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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
Tension Increases in Norway

BY Associated Press
CHRISTIANIA, Sept. 15.-It is semi
officially announced that the military
movements now being conducted by the
Norwegian government are merely GUS
tomary measures for relieving the gar
risons of the fortf1cations and the per-
manent camps.
The tension here is greater than ever.
All during the day crowds filled the
streets in the vicinity of the newspaper
offices, eager for news from Karlstad.
1t is expected that the negotiations
tomorrow will be decisive and the re-
suit is looked forward to with much
anxiety.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
MISSOURI RACE RIOT
SMOTHERED BY ARRESTS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
HENDERSON MOUND, Mo-, Sept.
15.--Sheriff Henry and posse of dep
uties today stopped the race riot
trouble here and restored peace by
arresting a number of persons believed
to have been implicated. The arrests
We're made without violence and 1t is
now believed there will be no further
trouble. The race war resulted from
the employment Of negroes to replace
whites in doing some Of the heavier
work in lumber mill.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
NEW YORK MAN APPOINTED
CHIEF OF PANAMA POLICE
By Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-Policeman
George Jiminez of this city has been
appointed chief Of police Of Panama.
He was so notified yesterday by Con-
sui General Amador. He is the second
chief of police selected from the New
York force for the republic of Panama.
The first, former Detective Sergeant
Davis, died of yellow fever after short
stay on the isthmus. Jiminez is a
spaniard and does not fear the dis
ease.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

buildings, and mingling hurrahs with
thousands of others who witnessed the
performance.
The "City OF Portland" which was
navigated by Lincoln Beachey, Travelled
seven miles and was in the air 81
minutes, minutes of which were con-
sumed in evolutions demonstrating the
crafts dirigibility. The wind was chop
py and varied from three to six miles.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
CARLOADS OF TUNGSTEN
SHIPPED FROM RANDSBURG
RY Assocla ted Press.

BY Associated Press.
BAKERSFIELD. Sept. 15.-Two car
loads of tungsten were shipped from
Randsburg early this week, one going
to Philadelphia and the other to Ger
many, by way of San Francisco.
The cars were loaded with high
grade ore running 70 per cent pure
tungsten. This is the first shipment
ever made from this state in carload
lots and marks the beginning of new
Industry in Southern California.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
cobbIestone Needed

"Half-soled and heeled, please"
The old cobbbler rose.
lust wait" he said, "till put down
my lapstone."
What is lapstone?" the young girl
asked.
"It is a stone," he answered, "that
cobbler uses to cobble shoes with"
"Why doesn't he use a cobblestone?"
Minneapolis Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
"CITY OF PORTLAND"
PERFORMS GREAT FEAT
TraVerses Prescribed Route Over
Lewis and Clark Exposition, Re.
turning to Starting Point
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
PORTLAND, Sept. 5.-Performing,
so far as known, the unprecedented
feat of following a course several miles
in length, mapped out three days in ad-
vance. Captain Baldwin's airship "City
Of Portland" hoated by the gas bag of
George Tomlinson's "Gelatine," today
traversed a prescribed route from the
Lewis and Clark fair to a point over
the business section of Portland and
returned to the fair grounds.
The flight was attended by an al
most complete suspension of business
pursuits. employer and employe stand
ing shoulder to shoulder bareheaded in
the middle of the streets or on tops of
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
Prominent Liberal Honored

BY Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Sept. 15.-Prince Troubet-
skoy, the foremost Liberal in Russia,
who headed the delegation which pre-
sented the petition of the all-Russian
Zemstvo congress to Emperor Nicholas,
was today elected rector of the Moscow
university by large majority, receiv-
ing Sc votes against 81 scattering.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
GRANTS HOME FARM TO
BECOME AMUSEMENT PARK
BY Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. ia deal was
concluded yesterday whereby the old
Grant farm in ST. Louis county, a short
distance west of the city limits. for
many years the home of President
s.. Grant, will be converted into
an amusement park next year. The
tract comprises about 44O acres and tho
purchase price was $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
Lansdowne Rumor Denied

BY Associated Press. ......
LONDON, Sept. 15.-The Associated
Press is officially informed that there
is no truth in the report that Foreign
Secretary Lansdowne has been asked
to arbitrate the question in dispute be-
tween Sweden and Norway.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
PORTO RICANs CURED OF
LAZY WORM AFFLICTION
nv Assoclated Press.

BY ASSoCIdleu FIes5
WASHINGTON. Sept 15.-During
June, July and August nearly ten thou
sand patients have been treated in
Porto Rico for the anemia. popularly
designated the ''lazy worm" afiiction.
Cures have been effected in nearly
every instance.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
BIG MERCANTILE HOUSE
WRECKED BY LIGHTNING

By Associated Press.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Sept. 15.-Light-
ming struck the Hax-Smith Furniture
company's wholesale house during
severe electrical storm and it was to-
tally destroyed. Loss, 100000.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
DEATHS OF THE DAY

DR.. T. M. Todd, Auburn, Cal.
BY Associated Press.
AUBURN, Cal, Sept. 15.-Dr. T. M.
Todd, one of the pioneer physicians of
this city. died here today, aged 81
years.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

cisco, are not a credit to the United
States and should be replaced. There
is no further reason for maintaining
the post at Fort Mcdowell, he says.
1t should be abandoned or new build
ings erected.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
VANDERBILT'S YACHT
BEATS THAT OF GOULD

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-W. K. Van
derbilt's steam yacht Tarantula won
from Howard Goulds steam yacht
Niagara w in a race over the 4O-mile
course, for $4,000 purse, on Long
Island Sound today,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
RAILROAD ENGINEERS
HAVE WAGES RAISED

BY Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 15.--Engi-
have just been given a voluntary in
crease in their wages.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
Today-Saturday

. Scores of other diverting
g by the Metropolitan Opera
any of 80 people in SAID
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-02
SUMTER. S. G.. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 2. 1905.

viewers retruse nose. Don't you
know that the labor leaders Of this
country have brains enough to know
that. But we can't help corporations
hiring men to commit violence inor-
ded to make it appear that the strik-
ers were doing it, as was
done in the case Of the
Chicago riots when freight cars
were burned, and as was done out in
Colorado on number Of occasions.
Violence is violation Of union princi-
pies. But we can't help a subsidiz-
ed press placing the blame for vio-
lence where it does not belong.
'.The time will come when differ
ences will be settled not by strikes
but by the aggrieved party taking the
matter up with the higher representa-
tives of labor, where he will always
get justice"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-02
THE COTTON IN SIGHT.
Secretary Hester's Report of the
Worlds Visible Supply.

New Orleans, July 2S.-Secretary
Hester's statement Of the worlds visi-
bic supply Of cotton issued today
shows the total visible to be :,9st,-
so1, against s,11s,42s last week and
z @1,5s0,335 last year.
OF this the total Of American cotton
is 1,s27.s01, against 1,s26,42e last
v-week and 742,ss5 last year. and
$of all other kinds, including Egypt,
Brazil, India, ETC.. 1,112,0 2,000, against
Z 1892, 600 last week and $4,000 last
year.
OF the worlds visible supply of cot
ton as above there is now afoat and
held in Great Britain and Continental
Europe 1905, 600, against $4,000 last
year; in Egypt $4,000, against $1,000
last year; In India 10000. against
$4,000 last year; and in the United
States $4,000. against $4,000 last
year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-02
BADLY HURT
Mr.. Herbert Ferren Run Into by 8
Negro.

From the Daily Item, July %
Thursday afternoon, while on the
way to the base ball park, Mr.. Herbert
Ferrell sustained some very painful
injuries. He was riding his bicycle,
and as he passed the corner of Main
street and Hampton avenue negro
man Picket Homes, who was driving
mule, endeavored to take the inside
and suddenly pulling the animal to
the left knocked Mr.. Ferrell from his
bicycle.
Mr.. Ferrell was quite seriously
hurt, sustaining three inch cash on
the head and several bad bruises on
his arm, shoulder and body. He was
unable to be at work today.
The negro was tried today before
Recorder Hurst for reckless driving
and was sentenced to pay fine Of
SO or to serve on the gang for 20
days. He has not yet paid the fine.
An attempt at Jail delivery 1as
made at Charleston Thursday after
noon, it has been learned, bat :he
attempt was a failure as all prrvlo':s
attempts have proven, for escape is
hardly possible from the D:g prison.
Charles Burbage was sentenced in
Greenville to pay fine of 5000 for
violation of the dispensary law. An
appeal was taken. Burbage imme-
diately after sentence was passed ask
ed Judge Prince for cigar and was
supplied with one.
A shooting occurred in Darlington
about 70 o'clock Thursday which
came near being very serious and
ugly affair. The difficulty arose be-
tween E. G. Billingsley, Of st. Louis,
and Joe Brock, of Kentucky, and the
result is that Billingsley has serious
and painful. but not dangerous,
wound, while Brock has been lodged
in Jail.
j. A. Lucas, an engineer on the
Southern was attacked by his fireman
and severely hurt because he ordered
the negro to fire up when the steam
got low.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-02
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

The following is the weather-crop
report for the past week as compiled
by Section Director Bauer:
The mean temperature for the week
ending July 31st, was slightly below
normal, althugh the departures aver
aged only about one degree per day.
The extremes were maximum Of 96
degrees at Yemassee on the 25th and
a minimum of 81 degrees at Green
vile on the 26th There were several
days with high winds in the north
western and south central counties,
which were damaging to certain crops,
particularly cotton. Hail fell in a
number of localities on the 2Sth, but
it did no material damage.
The precipitation was excessive To-
cally in the central and eastern por-
tions, and was fairly copious over the
eastern half of the State, but with
numerous localities that had little or
no rain; the southwestern counties
had very little rain and in places the
soil is exceedingly dry to the injury
Of all vegetation; as a rule the nlois-
ture conditions were generally favor
able. There is an unusual diversity,
however. in the amount Of precipita-
ton for different localities, which in
turn has caused a corresponding di-
versity in the condition Of all crops.
ranging from very good to very poor.
Over the greater portion Of the Stale
farm work made favorable progress
and nearly all crops have been laid by,
although late corn and cotton conti..
ue to receive cultivation. Caterpil-
lars have appeared in some of the
coast continues, and red spider in
tests cotton in places, while ice on
cotton have not entirely disappear"d
There are more numerous reports.
than heretofore, of serious shedding
Of cotton squares, young boll.. sno
leaves, caused by both excessive
rains and drought, and in places by
lice. Rust seems to be spreading and
in the north central counties Affects
whole fields. Cotton is deterioraiin.
most on sandy lands, and is doing
we'll on clay lands, where it has Il
large weed, but in places is not w.'l
fruited. A few localities lcport a
marked Improvement in cotton.
Early corn is nearly ripe, and is
not affected by the prevailing weather,
while young corn made a marked i'm
provement in all sections and has be-
come promising. Tobacco curing is
we'll under way, with the early crop
poor, while late tobacco is much bet
ter. Rice is doing well. Sugar-cane,
sweet potatoes and gardens are doing
we'll generally. Weather unfavorable
for hayins, and fodder pulling in the
coast counties, and considerable hay
was damaged after cut ag, ay the
heavy rains. Peas for foragesare do
ing we'll. Some turnips have been
sown.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-02
ADv.arIszH1zT:
he PENTrENIIARY POISONING.
The investigation Has Been Almost
FruitIess-yicious White Boy
From Charleston Strongly
= Suspected.

Columbia, July 25.The mystery Of
he poisoning Of over geo convicts
with mess OF cabbage containing
Paris green is over a month old. but
SIS likely to acquire a deal nlosc age
before tits solved and anyone brought
Ito trial on charge Of attempted
murder. Superintendent Griffin and
{ his lseutenants conducted a most rigid
invesigation, but while they develop
ed evidence which indicated guilt on
the part Of the Charleston frebug,
the young cigarette fend
sent up here recently for burning
barns and various other buildings to
serve a ten year term in the reforma-
tory, while this evidence seemed to
also involve an adult convict named
E:aers who is serving a seven-3ear
kterm for manslaughter: still the facts
brought out were deemed insufficient
Con which to base any substantial hope
Of CONVICTION, and the matter has been
allowed to drop. Bowman had been in
The penitentiary only a few days, and
She was promptly bundled up and sent
over to the refornatory.
Five one pound packages Of the
pofson had been stored in the COM
missary to be used on the growing
vegetables. After that dreadful din
ner a. pound can was missing; but
whether it was fshed out through
grated window or was carried out
Through the door is not known. The
state chemists analysis showed Paris
green, and a portion Of the poison was
found on the window sill near the
pot
Bowman had opportunity to eat
from this pot but refused. as did
Euers. Bowman predicted to num-
Der that all would be sick after eat
ing and he advised these whom he
apparently liked to avoid it. He pre-
tended to believe the cause would be
the fact that the pot had just been
used to prepare glue.
3 The penitentiary people do not be-
lieYe Bowman was actuated by malice,
If the deed is to be laid at his cell
door, but ascribe his act to his general
state Of degeneracy. They think he
did not intend to kill anyone, though
lLsome SO had to be treated in the
hospital, but merely wished to see the
effect Of his work in nauseating
! large number Of prisoners.
.sWhat absut a man or men you
may suspect OF being in eollusion with
Bowman, g I asked guard.
:, Haven't you seen men OF such
moral depravity that IL they sought to
sdn one man would not hesitate to
{ jeopardize the lives OF hundreds?
Isn't this fact being constantly Illus
trated in Attempts to wrecks trains %
was the reply.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-02
ATTORNEY GENERAL GUNTER.
Rendered an Opinion as to Elections
Under the Brice Act.

Columbia, July 28.-In response to
inquiries from county supervisors,
Senator Brice, Of York, and others,
Attorney General Gunter today rem
dered an opinion to the effect that
elections Under the Brice act on the
question of voting out dispensaries in
the 18 counties where campaigns are
now being waged to that end, must
be conducted as are general elections,
with all fbrmalities as to size OF ticket,
appointment of managers Of cleo
ton, etc.
He construes conducted GAS other
special elections to fall within Sec
ton 2O5 Of the code providing that
such elections shall be conducted as
general elections. According to the
opinion the Pickens election was
irregular and void. The opinion is
Of intense interest in view Of the gen.
eral agitation of the question through
out the State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-02
sew Series-Vol. ky. No. 2
Receiver williamson's opinion is

Receiver Williamson's opinion is
that there is no doubt the man is
dead OF him Mr.. Williamson said,.
"He was the smartest man ard haG.
the best memory and the greatest ca
pacity for work Of any man I ever,
knew"
Attorneys Theory.
The dead mans attorney said that
his theory is that Dargan, who ha5s
great pride in his business ability.
had bolstered the business, which has
for more than year been prosper
Gus, out of his own resources. Since
his death it is found that this, that
and the other property belonging to-
him had been sold and that there is,
no accounting for the money they
must have brought. He had proba-
bly,, to keep up confidence until bet
ter times came, given his own sub
stance thus, and had also paid "divi-
dends'' out of the capital stock But
discovery came before better times,,
and high-spirited as he was, the man
died rather than face the shame of
failure and the ruin which it brought
upon himself and others.
Why Grave is Not Opened.
They say that only his widow would
have authority to open the grave, anG
she does not even know Of the rumors.
afoat. Unless the public will credit
the men who say they saw the man
dead, there is no way to settle the
question except to go into the grave
by violence or at the demand of the
insurance people. What imoressaS
the investigator is the inconsequence-
of the whole business on both sides
An Air of Mystery.
After all the apparent proof Of sui
eide an air of mystery yet surrounds;
the whole affair, and it will likely be-
good many days before public cur
iosity, as some style it, will subside-
They talk here that Pegram 'Dargan is
crazy, but if he is I don't know a sane
man when see one
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-02
DARGAN DEAD BEYOND DOUBT
Attorney Haynsworth Says Darlington
Gives Rumors no Credence.

Gives RumOrS no Credence.
I'm Darlington people are convinced
that Robert Keith Dargan is dead an6
in his grave" said II. J. Haynsworth,
who returned yesterday from a meet
ing Of the creditors of the Independ-
ent Cotton Oil Company in that city,
where he represented a number Of
cotton Oil mills in this section, which
were touched to the extent of several
thousand dollars by the collapse. .'E
talked with prominent people in Dar-
lington," said Mr.. Haynsworta,
with men who had been friends Of
Keith Dargan and with men who haG
been enemies in a business way, and
they told me with one accord that
there was no sane foundation for
the wild rumors floating about the.
country that the tragic suicide was
gigantic farce, daring and success
full fake.
From what I could gather the
stories originated in the ejectment OF
two rufians who through idle curl
osity sought to, invade the Dargan
home on the night after the suicide
These men had no bushes there, and
were ordered to leave and finally
were practically elected from the
premises by aSmember of the Dargans
family. From that rumors SEEM
to have spread until finally, when the
coroner was appealed to, he unwisely'
said that he couldn't tell for sure,
or words to that effect, and this addeG
fuel to the flames that were ready to-
burst out and spread over the coun-
try.
"Of course, it would be foolish te
say that there are not some people in
Darlington who are disposed to give
credence to these rumors, but they
must be few, and as whole I am in
clinsd to believe that people outside
of his home are more inclined to be-
lieve the reports than are those or
the ground. So far as I can learra
from mere conversation about the
streets, for I had other business to>
attend to and never went out Of my
way to test the rumors no effort is be-
ing made to have the grave opened,
and it is likely to remain as it is
While the Dargan family is doubt
less aware of the rumors, from what,
saw Of some of the members in
Darlington, they are not the sort to-
crafty what they regard as mere Gu
riosity on the part of the public"
Mr.. Haynsworth is not the only
person who has been on the scene, as
it were, who is disposed to discredit
the rumors Of Dargan being alive
Mayor Mccullough, of Darlington
who passed through Greenville sew
eral days ago in the automobile, said
that he had not the slightest doubt
that Robert Keith Dargan had COM
mitted suicide and that his body was
in its grave. He was disposed to re-
gard the rumors as so much bosh.-
Greenville News, July %.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-02

a large collection of fruits, vege-
tables and other exhibits is being col
Iected by Commissioner Watson to
ship to Hamburg, Germany. for the
South Carolina immigration Office
now located there.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-02
Railroad Commissioner Has Appoint
ed August 1st as the Date to
Hear Telephone Matter.

Columbia, July 2S.-The South
Carolina Railway Commission has ap-
pointed hearing for the 1st of Au-
gust. the outcome of which will be
Of great. importance to the tele-
phone interests Of the State. The
owners and subscribers of independ-
ent system will be particularly affec-
ed. The object of the hearing is to
enable the commission to arrive at
a policy it should adopt toward carry
ing out the provisions Of the new act
of the legislature which seeks to COM
pei the Bell people to connect with
independent systems for long distance
connections where the Bell people
have long distance stations or ex-
changes in towns having and main
tanning Independent systems.
The commission desires to hear
from all communities having COM
plants to make against the present
arrangements, after which the COM
mission will adopt set of general
rules governing the establishment and
maintenance Of these connections
with the Bell concern. For instance,
as the situation now stand a
Sumter citizen in his resi-
dence or at his store cannot
talk to a citizen in Columbia except
he go to the long distance booth Of
the Bell company at Sumter, which
until a few months ago was estab-
hshed nearly mile from the city hall
the Sumter city authorities refusing
them admission into the town.
Complaints have recently reached
the commission from Mr.. Hugh c..
Middleton, who has business Office
in Augusta but whose legal residence
is at Edgefeld, and from Sumter, both
to the effect that the Bell company
refuses to make these connections un-
less the subscribers use the Bell in
struments, which the Bell people
offer to rent for $3.50 year.
Mr.. Middleton claims that this is
an unnecessary requirement; he says
that as good instruments as those can
be bought for $3.50 from the Sumter
telephone factoriesand that there can
be no reasonable objection to the use
Of the Independent instruments.
President Mason of the Sumter fac
tory is of the opinion that his instru-
ments may be used with perfect safety
with the Bell lines; but even he seems
to doubt whether the ordinary in
dependent line or system of lines, is
strong enough to be used with safe
ty in connection with the Bell long
distances metallic circuit lines.
Then there also comes in the inter-
ing question as to whether compelling
the Bell people to connect up with all
these little Independent systems may
not be an interference with the long
distance business from other States,
and therefore in conflict with the
interstate commerce act
In 1904, 1852 acres of peanuts
were planted in South Carolina Tho
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-02

In 1904, 1852 acres of peanuts
were planted in South Carolina. The
production for the year was over 131,-
600 bushels.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-02

Work has been begun on the In-
dustrial Training School for way
ward young women at Greenville.