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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
The General Assembly.

Columbia, Jao 81 90 Tuesday the
house adopted M. Patton resolution
locking to constitutional amendment
by Which bonded cities could under
take city water works, by vote Of
1G4 to 10. exemptiog certain cities
Mr. Bacot secured the passage Of the
bill repeallog the amendment to the
primary Law. by which 10 Charleston it
was required that voters in the primary
should have registration certificates,
which prerequisite is not required else.
where 10 the State 10 State and county
primaries
The resolution allowing suit TO be
brought against the State by the Caro-
lima National Bank for the recovery Of
The value of Two notes. endorsed By
Col Neal, as superintendent, was adopt
ed after considerable discussion.
SENATE
The Appelt local option bill was
killed in the Senate today by vote
of 25 to IL
Another bill of Importance was
discussed and also rejected ltrefer,
red to the manner of assessing
property for taxation
The night session opened with the
| further consideration Of the Graydou
dispensary bill The May6eld sub
stitute was taken up, the pending
motion being an amendment to it
by Senator Henderson providing for
the appointment of the board Of
directors by the Governor
Senator Archer offered 40 amend
men. that the Senate elect one mem
Der of the board of directors, who
shall be chairman. and the House to
eject swo, all of whom must
be men of good moral char
acter They shall serve for two
years and shall receive the
per diem and miIeage of members Of
the Legislature, to be paid out of dis
pensary funds, and they sball meet
and take their oath ten days after the
approval of the Act He said that
by having separate elections be
thought there would not be 80 much
chance of political influence being
brought to bear. The election of q
chairman by the Senate would Ger
tainly obviate the usual political
equabble for that position His plan
would create a friendly rivalry be-
tween the two houses TO secure the
best business men
The yeas and nays being demand
ed the amendment was adopted by
25 to ii
Columbia, Jan 81 When the
house met this morning the senate
reported that it had killed Mr. Hy
drick's 8 insurance bill and also the
bill relative to township boards Of
assessors
At the instance Of Dr. Wyche
number of claims on which favorable
reports were made were taken up
and passed without the formality CT
printing and going on the calendar
Reports that we're unfavorabe or
divided went over on the calendar.
The house took up it's third read
ing bills There had to oe u yea and
nay vote on the joint resolution to
provide for the constitutional amend
ment relative to bonding ce :ain
cities and towns On the yea and
nay vote 96 members voted for the
final passage of the resolution, and
Messrs Gamble and Ragsdale voted
against the resolution Eighty three
votes were necessary for the passage
of the resolution. so with the 90 votes
the resolution goes to the senate for
agreement
There was 8 brief discussion on
Mr. Robinson g little bill to recognize
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-19
Horse Notes

The black pacing gelding Darkner,
2:1SA by Fred Douglass, dam outraged
has been sold to J. Levy q Bros, of Gal
weston, Tex, to e. J. Hutchinson, of San
The managers of the principal New
England trotting tracks are talking of
holding an early meeting to arrange a
schedule of races for next year, SO as to
Mrs. H B. Allen. wife of the Omaha
horseman, is the best reinsWoman in the
Nebraska city. She has been driving the
handsome mare Birdie A, by LockWett, a
LONE Williams, of Frankfort, has re-
Gently purchased Ontrain, b. f., by On
ward dam by Norval. and Slavic, b. G.,
2, by Prodigal. dam by Wilton Last week
over Holnesburg track Ontrain stepped
a quarter in 81 seconds and Slavic quar-
ter in 40 seconds
Samuel s. Blackburn has decided to
close out his racing stable and retire from
the turf. He will dispose of his string
at the Fasig sale next month. Among
the good ones are Rob Roy, 2:1614. by
Pilot Chief: Jack. 2:1SA, by Mahbrino
Boy; Walter D., 2.21A by Jersey Wilkes;
S s. B., by Atlantic. and a FLY by Di-
rector out of a dam by Allie Wilkes
Mrs Ida H. Stoner of Paris, Ky widow
of the late Col. r. 6. Stoner, long one of
KentuckY's foremost trotting breeders,
has recently been elected president of the
Society of Daughters of the Confederacy.
track next season. just as they were at
Lexington this year During the past sea-
son the straps were permitted at the New
England track owing to the boycott on
early-closfng stakes.
Ed Geers arrived at Village Farm with
The Abbott on the morning of December
?, and in the near future the son of
Chimes will be taken over to the covered
pared for his next seasons assault on the
record
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SEIZED THE WORKS.
Venezuela Appropriates Property o
an American Company.

New York. Dec. 19.-The Tribune
prints the following:
A cable message received at the office
of the National Asphalt company from
its agent in Venezuela, announces that
a revolution had broken out in that
country. No details were contained in
the message.
The revolution. it is said. is probably
the outcome of an attempt on the part
of the president and cabinet of Vene-
zuela to deprive American corporations
of their property and rights
The National Asphalt company will
be one OF the principal sufferers from
this. The company owns large conces-
sions and mining titles in the state of
Bermudez, Venezuela. The company
has been in actual possession of the
.Bermudez asphalt lake for twelve years
and III this time it has founded the vii
lage of Guanaco and erected buildings,
shops and a railroad.
Several attempts have been made by
the government of Venezuela to cancel
the cOmpany'S concessions, but these at
tempts have always failed.
At 4 o'clock on December 10, President
Castro personally told the United
States minister at Caracas that two
government commissions had proved
the conpany's right to its property. At
o'clock on the same day, it is alleged,
the president seized the entire property
and divided it among others
Gen. Avery D. Andrews, vice president
of the company, has appealed to the
United States government for assist
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PugiIism a Paying Business
For Terry McGoYern.
Prize Fight and Theatrical Re-
ceipts Are $4,000.
Brooklyn Terror Lets Liquor
Entirely Alone.
He Is Free From Sears and Has
Perfect Hands.

New York, Dec. 19--That wonderful
little fighter, Terry McGovern, the
Brooklyn whirlwind, wound up his fistic
season of 1900 last Thursday night by
throwing an awful scare into Joe Cans
and then finishing the Baltimore negro
in short order.
Not only is Terry the greatest little
fighter that ever lived, but he is big
money-nal1er as well. During the year
1900 the Brooklyn boy has earned IN
the ring and on the stage nearly double
the salary of President Mckinley. Nc
Governs share of the gate receipts and
purses for the fights he has engaged in
since January 1 amounts to $4,000. Be
sides he has received nearly $25, 600 for
his work as an actor, in the play The
BOwery After Dark" giving exhibit
tons and umpiring ball games.
Talk of Cans having faxed last
Thursday night must receive a check
when it is remembered that in no con-
test in which McGovern has appeared
this year has he been compelled to fight
more than eight rounds. His one fight
that lasted that long was with George
Dixon. His easiest victory was over
Tommy Warren, whom he beat in less
than round at the Broadway Athletic
club.
McGovern has gone through his many
battles without receiving a severe in
jury of any kind. He has no cuts,
marks or scars to indicate that he is a
champion pusilist.
Many pugilists have had their effect
fveness very much impaired through
injuries to their hands brought on by
punching their opponents. McGovern's
hands are absolutely perfect.
McGovern is not vet of age, is mar
ried and is the father of two bright
children. He has a fine bank account
and owns valuable real estate in Brook
Ign. McGovern is fond of horses,
drives one of the fastest trotters on the
Speedway. He occasionally takes fly
ers on the runners, but his investments
are generally small.
On the street AIcGovern dresses in the
latest fashion, and barring a predilec-
ton for diamonds is very modest in his
attire. He is strictly temperate and
fond of home life. His wife and chill
dren travel with him on his trips
through the country
Sam Harris has been largely respon-
sible for McGovern's success as a
money-maker. Harris has proved him
self a shrewd matchmaker. BY leaving
every business detail to his manager
McGovern has shown himself possessed
of the normal head that usually loses
its identity on a successful fighters
shoulders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-19
PROFITS IN FLAX.
Farmers in Southeast Portion of
State Taking to This Crop.

Fort Scott. Dec. 19.-The farmers of
Bourbon county and southeastern Kan
sas generally believe they have at last
found that crop which is to be the ''s1re
thing regardless of market or growing
conditions.
A year ago last spring the first flax
was sown in the county-the first Stree
the early dayszand although there was
no way of disposing of the straw, which
is one of the valuable products of thu
plant, except by using it for COW feed,
still it generally netted the fortunate ex-
perimenters SIS an acre. Last spring SO
great was the demand for seed that
those who had held over a portion of
their surplus sold it at $3.50 a bushel.
Thousands of acres that had been in
corn were planted with the new crop and
thousands more of prairie land were
p1oWed up to make more room. 1t was
generally predicted that If the crop ma
tured well there would be so much of it
that the price would go down to moth
ing.
The season was favorable and the ma
jority of the flax raisers thrashed out y
bushels to the acre, but contrary to pre-
dictions. the price ran up to a higher
figure than had ever been known here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-19
MANNING IN WASHINGTON.
Has No Fear of a Rival League Club
in the Capital

Washington, Dec. 19.-President James
Manning, of the Washington club, re-
turned here today and spent the day
inspecting sites for his new baseball
park.
Il was told in New York" said he,
chat the old league grounds here oc-
cupfed the only site available for base
ball purposes. After a personal tour I
have been compelled to place my in
formant in the same class with the man
who tried to tell me Washington was
always a poor ball town. There are at
least three available pieces of property
for our new park"
Mr.. Manning reiterated his aversion
to a baseball war; and said he would
use every effort to prevent it. IF. how
ever, the National league forces a fight
on u.s. said he, land places an auxiliary
team in Washington, have no fear of
the outcome From my personal con-
tact with baseball people here I have
found the feeling against the National
league so bitter that I am frank to say
I would rather come to Washington
with the National league my enemy
than as my hacker"
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EDUCATORS WILL HELP.
Well Known Men Who Will Assist
in Exposition Work.

Garland, Dec. 1T. r. Longshore, OF
this place, has been appointed to tornu-
late plans for an educational depart
ment for the Kansas exposition. he
has made public the names OF those VINO VINO
will work with him in the project. HIS
advisory board will be; Chancellor E.
H Snow, Lawrence; President A K
TAYLOR. Emporia; President E. r.. Mich
OILS Manhattan; superintendent ID. NJ
Bowen. Fort Scott, and President l. H.
Murlin Baldwin. The committee on
plans will be: z. T. Fairchild, city
superintendent, Ellsworth; F. p. Smith
Davidson. city superintendent Topeka;
Principal o. NJ. Becker, Melvern; A C.
Wheeler, city superintendent, Garden
CITY; o. M West, county superintend-
ent. Mound City; Miss M Z. Dolphin.
I.eavenworth; Miss Kitty M Fisher
Ienora: Miss Helen N. Eacker, Mime
apolis: Prof. f. H. Baker, Long Island;
J. E. Mathers. county superintendent,
FL Dorado: William s. Huesner, Clay
Center; Prof. S. w. McGarrah, Olathe;
/ L. Dayhoff, county superintendent
Hutchinson, and Prof. D. d. Riley
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KANSAS NEWS.
Mysterious Stranger Hunting
For a Buried Treasure
Recalls an Old Story of $40, 900
in Kingman County
HIDDEN BYPAYMASTER
He Was Pursued by Indians
Away Back in 1S4S.
Thought to Be Buried Near the
Noted Chicaskia Springs.

Kingman I<as., Dec. IA mystic
rioIs stranger who has been delving
around in the neighborhood of the
Nichols Springs in Chicaskia township
the past week, has excited much Curl
osity and at the same time revived an
almost forgotten story of a buried
treasure.
The tradition runs that about the
year 1913, an army paymaster, who was
being pursued by Indians, and who,
together with his companions, was
either killed near by or carried into cap
tiVity. The only surviving one was car
ried away, but sickened and died soon
after. Before his death, however, he
managed to communicate with a half
breed trapper and gave him a plat of
the ground desert bling where the box
was hidden, but the trapper lost the
chart and could only remember that it
was about 300 rods from the spring, yet
could not remember the direction. He
and others to whom he communicated
the secret made periodical trips to the
spring for years and made vain search
for the hidden treasure up until about
the year 1863, when search was aban-
doned.
The last survivor of those in the secret
was named Samuel Robinson, one of
the early-day trappers in this section,
and a companion of the RoubidOuxs'
and also an agent of the American Fur
company He died at his home in
Quincy, Iowa, some three years since,
and with him it was thought died all
chance of ever finding the treasure. He
was well acquainted with this part of
the state and four years ago he gave
Mort Albaugh the story and a minute
description as to the lay of the land,
each stream and branch and watering
place, as it exists today, in the closest
detail, although he had been here but
once since 1850, except when passing
through in 1867.
1t was a supposition that the treasure
was hidden northeast of the spring, in
the neighborhood of where John Ford's
house now stands, either in the swamps
about some of his springs or in the
banks of the Chicaskia, south of his
house.
It may never be found, and then
a again, some one may be so fortunate as
to unearth it some day. There were con-
ficting tales as to the amount of the
treasure, but the general understand
ing was that the sum was about $4,000.
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HOMEWARD MOVEMENT.
Volunteers in Philippines VIII Be
gin to Return January Il

Manila Dec 19=The volunteer regf-
ments will proceed to the United States
to be mustered out in practically the
same order as they arrived in the Phil
ipine islands. They will be replaced by
regulars provided by the army bill. The
Thirty -seventh volunteer regiment, which
is to begin the homeward movement by
embarkiug on New Years day, viii be
and viii sail on the transport Sheridan.
The women and sick soldiers who were
to sail on the Sheridan will leave on the
Warren Saturday.
The Eleventh cavalry, which is to fol-
low the Thirty-seventh volunteer regi-
arines province and will sail January 10
the Meade The Thirty-sixth regi-
ment. which began the service the earli-
est in July. 1892 is now in the province
of IlOilo, but viii be transported here
soon
The officers of the regular army hold
ing commissions IN volunteer regiments
will be retained in the Philippines and
volunteer officers on special duty will be
released the authority OF headquar-
terS- Arms, ammunition equipment,
stores and animals will be transferred to
bred rifles. and a hundred cartridge belts
and 1900 rounds of ammunition per regi-
ment- The men will retain their haver-
sacks and utensils.
Volunteers desiring TO leave the service
and remain in the Philippines will be al
lowed to do so. Enlisted natives Will be
discharged.
It is believed that the temporary deple-
ton OF many posts and the checking OF
operations viii result in renewed insur
gent activity
The announcement this afternoon of
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KNEW HIS BUSINESS.
Knew Something Besides What He
Read IN Books.

The wise, up-to-date, modern doctor is
no longer tied down TO the hard and fast
rules of what his medical books say he
shall use and what he may withhold in
treating his patient.
The successful doctor nowadays is the
one who is quick to avail himself of
any remedy, new or old which holds out
chance Of cure no matter whether it
IS AHopathic, Homeopathic or neither
one
DR.. JennisOn, in an interesting article
on indigestion and dyspepsia says:
Nine tenths of all people, who apply
TO me for advice and treatment think
they have this ailment or that ailment,
but find on close examination that
their whole trouble arises from poor
digestion.
They have little appetite and if they
do have an appetite the food they eat
does them no good. Why2 Because it is
but half digested, causing thin blood,
weak nerves, sleeplessness, aching bones,
pains in chest, formation of gases. belch-
ing. etc They tell me they believe they
have consumption, or heart disease
rheumatism nervous pFOStration, in fact
most every disease but the right one.
IN reality the whole trouble is in the
stomach and nowhere else. Now what
DO do with such peOple2 7 don't feed
them on pre-digested foods like babies,
nor stomach bitters' nor patent nos
frums which I know nothing about. No
honorable physician win prescribe a
remedy unless he knows what it con-
tains and its probable effects
For all such patients I have but one
prescription. I advise them to go to the
nearest drug store and get a 90 cent box
Of StuaFt's Dyspepsia Tablets I use
them with remarkable success in all
cases of Indigestion and stomach trou-
BILE, because know what Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets consist of and what
they will do. They contain the vegeta-
bic essences, Giastase and government
test pepsin which are the things every
weak stomach lacks to restore natural
digestive vigor and il I had dyspepsia
myself it is the one remedy I should
take
When a patient comes to me COM
planning of duh headaches, sour stomach,
bad taste. nervousness, belching of gas,
or heart trouble which is generally
caused from INDIGESTION I tell him to
take one or two of Stuart's Tablets af-
ter each meal and as often during the
day as he has any trouble and I feel
confident have given that patient the
best advice I could give
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are large
pleasant tasting lozenges. containing
diastase and pepsin combined with fruit
and vegetable essences. They are not
eathartic and do not act on any par
ticular. organ like ordinary drugs but
simply act entirely on the food eaten.
They are q natural digestive, pure and
simple
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by
druggists at 80 cents per package
throughout the United States, Canada
and Great Britain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-19

Kerr. Of tie Pittsburg club said: Il
don't know. That is for the league as a
body to decide. The players hardly
know what they wanted. and they made
a mess OF It.. am for the players get
any grievances they should be remedied
but so far there has been no real griev-
ances made clear. What the players
mostly want will injure the business
probably more for themselves than for
anybody else. The league will not con-
sent to anything that will harm the
game
The local management still hopes of
putting through the deal whereby
Pitcher Clark Griffith, of Chicago, will
be secured for Rube Waddell. There is
to be a determined endeavor made to
get rid of RUDE. ST. Louis or any other
club can have him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-19
Jewell County Fair Dates

Mankato, Dec. 19.-The regular annual
meeting of the stockholders of the jew
ell County Fair association was held in
Mankato Tuesday afternoon. The report
of the treasurer showed the association
in good shape. Officers were elected for
the coming year as follows: President,
J. H Woollen; vice president, II. c
Ahrens. secretary, c. +. Horne; treas
urer, L. Hulse; superintendent, y.
Woods; directors, p. O. Green, II. r..
Honey. J. c. Jackson. J. Gift and c n.
Garfield c. F. Horne was chosen dele
gate to attend the annual meeting of the
state board of agriculture. It was voted
to hold a fair in 1901 and the date was
fxed for September II. IS 70. %.
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RESCUES A CHINESE SLAVE
Abilene Boy Does Generous Act in
Honolulu.

Abilene, Dec. 19.-The Honolulu Com
mercial Advertiser contains an interest
ing story of the saving of a Chinese
slave girl by George b. Mcclellan, form
erly of Abilene. 1t says: All Ho. a Chi
nese slave girl of eight years. ernaciated
by suffering and starvation, and bearing
the marks of inhuman treatment upon
her body, was brought to the police sta
ton yesterday afternoon by George b.
Mcclellan. representative Of the Protec-
tive League of Honolulu.
The frail burden was taken into the
private office Of High Sheriff Brown
where she remained during the after
noon Last evening she was taken to
Kawaiahao seminary on King street
where she will be kept under the charge
OF the matron.
Inhuman brutality has been the chiId's
lot for the past six months. She is the
Paul Neuman's law Office, and was
bought by him half a year since for
$40. Prior to that she was the property
body and soul. of a Chinese who lived
upon another island and who had origi-
nally bought her from the mother in
China.
The gentlemen found out in the course
OF their Investigations that Mon Wan s
wife beat the child at all hours of the
Gay and night What the motive was
for such cruel treatment none of the
nelshbors had been able to ascertain
But that the woman brutally whipped
the girl, starved her until she became a
shadow, and abused her until her groans
and means We're so pitiful that the
neighbors complained to the police, were
undeniable facts.
Yesterday she had a big lump on one
OF her hands which looked as if 1t had
been broken. Her body was a mass Of
black and blue bruises. After consulta-
ton 1t was decided to send All Ho to
Kawaiahao seminary and Mr.. Mcclellan
will act as her guardian.
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TO TAKE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Edward Corrigan's English Racing
Plans Many Two z ear-OIds.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. led Cor
rigan has completed his plans for his
English campaign. He will have a
string of twenty-four horses across the
pond tla2 syear and has great expecta-
lions. Corrigan will ship much earlier
this year, possibly on a steamer 1eaV-
ing New York on January "a. He will
ship nine from California, including the
fast sprinters Sardine and Corsine.
The balance are coming 2-year-olds,
bred as follows: Chestnut colt by Golden
Dawn-Hueneme, brown colt by Basset-
taw-Darnetta, bay colt by Indio-
Lucerne, bay colt by Indio-Tempest
bay colt by Indio-Fanny S., chestnut
filly by Riley-Dolican, bay filly by
Riley-Connie B.