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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-07

Charlotte Observer: MIR. John w
Miller, who has recently returned
from his annual visit through the cot
ton belt of Tennessee, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and Georgia-tbe cotton belt
east of the Mississippi river.-sta,ed
yesterday that he believed the crop
on THE side Of the river would be
from 10 to Is per cent less than the
crop of last year As Mr. Miller has
made this same trip of 2.100 miles
for the last three years. his judgment
is apt TO be good in the matter On
the west side of the Mississippi, Mr..
Miller said, the crop is better than it
was lsst year. and it is probable that
the increase there will! counterbal
ance the decrease on this eide, which
will make the crop about the same as
it was last year Mr.. Miller said that
the beet cotton he saw 10 the terri.
toty between Greenville. Mles and
Charlotte, is ia the territory between
here and Belmont This view Was
also entertained by General Stephen
d Lee, who travelled with Mr.. Miller
from GreenviIIe to Charlotte
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WANAMAKER HUNTING
DOWN FRAUDS.

Philsdelphia. Nov 4 Following q
recent decision by Judge Beisler that
oil 'ists Of those voting at elections
muss hereafter be- placed in the pro.
shoootsry's Office subject to public
inspection at any time instead Of
being p'sced within the sealed ballot
boxes when the polls close, OK.
Postmaster General John Wansmsker
todsy forwarded to Q number Of
ergsoisssioos interesting themselves
IN the Legislative and county con.ests
Of Tuesday . Communication bearing
90 the subject Mr. Wanamsker
indicates 10 bic Communication that
the coort's decision opens . way for
the prompt detection end exposure of
fraudulent voting and swift punish.
Tor oil engaged in election frauds "
He announces he has deposited in
. trust company $50. 900 10 market.
able railroad bonds to secure the pay.
mont Of that amout in cash to q CO :.
miitse representing the various
organisations TO be used 90 fund for
dsirsyipg the necessary expenses for
tho Investigation OF frauds against
che ballot ct the coming election aud
che municipal election next Febrosry
He then 10 detail indicates the various
systems Of committing frsuds ct cleo
tieps. In conclusion Mr. Wsusmsker
ssys be hes secured the consent of
John q johnson. ex Judge James
Gsy Gordon and ex District Attorney
Geo 8. Graham to oct % counsel to
such committee for che purpose Of
prosecuting oil those who commit any
Of the various frauds mentioned.
The organisations to which the
communication is address d are tho
Business Mems Repub' eau League,
Committee Of One Hundred, MUM
cipsl League, Trades League aud the
Law and Order society,
While ths pending political cam
psign 10 This city and State has
shown no deviation in the Republi
can ssDkG 10 their devotion TO the
national ticket, yet Mr. Wsusmsker
and the organizations above mention
ed have opposed the regular Philadel
phia Republican county ticket aud
those Legislative candidates favoriug
tho Qusy faction Of the Republican
patty.
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AGED 123.

New York; Nov l.-Georse Wash
iogton freeman Horoer Green, a. for.
mer negro slave, died 10 the aims house
At Hampstead, L. l.. today at tbe
reputed age of 123 years.
Green is said to have been born on
q farm near EIis.be.bport. N j,
on January l. l777. He vas cold to
. Virgins planter named Horoer. by
whom. it is said. he VAS sold to Gene
raj Washington. 10 1912 be was
made free mao and then osme north
sod vas employed by George Green. q
Long Island farmer. with whom be re
NAMED for forty years
Green's faculties rom sued unimpsir
ed until 6fteeu years ago, when his
eight sod hearing began to fell and he
entered ,be poor house. where be bad
lived ever siuce
He used both whisksy aud tobacco.
but has never shown any bad effects from
ei'her He vas msrried several times
aud is said to be the father Of 81 chill
dren. most of whom are dead.
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hepuoi'caD organs are making much
OF the fact that the betting 10 New
YoFk Is 4 10 | against Brfau. says the
Atleuta journal! That betting is no,
always sure criterion ia shown bv
these facts ln October. 1884. he
betting was ) to l ,ha. Cleveland would
be defeated But be wasn't Ia Octo
Der, 1888. The "@ise ones" we're betting
y to / tia: Cleveland would 10, be
defeated But be was L. Oc.ohor
1892, the odds were 3 to | against
Cleveland. He WOO
MCh;ldren PLAYING wi,h matches caused
9l tires last year. Cigars anG cigar
e;tes caused 912 !; electric wires and
lights. $50 boilers aud engines. 3S7 /:
iucen diaries. 6.744 ligh,uiog. 2,76O /;
spootaneous combustion, 1885 six
were due TO the suns raus. The
causes of l3, 127 fires were nos dis
covered
Capt W + Charles has flushed
taking the Ger sus Of the town and fuds
that the population is 3,458 OF this
oumber 1888 are whites aud 1920
negroes. the white majority bring 4l8
According to the U. s census of 1890
che population of the town was $500
10 round numers aod negroes we're 10
The majority News.
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QUESTIONS AT ISSUE.

Washington, Nov 2-It was
stated today in quarters we'll versed
in Chinese affairs, that outside of the
questions of indemnity. punishment, !,
etc. now under negotiation at Pekin,
there are three vital and far-reaching
questions to be determined, viz |:
first, the removal Of the empress
dowsger personally and through the
iohuence Of her advisers. from all
participation IN the Chinese govern
ment; second, the creation of an
indemnity fund by the increase Of
China's customs revenue, either by
the payment of the duties in gold
instead of deprecated silver. az at
present. or else by doubling the
preseut'silver duties from per cent
to l per cent ad vslorem !; and,
third, the establishment of . minister
OF foreign affairs iu place of the old
and cumbersome system of the Tsung
Ii Yamen.
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SP AIMS NEW FLEET.

And Spain is to have q new feet,
and France is to build it It will be
composed of eight ironclads, four
armored cruisers and 100 torpedo
boats.
What feet for q nation that sent
out the 'lnvincible Armada " Bot
IL is large enough for Spain and costs
less than first class navy No feet
at all would suit her better, except
for the 'oobe of the thing.
Perhaps there is lesson in the
incident for some other nations that
are now wasting millions on fleets
that will never be of any manner OF
use-natious no prouder or richer or
more powerful than Spain once was
News
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COST OF A HUSBAND.

Winsted, Conn, Nov by her
marriage today to Mr. Adams, Mrs
Hattie 4 Moore cut herself off from
an income of 81, 900 a year and the
use of real estate valued at nearly
$40, COO She is the widow of Alfred
u Moore, who was known al an
aeronaut, and who provided in his
will that his wife should lose the use
of this property if she married again
before her youngest child became 80
years old. Mr. Adams is one of the
executors of the will and has a large
salary as president of the Moore Bolt
Company, in which the estate is
heavily interested
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-07

Graham. Ga. Nov l AT Halle.
hurst, elk miles above here, last
night the town Jail was consumed by
fire 10 the Jail at the time was q
negro. who was burned to death.
The negro was charged With robbery,
aud il is supposed that be himself set
the jail afire, hoping to burn his way
out. His shrieks were heard by
citizens who went to the sceLe but
arrived too late to be of any assist.
snce The negro's name is un
known
Caracas. VeuesueIs. OCT 3O.-Yes
'erday's earthquake destroyed the t. wu
OF Gusreoas. resulting 10 the loss of 25
lives. Nearly the entire population Of
Caracas passed last uight 10 the streets
or squares OF The city Slight uemors
following the severe shocks have occu,.
red as varying intervals and still con.
tinue
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importance of the Dairy.

The convention Of tho Georgia Dairy.
meD's Association a. Grifin this week
is an important gathering. and the
papers aod addresses show commend
able progress 10 the development of this
industry 10 The State Among toe dis.
ting uished speakers at the convention
was ex Gov w. d. Hoard. Of Wis.
cousin. who comes from State which
has been largely benefited by ts dairy
interest, aud among other things be
said he wss "well pleased with the con
di'ioos 10 Georgia for dsiryiue, end
that where God had done so roucA. q,
ought to do the bslsooe "
His speech VAS sll directed toward
showing that the COW vas one of the
most valuable adjunots 10 bringing out
lsnd Aod building up q com munity th at
could be found He said that 10 1870,
when the German farmers brouR ht
their methods ioto Wisconsin. that the
people were getting poor raising graio.
"a the lsod had ruu dowo 10 whore it
would only produce about eight bushels
OF wheat per acre. and that it only
sold for $lS; now the average price last
year was SOL, aud that cresmeries
abouoded q eve y eide, jefferson couu
ty alone having 100. its dairymeu bav.
log $2.O0C.O00 on deposit. All tAe
product of the COW bringing in $4,000. p.
600 annually Augusta Cbron;cle
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Caleb P'OWers's Trial.

Frankfort. Ky. Nov 10 the court
Of appeals attorneys Of ex Secretary of
State Caleb Powers we're granted an
order compelling the clerk OF the SCOTT
circuit court to furnish a copy of the
record of Powers trail to the lower
court free of cost The affidavits of
Powers and several Of bis friends we're
filed showing that the had expended all
OF his fortune 10 bis defense aud is DOW
pauper. The time for fling Powers
appeal from the judgment sentsueiu 2
him to life imprisonment was extend ed
till November 8
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WashiDQton. Nov -Sccrotor,

Washington. Nov l-Sccretary
Hay today cabled Commissioner
kockhill an appointment as counsel
TOR OF the American legation at
Pekin He has been directed to
proceed at once from Shanghai to
Pekin to assist Minister Conger in
that capacity in the negotiations for
final settlement The purpose to
appoint Commissioner RockhilI and
Gen Wilson. fellow commissioners
with Mr. COnger, 70 conduct the ne
gollations. was abandoned only be
cause 1t appeared that no other pow
er was to appoint commissioners
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HOW THEY GOT 1T.

In his book on the "Distribution
Of "Wealth." recently published, it
is noted, Prof John r Commons has
analyzed the New York Tribune's
list of millionsires, with the follow
ing results:
9Sl, or "a 6 pet cent. made their
fortunes mainly in unearned incre
ments of land values.
1856. or 81 per cent, made their
fortunes mainly in natural monopo.
lies.
l24, or 8 | per cent, made their
fortunes mainly in artificial monopo
slies
l.647, or 4 per cent, made their
fortunes mainly in business not
known to be aided by monopoly.
That is to say. summing up the
exhibit, about four. iifths of all the
fortunes Of the milionares aud mu-
II milIionaircs had their source in
monopoly in some form The
number OF the highly favored few is
smaIl compared with the great multi
,udc OF "business men" in this CCun.
try Iii IL little strange that any Of
the rest should favor IA principle or
SYSTEM IN business which distributes
its privileges and prizes so uncqualy
and uHiairiy -News and Courier,
---~.Es-
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Reflections of q Bachelor

1t is generally the MAJ who is q
stranger that gets taken 10
Any man can love tvo women at
the same time till one of them finds il
out.
There probably never was a baby
that wasn't uelier than both of it's
parents put together
A woman can cay "gracious - so
she will feel just as wicked as she
wonld IT she we're man and had Just
said damn New York Press.
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Pictures in the Papers.

Augusta Chronicle.
People who think there is any diff.
hculty to obtain the pictures of people
TO go in the newspapers. IS a rule,
would have their views chsoged on
being Informed that newspapers have
applications accom- panied by the icquiry
bow much will you charge to put i.
10 2"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-07

NsWbsrry Observer Would it nos
pay sbs farmers TO out down tho cotton
ssslks aod ploS them under on The
lssd before The stake sod foliage are
killed By The feoss The cotton fields
Isok very attractive 10 their foliage,
shisb 10 very vsrdsus and luxuriso, for
THE period Of the year. sod the proius.
Ion of email bolls ere also very ssduo.
I'VE 10 appearance. bat . top crop 10
sssissly oct Of The question. The
hsslshy growth Of the oostoo stalk At
shis Isss Day 10 shs season 10 due to
tas fact that the isrsilixsr has only to.
kse s6sot sioss the rains sss 10 10 The
tsll, ssd % grsss nsauriOg is very
bessGsisl 10 the soii. Il would sssm
shas eow 10 che time for The farmers 10
avail themselves Of the opporssoi,y 10
eW bssk 20 she lsod the very food il
ss<ds. bot - seldom receives, 10 ,his
county. Il viii help out wonderfully
ssxs spsisg 10 reducing 'he auouos Of
(sstilissss which 10 ssually pot on the
land. We think the experiment is
worth ssyiog. sod, indeed, macy farm.
srs 10 ttis county, are alreody tryiog il.
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Ltncoln's Tomb Completed.

Springfield, Ill . Nov. 1.-The
restoration of the tomb of President
Lincoln has been completed. The
work was done by the Culver Con
struction Company for $94 500 The
shaft ia about fifteen feet higher than
it originally stood, but there is no
other material change.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-07

London. Nov.-5 DIR Morrison
wiring to the Times from Pekin Nov
says. The evidence 10 the Pao Ting
Ea trial to fix TIE responsibility for tie
massacres showed that an American
lady, before execution. wes led naked
through the city and that her breasts
we're out OF TIE destruo,,on OF two
temples is not sdequa'o puuisbmous for
such iohumaoity."
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Editors Awful Plight.

+. NJ Higgins, Editor Seneca, on. J News
was afflicted tor years with Pies tha, no doc.
tor or remedy helped until he tried BcckIca's
Aruica Saivo. He writes tive boxes whoUy
cured Inn lts the suIest Pile cure or earth
AMI the best salvc ia the world Cure quar-
anteed. Only IS cents. sold by J +. w.
DeLorne, Druggist
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TRAINS GOING NORTH
sDsily tDsily except Sunday
No. 50 runs through TO Colpmbi VIA

buiy tboHy SASSPt IUuuoy
No. 50 runs through to Columbi via Ceo
raj R. r. Of S. @.
Trains Nos. IS and 80 run via Wileon Cd,
Sayettcviile-Short Line-sod make ciose
connection for all points North.
T-sins on G. h ID R. R. leave Florence
Iei'v except Sunday 9 80 a 10, arrive Darling.
iou 9l5au, Bsrtsvills 9 Ian. Cbersw
IL so f. m, Wadestoro 226 p m. Leav.
SioTeuct daily except Sunday I IS "a, ar.
;ivr Osrlcgtou 6 20 p N, BennettsvllIe s |;
II. GIBSON 9A6 p u. Leave Florence
Snoia. only 80 G m. arrive Darlirgto-
10 90 t nj
Leave Gibson daily except SUNDAY o.
II, BcHpct;syiile 90 a IN, arrive Dsrlirc.
oo s % n. leave Darlington g &C az. ~
1vP Eiorclce 8 ID III. Leave Wetcsbcrc
nIly cgteP; accC0y 3 90 p m, ChcraW ! :.
-. "a,c'ille I GO N, DGrlipQtcp e
=, -..'re Fl.,@Gts 90 p u. Leave Oar.
..r.tra SuHda, only 8 30 N, arrive Elo
-ce /, M
.. Il KEEbhY, JNO. DIVINE.
&c Een"2et Gen'l Supt.
Il EMERSON. Traffic Manager.
T. ". EMERSoE. Gen'l Pass. Agent
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Kershaw Troubles.
Mass Meeting at Camden
Considers the Williams
Bolt.

Special to The Siato
Camden. Nov 3.-.The mass meeting
OF Democrats called today foe the pur-
pose Of considering the political si,ua.
'ioo in this county. on account of the
ssssiff's race, met 10 th, opera house
q IL o'clock. Owing to . grea: extent
20 The very inelsmens weather there
vss not avery large crowd present
y a namber of gentlemen we're called
spoo to express themselves. Que gen.
tlemso prescott said he would vote for
b. B. Williams Tor sheriff against the
'poniass-J. s Traotbam-as declared
by the executive ooumi,,ss, Another
gsstlemso, member Of the oom mi,,ee,
ssid thai be thought the committee
had done wroog aod unless he Was coo- :
viassd to the eootrsry he would not
ssppors their action. All the other
0sstlsesp declared in most positive
ssros that they would stand by tho
action Of the committee and do oil 10
sbsis power 10 elect The Uosioee Of the
Dssosrs'is party 80 declared by the
soo sissss.
fse~ what your correspondent can
saihss there is sos much danger Of soy
OF the regslsr ticket being defeated.
There are about 400 registered osgro
vessrs 10 shis eoas,ry. bat is 10 not pro.
bsble that more than 200 Of these votes
Vill bs east.
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CIovoaun Is shooting ducks 10 Mary.
land.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-29
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

Mining Application No. 4216. United
States Land Office, Helena, Montana,
May %, 1900.
Notice is hereby given that John HOP
kins and Vim. D. Thornton, whose post
office address is Butte, Montana, nave
this day filed an application for a patent,
notice of which was posted on the 10Th
day of May, 1900, for 1905 linear feet,
the same being for 212 feet in a westerly
and 57S.5 feet in an easter1y direction
from the point of discovery on the Early
Bird Lode Mining Claim, situated IN no
organized mining district. Silver Bow
county Montana, the position, course
and extent of the said mining claim, des-
ignated by an official survey thereof. as
Sur. No. $3.50, Fractional township NO.
3 N, Range no. Z w, being more par
ticularly set forth and described In the
official field notes and plat thereof on file
in this Office as follows, to-Wit:
Beginning at the N. f.. Cor. No. l, a
granite stone SxSx20 inches, set 10 inches
deep with mound of earth and stone
alongside, anG marked 1-5.S63 for Corner
No, /, from which the u section corner
on the north boundary of Section No. 3,
Fractional Township 3 N, Range I w,
hears N. IL degrees IS minutes east 5,66A
| feet, and running thence N. So degrees ID
minutes w. 800 feet to Corner No. 2;
| thence S. 6 degrees .o6 minutes e. 6Oi
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-29
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Mining Application No. 4217.
u. s. Land Office,
Helena, Montana. May %, 19l

Helena, Montana, May ~, 1900.
Notice is hereby given, that Joseph
Chaplain, whose post office address is
Butte, Montana, has this day filed an APP
plication for a patent for 1147.5. linear
feet, the same being for 1856 feet in an
easterly and 1895 feet in a westerly direc-
ton from the point of discovery on the
Bellvue lode mining claim situated in
Summit Valley (unorg.) mining district
Silver Bow County, Montana, the posi-
ton, course, and extent, of the said min
ing claim, designated by an official sur
vey thereof, as Survey No. 1857, tract.
township No. 3 N, ang No. w, a no.
tice of which was posted on the claim
on the 14th day of May, 1900, and being
more particularly set forth and described
in the official field notes and plat thereof
on file in this office, as follows. to-wit:
Beginning at the southeast corner, a
| granite stone 6xSx4 inches above ground,
with mound of earth and stone alongside,
and marked 1-5S52 for corner No. l of this
/ survey, from which the northeast corner
to section Not: r. 3 N, r. Z w, bears S.
8 degrees Is minutes E. 1870 feet. and rum
ning thence N. SO degrees 03 minutes w
1852 feet to corner No. 2: thence N. 20 de-
grees 80 minutes w, 234 feet to corner
No. 8; thence N. 5 degrees 81 minutes E.
312 feet to corner No. 4; thence S. q de-
grees 50 minutes E. HAS feet to corner
No, s; thence s 5 degrees 81 minutes b
41O feet to corner No. / the place Of begin
ming. containing an area of $50 acres
from which $40 acres in conflict witt
Survey No. 1915 xNre excluded and mol
claimed, leaving 4Ol acres lalned ps
applicant of which 1893 acres are in con-
fict with Survey No. 1927 exclusive OF
Survey No. 1916.
The location of this mine is recorded
in the office of the recorder of Silver
Bow county, on page 299 in Book II o.
1odes.
The adjoining claim on the southeast
is Survey No. 22s3, the Sarah d Hey
man H. Horst ct al anplicants. on IN
south the Bird lode, Survey NO. Szaa
Louis Thibault ct al anplicants. and or
the southwest the Col. Sellars lode, Sur
yey No. 1891, ohm Dreeland ct al appH
cants. -
! Register
JOS. H. HARPER.
II. 8. Claim, AGENT.
First Publication May %, 1900.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-29

with every problem that arose. Rather
Wit unnecessary loss OF lire anu
expenditure Of national treasure, IN a
contest he was powerless to avert, the
wa rare was adapted to the climatic
other conditions consistent with the best
ultimate results. The outcome justifes
the course pursued. in that the honor
and dignity of the flag has been MAIN
has had its title quieted as against the
jealous appetites of a hungry world.
American has won for itself
new and independent channels of trade
along the highways of the world, and
prosperity has imbibed new life from the
possibilities opened up to American en-
terprise and thrift.
Above and beyond all, the way has
been provided for the redemption of the
races capable of civilization. and their
elevation into the pathways of modern
progress. The school house will be plant
ed on the hill top and all the agencies
which nave made America great will re-
fleet their splendid influences on the be-
nisFhted islands of the sea. Sooner or
later civilization will girdle the earth
and savagery and barbarism be rele-
! gated to the history of the past. Presi-
dent Mckinley, great in all that goes to
make up the practical man of affairs
far-sighted and prudent in every act
| stands today as the honored representa-
| tive of a nation which is weaving into
the worlds history the mishtiest accom-.
plishments in the field of progress eve,
vo~uchsafed to man. Beyond the reach o.
calumny. towering to heights which the
intellectually of his detractors cal
never reach, MI. Mckinley has nobl,
won the ecomiums of the people and thu
admiration of the world. The stirring
events which have characterized his ad
min%istration, n the wisdom with which
they have been handled, have placed hi
name on the roster of the truly great
and history will do justice to the splendi'
reputation of the man.