The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-21
GENERAL NEWS.

Cleveland. Sept. 14.-Seoator James
NJ Kyle Of South Dekofa was stricken
With paralysis at the Forest City house
here to-day The senator is uocon
scious aud is in serious, though DOT
necessarily dangerous condition
Geneva. S~i. zeaud Sept.l3 1t is
asserted berp that Luochoui. the assas
sio Of he Empress of Austria. beiug
a foreigner. may De eSsradl'ed to Aps
t.ia
Washington, September Is The
foi;oxiog is Gen. Lawsou's daily beal'h
report irous Santiago Total sick.
/ 266 total fever. al :; total new
cases, 81 total returned 10 duty. 594 !;
deaths. 6
Paris. Sept. l6 The Auroruare,
N Clemenceau's paper, announcees
tnst the arrest OF an officer who assist
ed 10 the preparation of the Dreyfus
letter is imminent.
Washington, Sept Is Gen Miles
is coo6ued TO biz bed with touch of
te7er. from 'he work aud exposure Of
his recea, campaigns The attack
caused 30 apprehension TO the generals
srieuds. IL is saio 10 be Of mzlatiai
character. like much of The fever oevel
ooed afrer exposure in Southern lasi
;udes.
s,cksburg. Miss Sept The
Republicans OF the 81 district to Cay
pomina1ed T. j Joaes, colored fer
Congress. 10 opposition to Ger I. c
Ca'chings
Vancouver. B G. September Is =
|; is now estimated that the property
less Of toe New Westminster is greater
than 6rst announced Major Ovens
and oom mission have goue over the
5uroed district. aod hey estimate the
loss at So 400, 600 The insurance.
aggregate ore million sud ha'f
Montgomery, September l3.-Tae
Dwight Manufacturing Company. 10
cs.ed a. Alabama City. near Gadsdea.
made public to day their intention Of
Duplicating ,heir preseo, niil This
will give then capacity of sixty thou
sapG s2indies. The produce of this
mill goes 90 CANA Turkey AID Af'ica.
Paris. Sept IA semi Official
note. issued this evening, says; "AI'
the statements Of the newspapers re
garding the alleged intervention OF
the President of the Republic in the
Dreyfus affair are Incorrect . This
is interpreted to mean that there will
be no Presidential crisis 1t is now
taken for granted that Gen Zurlln
den. minister for war, will resign 90
Saturday all the efforts of his col
leagues to persuade him to accept
revision having failed When Gen
Zurlinden's successor is appointed
he will find the court Of Cessation al
ready set in motion for revision
Ronie. Sep Ii Italy, it is an
pcunced, declares that her diplcma'lc
rela,io1s with the republic Of Coom cia
are eodsd CoIomria refusing e reco2
n;2e ;he British minister as ;he l'ahaa
representative d1ring toe .as;eT's ab-
se0ce
Camp Meade. Middletown, Pa
Sept IA Maj Gen Davis has dis
approved the findings of the court
martial in the case of Capt. Duncan
Twenty second Kansas, VINO was con
victed of tampefing with the graves
of Confederate soldiers at Manassas,
and ordered the captain released from
arrest and restored TO duty
Vashington, Sept At is un
defstood that the President has IN
vited Senator Hoar. the senior sena
tor frcm Massachusetts,, to accept the
London mission to succeed MIR. Hay.
While definite response has not yet
been received, 1t is gathered that the
senator will probably decline nn The
gro.nd that he would be more ser
viceable to his country in his present
position, while the delicate health OF
hlrs Hoar renders change Of habit
and climate inadvissble at her time
OF life