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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20
AFTER MANY YEARS.
Mother Finds Kidnapped Daughter
in Columbia Wednesday.

Columbia, S. c., Nov. 14.-After
having been kidnapped and lost to
her mother for nine years, Loula
Wilson was found by her mother
here yesterday. When only six years
old, Loula Wilson was stolen by a
man named Miller. She was living
in South Florida then. After years
elapse she was found and taken home
but was stolen again very soon after
wards. Since her abduction she has
been living in converts in several
places, until she came to Columbia
last July. She has been living with
private family in Columbia who
took care of her. By some means she
began communicating with persons in
Florida, which at last brought her
mother to her yesterday. The happy
mother and child returned to their
home yesterday, morning. 1t is Ger
tainly an unsual case and seems like
a story Of fiction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20
Mr.. Bryan on the Negro.

In the last issue of The Commoner
Mr.. Bryan gives his views on the race
question and they will be read with
interest In all parts of the country.
The main part of his editorial is as
follows:
sit was to have been expected that
northern papers would wax wroth and
grow bitterly sarcastic in replying. to
southern structures upon the president
for entertaining Booker Z. Washing
ton at dinner. But the southern pa
pers are replying by asking some peril
nent questions and citing some peril
nent facts They point out the fact
that northern love for the negro is
confined to election day. How many
business Offices in the north employ
negro clerks? How many negro train
men are employed on northern rail
ways? How many negroes bave been
appointed to postmasterships in the
north? How many northern states have
elected negro senators or congressman?
How many negro mechanics are en-
ployed in northern mills and factories
alongside white mechanics North he
is limited to the positiion>of porter In
hotels and on trains, or to waiter:
ships in. hotels and restaurants. rs
there a negro linotype operator on any
great daily paper in the north that Fis
so roundly denouncing the south for
its attitude for toward the Roose:
velt- Washington dinner incident?
Does any: one of these northern Re
publican. daily newspapers employ a
negro pressman, negro reporter, or a
negro city editor? Some of these days
the negro will realize that he has
nothing to gain from the alleged
friendship of men who SEX to use him
for political purposes only
This puts it squarely> upon the pre-
tended champions Of the negro in the
north It exposes the hypocrisy of
those who rail at the south because it
refuses a social equality to the negro
which is denied him by the people of
the north with very rare exceptions.
1t emphasizes the more important fact
that the south is the only part of the
country where the negro has a chance
to improve his condition by engaging
in the better lines of industry and
rise above mepial service.
Mr.. Bryan has stated the case we'll
and there is no answer to what he
cavC "a t1anta 1ournal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20
Why DEPRESSION IN AGRIGUL TURE.
The Industrial Commission Re-
views Some Evidence.

Washington, Nov. R.-The Indus
trial commission today made pubic It's
review of evidence taken before the
commission ON the subjects of agricul-
turaI labor. Among other subjects
discussed is that of agricultural de-
preston, of which the commission
speaks as fololws:
The cause most often assigned for
the depression of agriculture in the
eastern States is the increased prooluc-
ton due to the opening of western
lands in advance of the natural de-
maad, especially through their agency
OF liberal land laws and grants of
land in aid of railroad construction.
The competition Of the west has been
rendered especially severe by the
policy Of the railroads in making
freight rates relatively long for long
distances. The old staple products
having thus become improbable in the
east. it has been necessary for fam
ers TO, change their methods and vary
the character Of their.crops, taking up
especially the culture, of products
which are not easily transported long
distances. Thus truck farming hiss
largely superseded cereal growing along
the Atlantic coast, but farmers in the
north Atlantic States now complain Of
the severe competition Of the States
farther south in this industry, and
much the same may be said Of fruit
growing. Even so imperishable a
commodity as milk is transported a
much longer distance than formerly
since the introduction of refrigator
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20
EXPLOSION and FIRE IN MINES.
Five Killed and 25 Rescued at
Pocahontas, Virginia.

Bluefeld, W. Va, Nov. 14.-Fiye
dead bodies have been taken from the
Baby mine at Pocahontas, Va. sew
eral other prescns are ..unaccounted
for, and 25 persons have been rescued
more or less severely, burned. At 3
o'clock this morning it was discover
ed that the Baby mine of. the Poca-
hontas Collier company at Pocahon-
tas, Va, was on fire. An alarm was
sent in and the fire company respond
ed promptly. In short time after the
fire fighters had reached the mouth Of
the mine and the men and were
attempting to extingnish the
flames, some of the :, fire men
and others having rushed inside
the mine to ascertain the extent of the
trouble and to. assist miners entombed
therein, a terrific explosion occurred
and many miners and their friends
were more Or less injured. 1t is sup
posed that the mine caught fire from
defective electric light wire.
Five bodies had been recovered up
to 6 p. m., and it is uncertain how
many more are dead, though it is
known that there are several, perhaps
8 or 10, still in the mines unless they
succeeded in making their escape
through the Tug River entrance.
twenty-five persons. have been rescued,
all more or less burned, some serious
ly and perhaps several fatally. The
injured were carried to their homes
in wagons and the doctors in Pocahon-
tas have been busy all today attending
them. One or two other explosions
have followed that of the morning
and others are hourly expected. The
mine is still burning and. clouds of
smoke are constantly issuing from its
mouth. The fan has now been stopped,
and as soon as possible to do so the
mine Will be reentered in the hope Of
extinguishing the fire.
In 1884 Pocahontas experienced a
like occurrence in which oyer 100 lives
were lost.
The dead so far recovered are: Louis
Wollwin, John Barnhart, Will Mont
gomery, M. D. Koontz. Hungarian
Woolwin, Montgomery. and Koontz
were killed while attempting to rescue
and bring out a dead body. AT this
time it is impossible to secure the
names of those injured AS yet the
estimate Of damage cannot be obtained.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20
DISASTROUS FIRE At DILLON.
Long Row of Wooden Buildings
Destroyed Wednesday.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Dillon, Nov. 13.-This busy, hust-
ling little city has received its bap-
tism of fire. At $50 this morning
flames were seen issuing from small
frame building near the north corner
of what may be called postofice block,
a range of wooden buildings on Rail
road avenue, running from Harrison
to Cleveland street, and in about one
hour the whole was reduced to ashes.
Had the wind been blowing either
north or south the extent and damage
resulting would have been appalling.
North of the fire district was the resi-
dence of A. K. Parham, then in close
proximity came the large store house
of Dillon & Son and just beyond the
oil mill plant.
The southern limit was Harrison
street, fortunately lined with beau
tiful shade trees. Their sacrifice
stayed the progress Of the deyouring
flames in that direction and saved the
main business portion of the town.
The wind was fortunately blowing
from the west, across the wide Rail
road avenue and thus the fire was
confined to the limits mentioned.
Herculean but fruitless efforts were
made by white and black, and most of
the contents of the stores we're remov-
ed, but fearfully damaged.
The origin of the FIRE is a mystery,
the store in which it started not hav-
ing been occupied for some time, and
the hour at which it occurred pre-
cludes the suspicion Of foul play.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20
EDITORS COMMITTED TO jail.
For Publishing Criticisms of a
Judges Decision.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-On a charge of
contempt of court Judge Hanecy today
sentenced Andrew M. Lawrence, man
aging editor of Hearst's Chicago
American, to 40 days in the county
jail. The sentence Of FL. S. Garfield,
who wrote the article Objectionable to
the court, was fixed at 80 days in jail.
The cases against S. S. Carvalho,
financial manager of the paper, and
John c.. Hammond. assistant city edi-
tor, were dismissed. Judge Hanecy
declared that the cases against W. r.
Hearst, majority stockholder of the
paper; Homer Davenport, cartoonist,
and Glare Briggs, also a cartoonist,
would stand until such time as these
respondents could be brought into
court by the sheriff.
Former Gov. Altgeld, one of counsel
for the respondents, entered formal
exception to the decision.
.sThis case, I may say'' the court
remarked, is not appealable. You may
file bill Of exceptions for a writ of
error, however. I am willing to delay
the serving of papers on Mr.. Lawrence
and Mr.. Can6eld till You have drawn
your bill. .
eve do not feel that we have any
favors coming from this court" Mr..
Altgeld answered, eve are much OBJ
liged. -
The courtroom was crowded to the
limit when Judge Hancey entered.
The article in The American upon
which the proceedings in contempt
were based was a criticism of the
courts decision on an application for
the forfeiture of the charter of the
Peoples Gaslight and Coke company.
Judge Rancey said if the matter
published was allowed to go unnoticed
by the court, it paved the way for 9TH
er attacks, and that the judiciary,
if not held in respect, would fall with
all democratic government. The arti-
Gle, the court stated, was not merely
an attack on the people and on the
court, but a bold threat to every
court. It should, therefore, not go
unpunished.
4 few minutes after the rendering
of the decision and the imposition of
the sentencessas to Lawrence and Can
field, Judge Dune, upon application,
issued writ Of habeas corpus as to
them, returnable Immediately.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20
Tho Blue and the Gray.
specia, The State.

Special to The State.
Meriden, Conn., Noy., 12rThere
was a grand reunion and celebration
by. the Blue and the Gray here this
evening, the occasion being the return
to Capt. Waterman OF Connecticut
regiment of the sword captured from
him by Capt. j. K. P. Neathery OF
the, Confederates during the Civil
war Capt. Waterman of "a Connecticut
regiment was captured z,bys- the Con
federates of Kinston, n. C., and gave
up his sword to Capt. Neatherry. Capt.
Neatherry, who lives at Columbia, S.
c., recently aseertained that Capt.
Waterman lived here and offered to re-
turn the sword. By invitation OF the
Grand Army post Ito which Capt.
Waterman belongs, Capt. Neatherry
came north as its guest, and the re-
turn of the sword to Capt. Waterman
was tonight made Joyous occasion.
Several out of town grand army posts
participated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20

The Washington correspondent of
the New York Commercial Advertiser
steps into the field with this an
nouncement of how the president will
deal in his message with the subject
Of reciprocity: He will remind con-
gress that several trade treaties are
pending in the senate, but he will not
in so many words urge the ratification
Of them. He will dwell on the advis-
ability of establishing reciprocal
commercial relations, but he will re-
commend that what ever legislation is
enacted in that direction shall be
based on the principle that American
industries are to be protected and that
no industry which needs protection
shall be subjected to unnecessary com
petition by foreign products. = a most
oracular announcement that, and a
most oracular message it would be.
President Roosevelt may deliver him
self of such bosh, but if he does he
will have greatly changed since enter
ing the White House Courier-Jo our
n :,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20
SUMTER. s. c. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 90 1901
COTTON spINNERs IN CONVENTION.
The Association in Session in At
anta---McLaurin Speaks.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 1.-THE South
ern Cotton Spinners' association met
in annual convention here today. This
is the fifth yearly gathering of the as
sociatjon and the attendance was
large, many people from New York,
Pennsylvania and the New England
States inscribing their names on the
register. A business session was held
in the morning, and the afternoon was
given over to sightseeing, the delegates
being the guests Of the Southern rail
way on trip around Atlanta.
After the welcoming addresses this
morning DR.. J. McAden, president of
the association, delivered his annual
address. He recommended a declara-
tion by the spinners in favor of a mer-
chant marine 'supon basis that will
give all American citizens an equal
chance, prevent favoritism to entrench-
ed interests and recognize the produc-
ing classes in the reduction of freight
rates.
He also favored the building and
construction, as soon as possible of
the isthmian canal. On reciprocity
Dr.. McAden said:
1.-THE immense balance Of trade in
our favor creates the necessity of our
finding market for our surplus pro-
duets. We should do all that we can
to advance both the letter and the
spirit of reciprocity. We especially
desire closer commercial relations
with South America and the ORIENT
At a Smoker in the Kimball
house tonight Hon. Hoke Smith of
Atlanta spoke on Development of our
home TALENT and United States Sena-
tor John L. McLaurin on Extension
of our foreign trade.''
Senator McEaurin said:
''We are at the dawning of a new
day of progress in the history of the
world. A better day is fast approach
ing when all people will have more
perfect understanding of the brother
hood of man and the independence of
nations. Until very recently COM
merce was not deemed a proper SUBJ
ject for governmental consideration.
There is no direct department of COM
merce in any government except that
of Germany. The moving considera-
tions prompting the settlement of the
business trouble were commerce. The
time will come when the best minds
Of every country will be called upon
to adjust. the complicated question of
foreign trade and the consular officers
at the leading ports of commerce will
equal in Importance the diplomatic
ambassadors. - =
In connection with the extension
of ssthe south foreign trade, Senator
McLaurin's advocated an American
merchant marine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20
Typographical Union Denounce
Col. Breckenridge.

Lexington, KY, Nov. 13.-After a
turbulent meeting the Kentucky Fed
Grafton of Labor adopted a resolution
this afternoon denouncing. ex-Con-
gresham Breckinridge. for sentiments
expressed last night, expelling from
|. the federation and convention and
denouncing Vice President F. c.:
Leming of the federation and presi-
dent Of the local Typographical union,
who arranged the meeting and pre-
sided, and calling another meeting
for Thursday night at which the
views of the dissatisfied delegates may
be expressed publicly during the day
and preceding the adoption of the
resolutions.
The question of adjourning to anoth-
er city to conclude its labors was con-
sidered but defeated. Col. Breckin-
ridges speech was considered courte-
Gus and in the vein of a supplement
welcome to that of the mayor. Col.
Brecknridge said he was the friend
of labor organizations: that he
heartily favored it, but that he
thought that its battles should be
fought with reason and not with force,
that the day of strikes was over.
citing and criticising the big steel
strike. He said further, that he did
not believe it conducive to the best
interest of labor, but unjust and was
an abrogation of personal liberty for
unions to say to the employer: " You
must employ only whom we choose,
pay them what we demand" and say
to the working man unless you join
our union you cannot work.
This expression of opinion was not
pleasing to a number of the delegates
and several wanted to make speeches
when Col. Breckenridge had con-
cluded. The chairman, Vice Presi-
dent Leming, announced that the
programme was concluded and de-
clared the meeting adjourned. Agita-
tion of the grievance committee today
led the dissatisfied delegates to de-
clare that organized labor had been
insulted and deprived Of an opportu-
nifty to defend itself At the meeting
of the Blue Grass Typographical
union tonight resolutions were adopt
ed withdrawing from the Kentucky
Federation of Labor. The resolutions
accord to Col. Breckinridge the right
to hold and express opinions, though
they declare it is not necessary for la
Dor to endorse his position if it does
not coincide with their opinions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20
A Scientific View of Trusts.

Mr.. James B. Dill, of New York
city, delivered an address on Saturday
evening before the Merchants Club,
Of Chicago, in which he discussed
the uses and abuses of trusts. Mr..
Dill did not deal much in theories.
He confined his remarks to existing
conditions. He recognizes that the
combination of capital is force, and
SO he said he would spend no time in
asking why it was here further than
to say that it was part Of the best
growth and sound expansion Of the
American nation, essentially part of
the aggressive American policy 5of
commercial supremacy.
He compared the trust movement to
the development of electricity. Half
century ago, said he, every habita-
ton bristled with lightning rods in an
emdeavor to avert electricity, whereas
the house of today is not equipped
with instruments to avert this force,
but is. wired to receive and utilize the
electric current. The great object of
science in this day is not to suppress
electricity but to control and utilize
it as working force. He thinks that
that principle should be applied to
trusts. Many of the attacks upon
combination, .. said he, have had as
their aim the. suppression of the move
ment rather than the .elucidation of
the subject and the utilization Of the
force. Such attacks, legislative or
otherwise, while dangerous tothe COM
bination react against the public.
Tie tendenery Of industrial opera
tions to enter the field aof' legislation
and thence to go-into. politics is,a most
imminent danger. Unwise legislation
against industrial combinations, legis-
lation in many instances enacted In
response to ill-advised popular elamor,
invites and sometimes forces Ethe in
dustriaI corporation to enter the field
of legislative competition, and when
once in that field the corporation
learns by. experience thatit can not
only. defeat anti-cerporate measures IN
the usual way, but can. even procure
pro-corporate legislation. Any attempt
on the part of Industrial organizations
to enter, voluntarily or defensively,
into the field of legislation is ten
dency which is to be regarded with
grave apprehension.
This seems to as to be one of the
most sensible presentations of the sub
ject that. have seen. Combination
is undoubtedly great factor in our
modern economy and is recognized as
such. It is absurd to talk about
abolishing corporations. In this day
of great enterprises they are absolute
ly necessary. If we should abolish
them we should go back hundred
years and should be unable to compete
with the nations of the earth with
which we are now in sharp competi-
ton. Corporations are here and here
to stay, just as surely as electricity is
working force in the industrial
world. 1t is wisdom, therefore, for
the people Of the land who rule to use
the corporations for their good, just
as they employ electricity for lighting
and heating and moving machinery.
We have for years had an abiding
faith that this problem would finally
solve itself We have more faith to-
day than ever before.-Richmond
Times
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20
Foes AND HAPPINESS.

Z i - - 4 T. ~
The listof deaths from the recent fog
in London is still growing. The loss
of life appears to be. due not only to
the accidental drowning of those who
Sincautieasly walked off docks into the
river, or those other unfortunates who
were run down in the streets, but
especially to the great increase Of
troubles which owe their origin to the
respiratory organs. ]
I Richard Golden, the great political
economist and agitator, died from
bronchitis, which. was aggravated by
London fog. In Cobden's day science
had not advanced far enough to. enable
the public to see where Divine Provi-
dence began and human folly left off.
It was the custom then to attribute
London fogs to the abominable climate
of England, and it was taken as a
matter of course from which there was
no reasonable ground for escape and
no Just ground for complaint. Today
we know that though the damp <and
humid climate of England largely
increases the risk Of fog, yet the chok-
ing and horrible oppression Of that
murky pail is due more to the amount
of smoke from soft soal than from any
malign dispensation of nature.
The immensely of London and its
great influence as a mere centre OF
population and finance is apt to
obscure its importance as a centre of
manufactures. But it is none the less
one of the great industrial centres Of
the world, and though it does not
boast of such iron industries as Pitts
burg, for example, or cotton mills like
those of Birmingham, it has an aggre-
gate of small industries, which is enor-
nous and each Of these gives its little
mite of soft-coal smoke to the already
choking atmosphere. The exigencies
of modern civilization, the cry for
greater comfort and the clearer un-
derstanding of how that comfort may
be secured all impel US to the conlu-
sion that the smoke nuisance of Lon
don will be abated. It may be that
hard coal will be forced upon the
Manufacturers or that electricity will
largely supersede the present use Of
steam. Be that as it may, there is no
reason why helpless people should be
choked to death openly by the suffo-
eating smoke of bituminous coal, when
there is possible remedy for the situa-
tion by laws sensibly enacted and
strongly enforced.
We can never be too thankful for a
climate like that of Richmond, which
bas, with two exceptions, been sun
shiny, bracing and delightful for the
past month. There is little snow and
rain, to be sure, in February. but
taking our winter climate through
and through we do not believe that it
is surpassed by that of any health
resort, and, after all, among the
causes that go to make up happiness,
surely good health and clear skies are
not among the least.-Richmond