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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-05
The Var Not Ended.
Popnlace Would Not Endure
Surrender.

Loadon. April 30.-Is is rasbly as
suued 10 many parts of Europe that
the var is virtually flushed. It is al
together premature to indulge 10 such
hopes until the result Of the political
crisis IN Athens is fully assured. The
nes ministry cannos openly advocate
policy Of surrender. even if it believes
the struggle against the Turkish army is
hopeless. The opposition have been
from The Gre. more warlike than the
displaced ministry.
The latest Athens dispatches indicate
that the prime minister. Ralli. and his
followers will co1tinue TO accuse the
Greek commanders of cowardice. and
fo,afirm that the Greek troops will be
able TO retrieve the counsry's fortunes
Il shsY are properly led. The only
thing that can be expected. therefore.
Is further attempt to snatch victory
( from defeat. Il is desperate chance.
Even those who are most friendly to
the Greeks do not expect them to sue
ceed. To view Of this situation there
Is belief in certain diplomatic circles
that strong efforts sill be made to 10
terfers .ithous the open solicitation OF
Greece, With secret understanding
With ahe Greek government that all rea-
sonatle conditions, such as the with
dfawal Of the Greek troops from Crete.
nill be compiled With.
To.day's advance Of the Turkish
forces seems 60 make at least one more
severe engagement inevitable.
Tsaeerams sent from Athens today
SHOW that the new prime minister. NJ
Rallis IS the idol OF the populacee for
she momeut.
e is probable that the Greek defeat
Il Pbarsala and the consequent peril
of the capital viii enable the ministry
to gain the consent Of the country to
lie making submission to the powers.
In ths meantime it Is fondly believed in
most Of the European capitals that the
saereement Of the csar ani the Austrian
emperor, arrived at in st. Petersburg.
Is practical guarantee Of the peace Of
Eusope against all dangers. This
agreement is interpreted IN Vienna as
the beginning of the end Of the triple
alliance and as significant Of the new
grouping of the powers It is plainly
+intimated that no obstacle remains iu
The Russian occupation Of Coostantioo-
Die when the csar chooses. It assumed
shat British opposition will be futile,
considering the strength of the comb.
nation against Lord Salisbury Il
should Be borne 10 mind. however. that
the position Of France aed Italy is by
no means assured Oh the three empe-
rors.
The fr;eods Of Lord Salisbury. who
welcomed him on his return from the
Riviera. are distributed BY the fact that
his health did no. improve during his
stay abroad.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-05

A chId was cured of Group By dose or
two of Ayers Cherry Pectoral A neigh.
boris Child died of the same dread
dsesse, while the father WAS getting
ready to call the doctor. This shows the
necessity of having Ayers Cherry Pectoral
always at hand
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-05

A distinct earthquake shock was felt
in western Virginia yesterday, parti
cularly at Lyuchburg, Salem and
WythesviIie.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-05

1891. CLERK CO. BID. COMMISSIONERS.
Jan 81 Walsh. services as elk Co Bd. SIG 67
Feb IS L V Walsh services as elk Co Bd 16 ca
Mch 81 T V Walsh, services as elk Co Bd
Bal Jany and Feby 16 g.
Mch 81 r V Walsh, services as elk Co Bd % co
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-05
CoRoNERs INQUEsTs DC.

1897. CORONERS INQUESTS DC.
Jan : Dr. E F Darby. P NJ Ex Dissection
etc InquestS, $50 90
SAD Moses. Coroner, holding IN
quest etc, 10 S3
\ d Moses. Cor, holding ing. etc q -
1-8 w 81 Commander, constable sum-
mons jury inquest etc, 10
\ D Moses. Coroner, holding EX
Inquest etc, 13
Is \ D Moses, Coroner. holding Ex
Inquest etc. 90
2L a Wheeler. Constable. summons
jury etc, co
oEJ Goodman, Mag. holding Inq, so
, DR. F Darby, VI Ex Dissection
etc inquest Is 90
2LA Wheeler Constable, summons
jury inquest, 0G
9DrW T Smith, P VI Ex inquest 90
16W H Commander. Constable.
summons jury inquest. co
l6 DrJ W Hudson P N EX INQUEST 90
16 A D Moses. Cor. holding inQ, etc l3 %
21-27 a D Moses, Cor, holding eX ing.
etc GIL
Jan o6. Feb S A D Moses. Cor. ex inq, etc IS
Feb 3 DR. G P Osteen, N ex ing etc 90
IL D Moses, Cor holding inq, etc 10 IS
II " Commander, ConSt summons
Jury. etc W
Jan W J Mcleod. coffin for Preston
Smith, decd SO
DIR S Baker. p m ex dissection, etc Is Oo
March 3 II f Monaghan. Consr sum-
mons Jury Irq. etc 10
Feb and March DR. e W Barron. p n eX
dissection. etc 10 w
NJ ch 3-12 4 D Noses, Cor. holding Inq.
II "A b Moses. Cor holding ex Inq etc 8 90
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1897 COUNTY AUDITOR.

Tany 81 A stuckey. salary.
Feby l a B Stuckey. Office supplies.
ia 4 B Stuckey. salary. p mo.
15-2S Diggs Wilder. salary, y mo.
Mch - J Diggs Wilder, Office supplies.
81 j DiEgs Wilder. salary
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-05
ga CoNsTABLE's ACTS.

Jan TYLER Dixon. ex convey prisoners So s
1-31 " II Commander, salary IL IL
81 W H Jennings, Sr, salary 8
81 A Wheeler. S 8
2f w w ingram. salary IS DAYS 10 );
81 W Singleton, = 8
81 IA Dennis. 3
9LA Wheeler. cXp convey prisoners 3 A
Feb LIS W H Jennings. Sr. salary y mo L
2S A Wheeler. salary 3
10 L 4 Wheeler. exp convey prisoners 81
2SJA Dennis. salary s g.
2S w Singleton, salary
2S H A Ratfield 10 mo i
2S w II Commander, salary 16 j
March 81 L a Wheeler, salary S3
81 II 4 Raffield, Jr. salary 8
31>F r Vim, salary 16 81
81 W Singleton. salary S$
LIS J A Dennis, salary II
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COUNTY sUPT. EDUCATION

Jany 3 Wm J DuRan. salary.
Feby Is Wm J DuRant. Office supplies.
IS W'm DURaIr, salary.
Mch 81 Wni DuRant, salary.
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1897. POOR HOUSE -AND POOR.
Jan 81 DrH NJ stuckey, med attention
Is Miss II Y DuRant, supdt feeding
etc, paupers at poor house.
1851 . Mitchell, Supdt feeding etc.
paupers at poor house,
Feb IS B D Mitchell, Spdt feeding etc.
paupers at poor house. ]
Mch 81 B u Mitchell, Spdt feeding etc,
paupers at poor house,
81 j Ryttenberg & Sons, supplies
paupers at poor house,
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04
NOTICE.

:, The undersigned, having been appointed by
s me-, supreme Judicial Court Of the State OF
proof Of all debts claims and demands against
the, said Northern Banking Company and also
to determine the value of the collateral seeur-
ties held by the secured creditors of said North
ern Banking Company, and to be applied in re-
duction Of their several debts, claims OF de-
mands. and six months from the eighteenth day
of August, A. D. 1897 having been allowed as the
period for the performance of the duties men
toned, / hereby give public notice that have
appointed the third Wednesdays OF September
October, November and December, A. ID. 1897
and January and February, A. d. 1898, from
ten O'clock the forenoon until four O'Clock in
the afternoon OF each of said days and the Office
of Bird s. Bradley, No. 1888 Middle Street, in the
City Of Portland as the time and place for ia
claims or demands against said Northern
Banking Company and also for the determine
ton of the value of the collateral securities held
by tho several secured creditors of said Com
pany.
Portland, Maine, Aug. 81, 1897.
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The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04

Hudson, N. T., September 3.-John
Hooper, swimming from Troy to New
York on a wager, arrived in Hudson at
1.30 this morning. making the distance
from Stuyvesant without leaving the
water. He reached Castleton from Troy.
Thursday at g. 40 a. H., and New Balti
more at p. IN. Since leaving Troy
Hooper has swrm 81 miles in TWENTY
hours actual swimming. On arriving at
New Baltimore he had to be lifted from
the water, being in ar exhausted con
dition. After a rub down and refresh
ments he entered the water again in
thirty minutes. The swimmer suffers
considerably from the GOODNESS of the
water He entered the water at Hndson
at ten O'Clock this morning, and will
expects to reach Poughkeepsie on SUNDAY
morning at ten O'Clock. He appeared Is
be in first class condition. The swim.
mer Is accompanied by two trainers.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE MEETING.
Matters of Importance Disposed of a,
Fall River.

Fall River, Mass. September 3.-The
New England league meeting at the Will
bur house tonight was called to order
with I. II. Murnane as president and j.
9. Morse, secretary Theirs were present
besides, G. A. Marston and P. #. Eagan
of Fall River. FL. e. Keith and w. W.
Burnham of Brockton; Joseph Haire,
Duncan McLane and M. J. Finn Of New
port; G. J. Nichols of Taunton; C. A.
Cook of New Bedford, and M. Moy and
j. L. Smith of Pawtucket. The rain
guaranty was discussed at length, and 1t
was voted that $25 should be paid in all
cases where the club is in the city where
game is scheduled. The protest Of New
port on the game of August 10, at Fall
River was withdrawn and the game will
| stand in accordance with the decision Of
the umpire who forfeited it to Fall River.
The Taunton club asked permission to
play three games in Newport next We'd
nesday, transferring one of the games
from Taunton, but permission was re-
fused and the game Will be played in
Taunton as scheduled. Two games, will,
however, be played in Newport Wednes-
day by Taunton. On Tuesday, Pawtucket
will play postponed game in Newport.
The Fall River Pawtucket games seized
uled for Pawtucket on Labor day morn
ing, will be played in Fall River on &C.
count of Rhode Island state fair Brock
ton will play two games in New Bedford
on Wednesday, and one with New Bed
ford in Brockton on Tuesday.
President Marston of the Fall River
baseball club, tonight received telegram
from President n E. Young stating that
pended as stated in the press dispatches.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04
BUSIEST AUGUST KNOWN.

Business Boom Is Surely on in Good
Shape.
New York, September 3.-R. G. Dun g.
Company's weekly review of trade will
say tomorrow: July and August show a
lower average of liabilities per failure
than has ever been known in year, or
even in any quarter of the twenty three
years R. q. Dun and Company have kent
quarterly records. The improvement is
also well distributed extending to nearly
every important branch of business. With
an extraordinary movement in grain,
heavy real estate and building transac-
tions and increased business in iron
products, tho month was clearly the
busiest August ever known.
Cotton speculation made August de-
hver1es costly, spot rising to s IA cents,
but the market drifted back quickly to
7.62 cents. The opinion is that the crop
will be large, If by lateness not exposed to
serious injury. The mills are now turn
ing out great quantities of goods in re-
Spouse to heavy purchases recently made.
Wool sells largely between spectators,
II, 56S, 800 pounds for the week, making
reported sales in four months since May
first, 1911 ,069, O30 pounds, of which 102,-
1872, AS were foreign. Mills have been
buying more freely to replace the wool
rapidly consumed and the goods market
has been so large and strong that they
are encouraged TO purchase even after a
rise of 80 per cent in year. The i'm
proveInant in the iron and steel industry
gains momentum, and a further advance
in prices makes As per cent from the
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04
PREVIOUS ACTIVITY MAINTAINED.
Better Tone to Demand From
J0bbers.

Bradstreets and Dunn's Agencies Both
Have Good Word for Condition of
Business-Last Month Was Busiest
August Ever Known.
New York, September 3.-Bradstreets
tomorrow will say:
Previous activity in all lines of trade is
maintained, There is better tone to de-
mand from jobbers and the volume of
business in WOOL leather, clothing, hats,
groceries and light hardware has in
creased. There is better request for
wooden and cotton goods, jewelry and
rubber goods, and for boots and shoes
Some wholesale merchants at Western
centres report the largest volume of Au-
gust trade on record. There has been an
increased consumption of cotton by
Southern mills. Western iron and steel
mills have orders to keep them busy until
January 1. In the central western states
the bituminous coal strike has had q
further depressing effect on the general
industrial situation. At the northwest
some commercial houses have had to work
overtime to meet the demand for good g.
and the warm weather is reported to have
practically assured the Indian corn crop.
On the Pacific coast wheat exports have
been checked by inability to secure crews
for vessels Mercantile collections have
greatly improved in some sections.
Last week general and unprecedented
expansion of prices for staples is con-
tlnual, wool, cotton and wooden fabrics,
hides, leather, white pine lumber, sashes
and doors, iron and steel bars, billets and
rods, wire nails, barbed wire and southern
foundry iron, wheat, co A. lard and
sugar, having advanced a. ; higher prices
being expected for boots and shoes.
wheat flour and coffee, while those for
oats, pork, print cloths, petroleum and
coal arc unchanged.
The week s clearings, amounting to ST.
300, GOA, 000, are very large, rs per cent
larger than in the like week in '93, low
water mark during the panic, and forty
per cent larger than in the corresponding
period in a.
Worlds available stocks of wheat,
American, European, af1oat and Aus
tralian supplies, on September l. are re-
ported by Bradstreet at CT, yl3, 900 bushels,
the smallest at any like date.
Bank clearings for August form new
record for that month. Last month S
total $4,S10 s7s 1888, is only twenty per
cent smaller than the largest total in any
preceding month and shows the largest
gain, compared with the year before of
any months clearings in four years.
This weeks exports of wheat, and flour
as wheat, are the largest with two tex-
ceptions tie second week of September
and the fourth week of August, 1891.
Total shipments amouted to GIGS, 247, ,
against 5, 149, 653 BUSHES last week.
Shipments of corn are also large, aggre-
eating 3,1S6,064 bushels this week, against
2. 6S2, 452 bushels last week.
There are only 1913 business failures re-
ported throughout the United States this
week against 210, last week, $50 in the
week one year ago, 1874 two years ago 207
three years ago and as contrasted with 379
in the like week in 1898.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04
Board of Trade Correspondence.
{ Board of Trade Journal.l

The following communication was re-
Gently addressed to Hon. John D. Long
Secretary of the Navy, but further thar
acknowledging receipt of the document:
the Secretary has made no expression OF
opinion as yet. Meantime one of the lar
gest of our war ships has been sent to q
foreign port to be locked, because of the
want of suitable facilities at the time al
any port on the Atlantic coast. Here we
have ample facilities for suitable dock
at much safer port to approach than
that of Halifax, N. S., as is set forth in
the following:
Hon. John D. Long, Secretary of the
Navy, Washington, d. C..
Dear Sir: | read with much interest
your clear and able report upon the i'm
portance of one or more larger class gov
eminent naval docks on the New England
coast, now SO evident to all who know
the situation. and have given the subject
the careful thought that the magnitude of
the interest to the country involved re-
q1ires.
The great wealth and commerce of Bos-
ton should command the location of a
we'll equipped naval station, with ample
dry dock capacity for the largest ships of
you to consider the situation and neces-
sites OF Portland in its long exposed con-
dlt1on, almost surrounded, as YOU we'll
know, by foreign territory as large as our
own country, into which it projects to
such an extent that it was for SO many
years disputed territory, and with it's long
line or sea coast terminating in British
waters.
Now Portland being in such close prox-
unity to foreign possessions, and only
thirty hours from the British military
station at Halifax, this port lies almost
IN front of the open ocean, with its re-
markahle natural advantage of close ap-
prJach IN deep waters, and ease of ac-
C 9ss the year round and used as a winter
port OF the Canadas, and being the most
eastern fortified port of the United States
My | not further ask you that. in chse
or trouble with any other nation, whether
o. not, in your good Judgment it would
be of supreme Importance to the whole
country tha5 considerable of u S naval
fleet could be safely entered, maintained .
repaired and fitted here in case of such
an emergency?
If so, in behalf of the people of this.
your native State, whose wants and needs
you know SO well, respectfully ask you
to consider whether it would not be for
the best common welfare of the people of
the whole country, as well as those of the
State of Maine, that Portland should be
considered if not first, certainly second in
Importance to Boston, for the establishing
OF one or more large naval docks and re-
pair shops, having ample available terri
tory therefor, without any possible objec-
tionable features.
also take the liberty, Governor, of EN-
closing copy Of Resolution unanimous
~ adopted, recently, by Maine State Board
of Trade, at which eighteen Boards from
various parts of the State We're represent
ted and ask your careful consideartin of
the subject in all it's features as a nation
al matter
Respectfully yours,
NJ. n. RICH, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04
Steamer Movements.

Naples, September 8, p. m.-Sailed
steamer Werra, from Genoa for New
York, via Gibraltar
Brow Head, September 4, IL. 80 a. M
| Passed, steamer Umbria, New York for
Queenstown and Liverpool.
Kinsale, September s.-Passed. Vic
torian, Boston for Liverpool.
Liverpool, September a. Arrived.
Sachem, Boston.
Leith, September 3.-Arriyed. steamer
Bellona, Montreal via Shields.
Southampton, September 3.-Sailed
steamer Frerts Bismarck from Hamburs
for New York.
Penarth, September 2.-Sailed, steamer
Mistor. Montreal.
Liverpool, September 2.-Sailed, steam
ers Laurentian, Montreal, Verd. Georgio.
London, September 3.-Sailed steamer
Maylands, Quebec.
Avonmouth, September 3.-Sailed
steamer Montcalm, Montreal.
Queenstown, September 3.-Sailed
steamer Gallia, from Liverpool, Boston.
New York, September 3.-Arriyed
steamers Kasbeck, Swansea; sailed steam.
ers La Champagne, Antwerp: Standard ;.
Flushing; Scotia, Marseilles; Pretoria,
st. Croix; cleared, steamers Christine,
OopoAnsssOH, oidcIcu SuQ, PRETORIA, st.
Croix, Barbados, St. Lucia, etc.; La
Champagne, Havre; Kaiser Wilhelm II. :.
Naples. Genoa. etc. Pennsylvania, Ham.
burg, Hevelius. Pernambueo, Bahia, etc. :;
james Brand, Hamburg
Brow Head, September 2.-Passed,
steamer Teutonic, Liverpool for New
Isle OF Wight, September 3.-Passed,
steamer Mississippi London for New
York.
Lizard, September 3-Passed, steamer
OLDHAM, Rotterdam for New York.
Scilly, September 3.-Passed, steamer
southwark, New York for Antwerp.
Tilt Cove, September 3.-Arrived,
steamer Para, New York
Neville, September 3.-Sailed, steamers
Vancouver, Montreal; Anchoria, New
Liverpool, September 2. -Arriyed,
steamers Ulunda, Halifax via St. Johns,
y. f.; Septembe 3, Ursula, Bright, st
John, N. B., for Manchester
Manchester, Septem Der 3.-Arrived,
steamer Vera, Parraboro, n. 5.
Swansea, September 3-Arrived, steam
er Annsndale, Tilt Cove, n. T.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04

Earned runs, Boston, L. Two-base hits,
Nichols Callahan. Three base hit, Duffy.
Stolen bases, Lowe, Duffy, Kittredge.
Double plays, Collins, Lowe and Ten
by Griffiths. &. Hit by pitched ball,
Dahlen, Stahl, Struck OUT, by Nichols,
3. First base on errors, Boston, / Chi
cago, 8. Left on bases, Boston, 10; Chi
cago, 9. Time, 2.1o. Umpire, Lynch.
New York; September 3.-The Giants
and Reds BROKE even in their double
header this afternoon. In the first game
up to the fifth inning, Sullivan pitched
good game. Vi In the fifth, with one man
out and two men on bases, Gleason made
bad error of an easy chance to retire
the side. This ratified Mike somewhat and
he gave base on balls, forcing a run.
Miller then raped good single into left
field, together with Tiernan's throw to
third where nobody was, brought in
three runs. Then Beckley worked home
run over the right field ropes and Miller
came home in front of him. McPbee
singled and went to- third on a wild pitch
and crossed the plate on Corcoran's out
to McCreery. After this it was easy sail
ing fer the Reds, they getting two more
runs in the seventh and twosin the ninth.
Breitenstein was in rare form and the
Giants were unable to touch him for
more than one hit in a single inning.
In the second game the Res could not
find semblance Of ball when thew
welded the cudgel except in the sever til
when "Bid' McPhee worked a little
liner over Davis's head for single
Their three runs were made on errors by
Davis, Gleason and Warner. Rhines was
handicapped by sore finger and was only
able to toss the ball over the plate, the
Giants at the same time being unkind
enough to fatten their batting AVERAGES
Wilson started in to catch the second
game, but d foul tip from Hoy's bat in
jured one of his fingers and Warner took
his place. Score:
(First Game.)
New York. 81 Q 9 0 OIL
Cincinnati, 0 0 z 2 0 gil
Hits, New York, 6; Cincinnati, IL. Err
rors, New York, 4; Cincinnati,,,2. Bat
(Second Game.)
New York, 4 o 4-13
Cincinnati, o 0 0 "a
Hits. New York, 10; Cincinnati;
Errors, New York, A; Cincinnati 4, Rat.
teries Rusie and Warner; Rhines and
Schriyer. Attendance, 900. N
\ Baltimore, September 3.-The cham
pions won as they liked today, BATTING
Donahue out of the box and HITTING Colo.
man at will. The heavy batting was
the sole feature. Score:
Baltimore, 8 6 4 2 o. s 90
St. Louis, 0 0 0 0 0 d q 11
Hits, Baltimore, 2S; St. Louis. : Er-
rors Baltimore, /; st. Louis, 3 Rat
teries, Corbett and Robinson; Donahpraee -
Coleman and Douglass. Attendance 15a7
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-04
PREsID- mt ATTENDsA FAIR.
Mr.. Mckinley Guest of the Ohio State
Board of agriculture.

Columbus, Ohio, September 3.-Presi.
dent Mckinley and party arrived this
morning as guests of the Ohio State
Board of Agriculture. With the Presi-
dent came Mrs. Mckinley Senator and
Mrs. Hanna, Secretary and Mrs. Alger,
Colonel and Mrs. Myron Herrick, Webb
G. Hayes and other personal friends.
Col. John S. Poland, in command of
the 18th United States Infantry, and Col.
Colt, in command of the 14h Ohio Ma
tional Guard Infantry received the Pre- 81
dent at the station entrance with the
troops at present arms.
En- route to the hotel, the President
was welcomed by thousands of people,
Luncheon having been served at the
hotel, the President and party took carri-
ages for the fair, overtaking the military
which had gone ahead Ito rest in the
shade" as requested by the President III
til he should come up with them at a
point near the entrance
:, Marching into the large fair ground, the
procession moved through u sea of human
beings to the main building where the
President addressed the school children
from many parts of the state who had
been invited by card and admitted free.
Later in the day the party was escorted
to various buildings of interest, where
short speeches were made and informal
receptions given.
An unpleasant feature of the Presi-
dents visit to the city was report which
gained currency through the publication
today of an anonymous letter to the effect
that the President was in bodily danger
because of the appointment of Immigra
ton Commissioner Powderly, and chat
extraordinary precautions would be
taken to guard him. The mayor and the
director of public safety regard the com
munication as hoax and both state that
it was never considered seriously.