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THE SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the ends Thou Aims't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone, 18?*
Consolidated Ang. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 23. 1907.. Sew Series-VoL XXYL No 27
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Hi GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
"LAWMAKERS TAKE ANOTHER
RECESS UNTIL MONDAY.
The Anti-Cocaine Bill Passed by the
House-Fight on the Lien Law
Corses Up Next Wednesday-Heavy
Tax on Immigration Agents In?
creased-Junket to Clemson Col?
lege.
Columbia^ Jan. IS.-The house to?
day passed McMaster's bill forbidding
the sale of cocaine, except-under the
personal supervision of a physician,
made the bill to repeal the lien law
.-the special order for next Wednesday,
made Frost's bill to investigate the
railroads special order for Monday,
passed Sawyer's bill to increase the
license fee of immigration agents to
$2,000, ac ?pted Clemson college's in?
vitation to visit that institution tomor?
row week and adjourned over until
Monday noon.
CLEMSON COLLEGE PAYS FOR
LEGIST ATI\E JUNKET.
Senate and.House Had Brief Session
Monday-Bucket Shop $ill WSU
Probably Pass-Another Bili to
Abolish- the State Dispensary.
. Columbia, Jan. 21.-The house to?
day -had a two hours' session, but. the
business cone was purely routine.
There were two bills by Mr. Harman,
of this county, one prohibiting the use
of any other than safety matches and
the other providing that in case of
conviction of theft and non-recovery
"by property owner the latter would
have the right to bring suit for o? the
value of the property. There were
unfavorable reports on both of these
bills and Mr. Harman defended them
in two speeches. On the first bill he
received a considerable amount of
support, but it was lest on a division.
The second was killed unanimously.
Among the bills of importance was
one for a stone fence around ibe State
house grounds and another for the
establishment of a State insurance de?
partment. All of the railroad bills on
second reading were passed until the
laster part of the week. The house j
refused to strik out the resolution au?
thorizing Clemson college to pay the
expenses cf the general assembly to
that college next Saturday.
Dr. Dick, of Sumter, introduced a
bill to declared the legality of certain
sewerage bonds of-the city of Sumter
and to authorize their sale.
Tomorrow, according to law, the
two houses will meet in joint session
to hold the annual elections. Senator
Tillman will, of course, be duly elect?
ed.
The joint asembly will also ballot
for a judge of the Third circuit, to
succeed the Hon. R. O. Purby, of Sum?
ter, resigned; for a superintendent
and three directors of the State peni?
tentiary and for a trustee of the State j
Colored college, to succeed Mr. A. G.
Brice, of Chester, elected to the house
of representatives.
Capt. D. J. Griffith is the present
superintendent of the penitentiary,
and the directors are Messrs. Mobley,
Sanders and Kirby. The t- o condi
dates most prominently m ..oned for
the vacant judgeship are Solicitor
Wilson and Representative Fraser.
The Senate.
The senate was caled to order this
afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, the pro?
ceedings being opened with prayer by
Chaplain Brunson.
Under the head of the introduction
of new bills Senator Talbert, of Edge
field, introduced a joint resolution,
which provides for the abolition of
the State dispensary and the appoint?
ment of a commission to wind up the
affairs of the institution. He also in?
troduced a joint resolution which
calls for the amendment of the con?
stitution so that the section under
which the dispensary law comes will
be stricken out. Senator Talbert also
introduced the original Child's prohi?
bition bill. All cf the measures were
read by their titles and referred to
the committee on the dispensary.
The' calendar for the day was then
taken up. The consideration of Sen?
ator Johnson's "bill relating to the
office of county commission provoked
some little discussion. The bill. was
recommitted to the judiciary com?
mittee.
"When the original Sanders anti
bucket shop bill came up for third
reading Senator Weston offered a
substitute. Senator Carlisle introduc?
ed the Sanders bill. Mr. Weston was
of the opinion that his bill was the
more effective, while Senator Carlisle
thought that the credit ought to go
to the original bill. The Weston bill
was ordered printed in the journal
and the Carlisle bill was passed to
third reading.
Mr. Crouch's bill providing for the
repeal of the lien law was called.
The point of order was raised that
the bill had not laid 24 hours on
members' desks. The bill was passed
over for further consideration. On
motion of Senator Hardin only uncon?
tested matters were considered.
Senator Brice's bill creating a com?
mission and appropriating $10,000 for
a statue of John C. Calhoun was with?
out objection passed to the third read?
ing.
Senator Smith, of Hampton, made
an effort to get his resolution calling
for the abolition of the State dispen- j
sary up for consideration. Objection !
was made and the resolution was
passed over.
err"-r Smith stated after the ses?
sion that the matter could have been
i :>.;. of this afternoon and that
he war.ted it settled. He states j
that he i.s apposed to the dispensary
and is going to push his resolution
thiou^ ;. ^
After the seraje had completed the j
uncontested business adjournment
vas taken vT.t.l I 1 o'clock tomorrow.
House Refuses to Pass Frost's Rail?
road Investigation Bill.
Columbia, Jan. 22.-After a short
sharp fight including some interesting
addresses by Representatives Frost,
Rucker, J)ixoxu, Ayer and others the
house today by an aye and nay vote
of 65 to 4S killed the Frost resolution
for an inter-session commission to
investigate the railroads doing busi?
ness in this State. It was contended
that there was plenty of law now and
means to. find out the facts through
the railroad commission.
After two roll call votes had failed
to kill Mr. Walker's bill to pay magis?
trate jurors 50 cents a day in criminal
cases the house passed the bill and
sent it to the senate.
J. E. Smith's bill to fix the time of
beginning the terms of officers of the
county offices of the State was passed,
Mr. Von Kolnitz securing exemption
for the office of master of Charleston..
Mr. Mann is a Methodist Minister and
He Still Resents the Charge Made
By Senator Tillman That They
Were in League With Barkeepers
The Hubbell Rebate Again.
Columbia, Jan. 22.-Representative j
Cade Mann, who is also a Methodist
minister, refused to vote today to con?
firm the election of United States Sen?
ator Tillman, giving these sensational i
reasons:
"i wish to state my reasons for not ;
voting for the Hon. Benj. R. Tillman
to succeed himself in the United
States senate.
"First. He made a wanton and
malicious attack upon the ministry of
South Carolina, charging them with
being in league with the ex-barkeep?
ers of the State, with Col. Jas. A.
Hoyt as their standard bearer, to
defeat and destroy the dispensary law
in South Carolina; this he knew was
false and an outrage on common de
ct ney.
"Second. Before I could vote for
him I should have to know how much
money he returned to Mr. Hubbell as
rebates allowed the State of South
Carolina. I contend that as governor
he was handling the money of the
.^?.ate, and he had no right to return
the money to the liquor house any
more than the present board of di?
rectors has the right to appropriate
it to their own use or to such other
purposes as they may see fit."
On motion of Representative Rich?
ards the house, by a large majority,
voted to expunge Representative
Mann's statement from the record.
The house, by a narrow majority,
adopted Mr. Croft's two constitution?
al amendment resolutions, looking to
the election of another supreme court
justice.
HARVEST OF DEATH.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 21.-Carl Pas
phkewsky, chief of police at Latesa,
an?1 formerly chief of police of Lodz,
was assassinated today.
I COAST LINE WRECK.
j PASSENGER TRAIN AND
THROUGH FREIGHT COLLIDE.
i Fast Mail Train 25 and Through
Freight 210 Met Head-Cn Two
Miles Below Denmark-Particulars
Lacking.
Atlantic Coast Line Train No. 35,
the fast mail train from Richmond to
Augusta, which was running two
hours late, was wrecked in a head-on
colilsion with through freight No.
210 at a point two miles below Den?
mark about 9 o'clock Saturday.
Both engines were demolished and
the mail and express cars, forming a
part of No. 35, were wrecked, the
mail car being totally destroyed. The
mail clerk was injured, but the infor
I mation obtainable is so meagre that
' it is impossible to give anything like
a connected account of the accident..
A wrecking train went to the scene
as soon as possible and a new engine
and mail car followed later. It was
reported on the street that a special
carrrying several physicians and
nurses had also been hurried to t he
wreck, but this was denied at the lo?
cal offices of the road.
There were wild rumors afloat that
a great many people were injured,
but so far as can be learned the mail
j clerk was the only hun.
The accodent is supposed to have
resulted from conflicting orders or
through a misunderstanding'as to the j
meeting point of the trains.
ENGINEER JOHNSON OF FLOR?
ENCE WAS KILLED.
The Florida Special Ran Into Open
Switch at Yemasee-All Except
One Car Consumed by Fire.
Charleston, Jan. 21.*-News was re?
ceived here tonight of the wreck and
destruction of northbound special
New York and Florida vestibule train
No. SS, Atlantic Coast Line, at 8.20
o'clock at Yemasee, a junction point
59 miles from Charleston. The train,
which was running at a fair speed,
wenf-rnto -antopen-switch and crashed"
into the engine of a .freight train-on
the siding. Engineer Johnson of Flor?
ence, on train SS, was killed and En?
gineer Horton and three train hands
of the freight were injured. The
train, composed of a baggage car and
seven Pulmans, caught fire at once
and all except one car were burned.
It was said that there were only a
few passengers northbound on board
and only one was hurt. The name of
the passenger and extent of-injuries
could not be learned tonight.
Capt. C. C. Tilghman was in charge
of the vestibule train and Conductor
Stuart Heisenberger in charge of the
freight.
EARTHQUAKE IN RUSSIA.
Two Severe Shocks in the Government
of Baku Today.
St. Petersburg, Jan. IS.-Two se?
vere earthquake shocks were felt at 5
o'clock this morning at Kuba, in the
government of Baku.
FLOOD OX THE OHIO.
River WHJ Reach Sixty Feet at Cin?
ch: . :i-A Thousand Famiiies Ren?
dered Homeless.
Cincinnati. Ohio, Jan. IS.-There is
every possibility that the water on
the Ohio river will reach 60 feet by
noon today. This morning the rain
fell in torrents. Desolation and suf?
fering follows in the wake of the
Hood. A thousand families have been
erndered homeless and there has been
great financial loss already. Effective
relief work is being done by the char?
itable organizations.
THE GERMAN SOCILISTS COMMIT
LESE MAJESTIE.
Berlin, Jan. IS.-In the supreme
effort of the opponents of the Kaiser
to elect a Reichstag hostile to his
policy a remarkable document enti?
tled "The Kaiser on Trial" was pub?
lished today, just a week before the
voting in the present election. Under
the norn de plume "Truth," the writer
declares that the issue is whether the
German people will decide to mani?
fest entire confidence in their abso?
lute ruler or give that power to the
elected representatives of the nation,
as in other European countries, ex?
cept Russia.
The writer attacks the German na?
vy, which is supposed to be one of
William's successes. The gist of the
whole indictment in the pamphlet is
that Kaiser William has been a gi?
gantic failure.
Owing to the vigorous language
used in the pamphlet it was printed
in Switzerland, and will be widely
distributed, as the socialists are large?
ly depending on it for electing their
candidates.
Il In England and France the Sale ^^?^^^^^^?^m
?? of Alum. Baking Powder is pro- ^^^^^^^^^M^ ^^^^^^^M
hibited bylaw because of the in- ^^^^t^'^^^^Mi ^^^^^^^^m
jurious effects that follow its use. ?^?ip ,% ^ ^^fe^^^^^B
The law in the District ci ^mjKjk $ ^L<^HB? SIRS-~'?:'?'-M
Columbia also prohibits Alum ^BSB^
You may live where as yet you have no protection against Alum ?1
The only sure protection against Alum in your Baking Powder is to m
|| ROYAL is made from Absolutely pure Cream of Tartar,-a pure Grape ?
product. Aids digestion-adds to the healthfulness of food. Jp
RAILROAD CONDITIONS BAD.
The State Commission Enters Vigor?
?os Complaint.
Columbia, Jan. 17.-The South Car?
olina railroad commission has ad?
dressed to the traffic managers of the
Tdift^rsfht trunk Unes passing Shrough
this State, vigorously protesting
against congested conditions of the
lines and failure to handle cars. The
letter follows:
Dear Sir: For the past 12 months
we have had continued correspond?
ence with the general officers of your
company as to the daily demands of
the shippers within our State, for
empty cars and for the movement of
said cars when loaded with all classes
of heavy commodities, cotton, ferti?
lizers, cotton seed and its products,
lumber of all kinds and grades; fuel,
wood, etc. In addition to this the
local freight service between local
stations has become so delayed and
irregular that the country merchants
are containing of being seriously
injured in their local business, as to
shipments and receiving goods within
the State.
The lumber mill men are now visit?
ing this office in person. On yester?
day one party who has and would
ship three to four cars of lumber per
day, stated to us that he had only re?
ceived one car at his mill since the
20th of November, although he had
filed repeated orders for cars, and he
stated that if cars were not furnish?
ed him at once, he would be forced to
discharge a force of 50 men and
close down his mill, thereby sustain?
ing much serious loss. Others take
the position that they had Better close
down their mills 'than to continue' to
cut lumber to lie on the side tracks of
the rairoads until it is damaged so as
to destroy any profit there is in it for
the mills.
We have been assured time and
again that this congestion would be
relieved, but on the contrary this con?
dition seems to be growing worse. We
think the time has arrived when, if
it can be done, you should frankly
state to us if there is any relief in
i
sight within the near future, so we
may be able to give these complain?
ants some positive satisfaction.
Under the authority of the law we
might order this equipment furnished. |
Such action so far as present needs !
are concerned, would not build en?
gines or cars. Complaints are made
to us that the tourist trains are inter?
fering very materially with the local
services. The movement of all other
trains, with their local schedules, are
made to stand aside for these trains.
We have no desire to criticise this
interstate business, only in so far as
it is a menace and hindrance to giv?
ing such services as our local terri?
tory is entitled to, and which is thc
business that pays a large majority of
the railroad earnings. We find busi?
ness men who complain and are en?
quiring of us if there is any thing in
the statement that some of the rail?
roads are moving a part of their roll?
ing stock to other States where im?
provements are being made in ope
rating and increasing new lines re?
cently purchased, when such engines
and cars are badly needed within our
State.
We ask you to give these matters
that are brought to our attention, the
serious and promut consideration we
i think-them. worthy of- in-the- interest
"cf our.Sts.te local business.
By order of the board.
(Signed) B. L. Caughman,
Chairman.
J. H. Earle,
J. M. Sullivan,
Commissioners.
Coyies of this letter were sent to?
day to Messrs. C. H. Ackert, of the
Southern Railway company; C. H.
Hix, of the Seaboard Air Line com- !
pany, and W. X. Royall, of the At?
lantic Coast Line company.
THE SOIL SURVEY.
Work Will Begin Within a Few Days
-WM Be of Great Benefit to the
Farmers.
The soil survey to be made in Sum?
ter and Lee counties under the direc?
tion of the United States Department
of Agriculture, will begin within the
next few days, according to the fol?
lowing letters:
Washington, Jan. 15, 1907.
Mr. E. I. Reardon, Sumter, S. C.
My Dear Sir: I enclose you here?
with a copy of a letter from the chief
of the bureau of soils with respect to
the soil survey to be made in Sumter
and Lee counties. Ycu will remem?
ber that '.[ was promised this soil sur?
vey last summer, and I am pleased to
J
tell 3"ou that work will be begun with?
in a very short time.
I am sure that this survey will be
of great benefit to the agricultural in?
terests of these counties, and it has
been a great pleasure for me to be
able to get it. Very truly yours.
A. F. Lever.
Washington, Jan. ll, 1Q07.
Hon. A. F. Lever,
House of Representatives.
Sir: In reply to your letter of Jan.
9, 1907, concerning the soil survey of
Sumter and Lee counties, S. C.. I
would say that the work of this sur?
vey will be begun within a week or
ten days. The party which has just
completed the soil survey in Chester?
field county, Va., has been directed to
proceed to Sumter county to take up
the work. Owing to the large area
of the two counties provisions has
also been made to send two addition?
al men to. Sumter and Lee counties
upon the completion of the soil sur?
vey work at present in progress in
Conway county, Ark., so that four
members of the field force of the bu?
rea of soils will conduct the work in
Sumter and Lee counties.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully.
Milton Whitney,
Chief of Bureau.
The Wittekind iwll sail from Bre?
men for Charleston Wednesday with a
cargo of kainit and about 800 immi?
grants.
COAST LINE RAISES WAGES.
Wilmington, N. C., Jan. 17.-It is
announced from the headquarters of
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad com?
pany that, effective Jan. 1, a general
increase has been made in the sala?
ries of clerks, agents, trainmasters*
dispatchers, -octroirr*masters, etc. The._
percentage of increase has not yet
been computed, the object having
been to make the advance general in
all departments without regard to re?
cent increases for efficiency and
length of time in some branches of
the service. The advance affeots sev?
eral thousand employes on the-,three
divisions of the system, and will Int?
ercase the gpfcrating expenses of the
road more than a quarter of a mil?
lion dollars per year. The reason
given for the general advance is the .
increased cost of living.
NATURE'S CATARRH C?Rfi^
Sensible and Scientific Way to Cur?"
This Disagreeable Disease.
Nearly everyone sufferei-s at one
time or another with catarrh.
The natural way to cure this dis?
agreeable disease is by applying heal?
ing medications direct to the diseased
spot.
In no other way can this be done
as naturally as by the use of Hyomei,
breathed through the neat pocket in?
haler that comes wich every outfit..
Put several drops of Hyomei in the
inhaler and then for a few minutes,
four or five times a day, let the air
you breathe come through it. In that
way all the air that enters the nasal,
passages, the throat or the lungs, is.
filled with Hyomei's heading medica
tion, reaching the most remote air
cells of the respiratory organs, de?
stroying all cstarrhal germs and
soothing and healing the irritated mu?
cous membrane.
A few days' use of Hyomei will
show how quickly it relieves all ca
tarrhal conditions, and you will not
have to use it iong before you find it
has effected c complete and lasting
cure.
So strong is J. F. W. DeLorme's
faith in the power cf Hyomei to cure
catarrhal troubles that with every
dollar outfit he gives a guarantee to
refund the money unless the remedy
gives satisfaction. He takes all the
responsibility and you cannot afford
to suffer longer with catarrh when an
offer like tnis is made to you.
Should extra bottles of Hyomei be
needed they can be obtained for 50c,
making this one of the most econom?
ical as well as the most reliable rem?
edies for catarrh that is known.
Manila, P. I., Jan. 16.-The islands
of Leyte and Samar, of the Philippine
group, were swept by a terrible ty?
phoon on January 10th. A great loss
of life and enormous damage to prop?
erty are reported. The detaiis are
meagre, but the reports so far say
that 100 lives were lost in Leyte, but
there was no definite report from Sa-,
mar. Communication with the isl?
ands has been cut off for six days.