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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-25

saw a splash in the sea about half a
mile away from the target after the
second shot, but except for this the
projectiles might be yet suspended in
air so far as the spectators could see.
The projecties used this morning
were solid shot and did not explode
upon striking an object. The fact
that the mortars are about so feet be-
low the top of the ramparts had
much to do with the dulling of the
conclusion and the smotheriug of the
sound. Altogether the experiments
were pleasing to those who saw
them and it gave them feeling of
security to know that Uncle Sam has
placed such fierce dogs Of war to
protect them.
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New York. Angus, 1s- a furihe
decline in the price of silver occurred
to-day. the quotation for bar silser 10
New York reccding to 5211 cents an
ounce, decline of Il cents from yes
terday The Loldou quotation for bar
silver vas 241 peuce. fall of 9-16d
from yesterdays price. Yesterday s
prices were low records up to that date.
Quotations for Mexican dollars we're
ooIy nominal at II cents Just before
the close of the market tbe price of bar
silver fell an additional { OF a cent tc
51a cents making :be total decline
for the day q cents The closirg
price 10 London was 24d. ;otai de.
clue for the day Of / l.16d. At TO-
days New York price the value Of the
silver in the standard silver dollar is
40 Is ce0ss
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Quinlne and other fe.
YER medicines take from S
TO 10 days to cure fever:
.Johnson's Chill and Fever
Tonic cures i'm ONE DAY.
THE LEGION OF HONOR.
Glasses Abolished and Same
Rate of Assessment for
All.

Buffalo, n. Y, Aug l9-The
Legion of Honor to-day adopted
amendments to the bylaws fixing a
rate of assement for all members and
aboishlng classes. restricting the
assessment to one in any ore month,
aud providing that if this is not suf
ficient claims to be paid at the end
of the year shall be paid from the
reserve fund These officers were
elected Commander, F. 0 Downes.
Boston vice commander, P F Nc
Gowan, New York; orator, g. w.
Carson, St. Louis secretary, Adam
Warner, New York treasurer,
George W. Kendrick, Jr., Phladel-
phia.
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Spain Must Move
Or the United States Will
Soon Intervene.

Washington, Aug. 20.-O&cials Of
the state department we're very reticent
to.day when asked concerning a report
10 circulation that definite instructions
had been given all our foreign ambas-
sadors and ministers to Europeaa couu
tries to sound and ascertain the att
tude of European governments in case
the United States should intervene in
Cubs.
While general dsnials we're made by
some of them others intimated that the
United States was ready to assume the
position taken by President Geant in
1874, as shown by the instructions OF
Secretary Fish to Minister Gushing.
although it never appears that these
Instructions were carried out. and there
is no knowledge Of what Spain would
have done 10 the premises.
It is possible that Minister Wood
ford will have different report to
make.
It can be stated on information OBJ
tanned here, that there is ou truth in
the report that Lord Salisbury has sent
an uDfavorable answer to a, suggestion
that the United States should interfere.
che fact,hat be has act replied at al, to
the attempt Of our am mbassador to SQUAD
him on the subject and that his attitude
gives reason to believe he will not op-
pose such action as our interests may
make necessary.
Minister Woodford's instructions are
to intimate to Spain that the Uoi,ed
States will intervene uoless the situa-
tioD "a Cnba speedily Improves. This
in efsos was the instructions given Mr..
Gushing by Mir Fish and i. is uuder-
stood that the attitude Of the Uoited
States is almost identical with the posi-
tion taken duriog Grants admiuistra-
ton.
Then, as now, the good Offices of the
United States had been rendered to
Spain to bring about a settlement of
the war, but, said Secretary Fish. the
we'll Intended proffsrs of the Uoited
States we're uuwisely rejected by Spain.
The secretary reviewed the situation,
Witch presents many similar phases to
that whico exists COW.
President Giant, said the secretary,
regarded independence, as the only
necessary solution Of the Cuban ques-
ton
The attitude Of the present admins
traiioo is>said TO be on the sane lioes,
and, II Is stated. Minister Woodford
vii! make it clear TO the Spanish au-
tbori,ies that our interests will make
by the Uoi;ed States im-
peratiVe unless something is done
speedily by Spain TO improve the pres
ent situation, disastrous as it is all to
all our interests
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Big Boom in Wheat.

New York. Aug 2O.-At lao p
~. to-day September wheat here
reached the long talked-of goal of 81
per bushel Naturally enough the
incident created tremendous sensa
tion on the floor Of the exchange and
was greeted with prolonged cheers
from half thousand throats being
re echoed from the crowded galleries.
Several times during the early af-
ternoon the bulls snapped the price
within 5 SC. of the desired mark but
the return wave of selling orders
each time swept it back again. The
final and successful effort was made
under the impulse of export orders
reaching enormous figures Septem
Der was hanging around SO l-8 when
the export news was first whispered
about and at once danced upward in
response to excited local buying.
Higher and higher it whirled, watch
ed by everybody on the floor until
the big black finger of the record
dial pumped fairly on the even figure
and dollar wheat in New York
was an accomplished fact
Now that the bulls have attained
their boast, they are as Ear as ever
from being satisfied and claim that
the wave of bull sentiment which has
spread like fire all over the country,
will carry the price here to at least
81 25 per bushel and perhaps even
higher That dollar wheat is already
thing of the past was demonstrated
on the late curb when further clamor.
Gus demands from high strung local
shorts raised the price to 100 2 or
a cent bushel advance from the off
cial close. About $4,000 bushels of
wheat changed hands at 81 this al
ternoon. From the very outset many
local dealings were marked by great
excitement. Everybody felt that dol
lar wheat was in the air and while
there were occasional let ups when
traders unloaded jags Of wheat on
which there was good profit they
were invariable called by general
tightening of values on fresh waves
of reckless buying The crowd. be-
ing keyed up to high pitch Of ex-
element, eagerly swallowed the wild
est sort of bull news, such as would
be ordinarily rejected The English
market was up in the air keeping free
pace with our advance Their clos
ing prices were the top of the day
and 8 to l Sd higher than last
night. French markets, on the other
hand, held back and showed practi-
cally no response to the extraordinary
strength in other markets Private
cables credited the English advance
to rainy weather and excited cover
ing by shorts. Throughout the day
fluctuations were very cratic, at times
leaping l to l 1-2 between sales.
The trade was considerably amused
over the stories of enormous profits
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being made on the boom At one
time to day cash wheat here vas
nominally worth Loo u for No l
northern, aAoat, and No ? red Sl04
12 A year ago the former sold at
64 I s and the latter IS Is to 50 3 8.
The price of September one year ago
was 63 8 8 and of December sc
Bullish spring wheat news was an
important feature sin the advance of
all grain, just as it was yesterday
Full range on September wheat to
day was from 81 to 81 00e the close
being 80 8 8 The total transactions
were 1856 900 bushels Export sales
were lis loads here and outports, in
Guiding three cargoes for France.
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SUMMONS FOR Relief.
(Complaint not Serced.

To the Defendants above-named
You are hereby Summoned and required to
answer The complaint IN this sction, which
has eeen this day fled 10 the Office CT tie
Clerk of The Court OF Common Pleas. FOR the
said County, ard to serve copy OF ycCs
answer 10 rbs said complsinr on be sucscrlo-
ers at their fice in The City of Sumter IL
said County and State within twenty Gays
after The service hereof, exclusive Of the day
of such service and il you fail TO answer
the complaint within the time aforesaid, tie
plaintiff in This action will apply TO tie
Court for the relief demanded 10 The ccu-
plant.
Dated July 18th, A. D. 1897.
HAYNoWORTH l. HAYNSWORTE,
July l4-6t. Plaiutiff's Attorneys
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Spain Demands Compensa.
ton.

iIsie OF washington, counseiloT 10 Tue
Spanish legation in the Coi'ed States,
arrived here to day from Spain In
the course of an interview with the cor.
respondent of the Associated Press,
MIR. Carlisle said be went to Spain to
pay visit to relatives, but while
there he had an audience with the
qaeen regent aud he discussed With the
lase Senor Caoovas, the premier, and
other high officials of the Spanish gov.
ernment the serious aspects of the
Cnban question. explained to Cauovas
the details of some of the principal
6libusteripg expeditions from the United
States TO Cuba and giving his views as
to the legal aspects of the 6libusteriog
claims which he bad investigated since
the war broke out in Cuba. Spain. be
said, intended to press strongly her
claim to compensation for flibusser-
log and they would overbalance the
American claims for damages to the
property of citizens Of the United States
10 the island.
..My last interview With the late
Senor Cansyas, said Mr. Carlisle,
"was during the week before he was
assassioa,ed, and at the hotel which was
the scene of che tragedy. He request
ed me to call. While l was waiting at
the Office Of the hotel. Senor Capovas
entered sbe room and was Immediately
surrounded by half dozen gentlemen.
amid whom he stood talking on Cubau
matters. | inquired as 20 who thsee
gentlemen we're and was told they we're
newspaper correspondents. The scene
was entirely informal, quite American
10 fact. One could easily see how a
man SO appsoacbable as Senor CaooVas
could be assassinated without much
difficulty. l was told that he always
received newspaper correspondents free
ly and talked with them frankly.
..Senor Caoovas appeared to be in
excellent health and spirits. though, of
course, he was DO longer young mau.
He told me he was satisfied with the
progress Of the war 10 Cuba. The
summer had been all that cou'd be ex-
pectsd in the wet season aod that be
believed conditions would be much better
in autumn. He spoke feelingiy of the
suffering 10 Cuba, which be considered
and described as uoavoidably incidental
to the state of war, and he expressed
the earmest hope that the necessity
for eufering would soon cease. The
coudision of the public sentiment iu the
Unitde States was matter as to which
he made particular inquiry. assured
him that the country vas not SO partial
to the ibsurgent movement as might be
inferred from sope OF the ncwspa pers
and from the reports Of congressional
debates. +"
Mr.. Carlisle believes the effects of
the assassination Of Canovas will be to
ani:e more closely the various sections
of the conservative party in Spain
he eaid:
II can speak no, ociy for the cour,
circles bu. also for the people of three
provinces where the Carlists are 7eput
ed to be strongest. aud | can say that |
saw DO signs Of preparations for Car
list rising Dor anything to corroborate
reports circulated in the United States
10 the effect that the Spanish people are
so dissatisfied With the government as
to be easily inoited TO overthrow it.
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Russia has doubled her population
in the past fifty years. the latest cen
sus showing l30,0O0.000. 1t was
Napoleon who remarked that Russia
and the United States would eventu-
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Don't YOU There your Hay and can
No Mower the best all
The McCnck
We durable
machine dead still The
furnished with bearings Mccormick Mower will last than two
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INTER-
The herald., 1897-11-19
KNIGHTS OF MACCABEES

Next Wednesday evening the ladies OF
Hive and knights of Tent 2 will givs
the first of a series of monthly socials
at their hall, 1291a West First street
Dancing will be the principal feature
All knights and their ladies are invited
Los Angeles Tent had good meet
ing Wednesday night. Three applica-
tions for membership were received and
two elected. There was a large at
tendance including visitors from River
side and Banner Tent 81.
The ladies of Hive at their meeting
Wednesday night initiated several can
didates. The new and handsome re-
gala was used for the first time and
much admired Ice cream and cake
were served during the evening. There
was a large attendance and many visit
ors.
Pasadena Tent 1 is doing we'll in every
way. New members are admitted at
nearly every meeting.
Banner Tent 81 initiated one and re-
ceived two applications for membership
at it's meeting Tuesday evening. Next
Tuesday evening 81 will give basket
social with entertainment and dance.
Arrangements have been completed
for the grand Thanksgiving day excur-
sion to Mount Lowe, and the number
who will join the party will be large.
The herald., 1897-11-19
FRATERNAL BROTHERHOOD

| The progress Of this popular local ben
eficiary and fraternal order continues
phenomenal. The membership is grow
lodges are being instituted all over
Southern California. Thus far this
month the supreme physician has passed
upon 1876 certificates. The average of
new members is about ten daily.
A new lodge has been instituted at
Corona (South Riverside) by Deputy c.
F. Munson, with twenty-eight charter
members. 1t will be known as Corona
80.
A ladies' lodge of the Fraternal Broth
erhood was instituted at F. B. hall Mon
day evening by Supreme President c. B.
Dandy, with a charter list of thirty-five.
The new ladies' lodge of Los Angeles
promises to be heard from frequently.
AS many seem to think that the diff
Guilty between officers of local fraternal
organization referred to the Fraternal
Brotherhood, 1t is we'll to say that it did
not.
A new lodge will be instituted at Riv-
erside next Tuesday evening with good
membership.
La Grande had nine applications for
membership and initiated several can
didates at their last meeting.
A new lodge will be instituted at Per-
ris this evening.
Olive 26 at Olive will give an interest
ing open session this evening.
Los Angeles had two Invitations and
The herald., 1897-11-19
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD

La Fiesta camp 63 had good meet
ing Monday night with a large attend
ance. The degree team performed tht
initiatory work in the usual fine form
Next Monday evening La Fiesta camI
will furnish class of twenty pilgrims
for the Oriental degree, which will bt
given by Council AL Malaikah, Prince:
of the Grand Orient.
The newly installed of1lcers,of Los An
geles camp 400 are as follows: z. G
Peck, consul commander; Ed Smith, pas
consul commander; Charles B. McCon.
nell, adv. lieutenant; H. A. Mackenzie
banker; c. j. Diamond, clerk; w. Dampf
escort; ]. A. Gillis, watchman; H. Nc
Clellan, sentinel; DIR. II. G. Gates
physician; w. F. Windhurst, VIM. w
Roe, f. A. Harrington, managers.
Lauristinas circle, Women of Wood
craft, will continue to meet Monday af
ternoons at Fraternal Brotherhood hall
until place for evening meetings can be
secured. The charter list Of the circl.
closed with twentyeight members.
La Fiesta camp will have election Of
officers Nov. 29th.
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chapter, L. o. S.. elected the following
officers to serve for the ensuing year:
Daisy B. Fuller, worthy matron Will
lam Downey. worthy patron; Minnie u.
Brown. associate matron; Louise f..
Lembcke, secretary; Grace G.. Pease.
treasurer; Fidelia A. Anderson, con-
ductress Leola Orr, associate con-
ductress
Probably the reason for all the con-
troversy as to the antiquity of specula-
tive Masonry. and it's being traceable
only back to 1717, is due to the fact that
before it's crystalizatiOn into the grand
lodge system there were no records kept
as there could not have been the least
necessity for them. If we take'as sug-
gestion our ritualistic teaching, handed
down the ages, that "the ground floor OF
King Solomons temple was a mosaic
pavement" when until a few months
ago all Masons knew, or thought they
knew, that it was not a mosaic pave
ment at all, and then recall that late
excavations show that the plain flooI
thought to be that of the original tenn
pie proved to be later one sixteen feet
above the original one, which was Il
mosaic pavement. and part of which the
grand lodge of Virginia has in itT pos
session, we will see that there must be
something in our traditions proving their
antiquity There are many other things,
the meaning Of which is lost, which we
could trace up easily If our history only
dated from III.
The herald., 1897-11-19
ODD FELLOWS

Nominations for officers are now
claiming the attention of the various
lodges and degree work is little slow.
Elections will occur next month
Cantons Los Angeles and Orion are
organizing a new drill corps. and will go
to San Jose next year to win a prize.
The membership will soon reach forty,
it is expected. The cantons are also or
ganizing a Patriarchs Militant band, to
comprise some of the best musicians and
to be finely uniformed.
The total local expense of the late
Grand Encampment in this city was
$4,000.
Orange Grove encampment will elect
officers this evening.
Los Angeles 80 conferred the Covenant
degree Wednesday evening and nomi-
mated officers.
Good viii lodge 323 conferred the Sec
ond degree last evening. Third degree
next week.
America $50, which meets every Thurs
day evening at 1882 North Spring street.
has a membership of 233 in good standing
and is gaining. Nominations for officers
were held last evening. limitations next
Thursday. America is organizing new
degree team which will soon be ready to
meet any others. There will be spir-
tied contest over the office of vice grand,
six candidates being already in the field
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nine applications for membership Tues
day evening.

nine applications for membership Tues
day evening.
Arcade had nine applications and two
limitations Wednesday evening.
The brethren of Redondo Is are still
working. Four applications for mem
bership were received and two were in
itiated last Monday night
After it's work Wednesday evening
Arcade 3 furnished class of thirteen
pilgrims for the Oriental degree, among
whom were Supreme President Dandy,
Major Nolan w. S. Montgomery. The
degree was conferred by Council AL NAL
aikah, Princes of the Grand Orient, in
a grand manner, perhaps more perfect
than ever before. The team has every
thing down pat" now. as the new pill
grims will testify. Bro. Dandy was the
observed OF all observers during the pill
grimage. but he preserved his dignity
throughout.
The whist players of La Grande . are
NIX satisfied and have challenged the
team of and 3 for another contest, which
challenge has been accepted.
The herald., 1897-11-19
IMPROVED ORDER RED MEN

Cocopah tribe 81 adopted paleface
at the last council and will have another
adoption and confer the Warriors de-
gree at their council fire this evening.
All Red Men are invited.
The board of directors of the Home for
Aged and INDECENT Red Men met in San
Francisco on the 18th. Past Sachem
Weymouth has been elected director
to represent Copocah tribe. Brother r.
S. Hunt of Wabash II, Indiana, and j..
Il. Snyder Of Chicasaw 45, Tennessee,
were visitors at last council and highly
ccinplimented the work in the adoption
degree. New regalia has been ordered
for the tribe. At the last meeting of the
tribe resolutions of coincidence We're
passed and presented Bro. e. d. Wey-
mouth regarding the death of his mother.
The herald., 1897-11-19
GOOD TEMPLARS

The fifty-hrst quarterly session of the
Los Angeles County District lodge will
be held in Unity hall at 1919 North Main
street, Saturday, November 9th, at 10
a. m.
Quarterly reports Of all lodges in the
county will be read and all general bust
ness transacted Under the good of the
order, the subject of ''Inte!'-lodge Visi-
tation" will be the special subject of dis
cussion. Grand Chief Templar Theo. d.
Kanouse will be in attendance.
The following officers were installed by
Ell Monte lodge 25O last Monday evening"
p. c. T., c. L. Crist; c. r.. Chas. An
drews; S. j. T., Eta Renfro; v. T., Belle
Killiah; r. S.. Ada S. Rod A,rs; A. r. s.,
Fred Steele; +. S., Stella killian; treas
urer, Geo. Metcalf; NJ, Willie Seward; ;
c., Amos Wright; c., Josie Steele; s.,
Rufus Killian.
Merrill lodge 299 will give social in
their hall, 1191s South Spring street,
Monday. evening. December 9Th.
The herald., 1897-11-19
INDEPENDENT FORESTERS

Court Orange Belt of Fullerton gave
a successful public meeting Tuesday
night, which was largely attended. The
address of the evening was made by
High Chief Ranger McElfresh in his
usual interesting and forceful styla A
fine musical program and banquet was
also given. Large delegations from
Court Buena and Court Orange were
present.
Court Morris Vineyard 532 will enter
tain Court Los Angeles 422 fraternally
and socially at their hall, 245 South
Spring street, Friday evening. Refresh
ments will be served and fraternal love
feast is promised.
High Secretary w. II. Perry on We'd
nesday mailed the last lot of the printed
proceedings of the recent high court ses-
sion to the courts of the state.
The high chief ranger is making a
number of engagements to address pub
lie meetings for different courts in the
county during the month of December.
The dates will be announced later.
Court Alfalfa 660 of Compton held a
very pleasant open meeting last Sat
urday night, which included a good mu-
sical and literary program and refresh
ments.
At new court of the Independent Order
of Foresters was instituted with Al char
ter members on Tuesday evening at San
Pedro by William X. Uber, deputy su-
preme chief ranger, assisted by j. l..
Griffin, William Brink, H. c. Pease and
Madison Mas. The following officers
were installed: c. d. II. c. r., r. w
Kemp; C. r., Henry Baly; V. c. r., C.
Carlson; p. C. r., c. A. Grosjean; X.
Sec'y, ii. C. Pease; +. Sec'y, ]. G. Har-
ris; treasurer, j. L. Griffin; physicians
Drs. T. Gwaltney and w. A. Weldon;
chaplain, William Brink; S. W., ]. A.
Rimpau; j. W., Z. l.. Hartman; S. B.,
r. T. Griffin; J. b., Henry Brabau; trus-
tees, ]. l.. Dejarnatt and Jacob Levy.