Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TIE COOPtHSJBMYIGIED. ?JBHATOK OARMACK H MURDEH EHJi FOUND GUILTY. ? Verdict of Marder In Dngren nad Judge Hart Oat. Cooper nad Mia Son 1% Terontj Yearn In Um Poniten Meshvtlle. March SO.?When the fOMt %n the Cooper caae reported to tBii eonrt yesterday that they had John D. Sharp not guilty and they were hopelessly tied up In to Cot Duncan B. Cooper B?hla Cooper, the impression the result would be a mistrial a conviction In the minds of % majority of those who have follow o4l the coarse of the trial with ab hots 11 Interest. Therefore when the Jury announc? ed todar that an agreement had been the surprise and excitement ?pread like a wave throughout the crowd that filled the court room Bande the moment the most dramatic tease of the long trial. Every In the room leaned forward w^fh eagerness and the faces of the principles and others closely associat? ed with them were drawn with sup emotion and anxiety. The Jury filed Into the room and IS* wearied appearance and hag t\ faces showed plainly the effects the ordeal through which they had An Intense hush fell upon the crowd and necks were craned for i to catch s glimpse of the fore ? as he replied In the affirmative the question. "Have you agreed n a verdict?" Then the verdict was announced7: ?fJnllty of Murder in the Socond linerss as to the Defendants. Duncan BJL Cooper and Robin Cooper." Burprlse was the uppermost emo? tion that swept over the majority of *Jhn crowd, consternation and bitter disappointment settled like a pall the Coopers, their attorneys and There was an attempt to cheer on Use part or some of the Cartnack psjlhlsfirs, who voiced their ap? ed the Jury's action, but Judge promptly suppressed It . Notice of a motion for a new trial gives and the other formalities r to an appeal to the higher trsre gone through with. , . whsm Judge Mart proceeded to sen the prisoners. In concise and Ire terms he pronounced the ft*inf the penalty at Im it In the plenltentlary for years for Duncan B. Cooper sshd RobPi Cooper, the slayers of E. Ohrnaack. Tending the hearing of the motion w%*T a now trial, execution of the sen suspended and Judge Hart ted the Coopers ball In the sum of^m.Mt each They will have no ty in furnishing this bond, and will probably be released from ly this afternoon. BUM Reward, $100. readers of this paper will be ^_to learn that there Is et least asm drWded disease that science has %sss) ahte to cure In all its stages, and SJnst is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure 0s thi) only positive cure now known hp the medical fraternity. Catarrh be has; n constitutional disease, requires tttutlonal treatment. Halls Ca Cure la taken Internally, acting tly upon the blood and mucous t:es o ft he system, thereby de na the foundation of the dhv and givlag the patient strength Udlding up the constitution and ling nature in doing its work, proprietors have so muoh faith Its curative powers that they offer ?eadred Dollars for any case a fsibi to cure. Send for list of italic. Address F. J. CHENEY * CO., To O Bald by all Druggists. 71c. Take Hall s Family Pills for const! 8-4-lm. Bfeenn ra O. A. Oulgnard and L I. Qmlna have renewed their rental of the -old Haluda canal in Lexington county a few miles west of Colum? ns*. An arrangement was made with 1 the Btate sinking fund commission ir years ago by which the water tU be rented f ?r a term of four provide.1 a certain amount of ?pTovements wen made. The time iplred s few day/4 ago and an annunl of $101 was sa tin contracted with the Utate fi>r four years under the name conditions. It is understood ?hat land will be secured near the ca ejnJ sod rite power developed by Mr Oulgiiar? und his assistants. ?The rwat known pills and the beat BBjhj made are De Witt's Little Early Rleers. They are small, easy to take, ejsntle and certain and an- .sold l>\ Ml Druggist* Abvj^t $1,300 has been rained by popular subscriptions f<>r the widow of Pobieman Stone ??r I^iurens, who was shot and k?hl 1 by a yeggman whil* en duty tome v. ? ? ks a?o. ?We say without hesitation that De Witt 4 Kidney and Bladder Pill? lire ?n*w|UHi"d w ii< kldneya ttarkJM'he. Infi.mm: it .01 of the blad and all nrlmtry disorders. They r?ntiH?i?ti 11 1 i pr >mptty In all <?f w.ak back, backache, reum and rb> ?moitic pains. Accept 10 substitute. We sell and recom amsnd tbera All Druggists. TRIBUTE TO DR. JONES. General Order Issued at U. C. V. Headquarter* Praises Dead "His? torian of the Confederacy." New Orleans, March 18.?By com? mand of Gen. Clement A. Evans, gen? eral commanding, Adjt. Gen. and Chief of Staff William E. Mickle is? sued from the headquarters of the United States Confederade Veterans today an order giving official notice of the death of Chaplain General J. William Jones, which oocured at Co? lumbus, Ga., yesterday. After recit? ing hie achievements in military .and civil life the order concludes: "His devotion to his work and hts people, his ability as a writer; his eloquence as a speaker: his almabtllty as a companion?stand out with con spiclous brightness; and he has left a' record free from stain and worty of imitation.' Taken to Rlvhmond. Columbus, Ga., March 18.?The body of Dr. J. William Jones, chap? lain general U. C. V., who died here last night, was today taken to Rich? mond, Va., his former home. The funeral will take place there Satur? day afternoon. THE PEA BODY FUND. Pea body Normal College of Nashville To Receive $1,000,000. New York, aMrch 18.-*-Trustees of the Peabody Education fund, at a special meeting in the Waldrof-As torla today, considered plans for the distribution of a portion of the trust fund, decided to give $1,000,000 to establish and endow the Georgs Peabody Normal College for Teachers at Nashville. Tenn. This college was created by the fund and received its chief support from It, and it is now arranged to make the college a part of the University of Nashville at Nashville, Tenn. It was announced that the State of Tennessee had kept its agreement with the trustees of the fund by pro? viding an additional endowment for the college amounting to 8250,000, while the city and county of Nash? ville had voted a slmlllar amount for the same purpose, so that the total endowment for this important educa? tional feature of the South will be $1.500,000. According to the statement of Sec? retary Green, the Peabody fund amounts to $2,400,000. At the meet? ing In Hay the remainder of the fund left after the endowment is paid to the college will. It is said, be dis? tributed to various Southern colleges. The fund was established by George Peabody in 1867. Gov. Martin F. Ansel of South Car? olina waa elected a member of the board of trustees of the Peabody Ed? ucational fund to succeed William A. Courtenay, former mayor of Charles? ton, .8 C. v MORE SEMINOUE RECEIVERS. Judge Pritehard Appoints Men to Take Charge of Company's Prop? erty In Eastern North Carolina. Asheville, March 19.?Ex-Senator Frank Carter, counsel for the receiv? ers of the Semlnole Securities com? pany, appeared before Judge Prlt chard yesterday and asked that re? ceivers be appointed subordinate to the genoral receivers in South Caro? lina, to take charge of the com? pany's property in the eastern district of North Carolina. He also asked that a restraining order be Issued against C. J. Hebert, co-defendant with the Southern Life Insurance Company, restraining him from nego? tiating or disposing of certain pro? missory notes made by the Semlnole Company, now in his hands. Judge Prltchard appointed the re? ceivers as requested and also issued a temporary Injunction against Hebert. DUN'S TRADE REVIEW. Im?Iiistrial Condition* for Past Week More Hopeful. New York. March 19.?R. G. Dun A Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade to? morrow will say: Most of the tests by which trade activity is measured make favorable records. Reports from the principal cities are of a genreally hopeful char lOtOTi hut the fart remains that there Is still lacking that buoyancy and Sf linesM to make long commitment .ahead which ate features of a trade ?itnation entirely free from usettling uncertainties. The WOoh bus witness ? d the introduction of ? tariff bill mak ng large cuts In duties on Iron and steel and other products, but ap? parently less If ?prpehended from this than from a possible failure of congress to heed the words of l'i.-i dent Tatt and got through with the tariff business as soon as possible, Much tii" mors Important feature of the a*eek In cotton g.is has been the resumption of export demand. Most of the business taken was by South rn mills and the total volum placed thus far Is estimated at 10,000 bales or more, chiefly of 3-yard and 3.26-yard sheetings. SENATOR SMITH REPLIES. PLAIN TALK FOR THOSE WHO CRITICISE HIM IGNORANTLY. Junior Senator From South Carolina Will C ontinue His Work for Fair Prices for Cotton But Will do so Along Legitimate and Reasonable Lines. Special to The Daily Item. Washington, March 20.?In reply to various articles in the newspapers North and South,, Senator E. D. Smith of South Carolina, today issued the following statement: "It seems strange that newspapers which are supposed to have an intel? ligent Idea of the men and affairs of national Interests should be so ab? surdly ignorant of the real issues in? volved in my campaign in South Car? olina last year. "At no time or place have I said that I would work for the passage of a national law fixing arbitrarily the price of cotton at fifteen cents, but I did say, and do now reiterate, that the producers of this great wealth producing article were and are en? titled to a square deal. That the national government should see to it t that the exchanges should be so reg? ulated that the prices quoted by them should be the price of purchase or sale of the real commodity, and that no exchange should be allowed to hold in stock a lot of low grade stuff practically unfit for market as a basis for price quotations; and for? bid by law the tender of any such cotton on contract. Secondly, that as we are compelled, by the nature of the case, to sell our ccHton in the open markets of the world that we be allowed to buy such things as we need wherever we could purchase them cheapest. If, In the open markets our cotton is worth but nine and teh cents and less, it is an iniquity to force us to buy the manu? factured necessities on a basis arti? ficially and arbitrarily fixed by law that would require fifteen cent cotton to meet. The South would be perfecetly will? ing to sell her cotton under the oper? ation of the great law of supply and demand If she were allowed to pur? chase what she needed under the same law. And any fair-minded citi? zen, whether he live in Jacksonville. Fla., or Boston Mass.. ought to have sense and patriotism enough to sec the infamy of forcing the producers of the real wealth of the country to sacrifice their profits to the great trusts and combines by the operation of an iniquitous protective tariff law. The South may be ignorant, and Souch Carolina's junior senator may be an expression of that Ignorance, but he wilt submit his case to the great public.. to judge as between what he has said and what he stands for and the high class (?) editorials that have appeared on his case from cultured Boston and imitative Jack? sonville.** Senator E. D. Smith of South Caro? lina. In the course of conversation today, said that he wanted the peo? ple of South Carolina to understand that because he had not been using the press for the last few months it is no Indication that he had let up one jot or tittle to do all In his power to bring about better financial condi? tions for the cotton producers. He said that an organization other than the one with which he was iden? tified preempted the field and that its officers were die logical spokes? men. However, the senator said that from his new position he is going to keep them informed as to what, In his judgment, is to be done under the circumstances. "I shall possibly comment next week," said Senator Smith in onclu 8ion, "on the Institutions that cause the difference in the price of other farm products and the price of cot? ton." ?This is the most dangerous time of the year to catch cold, and it is the hardest time to cure It. If you should take a cold, a few doses of Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup will act very promptly. Its laxative prin? ciple cures the cold by driving it from the system by a gentle but natural ac? tion of tke bowels. Children especial? ly like Kennedys Laxative Cough Sh/niPi as it tastes so good, nenrly like maple sugar. It is sold by All Drug? gists. Cover nor Ansel has refused to par? don Pat Carroll, a white man of Charleston who was sent to jail for three months for contempt of court. Carroll wa.s enjoined from dealing in liquor by tin- Supreme Court. Near Death in Big Pond, ?It was a thrilling experience t? Mrs. Ida Super to tare death. "For yean i sever.- lung trouble gave me intense suffering," uns writes, 'and sev< ral times nearly caused my death .Ml remedlei tailed and doctors said i was Incurable. Tie n Dr. King's New Discovery broughl quick relief and a ? Ute so permanent that i have not been troubled In twelve years." Mrs. Boper lives In Iii? Pond, Pa. It works wonders In Coughs and Colds, Bore Lungs, Hemorrhages, LaGrlppe, Asthma croup. Whooping Cough and all lironchiul affections, 50c and $1 Trial bottle free, (luaranteed by Si? beria Drug Store. PRIKT CUT PRICES ARE CUT. Reduction from 4 5-8 to 4 1-2 Cents Made in Standard Grades in Full River Market. Fall River, Mas., March 18.?A re? duction from 4 6-8 to 4 1-2 cents has been made in standard print cloths in the local market. The quotations on narrow goods remain unchanged. While the decline will tend to lower the margin between the cost of raw cotton and the price of the finished product, upon which the operatives' wages are based, it is thought the the recent reduction in the price of middling uplands cotton will practi? cally restore it. LOUISVILLE DEPOT BURNED Flames Consume Station Used by Five of Country's Leadings Roads ?Loss is $400,000. Louisville, Ky., March 18.?Ey the destruction here tonight at a loss of $400,000 of the union depot, the local terminal for five of the country's leading railroads, Louisville will pro? bably benefit by a new union station. Cross wires in the attic of the big structure, which was Greeted by the Illinois Central in 1890, caused the blaze, which made an empty shell of the depot before the entire fire de? partment of the city, which was call? ed, had arrived. W. G. Roach, chief clerk to superintendent Egan of the Illinois Central fell through a sky? light. All other occupants escaped unharmed. DECIDE YOURSELF. The^Jpportunity Is Here, Backed by Sumter Testimony. Don't take our word for it. Don't depend on a stranger's state? ment. Read Sumter endorsement. Read the statement of Sumter citi? zens. And decide for yourself. Here is one case of it: Mrs. Chas. Browning, 101 E. Canal St., Sumter, S. C, says: *I suffered from kidney complaint for some time. My kidneys were disordered and the secretions became unnatural and when allowed to stand, deposited sediment. I suffered from dull, nag? ging backaches and had distressing pains through my Loins. My head ached constantly, I could not re3t well and In the morning I felt tired and languid. Since using Doan's Kid? ney Pills, procured at China's drug store,* I am free from backache and pains in my loins, am able to rest well and the kidney secretions are regular in passage. The headches have ceased and I feel better in every way. i give Doan's Kidney Pills the credit for the great relief I have received.'' For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents. Fostcr-MUburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the same?Doan's?and take no other. No. 4. The Lurid Glow of Doom ?Was seen In the red face, hands and body of the little son of H. M. Adams, of Henrietta, Pa. His awful plight from eczema had for five years, defied all remedies and baffled the best doctors, who said the poison? ed blood had affected his lungs and nothing could save him. "But," writes his mother, "seven bottles of Electric Bitters completely cured him. For Eruptions, Eczema, Salt Rheum. Sores and all Blood Dis? orders and Rheumatism Electric Bit? ters is supreme. Only 50c. Guaran? teed by Sibert's Drug Store. A fine mare belonging to Willie ; (Coot) Johnson, a colored farmer of Lancaster, died of what is suposed to be hydrophobia. Several supposed? ly mad dogs have lately traversed that community, but the mare was not known to have been bitten. John? son is quite unfortunate, having lost a good mule by drowning last fall. Kills Would-be Slayer. *A merciless murderer Is Appendi? citis with many victims. But Dr. King's New Life Pills kill it by pre? vention. They gently stimulate stom? ach, liver and bowels, preventing that clogging that invites appendicitis, curing Constipation, Biliousness, Chills, Malaria, Headache and Indl gestion. 25c at Sibert's Drug Store. PATENTS procured and defended.Send model, drawing or photo, for expert search and free report. Free advice, how to obtain patents, trade marks, V ? Copyright?, etc., in all countries. I Business direct with Washington saves time, H money and often the patent, I Patent and Infringement Practice Exclusively. ? Write or come to us at ? Ott Ninth Street, opp. United States PaUnt OAce, ? washington, d. c. GASNOW '8c 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights Ac. Anrone sending a sketch end description may nnlokly ascertain pur opinion free whether nu Invention is probably patentnbla^Coinnjunle?? tlousetrtotly confidential. HANDBOOK <,n ""touta sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents, Patent? taken tnroufb Munn & Co* receive tpecuti notice, without charge, in tho Scientific American. A handsomely llliistmted weekly. I.nree^t elr ctilnttnu of miv ?oianttuo loiirnaL Terms. a your: four months, SL Bold by all newsdealers. MUNN fcCo.39"""**'- New York branch Orflco, G25 F Bt* Washington. D. C. IHE PREMIUM LIST. Solicit Subscriptions for the Twice a?Week Watchman and Southron. Valuable Prizes to be Given for Work in Spare Time?Number of Frizes Unlimited. The Watchman and Southron which has been the family newspaper of Sumter County since the days of your grand-parents is now published twice a week?Wednesday and Saturdays?and is the biggest and newsiest county paper published in the State of South Carolina. The price remains the same as when it was published once a week only?$1.50 a year. At this price the Watchman and Southron is the cheapest and best family paper within the reach of the people of Sumter and adjoining counties. It gives twice a week the local, County, State and general news in a condensed and readable shape, as well as many timely special articles on farming, household and other topics. Mr. E. W. Dabbs, President of the Sumter County Farmers' Union will have editorial direction of a special department devoted to Farmers' Union News and Farming, that will be particularly interesting. The Watchman and Southron should go into every home in this section of the State, and those who are not now subscribers can easily be induced to subscribe. As an inducement to those who have spare time to- soJicit subscriptions for us we are offering a number of valuable premiums for lists of new subscribers and we want agents in every neighborhood in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon Counties. ALL PERSONS who desire to do so, whether they live in Sumter County or elsewhere, are cordially invited to act as subscription agents. All will be entitled to participate in the competition, will be paid for their work in pre? miums, commensurate in value with the value of the work performed or in cash, as they may prefer, i The price of subscription is $1.50 a year, or 75 cents- far six month*?and may be sent in one, two or more at a time, with or without the cash, to suit the convenience of the agent, but for an old name to be counted for a pre? mium the subscriber must pay up all arreage and one year in advance. HERE ARE THE PREMIUMS. FOR THREE NAMES?A Red Midget Stylo Fountain Pen; a two Blade Pocket Knife-, or an Ingersoll Watch. FOR FOUR NAMES?A Fountain Pen with 14k solid gold pen; a Three Blade Pocket Knife or one year's subscription to either of the following Maga? zines; Bohemian, Metropolitan, Argosy, Cosmopolitan or The Delineator. FOR FIVE NAMES?A Diamond Point Fountain Pen, a year's subscrip? tion to either of the following Magazines: McClure, Munsey or Woman's Home Companion, Saturday Evening Post, or a Stem-Winding Nickle Watch. FOR SIX NAMES?A WTaterman's Fountain Pen; Stem-Winding Nickle Watch; a year's subscription to Ladies Home Journal or Review of Reviews; a fine Razor; Pocket Knife; Baseball Mitt; or Ball and Bat. FOR EIGHT NAMES? A Guaranteed Sicm-Winuing Open Face NteW*-'~ Watch; a fine Razor; Catcher's Mitt; A Waterman's Fountain Pen; a Teach? er's Bible. FOR TEN NAMES?Single-Barrel BreeehMoading Columbia Shotgun; Gold mounted Waterman's Fountain Pen; Guaranteed Stem-Winding Nickle Watch, either polished or oxydized case; a fine Catcher's Mitt, or any other article of equal value. FOR TWENTY NAMES?Ten Year Gold Case Trenton Watch; Hopkins & Allen 16-shot Repeating Rifle; Single-Barrel Special Breech- Loo ding Shotgun; a fine Toilet or Washstand Set. FOR THIRTY NAMES?20 Year Gold Open Case Elgin Watch; 22-Calibro Winchester Repeating Rifle; Double-Barrel Shotgun, or any other article of equal value. FOR FORTY NAMES?Union Arms Co., Double-Barrel Rammer less Shot? gun; 32-calibre Winchester Repeating Rifle; 20 Year Gold Case Elgin or Wal tham 7 Jewel Watch, or any other article of equal value. FOR FIFTY NAMES?Ladies Selld Geld Watch, 20 Year Gold Case Elgin or Waltbam 7 Jewel Gentleman's Watch; Hopkins A Allen Double-Barrel Hammerless Shotgun. FOR SEVENTY - FIVE NAMES?$35 Ithica Double-Barrel Hammerless Shotgun; a New Ideal Sewing Machine; a 20 Year Double Case Elgin or Wal tham Watch. FOR ONE HUNDRED NAMES?A Smith or Fox Double-Barrel Hammer? less Shotgun; a New Home Sewing Machine; a Solid Gold Waltham or Elgin Watch. TERMS AND CONDITIONS I THE CONTEST BEGINS NOW and will come to a close on June 1st, at 6 o'clock p. m, sharp. Each agent will be held individually responsible for the payment of the amount due on all names returned by him or her. Where it is desired to stop a subscription before the close of the Club contest, the Agent may do so by paying the amount due at the time of such stoppage. Where a subscription has been paid in full, it cannot be discontinued. The Agent however, may, if he sees proper, transfer the unfulfilled portion of the subscription to another subscriber, provided the person to whom the transfer is to be made was not a subsciber at the time the original name was entered on our books. No name will be counted in competition for a premium until the subscrip? tion price has been paid, nor will any premium be delivered until the Agent has either paid or made satisfactory settlement for all the names sent in by him or her. In cases of contention by two or more Agents over the 'ight to a name, preference will be given to the one who pays for the name FIRST; but where both pay.we shall not attempt to decide the matter except by crediting the name for one year for each such payment. After a name has been entered on our books, no transfer will be permitted. This is positive and emphatic and where Agents attempt to make such trans? fers, thev m ist concede our right to take such steps as may seem necessary to protect the fairness of this provision. The Agent who returns namss must pay for them. any and all Agents will have the right to Gen subscribers Wl eroeor They Can. " It is not necessary that all the names shall go to the same poslolnce address. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them, and we will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when it Is sent by Draft. Registered Letter, Express or Postoffice Money (>rder. In sending names, Always give correct name or initials, and present post, office address, and If possible say whether the subscribers ere now taking the paper! Careful observance of this will be the means of avoiding much trouble and confusion. OSTEEN PUBLISHING CO., . 18 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. C.