The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 26, 1908, Image 7
K.CiUXO TMJE WTLV C1UXI
He ? Helped Ovor Mexican Bor
In Spit* off Watchful Opartls.
ejr
The I'nlfvad State* Immigration in
?sector* along the Mexican border* are
vtnced that acoree of Chinamen
ter the country unlawfully every
?nonth from Mexico and that for eev
?r?J year* 1 well organised under
ground railway srheme has been In
>pe ration to gat the Ce estlals across
t*ao line.
?fJLAsnerlcans are believed to be at
?e head of the movemont. says the
tnnsas city 8tar It Is only ocoa
?only that contraband Chinamen are
* Pirn handed. All sorts of devices are
*nde we* of to conceal the Chlna
? en and to guide them Into the In
U*or of the 'United dtatee, where
wre la little danger of their an law
1 ?I entry km to the country being dle
<? tooted. Chinamen are being land
?4 by the boatload every few weeks
t the ports of to Um. Crua and Man
enllln. Mexico
J|pAwitawtsadlag the fact that they
k+jf** ****** nroaa China It In a matter
?4 oosasnna obocrvatlon that most of
rheaw now arrivals on Mexican soil
*?* a spanking knowledge of the
when they got oil
Upon many of them are
dictionaries and read
1*?ot esjsjttana the study of Bng
Uh after reavehmg Mexioo. and In t>
ewtrt ttexo they are ready to make
*qew a gawd oho wing la speaking the
that ahou'd they be quee
on thai side of the border they
as having resided
?t ooene Unat In the United State*
aV. <*, Barnard. O. O. Oonaales and
T. Millar, three American Immi
1 nap tot ins, wore patrolling the
In Kow Mexico recently when
hoy hag pansd to atop at the home
a rajMjhnaaa whom they knew. This
teed thorn that a covered
two by a team of good
drtvon by a white ma
that way two day* before
whOo the white man was
the ranchman
augpiaii es gtaaoe Into the bed of
fja^reseesj mm* eaw m number off Chi
tat sen rjrtnej therein.
to the lm
that the Chrna
from Meal
interior point la the Unlt
The fop to tore Immediate
their horses and started
the tsmlt off the wagon. The in
kept ap the pursuit for three
, and sights, and finally came In
a near the little town
The canvass cover was
One off the Inspectors
?9 on one aide of Che wagon,
er mm ehe opposite aide and the
brought up the roar. A white
eat upon the seat In front dviv
' ttf the heroes.
"Mem. stranger!" said Bernard,
'jrhois are yon traveling?"
JaWhe driver did not Mem Inclined to
? Ufa any notice of the question, but
? hen It wan aehod him a second time
? % replied that he was going to hie
nch. located above Tularosa.
??What have you In your wagon**"
' -raerd asked.
jSjsThts war a pointed question, but
? trag that Bernard and the other
? men were armed the driver an
ered:
Tve got s mighty sick wife back
?re." )erklag the thumb of one
ad over hta shoulder to Indicate
she was lying down la the wagon
1 I've had her down to Alamo
rdo. but the doctor* don't seem to
bar much good."
That * tough," said Bernard, with
a feigned tone of sympathy In his
v ke. "That fellow there," pointing
^saw Oonaales, "la a mighty good doc
suppose you let him look at her."
"Oh. no." the driver replied. "She
mustn't be disturbed. This talklif Is
bl* to aalte her. and I guess you
f? lows had better drive on."
"Not until we've seen that sick wife
4\fl yours." Bernard answered, at the
? see time leveling his rifle at the
.* Ivor
"You've got me." said the man.
One of the Inspectors raised the side
i vor of the wagon and brought to
Cht sixteen Chinamen who were ly?
g close together upon hay la the
pejgopj god. The white man gave the
tine of W. Sullivan He and the
i ntraband Chinamen were taken
tSk to Alamogordo and placed In
A abort time ago one of the Imml
afgant Inspectors was paselng through
e Big Bend region south of Alpine,
is . when ho came upon what seem
I to bo a Mexican camp. It was fkv
? tied about 10t yards from the road
a sparsely ?ettled region. The In
?oautor happened to be feeling the
end of a <rop ?f coffee, and knowing
t the n--masse Mexicans along the
or a!?vaye carry a supply with
upon their travels he left the
and went up to the vamp. When
e drew near he eaw that there were
pparently two or three famlllee of
fexterna* In the psrty. All were
^ssxjod In typleal Mexican fashion?
sane as old womsn. others as corn
ion laborers and others as young
eon sod women.
The Inspector noticed that several
.jsjwibers of MM ramping party hur
lied Into the underbush when he
drew near, but he attributed this to
their defndence. When he got within
a few feet of a group of men and
women he askeU them in Spanish If
he could get a cup of coffee. One of
the men made answer In the affirma?
tive, but the Inspector quickly detect?
ed that the Spanish which he used
was strongly tinged with the Chinese
accent In another moment the In?
spector had the whole crowd covered
with hie pistol and they were tied to?
gether and taken to the nearest
ranch house, where he received assist?
ance and th? twelve prisoners were
taken to jalL All of them proved to
be Chinamen who had entered the
country unlawfully and were making
their way to the nearest railroad point
In the disguise of Mexicans. The five
or els Chlnam m who escaped to the
underbush were not captured.
The United States government au?
thorities believe that many Chinamen
entered this country from Mexico In
sealed box cars, but It le a difficult
ter to discover these violators of the law
without opening and examining every
car. Two freight oar shipments of
Chinamen recently were detected. One
of theee was on the Texas and Pacific
railway near Balrd. Tex., and the
other eras at Sanderson. Tex., on the
a
Southern Pacific.
WILLIE MACHAU CONFESSES.
Negro Who Robbed W. G. Stubbs
Store Teile How It Was Done But
Refused to Name Hie Accomplice.
Willie Mac hau. who robbed the
store of W. O. Stubbs about ten days
ago was given a preliminary before
Recorder Hearst today. Mlchau made
a full confession of his part In the
robbery, but claimed that he had an
accomplice, who suggested entering
the store, and carried off the larger
part of the stolen goods. Mlchau
promised to disclose the name of his
accomplice, but at the end of his con?
fession said he had decided to take
all the responsibility, and would not
tell on his partner In crime.
His statement that he had assis?
tance In the robbery is doubted, al?
though he may have told the truth.
Mlchau has served several terms
on the chain gang and la regarded In
police circles as one of the most In*
corrigible criminals they have had to
deal with In years. When the robbery
was committed Mlchau was Immedi?
ately suspected and when he was ar?
rested by officer H. O. McKagen he
was in the act of boarding a train at
the paossngtr depot to escape from
the city. The' arrest was ~--1e on
suspicion, but the suspicion jame
a certainty, when It was founJ that
Mlchau was wearing a pair of shoes
that had been stolen from Mr. Stubbs.
tm his confession Mlchau admitted
taxing It.II In cash from the cash
register and goods to the value of
about 110. His accomplice also took,
he said, a box of goods, but he could
not furnish a list of what the other
fellow got The robbery was commit?
ted in the early evening, Just after
dark.
ANIMAL MEMORY.
Alaska Bear Reoognises Man Who
Brouglu Him to the loo.
A remarkable case of memory In
an animal has Just come to light at
the Bronx park soo. Six years ago.
J. Alden Lorlng was a curator at the
Bronx park soo, he made a trip to
Alaska to get a herd of white moun?
tain aheep. He visited Admirals
Island, Just off the coast and there
came across a cub bear of the Alaskan
black bear species. This he brought
back with him, together with the
mountain sheep.
The bear cub was i little fellow.
Its mother had been shot by hunters,
and It had been reared on a bottle.
The cub became very fond of Mr. Lor?
lng. He continued to feed It on a bot?
tle until large enough to eat solid food.
The cub was put in a cage by itself
and became a part of the Bronx park
isoo collection. At first he was as
gentle as a kitten ard loved nothing
better than a romp with Mr. Lorlng.
Mr. Lorlng named the cub Admiral.
He Is now the largest bear In the col?
ony, and weighs 900 pounds.
Curator Lorlng left the Bronx park
about five years ago. He went to Den?
ver and became a curator of the zoo
of that city. Admiral grew Into a
big bear, soon outstripping all the
others. As Admiral grew he seemed
to lose his playful ways. He develop?
ed An ug'y spirit which frequently
manlfesterl Itself.
A few days ago Mr. Lorlng visited
the Bronx park soo. He had not been
there since he left flve years before.
He went to Admiral's cage, and the
great bear, as soon as he heard Mr.
Lorlng* s voice, rushed to the bars and
reached his paws through to his old
friend. Mr. Lorlng petted and patted
the bear, finally plaolng his hand In
Its open mouth In spite of the keeper's
(warning. The bear's eyes twinkled
and when his hand was withdrawn, he
lltked It excitedly.
The keepers are *tll! talking about
the Incident, for It was the first time
In months that any one has dared to
go near the great beast, which recent?
ly fought another.?N. Y. Times.
LABOR DAY PROCLAMATION.
evsW, Ansel Issues Official Order and
Urires General Recognition.
Columbia Aug. 19.?Gov. Ansel
yesterday Issued a proclamation urg?
ing that the first Monday In Septem?
ber be set aside and observed In such
manner as may be appropriate to La?
bor day holiday. Gov. Ansel has taken
much Interest In the preparations
througout the State for a general ob?
servance of this day and If possible
he will attend one of the meetings in
some section of the State.
His proclamation 19 In line with the
one Issued by him last year and Is as
follows: *
"Whereas, the legislature of South
Carolina has set apart the first Mon?
day In September of each year as a
legal holiday and conforming with the
legislative action, and In cheerful com?
pliance. I, M. F. Ansel, governor of
the State of South Carolina, do hereby
recommend that the day above named,
being the 7th day of Sept., 1908, and
Labor day, be set apart to be observed
In such manner and by such cere?
monies as may be appropriate.
"I recommend that, In so far as It
Is practicable, factories, stores, offices,
and other places wherein labor Is em?
ployed, bo closed, so that every work?
ing man &nd woman may be given an
opportunity to enjoy the day and to
partlcapate In the exercises that may
be held, and that the day be observed
and celebrated by employers and em?
ployes and all who feel In Interest In
their country'* welfare. '
"In testlmoney whereof I have here?
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal of the State to be affixed
hereto, on the 18th day of August In
the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and eight, and In the one
hundred and thirty-third year of the
independence of the United States.
"M. F. Ansel,
"Governor.
"By the Governor:
"R. M. McCown, * ?
"Secretary of State."
EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA,
Ttiree Sharp Shocks Felt hi Eureka?
Damage Is Lees Than $8,000.
Eureke. Cel., Aug. 18.?Three sharp
earthquake shocks, which knocked
down more than 100 chimneys, shat?
tered about 40 plate glase windows tn
the business portion of Eureka, broke
much crockery In the houses and sent
many people scurrying from their
beds Into the streets, occurred here
early today. The damage reported so
far Is estimated at between 82,000 and
$8.000.
The first and sharpest shock came
at 2:68 it. m. It was almost as severe
as the one felt here on April 18, 1906.
8:08 another slighter shock was ex?
perience.!, followed by a third at 8:15
p. m The first shock caused practi?
cally all the damage. Besides shaking
down many chimneys and breaking
crockery, trembling caused the 16*
foot statue of Minerva on the county
court house grounds to drop her heavy
staff, which crashed through the roof
Into Superior Judge Hunt's court
room.
The walls of the court house were
cracked In several places, but the dam?
age Is not great The walls of the
Carnegie library, erected five years
ago at a cost of $25,000 were slightly
cracked.
Reports from the Seazy ranch near
Freshwater, six miles north of Eureka,
state that the earthquake caused a big
Assure in the earth for half a mile.
A number of chimneys were thrown
down In that vicinity, but otherwise
lltt'e damage was done.
The shocks extended as far north as
Blue Lake. 25 miles from Eureka,
where some crockery was broken and
half a doze.! chimneys knocked down.
The shocks seem to have been con?
fined to a small area and the vibra?
tions were southwest and southeast.
BOI/TS TAFT AS UNITARIAN
Virginian Elector Refuses Support on
Doctrinal Grounds.
Danville. Va., Aug. 17.?Capt. WIN
lam H. Robertson, for 30 years n
leader In the Republican party here
and who is presidential elector from
the fifth district, came out In a letter
today repudatlng Taft and announcing
his Intention of supporting Bryan. He
gives as his reason for leaving the
party that Taft Is a Unitarian. He
says:
"All the money In the world could
not Induce me to vote for a man for
president sjvho doog not btjlleve In
Jesus Christ." He speaks of Bryan as
being a Christian gentleman, and ap?
peals to all Christians to support the
Commoner.
Capt. Robinson was prominently
mentioned for the postmastershlp
here. He was the leader here of that
faction of the party called the "Uly
whites," and was Instrumental In
having the antl-Illy white delegate
seatwd at the Chicago convention.
When your train of thoughts ap?
proaches a gloomy crossing blow
your whlst'e and open the throttle.?
Hogwallow Kentucklan.
CHOKER COMING TO HELP.
Former Tammany Chief Says He'll
Tuke Off Coat For Bryan.
New York. Aug. 18.?Richard
Croker. former leader of Tammany
Hall, will come to America next
month to lend the weight of his In?
fluence to the effort to elect William
Jennings Bryan President. He is ex?
pected to leave Queenstown for New
York on or about September 18.
This is the information that came
today from close friends of Richard
Croker, Jr., and Edward Cahill, the
two men in New York most intimate?
ly acquainted with the plans of the
old Tammany Hall chief. His com?
ing is expected to cause rejoicing in
the ranks of Tammany where the
personal influence of their former
chief is still strong.
Mr. Croker's plan to help Mr. Bry?
an is in line with a promise made by
him to the Nebraskan when Mr. Bry?
an left Ireland on the last lap of his
world tour two years ago. Mr. Cro?
ker accompanied Mr. Bryan to his
ship and assured him that in the event
of his nomination by the Democrats
he (Croker) would do everything In
his power to bring about Bryan's elec?
tion. Further than this, while Mr.
Bryan was in New York In the early
summer, Mr. Croker sent a personal
message expressing the hope that the
Democrats would again nominate him.
Richard Croker, Jr., with his bride,
left New York for his father's home
in Ireland a week ago Thursday, and
was followed by Mr. Cahill. Both
young Mr. Croker and Mr. Cahill will
return to New York with the elder
Mr. Croker In September.
In announcing his purpose to come
to Mr. Bryan's aid Mr. Croker Is re?
ported to have said he has no Inten?
tion whatever of taking any further
part in the New York political game.
Other phases of the situation, he said,
he had no thought of interfering with
and he wou'd return to Ireland as
soon as he had accomplished what
he culd to further the Interest of
the Democratic nominee.
The news that Mr. Croker had sent
to New York his unqualified Indorse?
ment of Mr. Bryan for the nomina?
tion caused a scurrying about of cer
I tain Tammany leaders. The news
(that Mr. Croker Is to follow up this
indorsement by a personal effort to
elect Mr. Bryan Is expected to accele?
rate materially the activity of Tam?
many's present leaders In the cam?
paign. Despite Mr. Croker's sever?
ance of official relations between him?
self and the organisation of which he
waa so long the head, his personal
opinions still have great weight with
thousands of his former workers.
Mr. Croker opposed Mr. Bryan in
1896. but soon afterward revised his
opinion of the Nebraskan, and for 10
years the personal relations between
them have been growing closer.?Bal?
timore Sun.
ANSEL BELIEVES IN BRYAN
Thinks Democratic Chances for Vic?
tory are Good.
Columbia, Aug. 18.?Governor An?
sel has been In the excutive office for
the past few days catching up with
the business of the State and getting
things ready to leave this afternoon
for Walhalla, where he will attend the
campaign meeting tomorrow. Gov.
Ansel will attend the remaining cam?
paign meetings at Walhalla, Plckens.
Greenville and Laurens, and ther
with the other candidates await u?e
decree of the primary.
When seen at his office this morning
Gov. Ansel stated that he thought the
Democrats with Bryan at their head
had a pretty good chance of winning
out in the coming election. "Bryan is
much stronger today than ever before,
and I think the Democrat party Is In
a better shape than for many years.
If all the* Democrats vote the Demo?
cratic ticket I think Bryan will be
elected."
Letter to F. M. Tryon,
Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sir: You are to paint Mr-'s
house for $- we won't tell your
private affairs?no matter what figure,
it's a fair price.
What paint'U you use?
We're thinking of one, all paint and
as strong as a paint can be; It'll take
about 15 gallons, $75 for paint and
painting.
Another, half paint; it'll take about
30 gallons of that, $150 for paint and
painting.
The least gallons paint, rsf course,
will wear a long time; the other Is
good while It lasts. Least gallons,
least cost, best Job.
It Isn't every trade that lets a man
do a cheap Job and make money and
friends like that. Yours truly
76 F W DEVOH & CO
P. S.?Durant Hardware Co. sell
our paint.
At 16 a girl thinks about roses and
poetry; at 36 her thought* run to cab
bnges and money.
Money Is life to us wretched mor?
tal?.?Heslod.
We all do fade as a leaf.?Islah
64, 6.
COMMISSIONER WATSON WAKES
FROM HIS DREAM.
South Carolina Immigration Expert
Hoped He Had Solved Domestic
Servant Probte??Social System In
Soutli Carolina Makes No Provision
For White ServanU.
Columbia. S. C, Aug. It.?Com?
missioner Watson says he has waked
up from his dream of solving the do?
mestic servant problem in :his sec?
tion, which is steadily growing more
acute, by substituting foreign white
servants for the negroes.
"I'm done with the Job," said Mr.
Watson with a sigh. "There's no
ues. I will make no more attempts
at least for the present to bring white
servants to any part of the state. Con?
ditions will not warrant further at?
tempts along this line. There are
some instances in which both eldes
continued satisfied, but thesc> are few
and far between. The chief trouble
is the matter of pay. People in this
state are unwilling to pay the increas?
ed price for white help. They'll start
out with a thorough understanding of
what they are to pay, and begin right
away bragging on the relief they are
getting, and everything will work love?
ly till pay day, when there U a grand
spilt up and the Jig Is all up."
It is not merely an idle dream that
Mr. Watson has been having, for che
has been working with the energy
characteristic of him for several years
trying to bring relief to the long suf?
fering public, but every experiment
he has made has been a disappoint?
ment so far as the general plan he
Inaugurated was concerned, and he
has become a quitter only after the
most determined efforts lit different
directions and after the most ex?
haustive study of the situation.
His first attempt failed because of
social conditions, the help he located
leaving after a time for the North
and West where it was well treated
and amply paid. These were Intelli?
gent people of some education, whose
lives were made miserable by the nag?
ging of negro servants In the same
household and who found nobody out?
side to comlngle with. And the com?
missioner also soon saw that it would
not do to have young girls working
as servants far away from their friends
and relatives.
The commissioner next devised a
plan of bringing the foreigners In
groups of families, and he secured
some high class people In this way.
He found places for the parents on
farms near cities, the sons and daugh?
ters working in the cities. Mr. Wat?
son thought he had gotten on the right
track at last of the solution of the
vexatious problem not only locally, but
throughout the South. People who
got this help told him and told
their friends how satisfactory it was
working, and the domestics wrote
home to friends and relatives to fol?
low their lead. Mr. Watson went to
work with that boundless enthusiasm
and bouyant optimism that has always
marked his endeavors. The situa?
tion really warranted hire In enter?
taining confident hope of having
found the key to the situation. But
he has been having some mde awak
enlngs lately. So steadily have these
jars been coming in that even the
commissioner with all his good fight
ing qua'ltles acknowledges defeat for
the time being.
The coming of the Wittekind people
had a most salutary effect on the ne
groes not only In Charleston and Co?
lumbia, where the quaint visitors were
seen the most, but in nearly every
town In the state. The negro women
servants, and negro men, thought they
had genuine competition, that would
drive them out of their jobe. Lazy,
ailing, shiftless and impertinent cooks
washwomen, nurses and waiters took
new leases on life, and became com
petent, willing, obliging, respectful
nepers with such a suddenness as to
startle even themselves. But this
beautifulajsituation is a thing of the
past now. At present when a house?
wife or her daughter goes out to hunt
up a servant, she is met with the reply
on all sides:
"You know I doesen't hire out no
more," with an air that indicates
amazement that "that white woman"
has not learned before this that "this
colored lady" has reached that stage
in social life.
An Enjoyable Picnic.
One of the most enjoyable events
of the season, was a picnic given
Tuesday at "Richardson's drove."
Nothing happened to mar the pleas?
ures of the day. It was Intensely hot.
but the children with their chaperons
were around a delightful spring all
day. The chaperones were: Miss
Nelson and Miss Dorthy Owen. The
children were: Misses Minnie Bland
ing. Nellie Owen, Janet Henry, Bes?
sie Walsh. Dorothy Henry', Cora Duf
lie, Ethel Green, Lillian and Wil le
Delgar, Lizzie Nelson and Burnett
Owen. The boys were: Master Wil?
liam Rhame, Joe Chandler, Leon Le
Brand, Swing Gibson. Joe Epperson,
Cralg Hurst, Halton Wallace and Wil?
son Spann. The lunch and dinner
were bountiful, and quantities <>f lern
oade. Notwithstanding the heat of
the sun, it could not compare to the
sunshine In the hearts of that happy
band.
FLORENCE FALL FESTIVAL.
little City Preparing For Big Time?
Many Attractions.
Florence la going to have a two
day's festival this year, and expects
to give her visitors just as much
p'easure as can well be crowded into
those two days.
The fall festival will be held Wed?
nesday and Thursday, Sept. 2 and 3.
Arrangements have been made for
cheap rates on all roads for all points
within the radius of 100 miles. A
special train will be run Wednesday
from Wadesboro and all points, re?
turning after the fun is over Wednes?
day night.
I The first day will be taken up with
I trades display, horse show, with la?
dies' and gentlemen's riding and driv?
ing contests, in which the best horses
in the State will be entered and valu?
able prizes offered, baseball between
two fine teams, and other entertain?
ments.
The special feature on Thursday will
be grand military parade and sham
battle, base ball and races, horse and
automobile at the new driving park,
which will be the biggest and best
race meet held In this section of the
State.
There will be exciting auto races on
the wide track, two or possibly three
machines starting abreast on a 45 foot
wide track.
There will be frequent band con?
certs each day, with a poultry and
pet stock show at which valuable
prizes will be offered and every own?
er of chickens is invited to enter. ft
There will be many attractions be?
sides these, among* them big reunion,
of the Confederate veterans of Pee
Dee county at which dinner will be
furnished by the ladles.
Advertising matter is now being dis?
tributed, the committees are at work
and everything will be done to make
this a record breaking event
Florence has always taken good
care of her visitors and will do so
again this year.
ONION
SETS.
First Shipment of Onion
Sets Just Received and
We Will Sell Them Now
at 19c per quart
We have the White and
Red now and will have
the Pearl Set a little later.
Turnip Seed.
We have a large ! Assort?
ment of Turnip Seed to
Select from.
9
W. W. SIBERT,
Phone 283. 8 S. Main St.
HARTSVILLE AGENT RETURNS.
W. T. Woodward, Recently Reported
Short in His Accounts, Now Con?
fined by Sickness.
Hartsville, Aug. 20.?Mr. W. T.
Woodward, former agent of the At
antic Coast Line Railway company
here, recently reported short in his
accounts to the amount of $6,000, Is
now at home. He arrived several
days ago, but has been confined to his
room on account of sickness.
CANDY
e$? e$* 4*
We have just received
a shipment of Fresh
Candy in all size hoxes.
Chocolate Cherries, in 1 and
2 pound boxes.
Chocolate Almonds, in 1-2
and 1 pound boxes.
We have Gibson Fruit Tab ?
lets in 25 different flavors.
Many 5 and 10c packages of
Candy.
Ski's Hi Store,
W. W. SIBERT.
Phone 28* L - s>? ? S S. Main street