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WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1307. The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron in I860. The W'ltchman and South <*on now has the com? bined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advert? sim? medium in Sumter. IMPORTAN T NOTICE. Subscribers are requested to exr amine the label on their papers, which show the date to which the subscription has been paid. Those who find that they are in arrears are requested to call and settle or remit at the earliest convenient date. The amount that each subscriber owes is small, but in the aggregate the amount due us- for subscription is quite large-and we need* the money. If the State dispensary commission \ decides that the law requires it to pay over to the school fund the $400,- j COO, which has been carried on the j dispensary books to the credit of thai ' account, a number of whiskey houses j will not get the full amounts due ; them for liquor furnished the State dispensary, and then there will be an- j other wrangle. In our opinion the ' State dispensary should pay the II- ! - quor dealers every dollar honestly : due them before anything is turned j over to the school fund, for the rea? son that the $400,000, credited to the | school fund, representing-the capital) on which the institution was doing j business, was derived in the first in- I i stance from the profits, and whatever part of it necessary to liqui? date the debts cf the concern should < be used for that purpose. It does not look like 'good business or common honesty to set aside the capital of a business that is being wound up and leave the creditors to take what is left in settlement of their claims. Such methods are sometimes pursued by individuals, but if the facts could be proven in court they would go to, the penitentiary, and if it is wrong | tor individuals it is wrong for the State. Of course, no whiskey claim that is not just should be paid, even though the 'commission should have money to spare on hand when the business is finally wound up. * * * The brand of liquid refreshments provided for the veterans by the Co kirabia entertainment committee did not appeal to some of the old sol? diers who have a thirst that craves something stronger than coffee. One i soldier remarked that it was hard -work to get up enough enthusiasm on otSee alone, to follow the stars and bars from Manassas to Appomattox. Another said he would have been more at home among the Charleston Seheutzenfesters than standing in the lunmbia coffee line. The loss of a large part of the pea vine hay crop in this county last sea? son is being felt by the farmers, who are now using western hay exclusive? ly. The demand for hay is so great that it is dimeult for the local dealers to keep a supply on hand. The farmer who saved sufficient hay for his own use is fortunate and will make money where the hay buyers will lose. * * * President Roosevelt called down j Attorney General Bonaparte for^ neg? lect of duty just the same as if h^ was a hired man. and. as Bona? parte loes not belong to a union he had to get busy instead bf sending a ! grievance committee to the president to teil him a few things about the right of working man not to work. * * . The friends of Senator Asbury Lati- i mer are worried because Congress? man Lever happens to be named A - bury also. They w>ll have greater cause to worry if Lever enters the I race tor the senate. * * * ! A petition has been circulated in J this city requesting the Atlantic Coast ! Line to change the schedule on the i Orangeburg. Sumter and Lanes train, j so as to have that train reach Lanes j at 9 o'clock a. m. to connect with the ? train from Georgetown. The Chambers j of Commerce of Sumter and Orange- { burg opposed this change of schedule j about a month ag<>. and thought it was settled. A number Of business j men and others of Sumter signed this petition lart week without investigat? ing: as to whether it was to the busi? ness interests of Sumter to Change this schedule. It is best for the busi? ness men and other citizens not to sign petitions circulated by citizens of ? other places in the interest of <<th-.-r towns until the Sumter Chamber of Commerce has endorsed such peti? tions. The Sumter Chamber of Com? merce has officers who look closely after all passenger and freight ar? rangements and the interests of Sum? ter must first be considered before the interests of other places. The board of visitors of the Cita? del Academy will meet on May 21st in Charleston to hear the case of the young men who were recently ex? pelled. j SUM?MJERTON'S SCHOOL BUILDING I - Corner Stone ci Handsome New Edi- ? fice to Be Laid Tomorrow. i. Sumerton, May 9.-The following j programme will be rendered at the laying of the corner stone of the new school building on Friday, the 10th j instant: .Prayer-Rev. J. X. To lar. Laying bf Corner Stone-By Sum? merton Lodge, A. F. M. Song-America-By the School. Introductory Address-Rev. John Kershaw, Jr. Address-Prof. Jno. G. Clinkscales. Song-"'Tis Morn" - Summerton Choral Society. Address-Prof. Hand. Benediction-Rev. W. S. Porter Dinner on the ground, free to all. The following committee on re? freshments and arrangements: T. S. Rogan,' chairman; W. W. An? derson, C. M. Davis, J. D. Rutledge, L. T. Tischer, J. R. Dingle, J. M. Da ! vis, J. Q. Mathis, F. O. Martin, R. J. ? Coskrey, C. R. Felder, TY. A. Rich I burg, H. A. Waiker, O. C. Scarbor I ough. J. S. Cantey and A. Plumer j Burgess. j This will be the greatest education j al raiiy in the history of Summerton, i and a large crowd is anticipated, and ; preparations are being made accord? ingly. An effort is on foot to get a federa? tion of townships whereby a fund can be raised to maintain a h.'gh school at i . x Summerton, working unaer the new high school law. If carried out. it will be something of which this end of Clarendon will well be proud. The Summerton Choral Society gives an entertainment tonight. Among the features will be male and female vocal quartettes and solos, also instrumental music. The chorus from "The Holy City" will be among the numbers upon the programme. - . UMPIRES APPOINTED. f*Big John*' Ilemrick Will Umpire in the State League. Through the efforts of his many friends, Mr. John S. Heinrick, of this city, better known as "Big John" Hemrick, was today appointed by President Smith as one of the three official umpires of the State league. Mr. Smith is in the city and met Mr. Hemrick at Wright's hotel. He was at once struck with Mr. Hemrick's physique and personality and ap? pointed him to a berth in the indi? cator train of the State league. He will make good with a rush as he was considered the best umpire in this section of the State and has of? ten gone to Georgia and North Caro? lina io umpire games betwen profes? sional teams. On the petition pre? sented to President Smith by Mr. Hemrick were the names of the city officials, the owners of the local club of the Sally league, and of every local newspaper man as well as those of prominent business men of the city. Mr. Hemrick is well versed in the finer points of the game and knows the rules from the beginning to the end-Columbia Record. President M. L. Smith of the South Carolina State league has announced thc umpires who are to officiate dur? ing the coming season. They are John "S. Hamrick of Columbia, M. McGrath and George X. Weeks bf Atlanta. ".Ml these men have been highly recommended to me." said President Smith yesterday, "and I believe the I league has got about as good um- ! pires as the salaries afford. I have j notified each man of his duties and j thty are certainly strict. Above ali eise. I am going to have go?>d be havior in the league this year, if the ?.: per kind of umpiring can do it." McGrath wiil be remembered here a.< having served a time as indicator handler in thc- Sallie league. He, to? gether With Weeks, who is a.SO Of j Atlanta, come highly recommended, President Boye < f the South Atlantic league and several managers in the circuit vouching for his capacities, and Weeks being highly spoken of hy Coach J- W. Heisman of the Geor? gia Tech.-The State. The Spartanburg Journal gives the J following as the line up of the Spar-j tan burg team: Sitton, pitcher; E>kride, outfield: j Johnson, infield; Hoops, pitcher; ! Martin, infield: McKennon, pitcher; Wei;;.-man. infield; Justus, infield; Crankston. infield; . McMakin, pitcher and outfield: r?>!es. outfield. The lo? cals will begin the season with the above players, but as the season ad? vances and it becomes necessary t?> strengthen th,- team McMakin will not hesitate to do s<>. The fans of Spartanburg want a team that will play good ball, and are looking to the manager to provide the artists. * * * Orangebursr claims t<? have signed Bunn??, the fast pitcher that was with that team last season, but Manager Gunter will have something t?> say about Bunno before he can put on the Orangeburg uniform. Bunno applied to Manager Gunter for a place, was made ari offer, which was accepted and transportation to Sumter asked for. A railroad ticket was wired him and if he does not report here in a day or two an investigation will be in order. ? * . * The following players have report? ed to Manager Gunter since Saturday: Weatherly. McLaurin, Tribble and Tarrer. Murrow and Lindsay are expected tonight. Lanham and Bunno should report within the next few days and there are still a few other men. who are candidates for a trycut, to arrive dur? ing the week. * * * From the .State. Gus Bunno will play again with Orangeburg this season. Tydeman and DeArmand are already on the lots and have begun practice in earn? est with the others. A player now wearing a Savannah uniform will soon be wearing one with "Orange burg" across the shirt, it is learned. ? .* * Harvey Cabaniss will not play with Spartanburg this year. The Newber? ry college catcher is nov?- a professor in the coliege where he graduated and will not give up his d'.ties there to play league bail. He would make somebody a good one. There isn't, ? faster man in the league than "Cab." * * * Spartanburg is claiming Crouch, who has signed to pla'y with Darling? ton. The Spartanburg club claims to have made a "verbal" contract with Crouch before he was signed by the, down-country team. According to the agreement all verbal contracts were considered binding, provided- they were made before the league was ad? mitted to the protection of the na? tional association. * * * There will be a chang :r two made in the proposed schedule of the league. As the schedule should per? mit of just 90 games the game sched? uled for July 5 will perhaps be cut out, as two games are slated for the Fourth, and that makes 91 games scheduled. Several other changes are being considered. WAR CORRESPONDENCE. Sherman and Hampton Exchange Sharp Letter?-Scene Near Ches? terville and Feasterville . "A Georgia Colonel" sends the fol? lowing to the Sunny South: I find in the old war scrapbook the following interesting correspondence that passed between General Sher? man and General Wade Hampton: "Headquarters Military - Div. of the Miss. K "In "the Field, Feb. 24, IS65. "Lieutenant General Wade Hamp? ton, Commanding Cavalry Forces. C. S. A.-General: It is officially report? ed to me that our foraging parties are murdered after captrue, and la? beled, 'Death to all Foragers.' One instance of a lieutenant and seven men near Chesterville, and another Of twenty near a ravine, eighty rods from the main road, about three miles from Feasterville. I have ordered a .similar number of prisoners in our hands to be disposed of in like man? ner. I "hold about 1,000 prfonefs cap? tured in various ways, and can stand it as long as you, but hardly think these murders are committed with your knowledge: and would suggest that you give notice to the people at large that every life taken by them simply results in the death of one of your Confederates. .'Of course, you cannot question ray righi to forage on the country. The manner of, exercising varies with Circumstances, and if the civil au? thorities will supply ray requisi? tions. 1 .will forbid all foraging. But ? find ho elvi' authorities who can respond to calls for forage or pro? visions, and therefore must collect of the people. I huoj no doubt this is the ?occasion of much misbehavior on tho part of ou." men, but I cannot permit cn enemy to judge or punish with wholesale murder. "Fer.~or.aIly, I regret the bit:.-: feelings engendered by this war, but they were to bc expected, and I simply allege that those who struck the first blow, and made war inevita? ble, ought not with fairness to re? proach us for the natural conse? quences. I merely assert our war right to forage, and my resolve to pro:.-ct my foragers, to the extent of life for life. I am with respect, "Yoj-r obedient Servant, (Signe!) "W. T. Sherman, Major Genera! C. S. A." .'Headquarters in the Field. Feb. 27, IS65.-Major (?enera? Sherman, United States Army-General: Your communication of th" 24th instant reached me today, j. it you state that it has been officially reported that your foraging parties were mur? dered after capture, and you go on to say that you had ordered a similar number of prisoners in our hands to be disposed <>f in like manner. That is to say. you have ordered a num? ber of Confederate soldiers to be murdered. "You characterize your order in proper terms, for the public voice even in your own country, where it seldom dares to express itself in vin? dication of truth, honor or justice, will surely agree with me in pro? nouncing you guilty of murder, if carried out. "Before dismissing this portion of your letter, I beg to assure you that for every soldier of mine 'murdered' by you I shall have executed at once two of yours, giving in all cases pref? erence to any officers'who may be in my hands. "In reference to the statement you make regading the death of your foragers, I have only to say that I know .nothing of it; that no orders given by me authorizes the killing of prisoners after capture, and that I do not believe that my men killed any of yours execept under circumstances in which it vas perfectly legitimate and proper they should kill them. "It is a pan of the system of the thieves whom you designate as your foragers tb fire the dwellings of those j citizens whom they have robbed. ! "To check this Inhuman system, j which is justly execrated by every civilized' nation. I have directed my men to shoot down all your men, who are caught burning houses. This or? der shall remain in force- as ' long as you disgrace the profession of arms j by allowing your men to destroy pri I vate dwellings. 1 . "You say that I cannot, of course, question your right to forage cn the country, 'It is a right as old as his? tory.' I do not, sir. question this right. But there is a right even old? er than this, and one more inaliena? ble-the right that every man has to defend his home, and to protect those who are dependent upon him. And from my heart I wish that every old man and boy in my country, who can fire a gun. would shoot down, as he would a wild beast, the men who are desolating their land, burning their houses and insulting their women. "You are particular in defining and claiming 'war rights.' May I ask if you enumerate among them the right to fire upon a defenseless city without notice, to burn that city to the ground after it had been surrendered by the authorities who claimed, though in vain, that protection which ls always accorded in civilized warfare to non? combatants; to fire the dwelling houses of citizens after robbing them, and to perpetuate ever darker crimes than these-crimes too black to be mentioned. / "You have permitted, if you have not ordered, the commission ofvthose offences against humanity and the rules of war. You fired into the city of Columbia without warning. After its surrender by the mayor, who de? manded protection to private proper? ty, you laid the whole city in ashes, leaving amid i*s ruins thousands of old men and helpless women and children, who are likely to perish of starvation and exposure. Your line of march can be tracked by the lurid light of burning houses and in more than one household there is an agony far more bitter than that of death. "The Indian scalped his victim re? gardless of sex or age, but with all his barbarity, he always respected the persons of his female captives. Your soldiers, more savage than the In? dian, insulted those whose natural 'protectors are absent. "In conclusion, I have only to re? quest that whenever you have any of hay men 'disposed of,' or 'murdered.' foi the * ?r?;c?r to be synony? mous v.-i.h you, y JU will let me hear of ii, in order chat I may know what 1 action Vt take th the matter, in the meantime I shah held fifty-six of [your men as hostages for those whom you haye ordered to bc executed. "I am yours, etc., (Signed) Wade Hampton. "Lieutenant General. "Official: John M. Otey, j " A. A. General.-" Another Dance in Armory Hall. "The regular weekly, informal dance was given in the Armory Hall last night. The night being a good one. there was a large crowd out. The german was danced as usual from Iii to I o'clock, i d by Mr. TI. P. M?ses. There were several visiting young la? dies, and every one enjoyed the even? ing to tho fullest extent. The next will be given on the 22d of May. which will be the last one given until the 6th of Jane, on ac- ? j count of the complimentary dance to j be giwn in honor of graduating class j of 1907, by the Sumter Light Infant G. E. Sutton has been arrested in j Barnwell for collecting premiums fa-j a swindling insurance company. . j The diocesan council of the Epis-| copal Church is ir. session in Colum- ! bia. Bishop Gapers Presiding. Another juan has been arr??led in Columbia charged with knowing something about tile holdup and j murder of Westcott. ! The German schuetzenfest at Char ieston has closed. The next meet will probably be held at Los Angeles. Cal. j B. P. .Taylor of Columbia has been j appointed a member cf the State house grounds commission tu suc? ceed W. A. Courtenay, resigned. THE IDAHO TRIALS. ? Labor Leader on Trial for the Mur? din* ol" Ex-Gov. Steunberg. j, Eoise, Idaho, May 9.-At 10 o'clock : today Wm. D. Haywood, secretary i and treasurer of the Western Federa {tion of Miners, was placed on trial for j the mureder of former Governor I Frank Steunberg, on the night of Dec. 3, 1905. There was not the slightest trace of nervousness about the defendant, who appeared con I . scious of his innocence. The counsel for the defense included Jas H. Mur? phy, of Denver, chief attorney of record. E. F. Richardson, C. S. Dar? row, of Chicago, who has served un? ion labor in many instances, Fred Miller, of Spokane, John E. Nugent, of Boise. For the prosecution are K. H. Hawley, chief counsel, and Sena? tor TY". E. Eorah, of Idaho, and asso? ciated with the prosecution are O. M. Vanduyn and W. A. Stone. No so? cialist meetings will be permitted dur? ing the progress of the trial. ! Blotches, pimples, flesh worms. j black heads, are unsightly and denote impure blood. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will drive them away, carrying people clear to rhe top floor of health and happiness. 3? cents, Tea br .Tablets. China's Drug Store. j CLEMSON AGRICULTURAL COL? LEGE. j Scholarship and Entrance Examina? tion to Freshman Class Thc examination for the award of scholarships from Sumter County and ADMISSION TO FRESHMAN CLASS will be held at the County Court House on Friday/July 5, at 9 a. m. Applicants for scholarships may se? cure blank application forms from the county Superintendent of Educa tion. These blanks must be filled out properly and filed with the county Superintendent before the beginning of the examination. Those taking the examination for entrance to the Freshman class and not trying for .a scholarship should file their applica? tion with President Mell. The schol? arships are worth $100 and free tui? tion. One scholarship student from each county may select the Textile course, others must take one of the Agricultural courses. Examination paper will be furnished, but each ap? plicant should provide himself with scratch paper. The number of schol? arships to be awarded will be an? nounced later. P. H. MELL, President, Clemson College, S. C. 5-15-St 4 Commencer i The Sweet Girl Graduates are aire terial for their Graduating Suits, a t?nate as to be members of the gr; pear to the best possible advantag and Pink, will of course be the sha inaiing, and we have an excellent line of colors to select from. INDIA LINONS AT I-3 -IO -12 I-2-?5-20-J and 35 cents. Our 10 cent number has no superior. FRENCH ORGANDIES 72 inches wide, 25, 30, 35 and 50 cents. PRINTED SILK TISSUES. Cream, Pink and Kino grounds, with large figures make a very swell suit. 25 cents a yard. EMBRO This is one of the Strongest Fe partaient. You can't make up Our Stock is the Larger Our Assortment th Our Prices A FANS. You can't go on the stagejwithout a fan to match your dress. Wc I1.ave them from io cents to $2.00. Lace- Stripe Stockings at . 15, and 2; cents I If there is anything else you nee not hesitate t O'Donnell & A girl who has fallen heir to one of these Rocky Mountain Tea complex? ions is to be envied- Giri- whose mothers and grandmothers took Hol? lister's Rocky Mountain Tea conveyed a blessing on their children. China's Drug Store. WANTED-All the farmers in Sum? ter county to know that we can in? sure their cotton against destruc? tion or damage by hail. $20 in? surance per acre will cost 50c. per acre. Citizens' Insurance Agency, Phone 14S. 5-S-6t SHERIFF'S SALE, Ey virtue of sundry executions for taxes?, issued by the County Treasur? er of Sumter County, and directed to me as Sheriff the following parcel of land or so much thereof as .may be necessary to pay the taxes and costs thereon, will be sold at public outcry in front of the Court House, Sumter, S. C., ' on Monday, the first day of June. next. 1907, or the day follow? ing, between the hours of ll a. m., and 4 p. m., purchasers to nay for papers: All that lot of land situate in State burg'township. Sumter county, in cri? state of South Carolina, containing two (2) acres, with three buildings situated thereon, bounded on the north and east by lands of Mrs Ma? rion Pincfcney, south by public road leading to Claremont, west by Cam? den branch of Southern Railway, lev? ied upon and to be sold as the prop-* erty of Mrs. Rosa G. Jackson, at the suit of the State for taxes. W. H. EPPERSON, Sheriff Sumter County. 5-.$-15-22 J THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OP SUMTES?. By -Thos. E. Richardson, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, Amy Jefferson made *nit io me to grant her Letters of Administration'oi the Estate cf and effects of Wi Pincfcney Davi?, deceased, with his will annexed. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all and. singplar ihe kindred ?nd credit? ors of the :s?id W. Pinckney Davis, late of said county and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H. on the 17th day of May. 1907, after publi? cation thereof, at ll o'clock in the fore? noon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 30th day cf Apri', A. D. 1907. THOS, E. RICHARDSON, 5-l-2t_Judge of Probate. Estate of .J. A. Benno, Decease! I WILL applyJo-the- Judge of Tr?bate of Sumter County, S. C., on June 7ta prox for a Final Discharge <is Adniinia i trator of said estate. L. L PARROTT, Adm'r j 5-1-it Est J. A. Benno, dec'a. tient Season. o adv looking around, locating ma nd even those who are not so Gr? aduating class, are anxious to ap e on such occasions. White, Blue, ides used, with the former predom assortment of material with a full PERSIAN LAWNS. This material makes a very hand some graduating costume. PRICES: 10-12 1-2-15-20- 25--35 and 50 cents a yard. WASH ORGANDIES. A Very Popular Fabric. Only io cents a yard. SILK MULLS. A Very Handsome Fabric. 50 cents a yard. JAPANESE SILK 25 and 50 cents. OERIES matures of our Dry Goods De a graduating dress without it. ie Best dmitedly the Lowest. LACE HANDKERCHIEFS. Vou will need one ot these also. Our Line is Comolete. From io to 50 cents. Long Silk Cloves at Si.00 and Si.50. d that we tailed to mention do o call for it. i Company.