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(Etye u)atcl,maii and Southron. It*. (R MTril WATCHMAN. Established April. ISfto Be Jam and rXtr not?I#t all the ends Thon Ahnst at be thy Country'*. Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRCE SOCTHKON. Established June. MM Consolidated Au*. 3,1881. SUMTER. S C, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 30. 1911. Vol. XXXIII. No. 36. muvmxw A Setting Male <\ii*\ralj*.1om?r Wation. ?Hmm Gov. Blnvw Han Otfeml ft*** to A. D. Hudson?MtM*li ?Soney for I >t*u4 button. For wMki there have been persis? tent rumors regarding changes con? templated In th* Statt department of ajriic uUiir* The** reports have caused muri? comment throughout the State becausv of the great Interest the public takes In the work that has b j?n accomplished by th* departm >? Of agrlcultur ? under Omn.U-uoiler Wateon. Some thlnst are known; about other* there ta conjecture and aome Inference*. The following seema to be the slt Ira fW. WlllUma. United States farm demonstration agent for South Carolina has b**n transferred from this State to Oeorwta, supposedly he ?an** of jppoettton by the governor, i B. f W*tson is to be displaced whea hla term expire* la March. His peace. offer*d to one or two other* be. for*. I* now off?red to A. D. Hudson of New berry. Ol all the department* of the State government ther* ks mo*'* p*tro*age attached to the ohV* of the depert m*nt of agriculture than any other. The State department of agriculture la constituted as follows and recelv the following appropriations: Direct appropriation about $tt. ^ About '$10.000 la recehed from Ine food stuffs stamp*. Tht* work em pfoyt ahou? ten men. Including in ? .Sportor* and chemlsta J The legislator* appropriates $10, for the United State* farm dem Work and an additional of $-'5.000 la received national d*pertf>?ent of agii Sute aid Is included in latioa. featv int m if *? State i /n.street contact people tn the Stkte than das* df representative* of it* government, k There to alap- an appropriation of $1.0*4 far cert breeding wnA. which ti expended Hader the direct *up?r4j *1*X*n of the commission*** of arrl culture and two other members of a comrnbwtoa provided by the act. Darin* the fast several weeks Commissioner Witson has bean vary actlv* in fct* work to help the farm? ers of the State and t%* South to de? vise some pbvn or medbs whereby the situation with refcreate to low priced cotton might be relieved. Early in the fall lw attended a meeting: of the cotton g' ~mw* and business men in u Montgomery. Akt., and was elected fV*>pa^.. of the Southern Cotton core grea*. Tr>?* election to this position devolved upon him the leadership in the fight f.-r a higher price for rot? te?. Later, aetlng as the ?gen? for the farmers of the State and South. It* attended a tonfaraace in New York, when a lo*n of $60,000.000 w*a proffered on th* cotton crop in ttn? assttb. by a syndicate of New ' jrk baakers The proposition met with sosn* advers* crlth Ism at the tlm* and has never been worked out. Several weeks ago <'?mrnUsloner Wstsor, as president of the Southern rot. * tv.nptses, and not aa the com mission** of agriculture of South Oarorlna. lasued a call for the presi? dent* of th* Farmern' unlona and the praaentatlve* of the governors, tak g part in the N*w Orleans cotton ?rent*, constituting the executive committee to meet in New Orleans on December 1S to dtsccea plan* for a reduction of the cotton acreage. It was the Intention af Commis oner Wateon to attend tb* meeting th * committee J ist befov* Com gptiilsntf Wateon waa to depart from ?oe State p letter. It Is reported, waa tent Men by the governor Informing ilm that fhe position of nommlaion. *r of atjrlculur*. mmm^rr? snd In? dustries sfopld be declared vacant should he f Commissioner Wateon > I artend \t%e TS* governor ' further stated In the letter ihet sr. WiiS'i ninat ask permission t<- \? ? ? the ntate In the future ..r leave with? out hts position. To get taeic to the tangle In con nectfteB with the farm l onstyntlon work this much i*em? certain: Tito *?ext State farm demonstration ssent most b* soceptghje to C. L cttappt. governor of s-outb Carolina ?f th* netf farm dpai< nsrration ngent n't ?'^eeptahle to th-- governor <>f s-uth t'aroMna. then the governor Will US*) hi* veto power *n?1 cut off RUSSIA TIKES MONGOLIA VAHT COUNTRY WILL SKFARATi: FROM CHINA. Rcfolt Will Allow Csar's Government to Annex This Territory. ?* Well M Turkestan. j Peking. Dec. 28, 2:26 a. m.?Mon? golia, which almost equals China proper in site, will be proclaimed in? dependent tomorrow, simultaneously | with the cutting off from China of the vast dependency of Turkestan, ! Both will pass under Russian influ? ent e. and will practically become j Russian protectorates. Russia at any , ? time will be able to annex them. A grand kahn will be named as monarch of Mongolia. The construc? tion of the trans- Mongolian railway. , for which Russia has long sought Permission, will new be a matter of time. Europe thereby coming nearer to Peking by three or four days. Russian Influence will flank the ! Japan, so sphere In Manchuria peril? ously, and a Japanese alliance for the sake of preserving Japanese In j terests may sooner or later be ex? pected. Russian officers and officials, j if not the Musslan government prop ' er. have Influenced this action In Mongolia. T: -? split log drag w.'is again in use Wednesday and Thursday and seem? ed to be doing good work towards getting the streets back Into good condition. 1 the State aid appropriation of $10, 000. ' Let It be remembered here that the national government gives $25.000 to asslxt in the work. This means that i the State farm demonstration agent, who has charge of the expenditure of $*&5.oon, must b? acceptable to the governor of South Carolina. Why the antagonism of the gov? ernor against Ira W. Williams? j It Is a long story and started nearly house, ?A,. Which Lowndes J. Brooming ^ chairman, flnlnned con> side-ration 9 the appropriation .bill in a remarkably short time. Included [among the Various Item? was the .one 'giving $5.0^0 to the South Carolina Com Bra* i^rs' association, for corn j brooding wort In this State and for J tjne com exposition. When the meas I ure came before the committee for final consideration, A. D. Hudsor. with others associated with the expo? sition, was out of the State. Member* j of th* ways, .and means committee worn averse in their opinion to the appropriation, contending that no ma? terial results had been obtained. Iru W. Williams, being an expert agricul ? tnitnt, was called in >>y m. mbcra oi! the committee end us an official of the federal department of ugricul turu, was asked to give his opinion an to the rns%?t^secured from the corn uxposltlon and the Corn Breeders' association. H? gave his opinion, the ? :;act nature 4*' which is not known. Following this conference the com? mittee cut out the appropriation for corn breeding work. Just before the Inal adoption and when the measure was before tie finance committee of the senate, an approplration of $3.00? was inserted. | During the latter part of the last session of tho legislature It wan rumored that Mr Williams would be removed from South Carolina, and It was reported that Dr. Knapp was about to take this action on represen? tations made jy him by Qov. Bleare. The governor, it was said, refused to consent to the appropriation of $10,000 for th* farm demonstration work unles*. this was done. Later however, Mr. Blease withdrew his ob Jection and consented to the retain ment of Mr. Williams here. It Is | known that, meantime. Ira W. Wil? liam*, together with several friends, explained to the governor that he had not mixed in politics and that he had never wared a campaign against the rnor. The appropr u.ion of $10 000 fy>r the demonstration work went through and nothing more was hep.rd ? >" 'it th* removal of Williams UDtll i f- w wo.ks ago. I' is said that Li I- Baker of P.tsh ? !? Ule, a dl*lrl"t agtnt of th<- work. Is spoken of for the position of Mate agent. The State agent Is appointed by 1 ?r. ' Bi 'if"r.i Knapp on the rooointnendft tion of the conmilssloner of agrlcul Inrs The State agent hr?? the ap? pointment of 4'> or |6 uibordlnate workeis throughout Bonth roltn I? as explanation of th. interest of tn? irov.trnor In an ?ttctb n ) ir of "u' (h ? fepnttnfoni qrbei .r t to ?ult him.?The State. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. | I NO ACTION ON A. C. L. RAILROAD M ATTER?SOUTHERN WANTS LOWER LICENSE. Mr. (ilonn Rosiens Iis Cliairnian of Fire Committee ami Mr. Cuttino Appointed In His Place; U. D. C. Protest Against Action of Council; W. J. McKngcn Elected Policeman; ! P. D. Knight Appointed Supervisor j of Registration for Next Municipal > Election. City Council met Tuesday nicht in its regular semi-monthly session with all of the members present except Al? dermen J. P. Booth, J. F. Glenn, E. H. Rhame and R. K. Wilder. The session was not a long one, but sev? eral Important matters were discuss? ed. Mr. Mark Reynolds presented a petition from the Southern Railway Company asking for a reduction of license for the year 1912, by allow It to remain at $100. as it was In 1911, Instead of raising It to $150. The matter was discussed for some time, but action was deferred to a Inter meeting of council. Mr. Jennings stated that he had granted an extension to January 3rd to the A. C. L. Railroad Company for that corporation to consider the demands mnde by the city in refer? ence to Mary, Mulberry and Owens streets on their promise to leave mat? ters In their present state until that time. This action was approved by Council. The mayor then stated that one of the members of the United Daughters 1 of the Confederacy had protested ngainst the order of Council forbid? ding bicyclists to ride across the Graded School green, as the land was owned by them and Council had no Jurisdiction over the property and Its action was therefore discourteous. Mr ? Jennings stated that he had informed the lady that no discourtesy was in? tended the ladle3 of the IT. D. C, when council had passed the ordi? nance, but that Council had believed QsnHPHeT VevenfT 'Injtfty.'to the pupils of tile schools* Mr. Jennings next stated that AU? derma n J. F. Glenn had asked to be , relieved of the chairmanship of the.: Piro Department Committee on ac? count of ill health which would pre? sent his active service for the pres? ent. Mr. Cuttino was accordingly ap? pointed as chairma/i of the commit? tee in place of Mr. Glenn. It was next announced by the May? or that he had appointed Mr. F. D. Knight as supervisor of registration for the next municipal election, the ap? pointment to take effect January 10th, or ninety days before the elec? tion. The next matter brought tro'wns the election of a policeman to toke the place of Policeman O. J. Wil? liams, resigned. Applications from the following persons were rend: J. M. lAwrence. Geo. D. Hatchell. W. J. McKagen, D. J. Ross, and W. B. Phillips. Council went Into election and Mr. W. J. McKagen elected, Mr. Wright voting for Mr. Geo. D. TTatchell. who is now acting as special policeman. Following a number of claims were read and ordered paid upon approval by the proper commltttees. Mr. Wright made a motion that Mr. Hurst instruct Mr. Abe Ryttenberg, the lessee of the Academy of Music, to furnish cuspidors for the place. A copy of the extended lease of buildings t<J Mr. J. W. McKiever w is presented by the city clerk. The lease was read and Mr. McKeiver asked that certain changes be made in It in order that he might be In? sured against the great cost of re? pairs and In case of accident or mis? fortune. These changes were in ef? fect that the lessee should have one year's use of the building after sus? pension of manufacturing, and that the lease should not explro Imme? diately nf'er the suspension of man? ufacturing: thnt the lessee have pig months to rebuild In case of the de? struction of the buildings, the work of rebuilding to be commenced within two months nfter the destruction; that the city Hhould have the right to purchase any additions which were made to the buildings, the plica to bg agreed upon by the loaftftf and the p.-see, r.r 111 f.'ISe theV SOfUd IK't Mill to P.. decided upon by three ar? bitrators, one to bo appointed I y the lessor, one by the lessee and the third by the two Already appointed' Mr. Pranoll ftftotaO, of Atlanta. is sponding some lime with relatives In the city, iMs many friends in Bumtor are glnd to wee thai he bus fully re covered from tlM Injuries received in a football gerne v. veral week** ago. AFFAIRS IN CHINA. Kl: VOLUTION ARIES DUM AN I) FORM ATION OF REPUBLIC. Premier's Decision to Submit to MiiiK-hws Proposal for Meeting Causes Some Satisfaction. Shanghai, China, Dec. 26.?As no reply has yet been received by Tang I Shao Yito his dispatch to Premier Yuan Shi Kai. pointing out that the J acceptance of the idea of a republic is the only means of securing a peace? ful solution of China's troubles, the revolutionaries are demanding vigor? ously the immediate election of a president of the republic and asking i that the government of China be pro? ceeded with, without any further no? tice being taken of Peking. The conference yesterday between Dr. Sun Yat San, the proposed presD i dent, and Wu Ting Fang, the chief of the revolutionary delegates at the peace conference, resulted in com- j plete agreement between the two loaders and the revolutionaries now are showing a more united front than ever. Nanking is regarded by them as the most suitable place for the new republic's capital. Among the revolutionary troops concentrated near Pu Kow, to the number of nearly 15,000, there is great agitation about the breach of the armtlstice by the imperial troops. The revolutionaries profess them? selves ready to advance against the imperial army reported to be march? ing from the north under the com? mand of Chang Hsun. Premier Yuan Shi Kai's decision to submit the* proposal for the meeting of a special national assembly, to de? cide upon the future form of govern? ment of China, to the consideration of the Manchus, on becoming known here, caused considerable satisfaction According to the revolutionary leaders now in Shanghai, Premier Yuan Shi Kai's consent is tantamount to the admission that he himself fa? vors a republic. It is understood that Tang Shao Yi, whoia representing Premier Yuan Shi K.:7fcrW h** *XrW& \&<W*#VfV*t jrevolutiojiary leader* at the peace Conference that T&^ah Shi Kai person? ally was in favor of a republic. Tang Shao Yt now admits that Yuan Shi Kal is in full agreement with the revolutionary plan and is only seeking to secure assurance* regarding the fu? ture treatment of the imperial clan and the Manchu people, and also to avoid an outbreak In Peking when the final announcement Is made. When Tang Shao YI had fully real? ized the true situation in the South, he telegraphed to Premier Yuan Shi Kai, suggesting that an edict be is? sued leaving the decision as to the form of government to the people of China through a national convention. Tho leaders of both parties here say that the convention will be a purely formal affair. There can in their 6pir.ion be no question regarding the result of such a convention, whicn they assert can be called together within 30 days. - The present situation, It is said* by the revolutionary leaders, was fully anticipated. Every detail of the plan is already complete for the organiza? tion of a provisional government and the eventual establishment of a stable administration. ? '?.?,- ? ? - ? ? TWO HELD FOK ROBBERY. Suspected of Holding Up Train at ILirdoville, Two Men Are In St. Matthews Jail. i St. Matthews, Dec. 27.?Chief Dowie the police department and Deputy Sheriff Hill have two men in charge whom they have good reason to believe are the men who held up and robbed the train at Hardeville some time ago. The men, while pass? ing through t<>\vn on Sunday, were taken in charge by these officers and placed in jail. The government was notified, and Inspector I*.arrows from Savannah is here today looking into the matter. After a most rigid examination of the suspects, Mr. Burrows had them photographed and will have them held until further Investigation. He ?ays they tit the descriptions of the robbers very well, The suspect* give their names as lohn P. Lynch from Massachusetts and ,Clyde Carter from Virginia. Sumter's streets are perhaps IS the wortsi condition that they have been in for a number of years. Th i traffic during the continued bad weather has simple torn th< m to pieces, but at the sann- time the town people can congratulate them? selves tb.tt tho streets tue not as bad as the roads throughout th i w hole of the cou ntry. SPIRITUALIST OBTAIN KI) STORY OF BEATTIE MURDER. Medium Wrote Correct Account of Tragedy to Governor Mann Long Before the Confession?Claimed to Have Got Story from the Other World?Bcattie Sat on Bend of His Murdered Wife?Can the Dead Communicate with the Living? That a spiritualist wrote to Gov? ernor Mann, of Virginia, a full and minute account of the Beattie mur? der, which was later entirely cor? roborated by Beattie's confession, be? came known in this city during Gov? ernor Mann's visit. The Governor himself, while at a loss to explain the mystery, admitted that the spir? itualist had been correct in every de? tail of her description of the murde He averred, however, that her com? munication had not influenced him in the least in his decision not to pardon Beattie. In the days after the trial, Gover? nor Mann received an average of from fifty to seventy-five letters a day, many of which declared that the evidence was insufficient to convict, while others maintained that Paul Beattie was the guilty party. One letter in particular caught the Gov? ernor's attention. A spiritualist wrote to say that she had at first been convinced that Paul Beattie was the murderer! As she had the power to convert with the dead, however, in order to satisfy her curiosity, she had summoned a friend from the other world and had asked her to call on the murdered Mn>. Beattie and get from her a full description of the affair. Thi3 her obliging fri?nd had very willingly done. Iff*. Beattie and her husband, it seemed, had been talking about Beulah Binford. The conversation was resumed in the autorrfobile. Beattie stopped the ma? chine and took her ,into the road. Thero> he shot her, which accounted for the pool of blood In the turnpike. He then had placed her body aero er nWd^HVeWlrivftl||: ck.; %i the time this letter was received the prosecution was unable to explain the pool of blood In the turnpike, ex? cept on the theory that he had drag Ted his wife from the1 car. and was unable to offer any acceptable theory as to the big spot of blood on the ?seat of Beattie's trousers. Other de? tails at that time clouded in mystery were also fully stated in this remark? able spiritualist's letter. Governor Mann, of course, let the matter drop from his mind until Beattie's complete confession was brought to his attention. He was then astounded to note the accuracy of the letter when compared with the con? fession. The two dove-tailed exactly. It is possible that the spiritualist merely guessed what had happened. If so, she ought to be in the weather department, or she could easily make a living estimating the sixe of the crops or the status of the future mar? ket. It is noted that she did not claim to have* talked or communicated with Mrs. Beattie herself, but sent a friend to interview her. Governor Mann himself is one of the mo3t prac? tical of men. He is too engrossed in the present to be worrying about spiritualism, but he does not deny the fries as they have been presented here. On the eon4*- ,*. he substan? tiates tho-whole so There have been rumors of late tuU Detective Burns depends for bi3J^Rteass almost entirely on his abiiit -lmuni cate with the dead. Hc^'Saw'ti^ de$ nied or affirmed this. if. Jneed, it hw^ boen brought to his attention. The Beattie case is almost the first In which a spiritualist has given ad? vance information that later proved to be accurate. Did she guess or did she know??News and Courier. Mit. JOHN M. MILLER DEAD. Prominent Citizen of Lynchburg l>le* After Long Illness. Lynchburg, Dec 27.?After a long and trying Illness, sir. John M. Mil? ler, one of the oldest and mos* prominent citizens of this place. breathed bis last this morning, He bore his affliction with patience and fortitude seldom equalled, and will be sadp missed by bis many friends. He ts survived by three sons, Lyles, Phillip and ThOS. H. v M. r, and two daughters, Mrs. Lyles and Miss Mil? ler. The deceased wan stxty?elghl years old and lervejfl through the late was Between the States. The bereaved family hgvg the heartfelt sympathy of this section. The burial serviced Will be h?'M at the Presbyterian rtivJTh si ll o'clock tomorrow. ABANDONS COTTON SCHEME. COL. THOMPSON WHITES OF COT? TON IX)AN PLAN. TTiinks That if Farmers Will Study His Proposal They Can Deriv? Benefit for Next Year. Columbia, Dec. 27.?Col. Robert C I Thompson, promoter of the plan to lend Southern cotton growers $2 5 per hale on this year's crop, the rest to be paid when the farmer wishes to sell his product, has w'tten to tb; editor of The State a Sin *j? he says that, owir of his scheme, ? ^ 4ei pres3 it furt' still has v ? .tat come t i. the pi tha* C not a spe r ^. .ds to be one. V <? plan, if adopt ?uld save the South year by reversing the pi ing and sending the futurj just at the time when wish to dispose of their sj Col. Thompson's letter To the Editor of The State: Some one has sent me your paper of December 16 ing the editorial "Turn on the It is so broad-minded and fair can not help writing you. I hav to much trouble and some expenl put my plan before the Southern pie. It is not speculative and it no connection with speculation, situation is this: The South has had an abnorftj large crop. Unless there be an** normally large consumption a surf must be carried over which will >om^i cloud upon prices all nexi year, am; perhaps the year after, unless an un? usually small crop permits the surplus to- be absorbed during 1912. Mani? festly, therefore, it is for. the Interest of the South to secure aijfabnormally large consumption. This can only be done by selling the cotton to the spin? ners at a low price. But the farmer naturally says: "Where do I come In? It is all very well to give the spinners a low price, but what do I get foy it The'nnWI wnirV' 4Bf*l>y mr am^fmv family?" For some years it has been the habit of the spinners to buy cotton on "Call." That is. on an agreement at a , price to be fixed some time in the ftv ture. The merchants who sell this cotton protect themselves by buying actual cotton In the South and selling contracts against it on the exchanges. \ These operations always tend to put down the price of cotton at the begin? ning of the season. Later in the year and after the farmer has sold his cot j ton, the spinner begins fixing his price* and as he does the merchant sells hls^ actual cotton and buys back tn"e*^t ton he has sold. This tends to put up the price of cotton, and the operation, as a whole, enables the merchant to get bis cotton cheap and sell it dear. We propose to reverse this operation, for the benefit of the farmer, by buy ;!u? cotton on "call" from him and buying contracts on the exchange When the farmer fixes his price we Fell these contracts. Clearly there is a' sohlt- 'y no speculation on our part, nor does nir plan have ar.y relation or connection with speculation, it is a clean business, assuring us a small profit ai d giving the farmer the op? portunity of carrying his cott< n ln%> next year at small < xpense, and if aerenue is reduced and a ' tsoMjJtte crop produced there is a certainty of getting very much higher prices than now prevailing. m It was, of course, to the intcr? t of *Jaanv selfish persons to misrepresent BCk. p'an. and apparently rhey havf imjS&^-'be farmer to believe that the plan was not In his interest. I have therefore praetj>*Vy abandoned the idea of going any further with It this year: but if thv farmers will thlna over and sfmVy t|je plan they will se? th..* in it l|es th> power of materially ("luce they <!?> they will find all the coflon merchants ready lo take it up. Upon you. and men like you, must rest the duty of edncsting ihc South, If it will adopt this moth od of marketing their ;rops and handle them property it will be worth $50.000,000 a y >ar to he South. .May l add one word about myself. ' am not a speculator, never have been la speculator and ne\or intend t > ho I one. I say this i^eam*- I believe I have been mlsr. present.! in 'he South, and I e..te gnfflciet tly for the good opinion of ?y fellow citizens to wish to c< rrecf such a misunderstand In^ Robert M. Thompson, 1?07 Twenty-third Street, Washing? ton l H ceitii . i 81. that in it lies th# powe benefiting fh?i Selves, clde to mflps use of it Mr. Tom Brand, of ^UgUfi visiting relatives in the otty