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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
A Paying Oh Mill.

Dillon, May 14.-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Dillon
oil mil! was he'd hefe yesterday
The directors declared dividend OF
Is per cent The actual profits for
the season were 25 per cent, but it
nk kcided that the surplus above
GENT. should be used in the
sment of the property.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20

The Republicans of the second Colo
RADIO District instructed their delegates
TO the ST. Louis Convention to abide by
the Judgment of Senator Teller
Non boiling resolutions were voted
doygn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
BEAUTY HATH CHARMS

and all the charms which beau
ty likes best to don are shown
in our grand display of fash
ionable jewelry for this season.
Jewels like these would en-
hance the charms Of the most
fascinating belle, and surely no
fair one would despise such
brilliant aids to- her beauty.
Like personal loveliness, they
conquer admiration on sight
they score new victories at ev-
cry inspection. Those who
look over our stock do not
willingly stop with examina-
ton. Beauty may now be
made easily irresistible by a
few .iudicious purchases from
our display Of up to date Jew
elry.
L. w. FOLSOM,
Jeweler and Opticlan,
SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH,
Oct Is.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20

A charter has been grapted the Peo-
pies B. & i Association Of Rock
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
T0-DAT'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

MUNICH, Noy. 1.-THE PRICE re.
gent OF Bavaria mas issued an order
that nenceforth officers in the Ba7arisn
army refusing to fight duels on the
ground that they are opposed to the
principle Of dueling must not De forced
TO resign. a5 has heretofore been the
rule.
BERLIN. Nov. 16.-The announce
ment made last week that within the
order Of to-day'= proceedings IL the
Reichstrg the Centri=ts would offer al
Interpolation demanding an ezplana-
ton on the part Of the government OF
the neutrality treaty between Russia
and Germany, the existence Of which
from 1854 to 1880 was disclosed By
Prince Bismark in the recent series OF
articles inspired By the ex-Chancellor
which appeared in the Hamburg Mach
richten, the Princes personal organ.
caused the Reichstsg to be packed at
an early hour to day. They were ali
disappointed however, as when Prince
Hohenlohe, who was looked TO TO ven
tilate the matter, arose and said that he
was not able to give any information con-
corning the Russo German neutrality
treaty because that agreement had been
contracted in absolute secrecy. Still,
be said, ne could =olemnly affirm that
never at any time was the policy OF
Germany under English influence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
THE RAPTISTS

The Baptist General Association oil
Virginia opened its session in Richmond
on Saturday.
The report of Treasurer Norvell Ry-
land was submitted and referred to a
committee. 1t shows the collections for
the year to be,
State mission board, 81 ,S2O.90 Sun
day school and Bible board, Salts 81;
education board, 81 766 80; foreign mis-.
sion board, S2l, 00979; home mission
board, 50, S37.29; ministers relief fund,
50, 54145; orphanage. $9,G77S3 total,
$64 1913.
The total balance from the preced-
ing year was S6.52l.41, making the
amount the treasurer handled in the
year ending October 81, 1896, SO, 952 63
OF this amount S64, 750.81 was expend-
ed, leaving balance of S6,20l.S2 on
hand October 81, 1896.
DR.. Seymour, of the Baptist Publish
ing House, of Philadelphia, addressed
the association. 10 closing his remarks
he made an earnest appeal for the young
people, saying that there were IL, 900 ,
900 children now in the Sunday schools.
The report of the committee on for
eign missions was read. 1t showed
that the board had asked for S21 900
last year and received sd, 009. The
Dover Association was asked for Sc, 800
and gave 1000; the Portsmouth Asso-
citation gave S2,23S when asked for
$1,000.
The Virginia board says it needs
S25, 900 to carry on its work during the
coming year.
A resolution was offered that the
Virginia Bsptists raise $3.50 before
January as thanks offering to God
for 735 conversions in the foreign field.
The resolution was adopted as was also
the report.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
MONDAY EvEsIse, nov. 1e, 1896

Rev. DE-. KIL6ogg, secretary OF the
board OF education Of the Metnodist
Church South, says the building OF
school houses IL not zign Of progress
in education and the injuriouz effects OF
mistaken theories are plainly evidenced
in foreign countries, where communism
and anarchi4m are overwhelming the
church and government. Ruin has
come TO Gods people through educa-
ton. and there are in the country more
educated, than uneducated rascals. "
1t l. really refreshing to know that
there are still men wias enough to
appreciate correctly the eiecta OF free
education and bold enough to express
their thoughts on the subject. There
never was a time when those who want
ed an education and knew what to do
with it, didn't get it, and the system OF
attempting to force it upon those who
do not want it, has worked great deal
Inore harm than good.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
A Groom.eIect Aniyiated.

BALTIMORE, Md. Nov. l6.-Edmund
G. CROSBY, young farmer from Prince
Georges county, came 10 Baltimore
yesterday to visit his sweetheart and TO
arrange for his wedding. which was to
have taken place tomorrow one week.
This morning ne was found dead OF as
phyxiation at the home Of Mr.. William
J. Shriver, 1874 north Carey street, the
uncle OF bis bride-elect Wilbur W.
Shriver, son Of Crosby's most, with
whom he slept, was rendered uucon
scious from inhaling the gas, but will
recover. Miss Halle Hall, Crosby's
oetrothed, is Frustrated by the shock OF
hia death.
In parting last night the last words OF Miss
Hall 10 her lover were: Don't blow out the
gas when you retire Crosby, evidently in
his anxiety 10 turn the gas entirely off,
wrenched the stop cock 90 that the gas escaped.
he slept directly under the gas jet, and had
been dead several hours when bis room was
entered is morning. Young Shriyer awoke
in the night partly sufocated by the escaping
ga, and attempted 10 escape from the roo \.
When he reached the door he fell uncon-
scions, but there was slight circulation Of
air at that point which served TO keep him
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16

$1,000, 900 FOR AN IDEA.-A specia
from st. Paul. Mimi, says: A small
rotary engine of novel design has beer
invented by Grant Brambel, of Sleepy
Eye, Mimi, for the patent of which
II. F. Allen, of London, president of an
engineering syndicate, has offered him
81, 100000.
The engine does away entirely with
crank motion Of the steam engine. a
most desirable. but to all intents and
purposes an impossible thing to do
The engine uses its own piunger for q
cutoff.
The engine is steam tight, and re-
uuires no string packing. 1t can be
made marine type, and, of course, can
be either simple or compound
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The dead body OF Il. G. Hall, OF
Shreveport, La, and member q the
National Travellers Protective As5oc!a-
ton, was found Saturday near Fred.
ericksburg. The deceased had evidently
fallen or jumped OF Friday nights train
on the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac road and been crushed to
death.
Col. 2. ". Witherz died at his home
in Rustburg, Campbell county, on sat
urday. He had been in feeble health
for several years. Col. Withera had
been the CLERK OF the county court for
twenty-five gears. He entered the
Confederate army at the breaking out
OF the war and before the closing hos.
tilitiea was promoted TO the rank OF
colonel.
The seventeenth annual session OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church OF
America begins in Norfolk tomorrow
and lasts three days and will bring to-
gether many Of the distinguished
churchmen OF the country. 1t is q vol
untary meeting Of clergy and laymen
for the purpose OF discussing social and
doctriral questions. Bishop a. NJ.
Randolph, of the diocese OF Southern
Virginia will preside over the body.
a sensational suicide occurred in
Norfolk last night Mamie Brickhouse,
after retiring, took pistol and fred a
shot through her stomach. r ]. Pow
ers, an engineer on the Plant Line
steamer Grand Duchesse, who was in
the room ct the time. has been arrested
On the charge Of shooting the woman;
but she declared that she committed
the deed herself because she did not
wish Powers to leave her.
Mr.. Lewis Ashton, a prominent young
gentleman OF King Georee county, had
narrow escape from fatal injuries sev-
eral days ago He loaded a new $50.
breech-loading gun with ''smokeless"
power, and, going oil to the woods. shot
at wild turkey, when the gun burst
into atoms. Particles Of the fire EARN
flew in every direction-"the barrel,
stock and all" It Is supposed that
dynamite entered largely into the com
position of the ''smokeless" powder
used by 9Ir. Ashton. and it il regarded
as q miracle that the young man e..
capped instant death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16

The DEMOCRATS in the present Con-
gress should offer no opposition to any
measure the republican majority may
attempt to adopt. AS consistent mem
bers OF their party, they must acknowl-
edge the right of the majority to rule,
so that they, should they ever again
have majority in that body, be free
and able to exercise that right them.
selves. If Mr. Cleveland don't like
what his successful allies may do, lei
the opposition come from him, not from
the party they have Just defeated
though by means of which they WOULD
be ashamed, if they were lovers of fret
institutions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16

RETURNED TO JAIL.-George Mat
thews, VINO is accused by coroner's
jury of the killing of James ]. Irwin at
Aliens Fresh in August last and who
escaped from the la Plata, Md, jail on
the 18th OF October, came back yester.
day morning and gave himself up to
Tailor Burch, and is now locked in Jail.
The prisoner gave as a reason for bis
escape from the Jail that he got tired oil
staying there, and determined to get
out and stay away until court met. He
says he had made up his mind not to
be taken alive, and that he knew all
about the reward that had been offered
for his arrest. He showed two clip
pings from the local papers that gave
an account of Lis escape.
He said that he mad never left
Charles county for day since his es.
cape from Jail, but could have gone to
Europe had he been disposed, as he had
had ample opportunity.
Matthews is very reticent about
where he had been staying, but he let
enough fall to show that he had been
hiding in the woods near the dwelling
house of q friend in Cobb Neck, who
had fed him ever since he got out OF
Jail. He is clearly shaYen, and looks
much better than before his escape, and
remarked that the women had been
taking care of him.
Court meets to-day in La Plata, and
Matthews will be speedily indicted and
and tried.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Bryan's majority in Texas will reach
10000.
st. Johns Episcopal Church, George
town. celebrated its one hundredth an
niversary yesterday evening.
The American Duryea motor finish.
ed first in the initial journey made by
abou. sixty motors and cycles from
London to Brighton, England. on Sat
urday.
The celebration Of the diamond jubi-
lee Of Gonzaga College, Washington,
opened yesterday morning with a
solemn poutiical high mass, celebrated
by Mgr. Martinelli, the apostolic dele
gate.
The p,e7ailing impression is that
Governor William G.. Oates will be
elected United States Senator from Ala
bama to succeed Senator Pugh, whose
term expires March 4th next Senator
Pugh is candidate for reelection.
1t is semi officially announced at
Rome that n Pope has advised Arch
bishop Ire. tolerate his attitude
a. regards aocial and other questions,
but that tine reports that the Arch
bishop will be removed are untrue.
Thomas Ransom. son OF Hon. Matt
W. Ransom, e. S. Minister to Mexico,
died on Saturday at his home in Garys-
burg, \. G.. Minister Ransom will
come to the funeral, which will take
place from his old home in Warren
county. whittier the remains have been
removed.
A special from Elberton, Ga, says
that fire broke out there at l O'Clock
yesterday morning and destroyed $780,
900 worth of property. The fire start
ed in the sample room Of the Elberton
Cotton and Compress Company, on Nc
Intosh street, and spread III both di
rections, up and down the street.
The Italian government has given up
the protectorate over Abyssinia. A
treaty Of peace has been signed, the
outcome of the reverses of Italians at
the hands OF Abysainians. By the
treaty the Italians secure the release Of
prisoners captured by the native
forces in the disastrous battle OF
Adowa, in which five thousand Italians
we're slain.
A new era in the industrial progress
of Buffalo, n. Y, was inaugurated yes
terday when electricity generated by
the water power at Niaraga Falls was
brought to that city. The current will
be used for manufacturing purposes
The transmission Of electricity ia the
realization of the dream of electrical
and mechanical engineers, who have
studied the problem for many years.
A sensational scene occurred at the
Jersey City ferry yesterday when Mrs.
]. A. Whitaker and her companion,
Mr.. Thayer, who had come on train
from Washington, were confronted by
Whitaker, who exclaimed, II have
caught you at last" Thayer was struck
by Mr.. Alling, who had accompanied
Mr. Whitaker to the ferry, and duel
was hinted at between Whitaker and
t-Thayer, though the former said the
woman was not worth fighting about.
Mrs. Whitaker was Miss Vaughn, Of
Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
4 Poles Revenge.

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 1t.-C. Rogol-
ski, Polander, VINO is accused Of hav-
ing exploded dynamite cartridge un-
der dwelling near the city limits Satur.
day night, was arrested yesterday. The
onlv motive known for such crime by
the prisoner is the fact that one of the
injured men had cutfed him during a
small fracas on election night. Both
the injured men may recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
Fire in a Railroad Depot.

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Fire early
this morning Quilted the room in which
packages are stored in the annex por-
ton of the Grand Central depot. The
bureau of information was wrecked.
The damage to the depot was about
$500. The loss on the packages that
were ruined, however, may prove very
extensive. Later in the morning a
quantity of oil in the railroad tunnel
on Eighty-eighth street was set on fire
by spark from passing locomotive.
The fire did little damage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
TELEGRAPHIC BRETITIES.

1t is said that Secretary Carlisle vii
recommend to Congress the levying o.
duties on tea and coffee and an increaE
ed beer tax.
A Paris correspondent says that the
Duchess de ca Cez, nee Singer, is dead
She was Miss Isabella Singer, daughter
OF Isaac N. Singer, the inventor OF the
Singer sewing machine.
Even greater effort is being made a.
the Brooklyn navy yard 10 hurry for.
ward the work OF repairs on the men Of
var, 50 that they may be ready to leave
the yard within the next week. There
is great deal OF speculation going on
as to what the intentions Of the govern.
ment are.
a deputy sheriff called at the city
hall. Long Island City, to-day, and
served on Mayor Gleason the warrant
issued for his arres. by Justice Gaynor,
on the indictment for violating the
law in ignoring the Jefersonian party
in the appointment Of election inspec'
tors. Mayor Gleason started for Brook.
Ign with the deputy sheriff to give
bond before Justice Gaynor.
Nine men were at work Cd staging
inside the new High Service water
tower, at Lawrence, Mass, this morn
ing, when the staging gave way. Six
men clung to the falls and three went
down with the stage one hundred feet
to the ground. Two were badly hurt
and may die, and the other was also
badly hurt. The men who clung TO
the falls climbed over the top OF the
tower, 102 feet, aud went down lad
der on the outside.
One of the upper stories of the Hotel High
land, Rozbury. " IS, an eigh: story apart
ment house, was wrecked this morning, it is
thought, by an explosion OF dynamite. No
one was injured. The occupants Of the apart
ments wrecked reported the matter 10 the
notice nd they are Investigating Revenge
is supposed to have been the motive.
Last night an engine pulling seventeen cars
Of stock ran over a steer on the track near
Victoria, Tex, ditching the engine and i'll
SANITY killing Walter Cook. the engineer,
breaking the leg OF The fireman, Edmund
Edmonds, wrecking the engine and splinter
ing four cars.
4 dispatch from Victoria, B. c., says that
the British government having made Esqui-
mault and Victoria impregnabe by land de-
lenses is now moving to make the former one
OF the strongest strategic points in the EN-
pire.
Prospectors the Wichita mountains have
struck several rich finds of gold within the
last ten days. One party OF three have easily
worked claims in q ravine. whele they are
taking out 500 to $50 per day in free gold.
The Jennings State bank of Davenport,
Nebr.. was robhed sstu!day night of 81, 700
in cash and about 5000 worth of jewelry.
Nitro glycerine was used 70 blow open the
vault and safe doors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
Tic Blind NIade 10 Sec.

san FRANCISCO, Nov, 16.-Lucien
Bacigalupi, the totally blind son OF the
keeper of public ~ ray display, has
discovered that by the aid ofthe Roent-
gen ray he can see sufficiently to dis
lin2uish objects. The lad was
yesterday given the Horoscope and
he at once said he could see
light. Keys, nails and other metallic
objects were placed behind blocks OF
wood and in purses and the lad distin-
guished the forms readily. The test
was made complete and such stir has
ii made among medical and scientific
men that number of experiments will
De made with other persons who are
hind
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16

II RESPECT Of Ambassador Bayard' e
late speech in London, complimenting
the English syndicate who have profit
ed 50 Immensely by their purchase o.
American gold bonds, and also, the re-
pubicans Of this country, for defeating
the party to which he professes to be-
long, it may naturally be supposed that
if Mr.. Barrett, OF Massachusetts, should
deem it advisable for him to reintroduce
his resolution censuring Mr.. Bayard for
hia bad taste and lack Of appreciation
OF the dignity Of his position, exhibited
by making political differences in bis
own country the subject OF public adj
dress to an applauding audience 10 Eng
land, he would not meet with such
strenuous democratic opposition 81 he
unsuccessfully encounted before.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16

The New York Evening Poet, one Of
the organs of the plutocrats, paid an
unintentional, bat, nevertheless, high
compliment to the people Of the South,
when it, editor, foreigner, recently
gaid that "wherever the native born
population Of this country predomi-
mated, the democratic ticket had sue
ceeded.n The ratio OF foreign to native
born people in the South is SO small as
to be inappreciable. The millions of
foreigners the North enlisted in the
war between the States, defeated the
South and ruined and impoverished
her, and the foreigners in the North
and West have just defeated the Pres
idential candidate she supported. The
reasons accumulate why the white peo-
pie Of the South should let national
politics alone, and devote their atten-
ton to securing possession Of their own
States, and their own commercial free
dom.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
Mr.. Rran.

KASs4= CITY, No.. Nov. l6:-"ii
liam Jennings Bryan was II Kansas
CITY zhort while this morning on hlz
way for TWO weeks hunting ana n5n-
ing trip in the Ozarka, in fancy county,
No. He will Join party consisting OF
Governor William J. Stone, Senator
james <. Jones and others. during
his brief stay in this city Mr. Bryan
said II have no intention OF removing
from Lincoln. propose to do al! can
for the cause Of free silver. I don't
want TO be regarded as leader, but
simply as an ordinary worker. conh1ent
that the sentiments l advocate mean
prosperity for the country. The cause
is stronger to-day than ever and Will
grow daily"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16

The SOUTH gave to the Union the
author Of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, the Trainer of the Constitution,
the Father Of his Country" and the
Northwest Territory, She had no ma
terial interest 10 the war Of 1872, but
she rallied to tho assistance of New
England, which, though it had, threat
ened to sccede if hostilities were not
suspended. She insisted upon the pur-
chase Of Louisiana and the annexation
of Texas, which gave to the Union all its
other valuable territory. What has it
received in exchange? A heavy tax
on every thing it's people have to buy
and restrictions upon this sale of her
OrOducts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16

In ORDER to gain time, so that some
thing may turn up that may relieve
them of their present and increasing
difficulties, the republicans are DOW
proposing the appointment of commits
sions to prepare tariff bill, and,
strange as it may appear to the gulls
theyhave recently deceived, though they
have just induced the latter to declare
for the gold standard of value, to formu-
late one in the interest of bimetallism.
What is the use of the trouble and e1.
pense of an elective Congress, if it can
delegate its duties to appointive COM
missions?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
THE SEABOARD AIR LINE.

Saturday was the day upon which
the New York syndicate, headed by
Mr.. It. F. Ryan, was to close the deal Sc.
curing control Of the Seaboard Air
Dine. BY mutual consent, the con-
summation OF the deal was postponed
until Tuesday, when it will be made.
MIR. Ryan arrived in Baltimore on
Friday night. Saturday Mr.. Ran &C.
cepted and paid for the stock Of the
Seaboard aud Roanoke Railroad Com
pany covered by Gen. Jno. CLIPS options,
through the Mercantile Trust and De-
post Company, amounting to about
200 shares. Mr.. Ryan then announc-
ed his readiness to take the stock held
in the McLane pool, which amounted
to about 5000 shares. He brought
over from New York certified check
for the entire amount, and was prepar-
ed to close the deal.
The committee in charge of the pool
ed stock was not quite ready to transfer
it in a lump. The owners of 5000
shares hal consented to the transfer,
but the owners of the remaining 1000
shares had not been seen, although no
trouble is anticipated by the committee
in securing such consent. For this rea-
son it was agreed to postpone the actual
transfer until Tuesday
The purchase of the stock held in the
McLane pool carries with it the full
control of the Seabord Air Line system.
There are II 900 shares of the stock Of
the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, Of
which 2,700 shares were in the pool
formed by General John Gill, and
about 5000 in the McLane pool. 1t is
thought that the new owners will take
the active management of tho road into
their own hands in the near future.
The purchase carries with it the CEN
troll of the old Bay Line of steamers,
plying between Baltimore and Norfolk,
Old Point and Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
Brutal Treatment.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Nov. 16.-Daisy
Martin, young colored girl, died at
the hospital at three o'clock this morn
ing. Death, it is believed, was due to
brutal treatment from her sisters. She
stated that her sisters had beaten and
kicked her down o stairway. The
body bears ample evidence Of abuse,
but the accused disclaim any knowledge
of the cause of Daisy's death.