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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15
PISGAH ITEMS.

Pisgah, May 14.-This place is in
tested with a gang of robbers, that are
as hard to catch as those who have
stolen express packages of money.
Not long since the writer of this ar
ticle had his smoke house entered and
nearly all themeat taken. No clue as
yet to be found. Last Saturday night
the store of Mr.. J. L. ellis was en-
tered and hams, bacon, sugar, tobacco,
cloth, and other things and money TAX
en-. His loss is at least $40. The entry
was made by drawing the staple to the
door. The blood hounds from the
State farm were sent for, but there
was so much passing over the robbers
tracks that the dogs could not run
well, as it had been several hours
from the time the robbery was COM
mitted until the dogs got here. Sus-
picion points to two slick rascals,
whose record is not very good for
straight dealings. The robbers acted
very cunningly, they crossed and re-
crossed each others tracks, made cir
cults, and went through swamps and
round about ways. Of course that was
done to make it difficult to follow
them.
A severe hail storm generated be-
tween here and Swift Creek last Fri
day. It was narrow as it passed by,
and in its track through the woods
the ground is full of leaves beaten
from the trees by the stones. In Mr..
j. E. DuPre's yard the ground was
covered with stones, some as large as
small hens eggs. The damage to
vegetation was considerable. The
peaches were beaten from the trees, on
some trees one-half was beaten off.
AS far as I can learn it was heavy.
A trip to Oswego section last Satur-
day showed that good stands of cotton
generally have been secured. Chop
ping out has commenced with the older
cotton. Corn has improved some,
but still small. Oats in places are
good, but generally, the crop was
the first OF April by the cold
and it has not recovered.
Dysentery is about, but not serious
as yet. With this exception we are all
O. K
Mr. John McCaa has been quite
sick for some time, but at. last ac-
counts was some better.
Mrs. j. D. Evans has suffered from
rheumatism this spring.
Miss Bertie Sanders closed her
school Last week. She had quite
large school all the winter, she made
many friends during her stay here who
regret that she has left.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

We do not believe in blowing and
booming town in season and out of
season, with cause and without cause,
as has been the custom of not a few
of our South Carolina contemporaries,
and have never been given to the prac-
tice, thereby falling under the con-
demnation of those who know how to
run newspaper without being able
to distinguish a shooting stick from
an EN- dash but from time to time,
as improvements and developments are
made and warrant it, we have record
ed the growth and progress OF the
town, in the future of which no one
has greater interest and faith than
the writer. We have endeavored to
record facts, not expectations, and
those who read The Item and form
their opinions of Sumter from what
they find in lit columns are never
disappointed when they come to see
for themselves.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

The northern Republicans who
have taken stock in the great
McLaurin Southern white Repub-
lican scheme will discover very
soon that they have been caught by
one of the brassist gold bricks" that
ever was put on the market.-Atlanta
Journal
The Journal is correct. Even if a
white Republican party is built up in
the South McLaurin will never be the
leader Of the party He has neither
magnetism nor moral courage, and it
will take great deal of both.-New-
berry Herald and News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

The announcement, that Prof. Clar-
ence J. Owens, of the Orangeburg Col
lege, had decided to sever his connec-
ton with that institution at the close
of the present session and would come
to this city and establish military
college, which would open this fall
with strong faculty, means a great
deal for this city. Prof. Owens is a
man of unusual energy and executive
ability and an educator who has the
experience that goes with seven years
of successful work in that line. We
have full confidence in the success of
the Sumter Military College and we
regard its establishment as of more
real benefit to Sumter than we would
the building of large cotton mill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

Gen. Gordon spoke only the simple
truth in paying his tribute to Gen.
Wade Hampton, but the plain unvarn
ished truth is, in some cases more
eloquent than the most ornate figures
of speech or the most finished work of
the rhetorician and orator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

as few Of the veteran stock dealers
predicted and at the close of bust
ness yesterday, many of the plungers,
who, on Monday thought themselves
rich beyond the dreams of avarice,
found themselves penniless. For
tunes on paper that had been.
piled up with unexampled rapidly
during the past few weeks vanished
in an hour in the frenzy of the panic.
When the speculation fever. subsidies
it will be found, as usual that the big
fish have swallowed the little and ev-
erything will be calm and serene
again. All this hurly-burly of specu-
lation has been for purpose-to mud
dy the waters and stir up the suckers
and minnows for quick and easy cap
ture.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

The Winston and Wa3esboro Rail
road will afford Charleston one more
opportunity to extend her wholesale
trade. The new road will give Charles
ton direct route to section Of North
Carolina from which the city is now
practically excluded and will also form
a link in a shorter line to the West.
THE projectors of the road are largely
Charleston men, it is to be built with
Charleston capital and it should,
therefore, be operated in the interest
of that city. The road will really be
an extension Of the Cheraw and Oar
lington Railroad and the two roads
will probably be operated in connec-
tion as one road by, or, at least, in
harmony with the Atlantic Coast Line
The viii give that system direct
Fast and West line to deep water at
charleston and we see no reason why
that city should not become the prin-
cipal port Of the Atlantic Coast Line.
There is a vast amount of business
originating in the West and Charles
ton should have large share OF both
the export and import trade OF that
section. We trust the construction OF
the Winston and Wadesboro Rallroac
will be the means of rehabilitation 0:
the Charleston trade and that the ole
citv will soon regain the commercial
supremacy of the South Atlantic
Coast.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

This city's income was $4,000 more
in 1900 than in 1899 and the expendi-
lures $4,000 greater. These figures
show both healthy growth and care
full management of the finances of the
city. What the majority Of taxpayers
most desire is more healthy growth
in the income, without increased
taxes and a great deal more careful
management. The city is growing and
many Improvements are needed, but
we should not improve too fast to pay
off the floating debt. It is wise to
make haste slowly and progress at
the expense of big, interest bearing
floating debt is not to be desired.
The discount on the city's notes in
bank consumes too great percentage
of the income, and, if this debt cannot
be paid off soon it will be good busi-
ness policy to issue bonds for that
purpose which can be placed at a lower
rate than is now being paid.
At this season of the year the per-
suasive fruit tree agent is abroad in
the land and thousands of dollars
worth of trees are sold for future de-
livery. We would do nothing to dis
courage the planting Of fruit trees on
the contrary We would do everything
possible to encourage and promote
fruit growing, but we wish to caution
the public against buying trees that
are infected with San Jose scale and
other pests of similar character. Be
sure that you are buying from repu-
table concern, for it is stated on
good authority that unscrupulous
nurserymen have been for several years
dumping scale infected trees into
South Carolina, it being an easy mat
ter to do so, there being no state ent-
omologist in this state to inspect and
reject such trees. In the absence of
official protection, the public must
protect itself against San Jose scale and
the only protection the individual has
is to exercise caution in placing Or
ders for trees.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

The reunion issue of the Columbia
State is one of the most interesting
and valuable special editions of a
newspaper ever issued in South Caro-
lima. It is an issue that the editor,
and the whole force can we'll be proud
of, for it is a credit to the paper,
Columbia and the occasion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

DeWitt's Little Early Risers search the re.
motest part of the bowels and remove the
impurities speedily with nc discomfort. They
are famous for their efficacy. Easy to take,
never gripe.-J Hugbson + Go.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

This city can entertain the Confed-
crate Reunion and entertain them well
and the invitation to the veterans to
meet in Sumter next May should be
extended now.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

Senator McLaurin is evidently not
the choice Of the State Administration
for election. to the United States Sen
ate. Who will be the Administration
canidate?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

.tnuer Watcnnson was rouude'
in ead the G1rase Soutaron in 1866
Che .fcanaan and Southrom now has
the med circulation and influence
the old papers, and is mani
:est re best advertising medium in
Ss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

THE wild speculation on Wall Street
has culminated in wild panic, just
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15


extended now.
Senator McLaurin is evidently not
the choice of the State Administration
for. election to the United States Sen
ate. Who will be the Administration
canidate?
If all the counties had sent as many
reunion visitors to Columbia as Sum
ter the problem of housing and feed
ing the crowds would have been seri-
-ous indeed. Columbia would have
had her proyerbial hospitality taxed
to the limit.
The insurance companies are among
the severest sufferers from the Jack
sonville fire., bat as they take up col
lections every day in the year no one
viii suggest that fund be started for
their relief.
We are not informed as TO Ihe plans
of the special committee in charge Of
the macadam work on Main street, but
we hope the plan includes the paving
of the crossing at Main and Liberty
street. This break in the macadam
is an eye-sore and mars the entire
street.
This city's share of the dispensary
profits exceeded, last year, by fully
two thousand dollars, the greatest
amount ever received in one year
from license taxes on barrooms. This
return from the dispensary system
does much toward reconciling opposi-
ton to the State monopoly.
The ship subsidy bill viii be put
through the next congress without
fail. The big ship building eompa-
MES have formed trust, Morgan is
buying up the English steamship
lines, and with the Hanna, Morgan,
Rockefeller syndicate back of the de-
mand for the subsidy it would be lit
tie short of marvellous if the progress
i've and unsentimental statesmen of to-
day do not receive sufficient light to
convince them that it is their bounden
drfv. 70 vote the subsidy.
The last session of the legislature
was great on mixing things up. The
pension appropriation was SO bungled
that the Supreme Court had to be
called on to untangle it, and there
were other acts left in no better
shape. It has been discovered within
the past few days that the act author
izing the creation of cotton weigh
er's platform in this city pro-
vides no money to pay for it |
and at present it looks like the plan
will have to be abandoned by the
County Board lof Commissioners for
lack Of authority to pay for the plat /
form.
At the Memorial Day exercises in
Mobile, Ala, few days ago young |
lady recited tThe Phantom Host" a
poem, so the newspaper reports relate, |
written by Father Ryan only few
years before his death and for some
unknown reason not included in his
published works. This poem was not
written by Father Ryan, but by Rev.
P. D. Hay formerly of this city and
first published in the Srmter Watch
man in 1868. This poem has been re-
published time and again in the pa
pers of the South and has been attri-
buted to Father Ryan and various
Others, the author seldom receiving
the credit that is due him.
The Winston and Wa4esboro Rail
road will afford Charleston one more
opportunity, to extend her wholesale |
+-,Jo Tho ,,o1,- WOOD viii 1.;ro ~ rloc
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

If all the counties had sent as many
reunion visitors to Columbia as Sum
ter the problem of housing ard feed
ing the crowds would have been seri-
Gus indeed. Columbia would have
had her proYerbial hospitality taxed
to the limit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

This city's share of the dispensary
profits exceeded, last year, by fully
two thousand dollars, the greatest
amount ever received in one year
from license taxes on barrooms. This
return from the dispensary system
does much toward reconciling opposi-
ton to the State monopoly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-15

CaviS.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-25

thought it was some sort Of an animal
in a menagerie-
There is. OF course, little doubt as
to the insanity Of this self-styled mod
ern prophet. Ills like can be found by
the dozen in any lunatic asylum in the
country. 1t is not at all uncommon for
people to think themselves reincaTna-
tons Of Elijah, Napoleon. Mohammed,
or Jonah. The haiIucination differs
only with the temperamental bias of
the person suffering from it The re
marllable thing about this case is that
as many as four hundred people have
been gathered in d modern city to
take the man seriously. That he has
been taken seriously there seems no
reason to doubt. He has a church,
which he calls the Church Of Zion, and
somebody must pay the rent of it. or
have contributed to its building. The
time has passed when gentlemen of
this order could hold immense mass
meetings in the market place. They
would be called to order by the police.
They would also be guyed by the ire
pTeSSible and omnipresent small boy
His performances, however, are on
the whole less absurd than the Mil
lerite excitement of our grendfathers'
time. which affected thousands of peo-
pie, and caused almost a business
panic in some communities. However
absurd the utteTances of the modern
Elijah may be, and however unaccount-
able it may seem that he, and his Ike.
can command audiences of any size in
this supposedly enlightened age of the
world, IL should not be forgotten that
we are but now emerging from condi-
tons in which things even more ridicu-
lous were done and said.
The MflleTites sold and gave away all
their property, refused to plant their
crops, held meetings instead of doing
anything to provide for their support
during the following year, and in all
good faith made white robes in which
TO sit on the roof on the eventfuI night
and be caught up into the air and
transferred to some unknown place.
Mr.. Dowie's followers are not doing
that; nor IS he himself giving his prop
erty to the poor. The modern religious
fanatic Is making money
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-25
SETTLED WITH THE INDIANS.
SeminoIes Reimbursed for Losses
During the Civil War.

James J. Jenkins, Special United States
Indian Agent. has just return,d from IN
dian Territory. where he effected settle
ments with the Seminole Indians for
damages to their property during the
civil war. The Seminole Indians were loyal
to the Union during the rebellion, and
the Government agreed to reimburse them
for losses incurred during the period Of
conflict between the North and the South.
Speaking Of matters of interest in IN
dian Territory and Oklahoma, Mr.. Jenkins
says:
The Dawes Commission Is nov engaged
in allotting the land to the Seminole In
dams, in severaity, in accordance with re-
cent Congressional enactment. The Com
mission, with the small force at its dis
posal, is doing splendid work. The di-
vision is going forward rapidly and eff
GENTLY. The lands Of these Indians are
being allotted in tracts of so, I20, and 2i0
acres each, according to the fertility Of
the soil and the location Of the tracts.
The Commission has estimated the value
of the land at s., $3.50 and 81 . per acre.
Each Indian receives the same value in
land in the allotment. Those who Sc
cure 30 acres in the allotment get the
least valuable land, while those to whom
the tracts Of sixty acres are given, &C
quire that which Is worth s. per acre.
The allotment is thus Eair to all
The land of the Seminole Nation lies
between the North and South Canadian
Rivers, in the western part OF Indian Ter
ritory, and is. with the reservation occu-
pied by the Creeks, which is now also
being divided in severalty, the richest
country in the world. There are only :, $50
Seminoes in the nation. Little is known,
the world
a considerable portion of Mr.. Jenkins
trip has been extended into Oklahoma
Territory, and he is very enthusiastic in
his descriptions of the beauty Of both
Territories OF Oklahoma he says:
Oklahoma Is threshing the biggest
wheat crop it has ever known The Ter
ritory Is in a most prosperous condition.
The general belief IS that this country IS
wild and appropriated. This is not SO. It
g not only a most beautiful land, but in
the agricultural districts is as thickIy
populated as the farming districts of
Iowa or Illinois. There are 100000 people
there now. and the proposed opening of
Indian reservations to settlement will add
S0,0J people. In the towns the buildings
are equipped according 40 modern ideas.
The architecture is all that could be de-
Sire, and Office buildings are furnished
witt elevators"
Mr.. Jenkins says that The people OF Doth
Oklahoma and Indian Territory are anx-
ious for Statehood. In Indian Territory
the white people are even more eager for
Statehood than are the people Of the 9TH
CT Territory They are ali in favor Of
Statehood or Of both Territories being
admitted into the Union as one State, al
though this arrangement VIII give the
people of Oklahoma the control Of the
proposed State for years to come.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-25
BRAZIL MINERALS AT BUFFALO
Rich Collection of Its Mining
Products to Be Exhibited.

NEW YORK. June 25.-Prof. AIcides
Medrado. who is recognized as the leading
authority on mineraIOgy in South Amer
lea, arrived here yesterday from Rio ia
metro. He comes al the mining commits
sioner from Brazil to the Pan-AmeriCan
Exposition Prof. Medrado has brought
with him 800 cases Of ore collected in va
rious parts of Brazil, which represents
that republics mining exhibit for Buffalo
He declares that it is the most valuable
collection ever got together, and required
several years of hard work Gold, dia-
monds. copper. and manganese ores con-
stitute the greater part Of the Brazilian
mining exhibit.
4 am glad" said Prof. Medrado yester-
day. that this opportunity is given 70
show the vast and rich resources of my
country. We lack only the modern min
ing machinery to turn them to the best
advantage. Otherwise we possess every
facility"
For the purpose Of studying the mining
development here the Brazilian mineraIo-
gist VIII make a trip through the coun-
try to California at the close of the Buff
faio Exposition, after which he viii make
a comprehensive report for his Govern
ment on modern mining.
The Government Of Brazil has commits
stoned A FOntOura Xavier, the Consul
General, TO assume charge of its exhibit
at the Pan-American. Senior Fontoura
Xavier is vice president OF the Brazilian
commission and VIII take the place Of
Senior J. + Assis Brazil, Minister to
Washington, who is the president, On ac-
count of the latter's departure~for Brazil
on a leave of absence. Senior fOntoura
Xavier has also been appointed to repre-
sent his country at the Pan-American Ed
UcatiOnal Congress, to be held at Detroit
on July {.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-25
MILLIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
Heavy Expenditures Proposed by
the Northern Pacific

CHICAGO June 25.-Between $50, 900
ern Pacific management in the next few
years. with view TO placing the system
in the best possible condition physically
and in equipment and facilities The
problem of bringing the road up to stand
ard in these respects has been given 20
President Hayes for solution, and most of
his time will be devoted to it
Under the management Of the late c
p. Huntington very little money, COM
parativeIy speaking, was expended yearly
for betterments and equipment. his policy
being to make the system pay every pen
ny possible in the way of profits. Ac-
cordingly. when the unprecedented era OF
prosperity began the company found itself
flooded with traffic hard to handle under
the existing conditions.
The directors, however, realize that the
time has arrived when thousands Of miles
Of ffty-twO-pound rails must be replaced
with those weighing eighty-five or ninety
pounds. so that engines weighing between
100 and rs tons may safely be operated
on them at high rate of speed Official
recognition has been given to the fact
that curves must be Strengthened where
possible. grades reduced, roadbed improv-
ed, and wooden bridges and trestIes re-
placed by structures of steel over the en-
tire line. This work has been going on for
some time. and the company has this year
given one of the largest orders of the sea
son fer engines and equipment. 1t IS eS-
timated that Il least $, coo. 600 Will be set
aside this year for equipment alone.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-25
The Cuban Parties Accen,

The information comes from Havana
that the Cuban political parties have
both practically decided to accept The
Platt amendment. The Republican par
~. it is said, accepts without quaiifca-
ton, while the National party does so
with the oroviso that il viii work for
the repeal Of the amendment by legal
means, as it tends to curtaH the indie
Pendence of Cuba Certainly 1t does
there is no denying that without DENY
ing the plain meaning of simple Eng
hsh words. 1t curtaiIs Cuban indie
pendenee and was so intended. If such
IS not the effect-if Cuba is left a full
sovereign, then the amendment can be
repealed and set aside by the Cubans
themselves at any tire in the same
way that any other provision of the
constitution can be changed.
This brings up the question as to the
legal means" by which the National
party Of Cuba viii endeavor TO secure
the rely1ai. It is evident that Cuba can
take no action alone in the matter that
the United States would recognize IS
having any validity whatever. The at
tempt to do so would constitute a clear
casus belli If We chose 50 To regard il.
Nothing can be doEe in The way of
changing the terms Of the amendment
except with the concurrence of The
United States. Such concurrence. it is
certain. can never be obtained unless it
be in exchange for other concessions
equally valuable OF more so. 1t is fair
to assume that the leaders Of the Gu
ban National party fully understand
this; and, therefore. it is a safe concIu-
sion that in talking about working for
repeal by legal means they are mere
~ letting themselves down easy" as
tie press dispatches Intimate.
Meanwhile the talk Of complete an
nexation 10 the United States seems to
be increasing among the Cubaus, and
there is no reason to doubt that from
this time on the annexation sentiment
viii strengthen rapidly in both coun-
tries. This viii be the true solution OF
the problem, for nothing now visible
upon the horizon of the worlds affairs
is clearer to the ordinary vision than
that Cuba'5 destiny and interests both
point to full union with the great
American ReDublic