The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 14, 1906, Image 2
m SAIN LAST YEAR.
?E??ECTRICITY WILL DO MOST OF
-V WORLD'S WORK.
<Se\v nnd Old tJses of Current for
. Power Constantly Expanding-An?
imal Bill for Apparatus Now About
$2.50 Per Capita.
New York. March 9.-Forty-two
Snjllion dollars represents the ad
"vauce ^made by the electrical industry
5ast orear. Figures just completed by
' ^vew Y>rk experts prove that the
3gr???est gain ever made came in 1905.
3ta the previous year the gain was only
**ea .per cent Last year an increase of
* ^roJ? $1,500,000 to $217,000,000 shows
.^hat. the industry took a. jump of 20
;>.; 4*>er cent.
The motor output increased $6,000,
in value. Telephone apparatus beat
fchis record by half a million. Wire
^?uad cable manufacturers gained $5,
^.0,008, A still larger increase is
^hown in ''miscellaneous apparatus,"
, Xrttfch totals, $25,000,000.? -Tt?e only
>aaa?&faeturers who have stood are the
Snakers of electrical clocks. In the
"^igtfcmg field the gains have been
^?t>rinbus.
Trade authorities say that the in
?idSstrc will continue its present rate of
^>rog.*ess indefinitely. In every, part
x>? the country the spread of electric
bighting, the telephone, and lately do?
mestic use of current is taxing the fa?
cilities of manufacturers and central
?Stations, The lowered cost of gas does
; ^ot appear to affect electrical advance
any direction where they come into
competition. The greater safety, con
' Venience and healthfulness of inc?n
^descent and arc lighting are giving it
popularity that gas no longer rivals. Jj
T3^e^Miscellaneous" output of elec?
trical appliances includes household
?feflrices that are now coming into gen
<fefttl "use for the first time. Everything,
ttom a curling iron in the boudoir to a
Washboiler in the up-to-date laundry
^aa now be heated by electricity. The
bectric kitchen, where a few coils bf
"V?ire take the place of the coal or gas
stove, will fia a f?far years be as com
?nort as the electric car.
Prophets of the "electrical age" say
t&at the element of cost, where, it en
iJtts at, can no more check the ad
Va*?iag era of electricity than the ]
cheapness of stage coaches could pre
*rent the adoption of the steam eng.ne.
dS?MTC?DE AT HONEA PATH.
~?3no. M. Ashley Killed By Policeman
White,
"Honea Path, March 8.-A terrible
'tragedy was enacted here this after?
noon, as a result of which John Ma?
nion Ashley lies ? dead tonight in Dr.
?'a?yne's office. Chief of Police White
Udfertook to arrest a son of Mr. Ash
when Mr. Ashley drew his pistol
?ad attempted to shoot Mr. White,
"thereupon Mr. White drew his pistol
-fired twice in quick succession,
?bth Tba?ls taking effect, one entering
Sine1 chest and the other the stomach.
Ashley also fired twice, one ball
grazing Mr. White's thumb.
-After this Mr. White turned and
, ?^aiked into Holliday's, when he was
feed at hy some one from behind the
. There was a large crowd in town
^Stnd considerable excitement prevailed
^>r atime. Reports were current that
^an. attempt would be made to lynch
^ffr. White and the sheriff was tele?
graphed for and later the governor
xcas asked to send a company here to
"^prevent possible Woodshed. The sher?
iff and a company from Anderson have
arrived and everything is quiet at this
^tour. Mr. White surrendered to the
^Sheriff and has been sent to Anderson.
The inquest tomorrow will bring out
?ull particulars in regard to the Rill
;-The State.
DEDUCING ENGLAND'S ARMY.
?Bold Proposition of thc New Gov?
ernment.
landon, March. S.-In introducing
.army estimates, amounting to
^nearly $150.000,000. in the House of
Commons today. War Secretary Hal
% 3ane announced at the outset that the
"?fibera?s did not desire to destroy the
. <*irmy, but required greater efficiency
?fc less expenditure. \The government
:*cefepted. he said, what he denomi
tfc&ted as the "blue water." principle,
tamely, that the navy at its present
sfcr*-?gth was capable of defending
^Sre?t Tr?tain from invasion, and,
tihoagh" this strong navy was a costly
thing, it was very useful, as it made
Sfcpossibleto cut off much of what oth
?erw?se would be necessary army ex?
penditure. " in pursuance of this prin?
ciple ot dependence on the navy, it
"itad hv-~i decided that the ammuni
" ^20? stores constructed for the defense
?Cdt bondon were unnecessary. Some
^2*tf> guns mounted for defense purpos?
es at various points along the coast
^arould be swept away, the troops at
>We?ha.?wei (China) would be with
^?rawn and some colonial garrisons
"vrould be reduced. These changes did
'T!K>t involve an enormous sum, but
iffi&rked the* beginning of economy.
-3Sr, Haldane wished the nations would
'.consider together whether a reduction
%*~.:ff?tld not be made in the armament
Asorden, which was pressing on every
^v???^Pd dation wa opposed to
?rsaa?ci lotion
BOX GAB WRECKED
AND ENGINE BADLY DAMAGED
JES A COLLISION.
Accident Occurred in the Local Yard
Near the Sumter Bottling Works.
No Serious Injuries.
From the Daily Item March 9.
Northern train No. 35 bound for
i.
Augusta and scheduled to arrive in
Sumter at 5:15 a. m., was entering the
local yard on time this morning, when
just in front of the Sumter Bottling
Works it unexpecterly ran into an
open switch and collided with box car
No. 18008.
Engineer Wysong saw the impend?
ing danger and applied the emergency
brakes, but the box car was too close
to bring the engine to a stop before it
plowed its way. with terrific impact
into the box car. So great was the force
with which the engine hit the car
that the entire front plate of the en?
gine was knocked out, tearing a circu?
lar hole of about three feet in diame?
ter, the cow-catcher was entirely de?
molished'and no trace of it remained,
the rear truck of the box car was com?
pletely turned around and rammed up
against the front trucks with such
force as to displace them, notwith?
standing the fact that fully 24 cross
ties had been actually plowed up be?
fore the rear truck met the ones in
front and the engine was under the
car holding it at an angle of about 45
degrees, the headlight was smashed
and the smoke stack protruding
through the floor of the car. Moun?
tains of debris surrounded the wreck.
Both Engineer Wysong and his fire
'man remained at their posts and were
luckily uninjured. Baggagemaster
McLaughlin and Express Messenger
Coward were both badly shaken up.
One lady, a passenger, had an ankle
sprained, and a drummer was thrown
over the top of his seat to the one in
front of him. It is likely the applica?
tion of the, emergency brakes was re?
sponsible for these mishaps.
Another engine was attached to the
train and the passengers were carried,
on to their destination.
A wrecking train and crew were
wired for and arrived from Florence
j early this morning. The principal
I work that they were called upon to do
was to restore the engine to the track,
whici hod been partially derailed, and
to remove the wrecked box car from
the track. The large and powerful
copperhead Xo. 394 was used in an
effort to pull tho derailed engine up'on
the track ag^hi. A 1 1-2 inch steel
wire carde was attached to the copper?
head and the other end connected
with No. 9". On the second attempt
the buoy cable snapped at the coup?
ling. Then engin.- \ 492 coupled up
with the copper-h . d and the two
were directly a* . dV". disabled
engine, and with . combined pow?
er the derailed engine was quickly
brought back upon th? track
The debris of the wreckage has now
been cleared away, and the lured
engine, together with the .. :
train and its crew, has gene a Flor- ;
ence. No. 93 will soon be h commis- j
sion again. j
FH?EMEVS BENEFIT LAY .
?
Governor Glenn of North CarolL .? ;
Advises Governor Heyward Not to !
Veto lt.
Columbia. March 9.-Governor
Glenn of North Carolina has written
Governor Hey wa rd urging him not to
veto the firemen's benefit law, saying
he intends urging his legislature to
pass a similar bill at the next session.
The Three States Lumber Compa?
ny of Greenville was commissioned
today to do business on a capital of a
half million dollars.
Governor Heyward has heard noth?
ing from Anderson or Honea Path to?
day and the presumption is that all is
peace and quiet there now.
McCaw.
STARTLING EXPOSURES.
Nearly Every Railroad Having Termi?
nals in Ncnv York and Jersey City
Are Concerned.
Xew York, March S.-Evidence of a
definite agreement between the rail?
roads running out of New York city,
upon a division of the sugar freight
business, and also the payment of re?
bates, was given before the United
States grand jury here today. Repre?
sentative W. Ii. Hearst, the com?
plainant in the case, declared that the
government was in possession of docu?
mentary proof on every point charged
and that the?United States district at?
torney's office was confident in expos?
ing the most startling relations exist?
ing between carrying and producing
trusts.. The Delaware. Lackawana
and Western Railroad Company.
Lowell M. Palmer of the firm cf
Havemeyer & PJlder (a dock company)
and others are the defendants in the
principal rebate action, and other rail?
roads figure in other proceedings.
Nearly every railroad with terminals
in New York or Jersey City is con?
cerne! in the proceedings and the
In ads and operating officials are like?
ly to be among those subpoenaed to
appear before the errand jury.
STUDY COTTON.
FARMERS GATHER TO HEAR
PRESIDENT HARVIE JORDAN.
Tiie Planter Must Understand the Sit?
uation and Learn to Market His
Crop Intelligently.
The city is overflowing today with
visitors from every section. Marion,
Darlington, Marlboro and Williams?
burg have sent large delegations of
their farmers and business men here
to attend the cotton meeting and hear
the president speak.
The meeting was called to order in
the auditorium at noon by President
Walter Gregg of the. Florence asso?
ciation. The body of the house and
even the galleries were pretty well
filled.
Mr. Hyatt was first introduced. He
made a very interesting talk, telling
many well pointed anecdotes, laying
particular stress on the fact that if
the farmers did not raise their own
supplies they would not be in a posi?
tion to dictate the terms of their sales.
President Jordan was received with
generous applause. He is a man of
dignified, polished appearance, of a
magnetic manner and speaks so that
you cannot but listen to him. He talks
well, clearly and logically. He grace?
fully threw a very pretty bouquet at
the audience to start with and told
them that he wanted to talk business,
nothing but business. There was no
scarcity of labor in this country when
we could raise the world's supply of
cotton, if there was difficulty here and
there in getting'hands to work that
was purely local and if there be any
scarcity at all it is in the raising of
supplies. The farmer to be independa
ent must raise supplies. Now, he said,
you must learn how to market youl
crop intelligently. He said that the
gov?, nment would soon be giving in?
formation on the consumption of chi?
ton. He called attention to a situation
in Madison, Ga., where the farmers
sold their cotton at one door of a mill
at $55 a bale and bought it at the
other door at $2,20C| a bale. Where
does the difference go?
He told why the price of cotton wa*
put to 15 cents and showed that the
New England spinner would still
make $11 more a bale if the crop were
sold at 15 cents all round this year
than he made several years ago when
it sold for five cents. He showed how
every man that beared cotton was an
enemy, not only to the farmer of the
South but to America, because 65 per
cent of our cotton was exported and
that foreign gold is needed in this
country.
He assured the farmers that they
would, if they stuck together, soon be
in a position to get all the cash they
heeded from New York bankers to
make the fight for cotton. /
We ought to be in a position, he said,
to urge every man to make all the cot?
ton that he could7, but we will never
be iii that position until we carry our
own surplus.
The old goose, he said, was still all
ght. b it now we want to find you
' been getting those golden eggs,
response to a query he gave some
:-ong figures *on cotton's statis
, . :tion to show that it must go
you must make the other Jel?
lo* - :d. The greatest ene
y v ts the raiser, he play?
eo into th* ter fel ?w's hand too
well.- Florence T??nes. T arch 7.
Afflicted V. tli Rheumas ?
*"I was and a.:; yet . . vi th
rheumatism," says Mr. J. C.
editor of the Herald, Addington, In?
dian Territory, "but thanks to Cham?
berlain's Pain Ealm am able once
more to attend to business. It is the
best of liniments." If troubled with
rheumatism give Pain Palm a trial and.
you are certain to be more than pleas?
ed with the prompt relief which it af?
fords. One application relieves the
pain. For sale by all druggists.
During last year there were approx?
imately 700 trials in the court of Re?
corder Hurst. The percentage of
trials is increasing at a great rate each
year.
"Don't frown-look pleasant. It
you are suffering from indigestion or
sour stomach, take Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. Hon. Jake Moore, of Atlanta,
Ga., says: "I suffered more than 20
years with indigestion. A friend re?
commended Kodol. It relieved me in
one day and I now enjoy better health
than for many years." Kodol digests
what you eat. relieves sour stomach,
gas on stomach, belching, etc. Sold
by all druggist.
The new machinery for the electric
Light power station will arrive in a.
short time now and the long needed
and greatly desired improvement in
tin- service will be a thing seen of all
not something to be hoped for.
Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Itch,
liing Worm, Herpes, Barbers' Iiteh.
*A11 of th.-s.> diseases are attended
by intense itching, which is almost in?
stantly relieved by applying Chamber?
lain's Sal Vc a ii. i by its eontinued use a
permanent cure may hr effected. It
has. in fart, cured many casos that
had resisted all other treatment. Price
REPUBLICAN CORRUPTION.
Attempt in Congress to Suppress the
Cockran Bill.
Washington. March s.-There ap?
pears to be a disposition on the part
j of Republican leaders in the House of
smothering in committee Burke Cock
I ran's bill, and all other measures pro
! viding for the publication of campaign
! contributions by corporations and for
the publication of all election ex?
penses.
These bills, forty in number, have
been referred to the committee on
elections of President, Vice President
and members of congress. The 'Dem?
ocratic members of the committee
have made repeated efforts to get
some action on one or more of them
without result. Postponement has
been due to the lack of a quorum, or
indirect opposition to any of these
measures.
Representative Hardwick of Geor?
gia, one of the most active and ener?
getic Democratic members of the
committee, said: "I am so thoroughly
convinced that the majority has no no?
tion of taking any of these bills up
that I intend to introduce a resolution
instructing the c .?mmitte? to report a
general bill on the subject. I am con^
vinced," said he, "that a report on
this interesting question would com?
mand the attention of the House."
The members of the minority are
convinced that the subject is one in
which the whole country is interested,
and public sentiment will probably in?
sist on some action being taken before
the present Congress adjourns. ' The
J resolution maj^ not call for any one of
t the forty bills now tied up in commit
! tee, but will insist on a general bill,
which will embrace the best features
of them all.
It is said that the Republicans
threaten to force the passage of the
Keifer bill, which provides for the
reduction of the representation from
the Southern States on account of dis?
franchisement of the negro, as an off?
set to the Democratic demand' for
publicity in connection with campaign
contributions.
There are several parliamentary
snarls to be unravelled before Mr.
Hardwick can get his resolution
squarely before the House. He is be?
ing assisted by Minority Leader Wil?
liams, Burke Cockran and other par?
liamentary experts in Congress.
Baronness Hengellmuller, wife of
the minister of Austria-Hungary, has
created something of a sensation
among local automobilists by running
a heavy touring car, which leaves be?
hind it a delightful odor, suggesting
burning incense, which completely
dispels the obnoxious smell of gasoline.
The "baronness is the undisputed so?
cial leader in the diplomatic set, in
addition to being an enthusiastic and
skillful motorist. She is asknowledged
to be one of the best dressed ladies at
the National Capital, and she is clever
in the introduction of new fads, which
the smart set are ever ready to emu?
late. For the present she has declined
to impart the secret of perfuming her
automobil^. As she drives her ma?
chine rapidly through the streets and
over the beautiful roadways which
surround the city there is neither dis?
gusting smell or smoke in her trail.
She enjoys the exclusiveness of her
new fad. and smilingly says that hy
and by the process .by wi ich she ac?
complishes this delightful iv,r.o\ tio
will become popular ihroughou
automobile world.-No v- .. Cou
Sleep?C?jsness.
?Disorders of the stomach produce 3
nervous condition, and .>?ic:i prevent
sleep. Chambenu:::'- Si :
Liver Tablets stimulate the digestive
organs, and make sleep possible. For
sale by all druggists.
Why hasn't Sumter a sewerage sys?
tem? Is the question almost invaria?
bly asked by visitors. It is a question
our people should settle within the
next year.
Always Keeps Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in His House.
*"We would not be without Cham?
berlain's Cough Remedy. It is kept
on hand continually in our home."
says W. W. Kearney, editor of the In?
dependent, Lowry City. Mo. That is
just what every family should do.
When kept at hand ready for instant
use. a cold may be checked at the out?
set and cured in much less time than
after it has become settled in the sys
tem. This remedy is also without a ?
peer for croup in children. ? and will
prevent the attack when, given as soon j
as the child becomes hoarse, or even i
after tho croupy cough appears, which
can only br done when the remedy is
kept at hand. For snle by all drug- j
gists.
I
FRECKLES AND PIMPLES !
REMOVED in Ten Days.
Nadmola \
The Complexion j
Beau?i?ier is en- |
dorscd by thousands !
cf grateful ladies, and f
guaranteed to remove
all facial discolora?
tions and restore thc ;
beauty of youth. Thc
wor-t eas?? ?n twenty c? ys. 5 ):. s 1 51.00 !
Truths tha? Strike Home
Your grocer is honest and-if he cares to do so-can tell
you that he knows very little about the bulk coffee he
sells you. How can he know, where it originally came from,
how it was blended-or With What
-or when roasted? If you buy your
coffee loose by the pound, how can
you expect purity and uniform quality?
Um COFFEE, the LEADER OF
ALL PACKAGE COFFEES, ls ol
necessity uniform in quality,
strength and flavor. For OVER A
QUARTER OF A CENTURY, LION COFFEE
has been the standard coffee in
millions of homes?
LION COFFEE I? ?renmy packed
at our lactorles, and until opened In
your borne, has no chance of being adul?
terated, or of coming in contact with dust,
dirt, germs, or unclean hands?
In each package of LION COFFEE you get one full
pound of Pure Coffee. Insist upon getting the genuine,
(lion head on every package.)
(Save the Lion-heads for valuable premiums-.)
SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE
W00LS0N SPICE CO., Toledo, Ohio.
?L00 everywhere or sampl" bottle free. Checkers Medicine Co., Winston-Salem, N. C
Your Attention, Farmers
Preparation for your next crop is in order and before pur?
chasing your wants in our line, we ask you to call and inspect
our line of Hardware. We carry everything in the line,
such as Plows, Plow Stocks, Single-trees, Back
Bands, Steel Shapes, Trace Chains, Harness,
Horse Collars, Hoes, Forks, Shovels, Spades.
A lar^e line of best quality Poultry Netting". Our
prices will be the lowest, quality of goods considered. This is
a new firm with absolutely new goods, but we have had lots of
experience. We believe we can make it to your interest io see
us before you buy. Call on us, for we want to talk business
with you.
?THE
Carolina Hardware Company
orses and Mules 1
All sizes and prices for cash or approved paper.?
Buggies, Wagons ? Harness
j Agent for I Disc Harrows, Disc j Agent for
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I ?MCJT?NERY j ^"W ;- K j ^MACHINERY j
i andi<"?r>air Parts in I Harrows, Binders, j ...... J p-e**a;r P~-r^ j
j apa.iaance. j iviov.ers, ?.vaKes.- o?c. j abundance.
6, 8, and 9 Solith Harvin Street.
9
We are ager?ts for the c?l?brai ed Oliver Chilled Steel Plows,
and also cany a large assortment of other makes of Plows, and
a great variety of
Farm Implements <
At the Right Prices.
Get our prices on Elwood Field Fencing, Barbed Wire and
Poultry Netting. When you ?,aint ycur house this spring don't .-^
forget to get the best
Devoe, New Era or Hammer Brand.
The Durant Hardware
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