Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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tax ^UOULM ;UV? ^3Uii]r?rt WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, ?904. The Sumter Watchman was founded- io IS50 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the coin bined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. That the Democratic party is in a bad way in a nnmber of States is evi? denced by the ease with which the Hearst rustlers have captured and organized and dictated the election of Hearst delegates to the National Con? vention. If the Democratic party can- ? not find a better man than Hearst for the Presidency it had better disband, it bas an honorable past, and the lat? ter day Democrats should have inore respect for the founders of the party than to participate in the effort now being made to debauch the party by the use of money and yellow journal methods. The directors of the State dispen? sary have announced their, determina? tion to enforce the dispensary law to the letter and local dispensers through? out the State have been instructed it is said, to obey the law in all its particulars. If these instructions are obeyed the sale of liquor will be cur? tailed and the dispensary system will once again become, to some small ex? tent an improvement upon the old >saloon system. We seriously doubt that the instructions of the directors will be taken seriously, and we have out faint hope that the law will be carried out to the letter, since to do so ^ would decrease the sale of liquor through the dispensaries and thereby materially curtail the profits which cow go to the . counties and towns. The degree of popularity that the dis? pensary system has achieved is due largely to its profit-earning ability and ?nany, who were,at the outset, most ?tong?y opposed to the underlying principle of the dispensary sys? tem have become reconciled to it because of the large sums of inoney it is now turning into the county and town treasuries. Any? thing that has the effect of decreasing -direct taxation and at the same time provides funds for public improvement is bound to be popular. Just as the * Republican system of high protective x"riff has debauched and perverted ..the national conscience to the benefit ?of the trusts, so is the public consci ?ehce of this State being perverted by the profit-earning ability of the dis Tpensary. Those who have the man? agement of the system and draw from it a. handsome support desire above all things th*t the system be popular i and if they ?nd that the strict en? forcement of all the rules and regula? tions will render it unpopular with the masses we may expect to see the same non-enforcement of the roles as that obained throughout the State for ?he past several years. "Mr. J. E. N?rment, one of the most popular newspaper men in South Caro? lina has accepted a position on the staff of The State* Mr. Norment was connected with the News and <?<mnei for a number of years as a special correspondent, and his wor& was always above the average of ex? cellence. The State is to be congratu? lated upon securing Mr. Norment's -services. The common cow pea is the best ?friend the South has. It is not only the restorer of the fertility of worn .out lands, and a most trainable forage ?>Iant, but it has now been discovered to be the deadly entmy of the Texas boll weevil. The Scientific American ?totes on the authority of the experts of the U. S. department o* Agriculture that the weevils cannot live in fields where the cow pea is planted, and that cotton planted on land where peas were grown the preceeding year will have a iair chance of making a full crop. This is an important discovery if it has been proven by practical tests. Baak Statements. The regular statements of the three banks of this city are published to <5ay. The statements of the Bank of Sumter and the Snmter Savings Bank, show the condition and business cf these institutions at the close of busi? ness on March 31st? while the sta te? stent of the First National Bank is for March 28th, She date on which the sttatement was called for. These statements show that the banks are in a most excellent condition j and are doing a safe and profitable business, as the growing surplus and undivided profit accounts prove. The total deposits of the three banks amount to $629,540.30. a very hand? some sum for this season of thc year. Newport News Va., April 5.-The ?rst-class battleship Virginia was launched at the yard of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company this afternoon in the presence of a gathering of more than 30,000 people. Tampa, Fla., April5.-Fivepersons, members of a pleasure party from the Florida Methodist college at Suther? land, were drowned near Anclote light Soase last night. MILLIONS IN PINE STUMPS. The Big Spiritine Plant in Manning a Great Success. j There never was such a rush in the I building of Spiritine Works as there I has been over the south in the last ! few months. ! The new patented process of ex? tracting from lightwood,' stumps, and roots, have made waste and refuse material valuable, and the extent of the industry is growing greatly wjbere there was no likelihood of factories of any description. The spiritine works at Manning, Clarendon county, were started last September, employ about ter men, and are known as The Naval Stores Mfg. Company, a local organization. They use fat lightwood and stumps, and although ''be stumps grant the greater product they are more expensive' to work. The oil is sweated from the pine, and refined, then the turpentine is made. The machinery consists of a 15 h. p. en? gine, a 40 h. p. boiler, a circular saw, and a splitter for preparing light? wood, also one steam and one steam and fire still and ten retorts each hold? ing one cord of pine. The output of one week's run is 600 gallons Spirits of Turpentine, 750 gallons Tar, 600 gallons Creosote, and 750 bushels Charcoal. The process is the Billfinger patent, and the plant was erected by the Billfinger-Page Construction Company of Biscoe, N. C. Many plants are in remote parts of country and infringements of patents being feared the processes cf manu? facture are rigidly kept. The buildings are not impressive nor yet is the machinery which is simple, but the price of construction makes one stare. - The Manning people grumbled a little but paid, and now they don't regret it. It would be difficult to discover on the entire continent a location equal to Sumter for works of thia nature. It is surrounded with any amount of material, and as a distributing point it is par-excellence. If Manning could organize and succeed with one rail? way, Sumter can witji seven distribut? ing arma James Cars well. Good Roads Men Meet. Special to The Daily Item. New Orleans, La. April 6.-The most notable* convention in support of the good roads movement ever held ic the South began a two days1 session in Tulane Hall in this city today with a large number of good roads advo? cates and special delegations from all parts of Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. The con? vention is being held under the joint direction of the National Geed Roads association and the New Orleans Progressive Union, and was called to order by W. H. Moore, president of the national organization. Cordial addresses of welcome were delivered by Governor Heard and Mayor Cap devieile, who praised the object and work of the good roads m jvement. During the two days' session the convention will be addressed by Mar? tin Dodge, director of the Office of Public Road Inquiry at Washington, and a number of good roads experts. Other matters to receive attention and action are the necessity of state highway commissions to create system and economy in road affairs, the adoption of the "'state aid" plan, and the enactment of vagrancy laws, whereby able-bodied convicts, tramps and vagrants shall be used in prepar? ing material and in the construction of roads. HISBSEOI?SS??? ACT. The Seizure of an American News Boat at New Chwang. Chicago, April 5.-A special cable dispatch, dated Tien Tsin, received today by the Daiiy News from Richard H. Little, staff correspondent of the News, says: While the Daily News dispatch boat Fawan has been permitted by the Russians to depart from the harbor of New Chwang, the Muscovites thus far have failed to rclesse from prison our two Japanese servants. The lives of these inoffensive persons may even be in danger. The Fawan left Chefoo last week, and at that time it was not knowu there that the Russians iiad proclaimed martial law at New Chwang, which was supposed to be a neutral port that was free to all comers. Mr. Washburn and myself were greatly surprised, therefore, when, on arriving at the bar of New Chwang harpor the Fawan was seized by Rus? sian officials who came ont to us in a steam launch. The muster of our crew revealed the presence of two Japanese, which caused great excite? ment among our captors. Our offer to retire immediately was declined and soldiers, with fixed bayonets, soon boarded the vessel, seized the servants and dragged them from the ship, defying [the protection of the British flag under which it sailed, be? ing of British ownership. The arrest was made at the mouth of the harbor, which is not recognized by Great ? Britian and the United States as bc I longing to Russia. 1 On the Fawan's arrival at an an? chorage marines were placed on board, and the captain was informed that the forts would fire upon the vessel and destroy it if any attempt should be made to leave the harbor. During tiie examination of the Japanese ser? vants the British consul remained apathetic, though he said that the ser? vants would probably be executed. On being pressed to render assistance he declined to do anything, even when put in possession of all the facts. The excitement among the Knsians con? tinued, as they insisted that we were in sympathy with Japan and had brought to the harbor Japanese officers disguised as servants, previous to an attack by Admiral Togo's fleet. Mr. Washburn and myself were placed under arrest, and only the vig? orous protests of United States Consul Miller, who was very kind, prevented us from bei?g sent to some prison in the interior. When Consul Miller obtained our release on Sunday, we expected that our servants would be released also, but the Russians would not yet yield to the protests made against the imprisonment of the two harmless Japanese. L?B0R Tn?LEs?7?N?Mil. United States Will Not Permit Strikes to Injure Cana!. Washington, April 5.-The labor troubles on the isthmus of Panama growing out of the strike of the em? ployes of the Panama Railroad com? pany have taken a serious turn and the facts have been reported to the state department by the United States charge at Panama The matter was deemed of sufficient importance to warrant consideration at ?ength at the cabinet meeting today, and the unanimous opinion was that everything possible should be done to avoid an entanglement of the United States in any labor controversy But it also was determined that the government would not withhold in any degree the protection to the Pan? ama railroad which it has assumed by the treaty, and it was decided that the railroad property, rolling stock, track and. terminals, should be pro? tected by forces from the United States warships at the isthmus, if that became necessary. NEW USE FOR TELEPHONES. Scheme Which Will Expedite Busi- \ ness and Keep the Leaders in < Close Touch. j _ i j St. Louis, A.pril 5.-The Democratic convention, which meets at the Colise- i um here, July 6, is to be conducted in a large measure by telephones! The . committee on arrangements has de? cided that the telephone will connect each state delegation with c . other delegations, and with chairmen and clerks at their desks. It is stated that telephones are to be at the elbows of leaders of the state delegations and a multitude of telephone girls will be at switch-boards to give instananeous connections as called for. It is expected that by this way much turmoil and confusion will be avoid? ed, due under other circumstances to the chair's failure to hear a motion or to recognize the speaker at excit? ing moments. BLOODY STRIKE RIOT IN CHICAGO. One Man is Shot From a Train -The Striking Union Man Clash With Greeks Em? ployed to Supply Their Places. Chicago April ~>.-Although it was announced last night that the strike at the American Can compnay's plant in this city had been settled the riot? ing around the place was fiercer todav than it has been at any time and one man, John Nichols, lost his life by a bullet fired, it is said, from a train on which were a number of non-union men being taken back to the city after the conclusion of the day's work. The fighting began early in the morning, when 300 Greeks who have been employed during the strike attempted to come to the factory. ? They were met at the gates by a large ! number of union pickets who attacked them with stones and clubs. A large detachment of the police had their hands full in protecting the Greeks when a shot fired from the crowd aroused the Greeks to fury. _ Those whofhad entered the factory came pouring out armed with knives and revolvers and attempted to attack the union men and their sympathizers who were assaulting those Greeks who had not yet reached the gateway. The police after a desperate struggle managed to keep the two bodies of men apart. In this fight a number of men were battered up. At night when the 300 Greeks left the plart they were attacked by a mob fully 10,000 strong that pelted them with stones, sticks and bottles. MILLS fiT F?LL RIVES GLOSE. Twenty Corporations Controlling 65 Plants Curtail Production. Fall River. Mass . April 5.-Twenty of the corporations in this city engag? ed in the manufacture of print cloths, controlling 63 mills, have entered into an agreement to curtial production by shutting down two days a week. The action is due to unsettled conditions in the cotton and cloth markets. The curtailment will begin next Thursday and will be continued in? definitely. The announcement did not come as a complete surprise. Manufacturers with few exceptions have expected a curtailment as soon as tho warn weather arrived and some of them say they would have reduced the output during the winter had it not been that they were afraid of their operatives being in want and seeking employment elsewhere. The Minor Store has leased the premises it now occupies for a tenn of three years and quite a number of improvements will be made. A large sky light will be put in at once and the store will be, when the improve? ments have been completed, one of the best lighted and most up-to-date in its appointments in the city. MULE STRAYED-Medium size black Horse Mule, five years old, strayed from undersigned. Any in? formation will be appreciated and liberal reward paid for recovery of mule. Address Henry McLendon, Camden, S. C. April 6-2t WANTED-Poplar, Cypress and Walnut Logs. The Sumter Telephone Mfg. Co._Mc? 16-4t FURNISHED HOUSE in Asheville, N. C., property of Mr. Robert Broun, aear Victoria Inn, will be rented for ?ummer months. Apply to Robt. Broun, Wedgefield, S. C. March 9-2m* WANTED-Faithful person to travel j for well established house in a few counties, calling on retail merchants and agents. Local territory. Salary 520.00 per week with expenses addi? tional, all payable in cash each week. Money for expenses advanced. Position permanent. Business successful and rushing. Standard House, 330 Dear? born street, Chicago. Nov. ll THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNT? 0? SUMTER. By Thos. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge Whereas, J. G. Ramsey, of Atlanta, Ga., nade suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects )f Willis Ramsey, deceased, remaining un? administered. These are therefore to cite and admon sh all and singular the kindred and nreditors of the said Willis Ramses ate of said county and state, deceased, that hey be and appear before me, in the Court )f Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H., on April 21st, 190', next, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to ?how cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 6th day of April, A. D., 1904. THOS. V. WALSH, April 6-2t Judge of Probate. NEARLY EVERY FARMER NEEDS A PORTABLE ENGINE THE AJAX is the one to uso. '*Tho Machinery People?* will be piad to send catalogue and name price on application. W. H. GIBBES CO.. COLUMBIA. S. C. Engines, Boiler-. Saw Mills, Cotton Gin? ning Machinery, Etc. Thc Gibbes Portable Shingle Machine <g?-"" """ -"??.? ?'? mi n i. i ? -nm. rf) i In a large business much depends jupon this word. Reputation either for success or failure, and if volume of business is any criterion, surely ?we are on the winning side of the Sword. I Then, too, we are up to the minute in supplying every whim of XDstrne Fstslxion Which, this season, seem especially i numerous. To see the Novelties in j Shirt Waist Silks, Foulards and black Silks would not only please, but satisfy. Then in the light-weight Wool effects, such as the new Eta= mines, Voiles, Crepe Tissues, Aeolians and Grenadines we have perhaps the largest assortment ever shown in Sumter. At no previous season have the White goods been as beautiful and bountiful and the same may be said of the colored novelties in Linen and Mercerized effects. Our Millinery Department Needs no special mention, more than to say that it is still growing. The New Footwear for Spring and Summer is unusually pretty, and in the Russets we furnish the Hosiery to match in shade. Having enlarged the capacity of our Dress-Making Depart? ment, we are better prepared than ever to furnish high class work at short notice. Whether shopping for a Wedding Trousseau or a House Furnishing outfit after the wedding, we are the best people to consult. Yours truly, The Sumter Dry Goods Co. , .i,,-,,,.,." -1.?.Mimi ? i IIIMMHI imiiiMTTWiurmrmilil Mi ' " 1 AGAI3ST^^^ I beg to announce that I have just received a car load of ex? tra nice Horses and Mules, and want you and the public gen? erally to understand that they are FOR SALE. - The Horses are largely nice drivers far spring use ; also a few good farm Horses. The Mules are extra well broke with weight enough tor mill purposes. A full line of Vehicles and Harness of every description always on hand. A. D. HARBV. Caldwell Drop Cotton Planters We are offering for sale again this season tho Celebrated Caldwell Drop Cotton Planters. The great advantage of these Planters aside from their decided saving of seed is that they space the seed at tho exact distance desired, thereby insuring a uniform stand. With the present system of labor this is impossible without some automatic mode like that which the CALDWELL supplies. We could publish a number of certificates as to the varied merits of these machines from many of our leading farmers. O'Donnell CSL Company, Souih Carolina.