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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-06-13

A negro woman is in England lee
turing as to the South aud it's savage
treatment of negroes. She says ne
groes are hanged for assaultiog white
women. but no one believes that any
assaults are really perpetrated. And
Eogland believes the lie. She told one
of her audiences that "Governor Till
nan, of South Carolina. when first
elected condemned lyoching, aud de-
clared be would protect the negro. At
his second candidature two years ago,
standing under a tree where eight
negroes had been lynched, he declared
he would himself lead mob to lynch
a negro who assaulted white woman. !"
The governor admits the charge. He
says:
Il said in my canvass two years ago.
and say pow that Governor as | am,
would lead a mob to lyoch eny man.
white or black, who had ravisbed any
woman, white OF black. send you a
copy Of my inaugural address, iu
which my views as to the sacred obli-
cations to white people Of the South are
under in dealing with the negro are set
forth in full. I am on record as bav
ing asked the Legislature to give me
power to remove any sheriff who al
lowed prisoner to be lynched while
under bis protection or 10 his custody" :"
Lynching will continue as long as
rarines continue. When crimes cease
the lynchings will cease. But Govern :
ors need not to take hand in the vio-
lent way Of ridding the world Of
brutes.
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The Evolution of Tillman.

Farmer Tillman said at Bennettsvilie.
or about the time be took his first step
in politics that he did not want an Office
and would not have one. Later he
said that the only Office he wanted was
.russeeship of an Agricultural College
1t the extraordinary March convention
When Irby ..broke the record" and
coassed 10 his friend Tliman as the
farmers candidate for Governor. Till
man accepted the nominssien, not rs q
candidate, but as the only representative
of his faction who. according to his own
statement, had the '.nerve and the
br.ios to lead" disclaiming again his
desire to hold Office by saying "they
viii preach from the house tops be
wants Office Having served one
term as Governor be made his second
canvass as the leader Of the reform fac
tion. Now he publishes letter pro-
claiming that he is a candidate for
the u. s. Sesate: This time be
does not represent either the agri-
cultural college folks Cor can be claim
to be anybody's candidate bat his own.
He does not stand as the exponent of
Democracy and he is unatterabiy op-
posedeo- tbe most distinguish demand
of Ocalaism. and pronounces other
HlRaace demands sas yofs questionable
wisdom. he is understood as being no
prohlibit;onist and caDnoss be classeda q
ReDablican. Who tben does Farmer
Tillman now represent? Certainly
nobody or no party but B. 4. Till
man.
We do not deny Governor Tillman's
right to be candidate but the evolu-
tion from farmer to candidate for the
highest Office io the gift of the people
il so complete and has been so rapid
that se merely recall the record to show
that those who preached from che house.
tops that he only wanted an Office knew
what they we're talking about. Three
years Of efice-holding has either shown
him up or has given him bad case OF
the political leprosy We heard 80 much
about when he was ''only plain man"
fighting the rings. The Governors
genius is certainly not destructive Of
bis owa interests, however maoy scars
be may have put upon the distracted
State over which he has ruled with 3
rod of iron. When be has climbed the
golden stairs, even to the seat Of q
Senator, be can look back upon his
record and feel that his ambition to. be
..oo ordinary Governor" has been fully
realized for South Carolina had never
before borne so much strife and bitter
ness merely for the glory Of her Gov
ernor.-Fairfield News 4 Herald.
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Turned Him Out.

Because Of bis official conduct iu
releasing the famous Chicco. of
Charleston. who was indicted for per-
jury, in getting his license money re.
turned. the Governor has removed
Trial Justice Milan from Office Judg-
ing by what we have seen of the case,
we have no doubt that Chicco should
have been bound over TO Court, and
that his release was. because Of politics.
While We think the Governor acted
right 10 removing Milan, yet if he had
appointed less objectiooal successor,
the howlers might have had less pre-
text for bursting wide open, aud throw
ing mud.-Abbeville Press and Ban-
per.
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menace to life, liberty and peaceful
security in whole communities 1t is
indeed a serious question for coosidera.
ton. But where lies the responsibility :!
Some answer, with the lyDchers others
say with the machinery Of the courts !;
and still others make scapegoat of
LAWYERS, who labor to defeat the ends Of
Justice. There is some reason in all of
the answers, aud the ouly remedy lies
in a-general strengthening OF weak
places all around. -Yorkville Enquirer.
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Gls Mattbn,alr ana Ssntbroll.
WEDNESDAY,, JUNE IS. 1894.
The South Carolina Press
Association Invited to
Asbury Park,
M.

Mr. hugh iisons IEeetuehs Oouts
Carolina State Press Association:
On July 2, 8. 4, 5 and s the Nation
Al Editorial Association will hold it
annual convention at Asbury Park. New
Jersey.
From correspondence and dat. nov
in possession Of this committee, it il
safe to assert that the coming meeting
viIl be the largest and nost importso
in the history Of the National Associa
ton. The day sassions will be devoted
to the discussios Of methods Of aakiae
and conducting newspapers and tat
management Of printing Offices. h
which the brightest newspaper men la
The county viii lead. The evening
sessions will be NO less instractive,
lectures by some of the most distln-
enished editors 10 America. The %.
casion Is one which NO progressive
ieurpalis. or Press Association can
afford to miss.
The Citizens Committee, iu coDjune-
ton with the Mayer and Coancii OF
Asbury Park, desire 70 extend through
yon special Invitation to your Assoc'a'
tion 70 attend this meeting a. separate
body in addition to sending your usual
delegation to the National Convention.
Asbury Park is Of unusual sccessi-
bility from all poines. More than one
hundred passenger trains stop At it's
stations daily Reduced transportation
rates, secured by the National Associs-
ton, are available for every member OF
the lossl organisations. Numerous
halls aftord abundant accommodations
for meesiDgs. while the CITY can enter
tain. IN perfect comfort, one baadred
thousand guests.
a number Of State Associations
have already signi6ed their intention to
pastieipase IN this great gathering as
indisiduaa eocieties, and viii send from
100 to 200 each.
Upon the acceptance of this invita-
ton kindly notify this committee q
onee thsa st the earliest possible
moment, advise us Of the number who
viii come and if You desire to hold any
special meetings. The committee will
take pleasure in assigning hotel accom-
modations to your members aud secur-
ing hslls for your meetings.
Very truly yours.
JNo. L. COFFIN, ].
Secretary Executive Committee.
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Redemption of Bad Lands.
The Project of Big Company Or.
ganized in This State.

A mammoth real estate company is
being organized by South Carolina and
Northern capitalists and a charter will
soon be procured from the Secretary of
State.
It is to be kaown as "Tbe South
Carolina Real Estate and Homestead
Company" and its to be q branch of a
big company which is to operate through.
out the South.
The principal objects Of the company
are to buy and reclaim the unclaimed
lands 10 this State aud to sell them to
desirable Immigrants. An agency is to
be estabIed at Castle Garden and
immigrants Will be induced Co come to
South Carolina aud settle.
At che last session Of the Legislature
bill was introduced for the iocorpora-
tion of the company but owing to the
rush of busioess during the last dsys Of
the session it did not get through. The
frst section of the bill,. which was as
follogs,,~gizes the-unames,s Of the pro-
motors and the projects Of the company:
..Sectipnsl Thst Charles SsBuA of
the State Of Soutfi Garao5lffoa; John NJ.
Bull, Of the State of South Carolina;
Wm. P Bull, Of the State Of South
Carolina Charles A.sDouglsss. of the
State of South Carolina VafamsG
Wolfe, Of Che State Of South glfo-
lima; John n. Livingston, of the
State of Florida Thomas r. Scott, Of
the State of New Jersey; Hon. George
W. Gibbons. Of the State of New York;
D. G.. Waterman, of the State Of
Massachusetts,; H. G. Clagstooe, of the
State of Pennsylvania; John B.
Randolph, Of the District Of Columbia,
city Of Washington. their successors, and
each Of their assiguees, be. and they
are hereby, created body corporate
aud polite, by. thesnameof the South
Carolina Real Estate and Homestead
Company, and by that name shall have
perpetual succession, and shall be able
to sue aud be sued, to plead and be
implicated, to defend and be defended
10 all courts Of Law aud eqaity within
the jurdisdietion of the United States; ).
to take, 6old, aud enjoy possession,
either BY purchase Or otherwise.
of, land. tenements. and person
al propeHyns. aad;pay 81. nsks md
have aseomm moa seal fati1 and asstab I
lish su5b bys1aws, osdinaacss, snd rsg-'
ul.tiops, not inconsistent with this Act
or With the laws Of this State OF the
laws of the Uniied States, as may
be necessary and proper for the manage
ment of the ooncerns of said company.
Asd the, said corporsasion shall have
power to lease or purchase large tracts
or bodies Of lands anywhere within the
United States or Territories, and to
survey and divide the same into suit
able farms or bomesteads of two hun-
dred acres, or less. and erect thereon
such buildings as may be necessary to
the convenience and comfort Of families
living thereon. ."-Colum bia Register
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The Lyncning OF JEFF Craw-
ford.

70 connection with the complete,
comprehensive, aad. ne believe, abso-
lu.eiy correct story of tbe*iyuchipg Of
JEFF Crawford. published elsewhere in
this issue, editorial comment is hardly
necessary. Just little common sense.
applied to the cold facts 10 this,ease ,sis
eslcakted 10 develop ip the minds of
moss thinking people the Why, and
wherefore, Of the tragedy Gake. she
facts:
A horrible crime was committed in
civilized community The revolving
details we're calculated to freeze the
very blood. Alarmed for the safety of
themselves, their wives and their
children, with such fend at large in
their midst, the outraged citizens at
once began search for the murderer
Several suspicious characters we're
arrested .sd, Notwithstanding the
frenzy Of excitement. turned loose Az
length an absolutely convincing web OF
eircunstantial evidence was wound
about the guilty wretch Who committed
the murder. Not . man in the neigh
borhood had shsdow Of doubt. The
proyoca,ion vas almoss sufficient to
justify lynching on the spot. But there
vas no lynchiug then. With I. for
bearsaee that is credit to the highest
eivilization Of the nineteenth century,
the people turned the prisouer over to
the proper authorities 10 order that
recognized Law might take It's course.
10 due tine the trial came on. The
defendant had the advantage of counsel
and all the witnesses that he desired to
summon. The State made out case
that vas absolutely remarkable for its
completeness aud strength. The de-
fense Vas 80 weak as to fail to even
throw doubt on the most trivial state
ment Of the least important prosecuting
witness. The jury returned verdict
of guilty. and there was notice Of q
motion for new trial, on the ground
of alleged iooompesency Of witness
whose testimony. though ruled COM
oesent BY the court. vas really of doubt
ful importance to the case. For this the
execution Of the sentence was to have
been delayed year. and it was this
that tried the hitherto patient people
beyond limits of human endurance.
There is nothing the matter With the
Ian. 1t is as perfect as it should be.
and even its delay is recognized as
rise provision that is calculated to more
faithfully guard the liberty Of the peo-
nile Bot it should be remembered that
these wise provisioos-even the sacred
right Of .ppe.l-is sabsceptible. Of
abuse. By taking advantage Of blind
folded justice, lawyers are enabled to
sometimes commit great wrongs 10 the
n.me Of the law. When this is done.
the logical consequence is an appeal to
the lower court Of Judge Lynch. So
far as We are able to account for 1t, the
case Of JEFF Crawford is explained.
Lynch Law is terrible thing 10 no 20
case Is it absolutely jussidable. 10 all
cases it is wrong Mob violence under
the most aggravatiDg circumstances
tends to mob violence under circum-
stances less aggravatieg. The result Is
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for Infants and Children.

Castoria well adapted to childre-thas
recommend it as superior to any prescription
,:aow1 to me- b. A ARcHEa, " D.,
III So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, n. Y.
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Fire in Farpatngton.

Farnington. July 1s.-There was con-
 siderable excitement in the old town this afternoon. James southagill set fire to some brush he had been raking up back of tho cemetery. when the
 wind was blowing at the rate of forty miles an hour right toward the house
 on the village street. Everything was as dry as tindsr. and before he could
 prevent 1t the woods on the river bank
 were in a blaze and beyond his control.
 The church bell was rrng and all the
 mon -stn the village rushed down and
 fought fire for two hours. The fire en- gins was soon pumping water from the river. wetting down everything in the
 path of the fire, and after burning over "a quarter of a mile was got under con-
 troL In twenty minutes more the old
 mill would have been reached and de- stroyed, undoubtedly spreading the flames among the houses on. the main street, the wind was 90 violent, and mo telling what would have been the re-
 suit. A fire in 8 village like Farming ton, with poor facilities to fight. will
 bring out every able bodied man in the place. Every occupation is deserted at
 once. Farmers in the feld1a mile or two away, with all hands, start for home at once. Stores are locked. Join CT and blacksmith shops are deserted.
 All rush to give helping hand, and they know how to work, too. v; .--
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MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED
STRIKERS FIRE ON THE REaUL<Rs AHRgET 4 T0LLEY IN RETURN.
When tho Report of tho Troops Rifles Rang Out Two Men Dropped Dead-Ma- rincs Haston to tn. Scene with Fixed Bsyonets and Charge the Mob.

When tho Report of tho Troops Rifles
 Rang Out Two Men Dropped Dead-Ma-
 rincs Hasten to the Scene with Fixed
 Bsyonets and Charge the Mob.
 Sacramento. July i3.-shortly before II o'clock to-day Division superintend- ent Wright ordered Q switching engine and fiat car to clear the track along Front street contiguous to the head quarters of the strikers. Captain Rob- erts and Lieutenant Skerrett of Battery L, with number of nien, went along on the fiat car. When the train reached the freight shed of the railroad near I street crowd gathered and was or dered to disperse by Captain Roberts. The men jeered at the troops and Rob erts ordered his men to charge bayo- nets.
 Just then several shots were fired either from the crowd or from the roof of the freight sheds occupied by num- Der of men. The regulars. four of whose comrades were killed in the train wreck Wednesday, returned thefire with great zest. AS the reports of their rifles rang out the crowd fell back and two men dropped to the ground. The First United States Marine corps under Cap tain Bergman hastensd on double quick for the scene and charged the crowd with bayonets fixed. causing them to quickly disperse.
 The victims of the shooting were taken to the hospital, where they gave the names of Frank Buckley and James Stewart. Stewart, who was un- til recently sailor on the United States steamer Alliance. was shot in the back. the bullet tearing through the abdomen, infiicting fatal wound. Buckley. who Is a machinist, was shot through the right arm and shoulder and will probably recover. Both men say they are not strikers and do not be- long to any union.
 The news of the shooting threw the city into great excitement and the streets in the vicinity rapidly filled with people who, however. were dis persed by the troops.
 United States Marshal Baldwin rode through the lower portion of the city with thirty cavalrymen late this af- ternoon and proclaimed martial law.
 He ordered all people to disperse and return to. their homes.
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FULL REPORT WANTED.
Senator Hale Wants to Hear From thl
 Tafi6 Bill Conferees.

Senator Hale Wants to Hear From ths Tarin Bill Conferees. Washington, July 18.-The resolution offered yesterday by MT. Hale. rep. Maine, directing the chairman of the senate conferees on the tarifH bill to re- port why fun and free conference had not yet been held, was laid before the senate. Mr. Hale stated why he offered the resolution. It was intended. he said. to call the attention of the senate and the country to the present status of tariff legislation. It was not intended as 6 disrespectful reminder to the confer- ence.
 The senate had passed the tariff bill on the third of July. ten days ago. and had appointed conferees, and the house had appointed its conferess . week ago. In the case of the Mckinley tariff act. .a meeting of the full conference commits tee had been called within two hours, and he was informed by the veteran senator of Ohio (Mr. Sherman that never in his experience had thers failed to be 8 prompt meeting of tho confer ence committee on such bills.
 MT. Hale was replied to by MT. Voor. hees, dem.. Indiana. chairman of the senate conferees who disclaimed any idea of discourtesy toward the repub- ican conferees. and explained that he had thought 1t would facilitate action to have the matter first arranged by tho democratic conferees, after which, he said, the advice of the republican con. ferees would be asked and listened ta respectfully.
 The three republican conferees, Sena- tors Sherman of Ohio, Allison of Iowa and Aldrich of Rhode Island. took part nl the discussion. claiming that the course pursued in the matter was wlth- out precedent. Finally, by common coa- sent, the resolution went to the ealsn~ dar.
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PRESIDENT IS ANNOYED,
He Wants 1t Understood That He Will Ap-
 pnint No Arbitration Rnard

He Wants 1t Understood That He Will Ap.
 point No Arbitration Board.
 Washington, July 18.--The president has been somewhat annoyed to-day by the persistent attempts in some quar- ters to make it appear that he had ap- pointed an arbitration board at the re- quest of labor leaders. Nothing is fur ther from the truth, the commission which he has agreed to appoint event. ually under the law having no power beyond that of making general inves- tigation of the strike on the roads which led to his proclamation.
 The investigation committee when organized cannot enter at all into the differences between the Pullman oom- pany and it's employees. It will oonfine it's work exclusively to tho American Railway union and the Railway General Managers association. The president told several statesmen to-day that no arbitration was contemplated in his assurance to the. committee that called upon him.
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Arc Always Kicking.

A New Haven motorman says: VI have developed a queer habit. When- ever we stand still off car or in haA our right leg kicks at intervals. and for no purpose whatever. We all have . tapping kick. and will always have N as long as there are footbells on the cal platforms. You see that we have tG strike the bell at all the crossinsA X new man becomes as lame with hittini the footbell the first day as . fello1 learning to ride bicycle. But. unlikl the bicycle. we develop only one lsO. I can't keep my foot still twenty seq onds at a stretch"
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c0xcFSsI0Yy W1LL BE MADE.
The Confsrses If Work on the Tarin Bill- Tax on Whiskey.

The Confsrses If Work on the Tarin Bill-- Tax on Whiskey.
 Washington, July 1s.-The conferees on the tariff bill have practically decid- ed upon the rate to be fixed on wrapper tobacco and it will be the figure now named in the house bill.. ,
 There is also strong probability that the senate will make further large concessions in the woolen and cotton schedules.
 The senate conferees in their fight for duty on coal and iron have about decided to adopt the house provision The same Is true of the cotton schedule only in a lesser degree.
 The discussion of the whiskey sched- ule during the afternoon session of the conference developed the fact that an agreement will be made on the basis of a one dollar tax on the product and the probable extension of the bonded period of eight years. The senate has receded from it's rate on china, both plain and decorated.
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UTAH WILL BE REtSahItAN.
Admission to Statehood Me,ygs gs Gain tp the Senate Kepubii. oae

Admission to Statehood Ms'py . Gain tp
 the senate Repubil, oLh
 Washington, July ls. ? admit tanoe of Utah to statehorrhns just brought forth point whish hitherto has been overlooked by the democrats. The bill admitting Utah passed through congress so quietly that very little dis cussion or talk was made over It. Those who know the political conditions in the territory say positively that its two senators will be republican,.
 If this be true, the democrats will have to make gains elsewhere to hold even the narrow majority which they now enjoy. Should New Mexico and Arizona be admitted, the senators fr1 m those states would, in sll probability, be democrats, but no steps have yet been taken by the senate to pass these bills, and unless some action Is speedily taken the session will Eome to an end with Utah as the only new state in the union,
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WON IN STRAIGHT HEATS.
IntsrestinE Races on the Grand Circuit .,
 '' Saginaw

Interesting Races on tho Grand Circuit at
 " Saginaw
 Saginaw, Mich., July. 1S.-The pro- gram at tho grand circuit meeting at Union park to-day comprised but three races. The four-year-old trot for the 2:2l class and the two-year-old pace for the 2:25 class were decided in straight heats, the winner4fnl each entirely out chasing the opposing field. Rose Leaf won the former race as she liked, while in the pace for two-year-olds Directly had simply joy. SD /
 The 2:1s pacing race brought out a good contest. the finishes in first and third heats being the best of the meet ing. In the first heat four horses were lined across the track at the finish, separated only by heads and in the third heat Russell B. won only by @ nose. t}
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Debs' Agent Sent to Jail.

Cincinnati, July 1S.-Judge Taft of the United States court of appeals found Representative Phelan, sent here by Debs to mapage the local strike, guilty of contempt in interfering with the operation of the Southern railroad, now in the hands of United States re- ceivers and sentenced him to six months in iail =