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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27
SIR THOMAS Upton STILL GAME.
He is Considering Another At
tempt to Take the Cup.

London, Nov. Should no one
else challenge, I am willing seriously
to consider making another attempt to
lift the cup.'
This announcement was given out
by Sir Thomas Upton at the banquet
given at the Hotel Cecil in his honor
tonight and which was attended by
more than 400 guests.
"It would never do added Sir
Thomas, to give up when only a
pulse beat came between US and VIC
tory
The reception to the challenger for
the Americas cup was marked with
the greatest enthusiasm, and all classes
were represented at the banquet this
evening. Lord Tweedmouth acted as
chairman, and proposing the health
of President Roosevelt, he referred to
his versatility as a politician, states
man. sportsman and writer. President
Rooseyelt's name was greeted with
tremendous applause, although only a
few Americans were present.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27
The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.

By Thos. V. Walsh, Esq, Probate Judge.
Whereas, Shepard Nash, Esq, made
suit to me grant him Letters of Admins
tration of the estate of and effects OF
July O'Cantey, deceased,
These are therefore to cite and admon-
ish all and singular the kindred and cred
itorS of the said July O'Cantey, late
of said County and State, deceased, thas
they be and appear before me IN tine
Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter U.
H, on Dec. 7th, 1901. next, after publlca-
ton thereof. at II O'Clock in the forenoon,
to show cause, If any they have, why the
said administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 23d day of
November, A. D., 1901.
THOS. V. WALSH,
Nov 81 Judge of Probate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27
The Recent Civil Service Order.

The order issued by the President,
restoring 1,600 employees to the classl-
fed service, was the outcome of a
rather curious condition of affairs.
These employees are in the Quarter
masters Medical, Ordnance and Engi-
neer Departments of the army, and
their restoration to the classified
service was asked by Senator Root.
The civil service rules were amended
so as to cover these employees during
the last year of President Cleveland's
second Administration, but in 1899
President Mckinley issued an order
taking them from the operation Of the
civil srevice regulations and providing
that appointments to the positions
should be made on registration tests
prescribed in regulations to be issued
by the Secretary of War and approved
by the President.
"No regulations, says Secretary
Root, "have ever been issued by the
Secretary of War in regard to these
positions. The result is that the
legal status of all appointees to these
designated positions is somewhat in
QOuDG, OWING 10 GHo ldCt euo0' oo ~
new regulations have been prescribed
and as the appointments are not gov
erned by the provisions of the pre-
vlous regulations, there are no rules
or regulations governing their selec-.
ton. If regulations were formulated
by the Secretary of War it would result
in two systems running side by side
in the same department. Such a dual
system of appointment in the bureaus
would be open to serious objection: :"
The meaning of which seems to be
that the order issued in 1899 is re-
garded by Secretary Root and Presi-
dent Roosevelt as a mistake, which
it is the purpose of the present order
to correct by revoking the previous
order.-Courier-J Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27

pes Camel's hair Diagonal, all wool mate
rial, 81 inches w,ds-Just the thing for Skirts
and Suits-all desirable shades. Greys, Browns
Tans and Blue, These are our regular 66c
values-the sale price is 47c
piece only, so don't wait until its all sold,
Black Plaid back all wool Skirting, value
81 so yard-Sale price So,
SO inch Henrlettas, all the lending and staple
shades, 35c value-Sale price 29c
pcs new Fancy Poneas-tan. grey, navy,
brown, heliotrope These are SO inch wide,
actual value 35c-the sale price is 27c
Ali wool Habit Cloth, 54 inches wide, good
line of colors. This is the Skirt and Suit
material that pleases. Actual value S5c-Saie
price 73c
few pieces left 81 inch all wool Flannel,
actual value 6Oc--Sale price 4Sc. Not all
shades of this left.
Ready mac e Wrappers, lots marked at less
than the material would cost.
Ladies' Percale Wrappers, was good value
at S5c-this sale price 63;
Ladies' Percale and Flannelletts Wrappers,
we'll made and very serviceabie. all season
prices on these was 81 25-Sale price CSC
Extra heavy Flanuelletie Wrappers, never
sold for less than 81 and 81 75-special
Sale price 81 10 ano 81 81. Saves time and
trouble of making. and the quality is still
there.
8 Specials in Ladies' 27-in Jackets.
These three items represent the best value ever
offered in this city. A look will convince you
of this fact.
One lot Ladies' Black Jackets, all wool, q
inch long. with the new yoke, Collar, yoke
and cuffs. black velvet piping. Have sold all
season at s6. Now marked 81 SO for this sale
only.
One lot Ladies' black all wool 81 inch
Jackets. vclve' collar, new bell cuff, material
the new rough cheviot Have sold AL season
at $5 So For this sale only the price is 50 9s
See this for real value
One lot all wool Covert Cloth q iuch Jack
cts, velve coll,r, new cuff, satin liued. This
Jarker is worth Sc IS Of any ones money.
We have FIVE of them eft-for this sale the
price is SIS 49
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27
y. Ryttenberg & Sons.
Negro Hanged for Shooting and Fa-
tally Wounding Mrs. Perry Craft.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Anderson, Nov. 24.--Laddison, the
negro who yesterday shot and fatally
wounded Mrs. Perry Craft has paid
the penalty for his crime. He was cap
tured today, and after being identified
by his victim was carried about half a
mile from the scene of his crime and
hanged to limb. The Identification
was complete and before being swung
up the negro confessed his guilt. 1t
turns out that the negro was an ex-
convict. He was sent up from New
berry county for three years and had
been hired to the Cooley convict farm
in this county. He completed his
sentence several months ago and has
since been working as a farm hand,
part of the time in that community
and part of the time across the river
in Georgia.
After his attempt on the life of
Mrs. Craft yesterday afternoon he
made his way to the Cooley place,
about six miles distant and went to
the house of a negro acquaintance.
The negroes reported his presence to
the white people and posse surround
ed the house about u O'Clock today
and demanded his surrender. He sur
rendered without resistance.
The negro denied his guilt at hrst,
but when examined bullet hole was
found in his right leg, showing that
one of the shots fired at him by MI.
Glenn yesterday had taken effect.
After being identified by Mrs. Craft
be confessed. Asked why he COM
mitted the crime, he said that when
Mrs. Craft offered him the food she
remarked: "You negroes are always
around begging" This, he said,
angeyed him and be shot her.
A MOB OF 200.
There were nearly 200 persons
engaged in the lynching, probably 70
of them being negroes. There was no
attempt at concealment or disguise.
The negroes offered to burn the body,
but this was not permitted, and after
life was extinct it was cut down and
left lying on the ground. The negro
was hanged on small hickory tree,
the limb being not more than 10 feet
from the ground. A piece of note
paper was pinned to his coat, bearing
this inscription: "This negro was
hanged for shooting white lady in
this settlement without cause, Nov.
"a, 1907
The lynching, it is said, was partici-
pated in by many leading citizens OF
the western side of the county, and
there is general satisfaction that the
negro has been so speedily captured
and punished. The news of the lynch
ing did not reach the city until nearly
6 O'Clock and since then many persons
have gone out to view the body:
Mrs. Crafts condition tonight Is
most critical. The physicians are OF
the opinion that she cannot recover.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27
THE SUBMARINE BOAT.

New York, Nov. Pin the pres
~ eo ~ . big crowd which, despite the
sttsa storm, y assembled to witness ness the the
Ton, pscoaic aisi bay, which is at the eastern
end gsdOli Of Long o Island, this morning MOI at at
fo.so los o'clock with all we'll and greatly realty
suy surprised to find there was storm
Faglns Tbe test of the Fulton's staying
,ogers apr we're highly satisfactory, not
onIy Esic to the officers OF the company aass
ta that built her, and the naval ohcers GERS
present, pres M but to those who went to t,a1e the
bottom @ in the boat They say there re
was gass0n not the slightest discomf4Ts att.do to
them asS m during their more than fifteen cen
hours Of submersion beneath the
surface.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27
THE STANDARD
w WarehouseC Go.
COLUMBIA. S. C

Has Storage capacity of 10000
Bales of Cotton Stores sad insures
Cotton for Is Gems per Bale per
month or fractional month Lower
rates on 500 Bales and above. >pe-
cial rates for six months and season
contracts
All railroads running into Columbia
permit Cotton to be stopped for storage
and reshipped at any time during the sea-
son at the through rate from original start
ing point, with only a triae charge for
re-handling.
Cotton consigned to Columbia has the
advantage of active competition when sold,
and loans can always be secured OF our
Warehouse receipts at minimum rates. No
commission or other charges for selling
cotton. Correspondence solicited.
h. L. ELLIOTT, Manager.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27
Another Kerosene Tragedy.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 25.-Four per-
sons were burned to death and two Sc
riously injured in fire at 4.30 O'Clock
this morning, which destroyed the
residence of J. G. Miller, on Charles
Street, Knoxville, a suburb of this
city. The names:
Rose Miller, aged %, terribly burn
ed and died on the way to the hospital:
Amelia Miller aged 19, suffocated
by the smoke.
Amanda Miller, aged 16, sufocated.
Sylvia Miller, aged 9, sufocated.
The injured:
JG. Miller, the father, jumped from
second story window, leg broken and
bruised; will recover.
Mrs. Miller. badly burned, and on
verge of nervous prostration.
Two other daughters, aged II and
l3, escaped without injury.
The fire was caused by the eldest
daughter, Rose, pouring kerosene
into the stove to start the fire for
breakfast.
The oil in the can ignited and the
explosion which followed scattered the
oil over the room. The flames spread
so ouikly that Mr.. Miller was forced
to Jump from the second story window
after rescuing his wife and two OF ms
young daughters. Rose was burned
almost to crisp and died before reach
ing the hospital The three others
were overcome by smoke. Their bodies
were found in the ruins after the fire
had been extinguished. Mrs. Miller
was just recovering from severe Ill
ness and is almost distracted over the
terrible affair. Fears are entertained
that she will not survive the shock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27

dominant party of giving every
beneficiary whatever he demands it is
practically certain that the situation
would be made worse instead Of bet
ter. No real reform Of the tariff can
be expected from the men now in con-
troll, at least until public opinion COM
pels it, and that is not now the situa-
tion. Times are prosperous, and the
majority illogically attribute the fact
partially to the high rate of taxation.
Undoubtedly the revenue ought to
be reduced without delay, that the sur
plus may not serve as an excuse for
extravagant appropriations That end
may, however, be easily reached by
repeating taxes imposed by the War
Revenue Bill, leaving the revision of
the tariff to time when it may be
undertaken with better understand
ing of what the country really needs.
-Courier-Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27
MO CAUSE FOR GRIEF.

It is pretty generally conceded that
there will be no tariff legislation at
the coming session Of Congress. Dis
cussion there may and most probably
will be, but the opponents of " tariff
tinkering'' are likely to be too strong
for those who think it good policy to
make some reduction in rates Of duty.
In view of the present makeup of
Congress. and the tendencies outside
of it this is no cause for grief to tariff
reformers.
The Chicago Tribune, which is a
stalwart protectionist before elections
and a free trader much of the rest of
the time, has an editorial saying !:
s'Let the tariff alone.' It thinks the
detects Of the tariff are less harmful
than an attempt to remove them
would be. IF the subject were taken
up to improve the iron and steel
schedule other industries would insist
that something be done for them.
Some would want duties on their
materials reduced, but others would
insist on higher rates. The Sugar
Trust would wish to sacrifice the
! revenue derived from raw sugar, and
so on.
When we recall the experience we
have had on the revision of the tariff
by its friends. we NAV we'll be i'm
pressed with this suggestion. We had
an experience OF that kind in 1883.
A tariff commission had been appoint
ed, consisting entirely Of strenuous
protectionists, but it felt impelled to
report that duties were much too high
a bill to carry out the recommended
tions of the commission was introduc-
ed, but it was so manipulated before 1t
got through the two houses of Con-
gress that many of the rates were
raised. Some uninportant reductions
were made, but on the whole the new
law was worse than that which pre-
ceded it. Under it surplus revenue ac-
cumulated in the Treasury, and it be-
came necessary to reduce it. Then we
had another revision of the tariff by
it's friends. The act of 1890 was
entitled bill to reduce the revenue,
but it accomplished that object by
putting rates so high that importers
could not pay them. The revenue
decreased, however, and deficit
| followed, but the burdens of the tax
payers were enormously increased,
while wages we're reduced.
In 1897 we had another revision OF
the tariff by its friends, when the
rates were made higher than ever.
Again the revenue fell off, and there
was deficit until the law was re-enforc-
ed by the War Revenue act, including
another loan, since which time there
has been surplus. A part of the Wal
Revenue Bill has been repealed. but
there is still an excess of revenue.
which Congress will be asked to dlssl-
pate.
Of the tariff by plvyectionists give u:
pretty good idea of what we might
expect if Congress were to undertake
the task again. It is admitted by
many CT the benefciaries themselve:
that the existing rates are altogethel
too high. But there are so many
interests to be consulted that unde'
the plan now advocated by the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27
)-Se~N

Philadelphia, Nov. 26.-Rear Admi,
raj ScLley, who with his wife, arrived
here today to remain until tomorrow
as the guest of Col. a. K. Mcclure,
was the centre Of an enthusiastic
demonstration at the Broad street
station of the Pennsylvania railroad
when the Washington express rolled
into the big train shed. More than a
thousand persons we're congregated IN
the station to see the admiral, and
when he stepped from the train the
crowd set up a wild cheer. The peo-
pie massed around him and it was
with much difficulty that the police
opened passageway for him to leave
the station.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27
OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT.

Comes in for its share as we'll. We offer
among other things a special line of
Ladiea' Button and Lace Shoes
81 so quality for ST 50
l rs quality for 63
2 90 quality for sS
Special line of Misses and Boys School Shoes
at$l, 81 Is, 81 so.
Just few items to show you what
We are going to do in our
clothing Department.
Black Cheviot, With solid stripe. very neat
and serviceable. Regular s6 so Suit-Special
81 go Suit
Solid Blue and Black Cheyiot 81 80
Double breasted blue grey Cashmere Suits,
regular 81 so grade-Special price Sc Is. This
is bargain if there ever was one offered.
Brown Kefseys, you all know tbese-best
suits for hard wear 81 so grade. IS IS special
price.
All of our ss. $40, $l2 so, SIS and $50
Suits at proper tionate reductions.
Youths and children's Clothing must be
sold as well as the mems.
Knee Suits, all sizes &c ind upwards.
l5c Caps, only small tsof these left, 10c
Furnishing Goods. Hats and everything
else must be reduced TO meet the ''stringency
of the times
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27

Our own ]. r. S. Corset fourNhooks, plain
and nursing style, 47c-and it's good one.
Another small lot of Ladies' Handkerchiefs
all pure linen. and the best ever sold for the
prics-3 tor Csc We have sold hundreds of
dozens of this handkerchief. Call in and save
money on your coming purchases.
Now remember the prices mentioned
here are actual values Not fcti-
tious price mentioned, and we back
this up in our usual way, your money
back if you are not perfectly satisfied.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27

Communication Road Tax for 1902 S1.00,
payable from Oct. 18th, 1901, to Feb. 1st,
1902. II. L. SCARBOROUGH,
sept "a Treasurer Sumter Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27
The Reason v by!

AVERY SHORT CROP, A VERY BACKWARD WINTER
Make a. Combination hard to Get Around.
have made great reductions throughout
stores Read the following items Everyone tells Of de-
srable goods, marked way under their actual values.
:: :: Six Great Big Values in Dress Goods ::
Read each one of them, you'll find them bargains
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
OFFICE OF
COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER co.
OFFICE OF

OFFICE OF
COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER co.
SUMTER, S. c.. Sept. "a, 1901.
NOTICE is hereby given that I will be
in my Office in the County Court House at
Sumter from October 18th to December
31st, 1901, inclusive, for the collection of
taxes for the fiscal year 1901. The levy is
as follows:
For State purposes, 3 mills.
For County purposes, 8 mills.
For School purposes. mills.
Total levy, IL
Also the following special school ievies:
School District No. /, 9 mills.
School District No. 16, mills.
School District No. IS, mills.
School District No. 20, 3 mills.
Mt. Clio, mills.
Concord, mills.
Privateer, 2 mills.
No. 5, l mill.
No. II, 1 mill.
School District No. %, mills.
School District No. %, mills.
Communication Road Tax for 1902 Sl.OO,
payable from Oct 18th, 1901, to Feb lst,
SNADDNpOITGH
Decorah-posten., 1901-04-09
On bite lioen piee.

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lte Smoet, ON lite belle &croea.
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Decorah-posten., 1901-04-09
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til "6pna Sio.": ser paa GgnH:
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meb @eippr fooct tSorctrroc DO,
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gen / Nctalin0 Tor Sngcbcleact e:
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poo ct Mtinut". % ban mrrtebe
Spacna Sntrrcaic for bans Ntnbtl-
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lit SGgeu Sou til at fommc igien.
Decorah-posten., 1901-04-09

HnticnaIiiten. "a. min Ten, i'm.
Der on life oct mGrfpGrSigt / Dor SiN.
ION er loa uoprract cgoiiiif? S,l
bar aInrig uben en- pis Altelic tmucI
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Decorah-posten., 1901-04-09
Trbciocrbpgb

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for Sremtiben.
Decorah-posten., 1901-04-09

6ftcrmGlc. 6orleben Ing begrl.
pebes pon WegeItsn0er a~irfegaorb en-
~troinit oanif Nauo, 9enrif Saniel
al Srpgoaro en- lille Gieuoon'
mellem Wsaeltenber % Ssier. Gen
ofOeoe par isbt 1923 poa Tensborg.
c9nerL buor hans ,Saocr bar Gegr.
@enr. Sonien hapbe en- lang Sib #
Scrnitebcri / &sicr, men bette iolgtl
ban og fiobtc ioa Srraaarb, hoor ban
bar boet / % Nur. Son bar Ell me.
get ogtet @ano oq fulgtes til @rnpcr
al ct talrigt 6elge al bonife Solf.