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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-12
The Engrossing Department

Columbia, July 6.-In the past
month Attorney General Bel'iDger
has received no end of applications
for positions in the eDgrossing de
partment of the general assembly.
He requests the statement made that
all applicants are merely wasting
paper, ink and stamps in writing to
him, for he is now preparing to
change the entire plan of appointing
these clerks. Ali applications will
have to be made to the solicitors of
the respective circuits. The appoint
ments are to be left to the solicitors,
but requirements will be put in tba.
will result in obtaining clerks who
write good hands and who can spell
correctly. This has been fourd to
be an absolute necessity and some
kind of examination is likely 10 be
provided before an appointment will
be confirmed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-12
Prediction Of War.
The Japs Said to be Spelling
for q Fight.

San Francisco, July 4.-"The
American people have but 4 faint con-
ception Of japanese character, said
Mr.. Theodore L Haas, resident Of
Toxic for the past twenty-five years.
"Tbey have not been blindly
following European ways in Japan.
Their apparent eagerness te adopt the
civilization of the West is prompted by
for different motives than those With
which they are usually credited AS a
matter Of fact the japanese are
thinking Of time when they may
engage in conflict with some Of the
big powers. 1t would not surprise me
if war should break ou. between Russia
and Japan, though trouble between
Japan and the United States is
extremely probable. A friend Of mine
who has good sources of information
remarked before ! left Toxic that be
regarded war with the Uoited States
within the next two years as Inevitable
1.-The Japs Go ncs at heart, whatever
they may say ie the Yankees. l
have known of many cases of out
rsgeous treatment Of your citizens.
The new treaties, which 60 into effect
next month, will INSTEAD Of relieving the
situation, make it worse, because when
the extra territorial system is abolished
and everything is left to native
jurisdiction. outrages will be multiplied
apd the foreigners will have 20 redresa.
No benefits will accrue to other countries
through these treaties, for the so-called
opening up Of the empire to The COM
nerce of the outside world is a
delusion. The courts Of Japan cannot
be depended on to give white man
justice, for The courts are not, as in
this country and 10 EogIand, iudepeud
ent; they merely register the wish Of
the government.
II am not az slarmist, but | have
been among these people many years
aud know them we'll. They think since
their victory over China that they are a
mstoh for ary power. I@shis they
are mistaken, of course. butt is-true
that they can give the United States a
lot of trouble "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-12

The Hague. July 5-The Amerioen n
delegates scored great success today
10 obtaining from the peace conference
q unanimous vote 70 favor Of having
the question Of private property at sea
in tiue of war deslt with at special
conference to be summoned hereafter.
Much diplomatic management was
necessary and many obstacles had to
be surmcunted before the result was
reached.
Greenwood, July 5.-As the annual
meeting of the trustees Of the Connie
Maxwell orphanage held here yester.
day, Rev. j. L. Vass rendered his
resignation as superintendent Of the
institution. The trustees refused to
accept the resignation. and Mr.. Vass
vii! continue to serve as superintendent
at least un:il the expiration of his term,
10 July. 1900.
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EX-GOVERNOR
RICHARDSON DEAD.
Expired Suddenly at Mid.
night on July 5.

Columbia, July 6.-Ex-Gov. John
Peter Richardson, died suddenly at
midnight last night at the Jerome
hotel where he has been living for
several months.
Until few months ago be enjoyed
very good health, and the health of
his devoted wife gave him most con.
Germ. Several months ago be was
attacked with bleediDgs from the
nose, which became serious, but
after while, under Dr.. Taylor's
treatment, he grew better and was
able to be up.
Up to few days ago be was able
to be up and about, but three or four
days ago the disease attacked his
heart. Miss Ransome, a trained
nurse, was called in and everything
possible was done. Tonight just
about midnight the nurse ran to tele.
phone for Dr.. Taylor. It was known
at once what was the matter. There
were three deep gasps and all was
over. There was no pain, no suffer.
ing.
Dr.. Taylor reached the hotel Just
as life bad left the distinguished
patient, his fear expressed just before
he left former Governor Richardson
had been realized.
The funeral arrangements could
not be made tonight, because Mrs.
Richardson was so prostrated and
affected that she could not be con.
suited. Governor Richardson, some
ime befor bis death, made all his
arrangements for his burial He
wished to be buried in his family
burial ground in Camden, and made
arrangements to that effect. The de
tails of the funeral will not be arrang.
ed until tomorrow, when Mrs Rich J.
ardson will be consulted.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted at Trinity Church in Colum.
bis, of which he was for so many
years member. The body will be
taken to Camden on the afternoon
train Friday, and the interment will
take place upon the arrival of the
traln.-Cor News and Courier.
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government and number of private
boats 1t is believed that nearly all
;be people lodged in trees and on
house tops have been rescued, but
the boats sent from Galveston today
will patrol the flooded districts and
make a thorough search for strag-
glers
The war department has authorized
Gov. Sayers to distribute 10, 900 rations
among the food sufferers. the rations
to be furnished the governor from San
Antonio The ra,ions will be distrio-
uted at Richmond. Thompson. Wallis.
Roseu berg, Duke. Arcola, Fulshear,
Chenaugo, Columbia, Velasco, Nava-
sofa, Calvert, Hearne, Bryan and
Breobam 10 addition to the war
department rations. Houston and dsl-
weston have sent several carloads OF
groceries toto the food district
As to crops, cotton is not lost. 1t is
eatirely washed out in some places, but
op the whole more good than harm has
beeo done to the crops by the foods.
Cotton will be rep|auted iu most cases
Corn has soured 10 most localities. but
the corn is not an entire loss.
There is plenty of time to raise
cotton before January, 1900
The next trouble will bs at Valasco,
the mouth of the Brazos, which poiat
the foods reached today. The town
may be cut of from communication
with the world for day OF two, but no
loss of life is anticipated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-12
Terrible Stories Come From
Texas.

St Louis. July "A special to
The Post Dispatch from Austin, Tex /,
says. Gov. Sayers today received q
message from Sealey over the long
distance telephone says that 1000
persons who had taken refuge on a
mound three miles below there are
slowly perishing for want of food.
To add to the horror, the unfortunates
are surrounded by poisonous reptiles.
Huddled together with the human
beings are several hundred of live
stock. A number of those on the
mound have received bites from the
reptiles are in a dying condition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-12
800 LIVES IN JEOPARDY.

St. Louis, July 5.-A special to
The Post Dispatch from Dallas, Tex .
says At As p. N. sodsy Deputy
Sheriff Swesriogeu Of Aas.io county.
made the following statement over the
long distance telephone at Sesly
"Reiief has net reached the food
victims in this section. Thirteen dead
bodies have been recovered near the
town of Brcokshire, 13 miles from
5ere. Forty FIVE persons above SeaIy
are reported missing ana givaD Up for
dead. Seven we're drowoed today IN q
boat seser miles below Ssaiy.
'.Abous 400 persons are isolated Oh
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-12

The Peace Conference at The Hague
is drawing to close. and it is no~
clear to all who have followed the re-
ports Of it's deliberations that the results
will fall far short Of what vas hoped
for There will be 60 decrease 10 the
armamen.s of the great powers, and a
gradual disarmament has cot been Sc
riously considered. There is but little
hope that plan for permanent triou'
osi of arbitration will be agreed upon,
and. all things considered, the confer
ence is decidedly Disappointing Stand.
ing armies and navies will be increased
10 strength year after year, aud the
expenditures will grow larger aud
larger until the nations will sink under
the weight of taxation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-12
DROWNINGS AND DISASTER.

Richmond, Tex, July Never
in the history of Richmond were such
scenes witnessed as are depicted
today. Business is practically sus
pended. Many plantations arc under
water. ALI trains, save those on the
Southern Pacific west, have been
abandoned. Provisions are running
low, and unless something is done
quickly there will be great suffering
here within few days 1t is be
lieved there will be at the very least
from 5000 to 5000 persons 10 feed
from this place within a week.
Stories of drowning and disasters are
coming in constantly but they cannot
be verified, although it is probable
that many o: them are correct. The
water has reached the river bridge
and is dashing between the iron guy
rods under it. aud for the first time
the railroad company has stopped all
traffic over it
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-12
RISING AT DUKE.

Dnke, Tex July The food
situation is more grave today. The
river rose two feet during the night
and is still rising The life savers
from Galveston started out soon after
daylight and are doing splendid
work.
The Galveston crews brought in
IS refugees last night from the high
embankment at the Santa Fe bridge
over the brazos where the people had
taken refuge Refugees are Aocking
in from ali sides of the river. -Four
deaths by drowning are reported
near here 10 the last "a hours.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-12
Peace in I'ransVaal.

Pretoria, July 5 The special con
ference between President Kruger,
the members of the Orange Free
State. who was the bearer of COM
promise suggestions from the Free
State in the matter of the dispute
between the Transvaal aud Great
Britain, and Hofmeyer, the African
der leader. has been practically con.
c!uded 1t is believed that the fran
cbise proposals have been accepted
and may be laid before the volksraad
tomorrow, and the peace will be
preserved.
London, July 5-The Pail Mall
Gazette this afternoon says the secre
tary of war, the Mafquis of Lans-
downe, in conjunction with the mill.
tary chiefs, has completed arrange
ments to dispatch 10000 to $4,000
troops of all arms to South Africa in
the event of matters taking a turn
for the worse 1t is added that all
the necessary arrangements have
been made there for the distribution
of troops on their arrival.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-12
Unparalleled Loss
by Floods in Texas.
THE SUFFERING AREA
AsLARGE AS STA TIE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE Property Loss Estimated Any-
whore Between 81. 100000
and SIS. 900 900.

pondens has just returned from a
voyage through the Good districts
The half has not been told of the
havoc wrought. The disaster is SO
appalling that description is not
possible. After this food will come
sickuess undoubtedly, and what a
week ago was the fairest part of
Texas, IS now almost q God forsaken
wilderness. The waters of the
Brazos have for six days covered it's
valley depth of from 6 TO 80 feet
where a week ago there were on
every hand fields of cotton and corn
and thousands Of acres of water
melons and cantelopes, today there is
gIimy mud all over the vegetation
and the carcasses Of co8s, mules,
pigs. dogs and cats, mayhsp human,
fog many are missing.
Our party left Bryan at sunrise yes.
fcrdsy morning, going to the Nsva.
sofa bottoms and 10 a point about
three miles from Millican. Here we
encountered every where an overflow
ffrom the Nayasotc river, which
spread out fully two miles on either
side of the Houston and Texas Gen.
tral track.
Everything is under water, from
q To II feet II looked on all sides
like great lake, and the water was
SO high that for vast area it com
pletely submerged the telegraph and
telephone poles aloog :he line. In
truth, portions of the Navasoto bot.
toms are even now a perfect sea,
extending four or FIVE miles wide at
certain points
saw hundreds of houses there
totally submerged and as many more
were swept from their fonpdation and
destroyed The planters of the bot.
toms are still moving their help and
whatever is left Of their stock. TO
places where they can be cared for
They are all nobly helping each
other and taking refuge wherever
they can, come Of them seeking safety
on house tops. All the planters
stated that the outside world has no
conception of the Aoods or Losses in.
cured by the destruction of crop,
stock and buildings. Nearly every
planter has built boats and sent them
through the flooded districts to rem.
der assistance to the people. and, il
possible, save some Of their drown.
ing stock
The food district has q length oI
over 500 miles, breadth of probably
SO miles, and in all this vast space
damage incalcnlable hes been done. Z
The loss of life will never be fully
known perhaps; the bottoms were
thickly settled, mostly with negro
tenant farmers !; among these has
been the greatest loss Of life.
TO show the damage done the fol
lowing estimates have been made by
rsen who are IN position to know
Lives lost from 100 to 900.
Loss to farmers, including crops as
well as live stock, from S5,003.O0O
70 SIS. 000, 900.
Damage to railroads and country
bridges, $4,000. 900 to s4,000,0o0.
These estimates are taken in the
whole area. 1. is known that more
than so people have met their death
that many bodies have been recover
ed; il is not believed that all of them
will ever be recovered
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-12

Berlin July "A dispatch from
Odessa announces that a dynamite
cartridge exploded near there today
while the excavation of coal mine
was IN progress and that 40 persons
were killed and 20 wounded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-12

Quintana, Tex, July Eight
bodies foated down the river and
lodged on the beach and were buried.
Four of them we're white, a woman
and three children. and four were
negroes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-25

Nellie McCintock's cards are enclosed
in the invitations.
The Professional High Five club was
pleasantly entertained Friday evening
by Mr.. and Mrs. H. v Hinckley. The
prizes were won by Mrs. w. A. Morton
and Mr.. Robert Pierce. The club will
be entertained next time by Mr.. and
Mrs. p. H. Adams.
Mrs William whitmer and daughter
Julia, and Miss Elsie Cooper spent Fri
day in Kansas City.
The Topeka RalSton club will meet
next Tuesday evening with Mrs. w. S.
Charles at HOS Harrison street. The
Tyler Street Ralston club will be the
guests of the evening. Mrs. A K
Uses of Food" and Mr.. Downs will read
a paper on Hearts Diseases and Their
Causes"
Miss Beulah Parker and Miss Pearl
Brubaker are spending Saturday and
Sunday in Kansas City with Miss Ethel
Smith.
Mrs. John r. Putnam has gone to
Port Arthur to spend a month.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Trowbridge of
for short visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry ONeil of Atchi-
son are spending Saturday and Sunday
in Topeka.
Mrs. George F. Sharitt will leave
Wednesday for Kenosha, Wis, to spend
the Easter vacation with her daughter
Sue.
Mrs. A. L. Williams and Mrs. Frank
FARRELL went to Kansas City this morn
ing to attend the theater this evening
DR.. H. K. Lemon, who graduated last
Thursday from Hahnemann Medical col
Iege, Chicago, returned to this city yes
terday to spend a few days with his
parents. He has been appointed as
SiStant to DIR. Geo. F. Shears, senior
professor of surgery in Hahnemann
college, Chicago.
The following Topeka people register
ed at the Midland hotel, Kansas City
r
Hagan, P. I. Bonebrake, John E. Frost
and c. E Mckee
Miss Crane of Ottawa will sing at the
FIRST Christian church Sunday evening
Mrs. j. b. Hayden has gone to Elk
celsior Springs where she will spend two
or three weeks.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

have been filed:
Geo. Hest and wife to VIM. H. Barnes.
LOCO. lots 1 and 2, section 10. township II,
range 10.
c. A. Smith to E. B. Merriam, $625, part
northeast quarter section 3d. township 10.
range 10.
A. H. Purdy to T. j. Scott and wife, 1885,
lot 105 and south half lot 5O2 Buchanan
street, Throops addition.
Jacob B. Van Leenwen to E. and F.
Stumpff, 81. east half west half northeast
quarter section IL. township II. range 10.
Same to n. Mullen, 81. west half west
half northeast quarter, section II, town
township 10, ra nge IL.
H d. Carr, administrator, to Ida A. Carr.
$3.50 lot 161 Polk street.
H F. Jones and wife to A. Nordquist
s45, lots 152 and north half lot 154 and all
nunga creek, Parkdale street. Hull & Ru-
do1's subdivision
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from various female troubles: after be
inS treated by IL different doctors who
failed to relieve her. A lady living in
Toto, Starke Co, Ind, writes that this
famous remedy cured her daughter who
was so sick with difficult monthly sick
ness that she was in bed most of the
time. From Sacramento, Cal, a lady
writes that this remedy does away with
surgical operations and was saved the
danger and torture of the knife by be-
ing cured by HaZeline. A lady in Sill
YER City, New Mexico, says that when
she began using the remedy five months
ago her suffering was so intense that
she nearly went insane, but the timely
arrival of Hazeline saved her reason
and cured her SO she is now healthy and
happy.
Such words as these are eloquent
They came straight from the heart 1t
is the earnest appeal of every woman
who used HaZeline to let her name go
forth as beacon light to those many
other women who have been cropping
through the darkness of suffering I'M
able to find even a ray of light or hope
Send your name and address to the
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and there is absolutely no doubt about
it. Write today without fail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-25
CROKER'S INVESTMENT.
Tammany Chieftain Buys a Mansion
For a Road Club.

New York, March 25.-Richard Gro
ker's latest scheme is to start a road
drivers club and with this object in
view he purchased the old Fay mansion
at the corner OF st. Nicholas place and
One Hundred and Fifty-second street
for use as a club house.
The membership list is to be limited,
and Charles H. Steinway, Nathan
Straus, Fred Gerken, Fred Dietz and ].
M Pollock are some of the prominent
men interested.
The Fay mansion is a colonial pile
and having several Conservatives.
The price paid for it was $50, 900, and
the property is now held in the name of
a close friend of Mr.. Croker.
1t is only two squares from the en-
trance to the Harlem speedway and
considerabl BILE money will be spent in i'm
proving it.
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his mother and when she moved to
Usage county he went to Juneau's to
room and board. The young man fell
in love with Addie Loving, or Mrs
Juneau, as she was known. His love
was returned, for one night at 10 o'clock
they arrived in a wagon at the house of
a friend in Shorey.
The next day Crop met Justice
Wright on the street and asked if a wo-
man lived with a man as his wife but
was not married to him and another
man should marry her if the marriage
would be legal Justice Wright said it
would be a legal marriage. He thought
nothing more about it until he discover
ed whom he had married.
After the marriage the couple left
town but Crop consulted with the
county attorney. The question that has
been raised is, whose wife is Addie Low
ing? Last week the supreme court de-
cided that if a man and woman lived
together as man and wife, introduced
themselves as man and wife and gave
the public to understand that they were
man and wife that in the eyes of the
law this would be accepted as a legal
marriage and the wife would inherit
property from the husband.
Since learning of the late decision
Justice Wright is not certain whether
he married a man to another mans
wife or not.
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For a short time we will mail free a
81 90 box OF Hazeline to every lady suf-
fering from any form of Female Weak
ness. Displacement. Suppressed or Pain
full Periods, or any trouble that makes
a woman miserable, pale, sickly, wrink
led and faded. it gives instant relief and
never fails to cure.
DR.. Margit Eiben, 1913 Clark Ave,
Cleveland. Ohio, writes:-''I feel it my
duty to thank you sincerely that you
have urged me to use your Hazeline in
my practice. After having obtained
such miraculous results with Hazeline
amongst my patients I now feel asham-
ed that I was so mistruSting at first.
! can positively state that 1 have cured
the severest cases of female trouble
known to wOmankind. All ladies who
have used HaZeline under my direction
will testify to its merits. 1 am a gradu-
ated midwife and a practicing ladies
physician and therefore come in contact
with all the different cases of Female
Weakness After 1 have been using
HaZeline for over one year in my prac-
tice and always with good results 1 do
not think it a mistake to publicly an
nOunce this in order to induce more la
dies to use this grand remedy. If any
lady doubts my statement she is cor
daily invited to call or write, enclosing
a two cent stamp in her letter for re-
ply. I am DESTROYS to convince every
lady of the merits of HaZeIine and of
the truthfulness of my statement"
In Mcpherson, Kansas, it cured a lady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-25
"PROHIBITION DAY"
Arrangements Being Made to Cele-
brate May 1.

Arrangements are being made to cell
citrate May 1 as Prohibition Day"
The Kansas Issue, official organ of the
State Temperance union, says of the
plan:
THE suggestion comes from the state
officers of the w. c. T. U. that May
be widely observed throughout the state
as Prohibition Day. 1t was on May /,
1881, that the prohibitory law went into
effect. For nearly two decades the sa-
loon has been an outlaw in Kansas, and
in that time according to the prevailing
ratio in license states, Kansas has saved
more than $4,000 of her citizens from go
ing down to the drunkard's untimely
and dishonored grave; she has saved
$l2O,0OO,OO0 from going to the purchase
of fntoXicantS: she has reduced the pro-
duetion of beer to less than 10000 bar
reis annually, as against 175,0o0 barrels
annually in Nebraska; she has built up
comparatively sober and industrious
citizenship, and has placed herself in
the very forefront of states for her in
teligence and enterprise. Yes, the day
should be celebrated from one end of
the state to the Other-by mass meet
ings, by sermons, by ringing newspaper
editorials, and by renewed diligence in
intoxicating the principles of temper
ance, and in enforcement of the law
Aggressiveness, increased aggressive
ness, eVeryWherei"