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(KB SUlfTEH WATCHMAN, BMaMI "onsol (dated Aug. 2. 188 C be (KHitlrbman ani> &ootjiron. Published Wednesday and Saturday ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTKR, S. a ? 11.60 par annum?In advance. Advertisements: Ona Square first Insertion.$1.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.10 Contracts for three months, or stager will be made at reduced rates. All oommunlqatlons which sub . serve private Interests will be charged tar aa advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respects win he charged far. EBB6ATI0N BAY AT FAIR. SCHOOL4 AND COLLEGES WILL HE LARGELY REPRESENTED. No Admission Charged Latter Sent State Superintendent Swearingen By Secretary Love on the Subject. Columbia. Aug. 4.?The fair society Is aow st work on plan? for an edu? cational day during A>lr week. This waa decided on at the February meet? ing of the executive committee and Tuesday was flxsd aa the day for this jwork. A r Secrets-y Love has sent out no tlcee to ?chools and colleges asking that all cooperate In making the day a success. The city, the railroads and all public organisations will lend their aid In the work. There will be no charge for any pupil or student \ of a school or college on that day and sny sdult accompanying a student or pupil will be admitted on a half rate. It Is required that the students or pupils secure their free admission cards from the proper officers of the institution the week before the fair Ohsens. Mr. Love has sent the following let? ter to State Superintendent J. E. Swearingen: February meeting of the d Mechanical Society of ti South Carolina It was unanimously 'decided to make Tuesday of next fair week 'college and school day.' aa you will note jfram the Inclosed notltes. I notice taat In August you will be? gin your educational campaign and at your convenience I would like to ^confer with you relative to handling this matter In connection with your campaign and getting out auch liter? ature as will be necessary for the proper understanding of the matter. "All the railroads entering this city and other roads In the State have Sj expressed s willingness to furnish ev sry transportation facility possible sad to have special agents to super Intend same." CASHIER A DEFAULTER? 'C'alhoun Harris, Secretary and Asnist ant Tree surer of Orr Mills Arreste*I On Charge of Defaulting- About $60.000?Kays it Is Duo to Clerical Anderson. Aug. t.?Secretary and r-Asalstant Cashier Calhoun karris ol ^the Orr cotton mills was arrested this morning on a warrant obtained by President J. D. Hammett. charging breach of trust. It being alleged that he misappropriated 160,000 or more ? of the company's funds. Tonight he f>An quartered under guard In a ro n , at the Chlquola hotel and refuses to give out any statement otherwise than that he has not misappropriated one dollar of the company's money and that everything will be found all right when the expert accountants get r through with auditing the books. He admits that his bonks are tang . led and that they have been for some time. He also admits that he has made false entries to get balances at dif? ferent times. > The first Intimation of a shortage came on Tuesday of last week. About two weeks ago two accountants of the American Audit Company came to Anderxon to audit the books of the mills, ss Is customary about once a year. After working foi a few days u the experts found one or two Items p which did not app< ir correct. On further examination It appeared thai Mr. Harris was short In his account $??.000 and when his attention was called to It he said the showing wax correct, hut claimed that It was due to cl?rlcul errors. $ Will Inmcan, colored, was scaM ?1 to death at HurTnIo Cotton Mills. The business men of Chariestag held s meeting Tuesday ami declared themselves as being In favor of the County dispensary. I ^ - - J sited April, I860. 'Be Just an 1. BUI CONDITIONS IMPROVED. SPANISH IlEVOLT COMING TO AN END. Some Disturbance In Parts of Cata? lonia?Don Jaime Not Involved, Says He Will Not Interfere In Po? litical Crisis?-More Fighting in Mo? rocco. Madrid, Aug. 3.?The cabinet is considering a plan of extending the time for the payment of commercial paper which was affected by the cessation of commerce during the in? surrection In Barcelona. Gen. Marina reported this after? noon a Spanish manoeuvre against the Moors. He set a trap for the Moors. While he manoeuvred seven battalions In front of the Moorish position, the battleship Numancia moved down ththe cost to attaok the enemy In the rear. They took the bait, moved forward and at once fell under concentrated fire of the fort and the Numancia. They retreated In disorder, leaving many dead. >Tne attack upon a blockhouse In course of construction began at mid? night of Monday. A large body of Moors stole out In the darkness from the foothills of Mount Guruga, and rained bullets for three hours upon the half completed fortress. The small Spanish contingent defended tl.j block house valiantly and then a Soanlsh column of six companies hurried up to the rescue and succeed? ed in dispersing the enemy. A large number of their dead were carried off by the Moors In the retreat. Gen. Marina jhas issued urgent or? ders for the completion of the block? house which Is necessary to assure communication. A balloon was sent up today and observations were made of 54 gorges and ravines on Mount Guruga where thousands of tribesmen were seen preparing for a grest battle. Except in certain Isolated localities of Catalonia tranqulllty now reigns throughout Spain, according to an announcement, today by the,minister f of' the Interior. A column of troops today marched on Sabadell, 10 miles from Barcelona, where the insurgents are still hold? ing out. with orders to repress mer? cilessly any resistance that might be encountered. Barcelona, Aug. 3.?A number of prisoners who were being held on board the Spanish gunboat Temerarlo have been liberated. Communication by train with the outside world is In? creasing and commerce is being ac? tively resumed. Workmen have returned to their labors and the authorities announce that order has been restored. Paris, Aug. 3.?In a dispatch from San Sebastian, a correspondent of The Temps says he has learned from an authoritative source that the out? break at Barcelona was a result of a republican plot, which was timed to coincide with a general strike all over Spain, scheduled for August 2. The movement at Barcelona was prema? ture, i The plot was betrayed to/the gov? ernment, which was able to block the efforts of the organizers at Bilbao. Madrid and elsewhere. Vienna, Aug. 3.?Don Jaime, the pretender to the Spanish throne, says he has no Intention of Interfering In the political crisis In Spain and that his retirement to Frohsdorf In lower Austris far fropi the Spanish fron? tier, was proof Ct his peaceful pur? poses. "The Carllsts party Is a party of order," said Don Jaime, "I never will take upon myself to bring an entire people Into danger for my own ends. Never will I lead Spanlaid against Spaniard." Don Jaime is of the opinion that the war In Morocco was unavoidable and he fears It will last a long tim ?. Mlllea. Morocco, Aug. 3.?A large fgfgg of Moors, comprising conting? ents from the coast and inland trib s. are today gathering in front of Al hucemas, the island fortress and prison settlement belonging to Spain on the ? ist of Morocco, evidently In prep aratlon for an attack. Friday, August ?, win be the one hundredth anlversary of the birth of Lord Tennyson. The Fine Arts So ( lets of London, will give an elabor t celebration, Mary Indll, aged four years, arai shot and killed in the h one of her grandparents on "Factory HUI," Dar? IlBSjton? It Is not known how it hap? pened, but It is supposed to have been caused by her knocking down a gun that was standing In a corner ?f the house. d Fear not?Let eil the ends Thou Ain MTER. 8. 0.. SATTJB TO PREVENT ELECTION. CHARLESTON LAWYERS APPLY FOR A RESTRAINING ORDER. j Say Act is Unconstitutional?Motion Is Made Before Chief Justice Jones In Lancaster?Petition Would Con? tinue Prohibition. Lancaster, Aug. 3.?Messrs. Holl man and Grace, lawyers from Char? leston, appeared before Chief Justice Jones Jones this evening for a rule to show cause in the case of Thomas M. Jellico, petitioner, vs. H. W. Conner. John H. Conlon and Wm. D. Clarke, election commissioners. The case Involves an attack on the recent statute closing dispensaries and providing for an election on Au? gust 17 charging unconstitutionally on two grounds: First, that it violates the article requiring the subject of I th1 act to be expressed in the title, and, second, that it Is special legisla? tion. The wish is that the Supreme Court assembled on or about August 11 and hear the case. If the court is un? willing or unable to assemble then a rule to show cause will be issued re? turnable before the chief justice and he will pass upon the case at his chambers, subject, of course, to right of appeal to the whole court. The effect?qX sustaining the conten? tion of the petitioner would be to pre? vent the elections and continue pro? hibition in force. Columbia, Aug. 4.?Word was re? ceived from Charleston last night that the Impression in that city is that the attempt to prevent the elections on August 17 is not taken very seriously. The action of the lawyers is of course not instigated by the county dispen? sary authorities and it is not known precisely what faction or persons are behind it except that it Is taken for granted that they are not In sym? pathy with the county dispensary sys? tem. It Is further believed that the prohibitionists, have nothing to do with it. C<y*TOtf STlliL FALLING: Reports Are Bullish, But Cotton Falls Off From 12 to 18 Points?South? ern Spots Unchanged to 3-8 of a Cent Lower?General Liquidation On Exchange. New York, Aug. 4.?There was fur? ther sharp break In the cotton mar? ket today under continued bear pres? sure and general liquidation, and while there was some Improvement during the late trading with the clos? ing tone steady, last prices showed a net loss of 12 to 18 points. The market opened steady at an advance of 6 points to a decline of 1 point, but while there was some buying on bet? ter cables than expected, and the weather map showing no improve? ment In Southwestern conditions, of? ferings were very heavy and leading local operators renewed their aggres? sive selling of the previous day. Prices soon eased off in consequence, stop loss orders were caught, and during the middle of the day selling became general In spite of the detail? ed weather report from Texas show? ing no precipitation of consequence and extremely high temperatures at many stations. This report caused a net advance of about 11 points dur? ing the middle of the morning but stimulated little demand aside from covering by room shorts, and the low point of the day was reached during the afternoon when October contracts sold at 11.92 and January at 12.01, with the general list showing a net loss of 29 to 37 points, and of about 68 to 76 points as compared with the high prices reached after the publica? tion of the government report on Monday. Covering caused a rally of several points later, but trading was less active on the rally than it had been on the decline and sentiment was evidently much unsettled with January closing at 12.18 bid. Crop news shows no Improvement except, possibly, from some sections of the Kastern belt, and sellers supposed to be actuated either by local specula? tive conditions or by expectations with approaching new crop move? ment can not be absorbed at present prices. There is talk of cheaper now crop offerings from the South and Southern spot market officially re? ported early were unchanged to 8*8 lower. Receipts at tin; ports today 522 bales, against t;i;? last week and 8,986 laat year. For the week 18,000 hales, against 14,447 las! week und 21,988 last y.ar. Today's receipts at New Orleans 201! bales, aaglnst 41T? last \ car. Spot (dosed quiet, 88 points lower; middling uplands 12.60; middling gulf 18<95; sales n?>ne. Futures open? ed and closed steady. : and ! is t at be thy Country's, Tliy God's an LDAY. AUGUST 7. IS A SLUMP IN GOITON. PRICES CLOSED AT DECLINE OF 28 TO 33 POINTS. Aggressive Hear Pressure?Strong Attacks on Market and Liquida? tion by Monday's Buyers Lowered Level of Prices. New York, Aug. 3.?The / cotton market suffered a severe break dur? ing today's trading as a result of ag? gressive bear pressure and liquida? tion by yesterday's buyers. The close was barely steady at a net decline of 28 to 33> points. The opening was easy at a decline of 9 to 15 points in response to dis? appointing cables, and while there was a good demand from commission houses as well as some covering by shorts, the market gradually eased off under aggressive bear pressure which seemed to be based upon an idea that Monday's bullish bureau had been discounted and that a catering long interest was In the market which might be forced to liquidate. This view of the situation seemed to be materializing when stop loss orders were uncovered during the late after? noon. Dec. contracts had sold at 12.27; or 46 points below the high level of yesterday, with the general list showing a net loss of 36 to 38 points. At this level offerings for long account diminished and some of the early sellers seemed to be buying back their cotton, but after a rally to 12.45 for December there was a re? newal of bear pressure .and fluctua? tions later showed continued nervous? ness with December closing at '12.32 bid. Weather advices showed no pre? cipitation of consequence In the Southwest, where it is believed to be badly needed, and temperatures at 15 stations ranged from 100 to 106 de? grees. But the market seemed to be less influenced by crop news than by e geenral position and the persistent pressure kept on prices by some of the leading local interests. Receipts at the ports today 1,090 bales, against 3,139 last week and 4, 105 last year. For the week^l8,000 bales, against 14,347 last week and 21,983 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 176 bales, against 668 last year. Cotton spots closed' quiet, 25 points lower; middling uplands 12.85; mid? dling gulf 13.21; sales 400 bales. No Jobs For Democrats. Washington, August 4.?Applicants for positions as supervisors of the census in South Carolina should ap? ply to L. W. C. Blalock and J. G. Capc.s. For some time The News and Courier correspondent has made repeated efforts to ascertain what line of policy Director Durand, of the cen? sus bureau, would follow with regard to the appointment of census supervi? sors in the South, especially In South Carolina. Mr. Durand hasi apparent? ly been as much in the dark as any one else, but gradually lktle by lit? tle his plans are unfolding. To members of the South Carolina delegation in congress, who have Im? portuned Mr. Durand for some Indi? cation as to what he would do', the latter has been exceedingly stingy with his information. Today, how? ever, it is learned through one of the South Carolina members that Demo? crats are to fare very poorly when the appointments are made, if, in? deed, any at all are recognized; that all applications, must have the Bla lock-Capers "OK." before they will be given consideration; and that lastly, in counties like Beaufort and Char? leston, where there is a large negro population, the latter are to be re? warded with appointments as enum? erators in many of the sections where the negroes outnumber the whites. Representative Patterson, who saw Director Durand today about the matter, informed the director that it would not do to appoint neuro enum? erators, and he further informed him that so far as the white people of Beaufort and other counties in South Carolina are concerned, they would not stand for it. It was then practi? cally decided thai negroes should work only in nemo sections and white men In white sections, it came out In the Interview that Capers and Bla? lock would probably advise ill appli? cations before Anal action, Mr. Capers has acted with consid? erable courtesy to the members of the delegation who have approached him about the matter, taking into con? sideration the fact that he could hardly be?supposed to fall In with their plans for the appointment ol Democrats. There is no fault there* fore with him. Prom all over South Carolina ap? plications for these placet arc pour? ing in, but no appointments would be made, this correspondent was today informed, before October 1. d Truth's." THE THU1 ?09. New Ser WILL VOTE ON TARIFF. CONFERENCE REPORT WILL BE DECIDED UPON SOON. Suggestion for an Agreement to Take A Vote is Made by Bailey and Indi? cates the Collapse of all Important Opposition?Democrats Will Fight For Free Cotton Bagging?Change Is Made in Hide and Leather Schedule. Washington, August 3.?The com? plete collapse of all important oppo? sition to the conference report on the tariff bill was evidenced today when the senate agreed to vote on that measure at 2 o'clock next Thursday. Half an hour after unanimous con? sent had been given for the adoption of that course, a general disinclina? tion on the part of the senators to speak brought an early adjournment until noon tomorrow. When the senate met today, the lack of interest in the proceedings| was very evident. This had .been caused by an agreement on the part I of Western senators to vote upon the I conference report and to correct the I hide and leather schedule, to which J they objected yesterday, by means of I a concurrent resolution to be acted I upon separately. The form of the I latter was agreed upon in an inform I al conference today. The change will I make dutiable at 10 p^er cent "boots I and shoes, the upper leather of which I is made wholly or in chief value from I the hides or skins of cattle, including I ffalf skins." A similar change will be I made in relation to harness, saddles I and saddlery. I The effect of the amendment is to I make the reduced duties on boots I and shoes and harness and saddlery I apply to such articles as are com I posed of leather from the hides and j skins of cattle and calf skins, instead I of confining the reductions to articles j made from hides which have hitherto I been dutiable. The range of the re I duction is greatly increased. The suggestion for an agreement to j vote was made in the senate by Mr. representing the mlnoiity, ano I at once concurred In by the chairman I of the finance committee. The Texan I admitted tbat there might be consld I erable debate on the concurrent reso I lutlon, but it Is not believed the dis I cusslon can be continued many hours. I Senator Culberson gave notice that I he would seek to amend the concur I rent resolution by placing cotton bag I ging on the free list, that article hav I ing been placed there by the senate I and removed by the conference com I mittee. Questions by Senator Newlands I colled forth a statement from Mr. Al I drich to the effect that he believed I th2 conference provision giving the I president authority to gather inform I ation relating to the enforcement of I the maximum and minimum clause I was broader and would be found to I be more effective than contemplated I by the clause as originally adopted by I the senate, if would, he thought, au I thorize the collection of statistics of I cost of production at home and I abroad. DR. GUERRY ON APPENDICITIS. Columbia, Aug. 4.?"Don't operate as soon as you see a case of appen? dicitis." This is the advice given to surgeons and physicians recently at Atlantic City at the American Medical Asso? ciation's annual convention by Dr. LeGrand Guerry, of Columbia. Dr. Guerry spoke from an experi? ence drawn from: 54 5 appendicitis operations with only two deaths. This is a mortality of three-tenths of 1 per cent. "Of course it all depends on the time which has elapsed after the trouble has started, ' said Dr. Guerry. "If the case is diagnosed within 36 hours after the trouble begins, it is better to operate at once. But if it has not been diagnosed until the third or fourth day, it will be better not to hurry the operation. Give the trouble a chance to become localized. Remember thai: nature can do som things. Remember that there are powers in tissues to resist Infection and to place 1> eands to it. Often it is better to treat the patient and to Kivos time for the trouble to localise before removing the appendix." Or. Guerry said that 68 of his cases had been diagnosed on the third or fourth day. It was in the hand? ling of these cases that he considered the important work had been done, and in all of them he had taken pain to give the infection time to become localised. The papers say that Rock Hill will press the case against City Treasurer May for embessling fourteen thou? sand dollars of the city's money. E SOUTHRON, Established June, IM ies?Vol. XXIX. No 48 EDUCATORS IN MARLBORO. TRUSTEES AND TEACHERS HEAR EDUCATORS. ?Neighborhood Pusses" Receive At? tention?What Marllmro is Doing is Related by Prof. Hand. Bennetsville, Aug. 4.?Marlboro'* educational rally, under the direction of the campaign for education now* being carried on in the State, was held in the court house today. The number present was not as great as v. as hoped for, but it was represen? tative, being made up largely of school trustees, teachers and others interested in tho work. The meeting was called to order by the county superintendent of edu? cation, Mr. W. D. Roberts, of the Tur? tum school who spoke from the viewpoint of the teacher. He empha? sized the importance of the school life being close to that of the com? munity and pointed out some plans which he had found helpful in arous? ing the Interest of the community generally in the work of the school. Mr. J. Jj McSwain said some good! things in discussing the subject of "Neighborhood Fusses." He stressed the importance of the school work, and showed how this work is injured! and retarded by insignificant differ? ences, such as school boundaries, lo? cation of buildings, selection of teach? ers and other personal differences which trustees and patrons allow to> control and shape the work of the school. Rev. R. E. Turnipseed pointedly and briefly spoke of the dangers of education taking merely the material ideal. He would have this phase ofT the work properly pushed forwards but he would not have less advance? ment in the line of humanltarlanlsnr. He would demand material results, but he would also require moral im? provement. Mr. C. P. Hodges was' called upon? as a trustee, and he presented some* valuable ideas. He safd fie wouicl much prefer a school of four a*-?ntfc*j*J u ith a first-class teacher, to a school of six months with a poor teacher. He declared that "ability to teach is cheap at any price, and Inability to teach in the school room is dear at any price." Mr. D. D. McCoIl, Jr., made an mV teresting speech on educational con? ditions and needs in this State. He discussed the school law, and point? ed out some of its defects. He com? pared the present system with the* school system prior to 1868 and em? phasized the frtct that each county' and community must help itself lift* the matter of raising funds. All ap? provements must lo?k to putting in the school room the right kind of' teacher. Proi. W. H. Hand of the Universe v-' of South Carolina was the last speali er, and he was listened to with mark? ed attention. Familiar with the school needs of the State, he was practical in hi3 suggestions. He made known the comparative financial condition and efforts being made in this coun? ty. He treated the length of the school term in the same way, and! spoke of the importance of the high school, pointing out the waste of time and money spent in sending boys and! girls to college before they are real? ly prepared to do college work. Kiss talk was well received and will doubt? less do good. Marlboro County has 36 school dis? tricts and only half of that number have a special levy. The average sal? ary paid teachers in this County in 1907 was $287, while the average for the entire State Is only $289. The school term was 20 weeks er 10fr days, while the stand is 180 davs, the average school term for the Stale be? ing 112 days. It is hoped thai an? other year will show good effects o? the tnee4Jr?i here today. EXCURSION DERAILED. p.ut None of the Columbia Parly Wa** llurt. The excursion party of the 5v.*a board under personal conduct of c. ii. Qattis, en route from Seattle, met with a slight delay at Dubuque, Iowa.. Monday. The train was derailed an the Illinois Ccn.ral road. Mr. ?1. S. Etchberger, traveling p-*i*? senger agent of the Seaboard A?' Line, With headquarters la Colund i s. yesterday received the folowtnsj tcu gram from Mr. Qattis: "Our party derailed at Dubu\ir?< [owa, on Illinois. Central this morn ing. No one was hurt or received Bi scratch. For fear Of Associated PrCSBJ dispatches, please confer with news? papers and nivc them facts. Fou.v rear cars left the rads. but no aai age was done and we reached Chi* .1 Ko only two hours late."?The Statt