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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01
TEN MEN TO HANG.
Literally II Black Friday in South Caro-
lima Criminal Annais.-Ten Negroes
Are Convicted of Conspiracy
and Murder.

CHARLESTON, S. G., Sept. 25.-The
legal annals ofthis state except in cases
of insurrection, was passed at Laurens
to-day, ten negro men being sentenced
to be hanged for the murder OF another
negro.
CONSPIRACY AND MURDER.
The charge was conspiracy and muir
der. Srme months ago Jim Young,
Monroe Young, Henderson Young,
Allen Young, John Atkinson, Lige
Atkinson, John Adams, Perry Adams
and Jack Williams, all colored, having
some cause Of quarrel against Thornton
Nance, also colored, arranged plan to
take his life and carried it out success
fully. At this term of Laurens curt
they were all convicted.
NEW TRIAL REFUSED.
A motion was made for a new trial,
but it was refused, and Judge Hudson
sentenced the whole ten to he hanged
Oct. %, next.
At the same term OF court Ike kinard,
colored, was convicted Of the murder of
LcluuSl u. OAuCI, ~ w LII0 ldobi e-HN
was sentenced to be hanged on Oct. IS,
thus making eleven negroes sentenced
to death at these bloody assizes.
PARALLEL CASE AT ABBEvILLE IN 1873.
Especial to State.
GREENTILLE, Sept. .G.-The state
ment that never in the criminal his
tory of the State was there ever such
a wholesale conviction for murder as in
Laurens on Friday, when ten negroes
were convicted and sentenced to be
hanged, is erroneous. A parallel case
was brought to the attention of The
State correspondent to-day by ex-Judge
r. H. Cooke, who was for five years on
the bench in this State. In 1873, while
Judge Cooke was holding court in
Ab5eville, twelve negroes were cor
victed for the murder of a young white
man named Allen, whose home was
near Lowndesville. Mr.. Blythe, ofthis
city, was the solici or and the negroes
were defended by Samuel MCGOWAN,
now associate justice of the Supreme
Court. Two of the negroes were used
as States witnesses, and on Sunday
morning the jury returned verdict
convictlng the ten men Of murder.
They were sentenced to he hanged,
aloug with several others who had been
convicted at the same court. Three OF
the ten negroes were afterward hung
and the others were sent to the penlten-
tiary.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01
he CERTAINLY SAID 1T.

We see from the Cberaw Reporter
that the Sumter Freeman's candid
opinion is that DR.. Stokes never uttered
the words attributed to him about there
being no loss to the government even
if the man who put cotton in the ware
house did not redeem it and the gov
eminent only received $40 for the $50
advanced, because the other $40 would
be in circulation. The Freeman may
not believe it, because the utterance
was reported by what the Freeman is
pleased to term "hostile press" but
all the same, DR.. Stokes said it in his
speech at Greenwood. The editor of
The Herald and News was present and
heard it and so reported it in our next
issue, and remarked upon the argument
that in our opinion DR.. Stokes did not
believe it himself. DR.. Stokes, in the
Cotton Plant, afterwards said, that our
report Of that meeting was fair, except
that we charged him with saying
things that he did not believe himself,
Then we asked him if he really be-
lieved that the government would lose
nothing because the money was ir CT
culation, and we have asked him again,
and as yet have received no reply. DR..
Stokes certainly made the statement
and We do not believe that he will deny
it.
DR.. Stokes on thai occasion, as we
understood it, discussed the plan as
outlined in the bill that they say now
is dead, and answered the objections
that had been urged against it.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01

Mr.. Talbert says to the News and
Courier, that he intends to remain
with the Democratic party and fight
within the ranks for the Ocala plat
form, and if he is beaten to still remain
and submit. We think that is fair, if
Mr.. Talbert will agree to give us a
square deal and fair fight.
The News and Courier says if the
Democratic party adopts the Ocala
platform, it will not support it. This
to The Herald and News sounds like
boiling the party unless it carries its
point. The Herald and News may be
mistaken, but our idea is that if we go
into the fight we must be bound by the
result or be considered bolter. Any
man or newspaper has n right if he or
it prefers 10 maintain an independent
attitude, but if we go into the fight
good faith requires us % submit even if
we are beaten.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01
SHOT DOWN BY A NEGRO.
Mayor Henneman. of Spartanburg, Meets
Death at a Black Brute's Hands.

SpARTASBURG, S. c., Sept. 2S.-Thls
little city was the scene of q fearful
tragedy at o'clock Sunday evening. ,
]. a. Henneman, mayor, Wasshot
down without moments warning,
and the brutal murderer is now in jail
in momentary expectancy OF being
lynched.
A burly negro by the name OF John
Williams was making a disturbance at
home with his wife. Cries of all sorts
were heard coming from that direction
when Mayor Henneman went to the
house to find outthe cause. He arrested
Williams, and was trying to prevent his
escape until the police came to his assist
ance. Williams succeeded in pushing
Henneman out the door, and while he
was falling, shot him in the back, kill
ing him instantly.
TO say the town is excited does not
begin to express it. Groups of excited
men gathered all over the city, talking
of this fearful outrage. Last night the
iail was surrounded by a bowling moo
that needs only leader to procure the
prisoner.
The jail tonight is so well guaroeo
that the mob could not get at the ne
gro, but threats of lynching are still
being made.
Mayor Henneman is the same man
who some time ago prevented mob
from lynching Murderer Turner, an III
fuential farmer, who killed his brother
in-law.
Mayor Henneman, on this occasion,
mounted cannon which the mob had
placed near the Jail, and with a pistol
in his hand, shouted that hewould kill
the first person who approached the
Jail. By his coolness he saved the
mur@ orer.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01
LET THE ISSUE BE FAIRLY JOINED.

LET THE ISSUE BE FAIRLY JOINED.
There seems to be in this State ROW
three factions in the Democratic party.
Those in the Alliance who want the
Ocala platform and its demands, Others
who oppose these demandsand still be-
long to the Alliance, and may be
termed the Tillman meu. Still another
sect, who oppose the demands of the
Ocala platform and still oppose Till
man, and may be called the anti-Tiil-
man men.
All of these belong to the Democratic
party, or claim to be Democrats.
Now the question is how to get all
these factions together. It is true this
is an off year in politics, but in as
much as so much politics has already
been talked, and we see this division
among our people, we had as we'll start
in time to get them together.
It seems to us that every body who
goes into the Democratic primaries
ought to be boand by the results Of
those primaries. Every man in these
primaries ought to be free to express
his individual preference without re-
gard TO any outside influence. Let US
have a fair, square issue and let the
minority submit to the will Of the ma
jority. To illustrate, we Go not think
the majority in the Alliance ought to
bind the minority in that body TO be obe-
dent to and follow what the majority
Of that faction may say or think. That
is not meeting the issue fairly in the
Democratic primaries. And the sane
rule ought to apply to the other fac
tons. Let the issue be fairly joined
and let every luan so il the Democratic
primaries untrammeled by any out
side organization or utilization, and if a
majority decide that they want to
make the Ocala platform the platform
of the Democracy, why let US submit.
Ifa majority decide against it, as we
think they will, why let the minority
likewise submit, but in any event let Us
have fair, square fight like men.
The white people in South Carolina
must stick together. There is no use
fighting each other. We all want to
see our State prosper and we all have a
common interest. Then let US fight
this thing out like men without SANDER
and abuse.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01
LOOKING FOR THE MIL LENNIUM.
Colonel Keitt's Hope for the Emancipation
of Mankind from Poverty.
From the GreenviIle News.

L lOIll lIS -NN"o'J
ENoREE PLANTATION, S. G., Sept.
q. The problem Of our age for soIu-
ton is the easy creation Of wealth and
it's lust distribution if mankind is to be
lifted to higher plane of existence.
Man is a different kind Of being when
pinched by want FROM what he is when
he is surrounded with an abundance Of
the comforts Of life.
Those who live on the income from
aggregated capital created by former
generations of ancestors can have no
conception of the prlvations and suffer-
ings Of the many who can barely make
enough on which to subsist, borne
down by the burdens piled up on them
by the relentless power of money
welded with consunlmate skill oy the
crafty. This is more and more clearly
seen each day as the world moves on
with unerring precision TO the consum-
nation Of all in all.
While some communities have gone
back more of them have advanced in
the aggregate. The world is better to-
day than at any former period of its
history.
We have heard all of our lives that
the end of the world is near at hand.
Some are even now predicting it. 'Let
not your hearts be troubled" 1t does
not mean the material world will
collapse, it means the old way of doing
things will disappear and new and
better way will be adopted. The old
house will be torn down and new and
more beautiful one will be erected; that
mankind will see and act as they never
acted before.
Homo devisa est, ZEN traspartes,
animus, animoque corpus" Man is
divided into three parts, soul, mind
and body.
TO have a perfect man he must be
developed to the full in all his parts.
In the first, the savage state, the cor
pus is developed. In the second and
higher state the mind-the intellectual
powers are developed.
In the third, last and highest state,
the soul, the God-like principles, are
developed when q halo Of glory sur
rounds his brow and lights up every
thing around him, infusing love, peace
and contentment into all. This is the
crowning glory Of mans creation. 1t
can not be achieved under present con-
ditions which force the vast majority
of mankind to devote ali heir time to
making bare subsistence for them
selves and families, leaving them no
leisure for the cultivation OF the moral
and mental powers. ;,
Let us be patient, but one and all
work with diligence for the common
good. The Eternal Father, who IS all
love, passionless and changeless, will
in the fullness of time give us the new
dispensation, and all will see and act as
they never saw and acted before.
Respectfully.
ELLISON s. kEITT.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01

III" furnishes US another article
this week. 1t is poetry this time.
That is we presume it is. 1t has that
appearance. This one is still more
mysterious. We confess to our ina
bility to understand it. You may read
it for yourself.
This week "H" talks about the "ty-
coon Of the baiIiwick."
We presume that is more poe tic.
Last week it was the 'bailiwick of
inutilitarian repose"
There is too much "bailiwick" about
all this thing for the comprehension
Of The Herald and News. 1t may have
some reference to the sub-treasury plan
or the Ocala platform. Or still it may
have some reference to The Herald
and News, but We are unable to say
just what is meant. We presume it
will Je best to say that it is solloquy
in blank verse on headlines.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01

1t is getting pretty thick and slightly
complicated. Tie Alliance leaders
want subtreasury, land loans and floods
of money. The prohibition issue is
sprung on US in this State. Kansas
comes to the front with new alliance
formed for the purpose of securing for
women the right 20 vote aud the wives
of all the leaders Of the other alliances
there are in it. The Peoples party is
already on deck with its demands for
an eight hour day and an increased
pension list. Now let the Second Ad-
veatists, Theosophists, Spiritualists,
Nihilists and bloomers have showing
and we can get up by next year a grand
flexible platform and sweep the coun-
try.-Greenville News.
This would make very broad, and
not only flexible, but elastic platform,
and might sweep the country, but The
Herald and News would like to know
where it would sweep it to.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01
Ivers s. Pond Pianos.

These pianos are of the highest grade.
They contain that most desira bic i'm
provement, the patent Soft-stop, and
they can be bought at fair prices and on
easy payments regardless of distance
from manufact0ry.
A catalogue describing and picturing
these pianos will be mailed free if you
send a request and your address on a
postal card to Ivers & Pond Piano Co.,
Masonic Temple, lS3 fremont ST., Bos-
ton.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01
THE CHARLESTON MAYORALTE.
Maj. John T. Ficken the Candidate of the
EeformerS.
Especial to the State.

CHARLESTON, September 29,-Satur-
day night number of Reformers from
various wards waited on Maj. John +.
Ficken and asked him to allow them
to put bis name before the Reform
nominating conference for the office of
MAYOR of Charleston. He asked for
time to consider the matter, and was
again waited upon to-day by sub
committee of his former visitors. Maj.
Ficken consented to accept the support
of his visitors and of those they repre-
sented. Maj. Ficken is at present, and
has been for a number Of years, a mem
Der of the House of Representatives.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01

The Georgia Legislature did right in
not taking up its time with the Ocala
platform and subtreasury. The place
to discuss that measure is in Congress.
All the legislation it demands is of a
National character and if any Of the
measures or demands are adopted at
all, they must come through Congress.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01

We publish elsewhere this week an
article explaining the question of free
coinage" of silver. He hope this will
be interesting to our readers. 1t gives
the facts. and figures in connection
with the question.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01

The question is constantly being
asked, and it is pertinent, if the ALI
ance does not control the party what
will it do.
We would like to ask another ques-
ton, and it is equally pertinent, if the
Alliance does control the party what
will the other fellows do? Let us have
this thing fairly settled and meet the
issue squarely.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01

The Georgia Legislature composed OF
a majority of Alliancemen has refused
to pass resolution endorsing the
Ocala Platform. Everything will come
out right in the end.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01
THE FASTEST YET.
The Teutonic Beats the Record Across The
Atlantic.

LONDON, Sept. 90 BY passing Fast
net Light at II o'clock this morning
the Teutonic beats the record from New
York to Queenstown. The voyage was
made in five days, q hours and 80
minutes beating the records Of the City
of Paris and the City of New York by
hour and 2S minutes. The Teutonic is
queen for both ways.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01

Bill Arp discusses the sub-treasury
plan and some other interesting sub
iects with much "joke." 1t is an in
terestinp article. Read it.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01

Mrs. B. F. Perry, wife of the late ex-
Governor Perry, died at her home in
Greenville last Thursday, in the 73d
year of her age.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01

Mr.. Jas. G. Blaine says he cannot
take part in the Ohio campaign, but
homes that Mckinley will win.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

POST OFFICE, NEwBERRY, s. c.
List of letters unclaimed and advertised
September %, 1891.
Bird. Jerie Henderson, A. D.
Cureton. Rev. a. {. Jellic0, John
Crawfird. Nose TinSley, W. NJ.
Drake, ". +. Wilson, Neuton
Evaus. Rev. NJ. w. Watson, j. II.
Ethridge, Pink
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say that they were advertised.
Il. MOOHMAN. z. NJ.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-02
THE BIG MUDDY.

The Flood at Kansas city and tontiGnous
Points-The Industrial interests Nituttcd
on the Kaw Bottoms seriously ln"on-
yenienced by High Natcr--h Largo Guam
tisy of Grain in the shock Destroyed.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. June 3O.--The flood
IN the Missouri river reached its high
est stage at o'clock, when it registered
&c feet and 9 inches above low-wa'cr
mark The water i now falling at the
rate of an inch an hour, and all appre-
hension of further damage is set at
rest. Parts of Kansas City, Kas,, are
still submerged by the bacRwatcr of
the Kaw, but only the houses Of
squa1or in the low lands have been
badly damaged. Various industries in
the bottoms have been seriously incOn-
venienced The Badger Lumber Co.'S
wards are flooded The water has
Inundated the hog yards of the
King Packing Co., and the Phoenix
Packing house.
The water is now falling in the kaw,
as the Missouri rccedes, and no further
damage is expected.
Harlem, the village across the river
which was flooded Monday, is still un-
der water, but no further damage has
been done.
A special from Atchison, Kas., says:
'Thc house of Plea SAINT Little, on Doni-
phan Point vent into the river with
its contents yesterday afternoon. Tho
house was occupied by John Mcqueen
and his family. Little was boarding
with them. They had vacated the
house few hours before it fell, taking
refuge on main land Little escaped
with McQueen's family, but has not
been seen since, and it is feared that he
returned to the house and was lost
with it."
Between Rushvillc and the river not
less than twenty-five farm houses are
surrounded by water, and farmers are
out in boats trying to rescue shocks OF
wheat that are yet above water.
A St. Joseph (Mo.) special says: The
river is stationary at this point, stand
ing IS feet S inches above low-watcr
mark, the Same as at noon yesterday.
The water has overlowcd the low lands
about Lake Contrary and that body of
water is now n part OF the great flood.
Fears are expressed that as the water
recedes channel will bc cut draining
the lake, leaving hotels and boat houses
surrounding an unsightly mud hole.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-02
SOARING SkYWARD.

The First Passenger Train to Climb Pike's
Peak-A Trip 1d,14T Feet Above Sea
Level, and Through Snow Squali on
the Last Day of June-The Most Novel
and the Highest Railroad in the world.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, July l.
The Pixies Peak railway is now in sue
eessfpl operation. The first passenger
train reached the summit at 5:25 yes
terday afternoon. The train consisted
of an engine and one car, occupied by
sixty-five people, mostly excur slonists
from Denver. The lower terminus OF
the line is 6, 400 feet above sea level and
the upper IL, Ia. The distance ls
9 miles and the steepest grade is
25 per cent. or rise Of one in four.
There is double rack with rail in
the center. The track is standard
guage. steel rails and 15-feet road bed.
The road is operated on the Abt svS-
ten. The road is constructed in the
most thorough manner and every pre-
caution for the safety of the passengers
is used.
On the way up slight snow squall
was encountered, and on the summit
the air was unpleasantly cool, even
with heavy overcoats. No incident oc-
Cured to mar the success of the OPEN
ing trip. On the return of the cXcur-
sionists they were furnished a compile
mei1tary supper by the managers OF the
road.
The engine weighs forty tons. 1t
operates by cogwhee.s alone, there he
ing no adhesion on the drivers. The
cogwheels two in number, are placed
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-02

OF United States senator's by a direct
vote of the people; demands the free
coinage of silver; denounces the Nc;
Kinley bill; opposes nonresident alien
ownership of land, and favors just pen
sion laws.
THE funeral of Joseph e. Mcdonald
took place on the cath in Indianapolis.
Rev. DIR. CoYNE TALMAGE died sud-
denly at Soneryllle, N. J. He was q
brother OF Rev r. Dewitt Talmage.
Ont6 democrats will hold their state
convention in Cleveland Jtily Ia.
LIEUT.. Gov. ALsoP, of Connecticut;
died suddenly of heart disease at his
summer home, "Fenwick.
PROF. FRANCIS II. Brown, the cele-
brated composer and author, died at
Stamford, Conn.
DAVID BOYLE, the inventor of the
first ice manufacturing machinery, died
mt Mobile, Ala, of heart disease, aged
81 years
Col. Thomas FiTzaEBAtD, founder Of
the Philadelphia Item in 1s47, died sud-
denly In london frcm an attack OF the
grip, aged 70 years. He was the Oldest
newspaper man in Philadelphia.
ELIZABETH MCVEY, the wonderful
faster Of Rose Hill, Ind, died after
going forty-three days without any
food whatever.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-02
LATER NEWS

THE department of state has received
a cablepram from the United States
minister at Caracas, conveying the in
formation that the congress of Vene.
zuela has responded favorably to the
reciprocity provision of the tariff act of
1870 of the congress of the United
States, and has conferred upon the
president of Venezuela full authority
to enter with the president of the
United States upon a commercial ar
rangement, and put it in operation
without further delay.
WIN OK and his wife, Di Toy, cut their
tongues out in an underground den in
the Chinese quarter OF Sacramento
Cal, on the SOth. Ok bled to death and
the woman will probably die of her in
iuries. The pair were old and poor.
and for the past two wears the China.
mans sight has been falling until he
had to give up work
Anv,crs from, Santiago Aroent;r.
Renublic are 70 tbe effect tbnt the re-
can+ ,o,ooohI. r.vol,t;on IN th.t
nrov;nce 10 snnnorted Inv oil its In.
auential citizens Troons have been
dispatcbed to the scene bv the Govern.
ment A commission has also becn
cent IN the nrov;nce 20 arra ngo tho Az.
ficuItv,
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pano ~ ~ 1;nstnrd anS R,o,,anan an ~, -
Iagher 1fu, " and smith Of % Mamch Cbnm,t @
were we re- Instantly killed A