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ST?HE HOT IN WIM KOKT W ILM AM, ONT, PLACED UN? DER MARTIAL LAW. Bloody llloi Occur* In the Street? and Two Dosen Men er? Injured? Mtlltla Regiment Celled Out? Htrfkers are Dock laborers. Port Wintern?, Ont., August 12.? Pert Williame for the first time In Its history Is under martial law. A thou? sand dock laborers, principally Oreeks, Hungarians and Italians, who have been on a strike for a week, enraged by the arrival of special Canadian Pacific police from Winnipeg, were Incited to riot, and three hundred of them engaged In a pitched battle with the police at noon today around the Canadian Pacific freight sheds on McTnvish street. Two dosen men were injured, three at least fatally, Including Chief Ball, of the railway company's local force, and two Greeks. Five of the wounded are Canadian Pacific special police; three are Oreeks; one la a reporter. George DlekensoB. Others are Sergt. Taylor, of th city police force, and John Lane, a butcher. Constable Carpen? ter, of the Canadian Pacific force, had a leg shattered and Chief Ball was shot In the stomach. The 96th regiment of militia was called out af? ter Mayor Peltier had read the Riot Act. The strikers have twenty-five rail? way constsbls penned up In the Canadian Pacific Railroad bunk hones, and shots have been heard all afternoon. Soldiers are guarding the district. The police departmeu. Is absolutely ?nable to cope with the situation. Canadian Pacific Railway officials had agreed to grant the demands of the seen and put them to work under an Increased scale. An agreement had Jest been approved at the City Hall, when the report was telephoned tarnt rioting was In progress. The strikers tonight threatened to burn the Canadian Pacific grain elevators and the night promises to be full of prefer, CLUVHON TRUSTEES MEET. # ,. Pnrtgel Considered Thnrsday Night ? Fremdem Metre Resignation to Re Acted On. OlentHM,, , auk. II. -Yh ? t?gasen t>?ard < f trustees met here tonight at t o'clock, with alt mem hsrs pre . nt except Col. Jesse Hardin. The session tonight ?Iii be spent In considering the financial budget for the coming year and the reports of special committees. The executive committee of the board met todsy snd the committee on by-laws, appointed at the July snooting, has been st work since yea lawns y revising I he by-laws. These committees* will report tonight or tomorrow. It Is understood that the by-laws committee, of which Senator T! Ihn as is chairs an. will recommend deeldsd changes, especially with ref? erence to Increasing the powers of the president of lbs College. CRETAN QUESTION NOT SETTLED Thrkey Win Inform Greece That Lst trr'w Note la Uusstlafsctory. Constantinople. Aug. 12.?The Porte han been directed to address a snore energetic note to Greece. In which It will be said that Greece's re? ply t<> the Turkish not concerning Crete la satisfactory. The Greek snislster today called on Hllma Pnsha .the Grand Visler, who strong? ly urged the minister to advise his Goverrtmen to confirm the friendly protestations contained in Its note by gtvlog assurances that Turkey's de? mand* will )>e complied with. PICNIC AT STVlEltl'KG. A Nnmher of Prominent M< n Will asnb'i. Picnic Crowds In Suinter Memorial Academy. Od I John I Dargan announces that the f iltowing prominent men will add?< ^ the people at the Htate bnrg picnic tomorrow: Hon. J. MS. Swearlngen, State, su? perintendent of public Instruction; Mr. J. N.-K m Prierson. of the faculty ef the Ualveralty of South Carolina; Mr. It W Williams, of the United Kt*t? - Department of Agriculture; Gen W. K James, president of the Darlington Agricultural Association, nnd Cbaa. L Goodrich, of Washing? ton. I? C. A big crowd of people Is expected to attend this pl?nie. The speeches Will be high class. Great sorting Senat, The ar? 'tent sjaaytlng svenl of the sesHon will bo the bicycle races on I* her Im Monda\. September 6?h. Anybody ^shin* to enter the ii msMf gall ind register their sjaniei at Mr Sjajpjaale*a ofhYe. 37 N. Main street, within a few days. Hfflflj] IN MARKET. FROTHY UP8HOOT OF THE PRICES RESULTED. Operators Were Suspicious?Feared Appearance of Such Symptoms Af? ter Recent Advance, and Sharp Re? lapse Followed. New York. Aug. 12?While at times Irregular, the cotton market showed a generally firmer tone today and had a sharp advance during the afternoon, with the close Arm at a net gain of 17 to 20 points. The opening was steady at an ad? vance of 5 to 9 points on better ca? ble1 than expected and covering, but there was a renewal of bear pressure In advance under which prices eaaed off to within 2 or 3 points of yester? day's close during the first few min? utes. The market seemed to be at? tracting a good deal of support, how vere. Foreign houses were buyers here, and there was a big demand from some of the people who are credited with having organized for the purpose of preventing a break through the 12 cent level. This buy? ing quickly checked the decline, and after a somewhat irregular late fore? noon, the market became decidedly active and atrong on reports of a bet? ter trade demand, rumors that South? ern mills had put through a large bualness In cotton goods aj high prices, a renewal of dry weather com? plaints from Texas, predictions of bullish private condition reports for the half month and more aggressive bull support At the high point of the day, the market showed a net gain of 21 to 20 points. A rumor that rain was falling at Waco, Texas, prompted realising during the last few minutes and last prices were 4 to 6 points off from the best. Some large blocks changed hands here dur? ing the afternoon and one of the prominent features aas the uneasi? ness of October shortu, owing appa? rently to the reduction In the local stock and the delayed new crop movement. Receipts at the ports today 1,400 bales against 072 last week and 3,195 last year. For the week 12,000 bales against 9,018 last week and 24,088 laat year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 122 bales against 422 last year and at Houston 324 bales against 2.108 last year. Spot cotton closed quiet, 20 points higher; middling uplands 12.80; mid? dling gulf 18.SR. Sab?* 400 hsle*. Futures opened tu.idy and closed (?rm. I SINO TI1L.M WN NAME? Dispensary's Friends In Dexlngton Do Not Remember That Senator Till man Was a Last Ditch Oppoeer of County System. Lexington, Aug. 13.?Unlike most of the other "wet" counties In the State, apparently Lexington is not taking a great deal of intereat in the election which will be pulled off next Tuesday. That la, no real fight Is on, for if ths dlspensarj advocates are working In the Interest of their cause at all It Is in a very quiet way, while the prohibitionists are working hard. The county Is divided on the ques i tion, some sections being very much stronger for prohibition than others and vice versa. For In? stance the vote at Bateshurg and Leesville will be large for prohibl tion. while at New Brookland It Is claimed that the vote will be about even. It Is conceded that the Fork Is the strongest portion of the coun? ty in favor of the retention of the dis? pensary. A prominent gentleman from Chapln was In town a few days ago and he stated to your, corres? pondent that the name of Senator Tillnvan was being used in behalf of the dispensary and that a large num? ber would vote for the dispensary be? cause It was considered to be a child of Senator Tillman's. This is per? haps the first Instance in the State in which the name of Mr. Tillman has been used In connection with the dis? pensary Just at this time, but at the same time It has created no surprise, for It Is known to all men that Sena? tor Tillman has always had a large following In this county, especially in the Fork. But the main argument that is be? ing used in favor of the dispensary, and the most effective, too, is the belief that Richland county will re? main in the "wet" class and that that county will reap the profits of the li'juor sold while this county will gel the drunks. In the meantime the county seems to be as "dry as a chip," so far not a single Violation of the law having been reported to the officers, and not a person has beer? seen on the streets of Lsgtnfjton under the Influence of Whiskey.? The State. A La rue Chair. One of the largest ebatrs ever bunt for inybods has hern built recently fot Mr. w. w Graham, of Branch \ille. who weighs 4 10 pounds. The chair is lame enough for ? winde famliy and still have room for com pany, To Kill Mies. The London Lancet, the leading medical journal of the world, 3ays that the best and simplest fly-killer is a weak solution of formaldehyde in water (two teaspoonfuls to the pint). Place in plates or saucers throughout the house. Ten cents worth of formaldehyde will last on ordinary family all summer. It has no offensive smell, is fatal to disease organisms, and is practically non poisonous except to insects. Pyrethrum powder, which may be bought at any drug store, burned in the house will also kill the flies. Smallpox in Columbia. Columbia, Aug. 12.?What has been pronouced well developed cases of smallpox were found to be the cause of the illness in the family of a negro residing on Lincoln street, op? posite the jail, this morning, The patients were removed to the pest house, which is situated several miles from the city. THAT LIQUOR MONEY REPORT. No Reflection Intended on Sumter Board?True as to Report That Money of Whiskey Houses Was Sent in to Sumter County. Sumter, Aug. 12.?In today's Sum? ter correspondence the following was Included, "It is reported that some whiskey houses have sent in bunches of money to be used in purchasing votes for the dispensary In Sumtei county and other counties. The anti dispensaryites are on the lookout for any one using money and are pre? pared to prosecute them." Mr. C. W. Starts!!!, chairman of the Sumter county board of control, In conversation with the writer today, said in substance that such a report was calculated to create the impres? sion that if any money was sent here for any such purpose it would be sent to the county board of control. Everybody in Sumter county who knows Messrs. C. W. Stansill, John J. Britton and B. B. Breeden, the three members of the county board of con? trol, three of Sumter's most reliable and cultured gentlemen, certainly would not for a moment dream of connecting either of them with the acceptance or use of money for any such purpose or any dishonorable act in any shape or form. The person who informed the writ? er of the report did not in any way even remotely connect any one con? nected with the management of the dispensary with having us*<: Oi re? ceived any money to Influence TOtes lor the dispensary. That auch s report Is current In Sumter can not be denied, and this correspondent will endeavor to get an affidavit from the gentleman who gave him some "inside Information" as to who got the money.?The State. IRRIGATION CONGRESS HONORS ONE MAN FROM ATLANTIC STATES. Chooana Smith Carolinian?Meeting Adjourns After Passage of Resolu? tion Urging Appropriation for Irri? gation. Spokane. Wash., Aug. 13.?With the election of officers, the passage of resolutions commending both the ef? forts of GifTord Pinchot and F. H. Newell, chiefs of the forestry and the reclamation bureaus, respectively, asking a $10,000,000 irrigation fund from congress and commending the Mis8issipppi deep waterways, the seventh national irrigation congress work ended today. B. A. Fowier of Phoenix. Ariz., was elected president and Arthur Hooker of* Spokane sec? retary. One minor office went to the Atlantic coast in the selection as fifth vice president of E. J. Watson of South Carolina. Gov. Gilchrist of Florida today pleaded for the abolishment of Ma? son's and Dixon's line and referred to the South as a "sleeping giant now awake." ALBERT C. PUCKER DEAD. Prominent and Popular Traveling Man Dies of Ptomaine Poisoning. Mr. Albert C. Ducker, a prominent traveling man and a substantial citi? zen and Christian gentleman, died last night at 8 o'clock at his home on Church street, as a result of ptomaine poisoning. He was tak-?n suddenly ill in Manning last Wednes? day morning. He was brought here, and all the medical attention possible was given him, but it did no good. Mr. Ducker was the son of Mr. C. G. Ducker a well known merchant of Charleston, and was traveling for Wagener & Co. for several years, but for the past five years was traveling salesman for Ficken & Jordan of Charleston. Mr. Ducker was 48 years of age, I and during his ten years' residence in Sumter made a host of friends. He was a leading member of the St. James Evangelical Lutheran church of this city. He was, up till last Jan? uary, president of Sumter Post G, Travelers' Protective Association, and was a prominent figure in the State organization of that order. He was a useful man in the city and State, and will be greatly missed. He married Miss Wilhelmina Bult tnan of th'.? city, who with two small children, survives him. His widow and children have the sincerest sympathy of every one in Sumter county. The funeral services were conduct? ed this afternoon at 4.30 o'clock at the St. James Lutheran church, after which the remains were interred In the city cemetery. mm OFFICIALS NAMED. TAFT APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF SSO SUPERVISORS. - South Carolina is Included Among the States Where the Appointments Arc DivioVil Equally Among Dem OCfttVl and Republicans?-Taft Stipulates That Supervisors Shall Not Be Partisans. Beverly, Mass., Aug. 13.?At an ex? tended conference tonight with Sec? retary Nagel, of the department of commerce and labor, Postmaster General Hitchcock and L. Dana Du? rand, director of the census depart? ment. President Taft approved the appoint nent of 300 supervisors of the thirteenth census. The list had been prepared at Washington for the President, and the qualifications of every nnan inquired into. There has been marked discontent among some of Southern Republicans over the decision of the President to divide the census patronage in the States of the "solid South." Col. Cecil Lyon, Respubllcan na? tional committeeman, who came here today, told the President that he would rather have the State put In charge of one supervisor?a good Re? publican? than to have to divide th<* Congressional districts with the Dem? ocrats. Col. Lyon said the declara? tion of this policy on his part held good for all the States. Oklahoma, he declared, had to be included with Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina and Missouri in the list of nearly doubtful States that had been set apart from the other Southern States for a full list of Republican super? visors. "If Oklahoma is a Northern State," declared Col. Lyon today, "I am In favor of moving Mason's and Dixon's line still further south to let Texas in." Each census supervisor will have a tremendous field force of enumerat? ors under him. The supervisors will I receive a salary of 32,000 and their work will extend over eight or ten months. The States where the super? visors are divided equally between the Democrats and Republicans, are Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkan? sas, Louisiana and Texas. In most of the States supervisors are appoint? ed in each Congressional district. President Taft, it is said, laid down the rule, especially In States where a division has been made between Dem? ocrats and Republicans, that supervi? sors shall not be active partisans and that no attempt should be made to build up political machines out of the census pai.ronage. President Taft signed the commis? sions of some sixty odd supervisors in different sections of the country and ? the names of these appointees 'were made public by Mr. Durand at the conclusion of the conference. ENGINEER DIEL A HERO. SUFFERING AGONY HE TOLD RESCUERS TO ATEND OTH? ERS. Pnaoanten Who Were in t!io Bristol Wreck Tell Graphic Story of the Uravery of Engineer Hush?Re? fused to Touch Whiskey Until Wit? ness Hail Stnelled Hte Breath In Order to Testify That He Had Not , Been Drinking When Wreck Oc? curred?His Estate Valued at One Hundred Thousand Dollars. Atlanta. Ga., Aug. 13.?Pasengers who were on the Southern train wrecked near Bristol, Va., last even? ing arrived here tonight, bringing de- ^ tails of the bravery of Engineer Sam? uel Bush, of Knoxville, who died to? day as a result of his injuries. Bush Mas slowly and painfully working his way out of wreck of his engine, scald? ed and frightfully bruised, when the tew passengers who retained their-^ senses, dug into the mass of twisled j and burning iron to meet him He i was lifted out upon the ground and a hurried call for physicians resulted In the discovery that there was not a doctor on the train. As the pas? sengers began a hunt for whiskey to stimulate him and were breaking open a suit case in their search, Bush asked for a last look at his old en g ne, as hopeless a wreck as was its engineer. When they came to him with the liquor, he begged them to lcok after the comfort of the passen? gers. Told that no passengers had been Injured, he said: "That's good. But before I take this whiskey, I want you men to smell my breath and testify, Jf need be, that I had not been epnking Although suffering horrible agor- { ies, the brave engineer would not touch the stimulant until four of the men had smelled his breath and promised to bear witness to his so? briety. "All an engineer has Is his record." he said feebly, "and he cannot af-? ford to have anything a ;ainst that." And Engineer Bush want out upon his last run with his record spotless. Bristol. T^nn., Aug. 13.?Engineer Bush was a native of Bedford county, Virginia, being a member of an old and widely known family in that sec? tion of the State. He had been in the service of the Southern Railway for more than thirty yean H leaves, an estate valued at $100,000. The dead h- ] B Cooper, of Coaway, wsjfl iouuu ??eauesday after? noon about five miles from Conway. The coroner's jury rendered the de cis on that Cooper came to his death from excessive drinking. He was about 35 years of age, and leaves a wife. e when this happened. 0 GREAT PREMIUM OFFERS TO SUBSCRIBERS OF THE Semi-Weekly Watchman and Southron ONE YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION, 104 ISSUES, OF THE ^Sbmi-Weekly Watchman AND A PAIR OF ADJUSTABLE TENSION SPRING SHEARS and Southron ; SHEARS STEEL SHEARS, OR A HAMILTON SAFETY RAZOR ALL FOR , THE STEEL SHEARS rivet! away are manufactured of the very htgestgrs.de steel, perfectly tempered feud heavily nlckle-plated on a highly polished surface. 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