Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1905. The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southi'on now bas the com v tuned circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising;medium in Sumter. The Jamestown Expositen has been voted an appropriation of $250,000 by congress and the celebration of the first permanent settlement of English speaking people on ' the Western hemisphere and the * advertisement of Norfolk and Vicinity will gc merrily forward. Expo? sitions are Excellent things and do fcroch good, but the idea is being somewhat overworked. It is true that the expositions ?,TOW better year by year, but the charm ot* novelty is lack? ing. * * * "The news fr<?n the battleground Around Mukden? indicates that Jap? anese: have Gen. Kuropatkin hard pressed and that another great disas? ter to Russian arras and prestige is im? minent. The Japanese are saidto pos? sess great superiority in artillery and ^rc using heavier guns than ever bi f ore employed in field operations. If the defeat of Gen. Kuropatkin and the capture of his army does not serve to ex-ol the ardor. of the Rtssian war "party and bring about .peace oh- terms acceptable to Japan, the* Japanese will bc forced to sit down and wait for t?? _<czar to send up another army. When Gen. Kuropatkin shall have .been/dis? posed of there will be nothing left in Manchuria for the Japanese to fight ? * . <Governor Hayward made a hit n Kew York and furnished a lot of copy for the newspaper fellows. * . * A standard cotton warehouse, such as Harby & Co:, will build, will un? doubtedly help the ? farmers to inde? pendence and strengthen Sumter's po? sition as the best and biggest interior Cotton market in South Carolina. * * * "Last summer one saw great fields of cotton everywhere, while corn and mother crops were confined , to patches or. the outskirts of the farms. A trip through the country impressed the fact >i?on an. observer that cotton was king "andi that everything' else had to give -va./, in its favor. It is to be hoped that tLis season, there will be a* change in "r.bisf respect. Give the corn and pease, "and peavine hay a showing on the ^rc od land and there will be less need of a big cotton, crop to pay debts. The "railroads have grown rich hauling com ?ind >hay from the rWest to feed the "laules that plow cotton. If South Caro? lina will increase the corn acreage and save the freight on Western corn the,, price of cotton won't worry us much. -SOUTH CARO "LEV A NEWS. Teems of Interest Condensed and Far* . agraphed for Quick Reading. "Eis Wilson, a convicted chicken thief was shot in the hip by a Dal? lington poiiceicnan while trying to escape whenv?? his way to jail. The residence of Thomas R. Mc Csnss. a wealthy farmer of Orange burg county? was horned Snnday aigiitt Nothing was saved. Sis young white men of Marlboro e?p.:?y'have hoen bound over for trial at- the next term of court ?or attempt? ing io murder Tom Gray, a com? panion, with whom they attended s. party in February. Gray got drunk.j and they stabbed and beat him and left him to die in a field on a bitte: cold night. Daily boat service between Conway and Georgetown will bev established in the near future, Burroughs & Col? lins baying launched a new boat to be used for that service on Monday. Dr. S.. M< Orr has been elected pres? ident of the ?)rr cotton mill of Ander? son,- succeeding his brother, Col. J. tu Orr. r.r, Peter Thomas* colored, was killed tm the Seabc?Td Air Line near Sol? way by a. local 'rain Sunday. He was tiran k Pete Can tey, colored, shot William Harnes Sunday afternoon while txyiuz to mak* "peace between barnes abd ?John strain who were fighting in ?ja neuster. . W. 34-Jones, Esq., purchased the Sp ar tan burg Herald which was sold .?it auction pu Monday. The -family of J. T. Smith, Jr., of . Williston bate offered a reward of $2,500 tor the capture of his assassin. Chief Justice Y. J. Pope has been named as one of the Judges to select the names for the Hall of Fame of the New Yoik university. ANNUAL INSPECTION The Sumter Light Infantry' Must Get Dorm to Work for Inspection. The annual inspection of the Sum? ter Light Infantry will be held on April 12th and the boys will have to begin regular and active drilling to be in readiness to pass a creditable inspection. During the busy fall and winter nths few drills have been held as e members of the company have had little time * to devote to company ?drills, and x consequently ' they have gown somewhat stale and rusty. The officers will now begin to get the company in shape for the inspec? tion and if tri? members do their part by attending the drills regularly the company .wu! be in fine condition by the time the inspection is held. ---- Take Ouray's Horehound, MuUein and Tar and stop coughing. 25c. foi large bottle. Your druggist or Mu::ray Drug ?o., Columbia, S. C. For Coughs-Murray's Horehound, Mullein 'and T?r; 25c. for large bot He. x COTTON FARMERS MEET. Slimier County Cotton Growers* Asso? ciation Holds Big Meeting. The Sumter County Cotton Growers' , Association met in the court house at 1".:30 o'clock Monady with the largest attendance since the organization was perfected. County Chairman A. B. Stuckey presided and Mr. W. D. Frier son acted as secretary in the absence of Secretary P. M. Pitts. Messrs. A. . B. Stuckey and R. I. Manning, who attended the meeting of the state association in Columbia, gave a full and interesting account of the meeting of the state association and impressed upon their hearers the importance-the absolute necessity of the farmers of the South standing t agether in the movement -and making i: a success. Mr.' Manning truly said that the South was now face to face with the most momentous crisis in its industrial, history. He said also that he, in common with others who had given the subject more thought and study than he had, was convinced that the movement to curtail cotton pro? duction, if successful, means the inde? pendence and prosperity of the South? ern farmers. The failure of the move? ment means the practical -enslave? ment of the cotton farmer to the cotton speculator. If the movement {succeeds, as it should succeed, if the formers will view the proposition as business men .and have the foresight and fortitude to endure the tempo :rary hardships that the carrying out of the plans of the- association will entail* the South will be more inde? pendent and prosperous than it ever was before. Messrs. A. ( C. Woodley and A. C. Durant, who also attended the state association, were called on, but ex? cused themselves on the ground tnat the previous speakers had covered the ground fully. Mr. H. C. Bethea, who has been working enthusiastically and zealously to perfect the organization in' this county, made a forcible and earnest talk in favor of carrying out the pur? poses of the organization. The chairman then called^ for the reports of the township organizers and canvassers. * These reports, while not complete, nor covering the entire county, showed that a, great many farmers are throwing themselves heart and soul into the movement. For instance a partial canvass of Concord township secured about forty pledges, in Raft? ing Creek township 125 pledges were secured, in Shiloh 133, in the Bos sard neighborhood about 35, in Prov? idence 35 and at Wedgefield about 40. The canvass has not been com? pleted and the enthusiasm is growing, jl Other townships are falling into line land the entire county will be organ iized before cotton planting time. JUDGE JOHN EL REAGAN DEAD. ? He Was the Sole Surviving Member of the Confederate Cabinet. * Houston, Texas, March 6.-Judge John H. Reagan, sole surviving mem? ber of the Confederate cabinet, died today at Palestine, Texas, of pneumo? nia. Judge Reagan, who was 86 years old, bad been in failing health for a year or more. Judge Reagan was in this city Thursday transacting business. When he returned home the family physi? cian was called, Judge Reagan com? plaining of pain in the lungs. On Sunday pneumonia set in and Judge Reagan grew rapidly worse. Gathered in the death chamber were his wife and daughters and W. Greenwood.fhis son-in-law. Hundreds of telegrams of condolence are being received from ali parts of the United Stiates. < The funeral will take place at Pales? tine Wednesday'afternoon. Judge Reacan was postmaster gen? eral in the Confederate cabinet. Be? fore the War Between the Sections he was elcted district judee in Texas. He went to the United States senate in 1887. After retiring from the sen? ate Judge Reagan was appointed chairman of tte State railroad com? mission, but from this he resigned a few years ago. ^At the tir?e of his death he was engaged in writing his autobiography. ADMIRAL EVANS PROMOTED. . He Will Succeed, to, the Command of the North Atlantic Squadron. . Washington, March 7.-Rear Admi? ral Evans will succeed Rear Admiral Barker March 31st in command of the North Atlantic Squardon at .Pensa? cola. MARTIAL LAW DECLARED. Disorders at Baku Have Reached a Critical Stage. London, March 7.-A Central News dispatch from St. Petersburg state? that it has been officially announced that martial law has been declared at Baku. ?- i ? - - For Coughs-at your druggists or direct from Murray Drug Co., Colum? bia, S. C.-"Murray's Horehound, Mullein and Tar. 25c. for large size bottle, x -immi u t i i mm KNOCKING AT THE GATES. Japanese Have Captured an En trenched Position. New Chang, March 7. -Iris reported here that thirty thousand Japanese have gained an entrenched position five miles west of the gates of Mukden after a hand to hand fight all night. Murry's Horehound, Mullein and Tar will cure your cough. Large bot tie for 52c. x . -? < nu ? - Make yonr druggist give yon Mur? ray's Horehound, Mullein and . Tar, Cures your cough. 25c a bottle, x -, THE NEW YORK STRIKE. SUBWAY AND ELEVATED SYS? TEMS TIED UP TODAY. Greatest Labor Trouble in History of New York-More Than One Mil? lion People Inconvenienced. Serious Disorder Feared. New York, March 7.-The strike on the sub-way and elevated rail road be came eileetive at 3 o'clock this morn? ing. The company announced at 11.30 o'clock its refusal to grant any of the demands. The men received word at meetings in their halls and voted to strike. Notice was immediately sent to the men on the trains which were run into the barns. This strike is the most stuendous in the history of the city. It means inconvencencing over a million per? sons,/ especially the northern districts which are almost isolated. This morning no trains are running and citizens are experiencing the greatest difficulty in getting down town. The company officers say trains will be put into operation today. Strike breakers are being distributed by Jim Farley, who imported them. The strike breakers were housed in some of the company's barns last night. The barns looked like barracks. Late last night uniformed police were sent to all subway and elevated stations to preserve order. No demonstrations have yet occurred, but trouble is feared if trains are started. The statement issued to the people by the employees organizations says that the agreements of the company have* been broken, their demands ignored, and the company has thrown down the gauntlet to the employees. The ^company officers say nothing ex? cept that the demands are impossible. President's Jencks and Pepper of the oragnizations said the tie up wili be general. They declare they don't fear a million strike breakers. RAPE FIEND IN MAGNOLIA Unloiown Negro Attacks Young Lady at Her Doorsteps, But s Fright? ened Off. 1 Magnolia, March 5.-Our usually ? quite little town was thrown into a state of wild excitement last night at about 7 o'clock, when the report spread through town like a prairie fire that one of our much esteemed young ladies, only a few years in her teens, bad been assaulted by some fiend, and violently dashed to the ground. Wheu she was attacked by this bm te, she was in twenty steps of her father's house, and her screams, as she was seized by the threat, brought her father, who was standing on the piazza, to her assistance; but the vile wretch had fled in the darkness, and made good his escape. The young lady, a girl more properly, while fnot seriously hurt by the fall, was dread? fully frightened and excited. Her father's dwelling was very near the railrod which she had just crossed, going to a friends house nearly op? posite, when she was attacked, lt is posssible that we have some cine to the identity of the party who made the assault and battery. Following, this shout 10 o'clock, Mr. i Cribb's kitdfceu was discovered on fire, which burned down zn an hour or so. Only by herbie efforts was the neat little dwelling house saved. This correspondent never saw a more determined ;an cl pe rs i se nt fight against the merciless flames, although the little band of fighters was. terribly punished,jby the' heat and over work. This is, beyond any doubt, the work of an incendiiary, and the people have suspicions as to the identity of Stn is fire fly, but; proof, of course, is lack? ing. * Daily >IJ? rivi*! Special by Ware & Leland's Private Wire. NEW YORK COTTON. Ooen High Low Close. March 7 31 7 33 7 31 7 35 May 7 44 7 45 7 39 7 43 July 7 40 7 43 7 36 7 41 Aug. 7 43 8 44 7 40-7 44 Oct. 7 51 7 52 7 46 7 51 Spots-middling 7.85. CHICAGO MARKETS. Opening. Closing. WHEAT Mav, 115 1-4 114 5-8 July, * 98 1-8 96 3-4 CORN May, 48 3-8 47 7 8 July, 48 3-4 45 3-8 "OATS May, 32 - 31 5-8 July, 32 - 31 3-8 PORK May," 12r80 12.72 July, 12.92 12.87 LARD May, * 7.07 7.05 July, 7.25. 7.2a RIBS May, 6.92 6.87 July, 7.05 7.02 Letter to W. T. Lede. Sumter, S. C. The police are finding us out. Officer L H Pii-ney, of Erie, Pa, painted his house Devoe, perhaps two or ti ree years ago-the tale don't tell when-the painter objected, but Pinney insitsed. " Two "neighbors of Pinney's have painted since: one lead-and-oil, the other some other paint, don't know what. I But officer Pinney li yes in the nicest painted house of the three. The rest of the story we don't know; what it cost the three to paint. We can guess; about half for officer Pinney. Yours truly 84 FW Devoe & Co. Durant Hardware Co. sells Gur paint. Freight train No. 374 ran into an open switch at Kingstree Saturday night and and was wrecked. The en? gine and ten cars were smashed. En? gineer Pearson and the firemen were the only ones injured, tho former es capiing with bruises, while the utter lost one foot. The town of Brookland, just across the river from Columbia, was almost wiped out by gre Saturday night. Forty-nine hooses were burned, the loss aggregating . $66,000, with S40,0C0 insurance. FLEEING FROM MUKDEN. THE RUSSIANS UNABLE TO WITH? STAND JAPANESE ASSAULT. The Greatest Battle of the War Begins to Look Like Another Victory for the Japanese. Tokio, March 7, (noon. )- Reports from the front say that the Russians are abandoning Mukden ana Fushcn to retreat on Tieling. Gen. Kuropat kin appears to be devoting the great? est energy to the protection of Fushan at present in order to keep open his line of retreat. Traders arriving from New Chwang report that the Russians are burning the government buildings at Mukden previous to flight. One thousand Russiaus who were moving along the east bank Liao river attacked the rear Japanese army bat were repulsed. The Japanese !?ave completely oc? cupied Sinminting. Heavy firing is now proceeding along the line of the Liao. St. Petersburg, March 7.-A Muk? den dispatch says: Fighting was re? newed more fiercely than ever this morning. The artillery fire was very heavy and there were awful losses. BONDSMEN ARE LIABLE. IMPORTANT DECISION AS TO DIS? PENSARY CONSTABLES. Supreme Court Holds That Bondsmen are Liable for Damages in Case of Assault-Trial to Bo Had. Columbia, March 6.-The supreme court today rendered a very important decision as to the liability of bonds? men of dispensary constables. The case arose from that of Wieters, a blind tiger dealer in Charleston, who alleged that constables in making a search of his place assaulted him. He sued them for damages in the sum of S10,000 each and when the case was called the state, through the attorney general, demurred. The case was taken to the supreme court and the effect of the decision is to hold the bondsmen liable in such cases. The practical outcome will be that the case will go back to the lower court for trial and for the assessment of damages if any be allowed. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS. President Roosevelt Has Made Ap? pointment of Important Offiicials. Washington, March 7.-President Roosevelt sent nominations to the sen? ate today as follows: Charles Y. Treat, New York, to be treasurer of the United States; Alston G. Dayton, to be federal judge of the Northern Dis? trict of West Virginia; Charles W. An? derson, (colored) to be revenue col? lector for New York. RECEIVES LENTEN PREACHERS. The Pope Forbids the Introduction of Politics in Catholic Pulpits. Rome, March 7.-The Pope today received sixty lenten preachers. Dur? ing the audience the Pope strictly for? bade the introduction of controversial and political themes in Catholic pul? pits. ASSASSINS IN WARSAW. An Unsuccessful Attempt 3faclc to Kill Directors of Government Factories. Warsaw, March 7.-An attempt has been made to assassinate M. Marchas son and Y. Manitiums directors of the mail factory. Three shots were fired, bet took no effect. The assassin was arrested. POSTOFFICE ROBBED. Nine Hundred Dollars Taken From Connecticut Postoilice. Taftville, Conn., March 7-The post office at Pone Kali Hill was burglar? ized this morning, nitro glycerine being used on the safe. The thieves secured .$900 in stamps, money orders and cash. STRAYED-From Dalzell Saturday night March 4tb. One Black norse Mule, 4 years old and one Black Mare Mule 4 years old. Reward for return of same. R. L. Burkett, Scarboro, P. O. S. C. Mch 6.-3t Cabbage Plants $1.50 Per 1000. I AM NOW prepared to fill any and all orders with the best varieties of Cabbage Plants. Orders filled for any amount and varieties. Wrrite for prices for lots of 3,000 and over. Ad? dress all orders to W. F. CARR, Meggetts, S. C. Dec. 21-3m. THE HEGE LOG BEAM SAW MILL WITH HEACOCK-KING FEED WORKS ENGINES AND BOILERS, WOOD WORKING MACHINERY, COTTON GINNING. BRICK MAKING AND SHINGLE AND LATH MACHINERY, CORN MILLS. ETC., ETC. GIBBES MACHINERY CC, Columbia, S. C. THE GIBBES SHINGLE MACHINE Our buyers are now in the north= ern markets selecting spring stock, which we hope to have ready for the inspection of our patrons by the fif? teenth. We cannot say just yet what our showing will consist of, but of one thing our friends may be certain, that we will have as good as the market affords, and as cheap as money can buy. Our stock will be entirely new, as we have carried over practically no spring goods. It does not require FIRE SALES, or SHU ? To move our goods ; the purchasing public are always willing to take them at a which is the foundation upon which our business was constructed. O'DONNELL ? COMPANY. Cabbage Plants and Sea Island Cotton Seed. Cabbage Plants for sale, and now ready for delivery. "Early Jersey Wakefield" and "Charleston Large Type Wakefield," two earliest sharphead varieties and head in rotation as named. "Succession." "Augusta Trucker" and "Short Stein Flat Dutch," the 3 best flat? head varieties and head in rotation as named. Prices : Single thousand, $1.50 ; 5,000 and over $1.25 per 1.000 ; 10.000 and over, Si per 1.000. Terms: Cash with order ; or, plants sent C. O. D.. purchaser paying return charges oh money. Our plant beds occupy 35 acres on South Carolina sea coast, and we understand growing them in the open air ; toush and hardy ; they will stand severe cold without injury. Plants crated for shipment weigh 20 lbs. per 1,000. and we have special low rates for prompt transportation by Southern Express Co. I know'of*otherblants you can buy cheaper than mine. I sell good plants. No cheap "cut rate" plants shipped from my farm. I guarantee those that I ship to be true to type and name, and grown from high grade seeds purchased from two of the most reliable seed nouses in the United States. I will refund purchase price to any dissatisfied customer at erd of se ason. OCR COTTON SEED. Lint of our Long Staple variety of Sea Island Cotton sold tbis year in Charleston on Dec. 2, at 32c. per pound. Seed $1.25 per bu. ; lots of 10 bu. and over SI per bushel. My specialty : Prompt Shipment. True Varieties, and Satisfied Customers. I have been in the plant business for thirty-five years. Wm. C. GERATY, EffiS'o? Youngs Island, S. G. And see our Stoves, Heaters, Guns, Am= munition, Paints, Oil and general line of Hardware before you purchase. We have just 50 acres fine land situate just outside Southern limits of city which we will sell cheap? See us about it. WHITE & McCALLUn, Real Estate and Insurance.