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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-14

SAN FRANCISCO, May 13.-At 10 o'clock
tonight Secretary Cortelyou gave the fol-
lowing bulletin TO the Associated Press re-
garding the condition of Mrs. Mckinley:
1.-The physicians I'm attendance report that
their patient has passed more comfortable
day than for several days past"
President Mckinley expects TO carry out
in full the programme prepared for his
entertainme4t in San Francisco, but he will
probably be obliged TO omit from his timer
airy of the smaller places which he
was expected to visit. Definite plans for
the remainder of his trip cannot be an
nounced until tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-14
ARMY REORGANIZATION ORDER.
Strength of the Various Branches Of
the Military Service.

May 13.-The War De-
partment to-day published the reorganiza-
ton order. prescribing the strength of the
various branches of the military service
upon the basis of total army of 77,2S7
men and a staff of 2.7SS men, the enlisted
strength being 745O4 men. BY the order each
cavalry regiment will consist of twelve
cavalry troops of s5 enlisted men each.
making the total strength of the cavalry
branch 1880 men. The coast artillery will
consist of 20 companies of 100 enlisted men
each. making 1874 and the field artillery
of 80 batteries of 160 men each. making
total artillery force, field and coast, of
1852 enlisted men. The 80 infantry regi-
ments will consist of II companies of 104
enlisted men each, making the infantry
strength $500 enlisted men. The three en-
gineer battalions will have four companies
of 104 enlisted men each and with g. band
and will have a strength of 1,2S2 enlisted
men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-14
USURPATION OF AUTHORITY.


MANILA May 13.-The military officials
generally seconding the civil settle
ment of affairs in the provinces with the
notable exception of the province of Ba-
taan. where Major William p. Vose. COM
manding the Sixth Artillery. has sought to
enforce his own ordinance to collect taxes
and has not authorized civil government in
the province. General Macarthur has or
dered Major Vose 10 cease his unauthorized
assumption of authority.
The United States Philippine commission
finds that the internal collections in most
of the provinces are not sufficient TO sup
port the provincial governments until the
beginning OF the collection of land taxes, a
year hence, and appropriations of $1,000 to
$1,000 will be made from the insular treas
ury in favor of several of the provinces
These appropriations will be considered to
be loans In addition, the provincial laws
will be amended so as TO require a sedula
of one peso from all males over eighteen,
half of which will go 10 the province and
half to the municipality.
The treasury at Washington has begun
the payment of sundry army expenses, in
Guiding rents and rewards for surrendered
arms, formerly borne by the insular treas
ury.
1t is considered certain that Col. Charles
a Woodruff. the chief commissary officer
had no connivance with the contractors
frauds The appearance of his name is ex-
planned by the fact that the latter paid
the postal agents a portion OF the rental
for Colonel Woodruff's house above the
price which was named 10 Colonel Wood
RUIZ This amount Colonel Woodruff Of
fered TO refund when he discovered IT,
having I'm the meantime. left the house. but
the agents declined TO accept IL.
There have been several minor captures
and surrenders in Cavite, Batangas and
Tayabas provinces. A number of camps
and quantities OF supplies have been de-
stroyed
A civilian, Sylvester +. Fletcher. an en-
ploye of the depot quartermaster, has been
sentenced to five years Imprisonment in
Bilibid prison. Manila, for selling govern
ment bacon and coffee.
The trial of commissary Sergeant Henry
Wilson. on the charge OF stealing supplies.
was begun to-day.
AT a conference recently between Briga-
dier General Funston and General Lacuna,
in the province of Noueva Ecija, Lacuna
promised to collect his forces and arms and
surrender as soon as possible.
Civil Government Recommendation.
WASHINGTON. May 1s.-secretary Root
to-day received dispsteh from Judge Tan
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-14
CRUISER BUFFALO ARRIVES.
Returns from Manila with Over Six
Hundred Sailors and Marines.

NEW YORK May l3-The United States
cruiser Buffalo arrived this morning from
Manila, via Colombo and the Suez canal.
The Buffalo left Cavite. Manila, April 4.
and arrived outside the bar at Sandy
Hook last midnight. making the run in
thirty-eight days. The Buffalo brought 591
seamen and fifty-seven marines, the most
of whom had enlisted for the war or for
three years. They will be discharged at the
Brooklyn navy yard.
The Buffalo brought TWO bodies, one that
Of Lieutenant Commander Jesse NJ. Roper,
who was killed the United States ship
Petrol. the other that of Passed Assistant
Surgeon Staughton, who died at Hong
Kong.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-14
The Local Significance.

Business Agent Collins. of the Machin-
lists Union. said last night that he was not
prepared 70 say what significance the order
Of President O'Connell will have on Indian
apols. He said the matter is entirely In
the hands of the national president and
executive committee and the local union
will obey any order that is given. The
local union has had marvellous growth in
the last six months, increasing from
small organization OF eighty-six members
TO a strong one Of nearly so members.
Several firms i'm the city have signed the
agreement that calls for an advance In
wages of l21z cents an hour and a nine
hour dav
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-14
Druggists to Form an Association.

TOLEDO. o.. May 13. = Twenty
wholesale druggists from the principal
cities Of the Western and Northern States
are in the city for the purpose Of organizing
an association which will embrace the fol-
lowing cities: Toledo Cleveland. Detroit,
Grand Rapids. Columbus. Chicago, Mime
apolis, Denver, Indianapolis and Louisville
Those in conference here are all members
of the National Association of Wholesale
Druggists. and the work OF the new or
ganization will be along different lines than
the old. 1t is thought that the main OBJ
ject of the new organization is 10 devise
means of doing away with the "cut-rate"
business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-14
REVOLUTION FEARED.


NEW YORK, May 13.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Montevideo says: THE gov
ernment had adopted measures to prevent
any surprise by the conspirators. Every
steamship going to Buenos Ayres, Argen-
tina, is being watched by secret agents to
prevent the departure of suspicious per-
sons, because 1t is feared they would
prepare a coup detat from Argentine soil.
Troops and police are being mobilized by
the government to meet any insurrection.
The country is still excited"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-14
SHOCKED TO DEATH.
Workman Killed by EIectricity-Two
Severely burned.

BUFFALO. n. Y, May 13.-One man was
shocked 10 death by electricity and two
OF his companions. who tried to rescue him
from the spluttering wires. were severely
burned at the Pan-American Exposition
ground to-day. The dead man Is Martin
Kiefg. The injured: Razimis Stromplowiz
and Andrew kosiziko.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-14

TOLEDO, o., May 13.-Options are being
taken on all of the pulley plants in the
country by party of gentlemen, with T.
d. Keasey, OF this city. at the head. The
company proposes to purchase all the pull
ley plants and combine them under one
management. Options already have been
secured on ten plants located in various
parts of the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-14

WORCESTER, Mass, May BAT the
monthly meeting OF Methodist ministers
ia Trinity Church to-day a clergyman
said that an eyewitness had told him that
President Mckinley drank a glass of cham
pagne on board a battleship. Several OF
the clergymen present vigorously de-
nounced the President for the reputed
act
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-14

stating that the recommendations of the
Philippine commission as TO the form of
civil government TO be instituted in the
Philippines are en- route TO this country on
the transport Sheridan, which left Manila
for San Francisco on April p.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-14

NEW YORK. May is-samuel Gompers.
president OF the American Federation OF
Labor, according 10 a Washington corre-
spondent OF the World. made a statement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-14
Twcnty-sixth Mustered out.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 13.-The Twenty
sixth Infantry, United States Volunteers,
was mustered out at the Preside to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-14
The Wrecked steamer.

ST LOUIS May l3-The steamer City OF
Paducah, OF the St. Louis and Tennessee
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-14

Civil Government Recommendations.
WASHINGTON. May 1s--secretary Root
to-day received dispateh from Judge Tan
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
TRAINS GOING NORTH
sDsily. fDaily except Sunday
No. So runs through to Columbia vie

sDsily. fDaily except Sunday
No. 81 runs through to Columbia vie Geo
trail r. R. of S. C.
Trsins Nos. 7s and 80 run via Wilson snG
Fsyetteville-Short Liue-and maze close
connection for all points North.
Trains on C. 4 r. r. leave Florence
aailv except Sunday so NJ, arrive Darling
ton 20 Is N, Hartevills Is 8 u, Cheraw
II 80 m, Wadesboro 2 40 p N. Leave,
Florence daily except Sunday IS N, ar-
rive Darlington 8 40 p N. Benuettsville 9 IT
pm, Gibson 9 As p n. Leave Florence
Sunday only . 80 N. arrive DarlipgtoE
l0o6au
Leave Gibson daily except sundsy GOO.
8 n, Benne,tsville 90 s. N, arrive Darling
toe 90 n, leavs Darlington 50 u, az
rive Florence lS an. Leave Wadeaboro
daily except Sunday 90 p N, Cheraw Az
N, Eartsyille 90 N, Darlington IS
N, arrive Florence 90 p N. Leave Bar
lington Sunday only 8 so n, arrive flor
snce Is q N.
J. B. KEELEY, JEO. F. DIVINE.
Cecil Nsnager. Gen'l Sup
8. y. EMERSON, Fraf6c Manager
T.w ENgRSON. Gen'l Pass. Aoen:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
GREAT DROUGHT IN SOUTHWEST
No Relief From the MerciIess Tropical
Heat.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 14.-No re-
lief came today to the almost unprece-
dented drought in the southwest. The
day was a repetition Of the past two
weeks, with reports from many places
in western Missouri, Kansas and the
territories of temperatures over the
100 mark. At most places the sun
shone mercilessly, with not a cloud
nor a breeze to break its rays. In
Kansas City, last night proved more
bearable, breeze from the north allie
Waiting the conditions, but day of
intense heat followed.
There is prospect of rain tonight
in Oklahoma, but there are no lndica-
tions of change in any other portion
of the southwest.
With nolrelief in sight. the fears for
the crops are fast becoming realities,
and the scarcity of water and general
lv dry conditions make the element of
fire a serious one. What the real dam
age to corn, the crop most affectd, will
be is problematical, but it is probably
safe to say that half the crop will be
lost. The supply of water is short IN
almost every direction, and the ship
ment of cattle and hogs to the market
to save them must continue.
In Kansas City today the govern
ment thermometer reached 102, and at
Marysville, Kansas, 104, was record
ed, against 100 yesterday. There were
three prostrations at Marysville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
Judge Buchanan Reversed.

Charlotte. N. c., July 1.-THE
South Carolina supreme court has rem
dereda decision in favor of a Spar
taaburg merchant, holding that a
telephone company cannot deny the
use of its instruments to an applicant
because he persists in using the lines
of rival company. The case grew out
of fight between the Bell Telephone
company and the Citizens Telephone
Company. J. B. Gwynn used the
phones of both companies but the
home concern ordered him to discon-
tinue the Bell and on his refusal it re-
moved its instrument from his store.
Gwynn applied to Judge Buchanan for
a writ of mandamus to restore the tel
ephone. This was refused. The case
then went to the supreme court and
was decided to favor of the plaintiff.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
5000 MILES TO WAKE A MAN

"A Out among the beautiful green
groves of Northampton, Mass, says
The Boston Globe, lives DR.. c. H.
Crosby, who was once the champion
telegraph operator of America. He
is a NJ. D. with large practice, a
member of two or three clubs and a
prominent secret society man, who has
quite outlived the days when the
''key'' was his constant companion.
Once in q while, however, OF an
evening when cigars are lit and the
company is of the right order he can
be induced to tell good story. Per
haps the raress of the lot. one that has
never been printed, although lots OF
them have found their way about, is
about the time when the French cable
people telegraphed 5000 miles to have
him walked up when he was asleep IN
the next room, not 20 feet away from
the operator who received the mes
sage. =.
stretched from Duxbury, by way OF
Newfoundland to Brest, il France.
DR.. Crosby was the responsible night
man in the lookout at Duxbury. 1t
was a night in October and the future
disciple of Galen had taken his usual
station at the key. Between the hours
of s to l, when the foreign news
known in those days as Renters cable
grams. used to come over the wires,
there was usually very little doing.
and be dropped off in doze.
At 9 o'clock the New York Office
called him. They had private mes
sage for transmission.
"Tick'' went the little tormentor
under his noise, but the operator
heard it not. After hammering away
in vain for several minutes the New
York operator gave it up and thought
minute. There was but one way out
of it. The receiving end of the line
was in the next room to that OF the
missing operator. and there was a
man in charge who could undoubted-
ly tell what was wrong. To reach him
an inquiry would have to be sent
the whole length of the company cir
cult. a matter of 5000 miles or so.
So calling up North Sydney at Cape
Breton he began his task.
From Cape Breton the inquiry was
flashed to Hearts Content. on the
bleak cost of Newfoundland. thence
across the English channel to Bresa.
From the end of the route it was dou-
bled back TO ST. Pierre ct Miquelon.
and so slanted down to DuXburv.
The whole matter took only about ID
minutes.
At about 20 minutes past OF clock
the man in charge of the French end
of the wire. whose table was not more
thans2o feet from the sleeping opera
tor in the next room. began to get IN
telligence. He. in a few seconds. had
recorded this somewhat surprising
message: Go into the next room and
wake the man there.
Crosby was reused at once and the
position explained to him, when be
picked up his key and the business
of two hemispheres was resumed
again.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
RAIN IN TEXAS.

Denison. Texas. July l4.-1he
worst drought ever experienced IN
this section was broken this afternoon
by terrific rainfall of over two hours
duration, the volume of rain being al
most equal to a cloud burst. The
storm was accompanied by e wind of
almost tornado ..force. Reports indi-
cate that the rain is general in this
vicinity. 1t came. just in time to save
the cotton crop 1t will benefit the
fruit crop and furnish stock water
which had entirely failed causing
much distress. 1t will also benefit low
land corn.
The Southern N. E. church recent
" erected at cost of s15,0 was par
TALLY demolished, and number of
small houses in the north portion OF
the city were blown over and wreck
ed. Shade trees and window glasses
all over the city were demolished. A
tornado is reported to have passed
over the Chickasaw Nation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
The Race For Congress in Seventh.
seuator Brantley, of 0rangeburg,
Tells Why He is a Candidate
and Hopes to Win.

Thursday of next week the State
Democratic executive committee will
meet to arrnge for a primary election
and campaign to select a Democratic
nominee for the Office of congressman
of the Seventh district to succeed the
late DIR. j, VIM. Stokes. The interest
in the contest is steadily growing and
the crop of possible candidates is rap
idly growing. The latest mentioned
in connection with the race are Col.
G. T. Graham Of Lexington county,
and MI. E. D. Smith, of Sumter.
Yesterday Col. Thomas F. Brantly,
of Orangeburg, who was in the race
three Years ago. and whose friends
have strongly urged him to run this
time. was in the city. When asked
about the race he spoke OF the loss
that the district had sustained IN the
death Of Dr.. Stokes, and when asked
about his own candidacy he said ::
s.Yes, I will be a candidate. AS is
we'll known by many people Of my dis
trict I have been Intimately and &C
lively associated with the principles OF
the national Democracy for some
wears past. At the request OF the ma
tional Democratic executive commit
tee I have twice been actively engaged
in canvassing and speaking in doubtful
States for Democracy. L have once
made canvass OF my district on ma
tional issues, and since then have
been elected to the legislature and the
State senate from my country. For
these and other reasons my friends
urge that I am entitled to considera-
ton, and that logically must run.
Yet [ approach the coming canvass
with some hesitation, knowing that
should I succeed [ am to follow one who
has been entirely satisfactory to his
constituents. I know that it will re-
ouire hard and persistent work to car
rv on the duties devolving upon the
Office with the march and progress OF
the times, but as it has been my ambl-
tion in life to represent my people IN
the national affairs Of our government,
and as I have worked faithfully and
persistently to that end, see no rea-
SON now when the time seems so op-
perfume that I should not make the
race. To measure up to the high
standard of the requirements Of this
exalted position and win the well
done of grateful constituency is the
sum of my ambition. "
When asked as to who could likely
be his opponents Senator Brantly said:
"I do not know: they seem too nu-
merous to mention. Asked as to
his chance he modestly said good. Did
YOU ever see a candidate who did not
have good chances?''-The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
Henry Spears Shot by Charles Wat
ford--WhoIs Load Entered Left Side
Both Are Prominent Men---spears
May Recover---Watford Fled
and Has Not Been Captured.

Darlington, July 13.-Henry Spears
was painfully shot by Charlie Watford
at Lamar yesterday evening, shot
gun being used. They had had some
words in the morning and Watford
remarked to Spears that he would see
him later and left. In the evening
while Spears was standing in the
back of the store talking to the Rev.
Mr.. Ruff, Methodist minister, Wat
ford appeared at the front of the store
and remarked to Spears that he had
come to settle with him and immedi-
ately pulled his gun through the win
dow and fred. The load took effect
in the left side. Spears is thought
to be dangerously shot. Watford
made hisssescape.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, July 14.-Zanes-
Vile is almost in darkness tonight as
result of the visitation Of June bugs
in countless numbers. Electric light
globes are filed and the lights are com
pletely smothered by the ashes of the
burned bugs. The hotel Offices are
infested with such swarms that it was
necessary to close the doors notwith-
standing the intense heat. In several
instances chruch services were interfer-
ed with. The river bridges are almost.
impossible to pedestrians. The at
mosphere about the electric lights is
filled with clouds of live insect and
floors are covered to a depth of several
inches by dead ones.
Washington, July 13.-The board of
naval officers, headed by Rear Admiral
Henry G. Taylor, which was charged
with formulating plans for the new
naval stations at Olongapo, in Subig
Bay, Philippine Islands and at,
Charleston, S. c., has completed it's
labors and its report is now at the.
navy department..
Manila, July 13.-Col. Santos, with
forty men and thirty rifles has surren-
dered at Ligao, in Albay Province.
The insurrection in North Camarines.
is practically ended.
Indianapolis, Ind, July 13.-Capt.
G. F. Allen, OF Frankfort, command
ing Company I, 3Sth United States
volunteers, which returned home a
few days, ago said yesterday that he
believes that the United States will
eventually have to withdraw from the
Philippines. The insurrection is not
broken, he says. If the Filipinos
could shoot straight it would be i'm
possible for the United States troops
to withstand their attacks. Capt. Al
len believes Aguinaldo will take the
first opportunity to make his escape
and get into the mountains, and that.
he is just as much an insurgent as
ever.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
THE SCOURGE OF CHARBON.

Memphis, Tenn, July 13.-The
scourge of charbon is creating reign
ofsterror throughout the counties of
Bolivar. Madison and Ceahoma in
Mississippi, and it is reported there
are not enough animals that have es-
capped the dread disease to work the
crops for the remainder of the year.
The disease is so virulent that it is
affecting all forms of animal life.
Seven negroes have died in the vicin-
ity of Beulah. Bolivar county, from
the disease, and it has created such
dread among other negroes that they
are refusing to continue work.