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CfetiWattbmanani ^outjiron. PwhlUh. d VVexi needs ) in<l Saturday. ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY Sl'MTKH, 8. c. |1.M per annum? in advance. Adver ttsoaaeata: ?9a* Squars first Ineertlen.$1.00 Beery subsequent Insertion.It Oeatrscts far three moatSs, or IsejLger will he made at reduced ratet. ?11 communication' shleh suV ntm privat? Interes'* will be charged ?ar as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The 3umter Watchman was found? ed in i?SG and the True Southron In )??? The Watchmsn and Southron ow h <? the combined circulation and ?vdtoenre gj both of the old papers, ?ad I? manifestly the best advertising ?odium in Sumter esjF?essssssss-ezean.?-. A traveling m in. who visits all the eltl?>s and towns of any size In the Plates of Virginia, North and South Carolin^ . r,-ia and Florida, stated Friday to the writer that Sumt.-r era* a constant surprise to him, that on every visit he saw signs of growth, development and progress. Sumter and Columbia he said, were growing faster and showed more signs of progress than any other towns he visited, and that in proportion to site Sumter was ahead of Columbia ? so The politicians are already discuss sag the Senat rial race two years lance and trying to pick the prob? able candidates. Among those that Stave be^n named ar<- Senator E. D. tmlth. Congressman A. F. Lever, John Gary Evans, Oov. Cole L. Hlease and IL I. Manning Th?se are mentioned as possibilities, for with the exception of Senator Smith and Gov. Hlease there Is no particular reason to sup? pose that they will be candidates. ess Some time ago we referred to the fact that the need for additional room for the pupils of the public schools of the city was becoming more appar? ent each day. Hy next fall the need will become Imperative and we feel eure that the City Hoard of Educa? tion will begin to make preparations Sn th?? \ery near future. It has been decided to have motor? cycle races as one of the features of th?* Seaboard Celebration Day. Twenty-five dollars will he given in prizes, this amount to be divided be? tween the first, second and third In the race. NO ENGINEERS' STRIKE. Bo\itl> OF ARBITRATION \> NOUBICGU DIXISION. RMN COMMffl tl?o Public in Quo*" lion and Makes ltc*i>mmoiululloiis for the UeCssfal dooil. W.iMimK'tuii, NOV. i!4?Thirty thous? and locomotive engineer! on &2 Bast j tf| ruilroads gain .1 partial victory in tholr demand for mere wages, under the award announced' today by the bom d of arbitration. In its decision, however, the boards bold that the public, which had no voice in the controversy and no choice but to abide by the decision, had more at stake than either engineers <>r railroads an.? smphasinsi the ne cesslty of plans to safeguard the pub? lic against the possibility of a future strike whose e..ns,-quences It depicts Ii? sombre vein. ??it would i?.- dlfBculi to txaggtrats seriousness of such a calamity," H ads the report. "It is safe to say . that the large citie , of the Kast would Bad their supply of many articles of f M,d exhausted within a week. Of so Important a commodity as milk they WOSjld have no more than a day s supply. If such a strike lasted but a single week the suffering would be beyoad our power of description." To place such a striko beyond the realms of probability, the board ad? vocates the creation of federal and State wage commissions. These com? missions, the board suggests, should v 1 vented with practically the same powers over organized labor as public utilities commission now exercbe over quasi-public corporations. "It is the belief of the board," cor. tlnues the decision, "that in the last analysis the only solution is to qualify the principle of free contract in the railroad service." From this suggestion IV H. M??r risey, the representative of the engi? neers on the board, dissents. The award increases wages on some railroads and for some classes of ser? vice, but holds that a general increase on all roads is not warranted. The award dates back to May 1 last and will hold for one year from that date. Mr. Morrisej. representing the engi? neers, has already indicated doubt as to its renewal. In the past, with sev? eral notable exceptions, the contracts between the roads and the engineers have been renewed annually. The attitude of the railroads, as OUtllaed in a statement today by President Daniel Wlllard of the Bal? timore & Ohio, who represented the raiiroads on the arbitration board, is 111 . wise indefinite., as to the future. "My aCOOptencC Of the award as a Wholi does not signify my approval of all the Undings in detail." says Pr?sident Willard He added that "although the award Is not such as Big Cut Prices For One Week Commencing MONDAY, the 25th AND ENDING SATURDAY, the 30th Our $45 00 SUITS at $33.00 Our 40.00 SUITS at 28.00 Our 35 00 SUIrSat 25.00 Our 30.00 SUITS at 22.00 Our 25 00 SUITS at 19.00 Our 20 00 SUITS at 15.00 Our 15.00 SUli Sat 10 00 LONG COATS $2810 COATS FOR $23 00 25 GO 'OATS FOR 19 00 20 00 C0A1S FOR 16.00 15 00 COATS FOR 11.50 10 00 COATS FOR 8.00 FURS One big kit of lull on ac count of getting in late will he sold at M off the regular price, $8 furs at $6. U2 furs at $9, $20 furs at $15, $.*? turs it $22.r??. Remember this Salt; will last On? Wwk Ste k MM If. Co. the railroads had hoped for," nor such as they fell Justified b> the facts, they now sccept without question the con? clusion which was reached." The members of tin board of ar bl rati..,, were appol ?ted by the chief Justice (?f the supreme court of the United states, the United states com? missioner of labor and the presiding Judge of the United States commerce court. Following fire the more important of the board's awards and tin* requests of the engineers: In passenger service, a minimum Wage wag granW-d of J4.U? for 100 miles or bss; ami an overtime rate Of 50 cents per hour with an aver? age speed of 20 ni! "S per hour. The engineers asked $i4u and $4.60 per day of loo miles according to the BUM of iho looomotlce cylinder, with an overtime rate of 70 cents per hour after live hours. in through freight service, a mini? mum was granted of $4.76 per day of 100 miles er bss. with overtime pro rsta after ten hours. The engineers requested rates of $6.25, $6.60 and }( 7.'. per day of 100 miles, according to size of engine; and $7 for Mallett engines, the sann? rates to apply tt. main runs, work, wreck, helper or pusher, milk and clrCUS trains. In local freight Service 26 cents ad? ditional to the. through freight rates was granted. This met the full re? quest of the engineers. In switching service, g minimum of $4.10 per day of ten hours or less was granted. The engineers asked $4.60 per day of ten hours in switching Ser? vice and for belt line service. All existing rates higher than the minimum granted by the board are continued in force. CALIFRONIA ELECTION TANGLE State for Wilson or Rooeevelt? Not Yet Decided. San Francisco, Nov. 22.?Seven? teen days after the national President? lal election, the question whether Wilson or Roosevelt carried California was tonight in B Worse tangle of le? gal complications and threatened law suits than at any previous time. Progressive leaders, disappointed by a court decision in Los Angeles in? validating totals for the electors in precincts where the election judges bad thought to save time and trouble by not putting down tally marks for an elector except the top one on each ticket, took heart today and decided to institute like proceeding In all of the ((.unties of the Slate which show ed s plurality for Wilson. This prospective action was an? nounced following receipt In LOS An? geles of a telegram from (Jovernor Johnson at Sacramento, beginning: ? it Is reported In the press here that the Progressives are going to quit." The telegram urged the con? trary attitude, Secretary of Btate Jordan reiterated today his declaration that if the re count in Los Angeles County ran over November 25, the date provisionally ?et bj law i"r certifying returns in the state as a whole, he would wait until Los Angeles County reported. In this he Is understood to have the support of an Informal opinion from the Attorney General's office, but if prot eedlngs promised by the Prog resslves necessitate recounts In very many counties it became a question tonight how long Jordan could hold off. Among the counties In winch cen? tests are promised b> the Progres? sives are Sacramento. Alnmcda San Francisco, Humboldt ami I>el Nt rte \\i.-.a' U\ News Notes. Wlsacky, Nov. 22.?The crops an about harvested and the farmers will soon have a short resting spell if their creditors Will just leave them alone, and the) might as well, for there Is very little loft for them to di vide. I (Xpert the preachers and doctors Will I e left OUt in the ??old. Those who have made advances to make the crops, complain of making Very poor CO lections and 1 hear of some trying to make arrangements for supplies for another year already, Large crops of oats have been sown, with much cure. Abundant crops of potatoes have been gathered, and the hogs are enjoying the gleanings. The ginneries are Idle a good deal of the time, which goes to prove that the cotton crop is short, in this sec? tion, though the price will make up for the shortage in a measure. I saw I long staple sold to,lay for 20 1 t ent i p< r pound , ?oir public schools under the ef? ficient management of Superintendent Munnerlyn, are doing good work. Miss I'eak, teacher of Wlsacky school, though tjulto young, and with little experience, is giving general satisfac? tion M i ? w i?. (in ? ti pana? <i ihi ough our town yesterday, on he,- way tc ? "a hopvillc to Join lo r husband m\i children, who 11vt< there now sh? ban been greatl> improved In healtl by hei long staj lit Hendersonvlllc N. i'. Mr. i 'im Poi ? er, ol Mt, l'leaaanl s. c. visited friends here recently. ?>ne of our old vetere>ne, Mr. Tum McDonald, passed away Tuesday, af? ter a long period of ill health. lie was buried at Lynchburg. BucceM to all your efforts to bullil up your already beautiful town, and may you continue to grow and pros? per. I MVEHMTY LAND ? IT. Litigation Over \ andei bilt Will Enter Second Week toda)?Will Require Many Weeks to Settle. Nashville. Tcnn., Nov. 24.?The liti gatlt n involving tbe right to control of Vanderbilt university will enter upon Its second um ek in chancery court here tomorrow morning, when the disposition of B. H. Hendrix will be read. This will likely be followed by the d?-position of the late Qov. James i>. Porter. The trial will probably extend over many week-1. So far the bearing has been devoted largely to the reading of depositions and the legal sparring of attorneys. The suit is styled the college of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church va tin- board of trustees of Vanderbilt university. CAUIOUN PRISONERS ESCAPE. One Urges Presence of Chief to Pre? vent Ii im Fleeing Also. St. Matthews. Nov. 23.?Three i f the six prisoners, all colored, escaped from jail here last night, and a rapid research all day has brought no fruit. Two had been sentenced to one year, and the third 18 months on the gang. Two others remained because of their belief that they would not be con? victed, and the other, Sam Humph, a chronic vagrant and nuisance around town, sent word to the chief of police that if he did not hurry down tu (Rutnph) would llee also. SUMTE1R COTTON MARKET. Corrected Daily by Ernest Field. Cotton Euyer. Sumter, Nov. 25. Good middling 12 5-8. Strict middling 12 1-2. Middling 1 2 3-8. St. Low middling 12 1-8. Low middling 11 5-S. Staple eotton 13 to 1 ?> 1-2. New York Cotvon Market. New York, Nov. 25. January.. March . . May.. .. July.. .. A ugust. . . October. . i ?ecember Open. .12.48 Close. 12.42? 1 2.4 5 12.4 S?4 12.52 12.47 12.40 11.82 COTTON PIUC'EH ADVANCE. Week's Kpoculatlon Has \Uh-u Brisk. N< w York, Nov. 22.?Speculation in cotton has been brisk at rising prices Interrupted only now and then by moderati reaction. The t ? u 11 side with the added prestige of recent events has become more popular. Ev? erybody has been predicting reaction and waiting for it to take hold again. But the prat- ban continued to advance. The rise has been foment? ed largely by the stronger spot situ? ation and the rapidly decreasing stock at New fork, ah this has been ac? complished by the talk of a possible squeeze in December and possibly in January cotton. The Btock of unsold cotton in New York is s.v.d to be not over L'u,000 to 26,000 bales. The sales of spot cotton here during the week have been large. it Is even said that Kort Worth, Texas, has been buying in New York and other parts of the South have been for por? tions of the New York stock. The ginning report on Thursday again re? vealed surprisingly small totals east I of the Mississippi ri\er, especlaly Georgia. Uut after all the situation has been tbc most striking feature in the recen rise With the New York prices so much below the Southern parity the light receipts here and th<- fact that the revision committee has met and done nothing, most peo? ple profess them sei vei unable to see how cotton can be brought to New Yi-rk for delivery on contract unless prices here mount to a point which will attract cotton from the South. Meantime the difference between December and May is gradually nar? rowing. Some time ago it amounted t<? $2 a bale, but it has recently shrunk to almost nothing On the other hand Liverpool spot sales have been small, receipts WOSt of the Mississippi have been large and it is believed that European spin-^ tiers have been less inclined to buy. having laid in too considerable sup? plies. The buying of actual cctton has come mainly from domestic mills. The advance has been rapid and so sharp that many of the trade are now looking for a good reaction. The general sentiment, however, is more bullish than has been for some time past. Appdllcatlons for City Manager of Sumter are still coming in by the score, and they come from all sections of the country ? Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, and hundreds of smaller cities and towns from New England to the wild and woolly West. Altogether the applicants number several hundred and there are many number one men in the list as well not a few cranks, has beens and incompetents. How? ever, it should be possible for City Council to pick the man for the job from among ali these applicants. HI < KU \M \( Ql ITTED l uil of Intfsrea?ng < awe in t'alhoun < ourt. ?t. Matthew?, Nov, 22.?-After two and a half days' legal battle the greatest and moat Interesting ever fought in a temple of justice ia Cal houn c?.unty, the jury nturned within half an hour after having gone to their room with a verdict of not guilty against J. W. Beckham, charged with the murder of his step-father, Henry F. Frank. At the announcement of the verdict a number of his friends began to applaud hut were suppr? ssed by the court. Literary Note. We are told thai two and one-hair million people in this country live by writing. Of course this includes those who write home for money.?Cleve? land Main Deaier. ANSWER IT ROXE8TLT. Are tjhe Slatemeut* of Snmtcr Citl i*n* Not More Iii liable Than ThoM* of I tter Stranger**? This is p. vital Qneetlon. It is frr.ught with interest to Sum ter. It permits of only one answer. It cannot be evaded or ignored. A Bumter cltisen speaks here, Speaks for the welfare of Sumter. A citizen's statement is reliable. An utter stranger's doubtful. Home proof is the b^st proof. William Veadon, 27 Ilaynsworth street. Sumter. S. C, says: "I am confident that Doan's Kidney Pills act just as represented and are wor? thy of endorsement. 1 have taken them for dull backache and trouble with the kidney secretions, getting my supply at China's Drug Stowe. I have always received prompt relief and consequently I have r. tion in giving this prepara endorsement." For Kale by all dealers. 1 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. New York, sole agents for the United State*. Remember the name?Doan's? and take no other. No. 22 FOR KALE?Two good gentle Y suitable for lady drivers, to J. B. Bradford, Sumter, S. F. D. No. 4. WANTED?To paint and re pal: ? hundred buggies and su Ties by Janui ist. No\i ? t have your , < an paint ing b new repair work for a while. It will pay you to investigate. Factory located on Council street, (old Cotton Fac? tory building.) Rowland Buggy i 'ompany. LADIES Here is the Greatest Chance Yet Offered for Securing a Real Coat Suit Bargain H This week we will place on sale a beautiful line of Sample Coat Suits made up by one of the high? est class designers in the business, who shows only the latest Models. (f Their value varies in price from $25 to $40 with a good assortment of sizes in 93 styles. H If any lady is interested in a handsome Coat Suit, $19.45 will secure the best one on the line. (fi There will also be seme special offerings in Coats during this week. i mar. mter 1 Goods Co