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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-02

the opinion that the Americans de
man6 would create in Spain, ss they
had upon her commissioners, an ex
ceedingly grave impression. Were
the Spanish commissioners pushed to
determination TO night, they would
reject the American demands. bat the
changing tone of the Spanish press
recently urges the consummat'on
of treaty of peace. however rlgor'
Gus, the argument being that, al
though the Spaniards bow to the
American demands, the commission
ers do not acknowledge the justice
or admit the legality of them.
To night the Spanish commission, n,
ers feel that the United States, to all
intents and purposes. have not offer
ed any financial inducement to Spain
to cede by treaty any part OF the
Philippines.
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The Feeling Of Unrest
Shows Itself Again.
The Political Situation IN
Wilmington Does Not Seem
so Encouraging.-Gov. Rus.
sell There.

WILMINGTON, N. c.. OCT. 31.-Not-
wi.hstaodiug the more peaceful outlook
that has prevailed for tbs past two days
the feeling of uorest begins to show
itself ae-io tonight There is dis
quoting rumor that the negroes are
seriously considering the question Of
running a county ticket regardless of
the wishes of Governor Russell aud
the three or four white !ieu,enants here
who have not deserted him.
The unexpected arrival of Governor
Russell this afternoon caps the climax
of the changed conditions. The hope
amoog conservative people is that
Governor Russell has heard of the
movement of the negroes to place a
county ticket 10 the field aud has come
bere to suppress it if possible. There
are other theories. however, in regard
to the object of bis visit
There is little doubt that if Re
publican ticket is brought out for
county Offices, the situation here will
becore more serious than ever The
Democrats have carried out their part
of the arrangements made with the
governor by changing their Candidates
for the lower house Of the Legislature
and they are furious over the talk OF
O neoro countv ticket.
The following editorial from The
negro paper, The Record, of this after
pooo, is considered when read between
the lines, positive indication that the
negroes do not consider the question OF
a oo6nty ticket 6oally settled. The
Record is the paper 'hae printed the TO-
famous editorial re6ectiog on the chas.
ti,y of white women of the State. The
article that appeared :his afternoon is
as follows:
Saturday at IL N was the time
appointed for holding Of the county
onveutlou and nomination of county
officers. At 10 O'clock the delegates
went into caucus and after much
speeoh-uakiug aud resolving, it was
decided not to nominate a ticket at this
time consequently, there was no need
for calling the convention together. 1t
was rumored around the city that the
convention or some one had decided
not TO put up ticket for county off,
GERS at ali. bat concede everything to
the Democrats. We tried to ascertain
the truth Of this statement, but could
not.
'.Tbe morning papers, however,
came out yesterday with the announce
ment that there would be no Republi.
CAP ticket 10 the field and that every
thing had been arranged by the COVER
nor. So we presume the county
con invention must have met late Saturday
afternoon as nothing of this nature had
been decided upon at the close of the
caucus"
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j. B. Gordon,
General Commanding
George Moormau.
Adj Gen. and Chief of Staff


Charleston, Oct. 29.-At special
meeting of the city council held here
to-day it was unanimously voted to
devote funds known as the Thomson
bequest and now in the treasury to
the erection of an auditorium building
to be used at the reunion of the
Confederate veterans, which is to be
held here next year The sum thus
appropriated amounts ali told to
S25 900 The city had already do
mated $4,000 towards the erection of
the auditorium. so the building
should be handsome one when com
pleted.
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Confederate Reunion
TO BE HELD IN CHARLES.
TON NEXT MAY.

New Orleans Oct. 29.-The FOL-
lowing order fixing the date of the
next annual reunion of the Confede.
rate Vetrans to be held in Charleston,
has Just been issued from headquar-
ters here:
General Order No. 209.
United Confederate Veterans,
New Orleans, La, Oct 20, 1898.
l. The general commanding an
nounces that under the resolution
passed at the late reunion at Atlanta,
Ga. and onder the custom establish
ed by the association. leaving the
date OF the next annual meeting and
reunion, which is to be held in the
city Of Charleston. S c., to the gen.
eral commanding and the department
commanders, by unanimous agree
ment, and at the desire Of and &C
quiescence in by "our Host" the
next reunion will be held at Charles.
S. c., upon the following dates, May
10th, llth, IL, 18th, 1899, Wednes-
day, Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
respectively.
On account of the association and
the immense accumulation of bust.
ness; which demands urgent atten-
tion at the coming session. four
days will be given for this import
ant session, useless the business is
sooner disposed OF by the delegates.
With pride the general COM
manding also announces that LILO
camps have now joined the associa-
ton and applications received at
these headquarters for over 200 more.
He urges veterans everywhere to
send to these headquarters for organ
ization papers, form camps at once,
I and join this association. 80 as 70
assist in carrying out it's benevolent,
praisewortby and patriotic objects.
By order Of
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TRAINS GOING NORTH

*Daily. fDaily except Sunday.
No So runs through to Charleston, S. c.,
via Central R. r., arriving Manning Al .
10, Lanes 1T N, Charleston 7.35 NJ
Trains on Conway Branch leave Chadboura
ll.43 u, arrive Conway 1910 NJ, return-
ing leave Conway 2 As p m, arrive Chao-
bouru SIS N, leave Chadbourn 80 10.
arrive Hub 6.l0 p N, returning leave Hub
9 Is 10, arrive Chadbourn 10 90 N, Daily
except Sunday.
J. R. KENLY, Gen'l Manager.
T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
q. ". EMERSON. Gen'l Pass Agent
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4 uninue Collection.

u Philadelphia man owns most
unique assortment of pieces of blottlns
paper, collected by his father, who was
long an official of the White House,
each of which bears, reversed, the sig
nature of q president from General Har-
rison, who died month after his elec-
ton in 1911, to Garfield. On one sheet,
the most highly priced Of the lot, the
last official letter signed by President
Lincoln was blotted before he was as
sassinated by Booth.
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Ponce, Puerto Rico Oct 80 =

Ponce, Puerto Rico Oct 80 "A
sensation was caused here on the ar
rival of the Red D line steamer Phil
adelphia from the Spanish main, by
the discovery in the hand bags of two
passengers of number of explosive
cartridges containing dynamite
The discovery was made by the Gus
tom officials and the passengers
were arrested on the suppositIon
that they are anarchists.
The police, who fear that others
belonging to the gang have escaped,
are making strict search.
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Vienna, Oct. 80 The death is an.
nounced of Fraulein Pecha, one of the
two nurses who attended the late
Herr Barlsch, of Prof. Nethanageps
Pathological laboratory, the first vic
tim of the outbreak of Bubonic
plague in Vienna.
Fraulein Pecha died after prolong.
ed agony, despite enormous injec'
tions of serum. Her remains were
buried at daybreak with the same
speed and precaution as, marked the
burial of the remains of Dr.. Mueller.
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POPULIsTS WON'T SUPPORT
NEGROES.
NEGROES.

Raleigh, N. c.. Oct. S1-The Pop
ulist executive com mmittee OF Edgecombe
county, following the example OF the
last Populist candidate for governor,
have declared for whits supremacy. and
decline to support negroes on the fusion
ticket previously arranged
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LONDON TINES PLEASED

London, Nov The Times edi-
torlally this morning expresses It's
frank satisfaction at the decision OF
the United States commissioners to
take the Philippines
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Stop Over Privilege

Passenger-!s this ticket good to stop
off?
Conductor-Yes 'm But it Won't be
good to git on again.-New York
Weekly.
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Train No. II, going vest axes daylight
canae:.ion q, Lancaster with the H. y G. X
r a, Rock Hill with the Sou'Hero K.
goiog north. at Backsburg with !5e South
e7n. T,a,o No rs, golog east makes counec-
,ion Ut Marion, n c., with tue Southern K
g.. at Blecksburg with Sou:hern aud at Lan'
caster with Z. l. c R. f Train No 81,
soing cas-, -n~kes connection at Shelby, \
9 with tbs 5 L r R, going east. All
local freight trains will carry passengers =
provided with tickets
S. B. LUMPkIN,
Division Passenger Ageot.
LA. EMERSON, Traffic Manager
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If you waot new organ for your old one
see Rsndle.
The "White" ruus light. The "White"
sews right.
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TRAINS GOING soUTE.

No. 50 ruos through from Charleston via
Central R. R lesviue Charleston Ia. NJ.
Lanes "a a N, Manning 0s n
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PREACHER DEFENDS DANCING
Rev. j. L. Scudder Has a Class In Con-
nectiOn with His Church.

NEW YORK, Oct s.-The Rev. John L. Scud-
Ger. pastor Of the Tabernacle and First Congrega-
tional Church, in Jersey City, who has started a
dancing class in connection with his church work
has done so not only means of keeping the
young people away from other worldly amuse-
ments. but because he believes dancing under
certain conditions is perfectly proper. Mr.. Scud-
der when seen to-day regarding the dancing class
said:
We have biblical authority for dancing. Dane
sng is all right within certain limitations. In the
crowded section of the city, where the young
people are cooped up in tenements the desire
10 dance is great among the wealthy who
can entertain their friends and hold receptions
IN their own homes. There is no place for the
poor to go to dance but to the public halls What
harm can there be in their dancing beneath the
eyes of their pastor and the deacons of the
church? While 1 believe that dancing is perfectly
proper in its place, there three limitations L
would place upon it. The first limitation relates
to time Young people should observe proper
hours. There is time to dance, and in my judg-
second limitation concerns the manner of dancing
man should hold his partner at respectful
distance. using his arms to steady and guide her.
and the woman should see that these instructions
are adhered to by the When dancing de-
generates into peripatetic huggng it becomes dis
graceful. The third limitation is to be careful
where and with whom you dance Confine amuse-
ment much possible to the home circle and
personal acquaintance
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One Of the San Juan Heroes Home.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MORRISTOWN, Ind, Oct. 8.-Charles
Wolf, a member Of the Sixteenth Regiment
United States Infantry, is here on a fur
Tough on account of sickness. He was in
the front when the army charged up San
Juan hill. He was also at the battle of
Ell Caney and escaped without scratch.
He saw the bombardment of Santiago and
after the surrender of the Spanish army
he marched through the city with his regi-
ment and boarded the transports in the
harbor, sailing past the wreck Of the Mer-
rimac on his way north. One of the COM
misSary officers of his regiment discerning
a wounded Spanish soldier lying in the
trenches, he was in the act of lending him
assistance when the fellow drew a pistol
and shot him, killing him instantly. He
says similar acts of treachery are numer-
Gus. The food supply was necessarily scant
for a few days, but the soldiers suffered
but very little and all received good treat
ment. A few days after the surrender of
General Toral. young Wolf was seized with
malarial fever and was taken to Montauk
Point From there he came on home. He is
still sick and has asked for an extension
of his furlough.
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window-GIass Troubles.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Oct. 8.--H. B.
Smith. of the window-glass manufacturers
wage committee, returned from Pittsburg
this afternoon, where he attended a wage
conference between the manufacturers and
fatteners' wage committees. The fiatteners
made the same demands that they did at
the first meeting, and asked for % per cent
of the blowers wages. which was rejected
BY the manufacturers committee An adj
Journment was taken and no date fixed for
a future meeting. There is scarcely any
doubt now that there will be a delay in a
general resumption next week. Both sides
are. firmly set in their demands and refuse
to compromise. The American Glass Com
pany or combine. asserts that if no settle
ment be made it will start the largest con-
Germs next Saturday and will look to l.. A:
300 (the blowers and gatherers) to fulfill
their promise to man the fiattening and cut
ting departments. 1t is believed L. A. 800
cannot deliver the goods, as the enmity be-
tween cutters and fatteners existing
against the parent organization is bitter.
Should L. A. 300 attempt such a move it
will seriously injure the four trades.
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MODEL CAUCASUS ROBBERS.
Not Even Turpin's Style Was Better
than This.
Pail Mall Gazette

The Tifis journals are warning tourists
against travelling in the Caucasus, and es-
pecially in the TranScaucasuS, without an
armed escort. On Aug. 26 nine highwaymen
held possession of the small ravine GasIuch
in the neighborhood of Adshikend The lead
of this band was Tartar, Rabi Nadsnas-
Ogly and from o'clock in the afternoon
until 1880 the robbers held up every car
riage and vehicle that went along that mar
row defile and quietly took from the occu-
pants money and valuables. Five members
of the band, armed with Peabody revolverS
and long daggers and clad in the costume
of the khirgese, were told off to examine
the unfortunate travellers. They were very
courteous to the ladies and examined the
men only. The leader was especially
courteous and took great pains to see that
the ladies were not robbed; in fact, he even
went so far as to restore to several husbands
their valuables on the entreaties of their
wives.
During the two hours and a half the rob-
berS got possession OF 1900 roubleS and
great quantity OF variable objects, Tor in
of different kinds and had plundered nearly
fifty persons The Caucasus Journal ex-
presses establishment at the cowardice OF
strong men who had revovers and other
weapons with them. A coachman was the
only one who wished to offer resistance, but
he alone could not do much. and he was
pulled off his box seat and soundly cudgeled.
AS the assistant OF chief of police drove
up with his wife and enid and learned what
was going on he seized his revolver and
wished to fire at the robbers. He was at
once stopped by cries Of Don't shoot, for
heavens sake: you will hit some of the
women and children and a man rushed
forward. and, snatching the weapon from
the assistants hand, hid it so that the rob-
hers might not see that he had intended to
fire upon them.
None of the vehicles eheld up by the rob-
bers was allowed to proceed on its way. At
last a lady travelling in carriage with her
husband and two little children grew tired
of the long delay and approached the chief
of the robbers with the prayer that he
would let them continue their journey. The
renlied: "Wait. please. for another fifteen
minutes: by that time | expect two more
Carriages. We viii just look over them and
then We will let you all go ON your various
WAYS" In few minutes the carriages APP
peared and after they had been overhauled
by the highwaymen the chief said to his vic
finue your Journeys. but first OF all we will
make our escape They quickly mounted
their horses and at once disappeared
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The Criterion.

Verdfs Home for Musicians is COM
pieted. 1t occupies a pleasant building in
Ine Piazza Michael Angelo in Milan. In adj
oltlon TO the living rooms there are con-
cert hall, chapel, an infirmary and two
covered terraces. There are accommoda-
lions for sixty men and forty women. Verdi
could hardly have chosen a more beautiful
charity than this retreat for aged and indi-
gent musicians. Nor is ii inappropriate that
It should have been founded by an old musi-
can, who, in spite of four score years and
more is still an active worker. He is still
OF music A little while ago there were four
or them-grand old men whose fame topped
the century. Bismarck and Gladstone are
9ead, and their great contemporaries, the
POPE and the musician, are nearing the end.
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TAKEN BY THE TRUST
DRUMMOND TOBACCO COMPANY'S
PLANT HAS CHANGED OWNERS.
Purchased Outright by the American
Company for $3,457 800 in Cash
The Transfer Completed.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. S.-The much-rumored
sale of the Drummond Tobacco Company's
plant to the American Tobacco Company
was consummated at o'clock this evening.
The cash price was $S,457,5OO, paid by the
American Tobacco Company in certified
checks drawn to the order Of Harrison /.
Drummond, president of the now defunct
company. The sale of the Drummond To-
bacco Company was outright There were
no stock considerations. The American To-
bacco Company simply paid So, 457, 500 in cash
for the real estate, plant, buildings, stock
in trade and good will Of the Drummond
Company, and the stock of the latter ceases
to be of value. The deal was consummated
between and 6 clock this afternoon by the
signing of the various necessary documents
and the delivery of the certified checks to
Mr.. Drummond, who represented the TWEEN
ty-one other stockholders The American
Tobacco Company Immediately took pos
session of it's new property, and on Monday
morning the employees will be working under
a new management. President Duke, of the
American Tobacco Company, announces
that there will be no change in the per-
sonnet of the officers staff of the concern,
even Mr.. Drummound remaining as man
ager at a salary, and later will become an
officer and a member of the board Of di-
rectors The interest of the Drummond
family in the company was II per cent. of
the capital stock Their share of the pur-
chase money, therefore, is s., ,S25.
Mr.. Drummond was tired man when
seen at the Planters Hotel tonight, but
he was in very cheerful frame Of mind.
Speaking Of the future Mr.. Drummond said:
Being the head of the family / have since
nay fathers death borne an enormous re-
sponsibility in the management of this bust
ness and the real estate. 1t has really been
too heavy a burden and l have not been
able to devote to the real estate the atten-
ton it demanded. Now, I hope, being re-
lieved Of all financial worry in the business
and occupying simply an executive position,
/ will have a chance TO devote the atten-
ton to the real estate that it justly de-
mands President ]. 3. Duke, OF the Amer
with what had been done. His statement of
the case comedies with Mr.. Drummond's.
"Of course, I'm glad we've got it., he said.
1T Is all settled up now and We are running
the plant. We have given the nominal gov
eminent bond required have paid about
three and one-helf millions in cash and viii
be ready for business Monday morning..
win you now try TO buy the Ljggett &
mo. i guess not" he replied.
The transaction Of to-day puts at an end
q long series of runlprs regarding the sale
and the final consuEnmatlon was no sur
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For a New Electric Road.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LOGANSPORT. Ind, Oct. 8.-The COM
missioners of Carroll county this week
granted franchise for the right of way
through that county for the proposed Lo-
gansport & Burlington Electric Railroad.
The franchise was granted to the Business
Mems Association of this city, which has
undertaken to organize a company for the
construction of the road. Some time ago
this association secured the franchise for
an electric road from this city to Rochester
in Fulton county. and later a franchise
was granted from Rochester to Winona, in
Kosciusko county, with a branch to Man
itau lake. Thus the right of way for a
continuous line from Burlington. in Carroll
county, through Logansport to Winona,
about sixty miles has been secured. The or
ganization of q company for the construc-
ton of the road will be undertaken at once,
local capital along the line being largely
interested.
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Col. Briant sells Everything.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HUNTINGTON. Ind, Oct. 8.-Col C. E.
Briant, of this city, one of the most ex-
tensive stock farmers of this section of In
diana, recently sold his farm of AIS acres,
east Of Huntington, and on Thursday and
Friday closed out his live stock at public
sale. The gross sales amounted to about
5000 and Maj. l.. H. Bean, of Ravenna,
o., was the auctioneer. About thirty horses,
mares and colts were sold, ranging in price
from $50 to $50. One matched team of
blacks, four years old, brought nearly $500.
About forty head of Polled Angus cattle
were disposed of, one cow with calf by her
side bringing $50. Bidders were present
from many adjoining counties. Colonel
Briant has been breeding horses and cattle
for many years. and the Little River stock
farm enjoyed very enviable reputation
among lovers of fine horses and cattle.
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Soldier Of Company NJ Dying.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Oct S-John Nc
Ginley, of this city, member of Company
NJ, Observation-Disclosures Indiana Vol
unteers, was probably fatally injured by
falling from a freight train a short dis
lance south of Kokomo Friday morning, at
about 2 o'clock He had been at home on
a furlough and had started to return to his
regiment. He left here Thursday and
stopped off at Kokomo to witness the sham
battle there that day and at about LAS
O'Clock Friday morning boarded a Pan
handle freight train for Indianapolis. At
point about two miles from Kokomo he fell
from the train breaking four ribs on the
left side one of which penetrated the lung.
He managed to crawl to a nearby barn.
where he remained until yesterday morn
ing. when he found by the farmer,
Thornton Hogue, living on the place, and
taken TO Kokomo and given medical atten-
ton. He was brought to this city on the
midnight train last night and taken to St
Joseph's Hospital, where he now lies in
critical condition.
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the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct s.-A remarkable
feature of the First district meeting of
the Lutheran joint synod of Ohio and other
States. now in session here, is the great
amount of time devoted to the considera-
ton of the question OF Christian liberty.
There is a feeling in the synod that a
stronger stand should be taken against
amusenents and strong drink. The congre-
cation at Chippewa Lake has been admitted
to membership. The publishing board will
be requested to investigate the publishing
of a hymn book with music and report next
year. The request for revised and en-
Iarged book OF forms for services was not
granted but II IS recommended that the
forms already in use be more extensively
Introduced The visitors were given a