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rh?C 8VMTKK WATCHMAN, Eauhli oi?undated At*. 2, IMS Cbf l?atfbnrai SMnrwi: Published Wednesday ami Sutunlay ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY Sl'VITKR, s. c. Term*: 11.10 per annum?In advance. \d\ertlsement?: Ont Square first Insertion.$1.00 Every subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduce! rates. All communications which sub? serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respects ?III be charged for. LEAGUE BALL NEXT WEEK ? ? ?i i Mill \ \M? M \( on Wil l. ft n iv.o ?. um <?N U M i Ml i>i UK i\l>, li SI Pructh a'l\ a <ertuint\ (bat Mun? ter w in Have a < naarn Next Week i'? Bgsj Two Qnad flsjsjg?Large I i.wd- Heeg Tor the Tournament Mi. Mtrartlon. Efforts ar?? being made to have tie Columbia and Macon ball teams plav at least two games on the Sumter dia? mond. Sumter Is one of the best ball towns In th?- State m l with the huge crowd that will be here for the tour? nament, a laregr crowd can be secur? ed than In Columbia, and the larger the crowd the larger the gate receipts. The lessees of the ball ground aave been trying for a week or more to bring these teams here, and success is staring them In the face now. The State had this to say this morning about the probability of the games coming here: "An Important Item up for consid? eration at the meeting yesterday was the question of transferring two or three games of the next series at Co? lumbia with Macon. June 20, 21, 22, 23, to Sumter. On account of the tremendous crowds visiting Sumter for the firemen's tournament there June 21, 23, the club Is very favorably in ' taken up with President Joyner, and after consulting the Mecon manage? ment, the league's head reports that the transfer can be made. The first game with Macon will bi played In Columbia Monday. It Is possible that on Tuesday and Wednes d t\ the ganu-s between Columbia an 1 Macon will be played In Sumter. On account of the Macon club being forc? ed to leave Columbia Thursday for home where they are scheduled for the next series. It Is probable that the game Thursday will be played in Co? lumbia. The Sumter fans are wildly enthusiastic for the transfer. Sumter Is an excellent baseball town and since the professional game has been lost to the (lamecock city after win? ning two pennants, the Sumter enthu? siasts have frequently made efforts to secure a transfer >f games from Co? lumbia to Sumter. It Is said that lo.OOO visitors flock? ed to Sumter when the hist fireman's tournament was held there, and with the large < rowds sure to be on hand In Surnt? r next week. It Is very prob? able that games w ill be trnnsferr* d." i Ml \ < OOM1 R CAAE, \ Ptoaereaetg to Keep the Reeved B4 sgflpjit, Edlt T Imlly Item I m th e in psgsj paper of yesterday, ? that It was stated that Jack MfcCoosa? er had been pardoned by the (h>\. l - nor gsj aft? r- Uncovered evidence. This is .? sejataaa iin ease srai appealed ??? Um Supreme couj-t along with that of Selxen?. The Supreme Court granted < ie \ trial ?o Splvens on a- -- f count of certain error* alleged to have be. n committed bf the circuit Jttdge as t?i Splvens and refused a new tl.nl an to M-Comer. ATter the remltti tsjf had beeg seal down in the I n?o\. i before the Supreme Court lo be allowed to appear before the < *ir < ult Court and make a ma: ion for a new trial on after-dlseo\. red elvdenee, The Supreno Court held that th had no hirlsdhtlon In the matter, nn the PSSJSjtttttlf had beer, sent down \ few days thereafter a similar motion ?M mad'- before the Supreme Ootirl Th?- Coarl SfaS then railed toRetb. r en banc and a majority held that such applications should be made to the cireult Court. After this decis? ion. I then made a motion bef.,re the Clr uit Court (Judge It f. Watts pfi siding) for a new trial on after dls . ..\.T' d e e|. rt e Iftef hearing this elvdence. his lb.nor promptly gratit ? d ? re s trial, and w hen this trial was had. the Jurv promptly acquitted Mei'oomer Ifo was acquitted upon i n il itid not pardoned by the (iov ernor. Respectfully, f,. D. JENNINOS. died April, 1850. ?He Just ai 1. S'J NO MER?. FOR BUTTON. ( ITY < Ol MIL IS ST \\hl\d FIRM o\ WHISKEY FINES. Monikers Work Till Alter Midnight? Autoist* Protest?LoOUJc Vogel A*ks Fot MefCJ?Dutton .Must iio t?? < huingniig?Hark Regulations Changed?< Kher Maliter*. City Council not Tuesday night with ail the members present except Messrs. McLaurln and Glenn. They remained In session till alter mid? night, and transected ? great amount of business i:. fori- the reading of the minutes a committee from the Rumter County Automobils Association appeared and asked to be heard. Dr. Walter Cheyn* waa chairman of the committee and made ? rsQUsst that the law requir? ing autos to stop at corners bs re cindedt as it worked i hardship upon the ownon of the machines. He stat? ed that one purpose id* the Associa? tion was to guarantee the safety of the public ami for good roads. He promised that the Association would co-operate with the Council in every way possible to safeguard the public safety. He said that the sidewalks belong to the pedestrians exclusive? ly, while the street! belong both to the pedestrian and the men with a vehicle, and the pedestrian has no right to stand and talk in the street ami thus bloch up the thoroughfare. lb-went into details minutely as to the danger from automobiles. He Claimed that there was more danger from reckless driving than from fast driving. He argued that If the rules Of the road were observed by all there w ould be no chance i f accident. The Ordinance! he claims, is unnecessary and without precedent. He quoted the larger cities where the autos go around the corners and up and down the street at a much faster speed than here. Mr. D. D. Moise urged the repeal? ing of the ordinance also; as did Dr. Mood, who stated that no man was ever hurt by an automobile going jgfbwer than flfteen miles an hour. "He advocated having a standard effic? iency to go by, and that no child and certain classes of negroes be allowed to drive autos, nor should one who does not know how to manage a ma? chine be allowed on the streets. A member of the committee stated that he had demonstrated to members of Council that It was more danger? ous to stop and then start again than It was to keep moving as the eye had to be taken off the road for a few SSCOndl when the car was Stopped, This request was taken up in its regular order and action on it was postponed till next meeting, although it was dleCUSSed at some length. Council seems averse to being c lassed with the King of France, who with thirty thousand men marched up the hill and down again, and the odri nance may be allowed to stand as it Is, although tin-re is no telling. Mr. I, A. Ryttenberg appeared be? fore Council in behalf of the firemen and asked that no privileges be grant? ed to sei! cold drinks and the like in the section of town where the tourna? ment is to be held. This was taken Up In Its regular order, Counc il de? elding that they could not refuse li? censes |o any who wanted them bill that they would grant to the firemen the selling of privileges, and the reve? nue thus derived could go into the treasury of the company. Mr. r. W, Vogel appeared before Count.il in behalf of hll son. Lonnie \'og i. wh . was recently convicted of telling whiskey and fined |300. He n-ked that $ 1 f.(' that line be held up during good behavior, as his son was unable to pay ft. Council took Ibis up in Its regular order and de? ?Med that the y could not remit or bold up any part of the fine, ai the young man got oil exceedingly light. Mr. C c, Smith appeared In behalf of \V, W. Dutton, w ho was convicted of storing whiskey and giving it away for the purpose of Inducing trade and fined llofl in the first c a and and thirty days on the chalngang on th. others, Tin- attorney stated that the wife and mother ar. In poor health and there are five children. He made a pititui plea and the members of Council expressed themselves as be? ing very sorry for Dutton and family, but they feel that in a c ase of this kind the law must take its course. The sale of whiskey must ho stopped and their policy would be to lei the sentence of the Recorder be enforced, If it should become necessary Coun? cil w ill he Ip Mrs. Dutton and tin children but Dutton must serve his sentence. , Frank Robertson, colored, asked that Hudson street be opened Up and thai Purdy street be extended beyond the railroad, This matter was taken id Pear not?^Let all the ends Thou Ah MTER. S. C, SATU: up In Its regular order and referred t'? the public \v-?rks committee t<> make re< ommendations at next meet? ing of Council. After hearing these petitions the mlnutea of the last regular and the calle l meeting were read and ap? pro', ed. Tl e public works commitb re? ported that they had allowed the put? ting of a step in front of the Dixie Cafe with the understanding that it eonhl be removed ?.t an\ time Coun? cil saw lit: had corrected conditions In front of Mr. Warren's house on Church streit; had appointed Wash? ington street .,s th? street for holding the raceii as they (h omed Salem ave nut unsafe; had posted danger signs on Oakland avenue, reported on bills they had approved. The police committee read s pe? tition from the hackmen asking that the ordinaina- regulating them be changed. The round trip provision was cut out and the price for hauling trunks was fixed at 15 (cuts where accompanied by a passenger, hut 16 cents when un-accompanied. The provisions as to the ?" o'clock train w ?>?? left sis it was, 2." cer.ts. as for Othei trains. The reason lor not allowing ,*>0 cents as asked for waa that was evened up in carriyng pas? sengers short distances as to the ho? tel, etc. They reported that they had condemned the flag staff on the Ma? sonic temple as being dangerous and ordered it fixed. Dr. Booth, president of the Board of Health, the chairman reported, had made a kick on his not ordering the suit for the health Officer, and stated that the suit had been ordered. The fault was not the committees, as the requisition had never been made for it. The police? men will be given the usual ten days holiday this year, but as there are only eight officers now where there were eleven last year, it would be necessary to hire an extra one while the members of the force are taking their vacations. The tree and park commission wanted some help from Council but got none. Since the wind blew down the tree near the govern? ment building, the government want? ed the others cut down. The park and' tree commfssion will not allow it, and there the matter stands. Coun? cil refused to have anything to do with it. The pay of Officer Weeks was fixed at $20 per month, with the privilege of calling upon him for services, but when called upon he is to draw the pay of a private. The matter of the dog tax was left till next meeting. The committee report? ed that they were collecting up the back fines the defendants had been allowed time in which to pay, that Several of the delinquents has been lodged in jail, while others had come across. The report on the re turns from the election of members of the City Hoard cd' Education was read. Dr. .1. A. Mood, Messrs. Xeill O'Donnoll. R, 1. Manning and A. D, llarby each received 107 votes and were declared elected. The? spec dal committee appointed to look after the securing of the right of way for the- sewer line reported that Col Thomas Wilson would glad? ly grant the right of way both through his own and the property of the Northwestern railway, und that they would see the other property owners as soon as possible, that all of them but one were out of the city. Bids for the medicine for the city physician were received, Albert's and Deliorme's bid Were the same and a hallo! was taken and the contract awarded to DeLorme, A petition from Shaw & Drake ask? ing that the work on Sumfer stre? t be extended to Hampton avenue was read. The request was granted, it was decided to ti\ the section of Rnsl Liberty strict between Harxin and Magnolia streets as soon ns pos? sible, putting it iu the same condition as tin rest of the street. A request that clay be put on Wesl Hampton ivenue sidewalk between Main and Sumter streets was heard, but I 'oitneli decide I thai it would b< best to put in a cement sidewalk there Instead of the elny, as the street Is so narrow and is used so much thai the clay would ma give satisfaction. A letter from the health oUlcer stating thai be hnd requested the Southern, the Atlantic Coast Line and Crosswell ?v. <'o. to conned with the sewer, and recommending thai the sewer main be extended on Bumter street from Dingle, the southern ter? minus, to the railroad crossing. Coun? cil decided thai it would not i.e pos? sible at this time to etxend tin sewer, but as the Coast lane and the South? ern both faced upon Dingle street, j and the distance they would have to lay piping would be no greater than many citizens living In the city whose houses stood Lack some distance from the street, they could do nothing to J t ns't at be thy Country'3. Thy God'l air EtDAY. JUNE 18. 191 SEABOARD WINS CASE. I INJUNCTION IN FERTILIZER CASE MADE PERMANENT. Railroad Permitted to Charge <>hl Rate Balance of the Season: But Now Rate Goes Into Effect August l>t?The Court's Order Mean* $100,000 to Railroad*. Columbia) S. C, June 1 *? -?The Supreme Court today Bettled the con? troversy between Seaboard Air Line land the Railroad Commission, in j which the Seaboard was formerly j pranteti a temporary Injunction re j straining the commission from put? ting into effect a decrease of 7 cents j p -r ton "ii fertilisers. Tin- court's or? der mak< s tin- injunction permanent until August 1st. which lias the ?f fect of allowing the Seaboard to - harge the present rate during the re? mainder of the current fertiliser sea? son, hut says that after that date the ommlsslon's rate will he effective. This means a difference of about $100,000 per season. The other rail ?ads put the reduced rat", as ordered y commission, 'at iffe< t ^une time i go. THEY ARE ILL COMING. THE FIRE COMP NIES THROUGH OUT THE STAIG WILL BE HERE IN FULL FORCE. Letters of Acceptance Have Been Re ceived From Many Sources?Fire Horses to Race? Special Rates Granted on the Railroads. Sumter will be crowded to its capa? city next week. The fire companies and their friends are all coming. The departments in the different sections of the State have written their in? tention to be here. Here are a few expressions as taken from letters re? ceived by Chief Hood: "Let me congratulate you on your programme; you can depend on us. * * * * We have engageu a coach on the Southern and will take on Xew L.-rry with us. Anderson te!!s us thev will bring a large delegation, also Laurons."?A letter from Green? wood. "Much regret it will be impossible for us to take part in all of the con? tests, but will do our best in the Hand, Grab, Reel, and Foot Races."? A letter from Florence. "Kindly ask you to enter us for the Hose Wagon Contest and 100 yard dash."?A letter from Harts ville. "I will be down to see you; I know you will have everything In good shape; I have never been in Sumter and will expect something line; could not expect anything alse from what I have heard."?A letter from Rock Hill. "Georgetown will be well represent? ed in Sumter on the 22ml; if possible we are going to run an excursion for the day."?A letter from George? town. "We appreciate your invitation very much and expect to ent'-r the races. Please secure us hotel accommoda? tions."?A letter from Union. "Our Laurent friends write to say they are training for the tournament. This will make five teams from that section."?A lettei from Chief Marius B. Saumb rs, of Greenwood. We hope to bring Orangeburg over to Sumter and 1 shall use my every effort to have not only a big repre? sentation of firemen, but also Citizens in general."?A letter from Chief Dib? ble of ( M'angehurg. i The railroads have granted special rates on all railroads in the State for the tournanv nt, and circular letters have been mailed to the several lire departments quoting the rates from their r- spec Hve places. wards helping lay the piping. Major Jennings nominated as mem? bers of the i loa id of lb ilth three men to take the pi ices of the three whose times will have expired on dune 27th. His recommendations were as follows:: U. 1?. Epps, in place or Mi-. Schwartz, his t. rm to < xpire June 27th. l :? l; l >r. <'. t\ i >steen, in pi.o e of Mr. wilder, his t> rm to ex? pire in 1914; Janu s R, Lig ?II, in p'a-. of Or. Booth, his term t" expire in 1916. The nominations were confirm? ed by Council and these gentlemen will take the oath of office on June 27th atel organize the new Board of Health. < lounoll fixed tin- li- ense for the street picture machines at $10 per year per machine. The license has been |LO0 a day heretofore, and that will remain for the transient picture takers. At the next meeting of Council tin matter of the public advertising will he taken up ami the awards made. Council then adjourned. 1 Truth's." THE TR?J 0 New 8eri* LEVER ROASTS WICKER8HA J\ - 4 (Omni Litigation Text?Adv. .^** eminent Official to r Base And <iet Aft- <9 ? Big Criminals! ^f** Washington. June 1 . ?A criticism of the administration's proe< eding In Ww Vork against certain cotton op? erators and Southern Bpinners, on ac? count of the alleged cotton pool, was voiced In the house today by Repre (tentative Lever of South Carolina. Mr. Lever declared the suit was "rush to the relief of a clique of reckless cot? ton gamblers threatened with a dis? aster into which they put them? selves." "In the years to come," said Mr. Lever, "1 suspect this Interference of the attorney general In behalf of those who had combined to depress the prl< e of cotton as against those who may have combined to raise it will be pointed to as one of the chief glo? ries of this administration?th*.and his prosecution of the tobacco grow? ers ot K? ntucky and Tennessee who in self-defense and When driven to the last extremity combined to tear the grip of the tobacco trust from their throats. "He had a fertile field to employ the machinery of the department of justice in breaking up the beef trus*. butter trust, sugar trust, steel trust and other trusts world without end why not try the temper of his steel against these thick-hided old sin? ners?" "Let the attorney general feed all out of the same spoon and not make the mistake of believing that high priced cotton Is a criminal and low priced cotton a divinity." Mr. Lever contended that the ope? rations of the New York exchange are a constant serious interference with commerce. He declared that a great change would come over the spirit of the dreams of members of the New York cotton exchange "if Henry W. Taft, its attorney, who is a brother of President Taft, should an? nounce one evening at the close of the market that he had been called to Washington to consult with Attor? ney General ? Wickersham* about the affairs of the exchange, and that the attorney general had directed him to return to New York with a message to exchange members that he had made up his mind to stop illegitimate trading in future contracts." "Turn your guns on the big crim? inals," urged Mr. Lever, "and scour age the temple of high finance." BEQUESTS TO CHARITY. Several Are Contained in Will of Late A. M. Lee of Charleston. Charleston. June 14.?The will of the late A. M. Lee has been filed in the office of the judge of probate, containing several public- bequests, aggregating in value $10,000. The benefactions are as follows: South Carolina Society. $2,000; Church Home (orphanage), $2.000; Winthrop College. $2.000; Charleston Firemen Benevolent Association, $1,000, and the Charleston Colored Training School for Nurses. $1.000. ??Lest I Forget." There is a colored man on that part of the Dr. Bossard land touching the Bowman and Moore property, - Butler by name, reputed to be ninety, with a wife ninety-three years old. The old man Is blind and helpless, while his wife is quite active. He told me, "I serve.1 through the war and was faithful. Have never been in jail. was never tried for anything. Have never given my country, my masters, my neighbors any trouble." it is clearly a case of need, whether worthy his neighbors can best tell, although a patch is cultivated for him by his friends. He told tue. "I had three dollars returned to me, (he seemed to think it a gii't). after set? tlement of rent and account last .war." I do think it worth while to look after such people, worthy or no. Another case, the brother and sis? ter of Rallie Ellerbce, living on L. D. Jennings' land. Roth are deformed, are repulsive In appearance, only one, the man. John, age 87, can hobble about. Possibly all these are* cared for, but they need attention whether or no. Cnasked l gave. ??HAGOOD." Rombert, s. c, June 13, 1910. FLOOD STAKE OX WATEREE. Watoree River Registers Twenty ?Scv en and a Halt Feet at Camden. Camden, 8. C, June 11.?The Wat eree river is twenty-seven and five tenths feet at Camden this afte rnoon, and seems b> be almost at a standstill. Much damage has been done to the* rive r plantations. There is no chance in results.?Em? erson. E SOF Established Jane, ltM ? XXXI. !Jo. 33. t ByijjMBjgjTEi. CHARGED WITH RECEIVING RE BATES WHILE A DIRECTOR. Attorney General Asked That Bond Be Fixed at 810.000 But Judge Aid rich Lets Him Off With Only $L 000. Xewberry, Jane 14.?Quite a flutter was perceptible today when Attorney General Lyon appeared in the court room and with Solicitor Cooper hand? ed out an indictment against IL H. Evans, (harping him with receiving rebates while he was a director of the dispensary. The grand jury brought in a true bill. Mr. Evans immediately appeared in court and through his counsel, E. S. Llease, offered bond and asked that a day be set at once for trial. The attorney gene ral suggested that the amount required from other de? fendants, similarly charged, was from $10,000 to $25,000, and he thought the amount of the bond for Mr. Evans should be $10,000. Mr. Blease urged that this amount was out of all pro? portions to the fine that would be im? posed even were the defendant guilty and, while his client was among his friends and was able to give the amount easilly, he thought it was ex? cessive. Judge Aldrich admitted the defend? ant to bail in the sum of $1,000, which was promptly gievn and Evans smilingly paid his respects to the at? torney general and to Judge Aldrich and with apparent satisfaction beam? ing from his ruddy countenance pass? ed out among his friends. The counsel for Mr. Evans urged an immediate trial, saying that his client was ready and anxious for a prompt determination of the case, but upon motion of the attorney general the court continued the case till next term of court. The indictment charges that rebates were received from one M. A. Good? man in 1900 and also in 1902 in amounts of $200 and $250. EDITORS ELECT OFFICERS. Annual Meeting of State Pres]S Asso? ciation Adjourns. i Glenn Springs, S. C, June 15.? The State Press Association, which was in annual session at Glenn Springs adjourned at noon after se? lecting Columbia as the next meeting place. Officers were elected as fol? lows: August Kohn, President; Wm. Banks, and S. J. Mims, vice presidents; A. L. Freeman, secretary; J. L. Sims, treasurer; William Gon? zales. E. H. Aull and E. IL Decamp, executive committee. WHERE ABE THE GUNS? Thousands ol Hollars Worth Militia Equipment Missing. Columbia. June 15.?Rumors that have been circulating in militai cir? cles, to the effect that arms and equip? ment, inventoried on the books of the war department at more than $50,000, have been lost in the shuffle somehow in this State, and sc remain as a ghost in the closet that is likely to come out and walk almost any time, are de? nied at the State House, where it is claimed the amount for which the military department of this State is liable is nothing like $50,000, and not even as mu-h as $25,000. It is explained that the war de? partment has itself written off the books quantities of clothing and tent* age. with a lot of general camp equip m< nt. on the theory that this is per? ishable stuff and may be supposed to have worn out. but the department requires the most rigid accounting for all the ordinance Issued and it is the missing guns and side-arms that are threatening to give trouble. It is ad? mitted that more than 200 stand of small arms cannot be accounted for. Asslsstant Adjutant General Crock is now compiling a stab ment on this matter. It is sail by military men?.nil al? so, it is understood, hy oflkH lls of the war department?that the several governors are personally responsible for any d< fielt that a strict inventory may show. The governor yearly files with the war department a schedule of all arms, accoutrements and equip? ment belonging to the Federal gov? ernment which are in the custody of the State troops and for the correct? ness of this statement he is held re? sponsible on his bond, by the military code, better known as the Dick law. It is suggested that if there has been much loss of euch equipment a good deal occurred in previous gubernator? ial administrations. The seismograph in the Washington observatory still resolutely refuses to record any shake-up in the Cabinet. -Cleveland Pain Dealer.