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?rorrra watcbmajt. i*mi Consolidated Aug. 8,188 ftfct (fiHatrbnra anb jSkratbron. . ?# 0 Pabtlehed Wednesday and Saturday ?BY? OtTCEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTBR, 8. a $!.?? per annum?In advance. Ml 8a ears Irst insertion.$1.00 so see quant Insertion.10 Contracts for three months, or will be made at reduced rates. All communication! which sub prtvets latarests will be eharged ? Oaf aa advertise me nta Obltaarles and tributes of respects arm be chars* d for. \ t. (MIEN IN HI CTfl* EITKND9 TO THEM A SFIaKMUD WELCOME. the Host Next Year?Chief of Charleston Re-elected Fressdent of the Association?Fes? ea of the Tournament. Union, July 0.?Union Is now thronged r/lth ftreroer from all sec of South Car oil na and every la ftotng done by the people of Caloa to make the annual convention i amd tournamen. of South Carolina * firemen an unuual success. The con veatlon met In the court house this saw nIng. and after a prayer by Rev. X? M. Rice, a welcome address was delivered by Mayor L. Wagnon. was responded to by Chlsf Beh of Charleston and M B. Sanders f of Oreenwood In a very happy man? ner and the convention took up its regular business. Th election of officers wss held and the result was aj follows: Presi 1*. Behren? of Charleston; first mmt, O B. Smith of Union; etee proa dent, M. B, Sanders Oreenwood; encretary, R. 8. Hood; ; treasurer, T. O. 8. Dibble D|; chalitnan statistical mmMmmh ^?V^^Wa^O(r?^.T'i ? Tnvttatione wore received from eJ?ee wishing to entertain the con I eeetton neat yesr, and Sumter won " awer Columbia sad Acdersoa. Msny Matters of Interest and Importance to tremen were disposed of and will eXmbtlees result In even better ser? vice than lo 11? past. President Behrens submitted a very full and ^ eomprehenslve report. Secretary R. 8. Hood of Sum er reported that since the last mee Ing of the associa? tion, Walter bor o had been admitted lato the association. Treasurer T. O. S? Dibble rendered s most satisfactory uncial report CONSTABLE SLAIN AT RAVEXBL. C. P. Flehhuriie Is kUled by John W. 31 essen ey?Deputy C < me table J. D. AHman. a Man Si Years Old, Ahm Voundrd In the Ahdomcn. ' Ravenel. July 0.?One man dead, another probably mortally wounded, and a third at his home where It la fear?d that be will never be taken ailvc. le the situation at midnight fol? lowing s shooting affray here at 7:30 o deck this evening, when Constablea i C. I'lnckney Flah ;urne and J. D. Alt man attempted to prevtnt John W. Messervey from taking from the rail? road station here a keg of whlakey, waieh wss ellcged to be contraband. Fish >urne. the dead man, was the I regular conatable. end he had called Ahm.in to hi* assistance, when Mes? servey, standing in hla wagon bed. shot them both. uS.ng a Smith A Wesson revolver. Ftahburne was shot la the breast snd died about an hour later, while Altman was wounded in the abdomen, the ball ranging down? ward. Physicians have been attend? ing him alnce soon after the ahootlnx and hla eondtlon Is regsrded as very critical, the ISteSttaSt, It Is aald, being perforated. Pish burne was about 50 years of age. and Is aurvived by a wife and severs, children. Altman Is nearly 81 years of age. but has a wonder!ul cc natlt jt Ion Immediate'y after the nhooting Messervey left fof hla home, and un to this hour, (midnight.) has not been arreated. JUMPED FROM TRAIN. A legro woman. AdeUde Wlnn, In attempting to alight from a moving train at Mayesvilie on Sunday after? noon met with a serious accident. Thinking that the train had passed the depot sad was not going to atop ?he attempted to Jump off and was thrown to the ground with consider? able force. She was Uken to the depot snd Dr. Bradley summoned. He found thst shs was suffering from s dislocated knee and Internal Injuries, which, however, were not thought to be fatal. 'Be Just an I. 8TJ FIRE AI MULLINS. PROPERTY WORTH $30,000 WAS . DESTROYED YESTERDAY. Origin Perhaps Incendiary?Fine Brick Stores, the Pride of the Town, Burned?E. II. Smith Prob? ably the Heaviest Loser, Mullins, July 5.?The "glorious 6th" was ushered In by a disastrous fire which started about 4 o'clock this morning. The origin of the fire is unknown though it Is generally thought to be of incendiary origin. It started in the grocery store of the Alford-Carmlchael Company and soon spread to adjoining buildings. The Palmetto Grocery Company's store was the second to catch and from there the flarr.es spread to the Mullins Supply Company, E. H. mlth't and were Anally checked a' Rogers. Smith A Company's, the lat? ter place being badly damaged. The first four stores were a com? plete loss and very little of the mer? chandise was saved. Mr. E. H. Smith was possibly the heaviest loser as he carried a very large stock which was only partially covered by Insurance. The loss Is estimated at about $30, 000. with about $20,000 Insurance. It Is a heavy blow to the town Just now as the tobacco season la about to open and the merchants will necessarily be out of business as there Is not a va? cant store In town. The burned stores were all brick and the pride of the town. Much damage was done to the property on the opposite side of the street from the excessive heat. It is said that the stores will be rebuilt at once. TOBACCO MEN PROTEST. Proposed Increase In Internal Reve? nue Taxes on all Forms of Manu? factured Tobacco Have Caused Flood of Telegrams to Reach Washington. the forms of manufactured tobacco has brought a veritable hornet's nest about the heads of the senate com? mittee of finance. Protest are pour? ing In and demands for hearings are coming from every section. The com? mittee decided today it would have to harken to the demand and although an amendment fixing the rates of In? crease had been prepared for intro? duction. Tuesday, telegrams have been sent out telling tobacco manu? facturers they will be given a hear? ing tomorrow. Members of the fin? ance committee were asked whether it is true that President Taft had advocated the advance In tobacco rates. They decline to discuss the question for publication but their de? meanor would seem to Justify the In? ference that the administration Is back of Increased revenues which would be produced by the proposed Increases reaches $20,000.000 in ex? cess of the amount now collected. DR. MITCHELL EULOGIZED. Eloquent Pralne of President of South Carolina University Wir? WkU Preach In High Hills Baptist Church Next Sunday. Editor of Item and Watchman and Southron: Please allow me the use of your column* to inform the people that Dr. S. C. Mitchell. President of the University of South Carolina, will preach In the High Hills Baptist church at Stateburg on next Sunday, the 1 Ith inst., services beginning at 11:30 a. m. I>r. Mitchell is not only an eminent divine, but as an educator and la i In philanthropic fields he holds the highest prizes in public esteem ami Ih i-??cognized throughout our na? tional boundaries as a man of the finest Intellectual qualities and of rare ami noble aspirations (or service to his faUowmen. When he was chosen i'ieeident of the University of South Csrollna, Dr. Seaman A. Knapp, whose wide knowledge of men and sound practical minds make his Judg? ment very trustworthy, said: "His (Mitchell) coming to this OtHet Is worth more to the State than would ho the gift of five millions of dollars to the University." Distinguished widely and eminently in every field of service, he has entered, the people of Sumter County will not lose the opportunity afforded them to derive profit from his sermon on next Sun? day, and to pay high compllmnt to the famous President of our State University. J. J. D. Mrs. George Bush, who was shot by her ? husband last Thursday died early Tuesday morning, and was burled the same day. ?The propos HX&s on'aft d Fear not?-t*et all the ends Thou Aln MTER. S. C. SAiU; SHOOTS WIFE; KILLS HIMSELF DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN EDGE FIELD COUNTY YESTERDAY. George Bwah Shoots His Wife Six Time?, Mortally Wounding Her and Then Takes Refnge In a Swamp, Where, Surrounded by a Crowd of ClUsena, He Puts a Bullet Through His Own Brain. Edgefleld, July 5.?Several parties from the neighborhood where the aw? ful tragedy occurred, brought the news here today that - Mr. George Bush this morning shot and Instantly killed his wife, Alice, the weapon used being a pistol. The homicide occurred at the home of Mr. P. P. Doollttle, an uncle of Mrs. Bush's, near Rehoboth Baptist Church, this county. Mr. and Mrs. Bush have been sep? arated for several years, their trouble being due to the former's alleged very dissipated habits. He has lived in Augusta for some time, but recent? ly returned to this county, of which ho is a native, and In the neighbor? hood where his wife resided, and has been using efforts to get her to re? turn to him. This she refused to do. On Saturday last he avowed his In? tention to take his wife's life and then his own, and while little cred? ence was given to what he said, as a precaution Mrs. Bush was moved from the place where she was stay? ing when the threat was made, to her uncle's home, and It was there that Mr. Bush appared at 11 o'clock this morning, and It seems without warning or excuse shot her to death. The circumstances of the homicide are not known here. Bush, It Is said, fled as soon as he- got In his bloody work. At 12 o'clock today Sheriff OttaU received a telegram from Modoc on the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway to come there at onco, that Push had killed his wife, and the pre? sumption here was that he had been captured at that place about three Bush is well known here, having carried the mail from Edgefleld to Parksvllle for several years. He wan a hard drinker, it was alleged, hut was thought to he harmless. Mrs. Bush before marrying was a Miss Doollttle, and a most estimable wo? man, her family being prominent in the county. Mrs. Rush Still Alive? Edgefleld, July 5.?Later Informa? tion brought by a party direct from the scene of the tragedy is that, al? though Mrs. Bush is shot six times, she Is alive with no hopes of recov? ery. Her statement is that her husband met her coming from the spring and demanded that she come back to him. She refused. He then said: "Well, you are a dead woman," and commenced firing, shooting her twice after she was on the ground. The news spread like wildfire, and soon hundreds of citizens gathered and are hunting Bush. As yet he has not been captured, but likely will be, and the apprehension is that he will be lynched. Edgefleld, July 6.?Later Inform? ation is that Bush is dead. One the? ory being that he killed himself, the other was that he was summarily dealt with. "Suicide," Coroner's Jury Verdict. Augusta, Ga., July 6.?The posse that surrounded George W. Bush in the woods, finding that they could not secure dogs, went In after Bush. They found him lyir... on the ground dead, with a bullet hole through his brain and a 3'J-callbre S. and W. pistol in hll right hand. The coroner's jury, summoned by Magistrate J. H. Plack well, found that Bush "came to his death from a gunshot wound Inflicted by his own hand." PIERSON' HAS MILLION LEFT. Clilcngottii to Devote This, His UOili Year, to Giving to Chicago Institu? tions Rest of His Fortune. Chicago, 111., July 7.?Daniel K. Pierson, the "flags of Htnsdale," ai r? udy famous for his magnificent h< nefnetlons to the small colleges of this country, annnounced last night that he would devote the remainder of this, his ninetieth year, to distrib? uting among the various educational and philanthropic Institutions of this city, his last million dollars. This will round out the sum he has always Intended Chicago to have, and leave him a relatively poor man when he celebrates his ninetieth birthday on the 14th of next April. red. j an't at be thy Country's, Thy God's anc RDAY. JULY 10. 190! VOTE ON TARIFF BILL SENATE HAS ALMOST FINISHED ITS WORK ON MEASURE. Senator Clapp's Amendment, Bring? ing; Holding Companies Under the Provision of- the Corporation Tax Amendments is Adopted. Washington, July 7.?With a gen? eral understanding that the final vote In the senate on the tariff bill should be taken by 4 o'clock tomorrow after? noon, the senate adjourned at 7 o'clock this evening in pleasant an? ticipation of the early conclusion of the labors of the special session of congress. Because of the possible effect on the tobacco schedule there was no effort to obtain formal assent in open senate to the proposition to fix a time for a vote. The day was a busy one, and the prospect Is that tomorrow will be equally so. It la expected that the bill will receive practically all the Re? publican votes, while it is understood that probably all of the Democratic votes, with the exception of that of Senator McEnery, of Louisiana, will be cast against it. When passed the measure will be hurried over to the house as expedi tiously as possible. It is expected the house will be In session Friday morn? ing in the hope of receiving It. The income tax question, including the corporation tax provision and In? heritance taxes received much atten? tion, and the straight income taxer3 were afforded the opportunity upon which they have so long Insisted to get a direct vote in favor of the in? come tax as opposed to the corpora? tion tax. Senator Bailey moved his income tax amendment as a substitute for the finance committee's provision. A vote was taken upon it and it was rejected by a majority of 19, the ballot stand? ing 28 to 47. With the corporation tax provision thus established as a part of the tar? iff bill, there was considerable effort tr amend it In one notable case "this effort was successful. Senator Clapp. of Minnesota, who has been a severe critic of the provision ever since its introduction because it excluded "holding" companies, renewed his criticism today and was supported by other senators. The result was the acceptance of an amendment by Mr. Clapp striking out the exemption of such companies. Assurance was also given that every effort would be made to retain the amendment in confer? ence. Snator Daniel offered a new plan for taxing corporations with gross in? comes above $300,000 at the rate of 1-4 of 1 per cent upon their gross in? comes. THE DARLINGTON RACES. Darlington, July 7.?With smiling skies and enthusiastic crowds the first exhibition of the Darlington County Fair and Driving association was held here today. At an early hour the people began to flock to the square and by the time the show opened the stage. There were 16 events on the pro? gramme and all but one were carried out. The class of the horses was most encouraging to the promoters of the show, and the task of the judges was a hard one. The day was slightly marred by two accidents. At the race track this afternoon Driver Edwards was thrown from his cart and sustained a fractured ankle. Attending pyhsi cians say that he will soon recover, as the Injury 1? not serious. In the morning a ?light mishap occured when J. P. Moslngo's horse, driven by a lady, overturned the buggy, the lady being thrown to the ground. She sustained no serious injuries, however. The holy who was involved In this accident bad created so favor? able an lmpr< salon on the judgei that she was given the prise despite her accident. Georgetown won the hand-reel race at Union Wednesday, u the State Fltemen'S Tournament, and received the first prise, $100. Columbia won second place. Georgetown's record was 21 2-3 seconds; Columbia's 22 seconds; Newberry"*? 23 1-5 seconds; Charleston 2 7 3-4 seconds. George? town's runners received a grand ova? tion from the 5.000 people who were present The total receipts at the Charles? ton postofflcc during the fiscal year which has Just closed aggregate the sum of $161,638.20, the largest re? ceipts In the history of the Charles? ton office, being a gain of $7,071.87 over the receipts of 1908. 1 Truth'*." THE TKOI 9 Sew 8er STATES TO DECIDE. SENATE ADOPTS RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT PROPOSED AMEND? MENT. Customs Court Agreed Upon?Rayner Says Court Will Not be Constitu? tional and Root Apparently In? clines to Ills Opinion. Washington, July 5.?Notwith? standing the fact that this was a le? gal holiday the senate put In a full day's time, and business proceeded from 10 o'clock In the morning until 6:35 o'clock in the afternoon wirb punctilious regularity and exception? al celerity. The result was marvelous. Not since the tariff bill has come into the senate has so much been accomplish? ed within a day. Indeed, when the silting came to an end a summary of the proceedings showed that there was very little left to be done. The principal item still to be considered was the tobacco tax, the figures on which had not been completed by the committee when the senate adjourn? ed. The day was devoted in the main to the consideration of the adminis? trative provisions of the bill and to the Brown resolution providing for the submission of the question of an income tax amendment to the legis? latures of the various States, which, while not a part of the tariff bill, is so related to it as to have made it necessary to consider It in connec? tion with the bill. The best fight of the day was made by Senator Rayner against the customs court feature of the administrative amendment. He undertook to puncture the pro I vision, and he made the longest speech of the day in which he set forth with much emphasis the de? claration that the court would be found to be unconstitutional because, while dealing with questions at com? mon law, it makes no provision for trial by jury, which he said every ?ultor under the common law has a right to demand. In presenting his views he sharply criticised Mr. Ald rlch, whom he frequently reminded that he was not a lawyer and could not be expected to understand legal and constitutional questions. The provision was defended by a number of the Republican lawyers, but Mr. Root said he had not favor? ed the creation of the court. The pro? vision occupied attention for about three hours and ultimately was adopted without division, though not until it had been amended in ac^r dance with Mr. Rayner's suggestion so as to exclude criminal cases from its operation. The proposed court Is to consist of five members and it is intended to supercede the United States Circuit Court in customs matters. In addition to the customs court the senate also gave attention to oth? er provisions of the tariff bill, includ? ing the drawback feature, relative to which the committee on finance made no recommendation beyond striking out the house provision, which would have the effect of throwing the whole question into conference. In the senate, however, several amendments were made, some of which are permitted, at Senator McCumher's instance, to satisfy the grain producers of the Northwest. A number of other minor additions were also made and all of the ad? ministrative features disposed of. Earlier in the day the income tax resolution of Senator Brown of Ne? braska was adopted. The resolution submits to the legislatures of tin States an amendment to the national constitution providing that: "the con mess shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes from what? ever source derived, without appor? tionment among the several States and without regard to any c>nsUH or enumeration." There was three hOUM of d< bate over this measure, the prin? cipal contest being over an amend? ment by Senator Bailey submitting the amendment to conventions in the Statea Instead of the various State legislatures. The amendment was defeated, the division being largely along party lines. The Brown amend? ment was adopted unanimously. Senator Aldrich hopes to have the hill pass tomorrow from committee of the whole to the senate. in the senate proper it will receive brief at tention and will then go to confer? ence. The tobacco schedule will prob? ably provoke considerable debate, and the chairman of the finance com? mittee may be disappointed. The bill 's, however, near Its finish in the sen? ate. It's all right to love your enemies, but don't slight your friends. ? SOUTHRON, Established June, MM ies?Yol. XXIX. !Jo 40 COTTON PRICES HI?HER. GAIN OVER FRIDAY'S CLOSE OF* 16 POINTS AND MORE. Hot Weather in Southwest?Report From Liverpool Favorable?Bear? ish Information Causes Reaction. New York, July 6.?While realizing was heavy in the cotton market today offerings were well absorbed and the highest prices of the day and season were reached in the late trading witbi the close very steady at a net ad? vance of 16 to 25 points. The market opened firm at an advance of 5 to 9 points in response to the firm show? ing of the English market and short? ly after the call showed a net gain of about 11 to 12 points on buying; orders which had accumulated over the holidays on the bullish govern? ment report of Friday. Realizing was very heavy at this advance, and re? actionary sentiment was promoted by the better weather in the SouUi; pri? vate cables predicting that English spinners would remain out of the market for spot cotton owing to the advance and short time in Lanca? shire; and fear that at the new level, hedge selling against prospective crops might become more of a fac? tor. But offerings were very weU ab? sorbed on a scale down and after working off to a net loss of abeut 2: points the market firmed up on talk: of hot winds In Texas, covering by early sellers for a turn and rtbuying; by oM bulls who had taken profits before the close of last week. There was also reports that continental spinners were buying contracts here through some of the big foreign houses and the market in the late trading advanced to 12.33 for Octo? ber and 12.40 for December with the general list showing a net gain of IS to 28 points. Tae close was only a little off from the top under realizing Southern spot markets officially re? ported early were 1-8 to 3-4 cent net higher. Receipts at the ports today 5,848. bales, against 6,014 last week and S, 437 last year. For the week 18,000 bales, against 27.706 last week and? 33,787 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 2,198 bales against 1,753 last year. Cotton spot closed quiet, 15 pointa higher; middling uplands 12.75; mid? dling gulf 13.00; sales 700 baJaa. New York, July 7.?There was' heavy realizing in the cotton market today and prices reacted from the best, the close being barely steady at a net decline of 18 to 23 points. The market opened steady at an advance of 4 points on July, that month selling at 12:30. a new high record for the season, while later po? sitions were 2 to 5 points lower In response to somewhat disappotntins. Liverpool cables. Realizing was pro? moted by favorable weather reports? and easier late cables from Liverpool?, and with the offerings very heavy, prices worked off to a net loss of about 8 to 12 points during the early session, with October selling at 2.18. Instead of increasing, selling orders; set med to be diminishing on the de? cline, but a rally to within 2 poinrs of last night's close during the middle of the morning was followed by a sec? ond break around midday on the forecast for partly cloudy weather fn the western belt and expectations oC a bearish weekly report, which) car? ried October off to 12.14. A second rally Of) covering by early tellers and continued support from strong trade interests carried October back to 12, 23 during the early afternoon, but a. little later the market again weeaee> ed inspite of renewed reports of bight temperatures in Texas, with the mar? ket reaching the lowest point of the day in the late trading and closing at practically that level or r round IJ.IO for October. Southern spot market? were generally steady and uucsnsnsp? ed according to early reports, and the day's fluctuations in futures were generally steady and. unchanged ac cordlng to early reports, and the day's fluctuations In futures were y< nerally ascribed to technical conditions exist? ing after the recent rapid advance? ment regarding general conditions.. The weekly weather report proved about a stand-off. At the low point of this afternoon the market showed a re. .tion of about 21 to 24 pointa frcm the high record of the previous day. Receipts at the ports today 4.B1R bales against 7,169 last week and 4, 160 last year. For the week S*,eOO bales against 27,705 last week and 33.877 last year. Today s receipt? at New Orleans 818 bales against 1.010 last year and at Houston 79 hates against 1,859 last year. Spot cotton closed quiet, re point* lower; middling uplands 12*18; mid? dling gulf 12.90; no sales.