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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30
TaE ORGAN RECITAL.
A Very Enjoyable Musical Entertain.
ment.

The sacred concert at the First Meth
odist Church last Wednesday night was
one of the most artistic and enjoyable
musical events of the season. The
church was crowded to its full seating
capacity by delighted audience that
seemed to be enthusiastic from begin
ming to end of the program.
Mr. Edwin E. Woodham OF st.
Johns Episcopal Church, Savannah,
presided at the organ. AS the first
notes Of the big organ pealed forth IN
melodious strains, it became evident
that master hand was no the keys
and making good the claim OF the
pipe organ to the first place among
musical instruments. Mr.. Woodham
has high standing in his profession
and sustained his reputation. The
variety OF selections brought out per-
fectly all OF the many sweet tones OF
the organ. Misses Hutcherson and
Hardy with their violins and Messrs.
r. Il. and Eugene Wilder with their
comets added very much to the pleas
ure Of the occasion.
Our sweet singer, Mrs. HARDY, was
at her best. Mr.. Oakes, OF New York,
sang The Palms, +. a tenor solo with
fine effect. This was not Mr.. Oakes'
first song before a Sumter audience,
and he will always be welcome visit
or here. The hit Of the evening was
little Everett Stothart, the boy So
prano, whose highly cultivated voice
was revelation to the audience.
To Mrs. L. 3. Durant IS due much
credit for the success of the Recital.
She has been untiring in her efforts,
and is TO be congratulated upon the
class of musicians she succeeded IN
securing.
Another recital in the near future
would not be bad idea.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30
MIscEGENATl0N UNLAWFUL.

Charleston, Oct. 27.-The court OF
common pleas in Florence county,
last week decided that a marriage
contracted in this State between a
white man and nergo woman in 1867
was invalid, and that the children
born of such marriage do not inherit
from an estate left to the lawful
grandchildren of the testatrix. 1t was
shown that in 1865 the South Carolina
legislature passed an act prohibit,
ing the intermarriage of white and
colored persons and reiterated it in
the act of 1866. Under the code OF
1872 these two acts were repealed by
the Republican State government.
Under the present State constitution
intermarriage between white and col.
ored presons is prohibited. The real
estate in dispute is said to be valua-
BILE and the loss will be heavy to the
muiatto claimants.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30
ANOTHER MUSICAL SUCCESS.
The Band Concert and Entertainment
Was ereditable One.

The people of Sumter should be proud
of their band. The entertainment
they gave Thursday night in connec-
tion with several other features was a
decided success in every respect. The
selections rendered by the band were
given in up-to-date style. Mr.. VIM,
as band master, certainly knows how
to drill and control band. The first
number on the program, Sousa's
sSemper Fidelis'' march, is a beauti-
FIJI piece of music and the band knows
how to play it. All the numbers were
thoroughly enjoyed.
Although the band was the star
attraction of the evening, there were
other features. The "Hoop Drill'',
from Puss in Boots by the young
ladies' was an improvement On the drill
in Puss in Boots given last week.
Miss Hutcherson, the graceful and
talented violinist Of the Sumter
School Of Music, delighted the audience
with several beautiful violin solos.
Her playing deserves the highets praise
and She charmed the audience.
The prize drill by the Sumter Light
Infantry was an exhibition of fine
military training. Maj. Bradham and
Prof. Hunter, of the Sumter Military
Academy acted as judges. The first
prize was won by Private Sam Giles
pie and the second by Corporal Wilton
Barrett.
The audience was large and appre-
ciative one, but should have been much
larger to have done full justice to the
merits of the entertainment.
The programmes for the evening
were gotten up in quite a unique and
novel manner. The were distributed
TO the audience in envelopes and in
each envelope was package of sacbet
powder from the Sumter Pharmacy
and DeLorme's Pharmacy as well as
the printed programme. On the enve-
Iopes were small advertisements stating
that the powder was On sale only at
the above named pharmacies,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30
Corner Stone Laying of First Baptist
Church.

Arrangements are being made for
the laying of the cornerstone of the
First Baptist Church, under the aus
pices of the Masonic fraternity, on the
first Sunday in December. Rev. H.
G. Buchholz has been invited to
preach at the usual morning hour and
DR.. a. P. Montague, President OF
Furman University, is expected to de-
liver an open air address of 80 minutes
from the church steps at II 80. This
will give the members Of all the city
churces an opportunity to attend their
usual places of worship and to hear
DR.. Montague, also.
It is hoped that the dedication ser
vice will take place on the first Sun
day in January 1902.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30
EUGENE HALL DISAPPEARS.

Florence, Oct. 26.-Mystery shrouds
the whereabouts of Eugene K. Hall,
son of Mrs. Walter G. Hall Of this
city. The young man disappeared
from Montgomery, Ala, where he was
employed by the Seaboard Air Line,
on Tuesday. September 25, and though
the police of Montgomery and other
officers have made vigilant search nc
tidings have come to relieve the terri
BILE anxiety of the sorrowing mother.
She heard from him on September 20.
The letter was dated 'sSept. IT," but
had been missent. Shortly after this
there came an insurance policy issued
by the New York Life for 81, COO. The
policy was dated August d. No
letter or word of any sort accompa-
MED it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30

Union, Oct. 25.-This morning q
scaffold at the Aetna cotton mill fell
so feet with three negroes on it. Ar
thur Saxton had his leg, broken in
two places. his arm badly Scared and
a hole made in his head. The other
two were hurt but not very badly.
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 2s.-A spe-
cial from Meridian, Miss, reports the
shooting of A. A. Crenshaw, New.
ton county farmer, and his l5-year-olo
daughter by lawyer named Foy, who
had called to serve a writ of attach
ment. The farmer and his daughter
opened fire on the lawyer and he re-
turned the fire. Crenshaw is thought
to be fatally hurt but the girl will re-
cover. Foy escaped injury.
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Reward Offered.

Columbia, Oct. 23.-The governor
yesterday offered a reward of 800 for
the capture and conviction of the party
or parties who recently set fire to and
burned the barns and other houses
belonging to Mr.. J. D. Crouch at
Wedgeield in Sumter county. There
have been several other incendiary
fires in the same neighborhood.
The citizens of Wedgegeld have also
offered an additional reward of 800
for the apprehension of the guilty
parties.
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Rejoicing in Lee County.
Special Correspondence to The Daily
Item.

Ashland, Oct. 23.-Men may rise up
and crush the truth and right down,
but she will rise again. By vote of
103 to 4S Ashland yesterday declared
the fact that she prefers to be in Lee
county. This is where the opposition
was so strong four years ago, so when
the result at this box was made known
yesterday the advocates of the new
county began to rejoice as it was an
evident fact that the entire territory
in the proposed new county had gone
for Lee beyond doubt. Telephone com
munication late last night confirmed
this fact. Il. Il. z.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30

Health Officer Reardon has been re-
quested by the Board of Health OF
Florence to bid on the vaccination OF
are quite a number of people in that
city who have never been vaccinated
and the health authorities are trying
to have them all vaccinted in order
to be on the safe side.
There was an alarm of fire last
Wednesday afternoon, but it proved to
have been unnecessary. A lamp ex-
ploded in Hoods bicycle shop, on
Liberty Street, and small boy threw
it out the door and called fire" The
flames were extinguishedd at once by
some one passing and there was no
need of the hose companies.
Wv. L. Wallace, NJ. D., of Kingstree, S.
c., says: ''In my practice have used lot
of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, the great rem
edy for indigestion and other stomach
troubles and have had no failures but re-
lief in almost all cases. This is the first
time in 45 years practice that have ever
had occasion to publicly advise all dyspep-
tics of certain remedy in Kodol Dyspep-
sia, ,Cure."-J. S. Hughson & Co.
The Charleston Columbia train came
NEAR not reaching Sumter Saturday.
Fire broke out in the Charleston yard
among the coaches soon that morning
and the two passenger coaches, of the
Columbia train were destroyed. In all,
eight coaches were burned, six be-
longing to the Coast Line and two to
the Plant System. The origin of the
fire could not be found out here.
The Mayors Court has done good
business for the. month of October.
The fines collected have amounted
to s143 in cash and the prisoners who
did not have the wherewith to pay
the fines imposed have worked out
their time on the gang. There have
been few days when the Mayor has not
had full house before him. A COM
bination of one-X and an active police
force is responsible for this result.
The water-sprinkler certainly puts
enough water on Main street. Nearly
every morning, there are puddles and
streams of water running over the
street, and the dirt becomes quite
muddy. Of course, all Of this will
change when the street is paved, which
will be done soon.(?) It is pity
some of the water on Main street
could not be used about the passenger
depot.
s'Iwish to truthfully state to you and the
readers OF these few lines that your Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure is without question, the
best and only cure for dyspepsia that
have ever come in contact with and have
used many other preparations. John
Beam, West Middlesex, Pa" No prepara-
ton equals Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as it
contains all the natural digestaDts. It will
digest all kinds of food and can't help but
do you good. S. Hughson & Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30
ANOTHER CIRCUS WRECKED.

New Orleans, Oct. 29.-The Fore
paugh and Sells circus, which left this
city last nigth, collided with freight
train near Baton Rogue today. Three
men were seriously hurt. A number
of elephants got away and after a
chase were driven into Baton Rogue
and corraled. None of the other Gni-
mails escaped, although four cars load
ed with cages were wrecked.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30
WORK FOR THE COUNTY EXHIBIT.

To the Citizens of Sumter County
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed an agent for Sumter County
to get up an exhibit for the Exposi-
tion to be held at Charleston, now
requests the citizens and farmers to
prepare such articles as show excel
lence in the departments of the Field,
the Soil and the Forest and to toward
the same to the undersigned at Sum-
ter w. Y. l.. Marshall.
October %, 1901.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30
Cosmopolitan Magazine.

As We come toward the Christmas
holidays, larger space in the magazines
is given to fiction. The Cosmopolitan
includes tragic story of the Mexican
foothills by Thomas A. Janvier, a
very clever society story by Carolyn
Wells, one of the Old French Ro-
mances by Richard LIE Gallienne, an
unusually interesting Indian narrative
by 81. T. George, and weird story
by S. r. Crockett.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30
Fire at Ryttenberg's Brick Yard.

About 2 O'Clock Saturday morning
fire broke out in Ryttenberg's brick
yard, near the city. The fire started in
the wood yard, and before the flames
could be extinguished about two hun
dred cords of wood were destroyed. a
change in the wind at an opportune
moment was all that probably saved
the whole plant.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30

London, Oct. 2S.-The South Afri-
can mail brings news that several
Beers who were captured wearing
khaki uniforms were courtmartialed
and shot. It seems also that Com
mandant Theron crossed the Cape Town
lines west of Touwse river station
Sept. %.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30

Constantinople, October 2S.-Those
who have been hourly expecting favor
able news regarding Miss Stone and
her companion have again been dis
appointed. Nothing definite has yet
been reached in the dealings with the
missionarN's abductors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30

Three booths were burned at the n.
C. State Fair and a negro boy perished
in the fire
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30

A number of Bishopville people pass
ed through the city this morning on
the way to Colubmia.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-03-22
COUNT Won WALDERSEE TRIES
~ TO EFFECT, A. COMPROMISE

LONDON, Mach l9,-The Times this
morning makes the Following an.
nouncement: :,
We learn that Count Waldersee has
lntereiered as commander-in-chief of
the allied forces in China to put an end
10 the mutually hostile attitude uf the
british ana Russian troops at rien
Tsin."
Ihere is no confirmation of flis
statement in other quarters. but 1t has
an air of extreme probability and will
be received by England with feelings
of considerable relief.
On the highest official AUTHORITY the
Associated Press is authorized to an
nounce that the difficulty at Ifen Tsin
between the Russians and British over
the construction of q railroad siding
IN territory claimed by both, probably
will be solved by the withdrawal of
both the British and the Russian
troops from the ground in dispute.
The Mail, in an editorial which
frankly faces Il dsagreeable situation,
says:
We must admit that this IL no June.
ture to risk fresh Guarrels. Our arma-
ments are inefficient and our fleet in
iiie far East is so weak that its posi-
ton you'd be perilous. 1t is painful
process for the nation TO have fits face
slapped, but until The country COM
peis the government TO put our house
IN order. 1t is humiliation to which
we must accustom ourselves"
There is disposition here to thinl,
100 much has been made of the Anglo
Russian Incident at lien Tsin and 4
more hopeful view of the affair is TAX
en- today. This is aided by the state
The Holly chieftain., 1901-03-22

ment contained in DR.. Morrison's dis
patch from Pekin yesterday to the
4hheS, which is taken to mean that
the combined efforts of the interested
powers are having the effect of caus-
ing st. Petersburg to check any ten
dency to undue nggressiveness on the
part of the Russian representatives in
China. 'fflfs7 n
The comments Of the afternoon Da-
pers here repeat the views of the mu-
1ority of the morning papers. namely,
that diplomacy will be able to smooth
the friction. y Es{Tl-4 .c IN
The officials of the British foreign
office have not yet received official con-
firmation. of Russia's alleged back
down In regard to AIanchuria, Turkes-
tan and Mongolia, and inquiries on the
subject are now being made at st,
Petersburg and Pekin. The British
foreign Office Is not relaxing its efforts
to secure more satisfactory state.
ment of the intentions of Russia, but
the officials deprecate the British press
agitation on the subject. On all sides
1t is officially and otherwise Said that
Great Britnin has not the slightest con-
temptation of re5orting. to hostilities
against Russia, whatever may be the
outcome of the present negotiations.
While hostilities are out of the lues-
tion. however, it Is unlikely that diplo-
matte relations between Great Britain
and Russia will become strained al
most to the breaking point. Possibly
British warships may be dispatched to
bring pressure to bear upon Russia.
but war will not result unless some
fracas. quite unauthorized by london
and st. Petersburg. occurs between
the opposing forces at Tfen Tsin.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-03-22
SHEEP INSPECTION r
CASE In COURT

Fort Collins. Colo, March 19.-(Den-
yer Republican Special.)-The case
against Carson Adams was tried yes
terday in the District Court before
Judge Bennett, Deputy City Attorney
]. W. Norvall and Attorney J. r. Mer-
win of the attorney generals office at
Denver, represented the people. The
defendant was represented by Judge
George w. Bailey>of this city.
The controversy arose over the bring
ing from Wyoming last fall of 2.4O0
sheep, by Adams, and his refusal to
pay the state inspection fee. The state
veterinary sanitary board caused Ad-
ans arrest for violation of the sheep
inspection law.
Judge Bailey, for the defense, OBJ
jected to the Introduction of any testi-
tion was insufficient, and that the law
was in conflict with the federal consti-
tuition in that it interfered with com
merce between the states. The courts
sustained the objection and rendered n
his decision upon the information being
defective, but stated that in his opin-
ion there was no doubt that the state
law was in conflict with the federal
constitution. IS
Z On account OF the well-known deli
eaicy upon the part Of the trial courts
to declare the acts Of the Legislature
void, the Judge preferred to base his
decision upon the ground Mat the in
formation was defective. intimating
that had he been compelled to do SO he
would have declared the statute void.
This statute has been n source of
great expense to the people engaged in
the sheep feeding industry. costing
them about $1,000 a year, and the feed
ers of this section are more than pleas
ed with the decision. Mr.. Adams is'
backed by the Sheep Feeders Associa.
ton of Fort Collins. N E "A
The Holly chieftain., 1901-03-22
STEEL COMBINE WILL ABSORB
2 ROCKEFELLER'S IRON HOLDINGS

Minnesota, and embracing about 100
miles of road.
The Lake Superior Consolidated Iron
Mines has no direct mortgage indebt-
edness of Its own, but the Duluth,
Mesaba d Northern railway has q
bonded debt consisting Of 81, 100 OOO
first mortgage six per cent. bonds due
In 1922; S2,251 600 consolidated mort
gage six per cent bonds due in 1923,
and $2.G44, 600 second mortgage five
per cent. bonds due in 1913.
Robert Bacon of ]. p. Morgan & Co.
asked to-day as to the report that the
time for tile deposits of stock of the
steel companies. which must be made
Wednesday,, was likely to be extended,
snid:
II think there will be no necessity
for that. The great bulk of the stock
will be in by tomorrow and II some
Of the transfers of the stock are de-
layeds as reported, by technical irregu-
laritfes or by oslier BILE
causes, there viii be no disposition to
reject deposits OF that kind'n. Hc
1t was also reported that part OF the
increased capital of the United States
Steel Corporation would. besussd to
take over the property Of the American
Bridge Company. This is one of the
corporations financed by j. z. Morgan
\ Co. The bridge company has $751;
OOO,OOQ of stock outstanding.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-03-22

= to all fellow suf-,
ferers."-M. w. Howard.
Congressman .Howard's, home ad-
dress is Fort Payne, Ala. =
Grip Produces Catarrb.
6 Henry Distin. the inventor and
maker OF all the band Instruments for
the Henry Distin Mfg. Co.. at VII
Transport, Pa, writes: .@A.
1441 South Ninth StreetSa 4.
Philadelphia, Pa, May 6, 1882.
DR.. s. b. Hartman, Dear Sir.-"I
write to inform you that ! had 6 bad
attack Of Ia grippe last December
which lasted more than three months
and which left me with catarrh. when
several of my friends advised ma, to
try your wonderful medicine. Peruna.
I began with bottle the hrst week in
March and 1t certainly did me great
deal OF good. I was so well sattShed
that l purchased another bottle and
followed your directions. which you
furnish with every bottle. and am
glad to say that 1t has cured me. l
shall certainly recommend the Psruna
to all my friends" !.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-03-22
SALVATION ARMY'S
SELf-DENIAL WEEK

Denver, Colo, March 19-Tlie week
of self-denial of the Salvation Army
In the United States began Sunday.
For seven days all the members of the
army and their sympathizers and
friends will be expected to deny them
selves of every conceivable thing with
out which life may be maintained, and
to set aside the money SO saved for
the propagation Of the gospel. The
life Of the Salvatlonist is at best q
self-denying one. but this week the
definition of necessities is reduced far
below that usually held, and the
amounts saved by people in the poorest
circumstances are often remarkable.
During the week special appeals are
made to the public for aid for the var
io,s works in which tile army is en-
gagged. This year especial attention is
being called to Commander Booth
fuckers effort to find prairie homes
for the city poor. a pamphlet has been
issued calling attention to the remarka-
BILE success of the colonies established
by the army, of which the most sue
cessful is the one at Fort Amity, near
Holly, in the Arkansas valley.
10 extend the work further, Com
mander Tucker has adopted two means
of raising money. Thirty-year bonds,
at 5 per cent, backed by the security
of the colony lands, and for which an
annual sinking fund of two per cent.
will be laid away'to grow at interest,
is offered to those who want to help
the plan, but who cannot give the mon
ey outright. a century endowment
fund has also been created, the pro-
ceeds of which will also be loaned to
colonsts, who would pay five per cent.
and return the principal In ten years,
the money then to be devoted to ex-
tensions elsewhere. Ten dollars, paid
now, will in less than fifty years grow
to sum that means tire rescue of an
entire family from the hard condition
of the poor in large cities.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-03-22

New York, March ISL. T. Morgan
4 Co. have confirmed the statement
that the lake iron mines, railways and
lake transportation lines owned by
John ID. Rockefeller, are to he taken
In by the United States Steel Corpora
tion. .
1t was reported in Wall street to-day
that the capital stock of the new Unit
ed States Steel Corporation probably
will be Increased by $1OO,OOO,OOO; that
this increase was made necessary by
reason of the acquisition Of the Rookie
Teller iron mines and properties in the
Lake Superior district.
All. the interests OF John d. Rookie
Teller in the iron business, including
mines, railways and lake irhnsporti-
tion lines, are to go into the United
States Steel Corporation. These inter
ests include the. Lake Superior Con.
solidated Iron Mines, which (SReern
has capital stock of $3O,O0O,OO0,, of
which $685., ,44S Is outstanding. 1t
was Incorporated under the laws of
New Jersey in 1893. to acquire and op-
crate iron mines in the Mesaba range,
Minnesota. The company owns eX-
tensive properties in this region and
leases some of it's mines to the Car
negie Steel Company and ,othef large
steel manufacturers. 1t owns the 'Du-
luth, Mesaba 4 Northern railway, ex-
tending from Duluth to iron Mountain,
The Holly chieftain., 1901-03-22
sRlP
LEFT HER
BROKER
s DOWN..

cured, but the bad after effects remain
ed through the summer and somehow
/ did not get as strong as was before.
- In the fall caught cold after get
ting my feet wet and attending lee
ture' In q cold hall, and suffered . re-
lSpse. Catarrh Of the throat and head
followed, and as I was in weak con-
dition physically previous to this, It
took but little to break me down COM,
pletely. One Of my college friends.
who.~as visiting me- asked me to try
Peruna and l did SO and found 1t all
and more than had expected. It not
only cured me of the catarzh. but re-
stored me to perfect health. Alice
Dressler.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-03-22
Lasting Qualities of Wood.

The Navy Department recently con
Guided some tests for the purpose OF
demonstrating the lasting qualities of
wood used in warships treated with
the tireprooffng process. Samples tax
rn from the torpedo boat Winslow
were employed in the tests. They had
been in use for five years. The repor;
showed that the wood had lost none
OF its anti-fire qualities.