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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-30


them, leaving South Carolina the
only unpaid claimant.
Senator Tillman has been giving to
the promotion of this claim earnest
work, and is confident that he will
succeed in his efforts His personal
influence in the senate is great. and
bis position on the appropriation
committee of that body enables bin
to press his measure 20 advantage
If an appropriation is secured it will
be due to his efforts, with the active
cooperation of the other mem
bers of congress from this
State. He desires no lobbyists
or promoters sent him from South
Carolina, and if an appropriation is
secured it will have attached to it
clause that no commission or fee
shall be paid any one for services in
it's collection, but every cent will 60
into the State Treasury, where it
rightfuI'y belongs No evidence is
needed to establish these claims
every fact is clear and distinct-and
the only question at issue is whether
the United States will deal with
South Carolina as she has dealt with
the other States .
The other class of cIsims-for ex
pendituree is raising, subslsting and
transporting volunteers to the Mexi
can War. aggregated according to
computation of the third auditor of
the treasury in 1858, $32, ,l62 Al
The general government settled with
Gov johnson for part of the eS-
penditures of the State in lS48. Mr.
Black, as shown by his report to
Gov Aston in 1858, discovered that
Mai Esves, the paymaster of the
Palmetto regiment, after settling with
the State authorities, carried his
vouchers to his home, and that there
had been no offort to collect them
from the general government MIR
Black found these vouchers in the
possession of Maj Eaves and with
the consent of Gov Aston, deposited
them with the third auditor of the
treasury, who was authorized by an
act of congress to audit and pay
them However, it was found that
there was no appropriation available,
and Mr. Black was informed by the
treasury department that they were
approved and would be paid as soon
as congress could be induced to ap
propriste the money. Senator Till
man tells me that the secretary of the
treasury claims that he holds Blacks
receipts for $4,000 paid thereon in
January, 1858
If this amount was ever turned
over to the State authorities, as the
treasury reports fail to record it's
receipts. and in 1866, Gov Gist ap
pealed to the Legislature to pay Mr.
Blacks an additional $500 for his ser
vices, un the ground that having col
lected nothing, he bad secured no
commission
These vouchers should be OF 6:e in
the treasury department 10 Washington
Mr Black makes no refereree to ;hcn
10 his ..Exaibi: A." nor Gas there
saywne.e been fouod &c :cmizea state
nens CT then
D,,r wv nr,Y, ~-.rJ,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-30
MILLINERY HINTS.

Summer Hats and the Newest Trim
nlinSS For Them.
White will predomincte among summer
hats. A hat entirely Of dead white is
rather trying to the complexion, bur
trimmed with black or colors it is usually
becoming Straws Of many delicate
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-30
DUE BY THE STATE

IS Od!vcI C1GtcS 0H:GS o3bus u! tSS
State CT Sou.h Carolina 9aicn ssgre
gate w;:h ioteres, % this tine. S243
00e Taey @ere purchased 10 the
open market as 40 inyes!maor Of The
In3ian trust fcad 10 i5e act refund
iog ia, ;ode5;edaess of South Ca-oiica
these boads we're dec;src1 10 par;
fraudalens, aod the acs authorized their
refuadmeue at so cen,s On tie dollar
This settlement the Uoised States
refused, aud sicce 1877 aas beeo bold
log these bonds Withcu: receiving sry
interest thereon Frequeut demands
for their payment have been made so
the State, bu: Invariably the answer
has been returned by our authorities
taat the general government nus'
accept the settlement accorded o,5e7
holders, or take nothing finally an
acr of congress repaid to the Indian
truss fund The face amount and turoe5
them into The Uuited States treasury as
general asset. Uader the act CT
congress by which tie pa7meut of the
Spanish war claims due the State vas
made, the Uni,ed Ststea treasury was
ao.boriz,d &c sue tie State for ,5eir
recovery
The Ual:ed S;a:es also boiis agsiss:
Scu.b Carolina cIa;o o: S235, 600 for
ordnance stores belonging 20 ite
Uared States which were seized IL
Cha, lesion by order OF Gov P;ckens io
December, 1860. after tnc adoption OF
tie ordinance of secession but before
Fort Sumter was fred upcu Il is
upon this claim thst tie Uaitcd States
treasurer began suit iu .bo supreme
court recently The action was DOUBT.
less prompted by resolution which
Senator Ti!Imao succeeded in gei'iog
through tbs senate ditec'iug the Uoited
S a,es treasurer to report to congress
the Indebtedness cf the Uoited STA es
to Scath Carolina. aad is 40 effort to
6od something With wh;ca to offset tsc
jus: aad equitable claims being urged
oy Senator filimao Tee discovery OF
the Ezaibit A" BY Mir Ya!Ge!l IS ve:y
opportuac at this t:ms, as the treasus5
depsrtmeu: is required to file state
ment ot the claims ocriog june
To Eoo N. G. Eyans. OF Eige6s'd
/, daa the credit of tue prese:t as;;:
s;oa otf TIE claims by resolution @llca
b ,atsoducze: N tie ;.zpara ass n,5'y
At the sess;on oi 1898. &. ire >es>;oa
o. 1899 Secretary Of ofote &c ac1
Directed he stteI:io5 of tie caalrE;s Il
.: sever.i cgmg,l:tces oi the :2sDers..
asseaoly 20 TIE nc:v :anoas rubbish
room Of the State hoase. aed Teccc;
mended smaii appropriation 70 put 10
order the valuable records 1t cootaIned
Fai!iug 10 this sffsrs ho employed 2
map fer The work, continuing the work
as long as his contingent fuud as
sec etary Of state would permit. Gov
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-03-23
DEATH OF JOHN M'MON EG:AI.
Excessive Drinking Ends the Life OF ali
Old Settler of Joliet.

Excessive Drinking Ends the Ltfe Of All
Old Settler of Joliet.
Word was received in this city
Wednesday Of the death of John Nc
MOnegal at Joliet that morning under
fuspicious circumstances aud the COR
oner was requested to 60 down there
and conduct an inquest on the remains
Accordingly DR.. B. B. Kelley. the cor
oner, went to Joliet the same day and
summoned jury, consisting Of Will
lam Roberts, j. S. Newton, James
Convery, D. Reardon, John Normile
and Mr.. McVeigh, to view the remains
and take testimony Of witnesses con
corning the death Of the deceaased
From the evidence adduced at the in.
quest it became apparent that McMon-
egal had died from the excessive use of
alcoholic stimulanta He had been Oh
q protracted spree since st. Patrick .
day and the consequence was that it
finally resulted in his death. A bottle
of whisky and another of strychnlne
were found in the blankets Of his bod,
which gave rise to the stories of suicide,
but it was shown that the strychnine
had been purchased by the deceased for
the poisoning of wild animals which
had committed depredations upon his
chicken house. Mr.. McMonegal had
been feeling very bad on the day of his
death and had dispatched his hired
man to the neighhors and some of
them had arrived on the scene before
death closed the last act Of the de.
ceased's life.
The remains were ombalmed by the
Holland Bros. OF Gebo and held to
await the arrival of relatives from
Pennsylvania, who telegraphed instruc-
tions to that effect A sister and
nephew Of the deceased are expected to
attend the funeral
The deceased was we'll known at
Joliet. where he had resided for several
years, having homesteaded the land
which is now the townsite of Joliet,
deciding the forty acres which il in
cluded in the townsite some time last
fall to the Joliet Townslte and Inn
provement company, retaining the bal
ance of his homestead. He was about
% years of age when he died and un.
married.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-03-23
THE FIRE FIEND
SWEEPS THE CITY
Property Valued at 100000 Swept Away By a
Disastrous Conilagration.
NO WATER COULD BE HAD
Else the ConflagrationA Would Not Have
Cot Beyond Control

OF the men TO the ground floor. where
willing hands soon rescued them from
their perllous predicamrnt Wiswell
was more dead than alive when taken
out. but as soon as he recovered from
the inhalation of smoke and flame he
informed those about him that John e.
Davis was buried in the ruins, having
been lmbedded beneath him. Efforts
were at once made to rescue the unfu,-
tunate man, but they proved Of no
avail, as Davis was so buried beneath
the debris Of the building that he could
not be found, and the crowd of people
were forced to stand idly by while
they realized that human being was
being cromated i'll the fire
After raging for about three hours tho
flames were finally gotten partially un-
der control and Were eventually con.
fined to the four brick blocks which
were destroyed. Had the city possessed
water works system, there is 10 ques-
tion but what the loss would have been
confined to the basement of the building
where the fire first broke ont; or even
had it been possible to obtain during
the incipiency Of the blase stream Of
water from the hose of the Spofford
hotel, it would likely have availed in
stopping the fire, but the pumps at the
mines had been closed down Oh account
Of the strike last week and consequent
~ the only available pressure supply of
water could not be had. OF course the
hot Lws 40 .~Al.
nobly, but their efforts were futile un.
til the buildings which we're burned
presented an opening for fighting the
fire with any degree Of success.
The losses include the | X L com
pany's mammoth clothing stock and
building, valued at $35, 200, with an
insurance Of 81, 600 on the building and
$40. 900 on stock; the extensive general
merchandise stock of w. r. Hall, val
ued at $25, 900, with insurance Of $l4,-
600; Larkin & Fleming's wholesale
and retail liquor store. who carried an
insurance of only $4,000, while their
loss is three times that sum; Fulton &,
Dalton's mammoth hardware stock,
formerly carried by M. W. Potter and
only last week transferred to the new
firm, valued at $4,000. with mini
mum insurance of $4,000: The Red
Lodge Picket and Carbon County Dem
ocrat printing plants. valued at $5, 900,
with the small insurance of 81 900 on
The Picket plant; the Red Lodge
Business Mems club, whose loss
is estimated at $4,000. with no
insurance; the denta. parlors of DR..
Dilworth, who lost in fixtures and office
furniture at least $1,000, with an in
surance of $500; DR.. A. C.. MoClana-
han, whose loss exclusive Of insurance
is placed at $500, besides the loss sus-
tanned by A. H. Davis, the jeweler,
whose office was in the block owned by
Alderman Freiman
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-03-23
MIR. CONRAD BUYS BUFFALO.
Will Move Thirty Head TO His Ranc
Near kaIispell

Will Move Thirty Head TO His Ranch
Near kalispell.
G. n. Conrad, of kalispcll, has pur-
chased the Andrew Stinger interest IN
the Allard herd of buffalo, amounting
to thirty head, and will remove them
from the reservation to his farms on
the east side of the Flathead river as
soon as he can build high fence
around it which will be proof against
escape Of any. To do this will cost
considerable money, but Mr.. Conrad
figures that in short time the increase
which will naturally follow will more
than compensate him for any outlay
at this time, as buffalo are scarce and q
good herd is worth considerable money
The work will begin soon and be
hopes to be able to bring the buffalo up
from the reservation III the late spring
or early summer. 1t will add great
attraction to those visiting Kalispell
and the Flathead valley in the future.
as herd OF buffalo as easy accessible
as they will bo is rare thing for the
average American citizen to see these
days. The herd from which these are
taken has in all more than 200 buffalo.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-03-23

The streets and vacant lots in the vi.
cinity were piled full With the stocks
and furniture of parties in the threat
ened district. The Carbon Mercantile
company and the Yalmage hardware
company worked like beavers in re-
moving their stocks and were extremely
thankful that the fire stopped its raw
ages before it got in its grasp the Ital-
ian hall.
Daniel O'Shea's brick block had a
narrow escape from being gathered in
by the fire tiend. Clouds of flames
from the burning block owned by the
Red Lodge Improvement company shot
around the rear window of the O'Shea
block and set fire to room III the block,
but it was hastily extinguished before
damage was done. The roof Of the
O'Shea block was badly damaged by
the fire and will have to be replaced.
The Spotto1d hotel was twice on fire,
but the blaze was put out Oh both oo-
casions before any great damage was
done. Thomas f. Pollard. the propri-
etor, had men stationed at each win
ing with water and wet blankets with
which to prevent. it possible, ANY posi-.
hility of the fire communicating to the
hotel. The tank up on the top Of the
hotel was filled with water the previous
day, SO that there was plenty of water
for this purpose.
A. Fl. Davis, the leweler, has Sc
cured temporary quarters OH the second
floor OF the Davis block.
DIS. McGlanahau 81 Doty have se-
cured quarters in the Carbon County
Bank building, on the second floor of
the block.
The. alacrity with which Dr. Nc
Clanahan escaped from his office after
the explosion came by gracefully slid
ing down d polo which had been placed
against the building for the purpose.
was a surprise to most Of the onlookors.
who had not before been on to the doc
tors gymnnstic curves
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-03-23
NOTES ON THE BIG BLAzE.
Incidents Connected with the Cnnflasra
tion that ragged Tuesday.


tion that ragged Tuesday.
T.. Freiman of the [ x L company
rustled around i'll great shape TO save
his stock of goods from the flames. He
succeeded in getting out a large propot-
tion of his stock which occupied the
ground floor, but the stock was so in.
jured by the hasty removal that at
least half its value is gone. None of
the stock on the upper floor was saved.
The company have temporarily taken
up quarters at the Finn hall.
Owing to the inclination Of the tough
element to get drunk and have hill
prious time of it, Mayor Larkin issued
an order early in the day closing all of
the saloons and thus was avoided many
of the disturbances that usually follow
il the wake Of big fire.
Fulton & Dalton saved hardly any of
their big stock of hardware, SO rapidly
did the flames progress. The most
they got out consisted Of the books of
the concern and stove or two
Larkin & Fleming saved few bar
rels Of liquor and some stock which
they had on the main floor All of
their stock in the basement was utterly
destroyed A few hundred dollars
would cover their entire salvage
Attorney George H. Bailey lost his
valuable law library, consisting of ssv-
earl hundred volumes Of standard
books. His loss is severe one.
The glass in the hotel windows in
Metier's furniture store. on the op-
posite side of the street, was all broken
out Blankets were hung from the
windows and kept deluged with water
to protect the buildings, and even then
they had very close call from being
consumed.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-03-23

From the Gazette it is learned
that Wednesday nights Burlington
brought in ten carr and all were heay-
lily londed There ware between 900
aud 300 people bound for western
points Of this number 1Os were en
route to Cape Nome. The west bound
Northern Pacific passenger was diyid-
ed into two sections The second Sec
tion carried 500 passengers, bound
westward.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-03-23
5Finlanders.

Saan lausua kutskseni Red Lodgen
suamalai sille. Suta Hyvaita tyasta
kun anttatvat minun tavoraitani pals
tulan kasista. Kunniaitnksella the l.
x. T.. Waatc kappa +. FREEMAN. S7t1
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-04-25
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Matters of Interest Discussed BY
Party Leaders.

The fusion State officials are not
finding office-holding under fusion
auspices the snap they expected it
to be. Every man in every depart
ment of the State government is
called upon to stand a robust assess
ment upon his salary for the sup
port of the Lind machine and the
Democratic Press Bureau, and it is
nolight assessment either. It is said
that more than 80 or 40 newspapers
have been bought or established
within the last year for the purpose
of disseminating Democratic doc
trines, and others which have been
on lettering legs have been braced
up and got ready for the fray. This
is all expensive business and comes
hard on the officials; however. there
is probably not one Of them all that
ever made as much, money as he is
making at Office holding and the as
sessments are placed with more or
less cheerfulness.
N
The announcement of Admiral
Dewey that he will be a candidate
for President has met with rather q
chilly reception. The Admiral de-
clares that he is Democrat and Of
course, that being the case, he is a
candidate for the Democratic nomi.
nation. The Bryan men are quite
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-04-25
CHARMING MUSICALE.

Mrs. Mary M. Ashmore gave
musical in the Presbyterian church
last Wednesday evening. The
church was Hastily decorated with
palms and we'll flied with the parents
and friends of the music class. All
present were delighted with the
evidence of good work on the part of
both teacher and pupil. 1t was
generally conceded before that we
had in our midst musical instructor
of rare endowments and accomplish
ments. Mrs. Ashmore sustained
and added to her reputation in this
public recital. The value to the
community of such work as Mrs.
Ashmore is doing among the young,
forming musical taste and power:
cannot be estimated too highly
The program appended below was
presented by the class. The work
of the beginners in music surprised
instead of disappointed and hence
delighted. Those more advanced
charmed the auditors with their rare
skill. The instrumental duet oy
Misses Cooper and Bruer, the solo bv
Miss Cooper, the solo by Miss Bruer
and the duet by Mrs. Ashmore and
Miss Bruer deserve special mention
as disclosing skill Of high order.
Song-The New Kingdom :. ... Tours
| Choral Class.
lrma Houghmaster.
Earnest and Frances Carpenter.
Song-My Sweetheart. ............. Wood
l Miss Mckay.
| Waltz ............ Schlelharth
The Boatswain observation-disclosures. 49,. Molloy
Mr.. Schumacher.
Old Folks at Home. Hols,
Miss Edwards.
Misses cooperi - Bruer.
Song-A Mothers Lulla6v5a Gilbert
i Miss Fc4Tfa
l " etAeN ~ oOAASSr AdlI-
Miss Mckay.
Twilight Voices. ......... Pratt,
Zoa Pease.
| hOmdnza Paderewsk
Miss Bruer.
Song-Asleep in the Deep .Petrie
II. A. Baldwin.
| NeN1L
i Miss Cooper.
|Song-Recessional colville
Mr.. Barackman.
Birthday Music Rohm
MRS. Ashmore and Miss Bruer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-04-25
OF f. 60LDFUs,

and get your spring and summer cloth
ing, hats, etc.
When you buy there you know
know you are getting good goods, and
as for prices. our old patrons will tell
you that they wonder how we can sell
so cheap.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-04-25
content that be should tail the tick

content that be should tail the tick
ct, but not for . moment would they
entertain the idea Of nominating him
for President. Although he says
he is q Democrat, Dewey has de-
clared himself in radical terms for
expansion, and he is equally COM
mitted to the policy Of sound money;
incidentally, he is also a protection
ist. In view Of all Of the circum-
stances, it seems quite clear that
his candidacy must end in disap-
pointment. The Democrats are alb
solutely committed to Bryan for the
nomination, and will listen to nc
other name. They are equally
pledged to the support of the Chi
cago platform for free silver and
anti-expansion. The eastern Dem
ocrats might accept Dewey as a
compromise candidate, but they
would be overwhelmed by the nu-
merical strength of the West and
South which are solid for the Nebra-
kan.
There is marked abatement of
public interest in and excitement
over the vote on the Port Rican tar
if BILL This country has issues and
interests of so vital and pressing a
nature that it can not long give con-
sideration to a question that affects
only remotely the American people.
Furthermore, as it becomes appar-
ent that every dollar Of revenue col
lected under the Porto Rican tariff
bill will be expended in the main
tenance of a civil government in
Porto Rico, there comes an easier
feeling, and conviction even
among the radical free traders, that
after all, the bill cannot be such an
injustice to the people of Porto
Rico.
DR.. H. B. Fay, the Minneapolis
mid-roader and National organizer
for his party, continues to throw
the fusion party into confusion by
his we'll directed assaults upon Gov.
Lind and the other professional
Office holders and Office seekers.
DR.. Fay insists that there is such a
thing as political principle and
such a principle is involved in the
existence of the Populist party. He
holds that the party cannot, with
out prostituting itself to the base
purposes of scheming politicians,
consent to the abandonment of party
principles and become the mere tail
of the Democratic kite. He says
that he for one will refuse to be a
co-partner in politics with a man
who has denounced and repudiated
every plank of the platform upon
which Populist could stand
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-04-25


The Dewey watch, which was
provided for by penny contributions
from the children of the northwest,
through the Minneapolis Journal,
is now ready for the Admiral, and
will be presented to him on May ist
next, the anniversary of the battle
of Manila Bay. AS number of
children in this city and vicinity
contributed to this handsome testi-
monial, which was first suggested
by child in the Journal Junior,
may be of interest. The Journal of
Saturday evening, in its description
of it says:
s'The watch itself has what is
known by the jewellers as s16' size
case, that figure donating the size
which is most convenient for gen
tleman S timepiece. The case is of
plain gold made up from United
States coin and is % carrats fine.
It is hunting case bearing upon
it's front the monogram G. D. most
artistically done in blue enamel
which is let into the gold. Upon
opening the timepiece another dis
tinctive feature appears in the dial.
Instead of the usual Roman figures
or numerals the points are repre-
sented by the letters G EORG E
D E w EY. By a lucky circum-
stance there happened to be just II
letters in the Anmiral's name and
as watch dial rarely has a figure
where the second hand comes, the
name exactly fitted. In the outside
of the back cap there appears the
Admiral s flag set into the gold in
the same handsome blue enamel.
The flag bears the four white stars
indicative of the rank and gives a
beautiful decorative effect Inside
the back cover appear crossed can
non surrounded by a ribbon which
encloses enough space to permit the
names of the Spanish ships destroy
ed in Manila to be engraved upon
sort of scutcheon. In this design
high relief is effectively used and
the bright gold is also employed to
give contrasts. The presentation
inscription occupies the cap over
the movement inside the back case.
This inscription is delicately inIaid
in blue enamel and reads as follows:
Presented to Admiral George Dew
ey U. S. n. by the Children Of Min
neapolis and the North west, May
1st. 1900. Each Donor Contributing
One Cent.
From the foregoing description
it will be seen that the case OF the
Dewey watch, while it is modest.
is at the same time one. of the
richest ever made The manu-
facturers. the American Watch Case
company of New York City; are
authority for this statementa GER
tain it is that they put more into it
than they would accept for it.
''In order to add to the signifi-
canoe Of the gift the navy depart
ment was appealed to for some metal
which could be used in the fob. The
response was prompt and satisfact-
DRY, being in the shape of some
bronze from one of the battleships
captured at Manila. A bronze ring
from the Riena Christina also sup
piled material for alloys in the fob.
Carrying, out the same idea, Eustis
brothers were successful in secur-
ing gold from the Philippines SO
that the fob of the souvenir is deep
ly significant.