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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-03

ADJUSTMENTS.
BALDWIN THEATER -"Dr. Belgran.
'CoLUMBkA TEtATNR--The New south.
MoRoscos OPERA-HoUsE- Midnight Alarm
1Ivo1I OPERA House The Little Duke
ORPHEUH-HighC iass Vaudeville.
ALcAzAR' THEATER End of the century
NEW BUsHsTREET THEArER.-T' A Kennedy
The Hypno;ist.
METROPOLITAN TEMPLE.-Piano Recital, satur-
day. December 5.
HE CHUTEs AND SKATING RINK-Dauf az
hhlRht street, one block east of the FarA-
hu1Ro bA1Hs- Bathing and performance
fAcIFIc COAST JOCKEY C1UB-Races to-day
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-22
The Legislature at Work Hangs Over Charleston.
The Metropolitan Police
Sword Once More.

Quite stir was occasioned about the
capitol yesterday when it became no'aed
around that the governor had practically
made up his mind to put Charleston
under the control of metropolitan police.
For several days it has been known that
something f this KIDD was liable to de-
yelop in short time Yesterday morn
ing Mr.. St. Juliao Yates came up from
Charleston 10 response to summons, 1t
is surmised, in connection with the mat
ter.
The present stir seems TO have been
created by the failure Of the new ad-
mipistratiou to retain Chief Of Police
Martin, and good many other mat
,ers bearing upon the enforcement Of
the dispepsary law 10 Charleston.
When Governor Evans was asked
about the matter yesterday he declined
to have anything to say for publication.
It was ascertaiacd, however. that the
governor, while it has been practically
decided to give Charleston the metro
politau police, has held the matter 10
statu quo, in response to a telegram
from the Charleston authorities asking
for conference in regard to the mat.
ter.
1t may be only another scare, but
Governor Evans seems to have con-
siderable information Of some kind.
upon which he is about to act. 10
understand the matter fully, one would
have to be familiar with the iutrlcacles
of Charleston municipal matters The
S:ate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-22

that the Marquis Of Salisbury intends to
apply to Washington, asking it to be
good enough to arbisrase or conc'liate,
are mistaken. and We certainly hope
tbey have 10, been able to lead Amer.
ican opinion 10 share their errors.
There is an Increasing disposition both
in Londou and 10 Washington to be-
ieve that the dispute can be arranged
By negotiations between the only gen
uine parties thereto, Great Britain and
Venezuela.
I'VE have no quarrel with the old
Mouroeism, out if the senate insists
upon setting up new Monroeism
which will render the United States
absolute arbitrator of the affairs Of the
contuept of which one third bclonge to
Great Britain, We certainly cannot
avert the consequences by yielding.
The issue, peace or war, lies with the
Americans :"
rhe same view of the matter is taken
by The Globe, which is skeptlcal as to
the formation of court of arbitration
whose decisions would be sure to COM
maud equal respect ou both sides.
ITO this day. adds The Globe, !"
"the Americans have Dot carried out
the Bering sea award, aud the arbitra-
tors have no means Of enforcing it"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-22
THE PARIS EXHIBITION OF 1900.

Everything VIII BE Done Upon Grand
and Immense Scale.
In the Revue des Deux Mondes is q
preliminary survey Of the forthcoming
cosmopolitan exhibition of 1900.
It will be held on the Champs de
Mars, great open space on the south
west extremity of Paris, already con-
secrated by the presence of many SINH
Lar fairs.
The French government sent out
their first announcement of the scheme
on July 13, 1892, and last summer the
chamber Of deputies voted prelim-
mary grant for the expenses connected
with "best plan competition" The
Champs Elysees will be considered part
OF the exhibition, ard there is even a
talk of including the immense square
n front of the Invalides. Indeed, the
scheme of construction provides for a
broad bridge which will join in per-
manent fashion the Champs Elysees to
the quay which runs on the river side
of Napoleon's historic resting place.
Architects, artists and builders were
invited to send in plans and ideas. Every
kind of liberty. in theory, was allowed
to those who took part in this curious
competition. Thus the best scheme did
not necessarily require the retention
of the Eiffel tower or any other Of the
old exhibition buildings, with the
notable exception, however, Of the
Trocadero. Everything will be done
on an immense scale and if the ideas
which at present prevail among
its promoters are carried out the
exhibition of 1900 will gradually
absorb the whole of Paris, and even
far off Vincennes will be utilized for all
that concerns athletic sports, interna-
tional,matches and Olympian games. AS
is natural, great point will be made
of anything relating to the past Gen.
tury, and the exhibition will be in more
senses than one centennial exposition.
The army and navy sections will be OF
very great interest.
After period Of four months those
who had entered their names as being
willing and anxious to enter the exhi-
bition plan competition were told to
send in their schemes. No one compet-
itor fulfilled all the conditions, SO
something will be taken from each Of
the eighteen best sets of plans and sug-
gestions sent il. The Seine will play
prominent role in the esthetic side Of the
exhibition, for 1t is proposed to recon
stitute on its left bank g portion of the
Grand canal, Venice.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-22
Newspaper Files.
(From the Chicago Tribune.)

A complete file Of each Of the news
papers that have been published in Chi.
cago since the fire. in fact more COM
p!ete than is to be found 10 mauy of the
newspaper Offices, is one of the features
of the Chicago Public Library When
the editors of the various newspapers
are appealed to 10 regard to articles
that have appeared in their papers
they with one accord refer the appi-
cant to the Public Library. In addi-
tion to persons SO referred, there are a
large number Of people who. knowing
of these files. are constantly wanting
either the whole or portion of the
articles they have read, but failed to
preserve Many Of these requests are
for articles Of very recent date, and
the area from which they come ie only
limited by the circulation of the Chica-
go papers, together with such papers as
make excerpts from them. There is
probably nothing in the library that is
the source of more requests than these
files of Chicago newspapers, and there
is certainly nothing more closely guard
ed. This latter fact accounts for the
f|e 10 the Public Library being more
perfect than are many Of those in the
Offices where the paper is published.
It is not quite easy to understand Why
a person who would not think of tear
ing a page from book will ruthlessly
mutilate newspaper file that is far
more valuable. But the fact remains,
and for this reason the newspaper files
at the Public Library are constantly
guarded. Mo one is permitted to ex-
smine them save under the surveillance
Of the guard.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-22
Venezuela Again.

LoNDou, Jan. 16.-In an article
commenting upon the speech at Man
chester last night by Mr.. A. J. Bal
four, first lord of the treasury, the St.
James Gazette, this afternoon says:
''Mr. Balfour does not give encour-
agement to the diplomatic amateurs
who are trying to get the Americans to
believe that We are wrong and will end
by knuckling down.
s'Those who have been led to believe
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-22
A Session of Only Three
Quarters of an Hours
Duration.

Last year somebody remarked that
it would be a cold day when the
house held a session of only an hours
duration. Yesterday the cold day
came and the use fu filled the
prophecy am :e it's own record
by holding a ION of less than an
hours dursf, 1t was rainy,
cold and dreary on the outside and
the members didn't seem to have
much of desire for work anyway
At one time it looked very much as
if the fight over the bill to 4es>oIish
the South Carolina Military >ademy
was going to take place, but a ruling
of the speaker on point of order
made by Mr. Mellett sent the matter
over to some later day-maybe to-
day. Yesterdays was one of the
most uneventful sessions the present
house has ever held, though a good
start was made by the killing OF one
bill, and the passage of another to a
third reading, it being ordered sent
to the senate.
The provision in the new Constitu
ton, barring all kinds of special bills
is beginning to get in it's work The
same day of the last session there
were upwards of 40 new bills intro
duced; yesterdays record was only
eight, and none of them weIo of very
general interest. To day the house
will very likely get down to work. fer
the committees are losing no time in
considering and reporting upon the
bills referred to them.
The following was the most i'm
porsant bill introduced:
By Mr.. Hammett: To authorize
and provide for the changing Of the
locstion of the public roads, etc.
This bill provides that the county
boards of commissioners of the sew
eral counties of the State are hereby
authorized and empowered to change
the location of any of the public
roads in any of the counties Of this
State, where in their judgment, steep
hills and rough places in said roads
can be avoided by so doing For
the purpose of relocating such roads
they shall have the power to call to
their assistance surveyor, who shall
survey and lay off such roads under
their direction. The said commits
sioners shall have the power to con-
demn the land so laid off where the
owner of said land will not give the
right of way for such purposes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-22

*Daiy.
fDaily except Sunday.
Trains so and 81 carry through Pullman
Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars between New
York and Atlanta via Augusta.
T. NJ. EMERSON, n. N. EMERSON,
Traffic Manager. Asst Gen. Pass Agt
j. R. KENLY, Gen'l Manager.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-22
Lost to Democracy.
To the Editor of The State

The writer while being with you
in all your struggles must now leave
you and move his membership into
the Republican camp and in doing so
would like to give some reasons for
the same. hoping they may induce
other to do likewise.
First, the National Democratic
party has proven itself utterly in
competent to run the government
This must be admitted by sll think
ing men. As soon as they got into
power the entire business of the
United States waned and the South
suffered very seriously in every de-
partment of business. Many farmers
and merchants to-day are bankrupt
by their unwise legislation and thou
sands of men are out of employment.
The manufacturing interests also suf:
fered seriously all over the United
States. and there was no sign of
Improvement in the industries Of our
country until it was seen that the
Republican party would soon get into
power.
Second, this same old Democratic
party brought on the war between
the States by claiming to be neutral
and as soon as the war was fairly
started the war Democrats went into
the Union army and caused our de-
feat
The same party after the war was
over. held out promises to the South
and made her solid, which forced the
Republicans to pass unwise legisla-
ton, which did them no good and re.
suited in great harm to the South,
and when the same old Democratic
party got into power it did nothing
for the South, save putting a few of
her men into Office.
Third, the fear of negro rule is
removed by the disfranchisement of
10000 of them and white men can
and will honestly differ.
Fouth, the Republican party be.
lieves in protection and no country
needs it more than the South.
Fifth, because the Republican party
is the party of progress, which we
need in the South.
Sixth, because the Republican
party is the party for good money
and plenty of it, hence, is the party
for the farmer and laborer.
Seventh, because the Republican
party is greatly interested in the
railroads of the South and should the
intelligent people join in with them
they will assist US By legislating ito
build up the waterpowers of the
South and make their roads more
profitable.
These and many other reasons
cause me to go into the Republican
camp and the writer can't see how
our Southern people can do other
wise Democrat OF 1876.
Sumter, Jan. "A.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-22
On the 29th Ballot.
Chicago Wins the Democratic
Convention.

Washington. Jan. l6 The Demo-
cratic national convention will be held
at Chicago on July I. Such was the
decision reached on the 29tb ballot by
the national committee to-day after a
spirited contest in which Chicago won
by bare majority with St Louis ouly
two votes behind. It was practically
fight between the free silver forces 90
the one hand and the hard money men
on the other. This statement cannot
be taken as literally correct. for several
silver men finally voted for Chicago.
while other votes were cast for St.
Louis by hard money men. As mat
ter of fact, the vote which Chicago re.
ccived was. as Mr.. Smally Of Vermont
expressed it, ga natural one" iuasmucb
as it was cast by the States lying within
the group known as the middle and
west and east. St. Louis vote might
also be called equally natural since it
came mainly from the southwest aud
the west. The free silver men who
were bitterly hostile to New York,
made St. Louis their rallying point
and throughout the entire 20 ballots
they were loyal to the city of their
choice. The splendid showing made
by St. Louis surprised the best posted
politicians at the Arlington hotel as it
was believed last night and this morn
ing that she could not rally to exceed
Is or Is votes that she whould then
drop out of the race and that the fight
would narrow down to Chicago and
Cincinnati. That she did stay in the
race and in the concluding ballots
steadily increased her strength shows
how admirably her forces, we're dis
ciplioed.
New York's poor showing did not
surprise any one who is familiar with
the situation. 1t was not that the New
York campaign was not cleverly man
aged, for her delegation neglected no
argument that could secure her the
support of the committee 1t was OBJ
vious yesterday afternoon that she
could not win, but her representatives
pluokily continued the fight in the face
of certain defeat. 1t was thought that
Cincinnati might be the second choice
of a sufficient number of members to
secure the prize, but this hope was not
realized At 20 time during the day
was Cincinnati serious competitor and
at no time did she secure more than II
votes. Chicago began with 6 votes
and it was not until the 18th ballot
that she increased them to 10. She re.
NAMED practically at that figure until
the Goth ballot when her strength was
increased to l3. Again she stood
practically still until the 9th ballot,
when her vote Of l6 in the preceding
ballot was increased to 20. At chat
time St. Louis, which had begun with
19, had 21 votes. New York had
fallen to 8 and Cincinnati to 6. It was
then manifest that not only had the
fight narrowed down to Chicago and St.
Louis, but that Chicago's steadily in-
eressing gains indicated her ultimate
victory. This came on the 29th ballot,
when her vote of 81 in the 28th ballot
was increased by 5. thus giving her
bare majority and leaving St. Louis
dangerous second with "a, while Cincin.
natl vas reduced to l. New York's 4
votes on this ballot went to Chicago, as
did also / of Cincinnati's.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-22
TRAINS GOING NORTH.

*Daily. fDaily except Sunday.
No. So runs through to Charleston, S. G
via Central R. r., arriving Manning 35o
~, Lanes II p NJ, Charleston 8 So p. N.
Trains on Wilmington & Conway R. R,
leave Chadbourn 10 20 a. M, arrive at Con-
way IL 35 p. H., returning leave Conway al
80 p. NJ, arrive Chadbourn 5 90 2. m..
leave Cbadbourn IS p NJ, arrive at Hub at
6 20 p. m., RETURN % leave Hub Is a. m
arrive at Chadbourn 800 q. N. Daily ex.
cept Sunday.
JOHN F. DIVINE, Gen' Supt.
J. K KENLY, Gen'l Manager.
T. N. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
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Atlantic Coast Line.
NORTHEASTERN r. r. Of s. C.
saAHI sIA 8 g. - NzE 80 8
.AVW w w AV az 4EW WNV'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-22

In going to ge. drink stop and tank
what bargains in Pianos, Organs and Sewing
Machines are to be had at the Sumter Music
House, in the Masonic Temple building.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-22

genius, but majestic genius. He is a
man of commanding presence, of gigan-
tic stature. But he will not wear sus.
penders. We're it not for this fact he
would be of elegant appearance. His
auburn hair is long, and curls over his
collar and his forehead He wears a
sombrero hat and his tiny boots are al
ways encased in high heel boots. His
feet are very comfortable in No. boot,
and he can wear a lady's glove. AL
though but 40 years of age his hospitali-
ty has antique flavor. 1t is a cock fight
or horse race with him, from the well
coming of the coming guest to the
speeding Of the parting one. He is as
modest as blushing maiden, as cour-
age DIS knight, and as poetic as lover
of the time of troubadours. For natur-
al eloquence he has few equals in the
west and no superiors, and as a scholar
he is finished. His courtesy to the fair
sex is proverbial, and he has a passion
ate fondness for all that is beautiful--es-
pecially children. He has some of his
own, and romps with them like the
smaller brother. He is rare child of
nature. He will live nowhere but on the
frontier of civilization, and would rather
live in cottage on the bleak prairie
within sight of the Indians tepee than
abide in the alhambra and enjoy the So
ciety of the proud dons and ladies of
Spain.
In the practice of law he is also eccon-
trio. He never prosecutes, but always
defends. And fee is the last thing he
thinks of. 1t does not make any differ
enee whether man in trouble has mon
ey or not, he can always get Temple
Houston to defend him.
He was chosen to deliver the Grafton
at the dedication of the new capitol of
Texas, and was chosen to deliver an ora
ton at the Tennessee centennial. His
father was one of the. early governors of
that state.
Although a remarkably fne-looking
man, he is so free from vanity that he
has never had photograph of himself
taken, and probably never will-volun-
tarily.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-22
FISH EATING GRASS.
An Oregon Farmer Claims the Carp Are
Denuding his Meadows.

A rancher, whose place is on the bot
tom of the Willamette slough, below
Holbrook station, was in the city the
other day to find out whether he had re-
course against the United States fish
commission for the introduction of carp
into the rivers of this section, says the
Portland Oregcnian.
He says these fish are DESTROYING his
meadows by eating his grass and grub
bing up the roots. AS the water over
flows his meadows the carp follow it up
in thousands, the small ones weighing
about three pounds pushing their way
up where the water is only three inches
or so in depth and clearing off all yegeta-
ton, so that when the water recedes he
will have mud flats in the place of mead
ows.
He says that while looking at the fish
eating his grass on Sunday he got SO mad
that he took off his shoes and stockings
and went out into the shallow water and
attacked them with a hoe. He slashed
lot of them intwo, but when the drove
became ALARMED and made for deep wa.
ter they bumped their noses against his
shins and came near knocking him off
his feet, and his ankles are black and
blue from the humping he got. AS for
driving the carp away, he said he might
as well tried to sweep back the rise of
the Columbia with broom.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-22
THE COTTON CROP.
ALI Indications Point to a Large Yield of
the Staple.

All Indications Point to a Large Yield of
the Staple.
The report from the department of ag-
riculture on the cotton crop shows an
average of 92.5 per cent. which is but a
little less than the highest percentage of
last month of 97.3 per cent.
This falling IF is due almost entirely
to the condition of the crop in Texas,
where unusually hot and dry weather
has prevailed.
In spite of this falling off, however,
the condition generally of the crop is
the best ever known in July and the gen.
eral belief is that the outlook for cotton
is unusually good.
OF course there are many dangers to
which cotton will yet be exposed and
these may effect the ultimate yield. We
may yet have too much rain, poor
picking season, or an early frost.
Any one of these would influence the
yield very materially and it is therefore
an impossibility to make a fair predic-
ton as to what the crop will eventually
be.
Although large yield is anticipated,
that by no means signifies that it will
qe ten million-bale crop, such as we
had in 1894. That yield was simply phe-
nominal and will hardly be repeated.
AS the financial question will virtually
be settled this fall, it is thought there
will be a big revival in the domestic
cotton goods trade, and 1T is probable
that good price for the staple will
rule.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-22
500 Reward 500.

Thereaders of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that is
catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure known to the medical
Fraternity. Catarrh being constitu-
tional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
TEN, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing it's work.
The proprletors have so much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that ii
fails to cure. Send for list of testimo.
malls. Address,
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O..
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-22
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bitters as remedy for
your troubles? If not get bottle now
and get relief. This medicine has been
found to be peculiarly adapted to the
relief and cure of all Female Complaints,
exerting wonderful direct influence in
giving strength and tone to the organs.
If you have loss of appetite, constipa-
ton, headache, fainting spells, or are
nervous, sleepless, excitable, melancholy
troubled with dizzy spells, Electric Bit.
tiers is the medicine you need. Health
and strength are guaranteed by its use.
so cents and S1.00 at Sale-Davis drug
store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-22
This Is From a Georcia Etiitnr.

"The editor sat in his office cold,
whence all but him had fled, but he
wished that every last dead beat was in
his grave, stone dead. His mind then
wandered far away to the time when he
should die, and his loyal editorial soul
goes scooting to the sky; when he'd
roam the fields of paradise and sail oyer
jasper seas, and all things glorious would
combine, his every sense TO please. He
thought how, when he'd look across the
great gulf dark and drear, that yawned
between his happy soul and those who
Swindled hero; and then for water they
should call and in agony they'd oaper,
he'd shout to them; ''Just moisten Won
tongue with 1.-THE fdue hats on your
paper"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-22
This Dog RIDES a "n,ke. ,,

CAMERON, GA, July 10.-Frank Ev-
ans, of this pace, has a little black and
tan which is very fond of riding on BIZ,
cycle. 1t lays its paws across the hand
les and holds on nicely. 1t clngs to it's
place on the wheel with remarkable
tenacity while Frank rides at full speed
over rough ground.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-22
The SON OF SAM HOUSTON.
HntL.URESQUE DELEGATE TO THE
% CHICAGO CONVENTION.

It from Oklahoma and Had Just Been
Acquitted of the Charge of Muir
der. He is a Genius.