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The Lamar register., 1901-01-09
Lord Robert. Reache. London

London, Jan. 4.-LOrd Roberts yes
terday received a right royal welcome
on his return to London after years
absence in South Africa. The crowds
were not so dense nor so demonstra-
tive rs during the recent war celebra-
tions, but people paid from 3 to 10 gull
meas for seats on Piccadilly and st.
James street balconies.
Stately mansions like Apsley house,
Lord Rothschilds' and the Duke of
Devonshire's We're crowded with nota-
BILE personages, but there prevailed on
all sides feeling that the progress
of the campaign did not warrant tri-
umphal ovations, though this in no re-
spect detracted from the affection with
which the little field marshal was
greeted. 1t was as man, rather
than as general, that London wei
coined 'Bobs."
.'Ain't he brown" said people in the
crowd. But brown or white, big or
little, the reception accorded Lord
Roberts proved that there is no more
beloved figure in public life in Eng
land than the present commander i'll
chief.
He was everywhere greeted with
real affection. His modest bearing and
the care with which he saluted on all
sides to-day along the route further
endeared him to the people.
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09
House.

Speaker Montgomery overlooked the
presence of Rev. Mr.. Kirkland at the
opening of the House and the session
was well under way before the open
ing prayer was delivered.
Mr.. Hammond moved the selection of
Frank w. Lee rs sergeant-at-arms.
Mr.. Dickerson nominated James Il.
Saville. The vote was Lee, SO; Saville,
0; absent and not voting, 20.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 2,
fixing the hour providing for CANVASS
ing the vote at 2:3O o'clock in the after
noon was adopted.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Speaker Montgomery discovered
that James Taylor Whitelaw of Hins-
dale and San Juan counties was in the
room. He was called up and sworn in.
A motion was agreed upon that when
adjournment was taken 1t should be
until 10 o'clock Monday morning.
S. G. II. No. 3, for the appointment Of
an inaugural committee, was received
from the Senate and ut once adopted.
The Speaker appointed the following
committee on the part of the House:
Bell, Meredith, Sprague, Trisley Dick
erson.
s. G. r. No. 4, tribute to the mem-
was read and at once adopted on a ris-
ing vote.
The members of the Senate were an
nounced and the joint session for can
vassing the vote for state officers wus
commenced. but was not completed
when adjournment was taken.
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09
PRODUCTION OF
GOLD AND SILVER

Washington. Jan. 4.-George L. Rob-
erts, the director of the mint. has
made public his preliminary estimate
of the production of gold and silver in
the United States during the calendar
year 1900. Theaggregate of gold is given
as 3,S3T ,213 fine ounces, valued at &c.,
80, ,2S1, and of silver 59,61O,543 fine
ounces, which Mt the approximate aver
age price of u cents for the year
makes the value S36, ,3G2, ,431.
During the calendar year 1880, the
gold production was $71.O53, 400. and
the silver production 54.T64, 800 fine
ounces. The Nome gold and silver pro-
duction for 1900 is given as S5.1OO,O0O.
and that of the Klondike, which in
cludes both the American and Cana
dian fields, 22.2S7 500. The product
of the Canadian mines is not included
in the figures given, but as the gold
and silver comes to the American
mint. the value Is given separately.
Following is the production by states
and territories In gold value and in sill
yer fine ounces:
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09

II the mosquito has any friends
among mankind. they may rejoice in
the assurance given by DIR. L. o. How
ard of the Department of Agriculture.
that this cosmopolitan pest does not
necessarily perish with the oncoming
Of winter. On the contrary, mosqui-
toes have been observed in the latitude
of Washington to hibernate, adult
specimens living from November until
the succeeding April or May with all
their powers of torment uhmpaired.
although their activity is suspended
in winter. The mosquito needsS04l ~
little food, and It is the female that
thirsts for blood. the males cols senting
themselves with water and vegetable
fluids. Doctor Howard Jascribes the
fact that mosquitoes are often found
upon dry prairies. many miles from
water, to the longevity of the adults
of certain species, which enables them
to survive seasons Of drought. Rail-
roads have been responsible for the
transportation of mosquitoes into re-
gions where they were previously rare.
Their power of flight is not great, and
1t is believed that they are not dis
tributed far through the agency OF
winds.
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09

Prof. o. F. Cook of Washington re-
ports the surprising discovery Of cam
phor as an animal secretion. The ami
NAL concerned is a myriapod. resemb-
ling. worm, or small slug, and scien-
tifcally known as Polyzonium rosal-
bum. 1t lives in the humus OF moist,
undisturbed forests. When handled 1t
gives off very distinct odor of cam
phor, and elects a milky fluid which
possesses the smell, flavor and taste
of ordinary camphor. Prof. Cook
thinks the camphor is secreted instead
of the prussic or hydrocyanic acid
found in other myriapods as a means
of defense. ~
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09

ABOUT ten years ago the Rev. j. S.
Bitler, Methodist minister. saw in a
vision a mighty church built for the
masses in large city. Since that time
It has. been the object of his life to
build that temple. He discovered no
means, however, with which to build
the structure until year ago last
August, when he met A. ]. Wharton,
a rich mine owner of Colorado. To
him Mr.. Bitler unfolded his plan.
which met with such favor in the eyes
of the mine owner that he decided to
give his aid to the work. He presented
to Bitler one hundred acres Of mining
land. and telegram the other day
announced rich strike on the land
worth 100000. Mr.. Bitler says that
he will build church in Chicago to
be called the Good Will Temple.
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09

The last Cabinet meeting of the CEN
tury was held in the White House De-
cember Goth. The President and the
secretary of war expressed concern
over the army reorganization bill, and
the situation in China was briefly dis
cussed. Members of the administers
tion are positive and emphatic in their
predictions that there will not be an
extra session of Congress. Several
members of the Cabinet seen after W
meeting said that legislative mattf
had been considered, but that the Pres
ident and members of his official fam
lily believe Congress will pass the no.
essary appropriation bills and other
peeded legislation before March 4th.
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09

The commission which has had
charge of the enlargement and recon-
struction Of the Massachusetts state
house has invited three American art
lists to decorate the walls of the men,
orial hall. The decorations will take
the form OF mural paintings. and the
subjects already chosen are rich in
inspiration. They include "The Land
ing of the Pilgrims" Elliot Preaching
to the Indians" and THE Concord
Fight" No state can summon from her
past nobler scenes than these, but
every state has passages in her history
worthy to be thus commemorated, and
pictures of historic events are a con-
stant and immeasurable incentive to
deeds like those which they perpetuate.
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
AT THE COLORADO CAPITAL

I provide for n fire and police board for
Pueblo, the same gubernatorial govern
ment as now exists in Denver. Ju-
dietary committee.
S. b. No. "a, by Senator Stewart-To
re-enact the capital punishment by
hanging to allowing the jury to decide
whether the convicted murderer shall
be hanged OF not. Judiciary commit
tee.
s. B. No. 25, by Senator Stewart-To
give the mayor of Pueblo more power.
Intended for passage in case the other
Stewart bill for u Pueblo gubernator-
ial board government should fail. State
affairs committee.
S. B. No. 26, by Senator Seldomridge
To amend the trespass law, making
fence breaking and tree cutting on pri-
vate property misdemeanor. Judiciary
committee.
8. B. No. %, by Senator Stewart-To
require the payment of wages at least
twice n month, in lawful money, and
to provide penalty equal to five per
cent. q month on wages held back by
employers. Labor committee.
On motion of Senator Whitford the
following persons were elected addi-
tional employees of the Senate:
NJ. NJ. Detch, assistant secretary
Lem ]. Smith, reading clerk.
p. G.. Conover, sergeant-at-arms.
+. ]. Bowden chief printing clerk.
II. E. May, clerk judiciary comm
tee.
w. J. Casey, clerk revision commit
tee.
Bertha Jacobs, assignable clerk.
Francis Wood, chief enrolling clerk.
B. f. Hughes, assignable clerk.
@. +. Tew, clerk corporations and
railroads committee.
George Dellinger, assignable clerk.
Emma Burns, clerk enrolling COM
mittee
James Mcintosh, assignable clerk.
Mrs. Belle Meyer, clerk revision COM
mittee.
Francisco Rivera, assistant printing
clerk.
w. G. Houston, clerk finance commit
tee.
Tim Crawley, night watchman.
Miss Mary Kilduff, matron woman's
gallery.
]. w. Taft, telephone messenger.
+. ii. Spolte, messenger.
George McAfeen, janitor chamber.
+. A. Graham, janitor committee
room.
James Kirwin, janitor cloak room.
George Welch, page.
james Caligan, page.
William Lynch, page.
r. Il. Kirk, assignable clerk.
James Hogan, doorkeeper.
Thomas Taylor, page.
Employees We're sworn in.
1t was decided that when the Senate
adjourned 1t should be until Monday
morning at ten o'clock.
The committees chosen in the Senate
were those previously decided upon in
caucus, except that Senator Ammons
was added to the committee on rules,
and the names of Silver Republicans
were added to several committees.
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09

The Medical society of Paris has ex-
pressed the opinion that 1t is necessary
to adopt measures against the alarm
ing spread of petroleum drinking. At
first 1t was thought that this habit had
sprung up from the increased taxation
on alcohol imposed by the French gov
ernment. but an investigation showed
that this was not the case; the habit
had been prevalent some time pre-
viously in certain districts and had
spread with great rapidity. The VIC
tim of the petroleum habit does not
become brutal. only morose
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09

A Spaniard of distinction, both as an
author and as public man, has started
n periodical which is said to be de-
signed to counteract what he regards
as the eccentricities and conceit of the
young school" The editor himself has
passed his SEVENTEEN birthday No one
will be permitted to be contributor
who is under fifty-fve years OF age.
1t will be an interesting experiment
Let not youthful critics be too sure
that the products of middle age cannot
be "up to date"
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09
Sugar VS.. Coffee.

Chicago. Jan. 5.-The Chicago Tri-
bune says:
Private advices have reached Chica-
go that the war between the great su-
gar and coffee trusts-which has been
fought for more than three years, be-
tween Henry o. Havemeyer on the
one side and John Arbuckle on the 9TH
er-is to be brought to n close.
Negotiations have been closed in New
York and Chicago whereby the Ar
buckles will nOminally give up sugar
refining and become dictators in the
coffee trade; Henry o. Havemeyer and
the sugar trust will practically give up
the coffee roasting plants with which
an effort was made to crush out John
Arbuckle, and handle the sugar busi-
ness.
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09

The Montana multi-millionaire, w.
A. Clark, has formed company, OF
which he is president, to build rail-
road from Salt Lake City to Los An
geles, Cal, distance Of about $50
miles. Work on the new line is to be-
gin at once. 1t will run through
region in southwestern Utah which is
said to be rich in coal and iron de-
posits.
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09
$. .na.or buckley. Illness.

Denver, Colo, Jan. 4.-State Senator
w. s. Buckley was seized with Sc
we're hemorrhage yesterday evening
and for time his condition was con-
sfdered serious. At midnight last night
the physician in attendance announced
that the senator was out of danger.
The nurses engaged for the night were
sent home. The senator is in room No.
GIT at the Brown Palace hotel.
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09

In discussing the Transvaal flag,
which has been SO much in evidence
In Paris. the Gaulois says it is formed
of four colors-green, blue, white, and
red. each of them recalling the four
little Independent states which, be-
fore 1860. formed the Transvaal. viz,
the Republics of Lydenburg, Utrecht.
Zoutspansberg and Pothefstroom- =.
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09

The Tr-State Medical association of
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. at
its recent session in Chattanooga took
steps to secure medical legislation in
these states for the purpose of regulat-
ing or prohibiting the marriage of
habitual criminals. persons afflicted
with incnrable disease. drunkards and
victims of harmful drugs.
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09
Pushing Western Business.

Washington, d. G., Jan. Ex-senator
Teller has introduced bill Identical
with that introduced early in the ses-
sion by Representative Shafroth. in
creasing the limit of the cost of the
mint Mt Denver to $SOO,0OO.
The Lamar register., 1901-01-09

In the Senate n resolution offered by
Afr. Stewart, providing that the COM
mittee on mines investigate allegations
us to the location of mining claims by
power of attorney, was adopted. o."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-06
The GREAT BALL GAME.
Virginia Defeats Clemson in Hard
Fought Game.

Columbia, Oct. 3l-Undoubtedly
the finest game of foot ball ever play
ed in South Carolina, and probably
one of the fercest battles ever fought
on gridiron in the South, was play
ed here today at the Fair grounds
between Clemson College and the Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute of Blacks
burg, Va. The result Of the great
game was the victory for the Virgin
ians with score of II to L..
There were 5000 people in attend
ance and wild enthusiasm reigned
throughout the game, which lasted one
hour and thirty five minutes, with two
twenty minute halves.
This game is to be put down in foot
ball records as a record breaker in the
South. This for many reasons; first,
it was noticeable that the spectators
numbered more than any crowd that
has ever assembled in South Carolina
to see foot ball game.
The field was full of orange and
purple and orange and maroon"
ribbons and banners, and the eager
ness shown from the start proved the
interest Of the crowd. When Referee
Thompson, of Georgetown University,
called "play' the spectators showed
as much eagerness as the players and
this interest was kept up during the
whole game. The two teams of eleven
fine men of perfect physique battled
with their whole souls and hearts,
playing all the time with that steady
and undaunted tenacity that is only
Characteristic of foot bali aggrega-
ton. This then is the great lesson
taught by foot ball game-the in
stilling into a youths nature the
power of concentrating his mind to
determination which he knows will
only lead to victory by his own effort.
No game in the history of humanity
brings out stronger point of morality
than this one of tugging away with
bulldog tenacity and ferceness when
the game is actually being fought out
as battle royal. - To see these
sturdy youths buck the line, which
is an opposition like stone wall, and
probably make a long run on some
carefully planned trick, and then get
up, tired, out of breath and frenzied
with excitement and continue to play
faster than the eye can follow, shows
the real benefits to the play-the exer-
else of downright pluck and grit"
One of the finest examples of deter
mination and grit ever shown on
gridiron was witnessed here today,
when Cluster Hunter played
throughout the game with his elbow
bruised to the bone and bleeding
horribly. Notwithstanding his pain
full elbow he played the star game for
Clemson.
To one who has never seen foot
ball game the detailed account of
bucks, punts, place kicks, ETC.. proves
rot and utterly uninteresting, but
the game such as played here today
should be thought enough of for even
the uninterested readers to almost go
so fer as to buy a rule book and study
the game.-News and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-06
A Convict Killed.

A negro convict, Johnson by naJue
and one of the recent recruits to the
chain gang was killed late Tuesday
afternoon by guard James Windham.
The facts as learned are that while re-
turning to camp Tuesday afternoon
near old Taw Cav church in the Sum
merton section, Mr.. Windham who
was in the front part of the cart, had
his attention directed behind him by
suspicious noise, and on turning
round found that the negro had an axe
raised above his head ready to strike.
Mr.. Windham seized the axe, and in
the scuffie both fell out OF the cart,
and Mr. Windham seized an imple-
ment and dealt the fellow a blow on
the head which killed him. Coroner
Brewer went down yesterday morning
to hold the inquest. The affair is to
be regretted, and no doubt Mr.. Wind
ham hates that he was forced to thus
defend himself.-Manning Farmer
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-06
The FATE OF MISS Stone.
1t is the Impression in Sofa That
the Captive Missionary is Dead.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 29.--The Rus
sian foreign Office is still cooperating
heartily with the United States officials
in the efforts to obtain the release of
Miss Stone, the American missionary,
and her companion, Madame Tsilka,
who were captured by brigands on
September g. NJ. Bakhmetief, the
Russian representative at Sofa, who
is married to an American is display
ing energy in cooperating with Uni
ted States Consul Dickinson, of Con-
statinople. In government circles at
Sofa the impression appears to be that
Miss Stone is dead. Measures are be-
ing taken by Dickinson and NJ. Bakh-
metief. Mr.. Dickinson is trying to
learn definitely whether she is alive or
not.
Constantinople, Oct. 29.-spencer
Eddy. secretary of the United States
legation here, and ". W. Peet, treas
urer of the American mission at Con-
stantinople, had long conference on
the subject of Miss Stone today. The
information from the missionaries who
are near the brigands' retreat is far
from satisfactory.
Sofa, Bulgaria, Oct. 29.-United
States Consul Dickinson has left here
for Samokov in order to be able to su-
perintend more closely the measures
to be taken for the release of Miss
Ellen Stone and her companion,
Madame Tsilka.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-06
SUMTER S. c. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8. 1901
"Ik Marvel" Dying.

Word comes from New Haven, Conn,
that Donald G.. Mitchell, better and
more lovingly known by another gen.
Grafton as elk Marvell,'' is rapidly
nearing his end. The venerable au-
thor, says the Chicago Tribune, now
in his 8oth year, is hardly
known to the readers of today, and
his works, were they produced now,
would not cut much figure in these
days of commercial publication and
nearly universal authorship. In their
time, however, few books were more
widely read than his, especially Ere
veries of a Bachelor'' and "Dream
Life" and doubtless there are many
today who deny the possession of senti-
ment and yet indulge it of a quiet
evening by the freside in the enjoy
ment of the ss-Reveries. y
Mr.. Mitchell's life has been for
many years remote from the worlds
activities. It has been without stress
or strife, spent in the midst of that
nature which he loved so we'll and
knew so infinitely. After his gradua-
tion he studied law, and from 1858 to
1855 was consul az Venice, but since
those days he has lived at his country
home and devoted himself to literature.
In the last half century he has pro-
duced eighteen volumns, all in the
character of essays or sketches, except
"Dr. Johns,'' sustained novel,
printed in 1866, which was not sue
cess. He was not novelist. His
manner was too delicate, gentle and
polished for this kind of work. He
was in the highest and best sense a
humorist, as Lamb and Thackery were,
appealing at once to laughter and
tears, and having an intimate know
ledge of the human heart and soul.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-06
Won't Repay Ransom.

Constantinople, Oct. 31.-The Turk
ish government is already preparing to
resist the anticipated demand of the
United States for payment of the ran
som necessary to secure the release OF
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the abducted
American missionary. The porte
denies all RESPONSE bility for the kid
mapping of Miss Stone and maintains
that the United States has no claim
against Turkey and that, therefore,
the latter is justified in refusing to re-
coup the United States for the money
expended in her rescue. A high Turk
ish official this morning informed a
representative of the Associated Press
that the Turkish resistance of any
claims would be based upon the con-
tentions, first, that Miss Stone, al
though warned of the dangers of the
road, insisted on travelling second,
that she did not notify the author
tiles of her intention, in order to OBJ
tain an escort which precaution even
the foreign consuls always take when
travelling in such outlying, insecure
districts Of the empire, and third
that the brigands who kidnapped
Miss Stone and her companion were
Bulgarians, and that the coup was
planned in Bulgaria.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-06
Davidson Defeats Carolina.

Columbia, October 3o.-The event
of the day was the game Of foot ball
between the South Carolina College
and Davidson College, in which the
Tarheel boys won the game and took
off the laurels by score Of y to 5:
nothing being made in the second
half. The game was fairly wellsattend-
ed, but there was nothing like the
crowd of last year at the game between
Carolina and Clemson. The enthu-
siasm was kept up throughout the
game.
The game was an interesting one,
but in the second half it Jagged great
deal on account of the many fumbles.
There seemed much excitement among
the men of both teams and the ball
was seen to roll out on the side when
least expected.
Davidson made her two touch-downs
in the first half The first was made
by Wyman around Cardinals weak
end. Rowe made the second on CEN
ter buck, and on account of Cogburn's
sprained wrist managed to dash 80
yards and land safely.
Oliver made Cardinals only touch
down on a hard drive. He played
fine offensive game, making long gains
on bucks.
The good playing of Cardinals whole
team was shown to better advantage
than Davidson's.