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t J ewbem It t S ESTABLISHED 1865. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, AUG UST 15, 1899. TWICE A WEEKI nA ROOT APPEALS TO AMERICANS, A INDURED THOUSAND POICTO HI1 CANS ARE STARVINO. No Funds are Available-Governument Must Rely on Gonerosity of Pubic for lieef So Sorely Needed In Devastated Isaisud. Washington, Aug. 11.-The war department today took prompt mens ures for the relief of the hurricane sufferers in Puerto Ric2. Whou the p)ress dispatches and Gen. Davis' ad s ices made known the extent of the disastor steps were immediately taken to send supplies, and the transport McPherson was ordered put in readiness to sail from Now York next Monday. She will carry rations and other necessaries. Sec rotary of War Root this afternoon sent the following appeal to the mayors of all cities of more than 150,000 population. Sir: The governor general of Puerto Rico confirms the report that upon the 8th instant a hurricane swept over that island, entirely do stroying many lives and reducing, as far as can be estimated, not less than one hundred thousand of the inhab itants to the condition of absolute destitution, without homes or food. Unless immediate effective relief is given, these unfortunato people will perish of famine. Under these conditions, the Presi dent deems that an appeal should be made to the humanity of the Ameri can peoplo, It is an appeal to their patriotism also, for the inhabitants of Puerto Rico have freely and glad ly submitted themselves to the guar dianship of the United States, and have voluntarily surrendered the protection of Spain, to which they were formerly entitled, confidently relying upon more gen'irous and beneficient treatment at our hands. The highest consideration of honor and good faith unite with the prompt ings of humanity to require from the United States a generous response to the demand of Puerto Rican dis tress. This department has directed the immediate distribution of rations to the sufferers by the army in Puerto Rico as far as it is within the power of the executive, but, in the absence of any appropriation, we must rely upon private contributions. I bog that you will call upon the public spirited and humane people of your city to take active and im mediate measures in this exigency. The goverment transport McPherson will be sent directly from the port of Neow York to Puerto Rico on Monday, the 14th instant, to carry all sup plies of food which can be obtained. Further transports wvill be sent at re dates, of which puiblic notice given. ommnittee charged with the of funds wvill receive full in n and advico upon commnun with this department. SVery roslpectful ly, Elihu Root, 7 Secretary of War. SThe cablegram from Gen. Davis, giving fuller detailsi of the darnage done in Puerto Rico b)y the hnali cane, says: "Later reports show that the hur ricane was far more severe in interior and southern part of island than here. D)ata for estimate of nmber Puerto Ricans who have lost every thing is deficient, but I am forced to believe the number- on the island cannot fall below one hundred thousand souls, and a famine is im pending. I ask that two and one half million pounds rice and beans, equal quantities of each, bo0 imme diately shipped for food to Pence. Some hero. Urgent appeals to all post commander-s for food for the destitute. Am I authom ized to re lieve distress by food issues? RLico and beans orly desired. There have been many deaths of natives by fall ing wvalls. So far only one soldier reported dangerously injured. Sev eral towns reported entirely deinol ished. As yet have reports from only four ports. Complete destruc tion of all barracks. Troops aro in canvass. No reporta yet from the lardest ports, Ponce and Mavaune but they were in the vortex of the storm. At least half of the peoplo in Puerto Rico subsist entirely on fruit and veg' tables, and storm has entirely destroyed this source of support. (Signed). "Davis." A report has been received at the war department from an officer at San Juan de Puerto Rico estimating that the number of killed amounts to 500. The same officer says a very serious condition of affairs exists at Ponco. NEIGl111HOIis 0OVETED RO NvERs' '1OP EItTY. iometaing About thi Lexington Murder Casio for Which Ten Farmers Are imprlsoned. (Special to The State.) Lexington, August 11.-The ton white men under arrest for being im plicated in the murder of V. P. Bowers are comfortably esconcod in the ball over B. H. Corloy's restau rant and are enjoying something far better than jail fare. The history of the feud between Bowers and his neighbors, with all the embellish ments furnished by friends of both sides, would read like a highly spiced bit of fiction, but. the few grains of truth sifted by your correspondent are all that he feels w.rranted to make public. Seven years ago W. P. Bowers owned and at the time of his death still owned a valual3 farm. One particular field which adjoined a rich neighbor, was coveted by several per sons. Like Ahab, one neighbor whose name is not known, ardently coveted the field on the banks of the crook. No woman's name is men tioned in the case, but some male or female Jezebel seems to have been inspired by the evil one, to got rid of Naboth, (Bowers) and success fol lowed his or their diabolical efforts. There had been burnings of barns and fences, turning of the channels of streams, t nd various little neigh borly attentions like those mentioned, on both sides. Much cotuld be said, but your correspondent does not feel at liberty to make more disclosures or conjectures now, but the end is not yet. Bears the IThe Kind You Have Always B,.ght Signature of NORTHERN W0oMAN WILL OPECN OF FIoE. Mtro. C. W. McCan Will be Postnuster at Lakec City. (Special to The State.) Kingstroo, August .1 l.--The daily papers announce that the authorities at Washington have at last concluded to reopen the postoffice at Lake City in this county. It is not known who will be postmaster, but as only two persons applied, and the papers stated that a white woman wvould be appointed, it is supposed that Mrs. C. WV. McClam, a wimdow of this place wimll get the appointment. Mrs. McClam is a northern lady, having been born and reared in An gel County, Illinois. She is a daugh. ter of Wm. T. \\Vilson, county troas urer, and1 a prominent man in Angel, County, Ill. Mrs. McClanm, in company with her parents, took a tour through the South in 1892, and it was during this time that she first met Mr. C. WV. McClam, whom she afterwards married. Mrs. Mc('lam is a busi ness woman, having for several years filled the position of railroad agent and telegraph operator at Harmon, Illinois. Since the death of her hus band she has been telegraph operator at this place and her appointment, if made, will meet with the hearty approval of the citizens of Lake City and South Carolina. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always B,ought Bears the Sgau e4A W ~ e '~i - ~I at I. 'u with. a t~I are en F-R OR. ilM 00L LEY CO~ TOLBERT AGAIN. HIS DIENIAL OF AN INTERVIEW WITH ElITOIC UAltPiCNTIC. Carpenter Itepiee-Proo or oIn ervi w-Tol bu.t i0 varned--luelt. Set liIm efr Might With thu I'utpIo. (Greonville News, 12th.) The trouble with the Tolborts in Greonwood county does not seei to be over. There have been no new features in the relatoins of the peo ple of that section with the Tolbert. family and their colored republican following for the pa! few montis, and it has been geirally thought white winged peace would brood over the scene. But R. I. Tolbert's Washington interview disturbed all dreams of peace; and it looks as if the people of Greenwood and Abbe ville countiee will carry out the con clusion arrived at last fall bu ; sus pended during good behavior, to wit, forcing Red Tolbert and others of the family to stay away on pain of death. Red Tolbort's recent denial of hav ing had an interview with A. M. Carpenter, of the Greenwood Index, in this place last April has called forth from Mr. Carpenter a particu larly salty article in which it is vir tually declared that leniency toward Tolbert is now a thing of the past and that if he comes back there will be trouble. It seems there is a do terminal ion to run no risk of a recur rence of such scenes as those of last November. Mr. Carpenter's article in The In dox this weel is lengthy, but the fol lowing extracts will show its purport. He says: "In writing and publishing that interview I believed 1 was perform ing a service not especially to Tol bert but to the people of Greenwood and Abbeville counties. ynd no man knows any better thau R. Red Tolbert himself that that interview was correct in every particular. It contained nothing that he did not say and omitted no essential thing that he did say. His motive in go ing to Washington at this lato day to deny that he made any 'promisns or concessions' or that, hohad any in terview at all is best known to him solf. "Mr. Tolbert may not fully rea lize it, and it may not be generally known to the general public, but the publication of that interview not only secured for him the privilege of returning to this section without fear of molestation, but, I firmly believe, saved his life as well. T1he people of this county soon uafter the Phm nixi riot decideOd that it would be boet ter for the future peace and iafqiy of the county if the Tolborts woero not allowed to return. Th'b peo ple had mode up their minds, and it seemed that nothing that anybody could (10 would change their doetermi nation. The demonstration against Joe Tolbert is still fresh in the minds of the public. Governor Ellerbo's proclamation wvas issued a little later, but this of itself had no effect. Th~le Tolberts would have been driven from the county immediately upon their return if the argument had not been used that the trial of the citi zens of McCormick on the char-ge of conspiracy would soon come up in the United States cout and that any demonstration against the Tolberts at that time might prejudice the case. This argument was the only one that had any effect, and. it final ly prevailed. T1hoe Tolberts were ail lowed to remain, although their pres ence was galling to a large majority of the people, arnd everyone felt that it was only a question of timo until the expected wvould happen. "The interview with Tolbert ap peared a few (lays after the trial of the McCormick case and created a sensation not only here but through out the State. "Tolbert's denial of the interviewv is not his only offense. There was a negro meeting at one of) the negr-o churches in Greenwood /two weeks ago and Roed Tolbert was there.I do not know what the object of thuis meeting may have been, nor do I know that Toibert's purpose in goingt there wIa an evil one, but the mere fact of his going to a negro meeting was calculated to arouso suspicion and showed an utter disregard on his part for the peace of mind of the people of this section. A few days after this I was standing on the stroot heard ono negro say to another, 'They tell mno Red was over at the church the other day. lie has just bluffed the whole business and is having his way about overything. T'hey can't do a thing with him.' And t h negro laughed as if he thought it was a great joke. "My candl advice to him i not to comon back to this -tct.ion agaiii. I believo t,hat he will not be tllawedt to remain hero after this, and I believe it to be my duty to tell him so in this public manner. I am not. assuming to speak for anybody, but I know the foolings and sentitiments of the peopl of this soct.it n its well Its any man living, and I know that they will not allow Rod 'Tolbert to run over thorn roughshod and then go oil and boast about it,. It would not bo bravory for him to c,ma back hero now, or until he has made another rnd bettor offort, to set, himself right with the people; it would be the rock lessness of a fool." Wyatt Aikon, of Abbevillo, on dorses the Carponter article and says Lhat Tolbert made to a committee of Lho citizens of Abbovillo practically the samo protestations and proimises is those made in the interview hero ast spring. LUCKY Y7OUN<i Doc-iros. rhome Who Aro Appolinted to 5shoinriishii. (Columbiat Rfecord, 11.) Gov. McSweeney today announced ho appointment of the following young mon to scholarships in the south Carolina Medical college at Jharleston. First District -A. ). Epps, of Kingstree. Second Dist rict-J. Willtam Mole, f Brunson. Third District--Dr. Fonnel, of Ab bevillo. Fourth District--S. B. 1"ishbourne, >f Columbia. Fifth District-Samuel J. Strain, )f Etta Jane, Cherokee County. Sixth District-J. T. Stukes, of 11anning. Seventh District-- -W. F. McKeow n, )f Branchvillo. There wore sixty-livo 1 pplicants for the several places and the (Gov rnor gavo each separato application individual att ont ion. Ji&INALi)s EI.E()ir:I, i'he TIow~Inip~ V'Ote to iiI lnv& AhheI,ville CJounst y. (Columbia R ecord, Il Ith.) T1ho Governor ha is re'ceived oflicial notice that the long doelayed elect ion in D)onalds townshtip had1( been held rind that tho result was that thme towvnship voted to be annexed to An ilerson by 20 to 5. Th'le small vote was OXp)lai nedl by the staiteme)nt that the registration book of I18JI was gent instead of thme latter one wvhichm, it was said, had been lost. Somo qualified voters, whios( names woero rnot on the books, were allowed to vote, but they did nmot. change the situatioe. So Donalds goes to An Lierson, u'debss somol uneixpercted legal difliculty arises in tIhe mneant ime, and Lhe qiuestion has been prolific of siuch heretofore. TlifE INsANE HOsP1ITiAL1. Largeri P'opulatit on Thanii I n thet lii tIory of theo Auylumuu. (Columbia I tecord, I I thm.) TIho asylumi regents held their iog ulr monthly3 moeot.ing yesterdiay. In speaking of the condition of affairs, Mr. W. J. Goodintg said the 1popula1 tion was now 1,01 5, the largest in thme history of the intstit ution. The b)oard found it necessary to erect another building for tIme accGmmoda tion of a class of femiale p)atients. The material for thtis building, which wvill be0 a one story affair, can ho ob tained on the p)roises. Mr.. Good ing says the situnation is such that the regents must keep on building as long as thlei poputlationl inhcreaises as it has (lone, for it is absolutely hieces sary that such pat i'uts be rnot crowd. MISS JEWETT AND THE BAKERS. TiIiEY Al?. (IlC%'1INO A IjIROIC IN NIC E INILA N1). IIIINN Jt-we'tt battirtitatesa th Negro Chil tiroe s et i'ublle, miel I)eelacrus INhe M I as 1trou.lht thtn Nor (I that I 1 'o et Isle MoteiJ IMy reu for 'iTem. Nolve-i wt"hut nIt'rl m utis s Ltvo I li the'nctill--or t:out t n AQtulsNIott Fee lIN lahrgi d. (News and Courier, I i ih.) TIho Bloston and other New f,ng. hid papers alre hent upon ntu ikiing a heroitis of th the first ciabbro out of Miss Lillian Clayton Jowett. M , dlay nlight sho exhibitedi the linker eolplo hoforo 3,000 pIorsons at Provi dence, and the following morning the newspapers all dovoted mttch space and big typo to show. And judging from tho brief press dis. the ont.iro peorformanttco w\as roipeated at Boston oni Tuesday. M1iss dOWett Contontod herslf with having a col loction Iitkeni up at ti Iirf.s. m11nfi, but it is p)restmed that tho results were not altogother atiisfactory, for an admission feo was charged in I3os ton. If Iho Southern poplo could road the full accounts of Itheso moot ings they would doubtless bo greatly odlitio(l, and they wvould itassuredly havo a much mtore accurate estinato of the true spirit of that section than som1e of thom at least, now )ossoss. Whn A1 iss .1 wet.t. was il Chitrleston tho other day site wias fulsomle in her Platitudinous )rotttition of admira tion andlll alfertionl for tho South; in Now En;tgland, with her arms abhout the Baker children, and in tho pires tlco of hundreds of excited negro auditors, she sing ;s another tune. Tis ci rctimhtanie is itn itsolf sutlic ieltt proo of t he young, wOllan's character to warrant distrust of the motives by which she is inspired. Not a fow of tho hotter class of Bos ton colored people have repudiated Miss Jewet.t, in no uncertain lin guago. Mrs. Iullin, who is the Widow of a colored mant who wias very prolinellt. inl Boston omo yeairs ago and who is herself an edcaltt'd, strong-uinled womant, warined her race against accepting M1iss Jowett's leadership. Mrs. lU1Ilin1 implied as strongly as site could do that t hie miodlern lIharriet .leecherte Sto(wo was not in private life the kind of won to colmind the respect., mttu1ch less tho adtirattion, of honest people. Other people vho Iave put them sol ves to solnoe patins5 t cqm nro ini formtationt haive come to the same concelusioni, but in the mneanitime Miiss Jiewet t has thte Uakers with hter, and1( statr ttractionts of a humanotiti l. ,mt dim to tmuseumt. Anid tho ntegroes, to whom B3oston enitutre (Oen soenmis i u able to imtpairt commulon hortso sensxe, are* paying thieir mlonley freely for front seats at thte *xhuibit. At th le Priov iden c,t itmeting Miss do wet t ex pressed regret. I lit, she( wats too) tired to make such anl addr1 ess ax she( ha ud plaiitnd. 'iTo fract of (lhe matter is M1iss. Jewelt hiax niot sense enough to maiike anl address anty kintd to wvhichi any13 tinkinig p)tlorso would give, a secontd t hought. You cannlot 8s0 ah talk to 11er for tort inuttos and1( conttiniuo to doubt tis ixtatementt. I f shte otver does say aniyt hling wvorth lisioening to1 you miay rest assuired that it wax written ott for her by Mr. i. (G. 1 Larson or s0~oeoe (Jlse p'r sonliily in tereste in1 he I r and1( the success of Iter present senxsaitionial (ter(iprise -then namte of Mri. Lalrson is used ini tisi conneitction beauso hoe is a ntewspatper man11 whot seemsi to haive dstabIlishted htimself ax thei~ goni (Iral factotium of I lie Jiowett. -Bakor aiggritiorn. Whlent Miss J1ewett wais be(ingt itteOrviewied by a~ riepoirter for ITho N ews anid Coutrier she1( waxs~ beig coached till the while by M1r. i,arsxon, andI VO eve wim 1 the axistmc andcJH1( conistaint nlcouiraigemenOt of her prmpter she dlitd tnt xsuceded ini saty ing any Ihig wor th rep ro Idcig. ''Te muost chtarital e cornstriuctiont that cani 1)0 placed( upon 21 ixs d1 owet t,'s coiurso ixs th assum iiptoni that she ix a foolisht y'oung girl whoc i hasben ptt up to( a pitoen of hutfl ouxi tatinal. ismi by desiging persons. The1( oth'ter view of he r ix ai very aiin u4 one-that sho i, o of it party of trickstors who hopo to form tlo un fortunato prejudicos which still di yido tho t.wo sectiolns of tho ilittonl to the,ir owtn udvanttage. If Miss JoNet's words and actions tave boon correctly reported in th:e Boston pa. pIerrs this latter viow of the sit.it lion votllcl setem to be tho corroet on0. T1ho Boston Gilobo conttainodt the' following in its account of tho lrovi (lotco llooting "Mltis Jowutt opeontl by saying that bor heart was Iir'd 1) se'eing! lluch at great audlietwo pre.-nt, and her only regret was her inlabilit.y to Ilresotnt anll adldress such a1s sho hltd pllannod for tho Providelco public. Blut sho would dolivor that address tt it latter timo. Sh1 considorod hut tho app1onaratco of 'Mrs. Bakor Ind( hor family b oforo th1 autliolcle tvas tlho grotost objoct, lesson 1th North could havo of tho tromondouts mrbiarisl in tho South as it, oxist to lly. "Littllo Lincoln 11Biker, who had >oon mlatimto(t for lifo iho only roason hat ho was tho son of tho postllas or att. ILako City, S. C., was anll ex timpli of mob law in tho South. Th0 Ponlkor clo:;od by tIlhlkiing all for .hoir lttondtneo, anld with tho ox lretssed hoplo that it would not be ong 1oforo shu aigitnl atddrossod hlon." 'ouclintg tho Salim iicidolt tho I:tlston ltorthl, it papllr that through .ho medium of Mr. Larson's pIonaltl ntorest halts bovn colvorto<l into Miss owo t's organ, said: "When tho vast audinvo ha( b' 'omo <iiet onco m1oro Al iss J ewotiti mid1(: "'1 Jadios inli gent lemon: My wart, is fillod whnl I soo all tho peo )lo who aro hero no ulight. .I thank ou for your kindnoss, atd I only ro rot. that I cannot delivur tho address vhich I had upion my mtind, and which I shoul havo givon under )thor circumstances. I think I havo n Mrs. ]3alkor and her family on of ho groit ost ob joct lessons of t ho ago. I wanted you to soo tlh111 for your welf you could judgo of thu barba rians who exist in thu Sotth. I loro :iy r1, look at theml. I wish to in rodoi littlo Lincoln ltkor, who Wis twakolned from his slholo and ihot down and m1aiellvd for not) other roason than tliat his fatlir was 1,he lost.nlastor of I,tko City. lloro is tho littlo boy; look uplonl his disligur d ('Ve." And t.io Boston Journal startotd oil its atccoun1t. of theo mee4t.ing with the following sen1tonce: "'With ai !oatl blac1k ne(gr'o boy on1 oither sidet, hoeri arms1 around their1(11 ntecl<, 41isS IA ii an Cla uyton1~ Je.w(tt st.opped0( 51 sming Ii4)' hofth grieat an.1 dlitince thlalt cked Pro'4vidence0t Mu tsic Iluall last ight. The1( langago repor~' 1 ite(d to ha lve b)001 used b y Dr I. ILucy Br lowni, then negro phlysicianl, who wenit from this t ho I aker a's rtep' orte(d(, soon11IS to have'( b)een1 fari more1 templIeraLto( t han thait used4 bly thei wh1ite4 woman11i. The I ferahil says5: th 11Ba iker' family) when'I tho w14 ere brou01ght into thel CoIlrd H ospitia and1I l Trinl ig School of ChIiarleI(ston, A. C.X, si<l( tt thr wor( 401o good andio in the( Sou1thi was its much(1 iln nood4( of [4duicationl as waus the b)liack man.fl didl not mean11 that, ho was honel(st. "SheIl( r(eciteod th1( inidonNe,i follow. ig th sh4 1 ootinog of Poshnasll ter1 Un~ kor1, and0 sid t hat, after t ho faml1ily wor convalescout(40'.41t thoro1 wasi1 ia I 0I. inIg ill oppositioni to sendl(ing th i ot to 'h (a 1 exiig1ted~yi l throughout th Ihearte frod be it on, anlS itt. om)d j)ihma tIoVliC star 11h woun lot.od af(((reh each nigtb at 1 rec0itlo f her Inwot Iat.fo it T1(0lI togs that l)r. Brown is a colored woman, who has lived hero in Charleston for some years, and one who has both more in telligenco and more oxporionce than AM iss J owett. The latter, when in Charleston, displayedlabsoluto ignor. anco of tho conditions existing in the South. 1.1er knowledge of this soc ti011 of the country, of its people, in shatutions n'id methods of thought and action was acquiroc; in a board ing school in Roanoko, Virginia- It was suggested to her that if she wore silcere in her crusade she should comte to the South and study those things hefore takiig the stump in Now Englanl, whero prejudice against this section and its people is notoriously strong. In a vaguo way sho said sho hought it a good idea and that she might do it later, but for the present all she felt called upon to do was to "stir Ip" the Northern people. She did not have the least idea of what would be accomplisied by this "stIring up" of hatred and malice. it. would be t,imlo enough, sho said, after the people had boon aroused to think of turning their interest to some ac count. li 11. iL''INI; U(On'OIAI'S STORY. Soy,, (HIM 1i-ms Like it Kl,,g an%, Ignaored AIge.r'a (ablelgNan -- lent Ate soulp 1'rolueo Stekness in Ordeor to Ea'NOwpo Servlcee. (F1.0roml the l'hiladophia Lodger.] I Lazelton, Pa, August, :3.--Corporal Iiobert '.'ait, of Company C, .1StI United States infantry, who returned yesterday from the Philippios, Imtde some ll iportatnt statements today ro garding the conduct of the war by (on, (tis. Tait, who is an excop tionatlly iitelligent young man, sor vedi as telograph operator at Manilla, and in that. capacity learned some facts which have horotoforo boon giVent no publicity. Corporal 'ttit says that not long boforo ho loft Matnilla a cablogramt was received from Washington, directed to Otis, inl which the Secre tary of War asked: "Why don't you supply Kra-g.-orgenson riles to the troops?" plenty of which, it is said, are on hand ready at any t imthe to be issued to the mlen1. On aiot her occasion, Corporal Tait says, this mtessago calno from Washington: "''Telegraph facts hereafter.'' Cor poral ''ail declar's that to his know ledge Gean. Otis did not reply to tll('e itessagos. "All the boys arto glad to got out of Maniilla,"' said Ta ''They dlon't like fightIinrg the Fili pinlos and( then bs (obliged to back again. Goen. Ot.is, wvhiom I saw frequent.ly, has not, be'en out of the city live miles sinco lhe got. t here-anid we were among the fi rst to lanmd oil th islanids. lie is livinrg like a king at the palance, su rroundc ed by a strong guard, nd issues5 aLll his orders by telegraph. I lo is rnot famnil~iiar at, all withI the lay of trbe land, arnd the soldiers don't like him. ''. never saw suchi sighits as met moy eyes at MIannila (luring the last foew weeks I was there. Some of the 1m10n ate (Governmernt soap to get sick so t.hat they could secure their (dischiargos. I kniow some) 'who de liberat ely sprained their logs and arms so they could get backc to the Startes.'' Boar,, tho e Kind O 0AWy BoUghrt of NEc,oI A NIJISANUI;. JIn l'ennMyla11 a T i Isy ar~ C,nrishles-et lie, WVil kesbarre, P a., Aug. I l.---Con.. ractor Geuorgo S. P ost of this city, whlo brought 60) negroes from thle South here to work on Sewers, was arrestedl this (ovon inrg charged withL aiding a Jnisarco. When the ne groes arrived here they refused to go to work climinrg they hiad been pron1isedl I. 5t a (liy. Then they became a public charge and( lived1 in lilt h and s<qualor. The bealthi ofli cors said the health of the communi.. ty wvas (ondanrgorod. Boars the h KindYuHvAwasBgh Bignaturo