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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24

.'Tbere are, says the Boston jour
nal of Commerce. "more breweries 10
Califoruia thaa there are 10 Illinois
more distilleries in Massachusetts thaG
there are in Kentucky. and more cigar
ettes manufactured iu New York State
than in all the other States Of the coun-
try mhined." All this is 10 the na-
ture of news. but the most surprising
statement is with regard to the great
number of distileries 10 Massachusetts.
If our recollection is DOT at fault, the
Massachusetts, papers have long held
Kentucky 30 to public condemnation
because SO much wbiskey was distilled
in that State Possibly, however,
Massachusetts distils only ,nilk aud
soup and beverages of that kind
News and Courier
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The Flood Unabated.
Valley of Lower Mississippi q
Scene of Death.
BIG BREAK IN LEVEE.

Memphis. March l6-The valley
of the lower Mississippi is vast
inland sea Death, desolation and
distress is spreading from as far north
as Birds Point, Mo-, to the country
below Helena, Ark The heavy
rainfall of the past fortnight in the
Ohio valley and the consequent foods
are the immediate causes of the
fr1ghtful swelling. in the Mississippi
in the vicinity of Cairo and south of
there
The brake in the levee near No
dena, Ark. Saturday, has wrought
havoc in Mississippi county. which
is virtually at the mercy of the rag
ing torrent. Many persons are
|. thought to have perished in this
vicinity Twenty five negroes are
reported drowned in Busby Bayou.
For miles and miles west of Mem.
phis every home has been abandon
ed.
One planter, }. Il. Butter, tells
terrible story of the destruction of
farm houses, property and cattle. but
he reports only one drawing But
Ter, however. fears that the loss of
life viii! be great.
The break in the levee is widening
and no power on earth can stop the
crevasse. Six hundred people have
been brought 10 Memphis from Crit
tenden county, most of them from
Marion, Ark. Many were in a state
of starvation when they arrived. The
steamer Minnehaha has returned has
returned from trip to Island Forty,
FIVE miles north Of Mount City, where
several families were found The
women were in water to their waists
and two of them were holding babies
in their arms
So far as reported with reliability
tonight there have been but two
drownings in the food, both being
negroes in the vicinity Of Marion,
Ark. Stories Of rescue by the half
dozen or more steamers engaged in
the work and vessels arriving from
above and below have however, ad-
ded highly thrilling features to the
situation From refugees arriving
from back Of Marion, it was learned
that hundreds of people in that sec
ton were in the water and without
means to escape. Accordingly, a
light draught steamer was pushed in
that direction as far as possible and
skiAs penetrated even further. The
result was the rescue of scores Of suf-
ferers. On Presidents island, below
here, large number were found IN
the water and brought out.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24

South Carolina farmers will make a
great mistake if they do not begin at
once. this year. to experiment in grow.
ing Conn ec.icut and other varieties of
tobacco employed for wrappers. Such
tobacco will be protected under the new
tariff by duty of two dollars to two
dollars aud seventy-6ve ceots pound.
Its cultivation is rapidly extending in
Florida. 1t should be introduced into
every county in this State.-News aud
Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
The C'retan Trouble.
GREECE MAY
DECLARE WAR.

Athens, March ia prolonged
meeting of the eabiuet vas held today.
Ths ministers discussed at great length
The attitude to be taken 10 the event of
the powers attempting to coerce Greece
into compliance with sbeir demands.
Il IS stated that no disposition was
shovn to accede TO the demands and
thas il was fiaally decided to take active
measures as the only possible solution
of the difficulty Il is thought that by
actige measures is meant declaration
sof war against Turkey which in it's
eject would be TO give Greece the right
70 maintain herr army 10 Crete aud
deprive the powers Of any right to
interfere.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
SUMTER S. c.. WEDNESDAY. MARCH "a, 1897.

cotton crop could be bought with a
deprecated currency, to be sold
abroad for good money. The farmer
would be sure to suffer most from
any uncertainty or doubt about the
value Of money The experience
during the war is not forgotten, and
will not be forgotten
The south wants no imitation. She
has no need for better facilities for
mortgaging land. These are too
good now. She needs banking facili-
ties for furnishing the money to buy
bagging and ties to prepare cotton
for the market, and to be paid back
when the cotton is sold, to buy cloth,
coffee, horses, mules, fertilizers and
other needfnl things in summer and
to be paid back when the crop is sold,
to serve as a medium of exchange of
cloth for food and of food for cloth
between the factory operative and
the farmer. When these two stop
trading. commeria cities must suffer.
The real reform must bring into the
banking system feature which will
make tine issue of notes dependent
upon and proportionate to the de-
mands of varying commerce
''In any satisfactory system all
bank notes must be redeemable in
gold at some central points; as over
the counters of the issuing banks"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
The True Remedy.


W. NJ. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, ILL.,, "Chief,"
says "We won't keep house without Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds. Experimental with many
others but never got the trre remedy until we
used Br. Kings New Discovery. No other
remedy can take its place in cur home, as in 1t
we have certain and sure cure for Coughs,
Colds, Whooping Cough, ETC. 1t is iilo to
experiment with other remedies even if they
are urged on you as just as coed as Dr. Kings
New Discovery. They are rot as good, be-
cause this remedy has record of cures and
besides is guaranteed 1t never fails TO satisfy.
Trial bottles free at Dr.. J. F. W. DeLorme's
Drug Store. 4
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
PROCLAIMED TO cRETANs

Caoea, March lS.-Tbe proclama-
ton issued by the foreign admirals ao-
nouaeiDg the conditions under which
Autonomy will be granted to Crete
promises the adoption of measures TO
regulate the workings of complete au
tonony for the island and guarantees to
every one of whatever race OF religion !.
perfect liberty and security of proper
ty The proclamation concludes BY
saying
ga pew era is opening for Crete.
Let all persons lay down their arms.
The powers coaot upon the co operation
of Christians aud Moslems alike to aid
10 the task which promises to insure
order aud prosperity"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
Gen. Hampton III.

Charleston, March l6.-Early this
morning an intimate friend Of Gen.
Wade Ham oton received a dispatch
from Washington announcing the
critical illness Of the general. Later
in the day another telegram was re-
ceived stating that his condition had
taken turn for the better. The
gentlemen referred to left this after
noon for Washington to attend the
bedside of Gen Hampton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
GREEKS FIRM IN THEIR RESOLVE.

London, March ia dispatch to
The Tines from Athens says that since
the action of the powers in ordering
the begipning OF coercive measures
against Greece became knowe 10
Greece. the popular determination that
the Greek army of occupation shall not
be Withdrawn from Crete has become
stronger than ever. The people are
unanimous in this matter. and the king
and the goyernmens have no choice but
so swim with the tide Of popular feel
iDg. Colooel Vassos, commandiog the
Geek troops in Crete. is fortifyiag his
position upon the uplands of Alikianu.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
ANSWER OF THE PORTE

Constantinopie, March 1.-THE re-
ply of the porte to the note which was
presented to the Turkish government
by the powers simultaneously With the
presentation Of the ultima,um of the
European governments to Greece, has
been officially published The porte
admits the priociple of autonomy for
Crete. but reserves the discussion of
the forms and details cs such admiGis-
tration With diplomatic representatives
Of the powers. these details to be subor-
diDate to the withdrawal of the Greek
uarsbips aud troops from the island.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
The report that the japanese gov

The report that the japanese gov
ernment had adopted the gold standard
turns out to oe incorrect, according TO
late cable adyices received at Washing
ton. What has happened is the minis
try has formulated a bill for adoption
of the gold standard, and on the % lust
this measure was introduced in the
lower house of the japanese legisla-
ture. The new uoit Of value proposed
is one-half Of the present gold ooe.yeu
piece, and existing gold coins are to
be circulated at double their present
denominational value. 1t is further pro-
vided that the silver one-yen piece will
remain in circulation uutil abolished by
an imperial ordinance. It is not pur-
posed to affect the subsidiary coins.
which will continue to circulate. The
bill also proposes that the free coinage
of silver shall cease from aud after
October ! of the present year The
point to be emphasized is that the To-
production of the measure affords no
guaraotee Of its adoption by the legis-
ture, where it is understood that there
will be strong opposition to its passage.
1t is recalled that over year age a
commission was appointed to report on
the advisability Of changing the stand
ard of value. but this commission ad-
journed witbou. reaching definite
cooclusion, owing to the widely diver
gent views of the nembers.-Rra1-
streets.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
Greek Schooner Sunk.
Said to Have Fired on an
Austrian Gunboat.

Vienna. March lS-The govern
mept has received advices that the
Austrian gunboat Sebso,ico has sunk a
Greek schooner with cargo of munitions
of var aud number of Cretau iusnr-
gents 90 board. The Sebentico under
the orders Of the British admiral com
mauding the British squadron iu Cretan
waters was paseolling off Cape Dia,
Crete. when the schooner hove 10 sight
The schooner was hailed By the gun
boat and The Insurgents Oh board 10
reply opened 6re upon the SenDentico
whereupoa the latter turned her guas
oo the schooner aud sunk her.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

Paris. March I6 M. Hanotadx.
munster Of foreign affairs. made in
The senate to-day declaration of the
policy Of Frat,e in the matter of the
sGraecosC Cretan situation similiar TO that
which be made in the chamber of depu-
ties uhen he announced that France
would adhere TO the concert policy, aud
at the oonctosisn OF his statement asked
for vote of confidence ia the govern
ment. The senate then attested its
confidence 10 the governments policy
by vote Of 240 to 80
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
TEN THOUSAND REFUGEES.

C.nea, March 1.-THE admiral
commanding the foreigu warships in
Cresan waters have Issued proclama-
tion announcing the conditions under
which ao autonomous administration
will be granted to Crete. The situa.
tioD here is becoming more serious as
each day passes, owing to the presence
of 10000 refugees who are receiving
ra.ions from the government. which
will necessarily be stopped ir few
days The condition of affairs at
Retimo is similar, and at Gambia the
situation is worse.
Six Turkish soldiers were killed and
25 sounded in the six hours fighting
yesterday outside of Gambia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
The Cretans Declare They
Will Resist the Powers.

Rome. March IA dispatch from
.Csnea TO the Secolo says that the Gre
tan insurgents have declared that they
uill reject autonomy aud offer all pos
sibIe resistance to the occupation Of the
island by the powers The dispatch
also, says that Col. Vassos. Command
ing the Greek army Of occupation, is
about to move his camp to the noup-
saips of Spbakia. where ne will fortify
himself SO that his position will be al
most impregDable He will not with
draw his troops from the island under
any circumstances.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
Disaster Of Deep
Terrible Loss of Life in Storm
Off Hatteras.

New York. March 18-Augusten
Forget. the French Ines agent at this
port, made the following statement Of
the disaster to the steamer St. Nazarie,
as be bad learned it from Captain Ber-
ris' disconnected remarks.
TIE St. Nazarie encountered tenn
pest when 48 hours out from New York
for Port Au Pfiuce. Tie steamship
had made about 270 miles from this
port and was somewhere of Hasteras.
Heavy seas swept the steamship consin-
ually from Sunday afternoon to mid
night. They poured down the hatches
and put out the fires 10 the engine
room, rendering the vessel helpless.
Captain Jaquenau ordered out the
boats, seeing no hope. Four boats
were launched, ouly to be crushed
against the ship. In a momeptary lull
the other four boats we're launched in
the lee of the wreck and all on board
crowded into them
''The boat in which Captain Berri
got contained 81 persoos all told, in-
cluding a woman and four children.
Bsrri took command and ordered signal
lights carried for the other boats to fol-
low. The four boats parted company,
boweyer, almost at once, and Berrie
never saw trace of the other three after
leaving the ship. Everybody worked
hard to keep the boats head to the
waves and all suffered most intensely
through he first night. Some froze to
death and others jumped overheard.
OF the last few days Of the terrible ex-
perience. Captain Berri has only hazy
recollection
Alphopz Dumois, one of the passen-
gers on the St. Nazaire, was a brother
of Hippolyte Dumois, head of the firm
of n. Dumois & Co. fruit dealers of
this city Raimon Jamiuez, another Of
the passengers. vas toe head of the
6rm Of R. R JsmiDez & Co., coutrac-
tors aod engineers, of this city.
Agent Forget furnished a
complete list of the passengers and
crew who were in the vessel when she
left There we're but l. passengers in
all the ship, but her crew numbered II
The names Of passengers are as follows:
A Duuois. L Damois, San Domingo; !;
Ramon Jiminez. Maya Puesyna Sar-
polle, Port Au Prince Mr.. and Mrs.
Juau de Dios Tijida aud four children.
San Domiogo.
The officers of the vessel we're white
men. The rest Of the crew were color
ed. Captain Berri was passenger,
although nos 90 the list He is an off,
Ger of the steamship company. The
four survivors we're picked up by the
schooner Hilda CD Sunday afternoon
about 10 miles of Fenwick Island.
-Four dead men were in the boat With
the four liviog
The survivors are all in fair way to
recover their health. although ali four
were insane when rescued The vessel
left New York March 6. The wreck
occurred March 6, and the survivors
we're rescued March Ia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24

Brady, Corbe:t's hacker has chal-
lcpged Fi'zsimmons to fight Corbett
again for $1,000 side and the largest
purse that may be offered.
Tony Lyles. coored. is ia the New
berry Jail for crimlnally assaultiug a
Miss Willard at Whitmires. that county.
There is talk of lyucbiug. but the sher.
if is determined to protect the prisoner.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
Eastern SHIPPING DEPRESSED.

Glasgow, March 17-clyde is beiog
affected by. the situation 10 the east,
the depression of eastern trade having
reached a most acute stage One ship
ping 6rm employing 35 vessels trad
log in the east hes ordered all Of its
ships back to Great Britain and will
hereafter pn. them in the western trade.
The reason given BY the firm for tbis
action is that the political situation in
the cas-. has depressed freights so that
cargoes are-ob,ainable at losing rates.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
WHEN BLOCKADE BEGINS.

London. March l8 The ST. James
Gazette asserts that the blockade of the
coast Of Crete by the warships of the
powers will begio next Sunday morn
ing. aud that the foreign admirals have
requested Greece to withdraw Der war
ships from Cretan waters before tina.
time; otherwise force will be employed
to compel their departure
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24

6cations at Retimo have made a sortie
into the towu aud pillaged the bouses
Of the inhabitants without the slightest
opposition on the part of the detach-
ments of marines from the warships Of
the powers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24

Madrid, March 10 The archbishop
Of Manila. the capital Of the Philip.
pine Islands, has cabled to the author
tiles here that 10000 additional troops
to reinforce the Spanish soldiery there
are inperatively necessary, and that
there should be no delay 10 forwarding
them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
"A PRIVILEGE OF THE TURK.

London. March IA dispatch
from Athens says the Greeks in Crete
assert that the Turks holding the forti-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24

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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-09
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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-09

THE Greeks obtained the privileges
OF nationality, by agreement Of the
powers Of Europe, in 1880, with per-
mission to elect their own sovereign.
They chose Prince Leopold, Of SAKE.
Coburg, who decliaed the crown be-
cause Crete was not included within
the Grscian boundaries. Prince Otto,
OF Bavaria, was elected 10 1888 and
reigned for twenty-nlne years, when
he WAS expelled and King George, the
reigning sovereign, was elected in 1858.
He at first refused the crown because
Greece could offer him only On income
of 5000, 900 a year. But Great Britain,
France and Russia each agreed to add
800, 600 to the civil list, and he accept
ed. Now, as these three powers are
the protectors Of the kingdom and
assist In paying the income OF the king,
Germany charges them with conniving
at the recent movement on Crete, and
all christendom will rejoice to learn
that the charges OF Germany are true,
especially If the Cretan o is signifi.
cant Of the dissolution OF the Turkish
empire.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-09
An old, Rotten Place.

From the San Juan Times.
This paper once made the prediction
that the streets of Santa Fs would rur
with blood before the Territorial capita
would be removed to a more central
location. And the paper still adhcrei
strictly to that opinion, others to the
contrary observation-disclosures Vsgai
Optic.
THE OPTIC's bloody prediction Ii
based On a very accurate knowledge
Of the lawless element that infests
Santa Fe and wakes fat at the pub.
lie expense. II the capital removal
bill passes the legislature, trouble
will undoubtedly follow. But let il
come. For the sake of the good
name OF New Mexico, in the name
of honesty and decency, let the CAPT
tai be removed from the ancient hole
Of r%ottenness TO a law-abiding To-
calily.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-09
THE KNOX BILL,

According to q Santa Fe telegraphic
correspondent, there is an interesting
story back OF the Knox bill, which has
just failed of passage in congress. II
is claimed that there are involved no
less than $42, 900. 900 in Territorial
securities, most of which were bought
up much below par by q Wall street
firm.
The scheme was 10 make the Terri
torial governments assume response
bility for all bonded Indebtedness,
whether fraudulent or not, and In case
Of Pima county, Arizona, where Ger.
tain railway bonds were declared
illegal by the United States supreme
court, the passage of the Knox bill
would have served to overturn the de-
cision OF the court and render them
valid. 1t is said that had the bill be-
come a law, 81, 000,0 900 net profits
would have been available for distri-
button among its hackers.
Both the legislatures Of New Mexico
and Ariz)na sent strong protests to
congress, but at the last moment, Sem
ator Butler, populist, came to the
rescue of the taxpayers of the Terri.
tories and moved a reconsideration in
the senate, which tied it up.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-09

The last resort OF the free-trade
organs, when penned up on the subject
of revenue, is the claim that they pass
ed the income tax law, which would
have yielded more revenue If it had not
been knocked out by the supreme
court. True, SO far as it goes; but the
income tax was only estimated to pro-
duce $50, 000, 600 revenue and this
years shortage bids fair to be $50. 600,
600. II the income tax had been sus-
tanned 1t would have made the Cleve-
land deficit only about $50, 900. 900 less
than the 5000. 900, 900 it promises to
reach before the Wilson act terminates
its unfortunate career.