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TUM iSCMTKR WATCHMAN, CCiBnolIdated Auf. 2. 188 Cbt IMirtcbinan anb Soatbron flattened Wednesday and 8atarda? ?BY? 03TEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTaVR, 8. a ll.lt per annum?In advance. Aqaare first Inaertion.$1.00 ?very sabeequent Inaertion.10 Contracts for three months, or hi Mae will ha made at reduced rates. All communications which sub earva pStvnte tntarasts will be charted Oar aa adesi rlsemsnts. Ohitmartas and tributes of respects mm ha eaargod for. W1L. MEMORIAL DAT. Larva Crowd ?ssionsleo to Do Honor I Ta Use Ooavfedelete Dead. the largest crowd, that has ever seat moled on a similar occasion hi Senator, met around the graves of the Confederate dead Tneaday after? noon to do honor to the memory of these departed heroes. The programme as previously pub? lished was carried out In every detail. The weather could not have been finer and all things seemed to blend harmoniously la ths effort not to per? mit the memory of theaa departed but beloved sons of ths South to depart from ths earth. CoL James Armstrong was the ora? tor of the occasion. His subject was The Cause and Our Comrades. He delivered aa oration full of fervent patriotism, rsplete with beautiful dic? tion, and glowing with words of de vesjoa to the Cause that cost so many of his comrades their lives. His pe? roration was especially beautiful and the veterans who sat nearby will nevei* forget his devotion to them as expressed by his words of comrade? ship and fellowhhlp. i The following la the list of the basses of the additional veterans Who to reoetve ths crosses of J. R. Kolb, ,1 . J. BcLeod, W. D. > J. Tamer, R. J. The following Is the list of rules governing the bestowal of ths crosses vf honor: KULU V. Section l. A Veteran, In good standing^ having lost his cross may have It replaced once, only, by apply? ing to the president of the Chapter from which he received the cross, and he must furnish copy of the certifi? cate on which the croee was first be? stowed. If a second cross Is lost, t certificate may be given. In testimony thst such Veteran has been awarded a croea. No descendant or widow, of a Veteran, can have a second cross. flection, t. A Vstsran having been awarded a cross, and dying bsfore It le received, the president of the Chap? ter bestowing It may give It to oldest living lineal descendant, or widow, under provialons of Rule 1, Sec. t. A Veternn having received the cross, may bequeath It to any lineal de? scendant that he may select. RULE VI. Ths cross cannot be worn, In any case, or on any occasion, except by the Veteran upon whom It was be? stowed?po descendant or widow can wear It RCLE Vit Seeth n 1. Where counties have no local organisation of U. D. C, a Veteran may receive the cross through the president of the nearent locsl Chapter, or the president of Chspter In th^ county from which he entered the Confederate service. If fp deeired. Section 2. When Chapters are not able to bear the expense of purchas? ing orossis f<>r other counties than thslr own. these may be furnished at the expense of the QggjafJnj Associa? tion, upon th.- authority of the presi isSM gensral. U. D. C. HI'LE VIII. All order* for crosses shall be filed In?the custodian's office six weeks be? fore the day Intended for bestowal. KULI ix. Any Chapter departing from these rules will not be entitled to crousc for presentation. Old (?ronrn and Young HrUle. New York. May 12.?Alfred W. Beadleston. sixty years old, the wealthy head of the Arm of Beadles? ton & Woers, and Miss Helen F. Ha? sard, daughter of E. C. Hazard, a manufacturer of food products, were married last night at Red Dank. N. J. The bride la only twenty-one years old. Although relatives said they had been engaged for two years. The wed? ding aas secret. shed April, 1850. 'Be Jost en _8t A WILD WEST EXPERIENCE. A Young Man Had a Lively Scram? ble With a Would-be Cow Thief. Armed With a Razor. The following story of his fight with a negro found trying to steal his father's cow on lsst Saturday night Is furnished the Item by Boyce Ram? sey, son of Mr. W. M. Ramsey, who lives on Corbett street In the North? west part of the city: On Saturday night, rather early, I went out to our lot to lock the cow stable, and Just before I got to the gate I roticed a negro standing there. I walk? d up to him and asked him what h?? wanted. As I spoke he rais? ed his land as If to strike me. as he did I rushed on him, and I then found he was cutting at me. 1 caught him around the throat with one hand and pushed him off, and luckily my arm was longer than his, snd hs only cut my clothes. I was In my shirt sleeves, and It was pretty bsdly cut up. Just then I got my other hand in a rope which he had on the cow with Intention of stealing, and holding him at arms length, to get the rope over his head, during time hs was operating on my shirt, he fovnd that he couldn't cut my body, to then he made a stab for my arm, but I drew him nearer, and that lowered my elbow, but got two small marks, not serious, so the negro then cur my shirt clear cross the chest and being closer to me I shoved him up against the fence then. Intending to hold him there until my father could get to me, as I hollored for help and hs heard and was coming; but the negro went against the fence with such force It burst through and I lost my hold and the negro was gone; but he dropped the razor that he had been using freely. If I hadn't kept cool and caught him in the right place, I would have certainly been cut to death. All that happened was, I saved the cow but lost a shirt. BOYCE RAMSEY. BISHOP C. B. GALLOWAY DEAD. Was Mississippi's Most Distinguished OliS-t/iasii, and One of South'* ^on^trterifay l2.~Blsno>1 Cas. B. Galloway of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, died of pneumonia at his home here at 5 a. m. today. Bishop Galloway, Mississippi's most distinguished divine and best known preacher, for the last 20 years held rsnk among the greatest pulpit ora? tors of America. His Illness of sev? eral days' duration was a mild form of pneumonia, complicated with heart trouble. The Bishop was taken 111 last Fri? day en route from, Nashville, where he had attended the annual session of the college of bishops. No alarm over his condition was felt until Monday night, when pneumonia developed in one lung. The patient grew worse rapidly. During the final 12 hours he was unconscious. The funeral will take place Thurs? day afternoon from the First Metho? dist church, followed by Interment at Greenwood cemetery. Bishop Warran A. Candler of Geor? gia will conduct the services. Orders have been Issued for all de? partments of the federal, State, coun? ty and municipal governments to re? main closed tomorrow, and Mayor Crowder has issued a proclamation urging all the business houses to gloss, for the day. Bishop Galloway was possibly the most prominent of the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. He wa* born at Koseiusko, Miss., September 1, 1K49. and graduated in 1868 from the n I versify of Missis? sippi. The degree of doctor Of laws was iat'T conferred upon him by the Si rthwestern University and by Tu lane University. He entered the min? istry In 1H69. IMshop Galloway's writings covered a Wide? range peihaps thnn those of any other person connected with the M? t!x? list Episcopal Church, South, and IM traveled extensively. For a number of years he took an active in? terest in the prohibition campaign in Mississippi and other Southern States. He was president of the board of edu? cation of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, president of the board of trustees of Mlllsnp College and Vanderbllt University and was a mefllbeff of the board of trustees of klM John F. Slater fund. Messrs. E. J. and \V. K. Dunne are l?rt paring plans for two hnndsome dwellings In I^amnr. S. C, to be en < t ed for Mr. W. W. Josey and Mr. Murr. They have recently been se? lected architects for the Bamberg Methodist parsonage. I d Fear not?-Let all the ends Thou Ah: MTER. S. 0.. SATU: GIBSON GOES TO THE PEN. Man Convicted of Planning Daniel Zimmerman's Bond Embezzlement Is of Many Years and in Feeble Health. Columbia, May 11.?In an opinion, which la unanimous, filed today, the Supreme Court refuses the appeal of Thomas J. Gibson, the Columbia broker convicted of "receiving stolen goods knowing them to be stolen," and within ten days he must begin service of six months in the peniten? tiary, along with Daniel Zimmerman, now serving three years for embez? zling the bonds in question and whose petition is now before the State par? don board. f Mr. Gibson was tried before Judge Prince at the spring term of court In 1007 and after the testimony was taken a sealed sentence was brought In, which was opened by .Judge Wil? son in 1008 and a sentence of six months in the penitentiary lmpoeed. The defendant was charged with re? ceiving stolen goods, these being the bonds taken from the State treasur? er's office. An appeal was taken by counsel for Mr. Gibson on a number of exceptions, most of these being that the circuit judge had erred in the admission of certain testimony and in refusing to admit other testi? mony. This is one of the moat pathetic cases in the criminal history of the State, both men having been r emi? nent socially and of the highest finan? cial standing. And both were aged and in extremely bad health at the t'me of their conviction. The case against Mr. Gibson, was poatponed several times on account of his phy? sical condition, and he is now in very feeble health. However, he was out on the streets some time ago. Under the policy established by Gev. Ansel, Mr. Gibson will have to begin actual service of sentence be? fore the governor will even consider hte petition for pardon, and though, of course, a pardon Is desirable for other reasons than to avoid serving the time, it is not unlikely that Mr. Gibson will have completed his short sentence before the pardon papers can get through the usual red tape. In her letter to the governor plead? ing for the pardon of her husfeaqd, 'Aral Zimwf^rman says shj can sa> > her own knowledge that Mr. Zimmer? man did not secure any financial gain by his regrettable mistake. TWENTY DROWNED. Over Crowded Lauitch Sinks In Ohio River. Pittsburg, Pa., May 11.?Twenty persons are missing and all of them are believed to have been drowned when a gasoline launch sank in the middle of the Ohio river near Scheen vllle, - four miles below Pittsburg, to? night. Of the 30 occupants of the boat only 10 are known to have es? caped. The boat is said to have been in? tended for not over 20 persons and it is said It was dangerous to attempt as many as 25 In it. But all the men wanted to get across the river on the first trip of the boat and 30 crowded In. As the men started out in the boat one of them Is said to have remarked that it seemed to him to be over? crowded and he feared It was not safe to attempt the trip. Albert Graham, the pilot. Is said to have answered that It war safe. No more thought of the matter until the craft reached the middle of the stream, where the boat suddenly sank. There was no explosion, no leak was sprung, but the boat simply sank beneath the weight It had on board and went to the bottom. As It sank It caused a suction which took many of the men down with it. Others at? tempted ? to swim ashore but were (billed by cold water and became ex? hausted before reaching the shore. Two of the men who saved thi-m SSlveS were brothers of Henry Vogelii who* was drowned. TSuchers Elected at Blshopvllle. Blshopvllle, May 11.?-The follow? ing have been elected to serve vui teaoheri In the Graded School here for the next session: Prof. J. |f. Ariel, Superintendent: Misses Margaret Tonng, Grace Dell James, Muttle D. Leoch, Florence Brown, E. A. Gotha Wilson, Edith McCutchen, Lionise Baskin, Fannie lb iiron. The board was very anxious to in? crease the salary limit but conditions were such thnt It could not be done at ihls time. Where Ignorance Is bliss 'tis folly to be one of those fellows who know It all. J ?a't at be thy Country's, Thy God's am RDAY. MAY 15. 190S MORE HANGINGS IN TTRKEY. Twenty-four Mutineers From Army And Navy Executed in Public In Constantinople. Constantinople, May 12.?Constan? tinople witnessed another batch of executions this morning when 24 mu? tineers of the army and navy were hanged in public within the city limits. This makes a total of 38 exe? cutions within the capital since the revolution of April 13. Four of the men today were hang? ed near the Sultan's palace, eight at the marine barracks, eight in the Djinzi Meidan quarter of Stamboul and four at the war office. FLORENCE POSTMASTERSH1P. More Papers of Protest Are Given to President Taft. Washington, May 12.?Representa? tive Ellerbe today filed at the White House some additional papers of pro? test against the appointment of How? ard Cassel as postmaster at Florence. The president Indicated that he will settle this appointment within a short time. The understanding is that Mr. Cas? sel has no show for the position, but it has not been determined who will get the place. SECOND REGIMENT ENCAMP? MENT. Twelve Companies Will Encamp at Ridge wood Park Near Columbia. Columbia, May 12.?The Second South Carolina regiment will go in camp at Rldgewood park, near Co? lumbia, from June 28 to July 8. This announcement was made Tuesday morning after a conference between Adjt. Gen. Boyd and his assistant. Col. W. C. Brock, and Col. Henry T. Thompson, commanding the Second Regiment. The selection was made over a number of other competing points and Is satisfactory to the entire regiment. The regiment's companies consist of the following: Company A, Camden?Capt. E. C. vonTresckow, Lieuts. W. M. Young E. J. McLeod. Company B, Columbia?Capt. Jos. R. Allen, Lieuts. Frank Niernsee, Archie P. Howie. Company C, Columbia?Capt. Dl br.rt Jackson, Lieuts. M. T. Abel, J. J. Marshall. Company D, Columbia?Capt. J. C. Herlong, Lieuts. L. M. Wlngard, C. W. Grant. Company E, Bennettsville?Capt. W. H. Mclntyre, Lieuts. H. K. Cov lngton, Chas. Townsend. Company F. Edgefleld?Capt. W. A. Collett, Lieuts. W. C. Tompkins, A. W. Glover. Company G, Hartsville?Captain (vacant), Tdeuts. R. B. McKorrell, L. F. Watford. Company H, Florence?Capt. H. M. Ayer, Lieuts. E. H. Williams, Lestie Baskln. Company I. Timmonsvllle?Capt. R C. Rollins, Lieuts. F. S. Sims, S. M. Green. Company K. Darlington?Capt. J. D. Glllesple, Lluets. E. H. Early, Lu? cius Evans. Company L, Sumter?Capt. J. W. Bradford, Jr., Liuets. G. C. Warren, W. Melle?. Company M. Columbia?Capt. J. T. Reese, Lieuts. A. D. Shull, J. M. Mar chant. The following is a list of the field and staff officers: Henry t. Thompson, colonel. Co? lumbia; Edwin r. C?>x, lieutenant cclonel, Darlington; Julian W. Culler. ? major, Orangebure:; Lewis W. Hat kell, major, Columbia; Caldsr B. Yeadon, major. Sumttr; Sidney C. Zemp, major, Camden; Christie Pen et, captain, adjutant, Columbia; Ceo. W. Hutcheson, captain, quartermas? ter, Sumter; Alexander C. Doyle, cap? tain, commissary, Oranireburg; Ed? ward M. Lltfhtfoot. captain, chaplain. Xcrth Augusta; Ja?. B. Poore, cap? tain, assistant surgeon, Columbia; Chas, t. Llpscomb, captain, Inspector of rifle practice Columbia; Henri H. Copelandi first lieutenant, battalion adjutant, Bamberg; Cotesworth P. Rtabrook, first lieutenant. battalion adjutant. Columbia; Joseph B. BtJ kin. first lieutenant, battalion adju? tant, Tlmmonsville; Clarendon W. Barron, first lieutenant, assistant sur gooni Columbia; Jno. G, McMaster, first lieutenant. assistant surgeon, Florence; Patrick J. Qalllgher, sec? ond lieutenant, battalion quartermas? ter and commissary, Sumter; John 0i. Smith, Jr., second lieutenant, bat? talion Quartermaster and commissary, Barnwell; Hngood Means, Jr., second lieutenant, battalion quartermaster and commissary, Columbia. OUtl) 1 Truth's." THE TRU New Sei THE EPISCOPAL COUNCIL. Hot Discussions and One Memeber Leaves Meeting?Sumter Chosen as Next Meeting Place. Spartanburg, May 12.?"I feel sure that I have been insulted, and I ask to be execused from further attend? ance upon this council," said P.ev. C. H. Jordan, of Union, and he picked up his hat and walked out of the meeting, notwithstanding that Bishop Guerry, the presiding officer, told him he could not be execused without the consent of the council. Mr. Jordan offered a memorial from the Green? ville convocation to the effect that the young men In the Citadel Academy of Charleston were not accorded the religious privileges they should have, that there were Episcopal boys there and they were forced to attend other churches than their own. The council was requested In the memorial to ap? point a committee to confer with the officials of the Citadel Academy and see what could be done towards se? curing the religous privileges desired for the boys. The memorial touched a live wire end brought fire from every quarter. There were those who were for nip? ping It In the bud and not receiving it as information. Judge Haskell of Columbia moved that it be received as information but not spread upon the minutes. Secretary Thomas of Cheraw arose and said that he had attended the Citadel himself and knew the ar rangments they had for the young men's attendance upon church was a broad and liberal one. Motions were made to table Judge Haskell's motion and quite a number called for Mr. Jordan to read the me? morial again. It was read. The suggestion in it waa that Bish? op Guerry act as chairman of the committee to confer with the acad? emy officials and ask that the boys be allowed to attend where they pleased. Blsop Guerry stated most positively that he would not serve as chairman of such a committee. At this point Mr. Jordan made it known that he felt he had been insulted and asked that he be excused from furth? er attendance upon the council. I Hon. Walter Hazard took the floor and made as peech." ^j^JS^.^jl&j^ #d not aonrrrtfrot tm^reAtmjlefjB| Jordan had received.1 He moved tnat council reconsider the matter. Rev. A. R. Mitchell spoke a few words in Mr. Jordan's behalf. He said that Mr. Jordan had given the matter much thought and those who had spoken so violently against him had not had it on their mind. Rev. O. T. Porcher seconded what was said by Rev. Mr. Mitchell. He was of the opinion that it was wrong for any State institution to discrimi? nate against the church. He said he thought it would be a wise thing for council to appoint a committee to re? quest the military academy to abob Ish any and all discrimination against the church. The discussion of the matter grew more and more fevered and Judge Haskell again arose and said trat he thought it best for council to let the matter alone, els it was dangerous to fool with. Hawkins J. Jenkins of Pinopolis. moved to adjourn the debate. Order was -estored by Bishop Guerry's calling for nominations for the standing committee. The deadlock in the ballot for a treasurer was the first thing taken up today. At the (dose of business yes? terday it seemed impossible for coun? cil to choose between Dr. W. H. Prio leau and Mr. Richard L Manning for treasurer by ballot. The voting WSJ resumed this morning, with the hope that the new arrivals would break the tie, but the same deadlock was re? peated again and rtsain. The matter was finally decided by Dr. Frioleuu and Mr. Manning withdrawing. Mr. William Godfrey of Cheraw Was then elected. Bishop Guerry appointed the fol? lowing committees: On Bishop Ca? in is' memorial: Messrs. Thomas, Lu? cas and Seabrooks. On Diocesan paper: Rev. Coving ton, Hon. H. If, Aver, Rev. W. P. Holmes, C. M. Bissel and A. M. Law. On memorial of colored convoca? tions. Rev. A. E. Cornish, Rev. K. G. Finlay and R. [, Manning. Bishop Guerry then read his ad dresa to the council. The address whs a lengthy document, but it was full e>f good suggestions. The principal fea? tures were the suggestions for the mission work among the mill popula? tion, the financial statement and the Separation Of the colored Episcopal church. It was moved and carried that all special recommendations In the bish? op's report be referred to special committee. The registrar of the council made ? E SOUTHRON, Established Jane, les?VoL XXIX. !io 24 X. Y. COTTON MAKES BIG GAfffc Advanced Wednesday $1.40 to Per Bale Over the Closing Q tlons of Tuesday Afternoon. New York, May 12.?Amid the moi active and most excited trading of the present upward movement the price of cotton advanced from 28 to SSI points over the closing quotations of last night on the New York cotton ex? change today. This was equivalent to $1.40 to $1.60 per bale. In the face ; of the enormous realizing May con? tracts advanced to above 11 cents per pound for the first time this year. After closing at 10.74 last night, - July advanced from 10.5? to 10,84. The trading in the new crop months was a feature of- the activity, vances reaching 32 points in the tober option. Execution of larger requirei and private reports that the crop* the central and western portions the cotton belt would be under normal were the only apparent r? sons for the advance in prices. To follow only the light of yonr? own desire is to find yourself in darkness of self-disgust. his report and suggested that an sistant registrar be appointed to heil him. This suggestion was geeot by the bishop and the reportw adopted. The registrar announced ttf counoil that he had the original f the act of 1704, which has caused' at much discussion. This statesnei created a great deal of Interest and' the registrar was compelled to tell all about the valuable old document. The treasurer's report was read, celved and referred to the fmi committee. Dr. "W. B. Gordan said that^he been requested by the Colombia, vocation to offer a resolution council that a special committ? appointed, consisting of one man and one layman from eaeh vocation, to look Into the d? and the feasibility of dlvidteg diocese and report back 40 Thursday morning. Again counoil w,as brei much enthusiasm, ei sa wr n oth fnf*?$^^in?^ the matter to a commtt .ee. Bishop Guerry replied that h? no reason that the decision cf the committee should be regarded as a reflection of his mind in the matter. ?I am not opposed to the d vision of the dlocease," said Bishop Guerry. "still I don't want to appear,as an advocate of the matter. I believe the committee should be appointed. I think the health of the bishop or the amount of his work should not be re? garded as a primary reason for the* division." Rev. C. W. Boyd said that it was impossible for a committee to bake a matter of so great importance and re? port back to r ?. "icil intelligently upor, it the next morning. To this some one replied that the committee was only to look into the feasibility of the matter and that af? ter all It would be left with th* coun ell. The chair asked for some little -* time to select a committee. Rev. J. H. TillinghaM. read the re? port of the committee on the admis? sion of new parishes, and it was adopted. Rev. A. R. M 'ehell. chairman ot the committee on Episcopal residence, read his report. In the report it was called to the attention ?>f . ouncil Jthe shame that it was that the. dbA r ? _ .s nan was one among the very few wl did not have a permanent resid? for the bishop. He said that time the division of the council up for discussion the fact that bishop has no residence is given excuse. Rev. T. T. Walsh took the floor and said that if he was in"order he would like to extend an invitation to coun? cil to meet next year at Yorkville. The chair told him thet he was out of,; order. A delegate f.<>m Sumter ari.-e an< exto nded an Invitation f<x council to meet In Sumter. He explained care-1* fully the advantages Sumter has to 5 offer and said that it had been 17 years since council had met in the "Genoa cock city." Rev, Mr. Walsh renewed his Invi? tation to council to come to Yorkville, and at some length explained the ad Vantages that city had to offer. Other places were named and in vitation8 extended, and the discussion grew warm. The chair said It wan not proper coutesy to lay an Invita? tion on the tahle and several mem? bers of council agreed with him.. Finally it was voted upon and Sum? ter was chosen.