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o ut!) con *aa i IQI?IS WATCHMAN, ZatftKUftned April, IS SO? Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at be thy Country's thy God's and Truth's. THE TBUZ SOUTH ROS, ??t?Dll*I>ed Jene, 2S6 -Cosftlidated Aug? 2S1881. SUMTER, S. O ; WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 18, 1906. New Series-Vol. XX1Y. No. 26 9 eye amain -3Y " ""? OST!?EH PU BUSKINS COMPANY, SUMTER, S* G, 71BXS: y f l 50 per an nam- ic advance. * I i Ofllfl81SKIT! Ose 3?aa? first ioaertio?w?^...e^....Mf 1 CO livery ?absentent insmio8.~~~. 50 Oes tracts for three months, or longer will be a?de at re?needrates. : anuses cations which nabserre private crests will fee charged for as ad reniements. *.rles jusd tributes of respects vii] be 'Ztt? fer. SE-.?T TO CZAR'S GOVERNMENT. Has lao Intention of Interven t?o?, Bot WEI Use Quiet Influence for Peace. S?-O?agham, England, Jan. 12.--j The Post hears that the French gov -emrnent recently sent the Russian j.gov4?rn?ent a statement having the Pmost important bearing on peace in th Fa? East. This statement was con? sidered at Monday's meeting of the Russian state council and a long reply was sent to Paris. Though France is not considering interventioa the French ambassador at St. Petersburg will exert all his pow? ers in a quiet manner for peace. THE ?YXAMITm'ARRE^PEP. Gessier Resseaux Captured by Phfla ^ deiphia Police. Washington,- Jan. 14.-Major Syl? vester, chief of police, received, infor-i mation from Phils ?elph?a this morn? ing that Gessler Rosseaus, who ar-, j?ved_ there yesterday and was held as the man wanted for attempting to j dynamite the statue of Frederick Great, is probabry the right maa. Pho? tographs of this man have been identi? fied by the cab driver who drove the dynamiter to the war college. Ros-. -c?.ux fe also probably the man who .tempted to blow up the Umbria ^sorne;-months ago. .j Wk'- HOGING IX KENTUCKY. :JM Noted Murderer Pays Penalty for Crime After Long Legal Fight. Lexington, Ky., Jan. 14.-James W. after being twice convicted for the mrder of Mrs.'Martin, was hanged in the jail yard here this morning at 8 O'clock. He went to the scaffold in the same cold manner that character? ized him during his long confinement in jail The murder was committed in March, 1903. It was supposed his mo? tive was robbery. RUSSIA'S NOTE TO CHINA France Does not Regard it as a Se? rious Matter. Paris, Jan. 14.-Government circles ; take a conservative view of the Rus- j sian note of warning China, issued Thursday the powers, which stated that there have been a number of, cases where China violated her neu? trality. The opinion is that Russia's aim is to protect in time to . avoid further difficulties and not to invite1 trouble as some interpreted it. hester, England. Jan. 16.-The .~ is inofrmed by a well known me.xb*-r of the r^plomatic body that > note to the powers last week complaining of China's laxity in the matter of observing neutrality has set the diplomatic world agog. What Rus? sia can gain by the note the diplomat says nobody knows and not even Rus? sia herself can satisfactorily explain li Londoz;, Jan. 14.-It is reported that fourteen miners have-been en? tombed in a coal mine in Wales by failing of rocks. Pittsburg, Jan. l?.-^C?r number 13 cf the Mount Washington division cf the Pittsburg Railway company in? jured twelve people, six most seriously, this morning by running away as it left & tunnel. It jumped a sharp curve and dashing against a steel pole was wrecked. When the car struck the pole it was running at very high speed. Washington, Jan. 16.-The supreme eourt of the United States today re? versed the decision of the district court of St. Louis and granted Senator Joseph H. Burton, of Kansas, a new ir?a I. T^e court was divided five to four. He was convicted of acting as the paid attorney for a get-rich-quick coneerri before the postoffice depart mer;C. v. hile holding the position of senator,. and was ser tenccd to si* months in Iron county, Missouri jail, and pay a fine of $2,500. ! P0S?0FF1CE BOBBERS ARRESTED. UNITED STATES GRAND JURY IN? DICT CHARLESTON MEN. It fe Intimated That Many Arrests Will Be Made in This Case. By W JO. McCaw. Columbia, Jan. 14.-The brother of Rudolph Rabens, both of whom the federal grand jury here yesterday in? dicted in two cases of postoffice rob? bery in this state, will likely be arrest? ed in Charleston today, deputies leav? ing here last night for that purpose. Rudolph was arrested in Charleston several weeks ago, hut is out on a bond of $5,000. Judge Frawley has JBxed :bond in each of the two cases-, against Rudolph at $2,500, so that he will likely not be bothered about his liberty until the Charleston term of court in April, when it is expected he and his brother will be tried for conspiracy and breaking into and stealing, from two post offices in this state. The Rabens are Charleston Ger? man grocers, who went from Walhalla, to which town they emigrated from the old country. They got into bad -company, it is thought, through their connection with the old Star Exposi? tion theatre, where they became inti lixxately associated with some swift ci? tizens both male and female. By the time the case is ready for trial it is likely that a number of other arrests will have been made. Another interesting case that goes over for triai in Charleston is what fe known as the Charleston peonage case against a number of Italians ac? cused of working their fellow-country? men in bondage. True bills have been returned against the defendants in the case, but the district attorney is for the present holding the matter in suspense in the hope of getting a guide in the shape of a decision from the federal supreme court in the Clyatt ?case, which comes up on appeal from Florida on a writ of error involving two points of 2aw of vital interest to* this case and many o?ier similar, cases in Florida, Alabama and Geor-: gia, which are also awaiting the fed- . eral supreme court decision before they are brought to trial. Whether the peonage act of congress is consti? tutional and if constitutional whether it is necessary to prove ca system of. slavery established by law er by local usuage are the two points of import? ance which the -district attorneys in these states are waiting on the federal supremo court to decide. The case has been argued, and as it is known that many cases arc being suspended in an? ticipation of the decision that it is thought will be made and announced soon as thc court can with reasonable convenience do so. It is barely possible, though not probable, that the decision will come out in time for the trial to be had here. WOULD TAX BACHELORS. Member ol the Tennessee Stale Leg? islature Revives a Rather Musty CixestMmVL " ' ' - Nashville, Tenu., Jan. IA.-In the lower ..ho.us? ef^the state legislature yesterday Mr. Bawls introduced a bill *to encourage matrimony and to pro? mote the strenuous Ufe." He proposes to tax all backed ors af? ter they reach the age of 23 years and to increase the tax as they grow older. Between 23 and 25 years of age, the proposed annual tax is $59; 25 to 20 years old, $100; 35 to 40 years -old, $150; 40 to 50, $250. Over 5# no tex imposed. Bankers and Cotton Growers Meet. New Orleans, Jan. 16.-The meeting of Southern Bankers and Cotton Grow I ers at New Orleans, Saturday, Jan? uary 14, is an important precursor of: the convention of the Southern Cotton Growers' Protective Association,- whieh will assemble at the big auditorium j ^of the New Orleans Progressive union January 24 for a three days' session. Thos^who are at the head of the na? tional meeting are anxious to see that the convention shall be guided by business-like conservatism and have asked the bankers to co-operate with them in a plan to finance the surplus crop. The New York Commercial pro? nounces Saturday's meeting as an em? inently practical step for the better? ment of the present cotton situation in the south." The president of each of the State bank associations of the cot? ton belt will meet President Harvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton Grow? ers* Protective Association, Vice Pres? ident Eugene Williams, President E. S. Peters, of the Nation? > Cotton Asso? ciation and other leading men identi? fied with the movement. It is cur? rently stated that the bankers and cot? ton growers will come to an agreement which will settle the present diffculty. CZAR PRAISES STOESSEL. TRIBUTE TO HEROISM OF PORT ARTHUR GARRISON. The Address Expresses Confidence in the Ultimate Victory of Rus? sia Over Japan. St. Petersburg, Jan. 14.-Czar Nich? olas today issued the order of the day to the army in praise of the heroic defense of Port Arthur by Gen. Stoes sel and the garrison. The order after praising the men's brave, heroic and uncomplaining work, continues: "My brave soldiers and sailors, let J not this sorrow discourage you. Our enemy is brave and strong and it is extremely difficult to sustain the strug? gle-at a distance ofMOtfOOn-ersts, *but Russia is great and powerful. During her national life of a thousand years, she has given proofs of her ability to overcome even more serious dangers. It is in such sorrowful times as these that the power of Russia renews itselt." I am confident, as is every Russian, that our victory will be striking and God will bless my dear army and fleet in their effiorts to erush the enemy and sustain the honor and glory of our Fatherland." RUSSIAN RAIDERS'OEFEATED. BRISK SKIRMISH-NEAR YIN KOW THURSDAY. . The Russian Loss Estimated to Have Been Two Hundred or ^ More. Tokio, Jan. 14.-LiaoTung garrison reports that the Russians who were defeated in the neghborhood to Yin Kow Thnrsday retreated in disorder north toward Takoakan and south to? ward New Chwang. They left sixty-two dead and six wounded on the field. It is believed their casualties exceeded two hundred. The general staff believes the object of the Russian raid is to intercept Gen. Nogi's guns enroute for Shahke river and upset Field Marshal -Qyema's gen? eral transport arrangements. There was further fighting near NewL Chwang .yesterday in which the Russians were again defeated. SEN. STOESSEL AT NAGASAKI. ff _ TRANSPORT WITH RUSSIAN PRIS? ONERS REACHES TAIPAN. The Japanese Give Distinguished and Gallant Enemy a ?Cordial Reception. Wagasake, Jan. 14,-The Japanese ? transport Kansafcnre ?from port; Dalny January lltifa with Gen. Stoes-i sel and other Russian ?officers and sol ? diers aboard, arrived ?this morning. Af? ter a prolonged ?quarantine inspection . the chief officials of the port proceed-. ed Gen. Stoessel, his wife and several ; j officers ashore. The reception accorded j the prisoners by the Japanese visas 1 ? most cordial. ; Movement of Baltic Fleet. Suez, Jan. 14.-The second division; j of the Russian Baltic fleet, under Ad- : mirai Botrevesky* which arrived here i i '. i yesterday and proceeded south today, j It is probable that they have gone to join the remainder of the fleet. i London, Jan. 16.-According to the Rome correspondent of the Central News a dispatch has been received in the Italian capital from Tokio an j nouncing that 200,008 reinforcements are ready to be sent to Field Marshal Oyama who is operating against Gen. Kuropatkin a\ the Shahke river. Fifty thounsand troops h^ve airady started on the way to the front. Penkin, Jan. 16.-The Chino-Jap anese Gazette today publishes a report of a most important and significant speech by Count Okuma, former minv ister of foreign affairs of Japan. He said that Japan must follow the example of America, especially in the matter of the Monroe doctrine. He said that Japan should see to it that no other power should be permitted to obtain any east Asian possessions. Japan should assume herself the lead ershop in China, Korea and Siberia. Weimar, Germany, Jan. 17.-Grand Duchess Caroline, weif of the reigning grand duke. William of Saxe Weimer, died at 3 o'clock this morning of pneu? monia. Her sickness was brought on by a long motor ride while the ther? mometer was below zero. She was 20 years old and was married to the grand duke in 1903. ?Mill1? ?.? - Xagaski. Japan. Jan. 17.-Gen. Stoessel and his fellow officers, who are enroute for Russia on parole, leave Nagaski tonight on the steamer Australien. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. A GENERAL REVIEW OF THE FIRST WEEK. Little Actual Business Transacted But a Great Deal Brought Into Sight. By W. H. McCaw. Columbia, Jan. 16.-So far the leg? islature has done nothing since it con? vened last Tuesday but fill its hopper with new bills and resolutions of va? rious kinds; the grinding will begin in earnest this week. But though no vote has been taken in either house on any measure of importance, the trend of legislation and the -quality and sound? ness of the new law-making body can i>e fairly.well-judged from; the nature of the new bills so far engrossed for passage. Ideal political conditions pre? vailed among the people when this legislature was selected at last sum? mer's primary elections, there being no disturbing factional contests, and the public mind was in better condi? tion to make its selections from the standpoint of fitness and character than in teni y??rs. And last week's work, as far as lt went, gives every indication that this is the safest, sanest, ablest, soundest and most conscientious body of law-makers this state has known in ten years. - The btfrs so far introduced indicate a tendency toward statesman? like legislation, though of course many changes will have to be made in the bills which seek needed changes along important lines. So far there has been little or no tendency .toward freak leg? islation, and no violent or radical new measures have been introduced or spoken' of as likely to be introduced. A feeling of confidence prevails throughout the state in this legisla? ture, which therefore begins its work in the most auspicious circumstances. The bills of importance so far in? troduced are those looking to impor? tant changes in the dispensary sys j tem, seeking the enactment of a com? pulsory education law as a comple? ment to the child labor law, reaching out for such changes in the primary system as will prevent bribery and curtail **heeling," and searching for a means of purifying the jury system with regard to criminal cases by meth? ods that. will do away with professional jurors and prevent the jury lists being "worked on" by keeping them .secret. Important changes are necessary in the county government law, but this matter has been referred to a com? mission, which will report hy hill, as is the case with the school law. One of ?he most important matters to be dealt with by this legislature is that touch? ing the financial condition of the state, which is running behind with a floating debt of half a mllion, which conditions must be remedied, the governor sug? gests either by raising the levy or in? creasing and more nearly equalizing the assessments. This piece of business was awiting the comptroller general's report which will come from the press now in a few days. Perhaps the most important dis? pensary bill is that by Senator Ray ser. This bill, which has already been outlined in this correspondence, takes the purchasing power from the board of directors, who are given % 1,500 a year instead of $400 and required to meet weekly instead of monthly and gives this authority to the commission? er, who is to get a salary of $3,000 a year and is removable by the governor. The commissioner is required to open the sealed bids in the presence of the board and make only such purchases from the lowest responsible bidders as are necessary to fill bone fide orders from county dispensaries. The three members of the county boards of con? trol are to be selected instead of by the state board, two by the county delega? tion and the third by the mayor of the county seat town. This*, bill follows closely the suggestion of Governor j Heyward. . The Toole. bill is the?, old Br^ce act ct last year with the'tax feature for enforcing prohibition eliminated. The new Brice bill is practically the original Brice bill of last year, giving towns and cities, as well as counties, the right to vote out dispensaries on elections called by a fourth of the qualified voters. But such elections may not be held oftener than every four years. Senator Blease.'s resolution calling a thorough investigation by a commis? sion of practically all the important rumors that have been started about the system, is of importance. This comes up as a special order in the sen? ate next Tuesday and will doubtless provoke a heated discussion. Though the greatest confidence is felt in the presiding officers of both branches of the legislature, it has been suggested that this commission should come fresher from the people by having the commission elected by the general assembly instead of appointed. This was done in the case of the peniten? tiary investigation, which brought real results. The three compulsory education bills-one by Senator Rayser, another by Representative Herbert and the third by Representative Kershaw-are along the same lines. The Rayser bill requires attendance 12 weeks in the year and the Herbert bill eight weeks. The most important primary elec? tion bill is that by the Aiken delega tion, which seeks to extend the pro? visions of the code with reference to bribery to primary elections. It for? bids, under severe penalties, procur? ing with money or drink votes, induc? ing votes against another or accepting such inducement in a primary or general election or in a contest for an elective place. . The Morgan bill seeks changes along somewhat similar lines. The Otts' jury bill reaches out for a jury commission of three appointed, one by the circuit judge, one by the circuit solicitor and the third by the governor. The number of names to be placed in the box is limited and they are to be kept secret. The Harrison jury bill seeks practi? cally the same changes. It also calls for a commission of citizens unbound by political obligations in each county, to take the place of the present com? mission of county officers. The South Carolina legislature has always been stubborn about making changes in its marriage law. It seems to be well pleased with the distinction of being the state in which it is easiest to butt into matrimony and hardest to wriggle out again, so not even the Herbert bill, which simply requires clerks of court to keep records of mar? riages is liable to pass. ft Mr. Adrey has a bill to prevent ma rriages unless the woman Is as old as 18 and the man 21, except by con? sent. The tendency of the railroad legisla? tion can so far be judged only by Sen? ator Blease's bill to reduce the pas? senger fare from 3 cents to 2 1-2 cents and by Representative Bruce's bill to require separate Pullman coaches for negroes. There is also a new bill re? quiring railroads to provide indus? trial sidetracks. : Columbia, Jan. 16.-The introduc? tion of new bills was again the only feature of either branch of the assem? bly today. Among the mere important in the house were the following: By Mr. Doar-To make clear the deer law uniform by fixing the open season between September and Jan? uary 1. By Mr. Ford-To provide a tax for better enforcement of the dispensary law. By Mr. Labon Mauldin-To assess property at its actual value. By Mr. Watson-A resolution cab? ing for constitutional amendment so as to make the terms of circuit judges 16 instead of four years. In the senate Mr. Manning intro? duced a bill creating a state board of assessors to consist of comptroller general and one person from each of the judicial districts to be appointed by the governor to perform all duties hertofore exercised by the state board of equalization and the board of asses? sors of railroad property to meet at call of the comptroller general and to visit the counties from time to time. Senator Black has a bill to make legislative members' terms four in? stead of two years so as to fit in with the biennial sessions idea. Bills were introduced in both houses to convert the South Carolina college into the South Carolina University so as to carry out the suggestion of thc trustees. Columbia, Jan. 17.-Among the new bills introduced this morning was one J by Mr. Fishburne requiring marriage I licenses which are to be secured from I clerks of court, the person performing the ceremony to return certificate* for filing in clerk's office with endorse? ment that ceremony has been per? formed, no other kind of marriage be? ing valid. Mr. Edwards has a bill prohibiting shooting matches for turkeys or other prizes, and Mr. Kershaw has a bill making cock fighting or witnessing it a misdemeanor anywhere. Mr. Herbert's tax bill fixes the limit for paying at last day of December, after which 7 per cent, penalty at? taches. Mr. Bass introduced a bill providing for a private examination of victims in rape cases. The bills requiring monthly ginners' report and calling for market value assessments of property were unfavor? ably reported. Over in the senate Senator Johnson introduced a bill to give Winthrop col? lege a third of the privilege tax on fer? tilizers now going to Clemson. Senator Blease has a bill to provide for the enrollment of pupils in night sehools that may be established in connection with the compulsory edu? cation law. Mr. Erooks introduced a bill for the appointment of a game warden. There were unfavorable reports in the senate on the vagrancy bill and on that providing for the appointment of a board of pardons. A new dispensary measure was that of Representative Forde, which au? thorizes the governor to require a levy of half a mill in any county he sees is failing to enforce the dispen? sary law, the money so raised to go to the state treasury and the balance the governor has not spent in enforcing the law in that county to be returned to it PULLMAN mm NEGROES. MR. BRUCE FAVORS NEW JIM CROW CAR LAW. A Bill Introduced Today Would Force Railroads to Provide Pullmans for Negroes. Coumbia, S. C^ Jan. 14.-Only the house met today and i% was in session but thirty minutes, during which Mr. Bruce introduced a bil! requiring sep? arate Pullman cars for negroes. This bill to require separate accommoda? tion for negroes on Pulman cars is of interest. Section 1. Requires separate cars to be carried, beginning * the first of next June. Section 2. Forbids any oflScers or employes having charge of such cars to allow or permit white and colored passengers to occupy the same cars. * Section 3. Fixes the penalty at not more than $500 nor less than $200 for each volation to be collected by suit of any citizen of this state and the penalty recovered sha? after paying; off the proper fees and costs' go into the general fun of the state treasury. JOHN MITCHELL SPEAKS. SOUNDS NOT OF ALARM TO MINE WORKERS. Says Mine Workers' Union is on Verge of Dissolution Owing to Disloy? alty of Members. Indianapolis, Ind., Jail. 16.-In his annual address to the Mine Workers' convention here today President John Mitchell shows how there has been no increase in membership in the or? ganization the past year for the first time in ten years. He Declares that the Anthracite section of the organization is on the verge of disruption. For the first time in any of his pub? lic utterances Mitchell flays public ficials from federal judges in the East, to Governor Peabody in the "West and asks' for a lobby to get legislation through congress. He accuses local unions of disloyal? ty to national organization by keeping back funds and sounds a general: note of alarm to the organization! which he says is approaching a crisis in its affairs as in another year the Antharcite strike agreement ends and the Bituminous miners' contract ex? pires also. PANAMA CANAL AFFARIS. President Recoimnends Material Changes in thc Canal Commission. Washington, Dec. 14.-If the pres? ident's recommendations with regard to the Panama canal are carried out by congress as they probably will be established, Chief Engineer Wallace will become the real head of the great undertaking and upon him will be placed the responsibility of accepting plans finally agreed upon for the con? struction of the canal. These changes will result in the simplification and systematization of the work. EXPLAINING THE ESTIMATE. The Government Report Seeks to Jus? tify 1:2,000,000 Figure. Washington, Jan. 14.-The govern? ment crop report for January issued today contains the following relative to the cotton situation: The recent government report on the size of the cotton crop of the year 1904, which indicated a crop of some? thing over 12,000,000 bales, seems to have been in the nature of a surprise to the great mass of those interested in the crop. Continuing, the report says the fact was the season practical? ly all through was a phenomenal one as to weather, and that farmers were able on account of the weather con? ditions and by paying higher prices for picking to gather a much larger proportion of their cotton than usual. Washington, Jan. 14.-J. P. Morgan it is said donated ten thousand dollars to Catholic University of America and Seniors Aldrich and Elkins have given the institution $2,500 each.