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flea* fXJMTKK WATCHMAN, ? t i" C#Molldmto4 4if.it 1881 i ? MltoM Wednen-inr and Saturday _BT? MTtlN P*BU8HIII6 COMPANY ? sumtsb, s. c. ?4 p*r annum?In advance. flraf Insertion.$1.00 ibeequ ant mas 11 lo a.SO for three months, or will be made at reduced rates, communications which sub private tatereete will be charged an advertisements. OMtmarles and tributes of respects ertll be eharged for. KNTJMEKATORS' TEST EASY. Director Durand Seta Feh jruary 5th us the Date. Waahlngtor. Dec. 17.?Any person of good Judgment, who has received an ordinary common school educat? ion, ran readPy and easily paae the teat to be given applicants for Census smasatiatnri' places on Saturday Feb ?th. the date Anally aet by U. 8. Cen sue Director Durand, according to an tunes me nt from the census bu t. TWa will be a comfort iranee to the eeVeral hundred who are believed to be iplating application for the It was emphatically stated at the bureau that the teet will be an eml Gauntly reasonable and practical one. stgg#ur to that applied to applicants at the Twelfth Census. It will con 94at ei Alling out at earn pie schedule Of population from a description. In tttee form, of tftplcal families: tn the case of enumerators whose ?a will be in the Wai districts. 1 be called upon to ATI out an ad sample schedule, ef agrtoul m information furnished by Bureau. a, whethei women or saaaaasass^^ ta ue appointed; muet be not hau It er more Chan 70 yearn nan; sauet be physically able to do ru; must be trustworthy, hon ? fg*d of jnod habits; mus; have least ordinary education and must able to wiiu p ainly aa l wl?h reanonable rapidity, u Tatet who oon comply with these tfjqutrements are Invited to put lu fhelr applications, aa there wfil be at .leant tt.tto enumerators' places to be ailed by the middle of March in preparation for the enumeration be ginning April llth. Application forma, with full pnatluitliiiis for Alllng-ln and com? plete Information concerning the teet and IM method of appointment, can be sea et od by writing to the tu nervi? ger of tenons for yie supervisor's dis? trict In walch the applicant Uvea. All applications, properly filled in must be filed with the supervisor not later than January llth aa any received after that date cannot be considered. The Supervisor of the 7th District 8. C which include* Lexington. Bum tar. Orangeburg. Calhoun. Lee and mainland Counties, la Ernest M. Du whoee office la at Columbia, S. C IJaHGAamCR MERCHANT yfir.t.agTfc C. Bowwtl Fatally Wounded by A. C. I Lnncecter, Dec II.?Jesse C. Sow ef the grocery Arm of Ferguson A ??well, was shot and allied here this afternoon by A. C. Cam es. of the true ef Carnta Broa. The shooting , nil, of the grocery firm of Ferguson A occurred at Heath-Elliott Company's ?tab lee. So weil waa shot In the left aide, between the fifth and sixth ribs, juet boHw the heart, and died within half hour of Internal hemorrhage. weev.arreeted just after the and fedawd |? jal). Paftiftuulars of ra% tragedy are hard ts> abtat?, Those who are supposed to know anything about it b*mg reluct? ant to talk. One report la tltat the trouble begun In a friendly tusau Car? nta. it is understood, claim* that *w,w til waa choking him when he fired twe fadatKahot A Jaareh for Sowell'a persona by Sheriff Hunter revealed the fad that he and at weapon. ?ewcfl, who waa a man ef remark? able flue physique, waa 41 years old and leavea a fa oily He waa eng? In business In Columbia a ftw years ago. Camee la a young man, and anmcrricd. He and Howe:, are aald to be good frieade. The Chrtetmaa celebration being ewer tax paying la now la order. Writ tied April, 1860. 'Be Just ar _SUMTE MVRDKit AT GREENVILLE, J. E. Liddell Dien Within Sight of III? Home?Almost on Spot Where Mill Worker Was Struck Down Thunder Night. Real Estate Man Yields Up Life. Greenville, Dec. 24.-J. E. Lnldcll, a real eetate promoter, was toiipd dead tonight at 10 o'clock, near the spot In the southeastern part of the city, where Wesley Russell, a mill worker, was found wounded Thurs? day night. Ltddell had been dead an h*ur or more when found as the body was almost covered with snow Liddell was a married man and had been engaged in the development of Cherokee Park, a suburban property at the end of Augusta street. Last night he had been In the city shopping and started for home about 8 o'clock. Ho is a married man, and his wife becoming alarmed at his fail? ure to arrive sent a neighbor to look for him, with the result that his body was found within a stone's throw of his home, a teriiable gash in the man s head told the story of the trag? edy, the wound evidently having been made with an axe or some sharp heavy Instrument. Scattered all about the dead man were toys for his little children and a number of gifts for his wife. Residents of ;:he neighborhood, where the two tragedies have occur? red one so quickly following the other are greatly wrought up over the er im es. Russell und Liddell were both struck In much the same man? ner, except Russell had four gashes In his head, while Liddell had but one. Russell died tonight from his wounds. Police and county authorities are now investigating. NICARAGUA BANKRUPT. Madria Finde Country With an Empty Treasury. Managua. Nicaragua, Dec. It. The new president of Nicaragua. Jose hold of affairs wttg after President Madris had publicly announced in effect that the country was practically on the verge of bankruptcy, the arrest of Joaquln Passes, Zelaya's son-in-law, and Erneeto Martin ex, Zelaya'a last fin? ance minister, was ordered. They art now in the hands of the author itlee charged with misappropriation of public funds, failure to register government bonds and the circulation of unsigned paper money. Francisco Bnca. who haa replaced Dr. Julius Irlaa as minister general, la preparing a decree establishing a commission for the purpoae of re? voking the franchise unJer which a score of monopolies, given to Indivi? duate by Zela'ya, have been operated. The monopolies poured Into Zela? ya'a puree vast auma of money for, they were ostensibly in the hands of others, it waa to the former presi? dent that the greater portion of the returns waa tranaferred. Paaaaa Sa looked upon as the creator of theae monopolies and the dummy utilised by Zelaya to cover his large stock In? terest therein. Hie arrest has been enthusiastically received. Santos Ramlerea, Zelaya's chief of telegraphs, haa also been arrest? ed. Ht la charged with having sent a telegram in the name of the Presi? dent Madrla, ordering the government troops to abandon their strong posi? tions. Renlta Chavarrla and Piaulano Godey. who were banished by Zelaya In 1896, have been recalled by Mad? rla. SHOT WHILE HUNTING. Mr. Thorn well Parker Severly Wound" od To Day. Mr. Thornwell H. Parker, of Dai sell, was seriously wounded while out bird hunting this morning In company with hla brother, Mr. E. W. Parker, Jr., and Mr. J. W. Simon, A. load of bird shot from the gun of Mr. Simon struck him in the side of the face inflicting a aerious, but not neceesarly fatal wound, and his con? dition several hours after the acci? dent and after his wound had been dressed, was In auch aa to afford I ground for hope that he will recover. ahootlng was entirely accidental and nice all auch accidents la difficult to aeodhnt for. When shot Mr. Parker waa about fifteen or twenty feet from Mr. Simon and slightly in front of him. and the entire load lodged In the aide of his Hce and head. One eye. It la feared waa injured, but as It waa closed by the \swel.ing ft la impossible to ascertain ^whether or not the alght was deetrcSd. Mr. Par? ker will be brought to hospital on the afternoon train;' \ id Fear not?Let all the ends Thon Ain SR. S. a. WEDNESE SENATOR McLAURIN DIES. United States Senator Succumbs 10 Heart Failure. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 22.?United States Senator A. J. McLaurln died suddenly tonight at his home in Brandon, Death was due to an at? tack of heart failure and came with? out the slightest warning at 6.30 o'clock. When the fatal stroke came upon him, Senator McLaurln was seated in a rocking chair in fr^nt of the Are place in his library. He sudden? ly fell forward without speaking a word, and life was extinct when members of his* family reached his side. The swift summons of death followed within a few moments a remark by Senator McLaurln that he was then feeling better than he had felt at any time since his recent severe illness, resulting from an at? tack of ptomaine poisonla. PENITENTIARY "MAKING MONEY. _ a The Annual Report Will Show Bright Conditions. Columbia, Dec. 27.?The high price of cotton, coupled with good management generally and with the further fact that the institution pro? duced a greater quantity of cotton this year than usual, will enable Su perindendant Griffith of the peniten? tiary to make a record-breaking fin? ancial report to the legislature this year. The report has not yet been draft? ed, but it will show a surplus and net profit for the year's business of $80,000, which the superintendent has on hand to turn into the State treasury. It it likely that about a third of the amount will be used to put up a modern brick stockade for the DeSausaure and Reid farm?, whloh adjoin each other and which together are located partly in Sum ter and partly in Kerehaw county. Since Superintendentv, Griffith as penitentiary plant has beer built These Improvements include a., big granite building for the interior ar? rangement of modern cells, a costb guards' quarters, the finest tubercu? losis hospital in the South and vari? ous improvements around the ground and on the three farms operated by the penitentiary management. The Lexington farm has a fine brick stockade and boiler plant worth about $17,000. Superintendent Griffith this year produced over 900 bales of cotton and will get an average of over $60 a bale for It. His other money crops were 23,000 busheis of corn and 20, 000 bushels of oats. The price of oats this year has been about the same as last year, but corn was much more valuable than it was last year. It Is understood that the position of Superintendent Griffith and the board of directors with respect to the legislature is , that the manage? ment will be grateful to the law making body for the privilege of be? ing allowed to continue thla good work without any change in the law as it new stands Superintendent Griffiths' report will probably lay all the facts before the legislature. There has been some talk and there were some good resolutions proposed at a recent good roads gathering to the effect that the legis? lature should be induced to provide for road building by the penitentiary convicts. The management does not look with favor on this proposition, as it looks upon this as a dangerous departure from the pre" sent method of handling convicts, and would, as It is argued, lead to all the abuses of the lease system. Con? victs would be poorly fed and cared for in many cases, it is said. Though Superintendent Griffith is firm and a fine disciplinarian, these who have watched his administration have been impressed with the fact that his suc? cess has been due no little to the fact that he uses kindness and con? sideration whenever It can be used to advantage It it said there are at least 386 convicts who could 'not safely be allowed to work out In this way. Many of these are dangerous men, and not a few of them have to be kept in chains even on the grounds and watched with great care. Many of these are not now even worked on the farms. Theer are many objec? tions, It la claimed, to the present law allowing the leasing of convicts to the county authorities at the rate of $4 a month for each convict. Leas than 200 are let out in this way People are still talking of the big modern hotel that Sumter needs and that la going to be blult. la't at be thy Country's, Thy God's an 'AY. DECEMBER 29 WHOSE WAR IS IT? IS CONTEST IN NIGARAGUA UN CLE SAM'S JOB. American Red Cross Society Will Give $10,000 for Needy Soldiers? Expected That Consul's Work In Giving Out Supplies Will Draw Support From Zelaya lorcos. Washington, Dec. 23.?Following a peremptory warning to President Madriz that the United States will hoid him personally responsible for the safety of Americans in the west-1 ern part of Nicaragua, the state de? partment today extended more than moral encouragement to the revolu? tionists. Under orders from Secre? tary Knox, American Red Cross funds I are to be expended in oaring for the sick and wounded troops of both the Estrada and Zelayan armies, more than 2,000 of whom are inca? pacitated in Blueflelds. The move on the part of the Unit? ed States is expected to he more effi? cacious than the dispatch of a strong force. "Bread instead of bul? lets'* Is the watchword of the state department, and it Is generally be? lieved that the prospects of food and medical attention will win over more men from the government ranks than any other plan that could be adopted. According to the last reports, the medical corps of the various war ves* sels now at Blueflelds has Installed hospitals ashore, w.her scores are be? ing cared for. The procession of sick and wounded men through the town is said to be pitiful and although Estrada is doing everything in his power to relieve the suffering, his resources are meagre. With a view of relieving the sit? uation, Secretary Knox tonight con? sulted with the American Red Cross, and immediately dispatched the fol? lowing dispatch to Thomas H. Mof fat, United States Consul at Blue? flelds. I "Tho American Rational Red CrOss !#m*trfej*|j>h ^^tamorrmr,%th? 24th, $5,000, and they will send another $5,000 If needed. Navy de? partment has Instructed Capt. Ship? ley to land whatever surplus supplies "an be furnished from the ships now at lv.ueflelds and orders will be given the Prairie, now at Colon, to trans? port immeaiatelj to Blueflelds from the stores lnUi**?a for the marines or from the can%i commissary de? partment such sup-jlies as you may need within the llmfc of $5,000 to be cabled tomorrow. You will co? operate with Shipley in the distribu? tion of supplies, payment for ail of which, both those landed from ships at Blueflelds and those sent from Co? lon, wil be recouped from Red Cross funds." The dispatch of this telegram fol? lowed close on the receipt of a re? port from Consul M off at. depicting the state of affairs In Bluefields. His story of the suffering of th* defeated Zeleyan soldiers was brief, but gra? phic. Incidentally, he reported that more than 900 men were killed on both sides In the recent battle at Rama. Said Mr. Moffat: "The sight of the sick ?.nd weary tottering through the streets is hor? rible. Half are mere boys. The emmergency hospital established by the Des Moines and Tacoma, contains 90 wounded, the city hospital 60. Few of the surrendered army have cots or blankets. Scores were almost naked. All are In a pitiful condition. Estra? da is furnishing them with blankets, clothing, shoes and food as best he can. Flour, beans, rice, sugar, cof? fee and condensed milk are needed instantly to feed the starving Zeia yan soldier?. Disease and death threatens, unless they are propertly given best of food and care. "The great and sudden demand for proper clothing and food for the suf? fering is a problem for the provis? ional government, whose resources are exhausted, their own men, num? bering 3,000, are well fed and cloth? ed, but they can not And means whereby to care for their increased burden. "I have discussed the seriousness of the situation fully with Capt. Shipley of the Des Moines and believe and suggest that a ship should be sent to Colon Immediately to bring sufficient quantities of the provisions to feed 2,000 men for 30 days. Pre? sent situation threatens starvation and disease. It is estimated that over 900 were killed on both sides." Orders wer issued tonight to the Prairie to be In readiness to call at once from Colon with supplies. Victory No Surprise. New Orleans, Dec. 23.?Passengers are arriving h- tonight on the id Truth'*." THE T . 1909. Nev j?v steamship Dictator, from. Bi; elds, Nicaragua, expressed little surprise when told pf Gen. Estrada s Victory at Rama. They say that supreme confidence prevailed at the time of their departure from Bluefields that Vasquez would be speedily vanquish? ed and that Estrada would at once begin a march on Managaua. It is reported that the insurgents forces are abundantly equipped with arms, ammunition and supplies. Hardly a day passed, the Dictator's passengers state, that deserters from the Vasquez army did not come1 over to the forces of Gen. Estrada. Ali told of bad treatment, lack of food and poor organ ton among the government troops, nearly all of whom it is said were conscripted. A Texan Serving. Austin, Tex., Dec. 23.?Associated Press dispatches announcing that Capt. Godfrey Fowler is leading the insurgents forces in Nicaragua caus? ed great surprise in the adjutant gen? eral department here, as Capt. Fow? ler is not only a member of the Texas National guard, but a mem? ber of the governor's staff and under the law ail such officers have to ob? tain permission to leave this coun? try to join any kind of revolutionary movement in any other country. This permission has not been secured and the department has started an inves? tigation. It thought possible that complications may arise and an ef? fort will be made to recall Fowler. Fowler is a grandson of the late Judge John H. Reagan, who was postmaster general In the Jefferson Davis cabinet during the Civil War. QUICK ON TRIGGER. Georgia Policeman Kills Angry In? truder. Cordeie, Ga., Dec. 23.?W. H. Tripp, a stock dealer of this city, was shot and killed this morning by Po? liceman W. P. Kendal in the latter bedroom at his home. Tripp arrested by the officer last nlfht charge o$ drunjfcai mass v stad,, several hour's In trie city jail. SmaHr* ing under his incarceration and what he regarded as the officers inconsi? derable treatment, Tripp w??nt to Kendal's home, was admitted by Mrs. Kendal and then walked into the officers bedroom. Tripp told Kendal he was not treated right by the latter last night, and exhititing a pistol, remarked: "You had the advantage of me then but I've got it now and you might as well get ready to die." Instantly Kendal, who was lying in bed, flashed two revolvers and fired nine shots in quick succession, kilt? ing Tripp instantly. Every one of the officer's shots made a vital wound. The coroner's Jury turned a ver? dict of je8tlfiabl homicide. ST. PETER'S DODGE. The Masons of Manning Install New Officers. Manning, Dec. 23.?At a regular communication of St. Peter's Lodge. No. 64., A. F. M., Wednesday night. December 22, the following officers were inducted into office: W. M., F. L. Wolfe; S. W., L. H. Harvin; J. W., F. F. Coffey; Treasurer, R. B. Jenkinson; Secretary, Fred Lesesne; S. D., E. C. Horton; J. D., Geb. M. Smith; Tiler, J M. Barwlck. There was a large attendance: and the officers chosen Indicates that this banner lodge of Eastern South Caro? lina will continue to flourish like the green bay tree and so may it be. Then mantle of Past W. M. Charlton DuRant, a highly distinguished 32 degree Mason has fallen on worthy shoulders, so Clarendon County sends greetings to the accomplished broth en In the East. Florence is actively at work rais? ing money for the purpose of build? ing a railroad to the Pee Dee river with Georgetown as nhe ultimate ob? jective and also for the purpose of In? ducing the Alderman railroad to build from Lynches river to Flor? ence. The business men of Florence are enthusiastic and are working with a vim that presages success. If the Alderman road would be a good thing for Florence it would be good for Sumter for It contains possibili? ties that few people understand or appreciate. Mise Ina Louise Young, sporting editor of The Trinidad (Col.) Chron? icle Newa enjoya ths distinction of being the only young woman in all newspaperdom who makes a special? ty of writing sports. Miss Young's especial line is baseball, and-she is thoroughly versed In all of the de? tails of the big American game. v jOUTHRON, Established June, 1M? ies?VoL XXX. No. 36. RUSSIA GATHERING TROOPS. Said to Have Assembled Half a Mil? lion Soldiers Near Lake Baikal in Siberia. Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 26,?Russia is gathering- troops in Siberia ac? cording tc statements of travelers from north Manchuria and Siberia, published in Shanghai newspapers, received by the Blue Funnel lines Ning Chow, which arrived today from Liverpool and the Orient. Half a million troops are said to be en? camped near Lake Baikal and 15 submarines are said to have been s< nt to Vladivostok. The building of the Amur railroad, 1,530 miles long at a cost of $150, 000,000, is hurrying because of rep rceentations of Russian officers that there is danger of a second war with Japan in consequence of the strug? gle for control in Manchuria. SIXTEEN CENTS COTTON. Steady Rise in the Price of the Staple. New York, Dec. 23.?The bullish enthusiasm which has attended the cctKm market in Its recent advances today realized for the first time in five years 16 cents a pound for the staple on the New York exchange. While the May option at 16.01 today was the only cotton on the list to reach the 16-cent quotation, the en? tire list advanced steadily and still hclds higher than at any time since the Sully boom in 1904. The bull campaign now is said to be headed by Col. W. P. Brown and Frank G. Hayne, of New Orleans, who were associated with Sully five years ago, and by E G. Scales and James A. Patten, the Chicago grain operator. The aggregate profits of this "big four" are rumored to amount to about $12,000,000. Geld and Silver Popular Dress Deco? rations. One of the moat beautiful di ^t I have dealgnad this yi jiwhite **t ovei Tn the Detine?to Jaiuary. The straight overdress of the net was embroidered solidly with crystal and rhlnestones bo that the lovely shimmering thing was almost as heavy as a skirt of mail. It reached about to the knees where it was heid in by a narrow band of skunk. The decolletage of the neck was outlined by a wonder? ful collar of rhlnestones, turquoise and baroque pearls and the waist was caught up and draped under three roses of blue and sliver. Another was a gown of gold bro? cade made very simply so that no de? tail of the dress detracted from the very beautiful arabesques of beaten metal on the background of pale gold tissue. The skin was severely plain with a long, square-cut train that lay fully thirty or forty Inches on the floor. The waist was almost equally simple, with its trimmings of lace and fur and flowers that did not break the close, dignified lines of the dress. MOB IN GREEN\ JLLE. Two White Mien Taken From City To Prevent Lynching. Greenville Dec. 26.?Jesse Fuller and Joe Barker, two white men of bad reputation In this vicinity were arrested this morning for the mur? der of J. E. Uddell, who was found dead just outside the city limits Fri? day night. The arrest was made on confession of the whole transaction alleged to have been made by Fuller * to W. O. Stover,. a contractor. Fuller was taken to the police tioh, and. a large crowd gathered. It was feared for a time thacthe pris? oner would be taken^/fom the guard house and lynch>dfHe was finally es? corted to^h?jail by the mayor and other citizens in company with the-* police. The crowd gathered around the Jail, and two squads of the local military company were stationed around to keep down any tendencies toward lynching. The prisoner wa? finally spirited away in a large auto? mobile by C. M. Wing, and taken to Spartanburg. Liddell was well known by the mill people and It was feared as soon as the arrest of Fuller became known In the mill village, the operator would throng into the city and make trouble It is stated the prisoner was carried to Spartanburg. Barker is in custody somewhere in the county, but the place Is not known. Thet confession alleged to have beer made to Stover was made Sat? urday night while Fuller was dunk? ing with Stover. It was very full and said robbery was the motive. Fuller said he did not mean to kin Liddell. but hit harder than he expected.