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ROI VCMTER WATCHMAN', ? stabil <<m?)].dated Aug. 2.188 Cbf 'JMntf bnun anb <$out|)ron. Puldiahed Wednesday and Saltinlay ?fiY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY Sl'MTH.K, a C. Terauat I 1.10 per annum?In advance. Advertisement*: One Square flret Insertion.$1.00 ?eei-y tubsequent insertion.60 Contracts for three month*, or longer will be made at reduced rates. AI communications which sub eatve private interests will be charged far OS advertisements. Obltuarlf* and tributes of rei.pects trtll be charged for. )Um ROBSON LOSES AN EYE. tLtssrtrwlon Dentbtt Attacked hj Ne Vo Walter In Washington Koste u rsust. Washington. March 7.?Dr. Lonnle B. Mohson. dentist, and a member of the Oerman Fusllllers. of Charleston, wee attacked by a negro waiter In {f Harvey'f restaurant. In this city, Thursday night, and as a result he baa loot one eye ar.d the other was Injure*!. A careful investigation made Of I lie affair Indicates that the attack waf entirely unprokec Dr. Rob soq who came here wtth his company < to attend the Inauguration, wis en? tirely alone at the time. 'The negro apfrosched from the rear, struck hint a itagiertng blow, then as the victim turned he was struck again In the faxe, the latter blow smashing and driving pieces of the eyeglaasea he wore into his face. When this hap? pened Capt. Sehroder was called and at once set about to apprehend the ?esjro. The men In charge of the res? taurant are amid not only to have failed In their efforts to apprehend the ma a, but absolutely prohibited Capt Schroder from having him arrested, und* be oould be gotten out of the bntldlng and away from the scene of attack. He has not yet been arrrest fotaffee/P1* wnJ^ had become angered ? few Minutes) before snwrety herauao Xh. Robeon^bad told him not to brush against him. ' Dr. Robson was taken by Capt. Schroder to the Episcopal Eye and Throat Hospital, where the left eye Wim t amoved It was stated tonight that the patient was doing well and would be able to go home In U rea? sonable length of time. Credit should be given Capt. 1 Schroder for keeping down more trouble. The assault occurred about midnight Thursday, and he did not Inform the members of hte various South Carolina troops of what had happened, and most of them left here for home more than fifteen hot re af? terwards without learning of tie as j sault. He knew that If they loa med of the trouble there would unioubt edly be bloodshed. It la due, there? fore, to bis coolness that more trou? ble was not had. Col. Cogswell. Capt Schroder and Jerry McMahon, Repreentatlvo Le? geres secretary, have bean In tonsul tatton with the police officials >f this city about the matter, and tune also retained the law Arm of Douglas & Baker to take whatever legal steps may be necessary. They hai e also made arrangements with the hospi? tal authorities co give Dr. Robion ev? ery attention until he is able to go homo. Both CoL Cogswell and Capt. Schroder with a part of troops who came, leave for home tomorrov. DR. ROH MADE CON8U. a Will Represent German Government In New Orleans. New Orleans, March 7.?Advices have been received by Baron von Meyenburg, acting Oerman consul, that the German R-overnmert has designated Dr. P. T. Roh, now Ger? ms n vice consul at Chicago, us con sul for New Orleans. He w 11 sue ceed Baron von Nordenftlcht, who re? cently left for his new post of duty at Rio de Janerlo. Dr. Roh wll arrive In New Orleans within the noxt two weeks. The Abbeville county grand Jury In Its presentment this week says: "Complaint was made to us by the present supervisor, thnt Capt. G. N. Nickels, his predecessor, had In his possession a number of the keys be? longing to the new court houso, which he perelatently refusee to tu n over to him. nowlthstandlng he has repeat? edly asked him for them. Am< ng said keys is one known as a "Master Key" with which any of the county offices can be entered. We therefore request you* honor to make an order requir? ing him to Immediately turn over said beys to ths proper custodian thereof, the county supervisor.* ntchmnii anO slied April, I860. 1. 'B? Ju?t and Fear ,not-^Ix>t all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." 8UMTER. S. a, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10. 1909. THE New -& Our Premiums o N another*page will be found our Premium List for agents who solicit subscrip? tions for the Twice-a-Week Watchman ft Southron. Every article in the list is useful and the best of the kind and price to be had. In the matter of premiums we are practicing what we have been preaching for years?patronizing home industry by purchasing the premiums from Surater mer? chants. By pursuing this policy we are keeping our money in circulation at home and at the same time guaranteeing that our premiums are first-class articles. By sending out of town to some mail order house we might get these articles cheaper, but we do not believe in that way of doing business. We want to know what we are getting and who we are getting it from, but the principle is the most impoitant consideration after all. We believe in preaching and practicing tha doctrine of patronizing home enterprises, and thereby helping those who help U9. If every man, woman and child will do the same thing, South Carolina will be a better State, Sumter will be a bigger and better town, with better and more pros? perous merchants, better and more prosperous workshops and factories and bigger and better newspapers and printing offices, in the latter of which we are most directly interested. * , This ia the point of the whole sermon. Take the hint and get to work as an agent for the Twice-a- Week Watchman & Southron. By so doing you will help yourself while helping u9. You will also l>e helping your neighbors by inducing them to subscribe to the best county paper in the State. Osteen Publishing Company TILLMAN COMES HOME. The Senator Asks "What Is the Use Of My Staying Here for Tariff Leg? islation?" Washington, March 6.?Senator Tlllman left for hla home In South Carolina last night "What Is the use of my staying here for tariff legislation?" he remarked to hla frlenda upon leaving the city. "The Republicans have mapped out a policy which can not be affected by the Democrats." Mr. Tlllman will, however, return by the time the tariff bill has been framed by the house of representa? tives and ready for the senate. COURT IN BISHOPYILLK. Business of Term Finished?Only One Murder Case. Bishopvllle. March G.?The March term of court of general sessions for Lee county adjourned sine die yes? terday afternoon at 4 o'clock after be? ing in session all the week. The following cases were- disposed of. Manning Richardson, charged wlMi an assault and batttery of a high und aggravated nature, pleaded guilty and waa sentenced to two months on the chalngang. Sheppard Burno, assault and battery with Intent to kill, plead? ed guilty, one year on chalngang. Sheppard Burno, househrenklng and larceny, pleaded guilty, one year on chalngang. Israel Rouse, disposing of crop under lien, pleaded guilty, njsj months on chalngang or $60. Rob? ert Mack, tried and found guilty of simple asaault. no sentence, court hav? ing no Jurlsdltlon. Ellsha Bennett, murder, found guilty with recommen? dation to mercy, sentenced to peni? tentiary for life. S. B. Padgett and Tallle Padgett, breach of trust frith, fraudulent intent, found not guilty. Pet Casey, assault and battery with Intent to kill, not guilty. The above cases were all simple with the exception of Bennett, who wan convicted of killing a email ne? gro girl, his own step-child, last full. Bennett was represented by C. M. Aman, Esq., while the solicitor prose? cuted the case alone. The downward path used to be pav? ed with good Intentions, but nowa? days most men avoid that slow old route and take the elevator. SHOT BY REJECTED SUITOR. Widow Wakes to Find Boarder Stand? ing Over Her With a Gun?Man Commits Suicide. Plttsburg, Pa., March 7.?Waking at 4 o'clock this morning at her home In Beaver, 30 miles west of here, Mrs. Mamie McKee, a widow, found Wil? liam O. Wllner, a rejected suitor, standing at her bedside, and when she I declared again in answer to his ques? tion that she did not love him, the man fired four bullets into her head. Wllner then killed himself by taking poison and then shooting himself. Late tonight Mrs. McKee Is living with no possible chance of recovery. Wllner was 26 years old. His victim is 30. Since the death of her hus? band Mrs. McKee has conducted a boarding house, and Wllner was one of her boarders. During the last year he was insistent in pressing atten? tion upon her, but she had rejected all his advances. Dun's Weekly Trade Review. New York, March 6.?Dun's weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: "Already the price readjustments are beginning to work toward the ex? pected improvement in demand and this and President Taft's inaugural declarations favorable to that 'meas? ure of stability' which 'is essential to the life and growth of all business' are important contributions to finan? cial and trade confidence and make stronger the hope of full industrial recovery. Both in sentiment and amount of new business in sight the Iron and steel trade shows some gain. "In spite of the upward tendoncy of raw material buyers of cotton goods make a determined effort to se? cure a lower level of quotations. There is an entire absence of export demand from China, although it Is be? lieved that sellers will now accept prices that were refused in January. No new business is reported In wool? en go od 8. "Quiet conditions continue in New England shoe markets. The demand for hides continues slack with a fur? ther seasonable weakness in prices on both packer and country hides. The dry hide market is quiet. The leather trade is still dull and unsatisfactory." A negro was arrested In Columbia for stealing his own suit case. He checked it on the train, stole it and then made a demand on the railroad. WIFE OF PRISONER BURNED. Woman Meets Fiery Death, While Husband, Convicted Murderer, Awaits Second Trial in Jail. Statesboro, Ga., March 7.?While her husband was a prisoner here on the charge of murder, awaiting a sec? ond trial after conviction, Mrs. Joe Woods, who resided near Rocky Ford, this county, was burned to death yes? terday afternoon, the news of her death reaching here today. Mrs. Woods was bathing one of her baby children before an open fireplace when her dress was Ignited. She ran into the yard and died there. The husband was taken by officers to his home today, broke down at the ter? rible sight, and was returned to his cell. An officer will accompany him to the funeral. Several small chil? dren, the oldest but seven, are left un cared for. NIGHT RIDER ESCAPES. Hirsch el Hogg, Member of Band That Killed Kankln, Is at Large. Union City, Tenn., March 7.?Hir schel Hogg, a confessed member of the band of "night riders," who mur? dered Capt. Quentln Rankin at Wal? nut Log in October, escaped from Jail at Dresden last night, and has not been recaptured. He is supposed to be in hiding In the lake region. The military at Fort Regan has been no? tified and are instituting a vigorous search for the fugitive. While Hogg was held a close pris? oner by Sheriff C. A. Brasfleld he had recently been accorded the liberties* of a "trusty," and it Is now believed that he was implicated in an attack on Sheriff Brasfleld on Saturday night by a negro prisoner with a razor, in which the officer was severely wound? ed. That he furnished the weapon has been admitttd by the negro and Hogg, believing that he would again be thrown into close confinement, made his escape before the authori? ties took action in his case. The confessed night rider has not been seen in the neighborhood of Union City since the news of his es? cape reached here. The soldiers here and at Hankin barracks on the lake have instituted a vigorous search for him. Adam had a right to think his wife the prettiest woman in all the world. NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE. Assailant of Mrs. MeKlnney is Incin? erated by Texas Mob?-Another Ne? gro is Shot. Rockwill, Texas, March 7.?After having been indentified by Mrs. Ar? thur McKinney as the negro who at? tempted a criminal assault upon her Friday norning, Anderson Ellis was taken from the Rockwell county Jail tonight and secured to an iron stake driven into the earth and was burned to death in the presence of about 1, 000 persons. Earlier in the evening Will Clark, a negro, was shot and in? stantly killed when his father, An? drew Clarke refused permission to a posse to search his premises on the assdmption that Ellis was concealed there. People were here from several towns and from Dallas, Collin and Hunt as well as Rockwall county to witness the execution of the negro. Ellis admitted his guilt, but refused to muk" a statement or to leave a farewell message for his relatives. He did not utter a cry as the pile of cord wood, which had been well saturated with kerosene, was set afire, nor did he show loss of nerve as the flames cooked his flesh. He was dead within nine minutes after the torch had been applied. LYNCHBCRG NOW A DRY TOWN. Saloons Closed Up in Accordance With Mandate of People Expressed at Polls In December. Lynchburg. Va., March 5.?The sa? loons of Lynchburg closed tonight, conforming to the local option elec? tion result in December. The closing was quiet and orderly. It is expected that the social clubs will remain open until their present licenses expire on April 30. President Harris, of the State Far? mers' Union, will conduct a rally at Kershaw on the 12th instant. He will be assisted in the meeting by Prof. Ira W. Williams, of the United States deprtment of agriculture, and Mr. S. F. Parrott, of the Farmers' Union Sun. Mr. Ryland P. Traynham, of Laur ens, has received appointment as aide, with the rank of major, on the staff of Gen. C. Irvine Walker, of the army of Northern Virginia, United Confederate Veterans. Mr. Trayn? ham is the son of Col. J. H. Trayn? ham. I SOCTiritON, Established Janr, ISM Pies?Vol. XXIX 3*i 5 % TAFT CALLS EXTRA SESSION. fins president lssi i:s ms FIRST PROCLAMATION. Congress is Boajprotod 10 ctoorno? ?t NOOtl, March 15, to Receive Such Communication as May be Made by the Chief Executive?I*ro<'.amatior? Does Not Mention the Purpose of Extra Session. Washington, March 6.?President Taft today issued a call for a special session of the sixty-flrst congress to convene March 15. The call does not mention the object for which the spe? cial session is called. The following |g the text of the call: By the President of the United! States of America: A Proclamation. Whereas, public interests require that the Congre^s8 of the United States should be convened in extra session at 12 o'clock noon on the 15tTa day of March, 1!)09, to receive such* communication as may be made by the Executive. Now therefore, I, William Howard? Taft, President^ f ?he United State? of America, do hereby proclaim ant* declare that an extraordinary occa? sion requires the Congress of the "uni? ted States to convene in extra session at the Capitol ir> the City of Wash? ington, the 16th day of March, 1909,. at 12 o'clock, noon, of which all per? sons who shall at that time be en? titled to act as members thereof are* hereby required to take notice. Given under my hand and the seat of the United States of America the 6th day of March, in the year of eur Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and' nine, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred an* thirty-third. (Signed) Wm. H. Taft By the President. P. C. Knox, Secretary of State.. NEW CABINET CONFIRMED.. Senate Meets in Extra Session to Rat? ify Taft s Appointments. Washington, March 6.?No specific; opposition was made to the confirma? tion of any member of the cabinet when the president sent that body his list of nominations today. The nomi? nations followed the formal no+lflcar tion of the president by a senate com? mittee that the senate was organist dJ. Although there was no specific op? position to the cabinet members, som? rather sharp comments were made by Mr. Tlllman concerning the nominal tion of Mr. Meyer to be secretary of the navy and by Mr. Bailey concerns? ing Mr. Nagel to be secretary of com? merce and labor. In his remarks Mr. ? Tillman called attention to the inveo? tlgation of him by the postoffice de?- - partment during Mr. Meyer's incunr? bency of the office of postmaster gen- - eral. The South Carolina senator said 4 that Mr. Meyer "accused me of being,' a liar when I was not," and "I ac? cused Meyer of being a liar when he was." However, Mr. Tillman did not o?* Ject to confirmation. The comment* by Mr. Bailey upon the qualification* of Mr. Nagel had reference to the let? ter's service as counsel to the Waters Pierce Oil Company. Mr. Bailey saidl he understood that Mr. Naffel hadi been an attorney for the Standard OH Company. Mr. Borah leplted that Re had investigated this charge and found that Its only basis was the fact, that Mr. Nagel for the Waters-Pierce* Oil Company had once passed upon the validity of an opinion of a court. Upon receipn of the list of nomina? tions the senate went into executive session. The following nominations? were confirmed: Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania^ to be secretary of state. Franklin MacVeagh. of Illinois. te? be secretary of the treasury. Jacob M. Dlckerson, of Tennessee to be secretary of war. Geo. W. Wk kersham, of New York. to be attorney general. Frank H. Hitchcock, of Massachu? setts, to be postmaster general. George V. L. Meyer, of Massachu? setts, to be secretary of the navy. Richard A. Ballinger, of Washing? ton, to be secretary of the interior. James Wilson, of Iowa, to be sc ere* tary of agriculture. Charles Nagel, of Missuri, to fee secretary of commerce and labor. Huntington Wilson, of Illinois, tobe assistant secretary of state. Beekman Winthrop, of New Y*wv to be assistant secretary of the irav?. Gold Is proved with fire; frbuaoV ship in need.?Danish. Sad how the moment two peopdfcr* have fallen in love they begin to tafif out about other things.