The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-26
SUMTER. S. G. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 20. 1905.

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stantial. and it is extrenlely doubtful
whether there will be a conviction un-
less there are important revelations
made at the trial, Il the case goes so
far. Boyec has taken his arrest
calmly.
President Sloan of the South Caro-
lima College has received letter from
William Jennings Bryan notifying
him that the South Carolina College
has been named as one Of the twen-
ty-fve state universities he is directed
to name in article II Of the Philo
Sherman Bennett will setting aside
SIC, ,000 to be divided equally among
such universities The amount each
university will get after Inheritance
taxes are paid will be s36s, the in
terest on which is to be used TO pur-
chase an annual prize for the best
essay discussing the principles of free
s,oxecn1nent. The gift was accept
q: v.sh thanks by the executive COM
1nittee of trustees today, Mr.. Bryan
says he has so far established such
prizes in nineteen states.
Columbia, April 21.-Final prepa-
rations are making in good form for
the Conference for Education in the
South which meets here for a three
days session the latter part of next
week and which will witness the
greatest educational gathering this
state has known. The program has
been printed and other preliminary
details announced, except that the list
of the northerners who are to be pres
'ent has not arrived, on account Of the
illness of. Secretary Murphy, but this
list, which all are eagerly anticitpat-
ing, is expected to be here in the
next day or so. A large number of
South CaroInians, North Carolinians
and Georgians and others who have
notified the local committee Of their
Intention to be present have been as
signed to homes, but hundreds Of
others, it is expected, will send in their
names in the next few days, eleventh
hour people being so numerous in all
spheres Of human and other kinds Of
activity.
James Moore, negro laborer at
work on the excavations for the new
bank building on Main street, lost his
life there in such a strange and un-
usual manner last night that his fell
low workmen's superstitions have
been aroused and it has been difficult
to get them to work today. Moore
was standing beside a six-foot en-
bankment when part Of it containing
bricks gave way and fell against him
and although the impact Of hardly
more than cubic yard Of the stuff
he received injuries which resulted in
his death three hours later. He was
tripped by the cave in against wheel
barrow board walk, the bricks mash
ing his head and neck against the
board
Comptroller General Jones is doing
a bit Of trust busting on the side by
raising the tax returns of the big cor
porations. The raising of the Virgin
ia-Carolina peoples return from ST.
900 200 to s3,000,0 900 has been follow
ed today by raising the return of Mr..
John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil
concern to 100000 from se5,o0o. The
par value of the stock is put down in
the return at 500 a share and the
capital is placed; at s1O0, 100000 with
over s9S,0OO,000 Of that paid in. The
stock being quoted in the markets at
$3.50 a. share it is demonstrated that
the gigantic corporation with its va
rious properties has a market value Of
over billion dollars.
Columbia, April 20.-Startling rev.
elations are coming in rapid success
sion with regard to the romance of
Or. Kenyo.l Millard, the gentleman
from Indiara, who, in addition to the
usual kind of an ass man of 55 years
old is, who has just married young
woman, seems to be in spite Of his ex-
tensive world travels and thorough
education most useless and reck-
less as wei. as wicked liar and a most
transparent old hypocrite through it
ALL To some he said his divorced wife
whom he married 23 wears ago. but