The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-08-12
Telegraph Briefs.
w eduesday, Aag. 5.

ue Otu ucI atiC Ctdic CONVENTION ana
the Populists Safe convention Of Kan
sas both Get today. Fusion between
The two parties seems to be assured
The house Of lords By vote of 25 to
IS adopted TIE amendment to the Irish
laborers' bill IN oppositioo to the gov
ernment.
M7. Hauaa will cot be able to finish
bis political business in the east in time
to preside over meeting Of the western
executive coG mittee this week.
"A secre, conference of Montana Re-
publicans, called together by Senator
Mantle, met at Butte yesterday to dis
cuss the advisib!lity of putting up Nc
Kiuley electors EIecting congressman
was reached after much bitter discussion
BY which the State convention will first
nominate the stale ticket and then the
silver men will draw out and let the
COLO men no, cate electors if they
want to.
The Texas Populists meet in coDven-
zion to-day. The outlook is in chaotic
state.
Mr.. Bryan telegraphed the Cook
county Democracy that he will arrive
at Chicago at O'Clock Saturday even
ing.
The New Hampshire Prohibitiouists
have nominated Geo. Y. Barnard Of
C!aremont for Governor,
The Missouri Democratic State con-
veotloo meets to-day. 1t will fully en-.
dorse the Chicago platform, and Bryan
aud Sewall.
The sound money Democratic execu-
tive committee at Indianapolis expect
large attendance at next Fridays con.
ventioD.
Florence. Aug. 4.-Mr: Arthur
Husbands of this city was severely cut
this afternoon by negro whom he had
caught entering the house of Mr.. C. D.
Hutaf. He was cut while bringing
him to the station house. All of the
leaders Of the right hand we're severed.
The chief of police is after the negro
COW with blood hounds.
Thursday, Aug. 6.
GUTHRIE, Okla Aug. Bill
Doolip, the outlaw who escaped from
the jail in this city four weeks ago, was
surrounded by deputy marshaIs at
Wewoka last night. A desperate fight
took place and during fusilade of
sho,s Docl;n escaped Deputies T
McGregor and Mr. Horace Reynolds
we're killed.
RALEIGH, N. c., Aug DR.. J J.
Mott, ex.chairmar Of the national sill
yer party, is here. He is an earnest
supporter Of fusion Of the Democrats
and Populists and has entirely cut loose
from the Republican party. He insists
that fusion of the Democrsts and Popu-
lists in North Carolina on the State
ticket is necessity aud considers it
certain to come. The Populists ere
veaemently protesting against any
fusion Il looks as if it will Dot be
coHsummated.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-To-day was the
hottest Chicago has seen this season and
before the middle of the afternoon the
thermometer had reached sc and be-
tween Is and 20 people had been pick
ed up on the streets overcome By heat.
j. B. Lapman, well-known shoe
dealer, was the first to die from the
heat. He died to-day from a paraly tic
stroke induced by the warm weather.
L1sBoS, Aug 5.-Newspapers here
declare that Great Bgitaia has recog-
nized Brazil as the owner of the Isle Of
Trinidad, off the coast of Brazil which
Great Britain recently took possession
of as a landing for telegraph cable.
The seizure of the island called forth
energetic protests from business men,
which, according to some papers here,
have resulted in Eoglaud Withdrawing
her pretensious to sovereignty of the
island
Friday, Aug. I.
The Populist convention of Ocala,
Fla yesterday nominated A. n Weeks
of Walton county, for Governor, en-
dorsed the St. Louis platform, defeated
a resolution to substitute Norton's
name 70. Bryan's if Sewall did not
withdraw, and passed one asking that
be withdraw. There are rumors there
that Watson intends Withdrawing.
4 canvass made last night of the
sentiments Of the 80 committeeman
who will meet in to-day's sound money
Democratic meeting at Indianapolis,
shows that % Of them will favor an
other convention and ticket. The six
who are opposed include Texas, Geor-
i