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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-02
In Cold Chicago.
There's Warm Sympathy For the
Cuban Patriots.

CAlcAGo. Svps 29.-AIl arraage-
ren,s h2ve been conple;ci for tie
u;ea;rg Of The Ua5au sy@p"ih;zers ;o
be heiG is Gsutrzi Alusl: Hail Monday
night The programme includes ad
dresses fron leading citizens Of Gh;c2
90 who gre interested in he Struggle
fer iSde peudecce n"H 10 progress just
south O! Florida. SO great has oeefi
manifestations CT inieres, ard sympaf!'y
that the cor,":ittce has relted Assccia
siou Hall, as we'll as Central Musls;
Hall ana tUo mee,iDgs will De held.
Among tie speakers who will address
the assoc. blases are Rev. Z " Gun
saulus, Hou. W. j. Hines, Geo. E.
adams, Dr. P. S. Henson Thomas r
B7vau spd George R. Peck.
Goozaies de Queeada, secretary Of the
Cuban revoluutary party, and 0. A
ZayaS, Of New York, arrived in Chica
go last night as the invited gcests Of
the Cuban Revolutionary club Il is
not unlikely that they will address TO-
morrow nights meeting. Their visit
to Chicago at time wdeo the Ameri
can sympathizers we're to hold mass
meeting is merely coincidence they
claim. They come in the interest OF
the revolution iu Cuba. their prime OBJ
ject beiag to look after the questlon Of
finance, arms aud ammunition for the
aid of their countrymeo iu Ccba. Said
Gonzales de Quesada his afternoon
"Our organization, the Cuban Revolu-
tionary party, is composed Of 200 clubs
located in this country, Mexico and
South America. This organization was
formed three years ago of the disin-
tegrated elements of the old Cuban war
veterans. We have done great work
and in February last the revolution 10
Cuba was launched We have had to
overcome buman sel6sh7ess never
saw anything like it. We have to Sight
an army of sclfseeSes and beggars,
we'll wishers and all that Somehow
the story has got oat that there is
vast amount OF mooey behind this
movement, that we all have money to
throw away aud are not too wise IN
spending it, aud from hour to hour,
and day to day we have to fight off
tramps.
Il have Just received letter from
Cuba. We have an army Of between
$4,000 and 10000 men of Which 20
900 are we'll armed, bur the rest are
poorly armed and there is need of aE-
munitioo. What they need and desire
is,recogoition from the Uul'ed States.
Why, the Spanish tell the ignorant
down there that they vii! 6nlsh up
whipping the Cubaus and theu viii
cross over toto this country and whip
the Uuited States. You see it is only
ten-hour trip across from Florida and
the Influence of the United States
through the press commercially. aud
by reason of the fac: that many Cuban
families have sent their sous to Amer
ican colleges to be educated, has
Brought about this revolution.
I'VE have already setup repabllc aud
elected General Bartolemo Masso prssi-
dent. | have had 20 official notification
of this, but I'm reliably Informed that
such is the case.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-02
BRITISH SATISFIED.

London, Sept 30.-A Dispatch from,
Peking was rece;7ed at The foreign Of
Gee this afternoon. confirming the report
on tie demands Of the Marquis Of Sal
isbury for the punishment Of the vice
roy OF SEE -Chuen, who Sir Nicholas
O'Connor. British miuister at Pekipg,
reported was respon~i5le for the out
RACES beginning in May ct the mission
stations in Cheug. Tu, the capital Of
SEE Chueu. The dispatch received at
the foreign cfice says tina, the Chinese
official gazette has published an lm-
perial edic5 announcing that the vice
roy of Sze-Chuen has been stripped Of
bis rank for falling to protect the mis-
sionaries and will never again be al
lowed to hold onice. SO that his case
uiIl serve as warning for all future
time 20 officials wno may De disposed TO
do wrong The decree also deoounces
the subordinate officials ofthe province
who failed to take proper action for the
protection Of missionaries The Pail
Mall Gazette says that the Tsuog-Li-
Yamen, CHE board controlling Chinese
foreign :fairs) formally communicated
its decision 20 the British minister, who
expressed himself as satisfied with the
terms Of the edict.
1T is now probable" E" also says the
Pail Mall Gazette, ''tbat the British
vessels which had entered the Yang
Tse. Kiang river for the purpose of en.
forciug the demands of Great Britain
will forthwith descend the river aud
resume their forme stations
coNF!Ra1ED BY cH1SE:E LEGATION.
WASHINGTON, Sept. S0-The report
frocl London that China / d yielded to
the pressure of the British ultimatum
by degrading the vicetoy Of sze-ChueO
and according in fell the other de-
mands os Great Britain was confirmed
atths Chinese legation 10 This city to-
day. f. was no; stated definitely that
such was The case. ror indeed was It
asserted that any news at all ia regard
to the matter bad been received. but It
was stated with much positiveness that
Great Britain would not make naval
demonstration, as the morning dis
patches said vas her iDteni!on.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-02
THROUGH THE FLOOR.

SrARrANrunG. Sept. 33a.-Gn l.yt
II',l3ay n'sat tie ore hundred and ffty
na:raus .; Boiling Springs schoal had
c4ry narrow escape fron death he
pupils and a large oamber OF ;hs':
friends had gathered together to ceie-
bratc the closing day of the schoai-
After he exercises wcre over ice cream
ana cake was served in one Of the
roons IN ;he scco;:d story, aud while
cake vas being arcilonet eft the floor
gave way sod the entire party tei! to
the Grs. noor, tumbilre over each other
AM. piiios bctwean the benches and tie
debris
Al! day Saturday the people were
caring fer tie wounded Nearly every
one of INC oac hundred aad fifty people
sustained more or less injuries. Quite
a number Of broken limbs were report
ed. out strange to say. 20 lives were
lost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-02
HELD UP By TRAmPS.

FARGO, \. B Sep 29.-Haea he
No:iheru Pacific accommodation .ra::
lac hare ecoc, the west a. 3 0 coc:: this
ai;eraooo gas ? s~!og 'ilrensn Buffalo.
su1a;;i st:.ton some niiies ort. an lauc
ear::s:, u p,r'y g ,rata2s appeared 10
're c.:,oese. IL which were three PAS
ssnse1s sias,el 1'.esea, Richards and
Jamarci; The tran! 2@ attacked :heai
~iii. eeso'vef-. aad after porad;ng
;5eta badly, ro55ea acni cf about $50
Richards, who pu; " lard fight, -as
;a3oun from tie train sd bad oae Of
his shoulders broken. Jaaarck and
I'relson we're then ordered 70 ju;ap off,
aod because they did nos move q: cuce
we're beaten again with yeyolvera They
finally Jumped to escape punishment.
When Conductor Bolton heard Of the
i'o!dup he at once stopped the train,
bat the robbers had got away. Rich
ards, Frelson apd Jamarca we're
brought here, where they are being
cared for Jamarck is suffering from
internal injuries. and F,e!Sen's face is
badly cut. The cramps d;' tot inter
fere with the traiamen. who we're all
absent from the caboose.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-02
THE

Bu,sla. proof safe for vslaaoles, cars pass
the door every Eve minutes FOR Exposition
Grounds. Everything 6rst-ciass. The best
beds il the city. Telegraph or write ahead
FOR accommodations Remember we will
treat you right, aad charge you only $500
per day fo7 9oari and Lodging. Por,ers at
all trains.
Sept. l8.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-02

Tuesday in January. Il vas Argued
that such time would suit farmers
better than aoy other aDd that a. there
would be no greas incentive for mem-
bers to hurry home, what they dld
would be Goue after due deii5eratlon
and thorough discussion. Senator Till
man, however, made a vigorous Hgh;
for Limitation of the sij,!Dgs aud sue
ceeded III having it nade fos'y days
With pay, leaving i; optional With the
Legislature TO 81, longer if it wished
to do SO without compensation. The
provision for sov'y days session viii
DOT apply to the four sessions after the
constitution is adopted 'Gae Grss IS
sion uuder the new order will be held
10 Jaoury, 1877. which will make nc
legislature for The year 1896 The
question Of compensation for members
vas not definitely settled on Saturday
but . test vote showed that the convcu-
ton favored 81 per diem instead of
S5 as the commistee recommended
The forty day provision was excepted
from effectitg tae four succeeding ses-
eions after the adoption Of the constitu-
tioo because it is believed with the or
ganic law changed the Legislature
should not be limited ip making present
laws aud future ones conform to the
new order of things.
Ooe of the most Interesting and hot
ly contested fights of the session SO far
was over the matter of exemp'ing fac
tories 10 be blished from taxation fer
Eve years, by municipal corporations.
Col. Taltcr: led the fight agains, ex-
emption and Senator Tillnan for it.
Two votes we're taken and both times
the exemption people von by majo-
rity Of one. A recess was tben taken
aud the expectation was that the 6ght
would be renewed with redoublcd vigor,
but on rs.assembIiug Senator Tillmau
introduced measure permitting NUM-
cipalities to exempt such factories pre-
vided majority of the qualified voters
so decided at an election. As the law
now stands any factory no matter what
its capital stock may be exempted from
taxation for five years provided the
voters so decide.
The convention yet has vast amount
of very important work to Go The
committee on suffrage. education, aud
judiciary have yet to make their reports
and RECON- % eudatious auG in all Of them
there is great diversity of opinion as
to what is best to be done. The suf-
frage committee will repor: plan
modelled on the Mississippi plan aud the
chief question at issue among the COM
mi.teemen is whether to have one super
visor or a uon-partizan board With all
this 10 store there is absolutely no tell
ing when the convention will get
through Those best informed predc:
that at least one month mere will have
to be spent here before the convention
can complete its work.
The committee on corporations has
toned down its report very materially
and has taken out the section with ref
sreuce to interest that it was feared was
going to cause much trouble.
The convention has agreed to hold
night sessions regularly.
a. K.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-02
SALES.

DY VIRTUE of sundry executions TO ne
- directed, I will ctier fer sale at public
auction, in front OF the Court House, in the
City of Sumter, on the first Monday in Oc-
tober next, and AS many days thereafter es
may be necessary, within The legal hours OF
sale, the following property:
Al that piece, parcel or tract OF Land.
situate, lying and being in Lynchburg Town
ship, County of Sumter, Ss'eof South Carroll
na, containing eighty-siX acres. more or less,
bounded by lands OF Flynn Wilson, John
ard Frank Williams, Mrs. NJ. 4. Wheeler
and estate of Sam LaCos,e, levied upon and
to be solo MS The property of R. j. Moody, at
the suit of :ae State tor taxes.
All that piece, parcel or tract Of land,
situate, iy,ag ard Seiug in Mount Clio
Township, Ccun:; of Sumter, State OF South
C.:oiina. con;ainng cre hundred sc.eS,
n,ore or less. anl bounced ~ .arGs Q: =!
Sca,oorocsh. W:.:in., Josey and Wii,ia;n
Scaroo-oran .n6 The kaccoc, Road i.red
uoon aac % be solo rs BE ,:opec5y OF .Aa.o2
,.;syeZ;f:e. ~ ;!i. suit OF yAe safe ;oT taxes.
All ,uat piece, parcel OF t,ac, Q: 'sni,
situate. ;;ing $40 he;ps in Lyrch"ur-
rcvus!.it, Count: Of Sumter. State OF :So;.;a
Carci!u.. cGu;al.is!- ooe hsrG.e,: and i;ttv-
i,;ae acres. r.ore .: less. .Jo.ol:ed hy lands o.
the es,s;- o; Sam LsCoste. J Il wilson.
John Carter nns: Franz: Williams, ey:ed
u;oa aud 70 b. Sod as ;he proper: o; Isaac
Mazcc.., at lie sal; o; !Az S:a;e fo- taxes.
All ihar ,.i>ce. parcel or i7aet 0: Ind,
si;t.@:e ,,ia:. az, i'@a-, IL i.rnchbars ,I9@:-
ship .o@:iy .. S.c!;er. :sis'e oi Scat!
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-02

Are you coming TO the Exposuoo? If 80,
stop a; the Leading Co,e!, where accommo-
d=tons are 20 be had for l,ooo guests per
day The osy 67s,-cIass Hotel IL the City
charging only $500 per day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-28
NORTH STATE BUDGET.
various Notes Gathered Up mt the
Capitol.

RALEIGH. n. c.. September T.-(Spe-
)-State-Treasurer Worth to-day APP
pointed an examiner OF State banks to
succeed the late Malvern Hill Palmer.
but the name Of the new appointee will
not yet be made public.
AT Fayetteville $4,000 has been sub
scribed to the amount needed for a CO.
operative cotton-mill.
The Mormon missionaries who have
been at work in this county have gone
TO Cumberland county.
Most people here appear to have this
month lost faith I'm the weather reports.
The rain predictions all fall, and so do
those OF cooler weather.
OF the l.3n convicts In the State. only
Z are white women. There are ISL con-
victs inside the pententiary. OF these
&c make brick. Thus far this year they
have made l.7O,OO
Rev. Or NJ. NJ. Marshall rector OF
Christ church, this city, has gone TO Min
neapolis, to attend the general conven-
ton OF the Episcopal Church.
The Cape Fear river. nearly always
navigable for steamers at Fayetteville
has now only nineteen inches of water
and bows wade across the stream.
Dean Barrett will conduct an Episcopal
mission" here. 1t is a decided innoVa-
ton.
The Supreme Court meets Monday to
examine applicants for license as attor-
news. The class will be 4 large one
numbering at least thirty.
The name of ex-Judge Sper Whitaker
is being much talked of in connection
With the fusion nomination for Governor.
lie IA one Of the leaders of Populist
thought and is one of the ablest politi-
cal managers in the State. Senator But
Ter esteems him very highly.
The leading Republican paper In the
State says to-day edtorialy that the
late silver convention was failure.
A mass-meeting Of negroes is called TO
he held here November 9Th, 10 ratify the
action taken by the State negro con
vention. which met two weeks ago. The
movement has but little force.
A North Carolina baseball league Is 10
be organized next season.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-28

Secretary OF State In the Sub-Treasury
OF the United States at New York.
IL now remains for the Secretary TO
distribute the sum among the persons
interested. and this seems to. be task
OF some difficulty. owing 10 the many as
slgnments OF claims that have been
made. extending over n period OF twenty
FIVE years: and having passed through
the hands Of numerous attorneys. II Is
TO be expected that there would be more
or less OF n conflict between claimants.
What the Secretary VIII do has not yet
been determined. Two experts have been
NJ work docketing these assignments and
getting them In shape, and their task
Is not completed. by any means When
all the known assignments have been ar
ranged. the department will still be UNI
able TO say that no more exist Mean
while. one suit in injunction has been
begun. and others are threatened
With the threat OF suits impending. n
prominent official this afternoon made
another suggestion. which was that an
invitation be sent to all known claimants
TO meet In conference and settle their
claims amicably. otherwise the financial
distribution may have to drag It's weary
way through the courts.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-28
BOSTON SUNDAY CLOSING.
Test of the LAW M Applicable TO
Hebrews.

BOSTON, MASS. September N-fes-
terday. the Board OF Police notified all
the storekeepers of the Hebrew colony
in the North End section of the city that
they must hereafter close their places
NJ business on Sunday. The order has
created much excitement In the colony,
where the proprietors of over 100 stores
are affected.
TO test the purpose Of the police and
the constitutionality Of the law. as APP
nIied TO Hebrews who observe Saturday
a the Sabbath, and refrain from doing
business on that day. one or two will
keep open.
A test case az 10 the right Of Hebrews
under the religious tolerance portion OF
the Constitution OF the United States TO
do business on Sunday when they OBJ
serve the preceding day as the Sabbath
has been pending in the courts Of Mas
sachusetts for more than seven years,
without a final decision being reached.
A similar order to that of to-day was is
sued at that time for the purpose. and,
after the arrest OF the person chosen for
the test the policy became imperative
and unenforced
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-28
GOLD RESERVE, s93.756. 900.
IL II Lower Now Than since April
Both Last.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. September n
The gold reserve has been reduced to
i376V). These figures were made to-
Say by withdrawal at New York for
export Of $4,000.
Since the present export gold movement,
began, on July 18th last, there have
been withdrawn 1872 $4,000 in gold. all of
which. with the exception of less than
million dollars. has been sent 10 Eu-
nope.
Tine total gold exported exceeds these
figures. as some gold. especially the gold
bullion exported, was furnished 10y the
banks ~ New York.
During The same period gold was fur
nisa'i b' The syndicate and by the New
1'iN national banks and others To the
amount of N532j.O 900
The figures 10 which the Treasury gold
reserve tdte now been reduced by inces-
saHt exports are lower than since April
V,h .ast 0u which date they were stated
a. &l-tlt. Under the syndicate agree
meHl gold was then being paid into the
Treasury, ana from that date the reserve
increased up 10 June 18th. when IL at
gained ITS maximum height this year.
standing az N0S5l2.362. From that time
.H' f'iI reserve has gradually declined.
-iN. to-iay's figures were reached.
Treasury officials decline TO discuss The
PROSPECTS OF further gold shipments, as
i'e situation Is very much mixed. The
present movement appears 10 consist
chiefly OF legitimate exports, with not
mlch more than a tinge OF speculative
motive apparent. No uneasiness and no
anticipation of any emergency arising
sii-cient 10 make necessary another bond
issue are entertained in well-informed
Treasury circles.
While no official information can be OBJ
tanned on the subject. however. the be
uc is entertained that the national banks
% New York may come further 70
ihr relief OF the Treasury next week and
.rsngthen the gold reserve by $1,000
lp or so.
Government officials are encouraged to
believe that the number OF commercial
u..s, as result Of the export OF cereals
-ni cotton. will turn the tide OF ex-
change and stop gold exports for some
time 10 come. The situation. however. IL
o kaleidoscope that no one here whose
opinion is worth quoting will express an
opinion for publication.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-28
RETIREMENT OF sCHoFIELD.
Rank of Lieutenant-GeneraI Expires
with It-Miics Succeeds.

WASHINGTON, September 27.-The
rank Of Northumberland OF the army
expires with the retirement at noon Sun
day of John McAllister schofeld he then
having attained the age-limit Of ca years
This title was revived in favor OF Gene
raj Schofield by a special act OF Con-
gress last February. and had previously
been bestowed but three times-on Grant
Sherman. and Sheridan.
BY reason of this extinction OF title
Major General Miles, as senior officer OF
that rank. will probably become the
major general commanding the army;
but the retirement viii not. as is usual
in such cases, promote any general Of the
army
Until the successor Of General Schofield
has been named. the orders issued from
army headquarters will probably read
"by direction of the Secretary of War"
This course was followed when General
Sheridan died. and when for nine days
and until General Schoheld was desiG-
mated to command, orders were issued by
the direction of the Secretary OF War
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-28
ATLANTA EXPOSITION
II Is Again Held In Possession BY the
Kentucky Editors.
1T Is NOW READY FOR VISITORS.
Governor Guiteras, of Mexico, on the
Way to the Great ShOw-Permis-
sion Desired for Specimen of
BuIl-Fightfng.

ATLANTA. GA, September H.-The
Kentucky editors were in complete pos
session Of the exposition again to-day.
After they grew weary walking over
the grounds and seeing the show me
entire party repaired 10 the barbecue
pavilion, where the editors reveied In
a gay barbecue. 1t was a great feast. and
the editors had a royal time OF H. They
will remain here until tomorrow night.
The exhibitors at the exposition nave
perfected an organization to be known az
the Exhibitors Association OF the Cotton
States and International Exposition
Several kicks" against evils. real or
imaginary, were registered. but the meet
ing was all In all, harmonious one.
The association was formed to further
the social, as well as the business IN
terests of the exhibitors.
General Carlos Guiteras. the Governor
of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, has started
for the exposition. General Guiteras II
a special commissioner. and was ap-
pointed by President Diaz as his repre-
sentative.
Ii is not known whether PRESIDENT
Diaz Will WISH Atlanta. iHtle - ia"
in Mexico prohibiting the Chief Execu-
tive from leaving Mexico during his term
of office. but the President may ma
some way Of evading ii on this speciai
occasion.
The exposition is now complete. ana
ready for visitors. Last night Tor the
first time IL was ablaze with light. and
presented spectacle Of rare beauty.
The Woman's Building will be opened
with formal ceremonies Monday. a
splendid programme will be presented.
Speeches will be made by Mrs. Joseph
Thompson, president of the Woman
Board. and Colonel John Temple Graves,
and an ode will be read by Mrs. Maud
Andrews OIL, Of the Constitution.
There will be a rich programme next
week. The Georgia Bar Association VIII
hold it's convention, and be addressed by
Judge Hornbower. of New York; the
National Mining Association will meet
the Texas and Missouri Press associa-
lions will be here. and there VIII De TWO
women's congresses.
The Mexican Village Company VIII ask
the directors Of the exposition for per-
mission TO give one Of their bull-hghtng
exhibitions. This exhibition will be for
the purpose of giving the agents OF the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty 10
Animals a chance to decide whether such
exhibition is cruel. There viii be no pull
fight.