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1 In SI'MTKK WATCHMAN, EntaM CsSMilMatel Auk. 2,18? PublHhed Weilm-Mlay and Saturday ? BT? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTER, 8. C. 'I 4*1*111 H * II 60 per annum?In advance. Advertisements: One Square Ars? insertion.11.00 Every subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private interest) will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respects wHl be chr.rged for. DI\Mi>ND TIIIF.F ARRFSTFD. Clever Swindle Charged Against Two White Men. Fairfax. March 26.?Two men giv? ing their names as James Carrill and James Parris. who are thought to he J W. Napier of Langley and W. P. I ?uke, of New York city, seem to have worked a clever swindling game on the people of this town and other ad? joining places. Recently there came a package of diamond rings hy ex? press to Oodans. They were consign? ed to "Jamas Parris" and were valued at something over $400. The package was marked collect. There came a similar package to Ulmer which was valued at $266. There was also a package of diamond rings shipped to Sycamore to "James Parris." Last Wednesday the two men call? ed on the express agent at Oodans. It Is said that Duke claimed to be "James Parris" and asked to see the Jewelry as It had been sent with the privilege for the man to whom it was sent to examine, and accept any part or ail ^f It and pay for what was ac? cepted. The men were permitted to examine ttie Jewelry for some time so It Is said. The statement has been made that they said they would go to Olar to get some money and come back on the next train. They did not return. The express agent became suspicious and examined the box of jewelry to see if he had been tricked. H* found that several of the diamond rings were gone and that cheap Imi? tation? had been substituted. The ex? press agent went to Ulmer and wired the town marshal here to look out for the men. As the message was being received Duke walked into the sta? tion and asked f.?r a grip that had been sent from flock Hill ami which was addressed to "James Carrill' The marshal arrived at the depot Just as Duke wa? leaving. The marshal found Napier sitting on a platform near the station and arrested him. Duke escaped. Napier was taken to Bamberg by an ottV. r today where he was placed In Jail. Napier claimed to have con? siderable money on deposit in a bank of Wllmlngt n \\ c. A message was sent to the Wilmington bank asking if a check signed by J. W. Napier would be good for $1,000. The reply was "yes." The two men It Is stated attempted the same operation at Ulmer several il . ...f ,i ,., l.-it the agent mistrusted them and called In several friends while tie ' were making an examina? tion of tie- .?f diamonds. Karller in the week they visited Sycamore and asked to see the ??ox of Jewelry, but the agent refused them admission t ? the office. Duke and Napier have been In this t. n of the State for some time Duke 1*4 about five feet eight inehes in height and weighs about III pounds and Is possibly L'.'i yiars of age. His face Is of a red color, was clean shav? en nnl wore a derby hat. It i* thought th t the two men formerly tr.tvehd with ? carnival company over South i'ai dina and (borgia. Let* ItfSj found indicat' this. Several of th" rings were recovered from Na i i-r. si.ofNi.ono ion mm.i SOC'IKTY. Kerraaan. IsaosnM Raised to Secure Sige Donation. N.w York. March II, -The $500. 00?) fund, which the American Bible Society has for more than a year past been seeking to raise to secure an erp.al amount, the gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, has be n completed. Announce? ment of the completion of this fund, the securing of which will place n round million dollars In the hands of the Society for Its use, was made at the Society offices today. The $500. 000 Is In the hand i of the Society In the shape of good and reliable sub s< rlptlon upon which more than $2*0.000 has already been paid In. Thousand* of subscriptions in all parts of the world and In every State of the tJsJted KatSS have contributed t 1 the fund In amounts ranging from ten cents up to $25,000. ? ished AprU, 1850. He Just ai II. SUMr WAS THE mm MAN. raGBO ahhested TURNED OVX not to BE tonB1. ii? ported tVotn #scnsonvfHe, Hu?1 Tlint YOSSY] Moms, Murderer of Of iOOff Cylde Had Been Arrested, But i Provc?! Nl Be Incorrect. Sheriff Epperson received a letter Sunday morning telling him that Toney Moses, the negro who killed Officer Clyde here sometime ago, had i . n caught in Jacksonville, Fla. The ;. tter enclosed a description of Toney and two photographs, one a side view and th other a front view. The I notos were shown to Toney'* wife and mother-in-law and both thought It was he. Mr. Eugene Stansid was deputized to go to Jacksonville and bring Toney back. This morning he wired the Sheriff, "Wrong man, noth? ing doing." This is not the first time that it was thought that Toney had been caught, and no one was surprised to find that there was a mistake Toney's crime is one that is fami? liar to the people of Sumter. FATAL CHICAGO FI HE. Fire Started by an Accident and Slx tcn Persons Perish. Chicago, March 25.?Search of the wreckage for tha remaining bodies of those who lost their lives in the Fish Furniture Company fire horror here today was discontinued this after? noon, owing to the danger from the iailing walls, but not until after 12 Bf the dead had been recovered and 11 of these were identified. While earlier estimates placed the number of victims trapped on the fourth and fifth floors of the Fish building as high as 20, later and more thorough investigation reveals that there were but 16. Two of these es? caped with their lives, which leaves i>ut two more to be accounted for. The search was abandoned for the day on the report of Chief Building Inspector John A. Short, who de? clared that three of the walls, Inside of which the rescuers were working, were in a dangerous condition. If these are still standing in the morn? ings the work of removing the debris will be resumed. A coroner's jury which this afternoon reviewed the charred and mutilated exhibits at the morgue but the inquest was postpon? ed until April 2. Leo Stoeckel, a clerk of the Fish I Company, who by accident is said to have started the fire, told his story. StiM . kel. who is but 22 years old, Is admittedly more unfortunate than culpable. Attorney Iloegan says he Vlll bring some charge against the young man to insure his attendance at the inquest. Stoeckel was brought before the tire attorne y with his hand, which hail been burned, swathed In band? ages. He appeared heart-broken and told his story with difficulty. "About s.15 this morning." Stoeck? el said. "Mr. Mit? hell, who is a mem? ber of the firm, gave me three cigar lighters and told me to go to the fin? ishing rOOSB. on the fourth floor and till them with benzine. I had filled tWO Of them out of the ti\s-gsllon can sad was working on the third w hen there- was an sxploslon, A sheet e?r hams almost blinded me and I re? membered only dimly what happened after that. I dlel m>t fully regain my senses until l had reached ths street. The- lighte rs contained ? oontrlvanes te> make- a spark, but Whether I ig? nited eon1 e?f the m or not I dem't know. i e ither dropped the can ed bsnslns when tin- hams shed np In front of me e?r it was dleewn out of my hands." >' NT Sr. FBOM MANILA. Former Humter Boy Contributes to Monument Fund, Manning, March 15,?A recent let* let from Manila, Philippine Islands, containing ? money order for as s contribution to tin- Clarendon County Confederate monument fund, has been received by Capt. D, J. Brad bam, ed' this pla<?>. The subscription Is sen! by Mr. W. Th ?mpson Wilder, who is ? sou of former Sheriff Wlld< r. of Bumter, and wie? is weii known and has many friends In Manning. The monument fund has a good start, but is m>t growing very rapld 1 inst now, as no special e ffort Is being made at this time- to solicit subscriptions. When ? sufficient fund is raised II is proposed to erect the monument e?n a space that has been reserved In front of the court house, Tin- greater the financial resources e?f a town tlie* harder it Is to quaran? tine against the graft germ.?Wash? ington Star. id Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Aiu rER. S. G., WEDNE! EASIER IN OUR CHURCHES. PAY WAS OBSERVED IN A BE? COMING MANNER. The Weather Was Ideal for Faster. and the Congregations in ah the Churches Wae Very Good. Special Services in Most Churches. The weather man made good for Easter, and gave an ideal day. The congregations at ail the churches at? tested the fact that his efforts in that line were appreciated. Special services were held in some of the churches, while in all of them appropriate sermons were preached. The music was out of the ordinary in moat of them. At The Kpiscopal Church. The church of the Holy Comforter was decorated with palms, ferns and, cut flowers. The chancel was decor? ated in keeping with the season. One feature of the decorations was a beau? tiful cross of lilacs and wistaria. The regular Easter services were held with most beautiful music and an able sermon. The music was rend? ered by a vested choir of twenty. The following is the music programme: Opening Anthem, "Christ our Passover," by H. P. Danks. "The Deum," by H. P. Danks. "Jubilate," by H. P. Dank?. Offertory Anthem. "Christ the Lord is Risen Today," by C. D. Rose. A feature of this was the bass solo by Mr. Hugh C. Haynsworth. Rev. H. H. Covlngton preached one of his ablest sermons on the "Resurrection." He made a forceful argument, and an entertaining dis? course. His sermon was listened to by a large congreg&tlon. A special song service by the chil? dren was held in the afternoon. At this service the mite boxes given to the children at the beginning of Lent were opened. The proceeds cf this collection goes to foreign missions. An address was made by the pastor, Rev. H. H. Covington. St. James, Lutheran. Tho morning services at St. James Lutheran church were attended by an unusually large congregation. The music, chorus effects and a solo, "The Great White Throne," by Mrs. W. G. Stubbs, was greatly enjoyed. The pastor preached an able ser? mon appropriate to the occasion. His subject was, "He Is risen." This was followed by a reception of members by baptism and by letter. After the communion the morning services closed. The night services were devoted to exercises by the children. The chil? dren of the Sabbath school rendered "A World-wide Message." The following music programme was rendered: 1. Song?A Processional. 2. Reading responslvely of Second Psalm. 3. Vesleles and Gloria Patri. 4. Chorus, "Ring Out Ye Joyful Bester Bella," 5. Address by the pastor and an offering for foreign mission in Ja? pan. A snug sum was raised. fi. Song?"Publish the Clad Tid? ings." 7. Scripture Lesson of the Resur? rection of Christ. 8. Song?"All Hall the Power of Jesus Name" sunk" to the tune of "Miles Lane." The singing was spirited at all times. At the Catholic Church. Master service s at the Catholic church were very impressive. At 11:30 mass was held. The music was spe? cially prepared for the occasion and give milch pleasure to those who were present. Tho Chapel was we ll Idled at both the morning und evening service, rather Kennedy preached an able sermon from the text, "If Christ be not risen vain is our preaching and vain is yeuir faith." This was pn> nounced by those- who heard it erne Of the* best efforts of Father Kennedy. Ot 5 o'clock the benediction e?f the Blessed Sacrament was held. First Methodist Church. The chance] e?r the First Methodist church w.'is beautifully elocorate?l with cut flowers, palms and ferns. The decoration was eione under the supervision of Mrs. P. G, Bowman. At the me>rning service the* pastor. Rev. M. W. Hook preached an able sermon from the t?*xt. "Now is Christ risen and become the first fruits e>f them that slept." The- music programme rendered both morning and night was under the supervision of Miss (Jirardoau, the- organist. The following pro. gramme was rendered: MORNING BERVICB. < >rgan Prelude, Voluntary?"The Lend Is Risen" Aehford. Hymn?No. "Silver Street ns't at be thy Country's, Thy God's ar 3DAY. MARCH 30. 1 Doxology. Gloria in Extenso?"'Glory Be to God"?Ash ford. Soprano Solo and full chorus. Offertoire?'And Now Is Christ l? Isen"?Lorens. Hymn?No. 171: "Autumn." Hymn?No. 156: "Easter Hymn. Organ Postlude. EVENING SERVICE. Organ Prelude. Voluntary?"Now is Christ Risen" ?Vance. Chant?"The Lord's Prayer." Hymn?No. 169: "Regent Square." Offertoire?-"Oh. Glorious Hour"? Danks. Soprano Solo and full chorus. Hymn?No. 177: "Harnell." Hymn?No. 161: "Dort." Organ Postlude. The following are those who took part in the programme: Mrs. Beaumont, Mis. Stubbs, Miss Brown, soprano; Mrs. Hook, Miss Stuc.key, contralto; Mr. Bennett, Mr. Warren, tenor; Mr. C. M. Hurst, Mr. Claude Hurst, bass. Director, Miss Qlrardeau; Organist, Mrs. Spann; Cornet, Mr. Wescoat. First Baptist Church. The usual morning services were held at the First Baptist church, the pastor preaching an able sermon from the subject. "The Christian'3 High Place." The music was good as usual. After the Sabbath school services in the afternoon Mrs. Badaro, a Sy? rian spoke to a good audience. At night Dr. Brown spoke on the subject, "Lent and Easter Obser? vance." He gave a history of the custom of celebrating Easter and Lent. His address was an able one. The Christian Church. At the morning service the pastor, Rev. Mark S. Pckham preached on the subject, "Christ's Resurrection and Ours." At night a special programme of recitations and songs by the Sabbath school was rendered, entitled, "The Easter Flower Garden." The follow? ing was the programme as rendered: Song?"Easter Bells Are Ringing" ?By the school. Prayer by the pastor. Song?"Somebody"?By Miss Wil? lie Owens. Recitation?"Welcome to Our Eas? ter Garden"?Miss Willie Owens. Song?"Gently Falls the Rain"?By live small children. Recitation?"Who Comes Here"? Miss Mabel Jones. Recitation?Miss Bernice Whitlock. Concert Recitation?By four girls. Recitation?By Miss Bernice Whit? lock. Color Fairy Exercises by twelve girls. These were dressed in red. or? ange, Green, blue and violet. Exercises by five boys. Song?"If I Were a Sunbeam"?By Miss Bernice Whitlock. "In the Easter Garden," exercises by six little girls. Song?"Gladness Everywhere"?By the school. Recitation?By Miss Berntes Wrhit lock, Address?"Orphanage Work in Foreign Lands"?By Miss Christ'ne Gehrhardt. Recitation?"The Little Brown Girl and T"?Miss Christine Gehrhardt. Offering for Orphanage Work. Song?"Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters"?By the school. Finger Exercises?"Goodnight"? By six little children. The exercises were closed by the tots throwing kisses at the audience bidding them goodnight. Broad street Methodist. The chapel was well filled. The fact that the new church was not ready for occupancy prevented an elaborate programme i cing carried out. The music was well rendered. The pastor, Rev. .1. B. Wilson, preached an aide sermon In keeping with the occasion. Good congrega? tions attended both morning and night. Washington Street Baptist. Special music was rendered at the morning service by Mrs. Louis Rhame, Mrs. Alma DeMedlclS and .Miss Marie DuPre. The pastor, Rev. F. M. Satterwhite, preached an able sermon In the morning on the sub? ject. "The power of His resurrection, and at night on, 'The logic of His resurrection." Presbyterian church. Rev. J, P. Marion, the pastor preached an able sermon on the res? urrection. The music was fine a cd the congregation large-. I. F. Belser to Represent University. Columbia. March -?">.? I. F. Heiser, '10, of Clarendon, will represent the University at the intercollegiate ora? torical contest, to be held at Green? wood. Mr. Belser was selected to? night from the se veral speakers who we're heard at the University chapel. id Truth's.' THE TRTJJ 910. New Serii RESIGNATION OS DEPOSITION. CANNON'S FATE SEALED. AC CORDING TO "INSURGENT." Fight on "Cannonlsm" to Continue Ciitil Czar is Dethroned?Proposi? tion to Elect Non-Member as Speaker?May Do So Under Con? stitution?Determination to Reform House Procedure. Washington, March 27.?Many of the insurgent Republicans of the House, who last Saturday voted to re tain Speaker Cannon in the chair, e "hearing from home," accordb reports in circulation about V j? ital. These advices are said i at all reassuring. . # not Following close upc .nforma tion, came a stater- v ?W1 several that the war age * ,annonism ' Is 50* to go on to ty \> at of ultimately causing the dt lement of Speaker Cannon, the election of his successor and the complete reformation of the rules of the House. The overthrow of the Speaker and the taking away from the Speakership of all power to influence legislation unduly, are aim? ed at. A proposition to remot e Speaker Cannon by means of a combined vote of Democrats and insurgents and BUb' stitute in his place Asher C. Hinds, the parliamentarian of the House, Is one of the plans, which several insur? gents advocated today. The idea of placing in the Speaker's chair a pure parliamentarian, not a member of the House, who would be entirely unin fluencd by considerations of partisan advantage, was pointed out by Re rosentative Poindexter, of Washing? ton, and others as the logical and proper course. Under the Constitu? tion the House may choose a Speaker who is not a member of the body. Representative Poindexter, who is one of the prominent members of the insurgent body, said: "This initial reform which we have accomplished must be followed by others. The whole trouble in which the House finds itself is caused by *he joining of the power of the Speaker with that or the leader of the ma? jority. The English plan of ha\ing an expert parliamentarian Instead of a politician as a presiding officer is the only correct one. As long as we select a party leader as Speaker just so long will we have partisan and un? fair rulings from the chair. "When the House adopted the Mor? ris resolution the other day, it was a vote of 'no confidence' in Speaker Cannon, and he should have resigned. As he did not do so, we should de? pose him. With that accomplished, I think we should elect Mr. Hind.-?. I believe a majority of the House would vote for it. Surely the Democrats and the insurgents, who voted agains:. Cannon last Saturday, and I believe a large number of other insurgms and so-called near-insurgents will vote for it when the temper of the people of the country is accurately judged on this question." Victor Murdoek, of Kansas, another insurgent leader, said: "The movement to reform the pro? cedure of the 1 louse has just begun. Before this session adjourns we will have accomplished a great many tilings. I hear radicals on this side who never before were willing to ad? mit that the rules or anything else needed ? hanging, now discussing ways and means of revising the rule and making them better. "Xot In fifty years have such liberal ideas regarding the government ofl this House prevailed among members. T expect to see, In a comparatively short while, the- stand! ig committees <d this House meating In open ses? sions, instead en secret sessions as now. e )f course, the military and naval and perhaps other committees, would have te? meet In secret oc? casionally as a matter e?f public pol? icy. But secre t ways of doing busi? ness lure are- on the wane', and will soon be over. Many Interesting and perhaps startling developments will result before this House adjourn sine elie." othe-r insurgents express them* selves along similar lines. It Is cer? tain that a number e>f the- leaders of th<' insurgents have in minel at least two things fe>r this session: First, the dposition e?f Speaker Cannon, unless he voluntarily retires; second, the establishment of a committee on com mittees. All of the insurgents expressed themselves as desiring b> see the President's legislation out of the way before hostilities break e>ut agin. One Insurgent who would not allow tre use of his name\ said: "Unless Spaker Cannon resigns, we will depose him before this session e nds. He is a part of this system and must go. If it doesn't happen E SOUTHRON, Established June, ISM w?Vol. XXXI. NO. 10. HOOKWORM ETtR7WnEir VOLE THAN HALF OF THOSE IN? SPECTED AFFECTED WITH DISEASE. Dr. Bt?M Publishes startling State? ments of the Prevalence of the Dis? ease After Visit Th rough South. Washington, March 25.?Publica? tions attributed to Dr. C. W. Stiles of the public health and marine hospital service, regarding the hookworm dis? ease of the South, which appeared in day's issue of the public health re orts, were read with great interest in view of the discussion on that sub? ject in the senate yesterday. The doc? tor tells of observations made in southern Florida, in three cotton mills in North Carolina and of a visit to several cigar factories in Tampa. In southern Florida in company with Dr. E. E. Lindeman of the State board of health laboratory at Tampa and Dr. John S. Helms, Dr. Stiles says he visited eight schools located in three counties and saw 1,306 school children of whom he puts down 55.9 per cent, as suspects. The number so classified, Dr. Stiles says, may, as ex? perience shows, be taken as an ultra conservative estimate of the number of these children who had hookworm infection. In fact, he adds, according to ex? perience on a basis of 55.9 per cent, "suspects" it may be concluded that the infection is probably not less than 80 per cent., which was the estimate made by Helm before the examina? tion of the children began. Pupils represented not only some very poor children from the farms but also chil? dren of very well-to-do familes from farms and towns. At least five of the teachers in the schools visited show? ed clear and pronounced effects of hookworm infection. In a second paper Dr. Stiles speaks of a visit to three cotton mills in Rockingham, N. C. In those three mills 142 people were employed and the percentage of hookworm suspects was 64.8., being about what was ex? pected in view of the fact that the .mills dr?j.w Utahslinear* chiefly frt&ti the sand areas. At Tampa Dr. Stiles says, as the people in the cigar factorh a visited there belonged to nationalities (Cu? ban, Spanish and Italian), with which he was not very familiar, no trust? worthy conclusions, in the absence of microscopic examination, could be drawn in regard to the percentage of hookworm infection among them. RAILROAD RATE CASE. Power of the Tmcrstate Commerce Commission to Fix Rates Will Be Determined on April Ith. Cincinnati. March 25.?Prominent attorneys representing the federal government are in this city, confer? ring with Former Assistant United States Attorney General Wade H. El? lis, in preparation for the greatest le? gal battle of the interstate commerce commission's existence. The case is set for hearing in the Supreme Court <>f the United States on Monday, April 4, and involves the power conferred on tin- commssion by the Hepburn law to fix rates where railroads are found to be overcharging. This point is vital toward rendering effective the work of the commssion and Mr. Eli is has been specially re? tained in the case. The cas Involves the commission's order reducing the rate for first class matter from the Atlantic to St. Jo? seph, Omaha and Kansas City. The cut ordered was I cents per ioo pounds, from $1.47 to $1..?.S, but the decision will effect the rates of every railroad In the country as far as they arc concerned by the commission's authority to reduce them when found i.? be exorbitant. Hot Wave In New York. New York. March 2T>.?Today wa? the hotte st March day that New York has had for at bast 4 0 years. Th3 mercury rose to 77 degrees at 2 o'clock this afternoon and that is the highest official temperature reco *ded for March. Forecaster Scarr could give no good reason for the sudden hot wave. The official report tonight says that the temperature is dropping and it will be cooler tomorrow. I'd ore I look for it to come about the last day of the session." The proposal to elect Asher C Hinds, as Speaker, elicited much com? ment from those who were made aware of It. Mr. Hinds is a Republican and a candidate for nomination for Con? gress from New England. His pres? ent duty is to formulate rulings for Speaker Cannon.