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nt?Z gVMTKK WATCHMAN, EMM Consolidated Aur. 2,1 bt tfMattbman anb *outljron. Published Wednesday and Saturday ?BT? ?STEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SCMIKR, & C. Tenne: |^ Ii ?0 par annum?In advance Advert Iseaorota: One Square flrsf insertion.fl.iO ?rery subsequent Insertion.Iv Cootracta for three months, er loaror will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private Interests will be oharged |4or as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. DEADLY FOREST FIRES. JjtORE THAN 200 PERSONS ARE ~imi.ll VEIt TO HAVE PERISH? ED Moat all of the l>ead Were Fire Fighter* and Only One Woman is to Have Beon Burned. Spokane. Wash., Aug. 24.?It Is be? lls, ed that more than 200 persons, nearly all fire fighters, perished in the Idaho forest fires. Superintendent Welgel of the Coeur d'Alene National forest, after receiv? ing many reports of disaster to var? ious) parties of his ?00 employes, post? ed a bulletin today In his office at Wallace announcing the death of 114 of the men, and also stated his grave concern for the safety of Ranger -Joseph B. Halm and 84 men who Wpare surrounded by fire Saturday Bight In the forest on the Big Fork of the Coeur d'Alene rlvsr near where another party lost 18 men. Halm was for four years the best athlete of the Washington State col? lege at Pullman, a renowned football Pand baseball player. The charred bodies of 10 fire fight era were found yesterday at Setser creek in the St. Joe country. The burned Japanese dragged themaslvcs to Avery, Idaho last night ?ui i to 4 of the ueatn oi ttteit c**n> He TH? *t men. eehpleyea] ;1H!?a*v Ml>wWule*e ft Puget ?allrosd. had gone out to fight I had been aurrounded b/ flame*, only two escaping death. The rangers missing in the Thom? son Fall country of Montana were not heard from today. * The number of deaths In the State of Washington was reduced to three, all In the Pend d'Orelle valley near Newport. One of the victims, Mrs. Knwut Reinhardt, wife of a rancher, waa the only woman known to have beea burned to death. Nearly all the dead were fire fight? ers. The wholesale loss of life occur? red Saturday afternoon and night when great numbers of men were striving to cheek the flames. The names of many of the dead will never be known. _ When the grounds of fire fighters rwere overwhelmed the camps were also destroyed The clothes were burned off the bodies of the men and the bodies of the dead were often so charred that searchers stepped on them, thinking they were pieces of burned logs. The fire obliterated the i trails and the burned country is diffi? cult to go through because of fallen trees. With the towns out of danger and the settlors fled to places of safetv, the rangers wer? able to devote them? selves entirely today to the saving of the trees. Various fires are isolated and will dl* f?>r lack of fuel. In Montana rain and snow fell, checking the flame*. Tn Spokane to? day the sun shone clear and even In Wallace the smoke cloud was lifted. No one ventures to estimate the financial loss ?s the extent of the burned area Is nr?t fully known. ;' FOKI si I I It ES I \KI TOLL. Property l<o?4 ai Wallace, Idaho. He main- at a Million?One lluiulnd Building* l?e,tn>>. il Wallace, Idaho. Aug. The I its of life In the forest tires that swept over the Couer d'Alene region Sit.ir day and Sunday Is tonight placed at eighty persons. t For.'-frv ..fTl ?.i N received we-d ? hut thirty-four Are fighters had oeen burned to death on Hlg Creek, ami thirty had met death on Superior Ids** St* men were killed In the Black Creek fire, thre.- miles from here. ? three n*ar Mnllan and thr*?e at Wnl laee. The wan Is eanatry, from here is the St. .!?*<? itici r Iwenty-Sve aallea ha* been burned near, The loss at Wallace still stands at $1,000,000. One hundred buildings were destroy* ed. The hospital* are full of a*OUa<l? e i. a number of them blind. IshfKl April, IM?. 'Ii? Jam m 881. ANDERSON HEARS ORATORY. < whinmui IN BOMB STRETCH DELIVER t.ejon SPEECHES, The One Feature was Mr. Featlier ?tone's Dcnnnciatloii of Those Who 1 Are Arrogantly Fighting Ulm?Mc? Leod Seems to be Favorite for Gov? ernor. Anderson. Aug. 22.?The meeting today was featureless almost. The "al? most" was furnished by Mr. Feather stone, who used rather stronger lan? guage than usual in denouncing a cer? tain circular he held in his hand while speaking, that he said has been scat? tered in the counties throughout which the campaign party has al? ready passed. This circular was headed, "Is He Appreciated by His Neighbors?" It sets forth that Mr. Fatherstone has not held office in Laurens county. Mr. Featherstone characterized the docu? ment as "low down, contemptible and cowardly." The rest of the meeting was like the usual campaign occurrence, except, perhaps, the fact that all the candi? dates seemed to be In better humor after a week's rest. Several of the candidates were late In, reaching An? derson and an afternoon meeting was held. The meeting wss called to order at 10 o'clock. Ocn. M. L. Bonham. county chairman, presiding. The meeting was held in the court house and some BOO voters were on hand for the get-away. Taxes and Liquor. The candidates for lieutenant gov? ernor were the first speakers. E. W. Duvall was first. Mr. Duva'il discussed the State finances first, finishing his speech with a few local option re? marks. Mr. Dgfflnl was generously applauded. C. A. Smith followed and he, too, discussed the business affairs of the 8tate. He completed his speech with a discussion of prohibition. Mr. Smith was applauded and at his conclusion was presented with a bouquet from WSe local Woman's Temperance* union FT ' Military Men. The candidates for adjutant general were next. The military men did not vary in any extent from the usual eloquent efforts and as usual the dis? cussions were very, very military. Charles Newnham was first and was followed by W. W. Moore, J. M. Richardson was detained by a missed train connection and did not arrive In time to take his regular turn. He addresed the crowd after the recess. All these candidates were applauded. The quartet of candidates for rail? road commissioner followed. These singers had profited by their rest from the stage and all were in ex? cellent voice today. Their remarks were punctuated iwth expressions Of "five mile break," and similar lore. All received applause. They took their turns before the footlights in this order: O. H. Mahon, O. C. Scar? borough, James Cansler. G. McD. Scarborough. Charges It to Whiskey Men. C, C. Featherstone was first guber? natorial candidate to speak. After telling of his youth and young man? hood spent in Anderson, he took up what he termed "a disagreeable duty," the denouncing at a circular he held in his hand. Mr. Featherstone said It was not sent out from Laurens, but was mailed on the trains and not at the postoffice, the subterfuge con? cealing the points from which the anonymous circular was dispatched. The speaker exonerated all of his op? ponents, saying they were honorable nan. H? Charged whiskey Interests with being responsible for the cir? cular. Mr. Featherstone then took up pro? hibition and as usual made a strong prohibition talk He was applauded and presented with a bouquet from the Woman's Temperance union. For Local Option. Thomas G. MoLtOd was next, and he made a splendid local option -<l?. h. Mr. McLeod spoke of the cir? culars Mr. Featherstone referred to m I. like the first speaker, denounced the sending out of such literature. Mr, McLeod said he voted for prohi? bition In Lee, as did the Anderson voters In Anderson, but he stood ?caunchly for local option, Ha stress? ed the fa< t that he is not an advocate of liquor ? Hing of drinking. Mr Mo la I explained that the whiskey question should be taken out of South Carolina politics, and said that the local option ?Ituatlon Will remove It from pollb lb- said that |he s- ntlfW rit of the eitizens means enforcement of local option or prohibition, He stre cd the fa? t with all the emphasis of which he was capable, that he adverntej earnestly the enforcement of e ery law on the statute books, or those thai may bg , laced there In all and rid Fear mit ? -I mm all the ends Thon Ali ?UMTEK, ~( ^.SaTUR SIHI CAME BACK. RETURNS snow HE HAS BEAT? EN LITTLE JOE BROWN. Enough Counties Have Been Heard From to Show That Smith Has a Safe Majority. Brown's Managers Say llesult is in Doubt. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 24.?Hoke Smith had 82 counties and 204 votes in hte State convention, enough to elect him the next governor of Geor? gia, according to returns up to 1 o'clock this morning from Georgia's Democratic primaries. Brown had 30 counties at this hour. His mana? gers say that the result is In doubt. Congressman Livingston, who has served 10 continuous terms, and is ranking minority member of appro I priation, was doubtful of his election at midnight. On the issue that he j supported the so-called Cannon rules at the organzation of congress last; winter, Livingston was given a hard run by Wm. Schley Howard. On the same issue Congressman William M. Howard, in the Eighth district, was given a fierce tussle byj S. J. Tribble, and late returns put Trlbble in the lead by a scant mar? gin. All of the other Democratic congressmen appear to have been re nominated, although Hardwick, inj the Tenth, was reported to have hadj a close shave and there were no defi? nite figures on the vote of Edwards in the First. Other State house officers are lost sight of In the intense interest in the outcome of the race for the governor? ship. Prof. Warren M. Steel, formerly a member of the faculty of Furman University, died a few days ago at Selida, Col. Coker college has received a $4, 400 pipe organ and $100 cash toward fitting up the science department. every part of South Carolina, without regard to county or section. If elected he will be governor of the/ whole State. He was loudly applauded Mr. Richards Speaks. J. G. Richards was next. Mr. Rich? ards reviewed his years of office hold? ing as a member of the legislature and reminded the voters that he has never been refused an office In Ker shaw county and has never been forced to enter a second primary. He has stood for regulation in taxation, but has never been willing to sacrifice educational advantages to gain such an end. He spoke of his work for education. Mr, Richards concluded wiih a statement of his advocacy of prohibition. He recalled that he was the first to demand an investigation of the State dispensary. He was ap-1 plauded. Attacks Preachers. C. L. Blease opened with a claim of being a son-in-law of Anderson OOUnty and twitted Mr. Featherstone I with having left the county. He dis? cussed education and said denomina? tional colleges are doing more effi? cient work at less cost than State in? stitutions. He attacked the newspa? pers, saying the newspapers do not give an idea of the receptions accord? ed the candidates except their pets. He suggested that "preachers" should give more of their time to preaching the gospel and less to dabbling in politics. He was applauded. Deplores Extravugance. F. H, Hyatt at the outset announc? ed "a business man's platform." and gave and earnest and impressive talk <>n business conditions. He deplored the extravagance of the age. Mr. Hyatt touched lightly in passing on the whiskey question and told that he was a prohibitionist. He recalled his activity In behalf of educational Institutions. Although the crowd was inclined to leave for refreshments before Mr. Hyatt finished. he was heartily applauded. By a vote of the audience it was decided to adjourn for dinner and finish the meeting later. This plan was duly executed. J. T. Duncan spoke. B. B. Bvans made his usual charg? es. J. F. Lyon, attorney general, said he though! after a week in Columbia this man and those who furnish him ins sp.lu s would have secured new ? lata to use, but m?w makes the same old charges. Bven this shifty crowd an- at their row's end. said Mi- Lynn. The attorney general re? plied to the Charges, as he has ;tl ready done before, and was spplaud cd at bis conclusion ? Thi candidates are scattering sround this large and extensively pop? ulated county tonight, for tomorrow i .in off day and ninny candidate: will no i t a considerable portion o the 1,000 Anderson county voters to morrow. na't at be thy Country'*. Phj (iod's ai DAY. AUGUST 27, J910 TEDDY FIGHTING MAD. III?: DECLARES HE IS IN FIGHT TO THE END. No Compromise Possible?He Real? izes Tluit lie May be Defeated and That He Jeopardizes Success of Party in State. Utiec4 N. Y., Aug. 24.?Theodore Roosevelt served notice today that ho would wage war without quarter on the "old guard" of the Republican party in New York State. Having been drawn into the fight, as he says, agai ist his will, he has determined to pursue it to the end, win or lose. Mr. Roosevelt's attitude was indi? cated more clearly than at any time before by a statement which he is? sued today. The statement follows: "They will have all the fight they want. I am only going to the con? vention because I feel that the public Interests, th^ interests of the people of New York demand that the Repub? lican party be given a chance to stand squarely and uncompromisingly for clean, decent, honest politics. "I go to that convention to make the speech exactly as it had been planned originally, and while I hope there will be enough good sense to pre? vent any one opposing the principles for which I shall stand, yet if they do oppose them, then It Is their own affair and so far as I am concerned the issue shall be absolutely clean cut." The colonel said he was going into the fight with his eyes open, and with full realization of the fact that he might not be successful. He said he felt that, on account of the attitude of members of the organization he was at perfect liberty to carry on uncompromising warfare. Some of Col. Roosevelt's closest friends In the State have told him they were doubtful as to the outcome, and he has replied that he himself thinks that even though he should I be successful in the State convention at Saratoga and such a platform as ! he desired should be adopted, the [?'result of tho election would be In grave doubt. The colonel has told his \ friends that he did not feel sure that I the Roosevelt-Hughes forces would receive unqualified support from the organization at the polls. Col. Roosevelt's indorsement of State Senator Frederick Davenport yesterday was the first step in the fight which he expects to carry on from now until election time. He de? cided today to go to the State fair in Syraucse September 17 to speak, and i at that time may talk politics. He probably will make a number of oth? er speeches, both before and after J the State convention. Vice President Sherman, who is one of the central figures in the struggle, and whom Col. Roosevelt opposed by his Indorsement of Sena | tor Davenport, said emphatically to night he would not talk about the I situation. I Senator Davenport called on Col. I Roosevelt today to talk over the pres? ent situation in this district. Col. Roosevelt was not willing to say what conclusion they reached. WILL DISCONTINUE CHARITY. Nathan Straus Announces He Will Abondon Distribution of Pasteur? ized Milk in New York. I New York, Aug. 24.?A telegram from Nathan Straus, millionaire phil j anthropist, announces that next year he will abandon his distribution of pasteurised milk in New York. Mr. Straus Is In Berlin whore re? cently he opened a milk depot similar to those in New York, lie has main? tained 17 stations in New York city, H< lling pasteurized milk by the glass at 1 cent besides giving free bottled milk for needy babies. Scientists are divided on the value of the pasteurized product and Mr. Straus has met with1 such opposition from those who do not share his view, that he has decid? ed to discontinue the charity. THREE ESCAPE FROM JAIL. Prisoners Remove Bars From Spar tanburg .fail Window and Make a Get-away. Spartanburg, Aug. 22.-?Will Vol selle, a young white man of the city, and two fellow prisoners escaped from the city jail early this morning b> digging one end of a bar to the window grating of their- cell out of tin- sott soapstone In which it was plante.I. Volseltc was arrested shortly alter his escape. Dil lard Jones of Glen dale and Arthur Sims, a hobo, are still at large. Volselle was tried In police court this morning and fined $100 for disorderly conduct and $50 for breaking arrest. He Is a plumber by trade. out I) Hl Truth's." THE TRU i ANOTHER jjjjtCfl SAME. PRESIDENT TAFT SAYS HE FA? VORS TARIFF REVISION. Extortionate and Unreasonable Profits He Declares, Are to be Tolerated No Longer?Hopes for Harmony. Beverly, Mass. Aug 23.?President Taft's keynote speech for the con gression campaign became Known here today. The President will fa? vor further revision of the tariff. While he is still convinced that the Payna-Aldrich law is the best tariff law the country has had up to this time, he at last reached the con? clusion that there is decided room for improvement. Mr. Taft does not propose that business shall be upset by another wholesale revision, but he will recom? mend to congress that individual items In the tariff should be taken up separately and disposed of on a scientific basis. The new revision is to be based upon the findings of the tariff commission as to the cost of production at home and abroad. Only a fair profit is to be allowed the American producer. "Extortion? ate and unreasonable" profits, the president declares, "are to be tole? rated no longer." The president has stated these facts and has outlined his position in detail In the letter he has sent Representative McKinley for publi? cation in the Republican congres? sional campaign hook. Making It public has been left to the judgment of the committee. Political observers regard this move as about the shrewdest that has been made during the present administration. It offers an excel? lent opportunity for the insurgents and regulars to get together in the campaign and President Taft has been anxious to find a ground upon which the different factions could meet without embarrassment to eith? er. The principal fight of the insur? gents was upon certain schedules of the tariff bill. President Taft is willing to go more than half way in the matter. At the same time, !*e Is backing up the regulars in that he believes that they did the best they possibly could with the unreliable in? formation that was in their hands. With the creation of the tariff board under the Payne-Aldrich act,' and the enlargement of Its power by provision of the last congress, the president believes a way has been opened to put the tralff on a scientific basis for the first time in the history; of the country. j REWARD FOR MURDERER. Governor Ansel Offers One Hundred Dollars for Capture of Charles Davis. _ Columbia, Aug. 24.?Governor An? sel this afternoon offered a reward of one hundred dollars for Charles Davis, a negro who on August 15th last, murdered Lucy Dwight, in Orangeburg county. It is believed that Davis escaped to Florida, where he formerly lived. GIRL KILLS LOVER. When Police Came She Was Holding Head of Her Victim and Sobbing. New Orleans, Aug. 24.?Katie Fretiseh, 19 years old and employed in a local department store, shot and killed Frank Michler, aged 27 a boil ermaker. here tonight. When the police reached the scene, the girl was holding the man's bead in her lap and sobbing. She said Michler had wronged her. The killing comes on the heels of the acquittal of Mamie McLaurin, a young girl, in the courts here yes? terday on the (barge of murder of Huey Smith, a saloon keeper. The claim of the McLaurin girl was that she had been wronged by Smith and she pleaded the "unwritten law." LITTLE GIRL KILLED. (?mi Fell Down mid Load of Shot Lodged in Her Leg. Columbia, Aug. 24.?Marie Sloan the 7-year-old daughter of B. B. Sloan, who Uvea three miles from Newberry. was mortally wounded Tuesday by the discharge of a shot trim which fell from beside a door. The load entered her leg just below t!n> knee and an operation, whl< h was performed last night could not save the child, who died from the shock. a Farmers' Union was organised al Dalsell Tpesday afternoon, after the adjournment of the campaign meet i ntf. [? SOUTHRON, Establish % iftfjf Vol. XX v% No. L BH.LF p <$4i OF GQUN3IL. M ^ aEET MAY BE PAVED AT NO DISTANT DATE. Work will be Done if Assessable Tax Value of Property is Sufficient to Warrant Bond Issue?Report on Same Will Be Given at Next Meet? ing of Council?New Hack Ordi? nance Passed. City council held a brief session Tuesday night, there being present: Mayor Jennings, Aldermen, McLaur in, Cuttino, Booth and Glenn. Minutes of August ninth were read and confirmed. Mr. G. W. Reardon came before council asking that the short street known as Reardon avenue be clayed by the city. He was advised that this and f other similar improvements will be made as soon as the city is in funds for that purpose. Doctors Cheyne, Baker and China appeared requesting that the claying of Sumter street should be extended as far north as Calhoun street Their request was granted. Mr. Booth, for the committee of public works, reported that the clay? ing of Sumter street was about finish? ed. City Engineer Lee reported adver? tising for bids for the sewerage work, and stated that he would sub? mit the contract and specifications to the city attorney for approval. Messrs. Shaw and Drake, at their request, were given permission to construct a concrete sidewalk in front of their place of business, with the understanding that the city would pay one-half of the cost of j having this work done, when the en? tire block has been paved. Mr. McLaurin, for the finance committee, reported insufficient funds in the city treasury, and was authorized to borrow $2,500 at the usual rate of interest. There were no reports from the police and fire department commit? tees. Mr. Booth stated that he waa un? able to report on the matter of al? lowing free taxes to the Kennedy Bros., or the offer of land by Miss Ellis, owing to the sickness of other members of these committees. A communication was received from the board of health stating that Mr. George D. Levy had been elected secretary of said board, and request? ing that the health officer be provid? ed with a suitable office and that his salary be raised to $70 per month. The health officer was given per? mission to use a part of the council chamber for his office, and his salary was increased, as requested by the board of health. A communication was received from Mr. Wm. Moran calling atten? tion to the unsanitary condition of the open drains on E. Liberty street and requesting council to remedy same. City Engineer Lee stated as infor? mation that this unpleasantness was caused by the emptying of foreign substances into this drain, and it was moved that the Board of Health be instructed to have the Health Officer look Into this matter and have it stopped. The superintendent of streets was authorized to have a pump moved from sidewalk on N. Sumter street. A new ordinance was passed by council, entitled "an ordinance to regulate the use of public vehicles." Mr. Glenn inquired on what condi? tion council was to get a bond issue In order to pave Main street, and this matter was diseusssed at some length. The clerk was finally instructed to get together the total amount of the assessable tax value of property, and report same to council at the next meeting, when the matter of a bond issue willl be taken up. COTTON DISPLACES OLIVE OIX. Despite High Duties Against It Amer? ican Product Continues to Make Headway. Washington. Aug. 24.?American cottonseed oil. despite the high duties against it, is steadily making head? way in the markets of the world. Through the efforts of the bureau of manufactures of the department of commerce and labor, some packers of sardines in Franc* and Norway have promised t?> begin experiments in packing fish in the American produ- t Instead of olive oil. Italy Is able to undersell Spnln in the olive oil markets, a report *'f the department says, but Spain prohibits the Importation of cotton seed as an edible, while Italy promotes it. The domestic use ?. f cottonseed oil In Italy, as well as in Turkey, cans* s nearly all the native oil (olive) t<> be exported.