The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-17
Telegyaphic Briefs.
July II.


in livery stable in Detroit.
George Cheeshoro killed his grand.
mother at Detroit. He was assisted
by the l3 year old daughter of the
murdered woman
Yale College has agreed to meet
Cambridge University, England, in an
athletic contest.
Mrs. Lena Roesener of Spring
Hill, Pa killed herself and two chill
dren
Mrs. Clarence ChaAin shot Minnie
Crevall on Huntington, W. Va.
street car.
The carpet weavers of Philadelphia
have struck for an increase of = per
cent in wages.
The Cornell boat crew vas defeat
ed by the Trinity Hall Cambridge
crew in the race on the Thames yes
terday. The American sportsmen
seem to be unfortunate in England.
NJ A j. Rowe, Of Bennettsville,
was seriously injured under falling
brick wall on Tuesday.
A riot occurred in Greenwood yes
terday between local negroes and a
crowd of .egro excurslonlsts from
Clinton. Several on either side were
shot.
Thomas Estrada Palma has been
elected president of the Cuban Re
public by the revolutionary societies
in the United States, Mexico and the
Wes. Indies.
Gen. Francis Drake has been nomi-
mated for Governor of Iowa by the
Republicans.
CLEVELAND, 0 July 1.-Two lit
tie girls were ground to pieces under
a motor on Lorraine street this after
noon. They ware Stella Schlauoeck-
er, aged s years. and her cousin,
Eleanor Crop, aged I. They were
crossing the street and stopped son
the car track to pick up something.
The motorman was not looking ahead
at the track, and without the slight
est warning, the car struck the little
ones. Their bodies were so terribly
mutilated that they were hardly rec.
ognizable. Grant Kerns, the motor.
man, was arrested, charged with
criminal carelessness.
The marine hospital is advised
through the United States Consul at
Porto Rico that yellow fever is cpl
aemic at that place.
PANAMA, July 1.-THE Star and
Herald says: Further news Of the
explosion of boiler in the electric
light plant at Carthsgena on July 2,
resulting in the destruction of the
building and the wrecking of part of
Saudiego prison, was received here
to-day. The pecuniary damaged is
placed at $4,000, and the casualties
were twenty killed and injured, mcst
of the number being among the
killed.
A dispatch from Yokohama says
that in consequence of the crisis in
Korea, Count 1nnoye, japanese min.
lister to Korea, who is absent from
his post, will Immediately return.
The grand jury at Raleigh has pre-
sented S. P Satter6eld, clerk Of the
House, aad j. e. Brown, enrolling
clerk. for permitting bill to be en-
rolled as an act, when it had passed
neither house of the last Legislature.
The government engineer reports
the depth of high water in Savannah
harbor, increased to twenty-five feet,
which has increased the annual CON-
merce at a rate of $40 for every 81
expended by the government, and
has reduced freight tolls 90 per cent
"a saving equal TO the governments
expenditure.
The Richmond chamber of com
merce yesterday passed resolutions
against adoption by the United States
without international agreement. of
free coinage at l6 to ratio.
The dispensary at Branchville was
burned yesterday. Loss, $1,000;
fully insured.
A waterspout in Mexico caused a
food which washed away part Of the
village of Remedies. Six persons
were drowned.
Hon. John NJ. Alien has notified
the bimetallic league of Jackson,
Miss, that he will be on hand Tues
day night to meet Hon. W. H. Sims,
First Assistant Secretary of the In.
terror, in joint debate.
NJ. Bassett and NJ Archain, mem
bers of the Seine municipality, fought
a duel yesterday with swords. Bas-
sett was wounded in the wrist.