The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-05-01
~TeIegraphic Briefs.

he LcAoW O.patllSdH NEW Olh
city police bill has passed the Assem-
bly, by a vote OF 90 to 81, aud the
bill now goes to the Governor.
Cashier j. r Holland of the Mer-
chants and farmers Bank Of Char
lotte, n. C, is a defaulter to the
amount of $50, 900, OR more
The Times correspondent in
Hong Kong says: "The soIdiery are
rioting in North Formosa. Twenty
eight have been killed, including
two officers, and fifty have been
wounded. A number of torpedo
boats, built upon China's order at
the Elbing yards in Germany, were
withheld during the war, but now
have been delivered"
A dispatch from Yokohama says
that the japanese have denied off
cially that the treaty Of peace will
place Chinese Customs under Japan
csc control.
Pekin advices Statet that some modi
fcation in the Chino-Japanese treaty
of peace have been agreed upon. Of
FIVE new commercial ports to be open.
ed it has been decided to substitute
Maxim for Pekin and Woo.Chow on
the West, Canton River for Ru
Chow" Wei.Hai-W Wei is to be gar
risoned by Japanese troops at
Chinese expense for a.term of years.
4 wealthy woman stopping at the
Arlington Hotel in Augusta. Ca,
has been arrested and accused of the
crime of shop lifting She had three
trunks filled with the finest of laces
and silks which she lad stolen. On
account Of her family connections she
will not be prosecuted.
The name Of Judge Izlar, of South
Carolina made it's appearance in
Washington D. c yesterday, in the
list of ex-Congressmen who aspire to
succeed the late Mr.. Manson as as
Comptroller of the Treasury depart
ment.
Henry Bemrenter, the twelve-year-
old boy, who was bitten by a cat at
Tallahassee, Fla six months ago, died
yesterday after suffering two days
from hy%drophobia.
A cotton fire occurred at Ycrkville.
S. c., yesterday afternoon about 4
O'Clock. among a lot Of seventy-three
bales Of cotton, on the platform of the
Chester and Lenoir r R. depot. The
fire was promptly extinguished by
YorkvilIe's efficient fire department.
Loss $4,000, covered by fsll insur-
ance. The snail boy and the ciga-
rette are blamed.
April %.
Jobu NJ. Smith, colored, late post
master at Lynohburg, S. c., has been
arrested in Columbia by Post Office
Inspector Peer, for violations of the law
while in Office.
Lucky" Baldwin. the famous mil
~lionaire owner of race horses, filed yes
terday a most extraordinary demurrer
to the complaint in the seduction suit
brought against him by Miss lillian
Ashley of Boston, Mass. In bis de-
murrer, the rich horse owner states that
his reputation is such that any woman
Of the world should have known that he
was deceiving her aud she should not
have been in his company. Baldwin
has been the central figure in many
suits of seduction and breach of prom
Use.
Two men stole s22,7e5 from the
Plain6eld. n. j., Bank on Monday
One engaged the teller in conversation
while the other speaked the money out
of the vault.
Attorney General Olney has given
an opinion that there is nothing illegal
in this government permitting arms to
be shipped to foreign countries for the
use Of revolutionists.
The democrats Of Kentucky have
split on the financial issue. Senator
Blackburn leads the free silver faction
aud Representative McCreary the sin
gle gold standard faction.
The packers and live stock men of
Chicago say that there is no combine
and that the increase in price of dress
ed beef is due entirely to the scarcity of
cattle.
The Iroquois Club, Of Chicago, a ia
nous Democratic organization, is split
90 tie silver question and will probably