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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-11
Will ''the Fur Fly.

Governor Tillman may have un-
Willingly put his hand on a hornet
when he said in his Sumter speech
that Col. Cal. Caughman, announced
candidate for congress, had made an
indecent exposure of his mind. Colo
mel Caughman can talk louder, hard
er, faster and more fercely than
anybody. Also he can say things.
His oratorical and political stomach
Graves stronger meat than the meek
and much mashed and martyred
Willing Jay Stokes is likely to pro-
vide. We would not be at all astda-
ished to see him tackle the Governor
himself. If he does so, Senator
Butler may simply step to one side,
hoist all umbrella and watch the mud
and fur fly. 1t will be black gum
against thunder, the devil against a
witch, a Kansas cyclone encountering
a West Indian hurricane, a mountain
ram in combat with rock headed
goat. Everything would go-both
barefooted and gouging, hitting, Bit
ing, kicking, hair and whiskers pull
ing, chin cutting and any holds
allowed 1t would be the fight Of the
century between two past masters in
that style of fighting-Greenvi'le
News.
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Reviewing the S. c. Cam
palgn.
Correspondence Augusta Chronicle.

COLUMBIA, S. C., July 2-The poll
tical temperature of the State is
much lower than it was two weeks
ago. When the campaign opened
at Rock Hill there was general
pricking of ears. It was expected
that something would drop with the
force of steam hammer, and for two
or three days newspapers were
really interesting things to most peo'
pie. At the Chester meeting Sena.
tor Butler was inclined to be vicious
towards Governor Tillman and the
debate at Lancaster on the following
day showed some evidences of life.
Governor Tillman took his turn and
reciprocated the Senator's ferocious
compliments. On one or two oc-
casions in the earlier meetings mis-.
guided persons in the crowd rushed
headlong to the conclusion that the
speakers were in earnest and got
mad, bat after little jostling and
ecrouging they were in all cases
appeased or removed.
Both Tillman and Butler are row
behaving in comparatively seeming
~ manner. The Governor, of course.
continues to belch worth words of
consuming aud burning wrath, but he
is considerate enough to aim most OF
his attacks at Cleveland and Wall
street and nobody is at hand to take
up the guage of battle for either the
one or the other of them.
Unless the Governor should train
his guns on some enemy nearer home
there is only the faintest likelihood
that even the turbulence Of the first
week will be repeated
At nearly all the meetings the de-
monstrations have been favorable to
the "Blinker" as Governor Tillman's
rustic followers affectionately anu
admiringly denomiDate him.
The Governors friends are demon
strative people. They have immeas,
urable lung power, and throats like
steam whistles, and when "Marse
Ben," works himself up to about 2l2
degrees Fahrenheit and begins to sing
like a tea kettle on a fire of hickory
limbs, the "wool hats" invariably
shatter the walls enclosing all the
the demons of hideous sounds.
Then the Governor lisa man of ''hand
primaries 1t is his old trick and
he clings to if with the tenacity of a
whist player to favorite suit
"Now all of you boys who think am
right" he shouts in the brief inter
walls that now and then occur between
their cheers. ..hold up your right
hands," and always up they shoot,
the two or three hundred horny
palms Of the plough boys usually
densely packed about the platform
down in the front and beneath the
platform from which lie is hurling his
declamatory and ireful thunderbolts.
Thus it has been at York and
Lancaster, Camden and Sumter,
Darlington and Florence, and on and
on from county to county. Senator
Buffers friends, when the Governor
puts the negative, make it rule to
do and say nothing, looking on the
antics of the opposition with suilen
silence. The hand primaries have
their intended effect. The news
paper reporters trim their pencils aud
say, ssthis was another Tillman day.
and away on electric wings across
the country speeds the news that
South Carolina's pyrotechnic Populist
is as usual carrying all things before
him with his fiery eloquence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-11

It is no longer the Richmond and
Danville Railroad but The Southern
Railway Company
We gave i, as our opinion in last
weeks issue that uncle George Tillman
vas out Of politics for the present. We
have since heard, as coming from him.
that he is undecided, bat that he will
keep posted as to the time allowed him
to come OUT. aud his decision will
depend entirely upon information receiv-
ed between now aud then as to his
chance of election. lie has no OBJ
lection to serving the people as
democratic Governor of the whole
State, not as the candidate Of either
faction p.-Johuston Monitor. July >.
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RACE FOR GOVERNOR.

The race for Governor is frolic
confined to Reformers. They have
arranged plan for State conven-
ton to which delegates are to be
elected from clubs whose member
ship shall be composed exclusively
OF those who will agree to stand by
Reform nominees. This convention
will! meet on the 14th of August and
nominate either Comptroller General
Ellerbee, young farmer of Marion
county or Secretary of State, Tindal,
an old farmer of Clarendon county, or
State Senator John Gary Evans, a
young lawyer of Aiken county, or
Clerk Of the Senate, Pope, all old
doctor Of Newberry county
Then in the primaries of August
2Sth, when all the Democrats, iuclud-
ing anti-Tillmanites, have right to
vote, the Reformers Of high and low
degree will support this nominee to a
man. 1t will be seen from this that
the Reformers, or Til!manites, are
practically party to themselves aud
have arranged to eliminate their op.
ponents from figuring in the selection
of a Governor.
Young Ellerbee, in his campaign
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-11
A. BUTLER VIEW OF IT.

But Senator Buffers friends talk
confidently. "Why, there is scarcely
anybody at the meetings." they
say. The crowds number from 800
to 1000 at most, while two and
four years ago when Tillman was
doing the State, always from two to
FIVE thousand were out to see and hear
him. Besides these hand primaries
prove nothing Fifty or hundred of
the rabid and rampant shoot up both
fists at the bidding of the boss, to do
which they have been carefully train
ed, in orderto make great impress.
sion. The people, the real bulk Of
the people present, whose hundreds
and hundreds of silent ballots will
weigh down the boxes and count,
are standing back and thinking
Thousands of other people are tired
ofTillman, say the Butterflies, and in
spite of tremendous efforts made to
rally them they are biding their time
at home aud when the primaries
arrive Governor Tillman will feel the
torrent of their votes sweeping his
feet from under him. When one
hears Butler man discuss the cam
paign in this way he cannot but be
impressed that there is not little
truth in thatj analysis of the situa
ton.
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-11
SENATOR BUTLER HANDICAPPED.

Senator Butler goes into this race
handicapped. All the odds are
against him The anti-Tillmanlties
eye him coolly with an inquiring
look on the faces, which asks why he
did not on Cleveland's Inauguration
"chuck off his coat" and assist them
in the scramble fer all the Federal
patronage to the everlasting dis,
appointment of the TilImanites !?
"Why did he endeavor to put some
Of the most blatant and offensive of
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-09
Infor1nntion About nond.

Washington, February S-pendlng the
resolution witch passed the senate ON the
"a in9tant the secretary Of the treasury
today sent 10 the senate a statement show
ing the names Of bond Subscribers onfer-
INK 1l7.223 waCse subscriptions were ac-
copied. together with the amount sub
scriDed for ana the amount allotted AT the
price. The statement also gives a list OF
those offering 10 purchase mt higher
price aud let OF these mt considered
for various reasons.
Among the lilotments on li7223 bids are
tho following Hanover National bank
OF lNew York, $l420GJ0; Kuhn, Loeb & CO..
Of New York, $l,l20,0g1: Ifnltcl States Trust
Kew York, 1896 7Oo Farmers
Loan and Trust company Of New York
81 1893. 100: Union Trust company OF New
York, 1896. 100; New York Life Insurance
company OF New York. $4,000. Tho
above allotmer:s were the result Of the
seating OF original bids 10 the extent Of
5.33i per cent. The amounts in aggre-
gate OF this class IS Si0T0l.7O0. Al bids at
figures over l7223 amount In aggregate
TO 500 qgg 30G
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-09

Waahlugbon, February THE currency
hill which Warner OF New York introduce
e3 N the house on Monday diTcrs mainly
from that recommended by the sub-cum-
mittec % the banking and currency
committee N that the plan Us more sim
rle and less a concession 70 abstract
Stnie rights. The bill introduced may thus
be summhrlged
I. il repcals The 10 per cent tax only as to
state baults which comply with the pro-
visions or this act
.. II permits the use of notes by S at,
banks and also by National banking assoc
Citations on these terms.
\, Tho notes are 10 be printed In blank.
and note issues registered by the comp
trollcr OF the currency.
r. Such notes shall not he furniehed to
4 any institution unjl the comptroller SHAH
| bc satisfied, first, that, Il not n National
/ bunk the laws OF rs State rivc holders
1 Of It's circulating notes nr0, lien upon
! fits asses ana makes them n liability
against shareholders, ns Nov 50 the case
! OF Natoral banks; second that II has
adequately provided for rclcmp ion OF its
notes, cir1cr al tine capital city OF MS
Static or ~ some other city rrov'dol Tor
by the comptroller third thai It's rnid M
aiid unimrairfd capital is az least $1,000,
and that .he aggregate amount OF its Out
stumbling notes, including National bank
notes. rs kept less in amount man a. pcr
ccn'um Of the paid M and unrrpalrri
capital; fourth, that n Is no, IN default In
compliance with any provisions OF this
act.
@, All banks other than National banks
thus permitted to use notes 0re 10 be sun-
jectcd 10 the same requirements az To- rn-
port and inspection as are National banks
at present
II. Assessments Of not to Exceed one half
OF 4 per cent per annum on circulation;
ilrst, TO make and keep good a guarantee
fund for ultimate redemption amounting
10 per cent OF out7unding circulation:
second, TO pay general and special cy-
pnnses this one-half Of ! per cent as.
sessment rot 70 be required, excent so
long as whenever necessary for these pur
pOgcg
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-09

Washington February s-Accorilng 10
the latest returns to the adiutnnt general
OF the army az given IN an abstract of
the militia force OF the United States sent
20 congress by Secretary Lamont the Az
grcgate OF enlisted milluamen in all
states and Territories Is 1890 Alaska.
Utah and Oklahoma alone having no mili-
tia organizations. Tho total number OF
men available for military duty IN the
United a,o,os ~ SGa,s91 This force. Il
organized. would make an army nearly
tive times as large as the famous army OF
ScrNes.
or the enlisted mlitamen, 1880 are nom
commissioned officers. The commissioned
officers number g2fS; among thcm arc
niuoty-three generals and igl2 stan Off
Gers.
New York leads in the size Of militia
forces the men enlisted In that State num-
boring l2.Slg Pennsylvania Ia next with
siii md Ohio IUnleg third with,Gi2j. Mas
sachusetts has $500 mttlamen and Sou.h
Carolina has 5ilO, California stands sixth
with 4a4i, and Illinois, RANTS seventh, her
militiamcn numbering lI1l.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-09

Washington. February s.-senator MAG
today withdrew his opposition to the coli
leetor OF the Corpus Christi port Mr..
Ernest. and his commission has been
issued.
Congressman Culbersou ana Senator
Coke called at the department Of Justice
today 10 urge Mr. Gus Shaw OF Red River
county for one OF the recently created
higher judgeships in Oklahoma. The at
torney general spoke encouragingly, but
made no promises.
C0ngressman Cooper appeared before the
committee on rivers and harborB today
and made an argument FOR an approprla-
tion OF 10000 for Sabine Pnss.
The commission OF Robert Cul!bers0n as
district attorney for the Western district
OF Texas was forwarded him today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-09
ToDAY'e EvENTe,
The Posts DuiIetIn with What VIII
Trnnspirs This my Through
uuf fhe COuutry.

! ~rr.,,, xr,,r,,. s,t,,,..,.,,, -, 1r ANIL
| wow folN'--Jhdlfihah 'pfh y, mi'
holland. OF tho proviaionai committee OF
| tho anti-nmchine republicans, recently To-
80 All a.. a county, f,uventIon 10 he
~, ~, -, c,..,ar tr,,on t,day nhe con-
vention Is FOR the purpose OF perfenting
the new organization OF the republican
PARTY Of the county OF New York 1t adj
dressod the following opeu.nwned Invita-
hon to the necessary voters; IAN mtm-
bers Of 1he Party who hcieYe m clean
politics, who desire TO see tne pteseIt e9i-
ilpl rlly eoFrnnitht oNrtt'l"Nii ~
hold thhJ in9 'N,stlRB fttlni.cin Vi lA''l'',
zauipn N thla county Ihi3 20 I.i,,o5,s
the party properly' VINO arc us-f ,il 10y.
10 sever me secret alilAnec NII' hls ~,
iNtcd Tor years between, pSIuln tleHieli ,S
OF the oI inacnlhe 1nu i,ilui ny s,',,,'
who want TO see party caihp1sBNs Nh.
dhc'ed an hlBhef 3hl DIosltI llnes tlilp
thoy nave been OF inte ana 9fe e'uNai,ee1i
tnat phe pam OF le1IbIlls,ri'on plDiYssu
hy me coulnllttfe OF tnrly y l llpt ~
@'ie' are invited 20 opSfo S NH, ~ ~
gan71sf9n already enrolled IN p re-, yit,o9s
,bis cnnyn1tion Wv
The convention IS 10 consist Of two ddo-
eates from cach OF ne ll5t e'eetl9n az,
u1cts Oh me c-ly; ana HRere t9e elea .i.,i,
ulatii9l 9's iioe 9seIl J,,' AZ
Organized % gct thcm the asseinpy dia-
u1cl ORGANIZATION luFhlbhpA tue ncceshtVg
mon. bat the PROVISION is made that they
widph they repr.ent signed q ne cilll
Ky prg ailnoi eaccniIve Gam miftee two
mcmbrrs from each distrct,
NEW YORK.--At the New York the
,tri,aI ,nans.,orz, ct,,rit,, hena6t i, take
place at the bfoadway ,heaier fodIY me
following wiz be the attraeiions' Daniel
Frohman'a Lyocum company, HprriganB
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-09

Washington, February S,--rhe attitude
OF the silver Republicans With reference
TO the tariff hni has been the theme OF
considerable talk about the senate since
the Wilson bin reached that body. In
CURRY develops the fact that they will,
without exception, oppose the bill, This
they win do for two rc1sons. They are
tul protoctionists nv principle and some OF
thom think that II the tariff could be al
lowed TO remain aa at present, Il would
he in the interest, OF silver They argue
that Il the tarlm la changed and hard
times continue many Will be disposed to
ilnd in this change the cause of depression;
whereas II the tAsif Is allowed TO remain
as II ~ and times do not improve, It OF
once becomes apparent that the tarlr had
not caused the dullnoss OF trade and the
people may be led TO believe Il was due
To the scarcity OF money,
Willie. however, the silver republican
senators Will oppose the bill and VIII vote
ugalnst It, they win make special efforts
TO dcfcat thc clause bearing upon the sil-
yer interests OF thoir respective states.
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OF such resolution would be TO deny the
power OF the secretary t. reissue United
states notes that are returned 10 HIM
IN the course OF redemption.
Mr. Quay or Pennsylvania opposed ref
or1rco OF the resolution to the judiciary
committee The senators from south
Carolina CButleO and Onto Cshorman) well
knew, said he that Go refer 1t to that com
mlttoe means simply to give 1t decent
burial.
Mr.. Teller OF Colorado held that the
recent purchase OF United States bonds
was forced purchase" The secretary
OF the treasury had in New York stated
to the bankers that II the bonds were not
noated there would he panic greater
than the one last fan and It was to avert
n panic they reluctantly purchased the
bonds. He was not speaking as n partisan
or silver man, but wanted 60 know
what congress WINS going TO do with the
question of deficiency. Everybody knew
from the experience OF the secretary OF
the treasury that no per cent bonds on n
3 per cent basis could be sold II was
morally certain that &c another s50Oo0, 900
were offered it would be future. me
country was facing deficiency and there
must be come sound system OF finance 60
provide for ;his deficiency. The credit OF
the country Is threatened; mon wtp have
been loudest in denunoiotion OF the pres
emit system Of finance now declare their
Inability to devise a way out Of the diff
ncuuy
Mr.. eau OF Florida opposed reference.
He presented resolution declaring Il 70
be the duty of congress to pass q law
logaljzirg the recent issue OF bonds. as /
believe without such a law tho bonds now
being sent out would be without validity
or legal effect"
Npr1etpf~ tQ,A y,,oAi., - -.e---,s,,
Mr.. Peffsr OF Kansas contended that tho
secretary of the treasury Ind no, even
pretended that the money derived from the
snle OF bonds would be used for rsaemp-
ton purposes
At o'clock the matter being still unlls-
posed OF, unfinished business OF the day
came up.
Mr. Stewart was granted unanimous
consent that the resolution retain is
place on the calendar
Dnlinishd business Was tho t,ouse bill 10
require railroad companies operatlnr rail-
roads in Territories over right OF way
granted by the government TO establi, h
! stations end depo;s at all towns on The
lines OF said roads established by the ~.
rlor department,
Mr. Berry, in urging the bill. stated that
the necessity for IT arc e from the quarrel
between the Rock Island Railroad COM
| pany ana the two towns In Oklahoma call
ei Enid and Round Pound.
! controversy between AR Blackburn
! and Mr., Berry ensucd, The former opposing
| the bill.
Senator Berry made a strong arraisn-
| mcrt NJ the road ana tho methods It
| adopted to defeat the bill.
| Pending discussion Of the hill, and before
a vote could be taken or So passage, TO
| hour OF o'clock arrived end the spechl
order was the memorial resolution on TT
| .
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-09

Washington February ga member OF
the subcommittee Of the democratic mem
beers OF the senate committee on finance
said today the tarifr bill will he reported 70
tho majority members OF the fun com
Initteo next week. There ~ reason TO ho-
lievo that tho sub committee has agreed
ON / cent per pound on sugar. The prob
ablllties are that Il has been determined
that there shall be an extension of the
bonded period OF whisky and there VIII
be an increase OF perhaps 10 cents per gal.
Ion ON whisky over tho houac bill. Coupled
with thiB Is u statement that whisky now
In bond would be compelled TO pay the
additional tax
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rest absentees was passed. He did not
oeheNe u competent for less than quo
rum to pass such a resolution.
The speaker said that the motion 10
reconsider WAS In order whoreupon Mr..
bih7d demanded the ayes and noes ana
the roll was called
Daring the progress OF the roll call the
secretary OF the senate appeared and an
nouhccd the passage by the senate OF the
hlh 10 repeal the Federal elections law.
toe announcement was greeted with a
side.
Now" calculated Mr.. Reed, MS he lis
,ened 10 the applause "bal,ot box stun
ms Us nt last recognized art"
me vote resulted $50 to 81. so that the
motion to reconsider was laid on the
The committees were called for reports
and other unimportart business WAS dis
posed Of,
MIR. Bland then renewed Oils motion TO
so INTO committee Of tho whole for tho
confederation OF the segniorage bill.
The motion was losi Tor lCck OF q
quorum. u Gas seven short notwlthstRud-
ire thc fact mat all the populis,s and
nineteen repuhl cans vo "a with Mir. Band,
am SIX democrats votCd againa the reso
lnNon, thus refusing 10 Join with tho 1il-
ensierers. only 1874 democrats voted for
the motion At least thirty democrats
Joined with the repUSltc1ns aud declined 20
vote Upon announcement OF the vote,
MI. Bland moved n call OF the hous.
The non-vo,ing republicans aGi democrats
answered TO ,heir names and he call de-
Veloped the presence Of 2SS mrmbtys.
The vote then required on Mr.. Bland
motion. The vote resulted IN one legs
than the preceding vote
Anorher call OF me house followed, tn
Cll daVpltaf1ff g,rnaas,,.a az TVr
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THE WORK OF DEMONS.
TIE KATY PASSENGER TRAIN
WRECKED LAST NIGHT.
Investigation Shows the Accident to
Have Been Caused by the Re-
moval of Rail.
A oowAsDIY MURDER WAS ALSO AT
TEMPTED,
Three Men Badly Injured in the Wreck and
Ono Seriously sho. by Parties in Ambush.
A special Train Sent out

A wreck on the ISaty's passenger train
No. about 1880 O'clock last night was
caused by one OF the most dostarily deeds
ever recorded In this State.
The wreck happened four miles north
OF Houston. near the Consumers OIL mill.
the train being the regular passenger from
the nonSh.
The immediate vicinity OF the accident
was on the lSaty's bridge No. aiso. the
uraa chr and The basgnge car were
thrown Into the creek being turned up
side down, and badly snastsd up The
amoloIng car was left topp,ing over the
ernbanlyment, failing on The end Of the
baggugc ar
In the mail car the clerk, r.on Norris.
was discovered in The midst of the debris.
all bruised ami cut around the head aud
body lie was taken out and made as
comfortable as possible rtil medical as
sistanee arrived.
The express messenger, H. HRtton, was.
likewise mangled and bruised by
inc 'errlple iah anu me contact
with the coMents OF the car. His In
,uries, however, are not serious.
. W. carter was IN 'he oassase car
''''u ms escape wiphou' losing ms IRE
seems II miracle. The car was turned up
sac GOWN ana trunks thrown mere ana
rhefe' vac was round IN eHe mids' q eiA
inc paBsase' ana though oaaiy injured
ms eondi'ion IS hoe c0's'o0red SERIOUS.
The horrors OF the acaiaeN were eaaea
10 q row minutes an'er tne Wfesh IS
ealrrea by phe sttemps to mn'deF doe
Elliott the hagman' AZ soon as ne could
leave the train Elliott has'enea 70 mo
front IN order to mas any incoming tr''in
so as to warn them Of danger ahead.
lie had hardly advanced q handreA yaiNis
before gun shots rang out in inc a'r, me
train crew rushed out to meet HIM ana
discovered the brakeman limpins towards
wounds.
Thls terrible deea afopAea iae iiiiitea'l'e
suSpleions OF me pnase''s''s a'' ~"
men, anu they mace a hurtiea eAapiiha-
ton Of inc ts'eHS near pne page o. p''e
wreck
Here was foV'0'ea one OF pne "a'sH' e'''s
that eouo DC eo'n'n'''e' 0s . human %
l'fS' a ran nau p'''' is'''ps'1 '"o' to'- ~
Of the pHase mus 'uusiis 'Ho WEES
which might nave been onndfeo plnles
worse II some miraculous 'n'eryef''ioh g
providence had not caused the engine 70
pass over safely.
AZ proof positive Of che decd Of the VII
laln or villains careful search showed {
thai the hsh plate Ind been removed.
bolts unacrcwed and spikes drawn out.
Several helt4 and spikes were found n I
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-09
oHlLD's ESTATE .


Philadelphia. Pa, February g--The last
VIII and testament Of George W. childs
was admitted 10 probate today and letters
documentary granted 70 the executors,
George W. c. Drexel and James w. Paul,
Jr. The writing - very brief, occupying
but ona side OF sheet Of foolscap paper,
The valuation OF property ~ rather in
definite as the petition for It's probate
places personal and real estate eaeh as
exceeding 100000 I'M making a disposi-
tion Of me property everything - devised
70 the widow absolutely with parliamentary
disposition Of the estate at her death