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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-22

WD Gillespie foe hoaf1 ana b
care Of VIM Burn6lde amt Of II y.
bill eS7.00 amt allowed. :. 80 50
Applications having been made to
have bhe Frank Wilson bridge near
BathRate examined;
tits thAref6re resolved that ]. y.
Gordon, y. C. Myrick and Vim. No
InA,sh be appointed a committee to
meet at the said bridge on Monday
the 26th inst. to examine the same.
Tho verified statement Of the In.
spectors Of election held at Canton on
the 18th day Of October, 1895 upon the
question OF the Incorporation Of the
town OF Canton was read showing
twenty-tw0 votes for incorporation
and two against Incorporation.
It is therefore resolved and declared
that said town Is Incorporated BY the
name Of the "Town Of Canton
The following bills we're allowed;
Th0s Halld0rson for services -
commissioner aud mileage In
October 1895 ................8 Is 90
Brandon, johnson SALARY 40
janttor for October. ......... 20 90
Geo r Douglas services as clerk
Ia treasurer's office. ......... Z 90
N 4 Nelson services az deputy
In reg. Of deeds once July,
August and September. 500. 80 90
w e Goats clerk In treas. ONCE
twenty days. 20 90
Geo Olafson board and care OF
county poor. ................. s. 10
] Farrow N d medical services
county poor. .............. Is %
w r Bride livery hire for coun.
ty purposes. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 8 so
Resolved that the 1857 tax sale and
sub. taxes against lots g and - block
2, st. Thomas City be cancelled. It be-
ing church property, amount Of orlsin-
al sale and taxes t2.4a
on lots and !, block ii, F 1e
City be cancelled.
Resolved that the applica tion Of tho
Farmers State Bank, st. Thomas for
rebate Of 1894 assessment be recon.
mended to the state auditor.
Adjourned until Nov. 18th, . a. "a.
Nov. 18th, 1895. Board met pur.
suant to adjournment, present full
board.
Resolved that certificates Nos. 40.
l4l and l42, 1880 sale; certificates Nos.
l4e. $50 and ISL, 1891 sale and certifi.
Gates Nos. 95, 81 and 90, 1892 sale be
called in aud cancelled and q refund
order issued to the holders thereof for
the original amount of sale and seven
per cent Interest to date; also certlii.
cate No. 1872, 1894 sale atsame rate of
interest to date.
Resolved that the 1893 sale on NV
Or sw or IA and o hf Sc Or and sw az
sc Or 15-1e2-5e be cancelled, the same
being erroneous.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-22
This leaves the following states on.

+ I give the state Of Nevada, With
three ELECTORAL votes, as nucleus
for the populist party. II they shall
add any to the number, am at this
writing unable-to tell where they will
find them.
Invite any thoughtful man to take
the returns for the elections Of last
year and this year, TO weigh the pro-
liabilities and to point out any mark.
ed blunders that I have made In the
foregoing calculations. II I have
erred anywhere. IL 10 IN placing
states 10 the doubtful list which are
certain to 60 republican. -Ex.C Con.
gresham Horr. In New York Tri.
bupe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23
Suspected by the Spanish.

WASHINGTON. October. 16 The
steamer Woodhall now at New Orleans
is the object Of suspicion BY. the Spanish
miois,er in this country and ne is in
constant communication with the state
department on the matter. Minister
De LONE alleges. it is said. that the
Woodhall, which cleared from Balt'-
more for Progreso. Mexico. landed en-
route on Cuban soil arms and ammuo'-
ton for the insurgents From Proge-
so the Woodhall proceeded TO New Or
leans, where she has been for some
time. The collector at New Orleans
has been instructed to furnish the Spso-
ish authorities at New Orleans with all
the information he possesses regarding
the movements of the Wnrdhsll The
vessel has not been seized by the United
States authorizes, nor has a'y charge
been made officially against her. and
che is lying ar her dock, free to depart,
aud innocent as far as the authorizes here
know. of any infracsion of Uni'ed
States laws.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23
Uncle Sans Good Offices.
Will Result in England-Ven
ezuela Differences Being
Amicably Adjusted.

WASHINGTON, Oct. l6-There are
indications o.day than an amicable
adjustment of the strained relations
between Great Britain and Venezuela
may yet be effected and that at no
distant date. If this result be reach
ed. it will be due wholly to the in
reference of the United States and
to the persistent tender of its good
Offices to both countries That Great
Britain is weary Of her contention
with the South American republic is
a fact too obvious for dispute ; that
Lord Salisbury realizes that a con-
tinuance of the contention may bring
the United States into the affair and
thus cause trouble between the two
great English speaking nations is !.
also we'll known The British
premier has not been unmindtul OF
the American press with reference on
this matter and it is, now believed
that he will make some concession 20
public sentiment here Under these
circumstances, it is said the British
government may consent to arbitrate
the question of title to portion OF u
the territory now claimed on behalf
of British Guiana and contested by
Venezuela. If this result has been
oh,e;rod II v;ll have been brought
abou. by the gc,d Offices of the
United States. but not as the result
of any ultimatium.
It is the understanding that The
territory which is to be submitted to
arbitration includes the greater part
of the rich mining district Of the
Yuruari, embracing some $4,000
square miles. claim to to which was
first advanced by Britist Guiana be-
tween 1885 and 1887. 1t is pre-.
sumed that Great Britain will still
insist upon the so-caI!ed "Schom-
berg line," to which she has made
claim since 1910, but may submit all
other territory to arbitration. Lord
Salisbury, once before in 1890,
offered through Minister Robert I
Lincoln, to arbitrate all territorial
accusations west Of the Schomherg
line. but he then insisted that Vene-
zuela must first acknowledge the
Justice of Great Britain's claim to
everything east of that line. Mheth-
er this demand has since been in any
way modified will probably be only
definitely known wien the cores
pondence is made public on the as
sembhng of congress
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23
Cleveland to Atlanta.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-Arrange-
ments we're to-day perfected for the trip
of President Cleveland to the Atlanta
exposition. A special train, under the
management of Second Vice President
Baldwin of the Southern railway COM
pany will convey the President. bis
cabinet and the wives of the cabinet
officers. 1t has not yet been decided
whether Mrs. Cleveland will accom-
pauy be party. The train will leave
Washington at II o'clock on the eve
ming Of Monday, Oct. q. reaching Az
lauta about 3p. n, Tuesday The Pres
idept will start on the return trip to
Washington after the reception of the
Capital City club Wednesday night.
and arrived in Washington about I
O'Clock Thursday night. Ia ront to
Atlanta the party will pass through
Lynch5urg aud Danville, Va, Sails
bury and Charlotte. \. G. Spar'anburg
and Greenville, S. c., aud Gainesville
Georgia
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23
Autumn Silks and Velyets.

The counters are piled high with
silks and velvets that are delight to
the eye in their coloring and in per-
fection of weaving The silks have
gros grain, satin, or taffeta grounds,
with chine flowers, Persian designs.
rich brocades, stripes. or plaids. A
marvel of weaving in the light
evening silks has the cream ground
strewn with warp-printed roses,
while over all is is brocaded deli
cate green foliage in raised satin
threads. Darker silks have wonder.
fully blended colors giving cashmere
effects striped with black satin or
with velvet, while others have the
ground nearly covered with chine
blossoms and striped with black
velvet Very rich tafetas in shades
of one color have curves and ara
besques of velvet Of thick pile Black
grounds with gay chine flowers will
be used for separate Louis XVI.
basoues and for entire dresses. The
printed velvets are of very close
pile, the brown, green. plum. or
black grounds having Dresden clus-
ters of separate flowers of natural
hue printed on their surface These
velvets were designed at first for
coat.waists only with skirts of satin,
but Felix and other Paris dress
makers are using them for the entire
gown. The plaid silks are French in
coloring, but are far more brilliant in
the new combinations than any
Scotch piaids -Rarper's Basar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23
Dave Mccullough Dead.

DARLINGTON Oct l6 Last night
between 9 and 10 o'clock our people
were shocked at the announcement that
Mr. Dave Mccullough had accidentally
shot himself. The sad news spread like
wid6re over the city aud all the people
uete in commosion AS soon as be was
shot Dr.. Will j. Garner was al once
summoned to his bedside. Mr.. McCul-
Tough told toe doctor as soon as be
arrived that be knew be couldn't do
any good, but thought it was his duty
70 seud for him Upon examination Of
the wound the doctor discovered that
Mr.. McCullough's conclusions were
right, aud that be must soon die
Friends came from every direction in
haste to see if they could do anything
for the wounded man, only to find that
the wound vas fatal.
The shooting was purely accidental
On retiring Mr.. Mccullough was ex-
aiming his pistol. seIf-ac'ing re-
volver, to see if it was loaded. when
it accidentally discharged, with the
above result. The ball entered bis left
breast in the region Of the heart.
This morning Darlington is truly in
mourning. Groups are gathered here
aud there talking about the sad event.
His relatives are weeping. his friends
are grieviog, for David Mccullough was
one of the truest. bravest, most kind
hearted men that ever lived III our
midst. Nine-teuths Of the population
loved him. He was devoted husband,
an indulgent father. a loving brother
and true friend.
Mr.. Mccullough was Al years of age,
and leaves wife and several children.
besides several brothers and sisters. to
whom is extended the heartfelt sympa-
thy of the community. His remains
will be buried at the cemetery to-mor-
row morning.-The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23
The Boom in Cotton.

New YoRK. October 16 The COR
dition of things 10 the South. short sell.
e-s 10 this market are either purposely
or accidentally ignorant Of. The pound
ing Of coutrsces does not cheaper actual
cotton. because declines do not increase
the number of bales. nor do they make
crop conditions any better They for
get that it is the soos holder who seems
likely to create price this time, and not
the speculative shorts in this or any
other market. except for temporary de-
preston Still anther thing. it is the
cheapest cottcn market 10 the United
States. In the first place October con-
tracts at New Orleans are l-S cent
higher than October contracts here,
and interior markets in the South
tributary to New Orleans are relatively,
if DOT actually. higher thu, that
market The fact that October con-
tracts 10 New Orleans are IA cent
above spots show that the people who
have Gotten to sell would certainly ship
it there ano realize such advantages. if
there were any. over local spot markets
10 the neighboriug States. It looks
10 us as though Southern spin
uers and exporters would turn
their attention to this market and
buy November. December and January
contracts here aud take delivery of the
cotton. There is DO expense attending
delivery. because each certificate of 1OO
bales has been inspected and classed !,
thus avoiding costs. except what are
customary aud incidental 10 shipping it
out Of store. January contracts at
New Orleans tonight are 9 80 on the
curb and the closing price Of January
here was 9 25. Receipts should lessen
rapidly as is now thought by many 10
the South. West, aud perhaps in the
Atlantic States, it may be that as dur
ing the next few weeks the holders of
actual cotton in the South may elevate
their ideas to such an extent that those
to whom we are Offering suggestions
herein mentioned may have to 60 to the
New York and New Orleons contract
markets whether they wish to or not,
10 order to supply their wants.
Atwood, Violet & Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23
Star Route Contracts.

1t used to be that the prices paid BY
the government for carrying the mails
over star routes we're fairly remunera-
tive; but now, such is not the casee
Prices have been beaten down by pro-
fessional spectators until the men who
do tine actual work hardly get the pay
OF day laborers. Here is the way the
thug is done:
Az soon as the government adver-
,ises TOR proposals in a given locality,
the speculators procure lis's OF all the
routes over which the contracts are to
be let. together, with the prices that
are being paid for the work. aud then
submit. bids just little lower. lug
cases out of 10 they get the contract !;
but in 10 case is it their purpose to
perform the actual work. Through
their agents they see all their compen-
tors aud make contracts with one OF
them in each locality to perform the
service at lower price than is received
by the spectators.
This system is great hardship on
local contractors but we confess that
We can see but little help for them.
There is only one way to manage that
offers a"y chance whatever, and that ls
TO combine against the professionals.
The local bidders might get together,
have an understanding that each shall
be at liberty to bid as he pleascs' and
if he gets the contract. Of course to
carry it out but. ac the same time,
bind themselves beforehand that 1t a
professional gets The contracts, uonc OF
them will take it off his banda oxcept
for from 10 to 30 per cent more money
than be receives !; and, furthermore
they will use all the Influence they can
bring to bear to prevent any ybody else
from helping the professional out.
We have known of nore than one
occasion where foreigu professionals
bid off contracts in this section Tor
considerably less than they were worth.
and HAD TO pay more TO get thea car
ried OCT than they themselves received
for the service. # Tie local coc'rac-
tors generally Will come to soae ne
derstanding among :he"selves. whit
they uay pof succeed III ai;oge;heF
ahippjDe OF. the foieign professionals
Elev car make il: a g5eC deal vafnc:
for 5dea t;sa,: !; aas been = }erledlD
Enqoafe!.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23
Fire in Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE. Oct. l6.-Tbe great
auditorium, with seating capacity OF
5000. was burned between 8 and q
o'clock this afternoon. Il was pl'in.
1-story structure, covered With r"rrn.
gated iron. Being in the centre of a
,hickly boil. up block. it endangered
almost the whole of the northern hui
ness end Of the city The efficiency Of
the city's Gre department. is shown BY
the fact that seven buildings on ere
at one time, only the auditorium was
consumed. The loss is about 4 800 !;
insured for 81. 900.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23
Paying for the Slaves.

We have received marked copy
of the Chicago Inter Ocean, contain.
ing letter from special correspond
ent reviewing the political conditions
in Alabama, and declaring that there
is "no solid South now" ;" because
Alabama is awakening to the era Of
industrial protection y The idea Of
the correspondent seems to be that
the best way to break the solid
South is to give the Southern manu-.
facturers chance to raid the public
treasury, to make them Republicans
by making them thieves. Having
found it impossible to make the South
Republican by negro suffrage, by the
yonetsbs of the army, by sectional
and repressive legislation, it is now
proposed to bribe the South into an
abandonment of it's political princi.
pies. We do not think that the
South can be bribed any more than it
could be bulldozed. But the West
ern idea is clear-not only ls 1t pro
posed to break The solid South by
offering industrial protection" to
the iron makers of Alabama-but it
is suggested that the Government
should pay for the slaves. The cor
respondent of the 1nter-Ocean says !:
"The reunion at Chickamauga was
revelation and will cause great
change in the Northern heart |
heard an old Union veteran say:
"l believe the country is at peace
by Gods blessing, and think the
time has come when the country
should pay the Southern people for
the slaves we freed. When that is
done every sore will be healed, even
the scabs rubbed off, and | mean to
say 80 when l 60 home
THAT would indeed be peace snd
would remove from the Southern
heart every vestige Of bitterness to-
ward the Republican party 1t would
sweep the South like a prairie fire
and create a tie which could know
no breaking"
This is a shrewd political devic'..
but it will not deceive any thoughtful
person it the South IAN old Union
veteran" does not understand the
situation The time has long passed
to "pay the Southern people for the
slaves we freed The money could
be put to good use down this way, of
course, but it would have to be
raised by taxation, and it would man.
ifestly not be fair to tax the South to
paw the South for what the South
lost in the war. We have 20 idea
that the people of the North would
consent to be taxed to "pay the
Southern people for the slaves we
freed" Besides, nobody in the
South asks or expects that the
Government shall pay for the slaves
And it is altogether mistake to
suppose that money for the slaves
would remove from the Southern
heart every vestige of bitterness to-
ward the Republican party
Little as our Chicag" contempo-
rary and "an old Unl"a veteran"
may think of it, ther are some
things that monev will not buy in
sope parts of "our common coun-
try One of these things is for
giveness of the Republican party for
all of the sins which it has committed
against the South Money does not
make people respectable or intelli-
gent or patriotic or virtuous. Money
cannot buy principle Paying for the
slaves will not make the South Re-
publican.-Neus and Courier
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23
Trial Of the Indiana.
Cramps More than Pleased
with the Result.

BosroN, Oct. l6.-The battleship
Indiana was given a preliminary run
over the'first trial course to-day and
so successful was the trial that when
the boat reached the upper end Of the
course Mr.. Edwin S. Cramp decided
that it was unnecessary to speed her
back again The Indiana got under
way at 8 80 q. nj from Boston light
and started down the bay to Cape
Ann. At s so the ship was going
ahead at full speed, and when about
seven miles from the starting point,
the forced draught was turned on.
The course was from Cape Ann to
Boone Island. distance Of 81 knots,
and was marked by six can buoys at
an equal distance apart of 6.2 knots.
The starting point was crossed at
40 80 The second buoy was left
astern at 10 55, the speed between
the two buoys being Is knots The
third buoy was passed at lilo. the
speed between the second and third
bnoys being Is knots.
The fourth can was alongside at
11.4s, the speed between the third
and fourth buoys being 1915 knots.
The fifth buoy was passed at IL O7 /.
the speed between the fourth and
fifth being 1854
The sixth and last buoy was passed
at IL 80. the speed between the, fifth
and sixth being 1917. The average
speed for the run was Is 81 AL
though the Cramps expected to do Is
knots easily with the boat, they were
more than pleased with the showing
she made on the run The tide was
running against her rather fast and
cut off probably three,quarters OF q
knot There were two very noticea-
Sble things developed in the run. One
was the absolute absence of the usual
vibration that the powerful engines of
a big ship made. aud the other was
the how wave cast off by the ship
The torpedo tube in the bow threw
up quite wave. bu. the bow of the
boat itself cleft cleanly through the
water and the lateral wave was not
more than Is feet, and then con.
verged inward and clung to the ves-
sel's side. leaving no side wave at
all.
When Mr.. Cramp found the ship
had done 80 remarkably we'll on the
run up, he concluded not to push her
on the way back.
Foreign critics have declared that
the Indiana would be top hesvy and
that she would roll herself to death
in arv sort of sea. Never was
pr,~ahecy more completely refuted.
The Indiana, with the heaviest
weight of armer and guns above
water of any ship in the world. rides
the sees like yacht. The sea was
smooth. but the long swell that is al
ways felt on the ocean was running.
Those standing on the deck OF the
ship say there was no more motion
felt than crossing river on ferry
boat.
The Indiana anchored at night off
Boston light Thursday the boilers
and fregrates will be given a thor.
ough cleaning and on Friday the Off
cial run will be made In to-day's
run the best handpicked Pocabontas
coal was used. Although none Of
those connected with the boat will
make any claims, it ia 10: unlikely
that she will do Is knots on her Off
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23

Ifyour children are sutject to Group watch
for the frs, symptom Of the disease-boarse-
ness. If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy IS
given rs soon rs the child becomes hoarse II
will prevent The attack. Even after tie
croupy cough has appeared the attack caG
always be prevented by giving this :enety
1t is also Invaluable for colds and whoopng
cough. For sale by D. a. J. Chiua
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23
We're After That Man !

About one man in ten doesn't
know that his neighbors are
saving money on every deal
because they trade with us.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23
We're After That Man !!

About one man in ten can't be
expected to know that we are
headquarters for
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23

Z Pencil and a Pencil saarpener for
ten cents at e. G. osteen & Co.'S.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23
We're After That Man !

About one man in ten doesn't
know that the other nine Of
his fellow mortals have come
to the conclusion that it's al
ways safest to trade with US.