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WEDKE33AY, OCTOBER 19, 1904. The Sumter IFaie?m a?/was founded iu ?6?8 ?I.<2 iba True Southron in 1866. Tho Watchman and Southron now bas tbs com? bined circulation and in?uence of both of the oid pap?is, as? ii manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. ?|BMOMMaMa?MMBBMB8g?aW?nMKMMMWMailll I jj MBk Sennet, the Hampton county mur? derer who did not know enough to keep away from South Carolina after re? ceiving a conditional paardon, but re? turned and killed his wife, has decided to abandon bia appeal for a new trial and will go to the chain gang for S re years. We have not been able to under? stand how the the jury happened to find a verdict of manslaughter in this case. Bennett was either guilty of one off the meanest and most cold blooc ed murders, for which he should be hanged r he is innocent man, in so far as the death of his wife is concerned. If he killed her by accident thinking hat she was a burglar trying to enter his house, the act did not render him ?ty of manslaughter; if ho shot her intentionally, it was as mean and cow? ar dy a murder as ever commit!ted in South Carolina. How did the jury appen to compromise on manslaugh? ter?' When we .get through with the Fall estival the business men of Sumter should try to get together and organize a live up-to-date and aggressive board of trade to continue the work thal; the Fall " Festival will only inaugurate. The Festival w?ll^ attract attention to this city and advertise it in a general way, and the thousands of visitors !ill go away and talk about Sumter; ad, as warecondent that the impres? sions they receive of the city will be afvorable, we believe that Sumter will " receive not a little advertising from that source ; but spasmodic advertising coes not bring results commensurate with the expenditure, and to achieve permanent results we must keep ever? lastingly at it If Sumter had a live board of trade, with a live secretary who could devote all, or a large part, of his time to the work there won ld be, less chance of Sumter lagging behind in the march cf progress than i.f we continue to go along in the same old mt. Right now we need some one to take up with the Atlantic Coast Line suthvjrities the question cf putting cn a morning train from Florence to this ei?r, but it is everybody's and nobody ^attends to it A morning train from Florence would be worth a great deal to the business men of Sumter and ?would be still more beneficial to the .people living along the line of the road between Florence and this city. We need this train to perfect cur rail? road facilities, which are now the *equa?of those of any other to wu in the estate. M is a weak point, however, and should be remedied. If the matter was taken up and pressed vigorously, we believe the train would be * put on by the Atlantic Coast Line authorities. This is jost one piece of work that a board of trade could do-there are doz? ens of other things that could be done that would be equally as beneficial. A board cf trade might ba able to heston the beginning of work on the new railroad rom Conway to "his city, ii might start a movement that would result in the building of a railroad to Rishopville and on to tap the Sea? board Air Lire. T^e Japs and Russians expect "to spend the winier in Manchuria and it s?ems that Liao Vang is coveted by ooth for winter quarters, hence the ide3prrat9 straggle to possess it. The State Fair will ?>p?n in just ten day?, and it promises to be the great? est ever Leid in South Carolina. \ The n?w fair grounds and buildings fcave been planned cn a larger scale than the old, which had been , ?or years, inadequate. But, apart from the es fci?its and other cf the customary fair ! week attractions, the gathering cf South Carolinas, which is to many of those who attend the fair anncsiiy, j tbe chief atraction of all, will be far j audv asray greater that eas beret'.,- j Core assembled in Columbia dnrir.2 ' i fair week. The her;.?seekers from tha ? northwest, who ure expected to be in Columbia in large., numbers duri?gj the fair, will have the best pesiibie op? portunity fer seeing and becoming ac? quainted with the people among whom they are thinking of coming to live. A fair week crowd is unquestionably | the most representative assemblage of South Carolinians, of all classes and conditions, that is to be seen in the State. Every county, town and vil? lage in the State has representatives in the crowd, and the rich and the poor, the good and bad, are mingled in about equal proportion.:. The fair week crowd, taken at the average, re? presents the State's citizenship as it is today. Senator Tillman is an able man, a stump speaker without a peer in a rough and tumble scrimmage, and a good democrat, according to his lights, but some of the present day party ?enders are said to believe that he does more harm than good by his methods asd manner of expounding democracy tc- western audiences. We have doubts cf the party leaders saying or think? ing this, however, for it sounds more like a republican contribution io the democratic' campaign. Republican managers and newspapers have a habit of giving to the public the innermost thoughts cf the democratic leaders on all subjects connecte! with a national campaign. There is no'" difficulty in fixing the blame for that shocking and needless accident last night, lt is the custom of racing the hose wagons, helter skelter through the streets at break? neck speed, every time the fire alarm is sounded that is responsible for the killing of a useful and very valuable horse in a shocking manner. More often than otherwise the drivers of the hose wagons have no definite idea of the locality of a fire when they I leave their houses, yet they dash out ! at full speed and race in one direction or the other until the fire is located or they ascertain that they have been called out by a false alarm. The drivers are not to blame, they are merely fol? lowing a custom that grew out of the ke8n rivalry of the two teams and that has been acquiesced in, if not san ctiond by the city authorities, who, alone, could'have regulate, the speed of the hose wagons within reasonable and safe limits. For years this cus? tom of racing to fires has prevailed and that there have been no serious accidents j has been due to good fortune aod nothing else. All who have given the matter any thought have realized the danger of accidents and have been fearful that the pitcher would go to the well once too often. Not only have the lives of the drivers of the hose wagons, of the firemen on the wagons and the horses and appar? atus been placed in jeopardy hundreds of times, but the people on the streets were in almost as great danger of death or serious injury. If an infirm person or a child had happened to be in the path of one of the hose wagons when it dashed around a corner, the result would h?ve been more shocking, more deplorable than the accident last nr?hfc. Many have confidently anti? cipated that the hose wagons would collide at the corner of Main and Liberty streets as they made the turn from Liberty into Main, and the col? lision last- night occurred but little different from the expected, lt differ? ed in detail and circumstances, but not in results, save that the accident was net as serious as it could easily have be%n. If the killing of a valua? ble horse, whose loss cannot be esti? mated in dollars and cents, for he can? not be replaced, serves to abolish a useless and dangerous custom, the city will be the gainer, and we should all be thankful that it was a horse and not a man who was sacrificed to crys talize public sentiment against a cus? tom that has long been a deadly men? ace to public safety. Stonewall Jackson was cut off and surrounded any number of times, but he always managed to turu up at the wrong place for the enemy ; similarly and Gen.Kuroki seems to be somewhat gifted. It will be well to wait un? til ali the reports are* in before con? cluding that he has fallen into the hands of the Russians. Field Marshall Oyama says that the operations against -the Russians are progressing favorably, and if he bas followed the usual Japanese policy in this war of acting before making re? ports, the snccesses achieved by the Russians do not amount to much in their influence upon the general pian of battle. AWFUL G0NSEQ?EK0E3 OF TIE "0HL0?0E0" PISTOL. Ralph Rogers, Son of Rey. W. A. Rogers of Wofford College, Accidentally Killed Him? self. Spacial to The State. Spartnbourg, Oct. 16.-The awful c-irseqcences 'attending the fooling with an "unloaded'' firearm are in evidence at the horne cf Rev. W. A. Rogers, D. D., financial agent of Wofford college. This afternoon Ralph R< vi rs, fourth son of Dr. Rogers, wri!* in bis room in the upstairs of tbe borne began handling a pistol wbicb he or some of his brothers had borrowed from a neighbor. He thought tbs weapon \va^ ucioaced and it was accidentally discharged, a bul? let striking the young man between the eyes and ranging diagonally up? ward sloughed his brain and crashed through^the skull in the rear top of the head. Medical aid was at once summond and all that physicians and loved ones could do was brought to bear to save, rne lifejjof the boy, but to no avail. He died at 7 o'clock this evening. His mother, who is in Bamberg, has been telegraphed the sad news and she will arrive tomorrow. Ralph Rogerrs was a member of the junior class of Wofford college and a youth of fine character and much promise. He is 18 years of age. His father is prostrated with grief. Contributions of news items by mail or telephone are always gladly received. FREE TO MOTHERS.-A box of Dr. Moffett's "TEETHINA" (Teeth? ing Powders) will be sent without charge to any mother writing Dr. C. J. Moffett, St. Louis, Mo., giving the name of her druggist not keeping it. "TEETHINA" Aids Digestion, Reg? ulates the Bowels, Overcomes and Counteracts the Effects of Summer's Heat and makes Teething Easv. Oct. 192-t ; Sia?eb?rg ?tems. . Stateburz, Oct. ].-Tliere still is a good deal ci cotton in the ^fields, and as the fine weather continues, tho .farmers are succeeding in getting it oct in good condition. The hay crop in this section, is a good one. Oar farmers aro now wishing for rain so they can pat in fall oats. Miss Lily M. Holcombe left on Sat? urday for Charleston where she is to spend the winter with her brother, Mr. E. P. Delcombe. Mis Eliza Pinckney of Charleston, is visiting her sister. Mrs. Geo. M. Murray. . Mr. W. D. Creight of Winnsboro. spent Sundav with his sister, Mrs. H. D. G. Muldrow. Mr. H. L. Pinckney, of Charleston is at his country home, "Oakland." Master Brace Saunders is attending school in Rock Hill. Mr, and Mrs. A. M. Lee, of Char? leston, spent several days in Stateburg last week. Miss Inez Cunningham, of Bishop ville, who is to teach one of the State? burg schools, came on Saturday. She commnced her duties today. ' Miss Cunningham is at Mrs. E. N. Frier son's. Mrs. Early Meliette left on Wednes? day for Mandeville, Marlboro county, where she is to spend the winter. Miss Lou Leavell has returned from a delightful visit to friends in Sum? ter. Mr. Nesbitt, cf Privateer who has been visiting his cousin, Mrs. S. H. Ramsey, returned home on Sunday. HAYES EH COLBHBl?. Me is Carried to the Penitentiary to Begin His Life Sentence. Columbia, Oct. 16.-Hoyt Bayes, whose case has attracted so much " at? tention, is spending tonight in the State Penitentiary. Tomorrow he will begin his life sentence. Sheriff Moss found that he had to come here on other matters and while coming here thought it just as well to bring Hoyt Hayes along. Sheriff Moss made it plain that there were no threats of lynching or interference with Hayes and that he simply brought the prisoner here as he had to be brought here anyway. Hoyt Hayes is better looking than the pictures of him make him appear. He has an intelligent face, and is qcick. Those who tried to talk with him about the case found that he knew perfectly how to evade any men? tion cf the case and be firmly refused to talk about the trial, the commuta? tion or wiiat he thought of anything connected ^with bis case. He did not mind talking about mest other matters, bot when it came to the killing of his wife, he was a sphinx. He will begin his life sen? tence tomorrow, and today he was simply placed in the guard rooms. He seems to be in good health and fine spirits. BISHOPS OPPOSED 70 DIVORCE. The Amendment .Adopted to Canon on Divorce and Marriage. Botson, Oct. 17.-The house of bishops, one of the legislative bodies of the Episcopal general convention, today adopted an amendment to the canon on marriage and divorce, for? bidding the remarriage of any divorc ! ed person. The amendment was sub? stantially the same as that which was rejected by the house cf deputies on Friday last. The action cf the bish ! ops was not unexpected, as the senti? ment of that boay was well known. In fact, a similar amendment was passed at the San Francisco conven? tion three years ago, but failed, as was the case this year, to secure the support of the other house. A confer? ence cf committees" representing the bishops and the deputies will be held ? to consider the disagreement, but i leading clergymen do not anticipate ! that the deputies will recede from their vote of last week. In the house of deputies today a proposed canon providing a court of review, to which appeals may be taken jrom the decisions of diocesan courts was reported and its essential feature adopted though several minor provisions went over until tomorrow. Among these was one grouping the dioceses and missionary districts into seven provinces, each province to have a court of its own. A proposal to establish a court of appeal*, a sort of supreme cou rt, to be composed of the bishops of the church, was referred to the next convention. Among those j who took part in the discussion was j W. W. Olds, Norfolk, Va. The special committee appointed to consider resolutions condemning lynching presented by J. li. Stotsen burg ot Indianapolis, reported that as the church stood for the law and or? der at all times action on the resolu? tions was not necessary. Mr. Stotsen burg offered a sub-resolution which condemned "thc brutal murder of colored persons and atrocious assassi? nation by handing, barning and fiend? ish mutilation. g The whole matter was placed on the calendar. Found Dead in Bed. Special to The State. Batesburg, Ocat. IC-Mr. J. B. Stokes, a prominent hardware mer? chant of this place, died suddenly this morning. Dr. E. K. Hardin was called in and pronounced heart, failure as the cause of death. No one knows just when the fatal messenger came, for everything points to death without a struggle. The position of the body, the closed eyes and everything in d crated that a painless death came while he was asleep. Mrs. Stokes, who occupied another bed in the same room, knew nothing of the sad situa? tion until after she had arisen this morning. Mr. Stokes-was in seemingly good health all day yesterday and attended to his business as asnal. He was one of the most active workers in put? ting out the fire at the Kernaghan house yeterday afternoon. He seems to have gotten overheated and much excited during this incident and com? plained of feeling unwell afterwards. He leaves a wife and lour children to mourn his loss. !&YESTiG?TIf?G THAT F?RE. tfr. H. v;. Holloway, Rspresc-r.urg tl: Cornp-rc?er Genera!, in i'm Oily. Mr. il. W. Holloway, nf Columbia, arrived in the city Wednesday nigh? ior toe purpose of making a thorough investigation of the fire that occurred in Mrs. Fannie Basking room, at tbe residence of Mr. H. A. Lowry on S. Sumter street, Saturday evening about 7.45o'clock. Mr. Holloway was acting as the special representative of Com proller General Jones, whose duty it is, under the law, io investigate ali fires reported to him by a chief cf police or chief cf a fire department as of incendiary origin. Mr. Hollo? way proceeded with the investiga? tion carefully and systematically. MRS. BASKINS ARRESTED. lndioted for Arson-Has Given Bail for Her Appearance. On a warrant sworn out by Mr. H. V?7. Holloway, as thc representative cf the comptroller general, Deputy Sher? iff Gaillard arrested Mrs. Fannie has? kins last Saturday. She gave bond for ber appearance at the preliminary hearing next Thursday in the som of SI,OOO. ' Messrs. W. B. Eoyle and Isaac Strauss are. her bondsmen. Mrs. Baskins will be represented by Llessrs. Marion Moise and T. H. Fraser. The case has aroused much interest in tbe city, and it is certain that when the case is heard, the Court House wiil be filled to its utmost capacity. Both sides appear eager for a thorough in? vestigation of the case. The Attorney General will appear for thc State. -.ll ll -- - Receoticn For Dr. Edmunds. The Ladies' Aid Socitey of the Presbyterian Church will, this even? ing, from 8 to 10 o'clock, give a re? ception at the parsonage to commem? orate the completion of the twenty-1 fourth year of Dr. Edmunds's pastorate. The entire congregation will attend the reception, gladly availing them? selves of the opportunity to testify to thc love and esteem in which they hold their pastor. J?08E waniesT" KERSHAW umm. He Characterized the Lynching of Morrison as an Atrocious and Foul Murder. Special to The State. Lancaster, Oct. 17.-Court convened this morning, Judge R. C. Watts presided. His honor in his charge to the grand jury dwelt at great length on the lynching of Morrison at Ker? shaw as an atroious and foul murder on the part of every person who took part in it and that they each and all have blood on their hands. That lynching is wrong in any .case. It us? ually commences by the lynching of negroes for killing white men and ends in the lynching of white men for killing white men ; and then, comes anarchy and lawlesnesls. He urged upon the grand jury the importance of making diligent inquiry into the matter and to present all parties in any way connected with it. In concluding his remarks on the mater, lie stated that he intended to clear bis conscience and discharge his dut}' by presening the matter clearly and fully to the grand jury. 3 As the jury was about to retire So? licitor Henry arose and stated that he wished to confer with the foremaa^in reference to the matter . before they made their final presentment. Darlington, Oct. 10.-Tobacco con? tinues to come in althongh a large percentage of the crop.has been mar? keted. Prices for all grades are good. There will in all probability be a considerably larger acreage planted next season, as the farmers appear satisfied witu the returns. Sheldon Lucius, colored, was killed in Beaufort county Saturday by the accidental discharge of a gen which he was trying to take from his brother for the purpose of shooting his wife whom he liad been beating. The railroads will grant as lower rates for the Sumter Fall Festival as they have ever granted for any simi? lar "occasion in this State. The rates will be the same as for the State Fair and the members of fire companies and military companies will have a special rate besides and free transportation for tiioir apparatus aud equipmeut. Capt. E. Scott Carson received a letter a day or two ago from Lieut. L S. Carson. U. S. A., informing him of 1 "s appointment as Squadron Adju? tant of the First Suadron. 8th Cavalry. Lieut. Carson writes that the appointment was a surprise as there are a number of First Lieutenants in the Sth who rank him. The appoint? ment is not only a promotion and an honor, as it is made on merit and fitness for the position, but it carries with it the pay of a Captain. "Iltrif1 "Llllll HF" 1 ?nwr.frrOTiLU,. HiBwm IIMMDIC Prizes For THE HORSE TOURNAMENT OF SUM? TER FALL FESTIVAL &GVEK! BER 22, 1904. The committee have arranged for the following prizes : First prize-Most successful Knight, $40. Second prize- Most graceful rider, and handsomest horse combined, $25. Third prize-The second most suc? cessful K?ight, $1.3. Fourth prize- -The most ridiculous Burlesque rider and animal combined, $10. Fifth prize-The second most redi culous Burlesque rider and animal combined, $5. While we are not assured, we expect a good 3uit of clothes, and a good overcoat for the third and fourth most snccssful Knights, respectively. The tournament will be governed by the Standard rules. Entrance fee $1.00 each. Let all who wish to participate send their names with $1.00 to A. B. STUCKEY, Chairman of Committee. Oct 19 M i: 11 Bought in St. Louis, at the World's Fair, li I j conceded to he the largest horse and j ; j j mule ma,rket in the XL S. If you want a i j good selection see this bunch before they || |l are picked over. SPECIAL. _ |! I ?j Several choice drivers and family broke j j harness horses. Ten (10) smooth young mules. South Carolina Rust Proof seed oats, the heaviest on the market, 65c per bushel. Our business in this department has already been of such a volume that it hardly appears necessary for us to say anything about it, The Goods Speaking for Themselves But while we know that a large percentage of the population of the county are aware of the excellence of the values we have here, there are a few who are not, and these are the ones whom we wish to reach. Each season we endeavor to make every branch of our business more attractive, and our Clothing stock probably enjoys a more liberal share of our attention than any other. . Hen's Sin ts at $5. Our assortment of these w?uld supply an ordinary clothing store We have them single ana double breasted, in gray melton, navy blue and fancy mixed cassimers. Men's Suits at $6 to 38.50. This line would look well in a ?10 window. They comprise all the new weaves, in fancy cassimers and worsteds. Men's Suits at $10 to $16.50. At this price we show you as swell a line of goods as you will find in the city. The Horse Shoe Brand. The horse shoe means good luck, and while we hope they will give you good luck, we know they will give you good wear. Boys Clothing-. We control the Jane Hopkins brand and the many mothers who have been buying these goods from us will testify to their wearing qualities. Aunt Jane is willing to stake her reputa? tion, that a boy can climb more trees, and jump more fences, in a suit of her manufacture than any other at the same price. She is hightoned in her ideas, her prices run from ?2.50 to $5. if you want something cheaper we have them as low as 75 cents, with a guarantee that they rip at every jump. Did you ever try our Never Rip Panis for your boy? The only risk in buying these is, should he get caught in the limb of a tree he will hang there until he is cut down, and the price is only 50 cents. This is not good rain coat weather, but we will have some later on, and then you will want one badly. Wre have two numbers in these, that are great values, having closed out the lots, principally large sizes. They were made to sell at ?ve and fifteen dollars. Our price is just half. ?2 50 and $7 50. and strictly water proof. O'DONNELL & COMPANY. Lots face on Hampton Ave , Calhoun Street and Winn Ave , sold exclusively to whites. Pi ices from $150 to $250. 3 lots on Broad street 82.5x250. 2 lots on Broad street 75x420. Many lots and houses in all parts of the city. Country property in Sumter and Clarendon counties a specialty. Have prospective purchasers for two tracts of 200 to 300 acres within 5 miles of city. If you can supply the demand let me hear from you. R. B. Belser, Attorney at Law. - - Real Estate Broker. Court Square, Sumter, S. C. Phone 12.