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Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
THL GREAT EARTHQUAKE.
Later and More Startling News Of
the Terrible Seismic Disturb
ance in Alaska.
EXPERIENCE OF A PARTY OF MINERS.
Bouts nnd Other Articles Left a Vile
up the Mountain Side-The Huh
bard Glacier Broken in Two and
Forced into the Sen--Indescriba-
bic Phenomena.

NOrccd into thp Seu-InucSCribu
bic Phenomena.
Port Townsend. Wash Sent o.
Con,.arnipg the rccert o,r,tor,lo
ai o the coast of AIosr,o po, sboI-
don locl,,, o,,,o,.ia..I .,,.,,. r.n
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"e'''"i H''""''S ~ OF l"lh@S'
Inc HlSl sLocN was experienced On
Sunday September S, but being sIlght
caused no alarm, During the follow
ing five hous there we're - distinct
shocks, eliminating at p. M in
shock so S we're that people OF lakutat
were hurried Violently across their
rooms or,if outside, they were thrown
to the ground, pictures fell from the
walls and clocks and dishes crashed
from the shelves and houses rocked
and swaycd and whirIed. white the
mission bell rang violently in the shak-
ing church tower
Fled to the Hills.
"Paaic-strckcn, the inhabitants re-
gained their feet and attempted to
flee to the hills, only to be again and
again thrown to the earth, which was
all the while creaEing, rolling and
running, as they sought safety.
A Tidal Wave Enguifed.
Gaining the hills and looking sea-
/ ward, they were transtiNcd with hor'
ror as they saw great tidal wave ap'
parentIy wall OF water 80 leet h'gh'
approaching "llh the speed OF race
horse that would engui their liIIaR'
and sweep away their homes b'ioie
the shore was reached 'he 'af'n
opened IN the bottom OF the hafoor'
and Ihlo Ih!s chaSm ihe uoaI wave
ror as they sa" grea udaI wave APP
4 spent us lorr' ana around IL 'he sea
/ sWirIed like great maclstrom
This saved the village from drStruc'
tlon, Ihe lide would raiSe ten iret
IN the space Oh Iour OF Il'e lh''Iu'eS'
ana Ih an e9uuIy snort u''' go oo""
ngalh. lh'se sudden Iluel1i''ohS were
frequent ana repeated.
Afraid to Het"'n TO the Nill"Ee'
Tents were pitched on the hills back
Of the village, and nearly the whole
population is camping out fearing
that another tidal wave may COM
From the Ioth to the present there
have been frequent shocks, one ha'-
| ing occurred this afternoon
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

On the second night they were terri
fed by strange noises that issued from
the earth, and their tent was blown to
;hreds by the strange winds that
seemed to blow from every point OF
The compass, and as clouds were pour
ing down torrents of water, they fled
to their boats. Forcing their boats
for 10 miles through fields Of fresh
,orming ice, and 10 miles of rough sea,
hey at length reached Iakutat bay
n safety.
"Rumors are afoat that a portion OF
Cape st. Elias and Khantaak island
lave disappeared in the sea-"
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
AnIndustrial Commonwealth.

West Virginia has become the first
state for oil and lumber, the second fol
coke and third for coal. 1t has thirty
six railroads projected.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

There were several ugly rushts for
tbe platforms. which were surrounded
by opponents of the demonstration
who yelled tierceiy.
Finally the mounted police were tel
auhoned for to clear the square. Bat
ons were freely used, several persons
were troddcn upon by the horses, ana
20 arrests were made
The Speakers were Socialists
The list of speakers included none OF
sneciol influence, most of them being
labor leaders or socialists. The mem
bers of the peace associations had no
opportunity to address the crowd
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
rrom PuIpii to Penitentiary.

A. r.. Fowler, the "armless forger,
who is in the South Carolina penlten
tiary,is writing book entitled, "FroH
Pulpit to Penitentiary,
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
1t CHICKANAUGA PARK.
Indiana Monuments and Markers
On Famous Battlefield Turned
Over to Government.
WILDER BRIGADE no. .UAENT DEDICATED
Over 1900 Veterans from Illinois,
indiana and Ohio Attend the Ex-
ercises-Addresses Made hy Gov.
Mount and Gen, wilder and other
h0tables.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 2o,-From
6,0oO to 8,OOJ people 1000 Of whom
were veterans from Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois, attended the dedication of the
Indiana monuments and markers AT
Chickamauga park Wednesday. The
exercises began at ten o'clock and were
all conducted from platform erected
at the site Of the Wilder brigade
monument, one of the most beautiful
portions Of the military park The day
was beautiful, bright and clear. BY
the ceremonies Of the day the state Of
Indiana turned over to the federal gov
ernment ll3 markers and monuments
costing In the neighborhood Of $4,000
Gov. Mount of Indiana made the presen.
tation speech. Gov Mount said in part:
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30
Missouri Cob-Pipc Industry.

MissOurI NOD-IIUt IHH"H''F'
There were produced in Missouri IN
1895 over $4,000 pounds of oorncob
pipes.
Macon beacon., 1899-09-30

The IIattiesburg Progress mildly suG-
gests that IF the next legislature does
not accomplish something in the way OF
n reduction of the taxes the people who
do not belong to the church are going
to use some words that will sound vefy
much like damit."
The lTattiesburg Progress facetiously
observes that mississippi has more
yellow fever than any adjoining State
vet it is doing all the quarantining'
mississippi should quarantine against
the scurvy in the Kloadyke region
The salaries of all assistant teachers
in the |. l. and c. have been reduced TO
$500 per anuum.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22

modify. Thirty, forty, fifty years
ago the prospector started out, a
young, robust man, full of hope,
lured by the chance of great and
sudden wealth. At twenty five a
million or more was his figure. At
thirty.fve a million would do. At
fifty anything in the neighborhood of
a million, at sixty be says: at won't
take much to keep me the rest of my
days - and most anything will sat
;sfy him. His visits to town become
more frequent and his stops longer,
and one day he takes the trail over
the Great Divide with the Grim
Reaper for pard, and his place is
filled with other men who prospect
the same hills and camp by the same
springs. And it will be ever so, as
long as men will gamble, with life as
a stake, against million to be won.
To be Continued.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22


The mild but earnest invitation to
soas delinquent Subscribers, made in
sshese columns . few weeks ago. that
they como up and settle without being
s77unned. has not mes with the unani.
nous response hoped for. Some have
pald promptly. but these who have
aet paid are again requested to do SO.
e want money. but viii take coun'
sy produce Of any kind, provided il
Sc sound and ID good condition. The
falI market price will be allowed for
everything poultry, eggs. grain, Tor.
ags. meat, wood, and even pine straw
sncluded Now is good time 80
bsieg IN = load of something while
s7sgons are coming TO town 80 carry
back farm supplies
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22
Three Brothers Fight.

Barpwsll. Feb. 19.-The Sabbath
was broken here to-day about 4 O'clock
BY family difficulty in which the only
participants we're brothers, Adam,
George and Thomas Duncan, all color.
ed. 10 the triangular fight Adam
Dupcau VAS killed. being shot through
the hears George Duncan was shot
10 the leg. It ia said that Adam and
George used pistols. while Ton did
his shooting With guu. George is
cow 10 jail for shooting bis brother,
Adam. It seems Adam and Tom were
pulling together iu toe fight against
George. A woman caused the difficulty
which occurred 10 time for trial at this
mouths court.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22
ARIZONA.
{By A. F. Bonney, NJ. D J

When I wss editor IN chief, devD,
typo aud chief cook of the now de-
funct Arizona Trailer, and later OF
the Arizonian, ] used to tell the peo-
pie how honest, and progressive. and
intelligent they were This fiction
is as rDach fixture in the average
country newspaper Office as is a
shooting stick or he'll box, and the
average editor will appreciate my
sensations ss being once Hore in q
position to tell the truth.
No where else on earth will yoD
frS the pecuiiar conditions that exist
here and / CAP attribute it to no
other cause than lack Of circulating
medium. Everything used to be
dicker and trade, aud the most OF the
money the people got was what they
received from the government in
payment for hay and grain. When,
about eleven years ago, the
railroad was run through here it
made some change, but even a
greedy corporation was obliged to
take personal cheques for freight
charges that had oft times gone
through dozen hands, serving the
place of greenbacks. The penny is
an unknown thing here, as it is, or
was, in California when I went there
used to have lots of fun buying
pennies at the postofice and giving
them to the street car conductors
who invariably threw them into the
street. Bnt after awhile they gol
onto me, and then they had some
fun throwing me into the street
Here an hypothetical quantity, bit,
swelve-and.a half cents, is the unit O!
of small change. In buying two
two cent stamps at the postofice
got hold of pennies until | had five
Of them. With a good honest nickle
and those FIVE copper. or bronze
abominations l would try to buy {
sudden dose of snake medicine, bu
the polite clerk would always shove
them back. could not buy cigal
with them, and SO one day, seeing {
remarkably beautiful. bright looking
boy of Eve, I thought would glad
den his heart and 80 | offered then
to him He looked at them in sur
prise, and then said in lis sweet
childiike trebbie "What in hell dt
you think | want with them things
pard, think I'm damned Mexica,
kid Z" In my agitation went to ;
nearby well, noted for the alkainity
of it's water, and threw them i,
there, and then | ran swiftly away
| really expected the we'll to rejec
them never thought until after
wards that I could have got two two
cent and one one cent stamps Will
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22

The Kau sss City Times says: "Tbe
administration CT William Mckinley
has already fastened an annual public, ex,
peuditure upon US of not less tbap$l50,'
600. 600 year more than any previous
administration. and it may reach over
5000. .000.00 In fact. if the war rev.
enue tax is continued, which 1t will
have to be to make good the revenue
deficits Of maintaining the Govern
ment will be close on to $500. .000, GOO.
The country has a few thousand ISL
ands, which are not self sustaining, and
az additional force of $4,000 men for
military purposes to snow for it all"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22
WRECK ON a. C. L.

Charleston, Feb. 1e The Dorthern
mails we're late to-day. due to terrific
head end collision reported to have
occurred on the Atlantic Cost Line
railroad at Roland. N c., 40 miles
beyond Florence, between the Florida
Special and No. 35, the fast mail due
mere at 6.03 this morning. The two
engines were reduced to wrecks, which
extended partially to the trains, bat
no fatalities were reported. The mails
were delayed about eight hours by the
collision.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22
TIE
SOUTHERN FARM MAGAZINE
OF BALTIMORE, ND.
Published by
Manufacturers Record Publishing Co.

A Monthly Illustrated Journal devoted to
Southern Agriculture, dealing with all mat
ters related to General Farming, Live Stock
Poultry, Dairyirg, Truck Farming, Frat
Growing, ana every farm interest and pu:-
suit 10 the South.
It is widely read by Northern and Western
farmers contemplating moving South.
I, ought to be in every Southern family, for
it is 'sof the South, b5 the South and for the
Seuth.''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22
NEW TOBACCO WAREHOUSE.

The announcement that Sumter viii!
have a tobacco warehouse this sea-
SOD, managed by experienced tobacco
men, backed by ample capital, and
that q number of buyers for manu-
facturers and exporters will be sta.
toned here throughout the season, is
the best news we have been privi-
legged to publish in quite long time.
The warehouse will be leased by
the men who will manage it and they
will run it as business enterprise
from the start. They will come to
stay and they have expressed de-
termination to build up first class
market. where tobacco will be sold
strictly on its merit, and where the
tobacco growers will receive fair
treatment aud have their interests
guarded by the warehousemen.
The warehouse, under the new
management, will be an excellent
thing for this city and great con
venience to the tobacco growers OF
the county, who will be able TO sell
their crops at home and avoid the
trouble and expense Of hauling or
shipping their tobacco to more dis
eane markets.
Tobacco should fetch as high prices
here as at any other place in the
State, and we believe it will this sea.
son if the farmers of the county will
patronize the warehouse and thus DO
their part toward establishing per-
manent home market.
There will be more than enough
tobacco produced in Sumter County
this year to give both the warehouse
in this city and that in Mayesyille a
support and keep the buyers at both
places busy during the entire season,
and we trust both will have liberal
and satisfactory patronage. Thus far
tobacco warehouses in this county
have not proven financial bonaDzas
to the men who put up the money
to establish them, but they have been
indisputably ofgreat benefit to the to
bacco producers, and We welcome
with no small degree of satisfaction
the re establishment of the ware
house in this city, for it will be an
encouragement and an incentive to
many who have not heretofore plant
ed tobacco to reduce their cotton
acreage and put q portion Of their
farms in tobacco There lie money
in tobacco, and if o fine grade of the
weed is produced there 10 more clear
profit to be realized from one acre
than from Eve acres Of cotton at six
cents pound
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22

BUCKLEH's ARNICA sALvK.
The best salvs in the world for Cats
seuisss, Sores, Ulcers, sslt Rhsuu, Fever,
sore Tettsr, Chopped Hands, Chiiblains. cornE
and sl, Ska Eruptions and positively eures
Piles or no pay reqrired. Il is guaranteed to
gre Perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
?r.es rs cents pea bog. For salo BY Dr.. J. r.
". y. Lo.ns.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22

american restaurant keeper in
Hsbana hes stirred up aornet's nest
by refusing to serve snuiaito who
aolds a generals commission in the
sguban army, and his place was
closed in consequence by the police
authorities His action is said to
dave raised the race issue, aud Ceba
w;ii doubtless furnish, in future, a
fruitful field for the exercise OF the
peculiar tale0ss of the cultiva,ors OF
pegro outrages-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22

Gov. Gambler. of Georgia, hae
taken hold of the smallpox epidemic
In that State wiih an energy that ouz
tensst of the executive chair would
do well 20 initiate Gov. Candler has
secured the detail of o smallpox spe-
cialist from lhe q. s. Marine corps
and adopted q common sense and
adopted common senee and syste.
matte plan for the suppression Of the
disease where it has appealed. aud to
prevent It's spread to other and OF
present uninfected portions of The
State. The authorities of all towns
and cities and all county officials have
been called apon to assist and co OPP
crate with the Governor and the ply
sieians acting under his direction. in
the effort to controI the epidemic,
and we believe that the sensible and
well considered efforts of Gov. Can.
dler viii prove effective. In this
State the disease spreads almost IN.
opposed. and the Legislature higgled
over making an appropriation thai
was absolutely necessary to the pros
ecution of the work the State Board
of Health had undertaken. Unless
greater efforts are put forth to com
bat the smallpox epidemic that is
rapidly spreading over the entire
State, we shall not be surprised i
adjoining States declare a quarantine
against South Carolina. Neither
could we blame the authorities o
other States for doing 50, for they
would be but protecting their people
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22

Quicksilver has been discovered in
GRAFT Park, in Atlanta. A man wash.
ing bis dinner bucket 10 the lake 10 the
park nosieed the quicksilver, and
examination by the State Geologis.
showed that it exists in larger
quantities in the ground around the
lake.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22

President Mckinley has served
notice, so the press reports say, on
she senate that unless the army reor-
gauization bin is passed and suitable
appropriations made he will cali an
extra session of congress immediate
ly subsequen. to the adjournment Of
sshe present session. Imperialism
sand expansion require a large army
and ssill larger appropriations. and
ve may expect az increase of both
10 gometrieal ratio. year after year.
for so long as .he iand-grabbers are
So the aseendency. Then will follow
sas an inevitable result still greater
Bond Issues aDd heavier reveRue
sssxes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22

A. j. Gill, Jr., Scotia, S. C, writes: l
nave used Or. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine
iu rny family 10 gears. It has cured iadiges
;ion, Dyspepsia, Constipation, and macy
other ailments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22

The Senate killed very good bill
Gas. week when 1t voted to continue
.she MauIdin Broad Tire bill until next
-sess;ao. TIE bill bore its merits on its
ssca. and the fact sha: little or DO
srgumen: vas advanced against it. is
satisfactory evidence that there was out
s;s.le to be said in rebutsal of the solid
snd logical arguments made in its favor
5y Senators MauIdin and Manning. 1t
So rot ostsa that law will accomplish
she beneficial results desired and at the
same time eenfss compromising benefits
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS:
Chas. ". Dabney, Jr, Ph D., LID.

Oo"9' " ~"OJ3 20 -
Ex.Tnited States Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture, Ex-Director United States Ag-
ricultural Experimens Station in North Caro-
lima, President University of Tennessee anea
President Of dotted StatesAgricultural Ex.
pertinent Station in Tennessee.
J. B. Killebrew, A. NJ, PE. D.
E1-Commissioner of Agriculture for Ten~
nessee, author Of Couture and Curing Of To-
bacco'' for o. s. tenth census, ''Tobaccc
Leaf" "Sheep Husbandry, - "W beat Grow
ing," "Grasses," and other agricultural
works.
The regular subscription price of the,
Southern Farm Magazine is 81 year, but
we offer it and tie Wstchman and Soutbron
together one year for So. Oct l9.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22

For Cow Feed Of various kinds call on W.
B. Boyle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22

The tax levy for this county re.
mains she same as il was last year.
viz mills. The levy is appor.
toned as follows For State S mills,
school tax 8 mills. ordinary county
purposes s mills past debtedness !
mill Ee have long hoped for .
reduction IN taxes, but recently we
have quit hoping for an improvement
our hope being swallowed up in the
fear that the levy would be increased.
gandidly cur belief is that there is
more likelihood Of an increase in the
hvy for ordinary county purposes
than there ia of q reduction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22

S. The Sumter Watcanaaa was foundeo
IN 1850 aud the True Soushroa in 1855.
She Haschnsan and ,Sossshron now has
she combined circulation aud inauence
Of beth Of She old papsrs. and IS mani
fessly the best advertising medium in
SSanser.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22
To those living

in malarial districts TUFTS Pills
are indispensable, theykeepthe
system in perfect order and are
an absolute cure
for sick headache, indlgestlons
malaria, torpid liver, constlpa-
ton and all bilious diseases.
TUFTS Liver Pills
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22

upon the persons directly affected. The
Broad Tire law would have been of
lnessims sble benefit to the public roads
and would have made the roads better
each day that broad tire wagons were
used. instead of causing them to
deteriorate steadily ss now results from
the constant travel of narrowtire
vehisles. The use of broad tires is of
benefit to the owners of wagons and
stock, for it has been proven, by
carefully aud inseliigen.ly made
experiments and tests, extending over
several years. during which time the
perfarmsnce of the vehicles dt.ed with
broad tires was noted, in all conditions
of weather and Oh all kinds of roads.
and shat heavier loads could be carried
that the stock stood the work better
aud kept in better condition than when
worked in wagons having narrov tires
The bill is dead for this session, but it
can be taken up again next session and
we hope i. will then be passed. for it is
10 the nature Of a reform aud will
improve the roads.
We direct the attention of our
readers to the statements of Sapt.
Edmunds in reference to the Graded
School library. The library is who'll
.ly inadequate TO the leeds OF the
school and is sadly in need of books.
Old books by standard writers as
well as new books will be welcome
additions to the library and will be of
lasting benef. to the pupils Of the
school. We are Of the opinion that
it would be practicable to organize
library aid association of q hundred
or more members among the patrons
of the school, eaci one Of whom
would agree to give . dollar or up
wards each year for period of years,
and in this way the funds could be
raised TO purchase by degrees
smell. bat very useful library. The
suggestion is made for what it is
worth.
Sumter county has been exempted
from the operation of the law to reg.
late the charges of tobacco ware
houses. This is the next best thing
to the defeat of the law, and we trust
there will be no effort made at the
next session of the Legislature to
extend the law to this county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22

Ehe ezpansioaists declare their
purpose 10 hold the Philippines in
definitely, that they shall never be an
s;ategrsl part Of the United States
sod that the natives Of those islands
Sskan not Be recognized as American
cisizens Why should not the Fill
ninos fght the Americans aud con-
afinne 70 SIGHT shem as long as they
are sSle 70 do 80 I # the Filipinos
are conquered the Americans viii
have j subject province for spolia-.
sion; is they succeed 10 attaining
sshsr Independence they will be ss
nuuea.eptstled 10 honor ss the Ameri
Pans who fought 10 the Revolutionary
sar The conduct Of the Americans
seKasd the Filipinos is uore oppress.
svu ana with less show of excuse
lkan the tyranny Of Spain from which
Enbsns aud Filipinos have alike been
eBdeavoring to escape.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22

The Legislature discussed the
many bills relative to changes in the
iapensarY LAW. but no change vas
made Prohibition. local option aad
high license are all theories, while
she s:sSsnssry is : powerful political
zaachine, and has influence and q
strong pull.