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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-29
HISTORY OF D0ER WAR.
RELEASED By TIME FROM OATH
HAMMOND TALKS.
Many Americans I'm Reform AssOcia-
ton Whose Activities Resulted I'm
the Jameson Raid.

Boston, Nov. 26.-Released by time
from an oath not to talk on South
African affairs or reveal any Of the
inside" Of events leading. up to the
Boer war for a period Of years, John
Hays Hammond, who was conspicuous
in that war; broke his silence for the
first time last night at a dinner of
the Glover club.
Mr.. Hammond said the Jameson
raid was the result Of the activities
Of a reform association formed at
Johannesburg and consisting largely
Of Americans.
II want especially" said Mr.. Ham,
mond. Ito correct a misunderstanding.
1t has been said we were acting un-
der the British flag. That is false.
Much sympathy has been wasted
on 'Oom' Paul Kruger. He was op-
posed to progress. believed the world
was fiat and that the devil had a tail.
His impositions were such as no man
Of the Anglo-saxon race would have
tolerated.
'The reform movement against
Kruger was not an English move
ment. Jameson came into the fight
against our wishes and against the
wishes OF the British high commits
sioner. / sent word to him to go
back. and when he persisted the only
thing to do was to bluff Kruger into
believing that we had more arms
than We really had. We did so, and
Kruger sent over an olive branch to
Johannesburg. They agreed to all
but two things and that was that no
contract should be accepted with q
Catholic or a Jew. This we fatty re-
fused.
Kruger played false with the re-
form committee. after the Jameson
raid. broke all his promises, and az
ter he had secured the arms In Johan-
nesburg through Sir Hercules Robi-
son. he arrested the entire commit
tee.
He gave the men to understand
thAt - thsys splaaAad suilty they watSad
be let of with fine. Instead they
were sentenced to be hung within -
hours. A dispatch from Secretary
olney caused Kruger and the Boer
council to hesitate. and after an ALL
night session the council voted to
commute the sentences to life i'm
prisonment."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-29
TOM FIELDER INDICTED.
CHARGED WITH BRIBERY as RE
suit OF "WIND-UP INVES.
TIGATTON.
Indictment Handed Out to Newberry
Grand Jury. Blease, Towin and
BOykin, Star Witnesses-Felder
Not Present, However.

Newberry, Nov. 27.-Solicitor Coon
er handed to the grand jury in Cen.
eral sessions court today an indict-
ment OF three counts. charging brib-
cry against Thomas B. Fielder, an At.
lanta attorney, the allegation being
that he made offers Of stock and
money In October. 1905, to Herbert
II. Evans, Of Newberry, who was then
Chairman Of the Board Of Directors
Of the South Carolina Dispensary to
procure Evans influence toward Sc
curing orders for liquor from the
dispensary for a wholesale liuuor
house which 1t is alleged Fielder was
then organizing. 1t is alleged that
Fielder first offered Evans stock in
his Liquor Company to the par value
OF $4,000, that he later offered him
stock in this concern to the par val
ce Of $26O,000 and that he finally Of
fered Evans $250,oOO. "in lawful
money Of the United States"
The indictment follows an investi-
cation conducted for some months
past by the dispensary winding-up
commission at the urging Of Gov.
Blease. Governor Blease was in the
court room when the indictment was
handed out. The witnesses swofn to
go before the grand jury are Gov.
Blease and former dispensary direc-
tors. John Bell Towill and L. w. Boy
kin. Towill and Boykin were men,
bers OF the board when Evans was
chairman.
Solicitor Cooper also handed to the
grand jury certain letter, the text
Of which was recently furnished to
the press by Governor Blease, pur-
porting to be from Fielder. and child
ing Evans for indifference toward an
offer by Fielder which Fielder thought
highly advantageous to Evans At /
O'Clock this afternoon the grand
jury took a recess until 3 o'clock with
out giving any intimation as to
how. & swonid deal with the Fielder In
dictTient Recently warrant cKars-
Ing Fielder with bribery was sworn
out In Newberry by B. f. Kelly, then
secretary Of the dispensary winding
up commission and placed in the
hands Of Sheriff Buford Of this coun-
ty for service. But Gov. Jos. M.
Brown OF Georgia refused to honor
the requisition for Fielder. issued to
Sheriff Buford by Gov. Blease.
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prisonment."

II this could also be handled on paper
1t would not make much difference,
but at this particular time cash Ia
required, hence New York. where
we all are forced to 60, begins to
feel the drain upon her reserves of
cash. Immediately the call goes to
the country banks: Send us money.
The country banker rushes out and
calls the merchant. the merchant
calls the farmer the poor farmer
has no one to call except God. and
do not think God has much to do
with the financial system Of these
United States. The farmer IL 20 afraid
that that thing "credit" (about which
they speak In bated breath) will be
hurt. A few days after the call starts
from New York We are all in tho
street with our cotton. ready to take
whatever we are offered. Our money.
doled out to us to pick the crop. goes
right back to New York. and IL lock-
ed up In the vaults until the next
crop moving period comes, and
again We 60 on the same weary.
heart-breaking round. A singular
condition now confronts the country.
The panic Of 1907 created great
alarm for the money centres; the
country has grown too big for such
close monopoly. There are not
enough United States bonds to go
round. 1t Is now proposed that GER
tain classes Of security. like United
States Steel bonds shall be issued as
basis for the issue Of currency. I
say, why not use q cotton warehouse
certificate, validated by the State I?
What Is a United States Steel bond? :?
1T represents 80 many pounds of
steel rails. and its value also depends
upon the honesty and ability OF the
oficers OF the corporation. What
would cotton certificate represent? Z?
so many pounds OF cotton that sells
at any time the world over for gold
stop making cotton. and steel rails
In the South would be worthless
Junk.
The third proposition is merely
temporary, looking to the remnant
OF the 1911 crop. 1t Is speculative In
Its character. and every man must
judge, for himself.
As to the general proposition Of
state aid 1 can only say: "It IL a
coholtion and not theory that con.
fkoptsa u.s. Is not crop supporting
wenty-aye million people and r. Z!
Ing tho balance OF the world, trad.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-29
CANADA SORRY, BUT TOO LATE.
Toronto Editor Says People Wish
Reciprocity Had Carried.

Chicago, Nov. 24.-According to J.
A. Mcdonald, editor Of The Toronto
Globe, and a prominent member of
the Liberal party. is sorry she reject
ed reciprocity. Mr.. Mcdonald so de-
clared in an address before the Sun
day Evening Club last night.
The people have returned u sober
thinking and regret their action" he
said. THE annexation bugbear was to
blame for ii ALL" Mr. McDonald's
subject was THE Man and the
Crowd"
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REWARD FOR BLACK.
Dave Rivers Seems to Have Nc he
Good His Escape-Mr. Fits Con-
ditiOn UnfavOrable.

Hampton, Nov. 24.-The citizens Of
Hampton have offered a reward OF
$500 for the rest or delivery Of
Dave Rivers, the legro who Tuesday
afternoon attempted a criminal as
sault on a little white girl near here.
The negro fugitive seems to have
made good his escape. Last heard
Of he was in the vicinity Of Olar,
about 80 miles from here. All men,
bers of the posses from Hampton
who have been pursuing the negro
have returned home.
John Reid Fits, who was shot by
Rivers while pursuing the negro,
shortly after the fiendish attempt was
made. is not improving as rapidly as
might be expected, and his condition
is reported today as being unfavor-
able.
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FLOOD OF LIQUOR.
PRODUCTION FOR 1911 Is 1s.48f.
o67 GALLONS MORE THAN 1910
More Cigars and Cigarettes, Too, Were
Made I'm the Year Drawing to o
Close.

washington, Nov. 25.-Prohibition.
lists will have something worth wh;,a
to think about in the annual report of
the commissioner Of internal revenue.
Royal E. Cabell, for tt esent vear
where it is shown Il 1910 the
total production - -hled spirits in
the United Sta ~ 1913, 1898, $50 gall
Ions and in x. 1S3,355,527 gallons,
an incres ~ 1s,4S1,5S7 gallons.
This = >e is one of the most
mar -. 4 the country's history, and
j. We accounted for in only one
y that the people wanted the wet
goods and the distillers were accom-
modating and turned out the stuff to
satisfy their thirst.
No other explanation is forthcom-
ing from the treasury department
in fact there is no other to give. It
is simply that the distillers know
the wants Of the consumers and made
NAiS oNOro W lI0m.
The four States having the largest
production Of distilled spirits were:
Kentucky, 46,133,57S gallons; Illinois
4O,467.742; Indiana, 2S,5ss,s22. and
Ohio, 10,305,o3S gallons.
The four States which produced
the largest amounts Of fermented IL
quors We're: New York, 13,732.74S
barrels; Pennsylvania, 7,s11,7s2 bar
rels; Illinois. 6.630.254 barrels, and
Wisconsin. 5.2s7.s47 barrels.
These figures are enough to open
the eyes Of prohibitionists all over the
country. who are interested in the
manufacture and consumption Of all
coholic spirits.
Along with the increased manufac-
ture Of liquor went also a very mark
ed increase in the production OF cigars
and cigarettes.
The two districts showing the iars-
est production Of cigars are the
Ninth Pennsylvania, 715.sss.4S6, and
the First Pennsylvania, ssA3ss,eS5.
The States showing the largest pro-
ductior of little cigars (weighing lsss
than thges pDgras pr thcusspS,
werss Virginia, s44. ASP. SEQ; MaTy.
land. s27.l7s.27o: Pennsylvania.
221.7ss.27O.
The States Of New York. Virginia,
Louisiana, California, Pennsylvania
and North Carolina, in the order 1
named, showed the. greatest produc.
ton Of cigarettes weighing less than
three pounds per thousand. The
three districts showing the greatest
production Of little cirgarettes were:
The Second Virginia, which produced
2,o77.46S.s66: the Second New York,
2.053,621.008; the Third New York,
1.s66.206,701.
New York State produced the
greatest number Of large cigarettes.
showing production Of 1S,614.404, Of
which number 13.05S.214 were manu.
factured in the Third District and s.
453.050 in the Second District.
The States Of North Carolina, Mis-
souri,. Ohio, Kentucky. Virginia and
New Jersey. in the order named were
the States reporting the largest man.
ufacture Of both chewing and smok-
ing tobacco.
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INTEREST N CORN SHOW.
MANY EXHIBITS EXPECTED FOR
THE EXPOSITION.
Farmers Of North Carolina. Georgia
and South Carolina to Participate
Give Special Rates.

Columbia. Nov. 24.--The indica-
tions are that there will be several
thousand exhibits sent to the second
South Atlantic States Corn exposition
TO be held here from December IL to
is, when $1,000 In prizes will be
given for the best corn shown. The
programme for the exposition is be-
ing prepared by A. ID. Hudson Of
Newberry, the president. and will
soon be announced. All entries Of
exhibits should be made through c.
c. Porter Of Columbia.
IL Is the purpose Of the manage.
ment OF the exposition to make it
distinctly educational. and to that
end exhibits have been secured from
the agricultural experiment stations
Of North Carolina. Georgia and South
Carolina. Friday Of the exposition
will be Boys Corn club days." and
several hundred members Of the
clubs In the above-named States are
expected to attend. There will be
special prizes for the boys. and Dr..
Bradford Knapp. head Of tho Uni
ted States farm demonstration work.
will be present to deliver an addr ess.
The management Of The exposition
will secure cheap round-trip rates
from all points in Georgia. South Car
olina and North Carolina.
A feature Of the exposition this
year will be the corn Judging school
and the corn judging contest to be
conducted between teams represent
Ing Clemson college and the Asricul-
tural and Mechanical college of North
Carolina. The teams have been In
training since the first Of the year.
Two trophy cups enc valued at
800. given by the Southern railway.
and the other. valued at SIS. given
by The Progressive Farmer. will be
awarded to the team making the most
pointa
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-29
SUPPLIES SHIPPED SOUTH.
Aviation Materials Dispatched to Au.
gustA, Ga.

Augusta, Ca, Nov. 24.-Notice has
been received here from the war de-
partment Of the shipment from.
Washington OF the first lot Of sup
plies for the aviation training school
at Augusta, Of the United States aero
nautical reserves.
The officers and men will arrive In
Augusta on q special train the ssth
Of this month.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-29
SUMTER. s. G.. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER % 1911
NO TRACE OF COLUMBIA BANDIT
PROBABLY $4,000 SECURED IN
REGISTERED NAIL.

Loss May Reach O,OOO, Result of
Daring ROBBERY of Mail Car in Co.
lumbia Friday Night by Lone Rob-
Der, Who After Holding Up Mail
Clerk and Making Big "Haul" Es-
capped Without Leaving Clue TO
Identity-Search Continues.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-29
Marriage License Record.

Only one marriage license was is
sued Thursday. Mr.. Joseph b.
Macky, of Bishopville and Miss Hat
tie J. Mason OF Sumter were the
parties securing the license. -.
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Columbia, Nov. 25.-Interest CEN
tres in the identity Of the bandit who
held up and robbed the mail car on
Coast Line train No. SIS, at the city
limits Friday night at midnight. No
clue to the robber has been obtained.
although detectives are on the trail
and every effort is being made to ap-
prehend him.
The fact that the robbery was mil.
ed off right at the city limits leads
the authorities to believe that the rob-
Der is an old, cool hand at the sbusi
ness. That he was acquainted with
the road and knew that it was the
schedule to send a good amount Of
coin in over that line last night is
evident, and 1t is stated here today
that the amount he obtained in reg
istered mail was around $4,000 and
some estimate the loss at $4,000. 1t
Is said that the money was being
forwarded here for the cotton buyers.
The robbery occurred just at the
city limits. Coast Line train No. IS
had passed the block at Royster's
and was heading into the city, when
masked man entered the mail car
and commanded the mail clerk. H. L.
Meridith, and his negro helper, B. L.
Dreher, to throw up their hands. He
then reached over and grabbed the
registered mail pouches which were
in sacks consigned to Columbia, and
still keeping the men covered with
his gun, pulled the emergency cord.
bringing the train to a standstill, he,
however, escaping before the train
stopped. The train proceeded into
the city, where the robbery was re-
ported. and, although bloodhouds
were taken at once to the scene, no
trail was struck.
Mr.. Meredith went out on, his re-
turn run to Wilmington this morn
Ing, and, according to his schedule,
VIII return here Monday night Pos.
tai inspectors are expected here short
ly and then a report on the robbery
will be made. 1t is thought that In
spector HI. T. Gregory. the well-known
and fearless postoffice inspector,
might come here and take charge Of
the investigation into this case.
Beyond the fact that the man was
white, was masked and wore a large
coat, no accurate description Of the
robber has been obtained. He is said
to be slimly built, but this is a matter
Of mere supposition.
The robber left the train at the cor
ner Of Sumter and Whaley streets.
and, thinking that he might have
cut the canvas mail sacks and thrown
them aside after leaving the train. q
search over the whole spot was made
this morning. but no evidence nor
sight Of the sacks was found. No
clue at all has been obtained.
The boldness Of the affair. right in
the outskirts Of the city and within g.
stones throw Of the union station. the
robber venturing into the very jaws
OF the police. made the whole city
gasp when 1t awoke this morning and
learned Of the robbery. Such affairs
have been read Of in the West and
other sections. but no one dreamed
that 1t would happen in the Capital
City Of South Carolina. The very
nerve Of the perpetrator of the deed
is amazing and at the same time ex-
cites ones admiration.
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plan stopping short Of concerted State
action must fAil.
|s>gNs rsealt pf the eonfsrencA n err
bodied inthres ideas TO Wit: W
I. A Recommendation that the
several cotton States adopt the plan
now being followed with scccess in
Louisiana. named this baby Estate
valuation"
Q. That the members Of Congress
from the South see to It that when
the currency commission makes its
report. that cotton warehouse certi-
ficates be made basis for the issue
OF currency.
3. The tentative proposition Of
certain New York bankers to advance
SSo.o00.0oo for retirement OF 5000.
900 bales Of the crop Of 1911. Lou
isiana by q constitutional amendment
created board Of port commissioners
who were empowered under the right
Of eminent domain 20 acquire the
terminal facilities and land necessary
for the construction Of Q great cen-
trail State warehouse In New Or
leans.
Cotton 10 TO be warehoused on q
scale OF greater magnitude than has
ever been attempted before.
The certificates are In effect rS
ceipts from Louisiana under the greA.
seal OF the State.
The State does not buy tho cotton.
nor does she lend money on IT,. she
merely does for the farmer that
which he can not do for himself. to
wit: cheap storage. with his assets put
In such commercial form - make
them command the lowest rate Of In
terost.
Tho proposition Of currency reform,
regard al OF greater Importance
Than any measure which has been
proposed since the war. 1t will
strike the shackles from our limbs
and emancipate us forever from the
, burden inflicted upon US for waging
an unsuccessful war. 1t u q favorite
theme Of the Fouth Of July orators
TO proudly boast that 1t remained for
the United States to give TO history It's
first example OF no war debt being
exacted from conquered people.
This is not true: no people In dollars
and cents have ever paid O. heavier
tribute through the exactions Of a
subtle ard crafty money system az
the people OF the South.
Fee raw material with protected
manufacture backed by a money mo-
nopoiy for fifty years has drained
the South and made New England
with Its barren hills and bleak cli-
mate tho synonym for wealth.
Money Is nothing but yardstick
or measure of,yalue. Ninety per cent
of the business Of the country Il done
up9pt paper, fwithout any money
whttr pad s n, the tsab sactlon.
twhsut the crd mSvins 'peHos cohmes.
II takes an unusual amount OF cash
- ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-29
-coFfEE PalcEs ADVANCE.

Favorite Beverage Going 60 D Higher
Owing to Crop Shortage.
Your cup Of favorite lava" IL E0ing
to cost you more during the next few
months than Il has In the past. The
housewife will nnd sdurins the fall and
probably tho winter that her outlay
for the famiiy's. fasorite beverage will
make greater inroad into the family
purse than 1t has heretofore. All this
II coming true because Of the cofSee
crop shortage. which resulted from
abnormal weather conditions In Brasil
where the bulk of our coffee Gomez
from. According to an authoritative
statement issued ON the coffee situation
the amount Of coffee afiOat In ships on
their way from Brasil. to the United
States at .the present time - $4,000
bags less than u year ago and the
stocks Of coffee held In the United
States At the present time are S07.O0o
bags less than twelve months ago. All
jobbers and roasters are carrying light
stocks. ase
V These conditions have affected the
local coffee mArhet ana caused gem
ieral advance all along the line. Be
cause OF the shortage growers and I'm
p0rters have advanced the price, and
having 20 paynefe tor lestock. Let's
Fletcher Company has advanced the
price Of its popular brand. Red Rose.
This coffee has bGen retailing at %
cents q pound, but effective at once the
price has been adranced to 70 cents.
They will maintain the high grade on
al their brands Of coffee regardless, 90
they believe In quality flrst, price Sec
ond. "Up to tho gfade always"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-29

- Deglis q lnily M = ~ treD.
- ~ almost tncoecslvnhio e Avell.
ess e oGhae eli1lsA = = Dog1oo ~
laes. : man aaA Ais ten1sAs.o0 -
were sleeping u tAsir hosse 1890 :
mesquite setting. Thsy wseo % -
Aoer near ~ wall. n ~ made 6
the night The 1atAsr was awakensd ~
his son calling oslt. Il VA totally
lark and The fathsr passs1 ~ haaA
over his son. but found notAi1g aznlss.
% be turnsd over and went q sleer
again, thinking the hoy was dream.
Ing. shortly afterward tho child asain
called out, saying that = crocodilc
was taking him. This time The H.
ther. thoroughly aroused. LIGHTED .
lamp. and found that snake haA
closed IL jaws ON the boys Aead. He
shouted, and the snake. releasing ~
hold. drew the whole of IT. body into
the house and encircled the body OF
the father. He was rescued BY tho
neishbors. Who were attracted By the
cries for help Of the terrified couple
The snake when killed was found 70
DO 15 feet long. and the head and fore.
head Of the boy was surrounded with
. circle Of punctuled wounds produced
ty the python's teeth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-29

y - Y1!lss ~ 4
D. 1elaea A.. q. NJ ~.
weather ceaADetons Asal peeeoeso
aro sood ~ u reoeeA he0ak1Ao at-
tendance thiD yoAr, Accos0tnG % eeAee
faif o93eials. The aseea1aaco yesterday
~ sxces1sd that e III Saaae 1ay last
year. Many loeal seoeee Ard factoriea
cloeed ausing TIE aSsernoon that esa-
ployss might enJoy : half holiday q
the fair.
The airst cut rates on the railway
lines Of the state went into efSect yes
terday. and sroat crowds Of fair visi-
tors are arriving In the city On every
incOming train.
An effort u being made By the state
fair board TO prevent restaurant keep
ers and others holding concessions q
the grounds from charging exhorbi-
tant prices. One cafe was ordered
closed because It ID ALLEGED one price
was advertised and a greater price
CHARGED for meals
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-29

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: "a =. a .'....l !.
n Inlnaa iro1 Ni1no nnAol sekty ySASs.
! IA -. 8 ~: .-. ~. . q.
In. & Al n & s
,. $500 .s :. ~. ..-- :: Y.
M. sN.1 e1sate soAs, 80 -. n.
q - -.
0ol1ea Green, a oxcollent Aeaf at
~ naodeeato price. A. Your aroces.
I. - v. ; !.
- =. .. ~
~ e tsed u osss
The naw irishs crochet bae, made 10
! order. 10 south Eixhth street. 'Phone
lSlS grSen. u n N ~ Ma a
~. nv = = Y. =.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-29
Deeakass.

why do you want more laws?'
a.ked the obstructionist. Haven't Ne
had more than enough for Ill practical
purposes"
"Weu." answered the cautioui
statesman, '.you must remember thai
the breakage Of laws has been very
treat of late."-Exchange.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-29
Turn About.

Every husband ought to make bill
bride = regular allowance from TIL
start" said Senator Depew at wed
. ding reception In New York. "Tht
IL but Just" he continued. 'because
from the start every bride finds that
she must constantly made allowance:
for her husband.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-29
,l,.1amen4 r. oe1l,leflea.

y 3V00NtoNt ~ O0O0e1u0s.
bands grave exactly Ike the other
one In the lot. Agent But isn't Il .
tribe small for q man a. Souf hne.
bands prominsnce1 widow-No. siri
Il Thomas thought . stone IKE that
was good enough for his nrss wife. !
guess it's plenty good enough Tor
Thomas. Life.