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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15
Mr.. S. P. Cooper, Gallant Confederate
Died in Columbia Yesterday

To join Deaths silent batallions
another gallant soldier has gone. He
was Mr.. S. P. Cooper, of Ridgeway,
and he died in this city yesterday.
Mr.. Cooper was member of Camp
Rion and during the war he was color
bearer of the Seventh South Carolina
regiment. During the thickest of the
fight and when a shower of lead was
dealing on all sides he gailantly plac-
ed his colors on Fort Harrison, Va,
and in doing this had leg shot off.
His regiment was of Hagood's brig
ade, and his comrades who knew him
say that no braver soldier than he
went to the war from Fairfield county.
Mr.. Cooper was 5S years old and had
been in Columbia for about year
undergoing treatment. His body will
be carried to Rigeway and the funeral
will be held there at II o'clock to-
morrow morning. State, May 10.
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Gen. Nj. C. Butler Comes From
Washington to Meet With
CayaIrymen.

Columbia May 10-The crowd at the
State reunion in Columbia was greatly
increased yesterday. All of the early
morning trains came in loaded with
visitors, and the same thing was true
of the other trains arriving during the
day. Although the crowd had been
very large the night before, and it
was not expected that many more
would come, fully 8, 800 more people
were brought in yesterday. The
Southern railway alone brought in
1,6O0 The old soldiers have been, and
are still, having right royal time.
The committee in charge of housing
the veterans managed to get out of the
woods, Notwithstanding the constant
inpouring of old soldiers before mid
night on Wednesday night, and yester-
day morning there were more quarters
to be had than those arriving during
the day could occupy. If any man
failed to secure shelter it must have
been his own fault.
The South Carolina college boys
offered to the committee, through DR..
Finn, the use of all of their dormi-
tory rooms and beds to the college for
the veterans, stating that they would
sleep on the floors or on the grass, but
that no veteran should go away with
out having had place to sleep.
At the Hospital for the Insane,
where some 100 had the best quarters
in the amusement hall, the authorities
gave them all hearty breakfast. DR..
Babcock went a step further when, on
hearing Of the demand being made up
on the cafe of the Daughters of the
Confederacy, he provided dinner for
200 In addition to this, the com
mittee issued meal tickets to several
hundred veterans
At the ladies' cafe there was ample
supply throughout the day for all the
veterans who could be seated.
One of the features of the day was
the arrival of Gen. NJ. C. Butler
He reached here in the morning from
Washington, and attended the reunion
of his cavalrymen at the court house
In the evening, by special invitation,
he appeared on the stage at the the
atre and was given cordial recep-
ton.
Gen. Gordon was forced to leave yes
terday afternoon, much to the regret
of all the veterans. The general was at
Gen. Hamptons' when the members of
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15
Big Cotton Fire in Augusta.

Augusta, Ga, May 8.-What looked
to be = fire that would stop only when
it had wiped out the cotton storage
district of Augusta broke out in one
of the storage compartments OF the
Union Compress Company's buildings
at l o'clock today. When the blaze
was discovered it had gained sufficient
headway to cover the roof of the build
ing before the alarm could be respond
ded to. An alleyway about six feet
wide separates the compress and Phlni-
w & Co.'S ware house. The high
breeze that was blowing in very
short time sweep the the flames over
the heads of the fremen to this build
ing in which was stored 1,200 bales Of
cotton. From here it was blown to
Whitney & Co.'S ware house and seem
ed beyond the control Of the depart
ment. In the Whitney ware house
there were 2, 500 bales of cotton stored
and soon the whole was a roaring
mass of flames. The walls of this
structure were the only ones to give
way Had it not been for this the
fire department could not have stop
ped it where they did, though they
are being highly commended on all
sides, the mayor personally thanking
the chief of the FIRE department.
The losses are as follows on the cot
ton:
Whitney & Co, s1o5, GOO: Phinizy &
Co, $50, 400: compress company, 81,
600.
From this it is possible that IS, 600
can be saved by salvage.
The loss on buildings estimated at
So, 500.
Cation fr1llv insured
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15
The PANIC COMES.

New York, May s.-The Wall street
panic that Russell Sage predicted be-
gan at one O'Clock today and was at
tended by frenzy of excitement.
Thousands of small spectators who
were rich men before luncheon went
home to dinner penniless.
The heaviest declines were in st.
Paul, Union Pacific and Missouri Pa
cifc.
Hill stated positively that he had
not bought share of Northern Paci-
fic in six months.
The causes of the panic are ascribed
to the fight between the Morgan and
Rockefeller interests and it is claimed
that the Standard OH crowd became
angered by the action of Morgan and
his friends in seeking to corner the
Northern Pacific and Steel stocks.
They were found by the Standard Oil
and thrown on the market causing q
frightful decline in the prices.
John W. Gates is said to be the hea-
West loser in Northern Pacific Hf.:
loses are estimated at three millioEs-
He has cancelled his proposed trip IL
Europe.
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the South Carolina division were ap-
preaching to do honor to Gen. Hamp-
ton. He heard them coming, and has
tily bade Gen. Hampon goodbye, took
a carriage and started for the depot.
The veterans have been much graft
fed at Gen. Gordon's unexpected visit
on this occasion.
Yesterday afternoon the Augusta
camp, No. 1904, arrived in the city.
They were equipped with bugles and
drums, and marched from the depot
through Main Street to their head
quarters at the Independent engine
house, where there was awaiting
them collation. consisting of sand
wiches and beer, the latter being pro-
vided because the veterans did not
come from dispensary State. These
veterans we're clad in Confederate gray
uniforms, and most of them were car
rying rifles, with bayonets fixed.
1uOG 1ucICucO Wc11 dllO 1udQC OIL OA-
ceedingly striking appearance. Along
the street they were vigorously cheer
ed. There were probably IS or 80 Of
them. Still other Georgians will ar
rive this morning on special train
from Augusta over the Southern rail
way. In the parade today the Au-
gusta contingent will be escorted by
Camp Barnard E. Bee of Aiken, %
men strong.
Today will be one of the principal
days of the reunion, it being Memo
rial Day and the day of the big pa
rade. The convention will resume its
work bright and early this morning,
and expects to reach final adjourn
ment before the usul hour. 1t is pro-
! posed to start the parde promptly at
80 O'Clock. State.
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FROM The WIRES.

Ninety-Six, May 8.-The employees
of the Southern railway who cut the
telephone wires and poles at Ninety
Six on the 3oth ult., were arrested by
Magistrate Rogers and sent to jail.
There were u defendants. Messrs.
Graydon & Giles and F. Barron Grier
have been employed by the telephone
company to prosecute them.
Florence, May s.-Monday after
noon, son of MI. Milliard Minis was
struck dead by lightning. He was
transplanting tobacco in an open field
when the bolt came. Mr.. Minis lives
in the lower part of the county.
Pittsburg, May 9.-The CONNER
cial-Gazette says The United States
Steel Corporation has adopted policy
of centralizing operations, abandoning
the smaller plants or those disadvan-
tageously located that cannot be run
continually. The work heretofore
done at these plants is to be trans
ferred to those that can be operated
to the advantage of the company. To
work out this policy the operating
heads of the concerns OF the United
States Corporation have been in con-
ference in New York. Undoubtedly
the plan will revert with the greatest
benefit to the Pittsburg district, as
the most favored place the United
States Steel Corporation operates. ;"
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guine have been far exceeded in the
matter of the attendance at the State
reunion. None Of the committeeman
who have been in touch with the
camps of the State for the past few
weeks and making preparations to
entertain them have ever dreamed for
moment that the attendance could
possibly exceed 1900 actual veterans.
This was made the maximum estimate
in the light Of past State reunions and
gatherings of this character, but the
one cent mile rate and Columbia's
unquestioned hospitality brought the
veterans from every nook and corner
of the State.
They came by the carload and by
noon yesterday it became serious
question as to how the surplus would
be cared for. The committee got to
work in hurry and two additional
halls in the first ward were equipped
and thrown open. Additional bedding
was placed in the Kendall building
and last night there were at least 500
men serenely sleeping there. Just as
other halls were about to be arranged
for, DR.. Babcock of the State hospi-
tai for the insane made an offer which
cured the situation for the night. He
threw open the music hall and chapel
at the hospital, both large and cool
and separated from the wards of the
institution, and filled them with bed
ding. The committee told those vet
erans who were awaiting beds of this
arrangement and gave them the priv
ilege of going there if they desired.
All who went last night will be given
breakfast this morning. The county
court house was also thrown open last
| night. In addition to this one of the
clerks of the bureau of information
| was sent out upon the streets last
| night to pick up any old soldier who
might be sleeping'without a place. He
reported at midnight that he had
found but few such.
Another serious problem that pre-
sented itself as a result of the unex
pectedly large attendance was in the
matter of food and refreshments.
Though the ladies fed some 1,500 during
the day the demand made there was
far in excess of the preparations that
had been made. They did the best
they could under the circumstances
| and really much more than could have
been expected. They will attempt to
do all in their power and have most
earnestly requested all grocery mer-
chants and households in the city tc
send contributions and when possible
food that has already been cooked.
The executive committee will make
use today of a number of meal tickets
purchased from Mr. LaMotte's reun-
ion restaurant and they will be issued
to those who are in need of them.
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U. C. V. CONVENTION.


The convention of the United Confed-
crate Veterans was punctual in begin
ming its work and at 10 o'clock Genl.
Walker called the Convention to Or
der. Dr.. James H. Thornwell, the
eloquent chaplain of the organization,
offered the opeing prayer.
Col. James G. Holmes, adjutant of
the United Confederate Veterans, call
ed the roll of Veterans camps and the
delegates responded to the names of
the camps.
On motion of Col. E. R. McIver the
adjutant was called upon to prepare a
complete roster of the delegates and
alternates and each camp was to
hand in a list for record.
Gen. Walker then read his annual
report to the Convention, and it was
handsomely received.
Adjt. Holmes made his annual re-
port, and spoke of the fraternal feel
ing among Confederate Veterans and
he begged the Veterans to keep up their
dues of five cents per capita.
When the Convention was ready for
business Gen. j. W. Floyd spoke with
intense feeling of the valor Of the old
soldiers and presented series of res
olutions of good cheer and encourage
ment to the Sons of Veterans.
Then came sensational develop
ment of the school book contest, and
the University Publishing Company,
whose books were displaced by the
State board, made vigorous protest
and complaint and alleged that the
memorialists who petitioned the State
board in the name of the United Con-
federate Veterans made false state
ments concerning the publications Of
the University Publishing Company,
and that necessarily undue weight
was given the misleading and unau-
thorized memorial of the committee,
which acted in the name of the United
Confederate Veterans. Gen. Gordon is
director of the University Publish
ing Company.
Mr.. Schumpert, who presented and
read the memorial, asked that a
committee of three be appointed to in
quire fully into the matter and report
to the Cnvention on the issues raised
at the earliest possible moment.
This matter of school book adopt
ions has been of much interest and
there is complaint about certain inf1u-
ences that were used to secure the
adoption of certain books and the ar
gument used against certain others.
Gen. G. I. Walker appointed on
the committee to look into the matter
and report to the Convention Mr. 0.
L. Schumpert, Gen. ". E. James and
Major Wade Hampton Manning.
Mr.. Schumpert, Of Laurens, present
ed the Laurens resolutions in the in
terest of the establishment of sol
diers' home for veterans.
DR.. Lebby, of Charleston, offered
resolutions on the same line on the
part of Camp Burnett Rhett of Char
lesion.
At the request of the movers of the
resolutions a committee of seven was
asked to consider the whole matter
and to report back on the question
during the present Convention.
At the afternoon session Major .. l..
Schumpert made the report OF the spe-
cial committee on the petition of the
University Publishing Company on
the school question. The committee
to whom was offered the memorial of
the University Publishing Company
respectfully submits the following re-
port:
This committee finds upon investiga-
ton that an injustice has been done
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

Joseph Hume, who died in Berkeley,
Cal, the other day, was the pioneer
salmon packer of the Pacific coast.
He was born 56 years ago in Augusta,
Me. His father was younger SON of
the Earl of Marchmont, in England.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15
THE BIG CROWD

The expectations of the most san.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26
Hoods ~SarsapdsiUQ

Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Ask your druggist for it
today and accept no substitute.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26

hard colds Is are others. Hoods Sar-
saparilla makes the blood pure; and
this great medicine RECEIVERS the sys-
tenn after a cold as no other medicine
does. Take Hoods. 2
W. 7. Wesson, Gh%olsonyille, Va,
druggist, writes: 'sYour One Minute
Cough Cure gives perfect satisfaction.
My customers say it is the best remedy
fer coughs, colds, throat and lung
troubles" E. S. Beardsley, druggist.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26

the state, as the returns Of the de-
partment of agriculture prove. Fur
Their the News says: IF the land was
fit for naught why did W. D. Wash
burn buy a. tract of 100000 acres and
open it up with a new railroad? Why
did Ohio capitalists buy up the, entire
Fort Stevenson reservation as soon as
it was offered? Why was there 6s
homestead entries at the Bismarck land
Eoffce during the first ten days of Octo-
ber, and a $4,000 business at the
Devils Lake land Office last month:
| When our land hereabouts is attacked
OF spoken disparagingly of, we have
some very obstinate facts to offer TIC
the contrary"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26

1t is seldom the great expositions
are financial successes. The close OF
the Buffalo exposition on the second
of November will see a great deficit.
It is said there will not be money
enough to pay the first mortgage
bonds, and the second mortgage bonds
will have to be defaulted. The stock
holders will get no money, and ever
some of the building contractors are
wondering how they will get theil
pay. The attendance at the exposi'
ton was generally much less than ex'
pected. The closing days of the expo
sition we're also Swallowed with the
death of the president. While Buffalo
gets much advertising out of the fair
there will be lawsuits galore to follow
the close of the exposition.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26
The Bismartk Tribnnt,
BIZ NJ. III. JEWELL.
THE DAILY

Published every afternoon, except sun
day, at Bismarck. North Dakota, Is deliv-
cred by carrier to all parts Of the city at
TO cents per month. or Sc per year. The
daily sent to any address In the United
States and Canada, postage prepaid, ST
per year; So for six months; $3.50 for
three mouths.
Published every Friday: eight pages,
containing a summary Of the news Of the
w~eek-iocal and foreign-particular atten-
ton being paid to state news. Sent to
any address, postage paid, for $1.00 for
one year; 30 cents for six months; % cents
Cor three months.
The Bismarck Tribune Is the oldes,
newspaper In the state-established June
IL, 1873. 1t has a wide circulation and Is
q desirable advertising medium. Being
published at the capital of the state II
makes a feature Of state news, Of u semi.
official character, and is therefore particn'
sarly interesting to all who desire to keeI
tie run Of state affa~irs-political, socia
and business
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.

Henderson Grimett, Of this place,
was stricken with partial paralysis and
completely lost the S of n arm
and side. After being treated by an
eminent physician for quite a while
without relief, my wife recommended
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and after
using two bottles of it he is almost
entirely cured.-Geo. r. Mcdonald.
Man, Logan county, W. Va. Several
other very remarkable cures Of partial
paralysis have been effected by the use
Of this linament. 1t is most widely
known, however, as a care for rheurna-
tism, sprains and bruises. Sold by
Reardsley & Finney, druggists.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26

A Journal correspondent has
run down a rumor, somewhere, to the
effect that some federal appointees in
this state. owing to more important
political business to be transacted
during the coming year, are likely to
hold Office a few weeks, or months,
longer than their present commissions
contemplate. Actuated by experience
of the past-and present-possibly the
powers that be" feel like enduring
the evils that now exist rather than
flee ito those we know not Of"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26
HIGH SCORES
NORTH DAKOTA BUTTER TAKES
A HIGH AWARD. WICK WILL
ORDER SEEDS OF o. 81. WILL.

Buffalo, Oct. 26.-(SpeciaD-The last
butter scoring gave R. F. Flint of New
Salem and Victor Glautz of Hanover
each 81, the highest at this scoring. The
Hebron creamery scored "a. The butter
was sold at once to a party who says it is
the best butter he has purchased here.
Wick, the famous scotsman, says he
will place an order with O. Fl. Will &
Co. of Bismarck for seeds as a result OF
his visit to the North Dakota exhibit.
The Glautz and Flint butter, the
judges say, was the best prcked butter
shown during the season. It was lost
three weeks in transit, consequently the
high rating is considered remarkable.
The superintendent Of the dairy made
special exhibits of it.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26

Mandan fair. The grower stipulated
that he was to- have the seeds, burt
Turner has forgotten his name; a
dozen people have offered to buy it
for the seeds, and the Missouri COM
mission want it to take to the Charles
ton expo. as a product of Missouri.
We have about concluded to bore a
little hole in the, bottom of the crit
ten, take out the seeds, sell them for a
dollar ~apiece-more or less-and let
Missouri have the shell. A number
of other articles have been spoken for
by other states for the southern ex-
hibit, which is quite a compliment to
North Dakota
A bronze medal was awarded us for
last years corn and a silver medal for
this, so we have served notice on
Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska and other
corn states that we expect to carry off
the gold boy at st. Louis in 1908,
which they say would not surprise
them a bit, Judging from the way we
have scooped in the awards here for
almost everything we had to show.
Nine days more and we begin to
pack UP. The effort to prolong the
exposition two weeks was a failure
as the exhibitors were too anxious to
get home. We hope to be able to
close UP everything by the 5 tn or 9Th
and get. back to a climate which don't
| shake the teeth out of our jaws with
its chilly daampness.
CUSH.
P. S.-We hear that Jewell was
much. pleased with the state exhibit
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26

~ The Wilton News takes exception to
a recent statement in the columns of
the Minneapolis Journal to the effect
that the western plains of North Da-
kota are fit for little else than grazing.
The, News quotes statistics to prove
that the Missouri slope counties are in
the heart of one of the best cattle
growing and agricultural regions of
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26

The Wells County News complains
that many settlers on claims in that
county are being summoned to go 10
Bismarck to defend their title TO
claims under the homestead act,
in actions brought by Colonel
Lounsberry as special agent of
government. One case cited by
News is that of a young
lady, a school teacher, who claims
that she has put all of her
earnings into her claim, lived on ii
the required time, and now is called to
appear at Bismarck and defend her
title to it, and without money to make
the trip or engage an attorney to de-
fend her right. While it is possible
and probable that some deserving per-
sons are summoned to appear in these
cases yet the Tribune does not believe
that there is any intention or the part
of the special agent to make any one
suffer hardship. It is without doubt
a fact that in all localities complaints
are fled with the special agent against
persons, having claims, by other per-
sons, either through pique, malice or
for a desire to obtain the land in
question. 1t is not always easy for
the special agent to learn without an
Investigation, what are the merits of
the case. If deserving persons are in
.jufed. we have no doubt Colonel
Lounsberry would be one of the first
II,
to help right any wrong done.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26

Editor Mcclure of the Minot Optic
says "court sets this week" We pre-
sumo it will hatch out a few prisoners.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26

and have been scanning closely the
columns OF the Tribune to note his
valued expressions to that effect, but
in vain. Maybe his story was not in
your export edition. I think that af-
ter the kindly way in which we helped
him part with his cash at the "restau-
rants that he would overflow with
parises of all he saw here.
Hard Catastrophe whose blood is
pure are not nearly SO, likely to take
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26
Jcrofuld
This root of many evils

y Glandular tumors, assesses,
pimples, and other cutaneous erup-
tons, sore ears, infamed .eyelids,
ricketts,, dyspepsia, catarrh, readi-
ness to catch cold and inability to
get rid OF it easily, paleness, ner-
vousness, the consumptive ten
dency, and other ailments
Can be completely and perma-
nently removed, no matter how
young or old the sufferer.
Hoods Sarsaparilla was given the daughte,
of Silas Vernooy. Wawarsing. N. Y, who had
broken out with s~crofula sores all over hez
face and head. The first bottle helped her
and when she had taken six the sores were all
healed and her face was smooth. He writes
that she has never shown any sign Of the
arrofnla returning,