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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
SHOCKING MARINE DISASTER.
British Ship With Whole Crew on
Board Sinks on Oregon Coast.

Astoria, Oregon, Dec. 4-The tug
Tatoosb, which has just returned to
port reports that the British ship
Nelson, Capt. Perriami, turned turtle
last night and went to the bottom with
her entire crew. The Nelson left
Astoria November %. Monday night
she was back at the rivers mouth and
yesterday was reported to have shifted
her cargo. She had bad list to star
board and could go on only one tack.
Yesterday afternoon the tug Tatoosh
went out and picked ups the Nelson,
passing hawser. The tug started off
shore with the ship, owing to the gale.
Itwas the intention Of Capt. Bailey
of the Tatoosh to remain with the
ship during the night. The gale that
ragged last night was too severe for the
vessel to Withstand and she broke
from the tug and then turned turtle,
sinking at once. In the darkness it
was impossible for the tug to render
assistance to the members of the crew
who were carried down and all perished.=
The Nelson carried a crew of % men
all told. She was an old woolen vessel.
Capt. Geo. Wood, the bar pilot, was
to have been placed aboard the ship
last night but the weather was too
rough to permit it. Capt..Wood states
that the Nelson went over between Ii
and u O'Clock last night during the
height Of the gale. The Nelson car
RED a cargo OF lumber and was coz
signed to Capetown, South Africa,
by Taylor, Young & Co., of this city
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
Work Of Missionary Beard Con-.
sidered Thursday.

Florence, Dec. 5.-The Baptist Con
vention opened today with devotional
exercises conducted by Rev. ". NJ
Jones. The report Of the Connie
Maxwell Orphanage comnii tttee was
read. The need of a mechanical
building was shown. The report Of
the ublication Board Of the Southern
Baptist Convention vas heard and
several talks on missionary work. The
report on State Missions work and
education were also read.
Col. J.H. Wharton made a fine speech
on the latter report.
At a p. M, q Young Peoples Union
rally was held
At the evening session of the Con-
vention, the reporto on thework Of aid
ing aged ministers was heard and the
boards to nominate trustees for the.
Orphanage, Furman University, and
Greenville Female College, were ap-
pointed. The report Of the board on
Foreign Missions wassubmit tied. Sew
eral other COMMITTEES we're appointed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
State 70 Build Atlanta Depot.

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 55.-The bill to.
erect union railroad station on the
State on Georgia property in Atlanta.
passed the house Of entatives this:
afternoon by a vote ofs1G to 55. The
bill provides for a commission Of nine,s
to be headed by the governor Of Geor=:
gia and consisting Of four members;
each from the house and senate, to be
chosen by the speaker Of sthees bodies.
inspect plans for the erection Of the
depot and advertise the project in the.
Of New York, Philadelphias
and Baltimore. One half mil lion dol
lars Of the States money is made
available for the project on January !,
1903, but the commission is empower
ed to proceed with the work as soon as
the bill shall have passed the senate
which is expected by next Tuesday
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
ANARCHY DISCUSSED IN SENATE.
Senator Nc comas Made a Well.
Prepared Speech.

Washington, Dec. 5-The senate.
today entered upon the field of debate.s
The suppression of anarchy was the:
theme on which Senator McComas of
Maryland made an extended and care.
fully prepared speech, followed by
some brief remarks by Mr.. Hoar OF.
Massachusetts,, on the difficulties in
the way Of dealing with anarchist:
assassins: Mr. Comas' service on:
the bench gave special interest and
value to the careful examination;
which he had made of the legal au-s
thorities. He maintained that con-
gress had full power under the con-.
stitution to enacta federal law punish
ing with death any person killing "a
president, or assaultng the president
with intent to kill, or aiding, melting
or procuring such an act. He favored
rigid provisions in the inrmigratlen9
laws for the deportation Of alien an
archists. Much Of the speech was de-.
voted to an explanation of the danger
Gus doctrines Of anarchy and the ex-
tent to which these doctrines. had been
propogated within recent years.
Senator's Hoar remarks were inter
esting as coming from the venerable
chairman of the judiciary committee,
who will have much to do with the
framing of any legislation on this sub.
iect. He said the difficult TWAS that
assassins Of kings and rulers always.
gloried in their crimes and were in no
way deferred by the fear Of punish.
ment. For this reason he thought 1T.
was almost useless to multiply punish
ments. The most effective remedy,
he suggested, would be to have the
civilized nations OF the world agree
upon some desolate spot on the earth's
surface to which all anarchists who
uphold assassination or the overthrow
Of governments shoould be transport
ed. In such community the snar-
.chist could carry out his theory of
living without government and the
world thus be rid of this presence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
TWO CANALBILLs INTRODUCED.

Washington. D. c., Dec. 1.-Two
bills looking to the construction of an
isthmian canal via the Nicaragua route
were today introduced in the senate.
The first Of these was presented by
Senator Morgan and provides that the
president be authorized to acquire
from and to conclude agreement with
the States Of Costa Riea and Nicaragua
=or.either of them for and In behalf Of
the United States territory now be-
longing to Costa Rica and Nicaragua
as may be described and necessary on
which to eScavate, construct, govern,
regulate, police and protect q canal Of
such depth and capacity as will be
sufficient for the movements Of ships
of the greatest tonnage and draft now
in use, from a point near sGreytown on
the Carri bean sea, via Lake. Nicaragua
to sBreto on the Pacific ocean.
The other bill was introduced By
Senator Perkins. This provides Tor a
perpetual lease by the United States OF
the right Of way across Nicaragua and.
Costa Rica, and confers military police
and sanitary police control Of the canal
Route by the United States. 1t
makes an appropriation of sl2O, Geo.
600, of which sum s12, 600, ,0c0 is &c. be
expended annually. a non partisan
commission is to be appointed by the
president to have charge of the con-
struction of the canal. the members OF
the commission to be selected from
different parts of the United States,
and TO be paid $40, 600 salary each per.
year. The appointment of engineers
is also authorized. 1t is further pro
vided that the canal shall be of the
dimensions recommended by the
Isthmian Canal commission. The bill
authorizes the president of the Uni.
ted States to make minor changes in
the route adopted for the canal and.
The methods of its construction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
a Lawfess Grand Jury.

New Orleans, Dec Judge James;
ne. Thompson, in opening the district
court IN Washington parish, theascene5
of the recent burning of a negro at.
the stake, followed by a riot in Ball
town, where several lives were lost.
called the attention Of The grand jury
to these occurrences and urged it to
take action to maintain the good name
Of the community, which had been.
much injured. The grand jury how
ever, reported that 9 the men who par
ticipated in the burning were among.
the best citizens of the county and:
nothing but a desire to protect those.
who are nearest and dearest to them:
would move them to undertake such.
measures.
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SYNOPSIS OF The MESSAGE.
Reviews Condition Of Country.
Tribute to President Mckinley.

Washington, Dec. President:
Roosevelt began his first message to
congress with an appropriate tribute
to the late President Mckinley
he dwells upon the evils of an
archy in our country, and speaks Of.
the precautions that can be taken to
keep the anarchists in check and the
measures that can be taken to stamp
1T out.
The prosperity Of the country, COM
mercially and otherwise is touched
upon, and he handles at some length.
the question of the benefits derived
from corporations, and the great indus
trial and social problems before the
public today.
He recommends the re-enactment
Of the Chinese Exclusion Jaw.
As to the tariff question, President
holds to the doctrine of his party,
that of the maintenance of the protect
i've tariff.
He recommends some remedial ac-
tion in regard to our merchant
marine.
Next the message treats Of the cur
rency and banking questions and Of
Interstate commerce. He speaks of
our policy toward our insular posses
sions and deals at some length with
the Philippine problem and discusses
the policy to to followed in the future.
The President states that the Monroe
Doctrine should be the cardinal. fea-
ture Of the foreign policy of all ma.
tions.
He touches upon the need of a Pacific
cable via Hawaii and the Philippines
The navy comes in for share of
comment.
He favors the completion of the
=Isthmian canal. The army he says is
in need Of an icrease in strength
He discusses the militia. civil SER
vice and the Indian policy.
The st. Louis and Charleston Ex-#
ositions are spoken of very favorably,
and he recommends an appropriation
for the Charleston shew.
The message concludes with a re-
view of the situation in China and
the Pan American Congress. Taken
as whole the message, while lengthy,
is we'll written and interesting docu-
ment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
THE BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Wednesdays Procee edings in Flor
ence---Committee Reports.

Florence, Dec The Baptist State
Convention opened today with devo-s
tional exercises conducted by Rev.
Vernon Arson.
A number of reports of committees
were read which were quite interest
ing. a report of the superintendent
of the Connie Maxwell Orphanage was
read and showed the orphanage to be.
in fine shape.
The report on Home Missions was
particularly interesting, showing that
great deal of work was being done at
home especially in Oklaho iona Territory.
DR.. Robertson, OF the Louisville.
Theological Seminary delivered an e1o-
quent address.
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FEDERATED LAB0R.IA CONVENTION.
Many Important Measures---Ti1e
Color Line Will Come Up.

Scranton, Pa. Dec. Tonight the
hotel corridors especially that Of the
Jermin where The headquarters is
located, are crowded with delegates
from all over the United States and
Canada campaigning for and against
the various measures that are scheduled
to come up in the big convention of
the American Federation Of labor,
which Will open here tomorrow.
Delegates from the shipbuilding
trades are making vigorous cam
paign for a demand from the fedora
tion that the government builds its
own ships and not let the contracts to
private parties, who pay less wages
and exact more labor than does the.
government.
Almost every delegate is taking an
active interestsin the trades autonomy.
matter and Of all the subjects billed
for discussion it promises to provoke
the most talking. The color line will
also be discussed. It will be
brought before the convention in the
shape Of a protest against the seating
Of VIM. T.. Seqle, delegate of the Cen
tral labor council of Richmond, Va.
The American Federation Of labor
specifically provides in its constitu-
tion that the color line is not to be
drawn by an organization holding a
federation character. The Richmond
trades and labor council has clause
in its,constit specifying that the
delegate Of the council must be a
4tmale or female white over 21 years
old.:'''
In Richmond are two lodges Of the
tobacco workers composed exclusively
of negroes, who being barred from
representation in the Richmond coun-
ell, federate directly with the Vir-
ginia State union and thus attain
membership in the American Fedora
ton of labor. They are also members
of the Tobacco Workers International
union. Through the latter organiza-
tion they projected a fight to have the
federation take away the charter of
the Richmond council, and as a result
of their efforts the Tobacco Workers
union has directed its president, Henry
Fischer of Louisville, to protest
against the seating of the Richmond
trades and labor council delegates.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
The Cost Of Living has Increased


New York, Dec. 4-Dun.s number
to be issued Dec. will II a
mar purchased his supplies for one
year on December lst. they would
have cost s101.37, while the same
quantities of the same articles would
have aggregated only 57z.459on July /,
1897, the lowest point on record. and
s12L rs on January l, 1860. These
price records are computed by multi-
plying the quotations of all the neces-
saries of life by the per capita con-
sumption. Prices are now at the high
est point in many years, and in fact
surpass all records since present i'm
proved methods of manufacture and
distribution have been in use, and
agricultural operations were first begun
on the principle extensive scale with
labor and machinery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11

kYREs DID HlY 4 PISTOL
Several Of Ayers Friends Testify
IL tlle Bonine Case.

hington, Dec. 8. 8 he case OF
Lola Ida Bonnie, on trial for the
murder Of James, Seymour Ayres Is:
expected to goto the jury the latter
parbt Of this week. Three Witnesses,
Intimate friends Of Ayres, we're gut IN
HE stand today and sWore that they
had seen revolver IN AyIes, room.
Thewrapper3Worn by Mrs. Bonlne on
the night OF the tragedy was again the
;subjjectsoff discussion, the defense put
ting on the stand witnesses whose eYl-z
sdencesW was intended to discredit that
given bysD SShaffer, the government
sexpert, who had testified that careful
sexaminationofE Ehe wrapper hadSfalled
TO show the presence ofsanysb oodspots
Duncan Huib,bard Of Mount
sClemens ich., who hofformer1y lived at
The Kenmore, testified that he had
sseen pistol ina bureau drawer IN
Ayres' room and identified the weapon
IN evidence as being very similar to 1t.
Thomas Fore, Of Sanilac: comfy,
testified that while on visit
here last January Ayress had loaned osa, ,ee5
him asrevolver The witness described
the weapon and said that the one with
which the killing was done closely re-
sssmbIed it, even to certain marks on
the handle He also testified that
when Ayress loaned him the pistol It
was loaded. q 2. Stevens lsotestlfed
SO having seen a pistol In Ayres' room
and partian identified the one IN
evidence.
e. BeTklyn. scourer and dyeE,
said it was his occupation to remove
blood spots from garments and that
She8 had adfreqnently done 80 IN a man
ssnerito leave nostraces spots.
illnesses also testified dnHngthe
morning session Of the conno dances
sHfednentIy given IN the hoteI IaSsWh1ch
sAyres aind Mrs. Bonines Were present
andsto the blood dyfngersmarks on the
window curtain IN Ayres' room.
Rntter testified sthat. he had
spartiicularly noticed Ayres and his
companions about mi idnight of the
night Of the tragedy and 1t was his
Impression that they were under the
influence Of liquor.
Carl T.. FIather, adjective, testified
regarding the rents and tears IN the
sWfapperWOrn@ @Dys 1N1S.s5 DOAiHS5-o111. DOiS5- @ od0
OF the tragedy and DR. Sterling
scufin detailed the various tests com
monty employed for determining the
existence Of blood spots. He said he
had given special stud toblo odstains.
He had examined several specimens
from the wrapper in the presence Of
sDr. Shafer: and Dr.. Carol, and had
found distinct evidences of blood on
the wrapper. The wrapper also was
tom. The witness was still on the
stand when court diourned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
Admiral Endieott's. Enormous Es-
Inmates FOR Our Expanding Navy

Washington, Dec. 5.-The rapid
growth of the navy is the plea set up
by Rear Admiral Endicott, chief of
the bureau of yards and docks, to
justify the submission of estimates for
the maintenance of the navy yards and
stations and Improvements aggregat-
ing s21, 1926, 359 He admits that these
estimates are much beyond the limit.
supposed probable when the current
appropriations were made, but states
that all the works named are consider
ed necessary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
SUMTER s. c. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 1901.
THE MESSAGE GIVEN ATTENTION.
New President Judged by His
Declaration of Policy.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Not in many
years have the members Of the house
listened With such rapt attention to
the annual message of president OF
the United States as they did today.
to the reading Of the first message Of
President Roosevelt. With the most
intense interest every word was follow
ed from thet announcement of the
tragic death of President Mckinley
in the opening sentence to the closing
wish that our relations withsthe world
would continue peaceful. The reading
occupied two hours but not over a
dozen members left their seats until
1t was concluded. Several times there
was applause and at the conclusion
there was an enthusiastic demonstra-
tiou on the Republican side. On
motion Of Mr. Grosvenorof Ohio, that
portion Of the message relating to the
death Of the late president was re-
ferred to a committee TO consist Of one
member from each State to join a
simialr committee of the Senate to
consider and,report by what token OF
respect and affection it may be proper
for congress to express the deep sensi-
bility of the nation to the traigc death
of the late president.
Representative Grosvenor's resoln-
tion follows s5..s=
Resolved, That a committee of one
member from each State represented
IN this house be appointed on the
part of the house, to join such a COM
mite as may be appointed on the part
of the senate, to consider and report
by what token of respect and affection
it may be proper for the congress OF
the United States to express the deep
ssensibii1ty of the nation to the tragic
death Of the late president, William
Mckinley, and that SO much Of the
message Of The. president as relates to
that deplorable event be referred to
such committee y
The speaker appointed the COM
mittee in pursuance of the terms OF
the resolution.
The speaker announced the appoint
.ment Of the committee on ruls as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Henderson, Of Iowa; Mr.. Dali
eel, Of Pennsylvania Mr.. Grosvener
of Ohio; Mr. Richardson, of Tennes-
see. and Mr.. Underwood, Of Alabama.
The house adjourned until Friday.
The senate listened to the first mes
sage Of President Roosevelt today and
adopted a resolution similar, to that
of the house providing for the APP
pointment Of committee to express
the nation's sorrow at the death Of
President Mckinley. The message
was listened to with marked respect
zby the senators. The first portion,
dealing with the Buffalo tragedy, excit-
ed the most profound interest in the
senate.
At the conclusion Of the reading Of
the message Mr.. Foraker, senior sena-
tor from Ohio, presented the Mckinley
resolution and as further markk Of
respect the senate adjourned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
How They Love Negroes:

Lewistown, Pa, Dec. 3.-Fiftty-tWo
employees of tie Logan Iron and Steel
Company have quit work because of
the appointment ola colored foreman
over them. More colored worknen
were brought here this morning to
work in the scrap yards, but the
mill men refused to work the iron
handled by them. ...
Serious differences between the
white and black workingmen are
feared.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11
NO MONEY FOR TEACHERS.
Il Will Not be Possible to Pay the
Georgia cllers a Full Months
Salary Next Year.

Atlanta, Dec. 5.-The defeat Of the
Blalock resolution which would have
made the money collected by taxation
TO pay interest on bonds available for
general purposes viii, it appears, have
IA far-reaching effect.
1t means, Governor Candler says,
that none Of the appropriations made
by the present Of the legislature
can be met, and that the Georgia
school teachers cannot be paid their
salaries next year.
The present deficiency is. $4,000.
The deficiency next year as the result
& of the heavy appropriations last ses-
sion. will be s163, coo. This will make
the total deficiency s237, COO The state
will owe the school teachers the mid
die Of this month 5l,040, 600. After
taking this from the amount collected
q for schools, and also the deficiency,
there will be left only 5229,000 for
school purposes, and that will not pay
the teachers for one months services.
The INDECENT widows to whom the
present legislature promised pensions
at It's last session, and whose apphca-
ttions have been approved to the
amount of SIS, ,O00, cannot get themS
nor will there be any money to pay
the newly approved INDECENT veterans
pensions, amounting to s62, 800.
The appropriation Of s15, 600 for the
maintenance of the soldiers home next
year, it is stated. cannot be paid.
This does not include, however, the
insurance money, s19, 500, which will
be used to rebuild the home. But un-
less the trustees can get money for
maintenance the veterans will have to
be sent back to the poor houses
whence many Of them came.
There viii be no money for the sup
port of the state. militia. A bill has
been introduced approprlating $4,000
for this purpose, but the chances are
1 it will have to be vetoed.
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Terrible Tragedy in Virginia.

Richmond', Va, Dec IA special
from Fredericksburg says that teri
bic tragedy was enacted in Westmore-
land county last night One man was
killed and two others were seriously
If not mortally wounded. The dead
man is VIM. 2. Taylor, Jr., and the
wounded are ]. @. Stiff and Willie:
Hefin.
From information now at hand it
appears that Taylor being informed of
an alleged gross insult offered by
Herbert Marks to his cousin, Miss
Rosa Taylor, endeavored to have the
matter amicably settled. Failing to.
do SO. he in company with Stiff, He.
hin,zG Geo. v. Thompson and Mr. Dou-
glass visited the Marks house. On
arriving there they found the house
barracked and when they tried to open
a door Marks suddenly began shooting
from window. Taylor was shot
through the heart and died Instantly:
Stiff was shot through tie neck and
Hefin in the stomach. Marks sur
rendered to the authorizes. All the.
parties to the unfortunate affair are
prominent.
---ues--.-e-e- ezs-----
New York, Dec John B. Cleye-s
land, of Spartanburg, G., was to-
day elected one of the vice presidents
of the American Asiatic Society.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-11

There are now In this country 2, 158.
daily papers and 2O,S79 publications
of different kinds, but when B.
Franklin was thinking of starting a
paper in 1928 his friends advised him
TO 90 slow because there we're already
three papers IN the country and he ewas
running risk Of OVERRIDING the busi-
ness. Star.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-15
LUKES IS
M0RTALLY
WOUNDED
Shot by G. B. Stone Yesterday
al Oklahoma City.
TROUBLE OVER FARM SALE
Resulted in Lukes First At
tacking Stone.

Guthrie. o. T. May 4-E- E Lukes
was mortaIly wounded By c. B. Stone. OF
Oklahoma City. this afternoon. The
trouble arose over the commission on =
sale of a farm. Lukes claimed that he
did not get $ worth Of satisfaction. hlled
up and started out to ger his moneys
worth He struck Stone in the temple.
knocking him senseIess. Stone recovered,
tried to get away. but Lukes made an
other assault and Stone fired. the ball
entering the right side and passing en-
ttrely through Lukes body. Lulzes can
not survive the night. Stone escaped and
sentiment is divided among the friends
Of the men. Further trouble is feared
Stone is a well known citizen OF this
city and came here from Texas. He Is Of
slight build and considered physically IN
able to cope with his assaiIant- Stone
was much interested in the Higgins ad-
dition IN this city and is supposed 70 be
well of. He is 8 years Of age and has
family Little is known of Lukes, al
though he has friends here.