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WEDNESDAY, NOYESBE?! 26, 1302. The Sumter Watc/iman was toundeG in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866 The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation end influence of both of the old papers, and is mani festiy the best advertising medium in Samter. We commend to the careful consider ation of every property owner and public spirited citizen of-Sumter the report of the commi tee on the Colum bia Temale College proposition. There, is but little to be added to the report, for the committee hits stated the situation clearly and forcibly. The matter has been narrowed down to the single question : Do the people of Sum ter want the college? And if they do - want it, do they want it enough to put up the money necessary to secure it? The committee has done all that lies within its province to undertake, and unless the people of Sumter sball take immediate action no bid from : Sumter can be or will be submitted - to the Board of Trustees. If Sumter wishes to make a bid for the college, there is still time to do so,, butprompt action is necessary. / The Lee county case seems to drag along in the Supreme court with pro voking slowness, and; thus far practical ly nothing has been done toward the final determination of the questions in* dispute. The matter Js one of the most vital importance to the people of Lee county and also to those of Sum ter, Darlington and Kershaw, and if there is any possible way by which a settlement of the status of Lee county, can be expedited that way should be adopted. There is nothing vto be gained by delay, so far as we are able to learn, and we trust, , that when the Supreme Court, takes up the case on December 8th, there will be no fur ther postponement Washington dispatches state that President Roosevelt has changed his : mind and will not appoint Dr. Crom, colored, collector of the port of Charleston. We do not see that it makes much difference whether he appoints Crum or Tolbert, but if ha will .ap point a i^spectable white Republican? not a recent pap hunting .convert?or a Democrafcwho cannot be bought by office to forsake his principles oribe trayhis i&riy, the President's change <of mind" w& result in good. That S?kter is ; tovbest and!-biegest interior" riotfon ?tket^m:^e^;S]tate*-:i8 being " ze^^gized in tiiie. m^st '.su^ snmtikl.- ijwiner,.. ;$he. .leading export cotton firi?s engaging in business : in ! ; this ?^Bf'ij^?^ ? ; t? ves hek? %? another1 up country j : mill:has ni??aijy;..p?t* a-buyer on tlie market .'?Ht?re is mi a^th^tawn in the inferior of the State that has" a . stronger cprps of buyers, nor is there ; a.nmdflsithat. maintains higher prices throughout~ the season. The number of buyers on the mark?t naturally i makes .keen competition and cotton always brings the top of the market Sumter has been a uniformly good mar ket for some years now and the result has been a yearly increase in the receipts and ?i corresponding growth in business. Sumter is all :right on cot ton and the business men should get together and make the ci:;y a tobacco market and the benefits would be immediately apparent Some of the college trustees are in favor of abolishing foot ball as a part of the curriculum in the State col leges, but the game has too strong a hold on the colleges and has too many friends and backers outside of the col leges for the trustees to make much headway against it Foot ball in moderation is not objectionable but when so many students give up the greater part of their college life to the pursuit of the game instead of the pursuit of knowledge it is time to call a halt The majorty of the col leges have apparently gone wild on the subject of athletics and the real work of the college is overshadowed and neglected. We do not say that good solid work is not done by many of the college students, but these ari) not the ones who give up their time to foot ball in the fall term and base ball in the spring. REPORT ?F COLLESE COMMITTEE. Do the People of Sumter Want the Female College? To the Citizens of Sumter: Your committee appointed to wait J upon the Board of Trustees of the ? Columbia Female College, to present | the advantages of Sumter as a suitable '. location for the said college, heg leave : to submit that we met the Board of ? Trustees in the city of Columbia, in j Jane issi at which time we faithfully j and earnestly carried out your direc tion.-; urging th3t the College be located her?. The Trustee.?, after kindly hearing from committee, appointed a commit tee of their Board to visit cur city. These gentlemen came in August, and were entertained by your committee, who showed them the eligible sites for the College. They were pleased and impressed with the advantages Sumter has to offer. Your committee has in bar.d letter of recent date from the B$iti of Trustees asking that ?. sealed oler .ori proposal be placed in their hands by the 3rd day of December next, which proposal, with their recommendation, is to be submitted to the South Caro lina Conference for its action. We take this method of putting you in possession of the situation, as effort was made for mass meeting on yes terday afternoon, resulting in fiat failure. Your committee has author ity to go no further in making propo sal or sealed offer as requested by the Board of Trustees. It now devolves upon the people of Sumter to say what shall be done. Your committee is assured that the benefit of such an institution will far more than compensate for all the efforts necessary to secure it. We will consider it an irreparable loss if we fair to secure this institution to our community. The request of the Board of Trustees makes it imperative that whatever you are to do must be done at once. By order of the committee. A. B. Stuckey, Chairman. I LEE COUNTY CASE. I . ?: [ Supreme Court Meets?Chief Jus tice is Stili S??k?Lee County Hearing Delayed. Columbia, Nov. 26.?The annual fall term of -the State Supreme Court began yesterday morning, and the couri heard a number of matters dur ing the'opening session. The matter of the motion for a referee in the Lee County case was calld but the motion was not argued, the counsel consenting to the following order : William W. Fraser et al., petition er, vs. W. A. James et aL, respon dents. "A motion by petitioners for ap pointment of referee and restraining order having been noticed for a 'hear ing today,. Mr. R. W. Shand appear ing for petitioner and Mr. L. F. You mans for respondents and it being stated that Mr. J. H. Husdon, one of the attorneys who desires to be pre sent and resist the motion, has been detained afe home by illness in his family, "it is ordered that the hearing of this motion be postponed until Mon day, 8 Decemb?r, 1902, at 10 a. m., ana that meantime the status quo of the case be maintained by all the parties-to this proceeding." When the court met at 10 a. m., there were present Associate Justices Pope, Gary and Jones. Mr. Justice Pope, presiding announced with much regret the continued illness of Chief Justice Mclver still detained him a home. At 10.15: a. m. the docket of the Third circuit was sounded. T. D. Chandler,, respondent, vs. Samu?i Franklin, -appellant. "Mr. 'A. 0. ' Sfeckey for respondent ; Mr. R. O. iT??:?f f?r .respondent ; Mr. Th?s. . Fraser inr rep?y fofappellant. - O. C. Sc?rjborougb, respondent, vs. S&nhy 8. :;BaSMn7al., ?ppefifmfe. !&. . < , F*?ser, Jdr. . . S&??k?y ?nd- J?r. R. W. * Sham?1 f?r^ap^flants ; Ptt??y r*?nd Messrs. /Haneworth SrHay?swcTtl? ?or respondents. -iWlf JvI?.,*:1 0? cet?rt'took- a retee?s ;th? ?F^?o0. ?^rsuan-t fco adjournment the court re^oav???d ak?30;p. jm :?O. \ < -C. ? Sit?b?tiaBgfa, .respondent, vai Fanny S- Baskhriet al,,! appelants. M*. Jfc Shsjt?.'xesimt?i fit? j&rL* eluded bis al?ment for appellant ?^afic?ster^Scoo^ \?)iertij?t< vc?spon ?t?tt, vs. -Th? i EobinsonHuzaphi?y. Company, : appellant, Mr. Ernest 1 Moore- for appellant. .i??? ?-? - _i?"^?mm. \i'?*,mM/i??? THE f?X B?GKS DEMANDED. Lee Conaty Officiais ,??aJce &eman? on Treasurer aud Auditor For Delivery of Books. Treasurer G. F. Parrott and Auditor E. W. Woodham of Lee county arrived in the city yesterday morning and pro ceeding to the offices of Treasurer H. L. Scarborough and Auditor J. D. Wil der, respectively, made a formal de mand for the delivery of the tax books of Lee county. In addition to the tax books Treasurer Scarborough was expected to turn over the money collected from the property owners of Lee county. Messrs. Scarborough and Wilder both declined to turn over the books un less instructed to do so by the Comp troller General, not knowing whether they have the right to do so while the question as to the estblishment of Lee county is still before the Supreme court. They telegraphed the Comp troller General for instructions and upon the reply that he sends they will act. They explained their views to the Lee county officials and informed them of their intention to ask Instructions from the Comptroller General, who acquiesced, gracefully to the stand taken by the old county officials and stated that their attitude was just what they anticipated and that, in the circumstances, they believed it was best to be cautious and not to take any steps unless advised to do so. Messrs. Parrott and Woodham have received their appointments from Governor McSweeney, have filled their bonds and have been duly com missioned and are ready to enter upon the discharge of their duties as offi cials of Lee countj just as soon as the books are turned over to them by the Treasurers and Auditors of Sumter, Darlington and Kershaw counties. The books for the Sumter county por tion of Lee county are in readiness, even the tax receipts and duplicates having been written up ready to be signed when the taxes are paid. It is stated that the Darlington books are also ready, but that the Kershaw books have not been prepared. From private advices received here this morning it is learned that Wil liam R. Pinckney, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hcpson Pinckney, Jr., of this county, was express messenger j on the Southern train, which was wrecked yesterday morning near Spar- ? tanburg, and that, though badly j bruised and shaken up, he rondered himself conspicuous for his presence ? of mind and coolness in rescuing the j injured from the wreck and in caring ! for the interest of the express company j until ordered to bed by the superin tendent of that company upon the lat- ! ter's arrival from Charlotte. N. C, seme hours after the accident. MINERS ?NO OPERATORS FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENT. Coai Barons Refuse to Treat Di rect With the Miners?Private Operators Make Break?Rea sons for Their Afction Filed. New York, Nov. 25.?A serious hitch occurred today in the plans for a settlement of the coal strike con troversy by conference between the coal operators and the miners union, and it is now almost certain that the final adjustment of the points at issue will be referred again to the coal strike commission. At a meeting between the presidents of the coal roads and a large number of independent, operators a strong pro test was entered by the latter against treating directly with the miners. An invitation to meet Mr. Mitchell at Scranton on Friday was declined per emptorily and it was agreed unani mously that in the judgment of the operators it was best, for the present^ to go on with the hearing before the coal commission. The meeting of the independent operators and railroad offi cials lasted about an hour and at its close President Fowler of the New York, Ontario and "Western said that President Baer of the Beading was pre paring a statement. Later the state ment was issued and Mr. Baer left at once for Philadelphia. After mentioning at the outset the name of the "private" operators pres ent, the statement given out by Mr. Baer says : "They (the private operators) met the coal presidents who had signed the reauest to the president of the United* States. "They presented a protest against any adjustment being made at this time, insisting that the principles in volved were so serious and affected so many interests that it was necessary now to have the commission hear all the facts and pass its judgment upon the whole controversy. Mr. Simpson, as chairman, read a paper, expressing their views and other gentlemen ex pressed decided opinions. "In the midst of the conference the request came from Washington to the operators of both classes to meet Mr. Mitchell and his associates next Fri day morning at 10 o'clock. The par ties present, without dissent, instruct ed Mr. Baer to make the following answer : "'The conditions are such that no substantial progress can be made by the suggested meeting. , The general judgment of the operators is that it will be best, for the present, to go on with, the hearing. ' " The.protest of; the principal opera tors is as follows : "1. Web?l?eye .that such a settle ment at this time and. upon the Basis suggested would forever establish the power, and perpetuate, the injustice perpetrated by t h e Uni tea Mine Wark^ ers. "2./That s?ch-.sei&emehfc w-onld fce* ift$ae eyj?s o/- th?.^p bl? c, .>'iconIeesiqc that we have h?retoi?re been guilf^'i?f all the offenses charged against us' by. the said, mino workers. '1 ar^ftattwe ?as?; 'an^be?eve/ that you have such a perfect and complete ; defense to the allegations made by the complainants before the commission, that any award the commission would render would be far less than the amount we understand that it is pro posed to concede, especially to miners ' and their "aboreis "4. That aside from any money con siderations, this commission, composed as we b?lieve of men that are abso lutely fair, unbiased and of unusual experience and good judgment, in their findings will make such declara tion as will for many years put a bar ; upon unlawful practices, oppression of non-union men, unjustifiable demands ? and other grievances from which we 1 ! have been suffering ever since 1900, when the union first took possession of cur property. If, on the other hand, this settlement be made now, when not a single witness has been called on our part or on your behalf, it will be an . absolute and distinct surrender to the miners' union, and the troubles above referred to will not only be continued, but so magnified as to be absolutely unbearable. "The hearing before the anthracite coal strike commission presents the first opportunity that the coal operators have ever had of presenting their case before the general public who are an important third party, since abstracts at least of these proceedings are pub lished all over the United States, and it is a duty that we owe to. ourselves as well as to them to prove that the continued and repeated charges of in justice, barbarity and extortion are absolutely unfounded, all of which the individual operators at least propose do so. "The case as presented already shows such weakness that we believe they were almost disheartened when these suggestions for a compromise were made. We believe that any sur render on our part which would be practically what this ' compromise would amcunt to, would he by far the most serious mistake ever made in the anthracite coal busness." Cotton Market. There was a break in upward move ment of cotton futures yesterday and the spot market declined. Today the quotations on the local market are : ?J Middling, 7%au.80. ! You are respectfully invited to look at my Parker, Remington Lefever, and Smith Guns. T. B. Jenkins, Jr., Nov. 26-4t. j 350 TONS Prime Cotton Seed Meal ; wholesale or . retail. Get our prices ' before buying. About 200 tons prime Nitrate of Soda, 842, Charleston. Nov. 26?lm. Wells & Edens. CABBAGE PLANTS for sale at 20c. per 100 by J. H. Coulliette, Panola P. O., Clarendon Co., S. C. Nov. 26?lm* TO -RENT?Near Stateburg, a six r??m:dwelling, store room and kitchen attached. AH necessary outbuildings. Good planting lands adjoining for four pl?ws in?re ?r l?sa Near church, set?ool, posto?fice and mi IL Healthy. For terms apply to M. -S. Burgess, Sumter, S. C. Nov. ? 26?2t. \ ^WANTED-^Standard. yellow : piae -ties ? 8xSx8. Anderson Lumber Co?,.Charleston, \:8$p?, . C? Ihitq Oetk 15?jtaj. Another car of those genuine Texas Bed Rust Proof Seed Oats just received, at 65 cents per bushel, ^ou may be able to buy cheaper seed than this, but we have heard of several cases where parties saved a few cents and lost their stand. Bacon is still high and every farmer ought to try and fatten his hogs, and there is no feed that will do this more effectually than rice flour. We bought Which we think enables us to sell it for less than you have b??n in the habit of paying for it. MIDDLINGS. We have been selling a great deal of this for cows and hogs during the fall. If you don't know exactly what it is ask some of your neighbors. They can tell you more about it than we can. You will find every item of space in Ready to supply youi^ needs. We are now getting in Christmas Goods. 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