The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 26, 1902, Image 4
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.
Fui*
wat *
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all9 h?aght foy oer Wew
York biij?r at one-third
? ?? than lili
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