The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 10, 1912, Image 2
III! BATTLE IMPENOIIffi.
H<mTtLITft.s IN ( HIN V TO UK
KFM MM> TOMORROW.
Rebel* to Marth un Peking?Revolu?
tionary Troop* Will Start on the
M?nh to Peking Saturday Morning.
Shanghai. Jan. 6.?Unlusa Yuan
Shi Kai ylelda to the republicans' de?
mands and the arasssttct Hi extended.
fighting will be resumed on the morn?
ing of Januiry ?'. The r -publican
troops on that date will commence
SJbn march on Peking The care
fully guarded movements of the
troops, coupled with the deficiency <t
communication*, make* It almost im?
possible to estimate correctly the
etrewrth of the revolutionaries. It is
eertaln, however, that they approxi?
mate 10,000 men.
Three tolumns are converging In
the direction of Su Chow Tvt, hav?
ing their haaee4 at Hwlan Fu. Lin
Hwallkwan and Ytng Chow Fu.
The imperial government In Peking
has sent orders today to all the gen?
erals In command of the impels I
troops that they are to resume hos
tlllt ee at t o'clock in the forenoon i f
January < unleea they receive notlfl
cation in the meantime that the arm
1st ice between the two forces has been
again renewed.
This st'.p was taken, it 's
asumed here, as a result of a re
fuse! of the revolut'onaries to ocn
ttnue the negotiation* with the Pek
Ina* autboritlee by telegraph In ac
eordance with the demand of Pre
mler Yuan Shi Kal. Telegraphic nego
tlatl ns are regarded by Dr. Sjun Yat
Sen and Wu Ting Fang as unsatls
factory.
The country north of llu Kow lends
Itself admirably to the boUllng of
t ragetlcal p Int? and entrenching.
The Imperialists must reach the
Yar Tee, which la held by the fleet
and comn ended by the guns of the
forts on the heights of Nanking. Even
If they cross the river Nur king is
Impregnable until Purple Hill Is re
taken.
There are- varied estimates of Oen
Chang's force, which probably does
not exceed 15.000 men. Many of
thee? have been Impressed Into ser?
vice Chang Is seriously menaced in
the rear by the uncertainty concern?
ing the loyalty of gban Tung, which
there to reason to believe la strongly
revolutionary. > i el
It ?s not likely v . f,^|
tie ws?! be fought for several d >ys
although tho ouiHMti aio .vim>jM
tou? hing.
r -id- I Kur. ? * -n \ ? i .
Instructed Dr. Wu Tins Fang to tele?
graph to Premier Yuan Shi Kal at
Peking Taking him So come to Shang?
hai and negotiate personally with th <
preatdent of the new republic.
The fact that Premier Yuan Shi
Kal Is now In possession of a consid?
erable sum of money which he re?
solved from the empress dowager to
repress the rebellion and with which
he .'an pay the Imperial troops has
It Is believed, inspired him with fresh
eonfldenre In his power to check the
revolution, aa he Is aware that the re?
publicans lack resources.
There are said to be about 30.0"S
Imperial troops in linn Yang und the
?vicinity and a ciash with th* revolu?
tionaries whose fore? is seid to be al?
most equal, la possible at any mo?
ment.
Mrs. Kran? i? lln* klngtoi. Dead.
Died at her borne In .Van Mr* nib i
a l*>ns tineas, las' Thursday after?
noon. Mrs. Frances P.dwlna Uro.k
Ington. aged about 7S years. The de
eeaeed was a widow of the late Bur*
rail Hrocklngton. Abo died < verul
yearn ago, leaving her on ? child by
thl* mi.rrl.tg?. In*. W. M Pro* k.ng >n
es* ?bis town, and by a former an ir
rtoge to s ais'er of the d.a- I .?ro
eon the late Samuel P. Hrockington
of Klngstree. The deceased bsdlgsl
her marriage was a Miss hugnal. sis?
ter of Mm <\ O. Oliver, the sole sur?
vivor of h??r fumtlv. all of the btWthv
era a%d slaters ha\. been gitben-d to
tnetr fathers. Mrs. r.r... klngtou was
s abjSWted member of ib.- I'resi.vt.-r
h.n church, an.l a si Sei SSM ellenl
woman. The burial I >'>k , o V'v
day st the Moui?>n-Mro. klngton fam?
ily burying ground In Wllllamaburg
county. In the Salem ti. a It. \
A. R. Woodson. her pastor. conducted
the funeral service. M inning Tun. s
Gift Babws* are Ham Bring Hont Tall?
er.
Huston. Jen. 5.?Olrl baby Of. are
now Im.re t .11 r and wi'h much more
\ltility than IM ?<! to >.? the case, ae
rOrdtng Is in auttfortlv In this < Itv.
Maw f'hnrl??tl? W. Dunn, assistant su
perln'-bekMI I ? hospital here, pi
tr nlied I ? I he -Uork.of the sxteal 0L
.1.000 bsdtees a fc I says
"We h'?\e noticed rhit gui b.ihle?
are g?tt?og tu 11 -r and thai I hey arc
Appearing In Mil* SJOfld lately wMli
tiinrf Moilit\ ?hui fonnerlv Th? boy
beides gOftttnUl on ib. MVOfWOJC bot?
In * ''gbt efld ttcbt "
See fX
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AFFECTING OLD SOLDIERS.
Proposed Measure Provides for Pen?
sioning Veteran** Over 70 Years of
Age I nder Conditions.
Columbia. Jan. 4.?Gen. U. R.
Itrookj will endeavor :o have passed
during the next session of the legis?
lature a pension bill that will affect
many Confederate veterans through?
out, the State.
Gen. Itmoks said that the Confed?
erate Soldiers' home is Inadequate to
accommodate all the old soldiers that
apply.
The bill, as contemplated, will pen?
sion all indigent Confederate sold?
iers ov?r 70 years of age that are
reiftet* and are unable to pay their
If the bill Is passed, the sum
to bo g'ven each of the veterans will
be* $11 per month, which was the
l> i> r -ceived by privates at the be- ,
ginning of the War Between the
gSSliStUi Gen. Brooks thinks that
there are many such cases in South
Carolina and that his bill, enacted
into law. will relieve much dis?
tress.
Gen. Brooks says that the bill is
now being drafted, and he will en?
deavor to have It Introduced Into the
house and the senate by members of
the Rlchland county delegation.
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SHOOTING AT NEGRO SCHOOL.
Policeman and Negro Exchange
shots Near Lincoln School.
From Dally Item, January 5.
A shooting scrape occurred this
morning about noon between Police?
man H. G. IfcKagen and a negro
named Robert Davis, who had, It is
alleged, given (rouble at the Lincoln
Graded school by threatening C. A.
Lawson. the principal of the school.
After the shooting the negro made
his escape, it is supposed to his
home in the edge of the city. The
trouble it is alleged occurred at the
school tills morning when the princi?
pal roprlmanded one of Davis' chil?
dren for mlscenduct in school. The
child, it is stated, went homo at
recess and returned with its father,
who began threatening Lawson.
Lawson telephoned to police head?
quarters, asking that & policeman be
sent around to the school and Mr.
McKagen was sent by Chief Brad?
ford. Upon his arrival at the place
principe 1 Lawson stated that he did
not want the man a.tested, but ask?
ed that Mr McKagen see that he
feed the school groupds. When Po
shtan IfcJTagen went in search if
D<*ls. 'he 'latter 'ran from the
Btldm? Hnd Nir M"Kugcn shot ?'
. L ??in ihen ?^p??i ami re
turned the fire, several shots being
exchanged. Davis then made his
escape and had not been apprehend?
ed up to 3 o'clock.
STALE EGGS SOLD AS FRESH
ONES.
Parties Buying Eggs Advised to Be
on Their Guard Against Schem?
ers.
I'rom the Dally Item. Jan. 6.
At the meeting of the board of I
health last night one of the subjects
d'Scussed wen th^ sale of cold storage
eggs In this city as fresh eggs. It
??"itiM that several of the people
ftBX lit town, some of them merchants
In a small way. have- been having cold
rage eggs shipped Into town in big
lots, wheti the eggs are packed in
baskets with cotton seed and sent out
Sfl the streets where th >y are sold
I \ sm ill colored hoys.
The practice It sterns has* been go?
ing on for some time and has de
\.!>ped to a considerable extent. It
Is reported that a number of those
buying the eggs, which are represent?
ed to be fr*?sh country eggs, have
teen "stung" badly by the hucksters
pro tiring the unsavory business.
There are various tales told of tne
peculiar circumstances surrounding'
the siiIf of the eggs. One tale Is that
on?? of those stdling the eggs told all
of those sent oift with them to say
that "Mother sent me out with these
ggs ami told me to sell them " One
old n?gro woman, probably in th| six
tlea, tol,t this tale to a well known
clttten, Who was on to the fact that
< "Id st rage eggs were being sold
;is fresh .-.rgs. and he said some very
tstlc tniinc* to her before he allow*
d h. r to go on her way with the ;ip
parentlv ridiculous story that her
mother had Bent lor out |0 Ball the
esgs.
A aether story is that one of th ose
Selling the ggs told los Wife to look
out for some good fresh country eggs
I to put In her Incubator. She went
j ahead uiil purchased i number of
I dosen eggs from the little boys who
were bringing them to the hOUSS
;md thee inu husband found th.it his
I Wife wan buying the egg.* which he
g is Sendling out (> v salOi
White the matter wsi discussed
i fully by the board of health it a is
d -ehled that HO itepS COUld be lallt "
ust at present to prevent the mis of
th ? egn* .is convincing evidence wa*
tfirk!ng iml tin onlv thing t<? do wm
ito wnra the public of the fact thai
thev were being tricked b| soms gf
?he scheming persona,
IMTJjUDEBO
APPARKXTLY IT IIAS
TIOXS REACHING
Munitions of Wur BhippcU - ^ it
Carloads of Ammunition and Ex?
plosive* Sent South Within Short
Time?Authorities Alert.
New Orleans, Jan. 3.?Evidence in?
dicating1 a more widespread revolu?
tionary plot against Mexico than has
heretofore been attributed to the op?
ponents of the Madero administration
has come to light in the discovery of
the shipment of at 'east eight car?
loads of ammunition and explosives
from points in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey to New Orleans within the past
50 days.
The fact that these shipments were
detoured at points north of New Or?
leans is said to have been clearly es?
tablished, leading t-^> the ^suspicion
that the real destination was one of
the gulf ports between this city and
Mobile, from which filibustering ex?
peditions have cleared unobserved in
the past.
In addition to these eight ..arloads,
with an estimated total of more than
200,000 pounds of munitions of war,
agents of the Mexican government as?
sert that one firm In New Orleans has
shipped 150 rifles per week for the
past five weeks to points In Texas
near the Mexican border.
Secret agents of the Mexican gov?
ernment are working with the agents
of the United States, and for the past
few days have been keeping several
steamers, as well as gulf ports, under
close surveillance. Four Mexicans In
this city, who are said to have been
associated with Gen. Bernado Reyes
In his revolutionary plans, are being
shadowed, and it is not improbable
that arrests may be made within the
next few days. \
While the government agents and
officials here decline to make a state?
ment, railroad employes 3late the first
of the eight carloads left Philadel?
phia on November 18 and the others
were sent forward at intervals of
about a week, with New Orleans giv?
en as the destination on each of the
through way bills. The name of th?
consignee is not given, but it is said
that not one of the cars was check?
ed into New Orleans.
It is not denied in Mexican official
circles that Emlllo Vasquez Gomez Is
suspected of connections with a revo?
lutionary plot against the Mexican
government
?hjle ^a^gevolutlqnsj ^
yPtflsWI ' nor ?
tin Mexican ponuiulion of N a O]
lehn? uus PSJftl augmented Within the
past few weeks by the arrival of a
dozen or more citizens of that coun?
try who have not been Inconspicuous
In Mexican political affairs.
UNION BROAKAGE DOES GOOD
BUSINESS.
Profits of 17 Per Cent Shown by Re?
ports of Board of Directors.
It seems that the farmers of Sum
tor and adjacent counties were suc?
cessful in at least one of their en?
terprises during the past year, if
their eJCofl on their farms were not
as BUCCCSittl as usual during the past
sea?, r. Kriday at the annual meet?
ing of the stockholders of the Union
Brokerage Company, a business insti?
tution for'ned and operated by th ?
f irmi s of this and adjacent counties,
it was shown by the report of the
general manager and board of direc?
tors that the company had made a
profit of 17 per cent on its invest
niei t during the past year.
The meeting was well attended and
much interest was manifested by the
Stockholders in the work that the
establishment was doing. It was de?
cided that it was best not to declare
a dividend, but to return the profit to
the business because of the fact that
the capita] Stock of the establishment
was so small. The annual election of
directors took place during the meet?
ing, the following persons being cho*
?en on the board: D. I. Parrott, E.
T. Mimms. G. W. Ma honey, S. J.
White, of this county and J. P. Bud
den of TuToevllle, s. E. Durant of
Durant, and B. x. Welch ol Wlaacky,
After thS meeting of the stockholders
had ad journ id the board of directors
held a meeting and elected the fol?
lowing odicers for the ensuing year:
1.. I. Parrott, president; S. J. White,
secretary, end J. M. Brogdon, general
manage! and treasurer.
The statement given out by the
general manager showed that the
concern had done a business of $61,*
000 during the year 1011.
Neuro Killed In Sawmill.
Aleolu, Jan. I.?Dick Brown, s
negro laborer, employed .it the saw
mill plaid of the I?. W. Abbrman A
Bon's company, died yesterday morn
Ing at about 10 o'clock from injur?
ies received by being caught In some
of the shafting In the mill on Monday
aft( rnoon Both nrms wore broken,
nnd one almost torn from his body,
and he was considerably used up In
other ways and it is marvelous that
he lived as lom: as he did. ills body
Was Shipped to bis home In North
Caroline this afternoon.
MRS. WIGGS VISITS SIMTER.
Number of Old ami Young People
See Clever Performance ut Acad?
emy of Music.
Mrs. Wlfgl of the Cabbage Patch
has come and gone and there are a
number of old and young people in
'.own who probably feel better and
'iave more love In their hearts for
humanity because of seeing .he
clever little play. The show was pa?
thetic and funny by turns and it was
clever all the way through, although
there were some of the actors who
had probably never been near the
"Cabbage Patch" and who had never
experienced anything like what Mrs.
Wiggs and her brood experienced in
heir strife for existence.
However, while the types were not
at a whole good for the parts, two
Of the actors. Thomas Aiken and
'innie Milne, as Mr. Btubblni and
Miss Hazy, respectively, were all that
?mild have been desired or conjured
>jp by any contemplative minds. Tt
was this strangely assorted pair who
'rented much laughter and made the
lUdiOnce feel the pathetic in the
Uvea of those whom the play meant
represent. The costumes and
nvk%-ups were excellent throughout,
and. though the play lagged at times,
? here was always something to keep
the mind and eye of the spectator in?
terested.
Manager Ryttenberg gave the pa?
trons of Sumter a chance of seeing a
treat when he secured the play and
Miose who did not see It missed some
hing well worth going out to.
NATIONAL DINNERS' REPORT.
Amount of Cotton Prepared for Mar?
ket to January 1 Given as 11,371,
000 Rflles.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 5.?The Na?
tional Oinners' association gives the
amount of cotton ginned up to Jan?
uary 1 as 14.371.000 bales.
The amount ginned by States fol?
lows: Alabama 1,620,000, Arkansas
785.000, Florida 87,000. Georgia 2,
?40.000. Louisiana 352,000, Missis?
sippi 1.050.000, North Carolina 980,
000. Oklahoma 912,000, South Caro?
lina 1,502.000, Tennessee 395,000,
Texas 3.935,000, Virginia 113,000.
Total 14.371,000.
HURT RY PARLOR RIFLE.
Little Alex. Crosswell Accidentally
Alex. Crosswell the 7-yoarold son]
1 rd> vr.<. vi-. r>. *fej?weil west serlou ?
! nun yeeterdaj as the result ??f thej
(,_o*. a parior 1
rifle In the yard near his home on
Pendleton street. He was imme?
diately taken to the Columbia hos?
pital, and everything possible done
for speedy recovery. He stood an
operation well, and late last night
was doing as well as could be ex?
pected.?The State.
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re?
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure.F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. O
We. the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for thb last 15 years, and
believe him perfecetly honorable In
all business transactions, and finan?
cially able to carry out any obliga?
tions made by his firm. Walding. Kin
nan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter?
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c.
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con?
stipation.
lax Returns for 1912.
Sumter, S. C, Dec 11, 1911.?-Nu
Uce La hereby given that l will at?
tend in person or i>y deputy at the
following places on the days indicat?
ed, respectlvelyi tor thu purpose 01
receiving returns of personal proper*
Ly and poll taxes, for the fiscal year
commencing January 1st, 1912.
All males between the ages of 18
md .*."> years, must make returns as
to whether or not they are liable for
road duty for year 1912.
Tindal, Tuesday, Jan. 2.
Privateer Station, Wednesday,
January 3.
Manchester, Levi'a Siding. Thurs
dany, January 4.
Wedgefield, Thomas' Store, Friday,
January 5.
Claremont Station, Tuesday, Jan.
9.
H?good, Wednesday, .Jan. 10.
Rcmberts, Thursday, Jan. 11.
i>ai/eii. Friday, Jan. 12.
\v. T. Brogdon'a Store, Monday,
Jan. K..
Ma> i Bvillb i Barnett'i Store),
Tuesday, Jan. 16,
im.as ut Grove, Wednesday, Jan
17.
Shlloh, Thursday, Jan. l*.
Norwood, Cross Roads, Friday,
Jan. ID,
i ' w ego, Monday, Jan. 11.
ah persons, whoso duty it is to
make returlns, should be prompt to
Im ??! in Ihoss appointments, All rc?
luma mUSi be made before lYb. 20.
191L
it. D. WM
Dor uffer!
"I had been trou' 3, for nearly 7 years" writes
Mrs, L Flncher, in a letter from Peavy, Ala., "but I was
not taken down, until March, when I went to oed and had
to have a doctor. He did all he could for me, but I got no
better. I hurt all over, and I could not rest At last, I tried
Cardui, and soon I began to improve. Now I am in very
good health, and able to do all mv housework."
^% TAKE The
UVRDUI WomaifsTonic
You may wonder why Cardui is so successful, after
other remedies have failed. The answer is that Cardui is
successful, because it is composed of scientific ingredients,
that act curatively on the womanly system. It is a medicine
for women, and for women only. It builds, strengthens, and
restores weak and ailing women, to health and happiness.
If you suffer like Mrs. Fincher did, take Cardui It
will surely do for you, what it did for her. At all druggists.
Write to: Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chattanoov* Medictee Co., Chattanooga, Teno.,
for Special Instructions, and 64-page book, "Hone Treatment for Women," sent free. ] 60
GEORGE H. HURST,
UNDERTAKER AND
EMBALMER
124 N MAIN STRhET
Day Phone 53* :: :: Night Fhone 201
I
Smoke
YOUR MEAT WITH
Figaro Preservar
\ gttarl of this wonderful liquid smoke
covers ouu pounds ot meat, bimpie in use and
applied with a brash.
V- ??f< i?'^
Every farraer|should have a jug of this just
at this HOG-KILLING TIME. Every package
guaranteed. We can explain in a minute how
to apply and would be glad to give you a de?
monstration.
ECONOMICAL
75c per qt.
( A letter addressed thv? . us.)
SMALL F
I am offering speci
One Tract containii
North-east of the Cit
lies well and naturall
Second tract contai
South-cast of City or.
settlement. This lan
ling.
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These prtcef are for
R]
CliY PROPERTY
FARMS
T MBER LAND
RE
.o small farms near t
with 60 in cu
?se3 and Brew in
led. One settle
? ) $1,000.
es with 90 in i
Pocataligo-Man
i a nice farm ^
$3,000.
he next ten days only.
REAL I sTATf LOANS
CPf I .f\ MORTGAGE"> AND
v-4V/t INVESTMENTS
DEAIiERS.
26 12 N. Main Street.
Sumter, South Carolina
Undertakers and EmbaJmers,
and Private Ambulance
HEARSES OR
Ring M oi
Pr
J. D.Craig F
8, 10, 12 <
AND COLORED
iv or Night
vice
ure Company
Tty Street.