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*-?--?-?-' ? ' ZZZ ' -"-? THE SUMTER WATCHMAN", Established April, 1850. 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the ends Thou Aims't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 18?? Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.- WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 190(3. New Series-Vol. XXYI. No 18 Published Every Wednesday, -BY 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 be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respects wfll be charged for. IrEVER AT UNIVERSITY. Situation Not Serious and Under Con? trol-Well Water Caused Trouble (f Board of Trustees and Board of Health Physicians Make an Ex? amination. Columbia, Nov. 17.-There has for some little time been considerable anxiety with regard to typhoid fever at the University of South Carolina. I The situation, whiie serious, has been very much exaggerated and the board of trustees yesterday, through' its ex? ecutive committee, decided ihat it v/?>uld be belier to make z plain and irani; statement of the conditions. The board finds that there have \ beer, ll cases of typhoid fever at the university among the m>re than 300 students. While some of the cases were brought to the institution, most of the number originated from the use of infected well water while there were breaks in.the regular city sup p ply. Maj. Sloan, president of the uni? versity, has been working day and night to do everything possible for the relief of the situation and to stop the cause. Dr. Wannamaker, the physician in charge, and, Dr. William Weston, the assistants, have been con? stant in their attentions. The city, board of health, through its efficient health physician, Dr. C. F. Williarns, has been hard at work on the situa? tion and all now agree that they have located the trouble and that there is no longer ground to fear trouble. Yesterday there was a conference between President Sloan, Dr. T. t Grange Simons, chairman of the State .board of health; Dr. C. F. Williams of the city board of health, Dr. E. J. Wannamaker, Dr. William Weston and Dr. James W. Babcock of the State Hospital for the insane, who was called in on account of his ex? perience in such matters and they as? sured the committee that there was no just reason to feel further appre? hension. The execuive committee, which consists of Governor Heyward, Super? intendent O. B. Martin, Mr. R. P. - Hamer, Jr., and August Kohn, after a consultation with President Sloan and the physicians decided that it would be best to publish the history of the trouble, to ask the consent of the city board of health to publish the detailed report of Dr. Williams and " to advise the parents of all young men and women at the university that the situation is very satisfactory and that there is no occasion for further worry. The following is the official report of Dr. C. F. Williams, which has the full endorsement of Dr. T. Grange Simons, Dr. T. W. Babcock and Drs. Wannamaker and Weston, after a full investigation of the situation: To the Chairman and Members ci the Board of Health, Columbia, S. C. Gentirmen: In compliance with the resolution passed by the execu? tive committee of your body directing me to make a full report upon the typhoid fever situation at the Uni? versity of South Carolina, I have the honor to submit the following: On Oct. 27, I was notified by Dr. E. J. Wannamaker, physician at the university, that he had admitted to the infirmary since the 16th of Oct? ober, five cases of fever-two of which were unmistakably typhoid, and that the other three presented ''symptoms so strongly suggestive of the malady that he felt warranted in making ?ucb a diagnosis. I was asked to consult with him, which I did. and fully concurred in the diagnosis made. I was informed by nii.i that in trying to locate the cause it was learned that the five young men stricken all of them had been taking thejr meals at t.ie mess hall. This had aroused his suspicion as to the local cause existing there, and we, in company with the president of the in? stitution, proceeded to the mess hall, where a most thorough inspection was made, and even though no un? sanitary condition was found, the physician at the university had the refrigerators thoroughly cleansed and disinfected and the whole hall, which wes already in excellent condition, gone over. The milk supply was looked into, and it as a possible source of infecti was eliminated, for the dairy, supp: ing the mess wi*h milk is owned a j operated by the university and eve] thing connected therewith is cc ducted in a most sanitary manner. The food stuffs consumed at t mess hall are bought in open mark and as there is practically no typhc fever in the city this possible soul ! of infection can also be eliminated. j Upon inquiry as to the drinki ! water I was informed that on fr occasions when the city water was c off the mess was furnished with wat obtained from a well on Divine stre Pursuing this trail further I fou that the preponderance of evident of which I will speak later, point almost conclusively to the well, c inasmuch as the physician of the ui versity had issued orders that no mo well water be drunk, I set about eliminate every other possible eau: I had Mr. Edens inspect the sewe age and plumbing of the hall, ma the pressure test, and he reports th everything was found in first cia condition. Cases of fever adjacent the mess hall was sought for, so th the possibility of contamination food by flies could be eliminated. Tl source was negative. To come back to the well wat? and the evidence pointing to it as tl . source of infection, it is necessary f m2 to ask your indulgence while ? e plain how the disease is contract' and the length of time it takes to d velop. The cause and the sole cause of tl disease is a specific organism know as the typhoid bacillus, which in o der to produce typhoid fever must 1 taken into the stomach and intestin track in which we eat or drink. ( course a run down condition is a pr disposing cause. The period of incubation (that che length of time from the time tl germ is swallowed until the disea; develops) is from eight to twem three days-on an average of abot fourteen to sixteen days. Now you wi see the significance of the above e: planation. On October 2, the city water was ci off, and on account of it being muc dy on the 3rd "and 4th, well wat* was used at the mess hall. On th 16th. fourteen days from the fir; drinking of the well water, a case ws admitted to the hospital, another o the 19th, another on the 20th and ar other on the 22nd. On the 15th of October, the wate main supplying the mess hall ws broken by the workmen digging th canal for the telephone company an it requiring some time to repair i the well was again restored to. O the 17th the break in the water mai conveying water to the reservio caused the whole city to be withou water for two days and the water be ing so muddy on the 19th. well wate was drunk on that day. Thus it wi] be seen that well water was druh from the 15th to the 19th. On October 26th two cases were ad mitted to the hospital. One on th 27th, one on the 30th, one on th 31st, one on November 2, and the las case which has so far developed, o) XoVember 6 th It will be seen from the above figure that the average time from the tim well water was drunk until the de ve?opment of the disease was 14 days. This, gentlemen, should be convine lng, and especially so, since not a sin gie case has developed in about 20( boys outside of the mess as agains eleven cases in 130 taking meals a the mess. The first series of case; would justify us in laying the blame to the well water, and since the de? velopment , of the second series ol cases no doubt should exist in thi minds of the most skeptical. Bacteriological examinations ol water to show the presence of the typhoid bacillus are very unsatisfac? tory and only in a few instances has the organism been isolated. However, upon consulting your chairman, I was instructed to leave no stone unturned and to have an examination of the water made, not for the presence of the typhoid bacillus, for the reason stated above, but to its probability in general. The water is now in the hands of an expert and his report is expected daily. In view of the fact that more or less apprehension exists in the minds of the student body, and their loved ones throughout the State, I would suggest to the board that you im? mediately take such steps as you may deem advisable to allay this appre? hension. Respectfully, (Signed) C. F. Williams, M. D., Board of Health Physician. Columbia, S. C., Nov. 16, 1906 At a meeting held at the university this date, the undersigned committee made a thorough inspection of the sit? uation and concur in the above re A BLOODY NEGRO. WILL HARRIS KILLED FOUR MEN TS ASHEVILLE. Ke MadevHis Escape and is Being Pursued in the Woods of Vander? bilt's Estate-There has Been a Price on His Head for Months. Asheville, N. C., Nov. 14.-Will Harris, a negro despeiado, with a big reward on his head for many months, early this morning shot and killed two policemen and wounded a police captain. He first shot and killed a negro restaurant keeper and fatally wounded another negro. He escaped to the woods of Geo. Vanderbilt's Biltmore estate, which is now being scoured by a posse and bloodhounds. There is no doubt that Harris will be lynched a few minutes after his capture. The negro had a rifle and a re? volver with plenty of ammunition. He came here from Charlotte, N. C. ANOTHER GREAT STORM. f - Havoc Wrought By Storm Centering In the Mississippi Delta-At Least Five Lives Known to Be Lost. Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 18.-Tele? graphic and telephone communica? tions received today from points in Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee for a distance of several miles re? port that territory to have suffered last night and early today from one of the most destructive rain and wind storms experienced in years, Only meagre details are as yet ob? tainable, but five lives are known to have been lost and great damage done to property and crops. Railroad traf? fic from this point is completely de? moralized by numerous washouts and many trains have necessarily been an? nulled, i From the reports so far received the greatest damage occurred in the central and delta regions of Mississ? ippi. At Winona, Miss:, the Catholic, Christian and negro Methodist churches and the Hesty bricky?rd were demolished and numerous build? ings unroofed and badly damaged. Among the largest buildings damaged at this place are the postoffice, opera house, the oil mill, the compress, warehouse of the Jackson Mercantile Company and the residence of E. J. Dunkston. Besides these, about 25 smaller buildings were slmost com? pletely destroyed. Telegraphic communication is com? pletely prostrated. * Of those buildings not totally de? stroyed, the compress was probably the most badly damaged. The roof of this building was torn off by the wind, which at times reached almost tcrnado-like velocity, falling on the home of E. J. Dunkston, 250 yards awav. The wind storm was preceded and followed by heavy rains causing serious washouts along the route of the Illinois Central railroad and badly damaging crops. The Ball Paint Company, of Char? leston, was burned out Monday night. Governor Heyward has offered a reward of $100 for the capture of Wil? son Howard, colored, who made a deadly assault on Mr. O. H. Ricken? backer, of Orangeburg county. port, and beg to state to the public that in so far as no new cases have developed in the past ten days, and the period of incubation of the dis? ease has now passed, that there is no further ground for apprehension. Pending a recovery of those cases now ill arrangements have been made by the authorities of the university to treat all illness of whatsover nature at the Columbia hospital, thereby re? lieving the students of any fear of coming in contact with those sick at the university infirmary. T. Grange Simons, M. D.. Chairman State Board of Health. J. W. Babcock, M. D.. Supt. State Hospital for Insane. E. J. Wannamaker, M. D., Physician of the University of South Carolina. W. M. Weston, M. D., Assistant Physician of the University of South Carolina. There are three trained nurses in attendance at the infirmary and the young men who remained at the in? firmary are receiving the best atten? tion-nothing more could be done. To be on the safe side all young men who are now taken sick are promptly sent to the Columbia hos? pital, but no new cases have develop? ed within the past ten days. There is no occasion for parents to fear the j further spread of typhoid and the | situation besides being closely in hand I is being very closely watched. LEE COUNTY EXCITED. REPORT OF OUTRAGE REACHED BISHOPVDLLE FRIDAY NIGHT. v A Girl Fifteen Years Old Attacked By Negro As She Was Going From Sis? ter's to Father's Home a Short Dis? tance Away. Bishopville, Nov. 17.-Yesterday af? ternoon just about sunset while Miss Georgiana Watts, the fiftee* year old daughter of Mr. George Watts, of the Stokes Bridge neighborhood of Lee county, was returning home from a call at the home of her brother-in law a short quarter of a mile distant from her father's, a big, burly black negro sprang suddenly from the way? side and seized her. She is of fragile form and was helples in the clutches of the. fiend, although she made a desperate resistance. An hour later -she managed to drag herself home and horrified and enraged her family hy gasping out the story of her wrongs. The neighborhood was aroused, and as usual intense excitement ensued, a posse was immediately formed to scour the country for the negro. As soon as the news reached this town fifteen or twenty men left here to assist in the search. The posse has bloodhounds and the search will not be abandoned until the negro is cap? tured. THE GIRL ESCAPED. Bishopville, S. C., ov. 17.-Men, Sheriff and dog have returned from the Stokes Bridge Section. The ru? mored outrage unverified. The girl was chased a hundred yards. On trace or her assailant was found. CRITICISM BY TOM MILLER. War Department Called on f or Str fo? ment Concerning Disbanding of Negro Troops In Texas. Columbia, Nov. 16.-Thos. E. Mil? ler, the president of the State Colored college, has protested against the re? cent order of President Roosevelt, disbanding the negro battalion of the Twenty-fifth infantry of the United States army because of riotous con? duct at Brownsville, Tex., some time ago. Miller, who was in the city yes? terday, said that he felt that the act? ion of the president, according to the press dispatches, was an injustice to the race and he wished a statement from the department about it. The letter is as follows: President Theodore Roosevelt, White House, Washington, D. C. Sir: I write to most respectfully ask your excellency if it is possible' for a negro, such as I, to secure a copy of the facts upon which Gen. Garlington based his findings calling upon you to dismiss in disgrace the negro soldiers who were at Brows ville, Tex. > Knowing the antecedents of you and Gen. Garlington thoroughly, I do not wish to pass judgment upon the acts of you both without reading the entire record of this very unfortunate case which has brought such great humiliation upon the entire negro race of which I am a part. If the facts are in prim for the use of the public I humbly request your sec? retary to mail me a copy. Very respectfully. Thos. E.Miller. Reply Of Department. Th-"* following reply was received from the war department: Respectfully returned to Hon. Thos. E. Miller, President Colored Nor? mal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical College, Orangeburg, S. C. A statement of the facts on which the president based his orders for the discharge of enlisted men of the Twenty-fifth infantry who were pres? ent at Fort Brown. Tex., at the time of "the recent riotous disturbance there was given to the press and was pub? lished generally throughout the coun? try on the 3th inst. No further state? ment has been furnished at the pres? ent time. However, it is probable that a full report of the investigations that have been made with regard to the occurrence will be printed in the near future, and if you will renew your request at a somewhat later date the department will be glad to fur? nish you with a copy of that report it it has been published at that time. By order of the Acting Secretary of Yvar. Miller said yesterday that he would again apply to the department fer the facts in Gen. Garlington's report, and if necessary would take it up with members of congress.-The State, Nov. 16th. Sam Green shot Walter Ruffin through the arm at Darlington Mon? day afternoon. TA Alum in food causes stomach disorders-Its con- ^ tinued use means permanent injury to health. [' ^Following the advice of medical 1 scientists, England and France have i| passed laws prohibiting its use in bread making. ^American h d u s e w i v?fs should protect their house? holds against Alum's wrongs by always buying pure Grape Cream of Tartar Baking Powder. ((?Pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder is to be Lad for the asking Buy by name BURAL SCHOOL ASSOCLATTON. A Call For Teachers to Meet for Pur? pose of Organization. Stateburg, S. C., November 12, 19 O?. ? To the Rural School Teachers of Sum th?T County: I As a member of the Executive Com? mittee of "The Woman's Association for the Improvement of Schools in ! South Carolina," it is my duty and privilege to call together the rural school teachers of Sumter county for th purpose of effecting an organiza? tion of a county association to co , operate with the State Association, ' and this county association will in ! turn effect an organization of "local 1 associations" within the respective school districts of the county. This work has been earnestly en? tered upon by the women of the State, after mature deliberation, because they believe it is a work which they can do probably more successfully than the "busy men of this period." It certainly is a work that can be second to none in importance. The rural school is at the basis of all other schools and of civilization it? self. In proportion as the basic work is well done will the superstructure be of excellent and enduring form. The County Superintendent of Educa? tion will close the white schools on the day for this meeting, in order that the teachers may attend and get their full pay for their time. He has set apart Friday, the 23rd day of this month for the meeting in Sumter city, at the Court House; meeting to be called to order at ll a. m. While this work is done with women as the leaders, under this organization, male teachers can likewise become mem? bers, and I most earnestly request the attendance of all the white male teacher.* in rural schools in this coun? ty, as there- are branches of the work which they are much better fitted to perform, under all the conditions of rural life in South Carolina at this time, than the women. , I am fully persuaded that the meet ings of a county association will re? sult in very great profit to every teacher connected with rural school work and that by proper manage? ment of the meetings, pleasure, as well as profit, can be derived from them. Hoping to see in the meeting every rural school white teacher in the county, and. that the attendance will I be prompt, and that all will come to j me and give roe the pleasure of their I personal acquaintance before their { names are enrolled as members, so I j may be better advised as to who are j to become members that I could poss 1 ibly be without such acquaintance, ! and hoping for a meeting which will abound in good results for the proud county whose* interests are so largely in our care, I am, Very respectfully, Theodosia Dangan, Member of Executive Committee of the W. A. I. R. S. of ^outh Caro? lina. MURDER IX HAMPTON. Brimson, Nov. 16.-Vr. L. B. Pad-* get, a prosperous tenant fa. m.r living alone about two miles from this town was called to his door about 9 o'clock last night an I shot to death. The murder was found out early this morning by a near neighbor. The j load from a shot gun was fired into the head of the murdered man. The object of the murder was evidently robbery, as Padget was known to have several hundred dollars in cash. The clothes of the dead man showed they had been searched by bloody hands and the money taken. The neighbor? hood is aroused and diligent search is being made. Mr. Padget was a Confederate Veteran and served in Virginia in Hampton's cavalry. - ? Washington, D. C., Nov. 17-vice President Fairbanks is here for the first time since the close of the cam? paign tour. He will leave Monday for Tampa, Fla., accompanied by Mrs. Fairbanks to make an address at the opening of the Midwinter Fahv