The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-23
Telegraph Briefs.

q CdtHce OoAOttO puoatooSo . SpeO'o' N'o
patch from Washington. iu which it is
asserted that President Cleveland is
determined that the Uoited States cruI-
ser B,ucorft, now on her way to Turk
ixh waters. shall enter the Bospborus.
The Government at Washington. the
dispatch says. is fully informed of the
plans of Lord Salisbury. and it the
ships OF theI>ri,ish feet force the straits
OF Dardanelles the American war ships
will follow and preserve order without
engaging the Turkish forts Several
Of the leading papers. including the
Leeds Mercury. Liberal. aud Yorkshire
Post, Conservative, concur in the view
that the j,int action of the British aud
American war ships at Constantinople
would be magnificent and effective Co
opera'icu
LcND>N. Sept II The CONSTANT
uople correspondent Of The Standard tel
egraphs that the situation there does
net give any evidence Of Improvement.
He adds:
eve are on the verge of, crisis.
The opirion in diplomatic circle is that
up:es, British daet appears shortly in
the Bosphorus either Turkey will fotter
to Ter ruin, falling into the bands of the
czsr. or Russian feet will take aa-
vs..,a.s "f some special outrage aud Of
~. a;,at;,y OF III: powers. to occnpy the
BosphornS and from that va"fces
ground which We ought now to be hold
iug, dictate terms TO all Europe The
British residents are as,ouished because
feet does not come
WASHINGTON, Sept Is Secretary
Herbert cabed Acting Secretary Nc
Adoo to-day 70 60 ahead and award the
contracts for the oat,leship Formal
contracts will therefore be entered into
to morrow With the successful compes-
tors fer ooe ship each. the Newport
N-ws company for S2,595, 900. toe
Cramps for S2,650 eco aud the uoion
iyou works foe 81 674 600.
WASHINGTON, September Is The
Seaboard Air Line has dled with the
Intcr State commerce commission notice
of withdrawal Of its recently announced
reduced rates 'ibe notice readt: by
order CT United States District Judge
Speer tariffs sill be withdrawn at II
o'clock. Monday. September % next,
Uhen the rates in force prior to Sep
.enber 5 will be restored.
Topeka, Kan September II The
"Middle Of the Road" Convention has
been sbaodoncd, and the Pspulists de-
string a -'raigb, Bryan and Watson
electoral ticket will secure it BY petit
ton as the law provides. Signatures
are being obtained in all parts Of the
State aud 'be petitions naming electors
will be filed this week The gold
Democrats will also dominate full set
of electors. which will give Kansas
voters four electoral sickess from which
to make heir choice in November.
MoNTG oMEaY, Ala Septem ber II -
The Popu|ists of the Sd Ala bama district
in session at Greenville to dav de-
uouuced Sewall, declared against fusion
and nominated J. e Fonvile for Con-
gress.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept IA spt-
cial to the Morniog News from Cutb-
bert. Georgia. says that Lum Warren,
the negro 6eod, is still at large Mauy
reports to papers have been sent cat
FROM here to the effect that he was cap
tured and would be burned and tortured
to death These reports are all uotrue.
BALTIMORE. September l6-Presi-
dent r Curzon Hoffman. of the Sea
board Air Line. to-day said that after
consulting with the legal department Of
tae system he had decided that he in-
junction Of United States Judge Speers,
ordering the roads engaged in the rate
war to restore the tariff 10 effect Seq
temter . did not apply to bis ioe, ss
the rates it has been aud is uow quot
lag conform with the laws While
the Seaboard Air Line is mentioned IN
the ORDER said Mr.. Hoffman. "tte
injuuctiod is really directed at the
Southern Railway Company and i,s
allies. "hose reduced rates apply on!y
to pciD's in competition with the Sea-
beard. while cur tariff applies to ali
points on the system Therefore. it
will DOT be necessary for us TO Withdraw