Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' T ... - . . . . '^i " ^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ I_-_._' _' _,_ i THE SUMTER WATCHMAN Established April, 1?50. 'Be Just and Fear not-^Lct all the ends Thou Aims t at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 1861 Consolidated An?. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C . WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 28. 1906. Sew Series-Vol. XXVI. So 19 dt Ci;e iSricpaii m? Sonftrsn /Published Every Wednesday, -BY OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTER, S. C. Terms; $1.50 per annum-in advance. Advertisements: One Square first insertion.?1.50 Every subsequent insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. AU communications which sub? serve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. ? Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. WAR IN MOROCCO. r WELD TRIBESMEN THREATEN TO - CAPTURE TANGIER BY STORM. Horde of Tribesmen Surround The Walls of City and an Attack is Mo? mentarily Expected--Foreigners Panic Stricken and Many Fleeing to Gibraltar for Safety. Tangier, Morocco, Nov. 24.-rTan gier is threatened with instant at? tack by fanatical tribesmen, many of? whom are alreafey in the environs of the city c.nd are only awaiting the i word from their chief to make the attempt to "Lake possession. It is probable that marines will be called on to land from the foreign warships in the harbor before night to defend the town- from the tribesmen's at? tack. Foreigners are panic stricken in the city, and many of them have started for . Gibraltar. A battle, occurred last night with the followers of Raisuli. The tribes? men were driven off with the loss of twenty men. There are 3.000 marines on the va? rious war vessels in the harbor which can be landed in case there is a repe? tition of last night's attack and they are being held in readiness, to, leave their ships at a moment's notice. A THOUSAND NATIVES AND THE TRIBESMEN ENGAGE IN DES? PERATE BATTLE. The Civilians are Panic Stricken and are Huddled on the Beach Watch? ing ' f the Struggle-The Foreign Warships are Ready to Land Ma? rines at a Moment's Notice in Case Ox Emergency. Tangier, Morocco, Nov. 27. Fighting has commenced in the en^g virons of Tangier between natives and tribesmen, who have had possession, orf th? suburbs for some time. Crowds of Chilians are watching the strug? gle from the beach. The town is panic stricken. Over one thousand are ?engaged in the battle. Foreign warships in the harbor, are ready to land marines at a moment's notice in case of an attack on foreigners. SUGAR TRUST FINED. Court Requires American Sugar Re? fining Company to Pay $18,000. New York, Nov. 27.-r-An $18,000 fine was today assessed against the American Sugar Refining Co., the .-- trust found guilty last week by a jury in the Federal Court of accepting re? bates from the New York Central Railroad A LONG SENTENCE. An Alabama Negro Sent to the Pen? itentiary for Ninety-Nine Years. Mobile, Nov. 27.-Dan Pacetti, a negro, was found guilty today of rape and sentenced to S 9 years in the pen? itentiary. His victim was his own 12 year-old daughter. He escaped hang inr by one vote of the jury. GUILTY OF PEONAGE. Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 24.-W. S. Harlan, manager of the Jackson Lum? ber Company, S. S. Hilton and S. E. Huggins, were found guilty today of conspiracy to commit peonage, after a mose sensational trial. The jury was out five hours. ? COMMANDER PEARY LANDS. He Leaves His Disabled Ship at Syd ney, N. S. Sydney, N. S., Nov. 23.-Command? er Peary, with the arctic steamer Roosevelt, torn and disabled, arrived here today. Mrs. Peary joined Com? mander Peary, who received an ova? tion. Peary will leave today for New York. After attending to urgent bus? iness matters he will return and ac? company the Roosevelt on the trip to the metropolis. BLOODSHED IN OHIO?GO. NEGRO SHOOTS WHITE MAN TO DEATH IN DISPUTE OVER TILLMAN. Thc Concerted Effort of the Chicago Negroes to Prevent Senator Till? man Prom Speaking in That City Leads to Fatal Affray. Chicago, Nov. 26.-The .first blood? shed as the result of the bitter dis? pute over the coming lecture of Sen? ator Tillman, which the negroes have determined to prevent, occurred to? day. Arthur Kehoe, white, is dying and John Flemings a negro, is under arrest, charged with shooting Kehoe in a dispute over Tillman. Malcom Bradus, a negro, is seriously wound? ed. He was also in the dispute. HEAVY SPORT ARRESTED. Billy Nolan Taken Up on Charge of ' Embezzlement. Cincinnati,0., Nov. 24.-Billy No? lan, manager for Battling Nelson, the pugilist, "was arrested here today on a warrant, charging him with em? bezzlement, sworn out by Tex. Rich? ard, who omoted the Nelson-Gans fight at Go.dfield. The trouble grew out of the picture privileges of the fight. Nolan will be taken to the po? lice station. _j_ 3ii: L. M. RAGIN DEAD. L.C. Died in Columbia of Apoplexy Eod? Tal:en to Summerton. Co?^.bic. Ncr. 24.-Mr. L. M. Ra rrlv.. formci'v .."cte nator from Clalrendofi cor nts7, * at cr.e time a county supcriizurr-lent of education for Clarendon, for several years chief clerk in the office of secretary of State and a candidate for the office of sec? retary 'in the last campaign, died at his late residence, 14 2$ Lady street, yesterday morning at 11.3T) o'clock from the effects of a stroke of apo? plexy with which he was overcome last Monday. His remains, accompanied by the members of his family, were taken to his former home at Summerton where the funeral services and inter? ment will be held this morning. Short services were held at the residence here yesterday afternoon before the body was taken to the train. They were conducted by the Rev. J. S. Beaseley, presiding elder of the Co? lumbia district of the Methodist church, and by the Rev. J. W. Daniel, pastor of the Washington Street Methodist church. NEGRO MAN KILLED. ? Shooting and Stabbing Affray Near Manning Thursday Night. Manning, Nov. 23.-A negro man, named Grant Pack, was killed last night on Mr. Willie Tisdale's place, about seven miles west of Manning. He was shot in the right breast with i a gun by another negro, named Wil ! liam Major, inflicting a wound suffi? cient to cause death, but he was also fearfully cut with knives by two other negroes, named Centy Way and Wash I Anderson. Just how the fracas came about cannot now be learned, but it was all the proverbial outcome of a negro hot supper. William Major, who did the shooting, made his escape toward Sumter, aided by his brother, Willie Major. Coronor Tobias held an inquest to? day, and the jury found that the de? ceased came to his desfth from a gun? shot wound at the hands of William Major, and that Wash Anderson and Centy Way were accessories. A NEGRO ARCHITECT. Washington, D. C., Nov. 24.-Secre? tary Shaw has ratified the plans for the negro building at the Jamestown Exposition drawn by W. Sidney Pitt? man, a negro graduate of the Drexel Institute He is the first negro to have ^ plans accepted by the govern? ment. J. Knox Taylor, the treasury supervising architect, tentatively ac? cepted the plans several pays ago. EXILED TO SIBERIA. Russian Government Sends Three Hundred Political Suspects to Far North. Warsaw, Poland, Nov. 27.-The ex? ile of political offenders to Siberia and Northern Rus#a has commenced again, despite contrary claims made by government officials. Three hun? dred exiles wore forwarded last night to Northern Russia. ULLMAN ll GH10?O0. MAYOR I>CNNE BACKS DOWN AND WILL NOT PRESIDE. Committee o?' Negroes Call on Mayor and Demand That He Prevent the Tillman Speech-Says He Cannot Forbid tlie Speech, But Will Refuse to Serve as Presiding Officer^ .... Chicago, Nov, 26.-The negro situa? tion, suddenly brought to an acue stage by the utterances of Senator B*m Tillman, came to a climax today w'th the announcemnt by Mayor Dunne ^hat he will not preside at the meeting where Tillman speaks to? morrow night. Mayor Dunne was called upon by a committee of negroes, headed by Rev. A. J. Carry. The committee denoune ed Senator Tillman as a believer in mob law. They asked Mayor Dunne to prevent Tillman from speaking. "I cannot prevent the speech," said the mayor, "but I will refuse to act as the presiding officer. I find he is an advocate of the lynching of men accused of crime, both white and black." The news was received with, tre? mendous applause ' when announced by Rev. Carey at Bethel church. He declared President Roosevelt was prejudiced in disbanding the ne gr"> troops. CHICAGO WHITE PEOPLE DE? TERMINED TO HAYE HIM SPEAK. Special Guard Provided for Souih Carolina Senator While Ho is in thc City-Hospital Committee Re? fuse Offer of $5,000 From Negroes to Call Off the Lecture. Chicago, 111., Nov. 27.-Extra pre? cautions will be taken for the protec? tion of Senator Tillman, of South Car? olina, when he lectures here tonight, and whom the negroes Threatened to prevent from speaking. Negroes offered Mrs. Adele J. Keeler, the financial agent of the hospital, for which the lecture..is_siven, a'bonus of $5,000 to declare the lecture oif. She has announced that Senator Tillman would be supplied with a body guard during his entire stay. DISPENSARY CHANGES ORDERED The Board Will Hereafter Purchase No Case Goods Retailing Lower Than SI.25 Per Quart for Rye Whiskey and $1 for Corn. Columbia, Nov. 24.-Hereafter the dispensary will purchase no case goods retailing at prices lower than $1.25 per quart for rye whiskey and $1 for corn. Higher grades will be made up at the State dispensary and sold under the dispensary's own brands. Resolutions inaugurating this poli? cy have been adopted by the State board of directors, because it is stat? ed numerous rumors have reached members of the beard, to the effect that representatives of whiskey houses have been travelling the State in the interest of their several brands of case goods, which is contrary to the law as well as the board's policy and, furth? ermore, because complaints have been made to the board that some of the brands of case goods sold in the dis? pensaries are not of good quality. The formal resolution, which was adopted unanimously at the instance of Chairman Rawlinson, is as fol? lows: "Whereas, numerous rumors have reached us to the effect that repre? sentatives of whiskey houses have been travelling the State in the inter? est of their brands of case goods; and "Whereas, as this is contrary to the law as well as to our policy; and "Whereas, conmplaints have been made to us that some of the brands of ca.se goods in the dispensaries are not of good quality: "Therefore, be it resolved by the board, That all awards which have been made for rye whiskeys selling to consumers for less than $1.25 per quart, pints and half pints in the same proportion and all awards for corn whiskies selling for less than $1 per quart, pints and half pints in the same proportion, be hereby cancelled, where orders have not been made for shipment. "Be it further resolved, that we will not buy any of the above class of goods in the future, but will make up and sell them under our own brands." GOMPERS WINS OUT. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 24. Samuel Gompers was today reelected president of the American Federation of Labor. ' s?3S& ??. TO GUARD'SHIPS against the unseen dangers at ssa, the United States Government maintains lighthouses. To guard your home against the un? seen dangers of food products, the Govern? ment has enacted a pure food law. The law compels the manufacturers of baking powder to print the ingredients 'on the label of each can. The Government has made the label your protection so that you can avoid alum-read it carefully, if it does not say pure cream of tartar hand it back and ? ^ ?137 ROYAL is a pure, cream of tartar baking powder-a pure product of grapes-aids the digestion - adds to the health? fulness of food. 4 Til QUARTERLY CONFERENCE. i - The First Methodist Church Closes Year in, Excellent Condition. The fourth quarterly conference of the First Methodist <2hurch for the curr??it year w'as'l?^Id^Vhursday night, at the district parsonage. Rev. H. B. Browne, presiding elder ic. the chair and D. J. Chandler, secretary. There was a large attendance of officials, Final reports for the year were sub? mitted, which gave evidence of sub? stantial advancement in all lines. A net gain of 50 members was re? ported. ? All claims and assessments upon the church will be paid in full. A j vote of thanks was given A. R. Fllow ers, treasurer, for faithful service. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Stewards-W. A. Brown, W. B. I Burns, D. W. Brown, W. B. Boyle, J. D. Craig, J. H. Clifton, A. W. Cross well, D. J. Chandler, L. W. Folsom, A. R. Flowers, J. T. Green, C M. Hurst, C. E. Hurst, L. D. Jennings and L. I. Parrott. Trustees to fill vacancies-J. P. Booth and A. J. Stubbs. Recording Steward-W. A. Brown. District Steward-C. M. Hurst Sunday School Superintendent-R. D. Epps. Resolutions of respect were adopted to the memory of deceased Brethren J. B. Roach and J. M. Knight. Expressions of regret were made that Presiding Elder Browne must by limitation of law be transferred to an? other charge at the annual conference this year. The following resolutions were adopted and responded to in a feel? ing manner by Mr. Browne: Whereas, the time has come, when according to the laws* of our church, Rev. H. il. Browne must be appoint? ed to another charge; aand whereas, we desire to give testimony of our appreciation of the constant devotion, intelligent zeal and gratifying results that have attended the four years of his service as Presiding Elder of Sumter District; now, therefore, be it resolved : 1st. That we, the officials of the said church in quarterly conference asembled, assure Bro. Browne that the parting fills our hearts with sad? ness and regret; and that we will re? member most pleasantly and affec? tionately ?he term of his administra? tion as executive head of the district. 2d. That our fraternal regard and best wishes will follow him for years to come-wheresoever he may be sent to labor at his loved employ. And our prayer will be that God may bless his life and work even to the end of his days; and that he may be finally rewarded by an abundant en? trance into the Heavenly Kingdom, receiving the Master's "well done, good and faithful servant." 3d. That these resolutions be spread upon our mrnutes and a copy of them presented to Bro. Brown?-. The conference earnestly hopes that Rev. P. F. Kilgo will be continued in the pastorate. His ministry has been most acceptable to the entire church j during the two years of his service j here, and his congregation would te j greatly disappointed should he be sent to another charge at this time. ONE COMPANY BICHAHGED. Two Companies Yet to Be Mustered Out as Result of Brownsville Shoot? ing Affray. # ." - / I Fort Reno, Okla., Nov. 22.-The ' discharge of the members of the Twenty-fifth infantry (negro) pro? ceeded today. Half a company of negro soldiers were discharged, mak? ing a full company mustered out of service since President Roosevelt^ or? der was issued. There remain two companies yet to be discharged, as a result of the shooting up of Browns? ville, Texas, by certain members of this regiment. Slap at Roosevelt. New York, Nov. 22.-The three companies of negro troops discharged from the United States army by order of President Roosevelt will be taken to Chicago, Philadelphia and New York, according to a plan announced in this city today. The movement is said to have been started by/the cit? izens of the three cities. According to this plan the former soldiers will be clothed and cared for by committees selected for the pur? pose and plans have been so arrang? ed that any citizen who is interested in the case and who desires to hear the soldiers' side of the story will have access to the men. How long the discharged regulars will be held together in their compa? ny formation has not as yet been de? cided, but pains will be tajken to see that not a single non-commissioned officer or private suffers for lack of food, lodging, and, eventually, em? ployment. At present the soldiers are at Reno, Oklahoma. - GALE ON GREAT LAKES. Many Lives Lost and a Number of Ships Wrecked. Buffalo, Nov. 23.-Twenty-thiee lives and a great loss to property con? stitute the record of the gale which swept over the Great Lakes Wednes? day and Thursday. The lost vessels are the barge Resolute, off Toronto, six men drowned, the barge Athens, sunk off Sandusky, eight men lost, the Panama in Lake Superior, 13 men lost. Thirteen other vessels are reported lost. Word has been received that the Helen Taylor, a steamer, was lost off Muskegon. Michigan, and that her crew of six men were drowned. Later reports may increased the list of cas? ualties. Th.- seven-year-old daughter of Mr. Doc. Traynham, of Laurens county, was burned to death Friday. ITALIANS VERY ANGRY? They Take Arrest of Caruso, the Ope? ra Singer, as a National Insult. Rome, Nov. 26.-International com? plications may result from the ar? rest of Caruso, in New York. <The in? sults offered Italian spectators at fia? tenors' hearing by Prosecutor M athol have geatly aoused the people ana there is a general demand that tbe Italian government take diplomatie action. NEW TRIAL FOR CARUSO*. Judge O'Sullivan Signs Order Sending: Case to Sessions Court for Review, - New York, Nov/26.-An order ha? been signed by Judge O'Sullivan, per? mitting a review of the Caruso case" before General Session? Court- T?se application was based on the alfesa tion that Magistrate Baker inspected the monkey house in the absence of' the defendant, and thereby made himself a witness a.s well as judge. The review may be heard within te?, days. . . ...o*?* ---- ' . fV DIES AT DARLINGTON: Sj Rev." Ray Durant, a Member of the Methodist Conference, Passed. Away Saturday Night. A Darlington, Nov. 25.-Rev. E?y'I?f rant, a member of the South Carolina. Methodist conference, died at tlie Darlington Hotel here tonight. Mr. Durant had been unwell . for some time and had been out of the city, but he returned last night and-stopped afc' the hotel. He became critically Itt during the day and tonight hope- of" his recovery was abandoned. He died at 10.30 o'clock in a state of oa consciousness. /The remains will lie shipped to Elliott this morning: foi? interment. BLANCHE WALSH'S MARRIAGE? Broadway is Guessing About Matrimo? nial Affairs of the Actress!"" New York, Nov. 27.-Broadway is? guessing on the matrimonial state of Blanche Walsh, the, emotional ac? tress. According to a New Orleans dispatch she has become the wife of.' S. W. H. Travers, a member of ber" company. Her managers here say no confirmation of the report has been received. She has been the suh*" ject of many marriage rumors-- . "Dearest, with you by my side, r' would willingly give up all I possess_ wealth, position, parents-every? thing." "I know, George, but in tba* case what would there be left fat? me?''-Milwaukee Sentinel. Clara-That man Glace married fe old enough to be her father. Myr? tle-Oh, I think his age has been ex? aggerated; very few people live to that old.-Puck.