Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r Hl SUlsTaUt WATCHMAN, Eataell CocMiltdat?3d inc. 2.188 1 Cbt *8atrbm;m mib ?outbron. Every Wednesday, ?BT? NTIII fUBLISHINfi COMPANY 8X1 MTX R, 8. C. Tomas: ll.lt pat annum?In advance. Square first Insertion.$1.00 sesstnusnt Insertion.60 for three months, oj srin bs mads at reduced rate?. AU communications which sub privets Interests will bo charged fee ee adrertisomsnts. Obituaries end tributes of respect* he ehargsd tor. ff" nrauc 0 UTKIL FISISB AN 8 WALL PUT OUT AN lXECTt,RAL TICKET. Am Not Desired end AU May Be Named There May Over the Mat Kanses to Pat on \ ft John O. Copers, Unltsd ? States In J revsnus commissioner, Is ex to arrlvs Jn Columbia today for Uta parpeee of assisting in nsming the Republican * lector* for South Caro? lina In ths coming presidential elec ^Vtion. Capers is national oommittee sWsaga of the Republican, party for South Carolina and la looked upon as tbo head of ths party In this Stats. Whoa ths special committee ap polntsd to select the electors of ths Republican tickst meets. It Is not 1m fcprooaele that It will not neve alto " seiner smooth sailing. Ths commit? tee Is eemposod of white and black mamhsrs of the party and there Is to he a wrang Is about the com of the tickst to be named. It It kaowa that some of the white ypfialwi^ of the party are favorable to Ww pee position to eliminate the negro entirely from the Met of electors. The , ,aewt> has rinthed the blacks and some of therm assart that If a ma parity of nogroes am not named as them will sb a split In ths A whits man who has been more so-lees prominently Identified with ths Republican party In this State for ths past if years approached a whits Re? publican who haa hsrstofore let the party organisation severely alone in ^ this State and asksd htm If hs ? would eonssnt to his name being plac? ed oa ths ticket as one of ths electors. Hs declined to sllow his ns me to be used on ths ticket slong with that of a negro. Wnarsupon hs was told thai an effort was bens; made to eliminate * ths negro entirely from the slectoral ^ ticket Ths gsntlsman rsferred to Is a native of Nsw York Stats; he has never oast a vote In South Carolina i a d Is not a reglstsrsd voter of the Stats. Hs has nsvsr affiliated him? self with ths black and white mixture known as ths Republican party In South Carolina and says he would nsvsr eonssnt to having his name connected with It In tho slightest way If a negro's nams Is to appear along with his. Some of the whits Republicans of Iks State?thsrs ere possibly not more than a coupls of hundred?are anxious to eliminate the negro en? tirely from the Republican organisa? tion snd from politics, but they are forced to oatsr to ths negro to some I extent Isst they cause negroes In p Other sections to withdraw their sup? port from the party candidates this ysar. It is being realised that Taft has only a fighting chance to win this year and whils soms would like to drop the negro from the Republican party, they dare not do It before tho conclusion of the present campaign. I But prominent white Republicans us ssrt positively that the day of the ne? gro as a pert of the Republican or? ganisation Is numbered. one man went so far as to say that he did not hollevs thsrs would be a dosen ne? groes In ths next national Repsbll ? an i -invention, and that still another four years would see him eliminated setlrsly. As a matter of fact, the negroes In South Carolina are less enthusiastic this year over the national Republi? can presidential ticket than, perhaps, they havs sver been since the date of their smanclpatlon. Thsrs Is not the slightest reason to doubt that the vote for Taft and Sherman will be the smallest svsr cast In South Carolina for Republican candidates since 186H. It Is believed thst this condition salsts pmtty generally throughout the oountry and Bryan Is expected to car? ry soms of ths vsry closs States of ths Middls West because of ths de? fect loa of ths negro vote from ths Republicans?Ths State. tonte ?iMd April, UM. 1. 'Do Just ar 8?MTEI KASUELL US RESIGNED. < I ! ~?* j HEARST CHARGES PROVE EM? BARRASSING 'It) COMMITTEE. Treasurer of Democratic Committee While Stoutly Deny Ina; Hiirats ami j Roosevelt's Chargen Retires From Committee liest the right on Him Handicap Bryan and Oilier Lead? ers. Chicago, Sept. 2?.?Gov. Charles N. Haskell last night resigned as treas? urer of the Democratic national com? mittee. His resignation was announc? ed by himself three hours after his arrival In Chicago from Guthrie, and after be had conferred with officers at the Democratic national headquarters. In giving out his decision, Qov. Has? kell, In response to a question, de clpred that he did not desire to be responsible for any embarrassment which might result to the Democratic party by retaining the office of treas? urer. That his resignation Is the direct result of the charges made against him by William R. Hearst and Pres? ident Roosevelt. Mr. Haskell also ad? mitted. At the game time he did not by his resignation Intend to admit that any of the oharges were true. When Mr. Haskell arrived in Chi cage at 9 o'cloi's last night he de clared that he had not then resigned and that Mr. Bryan had not asked him to resign. 8peaking to reporters, he said: , "if you have any questions to ask put them on papt." He then went from the station to Democratic headquarters at the Au? ditorium Annex. When a list of questions was hand? ed him, he retired to his room, say? ing he would glvs out an answer later. He was closeted for a long time with National Commltteeman Martin J. Wade of Iowa and Joscphus Dan lels, chairman of the Democratic press committee. It was midnight when Mr. Haskell reappeared from the room. He had In his hands a wri tten resignation, ad? dressed to National Chairman Nor? man E. Mack and the answers to the I questions which had been given him. "I have my answers," he said, "they will explain the nselves." After giving an affirmative reply to the question whether he had resigned, but denying that Mr. Bryan had ask? ed for his resignation, the questions and answers read as follows: Questions and Answers. ?Do you know whether Mr. Bryan knew of the charges made against you by Mr. Hearst before you were appointed treasurer?" "I do not see he could have." "Do you think your further connec? tion with the campaign, regardless of the truth or falsity of the charges, would tend to em hurras Mr. Bryan or Injure his chances?" 'It might. At any rate I would not be a good iltixen if I risked any em? barrassment In the fight of the people against special Interests." "Do you Intend to reply to Presi? dent Ropsevelt?" "I have not done so yet." "Do you Intend to renew your de? mand for an Investigation of the charges?" "How can I? Roosevelt admits he did not tell the truth." In answer to a series of questions as to his relation to the Citizen's alliance, said to have been organized at Musko gee. Okla., to fight the local labor unions, Mr. Haskell denied that the alliance was ever organized. In reply to questions concerning the Standard OH company he repeated his former denials of ever having had anything to do with the company. Mr. Bryan It due to arrive in Chi? cago at 6.4 7 a. m. today. When he and Mr. Haskell will meet uas not officially stated at Democratic head sjsjgrljfg, Mr. Bryan Is scheduled to !? ina!n aOfe lOV only two hours before he kj to leave for Madison, Wis. The resignation of Go v. Haskell a* forwarded to Chairman M'ick last night reads: "H"n. Norman E. Maek, Chairman Democratic National CoTnmitt.ee, Neu York City. "My Denf Sin In pursuance of In? formation as to your date for return hots whoa l v. "lit horns before, i ee> ssjsnsjd i would And you here noon my teturn today. I now learn that you Win be detained In the East until Tuesday and as I must be home Mon? day I leave tomorrow. "Since the president and his cabi? net have Joined forces with Mr. Hearst and three Wall street brokers to make a personal flaht against me, notwith? standing the president In his answer to Mr. Bryan's telegram abandoned ( his charge about Ohio Standard Oil id Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Aln t. 8. 0 . WEDNESDA cases, yet by all the means at the command of the government and the millions of Hearst and his Wall street allies, they persist in vicious, unwar? ranted and untruthful attacks on me. Personally, I welcome their attack and shall meet it with all the vigor { at my command. I shall treat all as private citizens and subject to the penalties of the law which they mer? it. "In this I know I shall have the aid of my neighbors at home for all pi\oper purposes, but my time must be free from other demands here. Again my heart Is full of hope for the election of Bryan and Kern. Honest government and rule by the people are at stake and important beyond any battle at the polls In the last gen? eration is the pending contest. . "I would not for one moment con? sider remaining in any way connected with the committee; therefore I here? by tender my resignation as treasurer of the Democratic national committee, that not the slightest contest of my own could In any way be used by the president to cloud the sky and shield our opponents from discussing the real issues and laying bare the Re? publican duplicity of the people. "Sincerely yours, "C. N. Hdskell." WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN. Conditions for Past Week Ending Monday Given by Section Direc? tor Bauer. Columbia, Sept. 30.?Section Direc? tor Bauer has Issued his weekly weather bulletin* showing conditions in South Carolina up to Monday. The report gives some interesting figures on temperature and facts on the weather generally that will interest the farmers. It Is given be? low: Except a general rain on the last day, the week was dry, the weather partly cloudy, hazy and in places smoky; the temperature above the normal, and the sunshine slightly de? ficient, v The mean temperature averaged about two degrees above the normal throughout the State. During the fore part of the week, the days were very warm and the nights unseasonably cool; during the latter portion both the days and the nights were warm. The daily maximum temperatures were generally In the eighties, except in the extreme western counties, where they were below 80 degrees; the highest temperature was 89 de? grees, at Darlington, on the 21st, and at Blackville, on the 23d. The daily minimum temperatures were generally In the sixties, though slightly above In the coast regions, and slightly be? low in the mountain districts early In i the week; the lowest was 57 degrees, at Santuc, on the 23d. Light local showers occurred on the 23d in the eastern division, and a general rain fell throughout the State on the 27th and morning of the 28th, heavy in a few counties, and general? ly above the normal. The precipita? tion was excessive In Barnwell, Ker shaw and Hampton counties. The drought was relieved except In a few small areas where more rain is needed. GOVERNOR ACTS PROMPTLY. Wires Greenville Sheriff to Bring "Night Riders" to Justice. Columbia, Sept. 23.?Governor An? sel has taken prompt and vigorous ac? tion in regard to the alleged "night riders" In Greenville County and has instructed Sheriff Gilreath to make an investigation and suppress any abuse I Of the kind whatever. He wrote the 'sheriff today to look into the matter at once and If possible to ascertain who the parties guilty of posting the threatening notice on the gin of Mr. It. C. Wllllmon, tight miles from Greenville, are, and see that they are prosecuted and brought to justice. "If this report be true," says the Governor In his letter to Sheriff Gil? reath, "It is a Speeles of lawlessness which must he handled at once and the perpetrators of It be taught a les ?on that this is a country of law and order, and that everyone must be pro? tected In his property as well as his person from the lawless. Give this matter your Immediate attention." ThO incident in Greenville may not be a serious affair, ami many believe that It Is not serious, but the similar occurrences in other States have been too serious to be Imitated even In a humorous way, and Governor Ansel will not stand for anything of the sort. Geo, E. Brown, one of the best known pen artists in the country, Is dead at his home In Anderson. is t at be thy Country's, Thy God's an Y. SEPTEMBER 30, ROOSEVELT eEfRlENDED TRUST ORDERED HITCHCOCK TO GRANT OKLAHOMA FRANCHISE. Records In Department of Interior Show That President Took Active Part in Granting Special Privilege in Oklahoma to Prairie Oil and Gas Co., Against Which Haskell Protested in Vain. Washington, Sept. 25.?Investigation at the interior department brought forth the fact that the franchise to the Prairie Oil and Gas company in Okla? homa was issued by Ethan Allen Hitchcock, then secretary of the in? terior, as charged by Gov. Charles X. Haskell. It further appears that Mr. Hitch? cock granted the franchise unwilling? ly and only after he had once refused to do so. When the secretary did grant it he yielded to an explicit In? struction from President Roosevelt. The facts are a matter of record in letter files and elsewhere in the inte? rior department. After a full discussion In the cabinet meeting today 'it was decided not to Issue a statement in reply to the hot rejoinder which came from Gov. Has? kell, treasurer of the Democratic na? tional committee yesterday, in regard to the Prairie Oil and Gas company and other matters. The explanation was given after the meeting that It was deemed best to await any com? munication that may come from Mr. Bryan by way of rejoinder to the pres? ident's letter of last Wednesday. The history of the Oklahoma fran? chise is as follows: The secretary of the interior was obstinate in his re? fusal to Issue the franchise, where? upon ex-Senatorv J. K. ?Jones of Ar? kansas, former chairman of the Dem? ocratic national committee, went to Oyster Bay, accompanied by his cli? ent, T. M. Bamsdale of Pittsburg, and saw the president. Later Mr. Jones called on the president at Washing? ton. Still later he was reinforced in his demand for the franchise by State Senator Franchot of New York, who had an interest in the company, and Senator Depew, who expressed a de? sire to see the State senator obliged In the matter. Certain influential Re? publicans in Indiana were also inter? ested, among them Harry S. New, chairman of the Republican national committee, who was in a company that had sold its holdings to the Prai? rie Oil and Gas company, and whose contract was In danger of being im? paired by the refusal of Secretary Hitchcock to ratify. After several conferences the pres? ident sent for Secretary Hitchcock and asked him why he had not granted the franchise. The president for rea? sons best known to himself, decided that Secretary Hitchcock's objections were not well founded and ordered him to issue the franchise requested by the Prairie OH and Gas company. There was no question at the time as to whether the company was affiliated with the Standard. Representations were made by certain interested par? ties that Mr. Barnesdale and his col? leagues belonged to an independent company. Subsequently the fact was established that the Standard was tlu real party in interest, as the president now charges In his attack on Gov. Haskell. In the matter of certain pipe line privileges referred to in an interview given out by Gov. Haskell today, the records show that the permits were granted by Secretary Gnrfleld to the Prairie Oil and Gas company last April and that Gov. Haskell entered a protest at the time. He telegraphed to Secretary Garfleld, demanding by what right he assumed to issue a per? mit to lay pipe lines within a sover? eign State. The secretary, according to the records of the office, replied that he exercised the right to grant permits across Indian reservations which are under his control, and that he had issued no greater authority than that. HASKELL'S WARM STATEMENTS, Calls Itooscveli a Rascal end "Four gustier"?Never Applauded Attacks on Bryan. Kansas City, Sept. 25.?In an inter? view lure today Oov. Husk* 11. who stopped here on his way to Chicago, said In regard to Hearst's charge coupling him with the steel trust that he felt highly honored in being class? ed with Bcwab, Carnegie and J. P. Morgan. He denied that he had been in New York city in 1896 at a gold Democratic meeting in Madison Square Garden nnd applauded at? tacks made upon Mr. Bryan. He declared that President Roose? velt Is "the biggest four-tlusher in the political business today" and added: "You ought to hear what they think of the rascal down in Oklahoma." d Truth's." TUE TR?J 1908. New sei THREE HOMICIDES IN ANDERSON JOHN McGAHA SLAIN HY UN? KNOWN NEGRO. Lutlier Ware, a Negro, Kills Another Colored Man?Negro Fatally Shoots His Wife. Anderson, Sept. 27.?Two killings, a shooting which may result in dtath and an accidental death is the record made in the past 24 hours within a radius of 25 miles of this city. The first of these occurred in Dunk lin township in Greenville county last night, when John McGaha, a white man thrice tried and acquitted for murder, was shot and killed by a negro whose name Is unknown and who has fled. According to reports received here McGaha and one of the A^hleys went out from their homes at Honea Path into Greenville county last night to arrest two negroes and j take them back to Honea Path. Af? ter capturing the men and while re? turning with them they were over? taken In the road by a negro, who opened fire upon them. Between 12 and 15 shots wer exchanged, and af? ter the smoke had cleared away John McGaha was found dead as he sat in his buggy, with two loads of buck? shot In his stomach. McGaha was acquitted by an Abeville jury two weeks ago of the murder of George Cllnkscales, colored, his third victim. The negro who shot McGaha has skip? ped the country, and his whereabouts are unknown. The second shooting scrape occur? red on Mr. Woodrow Campbell's place, two miles from Starr, when Luther Ware shot and instantly killed Homer Mitchell, both colored. Ware has been lodged in the county jail, and the coroner's Jury has returned a verdict I charging him with the crime. When seen at the Jail this afternoon Ware said he and several other negroes gathered at the home of Babe Wil I Hams, a notorious colored woman, near Starr, and that Mitchell picked I a quarrel with him on account of a I negro woman who was present Ware I says Mitchell drew his shotgun on him, | I but one of the negresses prevented I his discharging the gun. Mitchell, ac I cording to Ware, advanced on him I with a table knife or fork, and Ware then fired on him with a 32-callbre I Smith & Wesson revolver. Death re? sulted Instantly, Mitchell falling at I Ware's feet. Ware went to his home I and went to bed 'and was awakened by a deputy, who brought him to the jail here. The third shooting occurred in Cen I terville township, four miles east of Anderson, where GeoTge Childs, col? ored, shot and mortally wounded his wife. At a late hour this afternoon the woman Is still living, but bor death is expected. Childs has skipped the country. Several officers are scouring the country for him, and his I apprehension is expected before tomor? row. It seems that Childs and his wife were engaged In a dispute con? cerning his cotton crop, and this led to the shooting. He emptied two loads of shot Into her stomach at close range. The shooting occurred on Mr. I Ston.wal! Watson's place. Another sad event occurred yester? day afternoon, when Tim Kelley, a I white man, 20 years of age. an em? ployer of the Anderson cotton mills, was killed by a freight train of the Charleston & Western Carolina road at Iva. It seems that Kelley attempt? ed to board the train as It was leav? ing Iva. It is said that the train was running about 15 miles an hour. Kel? ley lost his hold on the car and fell beneath the wheels. The trucks pass? ed over one of his arms and fearful!) crushed his skull, death resulting in? stantly. The remains were picked up and brought to his people, who live In the Anderson mill village. The fu? neral was held today, and Interment was made in silver Brook cemetery. c. r. A O. going TO CHARLESTON Contract for Line Prom iv -tick lo Knartanburg Lei?WM Go \i.i Au guste. Spartanhurg. Sept. 24.?M. J. Ca ples, general manager of the Carolin ?, ? Tu hie id and Ohio Komi, spent to in the city, conferring with Chief Rr.gtr.eer Join s and meeting business men. Prellmlary work is now under way piepar.it'!> to building the road Int ? Spartanhurg. the contract having been let, The road is now under con? struction from Marlon to Bostlek, N. c . and win be completed in a short time, From Bostlek to Spartanhurg the distance is 32 miles and will be completed within twelve months. The road will tap the Charleston and Western Carolina, and re*ch Charles? ton via Augusta. In the future n di rect line from Spartanhurg to Char leston may be built. ev? im. E SOUTHRON, Established Juno, 18?* ?les?YoL XXY1II. No 9 EXCITEMENT IN BISHOPVILLE. NEGRO BRUTE BREAKS INTO Hit DIKANTS RESIDENCE. He Was Drivon Out at Muzzle of Pistol by Mrs. Durant and Made His Es? cape?Large Posm? in Pursuit Last Night Bishopville, Sept 27.?This commu? nity had its first negro scare of ita kind yesterday. A negro by the name of Kennedy, a short, broad, black fellow, at about 11 on Sunday morning, while a rain was falling, walked up the back steps of the dwelling of dir. Elly Durant. who was absent from home, and} threw himself against the door, burst | ing it open. Entering he caught a twelve-year-old girl in his hands, but changed his mind, and entered tho body of the house, where Mrs. Du? rant met hirn and ordered him off at the point of a pistol. A hundred or so young men went out for the negro, but failed to locate him. The law officers are busy now tracing clues. Chief of Police Bradford and Sher? iff Epperson were notified yesterday afternoon of the attempted assault and requested to be on the watch for the fleeing negro, as it was reported in Bishopville that he had been seen in a buggy, in company with two oth? er negroes, coming in the direction of this city. Chief Bradford and several of hla officers and Sheriff Epperson with Deputy Sheriff Raffield guarded the two roads entering this city from the direction of Bishopville, but saw nothing of any suspicious looking characters. Sheriff Muldrow, of Lee county, arrived last night from Bish? opville, having followed on the sup? posed trail of the fugitive, but he had found no trace of him, and it is now the impression that the negro took some other route and did not come toward Sumter. It is said that a large posse spent the greater part of last night scouring tho country in the vicinity of Bishopville in search of the negro, but failed to run him down. The search has not been abandoned, however, and there is still hope of running him down. WRIGHT MAKES THREE FLIGHTS. American Aviatoi at Le Man 9? France. Makes a New Record t Le Mans, Sept. 28.?Wilbur Wright, the American aeroplanist, made three successful flights this evening. The first flight he was unaccompanied and remained in the rir for one hour and seven minutes, 11 4-5 seconds, cover? ing a distance of about 30 miles. On: the second flight he was accompanied by the aeroplanist Tissandter, and he succeeded in beating the record for flight with a passenger by remaining up eleven minutes, 55 2-5 seconds. His previous flight with a passenger was made on Friday last, when he remain? ed in the air nine minutes, 13 1-5 sec? onds at a height of 50 feet Count de Lambert was his passenger on the third trip today, when he cov? ered about 3 1-2 miles in six minutes and 15 seconds. DfJPONT SMOKED OUT. Prtrea to nils Cosjree by Opponents*' Criticism*?Withdraws From Cam? paign. New Y : k." Sept. 25.?Chairman HttChCOCk of the Republican rational committee tonight announced that Gen. T. Colemaa DaPoat of Delaware, head Of the bureau of campaign speakers of the national committee, had resigned .is head of thai bureau and also as 1 member of the eaecatlea committee of the national committee and that his restgt sttoa had been ac ce| ted. Mr. Hit hcock said he had a conference with Mr DuPoafl this morning and the latter Insisted upon the accei lance of his lesigaathNa* feeling thai the I ndencj of the suit by the government against the powder company with which he is connected might be employed by the R? publi? cans' opponents to the injury of the campaign. MR LEVER'S OPPONENT. Orange burg, Sept. 2$.? Congress? man Lever will have a new opponent at th" November election. H. H. Rich? ardson of Sumter received the nomi? nation at the Republican convention of the Seventh district, held here to? day. Alex Dantzler. who has contest? ed for Mr. Lever's scat for the past several terms, was also a candidate but was defeated by five votes. The convention was attended and managed entirely by negroes and the proceed? ings were most harmonious. Jacob Moorer, the colored lawyer of this city, presided.