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SVMTEJt WATCHMAN, Estnbl iorv)lldatHl inf. 2.188 %j\t IMatfbman anb ?outbron. Every Weditessluy, ?BY? ITEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 81MTB* K. & C. Terms: II so per annum?In advance. Advert torments: Square first Insertion.$1.00 subsequent Insertion.?0 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve viivate Interests will be charted fbr as advertisements, ^Obituaries and tributes of respects 4*111 bo charted tor. TOTAL KROHIB1TION. st isn't to forced as the Empire HUlU* of tlx* South. t\\ From the Atlaata Conttltuatlon Suvannah's city treasury will suffer not bins; as the result of Georgia's pro? hibition law. The pro sea* is s simp's one. The eity has Issued an edict prohi? biting the opening of "Blind tigers" on ?Hunday! Bot aa for week days It Is the city that ts blind and not the tigers. Except that once every nix months the eity wakes up. summons the al? leged eyelese ones Into Recorder's sa Court, extracts from each $100. and ^nnds them on their wsy rejoicing In n?mnother half year's Immunity. By this process the city treasury Is enriesftd to the extent of $$0.000 a year?the sum thought to have been lent aa the result of prohibition?a sum now become the price of open gxsfjd defiant lawlessness, m. It must bo said to Savannah's credit that the city made apparently, an hon? est effort to enforce the law. Blind tiger proprietors wer? arrested and brought into court with seemingly unquestion? able evidence. There wss no notice* dfcle Inhtty about prosecution, and ^yet' petit juries cams back promptly ? with emphatic verdicts of "not guilty/' And so the question arose. If Juries will set convict. If public sentiment will . . tolerate, why should not the city have Its erstwhile revenue? -Nf Savannah has answered by proceed msj to collect it. Batch No. 1, Improved and Recog? nised Order of Blind Tigers, ninety three In number, has Ju*t been hailed Int court, leaving $100 each?$f,$00 fs> the city treasury,?and there ars I a hundred others yet to come. An Interesting condition thin which confronts Georgia with the most stringent prohibition law yet adopted by any State A eoudltton of lawlessness absolute, recognised and licensed by municipal m- government! ^ But whst about It? la there any hand that wli or can he raised to stay It? Or will It thrive and grow until unrestrained example hem spread Infection too the communities of teh I Stats? An seonomlc problem of deep In trtcacy here presents Itself. TALKED tlO Mil ls. KemarkahtV Tc?l Made with Winde?* Trlrphone IiiMtrumctit* Psrls. August 15.?The nava' lieu tenants. Colin. Jeance and Mercler, the Inventor of a wireless telephone ap? paratus whlcn recent tests have shown to be superior to snythlng existent, achieved remarkable surre < with their Instrument yesterday, commun tenting with the wireless station at Rax As Zin, department of Finstere, a distance of about 3in miles. The transmitted words were somewhat faint but could be p'alnly distinguish Sd. sn<l th?> officers are confident that they can make great Improvement-* In the apparatus, which Is the work >f >nU four months, enabling th?? ex? change of conversation up to 600 miles. Lieut. Co'ln. who Is a well-known wlrelese expert, Is now superintending thw Installation of an Improved and more powerful plant, making possible the transmission <?f de*pat? tob? tweep Paris and New York. <'4M?LF.lt WF.ATIIF.lt. OTsophery by the Weather Man In Washington. Washington. Aug. 17.?The weuthVr bureau announces that coo'e" weath? er will be experienced during the next two or three days from the Mississippi valley to the Atlantic coast. In the Atlantic States cooler weather will get In about Tuosd;?y night. A want ad. will bring you quick re turns. Try it and see for yourself. _L_k:_ - ? lahed April, 1850. 'lie Just a YANKEES SLAUGHTER NEGROES BLOODY RACE RIOTS IX IL? LINOIS. Springfield, tin Capital, In Um Grasp of iAwleftrt Mob?An Assault on \\ lilte Woman ( hum- of Trouble? Mob Burn** Xegro Houses and Kill Inoffensive N'cjjnu??Tniojis Culled Out. ?prlngfUld. 111.. Aug. 15.?Two white men were killed, an unknown negro was lynched, more than a half hundred persons were Injured and two score of houses, mostly occupied by negroes, were burned last night, as the result of an attempt by a mob to lynch a negro who had assaulted a white woman. After a night of riot, arson and s'aughtcr, the State troops called out by the Governor, succeeded early today In restor'hg a ?emblance cf order and stepped the fire. One thousand militiaman are patrolling the streets and it is believed that further dlsorded will be prevented. The riotlngs were precipitated by the assault committed yesterday by a ne? gro upon Mrs. Mabel Hellam, wife of a street railway conductor. While the woman slept alone In her home on a populous residence street, awaiting the return of her busbard. a man broke into the house, dragged her into the rear yard and assaulted her. Before noon, George Richardson, a young ne? gro, was arrested by the sheriff's force, charged with the crime. The victim partial y Indentlfled the prisoner. Crowds quickly gathered about the jail, but Sheriff Werner's force and the police were able to preserve order un? til nightfall without difficulty. Shortly after 5 o -'eck c successful ruse was worked by the ruthorltles and tlicn urdscn was spirited away to safety. Richardson was placed aboard a train ai? 1 ru*hed to Peorla. Alons rith htm was taken Joe James, an? other negro, nor used of killing a Sta'.e mint? operator, after attempt!*;* fin assault up n the Inspector's daughter. The mob gathered at the Jail after darkness to find the negroes gone. Loner's restaurant was demolished, some one having mentioned that Loper furnished an automobile In which the negroes were taken away. They burn? ed his automobile In the street. Ef? forts of the fire department to dis? perse the crowds were futile. Every line of hose was cut before the water could be forced Into it. The militia ordered out by the Governor was busy at the jail and none could be spared at the scene of the Loper rioting. Finally i troop was sent to the res? taurant, when the rioting brook lose In serious form. Shots were fired and f the air was filled with missiles. Many fell In the melee, and it was here that Louis Johnson met his death in the res. of Loper's place. Leaving 1/oper's, the mob made a rush for the levee, usually populated with negroes, but most of them had disappeared. Short y before midnight 'he mob broke Into a pawnshop and secured arms ami ammunition and started to march the streets In absolute control. "Stand back, gentlemen, or I'll shoot every one of you who touches this man," were the words of Eugene W. Chafln, Prohibition candidate for Pres? ident, who faced the mob that had at? tacked the negro while Chatln was de? livering a public address on the East side of the square last night. For this act Chafln was struck on the face with a brick, hurled by a member of the mob, but was not seriously injured, ?.'harm'- threat had the desired effect, ulthough he had no weapon he had p'aced his hand on his hip pocket as he spoke. After burning many houses in the negro quarter the mob, which became more desperate, us the night phased finally gratified Its thirst for blood this in..ruing when a negro was lynched in IhS heart of the so-called "Uad Lands." Troops arrived at IhC COSAS too late to prevent the shooting. Sonn- of the members of the mob drelared that the negro lynched had shot two white men They said that In a tight with the SfhltSS the negro was forced Into a corner at the saloofl and grocery, at Twelfth and Madison, when retreat was cut off. the negro is said to have msnssl ire wounding two. Then eame the cry "get the rope:" All the members of the mob eagerly took up the try. The negro was caught and dragged to the street, Hsrc he w i- beaten and shot five times and then the rope was swung around his neck and the other end of the rone thrown over the limb of a tree right In front of the store. With a cry of satisfaction the negro was swung high off the ground. He was eVsd hi I few minutes. Ju*t then the Decautur troops ar? rived. Two volleys wer* fired over the 'heads of the iynchers. The order was iid Fror not?I<et all the ends Thou Ali ?EH. S. C. WEDNES given by Col. Wi lls, Fifth Infantry, in command, to "disperse." With rcluc t'ii'e, some of the members of the mob began to back away. The first volley fired by the troops was over the heads of the rioters. Then followed two volleys aimed low and a number of rioters were struck In the legs. The rioters then quickly dispersed and hung around in small groups. After riddling the bdy f the negro with bullets the mob strung him to the stump of a tree trunk. Then the mob danced around and went wild with glee. Their cries were fearful to hear. Negroes Flee From the City. Springfield. 111., August 15.?With one more victim tonight to the roll of fatally injured In the rf.ee riots which began here last night, Springfield spent the night in anxiety. Apprehen? sion of more serious trouble was mod? ified but not stilled by the presence of 2,500 National Guardsmen from various parts of the State under com? mand of Major Gen. Young, I. N. G. Tonight's victim of race prejudice was an aged negro, William Donigan. Donigan was a cobbler, and respected as a simple and inoffenseive citizen. His shop was within two blocks of the State Capitol. Tonight In the ab? sence of a patrol a mob, set fire to the shop and the venerable negro was compelled by the smoke to run Into the street. His appearance was great ed by a>$hower 0f stones and sticks, and as staggered under the fusi lade he was seized and his throat cut. A rope was then run through the wound and the victim bound to a tree. There he was found later un? conscious and all but dead. Dr. Tut tle, who dressed the wound, reported that death was a matter of hours. A witness to the firing of the shot turn? ed In an alarm, but when the firemen appeared the blaze was out. Death List of Riot Increases Springfield, 111. Aug. 16.?Two deaths from Injuries suffered In previous mob fights, the attempted cutting of the fire alarm wires, the exoneration ot Private J. B. Keith, Company A, First Illinois Infantry, by a court of inquixy for the killing of Earl Nelson at Kan kakee yesterday and the pursuit of a mob by guardsmen were the chief de? velopments today In the race war In Springfield. Springfield, 111., Aug. 16.?At a con? ference in the Governor's office this afternoon steps were taken to notify the negro residents of the f ourban districts to come into the State arsen tal for the night. The scattered set? tlements extending around the out? skirts of the city present too great a fleh; for even the big body of troops here now. It was the idea of the mi 1 tary authorities that *ie most effec? tive work could b'c done with the dan? ger spots restricted as much as pos? sible. Another factor In this connect? ion was the large number of warn? ings of Impending trouble. At all the police stations word was received that attacks were organizing by lawless person*. WEEKLY WEATHER HL'LLETIN. For the Week Ending August 17, 1?08 Columbia Aug. IS.?The weather cond tlons were generally unfavorable during the week owing to excessive heat, and the almost general absence of rain. The sunshine was normal, or above. Trio mean temperature was normal along the cost and above the normal in the interior, the greatest departures having oeetired in the eentral coun? ties. The dally maximum tempera? tures were In the nineties in every part of the State during the greater portion of the week; the dai'y min? imum temperatures were generally in the seventies except early In the week when a few mghts were comparative? ly cool in the northeastern and north-^ western portions. The extremes were <?:i degree! at Liberty on the 11th. and 100 degrees at Newberry on the ir.th The precipitation was very light having been confined to scattered showers in the coast regions on from one to three days. Trace of vain f? 11 In the interior on several days, an 1 probably beneficial rains locally on the 10th. This was the driest week of the season. Rain Is needed generally In the central and western counties and locally In the eastern counties, ?An advertisement of a nursing bottle printed In a Canadian newspa? per concluded with the following: "When the baby Is done drinking it must be unscrewed and laid in a cool place under a tup. if the baby does not thrive on fresh milk. It Should l>e boil? ed.?Manchester Union. ns't at be thy Country's, Thy God's an DAY. AUGUST 19, 11 REPRESENTATIVE R. BARTHOLDT TALKS PROHIBITION. Bitterest Opponent in Congress of Prohibition Movement Says Whis? key Drinking is on the Increase, and Tliat Drunkenness is Most Prevalent in Prohibition Territory. Washington, August 14.?Special: Before leaving Washington today tor New York, where he will take pas? sage for Europe to study the question of prohibition and traffic in intoxl-J eating beverages, Representative Richard Bartholdt, of Missouri, made an interesting statement of the sub? ject of prohibition in the United States, and the effect of a curtailment of liquor licenses in many sections of the country. The statement is important for the reason that at the last session Of Congress Mr. Bartholdt wa3 one of che hardest fighters in the House aga'nst any law that would change the present statute bearing on the In? ter-State traffic in liquor:-:, wines and other commodities, and fought vig? orously against such a proposition*. This statement, too, at this time, means that when Congress meets again Mr. Bartholdt will continue his fight. He represents the best German element In the United States and Is one of the leading members of the House. "The receipts from both spirits and fermented liquors," said Mr. Barth? oldt, "were, in 1880, $74,015,312. In 1890 they were $107,691,505. In 1900 the figures were 1183,419,571, and In 1907 they were $"215,894,720, an in? crease since 1880 of 300 per cent, while the population has increased on'y 7 5 per cent In the same space of time. And this very period has witnessed the greatest triumphs so called, of the prohibition propaganda. And when you realize that the in? crease of consumption has gone hand in hfnd with the closing of saloons you can easily fix the cause yourself. But this Is not the worst feature. The consumption of strong drink has greatly Increased, and the use of mi'd beverages hae correspondingly decreas? ed. "Under prohibition the consumption of liquor, at least the stronger kind, has Increased four times more rapidly than the population. Now let me show you, also by facts and figures, that drunkenness, too, is more prevalent m prohibition that in free territory, and since my figures are taken from United States census bulletins only recent'y Issued, they are official. These bul? letins cgntain a detailed statement of Jthe number of arrests for drunkenness and all other causes In all cities of over S.000 inhabitants. -The figures apply to the year 1903, and the popu pulation Is officially estimated on the basis of the census of 1900. Com? paring cities in the prohibition States of Maine, Kansas and North Dakoj^u, with cities in Wisconsin, which are not only "wide open," but have the lowest license besides, we discover jthe astonishing fact that in propor? tion to population the number of ar? rests fur drunkenness in the three al? leged "dry" States exceed by far those In the great beer State of the Northwest In Portland, Me., without any saloons, and with an estimated population of 55,058, there were 2,186 arrests,or one arrest for every twenty-four of the total population, while in Milwaukee, with a population of 313,025 and 2, 145 saloons, there were only 2.197 ar re-t or one out of every 142 of the to tal population. "Let us compare two cities of about equal population, for instance. Uungor Me., with 22.675, and Sheboygan, Wis., with 1,600, in the Maine city there were 1,236 arrests in drunkenness and and other causes, or one out of is of the population. In Sheboygan only 127, or or one out of 186 of the population, now. take Kansas. Compart Wichita. With 31,549 people and 1,212 arrests, and Racine. Wis., with about the same population namely, 31,52a, and 1S4 ar? rests, we find that in the prohibition town one person was arrested out of every L'0, while in Racine one out of 171. In Fargo, North Dakota, a1 so a prohibition city?with 11.S42 popula? tion, 34 5 or one out of every 33 were arrested, while ManttOWOC, Wis.. with 12,358 people, -how only 40 arrests, or one out of every 2'?:.' of the popu? lation. And so all the way down the list, in other words, there is front six to eight times more drunkness and crime under prohibition than under proper regulation, according to the Official figures of the United States Government. "These figures also show that there is no casual relation between inebrie? ty .i Mil tlie number of saloons or J the amount o fthe license fee. Wis? consin appears to be the soberest State In the Union. If I may use that ex? pression, and yet It has the lowest li? cense fees and. proportionately, the largest number of saloons. id Truth's," TILE TRI 908. New Sei j "if the National Capital were to ! capitulate before the forces of intol {erance and fanaticism it wou'd be on ly a question of time when the whole country would fall a victim to th< ss false prophets of temperance Then we would lose, as experts have ap? proximately estimated, over $000,000, 000 annually, which the liquor trade is now paying, namely $220,000,000 to the United States Government in taxes, $110,000,000 to the States in license fees, ?$215,000,000 to labor. $90,000,000 to the farmers?and $27, 000,000 to miscellaneous expenses, and while I am giving figures I might as well add that prohibition would de? stroy $600,000,000 in capital which the distillers, brewers and wine grow? ers have invested in machinery and buildings, and, besides, throw over 6000,000 men out of work, upon which no less than two million and a half of others are dependent, not to speak of the hundreds of thousands of small tradesmen who now live on the patron? age of thses millions or of the many affiliated trades which would be most seriously affected."?Cor. N. and C. THE STATEBURG FLEETING Dr. Knapp's Address?A Large Crowd at Gen. Sunder Memorial Acad? emy. The meeting held at the Gen. Sum ter Memorial Academy yesterday com? memorative of the inauguration of farm demonstration work, in connec? tion with the school, by the United States Department of Agriculture was attended by a large and interested crowd of representative farmers and other citizens. The number present was conservately estimated at four hundred. A majority of those pres? ent came, of course, from the imme? diate vicinity of Stateburg, but there were quite a number from other sec? tions of Sumter county and from Lee and other counties. The speech of the day WAS made by Dr. Knapp, who will have charge of the farm demonstration work in the South. His address wan largely ex? planatory of the work that is now being inaugurated In this section, and gave his audience a clear idea of what the dapartment hopes to accom | plish in the improvement of farm methods and management by the eo ! operation of the progressive farmers of the South. This practical instruc? tion is to be carried on by means of experimental farms in various sec? tions of the State to be conducted un? der the direction of agents of the bureau of fplant industry, who will give instruction and advice to those who undertake to condu( t the farms. Dr. Knapp's speech was helpfu1, in? structive and so throughly interesting tha tthe impression made wii be last? ing, and an inspiration to all who heard him. A platform had been erected on the left of the academy for the speakers. The Darlington orchestra with a cho? rus of young 'adies furnished delight? ful music. The exercises were opened with the singing of "America" by the chorus. Maj. Marion Moise delivered an ad? dress of welcome, taking occasion to pay a high tribute to Dr. Knapp. He introduced Col. E. J. Watson as pre? siding officer of the occasion. Col. Watson made a brief address, which was received with applause, and then introduced Dr. Knapp. Dr. C. S. Mitchell was then intro? duced, his address being followed with a song, "God B'ess Our Native Land," by a chorus of young ladies and gen? tlemen. Prof. W. H. Hand, the well-known high school leader, was the fourlh and last speaker. After a few remarks by Maj. Moise the exercises of the day were brought to a close by music. At 3 o'clock a picnic dinner WII served under the trees on the cam? pus. ARMY OFFICER SLAYS PUB? MSIIEK. Bayslde, L. I.. August IS.?Capt Peter Conover Hains. Jr.. U. S. A., con of Brig. Gen. Peter Conover Hains, U. S. A., retired, tired five bullets from a revolver in Wm. BS. Annie, of New York, owner and publisher of Bur Mclntosh's Monthly and Other maga? zines, late today on the landing stage <?r the Bayslde Yacht Club, Flushing, and Annls, whom Capt. Rains brother had accused of having been Improper? ly attentive to the Captain's wife, died In the Flushing Hospital a few hours alter the shooting. ? "Maw, what's paw dlon' down in the basement? Patching uV the Ice box?" "No. dear; putting new wire In the screen doors." How do you know?" "My the language he Is usin*;, dear"?Chicago Tribune. E SOCTHRON, Established Jone, ISM les?Vol. XXVIII. So *3 RIOT OVER ROOSEVELT STATL'E* j PfMUaii of Texas Town Ohj?*? toOt To its PitsiFit, Fort Worth, Texas. Aug 16.?Word reached here today from Brownfleld. in Tarry county, far West Texas, that residents there on Thursday erected a life-size statute of President Roose? velt after a street fight in which 50 shots were fired. One person was killed and nine others were wounded^ The statute represent Mr. Roosevelt, in hunting costume and stands in ihe town square. Brownfield is 100 miles from the nearest railroad, the Texas Pacific. Its population is 1,500 composed large? ly of cattlemen, cowboys and planters. The erection of the statue was vig? orously opposed by Democrats anci sr?me Republicans, but it had already been ordered from Denver by a citi? zen's committee, which refused to turn from its plans. The unvei'ing was op? posed because it was pointed out that Roosevelt was still President and be? cause the Democrats wanted a Bryan, statue on the opposite side of ,the square, and the town could not af? ford both statues. Efforts were made to steal the stat? ue, and it was buried for a week* When the ceremonies took place on> Thursday a band of cowboys made a rush ar.d met a determined crowds Revolvers, clubs and fists were freely \ised, but the statue was not disturb? ed. After the riot a mass meeting was held at which a compromise was ef? fected whereby it was agreed that should Bryan be elected his statute should be placed near that of Roose? velt RASERALL AT HAGOOD. An Amateur Club That Has Made a Fine Record This Season Hagood, Aug. 15.?The baseball season at Hagood this summer ha& been fairly succesful. The team la composed strictly of Hagood boys* with the exception of a catcher. The team has p ayed nine gamea, so fur, and have w m five, lost three and tied one. The following is a summary of the games: Hagood 8, Wedgefield 2. Hagood 0, Wedgefield 1. Hagood 2, Wedgefield L \ Hagood 2, Camden 4. Hagood 11, Long Branch 2. Hagood 6, Fort Motte 6. Hagood 10, Fort Motte 1. Hagood 5, Pine Creek 2. Hagood 4, Dalzell 7. ? The team expects to play Dalzell at Hagod Tuesday, and go to Rose Hill on Thursday for a scries of games. Frank Sanders, the local pitcher, la 1 one of the headiest pitchers in the game. He ^as splendid head wqrk and control. The second pitcher Is Ozburne Sanders, who is going to make a crackerjack. He has a gooo curve and plenty of speed. He hasn't got the head work or control o: I Frank Sanders. The team feels mere I confident of victory when Frank is in the box. On second there is Craw? ford Sanders, and everything that goes In his territory is certain to be takers in. Behind the bat is "Hooks" Jones,, who is a'ways in the game from start to finish. Trippett en short playa beautiful ball. The foil 'wing is the line-up of the team: "Hooka" Jones, c: Frank Sanders? p; Walter Lenoir, lb; Crawford San? ders. 2b; Boggan Trippett. ss; Gail lard Rembert, 3b; Ozburne Sanders, rf; Eugene James, cf; Robert Moore, If; Stoney Sanders, scorer: Mr. A. K ganders, umpire. THREE MILLS RESUME. The Orr. Cox and BrOgjon Mills, at Anderson K?nning Again. Anderson, August 17.- The Onv Cox and Brosjon Cotton Mills, which closed down on August 1 to allow their employes a vacation, and in or? der that some machinery might be repaired, and In order that ether im? provements might be made, resumed operations this morning. There was no scarcity of labor on hand when the whistles blew today and the opera? tives seem glad to he back at w ork, again. ?During the recent upri-ing in the South of France the Minister of the interior telegraphed to the chief of police In a Southern town. 'Arrest the rioters. What are you waiting for?'* Back came the succinct reply! "I nm waiting until they U t me go."?The Circle. Chill Is now exporting nitrate at the rate of over 2.000.000 tons a year.,