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Ii *H*1 SUMTE It WATCHMAN. EiUbUi I r <?.icitlcil Aug. i% 1881 <?br $h\'hn;m ml Southron. Published Wednesday nn?l Saturday ?BT? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTBR, 8. C. Terms: $1.10 par annum?In advance. Ad v crtlsementa: One 8quar? first Insertion.$1.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.60 Contract* for three months, or longer will be made at reduce! rate?. All communications which sub eerre private Interests will be charged for ae advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respects wMl he charged for. WILSON \1>I>HKSSFS FAR MF. RS. Secretary of Agriculture Spoke at Ht. Louie Congress. St. Louis. Mo.. May 1.?That the farms of United States are not pro? ducing half what they should because of a lack of practical education among the farmers, was the explana? tion of tht high coat of living prob? lem, offered by Secretary of Agricul? ture James Wilson In an address to? night at the Termers' Union rally. Secretary Wilson recetyed a mixed greeting from the audience. A mo? tion that the delegates arise when the Secretary entered was voted down with crlea of "he's no better than we are." When he appeared, about half the audience stood up, while the oth? ers ahouted "sit down." He was roundly applauded at the conclusion of his address, however. "I believe the solution of the cost of living problem lies In good hands." s~.id Mr. Wilson. "The farmers are awake, and no country Is in danger when this Is the case. "A new day has come. Our poou latlon la Increasing a couple of mil? lions or so a year, and our produc? tion Is tot keeping pace with this growth. Prices have gone up. Some? thing must be done. "Of the four States of the Missis? sippi Valley, not one la producing the crops It should, because the farmers h*ve not bees** taught scientific farm? ing. We can and will ultimately, double every crop we are growing, and at the same time care for a pop? ulation of 200,)00,000. When \v< < done that the agriculturalists of that day will show how to double the crops again. "The government Is training OVOff effort to Improve the soil and Is Ac? complishing wonderf j1 things. let there remain other things to be done. "The farmer must be educated. We need a country-wide university. If we teach the young farmers, the old far? mers will soon take in." An B. F. Yoakum. chairman of the executive board of the 'Frisco system, concluded his address today, a score of delegates Jumped to their fee: e nd hurled questions at him. lastly as H wh> delegates could not get redmrd rate*. Yoakum attempted to answer some of th* questions, but could pot make himself heard < ?rder was finally re? stored, and the union othViaN apolo? gised , ? Mr Yoakum VHdK) BAPTISTS IN SFSSIO.V. State Convention Meet* In Sparen? burg?700 Delegates. Spartanburg. May 4.?The negro State Baptist convention met in this city this morning at 11 o'clock, there being about seven hundred delegates present, representing a constituency of about IB.000 colored Baptists of th* State. The Rev. J. J. Durham, of Alken, Is president of the convention, and l?r II. H Watklns. of Anderson, is secretary. Among the hading color? ed people who are h? i ling th ' convention are Dr. R. If. Moses, of Washington. D. C. and Dr. W. W. B-oekett. of Nashville, Tenn. Richard Carroll, who has done much to pro? mote higher education among mem? bers of his race, Is also In the city. An effort will also he made to raise $1 .'?oo for Morris College at Sumter IMIMI Hs' I'NIOM rONVKNTIOX. drag i ?f I Idilrcaw n \ a Ion Rali> \t m I.oiiK St. Trills, May 4.?Itu ludlng Pres? ident Tnft, staotees speak era are on today's and tonight's programme pf th?? ffstloejol Farnmrs' Union ra* >. Three women. Mrs Frank !>?? Qa'.ao.j of Pi Louis; Mrs. FJI.i S Burton, of K u;\i, and MlBf Kat?* Barnard, of Ohtahosaa, will address the detegatea! today. s1sses.ll* i ssosJom of Ihs far as era* union, which af held dally, pfOSalsS to I.ring about stirring resolutions' late In the week No oflieers Will l>e j elected at this rallv. Tim n< \t rm?t-j In* pla< e will be seieetefl by a coin mlttee after the convention adjourns. med April, ISM. Be Just an k. 81 DIOCESE NOT OIVIuEO. < ()l'X( 11/ SO D1XTDF.D HY VOTE Tl'KSDAY AFTERNOON. The Clergy Voted for the Division, Hut the I*ay Members Defeated It? A Question of Personal Privilege? Other Matters. From The Dally Item, May 5. When council convened for the af? ? ternoon session at 4 o'clock yesterday the resolution of the Laymen's meet? ing; was taken up as a special order. After a brief discussion it was vot? ed to divide the Easter offering, as requested in this resolution, between the diocesan missions and the work of evangelisation among the negroes of the State. The debate of the resolution to di? vide the diocese wao then resumed. Messrs. P. T. Hayne, W. Q. Mazyck, R. K Carson. J. P. Thomas, T. W. Ba? cot. Dr. F. M. Dwlght and Rev. R. C. Jeter spoke in favor of division. Mr. H. M. Ayer, Dr. W. H. Johnson and Mr. J. F. Caldwell opposed divi? sion. Mr R. I. Manning rose to a question of personal privilege to cor? rect a statement in reference to ths Income derived from the Invested funds of the church. He said he had been Informed that during the morn? ing, while he was absent, the cor? rectness of certain figures furnished by him to Rev. W. B. Gordon had been called In question. He had stat? ed that the income had been increas? ed as a result of reinvestment at a better rate of interest between four? teen and sixteen hundred dollars a year. This had been contradicted and the assertion made that the increase would not exceed five hundred dol? lars. He had the official reports of the treasurer for last and this year from which he read a comparative state? ment showing that the statement made by him and which Mr. Gordon had quoted in his report was a fact? that the income is now practically sixteen hundred dollars greater than a year ago as the result of reinvest? ment of permanent funds. The debate was resumed and the hour for a vote having arrived Mr. Gordon made the closing argument in favor of division. The vote which was taken by orders resulted as fol? lows: Clergy?For division, 23; against, 11. I?ay?For division, 22; against. 23; divided parishes, 4. The resuH was a non-concurrence and the ef? fort to divide the diocese was settled adversely for the tlmo being. Mr. J. P. Thomas endeavored to have a res? olution referring the question to next year's Council for consideration, but it was ruled out of order and a mo? tion to adjourn cut off other discus? sion, which was under way. The Night Meeting. The night session was he mission? ary meeting. The report of thv$ Board of Missions was submitted by Rev. A. R. Mitchell, secretary and treasurer. The board has met all ob? ligations for the year and has a small balance on hand. The year's work has been gratifying and distinctly encouraging, evidencing growth and life In all departments of the mission field and work. The board spent dur? ing the year $7,669.61. The deans of the three convoca? tions?Rev. A. R. Mitchell, Rev. H. H, Covington and Rev. John Kershaw made their annual reports. Archdea? con Cornish who has charge of the work among the negroes, made a sat? isfactory report, showing that much real good is being accomplished. The apportionment for diocesan mission WSJ read and the Increase of twenty percent, over last year's ap? portionment was accepted by every parish, except one, and this parish did not ask for a reduction, but that there be no increase. Quite a num b. r of parishes Voluntarily increased their contributions to this cause quite largely. Tlx- Board of Missions consisting of Rev, O, T. Bon her. K. P. Long, Rev, \V. B. Gordon. R, I, Manning, Rev, John Kershaw and \v R Dehon, emi re-elected. Mr. B. F. Flnney, of Savannah. secretary of Brotherhood of St. Andrews for the South was Introduc? ed to the Council and made an earn? est address in advocacy and in ex planatlon of the great work the Brotherhood hi aeeorapllehlng, He urged that the work be taken up in the dloceaei more generally. The Morning's Session, Today's session was one of business snd elections n<I roni ,ernhle of Ihe routine business that must be dis? posed Of at e\, ry Council was gotten through with, despite deadlock on the election of delegetea to the gen? eral convention that consumed much lime. Tin- Standing Committee of ib< Church was re-elected without change. l)inftn d Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Alu UMTER. S. C, SATT Trustees of the University of the South were elected as follows: Rev. 0, T. Porcher, Dr. William Egleston, and Mr. J. Swinton Whaley. The report of the trustees of the Church Orphanage at Yorkvllle was submitted by Mr. R. I. Manning for t'.ie Treasurer, Mr. W. B. Moore, who was unable to be present. The re? port covered the very satisfactory work that has been accomplished within the one year that the Institu? tion has been located In Yorkvllle. The number of children in the Insti? tution Is now 65 and the building Is taxed to its capacity, necessitating that immediate steps be taken to provide additional accommodations. It was recommended that a cottage be erected at the orphanage as a memorial to Bishop Capers at a cost of $10,000, be built at the earliest possible date. It was decided that Deaconess Wile be requested to can? vass the State to raise the necessary money. Plans for the cottage have already been adopted by the trustees and all that is needed is the money to provide homes for the children who have a claim on the Church. It was decided to devote the offer? ing on Good Friday to the support of the Old Ladies Home in Charles? ton. For the immediate needs of this institution the trustees were requested to appropriate $300, as the Old Ladies Home is as much under their charge as the Orphanage. Rev. A. R. Mitchell made a report that at present something more than $2,000 have been collected for the Capers' Memorial. The election of delegates to the General Convention being in order nominations were called for. There were quite a number of names pro? posed, and as the election was by bal? lot much time was coisumed. On the first ballot two clerical delegates ?Rev. John Kershaw, D. D., and Rev. A. S. Thomas were elected. The four lay-delegates were elected on the first ballot?R. I. Manning, J. P. Thomas, Walter Hazard and T. W. Bacot. Four ballots were taken with? out breaking the deadlock before Rev. K. G. Flnley, of Trinity Church, Co? lumbia and Rev. A. R. Mitchell, of Christ ^Church, Greenville, were final? ly elected as the other two clerical deputies. In the interval between the ballot other business was transacted as rap iuly as possible. Vice Chancellor Hall, of the Uni? versity of the South was introduced and addressed the Council on the needs, and claims and plans of the in Btlutlon ol which he is now the ac? tive head. Invitations for the next meeting of Council were presented from York vills and Union. The invitation of Yorkvllle was accepted and the time of meeting fixed for the first Tuesday In May. The following resolution, offered by Bev. T. T. Walsh, was adopted without any discussion and only a few nega? tive votes: "Whereas an increase of the Bish? op's fund or endowment is absolute? ly necessary before a division is pos? sible, be it therefore, "Resolved, That a special commit? tee be appointed by the Council which shall be charged with the duty of devising plans and raisng such funds *s may be necessary for the division of the diocese and that said commit? tee be instructed to report at the an? nual meeting of Council in 1911; and that the Secretary of Council be In? structed to notify all rectors, minis? ters and congregations that the mat? ter of the division of the diocese is to be considered at the Council of 1911." This shows that the plan to divide the diocese is not abandoned, that It is still a live issue and that it will come up at the next Council In better shape than ever before. The advo? cates of division do not appear to be in the least discouraged by the result of the vote taken on the question yes? terday, but are looking toward the future with more hope and confidence than heretofore. Mr. J. P. Thomas, for the Commit? tee on Constitution and Canons re? ported the new Canon 21 introduced yesterday, and recommended Its adop? tion. On motion, the Canon was adop? ted, alter a brief debate, with only a fow dissenting votes. The Canon pro ides for the appointment of a finance committee to consist of five laymen to be named by the Bishop and the Secretary of the Diocese and the Treasurer of the Hoard of Missions This <'anon will result in the entire ro-organlxation of the financial sys? tem of the Diocese und will, it Is ex? pected, reduce the financial affairs of the Church to nn exnei business basis. Governor Offers $200 Reward. Columbia, May 1.?Two hundred dollars' reward was offered todu) by Oov< rnor Ans? I for the arresl of t hose who broke Into the store oi M. B, Clayton at St. George's lust month. ! L" is't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and TRDAY. MaY 7. 1910 SEN. CLIFTON IN CONTEMPT. MAGISTRATE FINES HIM FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT. Was Ordered to Have Respect for the Court, But Persisted In His Con? tempt?Fined $5.00?Warrant and Commitment Put in Hands of Sher? iff. From The Dally Item, May 5. Quite a sensation was caused yes? terday afternoon by Magistrate Harby Imposing a fine upon Senator J. H. Clifton, who was representing a client in the magistrate's court, and by Mr. Clifton's refusal to pay the fine. A damage suit case was being tried. A cow was turned out by one Dyson and allowed to trespass upon one Mc Knight's premises. The cow trespass? ing gored McKnight's cow and caused It, to break It's neck. McKnight enter? ed suit for damages. The case was being heard, a wit? ness being examined, when the attor? ney was ordered by the court to have more respect for the court. Mr. Har by claims that he has trouble with [ Mr. Clifton every time there Is a case In which he is engaged. Mr. Clifton, he claims, has bull-dozed him till he could stand it no longer, and he exer cised the authority he had, and Im posed the fine. After the case was concluded, the magistrate called upon Mr. Clifton to pay the fine, but he refused, say? ing that he would not pay the fine until so ordered by the Supreme Court, at the same time telling the magistrate that he would never try another case before him. Mr. Harby reminded the Senator of the fact that he had trouble with him every time he was In a case and that before he imposed his fine that he even plead with him to desist, but that nothing short of drastic meas ures would make him behave and show any respect. Magistrate Harby at once prepared a warrant and commitment to Jail to put in the hands of the Sheriff for service. Unless some one weakens and "backs water," as it were, either the fine will be paid or Senator Clif? ton will go to Jail. JOHN MATHIS FOUND GUILTY. Slayer of Dr C. W. lilckman Must Serve Life Sentence. Augusta, Ga. May 4.?John Mathll the ne^io, accused of the murder of Dr. C. W. Hlckman, was today found guilty as indicted. The jury, how? ever, brought in a recommendation to mercy. Under the Georgia law, this insured a sentence for life and such sentence was pronounced. The assas? sination of Dr. Hlckman has been a sensation here for months. He was one of the most prominent citizens here, and a practicing physician of note. He called at the home of his brother, in Summerville, on February 2, at night. Leaving there, on his return to his residence, a short dis? tance away, he was shot to death and his pockets were rifled. Among the articles stolen from his body was his watch. Two months later this negro Mathis, offered this watch in pawn. With this clue to guide them, the po? lice threw a complete chain of cir? cumstantial evidence about Mathis. During the trial the court gave to the accused, as counsel, ex-Congress? man W. IT. Fleming and A. L. Frank? lin, a well known criminal lawyer. These attorneys by evidence in which no name was mentioned, set it up that a "mysterious man" was seen to leave the scene of the murder the night of the assassination. The coun? sel held that this "mysterious" per? sonage was the murderer. In this way sufficient doubt was raised to secure from the jury the recommendation to mercy. DEPLORES CHRISTIAN DIVISION" Bishop Anderson Urges Unity In Evangelization. Chicago, 111., May 4.?"Enough en? ergy and money are wasted by rival railway and overlapping of the dif? ferent denominations In America to preach the Gospel t<> the entire world. We must get together and stop thl waste." Thus spoke Bishop Charles P. An derson, of Chicago, before the Men's National Missionary Congress today. "Our divisions are unchristian-like nnd unstatesmanlike," the speaker continued, "They are unchristian, for Christlike Christians cannot be kepi apart. \ reunited church pos pcssed with faith and seal would be Irresistible, it would evangelize the world iu a generation. "Lei us spend our Uvea and spend our millions in unifying the church ami in universalizing th* Gospel of Christ." Truth's." THE TRUJ _New 8erl Ml'ST OBEY THE LAW. Mayor Jennings Orders Chief Brad? ford to Enforce Ordinance. From The Daily Bern, May 5. Mayor Jennings is making a rec? ord for a new man. He has brought about an equalization of the burdens of government, and now he is after property owners in the fire district who have ignored the ordinance requir? ing that sewerage be put in. He Is determined that this ordinance shall be obeyed, or some one will suffer the consequences. Below is a letter to Chief Bradford, which speaks for itself: Mr. J. K. Bradford, Chief of Police, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir:?The City Council on the first day of June, 1908, passed an or? dinance relating to the sewerage of the city of Sumter. Section 88 of said ordinance provides as follows: "All premises in the city of Sumter on both sides of Canal and Bartlette streets between Harvln street and Sumter street, and on both sides of Harvln and Sumter streets between Canal street and Bartlette street, and all premises within the area bounded by those four streets are hereby re? quired to be connected with the pub? lic sewers by one or more connections as the Inspector of Sewers and Plumbing may deem necessary: And cn all such premises now occupied and in use for residence or business purposes the said connections shall be made on or before May 15th, 1909. Any owner of any such premises who shall fail or refuse to have such con? nections made as herein required, shall be deemed guilty of a misde? meanor for each and every day such connection is not made after May 15th, 1909, and on conviction there? for shall be punished as hereinafter provided; and If the owner of such lot be a corporation, then the presi? dent, manager, or any other resident officer thereof shall, on failure to have any such connections made as herein required, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be punished as herein? after prescribed; and if n.ny such agent, tenant, or owner Is a non owner Is a non-resident, then the agent, tenant, or tenants, or other person in actual charge of such prem? ises, shall on conviction be punished in like manner for failure to have the connections made, or for occupying and using said premises without sew? er connections: and it is hereby made a misdemeanor for any person to oc? cupy and use any improved lots as hereinahove described, unless the same has sewer connections as here? in contemplated." The City Council subsequently ex? tended the time for the connections referred to in said Section 38 until the first day of January, 1910. I un? derstand, that within the radius re? ferred to in said section, there are numerous persons who have faded to make connections in compliance with said ordinance and are now liable to prosecution thereunder. You are hereby instructed to notify each per? son so failing that unless the connec? tions are made, that as Mayor, and as my duty, I will see that a warrant is sworn out for each person so in de? fault, and that they are prosecuted under said ordinance, to the full limit thereof. L. D. JENNINGS, Mayor. Sumter, S. C, May 5, 1910. WIND AND HAIL WORK HAVOC Destructive Storms Visit Sections of State. Summerton, May 4.?The heaviest hail storm ever seen in this section fell at St. Paul, near Summerton to? day, working terrible ruin to all growing crops. In fact it is stated that the crops have been completely destroyed. Corn and cotton will have to be planted over and the oat crop Is lost. Kail stones as large as lemons were seen, and in falling they tore ;ahingles from the roofs of houses. Such a storm has never been seen in this community. Fine Bain at Georgetown. Georgetown, May 4.?This after? noon a fine rain, which thoroughly poaked the pari bed earth, fell in this [?Ity und vicinity, and it Is hoped cov >red a large area of country, bringing up the crops that bud not sprouted tad reviving the plants that had al? most wilted und died for lack of mois? ture. This ruin I* worth many thou? sands <?! dollars to the farmers and Gardners in this pari of the state. St. Matthews. May 4.?-A destTUC Ive cyclone and hall storm passed >ver tiie True Blue section, between o re and Fori Motte, this afternoon. Ireat damage was done; several ten E SOUTHRON, Esc .nine, i es?Vol. " .No. 21. % t^g W SESSION. GL AAL CONFERENCE HAS OPENED IN ASHEVTLLE. College of Bishop's Against Demands Of Women For Laymen's Rights Large Gains in Membership?Still For Itineracy. Asheville, N. C, May 4.?With 325 delegates, lay and clerical and with six bishops on the platform, the 16th quadrennial conference of the Meth? odist Episcopal church, South, open? ed here today. The main feature of the pro? gramme this morning was the episco? pal address. This addres is really the report of the college of bishops upon the condition of the church, to? gether with such recommendations as the bishops may deem advisable. A committee on moral and social reform was named in place of the one on temperance and a committee on general church relations in place of that on colportage. It was ex? plained that these changes were in name only. Bishop E. R. Hendrix, of Kansas City, in making the episcopal address, flatly refused the demand of the wo? men of the church for laymen's rights and representation in the con? ference. He said the demands were not "In harmony with the church's idea of what was woman's place in the church, in the home and in so? ciety." The address complimented women for their devotion to the church. Bishop Hendrix's address stated that the Methodist denomination now numbered 2,000,000 souls, the second largest Protestant church in the world. It gave their gains in the last four years as 207,745. At present over 7, 000 traveling and 4,000 local minis? ters are In service. The church prop? erty now owned is worth $75,000,000. Four millions were spent for churches and parsonages during the last year. The veto power of the bishops and their election for life were strongly supported and any attempt to de stroy their power or limit their dtuies was deprecated as a dangerous inno? vation. Greater energy in foreign field was recomemnded. Africa was declared battle ground for the 20th century. A decided stand was tak? en against innovations in worship, such as silent invocations and chant? ing of the Lord's Prayer. The movement to remove the four year time limit on a preacher's ser? vice in a church was net approved. It would destroy the itinerant system, upon which the church is based ac? cording to the bishops. Co-operation and division of terri? tory with the Northern Methodist church were indorsed. Five additional bishops were recom? mended. The afternoon was devoted to the meeting and organization of the va? rious standing committees. The Bat? tery Park hotel had set aside com? mittee rooms for them and their ses? sions lasted well into the evening. Tonight, in the auditorium, the form? al welcome was extended to the con? ference. Liuet. Mayers made the ad? dress; there was music and im? promptu speeches by various dele? gates. Tomorrow will be devoted to the reports of committees. i NEGRO METHODISTS MEET. Impressive Services Mark Opening of General Conference. Augusta, Ga., May 4.?The tenth annual session of the General Confer? ence of the Colored Methodist Episco? pal Church opened here today with impressive religious services* at which the venerable Bishop Isaac Lane, of Jackson, Tenn., preuched the intro ductry sermon on the subject, "The Faithful Ministry." Senior Bishop L. H. Holsey, of Atlanta, presided at the opening session, and around him; be? sides Bishop Lane, were Bishops R. S. Williams, of Augusta, Ga.; Ellas Cottrell, Holly Springs, Miss., and Charles H. Phillips, Nashville. Tenn. The Conference organized by elect? ing Or. F. If. Hamilton, of the South Georgia Conference, J. B. F. Praither, Texas; <J. S. Goodman, a layman from the North Mississippi Conference, and Or. N. C. Cleaves, S nth Carolina, secretaries Addresses ??f welcome were deliv? ered tonight by prominent negro citi? zen! of Augusta, among them Dr. Si? las \\ Floyd, the noted author of the negro race. ant houses were blown down, but no one injured or killed as far as heard from. Trees Were stripped ol their foliage and bail stones fell in places to the depth of four inches. The little cotton up was practically a total loss, and there is a wild effort tO get seed, for planting again.