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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-09-11
The STORY OF The TRAGEDY.
Those Who Saw the Assault Can
not Agree on all Points.

Buffalo, September 7.-On many ma
terial points, and particularly the ut
terances of the President after he was
shot. the witnesses of yesterdays trag-
edv at the Temple of Music fail to
agree. The action of the tragedy was
very fast and its commission was fol
lowed by a scene of confusion, IN
which it was difficult to either see or
hear with accuracy, however close one
stood to the President and his assall-
ant. 1t is now conceded that the
President did not say: "May God
forgive him. after he was shot, and
agreed that his first audible speech
was a reference to his wife: 81 trust
Mrs. Mckinley will not be informed
of this: at least l hope it will not be
exaggerated. -
A newspaper man who stood just be-
hind the President when the shooting
occurred gave one of the clearest ac-
counts related so far. He said:
81 stood about ten feet from the
President and saw Czolgocz approach
him. The latter had his right hand
drawn up close to his breast, and a
white linen handkerchief wrapped
about it bore the appearance OF a
bandage. He extended his left hand
and I am quite sure the President
thought he was injured for he leaned
forward and looked at him in a sym
pathetic way. When directly IN front
of the President Czolgocz threw his
right hand forward and fred. | saw
the fash and smoke followed by the
report and then heard the second shot:
Instantly John Parker, the colored
man. and Secret Agent Foster were
upon Czolgocz and they bore him to
the floor. Czolgocz, lying prostrate,
still retained hold on his revolver
and seemed to be trying to get his
arm free to fire again.
1.-The President did not fall. He
raised his right hand and felt OF
his breast and seemed to be maintain
ing his upright position only by won-
derful effort. l am sure be did not
speak at that moment. He Sazed
fiyedlv at his assailant with look
which | cannot describe. but which |
shall never forget, and in a moment
reeled backward into the arms OF
secretary AOl Otl Cl. \~<-oiS>OOE> -
yolver had by that time been knocked
from his hand and some one had pick
ed up the burning handkerchief which
lay at his feet. Czolsocz was picked
no. forced back. and again knocked
down. Mr.. Cortelyou and Mr.. Nil,
burn supported the President and led
him to a chair. | heard him ask that
the news be kept from his wife, and
a moment later. when Secretary Cor
telvou asked him if he felt much
pain. he said: :.
This wound hurts very much.
He seemed to be fairly easy as he rest
ed in the chair and some OF the fad
inc color came back to his face. he
reached his right hand inside ms
shirt and when he withdrew it his
fingers were tipped with blood: he
paied again at the sight Of the blooe
and I think be tainted. Senor Aspi
roz. the Mexican minister, broke
through the crowd and, rushing up t(
the President, cried:
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THE NEGRO WHO HIT CZ0LG0CZ.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. s.-James B.
Parker, the Georgia negro who knock
ed down Czolgocz the moment after
he shot the President, was found to-
day. He gave g graphic account OF
the tragic occurrence.
81 was next in line behind the An
archist who shot the President, he
said, "I tried to get in front of him
several times, but he pushed me back
with his elbow. A little girl had just
shaken hands with the President when
the assassin reached him. Czolgocz
had the revolver concealed in hand
kerchief, which was wrapped around
the revolver and his hand. Czolgocz
did not extend his left hand as some
Of the newspapers report. The Presi--
dent thought Czolgocz's right hand
was sore, and put out his hand to take
the Anarchists left hand. AS he did
this the Anarchist fired twice, BAN,
BAN. struck him in the nose with
nv right fist, aud reached with my left
hand to take the pistol from him.
Several of the marines thought the
officer was the man who did the shoot
ing, but he pointed to where l had
Czolgocz down on the floor, and said :
There is the man who shot him. ,
Czolgocz raised his pistol again to
shoot either the President or myself,
but at that time l choked him so hard
that he couldn't shoot. | struck him
so hard that the blood gushed from his
nose. We struggled some seconds be-
fore the secret service officers reached
us. Then one of them, I think it was
Foster, struck him and said: You
d d, did you dare to shoot our
President?' l wanted to cut his
throat, but they took him from me.
I believe that my striking Czolgocz
kept him from shooting until he emp
tied his pistol and probably prevent
ed the President from being wounded
again.
Parker is a native of Georgia, his
mother was Savannah colored woman,
and his father was half Spanish and
half negro from Johns Island, off
Charleston. He has been living In
Buffalo since last March, and had for
several months been employed in the
Plaza Restaurant, in the Exposi-
tion grounds. He got off from his
work in order to shake hands with the
President, and was the man imme-
diately behind the assassin.
Parker considers Atlanta as his
home, he having lived most of his life
there, working in the North at inter
walls. He says he only did his duty,
but does not relish the way in which
the secret service men have attempted
to create the impression that they
overcame the assassin. He only
regrets that he was not allowed to kill
Czolgocz. 1.-The twenty thousand
white people there ought not to have
expected niger to do it all. " He
said Some Of them ought to have
helped me kill him: we would have
fixed him quick in Georgia.
Parker is in deadly fear of tbe Anar-
chists and says that he win leave
Buffalo soon because he is afraid they
will kill him.
Charles Edward LLOYD.
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]. Gordon coogler Dead.

Columbia. Sept. 9.-Mr. j. Gordon
Coogler died this morning at his resi-
dence. 1878 Marion Street. His death
was quite surprise to the people OF
Columbia, though it was known that
he was i'll.
Mr.. Coogler was young man and
was known as the BARD of the Con-
garee." Mr.. Coogler was known IN
Columbia as genial, whole-souled
Young man, who had good word for
all his friends and acquaintances,, ana
who had no enemies He was about
3e was born in Richland County
about seven miles north Of Columbia.
While a boy his father died, and as
his family did not possess much OF ms
worlds goods young Coog!er bravely
went out to work for himself and
support the family. He became a
printer and was first apprentlced TO
the late Rev. Sidi H. Browne, who
published the Christian Neighbor. tie
worked there for number OF years
but several wears ago he established a
lob printing office in his own behalf.
He was quite successful in this bust
ness. and it was while running TINS
% lob office that he composed, set up"
and printed his own poems. At tig1 tne :
time of his recent illness he was still
running the Job Office and has only
recently printed and sold hundreds OF
comics of his sixth edition of his
..purely original vherse.
Mr.. Coogler was devoted to his tam
ily. He worked hard. night ana Day
not for himself so much as for his M
mediate kindred. Mr.. Coogler was a a
member of the Methodist Church and
WAS prominent in Sunday School work.
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no THE DEMOCRATIC VOTER
OF BERKELEY COUNTY.

WATERFORD, >. ", sept. I, ISUi.
In the Echo and Press of this week
there appears an article, written by j.
n. Harmon in the interest of Mr..
Brantley, in which he does the other
candidates. for Congress an injustice.
In substance the article states that
Mr.. Brantley had promptly paid the
assessment of $40 imposed by the Dem
ocratic executive committee OF Berke-
ley county, but that all of the other
candidates had refused to pay the
amount. It is further stated that at
the meeting at St. Stephens Mr..
Virgins, the secretary, of the com
nittee, got the candidats together and
asked them about the payment Of the
assessment, but all of them, except
Mr.. Brantley, refused to make pay
ment. In conclusion the writer ap-
peals to the voters 20 vote for Mr..
Brantley.
This statement is incorrect and does
Ssae and the other candidates an injus-
lice. The State Democratic executive
committee at its meeting in July,
assessed each Of the candidates $50
and expressly prohibited the counties
from imposing any further assessment.
Later, when we learned of the assess
ment of $40 in Berkely county, all OF
the candidates, including Mr.. Brant-
ley, conferred about the matter and
reached the conclusion that itwould
not be right to pay the assessment
made in Berkeley county for the cleo
tion expenses in that county without
paying the election expenses Of other
counties. It was therefore, decided
not to pay the Berkeley assessment,
Mr.. Brantley cheerfully joining in the
decision. Mr.. Brantley never gave any
animation that he had paid the assess
ment, but on the contrary said that
he would not do so, unless the other
candidates paid it. Mr.. Harmon's
letter furnishes me with the first in
formation that I have received Of Mr..
Brantley's paying the amount and l
am sure it will be news to all the other
candidates.
With reference to the meeting al
legged of the other candidates with
Mr.. Virgins at st. Stephens I was
not present at any such meeting, ney
er heard Of the meeting and the sub
ject of the assessment has never been
mentioned to me by Mr.. Virgins.
In conclusion, beg to appeal to the
fairness of the Democratic voters Of
Berkeley county. In deciding not to
pay the assessment in your county Mr..
Brantley was as emphatic and positive
as to the correctness of the course
adopted as any OF Us, and if he has
paid the amount then he has done so
in violation Of his agreement with
the other candidates and without their
knowledge. Very respectfully.
NJ. P. Howell.
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Mr.. BrantIey's Reply to Maj
HoWelI's Card.

To nv Fellow Citizens of the Seventh
District: I see by today's issue OF
The State that one of my competitors,
the Hon. NJ. P. Howell, has issued
circular or card calling attention to
statement made in card published
by one of my friends in the Berkeley
Echo and Press of last week. Our
campaign has been conducted up to
this time upon the assumption>that all
of the candidates were honorable men
and I, in the language of my distin-
guished competitor, Major Howell, ap-
Deal to the fairness of the citizens of
Berkeley county as well as to the
voters of the entire district to know
if Major Howell was not in duty bound
to write or telegraph me as to the
correctness of the statement made by
Mr.. Harmon in The Echo and Press
before he rushed into the newspapers
and the old campaign circular busl-
ness on the eve of the election.
Now for the truth about the Berkeley
county assessment: The State execu-
tive committee decided that counties
should not assess candidates. Never
theless the Berkeley county executive
committee made an assessment and
instructed Mr.. Virgins, its secretary,
to collect the same. He sent out re-
quest for its payment, to which re-
sponded saying that I was willing to
pay if the other candidates paid, and
I requested him as my friend, to pay
my assessment for me if necessary and
draw on me for the amount. [ did
this for the reason that I had known
of candidates having been ruled out
for non payment Of assessments levied
by executive committees.
A careful reading of Mr.. Harmon's
card will show that he evidently in
tended to convey the idea of my will
ingness to pay this additional assess
ment. and that willingness has been
distorted by some people into an actual
payment, because I wrote to the
Secretary to draw on me for the
amount if necessary.
No doubt the secretary informed Mr..
Harmon Of my willingness to pay,
or that he was ready to put the money
up for me, which to his mind meant
that I was the only man who had paid.
The other candidates did not pay and
I have not paid cent nor has any one
paid it for me for it has not been
necessary for the payment to be made
in order for my votes to be counted.
/ said then that was willing to pay
if the other candidates will pay. [ am
not ashamed of what did then or
now. / cheerfully acquiesce in what
Major Howell said in his card about
my cheerful acquiescence in not max
ing the payments, because campaign
expenses are very heavy. Nevertheless,
managers of elections ought to be paid,
and I, as a candidate am always will
ing to pay my share of their expenses.
have violated no agreement with
the other candidates and have made
this statement in reply to Major
Howell's card, which card he would
not have found necessary if he had
taken the trouble to write or telegraph
me before he issued it.
Signed, Thomas F. Brantley.
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was satisfactory to me and l gave 1t
no more thought until the papers this
morning came containing the article
from Mr.. Harmon in which he states
that Mr.. Brantley was the only one
who had offered to pay and calling
upon the voters of Berkley County to
vote for Brantley.
Mai. Howell states the matter clearly
in this mornings papers, except that
he had not seen Mr.. Brantley as L had.
I would not do Mr.. Brantley an IN
justice, and if the report be untrue
then he should correct it at once, not
so much as justice to the other can
didates as vindication of himself:
F. D. smith.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-09-11
Treason and Death Penalty.

Cumberland. Md, Sept. Sin dis
cussing the attempted assassination OF
President Mckinley, Congressman
George \. Pear of Maryland. said:
=. will offer bill in the next con-
gress of the United States amending
the constitution so as TO make an un-
successful attempt upon the life of a
president of the nation treason and
the penalty death. The man who
strikes at the nations had is pub
lie enemy and should be treated as
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-09-11

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WAR IN SOUTH AMERICA.
venezuelans Bombardlng a CO.
lombian Town.

Washington, September An Off
cial cable announcing that the Vene-
zuelan fleet is bombarding the Colon
bian town of Rio Hacha was received
at the Colombian legation today. The
dispatch came from DR.. Ricardo Be-
cara, formerly the Colombian minis
ter in Washington, and at present IN
Willemstad, near the scene of opera
ton, looking after the interests of his
Government. The text Of the cable
gram is as follows:
"Nillemstad. Curacao, September 7.
Venezuelan feet is bombarding Rio
Hacha. Becarra. !"
The bombardment is regarded by the
Colombian authorities as an unmistak-
able and open act of war. Rio Hacha
is on the north coast of Colombia, a
short distance from tie Venzuelan
border, and commands the peninsula
west of the Gulf Of Maracaibo. Sow
ereignty over the peninsula has long
been in question, but the Queen Re
gent of Spain awarded it to Colombia
as a result of arbitration three years
ago. and this has been accepted by
both countries.
The information reaching the Co.
lombian legation shows that the Vene-
zuelan fleet expected to make a juno
ture at Rio Hacha with considerable
force of Colombian rebels. But this
force was dispersed. and the town was
strongly garrisoned by Government
troops. When the Venezuelan ships
arrived at the port they failed to make
the expected juncture and instead
found the Colombian troops in posses
sion. This, it is asserted, has brought
on the bombardment now reported.
Another cablegram received at the
Colobmian legation today from the
minister of foreign affairs at Bogota
was as follows:
"Bogota, September THE guer-
rillas in Colombia are rapidly disap-
pearing. Our frontiers are we'll guard
ed and all is quiet there, though new
invasions are announced from Vene-
zuela, Ecuador and Nicaragua.
"Our attitude continues to be pa
cifc and stricly neutral. The invasion
of Venezuela by Rangel Garbinas and
supporters was brought about through
his vading the vigilance of the Co,
lombian authorities and is condemned
by the Government.
Minister of Foreign Relations. -
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STATEMENT BY Mr.. SMITH.

Editor The Item:
see by this mornings papers that
it is reported from the Echo and
Press, of Berkeley County that Mr..
Brantley has rendered his check for
$40. the assessment laid upon the can
didates for Congress by the Executive
Committee of Berkeley County. The
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee had ordered that no County should
levy an assessment upon the candi-
dates and when we. the candidates, re-
ceived notice Of the assessment we all
agreed that as the other counties
which we had canvassed had not made
any assessment that none of Us would
nav this. With this clear understand
ing we all refused to pay or even to
offer to pay. 1t now appears that Mr..
Brantley rendered his check for the
amount. If he rendered his check
even Professionally before the ..agree-
ment above referred to was made, he
should have so stated to US when the
matter was up before US. But | for
one was under the firm belief that not
one of the candidates had taken any
action whatever.
The rumor got abroad last s. rday
and saw Mr.. Brantlss de-
clared to me tbSsss tele-
uranbinp to ,lnlS
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CAMPAIGN TRIGkERY.
An Underhanded Effort TO lnjure
Congressional Candidates.

AS will be seen from the following
cards, an attempt is being made IN
Berkeley County to prejudice the
voters against certain CT the Congres-
sional candidates and to influence
Them to vote for Mr.. Brantley. 1t is
the natural presumption that what will
injure the chances OF candidate IN
one county will have like effect else
where that the reports are circulated
therefore it is but justice to the can
didates that the reports and the expo
sure of the falsity of the statements
therein made should be given to the
public. The cards of Messrs Harmon,
Howell and Smith are self-explanatory
and need no comment. All fair mind
ed men who believe in justice and fair
play will draw their own conclusions
and act accordingly.
ATTENTION VOTERS!
Editor Echo and Press: Please allow
me to state few facts:
At the meeting of the executive
committee of Berkeley County to ar
range for holding primary to nomi-
nate candidate to succeed the late
DR.. Stokes in Congress, there was a
resolution passed by the committee
that for the purpose Of paying man
ayers and other Incidental expenses Of
the primary each candidate should pay
an assessment fee of forty dollars, and
the secretary was instructed to notify
each candidate of the passage OF the
resolution, and ask them to send IN
the amount to the treasurer of the
committee. Now for the result:
The Hon. Thos. F. Brantley prompt
IL sends his check for the forty dol
lars. One of the other candidates an
swers his letter, but says he will not
pay. The three others do not even
answer his letter.
After that, at the campaign meeting
at st. Stephens Mr.. G.. E. Virgins,
the secretary, got them all together
and asked them concerning the mat
Ter, and all of them, except Mr..
Brantley, said that the State commit
tee had settled the matter and that
they would not pay.
Mr.. Brantley was still willing to
Now the question for each voter to
Ssk himself is, Shall I vote for man
that viii not contribute to fund to
pay for holding primary at which
he hopes to get ive-thousand-dollar
Office? I, for enc, say no, but let US
come together and vote for the man
vino is willing to pay the piper when
he wants to dance. j. NJ. Harmon,
Member Ex. Com. 3. G.
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MeKinIey's Recovery. Considered Sure

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 10, l2 o'clock.
The condition of President Mckln-
lev continues to improve steadily.
Pulse, 103; temperature, So; resplra-
tion, 25.
Dr.. McBurney will leave today if no
complications arise. All the attend
inc physicians are confident of the
presidents recovery, though danger
has not yet passed.
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Washington, Sept. 9.-Following
is translation of cablegram recelv-
ed late today by the Colombian lega-
ton from a confidential agent of the
Colombian governments:
Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 8.
Colombian Legation. Washington:
cit is known officially that the
Ecudorian vessel, Cotopaxi, sailed
with arms from Esmeraldos Ecuador.
Tonaco besieged by flibusters from
Nicaragua. A considerable expedi-
tion was able to start from Corlnto
Nicaragua which was expected to
land near Panama on the 5th Sept.
The signature to the dispatch was
not made public but the information
contained in the message is believed
by the Colombian officials here to be
entirely authentic.
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