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(L.. ; (LtliUibuum aift j?mtpr WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1903. The' Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now bas the com? bined circulation and influence of both of the old pap?is, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. We observe that whenever a deter? mined effort is made by the Governor to enforce the dispensary law in Charleston, either by increasing the constabulary and maintaining a strict "espionage or by attempting to fcrce the city authorities to do their duty, those Charlestonians who take a peculiar prid8 in declaring themselves to be *'the best people" are much in evi? dence. They create what is intended to be a furor of indignation, bat suc? ceed only in making themselves ridicu? lous. They are unseen and unheard as long as the dive keepers are permitted to sell liquor day and night in open defiance of the state law and in undis . guised contempt- of the laws of the city. There can be no doubt but that the public sentiment of Charleston is on the side of the blind tigers, for they aire patronized most liberally and are not molested by the police, except j se mi-occasion aHy and the fines imposed are always nominal-much less than bar keepers had to pay as license in anti-dispensary times. Another evi? dence of the Charleston sentiment "is I the refusal of the grand juries to find true bills against the blind tigers, even after they have paid licenses to the city in the form of fines for the illegal sale of liquor. In view of ex? isting conditions Gov. Hey ward has made no mistake in his decision to make a more determined effort to en? force the. law and to use the city's share of the dispnesary profits to defray the extra expense that will be incurred in consequence of the failure, or refusal of the city government and the people of Charleston to respect and enforce the law of the State prohibiting the sale of liquor, except by dispensaries. * Gov. Hey ward may lose the friendship of the. blind tigers and their defenders, apologists and patrons among the self styled "beet people," of Charleston, bat his course is winning him staunch friends in all other sections of the State, whose people do not labor under the delusion that they are above the law and should be exempt from its operations. J0TT0? 080? FOB 1903-1904. Latham, Alexander & Co. Esti? mate it to be ?0,300,000 Bales. New York, Nov. 23.-We beg to sub? mit for your information the following estimate of the United States cotton crop 1903-04 compiled from reliable and intelligent correspondents in every cotton growing ^county in the Southern States. Our efforts to obtain approximately correct results have been as diligent and thorough as 'twas possible to make them. OurEstmte. Estd. Crop Crop of Crop States. 1903-*04. 1903-*03. Nov. 35, '02. Alabama. 1.100,000 1,050.000 1.000,000 Arkansas, t 800,000 1.000,000 1.000,000 Florida, 50,000 55.0C0 50,000 Georgia. 1,350.000 1.4T0.0O0 1.350.000 Louisiana. 800,000 884,000 825.0C0 Mississippi. 1,300,000 1,404.000 1.450,000 X. Carolina. 550,000 575.000 650.000 S. Carolina. 900,000 550.000 950,000 Ten.&C.&O.Ty.. 550.000 509.0)0 535,000 Tex. & Ind. Ty. 3,900.000 3.831,000 ?.300.000 Estmd. Tolrd 20.300.000 19.738,000 11.000.000 As a rule weather conditions throughout the South for the year have been unfavorable fer the produc? tion of cotton. Planting was late, moisture excessive in the Spring and after germination the weather continued too cool for nor? mal growth. Extreme heat followed and found the paint tender and rank, which greatly injured it in a large section of the cotton belt. Later, about the middle of October, frost occurred and as the crop was later, destroyed the unmatured bolls. The gathering season has been ex? ceptionally fine in all secitons and the crop thus far has been secured in good condition ; marketed rapidly, on ac? count of urgent demand in the interior from spinners whose mills -were closed for some months, or who carried over very small stocks into the new cotton year. Latham, Alexander & Co. U. D. C. Meeting. A special and important meeting of Dick Anderson Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, will be held at 4 o'clock p. m., Friday at the residence of Mrs. J. M. Knight. Agnes Bogin, Sec. A special agent representing the insurance companies having agencies in this city was here a short time ago for the purpose of making a new map of the city and rerating and equaliz? ing rates of insurance. The new tariff is now in force it is said and some merchants are in no pleasant frame of mind over the increase of their ratea The rates on many com? mercial risks have been increased quite largely and this method of equal? ization of rates when they were hoping for a reduction, does not suit anyone who will haye to pay more for his in? surance. TO PLANT ALFALFA. Mr. Lever Helping the Farmers in the Agricultural Department. Washington, Nov. 24.-Representa? tive Lever has received the following letter from W. J. Spillman, agrossolo gist of the department of agriculture, which will be read with interest by the farmers of the cotton States generally : My Dear Mr. Lever: I have the honor to acknowledge reciept of your j favor of November 10, requesting a package of lucerne seed to be sect to i Mr. N. G. Osteen, Sumter, S. C. I regret to say that at this season of the year our stock of seed is exhaust? ed, but I will put Mr. Osteen's name on the list, and if we are able to carry ont our plans for the next year I shall be able to furnish him seed for a con? siderable area, and will also direct one of my assistants to visit his place in order that we may help him as much as possible in the preparation for sowing the seed, and thus ensure success with.it. . (The progress of the cotton boll weevil eastward over the cotton belt renders it certain that within a few years the whole cotton region is going to have to battle with this pest. Xhis fac? renders it highly important that the farmers of the cotton producing section should devote a large propor? tion of their land to crops-other than cotton. It is, therefore, very necessary that your farmers should experiment with new crops. I believe that alfalfa for hay and for hog pasture, sorghum for fodder and silage, improved varie? ties of corn for grain, Kaffir corn for grain, Bermuda for pasture, rape for green feed in winter time, but clover and hairy vetch and winter grains for winter pasture, are crops which will succeed in South Carolina ; and it is of great importance that they should be grown in an experimental way by your farmers. ) We have planned exten? sive experiments with these crops in your State for the coming year. Whether we shall be able to carry them out will depend, of course, upon the action of congress during the com? ing winter. I should like very much to be able to talk over our plans with you some time this fall or winter. ^ W. J. Spillman, Agrostologist. . ? 300 MOROS PACIFIED Bat Ben. Wood Had to Slaughter Them to do it. Bloody Story of Benevolent As? similation in the Jolo Islands. Manila Nov. 24.-Three hundred Moros are known to have been killed and many others were were carried off dead or wounded as a result of five days' fighting in Jolo between the American troops, nuder General Leon? ard Wood, and the insurgents. Maj. H. L. Scott of the Fourteenth cavalry and five Americas privates were wounded. . * Gen. Wood landed near Siet lake, in Jolo, Nov. 12.- The Moros were soon located and fighting began immediate? ly and continued until Nov. 17. Maj. Scott has taken Panglima Hassen, the Moro leader, who has been made a prisoner, to Jolo. While en route ?assen asked to be allowed to see his family. His appeal was granted and he there? upon led Maj. Scott into an ambus? cade where the American detachment was fired upon. Maj. Scott was shot in both hands. Hassen succeeded - in escaping during the unexpected at? tack but is supposed to have been kill? ed the following day. The fighting took place in a country covered with rocks. The Moros were driven across the country from Siet lake and the town which Hassen had made his headquarters and there it was report? ed the Moros were 2,000 strong. The rebel position was attacked in the flank by the American toops who oc? cupied the town and inflicted a loss of 50 or more on the Moros. The Moros went into the swamp out of which they were driven Nov. 1G, leaving 76 dead behind them. On Nov. 17 the American forces re? newed the attack on the remaining Moros of whom 40 more were killed. The rebel forces have been literally destroyed by these operations and Gen. Wood says the indications are that there will be no extension of the uprisings, which was handled without difficulty. On Nov. 18 Gen. Wood started on an expedition against a body of 2,000 Moros, who are in the mountains back of Tablibi. No news has as yet been received as to the result of this movement. DOGWOOD, Persimmon and Hickory timber for sale by R. C. McFaddin, Sn ut? ter, S. C. Oct. 21-4t* WANTED, Persimmon, Dogwood, Hick? ory and Holly Logs. Freight paid on car? loads. JAMES COCKSHOTT, Charleston, S. C. Oct 21- 4m. FOR RENT-One storehouse, with three room dwelling attached, with necessary out buildings, for five months. Three and one half miles from Sumter in tho fork of Providence and Stateburg roads. For terms apply to R. M. Edens, Sumter, S. C. July 29-tf. Petit Jury Second Week. THE CENSUS COMPLETED. T. E. Hodge, Privateer. M. E. Rivers, Priviateer. W. J. Jones, Concord. J. H. Witherspoon, Sumter. M. C. Kavanaugb, Sumter. Edgar Skinner, Sumter. W. R. Wells, Sumter. J. A. Mims, Shiloh. L. B. Bradford, Sumter. J. T. Burkett, Jordon. J. R. Brunson, R. F. D. No. N. G. Osteen, Sumter. R. S. Whildon, Sumter. T. F. Pritchard, Sumter. E. A. Jenkins, Sumter. J. E. Flowers, Sumter. S. M. McLeod, Remberts. J. I. Brunson, Sumter. J. B. White, Jordon. Joseph Brown, Jordon. Wallace Sanders, Catchall. S. F. Lenoir, Sumter. D. J. Auld, Sumter. W. B. Boyle, Sumter. W. M. Graham, Sumter. Samuel Weeks, Sumter. H. W. Bennett, Providence. W. D. Frierson, Stateburg. J. M. Jenkins, Remberts. S. C. Carroway, Shiloh. F. L. Stewart, Sumter. H. A. Raffield, Sibley. G. E. Tisdale, Concord. I. H. Moses, Sumter. Thos. S. Sumter, Sumter. W. F. Hartsoe, Wedgefield. j Total Population 7,164. an Increase of Nearly 1,500 Since 1900. , the the the The taking of the census of the city was completed this morning. Mr. W. C. Broughton, the Ward 2 enumera? tor, filing his report at 12.30 today. The repoorts of the four enumerators show that the total popultion of the city is 7,164, tho population of suburbs 691 : total population of city and suburbs together, 7,S55. The increase in population of city proper since the regular census was taken in 1900 is 1,491, an increase of more than 25 per cent within three years. A comparative statement of the cen? sus of 1900 and of the census just com? pleted follows : 1900 677 1,645 1,719 1,632 Ward 1, Ward 2 Ward 3, Ward 4, 1903 768 2,559 1,882 1,955 Total, 5,673 The population of the wards is as follows : Ward 1, 166 Ward 2, 140 Ward 3, 179 Ward 4. 206 7,164 suburbs by Total. 691 AL For Beginning- today, we of= fer to the public the In Clothing, Hats and Gents' Furnishings that have ever been offered to the people of Sumter and adjoining coun= ties. SUMTER CLOTHING CO., Phone 170. November 13. School Books, new and second hand, Tablets, Pens Inks, etc., etc. H. G, OSTEEN.& CO., 16 W. Liberty Street. PJL WS UTK Q,ULgirts SO Cents. Shipment just received. II. in. OSTEttN & ??. Our North Main Street friends have taken up consider? able newspaper space in an endeavor to extricate themselves from their position, and the most important statement, con? tained in their declaration is a letter from the Manufacturers, under date of Nov. 4th, in which they admit having apolo? gized to us for shipping them blankets under our brand. To quote from their letter published: "We wrote the firm named (meaning ourselves) an explanation, or an apology, for hav? ing shipped you blankets under Their Ticket, which, so far as goods of our manufacture are concerned, is Their Ticket." Does this not confirm our position? This letter further states, "We do not remember to have put a Tar Heel ticket on our goods for any one else and the matter evidently escaped vour attentiou at the time YOU ORDERED thc blankets under THEIR TICKET." Does the reading public believe it escaped our friends' attention? Oh, no! there was a motive in their getting the "Tar Heel," and that was an attempt to depreciate it, by placing it on sale side by side with a blanket of inferior quality, and representing them to be of equal value, as their advertise? ment indicates, which they know is a misrepresentation. Can thev denv^his? While we are regarded by a great many manufacturers as Jobbers, we never attempt to misrepresent our position, and refer our readers to tte Watchman and Southron and Herald of last year in a special advertisement about Oct. l?t, on "Tar Heel" Blankets in which we stated that the manu? facturers had declined to sell us because we were not Jobbers, . and when reminded that we were the second house in the State that had sold their blankets and had spent many dollars in advertising them, they recognized the justice of our claim and put us on the Jobbing list with aili the advantages enjoy? ed by their largest customers-so they stated, and we believe ?hem. We never doubted that our friends were selling the genuine "Tar Heel,"-we knew ali about it, and advised our patrons to buy them, if there was any inducement in price, as . they were good property. Our friends seem to think they are "the only pebbles on the beach" and ought to have the exclusive right to sell the "Dixie" brand, and in reply to their query "for what purpose were blankets ordered last season ticketed "Dixie" and ad\jrtised for sale by the only/ originators of the "Tar Heel brand," permit us to remind you, frier, is, that we sold "Dixie" blankets before you ever heard of the brand, except through us; and there are people in Sumter County sleeping comfortably under them now that bought/them from us more than.a dozen years ago, but they were the GENUINE ARTICLE, same as we are now selling under the Tar Heel Brand, and not the third grade, such as is being sold under the "Dixie" ticket to-day. Yes. we have had our trade-mark registered, as we be? lieve in protecting our rights and warding off intruders, and our action was encouraged and approved by the manufac? turers. We know all about the 15 pairs you returned, and, if agreeable to us, you may get 15 pairs in exchange, but really we don't think we owe vou anv consideration and mav recall our consent. In regard to the statement of our friends that all the "Tar Heeisv bought by them were received, we congratulate them, as we have several pairs still due us, but we adhere to our original statement that only 25 pairs were shipped them, and challenge them to produce invoices in excess of this. There is another statement of our friends which we can? not allow to pass unnoticed, and that is that "all their blankets were bought from the Mill's direct selling agent." We are reliably informed that the Dixie blanket was bought through a merchant in a neighboring town, a former employee. Is he the mill's direct selling anent? Consistency, Thou Art A Jewel! A Rose may smell just as sweet by any other name, but why did our friends attempt to depreciate a year ago the flavor of a flower that they are now trying to make an adorn? ing feature of their Mercantile house, filling it with the per? fume of the "Tar Heel." O'DONNELL & CO. ULES. HORSEyNyB?LES. A. D. HARRY Wishes to call your attention to the fact that he has just returned from the West, where he purchased A CHOICE LOAD. They are nice and a well selected bunch. No trouble to show or drive them. A call from you will be appreciated. You are sure to be pleased. A full line of Buggies, Wagons and Harness always on Hand. 1 23 x