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WEDNESDAY, MAY il, 1904. The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron ia 1866. The Watchman and Southron now bas the com? bined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly "the best advertising medium in Sumter. If only qualified electors were per? mitted to vote in the primary the number of ballots cast in the primary would be materially reduced and the vote in the general election might be decidedly increased. The plan to ex? clude all but qualified electors from participation in the primary is a good one and should be incorporated in the constitution of the paity, for the man who cannot or will not qualify him? self to vote in the general election has no right to a voice in naming the can? didates of the Democratic party. Men who are not qualified electors are neither Democrats, Republicans, nor Populists, for being unable to vote in the general election they are not qual? ified to be a member of any party, and occupy about the same relative posi? tion in a political party as do the camp followers and bummers in an amy. It is to be hoped that the Sumter county delegates in the State Convention will press this matter, and, if possible, secure a change in the constitution of the party so as to rid the primary of the voteless men who haye heretofore been permitted by an overstrained courtesy to have a voice in naming the candidates of party. MEMORIAL DAY. The Anaaa! Tribute to the Revered Slemory of the Heroes of the Lost Casse. Once again yesterday afternoon the people of Sumter gathered at the cem? etery and there beside the plot where lie buried the Confederate soldiers paid to the ever revered memory of the heroes of the Lost Cause, who He sleeping on the battlefields where they fell or in unnumbered graveyards -from the Potomac to the Bio Grande, the tribute of love and honor so beauti? fully typified by Memorial Day. For more than a third of a century on each, recurring Tenth of May the people of this city and county of Sum? ter, h ave assembled there , and have laid the choicest flowers of the spring upon the graves of the soldiers in grey who gave up their lives in de? fence of their country-willing sacri? fices upon the altar of the purest patriotism-and each year the simple ceremonies have become more impres? sive and the spirit of the assembly I j enore tender and reverent and less .imbued with the bitter regret of de? test Each year the attendance is larger, but it is with, a spirit of sad mess that the younger generation, A whose memory cannot reach back to tine firct sad observance of the day, ?j wben the graves in the soldiers* plot ' were new-made and the wounds of war were all unhealed, note the fast thinning ranks of the .Veterans and the age-whitened locks of the few who gather to honor the memory of their comrades who have so long slept on 'fame's eternal camping ground.7 Memorial Day is for the South a day of sadness indeed, but of proud mem? ories and recollections of glories deeds, a day set apart from other days by the glorious death cf men who were heroes and patriots in action, ' and withal as modest and unassuming as children. The ceremonies yesterday were not ?d??ferent from those that have com? memorated other Memorial Days, yet ?as interesting as ever. The procession mace up cf Veterans, -Daughters cf the Confederacy, Sons of Veterans, the Sumter Light In? fantry, the Graded School Military -Companies, the little flower girls, and 'the Second Regiment Band, formed at &be cemetery gate and marched slow- j 1 3y to the soldiers plot where th? ex-j ercises were opened with prayer by Kev. H. B. Browne. Maj. Marion j Moise introduced Rev. Harry J. j -Mikell, now of Charleston, " but a j Sumter boy, the orator of the day, !c who delivered a chaste and beautiful i <. address. The graves were covered | c with flowers by the little girls, the Sumter Light Infantry fired a salute, "taps" were sounded and the bene? diction was pronounced by Rev. R. fi. Jones. During the exercises the Band play? ed several appropriate selections. The address delivered by Rev. H. J. Mikell will be published next f ?eek. j 1 ? t a c I i I a r s 1 b c s f i I a a v a c Discuss Cotton Situation. Washington, Vf C., May H.-The .critical condition of the cotton manu? facturing industry, due to high prices of the raw material and the troubles in the Chinese market, is to be thoroughly discussed at the con? vention begun here today by the American Cotton Manufacturers' as? sociation. There will also be papers by experts in every branch of the in? dustry, among the speakers and their ?abjects being the folliowing : R. M. Miller, Jr., Charlotte, ?. C., "Fine Cotton Yarns;" Professor R. C. Car? penter, Cornell University, "The Dost of Power"; J. W. Norwood, Greenville, S. C., "Cotton Manufac? turers' Bank Accounts" ; F. H. New all, chief engineer United States Geo Logical Survey, "Forests and Water Powers"; W. L. Well, Vicksburg, Miss., "Staple Cotton;" William Hayes, Auburn, Me., "An Improve? ment in Cards" ; Theodore H. Price, New York," Economic Methods in the Purchase of Raw Material." W. C. fbatb, of Monroe, N. C., presided over the opening session this morning and the principal ad? dress was delivered by Hon. George B. Corteiyon, secretary of the depart? ment of commerce and labor. Weekly Crop Bulletin. Columbia, May 10.-The week end? ing 8 a. m.. May 9th, had a mean temperature of 69 degrees, which is slightly less than one degree below aormal, dne to cool weather during the first, and warm during the last, portion. There were no exceptionally low minima, nor high maxima, the ?xtreme- range having been between 50 and 84. The winds were easterly luring the opening days and shifted to southerly during the last of the week. There was more than the nor? mal amount of cloudiness, and the de? ficiency in sunshine was harmful to rice and cotton. The rainfall was below normal, and ranged from ?rmere trace to over an inch and a half. The western, and the second tier, from the coast, of 3astern counties, had the largest amounts, the north central ones the smallest. The showers were local in character, and largely insufficient, but it is safe to assume that in one third of the State the drought has been relieved, or nearly so, although more rain would prove beneficial in all sections. Hail occurred at a few places, doing no damage. The week was favorable for the rapid progress of farm-work, and all staple crops have been planted with &e exception cf bottom lands and (ate rice. As a rale, cultivation has kept pace with the growth of crops, and fields are free from grass and weeds. Cut worms, bud worms, and airds continue to damage stands of x>rn on bottoms, and Colorado beetles aave appeared on white potatoes. There is a general improvement loted in corn, where showers occur? red, in stands, growth and color, but ffhere the rainfall was light, or wnere lone fell, it remains small and yel ow. Most of it has recieved its irst cultivation and some its second. Considerable replanting is being done. Cotton is coming np better, and itands .have improved materially dur ng the last week, and, generally, the slants have a healthier look, bnt on rec and 'elsy lands germination and growth continue alow and unsatisfact? ory. Early cotton is being replanted n many sections, while later plant ngs are coming up to geed stands on tandy lands. Some has received its irst cultivation and has been chopped n the southern counties. Sea-island :otton was greatly benefited by the ?; (bowers and humid, warmer weather, j Tobacco transplanting is finished, rat growth has been slow. The acre- :i ige is only from one-fifth to one-half hat of last year. Oats are poor, and ire heading low in all sections, except m moist bottoms. Wheat is more >romising, and although low, is bead ng well, and is in bloom. White ?otatoes are poor in the coast districts, md promising in the interior. Ship nents have begun from the former I ections; also of beans. Truck is ate, except strawberries that are ?earing exceptionally well. Excessive Iropping of peaches is noted in all 1 ave the "ridge" sections, where I rom three-fourths to a full crop is ndicated. Early peaches and " plums ,re ripening along the coast. Apples 1 .nd cherries are promising in the < western counties. Sweet potato sprouts \ je scarce. Minor crops are in normal ' tradition. ["HE wiNYAH^NDIGcT SOCIETY, OF ] GEORGETOWN, S. C. 1 Celebrates Its 151st Anniversary. The old Winya!) Indigo Society, the I >idest educational institution in the . State, celebrated its 151st anniversary >n last Friday, May 6tb, with" a sump- ; nous dinner in keeping with its anoi? nt custom. The dinner was served : m the upper floor of the school build- ; ng by the stewards of the society, 1 Messrs. E. M. Doar and Henry Young, is8isted by the ladies of Georgetown, I ind commenced at 0 o'clock p. m. The Outlook, from which is copied ;he following account of the banquent, i laid that the occasion was one of tho ' nost enjoyable held in years. The following menu was served : Debordien oysters, half shell Sherry i Wee Nee terrapin soup Pawley's Island bass, white sance ; Celery Pickles Olives Pee Dee roast turkey Cranberry sauce South Carolina rice Waccamaw green peas HTinyah Indigo Society punch Dakley tomatoes Mayonnise dressing Carver's Bay ham Elk's tongues Willow Bank new potatoes Richmond corn McClellanville asparagus Sampit water cocktails Plum pudding Young's ice cream Cakes Conway strawberries Cafe Noir et Ccgnac Crowley's cigars After the dinnei was .?nished, which was served in courses, the following gentlemen responded to the toasts as? signed them : Our- Opportunities-Mr. A. M. Lumpkin of Columbia. Our Society History-Walter Hazard, Esq. City of Georgetown-Mayor W. D. Morgan. Woman-Col. W. W. Lumpkin of Columbia, Education-Prof. C. E. Johnson. The Press-Mr. N. G. Osteen of Sumter. Mr. A. McP. Hamby and several other gentlemen made speeches. Maj. B. A. Munnerlyn, president of the socie ^acted as toastmaster. Mr. S. S, Fraser, the oldest mem? ber of the society, took occasion to comment on the unique manner in which the menu was gotten up and served. The service was the best ever had in Georgetown, a number of our young men serving as waiters. The ladies worked hard to make the occasion the grand success it was, and they received compliments on all sides from the guests for the beautiful ar? rangement of the table. Among those who assisted were: Mrs. E. M. Doar, Mrs. A. A. Springs, Mrs. J. Walter Doar, Mrs. John I. Hazard, Mrs. C. S. Oongdon, and Misses Annetta Detywis, Ki.tie Morgan, Sadie Yoong and Linie Ehricb. The gentlemen present were: Maj*. B. A. Munnerlyn, Rev. Dr. G. H. Johnston, N. G. Osteen, Dr. G. F. S. Wright, A. M. Lumpkin, Hon. Walter Hazard, Prof. C. E. Johnson, W. W. Johnson, Dr. W. H. Bas?, Dr. H. M.'Hucks, E. W. Haselden, Jr., E. C. Haselden, F. W. Young, Col. IB. M. Barnes, R. S. Farr, S. J. !Flaum, C. E. Morris, P. C. Cater, W. C. Bynum, E. H. Duvall, A. L. Xing, Col. J. H. Read, W. B. Read, 'Dr. Olin Sawyer, Col. J. R. Spark? man, H. B. Springs, H. ?7. Fraser, ?r. C. Seabrook, J. H. Collins, H. L. pliver, J. Doar, Dr. W. E. Spark? man, Capt. A. A. Springe, M. H. ]?laum, Walter Porter, Geo. Guild, J. I. Hazard, S. S. Fraser, C. J. Crane, W A. James, Hon. L. G. Walker, Hon. W. D. Morgan, Dr. T. J?. Bailey, 'E. M. Doar, Col. W. W. Lumpkin, Henry Young, E. J. Grose, (5. W. Hille, J. T. Oliver, Herman Carraway, A. M. Farrelly, J, H. Fraser, Dr. M. P. Moorer, Dr. ; C W. Bailey, H. A. Moorer, Dr. I*. B. Montague, O. P. Bourke, H. Schenk, A. McP. Hamby and J. W. Doar. The WinyaJi Indigo Society building is an imposing and substantial brick structure and is devoted entirely to Educational BSC. In its ear?y days it was the school for all the country t-etween Charleston and the North Carolina )iner and supplied the means fyr the higher branches as well as for primary education. The Winyah Indigo Society bas done in the past and is still doing a great work in ed ? cation. A brief history of the Society will be published later. Tie your oats with W. B. Boyle's Einder Twine. 5-ll-:3t ' PISGAH NEWS LETTER. Crop Canditiors-Notes and cimment of Interest. Pisgah* May This section had a Sue rain Saturday,, ju&t what the oats needed and to bring up all the cotton. The stand is fairly good except in tl e hard places where the land was baked from raine. Chopping out will xmmence- this week &n? will continue until finished. The replanted cotton will be ready when the old is finished. AU farm wo:rk has progressed so far is well as could be expected. Extra sfrorts have been put forth on a crop, though the la.bor conditions are not at all satisfactory. Dysentery ia here, as yet in a mild tv pe. A few cases of grip here and there is about all of the sickness, that [ am aware of. A good many deaths have occurred among the negroes this V?ar. Most of them from "a hand" w aatever that means, or is. It is re? markably strange that after so many pears with intelligent white people, they still believe in superstition and witchcraft. Their civilization in this respect has made no progress. If their leaders and preachers would try to teach them better than to believe in such thingi3r it would be elevating to their race. Not all believe in such things, but th<} mass of them do. Roosevelt is to bo commended for again appointing Crum to the Coilect orshio at Charleston, and I hope he w:ll continue to do so until his party accepts or rejects him. Of course it is done to catch the negro vote North, in the presidential election. It is to bi sincerely hoped that the democrats will win, and every effort should^be put forth to that ?md. The rascal iv of tho republican party cannot be i known until .the democrats get pos- ; session of the Offices. From tho papers I notice that anoth? er large slice cf dispensary profits will bc distributed. The institution has | got to a low ebb when it distributes ' obscene books as I am creditably in? formed. If the powers that be, allow snch things to continue we are cer? tainly getting on a low plane. Sell? ing whiskey is bad enough, but when it comes to dealing in obscene literature cr allow it to be distrib? uted there it is time to call a halt. The death; of John R. Keels, adds one more link to the lawlessness of our State which is getting to surpass Kentucky. Every week a death is noticed in some parts of our State. We must have bad blood in our veins or there would not be so many deaths. No wonder we have a bad name before the world for killing. Senator Black? burn of Kentucky, says, the only way he can account for the murderous instincts and practices of the moun? tain people of Kentcuky is that fer generations the criminals have fled to and increased in the mountainous districts, and that their bad blood is ever ready for strife, as shown in the killing of Gov. Goebel at the in? stigation of Taylor then acting Gov? ernor. South Carolina has ever been a hornet in public affairs when she deemed her rights invaded, and for this she is|to be commended ; but this spirit of killing on the slightest pro? vocation is a disgrace to our common? wealth. I see nothing in the evidence or statement of the slayer of Keels to warrant his de?th. Youmans could have knocked him down and disarmed him if he was armed. There is no fight in a drunken - man, for he can't stand on his feet in a tassel. As Keels struck with his fist, his attack should have been repelled the same way. This kjlling has got to cease, or we will soon be known as a State of des? perados with no reason to settle diffi? culties in a right and lawful manner. Tie your oats with W. B. Boyle's Binder Twine. 5-11 3t YOUMANS GRANTED BAIL. The Slayer of John R. Keels to be Re? leased on $3.000 Bond. Messrs. W. C. Davis and J. H. Lesesne, counsel for S. M. Youmans, who shot and killed John R. Keels at Maning on Monday, May 2d, appeared before Judge Purdy at Chambers to? day and made application for his re? lease from jail on bail. Youmans surrendered to the Sheriff of Clarendon county immediately after the shooting and has since been con? fined in the Manning jail. An affidavit by Youmans and a num? ber of affidavits by eye witnesses of the killing and by others who had heard threats made by Keels against Youmans were read by Mr. Lesesne. Solicitor Wilson, for the State, likewise read a number of affidavits, *nd made a brief argument in support of his contention that this vas a case in which the defendant was not en? titled to bail. Judge Purdy ruled that on the showing made the defendant was en? titled to bail and issued an order fix? ing the bond at $3?OOO, with at least two and not more than five sureties. The order will be filed with the Clerk of Court of Clarendon county this evening and Youmans will give bond and be released tonight. WEST! MYSTERY SOLVED. Body of Missing Wirfionaire has Been Found in Wiso County, Va. Bristol, Va.r May 9:.-The body of ?. lu Wentz, discovered in the moun? tains near Kelleyview, Wise County, Virginia, Sunday afternoon by Dave Raleigh, a miner employed at an oper? ation at Blackwood, Va.r while hunt? ing a lost cow, lies tonight identical? ly as^it was first seen, and around it stand a guard of twenty-five men, under the command of Superintendent Arthur Foster, of the Osaka plant of the Virginia Coal and Iron com? pany. The body has not been dis? turbed in any way, and will not be until tomorrow, when D'. B. Wentz and J. L. Wentz, brothers of the dead man, arrive on the scene. They are en route tonight in a special train from Philadelphia. No inquest has been held and will not be until the brothers are on the scene. Upon making the ghastly discovery Raleigh ran to Blackwood, a mining settlement, a mile or more distant, and there first told of the fact to Bent Kilgore, a police officer of that section. Ki?gore communicated with Mr. J. F. Bullitt, at Big Stone Gap, shortly before dark Sunday evening, and forthwith a party, headed by Mr. Bul? lit^ and carrying lanterns to aid them in their journey through the dark passes of the mountains, started for the scene some twelve miles distant. They arrived shortly after li o'clock, and at once stretching ropes around the body, enclosing it in a thirty-foot square, placed a guard, which was not relieved until after daylight this morning. As to the amount of the reward, it is generally believed that the man discovering the body will receive ?5,000. However, no one has jet spoken with authority on this subject. GLENN SPRINGS WATER Bs s t Remedy for Stomach Troubles. Fire Last Night. ? Fire broke out in the roof of the ! building on South Main street occu- ! pied by the Minor Store at 8.20 j o'clock last night, and for a short time j a destructive conflagration in the I heart of the business district was j threatened. As soon as tbe firemen j got to work they stretched several lines of hose and fought the fire from ' front and rear at close quarters, and j within a few minutes had it under control. The building was not seri- J ously damaged, but the stock of goods was damaged by smoke and water to the extent of S3,000 to ?5,000. The exact damage to the stock cannot yet be estimated. Both building and stock were insured and the loss is fully covered. The fire is supposed to have " been caused by workmen, who were put? ting in a skylight yesterday, smoking cn the roof and carelessly dropped a cigar or cigarette stump between the ceiling and roof. The fire started on the roof in the vicinity cf the new sKylight and no other theory satis? factorily accounts for the fire originat? ing there. In Memoriam. "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me," might well have been her Savior's greeting as Miss Emma D. Britton's spirit reached the eternal shore April 12th, 1904. Most of her long life was 3pent in minis? tering to others. For very many years she fed "His Lambs" in the Sabbath school, and the writer, her scholar, can testify, to her patience and punctuality, and. earnetsness. In her early girlhood she devoted herself to rearing the son and daugh? ter of her eldest sister who died al? most in their infancy. When they no longer needed her care, her aged pa? rents received still more loving ser? vice. Again the death of her young? est sister found her ready to under? take not only the attention, but the support, by her own exe?tiona, of two nieces. When they married and one oecame the wife cf a Methodist min? ister, she made her home with them fer awhile. But the vicissitudes of the itineracy were too trying on ber advancing years, and she returned to her litle heme. Becoming helpless from rheuma? tism, she found a comfortable resting place in the family of her, nephew Mr. D. J. Winn, where for many years of decrepitude she was most tenderly nursed by his noble Christian wife. One brother survives her, and a sister, who though confined to her chair and crutches, is a sunbeam of light in her home, her skillful, ever busy freers sending such constant contributions to the work of the Lord's house as to be an inspiration to others not "shut in." A Friend. Sumter, S. C., April 29. ? My Twine is here. See aa before ; u buy. W. B. Boyle. 5-11 3t GLENN mm mm The Kidney Curs. WANTED-To sell several pairs Berkshire pigs about May 1st, Bilt mcre blood, pure, and some nearly pure. Also good milch cow?, vcung calves. E. W. Dabbs, Goodwill, S. C. April 20-tf FURNISHED HOUSE in Asheville, N. C., property of Mr. Robert Broun, near Victoria Inn, will be rented for summer months. Apply to Robt. Broun, Wedgefield, S. C. March 9-2m* WANTED-Faithful person to travel for weil established boase in a few counties, calling on retail merchants and agents. Local territory. Salary S20.00 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 bora street, Chicago. Nov. ll GLENN SPRINGS WATER For the liver. GLENN SPRINGS WATER i Cures Dyspepsia. NERVALGINE, THE GREAT HEADACHE AND NEU? RALGIA CURE. A eure and prompt I Cur?, ?v~??y packag? guaranteed. For sale by Sumter Drug Co., Olin ?. Davis and ail Druggists. May 4- S?t. MACHINERY All Kinds and for all Purposes.^ "When in the Harriet for ENGINES, BOILERS, SAWMILLS, AND WOODWORKING MACHINERY, GRISTMILLS, BRICK MACHINERY, ETC, -WRITE TO- ' "THE MACHINERY PEOPLE" W. H. Gibbes ? Co. ?COLUMBIA, S. Ct The Gibbes Portable Shingle Machine. WARM WEATHER Necessaries* The temperature of the past few days must have impressed every man with the necessity of discarding his winter wearing apparel and providing himself with summer clothing. We have had a late spring and the clothing busi? ness has suffered in consequence of it, a liberal share of which has fallen to our lot. You can? not expect a man to buy an alpaca coat when he can wear his overcoat with comfort, but when the mercury passes the 70 mark, the overcoat must take a back seat, and he hastens to town to supply himself with seasonable clothing. The very general use of negligee shirts has made it unnecessary for gentlemen to wep r vests in summer ; it is a matter of econ? omy as well as comfort, for in the purchase of a suit he saves the cost of a vest and dispenses with the most uncomfortable summer garment he can wear. In the selection of our clothing stock, we considered this matter carefully and confined our purchases almost exclusively to TWO-PIECE SUITS. We do not claim to carry the largest line or the finest goods, but for medium class clothing, ranging in price from $5.00 to $12.50 we are not excelled in variety or price. JV ow why is this assertion ? Because the outlet we have for this class of goods enables us to buy quanti? ties providing the quality and price is right. AT FIVE DOLLARS we are offering a suit that would easily sell for 50 per cent more should we ask it. OUR 7.50 LINE would look cheap on some counters at $10.00. We do not confine ourselves to any special line of clothing, our rule being: Buy the best we can for the least money, and give our cus? tomers the benefit. When you want the best values in Popular Price Clothing, the place to get it is at O'DONNEL & COMPANY.