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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-08
Watch Russia !!

If the revoIutiDg ras;ees 10 India
sacceed 10 following and utilizing the
advantages which they have already
gained over their British cypress.
ors. Russia sill soon be beard from. q
For years Russia has beed advancing
npoo Icdia. Sac has abandoned her
old route, and the pvesen. movement is
from the Caspian and aims at Herat.
The Russian railway to Iodia may yet
be the most important highway in the
world. aad may determine the fate Of
Europe and Asia.
There is little TO keep tie Russians
out CT Eeras. aud when they once cap
ture that city the British in India will
be half defeated. This stronghold
commands the valleys which lead to
the vulnerable part Of India.
Why does Russia wait :? Heretofore
she has been stopped by Afghanistan,
whose ruler, the Ameer, is paid $780,
600 a year by England for his good
will. This, however. does rot control,
his ,ribesmeo, aud it is DOW reported that
be end his followers are ready TO join iu
holy war against Eogland. In this
event the British will have serious trou.
bic
Russia's receos alliance With Ger
maDy and France makes the situation
all the more interesting It means
that England is left by the other great
powers to shift for herself. and if she
is forced to defend her Iodian empire
against Russia she can not expect the
aid CT apy other cation.
It may be that the British Will sup.
press the present rebellion by resortiog
to prompt aad cruel measures, but they
run the risk of losing their great en-
pire in the east, and when they lose
that it needs no prophet to predict the
speedy secession or capture by other
powers Of Eaglaad's colonial poses
sions.
The loss of the Iodiao empire would be
heavy blow to Eogland's prestige aud
power, and the shylocks of Loodon and
the cotton lords Of Liverpool and Mau-
chester would 90 longer dominate the
stock exchanges ana marke:s Of the
world.
Every eye is aow turned upon Rus
sia. When the Bear tackles the Lion
there will be battle royal Atlanta
Journal.
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Death of DR.. Bratton.

Yorkville, Sept Special: Dr..
j. Ruins Bratton died at his home in
Qorkville this afternoon, aged about
IS years. Dr.. Bratton was one of
the best known physicians in the
State He served with distinction
as surgeon in the Confederate army.
and was member of the State board
of health for many years, and leader
in the councils of the South Caro-.
lima Medical Association. He was a
native Of York County, having been
born at Brattonsville, ten mills south
of Yorkvile He practiced his pro-
fession constantly in this section for
a period of fifty-two years, with the
exception of four years during the
war and two years spent in Canada
to escape arrest on the charge of be-
ing connected with the Kuklux orga-
nizat;on in the early seventies He
was Mason and member of the
Presbyterian Church, from which the
funera' will be conducted to morrow
with Masonic honors. The burial
vii! take place at Bethesda grave
yard, about one mile from his birth
yIacc.
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Possibilities of Serious Inter-
national Complications.
United States to Flake Claim
to a Large Portion OF the
Rich Yukon Gold
Fields.

Port Townsend, Wash, Sept. q
A letter just received from John e.
Smith, United States commissioner at
Dyea and Skaguay, intimates that
government officials now on the wav
to the upper Yukon may, by their
official acts, bring on serious interna-
tional complication with the Domin-
ion government. He says:
cit is announced here by deputy
United States marshal that the
United States government is to make
claims to large portion of the Yu.
kon fields which have heretofore been
supposed to be in British territory,
and that the territory which is claim
ed as being within Alaska includes
Dawson City. The basis to the
claims to be made by the United
States officials to the disputed terri
tory is in the fact that the boundary
line has never been determined, and
the United States authorities are
claiming to possess information as to
the surveys made by the Canadian
government that fixed Dawson City
and large portion of the gold dis
trica within Alaska "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-08

The old discussion as to whether
the rich are growing richer and the
poor poorer has been revived. If we
are 10 believe Mr.. Sherman's Forum
article, the contention is virtually
settled Mr.. Sherman gives the
amount of wealth in the hands of
persons with over $500 600 each in
the United States, as follows 300
persons at $50, 600, 900 each. s4,0oo,-
900. 900 400 persons at $40 000,-
600 each, 81 000.oo0,o0o 1000 per-
sons at s5,000,000 each, 5000, ,o00,.
900 !; 1000 persons at s. 800, 600
each, s., 5,000,000,000 5000 persons
at 81. 100000 each, $4,000, 900. 0o0 !;
$4,000 persons at S50o.oG0 each,
$500, 100000 Upoa this basis,
which is admitted to be far below the
actual truth, we are confronted with
The startling result that II, coo per
sons now possess $3L500, 900, 600
more thar half OF the national wealth,
real and personal, according to the
highest estimate any one has yet
ventured to make of the aggregate
amount.-Augusta Chronicle.
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Sect'y Hester's Crop Report.

New Orleans, Sept l Secretary
Hester's annual report shows receipts
Of cotton at lall Uoited States ports for
year 6. 2e,100 bales, against 5, ,420. .246
last yerr; overland $40, ,4S2 against
873 1865; soutberu consumption taken
direct, $685. against 863, ,635, max
ing the cotton crop Of the United States
FOR 1861 amount 10 S,757 1864 bales
against I ,157 ,346 last year aud 9. 9.901,-
251 the year before. Altogether the
southern mills took 1,042 GIL Bales, an
increase Of $4,000.
Mr.. Hester makes toe actual cotton
crop Of Texas. including Indian terri
tory 2.247,554 His report on the
crop of the different States is given as
follws: North Carolina 100000;
South Carolina 100000. Georgia l..
800, 900. Alabama l.019, 900. Florida
10000. Mississippi l ,226 600. Louis
lana $4,000. Arkansas 700. 900. Ten
uessee 100000, Texas 2.248. 900.
Total crop S.75S 900
North Carolina above includes Ken
lucky and Virginia; Tennessee To-
cludes Oklahoma Missouri includes
Kausas and Utah /; Texas Includes
Indiao territory
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SUMTER. s.. c., WEDNESDAY. 8. 1892.

who had been known as the real political
power 10 toe State; hence Irby's It
batched TiIlman" aud the unwritten
his:ory.
TilImso's reply is curious. Ons
woo'd expect fellow of his kiodIy to
burst out With horrid objurga;ious and
fairly fay the audacions Irby alive
Nothing Of the scrt. Tillmao feigns
to be uDconcerned, and is mild aud
guarded. 81 do Dot believed that |
was cheated IT, says the Senator;
'sItby is sharp politician and likes to
:a,ss.' Again: .'lrby is very
s5rewd mau.' and ''Irby iesharp, very
Sharp" Evidently here is suppression
aod caution. as ii the raold TiIlman
were saying under his breath Sap
pose we're to cuss Irby, what migdt be
pos say pexs? But :hink be is very
;naiscreet.'' No doubt Irby could say
a great deal If he should only run
auuck in the Political condolences be.
tween himself and TiIIman. "Re
proved an excellent lieutepant.so to me. y
says the Senator reaectivel5. Tillmau
doesn't get excited even wdea. asked
whether it is true that Irby 'hatched"
him. Extraordinary self-control !!
Hatch ne, indeed ~ says the Sena-
tor. It is almost the soft answer that
trrne.b away wrath ! He must be
queer compound Of man who is
proud to say that he "batched' Till
maa And waat nice candidate for
Senator is IFby. who says II cheated
the question of nomination 10 20
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-08
Was AReal Tidal Wave.
Senator MoLaurin's Majority
Becomes Greater.

Tie greater portica Of tie vote 70
the Ssate in Tuesdays senatorial pri-
mary has been reported. Tie returas
from missing boxes continued TO come
10 yesterday and they bus served to io-
crease .McLauriu's majority over all
and make his election doobly sure
Most Of the votes yet 20 be heard from
are thought to have been cas-: in
McLaurin's faver News is as yet
scarce feom Colleson county, which was
expected to give Evans good vote
But the bulk of the outstanding vote
is In the sections favorable to Senator
MeLaurin, and kaowing oues say tha:
bis lead will be increased rather than
reduced. Something has been beard
from every county in the State.
A careful tabula.ion Of ell the figures
received shows that out cf total vote
of something over 3S.991, McLaurin
has received %. 428, Evsas S.S25 and
Irby 4.73s. This gives McLaurin a
clear majority of 1855 votes over all.
The total given above represents a
total vote Of something over $1,000,
inasmuch as the McLaurio acsua!
majority over all in Beaufort county
vas used 10 the calculation Instead of
the actual figures. 4 man who has
had some experience with South Caro-
lima elections said this morniog at l
o'clock after glanciug at the returos
that the total vote. in his opinion,
would fall between $4,000 aud $4,000,
but not more.
The vote is practically complete from
the counties Of Abbev;lle, Aiken, An
dersoo, Beaufort, Charleston. Chester.
Clarendon. Edge6eld. Fairfield. Green
vile, Greenwood. Horny. lancaster.
Laurens. Marion. Marlboro. Newberry,
Orangeburg;, Pickeus, Ricblaud, Sa-
luda, Spartan burg. Sumter aud York,
a total of a counties OF
these McLaurio gets ua]orisies over
all 10 all but Aiken. Laurens aud Spar
'saaburg. Greeuville and Newbsrry may
give the opposition a slight majority.
McLanrin has 10 fac: carried nearly
every county in the State, certainly 80
or 33 out Of the 40, 90 matser what the
outstanding vote nay be. I.by
has crrrisd Laureos county By a small
majority, aud E7aas has carried bis
bone coun;y by majority Of 279
Col Meals county has giveo McLaurin
a majority Of 235. while Governor El-
lcrbe's count piled the votes up for
hin. Hcrry has simply suroea over
ber vote to McLaurio, very few voters
there seeming to have heard that there
were other candidates in tie race.-The
State.
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Something to Depend on.

Mr.. James Jones. of the drug hrm of Jones
& Son. cowden, Ill, in speaking of DR.. Kings
New Discovery, says that last winter MS wife
was attacked with La Grippe, ard her case
grew so serious that physicians at Cowden and
Pana could do nothing for her. Il seemed to
develop into has;y consumption. Having DR..
Kings New Discovery in store, and selling lots
of it, ne took bottle home. and to the sur
prise OF oil she began to get better from the
FIRST dose. and hal: dozen dollar bottles cured
her sound and well. Dr.. Kings New Discoy-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and Colds is
guaranteed to DO tbs good work. Try it.
Free trials bottles q; Or. j. Z. 81. DeLo:me's
Drug Store.
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HOW INDICATED?

In my opinion the total vote in the
State will not exceed $4,000. In.
less it does | shall consider that the
position of The News will have been
fully vindicated. A small vote will
show that the conservatives have not
been fooled in McLaurin and that
they resent the effort that has been
made to choke him down their
throats
Mr. McLaurin is popular1y sup
posed to be little king in the Sixth
Congressional district where he is
known If he receives in that dis
trict three fourths of the votes cast it
will be crippling blow to the judg-
ment of The News His friends have
blatantly insisted that he would car
ry the district with practical unani-
nifty If his vote falls below IS per
cent of the total the suspicion that
Mr. McLaurin is not the man to tie
to will be confirmed -Greenville
News.
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Evans Attributes His Defeat
TO Tillman and Others.

Former Governor John Gary Evans,
who arrived 10 the city Tuesday night,
before leaving yesterday morning.
spoke OF his defeat ia the following
terms: Il entered this race reluctant
ly after being assured by my friends
throughout the STATE that nj chances
Of winning we're remote But / ce-
cided, after bearing Mr.. McLaurio's s
speech az Sumter aod upon defiance of
my enemies, to make the fghs. but 90
the Democratic platform aud to fight for
those principles which have always been
dear to every South CaroIiniar aad
upon which rests eli cur future prosper
ity. / have been gvssi6sd by toe man
ger ia which ny speeches have been
received throughous the State and I
have received commeudation from even
my b.tterest political enemes. The
great majority Of South Csrciinlaos be-
lieys today ic the principles advocated
By me and are opposed to toe attitude
Of both Tii!EsD srd McLauria 10 the
Ucited States senate. Under the Lash
Of the Conservative press their followers
have voted wi:acus regard to principles,
beiag actuased more by tue desire. as
they term it, to destroy facsiona!ism il
our local politics.
s'Ao Inspection of the vote shows
that not 25 per cent of the farmers of
the State have voted aud not oce-hslf
of the Democratic votes of the State.
TIE cause of this was the DISCUS: on
part of the Reformers with the present
State administration aud its deals aad
dickeriog with men who have always
been their enemies. Added to this
was Senator Tiliman's tariff views and
his assertion that McLaurin was With
him and the defeat of Que meant the
other Naturally our friends we're at
sea and thet remained at hone. refus-
ing to vote against their honest conVic
tons but at the smaetime fearing that
an iOjusy might be done Senator Till
maa who bas posed as the Reform
leader. bat who has never led in crisis.
l haG expecte 40 honorable, honest
fight, but I regret to say that such was
cot the case. During the last four
days of the campaign s.anderous circu-
lars were issued to poison the minds OF
the people without giving US chance
Of reply. The sickness of my chief
opponent prevented me from attacking
him while he lay in bed writing mani
fessoes and endorsing circulars contaio-
ing persona! attacks upoo me. But
more of this hereafter. have DO re-
grets to make for the campaign and no
apologies to offer. l shall continue the
same lioe aud shall not sulk. but take
my defeat pbilosophioal!y as | have al
ways done | have abiding faith 10 the
belief that the people of the State will,
yet see the Injustice which has been
dooe the Democratic party by endorsing
a man who has repudiated the priuci-
pies of the party platform.
When asked what were bis future
plans Mr.. Evans replied: "To saw
wood and say nothing.
He returned to Aiken.-Tbe State
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-08
TEE EUROPEAN WAR
CLOUD LOOMS UP ONCE
MORE.
AN oHINoUs OUTLOOK.

Berlin. Sept. 2-It is asserted
upon reliable authority that the Ger
man government will demand from
France an explanation Of the dispatch
sent by NJ Meline. the French pre-
mier, in reply to the message of
congratulation of the A'sace-Lor-
raine society upon the signing of the
Franco Russian alliance, in which
dispatch NJ Meline expressed the
hope of reunion of Alsace- Lorraine
with the French Republic
Germany. it is announced also,
will demand satisfaction for the ex
cesses committed before the German
embassy in Paris on the evening Of
President Faure's return from his
visit to Russia.
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Tllman and Irby.
"Our Benz Still s'the Favor1te
Of South Carolina
fFrom the Nsw York Evening Suo.

(From the New York Evening" Suo)
Il cheated the question Of nomlna-
ton 10, which savec Tillman, who was
80 be the nominee Such is said to
De the boast in plantation English CT
Ex Senator Irby, who declares that be
"batched Tillman.'' y The Ex-senator
was speaking Of Democratic Conven-
ton III 1886, which voted first in the
negative 90 the questions of making a
nomination for Governor, but on pro-
test on the ground Of irreguarity
made by Irby reversed its decision, the
second vote showing majority Of one
10 favor Of making nominations. Irby.
who says with ezultation that be
cheated" at Democratic Convection. }.
is candidate for United States Senator
froc, Soa:h Ceroiica to succeed John
McLaurin. VINO is a candidate for re-
election Irby's motive fer washing
dirty Democratic iioen is public is re-
yenge. If Tl.iman had kept ocs Of
the Senatorial contest bis CID pal wou9a
rot be making history nov Baa the
Itch for nocoriety 90 the familiar must
ines mis!, the SVooiha.s for an audience
was too much Tor Tilln&n He seap-
5eared in the State, ihunderea
aoou: tae dis2ensary law indulge!
IN personalities aad made various
loose aad s.eeping ststemen.s, the
interpretation of which was that Zen
jamin r. Tilluao vas still the great
man and favorite son Of South Carolina,
ell of which proved distasseful to trby,
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Irby Curses and Threat.
ems Senator TiJlman.
He Feels Outraged By Tactics of
The Man Ee Made and Warns
Tlliman TO be on HIS Guard
When They Meet.

Srecial TO The State.
Laarens, Sept LA sLo.t talk
with Gel. Irby this evening, he was
asked "What have you to say about
yesterdays primary % To which he
answered 81 have nothing to say
except tha. Ti'lman, pretending to be
hands off, has sneakingly come into
the State aud knitted me to the fat.
made Tilman what he is to-day
did not ask his support. l
aid not except it /; | gave him credit
for being truthful when he said he
was hands eff. When be attacked me
in his interview called him down by
telegrams. In his answer be lied like
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-08
ALABAMA's COTTON
CROP SHORT.

Montgomery, Ala, Sep Reports
have been received at the Office of
Commissioner Of Agriculture Culver
from ffty-four of the sixtysix coun-
ties in this state as to the condition
Of cotton. The output for the state
will not exceed 70 per cent. of last
years crop. There have been heavy
losses during the last two weeks, on
account of rust. The railroad com
missioners, who have been over every
railroad in the state recently, esti-
pated the crop even lower than the
above. These are Facts as to the cot
ton crop Of Alabama.
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a dog, but I was estopped. I made
this fight to protect the poor people
of the State against the ravages of
the north expected Tillman would
help because the poor people in the
State made US what We are AS to
NcLsurin, have nothing to say.
AS to Tilliman, put him upon notice
that when we meet he may expect
trouble. All that I ask is that De
give the rattlesnakes notice before he
attacks Further than this, / have
nothing to say. -
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Greenville News into a hole,' was
the finest thing of the sort that ever

read
81 want to say this /: that soefar as
my ambition is concerned, it is com
ple.ely satisfied Ny only desire
now is to worthily wear the honors
the people have heaped upon me |
am very proud of my vote in Charles
ton love the old city for its brave,
generous people. its his heroic memo
ries and the trials which she has borne
So braveIy | want to see every
discrimination against Charleston
wiped out She has put herself in
touch with the progressive thought
of the balance of the State and she
ought to be fed out Of the same
spoon the balance are.
Il wish to thank the people all
over the State for their generous COZ
fdence and I say to each and every
one that no man shall ever blush be-
cause he cast his ballot for me. |
have received hundreds of telegrams
and letters and just as rapidly as
can intend to acknowledge person
ally the receipt Of each
..To Col. Neal, Mr. Blease and
others, who. when l vas striken at
Yorkville, took charge of the fight
and carried it on to victory, | am
unable tc find language to express
the profound gratitude that I feel
They did their work inte'iigently
anG much Of the credit is due to their
surperb management y
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-08

Ths bes, Salvc IN the world fo- Cas-
8-s:scr. sor:S, Ulcers. Salt G&cua. Fever
sqr.. .sc,:s-. ciaeped Ean!s, caii5iai2s, co-ns
an1 III SKIN i.rap;;;9Ts; aa' positively caro
Pile. or 60 pa7 required. I; IS guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded
price IS cents per box. Fo7 sale By D-J. F.
~. D~Loyme.
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NO TROUBLE FEARED.

Washington, Sept. 2.-Gen. Duff
field, superintendent of the coast and
geodetic survey, who has been prom
inently identified in determining the
line between Alaska and the British
Northwest territory, is not impressed
with the probability of trouble be-
tween this government and Great Bri-
tam over the location Of the Klondike
gold fields. cit is true,' he said.
when shown the dispatch from Port
Townsend, "that the location Of the
line between the two countries has
not yet been formally accepted, but
the location has been very definitely
determined The 141st meridian was
designated, as the boundary between
Russia and Great Britain, and moth
ing remained after our acceptance OF
that understanding but to locate the
meridian
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TIE LINE LOCATED.

"The location was made on the
north at Porcupine river by our sur
veyors and in the vicinity of the
Yukon by the Canadians under Ogil-
vie. and their work then checked by
our men. We found that when Ogil-
vie's line crossed Forty Mile creek it
was Is 100 Of second, or six feet
and nine inches, too far east, and
when it crossed the Yukon it was
fourteen seconds, or 618 feet, too far
west. Thus it may be seen that the
line as located by Ogiivie is substan-
tally correct. There is no possibili-
ty of an error the correction of which
could place the new gold region in
American territory. At the nearest
point Dawson City is so miles on
Che Canadian side of the Ogilvie
line"
If tie treaty now before the senate
providing for fixing the boundary is
ratified, commissin will be ap.
poited to perform this duty. 1t is
considered more than probable that
the OgiIvie survey will be accepted
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Hammocks a.! sizes and pricesvH. G
Osteen Co.
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BUCKLEN's ARNICA 3ALvE.