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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-28
D1spENsARY CHANGES ORDERED
The Board Will Hereafter Purchase
No Case Goods Retailing Lower
Than SIPS Per Quart for Rye
Whiskey and 81 for Corn.

Columbia, Nov. 24.-Hereafter the
dispensary will purchase, no case
goods retailing at prices lower than
s1.25 per quart for rye whiskey and
81 for corn. Higher grades will be
made up at the State dispensary and
sold under the dispensary's own
brands.
Resolutions inaugurating this poll
cy have been adopted by the State
board Of directors, because it is stat
ed numerous rumors have reached
members Of the board, to the effect
that representative of whiskey houses
have been travelling the State in the
interest Of their several brands of case
goods, which is contrary to the law as
well as the boards policy and, furth.
ermore, because complaints have beer
made to the board that some Of the
brands of case goods sold in the dis.
pensaries are not Of good quality.
The formal resolution, which wa:
adopted unanimously at the instance
Of Chairman Rawlinson, is as fol.
lows:
Whereas, numerous rumors have
reached US to the effect that repre-.
sentatives Of whiskey houses have
been travelling the State in the inter.
est of their brands of case goods; ant
Whereas, as this is contrary tt
the law as we'll as to our policy; and
Whereas, complaints have beer
made to US that some Of the brands o1
case goods in the dispensaries are mo-
Of good quality:
Therefore, be it resolved by the
board, That all awards which have
been made for rye whiskeys selling tc
consumers for less than s1.25 pei
quart, pints and half pints in the same
proportion and all awards for corr
whiskies selling for less than 81 pei
quart, pints and half pints in the
same proportion, be hereby cancelled
where orders have not been made fol
shipment.
BE it further resolved, that we
will not buy any of the above class
Of goods in the future, but will make
up and sell them under our oWr
brands
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-28
TIZLMhH IN CHICAGO.
MAYOR DJNNE BACKS DOWN
AND WILL NOT PRESIDE.
Committee of Negroes Call on Mayor
and Demand That He Prevent the
Tillman Speech-Says He Cannot
Forbid the Speech, But Will Refuse
to Serve as Presiding Officer. -.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-The negro stu
ton, suddenly brought to an acue
stage by the utterances Of Senator
Ben Tillman, came to a climax today
with the announcemnt by Mayor
Dunno that he will not preside at the
meeting where Tillman speaks to-
morrow night.
Mayor Dunno was called upon by a
committee of negroes, headed by Rev.
A. j. Carry. The committee denoune-
ed Senator Tillman as believer in
mob law. They asked Mayor Dunno
to prevent Tillman from speaking.
st cannot prevent the speech said
the mayor, "but I will refuse to act
as the presiding officer. find he is
an advocate of the lynching Of men
accused of crime, both white and
black"
The news was received with. tre-
mendous applause when announced
by Rev. Carey at Bethel church.
He declared President Roosevelt
was prejudiced in disbanding the ne
gro troops.
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DIES AT DARLINGTON.
Rev. Ray Durant, a Member of the
Methodist Conference, Passed
Away Saturday Night. =.

Darlington, Nov. 25.-Rev. Ray Do
rant, a member Of the South Carolina
Methodist conference, died at the
Darlington Hotel here tonight MI
Durant had been unwell for some
time and had been out of the city, hut
he returned last night and stopped at.
the hotel. He became critically III
during the day and tonight hope OF,
his recovery was abandoned He,
died at 1890 o'clock in a state OF un-
consciousness. THE remains will he
shipped to Elliott this morning for.
interment
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-28
GALE ON GREAT LAKES.
Many Lives Lost and Number o1
Ships Wrecked.

Buffalo, Nov. 23.@Twenty-thfee
lives and great loss to property con-
stitute the record of the gale which
swept over the Great Lakes Wednes-
day and Thursday. The lost vessels
are the barge Resolute, off Toronto,
six men drowned, the barge Athens,
sunk off sandusky, eight men lost,
the Panama in Lake Superior, 13
men lost
Thirteen other vessels are reported
lost Word has been received that
the Helen Taylor, steamer, was lost
off Muskegon. Michigan, and that her
crew of six men were drowned. Later
reports may increased the list of cas-
ualties.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-28
4TH QUARTERLY CONFERENCE.
The First Methodist Church Closes
Year in Excellent Condition:

The fourth quarterly conference Of
the First Methodist Church for the
current year was Held Thursday night
at the district parsonage. Rev. H. B.
Browne, presiding elder IL the chair
and D. J. Chandler, secretary. There
was a large attendance Of officials,
Final reports for the year were sub
mitted, which gave evidence Of sub
stantial advancement in all lines
A net gain of so members was re-
ported.
All claims and assessments upon
the church will be paid in full. A
vote of thanks was given A. R. Flow
ers, treasurer. for faithful service.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Stewards-W. A. Brown, W. B.
Burns, D. W. Brown, W. B. Boyle, j.
D. Craig, J. H. Clifton, A. W. Cross
well, D. J. Chandler, L. W. Folsom, A.
R. Flowers, J. T. Green, c.. M. Hurst,
c. E. Hurst, L. D. Jennings and L. /.
Parrott.
Trustees to fill vacancies P.
Booth and A. J. Stubs.
Recording Steward-W. A. Brown.
District Steward-C. M. Hurst.
Sunday School Superintendent-R.
D. Epps.
Resolutions of respect were adopted
to the memory of deceased Brethren
]. B. Roach and J. M. Knight.
Expressions Of regret were made
that Presiding Elder Browne must by
limitation of law be transferred to an
other charge at the annual conference
this year.
The following resolutions were
adopted and responded to in feel
ing manner by Mr.. Browne:
Whereas, the time has come, when
according to the laws Of our church
Rev. H. B. Browne must be appoint
ed to another charge; aand whereas
we desire to give testimony of our
appreciation Of the constant devotion
intelligent zeal and gratifying results
that have attended the four years OF
his service as PresiGing Elder OF
Sumter District; now, therefore, be j!
resolved:
1st. That we, the officials Of the
said church in quarterly conferenc2
assembled, assure Bro. Browne that
the parting fills our hearts with sad
ness and regret; and that we will re-
member most pleasantly and affec-
tionately the term Of his administra-
ton as executive head Of the district.
I'd. That our freternal regard and
best wishes will follow him for years
to come-wheresoever he may be
sent to labor at his loved employ.
And our prayer will be that God may
bless his life and work even to the
end Of his days; and that he may be
finally rewarded by an abundant en-
trance into the Heavenly Kingdom,
receiving the Masters well done,
good and faithful servant"
Sd. That these resolutions be
spread upon our minutes and a copy
OF them presented to Bro. Browne.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-28
BLANCHE wALsH's MARRIAGE
Broadway is Guessing About Matrimo-
NAL Affairs of the Actress

New York, Nov. 27.-Breadway is'
guessing on the matrimonial state of
Blancne Walsh, the emotional ac-
tress. According to a New Orleans;
dispatch she has become the wife OF
S. W. H. Travers, member Of her
company. Her managers here say
no confirmation Of the report has
been received. She has been the sub
ject Of many marriage rumors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-28
HEAVY SPORT ARRESTED.
Billy Nolan Taken Up on Charge Of
EmbezzIement.

Cincinnati, o., Nov. 24.-Billy No
Ian, manager for Battling Nelson, the
puglist, was arrested here today on
warrant, charging him with en-
bezzlement, sworn out by Tex. Rich
ard. who omoted the Nelson-Gans
fight at Go.dfeld. The trouble grew
out Of the picture privileges Of the
fight. Nolan will be taken to the po-
lice station.
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CHICAGO WHITE PEOPLE DE-
TERNIINED TO HAVE HIM
SPEAK.
Special Guard Provided for South
Carolina Senator While He is in
the City-Hospital Committee Re-
fuse Offer of $4,000 From negroes
to Call Off the Lecture.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 27.-Extra pre-
cautions will be taken for the protec-
ton of Senator Tillman, Of South Car
olina. when he lectures here tonight
and whom the negroes threatened
to prevent from speaking. Negroes
offered Mrs. Adele J. Keeler, the
financial agent Of the hospital, for
which the lecture -is-giyen, a bonus OF
$4,000 to declare the lecture off. She
has announced that Senator Tillman
would be supplied with body guard
during his entire stay.
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Consolidated Aug. 2. 1881.
Bl0ODSHED IN CHICAGO.
NEGRO SHOOTS WHITE MAN TC
DEATH IN DISPUTE OVER
TILLNIAN.
The Concerted Effort of the Chicago
Negroes to Prevent Senator Till
man From Speaking in That City
Leads to Fatal ARRAY.

Chicago, Nov. 2S-The first blood
shed as the result Of the bitter dis
pute over the coming lecture Of Sen
ator Tillman, which the negroes have
determined to prevent, occurred to-
day. Arthur Kehoe, white, is dying
and John Fleming, a negro, is under
arrest, charged with shooting Kehoe
in a dispute over Tillman. Malcom
Bradus, a negro, is seriously wound
ed. He was also in the dispute.
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A NEGRO ARCHITECT. g 81

Washington, D. c., Nov. 24.-secre-
tary Shaw has ratified the plans for
the negro building at the jamestown
Exposition drawn by W. Sidney Pitt
man, a negro graduate of the Drexel
Institute He is the first negro to
have plans accepted by the govern
ment. ]. Knox Taylor, the treasury
supervising architect, tentatively ac-
cepted the plans several pays ago.
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ONE COMPANY DICHARGED.
Two Companies Yet to Be Mustered
Out as Result Of Brownsville Shoot
ing ARRAY.

Fort Reno, Okla, Nov. 22.-The
discharge of the members Of the
Twenty-ifth infantry (negro) pro-
ceeded today. Half a company OF
negro soldiers were discharged, max
ing full company mustered out OF
service since President RooseveltS or
der was issued. There remain two
companies yet to be discharged as a
result Of the shooting up Of Browns
vile, Texas, by certain members OF
this regiment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-28
ITALIANS VERY ANGRY
They Take Arrest of Caruso, the Ope-
ra Singer, as a National Insult

Rome, Nov. 2S.-InternationaI COM
plications may result from the ar
rest of Caruso, in New York. sThe IN
suits offered Italian spectators at uass
tenors' hearing by Prosecutor Matho1
have geatly aoused the people and
there is a general demand that the
Italian government take diplomatic
action.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-28

Tangier, Morocco, Nov. 27.-
Fighting has commenced in the eng
yirons of Tangier between natives and
tribesmen, who have had possession
of the suburbs for some time. Crowds
of civilians are watching the strug-
gle from the beach. The town is
panic stricken. Over one THOUSAND
are engaged in the battle. Foreign
warships in the harbor. are ready to
land marines at a moments notice in
case Of an attack on foreigners.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-28
NEW TRIAL FOR CARUsU-
Judge o'sullivan Signs Order Sending
Case to Sessions Court for Review

New York, Nov12s-An order has
been signed by Judge O'suHivan, per-
mitting a review Of the Caruso case
before General Sessions Court The.
application was based on the aHegga-
ton that Magistrate Baker Inspected
the monkey house in the absence OF
the defendant, and thereby made
himself a witness as well as judge
The review may be heard within tea
days. ~
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A LONG SENTENCE.
an Alabama Negro Sent to the Pen
itentiary for Ninety-Nine Years.

Mobile, Nov. 27-Dan Pacetti, a
negro, was found guilty today of rape
and sentenced to SO years in the pen
itentiary. His victim was his own H.
year-old daughter. He escaped hang
inc by one vote Of the jury.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-28
COMMANDER PEARY LANDS.
He Leaves His Disabled Ship at Sgd
ney, n. S.

sydney, Y. s., Nov. 23.-Command-
er Peary, with the arctic steamer
Roosevelt, torn and disabled, arrived
here today. Mrs. Peary joined Com
mander Peary, who received an ova-
ton. Peary will leave today for New
York. After attending to urgent bus
mess matters he will return and ac-
company the Roosevelt on the trip to
the metropolis.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-28

Rev. P. F. Kilgo will be continued in
the pastorate. His. ministry has been
most acceptable to the entire church
during the two years Of his service
here, and his congregation would he
greatly disappointed should he be
sent to another charge at this time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-28
SUGAR TRUST FINED.
Court Requires American Sugar Re-
fi1aing Company to Pay $4,000.

New York, Nov. 27.-An $4,000
fine was today assessed against the
American Sugar Refining Co., the
trust found guilty last week by jury
in the Federal Court Of accepting re-
bates from the New York Central
Railroad
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GUILTY OF PEoNAGE.

Pensacola, Fla, Nov. 24.-W. S.
Harlan, manager of the Jackson Lum-
Der Company, S. S. Hilton and S. E.
Higgins, were found guilty today of
conspiracy to commit peonage, after
a nose sensational trial. The jury
was out five hours.
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a THOUSAND NATIVES AND THE
TRIBEsMEN ENGAGE IN DES-
PERATE BATTLE.

The Civilians are Panic Stricken and
are Huddled ON the Beach Watch
ing the Struggle-The Foreign
Warships are Ready TO Land Ma
rines at Moments Notice in Case
OF Emergency.
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Dearest, with you by my side, Z
would willingly give up all I posses
wealth, position, parents-every-
thing II know, George, but in tHsaa
case what would there be left fog
me e?r-Milwaukee Sentinel.
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EXILED TO SIBERIA.
Russian Government Sends Three
Hundred Political Suspects to Far
North.

WARSAW, Poland, Nov. 27.-The ex-
lie OF political offenders to Siberia and
Northern Russia has commenced
again. despite contrary claims made
by government officials. Three hun
dred exiles were forwarded last night
to Northern Russia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-28

Clara-That man Glace married is
old enough to be her father. Mv
tle-Oh, think his age has been
aggerated; very few people live to hs.d
that old.-Puck.
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GoMPERs WINS OUT.

Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. "a
Samuel Gompers was today reelected
president Of the American Federation
of Labor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-28

The seven-year-old daughter of Mr..
Doc. Traynhan, Of Laurens county,
was burned to death Friday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-21

Sam Green shot Walter Rufin
through the arm at Darlington Mon
day afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-21
LEE COUNTY EXCITED.
REPORT OF OUTRAGE REACHED
BIsHoPvILLE FRIDAY NIGHT.
A Girl Fifteen Years Old Attacked BY
Negro AS She Was Going From Sis
ter's to Fathers Home Short Dis
tance Away.

Bishopville, Nov. 17.-Yesterday af-
ternoon just about sunset while Miss
Georgiana Watts, the fifteen year old
daughter of Mr.. George Watts, of the
Stokes Bridge neighborhood Of Lee
county, was returning home from a
call at the home Of her brother-in-
law a short quarter of mile distant
from her fathers, a big, burly black
negro sprang suddenly from the way
side and seized her. She is of fragile
form and was helples in the clutches
Of the fend, although she made a
desperate resistance. An hour later
she managed to drag herself home
and mortified and enraged her family
by gasping out the story of her
wrongs.
The neighborhood was aroused, and
as usual intense excitement ensued, 9
posse was Immediately formed t.
scour the country for the negro.
AS soon as the news reached this
town fifteen or twenty men left here
to assist in the search. The posse has
bloodhounds and the search will moi
be abandoned until the negro is cap.
tured.
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MURDER IN HAMPTON.

Brunson, Nov. 16.-Nr. Z. B. Pad
get, prosperous tenant fa,.rl~r living
alone about two miles from this town
was called to his door about 9 o'clock
last night and shot to death. The
murder was found out early this
morning by a near neighbor. The
load from a shot gun was fired into
the head Of the murdered man. The
object of the murder was evidently
robbery, as Padget was known to have
several hundred dollars in cash. The
clothes Of the dead man showed they
had been searched by bloody hands
and the money taken. The neighbor-
hood is aroused and diligent search
is being made. Mr.. Padget was a
Confederate Veteran and served in
Virginia in Hampton's cavalry.
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A BLOODY NEGRO.
WILL HARRIS KILLED FOUR MEN
IN ASHEVILLE.
He Made His Escape and is Being
Pursued in the Woods Of Wander
bilt's Estate-There has Been a
Price on His Head for Months.

asheville, n. c., Nov. 14.-Will
Harris, a negro despe1ado, with big
reward on his head for many months,
early this morning shot and killed
two policemen and wounded a police
captain. He first shot and killed a
negro restaurant keeper and fatally
wounded another negro:
He escaped to the woods Of Geo.
vanderbilt's Biltmore estate, which
is now being secured by a posse and
bloodhounds. There is no doubt that
Harris will be lynched a few minutes
after his capture.
The negro had a rifle and re-
volver with plenty Of ammunition. He
came here from Charlotte, n. c.
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RURAL SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.

To the Rural School Teachers OF Sum-
ther County:
AS a member Of the Executive Com
mittee of "The Woman's Association
for the Improvement of Schools in
South Carolina" it is my duty and
privilege to call together the rural
school teachers of Sumter county for
tn purpose Of effecting an organiza-
ton of a county association to CO.
operate with the State Association,
and this county association will in
turn effect an organization Of local
associations" within the respective
school districts Of the county.
This work has been earnestly en-
tered upon by the women Of the State,
after mature deliberation, because
they believe it is a work which they
can do probably more successfully
than the "busy men Of this period
1t certainly is a work that can be
second to none in Importance. The
rural school is at the basis of all
other schools and Of civilization it
self. In proportion as the basic work
is we'll done will the superstructure
be of excellent and enduring form.
The County Superintendent Of Educa-
ton will close the white schools on
the day for this meeting, in order
that the teachers may attend and get
their full pay for their time. He has
set apart Friday, the 23rd day Of this
month for the meeting in Sumter city,
at the Court House; meeting to be
called to order at II a. m. While
this work is done with women as the
leaders, under this organization male
teachers can likewise become mem
bers, and I most earnestly request the
attendance Of all the white male
teachers in rural schools in this coun-
ty, as there are branches OF the work
which they are much better fitted to
perform, under all the conditions of
rural life in South Carolina at this
time, than the women.
I am fully persuaded that the meet |
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ANOTHER GREAT STORM.
Havoc Wrought BY Storm Centering
In the Mississippi Delta-At Least
Five Lives known to Be Lost.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 18.-Tele-
graphic and telephone communica-
tions received today from points in
Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee
for a distance Of several miles re-
port that territory to have suffered
last night and early today from one
Of the most destructive rain and wind
storms experienced in years.
Only meagre details are as yet OBJ
tainable, but five lives are known to
have been lost and great damage done
to property and crops. Railroad traf-
fic from this point is completely de-
noralized by numerous washouts and
many trains have necessarily been an
nulled.
From the reports so far received
the greatest damage occurred in the
central and delta regions of Mississ-
ippi.
At Winona, Miss, the Catholic,
Christian and negro Methodist
churches and the Hesty brickyard
were demolished and numerous build
ings unroofed and badly damaged
among the largest buildings damaged
at this place are the postofice, opera
house, the oil mill, the compress
warehouse of the Jackson Mercantile
Company and the residence of E. J.
Dunkston. Besides these, about 25
smaller buildings were almost COM
pleteIy destroyed.
Telegraphic communication is COM
pletely prostrated.
Of those buildings not totally de-
stroyed, the compress was probably
the most badly damaged. The roof OF
this building was torn off by the
wind, which at times reached almost
tcrnado-like velocity, falling on the
home Of E. J. Dunkston, $50 yards
away. The wind storm was preceded
and followed by heavy rains causing
serious washouts along the route Of
tee Illinois Central railroad and badly
damaging crops.
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THE GIRL ESCAPED.

Bishopville, S. c., ov. 17.-Men,
Sheriff and dog have returned from
the Stokes Bridge Section. The ru-
mored outrage unveriied. The girl
was chased hundred yards. On trace
or her assailant was found.
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ings Of county association will re-
suit in very great profit to every
teacher connected with rural school
work and that by proper manage.
ment of the meetings, pleasure, as
well as profit, can be derived from
them.
Hoping to see in the meeting every
rural school white teacher in the
county, and. that the attendance will
be prompt, and that all will come to
me and give me the pleasure Of their
personal acquaintance before their
names are enrolled as members, so
may be better advised as to who are
to become members that I could poss-
IDLY be without such acquaintance,
and hoping for meeting which will
abound in good results for the proud
county whose interests are so largely
in Our care, 1 am,
Very respectfully,
Theodosia DaEgan,
Member of Executive Committee Of
the w. A. /. r. S. of South Caro-
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port, and beg to state to the public
that in so far as no new cases have
developed in the past ten days, and
the period of incubation of the dis
ease has now passed, that there is no
further ground for apprehension
Pending recovery of those cases
now i'll arrangements have been made
by the authorities Of the university to
treat ell illness of whatsoever nature
at the Columbia hospital, thereby re-
lieving the students Of any fear of
coming in contact with those sick at
the university infrmary
T. Grange Simons. NJ. D..
Chairman State Board of Health.
J. W. Babcock, NJ. D.,
Supt State Hospital for Insane.
E. ]. Wannamaker, NJ. D.,
Physician of the University of South
Carolina.
w. NJ. Weston, NJ. D.,
Assistant Physician Of the University
Of South Carolina.
There are three trained nurses in
attendance at the inirmary and the
young men who remained at the in
firmary are receiving the best atten-
tion-nothing more could be done.
To be on the safe side all young
men who are now taken sick are
promptly sent to the Columbia hos
pital. but no new cases have develop
ed within the past ten days. There
is no occasion for parents to fear the
further spread of typhoid and the
situation besides being closely in hand
is being very closely watched.