Barnwell Situation Han About Cleared Observer Bureau, Hotel Jefferson, _ Columbia, 8. C? _D??. 4.? "They are going to lynch 40' negroes," was the message that came to Governor Blease this morning from Barnwell, S. C., where E. J. Best, a prominent mer chant was shot and killed last night. This message came from Senator Pat terson of Barnwell County, who ex citedly Informed the Governor that the posse had already formed. He called on the Governor tor aid. Governor Blease got. busy at once, \ telegraphing the sheriff to preserve fcporder and to organize a posse cornl btatua to keep the peace; to the captain 'of the military company at Barnwell to .bave his command g?t under arms, and to Charles Carroll Simms, fn in fluential citizen of Barnwell to do what he could to relieve tbe situation that was so tense. ' n. All night long the posse scoured the byways In Barnwell County and brought to the county jail many neg roes. By this morning fully 40 had been rounded up and were charged with complicity in the killing of Mr. Best. It was these negroes that Doc tor Patterson phoned the Governor there was danger of lynching. J3ov ernor Blease, after dispatching the telegrams, awaited news from the scene of the trouble. An interesting fact in connection with the matter is that the military company at Barnwell is one of those companies ordered mustered out by the Government on failure to come up to reinspectlon requirements recently, "If that company Is disbanded I don't know what I can do," said the Gover nor tills morning. "There is no other company in close touch." The Bambery company was also one of the companies that the War Department has ordered mustered out A conference, however, will be held here soon with a view to bring ing these companies back into the re quirements. ? Scott Madison, charged with the killing. Mitchell Story and Gilbert Mil ler, three Barnwell negroes, were rush ed to the penitentiary this evening in an automobile from the scene of last night's murder and placed In the-pris on for safekeeping. This course was taken for fear of lynching. A dispatch from Barnwell this evening is that the militia held in readiness was not called out. The coroner's jury held Madison for the killing, and the other two negroes as accessories before and after the fact. ? Mr. Best, who was killed, came out of a restaurant last night, and pushed | a negro'*)ut of the way. A soda water bqttle was thrown at Mr. Best. Then hertook if up with Madison, but Madison said another negro did the throwing. Just as Mr. Best walked away Madison shot, lilm, according to the evidence at the inquest. The grand jury will immediately be summoned and a .trial will be held right away, is the report from Barn well tonight. Freight Rate Resolution. 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Forrester, was unanimously adopted: "Whereas, Richmond, Norfolk, Pet ersburg and Roanoke', Va., through their respective chambers of com merce have appeared before the inter state Commerce Commission in an at tempt to prevent the establishment of reduced freight rates from Cincinnati ' and other western points of origin to North Carolina (joints of destination, as agreed upon between the railroads and the North Carolina Legislature and "Whereas, the petition of these Vir ginia cities pray,p that the carriers be denied tjW right to establish the pro posed rates, because proposed rates are In a few Instances lower to North Carolina destinations than to destina tions In Tennessee between Cincinnati and points In North Carolina via same routes and because proposed rates are higher to some points In western North Carolina than to same otiper points in eastern^ North Carolina, while they make no mention of the fact that ajl rates to all points in North Carolina! are much higher than to Richmond," Norfolk, Petersburg and Roanoke, and that hundreds of these North Carolina points arc between points of origin in the west and the Virginia cities named, and "Whereas, if Hi?aii_-Vlrginla cities ^believe as they charge that present Prates discriminate- In favor of North Carolina points against these Virginia cities, their remedy lies In a straight forward, dignified complaint covering that point and not In an Ignoble at tempt to prevent this readjustment by hiding behind the alleged Injustice which might be done some unimport ant points'ln Tennessee, and "Wheroas, the petition of these Vir ginia cities is not made in good faith, but is cleverly devised to mislead the commission in the hope that present rate* which are outrageously discrimi natory in favor, of Richmond, Norfolk, Petersburg and Roanoke, Va., and against the entire State of North Caro lina, mar be continued in effect to the end that the commerce of North Caro lina aliall continue to pay unjust trib ute to these Virginia cities. 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