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AVERY HOTIIME Republicans Have Big Row In Their State Convention. CAPERS HAS A FIGHT. Knocks a Negro from thc Platform MIKI thc Wildest ICvcitomciit mid Confusion Prevailed-Capers Cou? trolled the Convention Through Deus, Who Presided-Cut mid Dried Program Carried out.. The State Republican Convention. Which mot in Columbia on Tuesday, was the scene of the wildest contu sion and excitement and moro than once there was promise ol* a lively roi am Ole. oven a l i ce-lor a 11 light KOO 111 Cd imminent nt one lime. Al 1 the afternoon session. John C. Cap ers, railed States commissioner of in ternal revenue, knocked hld. Thump- < son. colored off Hie platform. Thomp son was knocked clear eff tim plat form ami his hoad struck i heavy wooden hench. lie lay upon thc door for several i moments and ii was thought thal ? possibly he was seriously injured, but with the exception of slight bruises i about the face lie showed no signs of injury and was soon on his feet. Hut this started (rouble and for :i while ll looked as if lhere would bc a gen eral shooting melee. Negroes by the score slapped (heir hands to their hip pockets ?ind ?i Keller;.! rush was made for Hu- pint form, upon Which (Vipers was standing. Friends of Capers quickly sur rounded him. while a'nd colored, and for a few moim-ni s the excited ne groes who were attempting to gol at him w ere kept linell off the pint form. Caper' friends curried him from tho platform to thc far corner of the building, where they surrounded him until comparative q II lol was restored. The groat majority of the negroes kept their seals rind ii was only the more excitable ones who appeared to be anxious lo reseal wita I (hoy term ed a slap ?O the nog?r race Ah though many pul their hands Iii their hip pockets no pistol ? or razors were displayed, and ii may ho Hitit most of thom were aol armed al nil, The incident occurred shortly after tho hour set for tho convention lo reassemble lu tho afternoon, three o'clock. The com nt 11 too on creden tials was not ready to report at 3 o'clock and the del?gales tonk advan tage of the rece ss to have some speech making, ICd Thompson, n Columbia negro, not a delegate io the conven tion, took (he chairman's place on the platform. Several negrOes were Introduced and responded with sholl speeches in praise of tho Republican party. Then (here was n cull for a speech from John c. Capers. Ile mouin.'I the platform and Thompson rapped for order. Thompson had in his hand a large hickory walking stick, used liv tho chairman as a gavel. Ile showed signs of having imbibed of Intoxicants and w hen he i urned lo Capers to pre sen! him to Ute delegates he said brandishing his slick in I ho air .ihal il gavO him pleasure lo present to thc convention om* ol' the ''grandes! and best Democrats in Hie Stale." This apparently nellie,I Capers, hal he said nothing until Thompson repeated the remark several time- Ulid started (o make a speech IO the assembled dele g?is himself, apparentl> a!.ont ('ap er:-, hoing a Democrat. At this jil ucl ll re Capers called lo Thompson to pip his stick down, bid Thompson paid tm attention to bim and continued him remarks, at the same .lime swinging his bin slick j (hr?Ugh lh< air Capei'H theil reallied around Thompson, in front) ami hied to get his hands on tho stn k. W ith (his Thompson sAVUng around te 'h.' right. Willi Cue slid: raised in lim ail' in his righi hand W ii holli furth er ado. Capers st rm i; Thompson in the chest, knocking him '..ad;ward off tim platform Deas was not in the h.. at the time, heilig detained in tho commit tee room, lint I'!. W Screveu and sev eral cool-headed negroes mounted lin platform and attempted to restore order. Finally Deas arrived on Hie sirene and look his place at the table, pounding viciously with his big hick ory stiel;, bul Iiis efforts lo quiet Hie excited ami maddened crowd were Un availing. He pounded the table for at least ?0 minutes before things (piloted down sutlleiontly for anyone lo be heard. When comparativo qulol wai re stored Capers addressed Hie chair, stating i hat he rose to a question of personal privilege. He said that when any mau, black or white. Insulted him and attempted to strike him With a stick lie would resonl lt, just a* ho had done a few moments ago. Ho Bald (?ml Thompson was a disgrace to the rtopuhlieau party ami il was due io his presumption In taking the chairman's place (hal tho encounter occurred. Ile sod that some had at tempted to make a question <>f race hatred ont of Hld affair, hill ho de nonne il this ass false, it was morely a question ol defending himself ami ho wimbi do He same thin.-, ?galil, whether H was a while man or a ne gro who attempted to strike him. Capers was cheered very generat iv, even by the negroes, mid Ids l'0 [ } nie Republican State Convention With an Iron Hand. DEAS HELPED HIM, Capers ami Deas Had Themselves and Two Others Named as Delegates at Lat'ge to Cllieag?, Which Caused the Negro Delegates to Howl Deep and Loud Until They Were Sup pressed. The Republican Stale Convention met in Columbia last Tuesday, ?un? ariel- prayer, the United states Mar shal, J. S. Adams of Charleston mov ed that IS ll. Deas ho elected tempor ary chairman, which mol ion was act ed upon favorably. \V. 1<\ Myers was Hum elected temporary clerk. T. i . (?rani ol' Charleston announc ed that Judge Lyons ol Georgia, For mer registrar ol' the United Slates treasury, was present and moved that he lie escorted io the pla I lorin. Tho chairman appointed John C. Capers and T. h. Cl rant a com m i lt ce d' escort- Capers presented Lyons lo Hie convention as the only member id' his race who was a 1110111 bet' ol' tin? national Kopublicitll executive C0111 in lt tee and a distinguished and loyal member ol' the party. Lyons made ii briet address, mal? ina very compli mentary references to both Capers and l)e;is. the chairman. He was ap plauded when he took his seat. The Chairman then announced the commit tee on credentials, L. W. C. Itlacock beim; named as chairman, ile also appointed the committee on resolutions and noni ina t ions, naming Capers as chairman. There was a warm protest when Deas made (his latter appointment, a number of ne groes who were present as members of contesting delegations declaring thal the action of the chairman tn naming thc comniltte on resolutoins and nomi na I ions before the perma nent organization was perfected wp s without precedent. Righi here the intuidlo started and after that there was mole ur less confusion. IT, r>. Hendricks of Picketts moved Hutt a special committee bo appointed to draft suitable resolutions of condo lence to Capt. John Q. Capers on ac count of his sad bereavement over liie death of hts father. Kt. Uev. Millson Capers, h. I). T. L. Grant, colored, of ('ballest?n was named as chair man of this special com tn it tee. There were numerous appeals for recognition from Hie ? hair from par ties who desired to protest against the action of Hie chairman in appointing Hie connut tee oil resolutions and nom inations before tho permanent organ ization was perfected. Others want ed to have something to say in tho convention regarding their contests for seats in lite convoiitlhh. All of i hom were cul short ay a motion to adjourn Hie cou vent ion. { which was promptly declared adopted hy Leas Titos. L. (?rant of (maries 1 ion. chairman of the committee ap pointed io draft suitable resolutions m Hie death "of Itishop Capers rend; -onie very eulogistic resolutions on lite death of the lamented Misliop, Hauled Him down. Alter the adoption of tlie... resolu tions Capers rose to address the cou rent jon and Wits recognized by Hie' ?hallinan. I.nt it looked for a few inoiitcnls as if he would not lie al lowed to speak. A dozen negroes, ii. lUfforonl paris ol' the hall wen- chi in ?ritifi for recognition and seine were -ven ?ipeaking from chairs. f inally Capers got on the plillforni ate! itt'cuipicd to gel the conventioii i|Ulct. Al i Iii- uoim Kol.crt Smalls. Hie negro collector of the port of licnnforl, rose ?ind called foi; ipi iel Ile begged 'lie delegates to lie .-ea lcd and lo lisie' 'o Caper.-'. has rajijte ?oiidh Willi Iiis hickory walking Stick and dec!.ned. \>\ thun derous tones, thal "those who tire mu itel.-gales should Ita ve decency, mod (?sly and shame enough to relire and lei tin- convention transact its busi ness.'' He begged Hm delegates lo he seated, bul this re<|UO.sl Weill lt li - I'et'mtces io Thompson were applaud ed, lb-fore laking his seat, a negro delegate arose ami staled Hutt lie de sired lo ask Capers a Question, which the latter assented to "U bas beeil said that when you knocked Thompson over thal you called him a negro?" was thc question asked. .'I don't CUro*WltO Hu- tuan is win made that charge," said Capers, "but I wish lo say right here thal i! is a --- ||e.M While it is mu at all certain that a majorty of the del?galos present ai Hie convention were in John (i Cap els" nlighmcnl, be had control over tin- organization ami got what he wanted. Hdniund H. Doas, colored, the Stale chairman, presided over tho meeting. All along he bas been un derstood to be opposed lo Capers and io tin- prcsoni administration, bm Tuesday be played lill ? Capers' hands md the way in which he railroaded" he allans ol' (lie cou vent ion certainly .ould not he equalled hy the czar-Ilk" ?nie of Speaker Caution Ol' the na ional house (d' representatives, Tin- proceedings of thc convention Aili be lound in another place on this ia ge. heeded ami Anally Capers began Iiis remarks amid tin- greatest, con findon ile expressed bis grateful aekonw .!odg<Mnont far tho resolutions adopt ed.' -' ty AH soon ns C ipers had finished thanh tag tho convention foi- the adoption ol' Iho resolution, ho started to rend lo the convention the report of ihe committee on resolutions and nominations, bul pandemonium reign ed oa?-e again ;?M?1 it waa impossible foi ('upeis lo be nenrd. Deas grabbed lils big walking stick and pounded tin barron table for all be was worth. Ile yelled out at the toe of bis soin-, lolling the Uegl'OOS ilun ho always stood by them; thal he could not be scared or intimidated tty threats ol' I hose who were opposed lo him; (hat he bail more than once risked his lite in defense ol' justice ami lu- w onld bc willing to do BO agaa. Ile hogged them io be quid until Capers had read the report of the committee. Ile punctuated bis remarks with violent raps upon thii table and when he look his seat he was loudly cheered. Comparative UUlel prevailed and Capers then read Hie following report ot t'.ie committee on resolutions and nominal ions. The llcsoluiions. "Wc commend in thc highest terms the action of the president of the United States in calling to the at tention of congress the failure ot' cor thin railroads io provide proper accommodai ions tor colored passen gers, manifesting, as bi;; message lo congress does, his purpose to insure a square deal to the traveling pub lic regardless ol' color. We also com mend his action 111 insisting upon the passage of thc bill which will pro loci lin- employed laborers from the unfairness or aggression of their em ployers. ? We congratulate the cuni ry upon the continued administration of Us affairs by a Republican president and a Kcpuhl.ican congress ami wo pledge our unqualified support to the nom inee NH' Hip Republican parly at Chic ago. "We recommend that our national committeeman, Capt. .lohn 0. Capers, Maj. L. W. C. HhtlOck, .). ll. Ford ham and I. Wi Tolbert, ho appoint ed a committee With full authority lo select, name and prom?lgale an electorial lick cl for whom voles are to bc casi in November for prosldont and vite president of the United Stales. "We coillhieiu) to the president and Republican organization Col. R. R. Toi her I for collector ol' Internal rev enue in the pre. eui collector's trans fer lo thc anny service and argo up on him all honorable means ho ex erted lo bring about such a change and appointment. "Wo, your committee, also recom mend thal tho following is declared thc delegates al largo and tho ai tent?tes al largo lo tho Republican national convention lo assemble al Chicago in .lune, vi/.: Hon. .lohn ti Capers. Maj. I.. W. C. lilalock. Thos I., (irani and IO. lt. Deas; alternate: III large. I?. R, Tolbert. Robt. Smalls H .1. Logan, I', ll Richardson am I j, I). Mellon.'' Huies With Iron (fond. The excitement (hat prevailed whei Capt. Capers had finished rending tin report can hardly be pictured ii prinl. Thal part Of the repon Wlllcl referred io Hie president's inossngi relating td the Jim Crow cars was ap plutlded, as was the endorsement o H. R. Tolbert for collector ol' inter ual revenue. There was also ver; general approval ol' thal part of Ile report which pledged the Republic:.] party in this Slalo lo support lb? nominee of (ho party eiioseh ai Chic ago. "whoever he iliay be." Hill (he "row iii",'' cann' w nen t li. hist paragraph in Hie report was read ti was evident thal many of ibo di le gales wert? displeased willi Hie solee lion of the four limn named ns deb gates al large. Aaron Pciolcuu jump e.I intd a chair and beg in speakiltj at the lop ol' bis Voice; others liO.I Hie platform Word doing likewise, ti v.iiiou- paris of Hie hull delegale were -ere:, ininu Mr. Cha i rina II . " No lipdy coi recdgnh'.ed ?rein the chai uni il some m aro arose and move thal (he report el de committee !. adopted, Deas pip I hound!ion, calle for Hie yeas and nays and declare t he repoi t adopted ali in a jiffy and willi gesticulating m groes pu testing as loudly as (hoi lungs weal perm il. Prioleatl threw bis arms wildl about in Hie air and vainly tried I get Hie (it loni ion of Hie cluiiriuiii who ignored him completely. Prii j lean w;is not by himself for in a Instant a dOZOll or more were claim, lug for recognition or shouting <i Ihltice at Deas for bis action in "rai loading'' Hie vole on Hie rcsollttlOl and nominations. Prlolonii and o'! ors made a dash for the plat fort bul before ihev reached ii Deas li: declared the convention iid.lourue Prioleatl gained the platform at began speaking or, rather, slioulin but le- failed lo get ;i respectful bea lug. Many ol' those who were di grutltlcd because ol' the way in whit Hie nominal ions for delegates wei rushed through cheered Prioleatl an urged bim on. um many Others SVll were not pleased willi the action i Hie convention did no* look Willi fa1 or upon Hiis negro as their spoke mau. nm Prioleatl declared that Hi majority had booti run over rou gi shod ami Cd ll Od on the negroes I nominate and elect a new set of de ?gaies Another Ticket Named, During t llQ excitement I'riolonu al llOUUCOd that the following would ? (o Chicago as a protesting delogalioi W. D. Crum, Robert Smalls, A. : Johnson and H. tl, Tolbert. Ho also named tho alt?rnalos. Dr. (.'rion mounted the plat lunn and repudiated l'rioleau and declared tlittt he would not go as a contesting dologale nor would he have anything 10 do.wUh Priolcnu's efforts, Robert Smalls followed Cram and declined l<? accept a place on I he Prioleatl tick et. He said he did not tippl'OVO ol the maimer in which the delegates ai large were chosen, hui would hove no part in any contest. After (Maim and Smalls refused to serve of the contesting delegation, Prioleatl and some of his friends got together afterward and "elected" the following av. del?gales at large and al ternates at. large: |{. ft. Toi her! of Abbeville, A. S. Johnson of Columbia, P, ll. Norris of Georgetown and C. C. (Jarrett of Columbia; alt?rnales. Dr .1. ll. Coed win of Hopkins, W. A. Smith of Irmo and John (?ill. .1. W. 'I ol boil threatened to call the roll of del?galos by counties and have them vote on lelil?' choice of delegates al large il ft, H. Tolbert was not put on the regular ticket as a delegate instead of aa alternate Capers Ilion mounted the platform ami said something about hoing will ing to let lt. ll. Tolbert go to Chic ago as a delegate and he (Cap ers) would go as aa alternate. 11 was impossible to hear what was being said, bul .1 \V. Tolbert appear ed to lie salisllod, whatever the un derstanding was, and ia a lew min nies Hie delegates began leaving the hall. i-'or several hours after the con vention adjourned groups (d' dele gates were gathered about the elly, discussing Hie results of the meeting. The general opinion seemed t<> be thal Capers had won a complete victory with UK- active assistance oT Deas. Tolbert Claimed a Majority, .). NV, T?jhort declared thal night that |0U out of lite I:;."' delegates present ai Hie convention were untl Tafl ' and "ant l-ltoosevelt" and said Hint ii Capers had not consented io placing ll. H. Toi heel on the list of delegates in place of himself he would have polled Hie convention hy conn Iles and sent to Chicago an entirely different delegation, ile says thal (hree-fourlhs of the delegates from South Carolina al Chicago will be op posed io the present administration or any candidate that Roosevelt wanta. Tho following district delegates have been elected.: fourth district J. D. Adams, l'. S. marshal, and Dr. NV. H. Smith, colored, ol' (ireenville. Sixth dist rici A. D. Webster, post master at Oraugeburg, and W. T. Andrews, colored, ol' Sumter. Seventh district .1. ll. Lever, col ored, of Florence, and .1. A. Haxler, colored, of Georgetown. CLASSIFIED COLUMN. WANTKD. Wauled-Second-hand Hags and Dltr lap. Any kind, any quantity, any where We pay freight. Richmond Mag Co.. 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These pups are bred from as line fox deus ht; eau ?ie lound 1'".. R. Heisill. Cross Keys. S. C. Shingles! Shingles! Shingles - Weare wholesale dealers: car lot orders Solicited; we are in position to till all orders prompt ly. Stevens & Cato, Monet la, s. c. For Sale Cheap-One Huger Broad Mixer, one Thompson Moulding Machine; four Dread Presses; two Broad Troughs; one Cake Machine: ?'iii Diane Moulds; and many other things used in a Hist class bakery. Apply to L. 10. Riley, Orangeburg, S. C. Lor Sale-Charleston Wakollold Cab bage plants, .'oh lo $ 1.00 per 1 ,000. Leghorn lOggs, 50 cents per dozen. . . Cabbages, $ 1.00 per crate. T. .1. Hamlin. James Island. S. C. For Sale-One twelve horse power Blakcsley Gasolene lOnglnc, cheap. Also lol of shafting, pulleys, etc. Apply lo L. I1'.. Riley. Orangeburg, S. C. FOR SA I.F.- F,(?GS AX I) POI' LTD V. F.ggs for Hali bing--lia'red Plymouth Rock and S. C. Drown Leghorn. $1 nd per silting of I ft, packed and f o. h. Hare stock. New Hlood. Blythewood Poultry Yards, Blythe wood, S. C. GREAT STORMS. Eight Hundred People Reported to Have Been Killed. HARROWING DETAILS Of a Series ot' Devastating Tornadoes in Cliina Show Thal Winde Towns Wore Wiped Oui of Ks ist euee ami Hundreds or Lives Were Destroyed. Thousands Aro Homeless and in Want. This pari of the world is not tho only pince where lhere have boon great storms in tho Inst few weeks. China luis been visited by devastating tem pests, which destroyed many lives and doing much damage to property. A d ?spa I eli from Hong Kong says il is now believed that bte death list from i lie tornadoes which swept over the Hankow region will reach up wards of son persons. Meagre reports from om lying districts add only har-! rowing details to the information al ready in hand. Means of communi cation are poor, owing to the damage by water and high winds. A r?cent report from Hankow esti mated the death list there at 500, lott this does not include those who perished on numerous foundered ves sels. The violent tempests which ravaged portions of the southeastern const left death and destruction in their wake for milos. Small hamlets were almost entirely dosrojod and in rural communities it will require many days to estimate tho loss ol' life and the loss in values accurately. Many vessels of the coast in tho China sea were unable lo weather the gales. The fragments of sloops have been drifting in inion tho beach car ried by tho he avy swell. ? Although them are no definite* news from the coast towns, the loss of Ufo is thought to bo heavy. Toi burl says thal all but two of the district delegates to the national convention are' opposed i<? Tart and Roosevelt. The following were among thc white men presen! ai tho convention, some of whom were not delegales: John <!. Capers ol' Washington; A. Lathrop of Orangohurg, assistant Halted Stales district atornoy; C. J, Purcell, postmaster at Newborry; .1. lt. Cochran, Jr., postmaster at An derson; lt. It. Tolbert, Jr., Of Abbe ville; .i vv. Tolbert ol' Oreen wood i John Scott, of Newberry; J. Duncan Adams, United states marshal. Char leston; A. C. Merrick, United States donuly marshal. Coonee; H. lt. Hen dricks. Picketts; iv w. Screven, de puty collector of Internal revenue, ?OAT TUNNED OVltill. Two Mon and One Woman (let Drowned. Mr. and Mrs. Willlard Stone and lloyd Ward were drowned in Muske gon kc about 1 I o'clock Wednes day night when their boat was over turned by the high waves. Msis Eth el Stewart clung to the boat, and drilled a utile to Hie'shore. 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