The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-06
FROM THE WIRES.

Of smuggling To!s schooner is ovoed
by W. II. Towles. the owoer Of the
scbooner LILY White, which vas seized
suaday op the charge cf carrying
ccntrahapS gcoas.
Berlin, Jan 81 Prof A. Sleby Of
the Berlin Tachnische Hocsschuie, III
the course of d remarkable interview
on the "coaipg electrical revolu
ton" which is to appear IN the
forthcoming number of new techni-
cal periodical, asserts that his recent
invention, multiplex wireless teleg
raphy, will produce very great
Transformation in existing methods.
It will be possible, he declared, to
apply the principle to submarine
cables in such way as TO send hun
dreds and even thosands of messages
simultaneously on the same wire,
thus enormously cheapening rates.
Prof Slaby believes that the problem
of direct production of electricity
from coal will be solved Germany,
he predicts, will be the foremost
nation of the twentiety century in
technical production, ard electricity
will be the poor mans source of
power and light.
London, Feb l "A dispatch from
Pretoria announced that Pretorius, one
of the leading Beers, has surrendered
Pretorius states, however, saat the
Beers are as determined as ever to
fight.
Washington, Feb The three
protected cruisers are designed to be
the most formidable vessels In the
world of their class, closely resem
bling the second class armored crui
ser Tupe. They will be named
Charleston, St Louis and Milwaukee
London, Feb 2-The Tien Tsin
correspondents OF the STANDARD, wir
ing Thursday, says it was rumoged
that day 10 Tien Tsin that Ii Hung
Chang was dead
Washington, Feb 1 l-Ez-Seoresary
Herbert was before she senate naval cem-
mittee and appealed against removing
the Oavy yard from Port Royal to
Charleston. He said chat Charleston
vas not as healthy place and also
taat the cbsenei is more d!hculs to
navigate
New York, February 1.-Auosher
railroad transaction. reaching, it is be
lieved, much further in its ultimate
results than aDy Of tae receos dsa's,
became knomr late this afternoca.
wheo me sracsfer Of the control of the
Sou bern Pacific Company into the
hauos o; e syndicate 10 which the
uaion Pacific interests predominates
vas announced The trapsaotioo
completes the last link necessary for
the establishment Of ,ransoonti tiseotal
railroad urder a siogle control. uo1
vested 10 E Il. Hartman. The
new route includes tue following liues,
in ali of which, except the Southern
Pacifc, Mr.. Hartman is officially coo-
q cs, d:
Starting at San Francisco. ruuriDe
over the Central Pacific and the
Southera Pacifs direct to Ogdeo,
then first over she Unior Pacific 70
Kansas City and thense over the
Chicago aod Alton to Chicago, or
second, over the Union Pacific to
Omaba, and thence over tbe Dubuque
and Sioux City branch Of the Illinois
Central direct to Chicago, where the
Baltimore aod Ohio connects direct &c
the Atlantic seaboard.
The control includes the large ROADS
controlled by speyer & Co. and also
the Huntington holdiugs. The price
secured for these boldiogs is not known
Tampa, Fla. Jan al.-C W How
ard of Terreceia, near here, who dis
appeared in October at Montgomery,
was in this city yesterday Howard
left here on the Oath for Birmingham,
where be was to marry Miss Annie
E. Peace in g few days When he
reached Montgomery be disappeared,
and every possible search failed to
reveal a clew as TO his whereabouts
The affair created quite sensation
at the time, and officers searched
extensively for him Howard says
he has no recollection of anything
since be leit the train at Montgom-
cry, Ala, last October, while on his
wav to East Lake to marry Miss
Peace Three weeks ago be came
to his senses, he says, and was in a
hospital at Los Angeles, Cal, in a
very bad physical condition He at
once wrote fo: his business partner,
j Fl Kennedy, who met bin as ne
was coming home.
Geo D. Tlllman Dying.