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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-16
Articles.

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour easy.
Wheat, No. 3, spring, 69h@75c; No.
2 rec 74@76c.
Corn, No. 2, 41@Ac. No. 2 yellow
41@%c.
Oats, No. 2, 21A @22Ac; No. 3 white
24k@25Ac; No. 8 white 23@24hc.
! Rye, No. 2. Sic.
Fair to choice mailing 55@57kc.
Flaxseed, No. /, 81 u; No. l. N. W.,
81 73.
Prime timothy seed, 81 1904 Is.
Mess pork per bbl, S12 50@12 Is.
Lard, per 100 lbs, Y6 87k@6 80.
Short ribs sides, Qoose), 81 00@7 so.
Dry sailed shoulders, (boxed), 6A@
hc.
Short clear sides, (boxed), 81 500
Z 20.
Whiskey, basis of high wines, 81 q.
On the produce exchange to-day the
butter market was firm; creameries 16
@21c; dairies 13@1Sc.
Cheese firm, 10A @11&c.
Eggs firm, fresh, 1714c.
NEW YORK, October 15.-Flour, re-
ceipts 33,136 bills; exports 1925 bbls;
sales $3.50 packages; weak and some
what lower with the break in wheat.
Wheat receipts 332,O75 bushels; ex-
ports 47,917 bushels; sales Abs, 900
bushels; futures 0 $1,000 bushels spot;
spot weak; No. 2 red 58Ac f. o. b.
a1oat; option had a weak opening,
closing weak at 1@1Ac net decline.
Close: March S2Ac; May S2Bc; Octob-
er TIC; December 1890.
form rooninfc Od0 o7E htIoho1r. oy.
ports $500 bushels; sales 10000
bushels futures; 100000 bushels spot:
spot steady; No, 2, 471kc elevator and
47%c I. o. b. afoat; option opened low
er because of weak cables, fair receipts,
fine weather and heavy worlds ship
ments. Later rallied, however, on ex-
port demand, but closed easy with
wheat at Nc net loss. Close: May41h;
October 1850; December 42Ac.
Oats, receipts, 1S2, 600 bu; exports,
20,oO3 bu; sales, 10000 BIZ spot; spot
easier; No. 2, CSC; No. 8, 241kc: No. 2
white, 27c; No. 8 white, 25hc; track
mixed western, 241s @261sc; track
white western and state, 26h @33c;
options were very dull all day and bare
ly steady.
Feed, steady.
Hay, quiet.
Hops, quiet.
Hides, steady.
Leather, firm.
Wool, dull.
Beef, steady.
Cutmeats, steady.
Lard, easy; western steamed, $3.50:
October closed $3.50 nominal; refined,
easy; continent, $3.50.
Pork, quiet.
Cheese, firm; large white, 10Ic;
small white, lie; large coiored, 10ac;
small colored, lie.
Tallow, quiet
Cottonseed oil, dull; prime yellow, SIS
csc.
Petroleum. easy.
Rosin, quiet
Turpentine. quiet.
Rice, firm.
Molases, steady.
Coffee, spot Rio quiet; Ne. 7 invoice,
S%c; mild, quiet: Cordova, 9&11ic.
Futures opened steady at &c decline,
latter in sympathy with severe losses
in Havre and Hamburg, and rallied
5 points after the call on local support
and absence of selling pressure, bit
later turned easy and declined under
weak closing cables FROM Havre and
estimate for increased Brazilian re-
ceipts. Trading was slack all gay, with
talent in control. Closed quiet with
prices 10 points lower. Total sales,
1000 bags, including December, SIS
07.20; March, $7.30@35: July. $50.
Sugar. raw steady: fair re1niAE
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-16

b. g. o. Excursion to Pittsburg Ex-
position.
Thursdays, October 4th, 18th and
18th. the B. & O. will sell excursion
tickets to Pittsburg and return at rate
of 1925, including one admission to the
Exposition, good returning three days.
Including date of sale. =.
On Saturdays, October 9Th and goth,
tickets will be sold for $1.75, including
one admission, good returning only on
date of sale.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14


Ptkin, February S.-Tbe dowager
empress of China. it is asserted, appears
10 be determined 10 relapse into the
auc,eot Conservatism. Yesterday she
Issued an edict coomsDdipg return to
:he cid uspper of study. according tc
the teaobiogs of Ccnfucius, for examl
nr,iors for ofieial rank. and orderiog
rbe abcltion of the study Of the 'no~
5ep7aved and erroneous subjects of the
ves:e.e schools" ard threatening win
f.uais : reut tie teachers CT such sub
j CTS The closing Of The new u'iver
,i;y a; Pekin is expected TO speedily
fctiCR
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
Working for q Big Fair.

Tie State Agricultural and Me
chamcai society at it's annual meeting
decided TO pay freight op all exhibits
shipped to The State fair from points
in South Carolina provided the own
ers release the exhibi: at the lowest
possible rate.
TIE above provision 'oge'her WITH
the increase made in the preGium
list sHould tead TO greatly increase
tee uumper c: exhibitions at Gem
i1g State iaii.
Tie matter # the Improvement OF
the art department was left by the
association in tie harde CT Col Hoi
ioway, the secretary
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14

a statue Of President Kruger is TO
be erected 10 Pretoria, and 1t is unique
in at least two respects In the 6rst
place, it is the first t!me in the history
Of sculpture tba: aoy statue has wcro a
ha. of the plug" variety. 10 the
second place, owing to the kindly aod
thoughtful suggestion Of Frau Kruger,
that hat is hollow, so that the little
birds csn drink out of the pool of raip
water which will accu@ ulate
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
Henry Cay Richardson Dies
at Greensboro. Ala

Special to The State
Deropoiis, Feb 6 Maj Henry
Clay Richardson, well known to a
great many Columbians. died at
Greensboro, Ala, this morning. at
which place he has been stationed
for the past few years as cotton
buyer
Rheumatism Of the heart was the
cause of his death
Mai Richardson was resident Of
Columbia for twenty five years and
as city editor of the Register and
Columbia correspondent of the News
and Courier did perhaps the best and
most effective work fany newspaper
man in South Carolina in carrying
the State for Hampton in 1916. He
was q fearless and incisive writer
and boards of carpet-baggers who
made South Carolina, the PROSTATE
State were made to squirm every day
under the laebipgs of bis pen He
was born in Virginia and although
South Carolina was his adopted home.
he loved the State as any of her
own sons In his last hours he was
generously ministered to by many
kind friends and had every attention
to sooth him in his dying moments.
A sister in Cyntbiana, KY, aud
brother in Pennsylvania, have been
notified of his death. Where the
remains will be buried has not yet
bee1 decided
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14

Florence. Feb 7 The Pee Dee
Tobacco Ware House, a very large
wooden building, was destroyed by
fire at 10 O'Clock tonight. The fire
originated in small wooden building
next door to the ware house in some
unexplained manner The building
was owned by W E Dargan, Of
Darlington, and was insured with
". r Barringer's agency for 81.
700 The value of the building was
$1,000
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
Speaker Gary Will Run.

Speaker Gary vas asked last night
whether The report was true that be
would be candidate for governor
He replied that it was bis present
intention to enter the race. This
makes three candidates who have for
mally announced tteir candldacy-Gov
McSweepey, M A. H. Patterson and
Speaker Gary There are otbeTs yet
to hear from. the indication being that
ope or two otoers will enter the lists
Columbia Record. Feb S
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14

Newberry, Feb "A sale of ,667
bales of cotton by the Newberry
Warehouse Company to 0 MGR
Holmes breaks the record here for
the largest single transaction in the
staple Eight cents was paid all
round and the sale amounted to up.
wards of So, 900.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14

Washington, Feb The house
committee on claims today favorabIy
reported the Cooper bill for the pay
ment of the southern cotton claims
The bill involves an expenditure of
$40, 100000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
THE wATCHMAN AND SoUTHRON. FEBRUARY ID 1900.

did not q,!ivcr As he stood there with
his &rl.s npiifte,l an ignorant spectator
might have thought that he was pray
ing Ior the souls OF these twomen. And
be was. and his prayer was singularly
answered .hat very night.
fro EE Continued
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14

Bombay, Feb I The mortality in
this city yesterday was unprecedent-
ed. There was total of 408 deaths
The situation is aggravated by the
advent of famine refugees
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
gives e0loz,

PoTAs sH gives 1']'~'
= Qa00v and 1f1>uz1zess to
all fruits. No good fruit
can be raised without
Potash.
Fertilizers containing atleast
s to 1919 Of Potash will give
best results on all fruits. Write
for our pamphlets, which ought
to be in every farmers library.
They are sent free.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
o7 Nassau ST.. New York.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14


SUMTER: S. C, Sep, 20, 1889.
NOTICE is hereby g,ver that will be in
IN my Office in the County Court House
at Sumter from October 18th to December
elst, 1899, inclusive, for the collection of
taxes for the fiscal year 1899. The levy is as
follows:
For State purposes, 5 mills.
For County purposes, 81 mills.
For School purposes, mills.
Total levy, III mills.
Also the following special school evies:
School District No. /, mills.
School District No l6, mills.
School District No. 10, mills.
School District No 20, mills.
ht Clio, mills.
Concord, mills.
Priveteer, mills.
No S, mill.
No. II, mill.
Communication Road Tax for 1900 is also
payable at the same time
H. L. SCARBOROUGH,
Oct4 Treasurer Samter Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
Estates Of Mrs. Frances C.
Brunson, Deceased, and Of

Miss Mary NJ. Brunson, Decd
A S Admin,stra,rix of Estate Of W Hayne
n Gordon, Deceased, hereby give police
tnat on February 18th, 1900, | will apply to
the Judge OF Probate of Sumter County for
Final Settlement and Discharge in the
aforesaid Estates.
ALICE G GORDON, Adu'1
Administratrix Eat. " Hayne Gordon, Decd
Jan II At
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
90 Nassau ST., New York.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
OFFICE OF

COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER COUNTY
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SUMTER,

STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE-
Pos1ToRY, SUMTER. s. C.
Paid up Capital 5 $4,000 90
Surplus and Profits $4,000 90
Additional Liahil,ty Of Stock
holders in excess Of their
stock $4,000 90
Total protection to depositors, Sl75.ooo 90
TraGsacts General Banking Business.
Special atteotion given to collections.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14

know Stephen Clyde before?'
eyes, back in the world, dear bishop
He was one of my acquaintances in
Nazareth Avenue church. .
'Ahl' said the bishop.
1--WE were very good friends. . added
Felicia.
..But nothing more?" the bishop ven
tured to ask.
Felicia's face glowed for an instant.
Then she looked the bishop in the eyes
frankly and answered:
Truly ard truly, nothing more.
cit would be just the way Of the
world for those two people to come tc
like each other, though, > thought the
bishop to himself. and somehow the
thought made him grave. 1t was al
most like the old pang over Camilla,
but it passed. leaving him aftelward,
when Felicia had gone back, with tears
in his eyes and a feeling that was al
most hope that Felicia ard Stephen
would like each other After all, : said
the bishop. like the sensible, good man
that he was. lis not romance q part OF
humanity? Love is older than am and
wiser
The week following the bishop had
an experience that belongs to this part
of the settlement history.
He was coming back 20 the settle
ment very late from some gathering OF
yx-u11-1
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
STORM IN A TEA POT.

1t is quite possible for two people to
be honestly wrong, each holding an
opinion based upon his particular view
of the case. Judge Estee takes the New
lands resolution as his basis and re-
CARDS every public building in the Ter
ritory as the property of the Federal
Government The Territorial Govern
ment under the act recently passed by
Congress considers itself the custodian
of all public buildings and property for
the people of the Territory. Upon this
point there can be an honest difference
of opinion. The point can be decided,
but not here. The decision lies with
the Central Government at Washing
ton. 1t neither lies with the Territorial
Government nor with Judge Estee.
AS far as an outsider can see the
whole affair is very much a storm in
tea pot The Territorial officials have
done their utmost to prepare quarters
for the Judge. Rooms have been floor
ed, walls have been cleaned, doorways
have been cut, partitions have been put
up and in point of fact everything has
been done to arrange a court room for
the Federal Judge. That he should feel
a little worried because all was not
ready may be allowed to an irascible old
gentleman. But all that could be done
on his behalf had been done, and the
Territorial authorities were practically
at their wits end to find accommoda-
ton for all the officials that needed it..
OF course the taking possession" of
Judge Sillimans court was no taking
possession at all. The matter was a
pre-arranged thing. But instead of
making a gallery play, which by the
way will be laughed at very heartily at
the Coast, it would have been just as
easy to have had Judge Silliman's room
rendered to Judge Estee and the courts
held temporarily as they are now being
held without any friction.
The citizens of the Territory will be-
fore long learn that they have to pro-
tect their own public property and that
their interests lie with their own sec
ton of the Union. 1t has not yet been
realized by some of our people, but a
few incidents like that of Judge Estee
will soon teach them. After all the
United States has no intention of act
ing as a conqueror and claiming every
thing in sight
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
POLITICAL MURDER.

The assassin has at last reached King
Humbert His life has been attempted
many times without success but finally
the blow has fallen. The dead King
was an amiable and worthy gentleman
and most devoted to his wife. he will
never again add the row of the pearls
to her necklace which it was his delight
to give her on her birthday as a deli
cate compliment to her name, Mar
gherita.
Political assassination whether COM
mitted upon a reigning monarch, an
elected president or a leading minister
is the most dastardly of crimes. But
undoubtedly there are people who in
their wrong headed way hope to reach
some end by such course. They brood
upon fancied wrongs and then take
some prominent and well known person
and strike blow under the impression
that they are doing a service to their
fellow men. People of this kind are
but wild beasts, irresponsible, fanatic,
cruel
That the condition of Italy is not
happy, may be true, but that that con-
dition was brought about by King
Humbert is certainly not true, any more
than that his death will make the con-
ditions any better. There is dire PROV
erty in Italy, the country is over taxed,
but one-half of its population is too
lazy to work and the other half is too
penurious to properly support the gov
eminent which protects it's property.
The Italians have a Legislature in which
to ventilate their wrongs they have the
franchise, and if they cannot right their
grievance through such channels, they
certainly cannot put them straight by
murder.
The uselessness, entirely apart from
the wickedness of political murder, has
been emphasized time and again. The
murder Of Caesar in the Senate House
only rivetted the chains of despotism
more firmly upon the Romans. The
hideous carnival of blood which the
French Revolution INDUCED in made
very little if any difference to the peas
ant class of France. What was gained
by the assassination of Lincoln, except
to put a blameless man a few years
sooner before the throne of the AL
mighty. What was gained by the MUIR
der of Garfield, or of the Empress Of
Austria, or would have been gained by
the murder of the Prince of Wales in
the railway station at Brussels? Moth
ing That is what it really is, nothing.
Nihilism-Nahilism is the menace of
civilization and is the basis Of all these
crimes, 1t is the refuse and filth OF
our social system which turns upon us
as our cesspools breed diseases to prey
upon the very bodies which help to fill
them.
1t is the duty Of enlightened civiliza-
tion to sternly punish people Of this
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10

Who can say what are the conditions
in China? We hear now that the Am
bassadors are alivesa and are under the
protection of the Chinese Government,
and a message from Minister Conger
has at last come through. But if this
is so, why do we not not have direct
communication with our Minister. With
all due Difference to expert testimony
as to hand writing there is still a doubt
as TO whether the Ministers are alive
or not. The Chinese are expert forgers
and as to CIPHER, the secret code Of
every legation in Berlin is perfectly
well known to the high Chinese Off
Gals. But it is very difficult to see
through the game the Chinese are play
ing, and one can only wait for further
light. At present the light is very faint.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
THE RATTLE IN THE cALABAsH.


For several days we have had a series
of lectures upon our morality upon our
methods of conducting business, upon
heaven knows what. 1t almost seems
as if judge of the Circuit Court is our
little Tin God on Wheels" and that the
whole community from the bar down
wards, or from the bar upwards, which
ever way you may like to take it, has
to bow to the illustrious potentate.
There is no greater supporter of dig
nifty than The Star. 1t believes in dig
nifty not only on the Judicial bench but
in every rank of life. There may be as
much dignity on a cobbler's bench as on
that of Judge Indeed to any one
who knows, the cobbler's bench of
Thomas Edward, associate of the lin
mean Society, was a higher and more
dignified position, and one which will
be remembered for many years to
come, when the comfortable chair of
Judge Humphreys will not only be for
gotten, but will be unknown. Is Judge
Humphreys supporting the dignity of
the bench by his present actions? EN-
phatically not.
Dignity is supported not by the show
of power, but by the reserve of power
The ugly scold, the heated and plethoric
advocate of his so-called dignity is the
laughing stock of his interiors, the con-
tempt of his equals, and the sorrow of
his true friends. In summing up the
matter one feels true sorrow that a
man whom one would wish to have
made mark, should have MADE it so
outrageously wrong. Judge Humphreys
has allowed his personal prejudices to
color his utterances. If he likes to
prostitute his ermine and drag it in the
filth of a political cesspool it is not
the fault of any one but himself, but
one may feel sorrow for brilliant talents
so hopelessly astray. as one may feel
sorrow for beautiful woman who
should be the joyful mother of children,
turning her household into a place of
ribaldry and disgrace.
Even the native Hawaiian, who takes
not too much notice of our legal mat
tiers, talks of Judge Humphreys and his
court. The latest comment runs thus
Ina komo ka w Xxi iloko o ka hokeo
nui, olokaa a lolo kaa, lalo kaa."
The translation of which is as fol-
lows
If you put a small breadfruit into a
very large calabash it rattles and rat
ties very noisily.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10

kind under discussion. Philosophically
one may regard them as TO a certain ex-
tent irresponsible, but practically we
have, in such circumstances, no right
to regard them as irresponsible. The
man who murders the head of a state,
be it monarchy or be it Republic, is
prepared to sweep away all property
rights and is anxious to bring about a
condition of anarchy.
The Star voices the sentiment of the
population of this Territory when it
tenders sympathy for the untimely
death of King Humbert, and when it
reprobates i'm the strongest terms so
political head of a state.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10

The sun spot theory of DR.. Bishop
was attacked by another writer last
evening. If Doctors differ, scientists
differ still more. And this is not to
be wondered at. Scientists as a rule
see only one side of the shield and pro-
claim loudly that it is silver or gold,
as the side presents itself to them.
Thus we had some decades ago
the most bitter battle between the geo
logists Of the aqueous and the igneous
school, till finally both causes were
found necessary to explain the pheno-
mena of the formation of the earth.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10

The election of Colonel w. F. Allen,
as President of the Chamber of Com
merce, puts at the head of that body
one of our ablest and most trusted
commercial men. Colonel Allen has for
forty years or more been connected
with the progressive business interests
of the Islands, and his name is house
hold word for financial stability and
strict integrity. Under the present
conditions the Chamber Of Commerce
has important functions, and Colonel
Allen is eminently the man to head the
councils of that body.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10

The San Francisco papers have a
guess as to the population of the Ter
ritory. AS fact it is impossible for
any one to know the population. The
Census officials on the Islands cannot
themselves have any accurate knowl-
edge. As fact The Star is informed
that the returns from one district are
not yet in, because they had to be
checked over again for errors
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
BpiStIHS in
Your Teeth!

Are not pleasant, but you
will get them there, every
time you use a poor tooth
brush. Get a brush that is
built right. 1t doesn't cost
'sO'--.lkz ssaais-''p'H1N 9 9'~r =.
any more and is more salts
factory. Our best is built
right. It's not every day that
we can offer such good value
in a toothbrush. We always
have a complete assortment
on hand but it's only occasion
ally that we run across such
good ones as these at so low a
price. Besides being put in
to stay, the bristles are of the
correct stiffness-two or three
grades-so that you are sure
to be suited.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10

The Shah will have rather a curious
idea of European methods. He seems
to have behaved very pluckily when at
tackled by the assassin. The Shah's ply
gold
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10

The expression "theRD Daily Humph-
reys" which has been invented by the
Advertiser is eminently appropriate In
the words of Gratiano IT thank thee for
teaching me that word"