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rhrb watchman, 0?B?olldated Auf. 8.188 C|e ?lattliman anb jSootbron. Every W? ?by? MTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY BUMTBR, & a Tenne: 11.19 per annum?la advene*. first Insertion.$1.00 nabeequeat Insertion.10 Oeettf act* for three months, or eill be made et reduced rates. ?11 communications which sub eee ptivete latereets will be charged lev aa advertisements. Obitssiies and tribute* ef respects be sharped for. tu Mb MOinjitKHT to wnm t, Va., Has Set Apart a site It as HoUeyvvood lYnsetrry. Tbe eeacere of the Daughters of the Oserfederacy at Augusta are In posses? sio* of information that the city of Richmond. Va.. ha* accepted the Wire ?seem men t. and has set aj>art a sit* In HcBcywood Cemetery for the sahft. That settles a controversy among y tbe Daughter* of the Confederacy In When the monument fund secured and the selection of s up for eonsl deration, s ?ffo t was made to erect the nt st Andereonvtkle. This was u defeated. On the further effort to se * leet a site. sfacon, American and other geate ottles w*r* offered, but Rich ssead. Vs., was enured and won in tbe balloting. The Aagusta Daugh? ters favored Anderson*ill*, but pre? ferred RlebJeond?"the Westminster ^ of the Confederacy '?when the monu r meat was refused to AndersonvlUe tbe eceae of Wire activities. It was of hi* services there, as well use of his refusal to implicate Davis in alleged inhumani? ties 4e Federal prisoners, that he was Sassau a by Federal authorities. ?In tbe Intensity of the debates and tsIib over the matter of a site, even after Richmond had been chosen. suggested that Richmond got desire the monument and decline to provide a alte for It. The announcement now made, however, ends the contentions and the shaft will be erected In the Virginia city, inscribed as directed by the State convention of Daughters recently held la Savannah Richmond. Dec. 6.^-The committee In charge here Is awaiting receipt of wet d of sccepUncs from Augusta be? ams designating the exact site for the Wir? monument The tender has been mdse and a* soon as officially accepted, the commit? tee will proceed.?Augusta Chronicle. Hester'* Weekly Statement. New Oi 'vans. Dec. 11.?Secretary Henter's weekly cotton sUtement. In sued today, allows for the 11 days of December en increase over last year of III.SCO bslee and an Increase over the same period year before last of 47.000. For the 10t days of the sea son that have elapsed the aggregate Is ahead of the same days of last year 1,041.001? and ahead of the same days year before last f (0.000. The amount brought Into sight dur? ing the past week has been ?67.481 against 171,001 for the same days las* year an<f 674.?43 year before last. The movement since September 14 shows receipts st all United States ports ?,011.108 against 8.080.700 lsst year; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Fotomsc rivers to Northern mills ami Canada 681,008 agslnst 210, 111 last yeitr. interior stocks In excess of those held st the close of the com? mercial year 188.014 against 884.891 last year; floui hern mills' takings 778. 000 against 10 0.148 last year. Thee* malt* the totsl movement since the 1st of September 7.800.006 dssrt 6.800.< 14 last year. Foreign exports of the week have 880.100 tgsifjst 814.820 last yea-, thing the total thua far for the sea? son 8.787.406 against 2.888.704 lsst year. The total takings of American mill*. North. South and Canada, thu* far for the season have been 1.067.828 again<r 1.484.801 last veer. Including stocks left over at p snd Interior towns from th?> hod cr??p end the number of bales brought into sight thus fsr from the new crop, the supply to date In 7.602,882 agstmtt &. 100.420 for the same period Isat year. sir. John L Arnold and Is A. Lloyd, white, of C reenwood county, became Involved In a quarrel about a well bucket. Lloyd nhot Arnold, killing him almost Inttantly. Ths city council of Lancaster In having a watsrworks system Instslled. The pootrst life Is ths one that hss no love tor the poor. ?tad April, ISM. 'Be Just si 1. STJMTER BAPTISTS' WARM DISCUSSION. IilVKLY SCENES IN CONVENTION AT UNION. Mtwtton Board Censured, Attempt Made to Change Name of Greenville Collere and Compromise Agreement Made es to Edueatlonsl Commission. Union Dec. 10.?The third day's session of the Baptist State convention witnessed several lively scenes. A proposition to Incorporate Greenville Female tol'ege under a new name, a resolution requesting the Women's Misslonsry Union to make a radical change in their work In favor of the colleges, discussion of the work of the State mission board, all evoked lively discussion. Following Dr. Gray's address John F. Vines read s report on aged minis? ters, snd C. C. Brown made a plea for pensions for old preachers. In the afternoon B. K. Mason read a report Ion woman's work. Only one nssocla Itlon in the 8tate has no woman's or Igantsation. The women's bodies of Iths State contributed to missions last I year iSMeS. L W. Wlngo, J. H. Edwards, H. I* I Baggot, Howard L. Jones spoke favor? ably of the work. J. D. Hugglna In I traduced a resolution requesting the ? women to consider Baptist colleges I along with miss ons, which provoked I vigorous debate. The rtaolutlon was I adopted. J. 8. Snyder read a report on Green I vl'.Ie Female College. The report com I mends the good work of the trustees lend recommends that the Institution I shall be incorporated as Greenville I Fe mal I College. President James re I ported the b st session of his teAn as I president in equipment, scholarship I snd spiritual life. There sre 334 stu I dents. A large four story brick build ling costing fit.COO haa been bought I and is used aa a tfcrmitory. T. F. I Vines told how six thousand dollars I was raiser* In Anderson for endow I ment. O. L. Strlngfleld, financial sec I retary of the college, made a speech I snd raised $4,095 on endowment. ' A I motion to change the name of the I college brought out a lively debate, I participated In by several and the mo I tlon was lost. At night the convention decided to I meet next year In Anderson, with E. I M. Lightfoot as preacher of the an I nusl sermon. The proposition to appoint an edu I catl mal commission, which preclpltat I ed a lively discussion yesterday, was I happily settled tonight by compro I miss, and the following commission I was elected to serve ore year: Z. T. Cody, Rufus Ford, J. J. Law Iton. H. H. Watkins, W. W. Keys, H. U E ckmtn, Joe M. Qjattlebaum. I stiles R. Melllchamp, R. O. Sams. The I authority of th s commission was I limited to counselling with Baptist Inchon's and colleges and learning what I plan of fed ra ion la de Ired. The Sunday school department was I discussed by J. D. Moore, who told of I the plans of his office. S. P. Hair spoke Jof teaching and training. J. J. Gen Itry spoke of the value of adult clas I sen. I* M. Roper said the weakness J"f the schools In the absence of grown I folks and the organized classes solve I the problem. Charles A. Smith read report of the I committee, which considered the State j mission board report on State mls I sinn*. Mr. Smith said the board Is I neglecting the country districts of the I low country and devoting entirely too I much tsress upon cotton mill villages. I The board has utterly failed to take I the denomination Into Its confidence I and thus has committed wrong. The I deficit Is not of this year, but has been I growing from vear to year, but noth I Ing has been said of It. Mr. Smith's I remarks wero greeted with applause. Z. T. Cody, president of the board, I asked Howard L. Jones to tell of Bap I tNt conditions In Charleston. He I speaks not as a Pedo-baptist or he I would tell of the greatness and self sufficiency of Charleston, but he I speaks as a Baptist. !>:? Jones told I particularly of Cannon Street church. Dr. Cody suld that the board recog I nixes the convention's right to gangs' land the hoard's duty to obey. He told j of the arduous work of secretaries. J Mh?lons means fighting sin and en? throning Christ, and he eloquently pleaded f<?r support for the hoard. T. M Bailey, secretary of the board, told of his 23 years of service. He said for years he was unable to get Into the section of the State said U have been neglected. He Is opposed to borrowing money for God's work, and In willing to bear part of the blame for not obeying the convention's In ntructlonn. He denied that the board had failed to take the brotherhood Into Itn confidence. The churches are responsible for the debt. Will the peo? ple stand by It? he asked. The re? port was adopted. id Fear not?Let ell the ends Thou Aim . S. 0., WEDNESDAY CONGRESS IS MID. COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER PRESIDENT'S CRITICISM. Statements In the Annual Message Re* latlng to the Secret Service Will Re? ceive Careful Attention and the Committee Will Recommend What Course to Pursue?Investigation Authorized by House Resolution. Washington, Dec. 11.?The indigna? tion of the members of the house of representatives over the paragraph of the president's annual message relat? ing to the secret service found expres? sion today in a resolution offered by Mr. Perkins, Republican, of New York, providing for the appointment of a committee of five to consider the subject and report what action should be taken In connection with the mat 1 ter. The resolution was as follows: { "Whereas, there was contained In the sundry civil appropriation bill, which passed congress at Its last ses? sion and became a law a provision in reference to the employment of the secret service In the treasury depart? ment; and, "Whereas. In the message of the President of the United States to the two houses of Congress It was stated In reference to that provision, "It Is not too much to say that this amend? ment has been of benefit only, and cori.1 be of benefit only to the criminal Olisssi' i nd It was further stated the 4ch it argument in favor of the pro? vision Was that the Congressmen did net ;hem*>elves wish to be Investigated by secret service men," and It was further stated, 'but if this Is not con? sidered desirable a special exception could be made In the law, prohibiting the use of the secret service force in Investigating members of Congress. It would be far better to do this than to do what actually was done, and strive to prevent or at least to hamper ef? fective action against criminals by the executive branch of the government.' Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That a committee of fine members of Congress of this house be appointed by the Speaker to consider the statements contained in the mes? sage of the President and report to the House what action, If any should be taken in reference thereto." Mr. Perkins was designated by the Republican leaders of the House to present the resolution. In submitting It he said: "I do not believe in over-sentivenes to unfavorable celticism, whether upon an individual or upon a public body. But while there may be undue sen? sitiveness, so also there may be undue obtuseness, which might argue a lack of proper self-respect. 'The statements made by the Presi? dent cannot be lightly disregarded." A resolution simllnr to that passed by the house will be adopted by the senate early next week. It will pro? vide for the appointment 6r a commit? tee to recommend a course of action relative to the President's utterance. Tim Charleston Situation. We copied from The State a few days ago an editorial in regard to the liquor business in Charleston and in? tended to make some reference there? to, but did not at the time. The ar? ticle has been copied and commented upon by several papers in the State. The following is from the Chester Lantern. Elsewhere In this Issue we repro? duce an aditorlal from The State deal? ing with Charleston and the liquor law. We desire to call the attention of our readers to it for it strikes us that it was written by a man thor? oughly familiar with the situation as It Is In Charleston today. As The State says Charleston ha? not, is not now, and will not enforce the dispensary law. The law. as far as Charleston lfl concerned. Is a farce and we garantee that none except those who have been there can begin to imagine what a farce It Is. The ma? jority of the Charleston people believe that the State of South Carolina has no right to tell them that they shall not seii liquor except by meani of the dli psnssry and they have determined that tluy will not obey the law. TMa" determination they are sticking to ten aelously. I will be for the legislature to de? cide What shall be done in the matter The local authorities are not enforcing the law In Charleston and are we to allow Charleston to defy the lawi that other parti of the State obey? As the ( State says the matter needs to be ' dealt with by wise and cool heads and . all prejudice against Charleston I should be laid aside. But the State covered the whole subject so well that we will leave it to them and simply call your attention ? to the editorial. a't at be thy Country's, Thy God's am DECEMBER 16, 11 PRICES STILL LOWER, i ENORMOUS RECEIPTS PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF WEEK'S DECLINE. Many Think That Authorities Have Reported Shorter Crop Than Ac? tually Exists. New York, Dec. 11.?Prices of cot? ton have been forced downward prin? cipally by the enormous receipts. The extraordinary into-sight week by week la where the shoe pinches. Moreover, the spot markets of then South are re? ported rather sluggish or actually weak and there Is an unrelieved pres? sure here of Southern hedge selling. Then the straddle sales here are per? sistent and at times large. They con? sist of sales mostly of October against purchases across the water of Septem? ber-October. Such straddles may not have worked out very well for the sea? son thus far, but English operators stick to It that they will ult? mtely prove remunerative. Moreover, there seems to be some falling off In the sales of cotton goods in the country. Lancashire complains of dullness of trade, British exports of goods are somewhat disappointing and Belgium reports show short time among some of Its mills. The local stock is gradually increasing. The Increase this month is about 13,000 bales and rumors are afloat that before very long this Increase will amount to something like 60,000 bales. December notices during the week are said to have reached a rather large volume, or at any ratec onsiderably larger than was generally supposed. The government estimate of 12.920,009 bales *ls by many considered too low. Rumors that it was made so owing to outside pres? sure are denied at Washington, but such rumors, however unfounded, have had some effect here. Apart from this it is pointed out that the quantity ginned up to Decem? ber 1, if reduced to bales of 500 pounds each, is in half a dozen States so large as to suggest that before the end of the present calendar year the crop estimates for these States will be eqtisled if not exceeded. The fr.et that the government's December estimate in three years out of the past four has been roughly from 500.000 to 1,100. 000 haU-s too low encourages not a few to believe that the estimate of December 9, was also too low. Yet It is a fact that last year the December estimate was 350,000 bales too high. After all, too, prices have shown not a little resistance to pressure. De? cember still continues at a good pre? mium over January. The stock here is increasing but is all good cotton. Many believe that a crop of 13,500, 000 biles will be absorbed this season, especially as the quality of the staple admittedly much surpassed that of any recent crop. Parts of the South are beginning to report exhaustion of supply. It is believed by many that the crop has been marketed with un? wonted celerity owing to favorable weather which has given false impres? sions as to its size. Prices are 2 cents lower than a year ago and 3 cents un? der its high point. Middling uplands cotton here is quoted at 9.15 but even in the season of 1906-*07, when the crop was 13,511.000 bales, it is pointed out that the average price of middling at New York during the year was 11.14. Finally Wall street bulls con? tinue to buy on a scale down on the Idea that every bale will be wanted Operators there think that the actual consumption will be enormous and that spinners will buy a very large quantity this season of superior cot? ton in excess of their actual needs. Dun's Weekly Statement. New York, Dec. 11.?R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade tomor? row will say: "Retail trade is active In holiday goods and winter wearing apnarel. while wholesale and jobbing depart? ments are quiet as to new business, but there is a good movement on old orders and manufacturing operations are not curtailed. Inventories are be? ing taken and their completion indi? cates no excessive stocks. Mercantile collections are more prompt and the steady gain in production of pig iron is a most encouraging indication of oonfldence in the leading Industry. Seasonably quiet conditions are report? ed in the market goods, stocks being reduced SS far as possible for taking inventories. "Advances in prices of footwear have been asked by New England manufactuerers. and while the rise tends to restrict new business the raw material situation seems to warrant the small Increase of 2 1-2 to 5 cents a pair." John L. Arnold was shot and killed by L. A. Lloyd in Greenwood county Wednesday. Both men were pros? perous white farmers. 1 Truth's." thk mvi )08. New Serb ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS MEETING. DEMONSTRATION TO SHOW BEST METHODS OF PREVENTION. Advance Notice and Synopsis of the Programm? of the Meeting to be Held in This City December 22nd? A Large Attendance Expected. It has been conservatively estimated that of the 85,000,000 people in the United States, at least 200,000 die of tuberculosis annually. If this estimate be correct, and mortuary statistics bear out the above estimate, and, if it has been computed, the value of the average human life is $8,000, in? cluding the cost of treatment and loss of earning power, then tuberculosis from the deaths alone, not taking into consideration the great loss by hun? dreds of thousands of its lingering vic? tims, who are turned into expensive consumers and non-producers, the death loss from this disease to this coutry is at least $500,000,000 annual? ly. Arguing along the above lines from an economic: standpoint aside from the humane motives and incited by the first law of nature, self-preservation, the intelligent and progressive people of Sumter county propose to have on December 22nd, at Sumter, a Sumter County Anti-Tuberculosis Demonstra? tion, and course of lectures, with a view to inaugurating a systematic and comprehensive campaign of hygenic education, which will be an attempt to solve the problem of practical pre? ventive measures against tuberculosis. Sumter county enjoys excep? tional immunity from tuberculosis, compared with many communities in South Carolina and the entire South? ern States. The Civic League nurse who looks after the indigent poor in the city of Sumter, having only seven cases of tuberculosis during the past year, and while this is not all of the cases reported In this county, never? theless our physicians say that Sumter county has less tuberculosis than per? haps any co anty in the State. One reason for this is that Sumter has never encourage the tuberculosis patients of the county to come to Sumter to spend the winter months, as has been done in other communi? ties in North and South Carolina. Working in conjunction with the plans advanced by the recent Inter? national Anti-Tuberculosis Congress held in Washington, and under the direct supervision and control of the South Sarolina Anti-Tuberculosis As? sociation of the State Medical Associa? tion, the demonstration on Dec. 22nd, in this city, will be instruction by both demonstration and lectures. Every health officer In South Carolina Is In? vited to attend this big meeting be? cause Sumter county proposes to make this meeting partake of the nature of a State-wide demonstration, or sample exhibition of the proper educational features to be adopted by each coun? ty in South Carolina. An effort will be made by Sumter county to show the other counties in this State what are the best practical preventive meas? ures to be put into operation. While this will be primarily a Sum? ter county a.talr with a view to bene? fiting our own people, nevertheless it is considered not Inappropriate to In? vite the public In general to be present In order that they might gain very valuable information from the Sum? ter county efforts, to suppress tuber? culosis. Prominent physicians :>f Sumter county and laymen also, have been Invited, as well as a few distin? guished physicians from other coun? ties, to make short talks. Dr. Robert Wilson, Jr. chairman of the State Board of Health. Dr. C. Fred Williams, State Health Officer, and E. I. Reardon. Health officer of Sumter. have accepted Invitations to make ten minute talks on different subject-, showing the most practical methods of prevention against tuberculosis. A s number of other physicians and sev? eral well known laymen have also been invited, but have not yet sigiv lied their intention to deliver addresses. Hon. R. I. Manning, president of the chamber of commerce of Sumter, will deliver the address of welcome and short talk, explaining the Object of the meeting, whose talk a/ill be preceded by prayer by the Rev. H. H. Coving ton of gumter. The demonstration feature will be particularly Impressive and practical and easily understood by the general public and non-professional people. There will be gramaphone lectures consisting of short talks, telling how to avoid tuberculosis, with musical numbers In between. There will also be lantern-slide exhibitions, showing the human lungs and bacilli of tuber? culosis. There will be flash-light ex? hibitions, indicating how often a hu? man life is sacrificed to tuberculosis. A particularly Interesting exhibition will consist of two rooms, represent E SOUTHRON, Established June. lftM - 38?Yol XXVIII. -1oW ing the typical shack often occupied by colored women, who wash and iron our clothes. The first room will show the crowded, dirty, poorly ventilated I room in which a colored laundress la I Ironing a week's wash, while nearby in the same room is a tuberculosis pa? tient in the bed, coughing and spitting up millions of the bacilli of tubercu olsis, while the ironed and unironed ar? ticles of clothing of white families are strewn around the room to be infected with the germs of this fatal disease, which will be carried home In the clothing to possibly cause the death; of our loved-ones. The second room will show the house as it ought to be, with the tuberculosis patient absent, the room nicely swept up, the win? dows open, admitting the fresh air and sunlight so destructive of the tu bercula bacilli. TJiese two features alone will show how important it is for people to find out first where their clothing is being washed and if there are any tubercu? losis patients in the family of the washer-woman. It will further show the importance and necessity for in? vestigating where our numerous ser? vants came from and sanitary condi? tions surrounding the inside of their homes. There will be also a lot of descrip? tive literature to be distributed free, which will contain much valuable In? formation to the public. County su? perintendent of education, S. D. Cain, has at the request of the committee of arrangements, invited the teachers of every school in Sumter county and all of the scholars above the 7th grade to attend this demonstration Dee. 22nd. It is intended that the demon? stration feature including the grama phone lecture, in fact the demonstra? tion feature complete, wiH be repro? duced from time to time at every school house in Sumter county. Early hygienic education in the schools will be inaugurated in this county. The Intelligent and public spirited ladies and gentfemen of Sum? ter, the city council, the city Board of Health, the city Board of Education and city superintendent of education, together with our local physicians, are cooperating heartily in this movement. Dr. Walter Cheyne. secretary, has extended an invitation to every phy? sician in the Sumter County Medical Association, which association also is taking great interest in this demon? stration by special committee end otherwise. The meeting will open at 16 o'clock a. m., and will adjourn at 2 p. m. The afternoon session will be from 3 to 8 p. m. The demonstration and lectures wil be held at the Sumter Light In? fantry armory, in Masonic Temple building. Mr. R. N. Abbey of the Lyric theatre, has kindly consented to* take charge of the lantern slides and' flash-light features. The Civic League ladies and Civic League nurre are ren? dering valuable assistance. More com? plete programme will be published lat? er. It is hoped that every health officer in South Carolina or any others in? terested in sanitary work will be pres? ent. While, as before stated, this is a meeting for beginning an educational campaign in Sumter county, neverthe? less the people of this county, will be delighted to have others from different parts of the State, derive the benefits of the initial demonstration to be pull? ed off at Sumter. A Shooting Scrape. Policeman Privett and Mr. J. R. Durant exchanged shots one night last week but fortunately no damage was done except the bullet holes where the ball went into Mr. Piivett's overcoat and came out. It seems that Policeman Privett and Chief Grooms were on the look out for a negro who was thought to> be in Mr. Dm ant's store or near by. They had a warrant for his affect Mr. Durant did not like ha?, ing the polio* "prowling" around end oamo out ?>f his beck door while Policeman Privett and Grooms were standing on the side walk near the corner Of Mr. \. r. Durant'a and ftreg one shot, the bell pissing through Mr. PrhreCtw overcoat on the shoulder. Mr. Privett returned t,-> tire and Mr. Durant went back v once Into hw stare and looked hlnuM if In This eras between N and :? o'clock, A warrant was taken out for Mr. Durant and about ?ne O'clock that nigh*. Sheriff Muldrow ar? rested him and he gave bend Ira medlstel) for his appearance at court. Btshopvtlle Vindicator. T. K. Tompkins, of Cedar Creek Georgetown county, was shot and f < tally wounded at Rosemary Wednes? day night while engaged in a row with Lewis and Henry Berr'ngs. Thelma Orlmsley, a six year aldr girl, was burned to death In Flercac* on Wednesday.