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8I1MTEK WATCHMAN, <>i??l Mated Aug. 8.188 Wednesday and Saturday ( ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTKR, a C. Temas: $1 50 pe- annum?In ad vanes. Advert Moments: ? One Square ftrsr insertion.$1.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.10 Contrasts for three months, or leaser will he made at reduced rates. All communications which sub serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries end tributes of reap sots win be sharged for. ii. mm mi. GREAT MAN GOtt IX) HIB RE? WARD. Peacefully Away at T:4# O'clock This Mom tug?Hie late Was Well Spent and He Made an n on His Generation Than Any of HI* Contnm Bpartanburg. Oct. II.?Dr. Jas. H. Carlisle, aged 84 years, president, em? entue WofTord College, died this morning at 7:40. James Henry Carlisle. President leritus of WofTord College. Spar tsnburg. wvo was born in Wlnnsboro, South Carolina, May 4. 1815. waa the >n of Dr. William Carlisle, a native of North In land, who came to Amer In 1818. adn settled at Wlnnsboro, South Carolina. He was a physician and practiced for thirty years; died In 1800. The subject of this sketch, "as beardless youth, half advanced!," entered the South Carolina College as s sophomore. February 1, 1848, after having attended the common schools of bis native town, Wlnnsboro. South 'Carolina. His parents having moved to Camden. ho received his training for college In that historic town. Ala teachers being Professors McOand >ld and Major Leland. Dur South Carolina ?WSr*^ ft nf the language department, Lieber In political economy civil law. These men afterwards became Illustrious In educational work. Dr. James H. Thornwell, then a young man, was chaplain, and Just entering on a career that was destin? ed to Influence the church, the State snd the South Carolina College. Lie? ber. Henry, sod Thornwoil?all great men?were teachers of a man who etsnds higher as an educator than slthsr. Dr. Cmrllsls graduated, In 1844. as the second-honor man of his class. The first-honor man eras Gen? eral P. H. Nelson, who was killed at the battle of the '"Crater." Having second-honor It fell to his lot to de? liver aa Bngllsh oration. H ~ subject woe the poet Shelly, then dead a dos ob years. This oration attracted much attention, and justified the prediction of his friends and comradee that he would make hie mark la the world ss a greet orator. Dr. Carlisle went from the college to the schoolroom and, soon after graduating, was mads principal of the Odd Fellows' Insti? tuts, lu Columbia. This position ho held for four years. In 1840 he went to the Columbia Male Academy, and five years afterwards, whea WofTord College was established at Spartan burg. South Carolina, he took the chair of math -matte?. Since 1854 the history of WofTord College and this great man have been Inseparably link? ed. He has been offered many posi? tions of greater emoluments and higher honors, but he has turned his back on them allv preferring to re mala with the college of his church. He has st different times taught mathematics, astronomy, ethics, civics 'and the Englltth Bible. He Is the au? thor of a very fine text-book on as? tronomy. The honorn that have come to him have come unsought, as he is always reticent, modest and unassum? ing He is. perhaps, the best posted man In the State, on the history of South Carolina, her people, and her great men. He was elected a mem? ber of the First General Conference Of the Methodist Church. South, to which laymen were admitted; and has been elected to each succeeding one. He was also elected to several ecumen? ical conferences. He was a member to the Secession convention, and a rep? resentative In the last Confederate legislature. 1863-1884. which are the only potllitlcal offices he ever accept? ed. In 1875, he was made president of WofTord College, which post he held until 1905, when he resigned on account of his advanced age.?Men of The Time. L? B. Dotier, a prominent business man of Columbia, died Wednesday. I O V ulv. a?.&ev a ehod April, ISM. 'Be Just ni 1. SUM HOMICIDE AT IINDAl GEO. MHMIKLL KILLED WHILE RESISTING ARREST. Deaperate Negro Draws Pistol on Con? stable Charlie Jenkins and Is Kill ed in Close Range Battle That Fol low??Magiserate Dong lax .Jenkins Shot Through I^eg and a Negro Child Seriously Wounded by Stray Bullets. From Dally Item. Oct. 20. George Mitchell, a negro for whom a warrant was Issued by Magistrate Douglas Jenkins on the charge of dis? posing of property under lien, was killed in Mr. J. M. Tindal's store at Tlndals station yesterday afternoon by Constable Charlie Jenkins. The story of the killing Is told In the testimony taken by Coroner Flowers at the in- j quest last night, and it ahows that Mitchell waa a desperate and reck- j leas man who defied the law and made , a determined attempt to kill the oftl- , cer who made an effort to arrest him. \ Cosntable Jenkins had to shoot and j shoot quickly to save his own life and j the Jury of Inquest completely exon- j erated him In the verdict returned af- j ter hearing all the evidence. Magistrate Douglas Jenkln, who ac-# companled his brother, Constable Charlie Jenkins, when he attempted to arrest Mitchell, was painfully but i not dangerously wounded by Mit? chell, a bullet passing through the fleshy part of one thigh. A negro child who waa In the store when the shooting occurre l was probably fatally wounded by a stray bullet, which lodged In the back of Its neck. At last report the child was still living, but was in a critical condition. The testimony taken at the inquest follows: Harry William, being sworn says: I was behind the counter when the constable came In, pointing his pis? tol In Mitchell*! face,, said you are my prisoner. Mitchell drew his pis? tol and Mr. Jenkins fired, both shoot? ing several times. Don't know hew many times either fired. Mitchell asked me for crudlt, which I refused. Mitchell said thore was a werrar* Mmr | ntmV'Tt?r. Tindaftold him If they*'"had a warrant for him for him to go with them, he said I have done nothing for them to have a warrant for me, and won't be arrested. They continued to talk and Mr. Tindal advised him io let them arrest him peaceably. He said I will not be arrested, if Mr. Jenkins had not shot Mitchell, Mit? chell would have shot him When constable tried to arrest him he pull? ed his pistol. Mr. Jenkins then fired. H. T. WILLIAMS. J. M. Tindal, being sworn says: The first <irne I saw anything of the difficulty I saw Mitchell out In the yard with a double barrel gun on hla shouider and I Inquired of some of the parties what was the trouble I and was Informed that they were try- j Ing to make an arrest, and the mag? istrate told me that they had come for that purpose and that George Mitchell refused to be arrested. While talking to magistrate a little boy, Prank Willie came In and said that George Mitchell wanted to buy twen? ty-five cent? worth on credit and can he get It? I told the boy to go back and tell my clerk that we did not charge anything. I told the magis? trate that I would go over and see the colored man and try and get him to submit to arrest without any trouble. I did go and talked to Mitchell and did all I could to get him to submit to arrest, and see Mr. Jones and I whs sure he would do what was right. Mitchell said he would not do it, as he had seen Mr. Jones already. Then he asked me what they would do with me. I told him all he would have to do would be to live bond. I told him if he did not submit and go they will carry you. He said I will not do it. I won't let any cracker arrest me. I approached the store door. He fol? lowed me. As ie was within a few feet of the door the COnttal If ap? peared from the out side and walk? in?, up to a few feet Of Mitchell put a pistol in his fice and said you are my prisoner. George Mitchell and the constable both began firing. Mit? chell shot three times, that I am sure of. Am not sure which shot first, but am sure If constable bad not fired when he did Mitchell would have kill? ed him. The shooting ceased. I told Mitchell to put up his pistol He pbu ed it on tile counter. Placing II under an oil cloth cover on counter. The e ?nstable then took him and ?eHHIgtlt him from my store to the plasia of Tindal & Cvttlno's store, He walked this distance. Stood up a lit? tle while and then laid down on piaz? za where he died. One of the balls from George Mitchell struck J. 1>. Jenkins, the magistrate, in the leg. This I did not know until after th shooting was over. Mr. Charlies Jen d Fear not?Det all the ends Thon A tu TER. 8. CM SATURD - =8 ESTRADA BEING AIDED. Reported That Other Central Ameri? can Countries Are Helping Nicara giian Revolutionist. Mexico City, Oct. 20.?If it is tr?e, as reports indicate, that other gov ernments in Central America, notably i Cuatemala, are assisting in the Es- j trada revolution in Nicaragua, Fran- j Cisco Castro, Nicaraguan minister to 1 this capital, stated the matter will be i taken at once to the Central Ameti- 1 can Court of Arbitration at Cartargo, I Costa Rica. Minister Castro intimates that his government is already tak? ing steps in that direction, and that once the appeal to the court Is made, Nicaragua will exhaust every effort to prove its charges. All Central American countries are bound by the Washington treaties, of which the International Court is the i outgrowth, to respect the rights and territory of one another, the minister declares, and they are emphatically forbidden to aid in revolutions. If. states the minister, it rhould be prov? ed that Guatemala or any other Cen? tral American country Is aiding the j Estrada revolution in Nicaragua, a j suitable penalty will be meted out by the court. ? . . ? ? ?- ! COSTS OF DISPENSARY SUITS, Judge Prtlchard Allows Petition of State Attorneys. Asheville, N. C, Oct. 20.?In the United States Circuit Court this morn? ing B. L. Abney and W. F. Stevenson, counsel for the South Carolina dis? pensary commission in the suits brought against it in the court last year by Fleischmann Company and other whiskey concerns, moved be? fore Judge Pritchard to withdraw the petition they filed some weeks ago for a special master to ascertain the costs of the suit against the commis? sion, which was dismised by the Su? preme Court, and the damage sus? tained by the granting of injunctions against the commission and by the appointment of receivers for the fund. The court (granted the motion and counsel for the commission filed a motion that the court tax the com? plainants with the costs Incurred in the Circuit Court of Appeals. The granting of this motion was opposed by Messrs. T. M. Mordecai, of Char? leston; A. S. Barnard, Daniels & Travers, counsel for complainants In the original suits, and by T. S. Rol? lins, as counsel for the receivers nam? ed for the commission fund, they claiming that the Judgment of the Supreme Court as to costs relates only to the proceedings In that court. The court will give further consideration to the matter later. kins was constable and did the shoot? ing. I saw no one else shoot The constable shot a number of times. Placed under similar conditions, I would have acted Just as the con? stable did. I am satisfied If constable had not shot as soon as he did, he would have been killed himself. J. M. TINDAL. Dr. C. P. Osteen presented the fol? lowing written statement: I have examined the dead body of George Mitchell and find four wounds made by the entrance of pistol shots, and one made by the exit of one of the balls. The wounds are located as follows: One on the forehead about the median line and just at line of the hair, and passing through scalp to the bone and glancing up? ward and passing out. One four inches below the left nipple and pass? ing into the body after striking the lower edge of a rib, then across from left to right and slightly downward in the abdomen, just below the dia? phragm, passing through the hepatic artery and the liver and dropping into the abdomen. There were two wounds on the back of the body on the left shoulder about three Inches from the top of the shoulder and near together. Both Of these paused slight? ly upward and outward, (to the left) one passing out at the top of the Shoulder about seven inches from front of entrance, and the other go? ing deep into the shoulder under the load of the humerus. These two wounds and the one on the forehead Wert flesh wounds. The wound in the abdomen caused death by hemorrh gge from cutting the hepatic artery and lacerating the liver. C. P. OSTEEN, M. D. Th? Jury returned the following verdict: George Mitchell came to his death from a gunshot wound from a pistol In the bands of Douglas or Charlie Jenkins, they being officers of the law in the discharge of their duty and acting in self-defense. H. DKANE TIN DA Ii, Foreman. M't At be thy Country's, Thy God's am 'AY. OCTOBER 83, 1! SMITH'S COTTON REPORT. INSISTS HIGH PRICES FOR COT? TON ARE QUITE PROPER. Interesting Letters Bearing Upon the Cotton Conditions Over the South Are Received by Senator Smith? Farmers Are in Excellent State. Editor Daily Item?Sir: In view of the action of the cotton mills, in their statement to the press, that they in? tend to curtail production until such time as cotton should decline to a price which would leave a profit for them, as between the raw material and the manufactured goods, I wrote to representative men of the principal cotton-growing States asking their opinion as to the yield this year, as compared with last, and the attitude of farmers in reference to their will? ingness to sell at the present prices. The following replies will be of in? terest, I presume, both to the mill people and to the farmers of this State: ?Natchitoches, La., Oct. 10, 1909, Lake Jericho Plantation. "Dear Mr. Smith: I am in receipt of your favor, and in reply will say that Lousiana will make as short, if not the shortest cotton crop that it has ever made. The yield for the State will range between 350,000 and 450,000 bales, and while a big, if not the largest, portion of it has already been sold, the tendency now seems to be to hold, even at these prices. "I succeeded in getting our Gover? nor to issue a short address to our people, and he also, at my request, asked the Governors of the other cot? ton States to do the same thing, and some of them did. I worded the ad? dress that was sent out by our Gov? ernor, and it simply asked the peo? ple to sell slowly, and it has beyond any doubt stimulated the holding movement. "I have been watching the Senate and hoping for some legislation to help the price of cotton, and am not expecting much until you get your I t atfierier In good working order. I am especially proud of the fact that the work you did for the interest of the cotton growers is what put you in the Senate, ar. it shows the farmers still have a voice in some of the cot? ton States at least. "Sincerely yours, "PAUL M. POTTS.'' "Dardenalle, Ark., Oct. 11, 1909. "Hon. E. D. Smith, Florence, S. C. "Dear Friend: Your friends in Ar? kansas were as glad as your people of your election. Every one thought as I did, that the Southern cotton farm? er would have a friend in the Sen? ate?one who could and would be heard in their interest. "Arkansas will make 60 or 65 per cent, of last year's crop. Cotton is selling from 12 1-2 to 13 cents, and the farmers are taking 13 cents free? ly. Not mach disposition to hold. "Sincerely yours, "L. E. LOVE." "Concord, N. C. Oct. 16, 1909. "Hon. E. D. Smith, Florence, S. C. "Dear Sir: The rush of cotton to market in September was unprece? dented. Farmers have sold who never sell early. I take it that they did not have confidence In prices, but recent? ly there seems to be more confidence in the value of cotton. The crop is about equal to last year, in this sec? tion, but it was short then. The good prices so early in the season has been a great boon to our people, and is putting them in tine shape. They will be able to resi3t the attack of the bears should they depress prices very much. They are able to hold without calling on the banks very much. I think the government report about correct for this section. "Very truly yours, "JOHN P. ALLISON." ''Agricultural r.nd Mechanical College . of Texas. College Station. Texas. Oct. 9. 1909. "Hon. e. D. Smith. Florence, S. C, "My Dear Smith: The cotton crop In Texas is very light, the last report Of the government being about rifcht. "Your friend, "it. T. milneit, President." "Farmers' Compress and Warehouse Company, Montgomery, Ala.. Oct. 8. 1909. "Dear Friend Smith: As president and manager of the above company, i am in excellent postion to reply to your inquiry. Our local crop is not over 60 per cent of normal. The State will not make a million bales. The price is good for October, yet not sufficient. But our people are so poor they must sell, very little being held back because unable to do so. Other ottth 1 Trutn's.** THE TRTJ1 ?09 Sew 8erl crops good and more other crops than usual. "With regards, Yours truly, "CHARLES L. GAY." "Shreveport, La., Oct. 9, 1909. "My Dear Senator: Yours of Oc? tober 5 just to hand. I was delighted to hear from you, even if only a little bit. To give any comprehensive first hand report of Louisiana's cotton crop is beyond me as I have been too busy with my own crop to cp.ore any time with anything else. I think, however, that the reports about give it as it is. The seasons hav<? been about the most spotted and local I have ever seen. Just in this terri? tory one plantation will make a half bale of cotton to the acre and thirty bushels of corn. Five miles away, as good a place and management, has produced one-eighth of a bale and fifteen bushels of corn per acre. I started with 700 acres of cotton, the best preparation and a perfect stand: 400 acres of corn and 250 acres could get to do any cultivating on account of continuous rains, and since July I we have not hid a season. I will gather about sixty bales of cotton and guess my creditors will run my place next year. As to prices, everybody seems of the opinion that cotton will be 15 or 16 cents next spring. "With very best wishes. Your friend, "W. L. FOSTER." "Brookhaven, Miss., Oct. 9, 1909. "Hon. E. D. Smith, Florence. S. C. "Dear Mr. Smith: I have your fav? or of the 5th. I think that Mississippi will make about 1,300,000 bales this year. We are short in this section about 20 per cent of last year's crop. "Very truly yours, "J. W. McGRATH." "Henderson, Texas, Oct. 8 1,909. "Dear Mr. Smith: The cotton crop of Texas is very irregular. The State In my judgment, will make 2.500,000 bales. East Texas will be 20 per cent under last year. South Texas less than last year. Middle Texas, incldlng the greatest cotton-growing section of the South,-will be 50-per cent.* short "o^ last year. The extreme west is under last year, and Northwest Texas has a fairly good crop. My friend Norvell, of the Merchants' and Farmers' Na? tional Bank, says that Texas wont't make over 2,000.000, but I feel con? fident that it will make 2,500,000. "Yours truly, "J. C. HICKEY." Kqowing the character of theae men as I do, 1 am confident that what they report is as near the truth as can be reached. They are all men of means and have splendid facilities for obtaining information. The effects of the panic are rapidly disappearing; there is practically civic peace the world over; the population of the civilized world is rapidly in? creasing; the area of civilization rap Idly extending itself Into the regions of the uncivilized; the demand for the products of civilization, loom and mill and forge, going by leaps and bounds; food products soaring; lum? ber, iron and steel higher: shoes and clothing higher; the cost of living reaching the point of distress to the wage earner, the farmer and the sal? aried man. In view of these facts it is not unreasonable for the farmer of the South and his friends to demand such a price in return for his cotton as shall put his product on a parity with the prices of other products. And in place of the mills of the South, particularly thereatening to shut down, in order to force the price of cotton down, it seems to me it would have been the better part for them, as Southern men, or at least the rep? resentatives of a great Southern pro? duct to have held a convention t I have raised the price of their manu? factured product, if that were neces? sary, in order that the South might have reaped the double benefit to which she is entitled?a profitable price for the products of her mills and a profitable price to the grower of the cotton. Though our banking system is so imperfect and the attitude ofourgov-* eminent and our * financiers Is so skeptical ;ts to Soui.iern securities, yel the strong position of cotton this year, by virtue of the great law of supply und demand, the comparative? ly large yield of the food crops, the increase of wealth ami the increase in the number of he banks in the South, makes it comparatively easy. by cooperation, to put cotton to 15 cents ami keep it there until this crop is disposed of. The attitude of some of the news? papers is very gratifying and upon them and their attitude lirgely de? pends the complete success of the farmers' long and persistent struggle. E. D SMITH. Florence, Oct, 18. 1909. i SOUTHRON, Established Jane, IM* les?Vol XXX. 17. THE EXECUTION DENOUNCED. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LA BOR ADOPTS RESOLUTION. Coupled With Condemnation of the Military Murder of Spanish fjocial Irt is a Covert Blow al tlw> United States Court lor Sentencing Samuel Gompers to I?rison for Contempt of Court. Washington, Oct. 19.?Resolutions fiercely denouncing the "murder" of Francsico Ferrer, the Spanish revo? lutionist who recently was condemn* ed by courtmartial and shot in Barce? lona, were adopted at today's session of the executive council of the Ameri? can Federation of Labor. "We on our personal behalt aawetl as in the name of America's workers and the whole people," the resolution declares, "express our intense indig? nation, horror and our strongest pro? test against the murder of Francisco Ferrer by direction of the Spanish government." Taken in connection with the ac? tion of the Su preme Court of the Dis? trict of Columbia in sentencing Presi? dent Gompers, Secretary Morrison and John Mitchell of the American Federation of Labor to serve terms in jail for contempt of court, the con? cluding paragraph of the resolution is looked upon here as significant. The resolution declares that "we take this occasion of the military murder el ? man whose real offending was speak? ing, writing and teaching humanity to> become more; wise, "more free and more liberty loving, to remind the people of our own country that the I liberty of the citizen is only secure when trial by jury and in open court for any alleged offense involving pun? ishment is guaranteed. " The resolutions go on to declare that "the cause of free speech, free press and free education has found in Ferrer another martyr, the more regrettable in an age when civilisa? tion boasts of having replaced the tor? tures and brutality of mediaevallsm those who have done the greatest service for humanity. **A noble com? pany of martyrs and a cause in which a man might well give his life," the resolutions continue, ' did tyranny re? quire. Liae Jefferson, Washington and Lincoln of our own cour.try, he labored and taught and suffered that the people might have wisdom and be worthy of freedom." In its preamble to the resolutions, - the executive council declares that the execution of Prof. Ferrer has aroused'* the strongest indignation of all just liberty-loving and broad-minded nu r I of the civilised world. THE BIGHAM TRIAL Case Grew Out of Killing of Woman At MurreU's Inlet in Georgetown.. Georgetown, Oct. 20.?Notwith? standing the light docket at this term of court, which was quickly disposed' of, and the supposition that the Big ham and Avant murder trial would be called on Wednesday, the attorneys for the defence, Messrs. J. W. Rags dale, of Florence, and J. W. tVingate, of the local Bar, claimed the three' days allowed from the time of the: presentment by the grand jury, and* Thursday morning was accordingly set for the time of trial by Judge. Watts. Mr. Ragsdale has utilized the intervening per od by visiting me scene of the alleged murder at Mur rell's Inlet and informing himself thoroughly as to the surroundings. It is thought that the court house wilK' be packed at the opening of court- tc* morrow. REMOVED BY THE GOVERNOR. Memebers of Dorchester Heg> (ration* Board IjOso Their Offkos. Columbia, Oct. 20.?Py a i?r>m?!;im ntion made public today Gov. Ansel* iimar?y removed from office Fdia* Doar and lt. If. Limehouse, setvn ere of the Dorcheet? r county regfstretfoi I ? ard, for misconduc t in office m reg? istering negroes and others fron? Nsfg furnlsfttd them without exaininailon? and for issuing certificates t ) a ?.um b>,r cicarly not entitled to reg. rimr.' b. cause some could not read am* eras? ers nad not paid their tax** as r*\ quired by the constitution. The Governor's action was tak?n# after a full investigation, nu Imlir.g personal interviews with the men de? posed. A. \V. Rumph, the third member ct the board, "who is an old man and iw ill health," will be allowed te t? by toleratJ llghtl The ^beW?^m^plwm^^mW Prof. Ferrer will take rank with al* Chief Of Police B. W. Rouse, ?>% Georgetown died Wednesday.