The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 17, 1902, Image 8
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' THEV GET SCRAPPY.'
Evans and Latimer Stirring L'p Bad j
Blood
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LIVELY TALK OF AN ENCOUNTER
"iJar"and Other Complimentary Epithets
Hurled at the Meeting at
Peaceful Georges.
At n?rlon.
, Marion, Special.?The Senatorial j
candidates addressed the voters here i
Tuesday. But little new argument j
was employed, the speeches . being i
sbout on lines identical with former j
meetings. Evans. Henderson and !
Lattimer had somewhat of a threecornered
word war, but this did not
amount to anything.
The first speaker on the list was the I
Hon. D. S. Henderson who said he was |
not in the race for the emoluments !
connected with the office but in it with
the hope that he may benefit his peo- |
pie by being sent to the United States ;
senate. He again made the statement ;
that he will not voluntarily enter into
squabbles with his competitors believ- j
ing that the people are tired of cam- :
paigns conducted in this manner. He I
does not care for an office obtained in
that way and is confident that the best j
element of the voters will sustain it. j
He spoke of the contest in '76 and the
constitutional convention which he believes
not only gave the people the best
constitution the State ever had but at
the same time buried factional issues
forever.
Col. Johnstone doubts that the Phil- !
Ippine islands have ever been made integral
part of our possessions, the gov- I
eminent at Washington can only enact !
treaties with foreign powers and to the '
constitutional lawyer this act is questionable.
The Filipinos can never become
a part of us and if admitted to ;
our legislative assembles will ever vote
with the alien and it is seasonable to
Buppose will endeavor to put the negro
in the South in control of our State j
mor>t Wo frmcrht a war fOF $20.- \
000.000 and have paid up to this $000.- |
000,000 to make gootj our title and the
end is not yet. We are taxed at he rate '
of $2.15 per capita to carry on this crusad
of plunder. The cotton manufacturers
will, as soon as they can. plant
their factories there and work our j
Southern cotton into cloth with cheap .
Filipino and Chinese labor in compe- j
tition with American operatives. It is i
not Christianity to go there with a !
rifle in one hand and Bible in the other
and try thus to induce these people to
follow the beloved Naiarine in direct
contradiction with doctrines which he
taught when here on earth.
Congressman Elliott again disclaimed
that he is not the seed man but he gets
appropriations for his people and he is
proud of it. He gets them, too, without
sacrificing principle and his record as
a soldier and statesman is well known
to all men conversant with public affaire.
He has fought the Republican
party at every step, (Col. Johnstone interrupted
him and said, "Why, colonel,
let us get this thing straight.")
Col. Elliott?No, sir, you are not the ;
man.
Mr. Henderson evidently was the j
man Col. Elliott was after, but Mr. I
Henderson kept a profound silence.
Col. Elliott went on and specified
exactly in which debates he was en- ,
gaged with the Republicans, and yet
he got large appropriations.
Mr. Hemphill again assumed the role
of record maker and record breaker but
no one this time had anything to ray
about the fate or tne man wno, 11 is i
said, attempted to ride two horses at
the same time. The crowd had been so j
large that by request the meeting was
transferred from the court house to the
court yard, the stand erected for Senator
Tillman when he visited Manning
just before the last State convention.
There in the open air Mr. Hemphill expanded
to his hearts content and to
the apparent delight of his audience.
Ex-Governor Evans told why he is in
the race and saw significantly that if
he had not been betrayed by his friends
that he would now be in the senate.
His claims are greater than his competitors,
for he was a watchman on the
towes and exposed Republicanism
wherever he saw it. He thinks Mr.
Hemphill has been sitting in Washington
for 10 years looking at things in
South Carolina through the wrong end
of the telescope, and now he comes
here and asks that he be sent to the ;
senate.
Mr. Latimer said in his introduction
that these lawyers cannot agree here
or at Washington, therefore we farm
i *. _ l it TJV
ers cave lU iieep mem auaisui. uc
said Mr. Evans had gone down into
the grave to get something against his
record?meaning the Stokes matter?
and then repeated what has before
been published in refutation of the
charges, again flatly denying that he
had ever tendered Dr. Stokes an annual
free pass over the line. He turned to
Evans and said: "You were charged in
the McLaurin campaign with taking
$15,000."
. Mr. Evans?I denied at the time,
denouncing it as a lio and you know
it was a lie, and now I again denounce
it ae such, and you know it.
Mr. Latimer said that the majority of
the people repudiated Mr. Evans in
that election. Mr. Latimer told how he
stood by Evans in the Eaxle campaign
and* voted against that noble man, Joe
Earl for him, "and before God I am
now sorry for it," added Mr. Latimer.:
Mr. Latimer said that he is a comparative
stranger her^ but in Anderson
the people know him well and have al- i
ways supported him for congress. He j
told of his junketing trips to the South,
bringing northerners with him to let
them see the South as it is, and if the (
voters in South Carolina do not think
him honest, why vote against him for
the senate. He does not believe in
cussing Yankees. There is neither
sense nor business in it.
At Sumter.
Sumter, Special.?The senatorial and |
congressional meeting was held here :
ttr. V>r\ rtnoro Hnneo Tltn i
>VUUUtTfcuaj III lite U|'vi (a uuiiov. A |
sight candidates had an audience at no
time numbering more than 17a voters j
at' the "Game Cock county."
The meeting was devoid of a single
incident and everybody was glad when
the mandate of the Si3te executive !
committee was complied with.
The small attendance disheartened |
the candidates and some of them did i
not utilize the allotted 30 minutes j
granted each speaker.
The speeches were practically the
same or variations of the originals prepared
to annihilate "Commercial Demperacy,"
but as no advocate of the new
doctrine is in the campaign their shot
ind shell was wasted on the desert air.
Those who heard the candidates for
the senate were impressed with the
ability and fitness of the majority of
them to represent the State in the senate,
and one man expressed it: "I wish
that I could vote for them all."
At Orangeburg.
Orangeburg, Special.?Th.e meeting
here was rather lively. The Senatorial
candidates warmed up somewhat.
A pretty three-cornered word scrap occurred,
in which Messrs. Evans, Latimer
and Johnstone were the participants.
A lot of charges were hinted
at and others openly made. Evans
charged Latimer with using free passes
^nd getting them for others in defiance
of State laws. Also of voting to give
away $3,000,000 worth of franchises
in Washington. Latimer charged
Evans wjth taking $15,000 in a bond
deal. Tlie speech of Col. Johnstone
was spicy. The meeting on the whole
wa3 on the old order of South Carolina
campaigns.
At Bamberg.
Bamberg, Special.?The senatorial
and congressional meeting was held
here Friday in the court house in the
presence of about 200 people. Nine papers
of "tanglefoot" were spread before
the voters and no stone was unturned
to persuaut the voters to light on their
respective papers. Each paper had
spread thereon a mixture of expansion,
ship subsidy, trusts, tariff reform,
work in congress and State "legislative
work, intermingled with honeyed
phrases to catch the unsuspecting
voter.
The same old speeches greeted the
listeners, and aroused about the customary
enthusiasm.
At Georges.
Georges, Special.?The senatorial and j
congressional candidates' meeting was !
held here in the court nouse saiuruay i
in the presence of about 300 people.
The morning session was not without
incident. Messrs. Evans and Latimer
were at it again and at one time it
looked like it would be a fight within
the nar of the court rom, but the sheriff
of Colleton (an adjoining county)
put a stop to the matter.
It came about in this way: Mr. Evans
was the first speaker and in his
speech prodded Mr. Lattimer in the
same way and on the same matters
which had been brought out at previous
meetings. Mr. Latimer made
about the same refutations and said
that they (meaning the Reformers) !
" '?I * ** i n o os lnnc as tllPV I
ilUU L'KIilCU -Ml. 1_?<11.J s ? .
could and had dropped Evans, and he
also made some allusion to Evans being
his "friend," to which Evans replied:
"You never were my friend; you betrayed
me like a dog."
Then Latimer brought up the S15.000
bond deal and said Evans had been
charged with it in the last camapien
and Evans corrected him by saying
that it had only been rumored and
some reference was made to an anonymous
circular in connection with Mr.
Duncan's name but their meaning waa
not cleared.
Mr. Evans added that he had denied
the accusation at the vim*; denounced
it as a lie; Jie now denounces it as such
and the man who repeats it is a liar.
At this point Mr. Latimer appeared
as if he had reached the point where
endurance ceased to be a virtue, hence
the enactment of the little tragedy.
The meeting proceeded without in- !
cident until after recess when the party
went to the hotel to get dinner.
Mr. Latimer walked into the hotel |
and proceeded to .Nir. Evans room ana
said: "Mr. Evans. I wish to have a
word with you," to which Mr. Evans
replied, "No, sir, you cannot talk to
me," and walked down stairs ' and
wen* out and dined with a friend.
There was exclteipc-nt, but those who '
know both of tlie fnen think that matters
will soon reach a crisis. Both evidently
had friends in the audience and
the other four candidates were perhaps
the most interested spectators.
The meeting was called to order at
11:15 a. m. by the county chairman,
Mr. M. S. Connor, and at his request
the Rev. P. L. Kirton of the Methodist
church asked God's blessing upon the
meeting.
There was a good deal of life and
snay throughout the meeting. In fact
it was the livest bout held yet by the
sues discussed were the regular ones.
THE STATE CAMPAIGN
At Greenville.
Greenville, Special?The meeting of
the candidates r the various State offices
held here Wednesday was one of
the best. The audience was large and
representative, the interest was good
and each candidate received a share ol
applause. The speeches were th usual
ones with slight loc.^1 changes.
At Abbeville.
Abbeville. Special.?The candidates
for State offices met here for discussion
Thiirsdav, The attendance was laret
and great courtesy was shown ever)
member of the party.' The speeches
which were practically the same as at
the other points, were attentively listened
to. The applause was we'll divided
among the aspirants.
At Anderson.
Anderson, Special?The meeting Fri
day had somewhat more life and zes
than has been the case for some days
An Edgefield zephyr enlivened the dul
routine considerably. Cel. Tillman wai
assailing Col. Talbert's white ta:
scheme vigorously, the latter inter
rupting a point made by saying he "di(
not know the remedy and wanted t<
know." "You should inform yoursel
then," said Tillman, sarcastically. "
want you to understand, sir," said Tal
bert, rising and vehemently gesticula
ting as he advanced toward Tillman
"that I never want information fron
such a source as you are." Col. Till
man lazily, but sarcastically, retorted
"I thank God Almighty that He en
dowed me with enough brain not t<
seek information from ?rucb ignor
ance." More tlfan some acerbity, min
gled with hot words and angry gesticu
lations that followed, members of thi
audience shouting for Tillman and Tal
bert, Tillman having tho majority
Chairman Watkins endeav<)red ti
quiet things, but was quietly stoppe<
by Tillman. Chief of police also pu
in an oar, somewhat effectually witl
the audience.
During this colloquy, referring t<
Senator Tillman's position, Col. Tal
bert ?aid he did not caro what Senatoi
Tillman thought or did?he woul<
think for himself.
The crowd numbered about 800, in
eluding many ladies, and the honori
of the day go to Candidate Ansel ii
this home section. It was a represen
tative gathering and it was Ansol'i
crowd; Tillman and Hey ward neck ant
neck for second place, Tillman leading
Col. Tillman was peremptorily callet
down several tim?s during his speech
questioners persistent, afr/ays getting
warm replies. Cansler of Tirzah via:
simply made to speak longer by re
peated cheers from the crowd. Callet
down by the chairman, he wondered
"What right, in the name of God, hav
yoi^to knock me down, when the peo
pie call me?" Talked longer and bow
ing to speaker?"now hand you bad
your sceptre."
A distinct feature of the day wa
the "home reception," given Captati
Patrick. His badges, gotten up b]
friends, were worn by the entire towi
and were at a premium.
Serious Floods In Kansas.
Manhattan, Kan., Special.?The flooi
situation in the valleys of the Blue am
Kaw rivers is becoming more seriou:
and many families have been forced ti
leave their homes for higher groum
The Blue Is a raging torrent, 21 fee
deep and still rising. It is ruling ove
the Union Pacific tracks several fee
deep for a distance of two miles, tak
ing a short cut to the Kaw river, jus
east of Manhattan. The body of a dea<
man floated past here on the Kaw. I
could not be caught.
Gaynor and Greene Again.
Washington, Special.?The papers ii
the case of Gaynor and Greene, ii
which tho department of justice seek!
the aid of the State department t<
secure the extradition of the mei
named have reached the state depart
ment. They have been referred to a re
viewing authority and when Secretary
Hay is in possession of all the essen
tiai points in the application he wil
proceed to consider the case. It is no
cer&in when the application will b
presented.
Building an Artistic Home.
"The House that Jack and Jil
Built," the title of an illustrated story
the first section of which appears in th<
August Delineator, will appeal to hopi'
lovers everywhere. So cleverly has thi
author told the various steps in thi
raising of this roof tree, that the read
er enters thoroughly into the spirit o
it. and almost feels that he will havi
some right and title to the same whe:
finished. Unlike the usual house plan
and descriptions, the smallest detail:
are here presented, from the first rocl
laid to the last decorative touch inside
Volcano Again Active.
St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, B;
Cable.?On Wednesday there were three
loud detonations fj-om the Soufrien
volcano on the island of St. Vincent
between 8 and 9 o'clock at night. Advices
from Barthods s3v that loud detonations
were heard there Wednesday
night from a westerly direction.
There was a fresh eruptloh of Mont
Pelce Frfday morning.
Hot Weather Cookery.
Croquettes and patties form an im
portant division in the class of dishes
known as entrees, and the list is nearly
Interminable. An excellent article 01
this subject in the August Delineatoi
will prove useful to housewives in it'
general instruction? and its tested re
cipes. In addition will be found a var
iety of cold dishes for Summer, and s
useful article on the possibilities o:
aprffcots, and two illustrated pages o
a temptingly cool dinner fqr hot weath
m
k SERIOUS HOLD UP
i .
; Railroad Passengers Relieved of Al
[ Their Valuables
' EXCITING WESTERN TRAIN R0BBER1
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" Safes Blown Open and a Car Parti]
Demolished ? A Statement Fron
the Officials.
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Salida, Co!.. Special?The west-bouni
Denver & Rio Grande narrow gang
passenger train was neld up by fou
masked men at 8:50 o'clock Monda
I morning near Chester. Col., a moun
; tainous locality at the foot of the west
ern slope of the Marshall Pass. Th
engineer was compelled, at the poin
of a revolver, to stop the train b
masked men who climbed over th
tender. Two safes in the express ca
were blown open. The passenger
were compelled to alight from the car
and line up alongside the tracks in th
canyon, where they were relieved of a
their money and valuables. Ther
were many tourists and it is presume
that the losses were heavy. The bandit
mounted horses and disappeared in th
ravines that lead into Marshall Pas
The sheriff at Salida and sheriffs of ac
joining counties and a dozen posses ar
in pursuit.
3 Denver, Col., Special.?General Mar
1 ager Herbert, of the IJenver & fti
t Grande, made the following report <
i the train robbery: "The train wa
held up by four masked men at a poir
d known as Mill Switch, two miles ea:
- of Chester, at 8:50 a. m? today. Tha
r blew open two safes in the baggage ca
1 and demolished the sides and roof <
the car. The express company advis<
. that no money was lost, the car ws
3 not molested. All the passengers wet
a ordered to go to the rear cf the trai
. and get out on the ground. After usin
3 three charges of dynamite the robbe!
j succeeded in opening the safes an
took the contents. Tney then wer
j back to the passengers and relieve
them of their jewelry. Many of tb
I passengers threw their money, jeweli
' and transportation into the grass an
' rocks. An engine and coach will t
' returned to the scene with the passei
J gers in order that* they may recov<
' their property.
e "One' of the robbers addressed a r<
* mark to the engineer who did not ui
* derstand, and before he could ask hii
k fr\ ranoif hie fomarb tha rnhhor ofrrnr
him a blow with a Winchester rifl
s breaking the stock of the gun. Tt
i engineer will be able to handle his ei
7 gine through to the terminal, but h
i bead is badly swollen. No pa-ssengei
or trainmen were hurt. The passengei
has beSn instructed to go to the seen
Sheriffs of the county in which the rol
bery occurred and in the surroundic
3 counties have been notified.
3 (Signed) "R. F. ROCKWELL,
s "Superintendent."
3 The train is the most important trai
j operated on the narrow gauge line, ca
rying passengers from Gunnison, Lat
1 City, Telluride, Ouray, and other moui
r tain towns in the Western slope.
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Killing of the Natives.
t Washington, special.?The incon
j ing Philippine mail brings the, fu
t printed record of the proceedings <
the court-martial cases of Major 1
W. T. Walled and Lieutenant John I
A. Day, of the Marine Corps, growin
1 out cf the killing of some nativ
j bearers in Samar. The record show
3 that Major Waller was acquitted c
5 the charge of murder, but that Gei
j eral Chaffee, declaring that "ther
has been a miscarriage of justice i
this case," disapproved the findin
, and acquittal, with the exception tha
\ while Waller should not have bee
"j found guilty of murder, the coui
( should have Included a lesser o
fense.
General Chaffee's endorsement i
very strong, and he declares that wit
the exception of two who desertei
no overt acts were committed by th
1 natives, who, on the contrary, "ser
, to their death, continued to th,e las
e to carry the arms and ammunition c
e the men after they were no longe
e able to bear them, and to render i
5 their impassive way such services a
" deepens the conviction that, withou
1 their assistance, many 01 tne' nu
s rines, who now- survive would als
1 have perished."
3
Newsy Notes.
L Secretary Root left Oyster Bay Mor
day for New York.
The Texas Democratic State conver
tion meets at Galveston Monday.
The citizens of Norfolk Monday nigl:
presented a sword to Major Lyttleto
W. T. Waller.
Senator Spooner was in consultatio
with President Roosevelt and Seen
tary Root in regard to the title to th
Panama Canal Company's property.
The Baltimore candy manufacturer
will not enter the candy combine whic
a party of New York capitalists ha
proposed to form, with a capital of $9,
000.000.
I The Pekin correspondent of Th
Daily Mail telegraphs his paper tha
Sir Liang Chen Tung, whose appoint
ment as Chinese minister at Washing
- ton has been announced has been nam
3 ed also as minister to Spain and Peri
r The President has invited Genera
1 Leonard Wood to visit him at Saga
r more Hill early in August. Genera
3 Wood is mentioned as a probable men
- ber of the isthmian canal commissio
- to have general charge of the cana
i construction.
f The coronation bazar, the largest ev
f er held, took place in London.
London understands that the corona
tlon is to take place August 9.
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A Hot and Dry Week?Corn Suffer?
|j ing For Rain.
The temperature for the week ending
Monday, July 14. averaged nearlynormal,
with a weekly mean cf about
i 81 degrees. The highest maximum was
10S degrees at Stalvey cn the 6th, the
lowest minimum 66 degrees at Liberty
on the 12th. The sunshine averaged
n nearly normal, with' generally cloudy
weather prevailing during the closing:
winds accompanied thunderstorms in
days of the week. Destructive, high
d Fiekens, Newberry, Abbeville, Chester
e and Chesterfield counties, that damaged
r corn and cotton over small areas.
y
Scattered light showers occurred on
the 7-Sth, and during the remainder of
e the week at some point, or points, each
day, with heavy rains over the south*
eastern portions on the 12th, that broke
? the severe drought which prevailed in
s that portion of the State. Other points
s in the northern, central and western
* counties also had heavy rams over limited
areas. The greatest amount for
j the week was 4.99 inches at Chemw.
s Although drought conditions have been
e greatly relieved, nevertheless there remains
large areas where the rainfall
." was insufficient, and where crops continue
to need rain. These areas are
i- not confined to any particular section
o of the State, but occur in almost every
county.
IS
^ The effects of last week's excessive
,t heat and dryness are rflected in this
' week's reports, but in places where coir
pious rains fell there already nas been
jj a partial recovery, except where the
;s crops were ruined.
ks corn was severely injured oy last
e week's weather, and some fields of eld
n and very young corn were ruined, esg
peci2lly over the eastern portions of
g the State, but where not too near mail
turity, it has improved recently and
it again looks promising, although the
d exceedingly bright prospects of a few
ie weeks ago have been permanently in- ./
y jured. Early corn has all been laid by
,d in good condition, while late bottom
>e land and stubble corn are growing
i- nicely.
Cotton received a severe set-back,
but is slowly recovering, except on
sandy soils where the plants are shed*
ding leaves and squares, and have bem
gun to rust, and are blooming to the
top. Hail damaged cotto nin sections
e' ter counties. Boll worms have
16 appeared in Anderson. In general,
cotton is blooming freely and
* fruiting heavily, although the plants
are undersized as a rule. Sea-island
? cotton was greatly benefitted by the
j_" heavy rains along the coast
" Tobacco was injured by the heat and
drought, and it is too nearly matured
to be benefitted by the weather now
prevailing. Cutting and curing made
n rapid progress, and the crop is bein^
r. marketed.
:e Rica shared in the genera' deteriorai_
tion, and has also become infested with
caterpillars in Colleton and Georgetown
counties. Peas look well. Many
sweet potato slips recently transplanted,
died from the effects of the
heat, and slips for repianCing are ex^
cceding scarce.
r. Riot In Orangeburg.
Z Orangeburg. Special.?An incipient
c riot participated in by whites and nes
groes in which knives were freely
if used, held a portion of the main
l- street of the city last night between
e 10 and 11 o'clock and as a result
n there is one dead negro today and
s? several nthers are under treatment
it for wounds.
n It i3 not an easy matter to get at
t the primary facts what caused the
f- row and by whom particularly it was
started. It is supposed, however, to
Is have originated in a difficulty bell
tween strange white men ^nd a ne1,
gro, the former being the aggressors,
e who are here under Foreman Haynes
it of the Atlanta construction depart>t
ment of the Bell Telephone company
f stringing cables for flhe local extr
change.
n It is freely charged that the same
:s parties have on several occasions
it heretofore raised disturbance with
i- negroes on the streets without the
o slightest cause. And it may be added
that the negroes were at no time the
I aggressors nor did they give any
I cause for the attack last night. This
is the eviaence 01 muse wuu saw mc
most^of the row.
t_ Isaac Smith, the man who died
from wounds received is said not to
lt have been a participant in the row,
n but was peacefully and quietly walking
the streets when he received his
n death wound.
It is also charged that some o? the
e locai white people were abettors of
the strangers in last night's disgraceful
affair.
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(1 How Young Kinard Met His Death.
Newberry, Special.?The coroner'3
e Jury on the case of the death of Butit
ler Kinard met for the third time
Saturday afternoon. At this meeting
facts were developed which have reu
mainedl a mystery up to this time,
il The verdict of the Jury was "that the
said J. Butler Kinftrd came to his
d death by the handsiof Elijah Edwards
i- with Viola Edwards, Isaiah Sanders,
n Manus Ruff and Tom Gary accesd
sories."
Edwards is 19 years old and was
- raised by Kinard. All of the others
implicated in the murder lived on the
- place and have been arrested. Edwards>
has fled.