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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
.A DEED OF HORROR
m ANDERSON COUNTY.
Negro Brute RaYiishes a White
Woman Near BeIton.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Anderson, Dec. 8.-Late yesterday
afternoon Oliver Green, nergo about
20 years old, committed a criminal as
sanlt.upon Miss Rebecca Ann Kelley,
a maiden lady about 55 years old, who
lived alone in a house about two miles
above Bolton in ithis county. The
negro accomplished his purpose. The
lady,s face and shoulder were horribly
bruised and a piece of flesh was almost
severed from her arm blythe negro's
teeth. Deputy Sheriff Dillingham; was
notified by phone of the crime about
two hours after its occurrence and went
at once to the scene with his blood
hound. The dog struck trail at the
house and followed it directly to a ne
gro cabin about two miles distant.
Five negroes were arrested and car
r;ed before Miss Kelley, who promptly
identified Greer as her assallant. A
large crowd had collected and they
were determined to lynch the negro,
but the officer succeeded in eluding
them and brought has prisoner here
through the country and landed him
in iail about daylight this morning.
There is no anticip patton now of an at
tempt to take the prisoner from the
sjail but if the crowd had gotten hold
Of the negro last night there would
undoubtedly have been another lynch
ing in this county. The negro has
talked but little but has practically
admitted his guilt. Miss Kelley, the
victim, is said to be in very serious
condi ition.
Last spring her home was broken
into at night and an unsuccessful at
tempt at assault was made. Since
then she has spent the nights with a
neighbor, staying at her own home
only in daytime. It is Thought that
the negro now in jail is guilty Of that
crime also.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
First Roosevelt Act.

Washington, December President
Roosevelt placed his Signature today
to the first piece Of legislation by the
present Congress when he signed the
Joint resolution in reference to the
foreign exhibits to go to the Charles
ton Exposition, admitting them duty
free.
the House On Monday by Col. Elliott
and at once passed Immediately after
it had been passed in the Senate at
the instance Of Senator Tillman; and,
being put in proper shape for the
Presidents Signature, 1T was burned
to the White House by Col. Elliott
After signingsit it the President ex-
pressed much qualification to know
that his first act of tie kind would be
remembered in connection wit. the
Exposition. Col. Elliott obtained
the pen with which the President
signed the Act and will forward it to
the Exposition as an exhlblt.-NeWs
and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
Limits 10 a Courts Power.

Washington, December There
was an interesting and unusual pro-
ceeding today in the State department.,
when attorneys representing parties
to New York lawsuit sought to COM
pei the testimony Of Secretary Hay
The case was an action Of libel
brought against a New York neWspa
per by Carl Fischer Hansen, Danish
banker, resident in New York, and In
it is involved Capt. Christmas.
Counsel for the newspaper attempt
ed to PROFOUND some questions touch
ing the negotiations that had occurred
between Secretary Hay and the Dan
ish agents in 1899 1900. The Secretary
fatty refused to answer these and an
nounced his reasons for SO doing to be.
that he had no presonal knowledge OF
the matters at issue. Whatever knoWl-'
edge he possessed had been acquired
in his capacity Of Secretary of State
and not as an Individual Moreover
the inofrmiation sought to be elected
was a privileged communication to the
Government of The United States and
to make this public would be highly
preiudicial to the interests of the
country. The New York lawyers will
attempt to have the Secretary Of State
brought before the Court on@a charge.
of contempt. The officials Of the
State department feel secure in their
position in resistance to the Courts
order, finding strong precedent for it
in controversy that arose between
President Jefferson and Chief Justice
Marshall over an application for a
mandanne
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
Go:nS TO Canossa.

The saying going to Canossa refers
to the huniliatirg pilgrimage made
by the Emperor Henry " to Italy 'n
the year 1917. Henry had objected to
the claims advanced by Gregory Hide
brand and, refusing to submit. vas eS-
communicated b5 that pontia. Tht
emperor at first laughed at the sen
te1lce, but took a lnore serioas@ view
when he found himself deserted even
byshis personal attendants ard resolved
.ol q journey 10 ftsIy to make bis peace
with the pope The latter WAS then st
the Castle Of Canoss;l. a fortress OF the
Countess Mathiida and situated IN the
mountains of A1odena. Thither the en-
.peror FASTENED. but the pope refused
to see him save under the most deSrad-
ing conditions.
The desperate situation ef-Henrs
compelled him to submit. and for three
days and nights, barefooted and bare
headed. clad only in a hair shirt. the
raiment Of a penitent, he waited at the
gate. At the end Of this fearful pen.
arce, which was undergone in the
month of January. he was admitted to
the papal presence, was absolved and
received his dominion as gift from
the pope. The expression has ever
since been current as Indicative Of
abject submission on any terms Inn
posed by the conqueror.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
News From the Philippines.

Manila, Dec. 8.-Native scouts from
Bengabon, province of Nueva Ecija,
have killed the American negro. David
Pagan, a deserter from the Twenty
fourth (colored) infantry who for more
than two years has been leading Fill
pinos against the American troops.
The native scouts decapitated their
prisoner. The mans head, however,
was recognized as that of Pagan.
They also secured his commission in
the insurgent army. Fagan bad on
one of his fingers the class ring of
Lieut.. Frederick ~. AlsJaetter of the
engineers, who was captured by Fill
pinos, supposedly under tie command
of Pagan himself, Oct. 90, 1900
a military commission has sentenced
the Filipino Gen. Isidore Torres to be
hanged after finding him guilty of or
dering the assassination of Corporal
Fielder, of the Nineteenth infantry,
at Malolos. province of Bulacan, last
October. The sentence of the commits
sion has been disapproved by Gen.
Chafee, who finds that the commis-
sion has reasonable grounds to doubt
whether Gen. Torres personally order
ed the assassination Of the American
soldier.
Gen. Chaffee thinks that@the high
rank held byTorres in the insurgent
army would have been sufficient to
prevent such unmi1i itary action on his
part. part.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
Looking Backward. .

The Charleston Exposition opened
Yesterday, and from all that we can
hear, it is a fine show. Of course it
is not so large or pretentlous as some
of the others, but it has many unique
features and will doubtless attract g
large number Of visitors from all parts
of the country.
Among the State and city buildings
are those of South Carolina, Mary
land. Pennsylvania. Philadelphia,
New York, Cincinnati and the New
England States, and complete collect
i've exhibits are shown from Georgia,
Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Missouri. Illinois, Kansas, Washing
ton, Utah, Colorado, Michigan, Dela,4
ware, Rhode Island, Connecticut and.
other States.
But there is no Virginia building
and there is on official exhibit from
this State. Virginia had no exhibit
at Buffalo and tie only exhibit which
it had at the Worlds Fair, IN Chica-
90. was an exhibit of relics. The one
thing lacking in that exhibit was a.
sign over the door reading, Looking
Backward Our Chicago exhibit
said as plainly as words could say
that Virginia thought more of her past
than Of her present or future.
But are we going to continue to look
backward and not forward: Are we
going to throw away all the opportunl-.
ties that are given as to advertise our
resources and advantages? Ii New
York and California and Pennsylvania
and Maryland and North Carolina.
think it wise to advertise at these eS-
positions, Why should Virginia snap
her fingers at them:
It is great blunder. This State. IS
one OF the richest in the Union, rlch
in soil and climate ard minerals and
Ewaterpower and navigable streams.
rich bevond computation in natural
resources and advantages, and 1T is
poor polio. indeed for ITO 60 along
year after year never advertising our
riches to the world. We cannot expect
|. to grow and increase by pursuing such
a policy. There is competition be
tween States as there is competition
between individuals, and Virginia
must get in the push and stay in the
push or be pushed aside. Let US 50
to work now and prepare for :, credit
able exhibit at the St..Louls Expos1-
tion.-Richmond lines. es.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
Dismissed the Service.

Washington. Dec The records in
Court-martiai cases, involving officers
who have been convicted of bribery
in connection with opening Of hemp
ports, have been published. In the
case Of Capt. Michael K. Spellman,
4Sd volunteer infantry, the sentence Of
expulsion from the service and two
years Imprisonment, is confirmed,
except that the Imprisonment IS limit
ed to one year. The cases OF Capt.
Dudley w. Welch, assistant surgeon
43d infantry, sentenced to dismissal,
and First Lieut.. D. r. Jones, OF the
same command, charged with dlsobe-
dience in connection with hemp frauds
and sentenced to dismissal and two
years imprisonment, have also been
approved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11

A London cablegram saws that Flor
ence Nightingale, the great woman
philanthropist. who is now 70 years
of ace. is in critical condition and
on the verge of death. Miss Nightin-
gale was a pioneer in the work OF
army nursing, and not only made
great sacrifices herself at the risk OF
her life, but inaugurated a system
which has been great blessing to
soldiers in time of war. For years
past She has led secluded life and
has passed out of the public eye, but
her good deeds will never be forgot
ten.-Richmond Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
Knbelik ma Paderew.ki.


e.Oh, Mr.. kube1ik, said a dazzling
beauty to the great yiolinist af.er one
of his performances, you are indeed a
genius. Whenever hear you and AZ.
Paderewski play seem quite dazed,
the effect upon me is so fascinating.
Have you ever heard Paderewski, mon
sieur? 90
4tonce. madame; only once, quietly
replied Kubelik. But" }" and this very
firmly. .1 shall certainly never hear
him again.
.yvhy not?'' asked the astonished
beauty.
II Will tell you,' answered Kubelik.
81 am conscious that possess GER
tain power, a certain originality. Now,
] cannot afford to lose this conscious
ness. for upon it entirely depends my
success. I heard Paderewski once, and
then I felt my proud consciousness,
going, my faith in myself slipping.
Paderewski's influence over me the
only time I ever heard him play was
so powerful that felt, for the sake OF
my own originality. if possess any
ooh. N. kubeliki,' almost shrieked the
beauty that it would be safer and Wis
er TO leave him to his own JOY and gen
irs. 30. madame. there is but one Pa
derewski: there are many kubeliks!"-
Modern Society.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
Grazed In the Fog.

It is not usual for a ship on the high
seas to elect to cast anchor on the deck
of a passing stea mei. but that is what
four masted schooner did once in the
Atlantic The two vessels grazed in
the fog. and the .catted" port anchor
of the schooner caught in the steamers
deck ..by fuke. 1t fastened to an
engineers stateroom in such manner
as to bar his exit: but, fortunately. the
chain parted just as the room was be-
ing ripped into fragments. The schoon-
=er followed e=steamer to its destlna.
ton to recover her anchor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
BIG PRICES FOR ANIMALS.
a Small Sized Fort5ne Needed t.


A Small Sized Fortune Needed tt
Buy Giraffe.
Because OF tie difficulty Of getting
to America and Of keeping itsalive aft
er it arrives q good giraffe is quoted al.
$1,000.
Next tothe giraffe in the aristocracJ
Of cost come the rhinoceros and the
hippopotamus, worth from $1,000 te
$4,000 each. # 4 dealer could breed
these animals. he could get rich. but
til. big mammals rarely breed in cap
ztivity. About the only pace in AmerIca.
where hippopotani have been knowr
to raise their young is in the menagg
erie in Contra. park. New j orlk.
a chimpanzee Of size is worth s5.0Dcs
and when one reaches the intelligence
Of the late Mr. Crowley. Chico or 10.
hanna he is beyond a fixed price. Tie
monkey kind are most uncertain prop
erty. The animal nan says they are
certain to die. But the ordinary ones
can be bought very cheaply.
One can buy nice young baby ele.
plant for $1,000 at times, but really
good animal IS worth from S1.800 tc
$4,000. An elephant does not command
the maximum price because. Of the
beauty Of his countenance, tbe ele..
gance Of his figure. his Intellectual en-.
dowments or his size. but because OF
"a sweet, sunny disposition. a mean
elephant is about the most evil Of liy-"
ing things. Sooner or later he has tc.
be killed. usually after he has slain
two or three keepers and done more
damage than he is worth. Ofstwo ami.
mails Of equally good disposition the
larger and finer commands the higher
price, Of course. but the most magnifi
cent beast with an inclination for mur.
der ism worth as much as a very com
mon one that is trustworthy-that is
ordinarily so. for the sweetest TEN.
spered have days when they seem in.
spired of satan.-Junior Munsey.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
Bull Spectators Take Advantage
Of Short Crop--A Corner Feared.

Chicago, Dec. 55.ss King Farmer
has come to Chicago, taking the board
of trade by storm and sent prices Of all
grains climbing above records. Bust
ness today on Change was larger and
more spectacular than#it has been for
a long time and has rivalled the specu-
lative enthusiasm that marked the
days of Hutchinson and the other
giants of the pits.
Natural conditions are back OF the
upshoot in prices, but bull specula-
ton has been the main incentive. Ihes
whole countryside seems to be waking
up to the ruinous shortage in the corn
crop and the feeding Of wheat TO
stock as a consequence has brought
buying in that cereal.
There have ben general advances IN
all options Of wheat, corn and oats
during the past several days, but the
arrival of thousands Of farmers and
stockmen to visit the live stockex
tion touched off the fuse under all the
markets and sent prices booming. To
day the floor of the board was spec
tacular show. Hundreds Of the big
countrymen in fursovercoat and COW
hide boots had the courtesies of the
exchange and were all eagerly : getting
into-the game. When professional
SPECTATORS saw the farmer grasplng
opportunities they Immediately began
to plunge. Added to this influence
was food of general buying orders
from the country until the outside
interests practically controlled the
market.
Nav wheat touched its. record price
for the crop shortly before noon,
selling at so 5-S. Both December and
NAV broke records of years standing,
December selling at 65 ce1ts and May
at eS 10. It's rumored there IS
corner in oats, but trade is so large
on both sides OF the market that the
ru!nor is not substantiated. May oats
broke another record today at 50 l-4c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
Special Blizzard Forecast.

Washington, Dec. Special fore
cast: Cold waves warnings have been
issued for central and eastern Texas,
northern Louisiana, Alabama, western
Florida. Mississippi and western Ten
nessee and Kentucky. A fall of TEN
perature to freezing on the Texas coast
and to about 25 degrees in the interior
districts is anticip ipated. Frost warnings.
have also been issued for southern Cal
ifornia. Storm warnings have been
issued for the Louisiana, Mississippi
and western Florida coasts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
CAUGHT IN AN EXPLOSION.
a Miners Description of HIS Feel
irgs When He Was Blown Up.
A miner who was blown up while
blasting a rock describes his sensations

A miner who was blown up while
blasting a rock describes his sensations
thus:
..You see, it's so sudden. It's over.
just about the time you begin to under
stand that something is happening.
I You know. L had the cartridge in my
hand and put it down Then l got.
afraid of it. All at once everything
was light. 4 don't think saw the.
flash. Anyway my face was not ex-s
actly toward the explosion.
But then everything gotlight, lighter
than day-kind Of binding. There was
an awful crash. 1t was just at the
same time / was terrified and wanted
to get away. 1t was just as if was
having the nightmare. Somehow,
though. l knew just what the matter
was a man can think faster than he
has any idea Of. knew that some of
the others We're nearer the explosion,
and said to myself, They're blown in
bits. that's certain.
'.You understand, this was all in
second-all at once. really. Then it was
exactly the same as If 1 had been hit.
with a stick. thought it was big
stick, bigger than any man could swing.
and that it must be worked by ma
chinery. Ithit me on the head and all
over. went sailing into the air a long.
long way. My ears roared, and the wind
blew into my face knew when l
struck the ground. for l remember say
ing to myself, Well. I'm done for
81 don't know just when lost my
right senses or when they came back,
but when they did come back it seemed
queer that was there still. l thought
l had been thrown somewhere else. l
could feel fire burning me. It was my
clothes. They were smoking and al
most blazing i was bruised all over
and could not hear very well. My
voice sounded as though somebody else
were talking. That's all can tell you
about it. .
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
nean1nsthe Clock.

a farmer has an ambitious son, l2
years old. who. being left alone for a
few hours the other day. tried to clean
the clock. He easily got the clock to
pieces. but his difficulty lay in putting
them together again after cleaning.
At this task lie was only partly sue
cessful. and upon his fathers return
home be eagerly exclaimed:
Father. I've cleaned. the clock and
got enough works left over tc make an
osher one!n-Exchange.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
.eendiiien Of Cotton Cloth Market:

Manhattan, Dec. 8.-The cloth mar
ket was unsettled during the last week
owing to the irregularities Of Ameri-
can cotton. The event of the week was
the low Official estimate Of the current
crop in TIE United States with the
restricted operations IN cloth.
There has been considerable discus
SION concerning hecotton position and
much diversity of opinion. The bulls
are Of the opinion that the crop will
not exceed 10, ZOO, 600 bates, while the
bears firmly believe it will amount to
4O.5O0, GOO bales. It is worthy of
notice that the stock Of American cot
ton at Liverpool, and the quantity
aaoat of all kinds exceed the records
for the same period Of 1900 by "a, 900
bales and $4,000 bales respectively.
The demand for cloth from China
was small and mainly restricted to
sorting up. The Indian demand was
irregular, offers we're fairly numerous
but the limits were usually unaccept-
able, being accentuated by the adj
vance IN cotton.
a fair quantity Of light printing and
bleaching cloths was placed with pro
ducers who needed work. The market
of the Levant and South America were
inactive. 1t is stated that the Brazil
ian trade is more hopeful. The posi-
tion Of yarns was stronger. Sp.nners
refused to do business except on the
full advance of cottonn and buyers
rarely obtained reduction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
had Troublcs OF His own.

.ssir.', began young Timkins as be
entered the presence Of the dear girls
father. Il want TO marry your daugh-
ooh. don't bother me with your trou-
bies!!' interrupted the old gentleman
"She told me some time ago that She
intended to marry you. so you'll have
to settle it between yourselves. '-E;x-
change.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11

The furniture and fixtures Of the
Savings Bank we're put up yesterday
and the bank has very me-. ana
handsome appearance. The large safe.
arrived on Saturday and has been put
in place, also.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
Deserted.

Jamestown. Va. where the English
gained their first foothold in the new
world in 1907. was burned in GIG To
day nobody lives there. Little remains
to mark the site except crumbling
church tower. dil:lpifated gravestones
and remnants OF t!.e foundations Of a
few houses. Ladies' Home Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
A Career EndIne Joke.

a
This is a true story about one OF tne
mayors OF Kansas City. He was mayor
when the incident occurred, not so very
many years ago. Two newspaper men,
both very good friends Of the mayor,
were about to leave town, and they
asked Nh. Mayor to help them cele-
brate their departure.
1t was hot day in summer, and aft
er an hour or two Of conyiyial indul-
gence the mayor Of Kansas City waa
very much under the influence Of liq>
nor. The newspaper men were feeling
joYial, but they were still able to walk
around. 1t finally became necessary to
do something for the mayor. Seeing a
fruit wagon pass. one Of the newspaper
men ran out and hailed the driver.
When he drew up to the curb. he was
asked whether or not he wanted to
make 50. He replied that he most GER
tainly did.
It was then explained to him that a
drunken man would be stretched out in
his wagon. face toward -the sky. and
that he must drive through all the busi-
ness streets Of the town and then take
the man home.
Not knowing who his passenger was
to be. the driver consented. and the
joke was carried out to the letter,
Through the streets of Kansas City the
mayor of the town, stretched out on an
open wagon asleep. was driven. and
there was placard that announced the
cause Of the strange plight fastened
on the back of the wagon. The mayor
was not reelected. Chicago Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. s: Thirty
nine prisoners serving sentences for
minor crimes escaped from the South
Side CITY Jail between and 4 o'clock
this morning by digging through al6
inch brick wall with pocket knives:
J No guards were in the prison from Y
O'Clock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11

A school boy, aged eight years, was
stabbed to death by a school mate.
aged eleven, at Cincinnati, Ohio.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11

a colored fisherman Of Wrightsville,
NC. is said to- have caught s, ,00O
punches Of small mullets on last Satur-
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-15
District Court.

State vs.. Will Smothers, murder;
continued by consent.
State ". Allen Clark, murder; con-
tinued by consent
state vs. John Churchwell, theft Of
hogs; continued by consent.
state vs.. Will Blackshir, assault
70 murder; continued by consent.
State vs.. Bob Ballard, murder; set
FOR March ~, yelire Of Go men.
State ". Arthur Carter, murder;
veuire Of 10 men; set FOR March %.
State vs.. Robt. Mckay, MURDER
set for March IS; venirc Of iOO.
! State vs.. Bonny LAMA, murder
set March u; venire II ~ men.
State vs. Joe Patterson. rape; SCI
for March u; venire Of O. men.
The grand jury has adjourned ate
having returned thirty-siX indict
ments, twenty-five for felonies an'
fourteen for misdemeanors. Thu
criminal docket will be taken al
Monday