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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.,