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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-13
NEGRO DRIVERS NOT BARRED
In Interstate F1remen's Tourna-
msnt, Wilmington, N. G..

The report that hose wagon companies
havioe negro drivers would be raled out of
the Wilmington F:remen's Tournament, is
found 10 oe groundiess, and The Sumter nose
wagon companies and the other companies in
this State that have reg7o drivers need have
no fear that they viii; be deoarred from enter
log the contest.
The following letter is self-eZplanatory:
Wilmington, n C !, Jane 6, 1900.
Mr. R. S. Hood. Sumter, S. g.,
Dear Sir-Youre of the 5.h in regard to
YOUR dryer at hand. In reply will say that
as far ss we ere concerned, you can orng
negro, Co,nauan, japanese, or eny other
co or driver you want, and Can assure you
mat i, will be .. X.
Now Captain, as personal favor TO me
will yon please lie, me know where sou got
your Information from, as would appreciate
ii very mach.
had the honor of being foreman of the
beg, steamer 10 this city for about yearsand
we attended severa: tournsoents when we
were volunteers aod We always carried negro
drivers certainly would tot let any ooe
else than the regular driver handle team, and
as for this touruameat the question has never
been mentioned nor thought OF and your
letter wss certainly great surprise 10 ne.
aud if you should hesr it mentioned sgain
Will you do us the favor TO deny 1t.
was ia Fayetteville snd there was COM
pauy there named Monaghan, and they were
ali wool yard wide and daisies hope i;
was your company end that we shall see you
al bere in July. can promise you s7
pretty track to ran on as you want 10 see.
Please ,e, me bear from you as TO your in-
formation about drivers and oonge,
Yours respectfully,
VIC. Won Giabu, Secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-13
No Right to Ugliness.

The woman who is lovely in face, form and
temper will always have friends, but one who
would be attractive must keep her health. If
she is weak, sickly and all run down, she will
be nervous aud irritable. If she has cons;ipa-
ton or kidney trouble, her impure blood will
cause, pimples, blo,ches, skin erupiions and q
wretched complexion. Electric bitters is the
best medicine in the world TO regulate, ssom-
ach, liver and kidneys and to purify the blood.
It gives strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth
velvety skin. rich complexion. 1t will make q
good looking, charming woman Of u rundown
invalid. Only soc at J. F. W DeLorme's Drug
Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-13
JUNE TERM OF COURT.
Convened Monday Morning With
Judge Gage On the Bench

The court Of common pleas and general
sessions convened Monday morning with
Judge G. W. Gage on the bench. Stenc-
erapher Tilman is sick and Mr.. L. Parrctt
wss appointed s,eacgcaphsr for the ter0a.
The court got to WORK without delsy aod
al the docket is unusually light the term bids
fai- to oe short.
The s. st case called was Tue State vs Tom
Davis, HOUSEKEEPING AID larceny, continued
from last tern. This case took up the whole
day and resulted in the soquittsl of DAVIS.
The grand jury has handed 10 the follow
ing true bills:
The State rs Johnny Mack, assault and
battery with inteot TO kin.
The State vs. Joha Hammond, larceny of
live stock.
Tue Grand Jur5 acted on the following
indictments
State vs.. ]. G Stokes-violattug the Dis
pensary Law No bill.
State vs. James Crosson-Bassardy. NO
bill.
State vs. Edd O'Cantey-Rape and as
sault With intent to ravish. True bill.
The court Tuesday was occupied with the
trial Of Dave Epps, indicted for assault aud
battery with intent to kill. Verdiet-guilty
of sinrle assault
The Grand Jury having acted on all To-
dlctmen,s, made their presentment aud were
diecherged yesterday afternoon. The present
nent was as follows:
To the Hon. G. w. Gage, Presiding
Judge:
The Grand Jury beg leave to SUD-
nit the following report:
We have passed on all bills given
US by the Solicitor, reports from
Treasurer and County Superintend-
ent of Education have been received
committee has been appointed to
examine said reports, also to lnvestl-
gate bonds of county officials and re-
port at fall term of court.
The corlmittee appointed to IN
ouire into the condition of the deed
and mortgage indexes in the Office
of Clerk of Court made their report,
and the Grand Jury recommend that
steps be taken by proper officials to
have new index made.
We notice with pleasure the I'M
provement in the cleanly condition
of the County Court House and jury
rooms. in contrast with them at
March term Of court. We commend
the Health Department Of Sumter
for said improvement. We suggest
that spittoons be provided and rule
be formulated prohibiting splitting
on the floor.
We tender our thanks to the Pre-
siding Judge, the Solicitor and other
court officials tor couctesies shown
US III the discharge of our duties.
Respectfully submitted,
r. P. STACKHoUSE,
Foreman.
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the following has recently been pub

the following has recently been pub.
lished in the News and Courier.
"a suggestion has come from
prominent cotton mill man regarding
the South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition :hat is we'll
worth exploiting and ebould meet
with hearty response from the cotton
manufacturers of the State. This
suggestion is to the eh7c: thai the
textile exhibit should be taken up
by cotton mill mea and made one Of
the grandest features Of the great
show. South Carolina has good rea-
cons to be proud Of her long strides
in manufactures, and the fact that
over a million spindles have been
added to the total employed in the
State within IS months gives reason
enough for inviting the world to
come and see what has been done.
"The plan outlined for the making
of this special ezhibi: By the manu-
facturers has only gone SO far as
ways and means, and to raise the
money it would only be necessary
for each mill represented to put up
$500. The mill owner making the
proposition said that be could speak
for four mills in which be was inter-
ested There are mills enough in
the State to insure most creditable
building and a comprehensive dis
play of their products if the amount
mentioned is appropriated by each
for this purpose.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-13
Magnolia Items.

Magnolia, June II The "dry drought"
was broken here on the 31 instant. Sicce
then ve have been having plenty Of rain.
Just across the river in Florence county tie
raia vas 30 heavy as TO cause washout on
the Coast Line Rus the wire 5000 told Mr
Sioson, the section master on inis side, and
70 very short while the damage was re-
paired, causing about Eve minutes delay OF
No. 80
Crops are backward 10 this section as q
general thing, though there there are some
very Sue ones Oats are about harvested,
also what wheat the dry weather did not
ruin. Tobacco ls doing very well, and i!
no,hing happens from nov on there will be a
Gae crop made around here.
The Hol;oess Band is doing a lot Of stir
ring up around here. 1t seems as if the
6gh, is 90 between them aod the established
church. There has been some pretty sharp
things seid Oh both sides I; IL hard to tell
which will be the victor.
There is q great deal CT sickness in this
section, and D.. Darby is kept very busy.
Rev Melvin Mcleod is 8, his old home or
account of the ilueas Of bis sister.
Mr.. Thomas NcIntosh, Of Coluu.bia, is al
bone on sho,t vacation.
Miss Carrie Myers, of Kersaaw, is spending
ao-e tine with f.iends here
Nj joe COT, of Bisbopville, passed
through here today.
Mr. J. N. Miller tes been unwell for several
days. unusual for him
Well. as our little ou,s is very qoie; these
/. ues We Will not tire Jour patieuce further.
More at some futu.s time Tiger
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-13
NEGRO PREACHER COM.
MITS RAPE.
HIS VICTIM A TEN-YEAR OLD
CEILD.

Special to The Daily Item.
Elliott, S C. June ll.-Eda. O'Cantey,
cosored, If this place, ravlshed little ten
wear old girl on Saturday.. aud attempted 20
rape another very gcrng girl. HIS victiE
was child of Henrietta hcDooaid be sc-
kncwledged committing the crime alter II
was proven on him.
Ed is preacher who has recently gotten
a liceose. Hs is a son of July O'Caoty, who
has been sent to the asylum three times, ana
is now there
The negroes of this place became very muca
enraged over the outrage, and great cfo~o
made, be arrest and kept Ed. untll the con-
stable came for him. Ii was tnongn' o3
soue that they would lyach him.
He was taken to Bisbopvlile where pre-
liminary trial is being held today.
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A Cotton Palace.

1.-The king is dead, long live the
king Such is the cry in many
foreign land when the head of gov
efnmept succumbs to the inevitable
and straightway successor is raised
up And so it is in South Carolina
when King Cotton dies at the end OF
his yearly reign and the new crop is
estimated for planting. No sooner
has the planter put his product on
the market than be begins to talk OF
the next season and its possibilities,
snd because cotton is King in this
fair land there is reason in the decis-
ion that the central building in the
South Carolina Inter State and West
Indian Exposition, shall be ga Cot
ton Palace" therein to be shown the
strides in an hundred years for the
broadening of His dominion and the
exploiting of His virtues Taking
the lesson from the little brown seed
to it's furtherest product, the steps
made within the century will be
shown and who can doubt that the
pictures will prove both interesting
aud instructive
In "South Carolina it's resources
and population" published by the
State Board of Agriculture in 1883,
occurs the following "From an
early period numerous processes
were invented and precticed by the
people of Carolina in rendering raw
material suitable for business uses.
South Carolina
was the first State to pay Eli Whitney
for the use of his invention in clean
! ing seed cotton The first water gin
was erected by Capt Kincaid on Mill
Greek, near Monticello, Fairfield
County, in 1895. and for many years,
dating from 1901, the Boatwrights
of Columbia, were the great manufac,
turers of cotton gins for the south
Before and during the Revolution the
families OF planters and their slaves
were clothed in homespun made in
the State a factory weaving these
goods for the supply of the adjacent
country, was established some years
previous to 1890 by the Scotch
Irish settlers a: Murray;e Ferry's,
Williamsburg County, and Mr Benz
Waring in the latter prrt of the 18th
century, had cotton factory near
Statesburg, for spinning and weaving
Manchester cotton stuffs y
From the story told above turn to
the picture presented by South Caro-
lima today, with the hum of the
cotton factory heard in nearly every
county and many mills producing the
high grades of goods. The mills are
consuming 9 great amount of the
staple produced and seem hungry for
more. Mills are equipped with every
Improvement and accessory that hu-
man ingenuity car devise. The indus
try hiss grown from pigmy to giant
within the century, and its periods
of growth have been full of interest
The old and the new will be shown
side by side at the exposition in
methods for planting and cultivation
of the staple, the machinery used
and manufactured goods
The Cotton Palace will be an
object lesson that will surprise
and instruct even those who are
deeply interested, fer without study.
ing the facts as they viii thus be
presented. it is impossible to realize
the wonderful, almost fabulous ad
vances made
In reference to the textile exhibit
|
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-13
The census-A Suggestion to
Citizens.


The ceosas enunerators are making good
progress and will complete the work in this
city within the month. The only diff
caisy they have met win is that they do GOT
fcd people at home when they first call and
a second visit is necessary In this connec-
ton it is suggested that those who are going
away for the sumaer should notify tee enum-
orators 50 that they may call call a, ooce and
obtain the information necessary. Il is, of
course, to be desired that every resident of
the city be included il the census, bat unless
the reformation required is obtained, it will
be impossible for the enunerstors to include
.aose who are absent from the city. Mr.. H.
3. Bloom has Wards epd end y. T.
Andrews Yards and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-13

Base ball players should vis: the store Of
Il. G Osteen l. Co. before buying their suy-
plies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-13
State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.

By T. Y Walsh, Esq, Pro6cte Judge.
WHEREAS, WM. E ANDERSON made
w suit to ne to grant him Letters
Of ADMINISTRATION of the Estate OF and effects
Of JOHN G. PARNELL, deceased.
These are therefore 10 cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors
Of the said John c Parne!l, late of
said Coua,y aud State, deceased, tha, they
be and appear before me, il the
Court of PROBATE, to ee te'd at Suuter
c. 4, on June 9th, 1860, Dext. after
publication thereof, at II O'Clock in the fore
noon, to show Cause, if sny they have. Why
the said Administration should cot be grant.
ed
Given uoder uy hand this 18th day Of
Juoe, A. D 1900
THOS Y. WALSS,
Jadge of Prcea;e.
I,o O..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-13
June 10, 1900.
Tetter, Sal1-Rheum and eczema.

The intense itching and smar.iag incsden: to
these diseases, is instantly allayed by applying
Chanberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment ManJ
very bad eases have oeen per,pane,ly cured by
it. L; is equally eaicien, fer itching piles aad
a favorite remedy 20, sore nipples. chapped
hands. chlblains, fros, bites and chronic sore
eyes. 25cts per box. For sale by Dir a. j.
China Dec &c
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-13
DR.. Cady's Condition Powders

re just what horse needs when in bad con
dition- Tonic, olood purifier and vermifuge
They are not food bu, medicine, and the best
to use to put horse in prime condition. Price
Is cents per package. For sale by DR. q,
China. Dec go
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-13
FATALITIES FROM LIGHTNING.
Breaking Upof Hot Spell Attended by Severe
Electrical Storm.

New York, August l2,--ln the storm
which passed over Queensborough this at
ternoon four persons were Killed and two
others have small chances of recovery
Thomas Dunn Of Flushing, L. l., aged 10.
took refuge from the rain under big
tree. Lightning struck the tree and he
waS instantly killed The barn belong
ing to Frank Valentine was struck by
Lightning and set ON nre Valentine
rushed into the barn to save his cattle,
lie was struck by q falling timber and
burned and crushed TO death. Clarence
Weeks. a farm hand employed by MIR.
Valentine. was in the barn befo.e III
lightning struck it and he has not been
seen sace Chauncey Lay, aged l6, was
cut Walking with his father in Corona,
when the storm came up The Two started
to run for shelter. a broken electric wire
feli across their path and the boy b.
came entangled in il and was burned 10
death
Flnnie Byrnes, aged IL was badly
burned and shocked during the storm rle
arm Of a trolley car broke and Tell 40 Ii
her shoulder. Her condition is cfiti al
In running fiom the storm In Broo
Ign, Angelina Ross. aged 80, stepped upon
a live electric Eight wire and was bady
shocked, Her condition from the burns
and shock Is sad to be critical
At Tenafiy y. j., a young woman was
killed and three others so severely in
jured by a single bolt Of lightning that
they viii probably die. When the storm
came up Mrs. Mouth aud her two
daughters Lizzie and Mollie, and a wo.
man friend were sitting under "A grape
arbor A bolt of lightning struck among
them and killed Miss Lizzie Mouth
Nellie Mouth was frghtfully burned
about the body and face aud her mother
was also burned The visitor, whose name
has not been learned. was also burned
by he fluid. The three injured women
are said to be in immediate danger OF
death, Nine persons who hurriedly
sought shelter Under some trees and
bushes in the woods in the Bronx section
during he storm. We're. struck by the
same fash Of lightning The persons in
iured were James Brown, hungarian
tailor of this city: his wife and five cnii-
dren and Bertha Leschowitz and Bertha
Silvermap, neighbors Of the Browns All
the injured persons were taken TO Ford
ham hospital Al late hour tonight the
attending physician said that Mrs, Brown,
two of her children and Bertha Silyerman
could not possibly live The Silyerman
girl was the worst injured Of all, OF
Bertha Leschowitz the physician said she
would either die or become bopelessly m
sane.
The backbone OF hot spell which for
the past week has prevailed in this city,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-13
MYSTERIOUS DEATH /.
BODY Of Man Found In Dense
Growth of Weeds.

bouy OF Man Found In Dense
Growth of Weeds.
st, Louis, August 1.-THE dead body OF
John r. Young, superintendent of exca-
walton for the Imperial Electric Light
and Power company OF this city. was
found today In a dense growth lfg
weeds, close to the bank OF Dead Creek
three miles from East st. Louis. Tha
case is a mystery, 1t is not known when
he died. When last seen alive he said
he was In fear of two men who we're fol-
lowing him, and in this frame OF mind he
departed from the Barnum hotel, where
he lived, early Tuesday morning, 1t is
claimed that young woman OF his ar-
quaintance had caused him much annoy
anoe and il was known at the hotel that
he had been lodging engagements with
her. Young was about 30 years old. His
father lived in New Orleans and he -
said TO have wealthy relatives living In
Selma, Ala Ii was thought at first that
Young might have been murdered ~
thieves, but this theory was discarded
as there were no marks OF violence on his
body. Search failed TO reveal any articles
that would indicate that he had taken his
own life.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-13
Unloading thc nrcmen.

New York, August l2-The work of I'M
leading the burned North German Lloyd
steamship Bremen is not yet finished She
sun lies OH the Weehawken ilats and the
iongShoremen are busy unloading her
cargo ne work is not progressing rap
ldly because The steamship company has
not decided what it win do with the
s leamer' CAPTAIN lsnel Ticker, OF the
Merrltt-Chapman Wrecking company sad
that the Bremen Is still fast in the mud
and says he IS not certain whether she
can be saved or MOI.
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causing many deaths and prostrations.
WAS broken BY the thunderstorm. bur a
large number OF prostrations occurred In
the early part OF he day and before the
storm, Twenty-two fatal cases were re-
ported,
New York. August is.--ratest reports Of
the big electrical storm which passed
over this section today. show that the
savoc wrought by the lightning ami
wind Unusually severe.
lightning struck the Gllscy House. split
one OF the nag poles and shook the hotel
TO its very foundation The great gllt
ball and twelve-foot piece of the pole
fell in Twenty-ninth street. One section
OF the pole struck the street on the
Broadway side 1t weighed more than
800 Bounds.
f. Bonner, a bicyclst. was instantly
Killed by a bolt OF lightning during the
storm while standing In the doorway OF
Benjamin Brothers bathing pavilion on
the shore Of Great South bay, near Bay
shore l.. /.
Thomas Dunn, 16 years of age was
killed by lightning as he stood beneath a
giant OAK tree, where he had sought
shelter from the storm near jamaica.
l.. /.
In Jersey city the gale tore OFF forty
teol OF the roof OF ST pauls German
Evangelical Lutheran cnGrch and Knocked
down part OF the rear wall.
y trolley car of the North Jersey Street
Railway company was struck by lightning
IN Orange. n j., aud the car enYalop ID in
flames, In the rush 70 escape ave pers
were injured two Of them seriously,
Mary Lombard. 6-year-old. Orange, sus-
taned severe scalp wounds ana injuries
about the body. Mrs. kohlcr OF Newark
was hurt about the head and injured IN
ternally.
At Elizabeth lightning struck tank
IN the oil yards on Front street and a
hig blaze resulted
At Hackensack. ". j.. the wind stripped
limbs from trees. score OF trees were
hit by lightning and torn to pieces. Up
rooted trees marked the course OF the
storm in Hoboken About 2oO yards OF
the fence inclosing st. Georges cricket
grounds was also blown down and tho
gospel tent in vacant lot VAS ripped
into shreds and thrown across the street.
| The training quarters OF Joe Bernstein,
the pugilst, in this city was struck 10y
/ lighting Mrs Bernstein was knocked
unconscious by the bolt and din MOI re-
cover her sense for more than twenty
minutes When the lightning struck the
house Bernstein and jimmy Michael, int
| cycist. were punching the bag in a
/ room adjoining that IN which was Mrs.
Bernstein. The punching apparatus Tas
ruined by the lightning, but both Michael
and Bernstein escaped injury.
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DECLARED INSANE.
George Lnndcrs, wanted in Kansas
CIV. SOM 90 mn AsNiMm.

El PAso, Texas. August l2-Georgc
Landers, alias George Brennan, wanted
in Kansas City, Kansas, on a charge OF
swindling the Evans Snyder-Buell Conn
mission company on cattle deals. has been
adjudged insane md ordered sent to the
state asylum. Landers was formerly a
wealthy banker and dealt heavily in cat
tie, over u year ago he failed and dis
appeared He was arrested near lei Paso
several DAYS ago while travelling over
land from Mexico and confessed his den-
tiiy. The Kansas City sherih was en-
route to take him back to Kansas when
the court declared his reason was gone.
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KILLED FATHER. WOUNDED son.
Kentucky Constable Resisted an
Anrmpt 10 Brenk Ip n Ounce.

Hopkinsville, KY, August l2.-C1nsta-
BILE John Wilson instantly Killed Alex
White and family wounded his father
Dick White. at picnic late Saturday
afternoon in Fruit Hill precinct. North
Christian county. The elder White and
five sons, notorious characters, attempted
TO break up dance by picking quarrel
with participants. Constable Wilson at
tempted 10 arrest them. Dick White
knocked him down Alex aimed pistol at
the officer. who fired from the ground,
shooting and killing both his assailanls.
Constable Wilson surrendered and was
released on bond.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-13
CoLLIDED WHILE MANEUvEnI>G,
French Torpedo Bont Destroyer and
AhOmt EiftN of Her Grew Lost.

Paris August 12.--During maneuvers
of the French fleet off Cape Vincent last
night a collision occurred between The
irst-class battleship Brennus, flying tho
flag of Vice Admiral Fourier. commander
OF the fleet. and the -orpedo boat de-
stroyer France. The France, sank i'm
mediately. The accident was due to the
fact that the France turned to the right,
when ordered to the left
Details thus far received are very mea-
ger, but only small portion of the crew,
consisting OF four officers and fifty eight
men. were saved. 1t is believed that no
fewer than fifty were lost; and great anX-
iety is felt here.
The France, which was Of 3i9 tons dis
placement was recent addition to thu
Frenzy navy.
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New York, August 12.-Battery c, Sew
enth artillery, which has been ordered to
China arrived today from Fort Adamas
h. L. and tomorrow will start for San
Francisco.
The transport Sedgewick from Porto
Rico landed nearly 900 men today in
brooklyn. Aboard the sedgewick were
four companies of the Eleventh United
States infantry in command of Major
A. H. Meyers, and a squadron OF Fifth
United states cavalry under Colonel W.
A. Rafferty,. The United states army
transport Crook arrived this evening from
Havana. having on board -four companies
of the United States infantry and one
battery of the first artillery.