University of South Carolina Libraries
flir: M Ml! K WATCHMAN, Establi Consolidated Auk. 2, u C|tlKattbman u?) *o?tljron. i Publlstaoil Wednesday ami S?timla> ? Hi ? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY HCMTKK, S. C. fMW $ 1 |. i im?In advance. ^?l x e-. i semen tu: One Square tli- insertion.tl.OO, ?very subM'c, Insertion.CO ? i,r ?h ? thruc mcruhs. H longer will be t. le at reduce! rate-. All c??mmiinu .itlona which sub serve privat? I r. crests will be charged for as sdvertln? c ents. Obituaries and tributes of respecb. wMl bs chart d for. Kl \ I IN \ . w R ULROAD. v on V.r.li A xxitli < Hi oliiia l.hio luun^ii; itcsl?< Itl/ens Gather at l>o|? n With ltni<M Hand. Mullins. Aug. 13.?The first train over the N rth South Carolina ral! road eanv in t?<? l:i\ it 1 o'clock. There wer?? on board about 50 passenger-. J. K. Hancoc k, vice president Of Hit road, accmp uded the party. The trip from Dillon was made without an> Incidents of special Interest. Those In the party were delighted with the trip ? and the fine equipment of the road. The two cars u . re bullt especially f<?r the road over which they are to run dally between Hamlet and Mullins. They are large and well aranged and will prove a great convenience to the traveling public. About L'OO citizens gathered at the depot to wel ome the new train. Music was furnished v tbe brass band and altogether the scene was a lively af? fair. The road Is having some dlfficutly in getting permission to cross the tracks of th*? Atlantic Coast Line and as It Is very Indefinite as to when it will bull I the crossing, temporary quarters for a depot have been ar ranged wher > t!<e road Mm; a street. The new road starts work under very bright prospects and will develop and bring near to Mullins one of the fertile sc tlons of Marlon court To rm MILITIAMAN. Orders laooed tfspesntnssj Court to Hear ( barges Preferred Against NiTgeant Patterson. Charleston. Aug. 15.?Orders h i ? been issu. d ^appointing Major I' Boyd (Nile a summary court to try Sergt. I'att. rson. son of It. O. Patter son. congressman from 'he So< ?n I ? dlstrb.t, on the charge of disorderly conduct an I t ? .?.ifi-ning an oll'u er. The trouble occurred, It Is said, on the train coming back from the en? campment of the Third regiment at ChJckamaugn. Patterson is a non commission. I othVer of the Harn .'ell company. Will I k ii\ -an niKRX. I w-.t Pa?*?.eiiKei Train Derailed?Ho inarkabb* I .p. of PusMMigcr?? QSjOj riflceit Injured. Wlnnsboro. Aug. IT.?The Southern Hallway's fast passenger train, .V?. ?0, was wrecked about live mlbs south of this place, near k >< kton. at about 9.30 o'clock tonight. The en ;ir.? trnln was leralb-d and all f"ur *ars were turned over, only the Pull? mans remaining upright. There were no casualties und but ftve >r six wr?r< slightly Injured, ire biding the f d lowing: Mall <'brk Jacob Thompson. of Charleston. . at in leg; Dr. Hlant-n. of Columbia, ... k sprained; BOI Mil tlgan, colored, porter, ankle sprain? ed 1 he cars are u mass of wreokag". and It was In? oneelvable that so little Injury was suffered by the many pas angers \\h<? were aboard, bound for The North, lining taken advantage of the low rat's effective todoy. The wrecking train arrived soon after the eeeldent and Is cleaning th ? track, whb b vlll probably be open to trafTle by 10 or || o'. be k Pun o - row. The wreck was caused by tl I rai'-s spreading or the breaking of ? |f | The traek show s that tin- trucks drag' ged for a dtst inee of about l 14 feel i.i < ?h(.i \ ii i i ii nil v eVnei h. Mom ban of Itlnnta \i?fe HNsitli but Kind to I nfortnnai Prisoners I'a ??es \\\a\. Atlanta. Ot Aug, le,?John H. Monagban. a native of Qeorgto, "? b I and at tin- Mm.' Hans .. man of r??? rnirka'b' ??? ? ??? ss |n iccttOSd prh aex fs\ died nei i day it I he ?gc of Ua free < ' - * n.? "Ii it??r of |be riminai onnertof coerl in this oounty - nd bad ma nv* opp -C m " i |0 In ? .f.- k not I v - i ? mtt April. IHM. 381. mum muimmi OPKNUVQ HAY OF CONVENTION AT SPARTAN Bt RG, Twenty?flve Hundred Burvlvtori of War Heine? u Ihr Stale* < tu t her In Hparten CM)?Idrtreasei of Wcl < <>m ? bj Cnpt. Charles ivuy. Col. T? .1. m Dorr nncl Hewator Carlisle? iu n. Tt'agUO ami Hon. \. L. GastOIl Rm|H i d?- \d<lress by dni. Brooks, Bpartanburg, Aug. IS,?Twonty-flvt1 hundred Confederate Veterana t'? ?usend "Red Bhlrt*1 M< n end eeveral hundred Sons ol Veterani are In at leadanee upon the reunion. Th? op< n-1 in? exerclaei . r? held in the Har? ri- Theatre thli morning* beginning ..' It:t6 o'clock. The nddreaaei <>r w ! oome t" tii" Vetornni was delivered by Copt Chariot Potty; the addres* '.i welcome to the Sons by the Hon. II. B, Carllele and the address o' orolooeno t>? t) "Red Bhlrt" Men by Co. T. J. Moore. Gen. B, H, Tongue, commanding the South Carolina dl vietoa, Hnlted Confederate Veterans, responded tot the Veterana a. L. Qaston, of Cheater, commander of the Sons, reapondi I for that organisation. Coi. j. c. BtrtbUng. of Pendleton, com mnndor of the "Red Shirt" Men, was present, but v. as physically unable to respond t-? the address of welcome. Tiie response tor the "Rod Shirt" Men was saads by Bx-Lieutenant Gover? nor Mnuldln, of Greenville, Col, c ft. Brooks, of Columbia, delivered the principal address. His subject was "Monumenta" Between the address? ee the First Regiment Hand furnish* < d music, The theatre building could not a? - comraodate ti t crowd, and hundreds Waited Outside, The auditorium was tastefully decorated with the colors and tia-cs (.f |he Confederacy. Th< maids and dames of honor and the offlcen of the Veterans. "Red Shirt" Men and Sons of Veterans wore seat? ed on the Stage. The entire first floor was reserved for the old SOldiera Th.' audWni <? was a typical reunion audience, and at the mention of the names of Lee? Jackson and Hampton thert .u.'!' ga*-1 greet ejtplauso. The CllmaX, however, was reached when the hand played "Dixie." which fol? lowed immediately after Col. T. .1. Moore Clogod. bis address of welcome to the "Red Bhlrt" Men of lS7t. As the band struck up. the familiar Southern air. the audience rose as one man. old ?obliers yelled them? selves hoarse; men. women ami cht! dren cheered ns only "Dixie" can mai.e Southerners yell, \ Mg featiire of the opening exer? cises u;is the waving on the stage of an old Southern battle flag, smoked with burmd powdOf and torn with shot and shell. As the sponsors and maids of honor joined in the chorus of "Dixie" j. f. Lnngston of Laurena stopped <?n the stage and unfurling the battle flag, waved it over the heads of the fair ladies and the gray headed officers. M t.ltoi.s WILL nil. IF CAUGHT, Und Clttaem of Bay Mlnette, Ala., rut'suing Three BJnxhi with a headiv Pevpooo, Mobile, Ma. Aug. 17.?With a triple lynching almost certain to foi |i V their cnpture, armed citizens of Bay MlttOtte, Ala., a small town east of Mobil.-, are pursuing three negTOOS who tonight shot and killed their m irshal, Joseph Smith. Bloodhounds and Ofllcora \\? ie sent from Mobile to assist in the SCaTCh, I tn the request of a white woman in trout of whose home, the three negrooa turpentine hands, were loit? ering, Marshal Smith went to the ne to arrest the negroes. Two of the negroes opened lire when the otn < er approached, Smith being Instantly killed. The shooting was witnessed by several cltlsens who Immediately the alarm and started in pursuit ? : the trio of blncks, Tin- liftl" town was thrown into wild excitement and soon r,n or more armed cltlsens had followed the hlartfl into the swamps east of the town. The dog-4 from Mobile were it on i freight train, due in Bay Mlnette at midnight, if the blacks re ? iptured it is not belle> ? I thai ;t wilt possible to prevent the ilng of every one of them. .j. i. McKlnney, superintendent of ! lUlSVtlle ?V Nashville, his or d i -ii freight trains to transport ?; i t and i \cry freight ti i ? \m :." town Is searched. Dogs i ? ..' i .. n it'ii;. ?ted of Bre \ ton. ?He Just ut Wedm nday, th< boll Im Ing fi mi the n> id of Me ?; \v. Iteardon In tin Ity, it srns i tat? d tn.it then wi re a number of other bolls open in thin tield. man ii Pear not?Ix?t all the ends Thou Aim 'UMTER, 8. 0., SA.T?RE 1F.00Y LOSES AG; I hill" \TI ID Poll TEMPORARY ( !. .1KMAN OF NEW YORK. Loses Oul In Match of Strength With ??Ol ! Guard?Sherman Chosen In? stead. To Open State Republican Convention nt Saratoga. Nerv York, Augusl 16.?Theodor? Roosevelt matched strength with th "old k 1 ird" of the Republican party id New York State today and met de? claim e d< U at The Republican State committee, In * i don here, by ? vote of ~" to 15 refused to recomnv nd him for t< m porary chairman of the State conven? tion v 'm h mei la at Saratoga Sep? tember 87, Instead Vice President Sherman was selected, This Is Col, Roosevelt's second de? feat ?t t)i" hands of the "old guard," the lirst having been the legislature's refusal to pass the Cobb direct pri? mary Mil. although Mr. Roosevelt es p< dally endorsed it. With bis defeat tod ty, i la ii for harmony within th party in the State received a severe setback. As Boon as Col, Roosevi it. heard the news he Issued a statemei i in which he enrolled himself as pro? gressive so far as the New York Stab situation goes. it was his most pointed political statement since his return and those who saw him were convinced he ha 1 determined to bring on open light on the "old guard.*' Tha statement follows: Opened Their Eyes, "To the various persons who asked m<^ whether 1 would accept the posi? tion of temporary chairman of the Stats convention I Bald 1 would do s?? only |f th? y were sure, after know? ing all my attitude, that they desired me, because my speech would be of such a character that it might help if th.- convention nominated the right kind of a man on a clean-cut progres? sive platform; but that it would hurt If neither the right kind of a man were nominated nor the right kind of a platform adopted." Although repudiated today it does not nervxyar?y mean that Col Roose? velt will not be temporary chairman after all. The convention delegates themselves will decide who is to open the met ting .and deliver the "keynote speech" and the State committee's re? commendation Of Mr. Sherman for the placa served notice on the former president and ins supporters that the "old guard" would u'i\c him a light to the end. In the Interval between now and September 27 U Is expected the Struggle between the organiza? tion and the Roosevelt-Hughes forces will be carried into every corner of the State. Sunny Jim in It? Whether Mr. Sherman lent his sup? port to the movement which resulted in Col. Roosevelt's defeat has not been established. William L. Ward of ch stcr. national commltteemen, who was one of the leaders in the an tl-Roosevelt combine la quoted as having said that Mr. Sherman knew all about the plans to make him, and not Col, Roosevelt temporary chair? man. Others who took part in to? day's meeting wer, of the opinion that Mr. Sherman knew nothing of it. So far as Col. Roosevelt is con? cerned, it has be. n known for some time that be was agreeably inclined to the plan to make him temporary chairman as is shown by his state? ment of today. He said, however, that he had not understood that hi.s name was to be brought up at to? day's meeting. Lloyd C. Qrlscom, chairman of the New York Republican county com? mittee, who presented the colonel's name today, said this evening: Wouldn't Pay Debts? "1 do not know whether today's ac? tion by the committee will have any effect on Mr. Roosevelt's attitude in tbe Stat" campaign. Mr. Roosevelt Is to be a delegate to tbe State con? vention, it seems t-- me that as the only living ex-prcsldent of the Unite l States the party In his Rtate owes him at bast the temporary chairmanship. "Mr. Taft so far as 1 know. did not anticipate that <'?.!. Roosevelt's name would l>e presented to the com m It tee, If he had known he would have prevented the action thai was taken. The s? lection of Vice Presi? dent Sherman can not be construed as a n Indorse men! ?jf the Ta ft ad? ministration whl h need d no such Indorsement.*1 i -o4. R.cv ell .if iun< hi on w Ith Mr, Ward after the meeting. The only thing lhat Is kno^ n as to ? hat he i aid to the national i ?mmlttec in i n Is lhat he laughed a nd told him I. ? ?nderst.I now whj Mr. Ward and other members of tbe State com mitten wer? not anxious to meet him out ii a ft< r lod i y*s meeting. Doubled Crossed Ulm. Representative .b?s W. Dwlght, Rc is t ut bo thy Country's, Thy (iod's am )AY, AUGUST 20, 1910. GREATEST _?ER!?L FEAT. TWO CROSS ENGLISH < IIANNUL I N FLYING MACHINE. John B, Moissant, Young Chicago Arcliitect, Accompanied by Mech nnicinn, Makes "Pirat Yi>it to England" in Spectacular .Manner? Course Cnknown, Guided Only by Coni|iass?Learned to Fly a -Month Ago. Deal, England, Aug. 17.?it has been reserved for an American citisen I to perform one of the most daring, feats i i the history Of aviation. John i B. Moissanti of Chicago, (lew across, tin- English Channel from Calais to Tllmanstone today with a passenger, and by tins achievement far surpassed the feat of Blerlot, Delcsseps and the unfortunate English aviator, Holls, who afterwards met his death at] I tourn smouth. The two man flight from France to England was the more astonishing for it was only a month ago tint Moissant learned to fly, and he made so few II bts and was so little known among air men that even bis nationality was not disclosed. He was rerouted to be a Spaniard, and it was only when he landed in England today that it was revealed that he is a young Chicago architect To make the feat still more sur? prising, Moissant was totally ignorant of the course. He bad never been inj England) and Was obliged to rely entir< ly on the compass. Accompanied by Mechanician. The Channel Right was an incident in the aerial voyage from Paris to London, Moissant b it Issy yesterday with Hubert Latham and reached Amiens in two hours. Latham's aero? plane was wrecked and this morning Moissant, leaving Amiens at an cr:rly hour, headed for Calais. Mis me? chanician, Albert Flleux, who had ac? companied him across the country, took hii place in the machine when the motor was s< t in motion for the dash 1 across the Channel. Moissant cared nothing for the Warnings of the people and even the fact t .vTt there was no to do boat in bis wake, but only a slow moving tug, did not deter him. lb- made the trip in "7 minutes, When be descend? ed bis eyes wa re bloodshot and great? ly Inflamed, as a result of the heavy rain storm, which they drove into on appproachlng the English coast. An average heigh! of between 800 and 400 feet was maintained over the water. The aviator expected to land at Dover, but was forced north by the wind and made the coast near Deal. The cold was intense and both Moissant and his mechanician were benumbed. Moissant seemed to take bis monumental feat as though it were a daily occurrence. Mr. J. II Wlnbum will be out of the city for a werk, and his photo? graph gallery will be closed during that time, The Sumtei- Collegians won from Summertona Tuesday afternon by the score of ?" to t. the features of the gi me being the hitting of Moore of th i Collegians. Several "old timers," animg thom being Lanham, Dingle, Cantey, ami Davis played on the Summerton team, but could do noth? ing with the fast Collegian's team. publican whip of the house, also saw Col, 11 o o se v e lt. 1 re did not care to discuss their conversation. No Harmony Talk Now. Col. Roosevelt had planned to keep In tii?' background as much as possi? ble In the coming campaign. It was only when he perceived the turn which political affairs were taking that he consented to the use of his name in connection with the tem? porary chairmanship. Both he and Timothy L. Woodruff. State chair? man, expressed their hope for a har? monious settlement of the differences between the progressive and the "old guard," but there was no harmony talk among politicians tonight. Both sides were agreed that the ac? tion of the state committee today had no connection with national politics. While tle-re wore some who said Mr. Sherman's acquiescence In the com? mittee's action might be Interpreted ns evidence of friction betwen the ? olonel and the national administra? tion this was not generally accepted. There was no mention at today's no . ting of the retlrenu ut of Mr. \\ im ?druff i ? State chairman Sherman Will \<?ept. Ptle i. N. v.. \ug. i B. Beyond de i i irlns that he ? ould n< c< pt the posi? tion t< nden ?! him of <? mporary chair? man of the Republican State conven tfon lu September, Vice President Sherman tonight would not discuss today's pi.lings of the state com? mittee. NAMED As STAXDARD-UEARER FOR TENNESSEE REPUBLI? CAN'S. _ 4 [ndppemleni Dc mocrats Who Have ConslstPnly Fought Patterson Ex pected to Support Republican Tlekel?Hooper was Choice of Democrats who Manifested Tn tereel In Proceedings of the Con*! i ration. Nashville, Tenn., Aug. it*.?Capt.1 Benjamin W. Hooper, <?f Newport, j Cocke county, was this afternoon] nominated for Governor of Tenneasee by the Republican St.it-- Convention, which assembled in the Ryman Audi? torium here at noon today. The name of Allied A. Taylor, of Washington county, was the only other one pre? sented to the Convention, and imme? diately following the announcement fo the result of the first ballot the nomination was made unanimous. The ballot stood, Hooper 3S2 9-14, Taylor 201 6-14. The convention also endorsed the candidacy of B. A. En loo, Independent, for railroad com? missioner from West Tennessee. The Independent State-wide Prohib? its n Democrats, who have fought Governor Peterson every step of his official career, are expected to sup? port the ticket nominated today as against the regular Democratic nomi neee, which Include Patterson for re? election, and the coming campaign promises to be one of vigor and bit? terness. The "Platform. The platform adopted today declares for no backward step in the prohibi? tion laws, which were passed over the veto of Governor Patterson, and as serts the State should be rcdistrieted as regard.-, Congressional, judicial and Legislative districts. It says that the present svstem of districting is noth? ing less than "larceny of the elective franchise." Th'e platform also fa? vors the continuance of liberal ap? propriations for Federal soldiers. i'apt. Hooper was the choice of the leaders of the Independent State-wide piohtbtttos faction of the Democratic party, which recently elected their candidates for State judicial offices, it is conceded the same combination will be in effect in the coming Guber? natorial campaign and the Independ? ent State-widers were deeply inter? ested in today's proceedings. Hooper was also the tinai selection of the Sanders-Evans-Sharp ?dement of the Republicans and it was evident early this morning that he was the winner. Congressman Richard Austin, from behind the scenes, led the fight for Taylor, and his friends claim that, had the vote been taken promptly following the presentation of the names. Taylor would have developed much mor< Btrength. They allege that during the speaking. which was drawn out, the Sanders lieutenants were circulating among the delegates bringing them ?"into line." Absoultely Unencumbered. Announcemen* of the nomination elicited a mild demonstration and ? 'apt. Hooper took the floor for his ac ceptance speech. He declared that In- was the candidate of no clique or ? lenient and that he stood on hi record. He referred to the stories of conferences at Beverly and asserte he knew nothing of them or their purport. He came unattended to the convention and was a party to no "Star Chamber" in Congress. H stood on the platform and was th candidate of the entire party. Cap! Hooper's name was presented by for mer state Senator H. N. Cabs, of Newport, and Robert S. Sharpe. chie postofflce inspector, made one of the seconding speches. Capt. Hooper Is 19 years old an a native of Cocke county. Tie was graduated from <'arson and Newman College with lust honors and serve two terms in the State Legislature He was assistant United States at torney of the East Tennessee in th 46th Tennessee during the war with Spain. He has been successful in financial affairs and is said to be man of large means. EIRE ERIC IITEXS THOUSANDS. lllll/.c In Jersey <it> l>ri\cs 2.OOS Ea in II Ich Into Street?Three Fire? men Killed. \. w York, A tig. 17. ? Fire that broke out shortly after s o'clock to? night In the warehouse district of Jer sej city, wiped out one entire block of business buildings and factories, turn? ed '?' aofl terrfled families into the street, kill? d a fireman, broke both legs of au.-Iber by Walls falling an 1 was not stopped until after midnight. 11 en used losses variously estimated from M,000,000 to $1,500,000, The dead man, Spencer Rabcock was knock tied senseless by a live wire and died afterwards in a hospital. : sorniltoN, Kstnblishcd June, IM Vol. XXX. No. 51. indian HIP >?1E0. - l> (.11 \ to (.1.1 m u, . T?ixdle them. Clifckn? O sCsttncs Concerning Hob? ln- ^ 'Indian t hlldren b,> Laad %rycn in Disposing of Llielr .<i?'i-t>?Indians Think Congrats should Intervene in Defence ot ??c Country's Helpless Wards. Bulpur, Okla. Aug. IS.?Details of a scheme, by which 1 orul grabbers or ganlsed syst? matlcally to enrich them Selves at the expense of minor In? dians, were related at the Congres? sional Investigation Into Indian land affairs today. In one Instance it was asserted the cost of disposing of the property of an 18-year-old Indian was $2.075 more than the property brought, and the condition which permitted this and similar deals was declared to be a disgrace to Oklahoma. Hearing that the scheme prevailed, Representative Philip P. Campbell, of Kansas, a member of the investigat? ing committee, had put on the stand James Yarborough, a Chiekasaw In? dian by intermarriage. "Do you call this sort of thing grafting or just plain stealing?" ask? ed Mr. Campbell alter the witness had related the circumstances. "Well, the people down our way think it is a scandal that the laws permit such a thing, and we think it is time that Congress took notice of it." Several Denis Detailed. The Probate Court at Durant allow? ed the guardian to soli for $2,S00 a tract of 140 acres, of what is known as allotted land, owned by an 18 year-old child. The guardian then put in a claim on the proceedings. The claim Include d $850 for acting as guardian, $1,650 for improving the land, $500 for a barn, $60 for posts. $250 for fences. $6S for witness fees and more money for other pur? poses, u was found when the deal was closed that the child owed his former guardian $2.07"?, and now the guardian is threatening to have^ the property of the child sold in order to get the $2.075. "I know of another case in which 325 acres were sold for an Indian child, and when all the claims were paid the child got $350. In another instance, $1,500 was obtained for 200 acres, but the child only got $120. In other words, the children of deceas? ed Indians in this State, where are located one-third of all the Indians In the United States, are systematical? ly being robbed of the estates allot? ted them by the Government. The property is sold at prices dictated by the land robbers. The children are robbed at both ends. At one end by their guardians and at the other by the purchasers." Probate Courts Acquiescent. "Do you mean to say that such things are countenanced by the Pro? bate Courts?" "Yes. they go en with full know? ledge of the Judges. Thousands of acres ?>f property are thus taken from the Indians and thrown into the hands of \vhi,te people, the Indians getting poorer and the land grabbers richer." Moat of today's testimony was giv? en by witnesses for the defence. J. T. M Murray, whose ten thousand contracts allowing him a ten per cent attorney's fee for the sale for the thirty million dollars' worth of In? dian land caused the present investi? gation, sought to show that a large percentage of the signers were still In favor of his terms. A dozen Chiek? asaw Indians testified they were wil? ling to increase the fee if it would result In the prompt sale of allotted lands held in trust by the Govern? ment. Another "Contractor" Appear*. Thomas B. Crew?--, an attorney of St. Louis, testified be bad contracts with 700 freed men or negrw?. who claim Indian blood, or claim t?> be descendants of former slaves of In? dians. These freed men assert they were wrongfully kept off the ctttsen ship rolls. On the basis of bis con? tracts, Mr. Crews said he would be allow ed at 35 p. r cent attorney's foe A citizenship r5,-rbt :- ? ttimated to be worth $5.000. Tv? 700 claimants, if successful In ?ticati? n, it was sai?l. would acquire s claim on the Gov? ernment of about $3,500,000. The nt torney's fee involved would be $i. 225,000, it was estimated. In another sot of contracts, Mr Crews said about 1,200 Choc taw ln dlans In Mississippi wanted to g? t enrolment here on a 25 per * ??r.t basis. Mr. James P. Powell has r signed his position whi. h ie so acceptably filled at the IIot< I 8nmt< r as day clerk, and has ,.f.? ned up ? < Igar store on Main stre. t.