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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-11
SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS tt
STAND TOGETHER.
An IrOn-Clad Agreement Has Been
Made And The G. o. p. Propose To
Present Unbreakable Front.

ITCSSNC OnDfc1kaDIc Front.
Washington, Dec. 6.-The Republi.
cans of the South, represented here
by their national committeeman, have
determined that there shall be q
solid South" in Republican politics
as unbreakable force in the coming
convention as the Democratic MAORI.
ty in general elections.
The national committeeman from
all the Southern States, with the ex.
ception of Tennessee, Kentucky and
Arkansas, have entered in to an
agreement. which they say is absolute
and ironclad; that they will stand
together in all matters before the ma
tionai committee and that they will
secure delegates to the national Re.
publican, convention next year who
VIII vote solidly on alf questions. in
Guiding the nomination for the pres
idency. Colorado, New Mexico, Alas
ka and the District Of Columbia are
in the coalition with the following
southern States: Maryland, Virginia,
North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi-
ana and Texas.
The real object OF the coalition is to
force the denomination of Roosevelt
and 1t Is all the work of these two
astute and active political manipula-
tors. Frank II. Hitchcock. first as
sistant postmaster general and his
southern lieutenant, John c.. Capers.
commissioner of internal revenue. A
point considered especially siggnifi-
cant is the fact that the negro. Jud-
son Lyon of Georgia, eschews his
grievance against the president and
Nins the pro-Roosevelt coalition.
tennessee. Kentucky and Arkansas
ar' not taken into the clique because
brownloy of Tennessee, Yerkes of
hehucky and Clayton of Arkansas
just 40 present have a personal griev-
i'hce Which prevents their being fa-
Vorable to he presidents renomina-
tion' and theyNold the power in their
States though he official manipulat-
ore aforesaid dcare that thew will
wrest this power Nom them and line
those States up fl Roosevelt. The
"e'eso'eS iroiii theyarious States are
not to be openly pldged to anyo,o
"heh the convection meets they
"te - '''e sohd pte for, the man
wiz 'e'''S ~ 'ienn the time to be
most expedient, andtbe s;gno, ,,,,,
be given at the psychoopicaI r,.
so that they can tellwbo is ,,ost
expedient.
In order that South Cro,ip..s foro,s
may oe l'ned up propey CAPT Ca
pers today held a cOnftsnoa ,,,;..
number of South CaroAa Ren,,h,,-
cans who "chanced" tohe IN .o,y,,
during the meeting of ,e nat,o,o,
committee. Among tfse ware.
Postmaster Higgins OF co,umh,.
Harris Of Charleston, Tolb& of Alb
beville. Mr.. E. w. Screvensormer,v
OF Columbia. and several otrs who
had come to get instructits unon
what to do and how.-The S,o
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-11

The Daughters Of the Confederacy
will meet In Abbevllle- next year. The
annual convention held In Chester.
which has just adjourned. was one
OF the most successful ever held.
Mrs. r. ID. Wright. OF Newberry. was
elected state president.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-11

The aggregate annual payrons of
the cotton mills OF this state are In
round numbers s12.OOO.O0o. In five
years ;hsre have been but four mill
fallures In the State and these have
been put on a paying bssis after re-
organization. as
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-11

Cotton brought as high as 11.5O @
the Orangeburg market a few da,
ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-11

Announcement was made In Wash
ington on Thursday night that the cit
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-11

The presidents message to congress
excited little interest or comment. but
one opinion seems To be universal and
that Is that 1t was entirely too long
and 1t Is considered somewhat signif-
cant that but one newspaper I'm the
city OF New York carried the message
In full.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-16
LABOR NOTES.

Secretary Taft has given orders to the engineer officers of the war de- partment to enforce the eight hour law to the letter in public works under their direction.
 Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers' International union will in June sub init to the local unions for another ref erendum vote the question of afiliat- ing with the A. F of l..
 The General Federation of Labor of France has now assigned June l as the date upon which all organized workmen of that country will cease work isa4s t-tssaiu out until the general eight hour workday is conceded
 The International Union of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers meets in an nual convention at Toledo on May '.
 Organized labor is in the lead as re- gards improved conditions in Rich mond Va. The unorganized workers work twelve and fifteen hours day and receive but small wages
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-16
EMPLOYERS LIABLE.
Federal Judge Declares Liability Law
 Is Constitutional

Feoeral Jud9e OeclareS EisEiHty Law
 Is Constitutional.
 United States Judge Emory Speer sitting at Macon, Ga, in a decision re- gently handed down in the case of Lucy Snead, administratix, against the Central of Georgia Railway company. upheld the constituticnaity of the en- ployers liability act passed by the last congress. The decision is opposed to those of United States Judge Evans at Louisville and Judge Mccall at Memphis.
 Judge Speer declared that to com mand. to prohibit and to protect men engaged in the handling of commerce. whether interstate or foreign, is within the domain of national legislative reg ulation. Congress having the right to control commerce on the high seas, as established by the courts repeatedly. it follows that it has the right to control transportation by land of the same commerce.
 The decision points out that no in jury can result to corporations or to any useful or valuable power of the state by this national legislation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-16
To Limit Power of Inferior Courts.

At conference between the execu tive council of the American Fedora tion of Labor and representatives of the several railway brotherhoods in Washington # was decided that a bill should be introduced in the next con gress and pressed for passage depriv ing federal courts inferior to the Unit ed States supreme court of the power to declare unconstitutional any act passed by congress. A general under standing was also reached to the ef- feet that the A. F. of l.. and the or ganizations of railway employees will continue to cooperate on matters of legislation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-16
BRYAN L.AUDS UNIONS.
Says Work Of Organized Lahor Can7ot
 Ee Gecrcs sti:9-at-c.

Says Work Of Organized Lahor Car7ot
 6e Gecrcsti9-at-e.
 Wllia,1.:rHua@, BfT#n at the c,n>.irG conferenee Il tlHvasN in rs.pi= e,.,ioa with the recent industrial exhibition expressed the opiHion tiat trades unions have done l..re -,:d for @o- ciety than any ether force in thia country
 "The uHian~ haee= made seale ,ais- takes, bat t.tey ls3ye aeaamHli shca nlofe soesl. - seae t'!e lse,&=aota et his speech l.c NaiI q tribute e."ryiall. To the organization of women ii fhi: connecticut
 When We csHs,3pt that ttf"-H:af trades unions u%4es have bee .= crea.eI, hour st.artane1 and es a.=f afforded the 4..i}si.t4.saan hl 4rea.4r measure" Ae s;.isl. T tt;nll w. h.. . I right to sA> t'le neHe3t~ re~li13n& rom these unions cannot he overeStima5ai. Perhaps no othrr force in the country ever has h"ta so effective for i-}- provemcnt ill the citizenship and sse F. eral moral qHa!ilieS ot our people
 ''Rltt if Het antit thiS phase or il union energies entirely and coH@islef tive other channels through which the labor organizas ip9$ tHyc worked Slje= cessfu.I.y. l believe We will find enot1!sA to support ifiI cfton. mean the activities of the unions in respect Io politics and the restriction of child Ia- bor
 "The Australian ballot system. for one thing. t, largely due in this coaa= try to tie agitation of tl:G trades unions. almost feel safe in saving that had il not been for the interest taken in this reform hy these orgaHiza- tions we might still be employing ike old system of voting
 If the labor union had never dele | anything else than raise tho a@e limit of employment of children in the mines and factories of this nation I believe that accomplishment alone would justify it's existence. No ini't,- ence ill this country ever has been so evil in it's effects lS the tendency to crowd our workshops with children of tender years. It is d most destructive tendency. and one that the public con science should protest against
 Referring to women in industry. Mr. Bryan said he believed women might accomplish as much as men through organization into unions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-16
1artenders Not to Meet.

There will be no international con- vention of the Bartenders' Information al union this year. The recent refer endum vote was decisively against holding convention, but the 1908 gathering. if one is held, will be at Toledo, O., which place was selected for this years meeting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-16
A Labor Directory.

The Iowa State Federation of Labor has just entered upon most interest ing and gigantic work, that of compil- ing directory giving the name, occu- patton and residence of every laboring man in the state. The plan will be watched with interest by workingmen throughout the United States.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-16

Nine times out of ten you get it done quicker by home printer.
 Nine times out of ten you get better work from your home printer.
 You can see how your work is going to look and make corrections before it is done The home printer can spend more money with you if he does your work The home printer pays more taxes in Pine Bluff than all the Dallas, Galveston, St. Louis, and other foreign printers pay. He gives more to home churches than all for- eign printers combined give. He does more to keep up public institutions in Pine Bu{f than any or all foreign printers do.
 He helps boost the town more than all out- side printers do. There are thousand more reasons just as good why you should have your printing done at home Let us figure on your printing and i've go too high on any job give it to some other home printer, but. keep it at home. us PR||uT|NG co. l
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
RUSH AT OPENING OF
 KLONDIKE CONCESSION

Three hundred men staked claims the first day at the opening of the Quartz creek concession in the Klon' dike. The Dawson News says the locators had their posts ready and when the moment came they began planting them in the ground. They started in at midnight and lot of fellows staked the same ground. In some places as many as twenty corner porsts were set close together. The sooners included "Britishers, JapS, Tanks, Russians, Swedes." The News says:
 "Eleven Japs staked on one fraction. Five to eight men staked every Little Blanche claim within the concession. Thirty-fve are said to have staked on the ground next to Tystad's. After the stalking the roadhouses were cleaned out of soda water, coffee and hot water drinks.
 "After the stalking every man looked about to see what everybody else had done. The chatter of hammers and the scratching of pencils came to a stop about as suddenly as it began"
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
BUILDING MORE BOATS
 FOR RIVERS ABOVE INLET
Special to The Daily Gateway.


 Susitna Station, June 20 - WoolSey is building his new boat at Tyonok which he intends to run on the river when completed.
 o. G. Herning's launch, the Swan, has made two trips so far, one up the Yentna and another up the Susitna.
 Frank Churchill is building freight launch at Tyonok which will be ready for the river in few days.
 Good reports have come down from the upper country already. Joe Le- Claire down from Nugget creek on his way to Nome to look after his property there. Dave Wallace is looking after the property located by LeClaire on Nugget and other creeks and has seven men working for him. Joe had twenty-four ounces with him, which he had taken out before he left the creeks. LeClaire goes via Iliamna Lake Clark and Bristol Bay in bidarka for Nome.
 Poor Mans creek is turning out bet ter than expected. It is too early to predict anything yet.
 There is some little excitement on the tributaries of the east fork of the Yentna. Several men bound for the Skwentna turned in that direction. P. V. James, H. Anderson and others from Lake creek have also gone up there.
 Several men will work the bars of the Kahiltna as soon as the water low CTS sufficiently to sluice. Other men have also made arrangements to work the bars on that river in the fall. The weather so far this season has been much cooler than last year. No high water as yet. This time last year water was four or five feet higher than now.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
SEWARD EYES CENTER
 ON "SHORTY" D00LEY

Shorty" Dooley is the pivot around which Seward interest and excitement revolve and the pivot is still in place in spite of several rude jars which threat ened to convert him into float. Twenty-three men have sat on Dooley's case and have failed to agree upon the mooted problem as to whether he is a trespasser upon the corporate rights or in line for place in the gallery of the champions of the people, wherein are found galaxy of mighty men who have fit, bled and died since Arnold Winklereid megaphoned to the down. trodden "Make way for liberty" and died. Dooley is not yet dead.
 Two jurieS have sat on Dooley's case without being able to close down the lid. Twenty-four men have been chosen to adjudicate Dooley's right as beach-comber to dwell in peace in his shack on the beach line claimed by the railroad company. The first twelve disagreed. One of the second twelve became grossly intoxicated during the noon recess of the second trial and slept upon his own rights as well as those of the litigants when court re- convened. The presiding justice fined him S25 for contempt and he was eX. pelled from the jury box by common consent. This made 23 men on two juries and it remains to be seen whethe. it is B for the issue. The last jury was locked up all night but failed to agree.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
BURNS WINS IN
 FIRST ROUND
Tommy Puts Bill SquireS to Sleep In Two Minutes and
 Eight Seconds.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

San Francisco, July 5-Burns knock ed out Squires in the first round after two minutes and eight seconds of fighting. The men advanced to the center of the ring and after a few se- conds of sparring Burns landed on Squires and the Australian went down but was up in two seconds. He went at Burns and tried to land a right swing but missed. He then started to wrestle and roughed it until he was cautioned by Jeffries. The men spared again and Burns landed a right swing on Squires' jaw and the latter went down and did not come to for two minutes.
 After the fight was over Squires said he had simply met better man. Burns said he had felt certain of win ming but had not expected the fight to be so short. He had figured on about four rounds.
 In a three round preliminary between John Murphy and Frankie Edwards the latter broke one arm but stayed and the contest was declared draw. The attendance was 1000. The main fight started at 2:20 p. m.
 This morning SquireS said Burns won by superior cleYerness and ring tactics. He said that in pugilistic tactics Australia is fifteen years be- hind the United States. His only re- gret was, he said. that so many men 1 had lost bets on him.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
FRED SPOIL LOST IN
 UPPER KAHILTNA REGION

The report comes in on the Santa Clara that Fred Stoll has been lost in the hills near willow creek, on the up- per Kahiltna river. He went out bear hunting and never returned. When he had been missing a day or two all the miners in the neighbor- hood made an exhaustive search but found no trace of him. He disappeared June l3.
 Stoll was well known in Seward. He left here in February to go inside, representing Harry Ellsworth and w. A. McNeily besides himself
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
To Take Charge of Kodiak Station

M. D. Snodgrass went to Seldovia on the Santa Clara and after a few days at the agricultural station at Kenai will go to Kodiak, where he will have charge of the station. He comes from the state agricultural college at Manhattan, Kansas, where he was educated and has been an instuctor several years. Mir. Snodgrass states that the removal of the cattle at the Kenai station to Kodiak, already announced by Prof. Georgeson, will not be made until next year. A crop is being raised at Kenai which will be Suffi- cient to keep them during the winter. This would be wasted if the cattle were moved this year.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
To Arrest For Perjury

Boise. Idaho, July . Several wit nesses for the defense in the Haywood trail are certain to be arrested on the charge of perjury. It is claimed that some of the witnesses who con tradicted Orchards story by state- ments intended to prove alibis for men involved in Orchards crimes by his testimony can be shown to have testi- fled falsely,
 Scores of detectives are at work in the employ of the state at digging up evidence to disprove the alleged alibis and convict the witnesses of perjury.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
Tanana Strike Fails

The miners strike in the Tanana is practically ended. Many of the miners have gone back to work and others have come from the outside so that near ly the required force is now at work The strike lasted long enough to cur tail the output of the district as little work was done when the water supply was ample and many dumps are still visible on creeks which have run dry.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
Unusual Ice Jam at SeIkirk

George McLachlan, telegraph opera tor at Selkirk, who is in Dawson on a visit, reports that the jam at Selkirk this year was the greatest there for fifteen years. The story is corroborat- ed at Selkirk by the Indians. Ice high as an ordinary cabin was piled in great rows along both sides of the river in grotesque roughness after the water fell.-Dawson News.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
Defense Accuses Pinkertons

Boise, Idaho July l-The defense in the Haywood case will put on witness es to prove that all the disturbances in the mining districts have been caused by agents of the mine owners to dis credit the miners union. They ex- pect to prove that many lawless acts were committed by Pinkerton detec- tiveS in the pay of the mine owners. Their witnesses are men who acted as detectives for the federation and Spied on the mine owners and their agents.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
DEFENDANTS TO
 GO ON STAND
Mover and Haywood Will Testify In Behalf of Latter at Boise
 Next Monday.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Boise, Idaho. July 6-The Haywood trial was adjourned last night until Monday, when Haywood and Mover will take the witness stand for the defense.
 Judge Wood has asked the attorneys for both sides to submit to him soon any special instructions which they ex- pect to ask to be given to the jury so that when the evidence is in little time will be lost in summing up. It is generally believed now that the case will go to the jury in two weeks more
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
The Bank of Seward

We receive deposits subject to check. We pay interest on time deposits. We issue money orders good any place in the world.
 We buy gold dust or bullion. We make collections. We guarantee a service that is prompt, accurate and safe. We grant to our customers every favor consistent with conservative banking.
 We invite your business.
 BANK OF SEWARD.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
Find Rich Iron Field

Vancouver, B. CA huge deposit of bog iron ore hemetite has been dis, covered in Quatsino sound. One hun dred and eight claims have already been located. The ground covers 5.6OOO acres and is believed to be one of the richest iron deposits on Van. couver Island.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
Gives 10 to 9 on Squlres

San Francisco, July 3-Bill Squires is the favorite in the betting, 10 to s over Tormy Burns. It is prophesied that the fight will not go fifteen rounds. Burns say he Is in better shape than ever before and Squires is also in first class condition. The Australian is an enigma and everybody is talking of him. A hard and fast fight is expect al
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
resources
Seward Already

controls the trade of the Noutna gold mining dis trfct. which old Alaska miners pronounce one of the coming bonanza camps of the territory. It controls the trade of the numerous mining camps along Cook inlet and it's arms From it start the prospectors who are constantly pene- tratfng and exploring the interior between Cook inlet and the Panama in the search forrich depos- it's of the metals which abound in all its hills and streams
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
CARMEN WANT
 TO GET BACK
San Francisco Strikers Ask On' ly Recognition of Union But
 Are Refused.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

San Francisco, July 1.-The striking streetcar men want to return to work, acknowledging that they did wrong to walk out. They only ask for recogni- rion of the union. President Calhoun says he will never do this.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
ELECTS MOVER
 AND HAYWOOD
Western Federation of Miners Continues Accused Officials
 In Position.
By Gable to The ppux Gateway.

Denver, July 2-Charles H. Mover was reelected president and William D. Haywood secretary of the Western Federation of Miners this afternoon. A resolution was passed directing the payment of their salaries for the year regardless of the outcome of their trials at Boise. C. E. Mahoney of Butte was reelected treasurer of the federation.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
Inlet Traffic Growing

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer on the authority of steamship men states that freight consignments to Cook inlet from Seattle this year are one-third larger than last year and are steadily increasing in quantity.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
Both in Good Trim

San Francisco, July 4-Both SquireS and Burns are in the best fighting trim. They entered the ring at ? o'clock. The day is clear and hot. Betting odds still 10 to on Squires.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
Pledged to Socialism

Denver, July 2-The Western Feder- ation of Miners today adopted pre- amble to a new constitution which prac- tically pledges its members to support socialism.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
The Longest Railroad

in operation in Alaska has Seward for it's ocean terminus and it's track lengthens each month. On the finest townsite in Alaska, at the head of the best harbor on the Alaska coast icefree every day in every year, Seward is building. The town has water works, electric lighting, sewerage; and it's development is based upon exhaustless re- sources.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
Jeffries to Referee Fight

Los Angeles, July Jim JefrieS is here on his way to Colma to act as ref cree of the Squires-Burns fight July 4.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06

The steamer Caswell is being reft- ted at Seldovia to be taken to Katalla. It has been purchased by the Rogers company. The Caswell was on the Yentna river last year.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
Seward Outfits Miners

For all this territory From this town leads the best route to the new bonanza fields They are more accessible than any other great district of Alaska an important factor in their development.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-06
Limitless Coal Deposits

lie at Stewards back door. They have been ex- amined and analysed by the best experts and rated by them with the best bituminous coal of the Atlantic coast. In another year this coal will be hauled to tide water over the Alaska Central railroad and can be mined in quantity to furnish steam to all the ships that sail the North Pacific. In a few years it will furnish coke to smelters which will be erected at Seward to reduce the copper ores of that bonanza field, Prince William sound whose richest deposits are within few hours sailing.