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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-06
THE BIRTH OF A hymn.
Mr. Sankey's Story of How he Composed
aThe Ninety and Nine.''

In the November issue Of The La
dies Home Journal Cleveland Mofett
tells how the greatest OF all singing
eYangelists, Ira D. Sankey, came to give
the world hymn that will live long
after his voice is stilled. 1t was dur
ing Moody and Sankey's first visit to
Great Britain. AS they were entering
the train in Glasgow, Mr.. Sankey
bought copy of a penny religious pa
per called "The Christian Age. -
Looking over it, his eyes fell On some
verses, the first two lines OF which
read thus:
There were ninety and nine that
safely lay
In the shelter of the fold. !"
Mr.. Moody exclaimed Mr.. San
key, I have found the hymn that I've
been looking for for years y
What is 1t? asked Mr.. Moody.
It's about lost sheep .
Two DAYS later, IN Edinburgh, they
held great meeting in the Free As,
sembly Hall. AS Doctor Bonar finish
ed, Mr.. Moody leaned over the pulpit
and asked the singer if he had not q
SOLO lot the OccaSlOQ. Lie StHOuSAs u
the verses he had read In the penny
paper came to Mr.. Sankey's mind,
and opening his scrapbook, in which
he had pasted the clipping, he placed
it before him on the organ, and after
q moment of silent supplication,
struck a full chord and began to sing.
And note by note came the noW IA.
nous song. He composed it as he
went along. What he sang was the
Joy that swelled in his own soul, hope
that was born, the love for those who
needed help. Thus he finished the
first ssanza.
Then, as he paused and played a
few chords waiting to begin again, the
thought came to him: "Can / sing
the second stanza as ] did the first?
Can I remember the notes?" And
concentrating his mind once more for
the effort he began TO sing. So he
went on through for five stanzas and
after the services he put the melody in
music.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-06
NOTICE OF SALE OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
Under Sec. 1444, 5, 6 and Of the Re
vised Statutes of South Carolina.

NOTICE given the below mentioned and referred
to- will be offered public the highest bidder for cash. at
the Atlantic Coast freight depo in the city of Sumter South Carolina
ell the aving of said Railroad Company for
months the exact times when left not beng KooWn ne
ale will commence at 10 of November (llh
twelfth A. lsol day if Dcsary until
the completed will be required
soon ss purchased following the articles
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-06

The Chicago Tribune is of the opin-
ion that there was 30 necessity Of call
ing witnesses IN behalf Of Admiral
Schley, as the other side has made
no case. - It adds: while the de-
partment has failed to make case, it
has succeeded in making plain that
there was a conspiracy inside the de-
partment and among some outsiders
against Schley, which only needed
Just such occasion as his winnIngsa
great victory when Sampson was ab-
sent to manifest itself by open assault.
The most conspicuous and aggressive
Of these conspirators were those who
were only partially or not at ali in the
fight. IF there is any need Of a de-
fense it is to make this shameful con-
spiracy even more apparent than the
department witnesses themselves have
made it. If this were a case in a
court of law it would be dismissed
without hearing any testimony for the
defendant, no case having been made
out
The negro convicts of Mississippi
number 92S, as against 107 whites.
This ought to give very fair idea of
the sort Of race problem we have IN
the South, but the chances are the
average Northern man will refuse
TO see it and instead look upon it as
another piece of Discrimination
Atlanta Journal.
The Atlanta Constitution says that
not only is the cotton crop short but
the stock in spinners, hands is about
exhausted. In England the spinners
have only weeks supply, and the
quantity at sea is much smaller than
last year. The spinners now see the
folly of not having stocked up earlier,
but the benefit is likely to accrue to
the planter whose Judgment led him to
anticipate this contingency. The
spinners of the South have the advan-
tage of being at the source of supply,
and can get their hands On stray cot
ton in the warehouses or in barns on
the farm much easier than those at a
distance. Farmers may now feel as
srued that cotton cannot go materially
down, while the prospects are decided
" upward.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-06
want TO be Smart and Wicked.

In the past two or three weeks prac-
ideally all of the notable persons in the
country have had their names forged
on various hotel registers about town.
Nat Goodwin, Grover Cleveland, w. j.
BRYAN, Tod Sloan and many others
have been in Charleston in name only.
Yesterday Jim Slocum, Black Gap,
Montana, . appeared on one of the city
hotel registers. The purpose for which
these forgeries are made, that Of see
ing them appear in the hotel columns
OF the newspapers, and thus have
very funny joke on the reporters who
copy them, is never accomplished. 1t
is noticeable that those, who make
such absurd attempts are boys who
invade the hotel lobbies at night after
slipping away from the protection of
their parents. And in this connection
it might be said that one Of the
greatest trials that confronts hotel
clerk at night is uproarious parties Of
very young men, who have just been.
20 some wicked place and imbibed
fully two glasses Of beer. They reel
about the lobby and shout to one an
other at the top of their voices, allu-
sions to the hundreds, they have just
lost or won, or the deep, dark,
deyilish plots in which they are, in
yolved. whez everyone knows that
none Of them has any more than five
dollars a week and has never done
anything more wicked than play mar
bles for keeps. - The feeling they
arouse among the grown men about
them is combination of pity and
contempt, and this. is, perhaps, what
saves them from the spankings they
deserve. and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-06

Terry McGovern and Young Corbett
will fight at Hartford, Conn, on
Nov. 28.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-12
A CONVINCING Answer.

Il hobbed into Mr. Blackman's drug
store one evening" says Wesley Mel
son. of Hailton. Ca. land he asked
me to try Chamberiain's Pain Balm
for rheumatism with which | had SUI
fered for a long time. told him
had no faith in any medicine as they
all failed He said, We'll. Al Chamber
lain's Pain Balm does not help You,
you need not pay for IL" took q
bottle of II home and used
II according to Indications In month
L was cured. and have not
Sold BY Benson. Smith & Co. General
Agents for the Territory OF Hawaii.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21
STAR BATTING BY McGINN1s.
He Succeeds in Getting Three Singles Out Of
Four Times Up.

Norfolk. Va, April 2O.-Wilmington re-
peated the trick on Portsmouth today
and won out by the score of three to two
1t is extremely doubtful if the home team
would have scored at all had not Kem-
mer caught good ball on the end Of his
bat in the eighth inning and sent it spin
ming over the outfield for home run,
driving Weaver in before him. The
North Carolina team again outbatted the
locals and also outfeIded them, for they
put up an errorless game. while Ports
mouth made three fumbles.
McGinnis, the Wilmington centre field
err played the star game at the bat get
ting threee esingles out of four times up.
He also scored run and accepted a diff
cult fielding chance He practically won
the game by his stick work. Allen and
Lipp, both pitched a good game, and
while the former gave one pass to the lat
ter's none, he struck out three more men.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21
INUNDATED BY THE
SWELLING WATERS
(By the Associated Press. }

Pittsburg, Pa, April 20.-One Of the
most widespread and disastrous floods
has inundated the low lands in Western
Pennsylvania. Eastern Ohio and North
ern West Virginia Streams. both great
and small have passed the food line and
are still rising. Pittsburg is in the cen
ter of the storm stricken district, and
the effects of the flood are probably worst
in it's immediate vicinity Rain has been
falling incessantly and for many miles
around. Pittsburg for sixty hours. and all
precipitation records are broken. Park
er's landing. up the Allegheny reports
four inches and Greensboro on the Mono
gahela river over three inches. Down
the Ohio over four inches fell at Ellwood
junction, and about three and half
inches at Beaver.
West and north of Pittsburg heavy falls
of wet snow are reported. Up the Ale
gheny Valley reports come of two feet
of snow on the level at many places.
This had the effect of breaking down of
telegraph wires and crippling railroad
service. Mails are either delayed for
hours or not arriving at all. Railroad Of
fcials cannot estimate the cost of re-
pairs. but say it will be heavier than
ever before in the history of railroads
running into Pittsburg. Tracks are torn
up. bridges weakened, and telegraph wires
aad poles down in all directions. Six
landslides have occurred on the Pan Han
die between this city and Steubenvlle,
two Of them very serious. The charters
branch is completely submerged and no
trains can reach Washington, Pa, over
this lac.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
At WINSTON-SALEM ADIOURNS
A Summing up of the Spirit of the Confer
ence and the Speeches of Dis
tinguished Men.
THAN SODOM?''
rs NEW YORK WORSE

ty minutes, he speaks twenty minutes
is one of secrets of the success of this
Conference! Boil it down" is the ad-
monition and practical example of Mr..
Ogden, whose tact is as admirable sS
his right idea of time is commendable.
Were you ever before in North Caro-
lina?'' l asked Mr.. Ogden last night, as
detained him at the close of the con-
ference to request a short interview
for the readers of this paper.
Yes he said and he smiled broad
''smole" that showed me there was a
story behind the monosyllable answered
l asked enough questions and evinced
enough curiosity to draw out the story
which is one of thrilling and remark
able interest. He told it as simply as
if it were net extraordinary and won
derful The gist of the story-I do not
quote his exact words-was as follows:
''In the early part of the year 1861
was connected with the dry goods house
of Devlin & Co.. of New York, which
did a large business in the South.
afterwards became a member of the
firm, but then / was employed by them
In the month Of February, 1861, l was
sent by the firm into North Carolina
on business, chiefly to collect money
due the firm, | visited Newbern, Colds
boro. Wilson, Raleigh and other towns
and was in Newbern and Raleigh some
days. / became acquainted with Mai
Graham Dawes, who was connected with
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21
RICHMOND IS DEFEATED
Red GilIigan Make a Decisive Two
Base Hit.
THIS WINS THE OaY ro7 NORFOLK
Wilmington 0u'pays Portsmouth Both at the
Bat and in The Field, McGinnis, Viii.
mingiOn's Centre Fielder, TIE
Star Player Yesterday.
Especial to News and observer.

Especial TO news ana ODSeTVeF.J
Newport News. April 2O.-The only
apology that Raleigh has to make for to-
days defeat at the hands of the Ship
builders is her inability to hit Hieberger
safely. Otherwise Kink Kelley's birds put
up good game.
Hieberger pitched his first game of the
season and demonstrated his ability as
a twirler. fielder and hitter, striking
out four men, giving but two bases on
balls, making a clean hit and scoring a
run and making eight assists with no
errors against him. That is remarka-
BILE record for a pitcher in the game.
Leonard started in to twirl for Raleigh,
but he was pounced on in great shape,
and Kelley substituted Person, who did
better.
The Shipbuilders put in their new first
baseman today. He is AL. Weddige, the
old Atlantic Leagues heaviest hitter with
record ef n hits in 50 games. He
smashed the spere like a fiend all over
the diamond. and the gilt edge work Of
Raleigh's outfeld robbed him CT two and
three baggers, capturing the long flies
only after hard chases.
In the fifth inning Atz, who has played
splendid BAH while here and received
many hand fer his work cracked out
a three base hit.
This evening the Raleigh club left for
Norfolk by steamer and started back
home tonight. The verdict Of the local
fans is that Kelley has lively club
showing evidences of excellent team
work
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21

Governor Ellis, and the Governor gave
me document which 1 shall some day
present TO ar Historical Society. It
was to the effect that / was in North
Carolina on private business and was
entitled to the respect and confidence
Of the people--or words to that effect.
/ had very few experiences out of the
common run until / went to Chapel
Hill. There the sentiment for Secession
was very strong, and when it was
known where / was from some of the
students resented my being there. They
acid a meeting, as / was informed. anu
decided to make me take an oath of all
legiance to the Confederacy or to tar
and feather me or both. 1t was a time
of great excitement and feeling. | had
some friends among the students from
Newbern and among the faculty who
dissuaded the young men from carry
ing out their resolution. but | stayed IN
Chapel Hill two days longer on account
of the threat than | intended to stay
MIR. Ogden told this story without any
feeling and laughed about it as one OF
the incidents of war. He told another
story of those days that was interest
ing. He happened to be in Raleigh
WIl6n d Dill 10 issue DOuCS was ulluSi
consideration. Il remember one speech
to this day he said. THE member
from Orange. who kept a boarding
house at Chapel Hill, was opposed 20
the bond issue. and made a vigorous
speech against the bonds, in the course
of which he said: When you issue
these bonds where will you get the
money for them? You will get it from
the Yankees. And what will you do
with the money? You will go to Con-
necticut and buy guns and ammunl-
tion with it. And then when war comes.
| the Yankees will turn those guns upon
you and after they have whipped you.
they will make you pay for the guns
| they bought to whip you with.
Now. ] hope nobody viii infer from
| these stories, which Mr.. Ogden will be
surprised to sec in print, that he re-
members them in any feeling OF open
| ing old wounds He has no feeling for
| the South except one of profound desire
to assist it in solving the problem which
| the war put upon it to solve, and II
every man in the North and South were
moved by the same generous impnls"S,
| there wouldn't be any Mason's and Dix
ems line left even on the maps.
Already brief extracts and synopses
Of some OF the papers and addresses
have appeared in these columns. They
/ will be published in permanent form
4 and when printed they will show:
| l. That the spirit of this conference
was one of oneness. IL | may use
that word. The problem of Southern
education was recognized as being one
| that concerned the whole Republic and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21

ummary-Earned runs, Newport News
/, Raleigh /; two base hits, Deizel, john
son 3; three base hits, Atz; sacrifice hits,
Sechrist. Foster, Renner, Hieberger,
Deizel; left on bases, Renner, Hemple
man, Hieberger 2, Henneger 2 Diezel 2,
Sechrist 2. Kelley; stolen bases Hennc-
ger; double plays, Hauptman to Kelley;
Renner to Hempleman to Weddige, HE
berger to Hempleman to Weddige;
bases on balls, off Person 5, off Hieberger
2; struck out by Person 3. by Hieberger
L. Time of game, one hour and twenty
minutes. Umpire, Davis
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21
R. OrLLyGAx won FOB NORFOLK
Richmond had the Game Until the Eighth
Inning.
lSneciaI to Now and ObserverA

Especial to News and ObserverA
Richmond. va. April 2O.-Norfolk won
from Richmond today by a score of to ,.
The crowd was the largest OF the season.
Richmond had the game up TO the eighth
inning, when Red Gilligan banged out
two-bas hit and brought two men IN
Red Gilligan and Hoffman excellent IN
out-field work where all around good
playing was the feature. The interest II
baseball is steadily growing in Richmond.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21
WARNRp BIZ ENaINEER.

Rutherfordton. n. c., april 20.-The
Buffalo Greek trestle, one mile this side
of Blacksburg, South Carolina, on the
South Carolina and Georgia Railroad.
gave away this morning with the mixed
freight and passenger train, bound for
Marion. North Carolina. Engineer Jack
Metcalf and Fireman Rred Rhines arc
known to be dead thirty feet under
trestle in the water.
Flagman Win Sullivan insisted that
he would not risk his life and walked
over. Engineer Metcalf got down FROM
his engine. went under the trestle, eX-
amined it and told his conductor it was
unsafe. that if they attempted to cross
they would lose the train and possibly
their lives. The conductor gave him
orders to go ahead, which he did, pull
ing the throttle wide open. The engine,
several coal and box cars went down
with crash. The passenger car at
tached to the rear was cut loose by the
conductor just in time to save the lives
of the passengers.
The trestle is sixty feet high and four
hundred feet long The passenger train
from Marion loaded with passengers,
escaped the wreck only twelve minutes.
1t was tagged by an old colored wo-
man who had seen the freight wreck.
Had the wreck not occurred there
would have been a collision between the
freight and passenger trains.
MetcaIf was a married man, 80 years
old, with family. The latest news
from the wreck tonight is that j..
Rhymes body has been found a half
j mile down the river in q mangled con-
dition. The body of Metcalf has not
been recovered.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21
ST LOUIS GETS IT BACK
Wins From Chicago by.a Score Of Eleven to
Nine.
lRy the AggocIated Preggl

ST. Louis. Mo-. April 2O.-Despite the
chilly weather d good crowd attended
the second game of the season here to-
day. Out of ten base hits and two home
runs. St. Louis scored eleven runs, thus
redeeming the defeat Of the opening
game. Attendance, $500. Score:
st. Louis ....244001 00x-11 10 0
Chicago ..........004100O2 O22-915 8
Batteries: Jones and Nichols; Hughes
and Killing. Time. :35. Umpire, Emslic
Macon. Ga. April 20.-Mercer, &; Uni
versity Of South Carolina, 2.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21

ummary-Earned runs, Portsmouth 2,
Wilmington /; two base hits, Murray;
home run. Kemmer stolen bases, Muir
raw: double plays, Weaver and Clark;
bases on balls. Allen /; struck out by
Lipp /; by Allen a. Time of game 100
Umpire, Staley.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21

Summary: Two base hits, Red Gilligan.
Stolen bases, Fillman 2, Trager, Soffie,
Gilligan, R. Gilligan, McDade and Danne-
hover. Double plays, Fillman to Soffie.
Base on balls, off Hooker, /; off Danne-
hover, /. Struck out, by Hooker, 8; by
Dannehower, 6. Time Of game, 1:3o. Um-
pire Clarke. Attendance, 1,100.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21
FIREMAN'S ARM BROKEN
The Disaster Occurs at Buffalo Bridge
Near Shelby.
BRIDGE EXAMINED BEFORE CROSSING
When the Engine Reached the MIDDLE, How
ever, the TrestIe Gave Wsy and the
Engine and One Loaded Car
Went Down.
Especial to News and observer)

Especial to News ana observer
Shelby. N c., April pa terrible
wreck in which one man was killed and
another injured occurred this morning
at 8 o'clock, at Buffalo bridge, ten miles
from here on the South Carolina and
Georgia Railroad.
The morning freight from Blacksburg
arrived at the trestle and stopped, the
engineer and fiagman walked over the
bridge and examined ii and the engl-
neer, Mr., Jake Metcalf, concluded to
take the train across.
AS his engine passed Immediately
over the main part of the stream, which
was swollen as never before known,
the bridge gave way and the engine, fire.
man, engineer and one loaded coal car
went down. The engineer is completely
submerged and the engineer is in the
cab of the submerged locomotive. The
fireman, Mr.. Rhine jumped and has just
been found below alive with his arm
broken.
Mr. Metcalf was one Of the engineers
on the road, a man Of high character
and sobriety. The Gala unity is greatly
ieplored here where both fireman and
engineer are known. The heavy rains
yesterday caused the stream to rise and
undermine the trestle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21
STANDING OF LEAGUE CLUBS.

LEAGUE GAMES MONDAY.
Portsmouth at Raleigh
Richmond at Wilmington.
Newport News at Norfolk
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21
THE TAR HEELS oUrFIEIDED.
The University Loses to Virginia Whose Team
Make Nine Runs to Her Two.
(By the Associated Press.)

Richmond. Va, April 2O-At Charlottes-
vile this afternoon the University of Vir-
ginia won from the University of North
Carolina a score of 8 to 2. North Car
olina put up a snappy and pretty game,
but was beaten in fielding. Score:
Virginia ..............2 / / 0 Is
North Carolina ....0 0 2 0 0 0 0 o.
Battcries Nalle and Carter; Craven
and Cunningham.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21
OAK RIDGE ON TOP.
She Defeats Bingham by a Score Of Twenty
to Four.

Mebane, n c., April 20.-Oak Ridge
won from Bingham today by score OF ~
to 4. The game was played on bad
grounds and in a drizzle for the first half.
Cock pitched fine ball and Nelson caught
in his usual style for Oak Ridge. Wynne
and Crowder formed the battery for Bing-
ham. Covington led the hitting for OAK
Ridge getting three two-baggers.
The team received royal treatment at
the hands of Prof. Gray and his gentle
manly assistants as elsewhere this week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21

There were many bright stories toll
and many brilliant epigrams Here is
the definition given of fanatic. "A
Continued on Second Page.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-21

There was not wanting the usual
many sided use of statistics. DR.. Al
bert Shaw. editor of the Review of Re-
views, was applauded when he said that
ne approved of all he had heard ''exceDt
the statistics and the deductions there
from He said directly opposite things
had been proved from the same set If
statistics. 1t is so easy to be deceived
by statistics. DR.. Lyman Abbott says
he rarely uses them and never unless
he knows WIN cnllectad them.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-05-23
NEED A RAILROAD.

The People of the Mile Laos Lake Region
H. J " Really Do.
The, extension of the Great Northern
road from Milaca into the Mile Laos
region is something that the shippers
OF Minneapolis are for, says the Mime
apolis Journal. The development of
the Mile Laos country has been going
on steadily for the past two years.
This spring large numbers of persons
purchased lands and settled in the
counties of that section and large in
crease in the number of country stores
has 5been the result. The amount of
freight from Minneapolis consigned to
interior points in the Mile Laos coun-
try is already large and better trans
~portation facilities are necessity.
In the opinion of the Minneapolis
wholesalers and in that of the mer-
chants who have located in that coun-
try, the Mile Laos region, in the
course of ten years, is bound to see
wonderful growth in wealth. Mime
apolis people who have visited Mile
Laos lake look upon that body of water
as one of the coming popular resorts
for twin city people. With fair train
service the lake would be only five or
six hours from Minneapolis.
A few years ago the land holdings OF
the State and railroads in that section
were large. Now nearly all State and
railway lands have been taken. Peo-
pie have been locating there in ad-
vance Of the railroad and agitation for
an extension is beginning in earnest.