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TmM OTMTKK WATCHMAN, BMaMi Consolidated Ane. 2.188 fffet ?f?attbman anb Siratjiron. Pabtlsueri Wednesday and Saturday ?BY? QSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTBR. 8. C. ?m li lt per annum?la advance. Ad v ertieamonts I Owe 8o.ua.re ttrat lnaertlon.$1.00 subsequent lnaertlon.60 Osntrects for thrae montha. or will be made ~t reduced ratea. oommunloatlona which aub prtvat? Intereata will bo charged for as advertisements. Owrtuarlee and tributes of respects wMI bo charged for. COTTON CROP BETTER. The Common lai Appeal Finds Im nroienaint. Except In Texas and Oklahoma. Tenn.. July 81.?The il-Appeal will publish thla summary of the cotton crop situation tomes row: "The cotton crop deteriorated du? ring the week in Texas and Oklaho? ma by reasor of drought but lin? es** share on an absence of "The situation In Texas and Okla? homa Is faat becoming serious, some being reported In the dry peratures were very high at most time*, which makes the lack of moisture more acute. A good rain tin modlet-ly would help the crop wonderfully, but Its growth and fruit? ing has already been arrested. The fields oast of the Mlaslsslppt are now nearly clean rnd the cotton will be laid ?y In a fshly good stats of culti? vation. The process of cleaning nemo of them has, however, been pesoso and the plant has not yet re sun seated and drought continued for long will work gree* damags. "During the coming week moder? ate temperature would be helpful. Without a late autumn reports In? dicate* I * er'?*me lars's-out-turn In the valley and Atlantic States." MLECTRIC CAR SERVICE. FJentaic Motor Car Now Running Greenville and Anderson. Oroevllle, 8. C, July 30.?Electric motor car service without the use of trolley wires or third rail attach? ment Is now being given on the line of the Southern Railway and the Blue Ridge Railway between Greor vllle and Anderson, the Intermediate territory being perhaps the most thickly settled milling section in the South. Including the importunt points. PieUmont. Pehter, Williams ton and Belton. Only one motor car Is now oper? ated and two round trips a day are made. Though a large number of stops are made the car has no troble In making the schedule time. The car now in use Is the property of the General Electric Company and wil be used until two cars being built by that company especially for the Southern Railway are delivered. The row oars will provide seats for 57 pa** n*;ers. The car is run by electricity gen? erated by a gasoline engine. The powerful machinery Is compactly placed In the forward end. It Is easily manipulated and the car is handled with perfect ease. Tho greatest Interest Is felt throughout this section In the motor car and It Is r ewdod every trip. The first day It was ffreeted by great crowds at every station. At one place a sett" sen was so anxious to get a view that he left the barber's chair run? ning to the station with his face cov? ered with lather. The new aervlce Is In addition to the steam trulns run between Green? ville and Anderson and Is expected to prove a great convenience. The operation of these cars, the first of their kind In the South. will be watched with great Interest. near i vi in \ Pwaarngvr Plunge* Through Burning Trestle. August. Oa., July 31.?Passenger train No. 2, on the Spartanburg di? vision of the Charleston and Western Carolina, due to arrive In Augusta. fr<?m Spartanburg. at 6:15 p. m., ran Into a burning trestle, about a mile and a half from Woodlawn. resulting in the total destruction of the train, the death of Englnerr Hank Taylor, of Lauren*. S. C. and Fireman Sim? mon Dunhar. eeloree\ of Augusta, and sllffht Injury to sixteen passengers. Kvcrr now and then an automobi? lst thinks of a possible arrest, and slows ?] ^ shed April, 1 HM) -Be Just ax l. TJ OR. DANIEL Iff COLUrBIANS. SERMON LAST NIGHT PROVED RATHER DISAPPOINTING. Eminent Methodist Devlne Make* Reference to Alleged Conditions In Capital City, but Omits Portions of Sermon us Reported from Lexing? ton on July 24?Lexington Re? porter, Present Last Night, Makes Statement. Columbia, July 31.?Those who went to hear Dr. J. Walter Daniel, presiding elder of the Columbia dis? trict, paint a lurid picture of the vices of this city were a bit disappointed tonight. On the other hand, Dr. Daniel drew beautiful lessons from life and appealed to those who listen? ed to him to consider well the up? lifting Influences of the home and the dangers to the boy or girl breaking away from this potential Influence. Dr. Daniel did not hide the condit? ion, though, as he painted It, that Columbia has its vices as has no other cities, "I am told," declared Dr. j Daniel, "that there is in this city the most handsomely furnished house south of Philadelphia, but I do not know this to be a fact. I do not know where the houses are, but I am told that Columbia has Its hundreds of residents of the demi-monde. Your city has Its evil influences, as haa every city." This, in brief, was Dr. Daniel's only reference to the report? ed statement that, in a sermon at Lexington, he had said "Columbia is the wickedest city south of Phila? delphia." "Sensationalism of the Newspapers." Several times In the course of Tils sermon Dr. Daniel referred to the "sensationalism of the newspapers." At the very opening of his sermon he told his hearers that if any had come to hear a sensational sermon they would be disappointed. Later In his remarks Dr. Daniel said: "Yes, I am going on preaching sensational sermons." and again he referred to the newspapers' sensations, saying that "only newspapers can create sensations." Using the lesson of the Prodigal Son, Dr. Daniel stated that the most potential Influence Is that of the home; that more young men are ruined by having "money put in? to their hands" rather than into their "heads and hearts" than In any other manner, was Dr. Danlels's statement. He referred In this connection to the practice of fathers giving money to boys aboux to attain their majority, and to the evil Influences encountered when these boys go Into the world with their money. "Money Is life," said Dr. Daniel. ' Back of every dollar there is so much energy. It is not right for one to have money who does not know the value of lt." Dr. Daniel said that boys should be educated with the money Instead of having It placed Into their hands to spend and, there? fore, when the latter came Into money of their own they would know the value of it Scorns Bridge Parties. Taking apparently another line in his sermon. Dr. Daniel unbralded mothers for spending so much t me at "bridge parties." He was sorry to see that such Influences were put be? fore the boys and girls. He thought this tlmo might be better taken up with making a better home. Dr. Daniel stressed the necessity of an uplifting home life, which the boys and girls might live In or return to. Dr. Daniel said that he had made the samo sermon In this city last Sunday night, at Green Street Methodist church, and at Lexington last Sun? day afternoon. He dismissed the matter of sensationalism with his statement with reference to the news? papers. The Washington Street Methodist church was crowded this evening. It could easily be seen that there were many people present who were not members of the congregation. The statement published last week that Dr. Daniel had said that this city was the wickedest south of Philadelphia caused p. number of people to go to the church tonight. Dr. Daniel spoke with great earnestness, and his ser? mon was a forceful lecture. Ijoxtngton Correspondent Present. A Interesting feature of the affair Is that Mr. D. R. Haltlwanger, *vho roported the Lexington sermon, was present In the audience tonight when Dr. Daniel delivered his sermon. Mr. Haltlwanger said that certain portions Of tho sermon made In Lexington wero not rOpaatad here. Mr. Haltl? wanger has with him an affidavit, signed by a number of Lexington citlzem*, vouching for tho correctness of the roport to the effect that Dr. l inlels had said that "Columbia Is the wickedest city south of Phil idel phla." Some of those who signed ih<* affidavit are: W. G. Dent, county auditor; Dr. R. B. Harmon, phar d Pear not?-Let all the ends Thou Ain i ER. b 0., WEDME; ??nr> HE'S AN INFAMOUS LIAR." EXCITING INCIDENT AT STATE CAMPAIGN MEETING. lief ore Florence Audience Lyon Brands Evans as Infamous Liar? Determined Action of Chairman J. Willard Ragsdale Probably Pre? vents Encounter?Blease Issues Challenge ? Lyon. McLeod, El lerbe, Smith, Moore and Scar? borough Win Warm Applause. Florence, July 30.?It was a unique scene from a political standpoint, that was enacted in the State cam? paign meeting at Florence today. Unique, and with a peculiar interest to those who keep record of the trend of political events in South Carolina. A situation in which cheers for "Lyon and Ragsdale" are commingled, and when the Hon. Jas. E. Ellerbe rises in his seat and with the enthusiasm of his strenuous nature leads in a round of applause for J. Willard Ragsdale, is indeed tense and of pe? culiar significance. Lyon, Ragsdale and Ellerbe! The heated campaign of 1906 between Ragsdale and Lyon for the Attorney Generalship, when bitterness almost reached the acute stage and the lines were so clearly drawn, is fresh in the minds of the people. The yeomanry of the 6th dis? trict vividly recall the race for Con? gress two years ago, when Ellerbe and Ragsdale were pitted against each other; when every inch of ground was contested with a resolute? ness and vigor such as only these two combatants could inject Into the campaign. Hence, when today In the Opera House at Florence this remark? able place, the savants nodded their heads (that is, after the excitement of the moment had subsided,) and mentally pondered: "Verily, what hath the day brought forth." The Lie Is Passed. In was somewhat In this wise: At? torney General Lyon flung into the teeth of his opponent, Barnard B. Evans, an accusation or cuarge cal? culated to precipitate trouble; the epithet "liar" was passed, "Infamous liar" was applied to Barnard B. Evans of Columbia, candidate for At? torney General. The tense and ex? citing stluatlon was not produced by an effort on the part of the accused to resent the charge; it was merely his effort to have a last word with the audience, and the audience would have none of him. They howled him down For nearly two mil. .tes Bar? nard B. Evans faced the audience of four hundred souls, endeavoring to have his say; each attempt met wiht rebuff on the part of County Chairman Ragsdale, whose hand, when raised in warning seemed to be the signal for the audience to break into wildest uproar, thus effectively accomplishing the utter crushing of all Evans' essays. Finally, and when he did It, the audience gave vent to terrifflc cheers, Chairman Ragsdale shoved Barne rd B. Evans off the stage and behind the scenes at the side exits. Then broke forth the wild yells: "Hurrah for Ragsdale." "Hurrah for Lyon," and then Congressman J. E. Ellerbe rose from his seat In the audience, not far from the stage, and emitted one of the heartiest, health? iest cheers that ever sprang forth from human throat. Ragsdale, El? lerbe and Lyon! The scene will not soon be forgot. What produced the scene is by no means of secondary significance. For the first time during the campaign of 1910, the absolute and unqualified term "liar" has been used. Evans on previous occasions and again today has said: "I will not say he is a liar, for that would be unparliament? ary; I will not say he is a thief, hut Salary and Fees. Attorney General J. Fr?ser Lyon t?>day said: "When he (Evans) says that I received $20,000 in addition to my salary, ho is an infamous liar." This was Immediately at the con? clusion of Bvans' speech, who had the reply today. Before another \\??rd could be uttered Chairman Ragsdale was on his feet, his hands uplifted for order. Exans advanced to the front, endeavored to speak, but the audience was wild, and the deter? ring hand of the chairman was In his face, nlmost. Meanwhile, after ap? plying the epithet, Lyon, arms akimbo and with that placid look no his face that SO many South Carolina audi? ence;* know full well, was describing a seml-f Irelo about Evans on the tag*>. He continued this until Evans maclst; H. M. Wlngard, merchant; B. I). Carlen, coroner, and others. Beat use of the editorial comment In this and other States, there was unusual Interest among Columbians as to Just what Dr. Daniel would say here tonight. t ia"t at be thy Country's, Thy God's an 3D AY. ATJ&TJ8T 3, 1 was shoved off the stage. A few | minutes later Evans re-entered the stage and quietly took a seat; Lyon sat in the right wing. The loud cheers for Ragsdalr were in appreciation of his calm, collected and determined manner of handling the situation. Many believed that he prevented a serious encounter; wheth? er this or not, he won the warm com? mendation of the entire audience by his actions. Many of the candidates who followed complimented him, and the county for having selected such a chairman. The meeting today was held in the Opera House, presided over by the Hon. J. Willard Ragsdale and opened with prayer by the Rev. Will B. Oliv? er, of the First Baptist Church. When the speaking began there were but a hundred people present, but the number swelled to four hundred be? fore Attorney General Lyon conclud? ed. Featuring the occasion was the Lyon-Evans episode, a challenge to the editor of the State by Cole L. Blease, candidate for Governor, the ovations accorded Thos. G. McLeod, Attorney General Lyon and James E. Ellerbe, the enthusiastic reception given Charles A. Smith in his home county, and the bestowal of boquets >n_,three candidates who have hither? to^ not been thus favored, Blease, Mahon and Duvall. O. C. Scarborough was loudly applauded and proved the favorite among the candidates for railroad commissioner. After the Lyon-Evans incident the remainder of the meeting was rather tame and apparently of no great in? terest to the people. When the can? didates for Governor spoke, the au? dience had thinned out perceptibly. All the candidates except Hampton were present The sturdy Florentines heard John T. Duncan "for his cause," but ab? solutely refused to applaud him. One might easily have heard a pin drop when the candidate from Columbia concluded. Duncan agrees with Dr. Daniel, about the wickedness of the State Capital, and is glad to find him? self "in such good company." Blease Issues Challenge. Mayor Blease wants a debate be? tween himself and the editor of the Columbia State, or at least with the author of that editorial squib in Sat? urday's issue of that paper, in ref? erence to that utterance Mr. Blease said: "I notice in the editorial column of the State newspaper of this day, 'We shall in a day or two have something to say in regard to the candidacy of Candidate Blease that will not be re? garded as indorsement.' "I believe that the people of South Carolina are in favor of fair play, and I now request and invite the man who wrote that article to come on the rostrum at Columbia at the State campagn meeting next Saturday, Aug? ust 6, and have his 'something to say in regard to the candidacy of Candi? date Blease to my face, where I can and will have the opportunity to make reply; and if he declines this, then I demand that he name a time and place where he will agree to meet me face to face and make his state? ments." Following this Mr. Blease made a strong plea for economy in the State's affairs, particularly in the higher edu catlona institutions. He says Fur man, Wofford, Erskine and Newberry are running on one-third the money given State institutions, and are send? ing out just as brainy men and ac? complishing just as much good. Messrs. Hyatt and Richards made their usual speeches, each receiving applause, being several times inter? rupted therewdth. It was an obvious fact that there were some strong State-wide prohibitionists in the au? dience, as well as local optionlsts; the latter, however, were in the majority. McLeod was easily the favorite, but as to who came out second best, it is debatable, all, except Duncan, being warmly applauded. E. W. Duvall, for Lieutenant Gov ernor, made his best speech today, and was loudly cheered. Mr. Smith spoke but a few moments. Col. W. W. Moore seemed to be the favorite among the candidates for Adjutant General. C. C. Featherstone made a parti ularly strong speech today, on which ! he drew forth considerable applause. EX-SECRETARY CARLISLE DEAD. Member of ITesldent Cleveland's Coc ond Cabinet Basses Away. New York, July 31.?John G. Car? lisle, former Secretary of the Treas? ury, who had been critically 111 for tho past two days, died at his apart? ments In New York at 10:,r>0 o'clock tonight of heart failure, accompan? ied by oedema of the lungs. July hi ings both high temperature and ho If prices. i Truth's." THE TRU yiO_w 8er mm Wmm. " THE MOB IN WILDS OF TEXAS KILLS NEGROES WHERE FOUND. - v* Officer Returns From Blood * borhood With Tales o' 4 Caused by White's * of Negroes. Palestine, Texas, July 31.?At least 15, and it may be 20 negroes, all of them probably unarmed, were hunt* ed down and killed by a mob numb erlng perhaps 200 or 300 men, in the Slocum and Denlson Springs neigh? borhood, ner Palestine last night and yesterday, according to the opinion of Sheriff Black who returned early this morning from that district The sheriff told of a fierce man? hunt in the woods, of riddled bodies found on lonely roads and of the terror almost indescribable among the inhabitants in the south? eastern part of Anderson county. "I found the greatest excitement prevailing throughout that section of the county," said Sheriff Black. "Men were going about and killing negroes as fast as they could find them, and so far as I have been able to ascer? tain, without any real cause at all. These negroes have never done any? thing that I could discover. "I found 11 dead bodies, but from what I have heard, the dead must number 15 or 20. We came across four bodies in one house. *'I don't know how many there were in the mob, but think there must have been 200 or 300 altogeth? er. Found Few Guns. "I sent two detectives out through that country to collect all the arms they could Und in the houses of the negroes. They made a thorough search, but found only nine little sin? gled barrelled shotguns. "I believe the main trouble was due to a controversy over a promi sory note. R. Alford, a white man who is a cripple, had gone on a negro's note. The note came due and he got after the negro to renew it or pay it. The negro would not do It and cursed him. The incident caused bad feeling. Then I think Mr. Spurges probably had a little trouble with them. At least they claimed that he had whlppc 1 one. Somebody saw this negro slipping up to Spurges' house. "This negro was killed and then they went to killing them all over the country. I have been told that two were killed. I think the most of that crowd of men came from Houston county and according to what I am told, the shooting was still going on late yesterday evening. They were hunting the negroes down like sheep. We found two in the road that had been shot about 10 o'clock night before last. "Everybody seemed to be almost scared to death. Everybody was armed with shotguns. They had the women and children all bunched up in places and were guarding them. The mob had been sending out scary reports that hundreds of negroes armed to the teeth were coming from Cherokee county. They tele? phoned me early yesterday morning that 200 negroes were at Denlson Springs heavily armed, and when we got there we found just one negro and he was not armed." Palestine tonight has very little more definite information about the troub.es between the whites and the blacks between Anderson and Denl? son Springs than it had yesterday. Sunday has been characterized by the utter absence of news from there except the report which Sheriff Black made. District Judge H. E. Garner received a telephone message from Elkhart this afternoon to the effect that everything was quiet and that the troops would not be needed. Judge Cain To He. It seems that Mr. S. D. Cain is not to be permitted to retire to private life, notwithstanding his refusal to offer for re-election to the office of Superintendent of Education. He has been nominated for Magistrate in the ?ith Judicial District by "Citizens of Privateer," and in view of the gener? al demand that he consent to serve which is said to exist in his district he will probably be forced to con? tinue in the public service. Privateer will he fortunate in securing the ser vlces of Mr. Cain in the capacity of Magistrate, for there are not many better men in Sumter county. "Newborn, N. C, gay In its own colors of black and white, etc." This old town is in half mourning, we pre? sume, because it was not born in the same State where Andrew Jackson first saw the light.?News and Cou? rier. roil. E SOTJTHKON, Established June. 1 ies?Vol y NT. ... 46. WENP, >\d?HT IN 'FRISCO. ?v , _ v>X m4m IDENTITY, BUT PRO? 'S Y V C TESTS INNOCENCE. cer Long Search Alleged Murderer f of Alma Kellner Found in/ San Francisco Lodging House-?Drag? ged by Officers from Beneath Wash Room Sink?Arrest Due to Untir? ing Efforts of Louisville Detec? tive. I San Francisco, CM* July 30.? Dragged from beneath a sink In the wash room of a Third street lodging house, where he had been hiding for twenty-four hours, Joseph H. Wend? ling, accused of the murder of little 8-year-old Alma Kellner, In Louis? ville, Ky., the man who has baffled the police for four months, was ar? rested today by Detective Burke and Ryan, of the local police department. Wendling admitted his identity, but protested his innocence. COTTON CROP STTUATON. Deterioration In Texas and Oklaho? ma?Improvement Elsewhere. Memphis, Tenn., July 31.?The Commercial Appeal will publish this summary of the cotton crop situattam tomorow: The cotton crop deteriorated dur? ing the week in Texas and Oklahoma by reason of drought, but improved elsewhere on an absence of rain. The situation in Texas and Okla? homa is fast becoming serious, some shedding being reported in the dry est places. Temperatures were very high at most times, which makes the lack of moisture more acute. A good rain Immediately would help the crop wonderfully, but its growth and fruiting has already been arrested. The fields east of the Mississippi river are now nearly clean and the cotton will be "laid by" In a fairly good state of cultivation. The pro? cess of cleaning some oip them has. however, been severe and the plant has not yet recuperated and drought continued for long will work great injury. During the coming week moderate showers would be helpful. Reports are irregular. There are some that are indifferent and some that are exceedingly poor. The plant is generally small and is now begin? ning to bloom freely and make bolls. It will be cultivated much later than usual, and if the frost date is delayed and the August and September mois? ture supply is sufficient to enable the setting of bolls to continue late, there is yet hope for a fair or good crop. Without a late autumn reports in? dicate a very moderate outturn in the valley and Atlantic States. Attempted Assaulter Lynched. Cairo, Ga., July 31.?Screams of the young daughter of John Wade, who lives ten miles northeast of this place, during last night resulted in the capture and lynching of a negro who had entered her room and was discovered at her bedside. The negro, entering through a window, made a noise in the room and the young girl awoke. She at once began to scream and the mem? bers of the family rushed into the room. The negro had no time to es? cape but dived under the bed and lay still in an effort to save himself. He was dragged out from his hiding place at once. News of the capture was sent from house to house among the neighbors and a body of men quickly gathered. A conference was held and It was de? cided to punish the negro immedi? ately. He was placed in a wagon and one end of a rope was tied about his neck and the other tied to a limb. The wagon was driven from under him and a volley of shots rang out. As there were no eye-witnesses the authorities did not investigate the death. Cavalry Sent to Scene. Austin, Tex., July 31.?The gov? ernor tonight ordered the Capital City cavalry company of this city, 40 strong, to proceed by special train to Slocum, Tex:, to do police duty there until the trouble between the whites and negroes, which brok? out yesterday, has subsided. The com? pany is experienced in this detail work and it was thought that they will be sufficient to preserve order un? til the trouble Is over. Over in Paris they are talking of the hobble skirt bathing suit. This style will make good only if it is of sufficient latitude to allow Its wearer to learn how to swim. A girl has to learn how to swim every time she takes to the surf.