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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31

A goodly number of Reformers, who
were larly instrumental in bringing
about ihs truce between the two FAC
tious and the nomination of a joint
ticket, are asking themselves, each
other, and some Of the Conservatives
what Mr.. H. R. Thomas was driving at
yesterday when he addressed that letter to
Maj. Noise and the Conservative candidates
for the Constitutional Convention. They
are Of the decided opinion that Mr.. Thomas
has nothing to do with the joint ticket that
when he withdrew from the committee on
Friday last that his connection with that
branch of the Reform faction ended and that
he has begun to meddle With things that
do not concern him This is a Reform view
Of the correspondence published Monday.
The Conservatives do not express any opinion
bevond the surmse that Thomas is up 10
some new Dodge. Or that be is apparently
afraid the two factions will get together and
in future factiopal lines will be dsregarded
in Sumter County.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31
The Primary Election.
A Very Light Vote---The Con.
servatives Take Little Part
Anywhere and the Re-
formers Indifferent.

The primary election yesterday
excited little OF no interest anywhere,
and the vote polled was the lightesl
ever known in primary election
held in this State.
The full returns are not yet o b.
tainable, but those already i'll show
that the Conservatives did not partic'
ipate in the election to any great ex
tent anywhere in the State, aud that
the Reformers themselves were very
Indifferent. The result of the pri.
mary was, of course, favorable to the
Reformers, but in some Of the coun-
ties where compromise tickets were
run, the joint tickets were nominated.
In Anderson two Conservatives
and three Reformers were nominated,
and two k~formers viii! have to run
over for the sixth place.
Baruwell nominated full Reform
ticket, and Clarendon did the same
In Chesterfield county three Re-
formers were nominated on a very
light vote. In the town Of Cheraw
only twenty votes were cast.
Darlington voted for straight
Reform ticket Conservatives held
aloof At the Darlington precinct
only twelve votes were cast
The indications are that B. R
Tillman, w. II. Zimmerman. W. j
Talbert, George D. Tiilman, R. B.
Watson. and Jno. c. Sheppard were
nominated in Edge6eld.
Greenville nominated two Conser-
vatives and four Reformers.
Georgetown nominated one Re-
former and one Conservative and left
one place blank for the Republicans
Newberry voted for divided del
egaiion--two Reformers and two
Conservatives.
The result in Spartanburg was in
doubt, With the Conservative ticket
in the lead, but the precincts still to
be heard from will probably. elect Re-
formers.
No reports of interest from the
other counties have been recei we'd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31

The article of Mr. j. E. Norment in the
1Neps and Courier of the oath, telling Of the
vineyards of Williamsburg and the large
profits realized by those who are growing
grapes for shipment, was read with interest
and curiosity by a great many people who
never once stop to think that what has been
done in William sburg can be done with even
greater facility in Sumter. Grapes OF al
most every variety flourish in this soil and
climate as tney do in few places. The yield
is large, the quality as hoe as produced any
sshere and the crop certain. All that is
needed ia the varieties best suited for ship
ment and intelligen, cultivation. The farm
ers aud land owners of Sumter county are
neglecting an industry that The farmers of
Williamsburg find very profitable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31

The Southern Planter says the COM
pleted returns of the cotton crop Of
1894 have now been published, and
show the crop to have been one Of
9,476, ,435 bales, tue largest cscp ever
grown. An examination Of the details
of this crop show how utterly impossible
it is for cotton growing to be profitable,
even at price much in excess Of that
obtained for this crop under existing
conditions Of production. The largest
production per acre was in Arkansas,
where nearly half a bale per acre was
grown. In North aud South Carolina,
about one third of bale per acre was
raised. whilst in Virginia not quite
quarter of bale was grown per acre.
With such yields as these, even if cot
ton sold for ten cents per pound, no
planter could afford to grow it, and at
the same time purchase his home sup
pies A third Of bale per acrc, even
at ten cents per pound, means only SIG
per acre gross returns. At five cents
per pound, At means ouly SIS per acre.
When the cost of the labor aud ferti-
lzer ia deducted. the balance cannot
leave anything whercwi;h to buy. meat,
bread and clothing Yet. notwithstand-
ing all that We have said on the sub
ject. and the fact that for many years
planters have been saying that they
canuot make cotton for less than ten
cents pei pound. large numbers still
persist iu planting cotton and ueglecting
their food supplies 1t is true that the
crop area for this year shows a reduc-
ton Of Is per cent. and it may fairly
be presumed that larger area is plant
ed in corn, yet it will need much
greater change than this to bring pros
perity to Southern cotton planters.
We trust tha: the experience of the past
year is going to be "a lesson for the
future, and that every effort will be
made to increase the production Of
home supplies 1t is not too late yet
to make fodder for live stock, and
potatoes, both sweet and Irish, for
home consumption, for man and beast
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31

One of the greatest spectacular per-
formapces at the Cotton States and
Iotern ational Exposition this fell will
be the r. reduction in fireworks of the
stormipg uf Wei-hai-wei 10 the recent
war between China and Japan The
performance will begin With the FIRST
night of the Exposition and continue
every night for nearly month. lm-
mense scaEoldings will be erected 90
the north end of the lake. on which
will be stretched the painted scenery of
the company. The position is one'sbat
may be plainly seen from almost any
part Of the grounds. HuOdeds Of real
Chinese and Japanese will be in the
production, aud the sight will be ex
tremely realistic. The attack Of
the Japs will se made from the lake
in ships modelled after the japanese
war vessels. The storming parties will
land in the face of terrific cannonade
and the City of Wei-hai-wei will be
taken by storm. Over thousand dol
lars worth Of fireworks will DC burned
at every performance. 1t is probably
the grandest and most realistic scenic
production Of the age. and will be one
of the greatest attractions in the spec
tscular way at the Exposition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31

Mr. James Reaves, Of the Concord section
was in town Thursday morning and called at
this Office to show samples of his this year 8
tobacco crop. In the lot Of samples he had
with him were an assortment OF extra lemon
wrappers, fancy cutters and several grades OF
fine smokers. The samples were examined
by tobacco laan, who said that The tobacco
would sell o" a Warehouse foo: FOX 20 To IS
cents according to ihe several grades Mr
Reaves has already cured three barns from
four acres and had one barn o.; the finest
tobacco ,ha, he raised burned The average
o. bis crop he SAID very good, and that it
had All cured hnely so far The burning Of
the barn was a heavy loss to his crol which
would have proven quite profitable. Mr.
Reaves vii! bring bis crop TO This malke; for
sale i: the prices he.c compare favorabiy With
those in otter places
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31
II. r. Thomas, Esq, President Of the Reform
Democ71cU

II. r. Thomas, Esq, President of the Reform
Democracy.
DEAR S1R: In reply to the foregoing COM
municstion we beg to say: That it was not
our understanding or intention that in NOM
instiug aod electiug the joint ticket that the
Reformers were thereby placiog themselves
under the Conservative Committee on the
contrary we understood and intended that it
was purely non-factional al agreement within
the ranks Of the Democratic party.
We recognize those Reformers as Reformers
still, and intended TO express this idea more
fully in the resolution referred to
The election is no; TO be under the control
of the Conservative Committee or faction,
bu, under the joint control of both factions
of the Democratic party upou terms Of ALSO
lu,e equality.
MARION NOISE,
rs Chairman.
T. 3 FRASER,
r. D. LEE.
Sumter. July 20 1895.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31
HoW's This :?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY b Co., Props, Toedo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F. j..
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe aim
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tons and financially able to Carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West& Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Wald,ng, Kinnau l. Marvin, Wholesale Drug
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Halls Ca,arrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system Price, 75c. per bottle
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials tree.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31

Harpers' Magazine, The Century, Cosmo-
poltan, Munsey's, The illustrated American,
Review of Reviews, and McClure's Complete
life of Napoleon, jus, received at h. 6.
Os,een l. Co.'s Book Store
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31

GA stitch in time "a dose of Ayers
Pills has saved many 6t Of sickness bat
when remedy does not happen to be Al
hand, slight ailments are liable to be neglect
ed, and the result, frequently, is serious ILL
ness; therefcre always be supplied with
Ayers Pills.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31
Success in Life

depends on little things. Ripans Tabule is a
little thing, but taking one occasionally gives
good digestion, and that means good blood,
apd that means good brain and Drawn, and
that means success. 7-25-o
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31

emember-oniy such medicines were
admitted for exhibition al the Worlds Fair
as are accepted for use, by physicians. ID The
practice of medicine, Ayers Sarsaparlla
Ayers Cherry Pectora, and Ayers Pills
being included in the hist. They are stan
ard medicines
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31

Blank books of all kinds at h G. Osteen 4
Co.'s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31
MONEY TO LEND.

THE MORTGAGE COMPANIES HAVE
authorized US to resume the business os
lending money on improved farming lands,
and We are now prepared to consider applica-
tions. LEE l. NOISE.
June 26, '95-3 mos.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31
Browns
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Sumter, July 2s, 1895.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
DIED BUT WITHOUT A PRIEST.
Catholic Woman Whose Request was Re-
fused by her 4. r. A. Husband.


Omaha, July 1.-THE angel of dea tn
and the demon Of domestic and relig-
lous discord have united in a conflict
at the home of ex-Policeman Starkey
on North Twenty-Second street, in
kountZe Place.
Starkey is an active member of the
A Z. "A. organization and was until re-
Gently member of the police force.
Mrs. Starkey is devout member of the
Catholic church and the religious diff
ferenceS between the husband and wife
are responsible for much of the present
lamentable state of affairs in their home
Mrs. Starkey has been ill for some time
and yesterday her physician announc-
ed that she was at deaths door and
could not live many hours. The wo-
man at once sought the consolation of
her religious belief and sent a neigh
Dor woman to secure the services of a
priest of her faith. The woman found
Father Judge and asked him to visit
Mrs. Starkey to administer the sacra-
ment TO the dying woman. The priest
called at the Starkey residence, but
was met a the door by Mr.. Starkey and
refused admission.
Father Judge demonstrated with Mr..
Starkey and reminded him that whatev
er his belief might be he should respect
the wishes Of his dying wife and allow
her to receive the consolation of a min
lister Of her religion. Mr.. Starkey was
obdurate and refused to allow the prize
ST TO enter the house.
The priest then left the house and
returned to his home. Later in the ev-
eninS he received another call from the
dying woman and again went to the
Starkey home and sought admission.
Mr.. Starkey refused to allow the priest
TO enter and became emphatic in his
denia. Of the privilege. He said he
did not concur in his wife's faith in
the Catholic religion and would kill any
priest who sought to enter the house.
Father Judge reported the matter to
the police, but could get no authority
to enter the home of the dying woman
without the consent of her husband and
was compelled to forego the visit and
allow the woman to be deprived of her
chosen church.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
Changes in Grain stocks

New York. July ls.-Special cable
and telegraphic dispatches 10 Brad
streets covering principal points OF ac-
emulation in the United States. Cana
da and Europe. together with supplies
afioat for Europe from all sources. in
dictate the following changes in avail
able stocks last Saturday as compared
with the preceding Saturday: Wheat.
United States and Canada. east OF the
Rocky mountains. decrease 2.15S. eco
bushels. United States, Pacific coast,
decrease io5.0 bushels Totaol de-
crease both coasts. 2.5sS. 600 Afioat for
and in Europe, decrease. COS, 900 BUSH
els. Total decrease worlds available
supply, 311 600 bushels. Corn. United
States and Canada, east OF the Rocky
mountains, decrease. $4,000 bushels.
Goats. United States and Canada. east
OF the Rocky mountains. decrease. $751;
GOO bushels. Leading decreases OF avail
able wheat not covered IN the official
visible supply report include 295.o0o
bushels at northwestern interior ele-
vators; $4,000 bushels at Leavenworth
and $1,000 bushels at PittsburC- Cor
responding increases were 49,. 00a bush
els in Milwaukee private elevators. 60
600 bushels at Fulton and 1900 at
Louisville.
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Consulting Chemist, Chicago Board of Health.

tinuing to 1873; as strenuously denied
| by the other side; denied by the other
| side to such an extent that they went
| to the trouble in this city Of getting an
eX-judge, an associate of bankers, to
render an ex-parte opinion that silver
was not fixed by the act Of 1892 as the
unit OF values, and telegraphed that
! opinion all over the country, and 1t was
reported in the newspapers editorially
all over the country, and professor in
| a university that is built with a money
lenders capital, wrote articles publish
ed in the Times-Herald, denying that
silver was made the unit of value in
1892, and these articles were copied in
the papers all over the country. And
now We come face to face with the 9TH
er side, where they do not dare to mis-
lead; and in the first joint debate on
this question In this controversy they
are forced by the truth TO admit that
31l1H grains Of silver was fixed as the
unit of value. cloud applause. BY the
act Of 1892 and remained such TO 1873.
Mr.. Horr-"Who is admitting that?"
DEBATE SHOWS WHO.
Mr.. Harvey-''The reading OF the de-
bate this far will show that Mr.. Horr
has admitted it"
Now why was silver made the unit
or value by that act? This was to be
a government OF the people, with its
organic laws, its financial policy and
its statute laws intended TO promote
the interest OF the many. the poorer
people. Silver, the money OF the plain
people. who used. How did they favor
It? They made il the unit-the thing
in which gold was 10 be valued.
The silver coins were not 70 be re-
coined or changed. silver-the peoples
money-would be treated as sacred.
The unit would be undisturbed. This
was the intention Of those who framed
our republic government and our fin
ancial laws. To call in the silver coins
to re1coin them. would be serious in
terferenc with the business Of the peo-
pie. To recon the gold coins would
not TO any great extent disturb the
middle and lower classes who seldom
handle them. The peoples money was
10 control the rich mans money. This
was as IL should be. This was intend
ed 10 be the financial system Of our
republic, Instituted 20 resist the in
fuences OF the monarchies OF the old
world.
e Mr.. Hort wan: 70 say that the
question OF the unit I have not dispes-
cd OF today. ! am not through with IL.
and as he has taken so much time I
want 70 give word as 70 why they re
coined the gold instead OF the silver.
The reason was because we were on a
silver basis and they did not intend %
disturb the relation OF money 20 the
business Of the country. Gold had not
been used and they purposed 20 put the
gold dollar 50 that il would equal the
silver dOllar-the one We had been
using and the one under which con-
tracts had been made; and so they re-
solved TO cut down the gold dollar 20
had been using-that IS The reason and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
WOOL MARKET.
Boston.

Boston. July 16.-The wool market
continues 10 be active here with a
slight advance in prices. The sales dur
ing the past week Will go on record as
the largest in this market. y large
part OF the sales. however. have been
among the dealers and the wool Will
consequently be placed on the market
This action Is caused by the higher
prices obtained IN the country. The
Australian woods are in excellent de-
mand and the prices have been gradu-
ally worked up. The following are the
quotations on leading descriptions:
Ohio and ePnnsylvania fleeces XX and
above. IS cents: No. / comhing % cents;
No 2combing % cents ;Delaine 20 cents.
Y Michigan 16G16Ia cents No Michi-
gan 20 cents: Y Illinois 16i24i7 cents;
No. Michigan combing % cents; y
New York. New Hampshire and Yer
mont 1920 cents; No. New York.
New Hampshire and Vermont 1sTl9
cents; Delaine Michigan 1sHlsis cents.
Unwashed medium Kentucky and
Maine quarter-blood comblng 20 cents:
Kentucky and Maine three-eights
blood comblng 10 cents: indiana and
Missouri Quarter-blood combinC lsia6o
70 cents: Georgia and Lake 17G1s cents.
Texas woods spring medium az months)
1904 cents: secured s1fI32 cents; spring
fine 02 months) HAS cents: secured
34M36 cents. Territory woods. Montana
fine medium and fine mas cents;
secured prices S6T3s cents; Montana
No. medium Xxx 14GI6 cents secured
price 80 cents. Australian SECURE
basis combing supefne 42445 cents !:
cOmbing good 39G42 cents.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17

Terre Haute. July 16.-Score:
II =
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
srKAD1vARIOUs CASE Is ENDED.
1t Is Decided that the Violin was not the
Property of the German Woman.

New York, July 16.-Victor Flechter,
| the violin dealer of % Union square,
who was charged by Mrs Matilda Bolts
with having in his possession a Strad-
ivarius violin stolen from her late hus-
| band, was again UP for examination be-
| fore Magistrate Flammer, in the JEFF
! ferSon Market court, yesterday morn
| ing. After a short hearing he was dis
charged.
After the case had been decided AS
sistant District Attorney Allen de-
nounced Flechter as a damn theft"
Ten or twenty people, who were stand
ing by, plainly heard the remark. AS
soon as il was made one young man
jumped up and shouted:
How dare you, you brute. Do you
know who 1 am? l am j. Arthur
JoSephs!'
81 have sixty thousand people back
Of m eand I'll break you for this. l
am Arthur Josephs. l am an editor.
You had no right to make any such re-
mark. It's you who are the crook, not
Mir. Flechter.''
took no notice of Mr.. Josephs.
Magistrate F'lammer sent the violin
to the property clerks office at police
headquarters.
John G.. Eller, the instrument dealer
who as a witness for the defense at the
last hearing testified that he himself
had owned the violin in question at the
very time when 1t was alleged to have
been in the possession of Professor
Bot. was the first called TO the stand 70
be cross-examined by Mr.. Battle. He
was asked to identify a catalogue is
sued by him in 1891 which contained a
description of Didier Nicolas violin Of
1880. The witness said that the instru-
ment described was identical with the
q TN
violin for which four persons have now
set up rival claims was then unsealed.
Mr.. Eller said that the instrument when
1t was in his possession was marked by
the large d. Nicolas brand. and did not
contain the well-knOw paper label Of
Stradivarius. He was asked to exam
inc the instrument, and said that he
could not see the brand at present. but
FASTENED to express his belief that the
brand had been removed. Though the
brand was made by a hot iron. he said,
he thought this could easily be done.
When he was asked TO state the esti-
mated value of the Nicolas violin,
legal wrangle ensued. the defense OBJ
jecting TO the question on the ground
that the reply TO this question might
prejudice the sale Of the instrument az
ed by the court.
The ma gistrate decided that the Gues-
ton of the value Of the instrument
which has been stated by various wit
nesses TO be $3.50. $3.50. $4,000, 81 1000 and
$4,000. was immaterial.
Eller further testified that the peculiar
sparkle Of the wood on instruments of
old make could not be initiated by mod |
ern makers. Mr.. Battle then asked the |
witness TO enumerate the chief peculi- |
aritisS Of the SsradivariuS make.
They are very elegant" was the ans |
wer
When asked 70 describe the interior Of |
a typical Stradivarius violin. the young I
instrument maker replied with snort: /
IF l were asked TO recognize a person /
I should not look into his interior" 4
This. he said. was the best answer he /