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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-01
REsTER's WEEKLY sTaIEHENN7Is:
The Movement Of Cotton Shows a
General Decrease.

NaW Orleans, June 26.-Secretary
Heaar.s weekly cotton statement, is.
sned today for the &c days of June,
shows a decrease under last year OF
10000, and a decrease under the same
time year before last Of 80, 600.
The amount brought into sight dur,
ing the past week has been 3l,30
against 46, OBS for the seven Gays end
ING this date last year.
Since Sept. receipts at all United
States ports were 1858, 728 against
7.a74. 1873 last year; overland across
the Mississippi, Ohio and. Potomac
rivers to northern mills and Canada
.O64, ,53I, against ], l,090, 794 last year !;
southern mill takings l,79S, 800 against
4, 604, l2s last year.
q The total movement since Sept. l
is 10, 1875 against 10, l57, 7l9 last
year.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 1900, against. 80, 563 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea-
son 6,5A0, ,l35 against 6,362, sW last
year. -,
The total taking of American mills
north and south and Canada thus far
for the season have been 8, ,627
against 2, 2 705, ,51 last year,
Stocks at the seaboard and the 29
leading southern interior centres nave
decreased during the week 5,S0l,
against q decrease during the cor
responding period last season of ~, S1l,
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
ard the number: OF bales brought into
sight thus far for the new crop the
supply SO date is 10, 7l4,0l7 against
.l0,5l7, 046 for the same period last year.
Secretary Hester announces that on ac-
count Of Interruptions in cable service
the availa lablesupply statement has been
unavoidably delayed and cannot be
given out until tomorrow morning.
This viii be the last into sight state
ment for the season.
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Steamship Of 5000 Tons Ca
Dacitv Grasses Charleston Bar.

Charleston, June 26.-The steam
ship Rancauga, Capt. Sorenson, from
Hamburg, 4,500 tons kainit, arrived
here today.
The vessel is the largest ship that
has ever entered south Atlantic
port, having a capacity Of 5000 tons.
She came in drawing 81 feet Of wa
ter and had four feet under keel at full
and proceed to Norfolk for coal to
South America when she will take
on another cargo and return to Char
lesion.
The Rancauga was formerly The Idaho
and was transatlantic steamer. She
| was bought by the Chilean govern.
ment and converted into war vessel
at: tile time of the threatened waI
with Argentina and was later charter
| ed to steamship company.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-01
RAILROAD SUED BY GIRLS.
Alleges They Were Too Busy
Hugging and Kissing to Board
Train.

Three young ladies', all students Of
Converse College at Spartanburg,
have entered suit against the South
ern Railway, claiming 81, 999 damages
because they were unable to board the
vestibule at Spartanburg, several
weeks ago, says the Charoltte News.
All three of the young ladies are
from Mississippi, and they went to
the depot for the purpose of boarding
the train for their respective homes.
They contend that the train did not
stop long enough at the station in
Spartanburg, for them to arrange
their tickets and get aboard. They
also contend that by reason Of the
fact that they did not catch this train,
they were delayed, causing their pa
rents and others unnecessary an
noyance and suspense.
The Southern will contend that No.
81, the Washington and Southwestern
Vestibule Limited, stopped at Spar
tanburg the day in question just as
long as it usually does; that number
of passengers boarded the train On
that day at Spartanburg, among this
number being an aged naan with his
Vile. amQaVlGS iIOm tutSN coupe WILL
be presented in which they sag they
had ample time to board the train and
were not unnecessarily pushed for
time. Another contention Of the
Southern will be that the plaintiffs
in these suits were college girls; that
they were busy kissing and hugging
their schoolmates; and that they acted
as if they had all day to board the
train, when, in reality, they had only
few minutes.
It will also be contended by the de-.
fendant company that the conductor
in charge, Capt. S. G. Stovall, gave
the usual notice that the train was
about to depart; that these young
ladies could have easily heard him call
ing; Cali aboard !" But, they were
still husily engaged in kissing and
saying goodbye, so much so they did
not heed the warning given by the
conductor in charge of the train.
These suits will be brought at Spar
tanburg and the outcome will be
watched with much interest. Jour
nal.
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lin Crow TrolleYs.

On July the Jim Grow car pril-
ciple will be inaugurated On Colum-
bias electric railway. There will not
be separate cars, but conductors will
be clothed with police power to enforce
a separation Of the races. The scheme
.contemplates filing up cars with color
ed passengers from the rear to the
front and vice versa with the white
people until the car is full. Fhe law
does not prevent cars being used ex-
.clusively for whites or blacks. There
was no general demand for the passage
of the law, for there has been only
isolated instances of disorder or in
science on the part Of the negroes,
but these isolated instances caused the
enactment Of the law. Colored peo-
pie do not form large proportion Of
the passengers, except on Sunday,
and there has been remarkably little
friction.
The Peoples Recorder, paper pub
lished by Columbia colored men,
though recently moved to Orangeburg,
which has considerable circulation
among negroes in Columbia, came cut
inNan editorial last week and advised
the negroes to boycott the cars SO long
as the law is enforcd. An effort will
be.made to have that idea carried out,
and colored preachers are prominent
" identified with the movement.
Should the boycott be instituted it
would mean some loss, though nos
great deal. The street csr owners will
enforce the law, OF coarse, but they
feel that there is no, demand Or necss-
sity for it and that aside from the
monetary loss there will be consider.
able unnecessary trouble imposed upon
employees to carry out the law.
The boycott by colored people Of the
electric railroad apparently began Sun
day and before the law is Of effect,
conductors report that the falling off,
especially for Sunday, was noticeable.
The State says: There were, q few OF
that race who had not heard Of the
ban or who had taken no notice OF it,
but they were guyed" at times as
the cars passed groups of negroes On
fhe streets.
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Why Russia Fayors U.s..

While Russia seems to be running q
very independent schedule in Europe
and asking no favors Of Germany OF
Great Britain, she maintains the
friendaies attitude towards the United
States and manife5ts a disposition to
convince US Of her cordial good will
The question arises. why these oyer
lures OF friendship towards the United
States? If Mr.. A. Maurice Low is
correct in his diagnosis of the case in
the July-September Forum, it is be-
cause Russia needs our money. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Low. Russia has bor..
roWed from France not less than $500.
GOO coo, and the lending power OF
French fnanciers is ;about exhausted.
Germany needs allsher own capital
for. domestic use, and English fnancers
refuse to lend money to Russia which
may be used for war against Great
Britain.
This condition of things leaves
America as the only available nation
from which Russia may hope to get
her needed funds. Up to the present
time she has not been successful in
borrowing in this country. but is look
ing forward, says Mr.. Low, to the
day when Russian government loans
will be subscribed for by New York
syndicates. Mr.. Low says:
This explains why Russia regards
it as absolutely essential to keep on
good terms with the United States.
Moreover, there is alwaysa fear IN the
Russian mind that the United States
and Great Britain will be found work
ing IN harmony in Asia. The interests
of the two countries run on parallel
lines, so far as trade is concerned, and
anything that gave any one power an
advantage over ali the others in trade
matters would affect the United States
almost as much as it affected Great
Britain. Russia also forsees, what
few Americans comprehend at the pre-
sent time, that the political interests
Of che United States are involved in
her commercial interests in the Far
East, and that politically the natural
ally of the United States Is England.
To be able to obtain access to the New
York money market and to prevent 9
closer and more complete understand
ing between the two great English
speaking powers in the Far East is
the purpose Of Russia's diplomacy.
An her effort TO accomplish her purpose
she is careful to do nothing to an
tagonize the United States; on the con-
traTy, She always endeayors to create
the Impression that for this country
she entertaiHs the most tender senti-
ments and that she can deny her moth
ing that she asks.
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Geo. Vanderbilt Will Build
Modern City.

Asheville, N. c., June 26.-The
Citizen says: It is reported that
George W. Vanderbilt has acquired a
large tract of land between Henderson
vile and Brevard, N. c., about 20
miles from Asheville, and will shortly
commence the construction OF a model
manufacturing town, all of which will
be completed and ready for occupancy
before any one will be permitted tc
settle in the new city. A complete
system of waterworks, electric light
ing, heat and power will be installed.
A perfect city will, it is said, be
created and given over to habitat'on.
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ANOTHER FEDERAL SCANDAL.
The Department Of Agriculture
Under Fire-President Roose-
Welt Says "Get at Facts

Washington, June 26.-Scandal in
the agricultural department. has just
been brought to the presidents atten-
tion and another cabinet officer has
received the presidential pronouncia-
mento-s'G Get at the facts
Extensive frauds are charged in
connection with the letting of gov
eminent contracts for seeds. Evidence
has been fled before the court Of
claims in the case of the New York
Market Gardeners association which
so seriously reflects upon the seed
distribution bureau Of the agricultural
department. that the president could
net let the matter pass unnoticed.
From the evidence already produced
it looks as if the government had been
defrauded of large sums of money
appropriated by congress for yearly
''seed dispensation" as result of the
action Of seed firms in violating their
contracts. The New York firm alleges
that the government still owes it over
S18, 600 under the contract for furnish
ing seed for distribution. On the face
of the evidence produced it appears
that the government has lost small
fortune in the transaction and the
facts point to gross carelessness II
nothing worse on the part Of officials
Of the department. of agriculture.
Here are the facts as developed !:
For the purchase and distribution of
seeds congress appropriated sl08,
974. Is. Of this amount the manager
Of the New York Market Gardeners
association, Arthus G. Nel1is, is said
TO have received $50, 574.36. It is the
balance of sls, 600 that the association
claims.
In the counter allegation it's con-
tended that Mr.. Nellis violated pre-
vious contract in 1893, lbut that de-
spite this fact he received a second
contract in 1900. Among the charges
against the contractor are that among
his seed packages were of short
weight; inferior quality Of seed were
sent out; the cheapest kind OF paper
employed; shipments delayed, all
though the law provides fine Of S25 for
every days delay and that an official
Of the department Of agriculture was
interested in the machines used in the
manufacture of seed packets and that
government inspectors allowed pack.
ages of short weight to pass unchal-
!lenged. The law required that pack
ages be shipped early in November but
as matter Of fact their shipment
was delayed until the following
February.
It is believed that sue investigation
ordered by President Roosevelt will
develop scandals involving the whole
question of seed contracts and the pros
pect is that officials in the department.
of agriculture will be facing the
music after it has died out at the post
Office department..
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lIIA l|I|sll HANGED
on The SAME TREE.
Gssrsia HOB luisll eonausts 4
Iris Lyashin

Macon. ga. June 2G.-An Albany,
Ca dispatch to The Telegraph says:
Baker county was the scene OF q
triple lynching about 2 o'clock this
morning when a mob OF 80 determined
men entered the town Of Newton and
secured possession Of Garfield Mccoy,
Wiley Anette and George Mckinney,
Miller county negroes, who had been
arrested and lodged in jail Tor Gae
murder last Saturday nsght OF r >.
Bnllard, prominent white farmer OF
the Seventh district of Baker. Tne
manner IN which the prisoners were
nbtained lis unique and altogetaer
without precedent. lsJailer 1liIam
Screws, who resides near the JalL
mas aWahend about R o'clock by
BailiE e. Tucker, who stated Jhat
he had 6 prisoner 60 place IN the JOCK
IN. As seon as he had unlocked the
prison door he was suddenly snrround-
ed ey swans OF men with drawn re-
yoIvers who demanded snat he unlock
ss,e cell In which She Miller county
negroes were lodged. He did as coIn-
randed under protest and the three
negroes were dragged from the JAIL,
the prisoner of Tucker MAKING ms
escape daring the excitemeRt. Ine
appeals for mercy were lost on Ine
mob, who began beading and slapplng
them with knives assoon as they had
lett the door Of the Jail &
The mob lost no time IN leaving
Newton with the negroes, and When
abouf q uGile west OF the torn the
three men were halted, nooses tide
abenE their neeks and amid the shouts
lof the mol, the men we're strung up.
The crowd fred seYeull hundred shots
snto the sWayiEg bo5iss after winch
Eaeg quietly dispersed.
g Tire crime for which the negroes
vere lynched occurred on The pIanta-
ion Of Bnllard last Saturday night
saD progress Of dance given
bs one OF BuIlasd' 8 tenants.
Negroes from Early Miller and
DecaSur counties were present ana
S-ouble Wsss soon stared by McKin-
neg Anesbe and Mccoy putting out
fi,s Just at this juncture
Ballard appsared ON the scene and
couraandad order. His interference
sras resented by the three negroes.
who opened fired upon him sth re-
volvers. Billiard fell morally wound
ed and died Tuesday s.
Tie negroes were arrested Monday
and lodged In the. jail at Newton. At
the; ssneas trial IL was proven
that the shot that killed Bullard was
arsd by Mckinney and that .Anette
md McCoY also fred as blm. The
negroes wese remanded TO jail TO await
srial s tile next session os Bakerssu.
pesior court, and absolutely no talk OF
lynching was indulgec IN By citizens,
&c is the consensus Of opinion that the
Work Of the mob was largely due to
toe fact that Billiards. family is left
ir sad condition, his wife being q
hopeless invalid. and several small
chi Idren are dependent. The lynching
was great surprise to the people sof
the couni;y, IS ss was, generally be-
8ieved thst the Jaw would be allowed
20 take Sss course in +sheir cases. Tne
iynchine is generally deplored.
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Dispsnsasy Funds ior the Schools

The comptroller gsRerai has Issued
Earrants aggsegatins $4,000 which
qgiil be paid to the several counties In
the State as their part of the dispen-
sary profits. This money was set
aside By the board of directors some
time ago and represents the profits of
the SEase aispensary for the first haff
of the year.
FolloW;sg is the amount each com
ty viii receive, including the de-
Eciency fund'' paid to several coun-
ties enumerated below:
Abbeyille, 81. 46s. 06; Aiken, 81
4ao. 93; Anderson, s.. s3l.26; Bamberg,
8. O63.40; BarnWen 81, 6S8. 80; Beau
fors. 81, ,TS7. So; Berkeley, 50, ,373.06
Charleston, $3.50. 50; Cherokee, 81, :
2o3. so; Chester, 81, 3s4. 06; Chester
ield 81, sAs. il; Clarendon, 81 6I.s3;
Collision, $2.472 Sc; Darlington, 81.
55S. 70; Dorchester, 1886. 55; Edgefeld,
% 39A. 36s Fairfield 81, 491. 81; Flor
ence, sI,613. 10 Georgetown. 81
7.5S; tSreenville. rs, ,36s. 81 ); Green.
wood, 81, 69S.25 HampSon Sls558s 50;
prry. S4s51S. So; KershaM; Sl,2664sl4 /;
Lancaster, 81, go os. Laurens, 50,
0I6.67; Lee, 81, 25s. so; Lexington,
Sits. so; Marion, $2,S42.35; MARI
boro, 81, BIG. S3: Newberry, 81, 822. "a;
Gconee, 81, 1927; Qrangsbarg, S.,
33e44 33e44, 2S; Fickens, ST 360s29ss Richland,
sel, $50. 65; Saauda, 81, Sl3. q Spa rtan-
bpr9, sz,,Oss66: 71 Sumter, 1852. 90:
Union iii, 5A6sI1:; williamsburg 81,
679. s3; York 2,42s 81.
Before making the apportionment
the comptroller general complied with
Ghe requirement that each school dis.
frics must receive at least $40 pei
aunnm from the constitutional 3 mil
Tax. and If in any county the funds
be too meagre to run each school dis,
frict up TO that amount. then the de.
hcisncy must be made up out OF Shs
dispensagy finds. After such def.
ciences have been met the remainder
Of the dispensary fund is TO besdiyidee
among She counties OF the pro rata O
school enrolment &c those counties,
There was no deficiency in -Ander
son, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chester Oar
Iington, Dorchester, Georgetown
NeWberry, Richland, Spartanburg
Sumter and Union counties. Horr!
received over 5000 to make mp tht
deficiency in that county where there
are many school districts. The def
cheney was as follows:
Abbevilie, s285.5O sgkiken, .Sz79. o.
Ramberg, 500. 50 Barnwells Sl0l
Berkeley, 81, ole. l4s Chesterfield, s8IS-
on: Clarendon, 1854. 2f Collston. 81,
OF. l9; Edgeield, S94S. 73; Fairfield
sll342; Florence, SIS; Greenville
s77. 40; Greenwood, SIS. .72; Hampton
s42A E.ory, s3,11S: Kershaw. s25
Lancaster, 1855. 80; Laurens, sl20.50
Tee. st.26E56 Lexington, s246. 81
Marion. 500. 95s Marlboro, S1I. 43
Oconee. $685.. 60; Orangeburg, s4a "a
Pickens. s271 A; Saluda, s644. 28; vii
iamsburg, 1924. SO; York, 5000
State.
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Catarrh of the Stomach.

When the stomach is overloaded when
food is taken into it that tails to digest, it
decays and infames the mucous mem
brane. exposing the nerves. and causing
the glands to secrete mucin, instead OF the
natural juices of digestion. This is called
Catarrh of the Stomach. For years I suf-
fered with Catarrh of the Stomach. caused
by indigestion. Doctors and medicines
failed to benefit me until I used kodol
Dyspepsia Cure.-J. R. Rhea, Coppel, Tex.
Sold by j. S. Eughson & Co.
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Capt. M'Bee Has Resigned.

New York, June 26.-At a meeting
Of the directors Of the Seaboard Air
Line railway held in this city this
week, Capt. Y. E.. McBee, fourth
vice president, rendered his resigna-
tion to take effect July l. Capt. Nc
Bee proposes to take a vacation before
taking up any additional work. The
duties of the fourth vice president will
be divided among the other officers Of
the company and the Office of fourth
vice president will not be filled at the
present time.
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The Meaning Of U.

| The presiding Judge who ordered a
change Of venue in the case of Jas. q.
Tiliman, indicted for marder, gave
no reasons for his decision. There
can be, however, only two grounds for
such an order insany ease frst, that
prejudiee against the defendant IN the
county OF the crime. has been exhibit.
ed by acts or threats Of violence. and.
second, that prejudice has beer stirred
Eup By newspaper publications since
the crime or in other ways, perhaps by
the ministry. s
The first reason could not be consid-
cred at ali in this case. Not one mo-
ment since the crime was committed
would the defendant j have been in
danger ofsmob Eiolence had heWalked
the streets of Columbia alone, unpro-
tected and 1narmed. That is q fact
which none have dared to dispute.
It was alleged, however, that the
press and the pulpit Of Columbia had
so stirred up preiudice against the de-
fendant that it is now impossible for
him to obtain fair trial in this coun-
ty. The ministry needs mo defense at
onr hands and we shall attempt none.
So far as the press is concerned, it is
on record underoa what the inten-
ton and the sendeavor OF The State
hare bsea, and we need not ampllfy
the substance Of the three afidavits
presented to the court and published
IN this newspaper the day before yes
terday. Whether The State hasesuc-
ceeded in living up TO that intention
and endeavor We will leave it to a
fair press and fair public to say.
It now appears that restraint has
all along been useless-worse than
useless. Had the press in truth, as
falsely charged, g lashed and slashed
and cracked its whip" the effect could
have been no more than it has been
falsely pictured as now being. With
the uttermost efforts to arouse feeling
against the murderer Of its editor
The State could not have stirred this
community more than that murderer's
attorneys say its silence has done. Yet
@s do not regret the policy: of re-
1t FOR " hatever another t1ihnna1
MAJ dec9ee, our conscience and ne
bsheEe, a Just public opinion are
satisfied that every demand OF fairness
has been met.
It is left for us only to point ont the
significance, of the Interpretation now
put upoH the law. It simply means
shas when one man shoots another in
South Carolina the dying must not be
prayed feE ia she churches-lest pre-
iudice against his assailant be stimulat-
ed. 1t means that when one man kills
another in South Carolina the deed
must not be denounced by the dearest
and closest friends and kindred of
him who is gone-lest Eve, or per-
chance twelve, months later there be
reused prejudice against the slayer.
This is censorship which surpasses
in severity that of any European coun-
try whose people enjoy a semblance OF
personal liberty. It is a censorship
which is utterly repugnant to the in-
stitutions of this republic and to the
right of free speech which they guar
antee and protect; censorship which
cannot and will not be needed SO long
as there lives one minister to beseech
Gods mercy for the dying and one
editor not afraid to write what ne
knows to be true.-The State.
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The New Orleans States says: No
intelligent person in Washington
thinks for moment that corruption
is confined alone to the postoffice de-
partment, but, on the contrary, the
concensus of opinion is that all the
other departments Of the public service
are reeking with graft which will
soon be laid bare. 1t has been charged
that the treasury department is
honeycombed with corruption and that
great frauds upon the government
have been committed in contracts for
the army and navy. All the depart
ments are packed with unscrupulous
politicians, and it is impossible to be-
lieye that the system Of grating dis
covered in the postofice department
does not prevail in other branches OF
the service.
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Cheraw, June 26.-The snag boat
The Great Pee Dee, under the COM
mand of Capt. Hamer Jacobs, came up
to Cheraw on Wednesday and returned
down tine river on Thursday. Capt.
Jacobs says that preparations are i- os-
ing rapidly advanced to begin WORK
near Cheraw. Alreay work is p5o-
crossing further down the Great zee
Dee and the long desired end, the
cleaning out and deepening OF the
channel of the river by the govern
ment, will now be accomplished.
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IT'S a pity that South Carolina edit
ors and South Carolina people insist
upon expressing their honest convic-
tions in matters of public interest
SpartaRburg Herald.
The Philadelphia North American
and other Northern papers have asked
the governor for his opinion on the
Wilmington, Del, lynehing, but he has
nothing to say about it.