The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-08-12
From the W Tres
Monday, Aug. 10.

BAY CITY, Mich, Aug. s.-Howard
Lowe, aged IL years, died of hydrop-
hobia this morning. About six weeks
ago the boy vas bitten on the wrist and
ankle by cat as be was walking 10 the
street. Yesterday the boys hand be
came numb and be began to grow rest
less. At midnight he asked to be
strapped to the bed, as he felt that he
was going mad. He frothed at the
mouth and was iu convusioos the re-
maiuder of the night and died this
morning.
CHICAGO, Aug 8.-At the new col
liseum indoor bicycle track last night
Jay Eaton established a new record for
a mile unpaced. In the first heat of
the one mile professional handicap he
rode from scratch and outspriOted a
field of II speedy competitors and rush
ed to the tape five lengths ahead of Van
Nest. His time for the distance was
2:07, which is the fastest mile that ever
has been ridden on 40 indoor track.
San Francisco, Aug 9.-Ata meet
ing of the Democratic State central
committee last evening committee of
niue was appointed to confer with a
similar committee of the Populists for
the purpose Of fus on on the Presiden tlal
election.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, August 9 AS
the complete returns come from the
State the vote of tie Democratic eau
didates for the Chancery Court of APP
peals increases remarkably A cooser-
vative estimate is that their majority
will not be less than $4,000. This is
surprising, owing to the light vote cast
in the big counties and those in couven-
lent proximity to the cities Demo
cratic leaders now claim that Ez- Gov
ernor Taylor will carry the State by not
less than so 900 and possibly 60, 900.
Tuesday, Aug. IL.
BLA1Rs, Aug. 10 j. E Suber,
white. was shot and probably moTsally
wounded at Lylesford this afternoon by
Henry L. Davis, colored. Davis made
his escape and is fugitive from justice.
He is bright mulatto about FIVE teet
six iuches high; weight about ore hun.
dred and thirty pounds. Has scar 90
upper lip. All officers in the State are
requested to look out for him Age
about 2l.
LONDON. Aug. 10.-Lady Emily
Tennyson, widow Of the late Lord AL
fred Tennyson, the poet, died at her
residence at Aldworth this morning
from congestion Of the lungs.
RALEIGH, N. c., Aug. 10.-After l
o'clock this morning the Democratic
State committee adopted a resolution
Offering to divide the electoral vote
with the Populists. Senator Butler
announced that he declines to recon
mend electoral fusion. unless there is
also State aud congressional lusio0 1t
is safe to say there will be 90 fusion.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 The steam
ers ommodore, Three Friends and
Laurada are all under surveillance by
United States officials on suspicion that
they are about to engage 10 6libuster-
ing expeditions to Cuba. The Spanish
minister, SeDor Dupuy de Lone, has
filed information against the vessels at
the state department. and their move
mems Wili be closely watched. The
same vessels, it is alleged, have hereto
fore landed troops and ammuaition in
Cuba fer the insurgents.
Governor Evaus has offered reward
Of $50 for the apprehension and COZ
viction CT the party or parties who on
the night Of July 80, set fire to and
burned the saw mill of N1r. G. S.
Matthews in Lexington county.