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? 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 Jone, 18?* Consolidated Ang. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 23. 1907.. Sew Series-VoL XXYL No 27 ?. Published Every Wednesday, -BY OSTEEL PUBLISHING COMPANY, . SUMTES, S. C. Ternis: $1.5-0 per annum-in advance. Advertisements: One Square first insertion....?..$ 1.50 Every subsequent insertion.50 Comracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications " which sub? serve private interests will be eharged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged .for. Hi GENERAL ASSEMBLY. "LAWMAKERS TAKE ANOTHER RECESS UNTIL MONDAY. The Anti-Cocaine Bill Passed by the House-Fight on the Lien Law Corses Up Next Wednesday-Heavy Tax on Immigration Agents In? creased-Junket to Clemson Col? lege. Columbia^ Jan. IS.-The house to? day passed McMaster's bill forbidding the sale of cocaine, except-under the personal supervision of a physician, made the bill to repeal the lien law .-the special order for next Wednesday, made Frost's bill to investigate the railroads special order for Monday, passed Sawyer's bill to increase the license fee of immigration agents to $2,000, ac ?pted Clemson college's in? vitation to visit that institution tomor? row week and adjourned over until Monday noon. CLEMSON COLLEGE PAYS FOR LEGIST ATI\E JUNKET. Senate and.House Had Brief Session Monday-Bucket Shop $ill WSU Probably Pass-Another Bili to Abolish- the State Dispensary. . Columbia, Jan. 21.-The house to? day -had a two hours' session, but. the business cone was purely routine. There were two bills by Mr. Harman, of this county, one prohibiting the use of any other than safety matches and the other providing that in case of conviction of theft and non-recovery "by property owner the latter would have the right to bring suit for o? the value of the property. There were unfavorable reports on both of these bills and Mr. Harman defended them in two speeches. On the first bill he received a considerable amount of support, but it was lest on a division. The second was killed unanimously. Among the bills of importance was one for a stone fence around ibe State house grounds and another for the establishment of a State insurance de? partment. All of the railroad bills on second reading were passed until the laster part of the week. The house j refused to strik out the resolution au? thorizing Clemson college to pay the expenses cf the general assembly to that college next Saturday. Dr. Dick, of Sumter, introduced a bill to declared the legality of certain sewerage bonds of-the city of Sumter and to authorize their sale. Tomorrow, according to law, the two houses will meet in joint session to hold the annual elections. Senator Tillman will, of course, be duly elect? ed. The joint asembly will also ballot for a judge of the Third circuit, to succeed the Hon. R. O. Purby, of Sum? ter, resigned; for a superintendent and three directors of the State peni? tentiary and for a trustee of the State j Colored college, to succeed Mr. A. G. Brice, of Chester, elected to the house of representatives. Capt. D. J. Griffith is the present superintendent of the penitentiary, and the directors are Messrs. Mobley, Sanders and Kirby. The t- o condi dates most prominently m ..oned for the vacant judgeship are Solicitor Wilson and Representative Fraser. The Senate. The senate was caled to order this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, the pro? ceedings being opened with prayer by Chaplain Brunson. Under the head of the introduction of new bills Senator Talbert, of Edge field, introduced a joint resolution, which provides for the abolition of the State dispensary and the appoint? ment of a commission to wind up the affairs of the institution. He also in? troduced a joint resolution which calls for the amendment of the con? stitution so that the section under which the dispensary law comes will be stricken out. Senator Talbert also introduced the original Child's prohi? bition bill. All cf the measures were read by their titles and referred to the committee on the dispensary. The' calendar for the day was then taken up. The consideration of Sen? ator Johnson's "bill relating to the office of county commission provoked some little discussion. The bill. was recommitted to the judiciary com? mittee. "When the original Sanders anti bucket shop bill came up for third reading Senator Weston offered a substitute. Senator Carlisle introduc? ed the Sanders bill. Mr. Weston was of the opinion that his bill was the more effective, while Senator Carlisle thought that the credit ought to go to the original bill. The Weston bill was ordered printed in the journal and the Carlisle bill was passed to third reading. Mr. Crouch's bill providing for the repeal of the lien law was called. The point of order was raised that the bill had not laid 24 hours on members' desks. The bill was passed over for further consideration. On motion of Senator Hardin only uncon? tested matters were considered. Senator Brice's bill creating a com? mission and appropriating $10,000 for a statue of John C. Calhoun was with? out objection passed to the third read? ing. Senator Smith, of Hampton, made an effort to get his resolution calling for the abolition of the State dispen- j sary up for consideration. Objection ! was made and the resolution was passed over. err"-r Smith stated after the ses? sion that the matter could have been i :>.;. of this afternoon and that he war.ted it settled. He states j that he i.s apposed to the dispensary and is going to push his resolution thiou^ ;. ^ After the seraje had completed the j uncontested business adjournment vas taken vT.t.l I 1 o'clock tomorrow. House Refuses to Pass Frost's Rail? road Investigation Bill. Columbia, Jan. 22.-After a short sharp fight including some interesting addresses by Representatives Frost, Rucker, J)ixoxu, Ayer and others the house today by an aye and nay vote of 65 to 4S killed the Frost resolution for an inter-session commission to investigate the railroads doing busi? ness in this State. It was contended that there was plenty of law now and means to. find out the facts through the railroad commission. After two roll call votes had failed to kill Mr. Walker's bill to pay magis? trate jurors 50 cents a day in criminal cases the house passed the bill and sent it to the senate. J. E. Smith's bill to fix the time of beginning the terms of officers of the county offices of the State was passed, Mr. Von Kolnitz securing exemption for the office of master of Charleston.. Mr. Mann is a Methodist Minister and He Still Resents the Charge Made By Senator Tillman That They Were in League With Barkeepers The Hubbell Rebate Again. Columbia, Jan. 22.-Representative j Cade Mann, who is also a Methodist minister, refused to vote today to con? firm the election of United States Sen? ator Tillman, giving these sensational i reasons: "i wish to state my reasons for not ; voting for the Hon. Benj. R. Tillman to succeed himself in the United States senate. "First. He made a wanton and malicious attack upon the ministry of South Carolina, charging them with being in league with the ex-barkeep? ers of the State, with Col. Jas. A. Hoyt as their standard bearer, to defeat and destroy the dispensary law in South Carolina; this he knew was false and an outrage on common de ct ney. "Second. Before I could vote for him I should have to know how much money he returned to Mr. Hubbell as rebates allowed the State of South Carolina. I contend that as governor he was handling the money of the .^?.ate, and he had no right to return the money to the liquor house any more than the present board of di? rectors has the right to appropriate it to their own use or to such other purposes as they may see fit." On motion of Representative Rich? ards the house, by a large majority, voted to expunge Representative Mann's statement from the record. The house, by a narrow majority, adopted Mr. Croft's two constitution? al amendment resolutions, looking to the election of another supreme court justice. HARVEST OF DEATH. St. Petersburg, Jan. 21.-Carl Pas phkewsky, chief of police at Latesa, an?1 formerly chief of police of Lodz, was assassinated today. I COAST LINE WRECK. j PASSENGER TRAIN AND THROUGH FREIGHT COLLIDE. i Fast Mail Train 25 and Through Freight 210 Met Head-Cn Two Miles Below Denmark-Particulars Lacking. Atlantic Coast Line Train No. 35, the fast mail train from Richmond to Augusta, which was running two hours late, was wrecked in a head-on colilsion with through freight No. 210 at a point two miles below Den? mark about 9 o'clock Saturday. Both engines were demolished and the mail and express cars, forming a part of No. 35, were wrecked, the mail car being totally destroyed. The mail clerk was injured, but the infor I mation obtainable is so meagre that ' it is impossible to give anything like a connected account of the accident.. A wrecking train went to the scene as soon as possible and a new engine and mail car followed later. It was reported on the street that a special carrrying several physicians and nurses had also been hurried to t he wreck, but this was denied at the lo? cal offices of the road. There were wild rumors afloat that a great many people were injured, but so far as can be learned the mail j clerk was the only hun. The accodent is supposed to have resulted from conflicting orders or through a misunderstanding'as to the j meeting point of the trains. ENGINEER JOHNSON OF FLOR? ENCE WAS KILLED. The Florida Special Ran Into Open Switch at Yemasee-All Except One Car Consumed by Fire. Charleston, Jan. 21.*-News was re? ceived here tonight of the wreck and destruction of northbound special New York and Florida vestibule train No. SS, Atlantic Coast Line, at 8.20 o'clock at Yemasee, a junction point 59 miles from Charleston. The train, which was running at a fair speed, wenf-rnto -antopen-switch and crashed" into the engine of a .freight train-on the siding. Engineer Johnson of Flor? ence, on train SS, was killed and En? gineer Horton and three train hands of the freight were injured. The train, composed of a baggage car and seven Pulmans, caught fire at once and all except one car were burned. It was said that there were only a few passengers northbound on board and only one was hurt. The name of the passenger and extent of-injuries could not be learned tonight. Capt. C. C. Tilghman was in charge of the vestibule train and Conductor Stuart Heisenberger in charge of the freight. EARTHQUAKE IN RUSSIA. Two Severe Shocks in the Government of Baku Today. St. Petersburg, Jan. IS.-Two se? vere earthquake shocks were felt at 5 o'clock this morning at Kuba, in the government of Baku. FLOOD OX THE OHIO. River WHJ Reach Sixty Feet at Cin? ch: . :i-A Thousand Famiiies Ren? dered Homeless. Cincinnati. Ohio, Jan. IS.-There is every possibility that the water on the Ohio river will reach 60 feet by noon today. This morning the rain fell in torrents. Desolation and suf? fering follows in the wake of the Hood. A thousand families have been erndered homeless and there has been great financial loss already. Effective relief work is being done by the char? itable organizations. THE GERMAN SOCILISTS COMMIT LESE MAJESTIE. Berlin, Jan. IS.-In the supreme effort of the opponents of the Kaiser to elect a Reichstag hostile to his policy a remarkable document enti? tled "The Kaiser on Trial" was pub? lished today, just a week before the voting in the present election. Under the norn de plume "Truth," the writer declares that the issue is whether the German people will decide to mani? fest entire confidence in their abso? lute ruler or give that power to the elected representatives of the nation, as in other European countries, ex? cept Russia. The writer attacks the German na? vy, which is supposed to be one of William's successes. The gist of the whole indictment in the pamphlet is that Kaiser William has been a gi? gantic failure. Owing to the vigorous language used in the pamphlet it was printed in Switzerland, and will be widely distributed, as the socialists are large? ly depending on it for electing their candidates. Il In England and France the Sale ^^?^^^^^^?^m ?? of Alum. Baking Powder is pro- ^^^^^^^^^M^ ^^^^^^^M hibited bylaw because of the in- ^^^^t^'^^^^Mi ^^^^^^^^m jurious effects that follow its use. ?^?ip ,% ^ ^^fe^^^^^B The law in the District ci ^mjKjk $ ^L<^HB? SIRS-~'?:'?'-M Columbia also prohibits Alum ^BSB^ You may live where as yet you have no protection against Alum ?1 The only sure protection against Alum in your Baking Powder is to m || ROYAL is made from Absolutely pure Cream of Tartar,-a pure Grape ? product. Aids digestion-adds to the healthfulness of food. Jp RAILROAD CONDITIONS BAD. The State Commission Enters Vigor? ?os Complaint. Columbia, Jan. 17.-The South Car? olina railroad commission has ad? dressed to the traffic managers of the Tdift^rsfht trunk Unes passing Shrough this State, vigorously protesting against congested conditions of the lines and failure to handle cars. The letter follows: Dear Sir: For the past 12 months we have had continued correspond? ence with the general officers of your company as to the daily demands of the shippers within our State, for empty cars and for the movement of said cars when loaded with all classes of heavy commodities, cotton, ferti? lizers, cotton seed and its products, lumber of all kinds and grades; fuel, wood, etc. In addition to this the local freight service between local stations has become so delayed and irregular that the country merchants are containing of being seriously injured in their local business, as to shipments and receiving goods within the State. The lumber mill men are now visit? ing this office in person. On yester? day one party who has and would ship three to four cars of lumber per day, stated to us that he had only re? ceived one car at his mill since the 20th of November, although he had filed repeated orders for cars, and he stated that if cars were not furnish? ed him at once, he would be forced to discharge a force of 50 men and close down his mill, thereby sustain? ing much serious loss. Others take the position that they had Better close down their mills 'than to continue' to cut lumber to lie on the side tracks of the rairoads until it is damaged so as to destroy any profit there is in it for the mills. We have been assured time and again that this congestion would be relieved, but on the contrary this con? dition seems to be growing worse. We think the time has arrived when, if it can be done, you should frankly state to us if there is any relief in i sight within the near future, so we may be able to give these complain? ants some positive satisfaction. Under the authority of the law we might order this equipment furnished. | Such action so far as present needs ! are concerned, would not build en? gines or cars. Complaints are made to us that the tourist trains are inter? fering very materially with the local services. The movement of all other trains, with their local schedules, are made to stand aside for these trains. We have no desire to criticise this interstate business, only in so far as it is a menace and hindrance to giv? ing such services as our local terri? tory is entitled to, and which is thc business that pays a large majority of the railroad earnings. We find busi? ness men who complain and are en? quiring of us if there is any thing in the statement that some of the rail? roads are moving a part of their roll? ing stock to other States where im? provements are being made in ope rating and increasing new lines re? cently purchased, when such engines and cars are badly needed within our State. We ask you to give these matters that are brought to our attention, the serious and promut consideration we i think-them. worthy of- in-the- interest "cf our.Sts.te local business. By order of the board. (Signed) B. L. Caughman, Chairman. J. H. Earle, J. M. Sullivan, Commissioners. Coyies of this letter were sent to? day to Messrs. C. H. Ackert, of the Southern Railway company; C. H. Hix, of the Seaboard Air Line com- ! pany, and W. X. Royall, of the At? lantic Coast Line company. THE SOIL SURVEY. Work Will Begin Within a Few Days -WM Be of Great Benefit to the Farmers. The soil survey to be made in Sum? ter and Lee counties under the direc? tion of the United States Department of Agriculture, will begin within the next few days, according to the fol? lowing letters: Washington, Jan. 15, 1907. Mr. E. I. Reardon, Sumter, S. C. My Dear Sir: I enclose you here? with a copy of a letter from the chief of the bureau of soils with respect to the soil survey to be made in Sumter and Lee counties. Ycu will remem? ber that '.[ was promised this soil sur? vey last summer, and I am pleased to J tell 3"ou that work will be begun with? in a very short time. I am sure that this survey will be of great benefit to the agricultural in? terests of these counties, and it has been a great pleasure for me to be able to get it. Very truly yours. A. F. Lever. Washington, Jan. ll, 1Q07. Hon. A. F. Lever, House of Representatives. Sir: In reply to your letter of Jan. 9, 1907, concerning the soil survey of Sumter and Lee counties, S. C.. I would say that the work of this sur? vey will be begun within a week or ten days. The party which has just completed the soil survey in Chester? field county, Va., has been directed to proceed to Sumter county to take up the work. Owing to the large area of the two counties provisions has also been made to send two addition? al men to. Sumter and Lee counties upon the completion of the soil sur? vey work at present in progress in Conway county, Ark., so that four members of the field force of the bu? rea of soils will conduct the work in Sumter and Lee counties. I have the honor to be, Very respectfully. Milton Whitney, Chief of Bureau. The Wittekind iwll sail from Bre? men for Charleston Wednesday with a cargo of kainit and about 800 immi? grants. COAST LINE RAISES WAGES. Wilmington, N. C., Jan. 17.-It is announced from the headquarters of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad com? pany that, effective Jan. 1, a general increase has been made in the sala? ries of clerks, agents, trainmasters* dispatchers, -octroirr*masters, etc. The._ percentage of increase has not yet been computed, the object having been to make the advance general in all departments without regard to re? cent increases for efficiency and length of time in some branches of the service. The advance affeots sev? eral thousand employes on the-,three divisions of the system, and will Int? ercase the gpfcrating expenses of the road more than a quarter of a mil? lion dollars per year. The reason given for the general advance is the . increased cost of living. NATURE'S CATARRH C?Rfi^ Sensible and Scientific Way to Cur?" This Disagreeable Disease. Nearly everyone sufferei-s at one time or another with catarrh. The natural way to cure this dis? agreeable disease is by applying heal? ing medications direct to the diseased spot. In no other way can this be done as naturally as by the use of Hyomei, breathed through the neat pocket in? haler that comes wich every outfit.. Put several drops of Hyomei in the inhaler and then for a few minutes, four or five times a day, let the air you breathe come through it. In that way all the air that enters the nasal, passages, the throat or the lungs, is. filled with Hyomei's heading medica tion, reaching the most remote air cells of the respiratory organs, de? stroying all cstarrhal germs and soothing and healing the irritated mu? cous membrane. A few days' use of Hyomei will show how quickly it relieves all ca tarrhal conditions, and you will not have to use it iong before you find it has effected c complete and lasting cure. So strong is J. F. W. DeLorme's faith in the power cf Hyomei to cure catarrhal troubles that with every dollar outfit he gives a guarantee to refund the money unless the remedy gives satisfaction. He takes all the responsibility and you cannot afford to suffer longer with catarrh when an offer like tnis is made to you. Should extra bottles of Hyomei be needed they can be obtained for 50c, making this one of the most econom? ical as well as the most reliable rem? edies for catarrh that is known. Manila, P. I., Jan. 16.-The islands of Leyte and Samar, of the Philippine group, were swept by a terrible ty? phoon on January 10th. A great loss of life and enormous damage to prop? erty are reported. The detaiis are meagre, but the reports so far say that 100 lives were lost in Leyte, but there was no definite report from Sa-, mar. Communication with the isl? ands has been cut off for six days.