The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-22
NEWS ITEMS.

Smallpox has broken out IN Brook
lyn, across the river from Columbia.
a fifty million dollar plow manu-
featuring combine is in process OF form
alton.
The Swiss Railways have made con-
tract with an American syndicate fol-
coal supplies.
Mrs. Carrie Nation has been convic-
ted in . Topeka, Kansas, court OF
@ Joint smashing
Rice has become a very important
crop in Texas. This year 114, 6O5 acres
are planted in rice.
Congressman Latimer is now report
ed to have made s1CO, 600 on deal in
copper mining stock.
Gov. Dockery of Missouri is said to
be candidate for the Democratic
nomination for President.
The Episcopal mission board met in
New York Tuesday and appropriated
$500, 600 for next years work.
A report from Newberry says the
Southern Ry will build railroad via
Newberry and Saluda to Johnston.
The South Carolina College base
ball team defeated Wofford College
in Columia Wednesday; score IL to 4.
London, May 16.-Andrew Carnegie
has given 100000 pounds sterling to
establish district Libraries in Glasgow.
Princess Fredrick Charles of Hesse,
the Youngest sister of Emperor Will
liam gave birth to twins on the l4th
instant.
A strike of brick layers is threaten
ed in New York city. 1t is feared that
forty to fifty thousand men will be
affected Immediately.
A trust with fifty million capital has
absorbed all the large cotton duck fac
tories in the country, the Columbia
duck mill among the number.
-Four negroes were killed, two are
buried under the debris and one fatal
ly injured in cave in of tunnel on
the Norfolk and Western R. R., near
Roanoke, Va, on Tuesday night.
The election will be held in Florence
June 4th to decide on a bond issue OF
$40, 600 to build a system OF water
works.
Senator S. D. Stokes of Williamson,
". Va, was acquitted on Wednesday
of the charge of numbering Rev. j. j.
Wall last November. The killing was
the result of a sensational sermon.
A minority stockholder has obtain
ed an order of court preventing the
sale of the Rome, Chattanooga and
Southern Ry. to the Central of Geor-
gia.
Bishop Galloway will preside at the
South Carolina annual conference OF
the Methodist Church in Columbia,
beginning the 9th of November.
The Baptists of Jacksonville have
sent out an appeal for aid to re-
build the First Baptist Church. DR..
". A. Hobson, pastor, will receive
The cigar makers at Tampa, Fla.
struck Wednesday because the ferry
boats and street car service did not
suit them and every cigar factory in
the city is closed.
Talledga, Ala, May 16.-Fire today
destroyed the Talledga grist mills and
partially consumed the building and
stock of the Talledga Mercantile com
pany. The loss is estimated at $50,
900 with about S35, 600 in surance.
Memphis, Tenn, May l5.-The Off
cial programme of the Confederate re-
union has been changed so that the
parade will take place in the morning
instead of the afternoon of the last
day.
New York, May 14.-E. L. Chet-
wood, confidential clerk for the last
eighteen years in the employ of Brown
Brothers, bankers, was arrested today.
Chetwood is charged with being short
in his accounts s12, 900 in one item and
that there are other items showing
shortages.
Paris, May 1e.-In the bicycle
match today for the worlds champion
ship between "Maior'' Taylor, the
colored American rider, and Jacquelin.
the crack French cyclist, at the Paro
des Princes, in the Bois de Boulogne,
Jacquelin won two races out of three.
The third race was not run.
The governor yesterday received a
letter from Dr.. a. NJ. Garden, of Gour-
din's, stating that Kingstree, Will
liamsburg County, was infested with
smallpox and asking that health
officer be sent to look after the dis
ease. The governor promptly referred
the report to DR.. James Evans. secre-
tary of the State Board of Health.
New York, May 15.-Judge Brown,
in the United States district court
issued an order today for the removal
of Capt. Benz. D. Green, John F.,
VIM. T. and Edward H. Gaynor to
Savannah. Ga, where they have been
indicted for conspiracy in connection
with O. NJ. Carter, formerly captain
of the United States engineer corps,
in the matter of Improvements in
southern harbors.
Walhalla, May 16.-Thomas Adds,
who has been recently pardoned by
Gov. McSweeney for the violation of
the dispensary law, has been tried q
times by the State and federal authori-
ties, but this is the first conviction.
1t took clever work to convict him,
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