The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-08
From the Wires.
September 2

MetfOpOtiS, III 1uuAecI pGOpte
were poisoned and at least eigh. will
die. e.
An attempt was made yesterday to :
wreck the 5. Ca & G., train near
Ashley Junction Two heavy pieces
of rock were placed on the track. but
were discovered and removed
The machine shops of W. J. Early
of Darlington were burned yester.
day, loss 81 GOO
Gov. Atkinson, of Georgia, has
issued orders that will put a stop to
leasing convicts to private parties
President Andrews Of Brown Unii:-~
versity has been requested by the
corporation to withdraw his resigna
ton. Finding that President An.
drews could not BE coerced into re.
canting his views on the free coinage
of silver they have backed down and
want lin to remain at the head of
the institution.
The annexation of Hawaii is to be 3
rushed through and as soon s.s the
treaty is ratified by the Hawaiian
Senate, President Mckinley will
cali Congress together in extra
session to coufirm the annexation.
President Seth Law, of Columbia
College, has been nominated for
Mayor of Greater New York by the
citizens union.
September 8.
The demand from Europe for Eve
per cent silver bonds of the Mexican
government continues unabated. and
the bonds have been steadily rising in
price.
The democrats. silver republicans
and populists Of Nebraska have entered
into fusion agreement.
TIE First National Bank Of Greens.
boro Ind, failed yesterday.
Capt JOSEPH F. Kempton. of Atlan.
ia, vas arrested yesterday on the charge
Of emoezziine $4,000 of the funds Of
the Union B. & L Association Of
which be was secretary.
a commission has been issued foe the
Incorporation of the Johnston Crews
Co of Charleston. capital 100000.
-Four tourists who were climbing
Mount Pleureur 10 the Alps on Monday
were swept down The mountains into
a crevasse thousand feet deep.
September 4.
Twelve miners were killed in Col
orado coal mine yesterday by an ex-
plosion of coal dust
Seth Low has accepted the momina.
tion for Mayor of New York and will
make the race.
DR.. Lawrence, who built the
Charles ton electric railway will build
system in Greenvillee If he can buy
the Greenville electric light plant.
Fl. Russelle Ward, an Englis-
man who created sensation in Cali
fornia few months ago by eloping
with Mrs Bradbury, the wife of a
millionaire, committed suicide yester-
day by jumping from train in Iowa.
New York. September 8 3-The suit
brought against Trinity Church cor
poration by Isaac, Edwards Joel B.
Edwards and several others, hiers of
Robert Edwards, to establish their
title tosixty two acres of land in the
residential and business districts Of
New York city, was dismissed to day
by Justice Beach, in the Supreme
Court.
New, York Sept. 5.-Twelve hun-
dred aud e;ghtynire bales Of COMPRESS
ed cotton, which arrived frou the south
by the Morgan lioe and were to have
been shipped east BY the City of Fall
River, we're burned to-day on the light
er Mystic. alongside the Fall River
Liue pier oo the North River 'front.'
Loss $4,000.
cSarlessoo, Sept. The schooner
Wade Hampton. Capt. Reiyea, was
lost on the north jesty at the entrance
of the barber at an early hour tbis4
morning TIE schooner vas char
tered to load core ausks at Wilmington
for this port She took on 500 bags
ADD ses sail oo Friday morning at 6
o'clock.
Laureus. Sept. 6.-Lass night near
Gray Court. Tue Gray killed Bill JEFF
fersoa with shotgun. Both colored.
They lived 10 tae same house. Gray is
io Jail and alleges selfdefence.
'rhe biccgade cf Crete by the ae ct
Of the allied powers will be raised on
Friday.
Columbus, Mss Sept. Ga negro,
wos,ao named Anna Hugh. suspected