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San joaquin Valley Road.

STOCKTON, April 15.-The Stockton
Commercial Association met tonight and
adopted form OF an agreement to be en-
tered into with valley railroad people re-
Garding terminal grounds and rights ot
way. The Stockton people agree to fur
nish the right of way promised, the rail
road company to be bound to build the
road from Stockton to Bakers field within
a specified time. The agreement will
soon be submitted for adoption on both
Silaa
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BURIED TOGETHER.
The Wishes of Katie KoIb Carried out
I'm Detail.

in Detail.
ST. LOUIS, April Is. - The eccentric
wishes sof Katie Kolb, who, with her
sweetheart, Louis Frank, committed sui
eide here on Thursday night, were car
ried out yesterday in detail in the funeral
arrangements. According to her ex-
pressed wish six young ladies dressed in
white and their hair adorned with white
tea roses and fern leaves acted as pail
bearers for Miss kolb.
Six young men acted as pall-besrers for
Frank. There was but one cortege, the
hesrse bearing the remains of young
Frank being Immediately followed by
another bearing Miss Kolb's remains, the
mourners coming after. Both were placed
III one grave, as they had requested, and
former sweetheart of the dead girl,
named GOtlieb Lilliech, placed a tlower
IN her rigid hand, in compliance with her
special request. The crowd that followed
the double funeral was large and motley.
The religious services by an evangelical
preacher were simple.
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Death by AsphyxIatfon.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.-Jacob Ba-
con. President of the Bacon Printing
Company, was accidentally asphyxiated
by illuminating gas at his home, 220 Cali
tornia street, last night Mr.. Bacon was
reading and fell into doze, then in turn
ing out tife gas he turned the stopcock
only halfway round. When Mrs. Bacon
went TO call her husband she found him
dead,
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AgaLnst tho UnIted States.

PARIS, April l5.-The Echo de Paris
advises Europe to form an economic and
industrial defense against the United
States. Referring to an expression of
sympathy by the Senate of Florida with
the Cuban rebels, the Echo de Paris pro-
tests against the manner in which the
United States interprets international
laws and declares that American inter-
ventiOn in Asia and Europe regarding
Armenia should attract the vigilance Of
Enrnna
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L1NCoLN's ASSASSIN.
An Assertion that j. Wilkes Booth is
still Among the Living.

NEWARK (O.), April 15.-Christopher
Columbus Ritter, who arrived from Ger
many in the winter of 1864 and through J.
Wilkes Booths influence secured a posi-
ton in Ford's Theater, tells story of
Lincoln's assassination. claiming that
Boston Corbett shot Edward Fuchs, an
actor who resembled Booth, and not
President LIncoln's assassin.
Ritter is well educated and his charac-
ter is above reproach. He declared that
he assisted Booth to escape, and that they
sailed for Brazil May ,, 1865. He soon
left Brazil, but met Booth by appoint
ment in Hamburg eleven years ago, and
on that occasion Booth gave him pictures
of his children born to South American
wife.
These pictures, bearing strong resem-,
blance TO Booth, are now in Ritter's pos
session. Ritter says he heard from Booths
last winter, and the latter was then on
the South American stage.
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Looks Like a Case of Lynchlne.

BIRMINGHANI (AIa.), April I5.-Excite-
ment prevails in Chiffon County over the
finding of the body of Manuel Dunegan,
q negro, who has been missing for three
weeks. The body was found in swamp
four miles from Clauton in badly de-
composed condition, with a rope around
the neck. 1t develops that Duuegau
knew too much about gang of negro
burglars and murderers, and thew were
afraid be would go before the Grand
Jury. Three members of the alleged
gang are now under surveillance, pend
ing an investigation by the Coroner's
jury, which has commenced work on the
case.
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Olsen Reinstated.

SAN JOSE, April l5.-Oscar Olsen, who
was suspended by the League of Ameri-
can WheeImen pending an investigation
OF a charge that he sold building lots in
Arizona won as prizes, has been rein
stated, and if ne RECEIVERS from his in
juries received at the track Sunday. he
will start in the Garden City Cyclers'
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ChIna's Emperor Unable to Govern.
LONDON, April ia dispatch from
Shanghai 10 a news agency here says that
proclamation bearing the Emperor's
name has been issued, describing the en-
pire as finished and asserting that he is
unable TO govern any longer, and that
the officials he trusted are corrupt. IL is
added that the proclamation has caused
great excitement and there are signs of q
rebellion. The document. however, is
SAID to be the work of secret societies.
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The Tnsuranco Comhlnn-

STOCKTON, April I5.-Local fire insur-
ance agents held a meeting to-day to
effect an organization to stop cutting
rates. 4 committee was appointed to
draft an agreement TO be signed, but il is
said that all Of the agents will not come
in and the fighting viii be continued.
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Utah's silver Delegates.

SALT LAKE, April 15.-Governor West
to-day appointed as delegates to the sill
yer conference to be held here on May
10th, K. G. Chambers and c. G. Goodwin
Of Salt Lake ana David Evans of Ogden.
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WHOLE NO. 1876

burg during the night. At Krainburg
sixteen shocks were felt up to O'Clock
this morning. Many houses were dam
aged. The inha are panic-stricken
and camping in the streets.
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1Xearher Eorecasr.

Northern CaIifornia-Fair, except showers
in the northern portions nearly stationary
temperature, except slightly warmer at Red
Bluff fresh, variable winds
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Both Lens Cnr OF

POMONA, April 15.-James Moran of
Hazelville, Conn, was run over by q
train here to-day. Both legs and his left
arm were cut OFT. He died in an hour.
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WHERE Is THE MEDIUMs

CONSERVATION over Vests DisaDnear-
ance From san Diego.
SAN DIEGO, April 15.-Great consterna-
ton has been caused in certain circles
over the continued absence of the great
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THE MURDER MYSTERY.
Durrant Formally Charged With
Marian Williams Death,
AS WE'LL AS THAT OF MISS
BLANCHE LAMONT

Further Mystery Added to the EN-
manuel Church Affairs by Report
That Another Member of the Con-
gregation Is Among the Missing
Evidence Strongly Points to Dur
rant as the Person Who Committed
the Grimes.
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Sixty Years of Married Life.

SANTA CRUZ, April 15.-Major Seward
Dlll and wife yesterday celebrated their
sixtieth wedding anniversary.
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JAPAN-CHINA War.
Peace Between the Two Countries
Said to Have Been Effected.
JAPAN TO RETAIN THE COUNTRY
SHE HAS CONQUERED

Handed to Members of the
United States Supreme Court Ask
ing for Rehearing in the Income
Tax Cases-JustIce jackson VIII Not
be Able to Take Part In the Pro-
ceedings Before the October Term.
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severe Earthquake Shocks.

TRIEsT, April l5.-There were severe
earthquake shocks here and at Krain3-
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ON THE TURF,
Results of the Races on the Bay Dis
trict Track.

Results of the Races on the Bay Dis
trict Track.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.-Ed Purser
had straight tip on the fourth race to-
day. He backed Charmer at 20 to l, and
raked in 81, 500. Queen of Scots won the
first race, but was disqualified for foul
ing and the race was given to Claudius.
favorites won the first and third races.
Six furlongs, selling, Claudius won,
AdeIante second, SaIhe Calvert third.
Time-l:I5.
-Four and half furlongs, selling, two
year-olds, Suffrage won, Extract fiIly
second, Walter J. third. Time-O:56.
One mile, selling, McLight won, Rear
Guard second, Thornhill third. limo
l:424.
Snort six furlongs, Charmer won, Soo-
iadain second, Catalogue third. Time
l:I4.
Short six furlongs, selling, Empress of
Norfolk won, Banjo saconu, Sea Spray
third. Time-l:I3,
Short six furlongs. Mollie r. won, Miss
Ruth second. Duchess Of Nlilpitas third.
IIme-l:I3.
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Tunis was the land of the Tunes, an
African tribe inhabiting most OF its terri-
tory.
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'RACEs AT LOS ANGELES.

Los ANGELES, April I5.-There was a
falr crowd at Agricultural Park to-day at
the Fiesta races, but not so large as on
last Saturday. Though the crowd was
not large, the enthusiasm was great, and
the poolroom did a good business.
Five and a half furlongs, Lonnie B.
won, jerome 5. second, Talbot Clifton
third. Time-I:O9l.
Five furlongs, Tim Murphy won, Cen
1:03I.
One mile, selling, three -year-olds and
upward, Commission won, Raindrop
second, The Lark third. Time-l:423.
six iurlongs, selling, three-y year-oIds
and upward, Morven won, Bernardo
second, Johnny Caperon third. Time
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-02
Mr.. lILaurin' Seat.
A Lively Contest by His Re
publican Competitor.

The papers in the contest for Con-
gressmau for the Sixth district were
served on Mr.. McLauriu, who holds
the certificate of election, last Monday
by Joshua E Wilson, his Republican
competitor. Wilson has engaged Thom-
as E. Miller as bis attorney, and the
fight for the seat promises to be lively
one. The notice of contest is leugthy
document. and in it Wilson claims that
the majority of the legal votes cast in
the Sixth district we're cast for him,
and that not less than 10000 duly
qualified voters Of said district were
prevented from voting by the friends
and partisaus of McLaurin and BY acts
of violence and intimidation run from the
polls by said friends and supporters
He furthermore charges that at the
said election his votes were drawn from
the box and destroyed by the officers of
election, who were friends Of McLauriu,
and that at the close of the polls there
we're, at some Of the precincts. more
votes in the ballot boxes than there
were names on the poll lists. which ex-
cess was fraudulently created in order
to count him out. That 10 the town Of
Darlington the time was illegally COD
sumed by the managers so as to obstruct
the voting of Wilson's friends aud that
by said illegal delay 800 legal voters of
said county we're prevented from voting
for him, aud that ut varioas other pre-
rinc,s in Darlington, Marlboro. Claren-
don aud Horny. by the use of the same
tactics. he was illegally deprived of
many hundreds of votes
He charges further that at the pre-
cioct of Lamar. in Darlington County.
the partisaos of McLauriu. with force
and violence. with the use Of firearms.
prevented $50 of his votors from cast
ing their ballots for him, some OF them
having received guushot wounds there
at while endeavoring to vote.
These are the principal grounds of
Wilson's contest, aud if he can only
prove half Of them to the satisfac-
ton of the Republican majority in Con
gress, Mr.. McLaurio's seat will be in
considerable jeopardy. 1t is a matter
of considerable interest to the people OF
the Sixth Congressional district snd in-
cidensally to all of the people of the
State, but the time for its decision by
Congress is yet far of. and the contest,
after all. may not amount to anything
State.
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Populists in St. Louis.
They Cannot Decide Whether to
Hold Open or Secret Session.

ST.. LOUIS, December 28-The
conference of the leade' Of the Popu-
list party began at II o'clock this
morning. and for nearly two hours
there was a red-hot exchange of
OPT ;ons between the delegates.
N y all the wrangling was due to
a motion made by delegate from
Kansas that the session should be
executive, and that all information be
kept from the press until such time as
it suited the conference. Chairman
Taubeneck finally despaired Of reach,
ing decision in regard to the matter,
and declared recess until 2 p. m
A committee was appointed on ad
dresses, which was instructed to take
nothing from nor add anything to the
Omaha platform.
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A Tragedy in Union.
Whisky the Cause cf It.

UNION, Dec. 25-Oace r,ore the
angel of death has cast his shadow over
this little town. The citizeus were
startled las: nj ght by ter or twelve
pistol shots in rapid succession aad
another life is cut # without q mo-
men''s preparation.
The particulars as far 81 can learn,
are about as follows Last eveoipg Mr.
Kay Gregory and Mr Jack Crawford
bad been imbibiug little too freely,
and became boisterous, driving around
over town They swore they would not
be arrested, but they we're both ar
rested and put 10 Jail. They were re-
leased shortly on bail, when they came
up town apparently looking for some
one, as they looked in several stores !.
1t seems that they came through an
alley near the postof6ce. and as they
did SO they met Chief of Police 7. B.
Culp on Main street and at ouce opeucd
FIRE upon him. Three other pollceuen
we're just across the street aud they
went at once to the assistance OF The
chief aud opened FIRE on Gregory aud
Crawford There was a general
fusilade Of shots. which sounded like
pack of Gre crackers exploding. Greg
CORY fell to the pavement and Crawford
ran off It vas found that Gregory
was mortally wounded and that be was
dying Mr. Culp vas found to have a
wound in his leg and was taken to the
drug store aud the wound dressed by
Dr.. Johu La 1sos The ball passed
through the thick part of the thigh AM
struck the other leg. breaking the skin.
1t was some time before the doctor
got to Gregory his pistol was found
lying near him and the coroner took
charged of it. He was picked up aud
carried into the postofics When she
doctors arrived they found that he had
two shots 10 the back just above the
waist, both balls entering the same
bole. one between the shoulder blades
and two in the head one Of which was
glaocing shot.
Mr.. Crawford ran on to Dr. NJ I
Smith g residence. who took charge
Of MIN. Crawford bad received ball
in his back. which went through aud
came out 10 front. ooe ball glanced his
head and another went into his leg.
Policeman Vinton said one of toe
balls grazed his hat and Policeman
Evans said one ball passed so close to
his head that be felt the wind Of it.
Mr.. Gregory lives near Santuc;
his people were ooti6ed last night BY
messenger and they came to town about
II o'clock. 1t is very sad and unfor
tuuaie affair and is regretted BY all.
There was more drunkenness on the
street last evening than has been seen
10 Union in many day. The dispen-
sary sold S400 worth of wbiskey.
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Governor Evans
PAID no Attention to the Senate's
Refusal to Confirm Certain
Appointments.

The refusal Of the Senate to confirm
the nomination Of Dr.. Hopkins as
County Auditor has confused good
many people as to what the outcome
would be The fact is that Dr.. Hop
kins is Auditor if he wants the place.
His commission was forwarded him the
day be was appointed and the same day
the Senate refused to confirm him.
Governor Evans paid no attention to
the action of the Senate.
It is understood that the Executive
also paid no attention to the refusual OF
the Senate to confirm appointments as
Trial Justices in different parts of the
State, but had the commissions made out
and forwarded to the appolntees -Col.
Register
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-02
Ice-Bound From the allan
tic to the Mississippi.

The storm which prevailed Weanes
iay night ptoved lhe mos' ezt"n>lce
and segerest of the season. lhe conn-
try from the Atlantic to the Mississippi
is ice bound and large portion 't / Is
under a blanket Of snow
In Washington the cold is the most
severe for years. \ fall Of snow was
followed by rain and a freeze. and the
streets have been almost mpasSable
since
In Baltimore snow, sleet and ram
succeeded each other ana the streets
are filed with half frozen slush
At St Louis the mercury fell 10 8
degrees above zero, and a heavy fall of
snow accompanied ;he drop of the mer-
curry.
The country around Chicago was al
most burieu under the spo". The
trains on some of the roads we're block
AIDED.
Nearly all the roads in Northeastern
Pa. are blockaied. In that section it
is pronounced the worst storm tor seven
years.
More than foot Of snow fell in
Pirtsburg, Pa. Street railways are
tied up.
At Sioux City, Ia. the temperature
fell y degrees within twelve hours.
In New York the storm was very
severe. In the bay high sea prevail
ed.
Tie weather reior, from Washing
ton saw:
Last nights storm prevailed with
varying intensity over the entire couo-
Try east Of the Rocky Mountains. It
was severe along she North Atlantic
coast and in the regions of the great
lakes. IRON eighteen inches to two
feet of show is reported fFom Northern
Pennsylvania and Central aud North
cru New I ork
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The Legislature has passed la"
making profanity, obscene language
and drunkenness 10 public places
misdemeapors. In 1919 to 1920, iu
this State. men were punished for pro-
fame oaths. Such law as that will be
hard on Governor Tillman .-Carotan@
Spartan.
Next year will be a record breaker as
to eclipses. There will be three of the
sun and two of the moon. BON
eclipses Of the moon, March 10, and
September 3 and 4 will be visible in
the United States The eclpses OF the
sun will all be invisible in this country.
They will take place March 26, August
20, and September Is.
The metropolitan police law means
this: The town and city people are TO
have partisan police officers placed over
them, their salaries to be paid out OF
the taxes on their property. the govern
meut of whom the town people will
have nothing to do. Who would have
thought that South Carolina Legisla-
ture composed of white people would
ever pass such tyrannical law.-Ne'o-
berry Observer.
We are to have only ten days n
which to register for the election of
delegates to the Constitutional Couven-
ton. We made application to our
supervisor on the first Monday in De,
cem ber for renewal of our registra,
ton ticket and fled with him the proper
affidavit and he promised to give US
the ticket, but as yet We have received
none. If he treats otter people in the
same way, only those that be desires to
have tickets will get them. We sup
pose he will find time to give US
our ticke; some tine in the twcn-
tle,h century He promised to
attend to it promptly 1t will be
difficult to do much registering IN ten
days.-Ne,rbcrry Herald and Ne"rS
A mutton head in the Legislature,
whose braius are about of tie consis-
tency of The coutcuis of last summer ;
squash-one Barns. of Darlington, has
introduced bill in the House making
it crime to "cuss'' refractory mule
oa the public road, punishable at SO
much fne per d-m. This bill makes
it penal offence to drink TOO much dis
pensary 1t is patriotism to BUY it;
but a crime to drink it This brilliant
lawmaker ought to introduce bill CIV
ing the State monopoly of tobacco, aud
then make it penal for man to take "a
chaw' on the highway --)lario" STIR.
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of acid phosphate aud potash to get a
heavy growth Of these recup"ratlVe
crops, which will give US food for s'ock
aud fertility to produce our sale
crops. Then with fewer acres III co',
ton aud more cotton per acre, we Will
be able to grow i, a, the medium COST.
and if the price should again get better
we will have learned lesson Of profit,
and will in the meantime have become
independent of the cotton crop as sole
donendence W. f Massey
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The Last of a Great Fortune.

The whirligig of time brings some of
us to some strange landings. Every
body knows how rich man, W i:
Black we'll. of Durham-"Buck
Blackwell-used to be. He broke
some years ago. Yesterday be was
sold out, lock. stock and barrel. The
last of his belongings went. IN the
Durham Sun of Friday he had com
municatiop, and these are some Of the
things be said:
II helped to lay Of the first streets
and build them before the town had the
money to do it. | for long time built
more houses than all the rest OF the
people of the town put together. | was
one of the first builders of the churches
we now have was the one tbas
started the first tobacco market IN the
state. | have built nearly all of the
warehouses for the sale Of leaf tobacco
that are here DOW aud those that have
been les, by FIRE. x x helped
everybody that moved to Durham that
was worthy and needed help. aud up to
Eve years ago was one of the FIRST t"
take hold of every enterprise that vas
started that would benefit Durham or
her people. | have WORKED
the above puuber Of years in common
for the town of Durham aud her people,
aud next Saturday the last of my pro-
per.y is to be sold and divided out
among the good people have imported
from all over this broad land to this
great city
Il want to invite one and
all to attend this sale. and | hope you
will come with as good grace and as
much earnestness as you did when |
begged you to come and settle among
US and live with US and help build up
the ci,y. x 4 While it makes
no difference to me whether you come
or uos all the twen.y-four years work
and all the money I have is here 10
improvements to be enjoyed by some
one, and has passed out of my hands
forever, aud | am left without dollar,
no financial standing and no friends to
brag of, and those l have, if any, have
no financial standing to aid me as |
have aided hundreds 10 the twenty
years past. and if you ever expect to
get any aid out of me or anything that
I have done in the way Of business and
working for and assisting, come next
Saturday to the sale and help yourself.
for everything that | possess is up aud
you can never expect any more help or
aid from your old friend. This is a
complete round up. and | am at the end
of my row and can't 60 one way or
another"
So this is the end of 1.-THE end OF
the row for man who once counted
his money by legions. as men 90
devils " There is something mex
pressibly touching about it. Aud yet
it is manly letter-there is not
whine 10 Wilmington Messenger.
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The great wealth ,seitber of the Nor
mon church or of the individuals at its
head. has been again demonstrated by
the recent investment of $4,000. 0oo
by the ''Firs, Presidency" 10 new
corporation, called theUtah Company
This oew company is to operate coal
mines, railroad 4 bathing beach and
pleasure resort It the great Salt Lake
ard build. e4uy and operate telegraph
and telephoue>.iues This is purely a
church scheue. in which Gentiles have
no part, sad is, like the Zion Co-ope.
oatiye Coapany, tYbe managed to add
tr the wealih of TIE church.