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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-11-07
THE COTTON STATEMENT.

New ORLEANS, Nov. l Crop state
ment for the mouth of October issued
by the New Orleans cotton exchange {:
Port receipts 2.117 .847 bales, against
1,678,781 last year. l.526,754 year
before last and 2.195. .513 for the same
tune in 1891 s; overland to mills 253..
260. against 1l0.611 last year. 147,-
433 year before last aud 269 987 for
the same time in 1891; interior stock
in excess of September first. 24l. .829,
against 217,271. l84.114 and 270,-
324; Southern mill takiugs. exclusive
OF consumption at Southern mills out
ports 1921. against 145, ,955, l40,-
755 aud 127 1856 crop brought into
sight at the close Of October 2,755. .947,
against 2,152,6lS, 1,999,076 and
1852, $50; crop brought into sight for
October 2.l10,706, against 1.647 1863,
l l.462,79S and 2.03o, ,643; the move
meut into sight from October 27. to
October 81, inclusive the five days that
have elapsed since the last report has
been 437, ,301 bales, against 335. .455
last year, c73, ,58o year before last and
327, 1862 for the same time 10 1891.
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The G. o. P.

The Republican County Convention yester-
day was quiet affair compared TO some
Others No election for County Chairman
was held. 1t was decided to let the present
County Chairman and others hold over un,il
the State Executive Committee orders re-
organization. The actiou of the State
Executive Committee in declaring Col. T. B.
Johnston the Republican Candidate for Con-
gress, was endorsed and other matters ap-
pertaining to the election were discussed.
The Republicans are we'll organized in this
County and will poll the fullest vote for
Johuston that they have polled since 1876
Item, Nov. :.
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THE END.
THE czAR Is DEAD!
A New Ruler Reigns Over All the
Russians.

Livadia. Nov. 1.-The Gar died at
2:15 O'Clock this afternoon.
London. Nov. 1.-The Daily News
correspondent iu Yalta. who, through
out the Cars sojourn there has OBJ
tanned the most trustworthy aud inter-
esting Information, has sent this dis
patcn
The Gar died at 2:l5 o'clock this
afternoon. He was fully conscious.
When he felt that his last hour was
approaching he asked for extreme uuc-
ton. This was administered by Father
Ivao, who afterwards conversed with
the dying man for some time. The
Czar next asked that his family should
gather round him. He spoke with
each member separately. but a: the
greatest length with the Czarina. He
.hen gave all his blessing. Finally be
bade farewell. Little by little he grew
weaker His voice at last became
hardly audible. Soon after be passed
away quietly. The oath Of allegiance
to Nicholas II was then administered
to the whole family and at 4:3O O'Clock
cannon were fred TO announce the fact
to the world y
After confirming the death and the
funeral arrangements already described,
the correspondent says: The entire
seventh army corps will pay military
honors to the dead Emperor when the
body shall be embarked at Yal,a. The
train from Odessa to St Petersburg
will sto., at every important station,
where the local garrison will be drawn
up to render military honors to their
dead commander
The Czarina is quite broken down
and the doctors are again fearful that
her health may not withstand the
weight Of her grief. .
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1t May Do as Much For You.

Mr.. Fred Miller, of Irving, H.. writes that
h, had Severe Kidney trouble for many years.
with severe pains in his back and also that his
bladder was affected. He tried many so called
kindey cures but without any good result.
About year ago he began use of Electric
Bitters and fou1d relief at once. Electric
Btters is especially adapted to cure of all
Kidney and Liver trouble and often gives al
most instant relief One trial will prove our
statement. Price only soc. for large bottle.
At j. F. W. DeLorme's. e
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1. s fact that an agreement or contract
was made with the South. Eastern Tariff AS
sociation, which does now regulate the rates
of insurance for Sumter; in which agreement,
or contract, it was set forth that if the city of
Sumter would secure good water work
system, that insurance. rates would be
reduced. The gentleman who got the agree
ment signed, and who was the first man to
ever do anything in favor of water works, is
the informant. This agreement was 10 pos
session of city of Sumter, and among the
records in the Clerk and Treasurer's office
before "a. old Opera House and city hall were
ned duwn.
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Reel Contest Prizes.

The State Of last Thursday bad the follow
ing to say in reference TO the Reel Contest TO
be held in Columbia during the Fair:
"The chairmen aud the fsemen have prac-
tically agreed upon programme as to the
reel contests, which the board of 6remas,ers
will have to approve tomorrow night. 1t is
proposed to have two contests, open to all
teams applying, no prize being given unless
there are three contestants.
The first will be the regular race-6rst
prize, $50; second, SIS.
The other will be ''grab' contest-6rst
prize, $40; second, slo.'
What's the matter with Columbia that t'sbe
only offers $50 and SIS 10 the reel, and $50
and $40 in the Grab Contest, Sumter put up
$50 for the 6rst and S25 for the second, and
Sis for the third in our contest, $50 in all.
In the Grab Contest Samter put up S25 for
the first, SIS for the second. AS will be seen,
Sumter offered and paid $3.50 for her total,
while Columbia only offers SIS in all. In
one contest alone Sumter paid, $50, $25 and
SIS, total $50, which is SIS more than
Columbia offers for two contests. 1t looks
funny that Sumter should offer so much more
than Columbia, when Columbia is twice as
large city, bat then Sumter is the most
wide-awake city in ,he State.
Oh. well, just the same, Suuter's 6remen
will go over and run in the contests, and
help Columbia out, just as Columbia helped
Sumter out 10 Der first Carnival.
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INJURED
A hesitating touch on the gate latch
thrilled her with the knowledge that
for the first time since her fathers
death he was voluntarily approaching
her.
She trembled, waiting expectantly.
When he reached the step, he paused,
hoping she would make the meeting
easier by friendly word Of greeting.
But her mood had changed. She had
tried so often to overcome his hardness
and been repelled that she had become
skeptical and feared a deep laid scheme
for her future discontinue.
Daniel Macquirk coughed; then see
ing that, if the ice was to be broken, he
must take the initiatory step, he said
quickly and in strangely humble tone,
GIVE come, Matildy, to ask your opin-
ion consarnin something. -
Matildy would not be beguiled by the
soft tone lest it should tempt her to an
admission which might result In confu-
sion. She Strengthened her tall, stiff
figure and pressed more tightly together
her thin lips
..I'm usually paid in advance, :" she
said laconically.
Her visitor hesitated, not that he
grudged the coin, but its presence SEEM
ed to give too practical an import to the
conversation.
His hesitation annoyed her.
ST thought so, - she commented IRON
icaIy as she turned to enter the house.
He caught her dress with one hand,
while with the other he extricated q
dime from his breeches pocket.
s'Here, Matildy," he CALCULATED as he
laid the money in her outsretched palm.
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Cotton is pretty low down these
days, and not many of us down in
this section have more money than
we know what to do with, but when
we think how the South has been
blessed this year, no epidemic dis
eases, no starvation. no riots nor
blooashed, and nothing worse to vex
us than Pope-Rep. mongrelism, we
ought to be able to pull through aud be
reasonably happy.
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A FOOLISH Law.

We refer to the Law requiring County
Treasurers to 60 from place to place
while making collections, for the con-
veuieuce Of the citizens The risk to
the individual is SO great that it ought
not to be required to be run by any one.
The moral Of the murder Of Mr.. Copes,
Orapgeburg's County Treasurer, is
simply this: that the section requiring
County Treasurers to collect at various
points. should be repealed. before otter
good men are ruthlessly murdered by
outlaws and assassius. It seems to re-
quire the sacrifice of some good citizen
or citizens to crystalize public opinion
aud bring it to the point where it will
reform abuses We hope that time has
arrived with regard to this extraordi-
nary provision Of the law. Our Solons
should see to it, that at the next session
of the legislature the law is repealed in
this particular. Good men like Mr..
Copes are rare at all times, and certain
ty the State has none such to spare,
especially when taken off iu so foul a
manner.
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An insane asylum in Sweden was
burned and fifteen inmates perished.
Count Hubert Bismark may be re.
stored to power in German affairs. He
will probably be made ambassador tc
of the great powers.
Captain De Prus, an officer in the
French army. has been arrested for
treason, it being alleged that he has
sold plans of frontier forts to the
Italian war Office.
Capt. John G. Capers, Of Columbia,
was on yesterday appointed one of the
assistants to Attorney General Olney.
Two mepageries recently arrived 10
Bologna, one of which was under the
management Of Signor B., and the
other under that Of his wife, travelling
respectively on their own account. Here
they decided to join their forces, and
the fact was announced on the bills as
follows lowing to the arrival of my
wife, my collection of living animals is
considerably ausmented.-B."- ."-Con-
versazione.
The great De Lesseps, Panama ditch
is a melancholy wreck. The wharves
are falling into the water, and acres
Of machinery are rusting to dissolution.
On the isthmus are nearly 1000 miles
of steel track, with locomotives and
thousands Of dump carts. now half
hidden 10 the tropical growth Seven
ty six great steam shovels stand side by
side in the excavation. buried in lax
uriant vegetation.
Secretary Smith of the Interior De-
partment will effect saving of $l4,-
281, 900 to the taxpayers in the run
ming Of his department next year.
The appropriation for the present fiscal
year for the department was $685.
554,950. The Secretary, who has
just completed his estimates for the
next year, says S155, ,S05,278 will be
all needed for the department. during
the next fiscal year.
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Judge Townsend has instructed the clerk
of court, of Georgetown, to adjourn court
until Wednesday, so that officers of the court
could be at home to vote. The regular time
for the court to convene is uext Monday.
1t is rumored that traffic on the Bishoprille
R. r.. from Elliotts to Atkins, will be aban-
doned soon, and all freight and passengers
for points on the Bsbopviile R. R., will be
transferred from the c. S. 4 N. to the Bishop
willie R. R. at Elliotts. Both Of these rail
roads pass through Elliotts, and are now
under the control of one system, the A. c. L.,
hence this change. There are no stations
between Elliotts and Atkins, the latter on
the w. c. Il a. R. R.
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We have been informed by a gen.
tleman from the tobacco region of
North Carolina, who has been engaged
in the culture and sale of tobacco all his
life, that tobacco warehouse that will
serve every purpose can be built at an
expense not exceeding $4,000. He
said. further, that warehouse would
prove profitable to those owning it.
while requiring little capital. The
buyers furnish all the capital that is
needed, and the profits Of the warehouse
are derived from commissions on the
sales. A tobacco warehouse will retain
trade that is now drifting to Florence
and Darlington and draw additional trade
to an amount not less than SIS, 900 in
the aggregate. Therefore an investment
of $4,000 10 warehouse would be good
thing for Sumter.
James C. Curry has died in Chatta-
nooga a raving maniac A few years
ago be Won the capital prize in the
Lottery, started saloon, lived fast
life, committed murder and died a ma
MAC in felon's cell.
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..Herc's ger ten cents, Daniel"
'sWhat is it?' she whispered huskily,
conscious at last that he was in earnest
and fearful Of herself and him.
s'I wanted ter ask yer, Matildy, " he
went on, ssef yer think there's any
chance of yer ever consentin to be my
lawful wife?''
A long silence ensued, during which
the prospects of Deacon Smith and his
large family, the hopes of her officious
neighbus and her own loneliness were
buried to rise no more. Then she turned
and in embarrassed accents said, Here's
yer 10 cents, Daniel y
Daniel Macquirk took the coin, hand
and all, and so they stood, regardless Of
the prying eyes Of possible wayfarer,
while they discussed her last unaided
opinion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-11-07

While republican papers are CRITICS.
ing William L. Wilson's London speech
none of them has yet printed the fol-
lowing extract from speech made by
Gen. Cant while be was being enter
tanned 10 England: Il believe that we
shall become one of the greatest free
trade cations on the face Of the earth,
a6d when We both come to be freetraders
I think that probably the balance Of
the nations had better stand aside aud
not contend with US at all in the mar
kets of the world"
The Presidents holiday at Gray
Gables was we'll earned, and it Is
gratifying to know that he returns to
his desk in Washington improved in
health and mentally refreshed. There
is probably not harder worked man in
the governments service than Mr..
Cleveland. Even while be was rest
ing" at Gray Gables be studied an iu-
tricate question of boundary rights that
had been referred to him for arbitra-
ton by two South American republics.
-Sng0nnah NewS.
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,,,..,,,m.,.i i'm Town Yesterday.

Robert J. Fitzsimmons, who appears at the Grand opera house tomorrow night. the middleweight champion or inc world, was registered al the Mono pole hotel in this city yesterday He expressed himself in strongest terms Against Brady. corbetts manager. Tor inc treatment he had received at ms hands in the interview he had had with him in New York. Continuing he said .
 Wants lo have me fight Oponhell' does he? Well, if Mr. Corbett Ia afraid to meet me, and forfeits the title or champion Of the world by not answer ing my challenge within thirty days I will claim, as have right 10 do. the title of worlds champion, and then will meet Steve o'Donnell or any other white man who has money enough 10 make go with him an indueemeht' l think l have earned my prize by my string of victories, and If corbett will not fight. then must, in justice to my self. claim the title and then show that l can keep 1t by meeting all corners.
 q can whip corbett. and he knows II. and that's why he puts me on. He Is big and clever. and while l am not So big. can hit a good deal harder than the man from California"
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ing gilt and artistic elaboration, will appeal to the spectator as a costly evil denee of some managers devotion 10 the truth of history and knowledge of that particular dramas time, Some of the most bewildering. beautiful and elaborate stage settings-apparently the result of an outlay of thousands Of dollars to effect-that have ever been seen in this city came from this studio. and were simply papier-mache and gilt,
 Here slowed away. but easy to ac- cess, are the mouids for furniture and decorations in vogue during any cen- tufy the customs and passions of which the drama of to-day may have the as- surance to attempt to reproduce, and at any reasonable notice a play can be fitted with all that Is necessary in that line,
 Up another flight is the studio proper, m immense room fitted with immense ropes and tackle. crell wheels and swinging bridges. Half a dozen artists are busy with the brush. some perched on high bridges. some swinging nearer the floor. each putting on canvas the subject assigned to him. Among these artists are those whose names are well known as painters and illustrators. yet who do not-or cannot afford to-scorn the nice remuneration this branch of art puts in their way. Like the up-to- date theatrical painter and engraver, the proprietor of this studio does not seem to think any artist too good to employ in his work.-Exchange.
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AyAPPREcI4rIvE TRIBUTE.
To the Late Professor whitney from tin
 Times of India.

Times of India.
 The following tribute to the late Pro- lessor W. D. Whitney is taken from the columns of the Times. published at Bombay. leading journal of India.
 The Athenaeum to hand by the mail contains an appreciative notice of the American Sanskritist Whitney. which We cannot do wrong in ascribing to the pen of his lifelong friend. Dr. Rost. Professor whitney's death was not so sudden as We had supposed. Telegrams of the downward course of his illness had prepared his many friends in Eu- rope for the news of his death. which occurred at Yale college, New Haven. Conn, on the sth of June. Whitney's work at the Atharva Veda was well known. In 1855 he commenced. jointly with Professor Roth. the publication of an edition of that very important text, to which he added. in 1862. a scholarly edition of the "Pratisakhya," or rules of phonetic Of that veda. Scholars here will learn with pleasure from the notice in the Atheneum that the translation of the book, T work on which Whitney had been engaged for many years. and which will Set the seal on his labors in this field, Is ready, and was to have gone 10 press in the autumn of the current year. It cannot be but one of those whom the writer styles "a respec- table and eyer-increasing band of Sans krlt scholars in the United States, all of whom have sat at Whitney's feet, and have made their mark In the sever al spheres of Sanskrlt learning" will see to 1t that the world of learning does not lose the fruit of Whitney's lifelong labors on the Veda. Whitney, we are assured, was q prophet not without honor In his own country. Every edu- cated citizen was proud of owning Pro- lessor Whitney as countryman." But the recognition of the sterling literary work, which poured in upon him from America and abroad, were not calcu- lated to divert him from the path of single-hearted, modest, disinterested, and genial scholar, who had earned the respect and cordial affection of many fellow-worker also on this side of the Atlantic."We can testify that this res pect and affection were felt for him, and with reason. in this country also. In noticing his death, we had occasion to refer to the uncompromising way in which, in one of the last papers he wrote, he set himself against certain speculations of a, to him, unknown and obscure fellow-workman in Poona. We have learned since that in sending a copy of this paper to MT. Tilak, Prof. Whitney, who must have been then within a few weeks of his death, was careful to accompany it with a long private letter, speaking in the most cordial and encouraging way of the importance and values of labors, whose conclusion in the present instance he was unable to accept. The act was that of an adversary who was as cour- teous as he was keen.
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HOW TO CLOTHE CHILDREN.
A PROBLEM THAT M ,KEs MOTHERS
 STUDY, "'r." 4

A Ministers Wife Who Dresses Her Fam
 ilv in Excellent Taste-How Small In-
 come Went Long Way.
 The puckers in many a mothers fore head are deepened as she studies how to dress her boys and girls in a respect able manner on the small amount that is available. @
 A minister's wife in a small town near New Havan was confronted by this discouraging situation, but her woman's wit and a few ten cent pack ages of diamond dyes solved the prob lem, and handsome clothes were soon evolved from a pile of odds and ends.
 The Home, Housekeeper, Ladies' Home Companion, and other house. hold papers have published many ar ticles telling how to use diamond dyes in making new clothing out of old. Pretty dresses, handsome cloaks, serv- iceable stockings, and gay hat ribbons and feathers are obtained at but little expense, not only for the children, but for the mothers as we'll ' i.
 The ease with which diamond dyes are used is really surprising. They make bea(tiful colors that never crock and are non7fading. While there are other package dyes. there are none so easily used. nor such fast colors," says Jean Hunt in a recent number of The Home. T have tried other dyes, but the diamond color the most goods. Their fast stocking black Is the only black dye for cotton have ever found that makes 8 fast black which never turns grey when washed"
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Blue Bell.
NEW HAVEN DIVISION.

NEW HAVEN DIVISION. Public Stations are Located as Follows: Broadway. No. 5l. N. J. Beers. Cedar Hill. Passenger Station. Center st..sb. The Conn. Electrical Co. Chapel St.. cor. Lloyd, W. II. Hull. Chapel st. No. 49l. l.. A. Elliott Chapel St. No. 633. II. J. Sperry. 'Chapel st. No. "A. p. Hewitt & Co. Chapel st. No. s71, Willis l.. Mix. Chapel stcorTemple. Malley. Neely&co Chapel st. No. ess, New Haven House. Chapel st. No. lO44. Warner Hall. Chapel st. No. 1925. A. B. Hall. Chapel St. No. 1883. A. R. Leighton. Congress ave. No. 24. D. Ackley x Son Congress ave No lS9. J. Linde & Son, 'Congress ave. No. 3O3, R. H. Dimock.
 Court st.. No. ils. Central Office. Dixwell ave. No. Al. J. J. filling. Grand ave. & State st.. c. N. filling. Howard ave&Cassius st, ,G.B. Hanover Howard ave, No. 339. G. H. Butricks, Meadow st.. No. 152. Arlington Hotel Shelton ave&Munson st., c b. Jones. shelton ay&Thompson st.SH Williams State st.. No. 9j6, George H. Baker. Townsend & Forbes avs, w B Thorpe. Union ave, Union Passenger Station.
 Whalley ave&Sperry st,CF Messenger 'Whalley ave, No. 196, J. A. Hodgson. Whitney ave. & Trumbull st, WJCook Winchester ave&Webster st,IBKlock. York st.. No. 26s, P. B. Schurman.
 Branford, r. F. Peckham & Co.
 Branford, Central Office.
 Centerville, F. E. Tuttie, Post Office. Clinton, Reynolds & Wright, Drugstore
 East Haven, Chas T Hemingway,s store East River S. D. Cruttenden. Guilford. George N Bradley, P. O. Madison, J. NJ. Hull Post Office.
 Milford, J. H. Barnes.
 Mt. Carmel Center,J. E. Andrews, O Montowese, George H. Cooper. Morris Cove, Pequot Association. Northford, T. A. Smith.
 North Haven, Joseph Pierpont. Orange, N. r.. N. H. & H. R. R. Co. Stony Creek, F. E. Brainard. Tyler City, N. T., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. West Haven, Hill Homestead. West Haven, Post Office.
 !" Westville, Main st., M. E. Terrell, store. Woodbridge, Chas. T. Walker, House.
 Woodmont, A. B. Norcross, Store.
 Indicates Automatic Station.
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Death If Mrs. sarah Russell.

Mrs. Sarah Russell, wife of Solomon Russell, who is employed on the Con- solidated road. died at her home, 53 Stevens street, yesterday morning, after a lingering illness with consumption. She leaves one child. The remains will be taken to New London for interment. Rev. MT. Beardsley of St. Thomas church, where the deceased attended divine service, will otficiate at the serv- ices at the house tomorrow morning.