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W?2>NESOAY. JULY 13, 1904. K ? if The Sumter Watchman wa? ^founded in and ib? lfVtte Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Soutliron now has the com? bined circulation aud influence of boiboi the old pape. 8, and is manifestly the best I advertising ; media m in Sumter. SHJF7M6 THE. RESPONSIBILITY, We ifff?fc adaption of oar readers to the remarkable lette ? Wri tten by Sherifty??bam of Williamsburg county toJ^??? Hayward -in' explana iiooa ' of :?^?C&re to prevent the . lyz^bli&W by the; Scranton iSfe;.; Gpvt J). ^ JSe^ardj^ Columbia. , v t?atVybn ^^egraphed me after you bei% "jof ^e^-tmiortunate lynching of Williams-l? Scranton on the 30th, which telegram I'have not received, as:? have besa up there-trying to in? vestigate .th? - unfortoate deed, until this morning^ and .the telegraph office is not open thia morning, it being a holiday. i> could not get any clue on any one. ??l appeared to know noth % ins until; the crowd,, masked and blacked^ boarded the first local passen? ger train and searched it I bad taken the precaution, with the advice of Judge Aldrich, to have the fast train stop here for the prisoner by \wire, whick I did. -After receiving reprf from Capt. 2*ynch the train would stop, feltpretty safe that the danger was over, : Feeling badly? I sent three reliable constables, - one teing my deputy sheriff, whom I have all confi? dence in,, and ? know did all they could to save the prisoner nuder the cirrainstances. Had I not thought the danger was over,, feeling as I did? I would certainly .have gone, but as all say it would have been foolish to resist the crowd, l?o one regrets it any more.iban, I do? after protecting the poor creature, three nights, to have bim taken and to be criticised by editors who do not know the situa? tion. The- cour !s and jurors are to blaine for this lynching. Had the prisoner been convicted of murder I do not : think he w?eld have been lynched. ??| fl When I arrived in Scranton I went to workfc ry lng io learn all the particu? lars. News came 1 that he was found in the edge of a bay about three-quar? ters of a mile from town. As soon~as I got the facts I wired Magistrate Bald? win and he came over and organized a jury of inquest and went out aird ex? amined the body and adjourned to meet on the 6th to take testimony in the case. Will keep you posted as the case develops., Yours truly, George J. Graham, S. W. C. , There is nothing noteworthy or out of the ordinary in the explanation of how Wil??ams\happened to fail into the hands of the mob. In fact, it is quite in the usual form,for so-called explanations of such occurrences. The mob was determined to lynch the ne? gro while those who were responsible for his life and safety were not anima? ted with as great a determination to protect bim. Consequently, and as is .customary in such cases, -tbe mob suc? ceeded in accomplishing its purpose and the custodians of the negro could ?only regret the occurrence. They ecuid noi even recognize any of the members cf the mob and even unto this day BO man knoweth whence they came or wither they went It is not the explanatory part of the Sherie's ktter that 'strikes us as at all ren&arkabta ont his expression of opin? ion aa tb the real responsibly for the lynching. Consider this assertion : J fl "The courts and jurors are to blame for this* lynching. Had the prisoner been convicted cf murder I do i:or think he would have been lynched. ? What does this mean if not that the court and jury should have convicted Williams of murder, evidence or no evidence, thereby maki ir the machi . nery ot the law subservient to the demands of tho mob ??c *ciment which had prejudged the prisoner at the bar? How can the court and jurors-be held responsible for the lynching, if, after a fair and impartial trial, they could Bot-having* a due regard for their oaths to bring, a true verdict according to the law aod evidence pronounce Williams guilty cf murder as charged. The simple fact that there was a disagreement of opinion among the jurors resulting in a mis - trial is proof that.the evidence intro? duced by the prosecution did not es? tablish beyond a reasonable doubt that Williams was guilty of murder. If the assertion of Sheriff Graham is taken literally it means but one of two things, viz : Either tbe jury re-* irised to render a true and honest ver? di ct in accordance with the evidence? or that the court-the Judge and So? licitor--were derelict in the perform? ance- of their duty and thereby caused a miscarriage of justice. If this is j w hat he. means to say, he should .be . more explicit and circumstantial in . his charges so that the blame can be definitely fixed. If he does not mean to charge that the jurors disregarded tiie evidence or that the judge and so v licitor were derelict in the perform? ance of their duty, it must be concluded that be conceived it as necessary for Williams to be hanged by form of law,evidence or no evidence, to forestall a resort to lynching by a mob which would be satisfied with nothing short of his death. Sheriff Grahams1 letter does not clarify the situation nor does Lis attempt to shift the responsibility for the lynching from the shoulders of the mob to those of the court and jurors commend itself to those who have honestly ei.dea verse to ascertain by what process of reasoning he arrived at the conclusion he so confidently asserts in his letter. Senator B. R. Tillman was ap? pointed a member of the National Democratic Committee, the represent? ative of S. C. The Committee is com? posed of one member from each state. The movement started three years ago by Rev. T. T. Walsh of Orange burg, bot formerly ? a Sumter boy, to establish a Diocesan School for the -preparatory education of the girls of Episcopal families of the State, has ?taken definite shape ; and at a meeting in Columbia yesterday of the committee charged by the Dio? cesan Council with the matter,. it was resolved to proceed with the selection of a location for the college, and per? fect ?he plans so as to be able to re? port to the next meeting of the coun? cil. A number of cities are desirous of having the college and ?ave offer? ed inducements to get it, and the com? mittee will consider all offers before a decision 5; reached. Sumter is not mentioned in the list, but it should be, as no better point in the State could be selected. An effort should be made to get it, and Rev. T. ' T. Walsh of Orangeburg, will file appli? cations from the cities interested. - The campaign party was at Camden Thursday and like a majority of those already held it was a featureless meet? ing. The crowd was very small, not more than 150 being present, and man? ifested little interest in what was said. The South Carolina delegation, to the Democratic Convention feel it nec? essary to make an explanation for being found on. the same side with Wm. Jennings Bryan in his attempt to have justice done in the Illinois con? test. Surely the one-time leader is in bad odor when it is ground for suspi? cion to be found with him, whether he be right or wrong. The reports from every section of Sumter and Lee counties indicate a better outlook for abundant harvests this year than for years. With con? tinued good seasons the farmers' hearts will, be made glad by a satisfactory return for their labors. The accident to Mr. John H. Earle , in Darlington last week while in bathing which nearly resulted in his drowning, suggests that it would, be well for him to learn to swim before he is elected railroad commissioner, as all the gentlemen who have here? tofore occupied the position of com? missioner seem to have been in deep water. He may not be so fortunate next time in having a friend to pull him out The Democratic party now has a strong ticket and a platform upon which-all Deemocrats should ; be able to stand, which is more than could be said for the tickets and platforms of recent years The outlook is brighter than it was four years ago, for there is now, at least, a fighting chance. The s^uth will, of course, support the ticket with unanimity and enthusiasm, but unless the party makes great grains in the North, East and West the conn try is doomed to four years more of RooseveltisTC, which is, all things considered, the meanest form of Repub? licanism that has ever afflicted the country. If this country was not so completely under the influence of the trusts and allied interests we would have no doubt of the election of Par? ker and Davis, but in some of the pivotal states the trusts are so strong? ly entrenched politically that it is al? most impossible for the Democrats to win, even though they have the votes. Senator Tillman was one of the big men in the St. Louis Convention and when be showed a disposition to kick over tiie traces upon the receipt of Judge Parker's telegram consternation prevailed for a few minutes. But the dominating figure in all that great gathering of prominent Democrats was John Sharpe Williams of Missis si pei. and his influence was greater than that wielded by any other two men on the floor. JEXTERMJN?TI?C BOLL WEEVILS. Guatemalan Ants Meet ali the Ex? pectations of their Friends. Washington, July H.-The effect? iveness of the Guatemalan ants in checking the ra vases of the boll weevils in the cotton fields has been tested and Mr. Cook, the expert of the department of agriculture, in a tele? gram to Secretary Wilson today, an? nounces that the ants promptly de? stroy the weevils and 'the Texas red ants as well The telegram, which was the subject of great satisfaction to both Secretary Wilson and Dr. Galloway, the chief of the bureau ol plants industry, is dated Victoria, Texas, and is as follows : "After four weeks of captivity and of sugar diet, the Guatemalan ants promptly destroyed the Texas boll weevils, also the Texas red ants, th? harmful species which it was feared they might resemble." "PARKER HAS REUNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY". "With One Brave Stroke and the Assistance of the South," lt was Accomplished, Says T, F. Ryan. * New York? July ll.-Thomas F. Byau, who was a delegate from Vir? ginia to the Democratic national con? vention, reached his home here today from St. Louis. Speaking of the convention and its results, Mr. Byan said: "In one brave stroke, with the aid of the solid south, Judge Parker has reorganized and reunited the Demo? cratic party. "The fact that stands out most prominently in this reorganized force is th? attitude of the south, for the vote on Sunday morning shows that it is the south which not only emphasiz? ed and asserted the necessity for a re? turn to financial sanity, but it has led the way and forced the fighting. To see one southern State after another by the accident of alphabet voting standing np for sound finance, hear their delegates leading the demand for it, was certainly grateful to one whose faith in the essential political sound? ness of the people of th ta section has been a part of his political being. There was np longer any fear to men? tion or to advocate the gold standard, not as some new, strange thing, it is true, butas a recognition of condi? tions already existent in the financial policy of our gorvernment. Too much honor cannot be - given to men like Williams bf Mississippi, who in the convention as on the floor of the house, has shown himself a real leader; to Senators Daniel, Carmack, Tillman and many others. But the real honors must be award? ed to the people of the south, without whose assured cooperation and sup? port tth'is auspicious result would have been impossible. When the great solid south, really stands in doctrine as in votes by the side of the conser? vative Democratic forces, it is certain the party is in a strong position. What it means, not only politically but industrially, cannot now be pre? dicted, it can only be imagined. "The courage, prescience and lead? ership shown by Judge Parker in the initition^of this financial victory entitles him to the confidence and support of every American citizen. Never in all its history has the party entered upon a great campaign more auspiciously than upon the present one. For a candidate to have said the right word at the right moment and to have done the right act at the right time it was needed, it shewed that we are entering upon a campaign not of expediency in which there is to be dodging and futile explanations, but upon ene in which aggression will be the watchword." The Week'y Crop Report. Washington, Julyl 2.- The weather bureau's weekly summary of crop con? ditions says : Cotton bas grown rapidly through? out the cottbn belt, complaints of too rapid growth being; received frcm por? tions of the central districts where the crop is suffering for cultiation. In portions of the western districts cotton is also in need of cultivation and some shedding is reported from por? tions of Texas and South Carolina. Over the greater part of Texas, how? ever, and in the eastern districts, the crop is in a good state of cultivation, and comparatively little damage from insects is reported, excepting Texas, where boll weevils are increasing and becoming more destructive in the southestern counties. The weather conditions have been highly favorable for tobacco which is in a thrifty condition in all the impor? tant tobacco States. CANDIDATES' CARDS The announcement cards of candidates will be published In these columns until the Dem? ocratic pnmary for five dollars, payable in? variably in advance. FOE COH&ESSS. I, hereby, announce myself a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the 59th Con? gress, from the Seventh Congressional Dis? trict of South Carolina, and pledge myself to abide the result of the primary, and to sup? port the nominees of the party. A. F. LEVER. TOE COTOTY -SUPBETISOE Bereby tendering my thanks to the Citi? zens of Sumter County for their generous support in the past, I most respectfully an noun<*3 myself as a Candidate for reelection to the office of County SupervIsor,"subject to the rules govering the Democratic primary election. My very best efforts are promised and pledged to the performance of my every duty. WM. H. SEALE FOE 55SEXFF. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the de? cision of the Democratic primary election. W. S. DINK INS. I, hereby, announce myself a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter county, and pledge myself to abide the result of the pri? mary and support the nominees of the party. _C. W. STANSILL. FOE MAGISTRATE. To the Voters of Judicial District No. 3: I am before you again for the office of Magistrate in the coming primary. If you see fit to elect me as in the past, I will appre? ciate your support. Should you decide other? wise, I will cheerfully support your choice. You all know me, and I am in your hands Thanking you all for the liberal support you have always given me. I remain.Yours truly. H. L. H. WELLS. I. hereby, announce myself a Candidate for the office of Magistrate of the Third District of Sumter County-subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary, II..IIARBY..TK. A Said Reunion. Mr. J. H. Winburn, who went to Atlanta, Ga., about two weeks ago to attend the meeting of the Photograph? ers Association, spent several days^at bis old home in Conyers, Ga., where, on the 4th instant a family reunion was held. For the first time in many years all members of the family were gathered under one roof, but the re? union bad a sad ending. On the night of the 4th instant, Kev. W. D. Winburn, of Madison, was seized with violent pains in the head and after turee days of agony died on the night of., the 7th. He was in perfect health and his sudden illness and un? expected death was a terrible shock to his brothers and sisters. He was at? tended by several of the leading physi? cians of Atlanta, but nothing could be .dose for his relief. It was the opinion of all of the doctors that bis illness and death was due to pressure of the skull upon the brain, resulting from a f?ll when a child. He had been subject to headaches all his life from the same canse and had never been able to find relief. - MM???? ? Black River Union. The Black River Union will con? vene with the Wedgefield Baptist Church, on Jnly 29-31, beginning at 10 a. m., on the morning of the 29th. PROGRAM. Sermons : Friday. 10 a. m., by J. H. Mitchell. Friday, 8.30 p. m., by C. C. Brown. Saturday 12 m., by J. D. Huggins. Sunday 11 a. m., by M. A. Connors. Topics for general discussion : The Lord with his people in their business-Wm. Kolb, T. P. Lide. . What are some of the proofs of true discipleship to Cbr|st?-J. D. Rut? ledge, A. J. Tindal. , Does Zion Languish? If so, why?, At whose door lies the fault?-B. P. Cut tino, J. J. Myers. The difference between faith in Christ and faith in a creed-P. Mel lett, Jas. E. Tindal. Some of the weak places in church financial management-Robt. Kolb, B. P. Broadway. . C. C. Brown, Chairman. The macadam on South Main street, between Bartlette and Okland avenue, is ic bad condition, and it would be economy to have the necessary repairs made at once. Mothers, hearken ? while I tell What will make your baby well "TEETBINA" cures them of all pain And kives them rosy cheeks again. Yes, "TEETH1NA" Overcomes and Counteracts the effects of the Sum? mer's Heat, Aids Digestion, Regulates the Bowels, and makes Teethiug Easy. Costs 25. cents at Druggists. July 13-2t ? MilJ? -m* AU Sorts of Reduced Rates via the Atlantic Coast . ' Line. . Cincinnati, Ohio.-Account Grand Lodge Meeting B. P. O. Elks. July 18th to 23d. - Louisville. Ky.-Account Biennial Conclave Knights of Pythias, August 16th to 20th. Richmond, va,-Account National Associa? tion of Engineers August 1st to 6th. St. Louis,''Mo.-Account the Worlds Fair, Season, Sixty day. fifteen day and Coach Excursion tickets. Summer Tourist and Week-End rates to Seashore resorts in Virginia and thc Caro? linas. For full information as to rates, dates or sale, limit of tickets, schedules, etc. call on any Ticket Agent of the A. C. L., or write H. M. EMERSON, W. J. CRAIG, - Traffic-"VIan ager- Geni Pass. Agent. . Wilmington N. C. WOFFORD COLLEGE, Apartaste?, S. 0. HENRY N. SNYDER, Litt. D., M. A., Presi? dent. Four full College courses. Favorable sur? roundings. Cleveland Science HalL Gym? nasium. Athletic grounds. Lecture course. Library Facilities. 51st year begins Sept. 21st, 1904. For catalogue apply to 7. A. GAMEWELL, Secretary. Wofford College Fitting School, SPART ANB?RG, S. C. Elegant new buildings. Careful attention to individu ai students. Board and tuition for year ?110. Ali information given by A. M. DUPKE, July 13 Head Master. For Sale or Rent HOUSE and Lot in the town of Mayes ville. The lot contains one acre and is centrally located. The house is nearly new, bailt of good material and has seven rooms. Fences new and in good Older. Terms eas>. Apply to JOEL E. BR?NSON, July 13 . Manning, S. C. PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. THE UNDERSIGNED have formed a partnership tor the practice of law under the firm name of Haynsworth & Haynsworth. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, EDGAR C. HAYNSWORTH, HUGH C. HAYNSWORTH. Juna 15, 1904-Im Y GINNING MACHINERY M-U-R-R-A-Y Made br Liddell , Not otxly up wi?h tbc tistes, but maa? roars aboad? if other syatams aro modorsk. QUALITY .-and.. QUANTITY Get Particulars from G-I-B-B-E-S COLUMBIA, S. C. Please mention this paper. The Welsh Neck High School Has just closed a prosperous session, enroll? ing 194 boarding students. Its catalogues are now ready for distribution. Send us your address and we will take pleasure in mailing one to you You will enjoy look? ing over it. J. W. GAINES, Prin., Hartsville, S. C. J me 15-3m A CLEAMXG-l-P SALE - OF TLere are some items in our stock of which we were forced to buy very largely in order to get them at our price, and while our sales of them have been all we could reasonably ex? pect, we are determined to dispose of the surplus, let the loss be what it may. STRAW HATS AT 1=2 PRICE Did you ever buy a 50 cent Hat at 25 cents ? If not, we will give you an opportunity of doing so. We cleaned up a lot of 500, none of which were worth less than 50 cents, some we sold f for even more, you get your choice of what is left for a 1=4 of a Dollar. Men's Underwear at 48 cents a suit. We have abo?;t 200 suits of these left in colors only. They were manufactured to sell for $1, but they did not and now you get them for less than half of that. ? 2=Piece Suits at Cost. We have a nobby assortment of patterns in these, second to none in the city our only trouble being we bought too many and want to unload. Women's Tan Shoes at 1=2 Price. Every pair of them are worth $1.50. Pick them out while hey last ac 75 cents. Ladies' Oxfords at $1.00. These are the Godman brand, our $1.50 leader, and too weil known to need further comment from us.' Shirt Waists at Cost. This has been an off year in. shirt waists ; if you are not supplied, yon can have your choice of our stock at actual cost. Ladies' Skirts at Cost. We have' only a limited number of these left, and the sizes are consequently badly broken. The values are excellent, and if 3 ou get fitted you are fortunate. We reserve the right to withdraw these offerings at arty time. DONNELL & COMPANY. J. D. Craig Furqiture Co Funeral Directors Licensed Embalmers, Nc. 202 North Main Street. With a full and'complete stock of supples, larger than ever before, we are better prepar? ed to render prompt and satisfactory service. Calls attended promptly Day Phone, 14 - Night Phone, 201. May 25-3m _ KEEP US IN MIND. We buy and sell Eeal Estate and collect Rents, in city or country. We sell all kinds of Insurance, including Fire, Lite, Accident and Health, representing only the strongest companies. We'll appreciate a share af your business. WHITE & MCCALLUM, The Real Estate and Insurance Men. OFFICE NO. 18S. MAIN STREET - - PHONE NO. 143. Mch 9-1 y r