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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-03-13
wEDGRF1 EbD NEWS
Matters OF Interest III the Garden
Spot OF the County.

WedgeEeld, S. C., March l2 The rain on
last Suodey was welcomed by ell. 1t mel
loved ap soil and set,led dust which has
been very disagreesole the windy days We
have beeo having Corn planting has COM
meneed. 1t seems early, bus our planters have
70 tekethe same risk every year.
We regret 20 learn there was 20 insurance
on the barns, stables aud contests belonging
10 Mrs. R. r Singleton, which were destroy
ed by Ere some time ego.
Phe,e vas some tslk about The chain gang
leaving here when they reached the railroad,
bat as soon as Mr. Seals reached here last
Friday he was waited 90 By COMMITTEES and
protests entered against his moving before
working on through the town. au glad to
report be has decided to work on through.
Yhe private selephone line Of Aessrs J. B.
Aycock / Sons will be completed before the
week is out. It is reviving Interest in the
loog talked of line from here to Sumter, and
va expect to zee this line put up soon.
Capt s. ". Wilson has moved his family
20 bis home near Mayesville- They have been
living near ne for . good many yes,s. aud
his move was generally regretted.
Mrs G. Wheeler and childrea, of Rock.
veil. n. G., are spending aoue time With her
pa.es,s, kr. and Ars. ? B. Bradford.
The proprissors of ''The Bat" our uili-
aasy store, have recently repaintsd it inside,
aud With the decorations aud display Of nav
stock presents very peat appearance.
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NATIONS MAY MEET
TO DISCUSS CANAL.
international Congress to AS
semble in Washington
Suggested.

Washington, March II NO step
has been taken by either side since
the delivery of the British note treat
ing of the senate amendments to the
Hay Paunceforte treaty, and it is
understood none will be taken in the
immediate future The treaty ex
pired March and it is stated posi-
lively that at this moment our gov
ernment is undecided as to whether
or not it shall attempt or not TO draw
new treaty with Great Britain.
1t is said that before anything of this
kind is done the administration will
take steps to learn the views of
senators and the party leaders in con.
gress There will be no treaty sub.
mltted to the senate except upon 9
pretty clear understanding that it is
strong enough to secure the vote Of
two.thirds of the body 1t is said at
the state department that the British
communication submitted yesterday
will not be given out for publication
for the present
A suggestion was made today that
an iuternational congress to be held
at Washington might prove the best
means of harmonizlng the differences
aud bring about common ground
of understanding. Such congress,
it was pointed out, was held to deal
with the Suez canal problem, and out
of it grew the Suez convention, which
controls the usage of that waterway
There is reason to believe that the
project of an international congress
at Washington would meet with
favor from several of the European
maritime powers, which have not up
to this time taken a prominent part
in canal affairs. % the other hand,
the idea of o congress met some
opposition when informally suggest
ed today to diplomats who have taken
leading part in the canal negotia.
tions
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Philadelphia, March ~. The stock.
holders of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company as their meeting today decided
60 vote on the question of increasing The
capital stock of the company $780,
100000. and to take vote on the
classification of the directors. The
stock will be voted on these questions
on Tuesday, March 26, wheo the
annual election will be held The
capital stock is DOW Sl5l, 100 600. aud
the increase will bring the total to
S25l. 100000
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-03-13

The stomach controls the situation Those
who are hearty aud strong are those who can
eat aud digest plenty Of food. Kodol Dye
pepsia Cure digests what you eat and allows
you to eat ell the good food you want. If
you auFer from Indigestion, heartburn, belch-
ing or any other stomach trouble, this prep
aration cae't help but DO you COED. The
most sensitive etomacbs can take it.-J s
Eughson Co
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Gone to the Klondlke.

The following item is taken from the "Lost
friends column of the March Home sod
Farm:
"James d. Dorm, of Bossasd, s. c., aged
lb, left bis bone on February s last, it is
thought, for the Klondike. If be can be In
daced to return to bis grief-a,riken parents,
they will receive him With great joy"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-03-13

Loodou. Marcb II The St James
Gazette says that according TO repre-
sentasions received from The Hague,
the Roumauiap police have been
instructed to watch certain persoDs at
Jassy, who are suspected of being
engaged 10 conspiracy sgaiuss the
lives of Queen WilbelmiOa and her
husband.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-03-13
POST OFFICE BUSINESS IN
CREASES.
The Need Of Larger Quarters is
Urgent.

The post o6ce in this city is doing very
9srge business at this time The business
has increased in the pas. few months cutie
extraordinarily OF course, this had to come
as result of the rapid growth Of the city.
The lock boxes have long eanee been all
eeken up and there is need now for sboat Gfly
more. The present quarters Of the ONCE vill
net permit OF any more boxes being pat in.
Again, the Office is entirely TOO small for
other reasons. While q mail is being opeped,
the people crowd toto the outside room and
il is uncomforsably packed Taere should be
another delivery window or widow for
stemps, &c /. separate from the general deli
very window. Often, one has TO wait to par.
eaase stamps until large plumber Of persons
heve been given their nail. This ls, Of
coarse, quite iuconveniens TO all classes of
persons. Taking all ,hines iu,o eonsidera.
sion, tbs present situstion OF tie post Office is
nos Satisfactory I. might be suggested that
che old quarters in the Nssonic Temple would
still be near the business portion of the city
end convenient TO ell.
Another thiog, if our business men Will
pstroozs the poet Office more 10 forwarding
money aud belping to increase the besiness
IN every possible manner, the clsss Will oe
raised aad ve can obtain a carrier systen.
No oae doubts bot this would be great i'm
psoveCent in the city.
We hope the authorities will see tie neees-
sity Of removing the Office to larger aod bet
ter qosssera in the near future Unless j, is
done, the people will soon suffer from the
msoy inoooveniences arising from insufhciens
postal regulations The city is growing
rapidly, bosb 10 population and in area, and
tde public Offices, &c, must change to suit
the occasion We cannot have large city
and retain the prescott iDconvenient public
buildings, szch ss our post oace and passen-
ger depot are today.
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A Quaint Introduction

On one occasion the dean Of Wells
In introducing E. a. Freeman. whom
he could abide neither as man nor
historian. said: Il rise with great
pleasure to propose the health Of our
eminent neighbor, Mr.. bGeenan, the
historian, man whe. iD Als own per-
sonal characteristics, has 50 often de
picted FOR US the savage character Of
our first forefa thers.n
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Editors Aweal PIigas.

2. n Higgins, Editor Seneca, (Ills.) News
vas afflicted for years with Piles that no doc
tor or remedy helped until he tried Bucklen's
Arnics Salve. He writes two boxes wholly
cared him. It's the surest Pile cure on earth
and the best salye in the world. Cure guar
snteed. Only rs cents. Sold by J F. W
DeLorne, Druggist
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That Tn-obb,ns Headache.

Would quickly leave you, If you used Dr
Kings New Life Pills. Thousands Of sufferers
have proved their matchless worth for Sick
and Nervous Hesdaches, They make pure
blood and strong Nerves and build up your
health. Easy to take. Try them. Only Is
cents. Money back if rot cared. Sold by
2. ". DeLorne, Druggist. is
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-03-13

McRae, Ga, March l2.--The head.
less trunk Of a man vae SQUAD ia the
Ocmulgee river, OD the lower poins CT
Oaky bluff, near here, vbere it hsd
drifted during she recent high water.
There is little doubt thas the man has
been murdered, as che bead gas appa.
reDsly severed from the body By 40 age.
and there are wounds in the ches, and
abdomen which we're inflicted With az
axe. The body has appareDsly been 10
the water for about two months. and
there is nothing about it vbiob gives e
clue to the identity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-03-13

Memphis, Tenn, March ii "A. N.
VIM, g we'll known cotton broker,
committed suicide yesterday afternoon
By shooting himself through the heart
while 10 dellriOus state brought on By
sickness
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-03-13

When you are bilious. uee those famous
llttlo pills known as DeWltt's Little Early
Risers 10 cleanse the liver and bowels. They
never gripe-J Bugbson & 90
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TO RELIEVE THE CLOTH
MARKET.

Bsll Riger. Mass, Marsb Pc -Msnu-
fscsurers ere being urgea 70 come into
the agreement 60 curtai. production
suggested BY sbe selling committee of
this city, 30 relieve the cotton clo,h
market.
The committee purposes, Is possible.
&c bring about oar'aslneOa Of so days
duration in cash factory some time
between the lss of April and ebo 1st Of
August. The committee says that they
can control abors $4,000 spiDdles
aud require abou; soO,oea more to
make the plan binding.
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Mrs. C. E. yanDeusen, of gilbourn, Wis

Mrs. C. E. VanOeusen, of Kilbourn, Wis (,
was afflicted with stomach trouble and con-
stipstion for long tine. She says, 81 have
tried many preparations bat none have done
me the good that Cbam5erlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets bave" These Tablets are
for sale at Dr. Ghina's drug store. Price,
as cents Samples free
Sumter's Home Chapter OF the Daughters
of the Revolution held their February meet
ing last week It was very pleasant and the
society was found to be in prosperous con-
dtion, applications for membership blanks
being constantly received. The chapter has
devoted some time this winter to the reading
Of sketches about Gen. Seuter, but at this
meeting the erincipel topic was the discus
sion of the proceedings of the national con
g.ess D. A B held rscensly 10 Washington
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SOUTH AFRICAN, n, AlBWs.
Hopeful Of Gen BE'altAa's Pc Sur
render Tomorrow.

London, March l2, A5R p. m.-A
report is current sbas she government
anticipate a speedy anno9ncemeDs Of
the surrender of Gen Botha. sbe Boer
commander In chief
Inquiries made at the va1 Office show
the officials there have seeeived no
recent news Of the surrender aegosia-
slous. They think the srmis.iee expires
March IA and are inclined 60 believe
Gen Boatha will surrender, but the
oRoisls are doubtful 10 regard 60 the
other Boer commanders 10 :he field.
WHEREABOUTS OF DRWET.
London, March IA dispatch
frem Gen Kitchener, dated Presoris,
March IL, says Gen DsWes IS norsh Of
Brandfort, Orange River Colony.
Continuous rains have intesfersd with
the movement of the troops 10 Cape
Colony Two bsnds of Boezs are beipg
buo'ed among the hills by troops under
Gorringo, DeLisle. GrenfeR and Hanni..
ker.
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PITCHERS COMMAND ACTIVE.

Bl0emf0oseiD, March l2 Colonel
Pitchers column has cleared the coua-
try of Beers between this piece and the
Orange River. The oolRuD bas arriv-
ed here, bringing 10 SO prisoners and
5000 horses.
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NEWS ITEMS.

The government is successful With
its wireless selegraphy between Hat
teras and Roanoke.
A reform ballot bill 10 the Maryland
legislature, if passed, disfrasebises 50.-
600 ignorant voters, mostly negroes
New York consumes 10 Day 4.000,.
900 eggs
Another rich gold End. has been
located 10 Alaska.
During last year 1912 Irish
immigrants arrived 10 this eOnptry.
A lumber syndicate % going to
build town near pensacola. Rla, some.
what like Pullman, I'll.
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Edmund R. Murray has fresh Fish Roe for
sale at csos per pair. Mar s-f
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London, March 12-4.ora pauuos.
fose, the British ambassador al Wash
ingsoD, has been appointed a member
of the privy council.
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Saturday night the preacher who wa:
holding forth ct the street corner, cried ou'
in loud voice, "Repent." Someone con
Guided there was q Ere aud gave the alarm
bringing out the FIRE department. SUNDAY
night q. 9.45 another alarm was sounded
and the department responded quickly. Nc
6re could be fouud, and the wagons were re-
turned to the houses.
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During last year 1912 Irish
immigrants arrived 10 this eonptry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-30
General Wood at the White House.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 29-Gen Leonard
Wood, military Governor of Cuba, arrived
here tonight. Accompanying him were
Mrs Wood and Lieutenant Mccoy. The
general will spend some days in Washing
ton in conference with the President and
the secretary of war regarding affairs in
Cuba. Tonight he and Mrs. Wood paid a
social visit 10 the White House Since his
last trip to Washington about two months
ago General Wood has travelled over prac-
tically the whole island of Cuba familiar
izing himself with conditions. and he is
able to give the officials here a complete
and intelligent account of affairs and the
peoples needs He will reiterate his
previous recommendations for reduction
in the duties on sugar ard tobacco i'm
posed by the United States government.
General Wood believes this absolutely
necessary for the financial rehabilitation
of the island and 10 prevent the recurrence
of conditions which existed under Spanish
rule He will urge earnestly upon the Pres
ident and the secretary of war that IT is
the duty of this government, now that Ii
has taken the Cubans under its protection.
TO encourage them to become self-support-
ing and enable them TO continue the good
work OF maintaining the excellent condi-
tiOns which have resulted from American
OccuDatiOn
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COMPLETE LIST rs LACKING
But MIR. BURNS THINKS ONLY
TWENTY-FIVE WERE KILLED.
Number of Italians on IIl-Fated Train
Statements by Conductor Mar
tin and Engineer Strong.

ADRIAN, Mich Nov. 29.-Just before the
coroner's inquest as to the Wabash wreck
adjourned, late to-day, Conductor Trowl,
of the immigrant train, testified that there
were 100 passengers on board. When he
was ordered to meet the Continental linn
tied he was at Holloway and received his
orders from Operator Martindale. He read
the order in the presence of the operator
and took three copies, giving two to the
engineers of his train and retaining one
himself. The engineer of Engine 151
ceived the order first. In each instance,
when the order was delivered by him the
fireman was present. He understood his
train was to sidetrack at Seneca for the
other. If the train had passed Seneca he
would have set the automatic brake. Had
the brake been set it would have required
one-eighth of a mile to stop the train. He
had no warning that anything was wrong
until he felt the shock. At that time he
was seated in the rear coach. When he
had got out fire had started in the head
coach and others were busy getting the in
jured out of the wreck. He hurried down
the track to Sand Creek to get an engine
to pull away what cars could be saved and
three sleepers were hauled away.
Conductor Trowl then came to his esti-
mate of the number on the train. Had
you any record of the number of passen-
gers you carried?' was asked.
"Very nearly" was the reply.
"How many had your
lone hundred and ninety. / don't know
how many immigrants. We had 1S1 pas
sengers out of Detroit L get my figures
from the collector on the train. L made a
list of as many as L could find who were
saved. l got the names Of lightweight.
My collector and l were together getting
the list. A number of passengers got away
whose names l did not get. Aside from
this record L have no means of knowing
how many were killed"
What is your judgment as to the num-
Der killed?" was asked.
County Prosecutor Simpson conducted
the investigation in behalf of the county
and the Wabash Railroad was represented
by Judge r. A Watts Train Dispatcher
Harvey o. Mann, of Montpelier, was the
first witness. He testified to the sending of
the order to train No. to pass No. Is at
Seneca The operator at Montpelier who
copied the order and gave it to Conductor
Martin testified as follows: Conductor
Martin read the order to me loud and dis
tinctly and then signed it, and after re-
peating his signature to the dispatcher 1
delivered him his two copies"
'I could not say; could not make any
estimate"
Conductor Trowl was the last Of the wit
nesses in the city, and at the conclusion of
his testimony the inquest was adjourned
until Tuesday next
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have eight identified bodies. and we believe
that the fragments found represent four
teen other bodies"
Superintendent Burns was told of the in
terview with Customs Collector Moran, es-
umating the number of immigrants on the
train at 10 While Mr. Burns declined 10
estimate the number, pending arrival OF
the official list he declared that this was
too high. "One thing that must be taken
into account in estimating the loss from
the number of passengers on the train Is
that we have no list OF the living. our
first efforts We're of course. directed 10
saving the injured and rescuing the dead.
Therefore il was impossible for Us 10 get
anything like list of those who were uh-
hurt"
In support of the statements that there
were over one hundred immigrants in the
two coaches of one of the Wabash trains
wrecked Wednesday night near Seneca,
Mich, the Free Press tomorrow Will print
this interview with Dr. j. l.. COuX, OF De-
troit: 81 was in one of the rear cars ot that
train. and when the delay occurred at
Milan, by reason of the breaking down
of the engine, i, with others, went out on
the platform and walked TO the engine To
investigate the cause of the delay. ON
returning TO the coach l had been rldlhS
in my attention was attracted TO the TWO
forward coaches containing the lmml-
grants because of their crowded condition.
| am willing to take an oath that there
were from 100 TO 125 of the immigrants III
these coaches.
DR.. S. E. Briant. of the Emergency Hos
pital staff. of this city, who was one OF the
corps of physicians who hurried TO the
scene OF the wreck. says it is his opinion
that over one hundred persons were killed
in the wreck. When l reached there,
says Dr. Briant, portions of many charred
bodies were strewn along the track. When
the cars were dragged from the track these
bodies were crushed 10 pieces. unless they
had been removed. Whether they were
removed, of course, l cannot tell, for 1
was not there all the time.
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Insurgent JuntO's Explanation of the
Surrender at Colon.

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Insufficient am
munition supply Of the Colombian revolu-
tionary troops al Colon is the basis upon
which the members of the rebel junto here
explain the surrender of the city This
explanation involves the sUpposition that
the revolutionary generals on the other side
Of the isthmus, who are supposed TO have
1000 men and are known 10 have plenty OF
ammunition, failed to help their friends at
Colon.
DIR. Restrepo. head of the junto, will not
admit that there has been treachery or
that Generals Lugo and Diaz. on the Pana-
ma side of the isthmus, have been derelict.
He is quoted as saying: 'Diaz and Lugo
have informed us in the most positive way
that they had 200 armed men at Chorrera,
which is fifteen miles off the railroad and
about the same distance from Panama.
Arms and ammunition were sent them at
different times, and only the other day the
newspapers reported the arrival at Choir
rera of our last shipment of ammunition.
There is plenty of ammunition there, and
why there should not be at Colon | cannot
explain. Yet IL must be lack of ammunition
that has caused the surrender
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Wishes to Make Arrangements for
Turning the Island of Cuba
Over to It's People.
NATIVES WANT CONCESSIONS
WOULD LIKE OUR DUTY ON SUGAR
AND TOBACCO REDUCED.
General Wood of Opinion that Some
thing Must BE Done to Save the
Islands Chief Industries.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Secretary Root
to-day addressed a communication to Eligio
Bonachea, president of the convention at
Havana, Cuba, that nominated Bartholomo
Maso for President, relative to complaints
that the United States authorities were in
terferring in the Cuban elections. A press
dispatch from Havana stated that Maso
complained that the influence of United
States officers was being exerted in favor
of Estrada Palma and a dispatch from
Bonachea to the secretary implied the
same thing. Following is the secretarys
communication to Senior Bonachea:
''Sr-I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your dispatch of Nov. 26 saying:
The national convention of Havana which
has proclaimed General Maso candidate for
the presidency of the future republic of
Cuba respectfully asks you to recommend
TO the representatives of the intervening
government the strictest impartiality in the
electoral contest which is now taking
place
1.-The representatives of the intervening
government in Cuba are already aware
that their duty requires them not merely
to be strictly impartial in the electoral con-
test in Cuba, but to refrain from interfer-
ing in any manner whatever with the
free expression of the wishes of the Cuban
people at the polls. They have not violated
this rule in the past and will not in the
future. They will have nothing to do with
the electoral contest, except to enforce
the electoral law prescribed by the consti-
tutional convention and promulgated by
the military governor on the 14th or
October last. This will be done impartially
and effectively. 1t is quite unnecessary to
assume that the officers of this govern
ment will be less faithful To their duty
hereafter than they have been in the past
or to recommend or direct that they shall
perform duty which they are already per-
forming"