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n? SV KT Kl l WATCHMAN, Ks tabu Consolidated Aug. 2,1881 Cbt JMatfbuun anb Soutbron. PubBerml Every Wednesday, ?BY? 08TEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTBR. 8. C ? l 40 per annum?In advance. Ad? ert Isesnent*: ?quere firtt Insertion.$1.00 ?eery subsequent Insertion.10 Contracts for three months, or leaser will be made at reduced : stes. All communications which tub sarre private Intereete will te charted far aa advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. CASK OF THE AI KEN LEPER. Judge Robert Aldrlrh I*e?ee an Order lemaralmmg the Removal of Mli Kirk. Alken. Feb. 10.?Today Judge Rob art Aldrlch Issued an order continuing the temporary Injunction against the board of health removing Miss Kirk, the alleged leper, from the city of Alken to the city hospital This In? junction was Issued soms two weeks ago. and the hearing was held beforu Judge Aldrlch at Barnwell. It was contended that the place to which she was to be carried was not fit for her. and also that she had been cured of leprosy ind waa not s danger or a menace to the city. The hoard, answering, asserted that ths eltj hospital had been placed In a good condition for hsr reception, and alleged that ?hs has contagious lep? rosy- The decision is virtually a con tmuance of ths matter, until it la heard by another judge, and In the meantime the quarantine on the premiers of aflea Kir I. will be con? tinued. Judge Aldrlch eald In grant> tag the order: "I am satisfied that the heating ar rangem?nu. the want of proper water ?apply, the condition of the city dumping grounds and their proximity to the )>oepitaJ render it unfit for the Jhabwation eg such a patient. Let the aseweWerv Injunction be continued until a further order of the court. This order is not to be understood as Interfering with the board of health aa maintaining such quarantine regu? lations es they may deem necessary to the pulllc safety." The core will come up. probably, nefore ihs circuit court for trial some time In ths future, hut in the mean time Mm Kirk will rsmaln wn?rn she la and the quarsntlne will be ma on talne? 1 ?V ths board of health m since the injunction wss Issued. PTTIBBURG NEGROES PERSIST. Apparently No Abatement of As? saults. P'ttsburg. Fsb. 8.?Many persons gather? d In the vicinity of the Ei ?aid police station this morning, be* Itevlng that Jamee Dlckson, a negro err set ei I Saturday night for Insulting a whits woman and who narrowly es? caped l?elng lynched by an unfurlated crowd, would be given a hearing. Owing to the Inability of the young woman to appear agslnst the negro until tomorrow, the case was post until that time and the crowd |sii Whf i attempt was made Saturday night t y a plaln-clothce officer to ar? rest Dtckeon. the negro knocked the officer down and fought so desperate? ly thai ehe policeman s clothes were almost torn off. The fight attracted a isrgi crowd, which became threat entig *vhen It was learned that Dlck? son hud Insulted a white woman. Throw ng the negro to the ground, the officer drew his revolver and held the crowd off until a squad of police came to the rescue. Magistrate Brady, who hae sen? tenced a number of negroes to Ionic terns in the workhouse In the pspt week, received an anonymous lettei advising him to be more lenient Ir dealing with negroee or he would meet with violence. notwithstanding the stringent measure*) taken by the authorities, a ma>rl!> "f the negro population g deflsnt. and there is apparently no abatement of assaults upon white wo ftlg Verdict In Lexington. Lexington. Feb. 13.?One of the largsst verdicts svsr rendered again *t a rallroed company in this Stnte for personal Injuries only was awarded to John VY. Rom. of Columbia, against the ftouthern Railway by a Lexington jury today, the amount being $16,000. The difendant's attorneys gave notice of motion for a new trial. India Is buying American windmills generously. 'Dutchman and ihecl April, 1850. 'Be Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Alma't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." 8?MTER. S. 0 , WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1?. 1909. ANNOUNCEMENT HEREAFTER the Watchman and Southron will be pub? lished Sei li- Weekly, on Wednesday and Saturday, instead of Weekly, on Wednesday. The paper will be mailed in time to reach subscribers the day of publication, thanks to the excel? lent Mail Service we now have in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon Counties, in which the Watchman and Southron has the larger part of its circulation. There will be no increase in the Subscription Price, nor any decrease in the Size of the Paper. It is our purpose to give our readers two papers a week for the price they have been ac? customed to pay for one. We shall spare no effort to make the The best Semi-Weekly in the State. This is our way of showing our appreciation of the loyal support given this paper by the people of suoiter and adjoining counties for more than fifty -years. We want an active agent in each community to take sub? scriptions for the Watchman and Southron, on a plan that will pay handsomely fqr spare time. Watch for important an? nouncement in subsequent issues. Osteen Publishing Co. THE ASYLUM SCANDAL. TALK OF SENSATIONAL DISCLOS? URES TO BE MADE. Senators Chrlsteusen antl Montgom? ery Pushing the Bill for a Commit? tee to Make a Thorough Investiga? tion. Columbia. Feb. 18.?In the senate last night the bill providing for the Investigation of the State Hospital for the Insane came up for discussion within one-half hour of the time for receding from business and debate thereon was adjourned until today after third readings bills. But in the discussion of the bill there was Intimation of some start? ling revelations when the investiga? tion Is entered into. Senator Christensen, the author of the bill, stated that the Investigation Is wanted by the board of regents and the superintendent also, that many citizens of the State had asked for it The bill carries the power to summon officials and get all assistance neces? sary to carrying out the provisions of the measure. In some particulars the bill Is pecu? liar. The investigating committee may take the testimony In private, with only the board of regents pres? ent. It would be embarrassing for some of the necessary witnesses to go upon the stand and testify. The for? mer Inmates would be the ones who could give the best Information. Senator Christensen explained that he had affidavits and Information from many persons on this matter. Senator Oraydon stated that some of the Inmates are crowded, three, four ami nve In a room, according to In? formation he had; that some steps should be taken for the humane treatment of the Inin ites; that tu herculoala patients are crowded alon:: with those who are not diseased; that It was for Um interests of health, res? toration to sanity and prevention of disease that the investigation should be had. Senator I.aney objected to the bill, because he thouOit that ?3.( 00 should not he expended, as there is now mth a committee Senator Montgomery called atten? tion to the fact that the bill could mt very well be properly debated, a* the matter la one of great delicacy; a'.so that If the senators would confer with Mr. Chrlstenaen and those In possess? ion of facts they would not further oppoae the bill. STATE HOSPITAL FOR INSANE TO BE IN VESTIGATED. But Senate Bill Provides That the Proceedings Shall Not Be Public? Com mission May Publish Such Mat? ters as It Sees Fit. Columbia, Feb. 13.?The State Hos? pital for the Insane Investigation res the senateFHXNwereihedl. Bl'shus olutlon was passed to the third read? ing In the senate today. Senator Otts tried to ge his county dispensary in? vestigating resolution in as an amend? ment, but w'thdrew this under agree? ment that hit measure would be taken up next. The senate refused to remove the provision which requested that the proceedings of the Investigation be not divulged, but did adopt an amendment allowing the commission to make such things public as appear? ed advisable. FILIBUSTER IN STATE SENATE. Prohibition Battle Being Waged With Vigor. Columbia, Feb. 12.?The senators tonight engaged in a filibuster upon the whiskey question for two hours, and It was not until 10 o'clock that efforts were stopped to bring up out of its order one or another of the pro? hibition or referendum measures. Sen? ator Otts, the prohibition leader, ad? mitted upon being questioned that he was filibustering, but stated that this was no more than the Senators on the other side were doing. Motion after motion was put upon various bills and table upon table was made to not al? low the bills to come up out of their order, and upon nearly every question the ayes and nays were demanded, thus killing at least ten minutes upon each vote. This filibuster was started at the morning session when Senator Otts attempted to bring into consideration two of the referendum measures. At that time he failed to do so In the tuaSS of motions to recur to the morn? ing hour, motion to table, etc., all of which was ended when after the House bad come over to consider the enrolling of Acts, Senator Kelley moved to adjourn. Kngland reports that the potato crop this year Is the biggest on rec? ord. Walterboro, Feb. 9.?Monday even? ing, while Sheriff Fox and family were at supper, four of the seven ne? groes In Jail escaped. THE PROHIBITION FILIBUSTER. HOUSE SPENDS SEVERAL HOURS DISCUSSING BILL. By a Vote of 63 to M the House Ta? bles Motion to Kill the Bill?Num? ber of Excellent Speeches Made on the Question of State-Wide Pro? hibition. Columbia, Feb. 12.?The House spent the entire legislative day dis? cussing the liquor question. A num? ber of excellent speeches were made, but the chief interest was in the skir? mishing that continued for some time before the House went over to the Senate to attend the first ratification of Acts passed at this session of the General Assembly. A very pretty fight is in progress. There was one vote today, and that at first blush indicated that the State? wide Prohibitionists had a slight mar? gin. On what might be called a neg? ative vote, the record was 63 to 54. This does not mean by any manner that such will he the vote on the mo? tion to pass the bill to its third read? ing. The vote was on whether or not the House would table Mr. Sawyer's motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill; in other words, whether or not the bill should be kill? ed, not on whether it should pass. Some suggest that it is a long and weary way before a vote will be had on the direct question. Real filibustering was witnessed today, and it was well don? Some say they do not like fili? bustering. This opens up a wide range of discussion. For instance, is a lawyer in defending his cause justi? fiable In entering demurrers, or ought he to go straight to the jury with his cause? To get down to a concrete ease. Was Tillman right in defeating the confirmation of Crum by filibus? tering, or should he have Insisted on a vote after making his statement of the attitude of the people of Mill State ? The State-rwlde Prohibitionists are not sure of their position; neither are the local option advocates, but the programme evidently la that there i-s no use to rush things. Calhoun Trial Postponed* San Francisco, Feb. 11.?The trial of Patrick Calhoun, president of th United Railways, accused of bribery, was postponed today until next Mon day on account of the Illness of As slstant District Attorney Francis J Henry, who Is conducting the prose cutlon. REFUSES TO INCREASE RATE. Georgia Railroad Commission Declines to Allow Georgia Central to BHiO Its Passenger Fares. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 12.?The Georgia railroad commission today refused to permit the Central of Georgia rail? road to increase its flat passenger rate from 2 1-4 to 2 1-2 cents a mile. The commission also refused to allow the railroad tc discontinue certain trains on its Washington (Ga.) and Macon branches. WANT RATES REDUCED. Railroad Commission to Give Hearing on Rates of Fertilizers. Columbia, Feb. 12.?Owing to the agitation for a reduction of various freight rates in South Carolina, the I agricultural committee of the House I today sent a sub-committee to confer with the railroad commission on the subject of the reduction of rates in I South Carolina on fertilizer. After hearing the committee the railroad commission adopted a resolution pro? viding that a through investigation be made in accordance with this re? quest of the sub-committee herein re? ferred to, and "that a public hearing be held in the office of the commis? sion at Columbia, S. C, on April 14, 1909, beginning at 12 o'clock M., for the purpose of receiving information from parties interested in the matter of reducing or readjusting freight rates on fertilizers In South Carolina. SEEKS REVENGE ON A. C. L. Savannah May Put Street Through Land Railroad is Using. Savannah. Ga., Fob. 12.?It is ex? pected that one form of Savannah'i revenge on the Atlantic Coast Line Railway for Its removal of its shops from here to Waycross will be the opening of a Street through the spot where the coal shutes of the railroad Stand here. An ordinance was passed several years ago providing for the opening Of the street, but it has been held up by the city all that time. Now it is de? lated by a number of the councilmanic committee having the matter in charge, that there exists no reason why the street should not go through, as originally intended. This will mean a large expense to the railroad. It Is stated by this alderman that this retaliatory measure would not be stopped In council. 5 SOUTIIRON, Established June, 1 8?Vol. XXVIII. 3o 28 THE HMlllim AMI. A COMPROMISE OK AN IHIHWrl NITE SESSION Tili: OUTLOOK. One of The Anti-l*rohibition !.>-.uUv Has OoM Feet Already?Pill> HeJA Up Hut Effort** are Being Made to Effect a Compromise?No Agree? ment Yet. Columbia. Feb. 13.?Some day-light may break on the prohibition fight e-jr next week, but at present a compro? mise or an indefinite session is the? only chance. The threat of the pro? hibitionists to hold up all local bimv today was not carried out. Mr. Ayer came to the House this morning to actively stir up sentiment for a compromise or referendum or some other measure. Various propo? sitions looking towards compromise have been suggested. Among theo? was the Ansel idea of voting out mM dispensaries and voting them in again, but nothing has been agreed to. Un der the agreement made last night: I that all local bills must be inspected! I by the house, every bill is being renoT today in full and legislation is more careful. The anti-prohibitionlsta* forces have lost one or two supporters through pressure of one kind or* another and are hopping mad in> their indignation. It is reported that one of the leaders of the fight has taken cold? fset because of congressional aspira? tions. The opposition still refuses to ad rilt that It is in the minority. It ha? prevented consideration of prohibi? tion bills this week, which was the I desired end. NEW TRIAL REFUSED JONE&. Judge Memminger Rejects Plea of the Union Murderer?Sentences Him to Life Imprisonment. Union, Feb. 12.?W. T. Jones, who last Saturday, after a most sense t.onal trial, was found guilty of the murder of his wife last July, bat with a recommendation to mercy wast Ulla afternoon at 4.30 o'clock refused? a new trial by Judge R. W. Memmin? ger, who, after an impressive talk, told Jones he thought that if he were ever granted a new trial it would re? sult in his hanging, then sentenced bins tD Imprisonment for life at hard lav bor in the State penitentiary. When court reconvened this after? noon at 3 o'clock Col. P. H. Nelson for the State argued why the mo? tion for a new trial should be re? fused. Col. Johnstone then spoke for about an hour in reply, pointing out various things the jurors had said, ard putting up a valiant fight for his client. At 4.25 the clerk of court was or? dered the indictment and Jone? vxe tald to stand in the prisoner's dock. Standing by his side were Sheriff J G. Long and James Munroe of him counsel. Clerk of court then asked the prh* oner, "What have you to say why sen? tence should not he passed upon you ?" " Jones then replied: "Nothing, bat. that I am innocent." At 4.43 Judge Memminger a?i clressed the prisoner in a very de? liberate, quiet and kind manner. "I have a desire to say something? to you, but I an? too fatigued to go further into the case. I do not wish to harrow your feelings. I feel that the jury has given you a fair trial, and that they were warranted in render? ing the verdict that they did. I feel that you will not get a new trial, sind* if you should I feel that if tried again? you will hang. Judge Memminger then, before he passed sentence, said in substance: "If I were you I would not fight thin case any further, but would take wham this jury of 12 men have said that jx>o deserve and go to the penit^rrtfary where, before before the end of ytKnr natural life, you will have a chance H> obtain mercy and forgiveness" Then the formal setitenc inscrib? ed by law was passed and ab.^irt 5 o'clock. Jones was tak.'n back to- Jai!. UP TO TAFT. Washington. Feb. 9. ? Senator Fry!"' today abandoned his pfforts to hm? the nomination of W. D. Crum. the negro reap pointed as collector of coa toms at Charlteston. S. C, ??nflrwd at the present session. After th?v doors of the senate were closed I*I asked the Democrats to agree t?* gaTB* mlt the Crum nominations, to cv*nn.? to ? vote on March t. Palling to obtain the agrocimnt, tie said: "Very well. I will withdraw ;#n? nomination for the present." It Is understood by senate leadfcr? that the case will not be agataa a sidered at the present sessi