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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
NO HOPE FOR MINERS.
No Attempt Made Yesterday to Pen
citrate Mine-TrOOps Will Keep
Order When Bodies are Brought
Out.

Cherry, ILL.,, Nov. 16.-Troops were
called for today to prevent any un-
toward demonstration at the st. Paul
coal mine when the bodies of the
three hundred men entombed by the
last Saturdays disaster are brought
to the surface. Sheriff Skoglund, of
Bureau County, telegraphed to
Springfield asking Gov. Deneen to
send several companies of militia. So
far there has been no violence, and
it is hoped by the presence of a
small guard to prevent any ill-ad-
vised move on the part of the mi
ners, whose feelings have been
wrought up by the loss of their COM
rades.
When the entombed men, or more
likely, their bodies, will be brought
to the surface, is doubtful. None Of
the officers believe that any of the
three hundred entombed men are
alive but nothing more is now act
ually known about their fate than
was known the day Of the accident.
Fire in the mine today was even
more intense than it was when the
men were entrapped three days ago,
and no efforts could be made to en-
ter the shaft.
Fire Chief Horan, of Chicago, ar
rived today with assistance and a
supply of hose and chemical fire ex-
tinguishers. The seal over the mouth
Of the shaft was perforated, and it
was intended to force water and
chemicals down through pipes. A
thermometer plunged into the sand
scattered on top of the seal showed
a temperature of 40 degrees, indicat-
ing that the heat in the interior Of
the mine must have been intense.
"It's no use now," said Chief Hor-
an. "To lift the lid today would mean
that the whole mine would blaze up,
and there would be no possibility of
recovering even the bodies. The coal
deposits would take fire and the tim
ber supports would crumble."
George S. Rice, of Pittsburg, chief
of the field work of the United States
Geological Survey Association, was
was positive that the reopening Of the
mine would have to be postponed.
The only progress made today was
in organizing relief work for the
many destitute remnants of families.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
And for the season to date It was:

Aotoi' .l,OZZ,UUU Z,66Z,OOO
These still show that foreign spin
ners are advising their American cou-
sins to do as they say and not as they
do; they are fully 100000 bales to the
good out of the cream Of this short
crop--that much ahead of their
handsome takings for the correspond
ing -7S days last year, and if they can
only succeed in keeping the wool over
the eyes Of American spinners they
will do even better.
To fill out a 100000 consump-
tion would require 100000 g. week;
anything over that necessarily indi-
Gates that the mills are' providing
ahead for eyentualities.
Does the difference between 366. 900
and 100000 indicate anxiety for short
time?
Look again at the totals to date:
Takings 73 Years con-
days sumption
This year .2,622.00O
Last year .2.562.0OO 13,157,OOO
Year before .2.0s0.OOO 12,112,oOo
Are not these facts worthy of pro-
found consideration?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
MINERS ARE STILL EMToMBEO
RESCUE WORK HALTED BY
FRESH OUTBREAK OF FIRE.
General Opinion Around the Mine at
Cherry, Illinois, I'm Which Over
Three Hundred Men Were Buried
Alive saturday, Is That All Are He
yond tho Reach OF Aid.

Cherry. H.. Nov. 15.-The three
hundred or more miners VINO were
sntombed In the st. Paul coal mine
by last Saturdays fire. are dead.
Some OF the bodies lie buried beneath
thousands Of tons Of earth which
caved In upon them, and II Is doubt
full whether many OF the bodies can
ever be recovered.
This was the opinion expressed to-
night when rescue work was tenn
porarily abandoned. Fires in the
mine, which broke out with renewed
nsrceness early today. made further
descents by rescuers impossible.
Fans employed In an effort to carry
fresh air and life down to the i'm
prisoned men served only to enliven
some embers which sprang into
flames. Soon the heat and smoke
became 90 dense that II was neces-
sary again to seal the mouth Of the
hoisting shaft and tonight the men
down there. whatever their condition.
are locked In as effectively as In a
dungeon.
whether attempts to take out the
bodies will be made tomorrow de-
pends on the condition Of the internal
flres. II Is possible that carbonic acid
gas viii be forced to the bottom of
the mine tomorrow to choke the
flames. 1t was said tonight that
three hundred coffins have been or
ldered- Half Of them will arrive to-
morrow and half today. Meantime
the several score Of nurses who were
rushed here look forward to no pros
pect Of heroic work in reviving In
jured men. 1t Is believed that no one
will be brought out Of the mine alive.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
He Wasn't Fooled.

A once famous publisher was man
well acquainted with general litpra
ture, and 1t was often said Of him thu,
ne never failed to name the author %.
any given passage. A would he wit
thinking to have little fun AT hi,
gentleman's expense. told his friends
at dinner party before the said pub
iisher's arrival that he had himself
written some verses In imitation of
Southey and that he intended to puz.
zle old +. with the question of their
authorship.
Accordingly later I'm the evening the
wag quoted his lines, and. turning t.
Mr.. F.. he said: 81 am sure they are
Southey's from their style, but can
not remember where they occur. OF
course you can tell u.s."
"T cannot say i remember them," re
piled Mr.. f., "but there are only two
periods In SOuthey's life when he
could have written them"
when were thoseT asked the Joker
with wink Mt his friends.
Either In his infancy or his dotage.'
was the quiet reply.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
sPINNERs BUYING COTTON.
The True Inwartlness of Cotton Spin
ners Taking OF This Years Crop
Exposed by Actual Figures.
(By Walter Parker.)

New. Orleans, Nov. 14.-Spinners'
takings Of American grown cotton for
the week tell the same old story:
Plenty Of talk of "short time" and of
mills shutting down." but little actual
"do." OF course, 1t would be absurd
to think Of such thing, but If the
rate Of $4,000 per week could be
kept up there would be needed to fill
out a year, something like nineteen
millions Of bales. Now, as there may
not be room enough for them to take
100000 bales without bringing the
visible at the end of the year to nil,
such q calculation Is significant of
what spinners are doing for the sup
ply of their future wants. Surely
there could be no better sign that the
actual stun Is not tagging by the
wayside for want Of bona fide buyers
for consumption.
~sAS AOoA AAo6AktuOC VI SuC Wcck .
takings was not fully appreciated in
some directions because they run
against comparison of 461,0OO for
last year. 1t was forgotten that for
year when everything was big
bigger than ever before known in the
history of cotton-461,000 loomed up
as the heaviest Of all the weeks and
the largest recorded for any similar
period. Even last year, with all Of
Its "bigness." there were but three
weeks that exceeded four hundred
thousand. and not many that reached
sss.o00. Perhaps glance at the way
spinners have been taking cotton
from week to week since the COM
mencement Of the season will best H.
lustrate the true inwardness Of the
situation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
Direct Answers.

The negroes Of Africa are simple and
direct In speech. 1t never occurs to
them, writes Mr.. r. II. Milligan in
"The jungle Folk In Africa" that the
purpose Of language is to conceal
thought, and to cOmmiserate the Afri.
can for his color Is waste of SYM
pathy. In illustration Of this Mr.. Mil
ligan gives an amusing conversation
with one Of his pupils. One day when
l was talking to Bojedi something in
the course Of the conversation prompt.
ed me to ask him whether he would
like to be a white man. He replied
respectfully but emphatically in the
negative. wished to know his rea.
son. He hesitated to tell ME, but I
was insisrent, and at last he replied:
"Well. we think that we are better
looking"
l gasped when thought of the, vast.
ly III looking faces / had seen in the
1ungles, and in apology for myself I
said:
"But you have not seen us in our
own country, where there is no ma.
laria and where we are not yellow and
green"
He quietly asked what color we were
IN our own country, to which prompt
~ replied, "Pink and white"
Looking at me steadily for a mo.
ment, he remarked:
"Mr. Milligan, II should see you in
your own country I don't believe I
should know YOU"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
Light ON the Sugar Trust.

(From the New York Sum-
The Sugar Trust. which is the most
corrupt and rotten trust in existence.
has achieved Its repulsive eminence
under the direct patronage and pro-
lection of Republican administra-
tion.
A Republican administration pro-
ttcts II today. Herbert Parsons.
placed at the head of the Republican
organisation here as the direct repre-
sentative Of Republican administra-
\ tlon. represents the interests of the
sugar Trust. His father. John e.
Parsons. Is under indictment for the
kcolossal frauds of which the Sugar
Trust has been guilty. Herbert Par
sons administers the Republican or
sanitation OF New York to suit the
convenience and the vicissitudes of
the American Sugar Refining COM
pany. Even a municipal election in
this town cannot escape the baleful
sway OF this vilest of corporations
manifesting itself In the person Of
Herbert Parsons.
A Republican administration at
Washington. In return for money and
for other valuable considerations
sheltered the Sugar Trust from the
consequence OF Its crimes. sheltered
II 30 effectually that its directors es-
cape the penitentiary only by the in
terposition of the statute of limita-
lions. Herbert Parsons Is at the head
here Of the Republican organization
to y vIstuate and to enforce this re-
latlon with the Sugar Trust 1t is
his only reason for having the politi-
cal weight and force of the Republic
can political machine (of which the
New York custom house Is an inte-
gral parD Is now concentrated on the
defense OF the Sugar Trust. on COM
muting the penalties which 1t can
not wholly evade. and affording 1t the
opportunity to settle with the
United States Treasury by disgorging
S2.0oo.o0o when 1t had stolen $3O,-
900. 900.
The men In Washington who delib-
erately debauched and betrayed the
United States and prostituted the
functions OF the government In order
to secure immunity for the Sugar
l...k
penitentiary as John f. Parsons and
his fellow directors. IL they are con-
victed.
pertinent contemporary problem
In: Which first instigated the crime
OF false weighing. the employees Of
the United States Treasury or the
dishonest importers? Equally peril
nent Is the inquiry: Which side took
the Initiative In the criminal rela-
tions established between the Sugar
Trust and the Republican admins
tration at Washington?
How pitiable and despicabie ap-
pears the petty pursuit of William
Loeb's thieves and the cheeseparers
when viewed I'm the light of the mag
isteriai biackmail and extortion prac-
ticed at the very top ith the enthu-
slastic Indifference OF nation!
The late r.. III. Hartman. he was
In a tree. like Zaccheus. when ne was
called down.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20

only dwelling will be a thatched cot
tage, their only pastimes the cultiya-
ton of the soil, the milking Of COWS
and the herding of cattle.
Their evening meal will be a piece
or maize bread, with a bowl of skim
milk; but they will have health.
Death by consumption will not be
theirs. They will live happy lives,
surrounded by love and affection"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
WOMEN OF THE HAREM.
They Gladly Gave Up Luxuries or
Palace for Peasant Life.

(From the ConstantinOple Turquie.)
The gOvtrnment first sent tee-
grams to all parts of Anatolia i'm
which were to be found Circasslan
refugees or cOlonists likely to have
daughters, sisters or relatives in the
harem of Abdul Hamid. They were
summoned imme diately to Constanti-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20

Charles Julius Redding, aged Sc, a
lawyer and real estate broker of
Charleston, S. c., committed suicide
in his apartment in a hotel in Nor
canton, n. c., Tuesday afternoon by
shooting himself with shotgun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20

Citizens of Little Rock, Marion
county, have put up a certified check
Tor $4,000 to be turned over to the
officers Of the proposed new county
of Pee Dee, or Dillon, in the event
Little Rock is made the county seat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
Ample Cause.

what on earth possessed you to be.
come engaged to HerbertY' a young
lady asked her friend. "You don't love
him an atomw
II know" was the candid reply, 'but
that horrid Jones girl doesi'
There are thirty cases Of smallpox
at Ninety-Nine Islands, Cherokee
county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20

Rochester elected q lady school
commissioner by a plurality Of more
than 1000. The salary she will re-
ceive Is rather large. We predict her
early marriage.-Charleston News
and Couier. n
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20

Halleys comet II has been figured
out. will pass across the suns face
May rs. on which occasion. however.
the sun will try to look as pleasant
as possibie.-Indianapol News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20

William Howard, a travelling man,
known as Oklahoma Bill. has been
arrested in Meridian, Miss, for pass
ing worthless checks on the Spartan
Inn, Spartanburg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20

Sam Jones, colored, killed his wife
and fatally shot himself in Charles
ton Monday. Jealousy was the mo-
tive.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
Fancy Groceries

SUMTERS
m TACT OF our
of SOUTH - N AA "'' 'e0uon
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EN1HUoIASM
 OVER Y.M.C.A.
COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN TO MAKE DETAILS FOR PROMO
 TON OF ENTERPRISE.
Ministers Taking the Initiative in the Matter of Securing for this City.
 AY. M. c. A. Organization.

Enthusiasm over the establishment of a Young Mems Christian Associa- ton headquarters was demonstrated Sunday at a meeting held in the Cen tral Methodist Church when a com mittee of fifteen were authorized to attend to the detail of the organiza- tion and arrange preliminary organi. zation. Christian young men of the city are expected to join forces with the ministers and aid in the promo ton of the work.
 There have in the past been several movements inaugurated for the estab lishment of a local organization of the Y. M. c. A., but a sufficient en- thusiasm could not be raised to keep the subject to the front. Those be- hind the work now believe they can perfect an organization which will be able to stick to the task until the naL tional organization has a permanent headquarters here.
 The idea behind the enterprise is to endeavor to secure headquarters where hot water baths from the hot springs may be secured through spe. cial contest of the government and without cost to the institution here It Is known that if there were local organization here there would be mayn visitors from abroad who are members elsewhere. and who could find a kind of home at the local or ganization for idle hours.
 At the next meeting it is anticipat- ed that the outline of the organiza- tion and it's membership and the ob- iects to be accomplished will be pre- sented for approval
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WALKER CASE
 CALLED TODAY PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE ARE BOTH READY TO TAKE UP
 THE TRIAL.
Young Walker Is Charged With First Degree Murder for the Killing
 of Win McDaniel.

Fl Walker, charged with murder in the first degree for the killing of Will MoDaniels, will be called to trial in circuit court this morning, and both state and defense will announce they are ready
 The killing was the termination of fued between the men, following a charge of hog stealing. Young Wal. ker had been charged with stealing hogs belonging to McDaniel.
 Following that charge Walker left the country for a while, but returned later, and ohe day he and McDaniels met on the highway and Walker fired both barrels of a shotgun at McDan- iels, shooting him through the hands. Mcdaniel then had Walker arrested Bor assault with intent to kill. ! Following that shooting and after Walker had been indicted ythe pres ent grand jury, McDaniel and Walker met in the court house on the opening day of court and in a crowd McDan- iel fired a shot at Walker, which grazed his stomach, and with better aim would have proved fatal. This shooting created quite a sensation, happening as 1t did in the court house and under the eyes of the circuit judge.
 Later Mcdaniel and Walker and some of his relatives met on the road south of the city and Walker fired three shots at Mcdaniel, one of which caused his death two days after, fol lowing an operation. Mcdaniel made a dying declaration of the shooting, which the state will offer to the jury in the case.
 Recently a young farmer by the name of Ballard found pistol at the scene of the fatal shooting, which is supposed to have been a weapon cast aside by Mcdaniel. The latter in his dying declaration had stated he was unarmed when fired on by Walker.
 Attorneys Bouic and Wilmington will represent Walker. and MT. Means will look after the interests of the state unaided.
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LABOR UNION
 GOES IN SESSION PRESIDENT eoMPERs IS STRONG. " APPLAUDED FOR THE
 STAND HE TAKES.
Tomorrow's Session Win Be Given Up to Reading of Reports and
 Appointing Committees.

Toronto. Ont, Nov. 8.--That the American Federation of Labor intends to stand by President Gompers, Vice President John Mitchell and Secretary Frank Morrison in their fight to evade the jail sentences imposed in the United States court for contempt of court. was indicated today by the at- titude of the delegates in attendance at the twentyninth annual conven- tion. It is apparent that the commit tee on the presidents report will rec ommend that the cases be carried to the supreme court of the United States. At least this fs the expressed opinion of many of rne delegates.
 The delegates vigorously applauded points in Mr. G5mpers' report, sum- marking the Buck Stove and Range Company injunction case and the con- tempt proceedings which followed.
 Reports of Secretary Frank Morri- son and Treasurer John B. Lennon showed that organized labor has made substantial gains in the past year and that the funds of the federation are at high tide with a balance of $165,303 in the treasury.
 The conventions attitude toward the factional strife among the mem bers of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Worke.s was shown so- day, when the credentials committee reported in favor of the faction head ed by F, ]. Mobility and declined to seat J. ]. Reid. of the Erie (Pa) Gen. tral Labor Union, president of the Insurgents" and other delegates from organizations in Ohio. Iowa. Al. abam and Michigan, whose charters have been revoked by the federation.
 The greater part of tomorrows ses. sions probably will be devoted to the report of the executive council a.. the various committee appointments will be read
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FOR cATARRH.
Medicine Free in Every Case Where
 It Fails to Relieve.

IL rdits 10 FtctieNe.
 Neglect or pessimism, we believe, is the greatest enemy the public has to contend with when applied to the loss or recovery of health. Practi- cally every case of consumption might have been cured if hope had been maintained and proper treatment had been resorted to at the first symptom of the disease. Until the advanced stage is reached consumption is cur able. Catarrh is responsible. we be- lieve, for many cases of consumption. II is about catarrh we want to talk to you today. incidentally consump. ton, since the two are so closely al. lied
 We have a medicine made from a prescription of one of the most sue. cessful cataTrh specialists known. We believe 1t is positively without an equal. We are so satisfied that we are right that we will supply the medicine free in every instance where it is used according to directions for a req sonable length of time, should it fail to give satisfaction in every particu- lar. We want every one to try this medicine at our risk There are no conditions attached to our offer We put the user under no obligation to us whatever.
 The medicine we want you to try is Rexall Mucu-Tone. It is satarrh remedy that goes direct to the seat of trouble. It is carried by the blood to every part of the system. It pu-i fies and enriehes the blood, tones up the mucous cells, and brings about condition of health and strength that tends to prevent the germs of con sumption from getting start. Be- sides this, Rexall Mucu-Tone is wonderful appetizer, digestive aid and flesh builder. It's good effects are of. ten felt from the very first dose. It is one of the largest and most satis- factory selling medicines that we have ever had anything to do with.
 We know so much of the great good that 1t has done that we personally back 1t up with our reputation and money, which fact should be ample guarantee to satisfy anybody. Rexall Mucli-Tone comes in two sizes, 30 cents and s1.00 We urge you to try it. Remember you can obtain Rexall Remedies in Hot Springs only at our store-The Rexall Store. The R. c. Morris Drug Co.
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AT THE AUDITORIUM
Al Fields.

Solon De Miller, a noted singer of sacred songs. tenor in one of Atlanta's most important churches, has been engaged by the Al G. Field greater minstrels to impersonate the charact- CT of David in the spectacle of Min. strelsy in All Ages" The likeness of Mir De Miller 10 the pictures of King David, as we know them, is striking MT De Miller has powerful voice of exquisite sweetness and fexibility. The part of the spectacle and i'm pression. David as he appeared before Saul, and his court is depicted with the grand choral accompaniment. The orchestra effects, the appropriate scenic embellishments. make this pastoral picture of the worlds first minstrel one of impressiveness, interest and lovelness. Stage pictures exceeding this one in beauty are seldom seen. At the Auditorium November IT.
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"Graustark."

George Barr McCutcheon's "Graus- the Auditorium. Those whu we read the book can best appre ate the charm of this exquisite story of love young playwright, dramatized the novel, retaining all the Interesting mo- ments of the book and when this is said it is little wonder that the play made such a decided hit and had ex- tended engagements in New York and Chicago. A sixty-fpot car load of scenic, electrical and costume effects are carried as mounting to this gem of romance.
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SUMMERS LOST TO WEIGH

London, Nov. S.---Freddy Welch won the decision tonight from Johnny Summers in 20-round contest for the light weight championship of England. Welch forced the fighting from the very start and never was in danger.
 He finished the last round stronger and faster than the first
 Lord Lonsdale presented the win ner with az old diamond belt. The fight took place before the National Sporting club and Welch ruled a slight fayorite in the betting. '.
The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-09
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 One bottle tlos doses) $1.oo. Sold by druggists; or sent prepaid by the
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