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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-26
News or Advertising.

his saIlorne home in in Greers, S. G., at II
o'clock a. 'm., Nov. 16, Mr.. - Green
and Miss McAllester, all of
Pelham, South Carolina.
The above is sample OF hundreds
OF marriage notices we receive eyery
year and which the parties expect 20
have duly published without money
and without price.
We have been intending for some
time to call halt to this wholesale
imposition on good nature which the
young people of the Piedmont seem to
think they have a right to exact.
The above notice in which even first
names are suppressed has spUrred US to
take the position which we should
have taken long ago. We do not
want to take the young people or the
old people unawares, but we are forced
to make the following announcement:
On and after January 1st, 1903, The
Greenville News will publish no
notice of wedding or funeral, un-
less accompanied by 81. 90; except IN
such cases as from circumstances may
render the events in our judgment,
matters of public interest. For IN
stance, if young couple runs away
and gets married, we should more than
likely publish the event free and the
more devilment there was attached to
the surroundings the longer notice We
should be inclined to give. II the
irate father Of the girl, for instance,
pursued the elopers, killed the groom
and dragged the unhappy bride back
to her home by her back hair, we
should be willing to publish all the
details not only of the wedding. but
Of the funeral and follow it up with
the hanging Of the old man and the
suicide of she unhappy bride. But
just a plain every day thing as mar
riage in the Piedmont is not news:
indeed it is becoming a nuisance.
Everybody seems to be getting married
all at once. We are not naturally
suspicious, but it does look to US that
a great many of these marriages are
contracted 20 take advantage Of .our
free advertising system. Well, we
have given full months notice, and
hope we shall not be considered cruel
or hard hearted, but after January,
the first, it will cost Loo TO have re-
corded the notice of q marriage or q
funeral except as we have explained IN
cases where there, is deviltrv enough
attached TO make the event public pro-
perty.
If you haven't got the dollar then
you had better hurry up your arrange
ments and get married or buried be-
fore January frst.-Greenville News.
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Paid After Twsnty-Eight Years.


spartanburg, Nov. 2o.-A practical
Illustration of the honesty Of an aged
negro woman, was recounted to the
writer today by Officer HENS of the
city police force. Twenty-eight years
ago, "Usslie'' Clark, colored, pur-
chased dress from Mrs. j. 7. Ham
met, the mother-in-la law of Mr.. Hines.
She bought the dress on time, and
was to pay so cents for the garment.
Both parties to the transaction lived
in the county then. Mrs. Hammett
now lives in the city. Yesterday she
was much surprised and pleased to re-
ceive visit from Jsslie'' Clark,
who stated that the object of her trip
was to square off the obligation of %
years standing. The money accompa-
MED the statement.
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NEGRO FIERl KILLED IN kERsRaW.
mrs. Mary Elliott and Her Young
Son Attacked by an
Armed Negro.

Camden, Novembef 2l.-There was
killing in West Wateree, abou'
twelve miles from Camden, Wednes,
day night that will be generally ap.
proved. Ned Kendrick, a saw mill
negro, went to the home Of Mrs.
Mary e. Elliott, very industrious
white woman, between 9 and IL
o'clock, armed with pis5oL 9
double -batrelled shotgun and an axe.
Mrs. Ellitt and her son, Allen, bo5
about 10 years Of age, were alone.
Kendrick shot his pistol in the yard
and called Allen; told him JUST tc
show his head out Of the house and ne
Eould shoot it off. Mrs. Elliott re-
coonized the voice and called to the
negro and asked why be was going On
In the way he was. He cursed her and
dared her to show herself, threatening
so kill her il she came out.
The supposition is that the object O
the negro was to murder the boy and
shess commit an outrage upon Mrs.
Elliott.
TIE brute started to break the door
dowa and enter the house. As he got
the door down Mrs. Elliott caught
him and tried TO keep him from killing
her son. Allen Elliott is tall, stout
young fellow and he grabbed the
nes,ro By the throat anG choked him
anth with the assistance OF his mother.
pos him out in the yard, the negro
still holding on to his gum and pistol.
When they got the negro down Mrs.
EiIiost wrenched the pistol from his
grasp and used the butt end on the
Shs hen got large rock and proceed
ed to make mince meat ont the negro's
head, Mrs. Eliiott's act was struggle
for life and she succeeded in saving
hes boy and herself and killing the
scoundreL Mrs. Elliott has struggled
through poverty TO raise her only son
and is good and industrious woman.
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England's Lost Supremacy.

The Annual Review of the Cotton
Trade" by Mr.. Ellison, of Liverpool,
yearly sums the condition of this trade
the world over. It's publication, which
has just been made, shows that In
the past eleven years-from 1892 to
1902, inclusive--England has made no
progress in its consumption of cotton.
It began with consumption of 3, 1Sl, :
600 bales of cotton, and ends with
3,253, OG0, an increase of but 1900 in
eleven years. These figures are prac-
tically stationary. The Continent IN
the same period has grown consider
ably over quarter, increasing |, 49, :
600 bales from 3,640, 600 in 1892 to Il
7S4, 600 in 1902. The United States
has made an even greater advance, ad-
ding not one-quarter but so per cent:
In 1892 it was consuming 2,576, 600 and
in 1902 4, ,O37, 900, an increaes OF !, 46l,-
600. This increase, it is we'll to re-
member is almost altogether at the
South, and really represents the
development of Southern mills. Tae
most remarkable increase of all has
been in mills outside of Great Britain
tho Continent the United States and
India, category which includes the
mills of Japan and number OF lesser
countries, whose consumption was 275,-
600 bales in 1892 and 90S, 600 in 1902,
an increase of considerably over three
fold.
What has really happened, therefore,
is that in eleven years the worlds con-
sumption has risen about 81 per cent,
or from 10, $50, 600 to 13, 1856, 900, an
advance of 3, 400, 600. But in this ad-
vance Great Britain has stood still
The Continent has grown less than the
average, the United States has grown
twice the average and the great growth
is in lesser countries like japan. For
England to stand still in this way in
a great industry in which thirty years
ago, in 1870, it was consuming one
half of all the cotton spun, while to-
day it consumes Only one-quarter, real
ly means that English mills will be
steadily crowded to the wall: as will
also many of the mills in Northern
States. 1t is not merely Southern
mills. but new mills all over the
world, with new machinery. with light
taxes and with low capitalization, to
which the future Of the cotton Industry
belongs.
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Il Porto Ricarl Complaint.

The San Juan News, i'll its issue of
October 9, has this to say OF the
political situation in Porto Rico:
IL was not long ago we predicted
that the misrule in Porto Rico would
be construed by many persons in the
United States as confirmation Of the
proposition that the Porto Rican peo-
pie are not yet capable ef self-goVern-
menb. This we assumed would natur-
ally follow because Of the ignorance
IN the United States OF the exact situa-
ZION here. Also it was a likely subject
.sor comment, as this question was an
issue to some extent in the last poll
ttieal campaign.
g Now, the fact Of the matter is that
the Governor and his administration
mere are responsible for the condition
OF affairs which some observers make
the people Of Porto Rico responsible
sor. they have joined forces with the
Republican party, which is composed
OF the lowest element of the island.
The party in turn has and maintains
an organized band of IaWbreakers to
commit all kinds of ou5rages for poll
teal purpose. These Turbas are pro-;
stecsed by the Government machinery.
The Governor is responsible for
sheir existence, for he tails to take such
measures as would Immediately end
their career. The police are in league
with these criminals and no action IS
taken by the Government to prevent
their campaign. The theory the.
Government isthat it is necessary to.
combine With this oand to carry on
the Government. This is not cor.
rect policy, but q shame and an out
rage. &
Elf che American Government,
would insist upon the enforcement of
the law against both Republicans and
Federals, and setan examplsof Ameri-
caaism TO the people, there would be
no such charges of incapacity against
our whole people because of the failure
of Others. =
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Confusion in Tax Payments.

Columbia, Nov. Ex-Governor Nc
Sweeney has again received a NUMBER
of letters from county auditors and
treasurers in reference to the exten.
sion of the time for the payment OF
taxes. All of them are agreed that the
present law will cause confusion If the
time for payment is not extended.
They say that it will require three ex-
ira books to enter the three different
per cent penalties and they haven
got any such books. Even if they had
they are almost unanimous against
three different penalties imposed at
different periods.
The auditor of Orangeburg suggests
that the time for final payment be
fixed positively at December 81 and
then impose q penalty of I or 10 per
cent. or any other amount, at once
upon all who fail to pay. As reported
heretofore no relief to the auditors
and treasurers is in sight, ano the
Governor has written letter to hem,
in which he says that it is out Ct tie
question to extend the time, IN view
of the fact that money had TO be boz
rowed to pay expenses.
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Cutting ARRAY in Florence.

Florence November 21.-In an alter
cation bewteen Mr.. Chopsie S. Welch,
an attoreny-at-law, and Mr.. Hampton
P. Bucheit, young machinist, on
the streets here last night. Mr..
Bucheit was badly cut about the
throat, face and hands.
The attending physician thinks that
the wounds were not dangerous, al
though one of the arteries of the neck
was severed.
Mr.. Welch was arrested and is now
out on bond for his appearance at the
Magistrate Court. The cause OF the
trouble is not known. Mr.. Buchheit
is resting fairly we'll.
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4 Z
Greenville. November 2o.--A record
breaking raid was made last night by
party of revenue officials and State
constables on the Dark Corner Sec
tion Of this county. The officers de-
streyed SIX large Illicit r3istilleries,
seventy-fye fermenters, eight thou
sand gallons of beer and mash and sixty
gallons of low wines. Three of the
stills were found in operation, but the
moonshiners In charge escaped, being
warned by sentinels of the approach of
the raiding party by signal yells and
repeated firing of guns.
Greenwood, Nov, 20.-Julian Fost-
er, the negro, who was brought back
from Clinton, Mass, to stand trial for
killing Louis White, another negro,
was today found guilty Of murder,
with recommendatio to the mercy
of the Court. The jury was out
about an hour. Fosters attorneys,
Messrs. E. Il. Richardson and E. G.
/ Graydon, at once gave notice Of mo-
tion for new trial.
Washington, November 20.-The
american Ornithologists' Union today
decided TO hold its next convention at
Philadelphia November 16, 1903. The
old committee on bird protection was
reappointed, with the addition Of VIM.
F.. Miller, Of New Orleans. and Prof.
Gilbert Pearson, of North Caro-
lima. Prof. Wm. butcher, of New
York, chairman of the committee on
protection Of North American birds, ad-
vocated an international conference
for bird protection. The committee
reported that 10000 snow bunklings
were recently found in cold storage
in New York city and that 40, 600 game
birds, mostly sandpipers, were recent
~ killed on the North Carolina coast
for millinery purposes and their bodies
thrown away.
Washington, D. c., November 20.
United States Consul Kehl, of Steet-
tin, has reported to the State depart
ment that Florida phosphate will meet
a serious competition in the recently
discovered deposits on Ocean Island,
which northeast of the Solomon Islands,
appear to be superior in quality to Ell ther
Florida or Christmas Island Phosphate.
According to an analysis made by the
director of the largest local chemical
works and importers of the American
rock. the Ocean phosphate contains
S. Is per cent Of trioasic phosphate of
lime, to 76.9 percent for Florida and
s3. 08 per cent for Christmas phosphate
OF oxide of iron and alunina the
Ocean contains 69, Christmas 1.S3 and
Florida 2.2 per cent. Local statistics
show that the United States imported
into Stettin in 1901 10, 341 ton Of phos-
phate.
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Greenville, Nov. 22.-The Bank at
Liberty was broken into by unknown
parties early this morning, the vault
door dynamited and two deposit boxes
blown open, from which the burglars
secured about eight dollars. Strange
to say the boxes opened we're the only
ones that contained any money. No
papers were molested nor was the safe
tampered with. Entrance to the build
ing was effected by prizing up win
dow. There is no clue as to the guilty
parties.
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Newspaper Men in Business.

The old idea that the newspa per
man is unified for business is not con-
frmed by the facts, says the New York
correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger. There are large number of
former newspaper men now holding
high positions in Wall street. Among
them is Joseph G. Hendrix, president
of the Bank of Commerce, who was
formerly a reporter on the Sun. James
B. Dill, the corporation lawyer, who
holds the record for the organization
of new companies, was was once
reporter on the Tribune. Daniel S.
Lamont, vice president Of the North
ern Pacific Railroad, was in the news
paper business before lie became
Grover Cleveland's secretary. Vice
President Vanderlip, of the National
City, was few years ago, financial
editor of the Chicago Tribune, G. a.
Conant, treasurer of the Morton Trust
Company, was, a year ago, Washing
ton correspondent of the Journal of
Commerce, G. S. Gleed, one of the
directors of the Atchison system, had
newspaper training. Col. George
Harvey, formerly managing editor of
the World, and now head of Harper S
has been closely identified with num-
Der Of Mr. Wihtney's business inter
prisse. W. f. Corwine, formerly of
the World, is trust officer of the East
ern Trust Company. Mr.. Steiner, one
of the largest custom house brokers,
was once connected with the Herald.
Numerous other instances might be
given of newspaper men who have made
a success in business. The late Henry
Willard was, early in his career a Wash
ington correspondent.
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Manila, November 23.-Silver has
suffered further decline in value.
The Government has issued proclaim
alton making the official rate go for
LOO gold, the former rate was $50.
Berlin, Nov. 22.-Herr Krupp, the
great gunmaker and the wealthiest
man in Germany, died suddenly from
apoplexy this afternoon at his villa at
Huegel.
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the revisionsts will attempt to pre-
vent Payne from being chairman
through another Congress. Oh yes,
Mr.. Cannon has trouble in plenty ahead
of him.
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Anderson, November o The whole
business portion of the town of Viii
hngton, in Abbeville County: on the
Charleston and Western Carolina Rail
way, was burned this morning at 2
o'clock. The origin is not known,
bat it is supposed to have been the
work of incendiaries.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-02
T0-DAYS NEWS IN BRIEF.
LOCAL, AND SUBURBAN.

The officers searching for ex-City Register
Besch have been unable to find him. and the
belief is general that he Is in Mexico.
William Mccoy, Kinloch Telephone Com
pany lineman, falls thirty feet at Ninth
street and Cass avenue, his ;eg iron spur
slipping.
Mission work by Paulist priests ut St.
Johns Church concluded.
Catholic Knights of America celebrate
twenty-fifth anniversary Of order.
The Rochambeau party will not arrive in
st. Louis until Wednesday, instead of to-
morrow as originally planned for.
William Mccoy. Kinloch Telephone Com
pany lineman, plunges thirty feet to his
death at Ninth street and Cass avenue
More than 2o,ooO persons visited Shaw's
Garden on the first open Sunday Of the
year.
Ladies' Auxiliary Of BeI1eville 7. NJ. c. A.
to give lawn festival.
Thief steals two dozen chickens from East
st. Louis policeman.
Growth of st. Louis attracts attention of
financial men Of the country.
Blls' charity carnival to begin tonight.
Golden wedding anniversary Of Mr., and
Mrs. Abraham Wolff.
More than $500 Episcopal children attend
ed the thirty-thfrd annual meeting of the
Sunday-school Missionary Host at the Ex-
position Music Hall yesterday.
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YOAEUM
and FRISCO PLANS
His Denial of Sale Reports Wei
come News to His South
western Friends.

President Yoakum Of the Frisco has par
TALLY put to flight the fears of his friends
that his road IS to be absorbed by some
other system In his New York interview
Saturday he stated that, so far as ne knew.
no negotiations were under way for the
purchase of the Frisco.
President Yoakum said $50 far as I
know" which is almost enough assurance
for most of his friends in, the Southwest.
but not quite enough. Not one of them in
ST. Louis after reading his interview IN
The Republic yesterday but that wished he
had said Il want to say that there is alb
solutely nothing in these reports of offers
for Frisco stocks; that IS. the holders OF
Frisco stock could not consider an offer.
They have too good a thing for that"
As Mr.. Yoakum states. he is very likely
to be aware of negotiations for the sale of
the road. He is the road-that is, President
Yoakum Is the Frisco. President Yoakum
is ambitions to make II one of the biggest
and greatest systems in the country He
wants TO spike the continent from the At
lantic TO the Pacific and to build an arm
TO the Gulf. He has travelled over the line
the lay OF the Southeast. He has intimated
so strongly that he might as well have said:
The Frisco will build from ocean to ocean.
Ours will be the first complete transconti-
mental system in the United States" The
Frisco ia now building to Memphis, and II
will also build to the Gulf. following the
hIissippi to Mobile or New Orleans.
President Yoakum has also said that he
is not building a road to sell He has
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stated that he can rely upon the stock
holders to hold their stock safe from the
hands of other system builders. He is
positive of that. BY a scratch of his pen
he could have his company declare dfvi-
dend That with the promise of the sys-
TEN as a monsy-maker. is why the stock
goes UP. explain Frisco officials. Yet the
big deals in railroads are done so quietly
now that many still doubt and these per-
sons are looking for a sale, at least a
change Of control.
Louis Houck is building railroads 10
Southeast Missouri. He has announced
that he will connect the st. Louis and Gulf
with the Choctaw and the Virgins Ferry.
The former is a Rock Island road. and the
Virgins Ferry property is in dispute. Who
ever gets the latter property, there Is a
chance for Houck to disSose of his road
The impression is that ne will do that
when the right opportunity shows itself.
The Rock Island announced to The Re-
public that 1t would build south to tho
Choctavs.
The Rock Island threatened to parallel
the Choctaw. and forced a sale. Many be-
lieye that is what the road will do to tha
Frisco But many always believed that the
Choctaw WAS built to sell, and very few
believe President Yoalkum IS building up
that kind of q system.
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WASHINGTON,

Tn9 Treasury Departments Bureau of
Statistics shows that Turkey has steadily
been losing ground to Persia IN trade with
the United States in rugs.
; s. " Deacon) White, the oldest news
paper man in New York. who is visiting in
washington, declares that the country is en-
dfering upon a crucial period politically and
Financially and that It behooves the trad
,dng public, In particular, to act with special
care.
Official circles in Washington are making
merry over the fact that, at a recent ban
Quet rendered to Surgeon General and Mrs.
z Sterbern, all the guests were seized with a
violent headache. breaking up the dinner.
Ptouaafne poisoning is the explanation.
The mysterious disappearance of John F.
Tate OF Alabama, formerly clerk in the
Census Department, has been reported to
the washington police. 1t is feared he has
met with foul play.
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FOREIGN

Germans are initiating American-made
goods 30 cleveriy that the genuine article
Is IN danger In that country.
California fruits are replacing those Of
Historic reputation In Europe.
Georgia pine is being used in the renova-
f3on Of the ancient palace of Charlemagne.
Ambassador Choate will go 10 the coro-
nation In a plain carriage. while a royal
vehicle Will be provided for Whitelaw Reid.
German students are preparing to adopt
President RoOeevelts suggestion that the
German sword-piay he shown at the Olym-
pic games at Chicago.
A Glasgow physician has discovered a
new cure for diabetes, which has proved
highly successful
Physicians who are Investigating, the re-
cent phenomena on Martinique and st.
Vincent, suggest that bureaus be estab-
1ished to give warning of future eruptions
which, they say, may be expected to recur
till readjustment or compensation between
the two volcanoee-Mont Peiee and La
Souf1ere-has taken place.
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GENERAL DOMESTIC,

The strike of the anthracite coal miners
will be materially effected by results that
will follow the calling out of the pumpmen
and firemen to-day.
"a waiting market is the term best ap-
piled to Wall street these days. Neither
good nor bad news has any appreciable ef-
feet on prices and the entire transactions
Of last week might have been compressed
into single days business without over
working the brokers. The street is in a
singI1arly complaisant mood concerning the
coal strike, in particular, and all things in
general.
New York police are Of the opinion that
the $1,000 Elem picture, which was stolen
from its case somewhere between Paris ana
the New York Customhouse, must have
been taken before the case containing the
panel and frame was taken aboard the La
Touraine. The American Express Company
has offered a liberal reward for the recov-
cry of The painting or information leading
to fhe-detection of the thief.
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William De Ford. who lives on a farm
southwest of Sandoval.
WOMAN JUMPED IN RESERVOIR
Body of Viola Parker Taken From
Water at Joplin.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Joplin, 40, June 1.-The dead body of
Viola Parker a young woman of Nevada.
Mo, was found in the city waterworks
reservoir, In the heart of the city at II 30
o'clock this morning. She was identified to-
ni-ht
A skirt and revolver were found near the
reservoir by a watchman earlier in the day.
and the Coroner ordered the reservoir
drained.
II was clearly case of suicide. A watch
found on the womans body had stopped at
4 o'clock, indicating that she had been in
the water hut n few hours.