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Cjjc $Maubman unt> .$outbron wtmSOAY. SEPTEMtElt 23. 1908. I Sir I null About Brownsville. Under this heading Mr. Albert Bigs-* low Pain*. In Pearson'* Magualn*. fives some further Information about that notorious shooting up of a town. The tnnacsnt heading of the article gives ao Intimation of the sensational charges which are to follow. But auch charges are made. Whole volumes have been spoken and written on the subject, but when one reads the article by Mr. Paine, which Is "a chapter of the Memoirs of Captain 'BUI' McDonald of Texas." It caa readily be understood that the article m.iy cause the whole question to be threshed out again. Congress has apent muc/i time trying to get down to the bottom of the trout'-, but If Mr. Pains has any authority for what he gives as facts the publL may demand that some action be taken sgalnst the officers In com mand of the negro troops at the time the outbreak occurred. Mr. Pame does not mince matters. He openly charges that one of the captains (white) was with the ne? groes at the time the town was being "shot up" and that the captain be? came frightened and left them, there? by necessitating the commander of Fort Brown to send a squad of his negro soldiers to look for htm. Mr Paine openly charges that Major Pemrose. In command of the soldiers, did all ln his power to shield the guilty when he knew they were guilty. Captain Bill McDonald of the Texas Rangers want to Investigate the mat? ter and did make a full investigation but in this article Mr. Paine states that the ?ftk ers of the fort not only bad failed to take action towarda pun tsbrng the guilty, but even failed to give truthful anawsrs to the Rangers. After Captain McDonald had ques? tioned the men at the fort In the pres? ence of the officers and had to his satisfaction established the guilt of thirteen. Mr. Paine quotes Captain McDonald as saying to the officers, among whom were Major Pemrose and Captain Macklfn: * "Yon are sorrier than these nig? ger*, .because you. as their officers, and men of the United States army, ought to be first to hunt out the guil? ty ote. instead of trying to hide them Aa for Macklln there. I think be was out with the niggers, and when he didn't come horns with them ?be having got soared and hid out, I reckon?they thought he had got caught and put In Jail." Captain Bill then turned to District Attorney Kleiber, who was *ln the room, and said, according to Mr. Fame. Ml want to make complaint against these msn here for being accessory to thai murder by trying to cover It up If this thing Is going on In the army WVm time for the contry to find It out." At no time In the entire arttclo does Mr. Paine aoften his utterances. The article Is bold and fearless and the reader la allowsd to draw his ?own conclusions. It would h id one to believe that In the event of the next rengress being a democratic one tWr* are many things yet to be brought to the surface in that dis? graceful affair, which placed a stain upon th*> uniform of the United States army Dun's Weekly statement ew Tork. Sept. la.?R. O. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade tomor? row will say: "?'ra!ual movement In the com nv-rclal situation Is encouraging, al? though the volume of trade has not expended in proportion to the growth Of Confluence. Resumption of work ml manufacturing plants Is the best evidence of progress, the number of uaempl .yed stssdtly though slowly dimlni-hing Scarcity of water Is an adverse Influence at several points. Several returns for last week exhibit? ed llttl* or n > 1?** as compared with at en I hi r figures for 1907. notably shoe ahlpments, flour output and bank ex change at some points. *Vteel mills have more business ta sight. A current factor In value Is the "< rrsn-rt demand by the rail? ways for both rolling stock and equip enent. "Restricted operation.* at cotton mills during 'he past nine months have presented accumulation of gaods In the hinds of pr ?durers and the st.i fjslknt position Is also healthy as to Jobbers ?n4 retailers, but some cong? tlon In the primary market enabl-s dealers t,, igggpi progasd ggJtvef) wh*nrv.r nee led. and uu ' " v tt? v?r' - II-*? ?>:r.fges c Ultra H cover ing tmt re iodines'. Ccnosquantty trad" Is qubt in nil fiep tur nt, anil the gej,rr il Iggfggga In output oMnllls Is llmi'ed to business in si?ht ln fru*r!i < from <"bins h i\ .? n >t m ite rlall??> 1 in any business." "WALK-OVKRH" MlMfFH C'LOTIIINCi CO. Tile Aouluttul of John Met.aha. Several months ugo John McGaha, u bully well known In this part ot the state, shot and killed CrtOfft Clinkscales, a negro. In Abbeville county. Witnesses of the trage ly testified at the coroner's Inquest the next day that the killing *M unpio voked, that it was deliberate mur? der. Mei .aha fl| I the State. * Negroes of the community loM the white people, though not at the in? quest, that Clinkscales had told them fhat he was ?n mortal fear Of McGaha because he had refuse 1 t ? ttstlfy e McGaha wanted him to in a certain lawsuit. McGaha remained In hiding for a good long time, but was finally cap trett in Georgia through the vigil? ance of the sheriff of Abbeville coun? ty, and brought back to Abbeville and lodged in Jail. And then powerful Influences were set to work in his behalf. The vit nesses who had testified at the in? quest, before they had been "seen" or "fixed," now told a different story. They made affidavits that the shoot? ing was accidental. TlVre was sub? mitted what purposed to be the dy? ing statement of Cllnkscales, in which he said the shooting was an accident, and that he did not want his friend "Johnnie" punished. A United States senator was hired as McGaha's law? yer, a Justice of the State supreme court granted him bail, and a mem? ber of the State legislature went on his bond. The case came up for trial at Ab? beville last week, and McGaha was acquitted. The Jury Is not to je cen? sured. The Jury had to go by the evi? dence, and although every member of the Jury may have been convinced in his heart?presuming, of course, that the Jury was composed of Intelli? gent men?that the evidence was there was no evidence of deliberate murder, and the Jury could do nothing but return a verdict of not guilty. Murder had not been proven In a manner that would warrant con? viction. The dead negro had no rich or In? fluential friends or relatives to work for the conviction of his slayer. There were no rich or Influential men or atrong Influence working, for Justice. That mythical figure is blind, and It often happens that she has no friends or advocates In our courts. McGaha had killed at least two men before he killed George Clink scales. He Is now a free rnan again, free to go where he pleases, and so quarrel with whom he pleases. Judg? ing his future by his past record It Is only a question of time until he kills somebody else, or until some? body Is forced to kill him. So far as McGaha himself is con? cerned, It made little difference whether he was convicted or acquit? ted. He Is as worthless to the State as a free man as he would be as a convict. But It makes a great deal of difference no the community in which McGaha lives, and to the pub? lic at large. It will make a great deal of difference In the future con? duct of men of the McGaha class. Will they not feel, and with good reason, that they can kill with Impunity, and that they can command Influence to assure them their liberty which with them means license? It does not require a seer or a prophet t ? predict that sooner or later John McGaha will kill somebody else, or will force somebody to kill him. j lad Hither occurrence will be a ca iajrlty. H will be a calamity for Mc? Gaha to kill a man whoso life is worth something, and it will be a ca? lamity for some good man to be forced to kill him. No good citizen wants to stain his hands and his soul with human blood, even in self de? fense. And when John McGaha gets Into his next trouble, an 1 kills or Is Killed, those who have freed him frcm his latest encounter with the law will be more to blame than anybody else. Fear that In mind.?Andereon Mail. Only keep as many hens as you can care for. A well kept flock of fowls Is a neces? sary adjunct to a country home. But a few camphor balls unner the sitting hen to drive away the lice. l>ut ks require a dry place to roost In. even though they do love the wa? ter In the day. Wat' h the horse's hoofs. An ?unc" < f hi icksmltjdng It worth a pound "f vcterlnarylng. \Vh?u mating you I birds use only strong, healthy ones. You can't g t out more than you j ut In. A pint of kerosene In a gallon < 1 whitewash makes a very good Insecti Uoa d ? nut live long In kero | ne. Change pastures as often as possl Mo, ? pat .illy with ?h tp, ; i tin y are apt to BS SO PIS contaminated with <lk . I?e. JudKc rrltchnrd ?>f the United Bin teg court has slgnud an order ap? pointing T. I. Hlckinan of Augusta leeelver for the Kdgefleld Manufac? turing Company. The mill is capi? talized at $1*20.000. for the occasion, yet FA UM ROTES. AUDIT ITALIAN RYE. Mr, C, C, Barrls, Who Una Tried it, Su>s It Is Cine. Following the meeting of the County Farm* pi' Union hold *>t the court house yesterday, wh< n Presi? dent B. Harrli told the membera In eonvtnclng terms of the advantages of a diversified crop, a party of the beai planten In the county happened up in a little circle at the south door >f the court hou?e. The lirst advanced and asked tor. C? Ot Buvrlss what he thought of Ital? ian rye. '?Well, it's the best thing I ever trie l," replied Mr. Burriss. "I plant? ed Ijhat little lawn of mine with about a peck and it's wonderful the returns It gave me." "Where did you get it?" the farmer who was Interested persisted. "I wanted to plant some," said Mr. Burriss. "and as a dealer here had advertised that he had all kinds of seed I went to him. He didn't have it, however, and suggested that I let him order lt. I did, and planted a peck. I think the price wa? $3.50 per bushel. "It is^the best thing I ever saw. Has the finest kind of straw and mine grew about as high as my knee." And he measured the height on his trous? ers. "How did you do about the shade n the yard?" was the next question. "Well, I'll tell you. The rye In the shade was better than that'outside. The most dense shade on my lawn comes from a big shlnaberry tree, amd It may be that the soli under this was better fertilized, by the ber? ries, than that exposed. But the rye was fine. "My horses eat It In preference to corn, and another thing about it Is that none of the horses were In the least hurt from eating it. It did not have the effects other green feed has. "I turned my horses on the lawn to graze and then cut the rye. The horses like It better than any othsr kind of forage I know of." There are least half a dozen farmers In the county who will try an experiment with Italian rye on Mr. Brrlss' recommendation.?Ander? son Mall. WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN. Conditions for Past Week Ending Monday Given by Section Direc? tor Bauer. The weather i'or the week was clear to partly cloudy, affording abundant sunshine, unseasonably cool and very dry. no rain having fallen ever the larger portion of the State. The mean temperature was from 3 degrees to 4 degrees below the nor? mal, the greatest departures having occurred In the eastern division. Early In the week, which was the warmest portion, the mid-day temperatures rose to 90 degrees at a few Stations: during the middle portion the daily maximum temperatures ranged gen? erally In the seventies, rising again to the eighties during the closing days t specially in the eastern and southern 'portions where the highest tempera? tures pre\ ailed. Very low night tem? peratures occurred on the IT and 18th in the central western counties where the minimum temperatures were be? low 60 degrees on one. or more, days, though the minimum temperatures were generally in the Aft lee, or slightly above sixty degrees. The extremes for the week were 1*0 degrees at Blackvllle and Bowman on the 14th, and 46 de? grees at Bowman on the 17th. There was no rain In the western and central portions, and generali only a trace in the eastern portion, though Kingstree recorded 0.14 of an Inch, the largest amount for the week at any station. The soil has become very dry. Putting Mr. Smith Straight. The editor of the Record is in re? ceipt of a letter from the editor of the Farmers' Sun, Mr. S. Frank Parrott. Of Columbia, in which that gentleman says: "Mr. Smith was not a member of the Haskeii convention, but was In ^ulnt Georges which the hot* 1 register Of that date Will show. He was In Co? lumbia on his way to Saint Georges on the morning Of the convention, but wa; not a delegate to it. nor did he attend It. He left that afternoon be? fore the convention was held. Furth? ermore, he never ran as an Indenend? i ent In his life. He was not a candi? date till ISM and 1898, when he 1 headed tin- ticket, polling the largest vote both times ever given a candl idate. He has never been defeated In ; umb r county."? Rock Hill Herald. A good ointnv nt to use for scaly leg is mads of lard, kerosense and a little sulphur. Apply often and rub the leg! Well, getting as much Under tin scales as possible. THE SUMTJUt CLOTHING CO. FORMER WILL NOT SPEAK. HE WITHDRAWS FROM REPUBLI? CAN CAMPAIGNS. Ilisult uf Ilflttl's ( bar:;'-?Senat: r Declares iflplle Will An^cr in (Ieiieedenee^ra'iiierS Allegations Candidate for Reelection. Cincinnati, O., Sept. 20.?United states Senator Jos. b. Foraker ha* canceled all of his speaking engage? ments in the campaign, it was learned today. In a written request to Na? tional Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock, he asked to be relieved from the ap? pointments which had been arranged for him by the national speaker.-*' bureau and in a communication to State Chairman Williams of the Ohio Republican committee he made the same request as to the engagements which had been arranged for him In Ohio. Afl to Senator Foraker'a senatorial candidacy, the Associated Press is au? thorized to stltte the senator's position as follows: "Seator Foraker will leave the se le< Lion of his successor to the legls I lature, but will do all in his power to see that a Republican legislator Is elected." In addition to this information, Sen? ator Foraker today told his friends that he should at the proper and con? venient opportunity make a speech in answer to the Hearst charges and in defense of himself and then would campaign the entire State in behalf of his senatorial candidacy, but undtr the jurisdiction of no political com? mittee. The details of just how Senator For? aker came to withdraw from par? ticipation In the forthcoming conven? tion of 'he National League of Repub? lican Clubs, at which he was to speak with William H. Taft here on Tues? day evening, were disclosed today au? thoritatively. On the morning of the first publication of the Hearst charges (Friday) Senator Dick came to the city from Columbus. After a confer? ence with Senator Foraker, he went to th'i Taft residence, where he and the candidate discussed the situation frankly. No conclusions were reached, but Senator Dick obtained the distinct im? pression that In view of the circum? stances the question of the joint ap? pearance of Taft and Foraker was one which required consideration. In this connection the arrival of Senator Crane on Saturday was noted, and the Junior Ohio senator indicated he would take up the question with the Massachusetts colleague. After Sen? ators Crane, Foraker and Dick had conferred Saturday morning, the let? ter which Senator Foraker made pub? lic last night, eliminating himself from the meeting of Republican clubs, was taken to the Taft residence by Sena? tor Crane. i Throughout the negotiation Mr. Taft refused absolutely to comment for publication on the affair. It has since developed that he had at once taken the position that the Joint en? gagement must be canceled. It has also developed that the candidate re? ceived Insistent advice to take tht initiative in the canceling of the ar? rangements and that his reply, it Is said, was, emphatic in this lan? guage: "If It would win me every vote In the United States, I cannot hit a man when he is down." Augusta Trying to Keep Healthy. Augusta, Ga., Sept. 21.?Dr. Eugene Murphey, president of the board of health, has Issued a proclamation to the public urging observance of six precautions In the present crisis. They are briefly: Boll all drinking water, flush closets by hand, clean premises and drain stagnant water, coat surface of all cellars not yet pumped out with thin film of oil, sleep under mosquito nets and keep malarial patients under nets. The board of health Is taking every precaution to protect the public health. Notices are being served on all property owners to pump out cel? lars at once, and a big force of hands ll kept busy removing garbage, sprin? kling disinfectant fluids and inspecting premises. DISASTROUS FORMST FIRES. Flames Ravaging the Wood? of West Virginia?Water Very Scaive and Conditions Serious. Baltimore, Md.. sept. L'o.?Reports are being received of disastrous forest i flres in the vicinity of Thomas, Davis. William and Other points in W? st Vir? ginia along the line of the Western Maryland railroad. Watsr is very scarce, complicating the situation. No water has passed over the Dry Fork dam for Borne time and conditions are serious in that locality. The smoke is so dense at Thomas thai objects a few feet distant are indistinguisha? ble. "Only foids are certain. Tommy; wise men hesitate." "Are you sure, uncle?" "Yes, my boy; certain of It."?The Tatler. Good New E want to spread the good news that Prosperity Has Returned, and because of the bountiful crops and the lowering of prices in DRY GOODS and kin? dred lines, all ought to be happier. Note The Comparison of These Two Parallel Columns Fall of 1907. Androscoggin 4-4 bleach was I2l/2c. Hill 4 4 bleach 44 I2^c. 38 in. Sea Island l/2 bleach M B#C. Simpsons best prints were 8c. Heavy Colored Outings ioc. Lancaster Ginghams 11 ioc. Will-wash 44 '4 8c. Fall of 1908. Same brand nowS^c. 44 Bjic 44 5c. 44 6%c. 44 6Kc " $c. Percales, Cantons, Sheets, Sheeting, Bed Spreads, Blankets, Towels, Table Damasks, Laces, Handker? chiefs, Embroideries, Art Squares, Floor Oil Cloth, Linoleums, and Mattings are all noticeably off in price, anid we intend to see to it that our Customers get all that a dollar can possibly purchase. Our suits, Coats und Skirts are pictures of per? fection; our Dress Goods and trimmings are exclusive Novelties, and as "0" always stands for "Quality" with us, our store is the place, and NOW is the time for bargain seekers, as these prices may not prevail later than October the 10th. ===== 15he ===== Sunter Dry Goods Co. DEBS DKXOUXCES Mil BRYAX. Socialist Candidate Says Xcbra?kan Tries to Balance Between Capital and I>abor. St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 20.?Eugene V. Debs. Socialist candidate for presi? dent, arrived tonight from his West? ern tour and addressed an audience of 7,000 persona at the auditorium. Eeecher Mcore, Socialist candidate for governor of Minnesota, accompanied Mr. Debs across the State in the "Red Split." Mr. Debs made speeches at New Ulrna and at Mankato. At the latter place he sporce of Bryan as one trying to ride two horses going in op posltS directions and called him a tight rope walker trying to balance between the capitalist and the work? ing classes. "Four years ago." said Debs. "Bry? an denounced as tools of Wall street and train robbers men Who are now his chums. He i:* no longer attack? ing Tammany." At New U'.ma Mr. Debs severely rebuked the Democrats of the South, who, he said, had been in power for many years, and had created wretch? ed conditions among the working classes. Wisconsin Town in Danger. Milwaukee. W s.. Sept. 20.?The city of Rhlnelander, Wis., is threat? ened by forest fires and Milwaukee todax was called to aid in saving the city. A fire engine, half a mile of hose and a truck were loaded on a special train and started for Rhine lander tonight. XOT1CE OF SUPERVISORS OF REtJISTRATIOX. Sn compliance with act of Legisla? ture of 1908 the Board of Supervisor* of Registration will open their books for the purpose of Registration and Reenrolllng at: stat burg on Tuesday, Sept 1st. Remberts on Wednesday! Septem? ber 2nd. Dalsell on Thursday, Sept. 3rd. Sumter on Monday, Sept. 7th. MayesvtHe on Monday, Bep*. 21. Oswego on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Bhlloh on Wednesday, Sept. 9th. Concor?! on Friday (Gordon Mill) Sept. 11th. Wedgefletd on Tuesday, Sept. 15th. Manchester on Wednesday. Bept. 16. Privateer on Thursday, Bept. 17th. By order of Board. S. J. WHITE. Clerk & Secretary. b-19-6t Blaster's Sale. By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in the case of W. E. Jenkinson Company, Plaintiff, vs. B. J. Peoples, otherwise called B. ??<? Peebles. Lou Peoples, otherwise called Lou Peebles. Marion Moise. Julia R. Burgess and C. F. Schwerin. Defendants, I will sell at public auc? tion to the highest bidder, at the Court House in the City of Sumter, in the County and State aforesaid, on Sale day in October, 1908, being the 5th day of said month, during the usual ^ hours of sale, the following described real estate, to wit. All those three lots of land herein? after described, lying, being and situ te in the town of Sumter, County of Sumter. State aforesaid: 1. Lot No. 4 on Block C. of plat of Villa Sites made by H. D. Moise, Sur? veyor, dated October 30, 1903, and re? corded in Book T T T at page 370 In the office of C. C. C. P. for Sumter County, fronting fifty feet on Orange Street, and running back in depth one hundred and fifty feet, and bounded North by lot No. 2 on salt plat: East by Orange Street; South by lot No. 6 and West by lot of D. C. Deas. *2. Lot No. 2 on block C, fronting 50 feet on Orange Street and 150 on Laurens Street, and bounded North by Laurens Street: East by Orange Street: South by lot No. 4 on said plat and West by lot No. 1 on said plat. 3. Lot No. 12 on block B of said plat. 50 feet x 15" feet and bounded North by lot 0, East by lot No. 13; South by Laurens Street, and W'est by lot No. 11. Terms of sale cash, purchaser to pay for papers. / H. FRANK WILSON. Master. Sept. 15. 1908?3t Master's Sale. By v*!tue of a Decree of the Court of Common pleas f<?r sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in the CAM Of Marion Moise. Plaintiff, vs. Chloe BenbOW, Defendant. 1 will sell at public auction to the hiebest bid dor, at the Court Hons. . In the City of Sumter, in the County and state aforesaid, on Saleday in October, 1908, being the r.th day of sai l month, during the the usual hours of sale, the following described real estate, to wit: All that lot of land in the County of Sumter. in said State, containing eight acres, more or less, adjoining lands of March Blamon, Alexander Clark son, Wallace Sanders and others. Term- of sale cash, purchaser to pay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON. Master. Bept. ir.. lyos?it* Tin- merchants of Charleston are discussing the question of holding gals week this fall.