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rtuC HI MTKK WATCHMAN, EaUbll Consolidated Aur. 2,1 Published Weritiexdny and Satunla} ?BY-? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY srvTBK, a. c. Terras: II 60 per annum?In advance. \ri\ct (isemeuts: One .Square first insertion.$1.01) Bvery subsequent lnaertlon.60 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries ami tributes of respects erHI be charged for. HKM> tolt HKATHfG BOARD, Man and Wife in Jail Charged with Hem?iut Hoard Bills at Columbia and Sumtcr ItoqMN'tHcly. From the Dally Item. August 22. J. C. Clinton and Mrs. J. Clinton, alias Miss 8. M Isllttt, are both in jail in this city. Clinton being charg? ed with beating a board bill at Co? lumbia and his wife being charged with the same thing in this city. Mrs. Clnton. it seems, came to this city and put up at the Hotel Siimt. r. where It Is said, she received several telegrams addressed to "Miss S. M. Bobbttt." Clinton, it appears went to Colum? bia where he put up at a hotel there, failing to pay his board bill upon Ing. He then came on to this city where he wa* nabbed and lodged in i ul it the request of the authorities ia Co? lumbia. His wife meanwhile had de? cided to leave the hotel here, which she did s*? ret-ay, taking her personal effects with her. and without paying her board Mil She was located yesterday In Cam den, to which city Deputy Sheriff Sykes pr led immediately to go In an automobile In >rder to arrest her. Her husband, however, who It will be remembered was in Jail here. Taller Owens to let him use 1 TJHsrton (MgT^Eoned his wife the hotel In Camden that the officers were after her. and to leave im? mediately for Florence or some other city until he could rejoin her. \ Meanwhile Deputy Sheriff Sykes had reached Camden. and saw a wo? man whom he recognized to be the one wanted, sitting on the piazza of the hotel. Before arresting h.r. bOWOVOT, he waa compelled to have bis warrant countersigned by the Magistrate at that city, and when he got baek to the hotel bis prisoner was gone. He Immediately institute d a SOSUTOh, and fou'id her preparing to leave tots4i In a touring car with a 'Flor en.e" tag on It. she having stopped at a telegraph office to send a message. Deputy Sheriff Sykes arrested h r. and brought her back in his auto to this city, where she is now lodged in Jail to await trial. \ siom or two wivis Supn me < om t Decides < a-e of IV culinr Interest. Columbia. August 19.?A st ?ry "stranger than fiction" is revealed today In a de. Islon handed down by the Supreme Court. |1 is the story of an alleged fr?u ! in the disposition of a dead maji's property. tlv? night time raid upon his tobacco and cotton crop so as t > conceal from other supposed heirs the valuation of hi* worldly wealth, the story. too, of separation, of a cdmpromlse agreed on by the husband and tlrst wife bf whb h she -el. -ased him fr ?tu forth-r obligation t ? oipport her; i story, t .... of her differing in abjei t povcrtv. and then the effort made t-? get bs It some of thHt propertv whef the Old man died The ease of Theodosii White ml David White, against Minnie It Hew? itt, et. al. re\er*.,| by the Supreme <*.,nrt toda\. wnn an action brought to set aside a compromise settlement of the ?'State . Mem v White d. ed. upon the ground of concealment ml?reprenentation and ffatld Med I an accounting The appc.il w.n from a decree of Judge piir-lv dtseHSlsIng the complaint Mr i>. iv Williams, the Western f'nlon lineman, who was hurt sownl days ago. has been removed to hM home from the Surnt?*r Hospital, and la renting well, although It Is expected that It will be some tlnm before ha in able to he up again, ??? be is entirely without 'tie ute of hll foot and ankle Vir. Blllott's lecture rn . t ? have borne some fruit, n .several promi? nent farni'Ti have state.| their Inten I'' tlon of planting cover crops for this wtft^rlnter's grasing purposes. ene W 'Be Just ui 881. ?1 JAPAN SEIZES KOREA. STATE l)i:i'\l!IMKNT EXPECTS 8PBBDY \ \ Nor N< l:M F\T. Imieha Makes No Objecetlon to Change Which May I" Pisadvantn ??'?us to OOSnBSCfOC. Washington, Aug. 1 i?.?Dispabhts oro expected hourly at the State d >? p.irtment from the Orient telling of the announcement of an arrangement for Japan to take over the empire of Korea, forcaetod by Arabaaaador O'Hrien. in a dlapatoh to the depart? ment yeeterday from Tokyo. The As ? -lited Press despatches describing the unusual activity of officials in Ko? rea* and of the warships controlling the Korea coast are interpreted as substantiating the information con royed to th? department by the Amer? ican ambassador. Following the course taken by oth? er powers, no protest was made to that article of the Portsmouth peac? treaty between Japan and Russia.1 which Japan probably regards as the latest recognition of its rights to take over Korea. This article provided that "the Russian government, ack? nowledging Japanese possession in Korea paramount engages neither to obstruct nor Interfere with the meas? ures of guidance, protection and con? trol which Japan may find necessary to take in Korea." The United States, however, has a number of treaties with Korea, which would he affected by the taking over of that country by Japan and which would require Japan to notify the Am rleaa government of her jurisdiction* One of the most Important of these is a commercial treaty whereby Ko? rea is prevented from collecting more than 10 per cent, ad valorem on im? ports from the United Statei except ? n luxuries, where the maximum duty is fixed at r,o per cent. Importation of American articles to Japan is on a far less advantageous l asts. my! WH \t a SHAME. Kilt Gallons of (.o<?(l Old Coin and Rye l.lven lo Mother Karlh's Keep? ing. Pfom the Dally It<>m. August 22. Slowly and with solemn steps a salon headed by Deputy Sheriff Sykes wended Its way down the steps of the big new court house this looming; hands (not hearts) heavy laden with burdens: the burdens in anaatlea being bottles. kegs, and jugs containing several gallons of "good ole booze." which had been kept the required thirty days after its seizure and was now du.? to he poured Into the gutter. When a convenient opening in the Sewer had been reached, the process? ion halted, and with due ceremony the receptacles were opened one by one and their contents allowed to gur? gle their joyful way down into the sewer, while the crowd of thirsty onlookers could only say: "My! boss, whut' a shame." \fc;ro a amhlfrs finer. Ten Sentenced By The Recorder To Pay Fines This Morning. I r un the Daily Item. August IS, Bvery dog has day" is an old. and one sa> i true saying, anyway the fambleri certainly had their day In the Recorder*! court today, twelve being before "h Iz/oner." charged arlttl gambling and ten of the twelve hi mi? found guilty and sentenced to pay fines. Nathan DsuSeueere, Henry Noble, Hemp Auld. Oeo. Rrovn. Richard Ford, John Johnson and Fred Mc Clure all plead guilty and wore each sentenced |0 pay a fine of or serve thirty days on the chain gang. Booaler Dealer, James Wltoon, Than, Wilson Porter. and Julian Rhame, all through their attorney O. Rapen Smith, Esq., plead not guilty. but excepting James Wilson and Julian Rhame who were acquitted, they were esntoned lo pay $ir> tine P i? h. Willie R|( herd son, up for disturb? ing the peace, was sentenced to pay i tine of $.p,. Rl b ird Ford, carrying n conceal pd weapon, via, ? pistol, was sentenc I to pay a fine Of $18 and to forfeit the pistol. The democratic oluL r:!h: ri,<xo flv?? days before tbe primary, and those clttaens Whose names are not then on the roii .,i a regularly organised olub will be debarred from voting In Ihs primary, See thai your name on your ' pit, roii. Tbe campaign for good roads in Sumter county Is growing in fevor, but a movement for a good road on Main street WOUld meet with instant popularity, id Fear not?~ Let all the ends Thou AUi JMTER, S. 0., WEDNES ? SEA Of FIRE. KORKST MUMS SWEEP WITH RE 1,1 Mli;ss FURY OVER VAST AREA. Tow Wiped Out s?nil Many Perish? Fin mos Sweep Over Great Distance ami Surprise Sleepers Driving Them Almost Naked From Tlieir j Homes, I Spokane. Wash., Aug. 21.?A Wal? lace special says that the wind has gone down and at 10 o'clock fires around Wallace seem to have died down. Tin- blase at Mulllan is re-1 ported under control. A bad blaze is raging above Burke, but will not reach the town. Daylight this morning showed that I Ip.minent danger of this city's de? struction had passed, but it brought also confirmation of losses which, were only rumored last night. At least two died in the city fire, John J. Boyd, a pioneer of the Couer d'**Alene and an unidentified man or woman incinerated in the Michigan hotel. Only the skull of the latter was found In the ruins this morning. Of the fire fighting forces an ac? curate toll of the dead and wounded is unavailable, but the known dead number 24; the total injured 25 In addition to 10 blinded by smoke. It is estimated that the loss In the city is about $1,000,000. The entire ? astern section from Eeventh street to Canteen is destroyed, with no traces of residences on the hill side. About 150 residences and many small busi? ness places. Providence hospital and the Federal Land company bill mills are the only buildings saved in the east end. The forest supervisor reports that the entire country between Wallace aid the St. John river is swept prac? tically ( b an and that the loss of tim? ber Is stupendous. Fires between Burke and Mulllan threaten both towns tonlghl und many women and children are being sent away. With daylight a relief expedition will be organised to go to Placer and lag Creek where the lire tighten '?amps are located. These men have boon scattered over the country by the flames. At War Eagle tunnel, near WallaCd six dead were found and two were badly burned. Five of the dead In Hie tunnel had sought re? fuge. They lay with their faces down In the water, covered with wet rags and blankets and had died partly from the flames and partly from suf? focation. Tin- injured were relieved by temporary dressing and were brought to the hospitals. At Big Creek l- dead were recov? ered, two injured and three others were completely blinded. One tire tighter was found dead near Mullian and 1 ?i who were more or less se? riously burned. A Pine Creek three are dead, five blinded and live other? wise injured. Mlssoula, Mont. Aug. 21.?Merci? lessly and relentlessly the forest flres In western Montana and Idaho are sweeping over a vast area, driving hundreds of fugitives before them, destroying small settlements and wip? ing out of existence millions of dol? lars worth of property. The situation tonight is more s? ? rloua than the early morning except as to Wallace, Idaho, where it is be? lieved nearly half of the city will be saved. Communication with Wal? lace to the west has been possible at intervals today but eastward it is en tlrely cut off. it Is known that the entire east half of the town above ! Seventh street has been burned, West of that a hard light is being ; amde and with an improvement In : the water supply there Is more chance thai the flames may be driven back. For a few minutes this afternoon the Dally Mlssoulan representative at Wallace had a wire. He summarized the sit nation as folloU s: Thirteen lives lost; property loss $1.000.000; fire still threatening. Bail to Worse. Elsewhere in the Are zone the sit? uation has gone from bad to worse today. The most serious incident is reported late this afternoon from St. Coe county, where 180 men engaged in the forestry service are missing and it Is feared they have been burned to death. When the fire approached the camp W her ? there were 800 men. two or three rue fighters took a horse and, riding the animal to death, rode from the camp and ordered a party which penetrated the hie line to Bird creek. Eighteen of the men were found In the w:tter, where they had gone for safety, and ware unharmed. From the remaining 180 men no word has been received. A relief train, well equipped with pack animals, has been ordi red, i arrylng provlslsons and hos? pital supplies and will endeavor to gel through the Are. t ast at be tl*y Country's, Thy ?od's an DAY, AUGUST 24, 191C mows WEBE Em. McMURRAY HAD LUCRATIVE CONTRACTS FOR SERVICE. Admits Getting $20.000 In Salary, With Heavy Expense Accounts and EnormOllS Contingent l ee. Sulphur, Okla., Aug. 19.?It was brought out today In the testimony before the committee investigating Indian land affairs that J. F. MeMur ray had held as many as half a dozen contracts with the Indians for legal services, all c overing the same period | ol time. Mr. Me Murray testified that for general service he had two contracts with the Chlckaaaws at $5,000 a year each; two with the Choctaws at $5, 000 a year each, another for special services at $15,000, only $3,000 of which vas paid; a yearly expense al? lowance amounting to $180,000. All of this money was in addition to the $750,000 allowed his law firm as a contingent fee in the citizenship cases and in addition also to the con? tracts by which he now seeks to ob? tain 10 per cent, or $3,000,000 as a contingent fee on the sale of $30,000, 000 worth of asphalt land and coal land. "How is it that, whole having so many contracts to represent the In? dians generally on regular salaries, you got a special contract on a con tigent fee basis?" asked Representa? tive E. W. Saunders of Virginia, a member of the committee. , Mr MeMurray replied that he had been Indentified with the Indians for so many years that they had come to look to him to take care of their legal affairs. He said hardly an act had been passed by their tribal councils without the sanction of his la*v firm. Many of the expense allowances, the witness said, had been collected by him Without the knowledge of the de? partment of the interior. Also, he said, many acts which had been pas sVd by the tribal legislature were not submitted to the president of the Fnited States as it was asserted was required. Asked by Representative Miller of Minnesota whether his work had not tended to lead the Indians away from a closer relationship with the govern? ment. Mr. MeMurray said be always had done his utmost to bring the In? dians and the government together. FACTORY INSPECTORS MEETING. Commissioner Watson Will Attend? New Corporations Received c harters. Columbia, Aug. 22.?Commissioner Watson left this afternoon for Hen dersonville, N. C, to attend the an? nual joint session of the International Associatio of factory Inspectors and International Aosslcation of chiefs of Labor bureaus. Inspector Sloan and McDouglas left earlier today. The following new corporations ware commlsslened today: Florence Manufacturing Company, capital $10.000 to manufacture and deal in brooms, mattresses, etc. The petitioners are: W. D. Lucas, W. H. Evans. Hammond-Brown Wall Company, of Basley, capital $3.000, chartered to transact a furniture business. Marion Farmers Union, capital $ 1 0,000. Farm and Land Company of Ab? beville, real estate, capital $10.000. PREPARE FOR COLD SNAP, At Least, Weather Rurcnu Predicts Low er Temperatures. Washington, Aug. 21.?Chilly wea? ther Is on Its way, according t? the general forecast for the coming week, issued by Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather bureau. The chilly wave will begin its sweep a< ross the country the middle of the week start? ing from the Northwestern states reaching the Atlantic coast by Fri? day or Saturday, its appearance will be rendered the more disagreeable by reason of the fact that it will be pre I ceeded by moderately warm weather, I so that the drop will be the more se i verely felt. As a result of the sud? den change there w ill be almost con? tinuous showers in the Southeastern States. During last week tempera? tures slightly below normal ruled throughout the country, and there were Uk it frosts in the extreme North west. Jailer Owens is accumulating a line of high class boarders. The postofflce is nearlng comple? tion, but it win probably not be ready for occupnncy on September 1st. If you want to vote see that your name Is on your ward club before Thursday. d Truth's." THE TRUi PROSECUTION UNDER FEED ACT ALEGED INSPECTOR SPIGNER ASSALlTED BY A. M. HAYES Commissioner Watson Notifies Greei vllle Merchant that for Alleged Defiance of Teed Inspection Law ami Assault on Inspector, Solicitor will bo Instructed to Begin Prose? cution. Columbia, Aug. 19.?An official notification from the office of Com? missioner Watson late this afternoon marks the beginning of the first prose? cution under the Feed Inspection Act. A. M. Hayes, a prominent merchant of Greenville, was notified that for an alleged assault upon Inspector J. S. Spigner, of the feed inspection de? partment, Solicitor Bonham would be called upon to prosecute him under the Act. There are four separate counts, under each of which the pen? alty ranges from $50 to $200. The affidavits have been forwarded to Solicitor Bonham, who, under the law, has thirty days in which to bring the prosecution. The assault upon the inspector is alleged to have been unprovoked and to have occurred Tuesday. It is stated that the trouble arose when the inspector was defied to issue a hold up order on some grain at the store of Mr. Hayes. HARRISON-ALDERMAN NUPTIALS Young Alcolu Man Claims Bride at Florence. Florence, Aug. 21.?One of the most real home-like wedding that has occurred in this city in many months, took place here on Thursday after? noon, when Mr. David W. Alder? man, Jr., of Alcolu, S. C, led Miss Kora Harrison to the hymeneal altar and where they pledged each other their sacred marriage vows. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride's mother Mrs. Liz? zie Harrison, No. 318 South Coit street, the Rev. Will B. Oliver, pastor 1 of the First Baptist church, pastor of the brick-, officiated. The ceremony was solemn, yet beautifully simple and impressive. Only the immediate family of the bride and groom and a few intimate friends of the happy young couple were present to witness the event. The bride wore a lovely travelling suit of blue, with hat to match, and carried a handsome shower bouquet of bride's roses and ferns. The Harrison home was daintily decorated for the event with potted plants and choice cut roses and flow? ers, and never looked handsomer or sweeter than on this happy wedding day. The marriage of this happy young couple was the culmination of a very pretty little romance. Mr. and Mrs. Alderman start out upon married life with the happy good wishes and con? gratulations of their scores of friends throughout this section. The marriage vows were taken under a green arch twined with flow? ers, beneath whl< h the officiating minister said the words that made these two popular young people hus? band ami wife. Immediately after the ceremony (he bridal party were carried to the Coast Line station in automobiles and there boarded the fast train for Co? lumbia and Asheville, there they will spend some days on their honeymoon. The groom is the yuongest son of Mr. David W. Alderman, the lum? ber magnate, of Alcolu. S. C. and is one of the rising young business men of this section, being connected with his father and brother in the large saw mill Interests of the D. W. Al? derman Sons plant at Alcolu, and the Alcolu railroad. The bride is one of Florence's sweetest and most charming young women, being possessed of a most lovable ami ( harming disposition and numbers her friends by the hundred. They will reside at Alcolu, the present home of the groom. The following were the out-of town folk >n attendance upon the wedding: Mr. I>. W. Alderman, father of the groom; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alderman. Mr. and Mrs Paul Alderman, Misses Martha and May belle Alderman, of Alcolu, and Mr. and Mrs. Shaw of Sumter. all of whom came here through the coun? try and returned home in automo? biles. Tbe concrete sidewalks put down on Main. Liberty, Bartlett and Har vln streets, cost the < itv nearly js. ooo. Put they are worth tb. money. The first b ile of new cotton is ex pert, (i on the local market this w. ek Tbe Atlantic Coast Line advertise, anothei < >ld I loss Sale. E SOUTHRON, Establ' \ed lune, i*eg -?>-mm Vol. >o. 52. V^nVfiET IT ? ' c\r r> ? /ftlNG COMPLICATIONS \v ^i: ABOUT SEIZURE OF BOOZE. After Booze Has Been Filed As Evi? dence With Clerk of Court, He Re? fuses To Give It Up To Claim and Delivery Papers Taken Out By At? torney For Party From Whom The Liquor Was Seized. t From the Daily Item, August 20. Some interesting complications hav arisen on account of the seizure on Friday, of five gallons of liquor by Constable John Doe from two ne? groes, Wesley Jenkins and Priscllla Bennett. The liquor, it will be re? membered, was seized while the ne ! groes were bringing it on the train from Timmonsville to this city, and upon arriving here, they were car? ried before Magistrate Harby and bound over to the circuit court in the sum of two hundred dollars bond each, Jenkins, incidentally received a fine of $50 for carrying a pistol. After fixing their bond Magistrate Harby proceeded to file with Clerk of Court, Parrott, as evidence in the case, the five gallons of liquor, and at this point is where complications began to arise; for in the meantime Jenkins had engaged as his attorney, Mr. L. D. Jennings, who immediately took out claim and delivery proceed? ings in order tc get back the booze. The magistrate's deputy, holdng these papers, then served them up? on Constable Muldrow who made the seizure, but Mr. Muldrow was un? able to locate the liquor until he learned that it was in the possession of Clerk of Court Parrott. who refus? ed to give it up, as he claims that it is unlawful for him to do so, the liquor having been Hied with him as evidence in the case. The law in the case Is that when liquor is seized as contraberd the o.Iicer seizing same must hold it for thirty days, within which time the person from whom it was seized is afforded a remedy of regaining pos? session of the seized liquor by insti? tuting claim and delivery proceed? ings. In the event that no such pro? ceedings are taken out. the officers who seize the liquor are required by law to destroy same, after the expir? ation of thirty da vs. The point Involved in this particu? lar case is that, while the liquor was seized as contraband, a warrant was also taken out. charging Wesley Jen? kins, from whom the liquor was tak? en, with having in his pr sso-ssieu spirituous liquors (or unlawful pur? poses. Clerk of Court Panott is now in possession of the liquor, the same having been filed with him as evidence in the criminal proceedings against Jenkins, and his contention is that he is holding same as evidence against the accused, and as such, re? fuses to deliver it to Jenkins, M.hose attorney, Mr. L. D. Jennings, had "claim and dlivery" papers served up? on Mr. Parrott. Mr. Parrott employ? ed Mr. John H. Clifton, who will con? test the case on the grounds above mentioned. This case involves a question of more than ordinary important e, in as much as it will test the right of the Clerk of Court t< retain in bis possession, as evidence against the accused, liquor seized lrom him which must be necessarily evi? dence against him at the tril ' ol the? case (barging a violation et the criminal laws of this State. the iiouor being absolutely necessary, at evi dencee, in order to obtain b i nvic tion. GLASS W\s EASY. Sinai! Negro Bo> I.o<-o<* * osnroJ of stolen Machine* ami C?oe> Through Wind Shield. Lancaster. Aug. 21. ? Paul T?. rry. a small negro la v. m?n ol . preacher, got into tt oubb here y< tu rd; y af? ternoon, tie went to Harper*! gar? age and, upon false represent uions, goi possession of a bandst pi* . uto moblle belonging to the Gregory* I Hood company and started, at be had previously told a compai on *,e in? tended doing, to the ?it: < f Wash? ington. After speeding for about two miles out of town he 1cm control of the machine, which lOally dashed into a bank on the side of the road. The ear was seriously damaged, two tires being torn off and one or both wheels bent. As the (;t struck the bank the boy was hurled through the rlass wind shield, landing some distance ahead of the machine. He escaped injury, however, strange to say. not even being scratched by the broken Kiass. He was tried before Magistrate Caskey in the evening* convicted and nt to the i haini g for 30 days