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THE SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April. 1S50. Be Just and Pear not-Let all the ends Thou Ainis't at be thy Country's. Thy God's and Truth's.*' THE TRUE SOUT^IROX, Established June> New Series-Vol. XXYi. No & ???MWBWM^Wa-----M-BMB-I Ul I Ul HOME. Published Every ~ "Wednesday, -BY OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY, SUMTER, S. C. Terms: 51.50 per annum-in advance. Advertisements : One Square first insertion.Sl.rO Every subsequent insertion.50 Conti acts for three months, or longer will he made at reduced rates. All communications which sub serve private interests will be charged ior as advertis?ments. Obituaries and tributes of respecte will he charged .for. BUG HOUSE SPELLING. President Roosevelt Has Ordered That the Carnegie Spelling Reform JU Be Tried in Government Depart \ . men ts. Oyster Bay, August 24.-Presi? dent Roosevelt authorized the state? ment today that the reform in spell? ing recommended hy the committee which Andrew Carnegie created will hereafter be adopted in all depart? mental correspondence and official documents. To put it briefly, Uncle Sam is "Thru" with through and the spelling of all other words which give the lie direct to the pronunciation. I From now on literature sent out hy ? the government in all departments will look to the unitiated like little Willie's first composition, a page from the works of Uncle Josh Billings. CUFFIE NOT WANTED. Congress Will Be Asked to Repeal the Law Authorizing Enlisting c* Negro Regiments. Washington, August 24.-As a re? sult of the incidents that led up to the shooting of two Brownsville, Texas, j, citizens by negro United States sol? diers of the 25th Infantry it is proba? ble Congress will be asked hereafter to either designate the posts at which t?ese troops shall be stationed or else repeal the law authorizing the enlist- j ment of negro regiments. THINK IT WILL BE ROOSEVELT. London Papers Believe He Will Have to Be the Candidate in 1908. London, August 23.-The impres .sion continues to prevail in this country that in spite of President Roosevelt's declaration that he would not suffer himself to be a candidate for president in 1908, he is probably the man who will contend against Mr. Bryan in the next campaign. The Times says the Democrats should not bank on Mr. Roosevelt's pledge, for such pledges are /by no means irrevocable. "Mr. Roosevelt," remarks The Times, "doubtless does not intend to stand, but has it ever been known, at any rate in recent j . tars, that the nominee of a party convention has rejected the nomina- \ tion?" 1 The Westminster Gazette says: If the Republican party had no other candidate than Mr. Roosevelt who was likely to succeed, and the nomi? nation were' offered to him unani? mously, he must accept it with an ap? pearance of Weing overborne. f . SHOOTING AT KINGSTREE. White Man Fatally Shot By Negro in Drunken Quarrel. Kingstree, Aug. 23.-A fatal shoot? ing affray occurred three miles be? low Kingsiree last night, in which W. O. Jones lost his life at the hands of Primus Salters, colored. It appears that Jones, Lee Wise and Salters had been drinking during the day at Wise's house house and towards even? ing, the whiskey giving out, they sent to the dispensary at Kingstree for a fresh supply. When this came the drinking -.vas renewed and all hands became drunk. It was not long be? fore th* three became involve! in a free fight and Jones was shot in the stomach hy Salters at close range with small shot. The wound is a hor? rible one and the doctors say he can? not live through the night. Wise and Jones are white men and Salters is a negro. -Sheriff Gorman lodged them both in jail this morning. Mrs. Mary Foster, aged 103 years, died at the home of her son, W. T?. Foster, in Spartanburg Tuesday night after an illness*bf a few days. Her husband was a veteran of the Mexican war. Mrs. Foster was the mother o? ten children and she is survived by all btu two sons and a daughter. Her mother was Miss Green, of North Carolina, who Kved to he S7 years of age. ANOTHER NEGRO KILLED. WILLIE SPAIN* TAKEN FROM DORCHESTER SHERIFF AND SHOT TO DEATH. Charge Against Him Seems to Be That He Attempted to Enter the Residence of Mr. S. L. Connor, at Badham. Being Frightened Away By the Screams of Mr. Connor's Small Daughter, Who Was Alone in the House. St. George. August 23.-Willie Spain, a negro, was lynched near Bad? ham, two miles west of this place, this ofternoon. The negro "was charged with having attempted to enter the residence of Mr. S. L. Connor, being frightened away/ by the screams of Mr. Connor's little daughter. He had been captured by a searching ? party, turned over to Sheriff Limehcuse, and placed in the,jail at this place, being subsequently retaken by a party of men who came to St. George on a handcar. They took the negro from the jail and he was carried back to Badham and there hanged to an oak sapling and his body shot to pieces. The story in detail is as follows: Today at about 12 o'clock, at the town of Badham, two miles west of this place, Mr. S. L. Connor, who is the manager of the Dorchester Lum? ber Company's stores, was notified by a negro who came into the store, that he had seen a negro run away from the residence of''Mr. Connor, which is about 150 yards away from the main store of the Dorchester Lumber Com? pany. The view from the store to the house is obstructed to a considerable extent by a large field of sugar cane, which is growing between th?m, and the negro, upon running away from the residence of Mr. Connor, was seen by the negro who informed Mr. Con nor, dodging into the sugar cane, en? deavoring to control himself. Mr. Connor, knowing that there was no one at the house at the time except his 11-year-old daughter, went towards the house. He went through the sugar cane field, and came upon the negro hiding among the sugar cane, getting within three feet of the negro before he saw him, whereupon .he laid hands upon the negro, but the clothing of the negro was rotten and his hold was broken. The negro im? mediately offered to give battle to Mr. Connor, whereupon Mr. Connor struck him on the head with his fist, breaking several bones in his hand, without visibly wounding the negro. When Mr. Connor hit him the negro rolled about in the sugar cane and ran out of the field into the adjoining woods, and was soon lost to sight. Mr. Connor was very severely wounded on his hand, and folks in the vicinity where this affair happened immediately formed a posse, who went in search of the negro. They also telephoned to this town, and a posse left here on horseback for the seene of the trouble. After scouring the country in the vicinity of Badham for about two hours, they located the negro, w^ose name was Willie Spain, 2nd brought him through the town of i Badharr on to this town under guard. The - _ was delivered into the cus? tody Sheriff Limehouse. who placed him in jail. The negro had not been in jail rnor than 30 minutes when without warning, a lever car on the Southern Railway, which runs within 150 feet of the county jail, was stopped, and a crowd of men wer4" iito the jail and took the prisoner out, placed him up? on the hand car and sped away. It is not known how many of the persons were present when the prisoner was rescued from the sheriff or whether any of them or not participated in the lynching. The negro did not protest his inno? cence, but admitted that he had gone to the residence of Mr. Connor and intended to enter the house, but was frightened way by the screams of Mr. Connor's little daughter, who saw him approaching through the window, and by a buggy passing along the road, which is quite near the resi? dence. The admission upon the part of the prisoner evidently satisfied those who had him in custody that he was the guilty party, but out of abundance of caution your corres? pondent was informed that he was taken by the parties who rescued him from the sheriff back to the house and was positively identified by the little girl. After this nothing is known of the affair until a volley of perhaps 500 shots rang out just west of the town . .tv Badham, and when your corres? pondent arrived upon the scene the lynching party hud all departed and il ere remained nothing to tell the talc but the lifeless body of Willie Spain., hanging noon a limb of a small . .ak tree, sh >t beyond recognition: ir: fact, were it not for thc hair unon hiv FARMER KILLED BY NEIGHBOR. Fatal Shooting at Leesville Resulting From an Old Quarrel. Columbia, August 2G.-A special to the State from Leesville says: Hen? ry" Monts, a farmer was shot and kill? ed today by J. Godfrey Taj-lor, his neighbor Both men were about 40 years old and have families. The killing resulted from an old quarrel of the boundary line between their lands. About one year ago Monts shot Taylor. Six months ago Monts's house was burned Taylor was charged with the crime, but was acquitted. Taylor went at once to the home the coun? ty supervisor and surrendered. Both men were among the most respecta? ble of the community. GIXXERS' ASSOCHTIOX. The Officers Elected and Resolutions Adopted. Mayesville, August 25.-Pursuant to a call of a previous meeting held by some ginners, on August 8, a meeting was held in the academy of music at Sumter Aug. 22, and a per- ? manent organization was perfected. This organizaton to be known as the Sumter County Cotton Ginners* Association, has for its object mutual protection and advancement, and to became a part of the Xational Gin? ners' Association. At this meeting there were ginners from neighboring counties. It was decided that although the organization be known as the Sumter County Ginners' Association, that gin? ners of neighboring eomnties be in-; vited to join us. The following officers were elected: P. M. Pitts of Sumter, president; J. I. Brogdon of Brogden, vice president; M. A. Strauss of Mayesville, secretary and treasurer. The following resolutions were adopted: (1) That the price of $1.25 be charged for ginning and packing every bale of cotton up to 525 pounds (including tare) and that one-half cent per pound be charged for all excess of weight over the minimum weight of 525 pounds. (2) That all ginners and oil mills be invited to affiliate with us and that a persona! letter be mailed each gin ner and oil mill asking their coopera? tion. * (3) A committee of five be appoint? ed by the president to draft a con? stitution and by-laws, the president and vice president to be two of this committee. The meeting adjourned subject to the call of the president. scalp and the tattered clothes upon his form it would take somewhat close investigation to statisfy one that a human being had there died. Immediately upon losing his pris? oner at the hands of the crowd, Sher? iff Limehouse called up Governor Hey ward over the long distance tele? phone and told him of the occurrence and the governor told the sheriff to do all in his power to prevent the lynching, but evidently at that time the lynching party had finished its work. Sheriff Limehose pressed in a few deputies and went In pursuit of the lynching party, only to find the body of Spain as above described, and the parties who killed him not to be found. Spain was a stranger in this locality and had worked for the Dorchester Lumber Company at Badham, a short while at intervals. He claimed to be from Xorth Carolina. He was about 21 years of age and was said to be a sullen, worthless negro. What the purpose of the negro was in his endeavor tc/ enter the residence of Mr. Connor must be left to the imagination. He was loafing arcfund the .town of Badham and evidently knew that' there was no one at Mr. Connor's house fxcept his little daughter. The mother of the little girl and the other children of the family are spending a while at Ken dersonville, X. C. Mr. Connor had his hand dressed by a physician, and while the wound causes him considerable pain he is doing as well as could be expected. Your correspondent, in erder to get as accurate report, of the affair as possible, went t<> the scene of the lynehiiig after he had fbeen informed where the body was. Immediately after the lynching Governor Heyward telephoned Sheriff Limehouse as to what he has done in the matter; Thc sheriff t? . 1 *l him that the lynchers had eluded him, and when he got track of th.-JU the negro had already been lynched. The governor told thc sheriff that Solicitor Hildebrand would be here tomorrow tn trike steps to brina1 thc; ?niii'v nar WHAT 010 WYLIE SAY? DENIES MAKING STATEMENT THAT DISPENSARY BOARD IS CORRUPT. He Repudiates Articles in Certain Pa ; pers Purporting to Give Substance of Conversation With York County Candidate. Did Major Wylie, of the board of directors of the state dispensary, say that the other members of the board are corrupt; that he is only one man against two, and cannot help himself, but was able recently to compel the others, by threats, to return goods purchased over his protest? In a long "distance telephone con? versation this morning with a Record man, whom he called up, Major Wylie denied the allegation that he had made such statements, and authorized the newspaper man to quote him as strongly in denial as his command of the language would permit. Major Wylie's statement to The Record was by way of reply to the following article, which appeared this morning in the Columbia State: "Mr. Wylie of the State board of dispensary directors, was on the C. ! & N.t W. train yesterday morning, go iing toward Gastonia; and between Yorkville and Clover he said in the j presence of Dr. J. E. Massey and Mr. F. P. _ McCain, who were going to Clover with the county campaign party, that the State dispensary has always been corrupt, and is as cor? rupt as it has ever been. He said that the state board is corrupt; but he is only one man against two and cannot help himself. He cited that recently, over his protest, the other two mem? bers of the board had purchased two thousand cases of so-called case whis? key. Upon the arrival of the wihskey he, Wylie, insisted on having. it an? alyzed. The analaysis showed .2 1-2 per cent, of alcohol and the balance was various kinds of chemicals. As a result of the analysis, and Mr. Wy? lie's threatening to make a fuss, the liquor was sent back. Dr. Massey and Mr. McCain both repeated Mr. Wylie's statement to them in their speeches at Clover.-Yorkville Enquirer. "The above statement is confirmed by a special to the State from York? ville, which gives the same report of Director Wylie's conversation with Messrs. Massey and McCain. "The State endeavored yesterday to obtain statements concerning the matter from/Mr. Wylie and Messrs. Massey and McCain. j "It was found that Mr. Wylie, whose home is in Richburg, Chester county, is at Cleveland Springs, N. C. A tele? gram was sent to him there asking him for a statement by telegraph. No reply was received, it being possible that Mr. Wylie was unable to reply last night. "Messrs. Massey and McCain were both away from home "yesterday in attendance upon the York county campaign meeting at some point in the county and neither of them could be reached yesterday." In reply Mr. Wylie said: "I was on the train on the day mentioned and in company with Dr. Massey and Mr. McCain, but the geneleman quoted by the Enquirer possibly misunderstood me or did not catch my exact words. "In discussing the dispensary, Dr. Massey said that he wanted too keep it clean and with that idea he had voted for me in the legislature. "I told him that I thought as long as the whiskey houses kept putting off mean liquor on us, it would be im? possible to keep down talk, and that in my opinion county dispensaries would be no better. I went on to say, further, that my attention had been called to the quality of some goods we had bought, and got some sam? ples and carried them to Columbia myself, intending to have them an? alyzed; but when I got to Columbia I found that Commissioner Tatum had already given samples of these goods to thc- chemist to be analyzed; that the chemist had reported unfavorably upon them, saying that the goods were of low grade in alcohol percent? age and every other way, and that the dispensary force had been instructed by the commissioner to return them. 'Mr. McCain then asked me how much we were going" to return. I re? plied, 'Something like 2,000 gallons in cases and barrels.' The barrel goods were some of the old board's pur chaser. "I never have said that the other members of the board were corrupt; nor have I dreamed of saying that I lad to make threats to induce the ?onimissioner to return the liquor. >n tile other hand, as I have just -tated. wh< n I suspected the qu ility i-f the liqu ?r and started to Columbia o have it analyzed. I found th at the :ommh?sioner had already asccrt lined TEDDY C AN T DO IT. Leading English Newspapers Ridicule His Attempts to Change System ot' Spelling. London. August 2T,.-The Standard, in an editorial on President Roose I veVs phonetic spelling order says: j He overrates his power. He may j act as peacemaker between Russia i and Japan, may flout the United ! State Senate and stamp on trusts, may sit down at table with a colored citizen, may get a third term, after having-sworn he would not be a can? didate. All these and many other wonderful things he may accomplish but he will not reform the spelling of the English language. The Tribune says: Why not adopt the drastic Pitman methods at once. After all it could not be said of one who spelled as Sir Isaac wished that h-> did not know any better, and this might be the first impression of the recipient of a letter written in the style which has received the presi? dent's approval. CUBANS DISTRUST PALMA. insurrection in Cuba Has Many Sym? pathizers in Provinces. Havana, August 24.-Reports from the country districts say that the peo? ple generally have been influenced by the Liberal leaders and are inclined to be distrustful of the motives of Presi? dent Palma's government. Therefore they readily sympathize with the cause of the insurgents. In the cities there is much more approach to gen? uine patriotism, but the government's offer of $2 a day for all recruits does not meet with more than slow re? sponse. Many men are interested in the crisis, as onlookers, but a genuine general desire to fight for the govern? ment is lacking. Six hundred troops started this af? ternoon by train from Pinar del Ric for San Juan de Martinez. A letter received here from a relia? ble correspondent who visted Pino Guerra, and at San Juan de Martinez, says that Guerra has not sufficient ammunition either to take Pinar del Rio or sustain a prolonged fight. The people have plenty of arms, but little ammunition, and they have no chance of procuring it. This is believed to be a correct view of the situation. Jo^e Miguel Gomez, who was a can? didate for the presidency last fall and who was arrested August 22 at his residence near Sancti Spiritus, prov? ince of Santa Clara, arrived here from Batabano on a special train ear? ly this morning and had been escort? ed to the city jail before his arrival in the city became known. Gomez, in an interview with the Press in the city jail, later in the day declared that he never had any knowledge of this unfortunate con? flict and that if it had conspired against President Palma's administra? tion I have more than sufficient pride to boldly admit it now. You may as? sure the people of the United States that I have ' not conspired to disturb the peace and prosperity of the coun? try. Campos Marquetti, colored, Radical, liberal member of congress for Ar? tenisa, Province of Pinar del Rio, has joined the insurrection. Premium lists for the thirty-eighth annual fair of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society have just been issued by Secretary A. W. Love. The premiums were never more val? uable nor wider in their range. The fair will be held, beginning Monday October 22nd, and ending Friday evening, October 26th. Copies or the premium list may be had of Mr. A. W Love, secretary. Columbia, S. C. that it was unfit for use and ordered it returned. "I told the gentlemen that ever since I had been on the board I had been in favor of better whiskey, and that the board had put into effect a resolution to buy good, pure whiskies from bond- and blend and bottle them t the dispensary, thus making sure >f their purity. "Somebody started a discussion of prohibition. I stated that I had al? ways been a prohibitionist, on princ? le, and that whenever I should be ome Convinced that we can have .hibition, I will be heartily in favoi >f ;.'.: but if it is simply a question oi ..at" dispensaries or ? ounty a is pen ages, I will take tho former every line. -You cannot too strongly quote me n denving the false statement ! am redited with having made regarding he other members et' the board. 1 xii >r .? [ogg know how the En could have received such a dis ; aid w holly incorrect version of ay conversation with Dr. Massey and fr. Mc< ain.-Columbia Record. FIGHTING 1N GOBA, THE REBEL LEADER PLANS A BOLD CAMPAIGN' Proposes to Capture Pinar (foi R?r? and Will Then March on Havana^ President Raima's Government Get? ting Ready to Fight. Havana, August 24.-This city t<y day anxiously awaits news from Pirar del Rio. Word was brought here Jase-; night by a correspondent who- Isa?: been with the forces of Pino G:aG5rr3v that the insurgent leader intc-n-deci to march on Pinar del Rio today. Guerra declared that he would cap-, ture that city and then begin hrs* march on Havana Saturday. Reports reached here eariy this morning that fighting has actually begun near Pinar del Rio' wfc?c?fc would indicate that Guerra has begua to carry out his proposed campaign*. These reports have not been Terified??. however. Another battle is reported irs prog-* ress at Gui?es. Col. l?stramps, isthCh left Havana W?dnesday with a gcse ernment force is said to have met tfc^ insurgents there. It is probable tbal? from this time on reliable n~ws ?" re? gard to the movements of" the insur? gents will be scarce. The govermaezr?i has prepared to establish a censor?-? / ship over the newspapers. Intervention Discussed. Washington, August 24.-Despite the efforts of the State Department io poo-hoo the present Cuban troubles the situation is considtred exceeding-? ly grave by high government officiate and the probability of iuterventiou by this country sibeing discussed; a$ length today. Up to aa ?arly hour no request had been received by ih?5> State Departmtnt for assistance. Ii was reported in diplomatic circles here last night that President Palma had sent a hurry message te. Wash? ington asking that a couple of batte*^ ries of artillery, manned by regulars be dispatched at once to Havana? hui this was denied this morning. AMNESTY OFFERED.. Cuban Government Promises Immu? nity From Punishment to all Revo? lut ionist s Who Lay Down Arms at Once. Havana, August 27.-The Secretary of the Interior issued a bulletin ha which he offers amnesty to all insane gents who go to their homes and giro up the revolution against the govern*^ ment. ... ... ^fi j -S FORMER DISPENSER SHOT?. V Lu an Altercation ai Camden Mi. John Hough is Wounded by Mr. 3\. D. Hilton. Camden, August 25.-An alterca? tion took place at the beer dispensary in Camden this morning between ih\ P. B. Hilton, the dispenser and Mr.. John Hough formerly county dis pjenser. After a. rough and tumble fight on the street Mr. Hilton went back into the dispensary and Mr*. Hough followed him. Mr. Hilton turned on him and shot him twice* one" ball striking him in the hand ancj the other in the leg, inflicting a flesh* wound. The combatants were ar? rested and were discharged upon gjLT?. ing bond. SCHOOL BOOK TRUST. Superintendent of Cleveland, Ohio-, Schools Begins Fight for Low? * Prices. Cleveland, Ohio, August 24. H. Elson, superintendent of the? schools of this city, has been do? ing some trust busting of special in? terest to school boards as weil .as .parents and school children all over this country. The subject of his effort is the price of text books for the schools of all larger cities. Ke ob? tained the price paid for books by each and found many were less thara Cleveland had been paying, especially ?nany Western cities, where prices are as much as 25 cen?? .less than here, He figured that even young pupils would call ?this discrimination, fie so ; old th* book company representa? tives rbis week, whek asking for hid? for the book supply. Mr. Elson gave* rio- companies some straight informa? tion which was that they now se?^ books to San Francisco, New Orleans*? Chicago. Bost< and other cities for* so many cents and said to them:*" Im the pasi you havt ebarged this city more than this price ia some ?nstance-s Do not make your price this year a boVv the lbw price quoted. Tho result is being watched by school suptrintendents ot' many cities.