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8CMTKR WATCHMAN, Eetabl l\? ?! Mated Auf. 2.188 eat.... . .. ..? tfdl;itfbmaii anb Southron. Itshed Ue4ln?vMl?> and Saturday ?BY? HEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SCMTBR. & C Term*: $1.10 par tnnum?In advance. Ad \ crtfteesncnu: Square first Insertion.$1.00 sub*eq ent inser.lon.SO Contracts for three months, or a 111 be made at reduced rates. Ail communications which sub prl 'ate interests will bo charged aa advertivements. Ofeltuailea and tributes of respects be charged for. HOMICIDE IN BARN WELL. Kills Another White Ma i. Then Gives Himself Up. Barn well. June V.? Mr. Jut Still JHisn and Instantly killed a Mr. Davis lh> the Red Oak Township on last Sat tvrdaj f> Davis la said to have been drunk j|and was advancing* upon Mr. Still With a gun. when Still fired. DavU has only been living in that 'Community for a few months, and was from Georgia Mr. Still immediately came to Barn well and gave himself up. Mr. Still is a prosperous farmer of the Red Oak f Township and has always been con? sidered a peaceable cltisen. As yet bond has not been asked for C1HJRT AT MAN MNC. , f five Murder Caeea to be Tried at the Present Term. Manning. June I.?The June term i'mf. the Court of Genera) Sessions open edthl* morning with Judge Geo. W. Oage on the bench. The term of court was due to begin yesterday morning, but by consent of the local Bar. was postponed In order to per? mit Judge Qage to deliver an address before the law class In the South Car Uatverstty. the State vs. Jske Gamble, perjury, a vs. Wilde Bethuno. murder, vs. Gabriel^ ifclntosh. mur et fur tomorrow. The Stats 19 Iward F-bet. atlas Oov ?r Reiser, murder; trUl set foH mrsday. The State vs. Allar* Shorter, aseult and baiter) with Intent to kill. This ease was ?rled and resulted in a ver? dict of not guilty. Capt. W. C. Davis represent.-1 the defendant, while So heltor Stoll was assisted by Mr. J. H. trsaesne. Shorter was the only white defendant In court. In the ease of Willie Ifethune. the negro indicted for the killing of Mr Ben Mlms. and who was taken to the penitentiary for safe keeping, as there waa some fear at the time that an at? tempt would be made to lynch him. an order was signed by Judge Oage for the defendant to be brought back to thte court forthwith In order that he might be arraigned for trial. The defendant Is represented by Mr. A. A. Manning, of Sumter. It Is thought that s motloa will probably be made for a change of venue, but. In any tient. the trial of the case cannot be? gin before Friday. The case of the state vs. John Nel? son .colored. Indicted for murder \t the last term of court, was put upon trial this afternoon and was In prog? ress when the court adjourned until tomorrow morning. The rrand Jury returned "no bill' in the . ane of th* Stats vs. D. O. Rhame charged with violation of the dlspens'" This Is the case of the 9 ummerton druggist against ahom n case waa recently made for mlllng Jamaica ginger. While the many friends of I>r Ithamc. who 1? m ,\ .r or mmanaeraoa gga (Asel Ihn! he Is not forced to face a trial, still there are othcrsWho regret that the case was not allowed to go on In order to test the law. Winthrop College M IIOI.ARSIMI' ami ENTRANCE FX \M I NATION. The examination for the award of vacant I h dnrsrlps In Winthrop c d lege and for the admission of ggsj Student? will be held at the Coun y t?e ? on Friday. Julv 2. at 0 n. m. Applie nit^ mu. ' lud h *n than fifteen years of a?e. When Schol? arships lire vacant after July 2. they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination, provided th>> meet the condition^ governing the award. Applicant-* for gcholarsblps should Writs to Pi Sgl? dent Johnson before the examination f >r Scholarship sx lanl uitlon blanks. Scholarships are worth ?Iff and free tuition. The next session will open September 15, 1904. For furth er Information snd catalogus. address Pre*. D. II. Johnaon, Rock HUI. S. C. W. A 8. to 7-2t09. lahed April, 1850. 4Be Just a i t St BEVERI06E AND ALORICH CLASH CONKFRYATIVE AM) PROGRES? SIVE I.KADKHS BANDY WORDS. The Rhode Island Man Charge? the Hooeler Senator With Having Dem? ocratic Leanings and the Latter An? swers That He Is Only Standing on The Republican Platform. Washington, June 7.?The senate chamber was again today transformed Irto a mental arena, and Senator Ald rich, leading the conservatives, and Senator Eeveridge, heading the pro? gressives, were the chief gladiators. Both were frequently on their feet, and there were many sharp conflicts between them. Beginning the session ..Ith a vote on the recommendation of his committee for a duty of three "??nts a square yard and 20 per cent ad vlorem on the fabric known as 1 Indow Hollands, Senator Aldrlch was apparently somewhat encouraged ov? er the prospect of making decided headway with the cotton schedule. Ills hopes were, however, doomed to early disappointment, for only a few moments afterwards Mr. Beveridge took the floor, and before he conclud? ed had opened such a gap that the Rhode Island senator himself could not resist the opportunity to walk in. Mr. Beveridge having said that he had been inclined to support the recom? mendations of the finance committee t > say that he had not shown such ln clli atlon by his vote. Coming back, the Indiana senator asserted his right to follow his conscience rather than the leadership of any individual. From that time forward the two serators were engaged in Joint debate much of the time during the day. In the course of his remarks, Mr. Aid rich while contending that many pro? hibitive tariffs were Justified, said he never had favored a prohibitive pol l< y He predicted that In time the South would become the greatest manufacturer of the finer grades of cotton goods. Replying to this asser? tion. Senator Bacon declared that even If such should prove to be the c^se he would not favor any Increase of the customs duties. He believed that natu? a 1 conditolna In Georgia and the other .Southern States would prove [the befit protection for their manu fecturers. About the middle of the afternoon the senate reached its second vote, which was on a proposition by Sena lat Dolllver. which had for Its pur? pose the striking out of the emmit tee's provision fixing a duty of one cent *\ square yard for the process of mercerisatlon. The amendment was lost by the unusually close vote of 32 to 38. The narrowing of the margin was, however, due to the absence of senators rather than to the conver? sion of the progressives to the Aid rich standard. It was after this vote that Senator Aldrich found occasion to again chal? lenge the attitude of some of the Re? publican senators who are contending for lower duties. He charged them with playing the part of brigadier for the Demecrats. aad speaking of Sen? ator Beveridge, declared that he had associated with the Democrats so long that he was adopting their idea1;. Hp characterized Mr. Beveridge as the leader of the opposition. Roth Senators Beveridge and Cum? mins replied, the. former asserting that he was simply standing on the Hfpublican platform, while the latter stated that he had been so often charged with being a Democrat that the charge did not worry him. Sen? ator Bailey found eause for congrat? ulation In the Situation? because, as h? said, he believed it would Inure to tin advantage al the Democrats. During the day Sen itor Smith, of Michigan, found oeeasloa to attach the i"? Hog of gearstary MoVeagli ai the mouthpiece of the administration <?n the tariff situation. He Intimated that he did not consider tin- second member of the president s eablnel a reliable leader on this subject, be? cause of his former Democratic pro? clivities Late in thi day tie- progressive Re? i nblleans gained a concession from the tin.m< e committee in tin removal of ubber goods from the cotton son duie. this preventing the Imposition of a duty on such goods because Of the cotton In them. The cotton schedule was completed a* the night ?OSStOfl Of the s. nate. which lasted until 10:01 o'clock. The Dingley rates' WOrO fOOtorod on hos lery, making a reduction of DOttl 10 cents a doaea pairs from the rate?* of th? house bill. Tomorrow th. woolen schedule win be token np? \ '.?im i 11 fre, righl occurred in ? negro holiness church at Gab.. >v and one negro, Ibid Wood, 0 a ; badly beaten up. It Is though! hI will r? - I cover. id Fear not?I a*t all the ends Thou Air IMTER. S. C. SAlU SMITH OH G. 0. P. SAYS T1IK TARIFF RILL WILL UAUSK ITS UNDOING. Democratic Party Has the Opportun? ity, Under skillful Management, to Get New Life. Hon. E. D. Smith, junior United States senator from this State, spent yesterday in the city on personal bus? iness. Mr. Smih is in the very best of health and spirits and his work at Washington agrees with him, al? though he said yesterday that really he prefers "cotton campaigning" with iti activity and work to the more se? date occupation as a member of the senate. Mr. Smith was generally congratu? lated upon his stand on the tariff question and many of his friends ex? pressed their gratification that he had received such flattering attention and such complimenary notices upon the occasion of his speech in the senate labt wreek. Mr. Smith declares his belief that the tariff bill is the rock upon which the Republican party ship will get a jar which will send it to the bottom In the next presidential campaign. "In this present tariff bill, in the present discussion," he said, "it is made apparent that the Republican tariff policy has at last reached its logical outcome. The principle has been applied and its disastrous effects, understood when this bill becomes law, will defeat the Republican party. And, In order to prevent this logical result of their outrageous policy, the Republican press Is attempting to magnify what seems to be the dis? loyalty of some Democrats. "By holding this up before the pub? lic, they are hoping to distract at? tention for the disastrous effects of their own applied policy. "The difference beween the Demo? cratic situation and the Republican situation is that the Republican prin? ciple has been applied, has been test? ed, put into law and has proved dis? astrously disappointing. "Its advocates have been loyal, practically unanimous,' while on the other hand, the Democratic doctrine hac not been applied, and a few Dem? ocrats who have seemingly deserted have in nowise affected tho principle*: of Democracy but have simply em? phasized the misleading and pernici? ous doctrine of protection. "Therefore, the hope of the country is in pruning the Democratic forces of such as will not stand for Demo? cratic principle and the application of the plans of Democracy in govern? ment. "The people must not be misled in thinking the Democracy as a prin? ciple of government is a failure be? cause a few men may be untrue to their pledges; but it is true that the Republican protection principle Is a failure, because the Republicans have been true to their pledges, carry them Into effect and the result is that the people will repudiate It. "If the press of this oountry will ksep this distinction and will insist on the repudiation of the graft sys tew; now on us, and will plead for the principles of Democracy being put in practice by the genuine Democrats. I believe that the next election will wit? ness an overwhelming victory for the Democratic party. The line of dis? tinction between the two parties, as I see it now, is not sectional to the extent that it has la^en. but is the line between the masses and the protect? ed interests. "This will be the battle ground of the Coining conflict; and If handled properly. I have no doubt of the Issue. I think the interests of the people would be better served if more prom? inence were given to the distinctions between tha present Republican sys t? m and real Democracy .than to magnify the shortcomings of some few Democrats." The Mate. RUNAWAY IN MANNING. A Boy Thrown From Ruggf and In j tired. Manning, June 7.?This morning at 11 o'clock what might have been a h gic event, was the running away of a horse attached to a buggy con lalnlng tha son and daughter. 16 and \ years respectively, of the Rev, J. B. Godbold, the wry oapabls paator ofth*3 Jordan Methodist church. The lad was violently thrown to the ground, and al flrsl It eras thought thai he had lustalnsd fatal injuries, but <?n the arrival of i phyetclan he found thai hi had only received a few sprains and bruise-?. The little girl retained ! er seat and was uninjured, The bug i v wheels a sh torn to pieces. The horse became frightened and beyond control owing to the passing of an automobile. N'o blame, h ?wever, at? taches to tin- occupants, ns't at be thy Country'^, Tliy God's an RDAY. JUNE 12, 19C VETERANS IN MEMPHIS. CONFEDERATE REUNION OPENS AT MEMPHIS TODAY. Stars and Bars and Star Spangled Banner Float Side by Side on Ev? ery Hand?Hotels Taxed to Theit Utmost CaiMtcity?Every Accommo? dation Possible Furnished for Com? fort of the Old Warriors. Memphis, Tenn., June 7.?With the Stars and the Bars and the Star Spangled Banner flapping largely and amicably in the soft breeze of a typi? cal Southern day; with the pictures ct heroes aligned with those who fought for the North; with the streets filled with thousands of visitors; with here and there through the throng the soft grey and gold of the cause that millions revere, the Confederate Veterans* Reunion began today. The formal programme does not begin until tomorrow. But all day long special and regular trains puff? ed noisily Into the Bluff City of Ten? nessee and debouched their thousands of passengers upon the platforms. The hotels, taxed to their capacity, have utilized every spare inch of space, and the halls and co/ridors are riiled with narrow cots, upon which repose good natured but enthusiastic visitors to the Reunion. From every store and office and private residence are strung the national colors. The Stars and the Bars and the united country's flag Heats side by side on every hand. I Big signs tell of State, department I and division headquarters. Unlform I ed courteous guides are at the service I of visitors, and to even look in doubt I means a polite offer of assistance I from both the men and women who I wear the badge "I live here, ask me." There probably never has been a I Confederate Reunion at which the ar? I rangements have been so complete or I the details so ably worked out. It Is I almost Impossible to walk through I any depot in Memphis without some I courteous stranger inquiring, "Are I you a visitor?" Information bureaus abound, and I no one can complain that aecommo? I datlons are not furnished. At a huge I mess hall in Main street a commis I sary has provided meals three times I a diy for the old boys In grey. I There are, the familiar beans and I bacon, the hard-tack ami coffee, in I addition *o all the delicacies that the I market c&n supply. Handsomely I gowned and dainty Southern matrons I and maids superintend the prepara I tion of foods as well as the serving I of it, and see that the more timid I and helpless of the old Veterans are I not slighted. The town is a myriad of I lights, and every resident has consti I tuted himself an informal reception I committee to see that every visitor I's taken care of. I The real business of the Reunion I begins tomorrow at 10 a. m., In Con I ventlon Hall, when Major Gen. J. H. I McDowell will call the assembly to I crder. There will be the usual are I Umlnaries, the addresses of welcome I and responses and the convention will I get down to business. I There will be a floral pprade in the I afternoon, a meeting of Veterans and I Sons of Veterans to honor the women I of the Confederacy in the evening. I and a boat ride on the Mississippi. In I the afternoon too, there will be placed on view the bronzes designed for the State monuments in honor of the wo I men of the Confederacy. Scholarship and Entrance Examina? tions ClaniaOn Agricultural College;. At the Court House on Friday, July 2nd, 9 A. If., the Scholarship and En? trance Examinations to Clemson Ari cultural College will be held under the direction of the County Board of Ed ucatlon. Applicants must he at hast 16 years of age and must be prepared to enter the Freshman Class. There are no Scholarships in the Preparatory Class. This class is only open to a limited number of hoys who cannot reach high schools and who are living In sections of the State where school fa? cilities are poor. Scholarships are north Sioo.ao and Free Tuition. The next session of Clemson Agricultural College win begin Sept. s. 1909. Apply to the County Superintendent of Education after June joth for tu ? ded information concerning the s? holarshlp Examinations. For catalogs, further Information and (anls upon which to make app'i ctlon for entrance to the College, ad* i . dress P, H. meld. President, Clemson College, B, C. ?I-'.)-It W, A s. The bodj of a new born Infan1 i ss fon.nl near ?'.'dar drove churoli i'? tisxlngton County. Phe airtir is thfouded in mystery, id Truth's.' THE TRUJ )9. New 8er THE DISPEHSARY COMMISSION. .IAS. L. FAHXUM BEGINS TO COME INTO THE LIMELIGHT. Evidence of Mr. IL A. Curiel Shows That Farnuiii Got Lar<?e Commis? sions for Making Sales to tiie Dis? pensary. Columbia, June 8.?The commis? sion to wind up the affairs of the State dispensary resumed delibera? tions this morning. The feature of the day was the placing on record of an affidavit of Col. C. H. Dudley in which he declared that he had given money to officers of the State of South Carolina to get them to buy liquor from houses he represented. Another feature was the examina? tion of Mr. Herman A.-Curiel of New York, who stated that he had paid J. S. Farnum and Briggs M. Wilson, brothers-in-law, to get business for him from the State dispensary. He had not been told what they did with the commissions but the intimation I was plain that there were dispensary officials who were getting it. And the worst blow of all was when Farnum offered for $1,500 to get Curiel's claim I paid by the dispensary board when it was being held up, even after the leg I islature had decided that the renowed I blacklist should be removed and houses represented by Farnum receiv? ed $400,000 immediately. When the commission first met Mr. I W. A. Clark declared on behalf of his I ciient, William Lanahan & Son, that it would be a physical impossibility I to bring here the books of entry and record and the stenographers in the I offices. He asked for a modification I of the mandate of the commission I with reference to his client. This I morning at 9:30 was set for the hear I ing of this case. Mr. Clark suggested that Mr. Lyon I and Mr. Felder might have come I around by Baltimore while in New I York and Philadelphia. Mr. Lyon stated in this connection I that he had not gone anywhere that I the commission had not requested, I and that the commission had not only I showed no desire for him to go to see I Lanahan, but had actually expressed I some objection to giving Lanahan any I such consideration. Col. Felder de I clared that he did not go East at all. I but ha<i spent his time In Lexington, I Louisville and Cincinnati. The Carolina Glass Company's case I will be reopened from start to finish. I This was the announcement made by I the acting chairman, Senator J. Steele I Brlce, to the attorney, Mr. W. H. I Lyles. Mr. Brlce presides at the meet I Ings at the request of Dr. Murray. The I entire commission is present. Dr. W. ] J. Murray of Columbia, Mr. John Mc I Sween of Timmonsville, Mr. Avery Patton of Greenville, Mr. A. N. Woods of Gaffney, Mr. J. Steele Brlce of j Yorkvllle. Attorney General Lyon I and Mr. W. F. Stevenson, attorney of I the commission, are present, as are I Gen. Clifford L. Anderson and Col. T. I B. Felder and Mr. Malvern Hill of At I htnta, representing the commission; Col. Anthony J. Carroll of Louisville, Ky? and Maj. Clem F. Dunbar of Au? gusta, Ga., Mr. Jos. G. Graydon, of Cincinnati. Ohio, and Mr. McLean, of Hochester, N\ Y., representing claim? ants. IT HE TUESDAY NIGHT. From the Daily Item, June 9. a real alarm came In from Box 34 last night for the first time In many a long day, but at first those who heard the bell thought it was just another false alarm for old 34. The hose wagon turned out promptly, how ex er, and found the fire at Kendall Institute, where the two story frame rcaldence of Principal a. n. Fri arson was burning fiercely. The firemen had a hard fight, but succeeded in keeping the fire con fttied to the one building. The loss on the building is estimat? ed at $2,000. The chanei. dormitory and main school buildings, in very close proxi? mity, were in serious danger for b ! l >ng time, The chapel caught s num? ber of times, but was saved finally ' with all other buildings, after the j hardest liuht under great difficulties, To add to the danger, a pile o llghtwood, about 76 cords, caught Hr? In the rear of tin*-main building and for a long time it looked as if the ftr< would destroy all the buildings ; The serene and equable Aldrlch be 'comes almost peevish over thai Ger man information episode.?Indiana polls News. Every up-to-date town will aver tually have no! only a Carnegie Hb rary bul a Carnegie dlplodoeua*- Boa ton Journal. B SOI I'II?ON Established June, 18M ies?Vol. XXIX. No 32 TAFT IS LOYAL. PRESIDENNT WILL NOT INTER FERE WITH ALBRICH'S TARIFF RILL. ? Tlic Trust Leaders Have No Fear of Veto of the Measure They WIU Force Through House and Senate? Rig Rill is a True Son of Republi? can Party and Knows Who Made I I'm President. Washington, June 8.?Senate and house leaders who are directing the course of the tariff bill and who will be members of the conference on the bill after it has pa-toe I the senate, look measures toJay lo ascertain whether there was any found Uion for reports that President Taft would veto the bill. They have reached the conclusion that there Is no basis whatever for such reports. Ac late as this evening the presi? dent told one of the Republican lead? ers that no one had authority to sug? gest that he had in mind the veto of Iho tariff measure. It w'as learned today upon the high? est authority that President Taft had not read the Chicago speech of Sec? retary of the Treasury MacVeagh be? fore the secretary left Washington for Chicago and that the president was not aware of the character of the speech to be made. This does not mean that the president finds fault with Mr. MacVeagh's utterance, but merely answers the report that it was an official view of the tariff situation and that it expressed Mr. Taft's opin? ion. Republican leaders were inclined to assign to political inexperience Secre? tary MacVeagh's failure to consider that any speech delivered by him like? ly would be taken as the view of the administration. Many of the leaders point to the fact that the speech was delivered to an audience which sym? pathized with Democrats for revision downward, but at the same time they assert that a careful reading of the speech would indicate that it had been misconstrued in many quarters. PERIL OF LOCK CANAL. Lake Superior Unchained by Break? ing of Lock?Ships Whirled Like Chips. Sault Ste Marie, Mich , June 9.-? With all the weight of Lake Superior' behind it an ungoverned torrent of water rushed tonight through the $4, 000.000 Canadian canal. The lock wras wrecked today when the steamer Perry G. Walker rammed her bow through the lower gates. The canal has encased within its walls this evening a tremendous spectacle, including .wo waterfalls and a gainJt w hirlpool. The upper gates were open when1 the Walker crashed into the lower gates and the tremendous power of the rapids was given instant play. The big steamer Assiniboia moored within the lock chamber, was torn away and rammed the walken. The Assiniboia swept inte the open reaches of the river below. Her car? go shifted and this gave her a con? siderable list, and several plates on her port side forward of amidship were loosened. The Walker was whirled around several times and finally landed on a. shoal out of the channel. The ore laden steamer Crescent City, just entering the locks from T*ake Superior, was Swept down the stream like a feither. She overtook the Assiniboia and struck the latter two glancing blows after having a great hole torn in her side as she swept past the broken lower gate. Tugs caught her and towed her tor the American side, where she settled. The loss to the Canadian govern? ment will probably reach |3tM*# and the damage to the Crescent CHjf Is estimated at $100.000. The dam? age to the steamers Walker and As? siniboia was comparatively light* cap', sfosher of the steamer Walk? er declares that the aecldent was caused by hi* engineer making B mis? take mid throwing ids lever t> "fulf sin e.i ahead," on the captain's signal to "beeil up." .\ (ommlssh n has been esjeeg to the Industrial Ttnst Company of Creemvood. Capital $100.000. Th<? petitioners of the company are: J. C. Self. J. K. Durst, 8 P. Matthews and A. P. McKlsalck, The company pur? poses to do h general real estate au<l ^ tock and bond l seinesa. The summer t rm ot the * t*utt it* Sessions for Cherokee Count.. \\Ml convene on the -Sth of this nroaal and it judge Prince li unable I t ?(>? side the Gaffney bar will ask the 1 ? pre me Court to designate Jwfcjpe purdy to preside.