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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16

who was also shot are not seriously
wounded Mr. John Tolbert is at his
home near Phoenix The others have
fed. Lass night they were in Verdery
and this morning they started towards
Abbevils. presumably to the residence
of R R Tobers. The crowd is bent
on capturing them and it vas reported
that a posse had started 10 pursuit and
would bring them back to Rehobotb
church if apprehended These men
are regarded as the iustigasors Of the
riot aud the universal opinioo is that q
lynching is their just desert It is
openly asserted that the killing of the
entire family will be approved by the
citizens of the county.
1t was ascertained late this afternoon
that the telephone wires were cut last
night by the negroes at the order of
the Tolberts. The wire was cut 10
four different places and stretched
across the road just high euough to
interfere with travel. This was done
with the view of giving the Messrs
Tolbers time to escape.
Mr. John R. Tolbert was shot while
he add his nephew we're attempting to
escape 10 a buggy. The top of the
buggy was filled with bullet holes. It
seems miraculous that the occupants
escaped With their lives The buggy
is now in the city aud attracts much
attention
Private Stuart Miller is lying
critically iii at Stockman's. His
wounds are of a serious nature and the
attending physicians entertain DO hope
Of bis recovery. His father is ucw at
his side and everything is being done to
save the young mans life. 1t is
thought that his death. which is most
probable. will further exasperate the
crowd and that the Messrs Tolbert
will be lynched if captured
The wounds Of Messrs. Fleming and
Younger are painful, but not serious.
They are resting we'll and will be able
to get up 10 few days.
Mr. George Tolbert, brother of R.
r Tolbert and Postmaster at Seneca,
has returned to his home. He was
here on election day and was on a
political mission. While here he was
very severe 10 bis criticisms concerning
the policy Of his brother, Robert Toll
bert, ex-postmaster of. this city. The
latter was accused of being very in
different toward the cause Of Repub-
licsnism. and it is reported that sharp
words ensued between the brothers.
Just what waa-tha mission of Nj.
George Tolbert could not be ascertain
ed. but the people believed that he
knew of what was to be done AID came
to assist With the work.
The last report from the ssceoe OF
trouble this afternoon states that a
posse of 25 or 80 men are in pursuit
Of a negro and are firing on him.
From the outlook now it is very likely
that the negroes who did the shooting
will be lynched and probably Thomas.
Elias, Joe and Grid" R. Tolbers will
meet the same fate.
There is 20 clue as to the where.
abou,s of R. P. Henderson, WHO Is one
of the prime movers of the trouble
He has escaped and perhaps is now
out 81 the State. Bloodhouuds
have been put on bis trail aud if be is
captured be will doubtless be disposed
of in the same way as the others.
| A. Beatty Sherard
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negro who killed Mr. Etheridge and
efforts were made to capture him. He
was found this morning and a possee
of 80 mounted men with Springfield
rifles gave pursuit, but on account of
the fences aud underground Circuit
made bic escape. Immediately mes
sage was despatched to the county seat
aud procured the use of two blood
hounds belonging to the county and
these were put on trail of the negro
If Circuit is caught he will be brought
back to the church where the headquar
.ers Of the armed force is and either
shc. or lyncbed No quarters will be
given, for the death OF the negro is the
only thing that will appease the crowd
and avenge the death of Mr.. Etheridge.
At ooe time ehis afternoon the
negroes who were being examined
stated that Will White aud no; Joe
Circuit is the slayer Of Mr. Etberidge
Joe Circuit. it is claimed, participated
10 shooting. but White fred the fatal
shot. Last Digat White escaped aud
the negroes say. started for Charlotte.
There is intense feeling against the
To!bera and toe Indications now are
that they will probably be lyuched
Mr.. John Tolbers is seriously wouod
ed and, the physicians think. will die
Thomas Tolbert aud the young man
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THE RACE RIOT IN
GREENWOOD.
s NEGROES AND l WHITE
MAN KILLED. AND A
NUMBER WOUNDED.
The Tolberts. the Instlgators
of the Trouble Make
Their Escape. 2

Special to The State.
Greenwood, Nov. 8 IA Phoenix,
70 miles below this place. to-day there
vas most seslous occurrence iu oou-
nec,,on with the election. Giels o.
E.heridge was killed instantly, Tbou-
az P. Tolbort, Jr was badly wounded
and several negroes wers hurs There
10 great feeling about Phoenix and
shroaghous the country. and the prob
abilities are strongly favorable to one
Of mere lynchings-
About 9 O'Clock this morning Giles
o. Esbridge and r. c. Cbeathan ,
.eis;;sens Of the Phoenix section, went
10 the store of j. W. Watson, where
she State and federal elections were
beiag held. aud at the instance Of sew
eral citizens. reproached T. P. Tolbert
for che unusual proceedings he was
evidently directing. Oo the small
p;ssza 10 front of the store Tolbers
had an ordinary ballet box, aud iu it
ne vas direesiug ell tie Republicans
sho had no registration certificates to
drop certi6ea'e. marked "Blank No.
go reading as follows
Black No 8
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Good Sewing Machines from $1,000 up a
Randle'a.
To see is TO try, to try is to buy the
"White."
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0ISSu"OO0S INV. uS SANAsS
ment in the vicinity of Phoenix has
been intense since yesterdays riot.
The entire community has been in a
state of expectancy and the worst
has oeen feared. Unless there is a
decided change there will be lynch
ing before sundown. The people are
wrought up over the affair and are
bent on desperate measures ALI day
there has been an armed force seatch-
ing for the negroes who participated
in the riot and also the members OF
the Tolbert family who are the recog-
nized leaders of the mob The party
have not committed themselves, but
there is much significance in the re-
mark that the guilty ones will never
be taken to Jail
WHAT CAUSED THE TROUBLE
There is 8 story concerning the
affair not yet made public Many
events have recently transpired lead
ing up to the elimination at the bal
lot box on yesterday The Tolbert
family, of whom John R. Tolbers is
the head, have been the dread OF
the Phoenix community fer the past
% years However, the citizens
have always hoped for the best
The Tolberts own considerable prop
erty and have large number OF
negro tenauts on their farm The
political affiliations have been very
intimate and as a result the negroes
have become very insolen:
Some time ago few white men,
Democrats, became involved in a
quarrel with a negro and ended it in
fight The whites whipped the
negro .nd this incensed the Tolberts
as well as the negroes The Tolberts
interested themselves in the affair
and made no less than three efforts
to have the white Democrats arrested
OF charge of assault aud battery
The efforts In The hrst two instances
proved futile, but after third attempt
the parties were given preliminary
hearing and bound over to court and
are now awaiting trial at the next
term of the court of general sessions
The negroes construed this as a
victory and it only made them the
moro insolent. Matters were appa
rently moving with smootbness until
few nights age when meeting was
held and the rolLerts addressed the
negroes at Rehoboth church Pc.
liticaI matters were discussed and
the negroes were urged to attend the
polls. This evidence was obtained
from number of negroes who were
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Black No 8
State of South Carolina.
County.

This eerti6es tha, the unasfsigned, be-
ing over the age of 81, male resident
of The voting precinct
of Ward and legally qualified
70 register and vote therein, did, on
this, the ssh day of November, 1898.
preeent himself at the said voting
psesipcs to vote for r r. Tolbers. the
Republieau candidate for congress in
Rbe Third district of said State, de-
Ming sud intending to vote for the
aid r. & Tolbert. and, upon his at
temptipg to so vote. was denied the
right to so vote. snd his vote thus
oHsred to the proper officers was
rejected
ADD the undersigned further states
that prior to such an attempt to vote,
aud as required. BY statute. be had se-
Piled for registration, under the laws
of South Carolina. being entitled to
such registration. bat had been refused
aud denied the right to register !; and
he furtber states that if be bad been
permitted to register and to vote at
said election, be would have voted for
3. R Tolbert, the Republican can
didase for congress 10 said district.
The record-union., 1898-08-02

Just what will develop it the Rec
ord" does not know, but to hazard
guess it will originate with men who
are dissatisfied with their present party
connection and claim to be desirous or
reforms which they allege cannot be
achieved in the old parties. This is a
mistake. There is no reform whch
cannot be gained through the medium
ship of at least one of the old parties
and that is the Republican party. AT
least, if it cannot be attained through
that party, then indeed it is hopeless OF
attainment.
A third party movement is directly
in favor of the Democrats and against
Republicanism The Democratic
manipulators would be only too glad
to see a third party in the field, and
the Record hopes that Republicans
realize the fact Secession means dis
asster to the Republicans and victory to
the Democrats But is the Republican
party deserving of the confidence Of the
people? Let US see. 1T is an undis-
puted fact that the Republican party
represents the material progress, the
industrial advancement and the highest
intellectual standard of the nation.
The record-union., 1898-08-02

than better. In consulting Mrs. Pink
ham no hesitation need be felt, the
story is told to a woman and is wholly
confidential. Mrs. Pinkham's address
is Lynn, Mass, she offers sick women
her advice without charge.
Her intimate knowledge of women's
troubles makes her letter of advice a
wellspring of hope, and her wide expert
ence and skill point the way to health.
"I suffered with ovarian trouble for
ceven wears. and no doctor knew what
was the matter with me. had spells
which would last for two days or more.
I thought would try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. l have
taken seven bottles of it, and am en-
tirely cured."-MRs JOHN FOREMAN, %
N. Woodberry Ave., Baltimore, Md.
The above letter from Mrs. Foreman
n only one Of Thousands. -
The record-union., 1898-08-02
A LUMBER TRADE WITH CHINA.

China on the first Of last month
opened her inland water routes to free
navigation, thus inaugurating a radi-
cal change in her commercial policy.
The belief is entertained that this
action will be greatly beneficial to- trade
the right spirit. Up on our north coast
the numbering interests are awake to
the value of the opportunity, and the
Humboldt Standard earnestly urges
the greatest activity in that direction.
One British ship recently loaded lum-
Der in Humboldt Bay for Shanghai,
and its Captain asserts that when it
is Widely known that great ships may
safely come into that harbor there will
be a disposition to drop in there for
lumber for China Australia has long
been good Pacific Coast customer for
the building materials we produce In
China there is a growing demand for
our hardy woods and this may be much
stimulated by judicious Tabors.
The Chicago "Timberman,' remark
ing upon this subject, says that the
lumbermen of the Pacific Coast have
presented to them an exceptionally fine
opportunity to augment their trade to-
ward the Orient, which must depend
upon the United States for heavy
building material for the use of which
there is a growing taste, which, by ju-
dicious action. may be much stimulated.
It believes that development Of the
lumber trade with China will be slow
in the natural order, but unless China
recedes from her present policy it will
| be a certain and very profitable trade
1t adds:
Free navigation of the rivers will be
| followed by more railroad building
and with proper cultivation a large
| trade in forest products should be de-
veloped with the people of the Celestial
Empire China's forest supplies are
scanty, and where they exist are usu-
| ally remote from the consumer Though
| the people are poor, and cannot from
| a per capita standpoint be heavy con-
sumers Of lumber, yet the trade is well
worth looking after There are some
| good Yankees, however, upon the Pa
! cific Coast who can be depended upon
to do this very thing, and we shall be
| surprised If there is not, within the
! next few years, a noteworthy develop
ment of the American lumber trade
with China, and that it shall prove to
be one of the best foreign customers
for the products of the forests of the
/ Pacific States
The record-union., 1898-08-02
Los Angeles. Januarv I 1906

l.
To the Public: / was seriously afflicted
for about ten years with lung, liver and
kidney troubles. Tongue could never ex-
press the misery 1 endured during those
Years l was reduced in flesh until / was
a mere skeleton; my sight and hearing
were badly impaired; was constantly
troubled with constipation and piles, and
had a severe chronic cough. In short life
was burden and death would have been
welcome. l was treated by various spe-
cialists without avail 1 finally resolved
to give Dr. Wong Him of No. 639 Upper
Main street a trial. OF course, like many
others, had no faith in a Chinese doc
tor, but it only took a few doses of his
life-giving herbs to knock all the skepti-
cism out of me. In just FIVE weeks the
doctor pronounced me cured and now I
can truthfully say that / never was
healthier and never felt better in my life.
My sight and hearing are both fully re-
stored: that obnoxious cough, constipa-
ton and piles are entirely cured. and L
am rapidly gaining in flesh, having gained
forty pounds in two months.
/ earnestly recommend all sufferers and
skeptics to give the doctor a trial and be
convinced of his superior skill as a physi-
clan. JOHN M. STEVENSON,
$40 Bellevue avenue, Los Angeles, Cal.
The record-union., 1898-08-02
Recommending a Change.

Mister said Tuffold knutt, shut
fling up the steps. I've walked mighty
nigh forty mile to-day"
And the watkins very bad, isn't it.
my told friend?" interrupted Fellaire
formerly Rusty Rufus), kicking him
down the steps in the most genial, COM
panionable way, and tossing couple
of silver dollars after him. 'Try run
ning.''-Chicago Tribune
Published memoirs indicate the end
of a mans activity, and that he ac-
knowledges the end. They are his final
chapter, making mummy of the grand
figure they wrap in the printed stuff
From the works of George Meredith.
The record-union., 1898-08-02
LIFE AT VASSAR.
"They Do Such Things" at Pough-
keepsie,

"A great deal of studying is done at
Vassar, doubtless. But part of the
daily programme, which is never
neglected in the least, no matter what
else suffers, is the table. The motto Of
the college girl who is not a dig is
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, for To-
morrow We Work And there are no
digs at Vassar."
The Poughkeepsie student home on
''furlough" paused and looked thought
full for a moment.
The sum total Of table destruction
during the year is appalling" she con-
tinued. THE Vassar farm comprises
nearly 800 acres. The asparagus beds
cover an acre of ground, and in the
season yield from seventy-five to
eighty-five punches daily. Thousands Of
punches of celery are devoured by
ethereal freshmen, sophomores, seniors
and Juniors every year; hundreds of
bushels Of tomatoes. onions and pota-
toes are required to enable physical
forces to keep pace with mental prog
ress, and quantities of milk, eggs, and
bread that would make the delicate
young lady of the bonbon-e eating period
of thirty years ago faint with horror
are yearly consumed by these voracious
damSelS who can read Latin and jump
five-barred gates with equal facility.
About fifty COWS are owned by the col
lege, and they supply the girls with
about 100000 quarts Of milk annually.
The Vassar girl is fond of an egg for
her breakfast That is why about 100,-
600 eggs disappear every year.
IF there is one thing more than
Latin, and Greek, and psychology, and
geometry, and trigonometry, that the
Vassar girl likes, it is pancakes. The
quantity of pancakes consumed at the
college is enormous. The griddle is ten
feet long and three feet wide. The Vas
sar pancake has a turn and a brown
that are peculiarly its own. In spite
of the girls fondness for cakes, how
ever, only about 2,200 are consumed at
breakfast"
The record-union., 1898-08-02
CONSULTING A WOMAN.
Mrs. Pinkham's Advice Inspires
Confidence and Hope.

Examination by male physician is
a hard trial to delicately organized
woman.
She puts it off as long as she dare,
and is only driven to it by fear Of can
GER, polypus, or some dreadful ill.
Most frequently such woman leaves
The record-union., 1898-08-02
DIR. NICHOLAS SENN.
Nominated by President Mckinley
as Chief Surgeon of Volunteers.

One Of the best known physicians OF
the country is Dr. Nicholas Senn OF
Chicago, who was nominated by Presi-
dent Mckinley as Chief Surgeon of a
division Of volunteers, and who Is mas
ter of hygiene and hospital service at
Santiago. He expects to meet in scien-
tific battle the dread scourge, yellow
fever, and hopes, with his corps of med
ical experts, to be able to effectively
stamp out the scourge among the SOL
diers before it has made great head
way
The record-union., 1898-08-02
BEFORE

Others have failed you should consult the
731 Market street, San Francisco, and get
an honest and reliable opinion concerning
your ailment. 1t isn't hard to convince
sicians can do more for them than any
single physician with only one brain and
one mans experience and intelligence.
Come before others have failed and thus
diminished your chances of speedy relief
The record-union., 1898-08-02
DIR. WONG HIM, SS1 S. Hope st.

Los Angeles, january 70, ISyN.
To the Public-Having suffered a long
time with a tumor stomach troubles and
a bad cough, l doctored with several doe
tors but found no relief ! then decided
to try DR.. Wong Him of S31 S. Hope
street After feeling my pulse he de-
scribed my case. and after four months
doctoring with him / am now entirely
cured. No knife or operation was per-
recommend him to suffering humanity.
MRS. j. d. CORKEN, Chino. Cal.
The record-union., 1898-08-02
WHEN OTHERS
q DR.; 3.! ;,..s! weNG nc; .5.1,,! H,M' 81
\A~Ew Street, San \kNS~G 70
$8awMMy Francisco, California, u. s. A. gsxuly

DIR. WONG HIM. S31 S. Hope street,
Los Angeles, CaL-Dear Sir: In justice to
you and for the benefit of others, l wish
to make statement of my case. / was
afflicted with liberation of the rectum
and hemorrhage of the bowels. | was
treated by two good doctors, until l lost
81 pounds of flesh and became so weak
from loss of blood that / was unable to
attend to business. / then commenced
doctoring with Dr. Wong Him. The
bleeding stopped and ! commenced to inn
prove with the first dose of medicine, and
at the end of four months | had regained
my lost flesh and health, and to-day am
we'll and sound. In DR.. Wong Him's hon
esty, integrity and ability to cure any dis
ease that he says he can cure l have un-
bounded confidence and faith and would
recommend him to all needing doctor.
Yours truly, r. 3. TAYLOR,
President Citizens Bank, South Riverside,
Cal, September 8, 1897.
The record-union., 1898-08-02

The Detroit Free Press suggests
that Spain should now make a critical
examination of its honor. Don't sug-
gest it, for heavens sakei
The record-union., 1898-08-02
DAILY .RECORD-UNlON
ISSUED BY THE
SACRAMENTO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Oflice: Third Street, between j and n.
Weather Forecast.

For Northern California: Fair Tuesday.
except foggy along the coast. at night'
slightly cooler in the upper sacramento
Valley; brisk west wind on the coast
The record-union., 1898-08-02

The doctor is the sixth Of generation
universities of China, from which he re-
eeived his diplomas; a master of five diff
ferent languages. His practice in the
hospitals of Canton, China, and his treat
ment of diseases of the human body for
more than twenty years in this country,
without single failure, has prepared
him fully to undertake the work of cur
ing the sick. The doctor. by the pulse
alone, determines the cause and nature
Of diseases and the remedies necessary
to cure them The many testimonials
given him of his wonderful cures should
most certainly remove any doubt from
wonderful powers over diseases by use
of his teas and herbs alone Send fer
circulars and TESTIMONIALS. or call and be
fully convinced. The doctor also prepares
and keeps for sale at $l.00 per bottle
remedy that is absolute proof against sea
sickness. A discount of 20 per cent is
given on all remedies to members of the
United States army or navy or to their
families Consultation free.
Cured of Stomach and Liver Troubles
by Or. Wong Him, S31 s. Hope street.
Los Angeles Cal.
To the Public: 1t gives me great pleas
ure to say that DR.. Wong Him's treat
ment in my case has been most success
full: For years have been troubled with
the kidney and stomach troubles. l tried
various remedies from other physicians,
but received no permanent help. Dr.
tendency of these troubles and seems to
be permanent in it's results. 1 like Dr.
Wong Him's ideas of Herb Treatment,
cleaning and renovating the system be-
fore building it up again. 1 am certainly
pleased to say that he has done a great
deal of good to me, and that have found
him to be a well-educated man, unassum-
ing and kind, commanding the respect Of
all good people. Very respectfully
MISS STELLA HUNTER,
Los Angeles, Cal, April 30. 1897. 620
Bellevue avenue.
Los Angeles, Cal. Dec. l, 1897
To Whom 1t May Concern: This is to
certify that Dr. Wong Him cured me OF
liver and kidney troubles. / was greatly
copstipated and my back ached so much
that / had great trouble in sleeping.
When ! went to DR. Wong Him he felt
my pulse and said my troubles were
caused by la grippe, which / had several
years ago. He knew more about my sys-
tenn than | thought anyone could know
l took his medicine as directed, and am
now we'll. l have gained eight pounds
during the last month; eat better, sleep
better and feel better in. every way than
for years. i can cheerfully recommend
DR.. Wong Him to the sick, Yours truly.
HARVEY DAVIS,
1O9 West Ann street Police officer Los
Angeles, Cal SuTuTh
The record-union., 1898-08-02

We trust that at last Spanish honor
has been vindicated We do not know
what it is. but all the same if the Don
is satisfied everybody else ought to be.
Our withers are unwrung.
The record-union., 1898-08-02

General Miles proclamation to the
Porto Ricans reads like a new Declara-
ton Of Independence. We doubt IL
any conquering hero ever before sung
so sweetly to the enemy's ear.
The record-union., 1898-08-02

physicians Office
here she has un-
ergone a critical
xamination with
impression, more
. less, of discour-
agement.
\ This condi-
ton of the
mind nddestroys
the effect of
advice; and
she grow 8
IL worse rather
The record-union., 1898-08-02

The explosive force of dynamite Is
about eight times that of gunpowder.