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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-16
EVERY RAILWAY LINE
TIED UP IN ST. L0UI>
Police Unable to Handle Mol
and Service Suspended.
FRANCHISES AREREVOKEI

House of Delegates Declares Grant
Void Because of Failure Of Transit
Company to Operate Its Lines-Busi.
ness Partially Suspended.
ST. LOUIS, May 1O.-Every street rail-
way in st. Louis and in st. Louis county
is tied up and not car is moving. No
attempt will be made to run cars unless
ample police protection is afforded. The
protection given yesterday by the police,
the street railway officials say, was en-
tirely inadequate, as is shown by the
many damaged cars and numerous cas-
ualties. They claim the company has
plenty Of men who are willing to take
out cars, but the company does not feel
it would be right to risk their lives
while the present condition of lawless-
ness continues.
Chief Of Police Campbell declares that
the force under him is too small to ham
die the situation properly, but if the
companies would select one main line to
operate he would see that the cars were
run without molestation.
Thousands Of st. LOuisians suffered
the inconvenience of not having trans.
portation through the city. A good
many walked to work. while others rode
wheels or pressed into service vehicles
OF every description. Owners Of wagons
earned many an honest dollar by trans
porting residents in the outlying dis
tricts.
Down town and OH every street dur.
ing the early hours there was to be seen
constant procession of nondescript We
hicles. The steam railroads entering
the city from the north and west helped
out by putting on additional trains and
making numerous stops.
Almost every line of business down
town is suffering as a result of the strike,
which is keeping would-be customers at
home.
Places OF amusement were almost de-
serted last night, and there is slim pros
poets for business today.
The house of delegates has adopted a
resolution declaring the franchises of
the st. Louis Transit company revoked
In every instance where the company
fails to run it's cars in strict compliance
with the provisions Of the ordinances
under which its franchises were granted
w. ID. MahOn of Detroit, who is pres
ident of the Amalgamated Association
of Street Railway Employees, has ar
rived here. He will supersede Samuel
Lee III the handling of the strike.
Among the rs persons arrested for
stopping cars, assaulting street car en-
ployes or interfering with their work
were a number of boys.
President Turner and Superintendent
Jenkins of the suburban line have APP
piled to Chief of Police Campbell for
protection Of their men and property
They state that they have plenty of men
to run their cars and could give the
same service as before the strike oc-
Cured.
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Charter Applied For.

COLUMlNA, s. c., May IA commits.
sion has been issued to the Ninnsborn
and Camden Railroad company, with
headquarters at Winnsboro. The c,p,.
tai stock is $500, 900, divided into shlrrs
OF 500 each, with the privilege of la.
creasing to 81 l.O00.OtO. The prni,ct,r rS
are Winnsboro business mon. and their
object is to connect with the S2abos.rA
Air Line ut Camden.
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Request Ia Denied

PRETORIA, May 1.-The request of
the government for permission to sell
mining rights for prices which should
be approved by tho government was re.
lected by the raad by a vote Of IL to 8.
The session is closed.
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Operators Locked Ont.

GREENSBORO, N. c., May 10. - The
Proximity mill has locked out their 800
employees, in order to forestall a threat.
encd strike.
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CRAVE DISSENSIONS
EXIST IN B0ER ARMY
Rupture Between Transvaal.
ers and Free Staters.


Bvitish Advance Continues without
Rsslstanee-BoersA Are Concentrating
st Kroonstsdt-G French Ar.
rives st Smasldeel.
LONDON, May l0.-AlthougA the Brit.
ish expected considerable opposition at
The dimcult drift Of the Zeand river, the
IaAsst advices from Smaaldeel, Orange
Efee State. indicate that the federals
are not Jet ready to make determined
sessmpt to stop Lord Roberts advance.
The latter'I front ID 20 wide and over.
whelming in numbers that It is difficult
70 80 how the Beers can help being
ousted out Of Virginia siding as they
were out Of Smaaldeel, even IL they neg
lected 10 give battle.
The same conditions viii probably
afIect the ituation ut Kroonstadt, hence
The belief that little opposition will be
encountered south Of the Vaal.
Tho repairs to the bridges over the
Vet river arc expected to retard the gen.
eral march from Smaaldeel and Four.
eeeu Streams for three or four days,
when General BNller will also be ready.
Inc general idea Is that Lord Roberts
win direce his right ON Harrismith in
order TO get In touch with the Natal
ermy coming through anReenans pass.
4 dispatch from Maseru says the Beers
have deserted both IAdybrand and
E1cksburg In q bad condition, owing 10
the reports that the British will prob
ably occupy Senikal, thus threatening
their retreat To the Transvaal.
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Beers Make strong Resistance.

Beers Make Strong Resistance.
RElTzsPRUiT, May lathe Beers op-
posed the British advance. holding po-
sitions north Of Zaand drift back along
the whole line from General Hamilton
ON the east and General Hutton ON the
west. Chiefly artillery was engaged.
The SUSSEX regiment charged kOpje at
the point Of the bayonet and the East
Lancashire charged another. The Brit
ish loss is insignificant.
General Hutton had series Of artil-
lery details. Twenty Beers were taken
prisoners. The advance continues. The
enemy is fighting half-heartedly. The
Free Staters are sick of the war.
The rear guard of the Beers. with their
guns, resisted the advance. The mount
ed infantry, two batteries and pompOns.
cleared the way and the Third cavalry
brigade acted as screen before the
main column. General French was on
the left and Ian Hamilton OH the right.
The East Lancashire and Sussex regi-
ments worked well to the front. The
order was given and like a flash the two
regiments sprang forward simultane.
ously and in a few moments had secured
two commanding ridges.
The advanced line was within 1900
yards OF the Beers main trench and the
latter were already losing heart from
the demonstration OH their flank, but
they kept mp rapid though wild fire.
AT this moment the final charge was
ordered and away went the Lancashire
and the Sussex regiments again, but the
Beers could not stand it, and they fairly
bolted along the whole line.
1t is impossible to ascertain the Boer
losses, bat thoy are thought to be heavy.
Those Of the British, considering the i'm.
nortant advance made, are considered
light.
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VIII Appeal TO United states.

The HAGUE. May l0.-The Neither.
lands peace society IL discussing an ap-
pesl to President Mckinley to investi.
gate the causes Of the war In South AZ
rica and 70 stop the war.
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LONDON, May 12.-Lord Roberts tele.
grapns the war Office from Reitzspruit
as follows:
"We have had q successful day and
have driven the enemy from post to
point. French, with POrter's and Dick.
sons brigade of cavalry ard Hutton's
mounted infantry, crossed the Zaand at
Vermeten's krand and then worked
round III northeasterly direction to
Maatschappy. being opposed continu.
ously by the enemy. Pole Carew's di.
vision and GOrdon's cavalry brigade.
augmented by u" battery of the Royai
Horse artillery and by Henry's and
Ross mounted infantry, crossed the
river by drift near the railway bridge.
with the infantry portion we are s
miles north of the river. The cavalry
and mounted infantry are at VenterS.
burg road station, and fuckers division
Is ut DeelfOntein nord. Ian Hamilton's
force and BroadwOOd's cavalry brigade
were making for the cross roads near
ventersburg when ! last heard from
them.
"Hamilton's column met with sinh.
born resistance, and Smith. .Doorien' a
brigade was engaged for some hours in
protecting the rear flank of his force.
''The only casualties reported at pres.
ent are killed and wounded; no re-
returns yet received from the cavalry
near HamiltOn's force"
Beers Concentrate 1t kOcannabcrR.
MAsERU, May 12.-The Free Staters
are concentrating strongly in good posi-
ton OH the Korannsberg hills, lying
eastward Of the direct line from Thaba
NChu to WiDburg. President Steyn
was with them yesterday, but is believed
to have gone northward after inspiring
the burghers with predictions OF an.
preaching BOer successes through the
assistance of thousands Of foreigners
who, he said. were pouring into Della.
goa Bay. General Rundle's division
camped last night OH the banks Of the
Little Leuw river between Thaba n Chu
and IAdvbrend.
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There arc q s'eat many caves and
prehistoric mounds in Iowa,
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Heavy Ensa cement Near Zaand River.
Artillery Brought to Play-Gallant
Charge OF Lancashire and Sussex
RegimentS-BOcrs' Line Bolts.

Artlliery brOusnC 10 k'lay-GalIant
Charge OF Lancashire and Sussex
Regiments-Bocrs' Line Bolts.
LONDON, May 12.-So quickly ;aas
Lord Roberts advanced that his cavalry
Is only % miles from Kroonstadt, while
the main army is only IL miles behind
them He reports the British are in
striking distance of the Orange Free
State headquarters. Opinions differ
widely as to whether any determined
stand will bs made there by the Beers.
The presence Of 10000 Beers in
the neighborhood Of Thaba N'Chu is
confirmed. They are holding line 20
miles north to southeast of Thaba
N'Chu. A Boer patrol was sighted
Thursday at Thaba Patchoa. A detach-
ment Of Brabant's horse pursued the
burghers, who retired after some fight
Ing. Brabant then took up a position
ON hill they are now holding.
The Boer headquarters are ut Eden.
More fighting Is expected.
The South African Review states
that q member Of the Legislature of Cape
colony offered money to man to shoot
Sir Alfred Miner, the British high com.
missioner. Afidavits OH the subject are
said to be In the hands of the attorney
general. The Review demands the ar
rest OF the legislator who is described as
prominent bOndsman from Piquetburg.
Lord Roberts wires that he is at Ven
tersburg, that he is continuously op-
posed, but that he is making progress.
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SUMTER. S. c.. WEDNESDAY MAY 16 1900

ascertaincd tomorrow, when he h0pGs te
be able to force passage of the river.
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Planning an Aggressive Campaign.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 11.-Robert
j. Lowe, chairman of the state Demo.
cratic executive committee, has issued a
call for a meeting of the committee in
Birmingham Friday, May Is, to map out
plans for the coming state campaign and
naming committee to conduct the cam.
palSn. An aggressive campaign to be-
gin probably about the middle of June
will be arranged for.
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RuInOr Is UncOnfirmed.

NusnOr Is UncOnnrmed.
LONDON, May 1.-THE colonial Office
has no information confirming the ru-
NOR current in Accra that Kumassie has
fallen.
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HOWARD HAS WITHDRAWN.
HIS Nomination Almost Prccipitated
Bolt Among Barker Men.

His Nomination Almost Precipitated
Bolt Among Barker Men.
CINCINNATI, May 1l.-When the roll
was called for nominations in the mid
dle-of-the-road POpulist convention Pro-
fessor Boyse of Nebraska presented the
name of former Congressman H. w.
Howard of Alabama. In nominating
Mr.. Howard, Professor Boyse stated that
he was Bryan's superior in oratory and
Debs' in magnetism and was, therefore,
the logical candidate of the party for
president.
General Philips Of Georgia nominated
Wharton Baker of Pennsylvania, while
w. 5. Williams presented the name of
Ignatius DOnnelly. As the speech max.
ing proceeded it was currently reported
about the hall that the Barker delepa.
tion had threatened to bolt if Howard
should be placed at the head of the
ticket. TO check such action Mr.. How
ard, III secret conference with his friends.
decided not to accept the nomination.
which was apparently his to certainty.
Wharton Barker of Pennsylvania was
nominated for president on the second
ballot
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-18
WEST VIRGINIA.

On Sunday, July g. 1000, Messrs Wright Denny
and 5. Lee Phillips ordained and installed as
ruling elders in the Presbyterian Church. Charles
town. w. Va.
FRANKLIN-For some time pastor has been
preaching occasionally at a school house on the noun
tain southeast of town. On the evening of the
second Sabbath in June he commenced a meeting
there which was continued week. Although we
had rain every night but one the attendance was
good and Gods spirit present. blessing the preaching
OF the word. AS the result our session met there
last Sabbath evening and received twelve into the
church on confession of faith in Christ Our pastor
Mr.. Smith, will now give them regular service one
evening in every month
DAWs.-Dr. E. D. Washburne of Romney W.
Va, who was Presbyteria supply for Davis Church
for this year. has just discharged that duty which
to us was great pleasure and profit He came to us
on July 5th and continued until the nth inst His
clear, scholarly and powerful preaching was greatly
enjoyed by the saints, and hope will result in the
conversion of sinners. We have begun church at
Thomas, w. Va, and should be glad to have the
editor OF the CENTRAL visit at its dedication in
September as we hope to have it dedicated at that
time RoBT. w. CARTER Pastor
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ALABAMA.

CoLUMBIANA.-North Alabama Presbytery held an
adjourned meeting in Birmingham July 3d.
Candidate R. F. kirkpatrick was dismissed to the
care of Bethel Presbytery. Rev B. F. Bedinger was
dismissed to West Hanover Presbytery
Candidate ]. W. Orr received from Columbia
Presbytery and licensed to preach. 1t was decided
to ordain him to the full work of the ministry and
install him pastor of Ensly Church on July 9Th
Rev. ]. G. Snedeen was called to the pastorate of
Woodlawn Church. and commission was appointed
to install him on July 18TH
Rev. B. A. Pendleton was received from Meridian
Presbytery w. l. SINNoT. Stated Clerk
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hundred best mission books. Our first lot was taken
at once and more called for. G. w. M.

hundred best mission books Our first lot was taken
at once and more called for c. W. M
PAMPLIN CITY.-We received two members on pro-
tession of faith into the church June cath, and the
same day four infants were baptized
inner RIDGE.-The cornerstone to the new ad-
dition to the Timber Ridge Church, which was
built in 1856, laid last week. There were quite
number of persons present, but set ceremony At
the last services the Rev. J. Layton Mauze pastor
gave brief sketch of the church's evenful history
he sealed box was placed in the receptacle by Mar
garet Campbell Kinnear, direct descendant of one
OF the original founders of the church. Sermons by
former PASTORS lists Of the members and other mat
tiers pertinent to the church nclosed in the box
Five of the members of the present congregation are
direct descendants of the founders. This is the
church the sand used in the building of which was
brought on horseback by the women of the congrega
ton.
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GEORGIA..

CEDARTowN.-This church, Rev. c. ON. Martin
dale pastor, publishes neat and WE'LL prepared Bue-
tin of Church Work. 1t shows vigorous work in all
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of sanctuary Pastors Bible
Class for Busy People, normal class, prayer meeting
Sabbath-school, Christian Endeavor and Ladies' So
cety.
On Sunday, July goth, Mr.. Martndale will be in
stalled DIR. Goetchius, Rev. J. II. Patton and Elder
F. E. Randall being the commission of Cherokee
Presbytery.
MAcoN.-Sabbath, July 8th was our quarterly com
munion. The pastor, J. Tattnall, announced the
names of six additions, nearly all heads of families,
and baptized several children The following Sab
bath was appointed to elect additional officers.
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shine makes the trees to bud and the flowers and grass
to grow into life and beauty in the spring. In other
words it is simple remedy and within the reach of
all, tor many of the ills OF life. The best of is it
works both ways.
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MARYLAND.

BALTMoRE.-The second call extended to Rev DR..
Theron H. Rice pastor of the Central Presbyterian
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Church News.

The July contribution is for the Invalid Fund-to
give some aid to about forty ministers aged or in
firm, and to about families (wdows and or
phans) of ministers deceased.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-08-10
AT THE PRESIDE HOSPITAL.
Five hundred Patients Under Treat
mcnt. All Of Them Returns
From the Philippines.

San Francisco. Aug. 1.-THE general
hospital at the Preside contains about
800 patients at present. all OF them be
ing soldiers returned from the Philip
pines. Many are merely conyalescenis.
For the past three days two rcgl-
mental veterinary surgeons. with sever
al assistants. have been busy suppress.
ing CHAMBERS among some 1900 ami
mails of the Third and Ninth cavalry
regiments. On Friday and Saturday
ten horses were found affected With
the contagion. and were promptly
killed. Five others were isolated rs
suspicious cases. Since then theve
have been no new cases.
Besides $50 pack mules soon to he
started for China. there are at the Pre-
sidio four wagon trains of IS wagons
each. with four mules TO wagca
These are ready to be taken 70 the
front as soon as transports are ready.
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HUNTING TRAIN ROBBERS.
Men Who Held Up the Train
Near Hugo, Col.

Denver. Col, Aug. IA dozen Pink.
erton detectives and posse under
command of Sheriff John w. Freeman
are securing the country in the neigh.
borhood of Hugo, Col, in search 81
the two men who robbed a number o.
passengers on the Union Pacific Kan
sas City express early Sunday morn
ing. and killed VIM. j. Fay. OF Ana.
helm. Cal, who resisted them. The
robbers escaped on two horses which
they had hitched near Bagdad. The
officers lost the trail Sunday night.
but hope To recover il. A reward Of
$1,000 each for the capture OF the men
dead or alive has been offered.
w. L. Canady. chief clerk of the
Union Pacific detectives, and Fran.
Wheeling. of the Wyoming. and T. K.
Fisher. of the Kansas deparimoif &.
the railway special service, are expect
ed to Join in the chase.
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SAVED A THOUSAND LIVES.
Death Of Capt. Frederick Jerome,
and OId-Ttme sailor aud Noted
Life saver. mt San Franeisco

San Francisco, Aug. Capt Fred
crick Jerome. an old time sailor. who
had the credit of saving of 1000 lives
during his career, is dead in this city
He MAS born in southern England 10
$50. lie was presented with the free.
dem of the city of New York. and al
elegant snuff box for saving hundreds
of lives in the wrecks of the Henry
Clay and Ocean Monarch, in the year
1916 and ls4s. Capt. jerome a.c
saved the lives of the captain % the
Lucky star and his wife and children,
who were wrecked on the coast d For
mosa in 1862. lie was especially hon
cred hy present from Queen Victoria
for his heroism in the British channel
lie was presented with a gold medal
by the city Of Liverpool. and was made
a life member of the Pioneer society
OF California by unanimous vote
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DIR. Eddy, veterinary surgeon OF
stockton. Cal, left. on the Sd, for Ne
vada. Utah aud Montana, on a horse
buying trip. He has been employed
to purchase 5000 cavalry and light bat
terry horses for the German army,
Some of the animals will be sent to
China and some TO South Africa.
II was officially announced in Lon
don, on the 81. that. in consequence
OF the death of the duke OF SaNe-Co-
burg and Gotha the shah had ADAM
doned his visit 10 England.
Fire at Sopp's Arm, White Bay, N.
j.. destroyed large saw mill, sew.
eral million feet of lumber and set
Element OF 100 houses. The whole
place was wiped out. A schooner that
happened TO bc landing coal for the
use of mail steamers. took the resi-
dents TO n place of safety.
When the Spanish cruiser lnfanta
Isab was about 10 leave San Sebas-
tian, Spain. for Archacon, on the Sd,
one of her boilers gave way. and the
escaping steam scalded 81 sailors. kill
ing one and seriously injuring six
others.
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Kansas City, Mo-. Aug. -. $. Scott.
the Oklahoma cattle man who is
charged by the Bankers and Cattle
mems Protective association with conn
pIiciiy with T.. j.. Swazcy in negotiate
ing fraudulent cattle mortgages. was
arraisned before Justice Jenny here
yesterday and bounl over TO await the
action Of the grand Jury. His bond
was fixed AZ $1,000. Scott was arrest
ell on warrant charging him with ne
gotinting mortgages for $4,000, ON .
herd Of cattle said TO number 300
lad, which, IL IL alleged, contained
only as.
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Told in Brief by Dispatches from
Various Localities.


Laporte. Ind. Aug. 6.-The confer
ence OF the middle and central dis
trcts of the Missouri synod. Ger
man. embracing the states OF Indiana.
Ohio and nOriAtrn kentucky. will be-
gin lis sessions Dt -. Johns church
in this city on Wednesday and con-
tinue for one week. The synod en-
braces Isl congregations with si.55s
members. ~ ,5ss communicate MEM
bers. 1871 voting male members. 1862
parochial schools and 1870 children.
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DEATH BEFORE DISGRACE.
HAMBURG a merican Liner
Deutschland at sen.

New York. Aug. 5.--E. Thiele. fourth
officer Of the Hsmburg-Anicrican liner
Deutschland, blew out his brains dur
ing the voyage Of the big ocean grey
bound that was finished when ne
steamer reached her pied in lioboken'
The second day out it WAS Thielcs
turn to watch on the bridge. The af
mndc him drowsy ard he fell ASLEEP
OF his post.
Capt. Albers came up on him. or
dered him "a take cn his coat. fhe
ships badge of office. and sent him e
his cabin. The young sailor M'
down in discrlce.
Five minutes after the door clos'n
behind him, shot was heard. arA
when il was forced oIen Tl'icle Icy %
the floor with a bullet in his brain.
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GEN. ROBERTS ADVANCING
Ccmmandnnt General Roth. ~.
Resign ~ the uurghcrs Don't
Stop Drifting Away.

London, Monday, Aug. g. "A sree,,,
dispatch to the Daily Telegraph. Hated
Lorenzo Marquee, Sunday. says
'Dalmanutha is strongly for,is,,
and fighting Is expected any day.
lord Roberts is advancing slo,yt,
and intrenching his positions.
IF Commandant General l.o,ha
finds the hurghers shrinking from
Dalmanutha he will resign his eow.
mand.
1.-THE Boer army will then probably
melt away, leaving President kru.,r
helpless.
Gen. De Wet is southwest Of rr..
toria. and Gen. Delarev is north ~
Pretoria"
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Muncie. Ind. Aug. 6.-John Dowd
was stabbed nine times and will prob
ably die. II is said he was whipping
his wife when Mrs Larey Carey and
daughter. next door, in'erfered, when
he is said TO have struck them MIR.
Carey appeared and attacked Dowd
with a knife. stabbing him six times
in the face and three times on the
body. once under his heart. which will
likely cause death. Both men are en-
ployes at Hemingway's glass works.