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jj ; . - FH3B 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." ?SE TKUE SO?TKRON. S? tablished Jone l?66 Cosolidated Aa?. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 16. 1901. New Series-Vol. XXL So. ll Published. Erary "We?aesday, BT. Gr. Osteenj SUMTER, S. C. - TBR3E3 : {1.50 per annana-in advance. A3VSBTI3?B?ST: 0n?> Sonare first insertion..*..$1 00 Ivery subsequent insertion...... 50 Contracts for three montos, or longer wil be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged for as ad versements. Obituaries acd tributes of respects will be charged for. IMPROVEMENT OF THE SCHOOLS. Systematic instruction of P? School Teachers Advised. Columbia, Oct. 8.-State Superin " tendent of Education McMahan, who "? is ever alive to anything that will tend to improve the general condition of the public schools of the State, is now en? deavoring, to have the county superin? tendents inaugurate in each county of the State the plan for the training of the teachers that has been so success? fully put in operation in this county by Supt. "Wallace. Yesterday Mr. McMahan issued the following circular letter which is be? ing sent to every county superinten? dent of education in the Stace, and which is published in order that the teachers may the sooner get a full ex? planation-of what is expected of them: Dear Sir: In order to assist the teachers in putting into operation the course of study-especially in follow? ing the suggestion as to classification, programme andprimary work,rit would be well if you could provide for t?tern some sort of systematic instruction through the school year on Saturdays, once or twice a month, to begin at once. This system has been inaugu? rated in several counties, the superin? tendents and their boards being anx? ious to bring all the schools into a well organized system, well graded, and well taught. Those teachers to whom the county seat is accessible are met there on one Saturday in each month : other groups of teachers are instructed at other points in the county, most accessible. For instance : In Richland county, at the initial meeting in Co? lumbia last Saturday, thirty-five teach? ers were present; next Saturday Supt. Wallace and his-assistants will meet the teachers in the lower part of the county at Eastover, and the following Saturday they will meet the teachers in the upper part of the county at Camp Ground-three groups for this county. Here the teachers are being instructed in arithmetic, English and Landon's 4 * Teaching and Class'Man? agement. " Special attention is.given to the problem of grading the schools, arranging the daily programme, and keeping the smaller children profitably occupied. Six meetings should be required of each group of teachers between now and the close of the school year. The work should begin this month. The law'requires that the new books be Used as each school now opens and the gradation be made as prescribed in the course of study pamphlet by the State board. Every school must conform, and at the end of the session we are to report to the legislature the number of children in each grade in each county. Regular teachers' meetings under the authority of the county board not only assist the teachers in the organ? ization and management of their schools as well as in the better mas? tery of certain branches of study, but bring them under the direction of the county superintendent where he can instruct them in the proper keeping of schcol registers and rendering of the reports required, so that hereafter the statistics of the county will be more acccurate and the county superinten? dent can make his annual report with comparative ease. The schools of a county are thus brought into a system, and the teachers feel the helpful stimulus of contact with co-workers, all having more definite ends in view. Another benefit is that we follow up the instruction of the summer school and prepare for that of the next-avoid the loss of spasmodic effort and build up the teachers by continuous instruc? tion, not only theoretical but prac? tical. While I have not yet assurance of the funds to compensate the instructors that will be needed to assist you, I can promise to reimburse them for the necessary expenses of travel, etc. I am sure that all progressive educators are so interested in this work that in your county as elsewhere they will gladly contribute their services. (1) Will your board approve the plan and adopt a rule that the teachers shall attend at the places designated by the county superintenndent and shall do the work as required? (2) If so, would you approve the fol? lowing named as your assistants? (3) Can you obtain their services upon the terms stated in this letter? You will appreciate the need of hav? ing similar instruction given to your negro teachers. In some of the coun? ties competent negro instructors have been secured. Can you not find such a negro instructor for the negro teach? ers of your county? If he only instructs them in keeping the statistics required in the registers and in making a proper report to you, it would relieve you of the innumerable annoyances from which, when you come to make your report to this office, you now suffer. Forty companies will take part in the Augusta Firemen's Tournament dur? ing Merry Maker's Week. In a-duel on the streets in .Houston, Texas, on Tuesday last, two men were killed. THE SOHLEY COURT OF INQUIRY. Commander Hodgson Explained Why He Called Editor of the Sun "a Liar and a Blackguard." Washington, Oct. 8.-There were two new witnesses before the Schley court of inquiry today. They' were Com? mander Richard* Wainwright, who commanded the Gloucester during the war with Spain, and Lieut. M. L. Bristol, who as ensign" was a watch and division officer on the battleship Texas during that period. Lieut. Bristol had not concluded his testimony when the court adjourned for the day. He did not see the ioop. made by the Brooklyn, the greater part of his testimony turning upon a chart he had made showing, largely according to his memory, the posi? tions of the various ships of the Ameri? can fleet at different times during the engagement of July 3. There were several spirited controversies between counsel over questions asked the wit? ness by Mr. Raynor concerning this chart. Commander Wainwright's testimony dealt largely with chart-making. He was for a time senior member of the board of navigators which prepared the official chart showing the positon of the American ships during the bat? tle off Santiago, and "he gave details of the method of its preparation. He said that he did not consider the posi? tions assigned in that drawing accurate but that they were given as the result of a compromise of the views of the members of the board. The proceedings of the day began by the recall of Capt. Wm. Folger. He was asked by Capt. Lemly if he had any conversation with Commodore Schley during the blockade.' He re? plied : "Toward the evening of one of the days, the 30th, there was an extended, very severe rainstorm, so severe that I feared- Cervera had gotten out, as it was sufficiently long to have permitted him to do so. I went on board the flagship the next day thinking it my duty to tell the commodore what I had seen a's to the blockade as kept by the Japanese off the port of Wei Wei, where similarly an enemy's fleet was within a fortified harbor. I said to the commodore that the adoption of the tactics of the Japanese, forming a circle directly in front of the harbor, in my opinion, would be preferable as then "it would be difficult for anything to get out. judge Advocate: "Was there any re? ply by the commodore?" "He did not agree with me as to the necessity for that." Capt. " Folger also said that he had no recollection of a picket line on in? side of the American fleet. Lieut; Dyson was questioned by Capt. Lemly concening the steaming condition of the Brooklyn on July 3. The Judge Advocate asked : "'What does the Brooklyn's steam log show as to the number of engines coupled up and the boilers in use July 3, as compared with the total engine and boiler power of the vessel?" The reply was: y "The Brooklyn has four engines two to each shaft, connected together by coupling. She has seven boilers, five main and two auxiliaries. . On the morning of July 3 both forward en? gines were uncoupled: there were banked fires under three of the main boilers. The other boilers were what we called ' dead, ' no steam in them. Judging from the time it took to start fires in these boilers after the Spansih fleet came out of the harbor I should say the furnaces were not even primed and two of the boilers had to be run up to the sea steaming level. It took from 9.35 toi 0 o'clock to start fires. Mr. Raynor asked if it was not ne essary to stop the ship to couple the uncoupled engines and the witness re? plied that the ship could have been kept going with one engine while the other was being coupled. The engines were designed he said, to be kept coupled during war. Discussing the speed of the var? ious vessels of the fleet on July 3 the witness said the Oregon got up a speed about equal to the Brookjlyn on that day, notwithstanding that on her trial trip the Brooklyn made over 21 knots to the Oregon's "17 knots. He called attention to the fact that the New York had made 16 to 17 knots speed on the day of the battle. In response to questions from Capt. Parker he said that the New York had not had her engines coupled on the day of battle and that the Brooklyn had made all the speed necessary. After Lieut. Dyson was excused Lieutenant Commander Hodgson took occasion to change some of the lan? guage of his prveious testimony. One of these changes was made in response to the questions asked yesterday as to why he had designated as "a liar and a blackguard" the editor of a news? paper which had originally printed the alleged colloquy between himself and Commodore Schley. He said he desir? ed to alter the reply that he had yes? terday given to this interrogatory. He then said: "In that letter I did not accuse this newspaper of lying for printing that statement. In fact it was to ab? solve it from lying that I gave the paper authority to use my name for the correctness of the gist of the statement. The lying was in the mat? ter of the fact that the commodore displayed cowardice on the Brooklyn the day of that battle that he ran from the Spaniards and took the Brooklyn to the southward and away from the fight in order to detract from the credit of the commodore in that bat? tle. It was the words to that extent that I characterized as lying." Important Point Gained Thursday by Schley-Message to Him From McCalla watch officer on the Scorpion as a wit? ness. Lient. Holden signed the entry in the Scorpion's log, giving the particu? lars of the receipt of a message for Commodore Schley from the Eagle which that vessel had brough.t from Capt. McCalla on May 19, 1S98, when the flying squadron, then bound for Cienfuegos, fell in with Capt. Mc Calla's sub-squadron, which had just left that port. The government had sought to show that by this message Commodore Schley had been notified that the Spanish fleet was not in the harbor of Cienfuegos and Lieut. Com? mander Southerland of the Eagle, had testified that he had megaphoned to the Scorpion that there were only a torpedo boat and several cannoieros in that harbor. Capt. Lemly told ' the court today that the log of the Scorp? ion did not show the receipt of the message in this form and that there was no evidene to show the de? li verv of the message to Commodore Schley. Other witnesses today were Lieut. Commander W. H. Schuetze, who served on the Iowa, and Lieut. A. W. Grant, who was on the Massachusetts who testified concerning the general campaign of the flying squadron. Lieut. E. F. Leipner concluded his testimony begun yesterday. Capt. Lemly asked him concerning the blockade of Santiago by Commodore Schley. The witness said the vessels were flying in column from six to eight miles off shore at night they steamed slowly back and forth in front of the harbor 800 yards apart They were so far out, the witness said, that it was impossible to distinguished points on shore of to determine where the shore line met the water line. Mr. Raynor called attention to the fact that the log of the New Orleans placed the distance of that vessel from the Morro at four and a half miles, and the witness said this was true.: . Lieut. Commander "VVm. H. Schuetze, who was a member of the board of navigators which prepared the official chart of the positions of the vessels engaged in the battle of July 3, said 'he had not been satisfied with the re? port. "I protested,'' he said, "against the singing of the report as being in? accurate, but I was finally persuaded to do so by the senoir member of the board, Commander Wainwright, who thought that was the best he could do even if we stayed there until doom's day and 1 signed it under protest. My?rst objection was that the charl wasrinaccurate. That the position of the Iowa was plotted on this chart as giving her too much speed. Another objection I had was the inital position o f the Brooklyn when the Spaniards left the harbor. I contended that the Brooklyn's position was too close to the mouth of the harbor : that she was not in her regular position ; she was south of it." Capt. Lemly: "I want you to state whether you saw the Texas?" "When I first saw the Texas she was heading to the eastward or north. Soon afterward I noticed her again and she was headed ?o the westward and apparently lying dead in the wa? ter. I called Capt. Evans' attention to the fact that she was in our way : that she was lying dead in the water and cautioned the captain that we would probably run into her if we kept on the way we were heading:. She was then on our port bow. We were trying to get close into the har? bor and steamed at first directly for the mouth of the harbor. As the Spaniards turned to the westward we turned in the same direction, and in this move we were hindered bv the Texas." On cross examination Mr. Raynor questioned the witness in reference to the official chart. "Why did you not state'This chart is wrong, and I will not sign?' " "I did." "Then why did you sign?" "Because I was persuaded by the .other witnesses of the board that that was the best we could do and they wanted to come to an agreement that was a 'compromise. ' ' "Then really this chart was signed for the purpose of coming to an agree? ment and not for the purpose of show? ing any accurate results, was it?" "The board was ordered to show ac? curate results, but it was an absolute impossibility to make a chart of that kind showing accurate results. There was never a chart drawn of any battle in the world that is correct." When the court re-convened after luncheon Lieut. Commander Scheutze said he had seen no evidence of a dis? position on the part of any of Cer vera's ships to ram any of the Ameri? can vessels. By the court: "Was your position during the battle of July 3rd such as to enable you to observe clearly the relative position and movements of the different ships?" "No sir. I never observed the rela? tive positions of all the ships on ac? count of the smoke and the attention we were paving to our own ship in the fight." Schley's Last Active Day. Washington, Oct. 8.-Rear Admiral W. S. Schley will end his active career in the navy today, as tomorrow he goes on the retired list by operation of law on account of age. His retirement will have no effect whatever upon the court of inquiry now in progress in this city. Habana, Oct. 9.-A. W. Miller, former clerk of Sandusky, O., who has been arrested here in connection with an alleged shortage of nearly 8100,000 whfch came to light after his disap? pearance from Sandusky eight months ago, will not resist extradition, but will leave for the United States next Saturday. He says he can explain his discrepancy. Washington, Oct 9.-The postoffice FIRED OH A BRITISH VESSEL Colombian Revolutionists Act Very Rashly. Colon, Colombia, Oct. 8.-A force of Liberals, numbering at least 250, attacked Morro island, commanding the entrance to the port of Tumaco, Sept. 24. The island all along had been garrisoned with fewer than a hundred troops, well supplied with arms, ammunition and commissary stores, including more than 150 head of cattle and other provisions in pro do rtion. The landing was effected before day? break by means of canoes. Simultan? eously the island was stormed from the other end by Liberals on the main? land. Morro island is surrounded by shal? low sand banks and the only means of approaching Tumaco is by the narrow river which it within easy range of the island. The British steamer Quinto, bound from Guayaquil, Ecuador, for Panama, and touching at ports between, anchored off Morro island on the night of Sept. 26, and weighing anchor at daybreak, started up the stream toward Tumaco. The Liberals fired a shot across her bows. Suspecting the situation she imme? diately turned ; but rifle shots and one cannon continued to be fired at her, the former striking her several times and the latter once, the ball making a hole right through the water mark, though the damage in other respects was slight. . The Quinto then steamed to the farthest point the tide would permit and again anchored. The firing was now resumed but it quit after a few minutes, the Liberals seeing the im? prudence of their action. It is significant after the Quinto in? cident became known the British war? ship Icarius left Panama for a destina? tion not made public, but presumbly Tumaco. The steamship agents have been officially notified not to accept freight at that port. The situation on the isthmus is un? changed and quiet. Atlanta Always "In lt." The Man from Macon listened intently for half an hour to a group of Directors of the Southern Inter-State Fair, which is nearly at hand in At lanat, expatiate upon the greatness of Atlanta. ' ''Nothing important ever happens anywhere," one of the Directors said, "but what there is an Atlanta man there. If Atlanta hasn't a man there she has some one there directly con? nected with Atlanta. It all goes to show what a big city Atlanta is. "Now, look at the unfortunate death of our President," he continued. "When he was shot down there was an Atlanta man beside him who struck down the assassin: now I see that Emma Goldman has relatives in Atlanta." "Yes, that's true," said another. "You can find Atlanta men every? where." The Man from Macon snorted. "Yes," he finally exclaimed, "when I die and go to Hades I expect to find that Satan's chief cook and bottle washer is from Atlanta." There was a thoughtful pause. NEWS ITEMS. Mrs. A. J. Witneer, of Dayton, Ohio, is being held as the murderer of four husbands, five children, one sister, and four members of families she has worked for. It is proposed by the city council pf Augusta to establish free baths in that city. Eighteen persons were injured in a street railway accident in Atlanta on Sunday. F. H. Lynes, a well known cafe proprietor of Greenville, S. C., shot himself probably fatally on Monday afternoon. Seven thousand dollars has been raised so far toward the McKinley monument fund. The dead body of a five-year-old boy was found on a doorstep in New York city on Monday morning. The Parish Hotel, Yorkville, was burned Monday, loss 89,000, insur? ance ?5,000. The report reaches London from Simla, India, that the Ameer of Afghanistan died last Thursday after a brief illness. President Seth Low, of Columbia University has resigned to become the Republican candidate for. Mayor of New York. Fifteen negroes were shot, four . fatally, by white caps at Coney Springs, Tenn., on Saturday night. Frank Hemingway, a musician of Savannah, Ga., was shot and killed by a woman called Clara Stuart. Ex-Policeman O'Neill, of New York, is the first of his rank to defy Chief Devery of that city. He lost his place as a consequence. I. Goldman, of New York, has been arrested as the king of gentlemen thieves. Baker County, Ga., has no white preacher and but one doctor. It is reported that Miss Stone, the captive missionary was alive and well on Sa tn rd ay. The Episcopal Convention in San Francisco has ruled out all divorce persons from re-marrying. Seth Low promises to oust Chiefs Murphy and Devery, of the New York polcie force, if he is elected. The State Board of Dispenasry Directors have rescinded the action whereby they withheld Charleston's share of the dispensary profits. There were six hundred guests at the Rcckefeller-Aldrich wedding in Pro BISHOPS CONDEMN DIVORCES. Except for Causes Existing Be? fore Marriage. San Francisco, Oct. 9.-The action of greatest importance taken today hy? the triennial Episcopal convention was the adoption by the house of bishops, by a vote of 37 to 21, of Canon 36, which relates to the solemnization of marriage. All of its provisions had previously been argued, except those contained in section four which ror bade the marriage of persons divorced for any cause not existing before mar? riage. " Fpr any cause not existing before marriage, " is understood to refer to such causes as insanity, inability to execute a contract, the existence of a living wife or husband, or like reasons which practically render the marriage null and void. "This section has been a bone of contention, a strong element in the church holding that the remarriage of the innocent party to a divorce, granted on the ground of in? fidelity should not be forbidden. The bishops have refused to accept this view of the matter. The question is by no means settled, as the whole subject is now to come up in the house of deputies, where it is expected to cause a protracted debate. The canon, as finally passed by the house of bishops, reads : "Canon 36- Of the solemnization of matrimony. "L The solemnization of matrimony in this church, in which the mutual consent of each party entering into this state of life is given in the presence of a minister who, having pronounced them in the name of the holy trinity to be man and wife, invokes the divine blessing upon their union. "2. The requirements of the laws of the State regarding the conditions for the civil contract of marriage shall in all cases be carefully obseved, before the marriage is solemnized. "3. No minister shall solemnize the marriage of any person who is a minor under the law of the place of marriage, unless the parent or guardian of such minor is present and consenting, or shall have given written consent to the marriage, or is permanently resi? dent in a foreign country. No minis? ter shall solemnize a marriage except in the .presence of at least two wit? nesses, the minister or the witnesses being personally acquainted with the parties. Every minister shall without delay formally record in the proper register the name, age and residence of each party. Such record shall be signed by the minister who performs the ceremony, and if practicable by the married parties, and by at least two witnesses of the marriage. "4. No minister shall solemnize a marriage between any two persons un? less, nor until by inquiry, he shall have satisfied himself that neither person has been or is the husband, or the wife of any other person, -.then living: unless the former marriage was annulled by a decree of some, civil court of competent jurisdiction for cause existing before such former mar? riage. The bishops have yet to consider Canon 37, providing for the discipline of persons marrying after having been divorced. This also will cause lively discussion. Greatest Horse Eyer Bred. Among the anecdotes current in Washington is one about Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, and Colonel Pepper, of whiskey making fame. The Senator and his valued constituent were discussing horses, when Repre? sentative Crain, of Texas, entered. " 'Wb-at are you talking about?' asked Crain. " 'Horses,' said Blackburn. " 'Oh,' remarked Crain, 'why don't you talk about something worth while? Why don't you discuss literature or something to improve your mind?' " 'Literature?' said Blackburn. 'What kind of literature do you recom? mend?' " 'I like poets,' answered Crain. 'I am particularly fond of Tennyson and Longfellow. ' " 'Longfellow?' interrupted Colonel Pepper, suddenly taking an interest in the conversation. 'Oh, yes; I know Longfellow. He was the greatest horse ever bred in Kentucky!' " Savannah, Ga., Oct. 9.-The Geor? gia Sawmill association, embracing yellow pine lumber manufacturers of "Georgia, Alabama and Florida in con? vention at Cordele, Fla., last night ad? vanced the price of extra large coast? wise lumber ?1 per 1,000 feet. This is the second similar advance since August. That " surrender tree" at Santiago is a very remarkable tree. There have been made from it as souvenirs 100 tables, 75 chairs, 154 work boxes, ll desks, 283 knife handles, 288 cigar cases, 1,200 umbrella handles and 10, 000 pen holders, and the old tree is growing right atong and flourishing as if a toothpick had not been wrench? ed from it.-Columbia Record. When u: powder it is omy to buy Royal mal most wholes Sharles?on Wi?l Kow Beoeive Profits. State Dispensary Board Repeals Rule Withholding Profits From That City. Columbia, Oct. 9.-At today's meet? ing of the board of directors of the State dispensary a resolution was adopted rescinding the rule passed by the board on July 17th withholding the dispensary profits going to the city of Charleston on account of the failure of the city authorities to enforce the law. Since the rule was adopted the city council of Charleston has passed an ordiance providing for the stricter en? forcement of the dispensary law and the punishment of offenders and, the State board being satisfied that an effort is being made to enforce the law, the following resolution was adopted : "That the rule passed by this board on July 17th, 1901, withholding the share of profits going to the city of Charleston on account of dispenasry sales is hereby revoked. That the county board of control of Charleston county is hereby instructed to require the county dispensers of Charleston to remit to the State treas? urer an amount sufficient to cover ex? penses, on account of the constabulary for services in said city, from July 18th, to October 9th, 1901, inclusive ; amount to be computed by clerk of this board, and furnished to said county board. This means that the profits which were suspended will be allowed to go to the objects from which they were diverted. However, if the board hears of any flagrant abuse of law in Charleston the pro:its will be held up again. Young Lady's Awful Death. Special to The State. Newberry, Oct. 7.-A terrible acci? dent occurred in the Beth Eden sec? tion about six miles from Newberry this morning. Mr. Ernest Schumpert took his gun and went out to ki il a hawk that had been troubling his chickens and when he came back he set the gun down behind the door. Miss Clara Whit? man, his sister-in-law, was sweeping the floor at the time and it is not known whether she struck the gun with her broom or whether the door was pushed against it, but it was dis? charged and the load struck the young lady in the eye tearing: off the entire upper part of her skull, killing her instantly. Miss Whitman was 17 years old and was a daughter of Mr. Quincy Whitman. Mr. Schumpert is a son of Mr. Fred Schumpert of this county. The Goebe! Murder. Georgetown, Ky., Oct. 10.-The second trial of former Secretary of State Caleb Powers on the charge of complicity on the Goebel assassination was resumed in the circuit court to? day. Among the witnesses for the commonwealth who did not testify in the prisoner's first trial are former ; Gov. W. O. Bradley, former Congrress ? man John Henry Wilsen, Dr. C. G. j Cecil, Wm. Dillon, a Republican poli? tician of east Kentucky, and Wm. Par? ley, chairman of the Republican com? mittee of Knox county, Powers' heme. Gen. Basil Duke of Louisville and Judge Clifton J. Pratt, former attor? ney general, were among the new wit? nesses for the defense. A motion by the defense for a con? tinuance on account of the absence of material witnesses was made, and the case was postponed until tomorrow. No Funds on Hand. I It appears that the General Assem I bly expected no deaths or resignations j during the year from either the House or Senate, as no a?propriation or ar ' rangement was made for the blanks or : paying the managers of election. There will have to be an election for Congressman. Mr. Towill, of Lexing? ton: Mr. Raysor, of Orangeburg: Mr. Housb, of Chesterfield, will have to be elected as the result of primaries, and Mr. Ragsdale successor will have to be elected in Fairfield county. The Attorney General's office will make the necessary arrangements for the printing, and will have all the blanks and forms gotten up, and the General Assembly will be asked to pay the necessary bills. - ? ? ? Mrs. Ben C. Perkins, wife of the jailer at Shelby ville, Ky., is dead as the result of shock and fright suffered Wednesday morning when a mob at ! tacked the" jail and lynched two negroes. At that time Mrs. Perkins was ill with a nervous attack and Dr. W. F. Baird, J her physician, declares that the raid of the lycuhers is responsible for the i woman's death. On Tuesday night five acres of coal ! were burned in Chicago, causing a j loss of $250,000. sing baking always econ the Royal. :es the finest, ome and de