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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22

Ossining, N. Y, Feb. 20.-A
double electrocution in Sing Sing
prison this morning. Frank Rim
ieri, who shot and killed Feller,
an Italian junk dealer of Brook
lyn, October 1st, 1903, and Adolf
Keening, a young German who
strangled Mrs. Emma Strauss
man May 3, last, paid the penalty
for their crime. The electrocu-
tions were successful.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22

Washington, Feb 2l--The
death knell to the railroad legis-
lation in the senate for this ses-
sion was announced today when
Senator Elkins, chairman on in
terstats commerce committee,
speaking on the floor Of the SEN
ate, practically Says formal no
tice Of all efforts to secure such
legislation had been abandoned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22
The New Railroad.

We have faith that the new
railroad that will give Sumter a
connection with the Seaboard
Air Line will be built.
Our faith is not the far away,
ultimate, sometime in the horey-
headed future sort either. Sum-
ter needs this road and must
have it to round out her com
mercial development, and it is
going to be built in the imme-
diate future.
1t is true that the progressive
and public spirited men of Sum-
ter and Bishopville who have
given their time and money to
the promotion Of this road for
the benefit of their respective
communities have met with a
serious unforeseen and disap-
pointing obstacle in the refusal
of property owners in the vicin-
ity Of the town of Bishopville to
give or sell on reasonable terms
the right-of-way for the rail-
road, and the town of Bishopville
itself as a corporate body has
failed to extend to the enterprise,
that means so much for the town
and county, the helping hand Of
liberaity and encouragement
that waste be expected, but new
ertheless and notwithstanding
this obstacle we are confident
that the Sumter and Northern
railroad will be built.
The. road may not be built on
the line originally projected, it
may be necessary to avoid the
obstacles raised up in it's path
by adopting another route from
Scape Ger Swamp to a junction
with the Seaboard All. line, but
bethis as it may the road will be
built and Sumter will have a di-
rect route to the Northand to the
coal fields of the West via the
Seaboard Air Line before many
years have passed.
The outlook now is not en-
.couraging and the foundation
for our faith is slim and unpal--
pabie but the faith is in us and
we believe and are hopeful, even
confident against all circum-
stances and evidence that point
to the present defeat of our
hopes.
Reduced to the last analysis
we have nothing now to stand
upon but the fact that Sumter
needs the road and that Sumter
usually gets what she needs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22

Toxic, Feb. 20.-The Russian
forces to the south of Mukden
are constructing light railways
to the upper Shake river. This
move is thought to pressabe an
attempt bX Gen. Kuropatkin to
turn Gen. Kurokii's right flank.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22

London, Feb. 20.-A dispatch
to the Central News from the
Polish forntieir says the Russian
authorities have stopped large
quantities of bombs which were
smuggled across the frontier,
presumably for Russian anarch-
lists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22

Berlin, Feb. 20.-Tagblatt re-
ports that the peace party has
gained the upper hand in Russia
eclipsing the hitherto predoni-
nant war party. Peace, says this
paper, is now in sight in the Far
East.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22

Manila, Feb. 2l.-Major Car
rington was today sentenced to
serve sixty years and five days
Imprisonment for falsifying gov
ernment vouchers for the
amount of 81, 800. He was tried
and convicted on five counts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22

London, Feb. 20.-The details
of Prince Louis of Battenberg's
visit to America have been made
public. He starts in October, ac-
companied by a cruiser squad
ron, stopping at Newport, New
VSrI- Ar,9aAl;e IA 3s1,leq seq
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22

FOR SALE, 500 bushels Genuine
Peeler Long Staple Cotton Seed at
81. 90 Fer bushel, f. o. b. Sumter.
apply to J. Ryttenberg & Sons, Sum-
ter, S, c., or at our Rose Hill farm.
Rural P: O., S. c.. Feb 15-3t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items Of Interest Condensed add Par.
agraphed for Quick Reading.

agraphed for Quick Reading.
w. B. Martin and Benjamin
Bostick, of Scotia, S. c., were
drowned Saturday while shoot
ing ducks on a stream near Sa-
vannah, by the capsizing Of a
boat.
John Dean, of Anderson, S. c.,
and Roy Emerson, Of Tacoma,
were drowned in Levy lake near
Palm Beach Fla, Saturday by
their boat capsizing.
Ed Laney, shot his brother,
Tom Laney, Saturday night at
their home near Cheraw, in
tllcting a fatal wound. They
were drinking.
Mayor R. G.. Rhett and others
of Charleston have organized the
Southern Colonial immigration
Association with a; capital stock
Of 100000.
The Richalnd Law and Order
League has commenced a cru
sade against the Shylock loan
companies that prey upon the
poor whites and negroes of Co
lumbia. Action was instituted
before Magistrate Moorman
against the Bibb Loan Company
and the Townsend Loan Compa-
ny Saturday.
John Davis shot Charlie Ad-
ans at Gadsden, Richland coun-
ty, inficting a serious wound in
the abdomen.
Mrs. Ferguson, aged 70 years,
was burned to death at her home
at the Orr cotton mill, Ander-
son, Saturday.
The home of Mr.. j. A. Puck
ett, Of Laurens, was burned
Sunday. It was a six-room cot.
tage owned by Mrs. Emma Rus
sell. :
Col. Robert T. Jaynes, of Wal
hall, is a candidate for United
States district attorney in the
new federal district and has the
endorsement Of the Walhalla
bar.
Mr.. B. B. Easterburg, of
Barnwell county, was struck by
the Southern Railways Palm
Limited Sunday afternoon and
seriously injured at a crossing
near Barnwell Court House. His
horse was killed and his buggy
wrecked.
Mr.. Mack James, af Darling
ton county, was shot in the alb
domen by West Skipper Friday
night and seriously wounded.
James was tryinbto stop a row
between Skipper and another
man.
Carrie Hammond, colored,
was killed on a trestle near Spar
tanburg Saturday by the Glenn
Springs railroad train.
The two banks of Florence have
doubled their respective capital.
Gov. Hayward has ordered elections
held in the two new judicial circuits
for solicitors on March 24tb. There are
quite number of Candidates already
in the field and more coming.
A charter for a Pickle factory
company with capital of $4,000 has
been applied for by citizens of Sum
merville.
Gov. Hayward leaves Wednesday
afternoon for New York to attend the
annual banquet of the North Caro-
lima Society, and deliver an address.
Gov. Glenn of North Carolina will
also be present. Orangeburg will
build new city hall, and a lot for
that. purpose has been purchased for
$6, 200
The machine shops and roasters at
the Halle Gold mine, Lancaster coun-
ty, were damaged by fire last Satur-
day to tie extent of $50, 900 to $40,-
600.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22

or importance can be placed to the
credit of the session. A majority OF
the members were new men, repre-
sentatives fresh from the people, as
the saying goes, and it may be that
their freshness accounts for their in
efficiency. In the last hours the one
really meritorius bill that had es-
caped slaughter was killed and there
will be no reformatory for youthful
criminals established. If anything
compimentary can be said Of the
work accomplished by the legislature
at this session we would be glad II
those who have the knowledge would
speak up.
If tie Nihilists have determined to
kill the ezar when he shall have
signed constitution for Russia. he
cannot be blamed if he delays signing
the constitution Indefinitely.
Corporations are to be taxed
on their real property on the
same basis or a little heavier
than real estate and are to be
required to pay a license tax in
addition. This is equalization OF
taxes after a fashion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22
Cabbage Plants $3.50 Per 1000.

/ AM NOW prepared to fill any and
all orders with the best varieties Of
Cabbage Plants. Orders filed for any
amount and varieties. Write for
prices for lots of 1000 and over. Ad-
dress all orders to
w. f. CARR,
Meggetts, S. C.
Dec. 21-3m.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22

zig 6ld protecting manufacturing en-
aserpsises as q means OF inducing their
eatabl lishment in this city, which Mr.
Witherspoon expressed in the
paper read before Ihe committee. on
Manufactures, are interesting, if not
altogether congincing. The extracts
from this paper Which were published
yesterday viii be productive of discus
siicn fer MI erspoons defines his
position 50 clearly and circumstanti-
ally that therescaa be no doubt as to
where he stands. While he may not
succeed 10 convincing majority of
tsss members Of the Chamber of
Commerce TO his way of thinking, the
discussion Of the policy he advocates
VIII certainly be- productive of good
results. We cannot endorse Mr..
Nitherspoon's plan to- exempt all
snanufactories from taxation ia per-
petuIty, for il, his plan was adopted
and adhered to, the benefit that
would be derived from factories would
be indirect IN character and tue bur
den Of direct taxation for the support
of the city government, which would
Increase in geomesrical ratio with the
growth of the. town, would fall en-
SireIy upon the other citizens not SO
fortunate as to be sngaged in mana
factnring. Any business, manufac-
turing or other, that can be made to
yield nef profit of % Fer cent.
should pay It's just proportion Of the
cost of maintaining modern munici-
pal government that affords the fac
tory police and fire protection, and
gives the cTty lights, water and other
necessities. We believe that it is good
policy to grant TO all new enterprises
che constitutional exemption, fer five
years. and that, in exceptional case, it
night be the part of wisdom and pub
lie policy 70 grant bonus as an in
8dresment for a factory to locate here.
But We cannot go to any greater
length. We do not believe it would
be wise to keep ont factory desiring
to locate here because another of the
same kind was already established.
What would High Point, N. c.,
amount to If this policy had been en-
forced after the first furniture factory
was successfully establishede Is it
probable that It would be the prosper
ous city it now is? Would the one
factory make it the furniture manu-
featuring center of the South that it
nov is with its 90 prosperous factories.
all engaged in turning out furniture
and shipping il to all parts Of the
country? We do not believe in the policy
of protection as applied to National,
State or municipal affairs. Protection
breeds trusts and monopolies and
anonopolies are inimical to the public
welfare and to the individual citizen.
Tne legislature adjourned today
and without a careful scrutiny of its
proceedings TO refresh the memory
not a. single acs of any especial value
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22

New York, Feb. 21.-Ten coal
iron directors met here today
and issued a statement stating
that the directors or officers
knew nothing of the reported ne
gotiations by their comnanies
for an1algamation with other
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22
THEY AREPDREANDUNADULT TERATED

for they are shipped to us direct from. the
county in which they are grown. We have
this seed, and our object in buying so freely at
this season Of the year is, that our customers
may get what they want, and permit us to re-
order if need be- in ample time to supply later
demand
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22
WEnEEspAy, FEBRUARY g. 1905.

ne Smn,tes Watchnsas was founded IN
sss5fs and the True Sosthson in 1866. The
svatehu,aa ana Soathrose now has the COM
bined circulation and influence OF both OF
the cid papers, and is manifestly the best
adyer tiaing medium in Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22

The machine shops and roasters at
the Halle Gold mine, Lancaster coun-
ty, were damaged by fire last Satur
day to tie extent of $50, 600 to $40,
900.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22

Lee county has accumulated quite
iii of debt for baby county, and
whaa the taxpayers begin paying the
plper they will find that dancing the
rew county waltz is an expensive
buaness.
Ths ten aaw has It's faults, but it
Ear better than an unrestricted
mortgage over growing crops would
be, and we believe che Legislature
uas right ii xsfassag to repeal the
law as Il now stands. The lien law is
fhe growth years and 10 a:Bafeguard
for those who need advances to make
crop Repeal it and the credit
system will continue and flourish
as never before and the ills We now
complain of viii be intensified a
hundred fold.
Clemson holds q tight grip On the
privilege tag tax on fertilizers and the
plausible theory that farmers sons
are the bene6cianes of the tax paid
farmers on the fertilizers they
use is still potent to prevent adyer-
sion Of any part Of the fund to the
nse Of Winthrop, which educates as
nany farmers daughters as Clemson
Seducates farmers sons. Clemson
rs most excellent institution and is
doing great work for the country
I. but ssas farmers college, exclusively it
failure. A larger percentage of
] the graduates Of Clemson leave the
State 50 accept situations elsewhere
than Of any other college in South
6;arolina The collegs turns out cleo
trieal engineers, machinists, textile
perss, and dyers, ten to one to far
zs1ers, and nine ont OF ten Immediately
iease the State to find employment.
The public building for Sumter
SIS assured ans the appropriation Of
so, 700 secered shrough the untiring
saorts OF Cong gsessman IeYerwin give
us a building that viii be an orna-
Haent to the CITY and will fttingly
house our postohce. nhe public
ssusiaing was FIRST suggested and per-
sse,tly advocated BY the..Daily Item
the appropriasien shas has been
ID By M- Lesser Is the tzuition
ropes.
vom tbs Daily Iten Feo. T.
sTiewssin reference to subsidiz-.
sag and protecting manufacturing en-.
sssrpsises as means Of inducing their
ablishment in this city, which Mr.
Witherspoon expressed in the.
paper read before Jhe committee on:
q
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22

Southern IRON companies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22

President Roosevelt 1t a.s3sili..
ton when Be reaches th@s city.
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Dec. 21-3m.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-02-25
Chance for Nevada Boys.

Senator Newlands will be in
vited sometime early in March
to select a principal and three
alternates, from whom one will
be nominated, after satisfactor-
ilv passing the entrance exam
ination to be held in Reno about
the middle of April, under the
rules of the civil service, for mid
shipman of the Annapolis Naval
Academy. The date OF the COM
petitive examination will be an
nounced later, but 1t will be
sometime about the middle OF
April.
1t should be unnecessary to
say that III consequence OF plans
for increasing the number and
size of war vessels, opportuni-
ties for success in the United
States Navy are better now
than ever before, and that of all
fields of activity which are at
present open to the young men
of the country, none is more at
tractive or generally satisfact-
orv than the commissioned ser
vice of the navy. 1t is difficult
to meet the demands for com
missioned officers for our war
vessels; and the result is that
midshipmen are being taken
from the naval academy before
the completion of their academic
courses, and placed i'll positions
of responsibility, rank and ex-
cellent remuneration. Those
who enter the navy now will en-
iov better advantages of rapid
promotion and ultimate high
standing than has been the lot
of their predecessors The boys
of the state should awaken to
the unsurpassed advantages
Young naval officers enjoy at
present
BY addressing DR.. Stubs, the
president of the university,
further Information will be fur
nished on request.
1t is surprising that no more
interest is shown in Nevada re
garding these appointments. In
the east the competition is very
keen, and a successful candidate
is regarded as exceedingly for
tunate.-Journal
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-02-25
Nevada tobe Represented at the FAN

1t is gratifying to learn that
Nevada will have a mineral eX-
hibit at the Lewis and Clark ex-
position in Portland, Oregon.
1t had begun to appear that Ne
vada would be the only state
not represented
Private parties, and not the
state. will superintend the man
agement of the enterprise.
The parties who are pushing
the scheme, propose to build a
mining camp on the exposition
grounds that will be typical in
every respect of a Nevada camp.
Here the miners will display
their various specimens of Ne
vada ore, and prove to the peo-
pie in general the wealth that
lies buried in the sagebrush
state.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-02-25
FOR RENT-Farm; inquire of
Geo. w. Likes.
Motto to Biddrs.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received, mp to noon on the
second Monday in March, for keeping
in repair, for one year, all the tele-
phone lines owned by Churchill county.
The Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Bids to be addressed to the Clerk OF
Board of County Commissioners, Fall
Ion, Nevada.
r. S. HARTMAN.
w. II. Brown, Chairman.
Clerk.
Dated at Fallon, this 9Th day OF Feb
rrtRry, 1903.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-02-25

Is death.
The coronation is an insult
to tie nineteenth century.
Long live the people of Rus
sia."
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-02-25
IngersOll DenounceS
RuSSia'S Rule
Coronation of Alexander an insult
to Nineteenth Century.

terrible I the DlOO0y maSSacTeS
which are continually occurring
in Russia. They recall to mind
the horrors of the historical
French Revolution SO luridly
portrayed by Carlisle, the French
author. And it is no visionary
conclusion to anticipate a SIM
liar revolution for Russia unless
she adopts a reactionary course
to pacify her subjects.
The 1O,OO0,O 900 expenditure
on the coronation of the ear
and cZarina of Russia in 1894,
caused Robert Ingersoll to write
the following graphic article,
which we take from the Gazette:
while reading the accounts
of the coronation of the car,
81 the pageants, professions and
f%easts, of the pomp and glitter
ing gems, | could not help think
ing of the poor and melancholy
peasants, of the toiling, halt-fed
millions, of the sad and ignorant
multitudes who belong body and
soul to the car.
Il thought of the backs that
have been SCARED by the knout,
Of the thousands in prison for
having dared to say a whispered
word for freedom, of the great
multitude who have been driven
like cattle along the weary road
that leads to the hell, Siberia.
The cannon of Moscow were
not loud enough, nor the clang
of the bells, nor the blare of the
trumpets, to drown the groans
of the c%aptives.
Il thought of the fathers who
had been torn from wives and
children for the crime OF speak
ing like men.
And when the priests spoke
of the car as the "God-selected
man." the "God-adored man.
my blood grew warm.
when | read Of the corona
ton of the czarina thought of
Siberia. ! thought of girls
working in the mines, hauling
ore from the pits with Grains
about their waists, young girls
almost naked. at the mercy of
brutal officials; Young girls who
were weeping and moaning Their
lives away because bet ween their
pure lips the word liberty had
burst into blossom.
Yet law neglects and forgets
them, and crowns the czarina.
The injustice. the agony and
horror in this poor world are
enough to make mankind in
sane.
Ignorance and superstition
crown impudence and tyranny.
Millions of money squandered
for the humiliation of man, to
dishonour the people.
Back of the coronation, back
of all the ceremonies, back of all
of the h~ypocracy, there Is moth
ing but a lie.
1T is not true that God Sc
lected' this CA to rule and rob
Il hundred million human beings.
1T is an ignorant, barbaric.
superstitiouS liza lie, and pomp
and pageant and Haunting flags
and ROBBED priests and swinging
censors. cannot change to truth
Those whose eyes are NJ
blinded by the glare and glitter
at Mosco ", mothers, who's
children have been stolen by the
ear, see thousands of Villages
without schools, millions OF
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-26
TENNESSEE POST
OFFICE CLERKS
Will Convene In Columbia
Tuesday, May 3Oth.

The Tennessee State Association of
Post Office Clerks will hold their annu-
oil convention in Columbia, Tuesday,
May Both, 1905. The officers of this
association are: j.. A. Doods, Chatta.
nooga, President; II. N. Baker, Green
vile, Vice President; @. L. Williams,
Clsrksville. Treasurer; Miss Fletcher
Fariss, Columbia, Secretary; all of
whom will be present, also representa-
tives from Nashville, Memphis, Knox
vile, jackson and other second-class
offices in the State. Most of the dele
gates will arrive in Columbia Tuesday
morning on No. 7, and will be met at
the station by q committee Of home
clerks, the others forming a reception
committee to await them at the Bethel.
The convention will meet as soon as No.
3 is in and all delegates have arrived,
and will be welcomed by Assistant Post
Master. John W. jackson, then ad-
dressed by John Trotwood Moore, Hon.
L. P. Padgett and Senator E. W. Car.
MACK. Then the regular business son.
ventlon will be held. Lunch will be
served at the hotel, and drive to the
Century Phosphate Co.'S plant will fol-
low in the afternoon. Most of the
clerks will leave on No. 2, Tuesday
afternoon. A letter has been received
from the Post Master General express.
ing regrets at bis inability to accept the
invitation tc be present.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-26

pears to be very open contest. Ten
names are now mentioned as probable
candidates ana are as follows: De-
putty Sheriff W. j. Goad, Ex-Deputy
Arthur Church, OF Carter g Creek, Con-
stable Will Harris, of Mt. Pleasant, Mr..
Milt Allen, of near Columbia, A. l..
Emmerson, of Sunnyside. q former
candidate. City Marshall Love Webb,
who served the county one term AS
Sheriff, r. W. Hight. who was also
Sheriff one term. 7. G. Harris of
Water Valley, q. N. Pickard. OF
Sandy Hook, former candidate, and
Jonas Erwin formerly deputy. and
perhaps others.
In the race for Circuit Clerk, 1t is
said that.W. P. Worley, the present
incumbent will he out to succeed him
self. Harris Puryear, one of Trustee
Kannon 8 efficient deputies, will also be
candidate; and the name of j. j.
Pogue, of HamsphiTe. is also mentien-
ed.
County Clerk Thomas will retire to
his farm after the present term and
his deputy, Hardin Thomas, who has
had some valuable experience in the
work of the Office, will make the race
for the position. 80 far Mr.. Thomas
has no opposition. but knowing ones
say there is time yet. and that he will
have.