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THU SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1S50. *Be Just and Fear not-Let all tlie ends Thou Aims't at bc thy Country's, Thy Gods and Truth's." TI IE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 186? Cesolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. -S. C . WEDNESDAY. DEOEMBs B 13, : ,06 Sew Series-Vol. XXT. So21. i' ? - . . -> Published Every Wednesday, -BY OSTEEL 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 be 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 GUNNERS' REPORT. Crop of 9,623,000 Bales Estimated by National Ginners' Association. Dallas, Texas, December 7.-The following is the cotton crop report of the National Ginners' association which was given,out at ll o'clock to? day: ""Reports sent to us from the whole "cotton belt, every postoffice repre? sented, indicates a total crop of 9, 623,000 bales, with 8,4S6,000 bales ginned up to December 1. The'crop thus far picked is 92.4 per cent, and 88 per cent, has been ginned." The report by States is as follows: "Alabama, 1,06.1,000 ginned; 9j> per cent, picked; Arkansas, 420,000 gin? ned; 89 per cent, picked; Florida, 61. 000 ginned; 95 per cent, picked; Geor? gia, 1,544,000 ginned; 97 per cent, picked; Indian Territory, 242,000 gin? ned; 90 per cent, picked; Louisiana, 344,000 ginned; 90 per cent, picked; Mississippi, 820,000 ginned; 87 per cent, picked; Missouri, 31,000 ginned; 90 per cent, picked; North Caorlina, 561,000 ginned; 96 per cent, picked; Oklahoma, 234,000 ginned; 87 1-2 per cent, picked; South Carolina, 975,000 ginned; 98 per cent, picked; Tennes? see, 198,000 ginned; 89 per cent, picked; Texas, 1,978,000 ginned; 92 per cent, picked. (Signed.) "X. T. Blackwell, "J. A. Taylor, "President." The Beginning of New Era. The preliminary hearing given to County Supervisor Owens of Rich? land county, J. E. Harmon, a former county commissioner, and C. M. Dou? glas, a former clerk, charged with misappropriatiating county funds, re -sulted in their being bound over in the sum of $1,000 each to answer to the charge of forgery. This case prom? ises to bring about some sensational developments, and it will also show how farcial most of tfie grand jury reports are. It was a common thing for the grand jury of Richland coun? ty to employ an expert, investigate the county offices, and report to the court that everything was well; and as it is in Richland so it all over the State. Grand jurjes are largely responsible for much of the corruption that exists in the State, and our primary elec? tion system is directly responsible. There are too many men elected to of? fice who are not qualified mentaliy or morally. They win through their cleverness and fair promises, and some win by the bottle, and it is this kind of material that is given the management of county funds. It is a fact, there are men holding responsi? ble public positions who could not ob? tain employment in private positions where the responsibility is not near so great. They would not be employ??! for several reasons: 1. Because they are not competent. 2. They do not inspire confidence. 3. They are in many instances men of such habits they would not be trusted." and in some cases they are known to be dis? honest. ' Yet it frequently happens that these men have family connec? tions who can pull a lot of votes and through them these men get the ear of the machine and are foisted upon a suffering public. As long as the people submit to being imposed upon, just so long will they be subjected to having corrupt men in charge of pub? lic affairs; and when a county is for? tunate enough to have honest men in office, as we believe Clarendon is. it can congratulate itself. But all the same it should not permit things to become lax, even with good men: they are liable to get careless and neglect? ful. And when a grand jury makes an investigation let it be thorough and fearless, as was dom- by the present grand jury of Richland, which un? earthed a condition of corruption and the officers are charged with the crime. There is no "show cause" business there, it is a question f >r a petit jury to say guilty or not guilty. Manning Times. . The Clemson College football team finished the season third in the S. I. A. A.. having lost but two games and tied one. h MIUTARY TYRANT WAS POT TO DEATH. i Sen. Sakaroff Assassinated By Order of Russian Bs?slu?ioaiste. WAS FORMERLY MINISTER CF WAR. He Had Been Sent to Saratoff to Put Do\vh Peasant Uprising and Was Treating: the Villagers With the Most Cruel Barbarity-Woman Shot Him. St. Petersburg, December 7.-The assassination of Gen. Sakharoff, the former minister of war, has caused the greatest rejoicing on the part of the revolutionists who openly declare that he was killed according to their orders to show the bureaucracy that .tyranny will be put down with blood? shed. Gen Sakaharoff had been sent to the province of Saratoff, with or? ders to stamp out th? present upris? ings at any cost. He was given prac? tically autocratic power and used it ruthlessly. He traveled from village to village with a strong force of Cos? sacks and he turned the drunk Cos? sacks loose on* the villages. He order? ed drum head court martials in some cases, which were followed by the im? mediate execution of innocent vil? lagers. He ordered both men and wo? men flogged and personally attended the whippings. His brutality lead to his execution. . ?A. woman belonging to the so-call? ed "Flying Columns" of the revolu? tionary movement, called at the house of the governor at Saratoff at noon yesterday and asked to see Gen. Sakharoff. She fired three revolver shots at the j General, killing him on the spot. The tidings reached St. Petersburg last night. Count Witte charged Lieu? tenant General Rudiger, minister of war, with the task of breaking the news to Mme. Sakharoff. The event has created a profound impression in St. Petersburg, owing to fears that the revolutionists here will follow the example thus set. A RACE TRACK. For Northern Thoroughbreds in Sum? ter'-The Question Being Discuss? ed by Sumter County Horsemen. There is now a movement on foot among those in this county who are interested in thoroughbred horses to endeavor to get Northern turfman in? terested in Sumter as a suitable place for wintering horses, and to make in? ducements sufficiently great as to war? rant the selection of Sumter as a suit? able Southern resort for tha* purpose. The climate of Sumter is particularly suited to the purpose of this under? taking and there is no reason why we should not be sahrers with Aiken. Camden and Columbia in the profits and advantages attending and neces? sarily incident to the establishment of Northern racing stables. There are now more horses quartered in Colum? bia for the winter than were there during the State Fair. The primary question to be consid? ered is the building . of a suitable track for racing purposes. Mr. T. O. Sanders, one of the most enthstastic workers for this new movement, wisely concludes that a track shorter than a mile in length j would not interest Northern men, and it is his desire to form a stock com? pany and purchase the old race track near Turkey creek, which had the rep? utation of being the best track for. training purposes in the South. The advantages of having Northern horses quartered here during the winter months are apparent, lt would bring to our city a wealthy class of men. who would leave much money with <>ur merchants and citizens; it would stimulate: horse racing in this section of country and stock farms for blooded animals would be largely established, and it would mean much to the improvement of Sumter by the building of many magnificent homes in our city. ; I Altogether the movement is-a good on -. and should receive the sympathy' and support of all the good citizens . of Sumter county. Therefore, let some active step be taken towards the successful culmination of the plan. J She Was Hanged. j Windsor, Vt.. December 8._Mrs. ! ?Rogers was hanged at 1:14 o'clock i this afternoon. Mrs. Rogers went to her death without any show of emotion. She made no statement or confession. She held a short religious service with - Fath :. Delancey just ibefore the i march to the gallows began. Just before the^fenal was g¥ to spring the trap she nodded he* ead that sh wa? ready. JOHN CAPERS ENDORSED FOR JUDGE BY DEMOCRATS j If Tte Letters Recommgnding Hini Were Published There Would Bs a Sefisktloo - ! GOVERNOR KEYWARD ENDOWED M Some of the Moans Adopted by Capers to Accomplish His Purpose to Be? come Judge Show Genius for Wire Pulling. Columbia, December 9.-Those were reassuring telegrams which came in from Washington this week that Senator Tillman would hold up the Federal Court bill in the Senate rath? er than see a man of John G. Capers' record appointed to the judgship of Uie district, and that Mr. Capers had said that he would stand aside rather than prevent the bill becoming a law. Those who know Mr. Capers know that this apparent magnanimity is merely" for publication and is not necessarily an evidence of good faith, but it is welcome in spite of all these considerations. Those who have the kindliest personal feeling for Mr. Capers on account of his family con? nections, in spite of the natural feel? ing of disgust that both his personal and political conduct has aroused, would regret to see so grave a trust and responsibility placed in h4k hands. There are some men of brains and ability among South Carolina Repub? licans, some of character; there are even a few equipped with both quali? fications and available f?r this posi? tion. But Mr. Capers seems to be a sort of genius as a wire puller. The nature of the endorsements that have gone on to Washington would create a sen? sation if these letters were published together with the names of the au? thors. Of course there are many who have received his overtures for en? dorsement with ill disguised contempt, still there are many others who have strongly backed him in personal let? ters to the president. Among others who have ?-ndorsed him are Governor Heyward, and even the members of the supreme court. It has been open? ly charged that Mr. Capers has ma? nipulated a number of postoffices to secure some of these endorsements, but Governor Heyward's is due proba? bly to the bigness of his heart and his readiness to forgive and forget than to any political or personal influence brought to bear on him. although there was some juggling with his own j postoffice down in Colleton county re- j cently, it is said on the best authority. Those who have been watching thc ! matter closely have felt the danger of j Mr. Capers being appointed: there j were a few who knew that there was too much truth in the statement which was sent out from Washington that President Roosevelt had said that he had been presented with some em? phatically strong endorsements in fa- I vor of Mr. Capers. It has not been ' a difficult task for Mr. Capers to per? suade those who gave him endorse? ments to conceal the fact from the newspapers, as far as it lay in the power of both to accomplish this. McCaw. JORDAN CALLS CONVENTION. Asks Farmers. Bankers, Merchants and Authors to Assemble in New Orl?ans in January. Atlanta, December . S.-President Harrie Jordan, of the Southern Coi ton Association, today issued a call for ;a general convention of farmers. ! bonkers, merchants and others, j throughout the South to be held at i New Orleans January ll. 12 and 3 3. j 19 06. The object of the convention j will be to discuss the work of the As? sociation, with reference to organiza? tion, handling crop of 1906, trade re? lations between producers and spin? ners, extending the market for Amer? ican cotton and holding the unsold balance of the present cotton crop for 1 15 cents a pound. Many prominent speakers from various parts of the country have promised to be pres? ent and a largo attendance is al r< adv predicted. Witte Has Not Resigned. St: Petersburg. December s. Via I Eydtkuhen, East Prussia. December j -The Russ today printed a rumor i that Count Witte han tendered Ids resignation to the Emperor and thal i he would be succeeded by Cen. Count ! Alexis Ignatieff. Tin's rumor is un-j The Bishopvil?e Carnival realized $1.700 for the Bishopvil?e band, oui of-j which th<.* expenses are to bc paid. Of this sum .S.",:,!; came from the voting j contest for the queen. THE COSSACKS ORDERED . TO SHOOT TO KILL Tiie Successor o? Gen. Sakiiaroff Issues j a Ruthless Order io Troops j YOU MUST NOT SPARE CARTRIDGES ! ----- ; Thc Czar's Name Used in the 3Iost ? Cruel Order Yet Issued by Any of j tlie Reactionary Oppressors of thc ! Russians. St. Petersburg. December 9.-The first act General Maximovitch, form? er governor general of Warsaw, who has been appointed io succed General SakaharofiT to crush out the peasant uprising in the Saratoff district, has been to issue an order for the Cos? sacks to shoot whenever they meet j opposition. "Show the rebellious you are not economical with cartridges,-' the order says. "The more political malcontents you kill, the higher will be the Czar's estimate of your ser? vices; take care that your action cre? ates a good impression on the govern? ment." The order is bound to result in an awful slaughter as the peasants in General Maximovitch's district have been graded into fury by this order to the Cossacks. COMPULSORY EDUCATION. State Convention Did not Have Time to Discuss Proposition-Resolution as to State Reformatory. At the closing "session of the State convention of Baptists two important matters came up-should the conven? tion endorse the movement for com? pulsory education and for a State re? formatory for youthful criminals. Rev. A. T. Jamison in his interesting talk on the Connie Maxwell orphange re? ferred to the reformatory work as a part of the modern development of charities. The convention did not exactly avoid discussion of the issue of en? dorsing compulsory education, but ! goes on record in a way as favoring that proposition. The convention has had so much time occupied in the discussion of the Sunday school and mission secretary work, that compul? sory education was left over until yes? terday and in the rush toward ad? journment was disposed of verbally. These matters were brought to th* attention of the convention in a letter from Mr. Jas. L. Quinby, Jr., of Graniteville. who said in part: "The church has left these mat? ters "alone, although she is the most vitally affected by the consequence of their neglect, and after the failure 01 the press and of the women of the State, it is time for her to take a part and rising in her might say, 'We must have the laws, as the welfare of the children of the State depends upon them.' The State should take care that the child receive the proper training for citizenship by not only supplying the means of preparation but also by compelling them to make use of their opportunity." In presenting the report of the com? mittee. Dr. Bagby of Greenwood said that the committee, though sincerely in favor of compulsory education, did not have time to prepare a careful memorial, such as this question de served, but on the second clause m the communication, that of a State re? formatory the committee, Dr. Bagby ! of Greenwood and Mr. C. P. Wray of i j Ridgeway, reported as follows: j "In response to the communication j from Mr. Jas. L. Quinby, Jr.. to the president and members of the Baptist ?State convention, we have this to say: I we believe that t*"2 highest welfare ; I of the commonwealth would be pro . moted i v the establishment of an in fstitution for the wayward and unman lagebale youth of the State. ! "The practicability of the matter [can be determined only by reasons I ?and considerations of good statesman 'ship. j ? "We pronounce our conviction only i upon the ethical humane principle j involved for the state. "Therefore, Resolved. Tbat the president of this convention be here- i by instructed to send at the proper time a copy of this resolution to our State legislature." This report was adopted unani- j mously by the convention.-The State. ! Dr. W. A. Woodruff, who complain- I ed to the state board on an action of I its committee m failing to pass him on anatomy, has had his paper exam- ; ?ard by another committee and as ah resuli the action OL" the first commit- 1 tee was approved. Under a recent . resolution of the board, however. Dr. '? ] Woodruff is entitled to another exam- !< ination. as his general average was < over 75. Woodruff is from Green- i -Hie. : A few small biscuits easily made with Royal Baking Powder. Make them small - as small round as a napkin ring. Mix and bake just before the meal Serve hot. Nothing better for a light dessert than these little hot biscuits with butter and honey, marmalade or jam. i You must use Royal Baking Powder to get them right. \ ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK REPORT OX TEMPERANCE. Tlie Baptist Convention Adopts a Strong Paper Condemning Use of Intoxicants. The time is now fully come for all temperance forces to unite in a final victorious campaign against the bever? age use of alcoholic drinks as one of the greatest hindrances to human pro? gress and welfare. Fortunately in this great conflict the Christian churches are supported by numerous, power? ful allies. Facts supporting the cause of temperance are being presented in the scientific spirit and method that amply justify total abstinence from intoxicating beverages. The saloon is recognized as a mighty ocial evil and is being more and more reprobated in all best communities. The Anti-Saloon League is at work in forty states and territories seeking to enforce existing laws restricting the saloons, to introduce further legisla? tive restrictions and to prevent the saloons from fostering shameless evils leading to vice and crime. Many agencies are combining to inaugurate and enforce a strict guarantee against the saloon. Legislation against the saloon should be wisely increased and enforced. The industrial world is against the beverage use of intoxicating liquors. The railway employees in the United States, numbering about 1,000,000 men, are engaged under abstinence regulations. A prominent publicist has recently declared that he believes the railway the one chiefest factor in favor of temperance as to strong drink. Mer? chants, bankers and employers among almost all classes say that alcohol un? fits a man for services of responsi? bility and skill. Sobriety is necessary to the supremacy of the worker, whether he be one engaged in brain work or hand work. The commercial leadership of America would be im? possible if the skilled laborers were not more temperate than those of other nations. The economic world rapidly increasing its demands for so? briety. The verdict of scholars and scien? tists is highly favorable to temper? ance. "Alcohol is not a food, ever? tin ?ugh it may he a fuel." it is scien? tifically accounted a poison. Even Prof. At water, who claims that alco? hol in small quantities is a food, also says that ":1K- moderate use of alcohol is dangerous. Alcohol would not ho called a food in the proper sense of the word. The ntl result of its use is un injury and not a benefit. Science has demonstrated that even the mod? erate use of alcoholic drinks just be ? fore or during physical or mental work usually diminishes the total ; amount of work done. Military ex- , peditions. athletic sports and tests, j expeditions in Arctic and tropical : regi?os where the human bodv is se - ; verely tested hy heat ami cold, the ? employment of skilled tabor in co-.:- ! nection with machinery everywhere ! have overwhelmingly demonstrated ; that "alcohol in small amounts has a ' i most deleterious effect on voluntary ] muscular work." Scientific temperance education is | accomplishing great things in favor of temperance. Within the last j twenty years every State in the United ? States has enacted a law requiring? scientific temperance instruction in I public schools. Recently a petition ' was circulated among medica] men > in Great Britain asking thai tl o study : r>f hygiene and temperance !? . made jompulsory. It was signed i?> fifteen j thousand physicians. This temper- j mee instruction is of vast importance? and will produce far reaching results within the next generation. It is be? lieved that the child is now born that will see the last legalized saloon closed, if we do our part. In our homes, our Sunday schools and churches we should faithfully set forth the Biblical teaching about tem? perance. Whatever may be the laws and customs of the people, the law of God is very strong and clear. Its au? thority cannot foe annullel or amend? ed. Let its teachings be expounded with proper frequency and fullness, and our churches be brought to high? er temperance living. The Christian life should be ont of "intense moder? ation/' Many other educational agencies may? be used with profit. Your committee commend the work of the Law and Order League in our State-" and also the Christian Temperance Workers, which latter organization publishes a monthly paper known as "The Chris? tian Temperance Worker." .Much valuable help may be obtain ! ed by pastors and others by address ! ing Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, 23 MrH street, I Boston. Mass., for information regard? ing scientific education, and also the international reform bureau., 20S Pennsylvania avenue, S. E. Yv~ash:n% ton. D. C.. which publishes the "Twen ? tieth Century Quarterly." j Within our own State let us in I crease our combined efforts to in? fluence wisely and properly all legisla? tion necessary to restrict the liquor' j traffic and to destroy it at the earliest possible moment. j D. W. Key, Rufus Ford. W. L. TL 1 Cahall, E. M. Lightfoot, J. M. Quat tlebaum.^ I TILLMAN" AFTER THE BANKS. _ I Wants to Know If Any of the National Inst it ul ions Have Marie Cam I s pai<rn Contributions. j Washington. December ii.-Senator ; Tillman today introduced two resoiu 1 tions. which are intended to bring out the fact as to whether any of the na i tiona! banks o~ the count!y have ' made campaign contributions in re ! cent years. '. xe first of the resol? ; tions directs the secretary of the treas? ury to report to the senate whether any of the reports of the '."..'.".miners of nation.'.! banks mace since 1S9S have been destroyed and whether such reports as are on file show that contributions have be< .-i made by the banks to campaign committees. The otb kr Resolution directs the sen ate committee on privileges a. nd elec? tions to inquire into the same subject. Senator Tillman asked for present consideration of the tirst resolution, but under objection from Senators Gallinger and Lodge it vent over un? til tomorrow. The other resolution was referred to the committee on privileges and elections. lt took a man of a great deal ot moral courage to stand up in the Baptist convention, wholly in favor of prohibition, and advocate the dispen? sary. This is what Col. R. B. Watson did. not that he opposed :< raperance. but because he took ;i practical view of the situation and desired to have it treated in a practical way. If pro? hibitionists, vyhether ministers or lay? men, would look upon The question from a practical and not theoretical stand] oint, we would come much nearer settling ti in a satisfactory way. - i 'obumbia Record. Two thousand bales of cotton are being held for 15 cents at St Mat? thews. .?.A