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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-22
Conductors and Motormen Blamed.

Pittsfeld, Mass. Oct. 15.-The ind
ing in the inquest following the acci-
dent in which President Roosevelt's s
body guard, VIM. Craig. was killed
here last September, filed today, says
that the unlawful acts of James t.
Kelly, conductor and Euclid Madden,
motorman,'' of the electric car which
ran into the Presidents carriage,
"contributed'' to the death of Mr.
Craig. The finding was by special
Justice Chas. L. Hibbard.
Justice Hibbard finds that the
horses attached to the presidents car
riage were going at a rate of six miles
an hour and the car at from 10 to %
miles an hour. He also finds that
there was a misunderstanding on the
part of the street car companies OF the
city as to what thoroughfares were
to be closed to traffic during the presi-
sdent's passage through the streets.
No evidence, the report says, was
found to show that the car was run
ming at regular schedule or that the
officials Of the road had given any
orders for it to be run otherwise than
under normal conditions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-22
ACUTE RIVALRY
Between a Negro Church and a
s Negro Street Preacher.

The rivalry between the colored Con-
gregationaI Church and negro preach
er By the name of Sid Walker, has be
come so, acute that the police are apt
to interfere in the near future.
The church in question is located
some distance on Campbell street.
Sid, who says he is simply "a man
serving God, . is really neighbor of
the church.
The charge is that every time SER
vices or Sunday School is held in the
church, Sid, who has a room near,
opens up in opposition. Evidently he
can out t-preach the church people, for
they are complaining. The charge is
that Sid peaches so loud and hammers
the table so industriously that the
congregation in the church are forced
to suspend. AS Sid is poor hand at
quitting. he usually succeeds in put
ting he church out of business.
It is further charged that Sid
breaches on these occasions only to
oppose the churdh, and that he rarely
ever has congregation.
The police have yet to hear Sid's
side of the case. They are also debat-
ing how to restore peace, as they know
Of no law that forbids a man preach
ing in his own house. Under these
circumstances the police are forced to
wait for further developments.-Au-
pusta Chronicle.
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THE TOBACCO MARKET.
Wilmington, N. c., Working Fer
Market.

The business men OF Wilmington,
II. c., having become convinced that
the establishment Of a tobacco market
in that city and the encouragement
of tobacco growing in the vicinity
would be of great and perament benefit
to Wilmington have been working for
sometime to secure the establishment
of a warehouse. The Chamber of
Commerce has taken the lead in the
movement and has made thorough
investigation of the business in North
Carolina, having sent a committee on
tour of inspection and Investigation
to the leading markets Of that State.
In the Wilmington Star Of the 9th
instant there is report Of a meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce to re-
ceive the report of one of the COM
mitteees and to discuss the tobacco
market question. The Star states that
every member of the body was present
and that the formal written report,
which was supplemented verbally and
by letters in such manner as to leave
no doubt of the desirability of sue
cessful consummation of the venture
in the minds of the entire body
The report was as follows:
Wilmington. N. c., Oct. IA, 1902.
MI. M. ". jacob, Chairman Com
mittee on Industrial and Business
Enterprises, Wilmington, N. G.
Dear Sir:-Your Committee would
respectfully report that, in accordance
with your instructions, we have visited
Goldsboro and Kinston, viewed the
tobacco warehouses, prize houses and
stemmeries, and are fully impressed
with the belief, that Wilmington has
as good advantages as either, and in
some respects better, for the establish
ing of this business that it is purely
a business proposition, and If taken
hold of in earnest, with the necessary
amount of capital, it can be made pro-
ftable to those taking stock in the
warehouses, and of immense value to
the community at large.
The evidences Of thrift at Goldsboro
directly traceable to the sale of tobacco
were numerous, and without excep-
tion, every merchant there with
whom we talked was enthusiastic
about it. At Kinston the transforma-
tion of the town within ten years is
sufficient evidence of the wealth pro-
ducing power there is in the handling
of tobacco. What was ten years ago
an old field, is today the busiest
scenes of activity and the bandsomest
part of the city, representing invest
ments exceeding million dollars. We
have studied the question as closely
as we could, and are convinced from
what we baye seen that it is possible
within seven or eight years, the length
of time these two points have been
tobacco markets, to make of Whining
ton a greater market than either Of
them, and that it can be made pro
ftable, to all concerned, from the
start.
The average amount received by the
producers of tobacco this year, IN the
sections visited, is about 500 per acre.
Compare this with cotton, at Sl5 per
acre, and consider that it costs no
more to produce one than the other.
Respectfully.
VIM. E. Worth,
Geo. o. Gaylord.
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Y0M KlPUR.
The Jewish Day of Atonement.

The tenth day of the seventh month
-Tishri-is the most important and
most solemn of-all the holy days in the
Jewish faith. It is the day of atone
ment, on which "God will forgive
you, declaring you purified from all
your sins before the Lord "Shall
you purify yourselves?" (Leviticus
1e, 80. It is day of fasting, prayer
and repenting, confession of sins and
supplication to God for forgiveness.
The fasting begins on the ninth day
of Tishri, which will occur this year
October 10 about sunset, and last un-
til the beginning of night on the fol-
lowing day. "And this shall be a
statute forever unto you; that in the
seventh month, on the tenth day OF
the month, ye shall afaict yourselves:
(Leviticus 16, %. And it shall be
unto you Sabbath Of rest, and We
shall aflict yourselves in the ninth
day of the month at even from even
unto even shall ye celebrate your Sab
bath.'' (Leviticus %, 32.
There are five services on the day OF
atonement-(1) evening service (Mal-
roe), ca morning service (ShachrithA, J,
~ additional services (Musof), ~
afternoon service (Mincha and (5) con-
Guiding service (Niloh). An essential
element in all these services is the
confession. Not only must the wor-
shippers confess their sins before God,
but they must also regret that they
have sinned and resolve to abstain
from SHINING in the future. The con-
fession is made by the whole congre-
cation collectively, and those. who have
not themselves committed the sins
regret that the were unable TO prevent
them from being committed by others.
The form of the confession is therefore
in the plural-"we have been guilty" "
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/ MICHIGAN Man
MURDERS THREE PEOPLE
Because His Wife Enters Suit
for Divorce.

Mount Pleasant, Mich, Oct. 16.-As
the bloody sequel of a divorce suit,
Archie Woodin, % years old, is under
arrest here charged with triple MUIR
der and this community was shocked
today by a bloody tragedy in which
Mrs. Woodin's parents and the prison
er's 18-months-old daughter, were shot
and killed. Woodin was over-powered
Just as he had turned the weapon upon
himself and had inflicted wound
that is not expected to prove fatal. He
visited the court this morning about
9 O'Clock and looked over the papers
in a suit for divorce which his wife
instituted Oct. 10. From there he went
directly to IsbeJ's hardware store
where he purchased a revolver. There
was no interruption in his career of
crime. from the moment his hands let
go of the legal papers in the court
house until his victims lay dead in
two farm houses six miles apart.
Having secured the weapon he first
rode his wheel to the Quick farm,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Quick being
the first victims. Mr.. Guliek was shot
twice, once above the heart and once
in the right side, and was instantly
killed. Woodin then turned upon his
mother-in-law, who was sitting in a
rocking chair, and shot her in the
throat. She ran into the kitchen and
fell upon her back. Woodin followed
and emptied three chambers of his
revolver into her breast, killing her.
A 14-year-old daughter Of Gulick
came in at the sound of the first shots
and seeing the blood on her mothers s
neck, ran to the neighbors and gave
the alarm. While running down the
road she heard the last three shots.
The murderer then dashed to his
mothers home six miles away. He
rode his wheel for one mile, then tear
ing off his coat and throwing it with
his bicycle into fence corner, ran a
mile. and half through the fields.
He made the last four miles on a bor-
rowed horse. Passing the time of
day with aAgroup of apple pickers On
his mothers farm, he entered the house
as though nothing unusual had hap
pened, and picking up his little girl,
carried her into an empty room. In
moment shot rang out.
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SOMETHING ABOUT DlAv0Lo.
Coming With Forepaugh and Sells Broth
ers TO Sumter Next thursday.

Forepaugh and Sells Brothers big
shows were in Augusta Monday and
the Chronicle says:
The great attraction OF the show IS
Diavolo. He is native of Corpus
Christi, Texas. His name is 4. b.
Vandervert. He has been doing this
act about eight months. He rides a
very heavy seventy-six pound wheel and
is not tied or attached to it in any
way. II is said he gets $1,000 per
week, and the man who patented the
loop receives $500 per week.
''To say that / have no sense OF fear
when performing the feat, J" Diayolo
said in answer to question, would
not be true. The stoutest heart that
ever beat will quake, | believe, when
taking this ride. My rate of speed at
the highest point is sixty miles an
hour, and when the conversion of
force takes place just at the top of the
loop, when the law of gravity would
seem to pull me down and the momen-
tum hurls me forward all sensation
leaves the brain. and momentarily l
know nothing. But for all the rest OF
the trip,I am perfectly myself, and
could see a pin on the side of the
loop When asked if he always fol-
lowed the broad iron band in the
inside of the loop, Diavlo said: l
usually do, but if there are those
among the spectators skeptical of my
ability to guide the wheel l will some
times leave tie band and take another
track.
How did thelidea come to me to
make the ride? I had worked at Coney
Island and the Pan-American Exposl-
tion on the loop the loop car. sup
piled power for the car and was usual
ly in it when it went around and IN
this way the sensation of making the
loop disappeared entirely. ! was as
much at home when making it as when
walking the ground. The notion
came to me- he continued, that l
could make bicycle do what the
car did, although I had never ridden
professionally, proved that | could
do it and got backing to build this
! loop. Then this show heard about 1t
and engaged me.
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Masters Sale.

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the
Court of Common Pleas for Sumter
County, in the State of South Caro-
lima, in the case of Edwin W. Noise,
against Sarah Z. Tisdale, Mary A.
Tisdale, G. F. Tisdale, R. D. Tisdale
and W. S. Tisdale, l will sell to the
highest bidder. at public auction at
the Court House in the city of Sum
ter, in said County and State, on sale
day in November, 1902, being the
third day of said month, during the
usual hours of sale, the following de-
scribed real estate, to wit;
''All that tract of land in said Coun,
ty and State containing two hundred
acres, more or less; bounded on the
north by lands now or formerly OF the
estate of W. T. Brogdon, east by lands
now or formerly of W. J. Newman,
south by land now or formerly OF James
Brunson and west by lands now or
formerly Of John Hudwell, Langdonl
Uudwell and Charles Fisher. The salo
land being the land conveyed by Jonn
S. Richardson, Trustee, to W. s.
Mitchell, Trustee, by deed recorded IN
Office of the Clerk of this Court IN
Book W. page 404.''
Terms of sale, cash. Purchaser TO
pay for papers. ,o,
Master for Sumter County.
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There We're Thirteen Steps.
(Ffom the Birmingham, Ala, Age.
Herald.

(Ffom the Birmingham, Ala, Age
Herald:)
Slowly the list of deaths resulting
from Fridays panic at the Shiloh Bap-
tist Church continues to expand. One
of the peculiar things of the affair
which escaped notice until Sunday was
discussed freely and aWesomely by
many of the negroes given even slight
ly to suspicion. This statement is that
the number of steps upon which the
victims were crushed is thirteen, the
number of steps leading to the first
landing is thirteen and the panic oc-
Cured on Friday. To some of the
older negroes, whose superstitions re-
ceiYed full development long years ago,
the statement of these conditions ex-
plains the entire affair. They say that
act or acts, no matter by whom done,
could have prevented the panic, and
that. BalIou, the negro lawyer, who,
it is, said, started the stampede, slpuld
at once be released from jail. They
think this explains the whole occur
renee, and during the day they could
not be persuaded to walk into the
church without skipping at least one
step. OF course this superstition is
not taken seriously by the pastor of
the church and the more sensible
negroes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-22
MICHEL APPROVES
0F TIE COMMISSION.
ExesuEiye Boards Gail conven
lion TO Accept Proposition.
Rejoicing ia Eline Region at Certainty of
Early Resumption of Mining.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. f6.-The
executive boards of three anthracite
districts of the United Nine Workers
Of America. in joint session TO-DAY un-
animously decided to recommend to a
delegate convention Of striking MIN
ers. the acceptance of the arbitration
proposition submitted by the president
Of the United States and it is reason
aloly certain that the advice will be
followed and the great struggle
brought to q close. The contention
viii be convened in this city Monday
morning and is is the hope and the
belief Of TIE officers OF the union tha6
mining OF coal will be resumed before
the close OF next week after a suspen-
sion Of more than i've months. me
citizens Of the entire region are much
a1afed that the strike is almost over,
because business in the coal heids mas
peen practically paralyzed since the
strike began
Prom the time the news was recelT-
cd late last night until about 10 O'Clock
ms morning there was some doubt as
"a how the esTainers would receive The
modified plan. President Mltchel
was asked to make some expression OF
the proposition but he fsteadfastly re-
fused. He was pressed by the cor
respondents FOR statement and hnai-
1 Il as 10 o'clock he cleared up the
situation By issuing the following:
Wikesbarre, Pa, Oct. 16, 1902.
ppreciating the anxiety and i'm
patience Of the public and the mine
workers for some a1thorlgatiFe STARE
naenS from this Office, issue this Dul-
Ietiin to say that was unalterably
oppesed to the acceptance OF or ac-
oniescence in the form of settlements
proposed by the coal operators because
& ! + restricted the president OF the
tinted States In making selection OF
cha men who were to determine the
Questions involved in she coal stri ke.
These restrictions having been remoY-
ed and representtion given 60 organlz-
s ad labor as well as to organized eapl-
i am nov preparedte give my per-
sonal approval to seteiemenS OF Iae
issues iaVolYed IN the strike by the
commission selected by the president,
and shall recommend TO the executive
officers Of districts and 8, IN their
meeting today that an lnmealape Cali
be issue for convention whose au-
thorizaEion is necessary to declare
the strike atan end.
In the meantime I trust that the
Deopbe Of our country will be as patient.
as pe,ssible as we are moving as rapid
II as the interests Of our people will
permit.
fiSigned John Mitchell y
President United Mine Workers of
america.
when this was read to the arriving
district leaders and groups of miners
who came to headquarters to learn the
news, general satisfaction was express
ed that Nj. Mitchell was willing to &C
ceps the modified plan and from that
time on there, was no doubt That the
strike Sould be brought TO speedy
close.
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A GeneraI:of Militia.

Columbia, Oct 16.-South Carolina's
reoreanized militia has at last reached
the dignity of brigade. There are
now in the service of the State three
full regiments of infantry, so the Ad-
iutant Generals Office announced to-
day. 1t is the first time in some years
that the State has had a full brigade,
the infantry force heretofore. consist
ing of a battalion and two regiments.
The fact that the State now has a
brigade will almost necessarily lead to
the commissioning of brigadier gen.
eral, and it is not unlikely that before
the end of the week the order forming
the brigade and naming the bri gadierI
will be issued. 1t is understood that
a well-known military officer will re-
ceive the commission.
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Stricken with Paralysis.

Henderson Grimett, of this place, wa
stricken with partial paralysis and com
pleteIy lost the use of one arm and side. AT
ter being treated by an eminent physician
for cutie while withoutrelief my wife re-
commended Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and
after using two bottles of it he is almost
entirely cured.-Geo. R. Mcdonald, Man,
Logan county, w We. Several other very
remarkable cures of partial paralysis have
been effected by the use Of this liniment.
1t is most widely known, however, as a cure
for rheumatism ,sprains and bruises. Sold
By DR.. A. J. China.
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Natural Anxiety.

Mothers regard approaching winter with
uneasiness, children take cold so easily.
No disease costs more little lives1than
Group. Its attack is so sudden that the
sufferer is ofteu beyond human aid before
the doctor arrives. Such cases yield readl-
ly to One Minute Cough Cure. Liquifies
the mucus, allays Inflammation, remoSes
danger. Absolutely safe. Acts immediate
ly. Cures coughs, colds, grip, bronchitis,
all throat and lung trouble. F. S. McMahon,
Hampton, Ca: "a bad cold rendered me
voiceless Just before an oratorical contest.
l intended to withdraw but took One
Minute Cough Cure Il restored my voice
in time to win the medal j. S. Hughson
g. Co.
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Real Estate For Sale.

A fine plantation of e55 acres, partly
estate of H. L. Pinckney and partly lands
of Mrs. 4. L. Pinckney in stateburg
Township. contains a comfortable dwell
inc with all necessary out buildings, gin
honse and machinery. ten tenant houses.
More than sufficient amount of timber
land for plantation purposes. Price
moderate, compared with present annual
income. A quick sale desired. Apply at
once to A. 3. o1oOhEi,
Oct lin Attorney.
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wit In a Hospital.

There was a witty fellow out IN d
Michigan hospital who had to be fed
on daily diet of egg and sherry Hls
physician asked him how be liked It
SIT would be all right DOCTOR he sald.
'if the egg was as new as the sherry
and the sherry as old as the egg
Washington Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-22

The Athens, Ga, Banner doesn't
nince matters, but talks out frankly
as follows: 1.-THE wholesale men and
the professional men of Athens should
do something toward the support OF
the local newspapers. The newspa-
psrs sZre continually pulling for the
t.ni.lr:3u.lity n which they are published
aad. as q rule, they are very poorly
paid for this service. :"
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Forty Years Torture.

To be relieved from torturing disease
after 40 years torture might well cause the
gratitude of anyone. That IS what De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve did for c. Haney,
Geneva, 0, he says: "DeWltts Mltcn
Hazel salye cured eof piles after had suf-
fered 40 years" Cures cuts, burns, wounds,
skin diseases. Beware of eounterfeits. j.
S. Hughson & Co,
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TAX NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that the books
will be open for payment of taxes in my
Office in the Court House from Oct. 18th
through December s1st, 1902. The regu
lar levy for State, county and constitu
tional school taxes amounting to clever
and one-half mills, except the additicna
levies for school purposes, noted below
viz:
School District No. 1-2 mills.
School District No. 2-2 mills.
School District No. 3 , mills.
School District No. 81 mill.
School District No. 12-2 mills.
School District No. 16-2 mills.
School District No. III mill.
School District No. 1S-2 mills.
School District No. 20-4 mills.
School District No. 22-4 mills.
+, School District No. 23-4 mills.
II. L. SCARBOROUGH,
Treasurer Sumter County.
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Willemstad, Island of Curacoa, We'd
nesday, October 15.-The battle near
La Victoria. Venezuela, between the
army commanded by President Castro
and the revolutionary forces, which
began Monday morning, and resulted
in the retirement of President Castro
to La Victoria on Tuesday afternoon,
was resumed again fercely at O'CLOCK,
Wednesday morning. At that time
the President had received reinforce
ments and had over 5000 men en-
gagged against 1000 revolutionists.
The artillery played part never be-
fore seen in Venezuela. Shortly be-
fore 5 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon
the revolutionists appeared to have
gained slight advantage. The Presi-
dents artillery, which numbered fifteen
guns, has been reduced to four guns.
La Victoria was crowded with wound
ed and there were no provisions in the
town
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the BANK OF; SUMTER,
SUMTER, S. c.
City and County Depository.

Capital stock paid il, $4,000 co
Undivided surplus, $4,000 GO
Individual liability of stockhold-
ers in excess of their stock, $4,000 90
Transacts general banking business;
also has Saving Bank Department. De-
posits of 81 and upward received. Inter
est allowed at the rate of per cent. per
annum, payable semi-annualy.
W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH,P President.
MARION NOISE, w. F. RHAME,
ce-President. Cashier.
Jan. 81.
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Basse Terre, Island of Guadeloupe,
Oct. Between midnight and 3
O'Clock this morning loud detonations
we're heard and glimmerlng lights
were seen in the direction Of the Is
land of Martinique. There were two
earthquakes yesterday at Les Sa1ntes
islands, off the southern end Of
Gaudeloupe and at Marie Galante ISL
and southeast of Gaudeloupe.