Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?#???0000000000 0 0' o o ? ABOUT T1IK CAN DI DATES. 0 ? 0 OOOO 0 000000000000 Straight Cani|ialgn Talk. Whatever may l?o the result of the senatorial election, the people of South t'arolhia will respect the ac? tion of Mas or L. 1? Jennings, of Sum? ter. ami Mr. W. P. l'ollock. of Che raw. With no apparent chance for election, these two gentlemen enter? ed the race, ami each has from ?tump to stump told the voters that the light of his duty as he saw it. They (eel that some one should open the eye* of the voters, so took It upon themselves to attempt this ti? tanic task, for it is a great task to open the eyes of a voter. One who Is not prejudiced, and who listens to a campaign meeting, can usually form a fairly correct es? timate of men who address the vot? ers. If their speeches be spurious, ba full iff buncombe and false flat? tery. It Is easv to soo this defect. But If the men really mean what they any, one who Judges fulrly will be aware of this fact. In gpartanhurg on Saturday the truth of this contention was mani? fested. At the conclusion of the speech by Mr. Jennings, the audience cheered and applauded with hand? claps. The demonstration of appre? ciating was very pronounced, and in scores) of instances the applause came from men who will not vote for sir. Jennings. But he had Im? pressed them as being sincere, as be? ing a fearless man who did what he thought his duty, and who speaks straight from the heart, taking no cognisance of trickery politics. Kven the opponents of a man must appre? ciate his manhood when he speaks as Mr. Jennings spoke, and as Mr. l'ollock spoke. There has been so much pluylng of politics In this State, that thou? sands have become disgusted with It, and It Is these thousandth who ap? plaud when a man stands before them snd nays what he thinks and by records shows to be true, und not what he thinks would be the best vote-getting remarks. ? Greenville News. A Disgrace to The State. South Carolina hus had so many things to happen within the last few year* that were so very far from be? ing creditable to her that one finds It dtrtlci.lt to specifly. Every true South Carolinian has been humiliat? ed time and again over prevailing conditions. Among the disgraces which she has been compelled to en? dure are the efforts that have been made at several campaign meetings to howl down some of the gentlemen who as Democrats and freemen have a right to bo heard. Every sense of decency and fairness, to say nothing about their unjust claims, demands that the. l* given u respectful hear We feel fully .justified In saying that the men who resort to such methods are not Democrats and that they have no right to vote. These sre not the kind of men to trust with the ballot. They arc not wor?hy of It. Such people uro very far from being good citizens, und there should certainly be some way to make then, behave themselves. They ha\e no right to bring shame und humilia? tion upon the rcspcctublo people of South Carolina.?Greenwood Journal. Feels I.Ike Champ'* Dog. John Blchards sa\s he Is brim; hounded, it may be that John Just feels like he Is.?Spurtanhuig Journal Eye Openers. Whate\er Ih> the outeome of the rsen which Messrs. Jennings and I'ol lock are making fof a ac\l In the t vim.I t , i. ,, t i; i i . Mt i .i n . Into the caui 'iiv \h not going to be In vain. When these men lumped in? to the race at the sleegSjtg hour, no? body thoiikht that elthef of them would ha%e the ghost < f a chance. hut such is no: the opinion of those who hsve been Matching them up to this time. Both of tin m made en Impression on the atidienet' In the Harris theatre last Hnturduy, and it seems tb if nt b | gl hi SI tb< SPSS at all other meetings. The expression was beard at the conclusion of the Speech of one that he was a "whci I borne." Wane itgsj title p. io.,ke.i into, It i> In many sssnMjefjg a lilting one. These two iiimi, u.kw not hesitated to espres the best that Is In then , v loftier it be in denouncing lavicssni is as it hns ?naried or in painting out the course for tin rotate Neither ic.s hesitated to i ? ii a npnds i sande, ind no ? >??? has gon- Into the conditions in ibi State as tb. b . In otbei words, their speaking has hseg in the nature SjfJ a oampamn .f ?dt* lion, of the opening of sec m i n a blind .\c. And ir exprcsM.onM heard oil everj hand if! indication of |he f, , , ,,f \..t, ra tbeir t ill i going to no : ,| M"ii everywhere are saying that imw is the tines for a step lowurd Hi dav of better thln\s In this Hinte I ha I ought for ever) rannen to lead In progress. And those men have put their shoulders to the wheel, t >no of the marked things about their speeches is their evident earnestness They are |fj tho race for the good that they can do their State. Of course they think that it would be an honor to represent South Carolina in tho senate. It is. And they have every right to aspire to it. But the thing thai is slgi illennt is that both have declared that they do not con? sider their el'-etlon the thing of most importance. They would see South Carolina renew her undent rcrpoct for law and order. And they have demonstrated the pood that a good citizen can do by running for high office. The people of the State owe them something, und It will doubtless be ! paid soon, if not now, later.?Spar 1 tunbrug Herald. I. v planati >n Needed. The most serious work of the gubernatorial egmpaign is before Dr. < 'linkscules this week. The public is ' awultlng a speclile stulement as to ' his plans for financing compulsory school ...ttendance end they arc ex? acting him to strike his heaviest blows for tho -ause.?Spartanburg Herald Why He is In The Hat v. Mr. L. D. Jennings frankly de? clares that he is t ot in the senatorial race for the ofllco, but to do a need? ed service for tho people of South Curollna. So much the more credit Is due Mr. Jennlrgs und it does not ! follow either that he may not in the 'end win the olllcc?^Columbia ltccord. Somewhat of a Drop. Victor B, Cheshire, former editor of the Anderson Intelllgccer, a col MStJ on the governor's staff, who some time ugo urnouncud his candi? dacy for congress, H now running for probate judge in Anderson county.? ROC! Hill Herald. Fine. At the Hamberg meeting last Fri? day, Governor Uleuse said he was proud of his record and the rest of It. Candidate L. I>. Jennings came back with this: "Governor Blease suys he Is proud of his record. Well, he certainly ought to be proud of mo for I propose to exhibit that rec? ord of his on e\cry stump in South Carolina." This is really entitled to be ranked as "Fine." The beauty about it further is that Jennings is doing it.?Greenwood In? dex. "The Flan or Untile." "lint Jennings and Pollock are not In this thing without motive. There Is no need for anybody to deceive themselves on that score. As to Just What tho selfish inter? est hehind the motive of these two politicians is, we do not know. Poo sibly it is money?expenses paid from some source, and a good bonus in addition. But we have no idea that that Is tho whole motive."? Yorkville Hn<iuircr. In the above we have spread be? fore our eyes the ripe and perfect fruit of that visit to the secret cau? cus In Columbia on "purely com? mercial business." "Whose bread 1 eat, his song I sing."?York News. Can't He Done. No one expects LfMMSSfl to explain.? it can t be done.?St. Matthews Rec? ord. I FDI.ltALS F.Y.U l ATI: ul .WMAS. Washington. July 11.?Guuymas was evacuated today by federals and occu? pied by the constitutionalists, reports Admiral Howard to the navy depart? ment. Negotiations were made through Commander Magruder of the flUaboat Raleigh. There was published Saturday a news artiHc, under a BfaitchvHIe data, rotative to g. movement to hulM a railroad Irom F.still, on the Seaboard Alf Fine's i 'uluinbla-Savnn nah main line, to Sunder, via Hamp? ton, Cowman and I tran- h\ille. The ii tiele stated that the | op. .sit Ion was presented to the business men of Hranchvllte by a party of railroad men and that Bfunchvlllc would probably glvt the undertaking liberal llnanctal support. The gomes of the promoters of the new railroad wore not given nor was it stated what railroad s\sttm they represent) but the Inference is that the Seaboard is behind the enterprise and thai the uh> pecl of the neu mud is to obtain a shorter route to Savannah for coal shipments from the Cllnchllc Id Heids, via Me Bee ami Bum tor, Tins propiswMi new rallrOUd would SlSO glVO the Sca bourd shorter route to Savannah and florid* than I he present main line \ia Columbia There may be nothing in lhe Mrunehvllle story, but on the oth? er band il m iy eventually mean big things for ihis section. The ?*11 I ?cuiociatic Kxccutlve con i in liter should arrange for a muss I III? >!|ns. of Viltt is in order t bat t h< < indldntes for Miunellinan may have an opportunity to illm'liss lhe Issues i luil ;?i < before t be peopb CLAUEN DON IIonoks HEllOES. Monument at Manning for Confeder? ates la tiivollod. Manning, July 15.?The ceremonial unveiling of the Clarendon county Confederate monument lure today at? tracted an immense throng of people from all sections of the county and a feeling of patriotic enthusiasm seem? ed to pervade the entire assemblage. A band from Charleston was pres? ent and f.nmlshed excellent music at intervals throughout the exercises of the day. The first feature was an automobile parade in which about two-score cars took part, taking for a ride over town all the veterans present, about 50 in number, the speakers of the day, the ladies composing the monu? ment coinmHtce and the little girls who had been selected to draw the cords at tb" unveiling of the statue. J. 11. Lescsno presided and intro? duced the speakers, who were John J. McSwaln of Greenville and Col. James Armstrong of Charleston. The addresses were of an unusually high order and were heard with great Interest. The business houses of the town closed during the exercises. The monument, beautifully symmet? rical and chaste in design, is 20 feet j high and consists of a triple base, a die containiug inscriptions on all four sides, a shaft bearing in raised sculp? ture a Confederate tlag dropping from a broken staff, and the whole sur? mounted by a statue representing a young soldier standing at parade rest with an old-time mUSSlS loading mus? ket. The material of the monument is Wlnnsboro granite, except the stat? ue, which is of Italian marble. The Inscription on the four sides of the die are all In raised lettering and arc intended to be read progressively from north to east, south and west. On the bas^ of the north side is in? scribed In on ate capitals, "Our He? roes," while above on the north face of the die is this Inscription: "Erected To the soldiery from Clarendon county who served in the war for Southern Independence. Charleston 1161 Appomatttox isos." On the cast side of the die is the following* inscription: "Hope, like the eastern sun, rose bright in the heart of the Southern? er for home government and the Con? federate States of America. Contend? ing against armies overwhelming in numbers ami with resources inex? haustible, he fought with patriotism undaunted, and love of country un? excelled In history. Unawed by fear of defeat, he defended the sacrodness of home and the soverignty of his State." Then on the south side is the fol? lowing Inscription: "Not to disrupt a righteous union or a true republic did the Confederate soldier take up arms but to defend cherished principles of civil rights did he leave his all to do battle unto death. Though overpowered by force he was unbroken in spirit; of? fering his life as a crowning sacri? fice he fnced the fate Of war; un conquered In defeat] undismayed In Divine faith; undiscouraged In hope for the future. Untiring In rebuild? ing." Finally on the west side the fol? lowing inscription appears: "In l!tll when this memorial is erected to.the Confederate soldiers, when the sun of life Of the few who remain hovers in the western hori/.on; u? we view their patriotism through half a century past; an The time stage of their deeds recedes, their lustre brightens. Generations unborn will proudly claim their ancestry. Many answered the last roll call In battle; Others have answered since; the re remalnlng few must soon answer. Their memory lives, Peace, lleverence, Union!" These several inscriptions were written by J. II. I.esesne, a loyal son of the Confederacy, to whom is due the credit foi the Inception and most of the earlier wank looking to the erection of the monument. The work was Hnally carried to successful com? pletion by a special committee of de? voted, patriotic women composed as follows: Mrs. Joseph Sprott, (hair man; Mrs. r. ii Ulchardson, secre? tary; Mrs. i> m ?rudham, Mrs. c ? !- Urler, and Misses Diu Lee Bow? man, Augusta Appell and EdlUI llroeklngton. As it stands completed the monument Is beautifully situated on the court bouse grounds facing tin street to the north. II ELDED KILL DHOTI I EU. Youth Admits Arming Wife of Victim Raleigh, X. <'., Julj I:;. Arch Johnson. i years old, brother of Jo? seph Johnson whom his wife. .Mrs. Klixabeth Karl) Johnson, by her >>w n confession, kII cd Saturday night, Jul> I, lodll) In t lie Marion county jail, according to t he pi i' <>u uu| hol H i< - admltted Ihat be hough! tin plain with which his brother was hIuIii and gave it to Mrs Johnson, knowing what use she was going In make of it. Il< will lie given it preliminary hcaiiuu in morrow, CHICK SPRINGS LETTER. Press Association Found a Good Flacc for Meeting in Annual Ses? sion. Chick Springs, July 15.?The South Carolina Press Association found a good place for its fortieth annual ses? sion when it came here tins year. 1 say found, because it is the firs time that the association has met at Chick Springs. The name, the surroundings, etc are not new. The spring and the virtue of its waters, it is claimed were known to the Indians before tlvs time of the white man in this coun? try. The early pioneers also used the water and experienced its benciits. In later times when the planters, for the lack of railroads .traveled in their pri? vate conveyances to the summer re? sorts Chick Springs was a favorite place. There was a hotel and nu? merous eedtages here. Mr. Alfred Taylor, deceased, the founder of Taylors, S. C, the station on the "Southern Railway, formerly known as the Air Line from Charlotte to Atlanta, which is just one mile from Chick Springs, said in an inter? view in 18815: "I was manager of Chick Springs in 1860. F.osides the hotel there were Fifty cottages, and the average number of guests during the season was live to six hundred." The old hotel was burned down some years ago, after which a small one was built. Last year the property was taken over by a company formed among the business men of Greenville J city, which place is about nine miles away?the springs being in Greenville county. A new hotel has been built, which was opened about two weeks ago, and many other improvements made or are in process of installation. The following extract from the pros? pectus of the company is a correct statement of what the new hotel is: "The new Chick Springs hotel stands about three hundred feet west of the present hotel on a commanding elevation. In fronts a lawn six hun? dred feet long which practically ex? tends to the lake. The building is modern in every particular, ami is of Spanish architecture. It Is 8X8 feet in length. Three iloors, with the excep? tion of roof garden, whl< h is on the fourth. The appointments of this hotel art Mich as will appeal to a refined and cultured class of people?every room provided with running water, both hot and cyld ?a telephone in every room with long distance connection to any point in the United States where a phone can be used. The majority of rooms have bath connection. The dining room, ball room and lobby are very spacious. The ball room is pro? vided With stage ami dressing rooms, which can be utilized to splendid ad? vantage in the case of conventions or theatrical entertainments. The front piazza is one of the most attractive features. It is SCO feet long, ranging from 11 to L'? feet in depth, with floor of pottery tile ,one of the newest tiles for piazza iloors. The hotel is protected from Are throughout by the "Grinnell Sprinkler System." Few hotels have the protection against fire as this new hotel. It is also provid? ed with electric elevator service, which continues to the roof garden. Has telephones in every room, also long distance and telegraph service All conveniences are provided in the way of ladies' and gents' writing rooms, parlors, card rooms, etc. The dining room will seat 400 guests at one time. "We make the statement without fear of contradiction that there Is Hot another mineral spring resort south of '.Mason and Dlxon Fine' that has the transportation facilities that Chick Springs has. It is situated on the new Piedmont Northern Klectrlc line, With eighteen daily trains, nine north and nine south; just a short distance, say about ten city block* from Taylors, on tho main trunk line of Southern Railway from New York to tAlanta. Birmingham and New Orleans. It is also on the national automobile highway from New York to Atlanta, Birmingham :< ntl New most accessible resort In the south. Passengers from the west or south? east can use the Southern Railway "Carolina Special"1 to Spurtanburg ami chunge to t'icdnionl A Northern which lands von at the door or a ??hange ean be made to Southern lo eal, getting off at Taylors, s. c, one mile from hotel. This much us to Chick Springs for tho Information <d those w ho may not know what "Chicks" now is. That tho Press Association had a good time h ?I'C should go without sav? ing it. Mr. Baxter, the manager and Mr. Arnold, president of the com puny with their competent helper* were ri^ht on the Job all the time giv Ing attention to lhe individual wants of the guests. They were aided also by the people of Greenville and An? derson cities, in which the oh etrie rail? way line also took part. The ussocla ||o was taken to Greenville one af? ternoon "ti the electric line und then carried ot t lo lhe Country Club (Suns Souci, formerly the home of Uov. Ferry I In siutomobllos, whore I hey were entertained for an hour or more, alter which l hey were taken over the city on (he way hack to the electric cars. All were surprised at what they saw and were told of the < prosperity ami growth of Greenville That place now claims to have not only taken rank ahead of Spartanburg ? as the leading mill city of the State; but also to have the largest null un? der one roof in the world, excelling the great Olympia mill of Columbia. The lug Greenville mill is the Wood-i side, with 127,000 spindles. The mills of Greenville aggregate 500,000 spin dies. The association was also given a trip to the city of Anderson, where it was entertained with a line lunch at the Anderson Female College and a ride over a part of the city, the ride being cut short by a rain. Anderson Is certainly a live and growing city, claiming 17,<>00 population, a school enrollment of 3,800, a female col? lege representing an investment of about $500,000 for everything, besides factories and other enterprises to cor? respond. Bt further remarks as to Anderson will be reserved for another letter as this is suflicicntly iong. As an evidence of the satisfaction of the members of the association. Mr. Ed H. DeCamp of the Gaffncy Ledger was unanimously re-elected president, as was all the other olli cers, and the association also voted unanimously to come back to Chick Springs next year. The S. C Pharmaceutical Associa? tion has taken step with the press and is now in session here. N. G. O. PEOPLE AGAINST BOY. Hunzcc Perry, Murdered ut Zoar, a Hard Working Mun and Good Ne? gro. Report! from the Brogdon and Zoar neighborhood, where the negro, Ransee Perry, was shot and killed Sunday night ,are to the effect that Perry was a good negro and a hard working man. lie kept working him? self and he kept the other members of It's family working ,and it is reported by the negroes of the community that :his is probably the reason for the Killing. Several times recently the boy, Itansee Perry, Jr., wanted to go to picnics or frolics and his father made him work instead. Perry, Sr., had a good bank account for a negro, had a tine crop and was a member of a bulge from which his family would receive money at his death. 11 is wife and son knew these things and, the negroes in the community, it is reported, say that they wanted to get the man out of the way and get the money coming at his death. A short time before his death his wife made inquiry as to how she could get the money out of the bank, if he died, and as to the money which she would get from the lodge, if he died. On the night of the murder .another negro boy came home with RaiUMM Perry, Jr., and he says that he left Ransee and went to his house and that there was just about sufficient time for Ransee to get home when he heard u gun llred. it was about this time of night that Perry, Sr., was shot and it is thought by the negroes In the community, or so it is reported, that his son upon arriving at home and finding his father asleep decided to put an end to him there and then. Tracks at the window of his room show where a barefooted boy got out of the window and It was thought that there was the print of the butt of the gun on the ground under the Window, although tins was not plain. The wife and boy swore that their lather had never had a gun. while his brother and other neighbors stated that he had had a gun. His gun, his brother said, hail been exchanged with him, while Ransee's gun was being repaired, and it was a part of the gun of William Perry, a brother of the dead man, which was found near the scene of the killing. The gun has not yet been found. The negroes and white people of the community, for these and other reasons, believe that the son and wile did the killing and sentiment seems altogether in favor of tin1 dead "?"? IV HIHISU Beautiful Service Sunday. Children's Day exercises were held at Broad Street Methodist church Sunday morning. These beautiful ex? ercises came at the close of Sunday school ami took the usual hour f ?r preaching. The programme Issued by our Southern Methodist publishing house was used. It was varied and interesting, and was well rendered. Several of the numbers wore worthy of special mention. All were good, and every part was well performed. The training committee, und all who assisted in any way, did their work admirably. The children too, res? ponded loynlly, and deserve high j praise. It was a pretty and helpful service, and school, and church and congregation, all. appreciate the su< - cess of the occasion. It is a prophecy of larger things yet ahead for I his providential church. It. The corn crop in Sumter connt.v is above the average and the cotton crop prospect la unusually good. prize fight in london'. carpenter and Gunboat Smith to Bat lie lor Championship. London, July 15.?George S. Car? penter and Gunboat Smith, the two white heavyweight* who battle at the Olympia tomorrow night for the heavyweight white championship of the world, are resting today. Both appear confident of success. The bet? ting today was around even money, though the Frenchman was some? times a slight favorite. Candidates' Cards. Announcements of candidates will be printed in this column until the close of the campaign for $5. No cards accepted on credit. For Congress. I hereby annoum e myself as a can? didate for the nomination as Con? gressman from the 7th Congressional District and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic pri? mary. A. p. FEVER. The Senate. I am a candidate for re-election to the State senate from Sumter Coun? ty in accordance with, and subject to the rules of the Democratic party. JOHN 11. CLIFTON. I hereby announce that I am a can? didate for election to the State Sen? ate from Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. R. D. EPFS. House of Representatives. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for the House of Representa? tives, subject to the rules of the Dem? ocratic party. D. D. MOISE. Believing that my four years ex ' pcrienee and my study of the State's affairs have put me in a position for effective service, I am a candidate for re-election to the House of Repre? sentatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. R. B. BELSER. j I am a candidate for the House of j Representatives from Sumter Count> ! subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary. A. K. SANDERS. For Supervisor. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for the office of County Super i visor subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary. \V. S. THOMPSON. I am a candidate for re-election to j the ofllce of County Supervisor, sub? ject to the rules of the Democratic party. P. It PITTS, Supervisor. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for the office of Supervisor for Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. L. E. WHITE. County Superintendent of Education. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for re-election to the office of County Superintendent of Education of Sumter County and pledge myself to abide by the rules of the Demo? cratic primary. J. H. HAYNSWORTH. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for the oflice of County Super? intendent of Education for Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. S. D. CAIN. For Coroner. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for Coroner of Sumter county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. S. W. UAFF1ELD. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for the office of Coroner of Sumter County subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary. WILLIAM J. SKALE For Magistrate. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for reelection to the magistrate's office, 4th district, Sunder county. j A. il< >DOE Wanted Attention! i will be at clare mont hotel all m.xt \\ i i k prepared to fx a.vim: fyf.s and fit GLAASSFs. Z. F. Highsmith Optometrist and Optician.