The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 17, 1910, Image 7
INDIAN UND SCANDAL
M.MI KKW < (> NTH.VITS (OVK.K
I'KOI'KIMV WOIMII $50,000,000.
II?? Kot Dig Fee* and Ivxpeiises?One
Amount Amounting to $1100,000
Ami (?no Fcv of $750,000 Mention?
ed at Inquiry.
Sulphur. Okla.. Aug. 12.?Lawyer's
expense accounts, running as high as
$300,000 a single fee already paid
amounting to 1750,000, and contin?
gent fees still pending that would ag?
gregate about $5,000.000 figured In
the investigation in the Indian land
affairs by the special ommlttee ap?
pointed i . the house of representa
tivea today.
It was pointed out that the Indians
never had secured large amounts of
money due them without having to
"come across" In the shape of fees
and, although they employed lawyers
<>n yearly salaries, extras were con?
stantly paid. The special fee of $750-,
00$ was paid several years ago to J.
F. McMurray and his law partners,
after they had prosecuted what are
Known as the "citizenship causes,"
which It was stated kept off the reser?
vation 32.000 persons who wanted to
participate In the claims.
Still Fighting Case.
In this suit It' was explained that
the value of the property to the In?
dians who remained on the rolls was
enhanced $16,000,000. The sale of the
property and the division of proceeds
Is still being fought for by the In?
dians.
This testimony developed In the ex?
amination of George F. Scott, a Choc
taw. Scott was active in securing
signatures for the McMurray con?
tracts to promote the approval of
which by congress Senator Gore
charges that on May 6. last he was
offered a bribe of $25.000 or $50.
000
Would Cover $50,000.000.
McMurray's contracts. Scott testi?
fied. If carried out In their entirety,
would dispose of about $60.000,000
worth of property, which on a 10 per
cent "attorney's fee" basis would re?
sult In a net profit to McMurray and
his associates of almost $5,000.000.
This fee, according to Senator Gors
and members of the committee who
Interrogated the witness, would be
paid for services that the government
had already promised to give the In?
dians without cost.
Previous to being connected nith
Mi M ?rrav, Scott bid BOOS tfSjfJttfor
of th--? ('h<?rtaw natl? n
On crooo-examln-ttbui the vltness
sold the .l^p.^rtment of the lnt*"M'>r
had ( OH pi Hi >>\ c?>r. ?? rnlrg is
method of cashing warrants for
money due against the nation. He said
he sometimes had favored friends In
making payments when his authority
for so doing was In dispute.
Didn't Mind Law.
Scott admitted that sometimes he
made payment after he had received
fr.un the department that he
was not to do so until the act au?
thorizing him to make such payments
had been approved by the president
He did this when the act itself was In
dispute, he said.
"Did McMurray ever glev you
mom f >r the work you wer*? doing
for him?"
"Ho gave me $3,000 once for ex?
pense* und s.?me money I had col?
lected as fees, about $1 a head, I be?
lieve, for each of the 1.000 tax case
contracts which I had secured."
Paid Afterwards.
"M Murrav would i Imluirs?. me for
my time and trouble after he had got
his f. . . but there was no agreement
as to that."
In the $.000 taxes cases which
formed a .suit to pn-\ent the govern?
ment from collecting taxes on allotted
lands Scott said McMurray was to get
$10 for winning each case.
Th - witness said he refused to turn
over his books to the government
agent* upon demand with a view to
protecting the governor himself and
th* attorneys for the tribe.
Th^ Chlckasaw treasurer had
turned over his hooks and the officials
were Indicted.
I or Oulck Itelh f I rum lla> l exer.
'?St hens and cummer bronchitis,
take Foley's Money and T*r. It;
qubk y relieves the discomfort and
suffering and the annoying symptoms
dlsapp' ir It sooth* ^ p ii 1 hi als the
Inflamed air passages of the head,
throat and bronchial tubes. It con?
tains no Opiate? und no harmful
drugs Defuse substitutes. Slberfs
Drug Store.
flss ( sen et nil
Lilt.* Miss C.?I miss the girls and
bovs who were at the h-.us. party in
Htat^hurg.
Little Miss A -I miss girls but I
dont miss l>o\s. 1 always Mr. the
young men.
Littl" Miss i' ?That's bright but
too my <t. r-1 mis.
?When the digestion Is all right,
the action of the bowels regular,
there Is a natural craving and P0)!tsh
for f.L Whoa this Is lacking von
may know that Von need a dose of
Qlhsjnberlstn's Btoonai t> nnd Ltvof
Tablet! They -strengthen th?? diges?
tive organs. Improve the aB>petHs and
regulate the bowels. .Sohl by W. W.
Slbert.
Y. M. C. A. DlRECTORi MEET.
s^'retftry llurohnrd Ap|K>lnte<l to
Take Charge of Collections?Trus?
tees HOUHhV
The dlfOCtOfrs of the Y. M. C. A.
h?>i?l a meeting In the Council Cham?
ber Thursday night.
Mr. H. L. Burchard, the secretary,
was present and was appointed on the
committee In charge of the collection
of subscriptions. The committee re?
ported that four thousand dollars of
the first instalment had been receiv?
ed in the banks, by voluntary pay?
ments. This was considered a good
showing, and Indicates steady Inter?
est In the work. However, the full
amount, now due, Is needed by the
l.'th, Inst. to pay for the land on
which the building is to be located,
at the corner of Liberty and Sumter
streets. I -
A vigorous collection campaign was
therefore ordered, and it is hoped
that the required amount will be paid
in by that time.
A number of subscribers are absent
from the city, and it may be impos?
sible to reach them In time, and to
provide against a possible deficit, the
President was authorized to borrow
so much as may be needed to com?
plete the purchase.
The following trustees were elect?
ed:
One year:
R. F. Haynsworth and C. M. Hurst.
Two years:
H. L. ftrnrborough and L. D. Jen?
nings.
Three years:
EJ. C. Haynsworth and Qeo. D.
Shore.
Four years:
R. I. Manning and Bartow Walsh.
Illinois Central Deal.
ikemphis. Tenn., Aug. 11.?The
News-Scimttar today prints the fol?
lowing:
"Disclosures of a most sensational
nature Involving high former officials
of the Illinois Central railroad in
the conspiracy by which the Mem?
phis Car company defrauded the
railroad of hundreds of thousands of
dollars were made Thursday when
a decree was entered in Chancellor
Helskell's court. By this decree every
dollar's worth of property in the
Memphis Car company's plant and a
sum In cash will be turned over to
the Illinois Central railroad. Deeds
were filed from the entering of the
n so, 1
ns will immediately be
number of those former
lcated, probably In the
s first and later in the
Tennessee courts. It is known that
the Illinois Central refused offers of
large sums In a settlement to Include
immunity, declaring the road would
rather lose the millions of what they
had been defrauded rather than to
have the officials who had been par?
ties to the fraud escape punishment.
"Two of the officials. It Is set forth,
have returnee' to the Illinois Central
the amounts received by them as
dividends. These are H. J. H. Mc
Oourt and 7. S. King, each of whom
mc.de voluntary restitution of $13,000
In cash.
"One r?f the stockholders Is dead.
Tra M. Rawn, formerly head of the
Chicago operating department."
If the Sultan of Sulu will tell us
h<?w he supports 14 views on the
$125 a month he Is allowed we'll
promise him. the time of his sweet
young life when he lands here.?
Philadelphia Inquirer.
s ?me of the fixtures have been
pin/H-d la the new postoffice, and give
a fair idea of Just how fine a building
Sumter will have when the new
post of lire If completed. i
Practically nothing baa been done
on the gas plant for a month or
more and if the work Is not pushed
it will not be completed within the
Ilms limit fixed In the franchise.
It helps some t<> hear the meat
prices to hear that the Cornaus want
their own restrictions removed so
that they can get American beef at
the figures we are paying over here.?
Detroit Pros Press.
The ultimate consumer still knows
sj| ?!< about the effect than the cause
of high prices.?Washington Post.
IfnelS JOS has taken the count so
the onlookers of the political
l>rl/e fighting game will bo wary of
the predl- tlon of Colonel Nelson, of
KiiivH, that fann>?n Is down and
out. Atlanta Constitution.
The Bent Hour or Life
hi SI hen you do some great deed or
dHio-.i-r some wonderful fact. This
hour earns to J. It. Pitt, of Rooky
Mt . V c, s/hei he was suffering In
tensely, es be says, "from the worst
cold i sver hed, i then proved to my
greet sell fai Ion, whai ? wonderful
Cold and Cough eure I >r Kltur's New
Discovery la. Per, efter taking one
bottle, l was sntlrel) cured. You
ean'l say anything too e,.\ <>( a
medicine like that." its the surest
and best remedy f-u- diseased hums,
hemorrhages, lagrlppe, asthma, hay
fever?any thro. or lung trouble.
I to, $!,??, Trial buttle free. Guaran?
teed by Plhert's Drug More,
THE COTTON MARKET.
MARKET OF WEEK AFFECTED
BY WEATHER REPORT.
Spotty Condition Reported?Belief is
Prevalent That Year's Crop Will
Not Exceed 11,000,000 Bales.
New York, Aug. 12.?Texas and its
drought has been the chief topic in
the cotton trade this week. No rain
worth mentioning has fallen in the
section where it is needed most, that
is In the central and southern dis?
tricts, and there is a general belief
that further deterioration of the crop
has taken place as temperatures have
been reported daily, at many sta?
tions, of from 100 to 107 degrees.
The effect of these \ conditions has
been to cause active buying and a
further rise in the price of the new
crop months. August has moved up
in comparison with the new month
crop, but interest in that month has
been small. Unfavorable reports are
still being received from some parts
of the eastern belt. Despite the pre?
valence, most of the time for a fort?
night of favorable weather condition,
the crop in some sections is still said
to be small and late. Reports of
spotty conditions of the fields are un?
animous. Some take the ground that
over three-quarters of Texas there
has been considerable decline in
condition of the crop since the date
of the last government report.
The belief still exists among many
that the total yield is certain to fall
below 12,000,000 bales, unless excep?
tionally favorable weather conditions
prevail during the remainder of the
growing and picking season. The re?
ports of precipitation caused active
selling for both sides of the account
It is a nervous weather market.
Over the region east of the Missis?
sippi the weather for the week has
been favorable and reports continue
to be received from not a few of
marked of improvements in the crop
outlook.
The spot markets at the South
have been quiet, Liverpool spot
transactions on most days have been
small and trade news of late rather
less firm. At times the market has
acted on an overbought manner. The
speculation is mainly professional,
outside public gives it a wide berth,
owing to the prices.
The new crop movement Is in?
creasing, but spinners, foreign and
domestic, have bought freely in the
week. Houses with Southwestern
connections have made purchases and
there has been active covering.
Today's market was irregular, de?
clining at one time on lower cables
and liquidation, but rallying later on
hot dry weather in Texas and cover?
ing of shorts.
RARE WILD BEASTS.
The Kadiak Bear and the Tufted Ear
Rhinoceros.
There are a number of beasts speci?
mens of which are ardently desired
not only by the zoological gardens ol
the world, but by the professional me
nageries as well. Among these may
be mentioned (lie Kadiak bear, an ex?
tremely rare animal and one calculat
ed to make a Rocky mountain grtzeij
appear Insignificant.
South America rout a I us a prise in
the form of a species of Jaguar never
held iu captivity This Jaguar is of
tremendous size and coal hi.u k
; There are two rare oirds in the A ma
zon forests wberool uu k|**ciujcum nave
ever been brought uwuy?lue ??bell
bird" and the "lost soul." These names
are derived from the effects produced
by the cries of the birds, the former
having a voice likened to that ot a sil?
ver bell and the latter possessing the
eerie accompaniment of croonlug in
such a manner as to produce goose
flesh on the unfortunate persou who
hears Its song
The naturalists will also vote an ex?
pression of heartfelt thanks to the in?
dividual who will fetch them from far
off Burma a specimen of a rhinoceros
having a black hide and big, tufted
cars. No one has ever actually seen
this rhinoceros; but, it is averred, white
men have frequently seen his hide.
New Zealand is a land of animal mys?
teries. Tbfl most popular of the rare
beasts whereof specimens are longed
for by the civilized world la a kind of
duck billed beast. No one seems cer?
tain what it should be called. Darwin,
it is added, was always of the opinion
(hat some day a true lizard-bird?i. e.,
not i flying lizard, but a true missing
link between the birds and the reptiles
?might be found In New Zealaud.?
Harper s Weekly.
The Catalpa Tree.
The calalpa tree Is the slouch of the
forest. It has a brief season of beau
ty, but this outburst of charm is so ex?
ceedingly ephemeral when compared
with the long weeks aud months when
It seems to ho fairly reveling In litter
that the wonder Is its presence Is toler?
ated to the extent It has been iu years
gone by. We believe it was Lord By?
ron who ouce Indulged in a few rhap?
sodical Utteran a user the catalpa
blossoms, but it Is safe to say he never
had to clean up a yard which was mar?
red by the presence ol one or more of
the trees or the sentiments expressed
would have heeii im other than poetic
vein. I k?H Moiuca < litpltal.
Huffi i re and ? if< ly, like liberty and
union, arc i >ne a nd lns< pa ra ble, -
?larfb Id,
A SINGULAR CASE
Where Circumstantial Evidence
Played Justice False.
HANGED AN INNOCENT MAN.
Every Incident In the Remarkable
Sequence of Events Seemed to Point
Conclusively to the Guilt of Harry
Blake, Who Was Accused of Murder.
It began In the Blue Horse tavern,
on the highway leading to Albany.
Toward the close of an autumn day
a half dozen men sat in the old bar?
room discussing events which then
were leading to the outbreak of the
American Revolution. At such a time
arguments were very lUely to be rath?
er more vigorous than ordinarily would
be the case. And this was no excep?
tion. Fearing that trouble might re?
sult, one of the men exclaimed: "Come,
Wickliffe. stop this. Such a dispute
is nonsense."
Wickliffe was an ugly looking fellow,
short and stout, with a dark, sallow
face, black eyes, low, wrinkled fore?
head and Hps that bared his teeth on
occasions like a dog preparing to bite.
"My quarrel is with Harry Blake,"
he snarled. "It Is none of your affair.'*
"Well, Wickliffe," Blake cried good
naturedly, "if yon will quarrel, I won't
I'll say no more."
Evidently Wickliffe was bent on
trouble, for he muttered something
which brought a cry of "Shame!" from
every one in the room. Blake's face
became deadly pale. "Wickliffe," he
said steadily, "I didn't hear what you
said, but I dare you to repeat it If
you do and there's one improper word
In it, this hour will bo the bitterest of
your life."
Once more the offensive words were
flung at him, and In an instant Blake
had seized Wickliffe and thrown him
across the room. For a moment he
lay stunned, but presently, his face
dark with hatred, he rose and, shak?
ing his fist at Blake, exclaimed:
"You may take your measure for a
coffin. You will need one."
"Not before you," was Blake's reply.
Shortly after the quarrel Wickliffe
left the Blue Horse for his home.
Blake, whose road lay in the same di?
rection, followed soon. Ten minutes
later two more of the loiterers, also
going over the highway taken by
Wickliffe and Blake, started on their
homeward way.
The last two travelers had ridden
several miles, talking earnestly of the
stirring events which then engaged
men's minds, when a loud cry was
heard at a little distance. In a moment
it was repeated.
"Mercy!" the voice pleaded, and then,
"Oh, Harry!"
"Can Blake be settling scores with
Wickliffe?" exclaimed Grayson, one of
the two iiders.
In a moment they had galloped
around a copse of trees at a bend in
the road. Within twenty yards of
them, on bis back in the dust, lay
Wickliffe dead. Bending over him
stood Blake, grasping a knife driven
to the haft in bis bosom.
"Taken red handed," Grayson cried,
while Walton, his companion, himself
a magistrate, sprang from his horse,
exclaiming. "Blake, I charge you with
murder."
"Why, I didn't kill him," Blake said
earnestly. "You are mad. I found
Wickliffe lying dead and was about to
pull this knife from the wound when
you came up." .
Grayson shook his head. "I wish I
could believe you, Harry." he said,
"but as 1 hope to be saved 1 saw you
stab him. I did."
It would be hard to Imagine a situa?
tion more likely to convince a Jury of
the prisoner's guilt Conan Doyle in
his wildest fancies In deduction never
preseuted more damning evidence to
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson?the
quarrel In the Blue Horse tavern, the
epithet resented, the fight, the counter
thrept of death, the departure of both
while their temper yet was warm and
then the terrible tableau on the high?
way.
What might a man expect even now
with the thousand loopholes that the
law provides for escupe? There could
be only one conclusion now, as then,
and that conclusion the Jury reached
without leaving the courtroom. Blake's
protestations were vain. He died on
the scaffold declaring his innocence.
Three months after the execution the
Judge who presided at the trial was
summoned to Albany to see a prisoner
under sentence of death. Grayson,
whose testimony chiefly bad couvicted
Blake, also was summoned. Much in |
wonder, they entered the cell together. |
"You," the prisoner said to the
Judge, "presided at the trial of Harry
Blake,"
"I did."
"And you," turning to Grayson,
"swore you saw him stab Wickliffe.
On your testimony be was hung."
"I saw Blake stab him," Grayson
said.
"You did not." the prisoner sneered,
"for I killed Wickliffe. 1 sprang into
the wood at Blake's approach. His
story was true."
The confession was so clear and full
that It left no doubt in the judge's
mind that a fearful wrong had been
done Blake As for Grayson, the chief
witness, he committed Blllcldo. The
records contaiu many instances of the
law's mistakes, but few so pathetic as
the case of Harry Blake.- Kansas City
Star.
Method is like packing things in a
box. A good packer nv 111 get in half
us inu< h again ns a bad one.-Cecil.
Talk things over with the hire
man; It will help both you and him.
NO FINER EXCURSION THAN
THIS.
It will be The Excursion of The Year.
Thomas H. Knight offers what is
unquestionably one of the finest trips
one can take in to Wilmington, N. C,
and the far famed Wrightsville Beach,
the most popular of all Southern sum?
mer resorts, over the Atlantic Coast
Line, Monday August 22nJ. Those
who have never been to Wilmington
and its famous nearby seaside resorts
should grasp this opportunity while
the chance presents itself. If present
indications materialize, it will be a
"hummer." A chance of this kind
does not present itself every day.
Those who fail to take it in will
have occasion for regret. The fact
that a trip of this magnitude and
beauty can be made for the low rate
charged, makes it all the more likely
that the passenger list will be a large
one. Get there early and side-step
j the rush, and you will have the op?
portunity of enjoying one of the finest
excursions ever run from this point.
You cannot fail to enjoy yourself on
this excursion. Get ready for the big
trip. There will be separate cars
for white and colored passengers.
Train will leave this point Monday,
August 22nd at 8:30 a. m., and will
leave Wilmington on the return Tues?
day, August 23rd at 8:00 p. m. The
round trip fare from here is only
$2.50. 8-10-22
They Have a Definite Purpose.
?Foley Kidney Pills give quick re?
lief In cases of kidney and bladder
ailments. Mrs. Rose Glaser, Terra
Haute, Ind., tells the result In her
case. "After suffering for many years
from a serious case of kidney trouble
and spending much money for so
called cures, I found Foley Kidney
Pills the only medicine that gave me
a permanent cure. I am again able
to be up and attend to my work. I
shall never hesitate to recommend
them.M Sibert's Drug Store.
Jack London was arrested in San
Francisco the other day for being
mixed up in a saloon row, and be?
cause he did not like the remarks
made by the police judge rebuking
him and his companions. He wrote
that official a letter in which he as?
sured him that he would "get" him
yet. Perhaps he contemplates ths
awful punishment of putting him in?
to a novel.?Indianapolis Star.
Acute or Chronic?Which?
?No matter if your kidney trouble
is acute or chronic Foley's Kidney
Remedy will reach your case. Mr.
Claude Brown, Reynoldsvllle, 111.,
writes us that he suffered many
months with kidney complaint which
baffled all treatment. At last he tried
Foley's Kidney Remedy and a few
largo bottles effected a complete cure, j
He says, "It has been of inestimable
value to me." Siberfs Drug Store.
Avoid those stores that offer
you impossible values?they can?
not do it and they're not in busi?
ness for the love of it. You al?
ways come out at the small end
of the horn when you deal with
such establishments.
When you trade here, you're
sold furniture that is reasonably
priced giving up a living profit?
you secure furniture that is of the
best design, that is strong, dur?
able and handsome.
We are here to secure your
future trade - that is the only way
it can be obtained.
Witherspoon Bros.
Furniture Com?
pany,
Many
I
People
Arc willing to sacrifice them?
selves and their children to
the prejudice of "what peo?
ple say.''
The Foolish Prejudice Against
the Use of Glasses
By children with defective
Eyt s often result in the great?
est suffering?sometimes per?
fect disability ol ?tue who
might otherwise become a
p? im er in t he w orld.
W. A. Thompson,
Jeweler and Optician.
Phone 333, - - \o. 6 s. Main St.
Death.
Thomas J. Williamson, colored, who
was for about 18 years porter at
China's Drug Store, and a life-long
resident of this city, died in Wash?
ington, D. C.i where he had gone to
visit relatives Thursday morning at
8 o'clock. Williamson was a polite and
accommodating negro, and had ac?
cumulated some property here. His
body is expected to arrive here to?
night, and he will be interred at the>
colored cemetery, on Oakland Ave.,
tomorrow morning.
?Dysentery is a dangerous disease
but can be cured. Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
has been successfully used In nine
epidemics of dysentery. It has never
been known to fail. It is equally
valuable for children and adults, and
when reduced with water and sweet?
ened it is pleasant to take. Sold by
W. W. Sibert.
ALL TIRED OUT.
Hundreds More in Sumtcr in the
Same Plight.
Tired all the time;
Weary and worn out night and day;
Back aches; side aches,
All on account of the kidneys.
Hust help them at their work.
A citizen shows you how;
Mrs. W. A. Clyde, 219 E. Liberty St.
Sumter, S. C, says: "I can highly rec?
ommend Doan's Kidney Pills as thej
proved of great value to me. I suf?
fered dull, nagging backaches snd
distressing pains through my loins
and the kidney secretions contained
sediment and were scanty in passage.
I did not rest well and in the morning
I felt tired and languid, having but
little strength or energy. I finally
procured Doan's Kidney Pills *t
China's Drug Store and since using
them I have been free from backaches
and my kidneys are normal.
For sale by all dealers. Price ft
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name?Doan's?and
take no other._No. 18.
NOTICE.
I The following dates for the County
Campaign meetings have been made:
I Privateer?Aug. 9th.
Shiloh?Aug. 16.
Mayesville?Aug. 17.
Dalzell?Aug. 26.
Sumter?Aug. 26 at night in the
Court House.
Sumter?Aug. 27 in the Court
House.
Day meetings will begin at 11
o'clock a. m.
The assessments are as follows:
Senate, $25.00.
House, $12.50.
Auditor, $20.00.
Treasurer, $20.00.
County Supt. Education, $10.00.
Supervisor $20.00.
Probate Judge, $10.00.
Magistrates, Districts Nos. 1, >, 4,
6, 7, $2.50. I
District No. 3, $5.00.
District, No. 5, $3.50.
Pledges must be filed by 12 o'clock
M. Aug. 8th, with County Chairman
or L. I. Parrott, Clerk of Court.
All Candidates are also required by
an Act of the General Assembly te
file with the Clerk of the Court a
pledge that an itemized, account un?
der oath, of all campaign expenses
and expenditures will be filed up to
the day of election and a similar ac?
count after the election.
The Executive Committeemen will
please send to the County Chairman
at once the names of the managers
for their respeeth Clubs.
JOHN H. CLIFTON,
County Chairman, Sumter County.
7-25-ltaw-4t.
Foley
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What They WiU Do for You
They will cure your backache*
strengthen your kidneys, cor*
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up the worn out tissues, and
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bates, and restore health and
strength. Refuse substitutes.
W. W. SIBERT.
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