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*Hr m MTKIt WA'iCHMAN, Ratable onolttiatett Auk. 8, 1*8 <f!v Wl itrlmai nt) j&ratbnft | Published We<lfie*da) uiul Saturday ?BT? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY Sl'UTBR, S. C. Term*: II 60 per annum?in advance. \ 11 f eetisesnenta ? One Square first Insertion.$1.00 Every subsequent Insertion.60 Contrscts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rate?. AH communication* which sub? serve private Interests will be charged for *& advertisements. Obltuarte* and tributes of respects wWl be charged for. (ommim i mi NT AT BISIIOP VIIXK. I?r S>n;lrr <>f Wofford Make* MMfcSSJ To Student* of School. Blshopvllle. June 1? With the graduating exercises and literary ad? dress by Dr. Henry Nelson Snyder, president of Wofford College, the Blshopvllle high school eommence avont exercises closed last night. The exercises began on Friday evening, when the contest for the de? claimed medal was held. The con? test was keen. The medal was award? ed to Miss Tallulah Moore, special mention being made of Miss Louise Manning. Miss Moore also received the local history medal which Is an? nually offered by H. S. Cunningham. Miss Maud Donald was the winner of the essay medal, presented by the banks of Blshopvllle. Instrumental and vocal music add? ed to the evening's entertainment. On Sunday morning the school au? ditorium was filled to over-flowing when Rev. W K Thayer of the First Baptist church of Laurens preached the baccalaureate sermon. On Monday evening a large audi? ence assembled to do honor to the graduates. An Invocation by Rev. H. R. Mur obJson opened the exercises. Then *?^trty*$0 the presentation of thj^ sen ,i At?hil. f-^dal offered, by m prof. . Kltter, ?4M> Mi,*, Loule^ Mislag j tab SASdal *W4*r\w \ rb 1 To th ? > pupils of the school who were neither absent nor tardy during the term, the trustees had provided a prl/.c There were a number to receive a re? ward for their faithfulness. Next on the programme was the salutatory by Miss Jessie Walt Mc Leod. Mi*.-. < ?Ii. Stu< ke\ I Hxon read the history of the class. James Couser read a well written essay. Mian Florin* May Smith was the Sffjpsstt and foresaw wonderful careers for her class-mates. Miss Anna Klma Hradlcy read the class will. Lluet. Oov. McLeod then introduc? ed Dr. Synd?-r. the speaker of the evening, who delighted the audience with his cholurly address. After the address Rev. II. R. Mgr chlson, on behalf of the board of trus? tees, awarded diplomas to the follow? ing Misses Olive Stuckey Dlxon. An? na Klma l'.radley. Jesslie Walt Mo? na Klint lira lessie Wait M - llsh Couser. At the ?n< lusi >n Superintendent C. F. Brooks presented to each mem? ber of the (lass a beautiful Bible. , bearing the r Iplent's name In letter^ of gilt. A sons;. "The Graduates Farewell" closed the evening's exercises. The s<-h?>ol has finished one of the most successful sessions It has e\.r had Th.- f.e ulty for the session wer? Superintendent, C. F. Brooks, Grey Court; O. C. Klbler. Newherry; Misses Mary Hughes. Chester; May Blank, n ship. Fort Mill; Mattle D. Leach. Greenville; Floren? I I'.r .u n, IdMMNMH ter; Fannie Hearm. Grace Dell Jane s. Fdlth M- < 'nidi.i and Loul Bask im of Ihshopv Die. mro m <??<<? womi n Kii.i.i i? Farm Hand < omnilt* l>ee.| \fter QsXstfH ITsUl Paramour. Augusta. May 31.?Two negro Wo? men, wife arid daughter, of Wishing ton Brown, a respectable negro farm er living near Bath. S. C, a short dis? tance from Augusta, were shot down an I killed this morning by Jim Rob? inson, a young n?Kro farm hand, whlb? all were at work In the field. Robinson escaped. Th* tragedy followed a quarrel with the young I'.rown woman, with whom Robinson was on InMmate term* Th*? hasehall outlook Is encourag? ing, a* (he committee Is gradually ac ice the club. ihed April. 1850. ?Be .lust an LET PEOPLE CHOOSE SENATORS. SF.NATOK OWFN IM VHS FOB SI CH PROVISION. Sujs Vmendment Would Prevent Cor? ruption of IicglnlaturcM und Im? proper t'se of Money by Ambitious Aspirant? for Senatorial Honors, Many States and All Parties, Ex? cept Republicans, Favor Direct Vote Of People. I lie CIOL fitat**s Washington. May 31.?"It will oe better for this country," said Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, today, "when Senators and members of Congress and State legislators and municipal legislators are chosen by the direct vote of the people, and when the peo? ple have UM right ot recall by the nomination of a successor to their public servants. The people will nev? er abuse their power.' The Senator was speaking in the Senate in favor it a resolution introduced by him, in ac? cordance with the wishes of the legis? lature of the State of Oklahoma, pro? viding for the submission of a consti? tutional amendment for the election of Senators by direct vote of the peo? ple. Such an amendment, he said, would prevent the corruption of legislatures, would provent the improper use of money in the campaigns by men am? bitious to obtain a seat in the Senate and would compel candidates for the Senate to be subjected to the severe scrutiny of a campaign before the people and compel the selection of the best fitted men. Further, he said, It would popularize government and tend to increase the confidence of the people in the Senate, "which has been to some extent impaired in recent years." It would also prevent dead? locks, he continued, due to political contests in which various States from time to time had been left unrepre? sented. "I cannot believe,' said Senator Owen, that the Senato is conscious of the wide-spread public demand for the election of Senators by direct vote people. 1 therefore submit evi ,of action t^ken by the various i, showing that thirty-six of them have expressed themselves, In one form of another, favorably to the election of Senators by direct vote of the people. ^ believe," he declared, "that the will of the people is far more nearly right in the main than the will of any Individual statesman who is apt to be honored by them with a seat In the Senate; that the whole people are more apt to be safe and sane, more apt to be sound and honest than \ single Individual. At all events, I feel not only willing, but I really de? sire, to make effective the will of the people of my State. "Democratic and Republican States alike west of the Hudson River have acted favoraMy in this matter almost without exception. Only eight or nine States have failed to act, and I do not doubt that if the VOlee of the people of these States of New England, of New York. Maryland and Delaware OOUld find convenient expression, free from machine politics, every one of them WOUld faVOI the election of Sen itOFI by direct vote and would favor the right of the people to instruct then? representatives in Congress and the Senate. "Not only the states have acted unanimously in favor of this right of the people, but all the great parties of tie- country, SXCept the Republican pirtv, have 'huie so, and that party rould have declared for it except for the overwhelming influence and dom? ination of mac bine politics in Its man? agen?? tit and the preval >nce <?f so ?ailed boss Influence.M Senator Owen maintained that "the great evil from which the American people have suffered In recent years has beug the secret, but Well known alliance between commercial interests Ittd ma< bine politics, by Which corn merclal Inten sts have endeavored and often succeeded in obtaining legists? tlon giving them special advantages In nation, states and municipalities and obtained administrativ?! and judbdal Immunity SO that the laws have not hi en properly enforced against them. "i have no desire," he continued "to seek partisan advantage by pointing out the weaknesses ??f government un d?>r present methods, it win require the most vigorous efforts of the hon< ? st men of both parties to restore the government to ? condition of integri? ty, where high purposes, honor and the common good exclusively shall rule." \ large crowd went on the picnic it Pocalla Springs, given by the Sun? day school of the First Baptist church Thursday. id Fear not-^Let all the ends Thou Alu TMTER. S. 0., SATTJ CENTH&L AMERICAN WAR. NICAIU Gt AN FORCES BRATEN BY INSURGENTS. Last Few Days Marked by Severe En yugcnicnt? In Vicinity of Blueiiolds. Washington, June 1.?A dispatch receivod today at the state depart? ment from Capt. Gilmer, command? ing the Pad icah at Bluetields, is the only informitlon received by the gov? ernment of the recent engagement there. This dispatch, which was da? ed ywsterday, stated that Gen. Lara had been defeated by the Estrada forces and was in full retreat with the remnant of his army, numbering about 300 men. Bluetields Was in Danger. Bluetields, Nicaragua, May 31, via New Orleans, June 1.?With attacks directed upon it from three difterent directions by the troops of the Mad riz government, Blueflelds, the pro? visional capital and stronghold of the Nlcaraguan insurgents, finds itself to? day largely in a state of seige. With? in the last few days Gen. Estrada, commanding the insurgents, has re? pulsed the enemy behind Blueflelds and at Kama, but has lost the bluff and the custom house through what he believes to have been a piece of treachery. This has been the blood? iest week of the war and the total of the casultles on both sides will run up into the hundreds, including sev? eral Americans who had cast their lot with the revolutionists. The first attack by the Madriz troops was made at Rama early in the week. Rama is the most boasted stronghold of the insurgents up the Rama river, 50 miles or more from Blueflelds, as the crow flies. Estrada now believes that a well arranged plan made sometime ago by Madriz called for the first attack at Rama, so that the Madriz troops who were corn? ing up behind Blueflelds, along the coast, would And the garrison at the town largely depleted by the with? drawal of men for the defense at Ra? ma. As the enemy advanced on the coast one of these mines was exploded and a company of Madriz men, not observing the open order plan of at? tack in their advance, was almost completely annihilated. Several oth? er Americans were handling some rapid fire guns behind the fortiiica tions at the same time and the ranks of the advancing army wavered and then broke for cover. That ended the fighting behind Blueflelds for that day. That night Gen. Estrada brought 300 men down from Rama to rein? force his troops behind Rluefields, ?id a large searchlight, erected and operated by Guy Maloney, a New Or? leans boy, and Samuel Thomas, a Hoer veteran, was kept playing in the direction of the enemy until a solid shot from one of the guns of Gen. La? ra's artillery put it out of commis? sion. In the fighting at Rama, William I loss, said to be from Milwaukee, Wie., and to have served either in the United States army ur navy, was kill? ed. Another American named Mason was also reported killed at Kama but this could not bo confirmed, lie was last seen in a trench between the Madriz army and th#? insurgent forti tit atloni at Kama. VIEWS OF LONDON PAPERS. one Charges Rooeevolt With "Breach Of International Manners." London, June 1.?The London newspapers editorially treat Col, Uoosevelta' speech, at the Guild Hall yesterday, without resentment and his candid advice in rather a banter? ing spirit, as coming from a privileged person. The Chronicle takes it as a compli? ment to Anglo-American solidarity, but doubts whether it would be wise lor a British former premier to Imi? tate the perf ?rmance in New York or Washington. The conservative papers are inc lin? ed to welcome the advice. The Stan dard says: "The Speech was more phpiant than polite it is put crudely, but may do us good." The Telegraph thanks tin- Colonel lor his "bitter medicine," but believes that the British people are sensible enough to swallow the dose. The Pally News alone seriously takes Mr. Roosevelt to task for "a breach of international manners.' I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety.?Shakespeare. ns't at be thy Country's, Thy God's ani "RDAY. JUNE 4. 19K THE BOTTOM DROPS OUT. COTTON BEARS HAD INNING TUESDAY. Prices Go Down and Bull Speculators Fall to Support the Market?July Futures Declined Nearly a Cent a Pound. New York, May 31.?There was a sensational break in the New York cotton market today with trading more active and exciting than at any time since the series of drastic de? clines which carried prices down about 3 cents a pound last January. It was the last day of trading in May con? tracts, business in that delivery end? ing at midday. During'the morning the bull lead? ers made some show of supporting the market by bidding for large blocks of May delivery, but as soon as May contracts were out of the way there was a rush of selling orders from all directions under which July deliveries melted away to 14.18 or 74 points under the closing figures of last week and 16 points under the high level of the season, which was m- de last December. Jelling through houses with West connections was particularly h< ivy and the further weakness of gi tin early gave rise to rumors that Jii nes A. Patten was liquidating his holdings of all commodities in prep? aration for his retirement from busi? ness on July 1. Southern bulls gave the market considerable support on the scale down and when the new crop had shown a net loss of about 45 to 55 points, with October contracts selling at 12.22 against 12.72, the closing figures of last week, the liquidation seemed to be pretty well completed, but the old crop continued very ner? vous and while final quotations were some 18 or 20 points up from the low? est the Improvement seemed the re? sult of shorts covering for profits rather than of renewed confidence on the bull side. , The New York market for spot cotton suffered even more severely than did futures. The price of mid? dling cotton was marked down 80 points or about $4 a bale, and pre? suming that the control of the local stock, amounting to 24 0,000 bales, still rests with the bull leaders, who are credited with having taken up another 39,000 bales today, the loss on the spot cotton alone, as measured by tonight's price, would be in the neighborhood of $900,000, while it is estimated that at least 300,000 bales of long contracts were liquidated dur? ing the day. With today ends one of the most sensational months in the history of the New York cotton market so far as deliveries of actual cotton are con? cerned. July is the next active month to mature. It is claimed that the bulls have not been able to market their spot holdings as rapidly as ex? pected and that the amount of cotton brought here for delivery on contract:; lias exceeded their expectations. Spot sales in the New York market report? ed today were 25,500 bales and the Official report showed 39,500 delivered on the last of the May contracts. OBJECT TO FOREIGN DEMAND. Con on Buyers' Association Protests Against Ising Port Bills of Lad? ing, Atlanta, Ga., May 31.?For the pur? pose o*| appointing a representative tc go to London to protest against the demand that all Southern cotton be shipped un p?>ri bills of lading, the Southern Cotton Buyers' Association will hold a inci ting in this city next Thursday. The representative of the Association probably will be authori? zed to propose a surety company a; protection for through lulls ot lading as now used. The present demands of foreign 1-aukers is the result of recent failures of two big Southern exporting firm?, Knight, Yancey ?Si Co., of Decatur, Ala., and Steele, Miller & Co., of Cor? inth, Miss., by which the foreigners lo.vt in the neighborhood of $7,000, uuu. The question was discussed at a meeting of the banking committei ol the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to daj and recommendations will be laid before the Cotton Buyers' Association at its meeting Thursday. When the awning frames no long? er obstrui t Main street the next move will be to get rid of the telegraph, telephone and electric light poles, but this Is a long time in the future as Sumter Is not yet ready to put the wires underground. 1 Truth's." THE TRF \ WWW Vs j?.?! RAILROAD R?T THE SENATE AMENDS RAILROAD MEASURE, Puts in Two Provisions Tending to Foster Water Competition With Land Carriers. Washington, June 1.?By a vote of 31 to 25 the senate today refused to challenge the Supreme Court of the United States to another decision re? garding the right of common carriers to transport commodities produced by themselves. The vote was taken upon an amendment to the railroad bill offer? ed by Senator Bailey, of Texas, mak? ing it unlawful for any railroad com? pany to transport from one State to another 'any article or commodity manufactured, mined or produced by it, or under its authority or by any corporation, joint stock company or partnership in which said railroad company holds, owns or controls, di? rectly or indirectly any stock or in? terest." The amendment was intended to remedy the supposed defect in the commodities clause of the Hepburn act of 1906, out of which grew the famous decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, In which the government undertook to prosecute a number of the roads engaged in the mining of anthracite coal In Pennsyl? vania. The court held the law to be constitutional, but materially limited its application. The original provision was drawn by Senator Bailey, and he sought by today's amendment to force the court to face squarely the question of the right of congress to prohibit railroad companies from transporting com? modities produced by themselves. Mr. Bailey said that it was his Intention to make the language of the present provision so plain that 'not even a judge of the Supreme Court could fail to understand it." The time consum? ed in debate on the Bailey amendment prevented a final \ote being reached { on the bill, as had been hoped, j The LaFollette amendment, provid? ing for the ascertainment of the phy? sical value of all railroad property as a basis for the fixing of rates was defeated, 25 to 30. A modified pro? vision by Mr. Simmons, requiring I such valuation of property affected by any given case, also was lost, 28 to 30. The tendency toward bringing wa? ter transportation under the jurisdic? tion of the interstate commerce com? mission, which has been noticeable throughout the consideration of the bill, found expression in two amend? ments, one offered by Senator Sim? mons of North Carolina and the oth? er by Senator Burton of Ohio, both of which found acceptance. The first was presented as a pro? viso in connection with the long and short haul provision heretofore adop? ted. It provides, 'that when applica? tion Is made to the commission by a carrier to fix a lower rate for longer than for shorter distances on account of water competition, said application shall not be granted If the commis? sion, after investigation, shall find that the lower rate asked fcr will de? stroy water competition.' Following is the text of the Bur? ton amendment: 'Whenever a railway or railways in competition with a water route or routes shall reduce the rates on the carriage of any species of freight it shall n<>t be permitted to increase such rates unless, after hearing by the interstate commerce commission, it shall be found that such proposed increase rests upon changed conditions oth.-r than the elimination or the de? crease In water competition, and the said commission is hereby given the right to prescribe minimum railroad rates on lines competing with water? ways whenever, In Its opinion, the ob? ject of the railroad or railroads In re? ducing rates is to destroy waterway competition." Mr. Burton had not proceeded far with his explanation of his amend? ment when he was stopped by an an? nouncement by Mr. Blklns, In charge of the bin, that he would accept the provision. Neverth dess the roil was called, resulting f?3 to 1. Mr. Bailey, In Bpeaking In support of his amendment, freely criticised the decision of the Supreme Court out of which the amendment grew, lb went so far as to express the view tb it the opinion of the court ns pro? mulgated had been a re-written docu? ment. He explained that this conclu? sion bad been reached through his known dge of literary construction and not through any 'inside Information." Turn over a new leaf.?Middleton. es?Vol. XXXI. Mo. 29. LECTURES jjjj BULL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, THE UNIVERSAL CENSOR. He Delivers Speech in London Severe? ly Criticising England's Policy in Egypt?He Also Tells How Egypt Should Be Managed. London, May 31.?Quite unexpect? edly today Theodore Roosevelt deliv? ered what is considered by English? men as a severe erraignment of the nation In its attitude toward* Egypt. Something picturesque was looked for from the former president of the United States, but in view of his ut? terances in Egypt in which he gave praise in full measure to the British government for the development that I followed British rule there, it was not I anticipated that he .. ould revert again I to that subject, especially for the pur I pose of taking England to task. Cut I with a frankness that caused a stir I among those who had gathered in the I ancient guild hall to witness the cere I mony of conferring upon him the 1 freedom of London, Mr. Roosevelt I declared that while England had gtv I en Egypt the best government in 2, I 000 years, yet recent events, follow I ing the ascension of Premier Boutros I Pasha, had showed that in certain I points the British goevrnment had er I red and that England must repair this 1 error if she wished to do her full I duty. \ He called attention to the fact that I Englands' primary object in taking I hold of Egypt was the establishment I of order. j "Either you have or you have not I the right to remain in Egypt to es I tablish and keep order. If you have 1 not the right and have not the desire I to keep order, then, by all means, get I out. But if, as I hope, you feel that I your duty to civilized man and your I fealty to your own great traditions I alike bid you to stay, then make the I fact and the name agree and show 1 you are ready to meet in every deed 1 the responsibility which is yours. I '"When a people treats assassination I as the cornerstone of self-government I it forfeits all right to be treated as I worthy of self-government. Some na I tion must govern Egypt, and I hope I and believe that the English nation I will decide that the duty is theirs.* I Mr. Roosevelt dwelt upon the bale I ful influence of the Nationalist party I in Egypt which had shown in con I nection with the murder of the prem 1 ier that it was neither desirous nor I capable of guaranteeing justice. Nor I had England shown enough of its I strength. ! 'You have tried to do too much," he said, "in the interests of Egyptians themselves. Those who have to do with uncivilized peoples, especially fanatical peoples, must remember that in such a situation as that which faces you in Egypt, weakness, timidity and sentimentality will cause infinite I ly more harm than violence and in I justice. Sentimentality is the most I broken reed on which rlghteousneai I can lean." With reference to the Buden, Mr. I Roosevelt said he felt as he d'.d about I the Panama canal. Altuough it might not pay, it was Great Britain's duty to stay there. In his opinion, I the ?udan would pay anyway It w^s I not worth while to belong to a big na I tion unless that nation was ready to I shoulder a big task. lie prefaced his remarks <>n Egypt I with the statement that he spoke as I an unprejudiced outsider, as an Amer I lean and a real democrat, whose first I duty was to war against v i dence, in Ijustta and wrong-doing found" NEGRO ESCAPES FROM HOSPI? TAL. Constable Who Wounded Htm Is Held For Appearance Before the super? ior Court. Fort Mill. June I.?Will Ross, the noegro who is alleged to have at? tempted a criminal assault on a young whit*' woman In this township on Wednesday afternoon and who escap? ed Into North Carolina where he was shot by a persulng constable, late la,st night eseapi ?1 fr< m the Charlotte hos? pital where he had been confined since the shooting and is still at large, i J. J, Charlotte, the constable who [shot the negro, was arrested in Char 1 lotte and is held under at $200 bond tor his appearance before the Meck? lenburg superior court next Monday. Colonel Bryan says the Democratic party has its eye on a Western candi? date, from which the conclusion may be drawn that Colonel Bryan may still be reached by a letter sent in care of the Commoner.?St. Louis Times.