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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03

Naval experts are not going to see
so many disputed questions settled in
the "Yanko-Spanko" war as they
hoped. What modern ships can do
against modern forts, how great role
destroyers will play in naval battles,
will still be debated after all the light
that con be had from the experience
of the present war. 1t is the person
al equation which yitiates the con-
illusions. Spanish gunnery has been
80 bad that it has done little to de-
termine the power of forts to resist
ironclads. Spanish mechanical skill
has been so poor that the Ineffective
ness of tOrpedoboat destroyers in
Spanish hands proves little or moth
ing.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
The Banana Trade.

Immense fortunes have been maui
out of the business. Revenues =.
not accrue alone from the sale OF w
fruit, for the leaves are used for paell
ing; the juice, being strong in tannl =
makes an indelible ink and shoe blae Y.
ing, the wax found on the unders'a,,
of the leaves is valuable article :
commerce; manila hemp is made y.
the stems, and of this hemp are m ,,
mats. plated work and lace harldhe.
chiefs of the finest texture; mofeo'v
the banana is ground into bana''
-four.
The fruit to be sold for dessefs :
ripened by the dry warmth OF flaln II
gas jets in the storage places IN VIM I.
it is kept, and immense care mas " 49,. |.
taken to prevent softening OF o' s.
ripening. The island OF Jamap ~
yields great crops of this usefn IN ~
oney-making fruit.-Lcadon MAJ
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
TEACHING PATRIoTIsM
American Lessons Which pa.
Father and Con 1

| sii Tr0hted D.. {
Father and Son. ~ Ss
A patriotic American living !, !.
don took fire during the earTv : !. y
OF war excitement over the Main "a W \
aster. He longed to return At aa.'
his own country where hs
breathe his native air, talk with
own people and be ready, if tbe,s
need, to fight for his flag.
II can do nothing where I ,nyl
exclaimed at his breakfast table \
am chained here hand and foot i, Il
business, and can do nothing h.
own country except to read ths !:
patches in the morning nevspap.s '
why not try to make a good sns
lean OF me?' piped up small yos, II
the side Of the table. 81 am gss,|
every day to an English school NH ssslE
I never hear a word about Ams,s'
history. You know great deal I'LL
1t. | wish that you would teach N
some of the things an American !,
ought to know"
The father was a busy man wbebag
little time for lessons in Ame,i.,
history. His eleven ear-old ha,D
appeal touched him. The lad NJ
learning at school facts and ID. /
about English history, but notbn8
about America.
There is something in what Nh
say he replied. eff I cannot M
anything else for my country in aIl
exciting time, / can at least make NJ
American out of you"
So household course in Ameris,
history was opened. One hour eyu1
week was devoted to the lesson, Tbsl
was long talk by the father with II
carefully dictated summary at i'll
close, which the boy learned and NJ
cited the following week, answea /
such questions as were put to him
The course began with the esIl
history of the thirteen colonies nil
the causes of the American revoluia|
The military campaign from Lelisl
ton to Yorktown followed, with I'll
making OF the nstitgsfttions tha F&I
era ist administrationsAof WashingaI
and Adams, Jefferson's purchase IL
Louisiana, the War of 1872, the MOI
roe doctrine, the Missouri compn
mise and the other great events ii
American history in regular order
The father knew his subject aMl
succeeded in making it interesting VI
the boy. It was not dry recital d
facts, but a well-informed record ii
men and events adapted to the intsh
gence of the child and illuminate
with anecdotes.
The boy considered it the most dAl
lightful hour of the week, and bis H.
son was always carefully prepared
The father had never before attempts
to teach his child anything but mai.
ners and obedience, and he enioIa
the work fully as much as his pupil
He also had the comfort of thinking
that while he was compelled to lml
out of his country, he was helping VI
make an American out of his boy
Youths COMPANION.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03

So, having surrendered, he was cast
loose and carried to hut, where he
lay fo1 week between life and death
and when three weeks had passed he
came again upon parade, hollow
checked, sunken-eyed wreck, hardly
able to stand.
Next day some of the soldiers went,
as was their daily custom, to battle in
theriver, and while there they were sur
prised by body of Mandingoes, who
killed ten or twelve of them before
help could arrive. There was fort
just outside the village, and the gar
nson, 20 in all, had rushed out to the
rescue; but they, too, were so far out
adhered that they could only show
bold front and retreat to their fortress
with the rescued men in their midst.
BY the time they had reached their
mud fort they were almost surrounded
by ferOcious horde, mad with the
lust for blood, and only one person at
a time could pass in through the small
door to safety. The fort was pierced
for musketry above the line of the
door, and those who were within fired
down into the black crowd, keeping
them somewhat at bay.
Still the enemy fired and advanced,
and Frenchmen fell dead and wound
ed, and those who were able to stand
struggled among themselves to gain
access, until at last the inevitable re-
suit arrived, and the door was blocked.
Gaspard never looked at the door,
but faced the foe with a calm and res
olute courage that moved the sergeant,
who was near him, to admiration, so
that he cried out words of encourage
ment to him. Every time the foe
made,a rush he pointed his rife, and
they fell back before the determined
looking soldier and fired at him in
stead. They were bad enough shots,
those dark skinned warriors, and yet
Gaspard was bleeding from half q
dozen wounds when the sergeant
shouted to him, you've done yorr
share, mon brave! Run in"
Gaspard would not move, but stood
there a few aces in front of the door
through which the last of his comrades
were retreating until only he and the
sergeant were left.
'Now, Private Meudon, I'll cover
you," cried the sergeant.
81 wait for you, sergeant" and the
sergeant, seeing how determined he
was, made rush and got through the
door in safety.
Then Gaspard turned his head |
toward the door, but in that moment |
the enemy rushed in upon him with
yells of triumph, and he was lost to
sight; only a struggling mass of black
warriors was to be seen, hacking and
hewing at something in their midst.
Just an hour later reinforcements
came from the village, and the Man
dinsoes were driven away with heavy
loss, and then they found what was
Gaspard.
The sergeant took up rife from
the clinched hand of dead native; he
knew it had belonged to Gaspard, and
he looked into the barrel. 1t was
bright and had not been fired. The
sergeant unused for moment.
"Ah! the poor Ga 'pard Meudon,"
ne said; "he was an imbecile, look
you, but he was also man and a
brave manw
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03

1t is said that big trade in Ameri'
can bicycles will soon be opened up
in China. An American bicycle which
sells for 800 here brings $225 in Chi,
nese silver. AS the average China,
man makes from 90 to 2j cents a day
it would be interesting to know how
long it will take him to save enough
money to buy bicycle.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03

In mineral wealth Cuba is capable
OF taking high rank. Gold and silver
have not been found in paying guam.
titles. Copper was mined at Cobrs
by the natives before Columbus dis.
covered the island, and there is strong
proof that native copper was carried
across to Florida and used by the
Florida Indians hundreds of years
ago. The mound builders of that
state buried with their dead conner
ornaments and utensils hammered
from native copper, which always has
an admixture of more or less foreign
matter. As no copper ore is found in
Florida, or in that portion of the
United States, and, as that found in
the United States or in Mexico does
not correspond chemically with that
buried in the mounds, it occurred to
Professor r. II. Sanders, of the Acad-
envy of Natural Sciences, in Philadel-
phia, that it was possible that these
mound-bullders had water commune
cation with Cuba. In the early part
OF the present century some English
capitalists purchased these mines in
Cuba, which are mae miles from San
tia8o. From 1898 to 1910 an average
of from 81, OOo, OO3to SO, 900, 900 worth
OF copper ore was shipped annually to
the United States from these mines
How much was shipped elsewhere is
not knowo. Large quantities of cop
per still remain uamine in this 10.
cality.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03

The Austrian government has en-
larged the boundaries of Vienna to
such an extent that the metropolitan
area is now half as large as London,
twice as large as Paris and three times
larger than Berlin.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03

The flag factories of the United
States find it impossible to keep up
with their orders. This evidence of
accumulated patriotism cannot be very
encouraging to Spain.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
IN MEMoRY's BOOK.

There Fan would quickly
Written These years
1hat gladly we'd fold together, Seeking
Way from aching Undmmed by regreul
Made life all complete; And Memory points
But the
The bitter mixed with the Though
Democrat
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
Published Weekly at

At this distance it looks as though
Spain is suffering from a serious i'm
VOdiment in her pocketbook.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-28
col. Bryan Is Improving.

Savannah, Ga., October 25.-Col.
William Jennings Bryan is still ill.
IL" is improving and has wired Mrs.
Bryan sh" need not return South.
To-Day Col. Bryan received call
fr"m his friend, MIR. George Wend-
lng, the lecturer. Flo has refused to
So" any enc olsc, except ono of his
aids and the doctor. Mr.. Wondling
says the colonel was not looking any
tn" worse from his indsposition, and
that he WAS sollcitous to be able to
get up and return to his camp, SO he
could give his careful and personal
attention to tho sOl'liers of his Me-
hraNka command, and SEQ about
sending the sick and convalescent
homo.
When Colonel Bryan is we'll no
lives entirely nt tn" camp and expo.
rlenccs the same life as his mon. The
friend was asked if it was true that
Col. Bryan was anxious to retire
from tho army. "Not at ALL" WIS
the answer. "IIo will stick it out as
long ~ his regiment is hold in the
service"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-28
POl~ONiD BY OU.it X MEDICINE.
~ Farmer i."a"a :iiS VIII" and Two Chil
"r"n from III" TTrct- OF AL Alleged
thill Touic.
(Nows and C0urier.)

Rock Hill, October 2G.-Mr u. Nj.
Blanks, " farmer living noar Edge
moor, lost two of his family today
from tho effects Of chill tonic. This
morning his wifi" took n dose of what
sho supposed to bo Groves Chill
Tonic, and at tho sano tilno pavo
hrr little son Il dose, and little
later g"vo her little daughter Il dose.
In less than an hour and n half
tho mother WAS dcad, and u wagon
sent to Rock Hill for coffin. While
tho frionds woro horo buying the
mothers collin man camo up and
snld to bring two collins, AZ the little
son was dead, and that tho little girl
was not expected to live The neigh
borhood is greatly shocked by thi,
sad incident
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-28

ment of arms; there were sbotguns,
hammerless, breachloading and muz
zl", rifles and sixteen shooters, even
tho old cap gun was there, and pis
tolls that stuck out of pockets and
belts were as thick rs hops.
In the centre Of tho church build
ing Magistrate Glover had arranged
table for tho clerk, and around
were grouped the members Of
TIE JURY OF INQUEST,
who were as follows: p. B. Latham,
). F. Adkins, w. j. Harling, r. w.
Glover, John Floyd, Nj. d. Lyon,
Thos. e. Miller, B. +. Renew, VIM.
Hudson, Tom N. Timmons, Jas. L.
Reese, Dan McLendon. The jury
was representative one, disposed to
get at facts, but to some extent i'm.
bued with the prevailing sentiment,
although it did all possible to save
the negroes.
At the first hearing considerable
evidence was taken, and today from
10 until 5, with half an hour recess,
additional testimony was taken. 1t
was all tn" evidence Of negroes from
tho neighborhood. At first it looked
very bluo for Andrrw Leo. Jim
Mackey swore that Andrew Lee had
told him he killed. Mrs. Atkinson.
He wove splendid story. Tho Jury
put the matter to tho crucial test,
Lee and Mackey were brought face
to face. Leo was charged by Mackey
with killing Mrs. Atkinson. Tie fire
of Lees retort, his denial and his ro
fusal to criminato anyone else with
false evidence, appealed TO tho jury
and all present, and in tho fow mo.
ments Leo faced his sworn accusrr
no purged himself of guilt. All along
the crowd in tho church building
thought jim Mackey guilty, and sus-
pected his lios as being directed to-
wards solf-prcscrration. Luther
Sullivan has himself to blame for his
troubles. He named others as beng
able to prove an alibi tor him, and
instead they put the haltor, 30 to
speak, around his neck. Flo told a
very disconnected story, and witness
after witness donied his evidence,
and all put him about the place of
;the killing at the exact hour.
Then the jury and the crowd con-
'"lrred that Mackey and Sullivan
"'knew something" about tho killing;
\; Icy did not do it, they knew who
a;a il, and they were in the plot, for
the general Impression iShSs, as gathered is
that Wash Mackes farherod plan
to kill Mr. Atkinson SSBa SfBaagt thereby free
the neighborhood of its wli'Sse wli'ss c't'zon,
and that Luther Sullivan, whS h"d
just returned home, was used to az
the killing. and that others were in
the plot; that Jim Mickey was n
leader and would have done tho kill
ing, but the lot fell to another.
Squire Green and Andrew Lee were
at first implicated, but thoy satisfied
the jury Of their innocence. Leo's
candor saved him, and when some-
one cried at the height of tho col.
loquy between Leo and Mackey,
"Give them guns and let tbom fight
t out" Lee spoke up and said,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-28
SOME OF THE TESTl MONY.

Luther Sullivan was the brOt her
in.law Of his brother victim, Jun
Mackoy, and Tho son in law Of Wash
Mackey, SO it will be seen it was
worry much OF family affair. Sulli
van admitted that hn had his Gun
with him on tho afternoon of tho
killing and that he went hunting.
Ito said that ho left his gun at homo
lato. Ilo asked negro woman,
Cora Williams, where Mr. John was.
meaning Mr.. Atkinson. Iona Stua,t
told an old colorcI man that Luther
had had mighty narrow escape.
This Lena deniol. There were u
number Of such straws, which point.
cd directly to Sullivan and Jim
Mackey. Tho evidence at tho first
hearing and Snllivan's statement.
together with tho general feeling,
Implicated Wash Mackry. That
these men wore mixed up in the kill
ing was evident, and they would no
doubt have been convicted. With
things as they wcro il is not surpris
/, ing that the over wrought feelings
took such course to vent them.
selves. Thoro were some who even
said such things wcrc needed every
1lltccn years to impress tho negro
with his position and mako him mora
careful about assaSSinntions. Ii was
in this vicinity that the Now Ten
nont riot occurred. For four miles
square 1t is said there is no white
family except that OF MIR. Atkinson's,
whose wifo was killed in his stcud
For ten miles in one direction it s
said thorr is not another whito fami-
~. 1t was brought out at tho in.
quest that jim Mackcy was an ap-
plicnnt for tho position Of postmns-
tor at Lcnoir and for the postal
route there, both Of which are held
by Mr.. Atkinson. IIo donios the
charge.
There arc many details, perhaps,
which could DO brought ont in n moro
extended article, which could only be
possible with moro time, but tho
story is given in all it's extent. Tho
whole Tact OF tho matter ia that q
largo number Of mon went to Ropub-
lic"n Church this morning fully do.
termincd to kill the guilty. They
wore not mad, but determined, and
no persuasion could have been efrcc.
tive. Thcy said they had seen too
much OF negroes proving nhbis, and
1T was too far for them TO 20 TO court
to 500 that things went right, and
meanwhile it was dangerous not to
act for the sake Of an example. 1t
IS Thought there will be Il complete
calm after today's storm, and tina,
all will be quiet hereafter.
AnGUsr KOnN.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-28

"Yes, give us guns and Pm willing
to fight out" Lee claimed the pro-
lection of the jury for his disclosures,
and was assured no harm would
come to him while in their charge.
The evidence logged tediously
alo, Finally about 5 o'clock all
the witnesses present had been ex.
amlned and the impromptu court
room was cleared for tho jury. Jim
Nlackey was brought in for pumping.
Ho told another story, and this time
he said Luther Sullivan had done the
shooting. First it was Green, then
Lee, and last Sullivan. Then Sulli-
van was brought before the jury to
face Mackey. He was told of his
trouble and then swore that Wash
Mackey had proposed that they kill
MIR. Atkinson, rs he WAS the only
white man about aud was always
watching them, and that Jim Mackey
did the killing, that he saw him be-
hind the tree waiting for the Atkin
sons
Meanwhile tho crowd, fully $50
strong, was outside waiting Six
O'Clock came and there was no sirl
OF verdict, no sign Of conclusion;
the cross examination was still pro.
crossing Seven o'clock came, aud
tho situation the same. The two
negroes were weaving cords around
each others nccks. The crowd was
getting impatient, very impatient.
They wanted action, finalty, any
sort of conclusion. There woro
many who came for vengeance for
blood of Mrs. Atkinson. They swore
they would have it, They were will
ling to wait on a verdict, but there
must bo some verdict Peace ennis
s"ries mingled about, but to no good
with some. Thon about 8 o'clock
another ruso was tried. The mon
patiently waiting outside were to be
appealed to to 40 home and lot tho
law tako its course, and while this
was going or the principals were to
be slipped out Of the back door and
socreted, and in time be taken to tho
jail at Edgoiield. Great and. ener-
getlc were the appeals that nothing
be done, as the time was n,i ripe.
The Rev, Mr.. Mealing got up on
tho church steps first and pleaded
that the prisoners be allowed to 90
to Edgeiiold.
The crowd yelled for the men and
that it did not want any more talk.
Mr.. j. Manson Smith, who con.
ducted tho examinations, begged that
tho case bo adjourned, and that all
go homo and justice would bo had.
There nocd be no fear Of the guilty
escaping. =,
' The Rev. Henry Mcmillan mado a
patriotic appeal. He said he had
wept today for the dead, but thero
wasNo humanity on righteousness in
vengeanco The crowd was not con-
vinceS of the ,golt of anyone, and
fuller Justice would be done by
waiting.
The crowd said no was u preacher,
and man went up to him, and TAX,
ing him by the hand, said: "Mr.
Mcmillan, L love you, but can do
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-28

what you ask. I'm thinking Of my
wife at home"
Sheriff QUITS said be appealed as
a friend and as Sheriff that no harm
he done the prisoners. He would
protect the prisoners to the bite or
end, and he appealed to his friends,
Tor they were all such, to remember
the position it would place him in
if i'll came to his prisoners. He
asked for Gods sake that the negroes
be left alone, if for no other reason.
Voice: "Sheriff, tell us about that
poor woman over yondor in her
grave"
Mr.. N. Geo. Evans said no one b ad
gone further than he to find the
guilty parties. He had worked day
and night to that end, and he
wanted his friends to let the law take
It's course, 1t would he unfortunate
IT some innocent person should be
killed. The guilt had not yet boon
fixed, and by waiting all of those
implicated could be caught, whom to
rush into lynching now would spoil
the whole thing. Lot it rest for
few hours. The case can be tried in
thirty days, and he was satisfied tho
guilty would suffer. If not then
wonld be tho time to act.
This advice, however, did not suit
the crowd at ALL
MIR. p. B. Lanhnm, foreman of
the jury, said that tho jury had not
yet sufficient evidence on which to
fix tho responsibility on any particu-
lar persons. He appealed to tho
manhood of his friends to let the law
take it's course and to sustain Sheriff
QUITS.
Voice: GAIL they want ia to mako
speeches, and before they know some
one else around hero will be killed
before Saturday.
Representative Strom, Ex Member
of tho Legislature Rainsford, Magis-
trate Getzen, Magistrate Glover,
Sheriff QUITS, circulated in tho crowd,
and begged tho mon to go homo and
lot matters rest. Some did go home
but they went very slowly. The plan
OF taking tho prisoners out Of the
lookout on all sides Of the building.
Sullivan was sent out in tho church.
yard under heavy guard to SOC how
it would work, but tho heavy guard
had to keep an eagle eyo on him.
He was taken back into the church,
and the three principals Wash
Mackey, jim Mackey and Luther
Sullivan, always sought tho refuge
Of tho church and wanted to remain
thcrc AZ long as they could.
~ 'ho ''lio pan WAS proposed
to slip tho negroes out Of window
or door and by dividing up get them
out Of reach before the crowd could
discover the rnse, but all Of these
plans failed. Ono leader got up on
the staircase and said he washed his
hands Of tho whole business, as h,s
efforts did not seem to bo appro.
ciatcd in tho Republican section.
Ho asked friends to retire with him.
They hitched up and started away,
but it is said they came back to the
scene. Darkness, homo duties, dis
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-28

B"rno, Switzerland, October 25.--
at Nyon in the Canton OF Vaud, his
serene highnoss, Dulossde Litta, Wis
count lmr"z, Was married today to
Miss Jane Johnston Perry, daughter
Of the late A. S. j. Porry, Of Charles.
ton s. G.