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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
BIsgopvlLLE POLICEMEN ARRESTED
Bound Over to Court. Charged
With Assault and Battery.

Bisbopville, Oct. 27.-Magistrate
Herndon yesterday bound over ". H.
Rogers, chief of police, and r. E.
King and Ed. Capel, members of the
force, for their appearance at the
court of general sessinos. These de-
PENDANTS are charged with an assault
and battery of high and aggravated
nature.
At the preliminary bearing the evil
dence was that the above Damed po-
licemen arrested Nathanial Talbert
last Saturday night while he was IN
der the influence of liquor, that Tai
bert was in bis buggy at the time of
the arrest and was perfectly quiet, not
cursing or acting in boisterous man
ner. The officers attempted to drag
Talbe,t from his buggy and he held
on with both hands, whereupon one
of the Offices beat him on the hand
and arm, with a club. When they sue
ceeded in taking Talbert from his bug
,gy it seems that he fell to the ground.
Mr.. King, it is said, threatened fur
ther violence on Talbert if he did not
get up and go to the guard house.
Talbert's friends offered to pay the
fine and take him home and this was
refused by the officers. The arrest
was made because Talbert did not
leave town Immediately upon being
told to leave by Chief Rogers.
Mr.. Talbert is white farmer and
lives about three miles from Bishp-
vile.
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STATE FAIR OFFICERS.
A State Building TO be Erected
Association will Ask General
Assembly for Appropriation.

Columbia, Oct. 2S.-The South Car
olira Agricultural and Mechanical So
ciety held its annual fall meeting last
night and elected officers as follows
G.. a. Guignard of Columbia, presi-
dent; A. W. Love of Chester, secre.
tary; A. G. LaMotte of Columbia,
treasurer. Vice presidents: First con
eressional district, A. T. Smythe,
Charleston second, r. B. Watson,
Ridge Spring; third, T. j. Kinard,
Ninety-Six; fourth, j. ". Watts
Moultrieville: fifth. T. 1. Buelow,
Rideeway; sixth, B. F. Williamson,
Darligton seventh, j. L. Mimnaugh,
Columbia.
The following executive committee
was appointed: A. P. Haskell, Co
lumbia; j. D. ". Watts, Laurens; j.
G. Mobley, Winusboro; Ireden Jones,
Rock Hill; W. G. Hinson, Charles
ton; L. ]. Browning, Union; 4. NJ
Pegues, Cberaw;J. y. Wharton, Wa
terloo; D. F. E6rd, Lexington; B.
H. Boykin, Boykin; Wyatt Aiken.
Ahbeyille; j. E. Tindal, Clarendon
G. S. Mccall, Marlboro; G. S. Nc
Collough, Darlington.
Mr.. J. M. Cantey was appointed as
s;stant secretary by Secretary Love.
Mr.. Guinard was elected to succeed
Mr.. r. P. Hamer, Jr., who has beer
president two terms and according to
long custom in the society a change is
made after this length Of service II
this Office.
The most i'm 1ortant business after
the election of the officers was the de-
cision of the society to keep the
grounds open Saturday this year ano
to have races on that day. A petition
was received from number Of horse
men to this effect. Along this line
there>was some discussion on the mat
ter of opening the fair hereafter on
Monday and a motion to this effect
vas referred to the executive commit
tel The idea was also advanced tc
hereafter correspond with surrounding
cities that have fairs with a view tc
arranging the dates so that there
would hereafter be no conflicts as
there now is. The races Saturday viii
be free.
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The FaR Festival Badges.

Chairman Abe Rytlenberg has got
sene out seRe very handsomely de-
ssgned badges TO be distributed as ad-
uertissmenes for the Fall Festival.
The badge IS the size Of a half dol
Ear, royal purple in color, around the
e6ge IN white letters is inscribed
Sumter Fail Festival, November %.
% 24, 20. 1901, and in the center is
the proud emblem of our city, crow
Eng Game Geek. This is, beyond a
doubt, one Of the very best modes of
advertising known; it is eminently
conspicuous, it is bound TO attract
asbeation. and the money has certain
1F been judiciousty spent.
III. Sol ]. RytreRberg went to Co
Eumbia Friday morning to distribute q
thousand Of these badges among the
visitors to the State Fair. Mr.. Ryt-
enberg will gladly give one to those
desiring them.
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Gees aAf eaceslTieS.
no Shses;:,g sSrdys aad a Merry-Go-
ssassa eGsasat.

From ~. I,.ily leo, Get. Is.
There Wss qaiie a c.iapser of acci-
cents inoidsst 10 tie circrs DAY CROWD
and fest4vitI,s, as.ei IN consequence
&hree Geg.ees aEe laid up Tor
repairs.
First on tie list Genes Sarah Ham.
s. country negro VITO was oisportlng
herself on The merry -go-,ound this
aaornsng. She lost her baiauce and
eall cH oreasilg, both legs just above
the ankles. She was seriously hurt,
1zss will recover In time.
Next was Arthur Renbelt Blsh-
o9Tille negro who vas shot by Noah
Lida. anokhsg negro while they
Weze commg5so this city this morning
on the early train. The bullet
struck him in the bead, in6icting a
scalp wound, Rhieh is painful but not
dangerous.
The other accident occurred near
Erogdon's last night, but 1t
vas circus day happening. never
shelsss for Dave uEgesg was shot in
the leg by Wask ReS shot gun being
use5, because azgess refused TO lend
Rue themeuS atsand thecirc1s to
Say. Burgs iass serious wound
near one kslga and e nay be necessary
60 ampntata leg 10 saEe his life.
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IF you hage not had occasion as yet
Sssis month 60 use want ad. life has
@ssen pretty dali with you.
The woman who does part of her
agying ae your store expects her home
aeEspaper co contain your advertise
eaent every day. It is part of her
daily reading; and to drop ont" now
ard then is TO weaken her interest in
y9zr store.
An unknown negro man, who was
lees in the city by the circus, died
while being removed from the circus
grounds to house in the city. The
doctors who made the post motem ex-
asaination state that lis death was
caused from a very severe attack OF
slneumonia. He was buried IN the
ootter's field.
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Approved the 18th day of February,
A. D. 1904.

Polls at each voting place will be
opened at seven O'Clock a. m., and
closed at four o'clock D. m.
The following named persons have
been appointed Managers of Election
for State ard County Officers. to wit ::
Sumter Ward ii. G. McKsgeI, J.
]. Team. ". A. Weathers.
Sumter Ward 2-J. S. Richardson,
A. P. Vinson, NJ. D Moore
Sumter Ward 3-B. 2. Cuttino, 7.
NJ. Jones, J. A. Repno.
Sumter Ward 4-G. E. Richardson,
Charles Thames. NJ G. Kavanaugh.
Stateburg-Henry F1ierson, Guy
Nelson, Whiueford Thompson.
Providence-D. c. Mcleod, E. P.
Scarborough, ". A. Spann.
Rafting Creek-J. W. Young, j. d.
Mcleod, R. S. Brown.
Bossards-J. H. Robertson, E. G..
Brown, T. N. Higgins.
Mayesville-George Muldrow, G.
W. McBryde, Eugene Cooper.
Shiloh-E. A. F. Chandler, NJ. F.
Dennis, J. NJ Truluck
Concord. J. Brunson, P. l..
Jones, Daniel Davis.
Privateer-J. R. Kolb, Manning
Hodge, r. Ii. Ramsey.
dgefeld-Thomas Troublefeld,
George Hartsoe, II. D. Cain.
Bloomhill-Alfred Owen, S. M.
Coulter, G. I. Geddings
On the day of election the Manager;
must organize by the election of a
Chairman and Clerk, if necessary.
The Chairman elected is empowered
to administer oaths.
The Managers have the power to fill
any vacancy, and if none Of the Mana
gers attend, the citizens can appoint
from among the qualified voters the
Managers, who, after being sworn,
can conduct the election.
At the close Of the election the Man
ayers and Clerk must proceed publicly
to open the ballot boxes and count the
ballots therein, and continue without
adjournment until the same is com
pleted, and make a statement of the
result for each Office and for each
amendment to the Constitution and
sign the same.
Within three days thereafter, the
Chairman of the Board, CT some one
designated by the Board, must deliver
to the Commissioner Of Election the
poll list, the boxes containing the bal
lots and written statements Of the re-
suit Of the election.
One of the above named Managers
for each precinct must call cpon the
Board of Commissioners, at the Court
House. Saturday, November 3, 1904, to
receive ballot boxes, poll lists and in
structions and to qualify.
W. 0. CAIN, Cbmn.,
R. E. McELVEEN,
E. F. MILLER.
Commissioners State and County
Elections.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
for
STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS,
AND FOR AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION.


THE CONSTITUTION.
(State SeaD
State of South Carolina,
County of Sumter.
Notice is hereby given that an cleo
tion will be held at the several pre-
cincts established by law in Sumter
County, on Tuesday, November s, 1904.
for the following officers, to wit:
Governor, Lieutenant-Governor,
Secretary Of State, Attorney General,
State Treasurer, Comptroller Gen
eral, Superintendent of Education,
Adjutant aud Inspector General, One
Railroad Commissioner, County Sup
ervisor, County Superintendent of Ed
ucation, Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Cor
oner, Solicitor, and three Representa-
tives.
Pursuant to the Constitution of
South Carolina an election will be
held at the same time and place for
amendments to the Constitution OF
South Carolina, pursuant to the
terms of Joint Resolutions Nos. 1888,
384 and $50 (Acts of South Carolina,
DID. 674, 675, and 676), as follows:
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
to Amend Section 9, of Article III,
Of the Stae Constitution, so as to
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HsaOod News Notes.

Hagood, Oct. 2e.-The new Metbo-
<sssss Chprcss near Dinkins' Mill
enrouph the efforts Of It's efficient
6 auilding committee is nearing COM
sosetson. Mr.. T. O. Sanders. than
( Son there is no harder worked
saan in tie county, has the contract.
Every one VINO has seen it praises
sshe work, the material and the style.
Robt Jolly. out.on tha Catchall read,
had his store With S7G0 worth of goods
5urned last Saturday night. It was
evidently the work OF an incendiary
aus 80 date they have no clue to the
serpetrator ef she.erime.
5r. Editer. there are two young
men, as fne farmers as there are IN
shc county whom I bave failed to
ssention in your columns because ]
saoDed to be able to give them special
sgrtte up. they are Clarence and
Charles Jackson, the one on the An
8 aersou. tie other on the WIN. Atkin-
son place.
There are more people here that
Gave made bale cf cotton per acre
eban ever before. It is a good thing
sn more than ore way. al the brag-
sseres except one are hushea, myself
1sneladed. Say if you should chance
Svo hear son:e fellow from this wa.
o-aaeing ahclt lis corr hush him
80 please till we get rested for We
.s-s doWnrighs tired of Il. Say, have
yoa any hraggsts IN y ur town, peo-
nEeswha so enlarge on the truth that
IS drops oOls =
ss+- RI Sanders, who has recent
erected livery and sales stables at
Ragood, is doisg a very nice bus:-
zess.
MI tie gi.s are crowded with cot
ron. in part in consequence of sbe
c,oagtt. Which cut Down the produc-
zion OF she water gins.
There WIS nt st graciou.s meeting
IF q few days at the Methodist
<-llEtcb here recently the preaching
being done by Rev. j. G. YoEgue.
& Il nnitsa with the church. ProVi-
esses.cetcireait of this Sumter District
Srsss ta,p Gfss save one III the State to
gaae1 ali eiaims made by the Confer
~ase. Our sczng preacher Rev. Walter
gateway is well received everywhere.
al the white schools are in session,
baS the attendance is poor in some,
stse children being in the fields. How
zssgzt coz pnIsory education? My OBJ
s.msation teaches that the law, good
xa-s is dead letter. Hagood.
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Woman's AssaiIent Captured.

Greenville, Oct. 26.-After more
than a week Of careful detective work
Sheriff Gilreath today arrested Rufus
Jackson, q negro. and brought him
before Mrs. Brothers, who positively
identified Jackson as the man who had
attempted to criminally assault her
two weeks ago. Jackson has been
placed in jail here to await trial.
The similarity Of patches On vest
found in the field near the scene Of
the crime with those used in repairing
other parts of the negro's clothing is
also regarded as strong evidence Of bis
guilt. 1t will be remembered that
Mrs Brothers was attacked by ne
gro two weeks ago. Sbe vas picking
cotton in field about four miles from
this city when man seized her. AT
ter desperate struggle she succeeded
in frightening him away.
5,.--.~
It has been generally reported OF
late that James Fl. Tlllman, the slay-
er of N. G. Gonzales, had applied to
the Methodist Conference for admis-
sio to the ministry Of that denomina-
tion. The Augusta Chronicle has Sc
cured denial of the report from Til
Imam, who it states "has been at Sa-
luda Court House for several days in
connection with an important murder
case" It must be said that the for.
mer Lieutenant Governor is better
qualified to handle murder cases than
to preach the word of God.-Charles-
ton Post.
Johnston, Oct. &c. .-Yesterday on
the Padgett place about six miles from
here, a terant house occupied by
John Holloway. colored, and his fam
lily was destroyed with its contents by
fire and three of the children burned
to death, aged about month, 2 and s
years. Holloway and his wife, it is
said, were in the field at the time the
house was discovered in flames, which
is supposed to have caught in pile Of
cotton on the floor. The door was not
fastened, but even the elder child
failed to escape.
Aiken, Oct. 25.--On Saturday night
about s O'Clock some one shot into the
store Of Mr.. c. H. Woodward at
Mcntmorenci. Three shots were fired
with a pistol and as result, the ten
year old daughter Of Mary Roof, col
ored, is said to be dying with a bullet
through her abdomen, and coloreo
man named Jim Knight was shot
through the calf of the leg.
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Fewer gallons; wears longer; Devoe.
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Doesn't Respect Old Age.

It's shameful when youth fails to show
proper respect for old age, but just the
contrary in the case of Dr.. Kings New
Life Pills. They cut of maladies no mat
ter how severe and irrespective of old age.
Dyspepsia, isuadice, fever, corstpation all
yield to this perfect pill. Csc. at J. F. w.
DeLorme's Drug Store.
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Petit m lr sasaad Week.

Court convsnes on Nov. 7sh.
Rand &. Bsadham, r.
aE Jones, lss ss S, DesGhanpsa %.
Wilder, G. Stukes, j. NJ.
igdale, D. M. Campbell, M. G.
Kavanaugh, ". b. Bradford, =. D.
isherspoen, S. W. Stubbs, a. Ryt.
senberg, @. W. StaneilI, Jr., 0. n.
zgcKagen, J. D. Blanding, Alva Mel
lett, ". q. Spann, 81. s. Hardy, =.
& Rhame, j. ii. Winburn. A. D.
stherspoon, W. L. Lee e. S.
iIler, J. ". Hudson, Edgar Skin
ner, r. p. Lyman, Warren Bennen-
haly, D. Frierson. j. 2. Mimms,
e. Lawrence, D. NJ. Davis, Chas.
inckney, Henry Pritchard, j. E.
Geddings, John 81. Burgess.
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A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
to Amend Section 7, Article VIII,
of the Constitutions, Relating to
M7niciEal Bonded Indebtedness.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to Section !, Article VIII,
of the Constitution, be agreed to-: Add
as the end thereof the following words ::
Provided, further, That the Limita-
tions Imposed by this Section and by
Section 5, Article X, of this Constitu-
ton, shall not apply to bonded In.
debtedness incurred by the city OF
Greenville, but said city of Greenville
may increase its bonded Indebtedness
in the manner provided in said Section
of said Article to an amount not ex-
ceeding fifteen per cent. of the value
of the taxable property therein, where
the proceeds of said bonds are applied
solely to the payment Of past indebt-
edness, to expenses and Liabilities in
Cured or to be incurred in the I'M
provements of streets aud sidewalks, and
for providing sewerage for said city,
or any part thereof, for purchasing, es
tablishing, owning or operting the wa
terworks or electric light plants.
Sec. 2. But the question of adopting
this amendment shall be submitted at
the next general election to the cleo
tors as follows: Those in favor Of the
amendment shall deposit ballot with
the following words plainly printed
or written thereon Constitutional
amendment of Section seven, of Ar
ticle eight, of the Constitution, relat
ing to municipal corporations and po
lice regulations, Yes" Those oppos
ed to said amendment shall cast a
ballot with the following words plain
ly printed or written thereon: Consti
tutional amendment of Section seven,
Article eight, of the Constitution,
relating to municial corporations and
police regulations, No. :
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A Runaway Bicycle

TERMINATED with an ugly cut on the leg
ef J. B. Orner, Franklin Grove, Ill. It
devesoped stubborn ulcer unyielding to
dacsors and remedesior four years. Then
Rzcklen's Arnica Salye cured. It's just as
eaod FOR burns, scalds, skin e-uptions and
ssIes. 2gc. at j. r. W. DeLome's drug
sssra.
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Estate Of James :. Pinekney. Deed

ALL persons Ea7jny Gains agains. seid
Estate will prese n: the Saue duly attested;
and all persons indebted in an way
to said Estate viii make payment without
DELAY to
MRS. MARION S. PINCKNEI.
Oc.. 10 81. Execurx
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

the campaign. Another fact is prom
inent. No Japanese general has
shown himself incapable. No Butler
or Methuen has appeared with mis-
takes to be rectif1ed by a Roberts
The German wars of 1866 against
Austria and of 1870 against France are
the familiar examples of general
staff war-in which everything is pro-
yided for III advance, and Ven
Moltke, sitting near d telegraph in
strument in the rear, plays the great
game of chess. The Japanese, who
went to school to Germany when ore
ating and organizing their military
machine. seem to have adopted the
German way of prearranging an exact
military program. 1t Is most signifl-
cant of the Japanese method that al
though a half dozen Russian generals
have beer wounded in action, with
Keller killed, not one Japanese gem
eral, SO far as known, has been totoh-
ed. WE may infer that they have
been in the rear directing, rather than
In the front leading. War conducted
by general staff. with more depend
ence placed on d general plan than on
strategy of particular battles, may be
slower and less spectacular than the
Napoleonic kind, but 1t has the merit
of greater certainty and the avoidance
Of disaster,
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supposed to be one of the most un-
healthy months in the year here, the
cool weather and good sanitary condi-
lions kept the death rate to a mini
mum. The summer months are usu-
ally hard for children but last month,
OF the. fifteen deaths In Ottumwa only
three were of children under five years
of age.
This Is indeed gratifying news. 1t
means that Ottumwans who cannot af.
ford to leave the city for resorts dur
Ing the summer time are in no danger
OF losing their health or of exposing
their little ones to danger than if they
We're to travel all the year in search
of healthy places.
Attention is being given the milk
supply in Ottumwa now and although
several tests have already been made
not one sample has been found adult
Grated or impure. If any authorizations
are found prosecutions will follow i'm
mediately.
DR.. LaForce informed the board OF
health last evening that although scar
let fever has been quite threatening in
Ottumwa at few times this summer
it is now on the decrease and indica-
tons are that it will entirely disap-
pear in few wesks at most.
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Willy SENATOR eoRMAN.

st. Louis Globe Democrat. =. The
democrats have selected d western
man to head their national committee
-Taggart, of Indiana. This Is because
German refused to accept the place.
Parker and his close friends made
many effusive offers of favore to Cor
man If he would consent to head the
national committee in 1904 but the
Marylander shrewdly steered clear OF
that job. He has had some experience
In the executive part Of campaign
work. and he has had still greater ex-
perienoe In practical politics in con-
gress and In his own state. But the
Maryland boss cannot see ANYTHING al
Turing In the chances for Parker this
year, and he wisely keeps out Of the
canvass. The fate OF the unhappy
Jones, of Arkansas. who contributed q
little in two campaigns to the gayety
Of republican politics and politicians,
acts as deterrent on German and
other party managers who have "a rep
utation to hold. To Taggart the Job
has no terrors. He has nothing to lose
by defeat and much to gain. It Is
better for a political novice to lead and
lose than never to get chance to lead
at all. German Is no tenderfoot.
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NEITHER N. hAPo5EoNs NOR

New York Globe--When the war In
the far east began surmise arose aa to
whether the hostilities would develop
Napoleon-tAat ia a military COM
mander OF supreme quality, The con-
fliot has now been In progress six
months, and, looking at lts events In
retrospect, IT seems possible to VEN
ture negative, Russia will not fur
nish Napoleon because success is
necessary thereto, Japan will not be-
cause In most notable degree hera
has been general staff campaign
a kind of operation which, while 1t
may bring desired general result, re-
lies on an army as O whole and not on
individual leadership
The observer of the war as 1t has
been conducted on the Japanese side
cannot but be struck by the apparent
equal effectiveness of the Japanese
generals 1t seems a matter Of indiffer-
ence whether an Oyama, or Kiroki,
or an Oku, or a Nodau, or a Nogi is in
immediate command, We do not even
know the name Of the general besieg-
ing Port Arthur. The average is high,
but it is difficult to detect who is best.
To Oku has fallen the greater part of
the heavy work. but this seems to
have been not SO much because of his
superior initiative as to accidents of