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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-15

The hi, OF cerV,a Eas Uarried ar
untitled w'man from among the con.
mon people
The South Carolina interstate and
West Iodian Exposition is having
trouble 10 securing possession of the
Rbett farm. which was recently pa.
chased by the directors at cost ot
$50 0OU, one thousand dollars OF the
amount being il stock Of the com
pany The properly is being clam
ed by F Eorres and L Harbers
who rented the property for farming
purposes in 1898 Trey are now IN
possession of the farm and under a
decision by judicial Magistrate Mem
minger refuse to turn over the prop.
erty, to the exposition company
The property, it is said, is being
closely watched night ard day and
no one connected with the exp sitlon
is allowed TO put foot on the proper
ty.
State Chairman Willie Jones ves'er.
day made public letter from Mr. J
n. Moore Of Charleston Withdrawing
from the race for attorney eeucrsi
which means s5ss Attorney General
Bellipger is to be reelected wlbou
opposition. The ie.sor was received
over week ago. but has Got been
made public owing to The absence OF
Col. Jones from the e''y This is the
second candidate to withdraw since the
campaign opened up
The big dam on Seneca river
where the electric power for Ander
son is generated, is being raised to a
height of As feet When the im
provenepts on the plant are finished
it will have 5 600 horse power and
will have cost about $500, 900
Cotton is likely to remain at good
price if the Houston (fexas) Pcs: 6s
ures out the situation correctly. Il
Gays the supply Of old cotton 10 the
United States today is 230 600 bales,
aud shat the amount visible 10 sll part.
of tie world is Only 1,o0S 900 bales
American, OF cai;;:on bales less than
were available for consumption at this
time last year. These million bales
ere suf6cien, for only four wes1s' con-
sumption, and uever before 10 the his
tory Of the cotton trade has the world
been SO dependent upon tue growing
crop With the trade bare Of old cot
too 90 September / and the supply Of
raw staple for the ensuing l2 mon'h,
still in patura's care, the situation as
to prices is uudsolab'y strong. The
Post says that notb'ug less than q
United States crop of 1000 00o bales
will be fully suhicieu: for the worlds
needs the coming seasoo. but such q
yield is DOT probable. At present the
Indications arc for q yield Of about
10 600 900 bales. or less
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-15
fd,to1's Awful Plight.

+ " Hi g,as, bol,or Seneca, ul'. News
-yas ciie,ed for ars with Piles that 20 doc
Tor ., remedy beiped until be tried buckle s
u-,;.a sal.e. iie writes two ks wb lily
,n,ei m. rs the sues: ? lie cure en- earth
-, .,o bes, s.lYe in the world Cure guar
.o,ee.l. Only rs cea.s. soid by }, Z. W.
JrLo.uc, Druggist.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-15
ToWne Dseilnes Nomination

Dalasa, Mion. Aug 7-Cbar'es A
Towne, who eas nominated for VICE
President by the PopuIisis. bas uo;i
fed the Chairman Of the Populis
National Committee that be canoo'
accept the nomination as it would not
promote the success Of the Brya,
ticket, whose election be regards as OF
the greatest importance to the country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-15

A clotk,er co Hester stree. y y
Y L 900, So so,s 81" hra ard : ave
So1 10 ch-n.o ~, slna Conlsdeta,S
mil
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20
The Leavenworth Times Takes a whack.

If Topeka succeeds in getting 100000 additional state
house appropriation 100000 appropriation for her semi
celebration and 100000 more for the same purpose from
congress this winter there will at least one town
state fixed for some time to come. The legislature
the moral legal right make an appropria-
ton for Topela's would have to build and
home to the governor to any other individual
The Leavenworth Times the following conclusions
touching the vast Of the peoples money being
ally poured into the pockets the house contractors
'BienniaIy when the legislature meets the people Of
Kansas that if just big appropriation
granted the state house completed TWO years
these assurances were more usually vehement
and Of mill levied raising over $3.50
Yet the state house finished and the people are
plea legislature viii appropriate
$4,000 it wiz be positively the money required
pIete our most costly state house.
People are growing skeptcal this subject be
ueve the state house never viii be completed It has
already worth some parts Of
win be rebuilt because of shoddy work put
There is end to the building and rebuilding Of
The legislature is to be asked make provision
building furnace house distance from the
building with knowledge Of chemistry has
figured out how many tons of sulphur ammonia
poured the edfce every year from present smoke
house in danger of going into decay before
there not a radical reform heating arrange
ments Why did not the architects foresee this?"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20
3aiTu EaoIe
MY. mURDOCK. Editor
The legislature Might Better Go SLOW.


While it is conceded by everybody with that
the strength saneys administration and It's consequent
popularity are attributable to honesty and exceptional econ
ony and that the hope of Republican succession hinges
more surely on continuation such honest and econom
cal policy never in the history of the state there been
so many schemes Matched raids treasury. Money
viii be asked Of the legislature for almost numberess
terprises Among the grabs we noticed ones but
yesterday one for $4,000 for county road $4,000 for
library building for the State Normal school If by
combination Of the members representing institu
tons which in being scattered all about the state and all
wanting increased appropriations and Of all the other mem
bes representing proposed grabs the legislature should
consent there VIII go up howl the taxpayers that
viii hurt And it ought to hurt. had long
hard pull to get free obligations and loads during
which taxes proved burden. and now state
whole is getting onto its feet individual inhabitants
once more feeling the of prosperity no reason
why they should be robbed by Representatives in the
legislature With two more years Of prosperity and
more years Of honest and economical administration lit
tie fleeing might INDUCED without Gripping the party
or dscouragng the people The appropriations Of two years
ago duplicated for the two years to come no
suffering nor wrong any interest institution. the
meantime if they keep coming way they coming
present we Will, as a state, individuals have
more than reganed all lost ground only but be on
the highway Of prosperity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20
A Great PalItical Inius fice.

The Lawrence Journal in descanting the proposition
TO reduce the representation Of in congress makes
the following suggestions which easily mega
lively answered:
The congressional reapportonment bin decided upon
by the committee takes member from Kansas. OF
Kansas get along without any congressman it
becomes necessary in order give other they
want, but yet would that honesty and fairness,
which supposed to dominate men, dictate that
all should have what they entitled Kansas
voting strength $4,000 viii have seven con-
gressmen Mississippi $4,000 votes viii have the
number Other southern states like proportion
Can anyone tell why this injustice is done? Can any
from the north explain why southern vote
should have six times much weight northern vote?
our northern congressman all towards that they
down and let the arrogant southern genum be CAD sab
walk them? Isn't about time that quit taking
cry of oppression and bloody shirt
raised undertake to wrest rights from
the south?'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20
Along the Kansas Nile.

! Ed Hoch says he doesn't want to be
! the governor Of Kansas. Mort Albaug p
will be the nominee.
I Tom McNeal. Of Topeka, has with
+ drawn from the exciting race for the
/ United states senate
( There ought to be another state Nor
man school in Kansas, and it ought 10
be located in Wichita.
Mort Albaugh, it IS reported, is a.so
against a heavy appropriation for the
semi-centennial exposition.
It is claimed by the Atchison Globe
that no woman ever had nervous pros
trahon who lived in a foUr-room hOuse.
Clay Center viii lug the fight against
Parsons in the insane asylum matter
into the coming session Of the legisla-
ture.
An old settler tells the Fl Dorado Re
publican that winter this year VIII break
loose the week between Christmas and
New Years.
A Topeka man with one leg. according
10 Topeka paper. caught up b. the Kan
sas City Times, recently sauntered into
a restaurant
Governor Stanley viii further reduce
the expenses Of his Office by cutting his
private secretary.s sa airy from 1900 10
$500 a year.
III Bryan should exchange with every
Kansas editor who wants his paper. he
would bust hiEher'n a kite the second
month OF tho Comm0ner's existence.
Charles NOreau warns all statesmen 70
hustle up. IS there are only few dave
Ief- for them to become zone 81 the
leading figures of the Nineteenth Gen
tury."
The Kansas city Times SAYS thai there
Is trouble between Stanley and the other
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20
Too Hot for Manual Labor.

In some parts of South America the demand for labor
that be work hard for moderate
pay of tropical sun, is strong that efforts
being made to encourage sort of immigration which
looked upon with great suspicion little dislike in
the United States Canada Australia other lands where
white of the labor of the fields and
the factories trying in large numbers Of
Chinese for work the coffee plantations and efforts are
being made In parts of Argentine Republic
to coIonze 10000 japanese Under existing conditions in
China many the Chinese might well be ready to
South America but whether any number of Japanese
can be there common Iaborers is doubt
full They can get work home and under more
congeniaI conditions
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20
Dennis FIvnn,s Latest Scoop.

# Dennis F1ynn's and last bill becomes law, Of
is every present promise. Oklahoma win find
itself under renewed obligations their diplomatic
say willy delegate. The bill disposes Of the Wichita,
z1ora Comanehe and Apache problem and the opening
the reservation to settlement the coming The
lines Of counties location Of their county
seats are matters left the secretary interior with
proviso that the money for which the sites for county
seats sold shall instead going the United States
treasury be expended in building court houses construct
ing bridges etc This win be lucky strike for the settlers
these new possessions
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20
Railway Earnings as a Barometer.

Until late in the fall the railroad earnings showed
steady gains the prosperous year of 1899 As
steadily cearngs fell below the record Of that
year exchanges of the banks in the leading bust
ness ceners Of the United States entire
try making decided gains the corresponding weeks
1893 railroads barely holding their in
comparison with last years business It is largely the diff
ference between actual conditions and confident andcpa-
tons Wall street believes that the railways to
enjoy even business than which they have had
during the prosperous times since 1897 and streets
faith in big prolific affects many of financial activity
which count in the banks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20
The Pekin Protocol.

After all the recent huabaoo over the signature of the
Pein protocol may been ado about nothing.
The British government appears to have made its approval
the be presented China conditional few
verbal changes in the document and these amendments
been agreed by the United States and the
other members the concert of powers The demands
formulated by council of ministers Pekin amended
may made ready for presentation to the
Chinese penpotentares and since the latter, according
Shanghai advces finally received proper creden-
tails the emperor there ought to be nothing to hinder
the immediate beginning of peace negotiations.
Germany seems DESTROYS Of obtaining some assurances
on the question pnunishment-namey what penalties to
imposed by Chinese imperial authorities the Boxer
leaders deemed sufficient to satisfy the demand
punishment should be the severes which the gov
eminent has power to inhct Inasmuch however Mr..
Conger reported his latest dispatch, that the German
minister faithfully cooperating with his diplomatic
colleagues their efforts push the preliminary negoa-
lions to conclusion there evident to fear that
new delays win be caused by Germany's obstruction.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

buildings various cities the country and
maintaining pension list costing largest
military establishment in Europe able to reduce taxes
refund the national debt it down by many
millions remarkable financial showing the most
remarkable that the world has witnessed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

Governor Pngree gave banquet the other night but
officials invited refused attend Pingree
has never been great been mpudent and his own
people believe he should be ignored
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

Harold Darringdale American, has been arrested in
Cape Colony for trying get up Afrkander rebellion
England finding good many leaks in South African
victory.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

It now seems that the government Of China is really
of eunuch Ii Lien Yueng, who controls the
d0wager empress who controls the emperor who is the
government And who IS the sonoagun who controls the
eunuch?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

France IS trying break into the arena again and to
may have rummage in the garnet Of the
dead Thonneur de rarmee ard find another dosser
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

The United States ought to be very slow in making
treaties Those made always be returning
and camping the bedposts night to haunt US.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

Chicago has failed to the strike question AS soon
gets breath again Chicago viii take the question
immortality. hold conference and settle forever
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

Carrie Chapman Gait says there will be woman presi-
during the twentieth century.
About 1878 Carrie win be old enough herself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

Just now New Zealand. which is socalisric. believes
only pebble the beach 1t may transpre that
New Zealand in the world is exemplary pebble.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

If this country is threatened with milta-sm the
threat is most nenacug only arsocrauc
The body of the re0ubllc-Vest Point.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

The west Point gang Of thugs now testify that Boo
was coward Perhaps the West Point authorities beev
this q justification Tor klline.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

So long as Rockefeller is in his present mood the Uni
versy Chicago should take az The donations and
build treasury building.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

The Beers without suns are invading Cape colony Don
Psul should rustic home. He VIII ma 81 The Trans
wall there than he Istt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

It win ue a large coid day with secondhand hernon-
for sale Emitted builds canal and
then does control
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

This country saoald cut or west Po.at ana so attss
the root ul-h pekaxe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20

alayoe dagai'es'ars Is ne Boer saFatosa-
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-24
MADE DEsoLATE BY WAR.
Interesting Position of the South Af- Riean Republics Drawn by Con-
 suI General Stowe

An interesting picture of the Trans vaal and Free State in August, after the wave of war had passed over the country is presented in report from Consul General Stowe at Cape Town, dated August IT. He had just returned to the Cape from trip through the two republics, and says that for hun dreds of miles all the wire fencing is down and cannot be used again. The posts have been burned for fuel and must be replaced with iron posts, ow- ing to the scarcity of timber.
 The blowing in progress was limited compared with former years, and there will still be a large market for American cereals. By March, 1901, az ricultural machinery will be wanted. Meat and live stock will continue to be imported, and Johannesburg had only three days supply of meat when MT. Stowe left the town.
 While the Boers who have returned are anxious to go to work, several months must elapse before things set tie down to a normal basis. The gov ernment is building a new line of railway from Harrismith to connect with the Orange Colony system, so that the Netherlands railway, with its POO per cent. dividends, will no longer have a monopoly in the Trans vaal. There will be big demand for bridge material and electrical machin- cry and supplies.
 Lord Roberts has appointed an ad- visory committee to assist him in the reopening of Johannesburg and se- cure the return of the mining popula- tion, upon which the prosperity of the town depends. It is questionable whether the undesirable element com mon to all mining towns will be al lowed to return to Johannesburg.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-24
SAYS WEDDING WAS JOKE.
Mock Marriage in Elite St. Louis Society Cazses Serious
 Trouble.

A supposed mock marriage between Miss Mary B. Carol and Joseph R. Hoffmann has resulted in a serious pre- dicament for those two popular young society folks of the west end of St. Louis. The bride is generally consid- cred the prettiest girl in Cabanne. The wedding ceremony was performed in one of the parlors of the Cabanne club by Judge W. w. Henderson, of the pro bate court, in the presence of a num- Der of friends of the contracting par ties.
 The ceremony was exactly the same in every detail as that set forth by the statutes of Missouri. The judge asked the usual questions in regular order and the couple gave responses. The only thing lacking was a marriage license, but authorities on marriage laws. among whom are several circuit judges, declare that a license is not necessary and that marriage cere- mony suchsas occurred in this instance is strictly legal in every sense of the word and binding on both parties. In order to straighten out the legal tan gle separation by law may be neces- sary.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-24
20 s T-E L E c T I o N F DOLLS H N E s s.

We note with satisfaction that the public is wearying of the cheer full idiots who make grotesque election bets and that the extreme ly silly performances which the losers are required to undertake are meeting with small encourage ment. The right of a man to make a fool of himself is probably in- alienable. Equally so is the right of any two men to agree that under certain circumstances one shall do this for the amusement of the other. No less inalienalble, however, IS the right of the publIc to the use of the streets and highways for the legitimate purpose for which they are provided and maintained and the man who, iE the payment of an election bet, seek to monOpollze a street or other public place for any such purpose as trundling another man about in a wheelbarrow or it's equivalent, has only himself to blame if he is hustled, guiad, pelted with dissagreeable missiles, and
 generally reminded that to answer fool according to his folly has
 high and ancient sanction. The man who agrees, If his fayorlte candidate is defeated, or his plural
 ity prognosis is in error, to turn his garments inside out, don his wife s
 bonnet, and ride backward on a
 mule from City Hall Park to
 Union Square preceded by a gutter
 band, may think he has promised to do something prodigiously fun
 ny, but he is mistaken. It is not funny at all, but only severe to make the judicious grieve.
 But there is another and better
 reason for discouraging such ex- hibitions. As giving occasion for post-election jubilation they are, in small way, mischievous. When the account is finished the tally verified, and the result announced
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-24

ed, must agree with me, if their mental equilibrium iswell balanced, that, the more man tries to ex- plain how the canyon was formed the bigger ass he makes of himself.
 The individual who attempts to explain what effec. rain and snow fall, makes just as big an ass of himself. God Almighty, by and thru his laws, first created and never changed, runs that part of the universal machine. It's out of mans sphere and province, and if it had been intended that man should govern that part of the universal plan, his creator would have made
 man more of a fog and not so much wind--Rigbt here some genius will undoubtedly spring the desert the
 ory. Ifspace permitted that theory is easily exploded. We have all Fwaysawcndered how man cauld have the nerve to spring such 'nutty theory" on,,a thinking (D world Now while this schemer and that theorist are breaking their necks to
 hold soft government job and the people of diffent sections here and also east are pittcd aganst one an other, great good in other ways IS resulting from this lack of water. 1t has been said that necessity is the mother of invention. She is more than that. She is the mis
 tress which whips individuals, con- munities' nations and empires lnto line to make invlolable and perma
 nant the laws of self preservation.
 No orebut the government can undertake the stupenduous work of government reservoirs. The people are slowly but surely solving the
 problem, especially lno Arizona. Artesian wells are being sunk and successfully in southern Arizona. Springs and reservoirs will be the solution in northen Arizona on the
 plateau until some one comes along with money and nerve sufficient to sink thru the volcanic cinders' which are found at depths varying from 60 to 80 feet. Upon the com
 pletioL of the present reservoirs now under construction in Williams, the water question for some time to come will have been settled, for when the present huge reservoirs now under process of construction by Daufman and Arey and Sagi- naW and Manistee lumber company are completed the storage reservoir capaclly will have been increased from about one billion fifty million to nearly, if not over one billion four hundred millions of gallons.
 This with well supply for domos- tic use will make with all reser vo is full an unfailing water supply.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-24

and accepted, those moved to in- dulge in noisy and unseemly rejoie- ings would do. we'll to consider wheather It is not in bad taste, at least, to do that which gives need less offense to those who find the result profoundly disappointing. It is the part of good citizenship to take political victories, Ii ke those of civil war, thankfully, 1t may be but without unseemly rejoicing; to remember that the defeated party represents one phase ofpublic opinion on the great National issues and to permit the wounds of defeat and disappointment to heal by first intention. No one object very seriously to theIshouting and horn blowing of election night, when some exuberence of enthusiasm is expected, but that should end it. Our people were very generous in victory and patient in defeat al the polls.and the sooner the banners arestaken down, the litter of the booths swept up. and the head quarters surrendered, the better. i While prosperity-which. to borrow the eloquent words of an esteemed contemporary, "has been and is now rampant" continues tn ramp, self-respecting and sensible people can find more proftible occupation than making specticles of them selves or encouraging others to do so.-New York Times.