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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-13
The Jury Not Lynchers.
One of the Number Corrects
''The States" Impression.
To the Editor of the State :

To the Editor of the State
The following is taken from the
editorial, "The Man Hunt in Sum-
ter" iu the issue Of Saturday, the
9th instant:
''It is idle to ask for the trial Of
the lynchers when they themselves
made up the coroner's jury, and the
county rejoices in the death Of the
desperate" !"
In justice to one of that jury at
least, l ask that you give publicity to
brief statement.
was member of the jury of in
quest. but had absolutely nothing to
do with the lynching, and knew
nothing about it. In company with
Mr.. John b. Miller, l went to Jake
Dargan's house where Simon Cooper
was intrenched with the posse that
left town about 9 o'clock Friday
morning in response to the request
for aid from the posse that surround
ed the house at daylight remain
ed on the scene until Cooper came
out of the house and was shot down,
but did not even see him shot, as |
had gone into the house for the pur-
pose Of making an examination
When heard the reports of the pis'
tol and gun, with which he was shot
down, turned in the back door just
in time to see him fall
Shortly after he was shot Mr. Mil
Ter and l left the place and returned
to town, and must have been mile
Or more ahead of the Iynching party
| was summoned to serve on the
jury in the city of Sumter, and re-
turned to Green Swamp, four and a
half miles from the city, where the
lynching occurred, in company with
Mr.. W. H Commander, special con-
stable for Coroner Moses, who sum
moncd the jury
After the jury was sworn, Dr.. S.
G B ,ker, who examined the body,
said tha, he protested against any
man who knew anything about the
lynching serving on the jury, and
Mfr. J K. Winn and l got up aud
asked to be excused on the ground
that we were at Jake Dargan's house
when Cooper was first shot.
1t was decided that this did not
debar US from serving, and although
we asked to be excused anyhow, our
request was not granted, as we had
been already sworn in as jurors
None of the other jurors were pres
ent as far as was ascertained.
The lynching was bad enough as it
was, but to let the statement that the
lynchers made up the jury and exon
Grated themselves pass unchallenged,
would be still greater reflection on
the county Of Sumter and the men
who composed the jury
Very respectfully,
n. G. OsrEEN, JR
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-13
Lynchburg, Jan 9
RESOLUTIONS OF cENsURE.

Magnolia. jan g.
At mass meeting held rs day at
Magnolia, composed of ci*izens from
the counties of Sumts~, Darlington,
Clarendon and Florence. upon the
motion of Capt E. Keels, Thos
G. Mcleod was elected chairman and
L.V. Brown secretary, aud after the
object of the meeting had been stated
the following resolutions were read
and unanimously adopted:
Whereas crime the most horrible
that has ever occurred in the history
of this State. has been committed
here in the midst of q community
noted for it's peacefulness, for the res,
pect for law and order, and
Whereas our citizens forbore to
act precipitately on the first provoca-
ction, waiting for the Law to take its
course. ard suffering as conse
auence to their forbearance the mur
der of whole family, the shocking
details of which have been only par
TALLY protrayed by the press, and
Whereas, the murderer, taken red
handed and defiant, was put to death
by the outraged citizens, and
Whereas this community being
totally unprepared to protect itself
against the methods of murder pur-
sued by this 6end, numerous families
being sick. physicians endangered if
sent for. delicate women unprotected
and some of them dying from shock,
and knowing the probability of de-
lay and possible escape of this fend,
if left to the uncertain process OF
common law,
We, the citizens of this community,
do heartily endorse the action of those
of our citizens who shot this fend to
death, acting in meeting with the
hearty sympathy and cooperation of
citizens of Florence, Darlington and
Clarendon Therefore be it
Resolved, That we do denounce as
uncalled for, unjust and as rejecting
on the name of our community and
State, the criticisms that have ap-
pared in the following papers. viz
The State of Columbia and The Daily
Item of Sumter
D. E Keels,
j. A Rhame,
Joseph Sanders,
T. N Griffin,
S. Copeland,
S. D. NJ Chandler,
E. D. Smith.
l.. V. Brown Secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-13

Editor Daily Item: hesr some talk
around the city to the etfec; that cert.in p.r
ties are very vehement IN dennncation of ne
Item tor The position it bas taken 10 regard
to toe recent iynch:ng They ,hreateo 10
boycot the paper. Nov, Mr.. Eiitor, you
need feel no uneasiness. Men of this class
are oot able TO hurt anyhody-though ;hey
may show considerable bravery (?) in an
attack on dead body. You are sustained
by large majoriry Of the cool, substa ut tial
men Of the city. Please accept congra'ula-
tons for your courageous language from
A CONSTANT READER.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-13

the brave men who risked their lives
to effect his capture, and condemn
the severe and unjusti6able criticisms
uttered by the Item and State.
This incarnate 6end deserved In
slant death in any way it could be
administered, aud it is pity they
had not shot him to death at once
His crimes were of such he'nous
nature as to forfeit all claim TO humane
treatment. and no punishment that
conld have been inflicted would have
been too severe or cruel.
The Columbia State charges the
people of Sumter County with ''vio-
lstion of flag of truce" " and of "the
most damnlng breach of the laws OF
war " This is certainly heavy
charge, and as unjustiiabe as it is
silly
Let us euppose that it could be
proven as an undoubted fact. that
when Gen. Maceo met the spanish
officers under flag of truce he fell
to cursing them, threatening to kill
the last one of them, and Spanish
officer had shot him down, would the
editor of the State have condemned
them for it in as severe terms as be
and others have done the people OF
Sumter F?
Now this negro, according to the
full and accurate account given by
the correspondent of the State, never
surrendered. but came out of the
house armed with pistol and razor,
and advanced upon the men cursing
and threatening to kill, and it is very
probable if he had not been shot
down some of the men would have
fallen victim to his insatiate thirst for
blood
Those lusty warriors who stay
safely ensconced behind their desks
and only make their appearance in
printers ink after the battle is over,
and all danger past should be more
moderate in their criticisms of men
whose lives have been for hours in
ernminent peril, iu their effort to rid
the county of one of the most dan
gerous and desperate villains that
ever cursed any country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-13

A BIG MASS MEETING.
Citizens Think the Lynching
Of Cooper Justifiable--Res-
olutions of Condem-
nation.
To the Editor Of the State /:

To the Editor of the State:
a crowd of people numbering be
tween l 800 and 1000 were assem-
bled here to day The people came
from every direction and four coun.
ties were represented. The boyd
of the 6end, Cooper, was expected to
be here, but for some reason was not
sent from Sumter. Excitement was
at high pitch and only the counsel OF
old and conservative citizens saved
the psrties who. previous to the muir
der, aided and harbored Cooper from
being summarily dealt with Sieve.
raj have been arrested and placed in
Jail, which is decidedly the best place
for them now.
Resolutions, which have probably
been sent you, were passed. Could
you, Mr. Editor, have been in this
community and witnessed the hor-
rors that we have, you could not, as
a human being, condemn the action
of those citizens who killed Cooper
No torture which human agency
could devise could infict the punish
ment this devil deserved
At the time Cooper made his visit
through this village, Wednesday
evening, there was hardly a house
where there was not some one watch
ing at the bedsides of sick ones
Grippe and pneumonia were in al
most every house and the shock ex-
periepced during the last 10 days
will probably, if not now. cause the
death of more than one of ous fair
loved ones Our citizens are pro-
foundly grateful to those citizens
who, leaving their homes and busl-
ness, joined in the pursuit and only
ceased when the iend was captured
and despatched and heartily endorse
their action.
The bodies of the murdered family
we're inferred yesterday in the pres
ence of large crowd of sympathlz
ing friends.
CITIZEN
yohbrrc Ton q
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-13
Yesterday while Paul Davis, negro.

Yesterday while Paul Davis, a uegro,
was being conveyed fror, Heurisco
county Va, Jail to the court house, at
few feet distance, to be tried for cTiGi-
nal assault on Cora Twitchell, white
girl, the father of the girl, c. A.
Twitchel, shot the negro, inaictiug at
wound that may prove fatal. Twitchell
was Immediately arrested by the officers
having Davis 10 charge and locked up.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-13
More Censure.

B1sHopvILLE, s. c., Jan 10.
Editor the Item (:
We were too far from the "seat OF
war" to take part in the capture and
killing of Simon Cooper, the blood.
thirsty brute, but the sympathles OF
the people of this section are with
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-16

ous dresser's to that of the happy-go. luck and careless "batch," there being besides an abundance of other articles too numerous to mention.
 As fitting center piece to all others stood the scriptural we'll at which Rsbecca greeted the weary way farer and quenched his thirst from the OCT dripping moss covered bucket. Besides catering in exterior decorl- tions, the ladies had also made ample preparations to satisfy the inner man and opened each evenings proceedings with an elegant supper which was well patronizsd.
 On Wednesday evening, as a spe- cial feature of the fair, short concert was given, the opening number being Millard's ''Gloria" by the full Catho- lie choir, followed by vocal selections by Mrs. F. w. Sisson, Miss Margaret Murray and Mir. E. c. Reid, and reef. tations by Mr. T. A. Flynn. The concert though short was very enter taining and enjoyable, as testified by frequent sncorss to the participants. There was more enjoyment, fun and pleasursble excitement crowded into the last evening than at either of the previous ones. The drawings for tho various prizes were sandwiched in between the sonorous tones of the auctioneer who was closing out stock bslow cost and disposing of artielsa at four and six bits that were ''easily worth two and . half. if they were worth cent.
 Hilarity ran rampant at each an. nouncemsnt of the lucky number, particularly % when M. J. Riordan won tho Ladies' Derby, and Johnny Doyle did the Highland Fling when 87 was flung and he was announced
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-16
WAS 4 GRAND SUCCESS.

The Catholic Fair Last Week Was In.
 tcresting and Rsmunerative.
 The fair given at Babbitt's Opera House under the management of '-the Catholic Ladies Benevolent Associa tion for the Church of the Nativity, and which ended last Thursday even. ing was in every respect an immense success.
 The ladies of the Benevolent Asso. citation had labored assiduously for weeks in preparation for the event, and the result speaks volumes for their untiring and indomitable en. deavors. They determined to make i, . "howling success" and few will deny that they accomplished their purpose, and in go doing exploded the old theory that women can do nothing but talk. To be sure, they did their share of that necessary accomplish ment, as was strongly evidenced by the feeling of relief" experienced by the plethoric purses after their gentle manly owners had been charnlingly buttonholed by the seductive smiles o' the fair bookies. But be that tr their credit.
 The fair opened on Tuesday even ing and continued with increasing in .asrest and novelty for three successive nishtA The hall had been artisti -sally decorated and on entering, the | eye was charmed by the nics arrange nsnt of bsaut,ful booths trimmed ir oriental style and bedecked with ar abundance of enticing articles iron the danties Q dear to the feminin, heart to the more useful articles o masculine wear. In fine, every tast' could be suited from the most fastidi
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-16
the winner. of tho toilet set. But the

the winner of the toilet set. But the greatest interest csntered in the popu. lar voting contest. The friends of the different candidates were fitting hither and thither gathering in the votes for their favorite candidates in a way that would put to route trained and astute politician, and when the secret vote was reached, howler of ''hard times" would have found some difficulty in explaining himself at the way the shekels rolled in. When the smoke of friendly warfare had cleared and the votes been counted, Mr. k T. McGonixle was declared the winner of the gold-headed cane, and the cheers that greetea the gentleman were s,lenced only by speech of thanks from the happy but unassim- ing victor.
 From financial view the results far surpassed even the most sanguine expectations and the ladies of the Be. nevolent Association take this oppor. tunity of expressing their sincere thanks to everyone whose kindly as- sistance aided in making the fair so successful, and also to the public in general who by their presence and patronage contributed generously to such . deserving undertaking.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-16

Dr, Ca6y's Condition Pewde!A ase iust what . horse needs when in had condition. Tonic, blood puri6s. and vermifugc. They are nos tood put medicine and the best in. use 70 pus ' horse in prime condition. Prios = cents per package.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-16
SOLD BY J.J. DONAHUE. ARIzON1
rstser. salt .Rheuna and Ec.sma.
FLAGSTAFF,

The intense itching and smarting incl. dent to these diseases, is instantly allsyed by applying Chamberlsin's Eye and skin Ointment. Many very bad cases have been permanently cured by it. It . equally sficient for itching piles and Ia favorite remedy for sore nipples,
 chspped hands, chilblains. frost oites and chronic sore eyes. 26 cts. psr box.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-16

It IS always gratifying to receive testimonials for Chamberlain's collie, cholera and 1iarrhoea remedy. and when the endorsement IS from . physician is especially 50. There is no more satisfactory or effective rem edy than Cbamberlain's cholic. cholera and diarrhoea remedy" writes Dr. R. E. Robey, physician and pharmacist, ot Olney, Mo-; and as he has used the Remedy in his own family and sold it in his drug store for six years, he should certainly know. For sale by D. j. Brannen's drug store.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-16

buildings will be ready for operation.
 Arthur G. Wells, the well-known railroad man. who formerly was the general superintendent of the A <. F. railroad company with Albuquerque as his headquarters, is now the general superintendent of all the lines in Cali ifornia belong to the Santa Fe Pacific, with headquarters at Los Angeles. Mir. Wells richly deserves his pro. motion.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-16

For many years science has studied Iiquors. Result, the whole world uses whlskey. It has proven the best stimu- lant and does not injure nerves and tissues like coca wines and other dru gged compounds. And HARPER Whiskey is the ideal whiskey.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-16

Tho gross receipts of the Catholic Fair held here last week was tll0O, and the net receipts amounted to $s60.
 Probate Judge N. G. Layton this week issued marriage license to Mir. W. J. Msrrick and Miss Minnie Lsn- non of Milton. and Mir. E H. Graham and Mrs. Annie Thomas of Williams. Both couple were married on the 10th.
 There will be a meeting of the citi- zens at the court house on Tuesday Night at 8 o'clock for the parpose of re-organizing the Board of Trade. All persons interested in the welfare of the city should attend. The old Board of Trade has done great deal for the cily's welfare and all should take an interest in keeping alive the Board of Trade.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-16
M. J. Kennedy moved his outfit to

Be'lemont Monday aud has commenced
 work on tue buildings for the pickling plant at that place. Mr. Re, of Chi
 cago, is the engineer in charge of tue plant. It will be three-cyiinder plant and 1t will be nearly three months before the machinery and
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-09-30
EVOLUTION OF MONEY.
Cnwnrranted Government lnterfer.
cnce Prevents Easy Transition fro n,
One Suhatancc tn Another.

Unwnrranted Government Interfer.
ence Prevents Easy Transition from,
One Substance to Another.
Money is simply commodity that is
generally recognized as q UNIVERSAL
equivalent, and its degree of goodness
or efficiency consists in the unanimity|
of the recognition of the fitness of the.
commodity used as money to perform.
the essential functions of money. Many
commodities have been used as money,
and they have remained in use as long
as they met the essential requirements
of money among the people where used,
or until some other commodity alr
peared the fitness of which commended
itself to the intelligence as being SUI
perior to the commodity then being
used.
Aspeople have eadvanced in discriminat-
ing intelligence they have discarded in
ferior commodities and adopted in place
thereof something that was superior;
these changes kept taking place until
finally gold and silver became the COM
mo<lities that were recognized by the
people OF most countries as being the
best for use as money. Sociological
transition is constant. Change is the
natural order of things, and changes
come about naturally and are therefore
effected easily if the natural process is
allowed to go on undisturbed; troublous
friction ensues only when there is OBJ
structive governmental interference at
tempting to delay or defeat the natural
order of things.
In our own day the stage coach has
been supplanted by the steam railroad
and stage coaches have practically l,e-
come thing of the past. The tallow,
dip was succeeded by lamps filled with
burning fluid or oil, and lamps by il
Eliminating gas, and gas by electricity.
These and many other changes were
accomplished with no serious disturb
ance whatever, and so it would be with
commodities used as money in the alb
sencc of governmental obstruction.
There would be no threatening money
question in this country to-day, entlan.
gerlng the continuity and perpetuity
OF all business activity, If the United
States was not engaged in the banking
business.
Among the civilized people the days
OF usefulness of silver as money, except
in subsidiary for,ns, are numbered, and
silver is going out of use as surely as
has the stage coach, and the tal)ow dip,
and for exactly the same reason; civli-
zation has outgrown the conditions
which necessitated its use. No money
has ever come into use at the bchcst of
government, or because of statutory
cnactments, but solely because of rccog-
nized ability to perform the functions of
money.-Austin w. Wright, in Sound
Currency,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-09-30

Wells county officials got mad at every
newspaper in the county and now they
propose to start paper of their own,
with a woman at the helm. and will try
and starve the others out by giving it
tho county work. Here is hoping they
go belly up first thing-and they surely
will. And we further hope that every
mother son of 'em who will stoop so low
will be fired out OF Office next election.
The papers Of Wells county are
among the best in the state, and are de-
serving Of better treatment. ..
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-09-30
Independent Convention.

An Independent Convention will be
held in the town hall in Hope, N. d.,
OCTOBER 2, 1897,
at 3 o'clock p. m., for tho purpose of
placing in nomination candidate for
commissioner for tho 1st commissioner
district Of Steele county, N. D. Tho
basis of representation will be one dele
gate for every five independent votes
cast for governor at the last general elec
ton. ..
Such spportionment will entitle the
precincts of said district to delegates as
follows, viz:
Broadlawn township, five delegates.
Colgate e four
Willow Lake four
Hope two
Hope Village, six
The committee recommends that the
precints caucuses be held at the respect.
i've polling places of the last general
election, on Thursday, Sept. 30, at 7:30
p. III.
JOHN OxToN, Chairman.
w. S. HENRY, Secretary.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-09-30

In this country since 1865 the wage-
Garner has received his pay in dollars
which have on the whole steadily ap-
preciated in value, so far as general
commodities are concerned, so that the
purchasing power of his wages has
nearly doubled. while interest on cap
ital has steadily fallen and now ever
ages scarcely half what it was.
\ Standard OF yniue,
Our monetary standard is nothing
but measure of values. Upon it's sta
bility depend growth and prosperity.
II must be recognized as the very best
tive commercial Intercourse with the
leading nations of the world is to con-
tiuue and dcveloy.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-09-30
School Items.

The high school class have taken up
Latin and Accent History.
Augusta Peterson commenced school
Monday.
Sadie Wyant visited the school Mon.
day forenoon. ...
There are forty-seven pupils now en-
rolled in the primary room.
Miss Gene Milligan has returned to
school once more after an absence of
over week.
The children in the primary room
took their first lesson in paper folding
ana cutting last Friday afternoon.
Willie Taylor started to school this
morning. .........
Elsie Luce is absent from school on
account of sickness.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-09-30

Speaking of the lady editors in Min
nesota, the Minneapolis Journal says:
Now that A. de Lacy Wood has left Min
nesota and begun the publication of the
Golden Slope in North Dakota, his
daughter, who has been right hand man
in his wanderings, has staid behind and
is at the helm of the Park Region. Here
is hoping she'll have the sand to stick to
her field and the ability to make suc-
cess there.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-09-30

Now that Japan is on the brink Of
placing her currency OH the exclusive
gold basis, we presume that we shall no
longer be worried with fearful visions
of her growing industrial supremacy,
which was alleged to be due to the sill
yer standard. 1t was affirmed that
whatever goods Japan sold in this coun=
try, being paid for in gold, practically
doubled the sellers income when the
proceeds were converted into silver.
And this tremendous advantage the
Japanese now rclin0uish.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-09-30

The overland train going west. on the
Northern Pacific railroad, was held up
by highwaymen. six miles east of Moor
head, Sunday morning at 1:3O. Owing
to mistake in their program. only
few registered letter were taken, and
about $50 from the conductor and en-
gineer. Several sticks of dynamite were
on hand ready for use, if everything had
worked WELL AS it was no one was hurt
and the train proceeded on its way.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-09-30

On Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 6. Mrs.
Northrup, of Willow Lake, will hold an
1nterrogative Said Reception at her
home. All women interested in the cur.
rent work Of the day, are invited and
urged to be present.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-09-30

President Mckinley will foreclose the
mortgage on tho Union Pacific railroad
in favor of the government. That is all
right. These little bills ought to be paid.