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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-08-19
Shot to Death.
Capt. B!asslngame Killed by
a Negro Thief.

SpARrANBURG, Aug 1C.-Oue Of the
saddest and most shocking tragedies
ever knovD in this county occurred
bese to-day Capt J. II. Blassingame,
one of the oldest aod most respected
citizens Of the town, vas shot and in-
s,antl7 killed this afternoon about l
o'clock Cap; B'assiugame was at his
brother u-!aw's house, having gone
there while toe family we're away. for
the purpose Of protecting it from tbe
robbers, as it has been for several Suo-
days past been broken ioto and robbed
Of jewclry aaa sil7erwarc While he
vas lying CO sofa io the hall be heard
aoise. and upoa going il be was 6rea
at by the negro. Zen shots we're fred,
apd it is supposed that both did the
shooting. as two pistols were fouca
lying empty in the room Capt
B!sssin game vas shot twice through
the heart.
A short tine after the shooting a
negro By The usme Of Chris Cannon
was found at bis home suffering from
a pis:o; wound iu MS left side, and it Is
supposed that ae did the shooting
Cannon is a noted thief and has fcl
some ti,no been suspected. Cannon
wound is thought to be fata! Great
excitement prevails, but the laW will
take It's course.
Capt. Biassingame was about 81
years Of age. He was ooe of tue best
known men 10 the up country aud had
held Office in this county longer than
any other man. lie served as sheriff AID
treasurer fer years aud years lie vas
at onc tine chief Of police. He served
through the var, and bsaver soldier
never drew a swcrd Before The wal
be was colo1el in the UTniscd State:
army.
Another negro by the game Of John
sou has just been arrested as an aceou.
,plice TO the killing.
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Evans Apologies {!
No New Facts Presented in
the Maxwell Case.

ANDERSON, August II -Governo1
Evans made public apology to day
for his charge against Mr.. jeff Max
we'll at Florence. Governor Evans
statement to-day of his language al
the Florence meeting and the quail
fication with which he says he sur.
rounded his declaration that Mr. Max
vel! had robbed the State, differed
very materially from my recollection
and my memory for such things is
good.
Again, the impression seemed to
be made on many minds by Governor
Evans statement that Mr. Maxwell
saw him to day and made state
ment to him or gave him an las
surance," as he put it. am told by
a brother of Mr. Maxwell that the
governor. on coming into Anderson
this morning with Congressman Lati
mer, went to bank in Anderson
and sent Mir. Latimer to Mr.. Max
Wells office with request that Mr..
Maxwell call at the bank and see
him. This. l am told, Mr. Maxwell
declined to do.
1t might be also stated that the lei
ter received by Genera! Earle from
Mr.. Maxwell, and read at Florence,
gave full statement of Mr.. Max
Wells in the insurance matter. There
has been no newly discovered evl
dence IN Mr. Maxwell's favor None
was needed.
While | am assured that the Max
welle had no intention of precipating
row at a meeting, there was gener-
al prevalence of opinion that there
would be trouble The police were
reinforced by eight men. While
Governor Evans was in the Chiquola
hotel, the chief and two men were
stationed at the entrance to the
lobby. At the stand the chief and
others were stationed on the steps,
while officers were in the crowd
But it was one of the most orderly
meetings.
About 800 men were gathered un-
der half dozen great oaks near the
depot, where stand had been erect.
ed and benches provided. A brass
brand furnished music.
Brother Whitman had his say with
out protest and Duncan was
given an attentive hearing Evans
was cheered and applauded by a
small portion Of the crowd.
General Earle really made the sen.
sational utterance Of the day, although
the audience did not seem to appre.
ciate 1t at the time It was when the
general denounced as "a lie, don't
care who gave the informaticn,' an
account in The Piedmont Headlight
of the fracas at Florence. That &C
coount was in large part a quoted IN
terview with Governor Evans.-The
State.
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Evans Must Apologize.
He will Eat his Words OF
There Will be Trouble.
Special to the State

Special to the State
ANDERSON. Aug. 16 What to-mor-
row will bring forth here can hardly be
conjectured, but that one of two things
will occur is certain. Governor Evans
will either publicly apologize for calling
JEFF Maxwell thief or there will be
trouble.
1t vas at the Florence meeting. just
before being attacked by Judge Earle.
and when furnished afidavits by Earle
in proof Of the statement that she State
board had taken the dispeusary insurance
from Maxwell! after that gentleman bad
offered to take it according to pew
rating, / 8 4 per oeut and given it tc
the governors brother at 2 per cent.
that Eyaus said of Maxwell that be had
been stealing that quarter of one per
cent. am informed tonight that a
few of Maxwell's friends will attempt
to see Governor Evans in private in the
morning and demand a written retrac-
ton OF his WORDS on. the stump. out
Governor Evaos is not here. He is be-
lieved to be With Congressman Lati-
mer. 10 miles from here, and will prob
ably drive 10 before the speaking be-
gins. His brother B B. Evans. cane
here frcm Columbia to-day, while 6.
brother of Mr. Maxwell came irom
Greenville.
Two dispensary coDstables arrived
here on the same train How many there
are in town cannot be ascertaluea |
hear tonight from friend of Evans,
but not as coming from him, that tbe
governor has determined to make a
statemen. in the way Of an apology.
". E. Gonzales.
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The employees of the Adams Ez
press Co., in New York City and Jer
sew City are out on a strike.

The employees of the Adams Ez-
press Co., 10 New York City and Jer.
sey City are out on strike.
The Spartanburg Herald edi;crlally
says: "A citizen of this State was in
New York recently floating some bonds.
There in brokers' Office be chanced 10
inset Mr. Colin Rbind, Of Augusta, Go.
AT the risk Of seeming lmper'ueas the
Soui: Carolipian asked aIr Hhiud how
much Tillman AID Evans did get.
Rhind replied promptly that Tilman
didn't get a cent. John Gary Evaos
has already gotteo $4,000. He has
not gotten al! be expects, but tbs exact
amount yet to come has not been deter
mined We take this to be the truth. :.
# it is. there is not an honest man in
South Carolina who can say that be
considers Mr.. Evans connection with
the bend deal honorable. Twelve
thousand dollars is more than this man
ever nade at Law 10 his life This,
coupled With his efforts to get the liquor
commissioner to buy liquor from n'ao
WHO had offered rebates. and the fact
that be took Thousands of dollars Worth
of insurance from the ageots through
out the State 10 order that be might
put thousands of dollars into the pock-
cts Of his brother, proves that be is not
such a man as South Carol;uinns delight
to homer"
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CHICAGO THE PLACE.
National Democratic Head.
quarters Established There.

WASHINGTON, August l5.-At /
o'clock this afternoon Chairman
Jones gave out the following
The headquarters of the national
Democratic committee will be es-
tablished at Chicago, with a branch
at Washington city.
A part Of the campaign committee,
sufficient to conduct the business o1
the campaign for the present, has
been appointed. The gentlemen Sc,
lected so far are John R. Mclean, OF
Ohio, D. T Campau, of Michigan,
j. D. Johnson, of Kansas, Clark
Howell, of Georgia, B. B. Sma'ley,
of Vermont, and Mr.. Gahan, Of Hi
nois
Mr.. J. L Norris has also been
selected as assistant treasurer OF the
national committee, located at Wash
ingfon Other appointments will be
made as occasion requires.
The executive committee will be
appointed later
Mr.. German was requested to &C,
cept place on the campalngn com
mittee. He declined because of the
selection Of Chicago, as he could not
very well go so far from his own
State. He will, as member Of the
national committee, engage actively
in the campaign, especially in his
own and neighboring States. Before
leaving for his home this afternoon,
Chairman Faulkner of the congress.
ional campaign committee said that
the campaign book of the national
Democratic committee was in for
ward state of preparation and would
be ready for general distribution
within three days after the reception
of the letter of acceptance Of Mr.
Bryan.
None of the arrangements an.
nonnced yesterday had be;tered: At
ter spending Sunday at Mr.. Walkers
place, Mr.. Sewall will return to
Maine and Mr.. and Mrs Bryan will
go to Red Hook. Dutchness county,
for vacation of ten days Their later
movements will be governed by the
plans of the campaign committee.
There was little or no demonstration
at the Grand Central depot, although
the + cur of the presidential candi.
dates departure had been widely an.
nounced. Perhaps $50 persons were
gathered to see him and they pressed
around and crowded the entrance
way. Mrs. Bryan smiled sweetly
and Mr.. Bryan lifted his hat in re-
sponse to mild cheer, and then the
party hurried through the platform
gates to the waiting train.
Before leaving Mr. St. Johns
house, Mr.. Bryan had a brief talk
with the reporters who were waiting
to see him off. He said that he knew
when he came to New York it was to
face all autagonistic press and he
had received better treatment than
he expected. lie congratulated him
self that none of the editorials pub.
lished in this city had referred to
him as an anarchist since he arrived
He knew that they had done so pre-
viously and was delighted TO be!ive
that he had at least partially eradi-
Gated :hat sentiment regarding him.
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New YORK, August Is DR.. Roger
S Tracy, register of vital statistics, re-
ports that for the week euding at noen
today there we're l,S10 deaths 10 the
city, 552 being IN cases of children
under five years of age. Of these
deaths 65I we're due to sunstrcke,
sselling the death rate to 1865, the
greatest deatb rate for one week yet
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-08-19

The President has accepted the re-
s;gcat;on Of Uoited States District At
terney Watts, Of West Virginia, who
hes been uomiDat for governor Of bis
State By the Democrats on sll7er
platform.
General Wheaton. commanding the
department Of Colosodo, ;clegraphs the
war department that he beiievea the
the Yaqui Indiap raiders have. moved
acrth. They have scattered aad the
recent heavy rains have ob!iterated
their trail. They are on foot The
prompt arri7a! and action of the United
States troops has been benGcial and the
soldiers are so s;atiooed as to intercept
the raiders Who have not returned to
Mexico.
The treasury gold reserve at the
close Of business yesterday stood at
S105, 11S,702 The days Withdrawals
were $50 SEQ. The decline CT oyer
81 ,0o0,00 since Saturday is due 20
the fact that Sl,000,0 600 was withdrawn
ia Sao Francisco last Monday and not
ta!seo out until to-day. Daily with
drawals, as giveu cut at the treasury
meaos withdta walls OF gold at New
York only
The comptroller Of the currcucy has
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-08-19

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Soda served in G jitfy at Chna's foantaiu.
Tobacco Baskets, cheap as the cheapest
for sale by Levi Bros. July !.
Sewing Machines and Organs cleaned and
repaired at the Sumter Music House.
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Prsf. G. Bcrseu, an atronant, was
killed at Dallas, Texas, Yesterday AID
Frapk Jacobs. also an ae.oaspt, "as
killed Quincy, Ills.
INDIANAPOLIS. Iud.. Aug. Il The
Indiana Bicycle works, the largest Of
the kind 10 tie world, mploylng l 800
men wien ruaring full handed. shut
dcwn tc-day until afer the election.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
PRIMARIES OR A REVOL I
The Question That Faces the
Third Congressional Dis
trict Committee.
WILL BE DECIDED TO-DAY.
The Alameda Delegates Resolution
Dispensing With Primaries to
Be Dealt With.
WILL BE DECIDED TO-DAY. |

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,
90S Broadway, March 20.
There is only one thing that will prevent
the Republican party of this county from
severing all connections with the present
leaders and reorganizing for themselves,
Independent of the present Congressional
and county committeeman. The remedy
is in the hands of the Third District Con-
gressional Committee, which meets in San
Francisco tomorrow. Should the COM
mittee accept the recommendation of the
Alameda County delegation aud order
them to appoint the delegates movement
for reorganization will be at once started,
and the result will be complete division
of the party. Should the recommendation
be ignored and primaries be ordered there
would still be a dissatisfied faction, but
they would be a minority.
Although the original dissension was
caused by the announcement that George
G. Pardee would attemp pit to 60 to st. Louis
instead of Senator Denison, who has got
into the habit of going to National con-
ventions, it has broadened into fight be-
tween the present leaders of the party and
the reform element. AS regards Pardee
and Denison the party is about equally dl-
vided, but in regard to the fight over pri-
maries large majority is in favor OF
them. Many of Denison's supporters are
opposed TO the appointment of delegates
by six committeeman and all OF Pardoe's
are in favor of primaries, SO that should
the Congre ssonal committee order pri-
maries it will doubtedly be satisfactory
to majority of the Republican electors.
The language of Rev. DR.. Coyle and W.
r. Davis regarding the exercise of one
man power has produced marked effect,
but il is not SO much the nominating of a
ST. Louis delegate that is now interesting
the electors as the words at the end of the
call for the district convention. The call
concludes, "and for such other business as
may be brought before the convention"
This language, it is said, has been intro
duced for the purpose OF making it pos
sible for the convention to nominate can
didate for Congress. This supposition GER
tainly does not apply to Messrs. Morrow
and Taylor, who voted with Senator Earl
for primaries for three weeks until they
saw the deadlock could not be broken, and
who only changed in order that some
agreement might be reached.
1t now appears that much of the opposi-
tion to the action of the Alameda delega-
ton last Saturday night arose from the
idea that it's action was final. This, of
course, is not the case, although the COM
mitteemen were given to understand that
after taking the feeling of their constitu-
encies their recommendation would be
ratified. If the presidents and secretaries
of ward clubs who have been invited to
attend to-morrow's meeting present the
resolutions passed by their respective clubs,
it is considered as certain that the Con-
gressional District Committee will attempt
to heal the breach ana order primaries for
Alameda County.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21

M. w. Jellett, H. W. Kleinenbroich, S. G.
S. Dunbar, B. Ransome. W. r. Berry, FL.
Lowell, A. H. Higgins, n. Watson, F. D.
Adams, A. III. Hersey, j. G. Baker, f. B.
Norton, R. NJ Fitzgerald, G. II. Gorrel, Z.
H. Burgans, II. FL. North and P. J. Cado-
gan.
J.O. Cadman was elected president of
the club, John K. Orr vice-president, Shell
don I. Kellogg secretary, and ]. G. Baker,
H. A. Tubbs and A. II. Higgins members
of the executive committee. President
Cadman, G. P. Morrow and G. c. Schneider
were selected as delegates to the California
Inanimate Target Association, which
holds it's annual meeting Saturday.
Court Vacation.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 20.-The four
Judges of the Alameda County Superior
Court to-day made an order and had it
entered upon the minutes fixing the date
of the annual vacation from and including
une % and including August IA, 1896.
1t was also ordered that no cases, de-
murrers, motions or other proceedings,
except criminal and probate matter and
causes of forcible entry and unlawful de-
tainer be set down for trial or hearing
during such time unless by the consent OF
all parties interested and the Judge to
whose department the proceedings may
have been assigned. All demurrers and
motions set for that period are continued
to Monday, August IL.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
THE MILLINER rs FREE.
A Warrant for Forgery Issued That
Was Defective in Fact and
Technicality.


OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
90S Broadway, March 20.
Mrs. Dushane considers herself very
much abused woman. Yesterday man
named Foster called on her ana presented
promissory note against Mr.. Dushane.
Her husband not being at home, the col
lector demanded payment, and according
to Mrs. Dushane behaved like hoodlum.
She told Foster her husband was traveller
and was on the road, but he was very per-
sistent and finally left.
Later in the day Mrs. Dushane was ar
rested on warrant issued by r. r. Moore
Jr., deputy in the District Attorneys
office, charging her with forgery. When
the milliner was in Jail it was recognized
that some one had blundered. Mr.. Moore
did not want the woman held on the
forgery charge and suggested that Chief
Lloyd release her. This he had no power
to do, but later Judge Wood released her
or her own recogniZance.
When the case was called in the Police
Court this morning Mrs. Dushane was re-
leased as the complaint was defective.
Foster says that the milliner tore up tn e
note and Mrs. Dushane denies destroying
it, and there were no other witnesses.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
HISTORY OF A DAY.
A Iameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.

A Iameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
90S Broadway, March 20.
Arthur Jones, aged II years, who formerly
worked for City Veterinarian Pierce, is wanted
on the charge of forging his late employers
name to q checK on the California Bank.
In the suit of Rachael Kimball against w.
G. Tripp to set aside certain deeds of trust a
second amended complaint was put in this
morning by the plain tlffs and case continued.
In the case of Wettstein VS.. the Southern
lowed an extension of ten days from March %
to file statement on motion for new
trial.
Miss Mahoney. who told Deputy Sheriff
Smith that she had lost enough time on ac-
count of the Hill trial, and Jailed TO respond
court.
An adjourned meeting of the Republican
Central Committee of the Third Congressional
District will be held in the office OF Senator
Guy Earl in San Francisco tomorrow alter
noon at 2 o'clock.
The reception given by Mrs. Charles Webb
Howard in honor of Miss Susan B. Anthony
and Rev. Anna Shaw yesterday afternoon was
attended by many of the friends and partisans
OF woman suffrage.
William Mullins, the well-known member Of
he Democratic County Central Committee
from the Third Ward, is besng put to the front
for the Democratic nomination Tor Supervisor
in the Fifth District.
The Superior Judges have amended court
rule 81, so that instead OF grand juries being
drawn in the several departments in rotation
they will be drawn in Department in the fu-
ture. This rule is TO take effect on April 20.
The deed to the Elks Rest. by which the
Mountain View Cemetery Association conveys
to the Oakland Lodge OF Elks plat in that
cemetery of 13, 100 square feet for a considera-
ton OF $3.50, was recorded to-day.
Major Pico, the proud patrician of Temescal, :,
has caused the arrest of Lee See a Chinese gar
dener, on a charge OF snatching a watch from
him. The Chinaman claims that the maj jor
owed him some money, and he made personal
levy.
Chief of Police Lloyd this afternoon received
q letter from w. d. Cramer, grocer at Green
wich and Dupont streets, San Francisco, re-
garding the markings on the door frames in
this city. He says he knows it is the work of
canvassers. The men who solicit orders for en-
larging pictures especially do great deal of
such marking.
The Trustees of San Leandro have filed an
answer to A. c. Hammond's petition to enjoin
them from selling electric-light bonds. They
assert that before issuing the bonds they had
employed compe tent engineers to ign the
plant, and deny that they intend to go into
the electric-lighting business with respect to
furnishing light to private individuals.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
FOR TEACHERS
The Present Act Regarded by
Alameda Educators as a
Failure.

ALAMEDA, CAL, March 20.-It would
seem that unless the schoolteachers of the
county secure an amendment to the ''Pub-
lie School Teachers Annuity and Retire
ment Fund act, which was approved on
March 26, 1895, and which has been in
force now almost one year, it would be-
come dead letter. 1t is rather opaque
and incomprehensible an instrument at
best and the teachers have found it to be
imperative in practice and merely con-
glomeration of meaningless words. In
Alameda the effort to have it go into effect
has met with fat failure, and only when
an amendment to it is made will the
teachers attempt to make use of it's in
tended benefits.
The act provides for the organization of
board of commissioners, composed of
the County Superintendent of Schools, the
chairman of the Board of Supervisors and
the County Treasurer, with power to re-
ceive and distribute funds. For teachers
who have served for twenty years the act
provides for pension of $45 per month,
and for those vhn have served twenty-five
years $50 per month.
The pensioner must also have joined
tuC
about the act is that it will not go into
effect until twenty years after its passage,
which makes it OF no special value to any
one. 1t is only operative at present when
a subscriber to the fund pays down $500,
and even then there is question, because
not sufficient number of persons could
procure that sum.
The particularly meaningless part OF the
act is to be found in the wording of section
8. 1t is as follows:
To provide a fund for the payments pro-
vded for in this act the secretary of the Board
OF Education in each municipality shall GER
tify monthly to the treasurer of each munich
paiity and the Board of Trustees in every
school district outside of such municipalities
the County Treasurer of each county 1 per
cent OF the amount due each teacher salary
for the previous month.
The section as it reads means that the
secretary of the Board of Education shall
certify something not stated, and the
trustees in outside districts shall certify
something unknown. 1t is perfectly
m meaningless.
Burdette to Lecture.
ALAMEDA, CAL, March 20.-Robert
Burdette, Americas greatest humorist,
will deliver lecture tomorrow saturday.
evening at Linderman's Opera-house, un-
der the auspices of the First Baptist
Church. Tickets for the affair have been
sold to hundreds, and a big crowd is ex-
pected.
Mourning paper is going out of fashion.