The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 31, 1900, Image 4
Cij? Wt?bam at? Sou??jroii.
WEDNJBSDAY~TAN 31,1900
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The Sumter Watcnman was roundeu
in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866.
The Watchman and Southron now has
the combined circulation and influence
of both of thc old papers, and is mani?
festly the best advertising medium is
Sam ter.
Senator Manning hae introduced a
bill providing for the sale of the State
farms that should be passed at this
session of the general assembly The
farming operations of the Staie pen?
itentiary have been far from profita
ble, and it is wrong in principle for
tbe State to engage in this class of
business The convicts can be more
profitably employed in building
roads, or they can be leased to the
counties to be used by the county
authorities m the county chain gangs
on the public works.
Mr Moses' bill providing for a
rebate on taxes paid in October and
Novembe has been killed. The bill
bad much to recommend it, and it j
would not have been au untried ex
p?riment, for laws of similar charac
ter are now in operation in New
York and several other states
The Spartanbnrg Daily Herald has
issued an illustrated industrial and
mannfactoring edition that is by
odds the handsomest, finest and most
comprehensive special edition ever
published in this State It is a mag
nificent advertisement of the indns
tries and resources of Spartanbnrg
county, and is a piece of work of
which the Herald has a right to be
proud
Some of our exchanges are trying
to settle the question as to who is the
grandfather of the Maaldin wide tire
bill, and several claimants have been
pot forward, bot as yet the genealo
gy of the bill has not been satisfac
toi Uv established. It is a most ex?
cellent bill, and it is not strange that
there is a desire to divide honors
with Senator Maddie, but we would
suggest that io the division Senator
Manning of this coouty is entitled to
a large share of the honors. He not
only made a strong fight for the
- Mauldin bil!, but when a member of j
the boase io 1892-94 introduced a '
wide tire bil! and made a strong fight
for it against adveise circumstances
and a perverse majority.
The Boer3 are more than holding
their own against the largest and best j
equipped army England has ever put i
in the field, and the London Times
commenting oo the repulse ot Buller
at Spion Kop and his retreat across
. the Tu ge la river. 6ays that it is a ca
tasirophe without a parallel in the
m'h't^ry history of England except I
the surrender at Yorktown. The
Timr'? demands that the government
dispatch 59,000 reinforcements at
once -ind provide for an addi j
iionai 50 COO u they snail be
need?-;: The Boers are in a better j
posit!on now than at t'.e beginning
of the vrar, for t?ey h;??r! the prest
age "? victory 'ti every important
engagement to encourage them.
They have made good their claims to
the respect of the nations of the
world, and E;g!and herself cannot
regari with contempt a people who
havr* out generaied and defeated the \
flower of her military establishment \
The B >ers not only merit respect but,
thev d: -:erve to succeed in their pa
triotio effort to maintain their liberty
-and th? ind^pvndece of their coun
try.
Ses-jr-iry Wilson, of inc Agricultu
rai DJ pi r?in 90^, i: in announced, has
written ?o G?ecjsco Octiege. conosrniog
the experiments msde by the depart
ment m the b\ brid'Zitiou of oranges
It ir ?;nt*>d zi r br- department ?hat
sos? Mxty ai?terent species Lave been
bud?t '?. and tiro of each kind will be
sent to Ciecfoo Coiiege for testing
purposes it is tne belief of S'.-cretary
Wilson, acd the department tfScials,
wt; > Divo given much attention to
those i3tcre3?og experiments, that the
esp2rimeots to be made will bc of great
bsoeii: to South Carolina.
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Governor-Ekct
Goebel Shot Down.
DASTARDS ATTEMPT TO
MURDER THE DEMO?
CRAT LEADER.
Frankfort, Ky., Jan 30 -While
walking through the capitol grounds
OR his way^to the capitol building at
10 minutes afier ll o'clock this
morning. William Goebel, the Demo?
cratic contest?e for governor of
Kentucky, was shot down and very
dangerously wounded.
Harland Whittaker, a farmer from
Butler county, the home county of
Governor Taylor, is now in the jail
at Louisville charged with the crime
There is no direct evidence against
Whittaker and he was placed under
arrest more because he was caught
around the capital building when the
shots were fired than for ony other
apparent reason. He denies in the
most positive manner that he bad
any connnection with the shooting or
knew anything about it. He was
running towards the scene of the
shooting and not away from it when
I
he was arrested. j
Senator Goebei was wounded by a J
rifle ball of calibre, not over 38,1
wh :h struck him in the right side
just below the arm pit. The bali
passed through the back part of the
right lung, across the body in a
diagonal line, passing out below the
left shoulder blade. The vital organs
were not injured with the exception
of the right lung.
Mr. Goebel was on his way to the
Senate chamber in company with Col
Jack Chinn and Warden Eph Lillard
of the Frankport penitentiary- Mr. j
Lillard was a few feet in advance of
Goebel anc J?I\?T?, who were walking
side by side, Goebel being on the
right and Chinn upon the left.
From the outer edge of the capitol
grounds to.the step of the capitol
building the distance is about 300
feet. Two thirds of this had been
passed and the men were walki?g
slowly when suddenly a shot rang
out from a large three story
building which stands 50 feet east of
the capitol building This building
is used for offices by nearly all the
leading officials of the State, Govern?
or Taylor and the secretary of state
having rooms on the first floor.
As the shot was beard Goebel gave
a quick involuntary exclamation of
pain and made an effort to draw his j
own revolver His strength was i
?
unequal to the task, however, and he
sank upon the pavement. With j
great rapidity several more shots j
were fired, the bullets ai! etriking the j
brick sidewalk close to where Goe- ?
bel lay None of them touched him, j
however v
Lillard hastily turned around Lo
aid Goebel, who was supported by
Chinn, who had his arras about him
almost as soon as tie touched the
j pavement "Get help/' said Chirin
to L?lard, and turning to Goebel he
asked : "Are you hurt, Goebei ?
Did they get you ?"
"Tney have got me this time,*'
said Goebel. "I guess they have
killed me "
In les6 than a minute a crowd of
men was around Goebei. Ile was
losing much blood and was becoming
very weak, ile was hastily carried
to the office of Dr E E. Hume, in
the basement of the Capitol hotel,
j about 1,000 feet from the spot where
I the shooting occurred Here he was
it
iaid on a sofa, while Dr Hume made
a hasty examination, pronouncing the
wound to be of a nature that must
cause death in a short time Goebel,
who showed p?rcat fortitude and cour
age throughout, smiled weakly as he
heard the verdict and feebly rolled
his head from side to si-ie in token
of dissent from that opinion lie
was then carried to his room on the
second floor of thc Capitol hotel,
and, in addition to Dr Hume, Dre
McCormick and Ely were summoned
I to attend him. After a carefi
j amination of the wcund the d<
announced that, while exceed
dangerous, it was not neces
fatal, unless complications or
poisoning should set in The p<
himself kept up his courage, i
in g again and again that he wa
going to die
It was deoided by bis friends ti
io also the services of Dr MoMar
prominent surgeon of Louisville,
urgent messages were at once seo
bim After the wound had been <
ed Senator Goebel showed
exhaustion, aod it was announce)
the physicians that be would i
probability die in a short time,
rallied, however, and, under the i
ecce of an opiate, sank into a g
slumber, whioh lasted several hour
The bullet which struck Mr Gi
was fired from a window in the c(
of tba third story of the effioe build
just east of the capitol. That wit
was raised about eight inohes from
si i i to permit an unobstructed pas
for the bullet ^ben Mr Goebel sh
come withtL a?be. Both Onion
Liilard asset?, that, while the first
came from the direction of the win
iu the third story, there were o
shots fired from differer portioni
the same building. Some of these
heard the shots say that at least
shot was fired from the of?se of
seoretary of state. This, however
not trae, as there were men in
office of secretary of state who rus
to the window as the shots were he
and ali of them declare that there \
no shot fired at all from that pari
the building.
The window in tbe third story v
left open, no effort being made to ol
it by the would-be assassin, while t
aoother window in the building s
opened, nor were there any plac
where bullets had been fired throu
them.
Whittaker was arrested as he cat
down the Bteps on the east 6:de of t
State office building, directly below t
window from which the shots had bei
fired. As he reached the sidewalk ai
was hastening toward the scene of tl
shooting, he was met by John E Mile
who is TC years of age. Without bei
tation Miles threw himself upon Wbi
taker, winding bis arms around bi
end calling loudly for heb.
It was right ai band ; and in s
instant Whittaker was surrounded fe
a group of men, many of them wit
drawn revolvers He made no attemj
to escape, knowing well that the slighi
est attempt to do so would have brougi
a dozen bullets into* his body H
submitted quietly to a search, which wa
quickly made, the proceeds being tore
revolvers and oce big knife. A quici
j ezamioatico of the revolvers showe
; that cone of the cartridges had beet
j u?ed, aod there was no powder smu
upon any part of his weapons, provinj
conclusively that he could not hav
used any~ of his three revolvers Ii
addition to this, all those who heard th
?hots join in the statement that the;
were from a rifis and not from a smalle
weapon.
Whittaker was quickly led away am
placed in the jail, wbiie a guard wa
plaoed at the outer eotranoe to keep oi
people who had no direct conneotioi
with the institution,
As soon as it was known that tnt
bullet which struck Mr Goebel hat
come from the building to the east, t
group of men gathered in front of tbi
dcor oo the east side. O'hers rai
j around to the dcor cn the westside t<
I prevent the escape of anybody freu
j there Several men attempted to entei
j the doors from the outside, hut wert
i prevented by groups of mountaineers
i
I who s'ood in the doorways. Some ol
I iheso men held Winchesters in theil
j
; hands and presented ut: aspect so gea
orally uninviting that no attempt was
: :na?>: to search thc building and nobody
gained entrance io it for several min
I
: utes after the shooting had been done-,
I aod the assassin had ampie opportunity
i j to escape.
! j That the shooting of Mr Gosbel wa?
tbe result of a carefully laid ph
without question. The mao who
the wotk had evidently taken his s
at the WILOOW, which had previo
been raised in order to allow the
passage of the bullet, and waited i
his victim was io full sight b;
firiog.
Ever since the influx of mourn
oers last week, a large number of i
have been sleepiog in the upper
of the state house. It is DOC knc
however, that any of these meo did
work or that they bad aoy knowle
of thc premeditated crime. There
not, so far, been discovered the eli,
est ?vidence poiotiog to any man,
it is Dot likely nc? that any will i
be found.
The man who fired the shots t
the precaution to conceal his looa!
by using smokeless powder cartridj
A score cf people had a foil viet
the side of the building from which
firing was dene, and all cf them deol
that not a sign of powder smoko \
visible.
Frakfort, Ky. Jan 30.-At a
night Mr Gcebel was resting easily,
was very weak. Ail the pbysioi
are agreed that if he lives through
night the chances are in bis favor, 1
with one exception, all of them say
is almost certain to die before moran
At 3 15 a m. there is no change
Dr. Goebei's condition. It is prei
rious.
Goebel and Beckam Entitle
to Seats as Governor and
Lieutenant Governor.
Frankfort, Ky, Jan* 30-Whi
William Goebel lay at the point
death in his room as the result of :
assassin's bullet the contestit
boards, which for two weeks bad be<
listening to the evidence in the co
test for the governor's chair, deda
ed him entitled to the seat.
The board having in charge the co
lest between Goebel and and Tayii
for governor, and Beckham and Ma
shall for lieutenant governor, met i
T o'clock tonight in the city hall t
consider the evidence submitted t
them, and prepare their report t
the legislature A few legal authct
ties were read to them at the requef
of Senator Allen; who wishes Hgt
shed upon a few doubtful pointi
Then by a strict party vote of 10 t
1, William Goebel was declared t
have been legally elected, governc
of Kentucky
The B?ckbam-Marshall ooutest wa
theo voted upon and a strict party vol
of 9 to 2 settled this matter.
Several Democrats scugbt to gc
together a quorum of both houses, hoi
a night session, push through tb
reports and declare Goebel the govern
or of Kentucky before morning, t
give him the hoDor before he died, bo
too many legislators were away. It i
a certainty that Goobel wiii be mad
governor tomorrow if he is alive.
The republicans will probably, a
soon as thc decision is rendered ii
favor of Goebel, make application it
the Uoited States oircuit court a
Giocinnati for ao injunction restrain
ing Goebel and Beckham from taking
their seats, aod the hattie will then b<
i
cootioued before Judge Taft of tha
court.
Tho republican attoroeys and Gd
Taylor are confident that at least ;
temporary iojuociion will be grantee
and that the ultimate victory will be it
their favor.
Toe grounds alleged include tb<
prejudice cf the legislative body ant
the alleged uoStDess of several mern
hers of thc contest beards to sit ic
I judgment upon the case.
Three hundred men of the Second
Kentucky infat.-trv were camped
; around thc capitol buildings to & ig b l
a;:'.: 1.500 niora arc expected during
' tilt; night ?ind evening.
All through the building whore thc
adjutant general's office Ls located to
i nidit 1 io sleeping soldiers, every man
with his cartridge belt 6tiii buckied
around his waist. Thc rifles arc stack
ed outside the door, seotries walking
beats beside them. The Gatliog guo
of the Lexingtoo company is posed
west of the capitol steps, and the range
of a row of small stores and dwelling
houses south of the capital grounds is
carefully calculated. For weeks it has
been the story that, when an attack
should be unde upon the S;ate govern
ment by the discontented of either
party, the firiog wouid commence from
the upper windows of these buildings.
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ty-Office ot Supervisors of Registration,
Sumter County. Sumter, S. C., February
1st, 1899.
Not ce is hereby gireo that in accordance
with an Act cf tbe General Assembly, and in
conl'virmitv with tbe requirements cf the State
Constitution, the hooks for the registration
ot' all legally qualified voters, acd for the
i:?uiog of tracs'ers, eto,, will be opeo at tba
c?ice of Supervisors or Registration io the
court house, netwren the hours of 9 o'clock
a ni . aod 3 o'clock p. m., on tbe ?rstMon
day of each moo:b, until thirty days before
the next general election. Minors who ebail
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day* shall be entitled to registration before
the books are cloded, if otherwise qualified.
Tbe requirements tor a qualified voter are
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able to read ard write correctly, or possess
in bis own name property to tbe amount of
tnree bucdred dollars, upon which be pays
tases. E. F BURROWS,
T. D. DcBOSE,
J. M KNIGHT,
Supervisors of registration Sumter Co.
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