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WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, !906. Tke Swnter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southro7i now has the com? bined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. The letter to Policeman Albert Weeks, which is published today, is ev? idently tho work of some fool and does not merit serious consideration. The man who wrote it certainiy can have no serious intention of carrying out the threat to kill Officer Weeks, Depu? ty Sheriff Weeks, Officer Boykin or Mr. Brown, for had he such a purpose in mind the last thing he, would have done would have been to put his in? tended victims on guard. The letter was undoubtedly the- work of some evil disposed person, but we do not ? behove the writer represents anyone but himself, and the letter itself is the j best evidence that the writer is more i of a fool than anything else. Officer Weeks and the others named in the ietter >are abundantly able to take care of themselves and we see no reason for any excitement over the matter. ? m m The Pythian Grand Lodge adjourn? ed Wednesday afternoon and the sev? eral hundred delegates who were the guests of the city for two days have all departed to their homes. The meeting was the largest in the history, of the order and we believe it was a success in every respect. The people of Sumter were glad to entertain the Knights and the. best we could wish is that they carried away with them as pleasant recollections of Sumter as Sumter will always have of them. * * * The tragic death of Mr. J. E. Tindal of Clarendon county in Columbia last week as the result of a fall from a street car was a great shock io* his relatives and friends in the city, where he was a frequent visitor, and was well and favorably known. * * * The candidates now know where and when they are to address the voters whose suffrage they seek. The itinerary arranged by the special com? mittee appointed by the State execu? tive committee is probably the best and most convenient that could be agreed upon. V * Personal dishonesty-bribe-taking, rebate-swiping, grafting of all de? scriptions-has been from the outset the fiy zn the dispensary ointment. The dispensary system has great po? tentialities for good, and has, even its enemies admit, accomplished good in this State, and but for the grafting proclivities of those responsible for its management the system would not now be in disrepute with a large ele? ment of people. Thus it is both aright and proper that the investigating .-.committee should investigate the per? sonal affairs of those who are in con ;trol of the dispensary if there is .ground for belief that these "person? al" affairs: co called, relate to or are -connected with the dispensary graft. If this proper investigation is to be j shut off by killing the present investi . gators, as director Black threatened. . there will be .others to take it up and .push it to-a finish. If it is not perti? nent to the investigation ordered by ?the.legislature to find, out how dispen ,sary orHclals acquired wealth in a ?short period while receiving small sal? aries ?t ls hard to see what is perti? nent. Th:s is the chief end of the en? tire, investigation, and this hue and cry about the effort of the committee to blacken the "personal" characters -of dispensary officials by bringing the facts to light will deceive no one, ex? cept those who are willing to be blind. It is to be hoped that Messrs. Lyon and Christensen will continue their personal investigations until all the facts are laid bare. * * * Will Director Black shoot Governor Heyward and blow him up on the spot ?f he removes him from office? Re? moval under the circumstances would be a ve: y personal matter and Direc? tor Black is on record as objecting to anything personal. " . * . The best news published lately is that Senator Tillman will not attend all the campaign meetings this sum? mer. If he will think again and de? cide to f orego all the meetings he will be doing both himself and the public a good turn. . . . j The town of Manning is beginning j to awake to the necessity of more and j batter railroad facilities and to that end | is nego::3t:'ng with the Aldermans to ? extend their road from Alcolu to Man? ning and thence to the Santee river. This- shows a progressive spirit and the Manning folks should not let the matter end in talk. The extension of the road would help Manning and that whole section of country, and indirect? ly it would benefit Sumter, for any? thing that causes this section of the country to prosper, helps the business of Sumter. * . * The talk of extending the Alderman railroad recalls the fact that some ?weeks ago there was under considera? tion here a olan to build a road from this city through the Shiloh section to Bethlehem. This is another matter that should not end in talk. The pro? posed railroad would be of direct and immediate benefit to this city. * * * The investigation by Mr. Garfield of tlie Standard Oil monopoly has con? firmed what the public has known for many years, but we do not see how that will help maters any, for the grin of the trust on the railroads, congross and the govenment generally remains unbroken and Rockefeller, Rogers and their gang of industrial freeboot? ers will continue to work their will on the public. Mr. Garfield's Standard Oil report will take its place along with his beef trust report as a choice specimen of official humor. ? * * Admiral Dickens is another example 0 S the peculiar effect a stay in Charles ttn has upon distinguished visitors. As a rule they are all impressed by the graat natural advantages of that city and become more enthusiastic over the commercial and industrial possip:! ities of the port than any of the native Charlestonians were ever known to be. j The Charlestonians may be enthusias? tic inwardly but they must think it not good form to blown their own hom so they maintain a sedate and iignified silence. CHARGE? WITH WIFE MURDER. Husband of Mrs. Wilson Suspected of the Crime. Aiken, May 24.-Sheriff Roborn has not returned from Beach Island, where he went yesterday afternoon to investigate the assasir.ation of Mrs. Ed Wilson, which occurred there early Wednesday morning. He is not ex? pected back before midnight. It is said here that relatives of Mrs. Wilson have demanded th- arrest of Mr. Wilson himself, whom they al Iago killed his wife. It is further said that these relatives charge Wilson with gross cruelty to his wife. They say that Wilson is a hard drinker and that several times while under the in? fluence of drink he has beaten her un? mercifully. A short time ago her brothers retaliated upon him by ad? ministering a sound thrashing. That the Wilsons were not a peaceful family seems to have been known by the neighbors generally. It cannot be learned here yet whether Mr. Wilson has been arrested or not. Mrs. Ed Wilson was a niece of ex-Clerk of Court John X. Hankinson, who now resindes at Whitepond. She was an estimable lady and highly regarded in her community. The Race for Governor. The gubernatorial contest begins to look complicated in that three dispen? sary candidates have already an? nounced themselves. These three men-Manning, Sloan and Blease, ap? pear to represent three different dis? pensary propositions, but each stands staunchly by the State institution. It is suggested that the dispensary forces are so well driilled and so determined to sustain the present system at all hazards, that they will be able to with? draw all but one of their candidates as,the campaign closes. It is pointed out that these three men will attack the anti-dispensary forces from dif? ferent points, and appeal to. different classes, and that after they have aroused their followings to the sup-; j. ort of the G. M. L the weaker can, and will, step down and out. This looks well on paper, but is not likely to work out in practice. The fact is that Manning does not repre? sent the old line dispensaryites. He is for reform. He is a clean man as we1: have in public life in this State, in Dur opinion. The dispensary ring, the real political working force of the system, those who find the funds and E-xpect to reap the fruits of victory, may back Manning, thinking that af? ter all a governor can do little to thwart them. If once they can elect' Manning it will be claimed that the people have endorsed the State -dis? pensary systerif, and that the next leg? islature must not abolish it. It is safe to say the dispensary-forces have little fear ol Manning's proposition to re? form. So he may be used by the ring. But as Manning has no sympathy with this element it is likely there will be a rupture. On the other hand the anti-dispen sary forces have no candidate as yet. If they centre on one strong man they will be in a good strategic position. Tho unknown quantity, unknown so far as the general public is concern? ed, is M. L. Smith, of Camden. l?e \ will make the race. He is an able man. young, magnetic, a brilliant speaker, and an organizer. Where will he stand? He says that he is waiting until the investigating com? mittee brings out the evidence con? cerning the State board of control be? fore he announces his platform. If he is to head the anti-dispensary forces, it seems all but certain that he will j lead them to victory. If he joins the ! dispensary candidates he will further j complicate their already embarrass? ing situation.-Beaufort Gazette. A complexion fair men like to see, So girl's take this advice, Don't hesitate to think it o'er, Drink Rocky Mountain Tea. -China's Drug Store. THE CHATTANOOGA LYNCHING. diction Begun Against tue Alleged , Lynchers of Negro in Inked States j Supreme Court. j Washington. May -The govern j ment has taken st?ps to punish the I .persons who are responsible for- the lynching in Chattanooga Tenn., on March 19 last, of th-* .:e?io Ed John? son, who under th-i ?cce of deaih, sfor rape, had been allowed an appeol ?by the Lnited Stat3s Supreme Coan ifrom -.ht circuit c.vui1 of the Unite 1 ?tatos for the easters ?U-trtc* of Tenn \ i fssee. '..n the supreme court'today Attorney Generai Mro';/ filed aa in? formation for the acts committed by parties named, it issued a rule against .each of them, to sho\v cause why they should not be punished for contempt .of court. The persons named as defendants fare: John F. Shipp, Frank Jones, Mathew Galloway, C. A. Baker, T. B. Taylor, Fred Frauley, George Brown, Jeremiah Gibson, Marion Erkins, Joseph Clark, "Nick" Nolan, "Shee .nie" Warner, Luther Williams Beeler (Claude Powell, John Jones, A. J. Cart? wright, Henry Padgett, William May, Frank Ward, John Warnell and Al? fred Hammond. After reciting the facts of the ar? rest, conviction and sentence of John j son, the denial of his petition for writ xof habeas corpus by the circuit court in which it was alleged among other things that the petitioner had been .denied a trial by a fair and impartial .jury, and had been denied the aid of counsel in violation of the order of the court of March 19, allowing the appeal to the supreme court, and the fact of the telegraphing of the order iOf the court to John F. Shipp, sheriff .of Hamilton county, who had John? son in charge, the attorney general stated that the sheriff and his dupties ?had every reason to believe that an attempt would be made to lynch John? son and that notwithstanding these facts the sheriff withdrew from the .jail early in the evening of the 19th the usual guard and left in charge only the night jailer, Deputy Sheriff Gibson. It was a iso stated that about 9 .o'clock o? that night the defendants and a large number of other persons .combined and conspired together to .lynch Johnson with intent to show ?their contempt and disregard for the .order of the court. The facts attending the lynching are .given in the information fil?d with .the statement is made that although .Sheriff Shipp returned to the jail while it was in possession of a mob, neither he nor Deputy Sheriff Gibbson did anything to prevent the lynching, but in fact aided those engaged in it. The court granted leave to file as equested. making the rule returnable on the second Monday of the next term o' court, October 15, next. Surprise in Chattanooga. Chattanooga. Tenn.. May 2S.-The action of the attorney general of the United States came as a surprise here, the local grand jury having failed to find an indictment against the lynchers ol" Johnson, although strongly charged by Judge McReynolds. lt is supposed that the evidence adduced was insuf? ficient zo make our. a case against any suspect. Ten <>f the men named by the attorney genera! are officials, the sheriff and his deputies. The others are not widely known or prominent. Thc Best Man. Tf the Hon. Richard I. Manning of Sumter stood on an anti-dispensary platform he would be all odds, the best man for governor who has thus far been announced. At this stage of the campaign we ^q,nnot say who we will support, but if we decide not to support Mr. Manning we will do so with great reluctance.-Darlington News. BASEBALL AT WEDGEFIELD: Wedgefield. May 2?.-The baseball season opened here this afternoon in the face of a strong southeast wind. The opposing team being from Sumter and a good one at that The batteries. Bultman and Belser, for Sumter and Chandler and Chandler for Wedge? field, were in good form, but costly errors by our fielders and infielders at critical times lost the game to Sumter, the score stood 0 to 3. In justice to our boys, though, I will say it was the first time they have all been together on the diamond this season and then several of the regular players have not returned from college yet. The Sumter boys are gentlemanly and well behaved boys, the kind of team we like to play. The games are always so much more entertaining and enjoyable when void of the wranglings and kicks so often indulged in. Manager J. C. Huger is fast getting the places filled on Iiis team. He will have a large bunch of players to draw from, and when the line up is officially announced it will look very much like the Game Cock will add to his al ready brilliant plumage the p?riant of the South < :arolina State League. The season win <?{...); in Sumter <>n June 11th, and it is m.?st likely that the boys from thc Edisto will be our first opponents. NEARING ADJOURNMENT. Washington, D. C. May 2 7.-Both sides are tired out and the leaders are preparing plans to bring the work of congress to an end about June Sch or 12th. The last of the great supply measures to be considered at this ses? sion of congress will be taken up in the House next week. The diplomat? ic and consular bill which has been before the House as a pretext for the deliverance of political speeches will be disposed of and the sundry civil bill will follow. The only addtional appropriation bill to be prepared is the general deficiency bill which will be in readiness the week after. The House leaders say the prospects for ad jornment in June are excellent, but Republican Leader Payne does not agree with Senator Aldrich who says adjournment will come somewhere be? tween June 10 and 15. Payne puts the date at least a week beyond that. When chasing the butterfly of love? liness there is one thing to keep in mind and that :s, chase the right kind -beautifulness that comes by taking Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. CHEAP RATES VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY. On account of the following special occasions, the Southern Railway will sell tickets to points named below at extremely low rates, as follows: ' To Asheville, N. C., and Return Account Annual Conference Young People's Missionary Movement, June 29th to July 8th. Tickets on sale July 26th, 27th and 28th, limited good to return until July 10th, 1903. Rate, one fare plus twenty-five cents for round trip. To Asheville, N. C., and Return. Account of Convention Commercial Law League of America, July 30th to August 4th, 1906. Tickets on sale July 25th, 26th and 27th, limited good to return uf.til August 8th. Extension of limit to September 30ch may be ob? tained by depositing tickec with Spe? cial Agent at Asheville and payment of fee of fifty cents: Rate: One fare plus twenty-five cents for round trip. To Knoxville, Temi., and Return Account Summer School of the South, June 19th to July 27th, 1906. Tickets on sale June 17th, 23rd, 24th and 30th and July 7th, 14th and 15th, limited good to return fifteen days from date of sale. An extension of limit to Sep? tember 30th may be obtained by de? positing .ticket with special agent and payment of fee of CO cents. Rate: One fare, plus 25 cents fdr round trip. To Lexington, Ky., and Return. Account' National Grand Lodge United Brothers of Friendship and Sisters Mysterious Ten, July 30th to August 3d, 1906. Tickets on sale July 29th and 30th and August 1st, limited scod to return until August 5 th.. Rate: One fare, plus 25 cents, for round trip. To Louisville. Ky., and Return Homecoming Week for Kentuckians, June 13th to 17th. Tickets on sale June 10th, Ilth and 12th. limited good to return until June -3rd. An extension of return limit to July 23rd may be obtained by depositing ticke: with Special Agent and pay? ment of fee of 50 cents. (Write for particulars about side trips.) Rate: One fare, plus 25 cents, for round trip. To Memphis, Tenn., ami Return Account International Convention Brotherhood of St. Andrew, October ISth to 21st. Tickets on sale October loth to ISth, limited to return Octo? ber 30th. An extension to November 30th may be obtained by depositing ticket with Special Agent and paying . a fee of 50 cents. Rate: One fare, . plus 25 cents for round trip. To Milwaukee.. Wis., and Return Account Grand Aerie Fraternal Or? der of Eagles, August 14th to ISth. Tickets-on sale August 10th, 11th and 12th, limited good to return August 22nd. Rate: Gue fare, plus $2.00, for round trip. To Nashville. Tenn., and Return Account Peabody Summer School for Teachers. Vanderbilt University Bibli? cal Institute, June 11th to August 10th. Tickets on sale. June 10th, 11th and 12th. ISth, 19th and 20th and July 5th. 6th. and 7th, limited good to re? turn fifteen days from date of sale. An extension of limit to September 30th may be obtained by depositing ticket with Special Agent and praying a fee of 50 cents. Rate: One fare, plus 25 cents for round trip. To Washington. I). C., and Return -Account Negro Young People's Christian and Educational Congress. July 3rd to St h. Tickets on sale June 29th. July 2nd and 3rd, limited good , to return until July 11th, 1906. An extension of limit to August 11th may be obtained by depositing ticket with Special Agent and paying a fee of 50 cents. Rate: One fare plus 25 cents for round trip. The Southern Railway is the best way. Superior passenger accommoda? tion?. Best coaches. Most conven? ient through sleeping car service and best dining car service in the world. For full particulars inquire of any Southern Railway Agent, or Brooks Morgan, Asst. Hen. Pass. Agt., Atlanta, Ga. R. W. Hunt, Division Pass. Agt., Charleston, S. C. RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. Mr. and Mrs. 31. H. Bock Injured By Frightened Animals. From inc- Daily Item May 26. Yesterday afternoon a very serious accident was narrowly averted. Mr. M. H. Deck, who was in a buggy with his wife, was run over by a pair of frightened horses, .both of the occu? pants of the buggy were badly bruised, and it seems an oct of Providence tha-t they escaped with their lives. A young negro was driving a pair of horses from Epperson's stable, and when the team arrived at the intersec? tion of Main and Bartlett streets, the pin that holds the pole in place drop? ped out, the pole fell between the legs of the horses and they started down Bartlett street at high speed. Mr. and Mrs. Beck had just left their front gate in a buggy and had started for a drive. Mr. Beck heard the horses coming behind him at what he. con? sidered a pretty fast gate, but paid lit? tle attention to them; in fact, he was unaware of his danger until the fright? ened horses dashed over him. his wife and the buggy-, throwing them violent? ly from the vehicle and causing them very painful injuries. One of the runaway horses had two of his legs caught in the fifth wheel of Mr. Beck's demolished buggy, and was held there until extricated. This, of course, held the other horse. Mr. Beck was unconscious for a short while, but revived sufficiently to go to the aid of his wife, who was evident? ly badly hurt. She did not regain consciousness for some time after the accident. Fortunately for Mr. and Mrs. Beck none of their bones were fractured, but both of them are badly bruised from the fall and from having the horses run over them. They are, however, not seriously hurt, and will be entirely well in a few days. First Gubernatorial Gun. Kon. Richard I. Manning of Sum? ter has announced himself a candi? date for governor. In his letter to the press he makes it clear that he favors the retention of the State dispensary and that if elected he hopes to re? form that institution. Mr. Manning is a clean man, and we believe he would scorn to encourage corruption, but at the same time we fear a good man like Manning undertaking the task of correcting the evils of the State dispensary is like the woman who marries a drunkard to reform him, only to find herself bogged In sorrow arsd despair. Should, however, Mr. Manning succeed in reaching the gu? bernatorial chair, vre believe, he will, with the exception of the State dis? pensary give to the Slate, a clean business administration. He, nor any j other man in our opinion can make the whiskey department of the gov? ernment clean because it is by nature a crime-breeder, and ali attempts at reformation are unavailing. Manning has an honored name now ; *? put him at the head of the whiskey ma? chine that name win become tarnish? ed, although personally he is as inno? cent as an infant. The association with those guilty of crime invites sus? picion, and it matters not how honest and pure Mr. Manning is himself, the fact of his being in any wise connect? ed with a volcano that is constnatly belching forth a bad smelling lava will bri ag more or less reproach on him and his good name. . Aside from Mr. Manning's liquor control system, we have a very high regard for the man. He has ability and integrity. ' He possesses an inti? mate knowledge of the State's affairs, and he is thoroughly identified with the State's commercial and agricultu? ral interests. We heartily endorse the personality of the man. but we can? not conscientiously endorse his posi? tion on what has been made by the liquor element the paramount issue of the campaign. However, it is our opinion Mr. Manning will receive a veiw large vote in this county, not on? ly because he is well known person? ally, but the name of Manning in Clarendon has always been one the people loved to honor.-Manning Times-. There is one thing that you can bank on. The present day young wo? men are keener, brighter, and better looking and more self-reliant and less dependent. They all take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35' cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. Warsaw. Poland. May 29.-Terrori? sts this morning fatally shot Captain Knowalskt of the polee and a con- j stabe accompanying him. Both had J made themselves odious to terrorists through activity in prosecuting politi? cal offenders. Dr. Vickers, Osteopath. 21 S, Main, Phone 4S3. ' 4-25-lm Just received a car load of extra nice buggy and saddle horses. Car j !'>ad of cows to arrive next week. A. j I). Karby. 5 9-4t j i ?'?TII i ii ii niimiii mi n in i mw II II i i 1 i II II p m MI i _.KUJII I MONEY TO LOAN. ._ i On farming lands, long time. no commission charged. Borrower pays [ actual cost ci perfecting loan. For further information address John R. Palmer ?X- Son, 1 3 6m Bov 2S2, Columbia s r> i SENATOR MANNING'S PLEDGE. He Ha? Formally Entered the Race for the Democratic Nomination for Governor. Hon. Richard L Manning, senator from Sumter county, yesterday signed the pledge required of Democratic can? didates and entered the race for the nomination for governor of South Carolina. Two of his name have already held that high and exalted office, and they did so with great credit to the history of this State. Mr. Manning himself is looked upon as one of the highest and best men in the State, and if any of his friends disagree with him it is on the matter of platform alone. He was the prime mover in the Raysor-Man ning bill fight, a fight to "purify" the dispensary, for eve.-: the dispensary people seem to think the dispensary needed purifying. The bili was along the same lines as those suggested by Gov. Hey ward and agreed to by Sen? ator Tillman although in detail there was some difference.-The State. Letter to Mrs. S. A. Atkinson. Sumter, S. C. Dear Madam : Devoe is worth $4 or 85 a gallon, pnt-on ; how much is another paint worth? Depends on how many gallons you've, got to put-on, to be equal to one cf v' Devoe. Mr J J Hall, Sheffield, Pa, painted two houses one coat, five years ago, lead-and-oil, took 40 gallons. Last summer bought 40 gallons Devoe for same houses; had 10 gallons left. Mr N Avery. Delhi, N Y, owns two houses exactly alike: painted one with Devoe : took 6 gallons.. The other with some other ; took 12 gallons. What'd you give for those off paints? Bear in mind, you've got to pay for the painting. / ' Yours truly, F/W. DeVoe & Co. 44 New York P. S. Durant Hardware Co. sell our paint. CANDIDATE'S CARD. For Magistrate. The undersigned at his own urgent request has consented to become a candidate for Magistrate in the Sixth Judicial District of Sumter county and if elected will endeavor to serve the people to the best of his ability. He pledges himself to abide by the rules and regulation of the Democratic pri? mai y. H. C. Bethea. . The many friends of Mr. W. R. Brown nominate hirr ?Tor '':. oCft ? of Magistrate of the Sixth Di ? : and pledge him to ab ie the resul' >? the primary. ? hereby announce that I am a can? didate for office of Magistrate at Sum ter, and I need every vote I can get. I ask that you give me your votes and I pledge myself to give you my best service and abide by the results of the primary. H. L. B. Wells. - USE THE- ? Sparks Distributor TO SIDE DEESS YOUR CROPS. Try ene and bc convinc? ed. Guaranteed to do what is claimed. liiiy from dealer oiv order from SPiKS MWte?lK co, Sumter. S. C. South Carolina Sumter County-Court of Com? mon Pleas. Robert M. Cook. William H. Cooke, .Talia E. Coleman, ?rene T. Lloyd, William C. Ivey, John W. Ivey, Sin? clair T. Ivey, Adeline O. McCoy, J. S. Frierson, L. L. Frierson and Lon ney Ivey, plaintiffs, against Blanche Ivey, Annie Ivey, Alice Ivey and Harry Ivey, . defendants. By virtue of a decretal order in the above stated, case to me directed I will offer for sale in front of tne Court House at Sumter, S. C., on the 4th day of June, 19OG, being salesday of said month, between 12 o'clock m. and 2 o'clock p. m., the following described p:\anises. to wit: 1st. All that piece, parcel or tract of land situated in the County of Sumter, in said State, represented by plat of I. M. Niche's, surveyor, containing twenty-two acres more or less, bound ed a irth by lands formerly of Mrs. Campbell, now of Miller Coulter, east by lands of William Jones, south by Ian.ls now or formerly of Phillip Rich and west by the public road leading to Wedgefield. S. C. 2d. Also all that lot of land situate in the old Milage of Manchester, County of Stumer, in said State, con? taining one-half of one acre more or less, bounded on the north and east by land now or formerly of J. H. Aycock, south, by lands formerly of Mrs. Camp? bell, now of Miller Coulter and west by the public road leading from Manches? ter to Wedgefield. S. C. Terni of sale, cash, the purchaser to pay for papers. E. C. HAYNS WORTH, " " lt Special Master.