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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
Butchered by an Automobile.

Detroit. Mich. Sept 9.-While
Barney Oldfeld's racing automobile
was running nearly sixty miles an
hour at the Crosse Points track this
afternoon in the ten-mile open event,
one of the front tires on the machine
burned through and exploded, throw
ing the car into the fence and injur-
ing Frank Shearar, spectator, so
terribly that he died in an ambulance
en- route to the hospital. The car
went fifty feet through the air, and
Oldfeld, who kept his seat, had
marvellous escape from death. He re-
ceived several cuts about the bod yand
had one rib broken.
Oldfeld had just time to twist his
brake and head for spot between
two trees.
Shearar was standing against the
fence at this point and the car struck
him squarely, breaking both legs In
several places and fracturing his skull.
He was thrown seventy-fve feet and
never recovered Consciousness. Old
field had presence of mind enough to
throw himself backward on the fat
deck of the car, which went crashing
through low tree and was completely
wrecked. Shearar's brother was stand
ing near him and had narrow escape.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
Tobacco Smuggling.

New York, Sept. 9.-The examina-
sion of Joseph Wahrman. dealer in
leaf tobacco. today, before United
States Commissioner Ridgeway, on a
charge of buying smuggled tobacco.
brought out the fact, if the confes-
sions of two sailors ARRESTED on Mon
day are to be believed, that there are a
number of tobacco merchants in New
York engaged in illict traffic in tobac-
co. On Sunday night two treasury
officials followed two sailors of the
Roenigen Luise, giving the names Of
Thome and Schone who, they say
delivered smuggled tobacco to Joseph
Wahrman. Today, when three men
we're arraigned before the commits
sioner, the two sailors made confessions
and testified in behalf of the Govern
ment and against Wahrman. The COM
missioner held Wahrman for trial in
81, 800 bail, which was furnished.
Wahrman denied the charge most en-
phatically and insisted he was vic
tim of circumstances. The sailors were
parolled.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
The LEXINGTON JURY LIST.
1t Will Not be Published Before.
the Next Term of Court.

The Columbia Record publishes the
following article. In view Of the fact
that the trial of J. Il. Till1nan is ex-
pected to come of at the approaching
trial in Lexington the Records article
is very interesting:
A gentleman from Lexington county
who was in the city today said that the
list of jurors for the term of court to
be held this month will not be pub
lished.
Citizens expected to see the list in
the Dispatch of this week, but failing
to find it in the paper some of them
inquired of the clerk of court why the
names were not printed. According
to the gentleman referred to, this Off
Ger answered that the names would
not be published this time in order to
prevent the possibility Of any tamper-
ing'' with them. There is no law SO
far as Lexington is concerned, it is
said, to require the list of Jurors to
be published in newspaper, but
their names cannot be kept by officials
from anyone who may desire to know
who they may be. Still the statement,
as to the reason the list will not be
printed in the Lexington Dispatch is
interesting, and involves a serious
question as to whether tampering"
with jurors is custom in the state or
whether it is suspected to be attempted
at this particular term of court IN
Lexington only.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
4 NEGRO MURDERER RESCUED.
Work of the Chicago Police in
Battling an Enraged Mob.

Chicago, Sept. 9.-Under fire of
bricks and stones, policemen last
night rescued negro murderer from
a mob of would-be lynchers. Ten
minutes before John Brinkley, a col
ored watchmna, had snot and killed
Charles Mccarthy, a plasterer, almost
in the presence of the latter's wife,
who stood in the doorway holding her
baby. Then the negro backing into
the doorway Of his own quarters, held
crowd of two hundred men and boys
at bay until Patrollman Robert
Mooney. walked up to him unarmed,
and took away his weapon. Mooney
took his prisoner into the Office of the
tile factory, in which Brinkley was
employed, to await the patrol wagon.
But as he did so the crowd surged
forward once more with cries of
Lynch him!'' "Lynch him. ''Get a
ropew Brinkley turned and fed from
the cfice by the rear door.
The mob saw the escape. and, head
ed by Mooney, streamed down an
alley in pursuit. The negro ran sew
eral blocks before he was 6nlly over
taken. The policemen having been
brushed aside. Brinkley was now at
the mercy of the crowd. A teamster
jumped down from his wagon and be-
gan lashing the negro across the face
with his whip, the victim being held
the while by dozen men and boys.
A patrol wagon arrived with three
policemen, who together with
Mooney, seized the negro and succeed
ed in dragging him to the patrol
wagon. The horses were whipped up
and the rescued prisoner whirled to
the police station. None of the riot
ers was arrested.
The killing grew out of quarrel in
which Mccarthy had accused Brink
ley of stealing chickens from his
premises.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
TOM BELAB0RS HANNA.
Ohio Campaign Opened With Vim.
Tom L. Johnson PiIIories Hanna
as the Champion of the Trusts,
on Which Republican Party
Depends for Success.

Akron, Ohio, Sept. 9.-The Demo
ractic State Campaign opening meet
ing was held in this city tonight, ad-
dresses being delivered by Tom L.
johnson, candidate for Governor of
Ohio; John H. Clarke, candidate for
United States Senator, and Henry
George. Jr., of New York. The at
tendance at the meeting was estimated
at 3, ,000. Mr.. Johnson, in his speech,
said:
"The city of Cleveland furnishes an
excellent illustration of the issues Of
the Democratic party in this campaign.
Cleveland has become known as the
most completely enioined city in Ohio.
Since 1 have been mayor, fifteen in
functions have been ISSUED against the
city in the interest Of the owners of
valuable special privileges like the
street railroads and the gas and elec-
tric light companies. And after each
Injunction the Democratic pluralities
have been larger than before.
'sSenator Hanna, who is financially
interested in some of these public SER
vice corporations, with the aid Of At
torney General Sheets, has been able
to prevent the city from compelling the
public service corporations to pay their
Just share of the taxes, and has so far
blocked the establishment OF three
cent street railroad fare to compete
with his five cent fare monopoly.
Senator Hanna is standing for vim
dication. He stands for vindication
on that variety of municipal owner
ship, which through the ship sub
sidy proposes to pay into the pockets
of Mr.. Hanna's friends from ten to
fifteen million dollars annually in ship
subsidies. He stands as opposed to al
lowing the people of Cleveland to ex-
press their will as to whether they
desire an electric plant. / will be sat
isGed with the verdict of the voters. -
John II. Clarke referred to Senator
Hanna's stand pat'' policy, and said :
aWhiie Senator Hanna has thus
been urging this do-nothing policy,
there has been worked out unrestrain-
ed in our country, the greatest indus
trial revolution of modern times, which
has placed every branch OF business
and manufacture in the control of a
form of monopoly, which all the world,
except MIR. Hanna, agrees to call a
"trust. -
GAS to the remedies in the way of
controlling trusts, the first is the tax
ing of the tariff from all articles, the
manufacture or sale of which is con-
trolled by monopoly, and the second.
the limiting of the capitalization of all
corporations engaged in Interstate
commerce, strictly to the value of the
property invested. {"
Mr.. Clarke favored granting i'm
mediate independence to the Filipinos.
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HORRIBLE TURKISH ATROCITIES.
Reports Indicate That the Turks
Have Massacred $4,000 Bull
garians.

Sofa. Bulgaria, Sept. s.-Au reports
from the vilayet of Monastir agree In
describing the situation as appalling.
Between 1000 and $4,000 Bulgarian
inhabitants are believed to have been
Inassacred by the Turks, and every
Bulgarian village in the vilayet has
been destroyed. The refugees in the
mountains and forests are dying Of
starvation by thousands. At present
it is impossible to obtain precise
figures. The revolutionary headquar-
ters estimate that thirty thousand
Bulgarian men. women and children
have been killed, while at least the
same number of refugees are slowly
-perishing Of hunger. In official cir
cles these figures are regarded as an
underestimate, and officials incline to
the belief that the number of the mas
sacred exceeds SO, ,0O0. The Turks are
apparently determined to exterminate
the entire Bulgarian population OF the
vilayet.
In Government circles here the stu
alton is viewed with increasing alarm.
1t is reliably reported that the
Turkish forces in Macedonia number
300, 900. It is considered impossi BILE
teat such a force has been assembled
merely to crush the rebellion. It is
feared that the Sultan is meditatlng
an attack on Bulgaria.
TWO BATTLES IN MACEDONIA.
salonica, Turkey, Sept 8.-Twelve
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slL7ED THE WELLS.
i Remarkable Charge Against
the Trust.

Fort Worth, Tex, Sept. .s.-The
For Worth Telegram prints the most
startling story that had ever come out
of the Beaumont oil fields, and states
that it's informant is one OF the
most prominent men OF Fort Worth,
who returned from Beaumont yesterdy.
This man declares the Standard Oil
Company has perpetrated most gl-
gantic swindle in the Beaumont fields
and that positively established details
are lust coming to light. The inde-
pendent oil companies of Beaumont
are the victims. Many of them have
been wrecked by the Standards base
work.
Recently some of the leading men
of the wrecked or injured companies
determined to investigate and in two
days' time raised 1000 with which
to push the work. The developments,
it is decalred. are simply astonishing.
It is shown that numerous well, that
were apparently ruined by salt water
were put in their bad condition by the
Standard company's conspirators.
As fast as a company went to the
wall it's property was bought in by the
Standard. By accident, it is said,
the desperate work of the Standard
was recently discovered.
The Standard Oil Company long ago
built pipe line from Beaumont to
the Gulf of Mexico A pumping sta
tion was erected at Beaumont and an
other at the gulf. Oil was pumped
through the pipe line to the Gulf and
thence shipped to various parts Of the
world. Suddenly many wells Of inde-
pendent companies had salt water in
them. The ruin of she owners is part
of the history of the field.
One day, not long ago, one Of the
pumping stations got out Of working
order, and oil pumping to the Gulf
had to be suspended while repairs
were beng made. Suddeny wells that
had been giving out fully one-half salt
water began flowing nothing but oil
good fuel oil, it is declared. That led
to Investigation. The Investigators at
night secretly plugged up the pipe
line at the Beaumont end. They de-
toured several miles into the country,
dug into the ground over the pipe
line, made tapping into the line and
Sa1G wafer SUSlSo luIO JIG all NedIiy
100 feet It is claimed that the pressure
was from the Gulf pumping station and
that salt water was being pumped to
Beaumont and into the wells that the
Standard companys' conpirators de-
sired to wreck; that there was no pres
sure from the Beaumont end because
of the plugging of the pipe.
The informant Of the Telegram de-
clares that force of detectives are at
work seeking evidence on which tc
have the conspirators arrested.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
Death of Mrs. BOYesOn.

La Porte, Ind, Sept. 9.-Mrs. Jane
Stewart Boyeson, of Chicago, died to-
night at Asheville, N. c., as result
of nervous shock, following accusa-
tions of theft. The news reached here
in telegram to friends. While Mrs.
Boyeson was at hotel near Spartan
burg, S. c., the room of guest from
Augusta, Ca, was robbed of $500
worth of jewelry. Mrs. Boyeson was
accused. She was not in good health
and the charge resulted in her physical
collapse. Before the end came she in
stituted $50, 200 damage suit against
the proprietor of the hotel in the Fe-
deral Court at Charleston. Mrs. Boye-
son had done considerable newspaper
work, and was musician of marked
ability. She was member of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution,
the Chicago Woman's Club and other
organizations.
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Mayor Seth Low Endorsed.

New York, Sept. 9.-At the Fusion
conference tonight the name Of Seth
Low was endorsed as the candidate for
mayor to be presented at the fuslonist
Convention by all the bodies affiliated
with the Fusion movement, except the
Greater New York Democracy and the
Kings County Democracy. The con-
ference was held at the headquarters Of
the Citizens Union. It was evident
before the conference was called to or
der that Mayor Low would meet the
favor of most of the delegates. although
John G. Sheehan, leader of the Greater
New York Democracy announced that
his organization would demand that an
independent Democrat be named. He
indicated, however that this decision
was not final.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
Unlucky Buzzard Balloon.

Whitewater, Va. Sept. 9.-Prof.
Langley's air ship was disabled again
this afternoon at 4 o'clock by the
wreck of the starboard propeller, which
broke about the middle under pressure
of its own velocity, one of the blades
dashing against the frame work and
doing considerable damage. The blade
whirled through the air at a fast rate,
barely missing several men on the
deck Of a tug boat. Prof. Manly, who
was in the car, at once had the machine
placed inside.
The strcutural weakness, which this
second accident indicates, will require
much work before launching is at
tempted. Prof. Langley was not here
today, but a test would have been
made if ali had gone well.
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HARD ON PRINTERS.
Catholic Church Will Refuse TO
Give Them Absolution.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 9.-The
Journal today says: The slogan for
what promises to be one of the biggest
contentious in which organized labor
has been engaged, one with the Cath
olic church, has been sounded by
Father M. J. Ward Of Beloit, who has
declared that neither he nor any other
priest of the Roman Catholic faith will
give absolution to those who have
taken the oath of the international
Typographical union. The oath of this
union requires that the members al
legiance to his union shall have
priority over every obligation, religious
and otherwise.
Father A. F. Schinner, admins
traitor of the archdiocese said today
that Father Ward was altogether justi-
fed in making such statement and
that he would himself say the same
thing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
A Good Liver.

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A Bull Point From Alabama.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. "The
cotton crop has deteriorated fully %
per cent in the cotton belt of Alabama
within the past two weeks" said Com
missioner of Agriculture Poole today.
s.The hot weather has stopped the
growth of the cotton and caused it to
shed. The boil and the army worm also.
have added to the injury. The report
of the agriculture bureau at Washing
tor was made on reports received up to
August 26, and since that date the crop
has been materially injured. [ pre-
dict the next report will show worse
condition than for years. -
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Cynthiana, KY, Sept. 8.-The
trial of Curtis Jett for the alleged as
sassination of Town Marshal James
Cockrill at Jackson, KY. in February
1902, began today. Judge Osborne
overruled the motion by the defence
for q continuance, and the case was
set for trial for September IA, on ac-
count of the necessry absence until
then of Judge Black, one of the de-
fendant's attorneys County Attorney
Webster also made a motion for rule
against Jasper King, to show cause
why King should not be arrraigned for
contempt Of Court. The affidavit OF
County Attorney Webster charges
King with hanging the jury last month
IN the case of Jett and White.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
Is Indigestion a Disease :?
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
IlIllHlITS FOR
POSTAL THIEVES.
Scandals in Postal Department
Reach a Climax.
Grand Jury Brings in Sew
. on Indictments Against Six De-
parfment officials.

Washington, Sept. S--After delib-
Grating for several weeks over mass
Of documents submitted by the post
once INSPECTORS, the Federal grand
iiuyy IN shis city today returned seven
indictments in postal cases, involving
six different persons. All the indict-
ments were kept off the public record
and both the officials Of the district
attorneys Office and Of tbs spostohce
department refused TO divulge names
or details Of the indictments until the
parties indicted are arrested. The
identity of the indicted individuals
was shus left matter OF conjecture.
The grand iury's action probably
marks the beginning of the end OF the
investigation that has been in progress
since the middle of last March. Volum-
inous evidence has been laid before
She grand jury as the result OF the IN
ouiry, and while the present report Of
the jury disposes of most Of the cases,
there yet remain several to be passed
upou. When the latter are disposed
of, according to Postmamster General
Payne the Investigation, SO far as the
gork at Washington is concerned, viii
be at an end for all practical purposes.
Several of the parsons indicted today
I've outside Of Washington. They will
be arrested as soon as bench warrants
can be served.
Two other important events occurred
today in the postal inquiry. Leopold
Stern, the Baltimore contractor, who
disappeared from Baltimore before ne
could be arrested on an indictments re-
turned July 81 last, was located at
Toronto. and the long delayed sur
render OF George Beavers, the former
head of the salary and allowance diyi-
sion, to the New York authorities
took place. The postal officials have
been searching for Stern ever since he
disappeared and have finally received
word from the Canadian authorities
that he is in Toronto.
Tie question of extyadition has beer
taken up with the State department..
The case has features similar TO the
Greene -Gaynor case. It was then
contsnded that conspiracy was not eX-
traditabls, but the State department
took the view that the acts themselves
involved alleged embezzlement and
constitute, ex5radstabie offences. Stern
vas indicted for conspiracy TO defraud
the Government. He was charged
with receiving full price for satchels
for le5ter-carriers, including sho0lder
straps, despite the supply TO him OF
these straps at Government expense.
In consideration Of the supply of these
straps to him, for which he was paid
in full, he is charged with paying
large sums to W. G. Long, Of this
city, and A. W. Machen, the deposed
head Of the free delivery service.
New York, Sept. S.-George W.
Beavers, the former head Of the salary
and allowance division of the postofice
department at Washington, surrendered
himself in the Office Of United States
Commissioner Hitchcock, in this city,
today, and gave s5, 900 bail for his ap.
pearance before Commissioner Hitch,
cock on September Is.
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Austin. Texas, SEPTEMBER 9:-As.
torney General Bell filed suit in the
District Court today against the Wells
Fargo Express Company and the Paci-
fic Express Company, to cancel and
annul their permits to do business in
Texas, on account of alleged failure
to maintain general Offices in TIE State.
as required by law. Suit was also Fled
against the American and the United
States Express companies restraining
them from doing business in the State
on account of their failure to take out
permits and maintain general Offices.
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Charlotte. N. c., Sept. "a special

Charlotte, N. c., Sept. "a special
to the Observer from Spartanburg, S.
c., says that Miller Mckinney, a
merchant, of Tucapau Mills, S. O.,
was shot and killed this afternoon, on
the public road, near Spartanburg. by
Harry Dean, aged Is years, of Dun
cans S. G. Dean surrendered, claim
ing that he shot in self defence, Nc
Kinney attempting to shoot him, as q
result of quarrel over debt of $3.50.
which Mckinney alleged Dean owed
him. Both Dean and Mckinney
we're numbers of well-to-do families.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
Rich Mexican Gold Mines

Mexico. City, Sept. British ex-
perts, familiar with South African
gold regions, who have visited the
recently discovered gold fields in the
districts OF Mexico and Michochan,
assert that Mexico will soon be one Of
the greatest produces of the yellow
metal in the world. Eloree Camp is
pronounced superior to Rhodesia in ey-
cry way. The experts made a pro-
longed study of the camps and have,
returned to England to make a report
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. S.-An ex-
plosion of loose powder in the coming
department Of the Birmingham Pow
der Company's plant this morning
resulted in the death of B. Bargett
and the fatal injury of j. Goodlet,
both laborers. No others were in the
mill at the time. An explosion in the
same mill two months ago resulted in
the death of three men.
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SUMTER s. G.. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1908

battalions of Turkish troops are re-
ported to have surrounded a large re-
volutionary band near Ostrovo, thirty
miles from Monastir. Fighting is pro-
crossing.
The revolutionaries have taken up
position near Lake Aniatovo, in the
7ilayet of Constantinople. Turkish
troops are now said to be attacking
them.
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