The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-06-10
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
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June 4
Massia, the renegade Apache chief
and terror to southern Arizona was
killed few days ago By Indian
scouts.
P. NJ Arthur has been reelected
chief of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers
The Democrats Of Kansas have
elected free silver delegates to Chica
go and it is predicted that they will
fuse with the Populists in the general
election
The free silver men will control the
Virginia Democratic State conven-
ton. Senator Daniels has written
the platform and will he the leading
spirit of the convention
The Prince of Wales horse Persim
NOR wone the Duby yesterday
The Cheraw and chester R r has
been sold to an association of Lam
caster merchants for S25, 900. The
road is 20 miles in length
The free silver men have 69l votes
and the gold men 206 in the Ken
lucky Democratic convention.
The Republicans have carried
Origon, and the next Legislature ill
be overwhelmingly Republican
The Maine Republican State con.
vention has declared soidly tor Reid
and the gold standard
A sew ere earthquake was felt in
Colon, United States of Columbia,
Tuesday.
The gold reserve in the T. 5. treas
ury has decreased to lQ6.9 .932,62l.
Inquiry is being made as to the re-
sponslbility for the Moscow disaster. in
which about 1900 persons we're killed
A, Newport. N. H, yesterdav Mr.
Austin Corbin. bis nephew, Corbio
Edgell, and Mr.. Paul Kuuzier, with
Coachman John Stokes, started on a
fishing trip. lp going out OF the yard
the horses shed aud overturned the
carriage. Mr. Corbin and the coach
man were killed and the others Danger
ously Injured Mr.. Corbin was head Of
the Corbin Banking company Of Ne"
York. aad was a very wealthy aud
prominent man, even for that city.
The attempted duel between Generals
! Campos and Borreros is the sensation Of
the hour in Madrid.
A report Of the ravisbipg of a Cuban
wo,nan and two girls, eight years old
by Spanish soldiers was received at Key
West last nigbt. The victims were
subsequently,. killed and buried in their
house.
Walter Joy. patient in the State
asylum from Licking county, Ohio
shot Thomas Cochran, another patient
last night 1t is not known where Joy
got the revolver.
Mrs. Cleveland and children yester-
day went to Gray Gables, Buzzards Bay.
ROME, June 4.-Ernesto Rossi, the
distinguished Italian actor. died at Pes
cara today. He was born at Leghoru
in 1929.
SAVANNAH, Ga June 4 -Adolpb
Con,radi, a member Of Kosenfeld's Or
cbestra at yybee beach, was drowned
to. day at noon while bathing Oh the
beach io front Of the hotel Conrad
came here recently from Baltimore,
where bis parents reside. His body
was recovered and will be shipped tc
Baltimore tomorrow
June 6.
The June term ofcourt in kershaw
county was in session but day and
a.haif
A negro woman and child were
burned to death at Cope Orangeburg
county few days ago.
A special to the Advertiser from
Selma, Ala, says Tonight at II
o'clock difficulty occurred between
Llewellyn Pitts and Ed Mollet, both
prominent men, in which the latter
was shot and perhaps fatally wound
ed Mollet had been drinking and
went to the room of Pitts, where the
difficulty occurred There were no
witnesses to the fight. Both men
emptied their revslvers. Mollet was
hit in the abdomen, ani the ball pas
sed entirely through his body.