The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 02, 1904, Image 4
Ik ??aii|mait m?r ?ftnrijpon.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1904.
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The -Sumter Watchman was .founded in
1850 and the True So?tftron in 1866. The
Watchman and Southron no*r bas the com?
bined circulation and influence of both of
the old papers, and is manifestly the best
advertising medium in Sumter.
* ^ A glance at the list by counties, of
contributions to the Hampton mona
.aoent fand reveals the fact that the
counties -that receive the largest
amounts from the State Penison appro?
priation hare not contributed at all to
tho monument fund or have given so
niggardly that. the , pittance collected
serves but to emphasize their neglect
bf the opportunity to share in the
movement to honor the memory of
Wade Hampton. Were the facts not
as they are we would have been confi?
dent that the counties that have the
greatest number of old Soliders would
have been the ; most liberal and the
promptest contributors to the Hampton
monument.
The sentence imposed in the Mayor's
Court yesterday on Solomon Lowry
for disorderly conduct t and carrying
concaeled weapons so well fitted the
of ease that we wish to commend and
endorse it . Lowry got drunk went into
T. H. Bell's store at the cotton mill,
cursed the proprietor, drsv a pistol
on him and threatened to kill him.
Bell was unarmed and that circum?
stance alone, we believe, prevented ?
tragedy. Lowry finally left the store
without shooting anyone, and was
subsequently arrested on a warrant
taken out by Bell. When Lowry was
arraignedfor trial in the Mayor's Court
he seemed to think that his statement
that he was drunk and had no recol?
lection of the disturbance he created
was an all sufficient defense and that
\ he would be set free upon payment of
& nominal fine. City Clerk Hurst w&o
presided at the trial, by consent.of $11
parties, did not take that view of the
case and in imping a sentence of 60
days on the chain gang or a fine of
?SICK) adopted the most effective means
w i th in his reach of i mpressing upon
Lowry the gravity of his offense and
teaching him a lesson that he will not
scon forget. Liquor ?hd pistols are
the worst possible combination and
are responsible fer more crime than
airy other things we can.think bf. If
^1 police court judges would take the
same view of such offenses that Mr.
Hurst entertained, eentencss fitting the
offense would be more of ten imposed
and many salutaly' lessons would be
taught.
The franchise tax law, which was
I: the only one cf the several bills intro?
duced by the tax commission to pass
I 'zz zhe' recent session of the Legisla?
ture, tarns out to be defective and
therefore inoperative for this year at
leas:;. Thus the labors of the tax com?
mission? from which so much was
: hoped, comes to naught. All men are
: agreed that our tax laws need remodel?
ing so as to reach a great deal of pro?
perty that now escapes taxation, but j
^the Legislature seems to be made up ?
?ar^ely of those who. are partial to the |
?c dodgers and are opposed to the 1
astment of laws that will force them
contribute their just share to-the
pport of the State Government.
7c? management cf the News and
Courier announces that beginning
wish March 1st the subscription price
of that paper* w?U be SS per year for
the daily and Sunday issues combined.
This reduction places the'New sand
Courier on'' the same footing as ptber.
; papers circulating io this section and
should result in ac/.iing macy namt-s
to rhe already large list of our con?
temporary, which recently celebrated
|ts centennial. The News and Courier
-has been for one hundred years, and
still is, an influential factor in the
? development of South Carolina and j
this reductioa in price should increase ;
its influence and opportunities fnr j
ifood by the enlargement of its circula- j
The State's Colored Supplement.
The colored map, showing the Russian
ipi re, Japan and the territory bor
?riag on these nations, which was is
ted by the State as a supplement on
iday is the best of the many maps
the far e?st issued since the begin?
ing o? the war, and will be preserved
everyone for reference. It enables
ie reader who is interested in folllow
ig the daily accounts of battles, and
i movements of the navies and armies
.thoroughly familiarize himself with
territory, and brings clear to mind
te great disjtance at which the battle
ind ?3 situated from Russia's bas6
supplies, and her greatest difficulty
conducting the war. The State's
iterprise in > furnishing its readers
itu this map w'il?be appreciated.
Columbia, March 1.- S'ate Chair?
man Wilie Jones has ?aiied a meeting
of the executive committee of the
Democratic party, to be held here on
Tuesday evening, April 5, in the office
of th9 Secretary of State. The State
committee will fix the time for the
State Convention, at which delegates
will be elected to the National Demo?
cratic Convention. The State Conven
son will be held some time in May.
THE GARDEN SPOT OF CAROLINA.
What CarsweH Saw and Heard in Wedge
1ield-vA Thriving Business Centre
Set Amid Fertile Fields.
' Wedgefield, March 2.-Ten miles
from Sumter on the way to Columbia
is in a glori?os farming country with
the red soil famous for raising cotton,
and which extends from away down in
Georgia up to Marlboro county, S. C.,
the strip getting narrower as it points
north.
The Wedgefield plantations are too
large, one estate being over 9, OOO acres
-that of the Aycocks who are cousins
of the Governor of North Carolina.
From the station go generally 3,000
bales of cotton, but the 1903 crop was
not up to the mark ; from 60 to 70 cars
carry cotton seed, and the receivals
of merchandise reach over 250,000
pounds per month.
J. H. Aycock & Son$ estate, have
an elegant mercantile house measur?
ing 55x106 feet and warehouses
thoroughly stocked. They also have
two cotton ginneries one with 2 70-saw
Van Winkle stands and the other 2 60
saws, the cotton gin and cotton house
in same building.
S. Weinberg, general merchant, does
the biggest lien business in Wedgefield
and carries from ??,0G0 to $5,000
worth of gooda He also buys cotton
and handles cotton seed for the South?
ern Oil Company at Columbia. He
was born in Charleston and is a born
merchant The six brothers are all
successful business men.
Aar?n W. Weinberg was a Florence
pioneer who now resides at Manning,
wealthy and retired. Abe Weinberg is
doing a' big business at Darlington.
Isaac Weinberg is farming success?
fully in Darlington county.
Henry Weinberg is doing a lien and
cash boniness at Mayesville and Sam
Weinberg at Wedgefield is doing well
at Wedgefield and is a member of the
K. of P. and Ladies and Knights of
Honor.
Two miles from Wedgefield with the
Southern Railway, running through it
are fine clay d?pcsits which on crude
test hav,e proven first class brick
material and it is thought that stratas
of pottery clay are in the.region, and
J. B. Ryan has charge of the lands.
The liveliest all around business man
of Wedgefield is unquestionably F. E.
Thomas who personally superintends
each of his varied enterprises.
His plantation, 500 acres in a high
state of cultivation, is at the village
and he raises cotton, corn, oats, wheat
and stock peas, and is a great advocate
as to the manifold properties of the
"cow-peas" popularly so called, and
he ships pea seed to New Orleans and
other distant as well as nigh points,
and the pea hay is not only nutritious
but as a fertilizer cow peas are valu?
able.
On his farm, which is near and in
the village, Mr. Thomas has 21 build?
ings.
The F. E. Thomas Cotton ' Ginnery
is according to the latest Munger sys?
tem and has ? 7C:saw stands. Of the
1903 crop he ginned 1,020 bales, and
outside of that raised, bought and
shipped 350 bales, and he is the buyer
and shipper of cotton seed fer the
Independent Oil Co., at Darlington.
With his ginnery he has engine of
60 and bciirr of 65 h.p., which'also
propel grist mill and saw mill and j
other woodworking machinery. The
corn meal is made by a 3 foot French
bdhr and the saw mill is well equipped
with circular saw, 3 edgers, and band
saw, and a lathe will soon be added
for the rflnanfactnre of axe and other
handles, and he is manufacturer and
shipper to different markets of hard?
woods-notably, hickory, oak, red gum
and maple, and is now filling a con?
tract for street car builders in Phila?
delphia. The F. E. Thomas mercan?
tile house carries up to $4000 worth of
goods-has trade .from as far as a
dozen mile?, and employs two to four
clerks, and every department of his
several industries is kept in constant
harmony.
F. E. Thomas was born in Thomas
ville, X. C.
lu 1872 he came to South Carolina
and superintended; turpentine opera?
tions for the late James H. Aycock
who was tlie Turpentine and Rosin
King of the county. Mr. Thomas also
was associated with the same interests
for'Mr. Aycock in Georgia. In 1879
he settled in Wedgefield and two years
thereafter became merchant and has
been extending operations ever since.
Officially lie was County Commis?
sioner six years ago and again for the
last two year?, and for six years been I
school trustee and whatever he under- |
takes he does with a will, and he is !
ever the same affable and broadguaged
gentleman who believes in the greater
good for the greater number.
J. B. Ryan bought 1,287 bales of
cotton for Sprunt, Wilmington, and he
buys cotton seed for the Southern
Cotton Seed Oil Mills, Sumter and
Columbia, and is a busy merchant with
from 83,000 to $5,000 stock, according ;
to season, doing a lien as well as a ?
cash business, and employing two to i
four able clerks.
Mr. Ryan has his lovely home two j
miles north of Wedgefield, and on an
eminence 80 feet above the village On j
the place of five acres of orchards and j
gardens, he has a coterie of buildings,
with his two story inviting residence j
granting beautiful views of the sur j
rounding country and thc Ryan home
has the pure air and the exhilaration
of. a mountain resort.
The gentleman was born at Barnwell
Court House, S. C., and began busi?
ness as mercantile clerk and came to
Wedgefield in 1880, and took charge
of the E. T. Moore Company stores
became member of the successors
(firm H. J. McLaurin & Co. ) and in
1887 became sole proprietor.
Mr. Ryan has been 3 years ou town?
ship board of education and been
school trustee 8 years, but is not ambi?
tions for political preferment, and he
is a good business man and gracious
gentleman.
His right hand man at the store has
been with him 15 years. Reference is
made.to J. H. Burgess who has a good
farm and nice home at Stateburg.
The Wedgefield school has as
Principal, R. L. Goff and assistant
I Miss Edith Fooser and ihe numerous
pupils are making rapid progresss.
J. R. Ham, the railway agent has
only been two years railroading, but
he conducts the business equal to a
veteran and is a young gentleman who
will succeed in whatever he under?
takes. James Cars well.
News and Comment From Pisgah.
"f Pisgah, March 1.-Our climate has
got to be so changeable that it takes
quite a large wardrobe to be comfort?
able. One day freezing the next sum?
mer. As a consequence our section
is full of colds, coughs and grip. I
hardly know of a family but what is
afflicted in this way.
Farm work is progressing as well
as it could be expected. Guano haul?
ing is now going on. All of it is not
going to be used under cotton. The
oat crop in general is poor. The
severe winter has thined the stands to
so few that it is a qustion whether to
plow up and plant something else, or
save what few remains. Spring oats
rarely amount to anything, and I
know of none being planted.
The high price of provisions is mak?
ing itself felt, and this crop will be a
costly one, economise as much as it is
possible to do. ,
.Labor conditions are not satisfac?
tory, and no one knows this as well as
the farmers. The organization of
labor ?nions in your city will add
nothing to the betterment of your
city, t believe in free thought and
action unhampered by any power, and
the president said that the govern?
ment of the United States could not
recognize organized labor. Good for
him.
What you said about McDonald
Furman is all endorsed by those who
knew him. His death is a distinct
loss tc his county and State. Like
Judge Early, he left this world all too
soon for the good of his State.
Mr. Tommie Hatfield and son, of
your city visited friends and relatives
here, Sunday. Mr. Hatfield lived
here many years and has many friends
who are always glad to see him.
Our Methodist friends in seme sec?
tions are upset over the ?changes in
circuits and preachers for . the same.
It would be wise if the presiding cid?
ers would consult thc wishes of the
churches before changes are made. so
as to not antoganize or hamper the
work. Often unsatisfactory apoiut
ments kills cut the interest and work
Oi a church for the time being.
Pisgah church has a fine pastor and
he is exerting his influence for t}\e
good of his church and neighborhood.
In its defence the State hoase com?
mission cannot explain away the fact
that the State has received a poor
job in finishing the State house. The
writer and others went up the. dom?
two years ago, and* was struck with
the poor work there exhibited. If
there was not enough money to do a
decent job, the commissioner should
have referred the matter back to the
legislature, rather than attempt to do
the work with less than it would take
to do it in harmony with the original
design. Senator Marshall should have
gone into the courts and tied the.
matter up until an invstigation %mld
be had. So it seems he was as re?
miss in his duty, except protesting, as
what he has charged on the rest of the
commission. No one is above the law,
and the commission could have stopped
if they were pursuing a course inirni-'
cal to the State. J. E. D.
? - "Hil ?- '>#? -O-- ?
Interstate Beer Traffic.
Special to The Daily Item.
Washington. March 2.-Before the
judiciary committee of the Hous;e to?
day public hearings were begun on the
Hepburn-Dolliver bill, which seeks to
change the interstate commerce law
so that all intoxicating liquors shipped 1
from outside States may be subject j
to the laws of the State to which they
are shipped or through which they
may pass. Thc measure, in eiTect, is
intended to aid local option and pre
vent any city or county subject to that l
law from receiving intoxicants of any j
kind or character in broken or un
broken packages, from outside setcions.
Ever since the measure was framed j
the liquor interests and their organized ?
opponents have been girding for the
fray and the liveliest contest of tin
kind that Congress has witnessed since
the anti-canteen legislation is expected ;
to take place. The hearings begun j
today will probably continue until the |
end of the week., Thousands of !
memorials, protests and petitions, in- I
eluding several hundred froiri Texas j
and as many from Iowa, have been re^ i
coived by the judiciary committee, j
Petitions requesting the passage of the
bill have been received from countless
church organizations and ' temperance
societies, while an almost equal num?
ber of protests against the measure
have been received from various parts
of the country and particularly from
the German-American element.
fi MOST ??E AFFAIR.
Apparently Inexcusable Lynching
of a Helpless Negro.
Holly Hill, Feb. 29.-What seemed
on Saturday to be a common "drunk
and disorderly" arrest, proved on
yesterday morning to be a mysterious
murder, which for pure fiendishness
seems unequalled.
Saturday morning a negro who
claimed to be a railroad hand from
Summerville, and who gave three
different names-Richard Johnson,
John Brown and Joe Swinson-wa3
ordered from Holly Hill because of
disorderly conduct. Later in the day
he returned and continued his abusive
language, telling the marshal that
"strange niggers sometimes kill
buckra. ' '
He was arrested, and as he was
unruly was handcuffed and tied with
plow lines and left in the guard
house, seemingly safe.
The story from this point is mere
connected in the man's own words:
"In the night two white men came
and took me out and down the rail?
road near cuhert; shot me and threw
me in the ditch for dead, but I wasn't
dead: I got up and came here." This
he told one Manuel, a colored man,
at whose house he stopped and asked
to stay, but as he was stlil handcuffed
; Manuel was afraid to give bim shelter,
but directed him to a vacant house,
where he could spend the night.
Manuel then notified the marshal,
who made no effort to recapture his
prisoner. The wounded man pushed
on to the vacant bouse, about three
quarters of a mile distant, arid yester?
day morning was found dead in a sit?
ting position in one corner of tire out?
buildings of the vacant place. ,
An inquest brought out that he had
received seven 38-calibre pistol shots,
one entering at the small ol the back,
going completely through him, being
cut from just beneath the skin near
the nipple ; other shots were received
from the fjont and one arm was
broken.
The door of the guard boase was
unlocked, the lock being found where
the tracks of two persons have been
traced aero.-s a field leading directly
away'from where the man must have
been shpt, as the bank shows where
the body slid into tho ditoh. The
man walked about OOO feet in the
ditch, and fully three-quarters of a
mile from where he was shot. His hat
and a new pair of shoes were found
near the ditch bank. In the absence
of any apparent motive, it is a "horri?
ble affair.
The coroner's jruy, composed of the
best men of our county, are now in?
vestigating tho affair.
Independence Day in Texas.
Special to The Daily Item.
Austin, Texas, March "J.-Sixty
eight yeajs ago today, at Washington
on the Brazos, the Texas declaration
of independence was signed, after Santa
Anna had begun the historic siege of
the Alamo. In accordance with cus?
tom the anniversary was generally
observed throughout the State. Public
offices were closed and appropriate
exercises in commemoration of the day
were held in the public schools and in
the colleges and universities.
The day was also the lllth anniver?
sary of the birth of Sam Houston, the
hero of Texas' struggle for independ?
ence, and there were special services
at his grave at Huntsville participated
in by the faculty and students of the
Sam Houston Normai Schcol.
World's Fair Stock Dividend.
Special to The Daily Item.
Chicago, Mardi 1.-People who
helped to make successful the great
Chicago exposition cf IS93 by buying
stock in the world's fair company to?
day received checks for amounts repre?
senting a final dividend of 4.65 per
cent on their holdings. Altogether
the stockholders have received 14.60
per cent of their investment, or $1.46J?j
on every $10 invested. The payment
of the final dividend practically closes
un the business of the company which
financed the great exposition.
A Sudden Death in Camden.
Camden, March 1.-Mr. A. Witt- |
kowsky died suddenly tonight, ile j
was at his store up to ? o'clock, but j
became so unwell that lie had tu be
taken home. He was T? years of age j
and had been engaged in the mercan- ;
tile business in Camden for a number j
of years. He was a gallant Confeder
ate soldier ;;nd was an upright citizen.
The hog question which was the issue
of (irst importance in the muneipal cam?
paign in Sumter a half dozen years
H%O is now the bone of contention in
several South Carolina towns that are
beginning to grow and eat.?h tf.ep with
progress.
h GOAL F&MINE ?SAIN ? j
Operators Say there Must be a Re- j
duction in Wages-Miners Say j
that if Wages are Reduced
they will Strike. j
-? !
Indianapolis, Ind., March 1.-When !
the conference of miners and operat- j
ors of the central competitive district
opened today, W. H. Bassett, an Ohio j
delegate, moved that the scale now in
effect he readopted. The Ohio, Uli- j
nois, Indiana and Western Pennsylva?
nia operators voted "no," and the
miners from the States "yes."
President Mitchell then presented
the demands of the miners, and F. L.
Eobbins made the demand for. the
operators of a 5 per cent, reduction in
wages. He said :
"Present conditions demand a re?
duction in wages. We ask you to
arbitrate as to what your share of the
reduction in the price of coal shall be.
I tell yon now that I and the compa?
nies I represent will never sign a scale
except it be a reduction in wages."
President Mitchell replied to Mr.
Robbins. He confined his remarks to
the arguments for a reduction made
by Mr. Robbins and then said emphat?
ically :
"It may be the parting of the ways,"
as Mr. Robbins says, but for my part
I know what I am going to do."
This statement was interpreted by
the Convention to mean the demands
of the miners would be adhered to.
The remark was applauded by the
miners. A recess was then taken.
During tiie recess Fl L. Robbins,
leader of the operators, said: "It
looks like a strike. The operators
will make no concessions-absolutely
none. It is a reduction or strike."
President Mitchell said: "On Mr.
Robbins' statement before the Con?
vention Lt 'q.oes look like a strike."
?/W. S. Bogle, of Indiana, made the j
closing address for the operators. The j
question was then called on the adop?
tion of Mr. Robbins' resolution fer a
reduction of 15 per cent, in wages. On
motion of Mr. Robbins the matter was
referred to the scale committee, to?
gether with the entire question of
fixing a scale. The Convention then
adjourned till Thursday. The scale
committee will hold its first session
tomorrow.
Des Moines in Commission.
Boston, March 1.-The' new United
States sheathed cruiser Des Moines
was placed in commission today at the
Charlestown navy yard, the occasion
being attended by the nsnal ceremonies.
Rear Admiral Mortimor L. Johnson,
commandant of the navy yard, formally
turned over the vessel to Commander
Alexander McCracken, U. S. N., who
is to be her first commander. Officer
and crew were mustered on deck and
a salute was fired as the Stars and
Stripes were hauled up to the mast
head.
The cruiser Des Moines was con?
structed at the yards of the Fore
River Ship and Engine company of
Quincy, Mass. She is similar in de?
sign to the Cleveland, the Tacoma,
the Chattanooga and the Galveston.
Her length over all is 308 feet 9 inches
and her full load displacement, 3.500
tons.
In the construction of the Des
Moines and her sister ships corn pith
with an estimated capacity of 6,720
cubic feet has been used as an obturat?
ing material for the water line protec?
tion, so that if the hull should be
pierced by a shot the swelling of the
corn pith placed between the outer
and inner plates will' prevent the
ingress of the water.
FOR SALE-One very fine, full
blooded Poland China Sow ; also Berk?
shire Pigs. Address E. B. Col?
clough, Heriot, S. C. Mch 2-lt
WANTED-Applications for small
loans at 8 per cent and larger ones at
7 per cent with good real estate secu?
rity, or to take up mortgages now bear?
ing 8 per cent with agreement to carry
them at 7 per cent where securities
are very good. A. B. Stuckey, Atty.
Feb 25-lw.
FOR RENT-One storehouse, with
three room dwelling attached, with
necessary out buildings, for five
months. Three and one half miles
from Sumter in the fork of Providence
and Stateburg roads. For terms apply '
to R. M. Edens, Sumter, S. C.
July 29-tf.
THE LOUD TALKER SAYS - ^^r?xff?C
Bl THE NEW KIND OF CHEW
mm THAT WON ENOUGH CHEWERS
J1? IN A YEAR TO
mm^A THE LARGEST COMPETITIVE BRAND
MM OF SCHNAPPS TOBACCO.
WA. BOWMAN, Frost. O.W.BOSMEB, See.a?reas.
umter, 3. O.
-Capital Stock $50,000
Wholesale Grocers, Ferti!iz=
ersand Farmers' Supplies.
Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil?
cox & Gibbs Fertilizers.
We are prepared to quote the very closest
cash or time prices on all lines of
Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers'
Supplies,
And invite your investigation before making
your arrangements for another year.
Come to see us. We will save you money,
and give you a hearty, courteous welcome.
Sinnier Banking 4
Mercantile Company,
Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice.
Sumter, S. C.
ni M 11 II mn II HI ni minim i HMM IIII
Southeastern Lime & Cement
COMPANY.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Building Material of all kinds. High Brade Roofing "RUBEROID."
Feb 2 o