The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 31, 1900, Image 5
? be ft?laUjnnaii anb Soutjjron.
WBDNK8DAY, JAN 31,1900
Tbe Sumiir rv\u* Uman iu lourjdou
ie 1800 mod the True. Southron io 1866
Tbe Watckw*an and Southron now baa
Ibe combine* airealaiioo mod influence
el both of ibe old papers, sod is maui
lastly tbe beet advertising medium io
Blaster
Senator Manning baa introduced a
?ill providing for tbe aaie of the State
far see that should be peered at tbia
?eveion of tbe general assembly Tbe
fWtaiog operatione of the State pen?
itentiary base bees fat from profile
bis, aad it ie wrong iu priosiple for
ie* State to eagage ie tbia claaa of
bsein ess Tbe convicts eao be more
profitably employed to building
roade, or they ceo be leaaed to tbe
ooontiea to be seed by tbe couuty
author it iee ia Ibe county chain ganga
ee tbe public works
Mr Moese' bill providiog for a
rebate oo taxea paid ia Ootober aod
Novembe has been killed Tbe bill
bei much to recommend it, aod it
would oot have bee a an untried ei
periment, for lawa of similar obarao
tsr srs oow ie operation in New
York aod several other otatee
Tbe dpsrissbsrg Daily Herald bee
ieaeed ao illustrated industrial aod
?mob factoring edition that ia by
odds tbe haadaomeet, fines! and most
comprehensive epeoial editioo ever
peblished io tbia Stete It ia a mag
eificeot advertiaement of tbe indue
tries asd resources of Sparteuborg
eoooty, aad ie e pieee of work of
which the Herald baa a right to be
?rood
Some of oer exobei.gee are tryiog
to Bettle tbe question as to who :a the
grandfather of tbe Maoldin wide tire
bill, and eeveral claimants have been
pet forwerd, bet aa yet tbe geoealo
gy of tbe bill baa oot been aatiafao
torilv eotabliehed It ie a most ex
eetleot bill, and it ia not otrauge tbet
there ia a deaire to divide honors
with Senator Maoldlo. bat we would
?eggest thst io tbe divieioo Senator
Manning of tbia ooouty ia entitled to
? lerge ehare of the honore. He not
only made a atroog fight for the
Maoldio bill, but wbeo a member of
lbs houee io 1892-94 introduced a
wide tire bill and made a atroog fight
for it agaioat adverse circumstances
aod a perveree majority.
The Boors are more than holdiog
tbeir uvd agaioat the largeet and beet
eqoipped army England baa ever pat
ie tbe field, aod the Londoo Timee
commenting oa tbe repulee of BulUr
et Spion Hop asd bis retreat across
the Tug 'a river, aays that i' ia a ca
teetrophe without a parallel in tbe
evhUry history of Eogland except
tbe eurrender at Yorktowu. Tbe
Times demanda that tbe government
dlepatch 50,000 reinforcemente at
eece ind provide for an addi
tiooal 50 000 if they ehatl be
eseded The Boers are io a better
posit . i now than at the beginning
of th?* war, for they havn the preet
age ef victory in every impoitaot
engatrt* nent to encourage them.
They have made good tbeir claims to
tbe te?psct of the natione of the
worid, ami England hereelf cannot
regard with contempt a people who
beve out getieraied and defeated the
fiowrr al her miliiaiy establishment
Tbe B iere not only merit reepect but,
tbey dt fterve to succeed in their pa
trioti ? ? ffort to maintain their liberty
aod ci ? indepvndece of tbeir coun
Sej'oiery WiIsjo. of tne Agricultu
ral D ptr'nior, it tc aonouooed, has
written to CIcumoo Obliege, concerning
tha rip riiurtiii tntdo I y the depart
?ear in the h)bfid titioo of oraoges
It it* slated at th depar'aieot ihat
ion ? ?titv atffsreot ?peeiee have been
bedurd. and two of caob kind will be
seat li Clemaoo College for testing
par poses It is me belief of Secretary
VYils^o, an? the dspertmeot r metals,
wo ? have giveo moob atteotion to
these interesting eiperimoots, that the
eipsnmsota to he made will be of great
bnoO'. to Soath Carolina.
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Governor-Elect
Goebel Shot Down.
DASTARDS ATTEMPT TO
MURDER THE DEMO?
CRAT LEADER.
Frankfort, Ky , Jan 30 ?While
walking through tbe capitol grounds
on hit way;to the capitol building at
10 minutes after 11 o'clock this
morning, William Goebel, the Demo?
cratic oobteatee for governor of
Kentucky, waa shot down and very
dangerously wounded.
Uarland Whittaker, a farmer from
Butler county, tbe home county of
Governor Taylor, is now in tbe jsil
at Louisville cbsrged witb the crime
There is no direot evidence against
Whittaker and be waa placed under
arrest more beoaose be was caught
around tbe capital buildiog when tbe
shots were fired than for ony other
apparent reason He denies in the
most positive manner tbst be bsd
any ooonnectioo with tbe shooting or
knew anything about it. He waa
running towards the scene of tbe
shooting sod not away from it when
be was srrested.
Senator Oosbel was wounded by a
rifle ball of calibre, not over 88,
which struck him in tbe right side
just below tbe arm pit. Tbe ball
pasaed through the bsok part of the
right lung, across tbe body io a
diagonal line, passing out below the
left shoulder blsde. Tbe vital organs
were not Injured witb tbe exception
of tbe right lung.
Mr. Goebel wss on his wsy to tbe
Senate chamber in company with Col
Jack Obion and Warden'Epb Lillard
of tbe Fraokport penitentiary* Mr.
Lillard was a few feet in advance of
Goebel and Chinn, who were walking
aide by side, Goebel being oo tbe
right and Chinn upon the left.
From tbe outer edge of the capitol
grounds to .the step of the capitol
building tbe diatance ia about 300
feet. Two tbirda of this had been
passed and Ibe men were walking
slowly wben suddenly a shot ran,;
out from a large three story
building which stands 50 feet east of
the capitol building This buildiog
is used for offices by nearly all tbe
leadiog officials of the Ststo, Govern?
or Taylor and the secretary of stste
having rooms on the first floor.
As tbe shot was besrd Goebel gsvo
a quick involuntary exclamation of
pain and made an effort to draw his
own revolver His strength waa
unequal to the task, however, and be
sank upon the pavement. With
great rapidity several more shots
were fired, the bul ets all striking the
brick sidewalk clcsc to where Goe?
bel lay Nouc of them touched him,
however .
Lillard hastily turned around to
aid Goebel, who was supported by
Chinn, who had his arms about him
almoat as soon as tie touched the
pavement "Get help.'1 said Chinn
to Lillard, and turfing to Goebel he
asked : "Are you hurt, Goebel ?
Did they get ycu ?"
"They bavo got me this time/'
ssid Goebel "I guess they bavo
killed mo "
In less than a minute a crowd of
men was around Goebel. lie was
losing much blood and was becoming
very weak. He waa hastily carried
to the office of Dr K E. Hume, io
the basement of the Capitol hotel,
about 1,000 foet from the spot where
the shooting occurred Here he was
laid on a sofa, while Dr Hume made
s hasty examination, pronouncing tbe
wound to be of a nature that must
cause death in a short time Goebel,
who showed great fortitude* and cour
ago throughout, smiled weekly si he
heard the verdict and feebly rolled
his head from side to side in lokso
of dissent from that opinion He
was then carried to his room on the
second Uoor of the Capitol bot el,
sod, in addition to Dr Hume, Drs
McCormick and Ely wero summoned
to attend him. After a careful ex
aminatiou of tbe wcund tbe doctors
announced tbat, while exceedingly
dangerous, it was not necessarily
fatal, unless complications or blood
poisoning should set in Tbe patient
himself kept up bis courage, insist
ing again and again tbat he was not
going to die
It was deoided by his friends to oat)
io also the servioee of Dr MoMorty, a
projjioeot surgeon of Louisville, aod
urgent messages were at onee seot for
bim After the wound had been dress*
ed Senator Goebel showed great
exhaustion, aod it was aonouooed by
tbe pbyiioiaos that he would in all
probability die in a short time. He
rallied, howevor, aod, under the influ?
ence of ao opiate, sank into a geotls
?lumber, whioh lasted several hours.
The bullet wbieb struck Mr Goebel
was fired from a window in tbe centre
of tbe third story of tbe offioe buildiog,
just east of the capitol. That window
was raised about eight ioohes from the
sill to permit ao unobstructed passage
for the bullet when Mr Goebel should
come within range. Both Chioo and
Lillard assert that, while the first shot
came from tbe direotioo of the window
in tbe third story, there were other
shots fired from different portions of
the samo buildiog. Some of those who
heard tbe shots say that at least ooe
shot was fired from tbo office of the
seoretary of state. This, however, is
not trae, as there wero meo io the
offioe of seoretary of state who rushed
to tba wiodow as tbs shots were heard
aod all of them deolare tbat there was
no shot fired at all from tbat part of
the buildiog.
Tbe wiodow in the third story was
left opeo, oo effort beiog made to oloee
it by tbe would-be assassio, while oot
aootber wiodow in tbe buildiog was
opeoed, nor were there aoy places
where bullets had been fired through
them
Whittaker was arrested as he came
dowo ibe steps oo the east side of tbe
State office buildiog, directly below the
window from wbiob tbe shots had beeo
6red. Aa be reached tbe sidewalk aod
was hastening toward the soeoe of the
shooting, he was met by John E Miles,
who is 7G years of age. Without hesi?
tation Milea threw himself upon Wbit
taker, wiodiog bis arms arouod bim
aod calling loudly tor help.
It was right at baod ; aod in ao j
iostaot Whittaker was surrounded by
a group of men, many of tbem witb
drawn revolvers He made oo attempt
to esoipe, kuowiog well that the slight?
est attempt to do so would have brought
a dozsD bullets into9 his body He
submitted quietly toasearob, whioh was
quickly made, tbe proceeds beiog three
revolvers and one big knife. A quick
examination of tbo revolvers showed
that nooe of the cartridges had beeo
U9ed, aod there was oo powder smut
upon any part of his weapons, proving
oooolusively tint ho oould not have
used anjf of his three revolvers In
addition to tbis, all tboso who beard tbe
?Lots joio io the statement tbat they
were from a rifls aod not from a smaller
weapon.
Whittaker was quickly led away and
plaoed in the jail, while a guard was
plaoed at the outer eotraooe to keep off
peoplo who bad oo direot connection
with the iostitutiou,
As sooo as it was known that tbo
bullet wbieb struok Mr Goebel had
oome from the buildiog to the east, a
group of meo gathered io froot of the
door oo the east side Others ran
around to the door on tbo west side to
prevent tbo escape of anybody from
there Several men attempted to eoter
tho doors from the outside, hut wero
prevented by groups of mountaineer?,
who stood in (ho doorways Homo of
ih'-ro men held Winchesters in their
hand) and presented a:? af pect so gen?
erally uninviting tbat no attimpt wan
mad*; to ricaroh the building and nobody
gaiosd sotrsoso to it for several mm
utcs after the ibootlog had D6SQ done,
aod tho ansaNhin bad ampto opportunity
to osoapc.
That tbo shooting of Mr Goabcl wa?
ibe result of a carefully laid plan ia
without (petition. Tho mao who did
tbe wotk had evidently taken his stand
at 110 wibdow, which had previously
been raised in order to allow tbe tree
passage of tbe bullet, and waited until
bis viotim was io full sight before
firing.
Ever HDce tbe ii flux of mountain
oers last week, a large Dumber of them
have been sleepiog in tbe upper part
of tbe state house. It is not known,
however, (bat any of these men did tbe
work or that tbey bad any knowledge
of tbo premeditated crime. There has
not, so far, been discovered tbe slight?
est evidence pointing to aoy man, and
it ia not likely now tbat any will ever
be found.
Tbe man wbo fired tbe shots took
tbe precaution to ooooeal his looatioo
by using smokeless powder oartridges.
A score of people bad a foil view of
tbe side of the building from which the
firing was done, and all of them deolare
tbat not a sign of powder smoke was
visible.
Frakfort, Ky. Jan 30.?At mid?
night Mr Goebel was resting easily, but
was very weak. All the pbysioians
are agreed that if he lives through the
night the ebanoes are in bis favor, but
with one exception, all of tbem say be
is almost certain to die before morning.
At 3 15 a m there i* no obange io
Dr. Goebel'a ooodition. It is preca?
rious.
Ooebel and Beokam Entitled
to Seats as Governor and
Lieutenant Governor.
Frankfort, Ky, Jan* 30 ?While
William Goebel lay at tbe point of
death in hie room ae the result of an
assassin's buliet the contesting
boards, which for two weeke had been
lietening to the evidence in tbe con?
test for tbe governor's chair, declar?
ed him entitled to tbe seat.
The board having in charge the con
test between Goebel and and Taylor
for governor, and Beckham and Mar
shall for lieutenant governor, met at
7 o'clock tonight in the city hall to
consider tbe evidence submitted to
tbem, aud prepare their report to
the legislature A few legal authoii
ties were read to them at tbe request
of Senator Allen; wbo wishes light
shed upon u few doubtful points.
Then by a etrict party vote of 10 to
1, William Goebel wae declared to
have been legally elected governor
of Kentucky
Tbe Bjckbara-Marsball contest was
then voted upon and a strict party voie
of 9 to 2 settled this matter.
Several Dcmoorats scugbt to get
together a quorum of both houses, hold
a night sotsion, push through tbe
reports aod declare Goebel the govern?
or of Kentucky before morning, to
give bim the honor before he died, but
too many legislators were away, it is
a certainty that Goebel will be mado
governor tomorrow it' be is alive.
Tbo republicans will probably, as
soon as tbe decision is rendered in
favor of Goebel, make application in
tbe United States oirouit court at
Ciocionati for ao injunction restrain?
ing Goebel and Beckham from taking
their seats, and tbe battle will then be
continued before Judge Tsft of that
oourt.
I Tbo republican attorneys and Gov
Taylor are confident tbat at least a
temporary iojunotion will be granted
and tbat tho ultimate viotory will be in
tbeir favor.
Tho grounds alleged include tbe
prejudice of tho legislative body aod
tbo alleged uofitness of several mem?
bers of tho contest hoards to sit in
judgment upou tho case.
Three hundred men of the Sfoood
Kentucky infantry were cam ned
arouud the oapitol buildings tonight
and 1,500 more arc expeoted during
the iiiglit and evening.
All through the building where the
adjutant general's office is located to?
night 1 io sleeping euldiern, every man
with his oartridge belt still buckled
around his waist. Tbo rifljs are staok
ed outside ibe door, sentries walking
beats betide them The Qatiiog guo
of the Lexington company is posed
west of tho capitol steps, aod the raoge
of a row of small stores aod dwelling
houses south of tbe capital grounds is
oarefuily calculator. For weeks it hue
beeo the story that, when an attack
should be tmde upoo tbe S;ate govern
ment by tbe dieoooteoted of eitr if
party, the firing wouid commence from
tbe upper windows of these buildings.
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These who are troubled with
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TbeSt?'eof foutn Carolina?Sumter Coun?
ty?Office ot Supervisors of Registration,
Sumter County, ?uauer, S C , February
1st, 1899.
Notice is hereby given tbat io accordance
with en Act of the General Assembly, and in
conformity with the requirements of the State
Constitution, ihe looks for the registration
ot all legally qualihed voters, acd for tbe
upuiog of trsDS'ers, tt:v, Still be open at tb*
c?ice of Supervisors of Registration in the
court house, between the houig of 9 o'clock
a m . ?od 3 o'clock p. m , on tbe hrotMon
day of each moD'.h, until thirty days before
ibe next general election. Minors who eball
htcurne ot age during tbat period of thirty
day? fchall be entitled to registration before
tbe books are clo*ed, if otherwise qualified.
Tbe requirements ior a qualified voter are
tbat tbe applicant for registration shall be
able to read acd write correctly, or possess
in bia own name property to tbe amount of
ttiree hundred dollars, upon which be pays
laxes. K. F BURROWS,
T. D DuBOSE,
J M KNIGHT,
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