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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
United States Powder
Magazine Exploded.
No Lives Were Lost at Indian
Head.

Washington, O,t 25.-At 8 O'Clock
this morning Admiral O'Neill, chief Of
the ordnance bureau navy department.
received a telepbouic message from the
proving grounds at Iodiau Head report.
Jog that about 10 O'Clock last night a
hre and several explosions occurred in
one of the filling houses and map.siues
No other damage was done and no one
injured. Lieut. Strauss, CON au dan.
at Indian Head, came up on naval tup
sod at once went to the navy depsrt-
meut, where he made a leuethy verbal
report to Admiral O'Neill. The latter
then gave out the following details pre.
seated BY Lieut. Strauss :
The explosion occurred 10 e. email
magssine OF the proving ground. aud
this in turo set FIRE to an adiaceut
building. where ammunition was stored
both the magazine aud other building
being destroyed. The msgssiue vas
opened at 10 O'Clock yesterday morn.
ing to take ont q quantity Of powder.
At that time it's temperature was taken
st "a degrees, which is quite low, the
temperature in ship msgssiues being ss
higb ss 80 degrees. It was then closed
for the day. At 4 30 p. N. . watch.
mao msde bis usual rounds Of luspeo.ioa q
and fouod everything about the mspa.
zine in p.oper order. At 8 80 o. 10
the t wacbmsu again made bis round
aud turoed ip q report showing every.
thing 10 proper order. At 10 Is D.
q. the explosion occurred, withou.
warning and without the slightest olew
as to what occassioued it. There WAS
10 the magazine q. the. time of the
explosion 5000 pounds of black
powder. 81 900 pounds of smokeless
powder and lot of brown powder,
probably about 1000 pounds. After
the first explosion tie fire found it's way
to the ammunition. and this caused
successive explosions, lasting until after
midnight. Most of tbe powder ws.
destroyed, but some Of the smokeless
powder lies scattered about iu heaps,
not having been ignited. Macy of the
shells aod smaller plojectiles also are
lylog about ucexploded, although show
ing the effects of heat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
Death of the Oldest of Flor.
ence's Citizens.

John H. Husbands. the oldest citizsn
OF Florence. and one OF the best known
died this morning at 3 O'Clock at bis
residence on Evans street. He was 10
the sevsnty.sixth year of bis age and
up to few months ago had been 40
active man. busy With bis work from
suu to sun aud from week to week
He came to Florence in 1858. when the
Northeastern road was 6rst flushed
and opened wheel wright and under.
taking shop and store 10 . bulldog
DOW destroyed, which stood on the
corner OF Evans street and the railroad
Florence Times. OCT 25.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
COTTON SEED MILL
INDUSTRIES GROWTH
SO Rapid That the Mills Have
to Get Together.

On Monday night there was q con-
ference of representatives from about
~ per cent Of the cotton oil mills 10
South Carolios. Ii was held iu this
CITY. aod the rapid development of the
industry 10 this State made it neces-
cary.
The first mill 10 tbis State was start.
ed 10 this city by Gen e. P. Alexander
soon after tho war. It was crude and
experimental. The fret real cotton
seed oil mill was established 10 1881
and Was located 10 Charleston. TODAY
there are 81 mills 10 South CsroIins.
aod they are usiog 900. 900 tons of cot.
ton seed annually. ST..
Cotton seed oil mills have to have
cotton seed. They have to buy the
seed where they Gao get il at every sta
tion 10 the Stste. All along each mil!
has bad to look ont after i,s own buv.
ing. and ell over the State the compa-
oies have established warehouses and
scales. At some stations. - the uum.
Der OF mills increased, these plants bad
to increase. and many of the mills are
uoable to get room to put in such
plants. thus foroiog Columbis for 10.
stance to buy from Fort Mill, near
Charlotte, where she has q plant, and
Charlotte to buy from stations near
Columbia where she hes plants. This
has gone to such 90 extent that the
mills decided to confer and combine
their interests 90 a business basis, all
getting the use Of established scales
aud ware houses and buying their cot
ton seed on uoiform basis, Columbia
gestiog the seed nearest her aud Char.
lotte getting that oearsst her. Such
40 agreement was reached aod the CON
plicasions have thus been done away
with. The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
Boer Successes.

Cape Towo. Oct 26.-The Boers
have captured Jacobsdal, southwest oil
Kimberley. after stubborn resistsu &C
upon the part of the garrison. which
consisted Of q detachment Of Cape Town
Highlauders. The latter suffered severe,
ly. losing 81 out of So men.
Hans Botba has out of a train With
q couuoiteriug party of the Highland
brigade. between Heidelberg and Grey
lipgstadt, 10 the Trsnsvaal colony,
tearing up tho rails in front and behind
the traio. 10 the 6ght which folio we'd
two captains and eight men we're
wounded aud all were captured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
A Gold Nugget Worth Sl54.
900.

New York, O,t 26 The biggest
nugget OF gold ever received a. the
assay office of Wall street, according to
Superintendent Masoo. arrived today
from q mining company iu British
Columbia IL was consigned to the
New York agents of the Bank ot Mon
tresl The nugge, contained q frao.
'ion over 1853 pounds Of the solid
yellow metal aud is valued at 1854.
900. IL came 10 solid cone aud stood
two feet high.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
TELLER STEALS SEVEN
HUNDRED THOUSAND.

New York, Oct % &C. L. Alvord,
oose teller of the Fret Natioasl bank,
is defaulter to the amount of $780,.
900. Alvord has not yet been appre
headed He had been 40 employe ol
the back for over twenty yesrs.
The First National 10 one of the
largest banking institutions 10 the oi.y
sod it's president is George F. Baker,
Who 10 also president Of tbe Astor Ma.
sioosl bank aud . 6oancial adviser oi
tho Assor family. The baok is located
N No 2 Wall street aud hss q capital
Of $oOO,OOO and . surplus Of $5. 900,
600
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31

Beltou, Oct 23 Yesterday while On
his way home Mr. Arthur McGee,
farmer living few miles below this
place, disappeared and has net been
seen or heard from siooe. I. is believ.
ed that he was waylaid and murdered.
robbery being the prime motive, as he
had $3.50 with him when be left town.
Wilmington, Del, Oct % The
first colored man ever oaturalized in
this State is Wm AnGarson, aged so
years. a nstiae Of Liberia, who has
been granted his final papers BY Judge
Bradford 10 the Federal court here.
Andersou's grandfather was a former
president Of Liberia, but the new oi,i.
zen has resided 10 Wilmington since he
was Eve years Of age.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
NEW STEAMSHIP LINE

New York, Oct rs The steamer
Waccamaw, the first of q feet of six
steamers. to be put in operation by the
Atlantic Coast Steamship Company for
the lumber trade on the Atlantic coast,
between Georgetown. s c.. and North.
ern ports as far ss Boston. has arrived
here from Toledo, Ohio.
The Atlantic Coast Steamship Com.
psoy is q new organisation, with q
capital Of 100000, which will en-.
gage 10 carrying lumber from George.
town to Northern seaboard markets.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
Alvord, the Great Embezzler
A Friend Thinks he ia Dead.
But Nothing is Known of
Him.

New YORK, Oct 24.-Cornelius L.
Alvord. the defaultiug note teller of the
Fret Nationsl Bank, has not been
arrested. sud it is said 40 news has
been received Of bin. Mrs Alvord left
her home 10 Mount Vernon aud came
to this city this morning. It is said
she does not intend to return to Noun.
Vernon.
Many personal frieoes of Alvord 10
Mount Vernon believe be has oom mi,ted
suicide. j. b. Murphy. one of the
bankers most intimate friends, said
todsy be firmly believed that Alvord
had taken bis own life.
He 10 just the sort of man who
would do ouoh thing" said Mr.
Murphy. "While he is perhaps plsg.
mstic and apparently takes mstters %
they come. be is 10 reality a sensitive
man.
II wish. 10 bic personal friend, to
deny the story current that there was
another woman 10 whom be was iuter.
ested. He was deeply attached to bis
wife aud family and did not associate
with fast ses."
The following supplementary state.
ment was given out by ths First
Nstioual Bank this afternoon.
"Alvord's false entries appear to
bsve eommenced about Eve years ago.
Ooe o: bis duties vas to collect drafts
and notes not payable through the clear.
ing house, Q considerable part of these
usually being paid 10 cash. 10 sppro.
priated q portion of this cash from time
to time, as opportunity offered, before
auy Of 1t was turned over to the money
clerk.
The discrepancy was coocesled by
adding to the item Of exchanges for
clearing houses 90 the note teller's
balance book 40 amount equal to the
sum Of abstractious. Uotil bis recent
Disappearance. Alvord had not been
absent from the bank during one bust.
uess day this year. He did not take
bis usual vacation last summer, request
log that instead be might take q month
next winter for trip to California. !" y
The intereatiug feature of the supple.
mentary stssement is the positive
assertion that A!vord bad not teen
absent from the bank one business day
this year. Mr. Hine repeated this
statement aftar 40 exsmioation of the
time books. ia which every days leave
OF sbsence hy any employe of the
bank is entered. This ooDtrsdicts the
numerous reports that Alvord was q
regular attendant aud heavy better at
the Saratogs races this last season.
The paragraph 10 the same state.
ment explaining bow Alvord operated. =.
was shown to several experienced bank
officials. The only point made clear to
them Was thas Alvord's opportunity 10
bis handling of the banks cash as COL.
lector we're unusual, aud also that it
has been admitted that be alwsys
carried cash balances. An important
official of ono Of the leading banks
said:
"In most banks the note teller is
obliged to adjust bis balances after the
close Of every days business. and bis
accounts should be checked of by his
olerks and "proved" BY the other tellers.
Had this system obtaioed at the First
National [ do not see bow Alvord could
have worked his game longer than for
. few months at tho utmost"
10 spite OF Viue President Hioes'
denial. it is regarded ss extremely
probable that Alvord took large sum
Of money shortly before he laft
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
sUMTER S. c.. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 81 1900

ty against that Of one who has nc
responsibility reposed upon him by q
party. and I want your party leaders
to answer the questions that l am 20.
iog to ask"
Mr. Bryan then quoted from the pres
ideot's message Of December 5, 1898,
recommending the increase of the army
to 100000 meo. and asked il the
kepubliosn party. through anyone
authorised to speak, will declare sha,
Republican success this fall means q
saodiog army Of 100000 meu in this
country.
HE second question vas If the
Declaration of Iodepeo deuce is true
that governments derive their jos,
power from the consent Of tho govern.
cd, | want to ask bow you osn buy the
right to govern people or secure title
to them By force :"
The third question was: "Is the
Filipino going to bs = citizen OF
subjsot :"
And the fourth "Can you purchase
trade with human blood ~
The 9th question relsssd to the
establishment Of . prossctorate 10 ehe
Philippine islsuds. concerning which
Mr Bryan said:
"Rspublicaus cay that 10 csuoo,
protect the Filipinos without . grea,
deal Of trouble. We have protected
the republics OF Central aod South
America for IS years. sod we have
bad 90 authority 10 those South Amer.
icsn countries. We have never gov.
eroed them but We have protected
them from outside Interference. II hst
never cost anything, but it has been
valuable TO :bem.
"The Republican doctrine is the doc
trios behind which tbe monarchies ol
the old world have hidden when they
have wanted to pluoder from the peo.
pie iostesd Of protecting thsm. Our.
10 different proteotorate."
Concluded bis presentation of these
inquiries. Mr Rrysn said
when che Republicans get through
answering those 6ve questions I vii
hsvs some more for than. The
trouble is that the Republican party i,
oot attempting to meet the Issue of thi,
eompaiso. He then took up various o.be,
questions involved 10 the csupaigr
and presented bis usual arguments 0,
taose subjects, After oanoludiog BIZ
meeting ss the tent. MI Bryan wa,
driven to the Grand opera house
where be- made his last speech Of th'
night to congregation composed
largely Of ladies, come of whom hat
held their seats there for three or fcu
hours.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
BRYAN SPEAKS
IN WASHINGTON
takes Occasion to Say Some.
thing About Civil
Service.

WasAjoetoo. Oct % william j.
Dsyss spsss % hoss sed qussssr q
sAs sasiossl capital today. His train
ssdvsd esss sbs Chesapeake ssd Ohio
lFsa Wsss viselals as 7.4S o'clock THE
oessiso. - hesr late. About 1000
psspls vsss waiting for hin q he
dsDss. t
< Ne Bsyss vas saksu to The rssidsose
II Jsdes 0psisess. opposite The espi-
vi. Whsss hs brsskfsstsd. a few
aisssss before Q o'clock M Bryaa wss
dsisss 70 shs Bslslmers sed Ohio do.
%. whore b esds brief speech from
Me sssosebils. He spoke oa Imperial.
Zen ssd civil service. About 5000
people vsss ossssd srouod nc depot.
Ne Bryce ssid
''Ossssiooally I hsss il suggested
sAss psssoss gagged 10 the civil ser.
vice vho Gre opposed TO impsrislism
vill vote shs Rspsblissa ticket for fear
~ leosisg their posisioos With The gov.
esaosst. Csstsinly there are no,
4 ossy vho wosld prefer goveruu men,
soployosss under On empire to wbsi.
ever rick oigbt attend shsir employ.
nest nader . republic. sm no,
oush oi a sduissr Of chat civil
ssvsiss whish is saspsodsd whep q
psssidsss 10 issusursssd sotil he osu
0ll the sGsss With his friends aod is
sxsssdsd By The president when be ;s
aSoss 20 retire. 10 order that be may
psosses bic frieuds 10 .cfhcs believe
shst . system Of civil service might be
devised vbersis appointments would be
osds spos merit and wherein ,he
sppoisssss would hold for 6xed term
esd noe be dspsodsos upoo the will ol
90 sppoissieg ofhoer The industrial
dssposiso nov iosugurased BY ,he
Rspsb'isss party 10 closing the door oI
eppossaeisy sssioss young meo sod
dsiviog Dssy to seek govero@eo,
soploymsss Who uodsr better coudi
sioes voald be employed 10 producing
ipdssriss."
Ne Bryce closed With tho s,a,smso,
that 10 vss rot bic highest sobitioo q
b psssidsst, "bet 10 make this govern,
osss % good thai 20 be private citizen
10 shis sspsblis vill bs . gsssser homo,
shse TO b kiss IN sDy other ss,ioo:
Before sssshiog Wa,hing,oo she
,ssis % vhish Ne Bsyso came 10 made
. brief ssep q Alsxsodsis. W.. The
sssssuess bad bsso made 10 sdvspee
sbss Nc Bryss would make . briel
speech IN that town aod . large oumbeI
sh people sossrsgs,sd ss sbs railroad
ysrds 70 greet him. They received him
vish vosiissoss cheers. bot no ,ims Va,
gisss foe speech. Mr. Brysn ouly
bed tine TO cay ,ba, be tel. eomplimep;
ID 20 hsss 20 ~soy psopls come out "a
greet him 90 early 10 the woroing. HI
ssls. be 'aid. sure Of Virgisis's suppor,
sed from What be bad seen OF otbeI
Sss'es recently he fels jus,i6sd 10 assert
leg that Virgiuis would have pleoty o
soupsoy 90 election day.
The oely other stop 10 Virginia after
daylight wss at Manassas. That poio
sss sssohsd as . very curly hour. Th,
stop vss only for . moment sod NJ,
Bsyso did not appear. Nevertheless.
there Vas Q crowd at the stasioo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31

Washington. Ocs 26-Thomss j.
Maokey, ex circuit cour. Judge of South
Carolina. who several days ago made
application to have bis wife recon.
mitted TO tho government hospital
for the iosaoe. today withdrew the peti.
tion He announced that be would
never bring the case before the court
again. Mrs Msckey recently was re.
leased from the asylum en- ?. writ of
habeas corpus Instituted by her bus.
band.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
bis Right Arm Badly Broken.

Florence, October 25.-Clifton
Whitton, popular young dry goods
clerk. while out riding this afternoon
was thrown from the buggy and bis
right arm broken in two places, the
bones protruding through the flesh.
He was picked up by Mr.. R. j. Mul-
drow and brought to town.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31

Qss Square Bret ipsertion. .................Sl 90
uveey sseesQOeot iessrtios ........ ......... 90
Oeslrsets fes three months, or longer vii
- uads % Ssdsesd rates.
Al eoouaeieatioos which subssrvs privats
neeessts vii b charged for - adves tiements.
oeaseassse ssd tributss Of respects will BE-
eAases1 for.
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Consolidated Aug. 2. 1881.
Gbs @attbngan ana soatbron.
2uhlisAsa Every Wednesday,

N. q. osteen,
SUMTER, 8. G.
rsRns
LOO per anuum--in advance.
The Republican., 1900-08-30
FACTORIES"

in Garrett county. Maryland, and which is
more particularly described as follows:
Beginning for the outlines of the whole at
pile of stones standing at the original be
ginning of Military Lot No. n, it being like
wise at the end Of the first line of lot No. 2S,
and running thence with the lines thereof
North 81 degrees West 100 perches, South A
degrees West 80 percheS South 81 degrees
East Is perches to the end of the second line
of lot No. % and running with the third line
thereof South 6l degrees West 100 percheS,
thence South 56b degrees West q perches to
the end of the third line of lot No. 30, and re-
versing it, South Al degrees West 81 perches
to the ehd of the first line of lot No. 32 and
running with the second and third lines
thereof North 2l degrees West 80 percheS,
South 50 degrees West 100 perches, thence
with the given line of lot No. 32 and with the
second line Of lot No. 81 South q degrees
East 1GO perches, thence with part of the
third line of lot No. 81 North SO degrees East
20 perches to the end of the first line of lot
No. 35, and running with part of the second
to the end of the third line OF lot No Al and
running with the fourth line and part of the
given line thereof South y degrees West 1877
perches. North G64 degrees East 5 perches,
then reversing the third line OF lot No. 46 as
extended South 20 degrees West l06 perches,
then reversing the second line of lot No. 46,
and running with the third line Of each of
lots Nos. "A and 43 South 20 degrees East 240
perches, then with the given line of each of
lots Nos. 43 and 80 North 20 degrees East 200
perches to the beginning of each of lots Nos.
- anu tlltll W VI lOb NJ DO
North Is degrees East 14S perches to the end
of the second line of lot No. ;5, and running
with the third line thereof extended North
p degrees West 1853 perches to the first line of
lot No %, and running with it North 81 de-
grees East 81 perches to the beginning of lot
No. 2S and running with part of the first line
thereof North Il degrees East II perches,
then East l8 percheS to the third line of lot
No. II, and running with it and the given and
the first lines thereof South % degrees East
81 perches, East S9k perches, North % de-
grees West S percheS to the beginning of lot
No g. and reversing the given line thereof
East S94 perches to the first line of lot No.
| "a. and running with part of said line North
% degrees West 10 perches, then east S9h
+ percheS to the third line of lot No. "A, and re
| Versing it and the second line thereof North
| % degrees West II percheS. West S94 perches
| to the third line of lot No. 73, and reversing
| it, North % degrees West perches, then re-
| VerSing the second line of said lot, and run
ming with the second line of lot No. 72 West
| l19 perches, then with the third line of lot
| No. y South % degrees East 9S percheS, then
| by straight line to the beginning,
The Republican., 1900-08-30

BALTIMORE & OHIO r. r. TINE TABLE
s IN EFFECT MAY 20, 1900.
The following time table on the b. & o,
went into effect on Sunday, NAV 90 1900
Trains now leave Oakland as follows:
GOING WEST.
The Republican., 1900-08-30

in Garrett county. Maryland, and which is
more particularly described as follows:
The Republican., 1900-08-30
Broken BriC=a=BraCs.

Mr.. Major, the famous cement man, of
New York, explains some very interesting
facts about Majors Cement.
The multitu. eS who use this standard arti-
Gle know that it is many hundred per cent.
better than other cementS for which similar
claims are made, but great many don't
know why. The simple reason is that Mr..
Major uses the best materials ever discoV-
cred and other manufacturers do not use
them, because they are too expensive and
do not allow large profits. Mr.. Major tells
us that one of the elements Of his cement
costs 50 IS a pound, and another costs $2.65 a
gallon, while a large share OF the so-called
cementS and liquid glue on the market are
nothing more than SiXteen-cent glue dis
solved in water or citric acid, and, in some
cases, altered slightly in color and odor by
the addition of cheap and useless materials.
twenty-five cents bottle. and when dealer
tries to sell substitute you can depend
upon it that his only object is to make
larger profit.
The profit on Majors cement is as much as
any dealer ought to make on any cement.
And this is doubly true in view of the fact
that each dealer gets his share of the benefit
of Mr.. Majors advertising, which now
amounts to over 5000 a month, throughout
the country. Established 1876.
Insist on having Majors. Don't accept
any off-hand advice from druggist.
If you are at all handy (and you will be
likely to find that you are good deal more
so than you imagine) you can repair your
rubber boots and family shoes, and any
other rubber and leather articles, with Ma
jor's Rubber Cement and Majors Leather
Cement.
dollars year you will thus save.
If your druggist can't supply you, it Will be
forwarded by mail; either kind. Free of
postage. -
The Republican., 1900-08-30
Saturday, the lst Day of
September, 1900,

all the right, title. interest and estate, both
at law and in equity, of the said James b.
Fowler in and to all that tract of land called
The Republican., 1900-08-30
Danger Signals.

If You are broken down, nervous and
weak, have Indigestion, cold hands and feet
palpitation of heart, aching of bones and
muscles or can't sleep at night and always
tired in the morning, buy 3 or boxes of HER
CULEANS and follow the directions, then tell
better Alternative pill compounded. They
will renovate and renew your whole system.
Get them of your druggist or merchant OF
send 35 cents to the AHMIsS HEALTH AL
LANCE, Mt. Lake Park, Nd. 3 Boxes by
mail S100 81 y.
The Republican., 1900-08-30
NOTICE..

The undersigned will have his office open
at German but two days OF each week, viz;
Tuesday and Friday, unless something of
Importance requires his presence, when at
tention win be given to all business coming
before him.
VIM. A. HARVEY,
Justice of the Peace Sth District.
The Republican., 1900-08-30
ROAD PETITION

Notice is hereby given that thirty days
after the publication of this notice applica-
ton will be made to the County Commis
sioners of Garrett county for the appoint
ment of viewers to locate a change in the
public county road leading from Mountain
Lake Park to German said proposed change
in the present location of said road begin
ming at the foot of the Nydegger Hill and
running up Nydegger Run. through the Will
son Sugar Camp, intersecting the present
location of said road at a point near J. M.
Whites hog house, distance of about one
mile. -
H. S. STEMPLE.
ISAAC w. THOMPSON,
2r5t SAMUEL STEYER.