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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-23
FORAKER WILL NOT SPEAK.
HE WITIIDItAWS FROM REPCBLI-
CAN CAMPAIGNS.
Result of Hrs Charges-scnator
Declares IT Hc Will Answer In.
dependence Teaguer's Allegations
Candidate for Reelection.

Cincinnati, o., Sept. 2O-United
states Senator JOS. b. Foraker has
Cancelled ali Of his speaking engage
ments in the campaign, it was learned
today. In a written request to Ma
tional Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock.
he asked to be relieved from the ap-
pointments which had been arranged
for him by the national speakers
bureau and in communication 70
state Chairman Williams Of the Ohio
Republican committee he made the
same request as to the engagements
which had been arranged for him in
Ohio.
AS to Senator Foraker's senatorial
candidacy, the Associated Press is au-
thorized to state the senator's position
as follows:
"Seator Foraker will leave the Sc
lection of his successor to the legis-
lature, but will do all in his power
to see that Republican legislator is
elected"
In addition to this information, Sen
ator Foraker today told his friends
that he should at the proper and con-
venient opportunity make a speech in
answer to the Hearst charges and in
defense Of himself and then would
campaign the entire State in behalf Of
his senatorial candidacy, but under
the jurisdiction of no political COM
mittee.
The details OF just how Senator For
aker came to withdraw from par
ticipation in the forthcoming conven-
ton Of The National League Of ReIub-
lican Clubs, at which he was to speak
with William H. Taft here on Tues
day evening, were disclosed today au-
thoritatively. On the morning Of the
first publication of the Hearst charges
(Friday) Senator Dick came to the
city from Columbus. After a confer
ence with Senator Foraker, he went
to the Taft residence, where he and
the candidate discussed the situation
frankly.
No conclusions were reached, but
Senator Dick obtained the distinct i'm.
preston that in view Of the circum-
stances the question of the joint ap-
pearance OF Taft and Foraker was
one which required consideration. In
this connection the arrival OF Senator
Crane on Saturday was noted, and
the junior Ohio senator indicated he
would take up the question with the
Massachusetts, colleague. After SEN
ators Crane, Foraker and Dick had
conferred Saturday morning, the let
ter which Senator Foraker made pub
lie last night, eliminating himself from
the meeting Of Republican clubs, was
taken to the Taft residence by Sena-
tor Crane.
Throughout the negotiation Mr..
Taft refused absolutely to comment
for publication on the affair." It has
since developed that he had at once
taken the position that the joint en-
gagement must be Cancelled. 1t has
also developed that the candidate re-
ceived insistent advice to take the
initiative in the canceling of the ar
rangements and that his reply, it |
Is said, was emphatic in this lam
guage:
IF it would win me every vote in |
the United States, I cannot hit a man
when he is down."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-23
Clt dolaltbman ana SoutbroA
WEDNESDAY,. s.PTeMssR 2s, 1908.


The Truth About brownsville.
Under this heading Mr. Albert Bigel
low Paine. In Pearson's Magazine,
gives some further information about
that notorious shooting up of town.
Tho innocent heading OF the article
gives no intimation OF the sensational
charges which are TO follow. But
such charges are made.
Whole volumes have been spoken
and written on the subject. but when
one reads the article by Mr.. Paine.
which L. "a chapter OF the Memoirs
OF Captain 'Biii' Mcdonald OF Texas"
II can readily be understood that the
article may cause the whole question
90 be threshed out again. Congress
has spent much time trying to get
sdown to the bottom Of the trouble,
but II Mr.. Paine has any authority
Tor what he gives as facts the public
may demand that some action be
taken against the officers In COM
nand Of the negro troops at the time
The outbreak occurred.
Mr.. Paine does not mince matters.
He openly charges that one of the
cabtains (white) was with the ne
gross at the time the town was being
shot up and that the captain be-
cAme heightened and left them. there
BY necessitating the commander Of
Fort Brown to send squad of his
negro soldiers to look for him. Mr.
Paine openly charges that Major
Penrose. In command of the soldiers,
did all In his power to shield the
suiity when he knew they were
guilty.
Captain Bin Mcdonald of the Texas
Rangers went to investigate the mat
Ter and aid make full investigation.
but In this article Mr.. Paine states
that the officers of the fort not only
had foiied to take action towards pun
esAins the guilty. but even failed to
give truthful answers to the Rangers.
Amer Captain Mcdonald had ques-
uoned the men at the fort In the pres
encs OF the officers and had to his
Satisfaction established the guilt OF
thirteen. Mr.. Paine quotes Captain
Mcdonald as saying to the officers,
among whom we're Major Pemrose
and Captain Macklin: n
You are sorrier than these Mig
gefs. because you. a. their officers.
and men Of the United States army.
ought TO be first 10 hunt out the gull
~ oaes instead of trying to hide
them. AS for Macsiin there. I think
hs was out with the niggers. and
when he didn't come home with them
--he having got scared and hid out, I
rsckon--they thought he had got
oansht and put In Jail"
\ Captain Bill then turned to District
Attorney skleiber.. who was .in the
room. and said. according to Mr..
Paine:
II want to make complaint against
these men here for being accessory to
TIM murder by trying to cover II up.
~ this thing is going on In the army
IT'S time for the contry to find Il out"
AT no time In the entire article
does Mr.. Paine soften his utterances.
The article Is bold and fearless and
the reader is allowed to draw his
own conclusions. II would lead one
70 believe that In the event of the
next congress being democratic one
-Aers are many things yet to be
brought to the surface In that dis
graceful AFFAIR. which placed a stain
upon the uniform of the United States
army.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-23
Wisconsin Town in Danger.

Milwaukee, WIS. Sept 20.-The
city of Rhinelander, Wis, is threat
cned by forest fires and Milwaukee
today was called to aid in saving the
city. A fire engine, half a mile Of
hose and truck were loaded on a
special train and started for Rhine
lander tonight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-23

good ointment to use for scaly leg
Is made of lard, kerosense and little
sulphur. Apply often and rub the
legs well, getting as much under the
scales as possible.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-23

Judge Pritchard OF the United
States court has signed an order ap-
pointing T. I. Hickman of Augusta
receiver for the Edgefleld Manufac-
turing Company. The mill is capt.
talized at $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-23

"Only fools are certain, Tommy;
wise men hesitate"
Are you sure. unClo?'
Eyes, my boy; certain Of 1.-THE
Taller.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-23

The merchants Of Charleston are
discussing the question of holding
gala week this fall.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-23

Sept. IS, 190S-3t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-23

Sept. Is, 190S-3t
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-26
LEAN YEAR FOR CHURCHES.
Those Of Great Britain Lost Many Mem.
berS In 1907.

stse
Last year was a lean year for the churches
both at homo and abroad. The Baptist
communicates In Great Britain In 1907,
according to the Independent, were 42o,s77.
which was 1904 fewer than in 1905. There
were "a more Sunday school teachers, but
S,161 70 wer pupils.
The British Congresationalists have al.
most held their own, but not quite. Their
membership II $50 ,66s for 1907, q loss Of 2Ia.
While the Sunday school teachers havy
increased by 1850. the pupils have fallen
The Wesleyan Methodists, show the same
loss. the membership Of 52S .256 being 400
fewer than In the previous year, while the
pupils are fewer by nearly 1900.
Five smaller Methodist denominations
show q total loss Of s,6t6 pupils and a small
loss In members. A single one, the Print,
tive Methodiste, report q gain OF LOO
members. but they lose i,?os Sunday school
In Wales the largest denomination is the
Welsh Calviuistio Methodist Connexion.
which Is Presbyterian In government. Its
membership is given. as 1871, 7es, a loss OF
The total loss in membership Of the Non.
oonformist denominations is about 1900
and hat In Sunday schools Is more than
IS 900. Indeed one OF the best ecclesiastical
statisticians in Great Britain puts the loss
In members In England and Wales at 1885
= A principal cause Of this ebb Is the slou Oh,
Ing on Of the excess members who joined
the churches during the excitement Of the
Welsh revival.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-02

street to yesey, and SO traverses the nehfi ..
the lower business section. Below Nesey street
it turns westward SO as to pass the oo"hto"h
terminal OF the McAdoo system, with Wni'h il
gives a possible connection and III conJuhcuoi
with which ii might be operated 1t may ne
made 10 serve the Borough of Queens ny way
both Of the new Blackwells Island Bridge ana
of the Stenway tunnel In word IL runs
through q popuIous part of the city whleh Is
notably lacking in facilities reaching the yer!
centre of the downtown office section and at
the same time touching the new lines OF COM
m,luication that are being opened on the East
snd West sides 1t is straight throughout the
greater part of its length, so that it IS likel!
TO give real rapid transit, and it penetrates conf
paratively unsettled sections OF The Bronx
thus opening up residence ne1ghhorhoouS
That is about everything that can be expectea
of a route 1t is a pity that the city is so
tied up by the debt limit provisions that II can
not Immediately spend the money TO construct
necessary subway lines and that at the same
time private capital is deferred from entering
the field by the unreasonable restrictions OF the
Elsberg law The line is 1mperativei!
needed Work upon its construction could not
begin too soon.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-02
AnHsemenfs.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-s-The Rose the Rancho.
AlHAMBRA-2-S-Nardev
ASToR-S:l5-Tom Jo-es.
BELASCo-s:15-The Warrens Of Virginia.
BERkELEy-2:5 :5o-S :So-Candida-
BIJoIJ--s:2o-T Comet. -
BLANEY' 's-2:l5-s:l5-The Bad Boy andF His Teddy
Bears.
RoADWAy-s:Is-The Round Up
CASINO 2:15-S:I5-The Gay White Way
CoEONIAI<-2-S-Nau
CRITER1oN-S-Miss Hook of Holland
DADY'S-s:2o-Jchn 6sydes Honour
rENE9-2-s-Naudeviile.
EDFN MI SEE-The World in Wax
PIRE-2:1s-S:I5-Peter Pan.
GaRRICK-s:so--Under the Greenwood Tee
GERMAN-2.3R-As ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Durnfnhop@-
fsRANTo CENTRAL. PAI.ACE-Io a TO IL D M
HaCKETT-2:l5-s :ae-The witching Hour.
HkNMERSTEIN-S-2- -S:15-Nauderile- -.
HERALD sQI7ARES:l5-The Girl Behind the Soyr,s,
EIPPoDROME-2-s-The -Four Seasons ana winter
Carnival
ENIC-K rR BOOK ER-s:l5-The Talk Of New YORK
IJPFRTY-e:1 Of TIE Circus
LYCTUM-2:1h-s: :3o-The Thief
LYRICS: S:15-Rosnersholm-
MADISON soUARE-s:la-Aunt Mary M
MADISON SceU ARE GAfDEN-l1 a IN TO i''o p ~
Paris Auto Show.
MaJTsrTc-s:ls-The Tcp @ tn Nofln-
MaNEsTTAN OPERA HoI- SE,-s-Tales of Hnlinlsih'
MENDEIssSOHN HAII,-S:i5-Concert- $780,, p,.,er-
METROPOLITAN OPERA HoUShS-e-Hiaoai"" D
NEW ANSTERpAM-S:15-The Merry Widow
NEW CIRCLES l5-PIayinE the Ponies
NEW :3n-Advanced vaudeville
SAyoY-2:Ies.I@M Of the Hour
eTT-YyESa aNT-S:15-A Grand Army Nan
warIa~E .f5-A knight Day. >,r
yyEFFR-S MUSIC HAII1-s-BuTlesque Of 'he '"eii'
New-York tribune., 1908-01-02
PUBLIC WEATHER. INDICATIONS

The plan of Professor Willis L. Moore the
head Of the United States Weather Bureau for
popuiarizing current weather indications is
worthy of much commendation and will doubt
less win high degree of public favor The cir
culation of daily weather maps reports and
forecasts is and will remain the most valuable
part of the bureaus work, and it may be said in
passing that its value is inestimably greater
than many persons think. But there are other
services which the bureau may perform, we'll
worth the comparatively trifiing cost which they
will involve, and among these is that now pro-
posed of supplying the public in important cen
tres of population with accurate information
concerning current meteorological conditions,
such as temperature, humidity and barometrcal
pressure.
1t is really a strange thing how little people
generally know about such matters or rather
how difficult it is for then to gain accurate in
formation. OF course there the ather re-
ports from the observation stations. But the
average man wants to know not how cool it is
up there in the observers eyry, but how hot it
is down here where he is sweltering 1t is true.
every man has thermometer, and here and
there a man has wet bulb thermometer and
barometer. But in the case of the first named
at any rate. what reliance is to be placed upon
it: Observe the thermometers displayed in
some shop window. There perhaps two
dozen of them. of all sizes. styles and prices,
and although they are hanging side by side in
precisely the same te- -lperature. they seldom
agree, and there is no assurance that any of
them is accurate. IL would not be difficult TO
find two thus displayed which were half dozen
or more degrees apart. AS for some of the big.
elaborate thermometers publicly displayed, there
is reason to suspect that inadvertently or in
tentionay some Of them are grossly misleading.
Under Or. Moores system there will be
cIrate indications. accessible to all, of what
the temperature. humidity. etc. actually are at
the street level. 1t may be n question whether
such accurate knowledge Will conduce 10 in
creased comfort, though we fancy il may. indi
rectIy at least since men in general find salts
faction in knowing the truth. 1t Is possible also
that the system will promote neighborly amity
by providing an infallible umpire 10 determine
disputes the weather. But, at any rate, il
viii be real gain for popular information to
New-York tribune., 1908-01-02
THE NEW SUBWAY ROUTE.

The main subway route just approved by the
public Service Commission consists cherry OF
selected portions of the many routes Eald ou'
hy the old Rapid Transit Commission. Inc
adoption without modification of one OF the
rlans already in existence would have avoided
the DELAYS involved in obtaining consents "I
property owners. the approval OF the Board oI
Estimate and Apportionment and, II need De,
az the courts but no one of the existing plans
seems 10 offer so many advantages ana TO ne
So attractive TO capitalists as the one fixed upon
Inv the commission The desire 10 LAY out
an East Side subway for that populous region
has now no such line above 42d street. and 10
have the lower end Of the line pass through
the business section Of the city and at the
same time give connection with jit new tran
sjf lines being established between Manhattan
and the other borougbs and with the new Hud-
son River tunnels. OF the two East Side
subway routes laid out by the old commission
the Lexington avenue line is chosen as more
central and likely TO be more attractive 10 capi-
tai But the Lexington avenue line as originally
damned involved two sharp turns in 3Jth
street. Ike those in 42d street on the existing
line The new plan obviates this by running
straight down through Lexington avenue and
Irving place and under private property 10
broadway az about 10th street so that the
route is practically straight line from Broad
way and Eesey street 10 the Harlem River
The Lenox avenue branch of the existing sub
way. which reaches the same general neigh
borhood in The Bronx, has nine very consid-
cradle curves in that distance. besides various
minor ones Thus on the proposed line one Of
the worst defects Of the present subway is
avoided.
The new subway route offers through tho
proposed crosstown line in Canal street good
connection with Manhattan Bridge. which WAS
one of the praisewOrthy features of the Third
avenue line laid out by the old commission. and
includes the same connections in The Bronx
which were part Of that route Like That
route. ii may be operated III connection WIN
the Fourth avenue subway soon TO he built ia
Rrooklvn But whereas the lower end of tue
Third avenue route ran down the Bowery. the
new line runs along Broadway from about 10th
New-York tribune., 1908-01-02

Many benevolent institutions appeal at this
season of the year for the means of carrying
their work. One of the best Of them, we
believe, in its capacity for usefulness and in
the intelligence with which it is conducted. is
the New York Association for the Blind, whose
motto is Light through Work" The inspira-
tion of it's efforts is practical recognition of
the fact that there are many occupations for
which the blind not hopelessly untitled by
their infrmity, and the object of its existence
is to enable them to lead usefu, and happy
lives by giving them the indus rial training
essential to self-support and finding work for
them to do. The association has been carry
ing out this undertaking wisely, zealously and
with conspicuous success, but with insufficient
support. Mr.. Carnegie has promised it $500
on condition of its securing equal from
other sources. The aggregate amount of $1,000
seems Indispensable at this time to a continua
ton of the work, and earnestly hope it will
be promptly provided. The treasurer is Mr.
Herbert S. Barnes. No. 30 Wall street.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-02
THE CABINET RECEPTIONS.
Fron The Tribune Bureau. ,

Washington. JAN Almost as imposing as tho
Presidents reception. really more brilliant
the breakfast given by the Secretary Of state and
Mrs Root to all of the members Of the DIPLOMATS
Corps. where every foreigner wore his most Spe1-
did uniform and all of the decorations in his pos
session and with plain clothes men except tA~
host and his sons present dim the occasion.
American Beauty roses and Christmas plants added
TO the beauty OF the drawing rooms.
II has long been the custom OF the Secretary of
state and his wife to receive alone. and today
Mrs Root had with her only Mrs Robert Bacon
and Mrs Huntington Wilson wives of the assist
ant secretaries of state. while Mrs Ulysses s.
Grant Sd. her daughter. and Mrs Elihu Root. j..
her daughterin-law. both brides were in the draw
ing rooms
The unusually large number Of bureaus under
the Treasury Department brought large number
OF New Years callers to the home OF the Secretary
and Mrs Cortelyou- The latter had assistins hss
during the afternoon Mrs J Fl Edwards Mrs.
Beekman Winthrop. Mrs. Charles II. Treat. MrA
William Barret Ridgely. Mrs. John G Capers. Mrs
Weaver and Mrs. E F Fowler ali the wives Of
Mr. Corteiyou's assistants in the Treasury pepars-
ment. and Mrs Kmsolvng. wife Of the Bishop or
Brazil; Mrs Coelidge. che Misses Treat Mss Helea
Woodward Miss Gertrude Brown, Of New York. and
Miss Hines. the sister OF Mrs COrtelycu. with =
number Of the unofficial friends Of the family
There was reception at the home OF the see
retsry Of War on account OF the regent death Ok
his mother
Attorney General and Mrs. Bonapartes reeep-
tion was without the spectacular feature presented
by military and diplomatic uniforms. but IL vas
nevertheless both dignifed and imposing ih'
entire judicial body OF Washington paid its respects
and many of the diplomats and other otneiais !"
New-York tribune., 1908-01-02
coon FOR BOB.

The seasons congratulations are certainly
due to Bob. BY which familiar and aHec-
tionate name we mean. OF course. the Hon.
Robert J. Davis. of Hudson County, New Jer-
sey That the Hon. James Smith. jr-. of Essex
County in the same state, is entitled to similar
attention is not clear. But there can be no
doubt about Bob. He has arrived. Nor Is
there occasion for any surprise. Death. taxes.
the procession of the EquinoXeS, and various
other things. have proverbally been regarded
as symbols of the inevitable. To that goodly
company ever since the last electic a in his bali-
wick the observant and iudicious minded have
confidently added Bob. He had played the
game and had it. and that he would col
lect the stakes fOregcne conclusion.
He played the game we'll. During all the
ante-election campaign he discreetly refraincd
from appearing to manipulate the wires. In
deed the intmation was shrewdy put forth
that lie was disgruntled, dsaffected. down and
out The Democratic candidate for Mayor of
Jersey City was represented to be stern. self
poised reformer, who had no use for Bob, and
New-York tribune., 1908-01-02
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-No news of the Canadian Pacific
steamer Mount Royal, now twenty -nVe Gays oul
from Antwerp, with nearly four hundred per
on board, has been received at q. JONI Jonl
Manitoba purchased the Bel telephone
system in the province Tor S5'SoO,Voo, pay NJ
will be made in forty year per cent poHIa-
Advices from Nicaragua say that the
Mosquito Indians have risen against PRESIDENT
Zelaya, accusing him of being responsible foT
the death of their chief: force was landed
from a British warship - japanese olHclais
exnress the belief that the governments reply
to America on the question of emigration VIII
he satisfactory The case OF the l6f con-
yicteG members Oh the first Douma VINO slgned
the Viborg manifesto Will be appealed 10 Ile
Senate Major Coat6s-Phlllps, VINO as
tinguished himself in the Boer war, Wouhoeu
his mother-in-law and a lawyer anu hiileu NM
self at the home of his divorced WlIe- = =, D.
H Parrot. who eloped TO New AoTk Win MISS
Lawrence was arrested on his arrival IN Lon
dor on a ge of theft Of a motor car -
The weak condition of the Russian Empress IS
reported to be complicated by expectations OF
childbirth
the White House the President shook hands
with 5.e45 callers - 1t was reported from
Richmond that the Seaboard Air Line had made
application for receiver =--.Judge fiiIcllal d u
issued an injunction restraining the DlspehSaIy :
Board Of South Carolina from disposlng OF any y
annual session of the state Legislature con-
yened at Albany organized and after listening
10 fhe Governors message took a recess until
next Monday night 80 A large number OF
hills were introduced in the State Legislature;
including one to re"rganize the Nat5onal
ton Y Y that a disease prevalent there hao
been pronounced smallpox by the state DepaTt-
rnert of Health - Utica and schenectady
n, V entered the list OF second class cities
with the Republicans in full control with me me
excertfon Of thu common council -- party
of fyrenty-f four Mormon missionaries passed
through Chicago on their way to Europe, where
they will seek converts 10 their creed
CITY-It was learned that the franchises OF
tbe New York & Port Chester and New YORK.
Westchester & Boston Railway companies might
he forfeited =- II said that Anthony
C-onlstock would be the chief witness Tor the
Thaw defence. Six thousand fafnllles VIII
refuse TO pay rent to-day, il was SAID -
With the retirement Of Mayor Fagan OF jersey
city ami the assumption Of the duties as chieI
ererutiya by H Otto Wittpenn, that city laceo
a roSsible dual government. =- Inc BulIdlils
Trades Employers Association decided not 10
rIIt present wages =-= assistant FIole
Norton cf Yale. said the primary cause OF the
financial panic WAS an oVerproducuon OF eolu.
Half a dozen persons were injured Wneh
two surface cars in collision =" Dr-
Thomas Darlington, the Health commissioners
said that there was no fear Of a smallpox cpl
demic here
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Fair The temperature yesterday: Highest 80
degrees; lowest, "a