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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-19
Neal's Place IN Demand.

The General Assembly At iss ness
session will elect the superintendent Of
the Penitentiary. Gel. W. A. Neah
nov holds the place. He will be
candidate for reelection. but multi
.ude are ambitious to get the Office.
The entries have not yet closed. bat
the following is tie formidable list sp
to this time Representative Haoks L.
Cauehmsn. Of Saluda ; Representative
Il. a Crum, Of Bamberg Represent
asive j. 81. Wharton, of Laureus
Qasrtermsster j. E. Jarnigsn. of Ma
rion Mr.. John W. Mccullough, of
Dsliugton N. W. Brooker. of Colum-
bia !; Representative E. E. Werner. Of
Ocooee Representative John M. Bell,
of Aiken former Marshal j. R. Hun
ter. and probably Mayor T. j. Lips
comb. of Columbis. There is talk Of
others running for the, place.
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and under the circumstances, would
be morally responsible and criminally
liable for anything that might hap.
pen.
1.-The killed aud wounded are largely
idle miners who we're on the outside.
Tie others were the hired guards who
were brought along by the coal CON
pauy. Most, if not all of them, were
non. residents of Illinois. There is no
means of learning their names or
whereabouts, for the reason that they
declined to give them out. knowing,
perhaps, that they are crimiually liza.
BILE for murder, as they had no permis-
sion from aoy Officer in Illinois author
isiug or deputizing them to act as depu.
sy marshals or deputy sheriffs.
:.These avaricious mine owners have
SO far forgotten their duty to society
as to bring this blot upon the fair
uame of our State; they have gone far
enough. yes. too far, as they had fair
warning from me, BY wire and teie-
phone, that the importation of labor
.hich brings to our State an updesira-
Bile class Of citizsns had to stop, and
I say now to sroh, and al: others, that
this is thing of the past, that it shall
not be tolerated in Illinois while am
governor. These men, The president
aud officers Of the company. precip.
itated this riot BY the bringing in Of
this imported labor-are guilty Of
murder, and should be, aud [ believe
will be-indicted by The grand jury
and tried and convicted for this heinous
ofsnse.'
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No Negroes to Land.
THINGS VERY UNSET,
TIED IN THE INNING
DISTRICTS OF
ILLINOIS.

Virden, ILL.,, Oct. a. Rumors
have been flying fast to day, and not
even the best informed had any def.
mite idea as to what would develop
during the night Reports that an
other trainload of negroes was on its
way here kept the excitement at a
high tension, but the militia are in
complete possession of the stockade,
and are closely guarding the railroad
property.
The coroner's jury heard large
number Of witnesses to-day, but did
not conclude It's work. The inquest
will last till Monday or Tuesday.
Warrants were sworn ont to day
before the local magistrate by an
officer of the Miners Union charging
President Loucks, Manager Lukens
and other With conspiracy to mur.
der" but on advices of the military
officers in charge here they were not
served. This action, however, caused
Col Young to refuse to allow several
guards who had been employed by
the coal coal company to depart for
their homes in Chicago, as he thought
they might be needed as witnesses.
Six ex.guards from St. Louis, who
came up on the train carrying the
blacks Wednesday, and who we're more
or less seriously wounded. we're allowed
to leave for home, after consultation /,
participated IN by Col Young, Mao
ager Lukens. Coroner Hart. Police
Magistrate Roberts and Attorney
Patter. Three of the men were so
badly injured that it is necessary to
carry them to the train.
Three hundred miners from Virden,
Carlinville, Nilwood and Greenridge
attended the funeral Of A. Breueman
at Girard to-day. There was no dis
order.
General Manager Lukens Of the
Chicago Virdeu Coal company, to-day
made q statement denying the charge
that the company is not willing to pay
its miners living wages. He claimed
that some of the men were making over
Sc q day.
Col. Young's Illinois cavalry to-day
relieved Battery B of guard duty 10 the
city. Col. Young is ranking officer
aud will be in command of all troops
here.
All trains With freight or passengers
stopping here are carefully searched
for negroes. Two hundred members of
the First cavalry aud Third Infantry,
under command of Col. Young. are
here to-day and IT'S more are expected.
These, with the 1913 men 10 the
Galesburg battery and Elgin company
of the Sons of Veterans, will give Col.
Young force of over 500 men.
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WILL NOT LET NEGROES LAND

WILL NOT LET NEGROES LAND
Paus, ILL.,, Oct. II "A telegram
was resolved to-day from Virden,
ssyipg that in all probability Operator
Lukens of the Chisago Virden Coal
eonpsoy would attempt to lsad ..
PAM the ,uporsed negroes vho, after a
bloody riot. were shut ont At Virden
Aeonserence was Immediately held BY
telephone between Capt. Harris, com
,manding the militia here. aud Adjs.
Geo. Reece and Governor Tanner ol
Springfield. The conference resulted
10 the governor ordering Caps. Harris
to Immediately put on guard at each
of the coal mines and at the approaches
of each raiiroad into Paps. and under
no circumstances to permit any import
ed negroes to ispd 10 Pana.
Capt. Harris, after conference With
the miners PRECEDENT, CraseD. ordered
the miners to get their guns and be 10
readiness to sssist him in preventing
the negroes from landing. The miners
readily complied With bis request.
Chicago. ILL.,. Oct IA -Complica-
tious, which threaten to assume greater
proportions than the clash between Fed
eral aod State authorities during the
railway strike under Altgeld's admin.
istration, promise to grow out Of Gov.
Tanners action 10 refusing to allow
the Alton road to uoload negro miners
at Virden. General Solicitor Brown Of
the Chicago aud Alton left for Spring
field to-day as the result Of conference
between the officials of the road
Steps will be taken by the Alton to
secure legal redress for the alleged law
less seizure of the road by the govern
or. The officials Of the Alton make
90 attemp. to conceal their anger, aud
cast the blame upon the governor for
interfering With common carrier
which has authority to act as such
under the State laws.
Springfield, III O,t. l4-Gov
Tanner to day sent cavalry troops D
aud B Of the Springfield acd Bloom
ipg.ou. and Co. F of Macomb, Sons
of Veteran regiment, to Pana, to re.
place the troops recalled from there
Wednesday and sent to VIrden
The colorcd miners taken from the
train here Wednesday are still herded
at the city ball aod fed by public char
ity.
Proceedings arc expected 10 the
Uoited States court by mine operators
to restrain Gov Tanner and the militia
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NEGROES GOTTEN OUT OF
SPRINGFIELD

Springfield, III. Oct. 14.-While
over 1000 miners we're lined up in the
street near the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception ready to follow the re-
mains Of stheir deceased companion,
Edward Welsh who was killed 10 the
riot at Virden. Wednesday, to the ce-
etery, the LOG imported negroes frcm
Alabama were quietly smuggled out of
the city and sent to St. Louis.
A subscription was taken up among
the business men this afternoon and the
money burriedly raised to get the
negroes out of town.
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The happiest ladies are those using the
Whitesewing machine.
If you want new organ for Jour old one-
see Randle.
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BLOODY BATTLE
BETWEEN MINERS AND
NEGROES.

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~ 1ssS6OAS.
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VVirden, IN Oct. 2.The little
& sowa Of Eirden is comparatively
uuiet .o.n night after a day of riot and
bbiDodshed. resulting from The long
esxnacted clash between the union
miners, 3. and imported negroes AZ
Ig4o o'clock this afternoon 9 Chi
capo and Alton special train, bearing
]; 20a negro miners from The south.
,,r,;;ced s !. The s,ockade around the
I5sh;;caao. 4 ton eoafcompanys mines,
and ;mn,sdiateiy the firing began.
ne list Al 10 clock tonight stands
seyep dead and is wounded
For the past two weeks rumors
4 have reached Virdip that a train hay
lag negroes from Alabama would
reach the city and the Chicago and
Alton depot has been surrounded day
and night By gniners awaiting their
srriyal
TO day the Chicago sud Alton linn
tied due 20 pass here at 10 O'Clock
through en- route to Chicsgo an hour
late displaying flags on the rear in.
dieating that special was following
Inmediately the word was spread
aud q dense CROWD OF miners; iined
the station platform, while another:
Acrowd collected ct the entrance of
the stockade 8 half mile north OF the.
ssation D H Kiley, . Chicago and
Alton detective. stood guard At 9
switch 1t the south end OF the sta,
sio5 platform to see that 1t was not
fampered with
Al l240 the special train passed
the staten and signal shots were
fred from the sonsb end OF the tram
announcing it's arrival.
Immediately shots were cred from
tae moving train aud outside and the
battle was on A few moments aitef
the train had passed the switch
where Kiiey was stationed. and While
he was talking with two citizens, ne.
threw up his arms and dropped dead
with bullet through his brain He
was The FIRST nan killed The train
continued to the stockade, the minera
firing into il al along the route and
she negro passengers returning the
Ere The moment the train reached
the stockadc the miners opened .
desperate Gre with Winchesters. re
yolvers and fsearms Of all descrip
tions. The negroes on the train an
swered with steady hfe. The
miners and the tram were enveloped
10 . cloud of smoke and the shooting
sounded Ike = continuous volley
Engineer Tigas received = bullet
in tie arm and dropped from his seat
HE fireman seized the throttle. pull.
ed it open and With jerk the train
was under speed carrying load Of
wounded negro passengers to Spring
field. Bow many were wounded is
not known The train stopped at the
I atcckade but two minutes
lie departure did not cause the
firing to cease The tower Of the
s.ockads was filed with sharpshoot
ers armed with WinchesseFs and they
kept 40 q steady fire into the crowd
of union miners Eye witnesses say
the miners were killed after the train
had departed. It is not known how
many men are stationed behind the
walls OF The steckade, but an esti
mate places them between Is and 40.
The supply and provision store of
the Chicago Virden Coal company is
known as the Climax Trading COM
pany, with Sups j F. Eyster in
charge At Q O'Clock after the firing
=. .he ssockaae had sutsided an at
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SUMTER S. c.. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 49, l898

from interfering with colored men who
want to WorE.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-24
CONTINUED next week.)
THE MONKEY IN THE MAN.
A * und Dozen Points OF semblan
Shown by Human Babies.

To sec the monkey in the man You
have only TO study the faces, bodies and
habits of babies. Such is the theme of
an article contributed by S. S. Buck
man to the Nineteenth CentUrU. The
actions of children are, indeed, he says,
like ancient monuments Of prehistoric
times. The human infant is an inter-
esting object of scientific research and
even a cross baby should he calmly con-
templated by the philosophic mind"
Here are some Of the numerous illustra-
tons which MI. Buchanan gives to show
how survivals of our Simian ancestry
may be found by any nursery philoso-
pher:
l. Monkeys are s%nLb-nosed (simian).
So are babies.
2, Babies have pouch-likc checks. To
Judge from ecclesiastical monuments,
this characteristic is supposed to be
specially angelic. 1t is really monkey
like. Baby cheeks are the vestiges OF
cheek pouches, possessed for storing
away food, as in oercopithecus, a mon
key in which this habit of storing may
be observed at the London geological
gardens, # visitors feed it.
3. At the base of the vertebral col
umn babies have n deep circular de-
preston. This is the mark of the mon
keys tail.
4. Babies Gas DR.. Louis Robinson has
shown) have superior arm power and
very short legs. So have monkeys.
5. Babies, in catching hold of any,
thing, don't use their thumbs, but clasp
it between the fingers and palm. This
is the action of monkeys going from
bough to bough.
6. A baby a move any Of its toes
Independently, and it can move them
one from another so rs to make a V be-
tween any of them. AS it grows older it
loses this power and also the power Of
turning its ankle, but that it has such
power over its muscles when young
points to ancestors who used their feet
more than their hands as organs for
picking up small objects, and who re-
lied on their arms and hands for sup
porting their bodies.
z. Babies 90 TO sleep on their stomachs
with their limbs curled up under them
"a survival from our four-footed an
cestors.
8. Babies arc rocked to sleep--an imi-
tation of the swaying to-and-fro of the
branches where our monkey ancestors
lived. Even our nursery dittie, Rock
ably Baby on the Tree Top" point
back to the arboreal age.
8. The stair-climbing instinct of ba-
bies, like the tree-climbing propensity
of boys, points back to an arboreal age.
10. The fruit-stealing instinct is a
survival from monkeydom.
IL. Children are fond of picking at
anything loose-because monkeys pick
| off the bark from trees in order to search
for insects.
IL. Children are very fond of rolling.
This points to the time when our an
cestors had hairy bodies tenepted by
parasites, and allaycd the irritation by
rolling.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-24
The EVACUATION OF PUERTO RICO
Plans All Completed and Spanish
Troops will Leave the Island
az (lnnn

San Juan de Puerto Rico, Sept. 90
The preparations for the embarkation
of the Spanish troops are reported TO
be complete.
Two ships of the Campania Trans
A~tlantica are expected to arrive here
ON the 2sth inst. Five vessels will he
required to transport all the troops
with the luggage, field artillery and
equipments. The Puerto Rican troops
are to be landed near CadiZ.
The United States commissioners
have agreed that such troops as desire
to remain here may do so, and prac-
tically all the volunteers and some of
the regulars, whose families and in
~terests are here, will remain.
The American commissioners are
highly gratifcd with the spirit shown
by the Spaniards. The unexpected has
happened. Where it was expected
that opposition and delay would be
encountered none has been found. In
good faith the Spanish commissioners
have met the Americans and arranged
with them the terms Of evacuation.
Our commissioners expect TO see the
American flag hoistcd and the Spanish
flag hauled down forever within three
weeks.
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The mule was undoubtedly a bad mule,
but Lieutenant Kellenberger, of Battery
g. First Ohio light artillery, said that his
disposition had~been ruined and his con-
hdence i'm human nature destroyed by i'm
proper treatment.
He had been mistreated," said Lieuten-
ant Kellenberger: IL Will show you how
this mule should he treated" Then tho
lieutenant, with the assistance of an or
derby, saddled the mistreated mule in
front of his own tent. The mule offered
neither resistance nor protest. The lieu
tenant patted him on the neck.
"He needs kind but firm treatment
said he. Then Lieutenant Kollenberger
mounted. The mistreated mule danced
three bars Of a two step, executed an in
dividual hop, skip and jump with each
leg. and projected Lieutenant Kellenber-
ger into the air directly beneath a thorn
tree.
"Catch that man-eating monster and
beat him to death" said Lieutenant KEEL
lenberger, as the hospital corps assisted
him to his tent. Then several men came
out Of a company street and erected a tab
let. reading thus: where Kelley Fell,
MAY rs, 1895
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Everything Going Along Smoothly
and Evacuation Will Soon
Be Begun.
EVACUATION OF PUERTO RICO
Plans are All Completed and Span
ish Troops viii Get Out
at Once.
DELAY ENCOUNTERED
Spanish Troops Who Desire TO Re.
main viii BE Allowed TO DO
So-.Others viii Have
to Leave.

Havana, Sept. 20.-Rumors that
have been put II: circulation to the ell
feet that General Wade, president of
the American evacuation commission,
is i'll with yellow fever, may he denied
absolutely. General Wade is looking
the picture of health.
Today the commissioners and their
entire stats will remove 10 the
Trocha hotel at Nedado, which has
been put in excellent sanitary condi-
ton. The general health also aboard
the steamer Resolute is good.
An official meeting of the Spanish
commission of evacuation was held
last night to consider the form of
evacuation by the Spanish troops, and
with the object of acquaintaing the
American commission with the exact
number and positions of the Spanish
soldiers.
Yesterday there were sem on board
the ReSolute sealed documents sup
posed To contain a statement of the
results of the conference. 1t is under
stood that il is proposed TO start the
evacuation from the east to the west,
embarking the troops at the ports of
Gibara, Neuvitas, CIcnfuegos and lla-
vana.
The official statement of a number
of Spanish soldiers in the island is
said to place the aggregate at 1000 00
and il is understood that il is pro-
posed the men shall carry with them
their arms, ammunition, material and
equipments.
II is estimated that the end Of Feb
ruary will have come before the evacu-
alton of the island is completed, rs the
soldiers must embark in Spanish YES
sells. It is suggested that this will be
an advantage to both countries, the
United States having an opportunity
to acclimatize it's men during the win
ter months, as it is proposed that the
American government shall land
troops To occupy each post simultanc-
ously with its evacuation, not leaving
any post unguardcd at any time.
At the Tacon theater Saturday
night there was produced Il play based
upon the Dreyfus triai, in which Drcy-
fus was portrayed throughout as an
innocent victim of conspiracy in the
French army. From the start the
sympathy Of the audience for DrCyfus
was manifested. Four |Frcnchmcn,
II of whom is supposed TO have been
an officer Of the French gunboat Full
ton, now lying in the harbor, occupied
~ box i'm the first tier. All of them car
ricd boatswains whistles, and at the
first "insinuation against the honesty
of the trial they began 10 blow the
whistles and To loudly hiss the play
Crs. a scene of indcScribablc tumult
followed. the entire audience rising i'm
defense of Dreyfus.
The Frcnchmcn were forcibly eject
td and the performance was continued
without further interruption. The
Frcncimen were locked up owe night
at the station house.
General Blanco has prohibited the
future production of the play in Iia-
yaEa.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-24
WILL CHRISrEN THE ILLINOIS.
gomething About Miss Mamie Lei
ter, Who Will Have That
Honor.

Chicago Tribune: The announces
ment made by the governor on Tues
day night that Miss Daisy Letter had
been chosen to christen the battleship
Illinois was ar error, and her elder
sister, Miss Mamie, proved to be tho
appointee. She will go to the christen-
ing on her way from Chicago to Eng
land, where she, in company with Mr..
and Mrs. Levi II. Letter, Miss Daisy
Letter and possibly Joseph Letter,
will visit Mr.. and Mrs. George Nathan
iel CurZon before the latter sail for
India. Mr.. and Mrs. Letter and Miss
Daisy Letter will accompany Miss Lei
ter To Newport News and witness the
launching and from there they will
all go TO New York, where they sail
Miss Letter and her sister and Mrs.
Letter will return later from London
to spend the winter in Washington.
Miss Letter is tall and fair, much
resembling her older sister, Mrs. Cur.
zon. She is distinguished among her
friends as caring far more for study
and travel than for society. But out
side of entertaining the numerous
guests who are received at Linden
Lodge, the Letter summer home at
Lake Geneva, Miss Mamie Letter
chooses to take small part in the So
cial doings at the lake. Miss Letter is
oftcnest seen driving behind the
dashing team of bay ponies that was
bought from Il. A. b. Widencr, the
Philadelphia street car magnate. Peo-
pie declare they are the smartest pair
of driving ponies in the United States.
The French artist, Carlos Duran,
some time ago painted a full length
portrait of Miss Letter. This portrait
was exhibited in the Paris salon and
excited much admiration. Duran has
been quoted as saying the subject Of
this painting was one of the three
most beautiful women i'm the world.
: The announcement that Governor
Tanner had chosen the young woman
who was TO christen the battlcship
aroused much discussion as to wheth-
er wine should be used. Miss Letter
herself absolutely refused to be drawn
into the discussion. One center of
comment on the question was about
the headquarters of the w. c. 4. II. 1t
was said there hat Mrs. Katherine
Lente Stevenson, corresponding secre-
tary of the national union, with the
aid of Mrs. Helen NJ. Barker, would
write a note to Miss Letter, asking her
TO use water instead of wine.
Governor Tanner will not be APP
pealed TO by the white ]ribboners, as
they say that Miss Letter will have
full power TO decide the matter.
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tits my ~opinica, and SO 1 tell .. Treden.
nick O. Tregarthen dedn't come after her
for no good, az l heard 1t remarked, weth
his fine talk aad his twenty-pound jacket
to a poor maid. And eff We choose to let
her go to ruin We NAV, snd-"
Hold your tonguer' said cousin 'Leza.
beth" In a passion. "Tredennick o. Treg.
anthems never going to darken these doors
again; and the maid stays ut home and
does her work, and what more would We
have' Ii you'd married the girl six months
ago, you'd have no need to be watching
and prying after her now and il you don't
mean to marry her, you'd better hold your
tongue, | tell vel What's a maid but her
good name? You'd best not let John Caer.
lyon hear We taking away his daughters
character"
She flung her sewing-thimble, reel, and
scissors violently into her basket after the
energetic manne which tho good lady af-
fected when she labored from an access
of spleen, and dashed out of tbs room
with somewhat unnecessary speed and
noise.
what are ye keeping the child out there
for, with the dew falling on herr" she de.
manded, harshly, from the porch-door.
Winifred Caerlyon, reused from her
long deep ~reverie, withdrew her yearning
eyes from the far twilight horizon of the
ocean,, lost in the depths of silvery shroud,
ing haze; she had been singing the Cradle
Song again to soothe Louie
over the rolling water go.
Come from the dropping moon and blow
Blow him again, again to me,
While my pretty one %slecps--
While my loved one slceps!'
and the dark deep eyes were distended
and glowing with the passion of wild fan,
cies and hopes and longings, gazing out
over the wide heaving expanse of ocean
yelled in twilight shadoSs.
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His Reason.

Mrs. Putney is a good wife but not .
very obedient one. Il did promise to
obey" she owns reluctantly, "but thea
l said to myself in my own mind as Z
done it: so fur as | can't And men
can't be follered and minded without a
word said on the other side. Nobody
knows where we should bring up!"
Mr.. Putney, however, feels that her
mental reservations underlie the entire
structure of her actions. The other
day he was working in the field when .
neighbor walked by.
"Tve been in to see your WIFE," sate
the neighbour. "She amt to home"
"A;n't to homer"
mo. You s'pose she's gone plum
min'?"
NO; 1 guess she's harnessed up and
gone to town for told her not tol'-
Pouta's Cohpaai2n