Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WATCHMAN. Katahl Consolidated Aug. 2,1 <Tbrodbubn; ..i an) *outbron. FmMMimI \\ Mine-day and Saturday ? BY? OSTEEM PUBLISHING COMPANY suMTicit, a a tl 10 per annum?In adveacs tea Hquar? Arsf laeerUoa.$1.M subsequent lasset lea.It Ooatxscts far tkrea ssonths. or will be maJ? at radons i rata?, oommunicatfeae whtoh nan privat? lataresaa will be aa axtrertn* men fern. Ofwtuariae aad tributes at W oh*rs>d for. 6BEAT 69RN SHQ? IE6INS. OPEN TOMORROW FOR INSPECTION CP FINEST CORN GROWN IX the Horni. ItfP ?? of F?ret Great Cora BysnetfJon Ever Hold In the Koutli ?Many Prtsea for Exhibita. Colombia. Doc ?The program Tnrnday, Dooomber t. I p. nv?Welcome addraaa. Mayor i H. Utbbrs and Oov. M. F. Anael. 4 p. m?Beginning of corn Judg? ing school In charge of J. N. Napier. t p. an.? Vor? Culture," Mclver Williamson. ? I II p. m.?Addraaa, Cole E. Bleaa^ sarvornor slort of South Carolina, ? :3a to tit p. m.?Meeting of Corn Breeders' association. Wednesday, December T. ? It to 11 a. ro.?Continuation of rn Judging sc boo L II a. nv-~Addreas by O. B. Martin, assistant ha charge of boy*' demon ?work. United Htatea gown aa. nHort talks. Im >? A a fJhllth. faros ?^PghnMhnWr ft. f to 11 a- nv?Corn Judging school 11 a. as.?Corn Broadero* ? elect Ion 1 It p. as.? TAre Stock.** Dr. A. M. node, dean of Georgia Agrkul turml eollege. t p. m.?"Fertiliser for Corn.' C. r*B Williame. J N Harper. 7 It p. m.?Address by W. J Splll man. United 8tatea department of agriculture. Prhtay. I>orcrnbes' t. t to 11 a. m.?Corn Judging school. It a. m?"Soll." W. R. Perkins, p. Aviation Prigrtmroe. The programme for the two days of flying. December 7 and 8, which will be carried out. tho weather per? muting, Is aa follows: Meet begins at 3 p. m. at tho fair ground race course. % 1. Trial flight (engine test.) t. Plight for speed roeord. t. Bomb-throwing contest at dia? gram of battleship t. Race betwoen aeroplane and automobile. I. Three-mile speed flight against ^ me. r t. Plight for sltltude record. 7. Race between the two Cu' ti biplanes. t. Exhibition of fancy flying b both machines. r > The South Atlantic States Corn ex " position will (,oen in Colu-nMa on Tuesday and win continue through Friday. Thin rill be the flrxt corn ahow held In |*nt South, and will mark sn Sfl In the progress of this section. Th?- exposition wt'l be held f) In <'r*v#>n hall, ('heap railroad rates have twen granted from all points In Georgia. North Carolina and South Carolina. It Is expected that several thousand farmers will attend. The exposition will ???? educational a* well as entertaining. The finest collec? tion of r??rn ever gathered together in the South will be on exhibition. Approximated 110.000 in prises will l*? given for the best corn exhibited. Qual sbb position ?h#r?- will be a corn show. I parti- looted In h> the memhtfl of the boys' mm < bibs. This show will b? under the direction of the United States fnrm demonstration work. Wednesday and Thursday th?-rc will be aviation meets at the State fair grounds. John Philip Roust and bin \ band will also be here. More than a score of counties will bo represent^ ed with booths by the boys' corn clubs. Several hundred exhtoite have al? ready arrived and are being set up I given ior in?? nest corn exnit>:t?i| lalltv and not quantity will be con l*red. In connection with the ex -<! April. IH3?. Ml. it Craven hall. It is the purpose of those Interested In the sx position to make the OOni show t<? the South .nit what the national tum show* has l.een to the \\. t PrKSM ha\e bOSl airaim.al fOf SSV I inty in South Carolina, for the con gresaional districts In South Carolina, Hill for the three zones eai h, in North Carolina and Georgia, ?weep-Stakes will be offered for the best 10 ears of yellow corn, prolific white corn, single ear variety white corn, single ear and I bushel lots, from all States. All these exhibits will come together in grand sweep-stakes and grand champion sweep-stake classes. The largest prise has been offered for .he best 10 ears of corn grown In any one of the three States. Th's I* Intended to bring out the best corn that can be produced in the South Atlantic States. I An Important feature of the expo? sition will be the individual displays, there being a prise offered for the best Individual display In each of the three States and alto for the grand champion Individual display. The one who wins the Individual display in any one of the States will receive prises to the value of $225 and the one making the best display at the I exposition will receive an additional j prlso of $50 In cash, thus rewarding I the exhibitor who makes the best I display. I In order to make the premium list I aa large as it Is, the South Carolina I general assembly last winter appro? priated $1,000 to be offered as prises J to the exhibitors of South Carolina I alone. Money for Corn Breeders. I At the same time $500 was appro I prlatsd for the use of the Corn I Breeders' association in furthering Its ? cause. Various machinery houses, I fertiliser concerns, newspapers, bust Ineee enterprises and commercial or Iganlsetlone have contributed large Iprtse*. the International Harvests I company .fslone has contributed ap fafsjrJsnwxcjyft f?oo. The, Joan Deere If low company his made liberal do r^iltli^^^4,ia' bW Cfruoaerer va*ejo?tetleo haa alee ceotrteutee" t*a? *% cast' to be used Co t the beat eesn. eaftlbita from. Booth Carolina. , * In <:o***^UiS with' \thm e*xporttt*b there will be a cooking school con? ducted by students of Winthrop col? lege. Com products will be prepare* and served. The legislates commission In charge of the exposition Is as fol? lows): A. D. Hudson, president State Corn Breeders' association; E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture, com? merce and Industries; Dr. D. K. liar row, superintendent extension work at Clemson college; W. H. Perkins, professor of agriculture at Clemson college. The superintendents are: Superin? tendent of entries. If. J. Miller, Co? lumbia; superintendent of exhibits, A. D. Hudson. Newberry: superintendent of judges, A. O. Smith, Columbia; su? perintendent of programme, N. D. Harrow, Clemson. The superintendent of the depart? ments are: Superintendent of boys' classes. I* |a Baker, Blshopville; su? perintendent of First congressional district classes, James Reeves, Tur bevllle; superintendent of Second congressional district classes, W. T. Walker, Hlackville; superintendent of Third congressional district classes, S. M Duncan, Newberry; superintendent of Fourth congressional district ( lasses, P. P.. r.aib-y, Laurens; super lateadent of Fifth coagresslonal dis? trict (lasses, !?: A. Brown, Camdeii; superintendent of Sixth and Seventh (???ngressio aal district OlasSSS, W. McD. ?jr.en. Oawego; superintendent ol North Carolina sons glasses, W, J. McKlnnoa, Lykealand; superintendent ?;? il'i, lasses, (I. F. Cleveland Itldgeway; superintendent of machln ?ry, U c. Chappell, Lykesland; super? lateadent <d' publicity, .!??? sparks, Co? lumbia in The Magistrate's Court, One caae was beard in the Magls? Irate'i court Saturday afternoon, but ? ?wing to insutib lent evidence i' wai dismissed. aV ?? i?r? i' r. white, charged llagai Lark la, colored, with stealing soon chlcheas from him, as well as som* ? ?tin I I ?wl Orover is a 4 ripple and could no( k.'t wttasssi to pr.?v?- thai Uagai was guilty ..i i he I heft, so she ami dismissed. The grounds al.?.ut the pnssengOl station in wet weather ere ? disgrace t?. Senator? for In getting on or off tb? trains kftdtCf and gentlemen have Ken ??rally to bog almowt up to their dim tops?not a very pbasant thing t? do when one has <-n tu i or his ??esi shoes and no rubbers* tie Just a Bl nd Fenr nt ?Im all the ends Thou A in JMTER, S. C, BIG FIRE OK M\\m AVENUE. I i Ul i ORIGINATED IN STORE OF JIM WRIGHT, COLORED, AND III RNED SEVERAL BUILD* INgs. MOM of the Burned Buildings Insur? ed?Jim Wright Principal Laser-? Thirteen Building? Burned in All, Loss Auiountlug to Between Five und Six Thousand Dollars.. Sumter waa vls'ted by the second big fire of the season Sunday night, the store belonging to Jim Wr!gh\ at the corner of Manning avenue and Bee street took tire and blazed out about 1 o'clock and thence spread to the neighboring buildings, thirteen of which were destroyed by the fire be? fore it was put out. The loss which is one hard to make an estimate of was reckoned at about five to six thousand dollars in buildings and goods lost. The fire started in the store belong? ing to Jim Wright, but its cause is not yet known, for no one was sup? posed to have been In the building since Saturday. From the store the it spread in all directions except rear of the store and then from there Ita spread in all directions except across Manning avenue. The houses that were destroyed numbered thirteen In all, several of them being only little shops of very small value, but some being two-story buildings. The houses destroyed were: A store with dwelling house attached and two adjacent dwelling houses belonging to Jim Wright, col? ored, and occupied by Jim Wright, Norman Mack and Sep. Robertson; Sallle Belaer owned and occupied a dwelling house; house owned by Le? gt and Singleton, colored, of New York olty, and occupied by Jim Young; house owned by O'Donnell and occupied by Anna Williams and Leila Mooeo; house owned and oc? cupied by Rev. O. H. Hopkins; house owned by LoGrnod Singleton and oc? cupied by John Hoi man; shop owned by SalUn Beioer and run by.-Nero Tin da!; tx^o stores owned by Eugenes Dines, and cafe, run by Lad son Cop 4^ia tr^ ^st.d- mostly c,f t?* buildings, for, except the stock of goods in the store belonging to Jim Wright, moat of the goods in the stores and shops ware oared and al? most all of the furniture from the dwelling houses were saved before the fire reached the buildings. The stores and houses belonging to Jim Wright were all Insured and th? stores belonging to E. W. Dines were insured, as was most of the other property. , The property on the cast side of Manning Avenue was saved by hard work on the part of the fire depart? ment, and besides the cracking of the glasses in the front windows and the scorching of the walls, the building.' were not damaged. This property belonged to the estate of E. R. Jayroe and wus insured. Mr. Griffin, who had his stores at the southwest corner of Manning Avenue and Bee Street, was damaged only to the extent of having one glass In his front window cracked. The store of Dines was a new one and had just been completed and was not yet occupied. The tire began about one o'clock, and BJ the frame buildings were dry, it spread very quickly and, even after the fire department reached the sosns, it had a hard time checking the rapid spread of the tire and final? ly succeeded in doing so only after SB exceedingly hard fight. All of the telephone wires covering that portion of the town were torn down by the burning of the posts, and the street was left In a dangerous condition beeause of the dangling ends <>t Wires Next morning the Sumter Light and Power Company was bard at work rearranging the bins and putting up new posts, and fixing the wires for service. Miss Bluiidiiig Fiitcrtuiiis. Friday evening at the home of Miss Rlla McFadden on Broad street. Miss Pauline Blandlng delightfully enter? tained a number Of her young friends. The music for dancing waa charm? ingly rendered by Misses Busls Dick, sue Duffle and Laurs Richardson, Boms of the young folks danced while others spent tin- evening In merry conversation. Fruit was served by Msasrs Irwin Rlchardaon and Brvln Shaw. Atter a very pleasant evening the party broke up, all de? claring they had had a pico ant time, Those present were: Misses Busls Dick, Sue Dufllo, Nancy McKay, Pauline Blandlng, Adeie Bowman, Laura Richardson and Messrs Trvin Richardson, Ervln Shaw. Swing Gibson, Kugcnc Jones, Shepherd Nash and John Moore. t is't at be thy Country's, Thy God's nn DAY. DECEMBER 7, 18 BBIMESS IN SESSION, FIRST DAY'S MEETING WILL lit: VERY BRIEF. Hotli HofjSjM Will Adjourn M Tribute to Deceased Membofl?President's Message Washington, Dec. 5.?At noon to? day the second and closing session of the Sixty-first congdess will be? gin. Tonight practically a full quota of members of both branches are in Washington awaiting the formalities which will attend the resumption of legislative activity. The session today will be brief. After the call to order In both the house and senate, the appointment of a Joint committee to notify the pres? ident that the Sixty-first congress is ready to resume its business, recess will be taken as a tribute to members who recently have died. The president's annual message to congress and the first presidential appointments will not be submitted until Tuesday. Many visitors have arrived to attend the formal opening. A MOVE IN LINE OF PROGRESS. Road Oil Being Spread on Liberty Street From Ilarvin to Magnolia Street. Saturday steps were taken In the line of progress for Sumter, and one for preserving the streets, that will probably long be remembered for, crude petroleum road oil was spread on Liberty from Harvin to Magnolia street for the preservation of the street and comfort of the peo? ple of that portion of the city. Mr. Robert Hutcheeon was sent by the company from whom the oil was purchased to take charge of the work of applying the oil on the street and under hie supervision, the work was done which will probably make the street the best In the city. The; oil that is being laid on the street is the beet that can be procured for It coatalas snore of the ingredients that) are beet for the street and leas of those that are detrimental to It. ? TW^Wpany whlen doing the] work here <s the same company that spread the oil on the raoe track at Savannah which is accredited with being the beet track in the whole country. Mr. Hutcheeon has had much experience In the work and thinks that the -wvrk here will prove as great a success as it has proved elsewhere and as great a benefit to the city. He says that in the circum? stances the work can not be done as well or as quickly as he had expect? ed, owing to the cold weather which we ^re experiencing at this time, which he had not expected here. The cold will prevent the oil from spread? ing or penetrating as rapidly as it would were the weather warmer. A full force of men are spreading the stuff out on the street and seeing to it that every part of the ground is covered with it as it is sprinkled from the oil tank which was brought here especiaUy for the purpose by Mr. Hutcheson. The two blocks were covered today and it is expected that they can be sanded and thrown open to public traffic at an early date. There were about 8,000 gallons of the road oil brought in the carload shipped here and about 2,500 gallons of this will be used in covering two blocks with it. The cost of the car? load is approximately $250, and if the material proves the preserver it is supposed to be it will also be a great money saver for the city. WHO HIT mi.i. PATTERSON, Teddy to Explain Recent Landslide at New Haven Pinner. New Haven, Conn.. Dec. 4.?In a letter to Col. Isaac M. Uulmann, pres? ident of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce, before which cx-Presl? dent Theodore Roosevelt will speak on the night of the 13th, Col. Roose? velt states that at the dinner he will make bis first public statement as ti? the cause that led up to the recent po? litical upheaval, and will ko Into de? tail In explaining them. In writing] of the nature of bis speech he said: ' i mahe my first public utterance on political matters at the Chamber <?! Commerce dinner." Among the Other speakers at the dinner will he Governor-elect Simeon B, Baradln and President Arthur T. Hadley, of Vale. Money Is coming Into the office of the County Clerk very sclowly. Taxes are far behind last year and it Is a bard matter to Bay what is the mat? ter for the cotton crop Is almost as large as last year and the price Is just about as good. <l Truth's." 10. INSURGENTS ATTACK TOIL MEXICAN REBELS REPORTED TO BE ON AGGRESSIVE. People In Texas Fenr Trouble?Pence (Commission Returns With its Mis-1 ssion riifultilled. El Puso, Texas, Dec. 4.?A UMnfl from Pi JSldlO, Texas, states that the town of Ojinaga, Mexico, across the river from Presidio is being attacked by insurgents. Heavy firing is heard in the Mexican town, and inhabitants are crossing the river in a terror stricken condition. Deputy Collector Weisslngar of the United States customs service has tel ? egraphed Eagle Pass for soldiers to protect the customs house at Presidio. It is said that the jefe politico at Ojinaga is arming and drafting all able-bodied men into service to pro? tect the town. El Paso, Dec. 4.?A telegram from Marsa, Texas, tonight is to the effect that apprehension prevails at both Presidio and Canadelaria, 90 miles south, on the Texas side of the Rio Grande, owing to the revolutionary disorders reported on the Mexican side. Nothing definite has yet been learned of the reported fight at Oji? naga Saturday night. Fiding has been heard at intervals, but so far as can be learned, there has been no loss of life. The few Americans living along the r*ver at Presidio and Canadeleria have been standing guard at the river bank and it Is hoped by the inhabitants that the government will send troops to preserve order. San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 4.?The commandant at Fort Sam Houston, the point from which trlo;?e would move should conditions warrant, harr ? received no advices aa to tht reports*! fighting at Ojinaga, Mexico, ear*r Uf| night. So far as advices have been received here today, all waa tranquil along the frontier. * Chihuahua, Mexico, Dog. 4.?Tha Peace aommiasioa (returned to this eity and reported that their work was f greatly embarrassed by soldiers fol 1 lowing at their heels. At Guarrero, Just aa they were beginning to talk with the insurrectoe, a poen arrived ! with word that the soldiers were on the way, whereupon the meeting promptly came to an end. At Guerrero and also at San An? tonio, the commissioners were told that the Mexican's grievance Is against the State government, rather El Paso.D ec. 4.?A telegram from were exchanged with the capital with reference to the proposals that the government forces be halted pendir another conference between the com? mission and the insurrectos. Seemingly authentic reports to? night state that Gueirero has been taken by the revolutionists with some loss of life. Details are lacking. It is rumored that Gen. Plata, com? manding this military zone, is to be scccev ded immediately by Gen. Juan Hernandez. THE MERGER SUIT. Lending Counsel for Southern Con* eludes Argument?R. H. Welch Opens for the State. Special to Dally Item. Columbia, Dec. 5.?Continuing his argument today In the court of com? mon pleas, A. 1*. Thorn, general coun? sel of the Southern Railway, cited (?pinions by the United States Su? preme Court to show that the lines of the Southern are not parallel and therefore not competing, as is alleged by the State In its suit to have mer? ger dissolved. Mr. Thorn began his argum? nt Saturday and today gave a history of the Southern. He empha? sized the fact that the consolidation had Increased competition and otter? ed better service, The Southern, be said, is In competition with the Coast Line and Seaboard throughout the State. R. H. Welch then began bis argument for the state. The attorn? eys are not confining themaelves to mere objections to testimony, but are going Into tin.nslderatlon of the w hole subject. Death of a I nil*- Boy. Notice was received here Monday by Supervisor Pitts of the death of the Ave-yenr old son of bis niece. Mrs, R. H. Lesesne, at Greeleyville early that morning. Mrs. Lesesne was formerly of this city and was well Known here before be marriage as Miss Sallie Pitts. The little boy had been sick only a short time and his death was quite unexpected by all of Mrs. Lesssns'l relatives here. TILE TRU K SOCTURON, Established June, ISM Vol. XXXI. No. 30. FOR YlOUTlnB FEDERAL L&WS SAVANNAH GRAND .11 HY BRING* IN UVF. INDKTMKXTS. Atlantic Coaat lane, Seaboard Air Lino, Mi Kiiitntv A Mlm-th' Trans |M>rtation Company and Two *fr* bern of Philadelphia Grain Finn l>cfcji<lante In Government's Ac? tion ? Millers Arrested and Ad? mitted to Ball of $26,000 Each. Savannah, D?c. 2.?After hearing testimony since Monday, tbs Federal grand jury of the United fltatse Court for the Southern district of Georgia handed down taelttments today, charging an Infringement of the anti? trust Jaw-s on the part of Three large corporations and two individuals. The Atlantic Coast Line Railway and Seaboard Air Line Railway were each jointly indicted with the Merchants' and Miners' Transportation Company, for specific violations of the Sherman anti-trust and Elk ins laws, while Harvie Miller and Morris Miller, grain merchants and members of the firm of L. F. Miller A Sons, of Phil? adelphia, were the individuals to feel the wrath of the Government The Merchants' and Miners' Trans? portation Company was Indicted three times, once as a sole offender and twice in connection with the Seaboard Air Line and the Atlantic Coast Line railways. Morris F. Mil? ler and Harvie C. Miller, of Philadel? phia, were Immediately arrested and placed under bends of $25,000 each. The indictments are lengthy, cov? ering in one Instance seventy-five pages. In each Indictment specific alle? gations are made el the acts which con? stitute the alleged infractions of the trast laws. Dates are given when the defendants are alleged to have made shipments over the Knee named at rates leas than those en file with the Inter-State comsaeree commission. It Is alleged that from Western points to Philadelphia the Millers secured expert rates, where the law demanded they should be shipped under do? mestic rates. Infer saved them from 1 to 2 cents apen every hundred pounds of'grata shipped. Tfhe MHV? Brothers t?t taeeaesive* in the Jurisdiction ef k toe United States Court for the Seetherl? district of Georgia4 through their ahlpmeata Into this district ever the Ines of the three corporations indicted. The be? ginning of the Investigation against the defendants arose from complaints registered with the Inter-State* com merce commission soring the summer to the effect that the Miller firm had effectively destroyed competition in grain shipments ever an enormous territory, embra* mg points along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and In the South Atlantic States. Proceedlnge e? re held before Commissioner Clem? ents in Philadelphia during July and the revelations were sufficient to start the powerful machinery of the Oil!IllBSnSfil against not only the Mil er ana, buf also the intermediaries. The first connection of the rail? roads and the Millei arose during the hearing of Commissioner Clements it is said, in which it developed the Pennsylvania system had sold Its Philadelphia elevator to the Keystone Elevator Company. L. P. Miller & Son controlled this latter company and were responsible for shipments made to the South over both the rail? roads indicted and upon vessels to the steamship company. at rates much less than those on file with the commission. In addition to this infraction of the law It was found that grain shipped from Western to Eastern points en? joined the export rates, instead of do? mestic, and a saving of from one to three cents on each hundred pounc's was effected by the Phllaelphta firm. Baltimore, Mr., Dec 2.?When ask? ed about the federal indictments at Savannah against his company and the Seaboard Air Line and the Atlantic Coast Line, the president of the Mer? chants" and Miners' Transportation Company, .1 C. Whitney, said: Ail en know about the matter Is that our company, along with others, carried freight out <>i Philadelphia at it a published tariff. There was n"? rebating, and the change to the coa> trary is absolutely unfounded." Go Ansel is said to be an appli? cant for appointment to the vacant place in the Court of Commerce, re? cently created by Coagreaa lie is non committal on the subject when questioned respecting his candidacy. Irvine Belaer and Caartee Richard? son, two of the three eligible com? petitors for the Rhodes scholarship In Oxford University are lamm High school graduates. Mr. Reiser ret i ived bis college education at the University of South Carolina and Mr. Richardson at Furmau University.