The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 31, 1904, Image 4
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1904.
The Sumter WatcJiman "was founded in
1850 and the True Southron -in 1866. The
"Watchman and Southron now bas the com?
bined circulation and influence of both of
the old papers, and is manifestly the best
aihertismg^oae^^
The death of Carlisle McKinley re?
moves from the ranks of newspaper
workers in South Carolina one of t?e
ablest and truest men ever connected
With the press of the State.
Gov. Terrel of Georgia? bas appoint?
ed a court of inquiry to investigate
the conduct of the militia at States
boro from which a mob took two pris?
oners who were under sentence of
death. Gov. Terrell issued a statement
ia which he stronfgiy condemns mob
law in general and the recent occur?
rences at Statesboroo in particular.
The investigation will probably be
barren of results and the militia will
escape with a whitewashing. What
would be more to the purpose would
ce an investigation of the conduct of
the Sherill and his deputies who are
charged with assisting the mob to
k overpower the militia.
The~ mob spirit is not governed by
sectional lines, and the negro gets the
worst of it every time the mob gets
in the -kiding- humor. Monday a
negro was lynched in Bulleen county
Georgia, and another in Laramie City,
Wyoming. The Laromie Sheriff was
as complaisant and accommodating as
any Georgia Sheriff could have been.
The announcement of former Sena
tor David Bill, of New York, that |
he will permanently retire from polit?
ical life January 1st next, whether
Pariser- is elected president or not, and
that he will accept no office if Parker
is elected, was a sad blow to the Re?
publicans. Having nothing to bring
against Judge Parker they have been
making a great deal of his affiliation
with Senator Hill and have been ns-,
ing Bili as a bugaboo to frighten the
Independent voters away from Parker.
Some of the most imaginative papers
have asserted that Hill bad exacted a
pledge from Judge Parker that he
should be appointed secretary of state
in the event of a Democratic victory.
Senator Hill has silenced these re?
ports once for all and the .Republican
editors will be forced to hunt np an?
other bugaboo.
._ \
The Immigration Bureau under the
energetic and intelligent direction of
. CommiSsioner Watson is beginning to
bring results. The sale of ten* thou?
sand acres of land in Lexington coun?
ty for s?ttlei?iet by a colony of Scandi?
navian, truck fanners is a fine begin?
ning and means much for Lexington
county. If this colony prospers thou?
sands of other desirable settlers from
??prway and Sweeden will come to
South Carolina.
<*en. Stoessel, the brave commander
of the Russian garrison of Port Ar?
thur sees the handwriting on the wall
and realizer that the fortress is doom?
ed to fall in a short time. He has
telegraphed the Czar that he can hold
out-,against the Japanese assault only a
: few weeks longer, and that to do so
will mean the loss of thousands of
lives. The press dispatch of Saturday
published in this paper, stating tliat
Port Arthur had practically fallen, as
since been confirmed by the reports of
.jrther pap?is, and the reports of Gen.
Stoessel to the Czar ?e?yes no room
for doubt that the Japanese are now
in a position to force the surrender of j
the Port Arthurgarrison when it suits!
iheir convenience. p
There are oul\ a few political buz- ;
32ards~ around Sumter, but ^tiiey have j
^energetically endtavcred to work the j
candidates. So far as can be learned j
they have met with poor success this
.year and have failed to replenish
their wardrobes. They have" braced*'
the-, candidatesv for everything from a ?
pair of socks to a. full suit of clothes, i
bat, are still wearing their cid:
clothes. The candidates have of their !
own ?icco-? starved the buzzards out. ?
THE LAW CN THE SUBJECT.
/ An act passed by the regular session !
of the General Assembly of 1904 for- j
bitis the use of intoxicating liquors j
'within a mile of voting precincts on j
election days. As there are doubtless !
many who are not familiar with the
law on this subject and as the day of .
election is near at hand, we think it
an opportune time to publish the act;
that none may err through ignorance
of th? law.
On page 417 of Acts and Joint Reso?
lutions-of the General r-ssembly, regu?
lar session of 1904, under the heading
of An Act to Prevent Treating on
Election Day, we copy the following :
" Section L Be it enaeted by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina, That it shall be un?
lawful hereafter for any person to sell,
barter give away or treat any voter to
any malt or intoxicating liquor within
one mile of any voting precinct during.
any primary or other election day, un?
der a penalty upon conviction thereof
of not more than one hundred dollars i
($100), nor more than thirty (30) days
imprisonment with labor. Approved
the 30tb day of February, A. D. 1904.'*
THE MATTER ?F WORLD POWER.
Nothing in Judge Parker's speech
of acceptance has disturbed the Repub?
licans campaign managers as much
as his declaration that this country
has been a world power for a hundred
years, and was recognized hy t?e civ?
ilized world, but that until recently
the - authorities had too much good
sense and patriotism to jeopardize the
peace and material inter?st of the
! country by involving us in all sorts of
! international complications. Other
features of the admirable address gave
them concern, but that one caused con?
sternation, not because it is any more
accurate and timely than the others,
but for the reason that it is calculated
to invite investigation and compari?
son.
For half a dozen years the Republi?
cans have been constantly boasting
that McKinley and Roosevelt had
made this country a world power, and
that previous to tie Spanish war the
governments of Europe paid no atten
ton to the United States in shaping
and adjusting their affairs. When
Great Briain admitted her defeat in
the war of 1812 the potentiality of the
United States was confessed by that
nation. When in 1823 President Mon?
roe admonished the "Holy Alliance,"
Austria, Russia, Prussia *vnd France,
that European interference on this
hemisphere would not be tolerated,
our power was recognized hy their
abandonment of a purpose already ex?
pressed. When in 1895 President
Cleveland notified Great Britain that
she couldn't despoil Venezuela the
world power force of the United
States ^as confessed by that most
powerful of all powers in the instant
abandonment of its project.
The bullies who have been manag?
ing the Republican party during re?
cent years and controlling the affairs
of the government mistake the signs
if they believe that this country is
more respected now than it was when
the traditional policies of the founders
were in force. It may be more feared^
just as a stick of dynamite is regarded
as more dangerous, than a locomotive.
Europe is uncertain of Roosevelt and
flatters his vanity to induce him to
behave. But the respect which comes
from admiration for ability and pa?
triotism and justice is of. greater ad
'anrage and reflects greater credit on
the country than fear that Roosevelt
will touch off a mine or throw a
lighted match into a barrel of powder
anySday. That is the difference be?
tween the present estimate of this
country abroad and that' of previous
years.
Statebarg Sayings.
Stateburg, Aug. 30.- The cotton
crop is knocking up in this section.
In a few places, I hear our fann?
ers complaining of the blight.
Mrs. Thomas Childs and family of
Sumter are spending some time at
M rs. R. M. Can tey's.
Mrs. S. R. Flud and Miss Tillie
Find are visiting Mrs. Henry Rich?
ardson, of Clarendon.
Mr. De Veaux Moore, who is spend?
ing the summer on Sullivan's Island,
spent Monday at Mr. Screven Moore's.
Mr. W. D. Frierson is in the City
by tbe Sea. He will be away about
two'weeks.
Miss Mary Childs, cf Columbia,
spent Sunday with Mrs. W. L. Saun?
ders.
Messrs. Matt, and Henry' Moore I
leave today for Richmond, Va. They j
go by way of Cheraw to visit their j
friend, Mr. Pegues.
Mrs. Henry Gaillard, of Pinopolis,
is visiting Miss Anna P. Burgess.
Mr. Temple Frierson, Jr., returned
to Charleston on Sunday afternoon,
afte*r a pleasant stay of two weeks at
his cid home.
Miss Mary Burges*, after spending
a week with Miss Annie' Lynam of
Sumter, is with her aunt, Mrs. .Tames
Pinckney at "The Ruins."
Miss Julia Frierson returned to
Charleston last evening. Her many
friends regret that her vacation is
over.
Miss Kate Bull spent several days
last week with Miss Annie Holmes.
Oar young people are getting up a
dance for Wednesday night. They are
giving it before the "sommer swal?
lows1' take their flight.
LYNCHED NEGRO iN WYOMING.
Mob Take Him From the Jail in
City of Laramie.
Special to The Daily Item.
Laramie, Wyo., Aug 30 -Joe Mar?
tin, colored was lynched by a mob of
300 men in front of Judge Carpenter's
house last night. ;Martin was a trusty
in the county jail He attacked a
white girl, Della Crouse, in the jail
kitchen and slashed her face and arms
with a knife. One man was injured
while entering the jail to drag out the
prisoner.
After assaulting Miss Crouse with
a razor Martin was placed in a ceil in
the county jail. The first intimation
that Sheriff Cook had of the contem?
plated lynching was when two masked
men appeared in the kitchen of the
jail house and with guns leveled at
him, told him that there were 200
men waiting outside for the negro and
that he had better not attempt to
make any trouble for them.
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
Columbia, Aug. 30.-The week end?
ing 8 a. m., August 29th, had a mean
temperature of 77 degrees, which is
about 3 below normal, due to moder?
ately hot weather the first four cays and
abnormally cool weather during the
last three. The extremes were a min?
imum of about 50 in the western
counties on the 28tb, and a maximum
of 99 at three places on the 23rd and
24th. The sunshine was about nor?
mal, although a number of places re?
ported too much cloudiness for crops,
. " ny having had general cloudiness
* - entire week. A wind storm doing
some damage to trees and crops occur?
red in Oconee community, and a.hail
storm that did little damage in Marl?
boro county. Local high winds did
some damage in a few other places,
but were confined to very small areas.
The precipitation averaged anove
! the normal for the week, and was ex?
cessive locally in the western, eastern
and southern counties. There was
least precipitation in the central coun?
ties. A number of places reported the
heaviest rainfall of the season on the
26fch. The weekly amounts ranged
from about half an inch to nearly four
inches. I many places there has been
too much raiu for cotton, while in a
few, the week's rainfall was needed
ard was beneficial on all crops.
Farm work made rapid progress
early in the week, but general rain
during the.later partbrought it to a
stand-still.
Favorable reports on corn continue
from all sections, especially on late
corn which is an exceptionally fine crop
and which is practicall}- made. Fod?
der pulling made rapid nrogress, but
considerable was damaged by the fre?
quent rains.
I There was no marked change in the
condition of cotton although what
changes took place were generally to?
ward deterioration, owing to con?
tinued shedding, and to further spread
of rust, both apparently dae to exces?
sive moisture. In a few localities
boll worms have done considerable
damage. In places over the whole
State, and almost generally over the
western counties and on clay and red
lands, the plants continue to bloom
emd fruit freely. Early in thc week,
under the stimulus of the high tem
i
perature then prevailing, early varie?
ties of cotton opened rapidly in the
eastern, southern and central counties
and considerable was picked in those
sections, while in the western counties
there are as yet few open bolls, and
comparatively few full grown ones.
Picking will be general next week in
the eastern half of $ie State. Sea
island cotton maintained its very
promising condition.
Early rice is ripening fast, and cut?
ting has begun ; late rice is heading
nicely. The rice crop is very promis?
ing in the Georgetown district. There
has been too much rain for peas, but
sweet jK)tatoes and gardens, as well
as truck generally are doing well.
Haying is under way, but made slow
progress owing to the frequent rains.
The hay crop will be heavy with favo?
rable weather for saving it.
Magnolia News Notes.
Magnolia, Aug. 29.-The frequent
showers are interfering with the pull?
ing of fodder and lots of it will likely
be more or less damaged. The joyful
time-cotton picking season -is come,
and the pickers can commence to
handle the change in waiting for
them. Mr. J. A. Clark, one of our.
hustling, shove ahead farmers, has
the credit of putting the first new
bale of cotton on the market in this
place. It being a little gin cut,
brought only 10 cents. This condition
is attributable to dampness.
Ere the setting of tomorrow's sun
many of the little army of candidates
will know their doom. Many will be
sadly disappointed, as lots who seem
to have bright prospects, with every?
thing externally in their favor will
be swapped or?, choice cr no choice.
This election business has got to be
about as uncertain as the "verdict of
a petit jury." Voters, by designing
and shrewd politicians, are twisted
and turned about in any imaginable
manner, and obedience takes the
place of choice. This is applicable in
a general way : of course there are ex?
ceptions.
Messrs. John F. McIntosh, Gorco.i
Griffin, L?e Kilpatrick and J. G.
Stokes will return from a trip to the
North Carolina coast tonight, having
left here ou the 27th inst.
Mr. J. T. McNeil's teamster brought
his wagon to this place Saturday
evening, loaded it with freight, and
then with the surplus of money given
him by Mr. McNeil to pay freight,
skipped and has not been heard of since.
The wagon with its contents was left
out all Saturday night, and the sugar
and meal, all of which was in sacks,
was thoroughly wet, and doubtless
ruined, or badly dmaged.
Will Craech, convict serving 3
years term on Lee county chain
gang near this place, escaped and is
now at large. He is a dangerous ne?
gro and should be caught.
Occasional.
GLENN SPRINGS WATER
The Kidney Cure.
i Why You Should Study Law in the
South Carolina College.
In the first\place, if you have decid?
ed to practice law in Sou:;' Carolina,
the advantage of geing to the South
Carolina College is conspicuous.
There you will form associations and
ties that will strengthen you through?
out thc State during your entire life.
Should you wish to enter upon a poli?
tical life, you will have .staunch
friends in every town and hamlet of
the State-friends in all of the profes?
sions and walks of life, and friends
who arc alive to a keen appreciation
of what it is to be a true and high
toned politician-a politician in truth
and not as the name is now too often,
with reason, interpreted to signify.
In the second place, Columbia is an
ideal place for a law school. It is the
capital of tho State, and its central
situation makes it easily accessible
from all parts of the State. During
the winter students have ample oppor?
tunity of seeing the practical working
of government, legislative, executive,
and judicial. Here are held annual?
ly two terms of the Supreme Court,
three terms of the Circuit Court, and
two terms of the United States Circuit
and District Courts. Lectures are de?
livered to the Law Classes by eminent
members of the bench and bar. Dur?
ing the session of 1903-1904 lectures
were delivered in the following order,
by Associate Justice Eugene 13. Gary
(two) ; United States Judge Charles'
H. Simonton (two) : Associate Justice
C. A. Woods, Judge W. C. Benet,
Mr. Robert W. Sband, Mr. William
H. Lyles, United States Judge Wil?
liam H. Brawlcy, Mr. J. P. Carey
and Mr. S. J. Simpson.
In the third place, thc Law Fac?
ulty is particularly strong. No one
can expound the principles of . the lav;
with greater strength and clearness
than Joseph Daniel Pope, the Dean of
the Law Faculty. Prof. R. Means
Davis (dead, alas I) was thc clear, for?
cible expounder of Constitutional Law,
Constitutional Law Cases, and Inter
national Law. His place will be ably
filled by Prof. Gordon B. Moore, who
comes to the College with a widely es?
tablished reputation for great
strength of character, for great mental
ability, and for wonderful success in
teaching. Adjunct Professor M. H.
Moore is a lawyer engaged in active
practice, and brings^to the class daily
his fresh experience from the office
and the courts. He, too, is an excel?
lent teacher, and a man of literary
taste and thorough culture.
Again, the course of study in the
department is foll and the opportunity
for parallel reading on the daily lec?
tures ample. The College has an ex?
cellent law library, ard the library of
the Supreme Court is close at hand,
and open for use ; and, since a lawyer
must read widely, the general library
of the College-and there is none bet?
ter in the South-is of great value
to the law student.
With ali of the above-named advan?
tages, law students cannot do better
than to pursue their studies at the
South Carolina College.
Manchester Correspondence.
Manchester, S. C., Aug. 27, ?904.
Mr. Editor: This dark, cloudy morn?
ing I will try and write a line for the
Watchman and Southron.
Fodder pulling is about through ;
now for cotton picking. Crops are
pretty good, corn especially.
We had afine rain last night, which
was needed by cane, peas, potatoes &c.
Mrs. R. N. Owen, and sons, of
Oran^eburg visited relatives here last
week.
Mr. Geo. P. Ardis has been quite
sick with appendicitis, but was-better
at last accounts.
We were all sorry to hear of the
Folk-Sealc tragedy yesterday. But
ever since the first two brothers,
Cain and Abel, men have be^n rising
up and taking or trying to take each
others lives. What a pity that it is
so
Well, I suppose Tuesday is the pri?
mary. I hope everybody will turn out
and vote and then stick to their oaths
and not be a set of liars as we have
been in the past. We swear we will
support the nominees in the primary
and then go home and never go about
the general election. So, brethren,
don't let's lie this time, but every?
body register and turn out on the 8th
of November and do our duty, and
may the good Lord give ns the. right
men in the right places from Presi?
dent to Coroner. So prays
Sidra.
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