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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-12-18
I he Slaughter Goes On.
New and Horrible Stories
From Turkey.

CoSsrANT1NopLE, Dee. 15.-Ad7ices
from the iatc-ior show ;hat forced con
versions from Christianity to Alohan-
mechanism are occurring everywhere
Women and children whose husbands
and farthers have been killed ard
whose homes have been destroyed,
have, rather than to lead life of vaga-
bondage, accepted Islamisn, whereapon
they wore housed and fed by Turks
The sincerity of these conversions may
be Judged from what has occurred in
Kaisarea. In this place many women
whose protectors had fallen in the mas
sacres were offered their choice betweeo
embracing the tenets Of the Koran or
being either hacked to pieces or meeting
the worse fate of being kidnapped. Oa-
tensibly the women accepted Islanisrn
and thus rendered their lives and per-
haps their honor secure.
It's pow known that perhaps 1000
persons we're killed in the masacres in
Kaisara. The fury Of the Kurds was
not satisfied with the death of it's vic
tins bu, vented itself upon the mani
mate bodies. The mutilation OF the
corpses was frightful aud iu many cases
was Of nature that can t be des-
cribed
In Harpoot 81 Christians fed to a
church ia the vain nope that its walls
would furnish them a shelter against
those who we're crying for the blood
of Armenians. They were permitted
for time to believe themselves secure.
but suddenly the church was surrounded
by great number Of Kurds. The
doors we're then blown in, and the
Christians thought that they would be
massacred within the sacred structure
They we're not THAR captors took
them one at ti.e outside the church
and there, heed|eess of the piiiful cries
for mercy from the women aud cbildreo,
killed them either by enooting or stab
biug them The frs. vic:iu vas the
Protestant pastor CT the church, who,
as he was dragged out, bade The others,
ifthey had to, to die as Christians He
met his death like martyr Some Of
the refugees in a very agony Of terror,
offered to abjure their faith aud accept
Tslamism. thinking thus to save their
lives. The offers avalled them nothing.
for their Unsuitable enemies. after ac-
ccpting them, dragged the converts out
and killed them one by one
The Armenian church has been
turned into a mosque and Protestant
church into stable
10 Kaisarea the soldiers joined in
the looting that accompanied the mas.
sacres.
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Died From His Injuries.

Mr. William Geger, who was so seriously
injured acd bnrned hv being caught nsneatn
the falli z wits Of the Netlles tniiaing At
the FIRE y i snnlng on Sunday moraiug,
died THURSDAY night from he effects O. Injuries.
His remains were brought 10 this city Friday
morning and Seat forward TO his home in
O7angeburg County. He was Il brother of
Dr. Ch.rles G;eger, Of Manning and WAS on
visit TO his brother at the time Of the Are.
lie was at work in Dr.. Loryea's drug store,
with several others, when the walls of the
adjoining store fell and all Of hose in the
store were seriously injured. He was the
ooly only one fatally injured, although the
others were badly burned and have suffered
greatly.
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caunot of course be objected 10 cy the

cauDUG VI CoUieS oc OoJeS'0'' ~ WV
Uoited States. Assuming. hnwever.
thar the a:5:;u.ie II V:.u. z1-i4 wil re-
ma,u uncbsu2csi the dispute has
reached such stage as to make it now
incumbent upon the United States to
take measures to determine with sufi
Glen: certainty for its Justification what
is the true divisional iiue between the
republic Of Venezuela AID British
Guinea The ioqa;ry to that end
should of course be conducted carefully
and jrdicialIJ, and Cue wight should
be given to available evidence, records
acd facts 10 srppoct of the claims of
both parties
In order that such examination
should be prosecuted in thorough and
satisfactory manner, suggest that The
Congress make ao adequate appropvla-
ton for he expense Of commission to
be appointed by the Executive, who
shall make the necessary Investigation
and report upon the matter with che
least possible delay When such re-
port is made aud accepted, it will, 10
ICY opinion, be the duty of the United
States to resist by every means in its
power, as wiiful aggression upon its
rights aud interests, the appropriation
by Great Britain of any lands OF the
exercise Of governmental Jurisdiction
over any territory which after iuvesti-
gation, we have determined Of right
belongs to Venezuela.
10 making these recommendations. |
am fully alive to tbs responsibility iu-
Cured and keen7 realize all the coose-
quences that may follow. am, how
ever. G;in in my conviction that while
it is gtievous thing 10 contemplate the
two great EogIish speaking people of
the world as being otherwise than
friendly competitors 10 the onward
march of civilization and strenuous and
worthy rivals in all the arts Of peace.
there is no calamity which great na-
tion can invite which equals that which
follows supiDe submission to wrong
and injustice and the consequent loss of
national self-respect and honor eneath
which is shielded and defended peo-
ple's safety and greatness.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion. Dec. II, 1855.
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SISS i.jdTlO't ~ ttL~ N]iii'EN A)No'NN. ! :
NAV uut nave been sdni;,eG IN 30 many
words TO the code at iuterustIou.l las. /.
but since in international courciis
every nation is entitled to the rig Its
belonging to it. if the enforcement of
the Monroe doctrine is something we
may justly claim, it has its place 10 the
code of iuternationa! law a, certaio! !y
aud as securely as if it were specl6-
caly mentioned, and when the United
States is suisor before the high 'rl-
bunal that administers international
law, the question to be determined IS
whether or not we presens claims which
the Justice of that code Of law can find
to be right aad valid.
The Monroe doctrine Gnds its recog-
ui,ioD in those principles of 1terpa-
tional law which are based upon the
theory that every nation shall have its
rights protected and its just claims en-
forced.
OF course this governments is entirely
confident that under the sanction of this
doctrine we have clear lights and un-
doubted claims. Nor is this ignored iu
the British reply. The prime minister,
while not admitting that the Monroe
doctrine is applicable to present con-
disions, states: ''In declaring that
the Uoited States woul p resent such
enterprise if it was contemplated, Pres
ideui Monroe adopted policy which
received the entire sympathy Of the
English government Of that date He
further declares Though the, language
of President Monroe is directed to toe
attainment Of objects which most Eug-
lishmen would agree to be saIutary, it
is impossible to admit that they have
been inscribed by any adequate author
ity in the code of ioteruatinal law"
Again he says:
The Cher majestty's) government
fully concur with the view which Pres.
ident Monroe entertained that aDy dis
turbauce Of the existing territorial dis
trlbution 10 that hemisphere by any
fresh acquisitions on the part of any
European state would be a highly IN
expedient change"
The belief that the doctrine for which
we contend is clear ADD definite that it
was founded npon substantial considera-
tions and involved our safety aud vel.
fare that it was fully applicable to
our preseot conditions, aud to the state
of the worlds progress, and that it was
directly related to the pending contro-
versy, without any. convictions as to
the final c,e7its OF the dispute, but
anxious 10 learn 10 satisfactory and
conclusive manner whether Great
Britain sought possession Of territory
fairly included within her lines Of
owaersnlp, Tbs government proposed TO
the government Of Great Britain, a
resort to arbisation as the proper means
of settling the question, to the end that
a vexatious boundary dispute between
the two countries might be determined
and our exact standing and relation 10
respect to the controversy might be
made clear. It will be seen from the
correspondence herewith submitted that
this proposition has been declined by
toe British government upon grounds
which in the circumstances seem to me
to be far from satisfactory. It'll deeply
disappointing that such an appeal, ac-
tuatcd by the most friendly feelings
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FOR SALE.

A HANDSOME AND STYLISH MARE.
~ seven years old. Her sire is the
famous thoroughbred stallion Willie Burk.
Dame was 6ne ,rot,ing mare. Apply to
C. A. ELLERBE,
Nov. q. Hagood, S. G.
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made clear. 1t will be seen from the
correspondence herewith submitted that
this proposition has been declined by
toe British government upon grounds
which in the circum stances seem to me
to be far from satisfactory. It's deeply
disappointing that such an appeal, ac-
tuated by the most friendly feelings
toward both nations directly concerned
addressed to the sense Of justice ard 70
the mag nanimity at one of the great
powers Of the world aud touching it's
relations of ope comparatively weak
and small should have produced no bet
ter results.
The course to be pursued by the gov
ernment, ia view Of the present con-
di,iou, does not appear to admit of
serious doubt Having labored faith
fully for many years to induce Great
Britain to submit this dispute to i'm
partial arbitration. and having been
now appraised of her refused to do so,
nothing remains but to accept the sit
uation, to recognize its plain require
ments, and deal with it accordingly.
Great Britain's present proposition
has never thus far been regarded as ad-
missible by Venezuela, though any ad-
justmeut of the boundaries which that
country may deem for her advantage
and may enter into her owo free will
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-01-26
POINTS AND OPINIONS

with no great statesmen like
Blaine to overshadow all rivalry, the
next republican national convention
is likely to resemble bear garden.
Dozens OF communities will pro ect
their favorite sons upon it in the hope
that presidential lightning may strike
them.--Troy Press.
1t is said that Stephen b. Elkins
is now virtually without rival Tor
the West Virginia senatorship. His
selection is foregone conclusion.
The only thing that could prevent it
would be the awakening of the re-
publican party to the shame aud scan
da1 of making the iberality of the
purchaser the test of fitness for the
United States senate.-N. Y. World.
--Boss Platt's cranial enlargement
since the recent election is some thing
alarming. He is not content with die
tating the course of republican events
in New York, but proposes to extend
his jurisdiction over the entire country.
He has served notice that Mckinley
and Harrison are barred from the presi-
Dental race in 1896. He Will consent
to the nomination of either Reed or
Allison, provided the other few millions
of republicans who make up the party
want him to.-DetEoit Free Press
History teaches that there is
such a thing a political party win
ming too great a victory. This Is par
ticularly true of republicanism. When
it is in a pronounced minority and oc-
cupying a recumbent. position outside
the breastworks it is fairly harmoni-
Gus. There is nothing substantial for
it to quarrel about. But when, as in
the present instance, it has been
swept in to power by a tremendous po-
litical reaction. the smoldering en-
bers Of factiona1 dislike and distrust
are once again famed into flame
Rochester Herald.
During the tariff debate in the
senate last summer Senator Sherman
declared that sugar can be produced
moro chcaply in this country than in
Europe notwithstanding the difference
in the cost of labor here a1id there;
and there is no doubt he was right.
1t is really because Of the higher wages
paid here that sugar can be produced
cheaper just as iron and other prod
ucts can, owing to the greater pro-
ducing power of wel1-paid operatives.
Senator Sherman was not the only re-
publican who took this ground, and he
and his associates ought to render val
liable assistance in meeting tho bluff
Of the sugar trIst.--Detroit Free Press,
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private life at Mount Vernon he found
it pleasant work around about the
lnents which he could make. Included
In the Lawrence Washington collec-
ton are quite "a number of maps OF
Mount Vernon and adjacent lands,
some Of them representing the Poto-
mao river. These maps were all
drawn by George Washington and tho
lettering was put On by his own hand.
handled the pen there is a deed from
William Whiting to George Washing
ton of 600 acres of land in stafford
county. This is executed in Washing.
toms handwriting and Is a fine specf.
men Of work. There is another deed,
orable Catherine. Lady Fairfax, sole
proprietor OF the northern neck Of
Virginia. conveys 162 acres in Sta ford
county to Sa mpson Darrell. This land
afterwards went to George Washing
ton. A document which has attracted
q great deal OF attention is one con-
corning negro slaves which belonged
to Maj. Lawrence Washington. This
document bearing date of November
80, liza, is signed by Richard Henry
Lee, to which he adds IN apology for
not returning the paper sooner.
The following letter. dated October
c3, ITO. was written by Martha Wash.
1uHCOH 10 inc SCpeIt1AS private eSCHo>
tary, Lund Washington: -'Sir-pleasc
to give to Mil1y Posey the sum Of fva
pounds, Virginia money. 1 am your
most humble serv't. Martha Washing
ton" On December %. 177s, Washing
tons mother wrote the following let.
ter to Lund Washington: "Dear Sir:
Gest as I had wrote to you not to send
the cash by the overseer Col. Bassett
came IN a nd delivered the forty pounds
cash to mo from you. / am, dear sir,
your most humble servant. Mary Wash
inEton."
OF course. there are n number Of let
ters and orders which were connected
with the calling out Of the militia at
the beginning of the revolution.
Among these there is Endorsed by
Washington a printed order addressed
to his brother directing him to call out
the. militia OF Stafford county, the date
being August CO. 1876. The order reads:
lyon must no particularly careful to
procure good powder horns and shot
bags. with as much powder. lead and
hints "a you cam.
There are at present only a SMALL
number OF the Washington family
seals extent. and about the only per-
feet one remaining Is that attached to
the will OF Lawrence Washington. tho
older brother OF John Washington,
grcat-grandfathero Of George Washing
ton. The design for tho American flag
was taken from the stars and stripes
of this seal.
1t is q wc!l-l1nown fact that WASH
ington was always thrifty and had
minute methods Of bookkeeping. The
accounts kept by him, in good-sizcd
blank books, are in tho collection at
the museum, containing the record OF
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THE SUGAR TRUST BLUFF.
Contradictory Ststsmonts Of consciencs-
less Republican Benehciaries.


less Republican lsenehciaries.
Mr.. II. u. Havcmeyer. president OF
the sugar trust, has renewed his at
tac1xs on the now tariff law. He is
shutting down refinerios, and explains
his action by saying that the refining
business is suffering from the blight
OF free trade. He adds that 1t sugar
is put on the free list the business will
be ruined entirely.
We are afraid Mr.: Hnvemeyer is put
ting our republican friends into nm
embarrassing position. They like to
hear people prating of the blight OF
free trade, and the temptation is
strong to agree with them. They like
to hear it said that the German tariR
is wrecking industries and throwing
laborers out of employment. 1t IL
their business to encourage such talk,
and to give it circulation. even when
they have every reason to believe u
wholly untrue.
In this case, however, there are some
circumstances that render it tnconven-
lent to assent to Mr.. Havemeyer's as
scrtions. They have for months been
denouncing the now tariff law as a
trust bill, and with special reference
to the sugar trust. They have affirmed
over and over again that the sugar
trust dictated the sugar schedule
When it was pointed out that the new;
law, while conceding too much to
it than the Mckinley bill, they made
feeble efforts to deny it or else re-
sorted to silence on that point and to
q reitcration of the statement that the
German bill was trust bill. They
predicted that sugar would go up. and
when it went down they said that tho
trust was keeping down the price in
order to help the democrats
Now. if our repu bl1can friends agree
with Mr.. Havemeyer that the sugar re-
fning business is feeling the blight of
free trade, how will they explain to
their readers the miles OF 1abored ed
itorials in which they affirmed that the
sugar trust dictated a tariff for its own
benefit? If, on the other hand, they
refuse to believe what Mr.. Havemeyer
says Of the blight Of free trade, they
discredit the whole class of their
protcges, who insist that the reduced
tariff is injuring their business. Mr..
Havemeyer is just as credible as the
others, and if he is not to be believed,
why should we credit similar state
ments from other sources?
The shutting down of the refneries
is timed to take place just Is congress
reassembles. Congress has before it a
bill to put sugar on the free list.
While this may not pass, owing to the
requirements OF the revenue, there is
a proposition to amend it by striking
out the di1ferential tax of one-eiGhth
of cent pound. imposed for the
protection Of the trust. There is rea-
son to suspect that Mr.. Havemeyer de-
sires to impress upon congress tho
i'd that the trust is in hard lines and
will be ruined by the removal OF the
differential tax. This theory is at
least a great deal more probable than
the assumption that the trust is suit
fering from the blight of free trade
Louisville Courfer-JourQa1.
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the receipts and expenditures for pro-
visions for the estate for every day OF
the month. In his own handwriting
there is a minute account OF the prop
crtv and chattels at Mount Vernon.
from which it appears that there were
S1G negroes--siXtyfour of them men.
and sixty-two women. While he was
president of the United States, George
Washington kept an expense book
which is now very interesting. Visitors
to Mount Vernon have seen an ancient
harpsichord; and in this account book
it appears that Washington paid s1a. 90
for freight on the harpsichord for
Miss Nellie Custis," his stepdaughter.
From this it is fair to infer that it was
not modern politician, but George
Washington who originally paid tho
freight in this country. His step
daughter cost the old man considera BILE
money, but he was rich and could az
ford to settle tho bills In his expense
book there are numerous items show
ing amounts paid for music lessons for
Miss Nellie Gusts on that harpsichcrd.
He also paid for lessons in en- broidery
for the young lady. =.
Either George Washington was an
epicure. or his wife, Martha. was
a. dainty housekecper; for. although
they had slaves galore, they paid $50
per month for a cook. lie must have
been n French cook. but his name Is
not given. Mrs Washington must have
been very particular about her house
hold and family linen, for, instead OF
having her washing done by a slave,
she paid sI2.5o per month for a washer
woman. Her husband has SO declared
in his expense book. There is a prevail
ing opinion among students of the his
tory Of those times that Martha WASH
inpton was the real manager and boss
of the household. and that George
Washington was allowed to issue very
few orders a home. SMITH D. FRY.
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RELICS OF WASHINGTON.
Valuable Meme ntoee Recently
Given to the National Museum.
AIMING Them IL - Conrlete Set = rap~rs,
Documents and Household Accounts
IN the Handwriting of the
Father OF fila Country.
Especial washington Leeter. I

Especial WasnlnRton Leeter.1
The memory Of George Washington
is dear to the hearts of his countrymen.
The steamboats, plying the Potomac al
ways toll their bells as they pass Mount
Vernon. and the excursion steamers not
only toll their bells, but their bands OF
music slowly play :'America,' or sweet
~ watt across the water the notes of
that beautiful Sunday-school hymn:
''Safe in the Arms of Jesus"
Every article which ever belonged to
Washington il highly priced as a relic,
and the government has expended con-
siderable money in the purchase Of
household goods and personal property
of the "Eather of his Country For
tunately, however. the men and women
who have come in possession of VAL
liable relics have donated many Of them
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NATIONAL PROSPERITY.
The Sea Important Factor In sn-s Adj
vnncement or Mankind.

The Sea m Important Factor In she Adj
vnncen,ent OF Mankind.
1t is impossible that one who sees in
the sea-in the function which it dis.
charges toward the world at large
the most potent factor in the national
prosperity and in the course of history,
should not desire change in the
mental attitude of our countrymen to.
ward maritime affairs. The subject.
says the North American Review, pre-.
sents itself not merely as one Of ma
tional Importance. but as one concern.
ing the worlds history and the well
fare of mankind. which are bound up,
SO far we can see. in the security
and strength of that civilization which
is identified with Europe and it's off
shoots i'll America. For what. after all,
is our not unjust1y vaunted European
and American civilization?
An oasis set in the midst of a desert
of barbaris1n, rent with many intes-
tine troubles, and ultimately depend
ent, not upon its simple e1abora ton Of
organization, but upon the power Of
that Organization to express itself in {.
menacing and efficient attitude OF
physical force, sufficient to resist the
numerically overwhelming, but mad
equately organized, hosts Of the out
side barbarians. Under present con-
diGons, these arc dyked off by the
magnificent military organizations of
Europe. which also as yet cope success
fully with the barbarians within. Of
what>the latter arc capablc-at least
in wil1--we have from time to time,
and not least of late, terrific warnings,
to which men can scarcely shut their
eyes and ears; but sufficient attention
is hardly paid to the possible dangers
from those outside, who are wholly
alien to the spirit of our civilization;
nor do men realize how essential to
the conservation of that civilization is
the attitude of armed watchfulness DO.
tween nations. which Is now main.
tanned by the great states Of Europe,
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s,orts,ebtednes. In Schools.

In the public schools Of France 24.2
per cent. of the scholars are short
sighted; in those of Germany, a5 per
cent. and in those of the United King
dom, 20 per cont. The percentage of
myopy is highest in the classes of
rhetoric and philosophy. The by
gienic condition of the school does not
seem to affect it. but in the opinion OF
DIR. Martin French authority, want
OF physical exercise is the chief cause
of it. BY modifying the work of the
classes and allowing reasonable spells
OF exercise between them the proper
tion OF 1nyopy in the college OF Gic.seH-
fell from 500 to ~ per cent, In I've
yeark
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