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WEDNESDAY, A PH IL 25, 1906. The Sumter Watchman was founded in *?60 and the True Sou?iron m 1886. The Watchman and Southron now has the com? bined circulation and influence of both of -She old papers, and is manifestly the best ^advertising medium in Sumter. HELP FOR THE HELPLESS. The complete destruction of San vEYancisco, the ninth city of the United -States in population, by earthquake -and fire is the greatest and most ap? palling disaster that has ever befallen -airy community in America. The -survivors are left more destitute and in more dire need of immediate assist -ance than the people of any other .American city have ever known. Con ogress has acted with unexampled vpromptness in appropriating $1,000, .800 for their relief and from the large -cities of the North and South large -sams ot money have already been sent "by telegraph to the stricken city. The response to the call for help has been generous, but there will be need for Scullions more than is now available. -Every town and hamlet in the country cshould contribute toward relieving the distress of the destitute Californians. -Sumter should, and will, we are confi? dent, contribute on this occasion, as -she has in the past, with promptness -and wiih generosity. The mass meeting of citizens held, ? last night decided to raise $1,000 for t?e San Francisco sufferers. The city .council will make up any deficiency -Sn the sum raised by popular subscrip? tion. Those present at the iaeeting ; -?ave $*50l 'State Medical Examiners. ''Columbia, April 21-Governor Hey ^ward today made the appointments of the members of the State board of omedJcaJexs-miners. The matter was under consideration .tat the recent meeting of the State ?medical Association, and the appoint? ements were made at the instance cf the president of the Association, Dr. W5K?ey. The appointments made to '<3s3r follow: - W. P. Porcher, 1st district. Charles G. Croft, 2d district. Aiken. O- B. Mayer. 3d district, Greenville. 3ft. A. Bratton, 5th aistrict, York T?te. J. L. Napier, Sth district, Blenheim. SL C. Baker, 7th district, Sumter. ^W. M. Lester, at large, Columbia. AGREAT RELIEF FUND. New York, April 20.-More than 32.900,000 was subscribed in this city -oday toward the relief of the suf "Serers in San Francisco and other Cal? ifornia cities affected by the recent i .disaster. This was the first day of saatXy organized effort at securing ?Conds. , The mayor's committee of ci? tizens tonight announced a total of ^subscriptions received of $137,013. Of tb?s sum $25^)00 came anonymously from "A Friend of Humanity." The chamber of commerce an? nounced that it had received $343,320 today, including a gift of $100,000 Xrom Andrew Carnegie. William Wal- j *?orf-Astor cabled a subscription of ^160,000. The United States Steel '-Corporation voted $100,000 to be ex? pended in relief work. The Standard Oil Company directed that a like sum t>e spent. John D. Rockefeller yester ?^?ay personally subscribed $100,000. "The Merchants' Association of New "Toark received $47,200 as a result of its fir?t day's efforts and the State Sp 'Ciety of the Nantionai Red Cross re neeived $46.105. Other organizations and sevcial newspapers received con? tributions. There was no way of reck? oning tonight the exact sum sub bribed here. Conservative estimates indicate that the total of contributions firom this city will not be less than -53,000.000. Funds raised by the may? er's committee will be sent direct. r.lack River Unio?fc The I lack Uiver Union xvii] convene "with thu Y ethel Baptist church on ^Friday, the 27th of April at ll o'clock m. Tho Union will be in session for 'three cays for preaching and the dis '.cussion of subjects of importance. The ^Bethel p? pie extend a warm welcome 'come to all the. delegates and visitors. T. P. Lide. JPastor Tethe! Eaptist Church and -Moderator of the Union. ??'IRE CHIEF SULLIVAN DEAD. San Francisco. April 22.-Chief D. .X Sullivan of San Francisco's fire de ??rtment d:-^d today from the effects .net injuries received during the morn? ing ol the t arthquake. Chief Sullivan -%3nd his wife were sleeping in the fire blouse adjoining the California Hotel ^^aa Bush street. The earthquake shook Sown the chimney of the hotel and sent it crashing through the fire house. .Chief Sullivan and his wife were car Tied with the debris two stories to the zground floor. He died at the general 9*ospital at th* Presidio. His wife "probably will recover. -Eddie"" Gn:.ney, the sporting ref? eree, was wi'h Chief Sullivan from the Sme the latter was injured, and says '.^SiHivan never knew there was a fire. CONGRESSIONAL AID. CONGRESS ACTS PROMPTLY TS VOTING MONEY FOR EARTH? QUAKE SUFFERERS. Washington, April 2fl.-The na? tional government for once acted swiftly and effectively when the enor? mous extent of the disaster at San Francisco became apparent. It is a satisfaction to be able to record that the bill appropriating $1,000,000 for the relief of the fire and earthquake sufferers was passed in record time without a word of debate. In less than six hours from the moment it was introduced in the House it was through the House and Senate and had been signed by the president. The only addition to it was made the fol? lowing day when a joint resolution was passed making it clear that the funds were to be available to buy medicines as well as food: This was a wise proviso, but it appears from the news the government has received that the officers on the spot, from Gen. Funston down, are not likely to let the letter of the law* stand in the way of relief work." They have been in the habit of notifying the department that they had taken certain measures and asking if there was anything else to be suggested. Since the first news of the disaster, the lights have not gone in the great State, War and Navy buildings. It has .been like war times. Relays of tele gr'jph operators have been on duty day and night. Secretary Taft and j Secretary Bonaparte have cancelled all engagements outside of Washing? ton to gyve their undivided attention to the relief work and Secretary Met? calf of the Department of Commerce' and Labor has been hurried to the Pacific coast as the representative of the administration on the spot. This detail has been particularly grateful .to him as the secretary ...has a son. and a sister in the doomed city" and has heard nothing from them since the beginning of-the troubie. The War Department hast ordered practically all the tents in the army to 'San Francisco and more necessary than tents has ordered the commissa? ries of all paints within reach of San Francisco to buy food supplies in the open market and rush them forward. It was thought that the first train of government supplies would reach the city on Thursday night. The War De I partment is sending supplies from as far as the Schuylkill Arsenal and ear? ly on Friday morning two specials of the Department loaded with bedding and tents paused for a moment in Washington on its flight to the coast. The run of this special is likely to be a record breaker, for the War Depart? ment has arranged to give it a clear j track from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast and it is believed that once out of Chicago the train will make the run in three days. It has been a great test for the re? constructed army. Such an emergent cy has not arisen since the change in formation was made in 1902. But the army is standing up well to the test and the relief going forward promises to be effective and abqpe ail things quick. The Navy Department has ordered all available vessels on the Pacific coast to the scene of the disaster to aid in the work of rescue. The Pacific squadron which had sailed from San Diego for target practice was caught by wireless and hurried north, two torpedo boats leading the way. The old Albatross, the big fish commission j steamer, was pressed into service on i Tuesday and all the tenders., of the j light house service available around I that part of the coast have been or- i dered to San Francisco as fast as steam can take them. The secretary 'of the treasury has done his best to meet the emergency from a financial viewpoint. He gave orders for tho transfer of $10.000.000 from New York to Oakland to meet pressing needs. There is $30.000,000 buried in the vaults of the sub treas? ury at San Francisco, but there is no telling how much of it has been de? stroyed or how long before it will be available. However, according to a dispatch to the director of the mint, the mint in San Francisco was saved and is almost the only building stand? ing in the down town district. Tn this there are many millions in coin and bullion that have been saved by the plucky fight that the officials made. The president has been deeply moved by the disaster and issued a brief and effective address to the peo? ple of the country asking for contri? butions and suggesting that while the help of the government would bc giv? en through the war department that private contributions should go to the national Red Cross. This has been done so far as Washington is con? cerned, for there was a meeting of representative business men in Wash? ington today and before it was over the chairman was able to telegraph Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco that $10.000 had been subscribed on the spot and that this was only a start so far as Washington was concerned in the relief work. The collection will be made systematically over the whole city and it is believed that all the oth? er cities in the country will be glad to do the same. A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK. SAX FRANCISCO MEX BEGIX i WORK BUILDING NEW CITY. j Conditions Are Still Distressing But j Order is Being Evolved Out of I Chaos and Systematic Work Will Commence in a Few Days-Danger of Suffering for Food Has Passed. j Oakland, April 23.-The necessity i of quarantining the refugees in the j Park is yet a possibility. With human j beings, horses and dogs crowded to j gether in such close quarters it is al i most impossible to prevent the spread j of disease, though the looked for epi? demic has not developed. The street railway officials announce the cars will be operated from the ferry buildings through some of the j ruined streets at once and within a J few days temporary service establish? ed over the greater part of the city. The condition of the homeless was aggravated this morning by rain. All houses fit for occupancy are being utilized to shelter as many as can be safely placed in them and frame struc? tures in the parks are being hurried to completion. Thousands are being transported across the bay free of charge where they will find temporary homes in other places while the work of reconstruction is in progress. Gangs will be set at work at once to clear the debris from the streets, which will give employment to thousands of men. Many firms have opened up tempora? ry quarters in Oakland and announce that they will care for their employes until such time as they can be put back to work. The danger or suffering for lack of food or clothing is past. ENTRIES TO CORN CONTEST. Mny of Them Being Received by Com? missioner Watson. J Columbia, April 20.-Cammissioner of Agriculture Watson has received a large number of entries to the State and national corn contest. One of the most importan; entries received yes? terday was that of Mr. Mciver Wil? liamson, whose recent ar fide on corn planting published in The State at araeted a great deal of attention and which has been officially endorsed by the Southern Cotton Association. Other entries are: B. W. Taylor, Richland; J. A. Peterkin, Orange burg; T. C. Willoughby, Florence; J. M. Moss, Orangeburg; J. R. Hale, Charleston; H. M. Preacher, Hampton; E. A. Brown, Kershaw; T. Sx Stubbs, Marlboro; J. H. Marion, Jr., Colleton; W,. B. Clutty, Bamberg; J. J. Phillips, Lancaster; R. S. Pletcher, Marlboro; W. M. Spears, Marlboro; A. J. Tindal, Clarendon; Walker Floyd, Marion; J. R. Fairey, Orangeburg; Dr. W. D. Rich, Williamsburg; J. M. Woodley, Sumter; W. R. E. Elliott, Fairfield; J. F. McKinnon, Marlboro; James Jackson, Anderson; B. E. ,Moore, Marlboro; Thos. Taylor, Jr., Richland; Thos. Ruff, Richland; S. R. Lever, Richland; J. F. Weekley, Barnwell; T. P. Ashley, Florence; C. F. Moore, Cheraw and Bennettsville, and Ben P. DeLoach, Camden. ! It is also thought that Capt. E. Z. i Drake, who won the prize several j years ago for the best and largest ' production of corn to the acre, will enter again. Captain Drake has a fine farm in Marlboro county. In filing his entry Mr. Williamson who has been in correspondence with Commissioner Watson in regard to the amount of corn and corn products im? ported to the state, writes: "Your letter in regard to corn importation was more information that I had or had been able to obtain with all the efforts I have made. It will help me to figure out the vast amount of corn we enexcusably ship into the State every year. I am going to keep up the fight so long as there is a single ear of corn 'imported.' We must and shall raise our supplies at home." BIG FIRE IN PHILIPPINES. Over Two Thousand Dwellings Burn? ed in Rizel Province. Manila. April 21, 7:51 a. m.-Fire lias swept the town of Mariquina, in Rizel provirfce. Many thousands of persons are homeless and starving, j Two thousand dwellings are in ruins. | The government is rushing assistance j to the sufferers. ! Fire also destroyed Pasi:. r.ear the town of Cebu. Two hundred dwellings were bjrned and many persons are homeless. A PARDON ASKED. Columbia, April 18.-Mr. L. W. Gil land, of the Kingstree bar yesterday presented tc Gov. Heyward a petition for the commutation of sentence of Arthur McFaddin of Kingstree, who is under sentence of death for having killed George Burgess on the 29th of March. The particulars of the killing and the evidence at the trial are not submitted with the petition. It is said that the punishment is excessive, as there were mitigating circumstances, and the petition for pardon is signed by a large number of people and by nine of the jurors. There was not time to get the other three to sipn. THE ANTHRACITE STRIKE. MIXERS ARE OPPOSED TO A ! STRIKE AT THIS TIME. Sentiment in Anthracite Region j Strongly in Favor of Submitting all Questions to the Board of Arbitra? tion-Will Be No Strike if the Minesr Arc Given a Chance. Wilkesbarre, Pa., April 23.-The possibitlites of peace in the anthracite coal industry is growing brighter and there are strong indications that a ma? jority of delegates to the tri-district convention to be called by President Mitchell some time this week will vote against the strike. Union offic? ials have been testing the sentiment in the various locals throughout the region arid have found it uniformly against a strike. The miners say that if President Mitchell and other leaders do not in I sist on a strike or if the operators do i no try to bring on trouble by attempt I ing to operate the mines with strike j breakers they will vote for any prop? osition submitting the question of wages and change in the board ot conciliation to arbitration, believing that the arbitration board would un? doubtedly give Them 5 per cent in? crease. . Eeautiful women can have the best things in the world, for there is none so inhuman as to refuse anything to a pretty woman. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea makes beautiful women. 35 cents. China's Drug Store. Strength of Cotton Seed Oil. In explaining the strength of cotton seed oil prices, the Oil. Paint and Drug Reporter declares that consumption has shown a greater increase than generally believed, and the quantity of oil in possession of the mills is and has for some time been much smaller than supposed, and consequently the crushers have been disposed to'await more 4hvofable ?? conditions and have not bffer?d their oil as freely at the current market quotations. There is probably no question of shortage, but the supply is smaller than generally estimated, and as most of the mills have closed for the season, little more j oil will be made this crop year. Of course, many of the mills will resume crushing for a time later in the season but the farmers having received good prices for their seed, have sold it more close^r than usual, and a smaller sur? plus will be available for crushing af? ter seeding is completed. The smaller stocks in possession of the crushers, and the knowledge that there will be comparatively little seed available for the second crush, has made the mill owners firm in their views, and lat? terly indifferent sellers at prevailing prices, as they have faith that prices will later go in their favor. Moreover, other elements of strength are the in? creased requirements abroad, the ad? vance in competing greases, and the stronger position of most vegetable oils in foreign markets.* For soap making the requirements have also increased. The supply of oil in pos? session of the principal consuming in? terests is known to be comparatively iight, and they will be compelled to replenish their supplies sooner or la? ter, as their requirements will not ad? mit of an indefinite continuance of the policy of holding off to compel the crushers to accept lower offers. Con? sumption in foreign countries has in? creased greatly. If health is wealth and money talks. For so the proverb runs. A fortune you may plainly see. In taking Rocky Mountain Tea. -China's Drug Store. FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL. J. Monroe Spears, iTsq., of Darling? ton, Announces Himself a. Candi? date for That Position. Darlington, April 21.-While it is several weeks yet before tho ??nal t''me for announcing the cr.ndid.it-s for the different county offices in t h i ?= county, still tLcrc. are some avowed candidates at this time who are " ff elirs:*'around, j Mr. J Ed Norment's friend? in this, j bis homo comity, an1 clad ?hat he has entered the rnre for Secretary of State ! and promise him an almost unanimous support. J. Monro? Spears, one of Darlington's leading lawyers, and well known throusbop* the State, announced yesterday that be wo." ld be a candidate for tte cilice of Attorney General. Mr. Spears served one ti;rm in the Ficus? o? Representatives from Darli neto u County, ?nd is a pood campai;; r. TitOsc who or.pose him 1 this summer will find bim a hard proposition to contend with before "the boys.''-News a?.d Courier. \ helier to S. C. Turheville. Sumter- S. C. Dear Sir: A n.an said : Send nie 25 gallons, generally ? used 24; don't think it'll be enough. Had 7 left. Ordered 9 more for another job; 16 for the job. Had 6 left. This comes from Messrs W A & F Bower, Methuen, Mas?. They add : This has been our experience all this year. New agents always have to go through it. After a little, they learn to guees better. Yours truly, F. W. DeVoc & Co. 29 P. S. Durant Hardware Co., seil our paint. An effort is on foot to reorganize the Independent Cotton Oil Company of Darlington. The secretary of State issued a commission to Samuel S. Buist and P. E. Gregory of Charles? ton as corporators of the South Atlan? tic Oil company. This concern is to be capitalized at $850,000. of which amount $700,000 5s to be common stock. NOTICE. Any person having a claim against the estate of the late Henry R. Thom as will please present an itemized ac? count of the same to Mrs. H. R. THOMAS. R. F. D. No. 3. 4-18 Sumter. S. C. -USE THE Sparks Distributor TO SIDE DRESS YOUR CROPS. | j Try one and bc convinc? ed. Guaranteed to do j what is claimed. Buy j from dealer or order i lrom mm MNOFI&TURING GO., Sumter. S. C. 4-18-3m A CALL For Reorganization of Democratic. Clubs on April 2Sth and the County Convention on May 7th. In accordance with the constitution of the Democratic party, presidents of the clubs in Sumter county will as? semble their respective clubs at the ? usual meeting place and hour on Sat- J urday, April 28th, to reorganize by the election of officers, a member of the county executive committee, and delegates to the county convention on the basis of one delegate for each 25 members, and majority fraction there? of. Said delegates are hereby called to meet m the eourt house in Sumter at 12 Relock jtioory on May. 7th to elect delegates to the State convention called to meet in Columbia, May 16th, to elect a county chairman for the next two years, to confirm the club elections of the county executive com? mittee and transact such other busi? ness as may properly come before it. The retiring executive committee is called to meet at ll o'clock a. m., to close up the business of the last cam? paign. Copies of the constitution and rules may be procured from H. L. B. Wells, Esq., Secretary, or to the un? dersigned, Goodwill, S. C. E. W. DABBS, County Chairman. 4 12-3t. The Green Swamp road needs to be clayed from the crossing of the W. C. & A. railroad to Factory street. The roadway from the railroad crossing out into the country is excellent, but from the crossing to Factory street the sand bed is the worst in the vi? cinity of Sumter. IN THE District Court of tis MU Stales FOR THE EASTERX DISTRICT OF SOUTH CARO? LINA. IH BANSET7PTCY. In the matter of the Independent Cot? ton Oil Company, Bankrupt: Ey vii tue of an order of sale, made and .filed in the above entitled proceed? ings' on the 3rd day of April, 19G6. and by virtue also of a certain Order an? cillary to said Order entered in the office of the clerk of the District Court of the United Staten for the Western District of North Carolina; the undersigned will sell at public auction, as an entirety, and not in separate parcel?, before th^ Court House of the Court of Common Fleas for the county of Darlington in the State of South Carolina, on Friday, the Eleventh day of May. A. L>., 19')S, r.t 12 o'clock m.: Oil mill plants and gm:ier:??? where respectively located, at. Darlington, Manning, Marion, Hamer, Che raw, Kingstree, Timmonsville, Mul? lins. Syracuse, Lamar, Swift Creek, Auburn, Davis Station, Summerton and Paxvtlle, in South Carolina, and at Wadesboro, in i I North Carolina, with all the land, ? buildings, engines, machinery, gin ! neries, side tracks and other appur I tenances connected therewith and forming part thereof, or rights there? with connected as set out in said Or? der of sale, and also all tools, office j furniture, safes, seed Louses and scales wherever located, now in the hands of the trustees in Bankruptcy, and being formerly a part of the prop? erty of The Independent Cotton Oil Company. Terms cash. No bid less than $200, 000 will be received. The Trustees are authorized to require a deposit of $5,000 before receiving any bid. For a fuller description of the property to be sold, and further particulars as to the terms and provisions of said sate, reference is made to the said Order on file in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina, in the City of Charleston. John C. Simonds, C. E. Taylor, Jr. Daniel T McKeithan, Trustees in Bankruptcy. 4 12-4t Every jiook and corner cf our stores that needed replenishing after the Easter trade, and they were many, has been refilled so that our stock is practically as complete as when our buyers returned from market, and this is how we purpose keeping it, while the demand for goods continus on its present scale. WHITE B0?DS. ? lil IOU. Now arrivals, prettj pas? terns, 10 and 15 cents. New b'ne of ginghams, ex? cellent values ac 8 1 3 ct-?. IEW VIL LACES. HEW HOSIEHY 15 cent* to S3 per dozei j ards. BOYS' OLOTHiNO ? We had practically sold : oat cf this line, bat it is I very con:>pete ?gain. "Prices 5-1.50 to ?5. i At 10.15 und ?5 cents. LADIES5 OXFORDS In waite and black, E. P. Reed <fe Co. ?nakers, Roch? ester, N. Y, than wh'>m there is nona bttter. SI? S'.) 5 ). BRESS GOODS. New line of bril! ant hes in all shades, at 5 ) cents. irs sus. A beautiful assort m nt of patterns, jast in, at 50 cts. 'S 18. We did a record breaking business in this line, but are fnliy prep-ir? for an? other a.taci-:. Piicts $5 to $17. Hanker cbief Values 300 Dozen The remnant of a manufacturer's stock who was retiring from business. They were bought by our buyers when in market, but not offered for sale until now. They will be found very in? teresting.