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mjmtrk WATCHMAN. Consolidated Aur. 2, 1 sp -> o PwhtUfced Wednesday Ami Saturday ??t? ?81??N PUBLISHING COMPANY iumtui, & a ! tl.lt per annin?la advi AdreriiseesseUB: Iaar? trat laaartloa-.fjl.t* ???SJ sebseguent lasertlon. ... QatrMti far three ?< lengftr will be made at reduced as communications which sab ?art* privat? latereets will bo charged (k m advertise meeta and tribute* of ItJpM? be eher red far. Cl/MMINS IM.KA?8 FOR TARIFF. It Would Bo Madacaa to Vote Democratic Ticket. (Jhloago. Oct. 14.?The speechmak leg phase of the Republican Congress Inneial campaign began tonight, whan Senator A. b. Cummins, of Iowa, spoaking ui der the auspices of the Hamilton Club, addressed a meeting at the Orchestra Hall. The announced Intention of the Iowa Senator was to procure Repub? lican votes. T<> this end. the keynote of hie speech was what he termed the fallsvcy of voting for Democrata when the only hope of procuring desired reforms was to elect Republicans. "Per the man who In his hejrt wants to preserve fair and reasonable protection for the American wago earner and the American producer, eed who therefore wants duties so adjusted that they will measure the difference between the cost of pro? duction at home and abroad, and who In his heart abhors the Demo oratio fallacy of dutiea for revenue to vote for s I ? mocratlc candidate far Congress, who. If he be honest, will rob the country of Its surest safe guard." said Jle net or Cummins. "The protect Hgainat saoesetv* duties Isaf LNnsi effectually made; but we raus?. ?HI *a the passioa of disappointment. hot he satisfied wfXn n* pe*?r eat application In beginning his address. Senator ? ummtns said that It would be a matter of regret to him If criticism ef his alleged heresies should become sb embarrassment to the club. If there Is no basis for party unity In the coming election other than the transparent pretest that there nave been no material dlfferenc ?s among us, the effort to get together asm bo a dismal failure." he conttm - eel. "We all know, and It la an in excusable blunder evtn to Attempt to rone sal It, that If eve > Republican who feels that we dbi not revise the tariff In accordane with our party platform votes the Democratic tick? t la November there will be a Demo? cratic House of Representatives; If every Republican who feels that some ef the proposals made by Repubbllcm In the last Congress for the SI of commerce carriers were reactionary and unaflr shall record htg rote for Democratic candidates, Republican victory U Impossible." KOltlltiD; HCRI.KD TO DF.ATII ltock l-i.iiiiI Itrakeman Is Afterward Muttlatrxl by Train. Memphis. Oct. 14.?Supposed t<? base been robbed end hurled to hi* death between the earn. Walter V Jossason. a Rock Island railroad bemkemsn. was killed late last night nls miles west of this city nesr Hurl hsjsjfj IAke When the J..?dy was found the head and both arms had hgssj ?evtred by the train passing over It Robbery. It ts believed, was the mo? tive for the crime. a* a swltchkey aad flO In cash which Johm.on si known to have had in his possession were mlseln* l>l N V I It PXPF.RS MIN U bit ' <?ee?e Ihuircr of Tlu'lr heMrticiinti. Ihsrlnrrs a |.nbor Leader. Denver. Oet. 14.?Predict! eg by i national officei of ? onion tb-i? the building* of thre** local newspa? pers whose pressmen are on wtrk? will encounter destruction before tie publisher* win. electrified the Des VSP Ttrde and Lsjsgf Assembly. The speaker wss Albert M. Kri itb r. third vice president of the Interim tb>nal Printing Preasmsn und Assis taeta I baton of North America When be finished a ?ommlttee was appoint > -1 to n\ t>Ht u< j ?,.? sit m.i t Ion Prof. D. w. t.ini-i. of Otesneon i'.HlegK president of tin ??Mte Teach #*ra* Association, has called i meeting ?i/ the eserutlvo committee of this ??i r'.ni organisation fat Krida/ morning. November In ? 'olomhta. i shed April, IHM 'lie Just an 881 LILY WHITE CONVENTION. CWPKKN AND HIS COHORTS lAfUBI IN' COLUMBIA. 1.1 ad? r of New Light Republicans Tells Why Ho Called Conveutiou In Opposition to the Regular Old 1.1im- lllack and Tau Crowd. , Columbia. Oei 26.?Capt. John I Gendron Capera. Republican national I commltteeman for Houth Carolina, la at the Columbia Hotel conferring with leading white Republicans, in preparation for the "lily white" State 1 convention of the party, called by him some weeks ago, which will meet tomorrow at noon in the Co? lumbia Theatre. With Capt. Capers came Leumas W. C. lilalock, of (?oldvUle, and he was met here by Postmaster Oeo. D. Shore, of Sum* ter; Mr. J. C. McCravey, of Qreen ville; Mr. Anaon C. Merrlck, of Wal- j halla; Mr. Lawson D. Melton, of Co? lumbia, and others. Capt. Capers, who was formerly Ualted States district attorney for thla State and preceded Mr. Royall E. Cabell, of Richmond, In the office of commissioner of Internal revenue at Washington, was asked Wednes 1 day what waa the attitude of the Ad? ministration toward his convention, aa contraated with that held here ' some weeks ago, with negroes mostly I attending, and Mr. Joe W. Tolbert, ' of Greenwood, presiding. Capt Capera said an impression prevailed at first that the convention 1 to be held at his call Thursday was to be an office-holders' convention, and therefore was to be passed upon n/ the Administration at Washington. Sii. h. he said, waa not the case. The convention." he said, '"while not antagonistic to the Administra? tion, is not called at the suggestion of the President, who does not at? tempt to manage such matters in the Stntes. "The* convention will have few, if any. officeholders In It aa delegates." I said Capt. Capers, "and Is simply j called for the purpose of perfecting ~a>- Hepubilcun organisation and exe- j ' cutive committee for work tn the' ' future, according to party law, aa there does not now exist a Republi? can organisation or executive com? mittee In the State. Thla had to be done before the general election No? vember 8." It Is the contention of those pro? moting the convention here tomor ' row that the Deaa-Tolbert-Myers con? vention, held here September 26. was irregular and that Its delegates have no standing with the national organization. It la believed that the lack of regular organization furnish? es a golden opportunity for the per? manent elimination of the negro from the councils of the party In this State, and. that. In consequence, a militant, aggreaalve, respectable Re? publican party can be built up In f South Carolina by proper activity at thla time, the members to be white j men of substance and of high stand ' Ing in their home communities. It ' la hoped that many Carolinians of worth and repute, who have hith? erto remained with the Democratic party aolely because of the negro question, but whose sympathies are with the Republican administration in lta handling of national affairs, will now come Into the Republican fold. j Mr. Joaeph W. Tolbert, of Oreen g*SJgg\ elected chairman of the State ' executive committee by the conven ? tion held here September 26, is in the eity, a gueat at Wright's Hotel, it la preaumed that he came here for the purpoee of watching develop menta. "I don't often talk to newspaper men." he aald when aak?Td for a ?statement, "but I will say that our onmlttee, officers and organization ' are the only bona fide Republican "tnmlttee, officers and organization ? In the State. The official call, the invention and the deifications were < >x<i\ ii In . \. rv wa\ , and the ae MOM Of |M convention represented I the wishes of the members of the j> ?rty organization." Mr T.dU?rt. It will be remembered \? is elected chairman of the Repub? lican State executive < >>mmtttec at the "nventlon held on Assembly leiOt September Id. II? defeated '??r Ihe chairmanship K. If. Deal, ? olored, lacetlously known as the J ' I hike of I btrlington." V^i-sshI ?Mihi- Holders. in sonneetloa with Capt. Capers ? M.-mpt to reorgaakM the Republl Oaa party on a Idly White basis. th? subjoined letter will be rood with In tereat by those who desire some in sight Into the workings ol the g. 0 I*. In th'.s State under the adminis? tration of Capt. Caper. while In was the roeogntaed referee and ills I tri bo toe of offices among the faithful id Fesu* mit-- l A t ail the ends Thou Ail JUMTER, S fj , SATUK, This circular letter was addressed to a postmaster of a up-country city, wno was seeking reappolntment at the time. He regarded It as a direct assessment and declined to come across with the $75 called for by Capt. Capers. When the postmaster was appointed another man got the Job and the man who failed to come across found himself left out In the cold. The letter follows: Greenville, S. C, March 7, 1906. Dear Friend: As you well know, for nearly five years, I have been not only the Nat? ional Committeeman for our State, for the party in power, but have had Its fights here to direct In County, District, and State conventions, wind? ing up at the Chicago convention with a delegation. Possibly fifty trips to Washington and return, at my own expense in keeping our friends here strong and our matters In line. When I was United States Attor? ney with a good salary I bore the j brunt of all this expense, for we have ' never had a dollar in the organiza? tion treasury to my knowledge. Some one else has now been made district attorney and my heretofore Income from that source cut off, cer? tainly for the present. Nevertheless, I must remain the member of the Republican National Committee for the State until the next National con? vention of 1908 meets, and In fact until It adjourns, and possibly long | er. I still therefore have the po? litical responsibility, and the great Republican leaders of the Nation, among whom somewhere, Is our next President, continue to look to me to keep our working forces alive and organized for political effort. I must therefore re-lnforce myself In the temporary absence of my accus? tomed Income and request you to come to the relief of the situation at this instance, along with the handful of the faithful few to whom I am writing, for I am writing only to a few of my special friends In the party. Unless you prefer to remit by reg I istered letter, please let your check or P. O. order be made payable to J. G. . Capers, Committeeman. I trust you will agree with to, ihut In your instance a reasonable amount to r* mit would be $75. Confidentially and faithfully yours. JOHN O. CAPERS, Memb f Republican National Com? mittee. (Amount assessed left blank in type written letter and filled In with pen.) ; ORANGKBURti VOTES R It BONDS City to Aid In Constructing Line to North. Orangeburg, Act. 25.?The election on the question of Issuing twenty thousand dollars of municipal bonds In /tid of the Orangeburg Railroad was held today with the following result: There were 147 votes cast, 125 of which were "for bonds," and 22 "against bonds." One hundred and sixty-eight voters were register? ed, twenty-one failing to vote. Under an agreement between the city council and the promoters of the road, the bonds are "not to be de? livered for sale to the railway com I pany until the railroad commission of ! South Carolina receives such rail? road from Orangeburg to North, for traffic, and the city be furnished an official certificate to this effect." The city is to receive an equal amount of railroad bonds, bearing the same rate of interest as the city bonds. Under this agreement it cannot now be said when these city bonds will be issued, nor the rate of in ' tercHt they will carry. j VAXBFHRILT ROW UNSETTLED I - Tin cs* Trustees Restrained from Participating In Rourd Meeting. Naahvlllt, Tenn., oet. 16.?-Chancel? lor John Allison today granted a j temporary Injunction restraining I Judge Claude Waib-r, Robert F. Jackson and J. a. Robins from par? ticipating In the meeting of the board of trustees <>t Vanderbllt University. The purpose sought by those obtain? ing the order is for N. K, Harris, of I Georgia; A. B. Q od bey, of Texas, and 'Albert \v r.iggs. ?>i Memphis, rep? resenting the Methodist Bplscopal Church. South, to take the pla< es of the nu n restrained. Bishop B. R. Hendrlcks, president of the Vanderbllt board Of trustee-:, tendered bis resignation today. Judge w. C. Ratcllffe, of Little Rock, sue oeeds him. Blahop Hendrlcks retired, however, adhering to the righteous Iness of his view that the Vanderbllt ? trustees are self-perpetuating when vou meet a drummer on me I train and say "Sumter," he says "No Hotel." na't at be thy Countryrti> an DAY. OOrO ,Et< 29. 19K MANY NUTTERS DISCUSSED. CITY FATHERS HOLD LONG BEB* SION AND TRANSACT MUCH BUSINESS. New Stables for Sumter, Sewerage Contract Signed, Awnings Must Be Pttt up Properly, Lights Put in Alley, R. E. Wilder Temporary Fire Chief. The City Council met at 8 o'clock in the City Hall and held another long session. Many matters were j discussed and passed upon and many 1 others were discussed and put off for action at the next' meeting of council. Those present were: Mayor Jennings, Aldermen WrlJeVt, Glenn, McLaurln, McKeiver, Cuttino, Wilder and Booth. Absent, Alderman Rhame. The first matter brought up was the building of new stables on Lib? erty street on the lot now vacant. Mr. Henry Harby, who was present petitioned that he be allowed to build the stables there with gable ends above the first story of wood covered over with tin or corrugated iron. He stated that he had seeti insurance people and that the rate of insurance on adjoining property would not be increased thereby. He said that his reason for making these parts of the building of wood was that he might wish to convert the building into something other than stables after it had been there for some time and It would cost consid? erable to tear down and repair that part of the walls If they were of brick, as he must necessarily do If he should wish to convert the build? ing ir.*o anything else later on. The matter v? taken uo during the regular course of business and was granted with the understanding that it does not increase the fire rate on neighboring property. The various committees then made their reports. Major Lee for the Street Committee reported that Du gan street had been finished and that Superintendent of Streets had been busy for the past few days getting in the city hay crop. He reported that tn placit*g the curbing against Dr. Mood's store at the corner of Dugan and Main streets that he had found the bottom board rotted away and that he had placed the curbing up against the sill of the building. He said that Dr. Mood had objected to this on the ground that the city was encroach? ing on his property by the width of the base board which had been re? moved. It was shown in the discus? sion that followed tha*. all that Dr. Mood wanted was for the city coun? cil to go on record as allowing him the title to the property. This was done in a motion to that effect which was carried. | The matter of a new railroad crossing on Hauser street was die- j CUaaed, it being stated that the pro? posed new crossing was at a much better place than the old one had been. No positive action was taken in the matter at that time for va? rious reasons. Mr. Epps was pres-1 ent on behalf of the Board of Health i and stated that the board wanted1 something done about the billboards which were erected in various parts I of the city. He stated that they had become a nuisance and he advised that the bottom boards be removed and that the boards be not allowed to meet at corners. It was decided' to refer the matter to the police com? mittee with power to act towards abating the nuisance. Mr. Wright brought up the matter of awnings, many of which were breaking down in different parts of the city. It was decided to defer action until the next meeting, when council bad looked farther into the matter. The report of the fire committee was then read, as ordered by a pre? vious meeting, stating the expenses of the hose companies and their methods of spending the $220 ap? propriated that was granted them j monthly. The only necessaries that I it was deemed expedient to get at once were some ladders, to get a new J engineer for the fire engine and to place doors at the entrance to the stairway in the building. n wai decided t<? lower the imounl of in? surance from $0.001? to $4,00(i. It was decided to do this as soon as the tlmi of the present payment was out. Steps weif also taken to have the Insurance reduced on the ?ity ball property. It was decided to put linhi In the alleyway between the Sumter Savings Bank and the Peo? ples Store. Mr. Wright also w shed i to have th's alleyway and that next to I the city hall paved with concrete, j but it was decided to defer action m some other time. Mr. McKlever then brought up the matter of making repairs on Marvin outl) i Truth's." THE TRUJ > street wherf) it was Imperative that they be made at once. As it was shown that it would cost the city at least twice as much if the work was deferred, it was decided that work should be commenced on Harvln street as soon as Dugan street was completed. The matter of the contracts for the paving and sewerage work was then brought up, Maj. Lee stating that the contract with the Charleston Engineering and Contracting com? pany had been almost completed and would be signed in a few days. He stated that Mr. Berghaus had been in the city that day and that he thought that he would be present at council meeting to make some statement on behalf of his company. He then tried to get Mr. Berghaus over the phone, but failed. The mat? ter was discussed for some tlm?. As Mr. Berghaus had not signed the contract in the required time his cer? tified check for $506 had been cashed and the money was then In the pos? session of the city clerk. Mr. Hurst stated that Berghaus & Moffatt had drawn a draft on him for the amount of the check asking him to take It up, and at the same time he sent, another certified check for the same amount, but he had taken no action I in the matter. It was shown that Mr. Berghaus had taken unnecessarily long time In signing the contract, so it was decided to correspond with him and find out at once exactly what he Intended to do. The matter was dropped at this point, until Mr. Berghaus appeared, which he did, as council was finishing up the routine work of the night. The matter was then brought up again. Mr. Ber? ghaus made his excuses for being so \ late, stating that he had not been awakened at the time designated to the clerk at the hotel, and the mat? ter was settled by Mr. Berghaus sign ! ing the contract and stating that he would have the bond ready in a few days. He asked that the draft he had drawn on the city be honored I and it was decided to take it up at I once, taking in its place a certilled check for $500. Other rr Itters brought up and act? ed upon Wfeie.' A letter of thanks from Capt. P. P. Finn for the present lrom council was read. Mr. Finn had stated that he was willing to teach two of the present members of the fire company to run the fire engine and it was de? cided to ask him to do so at his con? venience. The resignation of Chief U. S. Hood was read, and accepted with regrets and many thanks for past services. i Ralph Hill asked permission to be allowed to cut doors and windows in a building back of the Pickwick Hotel, into which he had moved since the fire. His request was granted. Mr. Geo. D, Shore asked permis? sion to repair a residence on Main street lately injured by fire. His re? quest was also granted. \ The automobile dealers of the city asked that the license on automobile salesmen be lowered. It was decided to look into the matter and act on it at another meeting. Permission was granted for sever - al poor perons to sell articles on the street without paying the city li? cense. Mr. Kennedy was allowed to psy taxes without additional penalty ow? ing to a misunderstanding about the matter. A bill for the work of putting up fire escapes at the Washington street school was read and it was decided to ask the city school board to pay it. A bill from H. W. Hood for work was read and it was decided to hold it up until it had been further In? vestigated. The city clerk then read, as direct? ed at a previous meeting, the names of all those in arrears in their pay? ment for water rent. As it was shown that many of those on the list were perfectly able to pay the rent. it was decided to request the water i commission to rigidly enforce the rules, and if found necessary, it was deemed advisable to cut off the water supply of all those who did not pay up promptly. it was considerably past midnight when nil work was through and council adjourned to meet on the second Tuesday night In Nov. mtw r. HEAVY l.oss in FOREST FIRES. $t:>.non.uoo Damage Wrought bj the Flames. Washington, Oct 24.?Bis billion hoard feel of lumber valued :?t about $15,000,000 were destroyed In the re? cent forest tires in the national for? ests in Montana and Northern Ida? ho. Tin total nrea burned \"<r In tbi> one district nv:?s put -it 1.250,000 acres. I:. SOUTHRON, Established Jnuf. IHM Vol. XXXI. No. 19. NEW ORLEANS COTTON OPlMQH LIVERPOOL'S ATTITUDE TO IN? FLUENCE MAKKKT'S OPEN? ING. C'lcur and Warmer W eater Now Onerally Existed?Sucil Condi? tions Would Work to Advantage of Bears, Unless Reports of Frost Damage Offset Effects?General Re? vision of Estimates Expected. o New Orleans, La., Oct. ' ue cotton market on the v<^ , this week will be lnfiuer w 4nly by the manner in wh .rpool takes the stmup in tv v market on the close of la*- With the cable news given aeration, the weath? er over Sunday will be weighed. The majority of traders went home Sat? urday with the idea that the weather map Monday morning would be clear o.nd warmer, just the sort of weather most desired after the cold weather of the last few days. Should such a map be seen the advantage will be with the bear side, unless the coun? try sends in too many reports of damage by frost. It Is probable that this week will see a general revision of crop esti? mates as the result of the frost dam? age done last week. Bears, of course, will not be willing to reduce their estimates to any great extent, but bullish ideas will again swing to the very low figures that were in vogue some time ago. Whether low esti? mates will have much if any effect on the market, with powerful bear manipulation going on, remains to be seen. On Tuesday the market will listen to a report on ginning, which will take the crop down to October 17. The general Idea is that this will be decidedly bearish because of the speed with which the Texas crop has been gathered. It Is yet too early in the season for ginners' returns to make any lasting impression, al? though, if the temper of the market is right Tuesday, bearish figures will call for redoubled efforts from the bear side. It is to be exoected that the reactionists will in.reuse their endeavors to bring about the down? ward reaetion that lor several weeks has stood in the w, v 01 " mi level of values in the future i "ket. The bull side wlU watch Very .ger ly the news from the ysctn and cot? ton goods markets, for there were signs this last week that trades In this direction were dee'dedly better/ A good all-round demand for cotton goods would Undoubtedly be the de? ciding factor in the situation and would again turn the market over to the I'd Us. It was claimed this last week that mills were the best buyers in the market, for contracts, and the trading around the ring this week will be carefully followed by those who are bulllshly inclined, in the hope of discovering more of this sort of buy? ing. it will be much sort of a weather market. So far this fall picking has not been interrupted to any extent by unfavorable weather. Bulls at the end of the week were talking about rain following the cold wave. Uain would cause the shorts much anxiety, for there is an immense quantity of open cotton in the fields, especially in Texas, where the I scarcity of pickers Is being complain? ed of very loudly. COTTON G1NNERK REPORT. Overt- One Hundred TtiouMiiul Short of iJist Year. Washington, Oct. 25.?The census bureau reports 5,410,960 bales of cotton, counting round bales as halt bales, ginned to October 18 from this year's growth, compared with 6.630, '.m;t last year. Hound bales included this year 65,105 bales, compared with "*v716 last year. Sea Island cotton this year amounted to 25,324 bales, rem pared with 3 3.48 2 last year. Cotton ginned by States follows: Texas.2,068,743 Georgia.914.665 Alabama. 523.051 s<njth Carolina.513.512 Oklahoma.419,98;; Mississippi. 354,361 North Carolina.249.942 Arkansas.161.111 Lousiana.113,202 ' Tennessee. 57,65* Florida. 26,83 7 Other States. 7,99f. Sea Island cotton?Georgia. 14 E66; Florida, s.aei: south Carolina. 1,207. The Old Northeastern depot 111 Charleston was burned Tueeda) night, casulnc a lose <>f i2.r>.ooo. An .lection will be held on the formation ol Jasper county, which j w ill inc lude portoni Of Beaufort and ! M amp ton eountlee.