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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1904. The Sumter WatcJiman "was founded in 1850 and the True Southron -in 1866. The "Watchman and Southron now bas the com? bined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best aihertismg^oae^^ The death of Carlisle McKinley re? moves from the ranks of newspaper workers in South Carolina one of t?e ablest and truest men ever connected With the press of the State. Gov. Terrel of Georgia? bas appoint? ed a court of inquiry to investigate the conduct of the militia at States boro from which a mob took two pris? oners who were under sentence of death. Gov. Terrell issued a statement ia which he stronfgiy condemns mob law in general and the recent occur? rences at Statesboroo in particular. The investigation will probably be barren of results and the militia will escape with a whitewashing. What would be more to the purpose would ce an investigation of the conduct of the Sherill and his deputies who are charged with assisting the mob to k overpower the militia. The~ mob spirit is not governed by sectional lines, and the negro gets the worst of it every time the mob gets in the -kiding- humor. Monday a negro was lynched in Bulleen county Georgia, and another in Laramie City, Wyoming. The Laromie Sheriff was as complaisant and accommodating as any Georgia Sheriff could have been. The announcement of former Sena tor David Bill, of New York, that | he will permanently retire from polit? ical life January 1st next, whether Pariser- is elected president or not, and that he will accept no office if Parker is elected, was a sad blow to the Re? publicans. Having nothing to bring against Judge Parker they have been making a great deal of his affiliation with Senator Hill and have been ns-, ing Bili as a bugaboo to frighten the Independent voters away from Parker. Some of the most imaginative papers have asserted that Hill bad exacted a pledge from Judge Parker that he should be appointed secretary of state in the event of a Democratic victory. Senator Hill has silenced these re? ports once for all and the .Republican editors will be forced to hunt np an? other bugaboo. ._ \ The Immigration Bureau under the energetic and intelligent direction of . CommiSsioner Watson is beginning to bring results. The sale of ten* thou? sand acres of land in Lexington coun? ty for s?ttlei?iet by a colony of Scandi? navian, truck fanners is a fine begin? ning and means much for Lexington county. If this colony prospers thou? sands of other desirable settlers from ??prway and Sweeden will come to South Carolina. <*en. Stoessel, the brave commander of the Russian garrison of Port Ar? thur sees the handwriting on the wall and realizer that the fortress is doom? ed to fall in a short time. He has telegraphed the Czar that he can hold out-,against the Japanese assault only a : few weeks longer, and that to do so will mean the loss of thousands of lives. The press dispatch of Saturday published in this paper, stating tliat Port Arthur had practically fallen, as since been confirmed by the reports of .jrther pap?is, and the reports of Gen. Stoessel to the Czar ?e?yes no room for doubt that the Japanese are now in a position to force the surrender of j the Port Arthurgarrison when it suits! iheir convenience. p There are oul\ a few political buz- ; 32ards~ around Sumter, but ^tiiey have j ^energetically endtavcred to work the j candidates. So far as can be learned j they have met with poor success this .year and have failed to replenish their wardrobes. They have" braced*' the-, candidatesv for everything from a ? pair of socks to a. full suit of clothes, i bat, are still wearing their cid: clothes. The candidates have of their ! own ?icco-? starved the buzzards out. ? THE LAW CN THE SUBJECT. / An act passed by the regular session ! of the General Assembly of 1904 for- j bitis the use of intoxicating liquors j 'within a mile of voting precincts on j election days. As there are doubtless ! many who are not familiar with the law on this subject and as the day of . election is near at hand, we think it an opportune time to publish the act; that none may err through ignorance of th? law. On page 417 of Acts and Joint Reso? lutions-of the General r-ssembly, regu? lar session of 1904, under the heading of An Act to Prevent Treating on Election Day, we copy the following : " Section L Be it enaeted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That it shall be un? lawful hereafter for any person to sell, barter give away or treat any voter to any malt or intoxicating liquor within one mile of any voting precinct during. any primary or other election day, un? der a penalty upon conviction thereof of not more than one hundred dollars i ($100), nor more than thirty (30) days imprisonment with labor. Approved the 30tb day of February, A. D. 1904.'* THE MATTER ?F WORLD POWER. Nothing in Judge Parker's speech of acceptance has disturbed the Repub? licans campaign managers as much as his declaration that this country has been a world power for a hundred years, and was recognized hy t?e civ? ilized world, but that until recently the - authorities had too much good sense and patriotism to jeopardize the peace and material inter?st of the ! country by involving us in all sorts of ! international complications. Other features of the admirable address gave them concern, but that one caused con? sternation, not because it is any more accurate and timely than the others, but for the reason that it is calculated to invite investigation and compari? son. For half a dozen years the Republi? cans have been constantly boasting that McKinley and Roosevelt had made this country a world power, and that previous to tie Spanish war the governments of Europe paid no atten ton to the United States in shaping and adjusting their affairs. When Great Briain admitted her defeat in the war of 1812 the potentiality of the United States was confessed by that nation. When in 1823 President Mon? roe admonished the "Holy Alliance," Austria, Russia, Prussia *vnd France, that European interference on this hemisphere would not be tolerated, our power was recognized hy their abandonment of a purpose already ex? pressed. When in 1895 President Cleveland notified Great Britain that she couldn't despoil Venezuela the world power force of the United States ^as confessed by that most powerful of all powers in the instant abandonment of its project. The bullies who have been manag? ing the Republican party during re? cent years and controlling the affairs of the government mistake the signs if they believe that this country is more respected now than it was when the traditional policies of the founders were in force. It may be more feared^ just as a stick of dynamite is regarded as more dangerous, than a locomotive. Europe is uncertain of Roosevelt and flatters his vanity to induce him to behave. But the respect which comes from admiration for ability and pa? triotism and justice is of. greater ad 'anrage and reflects greater credit on the country than fear that Roosevelt will touch off a mine or throw a lighted match into a barrel of powder anySday. That is the difference be? tween the present estimate of this country abroad and that' of previous years. Statebarg Sayings. Stateburg, Aug. 30.- The cotton crop is knocking up in this section. In a few places, I hear our fann? ers complaining of the blight. Mrs. Thomas Childs and family of Sumter are spending some time at M rs. R. M. Can tey's. Mrs. S. R. Flud and Miss Tillie Find are visiting Mrs. Henry Rich? ardson, of Clarendon. Mr. De Veaux Moore, who is spend? ing the summer on Sullivan's Island, spent Monday at Mr. Screven Moore's. Mr. W. D. Frierson is in the City by tbe Sea. He will be away about two'weeks. Miss Mary Childs, cf Columbia, spent Sunday with Mrs. W. L. Saun? ders. Messrs. Matt, and Henry' Moore I leave today for Richmond, Va. They j go by way of Cheraw to visit their j friend, Mr. Pegues. Mrs. Henry Gaillard, of Pinopolis, is visiting Miss Anna P. Burgess. Mr. Temple Frierson, Jr., returned to Charleston on Sunday afternoon, afte*r a pleasant stay of two weeks at his cid home. Miss Mary Burges*, after spending a week with Miss Annie' Lynam of Sumter, is with her aunt, Mrs. .Tames Pinckney at "The Ruins." Miss Julia Frierson returned to Charleston last evening. Her many friends regret that her vacation is over. Miss Kate Bull spent several days last week with Miss Annie Holmes. Oar young people are getting up a dance for Wednesday night. They are giving it before the "sommer swal? lows1' take their flight. LYNCHED NEGRO iN WYOMING. Mob Take Him From the Jail in City of Laramie. Special to The Daily Item. Laramie, Wyo., Aug 30 -Joe Mar? tin, colored was lynched by a mob of 300 men in front of Judge Carpenter's house last night. ;Martin was a trusty in the county jail He attacked a white girl, Della Crouse, in the jail kitchen and slashed her face and arms with a knife. One man was injured while entering the jail to drag out the prisoner. After assaulting Miss Crouse with a razor Martin was placed in a ceil in the county jail. The first intimation that Sheriff Cook had of the contem? plated lynching was when two masked men appeared in the kitchen of the jail house and with guns leveled at him, told him that there were 200 men waiting outside for the negro and that he had better not attempt to make any trouble for them. Weekly Crop Bulletin. Columbia, Aug. 30.-The week end? ing 8 a. m., August 29th, had a mean temperature of 77 degrees, which is about 3 below normal, due to moder? ately hot weather the first four cays and abnormally cool weather during the last three. The extremes were a min? imum of about 50 in the western counties on the 28tb, and a maximum of 99 at three places on the 23rd and 24th. The sunshine was about nor? mal, although a number of places re? ported too much cloudiness for crops, . " ny having had general cloudiness * - entire week. A wind storm doing some damage to trees and crops occur? red in Oconee community, and a.hail storm that did little damage in Marl? boro county. Local high winds did some damage in a few other places, but were confined to very small areas. The precipitation averaged anove ! the normal for the week, and was ex? cessive locally in the western, eastern and southern counties. There was least precipitation in the central coun? ties. A number of places reported the heaviest rainfall of the season on the 26fch. The weekly amounts ranged from about half an inch to nearly four inches. I many places there has been too much raiu for cotton, while in a few, the week's rainfall was needed ard was beneficial on all crops. Farm work made rapid progress early in the week, but general rain during the.later partbrought it to a stand-still. Favorable reports on corn continue from all sections, especially on late corn which is an exceptionally fine crop and which is practicall}- made. Fod? der pulling made rapid nrogress, but considerable was damaged by the fre? quent rains. I There was no marked change in the condition of cotton although what changes took place were generally to? ward deterioration, owing to con? tinued shedding, and to further spread of rust, both apparently dae to exces? sive moisture. In a few localities boll worms have done considerable damage. In places over the whole State, and almost generally over the western counties and on clay and red lands, the plants continue to bloom emd fruit freely. Early in thc week, under the stimulus of the high tem i perature then prevailing, early varie? ties of cotton opened rapidly in the eastern, southern and central counties and considerable was picked in those sections, while in the western counties there are as yet few open bolls, and comparatively few full grown ones. Picking will be general next week in the eastern half of $ie State. Sea island cotton maintained its very promising condition. Early rice is ripening fast, and cut? ting has begun ; late rice is heading nicely. The rice crop is very promis? ing in the Georgetown district. There has been too much rain for peas, but sweet jK)tatoes and gardens, as well as truck generally are doing well. Haying is under way, but made slow progress owing to the frequent rains. The hay crop will be heavy with favo? rable weather for saving it. Magnolia News Notes. Magnolia, Aug. 29.-The frequent showers are interfering with the pull? ing of fodder and lots of it will likely be more or less damaged. The joyful time-cotton picking season -is come, and the pickers can commence to handle the change in waiting for them. Mr. J. A. Clark, one of our. hustling, shove ahead farmers, has the credit of putting the first new bale of cotton on the market in this place. It being a little gin cut, brought only 10 cents. This condition is attributable to dampness. Ere the setting of tomorrow's sun many of the little army of candidates will know their doom. Many will be sadly disappointed, as lots who seem to have bright prospects, with every? thing externally in their favor will be swapped or?, choice cr no choice. This election business has got to be about as uncertain as the "verdict of a petit jury." Voters, by designing and shrewd politicians, are twisted and turned about in any imaginable manner, and obedience takes the place of choice. This is applicable in a general way : of course there are ex? ceptions. Messrs. John F. McIntosh, Gorco.i Griffin, L?e Kilpatrick and J. G. Stokes will return from a trip to the North Carolina coast tonight, having left here ou the 27th inst. Mr. J. T. McNeil's teamster brought his wagon to this place Saturday evening, loaded it with freight, and then with the surplus of money given him by Mr. McNeil to pay freight, skipped and has not been heard of since. The wagon with its contents was left out all Saturday night, and the sugar and meal, all of which was in sacks, was thoroughly wet, and doubtless ruined, or badly dmaged. Will Craech, convict serving 3 years term on Lee county chain gang near this place, escaped and is now at large. He is a dangerous ne? gro and should be caught. Occasional. GLENN SPRINGS WATER The Kidney Cure. i Why You Should Study Law in the South Carolina College. In the first\place, if you have decid? ed to practice law in Sou:;' Carolina, the advantage of geing to the South Carolina College is conspicuous. There you will form associations and ties that will strengthen you through? out thc State during your entire life. Should you wish to enter upon a poli? tical life, you will have .staunch friends in every town and hamlet of the State-friends in all of the profes? sions and walks of life, and friends who arc alive to a keen appreciation of what it is to be a true and high toned politician-a politician in truth and not as the name is now too often, with reason, interpreted to signify. In the second place, Columbia is an ideal place for a law school. It is the capital of tho State, and its central situation makes it easily accessible from all parts of the State. During the winter students have ample oppor? tunity of seeing the practical working of government, legislative, executive, and judicial. Here are held annual? ly two terms of the Supreme Court, three terms of the Circuit Court, and two terms of the United States Circuit and District Courts. Lectures are de? livered to the Law Classes by eminent members of the bench and bar. Dur? ing the session of 1903-1904 lectures were delivered in the following order, by Associate Justice Eugene 13. Gary (two) ; United States Judge Charles' H. Simonton (two) : Associate Justice C. A. Woods, Judge W. C. Benet, Mr. Robert W. Sband, Mr. William H. Lyles, United States Judge Wil? liam H. Brawlcy, Mr. J. P. Carey and Mr. S. J. Simpson. In the third place, thc Law Fac? ulty is particularly strong. No one can expound the principles of . the lav; with greater strength and clearness than Joseph Daniel Pope, the Dean of the Law Faculty. Prof. R. Means Davis (dead, alas I) was thc clear, for? cible expounder of Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law Cases, and Inter national Law. His place will be ably filled by Prof. Gordon B. Moore, who comes to the College with a widely es? tablished reputation for great strength of character, for great mental ability, and for wonderful success in teaching. Adjunct Professor M. H. Moore is a lawyer engaged in active practice, and brings^to the class daily his fresh experience from the office and the courts. He, too, is an excel? lent teacher, and a man of literary taste and thorough culture. Again, the course of study in the department is foll and the opportunity for parallel reading on the daily lec? tures ample. The College has an ex? cellent law library, ard the library of the Supreme Court is close at hand, and open for use ; and, since a lawyer must read widely, the general library of the College-and there is none bet? ter in the South-is of great value to the law student. With ali of the above-named advan? tages, law students cannot do better than to pursue their studies at the South Carolina College. Manchester Correspondence. Manchester, S. C., Aug. 27, ?904. Mr. Editor: This dark, cloudy morn? ing I will try and write a line for the Watchman and Southron. Fodder pulling is about through ; now for cotton picking. Crops are pretty good, corn especially. We had afine rain last night, which was needed by cane, peas, potatoes &c. Mrs. R. N. Owen, and sons, of Oran^eburg visited relatives here last week. Mr. Geo. P. Ardis has been quite sick with appendicitis, but was-better at last accounts. We were all sorry to hear of the Folk-Sealc tragedy yesterday. But ever since the first two brothers, Cain and Abel, men have be^n rising up and taking or trying to take each others lives. What a pity that it is so Well, I suppose Tuesday is the pri? mary. I hope everybody will turn out and vote and then stick to their oaths and not be a set of liars as we have been in the past. We swear we will support the nominees in the primary and then go home and never go about the general election. 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