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The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
RENOWNED MEN.

The Austrian heir presumptive. Archduke Francis Ferdinand. has pre- sented the French Cred of the Trini- tarians with the castle of Teinitz in Bohemia.
 Count Romanones, the Spanish min- ister of education, has ordered that hereafter all museums shall be open the year round free and anyone all lowed to make copies or photograph He has also called upon all teachers Co take their pupils frequently to the museums. His liberal measures have met with much approval.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

An English owner of a $50 confed- crate note has written the treasury department at Washington demanding it's redemption in gold. An official denial is made of the re- port that the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. intended to abandon the pie turesque "Horseshoe" curve in the Al legheny mountains by cutting a ten. mile tunnel.
 St. Louis policemen rescued nine persons from burning building Sun- day morning.
 Kansas gold fields, said to exist in the Smoky Hill region. are attracting renewed attention.
 A large military contingent, repre- senting all classes of the East Indian native army, will take part in the coronation of King Edward
 The industrial commission will cease to exist on December IS, by operation of law.
 A timely rain has extinguished the forest fires which threatened to de stroy the winter pasturage in the low lands contiguous to Maiden, Mo.
 Starting in the peg mill of James C. Moore, at Lisbon, N. H.. fire de- stroyed large part of the business section of the town.
 Jeremiah Curtin, of Washington, D. C., one of the greatest linguists and translators of the period, is in St. Louis visiting friends.
 An Oklahoma man proposed sueing the government for S6.20 for fodder furnished soldiers horses, and was in- dignant because a lawyer refused to take his case.
 John L. Sullivan, the ex-pugilist, has signed with an Uncle Toms Cabin" company. and will tour the country, as Siman Legree, playing i'll small towns.
 Representatives of the Catholic church are endeavoriRg to interest the United States in the collection of claim they profess to have against Old Mexico for S1,000,Ooo.
 Walter Williams, of the Columbia tAio) Herald, and James H. Moss are going on siX-months' tour of Eu- rope, Egypt and Palestine.
 Reddy Morris, of Glenwood, Mo-, attempted to commit suicide by cut ting his throat with razor. He is not expected to recover.
 Dr. John II. Reifsnyder, for more than thirty years a resident of St. Louis, died of locomotor ataxia at the home of his brother-in-law, Mayor k. J. Secor, in Ferguson, Mo.
 A duel with Winchester rifles at Blue, l. T., between Nichols Caldwell and Gibson Felumbia, two fullblood Chiekasaw Indians, resulted in both men being mortally wounded
 Former Queen Liliuokalani of Ha- waii has announced her intention o1 leaving Honolulu soon for visit to the mainland. and will see old friends in Washington, New York and other eastern cities.
 King Edward has invited the ma harajahs of Gwalior and Jaipur, inc raiahs of Kolhapur and Nabha and the nawab of Bahawalpur to nttend his coronation next June.
 France is planning to ehecluuate the sultan of Turkeys move to prom. ise everything and do nothing. A de- mand as to how the sultan intends te settle has been made, and the war like demonstration continues.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
PAUNCEFOIE IS READY.
Lord Pauncefote, the British Am bassador, Calls Officially
 Upon Secretary Hay.
READY TO 60 TO WORK ON NEW TREATY.
The Condition of the Convention Is at Present Merely In the Form of Protocols, Which Will be Trans ferred Into the Form of n Formal Treaty Without Delay.

Washington, Nov. 5.-Lord Paunce- fote. the British ambassador, called upon Secretary Hay to announce formally to the secretary his return from a vacation in England and his readiness to undertake at once the conclusion of the new Hay-Paunce- fote treaty. The interview lasted about half an hour. Many topics were touched upon beside the treaty, which was not given particular con sideration, the conversation on that point being rather preliminary to the beginning of the treaty drafting. Lord Pauncefote did not bring with him to the state department copy of the proposed convention. In fact, this document does not exist as sueh' for, although the principal points Of the treaty have been agreed upon be tween the two principals, they have vet to be transferred from protocols into a formal treaty. This work of transference will begin in about a week, according to the present eX- pectation, and if it proceeds steadily after that time, the new treaty will be in shape for submission to the sen ate immediately after that body con- yenes next month.
 Lord Pauneefote did not bring to Secretary Hay any late news respect ing the views of the British govern ment as to the treaty. The seere- tary had been advised so fully by Am bassador Choate at their conference at New Haven of the details of what had been done in London, and the ca ble reports had been so complete that there was nothing new to be com municated on the subject.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
THE NETHERLANDS ACCEPTS
Great Britnin's Terms for Settlement of Dutch Claims for Expulsion
 From Africa Accepted.

London, Nov. 5.-At Mondays ses. sion of the South African eompensa. tion commission, Mai.-Gen. Sir John Ardagh. the representative of the government, announced that The Netherlands had accepted Great Brit aims terms for the settlement of the claims of Dutch subjects for dam ages as the result of their expulsion from South Africa.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
EDUCATION.

The sale of le7.OOO acres of state land in Minnesota recently added about Sf,oOo, 900 to the school fund.
 Dr. Purser, professor of mathemat- ics in the Belfast Queens college, has resigned that place after 40 years of service. Four of his students have be- come senior wranglers at Cambridge.
 The Harvard library has just re- ceiyed through L. Wiener the second largest collection of books in the Sloyak tongue--a language spoken in Bohemia and northern Hungary-in the world.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
Cables in the Philippines.

Our government has concluded that sure- ty and secrecy can only be obtained by a cable ship owned and worked by it's own of ficers. To this end the first official cable yes sel will be put in readiness. As necessary as the cable is in times of war, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is of far more importance, for 1t makes people well. It cures indiges- tion, fatulency, constipation, biliousness and nervousness, also prevents malaria, fever and ague. We urge you to try it.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
SCRAPS.

N eards is held to be lar
 tate of Washington.
 and tobacco smoke are
 fioas to lacquered surfaces.
 fire was probably made of
 1n, sulphur. naphtha and nitre. St forests of rich yellow and Ear pine are being opened up in Jastern Washington.
 Five thousand dollars have been / spent in vain for poison with which to kill prairie dogs in western Kansas. Hat dealers buy principally from the English and Italian markets. England furnishes stiff and Italy soft hats.
 Benjamin Russell Hanby, author of the famous ballad, Darling Nellie Cray" is buried at Westerville, O., 12 mics from Columbus.
 The growing of rice is regarded as the safest and surest cereal produc- tion, as it IS also the most profitable, rice having the largest use and mar. let of all the grains.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
Death Followed Her Footsteps.

Boston, Nov. 5.-The case of Jane Toppan, the professional nurse, is en- gazing popular interest from the fact that 12 deaths are known to have fol lowed her engagement as nurse in various places.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
You Can Get Aliens Foot-Ease FREE.

Write to-day to Allen s. Olmsted, Le Roy. N. Y., for FREE sample of Aliens Foot-E Ease, a powder. It cures sweating, damp, swollen, aching feet. Makes new CT tight shoes easy. Always use it to Break in New Shoes. At all druggists and shoe stores; 25c.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
Best for the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. Casearets help nature, cure you without gripe or pain, produce easy, natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. Casearets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Beware of mutations
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
Moscow To XIndiYostok

London, Nov. 5.-A dispatch to the Daily Mail, from St. Petersburg, says that the last rail of the Manchurian line was laid, Sunday, at Menduche, completing the railway from Moscow to Nladivostok.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
"The. value of Lydia F. Pink hams Vegetable Compound was
MRS. InAI. RoSFR.

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 If you are ill, don't hesitate to get a bOttleof Lydia F. Pinlham's Vegetable Compound at once, and write to Mrs. Pinkham, lynn Mass, for special advice it is free.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
What's in n Name.

"Ah!" he sighed, after she had blushing- ly whispered "Yes" in his bosom, my own Menitabell O. that names so formal. Surely your friends use some shorter one i; some pet name'
 "Wen," she murmued, "the girls at board ing school used to call me Pickles Phil adelpbia Press.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
Senator Harris Dead

Carthage, Ill.,, Nov. 5,-W F. Harris senator from this district, died Sun. day morning, from typhoid fever aged 37 years. He was a practicing physician and a preacher in the Prim itiye Baptist church.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
MRS. IDA |. ROSER
Grand-Niece of Ex-President James K. Polk, Writes to Mrs. Pinkham Saying:

C DEAR MRs. PINKHAM :-1 have been married for nearly two years, and so far have not been blessed with child. l have, however, suffered with a com plieation of female troubles and pain ful menstruation, until very recently.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
James P. Kennedy Dead.

Youngstown, O., Nov. 5.-James P. Kennedy, one of the organizers and a director of the American Bridge Co.,, died after a short illness. He was 3e years of age.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
'NelI-Nno,,n TeIegrnphcr Dead.

Milwaukee, Nov. 5.-Lew W. Weleh one of the best known telegrapherz in the west, died suddenly of heart trouble, aged 39 years. The remains will be taken to Byron, H., for inter melt.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
Repnrtee.

Aristocrat-I understand that your grandfather made horseshoes.
 Plebeian-Yes, he made some for your grandfather once and the bill isn reeeipted Yet.-SomerYille .Ionrnal
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
Life.x Little Frictions.

Are you getting ready for winter?"
 "Oh, yes; we've had our last scrap with the ice-man, and have begun to quarrel with the coal man. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08

While we pretend it Is scorn, it is really envy that we feel for the self-satisfed per son.-Brooklyn Life.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do not stain the hands i spot the kettle lex eept green and purple.)
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli ble medicine for coughs and eolds.-N. w Samuel, Ocean Grove. N J., Feb. F, 1900.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08

When a man is sick, he has it in for those neghbors who do not come to see him. Atchison Globe
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08

No man ever arrived suddenly at the sum. init of pure eussedness.-Chieago Daily News.
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08
To Cure Cold in one Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al uggistsrefundm money fit fails to cure. 25c
The Monticellonian., 1901-11-08

NRNDGN NEW DISCOVERY; gives OE1@BSG Y quick relief and cures worst cases. Book of testimonials and 10 days treatment Free. Dr. Il. II. GREENS SONS, Box H., ATLANTA, GA.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-10
Preservation Of Fruits.

Washington, July 5.-Consul Gener-.
al Guenther, in communication to
the State Department, says that the
Agricultural Department. Of Victoria,
Australia, has recently made expert
ments with reference to the preserya-
tion Of fresh fruits. Pears and peaches
packed in the ordinary boxes for ship
ment, he says, were subjected to the
yapors of hydrocyanic gas. The fruits
were then taken out of the boxes and
separately wrapped in tissue paper.
Some Of them were again treated with
the gas, and the whole lot was placed
IN a dry room at temperature of 20
degrees and kept there for seven
weeks, when the fruits were taken
out. They were in excellent state Of
preservation, especially those that had
been treated with the gas second
time. Not only the pears, but the
peaches, felt hard to the touch, re-
tanned their fresh appearance and
showed no decayed spots, as The germs
had all been killed BY the gas.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-10
Big Coal Combination.

Philadelphia, July Tomorrow
the North American will publish a
story to the effect that the entire coal
transportation east Of the Mississippi
River will be divided among the rail-
roads controlled by the Pennsylvania
Railroad, the Vanderbilt and the Nor
gan interests. The Pennsylvania and
Vanderbilt lines will carry ali the coal
produced in the bituminous regions,
while the Morgan roads will control
the entire anthracite transportation.
This combination, the article goes on
to say, will bring about the consolida-
tion Of all the bituminnus interests
north of the Tennessee and east Of
the Mississippi, The work of consoli-
dation has been going on for year,
and every avenue of transportation Of
coal is In control Of these interests.
Amont CHE bituminous group are the
Pittsburg Coal Company, the Illinois
Coal Company, the latter represent
ing all the coal properties in Illinois
and Indiana, and the Fairmont Coal
Company of West Virginia. The
total capitalization of the bituminous
interests is estimated s340, 200, 600.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-10
FIRE FRIDAY MORNING.
Parsonage Of Magnolia Street Methodist
Church Damaged.

The parsonage Of the Magnolia
Street Methodist Church, situated on
Harvin Street, was discovered to be on
fire at 40 o'clock Friday morning,
and when the reel squads arrived the
fire was found to be burning between
the ceiling and roof and between the
walls on one side, from the first floor
to the roof. The fire was quite diff diff
cult one to handle successfully, but
the fremen made quick and intelli-
gent use Of the several streams OF
water that were turned on and in a
short time the flames were under con-
troll The house was considerably
damaged, but the loss will not be Sc
rious. The loss that Rev. VIM. Aiken
Kelly, the pastor Of the Mgnolia
Street Church, sustained was caused
principally by water, though some of
the furniture was burned and dam
aged by smoke and heat.
The FIRE was cuased by lamp which
was left burning on the hearth in a
room on the first floor. The lamp is
supposed to have exploded and set fire
to the mantle and adjacent woodwork.
The flames ate their way through the
woodwork and worked their way up be
tween the walls to the roof and were
burning fercely there when discovered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-10
HE WEDs TWIN SISTERS
BROTHER WEDs THE MOTHER.

Omaha, July Ga remarkable com
plication is disclosed by petition for
divorce by Edward Barrett against:
Julia Barrett. Within the last seven
months the plaintiff has married twin
sisters, and his brother has married
their mother.
The father of the girls died not.
long ago, leaving little property to-
the widow and daughters. They moved
to South Omaha. Barrett wooed and:
won Julia Eggers, and they were mar.
ried on October 10 last. He sought to
have her turn over her property to-
him, but she refused. .
Barrett took her out into the State
and left her. He returned home and
forthwith laid siege to the heart Of his
wife's twin sister. In February they:
went to Council Bluffs and were mar
ried. In the meantime his brother had
married the mother Of the, twins. By
this latter marriage the mother be-
came the sisetr-in-law of her twin
daughters.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-10
cuba's Mock independence.

Washington, July st was ascer-s
tanned at the war department. today.
that it is not the intention Of this
Government to interfere IN Cuba to-
the extent Of preventing the payment.
of Cuban bonds should the new Gov
eminent Of Cuba determine to assume
the bonds issued by the o-called form
er Government and Junta. Under the
Platt amendment the amount Of the
Indebtedness is limited BY the provii-:
sions that the new government shall
not assume or contractsto to pay the In,
terest upon and also create sinking
fund to pay after defraying the ex-;
penses of the Government. Under the:
clause the United States will determ1
inc when the debt either contracted or.
assumed has reached limit. It's
stated that the independence Of Cuba
carries with it the rightsto create OBJ
legations and to incur indie ebtedness5
with these limitations. stss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-10

Washington. July s.-Consul John
son, at Annoy. China, reports to the
Secretary Of State the appearance OF
plague at that place two weeks ear
lier than usual this year. His state
ment is dated May IL He says he has
refused to permit Chinese steerage pas
sengers to depart for Manila and adds:
sThe spread of plague during the
past ten day has been rapid and the
fatalities most appalling.
It is impossible to give approximate
" accurate data, as no statistics are
kept by the officials and no amount OF
inquiry can result in accurate figures.
It is my opinion, based upon the most
reliable data from native sources, that
during the week just closed there were
as many as loo deaths per day in
Annoy and its suburbs. The same con-
dition of affairs exists in surrounding
cities within thirty miles Of Annoy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-10
PA. .oN IIME.

A decision important to all fraternl
benefit orders has been made by the
Kansas Court Of Appeals. a brother
suspended from a lodge Of the A. O..
u. W. for the on-payment of an as
sessment died three days afterward.
The benefciaries brought suit, claim
ing that it was the custom to accept
payment of assessment after they were
due and making no record Of suspen-
sions. The court decided in favor of
the lodge. upholding the laws Of the
Order regarding suspensions. It also
decided that no subordinate lodge nor
officer thereof has the power by Gus
tom, directly OF indirectly, or in any
other way, to dispense with the posi-
tive requirements Of the laws OF the
Order.-Hoosie Watchman.
We print the above for the good'
of the members of the many benefit
orders in Sumter. We believe it to be
good law, and that the same would
prevail in this State. Everyone knows
when an assessment is due and paya-
BILE. Ii you wish to insure protection
for your loved ones don 'tswait for the
collector to call on you, but hunt him
up and pay him promptly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-10
ARTHUR SIMMONS IN TROUBLE
CHARGED With Assault on Southern Ry.
Machinist---Re is One Of the Charles
ton Strikers.


On an affidavit sworn to by IN.
Shea, train master of the Charleston
division Of the Southern Railway,
Magistrate Williams yesterday issued
a warrant for the arrest of Arthur Z.
Simmons, who is charged with assault
and battery In the affidavit it is
stated that Simmons boarded the spe-
.cial train, Immediately after it=had
been held up by the strikers at the
Enston Home switch on Friday last
and after urging the non-union men
to leave the train, violently assaulted
the deponent because he demonstrated
at the interference. It was further
more stated in this affidavit that Mar
tin J. Sullivan was with Simmons
when he entered the train, but no
warrant for Sulivan's arrest was
issued. The fact is also recited that
after the car had stopped the strikers
threw sticks and rocks atthe windows,
breaking them.-News and Courier,
July 9.
Arthur I. Simmons, mentioned
above, is well known in this city by
many people, as he lived here for
several years, being then in the en-
ployment Of the C. S. 6 N. r.. r.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-10
Cuban Constitutional Convention.

Havana, July THE Cuban consti-
tutional convention has not yet arrived
at an understanding regarding the
electoral law. Several meetings were
held last week but very little interest
was manifested in the proceedings,
many of the delegates being absent.
The conservatives are quite hopeless
with respect to the resembling of the
universal suffrage clause and they are
now endeavoring to secure a plural
vote for property holders and for pro-
fessional men and business men. In
this they are strongly opposed by the
radicals.
An objection has recently been raised
aaginst drawing up the electoral law
until the United States government has
approved the constitution, the argu-
ment being that it would be useless to
draft laws based upon the constitution
if Washington is going to make
changes in this instrument
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-10
THE FOURTH IN MAYEsYiLLE.
Business Went on as Usual---ltems of
Local Interest.

Mayesville, July 5.-The Fourth Of
July passed off very quietly here. Ihe
colored people seem to have take an OF
day from their work and we're in town
enjoying themselves. None OF the
stores were closed and business went
on as usual.
Quite number of the young people
of Mayesville attended a very delight
ful party at the rsidence of Mr.. W.J.
Mcleod, near st. Charles, last even
ing. The party was given in honor OF
Misses Mcleod and Morris, of Char
lotte, N.C. N.
The council has had bicycle limit
posts placed on the streets, and now
visiting wheelmen may know where to
ride without transgressing the law.
The dog license is again in force and
all dogs running loose on the streets
without license tag attached must
be collared.
Rev. j. E. Stevenson is again quite
sick.
Miss jamie spann, of Sumter, was
visiting in town yesterday.
Mr.. George FoxWorth, Of Sumter,
spent yesterday in town.
Miss Mary Muldrow, who has been
visiting Miss Ada Mayes, returned
home yesterday.
Mr.. p. d. Smith, of Sumter, was in
Mayesville yesterday.
Miss Sue Mayes has gone on a visit
to relatives in Florence County.
Mr.. Joseph Mcpherson, agent for
the Southern Presbyterian, is in town
Nj. Thos. Sumter, Of Sumter, is in
town today.
Mr. M. r. Mayes, Jr., will leave
this afternoon for Savannah, Ca, to
visit his brother, DR.. j. A. Mayes.
Mr.. Presley Barron returned to
Manning on Wednesday, accompanied
by MI. 6. E. Mayes, who will visit
relatives in Manning.
Miss Maggie Barringer returned
from Florence Saturday evening.