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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
3. S. c.. WEDNESDAY. MAY 8. 1901
Bryan's Prediction
of McLaurin's Move.
Beginning Of Break of South
erners for the Flesh Pots.

Lincoln. Neb. Mag 2-"senasor
MoLaurin's Bout" is the theme Of the
leading editorial 10 William Jennings
Bryan's Comuoeer, which will be is
sued tomorrow ID his discussion Of
the subject Editor Bryan says:
"The Republican papers are making
much of the speech recently delivered
by Senator McLaurin of South Caro-
lima ct Charlotte. North Carolina, and
we'll they may for it marks the begin.
mag of movement 10 the south Which
will have au influence upon the politics
of the aa,ion. 1t IS not likely that
Mr. McLaurio will be the lesdsr of she
movement because he is handicapped
by the fact that be is uslog bis official
position to uisrepresens the views aud
interests Of hia constituents. but some
leader will arise TO give direction and
force to the aristocra,ic and plusocratic
element for which Mr. McLauriD
speaks There is such 40 element in
every community and now that the race
question 90 longer uo,6es the white
people of the southern States it will
doubtless manifest itself to them too
The corporations are Increasing in
number and magnitude in the south
and with their growth will come at
sempts to secure from the government
privileges. tavors and immuuities -
Senator Tillman has already taken
up the guaee Of battle thrown down
by Senator McLaurin, and will doubt
less be able to marshal a considerable
majority in that State. but the same 10
fuences are at work 10 other States,
where there is greatest danger of their
success
The Democratic sentiment is strong
enough to resist the McLaurin move
meot, but those who believe the man
is worth more than the dollar will have
TO bestir themselves "
Mr.. Bryan waros the Democrats OF
the south against the commercial iOlu
eoces at work to wiu them away from
Democracy and debauoh the electorate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
The Corruption in Manila,
Capt Reid "Held Up" Holders
Of Army Contracts.

Mauila, April 30.-Tbe trial Of
Capt Jas G Reed. ez depot coumis-
sary at Manila, charged with soliciting
and receiving bribes, and other official
misconduct, which began here yesser-
day. was continued sDd was 6ercely
contested
Thomas Harris, bookkeeper Of the
firm of Robinson & Macoudray, test;
6+d that Mr. Robinson paid Capt Reed
1881. The firms books contained
entries TO that effect.
Fred Macondray testified that be
arranged to give Capt Reed 10 per cent
commission on the sale of vegetables
furoisbed to transports
Before tessifyiog Barry Baldwin,
formerly Uoited States marshal for
California, and nov manager of the
Robinson Company, shipping mer
chants. made statement TO the court
He said that attempts had been made
10 iptimidste bin and be asked for the
protection of the court. He had an
sfidavis prepared, which be offered to
the court But the latter did not
receive it aud returned it to Mr. Bald
win unread
Mr. Baldwin testified to having 8
100000 beef contract Mr Reed
csme to his Office and claimed there
were slight shortages in sbe beef deliv
cries, 90 account Of which MIR Bald.
wiD gave Capt Reed $34S.
Adj Gen Darlington testified tia,
Cap Reed said Major Davis vas shor,
ID, 900 pounds of beef He admitted
receiving money from Mr. Baldwin. bat
said the sum be received would be
applied TO the beef shortage.
Mr Wolf, a partner 10 the firm o!
Castle Bros, testified concerning
attempts to secure commission for Cap,
Reed out of she sales Of vegetables,
etc
R. Casson, chief clerk of the depo'
com missary, testified TO once ob'ainlog
funds from the bank. aud to a shortage
being covered by placing five laborers,
at 40 cents per day, 90 the. emergency
payroll This witness also testified
concerning the investigation into the
irregularities Of the depot commissary
j. j Macleod, manager of the
Maritime Company, testified that he
procured for Cap. Reed receipts from
the General Cigar Factory showing the
amouus of commission paid by Castle
Bros & Wolf.
The prosecution then rested. The
defense will begin tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
MARGARITA ISLAND.

Washington. May although
the matter never has figured before
the stsse department, the navy
department has been closely watch.
ing the happenings near Msrgarits
island. off the coast of Venezuels,
which have given rise TO the report
that a German coaling station is to
be established there. The facts have
been reported TO the department by
some of the United States naval off,
GERS who commanded vessels which
have cruised iu those waters recent.
Iy Last year German warship
spent ten weeks in looking into the
possibilities of Margarits island. and
this fact led to an examination on
our account which developed the
presence on this strategic point of
one of the best harbors in South
America. the possession of which
would afford the United States or any
other nation With navy practical
control of the coas. from the eastern
side. Aside from this ISLAND, some
of the best posted naval authorities
hold that the Gulf of Cariaeo, on the
north coast of Venezuela. offers by
far the most advantageous site for an
American coaling station if one is to
BE located in that part Of the world
In view CT the reported German sur
veys in that quarter. the naval
authorities here are showing unusual
interest in the points available for
American use The state depart
ment never has been called upon
specifically to conssrue the Monroe
doctrine so far as it might relate to
the attempt by European govern
ment to secure eoaling citation IN
the Gulf of Mexico or she caribbean
sea
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
McCrayy's Democracy.

Charleston. May George S Nc
Gravy. the newly appointed deputy
Uoi,ed States marshal, is here TO as
sumo charge of the Office Marshal
Melton is expected here tomorrow from
Washington. when McCravy will be
commissioned.
Mr. MoCravy announced himself to
day as g Democrat. bus be said that be
was opposed TO several plauks of toe
Democratic platform He qualified the
statement By saying that be was ga
Democrat today " He weut oD to say
,ha. be was an ezpausiopist aud q
pro,ec,ioDist sud vas opposed to the
free and uulimited coinage g slver, as
be was ''a wage Garner and objected to
being paid 10 Fifty cent dollars. He
said that bis defeat for saeriff of L.u
reoe county last August was due 'c bis
support of MoLaurin but be gave j; IS
bis opinion that be was beaten by
fraud
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
BRADsTREETs REPORT.
The Enormous speculations
Cited as Good Sign.

New York, May 8 3-Bradstreet's to.
morrow will say The sauguiDe feel
Jog as to trade and speculation 6ods
reflection in the enormous activity 10
stock speculation which has attracted
much money from the usual commercial
channels and expanded cleariOgs to
upheard of totals. Warm, suopy
weather is helping retail! trade in .he
cities and is likewise afordiug the
farmers favorable opportunity to COM
ple,e crop planting General business
the country over may be classed as sat-
isfactory The iron and steel trades
though reporting soueshat of lull
10 the Grader forms. continue to furnish
the best reports, while the textile 10
dustries return the least favorable
accouoss. The textiles are relatively
the worst situated Of all the Industries.
The slowpess of demand for cotton
goods on domestic account has been
the cause OF reduction of print
cloths of 8 16,. which. following the
decline of So last week. makes net
decline of l6c 10 teo days Curtail
ment of Production by the mills limits
srocks but does not help demand Ez
port buslpess however, is better and
here is scarcity of brown cottons re-
ported
'fae crop situation at present is qui e
aeoon; a2saq Warm suopy weather is
aeiuf :. eaep ahd eo:fou, aod waeas
wssutalos eeuer."y good condition
;hasaraic5 reports Of damage b7
,o,es. "a .5e snu n@es Cos,on crop
a5v,ce. ars ta'riy COED, aud 40 increase
! acreage ~ sill foresbadowed. despite
much erpant,ng bsviog been necessary
10 AIsoama, Georgia aud Tennessee
where the scarcity Of seed for this
purpose is remarked. Grain planting
is a most flushed 10 the northwest
The iron trade production naturally
appears to be catching up With the de-
mand 10 rhe cruder forms first Bes
semer pig iron is 25o lover this week,
snd sales lave been made of southern
pig sos oeow the asking price OF some
weeks ago, although Birmingham re-
ports schedules adhered 10
Failures for the week humber l63 as
com pared With 214 last week. l53 in
this week year ago. l64 10 1899 aud
240 10 1898
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
SHIPPING COMBINE
STARTLED ENGLAND.
The Details of Morgan's Trade
With Ellerman-He Paid
Well for the Stock.

London, May 1 The Leyland line
deal provokes unusual discussion in
the English papers, which reveals
the existence of not a little appre.
bension as to the possibility of the
United States dominating the Allan.
tic carrying trade The general
impression, however, is that the
transfer is connected with the proba-
BILE passage By the United States
senate Of q subsidy bill
Il is conceded that che terms of
the transfer are so profitable to the
Leylsnd line people that there could
be no question of the acceptance and
that other shipping companies would
gladly sell on the same terms
The effects of the transfer are dis
cussed in all their bearings Sir
Christopher Furnes, who contributes
to the Daily Mail long article,
dealing with the steel and other
trusts in the United States, insists
upon .he necessity of the country
waking up to meet the new COM
petition.
The Daily Telegraph asks, ea5serS-
ally, whether the whole British en-
pire is to be bought out by American.
millionaires Il calls Mr. Morgan,
'the Bonaparte of trade," and thinks.
the British public will be very foolish
if it is Iulled by statements that there
is no intention to withdraw the
vessels of the Leyland line from the
Union Jack
"This is serious situation" seys
the Daily Telegraph, which calls
for concerted action on this side,
especially looking to the enormous
growth of the American export trade
and the increase Of the American and
German shipping tonnage"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
Dispensary for Florida.

Tallahassee. May 2.-In the house
yesterday Mr. Wall of Putnam intro
duced bill to abolish liquor saloons
and establish State dispensary The
bill is based on the South Carolina
dispenaary law, and duplicate will
be introduced in the senate today
This measure is lobby bill, and it's
provisions are as yet known to few
legislators and outsiders. 1t is framed
to offer solution of the good roads
movement which has received fs-
vorable consideration all over Florida
for several years past, and was made
an issue for settlement by the last
Democratic State convention. A new
and leading feature of the proposed
Florida dispenssry law provides for
the expenditure of all net proceeds
from the dispensary system in con-
structing modern through public
highways between Important points
in the State Supporters of the bill
are confident of its passage and
claim that under the operation Of the
law 81 100000 per annum net will
be available for builindg good roads
Tourist hotels are allowed certain
exemptions under the dispepsary
regulations Wines made from Flor
ida grapes and fruits may be sold
under liberal dispensary
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
PACIRYLNG THE
PHILIPPINES.
Macarthur Reports Several
Important Surrenders.

Washington. April 30 Three i'm
portaut cablegrams were received
today at the war department from
Gen Macarthur at Manila In the
opiulon of the officials the news con
sained in them marks the almost CON
plete collapse of organized rebellion
ia the Philippines The cablegrams
are as follows
sGen Tinio surrendered with bis
command today at Shalt. He will
deliver all men and guns in his CON
mand as soon as they can be gather
ed together This completely pacides
the drss department, northern Luzon.
for many months the worst in Luzon.' y
..Cols. Ciprano Cailao and Gregorio
Kasibsc, Malvars. best officers sur
rendered to Col Jacob Kline at Lipa
on April 2ssh with % officers, los
men and Sc rifles
"Juan and Bias Villamor, leaders
Abra, surrendered Banquet April
9th; now engaged assembling scat
tered commands. delivering arms.
Aglipay, ex priest. leader liocos pro
vince, Luzon. surrendered at Laoag.
April 2sth.' y
Tinio Is said here TO have been With
Aleisndrino, one of the highest off
GERS in the iDsurrecsiobasy force
He was in command in northern
Luzon during the famous chase after
Commander Gilmore
Malvars, whose eelonels Surrender
ed to Kline also, was one of the best
known Filipino leaders he was
Lswton's most formidable foe, and
commanded the insurrectos at the
6gh, at Zapote river, the most serioas
battle fought in the Philippines
He was copfned TO southern Luzou,
which never has been completely
subjugated, end Lipa, where the sur
render occurred, has been one o!
the principal insOrgent arsenals.
II is stated at the war department
by officers recently back from the
Philippines, that there remains in
field in Luzon only one chief whom
they are particularly desirous OF
catching, namely, Cailles, the head
hunter This man has violated eve ?
rule of warfare and it not expected
that be will be taken alive
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
South VS. North in Polo4


New York, April 80 Lakewood
81 goals, against A goals for Cam
den, was the score bulletined at the
Georgian Court polo grounds, at
Lakewood, N j this afternoon
Quite number of persons from
Camden, S c., were on hand to up
hold the courage of those wearing
the colors of the Southern club The
game was the second one in the
series of FIVE for the Herbert trophies
and neither team was handicapped at
SO high rating as those in yester-
days contest Camden's team was
the same which played in the tourna
ment at Aiken last month and ipclud-
ed only single goal men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
The Cudahy K-idnappers.

Omaha. Neb. April 80 An un
known person, purporting to be an
agent of the kidDsppers has made a
proposition to e A Cudahy to
return gel .0o0 of the money paid
for the ransom Of his son. VINO was
abducted Dec ls last The offer de
manded in return withdrawal of the
$25 600 reward and cessation OF
the determination to punish the Grim.
inals
This proposition came in letter
from Eigiu. I'll, and Mr. Hudabv is con.
vinced Of it's authenticity He went
to ch:cego recently hecsrSe of '',
being ummoned there by his brother
in response to overtuees that had
been made Mr. Cudahy has refused
to consider the proposition and
declared bis determination TO prose-
cute che search to che end
"I received letter about ten days
ago" said Mr. Cuda5y 1t was
dated April Is at ElgiD and bore
the Elgin postmsrk | have turned
il over to the detectives and did not
make copy. It was very brief and
recited that the chief kiduapper bad
communicated with the writer and
was getting uneasy 1t set forth that
the chase by the detectives was get
ting 1ncomfortably close, and asked
if would withdraw the offer of
reward now outstanding and let up
on the efor, to find the criminals and
have S2l, 900 Of the $4,000 ransom
returned to me
sit seems that the writer got some.
what In hurry, for as soon as he
mailed the letter he went to Chicago
where he called on my brother
Michael the same day Before |
reached Chicago he had disappeared,
leaving DO directions as to how he
could be reached
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
France Taking Our Gold.

New York, May -Lazard Freres
will ship Sl,00O.000 gu the French
steamer sailing Saturday
A provisional engagement of ST.
100000 gold bars made by Heidel
bach, IckeIheimer & Go has been
ratified and it will be shipped to.
morrow on the French steamer
The National City bank will ship
$3.50 900 gold on the French steam
ship sailing tomorrow The gold
sv;ll he tal,en from 49, -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08

Beaumont, Texas, April 30.-In-
formation was received here this
afternoon to the effect that an oil
gusber was struck today at Sulphur,
La, forty Eve miles east Of Beaumont,
on the Southern Pacific
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08

Berlin. May IA dispatch from
Pekin, dated May l, to the Kolniscbe
Zeitung, says that bloody battle
has occurred between the Russians
and Chinese near Mukden. The Rus
slams lost so in killed aud wounded
Four Russian officers were killed,
and among the wounded was Gen
Zerpitzkl
Berlin, May 2-The Vossische
Zeitung prints a special dispatch
from St Petersburg announcing that
Russia has virtually arranged with
France FOR loans amounting to 500,-
600 600 francs and that another Rus
sian loan is being negotiated with Eng
lish and American bankers in London.
The dispatch further says that the
czar is planning for a trip abroad dur
ing next August and that he will visit
Copenhagen, Denmark
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08

Washington, Aprii s0-Tbe census
bureau issued bulletin today an
nouncipg that the centre of popula
tion of the United States, excluding
Alaska and recent territorial acces
sions, on June last was six miles
southeast of Columbia, Bartholomew
County, in Southern Indians.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
The Chinese Indemnity.

Paris. May The soreigo Office
has received dispatch from Pekin 40
nouuoiog that NJ. Piohou, toe French
minister presented today the report Of
the committee on Indemnity The
amount Cbios is to pay ] 365 600 600
francs. How it is proposed the iDdem
nifty be distributed among the powers is
cot set forth. Dot as the dispatches does
DOT meDtiou The Hague. it is thought
the ministers are hopeful of beng able
to settle the proportion TO be received
by each power BY discussion at Pekin
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08

Msry Irwiu is said to be the richest
actress 10 this country. rated at $780,
900.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-21
BUST FROM SAHARA DESERT
Camille Flammarion, French Astron.
Omer, Talks of the "Red
Rains" in Italy,

Camille Flammarion, the famous
French astronomer, speaking of the
strange red clouds and rain observed
IN Italy, says: 1.-THE atmospheric phe-
nomenon observed in Italy is not of
mysterious import. Popular credul-
1ty attributes to red rain sinis-
ter significance. The rain, however,
portends neither earthquake nor any
catastrophe whatever. It is simply
tale reddish dust from the Sahara
desert, lifted high into the air by
eyclonic whirlwinds and carried
among the clouds by upper air cur
vents as far as Sicily and Naples.
Sometimes it has been carried still
farther.
Scarcely year passes that 7 do
not receive little package of this
kind of dust, sent me by observers
living a long way from Africa,
Though very curious, these red
rains should brighten nobody. They
deserve, however, the attention of
the meteorologist as showing the
strength of tempests. This dust is
extremely fine. Sometimes it is dis
seminated in clouds spreading over
thousands of square miles, represent
ing a considerable quantity of mat.
ter borne on the wings of the wind"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-21
DIG TUNNELS IN TREES.
Wood Caterpillars Are Creating Sc.
riOus Havoc i'm the Lon-
don Parks.

The caterpillars of the wood-leop-
ard moth are doing irreparable dam
age to many of the old trees in the
London parks and gardens by tunnel
ing into the timber, with the result
that either the trees are killed out
right or the branches and leading
shoots are so weakened that they
readily snap across during stormy
weather.
Hardly a park or garden of any pre-
tensions in the great metropolis is
free from the leopard moth and the
goat moth, both of which have in
creased of late years to an almost
alarming extent. This is partly ow-
ing to the unhealthy condition of
many Of the trees, which has been
brought about by the ever-increasing
smoke and fumes to which they are
almost constantly subjected, for the
caterpillar rarely attacks healthy
trees.
The tunnels. which are often half
an inch in diameter, are cut in all di-
rections through the hardest timber,
the trees usually attacked being the
Spanish chestnut. thorn, apple, beam
tree. elm and poplar.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-21
WANTS A ROMAN PALACE.
Emperor William Is Credited with
Entertaining Novel
Ambition.

It is said at Berlin that the en-
peror is seriously contemplating the
construction of a castle which shall
be in all respects an exact fac-simile
OF those that were constructed in
the days of old Rome. If he carries
out this design all the domestics
who may be employed in the castle
will be obliged to speak Latin and
to wear a costume similar to that
worn by the household servants of
the old Roman emperors. Each room
will he decorated and furnished with
appropriate antiques and the exte-
rior of the building will be fash
toned in rigid conformance with the
style of architecture that was in
vogue under the Roman empire.
Emperor Williams friends are no:
surprised that he should be think
ing of building such a castle, since
they know that for years he has
been deeply interested in Roman his
tory, and that on more than one oc-
casion he has taken an active part
in performances which were de-
signed to illustrate. the life of Ro-
mans under the empire.
The emperor, if he constructs this
castle, will certainly visit it fire.
quently, and during his stay there
his guests and attendants will salute
his as the Romans saluted their en-
perOr.