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THE NEUES il COUNCIL ? Convention in Columbia to Con? sider Lynchings. Only About One Hundred and Fifty Delegates Present. Columbia, Aug. 25.-The special convention which was called to con? sider the lynching question met here today at Bethel Church. It was a very good gathering of representative color? ed men. There must have been fully one hundred and fifty delegates pres? sent The Ministerial Union, which issued the call for the convention, in? sisted that there should be no politics in the meeting, and managed very well in keeping this element out. The Ministerial Union had entire charge of the work, and everything was as 2 nearly arranged in advance as it could very well be. The arrangement was that there should be a regular pro- j gramme and that this should bo as \ closely followed as was possible. Sev- j eral ti ir es efforts were made to digress | from tire plan as arranged, but each time it failed, even as to the appoint ?merit of the committee having the pre? paration of the address to the public in charge. The suggestion "was'made that this committee consist of thirteen. One of the delegates held-up his hands in holy i horror to the idea of having only thir- j teen on a committee of such import- ! ance, but the Rev. Carolina, of j Georgetown, suggested that it was time to do away with superatitution and trust in God, and the committee was named with thirteen members. The delegates came from all parts of &e State, M?sl; of them were ministers, lany were teachers and a few well known politicians managed to get into .the fold. It is perhaps noteworthy chat the vast majority of those pre? sent were typical negroes, and that mulattoes were raia. Those who called the convention " the Rev. Johnson and his friends-are what may be called the. conciliatory class among th sir race. They are op? posed by some of the fighting or fire eating negroes, and the call for the convention did not have the unanimous support of tbs colored people, but 1 certainly the convention held here to? day was representative, whether it will or can do any good or not. There were two sections of the con? verti on. One was held in the morning and one in the evening. Set addresses ~ were made and the chief purpose of the con vention carried'out in the adoption of the resolutions and address to the people \)? the nation as to the lynching question. The convention was in charge of the Rev. M, G. Johnson, of Columbia, who was mainly responsible for calling ^ it. The programme of exercises was as follows: Singing-By select choir of the con? vention. Invocation-By the Rev. ?k Pierce Nelson, D.*JD. Theme: "Is lynching ever justifi? . able, or does it lessen the crimes fer which it ?3 done?"-Dr. iL W. Gil? bert, Columbia. . Theme: "What effect does lynching have on those who participate in or witness it?"-The Rev. G. C. Rowe, Charleston. . Theme: "Is the charge that negroes jrefese to assist in apprehending criminals of their race true?, U so, why?''-Major J. H. Fordham, Orange burg. NIGNT SESSION, S P. M. Invocation-By the Rev. L H. Amos, D. J>. Theme: "An appeal to the intel? ligent and humane white citizens of this coujntry for a more faithful en? forcement of the law against mob i violence.*'-E. J. Sawyer, Esq., Ben - nettsville. Theme: "What are the best remedies for such criminal assaults for which many of our race are accused?''-Dr. 'George T. Dillard Columbia. Theme: "How can a more kindly relation and beter feeling be establish? ed between the races in this country? -Dr. S. E. Wall, Columbia. Theme: "Does the negro race desire social relation with the white race? -The. Hon. George W. Murray, Pro? vidence, S. C. x Reading of resolutions and addresses to the country : Doxology. Benediction.. THE SES80 ADDRESS. Columbia, Aug. 26.-The special convention of colored people, which began its session here yesterday, to .consider the lynching "problem, ad? journed today after completing its work. There were quite a number of speeches delivered, some of them cal? culated to do good and others had bet? ter been left unspoken. A permanent organization was effected, to meet here, again next August, and an address to the people of the nation and State was adopted. There is nothing new or startling about the address, which was promulgated after very much of deliberation and waiting. There are no new ideas, no suggestions, no promise in the address, lt will, how? ever, go to show what the members of the Convention thought of the mat? ter and make up a part of the record of the unending race issue in the South. The address reads as follows: We, the colored ciizens of South Carolina, in convention assembled, desire to direct the attention of the lawabiding white citizens of the State to the alarming amount of lawlessness that is being practiced in the State, which is disturbing the peace and good order of society generally, creating much bad feeling and antagonism be? tween the races and endangering the lives of many citizens by mob vio? lence. It is well known that in the majority of instances where for any cause a difficulty ocurs between a white and colored man the latter has nothing like an equal showing before the Courts, if at all he is permitted to come to trial. It cannot be denied that if a colored man is accused of any serious crime in which the interest of a white man is involved, especially if the crime results in personal injury to the latter, a lynching is most likely to take place. Wherever there has been a semblance of a race riot in South Carolina the principal cause was the attempt of white men to . punish crimes charged against ne j groes, instead of invoking the law. j Numerous instances could be cited in j proof of this fact, and we venture to i challenge the impartial public to cite a single instance to disprove it. The negro in South Carolina has no voice or participation in the enact? ment or the enforcement of the law. We therefore appeal to the white peo? ple for the proper and impartial en? forcement of the laws, which they themselves made, for we have relied upon the promises of protection and equality before the law made by the late Governor Wade Hampton and suc? cessors, and endorsed by the law-abid? ing white citizens. We wish to record our unqualified condemnation of all criminal acts by negroes. We do not deny that' the negro race furnishes an alarmingly large per cent, of the criminal class of South Carolina, and we do not con? done their crimes. We denounce the crime of rape as inhuman and brutal, and those who commit it as deserving the severest punishment that can be inflicted by law, but we hold that the heinousness of the crime should strengthen the demand of a trial by jury. We feel assured that the better class of white citizens do not believe that the better class of colored citi? zens would harbor or conceal any member of the race who is accused of crime from the properly constituted authorities. We denounce lynching as unlawful and, therefore, unjustifiable under any circumstances, and we re? gret that not even a liberal reward by the Governor will secure the identifi? cation and arrest of white ?lynchers in South Carolina. We do not recall a single instance where white lynchers have been convicted in this State, but it is on record that for the one and only instance where (in the county of PickenB) negroes lynched a white rapist, the lynchers were tried and convicted. We deplore the unreliable methods used by the State press and by the management of the Associated Press dispatch offices in the State to secure correct reports of crimes al? leged to haye been committed by ne? groes. Too often sensational reports, that excite little or no interest in the localities where the alleg?d offences occurred, are sent out by the press. And lynching parties have probably been organized under excitement re? sulting from such reports. We deplore the cruel and inhuman attacks upon the negro race that are being made by the senior United States Senator from South Carolina, and prayerfully hope that the good white people of the State do not en? dorse his views. We are surprised that those high in authority, State or Federal would make utterances capa? ble of the inference that the better j class of negroes should be held any, more responsible for the monds, pov? erty or crimes of their race tuan the beter class of other races composing the Republic should be for theirs. The negro proves * no less res ponsi ble to the civilizing influences ir Ameri? can life than any, other race. Fur? ther, we declare that the gross crimes charged against the race are not committed hy the educated and self-respecting class. To our mind this is a forcible argument favorable to the extension of the school terms and the improvement of oui 'educa? tional facilities. We entertain the hope that the sen? timent expressed by the Ex-Governor in the following : "It is not necessary to worry about the negro ; he is get? ting all the education which is pro? vided now and could get no more un? der compulsory attendance," does not prevail. Why is not compulsory edu? cation as necessary for the colored children as for any other class of chil? dren? Why should we expect an illit? erate negro to be a more law-abiding citizen than an indolent white man? We most earnestly appeal to those in authority for a continuance of their efforts on. behalf of the colored schools which they declare to be one of the most indispensable helps in the im? provement of the pace. ? We pledge ourselves to earnestly and faithfully advise oi.r people to abstain from all lawlessness and the habits of shiftlessness and vagrancy. We further pledge ourselves to support the negro pulpit and press in denouncing all criminal acts on the part of our race. We further pledge ourselves to unite with our white fellow citizens in all lawful methods for the apprehension and arrest of all persons who may be charged with crime and pledge our co-operation with the white ministry, press and law-abiding citizens in the creation of a healthy sentiment in the interest of law and order. 'O. D. Robinson, Chairman: W. P. Carolina, Jacob M corer, E. J. Sawyer, R. E. Walk J. B. Mancebo, R. H. Richardson, E. H. Wilson, M. C. Rhodes, S. E. Smith, A. G. Town? send, George T. Dillard, J. A. Brown,' secretary. The Convention decided to organize a permanent "Law and Order Associa? tion.' The Rev. -M. G. Johnson, of Columbia, was elected president ; Dr. Dillard, of Columbia, vice president, and J. A. Brown, of Columbia, secre? tary. The next Convention was called to meet here on the fourth Tuesday in August 1904.-News and Courier. Yellow Fever in Mexico. Laredo, Texas, Aug. 26.-A letter was received here today from a res? ponsible resident of Linares, Mexico, in which he states that yellow fever exists at that place and that the death rate is now fourteen a day. This in? formation was given to the quarantine officials, both Federal and State of this city, and they will take the mat? ter up at once for investiation. Linares is a small town on the Gulf, about three hours ride from Monterey. The letter further said that people are fleeing from here in all directions as fast as they can get out. Dr. H. J. Hamilton United States marine hospital surgeon, received an official notice from the Governor of Nuevo Leon today, stating that be? tween Linares and Monerey two de? tention camps are established, and passengers from the infected points must run the gauntlet of being detained five days each in beth places. Dr. Hamilton says there are many cases of yellow fever at Linares and Victoria and that it is increasing at these two points. Galveston, Tex., Aug. 25.-The Texas section of the weather bureau service today issued a map showing the boll weevil district of the Texas cotton belt. Eighty-one counties are included, and it is stated that "the pest is doing great damage wherever present. OEMOOR?TiC BOSS OF OHIO. * Tom L. Johnson Nominated fer Governor and Names Solid John? son Ticket. Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 26.-The Johnson programme was carried out completely today in the Democratic State Convention. Although the op? position obstructed the proceedings with minority reports for some hours, the name of John L. Zimmerman, of Springfield, was not presented for the Gubernatorial nomination, and every nomination on the State ticket, in? cluding Mayor Tom L. Johnson, for Governor, was made by acclamation. I Even after the Chair announced that I the name of Mayor Johnson was the only one before the Convention for Governor there were some dissenting Zimmerman votes on the motion to make the nomination unanimous, but the Zimmerman supporters subsided after the selections for Governor and Senator were made. The following ticket was nominated : Governor-Tom L. Johnson, of Cleve? land. Lieutenant Governor-Frank B. Niles, of Toledo. Attorney General-Frank S. Mon nett, of Columbus. State Treasurer-V. J. Dahl, of Washington Court House. Auditor-Charles A. Kloebe, of Waponekta. Commissioner of Schools-J. E. Secrist, of Ottawa. Member of Board of Public Works W. B. Jones, of Ironton. ^T" Supreme Judge-E. J. Demksey, of ! Cincinnati. John H. Clarke, of Cleveland, was endorsed for United States Senator. A Good Liver. A bad liver means a bad breath, bad complexion, poor digestion and often constipation. 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While London has not suffered from liquidating sales to the same extent as was tue case on this side of the ocean, it is observed that the congestion of new securities is a serious matter and is accompanied by a falling away in the bank deposits, together with an unusually large proportion of loan3. It is stated that bankers and professional underwriters of new enterprises at London are unwilling at present to take hold of operations of that kind, and that many applications for fresh loans for governmental and corpora? tive purposes are held up for the time being, while the British public mani? fests the strongest disinclination to interest itself in new stock issues. In fact, the troubles here and the recent liquidation and slump in Wall street would appear to have been after all, as is generally the case in snch mat? ters, manifestations of tendencies in connection with finance in general and the supply of capital available for cor pora te and other borrowings not en? tirely confined to this country. In treating of this subject the lead? ing London financial journals, while giving a certain prominence to the effects of the inflation and subsequent decline in the Amerian markets,'begin to freely confess that their own finan? ciers, promoters and investors have not been free from blame. The extraor? dinary borrowings by the British gov? ernment during the Boer war and the fact that a consider?le part of the new loans contracetd for war expenses were not absorbed by investors seemed to serve as a starting point While the government was spending enor? mous amounts of money British trade experienced the stimulus which ordi? narily accompanies such a state of affairs. When peace.was restored it was thought that a resumption of activity in the Transvaal gold mining region and a heavy inflow of specie from that source would have a sustaining effect on the British financial position. Ow? ing, however, to the dearth of native labor and other causes, the output of the Rand mines, though steadily in? creasing, is still far below expectation, and it must also be considered that there was a natural, immediate and, on the whole, unsuccessful tendency to create new South African mining en? terprises, which, though it did not last long as movements of this kind go, nevertheless brought upon the London market quantities of new securities which in a measure play the same part there that our own un? digested or indigestible industrials do in Wall street. Furthermore, colonial and municipal borrowings have of late attained a magnitude which has se? verely tested the absorptive abilities of the English money markets. These considerations must be taken into ac? count in any comprehensive view of the general money market conditions. 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GOVERNOR TAFT'S SUCCESSOR. -, When Taft Becomes Secretary oil War Gen. Wright Will Become j Governor of the Philippines. I Oyster ?ay, N. Y., Aug. 25.-Gen. [ Luke E Wright, of Memphis Tenn, will suecceed Judge Taft as Governor General of the Phillippines, when the latter becomes Secretary of War next ! January, in succession to Elihu Root. President Roosevelt this evening authorized the Associated Press to make tbe announcement that the post had been offered to Gen. Wright, and that he had accepted it. Gen. Wright is now a member of the Philippine commission and vice Gover? nor of the islands. He is a lifelong Democrat. President Roosevelt spoke in terms of high praise of Gen. Wright's ability and fitness for the position of Gover? nor General. He entertains a sincere regard for hiTi, both personally and officially. Both the President and j Secretary Root regard Gen. Wright as a man of approved executive ability, bis services as a member of the Phi? lippine commission having been of a distinguished character. During Gov? ernor Taft's extended sojourn in this country, Gen. Wright was acting Gov? ernor General, and his conduct of the office was a source of considerable gratification to the Administration. Gen Wright is popular not only with Americans in the Phillippines, but also with the Filipinos, who hold him only second in their estimation of Gov? ernor Taft. Secretary Root Resigns. Oyster Bay, N. Y., Aug. 25.-Sec? retary Root, under date of August 19, presented his resignation formally to the President. The resignation was accepted by the President, with the understanding that Mr. Root continue as Secretary of War, at least, until January 1. Governor General William H. Taft, of the Philippines, will succeed Sec? retary Root as Secretary of War. President Roosevelt today autho? rized the following statement : "The President, some months ago, tendered the Secretaryship of War to Judge Taft, and at that time it was arranged that he would succeed Sec? retary Root. Secretary Root will go out of office some time in January, and Judge Taft will assume the duties of the office shortly afterward." Ry^ales Elixir. The new scientific discovery for diseases of the throat and lungs, acts upon a new principle differing greatly from the old style Cough Medicines which are compos? ed chiefly of wild cherry and tar, which ?o little more than stimulate the lining of the throat and lungs. Rydales Elixir strikes at the root of the trouble, it kills the mi? crobes that cause throat and lung diseases. It removes the cause and hastens ?ecovery by helping nature restore the diseased or? gans to health For sale by all dealers. Another Cotton Picker. An invention which promises to re? volutionize the drudgery of cotton picking is about to be realized in an invention now being perfected by Mr. C. R. Earvin. He has been devoting time and attention to this invention for a year or so past, but he has not until now gotten matters in such shape as would allow public mention made of it. He has now secured the protection necessary from the patent office, and public mention can now be made without doing Mr. Harvin any injury. He has not as yet received the various parts of his device, these being made elsewhere from drawings furnished. From a brief description by Mr. Harvin, we have not the slightest doubt that it will do all that is claimed for it. In brief, the plan is that a gasoline engine can be mount? ed on any wagon, or better still, one especially built for the business, which drives an exhaust fan with suction pipes. These pipes are flexible rubber with an attachment in the end that will actually pick all the cotton that can't be sucked out. Mr. Harvin tried a rude contrivance last year when it would draw the cotton out at least a foot from the pods. With a perfected machine the operator would walk be? hind the wagon, holding and directing these suction pipes along the rows, thus drawing out and into a common receptable on the wagon all the cotton. A driver and three hands can "pick nine rows at a time, and by attaching more suction pipes could increase as desired. One hand is estimated to pick at least one bale of cotton per day. If the machine works as planned, it will bring about a great change in cotton harvesting. Everyone will wish j Mr. Harvin complete sucess in an invention that means so much for the cotton planter.-Manning Farmer. A Woman's Back. 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