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afchm cm a no JSoutljrQn THK Ht'MTKfl WATCHMAN, Established April, 1830. l<Bt Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Aims't at he thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 180*. Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. Vol. XXXVI. No. 30. BUILDING BRANCH LINE. NtrTIIWKNTEItN TO HVS TRACK FROM SKALK'S SlDINCi Ti> HEHIOT. i m ? Force of Hands now Employed In Uradliig Road lied?New llruncli line will Im? Complete I by First of iHifmlxT?Extension of Northwes? tern Enables that Line to Hold its I ? niii'?Rotid May he Extended to Roar Hill. That a new branch lino of the Northwestern Kailroud of South Caro? lina will be extended from Seule'? SI I iiik to llerlot'M Cross Houds during the year Is now a certainty unless some unforeseen circumstances should prevent the execution of plans which have been formulated und the completion of work already under way. Col. Thomas Wilson, president of the Northwestern itallwuy. stated Monday to a reporter for the Daily Item that he now hud a force of bunds employed on the proposed branch lim* of the Northwestern between Seale's *ld?n#; and llerlot s Cross (toads and that be would endeavoi to curry on i he w.*rk steadily until the brunch hue waa completed, lie expected to com? plete the Um l?> the tlrst id Dei em? ber of this year, possibly a little be? fore that time. If weather conditions and other ? in umstames were favor? able. The for-of hands.had now been engaged in the grading of the roud bad for nearly two weeks und were getting along mccly with the work. Croaa ties and rails had been secured and at preaent so far as he could see there waa nothing to prevent his car? rying out hl? plans as the> hud been formed. The tlrst survey of this IJno w*a made in the summer of 1911 und a number of surveys were m ule .-;ub teguent to ihn tun. I - fore ii?e tin il route waa decided on. The present plain* . on em plate the tthe romxfng "i a northeasterly di? rection from Seale'a Hiding, und ex landing out In a straight line must Of the wuy to Ileriot's Cr ohm Itoad-i. The line is aix and -early a half miles' long and extends tin ..ugh the Wil? liamson plantation, now owned by Col. .Wllaon. the llurroughs Colclough plate, the Daw place, which is als.? owned by Col Wilson- Maj. Dm rough'a pla. e. the plantati? gg belong? ing to Mrs Colclough and * W Kel? ly and Aahby Dick. The r*ght of wa/ hai leen secured and mere seems no oliHtucle to the extension of the lim . ' 'ol. Wilson, in speaking of the building of the branch line, stated that he had been forced to build it be? cause of the coming into this llel 1 of the South Carolina Western Kail road. In order to hold his traffic in this section he had to extend the branch line through it. liefore |*gg South Carolina Weatern wus built'und established Ita stutlon, Seale's Siding hu-*. been the nearest station to the people of this section und they tiud secured '.heir freight there Hut witu the eatabllabment of u nearer sta? tion b> the South Carolina Western Itoad he considered it necessary to meet Ition. and in self-defense had . i bis line Me did not expect to haul mm h cotton on it, gfl this was generally hauled by wagon to Sumter. hut he hoped |g Keep the freiaht trurb.- la i-rtili/.er ami otb.i kinds ..f freight truffle which he had handled formerly on bis r- I At llerlot'M Cross Koads u sta; Ion will bf built and an agent will be kept th#?re. Alreacy the timber for th?* station Is being prepai.d ggej the station will be erected as soon us tIn? line reaches this pi ice. In iMlking of Um matter Col. Wil ion atated that he had noticed in OM of the paper., tin article staling I hat Ihe contra?, had been let to a % ? -11 known railroad contractor He hid no Idea who this contractor was, fof he wa* building the road himself ami es|m< ted to hu\e his levee of men do all the work. The line, he stai d. Would not extend further than H. ; ad's at prenent. but it might be extended on to Mggt Hill at some time in fu? ture, ir he deemed the traffic suftl ? lent. This Mould probably not he an> linn- so.,n. h<>\M er. he stat d l \Kl n Ttl FARM. .h.lua J Join - Suffering From Inb.i < g|oa|a, Orungehurg. June | John Jgaaagj the laranchvlllf attorney, who Wan l i.llVH i il of killing Ahe Peat I eCa* and iwntosjicrd l<> eer\e a term in the State penitential v. b.is been brought to ? ?i angetan g to go upon the gajajggj farm He will be kept at tin ? ounly poor house. The reason fot lb* bringing of Jones to Mrangchurg county ia that he is snfteiim-, from tuben ulottet. BECOMES CHAIRMAN OF AGRI? ( ILTI KAL COMMITTEE. .\l?|M>iiitmcnts m Committees of South Curol'im i 'ongrcssmau?i?. S. Murph und .Morris Lumpkiii to Be Asso? ciated wiih Lerer. Washington. Juno 2.?The follow? ing are I he Committee assignments of the members Of the South Carolina delegation in the house tor the Sixty third congress as given out here to? day: Whaley?Merchant marine ami lisherica, invalid pensions, industrial arts and expositions. rtyrne*?- Koads, war claims, mines and minng. AikenDistrict of Columbia. Johnson?Appropriations. Lever -Agricultural (chairman). Kan*dalc?Banking and currency. I'lnley?Dostottlce and post load-, Mr. Lever bCCOmOf chairman of the Important committee ou agriculture. ilis work in this position wili have a very dire? t and important bearing not only on the agricultural activities of the South but also on the prosper? ity of the entire nation. Mr. Whaby. as a member of the merc hant murine and fisheries com* mlttee. should be in a position to look after the particular interests of his district. Mr. Finb-y is ranking member of the postotii. e committee, next to the (hairman. and preferred that assign? ment to the chairmanship of the printing committee, which he hold previous to the reorganization. Cu? tler the new rules of the CAUCUS, ? member of one of the more important committees is not SjMoWCd to serve on another. Mr. Johnson holds his position on the appropriations committee, and Mr. Aiken remains on the District of < olumbia committee. Mr. DTync? become* a member of the new roads committee and also has war claims and mines and mining. It will be seen that Mr. Hryms goes off hanking and currency, as noted some time ago, and Mi Kags dale goes on the latter Committee, Mr. Lever will at once move his headquarters from his pres< nt room in the oapitol building ove- to tin house otfici- building, where the work of the committee on sericulture is carried on. With him will be asso? ciated I). S. Murph of St. Matthews as clerk of the committee, Mr. Lump kin of Columbia as assistant clerk and J. Brooks Wingard as private secie tury. When the members of the South Carolina delegation who are now In Washington wore seen they seemed to be well satisfied with their assign? ments. Discussing the mattet, Senator Till man said: ?'I consider Mr. Ilagsdale's appoint? ment as a member of the committee on bunking and currency as an espe? cially fortunate one for him, ss hs has just come to Washington and had no Influence SVCept BUCh as he has gained since he arrived here. ' As the tariff hill is already out of the way. the banking and currency committee will have the most im? portant Work that the house of repre? sentatives will have to deal with the remainder of this session, and, in? deed, its importance will continue for several sears. He can accomplish more for I he country a hundredfold than he OOUld have brought about had he obtained ;i place on the livers and harbori committee. Mission TALK \T PI NE WOOD, Baiter District Missionary Convention 1*. Held at i'incwood. PtneWOOd, June 1, The combined convention of tin- foreign ami home departments of missionary work held Its annual district convention here, beginning May III ami continuing through June i. Mnny visitors were present, ami 31 auxiliaries sent delegates, who re? ported their societies very much In lereated In Ihe mission work. Miss Jesse- I'tiltlS of the tol'cign and Mrs, W. <J King "I Ihe In.no de? partments presided, They gave en* couraglng reports of their work. Meadames It. L. Klrkwood ami i>. N. Bourne and Misses Marlu Capers ami Bertha Attaway gave instructive addresses on the different phases ol the mission work Mission work is steadtlj advancing and gaining strength, ami the women ol the Southern Methodist church feel ?n < oui nged. The people ol I'm. wood greatly en Joyed tin preaem*e of this convention an.i feel thai Ihey were blessed bj ita ? omlng. A CHARLESTON PEOPLE TF.Lb STORY <>r CITY'S SHAME. Social Service League Protest to May? or Grace and Specify Particular Cases ol' Vice and Depredation and Lawlessness. The revelations Of the vice condi? tion In Charleston, made by the Bo clal Service League of thai city In its committee's letter to Mayor Orace, urging him to take the initiat? ive by enforcing the laws, exceed anything we have seen or read of any other city, and would be incredi? ble except for the responsibility of the gentlemen making them, and but for Ok mayor's admission of the substan? tial truths of the committee's state? ments. In view of the two documents made public?the committee 's letter and Mayor Grace's answer to\it?it would seem that Charleston had sowed the wind and is reaping the whirlwind. The high water mark of vice appears to have been reac bed, and the neces? sity for house-chaning, to be imper? ative. The committee appeals to the mayor "to lead in a movement which will at least give our young men and boys ami young women and girls an even chance to be decent and to do right,'' declaring that if the city au? thorities "cannot remedy the situa? tion, it will be but a : hot t time before citizens do BO in no uncertain man? ner." In his answer, Mayor Crace prac? tically throw up his hands* and con? fesses his helplessness to enforce the laws. Not only this, but he goes fur? ther and declares it to be his settled policy not to enforce the laws against violators of a certain class even if he could do so. He believes it to be his duty in fact, to nullify the law he is sworn to uphold. The committee in Its letter calls the mayor's attention "to the remark? able it."/ease of blind tigers," that are with unprecedented "brasenness" have established themselves in tin- "quiet residence sections of the city; to the full-fledged gambling houses," which Charleston has the. pr?stig? " of be ing among the feW cities in the country to tolerate; to the presence of "slot machines" Which even children are allowed to play, making them "the kindergarten for full fledged gambling;" to the "elice* throwing' 'in cigar stores; to "the regular lotte ry drawing conduct? ed at plac e s by which the- school chil? dren pass from day to clay; to the so ial clubs where high class law break? ers moral!?** on the vlclousness of the* commoner sort; to the- existence in "supposedly respectable- sections of the c ity of assignation houses * * * ?u teal menace to the morals of the city and a feeder to the white* slaves of the tenderloin;" to "the fact that since the advent of racing Charleston enjoys the distinction of having street walkers and her tenderloin has ex? panded recently t?? its greatest de? gree- of growth;" to "the brazen ef? frontery of this element," as instanced in the advertising of one lewd house among the high school students and other boys by the device of a match box. hundreds of which had bee n handed them; to the disgraceful us? es to which the public parks are be? ing put; to the- fact that ladies have m?t only been followed, but Insulted on such prominent streets as King street by nu n who never saw them before e?r at last whom tin- ladies never saw before," that pool rooms have been opened ami frequented by boys as well SS men, constituting Schools for v i? e- of every sort, and .'hat "literally scores of ordinarily homst young men and women are turning crooks through this agency." LOIN rilROl (.11 LIMlM.I Train Plunges Through Trestle With Fatal Results, Han ford, X. C. June ? Mixed pas senger and freight train No. In of the- Kalelgh, Charlotte A Southern railroad wenl through a trestle at Deep Liver bridge m ar Cumnock, N, ?V. this e-ve-ninr, at ?i o'clock, Killing Itaggagemaster Louden stunt of Hemp, n. C, ami Injuring eight oth? ers, Tin- injured were- brought here this evening on a special train over tin- Southe rn railway. The- injured are: Fred Hurns ol Osgood, seriously hurt, Knglneer lllalock, bruised and scalded,' tleorge lllalock, Hctiousl> Braided; Conductor Deacham ??l Bis eoe, seriously hurt in buck, legs and head; Otis Johnson ami Milt John? son, tw<? passengers, hurl In back and on legs, nol seriously; Fireman Ar? thur Leak, scalded on head; Hpenccv Tyson, aim broken und hurl in headj serious but not fatal; Fletcher L ?? i ami. b '? bUI't. MATAMORAS CAPTURED BY REB? EL FORCES AFTER ALL DAY BATTLE. Dealll List Large on Both Sides ? United States Soldiers Hit by Stray Bullet*?Mexican Official Killed. Brown8Ville, Texas, June 3.?While a handful of men were still offering dogged resistance to the rebel troops of (Jen. Lucio Blanco, constitution? alist commander-ln-chtef of the state of Tamaulipns, at 10 (?'( ha k tonight, Matamoras, Mexico, is practically In the hands ?l the revolutionists alter a battle waged without interruption since 10.30 this morning. Col, 10s chaaereta,, With 100 volunteers, rem? nants of the federal garrison, is mak? ing the last stund from the roof of the cathedral and theatre in Hidala plaza, l*n t their subjection before morning is regarded as certain. Early in the night flames from burning buildings in several sections of the battle scarred city lighted the sky for miles around and for a time it was feared that the town was doomed. At io o'clock, however ,the tire /ones had decreased. The toll of death on both sides has been heavy. Maj. Bstadan Ramos, federal commander, was wounded earls' in tin- engagement. He was brought to a Brownsville hospital. His condition is reported critical. Private B, Davis of the United States cavalry was wounded by a ?tray shot while patrolling the bor? der on the American side of the Rio Grande, and rumors are persistent that Miguel Harragan. mayor of Mat* amoraa, was shot and killed late today. Authentic estimates of the dead and wounded will not be avail? able before tomorrow. One report brought by refugees was that betwVen 200 and 106 of the combatants bad been killed ami double that number Won nded. The United States consulate, where Consul J. ll. Johnson and his statt remained during the fighting, was in the direct line of tire the greater part of the day, but it is slated that none of those in the building base been wounded. One hundred and twelve of tin federal troops crossed to Brownsville this afternoon and surrendered to the United States military authori? ties. Shortly aller 1<> o'clock tonight fir? ing decreased but the rebels contin? ued to hurl dynamite at intervals in an effort to dislodge Kscarreta and his force. The rebels began a general advance towards the main part of Matamoras at :;.;!<? this afternoon. Wi'nin an hour they had taken the customs of? fice at the terminus of the interna? tional bridge and almost simultane? ously the customs house at the ferry connecting Brownsville ami Santa Crus, a suburb of Matamoras. Af? ter that the fight was gradually nar? rowed to Hidala plaza. Among the buildings burned, set afire by rebel shells, were 12 dwell? ing houses on the plaza De A ram as, including the home of Mayor Harran gan. it was estimated that Blanco's army numbered about 1,800 nu n, while the federal garrison was com? posed of less than a third of that number. * Several thousand spectators viewed the battle from the United States side of the Rio Grande, but were kept at what was regarded a sale dis? tance from the boundary by the sol? diers of Troop M. Fourteenth cavalry, who patrolled the border lor a dis? tance of six miles. An automobile bearing a party of sightseers was Struck by a bullet atnl put out of com? mission bin none of tin- occupants were hurt. GOVERNOR or CANAL KOXE. Rlcliard Metcalfc Selected for <i\il Governor. Washington, June S.? I'ichard l Mei. ul Lincoln, Neb . editor ..t The Commoner, was today selected by President Wilson to be civil got - ernor of the I'unutmi canal /one. This was announced by Socretury Garrison after be and Secretaries Bryan and Daniels bad conferred With the pies 1.1. nt. Although Mr Metcalfe wai llrst recommended by Secretnr> Hrynn, Secretary Daniels ami Scerclnn Gar? rlson joined in urging ihe appoint ment. Mr Mctcnlfc bus been In news? paper work all bis lite and came int.. national prominence in the cam paign ?.t IsiMl a.s spokesman for Mr. Hryan, La ~t year he ran In the prl maries on the Democratic ticket foi governor of Nebraska, but lost. CHESTER COUNCIL TRIES NEW CLAN FOR REGULATION. Ordinance Imposing "Occupation Tax*' on Managers ol* Clubs where Liquors ore Kept?Heavy llond Re? quired, which is Forfeited Should Liquor Law bo Violated ? Oppo? nents or Plan Declare same Virtu? ally License System, which Consti? tution Prohibits. New? and Courier. Chester, June ;{.?Chester seems to have hit <m the problem of how to regulate the so-called "social clubs," by imposing an "occupation tax" on the managers, which has resulted In the closing of the three clubs said to be of this order which have been run? ning and nourishing in this city. The ordinance, passed unanimously by the new city council, lias resulted in put? ting on tile lid tight and fast and it it works out successfully it will like? ly be tried by other cities and towns in South <Carolina. Tin- distinctive feature of this new ordinance is the requirement for the manager of any club where intoxicat? ing liquors are kept, to get a license from the city clerk, the amount be? ing Used at two per cent of the gross income <>l the said "manager" for the first twelve months. The manager is also required to file an approximate statement of the probable gross in come for the twelve months and to Hie a bond of |5,000 that he will not vio? late any city, county ?*r State law, in reference to tin- sale, storage and handling of intoxicating beverages. Upon violation of any of the liquor laws tin* bond is forfeited to the city, three sureties being required on Un? born!. No loophole is left in designating just who is the manager. Says the ordinance on this point: "For the purpose <-l Ibis ordinance the term "manager" of any such SSOClatiOU shall be held to include any person or persons having or exercising any part in the manag? ment, direction or control of any such association, or receiving or expecting to receive any salary or compensation, or deriving or intending to derive ans Income or profit therefrom." if the Chester ordinance stands the tests i ' the courts <?ther places will more than likely write it in the ir or? dinances, for the regulation of the "so? cial" clubs has grown to be a vital issue all over South Carolina. With the v<?ting- out of the- dispensaries in all Inn eight counties, locker clubs sprang up. It is gem-rally understood that locker clubs?-Where individuals buy and keep their own intoxicating beverages in their private lockers? are not contrary to the dispensary laws. But it has long been found that just Where .he dividing lim- is drawn is hard to determine and as a result "social" clubs have sprung into ?-x istence in practically every county in the State, both in those ofAcialy "dry" and in those having dispensaries. The constitution of the State for? bids the- licensing of liquor selling e x? cept by the State or county to the dispensary to sell in original packages, absolutely taking away from the in? dividual the right to engage- in the li? quor traffic. Any attempt to license an individual or set of individuals to store and retail liquors is against the constitution ami statute- laws, accord? ing to the opinion of a high State* of? ficial, and this sann* official expressed tin* opinion the other clay that the Chester ordinance was in effect a sys? tem of licensing. "If any of the clubs affected would come forward and pay the tax Imposed it would be para? mount to a confession that they were engaging in the liquor traffic in viola? tion of tin- State law and WouTd im mediately be subjected to its provis? ions." was his view, Bui the Chester people differ. In the Opinion heard oil the street tile "occupation tax' is placed etn tin- manager's income ami is not a license measure. They are confident that it will stand tin- test Of t lie coin is. "Is ?he ordinance Imposing an oc? cupation tax in effect a system of li? censing liquor selling or not?" is the question at issue, ami on its decision rests the result of whethe r this nn-as itre provides a solution of tin* vexed problem of tin- regulation of the "so? cial" clubs or whether it will fol? low tin- tat?- oi tin- doxens of riher attempts to stamp out this problem Which has bee,.no- to be State Wide. None of the three Chester clubs, so it was stated by a member of the e ity coumil, had complied with the ordi? nance and they had all closed tight ami fast on Sunday last No attempt bus so tar been made towards testing the legality or constitutional!!) of tin ordinance in tin- State court-;, and it i < b a11\ up to (In- i lubs a- to SLAYER OF POLICEMAN BAR WICK SENTENCED TO DEATH. Negro Will Be Electrocuted on June l!7th. if Stay of Sei t once Is Not Granted?Charles Svenej Being Tried as Accessory. Manning, June 'i.?Sam Dukes was today convicted of the murder of Isa? dora Harwick at Pinewood last Feb? ruary ami was sentenced to electTOCU tlon on June 27. Mr. Harwi< k, policeman Pine wood, walked up to Dukef asked him his name, Dukes * 1 lately opened fire on Mr. Harw Tin- trial of the case med but a couple of hours and ^ ,ury de? liberated but a few c es on the case. Mr. \Yid?man appointed by the court to dele kes. and at ce. the end of the chan ' judge spoke M in a very compllm ^ manner of Mr Wideman's e t of the de? fense. Dukes is ing negro, not QUlte 22 years o?. Charles Steney is now on trial as accessory after the fact, being charged with ha . ing assisted Dukes to escape after killing Mr. Barwick. Dukes at first escaped and was afterward caught in Charleston and sent back, lie claimed to have been shot and robbed at the Junction and was taken to the hospital, where he was recog? nized upon his request to have his mother telegraphed for. in the trial he went on the stand and made the defense that he shot Harwick be? cause he thought Harwick was about to shoot him. De County will try to have an election to re-establish the dispen? sary, petitions having been filed Sat? urday. Obscurity parted its tufted curtains the other day and reminded us tt?e?M ".lim" Garn eld was still in exiatence. ?Houston Post. whether or not this will be done. Prohibitionists in Chester, and some who are no Prohibitionists, are satis tied that the ordinance will stand any court test. They are severe in their condemnation of what they say is the wide-open manner in which the "so? cial'" clubs conducted their affairs and the veritable streams of people which constantly poured through the club doors. They made no special charges, but they seemed to think that the pas? sage of the ordinance would bring a needed relief to the community and ? hec k whiskey drinking. The ( lub sympathizers do not admit having violated any law and think they have a right to run as they did. "They consider the ordinance an in? vasion of their personal privileges and clearly look on it as being un? constitutional. However, it shut them up for the time being, and whether they will remain tight or not is clearly up to the result of any action the clubs might take In the courts to pre? vent the carrying out of the ordi? nance. The BO-Called social c lubs liave in? vaded practically every county in the State and only recently a great pro? test went up from Lexington county against the Secretary of State Char? ten ig any of the clubs. Hut that of ticinl is powerless for the clubs us ually apply for charters giving as their purpose "To promote the social welfare of its members and the up? building of the community." Involved in all this problem is the eternal question of the best method of the regulation of the liquor traffic. There are only eight counties out of the forty-four in South Carolina where dispensaries are located, the others being ofnclaly "dry.' Many of these latter counties are now m the midst of the preliminaries to getting ? vote on the return of the dispensaries in August ot this coming year and the old battle of the liquor regulation will be fought anew in many places in the Palmetto state. The decision of the state Supreme Court that there was no law on the statute lumks forbidding the importa? tion of liquor for personal use, but that the Weld, act passed by Con? gress ui\es the legislature the right to pass :. law forbidding sm h impor? tation, promises a hitler struggle be? tween the opponents of the old dis pensar> and its frienda In the next General Assembly. The next state . ampaign will likely be pitched large i\ on this issue, whether such ? law will be enacted or not, and the whole liquor tight, which h;is been kept In the background in the last two cam? paigns, will probably again take its place in Ihe 11\ ? - "issues" of the day. it v said that Chester g<>t the idea of its "occupation" ta\ on club man :tc? rs ft 'in ?'hai lottc. N. c.