Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

l^^raCE SOITER WATCHMAN Established April, 1850. 'Be Just and Fea^ not--Let all the ends Thou Aims t at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHROX, Established Juney 18?? ^ Ctn ?lidated Aus.2.1881. SUMTER. S. C. WEDNESDAY. MAROR 28. 1906 New Series-Vol, XXV. So36 Published Every Wednesday, -BY OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY, SUMTER, S. C. Terms: $1.50 per annum-in advance. Advertisements: me Square first insertion.$1.50 HHtEvery subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. 'All communications which sub? serve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. ???p^X>bituaries and tributes o? respects ^will be charged for. BLIND TIGERS EV THE STATE. Article By Staff Correspondent of As? sociated Prohibition Press. There are 297 blind tigers in South - Carolina according to an article pub lished in the Associated Prohibition Press, T ie article was prepared by a staff correspondent of that publica? tion after making an investigation of ie " liquor traffic in this State. While South Carolina he paid special at? tention to the blind tiger situation, giving a list of the cities and towns where tigers flourish v and the number of tigers in each place. The greatest number of blind tigers are in Charles with Columbia second, John's Isl id third and Spartan burg and Green? ville fourth. The prohibition writer makes the following interesting report on "the fruitage of lawness and corruption inf the wake of the State saloon system." He says: s'There are 463 Federal tax re ipts of 'retail liquor dealers' and 're? tail dealers in malt liquors' now in force in South Carolina. > *Tncluding those that have been . - " voted out during the last year, there are 107 regular and thirty-six beer ^dispensaries in the state. This leaves total of 326 'blind tigers* in the State that hold a Federal tax receipt for selling liquor. There are therefore, nearly two and. a half times as many /blind tigers' in the State as legal sell? ing establishments, afr "These 143 dispensaries in the State T^present but ninety-one towns and cities where liquor has been legally sold during the past year. In 20 of these places, the people have voted out the grogshops, so that there are new^but seventy-one towns and cities JChere intoxicants are legally sold. ^v^'A most startling fact comes to the surface of this blind tiger situation. Of the 323 blind tigers of the State only twenty-nine are to be found in prohibition districts. The balance of -297 are all located.in dispensary towns and cities. *In this connection, it is-interesting To compare with the above, the dis pensary cities of the State and their condition as to blind tigers. , "Below /is given a list of the towns and cities of South Carolina where there are more Federal tax receipts ?fen force than there are dispensaries, or have been dispensaries during the past year. The number noted as blind tigers represents the excess of tax receipts over dispensaries. Dispensary. Blind Cities. Tigers. derson. 2 en. 5 ".Beaufort. 4 Camden. 2 . Charleston and environs. 213 ?v'*'? ' Columbia. 22 Darlington. 3 t.EIgefield. 2 ?florence. 1 Georgetown. 1 Greenville. -6 Laurens. 1 John's Island. 18 Mouitrieville. 3 Mount Pleasant. 5 fejrangeburg. 2 Port Royal. 5 Newberry. 3 Spartan burg. 6 Sumter. 1 Summerville. 1 Union. 2 fe - Total.297 The article deals with the dispen? sary and blind tiger situation in both Colombia ?nd Charleston, particular? ly the latter. The writer declares that blind tigers thrive in Charleston with .but little serious interference. The ?articles states that most of the blind tigers flourish within two blocks of the various public buildings and churches of Charleston. It is cited that there are fifteen near the city hall. 24 near the Y.M. C. A. building. 19 within a short distance of the grave of John C. Calhoun. 14 in two blocks of St. Michael's church and from 6 to *24 near the several whiskey dispen? saries. Miss Maggie M. Moore has been re? appointed postmaster at Yorkville. THE STATE CAMPAIGN. DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COM MITTEE TO CONVENE APRIL 5. Dates for Meetings of County Clubs and County anti State Conventions. Appointed By State Chairman "Wi? lie Jones. Columbia,' March 24.-G?n. Wilie Jones, chairman of the State Demo? cratic executive committee, announced yesterday that the committee would be called to meet this year on April 5th to consider the matters pertaining to the campaign soon to open and to issue the call for the State convention, which will formally set the ball in mo t on. The meeting of the present clubs will be held on the last Saturday in April, the 28th, and the county con? ventions, made up of delegates select? ed at the club meetings, will assemble on the 7th of May to elect delegates to the State, convention, a county execu? tive committee and a member from each county of the State Democratic executive committee. The State Democratic convention will be held on the 16 th of May, that being the third Tuesday. It is not known what matters will come before the convention this year. After the meeting of the convention the new committee will meet to make arrangements for the State campaign along lines decided upon in the con ven^on. The itinerary will be map? ped out by the executive committee. The party constitution says that there shall be one or more clubs in each ward or township and that the clubs shall meet on the fourth Satur? day in April in State election years, the county conventions the first Mon? day in May and the State convention the third Wednesday in May. The qualifications for voting in the State primaries are that the person who desire to vote must have been a resident of the State 12 months and of the county 60 days, who must pledge himself to abide by the result of the primaries, and his name must be on the club list at least five days be? fore the primary. The State executive committee is composed of the following representa? tives from the several counties: Abbeville, A. W. Jones; Aiken, J. R. Cloy; Anderson, J. P. Glenn; Bamberg, C. B. Free; Barnwell, W. D. Black; Beaufort, Thomas Martin; Berkeley, R. W. Haynes; Charleston, J. F. Riley; Cherokee, W. S. Hall, Jr.; Chester, T. J. Cunningham; Chesterfield, W. F. Stevenson; Claredon, A. J. Richbourg; Colleton, J. W. Hill; Darlington, J. R. Coggeshall; Dorchester, J. D. Bivens; Edgefield, A. E. Padgett, Fair? field, T. H. Ketchin; Florence, D. H. Traxler; Georgetown, J. W. Doar; Greenville, J. T. Bramlett; Greenwood, D. H. Magill; Hampton, L. C. Lang? ford; Horry, J. A. McDermott; Ker? shaw, J. G. Richards,. Jr.; Lancaster, T. Y. Williams; Laurens, T. B. Crews; Lee, W. A. James; Lexington, D. J. Griffith; Marion, W. A. Brown; Marl? boro, W. D. Evans; Newberry, C. L. Blease; Oconee, F. M. Cary; Orange burg, Robert Lide; Pickens, W. T. O'Dell; Richland, Wilie Jones; Salu? da, J. C. H. Rauch; Spartanburg, N. L. Bennett; Sumter, R. I. Manning; Un? ion, J. M. Greer; Williamsburg, D. C. Scott; York, J. W. Ardrey. \ Senator Tillman is an ex-officio member of the com. littee ty reason of his office as member of the nation? al committee. LOVE AND MURDER. A Waiter Kills a Pretty Restaurant Cashier Because She Was Indiff? erent. New York, March 25.-Louisa Franchina, a pretty French giri, 21 years old, employed at her father's restaurant on West 23d street as a cashier, was shot this morning by a former waiter at the place by the name of Victor. She is not expected to live. The man then shot himself in the head, dying almost instantly. Vic? tor had a passion for the girl and the fact that she did not return his affec? tion caused the tragedy. Representative Aiken has intro? duced a bill in Congress for the erec t'on of a monument to Gen. Andrew Piekens at Clemson College to cost $2r>.-000. The bill was introduced at the request of the Daughters of the Revo? lution. Commissioner Watson is at '"'Jein? sen College to arrange the details "f the small grain crop contest. The cold snap with heavy frosts the ?past few days has injured the fruit /crop in the Ridge Spring section, if not 'entirely ruined it. There seems t<> hi fi difference of opinion as to the loss. (Some think the fruit is only injured, ?while others believe it is totally de istroyed. . ROOSEVELT ANO THE UNIONS I_ I HE ASKED AMERICAN FEDERA j TT?N OF LABOR TO FILE FOR? MAL COMPLAINT. ? President Gompers Will Draw up a i3iil of Particulars Relating to thc Alleged Violation of the Eight Hour Law in Government Departments. Washington, D. C., March 23.-Part of the session of the American Feder? ation of Labor executive committee this morning was devoted to an infor? mal discussion of the events of yester? day afternoon when President Roose? velt and Speaker Cannon expressed their sentiments in extemporaneous addresses. The ultimatum was presented by the committee in relation to the al? leged remisness of the government in granting demands of organized labor, but thus far the questions involved have not been altogether cleared up and further discussion and. conference may be required to lead to a full un? derstating. The president asked the delegates for a bill of particulars' relating to the alleged violation of the eight hour law and President Gompers will head a committee of three which will formu? late the report on the subject and which will give details.^ President Roosevelt has promised that the charges will be investigated without delay. MASSACRED BY INDIANS. Outlaw Indians Kill Seven Persons in the State of Sonora. Los Angeles, California, March 24. -News has reached this city of the murder of five members of the family of Pedro Meza, president of Laudra in Sonora, and two others, who were massacred by Indians within a few miles of their homes. The bodies were left on the road until a sufficient num? ber of troops could be sent to over? awe the raiding outlaws and bring them in. THE MOROCCAN AGREEMENT. An Outline of the Terms of the Settle? ment Between the Contending Pow? ers. Algeciras, Spain, March. 2 3-The es? tablishment of an accor d on all sub? jects connected with Morocco is now considered certain. On the question of the establii/u ment' of a state bank agreement is un? derstood to have been reached whereby France will hold three shares and Germany one. The scheme for policing the coun? try, as outlined at present, provides that France shall police three of the harbors, Spain three and they will co? operate in policing Casa Blanca. The inspector general who will be placed in charge of police will reside at Tan? gier. He will be either an Austrian or will be named from one of the neutral powers. It is expected that negotiations to work out details of this seeheme of settlement will occupy a fortnight. A MURDER IN CLARENDON. Negro Shot on IBs Way Homo From Manning. * Manning, March 26.-About S o'clock Saturday night, while on his way home'' from town, Frank Williams, colored, was shot and fatally wound? ed before he got outside the corporate limits. The wound took effect in thc lower part of the abdomen, but after being shot Williams was able to con? tinue his journey to his father's home, five or six miles from town. He did not seem to realize lite serious nature .>f his injury at the time. He lingered until 2 o'clock this morning, when he *; rea th ed his last. A coroner's jury was organized this morning, but after viewing the body th?? inquest was adjourned until Wednesday morning. It has not been developed definitely who did the shoot? ing, but Capers Williams, a brother of the deacesed. and Rush Servance and [. r ac Servance. two other colored men. '?.ave been arrested on suspicion and lodged in jail to await dev< lopments. It is true that GO per cut of the deaths among tbe sioux and Yankton Indians now are from tuberculosis, but it is also true that fifty years ago tu? berculosis was unknown among the Indians, and has fastened upon them only sinee thc coming <.f the white man to Dakota. A new steel f>>r tools is being pla<.1 on the market; it can bc hardened hy simply heating to a high temperature and allowing it to c<>.>! in the air. TooI< made out of this steel do not bec >me soft through growing hot while being worked. BLACK LIST STANDS. DISPENSARY DIRECTORS ADOPT LIST FURNISHED BY MESSRS. CHRISTENSEN AND LYON. They Will Make no Purchases From ? t . the Concerns That arc Suspected of Aiding and Abetting Grafting and Defrauding the State. Columbia, March 22.-The State board of control today adopted the black list of whiskey houses sent in by Messrs. Lyon and Christensen, as be? ing under suspicion, and will not pat? ronize any of the concerns named. Purchases were about to be made from some of the concerns. The board has taken no definite ac? tion on the "subject of opening the sessions to the newspaper men, but it will likely not do this. The purchases will be made this af? ternoon, when the board expects to adjourn. COAL MINE DISASTER. Explosion in West Virginia Causes Death of Fifteen Miners. Philadelphia, Va., March 23.-An explosion of dust in the Century mine, 12 miles from here at 4 o'clock yes? terday afternoon is believed to have been the most deplorable of the series of underground tragedies which have befallen this district in the past fif? teen months. Meagre reports from the scene tell of the dismemberment of bodies, indicating the terrific force of the blast that swept them to death. Reports from the mine this morning state that nine bodies have been re sovered. Sixteen men who were over? come by gas wTere brought up and they will recover. The death list will not exceed fifteen. Twenty-one bodies have been re? moved from the mine. Eleven dead are still in the mine. 200 men were in the mine at the time of the explosion. Many mules were also killed. The mine is badly damaged. A MURDEROUS LUNATIC. Wounds Nine Persons and Sets House on Fire. Baltimore, March 23.-Brooklyn, Anne Arundel county, just across the Patapsco river from this city, is hor? rified tonight over the deeds a/?d death of Walter Potee, an insanse man, 28 years old, who, entering his brother's house just as friends and relatives were gathered to attend the funeral ot the brother's little child, opened fire with a revolver, set fire to the house and himself died from gunshot wounds, but whether self-inflicted or not is unknown. Potee entered the room and began firing so entirely unexpectedly that several persons were wounded before they could escape Nine people were injured more or less seriously by shots from revolvers and a repeating shot? gun. Of these a brother. John H. Potee, and Wm. H. Miller, a brother in-law, are likely to die. The crazy man found time between shots to spi inkle oil about the house and set fire to It. Firemen summoned from this city, finally extinguished the flames, but not before the building had been almost gutted. On the sec? ond floor was found the body -.f the maniac badly burned about the waist and with a ^rot wound ove.* the heart. Bystanders had fired at him repeat? edly, but whether one of their shots hit him during the two-hour fusilade or whether he died by his own hands can only be conjectured. Potee is said to have shown evidence of insanity for six or ei~ht months past. The body of the child was removed before the fire reached it. Rod Men in Newberry. The annual Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men of South Carolina will meet in Newberry April 9-11. The members of Burgell Tribe No. 24 and the citizens of Nev -rry are preparing to give the Red Men a mo?t hospitable welcome anil a royal entertainment during their stay in the city. On the evening of April 1.0th a banquet will be tendered the visitors al which a number of distinguished ?outh Carolinians have been invited to speak. TWO NEGROES HANGED. Murderers of a White Woman Exe? cuted at Mt. IIol!y.vNe\v Jersey. Mount Holly. N. J.. March 24.-Ru? fus Johnson and George Small, both negroes, were hanged here this morn? ing for the murder of Miss Florence W. Allison, white, on Januarv 10 last. _1 j i The dwelling and somke house of C. S. Lever, living about sixteen miles fr?-?m Columbia, were completely de? stroyed by fire Wednesday morning. Have your cake, muffins, arid tea bis? cuit home-made. They will be fresher* cleaner, more tasty and wholesome. Royal Baking Powder helps the house wife to produce at home, quickly and eco? nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and muffins, with which the ready-made food found at the bake-shop or grocery does not compare. Royal is the greatest of bake-day helps ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. OLD OCEAN'S TOLL. A Harvest of Death and Destruction on New England Coast. Boston, Mass., March 23.-Statistics just compiled show that 84 lives were lost, 54 vessels wrecked and property aggregating hundreds of thousands of dollars in value were destroyed along the New England coast and in the maritime provinces during the winter just ended. The coastwise and fishing fleets have been the greatest sufferers. OVERWORKED OPERATOR The Cause of the Terrible Colorado Wreck Ascertained. Denver, Col., March 21.-It is re? ported that F. Lively, the operator .whose nap is said to have been respon? sible for the wreck on the Denver and Rio Grande, asked three times on the night of the wreck, that he be reliev? ed. Lively felt the . strain of long hours. The dispatcher, it is said, told h'm to wait for the regular operator to relieve him. The coroner's jury at Canyon City reported that it could not return a verdict until Lively and Oper? ator VanDuen are heard from. Neither can be found. A BIG CONTRACT. Senator Tillman Threatens to Defeat Every Member of Legislature Who Voted Against Raysor-Manning Bill. Senator B. R. Tillman stated to Sen? ator Niels Christensen, Jr., in Wash? ington a few days ago that he woul? come down into South Carolina this summer and defeat for re-election ev? ery legislator who voted against the Raysor-Manning bill. Following is the list of the representatives who will be defeated if his threats should carry: Messrs. Ardery, Arnold, Ashley, Bal? antine, Banks, Beamguard. Browning. Bruce, Colcock, Cothran, Dabbs, Da? vis. DeVore, Earhardt, Edwards, Faust, Fishburne, Foster. Fraser, Frost, J. P. Gibson. W. J. Gibson. Hamel, Hamlin, Harrison. Harley. Haskeil. Hemphill, Heyward, Higgins, Hutto. Kershaw, LaFitte. Lawson. Lof? ton, Lomax. McMaster. Massey. Laban Mauldin. Morgan. Morrison. Nance, Nash. Nesbit. Nicholson. Otts. Parker. Patterson. Sanders. Save. Sellers. Shel? don. S?n.kler, Spivey, Strong. Taylor. Tribble. "ander Korst. M. W. Walker, J. M. Walker. Whaley and Wimberly. Messrs. Bradham. Veiner. Brice. Lyon and L. B. Etheredge. who also opposed the senate's amendment were paired. The senate passed the bill somewhat reluctantly after having once defeat? ed it. The senators who voted against the I bill when it was first offe! ?1 as a sub? stitute for the Morgan bil' were: Senators Bates. C. L. Please. Price. Brooks, Brown, Butler, Carlise. Chris? tensen. Hardin. Holliday. Hough. Mar? shall. Mauldin. Mciver, voa Klonitz 15. Senators Hood. Hudson and Tal? bert opposed the bill but were paired. The last vote on the bill saw some I changes. Senator Pates. C. L. Please, j Hardin. Holliday. Mcivor voted for it. j saying they would vete for some re? forming bill and this was the only on" left.--The state. A verdict was rendered Tuesday at j Lancaster against the Seaboard Air I Line in favor of John M. Tandie, of Ose?la, for $500 and costs. The ac tion was for damages for searching L?ie plaintiff's premises without a war- j ant for stolon goods. EXODUS FROM RUSSIA. Jews Fleeing From Bessarabia to Es i cape Massacre at Easter Time. Bucharest, Roumania, March 21. The Jews are fleeing from Odessa, ?Kishineff and other parts Bessarabia in large numbers, as they fear a new anti-Semitic riot will be started at .Easter time. The Austrian and Roumaninn gov? ernments have forbidden the refugees to cross the borders and there is muc?* suffering and misery among the exiles. ANOTHER GUANO FACTORY. Charleston Capitalists Organized a Big: Fertilizer Company. Columbia, March 21.-The Planters* Fertilizer and Phosphate Company of Charleston, capitalized at $350,000 t was commissioned today. The corpo? rators are all Cnarlestonians. They are: F. W. Wagener, W, H. Weisin Otto Tiedrnan, John A. Re^tz, J. Ress Hanrahan, R. P. Ravenel. A. C. To? bias. E. H. Jahnz. C. F. Middleton, J_ Lamb Perry. THE FRUIT CROP. Mr Bauer Docs Not - Think Bamago Irreparable.. Columbia, March 27.-Weather Sec? tion Director Bauer is still unable to tell anything definite about the effect' of the recent freeze on peachesv though the general feeling is that trucking interests in the lover part of" the State have been badly damaged. "I have not examined a single peack this year," said Mr. Pauer. "and ara. therefore in no position to . judge. That is the only way anything defi? nite can be ascertained-to examine: a large number and estimate the av? erage. I don't think, however, that any general damage has been done, and it was only the first freeze that injuree^ truck. I "You know it is a trick of the trade* to have the fruit killed in March se? as to boost prices for June. I remem? ber that it used to ce a standing joke* about the New Jersey peach growers.. Every March the crop was a iota' failure and every June the market was glutted." Early Sunday morning travelers to the up country were surprise.I to see the ground spewed up with t'rost "alf along the lines from Columbia to the North Carolina and Georgia borders, the slow rain freezing in icicles from the trees, telegraph wires and station' buildings eaves up to early In the af? ternoon, when the weather began to* moderate. Peaches are in bloom ah over the upcountry, but Mr. Baue> thinks they have not been seriously injured. The temperature reading here this: morning was S2 and iee probably formed again all over the upper tier* <~>f counties, bu? today there is a mark? ed rise over the encire country, an-7 Mr. E?uer says, this is tin- last of lin? eo],! weather. Jhe only freezi ? temperatures today are in a narrow" strip of country bordering <>n Canada. Maj. A. B. Horton, of Cheraw dieoT Thursday. He was one of the pioneer turpentine operators of this State. The livery stable of i>. L: Jones; ??' Son of Edgefield. was consumed by fire Tuesday, lt was situated near the public square and only the fast work of the fire department saved the busi? ness portion of the town. A horse perished in the flames.