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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-30

The general delivery window is open from
7:l6 Am. to $3.50 pm, except while eastern
mail Ia being distributed.
Money order and registry windows are open
from In to pm.
Sundays the general delivery and carriers
windows Will be open from IL 100 n. to 1890
NJ, except when mails are heavy or late.
In either case the window will open on com
JOHN JULIAN. Pm
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-30
Lost by a Scratch.

Published with apologize to Judge
Brack who has had the experience
herein mentioned.
His wheel was new and shiny,
And he gaily sailed along,
The while he seemed to hear again
A soothing cradle song.
Down past the silent cotton woods
He swept before the wind:
His wheel seemed to obey his will,
And fear was left behind.
Alas. unskilled novice!
His nose began to itch;
He raised d hand to scratch it,
And landed in the ditch.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-30

The twin questions Of municipal
lighting and the disposal OF garbage
have been solve in u manner that will
arr est the attent on of retormers and
municipal authorities Throughout the
civilized world by the town council of
Shnt eiItch. In brief and avoiding
technical details, the district has had
for month in successful OGeration a
garbage destructlng and el, ctric light
ing plant, each working in connection
with the other. The plat consists of
destructor cells cap tble of burning p,
900 tons of garbage box and ash b re-
fuse per month, the heat given Off be-
ing sufficient, not only to provide the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-30

That morning rag, the Times, calls
Round About 'peeper." Round
\ bout has kept quiet about the matter
of the ..uameless crime he charged Il
certain merchant with committing, bue
now that the Times has seen lit to
bring the matter up he will state that
the Information given Round About on
he subject came from Times en-
ployee, but said employee can rest
assured his name will never be d.
vulged.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-30

SIX 'ondyke, or Klondake, as it is
terms d by the miners, is the name of a
rive in Alaska, which empties into
tn Yukon river. The Indian name is
'"rroD-dak," or "duik,'' meaning
"pleuiy of fish" The inference is
that suckers are the species of fish
alluded to.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-30

Isn't it wonderful how quick tn
Times changed its tone over the in
creased valuations made by the boar,
of equalization since the Ell Pa,
boss returned from his trip to the
coast?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-16
Richest Man IN the World
Dead.

Loodon. Juoe IA. Midnight "A
special dispatch from Fuucba. Islaod Of
Madeira, eff the west coast of Moroc
co. says that on the arrival there to-
day of the British steamship Scott.
which left Table Bay (Capc Town ou
Juoe 2. for Southampton. it was aD.
nouoced that Barnato, the South
African diamond king" vino was
among the passengers, had committed
suicide BY leaping overheard. His
body was recovered.
The late Barney BarDato vas iu
many respects the most remarkable
specnlator of the century. Of all the
Englishmen who have taken part IN the
development of South Africa two only
have secured a world wide reputation.
These have been Cecil Rhodes and Bar.
nets Isaacs. uore of;eo and 'ess respect
fully styled Barney BarDa'o. which
was an assumed name. ? sort Of stage
name. for he begun bis life in Africa
by exhibiting y trick donkey some 25
years ago. He vas then about 20
years OF age.
Barnaio gas an English Jew with
the extraordinary financial genius of
his race Up 10 ;"e point where Dis
fortunes began 10 decline be made mon
ey by leaps aDd bornd- and in 1895.
When his good fortune :yas at its zenith
it was estimated that he controlled in-
The neig orbood OF hundred million
pounds Il was The fashion to call him
The richest man in the world at that
time be was virtually tue king of the
London mouey market
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-16
R. the White Slave.
Mr.. Mcdonald F'mman Writes Of
Strange Eyents Of Naay Years Ago

Mr.. Editor Sometime ago | had
the pleasure of dining at the home o1
an old lady whose uncle, strange as
the statement may seem, once bought
and for time, owned white man
This sale did not take place in any
foreign country, but took place in the
United States, or to state facts more
distinctly, i. occurred in Sumter.
The white man was sold as vagrant
at public auction
The old lady at whose home |
dined is Mrs. Martha Ards, wife OF
Mr. J. L. Ardis This couple live
at Weeks millpond, near the edge
Of the adjoining township of Man
chester. Mrs. Ardis is now an old
lady of 63, and her maiden name was
McElveen she was the daughter OF
Mr.. Philip McElveen.
will not give here the name OF
the white man who was sold, but
will simply call him "R' Mr.. Jim
Avin, of this township, who is him
self an old man of about IS years,
probably knows more about RS
slavery than any other living person
and at my request, he has very kind
ly given me the following informa-
ton, which besides being interest
ing. forms a unique contribution to
the history OF slavery in South Caro-
lima. Mr. Avin's account is as fol-
lows:
81 was about l2 years old when r
was sold. He was bought by Dan
iel McElveen, and so cents was the
price paid for him. He was sold at
public auction, at the Sumter Court
House. and was sold for four years;
at the end of four years he was TO be
sold again, but he was never sold
again. He staid at Daniel McEl-
veen's two years after he was sold,
then he went to Phil McElveen's,
Dams brother, and he worked for
Phil for about II or Ia years Dan
McEIveen did not treat r. as negro
slave He staid in Dams house, and
was staying there before he was sold
A long time after he was sold he
married lie was good settled man
when he was sold Dan McElveen
was living at the Tom Davis house
when he owned R. Philip or Dan,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-16
THAT INVESTIGATION.

The demand by citizens Of Lsureos
fer an investigation Of the charges that
Senator Tilluan received large sums OF
money 10 rebates 90 dispeusary whis-
key partakea of the mock heroic, aad
is not as amusing as it is absurd.
40 Investigation that would reveal
all of the hidden facts and secret bis
tory of toe dispepsary system would be
a most excellent thing, and We would
hail it wi,b degree Of satisfactiop
greater han produced By aoy political
occurrence since 'be reception Of Re-
foru, saving only the defeat Of John
Gary Egaps.
But We need uo more whitewasbiug
matinees. There have been far TOO
many such virdications Of "perseeu'ed
Reforners" already for the average citi-
zen to have much faith 10 investIga-
tions as conducted 10 these days. 1t
will be economy to forego the investi.
CATION, leaving Tillman, TRAILER, Mix
sen aud others of the tribe to enjoy 10
peace whatever Of spois they may have
mulct from the liquor meD. for the
committee Of investigation would cost
the State a considerable sum Of
money-much more than can be afforded
at this time, when hundred thousand
dollar deficit stares the treasury in'
the face, aud tie rate Of taxation is
heavier that at anytime between 1876
and 1890.
South Carolina is too poor to pay for
a coat of whitewash for dispeusaey re-
baters, and their Laurens friends were
incousiderate 10 making the demand on
Gov. Ellerbe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-16

neither one, were hard to r. both c
them treated him very well i!e die
pretty much as he pleased at boti
places + was clear bIooded white
man When Dan McIlwaine bough
] him was working at Phil McEl
veen s, and when r came to Phil's,
+ l went to Dams, where l worked
four years me and R just swappec
! places y
Mrs. Ardis, ae mentioned above
was the daughter Of alr. Philip
McElveen she was raised entirely
by her grand.uncle but says that SC
/ far as she knows, Mr. Avin's account
is correct
In his statement Mr. Avin speaks
of the Tom Davis house Some ot
your readers may remember that
early in 1889 published sketch Of
this house in the Sumter Advance.
This building was tie remains of an
old tavern, which was put down as
"Ben Evans Tavern" on a map Of
"Sumter District. y made from sur
vey of 1921 From what ! have
heard, this tavern must have been a
wicked and mos: rowdy place in
those long ago days When wrote
the sketch of the house, it was moth
ing but the shell of an uninhabited
building. and had about it an air OF
intense lonesomeness ; indeed don't
remember to have ever seen any
other building which had such look
of sadness and utter desolation 1t
was afterwards blown down. 1t stood
to the left of the Charleston public
road, about $50 yards below the
Privateer and Clarendon line, and
suppose about mile below the forks
of the Charleston and Georgetown
public roads. at which place stands
the little plank church attended By
the cold ISSUE" or properly speak
ing. "Redbone" people One after
noon recently | visited the spot
where this old house stood cotton
is planted there now, and all that re-
NAMED OF the building were some
bricks. Mr. S r Cole has saw
mill not far from this spot.
R died several years ago, and if |
mistake not, his death occurred down
in Berkeley County | remember
seeing him once it was in this
township, and was only for few
minutes | wonder how many peo-
pie who have eaten with Mr. Daniel
McElveen's relatives have ever
thought Of the fact that they were
eating with relatives Of man who
actually bought a white man as a
slave at public auction right here in
South Carolina
MCDONALD FURMAS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-16
Lancaster and Chesterfield of too

Lancaster and Chesterfield of too
much raia for blowing and that crop
are getting to be foul.
Chinch bugs continue to destroy
corn and other vegetation over Ches
ter and York cut worms in Dorches
ter, Colleton, Hampton and Williams
burg, but corn has generally made
rapid growth, and in many places is
being laid by. The corn crop does
not come up to an average condition
in either size or stand, owing prin-
cipally to broken stands on bottom
lands caused by worms. ReplantiDg
still going on
Gotten maao fair and altogether salts.
factory progress during The week.
Grass threatens the crop 10 some local
ities, bu. the plant is of sufficient size.
and the prevailing hot, sunny weather
will enable farmers to kill grass readily,
aod is also the weather best suited for
the development of cotton.
Squares are reported plentiful where
the plant is large enough, bu. cotton is
uuseasonably small everywhere.
Blooms have been noted 10 Barnwell. i.
but are as yet scarce Lice infest some
fields, but are not general.
Tobacco has developed rapidly lately
and is now In excellent condition, ex-
cept :hat worms are numerous in Flor
eace, while in FIoreuce and Clarendon,
and to lesser extent in some other
counties in the tobacco district, hail
has done material injury to the plant.
Rice is growing nicely, but 10 Collie
;on young rice has been attacked by
caterpilars With. however. but slight
Injury as yet 10 the Georgetown aud
Horny districts rice is doing we'll.
Peas are being sown on s;ubble land
and in with corn Seed scarce ln
Chester and Gsorge;owa. bu: reported
plentiful in New berry county
Wheat harvest has made fair prog
ress, and the yield is generally reported
up to ao average and very satisfactory.
Oats harvest nearly completed for
winter sowu. The yield about up to
an average. Spring sowu has i'm
proved. but will be a poor crop never
theless. Soue oats shocked on the
fields were damaged slightly by the
rains early 10 the geek.
Melons are doing better since the
raiDs, but have poor stand. aud IN
places are attacked by bugs Will be
late.
Traosplanting sweet potato draws
cootinues Cne locality reports draws
scarce, but generally they are plen'i.
fol.
In the trucking districts the coDdl-
tons have improved very much, and
late vegetables are doing we'll.
Pastures have revived, and pow
afford good grazing. Gardens 10 ex-
celleut condition. Minor crops, such
as sugar caue, sorghum. pioders, Irish
potatoes and other food aud forage
crops are fully up to or above average
condition
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-16

Some people are constantly troubled with
pimples and boils. especially about the face
and neck The best remedy is thorough
course of Ayers Ss:saparlIa, which expe!s
all hnmors through the proper channels, aud
so makes the SKIN become soft, healthy, and
fair
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-16
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Weekly Crop Bulletin.
The following is the weekly bulle-
tin of the condition Of the weather
and crops Of the State issued yester-
day by Observer Bauer of the South
Carolina section of the United States
climate and crop bureau :
TEMPERATURE
The temperature was about norma ,
the mean for the week having been
Is while the normal is approximately
Il. The fore part of the week was
below normal while the last three
days were very warm. The highest
temperature reported was 100 on the
18th at Beaufort, the lowest 81 on the
9th at Columbia
PRECIPITATION.
The weather was showery on the
7th, 9Th and 9th, and she 'ry condi-
tions prevailed in places Oh the 18th
Heavy washing rains occurred dur
ing the first of the week, with con-
siderable flooding oflow lands, and ma
terial injury to crops in Spartanburg,
Greenyille, Fairfield. Clarendon,
Newberry, Edgefeld. Orangeburg,'
Barnwell, Laurens. Greenwood, An.
derson, York, Kershaw, Lancaster
and Bamberg At the close of the
week it was still TOO wet to plow bot
toms and in places uplands in Ches.
ter, Chesterfield, Berkeley, Spartan
burg. Bamberg and Horny.
TIE average of so measurements
for the week was 2 o., and the nor
nal is approximately l o4. Seven
places reported ess than 90 of
rain. "a places from l to 2 inches, 10
places over 2 inches, among them
were the following heavy rains !:
Dlackvil!e, $50; Mount Clare, Is !;
Locpers, 5 SO Jetferies Greek, 3 10 !;
.Dinopolis. A /; Barksdale, 4 10 !;
Santuc, 31l. The correspondent
at lnman, Spartanburg county, re
ports nearly Is inches Of rain in six
hours on the 7,h 1t is described as
having been in the nature of cloud
burst. Streams in the vicinity were
higher than ever known and great
deal Of injury to crops. etc, re-
suited
Hail, doing material injury to corn,
cotton, fruit and tobacco, occurred IN
Edgegeld, Fairfield, Anderson, Mar
ion, suw:er. Chester, Pickens, Clar-
endon, Florence, Hampton and
0rangeburg Hail also fell, but
without doing any material injury,
in spartanburg, Newberry, Barnwell,
Lexington, Richland, Chesterfield,
Darlington and Saluda.
Sunshine varied greatly in different
portions of the State, but aver
aged about normal with 63 per cent.
of the possible.
CROPS
The adverse conditions of the past
week were altogether physical and
therefore local, and consisted mainly
of high water flooding bottom lands
heavy rains washing slopes ana hail
beating down corn, cotton and to-
bacco Comparatively speaking, the
damage was confined to limited areas
in the counties already named. From
Abbeville and lower BarnweH reports
were received Of crops suffering for
ro;n ord from Snartanhuro Chester
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-16
Claren0lt LODGE No. 64 A. T. N.

TINE REGULAR MONTHLY CoMMJ-
NICATION CT Claremont Lodge, No.
"A, a. F. u: will be held on Thursday
Evening. July ssh, at y p. m. Brethren
will take due notice and govern themselves
accordingly
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-16

NJ cDoNALD FURMaS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-16
JNo. F. JONES,
BLACKsBURG, S. c.
The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.


By T. Y WolA, Esq, Probate Judge
N1HEREAS, 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 10 cite and adDonish ali
and singular the kindred and creditors of the
said JOHN NEASON, late CT said
Coun,y and State, deceased. that they
be aud appear before me, in the Court OF
Probate, to be held at Sumter c. H on June
q, 1897, next, after puolicston thereof, at Il
O'Clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any
they have, why the said Administrator
should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 9th day Of
June, A. D., 1897.
THOS. V. WALSH,
Judge of Probate
June e-2t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-16
Notice Of Examination.

ry,HE NEXT EXAMINATION FOR
Teachers iu the public schools Of
Sutaier County will De held on the 4th
Friday, the 25th day of June. rex;, at he.
usual places No one less than Is years o.
age can take the examination.
" J. DURANT.
Co. Supt Education.
Nav 26-4t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-16
TaYING FOR THEIR FUN.
rhe Lucknow Rioters Pay All Ez-
penses TO Eave the Case
Ccmpromlsed

asc;s aow. jane 3.-Tne rio, hat occorrei
here Saturday eYsplng WAS compromised ic
Camden Yesterday. The rioters paid a..
costs Of c,s!itis etc So as TO save ibe State
ard counfy from any expense whateve!
They sg'ee 10 abide oy The town and State
laws II future
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-16
w A NTS.

4 DvERTIsEMENTS of Eve lines or less
"A will be inserted under this head for Is
cents for each insertion. Additional lines
cents per line.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-16

1be Dehneator and Bon Ton for July re-
ceived BY Il. G. Osteen & Co.
Base Balls, Ba.s and supplies at Il. G..
Osteen & Cos.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-06

Boston, Mass. March Am expiosio,
Oh gas which leaked from the two great
slx-lnch mains which cross the subway
AT the corner of fremont and Bovfsryu
streets. killed six. injured two probably
IataiIy' and nearly fifty other persons, AT
l:45 o'clock today. A boom like that OF n
cannon was followed by smoke which
seemed TO rise from the very bowels OF
the earth and then flames shot upward
ana blaZed in the midst OF the thorough
fares where there is more travel than
nyWh.r else in a given section OF the
city. Horses lay dead on the pavement
pahlc-stricken passengers were endeayor-
ing TO escape with their lives from the
interior or burning ears and steam Gre
engines were on the scene pourinp ,o,.
OF water upon the rapidly disappearing
cars. The glass in the buildings w.r"
shattered along fremont street as far as
lTTrsranse stree, and north beyond the
iIeiloht theatre 10 Washington street.
and west along to Park square.
me explosion came just as three cars
were almost in the centre of tho spaca 40
the corner. The first one was on rs W.
directly across fremont street on Rovls,
ION, while the third was close behind
TINS one. There was another ear on Bowie
street waiting for an opportunity 10 urn
INTO remon and behind this were env-
erai others. The first car was precisely
IN the centre when the EXPLOSION cam.
The whole of the wooden work which fs
used as a bridge over the deep hole al
TINS point was lifted with "A frightfuI
roar INTO the air, carrying the first named
car with II, and taking along the two
horses OF the second car. The other We
hitieS were l1ted into the air. Instantly
the air was filled with flying debris. and
above the shouts of terror stricken
pedestrians could be heard the groans and
cries OF the wounded. The first electric
car. the one In which most Of the peopie
were killed. fell back upon the track ana
proke In halves. The portions Immediate
~ burst INTO flames. Then some ope
sounded a fire alarm and calls for IN,
ambulances. VII"
within a few minutes the Emerpepcv
hospital ambulance was on tho SCENE
other ambulanccs followed and the drc
department responded promptly and .r-
unguished the flames. A squad OF 100 no
lcemen were insufficient to keen hack
the thousands Of people who rushed In
from all sides. and II was only by giving
"a raise alarm OF a second explosion has
they were able to drive back the crowda
ana rope on the street. The nremen. no
lice and laborers conveyed the dead IN
the morgue and the injured 10 the hos-
pitfalls. ~
Not only were all the window fron,s
broken In the neighborhood. but from n
jewelers. window, precious stones. aid tn
De worth S12,pb were scattered about the
street. The foundations OF the Hotel
Pelham are said to have been shaken
borhood was injured more or less. II is
utterly impossible 10 estimate the loss In,
that direction. The immediate cause of
the explosion Is. OF course. uncertain. but
the most generally accepted theory ia
that IT was started by "A spark from the.
electric motor Of the Mount Auburn car
igniting the gas which escaped from the
other main that runs along tho ansItt,
SIDE OF BoylSton street.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-06

Washington. March 4-The illumlna-
tlons mig surpassed and former
display IN Washington and the fire.
works were exceptionally fine. For the
hrst time in the history OF the gov
nme a general order issued by the
retiring cabinet officers caused every
electric and gas light in the great de-
partment buildings TO be lighted with
brilliant results. The classic roof lines
or the treasury We're outlined with in
candescent bulbs. 4 huge American
shield ornamented the state depart-
ment facade and from the highest ele-
vatfon OF the war department a six
loot garrison flag foated aft against
the black sky Illuminated by the DOW
erful beams Of search lights. Other
search lights brought out the
or the Washington and the
capitol. A feature OF the Ella borate fire
works was a balloon ascension from
which national colors picked out i'm
fre was suspended above the city. The
display OF fire works was ended by SEQ
O'Clock and then came the great ball I'm
the pension building.
The inaugural ball has became a no.
table feature Of the festivities con-
nected with the installation OF a pres-
fdent OF the United States, but in it's
earlier days no such elaboration was
attempted as that which marked the
Rrand function given tonight.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-06

Theoretically" remarked the man
who had lived in flats for years. there
are always two sides to a story. Prac-
tically. however. after you get above
the fourth story. the inside doesn't
amount to much" He spoke something
lightly. as knowing the potency of an
afectation Of gayety and insouciance
IL Tighten the sternest sorrows.-De-
troit Free Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-06
Turkeys Preparations for War.

London March "A dispatch from Sa-
lonica says the Turkish military authori-
ties there are making extensive war-like
preparations. Eighteen railway trains
OF thirty cars each are in readiness TO
convey forces of reserves from Asia
Minor and in Turkish domin-
ions to the Greek frontier. An immense
force of artillery. with great quantities of
ammunition, clothing. etc, has arrived
at Salonica, and have been forwarded to
the frontier. Business in the city Is at
a ~standstill.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
POLICE CALLED IN TO PRESERVE
ORDER IN THE HOUSE.

GOldsboro and New Bern Charters Amend.
ed-County Government Law Amended.
House Agrees to Senate Amendments in
WiImington's Charter B~iII-Sutton Al.
tacks the state Guard-TIie Revenue Act
Passed by Observation-Disclosures College
and Public school Bills Adopted.