The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 02, 1903, Image 1

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ras SUarrKR WATCHMAN, Established April. 1850? Cosolidated Aug. 2,1881. 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane lg? SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1903. Sew Series-Vol. XXIII. Xo. 18 Publish Bray miass?a?, -s? JV. Gr. Osteen, 8?MTER, 8. C TlfiJfB : (1 50 per ano am-io Advance. 19T?BTIBBIIIT: Ose Square first insertion...........CO Every subsequent insertion....... 50 Contracts for three montis, or longer will oe made at reduced rates. AU communications which ?observe private interests will be charged for as ad vertiements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. The State Hsase Repairs. j CJolaxnbxa, Nov. 25-Architect C. C. Wilson, cf Colombia, who is a pains? taking and conscientious worker, has submitted his detailed report to the special Legislative committee appoint? ed to recommend what should be done' to remedy the defects of the State House and pat it in good condi? tion. " Although $275,000 was spent asdsr the pians of Architect Milburn, Mr. Wilson's report recommends that considerable money be spent to make what he considers necessary changes. He says the entire roof will have to come off, and the present gravel roof is no good and should be replaced with a waterproof tin roof. He recommends that the ceiling be given additional support, as rt now lacks sufficient sup? port and is swagging in places. In the. hall the entire ceiling will have to be replaced. Mr. Wilson recom? mends that the walls will have tc be repainted and the system of ventila? tion will have to be materially im? proved. He suggests that the corri? dors be painted some light color, and thia with the assistance of skylights, which will have to be put in, will -tend to give some brightness to the now dreary office floor of the State j House. He recommends that an en? tirely new system of heating with new "boilers be installed. The com- j mission today decided to recommend the improvements as advised by Mr. Wilson. Japan's Tobacco Monopoly. London, Nov. 26.-Tfce Tokoi cor? respondent of the Daily Mail says that the Government will introduce in the Diet in December a bill to create a to? bacco monopoly sosaewihat oh the lines of the French Tobacco Beige. It is proposed to appropriate for this pur pose 36\000,000 yen, as the project in? volves the compulsory buying ont of sis: thousand manufacturers at the appraised vaine of the factories, stocks, etc* allowing for the good will only one years income. Many British and American capitalists interested in the industry, the correspondent says, are asking the ministers of their respec-, tiva countries in Japan to protest against the plan. Treaty Accepted ia Advance. Panama, Nov. 25.-The junta, com? posed of Jose Agustin. Arango, Tomas Arias and Manuel Espinosa, held a meeting at 10 o'clock this morning, all the ministers of State and coun? cillors being present, and unanimously decided to ratify the canal treaty so soon as it is received here, and author? ize Minister Buuau-Varilla offically to communicate the junta's decision to the United States Government The decision of the junta was re? ceived with great joy throughout the Isthmus, without distinction of parties or classes. Rear Admirals Walker and Glass have been informed of the action taken by the junta. Washington, Nov. 25.-Cablegrams .from Governor Taft received at the war department contain a few further details of Gen. Wood's battles with the Moros. Under date of November 21, Gen. Wood reported to Governor Taft regarding the fight. After describing the battle at Tagil bi he said there were no further indications of hostilities; that tfce Sultan's men had been at* the head and front of the fighting, and that he understood this action on the part of the Moros abrogated the so called Bates treaty, and that there was evidence to implicate the Sultan. Gen. Wood denounced as "outrageous treachery" the shooting of Major Scott, but the major is reported to be progressing favorably. Is Beauty Only "Skid Deep ? Beauty is only skin deep, but the forces that create beauty are as deep as the foun? tain lrom which they flow, when the Blood is charged with impurities Beauty disap? pears, when the blood is pare Beauty blos? soms in faee and form. Rydales Liver Tablet? keeps tie Liver healthy and the Bowels regular, prevents the blood becom? ing ladened with bile and waste matter, make the skin clear, eyes bright and Beauty more than skin deep. All dealer?. Cape Haiten, Nov. 24.-Dispatches received here from Puerto Plata say that the city of San Domingo was sur? rendered to the revolutionists this morning and that President Wos y Gil and bis ministres took refuge on board a German warship. The dispatches farther say that great enthusiasm pre? vails throughout the country. ?Ill 1 ll ? I? Ullin How we Catch a Cold. A coli is sometimes contracted while remaining inactive for a while in an un? comfortable room or a cold draft and by falling to sleep under like conditions. But most colds are caught, while sleeping too cold at night. Deep sleep causes sluggish circulation which renders the system sus? ceptible to change of temperature. To prevent colddfsieep under plenty of cover. To cure colds, use Rydale's Elixir, it les? sens the severity and shortens the dura? tion nf ajcold and prevents pneumonia, bronchi? and consumption. All dealers. THE POLICY OF COLOMBIA. Will Make War on Panama and Not on This Country. New Orleans, La., Nov. 26.-Gen. Ruiz Reyes, representing the Govern? ment of Colombia, who is on his way to Washington to intercede in behalf of his Government in connection with the recognition of the Republic of Panama, arrived heire today on the steamer Beverly. Gen. Reyes was accompanied by Gen. Peclio Aspinal (Jen. George Holequin and Gen. L. Cabalerro. They boarded the Beverly at Port Limon and came direct to this city. Gen. Reyes and party did not go to any of the hotels. They drove to the Louisville and Nashville offices and hought tickets through to New York, and made every effort to avoid publicity. The General had a satchel .full of Colombian gold and paid for the tickets in coin of that Republic. l?he party left tonight for Washing? ton, wnere they will arrive on Satur? day morning, Before his departure Gen. Reyes eave out an interview much on the line of that cabled from Colon to the Associated Press. He said lie was going to see the President with his colleagues' and hoped to have the ; United States decide to keep hands of! of the Isthmus and allow the Colom? bian Government to regain the lost territory. If the United States would not agree to this then the Colombians would march an army of 100,000 men across the mountains to Panama, and, meeting only the 2,000 isthmians, ! would soon regain the Isthmus. Then the United States would have to nego? tiate with Colombia or build the Nicaraguan Canal. He said the Co? lombians bad no thought of declaring war against the United States because they saw it would be a futile effort. Train Wreckers Sentenced. Staunton, Va., Nov. 26.-Mrs. Ellen Baily was found guilty today of plan? ning the wreck which occurred on the Norfolk and Western Railrod at Green? ville last December. The jury fixed her punishment at ten years in the penitentiary. Her son, James Bailey, and Joseph Kennedy have been con? victed of wrecking the train. Bailey was condemned to serve eighteen years in the penitentiary, while the jury in the case of Kennedy brought in a ver? dict of murder in the first degree. - A New Bank at Camden. The Secretary of State has issued a commission to a new bank to be estab? lished at Camden to be known as the Commercial Savings Bank and Trust Company, with, a paid up capital of $25,000. The petitioners are E. S. Vaux, D. R. Williams, Jr., and John W. Corbett. Everybody's Magazine for December. The new publishers of Everybody's Magazine declare the holiday issue of the .publication to be much the best they have yet produced. It is not the typical Christmas number made up of stilted fiction and pictures of the festi? val in many lands. It is just an espe? cially lively and entertaining maga? zine, full of really good stories, clever pictures, and well written aud timely articles. In Everybody's one never finds a distinguished name tacked to a dull tala Among its contributors are the ablest writers of the day, but it is in connection with their best work, not their pot-boilers. The reading public, which has become familiar with O. Henry, Juliet Wilber Tompkins, and F. Walworth, for instance, will find in the holiday issue the most suc3ssful story each has written this year. The other items, in a long table of contents, seem to be in the same cate? gory. In the midst <e'f all this excel? lence, however, there are some really conspicuous features : notably Booth Tarkington's "Boss Gorgott,v the first piece of short fiction the author of "Monsieur Beaucaire" has written in the last three years. It is a politi? cal story, giving jhe young champion of reform from the standpoint of the boss, and for comprehension of char? acter and pure literary skill it must figure as one of the most powerful tilings Tarkington has yet done. Another big thing the magazine has is Eugene Bnrnand's pictures of Bible scenes, reproduced for the first time in America. Bnrnand is the greatest painter of sacred subjects since the old masters, and his studies of the Saviour and of the Last Supper are of extraordinary interest. In this num? ber a new department, "The Players." a gossipy resume of theatrical doings, by Hartley Davis, set off with superb pictures of the stars and lesser 9tage luminaries, is inaugurated. Monsignor Quigley is Dead. Charleston, Nov. 27.-Mgr. E. D. J. Qaigley, vicar general of the Roman Catholic diocese of Charleston, died this afternoon at his residence in this city. He was born near Glasgow, Scotland, in 183?. In 1864 he accom? panied Bishop Lynch of South Caro? lina as private secretary ou his mission to Rome as representative of the Con? federate States. Mgr. Quigley\s pri? vate papers contain valuable unpublish? ed documents showing the scope of the negotiations or conference between Bishop Lynch and the papal nuncio at Paris relative to the proposed but never consummated recognition of the Confederate States by Pope Pius IX. In 1885 Dr. Quigley was appointed monsignor, and is said to have been the first Roman Catholic prelate in the south who was so honored. Fewer Gallons ; Wears Longer. Fewer gallon? ; takes less of Devoe Lead ana Zinc than mixed paints. Wears loDger ; twice ad long as lead and oil. TRUTH ?BOUT BEN. LEONARD WOOD. j Facts Brought Out Indicating That Things Were Not Altogether What They Seemed. Washington, Nov. 27.-The senate committee oa miliatry affairs today heard Maj. James E. Runcie of. Ha? bana, probably the most important witness that will be offered by the opponents of Gen. Leonard Wood in their attempt to prevent his confirma? tion to be major general Maj. Rancie was on the stand several times dnring the day, telling the com? mittee of a dinner at Santiago, Cn ba, attended by himself, Gen. Wood and Ray Stannard Baker, a newspaper man, at which, it is alleged, was plan? ned the magazine article attacking Maj. Gen. Brooke that has figured conspicuously in the Wood case. Maj. Runcie was stopped more than once during the course of his testimony and told to give nothing but facts of which he had personal knowledge. This did not exclude his story of the dinner in? cident which resulted in the issue of subpoenas for three other witnesses, among whom is Gen. Brooke. In his testimony Maj. Runcie ex? plained that he had acted as the confi? dential adviser of Gen. Wood for near? ly two years and that they lived together at Santiago. It was while they were living in the same house that Mr. Baker went to Santiago in search of material for a magazine article. A meeting was arranged between the three men and dinner followed, testi? fied Maj. Runcie, at which was dis? cussed the plan to have published an article which would exploit the suc? cess of 'Gen. Wood in dealing with affairs at Santiago and draw a com? parison with the situation at Habana unfavorable to the administration of Gen. Brooke. Maj. Runcie declared that Gen. Wood asked him to write the article and that be had done sc. The article was given to Baker and published in \ February, 1900, over the name of Maj. Runcie. He asserted that Gen. "Wood knew what the article contained and that they bad correspondence about it as the result of the furor created by its publication. He offered to produce copies of letters which he had written to Gen. Wood concerning his own defense. lt was not until after Gen. Wood suc? ceeded Gen. Brooke that the aride was published. The effect was a severance of the relations between the witness and Gen. Wood. Other witnesses call? ed by the committee to testify were Maj. E. Ladd, U. SA.., who audited Gen. Wood's Santiago accounts ; Wallis Clearman, a former employ of a New York jewlry house, who made the sale to the Jai Alai company of the silver set which was given to Gen. Wood; ?nd a representative of the bureau of insular affairs, who explained the character of the game and the manner in which speculation is indulged in by the spectators. Basket, raquets and other paraphernalia were used in illus? trating the manner of play. Mr. Clearman was twice? on the stand. The first time he told the com? mittee that after the purchase of the silver set he took the ware to Habana and delivered it to Zaras Queda and received the purchase price, S3,100. He was not asked weather duty was paid on the set. The second time he was asked con? cerning the charge that after negotia? tions -were made between the purchas? ers and the jewelry company a tele? gram was received by the purchaser telling him not. to close the deal until notice of the granting of the conces? sion to the Jai Alai company had been published in The Official Gazette at Habana. Mr. Clerman said he had never heard of such a telegram. It was brought out through the tes? timony cf another witness a.)d by an inspection of articles of the Jai Alai company that Zaras Queda was a mem? ber of the board of directors. Paris, Ky., Nov. 25.-On account of failure to provide "Jim Crow"* cars the Paris and Lexington Inter-Uban Company is liable to be fined 8180,000. President Alexander, of the company, was summoned before the Bourbon County grand jury today and immedi? ately after leaving the jury room he had a compartment for colored people constructed in each of the cars. The maximum tine that can he imposed for each offence is ?500. Eighteen runs have been made a day for the twenty days the line has been in operation. The Kentucky Court of Appeals has decided that electric inter-urban lines and railroads are subject to the pro? visions of the law requiring compart? ments for colored people It is under? stood the Bourbon grand jury will agree to return only one indictment and Mr. Alexander will be 'fined the maximum amount under it, Leavenworth. Kans., Nov. 20.-Ober? lin M. Carter, ex-captain of engineers, ?. S. A., who has served three years and seven months of a five years sent? ence in the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth, will pass out of the gate of the prison Saturday morning a free man. f?e intends to go directly to Chicago. Carter positively declines to be interviewed by newspaper men, is atrneys warningfco him to say nothh ing whatever. London, Nov. 27.-The Shangha correspondent of The Daily Telegraph cables that the viceroys and governors of 13 provinces outside of Chi Li have offered the Chinese throne to send 90, 000 foreign drilled troops to fight Rus? sia for Manchuria. Safeguard Against Accident. The best safeguard against accident is to use good judgment in directing every act. But. accidents will often occur in spite of every effort to prevent them. The best safeguard against injury resulting from accidents is Elliott's Emulsified Oil Liniment. It is the most serviceable ac? cident and Emergency Liniment ever made and is the most satisfactory Lini? ment for u>e in the family and on animals ever offered. Large bottle 25zt?. All dealers. CHICAGO'S BEARDLESS BANDITS. Three Bbys who Haye Murdered Nine Men Within Three Months. Chicago, Nov. 27.-Chained wrist to wrist, their hands matted with dried blood, their clothing covered with dnst and dirt, two beardless boys, Peter Neidermier and Harvey Van Dine, sat tonight in the presence of Mayor Harrison and Chief of Police O'Neal calmly confessing to their share in a three months' career of crime which has inclnded nine mur? ders, the wonnding of five other men and a long series of robberies. The two yonng bandits, neither of whom is 21 years of age, together with their com? panion, Emil Roeskie, who is no older, were .captured near Liverpool, Ind., today after a fight in which they bat? tled against policemen, railroad detec? tives, railroad laborers and farmers. One man was killed another fatally wounded and all three of the young bandits were wounded but not serious ly. Neidermier was wounded in the hand by birdshot; Van Dine was similarly injured and sustained in addition a flesh wound in the left thigh. Roeskie was shot in the right hip. The three men were wanted by the poilce for complicity in the murders at the car barns of the Chicago City Railway company on Aug. 30, when two mon were killed, a third badly wounded and $2,250 stolen. Gustave Marx, who last Staurday night mur? dered Officer John Quinn when the policeman endeavored to place him under arrest, confessed after his cap? ture that he, in company with the three men, had committed the crimes at the car barns. The hunt for Van Dine, Neidermi?r and Roeskie has been hot ever since. Although they knew the entire police force was looking for them the three men remained in the city until Wednesday morning. "We were 'lay? ing' for a fellow that was a witness i.'against Marx," said Van Dine. On [/Wednesday they left Chicago, going to a dugout made near Millers Station, ?nd., where they were surprised by the police this morning. CLEVEUHDlof ?AHBIDATE. Determination to Stay Out of Poli? tics Unalterable. New York, Nov. 27.-Grover Cleve? land has sent the following letter to t the editor of the Brooklyn Eagle : Princeton,N. J., Nov. 25, 1903. My Dear Mr. McKelway: I have wanted for a long time to say some? thing which I think should be said to you before others. You can never know how grateful I am for the manifestation of kindly feeling toward me on the part of my countrymen which ycur initiative has brought'out. Your advocacy in The Eagle of my nomination for the presi? dency came to me as a great surprise and it bas been seconded in such man? ner by D?mocrate sentiment that con? flicting thoughts of gratitude and duty have caused me to hesitate as to the time and manner of a declaration on my part concerning the subject-if such declaration should seem necessary or proper. In the midst of it all and in full view of every consideration presented, 1 have not for a moment been able nor am I now able, to open my mind to the thought that in any circum? stances or upon any consideration I should ev?r become the nominee of my party for the presidency. My determination not to do so is unalterable and conclusive. This you at least ought to know from me, and I should be glad if The Eagle were made the medium cf its convey? ance to the public. Very sincerely yours. Grover Cleveland. St. Clair McKelway, LL. D., Brook i lyn, X. Y. The Brooklyn Ea^Ie, to the editor of which Mr. Cleveland's letter was j addressed, announced today that thc support be had given Mr. Cleveland for the Democratic- presidential nomi? nation would now he given to Alton B. Parker, at present chief justice of the court of appeals of this State. Grangeburg ice Factory Burned. Special to The State." Orangeburer, Nov. 2i.-The k-e fac? tory of the Orangeburg Brick and Ice company was burned at 6 o'clock this evening. Tiie plant is located near the Edisto river, in the western suburbs of the city and was entirely beyond reach of water protection, so that the loss is total. The plant is modern, having been completed early in 1902, and cost 827,000. The total insurance carried amounts to only 813,000, so that the loss is 814,000. Shreveport, La., Nov. 29.-Uncon? firmed reports from Belcher, La., where Robert Adger, a prominent planter and business man, was shot down by negroes last night, are to the effect that three of the negroes have been caught and identified, and by this time they doubtless have been lynched. Five negroes were implicated in the shooting, which will probably result fatally. Mr. Adger was shot six times, whiln trying to <jueil a street disturbance. Rydale's Stomach Tablets, j Rydale's Stomach Tablets are made for ! the stomach and organs of assimilation and are not intended for a ''cure all " They j contain concentrated aseptic, pepsin, pare pancreatic an i other digestive agents, j They contain powerful tonics and mild ! stimulants that have a specific effect on the j stomach, and organs of assimilation and ! which aid nature in reconstructing the j broken down cells and strf ngthening the J rlacid muscles of the walls of the stomach j and other digestive organs. Rydale's ? Stomach Tablets are a perfect stomach j medicine-they relieve at once and soon cure the worst form9 of stomach trouble. Price 25 and 50c. a box. All dealers. s WHY, OF COURSE. It certainly was not our intention of again referring to this blanket matter. To be challenged, though, to produce more proof, was altogether unexpected, and is just a little too much to let pass unnoticed. Under the circumstances, therefore, we ask pardon of the public for again referring to same, and hav? ing to furnish so willingly the challenged proof, that they may weigh the correctness or incorrectness of our state? ments. .Why certainly there was a motive in our getting the Tar Heel brand on blankets. No more high prices do we believe the public will be willing to pay in future for the privilege of buyiDg this blanket because it is branded Tar Heel. Even granting that O'Donnell & Co. have the Tar Heel ticket on the No 200 grade only, and the Dixie on the No. 300 grade, the great difference in cost of which is 2Q cents a pair, ask them to place the same percentage of profit on the Tar Heel as they have on Dixie, and tell you how they charge $3.75 for Tar Heel and only $2 95 for Dixie. Is this in anti? cipation of that registered trade mark, or to depreciate the Dixie ? We are indeed grateful for being allowed to receive back the 15 pair blankets due us by the mill ; we must quote, though, from a letter dated 21st instant, from the mill, as fol? lows : "We hope you will assist us in ending this unpleasant trouble by accepting these 15 pair of blankets under some oth? er ticket, and why not get up some nice brand of your own ? You have, no doubt, as much individuality as any other house in your town or State. Under a ticket of your own we will in future sell you just as many blankets as you will buy from us." We presume, of course, this, too, is by the sanction of O'Donnell & Co., and for which we are also most grateful. Every pair of Tar Heel blankets bought by us were delivered, and 15 pair returned for exchange, as stated, and were all bought from the mill's direct selling agent. That we unloaded Dixie blankets from a merchant in neighboring town who sought us, having bought more than* they thought could be handled, is a matter entirely foreign to> this issue, and of no concern to the public. However, we deny the statement that they were bought "through this firm" these blankets being in their store, and were more than they felt could be disposed of. Below read the proof we were challenged from South Mam street to produce : New York, August 19, 1908 Messrs. Schwartz Bros., Sumter, S. C. Bought of E. H. Hamilton ' ? Co., Commission Merchant-. 113, Worth Street, - 1 Case 10-4 Tar Heel Blankets, 25 Pairs, - New York, August 24, 1903.. Messrs. Schwartz Bros., Sumter, S. C. Bought of E. H. Hamilton & Co., Commission Merchants . 113 Worth Street, j 1 Case 11-4 Tar Heel Blanket?, 15 Pairs, - Certainly we are not. the only ''pebbles on the beach,'7 but a pebble easily lound. Oh, name Tar Heel thy days of usefulness are being ended, the purpose for which you have been register? ed is very apparent. CHWARTZ BROS Mlmmtie Coast L*ine< Effective August 30, 1903. Passenger Trains arriving and leaving Sumter. Train 35 Florence to Augusta Leaves 4 41 am " 54 Columbia to Wilmington " s 20 am " *57 Gibson to Sumter Arrives 9 40 am " 52 Charleston to Columbia and Greenville Leaves 9 50 am " *46 Orangeburg to Charleston (Tne8d'y,Thur8d'y,Saturd'j) " 9 50 am " 53 Greenville and Columbia to Charleston " G 20 pm " 32 Augusta to Florence ** 6 18 pc " *56 Sumter to Gibson u 6 50 pm " *47 Charleston to Orangeburg (Tnesd'y,Thursd'y,Saturd'y) " 8 20 pm u 55 Wilmington to Columbia " 9 30 pm Freight Trains carrying Passengers. rrain *24 Sumter to Hartsville Leaves 10 00 am u *39 Sumter to Robbins ? 10 00 am " *11 Florence to Sumter Arrives 1 40 pm " *12 Sumter to Florence Leaves 3 10 pm " *36 Robbins tr Sumter Arrives 5 25 pm " *25 Hartsville to Sumter " 7 40 pm Northwestern Railway. Train *70 Camden to Sumter Arrives 9 00 am M *72 Wilson Mill to Sumter ? 12 30 pm " *68 Camden to Sumter " 5 45 pm " *71 Sumter to Camden Leaves 9 55 am " *73 Sumter to Wilson Mill ? 3 30 pm " *69 Sumter to Camden ? 6 25 pre Trains marked * daily except Sunday ; all other trains daily. For further information, apply to J. T. CHINA, Ticket Agent A. C. L.