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MW t O Uti) CO tr r&K 8 MTBK WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's andlTrnth's.' THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June 1366 Consolidated Au?;. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 23. 1899 New Series-Yoi. XIX. No. 4 C| IMjmait ai r Sou |r ii Published Erary Wednesday, JN". Gr. Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : - $1.50 per annum-io advance. ADT RTI8SK T! Ooo Square first insertion... .$1 00 Every subsequent insertion...... 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be made at reduced rates. All co m C O. nica t o o s which subserve private interests will be charged for as ad vertiements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. WHEAT GROWERS' \ CONTENTION. An Enthusiastic (fathering at Greenwood. Greenwood, Aug. 15 -There has been one convention beid in this State in which there was no mention of politics. This may bs wondrous trange, and it is remarkable, for there were msn present who have had something to do with the making of politics of the State, bu t the only mention that was made of politics was the plea that it should be es chewed. There was no applause except when it was on a hint about i living at home aod raising food pro ducts on the plantation. The convention was a good one, a very good one, and it has gown the seed for mach good. It has shown that there is a dawn of a new day in the agriculture of the State, a brighter nd a better day Not here and there a patch, bot wheat fields are to glisten all over the State. Farmers cf r putation have told their brethren how wheat has grown around them and why and bow it should, be planted, and the glad tid ings are bound to spread. The exchange of experiences here today io and out of tue convention has been worth dozens of technical and scientific bulletins It was com mon sense that iras talked. Farmers' institutes are splendid enterprises, bat they bring together largely people of the same condi tions, locality and views, and it takes such conventions as the wheat grow ers undertook to bring about a divers iiy of views and interchange of valu able views. There were not over one or two v curbstone lawyer farmers in the en tire, audience Most of the visitors -have been growing wheat on a large or small scale and wanted additional information, and many were present -seeking information. It is a signifi cant fact, and one which should be "borne in mind by those who are asking whether wheat is a money making crop, and al! such questions, thai cut of the dozens who expressed themselves not one who has ever planted wheat is willing to gi?e op the planting of that crop Farmers da not like to taxe hold of a thing until it has been tried. They bave tried wheat and are atie'siug to it. There were, psrhips, a hand red farmsrs present as regularly elected delegate0, and there were three or four hundred present,, must of them from the country. The -osier cf the delegates does net show so large an attendance as there was decided confusion ab JU s get ing np tba roll, was smashed whsn, on motion of Mr. Josh Ashley, everyone present who bad shown sufficient interest to earns was considered a member of the Convention.-Tbe News and Courier. A Lift for tbe Southern. Angosta. Ga., Aug. 15-It is stated 'here to day that tbe Atiantio Coast Line bsd acquired a half ioterest io the lease of tbs Georgia Railroad bald by the Louisville aod Nashville I't is knowe tba tbs Southern and Atlantis Coat Line werk together, and the Southern could reach Atlanta easier over the Georgia chao aoy other way. As there is a constitutional provision io the way of the Boothera acquiring this lease of the Georgia direct, an objection whiob doss not Isold in regard to the Atlantic Coast Lice, the latter will acquire one half interest in it Nashville, oo an understanding which bas been reached between the Southern and Louisville and Nashville. Mr. J. Lowry Bolin, of Bethesda township, is 79 years old, says the Rock' Hill Herald, and during his long life has always worn home spun and home woven clothing This spring, however, on account of the fact that his aged wife was too feeble to operate the loom and make for him the goods for bis accustomed suit, he went to the Roddey Mercan tile Co. and made his first purchase of a pair of ready-made pants We doubt very much if Ibero is another of this class of independent old meo j alive io this county today. I PO NDOF WHEAT; BARREL OF TILLMAN - 5 Senior Senator Speaks at toe Greenwood Convention. THE PERMANENT ORGANA ZATION. Next Meeting Will ba on August 15,1900 at, the Same Place. - Staff Correspondence of the State Greenwood, July 16 -The com mittee appointed at yesterday's convention of wheat growers met last night and mapped out a plan for a permanent organization lt was decided to hold the next convention at Greenwood Aug 15, 1900, and each county is requested to eiect delegetes on the first Monday in next July. A sub committee consisting of Mr A.*C. Latimer and Mr. S. tt McGhee was appointed to prepare a programme for the meeting. There seems to be a general determination among those in attendance upon the convention yesterday to perpetutate the organagation, with the purpose of encouraging a diversification of crops and in this way lessen the acreage of cotton. The committee ou constitution and by laws met at 9 o'clock last night organized by the election of J A. Peterkio of Orangeburg as chairman, and L J. Villiams of Edgefield, Secretary. It was ordered that the organiza tion be named "The Wheat Growors* Association of South Carolina y9 that the next meeting be held at Green wood on August 15th. 1900 at 2.30 o'clock p m. Resolved That the officers of the association be a president, vice presi dent, a secretary of an executive committee, consisting of the presi dent of the associaion of one mem ber from each congressional district, whose duty it shalt be to name the the places and times of meetings. Resolved, That the discussions of the association be strictly confined to wheat growing and diversified farming Resolved, That all persons interest ed in the success of the agricultural interests of the State be required to attend the meetings of the association and that each county be hereby re quested to appoint double as many delegates as they are entitled to representation in both houses of the general assembly. Resolved, That a meeting at each couty seat in the State is hereby cali' ed for the first Monday in August 1900, for the purpose of electing delegates to the next annuai meeting of the association and that the mern hers of this committee are authorized to arrange for same. Ordered, That Messrs. A C. Lati mer and S A. McGee be appointed to arrange for the next meeting of the association ..as relates to discus sion, jetc. Resolved, That the thanks of the association be extended "to the press association to a successful organiza tion. The speaking this morning was held in the grove surrounding the court boose. Senator Waller presided, the first speaker was Congressman Latimer, who devoted the opening r'' his speech to the discussion of the necessity for the diversification of crops, fie told of Secretary Wil son's interest in the growing of grasses and the practicability of this industry io connection with cattle growing in this State Secretary Wilson bad told the South Carolina farmers that he would upon applica tion send seed for gras3es to be used in reclaiming worn out lands. Mr Latimer then took up rural mail delivery and the attendant benefits io the farmers. Ten deliveries bad been established in this district. He explained fully the working and plan of the rural delivery system. Branching off the subject political, Mr. Latimer discussed the mo no po ly question, paying particular atten tion to the proposed subsidy of ships which he opposed vehemently. His conclusion of the monopoly issue was that the farmers must also com bine. The Philippine war was denounced as contrary to the principles of our government. Mr. Latimer raked the administration's policy most,, vigorously, and his line of thought was well received by the crowd, who interjected occasional applause Senator Tillman was introduced as the "head centre" of the farmers' movement The senior senator was brought forward "unmuzzled to graze upon whatever topic he may choose." Senator Tillman started with a pleasant reference to Greenwood county whose mother was Abbeville and father Edgefield. "No county,' said he, "bas a better pedigree." He told of the fight for Greenwood county and referred pleasantly to the town of Greeenwood and its growth. He paid a compliment to Green wood's citizenship, but he took up the white capping which makes people afraid to sleep at night within five miles of the court house. This he denounced bitterly. He told of the Phoenix riot and said he didn't blame the white people then. *!lf I had been here I would haye gone with you. I have never yet failed to uphold the banner of white su premacy against the devil the world and the Radicals." The Tolberts he denounced, bat the election riots are over and inoffensive negroes should be let alone and be given protection, if you want to uproot the snake and kiii it go and kill tbe Tolberts (cheers ) Bat don't bother poor negroes who have nothing to do with the Tolberts. Don'c abuse the poor black devils. The race problem is coming to tue front io the Doited States. This Jswett woman has come to Charleston and taken the Baker factly to Boston, the centre of devil try. By allowing the thoughtless, lawiess men to whip the negroes, you give ammunition to your enemies in the north. This anarchy will spread to Eigefield and Abbeville. You are masters, and while we must make the negroes let our politics and women alone, but they must not be beaten and abased. If this thing continues, you will be deprived of labor by an exodus of negroes and moreover capital will be driven off. You must make the negro respect you and keep bis place, but you cannot afford to whip and kill negroes io this cowardly way. At present the Yankees are disposed to 1st us alone except to cut down our representation because we've disfranchised the negrees, but such affairs will give them a chance to interpose Federal authority. I beg you, I plead with you to rise as one mao and put down this devilment. (Loud cheers). Some one may say, "you'll lose votes." I don't care if I - o. I don't want your votes if you are such cowards as to uphold this lawless ness, Senator Tillman then took up the subject of farmers' institutes aod the benefits to be derived if the farmers will take the proper interest in them. In the north the institutes have proved very successful by the cooperation of the farmers and the farmers' wives. Tbe senator said what the farmer needs is to raise his living at home. Yesterday he had listened to the wheat growers, bat fool as he was he bad a better remedy against weavils than any of them. , It is to grind as soon as you gather it. He gave toe farmers some advice as to cultivating their crops and told of the great things tobacco had done fe* Darlington and the other eastern counties. His own experience in tobacco raisiog and its failure was humorously told. He thought there was land around Greenwood that would grew tobacco and urged tbe farmeis to try is. His experience, "that of a failure and fool," was that there is nothing for our farmers in experi ments with Asia grasses, because Asia is ac arid climate. Speaking of the cotton mill industry, he said hs looked for South Carolina to occupy a position similar to that of Massachusetts, aod become the leading manufacturing State of th Sooth. The farmers of Texas and the Mississippi States would drive our farmers out of the business, and in self defense we must do something else The senator referred to Latimer's activity and poked some fun at the congressman, and talked a little about Washington affairs. As Senator Tillman was about to sit down, a bystander asked him about his Sumter reference to the prohibitionists and the dispensary. Io reply the senator said he went to Sumter at the invitation of ali factions and in bis morning speech mentioned only oational issues. After dinner Mr. . D. Smith made a speech io which be endeavored "to rub the butter off my back/' My friend N. G. says in pursuing a policy of conciliation my course is to give (hem soft talk aod sugar. Well, I've given them enough vitriol io the past and ought to be allowed to say something nice now. Smith attacked Clemson, Winthrop, etc, and said that Tillman when gov ernor laid great burdens on oar people and I want him to come baok here and remove those burdens. It was the first time I've been asked in the open to acknowledge that I'm a damn raacal and damn fool both. Smith robbed off all the butter and I in reply discussed the questions be raised I did cot say the prohibitionists are cowards and hypocrites. I did say that prohibition would make cowards and hypocrites of our people. Some of the prohibitionists are coward? and hypocrites. Featherstone rushed into print and abased mo, saying I was born with abuse and couldn't do without it. I'll leave him and Gonzales to settle it. j I have no policy of either sort. The mao who comes at me like a I gentleman I'll meet him that way, but if he comes at me with abase I've got as good a vocabulary of bard words as aDy one. "He said prohibition would make men get physicians' certificates, etc. Prohibition don't prohibit. You've got prohibition in Greenwood and I can buy liquor here today, and you've got the constables to help enforce it. He said there was no use to talk about the dispensary as it was here to stick. He was told there was not a tiger in Sumter, where the constables were once rotten egged. What he said at Sumter was that he did sot believe pro I hibition oouid be enforced and that he took the Athens plan and put it in the prohibition law. It has proven to be a better law than prohibition. He claimed no credit, except to enforce the law on the statute books. The dis pensary law is better than prohibition, so far as results go. The only fight in State politics in his opinion would be on the liquor ques tion. He would fight for the dispensary and go down with it, if it must go down. Talking about Mr. Latimer's speech he said the factory operatives were as good people as soy and although the factory officers tried to voto the oper atives against him, but they could not do so. Mr. Latimer said all he argued was that the operatives might bo mis led because of the lack of organization. Tillman said this was so as the opera tives might be misled to support the Hanna Payne measure and the like on the representation that it would do them good. The senator defended the dispensary and said he would fight for it and go down with is. Taking up the Philippine question, be scored McKinley and "benevolent assitaulatioo." He had not asked the president to give him any appointments in the army for he felt it was a villain ous war and no decent mac ought to engage in it. Senator Tillman said he thanked the gentleman who asked bim about the Sumter speech. He didn't mean to in ject anything unpleasant but he wished to deny a misstatement. My two good friends, J. C. Hemphill and N. G. Gonzales, Y -r recently in their edi torial colnmoo entered into a compact to ignore me. The State and News and Conrier have been my best friends. They have told what I said add the people took it for what it was worth, and it did me good. They gave Feath erstone a column and didn't give me space to tell what I really did say. The News and Courier did give me a line or so, but the State didn't. Senator Tillman7 speech closed the morning exercises and in the afternoon the farmers' institute was held. Tbe farmers' institute this afternoon proved very interesting. C. M. Con nor, thc Clemson agriculturist, talked about livestock and answered many questions. Dr. Nesom, the veternarian, gave some valuable pointers about stock. Tomorrow Prof. J. D. C. Do P<e, borticulturalisr, and Prof. D. W. Daniel will speak, thc latter upon in dustrial education. Jas. A. Hoyt, Jr. FROM THE WIRES. Chattanooga, Tenn , Aug. 15 - Saturday two Mormon elders were arrested in Taylor County, Ga , for refusing to pay poll tax. The judge of the superior court stated from the bench that he refused to recognize them as preachers and assessed a fine The elders had no money and were started off to jail, but succeeded in gettiog the jailer to accept their watches as security until they could send for money to pay the fines. President Rich, of the Southern Mormon Society, says he will proceed io the courts against the Taylor County judge. Florence, August 15.- Yesterday morning at Lyra. M. C. Collins shot and killed G. W. Young. Both of the parties were young white men, and were said to be popular. Young leaves a wife and two little obildren. Collins also is married. The men had some trouble Saturday night about a tobacco barn which they owned. When they met Monday morning, Collins brought up thc trouble by asking Young a questioo. Young is said to have been advancing on Collins with a drawn knife when shot. Boers Preparing For War. (/ape Towo, Aug. 15 -No reply has been received here up to the present from the Transvaal Government on the subject of the latest British proposals for a peaceable settlement of the ques tions io dispute, and a dispatch from Pretoria says the reply, wheo sent, will be disappointing, and that it is feared the result will be the breaking oil of negotiations. Great anxiety prevails at the capital of the Transvaal. Pretoria, Aug. 15.-Tho executive council coocladcd its session at 12 30 p. m., when orders wore issued (o the field cornets to give out Mauser rifles in exchange for Matini Henry. A great crowd gathered to receive the arms. The possibility pf war with Great Britain is about the only subject dis cussed, and it is geuerally felt the burghers sbculd be considered before extreme measures are adopted. Outrages by Negroes. Five Assaults Within Twen ty-Four Hours m City of Little Rock Li le Rock, Ark., Aug. 16-Five brutal assaults by a negro man on white women have occurred in Little Rock in the past 24 hours. It is generally believed that all the crimes were committed by the same negro, but turee suspects have been arrest ed, and if the right mau can be pesi tively identified he may receive summary punishment. The victims of the assaults are all highly respect ed white women of this city. Their names are : Mrs. Belle Aiken, 2114 Chester street ; Mrs Milton Young, 2401 State street ; Mrs. Kennedy. Jones aid Fourteenth streets ; Miss Emma Longcoy, 1420 Booker street ; a young woman at Cross and Twen tieth streets. v All the assaults occurred in the suourbs. The first was that of Mrs. Aiken, which occurred yesterday afternoon As Mrs Aiken was pass ing by Twenty first and High streets the negro seized ber and dragged her to the woods. She resisted and cried for help. A passerby frighten ed the negro away after he bad severely beaten his victim. Officers at once began a search for the assail ant, but failed to find him. At P o'clock this morning, a few blocks from the 6ceDe of the first crime. Mrs. Young was assaulted in almost the same manner. The negro knocked her down with such force that a rib was broken, causing inter nal injuries of a serious nature. He choked and beat her about the head and on the side, inflicting very seri ous injuries. The negro finally seized her purse and disappeared in the woods Mrs. Young, who is a frail woman, is in a precarious condition from her wounds and the shock Her clothing was torn almost entirely off in the struggle. An hour Tater Mrs. Kennedy was attacked at her home near West End park. She was knocked down, beaten and choked. Her child ran for as sistance, and the negro fled Mrs Kennedy's injuries are very painful About ll o'clock Emma Longcoy, the 18 year old (laughter of a grocer, was attacked and beaten by a negro half a dozsn blocks from West End park. She escaped from her assail ant. City and county officers, to gether with a large number of citi zens, were by this time scouring the vicinity for the negro The greatest i excitement prevails, and the anger of the citizens in the neighborhood was thoroughly aroused The fifth assault occurred early j this morning ou a weil known young woman, at Twentieth and Cross streets She was likewise knocked down and badly beaten. Her face was swollen and discolored from the effect of the blows These outrages were brought to the attention of Gov. Jones, who offered a reward of $100 each for the arrest and conviction of the guilty parties Judging from the temper of public sentiment, the officers will fiod it difficalt to protect the prisoner should the right man be captured. Greenwood, Aug. 16 -There have been no new developments as to the whitecaps today The committee appointed at yesterday's masa meet ing is, presumably, at work today and will make their report tomorrow at the meetiDg at Mt Moriah church, in the section in which the lawless ness occurred No depredations by the whitecaps have been reported since Monday night Tromsoe, Island of Tromsoe, Nor way, Aug. 17.-Walter Wellman and the survivors of the Polar ex pedition led by him arrived here this evening on the steamer Capella, having successfully completed their explorations in Franz Joseph Land. Washington, Aug. 17.-The.Uni ted States Minister Russell at Cara cas reports to the State department that the insurgent faction in the Andes, Venezuela, under Gen. Cit riano Castro was completely defeated by the government troops is a bloody battle which lasted 18 hours. The less of insurgents is placed at 800 killed and wounded and that of the government 300 This is the end of the disturbance io that sec tion, which is the oDly one effected. LAWLESSNESS IN GREEN WOOD COUNTY Peaceable Negroes Terror ized by Bands of Whitecaps. Special to The State. Greenwood, Aug 15 -A portion of this county between Greenwood and Phoenix has for more than a week past been terrorized by a gang of so-called whitecaps eDgaged in whipping negroes. The whitecaps began Mt nday night a week ago and entered the houses of several negroes who were taken out and whipped. Since then this performance has been several times repeated, and the ne* groes are badly frightened. The object of the whitecaps is to drive off negro tenants in order to secure control at low prices of valuable farm iands in that section, much of which is rented to negroes by the white landlords. There is no political foundation for the troubles, and the offenders are said to belong to a low class of whites. The negroes have taken to the woods and swamps at night to avoid the visitation of the gang, and many of the colored people have come to Greenwood, some of them bringing ali their possessions and refusing to go back home. Inoffen sive negroes are said to have been whipped, and they have told of their troubles to white friends here, but are afraid to talk openly. So far as known none have lefc this county, bot few are anxious to re m ai 8 in toe community. The better class cf people deplore the occurrences, and until now the matter bas been kept quiet, but tocay the sheriff wired the goveror for assistance, stating his inability to control the situation It'' is reported that Gov. McSweeuey will be here tomorrow with Attorney General Bellinger and some action will be taken. British Syndicate Wishes Con trolling Interest in Pali River Mills. Fall River, Mass., Aug. 17.- Offers were made today for the stock of nearly all of the 70 print cloth mills in this city by the New York promoters of the yarn mills combination, which was formed some time ago. The print cloth mills of Fall River are controlled by 36 corporations. Treas urers were asked to secure from their stockholders an option on the con trolling interest in the stock until Dec 1, 1899 The option states that it is the intention, go far as may be deemed practica! to continue the business under its existing manage ment The prices offered for the stock of the various mills are for the most part from $15 to 25 per share above the iast quoted market price. Offers are made for 30 corporations with a com bined capital of $18.153.700. Fall River, Mass , Aug. 17.--No sooner had the fact of the offer by the Eoglieh syndicate to purchase the Fall River cotton miils been an nounced than it became known that another and much larger syndicate had entered the field and was busy through a New York man in arrang ing matters preparatory to making a larger offer than that of the English people. It is 6tated that the capital of this new concern is to be $135,' 000,000 at least, and the aim is to consolidate ali the cotton miils in the country under one management, the purpose being to reduce the cost of proddction. The Clover, S. C., Mills. Yorkville. S. C , Aug 16 -The net earnings of the cotion mill at Clover, York County, for the year ending July 30 was 36,940, 41 per cent, on the capiul stock of 89,000. The original capacity of the mill will be trebled next October. This year's divideod com pl t e the payment to stockholders of every cent invest in the plant since the mills were established eight years, ago. --mm*- m+* mum St Louis trade with Cuba, it is noted, requires eleven more ships for its transportation this year than iast. BSQLV EW 'PURE BAKING POWDER Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROYAL BAKING-POWDER CO., NEW YORK.