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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-20
Mosely
Folding
Bath,

when closed resembles fine cabinet,
and would adorn any home, but when
opened proves itself the most conf
plete Bath Tub in the world Porce-
lain lined, with Oaken Ridge and fixed
Gasoline Water Heater, it stands with
without a rival.
Then we have Porcelain Lined
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-20
Bath
Pools.

Just the things to splash about in on
a hot day. Bath Tubs and Marble Top
Washstands, too, in all varieties and
cheap as talk.
We have room full of them and
when you are passing, just "DROP
IN" and see for yourselves.
HAWAIIAN HARDWARE co.
FORT ST., opp. Spreckles' Bank,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
Augusta Has a Klondike.
Dirt From the sandhills
Worth $4,000 a Ton.
,ial 10 The Spar,anburg Herald

Special TO The Spartanburg Herald
Augusta, Ga Aug % 8-Augusta
has discovered little Klondike OF
her own and within FIVE miles of the
heart of the city In addition to the
discovery of gold in the bed of the
Savannah river, and the opening of
the mines in Dahlonegah and other
places in Georgia, gold has been dis.
covered at Rae's Greek, a small
stream about four and half miles
from Augusta, and above Sumner
vile, on the "Sand Hills !"
The discovery was made by an old
darkey who brought some nuggets to
the city ard they were examined by
a jeweler who pronounced the speci-
mems gold, and purchased them from
the darkey at 50 90. The nuggets
were worth from 50,cents TO a dollar
each.
1t is repofted that the owner of the
soil on which the gold was found has
had the ground assayed and it is pro-
nounced as worth about $4,000 per
ton, or estimated to produce $4,000
worth of gold to the ton of earth.
The discovery has been kept compa.
ratively quiet as nothing has been
said of it in the local press
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
Six Men Massacred
By Moonshiners in Arkansas
Mountains.

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 30-six
men we're probably massacred IN the
wilds of the mountains Of Pope nty
Yesterday afternoon Two we're siiled
outright. two were fatally wounded and
left for dead. and two have mysterious
ly disappeared and are eitser dead or
being held captive by baodits.
TIE killed are Captain B F. Tay.
lor of searcy county, deputy United
States marshal. Joe Dodson of Stone
county. deputy marshal. The fatally
wounded are two brothers named Ren-
frsw Of Searcy county. Tee uames OF
the 1;s;ug mea ere rot kncvn, but
hey arc supposed to be dapa'y sHerifF+
FROG, an adjoining county. TIE g;c-
;ns were ali deputy Ual'ed States nar-
sba!s ana deputy sher.ffs. AID 'he men
who did he work are moonshiaeTs of
,;.e bolGest acd most desperate class
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
sium Work In London.

TO accomplish any substantial result
in slum work in London, woman must
not only give time and strength but
life itself Miss Meredith Brown, the
English philanthropist, who has beer
the champion cf the factory girls for
some years, says that women who know
only the slums of New York and Chica-
go have no conception of the horrors and
misery of the slums close to the aristo-
cratic parts Of London. The girls which
Miss Browns special mission reaches
are so rough and lawless that the Sal
yaticn Army would not take them in,
and the directors Of mission which
had invited the girls to tea refused to
allow them into the building again.
The girls came to the feast with pillow
slips under their aprons and snatched
everything to eat off the table before
their hostesses could stop them.
Finally the courageous women inter
ested in the welfare of these young
semisavages decided that to reach the
girls they would have to live among
them. Ten dauntless women took up
their residence in a rickety old house IN
the very heart of all the misery and
squalor which makes the wild girls
what they are, and their efforts at last
were met with more than an encour-
aging response. "But it is very hard on
the health, says Miss Brown. 1.-TWO
years will break down any one, so we
have lost some Of our best workers. -
New York Commercial.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
McLaurln Says he Respon-
slble.

10 answer to the inquiry. Whats
the news 2" at Senator McLaarin's
headquarters yesterday. The State Of
Aug. says this reply was given
..Ali is encouraging Letters con-
tinue to come 10 from all over the
State, aud give 10 each case very fa-
vorabIe accounts of the situation 50
much so that after careful >considera-
ton We are confident of winning next
Tuesday by majority over all Of fully
10000 votes. This estimate is made
FROM reports seut in by the best posted
political workers throughout South
Carolina, and We Gao trutbfulIy tell or
friends that McLsusir is sure winner.
He will 60 10 without a doubt, carry
ing every couosy 10 South Caroiioa cx-
cept pae, and of these several are in
doubt sod are claimed By our friends
who are on the ground
The headquarters also gave out the
following card. which had been re-
ceiyed in Senator McLaurin's own
handwriting:
81 am responsible for anything 10
the campaign that is offensive to Mr..
Evans and be need not put himself to
the trouble to make any Inquiries, but
may proceed wben be sees fit to hold
me reponsible
"JSo. L. McLAgR1N."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
The War on the Roads.

On Monday Traffic Manager Culp,
of the Southern railway, and Emer-
son, of the Atlantic Coast Line, were
in Columbia They came to the city
in response to a request of Governor
Ellerbe. and held conference with
him in regard to the proposed fight
the State is talking Of making upon
the railroads handling original pack
age shipments What was accom-
plished as result of the conference
is not known. Governor E'lerbe de.
clined to have anything whatever to
say about the matter Both Of
the railroad men left the city before
they could be seen. 1t is not thought
that anything will come of the pro-
posed fight about which so much has
been said.-The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
CHICAGO TO CUBA.
An. Expedition Expected to
Leave There Tomorrow.

Chicago, Aug. 3o.-The Times
Herald says 5:
Two hundred Americans and three
carloads of ammunition are supposed
to leave Chicago to morrow night for
Jacksonville, Florida, whence they
will sail by the steamer Soledad for
some point in Cuba The date OF
the Soledad's sailing is, according to
Spanish reports, fixed for Saturday.
The Americans composing the Chi
cago Cuban contingent is made up
mostly of the unemployed. They
have enlisted for - months and are
to receive salary of $40 a month
In the event of Cuba's receiving her
freedom from Spain. each soldier is
promised large tract of land and a
sum of money.
Lieut.. Col. Dominez OF the New
York junta is now in Chicago. He
comes as the agent Of President Cis-
-neros and Treasurer Benjamin Guer-
ra He brought several thousand
dollars with him and he has been
using it among those who..were found
willing to join the insurgents. Un
less Spanish Consul Fernando Staudy
Gimirez, who will ask the Federal
court for an Injunction prohibiting
the moving of these men and ammu-
milton, is successful, the men will
meet to morrow with knapsacks aud
rifles ready to join the forces of Co
mez in Pinar del Rio district.
By what line the Cuban soldiers
are to travel between this point and
Jacksonville is not known. The
Spanish consul. acting under orders
from Minister deLome. who is now at
Lenox, Mass, has sent out notice
to all lines running south to the fol-
lowing effect:
"You are hereby warned not to
carry material contrabaDd of war or
any material that may subsequently
be used for or by the Cuban insur-
gents. If such material is shipped
the Spanish government will hold
you responsible under the rules of
international law and by reason of
any such protection as the laws of
the United States give said Spanish
government as far as relates to the
shipping or carrying of goods con-
traband of war to non belligerents "
This warning was sent out after
the consul had consulted with the
government attorney in this city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
They May Starve up in
Alaska.

San Francisco, Aug. 29.-W. A..
Ryan, one of the several correspondents
OF the Associated Press en- route to the
Yukon gold fields. writes froG ST.
MichaeIs under date Aug, 15 to the
effect tha. there is grave danger Of
famine on the Kloodike this winter.
According to all reports received from
the upper country it will be impossible
to land suficieat food at Dawson City
to support the population already de-
peadeDt upon that base of supplies.
r. T. Lying, local ageD: of the Alaska
Commercial company at St. Michaels,
declares that there are already 1000
idle meu in Dawson aud new parties ar
irving every day Via Chilkoot pass,
while the total amount Of freight
landed there this year will
not exceed 4, 200 toss, Of which more
than three-fourths are provisions Old
timers realize the situation and pr, dict
distress and death as result of the
Kloodike craze.
Willian Ogilvie. Dominion laod sur
veyor, who has been making topogrspbi-
cal surveys of British possessions along
the Klondike, has been recalled by the
government for consultation upon i'm
portant matters affecting the new gold
fields and is now en- route to Ottawa via
San Francisco. He will make report,
embodyiug suggestions for new mioiog
laws, governing the sale Of liquor aod TAX
ing wood for fuel. etc He made a census
of the production of the pew fields and
finds % claims produced 1923. 600 and
says that $4,000, 900 is co exaggera
ted estimate of the amount that will be
produced by 18O claims on Bonanza,
Hunker Eldorado creeks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
STARTING A SYNDICATE.
Few Inside Lights on How Some Concerns
Get to Work.

Few Inside Lights on How Some Concerns
Get to Work.
Scene-An Office in the city. Time
After lunch. Members Of a
proposed syndicate.
First Member-Aud now, gentlemen,
to business. I suppose we may put down
the capital at $4,000:
Second Member = Better make it
$500, 600. Half million is so much
easier to get.
Third Member of course. Who
would look at paltry $4,000?
First Member-Perhaps ycr are right.
Five pound shares, eh?
Fourth Member-Better make them
sovereigns; simpler to manipulate.
First Member dare say. Then the
same solicitors as our last:
Fifth Member-Yes, on the condition
that they get firm to undertake the
underwriting.
First Member-Necessarily. The firm
I propose, gentlemen. are men of bust
ness and quite recognize that nothing
purchases rothing.
Second Member-And they coald get
the secretary with thousand to invest.
First Member-Certainly. Our bro
kers, bankers and auditors as before.
eh, gentlemen?
Fifth Member-On the same condi-
tions.
First Member-That is understood.
And now the prospectus is getting into
shape. Is there anything else any che
can suggest?
Fourth Member Oughtn't we to
have some object IL view?
First Enthusiastically, making
money.
Fourth Member-Don't be frivolous
But what l mean is. shoula we Let
know for what purpose we are going &c
eSpend the $500, 0C0?
First Member-Oh! You mean tie
name. Well, that comparatively uEiin-
portant detail We might safely leave un-
til our next pleasant gathering.
Meeting adjourned. Curtain.
don Punch
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
KNOWN BY HIS SCARS.
That Is the Way Uncle Sam Keeps Track
of His Enlisted Men.

of His Enlisted Men.
While good many people know in
a general way of the Berti1lon system
for the Identification of criminals, COM
paratively few know of the simple
method which Uncle Sam has been
using for a number of years past to keep
track of the men who eat his rations
and wear his uniform in the regular
army. The system employed by the war
department. might be termed the snat-
ural method" and is at once simple and
ingenious 1t does away with all ap-
paratus except a vertical measuring
rod and pair of scales. It is known as
"the scar system" and has been found
wonderfully effective.
There is an unwritten theory in the
army that every man who enlists will
at some time or other desert. This is
not entirely true, but the desertions are
numerous enough to make it worth
while to keep track Of the offenders. In
war the penalty for desertion is death,
but in peace it is long term of impris-
onment, and the subject is liable to pun
ishment no matter how long a term has
elapsed since his offense was committed.
Strange it may seem, the men who
desert most readily are the ones who
straightway go back and enlist again,
though usually in some remote section
Of the country.
The recruiting card, (" as it is called,
lis big enough to contain two inch
outlines Of mans form, front and rear
view, with good sized border for mar
ginal notes. When the recruit is strip
ped for his physical examination, he is
gone over from head to foot, and every
appreciable scar or permanent skin
blemish is recorded. It's location is &C
curately noted by dot on the card, and
its description is written on the mar
gin. The hands and face usually have
the greatest number of scars, but those
on the body are apt to be the more
pronounced and characteristic, as it is
usually a more severe wound that pene-
trates the clothing and leaves its record
on the flesh beneath. Moles are also
noted, their color and dimensions, and
other birthmarks or blenaishes that
would not ordinarily disappear with
time.
The question may arise as to what if
q man have 10 scars, moles or birth
marks That. would be enough to identi-
fy him, for in all the thousands of men
who have been catalogued by the de-
partment there has never been one who
bore less than three clearly defined
scars. while seven or eight is the mere
usual number, and there are sone cases
where the number runs up to 80 or 35.
Further, so Infinite are the chances Of
combination that there have never been
two individuals whose height, weight
and the number and location Of their
scars came anywhere near coinciding -
Washington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
THE BEST Known FACE.
One Hundred Likenesses of Queen victo-
rim For Every Living Person.

One Hundred Likenesses of Queen Veto
ria For Every Living Person.
No man or woman who ever lived has
had his or her features reproduced Of
tener than her majesty the queen, says
the Boston Herald. The number of ac-
tual photographs of her majesty in ex-
istence cannot be recorded, and there are
besides millions of reproductions. Take
the number of stamps sold in the United
Kingdom during the queens reign. The
number Of articles passing through Eng
lish, Scotch, Welsh and Irish postof6ces:
in q recent year was nearly 5000, 600,
and, though, of course, thas figure need
not be taken as an average, it is not go
ing beyond the mark to say that since
the accession Of the queen ever so, 000,-
100000 postal dispatches nave passed
through the postoffices of G-eat Britain.
Every one of these would bear at least
one stamp and many of them two or
three, and every stamp bears the image
of the queen Eighty thousand million
images OF her majesty nust have gone
through the post during her record reign.
Then the record of the mint is by no
means a small cne since the coronation.
1t is estimated that abcct 5000, 900, coo
coins in gold, silver and bronze have
passed through the hands OF her majes-
tvs subjects, each coin bearing the fea-
lures CT the sovereign. Her image has
been reproduced often enough to present
100 likeaesses 10 every nan, woman and
child ca the globe Without doubt the
queens is tie best known face in the
world
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
FROM THE WIRES.

Madrid. Aug. 30.-As cabinet
council held to-day it was decided to
summon the next class Of $4,000 re-
serves, 27. 900 of whom ssill be sent to
Cuba and $4,000 to the PHILIPPINE isl
ands The minister, when questioned,
denied that the council! was occupied
With the subject Ct colonial reforms or
with political questions.
Lawrence. Mass, Aug so Opera
tions were resumed at the Atlantic
mills to-day after shutdown of four
weeks. This will give employment to
about l 200 hands. Work vas also re-
sumed in the weaving department Of
the Me,beuu compauy's mills at Meth
eun. Nearly all Of the $50 operatives
employed iu these mills are DOW at
work.
Oriental advices state that a grea.
earthquake occurred in Japan Aug. 8.
It lasted eight minutes and was follow
ed by tidal wave which washed NJ
water flowing into the sea. causing
great destruction. Up to Aug. 10 it
vas known 10 Yokohama that over
5000 houses had been inundated or
washed away Between twossnd three
hundred people were kuowd to have
been dowoed or seriously injured. 1t
wss reported from Hosokn that coal
mines there we're flooded by au over
flowing river. drowning over 100
miners.
W. B. Meetse, an original packsge
dealer in Columbis, vas arrested on
Saturday on a warrant charging him
with selling liquor to minor. He re-
sisted arrest. compelling the officers to
use force. Later in the day Presley
E. Fuller, tho alleged minor was ar
rested for perjury oo warrant issued
at the instance of W. B. Meetze.
The Aooissou. Ala, Pipe end
Foundry Company lost its main build
ing by fire Sunday. Il was oue Of
the largest pipe fourdries in the
world.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01

larly the latter, could support MIR.
McLaurin after editorially cendemning
his views on free raw materials. he
expressed the belief that they would
vote for the negro if they believed it
would destroy the Reform movement.
Mr.. Evans was applauded.
Chairman }. S. McColl had thought
fully brought lunch of which he in
vited the campaigners to partake
But for this tboughtfulness they
would have had no dinner. After
several hours rest the candidates
were driven to Florence, where to-
night they will speak by request.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01

A preliminary examination was held
at Ridgeway. Fairfield County on Mon
day afternoon in the cases Of persons
iodicsed for outrsges committed upon
the Mormons Twenty-four persons
we're bound over to the Court of Ses-
sion. 10 September. Each gave bood
for 5000. An immense throug was
present but good order was preserved
Assistant Attorney General Townsend,
Solicitor Henry and Hon r. A
Meares assisted in the prosecutions.
Ed Ragsdalc appeared for the defense.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
The Royal yictor;as.

How do he royal family manage 70
distinguish between their Fictorias:
There is a Victoria in every family CT
the second Observation-Disclosures of Prcs-
sia, Victoria of Wales, Victoria Of Edin-
burgh, Victoria Of Hesse, Victoria OF
Sleswick- -Holstein, Victoria Of Con
nausht, Victoria of Battenberg, Victo-
ria of Tecl and others somewhat less
nearly connected There is no Victoria
of Albany, the sole exception.-Loneen
Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
Fastest in the World.
The Tennessee Stallion Does
a Wonderful Mile.

Readville. Mass Aug 2s.-Tbe
Chicago pacing stallion. Star Pointer,
owned by James A. Murphy, to-day
wiped out the two-minute mark
and ended the controversy which has
been going on for years as to the
speed qualities of the light harness
horse. Accompanied by runner the
big bay Tennessee-bred stallion
wiped out the mark and had three
fourths of a second to spare when he
went under the wire This wonder.
full performance was witnessed by
about 5000 people.
There were two false breaks but
the third time down there was no
hesitancy. McClary nodded the
word and off the PAGER went, the
runner right at his saddle. The first
quarter was at an even two minute
gait. in 80 seconds, and then as
McClary called on his PAGER to move
the second quarter there was great
cheer, for he was beating two min.
utes all to pieces and got to the half
in SO 8 4 with the second quarter in
90 "a seconds. Could be keep it
up /? Yes, and more. for the third
quarter was the fastest of the
mile. The distance was covered in
90 Ia seconds. 1.57 gait.
Around the turn Pointer seemed
to waver the smallest fraction of a
second, but McClary had him right
almost before one could see it. and
then they Strengthened into the
stretch, the runner moving up even
closer. Both tpacer and runner
were asked to step along. McCIary
laid the whip on the runner. but
spoke only words of encouragement
to his horse At the drawgate, Star
Pointer was reefed little, and
coming stronger from the distance,
the great pacing stallion appeared to
freshen in the last few strides. gath
cred fresh strength and courage as he
neared the wire and finished like
lion in the record breaking time of
1894.
Since 1894, when the game little
race horse Robert J. paced time
mile in 2:0l 1-2, the horse world has
been looking for the two-minute
mark to be reached In 1895 it
looked as though the gelding John
3 Gentry would get to it, but the
season went by and last year eyen
some Of the more ardent in their be
lief were inclined in the middle Of
the season that it would be many
years in coming, as the candidates
did not look promising. Butin Sep
tember Star Pointer forced John &
Gentry to race record of 2:0l II
at Glen's Falls. and then both horses
were counted likely candidates. Bill
ly Andrews with Gentry got chance
at the mark at Portland in October,
but en- Pointers day rain interfered.
Gentry. came very near it and took
the crown, which to day vas wrested
from him. To-day was the first time
that Pointer was really sent 70. the
mark His owner has been content
to scoop in race honors.
To beat worlds pacing record,
2:01 12-Star Pointer; b. c.. by
Brown Hal, dam Sweepstaks (Mc-
Clary) Time 80. SO 8 4, 1:29, 1:59
IA.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01

Washington, Aus -GGhief Engineer
" F. "cr,hington has been detached
from the Montgomery aad ordered to
Gleason college Fort Hill, S. c., IN
place CT Passed Assistant Engineer T..
W. McElroy, whose orders are re-
voked.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
The C.aer Way.

Moss-.t drives nle frantic to see wc-
men standing ii q street car.
Fern-I've noticed that it turns your
head.-Philadelphia North American.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01

Rice is the most important Of all
japanese crops. The cultivation takes
up more than half of the country's total
surface Of arable land.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
What Tillman Said of Irby.

Fort Mill. Aug. % -Ti1lmau re-
marked at Tirzxh, il the presence OF
Colooels Shaw and Neal and Governor
Elle.be and dozsn hystauders tha;
Ir5y reminded hin Of an old horse,
stal! fed severa: years AID :deo turucd
Out to pasture-pracsically the sane as
reported iu :he Charlotte paper
His further remarks were in sro
stance tina; Irty had s showing aud hac
rot nonored the trust; also that Irby
had missed bis opportunity by act en-
,erins the race last year
IL Tillman's estimation [rby is IN
deed dead duck The State
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01

The revolt Of the natives Of northern
India IS growing in magnitude aud it is
pow said Mat an army of 10000 will
be required to restore peace.