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SAID SHE CHOKED
HIM TO DEATH.
Wife Of McSwain AttaWay
Makes Wilds Statements
Concerning His Death.

There seems to be sad circumstaec ces
that cluster around the recent sudde D
death of Rev. McSwain AHawav 10
PIckeDs 90 the 9Th inst
He died at 2 o'clock 10 the morning
and it is said that DO oue except bis
wife was 10 the room at the time.
1t is known that Mr. A,taway and bis
wife were inmates OF the asylum sever al
years ago but they did not remain long
and it was thought that q peruauent
cure bad been affected. Mrs Attaway
DOW makes the statement. 60 it is said
that she choked her husband to death
Friends think she is unbalan ced
mentally A corooer's inquest was
held over the body of Mr. Atiaway ou
account of the self accusation OF his
wife. The verdict vas that "McSwaip
Atsawsy came to bis death from heart
fsilure. caused from q it
Mr. Attawsy was subject to fits aud
on the night of his death it is said a
bitter quarrel took place between the
minister aud his wife At The coroner's
inquest 10 evidence was brought out to
show that any violence had been used
Mr. Attaway was q member of the
Methodist conference and is con ected
With one Of the best families 10 the
county Anderson Msil
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Friends Will Not Fight For a
Few Sacks of Flour.

Washington. Jan II The answer
OF the British government to Mr..
Choste's representation respecting the
ssisures of American -four and other
goods on the three vessels Beatrice.
Mashons snd Maria has been received
just as the officials Of the state depart.
mens expected. it amounted to q partial
answer. very satisfactory. as far as it
goes, disposiug of the character of
some OF the goods seized. but DO
finally deciding broadly whether or no..
ioodstuffs are to be regarded ss contra.
band. The British government adopt
ed precisely the point Of vie " regarding
the seized goods that was assumed by
the state department and embodied BY
Mr. Choste 10 his note 90 the subieo,
add,e to the British foreign Office.
ln brief, Nh Choate reports as fol-
lows: That the answer ,ghIy sat.
isfactory that it is load aud liberal 10
terms. The position assumed by the
British governme is that food stuffs
10 transit to a hostile destination can
be regarded as contraban3 of war oplv
when they are supplies for the euemy's
forces 1t is not sufficient that the y
ATE capable of being used for the ben
eht OF the enemy /; it must be shown
that they are so 10 fact through their
destination at tbs time of the seizure.
The British government does not claim
that any of the American goods on the
German bark Maria. and the British
bark Mashooa we're contrsbaud Of war.
The British government is Investigating
the facts 10 connection With the goods
seized On the third vessel, the Beatrice.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-17
Suicide of Naval Officer.

Washington. Jan II The follow
ing cabtegrsm was received at the navy
department today from Admiral Scbley:
'MoDtevideo. Jan II, 1900.
ITO the Secretary Of Navy:
"Lieut Commander F. E. Green
committed suicide Wednesday evesiug.
Arrangements have been made for
burial ashore. A board is ordered to
examine the circumstance of the case
aud report"
No cause is sugg ssted by friends here
and be has an excellent record
Francis e Green was born 10
Indiaoa and was appointed q midebip.
man 10 1867 He graduated 10 1871
When the var broke ous be become the
executive officer Of the Montgomery
He became lieutenant com mander 10
1899. and was agaio ordered to the
Montgomery on the South Atlantic
station. where be Was serving ct the
time OF bis death
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shipped in the State for personal use
and the blind tigers have decreased
and much of the\ prejudice agaist the
dlspenssry law no longer exists
have received from the como.
troiIer general the following state
ment of receipts and disbursements
ON account of the special State dis.
pensary school fund for 1S9S-99:
Received from State dis.
pensary, l89S-99 $4,000 90
Disbursed to the several
counties under act
1898 $67.2 35
Disbursed deficiency sew.
eral counties under act
1899 $9,33s OF
Disbursed surplus sew
eral counties under act
1899 43,457 53-13O,0O0 90
am sure that you will be guided
by vice discretion and exercise
good business judgment in dealing
vita tnis subject and / trust that
whatever action you may take will
rebound to the good of the State
40 appropriation Of $40. 900 to erect
monuments to South Carolina troops at
Ubickamauga is recommended.
The work Of the State Board of
Health is reviewed aud liberal appro.
priation is commended.
The prosecution Of toe claims against
the United States government for cap
sured property sold during The war is
commended
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Rev. Mr.. AttaWay Died
a Manic

Coroner Jones. of Pickeus oouu,v
Who was here yesterday. gave 40
account Of the sad aud tragic death of
the Rev A. MoSwain Attaway. a
prominent young Methodist minister,
who is brother TO the Rev Mr. Alta
way, of Travellers Rest, and son of the
Rev John Attawsy, of " illiamston
His death occurred at bic home, six
miles west Of Piokens. 90 Thursdsv.
and was caused by heart failure super
induced by violent attsck of insanity
1t is thought that be lost bis mind By
reason Of the death about ten DAYS ago
Of q 500. Mrs Attsway is nov also
insane and is being guarded. Both
have been treated 10 the State Hospital
for the Insane.
Mr. As.swsy's death was attended By
barrowiog circumstances. First be
went into the yard and killed his favor
ite dog by cutting it's head of With 40
AK. Next be killed hog 10 the same
way Then be went into the houss
sod 'ay ooWo. Suddenly be was
seized with spasm aud jumped out OF
bed and began TO destroy the furniture
Then he seized his wife's clothing pear
her neck between his teeth. In her
terror she told her daughter to kill him
The daughter had carving knife in
her haod
"Gst him off," the mother screamed
to The child, frantic with fright, ECU,
bis throat with the knife it ia peoes
sary if you don't be will kill me and
all of you !"
'O1. no; mamma" replied the
daughter. exhibiting remarkable cour
age aud presence of mind "tbat
needn's be done. "I'il lust cut the
piece Of dress lonse he has 10 bis
mouth
This was done and Immediately the
suffering man fell and died.
Mrs Attawsy became violently insan e
10 short time The coroner tbouph;
best, 10 the circumstances, TO bold 40
inquest A verdict of death from % a,
ural causes was rendered Green Vile
News
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The Same Old Question.
Even Cato and Scipio Dis.
cussed when the Cent
urles Began,

10 the year 600 aud COL A. U.C
or Anno Urbis Couditae-that is. after
the building of Rome, or 154 and 1853
b. T.. says the Bai;imose Sun. the
question was discussed 10 Rome whether
oOO or 6Ol was the beginning of the
seventh century after the founding of
Rome
While. as 10 our days, the standing
question 10 the capital of the Romaus
was "Quid novi ex Africa ?" What
Is the news from Africa y a third war
with the Republic Of Carthage seeming
imminent. Cato. the elder; Scipio; the
younger. and other prominent men of
the day, found time for the discu sion
OF the century question aud disagreed.
Some beid that 600. others that COL.
was .he first year of the new century Of
old Rome.
So Caipuroius Piso. the Roman aoal.
let. tells us in bis records. He after.
ward. 10 14S B C, commanded the
Roman legioos 10 Afries against Car
'bsge. which. two years later, sue.
cumbed to Scipio Africauus, by whom
It was destroyed
} No donbt hardly . century passed
after the times of Charles the Great
(Chsrlemsgne) 10 which the oenturial
commencement problem did rot agitste
the minds This was especially the
case 10 Italy in the thirteenth and four
teeDth centuries
10 the year 1900 there vas such
bot discussion on the question in Ger
man, that medal was struck 10 com.
memoratiOn of it. With the German iu-
soription. which. 10 English version. is.
Oh. wonder of wonders, man eouuts
sixteen hundred, and still be ponders
bow old be may be /"
Toward the end of 1899 the same
dispute arose 10 ihe Fatherl.nd and the
discussion was especially no. as Weima-,
at that time the centre Of Germao oul.
sure There we're two opposing par
ties. called. respectively, the "Nioety.
niners aod "Huodreders," according
to their believing either 1899 or 1900
to De the last OF the eighteesth century.
Goethe and Schiller, ss may be seen
IRON their letters. at frss siding With
the Ninety oioers." finally we're con-
verted to join the "Huodreders," but
oot without 6rss having celebrated.
over bowl Of champagne. the CLOSE of
'bs eighteenth ceOtury or Decenber 81,
ivy. and sgain celebrating 10 the
same way the beginning of the oiue.
teen'h century on January 1. 1901.
Dearest fria2d. is there no refuge
To be fcand for liberty aud psace?.
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SIS GA 30


These figures include the cost OF
buggy hire. railroad fare for the con
stsoles and the salary of the clerk to
the governor
am glad to be able to state that
during my term of Office, with but
one exception, there has been no
coufict between the constsbIes aud
citizens. and in this exception one
constable was killed and another
wounded and one citizen was killed.
This unfortunate trouble cannot any
more be charged to the dispe nssry
law than could similar difficulty in
the enforcement Of any other law be
argued against it
The annual report of the State
board of control for the fiscal year
ending December 81. 1899. will be
submitted for your information az
soon az 1t can be made up. As al
ready stated, the fiscal year ending
80 near the assembling of the legisla
ture, it was impossible to obtain in
formation showing the business and
condition in time for my message. /
am informed, however, that tue profits
will be much larger than in any pre-
vions year since the enactment of the
dispensary law This does not neces
sarily mean that the consumption of
whiskey hss increased. but rather il
argues that less whiskey hes been
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-17

Manila, Jan IL Col BuIlard with
tho Thirty ninth infantry moving io
three columns from Calam ba, With two
guns. attacked 10 companies of iusur
gents strong y eutrenched 90 the San,s
Tomas road They resisted stubbornly
making three stands Twenty fou,
of the rebels we're killed AID so prison
ers we're taken The F,lipioos retreat
cd. carrying their wounded toward
LAKE Taal. One American was killed
aud two officers we're slightly wounded
Two 6 ioch bronze Spanish can n 90
formerly part Of the defeuses at For.
San Felipe. Manila. have been present.
ed to Atlanta to be used at the base OF
the monument to be erected to the
memory Of the late Lieut. Brumby by
the people Of Georgia
Victoria, B c, Jan IL -Advices
by the steamship Empress of japan tell
of fierce storm sweeping the japanese
coast on Dec "a, by which 35 juuks 9
were lost while being towed from Q saka
t. Kobe and Ill persons perishod. A
tidsi wave accompanied the storm, bv
which All lives 10 all we're lost
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-17

St Joho's, N. F.. Jsu 13. Ia. NJ
The wrecked aud burning bull 10 st
Mary's bay Of 40 unknown two. % asted
steamer With its Grew Of probably 60,
aod perhaps some passengers, ail Der.
lshing. is one Of the worst marine
disasters 10 this section for . COO slider.
able period. There is not the slis htest
prospect that soy soul aboard escaped
death. ss the intense mid winter cold
would kill sny who escaped drowning.
The i'll fated vessel VAS of nearly 3, 200
tons burden. She went ashore before
daybresk Thursday. striking a ledge a.
the foot Of the cliff, where escape was
hopeless. The Grew launched the
boats. but probably during the panic
some we're crushed sgsinss her sides.
Others being swa~ped. and al! the
occupants apparently perishiog
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Advance of the Plague.

Washington, Jan IL The state
department has beeu informed by Mr.
Hayward, United States aeen. a, Hoo.
olulu. under date of JaU I, that eight
deaths have occurred from the tubouia
plague at HopOlulu since the last
teIeRraphic report, Dec 26. last. which
announced three deaths from that
cause Mr. Heyward elso states that
the entire city of Honolulu is 10 quar-
antine.
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cd into the profits of the dispensary.
would also suggest that the law be
so amended as TO bring violations with
10 the jurisdiction OF the magistrates,
so that all cases nigh, be promptly
aud sun marty adjudicated.
Soon after | came into office | re.
duced the constabulary force nearly
one half, aud endeavored as far as
knew and could secure informant to
select men of character and diecre
tion to perform the duties of State
constables As public sentiment
grows in favor of the law, and magis.
trates aud other constables and other
officers realize that it is az much their
duty TO enforce this law as any other
law, l am satisfied that the force can
be still further reduced and finally
entirely abolished
During the past year l issued q
circular letter to all the magistrates
and sheriffs of the State, and the
mayors and intendants of the incor
porated oities aud towns, calling
their attention to the fact that the
dispensary law was much q law of
the State as any other law, and also
directing their attention to their duty
to enforce it just as they would the
statute against larceny or any other
crime, and asking their aid and CO
operation in the wise and humane
execution Of all laws The responses
were numerous and unanimous in
expressions of hearty co operation
Some of them we're frank enough to
say that they bed been. and were,
opposed to the dispenssry law, but
manly enoungh to sokno Wedge it as
q law of the State, and to pledge
their support aud CO operation in it's
proper enforcement / am satisfied
that this circular has resulted 10
good. and that in many of the cities
and towns the local authorities are
doing what they can to spprehend
vioIators, and that there are fewer
violations of the dispensary law
than of many other laws now on the
statute books.
Mr w w. Harris, who ia clerk.
and is in charge of this department,
under my direction. in bis report to
me says: "There is less complaint
Of the illicit traffic in liquor coming
to his Office from throu ghout The
State than ever before during tie five
years have been connected With
this department. and it is very
evident that there 10 less violation OF
the dispenssry law over the entire
State. with the possible excep-
ton of the city Of Charleston and two
or three of the counties in the
northwestern portion of the State,
and IL is probtble that even in those
sections there has been improve
ment." ] submit herewith q table
showing the comparative cost and
the work done by the reduced mum.
ber Of constables for the; last ak
months of 1899 and the correspond
ing six months of 1898 1t will be
seen that 40 far as the work done. the
Dumber Of seizures is about the same
while there has been q saving for the
six months of 1899 over the same
six months of 1898 of $8,23S go in
the one item.
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PARAGUAY TAKING PRRCAU.
TIONS.

Assumption. Paraguay. Jan 10
The health authorities have declared
plague infected eli vessels which have
left suspected ports wi,bio teu DAYS
prior to Jan IL.
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DYING LIKE SHEEP IN
BOMBAY.

Bombay, Jan 12 The amber Of
deaths here, largely from the bubopic
plague, jumped up today from 2S2 to
$40. The normal death ratio is rs
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TWeuty.six cotton mills we're bulls
10 Mexico last year.
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1898.

Mum Total cost
ber Con of Con.
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ssatstQl 5s!ealiatlea

in ManohuriAq the northern hrav1nce
Of China leased by Russia, new towns
are s~pringing up along the railway, and
one already has a population of 5000.
The Russian government has establish
ed a college to teach her subjects to
speak I.e Chinese language, and is en-
.couraging Russians TO settle in the
country. 1t is undoubtedly intended to
RussianiZe the province thoroughly be-
fore the lease expires, and then anne
1t. The country is rich in iron and coal
deposits, and will supply the great rail
way line through Siberia with fuel and
manufactures will be established where
so long the have lain un-
touched. Russia is wise in pursuing her
colonization scheme in a land for which
she does not have to fight, and Will be
SO STRONGLY grounded there soon that
she can dominate the whole interior of
China and be on an equality with other
nations in the matter of seaports. The
iron regions, with the aid of the coal de-
posits, will give the Russians who hold
the northern portions of the Chinese
empire a chance to go extensively into
manufacturing, which has made Eng
land such a rich little island while the
Chinese have remained poor farmers in
the bleak region of Manchuria.
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America Would Approve Of Arbitration.

If the proprietieS admit, the people of
this country will certainly approve of
the government mediating between
Great Britain and the sturdy fighters
of the Transvaal. The successes of the
Beers and their heroic resistance to the
invasion Of their country have made
them admired of all mankind who honor
brave fighters. The friends of Great
Britain in America may we'll hope to
see the contest ended ere their kinsmen
suffer further. They undertook a diff
cult task. not prepared to meet with re-
sistance as determined as that which
brought defeat to Great Britain when
she sent armies to suppress the revolu-
ton of her colonies in America. To ar
range terms of peace and mutual con-
cessions which would help to open South
Africa to greater freedom for the peo-
Pile of foreign countries and make it
more of a republic, while still prevent
ing the acquisition of sovereignty by
another nation, might be the result of
arbitration. The United States need not
get into any foreign entanglements in
the MATTER, The two warning govern
ments could agree to submit questions
in dispute to this government, with the
understanding THAT both would submit
to the decisions, as was done In the
Venezuelan dispute, and then the war
would end of which both are weary,
though neither has any intention of
ending it by surrender or abandonment
Of the field.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-08

The published letters from a repre-
sentative Of the New Mexican who is
visiting the mining camps of the south
ern portion of Santa Fee county show
that there is more activity there thar for
many years, and hat the large COM
panies are preparing more extensively
for operations than was generally real
lied by residents of this city who have
not visited the districts Of late. Newer
and more economical methods of treat
ing ores than We're in use when some of
the properties We're temporarily ADAM
doned will result in profits which could
not be secured formerly. The smelter to
be started in a few days at Cerrillos will
treat or buy ores, thus giving prospect
ors an opportunity to realize upon their
work as they develop properties. This
prospect has already had the effect Of
setting miners to work, and important
discoveries may be expected which
would not be made by the owners could
they not receive an income as they pro-
coed.
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A railway is to be built from Denver
to Boulder to supply coal for the mar
ket in the big city, although the con-
structing company owns but $40 acres
of coal lands. When one realizes that
the company which built the railway
from Ell Paso to the CAPTAIN a fields
in New Mexico owns 1000 acres of coal
lands, it can be seer what a good thing
has been secured. While Denver de-
mands that the new enterprise shall
sell coal at $3.50 per ton or MO franchise
will be granted for entrance to the CITY,
the New Mexico railway has contracted
to sell it's entire output to the Southern
Pacific Railway Company lat a much
better price than Denver wishes to pay
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The leader of the Irish in parliament
condemns the war in South Africa. John
Redmond occupies pretty much the
same position in attacking the govern
ment that Senator Pettigrew does in the
senate of the United States; only the
Irishman has a great deal more aus
for his course than the senator from
South Dakota has for making himself
a common nuisance in championinG the
side of the bride taker of the Philippine
islands. who once sold out to the SPAN
ish, and then would not stay bought,
but returned to try to secure the results
for himself of American valor in con-
ouering the Spanish. The 1rishmen in
parliament have political grievances
against England, which prompts them
to make trouble for the government in
time of distress, and to seek to harrass
the party which they blame for oppres-
sion and discrimination against Ire
land. But Senator Pettigrew has abso-
lutely no cause for his acts.
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Doubtless the Democratic weekly pa
pers in the territory which had been de-
cedved by the bureau that supplies them
with stuff from Santa Fe are waiting to
hear Of rows and bitterness which were
not developed by the recent large gath
ering of members Of the Republican ter
rdtorial central committee. Although the
attendance was the largest yer known,
only harmony was shown, and such a
lively interest with regard to political
matters as to indicate that the party
will this year achieve an unusual ma
5ority in the fall election. However, the
fact THAT there was no disagreement at
the meeting will not prevent fake sto-
s1es being sent out by a writer who
for1ns his opinions from gossipers and
strengthens these by his inventive gen.
lus.