The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
FROM The WIRES.

deal of the cotton which was up bas
been killed BY the present cold
weather
Washington. April 22-Figures
received at the State department
compiled by j W Stevenson, direc-
tor of the Chinese Inland mission,
showed that the total number of
foreign missionaries killed iu China
during the recent disturbances, in
Guiding the children, was 1856. Vi
these % adults and s children were
Americans.
St Mary's, W. Va. April % =
A terrific natural explosion occurred
in the Commercial hotel early this
morning. The entire building,
large frame, was a mass OF flames
when the startled citizens rushed
from their homes at the report. The
building was entirely destroyed and
today the ruins are being searched
for bodies. Four are dead
Cape Town. April 22.-Albert
Cartwright, editor Of The South
African News. who was arrested in
February on charge of seditious
and defamatory libel in having pub
lished in his paper statement that
Lord Kitchener had secretly instruct
ed his troops to take no prisoners,
has been convicted and sentenced to
one years Imprisonment
Wichita, Kaus, April 24 Mrs
Carrie Nation, Mrs. Lucy Wilhite,
Mrs. Julia Evans and Mrs Lydia
Muntz appeared before Judge Dale
today in the district court aud failed
to give bond They were taken to
the county jail and will remain there
until bond of $500 each is approved
or until their trial at the May term
of court for "joins smashing I"
Pekin, April % Gen Voyron,
the commander of the French troops
in China has informed Gen. Chaffee
that l0,O0O French soldiers VIII leave
China next May.
Paris, April PA dispatch to the
Figaro from Rome says Mgr Fal
COMO, the papal delegate in Canada,
will succeed Mgr Martinelli as papal
delegate in the United States, and
that Mgr. Zealeski, the papal dele
gate in the West Indies. will succeed
Mgr FalcoDio
New York, April "a 1t was re
ported at the navy yard today that
Rear Admiral Bowles, chief Of the
bureau of construction and repair at
Washington, had beea offered place
as the chief executive officer of
new ship yard combination chat is to
be organized in the near future At
the yard no ore would discuss the
matter It wss reported that Rear
Admiral Bowles would receive
salary ofs5O.o00
Liston, April % "A slight earth
quake shock was felt here at 8 30
this afteraoon 4 violent shock was
experienced at 4 80 this afternoon
during which several persons were
thrown down aD6 bruised
Montgomery, Ala, April 23-The
people OF Alabama voted today on
the proposition to call convention
to assemble in this city May 2l to
adapt the State constitution to the
needs of the present day. An ex
ceedingly light vote was poiied
through the State, and the returDs
indicate that perhaps fvesixths of the
counties voted in favor of conven
ton being held The principal re-
forms which the convention has in
view are suffrage, the courts, the
terms of public officers and the
abolisbment of SO much local legisla-
tion
Albany, N Y. April "a Gov
Odell today signed the bill authoriz
lUG WOQlOu soA pay SA0 IL ''''oS CIV
towns to vote on propositions to ex
pend money for public purposes.
London. April "a A Londou firm
is promoting the old scheme of buy
ing up bouds which the southern
States issued during the reconstruc
sion period aud which, later. were
repudiated by the State governments
The papers exploit the enterprise,
urging bondholders to come forward
There is considerable local interest IN
the repudiated bonds, which are
largely held here One bank is re.
puted TO hold a majority of the
Arkansas issue.
Union, April 25 Randall Dualop,
a negro, had two of his mcles killed
Yesterday by the 1915 ;rsin He
was crossing in cut and did not
hear the train One OF the mules
vas knocked about SO feet and killed,