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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31
GIVING away Land.
Progress of Lottery in Fl Reno,
Oklahoma.

El Reno, Okla. July 29.-Okla-
homa's great land lottery was, begun
here today in earnest. and when the
commissioners appointed by the federal
government adjourned the drawing fol-
the day 1000 of the choice of the 13,
coo 160-acre claims in the Kiowa-
Comanche country had been awarded.
The first name drawn from the
wheels was that of Stephen a. Holcomb
OF Paul's VALLEY, l. T., for home
stead in the El Reno district. and
the second Leonard Lamb, of Augusta,
0. T. These two men select the
choice claims in this district. The
capital prize winners. however. proved
to be James r. Wood OF Weather
ford. O. T.. whose name was first to
come from the Lawton district wheel,
and Miss Matte H Beals of Wichita,
Kas.. who drew the second number in
that district. They will have the
privilege of making the first filings in
the Lawton district and will undoubt-
edly choose the two quarter sections
adjoining that town. These are con-
sidered the most valuable in the terri
tory and are. it is estimated, worth
from $40. 600 to $40, 600 each.
The day was one of keen excite
ment, replete with interesting scenes.
1t is estimated that fully 25,000 per-
sons witnessed the drawing.-The
State.
immense throng was wrought up to
the highest pitch.
The drawing of the first names was
followed by mighty shout.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31
Acustom House Outrage.

New York, July 2S.-The steamship
Ponce from San Juan, Porto Rico,
July %, docked in Brooklyn this after
noon. AS she steamed up the bay the
customs tug came alongside and two
officers boarded the Ponce and took the
passengers declarations. AS soon as
the Ponce docked custom house inspec-
tors examined the baggage of the pas
sengers, eighty in number. All cigars
and cigarettes were seized and the
owners were told to come back to-
morrow fer them. Among the pas
sengers was j. R. Garrison, auditor
of Porto Rico. He informed the in
spectors that, according to the Presi-
dents proclamation, free trade now ex-
lists between the United States and
Porto Rico. The inspectors claimed
that they had no official information
to that effect and Mr.. Garrison COM
piled with the order to dump the con-
tents of his dozen trunks on the pier.
The baggage Of all the other passengers
was similarly inspected.
After this general overhauling Of
baggage telephone message was re-
ceived to seize only cigars in lots Of
over 400. Passengers who did not have
that quantity were let out. One,
however, who had $50 cigars. was re-
CURED to turn them over and told to
come around Monday and pay for the
internal revenue stamps. The iaspec-
tors claim that they know free trade
now exists between this country and
Porto Rico. but they do not know it
officially and that it will be several
days before the new order can be put
into effect.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31
Trying to Control Turkey.

Constantinople Saturday. July p.
Yesterday the Sultan agreed to com
ply with demands made by the Russian
government for the release of the Ser
vians recently arrested in Albania.
together with the restoration of the
NAL Bev the Mutessarif of Prishtina,
the instigator of the arrests.
Notwithstanding this prompt com
pliance te arrests We're continued, and
today Russia repeated her demand in
peremptory terms. All the legations
are making representations against
interference by the Porte with the
decisions of the sanitary council The
palace officials receive .hese protests
with the utmost serenity, replying that
the Sultan is the sovereign of Turkey.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31
WHY SHE QUIT THE PHONE.

The young woman employed as
stenographer had beau named Will,
to whom she talked some twenty-five
times a day, says the Boston Record.
The lawyer who labored under the i'm
preston that he was paying for the
stenographer's time was not pleased
that Maggie should drop her work and
rush frantically to the telephone every
time the bell rang and stand there for
fifteen minutes debating whether or
not Will ought to have told Clara that
secret which he knew we'll enough was
none of Clara's business. One day
the lawyer left his Office and going
to another telephone in the building
called up his own Office. Of course
Maggie rushed frantically to the
phone and answered.
Hello. said the lawyer in n lfaed
voice. "This is linenan testing
the wire. Kindly stand one foot in
front of the receiver and say hello.''
Maggie obeyed.
Thank you. Now stand two feet to
one side and say hello.
Maggie complied.
Thank you. Now stand two feet
on the other side and say hello'' it
was done.
"Thank you. Now stand on your
head and say hello.''
Maggie seems to be somewhat back
ward in answering the telephone now.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31
Only q Lawyer.

When Justice Bookstaver was on the
supreme court bench, he had as special
officer or attendant q punctilious old
German, who always stood guard at
the door leading to the justices private
chambers when the justice was within.
One day a prominent lawyer and two
of his clients called and asked if the
justice would receive them.
The officer threw open the door and
called out loudly to the justice:
"Shudge. Two shentlemans End q
lawyer wants to speak nit you.'
The three gentlemen laughed.
''Vor What you laff. eh?'
Don't you count me gentleman"
asked the lawyer.
Zach. you're lawyer only; dat's diff
ferent. New York Mail and Express.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31
RIVALS The kLONDIEE.
A Great Gold Discovery in
Georgia.

Atlanta, July 27.-There are material
indications in existence that mining
company, composed in the majority Of
Atlanta men. has struck vein OF gold
bearing soil, rivaling in richness
and purity the best that California
showed in the days Of '49 or the klon-
dixie revealed in later days. Ihls
modern Ell Dorado is located in the
State of Georgia, in Wilkes county,
and the Atlanta owners Of the property
are I. H. Oppenhein, Monroe Bick-
hart and A. Bluthenthal. These gen.
tlemen. with William D. Storey, a
mine prospector and VII Fluher OF
McDufie county, constitute what is
termed the Columbia Mining COM
pany, by which is owned the land
upon which the lead of gold is dis
covered.
From a single ton of earth taken
from this newly discovered mine,
which is known as the Latimer mine,
gold to the amount of s22. $40 was re-
Gently gotten. This, it is claimed by
owners Of the mine, is the richest yield
ever known to be taken from single
ton of earth, the nearest approach to
it being the celebrated CoomStock
mine of Colorado, which assyed s10,-
600 to a ton of the gold-bearing soil.
The correctness of these fguresg is at
tested by the afidavits of those by
whom the figures were obtained.
There are in sight so far in the
vein just unearthed, which can be
panned out into pure gold for mere
nominal cost, about II tons of earth.
When the gold is taken from the ore
it Will approximate very close to $780,
600 in value. This is but the first
step in the work of unearthing the full
deposit. The mines wealth, of
course, is but a conjecture, but from
early evidence it is not improbable
that it may be the beginning of a
food of treasure from the bosom of
Georgia, rivaling in extent and quail
ity some of the gifts the west has
made to the enrichment of the
worlds treasury.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31
The STEEL WORKERS STRIKE.
Hope Entertained That Trouble
Will Be Adjusted by Conference.

Pittsburg, Pa. July 29.-Everybody
is on the qui vive tonight in strike
circles and the coming conference of
the leaders of the two contending
forces is looked forward to with min
gled hope and fear. Hope, however,
and peace is confidently expected by
the majority of those interested.
The executive committee OF the
Amalgamated association will meet
in the headquarters of the organlza-
tion at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
or as soon thereafter as possible and
take up the proposition for settle
ment of the steel workers strike.
This statement was made by Secre-
tary Williams of the Amalgamated
association. Beyond this he declined
to discuss the strike in any form.
There was no change in the position
of the two contestants today. Both
sides held firmly to the plan of watch
ing each other. The officials Of the
Wood mill of the American Sheet
Steel company made no attempt to
start the plant and indications pointed
to their remaining inactive until the
strike negotiations are decided one
way or the other.
The first report of the day, that the
American Tin Plate Company was
making an effort to start the Demier
plant with nonunion men and that one
set of rolls was being operated, was
afterwards explained as being rumor
that started from the fact that the
company had some men at work re-
pairing the plant, with the expecta-
tions that the strike will be settled
shortly.
The following terms of settlement of
the strike and the programme for to-
morrow come from an authoritative
source and can be relied upon in all
human probability as the outcome OF
the meeting of the conferees.
Terms of probable settlement:
The Amalgamated association IS to
drop contention for the signing Of
sca3e for all mills.
All mills are to be "open" mills in
the fullest sense Of the term.
The company is to have the right
to place non-union man in any plant
and keep him there.
In addition to the plants covered by
the expired scale it is to be signed
or the following:
". Dewes Wood of McKeesport:
Painter, Lindsay & McCutcheon, and
Clark Mills of Pittsburg, and Mones-
sen plants of the American Steel Hoop
company, The question of making
the Wel1esville sheet plant and the
Monessen Tin Plate plant directly
covered by the scale is to be settled by
the conferees. The Amalgamated
association is to have the privilege of
organizing the men in any of the
plants.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31
The Weather Situation.

Washington, July 26.-The past u
hours probably nave been the most
favorable to the States of the corn
belt since the existing hot wave began
nearly 40 days ago. Rains, generally
light in amount, have fallen in vest
ern Kansas, western Nebraska, south
west Missouri, central Iowa, Arkansas
and little in Oklahoma and the
prospect seems TO he favorable for a
continuation of more numerous showers
In the section covered by these States
and territories. On Sunday showers
were looked for in northern Illinois
and northern Indiana. Still, there
has been no general rain of which the
crops stand in so much need and there
are no immediate prospects of any.
On the whole the weather bureau Off
cials here regard the situation as
somewhat improved. Incidental to
the rains the temperatures officially
reported today were somewhat lower
than on yesterdy However, they
range from 92 to 100 in the corn belt.
Conditions will remin practically the
same in the drought section during
Saturday and Sunday, and the wealth
er will continue very hot with the
possibility of relief from scattered
thunder showers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31
Rock Hill. Jnly 2s-Tbis afternoo

Rock Hill, July 2S.-This afternoon
two boys were drowned in a deep pool
in Mr.. V. B. McFadden's granite
quarry in the western part of the
city. The affair was as tragic as 1t
was sad. The little fellows were
about Il years old and were children
of operatives at the Arcade mills.
Their names were jeff Sistare and
Robert Bishop, son of a poor widow
who came here from Spartanburg.
.Aden, Arabia. July 2S.-In fight
between the Mad Mullah and the
British, July p. the former was
routed, losing 10 killed. The Brit
ish casualties were Lieut.. Frede1icks
and 12 men killed, and Lieut.. Dickson
and 20 men wounded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31
Sense of Touch In Surgery.

There has been of late more or less
discussion on the use of antiseptic
gloves These articles are strongly OBJ
jected to, however, by experienced sur
geons, who claim that the surgeon ac-
CURES a sense Of touch that is of very
great value to him in performing deli
cate and complicated operations. So
acute does this become that even the
extent of disease may almost be deter
mined by it. They believe that it is
possible to exercise sufficient care in the
washing of hands and the application
of antiseptics to make such gloves
wholly unnecessary. Bethis as it may,
the best surgeons are very reluctant to
adopt anything that interferes with the
delicacy of handling, which is their
chief pride and upon which to great
extent the safety of the patient depends.
New York Ledger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31

New York, July 27.-The winning
colors of Harry Elhes, the Glens Falls
middle distance bicycle rider. were
lowered this afternoon on the Man
haitian Beach cycle track. After riding
81 miles in a four-cornered 30-mile
motor paced race. Elkes abandoned the
contest and went to mis- dressing room.
thoroughly beaten. Bobby Walthour,
of Atlanta. won the race in one hour.
% minutes and % 80 seconds. finish
ing fye and three quarter laps. almost
two miles, ahead of Jimmy Moran, of
Chelsea, who was three miles in front
of Arthur Ross, of Newark. y. j..
who finished third
Philadelphia. July :2l-The battle
ship Maine designed to be bigger,
stronger and faster than her namesake
whose shapeless mass lies in the har-
Dor of Habana. was launched from the
yards of the Wm Cramps Ship and
Engine Building Company The great
hull's initial dip into the waters of
the Delaware river was a success in
every way. One of the largest crowds
that has ever seen warship leave the
ways at Cramps yard was on hand and
patriotism ran wild as the ship left
her cradle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31
A croun1ess Coronation.

A coronation without crown sounds
distinctly Irish. yet such was in effect
the ceremony in which Henry III took
the most prominent part at Gloucester
on Oct. %. 1916. On this occasion
plain circle was used instead Of a
crown, which had been lost with the
jewels and other baggage of King
John in passing the marshes Of Lynn
or the Wash near Wisbeach.-London
Telegraph.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31
Juvenile Encouragement.

Elsie-Mamma. there's funny old
man in this Pickwick book that's al
ways telling his son to beware OF the
widows. Why is that?
Mamma-Well, widow is supposed
to be skillful in catching husband
Elsie-Grac:ous, wonder if / IL nave
to he widow before can get married.
Philadelphia Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31
Frozen In.

The making of postholes is an easy
matter in Alaska. y mass OF powder
blasts out the hole in IN instant. tele-
graph pole is inserted. water is poured
in. ard tie intense cold holds the pole
secure in an ;::caSc2eGt CT ice.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31

Topeka, Kas., July 277.-kansas has
been redeemed from the ravages of the
drought. The rain which started in
numerous portions of the State last
night has been continued during the
day and reports received here tonight
say that the rain is still falling in
several places in the State Ever
thing points to rainy spell which Will
be OF inestimable value to Kansas.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31

Some of Bob Taylor's friends are
urging him for the presidency be-
cause he is fin favor of allowing every
man to have a hound pup and billy
goat, free from taxation.-Augusta
Chronicle.
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Evasion.

s.see here. you sirr' cried her father
Didn't tell you never to enter my
house again."
."No. sir, you didn't" replied the per-
sistent suitor. You said not to cross
your Threshold so l climbed in the
ndow."-EXchange
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31
Sterling Remedy.

Cholly Cityfcller (in country. with
balky livery horse)-Beg pardon. Sir
but what DO you Go whea youah horse
ball.s?
The Fasmer-Trade him. Git up,
Bill!-Puck.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31

Gouroek, July 27.-The Shamrock
H., accompanied by the Erin, sailed
ut 10 20 o'clock this morning for New
York.
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Backward, turn backward, O Time,
in your fight: make me an iceberg,
all glistening white. Roll me all up
in the beautiful snow; feed me on
charity's chillest woe; bathe me in
winters dull, misery tears, and rock
me to sleep in the ashes of years;
shround me in fathomless oceans of
age, with epitaph writ by an ice
hearted sage. Backward, turn back
ward, century or two. away from
this torEenting, vapory stew, far
back to the cons of summerless
night. Make me an iceberg, O
Time, in your fight Selma Times.
Raleigh, n. c., July 29.-Barney
Cain, formerly manager of the Rich
mond team of the Virginia-Nortl Jar
olina league, now of the Darlington,
S. c., club, was arrested here today
for inducing Foster. catcher for the
Tarboro Iteam, to jump his contract.
Cain was in an officers charge all
night and until this afternoon. when
500 was telegraphed him from Oar
lington, which he deposited in place
of bond for his appearance here at
court. He and Foster have gone to
Darlington.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-24
written for The Times


NEW YORK. Feb. 23-The new century
seems to have brought in a new condition
in the religious world. This new condi-
lion obtains in England, and extends to
every part OF this country. 1t relates to
methods by which new members are got
Ten into the churches. The old method
was the revival, with meetings. some
times held every night for many weeks,
sometimes with the union of neighbor-
ing congregations, and often by the
bringing in of outside professional evan
Gelists In past winters certain cities
have been affected by general movements
which have resulted in large accessions
30 the memberships Of churches The re-
vivai may have been introduced by Meth
odists but for fifty years at least it has
been the method employed by all evan
selical bodies. There has been, during
the last decade or more, speculation about
the value of the revival method, and this
speculation unquestonably affected ad-
Sersely the work of the late Dwight L.
Moody. but until this year the revival has
had its place in religious propaganda.
REVEALS ABANDONED.
The new condition, coming in apparent
IL with the new century. is the almost
total disappearance of the revival. SO
far as can be learned, there is not one
considerable city in America that is, or
has been this winter profoundly stirred
by what the cvangelists call religious
;,wakeninSs. This is the more singular
since five principal religious bodies start
ed out at the beginning of the season to
stir the country with revival efforts. and
there are three general movements, out
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-24
THE REVIVAL MOVEMENT
is BEING ABANDONED.
Little Religious Awakening Manifest in Most OF
The Principal Cities.
PERSONAL METHODS PREVAIL
PREVAIL
Something About the Growth Of Membership in
Several Denominations General
Religious News.

side all religious bodies. having such avow-
ed purpose. Throughout New England,
the middle West, the South, the north
west and the Pacific coast the same lack
of religious excitement obtains. In Roch-
ester there is, in one congregation, the
successful working of idea, and it's
success has been heralded over the coun-
try in ministers conferences. Brooklyn
Methodists early held some meetings, but
discontinued them after fair but not IN
usual results. Atlanta tried a united
effort but it failed. There was concert
ed movement in southern California, but
it came to nauGht. Similar reports come
from cities in Canada.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-24
a PERSONAL METHOD.

On other years by the end of February
1t has always happened that from five
to twenty principal cities reported re-
iigious awallenings, and ministers meet
ings in other cities, especially the Monday
ones, told of Srowths in church member
ships here and there. The newspapers
chronicled different towns being aroused.
This year hardly a Monday meeting has
anything of the sort indicated to report.
and diligent reading of newspaper col
uInns fails to discover reports of religious
excitement or unusual interest. AS a
season. it is unprecedented. The expla-
nation is that new method of work has
come in. That method is personal. It
is not confined to either sex, much less is
it TO pastors of churches and profession
al evanGelists. 1t is the method followed
by st. Andrew, who went out and got his
brother. The number of lay-workers in
churches steadily increases, and with the
opening year of the century they appear
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-24
TALES FROM THE ARCHIVES
OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Motive Power in the Organization OF the
Police Benevolent Association Was
Shooting Affair.
MAJOR HOWARD AND THE
MAN WITH THE WOOD.

One OF The most deploraDle calamities
THAI has belallen m officer of the police
force was that in which brave Percy
Minor virtually lost his sight.
Officer Minor had just gone on duty at
j O'Clock A NJ. May 18th, 1897 He was
on Min Street near Nineteenth, on the
morning ia question, on the south side of
the street, when he saw Two negroes, who
sfteTward turned ont TO be Nathan Powell
and William Thomas alias John Tucker
The two negroes acted suspicoUsly, and
they had bundles under their arms. Of
:icer Minor halted them, and was ques-
tioninS Powell, when the other negro drew
a pistol and fired point blank at the Off
Ger, hitting him behind the eye.
The negroes then ran off. md Officer
fiulchcr, who WAS near. ran after them
lie succeeded in capturing Powell. but
Thomas escaped and ran out toward Full
ton. MIR Minor WIS taken home and the
treatment he was given was the very best
obtanablc.
In the meantime Sergeant James a.
Otey and number OF officers set out to
capture the negro who did the shooting.
The country was secured. and with the
assistance of citizens of the county, he
was finally. on the 18th of that month
run down and brought back 10 Richmond
It turned out that the two negroes had
that night robbed Al store in E1anches-
ter. and had Just crossed Mayo's bridge
and were going down Main Street, when
Officer Minor halted them.
Thomas was given ten years On the
penitentiary flor shooting Officer Minor
md ten years for robbng the store, and
his companion was also given a long
term in prison. Officer Minor has been
provided for by the City Council. and the
incident strengthened the movement then
under agitation for the organization Of
The Police Benevolent Association.
THE MAN WITH THE WOOD.
NInjor Howard. while on duty at the
First Police Station some years ago, was
partrolinE the Basin Bank. which at that
time was the stoppins-piace of 1nany
canal boats from up the country.
Great piles Of wood lay along the bank
and much complaint Ind been made of
1lIefts committed in reference 10 the wood.
One night Major Howard was stand
ing on the dark side Of the street, when
he saw an old darkey with about quar-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-24
Huguenot Society.

The first annual meeting Of the Hugue-
not Society of Richmond will be held in
the lecture-room of the First Presby-
terian Church, Grace and Madison
Streets. on Tuesday at - O'Clock, noon,
when an address will be made by the
Rev. W. E. Evans, of Monumental
Church. Reports of the years work will
be submitted and the election of officers
for the coming year will take place.
This society was organized a year ago
by the Rev. Jean Knoty, of Paris.
France, for the purpose of carrying the
gospel into the rural districts Of France,
where there are no churches. It is purely
undenominational and appeals most
strongly to those of Huguenot descent.
The Richmond branch has undertaken
the support OF new church in the little
village Of Berthier, Haute Loire.
All present members and all those in
terested in the work are cordially invited
to be present.