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tOt flTMTKK WATCHMAN, EatabU 0? n ??Mdated Aur. 2,188 IIM.t_ .... -, ? ?bt ffflhttbman anb Sbutbron. Published Wednesday sud Saturday ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY StTMTKR, 8. C. Tarn?: 11.10 par annum?In advance. AsHcitsacsucnta: Ona Square fir at tnaertlon.$1.09 Every rubeequent Inaartlon.50 Contracts for three montha, or Ion gar will be mads at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. COV. ttrSWKENEY'!* CONDITION. Phyelrlans Report Considers ble Im prove me.it, and Now Hold Out Hops of His Recovery. Hampton. May I.?Reporte of ex Oov M. B. MoSweency's condition to? night are distinctly encoursglng. Th< re has oeen marked Improvement in its condition since last night, and his physicians now hold out some hope of his recovery. WINDING VP THE SEMI NO I.E. Soon to Receive 20 Per Can*, on Their Shares. 4.?It is announced stockholders of the Company will t SO par cent, on their stock. The St SO per cent pre part. This mean* $1.000 par value Sfrlch ha paid $1. rsn undertake to pa) Rafter the 2 > per cent, la paid out." said Mr. Frank O. Tompklns, one of the receivers, "we will have some IJO.OOn la $?0.000 on hand, the par value of the stock on record amount? ing to SS7S.000. but. of courae. the courts would not allow ua pay all out ac onoj, as the creditors of the con? cern and attorneys feee and other sxpensns will have to be met." "There Is no way to Intelligently es? timate how much the stockholders will flne.Uy get." said Mr. Tompklns. in answer to another queatlon. "That depends mostly on the outcome of the litigation now pendln?. We have a ault perulfhg against the Southern Life for S22.S00. end suits against about twelve banka over the State ranging from $110 all the wsy to $2.000. clslms '\gtilnst sll the trusteee and sgalnst numbers of stockholders who have refused to pay notee thcj gave In payment of stock. I can't tell you how much the attorneys fee* will to? tal, but so far aa we are advised the oustandlng Indebtedness due by the company won't amount to more than about $2.000. This doea not Include any attorney's fees." The money on hand, out of which tho .'(? p. r rent Is to be paid to steck SaaHara. Is the $10?.000 received from th< Southern Ufe. !ly order of the court Mr. A. D. McPaddln. Master In Equity, has pub? lished a notice to creditors and stock? holder* to file proof with Mr. McFud dln by May 18 of their claims. While It 1? not the Intention of the receiv? ers to cut any storkholder out of his money. It will be be*t for all to file their proofa. as It seems almost cer? tain thst stock waa atdd In a number of Instances In this 8tate and North Carolina without any record being marie of the transaction. L. M. O. HOI Til < M!()l IN \ ( AHE DECIDED Ms* Cohen. Applicant for Bank? ruptcy Judgment. Win* liN Appcul. Richmond. Va.. Msy 5..?A man In dtcted on the chsrgs of criminally concealing; portion* of his property i* he seeks protection for ,i hl* creditors in bankruptcy cannot l>e convicted on the evidence given by himself. This was the opinion h.inded down by the United Statee Circuit Court of Appeal* today In ths cass of Max Cohen, egslnit the United Ststee, reversing the Vnltsd Stales Court for the dis? trict of South Carolins. Mr. J. I. Alnutt. who Is canvassing ths city for customers for the propos sd gas work*. Is meeting with great encouragement Nearly every house? keeper wants 1o uie gas for cooking. t shed April, 1830. 4Be Just a I. 8 The asylum investigation EX AM I NATION OF WITNESSES BEGAN WEDNESDAY. Testimony Not Sensatlonnl ami Very Utile Information Brought Out? Attendanta Were Neglectful and Needleasly Karsli In Treatment of Patients. Columbia, May 6.?Three witnesses were examined by the legislative com? mittee In charge of the Investigation Of the State Hospital for the insane yesterday. The session started at 10 o'clock* In the morning and with a short recess for dinner continued un? til 7 o ctocfc last evening. The com? mittee Questioned the witnesses prin? cipally as to the* treatment of patients snd the system used on the varlou? werde by the attendants and the of? ficers In charge. Two of the witnesses examined were former Inmates and. under the rule adopted by the committee, their names can not be used by the news? papers. The other was a former at? tendant or nurse.? In the testimony brought out with the examination of the witnesses by various members of the committee and the members of the board of regents, who were asked by Chairman Christensen to make any cross-examination they care to con? duct, there was no complaint as to the general conduct of the adminis? tration of the affairs of the 8tate Hos? pital. Charges were made as to mis? conduct by some of tho attendants by the three witness?? but many of the statements made by the board of re? gents at Um first meeting as to need? ed chances were'verified In the testi? mony. Two of the members of the com? mittee. Representatives Sawyer and Dick, were not present, although they are espaoted today. As members of a eub-eosnmlttee they are .making an Inspection of some Of the Institutions m otfcftf ?Utes and their reports are OS of general Interest yesterday was IPU v -Carey/ who, with Senator Bates. Is In charge of the legal end of the Investigation. Mr. Carey goes thoroughly Into every phase of the situation coming under the observation of the witnesses ex? amined so far and afterwards ques tions were asked by other members on points brought out. All of the members of the board of regents were present and Dr. Babcock. the superintendent, and Dr. Thompson, his chief assistant, were also present, although no questions were asked by nny of the officials except at one stage of the Investigation when Mr. ? flenn asked one of the witnesses a few questions. One of the witnesses created some? what of a sensation yesterday when the heartng opened. He waa a former patient who had been treated for al? coholism and wished to testify as to conditions. When he appeared In the committee room he interrupted sev? eral statements made by the first wit? ness and It was neceisary for the marshal to remove him. Afterwards he appeared again, still under the In fluence of whiskey, and was not al? lowed to enter the room. Chairman Christensen said afterwards that he did not know the man except by name, a summons havint? been issued up.?n request. The nature of his tes? timony Is not yet known. The members of the committee and the hospital officials were amused at his conduct but It was MM ? -ssary to suppress him In order that the In uu'ry mUht be carried on as rapidly as poasible. The first witness examined yester? day had teen an Inmate of the Insti? tution twice. He suffered from hallu? cination* which caused a desire for destruction. That he has recovered hl? mind entirely win shown by his clear statements of facts In many in? stance* and his Interest taken In sug? gestions made us to probable changes that are along the line outlined by the board of regents in the retort of tho committee. The witness was hlKh In his praise of the work of Dr. Thomp? son and others with whom he came In net and while the condition Of *<?me of the rooms wns bad he con? demned principally the fact that there I St med to be no organized effort to ?Mir?? tiie Innate* by encouraging in? terest In out-door sports and thill relieving the state of many of its charges. The establishment of bOSS ball, hn thought was on?? of the be I >'< at ares along this lint*. The second wltn.ss was a former It mate who criticised the condition of the wards in which he served and th* dairy and kitchen. He thought there could he a number of Improve? ments. He also reported that some of the attendants had strapped a patient and the fact had been reported to the id Fear not-~Let all the ends Thou Aim UMTER. S. 0.. SATTJ COTTON CROP FORECASTS. Croatest Cotton Year South Has K noun Predicted?Diversl float ion of Crops Idea Spreading. Colonel John P. Parker, of Monroe, v ho owns half a dozen cotton planta? tions in north Louisiana and who was one of tho principal operators in the t'amous hull campaign of three years ngo, says that cotton Is going higher this year than it ever went before, e nd 25 cents a pound isn't to be un? expected. "If the Texas drought continues cotton will go very much higher," said Colonel Parker yesterday at the Grunewald. "A thorough drenching ruin will break the market. But it Is Impossible to have any early. cot? ton now In Texas, and Texas Is the biggest of the cotton-producing States. What the boll weevil ate up In Lousi ana last year didn't amount to any? thing. That was a mere drop in the total production. "Yet, though more cotton was pro? duced last year, there was still a greater increase In the demand. Even with the reduced acreage of this year, If conditions are favorable, there will be more cotton grown than there was last year, and then there won't be near enough to cover the demand. This Is going to be the greatest cot? ton year the South has ever known, and the price of the staple is going higher than it ever went before un? der ordinary market conditions." Reducing Cotton Acreage. "The cotton acreage up our way is greatly reduced." said M. C. Stock bridge, Manager of the Ruston Oil Mill and Fertilizer Company, of Rus ston. at the Grunewald yesterday. "The use of commercial fertilizer this season is nothing in compari? son with previous years, and that In itself is an Indication of what is being done in reduction. Even with a very favorable season this year, our section couldn't possibly make more cotton than last year, and last year's was on? ly a, 40 per cent. crop. ? ^The -planters have b?een diversify? ing considerably. They are planting .more corn and every thing that they need on the farm, and putting the I surplus In cotton. They are not in? clined to regard the boll weevil seri? ously, but the fact is that they are up against a hard proposition in the boll weevil, the hardest proposition they have ever had. "Our section has been Interested In the promotion of the new railroad from Western Farmervllle, but it has a w not yet materialized. Our new Union Railroad Station, to be used by the Rock Island and the V., S. and P., is now in course of construction."?New Orleans Picayune. 'FHISCO BRIBERY TRIAL. General Attorney for United Railways on Witness Stand. San Francisco, Cal., May 5.?The prosecution advanced another ."'tep today in presenting the case against Patrick Calhoun, charged with brib? ery in connection with the obtaining of an overhead trolly franchise for tho United Railroads. Wm. M. Abbott, general attorney of the United Railroads, was placed on the stand to tell of having taken from the mint in May, 1906, $50.000 in ?urrency, the money which the pro? secution declares it will show was paid to the supervisors to grant the franchise. Abbott testified that at the mint, when the general banking ph.ee of the United Railroads, on pre? sentation of telegraphic orders from Mr. Calhoun, sent from Cleveland,O., the money was done up In two pack? ages and given to two attorneys, who took It to the United Railroads' oflice, where It was placed on a table. Ab? bott said that he had no knowledge of the money after that. Again In July, 1906. he said, he went with Tlrey L. Ford to the mint tnd helped carry away $100,000 In the same way. Of the disposal of this sum he was also Ignorant. The next term of the Court of QcnSFal Sessions will convene the lat? ter part of June. Real estate In the business district Is looking up and big deals are sche? duled to be consummated within the Ti( xt few days. superintendent, Dr. Thompson. This WltnaSS aftsrwardi worked for the In? stitution. The third witness was a former nurse or attendant and he reported another attendant for striking a pa? tient There was also a lack of co? operation according to his charges and some of the food, he thought, could have been better cooked. and i s't at be thy Country's, Thy (iod's am RDAY. MAY 8, 1 ^09 THE TARIFF GRAFT. SENATOR DOLLIVER EXPOSED HIS PARTY'S CROOKEDNESS. New Tnriflf Hill Framed for Benefit of Trusts and Corporations of the North and East?Lodge and Dolli ver Lock Horns. Washington, May, 5.?Senator Doll lver of Iowa today finished his tariff speech and again he secured the undi? vided attention of the senate. Recalling that Mr. Aldrlch had sain* yesterday that it would be shown to the senate that no changes increasing the cotton rates had been made by the senate committee on finance, Mr. Dolliver said that if that was a correct statement, he would expect all of the items carrying senate amendments to be stricken from the measure. Mr. Dolliver said that a New York paper had quoted Senator Lodge as saying that the new tariff bill "would be of great benefit to Massachusetts" and a Boston paper had quoted him as saying that the specific rates on cotton had been increased. Mr. Lodge said that it must be a misquotation, "I stated," he said "the ad valorem rates had not been in? creased." ? "Then," responded the Iowa sena? tor promptly, "you were mistaken in stating that, as I have demonstrated to the senate, and if you did not state that to the Boston newspaper, you omitted a very Important part of your duty." "I have mathematically demon? strated that these rates have been in? creased," said Mr. Dolliver, facing the Massachusetts senator. "I have great doubt about your mathematical demonstration," re? plied Mr. Lodge. "I also," said the Iowan bowing to the Massachusetts ?Senator, "have grave doubt about some of the infirm? ities of yourself." Continuing Mr. Dolliver said that the Dlngley bill provided a tariff for curtains, upholstery and hangings, but the finance committee, he said, had introduced the" words "suitable for" which applied the rates on a vast amount of cotton goods and gives them added duty of 50 per cent, be? sides 10 cents a square yard, 2 cents a square yard for having superimpos? ed threads, and another cent a yard for mercerization. Referring to the board of apprais? ers at New York as "elder statesmen who failed to be reelected," he went on to explain the mercerization of cot? ton, declaring that 1 cent a yard for that or similar processes provided in the bill was In excess of the cost of mercerization. Mr. Smoot saying that the mercer? ization process required Egyptian or sea Island cotton. Mr. Dolliver de? nied the statement and turning to the Democratic side said that was the cot? ton for which the senator from South Carolina had so strenuously worked for a tariff duty. Quickly Mr. Tlllman disavowed any desire to have a duty on sea island cotton. He added he was enjoying seeing the senator from Iowa throw bricks at his Republican colleagues, but that he did not want him to throw them at him. "I though I was throwing him a boouet," responded Mr. Dolliver. Again discussing the mercerization of cotton, Mr. Smoot interrupted to say the cotton lost something in the process. "Yes." replied Mr. Dolliver, "the process of mercerization is like wash? ing your hands?of course you lose a little in the waste.?" After the laughter on the floor and In galleries had died out, Mr. Dolliver resumed his discussion of the bill, de? claring that he did not hold the mem? bers of the finance committee respon? sible for It as they had been forced to hire merchants to explain the bill to them. Mr. Bailey declared that there is no schedule in the tariff which exempli? fies the frauds and injustice of '.he entire protective tariff so well as the woolen schedule. In replying to a question by Mr. Money. Mr. Ahlrieh ventured to prophesy that within 20 years the representatives of the South in the sennte will be voting with the Repub? lican! for protection. The Bumter District Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. South, will convene at Manning Wed nesday, May IS. The opening sermon win be preached :it 1:10 Wednesday evening, and business sessions of the conference will be held both in the morning and afternoon of Thursday. Friday and Saturday. The public Is cordially invited to all of these ser? vices. It is expected that about seventy delegates will attend the con? ference. 1 Troth's." TUE TRUJ New 8er PHYSICIAN LODGED IX JAIL. Dr. W. II. Brown? Of Ornngchurgj Charged With Breaking Liquor Law. Orangeburg, May 4.?The State has 1 taken a hand in the prosecution of Dr. W. H. Brown for alleged violation of the dispensary law. Dr. Brown was taken before the mayor several weeks ago on the charge and convicted by a jury, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $75 or be imprisoned for thirty days. From this verdict and sentence Dr. Brown appealed and executed the proper appeal bond. The hearing on the appeal ir to be had at the present term of the court. Today a warrant was sworn out by Capt. J. F. Claffey on the part of the dispensary authorities on the same charge, and Brown has been arrested and lodged in jail. It is said that Brown will make no effort to be re? leased, but will remain in jail. It is also rumored that Brown will at some time move the court for a change o* venue, but, of course, this cannot be done until after a true bill has been brought by the grand jury. This, however, may be rendered at the term now in progress. It is not thought that this prosecution by the State will in any manner interfere with the case brought against Brown by the city. BISHOPS ASSIGNED. Appointments of Interest to Meth? odists Announced at Nashville. Nashvill?, Tenn., May 4.?The col? lege of Bishops of the Methodist Epis? copal Church, South, today made its appointments of Bishops to preside over the various conferences. Among them are: Bishop A. W. Wilson, North Caro? lina Conference, Raleigh. N. C De? cember 1; South Carolina Conference, Abbeville, S. C, December 8; Balti? more Conference, Washington, D. C, March 23. Bishop Candler, Cuba, mission, San Diego, January 14,, 1910. Bishop Morrison, South Brazil, mis? sion, July 1 to 2*8; Virginia' Confer? ence. Newport News, Va., November 10. Bishcp Hoss, Western Virginia Con? ference, Painterville, Va., September 15. Bishop Atkins, Western North Car? olina, Hickory, N. C, November 24. HARDWARE DEALERS WILL HOLD ANNUAL CONVENTION. Fifth Annual Session Will Be Held In Abbeville In July. The fifth annual convention of the Hardware Dealers Association of the Carolinas Will be held at Battery Park Hotel. Ashevllle. N. C, on July 6. 7 and 8. The meeting promises to surpass all former ones, there having been an increase of over 25 per cent, in the membership since last year's ses? sions, at Wrightsville Beach. It is likely that only the members of the Association can appreciate the benefits derived from these annual meetings. The members not only have a good time, but they learn to know each other and derive much value from interchange of ideas and experiences. The Association has secured the Auditorium for exhibition purposes, and all the space has been sold to exhibitors. The year hook of the Association is very attractive, and the program funnished therein Indicates that the members are in for a good time at this annual meeting. Every hardware man in the Caro? linas, should join the Association. MKS. SARAH DAWSON DEAD. Widow of Late Charleston Editor Die* in Paris. Paris. May :>.?Mrs. Sarah (Mor? gan) Dawson, of Charleston, S. C, died suddenly in Paris today. Mrs. Dawson was the widow of Capt. Fran? cis W. Dawson, proprietor of the Charleston News and Courier. She is survived by a son. Francis W. Daw son. a writer, and a daughter. Mrs. Herbert Barry of New York. Suicide Near Greenwood. Greenwood, May 4.?News w;u< re? ceived here on Friday of the BUlClde of Mr. j. B. Yarborough, private sec? retary to Proaldont William Coleman, of the Olonn-Lowry Manufacturing Company, of Whltmlre. Mr, Yar? borough wiis a young man with a wit'. and two children. He had been in ill health for some time and this is sup? posed to have been the cause of th deed. He shot himself twice, once In the arm and ance In the temple. ,"T mV. ?-tfl?-*" __M E SOI I HKON, Established Jnnc, ies?Vol. XXIX. So 22 T?RKS MASSACRE CHRISTIANS MOSLEM MARAUDERS, PUT TO FLIGHT BY TROOPS Attempt to Set Fire to the City Frustrated?At Harni Every Kan was Killed, the Mohammedins Sparing the Women and Children Under Ten Years of Age. I Hadjir.. Asiatic Turkey, May 5.? Notwithstanding the presence of the troops here, the situation is desperate owing to the lack of food and medical supplies. The troops arrived just time, as the besiegers had succee in setting fire to a house on the edge of the city. The fire spread, but as the breeze was blowing away from the town, only five buildings were de? stroyed. A heavy rifle fire was kept up against those who tried to extin? guish the flames. The Mohammedans outside walls who seemingly numbered many thousands, pushed their attacks ener ?Mcally agaii.st the inhabitants, kfll .ng and wounding many. They were so earer to gei inside the city an^t plunder *he place that they did not observe the approach of Louftl B? anil his troops until they we're clt upon them, whereupon the Mol medans fled preeiptitely, carrying all the cattle outside th%<clty. Women and Children Living 01? G)' Marash, May 5^~A letter received! by messenger from Harni Sara that eve ry man there has. . V*cn 'kU'.'eoL Duly women, girls and^r'iys urder lt> years of age have hocjn left alivev The churches and houses we*fi ^hin? dered and most of then* ?w* burned* The letter, which is from- the widow of a clergyman says: .. 1 "We have nothing to eat or We are living on grass like null Worse than this, the Mo'hems are1 ing to force the women and become Mohammedan? t. some of the womea rravo, away." Much excitement ha* hv>re by tfce attempt 4*ty to arrest some of thosPPWK murdered Christians. Income Tax Returns. ? Columbia, May 5.?Comptroller General Jones has for the past few days been receiving returns from vtie income tax. The reports from the county auditors are to the effect thsit there are for the most part there have been large Increases in th income tax over the year 1908. The following are the returns re? ceived thus far by Comptroller Gener? al Jones, showing the comparative fig? ures: Aiken?Number of income taxpay? ers, tax in 1908, $116 45: tax for 190?,. $250; increase over 1908, $133 55. Per? cent of increase, 114.6 per cent. Abbeville?Twenty-three taxpayers.. 1908 tax $47; 1909 return. $274 69; Increase, $227 69. 485 per cent in? crease over 1908. Greenwood?Eight income taxpay? ers. No. income tax in 1908. 1909> return, $121 19; Increase, $121 I9_ Kershaw?Eleven income taxpay? ers. 1108 return, $114 85: 1909 return.. $100 95; decrease. $13.90 Oconee?Nine in c<>m?' taxpayers; 190S tax, $11 50-, 1909 return $109 90; increase $9S 40. Ill per cent in? crease over 1908. Orangeburg?Thirteen income tax? payers. 1908 tax. $124 38; 1909 re? turn, $145 IS; increase, $21 15. 1? per cent increase. Sumter?Twenty-two taxpayers ow income, 1908 tax. $323 93; 1909 re? turn. $512 78; increase. $188 85. 5S per Dent increase over 19OK. I'nion ? Seven income taxpayer**, 1I0S tax. $325 St; 1909 return, $208. 10; decrease, $117 20. Plckens?Seven income taxpayer**. No income tax in IttS, 1909 return, $346; increase. $346. York?Eight income taxpayers.. 1908 tax, $211 30; 1909 return, $211 50; increase 20 cents Lee?Ten Income taxpayers. Non? return in ItOf. Itfl return, $177; increase $177. These are nil the returns that Comptroller General Jones has re Celved. The others will l>e BJOSSfl from time to time as they reach Iii? Office. Prom ether counties it is sta? ted that increases are noted but these' have not come in yet. The sending: OUf of letters of instructions to the county auditors has had some effect Whether the results are BJSfMBSd! or not have not been Indicated yet. Presently our railroads will Classed as those which have: *^vtj> merged by Harriman and those that have been merely investigated by the Government.?St. Louis Post IHsv patch.