The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07
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TOLEDO, Oct IA special from
Holgate, Ohio, says: The home Of
Mrs. r. P. Kicker, a widow operating
farm near here. was the scene Of a
bloody tragedy last Oigbt N. E.
Spellmsu. the hired man, bad been
seprimapded by Mrs Kicker for intox-
icatiou. and while her back was turned
he beat her daughter Anna, aged 20.
over the head with an iron The girl
died from her injuries. Spellman cut
his throat with razor immediately
after the crime aud lived but short
time. He formerly lived at Grafton,
W. Va.
KERsHAw, Sept. 80 Yesterday at
Westvllle, just below lere, Henry
Drakeford was shot by Will Dye,
both colored The shooting, it is
claimed, was accidental The wound
was fearful one. The whole of the
right side of the face, including the
eye, shot away. Drakeford died at
Ii Is O'Clock to day. Dye is in Jail.
The Potomac River is rising rapid.
ly and serious food is threatened.
Another victim of the gin is re-
norded in the death of MIR. Lucius
Jordan, of Cottageville. On last
Friday morning he was in some man
ner entangle in his gin and his arm
90 badly lacerated that amputation
was necessary He died during the
night He was good citizen and
was about IS years old -Colleton
News
Bryan spoke to very large and
enthusiastic crowd in Martinsville,
W. Va.
The London Chronicle says that
the Venezuelan negotiations have
reached very promising stage
Eight thousand barrels of rosin
and Swedish vessel were burned
at Wilmington Tuesday night. Loss
$25,000.
LONDON, Sept. 3O-A dispatch
from Bombay says the drought con-
tinues in Northern and Central India,
where sthere has been no rain for
many weeks. The crops in those
sections have utterly failed. and
grain riots have occurred in many
places as the result Of the scarcity of
cereals
ST. LOUIS. Sept 30 "A special
from Mnskogee. T, says that a
mass meeting of the Cherokee,
Creek, Choctaw and Seminole IN
dians was held there Monday night
and he following resolution was
unanimously adopted
Resolved, That we contemplate
with deep regret the recent insulting
treatment of the Hon William j i.
Bryan by the students of college in
the land Of the boasted white man 8
civilization, and we admonish all In
dians who think Of sending their
sons to Yale that associations with
such students could not but prove
hurtful alike to their morals and their
progress toward the higher standard
of civilization
PIcKESs, Oct John Harper
shot and killed his brother-in law
Walter Hughes, this afternoon, at 5
O'Clock, at Harper's house, two miles
north of Easley. Pickens county
ATLANTA. Ga Oct. l.-Cbairman
Buck of the State Republican party,
issued a circular to day ordering the
negroes 70 vote the Populisl ticket in
the State election next week. In
Augusta the Republicans offered 70
fuse here in Georgia. but Tom Wat
son refused
Mrs Rosalie J Anderson, of Rich
mond, Va, has been awarded ver-
dict for sl7 900 damages against the
North Chicago Street Railway Com
pany by jury in Judge Chattlan
Court. During the Worlds Fair
Mrs. Anderson was injured while
trying to board a car She sued the
company for $50 900.
CAIRO, III Oct -Four days ago
Mrs. Minnie Hendricks rode to
church on bicycle with Alexander
S. Frazer and they were married.
This morning she committed suicide
by shooting herself through the
heart. She had discovered thai
Frazer was unable to support her and
became despondent
New YORK, Oct. 2-The managers
of the Democratic State campaign
have decided TO go into litigation i
necessary to prevent the use Of the
name "The National Democratic
party by the gold Democrats
Al tl,n Nt,to no,,,