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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
ACTIVITY IN MARKET.
FROTHY UPSHOOT OF THE
PRICES RESULTED.
Operators We're SuspiciOus-Fcared
Appearance Of Such Symptoms A.
ter Recent Advance, and Sharp Re-
lapse Followed.

New York, Aug. 12.-While al
times irregular. the cotton market
showed a generally flrmer tone today
and had a sharp advance during the
afternoon, with the close firm at a
net gain of II to 20 points.
The opening was steady at an ad-
vance Of s to 8 points on better ca
bles than expected and covering. but
there was renewal Of bear pressure
In advance under which prices eased
OF to within Q or points of yester-
days close during the first few min
utes. The market seemed to be at
tracing good deal Of support, how
we're. Foreign houses were buyers
here. and there was a big demand
from some Of the people who are
credited with having organized for
the purpose Of preventing a break
through the IL cent level. This buy.
ing quickly checked the decline, and
after somewhat irregular late fore
noon. the market became decidedly
active and strong on reports of a bet
ter trade demand. rumors that South
ern mills had put through a large
business In cotton goods at. high
prices. q renewal of dry weather COM
plants from Texas. predictions Of
bullish private condition reports for
the half month and more aggressive
bull support. At the high point of
the day. the market showed a net
gain of 81 to 26 points. A rumor
that rain was falling at Waco, Texas,
prompted realizing during the last
few minutes and last prices were 4 to
5 points on from the best. Some
large blocks changed hands here dur
ing the afternoon and one of the
prominent features was the uneasi-
ness Of October shorts, owing appa-
rently to the reduction In the local
stock and the delayed new crop
movement.
Receipts at the ports today 1,4oo
oaies against e72 last week and s,1s5
last year. For the week $4,000 bales
against s.oss last week and 24,0ss
last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans 122 bales against 422 last
year and at Houston s24 bales against
2.1os last year.
Spot cotton closed quiet, 90 points
higher; middllng uplands 1880; mid
ding gulf is.e5. Sales 400 bales.
Futures opened steady and closed
firm. II
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
CENSUS OFFICIALS NAMED.
TAFT APPROVES APPOINTMENT
OF $50 SUPERVISORS.
South Carolina is Included Among
the States Where the Appointments
Are Divided Equally Among Dem.
ocrs.ts and Republicans-.Taft
Sttpulates That Supervisors Shall
Not Be Partisans.

Beverly, Mass, Aug. 13.-At an ex-
tended conference tonight with Sec
retary Nagel, of the department of
commerce and labor, Postmaster
General Hitchcock and L. Dana Du-
rand, director of the census DEPART
ment, President Taft approved the
appointment of 800 supervisors of
the thirteenth census. The list had
been prepared at Washington for the
president, and the qualifications of
every man inquired into.
There has been marked discomfort
among some of Southern Republicans
over the decision of the President to
divide the census patronage in the
States of the 'solid South"
Col. Cecil Lyon, Republican ma
tional committeeman, who came here
today told the President that he
would rather have the State put in
charge of one supervisor-a good Re-
publican than to have to divide thu.
Congressional districts with the DEM
ocrats. Col Lyon said the declara-
ton Of this policy on his part held
good for all the States. Oklahoma
he declared, had to be included with
tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina
and Missouri in the list Of nearly
doubtful States that had been set
apart from the other Southern States
for full list Of Republican SUPER
vfsors.
III oklahoma is a Northern State, 4"
declared Col. Lyon today, II am in
favor of moving Mason's and Dixon's
line. still further south to let Texas
in"
Each census supervisor viii have a
tremendous field force Of enumerat-
ors under him. The supervisors will
receive salary Of $4,000 and their
work will extend over eight or ten
months. The States where the SUPER
the Democrats and Republicans, are
Virginia. South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkan-
sas. Louisiana and Texas. In most
of the States supervisors are appoint
ed in each Congressional district.
President Taft, it is said, laid down
the rule, especially in States where a
division has been made between DEM
ocrats and Republicans. that supervi-
sors shall not be active partisans and
that no attempt should be made to
build up political machines out of the
census patronage.
President Taft signed the commits
sions of some sixty odd supervisors in
different sections of the country and
the names Of these appointees were
made public by Mr.. Durand at the
conclusion Of the conference.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
CRsrAN QUESTION NOT SETTLED
Turkey WIN Inform Greece That Lat
sov's Note L. Unsatisfactory.
Constantinople,

Constantinople. Aug. 12.-The
Porte has been directed to address a
more energetic note to Greece, in
which Il will be said that Greece's re-
ply To the Turkish not concerning
Crete Is Unsatisfactory. The Greek
minister today called on Hilma
Pasha the Grand vizier. who strong
~ urged the minister to advise his
Government to confirm the friendly
protestations contained in its note by
giving assurances that Turkeys de.
mands will be compiled with.
PICNIC At STATEBURG.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
WATSON, VICE PRESIDENT.
IRRIGATION CONGRESS HONORS
ONE MAN FROM ATLANTIC
STATES.
Chooses South CarOlinian-Mee(iny
Adjourns After Passage of ResoIu-
ton Urging Appropriation for Irrf-
CATION.

ton Urging Appropriation for Irrf-
CATION.
Spokane. Wash, Aug. 13-With
the election Of officers, the passage of
resolutions commencing both the ef-
forts of Clifford Pinchot and F. H.
Newell. chiefs of the forestry and the
reclamation bureaus, respectively.
asking a $1O.O0O.0OO irrigation fund
from congress and commencing the
Mississippi deep waterways, the
seventh national irrigation congress
work ended today. B. A. Fowler of
Phoenix. Ariz.. was elected president
and Arthur Hooker Of Spokane Sec
retary One minor office went to the
Atlantic coast in the selection as fifth
vice president of E. ]. Watson of
South Carolina.
Gov. Gilchrist of Florida today
pleaded for the aboIishment of Ma
sons and Dixon's line and referred TO
the South as sleeping giant now
awake"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 13.-Pasengers
VINO were on the Southern train
wrecked near Bristol, Va, last even
ing arrived here tonight, bringing de-,
tails Of the bravery of Engineer Sam
uel Bush, of Knoxville, who died to-
cay as result OF his injuries. Bush
was slowly and painfully working his
way out OF wreck of his engine, scald-
ed and frightfully bruised, when the
few passengers who retained their.
senses, dug into the mass of twisted
and burning iron to meet him. He
was lifted out upon the ground and a
hurried call for physicians resulted
in the discovery that there was not
doctor on the train. As the pas-
sengers began hunt for whiskey to
stimulate him and were breakinz
open suit case in their search, Bush
asked for last look at his old en-
glne, as hopeless a wreck as was its
engineer. When they came to him
WIN 'he hquor, he begged them to
iook after the comfort Of the passen-
gers. Told that no passengers had
been injured, he said:
Ihats good. But before take
this whiskey. want you men TO
smell my breath and testify. If need
oe' that L had not been linking
when this happened"
although suffering horrible asor-
ies' the brave engineer would not
'ouch the stimulant until four of the
men mad smelled his breath and
promised to bear witness to his So
briefly.
All an engineer has is his record -
ne said feebly, land he cannot az.
lord to have anything against that"
And Engineer Bush went ont unor
ms last run with his record snot,ess
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
ENGINEER DIED 4 HERO,
SUFFERING AGONY. HE ToUD
RESCUERS TO ATTEND 9TH
ERS.

Who Were i'm the Bristol
Wreck Tell Graphic Story of the
Bravery of Engineer Bush-Re-
fused to TOuch Whiskey Until Wit
ness Had SmeIIed His Breath I'm
Order to Testify That He Had Not
Been Drinking When Wreck Oc-
curred--His Estate Valued at One
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
Smallpox I'm Columbia.

Columbia, Aug. 12.-What has
been pronouced well developed cases
OF smallpox were found to be the
cause of the illness in the family of
a negro residing on Lincoln street op-
posite the Jail, this morning, The
patients were removed to the pest
house, which is situated several miles
from the city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
Great Sporting Event.

The greatest sporting event of the
season will be the bicycle races on
Labor Day Monday September 9Th.
Anybody wishing to enter the races
must call and register their names at
Mr.. Tisdaie's office. 81 n. Main street,
within a few days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
Stake RIOT IN CANADA
FORT WILLIAM, ONT, PLACED UN-
DER MARTIAL LAW.
Moody Itot Occurs I'm the Streets
and 1N~o Dosen Men are Injured
Militia Regiment Called Out
Strikers are Dock IAborers.

Fort Williams. Ont. August IA
Fort Williams for the first time In its
history Is under martial law. A thou
sand dock laborers. principally Greeks,
Hungarians and Italians. who have
been ON . strike for week. enraged
BY the arrival Of special Canadian
Pacinc police from Winnipeg. were
incited to riot, and three hundred of
them engaged In q pitched battle
with the police at noon today around
the Canadian Pacific freight sheds on
AcTavish street. Two dozen men
were injured. three at least fatally.
incisding Chief Bali. OF the railway
oo~psny's local force. and two
Greeks. .Nn.
Five Of the wounded are Canadian
PaciHc special police; three are
Greeks; one Ii q reporter. George
Dickeusou. Others are serst. Taylor.
of n city police force. and John
Lane. butcher. Constable Carpen-
eer. OF the Canadian Pacific force,
had . leg shattered and Chief Ball
was shot In the stomach. The ssth
regiment of militia was called out at
ter Mayor Peitier had read the Riot
Act. W
The strikers have twenty-five rail-
way constabls penned up in the
Canadian Pacinc Railroad bunk
bouss. and shots have been heard all
afternoon. Soldiers are guarding tho
diDtrSct.
Ths police, departmei.. Il absolutely
unable TO cope with the situation.
Canadian Pacific Railway ofiicials
had agreed to grant the demands of
ths men and put them to work under
~ increased scale. An agreement
had just been approved at the City
HAN when the report was telephonsd
tAAt rsotins was IN progress. The
ptrikers tonight threatened to burn
Ne Canadian Pacinc grain elevators
and the night promises to be full Of
danger
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
a Large Chair.

one of the largest chairs ever built
FOR anybody has been built recently
for Mr.. w. w. Graham. OF Branch
Vile, who weighs 410 pounds. The
chair Is large enough for whole
family and still have room for COM
pany.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18

6rlstol Tenn, Aug. 13.-Engineer
DoSh was native Of Bedford county,
virginia, being a member of an old
ana widely known family in that sec
ton of tine State. He had hean g,
the service of the Southern Railway
Tor more than thirty years. He leaves
an estate valued at $500, 900.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18

Inc oead hody of ]. S. Cooper, OF
conway, was found wednesday after.
noon about five miles from Conway
Ihe coroner's jury rendered the de-
cision that Cooper came to his death
from excessive drinking He was
about S5 years of age, and leaves q
wife.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-18
MUNICIPAL PLANTS
A FEW FACTS AND FIGURES AS TO THE UNDESIRABILIrY
 OF CITY OWNERSHIP.

Here are some pertinent recent facts concerning the experiences of cities which have embarked on the experiment of owning and operating "public utili- ties. v The plants alluded to in these cases nearly all happen to be lighting plants In the city of English, Ind, the plant has been sold, So says the mayor, for S5 per cent of its cost, "be- cause of the financial loss to the city The depreciation of the plant was l3 per cent year. .t oi at>
 The light and water plants of Eng land, Ark, have been leased to an in dividuai for six years, because of ''gross mismanagement" by the local authori- ties.
 In Valley City, N. D., the citizens voted to s0ll tho plant, but the city council, presumably because of the val ue of the plant as a political asset, have refused to obey the electors, and are spending money on new machinery.
 The electric light and water plants of Milford Center, Ohio, have been sold for $5,335, although the outstanding bonds on them amount to $l2,000. a
 The plant al Linton, Ind, was sold some time ago to private individuals. When it was managed by the city it cost the taxpayers loss of from $200 to $500 a month; now it is paying and rendering the city excellent service,
 At Gravesend, New York, the electric light plant cost the city about $l20,, GOO; it has been sold for $3l ,000.
 Dunkirk, Ind, tried tbe experiment for time. It purchased the electric light plant of private company, as suming the bonded debt of $23,50o. The loss to the city, however, was becoming go great that it gave the bondholders cash bonus of $230O to take over the plant.--Collier's Weekly, es
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-18
HOUSEWIFE SUGGESTIONS.

After washing lace curtains lay s blanket on tho floor In some empty room. spread the curtains on the blan. ket stretching them carefully, and they will keep their place without any fastening until dried.
 Parsley that can be put Into pel. per box and used to garnish certain dishes Is prepared in this manner: First carefully wash the parsley and dip into boiling water. which will make the leaves a brilliant green. Place the leaves on plate and put into the oven to dry. When crisp break into small pieces and run through coarse sieve.
 In very small Kitchen hinged table is very important. Get good sized square board or two boards clamped together and fasten with strong hinges near q window. It will be necessary to have 2. support. fas- tered beneath When not in use the board lies against the wall. It is handy when taking pies. cakes or bread from the oven and serves to hold dishes when the kitchen table is crowded with cooking utensils. Cover the board with an oilcloth the coler of the paint in the kitchen.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-18
COPPER METAL MARKET
Better Demand Produced by Optimistic Report Recently Made by Copper
 Producers Association

a NEW YORK, February l7.-The cop per metal market is reported unchanged with the United Metal Selling company and other large selling agencies quoting l3la cents for electrolyfic. Smaller pro, ducers and jobbers, however, are mak. ing sales at slightly under this figure, but no large amounts have been dis posed of. It is said that no considerable amount of copper could be purchased under l3n cents.
 It is reported in the trade that a somewhat better demand has developed since the publication of the Copper Pro ducers' Association figures, but so far these inquiries have not resulted in the closing of any important contracts. The belief among the larger producers, how ever, is that prizes are about at the bottom and that any increase in the demand is likely to be followed by an advance in prices.
 1t is learned that the stocks of cop. per on February l of IA, ,l30, ,045 pounds, as reported by the Copper Producers Association, includes copper already
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-18
S1AGNAT|0N IS THE 1ONE IN STOCK
 MARKET
s~ocKs DRAG MORE THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME SINCE
 THE ELECTION.

NEW YORK, February H.-only ,.,rty material for comment could be s,rni in today's torpid stock market. speculative interest was more stagnant t.r st any other time since before the national election.
 The bond division still offered a strong contrast to the stagnation of the market.
 Another reduction in copper quota. .iors here and in London was a factor, The gloomy feeling of the steel trade ,,s deepened by reiterated reports of a ,ouing cut in prices. The tariff ques. fan and its uncertainties was neutral, ,ipg force to the coming inauguration oi inc new president, which was looked forward to as a possible stimulant for ,bs stock market, such as the November election proved to be. ss
 The rise in Atehison was associated ,,h rimors of a coming dividend in treasc.
 Bonds were iy:egular.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-18
si5ssD
AA UNpAYABLE DEBT.
The Late Mrs. Osborn, Inventor Of shs
 tF Shirt Waist. {v sM

the Late Mrs. Osborn, inventor of ths
 Shirt Waist. {a s@
 Josefa Osborn is dead, and if ths women of the nation-of the whole world, for the matter of that-oniy knew their unpayable indebtedness to her they would wear mourning bands on their arms for thirty days and get extra allowances from their husbands and fathers and brothers to raise a glorious monument over her bones. All the women's clubs, too, from Zanes- vile to Zanzibar would drape their halls and put suitable resolutions of their great loss on their minutes.
 Mrs. Osborn invented the feminine shirt whist.
 According to the consensus of femi- nine opinion, no single article of femi nine wear and feminine decoration has ever equaled the shirt waist. It is at once the most comfortable, the most becoming and the most adaptable ar ticle in any lady's wardrobe. It is capable of being drawn out to any ex- tent like an accordion. It is formal and 1t is informal and everything that lies between. It is suitable for any. thing from seance with the cooking stove to reception at the Gotrocks, with footman at the front door.
 Its genesis was simple. Mrs. Os- born saw her husbands soft shirts and envied them. From that, as one who has a surface knowledge of the sex will testify, It was but step to annexation. Mrs. Osborn went to the man who supplied her husband and told him that she wished half dozen shirts built on the regulation mascu- line working plans save slight diver gencies here and there and with de- clded curtailment in their length. He demurred. She insisted, and she won.
 She wore them herself She gave them to her patrons. for she was the most famous dressmaker in. New York, and from them sprung the millions of shirt waists that have covered and made attractive the women of the world.
 an in many ways. With no experience and only the necessity for action to inspire fer. she left the ranks of New York's Four Hundred and with only $3,500 to start with built up a busi- ness that took an entire building. er,- ployed $50 persons and enabled her te leave an estate of fully half million.
 This was her material reward, but the shirt waist. to shift 1t from its proper place for . moment was her crown of glory.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-18
SIXTY SKELETONS UNEARTHED
Fisherman on Canadian Coast Island Makes Unusual Discovery of
 Human Bones

HALIFAX, N. g., February l7s--In- formation from private sources tells of the discovery at St. Pierre, Miquelon, a few days ago of number of human skeletons, The find was made by a fish erman at place called Anse Allumets, a fishing cove
 Sixty skeletons, which had long re. posed beneath the floor of a cottage, were brought to light.
 Speculation is rife to account for the remains of So large number of human beings in this remote fishing hamlet. Many theories have been ad. vanccd, the most acceptable of which is that the remains discovered are those of ilfated passengers of tho sailing ship Clarissc, which foundered near the islands in lSi6, in which disaster up ward of sixty persons perished.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-18
TOBACCO RECEIPTS DECREASE
Falling Of of So0,oo0 Pounds Shown
 in Recent Report of Industry Filed at Lynchburg

LYNCHBURG, Va, February i7.--- The receipts of dark tobacco on the local market during the past week showed decrease of S00,000 pounds, when compared with the previous week, the sales aggregating assoc pounds.
 The offerings continue largely of the better grades, and it is generally very good in quality and condition, but much of it is rather small in size. There were some lots of hailbeaten tobacco that sold very low. The trade was fairly active, and prices were about the same as for the past several weeks.
 The report of John L. Oglesby, of Lynch,s warehouse shows that the sales during the present season have aggre. gated l3,53l ,50O pounds, this being an increase of 6,3l3,lOO pounds over the past season.
 The quotations are from $4 to $S for Jugs, $6 to $l5 for leaf, and from $l5 to $25 for wrappers.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-18
BABIES HATE LIGHT.
Even the Top of tho Pink Little Heed
 is Sensitive ts IL

Even the Top Of the Pink Little Heed
 10 Sensitive ts it-
 One thing which we must learn to appreciate and respect in the baby is his attitude toward light. This is widely different from ours, writes Dr. Woods Hutchinson in the HOusekeep- CT. Light is one of the most stimulat- ing and attractive things in the world to us. and the brighter the better. But to poor blinking tot of a baby t is as dazzling and irritating as 1t is grateful to us.
 His chief objection to the new world In which he finds himself, if he could put 1t in words. would be, Its 50 beastiy light" He Is born a caveman in more senses than one. While the rooms which he occupies should get plenty of sunshine, this should never be allowed to shine directly into his eyes or full upon his face.
 He has neither pigment fin his ten der skin nor hair on the top of his pink little head to protect him against the light rays. It is little short of cruelty to animals to lay an unfortu- nate baby on bis back in troughliks perambulator or baby buggy so deep and we'll padded that he cannot ever squirm, to load him down with cloth ing and wraps or even actually strap him down so that he can lift neither hand nor foot and then to wheel him about for hours with his little face turned up'to the full glare of the light and even the direct rays of the sun.
 Here is where the foundation of many case of headache. of irritable nerves, of fretfulness-with its accom- panylng indigestion and slecplessness is laid Look at the faces of these poor little human cocoons and you will sec three times out of five that while they nre bravely trying to make the best of 1t and to accept 1t good humor- edly their,tiny countenanccs are wrln- kled into one universal frowp of per plexity and protest.
 By all means get the baby into the open air day and night, but sec to it that his eyes are protected from the direct glare either by hood or sun shade or by turning his back to it.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-18
HOUSE WOULD RESTORE
 MARINES TO VESSELS

WASHINGTON, D. C., February l7. The naval appropriation bin was un. der consideration in the senate through. out the day. An amendment was adopt. ed which, if accepted by the house, will restore the marine corps on board all battleships and armored cruisers
 An extended criticism was made by Senator Dixon of Montana of the meth cd of having large number of navy yards along the Atlantic coast. He took the ground that the work could be more economically done in fewer places.
 After being in session for five hours, the senate took recess until O clock tonight, when consideration of the naval bill was resumed.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-18
THUNDER IN BIG SNOWSTORM

ATLANTIC CITY, February IT, Terrific peals of thunder in the midst of driving snow storm here tonight startled the resort with one of tho strangest phenomena ever known.
 Patrons of big beach front hotels gathered on piazzas to witness the pc enliar freak of nature, and supcrstitious negroes in the tenement section were in q panic. Patrols of the government coast guard, who took the first lightning flashes for signals from vessels in dis. tress, started rumors of coast wrecks that aroused the resort. The electric storm lasted for over three hours