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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-03-01
WHERE JUDGES Will HOLD COURT.
Supreme Court Wednesday Made
Changes to Conform to the
Law Creating Two Addi-
ti0nal Circuits.

Columbia, Feb. 23.-On account OF
the enactment of a law creating two
additional circuits, it has become
necessary to rearrange the assign
ment Of judges to work during the re-
mainder of the year. In accordance
Herewith the supreme court yester-
day issued a writ in which it is de-
clared:
The second, or sunmer, session of
the respective circaits will be held by
the circuit judges, as follows:
The first circuit, c1onsisting of the
counties of Orangeburg, Dorchester,
Berkeley and Georgetown, by the
Judge of the first circuit, to wit ::
Judge Dantzler.
The second circuit, consisting OF
the counties Of Aiken, Bamberg,
Bacrnwell and Hampton, By the judge
of the second circuit, to wit: Judge
Aldrich.
Tie third circuit, consisting of the
counties of Florence, Sumter, Lee,
Williamsburg and Clarendon, by the
judge Of the third circuit, to wit:
Judge Purdy.
TIE fourth circuit, consisting of the
counties of Chesterfield, Marlboro,
Horny, Darlington and Marion. by
the judge of the fourth circuit, to
wit: Judge Watts.
The fifth circuit, consisting of the
counties of Edgefeld, Kershaw. Lex
ington and Richland, by the Judge of
the the fifth circuit, to wit: Judge
Gary.
The sixth circuit, consisting of the
counties of Fairfield, Lancaster,
Chester and York, by the judge Of
the sixth circuit, to wit: Judge Gage.
The seventh circuit, consisting of the
counties of Cherokee, Spartanburg
and Union, by the judgue of the
seventh circuit, to wit: Judge Town
send.
The eighth circuit, consisting of the
counties of Abbevile, Greenwood,
Newberry, Laurens and Saluda, by
the Judge of the eighth circuit, to
| wit: Judge Klugh-
The ninth circuit, consisting OF
| the counties of Charleston, Colleton
| and Beaufort, by the judge Of the
ninth circuit, to wit Judge Mem
minger.
Liz ISQGu Cl1C0tUs OOAoioVAA6 " " "
counties of Anderson, Greenville,
Oconee and Pickens, by the Judge of
the tenth circuit. to wit Judge
Prince.
The third, or fall, session Of the
respective circuits will be held by the
circuit judges as follows:
The first circuit by the Judge of
| the second circuit.
The second circuit by the judge OF
| the third circuit.
The third circuit by the judge OF
the fourth circuit.
The fourth circuit by the judge Of
the fifth circuit.
And on the 11th Decsbmer, 1905,
Judge Townsend gives place to judge
Hydrick.
| The seventh circuit by the judge of
the eighth circuit.
The eighth circuit by the Judge OF
the ninth circuit.
The ninth circuit by the judge OF
| the tenth circuit.
The tenth circuit by the judge of
the first circuit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-03-01
TIE sWAYKE THIAL.
The Senate Hearing the Final ar
guments.

Washington, D. c., Feb. "a
When the Swayne court OF i'm
peachment assembled at noon
the final argument on the part of
the house managers, which was
begun last night, were contin-
ued. It is understood the senate
viii sit as a court today until the
arguments are completed. The
house managers have four hours
to their credit and the counsel
for Swayne have five. Judge
Swayne, the respondent, was not
present at today's session for the
first time since taking testimony
hepan.
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and warrant issued in payment to him
and he paying it to those whom be
worked and hired as per contract with
the board.
While the county is owing the
amount mentioned in G. that in
cludes payment fo- all of the property
mentioned therein which shows that
the county is worth S37, 302. 90 IN
various kind of propety.
Now, as to the collection OF the
rents of the stores aud opera house,
I wish to say that at times wnen there
was no money in the Treasury | col
lected this Ient and turned it over to
Grooms and Moneyham, and issued
warrants for same, which warrants are
now in the hands of the Treasurer,
but they are paid and are not held
against the coutny for payment at all !;
they are in the hands of the Treasurer
for the sole purpose Of crediting her
for so much rent received and then for
charging her for the warrants issued
covering the same.
You will notice in exhibit G, Sl0,-
900 cash in bank. that amount is 10
bank, but the expert accountant IN
his statement deducted the sum claim
ed by Sumter County from this
amount and only showed the balance
while as a matter of 1act the claim
made by Sumter County should not
have been deducted from said amount
for the reason that we refused to pay
this claim and suit is now pending in
the Supreme Court asking that Lee
County be forced to pay to Sumter
County this calm.
| will also add that when I went
into office there was owing By this
County the sum Of s., 200, which
had peen incurred by the nine COM
missioners appointed by the Governor
to look after the formation of the
County, So. 800 fonr attorneys salary.
and s70c expended by the commits
sionres including their salary.
/ further claim that when the settle
ment was made between the State and
Lee County that the Supervisors IS
books tailed with those of the Au
ditor and Treasurer and were found
to be correct.
As to the matter of rent of T. F.
Herndons paid to j. N. Smith, Pro-
bate Judge, I will call your attention
to the fact that the Board provided
this Office for the said J. NJ. Smith,
Probate Judge, and subsequently h
was elected Clerk OF the Board and
being required to stay in the Super
visor's Office near all Of his time he
did his Probate work therein also,
and that he rented this Office as he
had no earthly use for it. This was
personal matter between Mr.. Her
non and Mr.. Smith and should not
nave appeared in this matter at all.
If there is anything that you do
not now understand I will be glad to
explain it to you at any time, so
don't hesitate to call on me.
Now, in conclusion, wish to call
your attention to the fact that all of
his matter has been published in my
quarterly reports showing every claim
paid and for what purpose, and to
whom paid and the amount
% If there are any men in the County
who ever received more money than
this account and claim amounted to.
please make it known to the public
through the public. press.
Respectfully submitted,
j. 0. DuRant.
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{ Clean, Clear Gut insWer 10 the
Erped's EzFsrtnsss.
S6,275. .56 of County Funds Cash
ia fke Hands Of the County
Treasurer Instead ofSll4
as Reported by Mr..
B0udar.
Bishp7ille, S. G.
Feb. 2lst, 1905.
ne the Tax Payess and Board of Com
nissioners of Lee Comfy, South
Carolina

beg leave to submit the following
report in answer TO the report of the
expert that examined the books Of
she Supervisor office eff Lee County.
Exhibit A.
admit that there was sevreal war
rants issued by me In payment Of
vouchers which were not approved by
the Baard. possibly sggregating 81,
s352.S, but claim that said variants
were issued for material or services
for county purposes as per contract
made between the Layees Of said war
rants and the Board of Commission
ers, which Board instructed me tc
issue my warrant IN payment for same
when presented.
Exhibit B.
admit that issued warrants In
payment for vouchers rendered by the
various county officers without the ap
proval of the Board to same for the,
reason that the amount payable to
each oficer was fixed by law and il:
is not absolutely necessary to have the
Board to approve their claim.
Exhibit G.
As to the iist Of 269 warrants dra we
By me ssggregating the sum OF Sll, !.
9S7. SO, Sor which there are no voucL
arc 8, -, IN i;1e in tia Suneryisor,s Office
nov. simply say that they we're III
sa..as ssss a1. sast.asea e1. ~ taEen ont q:
;'s u -, - % losne I bn, n
49, , - - :. In., .za-e ;s ;ssned ~ nav.
s. s,s . eaass , nressntad and
= -, anv If them n were ~ not apnroyed bv
the Hoard. they were for salaries q:
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was raised to 500 per year by an Act
approved February 23rd, 1904, there
fore drew as salary for the first three
(3) months Of my time. 500, which
was at the rate of S400 per year, for
the following twelve az months 1
drew 5000, which was at the rate of
$500 per year as provided by the Act of
1903, aud for the remaining ten (10)
months of my time l drew the sum of
1888 33, which was at the rate Of S7G0
per year as was provided by an Act of
1904. making a total for the twenty
five (25) months I was in cfice OF ST.
1888. There appears the sum Of
$i94. % more. drawn as salary by me,
but as matter OF fact Sl00 of that
amount was. paid to me to pay for 500
worth of corn including the freight on
the same, which was expended In this
way: $50 of this amount was issued
by warrant TO me whereas it should
have been issued to Mr.. I. ". Wealth
erly in payment OF lumber, SO en-
dorsed the said warrant and imme-
diately tarned it over to Mr. Weather
ly to pay for SAID lumber. There was
also included in the warrants issued
TO me an amount paid freight by my
self to the amount Of S22 on county
property; $40 of the amount drawn by
me was paid to L. >Sleisipger as DANA
ges on goods caused by the leakage. Of
the county. The warrants issued to
me also include the expenses OF j. 2.
Kilgore and myself to Columbia two
different trips on county business. one
being to endeavor to hire convicts
from the penitentiary to work on our
roads and the other to meet with the
good roads convention, the expenses for
the two trips were S22.. 80 paid wholly
by myself. making total of 81, A.
.e5, which shows difference of only 80
cents: and I wish to state further
that on one occasion Mr.. Joe Lyles
presented a claim for S25, which was
approved by the Board but the Clerk
made ont the warrant for only S22,
whereupon paid to Mr.. Lyles the re-
naming S. 90 out of my own pocket,
making total due me by the County
by the above statement Of the sum CT
So 70.
Exhibit F.
I admit that I issued warrants in
favor Of w. f. Grooms to the amount
of So, l52 81. which amount includes
sGroom's salary and the wages paid
hands, ETC., the warrants issued to
him and he paying all hands.
EExhibit. 6
# I admit that the liability of the
County, embracing bonded debt,
money borrowed from Sinking Fund.
notes and warrants issued in settle
ment of CLAIMS and all unapproved
claims aggregate the sum Of S43. 698. :
SO, but while I admit this debt I claim
that the county has the following
property which is paid for at the cost
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-03-01

Jackson, Feb. "a. Governor Varda-
man addressed a large mass meeting
last night at which be urged the cap
ture of the assailant of Miss Mamie
Marsh, who was found in farm house
almost dead She was attacked by a
negro while on ber way home and
beaten into insensibility. Gov. Yard
aman also offered reward of five hun
drsd dollars. The woman may die.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 24-Dispatch-
es from the front state tDat the Rus
slams have turned all villages on their
right flank into fortified places, with
redoubts, surrounded by wire entan
clements. Both sides are preparing
for an early conflict.
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-03-01
Early at BUSINESS.

AS early as o'clock Admiral Dew
ey walks into his office in the Mills
building, diagonally across from the
navy department, sits down at his desk
and gets to work with the same pre-
cision that he might use if still aboard
the Olympia, says the Chicago Journal
In the corner opposite his desk is a
cedar chest, which was made for the
Admiral-in Manila. One day he point
ed to it and said: I'm that chest viii
be found the real records Of the battle
of Manila, never yet published. hope
to prepare them for publication, and
that they will be made public after
my DEATH
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Now Fer a General Boycott.

New York Herlad.
Trust is to raise the price Of bread
once more, but now that strawberries
can be had at s1.25 the basket the
working man Will snap his fingres and
live on short cake.
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The warrants issued to W. F.
Grooms mentioned in F, was for his
salary as manager of the chain gang
and for all hands worked by him, he
presenting itemizel claim for all
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-06
Powers Greatly copcerned.

London, July 0.-It Is understood tina
the movements of the Kniaz Potem
kline are engaging the serious attention
Of the powers who are exchanging view,
on the possible necessity Of taking joint
measures TO protect the neutral com,
meroc In the Black Sea. According d
an Associated Press dispatch, from vi
enna, however, nothing can be done
even In the shape Of joint representa-
tions to the Russian government except
In the last extremity, II being desired
TO avoid wounding Russia's suscepti.
bilitics.
Special dispatches from Constantine.
pie give an unconhrmed report that the
kniaz Potemkine engaged two British
officers at Kustcnji. The Odessa cores.
pondent OF the Standard asserts that
the Black sea squadron including the
Georgi Pobicdonosetz has now been sent
In search Of Kniez potemkine.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-06

dared TO attempt. II Ia considered q
sbrewd move on the part Of the mutin.
eers and looks as though the commander
OF the crew, as leader Ii far above the
ordinary class OF sailors and strengthens
the opinion that he Is not a member OF
the original crew, but one Of the reyo.
lutionaries who went on board at Odessa
In circles closely In touch with the
revolutionista Il Is regarded as fore.
gone conclusion that the commander Of
the kniaz potemkine, knowing the sit.
uatlon In Caucasus will head for Poti
or Batoum, where the Ievolutionigts
are exceedingly strong In the hope Of
producing a general rising With the
authorities In Caucasus almost power.
less TO prevent Il, such contingency 10
by no means impossible.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-06
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st. Petersburg, July 5.--while nc
official confirmation Is obtaiuable, tn,
Associated Press Is informed by an au,
thority, usually reliable, that the admi.
rally received news that the Kniaz Po.
temkine, after shipping coal, provision.
and medicines, Is again at large In the
Black Sea and that her destination Is
unknown. Whether the report Of the
sailing of the battleship Ia true or not
the crew took q remarkable step yes.
terday when, with all the solemnity of
a provisional government, 1t issued a
announcing that a civil war had begun
against the existing regime in RUSSIA
and pledging the inviolability Of for.
eign shipping and foreign ports.
This action Is doubtless taken to quiet
the apprehension Of foreign powers and
to leave no excuse for sending warships
through the Dardenelks to effect the
capture of the battleship, which, until
now, Russia's Black Sea fleet had not
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-06

Topeka, Kan, July 5.--The affairs OF
the First National Bank assumed diff.
ferent phase today when Kansas City
creditors petitioned the United States
District court to declare Charles Devlin
bankrupt.
The petition was made returnabk
July 20 and the effect Is TO prevent any
further attachments of the Devlin prop.
erty and 10 set aside real estate valued
at 100000 which Devlin, on Monday,
transferred to theh failed bank.
Today's action thus impairs the banks
assets at least temporarily, to just that
extent. The action will not affect the
life insurance in Mrs. Delvin's name
and which she insists be left among the
assetts of the bank. Mr.. Devlin's bust.
ness associates declare he is far from
bankrupt and still insist that the bank
viii be enabled to pay dollar for dol.
lar.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-06
RE-DEDIcATIoN POSTPONED.
0fheials Who Were to Participate 0u,
OF Town.

New York, July 5.--The rededicatior
Of the Thomas Payne monument at
New Rochelle, n. Y, has been postponed
the mayor and other public officials be.
ing out of town on Independence day,
which had been decided upon for the
eremony.
The city Of New Rochelle recently
moved the monument to a new site and
built an iron fence around it. Prepa.
rations were made for a ceremony to
mark the transfer of the monument to
the city, but at the last moment opposi.
ton developed among the tax payers
particularly those who are church mem.
bers. Hundreds Of person went to New
Rochelle, expecting to witness the cere.
mony.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-06
State Senator Mays is Ill
and Cannot Appear
in Court.
5. A. D. Puter, Marie Ware and Watson
Enter Pleas of Guilty of Charge of
Conspiing to Defraud the Govern
ment.

Portland, July SIN the Fedora
court today the case against Congress
man Binger Hermann, indicted for con
nection of the land frauds in this state
was placed at the bottom of the caIen
dar. This is beliefed to indicate tina
Hermann will be the first TO be brought
to trial on the Indictment returned
against him in Washington, D. c. Tn,
conspiracy charge against Senator Mitcl
ell and Congressman Hermann, in con
nection with the Blue Mountain forest
reserve was also placed at the foot ol
the calendar in the same order made
in the case against Senator Mitchell, s.
A. d. Puter and others charged with
conspiracy.
After listening to the argument for a
demurrer in the indictment against State
Senator W. w. Steiwer, H. H. Hend.
rieks, and Congressman Hermann ct al
for illegally fencing lands in Wheeler
county, the court took the motion under
advisement and win announce the de-
cision tomorrow.
In the case of Frank R, Alley, f. R.
and A. R. Downs, of Seattle, the govern.
ment was given until Monday to file
an answer to the plea for abatement.
Two perjury cases against George
Sorenson were placed at the latter end
of the calendar. In the matter of the
indictment and trial of Puter, Marie
Ware, Watson and State Senator Mays
charged with conspiracy to defraud the
government, it is announced that the
first three named had agreed to plead
guilty, leaving Mays the only one not
admitting his guilt.
Mays is i'll at Oakland, CAL, and can
not appear tomorrow. The government
was given until Monday to answer the
plea of abatement, filed by ex.United
States District Attorney John R. Hall,
ex.Mayor Harry Rees, C. F. Lord and
Henry Ford, charged with conspiracy
to blackmail the character of Francis
]. Heney.
Judge De Haven also ordered these
defendants to appear for arraignment
the same day.
The court stated that his duties in
San Francisco will prabably prevent his
trying this case during the present term
oI court. I
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-06
THERY Wins
AUTO RACE
French Champion Captures Cor
don Bennett Cup.
Great Auto Race at Las Champ An
Auspicious Event. Laneia, Italy Bid
Fair to Win But Suffered Breakdown.
Kenatzy, German, Delayed.

Las Champ, Department of Puy d,
Dome, France, July 5.-M. Thery, thu
French champion automobilist, won th'
international automobile race for tn,
James Gordon Bennett cup, finishing the
four laps of the course in seven hour.
10 minutes elapsed time. BE received Q
tremendous ovation.
The race started at o'clock this
pion, was the first of, followed by all
the eighteen contestants, including the
three Americans.
The crowds began to arrive before
daylight. A formidable force of military
composed of FIVE regiments or infantry,
and three regiments of artillery, cleared
the track at $3.50 A. NJ.
Thery received an ovation when he
appeared, and the Americans were warm
ly applauded. The three American ma
chimes were painted red, the French
blue, the English green, the German
white, the Italian black and the Aus.
trian yellow.
The crowd increased as the hour for
the start approached, many automobiles
parties, including Americans, being
among the thrOngs, The huge machines
quivered and snorted while awaiting
the moment of departure.
At exactly 9 o'clock Thery shot off
amid cheers, the other contestants fol.
lowing in order. carp, English; Jenatzy
German; Lancia, Italian; Brawn, Aus
triani Lyttle, United States; Caillois
France; Rolls, England; Decaters, Ger.
many; Csgne, Italy; HyerOnimus, Aus
tria; Dingley, United States; Duray,
France; Bernachi, England; Werner,
Germany; Nazzari, Italy; Barton, Aus.
tria; Tracey, United States.
Soon after the start Jenatzy, the Ger
man champion, suffered a delay of 20
which threatened TO put him
out of the race. Thery finished the first
zap, about 81 miles, at 7:4l, A. NJ, clap.
'ed item, l hour, Al minutes, Lancia
made the first lap in one hour 35 min.
ltes, showing faster time that Thery.
Dancie continued gaining. he was
eading but suffered breakdown in the
hird lap, Thery leading again. Lancia
vas six minutes ahead of Thery when
he breakdown occurred.
The elapsed time Of the leaders at the
nd of the third lap were as follows:
'hery, 5 hours, IS minutes; Cagne, s {
ours, S5 minutes; Caillois, hours, Il I
linutes, 9
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-06
PASSENGER ON GREAT
NORTHERN IS WRECKED

Great Falls, Mont, July 5,-A special
to the Tribune from Wilson, n. D., says
the west bound passenger train on the
Great Northern was wrecked at Spring
Brook, about l2 miles west of here.
A car in the middle of the train jump
ed the track just before reaching a
switch. At the switch this car went
on the side track and a complete wreck
followed. All of the train left the track
except the engine.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-06

Explosions followed Immediately and
set the wreckage on fire. Seven cars
were completely destroyed, but the pas
sengers all escaped through windows
and only a few were seriously injured,
although a large number were slight
ly hurt.
The injured were all brought to Wilt
ston and it is not believed any are fat.
ally hurt.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-06

Wires are down in all directions and
1t Is difficult to get particulars.
Ten persons are known to be dead in
the neighbOrhood of Montague. Most
Of these killed lived on Salt creek, along
which the tornado swept with fury.
At NacOna the tornado passed few
miles TO the South and later lists give
the dead at IA and the injured at IL.
A reliable man at Nacona who has been
over the zone says the reports were be.
ing received of the dead when he left
there and he places the loss of life at
sixty,