The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, March 13, 1902, Image 1
VOL. XVI.
THE CANDIDATES.
Names of Some of Those that Havo
Been Announced
AS SURE TO RUN THE RACE.
A Forecast of the Next St a to CamWhich
Ih Now Oponiill*-,
and Wl.i. i. win i...
\V aii-m.
The ''campaign next summer" is
the roseate future ? which nearlv
every legislator 1 ??\ i. So ne h iv |
hjcome d . ;.is; 1 %vi! i pu ilio life ukI
swear teiat t h ?y will not a^r iln eulct*
the lists. (>l.will "^o hack" If j
their friends ' uiye them'' l<> do so. i
Hut others think that th:s world has !
better things in st ire for thmn. S un
of t he member * of t he house at present
seek nothing higher than to become
senators. In this class may b *.
named Messrs. lUitler, of Cherokee.
Hichardson of Clarendon, .MeLend of
Lee. Ashley of Anderson and Llird of
Lexington, provided Senator Sharpe
ret ires.
There arc several members of the
house who have been sinvested as candidates
fort Ic speaker's<-h dr. Anions
them are Me-srs. lluokorof Anderson.
Morgan of Greenville. Williams of
1 ,tjnd'?cfni? oiul ?J .?. I ? '? - * ,r 1
u.iuvii.iiv,! (tun Dtiiii i] ii. iversici w.
Kach (if them is well en lowed with i
mental attributes, each has had ex- j
pcriencc, and all arc popular.
The house Is m ire prolific of can li- i
dates for static ot'liees than in t.he sen''v
ate. The latter is not "so warm,''
bub t he hous is a regular incubator. !
[ + There are fully a dozen state otlleers
who were representatives, but none <>f
them, except one, was ever in the son- :
a to.
Among the candidates who will go
from the noisy hall of the house to
the racy debates in state campaigns
.is the speaker, Hon. \V. F. Stevenson
of Chesterfield, who is a man of
marked legal ability and would add
dignity to the otlleo of attorney general,
to which he aspires. His election
is no sinecure, but Mr. Stevenson
has never yet suffered defeat. The only
other announced candidate is Mr. I J.
X. Hunter, the present assistant at - j
torney general, who is popular in the )
state and a finished politician.
For secretary of state nearly a quorum
of the house will oiler. The
avowed candidates from the house are
Jlon. J. Harvey Wilson of Sumter,
chairman of the ways and means committee:
Mr. .1. C. Campbell of Marlboro,
Capt. .J. Hampden brooks, that
most gallant of Confederate soldiers,
and Col. J. 'I*. Austin of Greenville,
he of the invincible handshake. (>1 her
candidates will in; Mr. .1. T. Gantt,
Col. K. II. A nil and Mr. W. W. bradley
of Abbcvillc.
The house has a trained campaigner
and level-headed militiaman as a candidate
for comptroller general. In
the last few days of the session Capt.
.1. (J. Richards of Kershaw announced
that he.had about decided to outer
the race. Capt. Richards has been a
(supporter of t he Charleston Medical
(college and of Winthrop hi the tights
iin which those institutions figured.
.-Senator Sharpc with his lusty vociferation
will also lie heard upon the stump
for this ottlce. Capt. black, secretary
of the state penitentiary board, is a
candidate for this office.
Mr. Derham may bo hard to defeat
for re-election. The attorney general,
secretary of state and adjutant general
will not stand for re-election. Mr.
Derham, Mr. MoMahan and ('apt.
.Jenning will Ik*, there when the campaign
opens.
Now the house lias an aspirant for
Mr. McMahan's oftlce. Mr. Arthur
.Kiblcr of Newberry, one of the leaders
of the "house and a champion of the
common schools. Mr. Kibler is also
;an advocate of measures regulating
the workings of insurance companies.
Prof. (). B. Martin of Greenville has
announced himself as a candidate for
state superintendent of education,
'Col. A. It. Banks of Bock Hill was
suggested some time ago. but lie will
not be in tin; race.
For adjutant, general the house will
have a Confederate veteran who will
try to succeed tfiae gallant old soldier
who will retire to take up the light
for congress in the Fifth district,
Capt. A. If. Dean of Spartanburg is a
candidate for adjutant general. Capt.
Dean has been a consistent advocate
of purity in our pension system. He
9s well known In the up country. Col.
.Tno. I). Frost of Columbia, the popular
and very efficient assistant adjutant
general, will be in the race to
succeed Mr. Floyd, as will Mr. Paul
Ayer of Anderson and the dashing Col.
Jack Boyd of Greenville, who has
never quit being a soldier since the
days when he was "Johnny Rob."
The office of railroad commissioner
seems to be a soft berth. At any rate
there are more candidates for this office
than for any other. Among the
candidates who are so far In the race
are Mr. Henry J. Klnard of Greenwood
who is perhaps the leader of the economists
of the house, although he is not
narrow In his views; Mr. J. G. Wolling
of Fairfield, whose success as a merchant
and fanner would augur success
as a state official, Is also In the race;
Senator It. L. Caughman of Saluda,
author of the "Jim crow" car law, is a
candidate. Mr. J. C. Wllborn of
York, the present chairman, will
stand for re-election, having served
eight years. Mr. W. Boyd Evans Is a
candidate?and there are others.
No member of the house aspires to
be governor -yet. There is one candidate
on the other side of the State
' ' ' " ' \
capitol, Lieut. Gov. J. II. Tillnum and
the winner will have In defeat about
half a dozen other candidates, among
them Gov. MeSweeney, Col. W. Jasper
Talbert, Capt. I>. C. 1 ley ward of
Colleton and Mr. M. F. Ansel of Greenville.
The leading candidates for lieutenant
governor are lion. Frank It. Gary
of Abbeville, whose ability and fairness
as a presiding oiticer are axiomatic:
Senator S. G. Maytield, who has
been for eight years chairman of the
senate's most important committee;
Senator .1. Lyles Glenn of Chester, and
Mr. Cole L. itloase.
Since the redisricting of the Stat**, 1
there have been a number of buds on
the (lower of congressional aspirations.
\ In the first district it is thought that
I Mr. Geo. Lcgare of Charleston will be
elected. In the second district t he i
I following names have been mentioned, i
in*I all will prohahl\ run William
' I,'.Mint t ,,f '* >? *? "<
... . ... , ,v?i ?? I III I . \ I . I'llllL.MI IH'lllllj
ger and I. (). Patterson of 1 -at nwell; J
J. W. Croft of Aiken, and .!. W illiain
Phurmond of Kdgelleld. Mr. Helllnger
is t he fearless, aggressive and |
brainy leader of the anti-trust element I
of t110 State. Col. Croft agrees with
Mr. Pellinger in that light, and is an
eloquent and powerful defender of the J
common people on the Moor of the
house.
In the third district the candidates
will be: Senator GeorgeS. Mower of
Newberry. Senator Graydon, ex-Senator
Met'alia and Wyatt Aiken of Ablieville,
Geo. 10. Prince of Anderson
and Dr. Smith of Pickens. The latter
lias not been heard of much in j
politics but he is said to be a very formidable
candidate.
Mr. .!> 5 Johnson will not be n -elected
in the fourth district without opposition.
lie defeated Mr. 1 tanyarne
Wilson >y about J,000 \ot< s. It is
rumored that Senator Dean of Greenville
will try conclusions with Mr.
Johnson.
In the liftli Mr. Kinley will stand
for re-election and Gen. Ployd and Solicitor
Henry will oppose lum. Dr.
St rait will run again.
In the sixth no opposition to Congressman
Scarborough lias developed.
In the seventh Mr. Lever will he
opposed by a member of the House in
the person of Mr. J. H. MeLauohlin,
of Orangeburg. There will lie other
candidates no doubt in this district.
The legislature is the hotbed from
which nvinu ...... -->
i 111 1 I J LV.IMH1 |II,I III 1 llll' lilhl'll
and vfraft?m! into the soil of State ofliccs
where t heir foliage is kept moist
l?y the dews of emoluments and perquisites.
<Jrenl StorniH North.
Dispatches from Wilkesbarre, Pa.,
show that more than a score of lives
wore lost and $5,000,000 worth of
property was destroyed in Northeastern
Pennsylvania by the recent storms
and rains. The danger is over, but
the full extent of the damage is yet
to be seen. Eighteen thousand homeless
persons in the Wyoming Valley
are anxiously watching the backwards
course of the waters. The water has
receded in Paterson, X. .1., so that t.he
danger there practically is over, but
there were many daring rescues of
persons who had stayed in the Hooded
houses. So many mills were damaged
I I... i ? TV.. . K-. " ?
i-iim n il iiiuuni1111 ojjcriii ivcs arc
thrown out of work for an indefinite
time, in Passaic six men are reported
to have been carried down with a
bridge, which was washed away. The
current was so swift that it was impossible
to rescue them. Cities and towns
in almost ail sections of New York,
and New England states suffered '
heavy damages to property, and delayed
trains were reported.
A True American. (
Kx-ftovornor Hogg, of Texas, is
in Lonnon, England, on business, <
Ambassador Joseph Ctioatc made arrangements
to have the Texan presented
to King Edward at a levee,
but Mr, Hogg was required to change 1
his American dress and appear in the
regulation court dress of knee breech- 1
es and sword lie fore he could be pre- '
scntcd to the King. When Mr. Hogg
was told of the dress demanded, lie 1
said: "Never. If I cannot appear 1
in 1110 ordinary evening dress of an 1
American citizen I will not appear at I
all. A pretty sight I would look l
rigged up in those gewgaws. I have '
notjhe faintest idea of trying tore- >
volutlonizc or even criticise English 1
customs; but blamed if I'll wear an- ?
other count ry's uniform: no not even I
for the sake of meeting the King." '
Ex-Governor Hogg is no hog on royal <
swill. ______________________ 1
flicks on Storms.
1 licks, the St. Louis editor of Word !
and Works, got in his forecasts all ,
right for the hist week of February. |
lie warned his readers against electric
storms and the storm period that
would go out with February into
March. The reports trom Maine to
Mexico and from Wisconsin to Key
West show that violent an destructive
Hoods with high winds prevailed.
In his almanac lie says that there will
lie unusual disturbances from the tlrst
to the fifth of March. Dangerous
ot/irmc mo u hn AV*\A/.f a/1 4 I.
.ivvmmio liny I/vy I.wi <111 lillisrit; lliiyK. I
Thunder storms in the South and sleet
and snow In higher latitudes. Stormy
gales and blizzards may be exported
along the lakes 9 to 10. Up to the 16th
storm conditions will prevail. The
most stormy period will be tbe 21st to
20th.
A Slick KnNcal.
Last week a swindler, bearing the
name of L. ?T. MoKec, made a victim
of K. B. Wetherford, a farmer living
at Clearwater, S. C. Fie came to his
house claming to be the state geologist
and charging all his accounts to the
state. Mr. Wetherford cashed a bogus
cheek drawn by lilm for $50. Others
were swindled in the same way.
The governor has been notified and
steps will be taken for the capture of
the sharper. i
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CONWAY, S. C.
A MEAN THIEF.
nobbed A Minister as the Crowd
Went to the Altar.
A PICKPOCKET IN A CHURCH.
The Pastor of l ho Church, Took 1
I l> n Collect ion to Kelnihurso
the Minister for
lliH I1O8B.
The Atlanta Journal savs pickpockets
played a little joke on the Atlanta
detective department Wednesday
night,and are now quietly laughing
while the detect i ves are wondering.
1 licensed at the piekpoekets daring to
appear in Atlanta, almost the entire!
detective department went out Wednesday
night to capture the gentle-!
men of the light linger touch. Saloons,
pool rooms, hotel lobbies, everywhere
that a had or sporty man would
likely he, were visited. And while
the detectives were taking in these 1
places pickpockets were quietly enjoying
the services at ttie Tabernacle
Bap! 1st church, and Just to keep their
hand in t hey robhed a few preachers j
and worshipers.
Atlanta is usually free from t lie pro- i
fessional Crook, hilt at nriwnnt li<> 1
seems to be holding his owl). Cases
of pickpocketing and purse.-snatchin^ j
arc now dail.\Njr nightly (>c< urreuees '
in Atlanta. TlwNtetect ivgts are dointf j
some iianl work to nYeak it up, only it
did not occur to them to "^o to ehureh.
Perhaps the detectives will go to
church. If so let the people in the
saloon and in the hotels beware, for
the pickpockets seem to he kei ping an
eye on the />P'""rs as wvli as on possible |
Itoodle..
It was nliout 5 o'clock Wednesday '<
afternotfn that the lirst suspicion of i
pickpockets bcin^ in the Tabernalc
church was aroused. Dr. hrom/hton.
from his scat on the conference platform,
noticed some suspicious looking
characters enter. There were four ,
men and two women in the crowd.
Shortly afterward he saw one, of t he
men crowd against Dr. Campbell, of
Anderson, S. C. It was only a few
moments then before Dr. Campbell i
went forward and told Dr. Rroughton <
he had been robbed of his purse, eon- t
tabling Later it was discovered <
that two other members of the con- i
fcrenee had been robbed. i
Dr. J. YV. Hurt, the Sixth ward I
physician, had an encounter with a <
pickpocket as he was on his way home
from the conference. Dr. Hurt was
on the street car. when he felt a hand
enter his pocket, where he had his '
money. Instantly he grabbed the
man and the would-be thief, to get ,
away, gave up his overcoat, pulling '
it. oir as the two men struggled. The (
overcoat and a pair of gloves found in
the pocket were turned over to the '
detectives. They will be used as
clews l/> trace the thieves, The over- '
coat was a good one and would indicate
that t lie pickpocket was a very
prosperous one.
The gang now in Atlanta is getting f
in some good work. William It. Roberts
was on Monday night robbed of a
$150 scarf pin on the street car as he !
was returning from the bicycle races :
at Piedmont park. Frank Casey was
caught by Mr. Roberts and turned
over to the police. Casey did not
have the pin, but he Is believed to have [
been with the man who did rob Roberts.
Wednesday night Steve Wallace
was arrested at the union depot on
suspicion.
Another Theory Attacked.
Many people who realize the danger
;>f using impure city water boil it and
feel happy. Whether they succeed by
this method in remedying the evil is a
question which many medical men
will answer in the negative. All
oIlAIMltll ?1 A 1 * - * M '
^.iv,nii.TiA") iiKicc lii<tb uic ooiung or
Impure water, aside from the destruc- |
Lion of the life of some of the disease
i?erms, tlie elimination of some of the
^ases and tiie deposit of a portion of
the carbonate of lime, always makes 1
it more Impure. Roll a gallon of
water until there is but a quart left, 1
ind the quart will contain all the I in- '
purities of t he gallon and will be neary
four t imes as impure as before. By
xmtinuing the boiling all the impuri- J
Lies, animal, vegetable and mineral,
xcepL the gases thrown off, will be
reduced toonesolid mass. The water s
which is evaporated and passes olT as
iteam is very nearly pure. In the
boiling process the dangerous germs \
may have l>een killed, but their re- t
mains furnish excellent material for \
bacterial life to feed upon. v
Tlie Potato Crop.
Prepare for a large sweet potato '
crop. They make cheap hog food.
They are good to have in the family
about eight months in the year. Any .
variety of the yellow kind is good for r
table use. For hogs and cattle the
large red kind, are more prolific. Land
should be pulverized >\ to 12 inches *
deep. Plant In two-foot rows. If
you use commercial fertilizer and the
land is thin mix 500 pounds acid phos-,
phatc. 000 kainlt and 200 pounds cot- j
ton seed meal for two acres.
WIlAt It COHt.
Rear Admiral O'Neill, chief of the
naval bureau of ordinance, has figured
out the cost of the ammunition expended
In the battles of Manila Hay and
Santiago. Dewey's consumption of
powder and shot amounted to $50,000,
while the Santiago fleet used up
$H4,804 worth in putting the Spanlards
permanently out of business. One
hundred and thirty two tons of ammunition
were expended at Manila,
and 105 tons at Santiugo.
--
WK I
? THURSDAY, MA
TILLMAN'S OFFENCE.
Why the Republicans Were So Anxious
to I'iiiiIhIi llim.
The Milwaukee Daily News says:
There is much of consternation in the
select circles of senatorial roguery over
the Tillman McLaurin incident, while
the enmity proper are much worried
over the ' disgrace" that has come to
the country because the strenuous
senator from South Carolina slapped
t lie face of a colleague that had called
him a liar. It was all so serious. If
Tillman had laughed in t he face of his
tradueer, it would have been so much
more In harmony with senatorial dljjnitv.
while it would not have violated
tlv propriotIcs or have shocked that
fine sense dl' honor, the wounds of
which lire honied hy gilded hahn.
Smirk an?l smile, cheat, swindle and
corrupt, hut do not be "rude." Ilude
he may be. uncultured and ungentlemanly
when rascality is rampant, yet
Tillman's direel speech and lighting j
t)lood, while they do not make for
senatorial dignity, are not without
serving a good purpose, l-'or plain |
talk t here is much need.
This winking at corruption under
theassumpt ion t hat courtesy demands
silence when roguery is afoot is a :
species of "courtesy" that is valued I
highly in the senate, because it en- i
allies the llanuns. Klklnses and that
class of statesmen to conceal their activities.
However olTensive Tillman's j
outbreaks may be to propriety, lie is a ;
constant menace to the fellows in the
senate thai have bought their seats or
thai are serving as attorneys for indusi
rial or t ranspoi tat ion corporal ion.
lie is likely to break loose, at any time
diregard "courtesy" and show them
up before the country in their true
light. It is natural enough that |
i IK so men should desire Io see Tillman
retired. It is to he expected that
those persons that are shocked at the ;
word damn or that faint at the sight
nt hi nod though they may look with'
complacency upon corruption and cor-,
ruptionlsls will bo fttarllcd at Tillman's
plain-spoken speech, ltut. ell- j
initiate the rogues, the noodles and
ninnies and it will lie found that there
are no large numbers of American citizens
worrying about Tillman.
We are falling upon times when
there is need for plain-spoken speech.
With trust magnates defying the law,
I hreat.ening the president of t he I nit d
States and demanding of the. ex-1
3cutive that they he exempt from laws,
distasteful to them, there is need for
men that will not stand upon ceremony
or mince their words. It is
lime for plain speech. And if that is
denied, then beware the deluge.
Shot I>own Three TIiIovch.
Three burglars, with revolvers and
jhloroform, were given a surprise of
their lives Wednesday morning in
Chicago. They had learned that Jon
sobieski, a South Chicago grocer, had
Irawn $.'1,000 from a bank. Sobieski,
who sleeps in t he rear of his store, was
iroused by the crash of a fruit jar,
lie crawled out. in the darkness, and,
ieelng the trio, began to tire, lying on
die floor. Of the three men, he shot
.wo and the third lie knocked down
with the butt of his revolver. The
ihooting was heard at tlie South
Chicago police stat ion, breaking in the
front door t lie police found the three
robbers, Kdgar Mallen, shot through
he head and unconscious; Joseph (J.
irengivitch, shot through the right
eg and right arm, and i'hilip Florg, 1
iruised about tlie face and shoulder,
grazed l?y a bullet and a cut. over the
lead, with Sobieskl sitting on him.
Tillman llad to Talk.
When Senator Tillman made his
irst speech in the Senate after bis al,creation
with McLaurin lie discussed
die irrigation bill, lie simply wantid
an excuse to say something. "I |
lon't know anything aixuit this subiect
at all," he explained. "1 Just (
lappencd in here while the matter
,vas being discussed, and as I had |
icen rather -well?"Mr. Tillman
laused. lie did not know cxactlv
low to describe his position. Ho
ooked around tho Senate as if waithk'
for a suggestion. "Closed up," ]
remarked Senator Rerry. "Well,
dosed up,"said Mr. Tillman, laughng
"I had hcen in a conditon of inioeuous
desuetude f(?r a few days and (
[ thought t he Senate might like to ;
lear from me again." As the speecli
vas In favor of the irrigation hill, the
riends of the measure listened inently
to all that Mr. Tillman had to
ay.
Tho Price of a foot.
Mr. James C. Schumpert, of New>erry,
lost a foot hy an accident on '
he southern Railway at Helton on 1
he Kith of Kphrnnru 1001 l-i^
vas an engineer on that system. He
irought suit for $50,000. The trial
ame olT recently In Newlierry, and '
he Jury gave a verdict in his favor for 1
>12,500. A motion for a new trial
vas refused with the understanding
hat the verdict lie reduced to $10,000. |
Pen dyas time was given to accept '
jhe reduction or a new trial will he
(ranted.
A Weary Job*
The HulTalo Sunday News supplement
is running a scries of plcturesl
representing historic events. in
the representation of the Santiago
sea light the llrooklynand the Oregon
arc the only American vessels insight.
The Sampson-in-eoinmand clique lias !
a weary Job to handle.
Urcm Mheriiinn'H MethodH.
Gen. Hughes testllled before the
Philippine committee on Monday that,
"in cases where the natives of a village
were found harboring insur rectors
the village was generally burned."
That settles one point at any rate,
which is the Sherman method is practiced
in the Philippines.
Hfv?l
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KOI I IK, 1002.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
A Negro Most Brutally Assaults a
Whito Woman.
THE CRIMINAL CAPTURED.
' The Sheriff Prevented a (lynching
l?y Promising a Speedy Trial
at a Special Term of
('ourt.
A dispatch from Florence to The
State says pear My mans, in the lower
I?: J rt itf Kliii'nni'n > ?
, iv/ni'i.,! t.tw i milsuay
aUernnon. Mrs. K. I!. It.iynes, a wellknown
am! iexpected white woman,
was ravished 1?v a negro hrnte. .Iiilius
(lihhes. Fvidcntly aware that (lie
husband was away from home, the
negro called at the house cm pretence ,
of business. Mrs. I lay lies came to 1 lie j
door with a baby in her arms.
After a few mimit -s eonversut i< tn j
(! ibbes rushed up t he steps and over pow- ,
ered the lady, Hiatehing the child from
her arms and throwing it aside. Mrs.
Haynesncver lost consciousness, and
when she was released ran to a neighbor's
house and gave the alarm. In
t he meant iine t he negro had tied. A
large crowd soon gathered and Sheriff
I fundi readied the scene from Florence j
at out n o'cl ick. (lihhes was found at
Vc home, about a mile distant from j
where lie committed the crime. It
was all that Sheriff Kureh could do to !
prevent the angry men from seizing |!
t ho negro and swinging him up, hut. | j
reason prevailed and ;i lymdiing avoided.
Influential men in the eommuni-' '
ty, among whom were the hushaiid !
and hrot her-in-law of t he vict hn, al led
t he sheriff in soot hing the intense ex-1'
eltement. ()n condi t ion t hat a special |
term of court would he convened fort
Immediate trial t lie men desisted from I
violence and allowed tin* negro to he
brought safely to the Florence ia.ll.
Thursday night everything seems to
be perfect ly (piiet, and there Is no fear
of a lynching.
AN AI'I'HAL TO Til K OOVKUNOlt.
The Columbia State says rather a
remarkable and unusual case was called
to the governor's attention Thursday.
This time a mob agrees not to lynch if
tlieStatc will see that a speedy trial
is had. This is the lirsl time such a
ease lias developed in South Carolina.
The governor heard of tire case
Thursday morning from the sheriff of
Florence county, the telegram being incorporated
in the following message
sent the circuit solicitor:
March a, 1902.
Solicitor John S. Wilson, Manning,
S. C.:
Have just received the following telegram:
"Florence, S. C. M. II. MeSweeney,
Governor, Columbia, S. C.:
Negro raped white woman Wednesday
lower part, county, large party present
when arrested and desisted from
lynch law on condition special term
rwkiirt o/mtfnnn #>? ?... * -? *
...... vvvmiu,ih; ilU UIICl!, I pTOITl- S
iscd and have negro in jail. Make good 1
my promise, otherwise may 1m; trouble, r
Everything quiet awaiting your ac- a
tion.?Thomas S. I birch, Sheriff." i
We must not have any lyncl?i11>^ in s
tliis State. Have wired the sheriff i
that the request for special term of
court under act of 11)00 must come,
through you and I will act favorably
upon petition. s
M. B. McSwcency. 0
Governor. t
This message was sent to the, sheriff: 1
March 0, 1002. 1
Mr. Thomas S. Burch, SherilT, Flor- a
ence, S. C.: t
Under the act of 1000 providing for v
special term of "court such application 'I
must come through solicitor, and can t
only come through him under the stat- 1
ute. If the matter is presented to the I
solicitor by your people I have no a
doubt that he, will ask for the special o
term of court you indicate. This Is a! i
requirement Of law. Personally I 11
favor a prompt trial, but under the o
statute can only call the extra term r.
upon the writ ten request of solicitor, v
Have the petition sent, to me and 1 1
will have the extra term of court or- <
rlercd with pleasure. Have wired 1
Solicitor Wilson fully. j
M. It. MeSweeney, ;i
Governor. ;i
This was also wired the sheriff: 1
March r>, 1902. j
Thomas S. Ilurch, Sheriff, Florence c
S. C.: c
J rely on you to protect the prisoner
tnd if necessary bring him here to
penitentiary. Wire me If necessary.
M. It. MeSweeney, I
Governor. ^
At 10 o'clock Thursday night the c
following telegram was received by
the governor:
Manning, March 0. To Governor !,
MeSweeney: Will go to Florence ^
tomorrow. Will then advslc you. j
Sheriff should do his dut y.
Jno. S. Wilson. ^
Mysterious Accident.
Three miners employed at the Stand- i]
ard mine at Mt. Pleasant, Pa., were c
instantly killed Wednesday evening y
in a mysterious manner. The men 1
were on the cage which was convey- c
Ing them to the top when suddenly 1:
they were, secrt by their companions to 1
fall. A miner who was on the cage c
at the time said that one of the men
had lost his holding and in an endeavor
to save himself pulled the other two
miners with him. Alex Stcl>e, 45 p
years old, was the only name of the \
victims that could l>e obtained. A >
son of Stcbe came to Standard Wed- i
nesday evening from Europe and ar- l
rived about the time of the death of
his father.
BURGLARS AT WORK.
All riiNiiccctJHrul Attempt to ICol
the Ht. MiitllirivM llmik.
I'hc town of St. Mat thews was visit
ed I?y a k'nitu of robliers or burglars 01
Tuesday nitfht t?f last week. They
llrst entered t he hardware store of Mr.
(too. \V. Arthur and proaned a few
chisels and other Implements which
t hey t bought, t hey ml^ht need and proceeded
to the St. Matthews hank
and blew open the outer doors of the
luitfo safe of that Institution. 'I'liis
was an easy enough job, and no doubt
the robbers thought they had met
with a soft snap, but they were mistaken.
After t hey b'ot the outer doors
open I hey at t emoted to blow onon t lie
inner vim It in which the money Is
kept, hut did not succeed. They
succeeded, however in damaging it to
such an extent that the hank oltleials
could not open It themselves Wednesday
morning. The robbers also
visited tlie general store of Messrs.
ltates \ Snioak, from which a few
suits of clot lies was taken. The dispensary
was visited by tliem and a
K<xxi supply of liquor was taken from
there. 'The rascals then stole a mule
from Mr. II. A. Itaysor, on which they
left the town. before leaving the
dispensary a liberal amount of whiskey
was imbibed by them. They only
got t went y-eight dollars in one cent
pieces and ti vc dollars in gold from the
hank, all the rest of the money and
papers in the hank were locked up in
the vault of the bank, which the burglars
failed to open. The dispensary
was robbed of ahofit seven dollars
worth of beer and line liquors. In
t/rylng to blow open the safe in the
!>ank one of the robbers must have
H?en badly hurt, by t he explosion as
nueli blood was found on the floor of
die hank building. On Wednesday
wo white tramps were arrested just
ibove St. Matthews on suspicion and
odged in jail.
A Sad Dentil.
I >r. Richard Ferguson, -lr., died
aiddcnly in Columbia Thursday night,
le went to Columbia about two years
igo. being then only 2d years old. He
tppeared before the State hoard of
nodical examiners and, although he
iad been out of college for live years,
le stood t he tincst examination of a
'cry large number of applicants for
ertilieat.es. He then established an
itllcc in Columbia and devoted his atentlon
exclusively to the ear and eye.
Those who had visited thoofllcoof the
eading specialists in the South said
.hat his was the best, equipped otllce
.hey had seen. He was easily tfiven a
irst place as a specialist and did a
urge business, and was heartily recommended
by all who patronized him.
ie seemed nervous, hut In his profosional
work was a master. Dr. Fcr[tison
used opiates and his nervous
ystem was very much disaranged, and
t is stated that tie. could ?!< <.n nniu
? 'J
lie use of opiates. Recently he has
>een putting himself to sleep with
hloroform. Tliursday afternoon he
vas found dead in his Morris chair,
vitli a bottle of chloroform on one
ide and a handkerchief on the other,
le had evidently used too much chlooform.
All of the surroundings and
.11 of the circumstances indicated that
t was an accident. Dr. Earle was
ummoncd and found that there was
mthing to Ik; done.
A Funny Hlory.
The Atlanta Journal says quite a
ensatlon was sprung on the citizens
f Athens Wednesday morning when
he rumor became general that the
tody of a dead man was at the warelouse
of the Georgia railroad depot
nd had been there sihcc last Septom>er.
Early in the morning crowds
vere at the depot to verify the story.
Pile box was received by the author!ies
in September and was from NewKirn,
S. C., and consigned to W. '1'.
lofTman. After being in the depot
M this while it was opened bv deoot
Ulcers Tuesday and tliey were astonslied
to find the body of a petrified
nan. The f>ox was a plain, oblong
?ne, somewhat casket shaped. The
nan Is five feet nine inches and
voighs 210 pounds. It is claimed the
>ody was found in Saluda river, South
Carolina. In the breast are two billet
holes and t he man had been scalped,
iresumably by the Indians. The teeth
ire plugged with gold and finger
aid too nails are perfect. The
lands are crossed across the breast
ust as the Ixxly was buried. It is
laimcd that tire man had been on ;
xhibltlon in Charleston and Chicago. !
Price* IHghty Year* Ago.
From an old journal that was kept j
n fHlf) by a merchant of Oswego N.
it would appear that it cost the
itizons something to live in those
lays. Anthracite coal was unknown,
nd for illuminating purposes candles
,nd whale oil were used. Salt In those
lays was as much a necessity as now,
lit it cost $l.2.r> per bushel or
er barrel. Whiskey was worth $1 a
ration, rum, $2.7f> per gallon; tea, *2
, pound; corn *1 a bushel; tobacco, 4 f
tuiLs <i pounn: sugar, 20 cents per
touiul; loaf sugar, 11 cents a pound:
ambrlc, $1 a yard; dimity, $1 per
ard; molasses, $1.44 per gallon; raisns,
r>0 cents per pound; shirting, .18
cuts per yard; potatoes, 44 cents per
lushei; rye and wheat, $1.50 per
tushel; red tiannel, 88 cents per yard; 1
ill, $1 per gallon. !
Smothered In Gold.
.Joseph Micoulas, a gold retiner, was
it work In a Paris laboratory recently
,vhen he was seized with a fainting
.pell, and ids head fell forward Into a
:>asin of gold dust, which penetrated
his nostrils and eventually suffocated
him. This is the tlrst death of the
kind ever recorded in Paris.
NO. 3H.
SLAVERY IN MORO.
Governor Taft Tells of One of Our
New Possessions.
' DATOS AND SULTANS PLENTIFUL.
;
The Whole Population Anxloim to
I?? CoiiNlilcrcd .Slaves Ho an
to Mulct tlio I'nitod
States (hiverniiient.
The extent. of slavery in the Philippines
was discussed hy governor Taft
Wednesday in response t?> questions
thy metnhers. lie said slavery was
routined to t he sout hern Moro islands.
The Investigations made by Governor
Taft and his associates bad brought
out that the slaves Included men, women
and children who were slaves for
debt, according to the statements
made by the. datos. The slaves could
buy their liberty, but until this was
done I he condit ion ran from generation
to generation. The slaves were
members of t he family and t he relat ion
was comparatively mild, if it. was possible
to consider any form of slavery
as mild. Governor Tuft said Dago
Mandi bad already abolished slavery
hv decree. Mow effective tills was
could not be stated.
it i i i " " -
ii ii i< i ii u i <jh< fsiiiu \ ?ovcrnor i art,
"how willing 11 joy arc to consider our
desires nnd tlie possibilities of eradl'
cat iI lie system."
The civil authorities had never rc|
cognized slavery in any way he said,
and the military had always released
slaves, but the slaves did not understand
the advantage of liberty and
, Governor Tuft said that if we attemptled
to end slavery by force we would
probably tind the slaves turning their
guns against us. The influence of tho
I'nited Stales was, however, growing
stronger and st ronger for the eradication
of slavery. Alt hough our wishes
had been made known, yet neither tho
civil or military authorities had said
slavery must eca.se or war would be
made.
Kopresentative Patterson of Tennessee,
asked the number of slaves. Governor
Taft replied that he and his associates
had sought to learn the number
with the idea that we might buy
them and avert an exercise of force.
Put when the natives learned this,
they all represented themselves as
slaves. The governor estimated about
one-fourth of this southern population
as slaves, or from 2SO,000 to 200,000
In a population of 1,000,000 to 1,500,000.
When asked how many sultans
there were Governor Taft answered
that sultans and datos were as numerous
as barons in Germany or Justices
of peace in the United States.
In reply to a question by Mr. Patterson,
Governor Taft stated that the
slaves were punished by their masters
and whipping was not unknown to
tlicm, although there was little severity.
The slaves were subject to sale,
hut he did not know of any separating
of mothers for their children.
A Terrible CoMt.
Seldom has a nation miscalculated
worse than has Great Britain In estimating
the dillicultics it had to face
In the Hoer war. When the British
government undertook to conquer the
Boers its expectation was that less
J t han 00,000 men and less than $50,ono.odu
would he SUfQcienjti to end tho
struggle in less than six months. The
war has l)een going on aljout three
years and has cost more than $800,000,000.
The. British force in South
Africa at the last account was 237,000
men and tlie British loss by death and
1 permanent disabilities has amounted
above 25,000. The total number of
I casualties including the wounded who
have recovered, at the last report, was
| 100,701 men and 5,240 otllcers. Seldom
in modern times has such a bloody
war been waged anywhere and the
proportionate loss of otllcers has been
the greatest in all history. Unquestionably
a great part of the loss both
of men and money has been duo to
Incompetency.
Coiiicn from Good Stock.
?- . ... -
majin m11 ?111 .lenKins, wno declined
1 to accept the sword from the people
of South Carolina after Lieutenant
Governor Tillman withdrew his invitation
to President Roosevelt to present
the sword, is a son of Major General
Micah .Jenkins, of the Confederate
at my, who lost his life in the same volley
that wounded General Long|
street at Gettysburg. Major Jenkins
is now commandant of one of the military
schools in the State of Virginia.
During the Spanish-American war he
was captain in one of the troops of
Hough Riders organized by General
Leonard Wood and President Theodore
Roosevelt. In the Charge up
San Juan hill he outstripped all tho
I other riders and was the tlrst man to
land in the Spanish trenches at tho
| summit. President Roosevelt was
greatly impressed with the daring of
Major Jenkins, who, he said, is tho
bravest man he ever saw, and he recommended
his appointment as major.
Predicts Wnr.
Dr. K. Benjamin Andrews, who is
considered an eminent educator in
Nebraska, declares that the United
States is on the eve of war with Russia.
Poultney Ihgelow Is positive
I that, In spite of the Meteor and Prince
Henry, this country and Germany
! will soon meet In deadly conflict.
: And the envoys of the Boers and tho
Irish Nationalists Insist that we join
in smiting England, in this, her hour
of need. Yet, in spite of all these rumors
of wars we persist in feeling
placid and peaceful. Somebody must
bo wrong.