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MACON, GA. ( FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST, 19, 1904.
DAILY—17.00 A YEAR
EXAGGERATED REPORTS
SENT FROM STATESBORO
‘HUMORS THAT LIFE IS UNSAFE AND PROPERTY THREATENED ARE
, UNTRUE—NO VIOLENCE HAS BEEN DIRECTED AGAINST BET
TER CLASS OF N EGROES BY WHITES — OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE
FROM BRUNSWICK, VALDOSTA AND OTHER POINTS—QUESTION
GREATLY DISCUSSED IS ALLEGED MISMANAGEMENT OF THE
TROOPS DURING TRIAL OF THE NEGRO MURDERERS.
STATESBORO, Aug. 18.—Beyond the
.•whipping of a number of negroes in
this county, and one at Claxton, about
£5 miles from here, nothing has de
veloped today In the situation In this
part of Georgia, The exodus of negroes
continues, and already has threatened
a shortage in the labor supply In the
cotton fields, where the picking is soon
to commence. ,
Exaggerated reports have been sent
from here since the burning of the
negroes, Reed and Cato, on Tuesday.
These reports have created the Im
pression abroad that life is unsafe and
property threatened. The contrary is
true, for the lesson of Tuesday had
made a profound impression on the
negroes. It is to preserve this condi
tion that the efforts of all classes of
whites are directed. No violence has
been directed against the better class
of negroes. There Is evidence that ir
responsible marauders have commit
ted .some acts of violence aglnst the
negroes, such as the shooting of an
aged negro and his son, In their cabin
Tuesday night. This has been depre
cated by all. He has lived seventy
years in this community and com
manded the respect of every good citi
zen.
Assistance Offered.
Offers of assistance if it be needed
to subdue the negroes, have come from
Rrunswick, Valdosta and other Georgia
points.
The question most discussed today is
the alleged mismanagement of the
troops during the trial of the negroes.
Reed and Cato. A non-commissioned
officer of the local military comparfy
declared to the Apsoclated Press cor
respondent that two officers of his
cription. He states that he has known
this particular bailiff for many years
and that there is no chance for him to
be mistaken. lie says he was stand
ing by the side of Captain Hitch and
that when this man threw his arms
around him that he saw the whole af
fair and that the man was not a bailiff.
It seems to be a case of mistaken Iden
tity under excitement on the part of
Captain Hitch, and he does me and my
men a great injustice by making these
hasty statements. I have no quarrel to
make with him, for he did all he or any
man could have done under the cir
cumstances, but he does me a gross
wrong to make these groundless and
untrue allegations against me.”
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 18.—Governor
Terrell will return to Atlanta Satur
day or Sunday. Until he returns no
steps will be taken In the Statesboro
matter by the officers In the adjutant
general’s department. They will await
orders from the governor.
The following is Capt. Hitch’s re-
company have prepared to send their
resignations to the governor, and that
n majority of the company has asked
j*or dismissal from the service. Lead
ing citizens are endeavoring to dis
suade them from this intention. .This
officer declared that the members of
the company were required to give up
their loaded cartridges that had been
issued, and that other and smaller
cartridges were irsued to lc3s than a
bnif dozen members of the company.
Tie said orders were given that there
should be no firing.
Savannah Captain.
The local men lay the blamo on the
officer in command He was the cap
tain of the Savannah company on duty
here. It Is declared, and not denied,
that the mob with the two negroes on
the ^y to the stake passed within a
few yards of the soldiers stationed
about the Jail. It is also declared, and
not denied, that these soldiers even
then could have rescued the negroes
and held them against the mob.
One well known business man. who
admits his leadership of the mob. and
who admits he had a part in the burn
ing of the negroes, told the Associated
Press correspondent that the plans to
kill the two negroes at the end of the
trial, regardless of what the verdict
might be, were formulated the day be
fore the trial, excepting that it was
not previously' determined -that burn
ing should be the method. These plans,
bo declared, were carried out exactly
ns made. ......
The same citizen declared that the
military authorities have his name, ns
well as others who had an active part
in the killing of the prisoners. He
said that no grand Jury would Indict
nnd no petit Jury in this county would
find guilty any one who had part in
the work.
Jud<re Daly, presiding at the trial
of the negroes, ’said he could not say
what action, if any. would be taken to
apprehend those who had part in the
work.
SHERIFF KENDRICK TALKS.
8ays Charges of Capt. Hitch are Great
Injustice to Him.
STATESBORO. On.. Aug. 18.—The
Macon Telegraph’s correspondent here
has the following statement from
Sheriff J. 55. Kendrick with reference
to reports In the Savannah Morning
News:
"Replying to the charges made
against me nnd certain of my balllfTi
by Capt. Hitch and one or two of the
Savannah soldiers who were on guard
here at the time of the Reed and Cato
lynching, it becomes my duty to state
that the report that I opened the door
for the mob that wns after Cato and
Reed, or that I in any manner cleared
the way or aided’the mob to get the
prisoners is absolutely untrue, nnd the
, statements given out by these Savan
nah men do me and my bailiffs a great
and serious wrong.
“When I discovered that the mob
: was about to overpower the soldiers
stationed on the stairway I saw that
something must be done If possible to
get the prisoners out of the reach of
the mob. I had planned to rush them
up into the roof through a scuttle hole
in the celling of the sdllcltor’s room,
which adjoins the prisoners* room, if
such an emergency should arise. I at
once ran to the door of the prisoners*
room, unlocked it. went in, closed the
door and ran as quickly as possible to
the door leading to the solicitor's room,
thinking to be In time to get the pris
oners out of the way and up into, the
roof. I had almost succeeded and in
one more minute they would have been
landed there, but the mob broke in on
me before I could carry out my plans.
The mob found the door closed and
broke it open.
“I deny that I pointed out either of
the men to the mob. Some one seized
Bell, but they discovered that he was
not the man they were after and they
put him down. There was no need for
any one to point out the prisoners for
the crowd, {is they had been in plain
sight in the open court house, open to
the view of the spectators for two days,
and the mob had no trouble In finding
them. I desire to state that I did all in
my power and I did my duty, and the
citizens of my county know these
charges are untrue. I did all In my
power to prevent the mob from getting
the two negroes and no man regrets
the affair more than I.
**In answer to the report that It was
tain Hitch. I dei
the
to state
one of the
at I hi
port of tlie trouble beginning with
Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock of the
day when the soldiers were captured:
Hitch's Official Report.
Court convened again about 8:30
o’clock for the purpose, of trying the
other principal defendant. Only one
indictment had been found by the
grand Jury, and only two or three of
them were taken to the court house
with Cato and Reed. The same guard
formation for escorting the prisoners
to the courtroom and guarding them
during the trial wns used as had been
adopted the afternoon before, with the
exception that two rows of benches at
the front were taken out so as to glvo
the guard greater freedom of move
ment and to have more space between
them and the crowd. Tho trial proced-
ed without material incident up to the
point of conviction of the second de
fendant. The crowd in the courthouse
was not nearly so largo as on tho prev
ious day. Tho crowd outside was also
considerably smaller. All evidences of
disorder had entirely disappeared. The
mayor, the Judge, the solicitor, the
sheriff and hJs deputies and bailiffs
and numbers of prominent citizens who
were familiar with the location and
who knew tho prlncipul leaders In the
crowd of tho day previous, agreed that
all danger of disorder bad parsed.
During the entire forenoon or up. to the
conviction of tin* srrond d. f. nd tut
there was absolutely no sign of disor
der and no indication of any intent to
create disorder at the conclusion of the
trial.
No Whiskey Drinking.
"Practically none of th^ b-a'ders of the'
lay previous were rn evidence at all
cither in the courthouse or on the out-
Ide. There wns an nbsence of uny
rhlskcy drinking on the part of the
crowd, although thero had been a num
ber of men in the crowd under the In
fluence of liquor tho day before, and
during th*> night t.inn 1 --! ••• <•!' .:.• -n v-
soon perceptibly under tho influenc© of
whiskey. Before the verdict was an
nounced I cortferred with the judge und
the solicitor as to the advisability of
cerrylng the prisoners to Savannah
after they had he©n sentenced. I Im
mediately made the necessary arange-
ments with Col. D. R. Groover for a
special train to take us to Savannah
over the Savannah and Statesboro und
the S. A. L. railway* as soon ns they
ljad been sentenced. Before sentence
as passed I also sent word to the of-
cer In charge at the guard house to
have the entire guard formed ready Jo
respond to any call that might be
made. The judge pronounced sentence
and shortly thereafter the crowd quiet
ly began to retire from the courthouse
without any sign of disorder. Within
ten or fifteen minutes the courtroom
was largely meant, except for tho
guard, tho prisoners, court officers and
attendants.
Sent for Help at Once.
By this time I received Information
that the crowd was forming on the
outside and the situation looked se
rious. I Immediately reported this
fact to the Judge and had the prisoners
Jacked in the prison room and a guard
stationed in front of the door to the
room in which the prisoners were kept.
I also sent a non-commissioned offi
cer to the guard house with instruc
tions to the officer in charge to send
about twenty-five additional men at
once and halt them a short distance
away from tho rear entrance of the
court house and await Instructions. I
also spoke to the Judge, the mayor and
the sheriff and requested that if any
of the leaders of the preceding day
showed any disposition to create
trouble they should be Immediately
placed under arrest for inciting riot
and be held under heavy bond. The
officials agreed that this course was
wise and proper. By this time the
crowd, which had never left the ground
Iloor of the court house, wns massed
in great numbers in the lower corridors
and creating considerable noise. I
took a portion of the guard from the
door to the prisoners’ room and sent
them to the foot of the back stairway
and the front stairway leading from
the ground floor to the upper floor and
court room of the court house.
How Men Were Formed.
These were the only two approaches
from the ground floor to the upper
floor. The stairways were narrow and
winding—naturally a strong defensive
position, and a guard of ten or twelve
men was stationed on the lower* steps
of each of the stairway. The rein
forcement of twenty-five men bad been
brought up and wns stationed about
thirty yards from the rear entrance
of the court awaiting orders. The
crowd had become so dense In the
lower corridors that no one could get
through to give Information to the
officer in charge of the reinforcements.
By this time the crowd had begun At
tacking the guards at the two stair
ways viciously. The men. with bayo
nets fixed, held the crowd back, though
almost continuous hand to hand fight
ing was going on. Lieut. McIntyre, of
Company D. stood at the foot of the
hack stairway with his guard and In
numerous fights was severely hen ten
over the face and head and considera
bly bloodied.
Ms in Attack on Rear.
The greatest pressure seemed to be
at the rear stairway., which was near-
l e*t the prisoner's room, and for this
reason, the only commissioned officer
I in the court house, at this time, besides
yself. was stationed at that point.
It proper to communicate with Lieu
tenant Colonel Grayson, at Savannah,
for reinforcements.
Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon A.
A. Morrison, of the First regiment, be
ing with us in citizens’ dress, under
took to get through the mass In the
corridors and take a message to the
telephone station across tho street. He
ards reported to me that be at
tempted to communicate with Lieu
tenant Colonel Grayson by telephone,
but was Informed by the operator that
wires were cut to pieces. He suc-
ided. however, in getting the agent
of the telegr iph company at the depot
to accept a message to Lieutenant
Colonel Grayson. I had serious doubt
at that time of the message being sent
at all. Lieutenant Morrison Informed
me that the message was delivered to
the agent about 12:30, eastern time.
In the meantime the fighting at the
approach to the two stairways had
been continuous und vicious, the crowd
making desperate rushes In a body,
seeking to force by and overpower the
guard.
Judge Daly Spoke.
I requested Judge Daly to go down
the buck stairway and address the
crowd In the corridor. He did so, and
spoke to them about fifteen or twenty
minutes, urging quiet and preserva
tion of order, assuring thorn that the
prisoners would be executed In due
season, according to the sentence which
had been pronounced, the date of ex-
ecutlo’n being September 8th. Mayor
Johnson, at my request, also endeavor
ed to persuade the crowd to preservo
order. The sheriff and his deputies
also circulated among the crowd, urg
ing the preservation of order and quiet.
Rev. Mr. Hodges, brother of the mur
dered man, ulso addressed the mob
to the same effect. 1 spoke to tho
crowd tnyislf repeatedly on the same
line. Tho uproar continued without
abatement, and tbe fighting with the
guards seemed to be without cessation,
the rushes being made to the approach
of one stairway nnd then to the'other.
The crowd demanded to know whether
the prisoners would be kept in the
Statesboro Jail. They were repeatedly
assured that this would be done if tho
crowd would dlsperso and no neces
sity was given for the removal of the
prisoners.
Crowd Knew All Plans.
Some one In the crowd who reported
himself to be connected with the Sa-
vunnnh and Statesboro railroad taunt
ed me With tbe statement that an en
gine was being fired up for tbe purpose
of taking the prisoners to Savannah,
showing that while every effort was
being made to keep this fact a Hecret
it had been very promptly communl
cated to tho mob. 1 was likewise
taunted with the statement that I had
telegraphed to Savannah for the First
regiment of Infantry. These and other
circumstances pointed to tho conclu
sion that no possible plan of procedure
could be adopted without It being 1m
mediateiy given to the crowd. At one
time while the rushes on the guards at
the rear atairway were especially per
sistent, I left tho situation there in
charge of Lieutenant McIntyre, who
v.'i ; manfully heating off every assault,
nnd went to one of the side windows
■ i fn.nt of t’.u* r <>urth"i:sc ami sittr i-tr-J
the attention of the reinforcement
the outside by waving: my hat. The
signal was promptly seen, and by
similar signal I directed them to con
nt a double quick Into tho courthou;
way of the front entrance nnd up
front stairway. The mass of the
NOTIFIED OF
NOMINATION
Thomas E. Watson, Candi
date of the Populists
JUDGE PARKER
TO MR. DAYIS
Wires Congratulations on
“Very Excellent Speech’’
GEORGIAN CHEERED
n His Speech He Discussed Demo
cratic and Republican Platforms and
Candidacy of Judge Parker, Bestow
ing Some Vigorous Raps on Both of
the Opposing Parties.
NEW YORK. A tig
Watson of Georgia, t
candidate for preside
Tibbies of Nebraska,
vice president, were
of their nomination
Cooper Union.
The big haJl was
o’clock the two cr
panled by Alfred G. 1
lyn."Chairman of th
on the platform,
cheering. Chalrmn
Introduced Judge
18.—Thomas E.
te Populist party
ut. and Thos. H.
i h* candidate for
formally notified
hero tonight at
crowded when at
nndldates, accom-
Boulton. of Brook-
meeting. uppeared
There was much
i Boulton at once
muel W. Williams
HIS VISTORS YESTERDAY
Senator Overman of North Carolina
Meets the Democratic Candidate and
Spoaks in Highest Terms of Geni
ality and Grasp of the Situation in
Various 8tates.
RUSSIANS WILL NOT
SURRENDER TO JAPS
LIEUTENANT GENERAL STOESSE L, COMMANDING THE BELEAG-
URED FORTRESS, HAS DFCLIN ED PROPOSITIONS MADE BY THE
ATTACKING FORCE, AND DOES NOT DESIRE TO REMOVE NON-
COMBATANTS—IT IS CLAIMED THAT THE DETERMINED BESIEG
ERS OF MUCHLY-WANTED STRONG-HOLD HAVE LOST TWENTY
THOUSAND MEN IN THEIR EFFORTS FOR ITS CAPTURE.
of Indiana, who made the speech of
ficially notifying tho candidates
their selection.
In uddresslng Mr. Watson. Mr. Wil
liams said the convention that nomi
nated him was made up of unselfish,
self-sacrificing patriots, who attended
and participated in Its deliberations
solely through a high ao'-ise of duty.
"It was understood." 1 he continued,
that our nominee must bo a man
with whom pledge was a mutter of
conscience and .who believed truly und
fully In the tenets of Populism; who
subscribed to the doctrine of the broth
erbood of man and the fatherhood of
God; who stood ready. Mde and willing
to defend, against any {nd a11 comer*,
each and every plank Iq our plutform,
and who. If elected president of tho
United States, would have the broad
ness of mind, tho goodness of heurt,
the firmness of character, the knowl
edge of men and affairs to so minister
the duties of thut high office us to
bring the best possible ^egree of peace,
harmony and happiness to the whole
plople."
When'Mr. Watson arose to speak the
cheering continued nearly four min
utes. j Chairman Boulton Introduced
him in half a dozen words, simply
ferrlng to him as
peoples’ party,
speech of acceptor
things:
After a formal notice that he would
soon prepare a formal letter of ac
ceptance. Mr. Watson give up a great
portion of his address to a discussion
of the Democratic
ESOPUS, N. Y., August 18.—Judge
Parker's guests today Included Senator
8. Overman of North Carolina, Dr.
Henry Loomis Nelson, of Williams Col
lege, Muss., Representative J. J. Fitz
gerald of Brocklyn and Judge Morgun
J. O’Brien, of New York, who is Judge
Parker’s closest personal and political
friend. Judge O’Brien remained over
night.
Judge Parker today sent his running
mate. Henry G. Davis, a telegram of
congratulation on his "very excellent
speech" at the notification ceremonies.
On account of the meeting of the
American Bar Association ut SL Louis
on September 26, Judgo Parker will
probably go to the exposition at that
time, to return to uttend the Now York
day ceremonies which will be held on
October 4. It is not the plan now for
Judge Parker to make any speeches
on his wny to St. Loula. Mrs. Park
will probably remain ut the exposition
for two weeks as tho guest of M
Dunlcl Manning. It Is likely that the
Judge will nutko a detour on his re
turn in order to uddreBs political
meetings in Indianapolis, Chicago and
one or two other points.
The suggestion has been made that
afterwards that*- Judge Parker go ou
un extended Htumplug tour to conll
until tho day bofore election, but
decision has been reached nn to this.
The concluding speech, Jf- the trip
is mude, will probably be delivered in
Now York City. The suggestion of
having tho candidate make a vigorous
personaUcampaign meets the approval
TOKIO, Aug. 18, Noon.—Lieutenant
General Stoessel. in command at Port
Arthur, has refused to surrender and
has declined the offer made by the
panose for the removal of non com-
•atants thero.
Reasons for this latter action are
not given, but it Ih probable that the
non-combatants are unwilling to ac
cept a favor at the hands of the Japan
ese. They confess, however, thut tho
necessity for their removal evists.
It is expected that the Japaneno at
tack will he resumed Immediately, and
the affulr now enters upon Its final
stage.
ans Fired as Reply,
CHE K06. Aug. 18. 7:30 p. m.—Ru»-
slann and Chinese left Port Arthur last
night and arrived her® today, declare
that Lieutenant General Stoessel. in
command at Port Arthur, refuses to
surrender to the Jnpaucse and that the
Russians began firing again at tho
time; *et for replying to the Japanese
demand. They confirm also previous
?portB that thero uro seven Russian
ships in Port Arthur hurbor, in ad
dition to torpedo bouts und torpedo
boat destroyers, and aver that, tho
Japanese have lost 20.000 men before
Port Arthur during the lust ten days.
candidate of the
Wntson in his
said among other
personalacmmpaign meets me approval
of Senator Bailey of Texas, Edward M.
Shopurd. of Brooklyn, H#-nat#»r M.irtln,
of Virginia. Harry B. Hawes, of St.
Loul* and other political advisors of
Judgo r.ni,. !. Hi. hiding nearly ov.t\
member of tho national committee.
The question will be taken up by tho
national committee at early meeting.
Senator Overman met the candid,
for the first time today. He spoke
highest praise of his geniality and
grasp of tthe situation In the varl<
states. The Honntor expects to dev
most of his time to stumping North
Carolina, hut may make a few nd
dresses outside of that state, if collet
upon to do so by the national com
mittee.
crowd In the corridor saw and heard ^-,,1 ...
the reinforcements a» them come, nnd P , “ ,t ° rmfl nnd lh0 caml " 1 '
Immediately rushed for them.
The bulk of the men who were under
command of Lieutenant Cone, of com
pany A. got ud the stairway and Im
mediately faced about at charge bayon
ets. reinforcing the crowd who were
already there. Five or six of tho men
In tho rear of Lieutenant Cone’s de
tachment, however, did not succeed In
reaching the stairway before the crowd
cloned In on them and cut them off.
Hand to Hand Fight.
A hand to hand fight ensued between
these men and the crowd which vastly
outnumbered them and at my direction
the reinforced guard on the stairway
descended tho stairway at charge bay
onet and assisted those who hnd been
cut off. This fighting lasted for several
minutes, and was particularly vicious,
nnd several of our men were grappled
with nnd thrown, and two or three gf
their gun3 were wrested from their
possession.
A few minutes later the sheriff ap
proached me and suggested that sev
eral leaders of the mob hnd promised
him explicitly that If he were allowed to
take the prisoners out and carry them
to the Jail without the military ~
f Judsc
Parker. He referred to the Demo
cratic candidate’s gold telegram as
follows: “Surrounded by the Wall
street magnates who hnd finnr.ood his
campaign for two years, Judge I'hrker
bided bis time till the perils of tho two-
third* rule 'were passed, and when it
wns too late for the convention to re
trace Its steps, even the Democratic
bosses required more than fifteen mil
lions to turn completely round In their
tracks. He cracked the Wall street
whip over the heads of his lenders and
harm would be done him or tho prison
While this statement was being
communicated to me by the sheriff, tho
Rev. Mr. Hodges, also approached me
nnd made a similar statement. I de
clined positively to entertain the sug
gestion a moment, and vigorously ex
pressed myself to these gentlemen to
tho effect that it was only a ruse on
tbe part of the crowd to get the prison
ers outside of the courthouse and away
from the military.
His Authority Questioned.
The minister then Inquired as to who
had precedence In point of authority,
tho sheriff or myself. I stated that I
was acting under the orders of tho
judge and the governor and that Judge
Daley had placed me in absolute
charge of the situation. Tho Judf
had repeatedly given me even’ rein
to do whatever I thought proper and
<ndvltiable without going to him for
further orders. The sheriff agreed
with me and stated to Mr. podges that
I was in charge,* From a terrific up
roar which was then ensuing at the
bottom of the front stairway I con
cluded that a very desperate attack
was being made In that quarter and
immediately hurried there to assist
Lieut. Cone In keeping the crowd
back and controlling the guard. When
I reached the stairway I found a fierce
hand to hand fight going on between
the crowd and the guard at the foot
of the stairway; several of the mob
had succeeded in getting up two or
three steps of the stairway and some
of the guards had been hurried out
Into the middle of the corridor where
the mob was rapidly overcoming them.
The sheriff and his bailiffs and depu
ties had all the while been going bark
and forth from the court room up
stairs into the crowd down stairs and
attempting to quiet the leaders and
preserve order. They hnd been ren
dering much appreciated assistance
In this direction. They were allowed
to pass and repass the guard on the
stairway without question.
Hitch Thrown Down Stairs.
As I reached the guard nearest the
crowd n man of powerful physique,
whose name I do not recall, but who
had been acting as a deputy sheriff, or
bailiff, or special deputy under the
command and direction of the sheriff.
SOUTH CAROLINA MAY
HAVE A LYNCHING
Young White Man Shot Down by N
gro and Intense Excitement Roign
in tho Neighborhood.
with prompt obedience the .great Dem-l
ocratlc legions were mode to furl their
Hog* nnd reverse their line of march."
At nnotber point the speaker sdld he
.•ouLl not venture to say a word
_ gainst Judge Parker's character, "for
I believe him to be an eminently wor
thy man." Of President Roosevelt.
Mr. Wntson said: "I have no words
of abuse for Theodore Roosevelt. I
believe him to be a bravo, honest, con
scientious man. I give him full credit
for his splendid courags of convictions,
but inasmuch as he Htnnds for those
government principles which. In my
Judgment, are hurrying this republic
Into a sordid despotism of wealth. I
will combat him nnd his principle* as
long a* there Is breath In my body.”
Answering a self-asked query ns *0
why he consumed more time discussing
the Democrats than In speaking of Re
publicans, the Populist lender made
reply thus: “It’s an easier nnd quicker
Job to strike an open enemy right be
tween the eyes thnn It is to tear
the mask from the face of a pretended
friend, nnd show him to he the hypo
crite that he Is."
Do you need proof,” an Id Mr, Wnt
son. " that the masse* nre ready to
rush to the support of nny lender who
is brave enough to challenge the right
of the corporation* to rule this Innd?
See how they milled to W, R. I learnt.
Because ho had taken sides with the
masses, because he wns denouncing
oppression and pleading for the rights
of common man. there wran from ocean
to ocean an upheaval In his favor
which astounded the professional pol
iticians nnd ^trained all of the re
sources of political Htrntegy to defeat
that noble-nenrted champion of Jef
fersonian Democracy. . . .
"Our political history has never
a situation *0 ludicrous as that which
the national Democratic party now
holds. I*can understand how the citi
zen can work for the Republican party
nnd vote Its ticket, with enthustnntlc
goal, but why any human being should.
In the year 1004. vote the national
llplrdt In ■nmnlhlnn''tknt
from the time of my arrival at Stat
boro at noon of the 16th, came out of
I the crowd and up the stairway, I
at this time shouting directions to the
guards who were bottling wl.h th-
mob. As this bailiff or deputy dnrt-d
poet me he quickly threw both arms
over my shoulders and lock*! them
around my arms, shouting to the mob:
“This Is the captain."
At this Instant he half ran with me
und half hurled me down the f\v stop:*
I the approach by the front stafrwqy
I being In charge of a bon-comm Ins Ion- 1 »•» ***« uuuuia 01 m
1 «d officer. Seeing that there was dan- I into the corridor *n the thick of the
of a serious disturbance, l though; | (Continued on Page Five.)
MEGOETTS. 8. C„ Aug. 18.—Allen
Porter Heathlngton, 18 years old. son
of M. J. Heathlngton, was shot an
killed this morning by a negro name
8*ro Brown, in the Toogoodoo nolg
borhood, Colleton county.
Young Heathlngton was remonstra*
ing with Brown about some work when
the negro drew a pistol und shot him
In the head.
The killing has caused Intense ex
dtement and the whole county Is be
Ing scoured by posses and the negro’
capture Is hourly expected. Track
hounds were secured from Charleston
und are on tho trull.
Whan Informed of the affair. Cover
tr Heyward at opce telegraphed the
sheriff of Colleton county offering him
troops and anything he desired to pre
vent u lynching. The governor also
telegraphed prominent citizens of the
county asking their co-operation to
provent any violence being done the
negro.
This
squadron
four vessels of tho Iawi
was putting on full spe
to uttalnlng the opr
immediately
ditch
nid took the nam#
l>ro obliged to er
■ nil at 11V
in
:e of 1
In the
battle,
In .the
cable* between tho two *r
cable length is 200 yards)
to the south we saw a
cruiser of the Nanlwa tvr
u convenient opportunity
turned th the right. Inf ending to np'-
Korean coast, und by ln-
ed to 17 knots we
n opportunity of suc-
comtnf
Rus
Ing
Nick Will Come Across
ST. PKTEHBBimo. Au». 18.—It bo
comes more and more probable thul
Russia will moet the
United State* and G
gar ding foodstuff* at.
by ugreelng that foodstuffs be
ent’s blockaded port;
private linn* or Indlvld-
>ie ship* pas* or lei
plclon, bo not regar
Thje subject Ih now
peror's g
lows of the
t Britain
ontrahand of
belli,
consigned t
uuls when
room for «ti
contraband,
consideration
ment uppean
Ing the que.s
the Arabia,
stock prlxi
to be deslr
idJiiHt-
H of th.
onllscated by tho Via
court, but It Ih poln
uo decision of the to
llfflcult to adjust It di|Uo-
inutlcnlly, and it Is suggested Un
.should be appealed to til
lty court here.
Will Hardly Enter.
». Aug. IK. -J p. in. - It is
that Japanese vessels will
Bhul to seize the llu^lan w
always
inlng
tried to have-
ling. but the
intention und directed hfs cour
for the purpose of htnde
t*d lx
design, jia
five
id th:
Shnngha
1*
Itlte
the Rurlk left the rani: i
und signalled lhat he steering gear w • <
bled. I replied ’steer with the cn -
*".’ nnd continued on my former
course. Seeing that nil of the Japan#*: *s
cruisers were concentrating their flro
upon the Rurlk, nil my subsequent ma
neuvers were exclusively with the ob
ject of enabling the Rurlk to repair her
ged rudder. I attracted to myi '.-’f
nemy’s tire In order to cover t».*•
Rurlk. (Admiral Jo:»non was on tho
ship I ’" l 1 I i». At 1’ii- t in.- I „nv
• war lilj a x. !
other a third clan* cruiser coming to
Join the enemy. The Rurlk hoiste 1 th-
signal ’cannot steer.* Some manouwr
ing in the front line gave the Rurlk •»-
«nce of going In the direction rf
»rou gulf and nt eight o'clock tho
trial was hplste#1. ’Go cast.’ Th- K •-
; answered tho signal nnd took »!vj
lulslte course nt full np ed a i ■ nil i
seen from the waves from her bows.
"F.\« ntualh the It- • l i at -It - !i »-
ibol to->k a northern course it a dis
tance of forty-two cables. The Kuril*
kept a course approximately south-
eftMt at a distance of three mllos. The
battle ooqtlnued for two hours In tfch
manner. We suffered cons! l-r !-j
damage. The Rossln hnd three funnel?
pl 1 • ■! which pr« ci ted her from
keeping up good steam, and thra- n|
her boiler* were rendered unele* i. At
8:30 the Rurlk began to lag behind
considerably and again turned h v
bows toward tho shore, nt the same
lime fighting against the two second
cln*H crullers which had Jolue-1 th
enemy’s squadron. The Rurlk soon
.(forward# began to pet out of sight
Vice Admiral Kamhnurn, with foui
armored cruisers, kept steadfastly
gaging us In mich a manner a* to ke u
uh from as-dNtlng th- Rurlk. \VhH-
tho Rut Ik ■ ont lnu« d lighting we con
tinned our effort* to attract the enetn:
Mil bl.Mki.-l-
RusHlun
Chinuso Men*of*War Expected.
SHANGHAI. Aug. 18.- Upon tin
•commendation of tho chief of cua
•ms. tbe tuotal of Shanghai will ullov
I® Rusiioti cruiser Askold und th-
usslan torpedo boat destroyer Gro/.o
>1 to remain In port until Aug. 23
hen one day's notice to leave or dls
arm will be given them. The arrival of
ChlncHi!
u-of-war 1* expected.
Fir
LONDON Jn Aug A
flclally notified Great Britain th;
-i-.- j r, t 1.1 -.i -. - r«> give 'M' Vi
sion torpedo bout destroyer Ily-.
captured In the harbor of Che F
rlk i
th In
the hop,
the K.1
• of he
lnd-pend-ntly
of the buttle, bi
rent. Ft appeared Imp-
12.
Made Attack.
uylng thut the gunbr
TWENTY FIVE ILL
FROM ICE CREAM
All the Persons Are Out of Danger
Except One—Church Became Emer
gency Hospital.
LYNCHBURG, Vn.. Aug. 1«.—Re
ports from Pleasant View, Amherst
county, where twenty-five persons
were poisoned yesterday afternoon by
sating lei
gunb<
near
the Japan
:d In nhelllng
Th*
Japt
enemy
the Olllak,
lly to I**
the fifth
tillu un<
Mnthuok;
nd
id of Capt.
the Itu
10.
night of Aug.
a reports that
*r of the Pallu-
Istance of four
torpedo which
and explode.
Cruiserb Badly Dai
ST J'r.TI.i'HHI’RM, \
lesrned. from official sot
AHSodnt*
mged.
►mb*
al R-
Vlndlv*
mlral
Island.
hav
the
misers
»fo* k ufter the battle ■
C/»mlmuru’s squadron
f}oth ship’
ched
ith Ad
off Thu
, iwwh „ . klerobly
n «inl I damaged. The RohIh lost two officers
cream, are meagre, owing |
VUu
killed.
A later official dispatch from
divoatock shows that every offli
the Rossla and Oromodo was
killed or wounded.
Rear Admiral J* ♦«*n narrow
raped the fate of Admiral Wl
I do not believe that the six and n half
million men who followed Bryan with
cheers on their lips nnd warm convic
tions in the»r hearts, can now be de
livered like cattle to tho Clevelundltes
who knifed the ticket or who bolted
in 1806. I believe that the great
Jorlty of men who voted for Bryan
are men of conviction and I cannot but
hope they will n-allze that I am fight
ing their battle row
“Tonight I shrill do what I can to
make you understand us better. The
men whose cause I would plend before
the bar of American, people are chiefly
those who toll in the hundred different
fields of Industry and who have never
lifted th«*‘r voices to nsk anything of
thin government except lust law and
honest administration. They nr*- th**
men of the mine, the mill*, the shop and
the field. Veil wifi find them fn th<*
shop when* th.- anvil rings. In the mill
where th- ptndlp hums. You will
find them Iti the wheat field* of the
West as far a* the eyq rnaV ranch and
runs the yellow harvest Iti wave* of
gold. You w»ll find them on fh<
to the distance from telegraph lines,
but It Is known thut all of those af
fected are considered out of danger
save one young lady, Miss Ixiwhoru,
whose address is not known, nnd who
Is said to lm In a critical condition.
There were more than two thousand
persons present at the sessions of the I Two Rum
Piedmont Baptist Association, and I riddled, th
those who were poisoned ate of tho {partly diamantled.
cream after the ufternoon session ud- I The escape of the Russian vessels
Journed. from AdmlrsJ Ksmlmrua 1 four armoured
In less thnn half nn hour the church I cruisers is regarded as a wonderful
was turned into a hospital and four I piece of luck. It Is presumed that the
physicians were working heroically to | pursuers^ of the JKunlan»ehlps did not
unteract the effects of the poison. * ~ - 1 “
Rtaudlng
Ronsla when It was w
/ills©
y u shell.
literally
es being
•d to VI idlv-.htok.
apt Berilnsky
CANDIDATE DAVIS
A FRIEND OF LABOR
■erta Hi* Position in Letter to Friend
at Roanoke, Va.
ROANOKE. Vn., Aui
lowing letter from II.
Democratic candidate
dent, has been tnndi* pti
ISJkli M \V. Va.,
Mr. I. V. Joins eon. It-
My Do;
In the South the «be»r
wh«*r#* th#* #ot*.*r» blossoms, white and
b**-dlam<-nd©d with the morning dew-
drop*, blush*-* »nd become* erfmson
as the rr.*#* under the M**•*» of the
summer iun. No. I 6m proud to speak
for the*** men and proi. . j,r tL.-*
their creed.
V/ant a Foreclosure.
ASHEVILLE, N. C.. August 18.—
Judge Pritchard today in the United
States circuit court heard and con
tinued until SaturdayTt motion by pe
titioners to file a bill of foreclosure of
deed In trust In the case of Atlantic
Seaboard Company vs. The Carolina
Northern Railroad Company. This ac
tion Involve* something In tho neigh
borhood of half u million dollars. The
deed of trust In question was given to
socur#* thl* sum of money loan#-! by
part!*** In Philadelphia. Th** Carolina
Railroad Company I* now In the hands
of a receiver nnd the motion I* for the
|M*op|e intervening and to obtain power
to foreclose and sell the road.
Alabama Pops. Have Candidate.
MONTGOMERY. Ala., Aug. II - W
Powell of Cullman county, n Populist
wu« nominated lor congress today b)
the Joint meeting of the Republican | thlrt
rjd Populist convention of tbe xeven
dare go far north, fearing that some of
the vessels of the Port Arthur squadron
uid break through the straits of Ko-
i. There Is no confirmation of the
report that the cruiser Pallada and
Diana have reached Vladlvostock and
th#- ndmlrallty had no new* bearing on
th#* whereabouts of the other vessels of I
th<* Ut#* Rear Admiral Wlthoft’s
squadron.
never had i
men. I cai
which the;
Ale
Vki
ny Ale
• r. da
i*ll-
Aug. 17.
the
>m»»bol. of the Vladi
vostok squadron returned to Vladi
vostok August !•* 0,, d communicated
the following report made by Rear Ad
miral J#*Ms**n, commander of the squad-
At dawn of August 14, the Rossl.’i
nitobol and Rurlk arrived forty-tw«
mile* from and parallel with Fusun an* 1
# • •.*. r-«t )
"I am #*harg<-*d w
proceedings which
against strikers b
this
ate.
whatever to
nothing ab<
of It in thr
tlon did n#j
employ n*
Rlstrict. A Populist and a Republl# #n westward. I saw a Japanese squ
previously nominated way to I of armored cruisers six mile* t
i’oweli* 1 north traveling parpUel with
dron I sugK#-.*st,.«
I * . *•:n h« r •
■ ■ r •upcrint**
• >t | i . Mon aguliu!
: . .. : to »l.
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