Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ILLINOIS' WELCOME TO NEGROES. ODS Woman Killed and 20 MOD are Wounded. Manoo, lil., Jone 30 -Today as the train on the Illinois Central car rying a coach load of negroes from Pana to Brash's mines, one mile north of Carterville, stopped at the Fredo nia mine, three miles northwest of Cartersville, a large number of strik ing union minera opened fire on the negroes, killliog one woman and wounding about 20 others. Before the bloody work could be carried farther the' train pulled out for Johnston City. When it reached a point one mile north of Brashes mine the negroes werejjaioaded and marched across __~-tbtT country to their destination It is said that a majority of the rioters - were negroes whom Brush brought here from the south about a year ago j and have since joined the onion. There is great excitement in the neighborhood of the Brush mine, and a battle between the working negroes, who are well armed, and the striking miners, who are on the ground ready for a fight, may be precipitated at any moment. Superintendent Brush wired for Sheriff Gray immediately after the riot, asking for protection. The sheriff has gone to the scene, but he took no deputies with him. He had no guns to arm them. A majority of Brush's miners have been on strike for a month, though many of his imported negroes have remained loyal to bim. The trouble grows out of a question of wages Chicago, Jone 30.-A dispatch from Murphysboro. III., says of the shooting near Carterville : The miners number 50, and were armed with rifles and were hidden in grass behind the country depot. When the train stopped the leader, who was an Italian, got on the platform and commanded the negroes to get ont. Conductor Bryan interfered, but was stopped by a revolver in bis face. The train began to move and the miners poured a withering fire Conductor Bryan yelled to the ne groes to throw themselves on the floor. All escaped, serious wounds save the woman, who wes killed instantly. Half a mile farther the negroes were unloaded and placed under charge of guards. They were theo marched to the mine. Intense excitement prevails in the Carters ville coa! mines, and bloody riots are expected, as the feeling has been intense for weeks No Strike io Alabama. , Birmingham, Ala , Ju oe 30 -After a conference of 10 days the coal miners of Alabama and the operators came to aa agreement this afternoon in regard to the scale of pages to bs paid daring the comic g year. Bath sides made tome concessions. The maia features of the seale are as follows : The minimum rate to be paid is 45 cents with iron selling at {8 and under and the maxim om rate is 55 cents with iron at 11 and over. The day labor ers io the rn ices get an advance of 10, 12 and 15 per cern , van mg according to advaooes received several months ago The idea is to give them a 25 per cent increase altogether over the wages they were receiving a year ago, wheo iron was selling for $7 10 and under. The laboring day will remain as at present-ten boars. Blue Creek ge:s an advance of two cents in its sale Dr. Wnit8itt's Successor. Atlanta, Ga , Jane 29 - Dr. E. Y Mallins, of the Newton Centre Baptist Cb arch, Baa too, has been elected to the presidency of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, at Louisville, to succeed Dr Whitsitt resigned. The election of Dr. Mollies was unanimous. Mr. Joshua Levering sent a telegram to Dr." Matiios notifying bim of his unanimous election, and rbis was fol lowed by a message of congratulation from Er Governor W. J. Northen, bat Dr. MaHios's acceptance bas not yat been received. Al hough pister of a church in New England, Dr. Mullins ia a Southerner by birth, and it was not until the past few years that he vzs called to Massa cbusetts. He is a native of Mississippi. Dr. Mailtos is a graduate of a college in Tesas, and o? th Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, to the bead oi which he hts jost been called He was at one time the pastor of L?e Street Baptist Churoh io Baltimore, aod bas also been associate correspond iag ecjratary of tb9 foreign mission board of the Sou?hcrn Baptist Conven tion. Hs resigned the last position and is now tba pastor of the Newton Centre Baptist Church, io Boston, aod is also the chaplain af the Newton Theological Seminary, the olde3t Baptist seminary io this country. Dr. Mullina is 40 years old. Last year there were io this country 808 cases of suicide, of which 621 were males and 187 females. In addition to this there were 164 unsuccessful attempts. - II Mi - CUBAN OIL cures Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Rheuma and Sores. Price, 25 cts. Sold by Hoghson-Ligoa Co. J A MILE IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. Great Feat of tbe King Coun ty Wheelman on Long Is* land. New York, Jone 30.-Charles M. Murphy of the Kiogs County wheel men rode a mile on a bicycle, paeed by a locomotivo, in 57 4-5 seconds today. His coarse was a two-mile board traok on a siding of the Long Island rail road. Murphy followed an engine aud a day coach, the latter being pro vided with a hood; which acted as a wind s h i ejd Jo r lhe_ -tidsT^-Tac board ck, which was laid near Maywood, L I , and extended from that station two miles east, was as nearly perfect to a level as skill could make it. Fally 5,000 people saw Murphy make his daring ride. Engineer Sam Booth had his band on the throttle of engine 74 when the ttord was giveu to start, 10 minutes past 5. 8 they neared the beginning of the mile streteh thc pace was a mile a min te, and th oloud of dust obscured the rider from the view of the spectators who hoed the banks on either side. Entering on the pace which would test his speed, Murphy, in reply to a query, shouted : "l7m ail right ; send her along." The quarter was reached in 15 seconds and the half in 29 2 5. The timers for tbs three quarters were Messrs *Diege s and S toll, the former registering 44 aod the latter 43 3 5. At the finish the timer agreed that Morphy bad covered the distance in 57 4 5 seconds. Thos8 oo the back platform who watobed Morphy all through his won derful ride stated that the rider's baodle bar had knocked agaiost the rubber buffer at least six times, aod each time the concussion seat him back fally six feet, bat Marphy always bad strength enough to regaio this distance. At the finish two strong meo oo board the traio reached do wo and seized the rider by either arm aod lift ed him aboard tbs oar io safety. Their teflon undoubtedly saved Murphy's life, because he was theo io such a weak condition that bad he been allow ed to remain oo the wheel he would have been unable to control it, aod a serious, if not fatal, accident might have happened. Marphy was carried to the front part of the oar aod laid oo a cot, where a physiciao administered to him, aod in less than five minutes the cyclist was able to converse with those around bim. Murphy rode a 28 inch wheel, gear ed to 120. He was tied to the wheel, and when he was drawn into the car the machine was taken with him. -?? -^-? j Her Husband's Uniform. Paris, Jane 30.-The Echo de., Paris states tbat Madam Dreyfus bas taken to Rennes the uniform ber husband wore at the time of his public degradation with the gold lace restored which was torn from the uniform The prosecution has cited 37 witnesses to appear in the Dreyfus conrtmartial trial. It is reported that Capt. Dreyfus will be landed today two miles from Brest aod taken to Rennes where he will arrive at midnight. TEE HOUSE GUARDED. Rennes. France, June 29.-The boase occupied by Madame Dreyfus was guarded by gendarmes all night long, and at daybreak these police men were succeeded by others In addition a giant porter keeps the outer gate locked and barred. No one is allowed to enter without the express permission of Madame Drey fus A well accredited report is in circulation this evening that Capt. Dreyfus will arrive sometime tomor row night. Mothers, we call yoir attention to Pitts' Carminative. It acts promptly, it is pleas ant to the taste, and tbe children will take it without coaxing. It relieves promptly sod permanently. If we cnn get you to use it, you will get others to do likewise. Your druggist selia it. J. F. W. DeLorme. Remarkable Feat of Swim ming. Capt Jobo W. Harper, the clever captain of tbe Wilmington, tells a remarkable ptory of the wonderful feat of a little Banks pony owned by one of the men at the Oik Island Life Saving Station He says that the pony very recently disappeared from the station, and when heard from a few days later had wandered seventy miles down the coast to Georgetown. A day or two later he was heard from at Little River, at which place be was captured and sent back to the station. In making the journey from the station to Georgetown and thence back to Little River the pony was obliged to swim thirteen inlets, a number of them very wide. This pony is certainly one of the most remarkable swimmers on record - Wilmington Star. ---UH li - New York, June 29-Fire Com missioner Scanneil today appointed Acting Fire Chief Edward F. Croker permanent chief cf thc fire depart ment of Greater New York, at a saiary of $6,000 per year The new chief is a nephew of Richard Croker. Dreyfus' Own Story. The Paris Figaro of Maj 27th pub lished cotes written, by Dreyfus while awaiting trial. He says: On Saturday, October 13th, I re ceived a letter directing me to be on Monday, the 15 : h, at 9 a. m., at the war office for the g nerai inspection. I reached the office on the Monday. I am ushered into the room of the head of the general staff. There I see Maj. Da Paty de Claim and other persons in civil dress whom I did not know. I am told to seat myself at a table, and Major Da Paty d* Claim sits beside ma looking savagely at me. i begin al ready to be puzilud. The major then invites ms to write a letter from bis dictation. I aca more and more puzzled. Suddenly he says to me Your hand shakes." "Not at all," I say, "my fingers are cold." I continue writing, mora and more amazed. Soaroely have finished wheo he rises, falls on me, and io a thonderiog voioe says : "Io the name of the law I arrest yon. You ri accused cf high treason." My bloou rushes to my bead At tbe same time two men in civilian dress fall on me and searoh me. I become mad and haggard. "An officer is not arrested like that," I exclaim ed ; "give me at least and inkling of the infamy which yon allege me to have committed. I am innocent ; I am the victim of an infernal plot." "The proofs are overwhelming/' was the reply. "The President of the repub lic and tbe oabinet are informed of your arrest." My reason gave way. I was questioned and know wot what I answered. I was then conveyed to prison by by Major Henry and a detective, f raved and remembered nothing except h tat I was accused of treason. Io prison I was kept in solitary confine ment, treated like a prisoner, left to myself. D ring the seventeen days which followed I underwent several interrogations in my ceil by the judicial officer. He came toward evening with his clerk, hatred in his eyes, insult on his lips, when my tortured brain was at tbe last extremity. What 1 beard io those sad and gloomy days ! My heart still thrills. I did not koow half tbe time what I answered. I was always told : ' it is all op with you " Bot in my feverish brain I invented story after story to explain a riddle, which, simpleton that I was, I ooold not guess. t constantly asked for proofs of the accusation, but these were refused me. is not a criminal fijst shown the weapon of his crime, and asked whether he identifies it ? The weapon of my alleged crime was a letter. Wby was it not shown to me ? The judicial officer aod bis derk made me say all they ohoose. I bad no consciousness, nor did I believe it necessary to de fend myself against snob sn accusa tion. Oce evening, oo asking to be at least told the clerk replied : "Sappose yoor watch was found io the pocket where it bad oo business to be.' Tbe judioial offiosr nodded assent. I then understood tbat documents of mine bad been stolen. My imagination weat to work. I remembered a long corres pondence which I bad held with Capt. Hadamard respecting tbe preparation at the war school. "Other documents," I said to myself, "will also have been stolen from the second bureau " I re membered a closet looked with only one key, and with no secret padlook. Oo these data I constructed a fresh story I became mad with indignation and ' grief. One day when I said to the judicial officer : "How oao yon believe that I, an Alsatian, to whom the Germans refuse all passports, can be a traitor ?" be replied, "It was the better to conoeal your game." Another even ing the judicial officer naid : "They are on the track of your accomplices. Arrests are imminent, and you will be sent accordingly before the civil or the military jurisdiction " I beoame literally mad, and saw myself entangled in an inextricable pot Another evening tbe judicial officer said to me : "Your arrest is secret, yet it is known in all German conclave?, and tbey tremble and are throwing you over." The eight which followed was the most fearful of ail. I was near killing myself. I had boors of frenzy [n the middle of the night, in a fever ish moment, I prepare to hang myself to the window bars, but my conscience was awake and said : "If thou diest everybody will believe thee to be guilty. Thou must live, whatever happens to explanin to the world that thou art innocent.7' My brain sometimes refuses to com prehend so arbitrary an arrest What ? A man oao thus be arrested, bis honor ruined, bis name and family dishonor ed, acd bo cun be driven mad simply because an exper- declares his writing to resemble that of an infamous letter, though this man has an irreproachable past and can cot have been tempted through poverty. Nobody bas seen bim or caught bim in the aot, yet be arrest ed, and to make bim entirely lose his reason there is flung in his face : "Overwhelming charges rest on you." During the whole investigation of the judicial officer he ia told : "It is all up with you ; nothing can save you." Finally after the officer had been kept in solitary confinement for months, after everything had been searched, the overwhelming charges disappear, and yesterday wheo the government com miesary informed me that I should bc sent before a courtmartial, be said to me : "Tho presumptions are sufficient- j ly established to justify your feeing j tried." Thus the overwhelming charge of the first day ar.d the "It is all up" j I of tbe following days became, after two ! months, only presumptions. Well I here declare it emphatically a monstrous iofamy. Indescribable baseness his been committed &gato9t me. I have bad to deal not with investigations, bat with executioners. - i i mmm CUBAN OIL cures Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Rheiima and Sores. Price, 25 cts. Sold by Hagbson-Ligoo Co. The Birmingham Riot. Birmingham. Ala., Jane 28.-The deputies have the situation ia hand at Cardiff aod Blossburg, where the race riot occurred yesterday, although the negro miners refuse to work and continue to carry arms. Sheriff O'Brien says he bas no right to disarm them and with few exceptions they are prepared for any sort of trouble. An additional force of men has been piaced on duty for fear cf an outbreak during the night. A coroner's jory held an inquest over the remains of Eilis aod Adam Samuels today. A physician's sworn testimony was to the effect that both negroes were shot in the back. Eilis' bod; was pierced with 25 buckshot from a double barreled shotgun and Samuels was killed with a Winchester rifle. The postmaster at Blossburg testified that shortly before the killing he heard Ellis talking to a crowd of his comrades in regard to a speech made to them by the sheriff, who said that if the negroes would disarm they would be given protection. Eilis told them this was all a lie and he declared he would not return to work until his Winchester had been emptied. Th jury came to a verdict that the oegroes met death at the bands of an unknown mob or unknown parties. It is said among the negroes that the white men who did the shooting were secreted in a box oar on the railroad track oear the dirt road. The physician testified that the shooting was done at olose range. The coroner, just io from Blossburg, says it is impossible to get at the guilty. Ha says that both sides are sullen and he predicts further trouble. The mines have almost closed down from want of laborers. T. B. Rice, Druggist, Greensboro, Ga , writea ns follows : "In the past eight years, I have sold more of Dr. Pitts' Carminative than all tbe soothing syrups, colic drops, sod other baby oed ici nea com bined." Sold by J. F. W. DeLorme. Reformatory for Negroes. New York, June 28 -Collis P. Huntington bas bought a tract of land of 1,350 acres in Hanover county, Va , where, at his expense, a well equipped building, with the latest modern improvements, is to be erected for the confinement of juve nine offenders of the negro race. The purchase was made on the recommendation and through the agency of Dr. H. B. Frissel, princi pal of the Hampton institute. Mr. Huntington retains the title of the land, and will make it over to the trustees of the institution after be is satisfied that it is being conducted on correct methods. There are now 3,000 colored boys and girls confined in the prisons of Virginia and com pelled to associate with the vilest and most degraded adults Gov. J. Uoge Tyler has promised that he will transfer the young prisoners to the reformatory as soon as it is built. "Durability is Better Than Show." The wealth of the multi millionaires is not equal to good health Riches without health are a curse, and yet the rich, the middle classes and the poor alike have, in Hood's Sarsaparilla, a valuable as sistant in getting and main taining perfect health* It never disappoints. Scrofula-"Three years ago oar son, now eleven, had a serious case of scrofula and erysipelas with dreadful ores, discharg ing and itching constantly. He could not walk. Several physicians did not help for sixteen months. Thiee months' treatment with Hood's Sarsaparilla made him per fectly well. We are glad to tell TS of it." MRS* DAVID LAIRD, Ottawa, Katies. Nausea- " Vomiting spells, dizziness and prostration troubled me for years. Had neuralgia, grew weak and could not sleep. My age was against me, but Hood's Sarsaparilla cured me thoroughly. My weight increased from 125 to 143 pounds. I am the mother of nine children. Never felt so weil and strone since I was married as I do now." MRS. M. A. WATERS, 1529 Sid St., Washington, D. C. Eczema-" We had to tie the hands of our two year old son on account of eczema on face and limbs. X<> medicine even helped until we used Hood's Sarsaparilla, which soon cured." M r.s. A. VAN WYCK, 123 Montgomery Street. Paterson. N. J. Hood* IM!!> euri* liv r IN; T-.on-irritatir.g and "only cathartic t<> take with HoodV .Sarsaparilla. OSBORNE'S AuxiiM'a. Ga- Actual Business. No Text Book . Short time. Cheap board. Send >r Catalogue. CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. " Cough Syrup: Tastes Good, cse infinie. Sold by druggist* fl ffs (richman mw .Southron SUMTES WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's.' THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jnoe, JSftS Consolidated Aug. % ISSI. SUMTER S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 17.1899. New Series-ToL XTIII. No. 42 A FINE PIANO. At a High Price Ia Easiij Found, Bat Fina Piaoos Like the At our prices, are only found in our ware rooms. 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