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j^MD SUMTKK WATCHMAN, Cfttvoltdated Aug. 2.188 Cbe Watchman aiib Southron k l^bssshfil Every Wednesday, 1 ?BY? ?STECH rHItUSHim COMPANY SUMTBR. 8. C. Utoe Square Srst tneertfon.$1.00 ^my subsequent Insertion.10 Contract* far three mo n the. or longer win be aaada at reduced rate*. AU communication* which sub aarra private tatareata win an charged tar aa aerrertnwaaenta. aw~Obttaarte* aad tribute* of raapaau InU be charged for. ,-?1 ? L..L MKT AN m GOTHAM. % fa Gatanrang aa Greater Now Torn. 1 Camaaie Hall. New York. Sept SI. -Democracy's presidential campaign la Oreater Now York had Its advent tonight when WllUam J. Bryan at a aaaaa asastlna ander the auspices of Taat*asay Ball spoke before enthua laattc thousands who filled Carnegie _haJl aad thronged, into the streets. Una ovation accorded to the presiden? tial eaadloaie waa a brilliant cWtnax to n day In which a untied party paid Mr. Bryan a coasplcu. ua reception. Mr. Bryan spuk? for over an hour I en 'Republican Tendencies" at Carne khte Hall, and for over 10 minutes his ludteiite aiplaudod nts appearunc* cn the platform. Before the meeting the candidate snake from a cart tall to an overflow gathering of New York's thousands who stormed the Una of police to gain Bad mission to the hall. On his arrival *usre today Mr. Bryan spok) at a noon? day meeting aad during the afternoon Said constant leveea at hie hotsl [ Wer? Democratic leaders In the city sind Sine called upon blm. Previous to the Carnegie hall meet* ging tonight Mr. Bryan was entertain? ing at dinner at the home of Mtlbert C Carry. On approaching Carnegie hall a little later Mr. Bryan was given aa ovation by a crowd of 10.000 or snore naraaaa who could opt sat 10 the hast ? / ; The candidate waa taken to a flag draped cart and from It he made a brief speech. He was cheered re pea tedar. eepeotarty when a man in the crowd tried to argue with him and Bryan made a squelching reply. ~J can1 apeak to* you only briefly, as tl have a long speech to make Inside " ***ald Mr. Bryan. "Let me call your attention to the marked difference be? tween the Republican platform and oars. The Republican platform Is different especially In not outlining neeeeaary legislation. Our platform tolle the public what we think of what IbSunjht to be done. We take the peo? ple into our confidence and thus we show not only our faith In the merits of our policies but also In the Intelli? gence of our voters. "Now there are four propositions aa to labor for which we stand. First. I we believe that there should be a de? partment of labor with a cabinet ofri? es Its head. "Second, we believe that labor uld be taken out of the operation the trust law. Third, we believe that an Indus dispute should not be sufficient for the Issuance of an Injunc "Fourth, wa believe tn trials by jury In case of Indirect contempt." A man who claimed to be a union Iron worker here attracted the atten 1 tlon of Mr. Bryan and aaked him if It ware true that he had need the expression that workmen were a lot of beggars when he waa In congr? I speak as a representative of or? ganised labor," the man adedd. "No you do not." shouted Mr. Bryan. "My record Is well enough known, eo that no representative of organised labor would have to ask mo such a queetton." "Did or did you not uee that presston?" insisted the man. Bryan answered: "I shall not un? dertake now or at an/ other time to answer any and every statement that may be made by those who are trying to help the Republican party until they get an endorsement from tho Republican party or IU) representa? tive*." Mr. Bryan then left the cart and went Into Carnegie h*H. Flood R?h>f Fund SSft,00S. Augusta. On. Sept. 11?atr. B. B. Hook, general eecretary and treasurer of the flood relief committee, submit? ted for publication last Saturday the rtret complete Hat of contribution* to the relief fund that has been com? piled up to date. It contain* *everal hundred namea of town* and persona and enow* a total of approximately fll.Mt. . . , Mied April, I860. 'Be Jost an l. SUMTE! WA16HI IS CHAMPION SPEEDS THROUGH THE AIR AT EASE IN HIS AEROPLANE. Take* World's Record and Prize of $l,0O0?l'o\ers Distance of 08 kilometre* and Stay* In Air More Tnnu One Hour and n Half?Wit? nessed by 10,000 People. Lemans, Sept. 21.?In the presence of the officials of the French Aero club of Sarthe. the American am? bassador, Henry White, Qen. Razalne Hayter, commander of the fourth army corpa, a large number of French and foreign experts and a wildly cheering crowd, numbering' 10,000, Wilbur Wright, the American aero? naut, this afternoon captured the world's record from his brother, Or* Mile Wright, with a flight In his pow? erful machine of 1 hour, SI minutes and SI seconds, coveting In that time an actual distance of II kilmetres, or the greatest distance covered by an aeroplane In 1908, and the aero club prise of $1,000 for the longeet flight over an enclosed ground. The wind was too high L the morning to per? mit of a flight and when It fell at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Wright made three false starts. Finally at 6.IS the aviator got away nicely, sailing majestically up the afield. After rounding the uper turn Wright swept back and began describ? ing ellpses. On the ISth round Wright rose to $0 feet, after almost skimming the earth. In the gathering darkness the ae? roplane could no longer be seen at the farther end of the field and H appeared and disappeared In the gloom like a white phantom. Only the sound of the ceaseless churn of the propellers told the multitude that Wright was still in the air. Matches were lighted to keep watch on the fleeting minutes and night had fallen when at the end of the 33d round Wright came lightly to the ground. With a mad cheer the crowd rush* *d forward, only being prevented from hoisting the American In tri? umph on their shoulders by charging cavalry. Among the first to reach Mr. Wright'* side wae Henry ? White, the American ambassador, who told the smiling aeronaut of the keen pleasure he felt In witnessing his victory. The ambassador said that he knew he was expressing the sentiment* of President Roosevelt and the, entire people In congratulating him. Sub? sequently Ambassador White said he believed the American people should present a testimonial to the Wright brothers. "If Germany honors Zepelln, why should not America honor the men who have opened a new page In the history of the world?" Wright told a representative of the Associated Press that he had de* seendcd only because of darkness; he still had sufficient essence in the tank to last an hour. The official distance of the flight is given as S6.S0 kilo* metres. For the Michelin aero prize only the time before sunset counts, and therefore In his atempt to win this trophy White set a record of 53 minutes, covering 28.8 kilometres. WOUNDED FIVE TIMES, SHERIFF h ILLS HIS MAN. Georgia Official Has Eneonner With Nogro Charged With Murder of Two Hoy*. Oalneevllle. Qa.. Sept. 21.?Sheriff W. W. Beard of Hay county was shot five times here this morning by George Thomas, the negro alleged to have murdered the Blus boys about ten days ugo, and Thomas In turn was shot and killed by the sheriff. Sheriff Heard met Thomas on the street and ordered him to halt. Thomas opened fire and wounded Beard five times be? fore he could draw his pistol. Beard finally got his pistol out and shot Thomas dead. Sheriff Beard's condi? tion Is reporter, to be critical. Three other negroes, Essie Coleman, Alma Johnson and Suvannah Woods, the woman whose house Is near the scene of the tragedy, are confined in the county Jail as accessories. TS* only evidence against Essie Coleman and Almu Johnson Is that they were with Otafnsj Thomas on the night of the murder. Coleman claims to have been drunk and re? members nothing. Johnson is unable to give an account of herself. He was a frank New York beggar, soliciting in Fourteenth street, during the early days of last week, when ask? ed why he didn't go to work, answer? ed: "Why should I try to get worn when i couldn't earn more than a couple of dollars a day, and I can make $3 or $4 a day much easier?" :bmm% id Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Aln I. S. C. WEDNESDA BLOWN UP BY GAS. Tremendous Explosion of Gas Fol lowing Undermining of Street by Breaking of a Main. New York, Sept. 21.?Hurled ?n the air by a tremendous explosion of gas following the undermining of a part of Hudson street, Hoboken, three men received such terrible injuries e^rly today that they are reported to be dying in St. Mary's hospital. The men ar?i Robert Broth and Benjamin Brasch, of 126 Hudson street, and William Sass, of 25 Gardner street. fcV the breaking of a big water main under the sidewalk in from of 123 Hudson street, a large section of tha ttreet was undermined and cav? ed. Little notice was taken of the happening until some tim* tutor, when a strong smell of gas routed t ut the sleepers In the houses there? abouts. Broth and Brasch went out to in? vestigate. They were joined by Sass, who was passing, the caved in por? tion of the street and sidewalk show? ed that the water mains had bursted and the water was flowing down toward the riVer, but the men could not dis? cover where Jhe gas came from. Knowing that a big illuminating gas main was laid on that side of the street all three men lighted matches and began to look for the break. An Instant later with a terrible r^oar, fully twenty square feet of the street, paved with asphalt and the flagging of the sidewalk were shot upward. High above the debris flew the ihree men, Sass going as high as the top of the houses. Apparently he got the full force of the explosion. The other two did not make such an extended trip skyward, but all three were unconscious and groaning when occupants of the nearby houses ran out in terror to" see what was the trouble. Some thought the explosion was the result of an attack by black mailers and women and children screamed in terror. Much damage was done in cellars along Hudson street by the inrush of water, and the entire street for nearly a block was undermined. Surgeons at St. Mary's hospital say the three men have but a slight chance for recovery. Their llmbi; are broken, their ribs crushed and their bodies terribly lacerated by the ex? plosion and the flying bits of stone and asphalt. No cause Is known for the breaking of the main. THAW BEGINS ANOTHER FIGHT. Jerome Strenuously Opposes All Ef? forts to Reopen the Case to Consid? er Insanity Plea. White Plains, N. Y., Sept. 21.?Har? ry K. Thaw's fight for a trial by jury to consider his sanity plea begins to? day with District Attorney Jerome strenuously opposing all efforts to re? open the case. Judge Isaac M. Mills, of the su? preme court, today accepts briefs from Chas. Morschauser, Thaw's at? torney, and Mr. Jerome and will then decide upon the application of Stan? ford White's slayer as to whether he is entitled to a trial by Jury on his allegation that he is sane and Is being unlawfully confined. Jerome contends that Thaw is an Insane criminal, who, if free, would be a menace to society. The applica? tion by Thaw vaa made last July, but was adjourned at the request of Mr. Jerome until today. Since be' 4g ta? ken to White Plains jail. Thaw has been denied all extradlnary privileges and is treated like all other prisoners confined th'ere. Thaw spends most of his time writing a history of his case and expects to make a good record as a writes with it. COTTON MILL INDUSTRY CLOSED IN MANCHESTER. More Than Four Hundred Mills Have Shut Down?Dispute Over the Wa*ze Seale. Manchester, Eng., Sept. 21.?More than 400 cotton mills in Lancashire are idle today as a lesult of the dis? pute over wages between operatives and employers. This means that 40. ooo.OOO spindles are wholly or par? tially stopped, that more than $250, 000,000 of capital is not bringing in any return, and that 140,000 opera? tives are without work and losing something over $700,000 In wages a j week. In view of the present condl I tlon of the market, It Is not felt here that the strike will last long, for the card room workers are expected soon to take a second ballot and agree to the 5 per cent, reduction in wages, which already has been accepted by the spinners. Inside of twelve years New York promises to be the largest city on earth. It is now growing moro than six times as fast as London. ls't at be thy Country's, Thy God's an Y. SEPTEMBER 23, HEARST REFUSES PLAN. NOT WILLING TO SUBMIT THE CHARGES TO EDITORIAL BOARD. Comes Back With a "Story"?Cannot Afford Slightest Controversy With a Man of the Governor's "Character." New York, Sept. 21.-?William R. Hearst, who has been campaigning for the national ticket of the Independ? ence party In the South and Middle West, returned to this city tonight and soon afterwards isrued a statement concerning the challenge of Gov. C. N. Haskell of Oklahoma. In his re? cent speeches Mr. Hearst had charged that Haskell, who is now treasurer of the Democratic committee, had sought in 1899 to Influence Attorney Frank S. Monnett of Ohio to dismiss certain suits then pending against the Standard Oil company. In a telegram to Mr. Hearst, which he made public last night, Gov. Haskell invited Mr. Hearst to publicly prove his charges to a committee of editors. Mr. Hearst refuses to accept the suggestion of an editorial board of arbitration in the following lan? guage: To the Associated Press: I address this communication to you, as I cannot have the slightest correspondence or controversy with a man of Mr. Haskell's character. I Mr. Haskell's proposition reminds I I me of the well known story of the I burglar who was caught in the act by the police. When the police burst in upon him they found him in front of a safe which had been blown open, with his tools in his pocket, a dark lantern in one hand and his other hand on the valuables in the safe. The police dragged the burglar to the court room and the judge said to the culprit: "Well, what have you to say for yourself?" The burglar said: "Look a-here, judge, let's arbitrate this case." The' court records, the complaint of the ex-m'orney general of Ohio, Mr. Monnett, the present assistant of the present attorney general of Ohio, Mr. Burnett, the court records of the State of Oklahoma in the Prairie Oil and Gas company case, accuse Mr. Haskell and not I. Mr. Haskell has had many years in which to sue Mr. Monnett if that gentleman committed a libel In nam? ing C. N. Haskell as one of the men who attempted to bribe him in the Standard Oil case. Mr. Haskell's proposition to arbi tr?te the matter now shows that he has a sense of humor, even if he has not a sense of honor. (Signed) William Randolph Hearst. TWO MURDERS IN BRANCHVILLE Negroes Use Guns and Knives and Two are Dead and One Not Expect ed to Live. Branchville, Sept. 21.?Saturday morning about 8 o'clock John Henry Mitchell, colored, shot and mortally wounded Willie Thompson, also col ored, about 4 miles from here Thompson died about 4 o'clock in the afternoon from the wound. The shoot ing Is claimed to be an accident. Yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock Ed Thomas, colored, cut Neighbor Warren, also colored, at a negro con ventlon about 4 miles from here. War ren was cut from ear to ear across the back of the neck, and is not expected to live. This afternoon, about 2 o'clock LtEzle Julia Grimes, colored, stabbed Gena 8mith, also colored, to death on the Main street in Branchville. Gena Smith was stabbed five times in th throat and chest, one stab cutting the jugular vein and carotid artery, caus ing death in five minutes? T. C. DUNCAN HELD ON GRAY CHARGE. Alleged That He Obtained About Nine Thousand 1>ollars by Fraud ami False Pretenses. Union, Sept. 21.?T. C. Dunca former president of the Union a Buffalo cotton mills until their re< ganization three years ago and one of I the best known industrial promoter! of the South for years, was Saturday evening arrested here on a warrant charging him with fraud and obtain? ing money under false pretensei to the aggregate amount of $8,000 or $9,000, sworn out by one of the re? ceivers of the People's bank of this city.?Special to The State. The war department Is considering the question of providing two army officers Instead of one for Clemson College and tie South Carolina Mill tary Academy. d TrutiYe." rilE TRtJJ 1908. New 8ei PINK W. IIA KLEY ARRESTED. Charged With Killing of IV. Addison Jeffcoat?Recent Candidate for ' County Supervisor. Orangeburg, Sept. 21.?Pink W. Harley was arrested here today and lodged in Jail, charged with the mur? der of the late R. Addison Jeffcoat on the 23d day of last December. The warrant was sworn out by Frank M. DeMars, a son-in-law of Jeffcoat, on "information and belief." Although it was generally known that detectives have been working on this case for some time, today's devel? opment was somewhat of 'a surprise to the general public and various opinions have been expressed. Harley resides in the section of this county in which the killing occurred, and was a candidate in the recent primary for the office of county supervisor. The accused will be given a prelimi? nary hearing on the 24th instant at 10 a. m., before Magistrate C. P. Brunson, and not until then will the prosecution divulge any information which it may have. The assassination of Mr. Jeffcoat is still fresh in the minds of the people of Orangeburg county. He was shot down at night from ambush while go? ing to, and very near to his home. Death ensued a few days later.?Spe? cial to the State. Life Sentence Was Unwarranted by Offense. Galveston Tex., Sept. 21.?Chap? lain Jake Hodges, of the Texas State penitentiary, at Huntsviiie, has just brought to lght that W. J. Dent, a cousin of Gen. T. J. (Stonewall) Jack? son, and a member of one of the first families of Virginia, is a life term prisoner in this institution; that his incarceration seems without due pro? cess of law, and that his offense was j not such as to warrant such punish? ment even in Russia. He has endured the sufferings for eight years. But disclosure by the prison chaplain has aroused indignation and started a movement to secure his pardon. Dent, tep years ago, was given a short term for swindling, but was par? doned. While imprisoned, he formed a friendship with a man named Isaacs, who was serving a life sentence for accessory to murder. Released from prison, Dent got hold of a pardon blank, which had been used, and substituting the name of Isaacs, secured the latter's release. Isaacs disappeared, but Dent was caught and sentenced for life. He was refused a trial by jury, and was not permitted to testify or Introduce witnesses. HOLDING COTTON CROP. Anderson Farmers Urged to Hold for Better Prices. Special to the State. Anderson, Sept. 21.?Mr. S. D. Burns, secretary of the Anderson County Farmers' union, has issued a strong call upon the union members to hold their cotton for better prices. The ginneries throughout this county are being rushed with business, but the farmers are not selling the staple as it is delivered from the gin. They are storing it in the warehouses for better prices. There is a fiat price of 9 cents being paid on the Anderson market, the premium on old cotton having been lifted several day* ago. NIGHT RIDERS IN NORTH STATE. Threaten to Burn Gins If Operations are Continued In Face of Devlin lug l^rices. Charlotte, N. C, Sept. 21.?Wight riders have now appeared In this State and have threatened to burn a cotton gin if it continues to run in the face of the declining cotton market. J. F. Jenkins, manager of the Southern Cotton Oil Company's plant at Shelby, received the menacing letter Satur? day. A cordon of arme I men has been placed around the gin to pro? tect it. Southern Hallway Cl\augea. Washington. Sept. 21.?Randall Clifton, general freight agent of th?? Southern railway with headquarters at Atlanta, has been appointed assist? ant freight traffic manager, vice G. R. Browder, who has been appointed member for the South of the Uniform Classification committee. F. H. Beh? ring, assistant general freight agent with headquarters at Louisville, ha* been appointed general freight agent with headquarters at Atlanta. The citizens of Greenwood are making arrangements to hold a coun fair this fall. Tillman Harsey had his right arm cut oft In a cotton gin In Lexington last week. %0% E SOUTHRON, 1 >tabli-Led June, 186? ?ies-Yol. XXVIII. So\\ HEARST'S CHARGES DISPUTED. DECLARES THE STANDARD OIL CHARGES ARE ABSOLUTELY FALSE. Challenges a "Show Down"?Proposes That Evidence in the Matter he Submitted to Non-Partlzan Com? mittee of Editors. Chicago, Sept. 20.?Gov. Haskell ol Oklahoma tonight gave out the fol? lowing telegram, which, he said, he had sent to William Randolph Hearst: I "William R. Hearst, care New York I American, New York, N. Y. "Sir: You are stating in speech and press in substance that during the year 1899, when Attorney General Frank S. Monnett of Ohio had several cases pending in the supreme court of that State against the Standard Oil company that I sought to influ? ence him to dismiss those suits. I have said, and now repeat, that your statement is absolutely false, and that I never had any relations of any kind or character with the Standard Oil company. Our conflicting statements prove nothing. You as a newspaper man, may and should desire a reputa? tion for truthfulness; I, as a publlo official, demand that those who accuse me stand forth and make known their proof. You know that a suit against you for civil damages, or a criminal prosecution for libel, means long de? lay and affords your character of journalism a chance to cover your ex? penses before being caleld upon to settle. 1 do not want your money; I simply desire to expose you to the public as a false accuser who has dis? torted public records and manufac? tured statements for base political purposes. For the purpose of forever settling this infamous slander which you are circulating in your newspa? pers and on the stump, I now propose that a eommitte of five or any three of them, composed of the editors oft the Springfield (Mass.) Republican*, the Chicago Journal, the New York; World, the Indianapolis News and the St. Louis Republic, be selected to hear you and mc under oath and all other evidence they may desire as to the truth or falsity of your charge, at the earliest possible moment, and ren? der their decision to the public in writing. Should this committee find, your charge sustained I shall with? draw from all connection with the present presidential campaign. Should.: the verdict be against you. as I know it will, there need be no other penalty than the public contempt due every assassin of character. "C. N. Haskell." STATE IS PREPARING FOR DIS? PENSARY CASE. Arguments Before the United States Supreme Court to be Completed Soon. Attorney General Lyon and Mr. W. F. Stevenson, representing the State dispensary commission, will in a few days prepare their brief for appeal to the supreme court of the United Spates on the decision of the federal cou?*t of appeals in the matter of the appointment of receivers for the dis? pensary funds. While the court of ap? peals has decided p gainst the State in this case, the officials representing the prosecution of the grafters are confi? dent that the final tribunal of appeals will sustain the State. The order of the court of appeals provides for a stay ol 40 days in pro? ceedings and it is presumed that un? til the case is finally decided the re? ceivers will not be allowed to touch the $800,000 now in the treasury. Mr. Lyon is confident that the decision of the court of appeals has no indica? tion of the final issue, as only one of the supreme court Justices sat in that tribunal.?The State. COAST LINK FLAGMAN SLAIN. Murdered Body of Man Ftmnd Be? tween Rails?Tramp Siispeetcd. Norfolk. Va., Sept. 19.?The mur? dered body of F. K. Winstcad, aged 21 years, of Wilsen. N. C. a flagman .. i the Atlantic <'?>ast Line, was found between the rails of a track of that road near Bure, Gales County, eaily today. His throat was cut from ear to ear and his severed arm and thumb were found lying close by. Wlnstead i* believed to have been murdered by tramps, whom he at? tempted to chase from the train. Solicitor Cooper is making investi? gations of the recent conspiracy case in Greenwood county. W. B. McCaw. a leading lawyer of Yorkville, died at his home after an attack of gastritis.