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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18
WASHINGTON NEWS and GOSSIP.
Big 0mcials Leaving the Capital
on One Excuse or Another--Sell-
ator Stewards Family Jar.

Washington, May 14.-CongSess has
long since gone, and the administra-
tion is going. Secretary Hay has
gone to st. Louis to make speech to
She newspaper men there assembled.
Secretary Shaw and Attorney-Gen-
eral Knox will soon HE them West on
spellbinders errands and talk wherever
they find waiting audiences. Gov
ernor Taft, as they still call the Sec
retary Of War, has fed from pneu-
monia to the Adirondacks woods.
{May it not be little severe on a
recent graduate of the tropics? Why
didn't he go to Virginia or North Car
olina for a monthly Two or three
other members of the Cabinet will
take wing in week or two, and Pen
sion Commissioner .7are says he has
had about. all he wants Of that kind
of business. AS to the President, he
delays his departure for Oyster Bay
but will shortly visit Groton, Mass.
where his boys are at school and
where, if he is wise, he will give
himself the honor Of meeting the Gro
ton patriot and. pubicist, Governor
Boutwell,, President of the Anti-1nl-
perialist League, and taking some
lessons in humane statesmanship.
Such a conference could not fail 10
be profitable, with man almost twice
as old and more than twice as-how-
ever, let that pass.
For a week now the local papers
have been filed with advertisements
of 1.-The Stewart Sale, A Magnificent
Collection of Valuable Household
Appointments Formerly in Use at
Stewart Castle.'' The fashionable half
of Washington, already on the qui
vive, was stirred to its depths this
morning by the publication of state
ments denoting family quarrel on
T. 9 border of scandal. The Senator.
from Nevada still fingers here to
superintend the sale; and yesterday
one of bis divorced daughters, Mrs.
Bessie Hooker, charged her father
with har,lessness and cruelty in sell.
ing her mothers private property and
family souvenirs, and with having
sent her mothers portrait to the auc-
| tion block, where she had, with diff
Guilty, rescued it, The Senator alleges
that the statement is false; that, on
his wife's death, he gave the keys
of the house to Mrs. Hooker and her
sister and told them to help them
selves that, long after they had done
so, he sent to the auction certain re-
naming property which belonged to
him, and Mrs. Hooker demanded
that it be delivered to her; that be
has taken care Of her for fifteen years
and educated her sons; and that his
daughters allegation is return of
evil for good The Senator was mar
ried a second time about year ago,
against the remonstrance Of his daugh-
ters. He is seventy-seven years old.
Your correspondent called this
morning at the fine residence OF Mrs.
Bessie Hooker in the centre Of the
Northwestern elite. In answer to
my card she made her appearance, and
a very attractive appearance it was.
Mrs. Hooker is vivacious blonde,
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the conduct of current affairs and
the accommodating and handling Of
funds provided for by Statute, towards
liquidating: the bonded debt Of the
county.
In other than Office work, We COM
mend the enegetic efforts Of the Su-
pervisor in keeping up the discipline
of the force under his control, safe
guarding them in humane manner
to enable continued work, and
improvement and completion of
the good roads visible throughout the
county.
In the other Offices casually visited
we found that the usual routine was
being performed in a good clerical
manner. We commend the Clerk Of
Court for the disinteresteo and prompt
manner in which he distributes the
State pension funds committed to his
hards for disposal to numerous claim
ants.
In the Auditors Office work was up
to date. The several township boards
Of assessors, and the county board
of equalization have revised the tax
returns oe the county for 1904. Eff
forts for equal and uniform taxation
have engaged the attention Of county
boards for some years.
The State boards and Legislature
have left the problem unsolyed, and
many evils that corrupt the tax sys-
tenn still exist.
The Grand Jury views the subject
with difhdence, as recommendations
they may make will refer not only
to the county of Sumter, bat to the
whole State.
If, however, the court should ad-
Judge it comes in the puryiew of the
Grand Jury, the Grand Jury will, at
the next term Of court venture to
make some suggestions to our Legis-
lative delegation for the correction of
the evils that the Grand Jury hope to
see remedied.
In the meantime, the Grand Jury as
preliminary suggestion, advises that
the blank form on which property is
listed should be gotten up so that the
items subject to taxation could be
classified. It may be observed in the
form now in use the only item of prop
erty which is assessed at an arbitrary
value, which amounts to special clas-
sifcation, is dogs.
It appears to the Grand Jury that
form on which property is listed
should be so arranged and printed that
items could be classified. At any rate,
if generally done in time, it would
not ssonly facilitate the work of the
boards of assessors, but would likely
bring about an equal and uniform value
of personal property that is so much
desired throughout the State.
Magistrate ". J. Rees has furnished
the Grand Jury with information, in
a written communication, of the man
Jner in which, prisoners committed by
himself and other magistrates to jail
are turned out on insufficient bonds,
and on bonds that have not been les
trsated'' Oh faildre of the party OF
parties to sppear for trial. We recon-
mend that this matter be referred to
the proper officer.
| It gives the Grand Jury great pleas
ure to inset at this, his first term of
court in SumterEcounty, their fellow
citizen and townsman, Hon. R. O..
Purdy, and express their appreciation
of the thorough manner in which he
has charged them, thereby making
clearer and lighter duties to be dis
charged by them.
R. J. Brownfeld, Foreman.
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Mr. Joseph gH. Montgomery, Of
Birmingham, Ala, was recently elect
ed one Of the delegates at large from
Alabama to the National Republican
Convention. Mr.. Montgomery is a
native of Sumter county, but for
many years one of the prominent mem
5e1s Of the Birmingham bar, in which
city he established himself in the boom
geziod of the SOS, A few years ago
.Mr. Montgomery abandoned the polit
:ical faith in which be was reared and
became a member of the Republican
party and has already, by mere force
sof ability and skill as politician,
Risen to leadership. The Alabama
papers speak of him as already one Of
She powers in Alabama Republican
circles and man TO be reckoned " itb
l1 future. AS Democrat, Mr..
Montgomery was always interested in
politics and had attained some promi-
aence in the councils CT his party,
&zaEing at one time been a member Of
Eshs Alabama legislature. bnt his Dem
Uczatic career did not foreshadow his
Easeoric rise to power and influence
In the Republican party within SO
sGegt period after his conversion to
sns G. o. 2. faith.
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TIE Sanster Wlatchnan vas founded in
$3.50 and the True Soathross in 1866. The
svasch,aass and SoutEron now has the COM
sssnsd circulation and induence.of both of
Sac cid papers, and is manifestly the best
Savers sising medium in Sumter.
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GLENN SPRINGS WATER
For the Liver.
Teachers Examination

THE TEACHERS of Sumter County
are hereby notified of examination to
be held at the Office of County Super
inteDdent of Education, on Friday,
May Goth, beginning at half-past ten
o'clock. S. D. CAIN,
County Supt. of Education.
Mag Is.
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8 Tie your oats with ". B. Boyle's
Binder Twine. 5-11-3t
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-. ~
Ehose who were residents of Sumter
abous eighteen or twenty years ago
should search the recesses Of memory
4nd bring cut their recollections OF
she eity's. experience with the Turkey
Creek canal proposition. This new
asoposision is as much bigger than
sha old ons as an elephant is than a
Shstland pony. And it will be an
elephans on the hands of the city, if
The work is undertaken without q
lard and fast agreement that will re-
susrs the land owners, who will be 80
greatly heneftted by having their
lands rendered arable. to pay 8 just
snare of the cense-actual cost
ssos the estimated cost. Those who
haye memories recall quite clearly
what difference there was between
sEs estimated cost Of the old canal and
the sam the city pald out before the
Sob vas finally gotten rid Of.
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council viii authorize the immediate
enlargement OF the Turkey Greek
Canal and that the present plan is
Cor the city to bear the entire expense
of the Estimated to cost some
where between $1,000 and 5000.
Something more than a year ago a
proposition was laid before council that
tho canal be enlarged and that the
saaty and theS property owners,
whose lands would be very greatly en-
aanced in yalne By the drainage afford
Cd By the canal. would share the ex-
ganss of the work. Inasmuch as a
large part of the work to be done will
Se without the city limits, that the
Hands whose value will be enhanced
oy the canal lie without
sbe city, that but for the very
large volume of drainage from county
sdisches discharged into the canal,
ghsch was originally dug almost
entirely at the expense OF the city
SEle canal would be amply large to
carry of the drainage of the city,
seems but just and fair to the tax
payers Of the city that the county and
aEdiEidual landowners. whose lands
VIII be enhanced in value, should pay
. fair proportion Of the cost. The
city viii receive little or nothing in
Encreased taxes from the hundreds Of
zeEes OF swamp land whose value will
Dc doubled and quadrupled by
sEainage, for most Of it is not within
the city limits and therefore the ar
sgDment that the city will be indirect
ay Benefited and profit thereby does
not hold. Furthermore the burden Of
amainsaining the canal will fall upon
lshe city alone and each year a con-
siderable sum must be paid out to
keep the canal open and serviceable,
and the land owners will benefit
shereby. Consequently they should
oe required TO pay just share of the
initial cost of the work, even though
at is not practicable to require them
ITO pay a proportion of the cost Of
eznaintenance.
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CANDIDATES CARDS

The announcement cards Of candidates will
be published in these columns until the Dem
ocratic primary for five dollars, payable in
variably in advance.
Iron County register., 1904-11-17
NOTICE OF LETTERS.

Notice is hereby given, that Letters Testa-
mentery upon TIM estate Of John Schmidt,
late Of Iron county, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned, Herman Janke,
by theJudge Of the Probate Court Of the
county Of Iron, bearing date the 24th day Of
October, 1904. AL persons having claims
against said estate are required to exhibit
them TO me for allowance, within one year
after the date Of said Letters, or they may
be precluded from any benefits Of such
estate and II such claims be not exhibited
within two years from the time Of the pub
lication Of this notice, they will be forever
barred.
Ironton, October "a, 1904
HERMAN JANKE, Executor.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-08
DEa.E.2. AND HAMMOND.
Say That Liverpool Is Apt to Take
Decided Drop, To-day

Savannah. Ga. April Liverpool
than expected. and in consequence of
which New York's opening was strong
at Is points advance. The market
quickly absorbed all offerings. and
showed an advancing tendency. selling
during the first hour nearly 80 points
above Wednesdays close.
Receipts to-day were very small. but
the estimate shows a little better than
has been expected. There is an un-
certain feeling yet and while many
are afraid to sell the market short. the
bulls are afraid to undertake much of
a campaign. Reports of new will be
encoura ging, and at present everything
points to an early and large produc-
ton unless, the rains that have set
in should be excessive. On New York $
close tonight Liverpool is due to come
10 to IL points down tomorrow.
Wheat-Thsre was considerable bull
sentiment created in the trade by the
Northwestern advices. In the after
noon the tone became stronger and
there was a decided upward tendency
led by old July. We favor purchases
of old July.
The Armour transactions in corn
overshadowed all else and rather be-
wildered the trade There was heavy
buying of July early for that account.
The market was sensitive and the
traders nervous.
Oats were dull and heavy with the
selling general.
Provisions were weak on selling for
the account of packers. Commissions
houses sold on stop orders and the
whole list closed weak at substantial
declines. The hog market was from 10
to Is lower and receipts $4,000. Esti-
mates tomorrow, $1,000
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-08
.ROSINS WERE DULL
APATHY SEEMS TO HAVE SETTLED
OVER THE ENTIRE MARKET
TOP NoTCHERS DECLINED.
W. W. AND w. G. REPORTED 3
CENTS OFF AT THE CLOSE.

Factors Agree That Unless the In
quiry Picks Up That There Will
Be a General slump All Along the
Line-Recefpts and Exports Light.
No Change Was Recorded in the
Spirit Market and Only zoo Casks
Were Reported sold-The Receipts
of Turpentfne Were BIZ Casks and
the Exports 3O5 Casks.
Spirits were quoted firm yesterday
although the inquiry was small, and
me sales only amounted to 2S9 casks.
The receipts OF turpentine continue ex-
tremely light, only aggregating 312
casks, while the exports amounted TO
sos casks
Rosins-The rosin market was quot
ed quiet al the opening, and dull at
the closing call. The two top grades.
w. ". and w. c., showed a decline
of sc. but none OF the different yarie-
ties were in demand.
Unless there il a more active inquiry
soon, factors generally agree that there
will be a general decline all along the
line.
The sales of resins amounted TO 272
barrels, all of which we're reported at
the first call. The receipts were eX-
tremely light. aggregating $50 barrels,
and the exports were 800 barrels.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-08
}. II. PARKER & co.'s
Cotton Letter to Hayward, Wick &
COmpany.

New York. April The market
fairly bristled with bullish points, but
the net result OF the days operations
is small decline from yesterdays
prices. Liverpool was decidedly en-
coura ging. especially in the sales of
5000 spots, indicating a renewed de-
ma nd from spinners. Southern points
reported good export demand. and at
Shreveport 100 bales were sold at full
prices. Port receipts footed UP only
$500 bales. against 10. 500 last year.
Thirteen interior towns received ]. s6S
bales, against 5.647 or about one-third
Of last years. The movement into
sight for the week is estimated below
$4,000, against l2S.00 a year ago. The
latest news from Fall River fails to
mention the Borden Mills as taking
part in the much advertised curtail-
ment. New York stocks are being re-
duced, the exports to-day amounting
to $500 bales with 5000 more to be
cleared for Bremen in a few days. 1t
is, rumored that when the recount Of
New York stock is made, il will be
found that the running count is larger
than the facts, and that a reduction
OF something like 5000 bales will be
made. This is certainly a strong ar
ray OF bullish features. but they all
counted for nothing in the face OF bear
attacks encouraged by good growing
weather in the South and a trifiing in
crease in the receipts at Galveston for
tomorrow. The truth of the matter
seems to be that the public is out of
the market. and shows no disposition
TO take hold whenever prices get above
Is cents, thus making It an easy task
TO beat the market below that figure.
What is most needed at the present
moment is a revival of spot demand.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-08
DAILY COTTON MARKET.

Daily Cotton Market
alveston-Middling Is; net receipts.
1.O35: gross. 1858: stock, 22.7S6. Exports
-CoastWise, 3,5l5.
Norfolk-Net receipts, 300: gross.
100. stock, 1879.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling. Is:
stock. 1858. Exports-COastwise 500
Rnsfon-Dull: middling. 1890: net re-
ceipts, 1877, gross. 1872. Exports-Great
Britain. IS.
INTERNATIONALLY: net receipts.
25; gross. %; stock. 6.130
Philadelphia-Dull, middling. 1918;
stock, 1.93s.
net receipts. 37S. gross. 37S; stock, 40. :
746. Exports-Coastwise, 1O2; CONT
nent, $3.50.
New Orleans-Steady; middnng. 145s :
net receipts, 1868; gross, 1868; sales, 500
stock. 2ss.si3.
Mobile-Quiet; middllng. 14s4 net re-
ceipts. 5; gross, s; sales, 100; stock, 6, =
ga. ExpOrts-COastw wise, $50.
'Memphis-Quiet; middling. 147s; net
receipts, 5l4; gross, 514; sales, 1000;
'Augusta-Dur; middling, Is: net re-
ceipts, p; gross. "a; sales, 43s; stock,
35,122
Charleston-Firm: middling, 14ss; net
receipts. "A; gross, Il; stock, 1852
~Cinctnnati-Firm; net receipts, 429;
gross, 42s; stock. 5.531.
sLouisvllle-Quiet; middling. 15%.
st. Louis-Quiet; middling, Is net
receipts, $50: gross. 6l3: stock 1851.
aHouston-Dun; middiing. Is: net re-
oeipts, 5s3; gross, 593; stock. %, 1873.
New York-Dull; middling, 1880; ne,
receipts, Is; gross. 4.6sS; sales, 200;
stock. los, 724. Exports-Great Britain
5,5S7; continent, 7s4.
Total To-day, ait All Seaports-Nei
receipts, $500; exports. Great Britain
$3.50; continent. e.5S4 stock 5I3, 904
Consolidated al All Seaports-Net re-
ceipts. 32.Sss: exports. Great Britain
1876; continent 1910; Japan, $50.
Total Since Sept l, at An Seaports-
Net receipts, 6.741. 1852; exports, Great
Britain, 2095,35S; France, 661. 7O4: con
tinent. 2.3Oe, 699; Japan, 1921; Mexico
25,471
sNot included in totals.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-08

New Orleans. April Cotton fu-
lures closed barely steady; April. 1860
bid; May. I47s9I4T9c; June. 1900
1920; July. 15.27GI5.28c: August. 14.4O
11442c; September 12.55d1257c; Octo-
Der. us0qli.s2c: November. 1l.7oc bid;
December. 116lc bid
The spot cotton market was quiet
and steady: sales 500 bales. including
300 20 arrive. Quotations unchanged
Futures opened steady. with prices
Y 20 Il points higher Leading bulls
were not in evidence. and left the
market to take care OF itself. The ad-
vance was fairly steady until May and
July were p to % points higher than
yesterdays close. From this level
there was a recession OF profit taking
by longs. and after that the market
became nervous and unsettled. In the
trading the fluctuations were fairly
wide and numerous May first ad-
vanced p points. 10 1900, declined to
l4.T3c. recovered to 1850 and finally
declined TO l4.7sc. The market closed
barely steady. Net losses to u
points.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-08
SEA ISLAND.
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, April THE cotton mar
ket opened firm at an advance of 10 to
20 points on covering, and New Orleans
buying orders following a very firm set
of English cables, and indications that
Manchester was becoming a more act
i've buyer Of spot cotton. These cables
were accompanied by private advice.
and claiming that Manchester had been
selling goods ahead without hedging
their requirements in the cotton mar
lcet i'm anticipation OF decline This
and the continued light receipts seemed
TO give a very bullish tone to local SEN
timent early, and the room trade show
ed disposition to buy on the call.
For the first half hour or so the mar
ket ruled very firm with May selling
up to 14.9sc and July to 15.21c, net gains
Of nearly 30 points, while the new crop
months in spite Of the favorable wealth
er reports, were sustained by buying
credited to foreign spinners who were
believed to be insuring their early sea-
pon supplies as result OF the strong
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-08
GENERAL MARKETS.

New York, April Flour, dull and
unchanged.
Rye -four, quiet.
Corn meal, dull.
Rye, steady.
Wheat, spot, steady; No. 2 red. 81 "a,
nominal. Options opened, steady on
cables and turned strong on reports
OF heavy snow in the Northwest. Later
they broke with corn, but the crowd
getting short were finally run in by
Chicago bulls, last prices showing &c
net advance. May, 96i4c; July, 921sci
September, S4Ac.
Corn, spot weak; No. 2. nominal.
Option market developed further weak
ness to-day under liquidation and big
Western arrivals, closing 1Aq1kc low
er. May, 567sc; July, 55Sc.
Oats, spot, steady; No. 2, Acc. OPP
tions, quiet and featureless. May, Acc.
Beef, quiet.
Cut meats, quiet.
Lard weak; Western steamed, $7.15.
Refined, easy; compound, 6%q6%c.
Pork, easy.
Tallow, easy; city. 4&c; country. 4A9
Sc
Ricet, quiet.
Molasses. firm.
Coffee. spot Rio. firm No. invoice,
SIC; mild, steady; cordova, 1OG13c.
Sugar, raw, firm; fair refining
5-32c; centrifugal, Sc test, 321-32c;
molasses sugar, = 29-32c. Refined, firm.
Butter, unsettled; extra fresh cream
cry, 23c; state dairy, 1502Oc
Cheese, steady. State full cream
fancy small colored, September, 12c;
small white, September 12c.
Eggs, strong; state and Pennsylvania
near by average finest, 171ac; Southern
firsts, 16@16Ac.
Potatoes, firm. Long Island, "a. OO6
AS; Jersey, $3.50G4 90; state and
Western, sacks, So 25a3 so; Jersey
sweets, 81. 50a4 so.
Peanuts, steady; fancy handpicked
sac; other domestic, &96hc.
Cabbage, firm; Florida, per barrel
crate. So 50G3.T5.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, lOc.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-08

statistical position indicated by the
current light receipts.
The demand appeared 10 be limited.
however and many Of the conservative
local element were inclined to believe
the advance too rapid. This led TO con-
slde-s Die realizing which impaired q
downward tendency 70 the market The
light estimates for tomorrow receipts
a leading points. particularly al Hous-
ton and the small interior receipts.
brought about frequent intervals Of
steadiDess, and partial recoveries, but
In tn afternoon offerings became more
aggressive, particularly for the account
Ct @ certain local spot house, with New
England connections
This firm offered a block OF 500 July
Al l4s1c. and finding no takers attacked
The market vigorously. selling II all the
way down 70 1850 This pressure re-
moved. the market CALLED a few points
and from a net decline OF and Il
points closed quiet. but steady at an
advance OF ! point on the spot month.
TO q decline Of points.
Sales were estimated at 100. go bales
most OF which represented professional
trading. although Il appeared that the
early fruuess attracted some buying
through commission houses. In d gem
e-al way the news Of the day was con-
sidered bullish. Large clearances were
reported out Of the local stock. ship
nents so Gar amounting 10 about 6oo,-
600 bales. while freight room is said TO
be engaged for 10000 more. and exports
for the day were just about four times
the size Of port receipts. Still. bull
speculation appears 10 be restricted BY
the fear Of further curtailments in
spinning circles, and the continued
apathy OF the cotton goods market, al
though in this connection some export
business is reported as having been
consummated yesterday.
Estimated receipts at the ports to-
day $500 bales against 1882 last week
and l6.sl2 last year. For the week 90
go bales against IS, 342 last week and
- 49, last wear