The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-25
FROM The WIRES.
August 20.

terror Francis was one of those WAC
preferred to sell and take profits
Sales in the last three days. it ie
said. have netted him $500, 900.
Vicksburg, Miss Aug ia
numerously signed petition has been
addressed 10 Governor McLaurin ask
ing him to appoint Hon. Patrick
Henry of this city, silver Demo
crat, to the vacancy in the senate
caused by the death Of Senator
George
A white tramp was lynched near
Chicago yesterday for rape He was
rs3dled with bullets
The Goa; strike in the Pittsburg
district is believed to be practically
ended. The mine owners have or
ganized and will employ new men ii
the striking miners viii net return to
work
August %.
Williamsburg. Ky Aug. % -El-
caay Sullivan. convicted yesterday Of
the rape Of Sarah lawson and sen
fenced to twenty years IN the peniten-
tiary. vas taken from jail last oighs by
. mob and hung on the timbers of the
county bridge across the Cumberland
river. The lynchiog occurred ct |
o'clock this morning.
Ds.sois. Mich. Aug. % "A special
to The Feee Press from Shepherd.
Msch says: Three prominent men lc
this vlciaisy are thoaghs to be the
murdsrers Of Cashier Stsubles OF the
Farmers bank. but oaic.rs will got
diruise names TIE suspected men
are be;ag closely watched aud cannot
escape. Arrests are likely to take
place At aay nomeos- There is great
excitement among people here aud at
Mount Pleasant, and lyncbing is freely
talked Of. It is though: officers would
nos dare 20 make arrests at this hour. e
they could not protect the uurderers.
Athens, Aug. "a great meeting
Of over 8 1000 people. held here today
adopted an address to King George
urging him and the government to
reject the proposed peace treaty between
Greece and Turkey and to resume hos
.ilisies which we're interrupted by the
truce.
The entire press. however. aud a
grsa. msjori.y Of the public of A,hens
condemn the agitation for a resumption
Of the var.
Thomas G. Seayer, Judge Of Pro-
bats for .Wiodsor county. w.. vas shot
10 death yesterday By W. W Law
renee
Two men we're swept over Niagara
Falls yesterday, aud drowned. They
attempted to row across the river above
she falls.
Jimmy Michael rode SO miles 10
661 minutes on the Manhattan Beach
track, on Saturday.
Mr. George Heath, "a prominent mer-
chaos of Lowell. Cas- murdered oo
Salday afternoon BY Andrew Green,
colored. who first shot his wife and an-
other negro woman. Green was pur-
suea by posse and shot to death.
Comptroller Of the Curreacy Eckles,
has been offered the presidency Of the
Commercial National Bank of Chi
cago-
Cleveland. Aug % AZ the close
Of the Christian Alliance convention
this evening a collection for missions
vas taken mp Eleven thousand dol
lars vas contributed within few min
utes making $4,000 in all. Several
ladies' threw diamond rings into the col
lscsion boxes and many men did the
same with their gold watches and jew
eirv.
express service has been estab-
itsaed to the msning region OF AiasKa.
A rumor is circulated in Philadel-
2hia that the Russian government will
issue an order prohibiting the export of
wheat from that country.
Toronto, Aug. % Five children
wers drowned in the harbor this after
Doon by the capsizing of aoat. The
aeas vas IL feet loag aud 6 feet wide
and sas made of rough tinber aud
used for conveying workmen from the
maiafsod at the foot of Cherry
street, to the breakwaser, distance
OF abon: hundred yards. The doatis
worked by chains attached to the bank
90 one side ADD the breakwaters on
the other This afternoon 81
children. boys xnd girls rang.
ioe from 8 to 13 years of
age. crowded on the raft for the pur.
pose OF going to battle at the break
water. Half way across the channel