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1*HE sTMTKlt WATCHMAN, EiUbl Consolidar^d Aug* 2.1881. Cbe (jfftatcbman anb ^outbron. Published Bicrj Wodneoday, -BY OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY. 9UMTB*. X a Imw tl.lt per annum?in advance. Ad i ea tsssaaansa: One Souare Brat Insertion.11.10 ?vary subsequent Insertion.?0 Contracts far throe months, or landet will be aaada at reduced rates. All oomaaanJaatlona which sub? serve private 1st Staats will be charted far aa edvartioesasata, Obituaries t ad tribute* of respects trill be chanted tor. THE STATE SAME LAWS. EVERY (TfOEN SHOULD ASSIST IN KN?X)ltClX<i. last For the Protection of Rlrds and Other Uasac?Penal ties lor Vio? lation, Mr. W. A. Uparks, game warden for S muter county, has given notice that the same law;* will be strictly en? forced this sosjson and that all who violate any of the laws will be prose? cuted wherever evidence to convict caa be obtained. All citlsens. especially land-owners, should feel M their duty to assist In the enforcement of the laws for the protection of game, especially birds. The following synopsis of the game laws of the State will be of interest: Act of 1S03. Section 1. All wild birds, both res? ident and migratory are the prop- iiy of the State. Sec. t. The following shall be con? sidered game birds: Swans, wild geese, brant, wild ducks, rails, marsh hens, coots, agglanules, surf bird.*, snipe, woodcock, sand pipers, upland plover, curlew, wild turkey, prairie chicken, quail {partridge), rice birds, black birds and do/es and may be hunted during respective seasons. ? ?oc S. person shall kill, patch or have ^n his possession, living or dead, any rvjident or migratory wild bird othe than game bird, or pur? chase or offer for sale any wild non gamo bird after It has been killed or caught except as permitted by this act. .gee. 4. Ttuit none of the skin, plum? age or body >f any bird protected by this act shall be sold or offered for sale. Irrespective of whether killed within or without the State see, I. No person shall take at destroy the nest or the eggs of any bird, or have them In their possession except as permitted In this act. Sec I. It Is unlawful to ship or re? ceive for ehlpment any non-game bird except as pel mltted In this act. Sec. 7. For scientific purposes a certificate may be Issued by the secre? tary of State giving the right to take birds, nest* or eggs. A householder msy keep any resident or migratory bird In cages as pets for experiment and breeding purposes. They may trap such birds only on their own Isnds. but t ley cannot sell them or ship them teyond the c ?nti ?>.?- - t tie* State. s.-c >? The ?ecr? t.\r\ <-f Stab- m <y Issue license for col lee ting birds, nests or eggs and exact a fee of one dollar (1.00). Should the person hold? ing a certificate kill any bird or take their eggs for ?>ther than scientific purposes the certificate shall be void and he shall be liable to a fine of not more than one hundred (Sltt.ff) dollsrs or b? Imprisoned hot SlgSSnV tng thirty (10) days. Sec. I. The certificates by the sec retary of State shall expire on the list day of DeStmaOf el the year Is? sued srd sn.tll not ?>?? tr<' iferablt See. 10. The f??ll iw l-ist lilr!- ire not prot.-cted. nor are their in ? eggs and th-y may be killed >t an) time Kngllsh sparrow. coopers, hawk, duck hawk. sharp shli hawk. gr?pt IseYBsa! ?\vl, and all oth? er birds dr*trutti\e of other birds Crows may .h? killed mi th .wiur's premises if destructive of er<?ps N > ? of these birds -?hall 1?. -old "t offei.d for sale or uhlpped out of the sr ? - . t I \ny pel ! \ t ri : .i i.\ of the pro\|<h?ns <,f tui- or. exe.pt Sec. $. shall be gxtllty of ? mlsd< *' in? or, and shall be Ii las t i | tin. of not Wnn than <<v ? t $ 1 ? "> ? 1 .1. n-o n than five ($:. ? dollars |.,r < . h bird, living or dea l, or put t nest, or set of eg<s. .,r part th< fi f hilled, rapture's' "t- p i i vlo? lation of ttii? act. or at Imprl I the county Jail for not in i ? il Hilf? ty (i<>> iafl Sec. 12. 'All acts or put?' .f st Is heretofore pasted Inssaetstenl with or eontrsry to the provM n f thli W4r. ii' hereby rejienb-d Act of IS07. If* shall be unlawful IS a US Ished April, 1850. 'lie Just an SUMT wild turkey, quail, partridge, wood? cock, mongolian or other pheasant between the first day of March und the fifteenth day of November except in the following counties, where It shall be unlawful to hunt them be? tween the first day of April and the flrat day of November: Beaufort, Hampton. Dorchester, Charleston, Colleton. Bainwell. Berkeley, Alken, Oconee, Lexington, Pairfleld. Saluda, Georgetown and Clarendon, or to sell or expose for sale, ship or export for sale, to pert-hunt, net, trap or by fire light t(. catch, kill, injure or pursue with such Intent any of the birds named in this section, nor shall any person destroy or rob the nests of such birds. For violation, on convic? tion they shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than twenty ($20.00) or be Im? prisoned not more than thirty (30) days. Nothing in this act shall pre? vent the Importation for sale of an> of the said birds. The having In pos? session of any of the said birds sold or exposed for sale, or shipped, shall be prtma facie evidence of a violation of this act and the burden of proof shall be upon the person to show that they were Imported from another State or territory. Fish. It is unlawful to poison fish in streams or waters of the State and up? on conviction the violator shall be punishable with a fine of not less than five hundred ($500.00) dollars or im ?Hi-tonment for not less than six (6) months. , Section 527. It Is unlawful Ig kill fish In the waters of this State by dy na mite or other explosive. Provided, that nothing herein contained shall he .riMtniP 1 t<> forbid the use of ex ploelre material by the officers of the State or the United States govern? ment In the discharge of their duties, and that nothing shall prevent the use of such explosives by any person or the corporations jnlnlng phosphate rocks*in the navigable streams of the State under license from the State. Any violation shall be deemed a mis? demeanor and party shall be fined no? more' than one hundred dollar* ($100.00) or be imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both fined and Imprisoned at tho discretion of the court. Act of 1903. Section 1. It Is unlawful to sell iynamite or similar explosive except upon written application. Sec. 2. All sellers of explosives are required to make sworn quarterly re? ports of such sales, giving name and race of purchaser, amount sold and date of sale, to the county auditor of each county. 1 Sec. 3. Any violation of Sec. 1 of this act shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollai \ ($100.00). or imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days. Act of 1907. Secti on 534. It is unlawful to fish In or trespass upon artificial ponds, ? or 10 break the dam of such pond for the purpose of permitting the fish to escape. e?r to poison same, or In any manner to destroy or Injure the fish. Upon conviction the party shall be I. med guilty of a misdemeanor Hnd sh.?l! be subject, to a fine of not less than twenty ($20) dollars nor more than -?ne hundred ($100) dnll-ir*. or by. Imprisonment, at he discretion of th- court. Nothlns in this section shall be considered as applying to ponds used as water power for manu? facturing purp ? ? i S-ctlon 535. It is unlawful to take any trout from the streams of this Mate by poisoning the water or by i m pregna t i n? the water with any de? lett-rl-us SUbstanCCC, UV any vlola ti ? i of this provision shall be punlsh ad i>y ;? tine of ten ($i? ) for every of? fense or Imprisonment not less than ten (]#) days. THE OKLAHOMA ELECTION. Full state Ticket F.hctcd?PfOtllM li.in Article Adopted. Oklahoma City, Okin.. sept. 19. Further retumi from Tuesday's alec lion confirm the first report of th ad >ptlon of th- constitution, ratlflea lion of the prohibition article of th . i atltuti n. election of the full lh m ??<ii*i Mate ticket? and an over? whelming Democratic majority in the legislature, and election ??f four Dem ? ta :111? l i n ? i;< publican lo con ejn sj, Robert L Owens who will, In ac? c irdauce with the June primary nom? ination, be elected United Mates -?? n 'to-. la ' Cherokee Indian, founder of |t is First National Hank of atuskogee, ind reputed lo he a millionaire. H 1? i a arm frt< nd >f Wm. J. Bry in I'd in hli ?peeches during the recent campaign took an advanced stand In favor ol revision or the tariff, public awn whip of monopolies and govern? ment rega'ntion o| corporations. (1 Fear not-~Lct all the ends Thou Ali ER. 8. C . WEDNES POLITICS AND PROHIBITION. MR. J. L. ALNUTT TELLS THE W ASHINGTON POST AHOL'T THINGS. Say* Teddy is All Right, But Rill Taft Fell Down When He Discussed Negro Question?Lucid Explana? tion of Souths Temperance Lean? ings. The following interview published in the Washington Post may be read with some interest: "Yes, Roosevelt Is all right, but Taft made a big mistake when he tried to discuss the negro question when he was down South. He has done himself a great deal of harm by talking on a subject he evidently doesn't know anything about." The above summarizes the opinion of John L. Alnutt, of Sumter, S. C, who is at the New Wlllard on his way to the Jamestown Exposition. Mr. Alnutt. who Is a broker, has been In New York on business, and is accom? panied by his wife. "We are going to have a fine cot? ton crop, and business Is simply bounding and booming in our part. Of course, I am a Democrat, but I am satisfied with Roosevelt in'the Wh^e House as long as he continues to fol? low the principles as laid down In the Democratic platforms. And that's what he Is doing right along. He Is honest and sincere about It, too. "Pretty lively times down in our district. Senator Latimer's successor will be elected. Will Datimer be re? turned? I guess not. He hasn't done anything, particularly, for the State. I understand he is pretty wealthy. Congressman Lever would be a fine man for Latimer's place. Lever Is a hustler, and he has worked hard for our district, and deserves to be re? cognized. No; Senator Latimer is not as popular as he would like to be, no doubt. "Senator Tillman Is going to stay In the senate just as long as he likes. He 1? all right, and we know that, no matter what others may say or think about him. "I am in favor of high license. I think it is the only satisfactory way to regulate the liquor traffic. The rea? son why the Southern States, or many of them, have gone dry is be? cause men huv? no time to engage In politics. They have to attend to their business or give It up. The conse? quence Is that college-bred men, men with no practical business experience, men who have been taken up by the woman's societies and temperance peo? ple, are elected into our legislatures. They owe their position to these peo? ple and must do their bidding, or run the risk of being defeated should they come up for re-election. Much less f t business in general will come to the Southern States through this move? ment of banishing liquor from the States. "Congress should pass a law pre? serving the Appalachian Range and protecting the forests contiguous thereto, i am deeply Interested in this subject and It Is of great and far reaching Interest to the country. The despoiling of the forests and the range as It Is carried on now will result In great damage to our country, and con? gress should take measures against It at once." MIsm Tai bell on the Tariff. In her history of tariff legislation, now appearing In the American Mag? azine. Ida M. Tarbell SSertl that the tariff has done an enormous amount to undermine the spirit that once prompted Americans to work out their careers unaided. She maintains that the greatest portion of the very rich (dass have achieved their wealth by the aid of privileges; that Mr. Have meyer is a tariff-made millionaire, just as Mr. Rockefeller Is a rebate made millionaire, and. that Mr. Car? negie is a combination of the two, bUl mainly ta Tiff-made. She insists that, though these men may be natu? ral moneymakers of unusual ability, they have obtained their unnatural wealth through discrimination In their favor. Miss Tarbell argues that under the Influence of the protective Idea the strong!) individualistic spirit of the people l< ( hanging; t'. at protec? tionism and paternalism are one and Inseparable. MORI oil- CASES. Suit llegun in Ohio AgnlllH Ib.- Man? hattan oil Company for Violating Antl-Trus| Law?-. Plndlny, <>.. Sep. 19.?A suit to ou-t lie Manhattan < HI < 'on pany from lo Ing business In Ohio was filed by Prosecutor David, who made several attacks on Ihe st mdar I and allied companies. He charged the cortrpau) with '?!>< rating i" d< fiance of t?>, antt trusl laws of f;hlo nid alleges that the M inhattn Is ? l?r;.neu of th< Standard. on? i ns't at be thy Country's, Thy God s am DAY. SEPTEMBER 2 MAZED A PROFESSOR. Cadete Thought He Was a "Rat" En tcrin?r College. Reports which have arrived here say that a Clemson professor was taken for a "rat" and was made to go through with the usual routine cere? monies necessary in entering college. The professor who enjoyed (?) this little chastisement at the hands of cadets is rather a ycung man and when he put in an appearance on the hill at the opening of the college, nat? urally the cadets, who had never seen him before took him far a freshman. Then the fun began. The professor denied that he was a "ra<" and as each lash fell he denied it again. But that made no difference. His protes? tations were of no avail. The boys knew he was a new man on the hill and they were determined to give him all that was coming to him. Not once did the fellow say that he was a pro? fessor. Imagine the effect cf a bomb shell being thrown in a class room full of boys. They had such an effect in a Clemson class room next day when this young man who had been hazed walked in and occupied the profes? sor's chair. The "hazers*' are figuring on having a hard time in "making good" in the branch of study that the new profes? sor is in charge.?Florence Times. CARRIE NATION IX WORK HOUSE Oots Stiff Sentence at Hands of Washington Police Court Judge.. . Washington, Sept. 19.?In the po? lice court today Mrs. Carrie Nation refused to promise not t.? talk to crowds on the street in the future, and was sent to the work house for twenty-five days, in default of the payment*of a fine of $25. She was ar? rested yesterday for disorderly con? duct. She was addressing a crowd 111. front of the postoffice department on the evil effects of cigarette smoking, and when she refused to stop was ar rosXi'd. *^ . ' . _ v ( -"T - ? ? PRICE OF COTTON SEED. Mills Now Paying $22 Per Ton for Seed. The Southern Cotton Growers' As? sociation and the Farmers* Union, at meetings held recently, fixed the min? imum price of cotton seed at $20 a ton, which they regarded ns a fair price under present conditions^ and members of these organizations were urged to hold their seed until the oil mills should pay the price. The 'de? mand for seed is so great, however, that the mills have graually advanced the price until the current prlcce of seed on the local market is $22 a ton. This price should be satisfyinsr to the farmers who desire to sell their seed, if they believe that $20 is a fair price, and the mills should hove no difficulty in obtaining all the seed needed to keep the mills running. A SMOOTH SPOKEN JAP. Count Ishii Tells Canadians That Van? couver Trouble Will be Amicably Settled. Ottawa, Canada. Sept. 20.?Count Ishll. the Japanese envoy, before leaving here state that the trouble ?between the Japanese and whites of the Pacific coast will be amicably set? tled. The friendship and commercial relations between Canada and Japan are two Important to be disturbed by the hoodlum element. Count Ishli Will visit Washington and New York before sailing for home. HEAD DEVILS SUMMONED. The Muster Minds of the Standard Oil Monopoly Must Testify. New York, St pt. 21.?John 1>. Rockefeller and the five meat chiefs of the Standard <?d monopoly***will probably be summoned as witnesses in the government suit to dissolve the Standard Oil Company of New Jer? sey. At the offices of Attorney Kel? logg it was said today that more sub? poenas would be Issued and the reply to the question, who would be sum? moned was, "Those so far who have not been called arc .1. D. Rockefeller, Win. Rockefeller, J. D. Archibald, H H Rogers, Henry M. Flagler and O if. Payne." The prohlbltlbnsts of th.untry are to make a strong efforl to secure tie- pnssage of the Littlefield bill by . ongr< ss ti aking it Illegal for liquor to I?,. shipped from .? wet state i?iio i drj state, n i< to i>< hopt l they will succeed, for, as the Athens Ban? ner says, thai Is the only way In which State prohibition can i>- made thoroughly effective. Before the full benefit of the prohibition law can be h celved the shipping bf liquor into the State from Other States must be prohibited by law.?Anderson Mall. J Truth's/' TILE TRU. !5. 1907. New ( DISENSARY ORDERS. The County Board making Purchases for the Holiday Trade. The county dispensary board met yesterday afternoon and opened the bids submitted by 'various liquor house for supplying Sumter county with liquor for the next three months. The orders to be given at this time will be the largest of the year, as the purchases now made will be for the holiday season when all who have any taste for booze indulge their ap? petites more than at other times. The board awarded contracts yes? terday for liquors needed for Imme? diate use. only, and the bulk of the orders will not be placed until Mon? day when the board will have an all day session. It is estimated that the orders placed for the ensuing quarter will aggregate somewhere between $40,000 and $50,000. The sales be? tween this time and January 1st are expected to average about $12.000 to $15,000 a month, and at least $40, 000 worth of liquor will be needed to supply the demand. MeCOY'S GINNERY BURNED. Complete Loss of Ginnery at Oswcgo by Fire Today. Mr. W. J. McCoy's ginnery at Os? wego was completely destroyed by fire seen In the condenser and before any? thing could be. done to stop their progress the building was entirely en? veloped. The loss is estimated at about $3, 000, and it Is not known whether there was any insurance or not as Mr. McCoy could not be comn.unieat'd with over the 'phone thiss afternoon. One bale of cotton belonging to a Mr. Brown was destroyed. It was said that the flames spread very rapidly and the building was destroyed in a very short time. The fire was probably caused by a match in the cotton or a spark from the en? gine. TRUSTEES TAKE CHARGE. Messrs. R. I. Manning and G. A. Lcm mon Will Conduct Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company for Benefit of Creditors. j On investigation of the numerous rumors afloat in the community with reference to the termination and dis? solution of the business of the Sumter tanking & Mercantile Company, it was found that these rumors are in? correct; Messrs. R. I. Manning and G. A. Lemmon, representing the creditors of this concern, will conduct, with the assistance of Mr. Bowman, the busi? ness of this corporation along the' same lines as heretofore. The busi? ness will be carried on at the present location. Ample capital has been pro? vided and far from terminating the business, it will be continued. The terms of the agreement between the parties provide that M business Is to be continued under the new man? agement until January 1st. 1009, and after that time the company may be reorganised. Messrs. Manning and Lemmon, as trustees, have stated that they expect and will require all persons Indebted to the Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company to settle their indebtedness promptly at the office of the company and that they have employed Mr. H. A. Moses as cashier and authorized him to sign receipts In their names. We are pleased to know that this business -will be continued and wish the new management all possible suc? cess. STATISTICS OF COTTON MOVE? MENT TO AUGUST SI. 5,Std.7Sa Tale* Were Taken by All American Manufacturers and L 1187,031 Hales Consumed. Washington, Sept. 24.?The census bulletin on the c >tton crop for the year nded August 3lst last. Issu< d to? day, shows 5.296,783 running bales taken by all American manufacturers and 4,987,021 bales consumed by manufacturers. stocks at tiie close of the year were 996.297 bales, and active cot? ton spindle- were 26,242,401. A TRUCE ARRANGED. The Fight Between Pennsylvania I railway and Western Union Tele? graph Company Terminated. New Y. ik. Sept. 21.- -The bitter warfare between the Pennsylvania Railroad and 111. Western Union Tel? egraph Company will i nd on October i-t. The United Press is in a p-si tlon to state thai the bitter contest one of tin Incidents of which were the chopping d >wn of th< \v. st< rn Union poles alone the Pennsylvania right of way several years ago. has been terminated through an amlcabH arrangement between Could repre? sentatives and President ItoCrea of the Pennsylvania. E SOUTHRON, Established June, 18M Jeries?Vol. XXVII. N. 9 SUMTER LUMBER COMPANY LOST HEAVILY BY FIRE YESTERl)AY. About Fifty Thousand Feet of Lumt? r and an EtpCMltC l>ry Kiln De? stroyed by Fire. An alarm of fire was rung in yester? day morning about 7 o'clock from box 36. When the fire companies and their apparatus arrived at the scene of the fire ic was found that the large dry kiln of the Sumter Lumber Com? pany was in flames. The fire appear? ed to have started in the center of the kiln and spread rapidly as soon as the doors at each end were thrown open. The water pressure was very poor, it is said, and although the fire? men worked hard, the building and contents were practically destroyed. The kiln was built of brick and the walls stood the heat remarkably well, only a part of one falling. The lum? ber was nearly all burned or so badly damaged as to be of no marketable value. There were about 50,000 feet of lumber in the kiln which, at a rough estimate, was worth about $15 per thousand." The kiln was valued at about $10,000. It was one of the most substantial and most modern buildings of the kind in this Section. It will have to be rebuilt entirely, it is thought, as the pipes and the inte? rior were completely destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown, unless the excessive heat in the kiln caused the lumber to ignite. This is the only probable cause for the fire. The building and the lumber were insured, but Mr. Jackson, the man? ager, said this morning that he could not say exactly how much insurance was carried on this part of the plant. However, the loss, without the insur? ance, will, no doubt, reach $12,000. The company suffered a severe loss by fire only about a year ago when nearly the entire plant was destroyed. The company has a very complete plant and does an extensive business In high grade lumber. CASHING OUT DEVILS. ? , t Chicago Fanatics Torture a Woman to' Death. Chicago, Sept. 20.?Five members of the sect known as "Parhamites" have been arrested charged with manslaughter an torturing to death Mrs. Letitia Greenbaugh. of Zion City, in an effort to evict the "devil and evil spirits" from her rheumatism racked body. ZION CITY TORTURERS. Coroner Discovers Evidence That Many Person* Have lie* n Tortured to Death by Fanatics. Zion City, 111.. Sept. 21.?By his' own confession Harold Mitch- 11 was the chief torturer at the death of Mrs. Leiitia Greenbaugh. the aged paraly? tic victim of cruelties practiced by live Parahomites to expel demons. Enough testimony has been ad- ' j duced by Coroner Taylor to convince ' him that many deaths in Zion City that should have been investigated1 have been hidden under the cloak of religion. Coroner Taylor say* he has proof that dying persons have been tortured and th< ir bodies U pt for days In the hope that prayers, chant? ing, the "gift of t ngueV and incan? tations would re. tore them to life. A MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE. Death of a Woman la Broker's Rennt Pu/./.Us New York Pdhe. New York. Sept. 81.? Coroner Doo ly Is today examining a mass of cor? respondence found at the home of Mrs. Margaret Carter, w ho .kill? 1 her? self yesterday at the home of John Jay White, Jr., a retire d hi *kt r. in hope of finding something to throw light upon the trag? dy. Coroner Dooly is sure the woman went to the house to kill the broker, and the fact that he was so ill she could not be* admitted to his apartments saved his life. White is -till so ill he has not been Informed of the tragedy and his opinion on the case cannot be cured The police have not yet been ible to trace Mrs. Carter, other than to di? cover that she came here from some? where in Georgia eight years .mo. HORSEWHIP FOR AFFINITIES. A Renegade Preacher and His Para? mour Roughly Handled, Kremlins;, Col ?.. Sept. 20.?CfUheajsJ of this town take little stock in the belief that "affinities" should have full sway. They formed a band of whltecapa and dragged Rev. H. Har sha. a Methodist minister, with a wife and grown family, from the loom of Miss Ruth Schumacher, and horse** 'n h;pp? .1 him until he b? k* v cy. The girl Is under arr