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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-26
FURTHER DETAILS.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. % "A spe-
cial to the Commercial Appeal from
Forest: regarding the race trouble
near Harperville, says in part
When the crowd of white men re.
turned to Harperville after Officer
S,bley was killed and several men
wounded. the news spread like wild.
FIRE During the night q large crowd
gathered from the peigbborhood.
They Immediately went to Burke's
house and got from his mother the
names of all the parties which am
bashed the men the night before In
all there were abont 40 negroes, who
had gathered to prevent the arrest of
Burke, aud a list was made up at
their dictation. All of them had fed.
Then the pursuit and search for each
Of the prescribed men began. .Ac
cording to the statement Of a reliable
citizen. six negroes were found killed
by the crowd of armed and determin
ed citizens before the sheriff arrived.
This morniog Sheriff j NJ. Stew
enson was wired from Harperville of
the threatening condition of affairs,
and be was asked to get together a
posse aud come at once to, Harper
vile aWhen he arrived in the after
noon at Harperville. with 20 or 80
men. he was joined by crowds of
citizens until conservative estimate
placed the number in the posse at
over 800 men Immediately after
leaving the house where the first
tragedy was committed. the negroes
scattered through the surrounding
country. The sher;f's pursuit had
resolved itself into chase of the
negroes implicated. and not of mob,
which is keeping together as was
first reported A reliable telephone
message received at ie.e hour to
night states tina, three more negroes
have been found and killed. making a
total of nine to date, with about 40
more to be heard from
Sheriff Stevenson, realizing the
danger apprehended, Immediately
wired Governor McLaurin at Bran
dsn for aid ia quelling probable
disturbance.
The governor procured special
train at Brandon, and, accompanied
by a posse of 80 men, armed with
shot guns, proceeded to Forest
Arriving there early in the evening
and finding that there was small dan
ger of the riot assuming proportions
beyond the ability Of the posse on
haud to keep .in bounds, he wired
Adjt Gen Henry that it would be
unnecessary for him to bring volun
teers from Jackson, as he had offered
to do The posse is operating in
the swamps about mile from Har
pervilie, where most of the fugitives
are supposed to be concealed.
There is a message here to the Ell
feet that the citizens are apprehcn
eive of armed negroes entering the
town tonight, and guards will be
sent to prevent a surprise
The names of the men wounded
when Officer slbley was killed are ::
James Johnson, James Hamilton and
James Wells
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-26
TIE NEGROES RETIRES.

WilriDgton. Oct. 22-As II As p
d. informasion was received from Dr.
Brovn Of Asbpole saying .hes they
had made the negroes leave. About
rs strong. the negroes were very stub
born, and as firss refused to leave. The
White men numbered about 250. seot a
messenger TO them twice and they re.
fused to leave. Tbeytbird time they
told them If they lid not leave they
would Ere into them They shen re-
tired. the white men making them g
10 TWO direction.
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IN TEXAS ALSO.

St. Louis, Oct. ga special to
the Republic from Dallas. Texas., says
Three negroes shot and killed julius
Redd, sixteen year old white boy to-
night near the Texas Cotton mills on
south Lamar street. Witnesses of the
murder say it was uuprovoked A mob
chased the negroes to the house 10 the
outskirts of the city and surrounded it..
A Iynchipg may result before morning
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port that there is need Of Federal
troops to secure fair election in
North Carolina has no foundation to
rest upon. There has been no infrac'
ton of the peace. except by negroes,
who shot three white men in Robe
son county The negroes had burn
ed store and were seeking to es-
cape arrest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-26

Rough Rider Teddy is not going
aver Nes York 10 g gailop as be fan-
cisd he you'd As an euthuser be is
aos grand success Even the Re-
pubicaus who shouted !oudest for him
pow count their dollars several times
before they put them up in wagers
against democratic money.
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Another Battle.

New Orleans. Oct. % The Plea
yure's V,cksburg special says
Telesrams report most eerious
state of affairs st Hermanville. IL miles
nor,h of Forest, Miss. on the line OF
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-26

Wisdom to-day means comfort tomorrow
To prove it ouy White and use it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-26

Madrid, Oct. "a The Imparcial
to day says mo victor ever treat
ed the vapquisbed as the United
States is treating Spain. The gov.
ernment has received a grave dis
patch from Puerto Rico announcing
that the American general there is
acting towards Spain as the Euro.
pean nations have treated China.
He ordered Spanish steamer to en-
bark the remainder OF the Spanish
troops at Puerto Rico, in spite of the
protests ct her captain. who had or.
ders to 60 to Habana to embark sick
soldiers Oar government will prob
ably. protest against such action .
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stores on their own account, others simply
order the implements and machinery re-
Quired, allowing the purchasers to pay Dy
installmentS without percentage, the
Zemstva themselves arranging the paymenr
to manufacturers out of their own re-
sources. AS an example of the extent to
which such operations are carried on IL IS
stated that the turnover capital or the
Viatka Zemstvo has derived from orders
for agricultural machines the amount OF
10000 roubles, while the Moscow Aemstvo
has turnover capital of z0,OO0 rouDleS.
1t will be seen that the ZemStva, really
acting as a government institution, are OK
great importance to American manufacture
ers as business can be established with
them without any risk. The Zemstva have
in the cities of St. petersburg, Moscow,
Perm, Orei, Kazan, Mini Novgorod, Pol
tava Simbirsk, KherSon, Kew, Youkhnovs
Starcruss, Riga, Samara, Saratov knar-
koW and ROstor-in-Don. The pamphleC
states that manufacturers should address
communications in French to the president
of the 'Zemskija ucrezdeniga" in the re-
spective places
OF the principal centers of trade for agri-
cultural implements and machinery RoSt0V-
on-Don occupies the first place as IL sup
plies the rich south Russian farming re-
gions of Kouban, Tersk and Stravropol. AT
present Germany. England, Austria and the
United States, In the order named, are the
principal exporters to Russia OF all kinds
of machinery and implements. The Ger
mans have built up large trade by send
ing active agents to deal directly with the
Zemstya and to study the requirements OK
the market. American manufactures, being
superior to any others. have been very Ia
vorably received and there is every reason
to predict that the opportunity offered by
the abolition of tariff duties will result in a
large expansion of the exports from this
country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
THE COMMISSIONS PLAN.
CURRENCY REFORM.
What Should BE Done with Coins and
Demand Obligations.

The feature Of the commissions report is
it's plan of currency reform. Under the
head of Metallic Currency and Demand
Obligations" the report says:
l. The existing gold standard shall be
maintained, and to this end the standard
unit of value shall continue, as now, to con-
sist of 25.S grains of gold, nine-tenths fine,
or 1922 grains of pure gold. now repre-
sented by the one-tenth part of the eagle.
All obligations for the payment of money
shall be performed in conformity to the
standard aforesaid, but this provision shall
not be deemed to affect the present legal
tender quality of the silver coinage of the
United States or of their paper currency
having the quality of Legal tender. All OBJ
legations of the United States for the pay
ment of money now existing, or hereafter
entered into. shall. unless otherwise ex-
pressly provided, be deemed and held 10 be
payable in gold coin of the United States,
as defined in the standard aforesaid
g There shall continue to be free coinage
of gold into coins of the denominations,
weight. fineneSS and legal-tender quality
prescribed by existing law.
3. No silver dollars shall be hereafter
coined.
81 shall be coined upon government account
of the denominations, weight f1neness and
legal-tender quality prescribed by existing
:. Minor coins shall continue to be coined
upon government account of the denomina-
tons weight. fineness and legal-tender
quality prescribed by existing laws.
6. Subsidiary and minor coins shall be is
sued and exchanged as prescribed by exist
ing law. except as hereinafter otherwise
provided.
Z. There shall be created a separate divi-
sion in the Treasury Department. to be
known as the Division of Issue and Re-
demption, under the charge o: an assistant
treasurer OF the United States, who shall
be appointed by the President by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
g. To this division shall be committed all
functions of the Treasury Department per-
tanning to the issue and redemption of notes
n exchange
coins, and this division shall have the GUS
tody Of the guaranty and redemption funds
of the national banks, and shall conduct all
notes, as prescribed by law. and to this
division shall be transferred all gold coin
all United States notes held against out
standing currency certificates. all silver doll
lars held against outstanding silver certifi-
Gates and all silver dollars and silver bull
lion held against on standing treasury notes
Of 1890, and al subsidiary and minor ccias
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
OUR BANKING SYSTEM.
Alleged Defects of the Present Law
mud How They May BE Remedied.


Under the present system a bank may is
sue circulation not exceeding so per cent. of
its paid-up capital and also not exceeding
SO per cent. of the par value of the bonds
deposited. Each bank is required to deposit
with the treasury a redemption fund Of 5
per cent. of it's outstanding circulation, and
the notes are secured by first lien on all
the assets of the bank, including the liability
of the shareholders While in some cases
shareholders of and depositors in national
banks have lost by unsxillful or unfaithtul
management, yet the bank circulation has
been so we'll secured that no holder of
national bank note has ever had occasion to
inquire what bank issued the note or has
ever lost any part of the amount of the
note But the relative increase in the num-
Der of the banks and decrease in the amount
of the issue of the circulation shows that
the system should be amended that, while
the notes issued hereunder shall be as ade-
uuately secured as under the present Sys-
tenn there Will yet be an increased issue
of bank notes and outflow ana inflow of
those notes as the business of the country
A note circulation issued under the present
system unquestionabiy satisfies the condition
of security but is open to grave objections.
i 1t presupposeS a continuing issue of gov
eminent bonds, when II ought TO be the ma
tional policy TO steadily reduce and ulti-
mately extinguish the debt of the United
q The investment in bonds diminishes the
funds of the bank available for loans to its
customers.
q such a currency does not increase in
volume with a temporary demand for more
currency, nor decrease with the cessation of
the demand.
All the conditions can be met by:
i Al national system with improved regu-
lafions as to examination, supervision. etc.
q The issues to be based upon those readily
convertible assets which represent the ex-
changeable wealth OF the country In its nat
i,ral products and manufactured goods.
4 limitation OF the amount Of the issues
"a The unimpaired capitaI of the issuing
bank. ~
ty fund. - .
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
IN MIR. OyERsTREET's HANDS.
He VIII Introduce the Currency Bill
I'm the House.

in the House.
The subcommittee of the monetary cCm-
mission, headed by Charles S. Fairchild, has
completed the work of drafting a bill, which
embraces all the features of the report of
the commission published in this morning S
paper. This bill will be introduced in The
House by Representative Overstreet, of this
district, at the first opportunity on the re-
assembling of Congress.
1t is regarded as peculiarly fitting that the
member of Congress from the city where
the monetary conference was held should in
troduce the measure which embodies the re-
suits of the labors of that conference, and
all the more so since Mr.. OverStreet has
been in touch with the work of the confer
ence from the time it first met He has been
in consultation with the commission from
time to time. and has rendered valuable as
sistance in many ways. He is enthusi lstic
on the subject of monetary reform, and as
the introducer of the new bill he will give
all his energy toward pushing it through
the House.
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ton consistent with these principles The
methods suggested have been reached after
very careful inquiry and study, and Ii is
thought that they viii prove To be practical
and adequate to the realization of a safe
and steady system of finance and currency
in which all the people OF our country, of
whatever calling or political opinion are
which is respectfully submitted.
GEORGE f. EDMUNDS
Chairman.
GEORGE E. LEIGHTON.
Vice Chairman.
T. G. BUSH.
W. B. DEAN.
CHARLES s. FAIRCHILD.
STUYVESANT FISH.
j. w. FRIES.
C. STUART PATTERSON.
ROBERT S. TAYLOR.
sign except as to provisions relating to
metallic currency and certificates issued
thereon. LOUIS A. GARNETT.
The undersigned. while heartily agreeing
in general to the above plan, dissents from
the principle involved in Section IA, by which
the secretary of the treasury is empowered
to reissue United States notes in purchase
of bonds. Believing that the increase of the
circulation should not be left to the decision
should be exposed to the pressure which
would thereby be created, that the issue OF
gold in redemption of the notes would pre-
vent contraction, and that it is inconsistent
with the principles on which an elastic bank
currency has been recommended. because
notes should not be issued by the govern
ment in an emergency when bank issues
an occasion.
]. LAURENCE LAUGHLIN.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
FOR TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
Americans to Profit by the Removal
of Import Duties.
Philadelphia Record.

BY the action of the Russian government
in abolishing tariff duties on all agricul-
tural machinery and implements. to take
effect after JAM !, the coming year prom
ises TO be the beginning of new era for
exports of American manufactures of this
character. An extensive market which has
hitherto been almost entirely neglected by
American manufacturers, will be thrown
open, and well-informcd authorities declare
that in competition with German and Eng
fish products the superior agricultural I'M
plements and machinery manufactured in
this country should have practically free
field.
The Commercial Museum Of this city is
at the present time proving Of invaluable
assistance to American manufacturers in
acuuainting them with the conditions of the
great market which is about to be opened.
and as a result many large firms in this
country are considering the advisability Of
engaging in the Russian export business.
The museum is practically the only indie
pendent agency in this country through
which reliable commercial information in
reference to the Russian agricultural buSi-
ness may be obtained, and for weeks past
manufacturers from all over the country
have been applying for data on the sub
iect which has been cheerfully given.
For the information of manufacturers,
w H. Schoff. secretary of the museum s
bureau of information, has prepared a PAM
phlet setter setting forth the conditions Of
trade in Russia which American manufac-
turers and exporters will have to meet
Russia offers a field worthy of the most
careful consideration by American manu-
facturers." the pamphlet points out The
vast steppes of the empire will be cultivated
more and more, and the imports of agri-
cultural machinery will increase from year
to year"
Special attention is directed b. the PAM
phlet 10 two important points-the Russian
''Zemstva" and the city of Rostav-on-Don.
The Zemstva are special bodies existing in
thirty-four of the provinces, which perform
various functions for the government. levy
taxes and receive contributions from the
government Among the subdivisions OF
the Zemstva are special boards and COM
mittees. some of which are appointed for
the purpose OF facilitating the Introduction
of AGRICULTURAL machinery and implements
among the peasants. In this manner the
Zemsfva act as agents between the farmers
and the manufacturers.
While some Of the zemstva have opened
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
THE NATIONAL HANKS.
Several Important Changes in Present
System Recommended

o. The total issues of any national bank
shall not exceed the amount of it's paid
up and unimpaired capital, exclusive of so
much thereof as is invested in real estate
All such notes shall be of uniform design
and quality and shall be made first lien
upon the assets of the issuing bank, includ-
ing the personal liability of its stockhold-
ers. No such notes shall be Of less de-
nomination than SO.
O. Up to an amount equal to Is per cent.
Of the capital stock of the bank (the whole
OF its capital being unimpaired) the notes
issued by ii shall not exceed the value of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
NEW FINANCIAL PLAN.
(Concladcd from First Pace

ment when issued. As the mass of the T,ao-
pie have not the necessary facilities for the
safe custody of bonds, it Is suggested that
books of the treasury instead Of bonds
similar to that which has long prevailed in
the case of the English consols and the
French rentes. Under this system ii will
be possible TO place government loans by a
real popular subscription
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
&C.. winalo,r,a soothing syrup

Has been used over fifty years by millions Of
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bowels and is the best remedy for diarrhea,
whether arising from teething or other causes.
For sale by druggists N every part OF the world
Re sure and ask for Mrs. Winslows Soothing
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Assist Nature in her efforts to shake or
a cough or cold. or she may revenge ner-
self by giving UP the contest. Remember
that with Hales Honey of Horehound ana
Tar for an ally she will extinguish the
worst cough in a few days. Sold by All
druggists.
Pile,s Toothache Drops cure in minute.
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sign except as to provisions relating to
metallic currency and certificates issued
thereon. LOUIS A. GARNETT.
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Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Fairbanks speaks for a sound currency
system. This should be supported by all
fair banks.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28
RAMS HORNS.

Opposition Is the mill that fans the
chan out Of as.
DO not slight the man because he
has Zone wrong.
Defeat In the right IA better than
victory In the wrong
Tho Great Master never rocks his
little children In downy cradles
An empty purse and mlser's heart
are two Of the hardest things In the
world 10 nll
Cover an ass with a lions skin. and
he will soon manage TO poke his ears
out somehow.
Many a aore-eyod man sets UP for
an eye doctor. and does a thriving
business al Il.
II some one would find remedy for
the bad memories OF debtors. he could
make a fortune.
II Il hard to believe that sin gllded
with gold II the same hldeons thlng
that Il Is In common clay.
The man who blames himself for
the worst things that happen to him
will put the blame at the right door
The best way to walt for the com.
ing Of the Lord. Is to be found trylnl
to make the world what be will MAKE
Il when he comes.
That the heart has longIngs whIcl
the world cannot satisfy. Is one evi
dcnce that man n greater than tn
world IN which he llyea.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28

Batten wore "bloomer suit Of brown
cloth. golf stockings and russell shoes
and a negllge shirt A perforated cap
to match the suit completed thu cos.
tune Mr.. natten's sermon was also
out OF the ordinary. He said there
was too much false teaching.
Young people join the church." he
continued. 'and are given TO under
stand that II they are not filled to the
brim with faith they will be damned.
Such doctrine has caused the church TO
be filled with unconverted Christians.
II Il difficult to determine which Is the
greater detrlment to the church an in
tellectual Iceberg, with no spirituality,
or an emotional. sanctlhed ignoramus.'
The speaker said that, tn his opinion,
the sanctihed lgnoramus was the great
er hlndrance.
IT Is remarkable" he said, how
some preachers will get up In the pub
pit and substitute their dogmatlc ig.
norance for the Word cf God II u
killing the church. and the time is com
ing when such people win have TO step
down and out and make room for the
Gospel preacher"
Mr.. Batten. explaining his costume
said he was merely returning TO the
primitive form Of preaching Methodism
having been born In knee breeches.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28

not 30 prosperous as they would be II
all the laws OF our prophet were carried
out. Many things were revealed to Us
whereby We learned that a large fam
lly made life easier instead Of harder.
The Mormons, the country Mormons.
weave their own cloth. Go into any
Mormon farmers house. and you will
see the spinning wheel In the living
room-and you will find the loom some
whore near We raise our own food
We make small farms-a few acres
and cultivate them we'll We do not
speculate with the holy earth. We get
our food from Il and are content. Our
farmers do not live alone. out upon
solitary farms. They own small plots
OF land and cultivate them. and they
live together In villages. Each village
has is hall for public meeting and its
little center Of social life. Our Nor
mon boys do not leave the farm. Our
Mormon girls do not run away TO the
cities. There Is plenty for each mem
Der OF the family 10 do. and In the
evening there Is social life for the
young and the old. Each additional
wife is an additional helper. Our Nor
mon women are helpmeets- they are
not burdens. Plural marrlagel II Il
blessing. There were no homeless
women and there were plural
wives. There were no children sent
out to beg. as read Of gentle children
doing. Each wife had her place In the
world. an honored place. Her sister
wives respected and nearly always
loved her. Plural wives were bound
together by common interests. They
nurscd each other In sickness, and they
comforted each other In sorrow. They
lived In separate houses almos, always
! but they were none the less Of one
family for all that. Looked at from
the merely worldly point Of vlewplur
marriage was great blessing"
n That IL one story. There IA another
I A woman told me this, too; q womal
A IN the prime OF life; rosy. bright
l eyed. red-llpped woman, with a airone
fclf-rellart iaoe. and 2 par Of deep-sel
wilful eyes.