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r ?( MTKM WATCHMAN. HWHIshsil Af?U. ISM. 'Be Jut and FW not?Let all the ends Thon Alnu't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON Established June Consolidated Au*. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1911. Vol. XXXIII. No. 18 NITON GMNEIS' REPORT VK.R 7,710.000 HAI.I s riiKIVVllKD >R MARKI-rr TO OCTOBKR 18 ArthU* la rirkiitK Ha* Resulted In (?Inning Krrr Known at HtAa*- of lam \ w Cottoa ginning throughout the South since the picking of the crop at 1111 began haa been carried on with nveater activity thin *eeson than In any year la the history of the In? dustry *i? hm% resulted In the un Sr*c?di nteU quantity of 7,740.634 Jba.es of cotton ginned to October 18. The census bureau report Issued at la o'clock today showed that great** quantltlfA wsre ginned during the ?aason In evsry cotton State except Oklahoma. ^JIThers wars I.ll6,000 bales more ^ian were ginned last year to the same dato. 1.Sit.740 belie nor* than ittg ths reo rd crop year of 1904, 47.7 per cent of that year's total of 11.497.S10 running bales were to October 18 and 1.444.488 than the btg crop year of 1908, 47.1 per osnt of the year's crop of 11.481.1 SI running bales were ginned to that date. Throughout the growing season va? rious conditions caused the crop to ?nature much earlier than In most previous years and harvest conditions (pare b?#n excellent In mo?t district* of ths cotton belt. In Texas ths ginning surpassed pre? records by more than 600,000 in Georgia by 348,000 bales; in Algae ana by 119.000 bales; In North Carolina by 119.000 bales, and <nr PSoeth Carolin? by 132,000 bales. Census Report. Washington. Oct. 25.?The census Screen's third cotton ginning report. Showing the number of bales of cot rof the growth of 1111 ginned prior OetOv*v tl. was Issued at 10 a. m. satsap. The number of running bales, as*, jtff round aa half bales, with g>ggppai;ajtfra statistics to the eorre -,ggj gating 4eto lor the pant three yearn 'and ths percentage of ths total crop I gtaned to that data la those years. Is! asj fellows: S* t'ntted States: 7.740.634 balea com. pared with 8.432.628 bales last year, when 46 f per cent of the entire crop was ginned to October 18; 8.510,167 bales In 1909. when 14.t *?r cent was ginned, and 6.116,166 hale* In 1808. ! I^trhen 48.1 per cent was ginned. The number of round bales Included was 13.668. compared with 66.183 bales last y+r, 88.716 balea In 1 809. and 116,710 bales in 1908. Ths number of see Island balea in eluded was 46.034, compared with 15. ?,691 balsa last year. 16.481 bft| m in M999. end 81.013 bales In 190?. Olnning by mates, with ccmparl sons and ths percentage of totf.l crop ginned to October 19 in QffgltWsl yeara. follows: Alabama Ter ct. i Tsars Olnned. of crop 1911.814.687 1910. 181.116 44.1 1969. 618.111 49.1 1906 . 694,104 61.1 Arkansas. 1911 . 177,971 1.1910. 161,3*3 ?0.2 1909. 330.964 47.4 1991. 147.461 14.9 Fkirtdn. 1911. 41,178 1910. 17,138 40.6 1909. 86.006 66.6 1908. 14,017 48.1 Georgia. 1911 .1,647.187 1919. 911.611 60.4 1909.1.111,141 60.1 1998.1,119.118 86.6 Loeislans. 1911 . 176 446 1919. 118.770 46.1 1999. 141.977 85.7 1998. 107.992 44.6 Mississippi. 1911.114,976 1919.. . 388.861 29.6 1999. 390.096 36.4 190?. 111.399 38.4 Nortii Carolina. 1911 . 439,466 ?918. 180.141 13.1 1999. 163.040 40.2 190?. 276,111 40.4 Oklahoma. 1911. 391.011 1910 . 421.626 45.8 1909 399.129 69.6 1908 . 132.566 19.2 South Carolina. 1911 . 792.911 1919. 616.23? 42.6 1999. 624..101 54.9 1906. 660.679 54.9 [911. 12f..791 ?10. |1.769 18.0 is>?9 im.::,o 42.1 HEBELS EXCITE MEXICO. TFRBfLENT SC'EXES FOLLOW I\ ( HAMHKK OF DEPUTIES. Dl*MM?*fnctlon With Government Lead* to Condemnation of Madcro and Praise of Dial. Mexico City. Oct. 25.?Shocked by the realisation that the forces of Emiliano Zapata had entered the fed- ! eral district, sacked a town and then stood off a detachment of the federal army, the chamber of deputies to? night demanded that the acting min? ister of war and the minister of the Interior appear before that body and render full reports regarding tho In? surrection and the measures being taken for its suppression. It was agreed to remain in session until the ministers appeared and that should ths head of the war department fall to report before morning r.o go to his house. The action of the deputies resulted in a special session of the cabinet snd It was agreed that the deputies should be given, as soon as possible, fthe details of the campaign against the rebels. Not in many weeks had there been so tumultuous a scene in the chamler. I.very paper in the city carried long accounts of the bat? tle of Mllpa Alta which stated that .the Zapatistas had repulsed the fed? erals. 1 Illing and wounding more than half of the battalion sent against them. , Late in the afternoon the report reached the city of a night encount? er between rebels and federals. This news Increased the tension In the chamber. Francisco I. Madero shared ths denunciation leveled at the gov? ernment by the excited deputies and the galleries applauded. ' One deputy made compllentary referynce to Dlax and his government and again the audience shouted Its approval. Mllpa Alta today was In the hands of the government troops. In the streets.pf the town tonight some 60 bodies remain nnburled. BOWEN HELD AT TILLMAX, 8. C? Wonld-ho Rapist Reported Captured. Will he Legally Dealt With. Springfield. Oct. 25.?Several tele? grams have been received here this evening from Tillman. S. C, claim .tue that the authorities have under attest a negro answering the descrlp || ?n ?.f Arthur Bowen, who attempted u criminal assault upon a well-known i married woman here on Monday. A party from here will meet Sher? iff Bailey there tomorrow morning for the purpose of Identifying him. Some doubts are felt as to this be Ing Bowen, as It Is generally believed that he Is attempting to make his way to Philadelphia, where he has rela? tives. It Is practically certain that he was assisted In making his es? cape from Springfield and some prosecutions may follow. Spring field will legally handle Bowen, If he Is caught, and that he will be cap? tured Is the sentiment of the people. KIl.i.FD BY THE STABLEMAN. Capitalist's Daughter Wounded Be? cause She Gave Reprimand. San Jose, Cal.. Oct. 25.?Simon Hotnero, a capitalist, was killed and Miss Helen Quexada, daughter of Francisco Quexada, a millionaire planter of Costa Hlca, was wounded early today by Manuel Garcia, a stableman. Miss Quexada had repri? manded him for riding her thor? oughbred horse without permission. Miss Quexada's life was probably suved by Mrs. Ampreaao Zeledon, of i Costa Hlca. a guest at the Quezada (house, who Jumped on the murder 'er's oack as he ran at the girl aim? ing his revolver. Garcia escaped and a posse started In pursuit. A lynching story really would not Sg ' omplete without having In It something about being "armed to the teeth."?Charleston Post. #90?. 131,073 39.2 Tesa*. 191 1 .2,694.067 1910.2,070,261 70.2 1909 . 1,675.42? 67.8 ,1908. 2,047.796 56.5 All Other State*. 1911. 39,19? .... 1910. 8.540 10.2 1909. ll,Stl 34.6 190?. 23,623 32.3 ?gg l-diiml Distribution. Th ? distribution of ? ? | I land POl Ion f.?r 1911 bv St..I. I Is: Florl |a. . . . 1 r,.ioo (b '.rgla.21.215 Sooth Carotins. .. .. 119 I ( ami: FROM BEHIND and BEAT ATHLETICS in TENTH, ?randall t'ailed in as Heliof Pitcher j ?Helped t<> Tic leave i" Ninth? (.apt. Doyle Hatting Star. New York, Oct. 25.?The Giants found their bats today and with but one game between themselves and defeaVt for the world's baseball championship, won by the score of 4 to 3, In the tenth Inning of a sen? sational, uphill struggle against the Philadelphia Athletics and put them? selves again In the running. Tonight the world's series stands: Philadelphia, won 3; lost 2. New York, won 2; lost 3. i The national commission announc? ed that the total attendance was 33, 228 and the total receipts $1.9,384. Of this the national commission's share was $6,938.20 and each club received $31,222.80. No money went to the players because the game to? day was the fifth and it was stipulat? ed that they should not receive any share of the proceeds after the fourth game. While the Giants won largely by hard and clean hitting, it was de? clared tonight by Umpire Klem, the National league official who worked behind the plate, that had a timely \ point been taken by the Athletics ion the last play of the game, when' with two out Larry Doyle slid home with final tally, the runner would have been declared out and the in? ning ended with score still a tie, 3 to 3. Doyle, according to Klem, did not touch the plate, in sliding In. and it needed only a protest by the visitors to nullify the winning run. The tech? nical point was not made, however, and the game stands as a Giant vic? tory. Nobody In the stands knew any? thing of this and the edge of the crowd a enthusiasm was not dulled by j the Injection of any technicalities. Seldom, if ever, haa there been such a scene of excitement witnessed on the historic Polo grounds as during I the sensational and winning rally of | the Giants In the presence of a crowd of nearly 36,000 persons. Discour? aged by the loss of three straight games, with their premier twirler, Matthewson, twice beaten, their fa mous left hander, Marquard, for the second time taken out of the box af- I ? r a home run rap from a Philadel I pnian's hat, and the score 3 to 1 j against them, the New Yorkers swung their bats against "Iron Man" I I Jack Coombs* curves in the ninth inning to such effect that two tal? lies came over, tying the score. Then in their next time up, the Giants start? ed in ?t Eddie Plank, who had re? lieved the Kennebunk star, and push, ed over another tun for a well-earn? ed victory. New York hopes had been at a low ebb as the game started with Mar? quard and Coombs as the opposing twlrlers and sank still further as with two men on bases, Oldring drove the ball Into the left held bleachers for a home run In the third for three Philadelphia tallies. Combs was his old effective self meanwhile, the Giants having scored but a solitary run?in the "lucky seventh"?up to their final rally. Ames had relieved Marquard In the fourth and was pitching scoreless ball when In the seventh Crandall was sent in to bat for him. IThe turning point of the struggle may be reckoned from Crandall's In? jection Into the game. The husky twirler, after being passed to first in the seventh, but without effect on tha score, pitched the Athletics Into cop? pers in the eighth, ninth and tenth and came to time with a cracking double with two men out In New York's ninth. Ills hit scored Fletcher, who had doubled, and Devore, an? other of the day's many heroes, lined ! a safe drive to left for a slnglo that j brought Crandall home and tied the j score. I The acene of enthusiasm that no ( nmpnnled this feat of the Giants was Indescribable. The shouting and cheering from the stands merged Into one continuous. deafening roar. A few moments later came the final yell of triumph on the part of the happy home fan* who had seen defeat turn? ing Into victory as Larry Doyle slam? med a corking double to 'eft, advanc? ed to third on Plank's efforts to catch blm when Snodgrass attempted a sac? rifice and cams home when Merk It filed high t" Murphy f<?r :m effective sacrifice. The gam ? centered In the third, ninth end tenth innings and the pitchers, vreri not eo much the fooui RURAL MAIL CARRIER IXJURUD BY JOY RIDERS. Ills Wagon Smashed and Horst? Rill? ed?Auto Driver Has Fled?Rail? road Commission Issues Orders. Columbia, Oct. 26.?Leaving Atlan? ta October 30, a party composed of representatives of the American asso? ciation for highways improvement, the capital highway association, auto? mobile Blue Book and the Atlanta and Richmond chambers of Com? merce will make an automobile tour of Inspection over the capital high? way to Richmond, via Columbia and Raleigh. Edwin W. Robertson, of Columbia is vice president of the capital highway association, i Urgent inquiries as to the methods used by Jerry Mcore, the Florence county boy corn growing expert, have been received by Commissioner Wat? son from Auckland, New Zeland. Pre? viously he had received similar in j quirles from the Island of Jersey, in the English channel, and other foreign parts. I Secretary J. r>. Moore announces that the State conference of Baraca Philathea methods which was to have been held November 3 and 4 In Spartanburg has been deferred. Rural Mall Carrier Swift Sligh, who has been longer in the service , than any of the other carriers here, was seriously injured, his wagon was smashed and his horse so badly hurt j he had to be shot, when his vehicle was struck from the rear on North Main street at 6 o'clock this morning by an automobile, which the driver, I William Long, bad taken without per? mission from the Etheridge garage, where Long was employed. Up to this hour the police have not located Long. He brought the car back to the garage and then disappeared. The Railroad Commission today or? dered a further hearing on November 8th on the btandard freight tariff. A special order was issued warning the railroads against baggage smash? ing. FROM ALABAMA BY AUTO. Eufauta, Ala., Man Comes to Sumter In An Auto To Vlrtt Relatives. After driving his Flanders "20" touring car something like 4 40 mileb since Sunday 12 o'clock, when he left Eufaula, Ala., to visit relatives In the Game Cock City, Mr. J. W. Spencer arrived in town Wednesday about 12.30. Mr. Spencer is a broth? er-in-law of Mr. J. B. Richardson, I and desiring to visit relatives here, J he adopted the novel mtehod of using his touring car as a means of trans? portation for himself and bis wife and child. Mr. Spencer states that the trip was an enjoyavle one In every way. as has car suffered no accident on the road to mar the pleasure of the journey. The three nights of the trip were spent at Macon, Augusta, and I Columbia respectively. J. O. PATTERSON DIES. ?farmer Congressman Succumbs to Long Illness. Barnwell. Oct. 25.?James O'Han lan Patterson, for a number of years representative in congress from this district, died at his home here this morning, after a lingering lllnes3 of several months. of Interest as in the preceding con? tests. After Oldrlng's home run in the third had showed McGraw that his left-hander was being gauged effec? tively by the Athletics, he was obliged to fall back upon his second string, Both of these, Ames and Crandall, came up nobly to expectations. For the Philadelphlans Coombs i seemed to have as much speed as . wldeness of curve In the latter part of the game as ever, but the Giants were Unding him and there seemed to be no stopping them once they had started* Th?* New Yorkers hit the bay hard? er than In any previous game of the series. Doyle starred at bat with tWO Singh's and two doubles in five tlnv-s up. Murray struck out three times out of five times at bat. He has failed to get a hit during the seiiee, For the Athletics Coombs and Oldling each had two hits. Baker, the sen ?atln of previous games, failed to ac? quire b safety from any of the three Glanl twlrlers. Both teams showed more life on the bases, each Ilde being credited with two steals, while both Lapp and M< jr? ers nipped other attempts mi tthe piths. Fl THURSDAY MORNING. STORES, RESTAURANTS, UNDER? TAKING E8TABLISHMEN T, CHAPEL AND NEGRO TENEMENTS BURN? ED. Damage Amounts to Approximately $2,000 or More?Rev. P. K. Ker? shaw Principal Loser?Mr. A. E. Gregg's Store Damaged. One of the biggest fires which ha? occurred in this city recently t<, place early Thursday morning when a restaurant on Manning avenue caught and the flames spread to ad? jacent buildings, all of which were destroyed, except a store belonging to Mr. A. E. Gregg. The fire caught about 5 o'clock, from f. defective flue, it is stated, and quickly spread to all parts of the building, in which were a colored people's undertaking establishment, a restaurant, a store and a church in the second story. Two negro tene? ment houses in the rear of the bulid ing also caught and a store belonging to Mr. Gregg, which was situated next to the undertaking establishment. Ad of the property was owned by Rev. Friday K. Kershaw except the stor? of Mr. Gregg. The restaurant in which the fire originated was run by a man named Tidas. Geo. Robinson was the pro? prietor of the undertaking establish-1 ment and Thomas Washington ran the store, all of which were on the ground floor of one building, while the Baltimore Chapel had quarters In the second story. Rev. Friday Ker? shaw being pastor of the congrega? tion. In one of the two negro houses were living a man known as Go Wilson with his family and in the other were several negro women, whose names could not be learned. The tenants lost almost all of their personal property and the buildings were all burned to the ground. - All of one side of the roof and one wall of the store building belonging to Mr. Gregg was burned and the stock of goods was damaged to a considerable extent. The lose to Mr. Gregg was probably about $300 on store and stock, while that to Rev. Kershaw was much greater, he hav? ing lost one two-story building and two four-room tenement houses, be? sides the loss on the buildings, the occupants lost all of their belongings. Altogether, the total loss was esti? mated at somewhere between $2, 000 and $2,600, about $1,500 of which was sustained by Rev. Rershaw. The buildings were insured, but it is not known whether the tenants had in? surance on their stock of goods. Mi. Gregg had his building and goods in? sured. This lire occurred at the coiner of Divine street and Manning avenue, the exact place where about a year ago fire destroyed a store and several houses. The two fires did about the same about of damage. . The fire department did not get to the flro this morning until it had spread, but it was only by their work that a number of the adjacent build? ings were saved. LAYING OF BRICKS COMPLETED. Putting In of Expansion Joints and Cementing of Brick to Be Done. The last brick has been laid in the Main street paving, the laying of the brick having been completed early Thursday. Thursday the work? men were going over the ground where they had laid the brick Wed? nesday re-adjusting those of the bricks which needed such adjust? ment and replacing bad brick with good ones At the same time other workmen were employed in spread? ing the tar at the expansion joints with a coating of cement. All that remains to be done of the work is the going over the second two blocks of paving and Alling in the expansion joints with tar. This w;is not done at the time that the bricks wars laid because of the fact that the proper ingredelnts were not on h.and. with the completion of this last block of paving Btimter has four blocka of vitrified brick paving as good as any In the State. The pres? ent paving is In strong contrast to that Which was there before the blick paving was put down, it will prob? ably be alu.nt t?*l days before the laat block of paving will he thrown open to the public. Phe automobil,- appeals to be In* effectlve when n Is used by i sh<r |ff to anticipate a lynching.?Charles? ton Post. NAVAL OFFICERS FLY. TWO LIEUTENANTS COVER 145 MILES IN 117 MINUTES. When Aviators ArrP Off Old Point Hydra-acroplaii' m? to Settle on the Wate Fortran* \\W. /a., Oct. 25.?Af? ter \ Jp? .tydro-aeroplane, 14 5 mij' ^v ,ast from Annapolis, # . S. Grodon Ellison and \jr lowers, U. S. N., landed late on the broad beach of Buckroe -eh, Va., three miles from here, .?'he officers were suffering from the bitter cold when they landed and hurried to shelter. Lieut. Ellison, who is in charge of the naval aeronatic school at An? napolis, and Lieut. Towers made their decent after the most remark? able and successful flight in the his? tory of naval aviation, having flown from Annapolis, a distance of 145 miles, In the remarkable time of two hours and 27 minutes. The flight was made without stop or mishap. The flight today was the second attempt in as many weeks, the psucky aviators being forced to return to Annapolis on their former attempt, owing to engine trouble af? ter covering half the distance. Over Old Point today the engine was stopped and the hydro-aeroplane was allowed to settle in the water which It did with the grace of a gull. The gear was changed in the propel? ler shaft and the machine was run ashore. Lieut. Ellison said the start from Annapolis was made in a strong east wind which continued throughout the trip and which grew stronger to? ward the end. The speed varied from 50 to 70 miles and averaged nearly 66 miles. Each of the lieutenants took turns at steering by means of the shift controller. They expect to make the return trip to Annapolis Friday, starting in the morning. BACK TO THE LAW. There Is 1aTk of bringing Jthe cae. of the men who lynched the negro at Honea Path before the grand jury. That would be worse than useless, for it would be impossible to convict the lynchers, even if Josh Asheley, the leader, would stand up before ? he jury and make full confession and give the names of all who Were in the party. If a verdict of guilty should be brought In, a pardon would be granted as soon as it could be writ? ten. An arrest and trial would make heroes of the lynchers and eminently qualify them for public office in the opinion of many voters. Josh Ashley is the logical successor to Governor Blease for he boldly and fearlessly executed what the governor had sug? gested and advised. The act < f the negro was brutal, but the lynching and the manner in which it was done was as savage as anything ever done by the Indians in their most savage moods. It shows that we lack a long way of reaching the degree of civilization where righteousness and mercy unite in the life of a nation. An associate of Justice Harlan said that he went to bed every night with one hand on the Bible and the other on the constitution. It has come to pass in our state that some of our leading citizens throw the law ind constitution away and keep one hand on the pistol and the other on a rope. When people are encouraged by governors and courts to lynch negroes for one special crime, it will not be long until they take the execution of vengeance in their own hands and punish men of any color who are ob? jectionable to them. The people are not as law-abiding as they ought to be and they should he encouraged by all in authority to respect and obey the laws. The events of the last few days in this State are sufficient to Indicate that the people feel that they have license to violate the laws. In Green? ville and Union at the ^hvse of the \\e? k there were homicides that were savage in their nature. In this coun? ty a 12 year-old boy shoots and kills ins brothei. From many counties come reports of homicide and at? tempts to kill. It is time f.>r the gov? ernor and all in authoritv to advise and urge the people to obey all the laws without exception.?Bpartanburg Journal. More than thr. times :is much money has been paid In In I ixss this Season than was pawl Up to the same time last year. Tits reason of this, however, is that one of the largest tai payers in the connty paid up all ! uf !,is t.i\. at one time.