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r MJtfTKK WATCHMAN, J ic ?Ildated Abc. 1.1881 Cfc 'Klatcbman ano Southron. Every Wednesday, ?BY? ttTCCN PUBLISHING COMPANY tlUMTEK. g. a Terms: II 10 per annum?In advance. AdvoHftcssnents: Om Square Am InaertJoa.$1.00 ?eery subsequent lnaertlon.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which aub tone private Interests will be charged far aa advertisement*. Obituaries and tributes of respects frill ha charged for. Blfi CORRUPTION FOND. MRYAX CHARGES REPUBLICANS WITH TRYING TO BUY EL&C TIOJI. The Rcsmbshaa Call for One Million Doliara More Regarded aa Con ctastfve Evidence of Their Intention aa Us* Mowoy Precly on Election Day as They Have Don* In Former Y< Chicago, pet. H.?William J. Bry? an arrived In Chicago tonight at ft o'clock In a blaas of glory after an all-day trip through Illinois. A dense throng sssmbted st tha union depot to grast him as his special pulled In an hour and II ra lutes lats. and In ths crowd to do him honor wars a large delegation from ths Cook county De? mocracy, members of ths nations* commute* snd all tha local Demo era tic csndtdstss. Including ths candi? dates far con grass, who age or led him ta 10 autnmafrllcs to Platan park, whsrs hs addressed a great throng. Aa hs ? merged from tha station a great quantity of rod hra and Roman candles wars sat oat. tha crowd all tha walls wildly cheering^ Aa tha long! of motor ears pasnj down' street/ UsgB> aoeapants continssdJ park the TVmocrstte candidate saaortad to Araade hall, whsrs anoth? er big crowd was on hand and ac? corded him aa ovation. Many In the Pilsen park audience were laboring people. "If I sm slectsd president?" said Mr. Brysn. "snd the mors I travel and mingle with the people, ths more sm eoavtftcad thst 1 will be elected I sm elected I Intend to have a ?terv of Ishor sa s member of the The affairs of the working of this country srs too great not kvs s rspressntstlve on the prsal advtsory board. Prom this iwy I should seek sdvice on ?n of Intereat to the working up ths subject of publicity funda. Mr. Bryan said: ^ _ s lsrge audience whether yy^^?a fsvi>r of the Republican **%*0gssjeu?hlng contributions af ,#e 5^Vfe?h^gsgsjgn or the Democratic w** gOMsblng them before. I *aver of the Republican way tele*** their hsnds. Not one hand ^ ea^Mred ? T"* f*0gg*e ef Mr. Bryan's journey through bktsjgg,,^^ Qf imnol9 to. day was the gsssjaetlon. repeatedly mads, that re* Aapakucan psrty was now prepsring * tne ^ tlon. The atstseasst T^^S trat msde at Alton, csuaed a jul.. ?a*?ast senaatlon. Ths Dsmocrats, he ^ ^ Mklnf only for 1100.000 we* ^ to fln< lah the wofk of tha ctmn-u . ^"?Pslgn. while ths Republicans wsrs ssklng for II - 000.000. Whst do thsy ' monsy for now?- he laqahsq. Ana answering hla question, h? declared that It wsa for ose on alteno* aav "sa they have used It yj-i, ysar." The trip to thla city from laecoiu was made via St. I?ul* snd the t*m. I ocratlc candidate for president g|I slong ths line of travel through thuj State wsa accorded enthusiastic dei** onatratlon by large cheering crowds. Hs dsllvsrcd li speschea In all. aome sf them of considerable length. Stops were msde st Esst St. Louis. Gran? its City. Alton. Carllnvllle. Vergen. Springfield. Lincoln. Blonmlngton. Pontiac. Jollet, Leont and several other plscea not on the schedule. At Bloomlngton he met hla former run? ning mate. Adlal R. Stevenson. the pressnt Dsmocrstlc candidate for g??v srnor. sn<| both spoke to sn 1 m mense audience. The confidence of Mr. Bryan Ig his election wss expressed when. In spesklng to a demonatratlve crowd at Lincoln, he declared thst he would hs In Washington efter the 4th of March. One Of the surprising festures of lbs trip wss the menater demonatra tlon sccorJed him at Jollet. But 10 daya ago hs apoks In the same place. lied ApfiL Ida*. 'Be Jost an 8UMTE; He talked mainly on the labor ques? tion. Vociferous applause greeted him when he said: "My friends, I think too much of the next generation to stop my efforts to rid this country of the evil of private monopoly. I am willing to go down on my knees every morning and aay to my Father in Heaven. 'Give ua this day our dally bread,' but God forbid that I should make my countrymen go down on their knees at morning and say to a truat magnate. 'Give ua this day our dally bread,' and have him answer, 'I will if ynu will vote the ticket I want you to.' You cannot afford to fasten that sort of system on this country or any other country." SAYS MORMONS CAN CONTHOL. I x-Cov. Osborne, of Wyoming, As? terts Leaders Swing Nine I It - tors. It la entirely within the bounds of possibility that the Presidency in 1908 may be settled by the Mormon Church. Should the election be close there is no doubt that the nine electoral votes of Idaho. Wyoming and Utah, which are controlled by the Mormons, will be the determining factor. , SI At the beginning of the national campaign the Democratic managers estsblished branch headquarters of thslr national committee in Denver and placed John E. Osborne, at one time Governor of Wyoming, In charge. Mr. Osborne has a fully equipped ma? chine at work under full pressure, and Is now confidently laying claims to 11 of tha 10 electoral votes for which he la fighting. These are the five of Col? orado and three esch of Nsvada and Montana. He frankly avers that the nine other electoral votes the three each of Utah. Idaho and Wyoming are absolutely la the keeping of the Mormon hierarchy at Salt Lake City, and that unless William J. Bryan can show beyond doubt between now and the last week In October that he has ths Presidency won he cannot hope to obta'n a vote In either of the three ShmjUd it Jjanuada to appear rea? sonably certain/ however, to . Joseph Smith and other rulers of ths Mor? mon Church, according to Ex-Gov. Osborne, that Mr. Bryan has winning strength a week before ths ballots ars cast, ths Mormon Church con be dspendsd upon to throw ths determin? ing weight of Its powerful Influence to him. "It would be silly for me to beat about ths bush In this matter," said Mr. Osborne today. "Everybody in this part of the country knows that the Mormon Church controls Utah, Idaho and Wyoming as completely as either of the great parties are of their States. Likewise la everybody in thia part of the country aware of the hard and fast deal made by Mark Hanna and Perry H. Heath with the Mormon Church In 1900, through which pluralities by which Bryan car? ried the three Mormon States in 1896 were reversed almost over night and their electoral votes were given to McKinley. "The Mormon Church glvea Its vote to the party that shows winnng qualities, and so I say that if within the next two weeks the heads of the church become convinced Bryan is going to win, we shall sweep the plat? ter clean In the five mountain States placed under my Jurisdiction and gain one United States Senatorship by defeating Reed Smoot in Utah." WANT SHERIFF PUNISHED. Members of Spartanburg Mob Indig? nant Over Being Shot At. Spartanburg. Oct. 15.?Certain members of the mob that attempted to take John Irby. an alleged would be rapl?t from Jail last Saturday, are circulating a petition, to be presented to the coroner, asking that Sheriff Nlcholls be arrested and tried on a charge of assault with Intent to kill, la protecting the Jail the sheriff fired ?n th*? mob. wounding three men. The Nils overflows Its banks from IHag to October. Thia Is due to the Onfall of the Abyssinian highlands. ^na world's wealthiest Inventor was <yr*e McCormlck. who devised the h|,nr*et?r. ,lful d|ed leaving an estat?? ot l^t0o..)oo. A ??'?roblmu,^ of a lump of soap of j the size ?f t h|ckory nutt ft plnt or , boiling waur ^ fou|> tab,e,tM)0nfuls of turpentine ? thp faml,lRr i?ltttl0n used to traa^%F nt,WHpap(.r cuts to another piece ? or fo c]otn A few remarks #w_ _ "*om Mr. Brysa on the subject of Mr , . j ?nr axern's railroad pans would be Interest!** to , s - Ha |s so full of "n a" ,ubJ?* h. mu.t h.vo wm. on thl. ?"> -^UM.,|lt,|a Pre? The cook's kettle ^aa u ~ ten. ?er are apt to boll ovsr atmultai id Fear not?Let all Uio ends Thon Aim R. S. C . WEDNESDi FIRES CAUSE DISASTER. SICKENING SCENE ENACTED IN A MICHIGAN FOREST. - Relief Train Carry Ins; Terrified In? habitants of a Little Village At? tempts to Run Gauntlet of Flamen Only to be Ditched, Fifteen People Losing Their Lives?Brakeman Rolled to Death. Alpena, Mich., Oct. 16.?Fifteen people lost their lives last night in the burning of the Detroit and Macki nac Railway relief train, which was carrying the Inhabitants of the little village of Metz, 23 miles north of heie, to safety from the forest fires which were sweeping away their homes. The ill-fated train was ditched by spreading rails at Nowlcki siding, South of Metz, and tho terrified refu? gees were forced to abandon the cars and rush for safety either down the track with burning forests on either side or Into the ploughed fields near the siding. Eleven of the victims were women and children, who were unable to escape quickly enough from a gondola car. Their charred bodies were found here today when rescuers reached the scene. Two of the men victims were members of the train crew. Four ad? ditional fatalities occurred In the neighborhood laat night. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wagner died from heat and exhaustion on their farm near the scene, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nowlcki lost their lives In their burning house near the siding. When the forest Area closed in yes? terday about the little village a special train of three empty box cars and two coal gondolas was rushed to Mets, and as rapidly as possible people and their goods wars loaded Into the cars. Some refused to abandon their goods, or the train would have left earlier. When the train finally started there were about 100 frightened people aboard. The flames were alrsady sweeping through the village. NeajKeg No? rn, icki crossing Engineer Foster saw. biasing piles of cedar, ties on both sides of the track. Opening the throt? tle he tried to dash through at full speed, but the heat caused the rails to spread and the train left the. track. Blazing piles of ties surrounded it and In an instant the cars caught fire. The terror-stricken people jumped from the cars and rushed down the track. Three mothers and their little ones were not quick enough. They were cremated In the car. Brakeman Bar? rett sprank into the water tank be? hind the engine, only to be literally boiled to death as the flames swept over It. Engineer Foster and Con? ductor Klnville fled town the track through the fire and smoke, and were the first to reach the village of Posen and report the wreck and ask for as? sistance. Behind them straggled a burned and* wounded procession of refugees. It was a fearful march over the hot ties with the flames and burn? ing woods on either side of the track roaring and snapping in their faces. Engineer Foster was terribly burned about the head and face, but it is thought that he wll survive. Many of the refugees are suffering painful burns. The survivors of the frightful ex? perience semed dazed by their peril and sufferings and were unable to give any coherent statement as to whether anybody was left behind In Metz. It will probably be a week or more be? fore It is known definitely how many people perished on the village of Metz. TREAT FOR MUSIC LOVERS. The Temple Quartette at Academy of M usle Monday Night. The Lyceum Association in engag? ing the Temple Quartette for the sec? ond number of the season's course se? cured an entertainment that will be a treat to all music lovers. Here Is one of the many press notices: "This company of noted singers pleased its large audience immensely by the excellent rendition of the num? bers forming the extensive program, and all those present agreed the en? tertainment was one of the best seer) at the Association Hall this season." ???Williamsport. (Pa.) Gazette." Feb. 20. 1906. FIRE IN ROCK HILL. Flames Destroy Over 700 Rales of Cot toii?LOSS Estimated at $88.000. Rock Hill. Oct. 18? AnotWer de? structive cotton fire visited Rock Hill this morning at 2 o'clock. The ware? house of Edward Fe well was burned with 700 or 800 bales of cotton, put? ting the loss at about $35.000 on the cotton and $3,000 or $4,000 on the building. This Is estimating the cot? ton at the local market price. \ I is't at be thy Country's, Thy Cod's an lY. OCTOBER 81, U STRAUS CALLS SHELDON LIAR. He Reiterate* Charge That Wall Street Ken are Being Taxed $500 to Help Charge. New York, Oct. 17.?The appear? ance of apathy disappeared from the political sftuation here today when Nathan Straus, the millionaire mer? chant, and, chairman of the Democrat? ic Business Men's League in New York stood up in the Hoffman House headquarters and said that George R. Sheldon, another millionaire, and treasurer of the Republican national committee, had made a statement which*he knew was not true. Mr. Straus said yesterday that a levy of $500 a man had been made on the bankers and brokers of Wall street toNfill the coffers of the Repub? lican national committee. Later Mr. Sheldon replied that the statement was "absolutely false." Mr. Straus said, after seeing the re? ply, ihat when President Roosevelt denied four years ago Judge Parker's charge that the Republican party managers "accepted contributions from trusts and corporations in this section, President Roosevelt believed he was right. The difference between Roosevejt and Sheldon is that, whereas Roosevelt believed he was telling the truth, jaheldon knows that he (Shel? don) 1? lying when he says what he did." Mr. Straus then offered to submit hie evidence about the "Wall street levy" to a committee of Republicans to be appointed by Mr. Sheldon. The words and the defl were trans? mitted'to, Mr. Sheldon. Without a Culver in his voice he replied: "Straus would net say that to me." Chairman Hitchcock said he thought that when ths list of Republi? can contributions to . the campaign was -painted twenty days after the election, under oath, it would "refute all charges and insinuations mode by the other side." M*.' Sheldon said It certainly would, and .that he hod no further answer to Mr. Jjtraus. He refused to consider Mr. %ratf#s*Ven. because, he said, there was nothing to investigate, and that neither he or anyone shad any right to make a levy in WalF street or In any other street for political pur? poses. MEN LOST POSITIONS. Employes of Cotton Mills Say They Were Discharged Because of Be? longing to Militia. Spartanburg, Oct. 16.?Two young men employed In the Spartan Mills and one man at Saxon Mills, members of the Hampton Guards, have lost their positions, and it is said they were discharged because they responded to the call to guard the jail last Satur? day when an effort was made to lynch John Irby, colored, the alleged would be rapist. The Journal stated sever? al days ago that some of the mill bosses had discharged some of their men because they responded to the call of duty. A denial was published the following day from two mills, Beaumont and Spartan Mills. Nn one has been discharged at Beaumont. Two men were discharged at the Spar? tan Mills and they claim they were discharged because they did their duty as members of the Hampton Guards. The matter Is being investigated and it is quite likely that the United States authorities may take a hand in the investigation. If it is found the soldiers were discharged because they answered the call for the troops It is quite likely that federal action will be taken against the parties who caused the dismissal of the soldiers. RESPONSE TO JORDAN'S CALL. Ten Thousand Delegates Expected to Attend Convention for Purpose of Helping Cotton prices, Atlanta, Ca., Oct. 18.?Men inter? ested in cotton all over the South have responded to the call issued by Har vie Jordan, president of the South? ern Cotton association, for a conven? tion on Nov. 11-12. the purpose of which is to take steps towards getting better prices for cotton. The scope of the convention was explained by Mr. Jordan today as fol? lows: "This action was taken on my part in response to a large number of let? ters addressed to me from all sections of the S<?uth, asking that a big cotton meeting be called at Memphis to stem the tide of low-priced cotton. I have found cotton factors and business men generally enthusiastic over the proposed convention and ready and willing to cooperate to make the movement a big success." Ten thousand delegates are expect? ed to be present, representing all classes of business. id Truth's." THE TRU >08 Ne* 8erl FURMAN REUNION. Old Students of University to Meet In Florence. The alumni and old students of Furman University will hold a kind of a reunion at Florence on Friday night, October 23, at 9.30 o'clock. The committee on arrangements consists of Col J. J. Lawton, of Hartsvllle, the Rev. R. W. Lide, of Darlington, and Dr. Brooks Rutledge, of Florence. The committee in charge have ar? ranged for a grand banquet to be served at the Central Hotel that night and have secured as after-dinner speakers the following well known Furman men: Dr. E. M. Poteat, pres? ident of Furman University, of Green? ville; the Rev. C. C. Brown, D. D., of Sumter; E. C. Haynsworth, Esq., of Sumter; Mr. R. J. Alderman, of Alco lu, arfd Mr. Joseph W. Brunson, of Florence, who, by the way, is one of the oldest Furman students in this section of the State. The object of these reunions is to awaken interest in the College not only among the old students but in the various sections of the State in which the reunions will be held from time to time. There are about a half hundred old students of Furman in this section of the State, and Invitations have been sent to all that could be reached or where their present address is now known. Every old student of Furman is in? vited whether an invitation has been extended In writing or not, and none need stay away on this account, this by request of the committee, the only prerequisite being the Informing of Dr. Brooks Rutledge, of Florence, of the intended attendance. ANTI-LIQUOR MEN WIN. Supreme Court Refuses to Forbid Laurens Election. Columbia, Oct. 17.?The Supreme Court today, after hearing arguments on both sides, refused the injunction in the Laurens dispensary cs.se. sus? taining the demurrer filed ou behalf of the county ooaird of election com? missioners. The Court in effect holds that the petitioners have adequate remedy at law, and the decision means that If the election Is Illegally held the petitioners can, after the election, con? test it on the ground of illegality. There were some nice points raised on both sides and the arguments were thorough, but the Court by sustaining the demurrer did not go into the main questions at issue For the petition? ers, J. W. Littleton, L. A. Armstrong and M. L. Nash, members of the board of control of Laurens, the attorneys appearing were Messrs. Cannon & Blackwell, of Laurens, and Bleasfc & Domlnlck, of Newberry. For the respondents, the election commission? ers of Laurens, Messrs. C. D. Barks dale, A. C. Owings and Conway Dial, the attorneys appearing were Hon. R. A. Cooper and Col. J. W. Ferguson, of Laurens. Messrs. C. C. Featherstone and W. R. Rlchey, of Laurens, were also attorneys for the respondents, but they were prevented from appearing today by the death of the Rev. Charl ton Todd, of Laurens. TAFT S VOICE FAILS HIM. Republican Nominee Will Make No More Day Speeches. New York, October 19.?That Judge Taft's voice is in such bad condition that he will have to cancel many of his dates for speaking was indicated by Chairman Hitchcook on his return today from a morning visit with Mr. Taft at Newark. N. J. This means a rearrangement of Mr. Taft's itin? erary. The rearrangement will cut out all of Mr. Taft's day speeches and one of his night speeches. The latter is the speech which had been planned for Chicago next Saturday night. It is also expected that most of Mr. Taft's dates In West Virginia will be cancelled. The dates for Mr. Taft's speeches In Conneetcut also may be cancelled. Dr. Richardson, the throat special? ist, who is traveling with Mr. Taft, is of the opinion that Mr. Taft's voice has been effected chiefly by his out? door spaking. An army of white ants attacked the books of the Charleston library, doing great damage to the books. The li? brary had to be closed for three days in order to fumigate the building and destroy the ants. The Huguenot Mills in Greenville were placed on the block Wednesday, but no bidders appeared. Another effort will be made to sell the mills Nov. 2. Men who borrow trouble seldom get out of debt. E SOUTHRON, Established June, 18M ies?Vol. XXVIII. No 12 HASKELL SUES HEARST. HEARST SERVED WITH PAPERS ON TRAIN. Officer Break? Down Stateroom Door to Serve Summons? Editor Save He Has No Objection. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 16.?After a dra? matic scene on Union Pacific train No. 2 last night. William Randolph Hearst, the millionaire editor, was served with papers notifying him that suit for $600,000 has been brought against him for slander and libel by Gov. Charles N. Haskrll of Oklahoma in the Douglas county. Nebraska, dis? trict court. The summons was served by Deputy Sheriff Stewart, for Smyth & Smyth >f Omaha, who are Gov. Haskell's at? torneys In the damage suit. The suit was filed in the district court at l? o'clock last night, after which the papers were immediately withdrawn. It was known that Mr. Hearst would pass through Omaha last night on his way from Seattle to New York, on Union Pacific train No. 2, arriving at 11.25. Deputy Sher? iff Stewart was on hand with orders to serve the summons He knocked on the door of Mr. Hearst's stateroom. Mrs. Hearst stated that her husband was not in the room, but had gone to the station to send a telegram. The deputy sheriff demanded admittance in the name of the law, threateaing to break down the door. ' Mrs. Hearst on the inside screamed! out that she was alone andj would ad? mit no man and the deputy proceeded to carry out his threat. Using hk* shoulders as a battering ram, he crashed through the door and was met by Mrs. Hearst, partially disrobed, ap? parently on the verge of hysteria. She rushed screaming through the door out into the aisle. The deputy sheriff started to kick in the door of the toilet room adjoining. Then Mr. Hearst, trembling an ex? cited, emerged and accepted the pa? pers. To a reporter, Mr. Hearst said that the summons was entirely unexpected. He said he refused admittance to the officer because he and his wife were retiring for the night. "I have no ob? jection to being served with these papers," he said. "Frankly, I don't believe this case will ever come to a< trial. When Gov. Haskell said not very long ago that his only reason for not bringing action against me was his lack of funds, I offered to donate the necessary amount from my own pocket and this offer still holds good/* 'THE FIGHT IS WON." Bryan Manager Confident of Sweep? ing Democratic Victory. Chicago, 111., October 16.?National Chairman Mack left tonight for the East. After registering at his home in Buffalo Mr. Mack will !eave for New York to look over the situation in the East. He said before his departure: "When I came West some two weeks ago I realized that the tide had turned toward Democracy and every indication pointed to victory for the Democracy in November. The situa? tion is far better now than then and I return East confident in the eleo tlon of Mr. Bryan. I have not received* one discouraging report. Mr. Fryan will not only receive the majority ot the electoral vote, but one of the greatest popular votes ever given a candidate. "The fight is won, but we must keep everlanstingly at It for the remaining two weeks of the campaign. It is too early to. give out figures, and I will not at? tempt to do so, but I will say now that New York, Ohio and Indiana are Democratic this year and my predict? ion does not take into consideration a number of other States that will swing from the Republican to the Demo? cratic column two weeks from Tues? day." KILLED BY FALL FROM TREE. Berkeley County Citizen Igtally In? jured at a Baptizing. Monck's Corner. October 16.?Mr. George Mims, a well known mechanic, met with an accident which resulted* In his death a few hours later. Ho was at a baptizing at Canal Bridge and climbed up a tree to get fttme ber? ries for the children, when a limb broke and he fell a distance of some 30 feet. Dr. W. K. Fishburne was hastily summoned, who used all med? ical skill to revive him, but without avail. His death is very much regret? ted. The Atlantic Coast Line depot at Hariey and 50 bales of cotton were destroyed by fire.