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i THE COUNTY BECORD._ PnbliMbed Everv Thursday ? AT ? 1IN08TREE. SOUTH CAROLINA. ? BY ? C. W. WOLFE . Editor and Proprietor. The Detroit Journal is move;! to re marl; that walking ouoyeiopcuias auu i walking dictionaries are often too | poor to ride. - -H? ' With reference to China the situation has changed with such nations as Russia and Germany. As Cecil Rhodes called the British flag a "great commercial asset." so the foreign offices are coming to regard the missionary in China as a great political asset. The killing of one of them is worth a seaport. The slaughter of ? ' * - ...UA|A half a dozen may no worm a wuuic province, observes the Louisville Courier-Journal. -* ~ Fekin is of little interest to a business man. There are no foreign stores of any account and 110 manufacturing. Ruin, filth and the direst poverty are everywhere evident in this, the dirtiest city in China. Minister Conger expressed the hope that more American business men will soon awake to the opportunities for them in China. He says it is not pleasant to sit idly by and see the English. Germans ami other European people furnish all the machinery and manufactured goods in JfeKin. auktichu pruuun^ iur to find In China as the proverbial needle in a haystack. . According to our Paris correspond- j ent there is a tendency in the French fashion centre to bring about a re- j vival of the hoop skirt or crinoline. : states the Pry Goods Economist, i Considerable uncertainty seems to . prevail as to whether the revival can be effected or not. We hardly think, however, that such a cumbersome and j ridiculous fashion could be adopted ; in these days of common sense dress. ' even in Paris, and we are satisfied that the athletic go-ahead American j woman is not going to handicap herself by a return to the enormous balloon skirts of forty years ago. Returns just issued by the British j Board of Agriculture are dismal read- i ing for the English farmer. From , them it is learned that the ever in- i creasing importation of dead meat | to the United Kingdom has ! reached the daily average of j over 2300 tons, while wheat, butter, eggs, rabbits anil game have all enormously increased in the extent of the importation. The foreign products being almost invariably cheaper, j the farmers are confronted with the , prospect of eventually having no home ; market. For these conditions the [ Board of Agriculture suggests no rem- ' edy. Fire insurance experts report that j the last year has been one of great j fire losses. They think the "moral hazard," as the risk of people burning j their own property to get the insurance money is called, was probably smaller than usual on account of good times. When buildings are pret ty well occupied there is less tempta- | tion to commit the offense than in a period of stagnation. Just now. electricity comes in for a good share of the blame for fires. As a cause, it operates for the most part out of sight, behind walls and under floors, and where the evidence of its work perishes in the flames. The monetary value to a small community of the presence of a great university is aptly shown in figures collected by the statistician of the senior class of Yale. During the four years' stay of these young men. numbering 3117, they have spent a million and a quarter of dollars. The grand total for the university may be esti mated on this basis, with an enrollment for the four classes of 2517. The value to local business of the sums stated and suggested lies chiefly in the fact that they are made up ot innumerable and steady small exj>enditures. New Haven can afford to wink at the pranks of the youugsters, at the rate of some $2,500,000 a year distributed among the shopkeepers. ASSAILANTS JAILED. The Two Negroes Who Attempted ? r*? UUtragi in nurciiLt. Florence, Special.?The two negroes who attempted a rape at the national cemetery on Monday last are now in the hands of the sheriff. The governor has ordered this officer to protect the prisoners at all costs. The citizens are incensed against all the officers of the law tor cheating them out of vengeance. The negrot\3 were pursued relentlessly for five days by men from Florence, Marion. Williamsburg and Horry. They were captured Saturday morning by ex-Sheriff Wall of Marion through watching the sister of one of the fugitives taking food to the swamp. The negroes made a desperate fight for a time but. one was mortally wounded. They are James Clink and John Livingston. Sheriff Evans of Marion took charge of the men after a stiff resistance and notified Sheriff McLendon of Florence. Sheriff mcLendon trifd to keep the arrest quiet but it leaked out and a large crowd attempted to go to ISarion on a special train but the sheriff gave them the slip. The crowd got a special train and followed the sheriff's special ten minutes later, according to railroad rules. When the citizens arrived at Marion they found the prisoners in a car thoroughly guarded. The crowd say the sheriff promised to bring theci back to the Florence jail and on such a promise they returned peaceably. A large crowd gathered at the depot in the afternoon, but the sheriff's special did not return. Gov. McSweeney came down from Chesterfield and addressed the crowd from the Jacobi house. He said he believed Florence would stand by law and order. He pointed out the necessity for defending the law and said he would have the men brought back here and jailed if the crowd would assure them protection. The crowd cheered. State Senator Ilderton then followed in a speech which aroused the fire in the crowd and they yelled for tho return of the prisoners to Florence. The Timmonsville Guards came up by the governor's orders through Sheriff Me Lendon and were greeted with hoots this sentiment is believed to be that of only a portion of the people and many leading citizens felt sure that the prisoners would be safe here. Pressure was brought to bear on Gov. McSweenev to return the Timmonsville Guards on the evening train but in face of the demonstrations and speeches declared that he could not do it and that having been asked for by the sheriff they would be under that officer's orders. A telegram was sent to Sheriff McLendon at Marion to hold the prisoners there for further orders. Mayor Malloy has offered all the city's power in co-operation with Sheriff McLendon. The crowd insist that the parties are guilty of the attempt and should be dealt with as well as if the crime had been committeed. While the law penalty would be only a few vears in the penitentiary. Flor enee is greatly excited. Ord red to Marion. At 2 o'clock Sunday morning Gov. McSweeney received a telegram from Sheriff McLendon of Florence county and P. A. Willcox, Esq.. of Florence requesting him to order the Timmonsville Guards, now at Florence, to be sent to Marion at once for the further protection of the two negro rapists now incarcerated in the Marion jail The governor immediately wired the authorities of the Atlantic toast ume to furnish the Timmonsville Guards a special train to take them to Marion, declaring at the same time his determination to do all in his power to prevent a lynching. A telegram was also sent the captain of the Timmortsville Guards ordering him to take his company to Marion on the special train provided for their transportation. Supplies for Militia. Gov. McSweeney has been notified by the war department that this State's requisition for supplies for the militia forces had been honored and that sup plies worth in the aggregate $5,788.93 would be shiped at once. These supplies include about 800 blouses, with caps and leggings. The new materials will not be obtained before they are needed. Several companies of the Passenger Train Wrecked. a,,.? Anderson's Confederate flonument. Anderson, Special.?The design for the Confederate monument is now on exhibition. The monument will be 33 feet high. A soldier in private's unl- i form will surmount the shaft. The i east die of the pedestal will be given i to an inscription to be selected by a committee of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. On the west side will be a list of the most important battles in which the soldiers from this county fought. On the second die will be cut a representation of stacked arms with the monogram "C. S. A." and below in large letters "Our Confederate Dead." It is hoped to lay the cornerstone next Thanksgiving day and unveil the monument Juue 10, 1901. ( STILL STUMPING ON' I Politics Not Quite as Hot as the Weather. i SENATOR TILLMAN IS ALONG TOO And Helps the Boys Contribute to the Gayety of Nations?Synopsis cf th6 Speeches At Bennettsvllle. Bennettsville, Special.?The meeting j here was attended by over a thousand ! people, and they came for miles to hear the discussion of live issues. The first speaker was Barney B. Evans. He said he had been taunted with the fact that he would not in Marlboro attack the record of W. D. Evans. He renewed his charges taday and said they were direct at W. D.'s official re- ] ord. W. D. has no right to ride on a pass. He must pay his fare and rail- i road refunds according to law. Mr. Berry said this county was pros. \ perous because it was a prohibition ! county. Prohibition dees prohibit here. Col Pettigrew was willing for W. D. Evans to carry the county, but he wanted the votes not going to Ev-; ans. ^ " ?kU W. U. 1'iVailS, wi1u iuiiuuuci'u uis i competitors, had not intended to speak, j but replied to Barney. The rates are , not driving mills out cf the State. Five have been established in this county since he went on the board. Pacolet is building a new mill in Georgia because the altitude o Cheraw is too low, and the mills now running consume nearly all the cotton raised in the State. J. H. Wharton proposed to correct evils of demurrage, overcharges, etc. W. D. Mayfleld is not here. Etheridge has not been with the campaign for five meetings. The first candidate for governor to j speak was Frank B. Gary. He said he ' would not force a dispensary on Marl-! boro and he did not want prohibition forced on Abbeville. Let each have! what it wants. He believed in the dls- I pensary law. Patterson was the next speaker. He : is not well?has been sick for three days. This is the political birthplace of Ben Tillman. There is a powerful newspaper trust, and McSweeney tried to get the pull of the press. Pattprson stated he had stuck to the dispensary through the scandal last fall. He did not want to force the dispensary on Marlboro, but prohibition is but a sentiment here. In addition to Charleston's tiger industry, he claimed that there are over 200 in the city of Colum bia. The law can not be absolutely' enforced in Charleston, but he would do it better than it is done now or step down from office. Gov. M.Sweeney said that all Patterson wants is to fool the people to put him in office. Patterson looked all over tbe vouchers in the comptroller general's office and could find nothing against the administration but warrants paying for a few newspapers. No man in South Carolina is so ignorant as to think that a newspaper's support can be bought for a dollar a year. Every governor had subscribed for papers?some had even taken magazines. Col. Walt Whitman came at the eleventh hour, arriving from Cheraw. His quaint witticisms kept the crowd laughing. Col. Jas. A. Hoyt is in accord with Marlboro?a prumuiuuiusi. aa ivur, -Marlboro has had prohibition. '1 his county has resented any attempt to change. Marion had been a prohibition county, but a dispensary was established there without the consent of the people. Dillon had tried to have the dispensary removed and could not. It ill-becomes a candidate for governor to go around the country abusing the papers for not supporting him. Patterson has been into sixteen counties and it is a reflec tion upon him that no paper has come to his support. Col Hoyt could not repudiate or reject the support of papers that oppose prohibition, and yet they have taken him up on his manhood. Col. Knox Livingston introduced his competitors, speaking in kind terms | of each of them present, as well as of Col. Tillman, who wired that he was left in Augusta. Cole S. Blease, Winkler and Sloan each made a strong speech. Many peo. : pie think there is as much eloquence ! among the colonels as among the can- j didatcs for governor. Dr. Timmerman and Captain Jen- J nings were here and spoke. Judge Moore spoke. Bellinger was absent. | McMahan was not here, Cipers made ! a hit. Brooker and Derhnm had a little tiff. Brooker accused Derkam of perverting the record. Derham told him he must not say that Brooker returned that Derham had exhibited a letter from Auditor Sauier of Columbia stating that some of Brooker's charges weie not true. The latter went to see Squier and the latter denied writing it. Derham exhibited the letter from f : ? oquier. Tlie candidates for Congre-s followpel these those for State offices. The day's speaking was closed with a vigorous and characteri.-tic ?pee h by Senator Tillman. Dirlington's Day. Darlington, Special.?There was no excitement at the campaign meeting here. Col. Hoyt, in a good natured way, got after Ben Tillman for meddling in the gubernatorial race. Tillman, as at Bennettsville, had the reply on Col. Hoyt. The meeting was not as large as other recent gatherings, but a tvery good crowd was present. The farmers are working with their tobacco crops*. Tillman made about the same speech he did at Bennettsville. Mr. Frank B. Gary was the first speaker. There are three in the race advocating the dispensary and one prohibition. He did not want to be rejected on specious plea that he has kin people who are some account. He onnloiulorl of hie enn _ nao vuiuianj up^iuuuvu wv uiw wm elusion. Patterson began by twitting Gary about making a set speech about pensions for old soldiers. Gary had never introduced a bill for their relief in the legislature. He has no objection to the Gary family holding office, but Frank ought to run against McLaurin for the senate two years from now. Gov. McSweaney was applauded as he was presented. He spoke of the good feeling, happiness and prosperity in the State to-day. His opponents try to make the people think that he is in league with the blind tigers. If Charleston supports him it is because his administration has been free from politics and anything contemptible, a business administration. Col. Hoyt was received with applause sprinkled all over the yard. After paying his respects to Gary and McSweeney he said that Patterson reminded him of a cogwheel railroad. He has the same old speech and if he slips a cog he can't go. In speaking of illicit sales in Maine in comparison with dispensary sales here, Patterson says nothing of illicit sales here. All of the public men on both sides in Maine are agreed that the people want prohibition and the political parties are afraid of any attempt to repeal the law. Patterson knows that Hoyt has continued to denounce as false any charge of collusion on his part. Walt Whitman, too, protested against his ancient friend, Senator Tillman, coming into this race. Patterson tries to prove that the noonday sun shines. Everybody knows that the law is not enforced in Charleston. Any law can be enforced wh ch has a semblance of right, by an executive who has nerve. He had advised McSweeney not to make this race. He ought to have taken wait's advice. Col. Jas. H. Tillman paid a tribute to his late personal friend George Dargan. Jim voted 14 times in '7C although he was only 7 years old. Why don't Blease and Winkler go back to the legislature and be elected speaker. Frank Gary isn't in their way'. Col. Sloan was in the Senate eight years and couldn't be elected president pro tem. He had had a lot of trouble getting Col. Livingston on a platform, but he is not on the prohibition platform. Tillman advocated the dispensary. Col. Livingston said that the Pee Dee is more bond than boundary. Marlboro and Darlington had been side by side in '76. He had not gotten on the prohibition platform because it is popular. He is standing where he did in the legislature in the '80s and in the '90s and is r.o(w standing in the Senate. York county had asked for the dispensary to be removed, and he had had the manhood to fight for the request in the face of the powers then in control. He would cast the deciding vote in the Senate for prohibition. The next speaker was Mr. C. L. Winkler. The people do not care from which section a man comes. What they v.ant to know is what is the man? Every man in this race for -leutenant governor is on his merit, not as a coat-tail swinger. He is running upon his record in the general assembly and upon his ability and integrity, uc advocated the dispensary. Col. John T. Sloan said he comes up to the requirements laid down by Winkler. Was in the house of representatives in 1876, n the constitutional convention and was State Senator for eight years. He has had sufficient parliamentary training to make him competent. He u.an't believe in "pro tern," business. He wanted to be elected fairly and squarely by the people. Col. Blease said he had a record and he is proud of it. When he was but 22 years of age Newberry gave him 1,300 out of 1,900 votes for the legislature. He opposed prohibition. The majority of prohibitionists want to keep other pfople from drinking and get all they can for self. Man is responsible to God alone for drinking liquor. J. H. Moore said he could never manage to meet his opponent on the stump. The latter has gone to Washington on a wild goose chase. Bellinger's record is one of failure. Bellinger vns not here. Dr. Timmerman said he could not leave his office to make every meeting in the campaign while his opponents is neglecting his office of clerk of the court of Fairfield. Capt. Jennings replied that he has a deputy clerk who can attend to the work. Dr. Timmerman is State treasurer and at the same time president of ? on/1 an nffir>Pr in a uank <vl Luiuiiiuiu auu .... other banks. Neither Brooker nor Derham was well to-day and the usual spat was omitted. Their speeches were unusaally tame. This is Mr. T. N. Berry's home town and he did not speak, but introduced his competitors of whom he spoke kindly. Senator Pettigrew said he was a native Darlingtonian. His firse public service was for Darlington. He had served in the cilil war and in 1S7G. W. D. Mayfield again stated that the present freight rates forbid manufacturers from coming here and are discriminating in their tendency. He was applauded. W. D. Evans said that when he went ??mm*m????h? ?m&m?m i n i i\ i mm on the board there was not a passenger train going through Dariington. The board had this matter changed. The Atlantic Coast Line had been charging local rates on all commodities. The commission reduced this rate 25 per cent. The rate on brick had been lowered and Darlington had profited by it. He was applauded when he said that Rarney talks about his fighting stock and yet never went to Cuba until thfc war was over. He had been connected with a rotten administration oa nA titnni -4L.. ill it ncrpuuuiau inioiumic, ow uv <^ der he smells something rotten in tne railroad commission. Col. Wharton could not claim to have helped make Darlington honored. but he had served his State and j his county in war and in the legislature. He was applauded. Maj. B. g. Evans was received with applause. Barney said that he had never flinched in time of war or peace. He had awaited orders to go to Cuba | in the cavalry, but they had not been called out. Where was W. D. Evans j during the civil war? He was not j running on W. D.'s demerits, but on i his own qualifications. He charged W. i D. Evans with betraying the Alliance j when he was president by running one ; of the biggest stores in Marlboro conn. 1 ty. The fertilizer factory at Darling| ton is in the hands of the trust be| cause the local freight rates were too ; high. The rate on tobacco is detrij mental to Darlington, i It was then about -ItdO o'clock and Senator Tillraun wanted to speak so he j could get ofT on the train. Col. Hoyt was not in the audience. Senator Tillman was received with applause. He had always received i the support of this county. He wanted tne people to see now tat ne is getting. People grow fat on abuse and pap. He had worked for every cent ! he gets. From some words uttered here some might be led to think that he is medi dling. That old gag of coat-tail swinging has been heard again. He had j never posed as a boss. He had always led the people in the way they ! wanted to o. Col. Hoyt is an honor; able man. who bears upon his person the scars of battle. But he ought not ' to object to Tillman's differing with him on public issues. Mr. Ellison Capers followed Senator Tillman. He said that McMahan had crammed a summer school down <he throats of the Darlington people. If elected he would let the county superintendent have the responsibility of running the summer schools, and he i would help the county .superintendent. He went to the State summer school and found three out of four of the teachers failures. At Chesterfield. Cheraw, Special.?There were about <100 or 800 farmers at the coufrt house at Chesterfield to hear the candidates for State offices. This is W. D. EvensK 4 native county. Mr. Berry married in ^ this county, and Pet grew came from ! an adjoining county. Barney Evans j sailed into Wj D. very vigorous. May( field spoke as usual. Wharton was not here. The speeches for lieutenant governor were about the same as usual. Mr. Derham was quite unwell and remain| ?d at Cheraw. Mr. Brooks was hot in I good form either. McMahan rejoined the campaign and met his opponent, Capers. Capt. Jennings was at the meeting, but Dr. Timnierman was not. Solicitor Johnson and his opponent. Senator Brown, spoke. For the first time in the campaign national issues were discussed, and then briefly. Strait set the pace in the contest for his old seat in congress, now occupied by D. E. Finley, and the latter kept it up. Both advocate the Kansas City platform. McSweeney read letters from his constables, his own appointees, to prove his record. Patterson was ! slightly applauded. McSweeney made | a stronger speech than usual and was very well received. He is running on his record, and if it is not creditable ; he does not want to stand. He declared that the mayor of Charleston and the ' police are trying to do their duty by ' the dispensary. There was not much ; enthusiasm in the meeting until Pat! terson interrupted Col. Hoyt in his : speech. The colonel replies spicily and J the crowd cheered him. Col. Hoyt said Tillman had rebuked ! McSweeney at Bennettsville. Tillman i has the technical right to meddle in j mis race, dui it is not exiieuieiit. oeu had come into the campaign to 9ingle out some candidate. Why not take Watt? He could maae a new platform to suit Ben and "would rais hell on Chicago's street" to perfection. G. Walt gave a new definition of himself. "I am a kind of business man and statesman combined." Gary was received with applause. He and McSweeney received flowers. Gary made his same speech, except to allude the Robinson bill, the local opinion bill which Col. Hoyt had charged him with not supporting. He showed a copy of the bill to Col. Hoyt and calleo his attention to the fact that it proposed to abolish the State dispensary, and for that reason he had not supported it, He had thought that Col. Hoyt would have the fairness to make this statement, but he had not done dim the justice to do so. Ohio and Indiana are in litigation over the Ohio River The river is nn conscious of tiie trouble and at last accounts was wending its way unrulfled to the sea.