davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23
Believed Not to Have Beer
Torpedo. Survivors at
Key West.

Key West. Fla. Feb. 16.-The OH
vesse with 62 survivors of the Maine
arrived at 1890. seven aud half hours
from Habana. OF this number, 20
are wounded-10 seriously and fatal
ly Capt. Merrill with company of
artillery took possession of the dock
before the arrival and kept back the
excited crowd, including half the popu.
lariou Of Key West, majority Cubans
aud mula.tos. No one not 10 uoiform
was allowed on board The Associated
Press correspondent saw Purser Den
isoo of the Olivette. who gave the fol-
loving brief account:
The explosion is an absolute mystery
to every one 1t occurred 10 she for
ward magazine, which is just forward
Of amidships and below the water line.
The coal bunkers were outside, but
separated by two feet air space -Ac-
cordirg to custom the magazine vas in-
spected at 8 o'clock 10 the evening
The temperature was found to be SO
The magazine was locked and keys
given to Sigsbee. The men weus to
hanmocks in the toward part of ship
soon after 9 O'Clock. The explosion
occurred at $40, and 90 great
and overwhelming that no ooe
can yet give connected ac-
count. About 10 in the forwar psrtd
of ship we're saved, aod of these several
had hammooks slung ou lower deck.
Explosion split the big ship 10 two and
threw these and one marine sleeping on
superstructure 40 feet ia the air
and into the water In the
magazine was 25 tons coarse pow
der. used for charging big guns.
No dynamite, detou atiog powder nor
torpedo neads-nothiDg that could be
exploded by concussion.
In the maio magazine aft nigh
explosives we're stored. This magazine
did DOT explode. There are DO electric
wires connecting With or near the mag
azine. 1t is not believed the Maine
vas destroyed by torpedo underneath.
as if so a hole would have been
torn 10 her bottom and the ship would
not have been riven to atoms as was
the case. The after part Of the ship
sank 10 three minutes and officers and
surviving crew escaped half clothed.
Pieces of wreckege few distance of
500 yards. ooe large piece Of cement
striking the quarter deck of the City Of
Washington. Ward Line, that anchored
ahead of the Mains 20 minutes before
the explosion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23
GEORGE D. TILLMAN FOR
GOVERNOR.
Formal Announcement of the
Facts is Made.

Edge6eld, Feo. 5-There is nc
longer any doubt that the "Old Raman
from Edge6eld is iu che race for govern
or. Yesterday be Issued the .fclloslng
signed announcements: sa..
To the Democracy Of South Carolina
Much more at the suggestion of 9TH
ers than by owu promptingI announce
my candidacy for governor, honestly
believing that the Office seeks the man,
or else would not have received so
many letters urging me to run.
Manly candor also bids me to confess
that a sense Of duty as citizen impels
me TO make she effort to reunite the
people of the State aud correct certain
evils. which if done would result 10
more liberty aodNless taxation.
To achieve these ends I sball advo-
cate several measures that if adopted
would both strengthen local self gov
ernment and reduce present annual
State and county taxes at least a
fourth-or say, Dalf million dollars
without diminishing but positively in.
creasiog the efficiency Of our govern
ment. What these measures are aud
argument 10 support Of them. will be
discussed later on.
| shall run as the candidate of no
faction, 20 ring, 20 boss, but simply on
my own character as man aud record
as public servant.
N,o n T,,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23
Saluds, Feb. 16 About 8 o'clock


Saluds, Feb. 16 About o'clock
this afternoon George Caughman.
colored, committed for burgEarly.
made his escape through the prison
walls of the Saluda jail. He was
tried and convicted before Magistrate
Bryhardt and sentenced for 80 days
and had served 20 days, which left
only 10 more. He made his escape
by punching q hole in the brick wall
with a 2xS plank about three feet
long which was used for a window
sill. which he pulled off to do his
work with. This is the third escape
within IL months, all on account Of
insuficiency of the Jail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23
!, A Famous Contempt Case.

The recent decision of the Cali
fornia supreme court in the case of
the editor Of the Sacramento Bee, who
was fined for contempt of court, is
80 important that a statement of the
issue involved will be found interest
ing. The Bee published a report of
the testimony Of 9 certain witness in
divorce suit. The next day the at
torpeys for one of the litigauts arose
in court denounced the report as
false and Judge Catlin, from the
bench. proclaimed it to be ga gross
fabrication .
The Bee in it's issue republisbed
the report referred to and insisted
that it was correct and said
sThe Bee re asserts that in all ma
,terial details the statement of ISL
madgsc as given in The Bee Of yes.
terdsy, was the statement that he
made upon the stand at Monday
afternoons session. The Bee will go
farther than that. 1t will declare
that both the attorDes before the bar
and the judge on the bench knew
that the statement made in The Bee
was an essentially correct epitome OF
the testimony given by Mr. Tai
madge. at the very moment when
they unhesitatiugly, shalnelessly and
brnzenly declared it to be gross
fabrication There is no paper any
where that has higher regard for
fair and impartial courts than has
The Bee, but there is no paper any
where that has supremer contempt
than has The Bee for a Judge who
will approve the unmitigated false
hood Of an attorney. as Judge Catlin
to day approved the brazen mis- state.
ment of Judge j. B. Devine y
For this language the editor of
The Bee was summoned before the
court and fined $500.
An appeal was taken to the gu.
preme court and a majority Of the
court decided that the fine codld not
stand, because the editor was de-
prived of his constitutional right to
be heard in his own defense ; that be
was not given an opportunity to
prove that the report in his paper
was correct
The chief justice who delivered
the opinion held that the editorial
complained of was not contempt of
court at all that, in denouncing the
original publication as "a gross
fabrication" Judge A P Catlin was
not acting as court or judge, and
what he said "was in no sense part
of any judicial proceeding, and the
fact that be was seated on the bench
at the time makes the case no different
in point of law from what it would
have been if bis remarks had been
delivered on the street or communi.
Gated in writing to the same or an
other newspaper. atlanta Journal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23
BUcKLEN,s ARN1cA sALvE.

BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALvE.
The best Salve in the world for Cut;
Bruisese, Sores, Ulcers,salt Rheum, Fever,
Sore letter, chapped Hands, chilblains, corns
and all Skin Erupt;ons, and positively cure
Pills, or no pay required. It is guaranteed TO
give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded
price Is cents ger bcx. Fer gale by Dr. J. r.
". DALorme
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23
The Last Day Of the Session
Devoid Of Special Interest.

!
Columbia. Feb I6,-After thirty
Eve daysof law making the patriotic
Solous Of the Palmetto State have
written Res adjudicata'' over tie.
thousand and one propositions ofisr-
ed for the progress and betterment of
tue State, and have vanished towards
the havens where they would be In
the morn Of the February day Sena-
tors, Representatives and attaches of
the General Assembly ere scurrying
away from the Capitol. leaving be
hind them . train Of legislation that
will shortly image forth as good or
evil for Dear Old South Carolina >
The tocsin Of adjournment has
sounded and the session of 1893, has
ended sine die. sine revolution, sine
fuss and feathers The day was just
as hundreds of other fnal days are
Reports from committees. ratifca-
tions, imPromptu choirs aud general
merrymaking. There were no spe-
cial final incidents except it be the
general report about the sample room
liquors and the presentations to
officers.
The committee of free conference
reported agreement on the county
government bill The conference
comnitte agreed practically to the
House bill.
The free conference'committee's re-
port on the general appropriation bill
was received at II O'Clock They
recommended S25, 900 for the South
Carolina College The 81. 500 for
the phosphate inspector was granted.
and 81 200 instead of S2.400 is to be
lent to the State Fair Association.
Mr. Meares asked for concurrence
DR.. Sturkie explained the CON-
promises He said $4,000 was
given for elections The State
board of health appropriation was
fixed at 81. 500-the Senate wanted
1880 for the board. The Senate
surrendered s5,175 and the House
5000
The appropriation bill was then
finally agreed upon, making the ad
iournneDment all the more certain.
The Senate concnrred in the gen.
eyal appropriation bill as soon as ii
net.
The House agreed, after much
contention. to take up Mr. Simkin's
resolution to have vote at the next
general primary as to the dispeosary,
prohibition or high license The
idea was to lave the matter submitted
the people, for the result to go to
the Governor and by hin be re-
ferred to the General Assembly He
said be tried to have his resolution
passed with the force of law, but it
had been held up The matter is
one of burning Importance and the
Democratic voters should be allowed
to settle the vexed question. He
knew his resolution was extraordi-
nary, but when the liquor question is
dealt with. some of the abstract prin-
ciples of Government must be brusE-
ed aside and the matter looked at in
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23

business like way. He did not say
as matter of law the House had
right to ask this primary of the exec
utive committee, but it was a matter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23

Copenhagen. Feb. IA dispatch
received here from Helsingfors says
that q track of ice ON the coast of
Finland broke adrift in snow storm
and was carried to sea with 200 fish
ermen and several horses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23
SUMTER. s. c.. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 23. 1898.

a business like way. He did not say
as matter of law the House had a
right to ask this primary of the exec.
utive committee, but it was a matter
of expediency.
Mr.. Wyche moved to indefinitely
postpone the resolution which was
carried.
After 2 O'Clock the printing commit
tee, which opened the bids for public
prinsiog. made its report as follows
TIE joint committee on printing Of
the Seoate and House have carefully
considered the bids for the public print
ing, and We hereby award the contract
to the Bryan Printing Company, they
being the lowest responsible bidder
j. II. Mcdaniel, Chairman Senate.
j. K. Kieard, Chairman House.
it stated chat the joint committee
stood six to seven as between awarding
the work to the State Company aud T..
8. Brysn. the minority being for the
State Company. The majority took the
position that the Bryan bid was for oue
price for rule and 6gure work. while
tbss of she State Company was for one
and Z third on rule and figure work.
and that therein lay sufficient difference
20 make the award to T. s. Bryau
TIE minority held to the contrary. On
the averages that were made up mem
bers Of the committee contended shat
the straight work-si.hous the rule
and figure work-would run up as fol-
lows:
The State Company, s6,4Ss 72
A. r. Stewart. 6.934 90
C B. Cslvo. ,450 SO
Began Printing Company. 1858 SO
Jas F. Parks. 7,547 so
Wm. A. Hatfield, 1856 25
Edwards & Co, 1882 68
y A SelbY. 8.5U5 SIS
Thos Addison, 8,96l Is
The Senate to-day commenced busi-
ness at IL o'c.ock and speot the moro
ing session 10 considering committee
reports and other minor matters. The
report Of the dispeosary sample com
mit,ee, published elsewhere was adopt
ed aud ordered placed on the Calendar.
A pumber Of Acts we're ratified.
Tie Senate met at night and spent
che last part of the session in finishing
up The fragments Of work aud ratifying
Acts.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20
SUNDAY somooL ASSOCIATION.
Next Session Is 10 he Held mt waco
Next Month

Next Session In 10 he Held MT waco
Next Month.
t'orsieana, Texas, March iA.--The next
convention of the State Sunday School as.
ISOLATION of the International Sunday
school work viii assemble in Waco. Texas,
April 2G-2S. 1895 The railways have
granted fare upon the following terms
Under ~ niles 1 cents per mile. round
trip; rs 10 l00 miles, 81 fogs round trip; 100
TO i67 miles. 3 cents per mile. round trip,
over 1857 miles 9 cents per mile added 10
50. This is the lowest rnts ever granted
90 a Sunday school convention In Texas.
aud we trust that the sunday school work.
ers all over the state viii take advantage
of this opportunity and attend THE convon-
ton. Tho citizens ul Waco have opened
their hearts and homes aud extend to the
Sunday school workers of Texas n cordial
welcome. Waco is famed fol It's hospitality
aud for Its beautiful homes and fine schools
ard this VIII be rare opportunity To visit
one OF The finest cities In Texas, as well as
engage In the grandeet work committed to
tie hands of man--the saving OF the chn.
dlen of Texas through the Sunday school
rrof llarlill OF the International executive
subjects as "'.'h- International Work, ;"
"The Unity OF Christian Service" THE
Bible and Sunday School Sunday School
Progress Some Points OH Teaching"
SUNDAY School Management Hrho Els
sontials OF n Good Sunday school," Con
ference on State and County Work" and
the 'Stuay of Matthew"
Prof Hamil is known as one OF the
finest Sunday school workers in the world
and no one who In Interested In Sunday
school work should fail to hear him and
get instruction from his excellent presenta-
tion OF these subjects.
Miss Mabel Hall, who attended the HILLS
boro convention two years ago. Is expected
10 be with us at this convention. and all
the primary workers of Texas are urged 10
be present and gain information and in
struction from this grand primary worker.
The convention viii be held In the great
Baptist Tabernacle OF Waco and a cordial
invitation Is extended TO all, Each SUNDAY
school is urged TO send at least one dsle-
gate to this convention and as many more
as they may feel inclined to send I'rater-
nally. Jink Evans,
Chairman Executive Committee
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20
Notice Of Registration

onice Of Registrar o. Harris county at the
court house.
Tho office of the registrar for the registra-
tion OF the legally qualified voters of the
city of Houston TO- the general election TO
be held on the 4th Of April, 1Shs. will be open,
according to law On Tuesday the ISL DAY
OF March, 1898, at O'Clock q. IT., and u
viii continue to be open for the registration
OF the legally qualified voters for twenty
consecutive days. Sundays excluded. from .,
o'clock a. IN. till O'Clock p. NJ. OF each day.
and no longer.
To he entitled to register. every nlalc rer-
son must be 81 Years of age by the day of The
election TO be held. must be q citizen OF the
United States and must Lave resided in mo
State orc year next preceding the election,
and the last Elk months in the city OF Hous-
ton. He must furnish the registrar with his
name, color. nationality. the number of the
ward, the name of the street on which! he
lives, and the number of the house in which
he resides.
Voters must register In person and not by
letter or proxy. Idiots. lunatics, paupers
supported by the county. all persons con.
victed of felony not restored to the right Of
suffrage by the governor. and all soldiers,
mariners and seamen in the army navy
of the United States are not allowed to reg
lister. No previous registration certificate
will be accepted at the election for which This
registration is held. Under the law. all per-
sons applying to vote in the city OF Houston
must be registered first and have the regis
trav's certificate Issued before they can vote.
CHAS. GRuMDACH,
Registrar Of City OF Houston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20

All goods and articles Of every kind land
eli or received upon any OF the wharves
are thereafter at the FISK of the owaers.
and not of the company, ard must be re-
nest dav. after which time any OF said
goods and articles remaining on the
wtarves, the owners and cons!gnceS
thereof will be responsible for. and will BIZ
third the rates specified In the pcecedint.
schedule for every day they so remain. and
may be removed by the Wharf company
without further notice Cat the risk and e&--
pepse of the goods and the owners and
oonSgnens thereof to any pars of the
premises. continuing the charge fos adj
Giroual wharfage each day they remain
or said premises. or the Wharf company
may have the same removed and stored
elsewhere than on It's own premises with
out further notice Cat ,he risk and ex,
conssnees thereof and the same will be
he'd until all charges ere paid. Sans
Wharfage 10 be :larged on AL goods or
articles delivered from one vessel to an
other. provided that either of such veg
sells is fast TO the wharf or to any vessel
fast to the wharf.
The company hereby gives notice that II
viii not be liable for losses If cansed, by
excessive or unusual weights. or hv plling
M heavy articles, such as salt. more than
three sacks high, and railroad iron more
than two tiers high, on the wharves; or by
laEd.ng articles of extraordinary weight.
W
mission On writins), from the company's
agent but that Ii viii hold all persons
liable for such damage as may he occa-
stoned by uNeroafing the wkarves with
out special permission.
All vessels Of 80 tons and over not en-
gagged in receiving or dischargmg cargo.
or seized by legal pro cess, and living at
the wharf after such seizure, will be
charged Wharfage at the rate of 21a cents
per registered ton for each day or part Of
day.
The company also gives notice that 1t
does not Undertake storage. ana will not
be responsible for losses OF damage from
anv cause to goods or articles landed or
received on its wliarvcs
On all shipments over the compIny's
wharves, both inward and outward. the
vessel receiving or dsschnrging cargo will
be held responsible for the wharfage. and
the company Will hold the vessel until .ne
wharfage is paid
But no cotton or other cargo will be
permitted 10 be loaded from the wharves
onto vessels or lighters without prepay
ment of the wharfage or satisfactory pro-
visions therefor by the vessel. except as
to vessels with general cargo for gulf
All wharfage Is contracted to be paid
and IS due and payable to the company at
ITS office in Galveston.
Cotton and OF cake will be permitted 10
remain on the whGrves for ten DAYS with
out extra change, but an additional
charge of one-tenth the regular tariff will
he made ner dav for each succeeding day
ton to the regular wharfage on such ar
ticlcs
Vessels OF less than 20 tons will he
charged Wharfage at The rate of 81 M
day or part of a day.
j. E. B.AILY. Secretary
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20
TO TIE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS!

Referring to tho above. desire to advise
the democratic voters of Houston that under
the resolution of tie City Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, providing for the holding OF
all cay primaries on Marea e.. it is required
OF every voter, a condition necessary 10
voting at said primaries. that he present his
registration certificate. as provided for in
the above notice, which will be stamped,
Voted at Primaries and returned to hun
for use at the General election.
Therefore don t fail TO bring your registra.
tion certificate to the primaries
3. \. RIESNER,
Chairman City Democratic Executive Com.
iIittee.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20

Captain laup Demetrio. prominent dealer
from Nautln Mexico. VIVA IN Orange yester-
day and placed an order for cargo OF lum-
bur with the Lutcber e. Moore Lumber com-
pnny. The lumber will he shipped TO Its
dest,ration via the schooner MARTHA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20

the Lutchcr 4 Moore Lumber company nave
chartered the schooner Annie Root for SIS
Christi with lumber, ;hn will take on her
FIRST cargo next week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20

The bancroft Lumber company cent TO Sa-
blue Pass this week the barge Edward Porrs
with material for the Mexican Central rail
road. to be takon to Tampico by the Amcri
cnn sehooner Cores.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20

AZ the Alexander Gmer min n cargo OF
material Ia sawed ont aud will be shipped
by barge to Galveston. where II will 20 into
a steamship bound for Europe. This Is part
OF Hn order placed with the Sabine Export
company.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20

Another big TOW OF square timber was sen,
to Snhinc Pass tbie week from the Orange
and Wneato mills for the tark Eidern, taxi
ing on cargo ut hat port Tor Donald n Co.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20

Tho schooner j. NJ Mclnnis has completed
her repairs and will begin taking on cargo
Mordns at tho Lutcher Moore Lumber
cornpiny's for Tuxphn. Mexico
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20

1he barge NJ T. Jones Ia being loaded at
the D. r.. Wingatc Lumber companyA mul
with material for the cnrgo Of the Russian
bnrh Osmo, now Iaoding at Sabine Pass
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20

Mtssrs Craddock & Arbogast managers Of
the timber tram at Field, La. this week sent
up to the camps small portable mill aud
engine, which they VIII SGT up there to cut
ties for use In extending their tram.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20
RATES AND REGUlA1
.WHARFA0
GALVESTON WHABl|

All vessels and their owners. landing goor.S SS3
wharves thereby contract to pay, and are rssrzss
i,,, stas - he onactarl fror, ne s y sne folA
agents: ss,see.Sss$S
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20

X. $. Stephens. material agent For the
Southern Pacific, was here last Saturday and
plnccd some nice orders for material with
rome of the mills.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20

Robert Morgan, jr., went down to Sabin,
Pass Wednesday to clear the American
schooner Edward II. Blake loaded with lum-
Der and square timber 70. point nortn oil
Hntt6ias
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20
WELDON pine ron INDIA.

About $4,000 feet OF yellow pine lumber left
Beaumont during the week on long voyage,
Its destination being Bombay. II WAS shipped
by tho Reliance Lumber company to New Or
leans for shipment to London ON the steum-
ship cayo Mona, and at London IL will be
transferred to n vessel bound for Enst India.
The material consists OF fine Anish worked
from samples furnished the Rellunoc by us
English agents. and was boxed and Grated so
as TO avoid damage from handling. II Is UNI
derstood that In the event this sample ship
ment is favorably received large orders Will
follow. and II may be remarked that If the
material fails to meet with favor the East In
dian consumer is an unusually oxactins ous-
toner.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20

The Hoo Hoo mills at Call are making
shipments Of lumber by rail to Galveston that
goes on steamships from that port 10 Europe.
The commission has recently authorized a
ratio OF cents on lumber from Call TO Gal.
weston via the Kaysee aud Interstate,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20

Gents.
Aitalfa seed, per 100 pounds, ....:...... pa
Barrels, wet observation-disclosures.
Barrels, dry ............ commemorate.
Bags or sacks, in bales ,,............ 2ls
Bagsing, per 100 pounds ......... 2is
Ballast, per 100 pounds ....... ~
Bales junk, except iron. per 100 lbs. 8
Bananas and planta!ns, per bunch. OH
Boxes liquors. SOAP. candles etc.
Vessels occupying unassigned shielded
Shed for loading or delivering cargoes.