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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-08
SMOTHERED IN HEAP OF COT
TON.
Negro Infant Burrowcd Too Deem ants
Was SuffOcated.

Darlington. Sept. 5.-Coroner r. g.
farneit was called out to Mr.. j. X
PARROTS place. about five miles from.
Darlington. this morning to view the.
remains of a negro child, about one
ana one-half years old. 1t seems that
since the cotton picking season has
opened the family have been sleeping
on the cotton piled up in one of the
rooms. This child, becoming chilly
during the night, scratched deeper in
TO the little hole bed it had made To,
sleep in and the hole became to- deep,
and the child smothered TO death
The family did not know of its death.
until time to get up this morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-08
A WOAIAN KILLED.
Mrs. G. G. Bigham Accidentally Slain
Near Georgetown.

Mrs. G. G.. Bigham Accidentally Slain
Near Georgetown.
Charleston, S. c., Sept. 5.-Mistak-
Ing her for burglar. William Avant.
a prominent planter of Georgetown
county, last night shot and instantly
killed Mrs. c. c. Bigham, who had
accompanied her husband, a physi-
clan Of Harpers, small town in the
same county, on professional visit
to Avant's home, sunny Side" plan
tation, on Murrell's inlet. DR.. Big
ham and Mr.. Avant were sitting on
the front porch of Avant's home af-
ter supper when they saw in the dark
ness figure pass the house and go
towards nearby creek. Net being
answered when they hailed. they got
a shotgun and followed. They saw
the figure apparently crouch near the
creek bank, and hearing no reply
when they called, Avant asked DR.
Bigham what he should do.
shoot It." said Bigham, and Avant
fired both bamels at close range. Run
ming buck to the house they secured a
light and returned to the creek bank
to find Mrs Bigham stretched there
dead, the contents of both barrels
having taken effect in her back, even
the gun wads having penetrated her
flesh.
Avant oarried the news to Geonge-
town and accompanied the deputy
sheriff .snd coroner hack to Mur1pM4
inlet
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-08
water and tower-high screw ice xhich
stopped our way eastward.

water and tower-high screw ice xhich
stopped our way eastward.
We now began to suffer hunger.
Our provisions were becoming ,ex.
hausts,d, and We were unable to find
depots We entered Ringnesland and
on june 20 found the first animals on
our rerurn-bears and seals. We slhct
a bear.
And now our goal was the whalers
at Lancaster Sound. We followed the
drift ice to the south eighty miles q
day, but was stopped by pack ice in
Wellington Channel. which was i'm
passabie either by boat or sledge.
Here was lots Of game. but We did not
dare shoot 1t. We had only taken a
hundred bullets to the pole. and now
only iifteen were left. We went into
Jones SUund after walrus and bears,
and found open, calm water. We met
Polar wolves, with which some of our
dogs made friends and ran away.
-NO' VIC oPCht udN anu ulgnI In
an open boat ten miles from shore.
This ,asting for two months while
storms often ragged over our heads.
At las, we got ashore again, but we
had 40 tuel and were Obliged to eat
bircs ra'! One day we found fuel
and what feast we had. But ".
suffered much hunger during this
period. One ni8h. 4 bear came 4. q
st"le ,lir food. We had many fiy;.:s
with musk oxen. wrich attacked u
Our best weapon against them was
the lasso."
The correspondents story quotes
DR.. Cook as saying in conclusion:
Say that the day we reached our
provisions stores at Etah was a great
er day than April p. | long to get
back to civilization, to move among
my fellow men; | long to press my
wife to my heart. l am the hap ,iest
man living. Tell the whole world |
thank God / am back
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-08
CLYDE FITCH DEAD.

Chalons Sur Marne, Sept. 4.-Clyde
f1tch, the American playwright. died
at $50 this evening He had been
unconscious since 3 o'clock in the af-
ternoon. The doctors and his friends.
Eugene Gauthier, We're present at the
bedside.
Death was due to appendicitis, fol-
lowing an operation. Mr.. Fitch was
stricken with an acute attack while
travelling from Germany and upon his
arrival here underwent an operation,
from which he only temporarily rail-
lied.
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NoW York. SEPT. a.--rhs govern
npaess cotton crop condition report.
>nrnea to-day. proved the lowest on
s6oesd. bat caused only q moderate
e1spnes which was NOT fully sustain
- ~ market closing steady a. .
- ssin q only - points
~ market opened steady at an
a1pones Of = 10 points on better ca
49, than expected and showed little
| clsanss during the morning. when
tro1tng mas quiet and generally In
~ waJ o. . further evsnins-up for
evsr tho condition ngures.
1ost before the government report
wss Issued January contracts were
spuing around ls.%7 and the best
price reported later was 1880. q
; bslss Of about ~ PORTS and net
advance OF 20 points from the clos
ins fsures Of last night. Possibly the
approach Of the three-day adjourn
neut--over Labor day--restricted
hsall suppov TO some extent During
|, NE hate trading prices gradually
1eossA o6 to within . or 8 points Of
'sasG nAuhts inals. with January clos
~ e 1s.4s bid, or only 5 points net
I n11Aes. The lowest September bu-
roco1k prevlsusly on record was
.N9 ~ sperdition was only
nnoxt AZ ss.7 per
<ot Sess and 7s.s per cent. the ten
yoGt average. Considering the re-
Apcsion IN acreage. as compared with
Iese ys1r. the figures mag be made
~ basis Of very bullish mathemati-
cAl conclusions regarding the prob
able s1ze Of the crop. and after mid
day many buhish cables were receiv-
ed from abroad regarding the pros
poets Tor future supplies. The days
weather news showed no special fea-
ture. Southern spot markets were,
1-isc higher to 1-sc lower.
Receipts at the ports today 1914
balss against 1852 last week and L..
ss1 last year. For the week S5.00O
bales. against 34.70s last week and
fs.3x1 last year. Today's receipts AT
Nov Orleans 80 bales against 63s last
year. and at Houston s.ss7 against
b.s7s haleslastyear.
Spot cotton closed quiet 10 point,
higher; niddling uplands 1880; mid.
ding gulf 1905; sales 80 bales. Fu-
tures opened steady and closed
ste~0y.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-08
POLE KILLS WORKMAN.

Greenville, Sept 4.-Luther Fisher.
a workman in the employ of the
southern Power Co.. was struck
by a falling pole and instantly killed
this afternoon i'm an accident which
occurred about two miles from Greer.
II. :. Higgins, a fellow workman. had.
his collar bone broken in the same
accident
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-08

UuIIUN TENDING TO DECLINE.
BELIEF IN EXCESS OFLAST CROP
HAS WEAKENING INFLUENCE.

Despite Several Bullish Reports as to
The Size Of the Crop, There Has
Been . Reaction Due to the FIX
pectation That the Present Crop Will
BE Supplemented by . Held. Over
Surplus.
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3. s. -.
COOK DESCRIBES MS JOURNEY
"NOTHING TO SEE But ICE. ICE"
AT THE POLE, HE SAYS.

He Hated to Leave, but Was Forced
by tho Cold to Move on-"As I
was sitting at the Pole Could
not Help Smiling 1t the People.
who. on Ny Return, Would Call
the Whole Expedition . Hum bug"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-08

Swiss fire toads act as perfect ba-
rometers. If kept in glass jars con
tanning water and ladder, they will
climb up the ladder when the wealth
er is to be wet, and previous to dry
weather will stay snugly in their wat
cry homes.
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MORE NEW COUNTIES.
FOUNTAIN INN WILL MAKE AN.
OTHER TRY.
government Will Continue Worh
On Santee and Congaree Rivers
Other News Collected In Columbia.

columbia Sept. 4.--Politics being
tho breath Of life to the average
south Carolinian, a number of new
county schemes may be. expected 70
revive shortly, to fn in with pleasur-
able excitement the hiatus between
the liquor election Of last month and
the various regular elections of next
summer. The first new county prop
osition to show signs of renewed life
Is that which proposes the formation
OF a county with Fountain Inn "a the
county seat from portions of Green
vile and Laurens counties.
Il can't swear I've never stolenn
said Confederate veteran, when he
came up to be sworn by the registra-
ton supervisors in Orangeburg, last
week. Il can't take that OATH" he
went on. unless you allow me to skip
the Civil War period. Those times I
stole, cheerfully and otten; had to.
to live" The registration supervisor
granted him the desired certificate,
saying he didn't think 'foraging"
could rightly be accounted stealing.
Capt. E. NJ. Adams, engineer corps,
L. s. A. the officer in charge of river
and harbor work in this district, in
forms the Columbia Chamber of Com
merce that the chief of engineers viii
recommend the continued improve,
ment of the Santee and Congaree riv-
ers, with the following channels in
contemplation:
From Winyah Bay to Santee river,
via the Estherville- Minim Creek ca
nal. depth of six feet and a width
of 100 feet. From Santee river UP to
Senate street, Columbia, by way of
Congaree river, and up to Camden by
way of Wateree river, channel depths
Of four feet at low awter.
The report also recomemnds That
the crest OF the CRANKY dam at CO.
lumbia be raised two feet. This is to
fpraish. Jan ample head of weser at thcs
Senate street landing. The job viii
cost about $4,000, the channel work
below about $150,000.
Commissioner Watson believes, as
does the Chamber of Commerce, that
the recommendations will be adopted
and the rapid development of nagj.-
cation on the Congaree and Wateree.,
thus assured. The company which,
Columbia and Georgetown expects to
| bond itself this month to buy second;
vessel
William Mckinley, a diminutiye
darkey. admitted to Recorder STAN
ley today that he entered a dwelling
in the city with the intention of steal
ing anything he might take a fancy
to. but after looking around inside.
saw nothing he liked especially, so
left without stealing a single thing,
He got 90 days.
Supt E. S. Dreher of the Columbia
public schools, has been in a hospital
al Biitmore. \. c., since July II, suf-
fering from a nervous breakdown, but
the schools will open as usual Sept.
20. Many children must be denied
admission. however until the new
building at Senate and Pickens streets
can be completed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-08

The Kings Mountain Monumeut
VIII be unveiled October z The
Southern road will put ON cheap rates
for tine occasion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-08

sonny Williams who made his
escape from the jail at Bennettsvlits
several days ago, was captured IN
Cheraw.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-08

The drug store of Zemp and De-
Pass in Camden was damaged by
fire. Loss $1,000.
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-10
PERSONAL,

Whenever the opportunity presents
itself, President Taft will play golf on
the links of the Chevy Chase club, near
Washington.
Rear Admiral Sperry has applied for
relief from duty as commander of the
Atlantic fleet and will be succeeded
March by Admiral Schroeder.
Miss Belle Hagner, who for years
has been Mrs. Roosevelt's social sec,
retary, has been transferred to a posi-.
ton in the bureau of trade relations
of the state department.
1t is announced that Joseph Letter
will sell his famous coal mine at Zeig-
Ter, III.
President Roosevelt gave luncheon
to his tennis cabinet" and praised
the members for their loyalty to him
and to the nation.
w. Vernon Booth, head of the
failed fish trust, is charged in an in
dictment with conspiring with Freder-
ick r. Robbins, former assistant treas
urer, to defraud a bank out of $780,.
600.
Lady Cook, prominent in the advo-
cacy of the cause of woman suffrage
here and in England, arrived in New
York from England. Lady Cook, who
was formerly Miss Tennessee Claflin,
declared that woman's battle for the
suffrage was already won.
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-10

they watched the proceedings below.
Unusual success attended the efforts
of the committee that had charge of
decorating the ballroom, and it was
generally admitted that such wonder
fully beautiful effects had rarely, If
ever, before been accomplished.
A vaulted canopy of bunting reduced
the great height of the hall by some
40 feet. The color scheme of this can
opy was deep cream tint and this
was also carried out behind the two
storied colonnades which encircled the
court, forming q background to the
elaborate floral decorations.
Novel illumination Scheme.
The illumination of the great ball.
room was carried out on radically Diff
ferent lines from those followed htth.
erto.' Instead of embodying the lights
in the floral decoration. following the
structural lines Of the cornices or
arches, the principal groups of lights
were placed with q view to securing
the best general illumination falling
equally upon the decorations and the
guests. This result was secured by
suspending from the vaulted ceiling
IL large fixtures composed of hexag-
onal frames supporting clusters Of
125 globular lamps of frosted glass,
each lamp hanging from a separate
wire, and the whole arranged in a
bowl-shaped mass. This mass of
dropping lights was suspended by six
gilded chains secured to a sturdy ring
and heavy chain above, suspending the
entire fixture from the vaulted ceiling.
Supplementing this provision for gen
eral illumination, half octagon brack-
cts, each with cluster of 20 small
lamps suspended from it, were placed
over each of the first story columns
Of the arcade.
Grand Fireworks Display.
orthe benefit of the throngs who could
not attend the ball, there was an illu.
minatton and fireworks display such as
Washington never before saw. His
tor1c Pennsylvania avenue was ablaze
with light from end to end. Not only
were all the business houses brilliant
ly Illuminated, but across the street
were stretched numerous electric fes-
toons. The Peace monument, for the
first time since its erection soon after
the civil war, was put to the use for
which it was originally intended-that
of fountain-and powerful search
lights were turned on the great VOL
ume Of water that was thrown into the
air.
On the ellipse south Of the White
House display Of aerial fireworks be-
gan at 1880 o'clock, and for hours was
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-10
GENERAL NEWS.

Late reports say 200 persons lost
their lives in the earthquake which de-
stroyed Masran, Turkey, and made Je-
rusalem tremble
Servia has withdrawn her demand
for territorial compensation from Aus
tria-Hungary and it is believed war
will be averted.
Receivers were named in Pittsbure
for the Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal
Railway Company, Gould road.
The jury for the re-trial of the fa-
nous s29,240,00O Standard OH case
was selected in the United States dis
trict court in Chicago.
1t is. reported in New York that
with the retirement from office Of
President Roosevelt a great coal mine
strike may be expected.
Jean Maths, the waiter who last
Christmas attacked President Fall
1eres Of France and tried to pull his
beard, was tried and convicted and
sentenced to four years Imprisonment,
the Imprisonment to be followed by
i've years Punishment from the boun-
daries of Paris.
A $4,000 monument in memory Of
President James A. Garfield is pro-
posed in a bill introduced ny Repre-.
sentative Langley of Kentucky. The
measures provides that the monument
shall be erected on or near the Middle
Creek battlefield in Floyd county,
Kentucky.
Ben G. Fernald and Charles Tenney
Jackson Of Wisconsin plan a trip to
the Gulf of Mexico in a canvas canoe.
The reported engagement of Miss
Ethel Roosevelt and William Phillips.
third assistant secretary of state, is
denied by the presidents secretary
and the young mans mother.
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-10
HAPPENINGS
Of A WEEK
Latest News Told
in Briefest and
Best Form.
WASHINGTON NOTES,

0N w
President Taft in selecting his cabi-
net took into consideration the geo.
graphical qualifications of it's mem
bers. the north, east, south and west
all being represented.
In a report to the house a special
committee declares the secret service
department exists without permanent
authority Of law.
AS token of their esteem, the men,
bers of the senate presented to Vice.
President Fairbanks valuable silver
service. In addition, the Democratic
members gave him loving cup.
Senator Beveridge in speech in
the senate likened Theodore Roosevelt
to Washington and Lincoln.
The Ohio house of representatives
has adopted resolution providing for
the submission to the people of an
amendment to the constitution estab-
fishing the principle of initiative and
referendum in state legislation.
A bill was passed by the house
awarding gold medals to Orville
Wright and Wilbur Wright in appreci-
alton of their achievements in aerial
navigation.
The ship subsidy bill, which was
passed by the senate, was killed in
the house by a vote of IT'S to 172.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota pre-
sented to the senate the so-called Gre
dentials of Senator Stephenson Of
Minnesota as Wisconsin's senator.
For the first time in history the
president will ride with their hus-
bands in the inaugural parade at
Washington.
The house committee decided that
the attack on President Roosevelt, de-
livered by Representative Cook, Re-
publican of Colorado, shall not be
taken from the record.
In taking the oath of Office Presi-
dent Taft will use the supreme courts
historic bible, thus breaking up an old
precedent, other presidents accepting
new holy books.
Washington is ready for the inau-
guration of President Taft and many
visitors are already in the capital.
Iowans in Chicago have started a
movement to augment the fund piling
up for the erection Of a substantial
monument to the late William B. ALI.
son, former nestor of the United
States senate. The legislature and
congress has also made an appropria-
ton for a suitable memorial to be
erected in Washington.
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-10
FURIOUS STORM MARS
INAUGURATION OF TAFT
New President Takes Oath and De-
livers Address in Senate
Chamber.

Washington, Mar. 6.-William H.
Taft was inaugurated as president yes
terday amid the worst weather condi.
tions that ever have marked the great
national event. So severe was the
snow and sleet storm that the new
chief magistrate was forced to take
the oath and deliver his inaugural ad-
dress in the senate chamber.
For more than "a hours the storm
ragged, and ut noon there was about
eight inches of snow on the ground.
The wind thrashed many of the city's
prettiest decorations to threads. The
immense reviewing stands along the
line Of march were made well nigh
uninhabitable by the swirling snow.
Street car and railroad traffic was i'm
peded to the extent Of seriously delay
ing the arrival of thousands who had
planned to attend the inaugural cere-
monies.
The nations capital, for many hours.
was cut of from all wire communica-
tion with the rest of the world.
1t was day of strenuosity in WASH
ington and as II in sympathy with the
outgoing executive the weather made
a blizzardly appeal to the thousands
who were not deferred by the worst
that the weather man could turn on.
To add the final touch of strenuosity,
Mr.. Roosevelt declined to ride to the
railroad station from which he de-
parted to Oyster Bay. He walked
through the snow.
Ball and Parade Given.
Though the thousands of citizens
who had come here from all over the
country were denied the privilege of
witnessing the solemn ceremonies at
tending the administering of the oath
to the new president, the more spec
tacular features of the day were not
omitted. All who braved the storm
saw the great inaugural parade car
ried out substantially as it had been
planned; and in the evening the in
augural ball and the display of fire.
works were given with their brilliancy
undimmed by the adverse weather
conditions.
The ball, given in the Pension build
ing, was magnificent, as it always is.
1t was attended by a tremendous
throng. In the center of the great hall
which occupies the lower floor of the
structure, space was roped of. The
visitors stood outside the open place
waiting the arrival of President and
Mrs. Taft and Vice-President and Mrs.
Sherman. They came finally and
stayed on the main floor for some
time, and then retired for the presi.
dents box in the gallery above, where
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-10

5000 sailors from the Connecticut. the
Illinois and the other ships of Sperry's
fleet in the parade. The marines fol-
lowed the sailors.
National Guardsmen There.
Next came the National Guards
men from various states of the union,
and their excellent marching and evo-
lutions ELECTED enthusiastic applause.
In the rear Of the military division
came the civic organizations. There
were in line more than 100 clubs and
political associations from all parts of
the country, nearly all of them wear
Ing some unique aud distinguishing
uniform.
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-10
Forest Products Of States.

80 sO00VSo " Sy0Se1e
Inere was q time when Ohio was
noted for It's forest products; last year
1T yielded only 100000 feet Of the 49,.
256,l54,0OO feet of lumber cut in the
country. Pennsylvania, which used to
lead in this industry, now ranks a
eighth among the states; Washington
coming first and Louisiana second.
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-10
Public Photograph Gallery.

The Royal Photographic Society Of
England, has been annoyed by the re-
fusal of the National portrait gallery
to exhibit photographs and has de-
cided to establish a national gallery
of Photographic portraiture. The
scheme has met with enthusiastic sup
port from all those interested in the
Photographic art. A large number Of
photographs has been received and
the gallery will be thrown open to the
public at certain periods in the near
future.
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-10

st. Paul, Minn., March 2.-The
house celebrated it's first evening
meeting of the present session by
making record on the speedy pas"
sage of radical anti-cigarette bill.
On roll call the bill received 80 votes
in its favor, to one against-the vote
of Alvin Rowe of St. Paul. L. H.
johnson then moved the reconsidera'
tion of the bill and asked that the mo-
tion be voted down; and it was. This
prevents the house from going back
on it's passage of the bill.
A food of new bills were intro
duced. They included the following:
by Holmberg, to appropriate $150,000
for new state fair agricultural build.
ing; by Christianson, to make the
state treasurer custodian of state fair
funds; by Ware, to permit all women
over 18 years of age to vote in 1910
as to whether women shall be grant
ed the right of suffrage; by Peters,
limiting state fair passes to reporters,
firemen, policemen, veterans, mail
carriers, fair officials, employees and
privilege holders; by Noble, provid.
ing judges Of the supreme court and
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-10
Always End to 9or

Always End to Sorrow.
A young man cannot be cast down
by grief and misfortune ever so severe
but some night he begins to sleep sound.
and some day when dinner time comes
to feel hungry for a beef.steak.-
Thackeray.
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-10
Microscop,c wrltino.

4 remarkable machine made by q
lately deceased member Of the Royal
4lcroscopical society for writing with
. diamond seems to have been broken
up by its inventor. A specimen Of it,
works IL the Lords prayer Of 217 let-
ters. written II tho 1897 900 OF q
square inch, which IL at the rate Of
t3.SS0.000 letters or IL complete
Bibles. to . single square inch. To
dectpher the writing 1t IL necessary to
uso l-12-inch objective. which IL the
high power lens physicians employ for
otadying the most minute beeteria