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Stie 'tOutdjmaw and outi ron. fK*: W MTKIt WATCHMAN. April, ISM. 'Be Just end Fear not?Let ?11 the ends Thou Aims't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON. Established Jone, 1SW Vol. XXXIII. NO. 24. IMRtll bATS HDLU CUM UN. PR*:SM)KN r RUtRKTT i.IYKS Ol T n immnr. National I Dion President Lauds Oom. mt**k>ner \V?N>h for Werk In Till* fckatr. Columbia. Nov. IS.?"See the en? closed clipping. I, am right in be? hind you with ihm work. More than Z.tSs paper* carry these communica? tions was the statement contained in a letter received at the State depart? ment of agriculture by E. J. Wataon. ^ the com mission or. The following statement accom? panied the Isttsr: "President rj.es, H. Barrett of tho National Farmers' Unton. In an .??1 dress to union members, today says hold cotton. lie urges farmers to (rtfarm as If cotton were not in exist? ence. He says at this critical stago In the cotton situation, with the Farm? ers' Union snd scores of business leaders and general Southern faccors - batthnjr to stem ths tlds of unfair prices, the first duty of the farmer is * to hold his cotton. Those who sell at present prices sre simply giving away a margin of several million dollars to spinners snd speculators Quotations after the first of the year will estab? lish ths truth of that assertion. The most difficult part of the campaign 1.? now upon us. To wavsr Is to loSe the of ths splendid work already i accomplished. "In South Carolina, under the lead, srshlp of E. J. Watson, president of taa Southern Cotton congress, they are Instituting a system of plsdgea p watch binds ths planter to hold his present cotton for II cents; snd fur-, ther, not to sow more than to per cent of ths arable acreage In cotton for the coming season. The plan Is an excellent one. Statistics and our own common sense tell us that the S^ crop now In hand is worth more than 1 Is bsing offered for it But if clvllisa 1 Uon needs the sharp session of a short crop to emphasise ths wisdom of fair dealing with the farmer, then so bs ie siouth Is In better position to' 'fW*l?Vsolfctefty independent than any! y other section of the country. Just ss~ ' sums, for ths sake of Illustration, that' soil conditions were such that we could not produce cotton. We would i then proceed to real la* upon the South s heaven-sent heritage by pro? ducing the great staple crops raised f in svery other section of America, the crops they rely upon to sustain life.' to bring In revenue, to promote pros? perity. "Think what Southern sol; can ylsld: Corn. what, oats, barley, rye. sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes tur I alps, peas, vetch, burr clover, alfalfa, ribbon cane, sorghum, watermelons, ill kinds of vegetables, cows, hog,, I ;iheep, goats, mules, poultry and poul. try products dairy products and all' manner of fruits. "We could simply wipe cotton out >f consideration, still maks a ll/lrsr and bring In enormous sum* from the world st large for Southern crop*. "In the face of these tremendous assets. It is nothing less than crim? inal folly to concentrate on cotton Cut down on It ruthlessly!! Make it f strictly a surplus crop. Produce any or all of ths other crops I have enu- ' mere ted. Then ths perennial cot - ' ton problem will cease to he one. the cotton we do raise will bring a fair price, and It will not hs Incumbored | by the large amount t how Insanely sent outside of ths section 1st staples thst should be raised here." MR. JAMFN MtVIV WILSON DK.\I) Prominent Farmer of Mayevvllle Sec? tion I of ,1 Thursday Morolng. Mayesvllle. Nov. 16.?Mr. Jam*** ICrvin Wilson, a prominent farmer and substantial < ttlsen living about thres miles below this place, die.! this morning after an iMness of a h.. u t two months. The fum-ral Bervtesi i?lll bs held Saturday morning it ths Presbyterian church at this piers of which the .leressed was a ru? bel. Mr. Wilson wan | natl\e of tins section and hml i h.ir ill ?.f h... life. He w#s fifty-eight years old snd had many friends and relative* throughout the conn'- Me leaves a Wife snd f.Mir SP ns Mini two daugh? ters Th? whole 'ornmutilty grieves st Mr. Wilson's death and his loss to the community will be ions fell here. Mnrrlsgc I b . n-?- Record. A marriage license was4 Issued Wedneedsv to r harlcs W. Yoaaa* of Re ^ r ind ?Ire Margaret M. Char : r of t ut.,ur. city cocncil BMFUWUI FIRE HEPARTMBUT COMMITTEE to PURCHASE TWO HOSE WAGONS AND OTHER NECESSARY FIRE APPARATUS. _ lengthy Session and Much Discus? sion before I)<h lslon Is Arrived at "?Mayor Cast* Deciding Vote In Favor of the Horse Drawn Appa. re tu* ? Committee Recommend* Purchase of I* France Auto Pum;>. er. The "City Fathers" Tuesday night decided upon the purchase of two new hose wagons and three new horses and other needed apparatus for the Are department after a lengthy discussion which was Joined In by Aldermen Glenn. MeKelver, Mel^nurln, Cuttlno and the Mayor. The motion was made by Mr. Wright. The action of Council In ordering thn purchase of ;he horse drawn ap? paratus was In effect a reconsideration of the resolution to purchase a com? bination auto pumper and hose wag? on which wan passed at the last meeting of Council when the purchase of fire apparatus was up for discus? sion and camo after the fire depart? ment committee had made their re? port recommending that the La France machine be purchased. Tne decision of Council was not reached in a few minutes, for It was well on towards midnight when coun? cil adjourned and the greater part of the evening was spent In the dis? cussion of what fire apparatus it was best to purchase for the city. Mr. Me? Kelver told of his trip to Norfolk where he had seen both the Webb and the I .a France machines tried out and had decided that the Im. France machine was the better of the two. He had later been to the U France factory at Elmlra, New York, and there seen the machine put together and tested and he had been impressed with Its practicability as a fire fighting apparatus. The discussion commenced when * N ' - ^- - Mr. G!enn for the fire department committee made his report. At this time Council went Intc executive ses? sion of the representatives of the var? ious companies which were trying to sell auto apparatus to ?ho. city were j asked to retire. Mr. MeKelver loid of his trip and the tests which had been made of the two machines. His report was similar to that which he had already made to the fire de? partment committee and was strong? ly !n favor of the 1m France machine. The pressure from this machine was greater at all times than that from the standplpe here and was more than that obtained from the Webb ma? chine. At the close of Mr. McKelver's re? marks Mr. Mcljaurln stated that be? thought that Mr. McKuivor was due the thanks of Council for the way In which he had conducted his lnvsstl gations and he had no doubt hut that all of the members of Council were Impressed with Mr. MeKelver'^ report. However, he thought lhat Council ought to go slow In the ex? penditure of so. much of the city's money, especially as this was not anything like the building of streets, whleh would be here years from now to show for themselves how the mon? ey had bee pent. He thought that It would be a bad day for Sumter wh*?n the pumper whs purchased as It might give out at any time and the city would then be wholly without lire apparatus. He made a very impresfdve talk along thlj llr.e and stated that he had beeg to the fire? men, or at least one of them, and asked what the firemen wanted. This fireman had told him that the fire? men Waffe In favor of horse drawn apparatus. II - then produced state? ments from the chief of the fire de? partment where i comparison w;is made, shotting that the horse drawn ipparatus would cost something like $2.?>no or more less than the auto apparattm and eoubl in the opinion of th.> chief be run for less. Mr. MeKelver stated that \\>> thought thai Ihei ? ought t?? ?>?> a reorganisation <>f i?te tre depart tuen . The department *?s now managed by the ?>id Monagunn oompany and nelfh r the fire department commit? tee nor the 'ire ggdsf wer.? actually In charge of It. II? gav.? out a state? ment as to wh-? vrege mssnnari of the fir.' department, showing that there wer.- several of thent who iini not to fires and were not Interested In the workings of tbo department. He also made a statement as to who went |0 fires and worked at them, several of whom \\ >w n<>t members of the fire department. R? thought that a reorganization of the department was In ord*?r and that a man ought to be stationed at the department headquarters, who had charge of everything connected with the de? partment Mr. Cuttlno thought that there was need for the tire apparatus right now and as It would be three months before a pumper could get here he did not think it a good thing to get it at this time, while It was necessary to put the steamer In ser- j vice right away and he thought that j the heater which was needed now ought to be purchased right away. He then moved that Council defer action In securing other apparatus until next meeting. He said that he was still opposed to the purchase of a pumper. Mr. Glenn and others were opposed to Mr. Cuttlno's motion. Action of Council was wanted at once as Coun? cil had already delayed action too long. The apparatus was not kept in proper readiness for fires at the de? partment house now %nd Ito agreed that a reorganization of the depart? ment was wanted and stated that a foreman ought to be placed in charge of the building and apparatus. Mr. McKeiver moved that the re? port of the committee he adopted, and that the La France machine he purchased with 0 five year guarantee j hond on It. This he thought ought to satisfy Council concerning the prac? ticability of the machine and its durability. Mr. Glenn was opposed to the pur? chase of a machine without first go ! ing Into the specifications of the iv/o machines furnished by the com? panies when they submitted their bids tb the city. Mr. Jennings stated that he was still of the same opinion concerning the pumper as he was when the matter was up at a former meeting I of Council, but tha* hen the discus? sion was as to the choice between the pumper and the auto Tuck. He con? sidered this the weightiest matter that had come up for consideration during his administration and he wi nted to see it decided properly. H? hat' given the matter much thought since the former meeting of Council when the matter was dis? cussed and he had come to the con? clusion that at the present time the horse drawn apparatus was what the city ought to buy. He thought, that the pumper was a good thing and all that, but on account of the present financial condition of the city, the fact that Sumter was n-H such a large town that the horse diawn ap? paratus could not run to flres In the limits, and because Sumter could not at present afford to keep a paid tire department, the hose wagons and horses were what this council ought to buy. He bad had trouble with automobile tires himself and he knew what an expense it was to keep ther I In repair and he did not think that at this time it would in the end be a saving to buy the pumper. He had talked with the chief of the fire de? partment about the matter and thought It over fully before arriving at this conclusion. Mr.- Wright then made a motion to purchase the wagons and horses. Mr. McKeiver thought that the former resolution of Council ought to be re? scinded before Mr. Wright's motion was in order. Mr. Glenn here again suited the need of a hired foreman for the fire department house and his statments were endorsed by Messrs. Mcl^aurln, Cuttlno and Booth. Mr. McLaurin especially spoke in favor Of placing a well paid foreman In charge of the department building. Mr. Wilder seconded Mr. McKeivei's motion to adopt the report and rec? ommendation of the fire department committee. This motion when put to a vote was defeated by ? vote ?f three for and four against it. Mr. Rhema not voting. Here a question of parliamentary law came up for the Mayor to de? cide. Mr. McKeiver stated that he thought that the former action af Council In deciding upon the pur? chase of an auto pumper should be reconsidered before ? motion could be In order for the purchase of oth? er tire apparatus This motion for i reconsideration must come from the affirmative aide of the question and no one on that side was willing to put the motion f??r a vote, The May? or ruled that this was true, but he thought that n motion COUld be made to huy the horse drawn apparatus without reference to the furnier reso? lution Of Council. It was upon this decision that Mr. Wright sgsJn put his motion that the lire department rjomtti ttee be em? powered to purchase horse dawn apparatus as In their opinion was n .?<? sssary and that they further be em? powered to purchase the heater which was needed In putting the steamer Into service and that ? reorganisa? tion of the tire department be brought BEATTIE TO DIE. GOV. MANN REFUSES TO PRIS? ONER CLEMENCY OR RE? SPITE. Will be Electrocuted In Stute Peni? tentiary November 24?Executive Has No Doubt of Prisoner's Guilt. Richmond, Va., Nov. 15.?With the frank and emphatic statement that he believed in the prisoner's guilt, Gov. Mann today declined to grant a respite to Henry Clay Beattle, Jr., convicted in Chesterfield county, September 8, of wife murder. The refusal of the governor to interfere with th sentene which the supreme court declared on Monday to be plainly right, means that Beattie will die in the electric chair at the State penitentiary on Friday, November 24. Being aware that a final decision would be reached in hia case toda>. Beattle, in the death cell, waited ex? pectantly for some word from the governor's office. His gray-haired father, utterly broken in spirit and strength, who notified him on Monday that an appeal had been denied, was spared the ordeal of conveying a sec? ond message that all hope was lost. The Rev. Benjamin Dennis, an Epis? copal minister, who had interceded In the young man's behalf,"1 went quickly and quietly to the prison to Inform him that every possible effort to save him had failed. Beattie heard the announcement In silence, though he was visibly af? fected. Later In the afternoon his father, brother and young sister called to see him. Unlike the Supreme Court, which filed no written opinion in refusing a writ of error, Gov. Mann gave out a statement, in which he said that Beattle's appeal was made with "the purpose if possible of avoiding the consequences of a crime of which he knows he is guilty." The governor also stated that the so-cplled affidavit of Paul Beattie was not worthy of consideration as evidence. . ? av ??? - SAVANNAH RECEIVES 1,000,359 I BALES. \ Tills Breaks All Records at That Port ?G rowel's Holding tor Bet? ter Prices. Savannah, Ga? Nov. 14.?Exactly I one month and a day earlier than any previous time In the history of this port, Savannah has overtopped J the billion hale cotton mark with 329 bales to spare. This establish? es another record for the season. The actual receipts are 1,000,329 bales. I The earliest date on which the million mark was reached before was Swell into December, the mark having been reached In 1905 on December 10, with recejit years ranging from December 14 to 28. The largest total receipts established for any one sea? son was In 1904, when the entire sea? son reached 1,881,000 bales. Factors have been Instructed by the growers to hold their cotton un? til prices are more satisfactory. about as soon as could be convenient? ly arranged for. This motion was voted on and resulted in a tie, Alder? men Wright, Booth. Cuttlno and Mc I aurin being for it and McKelver. Glenn, lihame and Wilder being op? posed to It. The Mayor broke the tie in favor of the purchase of the horse drawn apparatus. Mr. Glenn here rose to a question of personal privilege. He stated that he was glad that Council had at last ordered the purchase of Something for the fire department. He had been laughed at ever since he had been on Council by other members, whenever he suggested the purchase of apparatus for the lire department, and now nt last he had got something that he had n?>t asked for. The May? or stated that it was due to Mr. Olenn'l insistence that something be done in the way of securing appa ratui for the fire depsrtmenl that the presenl step had been taken. Both Mr. McLaurln and Mr. Booth en dbrsed this statement, one of whom remarked thai Mr. Glenn had wen a victory alter ail. for he had got ?omethlng for the department! Mr. Glenn retorted that it was a very dear victory at that. Mr. Wilder stated that a man S IS needed to run the steamer and he thought that it would be a good thing to get stnh a man who should be foreman at the depsrtmenl headquar ters and in charge of the place. He also asked that Council and others not .bulge whal the fire dei artmonl WS! going to do In the future when it had apparatus by what they had done In the past when the department did not have apparatus. YUAN RULES CHINA. ACCEPTS PREMIERSHIP OF THE EMPRIK. "Strong Man" Announces Thut Ho Will Do His Rest to Win Rack Erring Provinces. _ I Peking, Nov. 16.-r-l:35 a. m.? Yuan Shi Kai has accepted the pre? miership and will resume office prob? ably today (Thursday). Yesterday's "official gazette" ontatned an ex- 1 pression of thanks from Yuan to the throne for his appointment, but the truth is that he did not undert?' the task without receiving guarantee that he would have practically a free I hand in conducting affairs while he retained the official position. The new premier yesterday re- | ceived several ministers, including the United States minister to China, William J. Calhoun, who only re? cently returned here. In conversa? tion with a foreigner, Yuan Shi Kai said he intended to form a cabinet immediately and endeavor to carry on the government by gaining the support of as man/ provinces as possible, allowing the remainder to retain their independence for the time being. It would be his en? deavor also gradually to win back their allegiance to the throne. Another Important development in 1 the capital was the Issuance of an J edict yesterday ordering Hsl Liang, I formerly viceroy of Manchuria, to as? sume command In Jehol. where the summor residence of the emperor is situated, In place of Pu Ting, the Tartar general. This appointment bad led to belief in certain quarters that the court may retire to Jehol, leaving Yuan Shi Kal a3 chief execu? tive until the opportunity arrives for the court to reassume a measure of athority. San Pao Chi, viceroy of Shantung, has been elected president of the republic which has heen proclaimed in that province. His acceptance to this office is in accordance with the government's advices. Several other viceroys have gone with the people in hope of influencing the provinces later to renew their allegiance. The provincial assembly of Chi LI has adopted a memorial to the throne in favor of the establishment of a re? public with Yuan Shi Kai as presi? dent. Wu Ting Fang, secretary of foreign affairs in the provincial government of Shanghai, and other noted i ^form? ers have sent a telegram to the Arier lean charge here asking the go..d of? fices of the United States in connec? tion with the delivery of a demand for abdication. This telegram is signed by Wu Ting Fang, Tang Wen Chili of Klang-Su, former vice president of the board of commerce; Chang Chi En. former ad? visor to the board of commerce, and Wen Tsung Yao, former assistant im? perial resident at Lhassa and now as? sistant foreign secretary. The legation made no acknowledg? ment of the receipt of the telegram and did not deliver It to the regent, but unofficially permitted Yuan Shi Kai to peruse it. Adlvces from Lanchau say a tele? gram has been received from the rebel leader, Gen. L. Yun Heng, in response to a message from Gen. Chang Shao Tsin, commander of the Lanchau trooi>s, requesting a cessa? tion of hostilities and outlining pro? posals for a monarchist constitution. Gen. Li says that the terrible condi? tions prevailing are due to the cor? rupt government which there is no hope of reforming. He asks what guarantee is there that the promisee of the government will be fulfilled and adds: "The overthrow of the governihenl is the only conclusion." America to Send Troops. Washington. Nov. 16.?The State department has practically decided to send a regiment of troops from Ma? nila to Chlng Wing TSO, a seaport In china about 260 miles from Peking, on Hie Quit of Pechtlt. The purpose is to perform an international duty under the Boxer treaty in keeping open the line of communication be? tween Peking and ihe sea. It was said at the State department thai request for the troops bad ret yet been made on the WSI d part menti but was momentarily expected. The officials wore careful to make it appear that the dispatch of th< SC troops to China would be absolutely Without any political meaning, and the movement was not to be con? strued as Intervention. John T. Duncan, of Columbia, has announced his candidacy for Qov r nor. PRISON THE ONLY CURE UONGHEssM AVS l .11 I AIMED AT "TRUST CRIMINALS." Make Violation of Anti-Trust I^aw a Felony, Carrying Penitentiary Sen? tence; Eliminate "Rule of Rea? son" and Unmistakably Define what Constitute Trust, Contem? plated in M' ? Democrats Ea |>ect to P m House, Amending Present ,tun Act. Was* ^ a, Nov. 15.?"Felon's s* ^ as punishment for "trust x>? nals" in the United States, to j "commercial piracy under bene? volent 'rules of reason, " are pro? posed in a bill amending the Sher? man anti-trust law, drafted by Rep? resentative Heniv, of Texas, to be in? troduced in the House upon the open? ing of Congress, next month. Its introduction probably will mean its passage in the House. The bill speciticially defines just what constitutes a trust, legislates from the present statute the "rule of reason," as interpreted by the Su? preme Court in the Standard Oil and Tobacco cases, and provides as punishment for violation of the law imprisonment from two to ten years. It will be referred to the judiciary committee for deliberation. Representative Henry, who has been conferring with Representative Cay ton, of Alabama, chairman of the judiciary committee, and other Dem? ocratic leaders, completed the draft of the proposed changes In the much discussed statute today. In explain? ing his bill, Representative Henry declared that actual imprisonment of great industrial offenders was essen? tial to a cure for the trust evil, and that a law to be rigid must of ne? cessity define a trust to leave no I room for controversy. "My Mil" said Mr. Henry, "nulli? fies the alterations written Into the Sherman Anti-Trust Act by the un? warranted and purey legislative de 1 cislon of the Supreme Court in the Standard Oil and Tobacco Trust cases of last spring. '"that Is, the bill'legislates the^suP) of reason' out of the law .and It de? fines specifically what a trust Is so that there can be no room for con? troversy. It makes the violation of I this law a felony, with Imprisonment [for not less than two years nor more than ten years. "Fines and dissolutions seem to he Chlld't play for the trust magnates. Felon's stripes, where the violation is knowingly or wilfully dorn, will prove a potential remedy for these flagrant acts of commercial outlaws. The Chinese anti-trust law provid? ed: " 'Those who Interrupt commerce are to be beheaded.' To l*>head such offenders in our country would he entirely too extreme, but to compro? mise witfi a penitentiary sentence and a felon's stripes as a punishment is mild, and should he administered to 1 trust criminals in the United States. "My bill justly exempts 'members Of organizations or associations not ifor profit and without capital st ick, anc also agricultural products or I live stock in the hands of the pro? ducer or raiser.' The first exemption j as to labor, was intended In the orig? inal legislation and the Second, as to agricultural products and live stock, is found in some State laws. These exemption! are right and should be made." I The proposed bill amen Is the three sections of the Sherman Act, leaving, as they are. Sectio WS to 8, inclusive, and adding two nw sec? tions. A POLITICAL ROW. - Mayor Rhctt and Alderman Phiekney Locked Horns in On?ell Meeting. Charleston. Nov. 14.?City council Witnessed another sensational dis? cussion tonight for the third suc? cessive meeting between Mayor Rhett and Abb i man Pinekney, in? volving the Submission of ? report of Expert Engineer Herring on s muni? cipal water plant, ih i alderman con? tending that it was not a report since it was not eomplet I ihd the adminis? tration endeavoring to force its pen* v. ntattoo on the theory that Alder? man Pinekney was delaying it for DO* lltiC&l reasons, he being ? member of the now Grace administration, which defeated the present admtnlstT tion alderman last week. Alderman Pinekney refused, eVSM after passage of the resolution, to pre? sent it. The motion to discharge the comi 'ttee was rejected. FlnaPy II r Rhett's copy, obtained over t" ad of the committee directly rr> ng, wss ordered to be I ttinted