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DO THOU IJIHRKTY G RB AT. INSl'ilU? OtJlt SOULS AND MAKIO OUR LIVES IN THY POSSESSION IIAITY, OU OUH DEATHS GLOiUOUS IN THY OAt'BK." VOIL,. XXVLL BENNETTS VILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST J, 1902. Ni). 82. A HOT TIME. Editor DeOhanip Calls Col. Jim Till man a Falsifier AT THE GAFFNEY MEETING. " Correspondent With Tillman Submit- j to<l; Dinordor Bocunio So Wido? unread That Mooting Wan Ad journed. No HIOWH Passed. An orderly meeting of about OOO voters and some ladles ended in dis order at Gaffney Wednesday, involv ing the most sensational incident ol! campaign. Gob Tillman, as details furthor on will show, was reading an editorial from the Cl a liney Ledger chargsng him with ''heing a gamhlor, a Har and a drunkard." Ho was sar castic In his comments and was inter rupted hy Editor DcCamp of thc Ledg er, who assumed entire responsibility and defended with determination his ?charges, tn the ensuing discussion Mr. DcCamp offered "to prove Col. Tillman a Har over hisown signature." "When asked to ?furnish this proof Mr. DcCamp retired to his ellice, submit ting upon ids return tho evidence he low. Thc scene was most sensational. Mr. DcCamp, wt tb no excitement, resolutely pressed his accusation amid noise and confusion, many cheers for Tillman, no small amount for DeCamp and numerous remarks addressed to either and both and sometimes neither. All tho gubernatorial candidates were woll received, Tillman, Hoyward and Talbert leading. Mr. Gary received much cheering and applause, as did Messrs. Sharpe, Martin and Frost. Tho afternoon session had ti full .house, this was true when the guber natorial candidates wore announced at ;3 o'clock. Congressman Talbert was the first speaker, and after tribute to ladies, ho addressed the voters on re sponsibilities of tho otllec sought. Has had some, of thc necessary experienee :and has tho manhood for requirements. 'Trust and monopolies, labor and capi tal dlseussed, and Commercial Dem ocracy vigorously assaulted. Wants good feeling with all classes. Educa tional Interest favored. Reiterated white and colored tax scheme. (Cheers.) Issues forcibly discussed. Col. Talbert was heard most attentively. Inter rupted with cheers, especlallly on tax ;schcmo closed with applause. Thc next speaker was CAPT. Il WY W Alli) who was warmly received. He came here as a stranger, knowing but very few of these South Carolinians and was most grateful for such greeting. 'This county destined to be one of the : greatest counties of South Carolina. Payed a tribute to South Carolina ^womanhood, then passed on to his .candidacy. All love feast issues dis* . cussed, blend and centre in up-building .of our State. These issues discussed In their exact meaning. Dispensary, 'education, good-roads, pensions dis 'cussed. Tribute to Confederate, sol Klier. Heard witli closest interest and :applause; eldred with applause. MU. ANSHl, CAMK NIC XT "yvU&h applause and unfortunately, with a*o?rc throat. Ile regretted this, but made his speech. Coining from the Pearl of tho Piedmont portion of thc State bo which Cherokee belonged; paid his tribute to woman and her up lifting influences. Comes with en dorsement of Greenville county, six years in legislature; comes with en dorsement of live upper KouthCarollna counties as solicitor for 12 years; olll cial reen rd satisfactory, always, to his constituents. Issues discussed and Mr. Ansel's voice interferred not with interest of his hearers, lie was heard throughout with close attention, in troduced Uro. Crpfford to thc Cherokee : audience; closed with applause. DH. TIMM KUNIAN was thc next speaker, claiming that j Wo and Mr. Ansel, twice married, were thc only true friends of thc ladies. Has never had to medicate his private . or oflloial character. Col. Talbert re reis to "tlmble rigging" in South Caro lina politics. Tills is something un known to the speaker. Has what no . competitor can say, the endorsement ? of the people of Smith Carolina. At j home elected to the, legislature, when i not a candidate and under his prot est, iail honor not bestowed on any other 5so far as he know. Ile is standing In ibis own shoes; running on his own mame. Object of government is pro tection of society and issues so dis ciwsudL As to when he was treasurer, ho AM wot have to borrow money. As sailed ffjtyl. Talbert's white tax scheme; this ls dangerous. Closed with ap plause. U?flUT. OOV. TILLMAN was the next and last speaker who came forward with cheers and ap plause and hurrahs for Tillman. Re turned thanks for this and for past support. Glad to soo these people face to face to lot thom see If ho ls tho man painted. Appeals to his country, and by this to be judged; standing on record. Referred again to thc ruling incident in thc senate, then on to .sword a If air. Finishing these in dc * tall, ho found it necessary to notice au .editorial in the Gaffney Ledger pub lished some weeks ago. This edltorlal oharged Col. Tillman .' with "being a gambler, a Uar and a . drunkard." Col. Tillman was reading 'thc article, stopping for vigorous and ?.sarcastic characterization on Its con " ' tents. Tho article stated that County Chairman 'P. P. Butler and Messrs. McGraw and Sarrat could substantiate . what was said. Turning to Mr. lintier Cpl. Tillman asked to hear from him. Replying, Col. Sutler said: "I know ^absolutely nothing about tliej state ment and the man who wrote it did so without my authority." D'OAMT WAS TIIKKH. Col. TUlYnnn was proceeding In vig orous and sarcastic characterization of thc article whon lid I tor DcCamp of 'The Ledger stopped ii pon thc stage and advancing directly lo (Joh Tillman, whom he faced, sahl: "I am thc man who wrote the editorial ana am re sponsible for it." Turning to Col. ^hitler, Mr. DcCamp said: llavoyou not boon drinking with Col. Tillman j In^ColumblaV" "Not more than with you," replied Mr, Rutlor. (Cheers.) Tho crowd was very noisy and vehe ment, now and tho ladles loft precipi tately, tho scene being stormy and threatening. OI Veers for Tillman and some for DeCamp; various cries and suggestions to both and general move ment a niau g thc audience. The chair man's gavel and other noises were heard. Mr. Decamp stood his ground resolutely and again expressed with do-: termination his authorship and responsibility." Then yon are tho author of some thing ol* which you should he asham ed." said Col. Tillman. Mr. DeCamp's cool reply made a terrille commotion wheo ho said: "Col. Tillman, 1 can pi'oye you a liar over you own signa ture.'' Col. Tillman requested him to ilo so and Mr. Camp went to his olllce for the proof. Jo the meantime Mr. Ca ugh in un who had been absent, tiled to speak but no one heard. n'OAMi* mci NOS HIS I'KOOK. Gol. Tillman was proceeding with j his speech when Mr. DeCanip returned producing the two letters below, ho staled again that he could prove Col. Tl il man a falsifier and read tho letters which were in reply to bills sent from time to time regarding an advertise ing account which he had not been able to collect. Following ls a ver batim copy of the letters: Edg?ll??dj .lan. :i. 1902. Mr. IC. ll. DeCamp, Nidi tor Grit and Steel, Cannoy, S. C.: 1 have rCCelved several letters from you i enclosing bill for advertising in <?rit and Steel. I beg to say that I titihk if you will refer to you books you will lind that all these bills I made with Grit and Steel woro promptly paid and in ad yanco. Yours truly, (Signed) .las. ll. Tillman. Replying to another bill from ML*. D?Gamp, came the following letter. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 12, 11)02. Mr. 10. II. DeCamp, Business Manager (frit and Steel, Gaffney, S. C.: While l ani satisfied that I have al ready paid the bill which you sent to Mr. Shephard. I hand you under this cover my check for $1 in payment of same. Kindly acknowledge receipt. Yours truly, Jas. ll. Tillman. "KNHW UK WAS LYING.7 Mr. DeCamp maintained that Col, Tillman knew ho owed the account when he denied it and he also Insisted that the contents of the two letters revealed this fact. Mr. DeCamp fur? thor remarked as he finished reading the letters that Col. Tillman had never paid thc bill and knew that he was lying when he wrote, the letter. Col. Tillman asked Mr. DeCamp to hand him the letters. Mr. DeCamp refused to do so. Cpl. Tillman insist ed. Mr. DeCamp again refusing, say ing (bey were his property. Col. Till man said he only wanted to read them, and Mr. DeCamp handed them to him, standing by Col. Tillman while he read. After reading Col. Tillman said: "If I only had one matter on my mind at once 1 would have known, but after consulting my books and finding the error, I sent him thc money due him." Mr. DeCamp then wanted to know If lt toole six letters to lind out one mistake in u set of books. There was much noise and excitement In the audience, much cheering, some hiss ing. Not a majority of the audience by any means were cheering. Most of the noise soe mod to be in favor of Till man, but Mr. DeCamp, who firmly and aggressively stood his ground, was by no means without friends and sup porters. Finally Chairman Butler ro gard'ng that Col. Tillman's time limit had expired, adjourned the meeting. WANTS A CAROLINA STONE. Hon. William J. Heyan Writes Rottet' to Statu (.colonist. Hon. W. J. B rayan wants a stone from tills state. State Geologist Karie Sloan have received thc following let ter, which explains the matter more fully: Lincoln, Neb., July 18th. Hon. Earle Sloan, State Geologist, Charleston, S. C. My Dear Slr: 1 am going to have, just above tho fireplace in thc news paper room of my new homo, a mosaic made up of stones from the states which I carried in either campaign. I desire a piece of granite, or marble, if possible. I wanta piece ten inches square, polished on the face, and three Inches thick. The name of the State will be carved bore, so that the letters will be uniform. If you will pick out such a stone and send lt to mc by frieghl I shall be glad to rclmbuseyou to the thc extent of any expense you may incur. Yours truly, YV. J. Bryan. In a letter to thc Charleston Post Mr. Sloan says: "This will il Ilford sonic of our gran ite quarries an excellent opportunity to exhibit some of our very superior granite, and tho privilege of honoring tho distinguished statesman from Nebraska, "1 beg to suggest that the block to be tendered be f rom some one of the monumental grades affording a pro nounced relief. In order to prominent ly set forth the name "South Car olina" in the letters with which it is to be carved at Lincoln. "The dark or Syenitlc granite would probably show to t he best ad vantage. I should be pleased to re ceive tenders from from the respect! vc quarry owners." "Very respectfully, "Farle Sloan." As South Carolina gave her elec toral vote to Mr. ll ry an in both lils runs for the Presidency, ho probably has a double desire for a block from this slate. UH od th? Bailie IMMIOI. Frank Poker, father of Charles F and V J Poker, prominent business men of Columbus! Ga , committed suicide Wednesday by shooting him self In the right temple with a :)8 callbrc revolver at the Poker Iron works. Mr Poker was a Bohemian, about 70 years of agc, and had lived in Columbus about 25 years, lils mind had been Impaired lo some extent for a year or two About four years ugo his son, Joseph Poker, committed suicide In tho same svay and used thc same pistol \ > . DEPUTY AHL KILLED I By n Supposed Horso Thief Named Joftooat In LOWER PART OF AIKEN COUNTY. Tho Story ofTho Anuir ns Obtained iVoiu D?neront Sourced. Tho Fugitivo a Dcnporato Man. ph lasO Tuesday night week Gov. MeSweehcy received the following telegram: Wagoner, .Inly 22. To Go?'\ Mcsweeney, Columbia, S. C. Jotfoout found. Killed ono of our men. Escaped to swamp. Send bloodhounds lo Perry tonight on train No. 29. " J. A. Picons, Deputy She ri If. The governor found it impossible to got communication with Wagoner or to get bloodhounds, and wired tho sherill' of Aiken comity to that effect, also asking for further particulars. There ls a reward of $100 for thc cap ture and delivery of .lolfcoat, ?is lt is supposed that he is at tho head of a gang of horse thieves that have been terrorizing the whole county. The governor heard nothing more Wednesday of the affair. 1 Ie expected a reply from Sherill' Alderman to bis telegram during thc forenoon, but np to 2..'10 o'clock nothing came from the sherill'. The governor then wired tho slioriIf again as follows: "Have you any information In re gard to Jeffcoat militer at Wagner? 1 wired you last night to give me lull in formation. Answer." Tile State's correspondent at Augusta sends thc story below, giving some further information. Though Jeffcoat is claimed In tho story as a Georgian, he is a South Carolinian un fortunately, and is known as a des perado. The facts presented to thc governor show that he bas been operat ing at thc head of a gang of horse thieves in Aiken county for some time and only hist week the reward refer red to above was offered, Herc is what thc correspondent says: A uKOitoiA ACCOUNT. "Georgia has produced a veri table Tracey, who has crossed over into Carolina and has worked thc authori ties of that State to a fever heat. Charlie Jeffcoat was being chased by a sheriff in the southern part of Georgia hist week for horse stealing and when he got too close for the welfare of the fugitive Jeffcoat turned on him, shot him. The criminal then crossed the river to Aiken county and the chase was taken up by Sherill' Alderman of Aiken and Deputy Ahl with blood hounds. Tuesday morning sometime they struck tho criminal's trail and followed him to Jelfeoatlown, a set tlement down the river. When they discovered Jeffcoat and were closing In on him lie turned and tired a broad side at the two olllcers. Sherill' Alder man escaped the bullets, but Deputy Ahl was shot dead and thc criminal escaped the second time about 5.2JO Tuesday afternoon, taking to the woods. Sherill' Alderman immediate ly organ i/.cd a posse and notified thc sherill's of Orangeburg and lOdgclield, who have joined in the hunt for Jeff Coat, bloodhounds still being used to trace. HE WANTUI) A HMS. Things rocked along until Wednes day night before tho governor got any Information from tho olllcers in Aiken and when it did anne it was vague and brought no facts bearing on the kill ing of the deputy, lt was in tho shape of the following telegram: Aiken, July Governor Mcsweeney: Palmetto lilies disbanded. Guns are here but some parties refuse to give them up. Wire instructions. My dep uty and posse, still there. Will leave soon as possible. Owen Alderman, Sheriff. Governor Mcsweeney promptly sent this reply: Owen Alderman, Sherill', Aiken, S. C.: I sahl nothing about Palmetto ri des. My advice was for yiai to organ ize posse and do your best to capturo dolf cou t. Give me full particulars by wire. M. P>. McSwecney, Governor. MO UH MHSSAOKS. Wagener, s. G., July 21. Gov. M. ll. Mcsweeney: Thc people think the parties are bore in the swamp. Is there any chance for blood bounds. If.so send them. Send me two boxes 38 and IO Winchester rides to Perry hist train. Owen Alderman, Sheri If. This reply was sent: Owen Alderman, Sheriff, Wagoner, S. C. : Ihive directed adjutant general's department to ship two boxes of 38 and 10 Winchesters cartridges to Perry at once. Will see If I can secure blood bounds from county authorities hero. Wire me fully as to your move ments ?ind do your best to capture Jell'coat. M. H. Mcsweeney, Governor. Then caine this from tho sheriff: Wagener, S. C., July 21. Gov. M. M. Mcsweeney: Parties here who are harboring Jell' coat aro trying to koop us olf him. Must 1 arrest those parties and send them to jail. Notify sheriff Lexing ton county to come and protect that side of river. Answer. Owen Alderman Sheriff. This answer was dispatched: Owen Alderman Sheriff, Wagoner, S. C.: Telegram received. It is your duty to arrest the parties who aro In tor for Ing with your efforts to capture Jeffcoat. I would not hesitate a mo ment to arrest every one of thom and place thom In jail. M. lt. McSweeney Governor. Thc governor then wired to Lexing ton's sheriff ns follows: Sheriff Lox In ton County. Lexing ton, S. C., Owen Alderman, sherill' Aiken coun ty, wires from Wagoners as follows: "Notify sheriff Lexington county to como and protect that side of rivor." Comply with Sheriff Alderman's re quest. Wiro hi ni at Wagonor. Do all you cnn to assist in tho arrest Of Jeff coat. M. B. Mcsweeney, Governor. About 2 o'clock Sherill Alderman who had gone to Perry's wired the governor this report: Perry, S. G..July 24. Gov. M. B. Mcsweeney, Columbia, S. C.: Last account .Jeffcoat going back to Brown's landing. Got posse in pur suit. Owen Alderman, Sheri fr. JKVTCOAT'S OliOHOIA H13COUD. The ?Savannah Morning News, re ferring to the killing of the Aiken deputy by Jeffcoat, Wednesday gavo the desperado's Georgia record as fol lows: "This makes Jo (looa t's third killing. Ho was wanted in lOmanuel county, Ga., for killing a mau named Wilson, near l l erndon last winter, lie went til pro under tho name of Charlie John son, and lt ls said he and Wilson were doing an illicit liquor business to gether. Aller killing Wilson he left Kmanuel, but recently returned. Sheri IV Flanders had made several ef forts to apprehend him and on thc night of July 1<> undertook, with a posse to surround him in a swamp. Thc man had escaped, however, and thc posse scattered to search for him. Deputy Sherill'Curl and Joe Flanders, a brother of the sherill', overtook Jell coat and his wife on the road to M hi ville at 11 p:'m. The desperado was expecting arrest and was sittlug In his buggy with his face to tho rear. When ordered to surrender he shot Flanders in the left breast with a Win chester rille, then jumped from thc buggy and lied to a swami). Mrs. Jeffcoat, or Johnson, also took part in the shooting and was wounded in thc head. She ls now jn JaiJ at Swains bo rc. "Jeffcoat baS sailed under a alias. In IOmanuel county he was known as Charlie Johnson. The people of that county have been greatly aroused, and any nows ol' the man who killed Flan ders is eagerly sought. This was shown by the way In which informa tion was sought from Columbia and Aiken. "Rewards amounting w $900 have been offered foi' Jeffcoat. Dodgers h;<.vc been prlntWI and circulated, giv ing descriptions ol' -Iiim. These may be the means of running him to earth. The rich prize his capture would bring wiil induce police and constabularies to maintain a strict watch for him. Ho will find it a di (lieu lt task to escape, and may yet meet death at the point of a Winchester as unerring ?is his own, "The wife of J. C. Flanders oilers $200 for the apprehension of Jcll'coat, and Sherill'J. T. Flanders, brother of the murdered man, oilers $200 moro. In addition, $200 is offered by friends of the Flanders, and the aggregate of $000 is on deposit in tho Citizens' batik at Swainsboro. In addition, there ls $:U)0 offered by the governor. "Jcll'coat, or Johnson, is described as being between 27 and .'10 years old, willah lng about l.'h? or 110 pounds. He is f> feet ?, or 10 inches high, and bas blue eyes and dark brown hair, which, at a distance, seems black. Ho has a light mustache and features, When he left Immanuel county, ho was barefoot and In his shirt sleeves, "Jelfoout's occupation is Unit of a wood sawyer. Ile has two brothers living in Aiken and two living hear that place.'' M AUK HIS KHC.W'K. The Columbia St ate says though il was expected that news would reach hero Friday that sonic ol' the posse after Jeffcoat had managed cither i< capture of kill him, that il: seems tin fellow is an artful dodger ami has managed lo confuse ami ('.nully elude Hie man hunters who were so close upon his I racks. The only informa, thai the. governor received Friday wai most discouraging, ll came in tili.1 form: Wagoner, .1 lily 27). Hov. M. B. Mcsweeney: Have iib definite trace of J elf coat. Some, t hink he has gone; others' say hot. Will slay herc today. Have you heard from Pi titer and Hankinson Answer. Owen Alderman Sheriff. HOW DHIMJTY Alli. WAS K11.1,Kl), The State's correspondent at AI kel has sent Hie following details of Un killing of Deputy Sherill' Ahl by UH Hoeing desperado: On Monday even lng, July 21, Oliief of Police 1). C Weeks Of tho city of Aiken recel vet a telegram stating that thc notorious horse, thief J elf oca t was near Sei vern h this county, and lo go there at once At ll o'clock that night ho aceompanl cd by Mr. D. C. Ahl, left for Sci vern The account of thc chase and its sat result, your correspondent has getter from Chief Weeks upon his return, Mr. Weeks says: Witch wc arriv?e at Soi vern wc were Informed that .leif coat had moved from where ho wa when the telegram was sent to mc The good citizens of Solvent wont U work Immediately to locate him. Mr Ahl and myself with two other oltl zens of Aiken county went over Inti Lexington county, and there strucl his trail and followed him towards Co lumbla some four or live miles, tlici turning toward Horse bridge wc tracci him back again Into Aiken county, am we finally located him in thc yard o his mother's house near Horse bridge lie saw us as wc approached and called to him to surrender, when li at once opened Uro on our party wltl a shotgun, and* then made for th swamp. Our party separated atv headed him oil' from tho swamp am drove him back again to hlghc ground, lie scoretcd hlmsolf in dense thlckot In a little hollow an oponed fire ?gain on us, which wa replied to by our party. About 10 o 12 shots were fired at this place. II thou ran off up tho hollow and turne back toward tho swamp, when I head cd him olf again. Mr, Ahl hoing bc hind mc, did not notice his sudde turn, and Jeffcoat being concealed I a thlckot shot Ahl In tho back as h was passing him. Ahl fell from bi horso mortally wounded and only live a few moments after wo readied hltr Wo who were left still pursued Jcf coat, ho firing at us and wo at him lie fell to tho ground thc last shot fired at him and wo thought him doac but upon a thorough soaroh wo foim ho had gotten away. "I oarrlcd Ahl's body to Wagcnoi whore an inquest was held and then I brought him to his family In Aiken and dually ho was laid to rest at Elko, his old-home." Mr. Weeks says Mr, Ahl'sdeath has caused intense feeling lind excitement in this county and his friends are on a lleroe Uunb after Jel?coat. Tills all happened on Tuesday, thc 22d inst. On Wednesday Sherill Alderman to gether! with a posse took up thc chase, and they are still hunting for this des perado, Jeffcoat. TUE FARMER'S ALLIANCE. leonidOfm Coiiiiti?b Wero Kopi'OBOUt joel nt tho Stat? ?If doti nf?. ? TJie -Stale alliance, the organization of which so much was beard a lew years huck -particularly lu campaign years ki.still alive and doing well uc ee rd lng to president Ell rd, and he docs not think that its days of useful ness ititi over'. Tho organ Iza Hon met in Columbia Wednesday night and be gun Ita annual session, reaching a ii nal adjournment about midnight, There were l l of tim forty-odd coun ties in the State re presen tod at thc gather! ng. At tim opening of thc session Presi dent 1>. P. Kit rd of Lexington pre sented his annual report. Thc following appointments were made for the present meeting: Chaplain- das. A. Lewis. S te wa vd -.J. lt. Thompson. Doorkeeper--A. H. Frick. Assistant Doorkeeper-O. V, Good win. Tho olllccrs present were tho follow ing: President1-I). E. Eli rd. Vice President and Lecturer-W. N. Elder. Secretary-Treasurer-J. W. Reid. Executive Commltbomcn-Dr. J, L. Shuler, J. F. Nisbet and A. C. Eyles. Committee on Credentials J. R. Thompson, James T, Held, and W. N. Campbell. The following delegates from subor dinate alliances were in attendance: Anderson-J, lt. Douthit. Rain well-W. II. Duncan. Chester-S. T. McKeown. Dorchester -AV. N. Campbell. ' I lorry-das. A. Lewis. Lancaster-J. R, Thompson. Laurens-Q. P. Goodwin. Lexington-J. W. prober. Marlon-IC: C. Edwards. Newberry-J. L. Kelti. Oconce--dames T. Held. Plokens-W. W. l<\ Bright. Spartanburg--J. W. Poid. Union-A. G. byles. York - J. F. A she. Pounty Land- J. U. Pickett. Ford---G. lb WI uga rd, RighUvell A. S. Krick. St. Clair J. A. Wessh)goi\ ,S%;r., morville- ...lames M. Addy. Thoro wore Interesting and timely talks on general al I hi nco topics by Y Ice President and Lecturer W. N. Eider, A. G. byles, .). I'. Nisbet, W. N. Campbell, J, ?. ricket!, and J. W. Drchor. The report, of the executive com initi?e in regard io the hooks Of g??rci a ry-liva surer being examined and found correct was adopted. A press committee was appointed consisting of O. P? Goodwin, J^ P. Nis bet and ,). lb Pickett, A telegram from Col. Jamos A. Hoyt published in Thc. Cotton Plant, explaining lils absence was read bofore Um St a Lc alliance. All the otilccrs were thon unani mously reelected fio- tho coming yeat*. Tli? committee oh good of tim order was chosen as follows: Dr. .Lil?. Snider J. ll. Pickett, and J. ll. Doti th I ti. Thc following offered by .las. l.t. Addy way adopted: Ih-.olved. Thal, this alliance ask tho directors of thc State alliance ex change for a contribution from thc interest accruing from said exchange fund for thc henelit of thc reorganiza tion of tho suspended alliances. The usual resolution of thanks to thc railroads for reduced rates was adopted. Columbia was chosen as place of next meeting and the time is the fourth Wednesday in duly, 15)03, at 8.a0 p. m. The committee on reorganization of the alliance was continued as follows: 1). P. Ktlrd, president: W. N. Elder, vice president; A.C. Lyles, incihbor of executive committee. Afc midnight the alliance concluded all its business and adjourned the an nual session. -The State. A Columbia Hoy. The Columbia State says some years ago a tall, slender young man loft his home in Columbia determined to make a name for himself In tho far west. It was James C. Sims, a son of tim late Col. R. M.. Sims, and ho was full of determination. He came backte his old homo a few days ago on a visit to lils relatives, and goes from Columbia to Washington to visit his mother and sisters, lie ls now a stout, linc look ing man. lie is thc presont State chairman of thc Democratic party In California, a leading lawyer in San Franoiseo, and Js tho Stato senator representing tho county in which thc city of San Francisco ls located. Mr. Sims'scores of old fi lends were de lighted to seo him once moro and to congratulate him upon lils success. Deputy Collectors ChmiKod. Major Micah Jenkins, who bas as sumed charge of the collector's oillce, has made no change hi the ellice force, and most of tho clerks there have been commissioned. Two changes have been mado in tho list of deputies, howevor. George Washington Murray, appointed by Collector Rooster, has been supplanted by E. W. Sere von of Columbia who ls a stautioh white Re publican. Deputy Collector Harper, appointed also by Collector Rooster, has been supplanted by Deputy Mar shal Adams, who has been for somo time connected with tho United States marshal's oillce In Charleston. . An Awful Doati?. ; While attempting to cross tho track In front of a passenger train Carrie Meets, a colored girl, twelve years old, was run over, and Instantly killed Wednesday morning near Helena, a station on tho Columbia and Greon vilo division of tho Southern. Thc mangled romains woro scattered for u mlle along tho traok, fr-'" SOME PLAIN TALK Against Child Labor by tho Hov. Hudson Stuck. THE SOUTHERN H&IVILEGE/ nocieron That Ii lu Ono Willoh (ho South WIM Denounce and l<'orbhl IV hon Aroused. Tho Hov. Hudson Stuck, Doun ol' St. Matthovm' Cathedral, publishes tho following letter on the question of child labor ju the Dallas, Texas, News, lt will he ol* Interest to our readers just at this thne; I nth sorry to seo that Tho Nows, in Its leading edi toi'lul of Tuesday, seems disposed to put a damper upon tho IV tte n/i ps that aro being piado to pro curo such legislation }n Texas as shall prevent tho employment ol'children in factories, I had thought that ir tho world had arrived at one definite con clusion in tho whole wide realm ol economics, it was that such luhor is detrimental to the well-being ol' the community, and ls a proper object ol leg Isla tl ve prol 11 hi tlon. It ls not a theory that we aro deal ing willi. Wo are not to ho led from the plain purpose ho fore us hy vague considerations of tho' wholo subject of thc condition of children In homes and on farms through out tho State. lt ls one plain, notorious, indefensible abuse that we arc socking to abolish "Some senti mental reformers," says your article ol' Tuesday, "taking little note of prog ress that has been made, and ol' the natural difllcultlcs that must always remain in the way, would make the old-time crusade to free the little meek slaves (d' London" (whatever I hat may mean) ''a new-lime lad, and would run oil'into lines that are not practi cal, and that turn In the wrong direc tion.'' Now that either means some thing or lt means nothing. It has either sonic application lo Texas or it bas none. The only movement on foot today in Texas, ol' which I know any thing, is a movement to secure thc passage and enforcement, ?d' a law te prohibit entirely the em ploy mont of children under I2 years of age hi fac tories, and lo regulate thc. hours and conditions of employment of young persons up lo Ki years ol' age. ls this a now-lline fad? ls that running od in Ihn s that aro not prac tica', and Ulai turo 11: tile wrong di rect) m? Td call lt a new-time fad ls absurd, ll ls thc the old struggle that was foitglilout out in langland many di radi i;ago, thal, was fought out In New langland soon after, that has hoon h night and won in every Euro pean conni ry, and that mon had sup pi >sed would never have to he fought again, Hut il' it be necessary to prove that t wo and two makes four lu thc Sont,h as well as in New England (and of such manifest shnpllcty I hold thc economic problem In question to he) why we must open the matter again, must re-address ourselves to the old task. Tho conditions existing in Dallas to day ure conditions that the llrltlsh Parliament forbade in England exact ly loo years ago, in 1802; that were forbidden hy law in Massachusetts sixty-six years ago, in 18UG. In one mill in this city there are be tween sixty and seventy children from 5 ort? years old to 12, working twelve hours a day. And this not all. Two or three times a week, whenever lt suits the convenience of the mill, they work Hf teen hours a day. That is what thc first English factory act for bade, In 1802. Utterly ignorant, not knowing their letters very often, even up to good sized youth, these children are Compelled to forego the night school to which they drag their weary foot, whenever it suits their employers to demand overtime. "At any rate,'' says your* leading article, "if the child labor movement ls to be kept along let the good work begin at once where lt is most need ed." That is precisely tho view of those who arc beginning thc agitation for factory laws In Texas. Wo know iib better place where thc movement may he "kept along" as you express lt, than right hore in our midst whore such outrages on childhood are per mitted. Tho Encyclopedia Britannica, lil summing up its article on factory laws, says "Hy these various enact ments thc State has emphatically taken under its protection thc wllolo class of children and young persons employed in manufacturing Industries. It has dono this in thc namo of tho moral and physical health of tho com munity." Ono would hardly accuse thc Britannien of hoing a "?>entlmcnt al reformer." Says Dr. Hadley, tho president of Yale, In his recent book "Economics" (1000,) "Prohibition of child labor ls unquestionably Justlllcd on public grounds, because If children go to work In the factory at too early an agc they arc deprived of the chance of health and education willoh would enablo thom to make the mast of themselves." That ls tho case In a nutshell. All observation, all expcrl enco, show that children put to work early In faotorlos aroceprlved of those two things-perhaps the two most valuable things that a human being can possess-thc chance of health and tho chanco of education. Charles H. Spahr, In hts late book entitled "America's Working Peoplo," says: "Whoo 1 wont through tho mills at Now Bedford, I Baw only two children 'who looked to mo less than 13," and ho was assured that they hold eortl neates that thoy wore above that age. "In Massachusetts today," ho adds, "I hoard no manufacturer oven hint at a deslio for the Southorn priv ilege of omploylng llttlo children." '"Tho Southorn nrlvllcgol" Does lt not mako tho blood of honest mon and womon boll to hear of this Southern prlvllcgo? Wc are about to colobrato with ovory circumstance of honor and dignity, our undying memory of thoso who shed thobr blood In the Civil War. Wo arc about to laud our heroes to thc skies once mor?, We have been accustomed elnco tim time of Homy Grady l.o point lo Hie wi . ^ow South" Unit luis sprung mic ashes of that .old South for willoh tlicso heroes fought. Jlut ls it not mnttoi' for'serious relleetlon that this Now Suuth ls bringing in Ita train tho old, worn-out, thoroughly discredited abuses that even the greed of Eastern manufacturers long ago relinquished for very shame? That in many eases the descendants of the very men who plunged tho nation in warfare to abol ish tho institution of negro slavery, uro employing their capital to enslave our poor white children today? Tho South has been apathetic be cause, and only because, this thing was new to ft; because lt has crept In almost unnoticed, and is still very I hugely unknown to lt. A huge ma jority of tilo citizens of Dallas arc wholly ignorant of thc state ot a Ita I rs in tills respect within their own city limits. Tho heart or the South is souud wherever women and children arc concerned; quick tu resent and lo protect, '"rile Southern privilege ol' employing little children" for lil l cen hours a day in factor?as, ls a Privileg?? which the .South will denounce and for* ul as soon as lt wakes uri to the situation, HUDSON STUCK. Dean of St. Matthew's, AGAINST CHILD LA non. Texan TtmcltOi'H ?tl tl Re an App??al to lilt: I ,<v; islul lii'tV. Thc Dallas, Texas, News says by the invitation of Prof. Long, ibo su perintendent, of Dallas public schools, Dean Stuck made an address to the teachers of tho city schools on thc subject of the legislative regulation of child labor in factories. There were about 100 teacher present, and much interest was displayed. Dean Stuck quoted from an article by Elbert Hubbard, the author of '"ThcMessage to Garcia," In the current number of "The Philistine," as follows, "i know the sweat shops of Hester street, New York; I am familiar with the vide, depravity and degradation of the Whitecbapel district in East London; I hove visited the Ghetto in Venice; 1 know the lot of tho coal miners of Pennsylvania, and I know something of Siberian atrocities, but for misery, woe, and hopeless suffering, I have never seen anything to equal the cot ton mill slavery cf South Carolina ibis in my own America, tho land of the free and tho home of thc, brave! For the adult who accepts the lifo or tho mills I have no word to say it is his own business. My plea ls in defense of thc innocent. I voice the cry of tho child whoso sob is drowned In tim thunder of whirring wheels." Dean Stuck Insisted that tho condi tion of things in South Carolina threatened Texas, too; that a begin ning had already been made of the In troduction ot the system of child labor that now was the time to make a strong light for the enactment of a law that should forbid its extension, and that lt was necessary to arouse public sentiment In order that such a bill might havo a chance of passing at the next session of thc Legislature. The following resolutions, moved by Prof. Morgan, were unanimously ad opted; "Whereas, Thc Increase of factories In States where there is no regulation of thc employment of child labor has resulted In certain grave evils to childhood, namely, ilrst, an excesslvo length of dally work, this being ex tended at times Into the night; second ly, thc physiclal, mental anti moral weakening of the children, owing to this contiucmont and the unhealthy conditions of work;, and, thirdly, a great increase in tho percentage of illiterates owing to the loss to Ibo children of the opportunities of school. ''Whereas, Factories arc rapidly In creasing lu Texas, and these grave evils are increasing with them. We, thc teachers of the Dallas public schools In thc name of thc children of Texas, do respectfully present to thc legisla tors of Texas our earnest request that they take into consideration thc mat ter of regulating child labor. Wc urge that Texas prolltby tho bitter experience of t'.J older cotton States and regulate obese evils before they assume greater proportions. We be lieve that this regulation ought to come now, for lt ls statesmanship to learn from others how to prevent these evils rather than to learn in our turn by saeribeting the lives of a genera tion of children." AK?*CCH WIH? ftfillor Capt. Capors agrees with T. E. .Millor about the appointment of negro physicians on tho pension hoards. Ho says that ho had decllmed to with draw his recommendation of a colorod physician on tho pension examining board both at Greenville and at Colum bia, and has advised the department that if tho colored physicians recom mended arc not retained that ho will decline to make any further recom'j inondations In that particular matter, Capt Capers takes thc position that lt is not a social matter, but simply a business proposition, and a just rec ognition of merit in two unassuming reputable, capablo physicians of the colored race. IcTllcd IiIRo Goobol. donnes Cock roll was shot and killed from tho court house window at Jack sorr Ky., at noon Wednesday by an unknown assassin. Erlonds who ac companied tho wounded mah to Lex ington say they fear his death will bo tho signal for a prolonged and dis astrous warfare Cook roll was preparing to leave Jaokson to got out of a fued when tho shots wero fired. Ho was town marshal of Jackson. ; Still At Imv?o. Harry Tracoy, tho outlaw appeared at Miller's logging camp, four milos from Kansaskat, Wednesday. Tracey is not wounded, and looks fresh and rested. Ho is wearing a dorey hat, but he had a slouch hat in his pookot. Ile still lins his rlilo and two revolvers and has a good supply of ammuni tion. _ _ UNH1S0.U1TBD lOVO (lrOVO (I VOUIlg man to commit suicido In a St, Peters burg hotel. It transpired that he had asked a Uttlo girl in tho street to choose one of two pieces of pnpor which he handod to her. On one was writ ten !i Td fe," and on tho other ?'Doath." Tho girl choose "Death." AN AWFUL SCENE. A Man Curses and Raves on the Scaffold JUST BEFORE BEING HUNG For o Brut ul Murder. A Sud Wni'iiiilK to Y o II UK M on to hot Strong- Drink A lour. Al. fovty-ono minutos past eleven- . o'clock Tuesday morning Ashley Cooke and 'l'uni Lauderdale, thc murderers ni lOugineer Wray, expiated their crinto upon thc gallows at Greenville Miss. Cooke died cursing everybody In G roen ville and the olllcors of tho law. Lauderdale mot his fate calmly. At early dawn great throngs ol' peo ple began to arrive in tho city and by . \ lo o'clock tho place was crowded to ~" ile utmost capacity. Sherill' Hunt had sworn In a largo number of deputies and every precau tion was taken to prevent any possible trouble. Cooke and Lauderdale, af- v. ter a good night's sleep, awoke at.?/ : ^ o'clock. Breakfast was offered them but both declined to Cat. Cooke was visited by ROY. Cunning ham, who tiled his utmost to induce the doomed man to embrace religion, but all to no purpose. - At ll o'clock tho two mon woro brought Into tho corridors of tho Jail whoro thc last farewells wore said.1 They woro then taken to tho scar fold and In full view of thousands of people both were hanged. Lauderdalo remained firm and quiet throughout but Cooke raved Uko a madman, curs ing everything and cvorybody in Greenville and ii nally when tho black cap was adjusted ho uttered a foai'ful oath at tho sheriff and his deputies. There was no semblance of trouble. BTOHY OF 'f 1115 OU1M1S. Thc crlmo for which Ashley Cooko and Tom Lauderdale Tuesday paid tho death.penalty on tho gallows commit ted on a Yazoo and Mississippi Valloy train about 3 o'clock on tho morning of December 30, J 001, beWMQjMl?&tXi towns of Leland and EHS??betnin Washington county.'^??r Ashloy Cootcet ^sfm Laudordalo, Will Blackburn and G. M. Phipps, ror siding In Bolivar county, boarded the northbound passenger train at 3 o'clock In the morning for tho purposo of returning to their home at Shelby, G. M. Wray, an onglneor, was a pas senger on tho car entered by Cooko and his party. Cooke and his tinco com panions wore all moro or less under tho inlluenco of liquor. Phipps foll against Wray who was asleep on scat in tho coach. Wray asked Phipps what he meant and reply came from Cooke that lt meant that he (Wray) must leave the coach. Wray having fully awoke realized that tho men woro drinking and told them that it was all right and that ho would leave thc car. As Wray started to walk out Black burn said to Cooke: "What shall we do with that follow? He says that ho has done nothing, but ls willing to apologize." VOTED TO IC ll JJ HIM. "1 vote to kill bimi" replied Cooke. Phipps at this time sank into a seat and was not with his companions. Cooke, Lauderdale and Blackburn then began shooting at Wray as tho latter was trying to leave the coach. Wray was riddled with bullets and fell dead In thc aislo ot thc car. While Conductor McLauchlln, who had stop ped tho train, was looking for olllcors to assist him in thc arrest of thc three men, tho trio got olf and wont to tho engine and forced the engineer to un couple thc engine and proceed at once to Shelby and the engineer obeyed the Instructions at the point of a gum At Shelby, Cocke,. Lauderdalo and Blackburn were arrested and brought to Greenville on a special train, every precaution hoing taken to provent a lynching which was threatened by many cltlzoiis. Tho men wore indict ed for murder in tho first degree. Codec and Lauderdale essayed to bo 1 tried together and after ono of thc most hitter legal battles In tho history of thc country, they were convlotcd and sentenced to bo hanged on March 21, 1002. Notlco of an appeal was filed, which stayed tho oxeoutlon. Later Blackburn was tried found gull I ty. l?o was sentenced to imprison ment for lifo, his previous oharacter having boon proven exceptionally good. Tho supremo court reviewed the caso of Cooke and Laudordale and af toi an oxhaustlvo examination of thc/ record adlrrncd tho decision of th(e lower court and fixed Tuesday, $my 23, as tho day for tho execution. OIIKAT I.1?GAT, HATTTA5. Thou began a mighty effort to s?v? tho two mon f rom tho scaffold. In fluential relatives and frfonds of Cooke and Lauderdale, and especially Cocko, who is highly connected in tinco, or moro states, presonted strong potitlons and earnest appeals to Governor Longiuo to commute tho death sent encc to Imprisonment for lifo,?but the governor deeply sy mpathized with the family and.relatives of tho two mon, remained firm and declined to,Inter foro. Attorneys at Yho last moipcnt went to Narragansett Pier, R. I,,'with a potltion to Mr, J ustice Vvbl to of tho supreme court ot tho, United, States, and begged that the 'ex?cution bo stayed on constitutional ? grounds. .HVitlcc White, after revloWlng-j tho papers, also declined to interfere, and tho mandato of the law1 was caroled out, tho two mon dying on thp:%mo. scaffold. A.P?lsoixod Family. Tuesday night the family of Cor nelius McKenzie, colored, Society Hill, was taken sorlously ill from tho offsets of poison administered In some mysterious manner. At this writing two aro doad, father and ono son, wlu> three othors aro lying at tho point of death How tho polsiort Was gi ven ls not known, yet lt ls most gonerally believed that lt was put in water, from which they drank, by sopio nolgnbovs wlt'iV whom they ha ve boon at odds for some time As yet no arrests havo boon in?do