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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-29
Boykin, GARNER e Co.
BALTIMORE, MD.
FOR SALE BY
QUICKER & BULTMAN.
SUMTER, S. c..
Under the Red Cross!
Clara Barton Sails for Con.
stantinople.

New YORK, Jan. 22.-Miss Clara
Barton, president of the American
Red Cross society, sailed this morn
ing on the steamship New York for
Southampton en- route to CONSTANT
Iople, where she will seek permis-
sion to enter Armenia to administer
assistance to the needy and afflicted
of that country. Accompanying
Miss Barton are Miss Lucy Graves,
stenographer; Mr. Earnest Mason,
linguist; Geo 81. Pullman, private
secretary to Miss Barton, and Dr.. J.
B. Hubbell. general field agent of
the society in America. The party
will go direct to Southampton,
thence to London. Paris, Geneva,
Baden, Vienna and Constantinople,
the trip occupying in all about three
weeks. In England, France and
Germany, Miss Barton will confer
with the heads of all the Red Cross
societies there, as we'll as with the
members of the international branch
in Geneva with a view of securing
intelligent cooperation. Should the
situation justify it, she will establish
Red Cross hospitals at Alexandretta
ON the Mediterranean and at Ire.
bizond and Sassoun, on the Black
sea:
On arrival in Constantinople, Miss
Barton will call upon United States
Minister Terrell and endeavor to Sc
cure his good Offices in the ofort to
induce the sultan to give the Red
Cross society the right to enter Ar
menia. Miss Barton said she did
not start on her journey in any
spirit of bravado. She would use all
diplomatic efforts to accomplish her
mission, failing in which she, could
no nothing but sincerely regret that
such humane object should be re-
PEELED
Il go to reed the hungry" she
said to United Press representative,
land should l gam permission to
enter Armenia, whether Christian or
Mohammedan, all shall Ge assisted.
"My plans are not now matured,"
she continued, "but we will lose no
time when we reach ConstantinopIe.
Of course, l shall call upon our min
lister Terrell to enlist his sympathy
with view of treaty with the Turk
ish government My plan of action
cannot be developed until we find
out the strength, if any, of the op-
position to the Red Cross society
entering Armenia. I really do not
think that the Turkish government
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SUB-TREASURY AT
CHARLESTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. pa delega-
tioa from Charleston, ). G. appeared
before the house ways and means con-
mi,tee to-day and presented the claim
Of their city for their establishment
lishncns of subtreasury of the
United States there.
James NJ seiguious. president of
the Bank of Charleston, gave the bank
ing statistics of the city and spoke of
the business relations of Charleston.
Representative Mclaurin of South
Carolina dwelt principally upon the
Importance and volume of cotton trade
of Charleston and com pared its business
to that Of Savannah. The latter place
was port that received little more
oney from the cotton trade than
Charleston Port Poyal, Wilmington
and other Carolina ports, however,
shipped a considerable amouat of cot
ton. They took this much business
away from Charleston for which that
city, however, had to furnish the capi-
tai. When this was taken intc corsid-
GRAFTON, Charleston outranked Savaa-
nah. Charleston Was the business
ceutre of the Carolioas and was the
best port between New Orleans and
Baltimore for the establishment of a
sub-treasury.
Messrs. John D. Murphy, J. S.
Murdock, A. H. Mowry, j. P. ONeill
and W. H. Welsh, business men Of
Charleston, were present, but did not
speak, preferring to leave their case ip
the hands Of Mr.. McLaurin, a member
Of the ways and means committee,
who intends to make his fight for
Charleston in the committee when i,
takes the proposition up.
After leaving the ways and means
committee, the delegation appeared be-
fore the committee Oh public buildings
and grounds in support of the bill 20
grant the city Of Charleston, S. c.,
the old postof6ce lot and building for
the use of the commercial bodies of the
city.
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EDITORS FOR CUBA.

St. Augustine. Jan. 22.-Pfesideut
Bnnnell of the National Editorial tas-
ISOLATION in session here to-day, on mo-
tion of Editor Peodleton Of the Key
West Advertiser, referred to the oom-
mittee on resolutions request that the
President and congress of the United
States be requested to acknowledge the
belligerency of the Cubans and that the
committee draft resolutions expressing
the sense of the association on the sub
ject. The Florida association joins in
the request. Editor Bittings and others
will tomorrow advocate such action,
which doubtless will be adopted.
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A TERRIBLE BLOW TO THE QUEEN.

LONDON, Jan. 22-The court circu.
lar, referring to the death of Prince
Henry Of Batteuberg. says a terrible
blow has fallen upon her majesty and
Princess Beatrice. Then follows brief
details @: the princes illness and death,
after which the circular says : "The
queen is most deeply afflicted by seeing
her behaved daughters happy life crush
ed and BY losing a noe: zmiable and
afec:ionate son-in Law, to whom, she
was nuch devoted. The Princess Pc.
a;rice is oe%rius the awful shock With
great fortitude and resignation
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FLAGS AT HALF MAST.


All of the war ships 10 the Solent, the
royal yachts and the club house of the
Royal yacht squadron are flying flags at
half mast as mark Of respect to the
memory of Prince Henry of Battenburg,
son.in-l law of the queen, and flags are
half masted upon public and private
buildings in London and 10 all of the
great towns 10 which the church bells
were tolled when the news Of Prince
Heury's death was received. At the
desire of the queen, Mr. George j.
Goscben. first lord of the admiralty.
has cabled instructions to Commandee
Henry NJ. Esting. commanding the
cruiser Blonde, to bring the body of
Prioce Henry to England with the least
possible delay.
Manifestations of sorrow at the death
of Prince Henry are everywhere visible
aud expressions of sympathy with the
queen and Princess Beatrice are heard
upon all sides.
THE QUEENS soN-IN-LAw.
Prince Henry Maurice, of Bate n
berg. was sou of Prince Alexander
of Bastenberg, (Hesse) and the Couu-
tess Won Lauck, daughter of a former
Polish minister of war, who was raised
to the rank Of princess on her morgan
attic marriage WIKI the ruler of Hesse.
He was born Octt ,er 5, 1858, and mar
ried on July %. S85, to Princess
Beatrice Mary Victoria Fedora, the
ninth aud youngest child of Queen Vic.
:oria. On the Cay of his marriage he
received the rank Of ''royal highness {"
by letters patent from the queen. He
was later appointed governor of the Isle
of Wight and Of Carisbrooke castle,
and although not really an officer of
the regular army of Great Britaip, he
was indicated as colonel in the army
list.
In November last, Prince Henry join.
ed the British Ashantee expedition in a
special capacity and sailed on Dec. 7.
Col. Sir Francis Scott, commanding the
expedition, appointed him his military
secretary. In the early part Of the
present month be was attacked with
swamp fever at Nysia and returned 20
Cape Coast Castle in charge Of a eur
geon, though it was announced that HE
ilness was not serious.
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Colllded With a Crank Car.
Special 10 The State.

Special 10 The State.
SpARrASBURe, Jan. 22.-J. J. Set
ties, one Of the Oldest section masters
on this division Of the Southern railway,
was killed at Duncan, this morning at
II O'Clock by soutbbound freight
traio. He was going out to bis work
on a crank car with four men, when
they met train No. 40 at the end of a
deep cut near the station, and before
either could be stopped, there was a
collision and Settles was skilIed. He
was a highly respected citizen aud
leaves a wife and six children.
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Charleston For Cuba.
Captain Hughes Of the Lau-
rada Promptly Acquitted.
Special to the State.

Special to the State.
CHARLESTON. Jan. 22.-The patriots
of Cuba are not friendless in Charles
ton. Indeed, considering the fact that
Captain Hughes was acquitted on the
first ballot by the jury to-day, senti-
ment may be considered strongly in
their favor. Capt. Samuel Hughes
aster of the steamship Laurada, was
charged with violating the neutrality
laws of the United States in shipping
men and arms to aid the insurgents.
The trial was in the United States dis
trict court, Judge Brawley presiding.
The courtroom was packed with specta-
tors throughout the day, and the keen
est interest was manifested in the result
of the trial.
Mr.. J. P. K. Bryan, for the defense,
took these legal positions in his argu-
ment:
First-It was no offence against the
neutrality laws Of the United States for
person TO 60 abroad to enlist io for
e!gn army.
Second-It was no offence against
the neutrality laws Of the United States
for master of an American ship to
carry as passengers such persons golag
abroad to enlist in foreign army aud
to land them in foreign country.
Third-Tha, it is no offence against
the neutrality laws of the United States
to sell, ship and carry by ship to a
foreign country, ammunition and NUM-
'ions Of war, intended to be used in a
foreign war.
Fourth-Tbat it is no offence against
the neutrality laws Of the United States
TO carry abroad on the same ship with
volunteers intending to enlist, munitions
of war intended to be used in foreign
armies
Fitb-That while under information
al law a belligerent foreign power
might capture abroad such munitions Of
war and such volunteers intended to be
used against it, still the acts of car
rying abroad and landing such voluu-
teers in a foreign country we're not
offences against the neutrality Laws of
the United States, but were lawful com.
-merce under such laws, and that it is
only of sucba cts that there is any
evidence at all in this case.
Sixth-That the only offence that the
United States statutes denoupces is car
rying abroad a mlutary expedition--an
organized military body, either cavalry,
infantry or artillery, oficered and equip
ed-and that no such acts have been
proven in this case.
Mr.. Bryan elaborated these legal
positions at length, citing in their sup
port many and recent decisions of the
highest court of the United States, aud
also referring to many authorities oo
international law and State papers.
This concluded his argument on the
Law
Ex-senator NJ G. Butler, in lis ar
gument for the defence, made like
speech.
The attorneys for the prosecution
laid Their case 90 the evidence Of their
witnesses.
District Attorney Murphy appeared
for the government.
Judge Brawley's charge to The jury
was or the law in the case, and was
very clear
TIE verdict of not guilty vas reached
in twenty minutes.
Biairs pen and pencil tablets, stationery
Is la.els
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WILLIAMS CONDOLENCES

LoSDoS, Jan. 22-The Daily Cbrou-
icla tomorrow will say that Emperor
William Of Germany was almost the first
to send a message Of coincidence over
the death of Prince Henry of Batteu-
burg to the Queen and Princes Beatrice.
Emperor Williams message was couch
ed in the most kindly words.
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The Terrible Coast Fever.
Prince Henry, of Battenberg.
a Victim in the Ashantee
Expedition.

LONDON, Jau. 22.-The Standard an
nounces that Prince Henry, Of Batten-
berg. taken i'll while accompanying the
British expedition against the Asian
tees, died of coast fever on bis return
voyage from Cape Coast Castle to Sierra
Leone. The report is confirmed at Os-
borne House.
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partmeat Several others we're elected
to various positions, but their names
we're no: given out last right--Co.
zumLia State.
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Biars pen and pencil tablets, stationery .
al! kinds, ink, pens, pencils, blank books,
typewriter supplies, etc., at H. G. Osteen
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and Southron Office.
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Minnesota Ladies' Aid.

The fourth annual Convention of the Ladies'
Aid Societies auxiliary to the S. of v, Divis-
ion of Minnesota, was held at Wells, June 10
and IL. A large amount of business was trans
acted. The first days session was mainly tax en-
up with the officers reports, which showed a
small but healthy gain in membership, and the
appointments of the different committees. The
ritualistic work of the Order was exemplifed
in the forenoon of the second day.
In the afternoon the election of officers was
held and other business transacted for the good
of the Order. The ladies attending this Con-
yeDtion are loud in their praises of the treat
ment received from the good sisters and citizens
at Wells. The Convention was the most sue
cessful one yet held in the history of the Order.
At a reception and ball given in honor Of the
S. of v. aud LAS on Wednesday evening. Mrs.
Rose ID. Patterson was presented with a very
pretty breastpin, set with pearls and rubies.
The following are the new Division officers:
Pres, Rose d. Patterson (re-elected), Princeton;
V.-P, Grace Taylor, Wells; Treas, Augusta
Harmon. Princeton; Chap. Lola Joslin, Roy
alton; Council, Mary Stodieck, Minneapolis;
Mrs. Brsinard, Minneapolis; Mate Smith. Os-
SEQ; Chief of staff. Mile Gilbert, Minneapolis;
Installing and Mastering Officer, Blanch Tay-
lor, Minneapolis; Inspecting Officer, Sarah Z.
Lyons, Minneapolis. Delegates Mary f. Sto-
deck, Minneapolis; Rossmond De Lestry, st.
Paul; Alternates, Agnes Warham, Minneapo-
lis; Mrs Gregg. ST. Paul. Division Correspond
ent, Agnes Warhsm.
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Veteran Cavalry Association of PhiIadel-
phia

This is the title of new organization COM
posed, as the name implies Of the veteran
csvslrymen of the late war. The leading
spirits in its formation are the same comrades
who gave the Grand Army its first Post of
mounted men, "The Cavalry" No. 3d. 1t is
not intendei to interfere with or antagonize
the Grand Army or Veteran Legion, but will
perhaps assist each of these by introducing
new members from among those who may
affiliate. its objects are beneficial and social,
non .sectaraD and non.secret. Its first officers
elected June j, are as follows: Pres, Capt. s. ID.
franklin, goth Pa; V. p, 4. J. Smith, lst
Iowa; Sec, j. c. Hunterson, Sd Pa; Treas, G.
ID. Uber, 9th Pa. Trustees, W. b. Morgey 9Th
Pa, Il. Newburg, list n. j., and T. H. Ellis, both
Pa The first expenditure authorized was for
a subscription to The NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
which many OF the comrades receive at their
homes. but copy was deemed necessary at the
room Of the Association. Committees were ap-
pointed to secure permanent quarters, arrange
a library, and secure additional members In
dications all point TO a healthy, substantial or
ganization. Although the Statistics of the
War, now complete, give loss of 10 495 dead
cavalrymen, an excess of deaths on the ratio of
enlistment over the infantry, there are enough
live cavalrymen tramping cobblestones in the
Quaker City 10 make large and influential
organization.
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Tesls at Fort Riley.

An official test of the new military rife. the
Krag- JorgenscD, was made at Fort Riley, Kan.
the other day, under the direction of DIR. ]. ID.
Griffith, of Kansas City. member of the United
States Association of Military Surgeons. aud
Chairman Of the National Committee on Test
ing New Guns, assisted by a dozen attending
surgeons and photographers. The object of
the test was TO find out the relative effects of
the use Of the Krag- Joreensen gun from a bu-
manitarian point of view as compared with
other rifles. This test has demonstrated 10 the
minds Of those who participated that the Krag.
Jorgensen gun cannot be called a humane gun.
At distances up TO 1000 yards the explosive
quality Of the Krag-Jorgensen bullet. aud con-
sequentIy the cruelty of its use, is terrific.
Tbeexplosiye quality is most marked in soft
tissues and cavities the brain and lung tissues
being terribly torn and the heart burst. When
viscera are grazed by bullet they are much
mutilated. Blood vessels are cut, not torn !:
hence the death rate on the field will be very
great-four killed to one wounded, probably
Tendons are the only tissues IN the body which
seemed TO be turned aside by the ball. test
Of sbrapnel shot used by the artillery followed
the krag- Jorgensen test. To do effective work
the shell should burst 30 or 40 yards in front
OF the object aimed at Some very effective
wounds were obtained, and the opinion
strengthened that the shrapnel gun is to be
the man killer Of the future.
The National tribune., 1896-07-02
Why He Is a Free Trader.

am not, and / never was, fanatical free
trader. The theory upon which free trade
is based is that of mutual exchange, each
State making the particular goods or devot-
ing itself to raise the particular commodi-
ties that it can produce better than any
other. If this were carried out it is evident
that the world collectively would be bene-
flied. But the world, for various reasons,
has declined to accept this doctrine of eco
nomic perfection, the truth being that there
is no economic doctrine of universal applica-
ton, or one which is ever likely to be uni
versally accepted.
If / had been an American should have
been a prOtectiOnist; being an EDglishmau,
/ am free trader. We inhabit denssly-
populated island. We thrive by importing
raw material, working it up into marketable
condition, and selling large portion of it
outside our frontiers. As our workingmen
insist, and rightly, upon having wage
which enables them to live in comfort, we
can only compete with foreigners for the
open market by doing our best % cheaper
food, clothes, ETC., which are needed for ex-
istPnPR-
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DEPARTMENT NEWS.
NEW Jersey

NEW JERSEY
The 29th annual Encampment of the Depart-
ment, at Asbury Park June Is aud 9. elected
the following officers: Dept Com. Ernest @
Stahl Post %, Trenton; S. " C., Geo. e. Mar
tin, Post 5. Camden j. V. C., Samuel C. Har-
ter. Post 50, Bloomfield Chap Chas. i. Hill
Post 81, Red Bank Medical Director john III
Prickett, Post 90, Elizabeth. Council of Ad.
rinistratiOn, John Lawrence. Post 81. New
brunswick; VIM. ii. Carman, Post al. Asbnrv
Park: Geo. Ii. StinsoD, Post %, Paterson VIM.
w. Corriel. Post 20, Plainfeld: Frederick
Boorman, Post 3, Jersey City. Delegates to
National Encampment, s. G. Magrath, lat
large Post %. Trenton; VIM. J. Buckley, Post
Pr. Paterson Lewis J. Wendell, Post II. New
ark; c. +. Iilden, Post 3. Jersey City: W. +.
Miller, Post Al, Asbury Park; Abraham Lower
Post 81. Point Pleasant; Joseph Coyer. Post
ITO, Newark; w. II. Black, Post g. Jersey CITY.
Department Commander Siahl has apDoiuted
the following staff officers: Asst Adi't-Gen..
X. r. Southwick, Post %, Trenton: Asst G. NJ.
Cen, John Ramsey, Post 3, Jersey City: Judge
Advocate, H. q. Patterson, Post 80, Jersey CITY .
ms. IT, y. Ham, Post 30, Atlantic City: Chief
Mastering Officer. William Ossenberg. Post 3
Trenton; Chief Of staff, Vim. c. Smith, Pos,
20, Plain6eld.
The Department Commander having been
officially requested TO invite the Posts in the
Department 10 participation in the Cuban.
American Carnival and Parade to be held for
the beneht OF the Cuban Army Sanitary Corps
In the city OF Newark on Saturday, July 4
mindful Of the unanimous aud enthusiastic
! sRtion Of the last Department Encampment on
the Cuban resolutions, has for himself and stafI
accepted that invitation. and hereby requests
81 such Posts as can conveniently attend
either as body or by delegation. but more
especially tho Posts within easy reach of New
ark, 10 make an effort to attend and thereby
show that our expressed sympathy was deeper
than words. Posts desiring 10 lake part should
at once communicate with Past Department
Commander j. K. Nulliken, Newark, N. j.
OHIO
The roster Of the Both annual Encampment
of the DEPARTMENT OF Ohio has been issued II
DO complete in every detail.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Department Commander John Acklev has
announced the following STAFF appointments
Asst AdJ't-Gen., Nj. r. Stroupe' Aberdeen
Asst q. NJ Gen., n. G. johnson, Aberdeen
Jndge.Adyocate, j. ii. Hauser, Aberdeen: ASH
'lns.- GEN, William L. Palmer Carthage; Chief
Mastering Officer Ed. c. Warner. Webster
Chief Of Staff N. &. Nash, Canton.
Headquarters have been established at Aber.
deem.
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THIRD CORPS REUNION.
Large Meeting of Veterans at Portland. NJ

Large Meeting of Veterans at Portland, Ne.
The annual Reunion Of the Third Corps wa:
held in Portland. Me-, last week. Among the
most prominent of those in attendance were Gen.
Sickles, Gen. Trcmaiue, Gen. Smith OF the Reg
ular Army; William Primley, OF New York
Col. r. Z. Matthews, of Boston; Col. John Holt
and Col. J. X. Harrison, of New York Col.
town, n. Y; Col. f. l.. Yelling of Pennington,
N. j.; Col. L. ID. Carver, Department Com
mander of Maine; Gen. George l.. Beal, of
Norway. and Col. Elijah Walker.
The business meeting was called to order in
Bosworth Post Hall by President Isaac p Gragg.
After prayer by Rev. James Boyle, OF Massa-
chusetts, the annual reports were read by Sec
rotary Edward l.. yelling, of Pennington, N.
j. and Treasurer William p. Shrieve, of BOs-
ton. Resolutions were adopted thanking the
Legislature of Massachusetts, for its erection of
a statue of Gen. Hooker on the State House
grounds The pen with which Gov. Walcott
signed the Hooker statue bill was formally
presented to the corps.
A preference was expressed for holding the
next Reunion in New Jersey, the place to be
selected by the new board of officers These
officers were elected Pres, Col. Edward Moore,
Boston; V.-P, Gen. James F. Rushing, Tren-
ton. n. j.; Sec, Col Edward L. yelling. PEN
nngton, N. j.; Directors, Col. John Leonard,
Newark. N. j.; Col. Elijah Walker, Somerville
Mass; Col. Il. r. Mathews, Boston; Maj VIM.
II. Howard, Newark. N. j.; Maj. William B.
Mason, Jersey City; Gen. Chauncy McKeever,
Washington; Capt Charles ]. Buchanan, Albany,
N. Y; George i. West, Athol, Mass; Gen. Fl.
E. Tremaine, New York.
Resolutions passed recommending DIR.
Edward l.. yelling, Secretary of the Corps. for
appointment to fill vacancy on the Medical
Board at the Soldiers Home at Hampton, Va.
Another resolution, whose adoption was accom-
panied with enthusiasm, favored State of
Maine Legislative appropriation for the erec-
ton of monument to the memory of Gen.
Hiram G. Berry, Maine officer Of the Third
Colds
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Reduced Rates to Washington.

The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Eudeavor will hold their Annual Meeting IN
Washington, ID. C., July TO l3.
For this occasion the b. d o. r. r. Co. will
sell tickets from all points on its line East OF
the Ohio River TO Washington at one single
fare for the round trip. July 6 to 8. inclusive.
valid Tor return passage until July ID, inclusive,
with the privilege of an additional extension
until July 81 by depositing tickets with Joint
Agent at Washington.
Tickets will also be on sale at stations OF all
connecting lines.
Delegates should not lose sight of the fact
that oil b. d o. trains run via Washington.
The National tribune., 1896-07-02
SERVICE PENSION.

Since our last issue we have received re-
ports from the following Posts of their
unanimous Endorsement of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNEs Service Pension Bill:
Henry Turner Post, DC, Department of
Wisconsin, New London.
Franz Wilhelmi Post, 344, Department of
Missouri, Union; Dave Black, Commander;
H. Calkins, Adiutant.