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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-27

institutions in the city which have any
aid the distressed.
The only industry left standing in Hull
is the Gouler & Houston lumber mill, at
the extreme end beyond the city limits,
near Gatineau Point, and it is still in
danger. The large Roman Catholic
cathedral is still standing, but the flames
are surrounding it.
Nothing can be done to stop the fire. 1t
will burn itself out to the waters edge.
The Hull Lumber company's mills, the
xtensIve works OF E. B. Eddy, both
match and paper factories, as we'll as his
residence, are all in ruins, as well as the
Inter-Provlncial bridge which connects
the city of Ottawa with Hull.
y ON OTTAWA SIDE.
On the Ottawa side of the river the
loss is still greater. There are in ashes
the Bronson & Weston Lumber cornpa-
ny's mills, the J. R. Booth lumber mills,
the Mckay Milling company, the Ottawa
Electric railway power house, tie Vic
toria foundry, the Ottawa saw works the
Ottawa Specially company, TIE P in pan
ing mills and several other industries
There are also some fine residences in
cluded in this area. Among thern are
that of ]. r. Booth, which was valued
at 100000; the residence of his son-in-
law, A. w. Fleck; that Of Hon. George
Foster, Lewis Runnell, manager for Mr.
Bronson, and Mr.. Pain, of tile Pain
mills, the latter two beautiful houses, out
of which their owners were not aole to
take anything, so quick did the names
extend to them.
FIREMEN BAFFLED
AS soon as the members of the govern
nent saw that the fire was to be a disas-
trous one, the acting minister of public
works telegraphed to Montreal Peter
borough and Brockville for fire appii-
ances, and all assistance that could lie
sent But, although they arrived speed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-27
HOPE T0 SAIE AGARDY

fear Of Exposure Impeis the
Fight for MoCGrdy's Re-
tention.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03
Work Of Jealous Flend.

Raleigh, n c Sept. q At Will
lian,srou eavg Saturday Dighs young
map oamza Joseph Bsnnec shot Miss
jennie Moore. daughter OF a prominent
lawyer. aud Rolaud Hobbs, son Of the
CLERK Of court.
Hobbs was calling at her bone
Soon after be went 10 oolse was
tear ,be wiadow aud the young lady
wen, out to Investigate. She returned
apd in few minutes the noise was
beard again. She then asked Hobbs
to 60 With her to fnd the cause. A
few feet from the door four pistol shots
we're fred Ooe bail struck Miss
Moore and passed through her lungs.
The wouod usy prove fatal. Hobbs
received aesh wound 10 the hip.
Bennett escaped No cause can be
assign ed for the deed except jealousy
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03
Poor General Miles!

Washington. D. c., Sept 26.-The
convention of Spanish war veterans
continued it's business meeting here
today with about 20 members pres
ent The chief item of interest in
connection With the election OF OIL
GERS was the election of Col James
81. Til,man of South Carolina as
senior vice commander in chief.
Ma; Harold Megrew of Indiana had
been nominated for this office, but
withdrew and substituted the pane
of Gen. Joe Wheeler, who received
four votes in the balloting.
The convention decided on uni
form Of mixed blue and gay as typical
of union of the oorth and south
during the Spanish wal. The folloI,
Jag officers were elected:
Commander il Chief-Gen Nelson
A Miles
Senior Vice Commander il Chief
Lieut. Col James Il Till1au, South
Carolina.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03
MORE BL00DSHED
IN PENNSYLV ANA.
Three Italian Miners Were
Shot IN q Melee.

Scraa:os. Pa, Sept 26.-The d.st
bloodshed sh;ot asy be laid to tie
strike OF the miners in tbe Lscka-
wanna region 10 reported this morning
from Sibley. mining settlement at the
foot Of the mouHtsios In Old Forge
township, abea. SIX miles from ScTao :
toB. Three meu were wounded io che
row, in whioh about 20 revolver shots
were fred The participants we're all
Italians and were, as a cele, uen ~ho
before the ssrike began WORK iu Jer-
myn No. / niue, near Reudham as
non -un;onists. but who became members
Of the United Nine Workers two weeks
ago Previously there was bad blood
between these men aud others of their
Own nationality who bad been 90 strike
at Jerryn's mioe for elk months aud
several clashes occurred Last p:ght
the men got into 6gh: on the roadway
near Barbertown. Reviewers were
drawn by several men, and when the
battle was over three were down 10 the
road. one so badly wounded that SDr
Tim.iu this morning has little hope for
his recovery. Several arrests have
been made, snd Squire Foley, who is
principal of the Old Forge school. com-
mitted the arrested men to prison.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03
RACE RIOT EXPECTED

Atlanta, Ga, Sep: 26-Trorble of a
serious ssture ie not improbable be-
tween large force of negro laborers
engaged 10 work 90 the docks and rail-
roads here and tie white people of
Maypor., Fla Sunday last Henry
Tillmau, oegro. aud white mau had
terrific fight Auimosisy between the
races because Of i: and through heated
discussion cansed bitter feeling to ex-
ist between the races Monday night
a mob of white men wert to the house
occupied by Tillmau and bonbarded it
with sho, guns. pistols aud other weap,
ous until the negro was driven out.
He was taken by the white men to the
woods near by, where be was stripped
and severely beaten.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03
Mr. CARMEGIE'S RAIL
ROAD.

II: An61e:7 Ceruesie has ceuc:udsd
.aat It VII! seec,ore PIX d:asIe f"7 ::irs. 70
Guild :.iirosd 70 coaacoi b. s.esl
work, 9itl; ;idewafer icaD 20 I,s3 oSi:s:
roads to baul Dla iu:nor:s crs IF
traffic.
1, is said tina: TIC rso:es :or the pro
posed Caroegie railroad are ua@er cos-
sideratiop, oce extending eastward
fro,a pi;tsbarg through The Councils
vile region. ADD depeodirs Ipon ;be
Reading read for ;idewaser facilities at
Philadelphia, ard The ether taking q
sou,hsasteriy direction through Wes,
Virginia aod Virginia 10 Norfolk,
where the Carnegie company "ouId
coossruc; an ocean terminal OF Its own.
MIR Carnegie will fnapce this great
undertaking himself. aud has ample
ability to do go. he states that the
tonnage of bis railroad will astonlsh the
public and will surely create ready
market for the securities Of biz road.
That the road will have great business
may be readily believed, for toe output
of the Carnegie u1sls alone is SO enor-
nous, and both of the proposed routes
pass through tbrekIy populated and
very productive reg5ops. The export
trade Of The Carnegie mills 5ss incfess-
ed SO rapidly that pert cf their ovn
connecting the mills ana the port is
very desirable It is stated that Mr.
Carnegie has felt fer long tine that
railroad rates from his mills to the
coast were 800 high. aud has fcally
de.ermined that be will submit to them
40 longer. Fortunately for Mr. Caroe-
gle, be is able to fight his o~o battles
evee asaiasi the great railroads =
Atlanta Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03
A Plot Discovered.

The Cincinnati Enquirer prints 40
article which purports to give details OF
a plot. 1t is alleged that word has
gone forth from Republican headquar-
tiers TO the various campaign orators
and spell binders to igrore everything
that 10 said as applied by the Democrats
ou the subject CT expansion to the
Philippine lsiaods.
A few weeks before the election. the
p.ogramme is TO spring gigantic seq
sasioo on the patton By liberal rse.sof
campaign funds in tie meantime. 1t is
hoped, aod confidently expected, that q
great mary of the lesser leaders
Of the Filipino insurrec'ion will
bave beeo "ioauced" 20 surrender
The plan is Cor as many Of these lesser
leaders as cab &c bought, to lay doEo
their arcs With great pomp and cere
moov. all on certain day. President
Mckinley is then to CONE OFT With a
proclamation stating tia: De never h2a
The remo,est idea of holding :do Philip
pise Islands that ne said at the outset
such polic; would be c:lnlcal agses.
sion.'' He will fa7o: stable govern
nent fer the Fllipuos % the eve OF the
electioa ADD ridicule tae idea that be or
bis party ever thought :or one moment
of seizinc taking add carving away
the real estate tbas belongs rigntfuily
to the Filipiuos
We do not koow the source of this
;niormat atiou. bo. i. looks to Us as
the only reasonable course open to the
Republicans The democratic capdi-
date has forced the issue of this cam
paign and despite she protests of party
leaders oa both sides he has made II
Imperialism The contrast has been
drawn 80 sharply that the lmperlaIists
have DOT oue inch Of ground to staod
on aud it would be the most natural
thiog 10 the world for the Republican.
who have always relied on money te
buy enough F,lipiuos to made show
of surrender and then 60 to the country
with the statement that they ne7eI
dreamed of anything but independence
for the Filipinos If the tide set in II
Bsyau's favor keeps flowing for few
weeks longer, we may expect Presiden
Mckinley to come out with an opinion
that Aguinaldo is after all true pa
triot
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03
Ch,namer Excluded

Savannah, Ga, Sep. q The
steamship E,a;ckdaEe arrived 10 port
Tue s.av with 20 Chiaamen in the
crew Health Officer Brunaer de
manded that they be made 70 sleep
ashore. III accordance With the city
ordinance requiring crews Of vessels
in 2c.t to sleep on land during the
mouths OF September and October
Capt, Stewart declined to give the
Chiusmen toto the care of the city,
stating tha, he could not land them
under the exclusion act. The treas
ury department advised tie collector
of the port tha. the Chinamen must
not be allowed to leave the vessel,
and guards have been stationed
aboard it to zee that they do not get
on shore.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03
FROM THE WIRES.


Jackson vile, Fla. Sep. 2o Geo.
+. Dew. go7eroor OF F..s'ia, dsed az
his house ha.e a.s at;efoooa. sged -
years. Two hours befo:c s:!s demise
his vie passed aaay f.om ;bc effects Of
si-cse Of spopleSy
Columbia, Sept 2S-Gov Moswee.
pey yesterday pardoaea Alien Nsese, Of
Lexington County, wha was convicted
Of rsDs!aug gbter il Juue, 1894, aud
sentenced By Judge James A!drica to
II gears il the peoiteutiary This was
case OF some note
spartaabu.g, Sept 27.-L9ss nigh'
after nidoight sone burglars eodeaVor-
ed to force open the safe at the
Palmetto Roller Mills, in which was
some money ADD queptlty of valuable
papers. The front and side doors to
the mill were forced open and two drills
we're driven several inches 10 the front
of the safe The burglars were evident
ly frightened away OF mace e'o
much noise, for they left the mill
without cracking the safe or taxing
anything
Atlanta, Sept 27.-Hon c. A Col
lier was injured this morning shortly
after 4 O'Clock by the accidental dis.
charge OF pistsl His condition is
serious. Mr. Collier is now under the
influence Of opiates and has been since
a few minutes after the accident. For
this reason he has got been able to give
an account CT the affair. He was found
by menb bers of bis family soon after
the discharge OF the pistol. Even then
be was unable to tell just bow the shot
was fred further than to say, Bur
glars"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03
FIRE IN FLORENCE.

Florence, Sept 26.-Tbis city was
visited uy serious FIRE las, night caos-
lag total loss of sl2 0G8 TO SIS 600
The fire started last night few uia-
CITES af'er midpigb'. The origin is 10,
certaic, some stating tina: it began in
j. D. Tregaltao's bicycle shop, and
others asserting that flames we're first
seen 10 the wooden portiou Of J Stack.
house & Sons livery stable in the rear
of tie bicycle shop The flames spread
very rapidly aud the whole brick block
of TWO stores and the livery stables
we're 5000 mass of flames The store
occupied by A Theme & Bro, frame
building. oex, door, went and With it a
warehouse situated 10 the lot. A
dwelling house occupied by Dir Il. s.
Coricy behind the stables aleo. went up
in euoke It was impossible to save
the dwelling and the hardest work was
required to save any Of the sousehold
goods. The fire was stopped 10 Stres-
ter's restauraos At this point the
6remeu had a battle royal with the
flames, but were successful
The fire department. responded
promptly. the alarm having been given
bv pistol shots. At this time there is
no alarm bell 10 town. A moderate
wiod was blowing An unusually
small crowd was at the FIRE, the alarm
being so feeble.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03
rraxeneed a Tragedy.
on shore

Timely information given Mrs George Long
.. New straitsyillo, Ohio, prevented dread
fu, tragedy and saved two lives. a ts'ghfui
cough had long kept her awake every nisoe'
She had tried many remedies and doctors but
steadily grew worse urtii urged to try DE
Kings New Discovery. One bottle wholly
.,rsd her. and she writes this marvellous medi-
c;ne also cured Mr. Long Of severe attack Of
p,eumonia. Such cures are positive proof o.
the matchless merit Of this grand remedy tol
cp,ine all throat, chest and lung troubles
on,v soc and 81. Every bottle guaranteed
Trial bottles fres at J. F. ". DsLorme,s Dfos
Store
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03

Elber.ou. Ga, Sept 27-Mr George
Bell, young white map. was shot aoa
killed about two miles below here this
morning by Will Brausch, a negro.
Brauscb, who bad been charged with
stealing cotton and had wounded a a
young man named Miles who attempted
70 arrest him, was arrested by Bell and
another man. While under arrest,
Brausct soatohed shotgun from Bells
baods, blew off the top of biz head
With it and escaped. Posses are ou'
searching for Brauscb and if he be cap
tured BY others than the sheriff be II
likely to bo severely dealt With by
mob.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03
Strong Politica! Influences
Said to Have Urged the
Movement.

Philadelphia. Sep. q The tower.
ing feature of the coal strike situation
today aod one vhich attracted tee atten-
sioo of ali interest involved was the
widely circulated report that uegotla
sioas are pending aud rapidly bearing
comp;eticn for 40 amioable settlement
of the strike. While tbs identity Of the
person Q. persons vho are said TO be
at work endeavori0g co brieg about the
immediate peaceful! adjustment OF the
differences between the employers aud
employees has no; been disclosed, it vas
epeoly admitted 10 authoritative
sources that suoh eadeavor was iu pro
gress-
President Truesdale Of the Lacks
wana company is quoted as making
such an admission. but 10 what manner
or by whom negotiations we're bsiog
conducted be declined to state.
President Mitchell, the head of the
striking miners organisation, expressed
the belief thai the operators had de
cided to offer tbs mioers al increase of
wages, but be, coo. declined 70 aomit
whether be possessed aud further iaeor
nation on the sutjecs.
From Scranton tonight came the
ssa.emsos that at conference of coal
operators Of that section the opinion
was prevalent tia: the irfoences at
work were CT stro.g political nature
aud the operators wouid be obliged TO
offer the mea st leas. tue cocosssion OF
SO increase 10 wages.
The reformation upon which the op-
era .o,s based tbel, conclusion tia: the
working icaaences we're political could
not be learned tonight
Coupled With oeaely all The reports
OF probable early settlement OF toe
trouble came the aruouucemeos that
the neo would he offered az increase Of
na7. ous ,eat ,ha mine owners would
oos;siea:y dsctiec to arb:trase the DIFF.
fsr.eces ,trousa P;es;seas Mitchell OF
TO 10 aoy 1eanef give recoseis:oo to
the Uai,ea Mae y Workc,s. o7ga2izz-
ton.
TIE refcsai o: recognition, however.
would 20, p.cve a difhcris css'acle 10
ore7core pres;aso; Masc5el; - h!s
opso lai.er 20 tie pu0iic having eS-
pressed els w,!iineress tc accep: set
tseneos ,srousb separa,e cenfaseoces
; Of conni;,ees oi sae employees and
sae,r a.reos employers !; 'he railroad
n,ssi9-: Is aca Others w<.a co2tvol.ed the
,u;ess s,ould acosp: ;h;e proposition Se
.sa;c he wouI5 waive a: ciaia TO !ecog-
tiop Of the Ucion.
!, s1at;.rs we're gate: ,hrocgaoue toe
s.r,se -eeiona .cds? and tie strikers
forces xe,e incsessee By sas closing OF
to9 @incs
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03
HOW ARD CONVICTED.
Goes to TIE GaiioWs for Goe-
bells Murder.

Frankfort, Ky Sept 26 james B
Howard, vhc has been &C trial for Ice
past tea Gays. charged with being a
principal IL the assassipatiau OF Wa
Goeoei, vas found guilty today, tie
Jury 6ziog his punishment at death
The fact that the jury had delioar-
a.ed all Of yesterday afternoon wlthon:
reaching verdict led to a belief that it
was hopeloss9y divided, aud th:s fact
mace the verdict a shock 10 Howard
aud those woo topped fer bis ultimate
acquis:ai
Howard did got lose bis composure
wben toe verdict calling for the ez-
treue penalty of the law was read 10
the crowded court room He glanced
at his attorneys. who sat beside him,
and smiled aod said nothing. After
the jury bad been discharged Howard
was taken back to the Jail aud there for
the 6rss time be betrayed emotion. He
called for pen and paper aud wrote a
long letter to his wife, during which
tears ccursed down bis cheeks. He
vas Joined later by his attorneys. who
spent good part OF the day 10 confer
ence With him in regard of the motion
for new trial which will be flied TO-
morrow and other matters in connection
With the case.
W. H Culton, VINO is under iodics-
ment az an accessory to the Goebel
murder, aad who gave damaging evil
deoce against both Howard aud Caleb
Powers, was released on bail tais after
roon aud bis case was continued until
the January term. His bond vas fixed
at $4,000, ard his brother in law,
E Z Hogg of Owsley county, aud ).
F. Halcomb aro Jobn.JohpsoD Of Jack
SOP counsS became his sureties.
Howard aod his friends are very Bit
ter in their denunciation OF witnesses
obo, it is charged. we're 10 the ecu
spiracy to murder Goebel and who have
since been manufacturing testimony
against others in order TO obtain im.
muuity for themselves.
jim" Howard, as lie is commonly
known 10 the mountains, is striking
!y handsome man, a years of age, and
would be oue Of the last 20 be pointed
cut by stranger as The man on trial.
He has the record. however. OF being
the leader of the Howard, White facticn
in the Baker Howard feud 10 Clay
county, in which numerous lives we're
taken He had killed George Baker
aud was suspected Of the assiuation of
Tom Baker, who was killed after the
same fashion as G0ebel, aud Hcwa'd's
friends believe that these facts had
very much to dc with the making Of
the verdict sentencing bin to the gall
lows.
The trial of Henry E. You'sey of
Newport will be called mex; Monday at
Georgetown.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03

South Pittsburg, Sept 26-Two
negroes passed through here last
night with another colored man
who they said they were going to
hang for an assault on women.
Officers heard of the affair and fol
lowed Today they found portions
of the uegro's clothing in the woods
ON the bank of a creek. 1t is sup
posed the negro was thrown into the
creek
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03
Dlaz Succeeds Himself.

Chicago, Sept 26 "A dispatch to
The Record from the City of Mexico,
says Mezioo's congress last night
declared the result of the presidential
election Gen Porfrio Diaz was uuan-
imcusIy elected and will be iuaugurated
Dext December. The president has
entirely recovered from his recent lpdis'
position.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03
l8el-.leOo.
SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE,
COLUMBIA, S. C.

Abb s, A. NJ, LIB, L. |. Courses
Spring Courses free for Teachers. Fourteen
Professors 33, 900 volumes in library *
cellept laboratories, class rooms, gy naslum
,n6rmary, athletic grounds. Tuition $40,
other fees SIS, session /; tuition RENTED .to
needy students F1penses Sl35 10 SITS
session Certified Pupils from fozty-6'e Ac.
credited Schools enter it's Freshman Clas:
without examination.
Entrance aud Normal Scholarship Exami'
nations held at every county seat, Friday
July &C, 1900, By County Superintendent
Next session opens Sept. 2S. 1900. Fol
catalogue, address,
f. c. WOODWARD, President.
June
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03

California's orange crop 'tis year is
a record breaker. 1t will take between
Il 600 and $4,000 cars to haul the
q 600, 900 or 4. 100000 boxes to mar
ket.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-04-12

This is the way an exchange says
to make scandal: "Take one grain
of falsehood, a handful of runabout,
the same quantity of Timber tongue,
six sprigs of backbite and spoon
full of don't you tell it," Add few
drops of envy and little discomfort
and jealousy. Strain it through a
bag of misconstruction, cork il in a
meddlesome bottle, hang it on a
skein of street yarn, and shake it
we'll before taking. 'Evil-be to him
that evil thinks.'H
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-04-12

The School Board met Monday
evening, having intended to hire
the teachers for the coming school
year, but owing to the absence of
w. r. Copeland, on account of sick
ness, they only hired Prot. ]. L..
Conger. All the patrons and every
one interested in the welfare and
advancement OF the schools favored
the reelection of Prof Conger. His
work in every detail has been salts
factory the past year and his sue
cess 1nerited the unanimous vote of
the board that he received. The
board adjourned to meet Friday
night, when they intend to hire the
teachers for the various rooms.