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THE SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the ends Thou Aims't at he thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's.'' THE TRUE SOUTKR?X, Established June, Gosolidated Aug. 2, 1881. New Series-Vol. XXV. No. 18 ?tof $?l;?ti|?iM mia Jfoi?jpn. Published Every Wednesday, -EY OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY. SUMTER, S. C Terms: $1.50 per annum-in advance. Advertisements : One Square first insertion.$1.50 Every subsequent insertion..:... 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will he'made at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. .Obituaries and .tributes of respects will be charged for. THE CLEMSON COLLEGE CAR. j y Itinerary of the Exhibit on Wheels, j The Car Now at Calhoun. Clemson College, November 16. Professor C. L. Newman, who has charge of the fitting up of the Clem? son College car, soon to go on a tour of the lower part of the State, gives your co-respondent the following in? formation: The handsome day coach loaned Clemson college by the Southern rail? way' is now sideracked at Calhoun. This coach is being remodeled so as to adapt it to the special use of the in stitute workers for both a moving, res? idence and for the exhibition of Vari? ous illustrative materials from the dif? ferent |departments of the college. These exhibits are being rapidly go; ten together and the car will be ready tpv move to the first appointment by the end of the present week. This is one of the most important steps that Clemson college has taken for the in? struction of the farmers in particular, and the people of the State at large. Since institutes were held throughout the northern half of the State in July and August, those to be held in Xo J?ember, December and January will be. conniSeTS 1 to-the -southern part^of j tho State. *" " - - The institutes already arranged for are as follows: Lexington, November 21; Bates burg, 22; Trenton, 23; Aiken, 24; Wil? liston, 25; Blackville 27; Barnwell, 28: Allendale, 29; Islandton, SO; Den? mark, December 1; Bamberg, 2; Branchville, 4; St. George, 5; Sum? merville, 6; MeClellanville, 9; Mt, Holly, ll; Bonneau, 12: Sampit, 13; Kingstree, 14; Lake City, "15; Pee ' Dee, 16; Wannamaker IS; Loris 19; j Homewood 20; Conway, 21; Society Hill, January 3; Hartsville, 4; (a) La? mar, 5; (b) Timmonsville, 5; Came? ron, 6; St, Matthews, 8; Ft. Motte 9; Kingsville, 10. FOR LIBRARY DAY. ' Official Notice Given by Superintend? ent Martin. Columbia, November 16.-State Su? perintendent of Education Martin has designated December 15th as Library Day in order that more funds might be raised for school books. The fol? lowing letter has been issued: County Superintendent, Teachers and Trustees: The legislative appropriation for this year will allow for the establish? ment of 200 more libraries and for the increase of a great many of those established last year. The establish? ment of 200 new libraries and the in? crease of 100, would mean that at least 25,000 first class books would be placed in the hands of the public school children before the year closes. When the new year begins, we shall have to wait about two months for another legislative appropriation is not exhausted. I have therefore des? ignated December 15th as Library Day, to be observed by the schools of the State with the hope that we may arrange on that day for securing the 25,000 books. I suggest, there? fore, that you use that day for some form of public exercises, recitations, lectures, charades, dialogues, oyster supper, phonograph, stereoptican or some other form of public entertain? ment of your own choosing, to which an admission fee should be charged. Let us do all we can to arouse inter? est and provide funds fo/ this im? portant work before the year close*. After December 31st this appropria? tion will.be no longer available. We shall have to wait until after the ad? journment of the legislature before next years appropriation can be used. Let us have a grand rally on Decem? ber 15th and a good report from every section of the State. O. B. Martin. State Supt. of Education. Columbus, Ga., November 16. More than 2,000 bales of cotton were destroyed, about 1,000- bs les badly scorched and several hundred bales damaged by fire which started in grounds used jointly by the Central of Georgia railway and the Atlantic Compress Company today. BRICE LAW EV THE COURTS. ?Two Orders Obtained From Chief Justice Pope. j Newberry. S. C., November^ 16. ! The dispensary .fight against the Brice ; law by Messrs Bellinger and Welch 'and John G. Capers continues. Major I Robert H. Welch appeared before Chief Justice Y. J. Pope at Chambers today and secured two, orders in con? nection with this matter. In both matters the petitioner is Adam Ault, a resident taxpayer of the county of Newberry. In the first petition he j sets out that out of the net income j derived by the State from the sale of ! liquors in this state under the dispen? sary law, after apportioning the re? quired amount to the deficiencies ex? isting in the various counties of the Siate, there is still remaining in the State Tre?surer's hands, subject to payment on the warrant of the Comp? troller General, a large surplus ??b ject to apportionment by the Comp j trolTer General, and he contends the common schools of Newberry are en? titled to a portion of said surplus. That the said Comptroller General threatens and is about to sp apportion j said surplus fund, as to depiiv? the common schools of Newberry of any part thereof, and refuses to draw his j warrant in favor of schools for any* amount whatsoever. The petition then quotes Article X- j 1, Section 12, of the Constitution and certain acts of the General Assembls* j and states there is no warrant of law ! for refusing to the common schools of I Newberry county, a portion of said j turpins, unless it be found in the so- | ialled Brice Act, 'which said Act is, ! as petitioner respectfully contends, j null and void, inasmuch as it contra- j venes said Article X-l, Section 12, of j the Constitution of this State. Petitioner prays that said Brice act be declared unconstitutional, and that the Comptroller General be restrain? ed from paving out to and drawing his official warrant for the sum of Jfezz .5.6 ( or any part thereof, in fa? vor of the c?Tfnrrron - sehopls_^ ?f__ any ! county other than Newberry c^i?r?^ ?and that he be directed to draw his official warrant in favor of the com? mon schools of Newberry county for their proportion to the enrollment of in said public common schools. The order signed by Chief Justice Pope in response to this petition di? rects that Comptroller General A. W. Jones, the respondent, show cause be? fore the Supreme Court,\ at Columbia, on December 4, why the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted, and that he be enjoined and restrained from paying out' or drawing his offic? ial warrant for $533.56, which sum, it is alleged fm the petition, would be apportioned to the public schools of Newberry, were it not for the pro? visions of the Act commonly called the Brice Act. In the second petition the county board of control of Newberry and Dis? pensary Commissioner W. O. Tatum are made -respondents. The petition? er being the same as in the petition above referred to. The petitioner sets out the dispensary law. and the Brice Act. and contends, on grounds now familiar to the public, that the Brice Act is unconstitutional. Wherefore the petitioner prays: "That the said act be declared unconstitutional, null and void, that the said county board of control be enjoined from keeping said dispensaries in Newberry county closed, and be compelled by the order of the Court to open the same in pur? suance of the valid law of the State, that "the said dispensary commission? er be enjoined from refusing to fur? nish said liquors to the county dis? pensers, and be decreed by the order to furnish the same pursuant to the valid laws of the State," etc. In response to this petition. Chief Justice Pope signed an order, which reads in part as follows: "That the respondents, as the county board of control of Newberry county and dis? pensary commissionerss do show cause before the Supreme Court of this State, in its court room, in the city of Columbia on the 4th day of December. 1905. at 10 o'clock a. m.. why the prayer of the petitioner here? in should not be granted." Major Robert H. Welch returned to Columbia tonight.-News and Courier. BIG FIRE IX KNOXVILLE. The L<;*s Estimated to bc Fully S 100.000. Knoxville, Tenn.. November ls. The fire that started early this morn? ing in the building of Suttle & Belser, spread across the alley to the clothing store of Bickley, McClure & Co. The loss will be near $100,000. In compliance.with the request of the board of directors Col. T. C. Dun? can has remov< ?] his private office ivo.n the Cnion Cotton mill. THE COTTON CROP. Bullish Cotton Report of National Gimiere. Dallas, Texas, November , 19.-The cotton report of the National Gin ners' Association was made public today, one day sooner than intended. The reason Secretary Blackwell said was because a portion of the report had "leaked." Ke did not know how this had hap? pened, he said. The report is as fol? lows: "Our summary of reports show that there has been ginned to Nov. 14. 1905, total 7,411,359. The crop is 84.7 per cent, picked and 7S per cent, gin? ned, indicating a crop for this year of 9,459,793. Following is the report by States: Alabama ginned 93S.030 and S9.7 picked; total crop 1,141,854. Ar? kansas ginned 264,120 and is 67.2 per cent, indicating a crop of 446.SS0. Florida ginned 54,1S0 and is 92.1 per cent, picked; total crop 78,140. Geor? gia ginned 1,437,750 and is "94.3 per cent, picked, indicating a crop of 1.577.379. Indian Territory ginned 167,340 and is 6S.4 per cent, picked: total crop 262.911. Kentucky ginned 822, and is 67.S per cent pick? ed; total crop 1.560. Louis ianna ginned 313,390, picked 75.4 per cent; total crop 530,868. Mississippi ginned 706,914; picked 74.3 per cent.; total crop 1,097,000. Missouri ginned 20,140; picked 68.7 per cent.; total crop 37,190. North Carolina ginned 507,580; picked 93.7 per cent.; total crop 563.307. Oklahoma ginned 161, 480; picked 7$.2 per cent; total crop 260,460. South Carolina ginned 982, 780; picked 94.3 per cent; total crop 999.367. Tennesse ginned 146,250, picked 74.2 per cent.; total crop 243, 070. Texas ginned 1,788,144; picked 84.4 per cent; total crop 2,205.424. Virginia ginned 10,728; picked 74.2 per cent; total crop 15,320." RUSSIAN* STRIKE OFF. - ! The "Workmen Decide to Resume Work Temporarily. decision^ reached at a meeting of the workmen this morning. The resumption of work will not be permanent, however, as the meeting resolved to put into operation a system of strikes of which the purpose is to stop all work in the city at frequent intervals, until the government yields to demands of the working classes. At one meeting of_ workmen held today a speaker worked up the crowd to the point of frenzy- by calling down on the officials curses of every description, while sol? emnly making the sign of the cross while he spoke. He urged his hearers not to reply on the Czar, whom he declared is practically a prisoner in his palace, / CLEMENCY BESOUGHT. Governor Heyward Asked to Respite Williamsburg 3Iurderer. Columbia, November 20.-Governor Heyward today received an eleventh hour petition from Lawyers Lee & Askins, asking that the death sen? tence of a negro named Epps Snow? den, who has been sentenced to hang at Kingstree, Williamsburg county, next Friday, be either commuted co life imprisonment or that he be re spited until th? case can be looked into. The ground for asking for ex? ecutive clemency is that the killing was done in sudden heat and passion. But the governor is not favorably im? pressed with the belated petition, still he does not like to shut a ma-? **n from his right of appeal for executive clemency at the last moment, and he has taken the matter up with Judge Watts, who tried the case, ancf will give hi.? decision within 24 hours. The likelihood is that Snowden will hang next Friday according to pro? gram. COLUMBIA SENSATIONS. Injunction Against Water Power Company issued-Constables on Duty in Union. Columbia, November IS.-Ex-As 'sistant Attorney W. H. Townsend to? day secured a temporary injunction from Judge D. A. Townsend, at chambers, in Union, forbidding the Neill's Shoals Power Company of that place, from stopping the How of the river at that point "To thy inestima? ble damage to the interests7 of the Co? lumbia Water Power Company.'* Tile iule is made returnable before Judge Townsend at Yorkville. Governor Heyward tooday decided to s< ml the dispensary constables back i-- Union, lin- situation there having become intolerable in the eyes of sev? eral county officials. But the con? stables will be withdrawn from Spar tanburg and Greenville counties. AX IMPORTANT DECISION. ( Judge Brawlc y Files Order in Building and Loan Cases. In the United States Circuit Court. Judge Brawley filed yesterdaw morn? ing 1 his opinion in the eight building and loan eases recently heard at Greenville. The main question in the case was whether or not in the final settlement borrowers were entitled to credit up? on their bonds for all the monthly payments made, whether in the shape of intalments on stock, or interest or premium. It was admitted that they were entitled to credit for payments on account of the first two items, but counsel for the receiver contended j that payments on account of prem I ium were not to be so credited, sup I porting their contention upon the de [ cisi?n of the United States Circuit Court in this State in 1903, in build? ing and loan association against Alex? ander, wherein it was held that by the terms of the contract payments i on account of premium were exclud? ed. The referee sustained this con? tention and held that payments for premiums should not be allowed. The opinion just filed reverses this | report, holding that the contract in j this case was not precisely identical I with that in Alexander's case, and j that the opinion in the last named case was not conclusive upon the question which the court is now re? quired to exercise its independent judgment, and that under the princi- | pies announced by the Circuit Coui't of Appeals in the case of Building and Loan Association against the Edge field Hotel Company in 1904, the bor? rower, was entitled upon final settle? ment to be credited with all payments made on account of interest and stock as by the terms of the contract the building and loan association was not entitled upon final settlement to re? ceive anything more than the prin? cipal sum loaned, with interest there? on at the rate of 8 per cent, per an? num, this form of contract having been adopted by the building and loan associations so as to avoid the decis? ions relating to usuary. and that there 4a^it_was differentiated from the or? dinary buTTdiTrs-ttiad-Jqan contracts. Messrs. W. D. Willis and- Wr Wimbish, of Atlanta, and T. W. Ba cot of Charleston, represented the receiver: William H. Scott and Messrs* S. J. Simpson, J. T. Hay. Haynsworth & Patterson, and McCullough & Mc Swain, Wilson & Wilson and W. R. Richey represented the defendanth, who were citizens of Spartanburg. Greenville, Laurens, York and Ker? shaw. The report of the referee in the case of the same receiver against An? na E. Hart a^nd O. B. Simmons was affirmed, the report being in favor of the defendants named and resting upon other grounds than those con? sidered in the main cause.-News and Courier. A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. Mother and Baby Fall Into the Fire and Fatally Burned. / Lancaster, November 15.-While Mrs. Hinson, wife of Mr. John Hin son, of Fiat Rock Township, vas standing by the fire in her roo*n, a few mornings ago. holding ker baby in her arms, she suddenly fainted and fell on the burning fago-s. the child falling into the flames with her. The cries of the irtant attracted the attention of Mr. saison and his broth? er-in-law. Richard Starnes, who were in aoniher part of the house. Tiley rushed to the rescue of the un? fortunate woman and her child as quickly as possible, but not in time to save them from serious, if not fatal, injury- Both were most horribly burned, and it is extremely doubtful that either will recover.-News and Courier. EXPLOSION IX COLUMBIA. Probate Judge Cobb Fatally Injured By Gas Exploding in Vault. Columbia, November 20.-As Judge of Probate W. H. Cobb opened the fire proof door to the vault containing the records of his office this morning he struck a match before his sense of smell warned him that gas had been freely leaking in the locked chamber during the night. There were : two explosions, which wrecked che office, threw the outer door from its hinges and shattered the windows of adjoining offices and those on the second floor. Tho first explosion knocked Mr. Cobb across the office, In's stiff hat bring crushed into the shape of a patent opera hat against the opposite wall. He was carried in an unconscious condition to the Co? lumbia Hospital, where it is felt he cannot live. Thc second explosion was of gas which rushed past Judge Cobb and ignited from th" open fire? place. McCaw. A ?ream of Tartar Powder free from a?um or phos? phate acid INTOLERABLE CONDITIONS. Greenville Anxious to Keep Consta? bles-What Sheriff Gilreath Says. Greenville. November 19.-Word that Governor Heyward will remove the constables from this county, was received with regret by many citizens, as there is a strong sentiment here;in favor of retaining the constabulary anl putiing on the half mill tax. It is said 90 per cent, of the tax? payers are in favor of paying the ta^ to have the constables remain and the city and county officers without ex' ception are in favor of retaining th? constabulary. It is said the constables were sent back to Union after. hav? ing been removed on account of son-^ of the county officers of that county declaring the conditions in that coun? ty as intolerable. The officers here are free to state as many citizens are, that the condi? tion liere will be intolerable when the dispensary is closed and it is desired' that the constables remain here, "An experiment in this county," said CMef Beckneil. "is not necessary. A >lind man can se that the blind tiger* are already opening up. and today vee see the effects of the talked of removal of the constables. Sheriff Gilreath is willing an? ready to do his duty, but he says.the con? stables are a necessity to t\e proper enforcement ot the law. will do. all within his power to ke.'P down the lawlessness without th- constables, but he says there is rp>Ve than he can possibly do. "Do you know th* be the worst blind tiger county fi the State?" said the sheriff, speaking about the remov? al of the constables. "Why." said he, "Union has few government distiller? ies from which tovell on the side and fr .v ??licit F.vints. Spartanburg has i few government distelleries and com paritively no illicit plants, while Greenville is full of both government and illicit plants, and the latter have never been getting in better work." He expects to see the governor per ! sonally about the matter and nobody , is in a better position to know condi? tions than the sheriff. The cotton mill presidents, the bank presidents, the largest taxpay? ers in the city and county, in fact al? most all citizens want the constables retained and Governor Heyward will doubtless be deluged with personal communications relative to the matter between now and the time the dispen? saries are closed. The taxpayer argues that the bet? ter the police protection the more val? uable his property and the business j man believes the half mill tax will be a paying investment.-The State. TAX OX THE DOG. ? Estimate of the Amount Received for Schools. Columbia. Nov. 16.-Within the next two weeks Comptroller General Jones will figure out the amount of dog tax by the county treasurers and notify the county superintendents of education and the State superintend? ent of education exactly how much to each county. The law states that this money must be distributed as other school money, and it is presum? ed that this rr?ans that each county receives its own share, and it is not distributed according to enrollment as is the dispensary money. Thc comptroller general is not pre? pared to make an estimate on the amount received, bul the state super? int? ndent of education thinks that ;t will run at least $50,000 this year. TERRIBLE DISASTER AT SEA. One Hundred Go Down With Ship ia English Channel. London, November 19.-The South? western railway's cross-channel ? steamer Hilda was wrecked this morn? ing off St. Malo, on the north coast of France, and it believed that Idfr or more of her passengers and crew were drowned. The Hilda left South? ampton Friday for St. Maldo with con? siderably more than 100 souls, oa board. Her passage was greatly de? layed in a fog in the channel and when nearing St. Malo she ran into- a. se? vere ?now storm, apparently missed her course and foundered on the rocks off Jardan lightouse^ three miles from St. Malo. The company's steamer Ada, out? ward from St. Malo, rescued five of fthe passengers and one of the crew_ These are now on the way to South? ampton. There is an unconfirmed re? port that 70 have been saved. The crew numbered 26 and there were.about 100 passengers all French" men, the majority being onion dealers from St, Briae and neighborhood. Gloom at St. Malo. St. Malo, France, November 20. -This town presented a desolate., scene this morning following Sfie wreck last night of the Southewest ern railway's cross-channel steamer, H:lda, in which it is believed hun dreds of lives were lost. The news of the disaster spread quickly and this morning great crowds ; of people swarmed from the town; ta? . the seashore and took positions ort the rocks waiting to see if any other victims would be washed up. In the throngs were many men: and", women who hud relatives on the ill fated., steamer, who were anxious for* a chance to identify any of the bodies -->. which might come ashore. The dfe- m tress among these mourners was. piti? ful. Men and women with tears streaming down their cheeks 'siix?^^p? & hours on -a. sad watch. The gloom o?^' the catastrophe has spread over the whole town and for the time, being every other thought h;ts giveft?fi?fi'' to grief caused by the loss of so many ?* lives. -v' Fifty-One Bodies St. Malo, November'w received this morning?^5~ points along the coast ^|||gg one bodies of the \icti have been recoveiee\^f^^^ Only Six of'V^^^^ Southampton. En: -^--vw' 20.-The officers of V^^^rrf^y com? pany to which thc stear!*% Hilda be? longed was crowded today w^th per? sons seeking information .. regarding ?friends and relatives whom they be-_ ? lieved to have sailed on the lost vt? j sel. An official message- rec?ived by ! the company from St. Malo tod?y ; says that 12 9tpersons were^b.oard the i Hilda, of which 181 were p^tesengers?. and a crew of 2S. 0>nly six weio , saved so far as in known, making the ?total number lost 123. According to ?reports received here* 5\ bodies have ?been recovered so ^ftfr Among these are the bodies of Captain Gregory 'and Chief Officer Pearson. .-?si va miali Has Subscribed $4.Q0(f. Savannah. November 19.-The lo? oa! ci? rn mit tro for th* relief of the jens m Russia tom?row will make a no thor considera bleS remit? ance to the centra] committA in New York, bringing Savannah's Aial Subscription to th& cause-up' to Tl.000. Gentiles as wei i as Jews have subscribed lib? eral Iv to the fund.