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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-04
TEACHER SHOOTS SCHOLAR.
Reuben a. Pitts Accidentally
Shoots Ed Foster, a Pupil.
Snenial to The State.

Special to The State.
Spartanburg, Feb. 24.-An unfortu-
nate If not fatal happening occurred at
Inman this afternoon shortly after 4
O'Clock. AS result Ed Foster, II
years old, a student Of Inman High
school, lies seriously il not fatally
wounded and Reuben B. Pitts, princi-
pal Of the school, is in charge Of Cons
table Frank A. Metcalf. The two are
in the city, but up TO 1920 Pitts vas
not in the sherif's custody. Ar. Pitts
has been in charge Of the Inman school
since last September. OF late he has
had some trouble with older male stu
dents. Yesterday afternoon he ordered
Ed Foster to stay in because of dis
obedience. This afternoon Foster,
with four other male pupils were kept
in, the other scholars being dismissed.
Pitts and Foster went to an adjoining
room from where three others sat,
Pitts telling the pupils he would have
to whip Foster. Pitts stepped back
some distance, secured a switch and
ordered Foster to stand up; struck two
blows which Foster caught, and,
6O 4GoG SeooO42O0os o0O
three boys in the other room pushed
in the door and came crowding in.
Pitts then drew a pistol from his pock-
ct and presented it, for the purpose
of overaweing the crowd. Foster was
close, and as Pitts threw up the pistol
Fosters hand struck it, causing his
arm and weapon to fall abruptly and
the pistol to be discharged in Pitts
hand. The bullet, 80 calibre, entered
Fosters abdominal cavity, about six
inches below the navel, to right Of
median line, ranging inward and down.
ward, and cut through portion Of
the bladder before lodging. It is a
dangerous wound. The bullet had not
been probed for at 1920.
After the shooting Pitts and the
constable came to this city by private
conveyance. They are stopping at the
Spartan Inn.
Reuben B. Pitts is graduate of
Furman university, a native Of Lau-
rens and son of Rev. John D. Pitts,
pastor of the First Baptist church Of
that city. He is young man of slight
build and delicate constitution.
Ed Foster is son of Mr.. Gabe Eos
ter of Inman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-04
NleeERs IN WHITE HOUSE.

Things at the White House
Looking mighty curious,
Niggers running everywhere,
White people furious.
Niggers on the front porch,
Niggers on the gable,
Niggers in the dining room,
4 Niggers aS the table.
Niggers in the sitting room,
Making all the talk,
Niggers in the hall room
Doing cake walk.
Niggers in the east room
Make mighty throng,
Niggers in the music room
q Singing coon songs.
Niggers in the hall way
Taking off their wraps,
Niggers in the billiard room
Shooting game of craps.
Niggers in the store room
Packing way their plunder,
NlggerS In Jne pea IOOln,
Snoring like thunder.
Not room in the White House
Without niggers many,
Baby in nursery
a niger pickaninny.
Niggers on the stair way
With very much safety,
Niggers in the blue room
Assembled for society.
Niggers in the front yard,
Niggers in the back,
Niggers in the omnibus
And niggers come in hack.
On they go to Washington
sssWith mighty rush,
Forty thousand niggers
Getting in the push.
There's trouble in the White House
More than you can tell,
Yelling like wild men,
Niggers raising hell.
see way to settle 1t
Just as clear as water,
Let Mr.. Booker Washington
Marry Teddy's daughter.
Or If this does not overflow
Teddy's cup of Joy,
Then let Miss Dinah Washington
Marry Teddy's boy.
But everything is settled,
Roosevelt is dead,
Nlggers in the White House
Cut off Teddy's head.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-04
An Unusual Incident.

Columbia, Feb. 25.-The superinten-
dent of the penitentiary yesterday
found it necessary to get the sheriff OF
Colleton to turn over to the sheriff OF
Sumter county one Boysie Bailey, a
State convict leased to Sumter county.
Bailey had escaped and had been cap
tured in Colleton, but the Colleton
sheriff would not turn him over to
Sumter unless ordered to do so by the
Oovernor
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-04
Tbs Plague at Mazatlan.

Mazatlan, Mexico, February 25.-
There was one death today from the
plague at the lazaretto. Tho plague
at Eloso appears to have been stamped
out. a refugee named Bustillos, at
Villa Union, has been taken with the
plague, and he and his family have
been isolated and the house they in
habited burned. Villa Union is a
town on the road between this post
and Elrosario, on the Topic road.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-04

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 23.-Annie, the
five-year-old daughter of Governor
Longino, fell today from a second-story
stairway in the Executive Mansion
and sustained injuries which will prob
ably prove fatal. Governor Longino,
who is attending the Madri Gras cele
bration in Natchez was summoned
home by telephone. IS go sgssaa.zasa .@aA
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-04
The Gatting Gun inventor Dead.

ssNew York, Feb. 26.-R. ]. Gatling,
inventor of the Gatling gun, died sud
denly here today, at the home of his
son-in. law, Hugh o. Pentecost. He
had returned from q trip down town
and expired soon after returning home
in the arms of Ehis daughter, Mrs.
Pentecost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-04
new RAILROAD.

President Miller, of the Georgetown
and Mount Pleasant railway, says his
road win be built without delay. The
link between the two points represent
ed in the name of the road is the work
Immediately in hand, but that will
probably not end the work. We see
on Mr.. Miller's map lines connecting
Georgetown, Florence, Camden and
Winnsboro, with diverging lines from
the last named place to Newberry and
Clinton, pointing to one or the other
of these towns as a terminal point.
But there is another line on the map
that appears to US straighter and much
more attractive. This one, instead
of taking Winnsboro in it's route,
comes from Camden to Chester and on
to Spartanburg.
President Miller easily secured the
capital to construct the line he is
building along the coast, and can
doubtless do the same for road to
the "Iron District. chester Lam
tern.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-04

The Mount Pleasant and Georgetown
Railway company, which was given
legislative charter last year by the
general assembly has applied to the
secretary of state for it's charter certif-
cate. Mr.. B. P. Miller is president
of the company, and the capital IS
500, 900. Secretary Davidson writes
the secretary of state that the con-
struction of the road will commence at
once, orders having been given to
commence the work, and that the en-
tire capital stock has been subscribed.
The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-04
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
THE BANK OF SUMTER,
SUMTER. S. G.
City and County Depository.

CAPITAL stock paid IL, $4,000 90
Undivided surplus, $4,000 90
Individual liability of stockhold-
ers in excess of their stock. $4,000 90
Transacts a general banking business;
also has Saving Bank Department. De-
posts OF 81 and upward received. Inter
est allowed at the rate of 4 per cent. per
annuun, payable semi-annually.
WE. B. HAYNSWORTH, President.
MARIoN Me1sE, w. F. RRAME,
Vice-President. Cashier.
Jan. 81.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-04

Advices from the scene of the con-
fict tonight are to the effect that all
is quiet now. but fears are entertain
ed that trouble will break out afresh
at any moment and the conflict Of
today is thought to be the forerunner
of many more to come in the near
future.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19

books. don't know what IL means. IL
may mean specially ntted for the occa-
sion"
Attorney j. w Hogan asked II that pa
per was still on hand.
II presume IT'S all gone" said the wit
ness. Second year practice paper cost IN
1901 f5 cents and In 1909. 80 cents. ] pay -
cents and now there H. nvestigstion. IL
Is better paper though than they bought
for 80 cents
"A ease OF that ordpred by my prede-
cessors came soon after | took charge
and I opened it II was not worth the
price and ! sent word back tn the Rhode
Island News company that IL was not up
10 sample.
That same paper was sold tn US later
for ~ cents ream and I bought when
We needed IL. thought II the paper they
wanted 80 cents for could he bought for 40
II was worth that. There were two or
three cases Of IT with 200 or 2so packages
In each case ! think
Now ] will say something I'm regard 10
the charges OF overlooking my depart
ment
The witness went on To show that large
qusntities Of material were on hand ac-
cording TO the reports In the auditors Of
fice for 1901 I'm some cases more than he
had purchased for whole year
Continued on page Eight.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19
OOINGS AT BROWN.
Scirs Over Typh,Id Fever Cases Unw,r'
ftnei-Kotss From III, UalvsrsItI.

The typhoid scare az Brown has been
exaggerated, II Is true that there have
been seven cases this year. but two OF
those began three and five weeks ago. and
seem 10 have no connection with the re-
cent ones. w. 81. Winsor oe went 20 his
home IN Brockton. Mass. Sunday. but Dr.
Gardner thinks that his case is very
slight one.
The four sophomores. Huff. Kelley. Lii
lie and Marshall. all seem ~ have the
disease hut for tho last three DAYS there
have been no new cases discovered
DR. Gardner. the college physician. has
examined tho cases OF Lynch and Smith.
but has found nothing serious 10 fear in
either case. Harry Hatch. the other
varsity pitcher. has not been feeling well
for several days. but thorc need be no rea
son To connect his illness with the other
cases. as Or Day ~ Bonent street ssN .
that there arc no symptoms ot typhoid
in his case
The football team put tip 4 pretty poor
exhibition of football I'm the game with
Springfield Training school yesterday az.
ternoon. AT critical times they did no,
know what 10 DO or AT any rate did no,
10 the right thing. and one lost tho ball
on downs on their opponents sevcn-ynrd
line. Two l5-yard sprints around the end
and thus their only touc, down Was pos
sibls. Springfield scored ON a fiuke Gray
running 70 Yards for a touchdown with
nobody ~ stop him.
" Brown puts up that kind of game
against Dartmouth the New Hampshire
team will have its own sweet will I'M The
game on Thanksgiving day Time and
again the line let Springfield get the Jump
on them. and At the last ~ the game
Springfield was working the ball steadily
down toward the Brown goal WHEN the
whistle blew.
There was football mass meeting in
Manning hall last night and there will
be several more before the Dartmouth
game. Their purpose 10 arouse the
spirit Of the students. 80 that there will
be n large number OF supporters u GO
with the team 10 Manchester. New songs
as well as old ones will be practiced.
and the football team will benefit by the
stfpport.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19

The public hearing OF the charges
against Purchasing Agent Pyne Of the
school committee were continued last
night in the large hall OF the Classical
high school on Summer street which was
newly filed with crowd that was larger
II anything than that which appeared
last week II was slightly after o'clock,
when Chairman Gleeson OF the executive
committee called the meeting TO order
and announced that the hearing would be
resumed where IL was left of.
John w. Hogan. attorney for Mr.. Pyne,
suggested II would be we'll TO fix the
length OF the session In advance.
Irving ChampIin. attorney for the Unit
cd States Mil supply company. rose and
said: As there is no possibility OF finish
Ing this matter tonight reasonable
hour should be set to close that We
can get ears home and not have TO walk
as last time. Mr.. Beagan facetiously In
|uuired IL walking wasn't good? And
then Q:3o was set as the closing hour.
Attorney Hogan asked Ar. Pyne what
he had to say further in regard to the
FIRST charge, that Of purchasing exces-
|sive supplies.
Mr. Pyne said that ne intended TO go in
10 detail tonight in spite of the fact that
The had been called 10 order by a man on
the pla atform last week for making
stump speech. He said he would 60 into
details tonight for he considered IL was
his right.
THE CRAYoN ORDER
Those crayons' was the first subject
touched on by Mr.. Pyne. lie stated that
the drawing teacher ordered 2i,1A boxes
|of colored crayons. lie was told where to
buy them also. no said, BY the instruct
Tor OF drawing.
Mr. Barney was the chairman OF the
drawing committee.
In the past three years but 1921 boxes Of
|crsyons had been bought and now this
MA boxes were secured They would
cost about sls43. he stated In response to
10 query OF Mr.. Hogan
There was absolutely no demand for
these crayons which were ordered In July.
until October and then only In schools
which the Instructor in drawing visited
said the agent. These crayons are now
In my stock room. was told 10 send
them back. but didn't.
Now those crayons ordered were
from the Eagle Pencil company and they
cost 1871 cents box. I could have bought
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19
PROWLERS
May BE
PAID SPIES
Men Supposed to Bs Labor
Union Representatives Sur.
round Cottage at Midnight.

Greenwich, Conn. Nov. ia-It is not i'm
probable that automobiles OF a French
style but much speedler than those now
In use. win soon be manufactured in the
vici ~ of New York by Harry Hardness,
who has been making racing records here
and abroad during tho past year.
The father of Harry Hardness is l.. V.
Hardness. Standard OH millionaire. who
has stock farm at Lexington. Ky. =
winter residence I'm New York city. and
during the summer lives in the Greenwich
mansion which he purchased from Will
liam Rockefeller.
HarrF Hardness short time ago
brought three Frenchmen from abroad,
all expert draughtsmen ana mechanics
snd installed them In a little cottage az
the rear ~ his fathers residence and
provided them With tho necessary tools
Monday n load " lumber was sent there
and men supposed 20 be Representatives
of the labor unions went e. me cottage
~ midnight last night with lanterns TO
see what was going on.
The Frsnohmen were frightened. ran
% the Harkness residence and said that
four men with clubs and lanterns had sur.
rounded the house Mr.. Hardness notified
the police. armed the Frcnchmen and
sent them back 10 protect the property.
He was very angry At the conduct OF the
intruders he believed TO. be labor union
delegates. and said that they should have
come TO him n they wanted 20 know any
thing about what the Frenchmen were do
ing.
IL II understood that Harry Hardness
IL now looking for a factory site. and the
other capitalists. with the aid OF the three
will soon surprise the world,
IL II said. with new racing machine
Tho opinion IL held by some that the men
who surrounded the Hardness cottage
were emissarics sent by other automobile
manufacturers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19

They say snatchsrn takes whatever he
hees !"
Good heavens How hsvd for HE fam.
iyr'
"Oh. he's not klcptorianiac He's an
amateur photographer. Fhiladeiphia
Bulletin
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19
Occupied Entire Session at School Supply
Investigation With Statement in Which
He Attacked His Predecessors, Members
of Committee and Business Houses.
Tells of His Own Deception -

.,c.~
William purchasing
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passed
tee on the platform
a Z.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19
Low RATES FROM CHICAGO VIA
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN ~.

$500 90 Billings. Mont
s2s 90 TO Livingston or Hnsdale. Mont
900 10 Helena or Butte. Mont
sa0b0 20 Spokane. Wash.
$500 TO Portland. Ore. Seattle and
Tacoma, Wash.
Tickets on sale daily up TO November
soth inclusive Superior service and un-
eauslled equipment Full Information on
sppiicst tion 20 any Cnicsgo Great West
ern agent. or TO J r. Elmer. g. y. A.
Chicago. III.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19
GIVING OUT
The Struggle Discourages Many
a Citizen of Providence.

Around all day with an aching back,
Can't rest at night.
Enough to make anyone give out
Doan's Kidney Pills will give rem wed
ME-
They will cure the baclzache
Cure every kidney nj
Here Is Providence proof that this is so
Mr.. J. s. Link. OF in Aithea street says:
--"For~ten OF twelve years was subject
10 oackaehe and heavy aching pains
through my ioins and Kidneys 1t was
not severe, except when stopped or
did any work requiring strain on the
muscles OF the back. There was also
slight difficulty with the kidney secre-
lions. but 1t caused me no palm. Read
ing about Doan's Kidney Pills sent 10 a
drug store and procured a box. The
treatment relieved me Of the backache
ana soreness and righted the action OF
the kidney secretions. restoring them to
their natural color and removing the sedl-
ment"
For sale by all dealers Price 70 cents.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. " v. sole
agents for the United States
Remember the name. Deans. and take
~ other.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19

The best known OF all religious dramas,
''rhe Christian" will be the Thanksgiving
week attraction at the Empire theatre.
Miss Bianaca West will be the Glory
Qusyle, the part originally played by Miss
Viola Allen, while Lionel Adams will be
the John Storm. He appeared very sue
cessfuly i'm this role I'm the second season
of the play. Hall Gaines play will be
mounted in excellent fashion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19

The attra ction at the Imperial next week
will be Al ~. Wilson Nm "A Prince of Tat
ters," an all-absorbing story of love and
Intrigue. full OF pathos with n strain
of comedy running through II. making n
delightful medium OF the display ot Mr..
Wilson's talents. The production ;s prom
ised to be one OF much merit and from all
reports will duplicate Mr.. Wilson's sue
cess OF last season.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19

Announcement by Managers sptz and
Nathanson that every woman and child
attending the opening matice OF the new
stock company az the Park theatre. last
Monday afternoon brought ont a Jam that
required extra time 10 seat So many
persons attended that tho curtain was de-
layed half an hour. This week coming
another souvenir matinee will be given
Monday afternoon at which every woman
attending will he given free a box OF
Fenwsy chocolates worth the price OF the
ticket
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19
Don't Become
An Object

OF Aversion and Pity. Cure Your Cold
and cstsrrh, Purity Your Breath and
stop the Offensive Discharge.
Rev. DR.. Bochror. of Buffalo SAYS:
My wife and | were both troubled with
distressing catarrh. but we have enjoyed
freedom from this aggravatins malady
since the day we first used Dr. Asnew's
Catarrhal Powder. It's action was in
Simultaneous. giving tho most grateful re-
lief within ten minutes after hrst sppli-
cation.
Use Or. Aanew's Liver PILE
40 Doses 10 Cents. p
SOLD Bv w. N. MEEK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19

Father. what arc trade vindse asked
Tom. "A species Of hot-sir produced by
drummers. book agents and other travel
ling mon my son. Princeton Tiger
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19
YALE HAS
FIRST NOBLE
STUDENT
Duke Of VaIIombrosa, Marquis
do MoTss, Is Fres m n in
Sheffield Scientific School.

New Haven. Conn. Nov. 1s.-Ysle uni
versity has In Louis de Mores, az he has
been known among his classmates in the
freshmen class Of the Sheffield Scientific
school its first nobleman student
Through the visit of his mother, the Mar
ouise de Mores, II became known Mon
day that de Mores Is is fact the Duke
de Vsllombross. Marquis de Mores, and
the son OF the Marquis - Mores who
~ years ago attracted attention by hts
night against the Beef trust In this coun-
try and who In 1896 was murdered while
he was leading a French expedition in
the Soudan.
The Marquis entered Yale this fall
without revealing the fact OF hie noble
birth, and has been living quietly and
simply. although. through his grand
father. he will probably inherit moro
money than all but few men who are
now In the university. He lives I'm a
student apartment at No. 135 Wall street,
and eats at the University Common. In
fact. the young Marquis appears TO pre-
far TO be unnoticed and neither In his ac-
tons nor his mode OF living is there any
attempt at display nor evidence that he
has moro than a moderate income The
news that there is a noblemsn OF France
will come as a surprise to HIS fellow stu
dents.
Few women have had as varied and ex-
citing a career as his mother. She is
the daughter Of A. l.. Won Hoffman.
formerly Wall street banker, who had
a large estate on Staten Island In 1883.
when the Marquis won Miss Marie
Medera Won Hoffman's heart. With the
backing Of his father-in-law the Mar
quis bought a large ranch In North
Dakota, where the Northern Pacific
crosses the Little Missouri, near the
Montana line. He built a small town
and christened 1t Medera, in honor OF
his wife.
MURDERED BY ARABS.
One OF his neighbors was President
Roosevelt. than a ranchman. In some
way they became embittered and there
was talk OF duel. but when Mr.. Roose-
welt suggested rifles at short range the
subject was dropped. BY the courage
she displayed on various occasions the
Marquis became known TO the cattlemen
as the rQueen of the Cattle Range"
But the plan TO defeat the Beef trust
by shipping dressed beef direct from the
cattle range TO the Eastern markets was
not success. and I'm a few years the
Marquis and his bride returned to Paris.
There he was involved I'm the Dreyfus
affair. and while he was at the head ~
an expedition I'm the Soudan I'm 1896 he
was murdered by Arabs.
BY offering large rewards and keeping
everlastingly Al the authorities the Mar
auis. after two years. succeeded In
tracking down the murderers OF her hus-
band and in having them punished
With her son Louis her daughter and
accompanied by her father. the Marquise
reached New York on the Savoie. on
August H. After a visit in Newport and
seeing the young Marquis started on his
college course the Marouise journeyed 10
Medora whore she had spent the first
years Of her married life, and has just
returned from the West. This is her
first trip 10 this country since she left
with her husband after tho faliure OF the
ranshng experiment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-26
Good Tenplar Lodge Program,

The regular session of Perseverance,
Lodge of Good Templars in Scottish Rite
Hall, 91O Pennsylvania avenue, last Satur-
day evening, was we'll attended by its own
members, with visitors from Minnehah a
Faith and Silver Star Lodges. The bust
ness routine was supplemented by informal
discussion Of current events. Miss Anna
j. Tennyson, q past secretary. remarked
upon the relations OF the lodge to the Anti
Saloon League. stating that the lodge q
year or more ago responded to- an invita-
ton from the league, becoming contrib
uting member and sending a delegation to
that body. Remarks upon the successful
efforts of the league to prevent renewals Of
licenses and to minimize the Influences of
the saloon We're made by Messrs. Bryson,
Daley and Rollfe.
John Bryson. grand secretary, on behalf
of committee on obituaries Grand Vice
Telnplar Mrs A CogsWell associate, pre-
sented paper expressing the sympathy of
the lodge for Grand Secretary Geo w.
Hawxhurst and family of Falls Church, in
their loss sustained in the recent death of
an only child, Mrs Nellie Jerdone The
resolutions were adopted.
The program arranged by Mrs. Rollfe In
cluded piano solo by Mrs. Emma Corbey;
a reading. The Duties of Presiding OFF,
GER" by Miss Kate Swearengen; a violin
solo by Mr.. James Carroll, Mrs. Corbey ac-
companying; reading, Learn to Obey"
by Mr.. ]. l.. Corby; a vocal duet by Miss
Rose WoOdford and Mr.. Rollfe, reading
by Mr.. Kinsey and a solo by Mr. Rollfe
with chorus by Mr.. and Mrs. Frear, Mrs.
Rollfe and Miss Woodford.