Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TBS WATCHMAN, Established April, IS50. 1 "Be Just and Fear not-Let ail the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE 80UTHBON, Established Jone 1866 Cosolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 30. 1901. New Series-Yoi XXL S3 a FRIDAY $3,500 Daily Expenses, $100,000 New Features, $2,000,000 Invested. Coming in its own palace special trains. 77th year of the oldest, biggest and best Show on earth. The Pioneers and Perpetuators of Tented Amusement Institutions. TEN BIG SHOWS ALL UNITED. 4 Circuses-3 Menageries-2 Stages-Roman Hippodrome, Combined with the Grand Biblical Spectacular Production Mm KINO SOLOMON ANO THE QUEEN OF SHEBA, S? An impressive and emineotly moral and mind elevating pageantic and scenic spectacle, with its enchanting ballets, magnificent scenery and gor geoas costumes 100 BEAUTIFUL BALLET GIBES 100 500 Men, Women and Horses in the cast. CARL HAGENBACK'S $4:0,000 Performing ELEPHANTS. Elephants that waltz, Elephants that actually play mosical instruments Elephants that do everything but talk 100 N?w and Novel Circus Acts, 1,000 Rare and Costly Animals, 50 Hair Raising Races. Drove of Camels, Who!? Family of 20 Liona. 4 Royal Bengal Tigers 6 Polar Bears School of Sea Lions Den of 8 Leopards, Den of 6 Hyenas, 1 pair of Elands. 1 pair of Horned Horses. Every known species of Ante lope, 10 Male Bareback Riders. 10 Female Riders, 50 Aenal Acts, 10 Wire Acts, Tronpe of Trained Ponies. 20 F-emale Equestrians, 1 Philippine Cow 24 inches high, 1 baby Sea Lion, Msle Hippodrome Races, Monkey Races, Elephant and Camel Races, Man against Horse Races, Two Horsfi Tandem Races, High Jumping Horse Racps, Two and Four Horse Chariot Races, Two and Four Horse Standing Races. GRAND FREE $300,000street Parade 5 Bands of Music, Fife and Drum Corps, Chime of Beils, 50 Cars and Gilded Dens, 29 Tableaos Cars, 12 Traps, 300 Thoroughbred .Horses. CO Miniature Ponies, Steam Caliope drawn by 40 ponies and driven by one man 2 HERDS OF ELEPHANTS 2 Excursions on all Lines of Travel. SUMTER, FRIDAY, EXPRESS MESSENGER CLEAR GRIT. Train Robbers Blow Open Doors of Express Car, But Messenger Hurls Out Lighted Dynamite Bombs. Eugene, Ore., Oct. 23.-The north? bound Southern Pacific overland ex? press, due here at 3.42 a. m., was held np by robbers near Walkers' station, 15 miles south of here at 3 o'clock this morning and the express car badly damaged, but the robbers secur? ed little booty. Two men boarded the train at Cottage Grove as the train palled ont. After passing Walker's, which is four miles from Cottage Grove, they climbed over ' the tender and covered Engineer Jack Nichols and the fireman and his helper with revolv? ers. The robbers ordered the train stop? ped after which the fireman and helper were compelled to uncouple the train between the express car and the first coach. Engineer Nichols was then ordered to pull ahead, the fireman and helper being left behind. After going a short distance the train was stopped and the robbers proceeded to the ex? press car, taking with them the engi? neer. The express car was blown open with dynamite and Messenger C. F. Charles was ordered out, but he refus? ed to go, and with his shotgun com? manded the situation inside the car. the robbers told him to come ont or he would be blown up with the car, but he replied "blow ahead." A fus sillade of bullets followed, riddling the car, but the messenger, who was unin? jured, kept up a continuous firing in? side which held the robbers at bay. A charge of dynamite was then thrown into the car with a burning fuse, but Charles grabbed it and threw it out? side where it exploded. Next the rob? bers compelled the engineer to crawl up to the opening inside of the car, ; hoping to use him as a protection from the messenger's shots, but the messen? ger kept up a steady fire over the engi? neer's head and still held the rob I bers at bay. The robbers then gave up their efforts to secure the express j treasure and went for the mail. They secured the registered mail, then cut : the engine from the rest of the train and ordered Eginneer Nichols to pull ahead. They ran to Judkin's Point, in the outskirts of Eugene, where they disembarked and ordered the engineer to return and get his train. The train arrived here at 7.30, about four hours late. The news was wired from Saginaw and officers were out in search of the robbers early this morninsr, but as yet have secured no trace of them. They are handicapped by having no descrip? tion of the men. Possees from Lave and Douglas counties are searching for the bandits. FOR MURDER. New Haven, Conn., Oct. 21.-Henry McDonald Sedley, of New York, a Sheffield Scientific School freshman, was arrested this morning, charged with the murder of Edward Corrigan, of Willimantic, Conn., but this even? ing, Coroner Mix, after a prolonged hearing, ordered the charge changed to breach of peace, and Sedley was released on a $2,000 bond. Corrigan died at the New Haven Hospital about 2 o'clock this morning from injuries which he received, about 2 o'clock Sun? day morning. According to the story told in sup? port of the charge, Corrigan and oth? er young men were enjoying them? selves in a lunch wagon, when Sedley became exasperated at something that Corrigan said and pushed him away. Corrigan bumped against the jamb of the doorway and then fell almost head? long down the wooden stairs, landing on the pavement a.nd striking his head with full force. His skull was frac? tured and he lay unconscious. TO GET AN LL. D. Washington, October 21.-President Roosevelt left Washington at 4.50 this afternoon for Farmington, Conn., on a special Pennsylvania train, which was run as the second section of the Fed? eral Express. Tho train consisted of a private car, a Pullman and a loco? motive. The President was accompa? nied by Commander Cowies, his broth? er-in-law, at whose summer residence he will stop at Fa rmington : Secretary Cortelyou, Dr. Rixey and Mr. Barnes, one of Mr. Cortelyou's assistants. On Wednesday the President will go to Yale College, where the degree of LL D. is to be conferred upon him. He will return to Washington on Thurs? day. Has Not Been Interviewed. New Haven, Conn, October 22. Booker T. Washington, who is here attending the Yale bi-centennial, gave out the following statement to the As? sociated Press tonight: "1 understand that some papers in certain parts of the country are print? ing alleged interviews with me. I want to state as emphatically as I can that I have given no interview and have refrained from any discussion of what occurred ii Washington, al? though persistent efforts have been made to put words into my mouth." BUR?FD* TO DEATH. Goshon. Ind., Oct. 2L-The six year-old daughter of a farmer named Gordy was burned to death in a fire which destroyed the Gordy farm house, twelve miles from here, during the night. The parents had left two children alone in the house and had gone to a dance. The young son es? caped after various efforts to rescue his sister. --fr mmm - Col. Cram, sergeant of detectives of Cincinnati, was shot fatally Monday by a pickpocket. It is thought that Santos-Dumont will win the prize for his air-ship* " ANOTHER NIAGARA CRANK. Woman Goes Over Canadian Fails and Escapes With Her Life. Niagara Falls, N. Y., Oct. 24.-Min? nie Edson Taylor, 50 years old, went over Niagara Falls on the Canadian side this afternoon, and survived, a feat never before accomplished, and never attempted, except in the com? mission of suicide. She made the trip in a barrel. Not only did she survive, but she escaped without a broken bone, her only apparent inju? ries being a scalp wound one and one half inches long, a slight concussion of the brain, some shock to her ner? vous sytem, and bruises about the body. She was conscious when taken out of the barrel. The doctors in at? tendance upon her tonight said that though she was somewhat hysterical, her condition is not at all serious, and that she probably will, be out of bed within a few days. Mrs. Taylor's trip covered a mile ride through the Canadian rapids before she reached the brink of the preci? pices. Her barrel was twirled and toppled and buffeted through these waters, but escaped serious contact with rocks. 4s it passed through the smoother, swifter waters that rushed over into the abyss, it rode in an al? most perpendicular position with its upper half out of the water. Over the brink it rode at an angle of about 45 degrees -on the outer surface of the deluge and desc2nded to the white foaming waters, 158 feet below. True to her calculations the. anvil fastened to the bottom of the barrel kept it foot downward, and so it land? ed. The ride through the rapids occu? pied 18 minutes. The barrel could not be seen as it struck the water below, because of the spray, but in less than half a minute after it passed over the brink, it was seen on the surface of the scum-covered water below the falls. It was carnied swiftly down to the Maid of the Midst landing, caught in an eddy, and held there until it floated so close to the shore that it was reached by means of a pole and hook and drawn in upon the rocks. Ten minutes later the woman was lifted from the barrel, and half an hour later she lay on a cot at her boarding place on First street in Ni? agara Falls on the American side. She thanked God she was alive, thanked all who had helped her in any way, said she would never c!o it again, but she was not sorry she had done it," "if it would help her financial? ly." She said she had prayed all during the trip, exoept during a few moments of unconscr&usness just after her de? scent. The barrel in which Mrs. .Taylor made the journey is four and a half feet high and about three feet in diam? eter. A leather harness anc! cushions inside protect her body. A ir was se? cured through a rubber tubs connect? ed with a small opening near the top of the barrel. Mrs. Taylor is a school teacher and recently came here from Bay City, Mich. Monument to Tennesseans. Knoxville, Tenn., Oct. 24.-A mon? ument of Tennesseee marble erected to the memory of the 32,000 Tennesseee ans who enlisted for service in the Federal army in the Civil War, 6,000 of whom never returned home, was dedicated in the National cemetery in this city today. The orator was Judge Newton" Hacke of Jonesboro, Tenn. It had been expected that Secretary pf War Root would formally receive the monument as the representative of the government but he was detained by illness. The Hampton Hanging. Columbia, S. C., October 21.-A re? port comes from Hampton of the lynching of an unknown negro who committed burglary on the residence of Dr. Peeples. The man.was run down with dogs and hung. The negro, who is said to be a tramp, secured some jewelry from the Peeples residence. He fired at Dr. Peeples, the bullet passing near his head. The neighbor? hood was aroused and dogs put on the track. The man was hung where caught. Hampton is the home of Gov. McSweeney. - (HIB - About That Dinner. That little White House dinner ought to largely increase Booker Washintgon's gate receipts. The President has enjoyed the repu? tation of having ? keen sense of hu? mor, but if it be true that he regards the Booker Washington furore as a joke he will not keep it. It may become necessary for the President of the U. S. to submit his dinner invitations to a censor. Fall River, Mass., Oct. 22.-Notices have been posted in the Iron Works Cotton Mills increasing wages 5 per cent to take effect November 4. This is the second raise of 5 per cent in these mills, which are owned by M. C. Borden of New York, within _ the month. This unexpected action it is feared may precipitate another of the frequent crises in the cotton manufac? turing industry of Fall River, as the operatives of the other mills have not yet recovered from the agitation caused hy the announcement of the previous advance at the Iron Works Mills. J? St. Joseph Mo, October 24.-Colored women are endeavoring to gain mem? bership in the Federation of Women's Clubs of Missouri, and in consequence there is a hot fight in the State Con? vention, which is now being held here. Strong feeling was manifested today when the subject was informally discussed, lt will come up in regular order tomorrow and if the proposition to admit colored women carries whole? sale desertion of members is threaten CATCHING TAX DODGERS. Twenty Chicago Corporations to be Placed on the Tax Books. Springfield, 111., Oct. 24.-The su? preme court this morning affirmed the judgment of the circuit court of Saga mon county in what is known as the Chicago teachers' tax case. This, in effect, awards a writ of mandamus against the State board of equalization to compel it to assess the capital stock including franchises of 20 Chicago corporations, the fair cash value of whose capital stock, including fran? chises, over and above the value of their tangible property is alleged to aggregate ?235,000,000. This case was instituted by the State's attorney of Sagamon county at the instance of the teachers' federa? tion. It was for a writ of mandamus to compel the State board cf equaliza? tion to assess the foregoing corpora? tions which, it was alleged, haye hith? erto escaped taxation by the" board. The court holds that the board in as? sessing corporations does not act as1 a board of review but as an original as? sessor and that the performance of its duty to assess the fair cash value of capital stock including franchises over and above the value of tangible prop? erty may be enforced by mandamus. Instead of making a proper assess? ment, the court says that the board arbitrarily and wilfully failed to fol? low a proper and long-established rule in force in this State for making such assessments, the bonded indebtedness of said corporations. They disregard? ed also all other rules for the making of such assessments in force at the time of the filing of this petition and for the purpose of evading their duty, sought to pass new rules for their gov? ernment in making said .valuations and assessments and refused to con? sider information then beiore them, furnished by the assessors, as provided by statute and assessed the capital stock and franchises of said corpora? tions at normal sum instead of at the fair cash value thereof. The board is ordered to. convene forthwith at Springfield and assess the capital stock including the franchises in the manner provided by law. An Interesting Cotton Case. In the United States circuit court last week, Judge Siinonton granted a nonsuit in an important case where the question involved was a deal i cotton futures. An action was brought against W. A. Moore, of Duncan's for the recovery of $4,300 alleged to be due J. H. Parker & Co., of New York, for advances made by them upon con? tracts ordered by Moore. In October, 1900, the contracts for twelve hundred bales of cotton were ordered by Moore from this firm, with which he had been doing business for some time. His credit was good with the firm, as when cotton went down they put up $4,300 to cover the margins. Corres? pondence between the parties ensued, and Moore wrote to the firm that if they would carry the contracts nntrl he said quit it would be all right whether he made or lost. The con? tracts were closed out when cotton was at its lowest point, and one of. the firm testified that the contracts were sold by them to other parties. Moore claimed that if they had not sold out money would have- been made on the contracts. The principal contention in this case was whether the law of New York or South Carolina applied to the contracts in question. In New York they were valid and unquestionable, but in South Caroilna the law prohibits deal? ing in futures, and such a contract is null and void, because contrary to good morals. The supreme court of this State, in reviewing the act of 1883 held as follows: "The point to be established is that at the time of making the contract for the sale of any of the cotton for future delivery, the seller was the owner thereof, or that the seller was au? thorized by the owner or his duly au? thorized agent to make such sale, or that it was the bona fide intention of both parties that the cotton should be actually delivered and received and of this we find no evidence." This decision of the supreme court covered the case against Moore exact-1 ly, as he had sworn that there was never any intenvtion on his part to have the cotton delivered to him at Duncan's, but that he was speculating in cotton futures exclusively, and tak? ing his chances all the way through. Judge Simonton granted the non suit, as he was bound to do under the deci? sion of the State supreme court but he remarked that he did not subscribe to the doctrines laid down by Chief Justice Mciver in the decision quoted, and he hoped the appellate court would reverse his order for a non suit in this case. The plaintiff in this action was represented by Duncan A; Sanders, of Spartanburg, and Cothran & Cothran, of this city. The defendant's counsel was Stanyarne Wilson, and associated with him was the firm of Hey wa rd, Dean & Earle, of this city.-Green? ville Mountaineer. Omaha, Neb., has, perhaps, the most hustling tax collector in this country. He has levied on all kinds of things from a railroad bridge to a tombstone shop. His latest levy was on a tax dodger's only presentable pair of trousers which he held for the payment of $1.77 taxes due by the owner.-Star. BOERS WILL FIGHT OH. "Washington, October 24.-Gen. Sam? uel Pearson, who' is an adjutant on the staff of GeD. Botha, one of the Boer leaders, arrived in Washington today and is staying at the apartments of Cornelius "W. Van Hooght, the Boer representative in Washington. During a visit to Europe before" coming here Gen. Pearson had interviews with Dr. Leyds, the Transvaal agent in that country, and with other leading men from the South African republics. He says the Boers will not give up to the British, but will fight to the end. Gen. Pearson hopes to enlist the sym? pathies of the people of this country in behalf of the Boer men. women and children who are now Kept by the British in reconcentrado camps. There is, he says, no reason for locating them in these camps when there are ample accommodations in the country for them. There are now 109,000 per? sons so situated and during the month, of September the mortality among them approximated 2,400 in all. He says the soldiers are willing to submit to the hardships of the eampaign and j to the rules of war, but helpless men, ! women and children in the camps, he says, should be accorded humane treatment. As the American consul at Pretoria wacthed after the interests of the British prisoners he says it would be proper and just for the Boers to have the representative of some friendly Government look after the interest of thhe reconcentrados. During his stay in Washington the General will seek an interview with President Eoosevelt to acquaint him with the situation existing in South Africa. We also will make a further effort to prevent the shipment of mules from this country to South Africa and to have the matter carried to the United States Supreme Court. Gen. Pearson sajs that President Kruger may visit the United States at some time in the future, but nothing defiinte on this matter has been deter? mined upon. Mr. Van Hoogh said tonight that the Boers are net seeking interven? tion by the United States Government at the present time. MUST HAVE FOUND T^EM. London, October 24.-Reporting to the war office Lord Kitchener wires as follows: "Col. Campbell's column, operating near Slangapies, has recov? ered two guns which the Boers captur? ed at Scheepersnek." Philippine War News. Manila, Oct. 23.-Nothing has been heard from the Island of Samar for three days owing to a typhoon having blown down the telegraph lines, ex? cepting one cable messenger and mail advices. Admiral Rogers has received a report by gunboat. Ile has notified the troops at the ports to be on their guard, owing to surprise and massacre of the company of the Ninth reigment at Balangiag. At Pambujan, Island of Samar, all of the buildings in the vicinity of the barracks were imme? diately razed. Gen. Srntb, cn his arrival at Cal bayog, Island of Samar sent reen forcements to Weyler. They found the garrison of that place, numbering 15 men, besieged by over a hundred bolo men. The United States transport Sumner leaves here tonight with 350 men of the Twelfth infantry. The cruiser New York was delayed by coaling and taking supplies on beard but she left Manila last night with 330 marines under Maj. Waller. There are 2,600 troops in the Island of Samar Gen. Chaffee does not anticipate any further disasters. He considers that there is no cause for alarm. The gar? risons, he says, have been increased and every precaution has been taken to prevent another surprise like the one at Balangiga, which was unfortunate for two reasons, firstly, the loss of the men and, secondly, the effects which it will have on" other parts of the archipelago. The general, however, believes this will only be temporary. It is known that agitators have been endeavoring to inflame many commu? nities, by giving glowing accounts of the currences in Samar. The central Filipino committee has issued a proclamation confirming Mal? var as the successor cf Aguinaldo. Copies of the document have been widely circulated. Negroes Kill Negroes. Selma, Ala., October 23.-A mania for murdering each ether seems to have broken out among the negroes who live in the immediate counties surrounding Selma, and in the last two weeks there has not been less than twenty negroes killed by other blacks. Three* are reported today, one being near Brown's Station, where a negro man met his paramour in the cotton field and pulled out a knife and stab? bed her through the heart. The other two occurred over on South Side, where a nergo man quarrelled with a negro preacher at a protracted meet? ing and called the preacher out of the church. The preacher left the pulpit and when on the outside they pulled their pistols. Both were mortally wounded and died in a few hours. Georgetown, Oct. 23.- The Atlantic Coast Lumber company is now under new management. Mr. F. S. Farr is at the helm. Messrs. E. B. and L. R. Freeman resigned. rament Tests te Superiority of ig Powder.