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III?: M MTHl WATCHMAN, Ifeiahl Consolidated Aur. 2,1 (Tljc cTdlatcbman aiti ?outbron. j 0 Puhii-dictl Wednesday ami Saturdtiy ?BT? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTBR, 8. C. tl 10 par ainim?In adteaoe \4 ?erUamaavota: One Square ?rat lasertloa.fi.00 ?vary subsequent taeorttoa.?? Contracts far three saeaUt*. ar longa* will a*> made at reduces raten. All cosasnantoadena whloh srjh iarn privat? iKteresta wtll be ohatsed far aa advectUetaeauv OfaUaartea aad tributes >>t rasa -et* eHl ee charged far. tWARITtP.s \\l> lOKKKITlONS. IV??? nun nit* ol Alerting at Florence December IS. Columbia. Nov. 16.?Miss Euphe aita McClintock. president of the Col? lage for Women; Col. August Kohn, president of the South Carolina Press Association, and Prof. W. H. Hand, flaute supervisor of high schools?all Columbians?are among the promi? nent persona who will deliver address? ee ?t the aecond annual session of' the South Carolina Conference of Charities and Correction, to be held December 8-9 in Florence. Dr. A. T. Jamison, superintendent ? < Connie Maxwell Orphanage, at Oven wood, la president of the Con? ference. The executive committee Is composed of Mr. Jos. A. McCullough. of the Oreenvllle Bar, Deaconess Mary T. Oadsden. superintendent of the Church Home Orphanage (Epls SOpel). at Yorkvllle. and the Rev. Moward Lee Jones. D. D., of Char* SSM ail. Prof D. D. Wallace, of Wof ford Collec \ Spartanhur*. Is vice president. Mrs. C. D. Stanley, of Co* latabla. secretary; Mr. Walter I Wilbur, "f Charleston, treasurer. it la eaneetly desired that all i? I sons Interested In work of charity. i?x re tion. reform, child care and ether related problems will plan toj attend the Conference. The sessions SrlU *h> open to the public, and all ' Ssay attevwt wgj?. will. | ^^ss^Omreren?exists to discuss the problems of charity and correct- I Ion. to disseminate information and j promote reforms. It will be held in the Florence city auditorium, upon Invitation extended the body a year i ago. The headquarters of the executive commltee will be at the Hotel Flor? ae, and provision has also been made at this h ?tel for any committee 1 meetings that may be held during the sessions of the Conference. Per? sons who wish boarding house accom? modations should write Mr. H. M. Ayer. Florence. The executive committee has united In an endeavor to provide a program that would be practical, and has sought to present topics that concern the people at the present time. Per? sons announced on the programme hare all definitely accepted places thereon, aa well as the topics assigned. It ia hoped that physicians, clergy? men. Legislators, charity workers, county supervisors. Probate Judges, students and teac hers of social ques? tions, child sa"tng workers, officers of penal and correctional Institutions. State and city officials will attend. < (H.t MUl \'S \KW DAILY. Mix I.tmrttprs Ordered. Pre*** Bought ami Capital Stork Incrcaeod. Columbia. \ v if,.?with a build? ing leased, a press bought and six Unot' pee ordered, a director of The Morning Newa Fuhiishtntc Company eay that the n??w paper for Columbia will surely make Its appearance early In January. The capital stoek has been Increased from f&O.ouO to $200.0S0 and subscriptions are he lag taken. It Is saht, from cltlSens from every part of the State <'o lumbtans sr?- more or less Interested In the establishment of the new pa ? per. because many believe It will in? volve a newspaper war. There are others who say that The State, with Its large circulation and volume of business. H ill not suffer, an I tie believe that the new pap-T will m ike little difference with the managers of the Columbia paper. The pew paper must needs upend thousands of dollars |a attempt |S compete with the field here. The pgagagrtetl say they are preptm d *o do this. A Democratic Congress may be ex? pected to build a warm fire under Secretary gsMlnaflSf ? < ?klahoma Cltv oklshoman. There are men and women who are In life aa the wild river and the night owl. as the blasted tree and the wind over ancient graves-? Char lea O. Leland M.Ml April. 881. ?He .lust ii NEW HH ALMOST FINISHED. H? < flfiik vtion at winstox nVLFM on l?l ( I MIU H 15. NCH Wlnstort-Snlem-Wndosboro Hond Opens up a Dirct Route to the Qrshl Northwest. I _ r.dumldn. NOV. 17.?With the Southbound Hailway from Wlnston Salem ti? Wadesoro almost comple? ted, ami with trains being operated over a part of the line, the board of trade of Wlnston-Salem has set aside Thursday. December 15, as the day for a monster celebration of its com? pletion. Excursion trans will be operated into that city by the board of trade, one of the trains, It Is pro? posed, leaving Florence early that morning. 1 The visitors will be waited upon b] committees from the board of trade, extended a welcome to the city and shown various courtesies, in? cluding a visit through the large to? bacco factories. As much if South Carolina tobacco is sold to Wlnston Salem manufacturers, and as the Southbound Hallway will give Char? leston and other parts of this State a direct connection with the North weat by means of this road, the At naltlc Coast Line and Norfolk and Western, It is expected that many Carolinians will Journey to the Tar Heel clfy for the occasion. Mr. Henry E. Fries, president of the road, will undoubtedly be a hap? py man when the line is in operation. That the people of the Twin City honor him for his work In their be? half is shown from the fact that they Informed him that anything he might desire would be done. The Southbound is of Articular Interest to Charleston, the directors having decided long before Presi? dent Taft that Charleston Is the most convenient port to the Panama Canal. It Is not known yet whtether any of the South Carolina cities will participate In the celebration. FOOPSTIFFS PRICKS KFDl'CFD. Decided Drop in Fresh Meats During 'Past Week*. Chicago. Nov. 15.?A bumper corn I crop and unusually heavy receipts of cattle and pork at the stock yards! was given by Chicago dealers as the cause of the decline in prices of foodstuffs over the country. A de? cline >x\ prices at the stock yards was followed by a reduction of fresh meats and staples. Commission men today predicted lower prices still on everything except eggs, which, they say. are going higher. Sugar, this week, 5c; last week. 5 1-2 to 6c. I I ?ur. barels, this "week. M6.75; last week. $6.90. Pork, this week 16a22c; last week. 2 2a 2 2c. Lamb, this week, 13c; last week. 18c. Chickens, this week, 12 l-2c; last week 15 c. gSJSC, this week. lOalSc; last week, 12a21c. The decline since October is from 50 to 75 cents on cattle in the bulk and the market in general Is 5* cents lower than it was a week ago. Hogs have droppod from $9.65 a hundred on October 18, to $7.82 1-2. J. Ogden Armiur. head of Armour 6 Co.. today said the whole tendency In live stock prices was lower. He also declared the descent would be gradual and warned the public from accepting hastily the belief that a drop from the highest to the lowest prices was due. "The packers' prices to the re? tailer arc hu;?ed entirely on what SfS have to pay for the live anlmuls." 'I Mr A rnw.ur. "< nera lly speak? ing, prices are lower and I believe that they ;tr,. working toward a still lower level The present situation is the result of the enormous corn crop and Ol previous high prices that stimulate everybody to raise live stock. "The put.Ho is getting the benefit i of present conditions and should get , further bensflfs, us the Increased SUpplv |?f live Stock reaches the mur * ti ? i ? < ? nt hkfb price ol meets and packing house products cannot I ??e attributed In anyway to the pack ers or to nny combination of persons oi firms engaged In the packing in? dustry. It has been due to changes I hat developed from s scarcity ami s blah prise tor corn, which is tin basis of the SUpplj of live stock." The resident #? ol W M. Wester brook of Chester was burned Tues day. W. H. McWhite. of Marion Coun ty was fatally Injured in a gin Mon day. nd Fear ism? -Let all the ends Thou Ali .UMTER, S. ?., SATURI PLOT OF PACKERS. DIL WILSON SAYS CUT IN FOOD PRICES is MANIPULATION. Chief of Chemistry Bureau Says Re? laxation of <.rip is Only Tempor? ?r] iaal Dangerous. - Washington. Nov. 16.?The so-call? ed reduction In the price of meats is a deliberate manipulation of the market, according to Dr. Harvey W. Wib v, chief of the bureau of chem | Istry of the department of agricul j ture, in a statement made here to 1 day. "The interests which manipulated the prices upward," said Dr. Wiley, J "temporarily have released their hold on our throats for the purpose of I getting a fresh krip. The so-called : reduction in meats is fictitious. Its manipulation was deliberate, just as the increase In prices was unjust, ! unreasonable and uncalled for by ' conditions prevailing throughout the ' country. The prices were fictitious I at the top notch because they were forced there arbitrarily by the inter? ests. "Developments will show that the Interests are after some one. It may be some independent movement they hope to drive from cover." Secretary Wilson said today that the announced reduction In prices was abnormal. He said It was due to the fact that the drought In the cattle raising country had increased the cost of hay. The farmer with cattle on his hands must pay $30 a ton for his hay and rather than do this he was sending his cattle and sheep to market. This accounted for the sudden derease In prices, he said. "This tumble is not all normal and win not all be permanent." declared ?Secretary Wilson, "but the plentiful corp crop will enable the farmers to fed freely and we should be at a lower level of prices. Lower prices are certain to come, because there is no agreement to fix prices, no combination between the farmer and consumer." GOV, BROWN WILL APPOINT. With Only Two Weeks Before Con? gress Meets Brown is KxpectOd to Act Quickly. Atlana. Ga.. Nov. 16.?With only about two weeks remaining before the opening of congress, Gov Joseph M. Hrown is expected to appoint a United states senator to succeed the late Senator Clay within the next three or four days. The appointee will serve only until the legislature meets and regularly elects a success? or to Senator Clay to fill out the un crplred term, which ends March 4. 191 ?. The legislature, unless called In extraordinary session will not meet until June, 1911. Several candidates have entered the field f()r appointment until the legislature elects a senator and for election to fill out the unexplred term, including former Gov. Jos. M. Ter? rell. Judge W. A. Covlngton of Moul trle, Ga., and C. It. Pendelton of Ma con. Ex-Gov. Terrell was an ardent supporter of Gov. Hrown In both Campaigns of the latter, and friends of the administration claim that Mr. Terrell will receive the Interim ap? pointment, although friends of Mr. Pendleton, editor of the Macon Tele? graph and former chairman of the State Democratic executive commit? tee, are urging Mr. Pendleton for the place. Judge Covlngton has announced his candidacy by letters to friends all over the State for election by the legislature next June or as the nomi? nee in the apeclal primary, should a special primary be oalled, Judge Covlngton Is one of the strongest prohibition leaders of the State. M IK.MKXT AGAINST GLASS COM? PANY VALID. Supreme Court Holds Judgment of j Dispensary Commlsalaon Against Carolina tilass Company Valid but ! rneonatltutlonal in Regard to < oiinty lllaponaaiice. Columbia. Nov. 1:.--The Supreme Court today held thai th<' judg? ment of the Dispensary commission against tin- Carolina Qlaas Company, I ol Columbia, for alleged overcharges against <>id state Dispensary, was valid, but the court ruled that the act oi i !? i o is unconstitutional In so far as It attempts to confer ju? dicial powers upon the commission and to create ? lien upon the Qlaas Company's property. At the same Ilms the act is held constitutional in fsr as it turns over the county dispensary funds, due to the Qlass Company and other dispensary creditors, to the control of the commission. Justice Hydrlck draftee* the opinion. ins't at be thy Country's, L*ny God's an )AY, j.\OVEMiiER 19, 19 GARMACK'S SLAYER FREED. VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY FOR ROBIN COOPER. Attorney General Consents to Libcra Mon of Man Once Convicted for Kilting of Senator, Nashville. Tenn., Nov. 15.?Hoi.in J. Cooper, charged with the murder of Senator Edward W. Carmack, was given a verdict of not guilty in the criminal court this morning on rec? ommendation of A. B. Anderson, at? torney general. Thus was brought to a close the final chapter in one of the most celebrated cases known to the annals of the courts of Tennessee. In striking contrast to the scenes mark? ing the first trial of the case, when the court room was packed almost to suffocation, there were only a few persons present. Counsel were prob? ably the only persons there particu? larly on account of this case. | Robin Cooper came into the court room some minutes before the time for court to convene and took a seat | at the table behind the railing. About I ralf an hour later his counsel, Judge J. M. Anderson, Gen. W. H. Washing? ton, Chas N. Burch, Judge M. H. Meeks and Judge J. C. Bradford en? tered the court room and took seats at the tabe. There was no counsel associated with Attorney General Anderson for the State and he stated in recommending the verdict of not guilty, that no human being had said , one word to him in connection with any prosecution during the two and one-half months he has been attor? ney general. Judge A. B. Neil then stated to the jury that in view of the statement of the attorney general, the sworn offi? cer of the State, and in view of the further fact that there is no further , effort made to prosecute the case, the Jury would return a verdict of not guilty, which was accordingly done. | Counsel for the defense had noth? ing to say during the proceedings and j at the conclusion Gen. Washington arose and stated to the court that they would retire. The defendant left the court room with his counsel. I Senator Carmack was killed on Seventh avenue of this city on the evening of November 9, 1908. A NEW CURE FOR INEBRIATES. Mayor Gibbes, of Columbia, Has Discovered u Cure which He Is Willing for All Mayer's to Try. Columbia, Nov. 1G.?Mayor W. H. Gibbes. who has watched with much | interest the various lhpior cures, has bad presented to him a prescription for the cure of inebriates. Mayor Gibbes originated the idea of giving free Of charge cures to drunkards who have been indicted in the police courts. The last cure, the formula of which will be furnished mayors of other cities on request, was prepar- . ed by a Newberry physician of high standing, has been examined by Dr. ' J. W. Babcock, president of the State hospital for the Insane, and has been used in Columbia for a month. Dr. Babcock says the for mula is simple and harmless in its application, and has decided to ex? periment with it at the hospital, j Mayor Gibbes would be glad if , mayors Of cities who may be inter ested would correspond with him on ' the matter. STILL DISCUSS GRAFT CASE. Praise Bestowed on !>otli Jury and Attorney General Lyon. | Columbia, Nov. 1G.?Carolina news-; papers continue to discuss the vor- | diet in the Chester graft case, and 1 I the papers almost without exception, applaud the jury, the judge and at? torney general on the outcome. Many of the papers have criticised the law? yers for the defense In their methods of conducting their case, the conten? tion being that really good lawyers would not stoop to attempt to pre? judice a jury against a witness?tac? tics that were attempted at Chester. Praise is bestowed on Attorney Gen earl J. Fr?ser Lyon for the able manner in which he took care of the Btute's Interest. Conference of \. Si, K. C'hurrli. i Columbia, Nov. 16.?'The Colum btt conference of the \. M. E. church ; met bete this morning with Bishop Ii, r Lee, I?. i>.. of Wllberforce, ( Ihlo, presiding. The colored Meth? odist church was organised in South Carolina In 1866 and now has sa. 000 members. No other colored church In the state, says Rev. I. B. Lowery, 1? so rich, the four confer? ences of this church supporting Allen University in Columbia. The con? ference will be in session several days. Otttl) Kl Truth's." rilK TRI] 10. DIAZ JABS AMERICANS. sarcasm detected in phrase of his message to taft. t<m# Subtle for Retaliation?south American Diplomats chuckle, While Stuto Department Lament ! President's Absence. Washington. Nov. 14.?The State Department, while outwardly smiling, is inwardly raging over the conclud 1 ing sentence in the message sent to President Taft yesterday by Presi? dent Diaz, of Mexico, concerning the points at issue between the two countries. \ In his message, President Diaz j uses these words: "The Mexican Gov? ernment offers to repress with all the vigor of law any attempts whatever I against American citizens residing there, which are not to be expected, ' considering the culture of the peo j pie." These words end the dispatch which Diaz begins by speaking of ; the solidity of the relations between Mexico and the United States, and diplomatic circles ponder over them the more as they are convinced that the last 12 words are a deliberate and intentional piece of satire on the part of the Mexican president. "Considering the culture of the people" is an entirely new phrase in diplomatic language. It seems never to have been used before and South American revresentatlves in Wash I ington have been chuckling over it ' ever since the Diaz dispatch was made public ysterday afternoon. The ' unanimous opinion among them is I that President Diaz intended it as a sarcastic comment upon the conduct ! of American citizens in Mexico. State Department officials privately take 1 the same view of it, but publicly pro? fess to see nothing to cavall at in the ' dispatch. I It is also conceded that develop? ments may easily arise which will i make the situation between Mexico and the United States exceedingly acute, and that the President's ab? sence from the country at this time is somewi.it embarrassing, as well \ as unfortunate. In the reply to President Diaz, it is understood, no notice will be tak< n j of the unusual language contained in his dispatch, but it is said this reply Will be delayed sufficiently long to make it plain that the United States BSCS the satire through the veil of polite diplomacy. It will not be sent, according to report, until the return of President Taft from Pana? ma. The situation in Mexico, it is be? lieved at the State Department, will in the end be settled paclAcaJy and satisfactorily. A message from Am? bassador Wilson was received today In which he stated that the Mexican j Government was living sincerely up ( to its promise to protect American j citizens and that things seemed to be quieting down. President Taft, be? ing in Panama, knows little or noth? ing of the recent development and the State Department labors under a disadvantage in not being able to consult with him at a time like this. In response to Diaz's message, the State Department has telegraphed the Governors of Texas and Oklaho? ma asking them io prevent an at? tempt to lynch the Mexican who killed the Chief of Police ..t Anadarko on Sunday. The State Department has not been a be to confirm the report that Rodriguez was not a Mexican, but a native-born American, but it is ex? pected that Investigation now in prog? ress will clear up that point.?Baltl I more Sun. ELECTION IN DARLINGTON. F. C. Dennis Chosen Ma>or auid Six Aldermen are Fleeted. Darlington, Nov. ir>.?The primary I t>> nominate town officials was held here today and resulted as follows: For mayor. 10. C. Dennis (unopposed) six abb linen In the following order: I A. ilytnan. D. M. Salisbury. B. A. Early, t>. T. McKelthan, C. w. Hew? itt and P. J. Boatwrlght. Mr. Dennis ' has been tln> town's attorney for the past several years. J A great deal of Interest wss taken' in tin- election, nine having Bled their pledgi s for positions on the council. < (UTiiN III ItNFD AT vix'olv. Twenty-five Bales in Car Kn Route to Charleston Destroyed. Alcolu, Nov. 16.?A ?ar containing twenty-five bsles of cotton, belonging to the Aleohi Railroad Company, was destroyed by tire at an early hour here Sunday morning. The origin of the Are is unknown. The car was brought in off of the Alcolu Railroad Saturday, and was in transit to Char? leston. a) SOUTHRON, BsthftSashSSl ,lnnr. ISM Vol. XXXI. No. 25. THOS. WILSON, TRUSTEE. M MTER CAPITALIST ivn R yc. ?KD IN COLUMBI V* NI DAILY. vv> -j* Nine Wdl Known M \ ? >?? utattre Of Various Sc* vnN or the stat* Will Conti" . v .try of The Newa, the Nrv N\> oing PSDCT of Colum? bia? * \ Trust for Twcatf Vrars. Columbia. No\ l.r>?Nine trustees will have a 20 year voting trust up? on the stork of The News Publish? ing Company, whirh will print a morning paper here. An increase of capital stock to $200,000 from $6t, 000 has been authorized. The trust? ees are Joseph Norwood, of Colum? bia and J. E. Norwood, of Newberry,, Thmas Wilson, of Sumter, W. W. Barre, of Lexington, Lester Webb, E. O. Black, George R. Koester, of Columbia, Frank Watkins, of An? derson, James Moss, of Calhoun. NOBEL PRISE FOR LITERATURB. Ot>mmflttre Make* Award for 1910 to German Poet Stockholm. Sweden, Nov. 14.?The Nobel prize committee awarded the prize for literature for 1910 to Paul Heys-e, the German poet and novel? ist. Heyes was bora in Berlii in 1830 and has produced some tragedies, many narratives and epic poems and several works on philology, aa well as collections of metrical tales and novels. HARMON AND WILSON IN 1912 Proposed IH'morrntic standard-bear? ers. Arrording to Senator Money. Washington, Nov. 14.?That Gover? nor Judson Harmon is the moat available man for the next Demo? cratic Presidential nomination is the opinion o' ??nator Hernando Money, of Mississippi. Democratic leader la the Senate, who arrived here today from New York, where he attended a conference o' the members of the monetary commission. Tne Senator Is elated at the recent election result and sees the Democratic party mov? ing forward to a great national vic? tory in 1912. Speaking of Governor Harmon, of Ohio, Senator Money said: ,'He combines the essential qualities of leadership. His honesty, integrity, his courage and the ster? ling soundness of his Democracy, hie unparalleled personal triumph la sweeping Ohio?the President's owa State?the inspiration which his great victory, given Democrats everywhere are a few of the things that make him an ideal candidate. He is a strict constitutional and State's right I ?emoerat." Senator Money thinks that the Democrats of the ltd Congress should revise the Payne-Aldrieh tariff at the earliest opportunity, without refer? ence to the tariff commission. The Senator mid that in New York the Democrats were discussing Harmon and Wood row Wilson iVs the next Democratic nominees for President and \ iee President, respectively. A SERIOUS PROBLEM. State Health Otlirvr View* Prolmblc? Epidemic or Infantile Paralysig With Grave Apprehension. Columbia, Nov. 16.?That not few? er than K)0 sasss of infantile oaraly s?is?known to the medical profession as anterior poliomyelitis?occurred in this State during the period between May 21 and October IT.. is the opin? ion of the State health oshcer, Pr. C. F. Williams. Dr. Williame was unebbte to secure from the physi? cians definite reports on more than *r> insts for that period. Death su perven? d In ten cam B, making the mortality rate more than ll per rent "What a aotior year mill bring." I >r. Williams > ys, '*we of course cannot predict, but from the 1 11 1 thus fai reported, it must be evident that we are facing ? serious prob? lem." Curiously pin ugh the llsease itt Phis State has I e. 1 round hardly at all above the "fall 1 ' which cross is South Carolina transversely, puss lag through Iii? bland COUOty. Char? leston has had the only epidemic. Anterior Poliomyelitis has been added by the state board of health to the list of dmeases the occurrence of which' physicians are required to report, it is the earnest arleh of the board that the doctors shall give every Sid possible toward minimiz? ing the danger from this dreaded disease. Our seeomt mother, habit, Is also a good mother.?Auerbach.