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: '?DO THOU LIBERTY GREAT. INSPIRE OUR SOULS AND MAfcl^HJR LIVES IN 'PHY POSSESSION HAPPY, OR OUR DEATHS GLORIOUS IN THY CAUSE." .]??_' . ? :'. VOL. XXVII. BENNETTSVILLE, S. C., FMpAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1903. NO. 14. A FIERY SPEECH On the Race Issue hy Senator Till man in Augusta. . WAS APPLAUDED TO THE ECHO. He Said Political Equality for tho Negro Means Social Equlity, and Social Hquallty Moana Moiler (il i /.uti on. "Political equality for the negro means social equality andsoeial equal ity means mongrellzation," said Sena tor Benjamin lt. Tillman, of South Carolina, In an impassioned declara tion at the Miller Walker ball Wed nesday night, and the audience ap plauded the utterance to the echo. A very large and enthusiastic au dience greeted the first lecture appear ance of the.South Carolina senator in Augusta. Senator Tillman also touched up the bartering of negro votes in. Augusta in the past, and said that Augusta was a byword of scorn on this account In the North. Like the surgeon who would put the knife to the sore, rather than gloss it over and let it continue to fester, he would talk to them plainly about these things. "Augusta could not afford for her own self respect to coddle the negro in vote-buying. The Anglo-Saxon is an imperious race, and whenever this vote-buying was engaged iu, it always tended to lower the standard of the whites. Augusta was not the only city, he Baid, that was censurable in this re spect in the past, and the scenes in former elections in Augusta were re ferred to as an illustration of the fact that temporizing with the negro in elections should bc discountenanced, and that the only remedy for the evils threatening in tho race problem was to repeal the fifteenth amendment. nOPE IN MIDDLE CLASS. In the discussion of this question with Senator. Burton of Kansas, in the Northwest, he said these plain utter '^^es.df his received as much applause 'Ss Senator Burton's, when he told them these plain truths, and that he could tell from thc gleam of the eye and the nod of the head that his ap peal for thc supremacy of the white man in the South meta responsive chord with people scattered all throughout the audience. He declared he had found three classes of people in the North con cerning this race problem. There were the natural South haters, who I SjS'ftit*? r-.-?-^-uW^T--*>-t-v^jnwivatri V; j?lTc??ild edm?iout ot Dixie, but that . tujs was a very small class numerical ly. The second class constituted the politicians, who had seen the Republi can party flourish and fatten on thc wave of the bloody shirt, and the third class was the great body of the people-the great middle class-who would listen to reason and who were not bigoted. It was to this class that the South must make its appeal for the repeal of the fifteenth amendment. T?KN1NO TA UL. KS ON AUGUSTA. Senator Tillman bagan Iiis address, which be said was no\ a lecture, by telling of his early association witli Augusta, ile was born only thirteen miles from the city, and lived there a plain farmer Uutil fourteen years ago. During all that time he was here once a week, often two or three times a week, and therefore Augusta had become a household world with him, in fact, more so, lie said, .than any city of his native state. Ile had of ten paid to hear others talk in Augusta and now he was glad to make Augus tans pay to hear him. After this prelude he branched off in off-hand style in his subject. He first began discussing the race problem in thc North live years ago when tile students of thc Michigan university invited him to discuss the "Race Problem in the South." He took delight in telling the peo ple at the North that this race prob lem seemed to be of their own making. They poked their hands in this prob lem along in 1808 and prior, and then poked their bayonetts in from 'til to '05,and later thrust themselves in it again Iii the reconstruction period, and "we of the South never had a race problem until it was made by you longnosed Yankees." When they talked to him about educating the nemo to uplift him, lie would tell them "To hell with sucli f. rot:" TALK ON LYNOII1NU. Senator Tillman spuke at some length upon the lynching phase or the question, and said that he was not willing to stop lynchings on the Idea that assaults would decrease, and wanted to know who did. Ile had said when lie was governor that he would help lynch any man for that crime, if occasion required it, and he had never taken it back. If an Innocent, sweet nirl of sixteen was going along a country road skirted on either Ride by a thick wood, and there should'be lurking on the one side a wild tiger escaped from some me nagerie, and on the other a brutal ne gro with fiendish intent, and it was her fate to be delivered up to the one or the other he had rather a thousand times that his daughter should be come food for the tiger. Thc negro brute guilty nf these crimes, he said, manifested an unnatural desire un known to any other brute creation. That the audience was enthused with the speaker there was no gainsaying, as the enthusiastic applause, long con tinued at times, fully attested. OKIES no OK ON. When Senator Tillman neared thc close, and suggest ed that the audience might be tired, there were cries of "Go on! Go on!" from all parts bf thc house. The senator closed in a live rn in utes* conversational talk, in which he spoke of the older men in Augusta, he knew in his younger days, who had passen away. These men had laid a broad foundation fora thrifty city, and he doubted not they had left sous who would ROC that her reputation wus kept clean and untarnished. They must repeal, as they bad virtually annulled, the tlltecnth amendment, and we of the South could not afford to tamper with the negro in politics, making him the balance of power and dividing tho white race. "When Augusta had her. dose like South Carolina, then this negro bartering in elections would would become very nauseating to this city. Senator Tillman was Introduced by Mr. Bryson Crane, in a very happy speech. ? On the stage were Sheriff Clark, Capt. "Wm. Bryson, Mr. Bryson Crane, and others. Senator Tillman's en trance into the hall was loudly cheer ed. Senator Tillman goes from here to Halnbrldge, where bc is engaged to lecture on this same topic. There were quite a number of ladles out to berthe speaker.-Augusta Chronicle. DOWIE READY TO INVADE EAST. I'luns Completo for Salvation of New York by Elijah II. ID about a month John Alexander Dowlc's "Restoration Host" will leave Zion City to bcglu its campaign for the salvation of New York. The in vasion of the East by the followers of "Elijah ll" contemplates Incursions into Philadelphia and Boston, but at present it is against the ungodliness of New York that the main strength of the host will bc hurled. Ten special trains bave been chart ered by the general overseer, and in tbese the invaders will embark leaving Zion City October 14 and arriving in New York two days later. Two nf the trains are routed to pass tb rough Philadelphia some time on October Hi. They will go over thc Baltimore and Ohio Railroad by way of Washington. The other eight trains are scheu led to pass by Niagara Falls, wliere it is purposed to hold a tremendous meet ing at the gate of the enemy's coun try, so to speaak. Dowle himself, with bis wife, son and body guard, will travel on the train which leaves Zion City last, lt will be solidly composed of vestibuled cars of the most luxurious type and will reach New York In advance of the whole procession. Meanwhile the man wbo says he has inherited the mantel of Elijah is ex tremely optimistic and very busy. Through the coming mouth even his tremendous energies will be taxed in preparing for the movement of his host, and, aside from the practical de tails, he is laboring to get his followers into thorough accord with the work ahead of them. This entails much tutelage and thc inculcation of many precepts. In bis latest lesson, dellver than Chicago: "Remember," he said,' "that, al though New York has a large average church attendance, it ls not regular, for the average New Yorker is with out religious concern and ungodliness is rife on every side. "But remember also that the peo ple of New York are intelligent. Re member that the average New Yorker Is a person of strong character, wi tb sturdy instincts and strong retentive powers. New York is the imperial city of the United States. Approach it with respect. "Do not talk too much. "Do not argue tiny questions. "Do not do as you please, but obey orders. "Do not talk about things you do not understand." Served Him Right. Judge Clarence .1. Campbell, the Judge who got down off tho bench to cowhide a preacher, has been defeated for the Virginia general assembly in a race which he made tor "vindication." It will be remembered that Campbell resented articles published by the Rev. Dr. Crawford, thc held agent of the Virginia Anti-saloon league and made a personal assoit upon Dr. Crawford, an aged minister. Campbell conduct was thoroughly investigate!) by a leg islative committee, upon the report of which he was deprived ol' his pillee by thc general assembly. Ile determined to try bis strength before the people by becoming a candidate for tho house and both bc and his entire ticket for county olllees were badly defeated. Sheriff Beard, whom Campbell and Iiis friends are said to have fought with especial bitterness, beaded the oppo sition ticket. Thc result is very much to the credit bf Amherst county anti Virginia-The State. Ten Thoumind Vii)t l nm. Thc Turks have destroyed thc town of Kastoria, Macedonia, and have massacred the population. The report of a massacre at Kastoria comes from sources admitting of little doubt though thc details are lacking. It was received with thc gravest con cern by t he officials here. Thc popula tion of Kastoria numbers about io,ooo persons, arid thc massacre ol' such a number in one place, If the report is true, exceeds anything which bas yet acuurrtd in Macedonia. At flic present critical moment when popularfecl ing is intense, the effect of the report of suet: stupendous slaughter may bc most serious. Thc press is assuming a bellicose tone. The Dnevnik to night complains that thc govern ment's partial mobilization of three division ls utterly inadequate and urges the immediate mobilization of thc /.-hole Holgar?an army. A North Carolina Tragedy. As the result of an alleged alterca tion by Russell Sherrin, a young man of prominent family, and Thomas and Chai. White, well known business men of Concord, N. C., Sherrin was shot and killed at his home in Rowan county early Thursday morning by thc two Whites. It is stated that Sherrin had been approached by thc two Whites, wbo asked Sherill to grant certain apologies. Thursday morning they called tm Sherrin and repeated their request and upon his refusal, the Whites opened lire, mor tally wounding Sherrin, who died In a few minutes. Tiffi whites surrendered to thc authorities. AIRBRAKES AT FAULT. A Terrible AV rock nt Branchville Very Narrowly Averted. What might havo been a serious wreck on the Southern railway at Branch ville Tuesday Dight of last week was averted by the coolness of Engineer Rogers of a work train. Tho regular train to Charleston, No. 14, was on the main track while thc en gineer and conductor were receiving instructions from the ollice, and the Augusta train was also at Hie station. The excursion from Asheville was running us the second section of No. 14, and was ten minutes behind it. tor some reason, thc brakes of the special refused to work, and there was imminent dancer of a dreadful col lision, and actually a serious bump. The Charleston Post says: When tile excursi?n train, which had been blowing tlie alarm signal, was within 100 yards of the regular train, En gineer Rogers realized the peril, ?nd, leaping into the cab of Ni). 14's en gine, he pulled open the throttle. The train had just begun to move when the excursion crashed into the rear, throwing passengers sprawling on the door and seats. Fortunately, the excursion was going at a com paratively low rate of speed; Engineer Rogers' action in moving the Charles lou train prevented, the force of Im pact being very much greater. Had thc train remained stationary, thc collision would i lave been much worse. Engineer William P. Sullivan says lie attempted to apply his brakes when lie was three miles from Branch ville, aud found that they would not work. Then ho blew the alarm whistle to warn the otllcials of danger. Ile declares that he did all in his power to bring the excursion to a atop, when he found the track was not clear, by throwing on thc reverse, but his action was too late. It was stated Wednesday morning that tlic track was very slick from thc rain and that there was nob suffi cient air to work the brakes. En dinner Sullivan discovered that his brakes were not working when he was three miles from thc depot and Ju that distance could have slowed his train by throwing off power. Eleven were injured in the collision. The only person who is seriously in jured is Wells Pittman, colored, who is receiving treatment at the city hospital. The others arc: Dan Small, A. N. Hampton, S. \V. Synder, R. II. Wiggins, Spencer Hardy, J. J. Coles, A. M. Foster, W. Grimsbad, ,T. C. Jordan and a child of a Mrs. Culling. The injured were immediately attend ed at Branchville and Br. J. S. Wim hcrlcy accompanied thc train to Charleston. The reason for the failure ot the ex cursion engine's brakes io work hus not yet been explained. r"'^'"^omo-. c.' i.'s'on rests""will'lie'.determined as soou as possible. Passengers in the Charleston train were seized wi til panic when the col lision occurred and several jumped from the platforms, fearing a disas trous wreck. Conductor Myers calmed the passengers who remained, and pre vented them from acting rashly. He was cool and collected and told them lhere was ne further danger. ?Ind the excursion train been run ning fast, it, would have proved a ii-rrlblc disaster, .'...> person? in thc Charleston train and the :t7;"i Ashe ville execursionists would have been in imminent peril of their ii ves. It is claimed, however, that Sullivan was nut, run ii i i ig faster tl ian seven miles un hour. lOngincer Rogers' efforts to move the Charleston train is deserv ing bf commendation, as his action prevented u'much worse impact when thc engine came together with the rea rear. A Shocking Tragedy. Willie tiring with a revolver at a hog, which was eating up a brood of young chickens at her home at (Juli Point Kia., Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. LouiseTideman accidentally shot lind killed the little daughter of William Douglass, a neighbor, the bullet entering the back nf the head ot' tlie little girl, passing through thc brain. Tlie two houses occupied by the. families arc distant about fifty yards. In the rear of the Douglass ht ?me thc children had constructed them a play house ol' boards and can vass, and they wen; playing in there when the litte girl mot death. Tho bullet passed through a board, enter ing the back of the little girl's head. Mrs. Tide man was not aware of the fact that tlie children were in thc play lieuse. When thc bullet struck the little girl siie fell forward. Her playmates, although hearing the shots, did not know what laid occur red until tho efforts to make her rise proved fruitless. The National Negro Baptist Con vention met in Philadelphia, Pa., last week. RCy. E. C. Morris, of Helena, Ark., presided, and in lils annual ad dress referred at considerable length to prevailing crime and lynching: in the course of his address ho said: "Liet us consider that most of the blood curdling outrages committed against the pure womanhood of the country are charged to members ( I' our race. There is room to consider whether or not wc have made sullicicnt effort to restrain that clement that is bringing such disgrace to the race, and shame upon thc country. I nm sure there is no sympa ty in the breast of any true man for the wretch who has fallen so low as to commit an outrage against any woman." Dr. Morris was re-elected president of tlie convention. Suddenly Disappeared. A dispatch from (?Hitman, (Ja.,says quite a sensation has been created by the disappearance of a yming man Supposed to be Luther V. Smith. He disappeared two weeks ago but the facts have just been given out. When last seen lie was in his room at his boarding house. Ile had ordere:! breakfast, but never came down to it. Ile left his valise open and a letter ad dressed to himself at Sycamore andan un?ni.died letter to a young lady at that, place. The letter has been for warded to her. SeiiHihlo 'l'aI lt. ST?KM SWEPT. Great Havoc Played With ^Vcesela About the Delaware Capes. DAMAGE TO ATLANTIC CITY. Tho "Wind lleachctl a Velocity ol* lOinlity miles an Hour . uiul Rain Fell tn Torrents. A dispatch from Delaware Break water says the Southern storm, which had been coming up thc Atlantic coast for R?verai days, struck thc Dela ware capes carly Wednesday morning with almost cyclonic .force and as a result at least Uve lives were lost. The storm lasted from '5 a. m.,' to 1 a. m. The wind reached a maximum velocity of eighty miles an hour and thc rain fell in torrents. Thc most serious accident reported was that which wrecked thc schooner Hattie A. Marsh, whose captain, J. B. Me hafiey, and four members of thc crew were drowned. The Marsh hailed from New London, Conn, and was bound from Painters Point, Maine, for Philadelphia, with a cargo of paving stone. She was caught lu.the terrille wind storm outside the new stone breakwater. The captain tried to reach the harbor of refuge, hut before bc could do so the vessel bad to anchor and try to ride the storm. . Her anch ors,, however, did not hold, and the schooner, with her dead weight of stone, was dashed upon the rocks of thc harbor refuge. The steam pilot boat Philadelphia went to the rescue, but only suceeeded in saving Mate Norman Campbell and one seaman. In the old harbor, southwest of the maritime reporting station, three schooners dragged their anchors and collided. They were the Emily F. Northam, Adeline Townsend and Sea Hird, Thc Sea Bird, which was a two-masted vessel, sank, and lier crew was rescued and landed on the point of Cape Henlopen. The men were cared for at the life saving sta tion. The Northam had her jibboom carried away and her yawl stove. The Townsend lost her head gear and jib boom. Tue barges Elmwood, Gilberton and Kalmia, laden with coal from Phila delphia for Eastern points, were sunk in Delaware Bay', westward of the Brown Shoal. Their crews were res-: cued by thc tug Tamaqua, which was towing the barges. The tug Spartan, which was towing the coal barges, is reported to .have sunk. There are no tidi tigs of the Spar tan's crew Zrl^'^i" Ah unknown bark is aiicnoreu orr Ocean City, Md., with distress signals in heVrigging. The pilot boat Phila delphia has gone to her assistance. Considerable money damage was done to the breakwater. The harbor of reTuge, east end light and the day mark on the breakwater were carried away. Thc fury of the storm was also felt at Lewes,.near here. Many trees were blown down and chimneys damaged. The smokestack of the city power house fell and considerably damaged thc building. ATLANTIC CITY IIAKO HIT. A dispatch from Atlantic City, N. J.j says the storm which hit the coast early Thuasday morning was one of of the severest experienced for a long time. The wind blew with hurricane force, and while it lasted kept up a speed of seventy miles an hour. The storm was terrifying to a degree, but thc damage was notas great as was al lirst believed. A conservative guess places tho entire damage at *2?,ooo or $:io,ooo. The telegraph and t?l?phone lines leading out Of the city are down, and the fact that the city was cut oil* from connection with outside world started wild rumors that tuc great resort had been entire ly swept away. The first train in from Philadelphia and other points brought down excited relatives and friends, who were anxious about the welfare of their love ones who found thom well and happy and telling amusing stories about the freaks of thc storm. Great damage was done along thc board walk, where the one-story pavilllons suffered to a considerable extent. The storm's lirst attack was made on the McClay apartment build ing at Paul lie and South Carolina avenues. The roof was more than ball* torn ott, entailing a loss of $2, 20?. Tlie oilier largest damage was (Urie at the Hotel Strand, situated on Pennsylvania avenue cluse to thc beach. This hotel's handsome brick and frame porch was completely rip ped out and demolished by thc wind. Outside of these, places, the damage consisted of broken plate glass win dows, tin roufs curled up, awnings blown down and trees uprooted, while in the inlet district, at thc upper end Of the city, a number of boats were lorn from their moorings and several boat houses were blown over. When thc roof of the McClay build ing was blown ol? the lilly or more families in the house were thrown in to a panic. They were quickly pacill ed however, and ail left thc building. One sick hui, John Flanagan, snf fereing from fever, was hurried to a hospital. Young's pier was slightly damaged. Thc territory In thc vicinity of thc pier was made dangerous by (lying; glass. Big bulk windows gave way under pressure of thc storm, and pieces or the glass (lew in all direc tion. At this point, Dr. Richard Pan coast, aged 70 years, of Philadelphia, was blown down by thc wind on the board walk and his hip was fractured. Ile was hurried to the city hospital. Among the hotels whose roofs were damaged by thc storm were the Marlborough, Metropolitan, Kuenhles, Kenilworth and Richmond. None were very seriously damaged. Railroad trains left on schedule time and a large number or timid visitors hurriedly left town. Thc 2 o'clock express was thc longest train out of the eily this season. )' ? y I 1' ..FIFTEKN 8I?AMI5N LOST. ; .Atlispatcli from Damarasoatta, Ne., saytjjiifteerj man lost tbelr lives In the vlolilbt cale wlilch raged o?r 'tho coast dprlpii. the night. The Gloucester miicfe'erel seining schooner George F. Edriiunds, lh command of Capt. Wm. P.< Poole, tlie owner, struck on the eastern . fslde of Pr maquld Point and wapwinashed to pieces. Fourteen of tlie crew of Hi men perished lu the breakers. The schooner Sadie and Lillian, Capt. Hardy, of Prospect, bound from Prospect bay to Heston, struck on the western side of Fema quldiPoint and had her bottom knock ed out on the rocks. Capt. Hardy was drowned, but his crew of two men were rescued. The Gloucester schoorir er' (which had been tlsbing. oil the coast, missed her bearings and run nlog^too near thc point olT Peiruupild Btriick - on tho eastern side and was battered' to pieces. Successive at tombts were made to launch the small boote. Several of thc dories were smashed to pieces or washed away. I^inally live men successfully gut a boat launched and climbed into it, but be*rvre they could reach land a treracn doi?jl sea overturned the frail craft. Three men were drowned but a giant wave caught up the. other two and swept them ashore, of the entire crew of 10 men, tbese two were the only survivors. HAD A FIGHT. Kev. Sani Jones und a l'ont m un tor ' Pounds Undi Other. .Barn Jones, the sensational Georgia preacher, had a list tight Thursday w^th the postmaster of Carterville, Gif.., Walter Akerman. According to a dispatch to thc Savannah Morning "News, the ditlleulty arose over re marks made by Mr. Jones at his tabernacle during his meeting. Mr. Jones denounced Mr. Akerman lori selling wine and threatened to report hlrri to President Roosevelt if he did not- stop. Mr. Jones said be had rather bave a decent negro to hand out" his mall than to have a white man for postmaster who was engaged ID dealing out damnation to boys and i he poor negroes in that community. Mr. Jones called at thc p .??lolllee Thursday morning and asked Mr. Akerman If he would stop selling wiue. Mr. Akerman agreed to do so, except when needed for medicinal purposes. Later on Mr. Akerman met Mr. Jones and told lil tn he under stood that be had called bim a "dirty d?g," and other bad names, which be did not propose to put up with. With these words Mr. Akerman blt Mr. Jones in thc mouth. Mr. Jones re t f ped the lick on Mr. Akerman's eye. .^s interferrcd and separated mes denies that he called Mr. h a d?rty'?dog; Ile^sai?: ' ch .;\JvM"!;tafepq^?;L\v> ?AVtc.rsvIlic let" these dirty dogs sell thelr.'wlnc from year to year and ruin our ?hlldren?" When asked if he was hurt, Mr. Jones replied that "thc only, thing about ?iitn that was sure was his fist." KILLED HIMSELF. Convict od nra Clinic ol' Which lie Was Innocent. o The Augusta Chronicle says Fred W. Moon:, a prosp?rons merchant and planter living at Vea/.cy, Ga., shut himself Tuesday night with suicide intent. Ile died Wednesday at noon. Moore was indicted by the last grand jury for gross immorality. Tile prosecutor in the case is Moore's half niece. Miss Annie Moore. Ile was tried there Tuesday and found guilty. Sentence was suspended until Wednes day. Moore went home Tuesday night in a very despondent mood lind shut him self as above stated. Moore bore an excellent reputation until th's misfortune. Ile was 4f> years of age and was widower, his wife haVing died the early part of the year. He bas a brother in Atlanta. His attorney, Colonel James Davison, made thc following statement Wed nesday morning: "I ara sbocked at the intelligence. When Moore left me Tuesday night 1 assured bim that on two distinct grounds of error in thc trial bc would ba granted a new trial. The public should not take this rash act as con clusive evidence of guilt. The facts at the trial showed that thc prosecu tor, wbo was Moore's half niece, had lirst had another man arrested for the crime; and latter dismissed that warrant and had Moore arrested." Ile wrote two letters, one to bis brother in Atlanta,, which bas not been opened thc other one to his ne phew, wbo clerked for him. The last letter read as follows: "I ara innocent of thc Charge. Some of ray people and some of my neighbors thought me guilty. My conscience is clear. I am innocent. This is my last good by . 'T?VAV. MooUK." Dying of Starvation. If thc reports be true there arc ?(0 prospectors dying of starvation at Rash Cape, Rehrlng sea. Ole John sen4, a Dane, member of the crew of the Danish ship Muhacnz, just arrived at Seattle from Alaska, has made formal charges against the captain of the ship for having bnndnncd a man named Nelson. Dane, and 2!) others .on thc icy shore of Bast Cape. Ile has also wrltcn to the secretary of state giving': full details of the captain's terrible deed and asking for a relief ship to be sent at once to thc rescue of thc suffering men. One of the men thus abandoned is Philip McLean, or Chicago. The ship will be held until the charge ls investigated. .A Fat ul Wreck. Freight train T?o. 2li with an engine and caboose was wreeked on thc Sea board Air Line live miles west of Madison, Flu., Thursday night, kill-1 lng Instantly T). W.' Southwell of Jacksonville, and thc Ore man, whose name cannot yet bc learned. The wreck was caused by a washout. A SHERIFF IN TROUBLE. Charged With Murder but RofusoB tu Relinquish His Ofllco. A peculiar state of a Hai ra exist in Saluda, according to a letter written by Jacob .Gibson;-the coroner, to Gov. Ileyward.iPridfiiy. Gibson's letter says t hat toe sheri IT of Saluda county is now' under arrest, charged with thc crime of murder, yet he refuses to re linquish his olllce to the coroner, who believes that he is empowered to act in such cases. The question ls one which has never been raised before, and the gov ernor naturally is not familiar with thc course to be pursued in such a contingency. He will submit thc question to the attorney general who will advise him of his powers in thc matter of the removal from offley of ' Sherllf Rhoden who is now out under a bond for 3*1,000. The corouer's letter to the governor is as follows: "Lust week I ofllcially notiticd vou by wire that the sheri ir of this county was under arrest charged with the crime of murder and that he refused to turn over his oitlce to me as com missioner and asked for directions. "I received your reply that you had not been ollicially notilied and that nothing was in your olllce for you u> act ou. "I now make oilloial notification of , the a (Tai rs: I "On Saturday night, Sept. 5, 1003, Robert G ranch, a negro was shot on the public street in the town ot Saluda, and after inquisition by rae as coroner, the jury returned a ver dict that the negro came to his death by a gunshot. wound in the hands of W. VJ. lthoden and Mat Berry. Whereupon I caused the said Rh?den und Berry to be arrested and commit ted them to custody. In pursuance to the law I demanded that the otllee of sheriff be turned over to me, but the shelia' refused, and ordered me from the jail, where he refused to be locked up, and discharged his jailer, who is my son, and appointed another jailer, from whom 1 took a receipt for tlie twu prisoners. "Tlic jailer has moved out of the jail and there is no one legally in charge of the affairs of that ottioe. The sTieriff has since been released I from custody under habeas corpus ? proceedings, and still continues to dis charge the duties of sheriff, which in my (minion ls contrary to the law. 1 wish that you would advise me in the premises as I have a prisoner that must be delivered and put in custody." A thorough investigation of the I affair will of course be necessary be fore the governor can act. The at torney general said Friday afternoon that he would take the matter up us soon us possible but that his time was very, much occupied by other matters . .t,-'fl'"Ki^n. "?"D?"a~uiu ui vender -^wr i^terVbefor^ ?iiiRz. The prime question is whether or not the sheriff should, be removed j from otllce and by what means and R is along this line that the attorney general will advise Gov. Hey ward. I The State. PIERCED BY A BWORDFISH. A Fishing Schooner'Nearly Sunk by th? Leak it Mmlo. Tho fishing schooner Actor, Capt. Krank Nowell, caine pretty near mak ing a large and roomy collin for Its crew of eight men as a result ol' a re cant encounter with a big sword tish a few days ago off the Georges Hank, lt happened that the Actor, howling along with full sail and a fair wind, caught the eye of a monster, sword tish. Knowing that he could never touch the vessel if it once got by, lie Imme diately determined on a "mass play," and putting spurs to his tins he met the schooner head on. The feelings of the crew may bet ter bo imagined than described when the vessel came LO an abrupt stop and they found themselves on the deck wrestling with tables, hatch covers, belaying pins and what not. Exami nation showed the sword tish glued to the side of the vessel while at least a foot of tlie sword had penetrated the planks. This the captain cut off and put in his cabin, and, declaring it a good joke, he returned to his wheel. Hilt he soon noticed that his trusty vessel, of which he was so proud, was playing tricks with him. She seemed to settle and drag, and once iii a while the bow would plunge into a large wave and Capt. Nowell would make a bet with himself that she'd never rise again. Siic did, though, and soon the crew discovered the leakage through the rent in the ship's side and got to work on thc pumps. They pumped constantly all the way to Heston, where the vessel discharged Its small cargo of tish and then was headed for Gloucester for re pairs.-Boston Haily Advertiser. On the Main Street. William Williams, colored, was lynched at Centreville, Miss., on Main street Tuesday by a mob of several hundred people. Williams, who was labor agent, has been here several days employing negroes for contractors in other sections of tlie State and it is alleged that lie enticed several em ployes to leave. James H. Germany remonstrated -with him about bis con duct. A quarrel followed arid Wil liams drew a revolver and shot Ger many dead. The negro attempted to escape, but a mob was quickly on his heels and thc negro was captured and siiot to death. 1 A Woman's Vengeance. ' Governor Terrell of Georgia has in creased tlie reward olfered for George Bundrick, of Dooly county, from $150 to $250. Bundrick ls wanted for the murder of John Sh render, last September. He and Andrew Hundrick tired upon Shrouder and his wife as tiley were passing along the road in a buggy. Shrouder was killed and his' wife was seriously injured. Andrew H. Hundrlck has been convicted. George has not been arrested* Mrs. Shrouder has set out to avenge the death nf her husband. I GARY WILL PRESIDE. Appointed Trial <TU<1RO for Xoxington Court to Take Townsond'n Placo. . Chief Justice Pope Thursday re scinded the order assigning Judge Townsend to preside ab the Lexing ton tenn of court, at which James II. Tillman will be tried fur murder. On petition of members of the Lexington bar he has appointed Frank B. Gary, of Abbeville, to be trial judge. Unless" there are unexpected developments the Tillman case will come up next week. v The appointment of Mr. Gary will undoubtedly end a controversy which threatened to bc bitter. When Judge Gage, who Was scheduled to be In Lexington, was taken ill ten days ago lie notified the chief justice, and lt was then that. Judge Townsend was named to act in his place. Objection was raised to this, ho wo ver, by So licitor Thurmond, who contended that inasmuch as Judge Townsend was due in Winnsboro on September 21, it would not bc legal fur hlinto be trans ferred to- Lexington. The statement was made that there was no other than a technical objection to thc Townsend appointment, and it was intimated that if he served counsel would have an opportunity to seek a new trial lu the event of a verdict. So much importance is centered in the Tillman trial that lt is deemed best to prevent any serious difficulties In advance. There can be no possible dissatisfaction with the selection of Mr. Gary, lie is an able lawyer and is a broad minded man, who will be fair to all the interests concerned. Practically all arrangements have been made for the trial but it is nut known positively whether it will go on without delay. The information that the Gary ap pointment liad been made was receiv ed by Col. P. H. Nelson Thursday in the following telegram from Flat Kock: lvP. II. Nelson, Columbia, S. 0. ,;I have rescinded thc order assign ing Judge Townsend til hold thc court for Lexington county. "Y. J. Pope." lt was unknown herc that the Lex ington bar had taken any action in the matter, but they were doubtless of the same opinlun. Other lawyers hold that the issues heard before .ludg- Townsend under tue circum stances would be jeopardized. Mr. Gary is well known throughout the state, having been speaker of the house of representatives for several terms. His stmding asa lawyer is high, and his appointment will likely prove.acceptable to all concerned. It is not known that there will be any reason advanced why the trial of James Tillman shall not proceed, and that is.the principal case Qf interest J&bejjl?ftrd by,?ho com;t... THE PRESIDENT'S PISTOL" Mr. RooHOvelt Never Goes In Public Without it._ A New York dispatcliTiO Thc Wash ington Post says: When President Ruosevelt jumped to the wharf at Ellis Island from the immigration cutter H. P. Chamberlain Friday afternoon, and ran forward to shake hands with Commissioner General Frank P. Sargent, a gust of wind caught Ure skirts of his frock coat and whirled them against the back of his head. Those standing bellina the President saw a sight that evoked much com ment. Sticking out of his right hand bip pocket was thc handle of a revolver. One of the secret service men quickly restored the skirts of the President's coat to their proper place, but the momentary glimpse tho spectators had conviced those familiar with such matters that the handle in dicated a weapon of heavy caliber. Tliose unfamiliar with thc Presi den t's oust-un wondered why he should go armed when ona commission so peacctul as au inspection of Ellis Is land, lt was explained by one of thc secret service men, however, that the President invariably carries a revolver wiien lie goes to a public place. The President luis carried a pistol ever since lie took thc oath ol' office, after thc assassination of McKinley. Ile has the greatest faitli lu the ability of the dozen or more of secret service agents who guard him, hut prefers to be armed himself in case or emergency. His most intimate friends have known of Iiis pract ice ol'carrying a six-shooter, but some of the. secret service men looked surprised when tliey saw the handle protruding from tile President's pocket Friday. A StruiiKC Find. Graders on the-Sunset boulevard just outside Los Angeles, Col., have turned up a peck of spurious coln. Thc coin had apparently bean buried many years. All the spurious coins were five and ten-dollar pieces. About, eleven years ago the house situated on the land where thc bogus money was turned up was rented lo a party of Italians whom subsequent events identified as members ot a band ul' counterfeiters known as thcTriganni gang. The men were spotted by the pol iee and the entire band of four captured, tried and sentenced to ten years in prison. They served thc sentences and were liberated. The Mayor Skipped. Benjamin .1. Ogden mayor and lead ing lawyer ot Kuy port, N. J., has dis appeared, leaving debts of 3100.000 and small assets. He had numerous large trusts estates for thc settle ments. Ogden was largely interested In a cutlery factory in Keypurt and sank thousands of dollars in lt. Ogden was thc leader of tho Republican par ty in that section. There is no clue to Ogden's whereabouts, j Ai tho liust Montent. Cicero Webb, a negro, who was to have been hanged at Selma, Ala., Thursday for the murder of lils wiro, was saved from death as he was step ping upon the scaffold. A telegram announced that Gov. Jelks had com- j muted the sentence to imprisonment I for lifo. HOW IS THIS? Chief Justice Pope Was Misinformed by Some Ono. WAS FALSELY LED TO BELIEVE That tho Bar of Winnsboro, Hold Opposite Views to What tho Gent lenten Composion it Now Express. A special dispatch from Wlnnsboro to Thc State says: The members of tim Winnsboro bar whom I saw Tues-, ^.'...f day morning -and 1 saw a majority of the active members of the bar^1- :*\ > were all surprised at the statement published from Spartanburg that tho Winnsboro bar had petitioned Justice. V Pope for the postponement of tho regular term, and the appointment of a special term. They were all unani mous in the statement that no such pei ?Lion had been sent, and on the cou tra ry were emphatic in their state--- ; mont that the majority, If not all of. the members of the bar or Winnsboro not ouly did not want the regular / terra postponed, but they wished it held, and wished it held by Judge Townsend and noone else. As ono of the older members expressed it there was more work on the docket than could be disposed of tu the regular ' term, and lt would probably be neces sary to have a special term to finish the jury cases, much less the equity cases, and he was sure that a special . tenn would be necessary to finish the equity casca at least. Senator ltagsdale practically ex presses the opinion of thu entire b?-r, with possibly one or two exceptions, in the following statement: ' "I think the statement in Tues day's State is based ou a misconcep tion of the action of the WiDnsb?ro bar in so far as it has taken any ac-_.._ Lion at all, I understandtbatthe bar, or a majori ty^f the members of the bar, at least, desire that" the regular term of court be bad here. "We may also lind it necessary to have a special term, but wc would like to have tho regular terra also. If the regular term ' is held, I do not think that it would be competent for any other judge than Judge Townsend to hold it. I do not think that the assignment of Judge Townsend to the Lexington court makes such a 'disability'. to pre-ldc herc, as is contemplated by thc statute. In other words I do not think that Judge Townsend is eligible under the statute to the appointment to hold the Lexington court." The real status of the situation, given as nearly as possible.in the com posite language of several members oN. the;bar,4s that thi bar was put into . ?a"-' state'- of -uncertainty by.^the^ao-^ noune'ement last week that Judge ".? Townsend had been appointed to hold court in Lexington instead ot judge Gage, They knew that Judge Town- -; send was schedulcd-ln. accordance; with the provisions of tho constitution and:, sat?t?law to hold court in Wjnnsboro, at the same time that court was to bo held in Lexington. They were aware of the constitutional objections to any other than the present Judge of their circuit holding court in "Winnsboro, when the judge of that circuit, Judge Townsend, was able to act. They were aware that neither Justice Pope nor- any other authority could post pone, or call off a regular term of court that thc court would have to be op/en ed each day by the clerk and adjourn ed hom day today fjr two weeks even in the absence of the judge of the cir cuit, or that the Judge ot the. circuit would have to open court himself and adjourn sine nie. Hence ab a meeting of the bar held ;Utme days ugo, with this know ledge and with the matter of Judge Townsend's appointment to Lexing ton not yet absolutely settled, the.bar simply decided to await developments, and took no action. Hut as stated iibove by Senator Ragsdale, and by others to mc personally, there was the evident desire on the part of^t.i- '' majority "of the members of tb' that the regular term be hz' that it be held by rv J udge Townsend f>' proper. The members of" I talked were ut a" how the impression had cd to Justice Pope that they desired uT postponement of thc regular term, as . the only communication any of them had with lil m was a personal letter of inquiry from Mr. J. E. McDonald, Mr. McDonald did not have a copy of his letter, which he said, however, he would be glad to have published. He had inquired of Justice Pope as to the assignment of Judge Townsend to Lexington, and had stated that if Judge Townsend was not to cometo Winnsboro for the regular term, that no one else be sent, but a special term Lc held the third Monday in October. F.TH; McMaster. Killed Himself. At St. Louis "Wednesday grieving over tho death of "bis wife, the', riews of which came byla telegram?-wn.ieh reached him three days after her de mise, Herman Stockwell Hatcher, aged 40, shot and killed himself in a room lit the Planters hotel about noon Tuesday. Mr. Hatcher was a.clerk in the olllce of Walter B, Stevens, sec retary of thc Louisiana Purchase Ex position company. A few years ago he was reading clerk of tho house 01 rep resentatives in Washington, D. C., his wife's former homo. Mrs. Hatch er at the time of her death was corres ponding secretary general of the Daughters of tho American ltovolu tion. Keturns Homo. After being mourned as dead by parents and (rleuds ror thirteen years, Walter Fr izeo, a former resident of Scotch Plains, ??. J., has returned to hat village, nis aged "mother was . vercomc >v;th joy and swooned. When 1 razee disappeared tho woods and If? ods Wi.e scoured in vain and ho vas givii up as dead. Ile says he v as inspired t J run away by stories of rdvenbi.c an J traveled allover tho globe.