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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-26
Hester's Cotton Statement.

New Orleans, Aug. 2l.-secsetary
Hester's statement of the worlds
visible supply of cotton, issued today,
shows the total visible to be 1924, 677
bales, against l,459, 43s last week and
!, 49,, 323 last year. Of this the total
of American cotton is $50, ,677 bales,
against 672, 43S last week and S3S, 323
last year, and of all other kinds, in
Guiding Egypt, Brazil, India, ETC.,
744, 600 bales, against 7S7, 600 last week
and::594, 600 last year. :.
cotton there is now ahoat and held in
Great Britain and Continental Europe
600, Oo0 bales, against S41, 90 last year
in Egypt 5000 bales, against 45,000
last year; in India 1876, 600 bales,
against 344, coo last year, and in the
United States 1874, 600 bales, against
POP, 600 last year,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-26
new ZION IN AFRICA.
Proposition Made TO the Jews by
Great Britain.

London, Aug. 24.-English Jews are
deeply interested in the announcement
made By Dr.. Theodore Herzl, presi-
dent of the sixth Zionist Congress, at
zts opening yesterday at Basel, at
Great Britain, in view OF the collapse
of the project to establish Jews on the
Sinai Peninsula, had oferd the Zion
lists a large tract Of territory in East
Africa for colonization by the Jews
who would be given an autonomous
government, under British sovereign
81. While opposition is expected, they
believe that the Conress will accept
the proposition.
Lord Rothschild said to representa-
tive Of the Associated Press:
Fearing Jewish emigration from
the British Isles, the Government
has offered a tract of land in East
Africa to Jews emigrating there. They
will have only the rights and pri-
Fileges of British subjects the same as
their brethren enjoy here and elsewhere
IN the Empire. They will be under
British rule, the same as they would
be under American rule if they were
located in American territory. In
other words, they will simply be
coionists. 1 do not know whether the
proposition will be accepted. I"
The majority of the Jews in England
are said to oppose acceptance OF the
proposal, Is2ael Zangwill and Sir
Francis Montegore, who are at Basel,
will it is believed, uphold the. pro-
posal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-26
GOOD ROADS WORK.
Over $500, 600 Expended During
fhe Year,

The various counties of the state will
this year ezpend over $500, 600 on good
roads. This is the estimate made by
President T. II. Hyatt, of the South
Carolina Cool Roads association, who
is keeping up with road building in
every part of the State. Since the
organizing of the association, nearly
every county in the state has organized
branches and not week passes but
what there is good roads meeting
somewhere which the president at
tends.
The county commissioners, i'm
mediately after the meetings, usually
decide to build good roads and
the money is raised either by special
one mill tax or comes out of the
regular county funds, usually by the
latter. The figures for the number of
miles of good roads since January are
not obtainable yet, but will be ready
at the next meeting Of the association,
which takes place this fall. Statistics
are now being prepared by the various
county supervisors, who are ex-ofiicio
members of the association and will
be submitted to the president at an
early date.
Tomorrow President Hyatt goes to
Gahney to attend a meeting Co
lumbia Record, Aug. "a.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-26
4 HARD FIGHT IN Ohio.
Zimmerman Men Trying to Make
a Break in the Johnson Ranks.

Columbus, O., Aug. 24.-The con-
test between Mayor Tom L. johnson
of Cleveland and John Z. Zimmerman
of Springfield for the Democratic CUB
ernatoriaI nomination before the State
convention to be held here Wednesday,
is tonight as much disputed as ever.
Zimmerman, with many followers, has
been mere ali day in charge Of his can
gass. While Johnson will not arrive
until tomorrow noon with a special
trainioad of friends from Cleveland,
his managers have been very active TO-
day. The city is filed with johnson
portraits and banners. Following the
Withdrawal of Bookwalter as the John
son candidate for senator, the thinner
nan men inaugurated a raid on the
johnson ranks claiming that the in
structions for Johnson for governor ap-
piled only to the balloting on Wednes-
day aud not to the selection tomorrow
of members Of the committee on ere
dentials, resolutions, ETC.. The John
son men met this charge by saying the
instructions applied to the entire
organization Of the convention.
It is still conceded that the one
securing majority Of the committee
on credentials tomorrow afternoon will
on the Following day be nominated for
governor, as l45 seats out Of the $50 are
contested and neither candidate can
win without having all of his delegates
seated.
The Zimmerman men are also making
desperate efforts 80 make break in
the johnson ranks, because Of the en-
dorsement Of John Fl. Clarke of Cleve-
land for senator in place of Bookwal-
ter, and in this matter they have
eaused the johnson managers some
trouble.
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why COTTON is HIGH.

New York, Aug. 21.-Members of
the local Cotton Exchange and those
most deeply intereted in the recent
high price of that commodity are not
inclined to consider seriously the ut
terance of Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, in which he is alleged to have
said: "The gamblers have cornered
the market and put the price up so
high that the manufacturers cannot
use raw cotton. -
William P. Brown and Frank B.
Hynes, leaders of the New Orleans
bull pool, semed little disturbed by
what Mr.. Wilson had said, and while
they declined to enter into any discus
sion Of the report, both slated that they
did not believe that 'tininite mis-
chief was being dore to the cotton
industry in this country.
81 would like to say" said Mr..
Hayne, "that I cannot agree with the
Secretary when he says that the
gamblers have put prices so high that
the manufacturers cannot use raw cot
ton. I must decline absolutely to enter
into any discussion of the report, but
the present situation, as | understand
it, is not entirely due to the bulls.
The bears were forced to accumulate
stocks here in order to meet contracts
which they had no right to make. and
which they could not have filed other
wise. As you will understand, this
prevented the mills from coming in
and taking the large quantities of cot
ton which they usually buy at this
time of the year.
"In spite of all that has been said,
I firmly believe that when the whole
thing is over it will be acknowledged
that there has been cotton famine,
and that that condition is as much re-
sponsible for the prevailing conditions
as anything else, if not a little more
So"
Mr.. Brown, with his usual reticence,
refused to discuss the matter further
than to say that be could not agree
with the Secretary. It was evident
that be agreed with former official of
the Exchange, who characterized the
report as "rot.' -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-26
FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.
Mr. Roosevelt consults MIR. Kohl
saat, and il is Evident That
Very Little Will Come Of all
the Talk About the Matter.

Oyster Bay, Aug. A.-H NJ. Kohl
saat, of Chicago, was guest Of the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt at lun-
cheon today. AS the visit was Mr..
Kohlsaat's third to Sycamore Hill
IN two months, the announcement of
his coming created some comment.
After his conference with the Presl-
dent Mr.. kohlsaat said In response to
direct inquiry by representative OF
the Associated Press, that his call had
netting whatever to do with any con-
semplated change in the Cabinet.
g Ii has been rumored, /" Nh. Kohl
saat said, that / might be appointed
Postmaster General, but there is ab-
solutely nothing in the story. The
President contemplates no change IN
that Office. In fact, he desires that his
Cabinet should remain intact, at least
until the close of the present Admin
istration. Personally, / do not desire
public Office and the President has
no Office in his gift which 1 would
accept. !"
MI. Kohlsaat did discuss With the
President the subjecS OF financial
legislation. For several weeks ne has
been gathering information for the
President bearing upon the subject.
His researches have been in both the
East and in the West, and the net re-
suit was laid before the President.
4 think some legislation of RENE
dial character may be enacted at the
approsching session Of Congress, :" he
said. but there is a wide divergence
of opinion among authorities as to
whaG, If anything, ought TO be done.
The demand for financial legislation
comes principally from the East, but
even her fnanciers are not in accord.
Ia She West, our people are not think
ing much about the matter. The West
is wonderfully prosperous and all OF
cur banks have so much money that
they are discounting Eastern COM
mercial paper every day. The best
judgement is that whatever financial
legislation is undertaken shoQld be
purely remedial and very brief, COW
erins perhaps not more than twenty
NYS lines. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-26
L HOLOCAUST IN BUDAPEST.
Between 20 and so Persons
Burned to Death in a Fire That
Broke Out Sunday Night.

Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20
Fire broke out this evening in four
story building, the two lower floors OF
which were occupied by fancy goods
firm, ..and the upper floors as residential
fats. There were two hundred work
people in the building and the escape
of many Of them and OF the residents
on the third and fourth floors was cut
off by the flames.
The warehouse contained piles of
fimsy material and the flames, which
were detected at O'Clock, spread with
frightful rapidity, and soon reached
the residential floors. Only the work
people near the doors below were able
to effect their escape. The residents
above, seeing their escape cut off,
clung desperately TO the windows,
screaming for help. The fremen held
out sheets of canvas and called to them
to Jump. Several people were saved
in this way, but many in jumping
missed the sheet and were killed.
At l a. m., it is stated that between
forty and fifty people were burned to
death, including Herr Goldbergs wife
and son. The police announce that by
jumping from the windows thineen
persons we're killed and sixteen injur-
ed. nine seriously. The damage is es-
timated at 4, 000,000 sronen, mostly
covered by insurance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-26
virginia-caroIina Loan.

Discussion has naturally been rife OF
late concerning the Virginia-Carolina
Chemical Company, the largest OF
southern industrial combinations. The
heavy drop in the price of It's securl-
ties, which was the avowed cause tor
one of the recent Stock Exchange fail
ures, and, it is understood, caused
embarrassment, though of temporary
character, in other quarters; made the
concern a feature in the general stock
market. Last week it was announced,
however, that the company had con-
cluded large loan on exceedingly high
terms, and, as natural sequel to this
development, the present week brings
the announcement that dividends on
the common stock of the company have
been suspended. 1t would seem that
no other action was open to the
directors, who have, indeed, been
severely criticised in certain quarters
not only for increasing the dividends
on the common stock last year from to
5 per cent, but for paying any divi-
dends at all. It certainly seems re-
markable that a company heretofore
enjoying excellent credit should have
been obliged to pay 6 per cent. per
annum and 10 per cent. commission
for loan of Sc, 100000 for one year.
The explanation offered is that the
business Of the company for the past
year has increased about 26 per cent,
and that, as its business involves
the granting of long credits to con-
sumers of its products, large work
ing capital is au absolute necessity.
1t is also explained that the loan just
concluded is to be of contingent
character, the syndicate in this case
advancing such sums as the company
requires up to the total amount, and
at such times as the advances are call
ed for. The matter, however, again
illustrates one of the most common
causes for troubles where industrial
companies are concerned, viz, the
lack of adequate working capital, a
circumstance which has already caused
many difficulties of the same kind with
other concerns
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-26
The OPIUM IHFAMY.
Governor Taft Comes Out Square
Iy in Favor of Traffic in The
Deadly Drug.

There vas no reason to doubt that
| the commission ruling the Philip
pines in the name of the people of the
United States was resolved upon the
opium monopoly in the islands. Ex-
posure of the scheme evoked from all
classes of Americans SO vigorous q
protest that the Administration was
compelled to call a halt upon the
commission. Nobody believed that
it was more than a halt.
The recent advices from the islands
corroborate this belief. Governor Taft
comes out sqnarely in favor Of the
traffic. To provide cloak for this
ruthless project he likens opium traffic
to liquor traffic, a fallacy which he
expects to secure for him some backing
in the political parties of this coun-
try. He says that the issue is high
license or prohibition and that by in
ference prohibition will not prohibit.
This, shocking to the moral sense.
is transparent insult to American
intelligence Opium is a deadly drug
which is ruinous to mind and body
if persistently taken even in the small
est quantities. There is no reason
why opium should be placed in the
Philippines on any other basis than
that which it occupies in this country.
It should be sold only on physicians
prescription.
Instead of peremptorily ordering
that opium be thus sold in the Philip
pines President Roosevelt dallies with
the question and meanwhile lets the
infamy proceed. Governor Taft now
secures delay for the traf1cking con-
spirators by going through the farce OF
appointing commission to study the
effects of the drug and to report to
him in six months.
The commission will bring in the
report he wants. He might as well
appoint commission to study the
effects of prussic acid or strychnine.
There is no room for debate over the
deleterious effects of opium. Only ar
rant humbuggery processes that there
is ANYTHING to-investigate as to opium.
The responsibility for Governor
Taft's course is now directly upon Mr..
Roosevelt. Him the people Of the
United States can reach with protests
to which he cannot turn deaf ear.
1t were truly SaGlre upon our IN
stitutions if we can compel thessGov-
eminent of Russia to afford protection
to a portion Of it's inhabitants whose
lives are menaced by mobs if, mean
while, we cannot compel the Govern
ment of the United States to protect
the people of the Philippines from de-
struction by poison which the
American commission in the islands
purposes spreading among the Fill
pininos the name Of the United
States.
Governor Taft is only second to
Leonard Wood as personal favorite
Of Mr.. Roosevelt. Anything that
either of these men does seems destined
in advance to win Mr.. Roosevelt's ap-
proval. This fact should not prevent
the conscience of the nation from cry
ing out against the opium infamy in
the archipelago.-Chicago Chronicle.
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Saw Bio Materspout.

Hundreds of people on Wrigthsville
Beach saw big waterspout about 1870
O'Clock this morning. 1t formed about
five miles off shore and first assumed
the shape of rainbow. Later it
straightened and extended from the
sea to the clouds. The waterspout
came within about mile of the beach
before it broke.
The sight was an unusual one and
many people were frightened by it.
The bottom of the spout was as large
around as the largest cottage on the
beach.-Wilmington Dispatch, Aug.
2Cth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-26
Cotton Culture in the German
Colonies.

In order to meet the constantly
growing demand for cotton in the Ger
man textile industries, the attempt has
been made to grow cotton in the Ger
man African colonies, and according
to the trials already made the success
of this new undertaking seems almost
assured. Cotton plantations have been
established in Togo, Kamerun, Ger
man Southwest Africa and German
East Africa. A German syndicate also
contemplates the culture of cotton in
Asia Minor. In Togo the development
of the cotton culture has been most
successful, so much so that the second
years crop-that of 1902-was as large
again as that of the first year, $4,000
pounds of cotton having been exported.
The cost of producing 500 pounds of
cotton, exclusive Of busi ness manage
ment and amortization, was 205. 35
marks (s4S. 81, while the selling price
realized was 1880 marks (7S.73).
Great efforts are being made to further
the cotton culture in the German
colonies, and the most important cot
ton mills of Germany have, after tho
rough trial, declared Togo cotton to
be Of excellent quality, and are indors.
ing the efforts Of the German colonial
cotton growers, hoping thereby to be-
come independent of American cotton,
especially as Germany manufactures at
present about $500, 600, 0C0 worth OF cot
ton goods yearly, giving employment IN
it's cotton industries of all kinds to
over !, 600, 0e0 Workmen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-26
ARMY COMMISSIONS FOR CITADEL

Special to The State.
Charleston, Aug. 2l.-Under an
order issued by Secretary of War Root
the first honor graduate of the Citadel
hereafter will be eligible each year
to admission to the regular army of
the United States as second lieutenant.
This order means much to the Citadel.
Graduates of the Citadel have often
sought commissions in the army and
in competitive examinations mnay OF
them have secured appointments, but
there has never before been within the
institution itself an opportunity to Sc
cure a commission such as is now
offered by the order of the secretary Of
war. The order is evidence of the high
merit in which the institution is held
and it is believed that it will have an
excellent effect upon the academy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-26
Chicco a Candidate.

The Charleston correspondent of the
Augusta Chronicle says that Vincent
Chicco, a famous blind tiger keeper,
and bitter enemy of Senator Tillman
and the dispensary law, is a candidate
for alderman-at-large from Ward 3.
Chicco has announced his candidacy.
and he says he is going to make the
fastest run of any Of the candidates
from his ward for seat on the alder
manic board of Charleston. The only
political Office ever held by Chicco
was that of private on the police
force though it has been years since he
carried policeman's club. When the
dispensary law was enacted and went
into effect, Chicco resigned. from the
police force and opened up an establish
ment on Market street. He has given
the state constables more trouble than
all the other blind tiger keepers to-
gether. Several months ago Chicco
called on Governor Hewyard and asked
him not to be hard on the Illicit
liquor dealers in the city. During the
course of the conversation, Governor
Hayward asked Chicco why he did
not 90 out OF the blind tiger business,
and Chicco replied that he would stop
selling liquor if Governor Reyward
would appoint him on the state board
of dispensary control. Chicco has made
considerable money, and he declares
that he is going to spend some of it
in politics. When Senator Tillman
was governor of South Carolina he
had occasion to visit Charleston,
and one day, while strolling through
the market, directly in front of Chic
co.'s establishment, he was accosted by
Chicco and invited to come in and have
a drink.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-26
last Chance of the Season to Visit vii.
mington.

Special train will leave this point a. M.
Sept. 14th, due to arrive Wilmington about
noon returning, leave Wilmington II p.
IN. same date Extremely low rates. This
Is the last opportunity this year to visit
the famous seaside resorts at nominal
rates. First class accommodations will be
provided.
Children half fare. On payment of fee
of fifty 900 cents passengers can remain
in Wilmington until 3.45 p. N. Sept. 18th.
For information as TO time of train,
rates, ETC.. call on ticket agents or address
w. j. Craig, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
sng 2a-seps IL Wilmington, n. G.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-26

Bamberg, Aug. 2l.-Hon. S. G.
Folk. prominent merchant and farm
er here, shipped the second cotton bale
of the season by tonights express to
Wagener & Co. of Charleston. Some
time ago he shipped the first bale
raised in the State to Pope {; Fleming,
Augusta, receiving 20 cents per pound
for same.
Sour Lake, Texas, Aug. 2l.-The
fire in the Sour Lake oil fields was
fully extinguished late last night and
this morning the oil fields were about
all cleared Of debris and all things
have been or are being put in shape to
resume work. The loss is, as stated
last night, over fifty thousand dollars,
not 81, 500, 600, as stated in special dis
patches to Northern papers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-26

A few more nice hammocks to be sold
at cost to close out. Two or three
which will be sold for 81 each are ex-
ira bargains. II. G. Osteen & Co.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-05

ravaral Freshmen made futile attempts
TO tear them down from the top or the
only ladder to be found, which was
n,uch too short. The Freshmen were
ioshed so numerically that they re-
solved on a desperate attempt to get
the dummies down. The "FreShWo-
men, made a rush and broke into the
two Sophy girls rooms and then the
struggle began. The contest at the
windows was watched with great in
tarest by the boys and the rest of the
girls from the ground outside. The
Freshies by force of numbers soon had
the best of things and, assisted by the
hovs of the class below, succeeded in
tearing the ropes loose. A great
scramble took place for the caps,
capes. skirts, stockings and bustles
scattered in profusion on the ground
below. The girls of the class of
intrepid three Sophie girls stacked
over the affair and have promised the
intrepid thee Sophie girls stacked
rooms duckings and all sorts OF
pleasant surprises. The latter are Sc
pleased over the trick they have turn
ed that they say they are willing tC
take whatever the lady Freshmen are
able to g.Ee them, which they add is
not much to be feared. Further fun is
| looked for tonight.
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ARE HUNG In EFFlGl
SEVEN FRESHIES STRUNG ON -
LINE AT REYNOLDS HALL
LAST NIGHT.
The Dummies Attract Great At'en''o''
Among the Students of Whitman
College.

Three Sophomore girls hung tle
seven Freshmen girls IN e1rigy l"''
night on a line stretched between t"o
windows on the third story OF hey II
olds hall. The figures We're lapelleu
with various contemptuous mot'oe'
such as "Freshie," "O7,' and Mlsh'S'
The fair Freshmen did not discover
the trick until breakfast ume' al
though the figures were constructed
solely from their own wearing apparel
At first the boys thought it was WASH
day. or that the girls were having an
auction ard began to ring the dinner
bell to help things along. But Wheh
the true condition of affairs was IN
ferred from the notices on the 1gureS
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Fresh nuts at Muntingas.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-05

Sweet Cider at Muntinga's.
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Clara-Do you think there is any
chance of his asking me to marry him I?
Maud-1eS; | never saw man vet
VINO wouldn't make a fool of himself.
Mrs. Hornihand-It beats all how
many of these here actors git intew
public life after while. Farmer Hor-
nihand-What got that inter yer head
Mrs. Hornihand-W'y l see here ev'ry
day in tn papers about Actin Sec
tary So-and-So,' Actin Guv'nor So
and-SO,' an all that