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E.,M ~~ti-W]___RY,_L_.______ ESTABLISHED 1865.9EBRY,S . TUESD-XY.AC 1 92 WCEAWE.~5 GREAT EXCITEXENT IN FLORENCE COUNTY. WEGRO MOST BRUTALLY ASSAULTS W HITE WOXAN. CrIMIGal Captured by Sheriff-Who Pre. vented Lynching by promiting Speey Trial at Speeal Term of Court. (Special to The State.) Florenee, March 6.-Near Hy mans,,in the lower part of Florence county late yesterday afternoon, Mrs. &. . Haynes, a well known and re spected white woman, was ravished by a negro brute, Julius Gibbes. Evidently aware that the husband was away from home, the negro called at the house on pretence of business. Mrs. Haynes came to the -door with a baby in her arms. After a few minutes conversation, Gibbs rushed up the steps and overpowered the lady, snatching the child from her arms;nd throwing it aside. Mrs. Haynes never lost oousciousness, and ehe was released ran to a neigh bor's house and gave the alarm. In the ieantimb the negro had fled. A ~rrcrowd soon gathered and Sheriff Bareh reached the scene from Florence about 9 o'clock. Gibbs was found at his home, about a mile -Astant from where ne committed the rime It was all Sberiff Burch ould do to prevent the angry men iou siesing the negro and swinging hia up, but reason prevailed and a nhing avoided. Influential men ,a the community, among whom were 4he husband and brother-in-law of the victim, aided the sheriff in sooth iog the intense excitement. On con 'dililf thata special term of court would be convened for immediate rial the men desisted from violence andallowed the negro to be brought safely to the Florence jail. To night-everything seems to be perf4etly quiet, and there is no fear of a lynching. A4PPEAI'ro ovERN0oB-wILL ORDER * UEeOIA TERM ry soUOI0Ro MArns *; EQUEsT, As TUE LAW PRO Bather a remarkable and unusual esse was called to the governor's at -*stion yesterday. This time a mob agrees not to lynch if the State will ~ spe that a speedy trial is had. This a theftrst time such a case has de oped in South Carolina. The governor heard of the case ye4rday morning from the sheriff otllorence county, the telegram be ing incorporated in the following message sent the circuit solicitor: March 8, 1902. Solicitor John S. Wilson, Manning, S. C.: Have just received the following telegram: "Florence, S. C. M. B. McSweeney, Governor, Columbia, S. C.: Negro raped white woman yes terday lower patrt county, large party present when arrested and desisted from lynch law on condition special termicourt convene to try at once. I promised and have negro in jail. Make good my promise, otherwise may be tronble. Everything quiet awaiting your action.-Thomas S. Buorch, Sheriff." We rnust not have any lynching an this State. IHave wired the Sher 1ff that th~e request for special terrm of court under act of 1900 must come through you and I will act favora bly upon petition. M1. B. McSweeney, .Governor. This message was sent the sheriff: March 6, 1902. Mr. Thomas S. Bnrch, Sheriff, Flor ence, S. C.: Under the act of 1900 providing for special term of court sneh appli cation must come through solicitor, and can only come through him un der the statute. If the matter is presented to the solicitor by your people I have no doubt that he will ask for the special term of conrt you indicate. This is a regnirement of law. Personally I favor a prompt trial, but under the statute can only call the extra term upon the written request of solicitor. Have the peti tion sent to me and I will have the extra term of court ordered with pleasure. Have wired Solicitor Wil son fully. -M. B. McSweeney, Governor. This was also wired the sheriff: March 6, 1902. Thomas S. Burch, Sheriff, Florence, S. C. I rely on you to protect the pris oner and if necessary bring him here to penitentiary. Wire me if neces sary. M. B McSweeney, Governor. At 10 o'clock last night the follow - ing telegram was received by the governor: Mt.aning, March 6.-To Governor McSweeney: Will go to Florence tomorrow. Will then advice you. t Sheriff should do his duty. Jno. S. Wilson. SPECIAL TERM TO BE HELD. t [The State, 8th.] Solicitor Wilson reached the city I last night and conferred with the < governor in regard to the special < term of court promised by the sher- 8 if of Florence in the case of the ne- N gro rapist. After the conference it I was announced that the term would I be held and that the proper steps in f the matter would be taken this morn ing. i M'LAURIN iiN LINCOLN C South Carolina Senator Dliver an A ddress Q Before the Marquette ilub. Memorial exercises in honor of C Abraham Lincoln were held in Chicago last Wednesday on a scale surpassing any previous local cele bration of the anniversary of that 9 statesman's birth. There were a number of banquets in different parts of the city during the evening, the 0 largest and most important being held in the home of Marquette club. Senator John L. McLaurin, of South Ca lina, was the principal speaker of mne occasion and the subject of his address was "Abraham Lincoln and His Relations to the South." In part the senator said: "It is the irony of fate that these wo great presidents-Lincoln and McKinley-who had it n their power and their purpose to do so imuch for he South were both stricken downd y the hand of an assassi-i in thea idst of plans which they had formed for the betterment of the entire ountry. "I think I see the dawn of an ther day when our country will be ivided not on sectional lines, but b n thought; when a man will act and ote, not from the influence of the ere locality, but in accordance with he dictates of his conscience, judg ment and the enlightened self mnter e st. This alone can ca-1 mike us S :ne country, one nation, one people' thus realizing the hope of Washing-e ton and the ideal of Lincoln, and thet prophecy of McKinley. "There are certain personalities int which the human race is perma-c nently interested. Lincoln was a human force on a universal theatre, a a dynamic power in mind and in C haracter. He established forever I among the common people of the en-a tire civilized world a reputation for. greatness and goodness He was anonized as he lay upon his bier by. the inscrutable decree of countlessc millions. And the humble classes in all countries indistinctively feltC that their order had lost its wicest hampion. "What we need today is a non sectional statesmanship and a non partisan patriotism, a closer brother hood throughout our common coun try. The South needs the activity, the energy, and the progressive com mercial and industrial ability of the north. The north needs the vast re sources of the south. The two sec tions working together can bring about an era of growth never yet at tained in the history of our country. "Meeting here to-night for the purpose of doing honor to the mem ory of the greatest man this country has ever produced since it became an independent nation, we can take a lesson from the words he uttered while the strife was on, and in this priod of love and peace we can do much to bring about perfect unity and understanding so essential to our national growth, progress and rosprity." DISPENSARY PROFIT4 TO BE G1VE1 TO SCHOOLS. rhe Legislature Provides for the AmoUn of Assests to be Very Materially Ra duced. [The State, 7th.) The State superintendent of ed ication more than a year ago di rected attention to the fact that thi lispensary authorities had investe' n liquor a lot of money belonging :o the public schools of the State Phere was no way for the funds t( >e gotten for the schools, and th( lispensary authorities claimed thal he funds were needed as asset ipon which to conduct the enormouE )usiness of the dispensary-ovei wo millions of dollars a year. At the last session of the legisla ure there was some talk that thE lispensary keeps too large a stoci n hand, and an investigation waE uggested by some, but the matter vent up in smoke. However, the gislature passed an act reducing tc '400,000 the amount of school unds to be used as assets by the tate board. The act also provides , more specific mode for apportion ag and declaring the profits. The ew act says: That the directors of the State lispensary shall pay over to the itate treasurer by January 1st, 1904, a equal semi annual payments all f the school fund reported by them 2 excess of $400,000 for the benefit f the common schools of the State, ) be apportioned by and paid out n the warrant of the comptroller eneral as is now provided by law )r the apportionment and payment f dispensary profits for the benefit f said schools, provided that the rst payment shall be made on the th day of June, 190?. Section 2. That from and after ie approval of this act, the direc yrs of the State dispensary shall make quarterly statement for the purpose f ascertaining the net profits accru ig to the State from the sales made om the State dispensary and shall ay over the profits so ascertained > the State treasurer witbin ten ays thereafter for the benefit of the >flmon schools of the State, to be pportioned by and paid out on the arrant of the comptroller as is now rovided by law for the apportion ent and payment of dispensary rofts for said schools. The first ttlement made under this act shall on the 31st day of March, 1902. Setion 8. That the county treas rers of the several counties of this tate shall not pay to the authori es of the several cities and towns atitled to dispensary profits, their Lare of such profits except upon 1e warrants of the county board of ntrol and county auditor issued to 2 authorities of said cities and wns, when settlements are made by aem as required by law. The said unty board of control and county uditor shall at the same time also ertify in writing to the county so ervisor of the county entitled to bare the dispensary profits the mount thereof to which the county Sentitled. Section 4. All profits from county ispensaries subject to distribution mog the counties, cities and towns f the State which have accrued since be fourth Monday of December, 901, and which may hereafter ac rue, shall be distributed monthly mong the counties, cities and towns ntitled thereto in the proportion ixed by law, and that the settle aents to ascertain the same shall be ade on the fourth Monday in each ionth, instead of quarterly as here ofore provided by law. The act has been approved by the iovrnor. HEAP FOOD FOR HORSES AND STOCE 'lemson college Makes an Importani Sugg' 8tdon to the Fairmers. To the Editor: The following com iunication, issued by the assistani griculturalist of Clemson agricul ural college, is of so much value tc the farmers of this State on account o he present high price of all feet products for farm animals and stocks that I have determined to get you t< nblih this a an advertisement, fo which our company will bear the expense. t As some of the products made up in the ration as made by Mr. Con nor may not be available to various planters, I suggest that any planter . write to Mr. Connor and state what - food products are available to him, both rough forage and concentrated i food, and Mr. Connor will take pleas ure in making up a ration to suit his needs, as he has done in this in stance. Your truly, C. FITZsIMoNs, Gen. Mgr. Southern Cotton Oil Co., Columbia,S. C. To Editors News and Courier: Farmers from various sections of the state have been writing, asking abjut the advisability of feeding horses and mules on cotton seed meal and hulls, and also asking for a cheaper ration than corn. The following prices are given in a letter from Scranton, S. C.: Corn, $40 per ton; oats, $45 per ton; wheat, bran, $25 per ton; cotton seed meal, $25 per ton; rice meal, $20 per ton. Of course, corn and oats are out of the question as a food for horses and mules at the above prices-so some tbing eheaper must be looked for. The analysis shows that rice meal has about the same composition as corn meal, and we have found that it is just as good for feeding pigs. We have fed it to horses with good results. I think we are safe in say ing that it may be used in place of corn, pound for pound. If no hay or fodder is used in the ration and hulls are resorted to as roughness, some nitrogenous food, such as bran or cotton seed meal, must be used to supply protein. Hulls may be fed without any fear of injury to the animal. Should they refuse to eat the hulls a little corn meal or bran sprinkled over the sur face will help to break them to it. A good ration may be made up as follows: Cents. Six pounds of rice meal costing...6 6 Four pounds of wheat bran, costing. 5 0 Two pounds of cotton seed m.eal, costing........................2 5 Ten pounds of cotton seed hulks, costing........................... 3 0 Total cost of ration per day..17 1 The above is for a horse or mule of 1,000 pounds live weight. It is evident that a ration made up of corn and fodder and containing the same amount of digestible mat. ter as the above ration would cost much more than the above. The North Carolina experiment station had fed cotton seed meal and hulls to horses with good results, but the experiments along this line have not been extensive enough to say that cotton seed meal can be fed in unlimited quantities for any length of time without injury to the animal. Numbers of farmers, how ever, have reported that they have fed cotton seed meal and hulls to mules and horses with good results. C. M. CONNER. Assistant Agriculturist South Caro lina Experiment Station, Clemson College. ROOSEVELT STIRs UP T HE R AILROADs, The Present Interstate Commerce Lawa Must be Give-n a Fair Test. Chicago, March 6.-President Roosevelt has given the railroad management of he entire country to understand that the interstate com merce and Sherman laws will be en forced to the letter, says the Record. Herald. The information has been conveyed through the medium of the interstate commerce commission, and it is un derstood that the administration will not favor any amendment to the law until the present laws have been en forced and the result noted. The Record Herald asserts that the new order of things has caused consternation among the executive officials of roads centering in Chicago, and all are engaged in the work of "cleam ng house." Hurried consul tations have resulted in the decision that all associations aud organizations which are in violation of the laws in volved must be done away with and every effort made to show the com mission that the roads purpose hand ling traffic free of all pools, agree ments or cut rates. SKETCHES OF ARMY LIFF. Interesting Incidents of the Civil War Re lated by *X Con. Fed," A Member of Third S. C. Regiment. In a few days we took up the line of march for Knoxville. At Sweet water we were issued flour that made nearly every man in the regiment sick. There was some skirmishing where we crossed the river, near Lou don. At Cameron Station there was an artillery duel and some musketry firing. The next morning Company B of the 3d was made the advance guard of the army. E. C. Long- t shore and John Dalrymple were sent in front of us. Three cavalrymen t were in front of them. Finally the a cavalry and our two boys got to gether. After going a few miles n they found the enemy. At the first fire the cavalry deserted our boys a and came charging to the rear. Dal- i rymple and Longshore got behind n trees and opened fire. They held I their own until we reached them and a deployed. We had more fan this a day than any other day in the army. It was cavalry we were fighting, but they were dismounted. We were gradually driving them back. M. H. Gary would get behind a tree on the line and load then get out and fire. b Lt. Hunter ordered Gary to get from b behind the tree, and told him he be- r lieved he was afraid. Gary told him he was not afraid to go anywhere he (Hunter) would go. The Yankees i ware driven to their horses and then ti they mounted, unslung their carbines and gave us a regular volley. Lieut. Hunter tried to be the first behind x Gary's tree. Sergt. L. M. Speers d was in charge of the right of the line. P Some Federal cavalry were getting t( behind us. Sergt. Speers asked me to hold the line until he went down h to Lieut. Hunter. He went down c and Lieut. Hunter came up the line ti and ordered me to push my men for- 0 ward, and said that he believed I 8 was afraid. I told him I would go h anywhere he would go, and told him >f the cavalry getting in our rear. What I am now going to tell looks preposterous, but it is a fact. I ~ :odged a minnie ball just at thisd place. I happened to look up and0 saw a minnie ball coming towardsA me point foremost, but the ball wask wabbling. I stepped to the right k and the ball struck the ground near me. It would have hit me in the U breast, but would not have had force enough to have entered the flesh, but 0 would have bruised me. Our regiment came up near and the enemy ran on their horses and or company, like a pack of hounds, after them on foot. Here let me say Liet. Hunter was a splendid officer and brave soldier, and was killed att the Wilderness at the head of the company. The enemy made another stand at few miles nearer Knoxville, but we soon drove them out. Then another stand about one and a quarter miles( from Knoxville. Here we had some fighting at close range.. I looked up and down the line and thought all the men were in line, and was get tg in some work myself, when I heard a shot nearly behind me. I looked around and John Dalrymple ran to me and said, look at Buck, he e had only missed him four inches. 5 I ran Buck in line. The enemy now c retreated to within half a mile of j Fort Loudon on the outskirts of a Knoxville. X. Con. Fed. c R IV. J. T. C HALMERS, D. D)., DEA D.1 He Was One of the Lading Ministers of the A. R. P. Church.t [The State, 7th. j t The Associate Reformed Presby terians of South Carolina will be grieved to learn of the death of Rev. t Jo. T. Chalmers, D. D., pastor ofE the First A. R. P. church of Char lotte. He pas-ed away in that city yesterday afternoon after months of] suffeing, and a telegram received in this city by the Rev. J. P. Knox stated that the funeral exercises would be held int Winnsboro tomor row morning. Dr. Chalmers was recognized by all denominations as a pulpit orator of much power and earnestness, and by his own people he was honored as i man of high intellectual attain UeLts and beloved for his lofty at ributes of character. His father, the late Rev. J. C. Chal ners, was a Seceder preacher who vas pastor for years at Generostee, n Anderson County, and there lie >uried the infant brothers of the ainister who died yesterday. After eaving Generostee, the elder Mr. lhalmers preached for years to the L. R. P. congregation at Steel Creek, T. C., a flourishing Scotch-Irish set lement in Mecklenburg County, and here Dr. Jno. T. Chalmers was born. le was the only one of the children : reach manhood, ard he was just t the time of life when his powers bould have been at full develop ient. After graduating at Erskine and fter taking the seminary course iere, Dr. Chalmers preached for early twelve years at Winnsboro. 'here his venerable father was bnried, od there but a few weeks ago the ged mother was placed beside him. r. Chalmers was twice married, his rst wife being Miss Jennie Brice of 'airfield, and his second wife being [iss Bessie Mitchell, daughter of t [r. T. P. Mitchell, of Winnsboro. y the first wife three children were orn, and two by the second mar t age. During his pastorate at Winnsboro r. Chalmers was associated with the Lmented Dr. Grier in the publica on of the church paper "The Asso- 1 late Reformed Presbyterian." Later N e became sole editor. . D. Chal ers went from Winnsboro to Phila- t elphia where for four years he was astor of the Fourth Uuited Presby rian church. He came back to the outh, partially on account of his a ealth, and was called to the First 2urch in Charlotte. In this rela t onship he continued until the time F his death except for eight months t >ent as a missionary in Mexico, C here he tried to build up his failing alth. Two y ears ago Rev. W. M. Grier, ~ . D., the representative man and reacher of the A. R. P. church laid ~ own his life's work, and in this time E sorrow Dr. Chalmers was looked ~ pon as the successor to Dr. Grier. .lthough elected president of Ers- ~ ie college he was forced to decline ~ he was not strong enough to take ~ p the work which had been carried >rward with such a marked degree ~ Esuccess by Dr. Pressly. Dr. Chalmers delivered one ser Lon for which he was especially re arded by favorable comment, the ~ bject being "The Gospel of Say- ~ o." He was also popular as a plat- 1 >rm lecturer. He was idolized by his congrega- ~ on in Charlotte, and was beloved by t e church generally. Among the .R. P. ministers who are expected attend the funeral are Rev. C. E. IcDonald of Winnsboro, Rev. W. W. Irr, of Charlotte, Rev. G. W. Me racken, of Charlotte, who has been ctig for Dr. Chalmers in the lat 3r's illness, and Rev. J. P. Knox, f this city. Decorated stockings. "A Parisian 'decorator of ladies' tockingings' has so far forgotten1 irofessional discretion as to tell tales ut of his studio," says the London )aily Telegraph. "The artist de igns hosiery chiefly for fair, fastidi-1 us, and extravagant beauties of the rorld which amuses itself. These adies will only wear stockings the1 atterns of which are unique, and bey retain the copy right of the de. igns. It is even more indiscreet of be artist to reveal that for one of his ustomers he has made delicate hose mbroiddred with a serpent having wo pearls for its eyes. Other 'art' tockings are decorated with perfect mitation1s of flowers embroidered in olors, lilies of the valley, violets, ud lilac being favorite blooms. dost of the ladies select a particular lower which they order to be worked >n all their hosiery. It appears how wer, that, generally speaking, the itocking embroidered in colors is con - idered a trifle loud. Ladies of se ierer taste prefer black lace, but jew sled ornaments on the latter are re ~arded as quite permissible. The artist in question charges any price, r,.m ?24 upward, for a pair of Sherriff of Florence Bravely Does His Duty. FACES FIFTY ARMED MEN AND RE FUSES DEMANDS Io Let Them Have Prtsoner-PromiSPS to Defend Man With His Life-Deputies Guard Back Doors of Jail-Mob Quiet. [Special to The State.] Florence, March 7.-By taking a >old and fearless stand against a arty of masked men Sheriff Burch ast night averted a lync'ing in Florence conaty. Under virtue of the sheriff's romise for an immediate trial the iegro rapist, Julius Gibbs, every hing was thought to be quiet, and here was really no fear of a lynch ng. Things turned out differently, iowever, toward morning. About 3 'clock no less than 50 men, it is bought, appeared at the jail door and lemanded the surrender of the pris ner. All were masked and fully xrmed, and from the way they went 6out the work, seemed determinded o have the negro at any cost. The sheriff himself armed, went to he door and refused emphatically o give way an inch. A part of the rowd had gone in the meantime to he rear door, and threatened to bat r it down. Here deputies had been tationed and the men outside looked ato the muzzle of Winchesters They rere told that to enter the jail meant stant death. No further violence ras threatened. When Sheriff Burch cooly stated o the crowd at the front that he 2eant to protect the prisoner with is life if necessary,.he was covered ith a gun and some one extin uished the one lantern that shed a eble light on the scene. Again he demand was made, but the sheriff ever wavered from his determina ion. His coolness and that of his leputies seemed to have an effect pon the ardor of the would-be ynchers, and taking advantage of he opportunity the sheriff began to eason with the men. He explained is situation fully, and told of the rrangements that were being made or a prompt trial. The mob remained at the jail for ver half an hour, but finally went way without accomphishing their Sheriff Burch did not recognize ,ny of the men in the party, and ays the spokesmen made evident fort to disguise their voices. It is ought they came from the nieigh rhood of the community where the rime upon the person of -Ms laynes was committed yesterday ~fternoon. Sheriff Burch is to be ongratulated upon the stand he ook and its successful issue. Gibbs confessed his guilt to his ather yesterday evening at the jail. rhe old man turned his back upon s son, leaving him without even a ~oodbye. The father is highly re pected by the whites. Solicitor John S. Wilson arrived his afternoon and is making ar angements for the extra term of ort which the law allows in such ases. The jury will doubtless be lrawn tomorrow. It is desired to iave the court convened as soon as ossibly. Sheriff Burcb, by way of :recaution, has increased the guard ut the jail, and if any further at iempt is made to. get ths negro, here will undoubtedly be bloodshed. INGEN4DIARIES AT BANK B G. [,arge Drug Store of Dr. Black R .bbed and Burned. [Special to The State.] Bamberg, March 6.-The large iag store belonging to Dr. J. B. B3lack and his brother, Mr. Thomas Black, was burned here cerly this norning. Loss about $13,000; in srance not ascertained. It is believed the store was fired by burglars. DIPEN8ARY F'OR YORKVILLE. wins by Majority of 24 in Total V4t.' of 170. [Special to The State] Yorkville, March 7.-An election was held here today on the question of the establishment of a dispensary, One hundred and seventy votes were cast. Dispensary won by twenty four majority.