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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1902. The Sumter WaZcJiman was ?oundec in 18?? and the Tt?& Souttoron in 1866 The Watchman and Southron now baa the combined circulation and icSncnce of both of the old papers, and is mani festly the best advertising medium in Setter. The County Election. The retares from this county are far less full and complete than usual on the d ay after the election, but sufficient vote has been reported to give a fairly good forecast of what the result will be in Sumter county. The incomplete returns are due to two causes?the telephone lines are down in some sec tions of '?he county and communica tion was interrupted so that the re turns could not be obtained, and the managers of several boxes neglected to send i n returns outside of the boxes. Seven! boxes have been sent in but no returns accompanied them, except the ofScial returns which are sealed up in the boxes. From the returns received and other reports it is clear that lever carries the county by an overwhelming majority over McLauch lin for Congress, Clifton, Fraser and Moses are elected, to the House ; Seale is reelected Supervisor ; Wilson and Cain will almost certainly be in the secosd race for Superintendent of Edu cation; Lee has been elected Treas urer; Manning is reelected to th? Sen ate ; Wilder Auditor, and Walsh Judge of Probate, these three having no op position. Heyward, as was expected, carries the county by a large vote. THE LEE COUNTY ELECTION. mit of County Election in 14 out of 19 Polls in the County. Bishopville, August 26.?Following are the totals of fourteen polls out of nineteen in. Lee County : For State Senate, James 630, McLeod 639. For House of Representatives, Kell?y 886, Sanders 89, Smith 423, Stuckey 1,034. For sheriff, Bamlett 237, Smith 544, Stnckey 481. For Judge of Probate, Corbett 147, Durant 536, Galloway 202, Smith 382. For Clerk of -.Court, Bas" kin 670, Moore 591. 'For Supervisor, Durant, 364, Elmore 84, Eilgore 209. Matthews 78, Rollins 272, Shaw 265. For Coroner, Carnes 238, Northcut 78, Parker 278, Stuckey 93, Watson 564. For Superintendent of JSducation, Davis 459, MciCutchen 395, Munnerlyn 348. For treasurer, Crosswell 296, Mooneyhaci 176, Parrott 484, Rhodes 299. For Auditor, DuBoee 287, Jones 203, Reid 223, Woodham 588.. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. Columbia, S. C., August 26.?The temperature was abnormally higir dur ing the first, and decidedly cooi during the . second half of the week ending Monday, August 25, with an average of 78 degrees, a maximum of 101 de grees at Anderson on the 20th, Black ville and Longshore on the 21st, and a minimum of 59 degrees at Cheraw and Spartanburg on the 18th. Damaging hail occurred in Anderson, Greenville and Newberry counties, accompanied - > destructive high -winds, but the injury to crops was confined to limit ed areas. There was more than a nor mal amount of sunshine during the first of the week, followed successive ly by much cloudiness and then clear weather. Quite general rains fell on the 17th, loo late to be reported for last week's bulletin, ' and scattered showers occur :red on the 20th, 21st* 22d and 23d, the latter nearly general over the greater portion of the State. Some points continue to stand in need of rain, but generally the ground has sufficient moisture for the present need of crops. In places the rain interfered with current farmwork, but on the whole it was beneficial to growing crops. Late corn conti anes to m^ke good progress, and with limited exceptions promises fair yi?ids. Bottom land corn is very fine. Cotton failed to share fully in the general improvement of growing crops, due largely to the spread of rust that stopped further growth, and caused shedding and premature opening,, al though on clayey soils there is a new growth that continues to bloom and fruit.- The outlook for a large top crop is not promising, Except on low spots j where there bas been plenty of mois- j ture throughout the season. On sandy uplands the plants have put on all the j fruit they will dc, and are now dying. Cotton is opening rapidly over the whole State. Some 'correspondents report nearly half the bolls open. Picking is active ly ander way in all sections, but show ers and extreme heat interfere at times with this work. In places open cot ton was damaged by the heavy rains j and high winds. The crop ranges from poor to very good ; and this di versity in condition exists in all por tions of the State, and even in the same-townships. The season as a whole is earlier than the average. Peas, sweet potatoes and corn im proved. Rice is ripening, and harvest J bas begun in a small way. i rae H?S ? BIO LEAD. Two-Thirds Vote ?f State Reported and Jim TillmaiiIs Botin It. Latimer Leads in Senatorial Race. The Columbia State this morning says: At 4 o'clock this -morning a total vote of 53,823 in the senatorial race and 53,657 in the race for governor. The votes in all the other races have been tabulated but it was impossible this morning to get at the totals for the respective candidates, all energies being put to the wheel to give the figures by counties in the two major races. In the race for governor Hey ward is far away in the lead, and there does not seem to be much prospect that Jim Tillman will squeeze into second race. The fiugres are as follows: Ansel 9,596, Hey ward 21,851, Talbert 9,633, Tillman 9,096, Timmerman 3,491. Tal bert is second man so far, with Ansel a close third. For the senate Lati mer leads out in one of the closest races ever known in the State with I2,?59 votes, while John Gary Evans and Johnstone are almost a tie for second place, Evans leading by a little less than 300 votes. Further returns will greatly affect "this race. It is impossible to say exactly r how the other races stand, though Gunter seems certainly nominated for attorney general. The election was not char acterized by disorder at any point in the State so far as known. In the congressional races the votes reported are as follows : S First District?Bacot 1,475," Legare 2,803. Second?Belliner 2,211, Croft 2,350, Thurmond 1,887. Third?Aiken 1,879, Graydon 808, McCalla 990, Prince 647, Eucker 275, Smith 1,425, Stribling 1,624. - Fourth?Johnston 5,199, "Wilson 2,911.? Fifth?Finley 3,389, Fioyd 379, Strait 985, Wilson 72L ^Seventh?Lever 2,850, McLaughlin 671. Reliable Cotton Statistics. The United States Department of , Agriculture "has decided to make a complete change in the method of collecting statistics of the cotton crop and the plan adopted is so great an improvement upon the agencies here tofore depended on for securing cotton crop reports that the cotton reports of this year cannot fail tobe far more accurate and reliable tnan any issued in former years, The statistics will be compiled en tirely from ginners reports and in this way there is no possibility of cotton being twice counted. The collection of the ginners' reports has been placed in the hands of one man in each county who will gather the statistics from the ginners direct either by visit ing the gins or by obtaining regular reports by mail from the ginners. The department will issue three reports summarizing the reports sent" in from each county in the cotton belt, which will show the exact number of bales ginned up to tfie date of the report. The first report will be- issued Octo ber 18, the second December 18 and the third February 18, and when the third report has been issued the exact size of the crop will be known and the cotton experts who have made esti mates that aided the speculators to manipulate the market will be put out of business. To make the reports complete and accurate the ginners will have to do their part by furnishing the reports asked for and they will probably do so cheerfully for by so doing they will do more to enable the cotton growers to obtain a fair price for their crop and prevent the manipu lation of the market by speculators than it is possible for any other men engaged in handing cotton to do. Mr. S. Yeadon Delgar has been re quested by the department to collect the ginners' report for this county and he has consented to undertake the werk. He will spare no effort to make the reverts full and accurate and will either call on or communicate with every ginner in the county within the next few weeks for the purpose of securing their, co-operation and active assistance. Successful Tobacco Planter. Mr. J. D. Evans, of Spring Hill, who has been planting tobacco for several years, succeeded this season in . rowing a remarkbly fine crop. The yield per acre was large and the qual ity superior. For some of his crop he has been offered 50 cents a pound and every pound in his barns is high grade leaf. A gentleman who visited Spring Hill a few days ago, from whom the information concerning Mr. Evans' to bacco crop was obtained, stated also that Mr. Evans has the finest cotton in that neighborhood. Postmaster Shore has been notified by the Postoffice Department that this office is entitled to an additional clerk and authorizing him to employ one. Mr. B. R. Sanders, who was given a temporary position when Mr. Shore took charge of the office, has been given a permanent position in conse quence of the order of the Department increasing the clerical force of the office. THE WEATHER AND CROPS. The Agricultural Weekly Summary of Conditions. Washington, Aug. 26.?The agricul tural department's weekly summary of crop conditions says: As a whole, the weather conditions east of the Rocky mountains have not been favorable, being* to cool in the northern districts eas tward of the Mis souri valley with too much moisture in portions of the central valleys, while excessively hot in the souther.a States, with drought of greater or Jess severe ity generally throughout the cotton belt. Corn is greatly in need of warm, dry weather throughout the northern por tion of the corn belt, where the abnor mally cool weather or th?> past two weeks has greatly ,retardea tire matur ity. Over the southern portion of the corn belt an excellent crop o? oarly corn is now practically assured. A decided deterioration in the condi tion of cotton is reported generally throughout the central and western, portions of the cotton belt as well as over a large part of the eastern dis tricts. The most favorable reports are from the Carolinas. In North Caro lina the condition of the crop con tinues very promising, although the prevalence of rust is widespread. On stiff soils in South Carolina new growth is blooming and fruiting but on sandy soils rust shedding and pre mature opening being general. In Texas the deterioration lias been pro nounced, and under most favorable weather conditions a yield in excess of the average is impossible. The week has been very favorable for cutting tobacco and the croy has generally improved, although it will be short in Kentucky and portions of Tennessee, Virginia and Maryland. The friends of Heyward shonld get to work at once to bring out a larger vote for him in the second primary than he received here yesterday. The Heyward vote is here and can be brought out by a little work. - A SENSATION IN WEDGEFIELD. . One Jim Tillmai?te in the Community Matters of Interests. Wedgefield, Aug. 26.?The primary passed of quietly today, as was expect ed. D. C. Heyward received nearly all the votes cast, fifty out of 54. The unexpected though, happened when it was found out Jim Tillman had receiv ed one vote. He is not known and I hope he will keep quiet for it will ?e best for him. I do think though, it would be well for a community to know that it had such a resident in its bor ders so he could be kept under a close watch. Can it be possible that a man who calls himself a representative cit izen would vote for a liar and thief for governor of his State. I hope some one just made a mistake thinking he had left Talbert's name. The cotton crop is being harvested earlier than in years. A good part of the crop will be gathered in the next few weeks. Rev. Arch E. Cree, of Gaffney, as sisted Rev. Louis J. Bristow in con ducting a protracted meeting at the Baptist Church last week. Bro. Cree is a deep thinker and forceful speaker and by his plain presentation of the gospel truths added seven converts to the church roll. Miss Annie Wells, of Privateer, is visiting at Mr. R. H. Ramsey's. The depot here has been moved back at last and the danger in getting on and off the cars near the platform is removed. Messrs. J. H. Aycock & Sons had five hundred hands picking cotton on the several farms today. What a pic ture if they had all been in one field. Prof. David Dwight commandant of the P. . A., spent several days with Dr. F. M. Dwight last week. Ice Supply and Public Health. In Prof. Sedgwick's recently pub- ; Ished book on sanitary science he summarizes the relations of the ice j supply to the public health somewhat as follows: While it is true that some bacteria survive exposure to freezing temperatures, such conditions, espe cially if prolonged are highly unfavor able to bacterial life. Water tends to purify itself by freezing, but the puri fication is usually incomplete. A few bacteria may survive even after long exposure to low temperature. Hence too much reliance must not be placed on the purification of water by freez ing, especially if the ice is artificially made. The practical lesson is not to mix ice with food or to put ih drinks. A temperature of between 50 and (30 degrees Fahrenheit is sufficiently low to be refreshing, and to obtain this degree of cooling it is sufficient to place vessels containing the food, etc., in ordinary cold storage. The Requisition Honored. Boston, Aug. 26.?Gov. Crane today honored the requisition for Julian Fos ter, the colored man wanted by the South Carolina authorities for the murder of Lewis White, another color ed man, at Newmarket, Greenville county, S. C. Foster is now under arrest at Clinton. _ , ? r THE SEABOARD AIR LINE. Reported to be Negotiating With the Detroit Southern. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 26.?The Tri bune will say : Frederick J. Lisman of New York, vice president of the De troit Southern Railway and one of the heaviest stockholders, arrived in De troit today from Ironton, where he at tended the meeting at which the Iron Railway was turned over of the De troit Southern. Mr. Lisman confirmed the report that the Detroit Southern and the Sea board Air Line are negotiating a traffic agreement. He said the new route thus f?rmed" will shorten by 100 miles existing routes between the coal fields and the manufacturing districts of the south and will give the Detroit Southern easy access to the Seaboard Air Line's terminals on the coast. Rumors were current today of this agreement, but Detroit brokers were unable to get any confirmation from Wall street. "This agreement will give the De troit Southern direct connection through the Pocahontas coal fields with Virginia, North Carolina and 'Tennessee and enable vessels to coal .south of Cape Hatteras, a matter which is considered of great moment.in.mari time circles," said Mr. Lisman. "From Ironton, the Detroit South ern will; through the South and Wes tern, owned by parties interested in the Detroit Southern and Seaboard Air Line, build a line through the Big Sandy valley and Wise County, Va., to Lincolnton, . C, where it will join the Seaboard Air Line." TO 60 100 MILES AN HOUR. Train Being Built to Revolutionize Railway Transportation. From the New York Times. Lynn, Mass., August 22.?Machin ery for a train that may revolutionize the railway transportation of the world is being built at the General Electric Woks here. It is soon to be tried in Illinois, where the track is almost completed. The engineers es timate that the train will make 90 to 100 miles an hour. If successful, the experiment means eventually a trip from Boston to New York in about two hours. The average time at present is about six. Chicago would be reached from New in ten hours. The scheme has received the approval of the ablest electricians and railroad men. in the country. The line is about 150 miles long, and is remarkable for solidity and strength. As far as pos&ible grades have been eliminated. Electricity will be the motive power and the third rail system will be used. A train of three cars has been built for the first trials. The train will be equipped with twelve motors of 1^0 horse power each. Instead of the high speed increasing the danger, it is claimed that the train will be safer and run less risk of leaving the rails that an ordinary street car. The theory held by Prof. Thompson and other eminent electricians is that the? train is practically electrically welded to the track and cannot leave it while the power is on. The success ful operation of this line will probably be followed by the building of similar lines between all the great cities on the contingent. TYPHOID IN WASHINGTON. There Are Now 305 Cases and the Disease is Increasing. Washington, Aug. 26.?Cases of typhoid fever in Washington have re cently multiplied so rapidly that the local authorties have become alarmed and a special sanitary expert has been appointed by the commissioners of the district to investigate the cause or causes of the epidemic. There are now 305 cases of typhoid in Washington, and the disease is on the increase. -? <*J?' Philadelphia, Pa., August 2C.~Two colored men. charged with murder, were arrested here today, and a third, who was arrested a few days ago. left tonight for Lumber, S. C, in charge of Sheriff Scarborough, of Darling ton County. ?he two men arrestrd today are Andrew Harkins, wanted in TurtU* Creek, Allegheny County, Pa., for killing a laborer, and Frank Jor dan, who is wanted in Claiksburg, W. Va, to answer a murder charge. The man taken to Lumber is George Mc Fadden, who is charged with the mur der of Elizabeth Smith, colored, two years ago. Lord Kelvin, the distinguished Eng lish scientist, is the son of a small tenant farmer in County Down, and might have passed the rest of his life among the turnips had ho not chanced to be fascinated by an old sun dial standing forgotten and neglected in the village churchyard. There were hidden meanings in that stone which baffled him. The studv of this dial changed the trend of his life and gave to the world its most distinguished student of natural phenomena. FBISHTFUL AUTO ACCIDENT. Automobile Runs off a Bridge, the Owner is Killed, Three Guests are Hurt, One Dying Soon After. Long Branch, N. J., August 26.? Two were killed and three injured in an automobile accident at the Park avenue bridge, over the New York and Long Branch Railroad tracks today. In trying to avoid running down a man, Frank Matthews, president of the Realty Trust Company, of Jersey City, lost control of his machine, and it plunged against the railing, broke through and dropped to the rails, thirty-five feet below. Mr. Matthews was instantly killed, the heavy ma chine falling upon him. Mrs. J. H. Cobb, of Richmond, Va., one of his guests, died later at the Monmouth Memorial Hospital, and Mrs. Louis Pizzini, her sister-in-law, is believ ed to be dying. The Rev. Father Grant, of the Paulist Church, New York, suffers from shock and bruises. The chauffeur^ Rudolph Meyer, escap ed with slight injuries, as he leaped to the bridge just as the machine plung ed over the side. Mr. Matthews had been summering at Ailenhurst. Today he called at the Hathaway Inn and took trie two ladies and Father Grant for a trip along the coast. They had gone but a short dis tance when the accident took place. Wm. H. Havens, a gardner, was crossing the bridge which spans the railroad tracks, and was close to the end from which the machine was ap proaching. There is an up-grade and the power of the machine, was turned on full to reach the bridge. Havens was directly in front of it. Mr. Mat thews was at the lever and swerved to avoid him, and in an instant the hea vy machine crashed against the railing and plunged over the bridge with four of its occupants. The chauffeur jump ed and escaped. Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Pizzini and Father Grant fell clear of the machine. Mr. Matthews fell under it, his death be ing instantaneous. Mrs. Cobb and Mrs. Pizzini were unconscious when picked up. Father Grant was merely stunned and dazed. The women were hurried here on the first train and sent to the hospital, but Mrs. Cobb died soon afterward. Mrs. Pizzini re gained consciousness and has a fair chance of recovery, although it is feared she is injured internally. Father Grant was placed -on a car and taken to Ailenhurst. He appeared tonight to suffer only from shock, al though internal injuries may develop later, his physican says. Lynched in North Carolina. Raleigh, N. C, August 25.?Tom Jones, the negro who outraged Mrs. Will Smith, near Seven Springs, on Friday has been lynched. He was caught by a posse of three, tak?n to Mrs. Smith's house and iden tified. He confessed his crime and j gave up a razor he had stolen from his victim's husband. He was put in a barn to await the arrival of the sheriff, but ten men, disguised as negroes, came from the woods ar.d de manded him. Officer Walker refused to give him up and was shot in the neck. The men battered down the door, put Jones on a tram car, ran it into the woods, bound him to a log and fired a volley of shot into him. He was not killed at the first fire and an other volley ended his misery. But tons and pieces of cloth were taken as souvenirs from his body. His victim will live, but is horribly disfigured. ??E>- I i? Cuba's Gratitude. Charlotte, N. C, Aug. 26.?A spe cial cable to the Observer from Havana says: '*It has been decided by the new j Republic of Cuba to decor^ Con gressman J. M. Moody, of the iOtht North Carolina district, and other Americans, who rendered notable ser vices to the Cuban Republic in secur ing self-government. ' Resolutions are now pending in con gress to prepare a list of Cubans and foreigners who rendered special ser vice in the interest of Cuban inde pendence and the establishment of self-government. The following are among the names which will appear in this list : Sena tors Morgan of Alabama, Money of Mississippi. Gailir.??cr of New Hamp shire, Thurston of Nebraska. Repre sentative Moody of North Cr >lina, W. R. Hearst and James Gordon Bennett : of New ?'ork. The Mew State Code. The first volume of the new code has been completed and turned into the State library. Tiie work of the second volume is nearly compiete, and both volumes will be ready for distri bution in a few days. Under the present law the State librarian is au thorized to sell copies of the code. g Mr. George W. Reardcn received telegram from Baltimore Friday morn ing stating that his son, William Reardon was ill in that city with typhoid fever and that there was no hope of his recovery. Later news, how ever, has been more favorable, and the last accounts were that he was improv ing. Statesburg vs. Suinter. Tomorrow at five o'clcock, the State burg base ball team will cross bats with Sumter. It is said tbat this team is rather strong and so we all expect a fine game. The Sumter team has been on the diamond but three times this year, the first time they defeated the Cam den boys to the tune of 13 to 3. Then Sumter again crossed bats, but this time they were defeated by the strong 0. G. R., team of Columbia, and now again have decided to try their luck and show that there is ball material in Sumter. There will probably be an other game here with Summerton, some time soon if possible. The small sum of 15 cents will be charged to pay expenses. The line up is as follows : Warren Moise, P. and C. Ft Leo Miller, Ci Julian Wilder, lb; Joe Villeneuve, 2b ; C. Bruner, S. S ; E. Wilder, 3b; Sam Gillespie, L. F; Willie Cuttino, C. F. & P. : Hugh Phelps, E. F. Washington, Aug. 26.?The war de partment today gave out an order is sued to Lieut. Gen. Miles to go to the Phillippines. It is signed by Wm. Cary Sanger, acting secretary of war. - " Tifton, Ga., Aug. 25.?Mack Paulk,, brother of Hillman Paulk, the prom inent farmer who was murdered in the road near here yesterday, was arrested today on the charge of being the slay er. He has been committed without bail. Officers are looking for John Walker, a young white man, who is suspected of being an accessory to the murder. Jenkins Bros, have just received a large shipment of ball bearing, drop head, New Home machines. See them. Under Ma sonic Temple. \ July 30. WANTED 5 YOUNG MEN from Sum ter county at once to prepare for positions in the Government Service?Railway Mail Clerks, Letter Carriers, Custom House and Departmental Clerks, etc. Apply to * Inter-State Corres. Inst. Cedar Rapidu, la. July 30?lm. GLENN SPRINGS WATER The Kidney Cure. For sale by / A. J. China, J. F. W. DeLorme. CANDIPAT?S'13ARDS The cards of candidates for county and State offices will be inserted in this column countinuously until the Primary Election for Five (?5) Dollars, payable cash in ad vance. FOR THE LEGISLATURE. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the House of Representatives, and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary. John H. Clifton. FOR CONGRESS. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Congress from the Seventh Congres sional District, and pledge myself to sup port the platform and and nominees of the Democratic party. _*_. A. F. Lever. > FOR COUNTY AUDITOR. The friends of J. Diggs Wilder, appre ciating his past faithfulness and fidelity to duty, hereby announce him as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Audi tor, subject to the rules of th?'Democratic primary. ) J f SUPERVISOR. Mb. Editob:?The friends, of W. H. Seale beg to present him as a candidate for re-election to the office of Supervisor. He has been faithful, diligent and eco nomical and should be rewarded with a second term. His Fbiexds. The undersigned begs to announce-^ to his friends and the voters generally : of Sumter County that he is a candi date for the office of County Supervi sor, subject to the Democratic primary.. He is acquainted with the duties of the office and will give the same his best attention if elected. T. N. Hrggins._ SUPT. OF EDUCATION. We hereby nominate Mr. . J. Rees as a candidate for Superintendent of Educa tion of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Vqxebs. We present to the voters of Sumter county at the primary election the name of S. Dwight Cain for the office of County Superintendent of Education. Mr. Cain is thorough!} qualified, and has been con stantly engaged in teaching in this, his native county, and Richland, the past six years. _ Friends.__ FOR COUNTY TREASURER. The friends of Marion Dorn, having con fidence in his ability and efficiency, hereby announce him as *a candidate for the office ' of County Treasurer, subject to the Demo cratic primary. He will abide the result of the election and support the nominees of the party. The friends of T. W. Lee have solicited him to allow ids name to be used as a candidate for County Treasurer, and he has consented. His competency is without question and his Democracy uiiimpeach able. Mr. Lee will abide the resu?t of the primary and support the nominees of the party. _ FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE. Thankful to the citizens of Sumter County for their suffrages in the. past, I most respectfully announce myself as a candidate for re election as Judge of Pro bate at ensuing Primary. I will abide the result of the Primary and support the nominees of the Democratic party. Yours for service. THOS. Y. WALSH. GLENN SPRINGS WATER Cures Dyspepsia. For sale by A. J. China, J. F. W. DeLorme.