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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20
Trouble at Clemson. Il

Serious trouble. is reported from
Clemson College. .ArrepreSeRtative Of
this paper has secured reliable in
formation of an uprising of students
and of an assured victory of the stu
dents. It is thought the-tropble will
cause one of the professors who is
we'll known here to cease. to be a mem
! ber of the faculty.
I 1t seems that recently Prof. y. S..
Morrison, teacher Of history, gave
| great ofense to some members of the
senior class and that the professor had
become very obnoxious to Tnany mem
!. ..bers of the student body. s:dsf's,a late
instance some of the seniors Sconsider-
ed themselves grossly insulted and
Cadet Lister, football. leader, or
ganized himself into grievance COM
mittee and demanded an apology. An
animated conversation occurred be-
tween teacher and pupil. Professor
faculty and, it is claimed by the stu
dents suppressed some of the facts.
Lister was suspended.
The students, particularly the senior
class, were angered by this action. It
happened that it was time for meet
ing of trustees and the matter was
brought to their attention. Notice was
served in dignifed manner by the
seniors that if Lister was not imme-
diately re-instated, the entire class
would leave, and the Juniors made a
similar announcement.
It is said that the trustees ordered
Lister reinstated at once and ordered
Prof. Morrison to apologize to the
boys, which he did. The trustees are
also said to have assured the boys.
that they woald have to accept apology
as temporary expedient, from which
it is inferred Prof. Morrison will
resign.
Prof Morrison is we'll known IN the
city and county, having been educated
at Wofford and having lived at Well
ford. He is fine teacher and is gen
orally respected. It seems, however
that he has always been somewhat
severe towards his pupils, and upris-
ings against him by the boys have
been narrowly averted several times.
While superintendent of public schools
at Greenville he was attacked by May
or S. a. Townes because Townes' son
had been very severely whipped by the
MISUNDERSTANDING Journl.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20
More Convicis Captured.

Kansas City, Nov. 12.-Three more
of the 26 fugitive convicts who escaped
from Fort Leayenworth prison were
captured at Bazar, near Cottonwood
Falls, Kas., late today by penitentiary
guards, after a fight in which one of
the convicts was shot. The captured
men are Gilbert Mullen, white: Fred
Robinson. mulatto, and Sol. Souther-
land, Indian. Switzerland was wound
ed today but not seriously. He was
also shot while making his escape from
the prison last week. Only nine of
the escaping convicts are yet to be
taken. and the whole country is on the
lookout. Three men supposed to be
convicts stole horse and buggy from
a man near Atchison. and robbet' him
of what money he had but finally ban
doned the buggy after being pursued
some distance. Lawrence Lc"i5 was
returned to the penitentiary irons
today and is in the hospital in CT Il
cal condition from his wounds. :. INK
Thompson. when brought in. vas
fonnd to be only slightly wounded.
When the latter recovers q % pound
ball will be chained to his ankle as
punishment.
Work on the new cell house. stopped
at the time of the outbreak. was re-
sumed today. Oberlin NJ. Carter,
former captain of engineers, serving
a five years sentence. is busy prepar-
ing plans for some of tie new build
ings.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20

Washington, Nov. Secretary
Root has issued an order changing the
regulations relative to admissions to
West Point so that the board may
accept as candidates those who are
graduates of high schools without re
curing them to pass the mental
examination prescribed by the depart
ment. One of the important para
graphs added is: The Academic
Board will consider. and may accept,
in lieu OF the regular examination, the
examination papers of high school or
college graduates.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20
Cotton Seed Oil Men Indicted.

Jackson. Miss, Nov. 13.--The fed
eral grand jury of the United States
for the southern district of Mississip-
pi tonight indicted a large number of
cotton seed oil men. directors and
other cotton seed oil officials for al
legged violations of the federal statutes
July 2, 1900.
Thsi statute denounces combintions,
and the indictment alleges that the oil
mill officials have conspired in writing
to control the prices Of cotton seed
products.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20

James Eads How, Harvard gradu-
ate, a resident of st. Louis, who has
refused two fortunes. one left by his
grandfather, another by his father, is
now trying to dodge third, small
one of Sl,0000 600, or thereabouts.
He prefers to consort with the news
boys and shouts as Justify in selling
papers as any of them. There are
freaks of various kinds, but fortune
lodging freaks are quite rare.-Wil-
mington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20
West Point Should be Rebuilt.

Washington, Nov. 12.-The most i'm
portant feature of the report of the
borad of visitors to the West Point
Military Academy is a recommenda-
ton that the Academy be rebuilt.
The report says:
SIT has been nearly 100 years since
West Point was founded, and from the
birth Of the institution nearly all the
Improvements have been on the patch
work plan. There is one building con-
structed by the government at the post
that is in harmony with this day and
generation. It can be truthfully said
that there is a pressing necessity for
the complete tearing down and new
building up. The policy pursued in
this regard at Annapolis should he
speedily adopted at West Point. Moth
ing can be gained by postponement.
Indeed, it seems to the board that
almost every dollar spent in the future
for 'enlarging here and altering and
patching there is so much money
thrown away.
1.-The West Point Military Academy
should be q model, perfect to the
.minutest detail possible, having every
advantage and improvement which the
new century affords. and entire har-
mony with the grandeur and dignity
of the mission which our army is to
fulfill
Putting the matter in few words,
it can be truthfully said that the
barracks in which the cadets sleep and
study and live when not in recitation
room or on the drill grounds, are little
better equipped than the barracks at
the average county poorhouse. In
many of the rooms three cadets are
crowded. The ventilation of these
rooms is in accordance with hygenic
notions of century ago and is simply
execrable. -
The report takes UP the subject of
discipline and safes that the board is
satisfied that the practice of hazing
has been eradicated. Full credit is
given to Col. Mills for this discipil-
nary measure, and the breaking up of
hazing organizations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20

Henry Ellis, negro, was strung up
by a mob and afterwards driven out
of mining camp in Nevada.
In Michigan, the female teachers
receive an average salary of s43. 20 per
month, while the males receive an
average Of $40. 96 per month.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20

The fertilizer trust has bought out
the Southern Chemical Co
A young man killed his sweetheart
and then killed himself at Elizabeth
town, KY, on Monday.
A nego has been arrested in Atlanta
charged with stealing 81, 700.
In duel at Jasper, Ga, between
two farmers, one was killed and the
other fatally wounded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20

Forest fires are causing great de-
struction in Arkansas, Missouri, and
Illinois.
Frank James, the noted bandit, will
90 on the stage. He will make his
first appearance at GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
on Nov. 25, in Across the Desert. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20

How dear to our hearts is the cash
on subscription when the generous
subscriber presents it to view; but the
one who don't pay, we refrain from
description, for perhaps, gentle reader,
that one might be you.-Abingdon
Virginian.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-20

There was 500, coo fire in Cleveland
on Tuesday.
The sun., 1901-06-30
BROOHLYN GROWING THE PAsTkR.
The Census shows That II. Population Il Catch
ing Up to Manhattans.

Table 10 Of Census Bulletin IS shows the
growth Of New York citv's population. and
brings forcibly TO notice the fact that when
IL comes To actual growth. Manhattan Island
is a sure.enough slow place when compared
60 lively and progressive Brooklyn.
By tho census of 1890 there were eight in
hnbitants of Manhattan Island TO each one
of Brooklyn. In the neat ten years New
York increased nearly 100 per cent. and after
that until 1880 New York grew the faster OF
the two.
In 1870 there were 202 900 inhabitants on
Manhattan Island and 10000 only In Brooklyn
10 to /. In the next decade New York in
creased az per cent. BROOKLYN Increased
100. Between 1910 and 1850. New York nearly
doubled in pSpi.a'ion, Brooklyn more than
trehled
Bv 1870 New York was up to sO0,0o0. four
times more than In 1880, while BROOKLYN was
up 10 $50. 900. ten times more than II was
thirty years before. During the next de-
cade, including tho Civil War. New York
gained 10000 Inhabitants; Brooklyn gained
i41.OlO. In 1850 New York passed the million
mark: Bruoklyn a fraction short OF 600,OoO.
, BY the last census Manhattan had $50 900
and BROOKLYN i.l8G 900, and at the present
ratio o. growth. which has been continuous
In both bOroughs since 1890, IL is merely u
question Of time when Brooklyn will be the
more populou, borough of tho two.
The area Of Manhattan i 1900 acres and
OF BrOoklyn 20 .Or0. or thee times as large. and
the opportunities of growth and development
are, therefore. much greater In Brooklyn
borough than in Manhattan.
The sun., 1901-06-30

acting a. the referee whenever he could
not escape the somewhat thankless task.
Horses had just been installed as the
motive power in the department. and were
stabbed in a nearby livery. The question
arose as to whether or not the horses would
be ready by the time the members had col
lected, after an alarm and the discussion
,waxed warm. Finally one of the mem
bers said to an opponent who had been argu-
ing against the equine system
There's only one way TO decide this
question. and that's to test It, II coats $50
TO turn in a false alarm. We will send In an
alarm from the clubhouse here. race down
TO the engine and II We get there before the
horses, I'll pay the fine. II the horses are
there first, you pay"
This Is the sort Of men the Larchmont
Fire Department is composed Of Each
was convinced that his theory was the cor
rect one and was willing to pay fine to
demonstrate its value TO the department.
they were about to put the matter TO
trial when MIR. Bonner interfered. pointing
out TO the main room where a dance was in
progress
If you ring that ALARM he said: there
will leave half Of the ladies' in the place
without partners. Try 1t some other time
SO the test was given up
Among the members Of the department
who are well known In the commercial
world are President Joseph Bird OF the
Manhattan Bank. II. +. Payson President
OF Perrin. Payson 4 Co.; g. +. lde. President
and Andrew McCreery, OF James McCreery
a Co.; +: +. Proctor. head Of the Proctor
Vaudeville syndicate: r. J. Schaener. OF
the Schaeher Brewing Company: j. @. and
Charles Mclaughlin, publishers. Marina
duke Tilden and A. Marshall.
The sun., 1901-06-30
BayAyAS FREE FOR THE ASKING.
Great Feast In jersey city and a siump In the
Market on West street.

Bananas were gvenawnv In Jersey City last
week and half Of the Italian peilers with
n stock for sale on hand went broke There
was Joy, though. in the Italian quarters. for
with bananas going free there wouldn't be
any lack Of food and all the Italians who
didn't keep fruit stands hoped that the good
time would last forever
But il only lasted for a day # happened
that the T.ackawanna railroad had a dozen
carloads Of the fruit thrown on its hands
For some reason tho consign"es refused to
accent il and as the railroad didn't want any
bananas and the freight handlers couldn't
eat all there werc In the twelve ears word
was sent around through the shautieS IN the
Horseshoe" to come around aud have n feast
IL wasn't long before tho railroad ward
waa crowded with men. women and children
seeking bananas Some Of the more enter
pri.ing brought push carts and wagons with
d Wow to getting all IN siRht and making a
profit on II afterward, but that didn't go
The railroad men who distributed the fruit
reCognized basket bearers only and every
body got fair deal Italians in New York
heard Of tho distribution and swarming across
the river received share, with the result
that there WIS a serious slump In the banana
market on West street
Long after the last carload had vanish ed
before the demands upon IL crowds waited
around the railroad yard. hoping agninst
hone for more But no other dealers refused
consignments and many of those who waited
had to go home at last unsuppliei.
The sun., 1901-06-30
Thousands Of Wild Geese.
From the Morning Oreoonion


Wild geese. honkers and yellow legs are
arriving on Sauvie's Island by the thou
sands on their way North, and some OF the
farmers there are using bad language be-
cause the law passed by the late lagsla-
turc forbids them TO shoot these gees"
They Rllege that the geese are destroying
their crops and devastating their pastures,
and demand protection One irate ranCher
was assured that he could not be- harmed
for protecting his crops and was told to take
a club aud Sail IN and Kill as many Of them
"a he could He had no idea of undertaking
any such wild goose chase" ~ that but
made threats NJ irving powder and shot
Ou the web-fOotcd birds Probably he might
h" allowed To kill the geese To protect his
crops and might he allowed to give away
tho-" killed. but II he undertakes To sell them
the game warden will be after him \ thou
sand "r two Wild geese hungry from LONG
flight. can soon play havoc with grain field
or q pasture. In California tho farmers
shoot the Wild gueese which como on their
farms by the wagunload II il the opnion
OF most Sportsmen that the Legislature over
did the matter Of protecting e mo when they
made II unlawful " shoot wild geese ~
this season.
The sun., 1901-06-30
More Afraid Of a woman Than Of a Man.

The driver was beating his horse unmer.
cifully. one or two men r"mon,trated
against such cruelty. but he paid no attention
to their appeals for mercy. Presently q
woman hove in sight. and he laid down his
whip aud assumed an ayr pf innocence
That's always the way said by-tander
1T II queer how much moro afraid thoss
fellows are OF woman than they are OF q
mau, They treat our threats with con-
temnt and seen not to hold Us ia the slight-
est drc1d nut iu-' let u woman happen along
and they quiet down and become meek az
putty ! suppo,e II y bcCa1s" tho women
rcnv mean business. for II /, "a flCt that two
third, of the complaints turned into the
Office of the society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty TO Animals ara furnished by them
This. Of course. l. In accord with the repl-
tation of the sex for gentleness. hut really
don't think 10 speaks very well for US msn.s
The sun., 1901-06-30
Rak~d Up q $4,000 clam.
From Ml SL PoM Ploncr prcs

FFpW w ~ f'W fioHt'F FFfs3
LACROSSE. Wis. June % The largest
perfect pearl ever taken out of the Mis-
Eis-ippi River was found to-day by John
lmbergcr and u. ID. Stone. clam fishers
residing near the river side a few miles
below here The pearl weighs 40 grains
and is valued ut 500.
The sun., 1901-06-30
In Country Home
or City Apartment
THE APOLLO
PIANO.PLAYER
price, $225)
Is q Jy
and CONTEXT:
Not only to Music.
Lovers, but to
Trained Musicians
as we'll. -

You do not merely
"Pump" it;
You Play it.
You can make It do
Everything that
a Skilled Pianist
Can do;-and more.
The sun., 1901-06-30

The
apollo GRAND"
$500,
controls entire key.
board of Piano, instead
of the usual SO to
IS keys.
A superb instrument,
Giving superb effects.
Come and hear It,
and try it, or write for
details.
The sun., 1901-06-30

Any one, however
Small in Size or
Deficient in strength,
Can play it;
It requires no effort.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-05
HOUSE PAYS FINE
TRIBUTE TO SPEAKER
Complimentary Resolutions by
Mr.. Richardson.

washington, March 4-The house
closed its session at Has o'clock today
amid a demonstration from its mem
bers, following the delivery of an i'm
pressive vaIedictory by Speaker Hen
derson. For an hour the body had been
in the throes of dissolution. with lit
tie business to perform. The galleries
were almost empty, for there We're
too many sights and scenes without the
building, and too many restrictions on
admission, to permit an overlooking as
Semblage. Here and there on the desks
of members were great clusters OF
flowers, paying farewell tribute to their
services.
Shortly before the closing hours. Mr..
Richardson (Tenn), the minority lead
er, presented resolutions testifying the
high regard Of the house for the able,
impartial and dignified manner in
which Speaker Henderson had admin
istered the duties of presiding officer.
Coming from the minority there was
added significance in the tribute. The
resolutions We're unanimously adopted
by rising vote.
Then the speaker, in slow and impress
sive tones, delivered his closing words
to the house, thanking the members
for their cooperation through a busy
and eventfUl congress. He concluded at
11:45 O'Clock and announced the ses-
SionS Of the house of the hfty-SiXth
congress adjourned.
During the early morning hours a
general air of good fellowship prevailed
many jokes were cracked, stories told
and some IudiciOus play inquiries and
points of order made There were no
attempts at extended speech making,
although several members sought To
make brief remarks. Among these was
Mr.. Otey, (Va.) who entertained the
house in his inimitable way.
Mr.. Bartholdt MOI was given one
minute to make a speech in which he
extended a cordial invitation to the
TO visit the st. Louis exposition in
1903.
Last Bills Passed.
When the house reassembled at hall
past 8, few members were on hand, and
another recess was taken until II
o'clock. AS the morning wore on, the
floor of the chamber and the galleries
began to take on an aspect of anima-
ton. At 10 O'Clock some routine bust
ness, probably the last, was passed
, bills relieving the representatives OF
Casper Barber, and Incorporating the
Federation of WOmen's clubs.
In the meantime the house clock
had been turned back in order to per
NIT the signing of bills to be complet
ed before the session ended.
Mr.. Payne, from the committee, re
ported that the president had beer
waited upon and that he had no fur
( Their message to convey.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-05
COAL FIELDS FOR HILL.
Railroad Magnate Gets Interest IN
British Columbia Mines.

St Paul Mimi, March 4.-Ihe Floheer
Fo,-aS,- tomorrow will say: Robert JahreN,
xTiIIian Bath Peter Ryan ana o. T.
Tindsav of Toronto were in the city yes
Terdav The three first named are the
l,rinciDaI owners of the Crows Nest coal
fields of British Columbia, in when J. ).
Fiji has recently become interested, ana
Mr. Lindsay is then attorney. They ar
rived Sunday and drove to the residence
of Mr.. Hill.
They came to St Paul for the purpose
of closing q transaction WITH MI Mn oy
which the latter comes into possession OF
a large interest in their mine. ar. ftail
rOfeszed ignorance OF the entire mdlIer
when approached by a reporter MesSrs.
RYAN and Bath are stall in the CITY, Out
MesSrS Jaffrey and Lindsay leIL yeSteI-
day afternoon for Victoria
one of the interested parties said yes
terday that the deal was cOHSuTnIldIe 1
on the lines recently announced in To-
ronto dispatch, which were that the syn
dictate transfers to J. J. Hiu S51,VV9 ~
stock and gives him control OF the mines
for a number of years, together with an
option on sufficient stock to control IN
case he desires to buy.
In return for these concessions, MT
Hill il is reported, agrees 10 build new
lines TO each of the coal fields from the
south and west and to purchase the out
put of coal up to 5000 tons per day.
The reason assigned tor oHering Mr.
Hill an interest is that the Canadian Pa
cific bv charging eXOrbitant freight rates,
restricted the output of the mines and
there was no profit in their operation,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-05

open, and his ccercOat was buttoned
nlSh mp to keep off the beating drops.
lie moved across the portico. and then,
pausing at the top of the high marble
stsirs, again waved his salutations to
the continued huzzas. With him was
+nlet Justice Fuller, prepared to ad
minister the oath.
Through the lines Of senators and Of
nciais, al standing TO do him honor,
the president proceeded to the central
pavilion. going forward 10 the railing
ana facing the vast assemblage at
close range, again and again bowling
MS acknowledgements to the tremend-
Gus ovation from 10000 threats. Then
ne turned and shook hands with Vice
PRESIDENT Roosevelt. while another
great cheer went up as the two central
hgures--M Mckinley and RoOsevelt-stoOd
out above the crowd.
Oath is Administered
Again deep hush fell upon the as
sembiage as the president end the
chief justice advapced 20 the center of
the pavilion. The president removed
mis- hat ard then raised his right hand
In the intense stiffness. family could
heard the solemn words OF the chief
justice and the measured response of
the president taking the oath to main
tain inviOlate the constitution anC.
laws of the United States. He spoke
III strong voice, easily heard by those
near the front of the stand His face
looked very grave as the oath was
pronounced. There was no demonstra-
tiOn as he concluded the oath.
Now be turned again to the people,
and, advancing to the rail OF the pa
vilion, began his inaugural address
BE spoke in rather low zones at first.
gradually growing more distinct until
he was heard by all those on the stands
and most of those in the front rank OF
the crowds He kept his hat of while
he spoke. Occasionally he used ges-
lures to emphasize some salient point
Il his address.
As the president spoke the pent-up
clouds gave out their fun force and
the pelting rain came down in sheets,
throwing a watery veil over the drip
ping multitude. Under his pavilion the
president vas well protected, and there
was no faltering in the address as the
doWnDour continued
As he raised his voice in a resOund-
inS phrase for free Cuba" there was
q mighty shout of applause, and fire.
quentIy he paused to allow some well
tJrned sentence to receive its tribute
OF popular approval.
As me president closed his address
the vice president and many senators
grasped his hand in cOngratulatiOn
Then he returned to the capitol, pro-
ceeding to the senate wing, where a
lunch had been spread in the commit
tee room Of the committee on military
affairs.
Here the president was Joined by the
vice president the inaugural commit
tee. distinguished officers of the army
ard the navy and a number Of sena-
tors and other invited guests. Half ar
hour was spent in taking refreshment
and then the president was escorted
back to his carriage TO join in the pa
rade to the White House.