The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 20, 1900, Image 6
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XING8TBEE. SOUTH CAROLINA.
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0. W. WOLFE .
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r 'Assassination never enlarged the liberties
of a people, improved their
government or carried forward any
good cause.
In order to understand war news at
a glance a person should be thoroughly
conversant with English, Dutch.
French, German, Russian, Chinese and
several other languages.
A new and timely word has been Inrented
by a writer in the Boston
Transcript. It is "trolliac," and is applied
to one who has a mania for rid?
ing on the trolley cars.
The German Emperor in an address
nt the unveiling of a monument declared
that "the arm of the Kaiser
reaches to the remotest part of the
world." With speed and a knowledge
of curves what a pitcher he would
make!
Says the St. Louis Republic, diseasing
overcrowded ears as causes of accidents:
"A law fixing the maximum
load of a street car at a certain percentage
over Its seating capacity
should be passed without opposition
from any source. The street railways
could easily be held accountable for
the enforcement of such a law."
The extraordinary growth of traffic
on the great lakes and the increased
length of the vessels engaged in it. are
forcing the city of Milwaukee to consider
the proposition of constructing
an outer harbor to accommodate its
commerce. Eight piers are to l>e constructed
inside the breakwater to be
built, which will have an entrance
COO feet in width, If the plans which
the Mayor of the city has submitted
are adopted.
About nine attempts out of every ten
on the lives of rulers and statesmen
within the present century have failed.
Queen Victoria survives eight attempts
to kill her. and nobody knows
how many more undisclosed schemes
for her "removal." Nearly every other
reigning sovereign In Europe has been
under fire from would-be assassins.
Monarchs would seem indeed to bear
brilliant testimony to the truth of the
old adage, "Threatened men live long."
The Minneapolis Times begs leave
to state that "It won't do to discard
old Dobbin too suddenly. He has his
uses, and will have for a great many
years to come. As long as steel has
flaws and human ingenuity is unable
to devise machinery that will tackel
the worst of roads without bucking,
the horse will be a handy brute to
have within call. In business, 'society'
or war the automobile Is a good
thing, but the pensive *plug' Is not to
be despised?not yet"
Since every adult woman in New
Zealand has been placed on an equal
Ity with men so far as voting for parliamentary
representatives is concerned.
it has been argued that the
logical hequeuee of their enfranchisement
is that they should be enabled
to sit in Parliament. There has never
been any demand from women themselves
for this privilege except on the
part of $. few women agitators, but
some men have been found to champion
the cause In the hope of securing
women's votes at the polling booths
when they seek re-election.
The preservation of animals in
Africa will interest all who care for
natural history, or for the animals
which inhabit the immense foivsts
and deserts of this great continent.
Itapacious gatherers of hides or ivory
bid fair to exterminate certain classes,
and they are assisted in their endeav
ors oy uuniers wuo uutu sxiuui muucent,
valuable animals iu large quantities
for mere sport. With proper eare
Africa can become a great game preserve
for the world, where hunters
may go and enjoy their pursuit with
-<?asonable chances of success, but
the wholesale destruction of animals
by either sportsmen or professional
punters is to be deplored. i
m'sweeneyelectedI;
South Carolina Chooses Him For Her
Next Governor.
TILLMAN FOR LIEUT. OOVtRNUK.
A Heavy Vote in the Second Primary
?ricSweeney's Majority About 14000
Votes.
The total vote in the Slate of South
Carolina in the second primary as officially
declared was 88,775 in the race
for governor, 88,398 for lieutenant
governor and 8S,434 for railroad commissioner.
The result wa3 declared in
the various races as follows:
For Governor?
M. B. McSweeney 51,363
James A. Hoyt 37,412
McSweeney's majority 13.951
For Lieutenant Governor?
James H. Tillman 53.600
John T. Sloan 34,798
Tillman's majority 18,802
For Railroad Commissioner?
J. H. Wharton 45,912
(V. D. Evans 42.522
Wharton's majority 3,390
For Congress?Sixth District?
R. B. Scarborough 7,655
James Norton 6,584
Scarborough's majority 1,071 |
COUNTIES CARRIED BY LUSKKS.
Col. Hoyt for governor carried seven
of the 40 counties In the State as folI
lows, the majority In each being given:
Anderson 512
Cherokee 30
Edgefield ?
Fairfield 4
Greenville 597
Greenwood 67
Spartanburg 268
Col. Sloan carried four counties only,
ss follows, the majorities being given:
Beartfort 168
Charleston 748
j Orangeburg 12
Richland 441
Mr. Evans carried 21 counties, one
over half in the 'State, but was defeated
nevertheless. The counties and hfs
majorities are given below:
Bamberg 59S
Barnwell 142
Pravfn.rt 8
Berkeley 362
CQciutite 166
Chester 195
Cheeterfleld 1,258
Clarendon 397
Colleton 754
Darlington 690
Dorchester 330
fteorgetown 207
I Horry 1.243
Kershaw 636
Lancaster 39C
Marlon 1.654
Marlboro ?. 912
Orangeburg 94
Sumter 207
Williamsburg 296
York 389
Mr. Norton carried only two counties
in his district as follows:
Florence 491
Marion 1,042
The State Democratic executive committee
met in the office of the secretary
of state and in 10 minutes the returns
had beeh canvassed and the
results declared. Then it had a long
GOVERNOB MILES B. M'gWEENET.
hearing over a contest as to the magistrate's
race In Charleston, and dismissed
the appeal finally.
There was a full attendance of the
members of the committee.
When the body first met a committee
was appointed to tabulate the returns.
The committee at once retired.
While the committee was out Mr. Blvings
withdrew the name of Mr. George
Tupper, which had been placed on the
electoral ticket, substituting therefor
the names of Mr. D. H. Behre of Dorchester
county. Mr. Tupper is town
:lerk and treasurer of Summerville and
could not afford to resign. All the
others on the electoral ticket holding
any office whatever have resigned, so
Chairman Jones reported.
The committee appointed to tabulate
the returns was out only about five
minutes, the tabulations having been
toade in advance. Capt. Williams reported
the re-ults as follows, moving
" .bat Gov. McSwceney, Col. Tillman,
Mr. Wharton and Mr. Scarborough be
declared the nominees, which was
done:
FOR GOVERNOR.
MtSwe*ney.
Hoyt.
Abbeville 1,335 755
Aiken..' 2.032 1,148
Anderson 1.4C8 1,980
Bamberg 608 422
Barnwell 1.195 708
Beaufort 207 167
Berkeley 765 303
Charleeton 3,179 693
Cherokee 774 804
Chester 745 522
Chfs'.erfield 1.286 516
Clarendon 1.058 499
Colleton 1,109 981
Darlington 1.212 913
Dorchester 636 521
Edgefield 774 782
Fairfield 685 689
Florence 1.183 785
Iforgetown 336 274
Creenville 2,473 3,070
Ireenwood 820 887
Hampton 892 481
Horry 1.878 725
Kershaw ... 1.097 750
.'^ancrster .. 977 895
Linrecs 1 692 1.357
Lexington.. 1.708 803
??!arion 1,883 1,263
Marlboro 1.007 717
Newberry 1.214 91^
Oconee 1,344 1,260
Orangeburg 1,362 1,331
Pickens 1,369 995
Richland 1,738 966
Saluda 1,217 577
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Spartanburg 2.797 3 065
Union 1,205 828
Williameburg 1.192 752
York ?. 1,736 1.202
Total 51,363 37,412
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Tillman. Sloan.
Abfceville 1,280 818
Aiken 2.205 959
Anderson 2,213 1,218
Bamberg 543 48S
Barnwell 1,304 594
Beaufort 100 268
Berkeley 838 222
Charleston 1.552 2,300
Cherokee 1,013 546
Chester 849 411
Chesterfield 1.120 602
Clarendon 1,047 502
Colleton 1,306 782
Darlington 1,354 761
Dorchester 601 554
Edgefield 976 5S1
Fairfield.- 820 588
Florence 1,298 671
Georgetown 318 272
Greenville 3,647 1,893
Greenwood 880 835
Hampton 845 523
Horry 1.513 1,085
Kershaw.. 1,172 663
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littutaaici . . |Vu4 .v?
Laurens 2,083 984
Lexington 1,664 S35
Marion 2,239 891
Marlboro 873 830
Newberry 1,394 730
Oconee 1,330 1,215
Orangeburg 1,354 1,366
Pickens 1.311 1,053
iRiehland 1.106 1,547
Saluda 1,358 494
Sumter 1,202 1,075
Spartanburg 3,240 . 2,611
;Union 1,548 483
Williamsburg 1,179 753
York 1,834 1,094
Total.. /. 53,600 34,798
FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
WharEvans.
ton.
Abbeville 663 1.416
Aiken 1.176 1,985
Anderson 1,166 2,252
Bamberg 814 216
Barnwell 1,019 877
Beaufort 185 177
Berkeley 718 30&
Charleston 1,683 2,145
Cherokee 868 702
Chester 723 . 528
Chesterfield 1,526 268
Clarendon 977 580
Colleton 1.422 668
Darlington 1,390 700
Dorchester 743 413
Edgefield 487 1,072
Fairfield 538 847
Florence 946 ^-936
Georgetown 401 194
Greenville 1.8S4 3,610
Greenwood S40 1,372
Hampton 550 818
Horry 1,902 659
Kershaw 1,235 599
Lancaster 1,131 741
Laurens 424 2,632
Lexington 1,197 1,317
Marion 2,389 735
Mariboro 1,321 409
Newberry 583 1,543
Oconee 1,118 1.475
Orangeburg 1,410 1,316
Pickens 958 1,405
Richland 1,014 1,673
Saluda 759 1,034
Sumter 1,237 1,030
Spartanburg 1,949 3,934
Unjon 896 1,133
Wiillamsburg 1,128 832
York 1,652 1,263
Total 42,522 45,912
FOR CONGRESS?SIXTH DISTRICT.
ScarNorton.
borough.
Clarendon 679 891
Darlington 912 1,201
Florence 1.224 733
Horry 396 2,217
Marlon 2,034 1.052
Marlboro 756 981
Williamsburg 523 580
Total 6,584 7,655
FROM NEWSBOY 10 GOVERNOR. ;
Sketch of the Life of Hon. Miles B.
McSweeney.
Milesr.B. McSweeney?can truly be re
ferred to as a self-made man. He was
left fatherless at the age of four years,
his father dying of yellow fever in
Charleston.
Young MeSweeney'9 struggle for a
livelihood began before he reached
his tenth year .He sold
newspapers and clerked in a
book store. While clerking he attended
a night school, and became very
fond of reading and writing.
While In the book store he met Mr.
Augustine Ford, a member of a company
that had just begun the publication
of a paper known as the Gazette.
This was in 1867.
McSweeney afterwards worked for
Burke & Ford, job printers. FVom
there he went to Edward Perry's
where he completed hif apprenticeship
as a job printer. At this time Washington
and Lee University, of Lexington.
V&., had offered a scholarship to
the Charleston Typographical Union,
which was to be awarded to the most
deserving of the young men then employed
in Charleston printing offices.
By a majority of votes of members of
the Union young McSweeney was
cohsen and the scholarship given to
him. On account of the lack of means
be found that be could not pay for bis
board and clothing, and was obliged,
after spending part of the session, to
give up his desire for a collegiate education.
Like all good typos at that
time, he was a union printer, and served
Columbia Typographical Union as
corresponding secretary and afterwards
as president.
He was among the flr3t to sign the
roll for recognition of *he Phoenir
Hook and Lader Company, and served
as secretary of tf.e company for a
number of years.
Mc McSweeney's record as a Democrat
is well known, and he did faithful
work for the party in 1876.
McSweeney moved to Ninety-Six, in
Abbeville county, and commenced the
publication of the Ninety-Six Guardian
Thia was hi* first business venture.
He had a capital of $65. and purchased
a second-hand press and outfit for $500,
paying $55 cash as first payment.
But he had energy and was a good
workmen and gave the people a newsy
paper, lived econominally. and in the
course of a year he paid every dollar
; that he owed.
On the 22nd of August. 1879. the
/rat issue of the Hampton County
Guardian appeared, and it has been
published ever 6ince by Mr. McSweeney.
The paper has been well managed
and is looked upon today as one of the
best in the State. Mr. McSweeney has
ever been foremost in everything calculated
to help his town and country.
He is regared as one of the best business
men in his section, and has been
successful in every undertaking. His
progressive spirit is seen in different
part3 of Hampton, and he has develop
ed and improved every lot purcnasea
by him in that town.
He has shown his confidence in
Hampton county and her people by investing
every dollar he has made in his
county.
The school ho?se in Hampton was
built by money loaned to the town by
a few citizens. The resolution was offered
by Mr. McSweeney at a public
meeting and it was uAnimously
agreed to.
As intendant of the town he afterwards
saw everj^ dollar of indebtedness
paid. He served for five terms, and
then declined re-election.
Mr. McSweeney also took a promi
nent part in ouiiamg ine iimiiuumi
and Baptist churches. He not only
contributed liberally, but solicited subscriptions
in Augusta and Charleston
He is a member of the Methodist
church and contributes liberally of his
means to its support.
McSweeney has always been prominent
in politics, and has been three
timeg honored as a delegate to the National
Democratic Convention.
At the first St. Louis convention in
18S8 he volrd for Cleveland and Thurrnan,
'and at the convention in July,
1896, he voted for Bryan and Sewall.
He served the Democracy of his
country for ten years as county Chairman.
declining in 1894. when he was
elected to the Legislature.
He has always taken great interest
in the military of his State, and was
on the stafT of General Stokes and
General Moore with the rank of Major
and Lieutenant Colonel. During his '
vice in the Legislature he was chairman
of the committee on military.
Mr. McSweeney takes a keen interest
in all educational matters, and was for
several years a trustee of the South
Carolina College and a member of the
Board of Visitors of the Citadel, and
by virtue of his office is chairman of
both boards at present.
He is member of the order of Knights
of Honor and the Knights of Pythias,
.and has been honored by both organi
zatlons.
Mr. McS* eney was a melhber of the
State Democratic Executive Committee
for a number of yeafs. He was for
eight years presldeat of the South Carolina
State Press Association.
In 1896 he was elected Lieutenant
Governor by a handsome majority and
re-elected in 1898 without opposition,
and on the death of Governor Wm. H.
Ellerbe in June, 1899, he took the oath
of ofTice of Governor and has since diecharged
the duties of the office with
the same business ability that he managed
his own private affairs. As president
of the Senate he presided with
fairness and impartiality and to the
entire satisfaction of the senators.
In 1886 he married Miss Mattie Parker
and their union has been blessed
with eight children.
His administration as Governor has
teen free from blue trs and the office j
has been conducted -o business prin- j
ciples. Even Ws political ajvsrlas have
to concede thi*
A MIDNIGHT MURDER
H. A. Brown,, of Rock Kill. Shot to
Death in His Bed.
PAUL R. BRATTON WAS ARRESTED
The Dying Man Indicates That He ^
Was his Slayer?Probable Cause of
the Deed.
Rock Hill Special.?A terrible tragedy,
behind which it is supposed there
lies a scandal, was enacted here Saturday
morning at about 1:30 o'clock.
Mr. H. A. Brown (Harry Brown) tire
well-known painter, was shot twice,
while in his bed at his home. The
deed was done by a well-dressed man
who called upon Mr. Brown's brotL- ?
er-in-law, Mr. Neel, and asked to see
Brown about some painting. Whea
the door was opened and Mr. Neel
started back to wake Brown the man
in and aa soon as fa?
caught sight of hie victim, rushed up
and at close range fired two balls into
him. The first shot strack in the side
and ranging down lodged in the bowels.
The second shot was diverted l y
Mr. Neel, who caught the assassin's
arm and disarranged his aim. This
shot shattered Brown's arm. The
man then rushed out, Jumped into the
waiting carriage and was driven rapidly
away. There was another whlto
man in the carriage. Browr. died at
o'clock Saturday mornmg.
Brown was an Englishman whose
family is good. His brothers are artists
of ability and have for 10 or more
years been connected with the 'Graphic,"
"Black and White" and. other
high class journals. Twelve years
'ago he married Mies Jennie Neel, a
daughter of Gen. Wm. Neel, of Mecklenburg
county, N" (CJ. She with four
little children survive him.
The inquest was begun Saturday.
At the adjournment no direct evidence
ps to identity of Brown's Bayer had
home out. The circumstantial evidence
was such that .Voting Coroner
iBeckham 'phoned the sheriff at Yorkivllle
and ordered the arrest of Mr.
'Paul R. Bratton and a colored driver
named Will Caldwell. It came out
that Thursday night Brov.n had been.
in Yorkville ana wnue mere nau uufleulty
witlj Paul Bratton's brother,
John S. Bratton. Saturday morning
at 1 o'clock Paul Bratton came acrosg
the country in a closed surrey, driven
by Caldwell, and upon reaching here
made inquiry for Brown's residence,
Caldwell also said Mr. Bratton also
came to see Painter Brown and that ?
he "had to see him to-night.' The
carriage containing Mr. Bratton and
another man, whose identity has not
been ascertained, drove rapidly in the
direction of Brown's residence about
the time of the shooting and in a half
.hour or less returned and drove rapidly
away from town towards YorkTille.
The witness who had talked
with Mr. Bratton and knew him, also
isaw the carriage return and recognized
it as the same and the driver to
be Caldwell.
The coroner adjourned the inquest
until Sunday at 10 o'clock to have the
jury hear the evidence of the colored
driver, Caldwell. In Brown's nnte
mortem statement ne saia cne snooidng
was done by one of three men,
viz.: Amry Crockett. Gale or Bratton
himself. (Evidently referring to John ,
6. Bratton with whom it is understoo-J
he had a' difflcutly with Thursday
night. Later after thoee in the room
had spoken of Paul Bratton being in
town. Brown was asked three times if
,Paul Bratton shot him. Each time he
made a sound considered by the witI
nese as being an affirmative answer.
Mr. Neel, the brother-in-law of Mr.
Brbwn, did not know the man who did
the shooting and has not seen Bratton.
Brown's body was taken through
the country to Steele Creek churchyard
in Mecklenbrug county, Mrs.
Brown's old home, where the interment
took place.
Hr?t*nn 1 rrctted.
Yorkville Special.?Mr. Paul R,
Bratton was arrested here Sunday.
Palmetto Points.
The Stewart Contracting company
! has informally notified the Chicamauga
Monument commission that the monument
that company has been erecting
on the famous battlefield for the State
of South Carolina has been completed
except for the Inscriptions upon It
These are to be cut at once. The monument
is said to be a handsome one.
Florence, Special.?Jesse Morrell a
12-ye'ar-old boy, met a horrible death,
near Timmonsville Saturday morning.
He was working in his father's cotton
gin, and it is thought w^s trying to adjust
one of the belts on the shafting.
The young boy w2g caught in the J"
rapidly turning Den ana was xurown
with great force against the rafters.
. When picked up he was dead, his
skull being broken open. There were
other bruises on his body.
The secretary of state has granted a
(tLirter to the Farmers' Cotton Oil
company cf Davis' station, capitalized
at $20,000. The officers are C. M.
Davis, president; S. M. Nerson, vice
pre-rldea;, and B. H. Harvin, secretary
and treasurer.