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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-23
REs1ER's COTTON STATEMENTS.
Total Crop Moved into Sight for
l8 Days of New Season 2l6,-
668 Bales.
Southern Mill Takings $4,000 Bales,
Against l04, ,358 Last Year.
New Orleans. Sept. Is

New Orleans, Sept. lS.-Secretar,
Hester's weekly cotton statement, is
sued today, shows the amount brough
into sight for the week ending thi'
afternoon to be l53, 276, against 27l,
246 for the seven days ending this date
last year, and l6l, ,057 year before las
and l95. .273 same time in 1900. The
total of the crop moved into sight fol
the eighteen days of the new season l:
216, ,6GS, against 1868 last year ane
319, 427 year before last.
Receipts at allsUnited States port:
since September 1, 149, 607, against
4O9. $40 last wear; overland across tho
Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers,
to Northern mills and Canada, 2Io'
against S, ia last year; interior stocks
in excess of September l. q: S43,
against "a, 80 last year, and SoutherI
mill takings, $4,000, against lO4, ,35e
last year, 90, S29 year before last, anc
70, 1872 same time il 1900.
Foreign exports since Sept. L have
been SO, 324, against 241, 497 last year.
The total takings Of American mills,
North and South and Canada, thus fal
for the season have been lO5, 1856,
against 149, GIT last year.
Since the close of the commercial
year stocks at American ports and the
twenty-nine leading Southern interior
centres have increased Al, 968 bales,
against an incraese for the same period
last season of 2O59, %, and are now
2l1.2 less than at this date last year.
Tnclndine amounts left over in
stocks at ports and interior towns
from the last crop and the number OF
bales brought into sight thus far for
the new crop, the supply to date Is
1884, 467, against 81, 666 for the same
period last year.
THE WORLDS VISIBLE SUPPLY.
New Orleans, Sept. lS.-Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds visl-
BILE supply of cotton, issued today,
shows the total visible to be lOO4, l56,
against 1,OO4, 949 last week and 1851,
933 last year. Of this the total OF
American cotton is Al, l56, against
4Ol. 9a9 last week and 1,070,9 933 last
year, and of all other kinds, includ-
ing Egypt. Brazil India, ETC., 563, 600,
against 603, coo last week and 461, ,OOC
last year.
Of the worlds visible supply of cot
ton there is now afoat and held IN
Great Britain and Continental Eruope
46o, 600, against 1856, 600, last year; in
Egypt, 10, 600, against 1900 last year
in India, 3ls, 600, against 2s4, 600 last
yaer, and in the United States, PIG,
600, against AS, GOO last year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-23
A GEORGIA GIRL is
SAVED BY Her MOTHER.
Mrs. Peyton Used Shot Gun to
Run Off Black Brute.

Rome, Ca, Sept. 17.-Albert, ne
gro 80 years old, was lodged in jail
this morning charged with attempting
to assault Miss Lessie Peyton, the
pretty daughter of T. B. Peyton: a
farmer who resides near Rome. The
negro caught hold of the girl, who at
tempted to run and her screams at
tracted her mother, who ran the man
off with a shotgun. The girl was
picking cotton in lonely field.
Miss Peyton was injured a few
months ago in a runaway. Her skull
was fractured and since then her mind
has been unbalanced. She cannot give
a full account of the affair.
Her mother is seriously i'll from
fright. Tie alleged crime caused great
excitement, which has not yet cooled.
Sheriff Donahoo says he will protect
the prisoner at all hazards.-Augusta
Chronicle.
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why he STRUCK SAM
JONES IN The MOUTH.
Postmaster Akerman Gives His
Version of the CartersviEIe
Fight.

Avanda, Ga, Sept. 5.-Postmaster
Walter Akerman, of Gainesville, Ga,
in response to a request from the
Journal, makes the following state
ment of tne difficulty yesterday be-
tween Rev. Sam P. Jones and him
self:
"Not approving the methods under
which the So called gospel meetings are
conducted here, l do not attend them,
and, therefore, cannot tell of my own
knowledge what occurred there.
"Some years ago, being out of en-
ployment, 1 planted a vineyard of
some few acres on my farm near the
city, and have for several years dis
posed of the product by -manufactur-
ing pure domestic wine and selling
the same in strict accordance with the
laws of my state.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Jones and
Judge T. W. Miller came to my Office,
but at that time [ had not heard all of
the statements Mr.. Jones had made at
the Tabernacle. Mr.. Jones asked me
if I would agree to stop selling and
would sign a statement to that effect.
I explained to him the manner in
which I had conducted my business
and told him that [ would continue to
conduct it in the future as [ had in
the past, and would refuse and use
my best efforts to keep improper per-
sons from getting it, but would not
sign any statement He said that was
satisfactory and left the Office.
tSoon after he left l was told that
Mr.. Jones said that I was dirty,
lousy hound, and that he would tell
the president that he preferred to
have the blackest negro as postmaster
than to have me. Believing that he
had made these remarks after be left
the Office, I hunted him up, and after
giving him fair warning, struck him
in the mouth.
ST was Immediately caught by sew
eral bystanders and while l was thus
held I was struck in the eye by Tom
Durham, henchman Of Mr.. Jones,
and by the interference of friends any
ufrther difficulty was prevented. l
have always been a personal friend OF
Mr.. Jones. No man has more respect
for legitimate pulpit utterances than
I, but when man uses such language
about me, whether he claims to be
sinner or saint, my sense OF manhood
REQUIRES that I resent it.
'This is all care to say at present,
but if any more such remarks are
made in the future will again re-
sent them.''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-23
MAYO2 Was a GOOD SHOT.

Fort Smith, Ark, Sept. ls.-Judge
Russell, mayor of Cans, |. T., this
morning shot and instantly killed two
gamblers of Cherokee blood named
Buck Martha and Jim Spots, who were
advancing upon son OF the mayor
with knives and with the expressed
intention OF cutting his throat.
Mayor Russell interfered and the
men threatened to cut his throat and
advanced upon him, when he fired.
Both men fell in their tracks dead.
Young Russell was city marshal last
year and raided a gambling house,
conducted by Spots and Martin, which
is supposed to be the cause of the at.
tempt upon his life. Young Russell
was unarmed at the time he was
threatened with attack.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-23
Col. Richard .Lathers Dead.

New York, Sept. 17.-Col. Richard
Iathers, 81 years old, one Of the most
prominent Southerners of this city and
the representative whom the cnambe,
Of commerce and Governor Dix sent
in 1850 to the people Of the Southern
states to try to dissuade them from
seeding from the Union, died here
Col. Lathers was born in Ireland
and was brought to this country when
six months old. His parents settled
in the South.
Col. Lathers. under the commission
of Governor Pierce Butler, was col
ouel of the Thirty FIRST regiment Of
South Carolina in the Mexican war
He had been in the mercantile busi
ness at Georgetown, S. c., and in 1S4'
came to this city and opened com
mission business, branching into IN
urance and banking.
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REUBEN PITTS ACQUITTED.
He is the Young spartanburg
School Teacher Who Killed One
of His Pupils.

Spartanburg, Sept. l9.-The jury
acquitted Reuben Pists today, after
being out less than two hours. The
young man wept for JOY and there was
pretty general applause, especially by
some Of the women present. Order
was restored in a short time by the
sheriff and clerk.
There has not been such scene in
the Court House for years, nor has
such a crowd attended trial for three
days since the new Court House was
built.
Solicitor Sease censured the father
of young Pitts, who has been a a
preacher of the Gospel for quarter OF
century, but who approved and en-,
dorsed the habitual carrying OF pistol
by his unfortunate son. 1t is the end.
ing so far as the Court is concerned OF
a sad and sorrowful case. but the YER
dict will not lift the dark shadow that
hangs over two households.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-23
COLONY FOR sUMNERYILLE.
French Canadians En- Route to
SummerviIle and Will Establish
a Village Nearby.

Washington, Sept. 1S.-The efforts
of the Southern Railway in lotcating a
COLONY of French people in South Car
olina are about to bear fruit. A party
of these colonists was sent on Thurs
day night from Washington and others
will soon follow.
These people are French Canadians
thrifty, sturdy and substantial, and
will make excellent citizens for this
section. Their homes are in New
England and Quebec, in the midst OF
a considerable population of people of
the same nationality, many of whom
have been stirred up to a point of IN
terest in the fair prospect Of securing
comfortable homes and new opportuni-
ties in the southeastern portion OF the
Palmetto State.
These colonitss will form, first a
settlement near Suumerville, which
will develop into village, having its
own church, parocbial school, store
and other business accessories. AS
fast as the immigrants arrive at Sum
merville they will begin the erection
of houses, the clearing of land they
are purchasing and the planting OF
crops.
Most of the people are practical
farmers and will doubtless do much in
opening up section long neglected,
but nevertheless offering prospects
more than favorable to enterprising
settlers. We offer a kindly welcome
to these strangers in behalf of oul
| people. whom we trust and believe
will interest themselves to any reason
able extent in making those who thu:
come among them speedily at home II
their new surroundings.
'N NJ. V. Richards.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-23
IELEGRlPH AID TELEPHONE.
Both Can now bs Worked on One
Wire at the Same Time, ;.

Utica, N. Y, Sept. 2o.-An innova-
lion in the line OF railroad telegraph
service has been put into use on the
New York Central Railroadg between
Utica and Albany. By means OF the
aDpiaratus single wire can be used
for telegraph and telephone messages
aE the same time. While the operator
is ticking away telegram in the Morse
code, another person can telephone a
message without the slightest inter-
ference.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-23

Manning, Sept. 20.-A fifteen-year-
old son of ". [. Hudnall was acci-
dentally shot with Winchester rife
and killed this morning near Manning
by his friend, the young son of D. E.
Hodge, whom Hudnall was visiting.
They did not think the gun was
loaded, and young Hodge pulled the
trigger, when it discharged, shooting
Hudnadl through the neck.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-23

Athens, Ala, Sept 18-A heavy frost
fall in this section last night, the
heaviest in this vicinity in years 1t
isas beer many years since frost fell
this early and it is thought the damage
TO the crops will be considerable. Coz,
ton is at least three weeks later and
corn is still in a condition to be dam
aged.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-23

Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. 18.-The
schooner Magis, which successfully
q dsfended the Americas cup in l8IO,
aad the schooner A reached the city
early today, laden with cotton from
She wrecked British steamer Inchulya.
The two boats passed through the
storm safely.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-23

Chicago, Sep. 1s.-Frost was re-
ported from Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin,
kansas, Minnesota, and Kentucky last
night. Little damage is reported to
the corn crop. Tobacco suffered some
what in Kentucky.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-23

Chicago, Sept. 1S.-The condition
of Sir,aThomas Upton was pronounced
tonight by his physicians to be entire
ly satisfactory, and it is believed that
all danger has passed.
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Boyd Mauion, a lineman, Charged
With Grand Larceny Today.
Arrested at the Instance Of a Room
mate--Alleged vagrant
Goes Free.
OTHER NEWS OF POLICE COURT


BOYD Manion.a linemsn, was arrest
ed this morning on charge OF grand
larceny. He Is alleged to have taken
s35 and a gold ring belonging to Wal
ter Marlowe. from the Ingram house on
North Third. Manion, Msrlowe and
another hneman named johnson were
boarding at the houseinnd IL As alleged
Marlowe had shown his roommates
some old coins and other possessions.
Manion intended to leave the city
yesterday, but according to the story
told at police headquarters he agreed
to remain over aud attend an enter
tainment last night but last night
when the others started to leave he
decided be would remain In his room
instead, When the goods were missed,
suspicion was directed towards h'm,
and he was arrested.
None Of he stolen goods was found,
although Lieutenant Moore spent most
OF this Isurnine investigating the oase
and searching suspicious places Man
ion denies the charge and has EN-
ployed Attorney, wheeler oamppeii
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
Citizens Could Not Agree on Fifth
Man.
Republicans offered to CAST Lots and
Named Four Democrats Who
Were Satisfactory.
ANOTHER MEETING TODAY

The four gentlemen selected yester-
day by Alderman Starks and Durrett
for the purpose of deciding on a pres
ident of the board of aldermen, or Q
fifth member of the committee ad-
journed yesterday afternoon about 4
O'Clock without having made any Sc
lection. As was anticipated, it was
as hard for them to agree on a fifth
man as it was for the board of alder
men to agree on a president.
Among the names suggested by
Captain Williamson were: J.H. Ash
craft, Samuel Hubbard, J. Andy Bau-
err, william E. Cochran, O. O. Rose,
III. Pinkerton, John J. Dorian, Sam
Houston and ". F. Paxton. To none
Of these names would o majority agree
and the Democratic members Of the
arbitration board suggested DR.. J. Z.
Coyle, r. J. Barber, Charles e. Gra-
ham, r. q. Caldwell, John Agnew,
Gus Rogers. J. W. Bloomfield, ". f.
Bradshaw. Mann CLARK, E. e. Pur-
year, Ed p. Noble, W. o. CLARK and
John Rinoliffe, who were also unsstis-
factory.
1t was evident that they could not
agree aud they adjourned 70 meet
again this afternoon at $3.50 to resume
their voting
The Republicans appointed, Captains
Farley and Williamson, want the mat
ter SETTLED in fair way, and yester-
day afternoon after adjournment Gap
tain Farley proposed that the names
Of an equal number Of Democrats and
Republicans be placed in hat and the
first one drawn be the fifth member
of the arbitrating committee. 1t was
not announced what would be done
with this proposition, DR.. Bonds re-
plying that if they had Ed Leigh
here to do the drawing they would
agree.
It can be seen from the list sub
mitted by the two Republicans that
they want to be far, as there were
four Democrats on it, and only one
Republican ON the Democratic list.
and II was understood he had COM
mitted himself beforehand.
The Republican members Of the
committee said today that they
wanted the disagreement settled SO
the business of the city could go on.
and would make additional PROPOSE
tions towards this end today.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
DOCTORS MEET
THEY EXPECT MORE INTEREST
TO BIZ TAKEN HEREAFTER.

Tonight the McCracken county
Medical Society will hold lbs regular
monthly meeting in the offices of Drs.
Griffith and Reddick and the meeting
promises to have an excellent attend
ance.
For the past several months tho
meetings have not been very enthusi-
sstic but now that the holiday rush is
over and everything has resumed its
former shape. the doctors will once
more get 10 line. Dr. s. z. Holland.
of Grahamville, the president Of the
society and DR.. B. B. Griffith. of the
city, will read papers but there will
he other subjects brought mp and dis
cussed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
COAL GOES UP
Tomorrow Paducahans Will Have to
Pay Fifteen Cents
Present Price Of It Is IS and IA Gents
Bushel.

Tomorrow the price Of coal will
90 up cent In Psduoah. Local agents
today received notice from the mines
to this effect and the increase will
include them all. Coal is at present
selling at 10 and IA cents. Tomor-
row it will cost 10 cents.
The reason of the advance Is the in
creased demand everywhere for coal.
which has reduced the supply. In
many places the people would be glad
to buy coal this low. The railroads,
owing to the increase in traffic and
the insufficient rolling stock to carry
the coal. often find it impossible to
transport coal with the necessary
rapidity and there are hundreds Of
cars congested in one place.
No other advance is contemplated
here any time soon.
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A Bill introduced in Congress to Re-
bate Duty on Coal.
II 10 Believed II Will Relieve the
Present Situation from Goal
Shortage.
NO CHANGES IN THE TARIFF

Washington. ID. O., Jan. ID This
ways and means committee OF the
house has reported bill TO the house
providing for rebate equal TO the
duty now imposed, on all kinds OF
coal coming from all countries for
period Of one year. The bill is sub
stitute for one introduced by Represen-
tative Hill OF Connecticut. providing
for q rebate until June 80. next. The
committee will call the measure mp
for consideration Ia the house today
under . rule limiting debate TO one
hour
The report OF the committee, sub
mitted 20 the house by Chairman
Payne. after recommending the pas
sage of the bill says;
"This is an emergency measure de-
manded because OF the scarcity and
high price Of coal. resulting from the
recent prolonged strike in the anthra-
cite coal mines.
"Precedents for such legislation are
found in the Chicago fire, and the
ere at Easport, Ne. In these cases
congress related the duty on lumber
used in rebuilding the burned dis
tricts. whether the legislation Will
increase the importatiops or reduce the
price OF coal, Is a question on which
men differ But IL is all congress can
do IN the premises, and will satisfy
the demand Of many of our citizens.
While there is a threatened GOAL fam.
inc in any part OF the country we
can not turn n deaf ear TO the cries
Of the people.
THE committee did not consider 1t
best to make any changes in the tar
IN ON coal, after the period Of one
year had expired, preferring to bring
In this A. . purely emergency meas
ure, and not desiring TO 20 into the
. question Of tariff revision even upon
this one article. II any relief can
come TO the people from such legisla-
tion, IL will be amply secured in the
period proyided for In the bill"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
Retail Grocers Preparing to lncor-
porate an Association.
Will Consolidate Orders and Buy In
Large Lots, Saving the Whole
salers' Profits.
En.yIN9 CALLED FOR TONIGHT

The Re- 'ail Grocers' Association
will hold ano Their meeting tonight and
IL will be the n 'ost important meeting
since the ascot. ton was organized
nearly two years a o.
Several days ago tn grocers met in
called session to discuA several mat
tiers Of importance, one b ing tine out
lining of plan by which he grooers
could buy at such a price That the
wholesalers profit would be done away
with. A committee was appointed to
look after it and the meeting tonight
will show the outcome of the work of
the committee. The association will
reorganize tonight and ask for char
ter so that the association can operate
under the laws of the state ss corpora
tions do.
This is the only way in which the
grocers as a whole, can buy goods in
consolidated orders, and is the only
way the matter can be remedied. AS
soon as the charter is secured and the
organization is permanently effected,
the grocers will begin to consolidate
purchases and the public will receive
the benefit Of 1t.
The grocery association people say
that such move has been on foot for
several months. There will be re-
duction by all the grocers who are in
the association after the charter is Sc
cured aud the public, it is assured,
will receivethe benefit of all the whole
saler's profits that the grooers san save
by consolidating orders and buying in
large quantities.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
CALLED MEETING.
GUN CLUB WILL GATHER MON
DAY TO ELECT OFFICERS.

President James M. Lang, Of the
Paducah Gun club, has decided to call
a meeting of the club for Monday
night, January 10, to elect officers
and take up the matter Of arranging
for the big shoot. Letters are being
received from all over the country
about the tournament, which takes
place in April, and work on 1t will be-
gin ut once.
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TO PREVENT THE HANGING.

Lexington, KY. Jan. IA strong
effort 10 being made to prevent the
hanging of Earl whitney and Claude
o'Brien. the boys who murdered A.
b. Chinn, here last December. Both
have been given death sentences TO be
hanged February shut the cases have
been appealed and a stay execution
will be granted awaiting decision Of
the court Of appeals.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
OF MUCH POLITICAL
TIOAL
SIGNIFICANCE.

Washington. Jan. i4-Goverpor
Tsft's refusal Of place on the So.
preme court bench. sending General
Wood 10 the Philippines. are accepted
in Washington as only partly conceal
ing political movements OF the highest
Importance. Il 10 known to many pub
lilo men that Governor Taft is the
choice Of Senator Hanna for presi-
dent In case there lie opposition 20 NOM
inAte Roosevelt
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
WHOLESALE KILLING.

Savoy, Tex, Jan. l4--As the result
of dispute over the division of cot
ton crop. q renter named Stewart shot
and killed Woods Gibson and his mo-
Their, and then committed suicide.
He made an effort to kill Bob Guff-
ey. a kinsman of Gibson, but Guffey
elu led him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
TEW STATION
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE 90.
ESTABLISHES DEANS.

Manager A. L. Joynes, Of the East
Tennessee Telephone company. this
morning opened q new station about
IS miles from Paducah, near Loves,
Graves county. It is known as Deans,
and is q pay station in charge Of J. W.
Dean.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
Prospective Purchasers Write to Get
Terms on the Palmer.
Three Different Persons Want Hotel
In Paducah at the Pres
emit Time.
TERMS FORWARDED THEM


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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14

Officer Ben Williams, Of Mayfeld,
arrived in the city at noon today to
appear as a witness IN the circuit
court.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14

Miss Nell Palmer, Of Benton. who
has been visiting Miss Lula Reed here.
left at noon for Princeton, Ky, to
visit.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14

Today's announcement will show
the result Of the voting contest of The
Sun.
The contest in getting spirited and
will no doubt continue You should
vote soon and often. The votes will
be counted each day and published the
same evening so every one can see the
results. The coupons are dated and
are not good unless voted IN the same
week as they are dated.
Payments for subscriptions in sd-
vance entitle the subscriber for as
many votes as pennies subscribed.
The leader in the contest at the end
Of each week will be given . dollar in
cash.
Any union or lodge officer is eligi-
BILE, and any married or single lady.
Mr.J.K. Bondurant, the well known
grocer. and MIR. George Runge. the
shoe man. will count the votes each
day.
The vote Is as follows:
Charles Holiday $40.
BIB. Pixley $40.
WI. White 303.
T.w. Baird $40.
Henry Weimer 287.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14

Deputy Marshal George Saunders
returned from Mayfield today at noon.