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VOL. XIII. MANNLNG, S. C., WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 14,1904. NO.51
PARKER SPEAKS.
Challenges Comparison of Cleveland's
Administration With the
XTRAVAGANT AND CORRUPT
Policy of the Republicans and Ad
jares His Auditors that Party
Dissensions Over Details
Should Be Avoided.
At his hone in Esopus Judge I
P.arker Thursday received pledges
of loyal support from editors of more
than two hundred Democratic news
papers, representing chiefIy the mid
die west and the soutb. They came
on a special train from New York to
Hyde Park, crossing thence in the ex
cursion steamer St. Johns, on which'
they afterward had luncheon and re
turned to New York. The speeches i
were delivered at the edge of the
Rosemont veranda. After the speech
es an informal reception was held.
- Upon the arrival of the boat the
editors marched up to Rosemount, t
headed by the Seventh New York
regiment band, which played "Bail a
to the Chief" as they reached the t
house. Josephus Daniels of Raleigh,
N. C., introduced Charles W. Knapp
of St. Louis as spokesman for the edi
tors. Mr. Daniels said:
"There are 5,100 newspapers in the
United States supporting Parker andi
1Davis. Commissioned by many of
them by letter or telegram, nearly
one-tenth of the whole number have
come in person to this Democratic Q
mecca to convey assurances of earnest
and enthusiastic support. I have
the pleasure and distinguished honor
e
of presenting Charles W. Knapp of r
the St. Louis Republic, who will voice V
the sentiments of the entire indepen
dent and Democratice press of Amer
ica.
Mr. Knapp was warmly applauded
as he arose and, facing Judge Parker,
said in part: .
"We rejoice that the principles and c
policies of Democracy have found so 0
worthy an exponent in 1904 because V
we realize that every great popular
movement must present to the people
both the idea and the man for the
hour. We gave botlh and we are
proud of the man who impressively "
demonstrates that he would'rather be 0
riglit than president. t
"We mean that he shall be presi- D
dent because he is right. 'Sow a
character, said a distinguished writer, a
'and you reap a destiny.' We shall
prove the truth of the apothegm. The S
Democratic party p'anted Alton B.
Parker at S-. Louis and it will reap
the presidency." 1
It was some time before the ap- e
plause following Mr. Knapp's speech U
tubsided sufficiently for Judge Parker !
to begin his reply, which was as fol
lows:
WELCOME TO ROSEMOUNT.
"It is indeed a great pleasure to s
lcome to Rosemount this body of e
representativesof the great American
press, one of the mighty forces in the
upbuilding and strengthening of a t
sturdy American citizenship. e
"The leaders who have made a ti
thoroughfare through history down c
which in all the centuries their fame f
wHi march with giant strides, have ~
all been men who though unnzoved by o
hasty expression of the hurried judge- 1:
ment of the people, were yet guided 1:
in all their public ect~s by the knowl- e
edge of what the deliberate and ma- a
ture judgment of the people would be. e
'The sources of great papers are those c
which anticipate the e.reful judg- o
ment of the majority. Though the in
:stant decision of the peop'e may be a
often at fault, the ripe and final de- o
cision is always for the right and the c
part of leadership is to know the e
right and to honestly, patriotically,
fearlessly and zealously advocate it. t
.Just as long as the press can discern r
:and lead the unhurried and well-con- t
sidered judgment of the people, so
long will its power grow mightily, and I
-so long will it hold its place in the 1;
front rank of the unfaltering and vig- a
sorous march of national progress. To ']
the upbuilding of the power of the t
press and to the best use of that pow- 1
ser you have devoted yourself.
."I shall not take up your time with
'ny reference to the great issues upon
whiich our party through its platform r
and candidates confidently appeal to a
the people for endorsement, but crave J
your indulgence while I briefly rerer e
o a sir gh feature of the platform of
the Republican party.
"That platform opens with a decla-"a
ratifon of that party's many years of lj
c~ntrol of government, coupled with e
the assertion that it 'has displayed a c
high capacity for rule and govern- a
- ment, which has been made even more a
- conspicuous by the incapacity and in-f
tirmity of pur pose shown by its oppo- s
nents.'
A CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
"This challenge to a comparison of
'Democratic and Republican admninis
trationis since the Republic.mn party
-came into existEnce should be wel
coined. Fortunately we have e'ght 1
~recent years of Democratic adminis-i
tration of the executive department. f
of the government which we will glad
ly compare with any similar period I
since 1860.C
"The comparison will show thatt
under Democratic control the admin. s
Istrative purity of the fathers was I
observed in the conduct of the gov- I
ernent, that no one of its depart- 2
ments was permeated as of late with ]
- corruption rivaling the, days of the
star route frauds, that a successful
. effort was made to check the growth;
. of expenditures, that it resulted in
.each instance in cuttirg down the ex'
penses within the control of the de
.partmrenlt of the government below
that of the preceding administrations.,
The comparison will show also thatI
each succeeding Republican adminis
tration after 1868 increased expenses,
and in some instances so greatly as to
indicate reckless extravagance and
*waste of the people's money.
* "The sturdy honesty, marked abill
ty and thorough devotion to principle
of all those in high places during~
those Democratic administrations I
may without hesitation be rlaced
alsongside.of the qualifications of simi
lar otlicials in any and all other ad
ministrations. Who, I pray you, v
annold hesitate to compare the mem
bers of the cabinet Lf hre se yers witu
the present one, or wit h any oce. Is
the fame of Bayard, 'Manning, Fair
::-hild. Et.dicott, Waitne-y, Vilas,
DickiDson, Garland, members of the
1884 cabinet, and Olney, Carlisle,
Lamont, Smith, Francis, Herbert.
Bissell, Wilson and Harmon of that
f 18!42 dwarfed when centrasted with
;he cabinet officers of today? When
he comparison is once completed you:.
vill be eager to ask the people which
s the better. Tney will declare the
ctor in the contest between adminis
rations to be the one whic'1, in addi
ion to other excellencies, sived many
nillions a year to the nation.
EXTRAVAGANCE RUNS RIOT.
"Extravagance is running riot in
ederal, State and municip.l govern
nents in spite of the well directed ef
ort of some excellent (.tli -ials. The
ndebtedness of the municipal govern
nents is steadily piling up. bond is
ues are increasingly frequent and the
eople have not the satisfaction in
aany instances of a full equivalent
n improiments for the money ex
>ended. And the federal govern
ent is leading in the race of great I
xpenditures. Ere. long the people
vill demand a reform in administra
ive expenses.
"And they will do it now if they
,re made to appreciate the whole
ruth.
"The Democratic party is not a ma
hine, i-is a body of citizens who be- t
leve that on the whole its fundamen
al principles are best adapted to the s
onduct of the government.
"Among so many patriotic and in
elligent men it is inevitable that,
ivergence of opin'on as to minor a
estions and differences of view as
o the correctness of the dispositionlr
f dead issues should be found. The
arty is concededly united today as to j
very vital articles of faith which can i
asonably enter into the pending can- ,
ass.
"Onr adversaries are entrenched in e
al possession of every department of v
e government and it is a mistaken
olicy that would drive away voters
rho would help to oust them. The
use cannot te advanced by attacks t
n others within the party with whom
re have had disagreements, but who a
re now working with us for a com- e
ion result. All men who have at- I
mined-any degree of prominence have s
heir friends and the exercise of ordi- e
ary prudence forbids the alienation 1
f allies who are willing and anxious 1
a assist. The coming election is not b
D be determined by the September
ote in hopelessly Republican States I
rhere local issues aid candidates even
re grievously handicapped but the re- c
alt in Vermont only admonishes us P
nd there can be no harm in giving i
oice to the admonition-that a har. d
vmnious co-operation of all and the 1
Limination of personal, factional, and 0
nimportant diff .rences involving no a
arrender of principle, are essential i
) success." P
Applause. greeted Mr. Daniels- in
roduction of Mr. Knapp and during
he latter's speech there were many e
iouts of "Good for you!" and similar t
pressions of appreciation. b
WITH CLOSEST ATTENTION. V
Judge Parker's speech v as listened u
with the closest attention by the s
ditors, many of whom never heard 3l
Im speak. Judge Parker read most t
his speech and made no departure C.
om the written text. He read with a
reat care and deliberation, using few 2
r no gestures. The editors frcequent- n
applauded and several times broke b
ito cheers and laughter at the speak- a
r's attacks upon the Republican ad- p
iinistratflon. The highest pitch or e
thusiasmn was reached toward the t:
lose when he deprecated attacks on.
thers within the party.
Cries of "Good!" "That's right:" t:
nd the like broke fro'm various parts a
f the audience and for several mc- s
ents the speaker had to wait for t
net. n
Editors from the various section of t:
he country brought to the candidates i<
eports of the political situation in s
heir territ~ry. t
After the speaking was over Judge c
arker and the members of the fami-a
greeted all the guests at an infor- 1
al reception heeld on the veranda. c
he entire delegation and other visi
ors then proceeded to the boait, where
mcheon was serve d.f
The Author of' Dixie.
A movement is on foot to erect a
monument to the memory of thel
uthor of "Dixie," Daniel Decatur
mmett, in Mt. Veranon, Ohio, the a
1y of his birth and death. Upon the
casiot' of the death of Mr. Emmett.
hich ouiured recently, the mayor of
It. Vernon, at the request of the
>dge of L'ks of that city, who had
arge or the funeral, appointed a
ommittee of prominent citizens to
ct a memorial commission to solicit
rd receive subscriptions to the fundI
or the monument. Those desiring to
ubscribe to the fund should send re
nittances to the secretary *of the.
ommission, Mr. J. D. Smoots, at Mt.
7ernon, Ohio, who will make acknowl- t
.dgment of the same. t
In aBad Fix.
The State of~ Mississippi has in itst
reasury $1.56 and th re is no relief
n sight. Much doubt. is expressed in
inancial circles whether a tirm of (
ew York and Chicago brokers who 1'
ecently purchased a State bond issue C
f half a million dollars will pay fo~r r
hem and the banks of the State C
eemingly are unwilling to advance
noney for immediate use. iNo pay
nents of taxes are due for 30 days
.d a proposed special session of thec
egislature could not brlng relief with-s
that period.t
Marries Again.
Ex-Gov. Robert L. Taylor o'f Ten
iessee was married to Miss Mamie St.
o or Chilhowie, Va., Wednesday
.ternoon at 4.30) o'clock. The wed
lng occurred at the bride's home and
was attended by many of tne wide
;ircle of relatimns. Gov. Taylor has
yeen married three tim s, having
>een divorced only a few months agro
run his second wife at Kuoxvi.le. ~
sov. and Mrs. Taylor will reside ati
3ristol.
Killed by a Train.
George Burton, a negr.' aray man of
Ireenwocd, while lying on the rail- t
-oad track drunk on Sunday nig.ht,
vas run over by an engine and illed.
.s Greenwood is a prohibition to.Tn
urton evidently got his whiskey from~j
bhiind tigeo
FEAST AND ROAST.
While Democratic Id tors Eat and
Drink They Roast Republicans.
FIVE HUNDRED AT A BANQUET.
loseph Pulitzer Sends a Letter Ur.
ing Judge Parker to Be More
Aggressive in His Can
didacy.
Ne arly 500 Democratic editors from
.11 parts or the United States met at
be Waldorf-Astoria in New York
Vednesday night, the occasion being
national conference of the Demo
:ritic editors which was callei at the
stance of the Democratic national
ommittee.
The toast list included several of
he best known Democratic editors of
he country and all of them respond
d to toasts on political subjects.
ylvanus E. Johnson, Washington
orrespondent of the Cincinnati EQ
uirer and former president of the
rridiron club, was the toastmaster.
A large orchestra furnished music
uring the dinner. . When "Dixie"
vas played the diners, many of whom
ere from the south, jumped to their
et and the "rebel yell" was given
everal times. Eathusiasm was at
he highest pitch when the Felection
vas encored. Col. Johnson, in a brief
peech, introduced Col. Henry Wat
erson. who responded to the toast
'The issue and the Outlook."
Herman Ridder followed with an
ddress giving reasons why indepen
ents should support Parker, saying
he country needed a safe man in the
iesidential chair. A letter from
oseph Pulitzer, written from Bar
[arbor, Me., to Chairman Danie's, in
rhich the writer stated that physical
firmities prevented his being pres
at, was read. The letter in part
,as as follows:
MR. PULITZER'S LETTER.
"The result in Vermont, reported
day, should: be accepted as a warn
3g, not as 'a discouragement. Re
xember that the largest total vote
ver cast in Vermont is only 5f6,000.
t is absurd to suppose that the re
lt of a presidential election is decid
, or even foreshadowed, in the fast
esses and farms of the little green
ountain State. The contest is to
e fought out in New York, the
impire State, whose habit is to vote
dependentl3; in the rich and popu
>us industrial cities ?of ConnEcti
at and New Jersey; on the wide
lains and busy marts of Indiana,
Tisconsin and Illinois, and in be
ubtful States of the farther west
'here are signs of a reaction against
rotection, privilege and plutocracy;
gainst personal government, militar
m, extravagince and the political
ower of the trust. Mr. Rocsevelt's
eakness as a candidate in his own
ate has been demonstrated at every
ection. Should he carry the coun
-y in November, as itis poesible that
e may, the adverse vote of New York
ould serve as a salutary check on his
surpation of power and no effort
2ould be spared to secure this result.
'he lesson of the Vermont election is
1at the independent and the. Demo
-atsmust work with increased vigor
ad under a more thorough system.
'ruth may be self-evident, but it is
ot self-enfor cing. Truth is mighty
at it will not prevail without all the
ids of publicity. Truth must be
roclaimed, illustrated, established,
aforced. Most important of all
uth must have a leader.
A WORD TO THE JUDGE.
"The result of the Vermont elec
on make it, in my judgment, all the
ore imperative that Judge Parker
iall realize and perform bis duty to
e' millions of honest voters who seek
o ottice, look far no personal gain in
ais election, but who see in him an
leal and a hope and a-* pire to pre
~rve through him the institutin%
aey love. The people need a judicial
ief magistrate, but not too j udicial
candidate. The judge is trained to
ok at both sides of the case; the
m~didate should have his hands full
looking after his own. From a judge
expected cautious deliberation;
com the candi late mnspiration, ener
y, promptness and aggresivye impulse.
is the part of a leader to lead in
tie ~)mbat of ideas, in the confi et of
rinciples, in the denunciation of
ublic wrongs, in the presentation
nad enforcement of truth.
"I is b, cause I so strongly desire
udge Parker's election tbat I speak
Splainly on this subj. et; I admire
is judicial temperament, I appreciate
be great personal sacrific.s he has
ade in accepting the nomination.
lut having accepted it; I earnestly
eg of you when you see him tomor
ow to urge that he accept also the
all responsibilities of his position:
bat he will not permit the campaign
2 New York-the pivotal State-to
e mismanaged by the small poli
icians who Leset him: that he will in
he next 60 days be even more than
eretofore tbe people's leader and
eacher, their tribune and advocate.
(Signed) "JOsEPH PULITZER."
Clark Howell, editor of the Atlanta
>nstitution, spoke to the toast,
'Democratic Success, the Guarantee
f National Unity." Mr. Howell's
eference to mob v:olence was vigor
usly cheered.
This part of Mr. Howell's speech
ras as follows:
"1 speak the sentiment of the south
f today-the new s:Juth, if you will
,hen ,1 tell you that the mistaken at
it~ude of the Republican president
as done more to oneck the real pro
ress of the negro than all else that
tas been doce since the war. His
tuborn disregard of the advice of
en his own party referees in the
tates aifected, in his mad determina
ion that white constituencies should
e served by negro otlicebolders ex
lusively in the south-for it would
e repudiated in the north-has re
indled the slumbering embers of
acial hostility to a degree that has
tot been known since the days of
tacostruction.
THE GENTLE MCKINLEY.
"Was it necessary? Let them ask
he memory of their martyred Mc
(inley, who, twice honored with the
rtsidency, died with south and north
:eeling together at his bedside unit
g their prayers that God might
par h:,is ie nTyical Repuican
RAILROAD WRECK.
In Which Four People Are Killed
and Many Wounded.
ONE TRAIN FALLS ON ANOTHER
And Crushes it to Atoms. It is
Claimed that the Railroad
TreStle Was Tampered
With.
Shortly after 1 o'clock Friday morn
ing train No. 41 on the Seaboard Air
Line railrjad, c nsisting of an ex
press car, a mail car, two day coaches
and a Pullman sleeper, was derailed
at a trestle just south of the Catawba
ri ver in South Carolina, and 22 miles
southwest of Monroe, N. C., and this
was followed by the wreck of a light
engine and caboose, resulting in the
death of four persons and the injuring
of 35 others.
The following persons were. killed:
Engineer E. Y. Barksdale, Abbe
ville, S. 0.
Fireman Ed. Roberts, colored, At
lanta, Ga.
Mrs F. T. Black, Haverhill, Ohio,
neck broken.
Mrs. T. S. McManus, Wilmington,
N. C.
THE WOUNDED.
The following were ser.ously hurt:
Mrs. James Clay. Oakland, Tenn.,
frac'ured jaw.
T. C. Jerome, Atlanta, Ga., slight
ly bruised.
Mrs. T. C. Jerome, Atlanta, shoul
der and bead injured.
Dr. Edward Banks, Athens, Ga.,
back injured.
Mrs. Sidney Herbert, Maitland,
Fla'., foot amputated; may die.
Mrs. Jerome Silvey, Atlanta,
bruised.
G. W. Hinson, Lenox, Ga., jaw in
jured.
Tom Mitchell, colored, brakeman,
Abbaville, S. C., head and shoulders
injured.
Pink Carpenter, Monroe, N. C., por- t
ter, head and body injured. t
The follewing were slightly hurt:
V. S. Ellerby, Atlanta, colored,
Pullman porter.
J. G. Turner, Atlanta, Pullman
conductor. t
G. H. Meares, Monroe, N. C., engi- s
neer.
J. Duncan, Abbeville, S. C., brake- f
man. t
H. H. Chapman, Abbeville, S. C., s
conductor. t
G. H. Davis, Atlanta, express mes- c
senger.
W. Fairman, Atlanta, mailclerk.
R. T. West, Monroe, N. C., conduc- a
tor. i
B. F. Meader, address unknown.
F. C. Topleman, address unknown.
T. C. Horton, address unknown. U
Mr. Black, address unkno vn.
Robert Seigler, address unknown. a
Moflie Griffin, address unknown.
A number of colored laborers also d
were slightly hurt. a
WHAT ENGINEER MEARES SAYS. 1
The wrecked train was running
about 40 miles an hour when the tres- 0
tle, which is about 300 feet long, 1
spanning a meadow near the Catawba A
river, gave way. The engine and cars o
passed over but were drawn backward. e
into the abyss and upon the other cars A
he light engine and caboose piled in C
on top, of the train of wreckage 'e- a
'ora it could be flagged. t
Gaston Meares, the engineer of the i
passenger train, escaped with some 2
bruises and a painful scalp wound. e:
How he escaped death is beyond his e
wn or any one else's comprehension. b
He said. that he was 'driving at the A
rate of 40 miles an hour as he crossed
the bridge. Just before the engine v
had swept entirely clear of the struc- I
ure, he felt it sinking, but the impe. C
uscarried the engine and all the cars a
except the first class passengers car v
and the Pullman clear of the yawning I
gulf which was left when half the b
bridge collapsed but the engine and d
ars were swerved from their course I
to the right, tearing the rail loose a
from its fastenings and hu'rling the
entire train upside down over an em- o
bankment to the meadow, about 30 n
feet below. t
A scene horrible beyond description v
nsued. The accounts cf the surviv- I
rs are terrible. When the train J
went crashing over the embankment, C
every light went out, passengers wer~e 3
thrown 'heads over heels against the I
sides of the coaches, bleeding and I
bruised. A natural panic took them; r
some were rendered unconscious for a a
moment. Mrs. Black, sitting near fi
er husband, gave a short cry and '
when he managed to strike a match e
and find her body he discovered that
she was dead, her neck having been
broken. She was the only passenger
killed or evn hurt seriously in the
first accident.
THlE BtRAKEMXAN'S CRY. o
As the scrambling- and shouting j
went on in the dark, above the noise C
a brakeman with his head half way e
out a window was heard to shout:
"My God, the freight train is coin-1
ng ugon us!'1
In less than a minute the freight, l
which had left Monroe 15 minutes be
hind the passenger, came whizzing '
along the tracks, struck the open
space where the bridge had fallen and I
plunged its~way through the passenger C
cars. Mrs. McManus then met her ~
death, the freight engine having ~
crashed through the side of that pas
senger car in which she was, crushing' '
he'~ body into a shapeless mass. The a
engineer of the freight train must
have met his death instantly. His C
body was found in the cab of the ~
overturned engine with his head
crushed but with few bruises on his
body. When his body was dug out of e
the debris Friday his watch was
still running on time. His firemanC
escaped with a few minor injuries.
.Tewrz ck developed at least one
ero. Mr. Black, whose wife wasu
killed beside him, was the last man to
leave the coaches, and what he did
the very first thing was to walk, with z
all his bruised condition, to Catawba e
Junction, two miles away, get into
the telegraph office and send to Mon
roe for help. He is a telegraph opera.
tor in the service of the Norfolk and
Western raircad and was going to At- a
anta with his wife to testify there in f,
a railroad suit. He hardly realizes t
the blow he has tsuaned, and sat all c
that he was, just an- fair to white
and black alike, there was something
in his gentle demeanor that said to
the whole country that though placed
in his exalted office by partisan instru
mentality he was indeed the presi
dent of all the States and all the sec
tions. Alas, the pity of thae unful
filled promise that nis successor would
continue the policy which had so
markedly contributed to the spirit of
the national unity, and as the result of
which even the Republican party
I made enough converts in the south to
I break its solidity and to mike doubt
ful several States, which by the change
of policy are today more certainly
Democratic than ever. Even as
Democrats we had hoped that the time
had come, by God's grace, when
white men could differ on economic
issues without fear of sacriticing their
civilization or of immolating intelli
gerce and good citizenship upon the
altar of illiteracy, corruption and
racial disturbance.
"L st the Republicans should want
furtner tcstimony than that offered
by the kindly attitude of their
own McKinley, let his successor ask
the negro himself-not tie politIcil
type out for the loaves a .d fishes, but
the conservative representative of his
race-if the changed policy has been
productive of g -o: or evil to the rice
in promoting harmony or discord be
tween it and tho;e who, in the very
nature of things, ought to be, and
are, their best real friends.
"I would not deny them a single
right to which they are justly entitl
ed-n'r would our people. As con
scientious well wishers of a race that
is among us, and which is here to
stay, we but ask the privilege of co
operating with its better element to
ward the upbuilding and the uplift
ing of the raze to the plane of good
citizenship.
"More than that, I would bespeak
for them at north the same considera
tion they receive in the soath-tbougb
frequently denied them in Republican
States-that of having the right to
earn their own bread by the sweat of
their brow, and of protection from
assault when, as happened under more
than one Republican governor, they
have asserted that simple right.
WHAT THE SOUTH ASKS.
"All the sauth asks is to deal with
this question as its conscience and its
judgement dictates, and we pledge
that the solution will be for the best
of all concerned-best f.r the negro,
best for the whites and best for the
country at large.
"I am aware of the fact that in re
sponse to th's suggestion the Republi
can reply is to point to an occasional
outbreak against the law as evidence
that we need help from partisan sour
ces-but our answer is that for every
St atesboro there is a Wilmington, and
that occasional expressions of mob vio
lence, however unjustifiable, are no
more expressions of public sentiment
in Georgia or Texas than when they
occur, with less cause to provoke them,
in Illinois or Indiana. Why, even
Mr. Rosseveit in his 'Winning of the
West has gone further than the most
rabid apologist for mob violence in
Georgia or Illinois %ould think of
going, for in defense of 'lynching for
nothing worse than horse stealing he
wrote 'In many of the cases of lynch
law which have come to my knowledge
the eiffct has been healthy for the
community.'
"Eliminate the race question, as a
political Issue, and you have put the
capstone on the pryamid of national
unity. Republicans no less than
Democrats should welcome the dr.y
when it is done, for then will, all the
States divide in healthy contention
over economic issues-and the country
will be the bettsr for it.'
John B. Stoll, editor of the South
Bend, Ind., Times, responded to the
toast, "Triumphant Demo'cracy."
Andrew McLean, editor of the
Brooklyn Citizen, closed the speech
making wnen he responded to "The
Democracy of the Empire State."
Seven Passenger's Killed.
The southbound Wabash passenger
train which left Des Moines for St.
Louis at 6.40 a. m., was wrecked
Tuesday near Pendleton, Mo., killing
seven pasengers and injuring 30 others.
The train, which was composed of an
engine, baggage'- and smoking cars,
day coach, diner and Pullman sleeper,
was well filled, it being estimated by
Wabash oiticials that there were about
400 passengers on board. The train
was running at its schedule speed
when the accident occu red. The
day coach left the track and, break
ing lose from the baggage and Anok
ing cars, plunged down an embank
ment, dragging the diner with it.
The Pullman did not leave the track.
The heavy dining car crashed on top
of the coach and the majority of those
killed and injured were passengers in
the latter.'
Chewed Oft' His Nose.
In a rough and tumble fight at close
range in Greenville on Wednesday
Lum Ward, a farmer, who lves sever
al miles from that city, used his teeth
to amputate the nose of John Collins.
The nose hung by a piece of skin.
Almost the entire outer portion had
been severed from the face, running
back as far as the bone. The cartilage
had been completely bitten in two.
There was also a wound on the right
hand. Dr. Bramlet, after dressing
the nose, put it in position, taking
several stitches in the flesh to keep
it in place. He has some hopes
that it may unite and heal, but said
Tursday night that the chances of
Its doing so were but slim.
Opposes the Brice Bill.
Rev. W. C. Creighton in a sermon
at the Methodist church at Cokes
bury recently took occasion to say
that he was most strenuously opposed
to the Brice bill. He said it was a
blow, devised by politicians, at the
dispensary law, and while he was a
prohibitionist from practice and prin
ciple, the dispensary was far t rr
able to the open bar-room. And if
the people had tried as hard to enforce
the law as they had to break it up,
we would have had prohibition.
Made a Haul.
Burglars made a raid upon Yadkins
ville, N. C., on Tuesday night. They
blew open the safe 'of the county
treasurer and got between $8,000 and
$10000 and then blew open the post
an offof and got $i410 more.
lay on the bank nearby with mourn
rul eyes and muttering to himself:
'My God, what an ordeal for a man
to bear."
A HEAP OF JUNK.
The mass of wreckage of the two
,rains is like a heap of junk. Rill
coad men said that they had never
een such a complete demolition of ea
ines and coaches. They are lying
eaped and crushed together. Looking
t the conglemeration, people wonder
hat any one escaped. The wrecking
,rew from the Seaboard shops at Ab
-ville, S. C., arrived at about 10
)'clock Friday morning and began to
,tear away debris. It will take daysto
ret the line in pass.,ble condition, al
;hough the trains are scattered to the
ide of the track and in the ravine
nto which the bridge fell.
George S. Fitzwater, chief detective
)f the Seaboard, arrived on the scene
arly in the morning and took charge
f the situation until organized help
rrived. He said Friday afternoon
that be had found some spikes and
>olts and two angle bars which had
>een removed from the track with
,law bars, and he said he was confi
lent that dirty work had been done.
dr. Fitzwater sent a telegram to
supt. E. Berkeley at Atlanta telling
lim that he had discovered evidence
>f malice ini this work and expressed
iis telief that some one had discon
ected the joints in the lower half of
-he bridge.
The stretch of track in that vicinity
s a clear, straight and apparently well
uilt one. The timbers of the bridge
ppear to have been wrenched from
heir fastenings and those that are
plintered are of sound wood. There
vas nothing to suggest that the foun
lation of the structure was under
nined by a wasbout although the
round was somewhat marshy Friday.
The dead bodies were all taken
rom the wreck about half past 10
'clock. The woman who was so bad
f mutilated wore a simple gold ring
rith the inscription, "From Tom to
Lnna. ,Oat. 20, 1885," inside. She
vas probably 32 years old, medium
zed with dark auburn bair. She
tad a purse containing $2 45, a return
rip ticket from Wilmington, N. C.,
o Atlanta and a baggage check No.
03598.
C. S. Coleman of Bon Air, Va., said
e was the only man In the smoking
ar when the train was hurled over
he embankment and he heard lots of
houting from the other coaches. In
, very few minutes, he said, the
reight train crashed into them and
hen silence srttled over the scene for
veral minutes when the groans of
he injured as they began to regain
onsciousness, pierc d the night air.
AN INDISCBIBABLE MASS.
The entire crew being disabled, pas
mngers endeavored to iag train fol
)wing, but were without lights and
owerless. A few minutes later the
reight engine and car dashed down
pon the wrecked coaches.
The passenger train lies on its side,
n indescribable mass of splinters,
Imber and Iron, while upon the la
ies' coach rests the freight engine
nd on top of that the caboose car
unus its running gear.
The two ladit s killed were sitting
pposite each other in the first class
Dach. Mrs. Black was en route for
utlanta with her husband, a telegraph
perator, to attend court. Mr. Black
scaped with a few bruises. Mrs. Mc
[anus was crushed to pieces. A pnrse
:mtaning a small sum and a key and
baggage check were* found and
ough to be hers. A wedding ring
scribed, "From Tom to Anna, Oct.
, '85" and a gold wire ring were tak
a from her fingers. All of the inu
: who could travel were sent on. The
odies of those killed. were taken to
[onroe.
Mrs. J. N. Clay of Oakland, Tenn.,
rith small baby, was taken from the
'allman, the baby uninjured. Mrs.
lay, though hurt about the mouth
nd blood streaming from her face,
ras found sitting with the baby at
er breast. Probably more than a
husand people visited the wreck
uring the day. Physicians from
~ock Hill and Monroe rendered all the
ssstance possible..
At the request of Coroner Louthian
f York, Magistrate Beckham sum
ions the following jury which was
ken by special train to Monroe to
lew the bodies there: 3. N. Mc
awee, H. M. Dunlap, M. F. Owens,
ohn B. Ferguson, J. W. O'Neal,
ecil Reid, R. W. Patton, Robt.
[orrison, Walter Moore, 3. H.
Vitherspoon, J. A. Shillinglaw and
7. B. Byars. The jury examined a
umber of witnesses, including train
nd bridge men. Its verdict did not
x the blame. The horror of the
reckr Is indescribable. .That any
saped is regarded as marvelous.
The War News Lies.
Somebody in Berlin as taken the
rouble to tahulate and analyse the
tatistics of the war news since the
truggle between Japan and Russia
pened. The result appears in the
lerlin issue of Lloyed's of recent
ate. The compiler assumes that
very telegram told the truth. Here,
ben, is the result, and figures don't
e: Russia has lost 28> battleships
ke the Retvizan, 38 of the Peropav
)vsk type, 145 cruisers, 411 torpedo
oat destroyers, 1,487 torpedo boats,
rth 93,000 soldiers killed, 86,500
rounded and 186,000 prisoners. - Ja
an has lost 49 armored cruisers, 84
ther crcisers, 98 destroyers and 549
orpedo boats, while her losses in men
ave been 98,000 kIlled, 131,000
rounded and 119,000 prisoners. Port
.rthur, according to the same
uthority, has been twelve time at
Lked, has been carried by storm
nce and has capitulated no less than
ix times.
Robbed Postoffice.
Early Wednesday several robbers
tered the Greentield, Tenn., post
Moce and blew open the safe. Tbey
uade two unsuccessful attempts and
he third time brought it open. Nitro
lycerine and other chemicals -were
sed. About $150 In cash and $550 in
tamps were taken out of the safe.
' stmaster Farmer has been authori
ed by the postoffice department to
tier a reward of 8200 for the capture
f the robbers.
Good if True.
Dr. Geo. T. Moore of Philadelphia
nnonees positively that he has
aund a complete remedy for the
yphoid germ In a solution of sulphate
f cer.
POISONED HIM.
A Negro's Bite Causes the Death of a
White Man.
The Atlanta Journal says after suf
fering weeks of Intense agonies, as the
result of the bite of a negra, received
during a personal difficulty over three
months ago, J. N. Porter, a well
known planter of Dougherty county,
Ga.,, died of blood poisoning Tuesday
morning at 4:30 o'clock at the Baptist
Tabernacle infirmary, on Luckle
street.
During a band to hand enconnte
with a negro, Mr. Porter was bitten
upon the thumb of the left hand.
Though the sharp teeth of his black
assailant sank almost to the bone, the
farmer pald little attention to the
matter at first, thinking that the
wound would heal without giving him
any trouble.
After several days had elapsed; how
ever, the injured finger became In
flamed and after several weeks it was
almost double its natural size. Natur
ally greatly alarmed Mr. Porter has
tened to Albany, Ga., and placed-him
self under the treatment of the phy
sclans there. Slowly his entire arm
became inilamed and was swollen to
enormous proportions. It pained him
constantly and at times he was com
pelled to suffer agonies almost beyond
human endurance.
As there .was no change for the bet
ter, as a last resort Mr. Porter was ad
vised to come to Atlanta for treat
ment. He arrived about five weeks ago
and was placed in the Tabernacle in
firmary, where he was attended by
Dr. E. C. Davis and other physicians.
' As the on'y possible means of sav
ing the life of the patient the affected
arm was amputated three weeks ago.
However, It was too late. The poison
had-already extended throughout his
system-even the lungs being affected
-and he sank slowly to his death.
Mr. Porter was about 00 years of
age and was unmarried. He had re
sided in Dougherty county for some
time and' leaves many friends there
who will learn of his tragic deatn with
deep regret. Until Instructions are re
Deived from relatives, the remains will
be held at the undertaking parlors of
Barclay & Brandon.
DISGRACED THEIR UNIFORMS.
Vandalism of So-Called Soldiers on
the Way to Manassas.
Many complaints have been heard
)f the vandalism of soldiers en route
bo the army maneuvers at Manssas
ays the Charlotte Chronicle. Sunday
morning when the train carrying the
.eorgia troops stopped at Belmont,
Ed. Stowe, a well known and Indus
,rious colored minister of that city,
was handled roughly and seriously and
permanently injured.
He was on his way to visit friends
2ear Belmont and dismounted from
he bicycle he was riding to cross the
milroad tracks. When the soldiers
;pied Stowe, they made for a pile of
.eks and began to throw stones at
3im. The colored man was struck sev
,ral times, one of the stones destroy
.ng the sight of his left eye.
When the '.train stopped In Char
totte a crowd of the soldiers, walked
ip West Trade street and went into
she fruit and confectionery stdre of
R1. Psul, in the Presbyterian Hospi
sal building. * When Paul informed
Ghem that he could not sell anything
m Sunday, the soldiers began helping
ahemselves to frplits and confections
mnd did not stop until the stock was
greatly depleted.
Early Wednesday morning a crowd
f soldiers went into the,G(em restan
rant, and while several were eating at
he lurch counter, others helped them
selves to cigars and chewing gum.
The marauders- then - took boxes of
sigars and several boxes of chewin'g
gum-them deliberately, with no pre
ense of paying for them. The loss to
he restaurant was at least $25. The
soldiers who were eating at the lunch
:ounter paid for what they got and
book no part in the depredations,
A small colored boy was loaflng
round the Southern passenger sta
Gion when one of the troop rains
topped here, was given a fright that
de will remember for a longt time.
After a short chase, he was captured
y a burly soldier, who, with the as
histance of several companions, took
i blanket, and kept the boy bouncing
in the air for several minutes. Every
:ompany was offcered, It is true, but
:any of the soldiers were absolutely
without restraint, and in some in.
tances It is said1 that the offcers join.
ad in the detilment.
Shoots Himself.
J. Vand Smith; aged about 55
ears, committed suicide at his home,
26 College street, Spartanburg Fri
lay mornmng at 11.30 o'clcck by plac
ing the muzzle of a 32-calibre Reining
Gon rifle to his left breast and pulling
the trigger. The bullet went through
is heart and passing through the
ody lodged in the wall near by. The
leceased had been in wretched health
for six months yast and in a fit of
nental and physicial despondency de
:ided to end his life. Mr. Smith was
2ative of the Glenn Springs section
mnd leaves a wife and a number of
hildren to lament his untimely
leath. He had worked in the cotton
nills 'for a number of years in the
~ast.
Will Oppose Judge Townsend.
The next legislature will elect a
~uccessor to Judge D. A. Townsend as
residing judge of the seventh judi
~ial circuit. Judg Lownsend will stand
~or election. He is now serving his
shird term. Spartanburg has two can
lidates for the bench--both members
>f the general assembly-Senator D).
E. Hydrick and Hon. C. P. Sanders.
These gentlemen announced their can
Sdacies to a correspondent of The
State Friday in response to the direct
lery. Mr. Hydrick and Mr. Sanders
are each prominent members of the
Spartanburg bar, and their friends
will watch with interest the outcome
t their race.
-Legal E~xe cuted.
Jessie Allen, a negro, was legally
xecuted at Oxford. N. C., Friday for
criminally assaulting a little girl some
months ago. The hanging was pri
BAD WORK OF A MOB.
Smoked Out a Negro Prisoner and
Then Lynched Mim.
TREY SET TEZ JAIL ON FIR3
The Negro Hung Was in Jail for
Murdering John Waldrop,
a White Man of the
Community.
At Huntsville, Ala., after setting
fre to the jail and smoking cut the
prisoner while ,the fire department
was held at bay uiti guns and the
sheriff, his deputies and the soldiers
outwitted, a mob estimated at over
2,000 persons lynched Horace Maples,
the ne, ro accused of murdering'John
Waldrop, by stringing hin to a tree
on the court house lawn Wednesday,
night.
This action of the mob was taken
notwithstanding strong protests made
by Solicitor Erle P.:ttus and H. Wal
lace, Jr., in stirring speeches in which,
law and order; were pleaded for elo
quently.
The crowd began. togatherWednes
day afternoon and Wednesday night
as soon as the details of the
spreasd throughout the country &
which Waldrop had a number
friends and before the militia,
was ordered afrom Birminghain
Gov. Cunningham arrived, the
had swelled to enormous pro
The sheriff and his deputies,.
stood their .guard but they were
powerless before the mob and the
The local militarycompany was
out but they were; outwitted;,
Dien who 'onceived the idea of
Ing out the prisoner..
At 10.25 o'clock the jail wasfiredLn
the back yard and burned fercely
dense smoke spreading throughe
upper stories and.cells of the
The fire department was not. allo
to approach within a block of
scene and'was'driven away
lets. The command on the _
would allow nobody to -eiter-or edini
out until the person of Horae.Ma &
was surrendered to the crowd.
sheriff and his guards would not gve
In but in some manner the negro got
through a wIndow and jumped
the building into the crowd. Hew
chased down and & rope
around his neck and he was
to the county court- house.
was an immense crowd on the ]awn
While Maples was confessng
crime and implicating a wfite-ma
and two negraes, John-. W]
Jr., and Solicitor Erie Pettus
ed impassioned addresses.try
dissuade the mob. They were n
down in turn bnt finally when Solic
tor Pettus called, on all who'were in
favor of the law taking its 1onraaj -
hold up their band, about halt
big crowd of several thousandI
There was cheering fora
the med with the rope pulled the
gro away, threw the end of the
over a limb and drew him up.
negro was dead in a few moment.
crowd will make an effort tocapture
the negro's accomplices-but no -
disorder is feared.
During the attack onthe~ilU~~
Sates District Judge Sholby luen .
order for the Unmted Statesdeuy
marshal to protectUnitea:States prs
oniers in the burning building an ob-i
tain names of all parties engaged i
endangering the prisoners' livee.
Struck Among Pigs.
A dispatch from0 Gbodwll t h
State says a very heavy rain fUnY
that section Thursday from 12 no-'
until 2 o'clock, followed .by
showers nearly all the sfternoon.
thunder and lightning wereterfc$
fpr more than an hour; vivid fhs
of lightning that seemed to cesavel th4~
clouds from the zenith to the horizond
and bursts of thunder that made h4
earth tremble. One of the p on~
struck among a lot of shona and ha
grown hogs near Mr. 3. .B.
house, kilhing five and shocking 19i-'
that most of them could hardly wallk
several hours ~after. Several were
resuscitated by hard work, rolling and~
rubbing them in cold water. Al(
though under a alight shed right-by a c
big pine, the pine was not touched br :C
the electric fluid. One shoat was
knocked over the fence 15 feet away.2
A Good Example.
The News says being consei
ence stricken at the thought of av
ing swindled a cotton mill seven yearsm
ago with a water-packed bale, a.a
mer, living in anotner county hassnt -
85 in cash to Greenville, that being .
the amount towhich he-was not en
titled. The case is rather remark
able. Often It is found that the
weight of a bale decreases after it has
been thoroughly dried, but it more '
often happens -that when complaint 22
is made to the original seller, the
fault is laid at the dor of aginner. ,
In this instance, howeyer, the ginner '
was the Innocent party. We wish
every one who has taken what does
not belong to him would follow -the ~
example of the man mentioned above.
To Rest With His Fathers.
The body of Lieut. J. H. L. Cle
ment, U. S.' N., arrived at Charleston
Friday and was taken to an under
takers' establislunent, whence it will
be sent to John's Island and there
interred. Commandant Berry ordered
that a detail of marines will escort
the body from the undertaker's mor
gue to the river landing and severl -
offcers will accompany the body tolts
last resting place. Only the Episco
pal committal service will be read as '
the funeral services were conducted .
at Trieste, Austria, where the young.
natval. officer died of typhoeld fever ;
during the cruise of his vessel.
R. F. D. Business ls Increasing.
The Checks sent out from the Col
umubia postoffce to the rural free de
livery carriers of the state show that
the delivery of ma.i1 to the country by
this means is steadily growng-tnat
the number of carriers and routes has
increased ouer 100 per cent In 12
months. There are now more than
400 rural free delivery carriers work
lng in the state as against less than
200 this time last year. Over 320,000
a month Is paid out to these carlers,
who receive now 8720 a year as
against only $600 a year upo to a shor$