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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-24

New York. July lS.-Eooch W
Agnew, Al years of age. who claims to
be banker 10 Ocala. Fla. was found
wandering aimlessly about the Liberty
street ferry this afternoon. Aguew was
arraigued later by Magistrate Braur /,
in the rombs Police Court, who COM
nltted him for examination as to his
sanity. The man called himself Eaoch
W. Agnew, who was found wandering
aimlessly in New York to-day. was
president of the First National Bank,
of Ocala. Fla, which failed recently.
The failure was bad one, and is said
to have been due to Agnews misman-
agement. Shortly after the bank failed
Agnew was indicted Dy the United
States grand jury for violation Of the
national banking laws, ADD was released
under heavy bonds. Some time ago
Mr.. aud Mrs. Agpew left Ocala for
EHzabcthtowp, Ky, to spend the sum-
mer. twas said that Agnew intended to
90 to Chicago to secure funds to reopen
the bank. Many of Agnew's friends
have thought that his mind bad been
affected by financial trouble. and that
probably accounts for his aimless
vapderirgings 10 New York.
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The Division in York.

The county executive committee
met at Yorkv;l|e on Saturday last and
passed the following rules, viz: That
every voter can vote for the candi-
date of his personal choice whether
he be Conservative or Reform. and
the candidate receiving the highest
number of votes will be declared a
delegate from the county irrespective
of the faction to which he belongs !;
also the two Conservative and the
two T. .former candidates receiving
the next highest number of votes will
be declared the other delegates elect
ed to the convention. So that there
will be two Conservative delegates
from York county with fighting
chance for the third
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A Deadly Duel.

JACKSONVILLE, July 22.-At Gala
han, eighteen miles northwest of
jacksonville, deadly duel was
fought early this morning between
Deputy Sheriff Higginbotham, of
Nassau County, and negro outlaw.
The negro some TIM ago shot three
men and Higginbotham had war
rant for his arrest. The officer found
the negro this morning in the house
of negro woman and ordered him
to surrender The negro refused
aud then both began firing, emptying
their pistols. When the smoke
cleared away, both were found on
the floor dying. Every bullet had
taken effect.
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Privateer Personals.

PRIvATsER TOWNSHIP, S. c., July %, 1916.
In the presence of large concou- e of peo-
pie, Mr.. Hiott baptised seven young men and
FIVE girls yesterday forenoon. The bsptismal
font is situated about q quarter of mile
from Bethel Church, and is fed by pretty
woodland etreamlet, which Cows at the foot
of bill.
This was the first time that Mr.. Hiott has
baptised anyone since be came 10 the county,
and he performed the ceremony very impress
sively. Among these baptised were sous Of
t@o of 3etbel's deacons and daughter o f
another deacon.
Mr.. Hioit expected to perform the orditl-
auce of baptism at Wedge6eld last night, and
this week he commences protracted meet
ing Al the Graham Baptist Church
Onc of Privateer's farmers says that his
negro hands work better since the recent pro-
tracted meeting at Bethel.
Misses Julia and Fannie Riley, of Charles
ton who have been visiting in the township,
expect to leave tomorrow.
Cadet Whilden Nettles. who represents our
township at the Clemson Agricultural Col
lege, has returned home
M7s. Molie Beviel. of Florida, is visiting
relatives in this township and the upper part
Of Clarendon.
The following will; show whata healthy ser
ton of the country we live in. Mr.. Joe Hud-
son, who is one and twenty years old, has
never taken dose of what be calls ''Dis
medicine" in his life.
During storm one night about week
ago the lightning split the mantle piece and
shattered door post of negro named
Frank Petigru, on Mr.. Jack Neall's place
Med. F.
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Telegraphie Briefs.
July 10.

A large colony Of men formerly i'll
the employ of the Pullman Car Co.,
have settled in St. Chsrles Parish La.
They have beer out of employment
since the great strike last year.
A handsome building will be erect
ed at the Atlanta Exposition for a
newspaper exhibit.
John C. Luck, of Nashville, Tenn.
killed his wife and himself in Los
Angles, Cal, yesterday He was
only Is years old.
The Carolina Cotton Mills, CO.
operative concern was organized aud
officers elected yesterday. The capi.
talswiil be Sle0, 900, aud will be paid
in 81 monthly installmeuts.
Four negroes were killed by light
ming at Varnville Hampton county,
yesterday.
Porter Stacks, convict in the
Georgia Penitentiary, committed sui
eide Yesterday. He was formerly a
prominent society man of Atlanta,
and was in the penitentiary for kill
ing friend
The gold fever has broken out in
Chattanooga and S500,00o company
has been formed to develop the gold
fields in Northern Alabama.
The summer school, at the South
Carolina College closed yesterday.
The Richland County Executive
Committee has decided to divide
delegates with the Reformers-three
Conservatives and two Retormers.
Col Jno. T. Sloane, Jr., and H.
Cowper Patton, Esq have filed their
pledges with the committee as Con-
servatives and Col. Willie jones as a
Reformer.
Fordyce. Ark, July 1S-Wiley
Bum. negro who murdered J. Martin
at Grimmervile on July 2. has been
chased to swamp BY posse and killed.
He was surrounded by officers. but would
not surrender, turned aud fed aud was
shot down. This makes three negroes
xilled for Martiu's s murder, the two
Ware brothers having been lynched ou
Sunday at Hampton. J. Dickinson is
still in Jail and may be lynched also.
Great excitement still prevails and sew
eral other negroes now at large are sus-
pected.
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Where Irby Stands.
He Makes Known His Main
Constitutional Planks.
CutaI Negro Education, Cut Of
Higher Education, Increase the
Homestead, Support Cem-
son, Elect Judges by
Popular Vote.
Special 10 The State.

Special 10 Ihe State
LAuREss. July 22.-The candidates
for the convention spoke to-day in the
court house, defining their positions.
There are only four candidates.
Senator Irby advocated white supre-
macy. opposed property and education
al qualifications, favored giving the
election of judges to the people, ex-
tending the homestead to 50 500, pre-
serving the two mill school tax as paid
by whites for whites, by blacks for
blacks, leaving the poll tax as tits,
abolishing the South Carolina College
and the South Carolina Military Acad-
emy, giving the public school fund to
the primary schools, and the liberal
support Of Clemson.
He could not solve the riddle Of dis
franchisiog blacks and Dot whites, but
the eggs are setting that will hatch
and develop the plao Of preserving
white supremacy and white citizenship
intact.
He was friend of the dispensary
but violently denounced the feature by
which Circuit Judges sent white viola
tors to the penitentiary for contempt
of court where there heads we're
shaved as felons. citing United States
Judge Simon.oo as com DittiDg them
only to Jail for the same offence.
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melons we're made to Northern and
Western markets, nevertheless the local
markets are glutted aod prices very
low.
Gardens are practically ruined over
a large part of the State, as the weather
has been too hot aud dry for them, yet
fine okra aud tomatoes are 10 abundance
German millet is growing we'll, and
so are sorghum cane, rice, peanuts, and
pastures.
The prospects. in general, are very
encouraging at this the midsummer
season. when nearly all crops have been
laid by and are entering their third or
last stage which ends with fructesceuce.
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Belonging to Lou
islana Planters Locked up
in Washington.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Represen-
tative Adolph Myer, of Louisiana,
called upon Comptroller Bowler, at
the Treasury Department this after
noon and had long conference with
him regarding the proposed hearing
upon the constitutionality of the law
directing the payment of certain
bounties to sugar producers, which
the comptroller has fixed for the 7th
of August. Mr. Myer stated that
sugar producers of Louisiana, in
whose behalf he had made the trip to
Washington. were satisfied with the
date that the comptroller had fixed
for the hearing, and would he present
at that time with counsel to present
their views. Mr. Myer stated to a
reporter that his visit had 20 other
significance that the sugar planters
knew that Mr. Bowler had $5,200,-
600 of their money held up in the
department and they wanted to know
what their chances of getting it were
He mad promised to tell them on the
7th of next month, or thereabouts and
with that they would have to be con.
tent In the course of their con-
versation, the attitude of the comp
trolIer towards the question was dis
cussed IN all it's effects and the rea.
sons for the course pursued by that
official 1t is understood that Mr.
Bowler holds that it is his duty in
view of the decision Of the Court of
Appeals Of the District of Columbia
in the case of Miles, ct al vs.. the
Secretary Of the Treasury and the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
to be satisfied of the constitutionality
of the act appropriating the s5,2Oo,-
900 to pay sugar bounty claims,
before approving the warrants that
have been drawn in favor of the var
ious claimants. The case was suit
to compel the officials named to have
the plaintiffs product tested for the
of bounty, and the Court Of
Appeals affirming the Judgment of
the Supreme Court of the District,
refused writ of mandamus, holding
that the law providing for the pay
ment of the bounty was unconstitu.
ticnal.
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Robert G Scott, ex- treasurer Of
Jacksonville, Fla, assaulted E. A.
Eshe yesterday and would probably
have killed him had not bys:anders
intertered. Scott's books are being
Investigated and Eshe is member of
the committee, which has reported
an alleged deficit Of about $4,000.
Scott denies the shortage aud claims
the committee, which is composed of
his political enemies, is prosecuting
him, and that Eshe intimated that a
bribe to the committee would elk
it."
Miss Mary Belcher, of Russelville.
Ky has gone crazy because com
plexion cosmetic which she used
caused a heavy beard to cover her
face
The striking carpet makers, of
Philadelphia, ale still out, and will
not return to work on the promise of
All increase in wages on November
lst.
An Indian uprising is feared in
Wyoming and the troops are held in
readiness to march at moments
notice.
The Southern Railway has come to
an agreement with the Norfolk city
council for terminal facilities and
that city will be the seaboard termi-
nal of the Southern system.
The Gould Car Coupler works, Of
Buffalo. n. Y, were destroyed by
fire yesterday. Loss 100000.
The Princeton students, who are
on an exploring tour in Wyoming,
have so far escaped encountering the
hostile Indians, and have not been
massacred as reported last week.
John L. Walden, Treasurer of the
Wi!iimantic Savings Bank has
skipped from Hartford, Conn, leav-
ing shortage of s26. 900.
The yachts Defender and Vigilant
sailed 30 mile trial race yesterday
and the Defender won by nine min
utes
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July p.

A mass meeting ot the miners OF
Spring Valley, Ill, which was held
yesterday, broke up in a riot, aud a
dozen men are nursing broken heads.
The cause of the disturbance was the
attempt to pass resolution binding
the miners to pay five cent contrl-
button on each ton Of coal they mine
10 their striking brethren in Indiana.
William Hosea Ballou, vice presi-
deut OF the American Humane AS
sociation of New York, has appealed
to secretary Carllse to prevent the
importation into this country from
Mexico Of "suudry bulls and torea-
dors," for the purpose Of bull fight
ing exhibitions at the Atlanta Expo
sluon. MIR Dallou warns partlci-
pants that they will be prosecuted by
the New York society.
\ young Milwaukee pugilist
named Schmidt was killed as result
of a Mill held near North Milwaukee
Sunday night. it was a private
affair and quite number Of sports
were present Schmidt was hit and
fell forward. The crowd saw he was
dangerously hurt aud ran away. No
marks of violence Can be found on
the body and it is supposed the man
J;oj from tho sbCck
Yesterday near Jacksonville. Fla
Charles II. Gurney, from whom his
wife was applying for diyoece, was
shot in the back aud probably NOR
tally wounded, by his brother-in,law,
3. b. Turner, who was enraged at
the revelations ct il-treatment made
by his daughter. Gurney sent for
his wife and she is Low at his bed
side. Turner is ta,herin-iaw Of the
sheriff aud father OF the deputy
sheriff, aud refuses to be arrested.
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SHOT AND SHE'LL FOR
SWAIN.
The Cutter M'Lane Fires on the
Tug, Geo. w. Childs.

JAcksoSv1tLs, Fla July IA
cablegram from Key West, Fla to
the Times Union, says: This city
was greatly excited this afternoon by
hearing reports of cannon, and it was
soon learned the revenue cutter
McLane was firing at the tug George
W. Childs, which left this morning
Soon after leaving. the collector of
customs, upon information of the
Spanish consul, ordered the McLane
to overtake the Childs and bring her
back to port 1t is rumored that a
deck hand by the name Of William
Lynch, who was shipped at Jamaica,
had furnished the consul with informa.
ton to the effect that she was bound
on flibustering expedition.
Lieut. May of the McLane says that
signals were set fo7 the Childs to
heave to, but no attention was paid
to them. and seeing no chance of
overtaking her two solid shots and
one she'll were fred before she came
about. She was boarded, by crew
from the cutter with Lieut. Hay in
command and brought into port at 3
O'Clock.
Capt. Swain, of the Childs, is very
indignant at having been fred upon
and states that he knows of no rea-
son why such action should have
been taken against him. He says
that he was properly entered from
his trip from Jamaica and while some
slight Irregularities did exist in his
crew list, it was owing to the fault of
his brokers at Philadelphia and had
been settled at the custom house
here. He sailed from Jamaica on
June r., and, after touching at Point
Salina and Barrahona for repairs, he
sailed for Key West. where he ar
rived on the Sd. He was ordered to
Tortugas to be fumigated, and, after
remaining there seven days. he came
back to Key West.
He said that yesterday about noon
he cleared his tug for New York, hav-
ing first surrendered his register and
taken out enrolment and coasting
license and that shortly before leav-
ing the assistant engineer reported to
him that he saw a party offer Lynch
some money and he was informed by
Lynch that it was $40 to corroborate
what the fireman had reported. His
answer to the party was that he knew
nothing and could say nothing The
captain sent one deck hand, shipped
at this port. to find out the party.
He returned, stating that Lynch was
then talking to the Spanish consul.
The entire Cuban population turned
out 70 visit the Childs this afternoon.
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Monck's Corner Selected
rs the County Seat Of Berkeley
County and So Proclaimed.

Governor Evans yesterday issued
the following proclamation, establishing
the county seat of Berkeley county at
Monck's Corner:
Whereas. 10 pursuance to an act OF
the General Assembly approved 9th
day cf January. 1895, the board to To-
cate county seat for Berkeley sas
officially reported to me that at an cleo
ton held on 9th day of July. 1890,
Monck's Coruer was duly selected as
the county seat.
Now, therefore I, ohm Gary Evans,
Governor of the State OF South Caro-
lima, by virtue of the authority imposed
in me by said act do hereby declare
Mouck's Corner to be the county seat
for the county Of Berkeley etc.
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Reunion Of Co. 3D." End S. c. Vol
unteerS.

The annual reunion CT the survivors of
Co. I'D" 2ud S. C. Volunteers, kershaw's
brigade, will be held at Tom Burkett's grove,
about two and half miles west Of the CITY,
on Friday, July 26,b. Roll of the company
will be called at IL M
Every survivor Of the Company is requested
to be present, as business of importance will
be transacted. p. c. McsEs,
Chairman Executive Committee.
The reunion is strictly Company affair
and no guests are iovited, except the news
paper men, and TO these {. cordial Invitation
has been extended.
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Above The Clouds.

We call attention to Chimney Rock
advertisement and advise those who con,em-
plate trip to the mountains during the sum-
mer Of 1895 to 20 to this beautiful Mountain
Resort where they can secure the best Of &C.
commoda;on at a very small cost-only sew
en- dollars week or twentyfour dollars q
month. The editor Of this paper and nun.
Der of persons from this p ace expect to spend
some days at Chimney Rock. Stop with Mr..
Geo P. Horton when you 60 up. 6-l2-6t
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Holly Wood Camp, Woodmeu of the
World, was organized on the 10th, aud the
following officers elected: T. B. jenkins, Con-
su Commander; E. w Hurst, Advisor
Lleutensnt: R. S. Hood, Banker Ell.
Reardon, Clerk; V. H. Phelps, Escort; W.
A. Tribble, Sentinel; Dr.. Archie China,
Physician. Managers, Shepherd Nash, 3
years, Geo. F. Epperson, years, F. A. Bol:-
man, year. l. C. Strauss was elected Past
Consul Commander and delegate to the
Head Camp. 1t was decided to Eold one
meeting each month, and to keep the roll of
charter members open until September lst.
There were fifteen charter members present
at the organization last night. The Camp
was organized by George W Rabb, Jr., of
Charleston.
In some sections of the county the crops
have suffered for rain. Corn has been cou-
sderably injured in places.
The lumber business on the South and
North Carolina Railroad, above Bishopville,
is assuming large proportions.
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July 81.

The Four States Coal Combine was
formed On Saturday at Lookout
Mountain by the coal operators as.
sembled with the avowed purpose
Of raising prices in the States of
Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and
Kentucky
Jas. D. Lewis was acquitted of the
murder of Henry Rutledge at Green
vile OH Saturday.
The Chicago base ball players
have been fined 50 each for playing
ball on Sunday.
Commissioner General Stump has
ordered eight Cuban cigar makers,
who were brought to Key West, Fla,
under contract to be sent back to
Cuba.
S. G. Lewis, a turpentiue operator
at Hardeeville, was waylaid and
murdered on Saturday.
Samuel T. Lovett, young white
man, was killed by the 5. Y. & G..
train near Columbia on Saturday
morning.
The police had to be. called in to
keep a crowd at Quincy. Ill from
lynching base ball umpire.
Four men were killed at a railroad
crossing near Troy, N. Y, yester-
day.
The trial of Durant, the San Fran
cisco murderer, begins to-day.
Mrs. N. j. Black, Of Fl. Worth,
Tex, is under arrest for poisoning
her husband to get $1,000 insurance.
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ST. VITUS DANCE.
A Physician Prescribes Dr.. Miles
Restorative Nervine.

Dr. Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart, Ind:
My daughter Matte, aged X. was afflicted
last spring with St. Vitus dance ard ncr-
vousness. her entire right SIDE was numb
and nearly paralyzed. We consulted q pay
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sician and he prescribed DR.. Miles ReStora-
tive Nervine. She took three bottles before
we saw any certain signs OF improvement.
but after that she began to improve very
fast and I now think she IS entirely cured.
She has taken nine bottles OF the Nervine,
but no other medicine OF any kind.
Knox, Ind, Jan. 5, '95. H. W. HoSTETrER.
Physicians prescribe DR.. Miles Remedies
because they are known TO be the result OF
the long practice and experience OF one OF
the brightest members OF their profession,
and are carefully compounded by expert
enced chemists. in exact acc cordance with Dr..
Miles prescriptions, as used in his practice.
On sale at all druggists. Write for DR..
Miles Book on the Heart and Nerves. Dr..
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart. Ind.
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A SPANISH BRIBE.
Evident Purpose Of the Mora
Claim Settlement.

Claim Settlement.
WASHINGTON, July 20 The Span
ish minister, Mr. Dupuy De LONE,
whose unexpected arrival in Wash
ington yesterday gave rise to numes-
Gus sensational reports, had short
talk this morning with Secretary
Olney before the latter's return to
Massachusetts,, which began at 9
o'clock. Mr.. Dupuy informed the
secretary that the Queen Regent of
Spain had. on the 10th instant ra;i-
fed the action Of the minister with
the council in agreeing to pay the
Mora claim. He explained certain
matters of detail connected with the
payment, and informally discussed
with the secretary the question of the
continued shipment Of arms to Cuba
and the holding of meetings in this
country to express sympathy with
the rebels.
Mr. Dupuy De Lone explained to
a reporter that the condition Of lega-
ton affairs is such that he has now an
opportunity of travelling about the
country to some extent and acquaint-
ing himself with the work of the
Spanish consuls in the United States,
particularly along the Atlantic coast.
lie left Massachusetts for that pur-
pose on Thursday of this week, but
learning that Secretary 0lney pro-
posed spending Friday and Saturday
in this city, he concluded to come
down to Washington also and talk
with the secretary whom he had not
seen for fortnight or more, before
finishing his original programme.
The minister's reports from Cuba
show that matters there are in qui-
escent state He has received no
confirmation of the published report
of General Santocilde's 9 death on the
l7th inst, and is disposed to doubt
it's truthfulness. Mr. Dupuy says
the statement that General Santocil-
des was next in command to General
Campos is incorrect. He was brig
adler general and the youngest of his
rank in the Spanish army. He was
colonel only few months ago, and
received his promotion for gallant
conduct. but he was outranked by
several other general officers now
serving under Campos in Cuba.
General Campos will not begin an
active crusade against the rebels un-
til the rainy season shall have ended,
which will be in September next. lie
will then begin a concerted move
meht which he believes will soon
stamp out the rebellion. Thirty
thousand additional troops will be
shipped to Havana in the autumn. if
Campos deems their services heces-
sary. Contrary to general expecta
tions, the yellow fever has prevailed
only to limited extent IN the lslano
this summer, although it was feared
last spring that it would create great
havoc in the Spanish ranks. The
practical immunity of the soldiers
from the epidemic is due to the ex.
cellent sanitary regulations adopted
by Campos, one of which is dose OF
quinine, which is served with the
coffee each morning to every mem
Der of the command.
The latest official report from Cuba
shows that while the insurgents are
making accessions to their ranks that
these accessions are mainly from the
lawless element in the island, who
are joining the rebels more in a spirit
of adventure than because of any
sympathy they may have with the
principles for which the latter are
contending.
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"Have tried others, bn, like Ayers best is
the statement made over and over again by
those who testify 10 toe benefit derived from
the use Of Ayers sSarsaparilla. Disease never
had greater enemy than this powerful
hloodpuri6er II makes the weak strong