Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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sum TEH WATCHMAN, EatablU Coc<ol!<Iat4Ht Aug. 2.1881. Cbt .oDlaitbmnn antt ^outbron. ?BT? i OtTCEN PUBLISHING COMPANY, bumtdr, s. a Twill $1.10 per annum?In MfMfcW nut Ami insertion.IMS sabeo qaeat lascrtloa.19 Contracts far three months, or win be made at redaead ratea aab prrvete tatareeta will ee charged Oattaaiiee aa4 trtJutea et ML It ELUOII DEAD. HOVTH CAROLINIAN PA8 AWAY THURSDAY. Cause ef Hla Death, Wae Qalte Sodden.?Made A IMMUstaained Record as Soldier, Congressman. Colombia, Dec. ???Newa was re? ceived In the city yesterday of the eaddea death of Col. William BUlott ur hie old home In Beaufort coun? ty. The cause of his death was acute Indigestion. Stricken as he* was, while apparently In the,best of health, . the news was a great shock to his rel? ate es and friends. As quickly as pos * stble, relatives In Columbia and else? where were notified snd summoned to Beaufort, where the funeral w'll be held, the arrangements to t e made to aae The announcement of the death of William Elliott will be received with a ?hock, not only In the lower section of the State, where he was particular? ly popular, bat throughout South Car? olina, where he was known as a. gal? lant soldier, distinguished lawyer) and a man who had served the State un aeushly in the trying days of Recon? struction. His work In a section of the country vhere It required the hardest efforts to organise to Join In M^iatki m ol ike State, attaactedJ attention and afterwards when he was I given*political preferment by a grate? ful people he was a conspicuous figure la congress. Col. Elltott was born ?? years ago In Beaufort district, coming of a long line of thos? who had distinguished themselves In the history of the State. PRO kxpiu:ks prodivf. hi sinkss. Western IVuit Jobbers Ask Cougtvs So Step Practk??. Which U Harm .Chicago. D?c 7.?The We>t??rn Xrult Jobebrs' association passed res? olutions yesterday, calling upon con Steea to pass a law compelling ex? press companies to cease doing a produce outer and commission busl v aose and to confine their efforts to the duties of common carrlers. In the preamble to the resolutions It Is stated that the practice of the ex press companies In soliciting orders at fruit and produce to be consigned to and sold by th? lr agents is harmful to ^jlhe business of the members of the as I ?aoclatlon And not the. business of the corrTjpsnl. ,md wholly without the province of a common carrier. fimily Mll.l\(.l hooks. Judge R. C. Watts Puts Important Qeeellon to Railroad Commission. Judg? R. C. Watts of Cheraw has errittci. the railroad commlaslon that the SeaSoard Air Line will not sell family mileage books good for trans? portation outside of the State. Judge Walts thtnkl that this mileage should be good over the entire system and asks for a ruling from the commission on the master. It will be recalled that about two years ago the general as? sembly paused a law requiring all railroads to sell mileage books good for anv member of any family pur? chasing s?nne. The question as to the validity >f these books outside of the P*~> bus never been tested und the * o??clslnn of the commission will be In? teresting. -The State. The Daughters of the Confederacy will meet In Abbeville- next year. The annual convention held In Chester, /which has just adjourned, was one of the most successful ever held. Mrs. R I? Wright, of NYwb.-iry. was elected State president. The sggr-'gats annual payrolls of the cotton mills of this Htate are hi round numbers 112.<><>0,#0#, In five years there have been hut four mill failures In the St.it.- and tn-se huv. b*?a pit on a paying b.-?si* after re? organisation, j ihed April, lS.to. 'Be Just ai 8UMT NEWS Fjjjjj WASHINCTON. ROOSEVELT SAYS HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE. But the Republican Politicians uro Still Apprehensive That He Will Ho Nominated Anyway?Other .Mat? ters of Interest In the Capital. Washington. Dec. 7.?Quite a sen? sation was er?, feted in the political world on Friday when the president stated to a prominent banker of Pennsylvania, who told him that the people of that State wanted him for another term. "That cannot be. I oannot serve bevond my present term. I am grateful to the American people for their kindly feeling toward me, but somebody else must carry on the work." The conviction is growing among the national commltteemen of the Republican party, in session in Washington this week, that this state? ment Is final and the belief Is current that an official statement will be made, to this effect before many more weeks. The conviction as it spreads leaves some of the commltteemen without anchorage. Few are willing to risk the chance of falling out with the administration, and some have re? course to the entirely safe course of declaring for Mr. Roosevelt despite his personal attitude. But this con? viction is cause for Infinite relief among those politicians who at heart wish some other candidate, but who fear the consequences of aligning themselves with the faction which op? poses Mr. Roosevelt. Thus it will be seen clearly that the Republican brethren do, not dwell together In peace and harmony. ? ? ? Evidence has already been given that the arn.y nominations sent to the senate by the president are not to be permitted to^go through without question by that body. Protests have been filed against confirmation of Brig. Qen. J. B. Aleshire, to be quar? termaster general, and against Brig. Gen. William W. Wltherspoon. of, the War.College, on the ground, that Mar Ymv? t>oen advanced over the heads of officers ahead of them in rank. The real facts In the case are that Senator Hopkins, of Illinois, has a constituent in Chicago who is en? deavoring to palm off on the govern? ment a batch of horses pronounced unfit by Gen. Ale?hlre who lg an ex? pert In these matter?. Hence the hold-up of his promotion by the Illi? nois senator. ? s ? "Simplicity of plan and vromptn- ss of action are what the people need and will demand," says Secr^ury Cor telyou, in his annual report ji refer? ring to the need of the enactment b\ congress of legislation provldU; for a more elastic currency. Regaraies.s of the recommendations of the s?v:e tary of the treasury or of those of t\e committee on banking and cur: nc; which Speaker Cannon appointed, with such pains, Senator Aldrleh, that autocrat of the senate, and his im n%jdlate advisers will. In their own good time, prepare ? hill that will receive the hearty sanction of both houses of congress. it is common gossip that fthe president and the speaker are both relying u;?^n the co? lossal brain of th* senator from Rhode Island for an adequate measure in this trying situation. ? ? ? The recall of Viscount Aokl and the Information receive.1 at the State department from our ambassador at Tokyo that Baron Kogoro Takahlra will In all probability succeed Vis? count Aokl as Japanese ambassador at Washingtaon, have created no little sensation in diplomatic and admlsls tratlon circles. Baron Takahlra's ap? pointment would undoubtedly be ac? ceptable to this government, and he Is on very good terms with Presldnet Roosevelt. Some effort has been made to make It appear that Am? bassador Aokl's return to Japan Is a symptom of friction in the relations between the United States and Japan, bA this Is treated as absurd by the administration. While the real rea? sons for the recall are not as yet per? fectly understood, It Is quite certain this country has had no ?.und in the matter. The recall is a'i affair OfetuS Jupuneso diplomatic service, and Its motive must bo sought for In the pur? poses an 1 methods of Japanese diplo? macy. g I a The president's message to congress excited little Intel. mi Of comment, but one opinion laenu t > hi universal and that Is that It w;i . tlrely too long Snd It is considered some w h it llgnlfl? <? int that but one new pip. r In tin Olty of New Vork carrl. d the m- tgi In full. ?/ a a Announcement V ll ids In Wash ington on Thuv day night that tin oil i id Fear not-~Let all the ends Thou Ah 'ER. 8. 0 . WEDNES I Item of Cleveland, Ohio, are more than anxious to have the Democratic^ convention meet there, and when the Democratic national committee meets in Washington on Thursday next, R is whispered that Mayor Tom John? son of that city will be on hand with the promise of a fund of $100,000, all of which has been raised, and much by popular subscription, to have the next convention held In the Forest City. So far as is known, no other city wlU submit a proposition promis? ing as much money as Cleveland of | fers, and It is understood that its cit? izens are inspired not alone by the de? sire to get big conventions in the habit of meeting there, but that the condition of Republican affairs In the State augments their desire. The advance guard of the commltteemen, Tom Taggart of Indiana, the national I chairman, is expected to arrive in Washington either Saturday of this, or Sunday of next week. The three sessions held by the na? tional rivers and harbors congress convention in this cl^y, were marked by addresses by men of prominence who represented every section cf the United States. The speakers Included governor* of Stales, presidents of larg? railroad companies, and Othera who huv?* tht cause at heart. SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS TO STAND TOGETHER. An Iron-Clad Agreement Has Been .Made And The G. O. P. Propose To Present Unbreakable Front. Washington, Dec. 6.?The Republi? cans of the South, represented here by their national commltteemen, have determined that there shall be a "solfd South" in Republican politics, as unbreakable a force In the coming convention as the Democratic majori? ty In general elections. The national commltteemen from all the Southern States, with the ex? ception of Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas, have entered In to an agreement, which they say Is absolute and Ironclad; that th? y will stand together in all matters before the na? tional committee and that they will fsecure^defi'?,\tcs" to the '""national Re^ publican convention next year who will vote solidly on alf* questions, in? cluding the nomination for the pres? idency. Colorado, New Mexico, Alas? ka and the District of Columbia are in the coalition With the following Southern sTtatea: Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi? ana and Texas. Tb*.' real ohjtct of the coalition is to force the r nomination of Rosevelt, and It Is all the work of these two astute and active political manipula? tors, Frank H. Hitchcock, first as? sistant postmaster general, and his Southern lieutenant, John Q, Capers, 'commissioner of internal revenue. A point considered especially siggnlfl cai.t is the fact that the negro, Jud son Lyon of Georgia, eschews bis 1 grievance against the president and j?lns the pro-Roosevelt coalition. Tennessee. Kentucky and Arkansas an not taken Into the clique because BrmrnloV of Tennessee, Yerkes of Kentucky and Clayton of Arkansas Just ar. prdleht have a personal griev? ance tthieh prevents their being fa? vorable to he president's renomina tlon, and they\okl the power In their states, though h* official manipulat? ors aforesaid dtcaro that they will wrest this power from them and line those States up f* Roosevelt. The delegates from the furious states are not to be openly pMged to anyone. When the conve*j0n meets they are to vote a solid ^te for the man who aotma to them I the time to be most expedient, and the signal will be given at the p?ychOjgical moment, so that they can tellWho is most expedient. In order that South Ctollna'f forces may be lined up proptty, Capt. Ca? pers today held a conf<?nce with a number of South Carou Republi? cans who "chanced" tov)e in town during the meeting of ^ national committee. Among Uge were: Poet master Huggins of 'Columbia, Harris of Charleston, Tolb^ (,f Ab? beville, Mr. E. W. Screven^ormeriy of Columbia, and several ot?r8 who had coma lo get InetructKj upon what to do and. how.?The S*0> Miss Laura Acker, of Beltc waa shot by the accidental discharge u pistol that fell from her brVer'i po< ket. The ball entered her hi in. dieting a painful wound. Commissioner Sullivan has sunit. ted o report to the railroad conn..,. ?Ion on tin; t lephone system or w*. mil t< r in which he says the servi Is not w hat It sh >Uld 1 i . Cotton brought as high as lLSO < the Orange burg market a few da ago. I tns't at bo thy Country's, Thy God's uj DAY. DECEMBER 1 JHE RAILROADS IMPRESSED. WITH RESOLUTIONS OF SUMTFR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Letters From Officials That Speak for Themselves and That Will Stimu? late the. Chamber to (ireater Ac? tivity in the Future. The railroads are evidently im dre,si,e<2 \\;ith siho Importance of i!:o resolutions adopted at the chamber of commerce smoker held on December 4th. The following letters from !to?sident W. W. Finley of the South Railway, J. R. Kenly, third vice sident of the Atlantic Coast Line, : J. C. Lusk, division pasenger nt of the Southern Railway, w the fellings of those officials in ard to the resolutions: ithern Railway Company?Office of he President, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue. Washington, D. C, Dec. 7, 1907. . Emmett I. Reardon, Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Sumter, S. 2. Dear Sir: I Kave received your let ? of the 6th instant, enclosing a py of resolutions which were unan ously adopted at a meeting of the mter chamber of comemrce of the i instant. I have read these resolutions with uch interest, and I believe that the imter chamber of commerce, in opting these resolutions, is contrib ing to the advancement of the best terests of Sumter, and. the entire ate of South Carolina. I believe at your chamber of commerce made > mistake in expressing the opinion lat "the future increased population, ?osperity and wealth of South Caro na is largely dependent on increased lilway mileage and facilities to take ire of the continual increasing de lands made upon them by the rowth of the State." I am satisfied lat one of the most urgent needs of ur entire Southern section is more fflclent trasportatior. facilities, and I elieve, therefore, that it is to the in? vest of the ptople, fully as much as 1 the railways, that the_^cblie poli? cies of our States should be such as to encourage railway development. I believe that the people of South Carolina will have no reason to regret the conservative policy of their legis? lature in dealing with transportation matters, and I believe that the best interests of the carriers and of the public served by them, will be ad? vanced ' by harmonious co-operation under laws'* promoting the largest amount of freedom of action, consist? ent with the protection of the public from wrong, and the guaranteeing tc all of equality of treatment on the highways of commerce. Thanking you for sending me the resolutions, I am, Yours very truly, f \V. W. Finley, President. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com? pany. Wilmington, X. C. Dec. 7. 1:?07. Mr. Emmett i. Reardon, Secretagy, Chamber of Comemrce, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: ( am pleased t<^ receive your letter o.' 6th instant, enclosing ihe very gratifying resolutions pass? ed by the Sr nter chamber of com? merce on the 4th instant, expressing its favorable sentiments toward tht railroad interests of the State of South Carolina. I have no doubt these expressions will tend a good deal to? ward restoring the uniform friendli? ness of the people of the State toward the railroads which has heretofore been a great encouragement to the development of the transportation lines. I I beg to assure you that I aprpeeiate your kind letter, and request that you convey the thanks of our company to the chamber of commerce for its ac? tion in the matter. Yours v* ry truly, J. R. Kenly, Third Vice President. Southern Railway Company?OrHce of Division Passenger Agent, 217 Meeting Street. Charleston. S. C. Dec. <\ 1907. Mr. Emmett I Reardon, Secretary. Chamber of Commerce, Sumter. s. C. My Dear Sir: It is with much pleasure that I be^ to own receipt of your letter of the 6th Instant enclos? ing copy <?f resolutions adopted by the Bumter chamber of commerce : * t its meeting held on December 4th, 1907, favoring more liberality on the pari of individuals, state authorities m.. otherp toward transportation companies; setting forth that the in? terests of South Carolina can be best lerved by s policy of con ervatism snd that the essential n> ? >i at this Ime Is Increased and improved faclll id TrulhV TILE Till I 1>07 NewS ties and not so much a reduction oi revenues. I havs tak< n great pleasure in transmitting a copy of your letter to gather with copy of resolutions, tc our management at Washington, which I am sure will be received anci noted with a great deal of interest. Thanking you personally and offi? cially and begging that our thanks also be tendered the .Sumter chamber of commerce, and hoping that other commercial bodies throughout the State will find it consistent to take similar action which should lend in 4 spiration and encouragement to rail? roads to steadily improve service and transportation facilities generally. Yours very truly, J, C. Lusk, Division Passenger Agent. BRYAN ENDORSES POINTS IN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. When Interviewed In Pittsburg He Said That He Heartily Approved ol Campaign Fund Proposition And Postal Savings Banks. Pittsburg, Dec. 4.?Wm. J. Bryan, en route to his hom& in Lincoln, Xeb., arrived here today from Washington. By appointment, Mr. Bn>an met his wife and daughter at the Fort Pitt hotel. The latter are bound for Xew York, whence they will sail for Eu? rope Saturday Mr. Bryan will ' not accompany them, he said, on account of his lec? ture engagements. Mr. Bryan was reluctant to discuss President Roosevelt's message to con? gress, saying that he had not sufficient time to read it through. He however commented freely on several of the most important issues and gave Presi? dent Roosevelt credit for introducing an original proposition in suggesting tne appropriation of campaign funds by the government. "Ijhope," he said "that it will be enacted into a law." On important Questions, Mr. ?Bry? an's idea coincides with the texture of the message. He is strictly in'ac? cord with tha president concerning postal savings banks and guaranteed banks. He said: "The plan of the guaranteed bank is simply this: Statistics show the av? erage loss to depositors to be very small taking all the banks together; but the depositors are afraid because they do not know much about the af? fairs of any particular hank. The postmaster general, in recommending the postal savings banks, called atten? tion to the faet that a large sum of money is' sent back to the government banks of Europe by people who are afraid to trust thle private banks here, and Mr. Wannamaker has been quot? ed as saying that a large sum is kept in hoarding and hiding places In this country. "If this sum can be drawn into the banks and thus be put. into channels of trade it will relieve the stringency more effectively than ...lything else. The postal bank will do this to a limited extent, but not completely, for in the plan proposed the depositors will he limited as to each person and there will be no checking account al? lowed. . "The system of the guaranteed bank-s contemplates the absolute guarantee by the government of such banks as ma}* voluntarily enter into the system, in entering the system they agree to reimburse the govern? ment in proportion to their deposits for any loss incurred by the govern? ment in payment of depositors in fail? ed banks. During the last 40 years the average loss among national banks has been less than one-tenth of 1 per cent, of deposits and as are have been through two panics in that time it is not likely that the average loss will be greater during the next 40 years. "To sum up the situation, the de? positors need security and this must either be given by the postal savings banks, which will grow until it has absorbed the deposit banking of the country, or it must be furnished through the guarantee of existing banks." KING OSCAR DEAD. Aged King of Sweden Passed Away Sunday Morning. Stockholm, Dec. S.?Oscar II. king >f Sweilen. died at 0.10 o'clock this morning. The death of the \ ' < ruble monarch occurred in the royal apart rent of the palace, where, surr >und (l by the members*of his family, In 'luding the aged Queen Sophl " ho crown prince, Oscar Gustave, and dgh ministers of state, the Inveltable nd had inen awaited, while outside be palace great crowds stood with ?owed heads and Oarfnl pyes lone. it< r the tnnouncemerit came of the leatto of their well lovud sovereign. 3. JE SOUTHRON, Established June, lmn? erics?Vol. XXVII. No20 TERREFIO 0E?T? -Tiff. TK.EIl Kills POLAR BE.Ht CARNIVAL SHOW. AT Jones Carnival Company lennW Valu? able Bear in Sensational Manner at Timiiioiisvillc.?Great- Nerve oC Trainer. Timmonsville, Dee. 5.?During tho> '??refr**f???s of tne pert"ormnnee ^rno' nt?l ed here this afternoon at the wild ani? mal show which is being offered by the Johnny Jones Exposition ihows one of the most sensational battles to> death known to animal historv *ook place, in which Herr von Waldo, the noted German trainer, offers four African lions, two Bengal tigers and two Polar bears, all performing to? gether, Romeo, one of the big tigers, became angered and pounced upon one of the Polar bears; after a terri? ble battle the tiger succeeded in sink ing its fangs into the jugular vein ot the Polar bear, which died almost in? stantly. The other animals became enraged .by the scent of blood and von Waldo showed great bravery at the risk of his own life in subduing; them. The Polar bear was valued at $2,000, being one of the largest and best trained in captivity. The fight was witnessed by hundreds of specta? tors?The State. This carnival was here several weeks ago and many will remember the fine wild animals that were ex? hibited, and will regret to learn of the above accident. CRIME AND DRINK. Among the articles sent out this week by the Associated Prohibition Press Publicity Bureau is found the following suggestion: If the daily press would classify regularly all the crimes, suicides, rail? road accidents, business failures, con? flagrations, divorces, deaths, the po? litical and social scandals due to> drink and the drink traffic, the nation would rise en masse ln-ide of one 1? month and sweep the whole curse Into the depths of the Atlantic and Pa? cific. ? Let* the "great metropolitan" newsT papers instruct the Associated Pres.* to report the part that drink plays in the daily harvest of debauchery, crime, destruction of private and pub? lic property and depreciation of labor, wages and civic' credit, and let these impartial records write the deatbi warrant for the business. L- t us inaugurate a movement tor give the liquor traffic all the publicity it deserves, not through g4u?ed lie^i aitd misrepresentation on the adver? tising page, but by the fairer and !?w? interested channels of the news col? umns themselves, wherever drink ttalks openly or furtively a- the e:cu>*? ana provocation of disaster, disg; ice und diabolism. Several of the leading daily news? papers of the nation have recnt!..' de? clared thenfselves favorable to thin, proposition. 1 If the prohibitionists and Christian people want such a plan adopted and pu* Into operation they can bring it about. Ail they need to do is t?> say with sufficient emphasis and t!:< prang IT: til heed them. Nothing could be fairer for tn< llqi'or trade?as a matt? r ?f fact it would be Impossible to ? take i c m pl? te catalogue of all the crime due to drink, bjt the icgular publication of even a fr ctlon of the caret whom dvlrk was Incontestanly a prime fur* t??r would arrest the attention of every thlnklnfg Citizen. Ey all means let the plan be press? ed until every newspaper in the coun? try is willing to ht its record of cur? rent events tell the exact facts about the drink triffic and its endless train of bitterness and spoliation. A RECORD BREAKER, Last Year's Sales Of HyoincL the Guar? anteed Cure for Catarrh. Large** Than Ever. So pronounced is the relief aoxl cure follOWir% the use of Hyomet, that it has been publicly recomnn ndoi by leading druggists and physicians in nearly every state and town m the country, with the result that last, year's scales were larp* i than ever. The fact that Hyomet is so simple and complete* and that it cures ea? rn. >h by bre thing medicated air ami no! taking drugs.into the itOWnCu\ n<* doubl has helped t^? create this erfdj - tpread and rapidly increasing nrmy of friends. Vou do not n>k a penny in testing; 'be healing powers of Hyomei, for I. F. w. DeLorma will sen you a dor lar outfit with a distinct guarantee ttv refand the money if fee tioatv ra?le to give satisfaction. 12-KW 9 W.