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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-09-11
The Anderson coup-D 'Etat.

The McLaurin newspapers are max
ing merry over the sudden appearance
of their chief at the political meeting
in Anderson, and they are represent
ing his going there as a complete rout
Of the opposition, which is always a
very good story until the other side is
heard from. It was known here very
early on Friday morning that the
junior Senator was flying across the
country to make the connection at
Seneca, where a special train was in
waiting to convey him to the expected
scene of his triumph over all opposi-
tion, and it was also known that the
faithful followers of Commercial
Democracy throughout the region
round about had been notified and
were expected to greet their chieftain
with rousing cheers on his arrival at
Anderson. How this program was
carried out is told by an eyewitness,
who writes as follows to the Spartan
burg Journal:
Humiliated beyond endurance by
the absence of their leader and con-
scious of the great damage that was
being done their cause by the speech
es of those who have been addressing
the political summer school, some of
McLaurin's lieutenants wired the Sen
ator that he must appear at Anderson
today without fail, and he did. He
was advised that Tillman was disa-
bled by his eye and that he need have
no fear on that account. Latimer's at
tacks on him were proving damaging
to him and they wished him to be at
Latimer's home county to anwser him.
Delegations were organized at Pei
zer, Honea Path, Belton and other
points to be on hand to whoop it up
for the commercial statesman and were
taken to Anderson. The Senator ar
rived on special train from Seneca
at about two O'Clock, and shortly
afterwards began speaking. In view
of his letters in answer to the invita-
tions he had received with the other
speakers that he would not attend
and did not care to make any more
engagements for the future, his retrun
to the State to attend this meeting
was something of surprise, and goes
to show that his supporters are
alarmed at the strong sentiment
against him manifested at Spartan
burg, Greenville and Walhalla.
The claims made by his supporters
that he captured the meeting here to-
day are the veriest moonshine. He
captured the part of the crowd who
were already captured, but the bulk of
the crowd take no stock in his doc
trines, and this county will go against
him two to one. 1t was very apparent
that there was an organized effort by
small part of the crowd to make an
excessive demonstration in order to
Offset the effect of the other meetings
held this week. ''-Greenville News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-09-11
Fight With an Eagle.

Charleston: Sept. 3-A large Amer
ican eagle which was captured near
here after it had whipped catamount
was brought to Charleston and placed
in a cage, from which it had to be
removed today. Tie owner adver-
tised for brave man, willing to over
power the bird without weapons. II.
J. Welch, piano tuner. agreed to
undertake the job, and crowd sur
rounded the building to watch the
event.
welch first endeavored to throw
sack over the eagles head, but this
failed and the eagle showed sign of
fight. The door was quickly opened
and Welch rushed in He seized the
eagle by the legs, but it gave a swift
lunge toward the door, passing out and:
dragging the would-be captor
Welch was dragged twenty feet,
when the eagle turned and a desperate,
fight followed. The piano tuner was,
getting the rough end of the confict,
but by-standers interfered ana
the eagle was crippled and showed into
another cage. Welch was bruised and
scratched, but otherwise was not in
jured.
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 6.-Secretary
Cortelyou tonight gave out the follow
ing statement:
The following bulletin was issued by
the physicians at Z p. m.:
"The president was shot about 4
O'Clock one bullet struck him on the
upper portion of the breast bone,
glancing and not penetrating; the
second bullet penetrated the abdomen
five inches below the left nipple and
one and half inches to the left Of
median line. The abdomen was open
ed through the line of the bullet
wound. It was found that the bullet
had penetrated the stomach. The
opening in the front wall of the stom-
ach was carefully closed with silk
stitches, after which a search was
made for hole in the back wall of
the stomach. This was found and also
closed in the same way. The further
course of the bullet could not be dis
covered although careful search was
made. The abdominal wound was
closed without drainage.
No injury to the intestines or other
abdominal organ was discovered. The
patient stood the operation yell, pulse
of good quality, rate of 13Q, condition
at the conclusion of Operation was
gratifying. The result cannot be fore
told. His condition at present justifes
hope of recovery"
(signed) George B. Cortelyou,
Secretary to the President.
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THE ASSASSIN CoNFEssEs.

Buffalo, Sept. 6.-Leon Czologoz,
the would-be assassin has signed a
confession covering six pages of fools
cap, which states that he is an
anarchist and that he became an
enthusiastic member of that body
through the inufence Of Emma Gold
man, whose writings he had read and
whose lectures he had read and whose
lectures he had listened to. He denies
having any confederate and says be
decided on the act three days ago and
bought the revolver with which the
act was committed in Buffalo. He
has seven brothers and sisters in
Cleveland and the Cleveland directory
has the names of about that number
living on Hosmer street and Ackland
avenue, which adjoin. Some Of them
are butchers and others in different
trades. He is now detained at police
headquarters pending the result Of the
presidents injuries. Czologoz does
not appear in the least degree uneasy
or penitent for his action. He says he
was induced by his attention to Emma
Goldman's lectures and writings to de-
eide that the present form of govern
ment in this country was all wrong
and he thought the best way to end it
was by killing the president. He
shows no sign of insanity, but is very
reticent about much of his career.
While acknowledging himself an anar-
chist he does not state to what branch
of the organization he belongs
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The Russian Telephone Line.

Discussions and stories of a linguist-
ic character have peculiar charm for
Mr.. Opie Reid. Recently he was sur
rounded by group of newspaper
men. One of these confessed that he
had lately taken up the study of the
Russian tongue, with very discourag-
ing results, considering the fact that
French, Spanish and Italian had been
comparatively easy for him.
ooh. that's not strange, consoling-
ly remarked the story writer: the
Chicago Telephone company had a
worse experience than that with the
terror of the Slav tongue. y druggist
in the heart of the Russian colony re-
Gently had telephone instrument in
stalled in his place for the accommo-
dation Of his patrons. The minute
the first user of the phone began to
talk Russian into the receiver the wire
kinked into small knots like a tensely
twisted string. They couldn't do a
thing to meet the emergency until
one of the telephone linemen, who
had once attempted to do missionary
work in Russian settlement in Min
nesota, replaced the smooth insulated
copper strand with the ordinary barb
wire. That jagged medium proved a
perfect means of transmission for
Russian speech. IS Saturday Evening
Post
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-09-11

Kingstree, September Between
and O'Clock Wednesday. afternoon,
while the relief operator, Mr.. P. Pear
son, was at dinner the door of the
ticket office at the Atlantic Coast
Line depot was broken open and about
s25 stolen from the cash drawer.
Philadelphia, Pa, September A.
The executive committee of the Ma
tional Manufacturers Association, in
session here today, voted to recon-
mend to the Administration at Wash
intgon to transport party Of Cuban
merchants to the Charleston EXposi-
ton, just as Cuban teachers were
taken to Harvard and other places.
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Washington, D. c., September 4.

Washington, D. c., September t.
Admiral Schley has made a request of
the navy department that number of
witnesses. which he expects to call be-
fore the Court of Inquiry, be brought
to Washington at this time, in order
to permit of conference between them
and counsel. In response to this re-
quest Acting Secretary Hackett today
advised the Admiral that if he will
furnish a list of those he desired to
come they will be brought here as
rapidly as circumstances permit.
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An Innocent Man Pardoned.

Governor insolvency has granted a
pardon which is somewhat remarkable
For six years James Barnett has been
serving a sentence for a crime which
it appears he never committed. He
was convicted of arson and sentenced
to sixteen years Imprisonment, and
has served six years of that time, and
now for the first time, comes informa-
ton from responsible parties that he
ought never to have been convicted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-09-11

Pekin, Sept. 5.-Li Hung Chang
tonight notified the foreign ministers
that the imperial edicts providing for
the signing of the peace protocol had
arrived. This announcement made
Immediately after the settlement of
the difficulties which Prince Ching
experienced before going to Berlin,
confirmed the impression that the
Chinese used the protocol to induce
Emperor William to waive the kowtow
ceremony.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-09-11

Berlin, September 4.-The comman-
der of the German feet manouevering
in the Baltic telegraphed today from
Sassnitz, Island of Rugen, that the
third-class cruiser Wacht has been
sunk off Arizona, after having been in
collision with the battle ship Sachsen.
It is not known whether there was
any loss Of life.
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Secretary to the President.

The president, though we'll guarded
by United States secret service detec-
tives, was fully exposed to such an at
tack as occurred. He stood at the
edge of the raised dais upon which
stands the great pipe organ at the east
side of the magnificent structure.
Throngs of people crowded in, to gaze
upon their executive, perchance to
clasp his hand, and then fight their
way out in the good-natured mob that
every minute swelled and multiplied
at the points of ingress and egress to
the building. The president was in a
cheerful mood, and was enjoying to
the full the hearty evidences of good
will which everywhere met his gaze.
Upon his right stood John G. Mil
burn, OF Buffalo, president OF the Pan
American exposition, chatting with
the president and introducing to him
especially persons of note who ap-
preached. Upon the presidents left
stood Mr.. Cortelyou.
It was shortly after 4 p. m. when
one of the throng which surrounded
the presidential party, g. medium size
man of ordinary appearance and plain
ly dressed in black, approached as if
to greet the president. Both Secre-
tary Cortelyou and President Mil
burn noticed that the mans hand
was swathed in a bandage of handker-
chief. Reports of bystanders differ as
to his hand. He worked his way amid
the stream of people up the edge of
the dias until he was within two feet
of the president.
Mr.. Mckinley smiled, bowed and
extended his hand in that spirit of
geniality the American people so well
know, when suddenly the sharp crack
of a revolver rang out loud and clear
above the hum of voices, the shuf1ing
of myraid feet and vibating waves of
applause that ever and anon swept
here and there over the assemblage.
There was an instant Of almost com
plete silence. The president stood
stock still, look of hesitancy, almost
of bewilderment on his face. Then he
retreated a step while pallor began
to steal over his features. The multi
tude, only partially aware that some
thing serious had happened, paused in
surprise, while necks were craned and
all eyes turned as one toward the ros-
trum, where great tragedy was being
enacted.
Then came a conmotion. With the
leap of tiger three men threw them
selves forward as with one impulse
and sprang seward the would-be assas-
sin. Two of them were United States
secret service men who were on the
lookout and whose duty it was to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-09-11

Buffalo, Sept. 6.-President McKin-
ley was shot and seriously wounded by
a would-be assassin while holding a
reception in the Temple of Music at
the Pan-American exposition a few
minutes after O'Clock this afternoon.
One shot took effect in the right
breast; the other in the abdomen.
The first is not of a serious nature,
and the bullet has been extracted.
The latter pierced the abdominal wall,
and has not been located. At 1o:40 p.
m. the following bulletin by the at
tending physicians was the only indi-
cation of the condition of the presi-
dents wounds:
The president is razlying, and is
resting comfortably. AT 1915 p. NJ,
temperature 1904 degrees; pulse 124;
respiration q.
Signed P. NJ. Rixey,
NJ. B. Mann,
r. e. Parke,
H. Mynter,
Eugene wasdin.
(Countersigned) Geo B. Cortelyou,
Saorotarv to the President
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1901-11-02

Qu'elles sont touchantes ces prie-
res ct ces larmes qui. le jour de la
Toussaint. Sc repandent. sur cette
terre sacreel Qui peut blamer nos
larmes quand le Christ lni-meme a
pleure sur le tombeau de son ami
Lazare? D'ailleurs. ne sont-elles
pas une protestation contre la su-
prematie de la mort qui peut bien
nous enlever ce que nous avons de
plus cher, un autre nous-meme,
mais non ce que nous avons de plus
sacre: l'amour, plus fort que Ia
mort.
Toutefois. sill y bien du noir
dams Ia vie, il J aussi. pour ceuz
oui s'eclairent aux lumieres de La
fol, des rayons de soleil qui conso.
lent. Sur ces tombes. au pied dc
ces croix, la religion ouvre devant
nous des horizons pleins d'esperan'
ce ct de joie.
La journee d'hier, comme pres
cue toutes celles du mois passe,
etc splendide ct q favorise les pele
rinages aux lieux du repos eternel
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1901-11-02
PROPOs De SIIsOE.


C'eat novembre. C'est le mois
Oh tombent les feuilles mortes,
On le vent qui bat les portes
Cause de soudains emois.
II fait bien froid dams la chambre
Et le soleil va palir.
On est CONNIE le roi Lear,
Sans foyer, en- plein decembre !!
Les soirs sont tristes ct longs.
Avant que le jour s'acheve,
Je yeux yoir au fond dun rsye
Rayonner ses cheveux blonds.
Je veux, en- ma fantaisie
Etrange, cueillir le vers
Qni tremble au vent des hivers
Sous Pale de Poesie.
La -heur des tristes amours
Reheurira. Mais qu'importe
LIE vent bat toujours 10 porte,
Les feuilles tombent toujours!
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THOMAS BELOW.

Dimanche dernier, 4 10 heures ct
demie du matin, est decede NJ. Tho
mas BELOW, age do soixante ans ct
trois mois.
III. BELOW, que nous avons connu
depuis 90 ieunesse, stait le type du
parfait gentilhomme. II await recu
une bonne education. qui reposait
sur de solides principes ct s'etait
completee par le contact dune in-
telligence d'elite. Lorsqu eclata Ia
euerre de secession. arrivant alors
i So maiorite ct plein de l'enthou-
siasme patriotique de repoque. Il
| fut IN des premiers 4 s'enroler sous
| Ia banniere confeder6e ct partit
CONNIE sous-oficier dams le fameux
18e regiment de ID Louisiana, COM
mande par le colonel Alfred Roman.
II conquit bien vite le grade de
lieutenant ct plus tard celui de ca
pitaine ct servit svec distinction
pendant toute IA duree de la guer-
re-. Revenu dams ses foyers lorsque
Ia cause quiz defendait eat etc per
] due. il reprit avec SON beau-f -frsre
Eugene Dumex, la publication d.
iMrscHAotnt oue roocupation fsds
! rala await un moment interrompus
r scr;v.;t .vec une erande facilits
; .ous m style ou'il savait rendr'
n,.;..nt 4 "a; an mordant ct sar
c..t;oue. mais son extreme modes
a. Is fore. j laisser tout entiere i
a;-act;or IN journal j son associs
,l (, nrsfar. e,oocuper du commerce
pour leouel il 90 sentait plus a
: lcoht. a i. mort de NJ. Dumez,
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1901-11-02

LES citoyens de Sioux City, Ia, ont
entrepris lundi soir de lyncher un noir
oui se trouvait dams Ia prison de cetfe
VILE, mails lis ont manque de nerf. Ills
etaient au nombre dune centaine ct
une poignee de policemen q sufh pour
les dispenser.
"A Carbondale, I'LL, aussi, IL popnla-
ce voulu lundi soir lyncher un negre
oui await commits IN crime, mails la
police derob6 le noir leur poursuite.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1901-11-02

UN blanc mort, IN autre mortelle-
meut blesse ct un troisieme blesse se-
rieusement, dune part; de pautre,
treize nagres morris ct plus dune wing
taine en- fuite, tel est le resultat dun
confiit de race qui eclats cette se'
maine dams Ia paroisse Washington,
situee pres dcs limites de l'etat do MIS-
sissipi. Ce conflit q etc le resultat d
pattaoue dun noir sur une femme
blanche. Ce noir q etc lynche.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1901-11-02

pas sur. il trebuche tout instant ct
il faut le soutenir par les bras. Ii
tient la tete haute, mais il est af-
freusement pale, il tremble. On
le fait asseoir ct il jette autour de
lui un regard eclatant, fxe. puts
dit: "Jai tue le president parce
ou'il etait l'ennemi du bon peupie
-des travailleurs." Sa voix, fable
ct tremblante, s'affermit ct il conti-
nue.: "Je ne regrette pas mon
crime. Je suis settlement fache de
n'avoir pu voir mon pere." PEN
dant quill parle. on le ligotte. on
lui aiuste les courroies. Une mi
mute a suffi pour installer ct les
gardes Sc reculent. LEST 2 heures
| IL minutes. lie chef Mead leve la
main, c'est le signal que tout est
| pret. Aussitot le courant electri-
que est lance. le corps de Czolgosz
| Sc tord, les courroies grincent. LIE
courant circule pendant guarantee
cinq secondes, puis il est supprime.
LIE corps de Czolgosz. qui s'etait CT
faisse, Sc raidit alors de nouveau.
Ne serait-il pas morts Un medecin
Sc leve, s'avance, pose Ia main sur
le ceur du supplicie ct dit gull
ne sent plus de pulsations ce.
pendant il suggere ..qu'un nouveau
courant electrique soft etabli pen
i dant quelques secondes encore.
4 AT heures IL minutes, il ny q
plus de doute, le condamne EST
bien mort ct le fait est annonce pal
le chef de Ia prison.
Quatre minutes apres avoir ache
, ve son deieuner, Czolgosz n'etai'
! plus qu'un cadavre.
Ce cadavre tout chaud est e0uml
: aussitot q l'autopsie. II est disse
que, dechiquete par plusieurs me
. decins qui fouillent ses organe
: pour , decouvrir les causes qui on
. pu porter le miserable d commettr
j racte insense qui Ia conduit sur !
l fauteuil electrique. Lon tenait
, sc rendre compte de la condition d
Il son esprit ct pon trouve que SO
crane etait d'epaisssur normale
Y que Ga cervelle etait saine. Tou
= les organes etaient On parfaite Col
% dition.
IL Apres l'autopsie. le corps de Czo
i gosz etc porte au cimetiere de
10 prison /; le cercueil q etc rempli d,
5 eide puis la fosse . etc comblee {
s. chaux vive. aim de detruire le corr
s. le plus vite possible. On croft q
ID douze jours sufiront pour laneani
5 completement.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1901-11-02

LIE prejuge de race n'existe pas que
dams le Sud. A Indianapolis, des oa-
vriers blancs viennent de refuser de
TRAVELLER dams les ateliers o0 sont em'
ployes des noirs ct Pom craint quill ne
se produise des desordres 81 les noirs ne
sont renvoyes.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1901-11-02

Le Or. Charles MermillIod. Jr.
Sc rend chez M. e. Leger. rive droite
tous les dimanches. Les person mes
aui desirent le consulter. rive gauche,
peuvent le voir chez Mime Gratien
Thibodaux. entire 2 ct 8 heures. chaque
dimanche apres-midi.
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Asgac H0bitly3sts.

Le soussigne annonce aux habitants de St
JEAN Baptiste qu'il s'occupe du traitement des
chevaux ct des operations de tcutes sortes .
leur faire. II 90 rendra de suite chez ceux
oui le feront appeler.
Sadresser chez lui, rive gauche, on lui ecri-
re La poste de Bonnet Carre.
CELEsTIN sREDY.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1901-11-02

Auiourd'hui est la fete des Morris.
Hier, c'etait Ia Toussaint.
Ces deux fetes Sc confondent 81
bien qu'elles en- font une seule. ct
c'est la premiere qui s'observe.
LIE cutie des morris est vivace chez
les catholiques, grace ! la religion
oui nous ordonne de prier pour nos
chers defunta. pour soulager leurs
peines s'ils souffrent, pour les invo-
quer s'ils jouissent du bonheur ce-
leste.
La visite au cimetiere q Peffet de
rappeler ! nos ccurs de tendres
souvenirs en- meme temps que de
donner d nos ames de douces con-
solations. Salon lee paroles De 10
sagesse, toute chose q son heure
ici-bas naitre ct mourir, rire ct
pleurer, s'embrasser ct soupirer
apres les endorsements perdus.
Mais 81 le jour ct 10 mutt se succe-
dent sur notre anne CONNIE sur lee
horizons de ce monde, il faut ad-
METRE que dams la vie il en- est
CONNIE un hiver, le matin ct le soii
5 se touchent t-a-dire que les iu'
miares dc Ia joie sont de courte du'
rec et les tsnebres dc la tristesse g
prolonRent IL plus grande partis
de notrs existence. La ioie durt
Il temps dun bruissement de feuil
Les, d'un dsploiement d'orifanme
il tristesas est CONNIE ls trsit menr
trier qui s'attaohe ~ 6anc'
ST vous avsz 81 des jours de jole
c.est dams la possession d'stres che
ris don't Les sentiments. l. "
staisnt vos sentiments. votre vie
Hslasl oomhien de temps cela art-l
durs9 Et sur Les traits de cett
multitude qui frsausntait hier Z
eimstisres pourquoi GET air Dc er'
viss sombreq : o'est que la plupsl
ont des dsuils profonds. Un lou
Jour lugubre entire tous. ces Pc
sonnes ont eta frappees dams
- - A.
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TOM B ES.

le soussigns prsvient les families qu'h 50
charge delENTRETIEN DIES Tonnes dan.
les cimetiares de st. Jean-Baptiste OF
Pierre ainsi que de rOUvERTURE DES
FOURS, de la CONSTRUCTION DES MONU
MENTS Ut de toutes les separations necessaires
an bon Stat des travaux qui lui seront confess
FAUSTIN RODRIGUE.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1901-11-02

Whereas Louis Aubert, of this parish. has.
on this 29th day of October, 1901, filed in this
Court an application praying to be appointed
administrator of the above succession;
Public notice is hereby given to all whom
it may concern to show cause. if any they
have, in writing, to the Judge of said Court,
within ten days from the first publication
hereof. why said application should not be
granted
Witness, the Hon. ]. L. Gaudet, judge, and
the seal of the said Court this Goth
L. 8. day of October. A. D. 1901.
ZENON MILLET,
Clerk of Court.