Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? S? r-?? SL?TEK WATCHMAN, K?t?bU?hed April. IS50, Be .Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims? at oe t.hy Country s thy God's and Truths TSE TKC? SODTHMIN. ?utah: If ned Jone, IS? Cosolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C. WEDNESDAY. JULY 5. 1905. Sew Series-Vol. XX?Y. No. 50 Published S?ery "BTednesday, OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY, 8?MTER, 8. 0. TCSMt : fl 50 permano am-io advance. ADTIBTI81IIIT! OieSquare first insertion......-......$1 CO E *ery subsequent insertion... ..... ......... 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will b ' made at reduced rates. AU communications which subserve private tote?- -ste will be charged for as ad versements. Obituaries and tributes of respects wil! be sbarged for. AN 'ADJUSTABLE HAY RAKE. Plan to Establish a Factory Here to Manufacture an Improved Farm Implement. Mr. W. F. Reed, of Camden, is in the city to confer with some of our business men in reference to the or? ganization of a company here to man? ufacture the Reed Adjustable Hay Rake, which he has been manufactur? ing on a small scale in Camden for several years. Mr. Reed has been working on this improved farming implement for a number of years and has, after long effort and many experiments, brought it to a state of perfection. His first patent was obtained in 1901 and oth? ers since dating down to 1904, while . several other applications for patents are now pending. The rake has passed the experimen? tal stage, quite a number having been successfully and satisfactorily used for several years. Wherever introduced the rakes have met with immediate success, for they sell on their merits and continued use serves to demon? strate their superiority over the rakes heretofore on the market. As stated Mr. Reed has had the rakes manufac? tured in limited numbers and has sold them from Camden, but the demand ' for them has grown to such propor? tions that it is impossible to fill orders under the existing arrangements for for their manufacture. Hence it is Mr. Reed's desire to organize a com? pany with sufficient capital to estab? lish a factory and manufacture the rakes in large numbers as the demand for them necessitates. Mr. Reed has one of the rakes on exhibition at the stable of Mr. A. D. Harby where it was examined today by a number or farmers and machinery dealers. With? out exception those who have exam? ined the rake are of the opinion that it is a great improvment over all oth? er hay rakes. It is adjustable and can be run between corn rows. The rakes can be folded when not In use and the machine is more easily trans? ported from place to place and re? quires less room for storage, occupying about one-half the space of the av? erage hay rake. Another advantage is that the wheels will track with an ordinary buggy or wagon. It is strong? ly ?and substantially built, is simple in construction, will wear well and stand hard usage without getting out of re? pair. Sumter is Mr. Reed's choice of lo? cality for the manufacture of the rakes and if the business men of the city will unite with him to organize a company another industry will be created here to help build up the city as a manufacturing centre. ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED For the President's Journey to Cleve? land to Attend Funeral of Secre? tary Hay. Oyster Bay, July 3.-Arrangements have been practically completed for the president's journey to Cleveland to attend the funeral of Secretary of State Hay. In order to save the pres? ident from attention of crowds the exact itinerary for the trip will not be announced. At Philadelphia the pres? ident wiil be met by members of his cabinet who will accompany him from there. Messages received by Secretary Loeb this morning from Mrs. Hay an? nounce that she has invited ex-Secre? taries Root, Gage, Morton and Long and ex-Attorney General Knox to act as honorary pallbearers at the fun? eral service in company with the cab? inet members. ODESSA IS QUIET. A Strong Force of Troops Needed to Preserve Order. Odessa, July 3.-The city continues quiet under a strong guard of troops which were called out during the re? cent mutiny and riots. Work was re? sumed this morning in some quarters. CITADEL BOARD OF VISITORS. ARE .IX SESSION AT .COLUMBIA TODAY. Proposed to Pass a .Resolution Today Declaring Every position in Facul? ty Vacant at End of Xext Scholastic Year. Columbia, June 29.-The Citadel board of visitors is in session today, and the business it will likely transa?t is expected to work an important epoch in the career of the historic in? stitution. The business in hand is to remove the mess and give the school an opportunity to expend and deve lope under new brains and modern methods that will come with import? ant changes in the faculty. It is proposed to pass a resolution today declaring every position in the faculty vacant at the close of the next scholastic year. The changes are put -oft a year for the double pur? pose of allowing these members of the faculty who know they are not in harmony with the majority of the present board opportunity to find places elswhere and to afford time in which to discover suitable material to take their places. Some of these teachers have held their places since the last reorganization, which occur? ed nearly a quarter of a century ago, and it will go hard with some of them to give up their places, as salaried men, particularly teachers are notor? iously improvident. But such a course has been determined upon as necessary to the continued usefulness of the institution and these men will have to be turned adrift. The road to this course was paved by the last legislature's passage of a bill authorizing changes in the faculty on a majority vote of the present in? stead of a two-thirds vote of the en? tire board. This was done at the in? stance of a new member of the board, who saw after hard experience that it was impossible to secure needed changes in the faculty as long as seven out of ten had to be secured. The board numbers ten members-five elected by the legislature and five ex officio, the ex-officio members being the governor, the adjutant general, the superintendent of education and the chairmen of the legislative com? mittees on education. Members of the old regime did not discover that the bill was "loaded" until it had passed the house. An effort wras made to hold it up in the senate, but this railed. There was no debate in either branch disclosing the full pur? pose of the bin. The cadets being of an impression? able age talk freely and with much circumstances and detail of their barracks experiences, and one cannot resist the impression in talking to them that the institution is being af? fected by the antique, not to say queer, methods of some members of the faculty. Xot that these boys are J falling into "odd" ways themselves, I because for the most part they are too [vigorous and healthy and sane for this. But while they do not lack re? spect many of them do lack that en? thusiastic faith best caluculated to promote the best development. Though one is impressed with obser? vations of the camp life here of the conscientious and effective work go? ing on. ^? i?' -^1^ CITADEL BOARD Puts a Stop to Baseball and Football. Funeral Directors Elect Officers. Columbia, June 29.-The Citadel board tabooed baseball and football today for the coming session, forbid? ing the cadets to leave town to play, though of course, allowing games in Charleston. The morning session of the board was otherwise devoted to routipe matters. Another session be? gins at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The funeral directors elected of? ficers today as follows: . President-W. C. Chandler, of Sum? ter. Vice Presidents-J. W. McCormick, Columbia; W. Hampton Dukes, of Orangeburg. Treasurer-J. E. Reid, Rock Hill. Secretan---J. F. Mackey, Green? ville. Greenville was selected for the next convention. STRIKE IX ST. PETERSBURG. Workmen of all Tradesr involved and Business is at .a Standstill. London, July 3.-A dispatch to Reuters Telegram Company from St. Petersburg said a general strike has begun there and workingmen of all ' trades have joined the movement. Work on the docks is at a complete stanstill. ? REGN OE TERROR. MUTINEERS BOMBARDED THE CITY OF ODESSA. Authorities Seem Paralyzed and Pow? erless to Protect the City Against the Mutineers. Berlin, June 29.-The correspond? ent of the Zeitung at Odessa tele? graphs that the mutineer crew of the Russian battleship Kniaz Potemkin began a bombardment of the city this morning.' The harbor works have been already badly damaged, accord? ing to the correspondent. A Night of Disorder. Odessa, June 29.-Last night was like a terrible nighmare to the inhab? itants of this distressed city. Disor? der reigned and the ever present fear of greater troubles kept everyone wrought up to the highest pitch of ex? citement and alarm. The presence of troops on the streets for the purpose of maintaining a military patrol es? tablished with martial law, added to the burden of the helpless citizens. British Colony Safe. London, June 29.-A private tele? gram from Odessa to Lloyds this morning says: "Serious rioting oc? curred during the night; hundreds of shots were fired and the port is par? tially burnt. Martial law has been declared and the city is now quiet; all well." The last sentence is supposed to mean that the British colony Us Odes? sa is safe. CONDITION OF COTTON CROP. Monthly Report of New York Journal of Commerce Shows an Average Improvement. New York, June 29.-The monthly cotton report of the Journal of Com? merce tomorrow will show an in? crease in the condition of the cotton crop during the month of June of 3 8 points, according to the consolidated replies of 1,275 correspondents, bear? ing an average date of June 23. For the entire county it figures out 81.2, which is just 2 points lower than for the corresponding days last year and 6.3 points higher than in 1903. The conspicuous increase occurred in Texas and Arkansas, which during the month gained 6.3 and 11.6 points, re? spectively. Missouri shows a de? crease of 2 points to 78, and Okla? homa a decrease of 2.8 points to 82. Otherwise all States show improve? ment. North Carolina advancing 1-2 point to 85.2 points, to S4; Florida 1.8 points, to 90; Alabama 3.7 points, to 86; Mississippi 3.8 points, to 76; Louisiana 4.2 points, to 76; Tennes? see 9.10 points, to 85, and the Indian Territory 5.3 points, to 81. No Need to Born Them. A South Carolina Confederate Vet? eran, Major W. H. Manning, is in fa? vor of the burning of all the Confed? erate flags lately returned to this state by the war department, says the Sannavah News. We believe that the overwhelming majority of the veter? ans and their wives and sons and daughters will not agree with Major Manning. It is true that the flags were captured and "held by the ene? my," but no disgrace is attached to their loss by their original owners. They were defended while it was in human power to defend them. They are relics of one of the most glorious struggles in the history of the world. They rae old and. tattered and musty; their colors are faded of age, and some of them bear the discolorations of blood. But they are unstained of dishonor. As reminders of the great and noble sacrifices of their follow? ers, they should, and no doubt will, be treasured as long as it is possible to make their threads hold together. Yorkville Enquirer i- .*>*?. - - FLOOD IN MEXICO. Mining City Swept Away By Cloud? burst-Hundreds Drowned. Mexico City, July 3.-Communica? tion with the deluge swept city of Guanojuato is still interrupted, but delayed reports received this morning indicate that between 500 and 1,000 people lost their lives in the flood. No estimate of the property loss can be made. Besides the city of Guano? juato several nearby hamlets were engulfed by the flood which followed j a terriffic down pour of rain. The j gold and silver mines all through the mountains have been flooded. After the cloudburst and deluge several of the dead were found lodged in trees and wedged in rocks. Relief parties are now enroute from here for the scene of the disaster. DON'T INDICATE PEAGE. RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT MOBIL? IZING ANOTHER ARMY. Preparing to Send Two Hundred Thousand Fresh Troops to Man? churia to Reinforce Gen. Linevitch. "Washington, June 29.-The state department received a dispatch from Ambassador Meyer at St. Petersburg this morning stating that the Russian government was about to promulgate an order involving extensive mobili? zation of troops in the districts of St. Petersburg, Warsaw, Moscow and Kieff. The order will involve between one hundred and two hundred thous? and troops and it is for the sole pur? pose of strengthening the Russian force in Manchuria. He also states that the Black Sea fleet has arrived at Odessa and con? firms the report of the mutiny on two Russian war vessels. WHY WALLACE RESIGNED. Canal Engineer of Panama Canal De? nounced and Discharged. j Washington, June 29.-Charging him with changing his position over? night "for mere lucre" and with being ?influenced "solely by person advan? tage," Secretary Taft, in his confer? ence in New York, on June 26, with John F. Wallace, chief engineer of the Panama Canal, after administer? ing a severe rebuke to him, requested his resignation on the grounds that "public interests , require that you ten? der your resignation at once and turn over the records of your office to the chairman of the commission." This fact disclosed in an official statement issued from the office of the Secretary of War tonight, which re? views the relations of Mr. Wallace with the war department and the commission since the latter body's re? organization last spring quoting the t several expressions of the chief engi? neer of his satisfaction with the entire arrangement, and then gives practi? cally a verbatim account of the con? ference between Secretary Taft and Mr. Wallace in New York, which con? cluded with the submission to Secre? tary Taft of Mr. Wallace's resignation. The statement issued tonight con? cludes with the president's letter to Mr. Wallace dated Cambridge, Mass., June 28, which reads: "Your resignation as member and chief engineer of the Isthmian canal commission, .tendered in accordance with the request of Secretary Taft, which request, under the circum? stances, has my entire approval, is hereby accepted to take effect imme? diately. Very truly yours, "Theodore Roosevelt." The statement shows that Mr. Wal? lace made no complsdnt against any of his associates. Three Robbers Convicted. Wilmington, June 29.-Jessie Ma? son and his brother Joe, young white men, and William Guthrie, a lad, were convicted today of highway robbery and assault with intent to kill. Guth? rie is only 17, and the support of a widowed mother. Following her son's arrest Mrs. Guthrie attempted to com? mit suicde, and was restrained by force from seeking a watery grave in the Cape Fear. BIG BANK BUSTED. First National of Topeka, Kansas, Closed This Morning. Topeka, Kans., July 3.-The First Nantional Bank, the greatest financial institution in Topeka, did not open its doors this morning, but instead post? ed a notice which was signed by vice President Ressington which read: "This bank has been closed by my or? der; comptroller of currency has been notified and a bank examiner has been sent." Stringency in the affairs, it is charged of Devlin, one of the chief owners of the bank, is the cause of the closing. The bank's liabilities and assets as reported on the 29th were $2,301,304. TWO FIREMEN KILLED And Four Injured in Big Fire in Bir? mingham Today. Birmingham, Ala., July 3.-Fire- J men G. B. Spruell and Huffman were killed and four others injured in a j fire in the wholesale district today. ! The loss is estimated at JS100,000. The ? i principal losers are Collis & Co., gro? cers; Birmingham Paper Company; | Johnson & Parks, merchandise bro- j kers; Tyler Grocery Company. T. J. Spencer and John Hardy arc thc own? ers of the burned buildings. FLEEING FROM ODESSA. PEOPLE PANIC-STRICKEN FEAR? ING NAVAL BATTLE IX HARBOR Black Sea Fleet Reported to Be Ap? proaching City-Mutineers Ex? pected to Fight Rather Than Surrender-Other Crews May Join Mutineers.. Odessa, 11:30 a. m.-It is report? ed that a part of the Black Sea fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Kruger is approaching the city. The greatest excitement has been created by the report and fears are expressed as to what will happen when Admiral Kruger attempts to carry out his or? ders to call upon the crew of the Kniaz Potemkin to surrender and up? on their refusal to sink the ship. Doubt is expressed as to whether Kruger's sailors will carry out his orders, it being generally believed that the crews will rather join the mutiny. Thousands of citizens here are leaving the city, vehicles of all de? scriptions being pressed into service The people fear a great naval battle. $10,000,000 FOR EDUCATION. Rockefeller Gives Immense Sum to the Ogden Committee-Now for New Ogdenite Converts. New York, June 30.-A ten million dollar gift by John D. Rockefeller was announced this afternoon. It was given to the general educational board of which Robert C. Ogden is chai** man. The fund is to be expended for higher education in the United States. The gift has been accepted and it is stated that Mr. Rockefeller contem? plated further large gifts for thio pur? pose. OVATION AT BRD3GEPORT. President Roosevelt Greeted by Twen? ty-Five Thousand People. Bridgeport, Conn., June 29.-Amid the booming . of cannon, shrieking whistles and playing of bands the president's train ai rived from Boston at 7:28 this morning. The president was met at the station by the city of? ficials and from the end platform-was introduced to a crowd of of 25,000 persons by Mayor Mulvihall. The president said it was a pleasure for him to be in Bridgeport and to be met by such a large crowd. He then told of his travels since he was last here and said: "The thing that has struck me most has been that despite differ? ences the fact that essentially, our people are the same and he felt more and more convinced that the average American is a pretty good fellow and that what is needed in order to make him get along well with the other av? erage American is that they should know one another better. At the opening of the twentieth century we have many grave problems before us, but I know we can solve them, be? cause I believe we are going to con? tinue this government and continue our relations one with another, along the lines laid down by the men who, in the days of Washington, founded this Republic and who, in the days of Lincoln preserved it." After a word of praise for the G. A. R. the president concluded his speech and boarded the yacht Sylph and left, amid cheers, for Oyster Bay. Bureau of Statistics Report. Washington, July 3.-The monthly report of the bureau of statistics of the Department of Agriculture issued at noon today shows the average con? dition of cotton on June 25, to have been 77 as compared with 77.2 on May 25, 1905, 88 on June 25, 1904, 77.1 at corresponding date in 1903 and ten year average of 84.6. SOUTHERN IMMIGRANTS Station Has Been Secured by the City of New Orleans. New Orleans, June 28.-After many months of uncertainty it is now def? initely announced that an adequate immigration station has been secured at New Orleans, through the work of the New Orleans Progressive Union, and is intended for the handling of immigrants direct to the southern fields instead of via New York. The Southern Pacific Railroad has given its old depot and ferry landing on the river front in the heart of the city and the government will at once be? gin the owrk of erecting sheds, of? fices, etc. London, June 30.-A dispatch to Lloyd's states that nine steamers ofthe | Russian transport line had been burn? ed up to last night. ? A MATTER OF HEALTH POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS M? SUBSTITUTS A VALUABLE GRANT. Chilla Offers Seven Millions for th? Surrender of the Canton-Hankow Concession. A Washington special to the New York Herald is as follows: Seven million dollars in round num? bers has been offered by the Chinese Government for the surrender of the concession for the building of the Conton-Hankow railroad, now held by J. Pierpont Morgan & Co., Amer* ican and Belgian associate*. Sir Liang Cheng, the Chinese minister to the United Stentes, recently engaged in negotiations with Elihu Root, rep-, .esenting Mr. Morgan. The proposi? tion made was that China buy in the concession and the indebtedness against it. The Peking government has tentatively approved the proposi lion. It now remains for the directors of t':e China-America Development Company, in which Mr. Morgan has r controlling interest, to act upon the matter at a meeting to De held in New YoYrk early in Ju'y. China gave the concession to the American company in 1897. Only 22 miles of the railroad have been built, China complains that the methods of he company have caused the Chinese to lose faith in this particular enter? prise. China has paid to the com? pany several millions of dollars in Chinese government bonds at 90. A portion of these bonds were sold by the company, but the majority are now held by Mr. Morgan and his as? sociates. If the deal is closed these bonds will be delivered to the Chi? nese government. It is not thought improbable that the Belgian bondholders interested in the company may be loath to surren? der the concession. The American in? terests are, however, in control and have expressed a willingness to sell. About a year ago the Belgian interests were in control, and China then threatened to nullify the concession. The ground was taken that the con? cession was good only so long as held by Americans. At this critical juncture Mr. Morgan obtained control of the company. In certain governmental circles there is some reget at the prospective surrender of the concession. It is realized that an American railway from Canton to Hankow would do much to assist the development of American trade and sustain and in? crease American prestige. This is precisely what some people think is one of the corollary reasons why China is willing to pay a great sum for the concession which she .gave for nothing to the American company. China will push the rail? road, it is understood, and then con? trol it absolutely herself. This will probably result in a change in the treatment of Chinese on the railroad controlled by foreign interests in China. At present there is also a "Jim Crow" arrrangement. The Chi? nese are, in traveling on these foreign operated railroad trains, obliged to occupy other cars than those allotted to Europeans and Americans. Oconee county has sustained great loss owing to the flood which is now raging in that section. Stiles Moore was convicted of a heinous crime in Walhalla last Satur? day and was sentenced to 14 years in the penitentiary. Lightning practically destroyed 60 bales of cotton belonging to W. H. Greer, a prominent farn. ,-r living near Batesville, in Greenvile county. The district conference of the Ep? worth League was held .ii Mullins last week. Mrs. Robert H. Kennedy is suing city of Greenville for $5.000 damages for injuries received oh April 26. 1905, C. D. Mooney was seriously cut at Blaney, a station on tho S. A. L., Sat? urday afternoon.