President John Mitchell, District j
President T. D. Nicol, District yic#
President Adam R. Riscavage, Dietrich - ^ j
Secretary John Dempsey, Organize^ ' ']
Morteni Memollo and Sub-district Pre**1 %
ident T. P. Phillips delivered ad?
dresses. The crowd enthusiasticaHjj
cheered all the speakers. f . f||i
Mr. Mitchell's speech was brief and
dealt only with the live Issues of thai
fight. He said, In part: 3
"It has been said by some who ardi -M
not your friends that the miners of thd |
Scranton region are getting tired <A
the strike and are going to work. I 'Wsm \
want to Know 11 you are going to won, vaaag i
dishonoring your organization and die* -j
honoring yourselves." :
Cries of "Never! Never!" "Not Not* 1
"Don't you believe it!" and the like.
"If the strike is lost, may God 1 J
mighty help the men, women and chit' :
dren who depend for their subsistence j "
on the mining of anthracite coaL It '
the strike is lost, you wiil pay the cost . "I
want to say that the anthracite ?1| |
miners went on strike themselves. It 43 1
will never end until you vote it ended? -aJ ^
"From the offices of the coal opera* % -Jj
tors in New York comes the declaflP ?
tion that the strike will be settled only; ,
in their own way of settling it. I wouldf "M
direct your attention to similar declara? \
tions made in the 1900 strike. . That ' &BS&
coal trust may be powerful and strong?i^
but the American people whose heart*^
throb in sympathy with the minen* r ;
cause are stronger than the coal trust.. ^
Ninety per cent of the people hava^f*
agreed that the miners are right and! ' $
the operators wrong. ^
"I understand there is some di*J|fl| j
satisfaction and misunderstanding** i
about, the distribution of the relef
fund. The operators have sent men' ; ?
among you to urge you to be dissatls- J
fied. Through the newspapers thejr.
have sent a circular to all the locate
which will explain in detail the plana
for distributing relief. We have enougtf
to see to it that no miner will starv*
during the continuance of the strike. J|
"I want to appeal to men with meantf
to refrain from applying for relldt^ J
Let the fund be used by those who ara
in absolute need of help. Do youB
share of the work. If we are to win;
we must all help.
"The one among you who violated ' *
the law is the worst enemy you have?
No one is more pleased than the opera- .
tors in New York to hear of disorder
in the coal regions. I want our men? to
exercise their rights that inure to
them under the laws, but I want not /3
man to transgress the law. M
"The strike will be won. (Loud C
prolonged cheers.) I have no more
doubt about it than I have that I asx j-lj
stai.ding here addressing you.
"The operators are trying to make it |
appear that the strike is beginning to
break up. I fail to see any signs off
weakening here. (Laughter and
-"If you win, which you surely will, 9
there will be no more strikes; there v^?9
will be a basis of adjustment arrived? ^
at which will prevent strikes.
"If you lose, the operators will make ^
you pay for their strike losses by reducing
your wages. And if you lose
the strike you lose your organization." '*|
OLD PLATFORM GOOD ENOUGH,
North Dakota Democrats Hold ThellT ~
State Convention In Fargo.
North Dakota democrats held their
convention in Fargo Friday and named
a full state ticket.
The platform adopted declares alle*
giance to the time-honored principle* . ^
of the democratic party as set forth in
national platforms adopted' in the past;' ^
pledges itself to a resubmission cr tn?
prohibition law and favors initiative .
and referendum. **
BAYONETS BROUGHT QUIET, j j
Presence of Troops in Shenandoah Hat
Salutary Effect on Hoodlums. >.
Twelve hundred state troops are encamped
on a hill overlooking Shenan-> <
doah, Pa. Down in the town where
rioters and policemen fought their
bloody battle, all is quiet and the Indications
are that so long as the milV? - &
tia remains the peace of the community
will not again be broken.
The riot, which caused tbe soldiers S||
to b? sent there, came like a flash
and was over almost as quickly as it
had started.
employes cane hanna. i :Jg8
Senator is Presented With Token of ' $
Esteem by Street Railway Workers.
The seven or eignt hundred em- ,
ployes of the Cleveland, 0., City Railway
Company, of which Mark Hanna
is president, met in a down-town hall
Monday night and presented Senator
Hanna with a valuable cane. In ao- ^
knowledging the gift Senator Hanna ^
spoke on the relations that he hopes to
see exist soon between capital and J
IGNORANT INDIAN RESPITEDi ' ^
President Commut s Death Penalty of
Hotema to Life Imprisonment. A
special from Paris, Texas, says:
The United States district attorney '
has been notified that the president ^3^
has commuted to life imprisonment tha
death penalty of Solomon Hotema, the
aged Indian, who some years ago mur?
dered several men. women and chtt*
dreu in the Indian Territory because ' ;
he believed them witches and responr '*
sible for deaths from spinal msni* \