The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 19, 1904, Image 4
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.
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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.