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?OUTER WATCHMAN, --r? Cenielldaied Aoi. 8,188 (be ISatrbman ana ?outbnm. ?by? MTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY ?umtw, s. a teere ins Insertion.ILIs ?tiiiiiM Insertion.it mate for three months, or eyas ha nssii at redwood re tea whish snb wttl hs eharged tv DtePBNHARY CASK. - <3sssnasji for plagt weary to Appear Be Prttchard on Qa ration of Order. rrllle. N. C. May 2.?On W?d May ?, in ths United* States oo art st Richmond. Vs.. J. C. Prtehard will hoar argu >W sonne? 1 fon-both stdea In the Ins dispensary ease, to de* whether or not he will modify Ids jss?tnn. ordering the dispensary ?np commission to furnish a bond of $2?0.000 pending' I appeal to the supreme court. Tmm status of the dispensary case somewhat uncertain, ss v JaddW prttehard left the city wlth d*jt tthteetmg any Immediate steps on the part at the receivers to take pos eeeaeeai of the I SSe.OOO fund now held '%g tha winding-up commission. It apt thought that Usage Prttehard taste any action la thla case to hta return to Ashevllle. but ft* was aaaoaneed authoritatively last sdgdst that the Judge would hear srgu far a mnrtidsaaloa of ths super bead oa May ? at Richmond. II Is now learned that the dispen? se been docketed an the ad appeeai at Richmond, of the Jurisdiction of ta* It Wan Contention oT attorv that ths ?om? ni a State court and that be? ta* so. the salt brought by the Fleleehmann eonapany. Wilson DtsUll hhf eoaapaay and other creditors, ask bag that the receivers for the taee.OOO enspensery fund be appointed, is a suit against the sovereign State of fleuth Carolina, and that the United Mates circuit court Is without jurldlc tftea. On the other hsnd. the attor fer the liquor dealers maintain the fund la a trust fund held In behalf of the dispensary creditors, and Prttehard when he appointed tha receivers decided that the fund raw in possession of the dispensary aasfdon was a trust fund, and as Subject to jurisdiction of his court. Ths receivers, however, hove court. The receivers, however, have of the fund, and It la now that the amount of the super bond will be modified and the eaae remain In statu quo until the hearing of the appeal In Richmond. TENEMENT HOUSE HORROR, Pare as New York Caasen she Loss of Six Uvea. New York, Mar S.?An early ni m? Ing Are In a 4-story brick tenement at No. IT Humboldt street, a thickly populated section of Brooklyn, caused the death of six persons and the se? rious Injury of four others. Every member of the family, consisting <f a mother and four children, are among the dead. There were many thrilling escapes by police and firemen and It wae due to their biave work that the d?ath list was not larger. A half dosen or more persons who were trapped In the upper stories were saved by Jumping Into life nets. The financial loss caused by the fire Is es? timated at 110.OOS. Tha fire started In the cellar of the building when the people comprising the eight fsmlllea living In the house were ssleep. It had gained much headway before It was discovered and three policemen repeatedly risked their lives In drsgglng people from within resch of the Msmes. UVE/i LOWT IN IM mil. PIRK. AI Least Twelve person* Known to Have Prrifdwd In the Burning of Use New Averllne Hotel at Fort Wayne, Indiana. Fort Wayne, Ind., May I.?At least IS persons lost their lives In a fire which destroyed the New Avellne Ho? tel here early today. The entire In? terior of the building Is a smoldering heap of ruins and ho., many dead are concealed by the debris can on'y be conjectured. The hotel register was eo neu med by the Are and there Is no Carats means of determining who Is sung shed April, IMS. 'Be Jost an 1._SU3 SUMTEB FOB BRUN, i BUT COUNTY CONVENTION DID NOT FAVOR INSTRUCTED DELEGATION. The County Convention Today Wan, as a Whole. Harmonious In Sentiment and Practically Unanimous .for Bryan, But There Was Opposition to Declaration In Favor of Hard and Fast Instructions to Denver Dele The Democratic convention which met In the Court House on Monday I placed Itself squarely on record In clear and unmistakable terms In fa? vor of the nomination of W J. Bryan for the presidency, but the senti? ment of the delegates, as expressed In the debate on the several resolu? tions that were Introduced, was de? cidedly against sending an Instructed delegation to Denver. While the Democrats of Sumter county are for Mr. Bryan and believe In him, they are not In favor of send thela representatives to Denver with their hands tied hard and fast. The resolution finally adopted on the report of the committee, consist? ing of R. D. Lee, R. I. Manning, E. W. pabbs, H. C. Haynsworth and L. p. Jennings, to which all resolu? tions were referred, was as follows: "Resolved, That It Is the sentiment of the Democracy of Sumter county that it la In favor of the nomination of Hon. W. J. Bryan for the presi? dency of the United States, and that in our judgment a delegation should be sent to the national Democratic convention charged with the duty of using all honorable methods to se? cure the nomination of Mr. Bryan as long as there may be any prospect of ?acoring his nomination.*' This resolution was adopted by a practically unanimous vote, there be? ing only one or two audible No's whsa the motion to adopt was put It was a compromise measure and fairly represents the average senti? ment of the convention. Sumter county is for Bryan as long as there Is any reasonable hope of his nomina? tion, but It is not for him for ever and a day, regardless of unforseen de? velopments Between this time and the ?enabling of the convention in Den? ver or during the sessions of that body. / The convention was called to order I at 12.15 o'clock by County Chairman J. H. Clifton. The roll of the clubs of the county was called and Secre? tary H. L. B. Wells made up the roll of the delegates entitled to sit and vote in the convention. Col. W. D. Scarborough was nom? inated by Mr. H. C. Haynsworth am! unanimously elected president of the convention. He made a brief speech thanking the convention for the hon? or. Maj. H. Frank Wilson was nominat? ed for 1st vice president and Mr. W. O. Cain for 2d vice president. They were elected by acclamation. Mr. A. A. Manning was elected sec / ? retary. Hon. John H. Clifton was nominat? ed and elected by acclamation to succeed himself as chairman of the county executive committee. Mr. L. I. Parrott was re-elected member of the State Democratic executive committee without opposi? tion. # Mr. E. W. Dabbs Introduced the fol? lowing resolution: Whereas, s most peculiar fight is being waged against the nomination of Hon. Wm. Jennings Bryan from Republican sources, (and Joined in by "bushwhackers" claiming to repre? sent Democratls sentiment,) now, therefore, be It Resolved, The Democracy of Sum? ter county, In convention assembled, hereby expresses Its unqualified ap? proval of Hon. Wm. J. Bryan's (con? demnation of such so-called Demo? cratic papers as are engaged In this campaign of misrepresentation,) and pledge our delegation to the State convention to work for none but true and tried Democrats as dele? gates to the national convention, In? structed to use every honorable means to nominate Hon. Wm. Jennings Bry? an for president of the United States, believing him to be the greatest ex? ponent of the fundamental principles of Democracy since John C. Cal houn, and the only man in the Demo? cratic party who can successfully marshall the hosts of the common peo? ple against the tide of Republican Imperialism with Its glamour of big? ness that Is fast sapping our liberties as a free people. He spoke In support of the res? olution and In advocacy of sending an id Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Alu mter. s. a. wedn: instructed delegation to Denver. Mr. E. I. Heardon seconded the res? olution. Mr. R. D. Lee spoke in advocacy of an endorsement of Bryan's nwnina? tion. He said he regarded W. J. Bry? an as the greatest living Democrat in the American union. He did not, how? ever, believe In sending our repre? sentatives to Denver with hands tied. Mr. W. h. Ingram objected to the language of Mr. Dabbs' resolution and suggested that It be modified. Mr. Dabbs read his resolution and contended that it he adopted as it stood. But he offered for the sake of harmony to strike out the part to which objection was made?the sec? tions enclosed In parenthesis. Mr. R. J. Manning favored a modi? fication of the resolution. He strong? ly favored Mr. Bryan, but there are many divergent opinions in the Demo? cratic party and he saw no good to be gained by the use of harsh terms and the creation of discord and strife in the ranks of the party. Mr. L. D. Jennings offered the fol? lowing resolution as a substitute: Whereas the Democratic State con? vention of South Carolina will soon convene in the city of Columbia for the purpose, among other things, of elect? ing delegates to the national Demo? cratic convention to nominate a can? didate for president of the United States as the nominee of the Democracy of this country, and L Whereas we believe it Is of the ut? most Importance to the political in? terests of the South Carolina Democ? racy that the South Carolina dele? gates to said national Democratic convention should be fully posted as to the wishes of the masses of Demo? crats In regard to who shall be the national Democratic standard bearer. Therefore be It resolved, That we, the representatives of the Sumter county Democracy, in convention as? sembled, believe that William Jen? nings Bryan, the great exponent of Democratic principles who has so valiantly fought for the rights of the people against the illegal and de? pressing effects of Republican parti? san legislation, corporation rule and tariff regulation so inimical to the agricultural and industrial interests of this great country, and particular? ly to the detriment of the farmer and the laboring man of the South; Be It further resolved. That the delegates elected by this, the Sumter county Democratic convention, to the State Democratic convention, be In? structed to cast their votes only for I such delegates from the State Demo? cratic convention to the national Dem I ocratic convention as will at the said I national Democratic convention vote for William Jennings Bryan as the I national Democratic nominee for I president of these United States. Mr. h. C. Haynsworth offered as a I substitute for both resolutions, the I following: I Resolved, That It Is the sentiment I of the Democracy of Sumter county I that It is In favor of the nomination I of Hon. W. J. Bryan for the presi-1 I dency of the United States and that I our representatives In the State con I vention are requested to be mindful I of this sentiment in selecting delegates I to the Denver convention." I This resolution appeared to meet I with the approval of a majority of I the convention, although several ob Ijected to any resolution on the sub I ject. I In the debate that followed, Messrs. [h. F. Wilson, R. D. Lee, L. D. Jen Inlngs, W. B. Boyle, R. I. Manning land others participated. The tangle of I resolutions and substitutes in which i the convention had become involved i was finally unraveled by the adoption I of Mr. Manning's motion to refer all I resolutions to a committee. The re | port of this committee was adopted las stated above. I The election of delegates to the i State convention was then entered I Into. There were numerous nomina? tions and quite a number of declina? tions. The ballot resulted as follows: Oeo. W. Dick 72. R. 1. Manning 68, J. H. Clifton 64, K. E. Aycock 58, E. B. Muldrow ||, H. C. Huynsworth 49, M. Molse 47, J. J. Brltton, Jr., 47. IL. I. Parrott 43, W. D. Scarborough 41, J. M. Woodley 41. L. D. Jennings 41, H. W. Cuttino 39, J. K. McElveen 36, D. C. Cuttino 16. I The first eight were declared the duly elected delegates and the other seven alternates. This concluded the business of the convention and a motion to adjourn was adopted. The county Democratic executive committee met Immediately after ad? journment of the convention. The nrrest of 40 men in one day for vpitting on the sidewalk in Pittshurg makes It evident that, after all. every? thing does*'! go In that city.?Phila? delphia Press. ttttO i ist at be thy Country's, Thy God's an ESDAY. MAY 6. 190* MURDER IT REMBERT. PETER BUFORD KILLED BY AN? NETTE ELLERBE. Crime Was Committed Tuesday After? noon and the Body of the Victim Which Was Concealed in a Ditch Was Xot Discovered Until Satur? day. On Tuesday, April 28th, Peter Bu ford, an industrious and well thought of negro disappeared from his home on Mr. E. E. Rembert's plantation at Rimbert' Rafting Creek township. His wife, Rose Buford, claimed to have no knowledge of his where? abouts. For the first day or Iwo Pet? er's absence from home caused no special uneasiness nor suspicion, but when he had not returned by Fri? day inquiry began to be maae and on Saturday search began to be made for him. Mr. Rembert and other white citizens of the neighborhood Joining the searching party. Peter was a steady hard-working man and it was not like him to leave his farm at a time when his crop needed his attention, hence his prolonged and unexplained absence gave rise to suspicion of foul play. The searching party finally dia-l covered his dead body concealed in a ditch on the place. There were two wounds on his head, the skull being crushed. Leading from the place where his body was discovered, across the field for some distance was a trail made by a heavy body being dragged along the ground. Suspicion at once fell upon Edward Young, a negro boy who had been working with Pet? er on the day of his disappearance, Rose Buford, Peter's wife, and \ An? nette Ellerbe, a negro woman who was known to have -spent part of Tuesday at Peter's house. Coroner Flowers was notified of the discovery of the body Saturday after? noon about 4 o'clock and he proceed? ed at once to Remberts. When he I reached the scene it was too late to hold the inquest that night, but ar l rangements were made for making a thorough investigation on Sunday morning. When the jury was empannelled Sunday morning the first witness was Dr. M. S. Kirk, who made the post I mortem examination. He stated that I either of the two wounds on Peter's head was sufficient to have caused death instantly. I The next witness was the boy, Ed I ward Young. He made a clean breast of the whole affair, testifying as fol? lows: I "I am about 17 years old. I have I been working for Peter Buford since January, 1908. On the 28th of April I I was at the house at dinner. Miss I Rose (Peter's wife) was In the room I and cut a piece of ham and gave it I to Annette. Peter was mad I and cursed Annette and Rose. I After dinner Peter and I went to the I field. He plowed one round and I I then took the plow. Rose and An I nette came to the Held. I had gone to the further end of the field. When I was coming back I saw Peter stand I ing at the end of the row. When I I was near the end of the row, I saw I Annette strike Peter on the side of I the head. Peter fell to the ground. I I was about 30 steps from them. I When I got to the end of the row An I nette told me to take the mule from I the plow and fasten the single tree I to his foot. I led the mule to the ditch. Annette loosened the traces and dragged him and threw him into the I ditch. Rose was with us. Annette struck him on the head with a shovel after she had put Peter in the ditch. I Rose and Annette went back home. I went back home also. Next morning I Rose and Annette went to the ditch. I Annette covered the body. Rose stood out In the road and watched. An? nette brought the shovel back to the house. Annette said if I told anybody I they would kill me. Rose scraped the blood, up from the ground with the shovel and threw it in the field." Rose Buford and Annette Ellerbe also testified, but they denied any knowledge of Buford's murder and contradicted Edward Young's story. According to their story the last seen of Peter was when he went to the field to work after dinner accompanied by Edward. They also said that about 6 o'clock Edward came in from the field, put the mule in the stable, get a shovel and returned to the field where he remained a good while. When he came back to the house with the shovel he told Rose that Peter had gone to the store. The verdict of the jury was: "Peter Buford came to his death from a blow on the head Inflicted with a heavy stick in the hands of Annette Ellerbe and that Hose Buford and Edward Young are accessories." Rose Buford, Annette Ellerbe and Edward Young were arrested and d Truth's." THE TRUI 3. New Seri STATE fOB BRYAN. MAJORITY OF COUNTIES SEND BRYAN DELEGATES TO CO? LUMBIA. The Columbia State Which Has Been Leading the Fight for an Instructed Delegation to Denver Summarizes the Result of County Conventions. From The State. That the State of South Carolina will send an instructed delegation to the Denver convention in favor of the Hon. William Jennings Bryan for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States, is made certain by the returns from the various counties received by The State last night. Dispatches received up to midnight last night indicated that out of the 42 counties in the State 23 are in? structed for the Nebraskan, as fol? lows: I Fairfield, Marlboro, Calhoun, Abbe? ville, York, Greenwood, Chester, Mar? lon, Chesterfield, Laurens, Lancaster, Cherokee, Florence, Horry, Saluda, Greenville, Beaufort, Kershaw, Oco nee, Orangeburg, Sumter, Union. In Lexington and Williamsburg Mr. Bryan was heartily endorsed. Bryan sentiment prevailed in Barn well. *? The question of instructions was not mentioned in Edgefleld, neither was there any mention of national politics in the counties of Berkeley and Spartanburg. Hampton, Colleton, Darlington, [Charleston and Dorchester opposed in? structions. In Anderson every mention of the Nebraskan's name was cheered. Bamberg sends a divided delega? tion. Richland's delegation shows five members In favor of instruction for the Nebraskan. The total number of delegates to the State convention Is 334, of which number 176 are Instructed to vote for men pledged to vote for delegates pledged to support William Jennings Bryan for president, showing a major? ity In the Nebraskan's favor, of nine over the entire membership of the convention. This does not Include the number of counties unreported, nor does It Include the delegates from those counties which endorsed but did not Instruct for Bryan. Of the counties which did not In struct positively for Mr. Bryan, 127 votes are represented and of this number it may be safely estimated 75 will, In the State convention, support delegates favorable to Bryan, giving him a grand total of 251 delegates from the counties thus far heard from. I At 1 o'clock this morning the coun? ties of Aiken, Clarendon, Georgeown, Lee and Pickens have not been heard from. It may be safely assumed that of these five counties at last three will be found In the Bryan column, further Increasing the already flatter? ing majority favorable to an Instruct? ed delegation to be sent to Denver. ROYAL POMP AT WEDDING. Son of Sweden's King Married to Czar's Cousin. St. Peterburg, May 3.?Prince Wil? helm, of Sweden, second soi) of King Gustav, the popular Sailor Prince who visited America In 1907, was married this afternoon to Grand Duchess Ma? rie Pavlovna, cousin of the Emperor of Russia and daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovlch. The ceremony took place at Tsars koe-Selo, and was accompanied by all the pomp and brilliant display of col? or characteristic of the most stately court In Europe. The day was marred by frequent falls of snow, which, how ever, failed to chill the enthusiasm of the great crowds that gathered around the place to catch a glimpse of the Emperor and other royal personages and the arriving guests. SENT IXt U. S. COURT. Young Whitv* Met) Are Charge! With Clrciilutin-c Counterfeit Money Columbia. April 30.?R. \V. K>nr.o dy and C. W. Brown were yesterday bound over u appear at the JanuT*. term of th? United States circuit con \ held In Columbia, to answer the charge of circulating counterfeit coin of the United States. A large number of witnesses were examined for the government vni the defendants took the stand and made statements. Uni? ted States Commissioner Verner nc!? that the evidence submitted was buf lleient to warrant sending the case t? a higher court for trial by Jury and the defendants were required to give bond in the sum of $f?00 each. brought to this city Sunday night and committed to Jail. con. C SOUTHRON, Established June, ISM es?Vol. XXVII. No 40 STATE LEAGUE OPENS MAY 7. ORANGEBURG PLAYS IN SUMTER AND CHESTER IN RICK HILL. Schedule for First Week?Seventy-two Games Will Be Played, Season Clos? ing July 29?Complete Schedule Later. Columbia, May 4.'?As agreed on by the club owners of the State league towns, the South Carolina St*te league season will open May 7 and will close July 29 with 72 games played by each of the four towns. The fol? lowing is the schedule of games for the first week as arranged by Secre? tary E. B. Houseal: May 7, 8, 9?Orangeburg at Sum? ter; Chester at Rock Hill. May 11, 12 and 13?Sumter at Orangeburg; Rock Hill at Chester. Each of the towns in the league has been wired by Secretary Houseal to the effect that the league will open on the 7th in order that the towns * may be prepared for the event. In Sumter there will be *bir doings" on the 7th. This is the big day of the ? T. P. A. convention and other festivi? ties that have been arranged and it is probable that there w 11 be a rec? ord breaking attendance for the open? ing game of the State league reason. Everything has been arranged *o that the time set for the game will not conflict with the other parts of the day's programme. Secretary Houseal was at first in? formed at the meeting of the State league directors held here that the league would open on the 11th and he had the schedule ready by May 1 as agreed on. Then it was anounced that the league would open on the 7th 1 and the whole 'schedule had to be I rearranged. Hence the seeding delay in getting out the schedule of games. The secretary will send the complete schedule to er.ch of the towns ?y next Saturday. ELECTRIC LINEMEN INJURED.. Two Men Fall From Wire* in Spar? tan burg. B. M. Steading and B. F. King, two linemen in the employ of the Spartanburg Railway, Gas and Elec? tric Company, fell from a pole im front of the Argyle Hotel yesterday/ afternoon and were badly bruised np.\. Their Injuries were painful, but not serious. Steading suffered a sprained ankle and severe electric shock. The young men were taking down a sign in front of the hotel, which ex? tended across the street. The wires on which it was suspended fell acJtewr* the cable wire of the trolly fine and ' caused, the young men to receive such ? a shock that they lost their bold and fell. A great crowd of people were gathered In front of the hotel, and <f when they heard the cries efl pair they looked up and to their hovror, saw one of the men falling through * the air. They were powerless to help him, but nevertheless, they rushed to the spot. Another instant and the other fellow shouted "Look out, I'm coming!" and down he came upon the curbing of the sidewalk. It was most remarkable that the men did not meet instant death, Dr. Dorsey attended them at once. King was not so badly hurt, but the doc? tor had to take Steading home to bring him around properly.?Spartan? burg Herald, May 2. BAILEY WINS OUT. Texas Senator is Vindicated by Hand sonic Majority in Primary Election ?Returns incomplete. Dallas, Texas, May 2.?After prob? ably the most spectacular compaign known in the political history of the Southwest, dating from March 28 and ending last night, partial returns from the Democratic primaries held throughout this state to lay to name delegates at large to the national con? vention 145 of the 245 counties re? porting, indicates that th? ticket head? ed by United State? Sen;, tor Jos. W. Bailey, has received ? majority of ir?.ooo t?> 20,0*4 votes. FATAL FALL FROM A nit \< l 1 . Negro Boy Thrown Prom Win?1 as Result of a Collision and 1mm;.inly Killed. Spartanburgi May 4.? Roses* Hill, a little negro boy, was thrown from his bicycle on South Church street here this afternoon and instantly kill? ed, his head coming in contact with stone curbing. The accident was the result of the boy'? fast riding, which caused him to collide with a colored woman who stepped unexpectedly into the street.