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Cbt dolatrbman iiiid "?oatbran. Published Wednesday and Saturday. ?-BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY buuter, a a Terms: fl.lv per annum-?In advance. Advertiser! euta: One Square first Insertion.$1.00 Every subsequent Insertion.SO Contracts for three months, or longer will be made st reduced rates. All communications which eub aarve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and trlbjtes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchnan was found? ed In 1860 and the True Southron In lift. The Watchman and Southron sow has the combined circulation and Influence cf both of tie old papers, and Is manifestly the test advertising medium In Sumter. Tto nurd Air L.ne is so bug) completing Its Florence, Georgetown und Charleston extensions to open up an undeveloped country which is rich In timber resources Out it has tem? porarily forgotten the promise to build from Sumter to Charleston, therefore it behooves the biiHines . men gl Sumter to net together und do something for themselves and the town. The most feasible proposition snd the one that would be o' Imme, diets and lasting benefit to Sumter uud Surrter county would be a rail road* through C -nn-id Mai Shiloh to ?d .ntu With the unlt?d backing of th.- business of this city uud the co? operation of the people the sections that the road would traverse It can be UnaiH d built witl in the next year. see The party of Philadt 1 ?hiu business men, who visit Sumter on the 19th ?est mi . n their aunual trade exrur ni n. v. ill gS well onied und suitably entertained by the Chan; ber of Com? merce, see S- rne of the grocers end butchers who are catering to th.' fancy trade are selling choice h.-ei st -ak at to 40 cents u pound. This Is the beet argument in favor of cattle raising in this section. Heet bSwSSnss higher in price ev#.ry year and th ? supply of beef cattle Is being more and more de? pleted each year Instead of increas? ing in proportion to the increase in I* gntatfea. see 11 *m rnaaored thai City Council street? I bind I] pi ? ;.-?ed the i dsy. Liberty IfaSf B00US ? uving as badly us Main street and tr u taxpayers on that street are cntit'eu to the same j eonsbb r.it n>n as heretofore extended the Main street taxpayers ess U bat Is the greatest d.inger to be feared In tb*? event of j. war with Mexico? The recrudescence of T. Renant ?a\ si course. see With all his letter wilting Mr M' La arts has not explained why he attended and prominently i articipated in the Hbuse? Fair Week 1 'onference which was avowedly call >d for the purpose of perfecting plans for the complete control of State politics by the Blease faction in the nterest oi Hlease uul his coattall swingers. F?e Ing well advised o? this ait. wh> did Mr rm participate in the conference if he entertained so low an opinion ?'f I'd. ase <(r.d Ideas* ism us hi* post conference letters ln?' Icate that he does? The faces that Mr. Mc l-aurln Is now making at Mease, nnl Measeism suggest the thought thai he i ed t bat t he ft aits Q t be SOS fereaee were sour grapes ATI. Wire < \BVK MKRVH IS UOOD. Itrltslu Not Justified In laying Stwic-owocHl Cable. f.ondon, .Nov. 1-'.?Tho Atlante teleg-rs-eh Sable wrvli i" Is so good that the Inundation by Great Hr tain of a State-owned ruble Im not at present lUMttnVd, according to testimony given today by Kdward Crabb, sect nd secre? tary of the lllitlsh postotlb?. before the Dominion's royal comni.ssion Muirluge Licence H?sord. I. ieenves to marrv have be.-n Issued to Knoch lienenhaley and Agnss Ben* eiibab \, or l>al/.e|l. Licenses have ul ro been IsMvnd to the following cnl ored coupb s: Houston Harris ami Ma* rie itudc.en. aonti i.\n. ht.nrg; Robert s'umter and Annie Alb-u. of Wed*. II. Cuff ltre^'d-.n and flounce Slu? rb Ion of Sumter. and Kr?ns? n filler i.e urn I Catherine Thorn} son of lai emont. Henjtn Pnssnsl Draal John Hunt, colored, was foSHd dead jg bis Bad Inn comer of Harvls and lane Urssli Wsehseadai asnralng, Tin . a w ? in\ e t-. tat. d bv the i oronSI j mi health Basest und an examination i?ns mad.- hf It. I.emmoii, v ho BfS flounced death due to pneiiino iia Cp tu iiio testimony, it was decided Ihm in inquest was anneeen ?i\. n I'm ufr or cnusM have ADoptfd NEW svsu:m OF MUNICIPAL GOVERN* mf nt. OtlMff < Hies DLscus+dn.}; it and Some to Vote on Plan in Near Future? Fight Places Which Have Adopted Plan arc Whirl) Soiuiratod. The following article from the Ma? rion, Ohio, Tribune, which credits the Short Ballot Bulletin for it will prove f of general interest in Sumter, no doubt, as Sumter is the home of the "City Manager plan of municipal goi < rnmonl i Not since the Greater Dei Moines Committee assumed the function of nOQOnlntlng the country with the vir? tues of the Commission plan, has any municipal development heen so wide? ly heralded and received with so much favor as the adoption of the new city manager plan by Dayton, Ohio. But it is not so generally known that the new system has al? ready been adopted by eight cities at widely separated points throughout the country and that it is under ac? tive OOntOraplaHon in a number of1 others. Clt> Manager charters have boon adopted to date, in the so cities: Sumter, EG.8,109 Hickory, N. C.3,71?; Morganton. N. 0.2,712 Dayton. O.110,077 Springfield, O.40.921 LaGrande, Ore.4,843 j Phoenix, Arix.11,134 Morris, Minn.1.685 On November 18, the plan will be voted upon in Amarlllo, Texas, a city, which is now operating under the regular commission plan. The charter commissions in Wiuona, Minn., and Sadusky, Ohio, are preparing chart? ers on the same plan. A feature of the new Pennsylvania' < omaiission government law is that the salaries of the governing body (except the first) may be !ixed by lo- | cal action. Mr. A. M. Fuller, o: Meadvllle. who led the fight for the adoption of this law, has pointed out on numerous occasions that this pro-1 vision makes It possible to set the, salaries of the commissioners at a nominal figure and devote the amount thus saved to the salary of a competent manager. Some cities also which have not been able to change their charters, have created the of lict of city manager by ordinance. Staunton, Va., did so as far back as 1905*. and Fredericksburg. Va., has I followed her example. More recently the Village of River Forest, 111., a suburb of Chicago, has done tho same. These c.ties have usually followed , the prac tic e of selecting their city I manager from outside the city, thus giving encouragement to the growth of gj body of nun trained by conttn uous n"d broad experience in muni? cipal affairs. These may be expected in time to compose a distinct profes? sion of municipal management, somewhat after the fashion of Ger? man burgomusters, who are chosen not for their political affiliations, but for their peculiar abilities and for their record of achievement In one or more ( dies. The city manager plan OVOn threatens the older commission type. The Oily of Taeoma. for example, has; tu en operating under the commission plan for four years, giving somewhat lens satisfaction than most of the other 300 cities in the list. In a re? cent analysis of certain dlttOUUlOS which arose In his official experience. Mayor W*. W. Seymour pointed |0 the fact that where men are elected to serve both |f| a legislative and ad? ministrative capacity, the ossds are sown for wasteful dissension and friction. So impressed was Mr. Sey-' inour with his own experience that he came out Mat-footedly In favor of the city manager plan as a solution j and be was supported in this view by the Public Welfare League* AOOthef conspicuous instance, where commission government ol the I ?es Moines type has not met expec? tations la WlehltOi Kann A well?ln formed correspondent In that city writes that the combination of legis? lative am) administrative functions in :i single set of men has allowed personal opinion of tin- commission* era ttt get into ordin?res, to the detriment of Ihe city as a winde; thai each commissioner desiring to make record for his department, nulls for as large i share as possible of tie appropriations; that there Is no effective executive- to keep the ex? ecutive establishment In good run? ning older. th* National Bhort Ballot Organi? sation winch has been watching the iceenatve steps in the new move? ment, undertakes alwa) ; to make it lear thai 'he new |d< a is not p. de nial of the stton.. features of com im ei nineiit. tinit it is really development from it which makes ho* e. i ?, i i adlcal change on the ad mlnlstratlvs or operating side of the i i nment, The short Ballot idea, which it regards ss principally re sponslhl? for ihe success of the C;il loll I H I MolneM plan up to t In* TICK ERADICATION CONFERENCE MARK? NEW BEGINNING. Meeting in Columbia Saturday Re- j garded as Birth ol Glgnntlc Cattle* Raising Industry?Richard I. Man? ning Points Out Necessity of Lins? and Urges that State Furnish it to! ? Farmers at i'ost ? Congressman j Lever Advocates Raising of More Cattle. Columbia, Nov. 12.?A State-wide movement for a live stoek Industry was launched Saturday when 125 rep? resentative men met here to discuss means of eradicating the cattle tick. j A committee of live will present the ( matter to the general assembly, ask ing for $40,000 to light the cattle tick. ? Subcommittees in every county will create sentiment In favor of the move ment. Of equal importance was the adop-j tion of a resolution proposed by W. W. Long, United States farm demon sttation agent, endorsing the :dan for the State to manufacture lime for ag? ricultural purposes, and to sidl it to the farmers at cost. Richard I, Manning of Sumter, urged the manufacture of lime from the deposits in this State. Clemson j College is giving from $8,000 to $9,-; 000 year in eradicating the cattle tick, and without crippling other Important work it cannot give more from its funds, especially now since th<; fertil? izer tax is not as large as it has been. Mr. Manning pointed out th< neces? sity of the lime manufacture in con neotlon with the cattle Industry. Cat-j tie must have food and the legumes: furnish the best food fo.* them. In or? der to raise leguminous crops lime is necessary. Comparisons were mads by Mr. Manning as to the cost of ilme in this| State and in other States. It South I Carolina Ihe coat is about $5.on the^ ton. In North Carolina the cost is $.'5.35 per ton. In Virginia an Act was Passed providing lime to the farmers at the cost of its manufacture by the State, and as soon as the Act became a law the Lime Trust attacked it on the ground of unconstitutionality. The lower courts In sustaining the Act I said the manufacture of lime was the best use to which convict labor could be put, both from a humanitarian and a sanitary standpoint. The use of con-j vict labor to that end in this State was Urged, The necessity for the State to furnish cheaper lime to the farmers, was stressed by Mr. Manning. It is understood that the commis? sion appointed at the last session of the general assembly to Investigate phosphate ami lime deposits may ad- ! vocate the manufacture of lime and its sale to the farmers at cost. B, H. Rawls, United States animal huabandryman, presided over the cat? tle tick conference. Congressman A. F. Lever was one of the speakers, and he delivered a strong address, advocating the raising of cattle and pointing out the necessity for the e radication of the cattle tick. Several experts made brief speeches on the subject df stock raising and tick eradication. It was stated that' the meeting is Ihe beginning of a gi? gantic cattle lt.?sing industry in South Carolina. Farmers in every section of J the State will be urged to raise more cattle and the advantages of stock raising will be pointed out. One meth- j Od will be through the banks, whose customers will be urged through that medium of engaging in the industry. Alfalfa and Other legumes are now being raised in South Carolina, and; one speaker said in view of this there is no reason why South Carolina should not become the greatest cattle raising State in the union. TFltltlllLF RAILROAD Will ( K. Nine Killed and Hundred and Fifty Injured When Excursion Train Rolled Down Kmhankmciit. Fufuula, Ala., Nov. 13.?Nine per? sons were killed and one hundred and fifty wa re injure d in the wreck of an excursion train on the Central of I Georgia Railroad, Osark to Bufaula today. The crowd was on the way to the Harbour county fair. The three rear coaches rolled down an embank? ment When a rail gave way. present time is preserved intact In all the city manager charters, The organisation has In prepara? tion an elaborate pamphlet which will also be reprinted in full in Beard's Dige st of Bhort Ballot Char? ters, This will give the te-\t of all of Ihe city man: gers ( barters to date, o far as they bear upon the struc? ture oi the governments an article '>>? the Executive Secretary on the history of the plan; an article on its theory by Ihe Secretary, reprinted from the National Municipal Uevlew; un article on tin- application to it of proportional representation bj Mr. < ?. <; Hoag, Secretary of the Ameri? can Proportional Representation 8o? clet) and the leading authority in this t'Otintl > OH this .subject. Single copies of this pamphlet may i>e had upon application to the office, HOPE roll FINAL REPORT CURRENCY BILL WITHIN NEXT WEEK. ON Plan to Force Democrats into Line by Caucus Methods Abandoned? Another Meeting Called When Ef? forts for Agreement Will be Made. Washington, Nov. 12.?The attempt to force the administration currency through the senate by the way of a Democratic caucus was abandoned today and the banking and currency committee of the senate was given time for further consideration of the bill. A practical agreement by six Democratic senators, half of the com? mittee, and hope for a Anal report within live or s|g days was reported to the Democratic conference by Sen? ator Owen when it met today and at his request the conference took no action. Since the call for the conference was issued Senators Reed and O'Gor man had joined Chairman Owen and Sentaoxs Pomerene, Shaf roth and \ HolliS) supporters of the administra? tion measure, despite their votes' against some of its provisions in thei commitee. These six Democrats vir? tually have agreed on a bill which meets the views of President Wilson. I This measure will be taken before the| senate as soon as possible. A further attempt to swing Sena I tor HltehCOCK In line with his Demo Oratio colleagues was made in a meeting of Democrats of the commit? tee after the conference but Senator Hitchcock insisted that he could not reconcile his views with the Demo? crats of the house. Tomorrow the full committee Democrats and Republicans, will meet and another attempt will be made to secure an agreement among the majority. If this fails it is probable that the. Democrats and Republicans will make an unanimous report on those details of the bill which they approve and submit supplementary reports' showing their disagreement on the; fundamentals of the bill. Today's conference was in session about half an hour. Senator Owen | made a statement of the situation in the committee and said that six of: the seven Democrats were in prac- j tical agreement. He declared that, rive or six days more would give the committee time to frame a report. Without further discussion the con? ference agreed to adjourn, subject to call of the chairman. Chairman Owen was asked by several senators wheth? er or not he was convinced that cur? rency legislation could not be put through the senate at this session of congress and whether an adjourn? ment of congress might not well he taken. He made no definite reply but several senators took the po? sition that so far as currency legis? lation before December 1 was con? cerned, congress might just as well ad lour n. There has been considerable pres? sure for an adjournment but it is understood that in view of the Mexi? can situation congress will be kept In Washington regardless of currency legislation. REPUDIATE INDIAN'S CHARGES. Missionaries Deny That They Live, in Luxury and Fail to Convert. Dectaur, 111., Nov. 10.?Charges made by Dr. Keshava Dava Shastri of Benares, India at the Purity con? gress meeting in Minneapolis that missionaries in India lived In luxury and failed to make converts today were vigorously denied by missionaries of the Methodist Episcopal church In the opening session of their an? nual conference here. Twenty-six bishops and more than 100 laymen from all parts of the world are here. The treasurer's re? port showed that $2.:i0e,000 was spent for Methodist missionary work during the past year. Typhoid Is Prevalent, Columbia, Nov. 12.?Typhoid is prevalent In various parts of the state to an unusual degree and officials of the State board of health are unable to explain the condition to their satis? faction. BUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dally Ily Ernest Meld Cotton I lay or. Sunder, Nov. 13. Good Middling 13 3-s. Strict Middling 13 1-4. Middling 13 1-S. Strict Low Middling 12 7-8. Low Middling 12 3-8. Stapel cotton H to iti. New York Cotton Market. New York, Nov. 13. Open Close. Jan.1.1,13 13.H Mar.13.19 13.24 May.13.16 Li. is July.13.02 13.08 Dee.1 ;i :il 13 32 ship si;\t TO TUXPAM. Louisiana Sent Thither in Re&fKHMt! to Appeals. Vera Cruz, Mexico, Nov. 11.?The battleship Louisiana was dispatched from here today to Tuxpam in re spouse to another urgent appeal for protection received late last night! from Arthur C. Payne, the United States consular agent there. The rebels are believed to he it very strong force near Tuxpam, where an attack is expected at any moment The police are trying to enforce the trafile regulation ordinance to the let? ter and a policeman has been station? ed at the corner of Main and Libert/ Streets for the past two days endeav? oring to teach the people the proper methods of turning corners:. The ve? hicle should keep to the right of the street until it passes the center of the street, when it turns to the left, and keep near the right pavement, when turning to the right. The education of the people to this new system seems to be a tedious performance. Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder We're told, but a good portrait of the absent one will keep the recollec? tion more \ ivid ? and comfort many a lonley hour of separatio*!. We make a specialty of Portra ure, and our Studio is exceptiouaity equipped for line portrait work. The Man Who Knows Portraiture, Sells Picture Frames and does Kodi k finiihing 10 M SOUTH MAIN STREET. Winburn, SHINGLES, LATHS, WOOD ?aid COAL Wo have the Goods at Right, Prices. No Order too Large or too Small. SUMTER RETAIL LUMBER CO., Phone 56 t. k. Howell, Mgr. :?t::j:::?j:utnutami!tr.ttu?t aitutatam- oaro I ... FOR .. . [SHRINIERy DAY! i 1 Give our guests a rousing welcome? Make them remem? ber Sumter. We have all the Shriners* colors in bunting and ribbon. Place your orders early. O'DONNELL & CO. nmfflttffl'tttmttttttc: The Ladies Outfitting Co. IS the place for you to visit now, as they have a large assortment of Suits, Coats, Dresses, .Millinery and all lines of ready made goods you may be interested in. We can sell ycu the Coat or Suit you need now to keep you warm and look good at a very reasonable price. We invite you at an early date, as the sooner you come the*better selections you will have. The Ladies* Outfitting Co. Incorporated.