The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 08, 1905, Image 7
CENSUS REPORT OP COTTON GIN?
NED.
In ?S5 GUMU?O ?!>e Report SHOTTS ?>,.
7?7,63S Bales Compared With
7vl68,iS? Bales Last Year.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The census
report of cotton ginned to Jan. id in
695 conn ties shows 9,717,693 bales,
conuting round bales as half bales,
compared with 7,168,381 bales in
the same counties la&t year. The
quantities ginned in these counties
?between Dec. IS and Jan. 16 is 449,
954 running tales; to Dec 13, 1904
the remaining number of unreported
counties had gained 2,748,738 count?
ing round bales as half hales. Four
hundred and seventy-seven ginneries
refused to report. The quantity pre?
viously reiarned by these lias been
brought forward in this report wirh
JL oat- addition. The total amount
brought : cr ward is 134,121 running
baits.
In the counties so far reporting
the total running bales ginned prior
to Jan. 16? 1905, were 9,808,030, in?
cluding 180,675 round bales, for the
crop of 1904, and tocal running bales
for 1901 fir the counties reporting
Wk tcp to Jan. 16, 1904, were 7,419,690,
including 502,618 round bales for the
crop of 1903. The total active gin?
neries in operation prior to Jan. 16,
1905, in the counties so far reporting
number 24,671 against 124,602 for the
counties reporting to the same date
in 1904. The total active ginneries
* for 1904 prior to Jan. 16," for all conn?
an ties,;" which is the complete report
for that date, were 30,171, and the
total cotton ginned from this final
number of ginneries prior to Jan.
16V ?904, aggregated 9,859,277 bales..
The total number of counties from
which ginning was reported last sea?
son is 812. ^
The report by States in counties
?v reported to date for operations prior
T to Jar?. 16 last follows:
Alabama, 1,273,713 ruining bales
Hin ned; Arkansas 1,743,400 bales;
Florida, 62,024 bales; Georgia, 1,856,
406 bales; Indian Territory, 244,548
bales; Lousiana., 907,880 bales; Ken?
tucky, 1,882 bales; Mississippi, 1,030,
037 bales; Missouri, 42,776 bales;
|e North Carolina, 530,643 bales; Ten
^ nesse?? 244,06 L bales ;,iTexas, 1,532,777
balle?, Virginia, 15,938 bales ; Oklaho?
ma, 127,387 Dales; South Carolina, 1,
144,514 bales.
BOERS GO TO GUATEMALA.
^ Said to Be Nucleus of Arma y to Invade
Salvador.
.
New Orleans, Feb. 1.-Cants.
Chapin and Dix of the Boer war show
and 60 Boers, Australians and British?
ers leave here iomorrow for Guata?
mala. The agent who has been nego?
tiating with them in St. Louis and
? Chicago, who will accompany them,
sa>s it is au immigration movement,
the men to be given concessions in
Guatamala Some of those who re-.
fused the offers say the men are hs is g -
enlisted as the nucleus of an army to
invade Salvador, and ?that. induce?
ments were offered to the entire
company, a many at irrst accepting,
|L and then deciding to stick to the
JP show, which goes to Cuba next week
Watson and Hobson.
Presenting two contrasting styles
of oratory, the Hon. Thomas E. Wat?
son and Captain Richmond P. Hobson
?fe were heard by the cotton convention
last night. The demonstration given
Mr. Watson was overwhelming in its
intensity, while but two or three
ripples of applause were accorded the
hero of the Merrimac. *
The two men were piaeed in what
may be called an oratorical contest by
parliamentary slip, which made the
|. time allotted Mr. Watson but little
more- than one-half hour. And Mr.
Watson profited by the slip.
Upon being introduced, Mr. Watson
faced his audience, already fired by
his appearance, and after paying a
graceful tribute to Captain Hobson,
he expained the difficulty of time,
and, insisting that it would canse em
barrassjient, both to himself and
Captain Hobson wished to withdraw
in his favor and to give him unlimited
time.
This fanned the blame of enthusiasm
that hail been kindled, and loudly the
delegates clamored for the Georgia
orator. He then said :
"Please don't misunderstand me. I
have no idea thai he would abuse that
courtesy. I wonld listen tu his ad?
dress with more pleasure than you
could possibly listen to mine, and
when the captain finishes what I know
will be a magnificent oration, I will
then address you without embarrass
ment to bim or to myself. Allow me
to do that."
However, when Mr. Watson resnm
edjhis seat so loud and insistant were
the calls that he was compelled to
again arise. A motion had been in?
troduced hereby bis time was unlimit?
ed. The ease cf the speaker, his clear
sighted statements of his position up?
on the issues under discussion and the
brilliancy of his power ' of oratory
gradually worked his audience to the
stage of enthusiasm where hats ny in
the air and yells supplant shoats.
The ovation accorded the speaker
after he completed his address border?
ed closely ou pandem?nium. Those
upon the platform flocked about him
and others jumped upon the stage to
grasp his hand. Not content to see
him from the stage, he was dragged j
from the platform and compelled to i
meander through the hall and receive j
the homage of the different delega-1
tions, while cheer upon cheer was
given in his honor.-New Orleans
Picayune.
Hornellsville, N. Y., Feb. 1.-A
passenger train on the Pittsburg,
Shawmut and Northern railroad to?
night crashed into a sleigh containing
13 wemen, killed seven outright and
so seriously injured the remaining
six that three of them d:ed after being
removed to the hospital. Of the
other four two are in a serious con?
dition.
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New York j, Feb. 1.-Announcement
of the gift of ?1,100,000 to Union
Theological seminary was made to?
night by Dr. Charles Cuthbert Hall,
president of the faculty, who declined
to reveal the name of the donor.
Included in the gift are 36 city lots
between One Hundred and Twentieth
and One Hundred and Twenty-second
streets just off Riverside drive.
RUSSIAN AUTOCRACY DOOMED.
Prisoner on Trial so Warns the
Court.
Details of a trial held at Kieff, be?
hind closed doors, of four Jews, have
just come to light. The men were ac?
cused of having circulated among the
Jews seditious proclamations and
pamphlets. One of them, Berline, was
sentenced to one year and 40 days
improsinem etanu that there thaset
imprisonment in a fortress and two
others, Chafr?n and Dologopolsky, to
leight months. The fourth man, Ray
Idnchstein, was remanded for the ap?
pearance of certain witnesses.
The trial was remarkable for a spe
The trial was remarkable for a
speech made hy Berline to the court
in the course of which he said. "I am
a Social Democrat and belong to the
Universal Union of Jewish workmen
in Russia, Lithuania and Poland. I
have circulated proclamations with
une obpect of pointing out to the
workmen the necessity of fighting
against the autocratic and capitalistic
regime in force in Russia, Autocracy
stifles every free thought. The press is
muzzled by the censor. Meetings are
prohibited.
"The people were not consulted" as
to whether they wanted this way. But
the moment has come when, under
the powerful pressure of the revolu?
tionary movment, autocracy will fall
in Russia, giving way to a free Dem?
ocratic republic, in which the Russian
workmen of other countries, will fight
lor their final aim.-Socialism."
PLAN TO SELECT NEW KING.
Movement Started to Thwart German
Pretenders Who Are Expected to
Claim Throne.
A new party has been formed in
Holland. which has for its object the
settlement of the question of the suc?
cession to the throne. There seems to
t?e no likelihood of the birth of an heir
and the leaders of the party seem to
t-e determine*! to prevent a German
prince from making an effort to secure
sufficient support among the powers
ta become a dangerous claimant. All
the pretenders are Germans and the
report is circulated here" that. Em?
peror William has already picked the
nan whom he would like to see on
tie throne of the Netherlands.
The new party has prepared a pro?
gramme according to which the suc?
cessor to the throne is to be chosen
ty an elective method on the day of
the tenth anniversary of Queen Wil?
helmina's marriage, providing she has
rio child by that time. If a child is
torn to her after the tenth year of
lier marriage the successor chosen by
the elective system is to be installed
as prime minister.
That Tickling in the Throat.
?One minute after taking One Min?
ite, Cough Cure that tickling in the
throat is gone. It acts in the throat
r ot the stomach. Harmless-good for
children. Sold by all druggists.
cooker T. Washington, princip2; of
Tuskegee School for Negroes, has an
option of 150 acres of land, about five
miles from Montgomery, Ala., and it )*..
is said he will establish thereon a
school farm or experiment station for
negroes. Since this has become known
white residents of the vicinity are up
lia arms against such sale. Every resi?
dent of the vicinity has signed a peti?
tion, addressed to Booker Washington,
asking him not to consummate the
purchase. This petition has been for?
warded te him. Many of Montgomery's
most prominent citizens live in the
vicinity.
Rev. Harold Thomas, rector of St.
John's Episcopal church, Florence, !
has resig-ied and has accepted the as?
sistant rectorship of St. James' church,
Wilmington, N. C.
Give Your Stomach a Rest.
?Your food must be properly digest
el and assimilated to be of any value
to you. If your stomach is weak or
diseased take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
I: digests what you eat and gives the
siomach a rest, enabling it to recupe?
rate, take on new life and grow strong
again. Kodol cures sour stomach,
gas. bloating, heart palpitation and all
digestive disorders. Sold by all drug?
gists.
Four Americans and one Mexican
were ambushed and killed by Yaqui
! Indians on Thursday afternoon. Jan?
uary 19, four miles east of Cobachi,
35 miles east of La Colorado. State of
Sonora, Mexico.
Tlie Pneumonia Season.
?Coughs and Colds in children as J
veli as adults are frequently danger- j
ous at this season of the year, and a
little precaution now may save much
trouble, worry and expense. Kenne?
dy's Laxative Honey and Tar, a com?
bined cough and cold cure-a new sci?
entific discovery in medicine-is a cer?
tain cure for Coughs. Colds, Croup,
v^hooping Cough, etc. The coughs
and colds are cleared out of the sys?
tem by gently moving the bowels, and
at the same time *.he throat, chest,
and bronchial tubes are so strengthen?
ed that there is little probability of
i danger. Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar is pleasant to take. Contains
j no opiates. Sold by ail druggists.
THE NEW JURY LAW.
DECIDED CHANGES TO BE MADE
IN THE SYSTEM.
House Judiciary Committee Reports
a Bill Containing ,Good Features
of ali Bills Introduced.
Columbia, Feb. 3.-The provisions
of the house judiciary committee's
bill with regard to the jury system of
the State are farreaching, important
and increasing. The bill makes
decided changes in sections 1, 2, 3 and
4, of the 1902 act "relating to the
selection, drawing and summoning
of jurors in the circuit courts of this
State." These are the sections as
amended by the bill, which went on
the calendar today and which will like?
ly be taken up as a special order at
.an early date on account of its'import?
ance. The bill fwas made up by the
committee from the best portions of
five bilis on the subject and will there?
fore be the only one of its kind before
the house :
Sec. L That the Governor shall
appoint three persons, who are quali?
fied electors in each County in the
State, no two of whom shall reside in
the same township or ward, to be
known as the Jury Commissioners,
who shall be commissioned for a term
of two years and until their successors
are commissioned and qualified; and
each of said Commissioners shall re?
ceive as compensation for his services
the sum of three dollars per day for
each day hs may be engaged in per?
forming his duties as herein provided,
and five cents per mile traveled in
going to and returning from the Court
House when in the actuai performance
of his duty. Said Jury Commisson
ers shall attend the Courts of General
Sessions.
Sec. 2. That the Jury Commission - ;
ers of each County shall, in b
month of December, of this and e:. j
succeeding year, prepare a list - ;
such qualified electors, under the prc
visions of the Constitution, betweer. i
the ages of twenty-one and sixty-five j
years, and of good moral charact. . .
of their respective Counties, as they j
may deem otherwise well qualified tc j
serve as jurors, being persons of sor:.c \
judgment and free from all legal es- j
ceptions, which list shall include no i
less than such number as may be n
essary to serve as grand and p< tit :
jurors during the coming year, witt) :
one-third as many more names ac *
tional to meet contingencies; the inf or
mation as to requisite number si ill
be furnished by the Clerk of Coi:
of sfich qualified electors under
provisions'of the Constitution,
tween the ages of twenty-one
sixty-five years, and of good morai
character, to be selected without re?
gard to whether such persons live
within five miles, or more than five
miles, from the Court House.
Sec. 3. That of the list so prepared
the Jury Commissioner shall cause the
names to be written, each one on a
separate paper or ballot, so as to re?
semble each other as much as possi?
ble, and so folded that the name writ?
ten thereon shall not be visible on the
outside, and shall place them, with
the said list, in a strong and substan?
tial box, without appertures or open?
ings when closed (to be known as the
"Jury Box"), to be furnished to
them by the County Supervisor of
their County for that purpose, and of
such size and shape as that, when
such separate papers or ballots shall
have been folded and placed therein
as above required, they may be easily
shaken np and about and well mixed
therein, and it shall be the duty of the
Cl^rk of the Court to keep said jury
box in his custody. The said jury
box shall be kept securely locked with
three separate and strong locks, each
lock being different and distinct from
the other two, and requiring one
key peculiar to itself in order to be
unlocked, and the key to one of said
three locks shall be kept by one
Jury Commissioner himself, the key
to another of said three locks by
another Jury Commissioner himself,
and the key to the third of said
three locks by the other Jnry Com
missioner himself, so that no two of
them shall keep a similar key or simi?
lar keys to the same lock, and so
that all three of them must be present
together at the name time and place
in order to lock or unlock and open
the said jury box. At the same time
they shall place in a special apart?
ment in the said jury box (which spe?
cial apartment shall be known as "the
tales box"), the names of not less
than one hundred nor more than one
bnndred and f tfiy of such of the per?
sons whose nemes appear on eaid list
as reside within five miles of the
Court House, from which tales box
(?hall be drawn jurors to supply defi?
ciencies arising from any cause or
emergency during the sitting of the.
Court. The names of persons placed
in said tales box shall be also placed
in the said jury box.
Sec. ?. The grand jury shall be
drawn from tho same box as the petit
jury, when the first jurors are drawn
in each County for the year, by draw?
ing twelve names in addition to the
necessary number of petit jurors,
and from the whole number so drawn
it shall be the dnty of the Jnry Com?
missioners to designate twelve men,
representing the different scetions of
the County, whom they know to be
men of good business qualifications to
be the grand jurors, who with the
six grand jurors holding over from
the previous year, shall constitute the
grand jurors for the County for that
year. The jury box and tales box !
shall be prepared each year, and the
ballots not drawn from the boxes shall
be destroyed and a new list prepared ?
each year. That immediately before j
the Jury Commissioners begin to pre?
pare each list of names to be placed in
the jury boxes, they shall appear
before the Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas for their County and
take the following oath, to wit: I clo
solemnly swear (or affirm) that in I
selecting the list of names to be j
placed in the jury boxes for the eora- !
ing 'year, that I will select only the j
names of those men whom I believe j
to be law-abiding citizens, of sound |
judgment and good moral character, j
I further solemnly swear that I will j
place the name of no man on the list ?
about to be prepared, for fear, j
favor, reward or hope of reward, nor j
will I consent to the placing on the
list about to be prepared tho name
of any man whom I have any rea?on
to believe will not render a true ver?
dict according to the law and evi?
dence, so nelp me God. That the
above oath shall be read to and repeat?
ed by each Jury Commissioner imme?
diately before each list is prepared.
COCA COU PROHIBITION.
BILL INTRODUCED TS SENATE TO
FORBID SALE.
It Ls Claimed That the Popular Bev?
erage Contains Injuriious Drugs
and Its Use is Detrimental
to Public Health.
Columbia, Feb. 2.-A bill contem?
plating the prohibition of the sale or
manufacture of coca-cola in this State
was introduced in the senatee this
morning and it is expected that
there will be a general discussion
over the whole matter when the
measure comes up for discussion,
after reference to the committee.
The bill was introduced by Sena?
tor Williams, of Williamsburg, -who
is chairman of the health committee
of the senate, and prrovides a penalty
of from $500 to 81,000 for the aale or
manufacture of the stuff in this State
and imprisonment from three months
to one year.
That the bill was favorably re?
ceived was shown by the expression
of the senators after a recess was
taken. It is evident that the drink is
regarded as a harmful one and that
the majority tkhin that it contains
some "dope" or soothing substance
that will injure the system. Several
of them discussed the matter seriously
and all agreed that if there was not
a positive prohibition there should be
some heavy license v; . ?ch all com?
panies should be compelled to pay.
In Georgia, where the stuff is
manufactured, alT of che cities now
compel a heavy license on the jrivate
companies that have bonsai out
rifji-tg for each township &n? ?ell th?-?
staS in bottles. It is claimed that j
the coca-cola sold is. cf an inferior
qualify to that sold on thc fountains
at the drug stores and that tb? ingre?
dients, when analyzed show tba: there
ar MI furious drugs contained there ?
V; UQ the majority of the members
o? the legislature do not wish to in
jare the business cf any company they
/. that the drink is liable to do
barm to many who form the habit of
drinking it and that some restriction
?j enid be placed on the sale.
Tlie Pneumonia Season,
"ghs and Colds in children as
; adults are frequently danger
. tl this season of the year, and a
. i recaution now may save much
lc, worry and expense. Kenne
Laxative Honey and Tar, a com?
bined :ough and cold cure-a new sci?
entific discovery in medicine-is a cer?
tain cure for Coughs, Colds, Croup,
Whooping Cough, etc. The coughs
and colds are. cleared out of the sys?
tem by gently moving the bowels, and
at the same time the throat, chest,
and bronchial tubes are so strengthen?
ed that there is little probability of
danger. Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar is pleasant to take. Contains
no opiates. Sold by all druggists.
SCHOOLS FOR PIHLIPPINES.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 4.-The
committee of insular affairs today au?
thorized a favorable report on the
bill setting aside twenty-five per cent
of the proceeds of the sale of public l
lands for the purpose of purchasing j
sites and constructing and maintain?
ing public primary schools and public
industrial schools.
Deserved Popularity.
*To cure Constipation and Liver
troubles by gently moving the bowels
and acting as a tonic to the liver, take
Little Early Risers. These Famous
Little Pills are mild, pleasant and
harmless, but effective and sure. Their
universal use for many years is a
strong guarantee of their popularity
and usefulness. Sold by all druggists.
MONEY
PICKED UPI!
BY
Writing Life Insurance In The
Penn Mutual Insurance Go.
LIBERAL contracts to live agents
in unoccupied territory.
ADDRESS .
PERRY MOSES, JR
General Agent; Sumter, S. C.
DeLORHE'S
PHARMACY,
23 South Main St.
Open from 7 a. m. to 10 p.
m. : Sunday, 9 a. ni to 1 p. m.
Having consolidated my two
stores, I will be pleased to see
all my customers at the above
stand, where I am better pre?
pared than ever to serve them.
Your prescriptions will be
called for and delivered.
Phone 45.
Full line of Drugs, Garden
Seed and Cigars.
Your patronage solicited.
Call bell for night work.
^Vegetable Prcparalionfor As?
similating ?lieFoodandBegula
?ng the Stomachs and Bowels of
I Promotes DigestionJCheerfur
' ness and Rest.Contains neither
Opium,Morpliine nor Mitral.
]SOT A?C OTIC
72eapc a/OldltrSAI-?UELP?TC/lEft
Pumpkui S cub' v
?lx.SemttL * J
Rocked Salis - jj
Jhpemwtt - /
BiCar?xmaleSoda-f :
Clanl?dSagar
Watenpe&t Flavor. )
A perfect Remedy fer ConsUpa
fion,Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea
Worms .Convulsions feverish?
ness and Loss OF SLEEP.
FacSinule Signatare of
NEW YORK.
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COPY CF WRAPPER.
For Infants and Children,
The Kind You Have
Always Bough!
.-(.ir ?n'?t?M?, NCWVORKC*TY.
WHISKE? ; i?ORS5FHN a I CIGARETTE 1 ALL DRUC AND TOBACCO
HABIT, j ?XA BIT. HABIT. | HABITS.
Cureu by Kesley Institute of S. C.
1329 Lady St, (or P.O. B- cf" >ia, S. C. Confidential correspondence solicited
AN OFF 0 if UNITY.
We are now offering the L igni? mt plantation known as
j Shady Side, containing 750 acre?, situate i 3? miles West of
Sumter. This place has a nice 8-room dwelling thirteen ten?
ant houses, and a fine orchard, In fact 'tis an 13eal home for
you. Better see us about it
WHITE & MCCALLUM
Ju'. '.?
Beal Estate and Insurance
PHONE NO. 143. SUMTES, S. C. OFFICE SO. 2
Men 9-ly
The First of the Season.
A choice Jcar; load of gorses and
mules just received and need sell?
ing. Among them are some extra
nice drivers, some good smoothe,
full made work horses and a few
nie? mules. All young and
sound. I will 'appreciate a look
from you whether you are ready
to buy or not.
Respectfully,
A. D. HARBY.
OUR SECOND
Car horses and mules due
to arrive Friday Oct. 14th.
Bought in St. Louis, at the World's Fair,
conceded to be the largest horse and
mule market in the U. S. If you want a <\\wt
I good selection see this bunch before they
are picked over.
SPECIAL.
Several choice drivers and family broke
harness horses.
Ten (10) smooth young mules.
South Carolina Rust Proof seed\oats, the
heaviest on the market, 65c per bushel.
live Stock Co.