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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-09
THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW
Account Of the Riot and the ar
RESI- Of the Rioters by the Blsh-
opvflle Guards.

Lueknow, June s.-About halfway the af-
ternoos Yesterday, the mill hands and Mr.
Willie Tisdsle, manager, of Mr. J. S. Tisdale's
saw mill, set mp target and commenced
shooting in The outskirts of the town, aud
about forty volleys were fred. The intend.
eof ordered the marshal to have i: stopped,
which enraged the party, and they would not
obey. The next order was to arrest them,
and the marshal was resisted by Messrs B. B.
Rritfon, Willie Tisdale aad Eugene Kizell,
followed and backed by eight negroes They
became furious and sspainted the town red, !"
cnrsine, shooting and defyiog the municipal
authorities TO arrest them. The intendent,
Mr.J D Hyatt, telegraphed Governor El-
lerbe the situatioo Of affairs, who ordered the
Bisbopville Guards to 60 at once to the scene
and suppress the riot. The prompt action Of
Cspt. W. s. James SOD bad his company 10
order. and caught the O'Clock train and
was at The scene 10 q very few minutes The
priccipal rioters were about the depot 90 or
rival of the traic, aod an iu mediate arrest
vas rcade of Mr.. Britton, the leader, who
meekiy submitted, claiming to recognize the
MALTA as officers While this arrest was
being made she other rioters found it to their
ins.rest to move off in directions unknowu
to the writer. At any rate, they were not
there any more :hst night, as could be testi-
fed TO by all who were casting an eye about
the vacated space. No other arrest was made
Saturday night. Mr.. Britton was placed 10
The guard house by the municipal authorities
for safe keeping, the intendent not suspectiog
anv danger.
When morniog csme Britton was out, and
bole was cut 10 the building large enough
for hascbet to>be passed through, with
which the lock was badly dis6gured, and
Britton was agaio taking 10 the town About
O'Clock this morning Deputy Sheriff Bate.
man aud Magistrate Clark, of Camden, ar.
rived by order Of the council on the previous
evening.
Warran's were issued by Clark, and served
by Bateman, to the extent of three white
men aod seven negroes. It msy be added
that the negroes took no direct stock in the
riot more than TO follow up their s'capeo''
and be ready in case the ball opened
Mr.. Willie Tisdsle gave bond, and two
white men and eeven negroes, under c5arge
of three military men aud Clark aud Bate
man, we're given the word, ''forSsrd
march," ct about IL o'clock to-day for the
Camden jsil, where they viii! doubtless make
s'targets'' OF iron bars and shoot dismonds
with wi,hered herd and drops Of grief and
brine from lauented tear shed
The military company will probably re-
main On the scene until Monday morning,
when the city of Lucknow is expected to
wear a smile of qu:etude and peace for some
time to come. u. E. t.
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Before the Mayor.

Mayor Bossard had 40 interesting session
OF his court Monday morning and the treasury
was eariched by several Small contributors
from peniteots at the bar Of municipal justice.
The cases were as follows:
Johooie Epperson and Johnnie jenkins,
disorderly conduct, wrangling. qoarreling
and lighting on the street. Guilty-S3
each
Sam Robinson, disorderIy conduct, cublic
drunkenness and raising disturbance.
Guilfy-S4 or days.
James Samuels, who shot j. A Sanders 10
a row on Saturday afternoon was brought up
before 'be Mayor, bat after making state
ment Of the facts of the case was dismissed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-09
LEE COUNTY.

The proposed County of Lee is composed
OF n portion Of Sumter, Darlington and Ker>
shan Counties do not think there is a
shadow Of doubt, bat that i. will be carried
by n twp-thirds majority, which Is required
by the Constitution of the State Gov.
Eilerhe has issued his proclamation, and has
ordered the election to be held On the Goth of
July, and We are going to put our shoulders
to the wheel and press the matter forward to
victory The name of Lee-yes, that grand
old warrior who led his nnen With valor, on
TO victory io so many hard fought battles
around Richmond, is enough to infnse con-
fdence in every man to go to the polls on
The Goth of July and cast their votes solid for
the proposed County Of Lee
We have done nothing more and are doing
nothing more than others would have done
under the circumstances. We expeoded lest
year about fifteen hundred or two Thousand
dollars for the form alton OF Salem County.
and made a.failure. Now, Mr.. Editor, do
you not think that We are ia stly entitled to
the proposed new County of Lee? I reiterate,
we,are going to press the matter forward for
the formation of the proposed County of Lee.
We would be glad to hear something frem
you relative to our DeE county movement
Let US hear from you at an early date
Yours respectfully,
W II D1YoY
The above was received zoo late for last
weeks paper If Mr. Dixon or the project.
sors Of the movement will serd ns descrip-
lion Of the boundary lines of the new cooa-
ty. ne will be glad to publish it for the
inforna:ion of the public ard especially of
those Immediately concerned. The people are
eutitled to the information. and we desire 20
give j, and ask for it, and also apv other iu-
formation on the subjec;. While rot advo-
eating the new county, We are not 6ghtiog
If. ard believe if tie required majority of
the inhabitants, after fnll understanding Of
the snbject, vote for the new county, they
should hare i.--ED
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-09

II will not cure everything 1t is no,
claimed that it win cure but one complaint.
that is. dyspepsia We caqsot say that i.
will cure every case of dyspepsia, but If W i'll
cure large mojority of them. Such cases
as are adapted to its use will derive imme-
diste benefit One small bottle will be suff
Glen: TO test it.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial is especially
adapted for emaciated or elderly people
whose food does them but little or no good
because it is cot digested. The Cordial con.
tains an arti6cially-diges,ed food and is a
digester of food happily combined. Read
one of the little books which your druggis,
is DOW giving away and learn of this won
detful remedy.
really palataole Castor Oil can COW be
had under the name Of Laxol.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-09

The uad dog scare has abated end no new
cases Ct rabies are reported.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-09

dog, supposed to be rabid, was killed
by Policeman Hemby Smith at the
Curtis House, rear the A. c.. l.. depot last
Wednesday. The dog had teen seen running
around in that ueighborbood, and acting
strangely, but 80 far as learned, bad not Bit
ten any one. No one about there knew the
dog, or where be came from, and be was
killed more as precautionary measure than
for any violence shown.
The uad dog ecare has abated end no new
cases cf rabies are reported.
1t is generally !ef, for the small DO to &C.
cidenta:Iy break few eggs in his pockets,
but gentleman p town can tell another
tale Finding two 6ne fresh eggs be put
them upder his large cutter she'll hat. But
the rim Ct the bat having space between 1t
and the sides, and the eggs at the same time
resenting the iosult CT being placed under a
cutters she'll, showed their disgust By,
spreading themselves ic yellow and
white fashion over the gensemau's clothiog.
For further facts, inquire for one of the
clerks in Mr.. Ry::enberg's store
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The State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.

By r. 2. Walsh, Esq, Probate Judge.
WHEREAS, JOHN J NEASON, made
w suit TO me to grant him Letters of
Administration Of the Estate of and effects Of
JOHN E. NEASON, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and adnonish all
and singular the kindred and creditors of the
said JOHN E NEASON, late of said
Couuty and State, deceased, tba, they
be acd appear before me, in the Court of
Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H., on Juoe
"a, 1897, next, after publication thereof, at /.
o'clock IN the forenoon, to show cause, if any
ttey have, Why the said Administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 9th day CT
June, A. D., 1887.
THOS. V. WALSH,
Judge of Probate.
Juue s-2..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-09

With the blood full of humors, tae heated
term is all the more oppressive. Give the
system thorough cleaosipg with Ayers
Sarsaparilla and dose or two Of Ayers
Pills, and you will enjoy Summer IS never
before in your life. Just try this for occe,
and you II no. repent it.
petition has been sent in to the Health
Department dec.ariog the sasd pits in the
draius. a nuisaoce. The matter was discuss
ed at last meeting of the Board of Health
The consideration of the petition was post
poDed until next meeting.
There was happy throng at the depot for
two afternoons last week The gay graduates
aud the happy hearted school girls were
waving, as the train pulled out, good-byes to
their acquaintance, wbo glanced with long
ing love at their school friends, and others,
too. Perhaps some Sumter boy has pain
near about bis heart to-day.
Births aud deaths reported to Health Officer
Reardon for the past week, ending June 4tb,
are: Births-Two colored males Deaths
Whlte-Ooe male 8 years old, one female 2
mouths old, one femsle 10 months old. COL
ored--Femsles-Ooe s moaths old. ono 5
years old, one Is years old.
The chaia gang is uow at work ct Hudsor's
old crossing on Lyncbes River 4 new road
has been cut through the swamp to the river
aud causeway and bridge is in process cf
erection. The new crossing will De great
convenience to all residents of that section of
the county and has beea needed for years.
The causeway and bridge will be built IN the
most substantial manoer 80 as to withstand
the numerous heavy freshets to which
Lynches river is subject.
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Meteorological Record.

The following is report of observations
of the weather taken at Sta,eburg, by Dr. w.
w. anderson, for the past week ending
Inne s 1907
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Notice Of Examination.

rCHE NEXT EXAMINATION FOR
TEACHERS in the public schools OF
Sumter County will be held on the 4'h
Friday, the 25th day Of June, next, at the
usual places. No one less than l8 years Of
age can take the examination
". J. DuRANT,
Co.. Supt. Education.
%ay 26-At
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*fartly cloudy.

Faftv Cloudy.
Heavy rain fell during the thunder storm
of Friday, the 9th, accompanied by high
Wind and sotoe damage was done by washing
hillsides and flooding low grounds. Gardens
were greatly benefited.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-01-14

One of the best known men about the In
dianapolis Board of Trade is Carlos F. shep-
ard. who for several years has been con-
necte1 with the house of II. E. Kinney, grain
broker Mr.. Shepard is q bluff, hearty, old
gentleman of medium height, gray-headed
and with mustache like French veteran.
He is man Of very decided views On aH
subjects and is especially orthodox IN poll
ties and medicine. Notwithstanding his firI,l-
ness in his convictions and the vicor with
which he maintains them he is man of many
friends for manly men, even though come
times obstinate il their opinions, have the
force of character that win admiration ard
friendship.
So a few months ago when the news came
G., his old associates on the Board of Trade
that Mr.. Shepard had received a stroke of
paralysis and that the probabilities were that
his days of usefulness were over, and that
perhaps, his hours were numbered, the deep
est sympathy went out to the smitten man
and his family. 1t seemed to all his friends
almost impossible that this rugged old man,
always so wholesomely hearty and cheerful,
always q picture of health for
IN THE SNOW;
could have been so suddenly laid low. But
it was true and many weeks passed before
his well-known form and kindly face re-
turned to his former business haunts. His
temperance was made the occasion Of a
hearty welcome and the story Of his illness
and recovery is well worth the telling.
81 was taken SICK" said Mr.. Shepard
"on the 18th of August, 1885, As had all
l,o oc =, >,,,,o hat do nj
iron, you may we'll believe that it was hard
for me to entertain the thought that | was to
be laid up for more than a day or two. |
am So years old, and for 40 years up to
the time of this attack, had not had day
sickness. The doctors who diagnosed my
case saw ut once that it was something seri-
Gus. They at first said that it was lumbago
then sciatic rheumatism. They finally
came to the conclusion they did not know
what was the matter with me. [ expert
enced no pain, my head was clear, my ap.
petite good, but lost the use Of myself from
my hips down. This was a hard stroke
to an active man who has always had an
who is physician, came from neighbor.
ing city to see me. He pronounced my at
fiction to be locomotor ataxia. [ am of the
opinion that he diagnosed the case correctly
for I was absolutely paralyzed from the
hips down.
'sBefore he came, however, day or so be-
fore I had begun taking DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. That was on the goth
day of last October. read an article in the
Indianapolis Nears and saw testimonials de-
scribing cases cured that were similar tt
mine. 1t struck me that the remedy could
not do me any harm and began to take the
pills.
Before / began taking them could moi
stir peg, but had to be carried from place
to place. I had not got far into the first box
when I felt that deliverance from my en-
forced inaction had come: Before finished
the second box I was able to walk alone
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CHAPTER KIT

The long expected Christmas ball was
In full swing, but the late corners enter
ed snow covered and buffeted, for q
bowling blizzard was sweeping down
from the gorges of the Rockies and
whirling deep the drifts about the walls
of old Fort Frayne. Leale had come in
about tattoo, grave and taciturn, his
fine face Swallowed by sorrow whose
traces all could see He had come for
no festive purpose, was still in undress
uniform, and, after brief low toned
conference with his colonel, had turned
at once in search of Helen Daunton,
WHO, ever since the dance began, had
lowered near the windows that looked
out toward the guardhouse, barely 100
yards away, yet now, even with its bril-
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bly, room and many young hearts were
able to cast aside for the time being the
oppression that had settled upon the
garrison earlier in the evening, and
while in some of the barracks there
were sounds of merrymaking and Christ
mas cheer, there was raging in many a
breast a storm as wild as that that
whirled the, snowdrifts in binding
clouds all around and about the guard
house, where score of seasoned troop
ers, silent, grim and by no means in
love with their task, were keeping
watch and ward over their little batch
of prisoners, especially of the covering
wretch who had been slowed away in
the upper room, an utterly friendless
man.
Over across the wind swept parade,
among the rows of wooden barracks,
was one building where no laughter
rang and about which, wary and vigi-
liant, three or four noncommissioned
officers lowered necessarily. Here were
quartered Grow Knife's few remaining
comrades of the Indian troop. Here were
gathered already dozen Of his kindred
from Big Roads transplanted village,
forbidden by the fury Of the storm to re-
turn to their tepees up the valley, ban
ished by the surgeon from the confines
of the hospital, where they would fam
have set up their mournful death song
to the distraction of the patients and re-
fused by the colonel the creature COM
forts they had promptly and thriftily
demanded, except on condition that they
consume them in quiet and decorum at
the Indian barracks and deny them
selves the luxury of their woe. Tomtom
and howl were stilled, therefore, while
the funeral baked meats went from hand
to mouth and disappeared with marvel
Gus rapidity, and indeed but for it's ex-
citing effect upon the warriors the colo
mel might as we'll have accorded them
the right to lament after their own
fashion, since the bowling Of the tenn
pests would have drowned all human
wall from within the wooden walls.
But while they had promised to hold no
aboriginal ceremony over Grow Knife s
death and meant to keep their word
they had refused to pledge themselves
to attempt no vengeance on his slayer.
Well they knew that throughout the
garrison nine out of ten of the troopers
would have cared not sou had some
one taken Graice from the guardhouse
and strung him up to the old flagstaff
without benefit Of clergy, but this would
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Unslingi7lg the heavy aredpOn, he handed
1t submissiUely to his t1nperiOus queen.
Still angered against her and deeply
impressed with the Importance of the
duties devolving upon him, Farrar
would have FASTENED by them with only
brief and ceremonious salutation. when
Fenton stopped him.
where did I understand that you
were going. sir?" said he, with mock
severity of manner. II gave you per-
mission to remain here, sir, and you d
better jump at the chance. Here's my
niece telling me that you are engaged
to dance with her, and at this moment it
seems you are about to leave the room.
Off with that overcoat, or it's your saber
that will come off, sir, in arrest. What,
slight member of your colonel's house
hold! Lord bless me, sir, it's tanta-
mount to mutiny!'
'But, colonel" responded Farrar i'm
petuously, ''the officer of the day.
"Not another word. sir Here is your
officer of the day." said he, indicating
Kitty. "arS you will report for duty
instantly. %
Irresolute, rejoicing, disappointed
and perturbed all in one, Farrar stood
one moment hardly knowing what to
do, when Kitty seized him by one arm,
and Leale. noting his embarrassment,
stepped to his aid.
81 am going to the guardhouse, Will,
and will look after your duties there.
Have your dance and return at your
convenience. The colonel will let you
go after awhile. -
And then Kitty resumed her sway.
II shan't dance one step with you until
you take that dreadful thing off," said
che, indicating his dangling saber and
utterly ignoring his protest that, as
officer of the guard, it was an essential
part of his uniform and equipment. Her
only response was that he was to re-
member that he was then on duty to
her. ''Take off that sword, sir, and hur-
~ about it, for there goes TIE band. y
And SO, unslinging the heavy weapon,
he handed it submissively to his impe-
rious queen, who promptly slowed il
away under the wooden settee against
the wall and then. courtesying to hel
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liant light, only dimly visible through
the flashing storm. Twice had Mrs Far
rar essayed to draw her friend into the
little circle by which she was surround
ed, but Helen had speedily shown she
was unable to give her attention to
what was being said or to take any part
in the conversation It was at the win
dow Leale found her and gently but
firmly drew her to one side and closed
the shade.
ST have felt in every fiber, /" said he,
chow you were waiting, watching and
agonizing here for news from-from
him. There is no news, Helen, except
you know the man he stabbed-who
gave his life for me-is dead?"
ST know" was the shuddering an
swer. "Has he heard? Does he realize?"
Possibly not. He seems to be sleep
ing. But he will know it soon enough.
Helen, do you know this-that tomor-
row we must give him up?''
''Give him up?" she asked, unable to
comprehend his meaning and looking
with new dread into his compassionate
face.
Eyes, to the civil authorities. He
has-I cannot choose words now-he
has committed murder and must be
tried by civil, not military, court. !"
"You must give him up, she moaned.
''Oh, what can we do-what can we
do?' and fearfully she glanced to where
Mrs. Farrar was seated, chatting blithe-
~, even joyously, now with her garrison
friends.
eyes" he answered, "and we'll /
know now why you gaze at her. know
all the miserable truth. O1msby told
! me when he came to ask my counsel
and my help. He has only left me a
short time since. was pledged to help
your husband, Helen, and am doubly
| pledged to help that dear, dear woman s
son. must protect Royle Farrar to the
utmost of my power; but, Helen, in this
last half hour, by the bedside Of the
brave fellow who gave his life for me,
/ have looked life and my own soul
in the face. I know what must dc
and what cannot do. am not strong
enough to play at friendship with the
woman I love with all my soul.
can only be your friend by serving
you from far away. When what is
coming to Royle Farrar has come,
shall take leave Of absence and &C
over the sea. It is goodby between
US now. Tonight look my last upon
the face of Royle Farrar's wife What:
You want me, WHIP" he suddenly
turned and asked, for at this moment
throwing back the snow matted hood
Of his overcoat, Farrar entered and came
quickly to them, unseen by his mother.
eyes, sir. The news of Grow Knife s
death is all over the garrison, and the
men are fairly mad over it. They won
try lynching, but the sentries at the
guardhouse are double, front and rear.
Graice is sleeping yet or else sham
ming. I don't think he's too drunk MOI
to realize what would happen if Grow
Knife's people got at him.
''Then your duty is doubled, lad, ,
was Leale's low toned answer -''tC
hold the prisoner and to protect hin
too"
81 understand" said Will firmly
''The man who gets at him tonight, sir
will have to go through hell first. -
And then he turned to find Kitty
standing, smiling in saucy triumph, a
his elbow, leaning on the colonel's arm
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not have satisfied Indian ideas, hang
ing according to their creed being far
too good for him.
Two of the best and most trustworthy
Indians were placed by Leale, with the
surgeons consent, as watch rs by the
bier of the soldier scout, but the others,
to a man, were herded within the bar
racks and forbidden to attempt to set
foot outside. Close at hand in the ad-
joining quarters the men Of two, troops
were held in readiness, under orders not
to take off their belts, against any sud-
den outbreak, but the few who first had
talked of lynching or other summary
vengeance had soon been hushed to
silence. What was feared among the
officers was that Graice had been told
by some Of the guard that the Indians
were determined to have his scalp, and
that the soldiery SO despised him that
him. Sergeant Grafton was confident
that Graice hoped in some way, by con-
nivarce perhaps of members of the
guard, to slip out of the building and
take refuge among the outlaws at the
groggery across the stream. Having
killed an Indian he had at least some
little claim, according to their theory,
to a frontiersman IS respect.
Returning to the guardhouse, as he
had promised Will, Malcolm Leale was
in nowise surprised at Grafton S anxiety
and even less to learn that Graice had
begged to be allowed to have speech
with his captain.
It was CHASTITY face that peered out
from the dim interior of the little pris-
ON in answer to the officers summons
At sound of footsteps on the creaking
stairway Graice had apparently hidden
in the depths of the room and only slow
~ came forward at the sound of the
commanding voice he knew. Hangdog
and drink sodden as was his look, there
was some lingering, some revival per-
haps Of the old defiant, disdainful man
ner he had shown to almost every man
at Frayne. Respect his captain as even
such as he was forced to dc, look up to
him now as possibly HE only hope and
salvation, there was yet to his clouded
intellect some warrant for vague SEN
timent Of superiority.
To be continued.
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