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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-18
BIG FIRE AT BRAXTON
Main Business Portion of the
y Town Burned---Loss
S1S 600

jackson, Miss. Sept. 15.-The
main business portion of the town of
Braxton was destroyed by fire this
morning. The hotel and several
STORE buildings were consumed. The
loss is estimated at $50. 600.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-18
Hanna in New York.

New York, Sept. Ex-senator Han
ma arrived here unexpectedly this
morning to attend Platt's confer
ence, announced for today at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. Hanna's pres
ence indicates that the Republican
leaders are about to make q final
effort to end the coal strike.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-18

New York. Sept 15.-Republican
leaders declared today that the state
to be held at Saratoga or
September 28d will endorse Roosevelt
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-18
Immense Winnings.

London, Sept. lot is reported to.
day that Richard won $125. 900 on his
horse Goodwin in the Potland stakes
race at Doncaster
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-18

Property estimated to be worth
$3.50. 900 was destroyed by fire at
Beaumont.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-18
NEWS IN
MINIATURE
D0ings of a Busy World Told i'm
Terse Paragraphs.
NEWS CONDENSED
Happenings OF Interest Over
Land and Sea SIS Personal
and Notes.

anu NUtcS.
The Soufriere volcano is active.
Railway enterprises in Cuba ara
progressing.
Titus, the sculler, will fnot row
again this season.
Thomas FL. Womack was murdered
Medina, Tenn.
The farmers of Nebraska may fight
the packers combine.
The London Economist condemned
the voting trust idea.
w. J. Bryan praised Tom johnson
in speech at Toledo, O.
The situation in the Pennsylvania
strike region is gloo ny.
Representative Hepburn has invited
the president to visit Iowa.
s. s. Simms killed Walter Williams,
a mulatto, at Lafayette, La.
Three persons were killed in rail-
way wreck at Ssruby, Cal.
The battleship Oregon may sail
from San Francisco for China.
Good results are expected from the
Berlin tubercuiosus conference.
Agrarian agitation In Ireland
threatens to result in violence.
Lord Milne left johannesburg for
a series of tours through South Africa.
Sir Robert Bond conferred with the
Acting Secretary of State at Washing
ton.
The all-Americaa rife team was de-
feated by the British team at Ottawa,
Ont.
The United States battleship Iowa
arrived at Bahia In an undamaged
condition.
The Ullman- Weller 'sbookf has
been reopened On the metropolitan
race tracks.
The Pacific cable may be operating
between Honolulu and San Francisco
December 2.
A destructive forest fire is raginsk
between the towns of Chase and Shaw
nee in Colorado.
The president has been invited tG
attend the horse shows at Nashville
and Louisville.
L. Foot, the president Of bank.
was sent to Jail for contempt of court
at Canton, Miss.
Secretary Shaw has made arrange
ments to release 81, 0oo, 900 of the
treasury holdings
New York Republicans will, it is re-
ported, favor Mr.. Roosevelt's renon-
ination in 1904.
French experts have advised all
persons in the Mont Pelee region of
Martinique to evacuate.
Secretary Cortelyou naay be made
the head of the proposed department.
of commerce and manufactures.
Samuel Gompers announced at New
York that he had received q gift Oh
So, 900 to aid the striking miners.
r. N. Sims, of Donaldsonville, La.
was severely injured by falling from q
railway train at Schriever, La.
Fourteen Jews and one gendarme
are reported KILLED in an anti-Semitic
outbreak at Czenstochowa, Poland
The cut in rates made by the NAL
Tory line to East ST. Louis will not
affect the Southern Pacific Railway.
King Edward and Queen AIexan-
dria arrived ut Balmoral. The Kings
recovery is reported to be complete.
The relations between Germany
and Russia have not improved, de-
spite the meeting of the Gear and the
Kaiser of Reval.
DR.. Loreaxo Kohnstann, in the eff
fort to compound an elixir that would
enable man to live forever, became
insane at New York.
The forest fires along the Pacific
coast are destroying a great deal of
property. Telegraphic communication
at several points has been inter
rupted-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-12
! Famjly Row That Alarmed the Town.

sydney Farmer, who hasn't the best
of reputation in police circles as a
ouiet, peaceable and orderly citizen,
had the biggest kind of row
n his family one night last week.
Farmer lives in kouse at the foot OF a
lane leading off from Liberty street
hatween I. the residences of Mrs. Adele
pitts and Mr.. II. G. Moses, and the
row he and his family created during
t6e fracas alarmed the entire neigh
borhcod and brought the police and
soma of the fremen to the scene.
When they arrived they found Farmer S
wife Wing in the lane with her leg
h-aken. some of the children were On top
Of high fence and others out in the
II street. All were in their night clothes
and all yelling and screaming like
mad. mac They were yelling, murder
F;re. Police! and they raised such a
din that it was difficult to ascertain
what a. was the matter. After they were
nnieted @ the facts came out, and
sydney Farmer was arrested as soon
- - ha could be caught. He denied that
i,e 10 broke his wife's leg, but the woman
and an children said that he beat her IN
I . Ihrntal manner, and the leg was
nrobably : broken by q kick.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-12
A GREAT RUN.
The Atlantic Coast Line Furnished Diayo-
10, Who Loops The Loop,
Special Train.

ssTbe Atlantic Coast Line gave Dia-
yolo, the loop the loop of FoEepaugh
& Sells Circus, a great run for h,s
money yesterday. 1t cost DiaVolo
ssl75. 90 but he gave that up gladly to
GET from Jacksonville to Waycross in
time TO ride in the afternoon per
formance. Diayolo got left at Jack
sonville. He was in great distress un-
til informed that he could secure a
special to take him to Waycross. As
speedily as possible, train was made
up consisting of an engine, baggage car
and coach. Then Diavolo as the sole
passenger started out. 1t is "a
miles from Jacksonville to Waycross.
The train ate up that distance in u min.
utes. Jacksonville was left at u. Il
.. m., at l.29 p. N. the train stopped
at Waycross. Two stops had been
made, SO that the time reduces to less
than mile a minute. From the Sa-
vannah Morning News, Wednesday,
Oct. 18th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-12
Polls Were Not Opened.

Goodwill, Nov. IL hope that the
rest of the district did better than this.
If such negligence was general last
Tuesday in the district our people do
not deserve any better than to have
Mr.. Lever unseated and the tseorn-
field" Dantzler put in his stead. It
is shame that country people should
ride as some of US did 8 to 10 miles
only to find that because certain young
men refused to serve as managers be-
cause they had not been paid for their
services in the primary election, and
had no assurances that they would be
paid for this service, that we should
be disfranchised. This thing of allow
ing men to vote in the primary who
are not qualified, OF whom if they are,
have not patriotism enough to vote in
the general election, is crying evil
that will have to be reformed or the
primary and the Democratic party will
both 60 to smash.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-12
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

Governor McSweeney on Monday is
sued the following as his ThanssglV-
ing proclamation:
1t is an old and honored custom by
which the Chief Magistrate of the
State sets apart one day as day OF
Thanksgiving and praise to the Source
of all Life for His manifold blessings
and fostering care. When in the en-
joyment of health and happiness and
prosperity we are prone to forget the
sustaining hand through which these
blessings come.
AS people we have had our trials
and hardships, our days Of adversely
and of bitter strife, and through them
all we have triumphed because of our
trust in and reliance on an All-Wlse
Providence.
During the past year we have en-
joyed peace and prosperity. The labor
of the husbandman has been reward
ed by abundant harvest and all busl-
ness has prospered. We have been
spared pestilence and plauge, drought
and food. In this day of prosperity
we should not forget the source whence
it comes. We should, as a people,
render thanks to God for the blessings
which we enjoy and in the midst OF
material prosperity strive tor moral
and spiritual uplifting; for it is not IN
material progress and prosperity that
people can claim to be truly great,
or hope of obtain lasting happiness.
The greatness of people rests in the
character of the Individual citizen,
and this character is built upon deeds
done-deeds which glorify God and
help lift up and bless our fellow men.
Ia no way can we better show our ap-
probation of the kindness and the for
bearance of our Heavenly Father than
by doing our duty to Him, to ourselves
and to our FELLOW man.
Now, therefore, I, M. B. McSwee-
ney, Governor Of the State OF South
Carolina, in conformity to the proc
lamation of the President of the Uni
ted States, do set apart Thursday, the
9th dav of the present month, as a
day of general Thanksgiving, and DO
recommend that all public offices be
closed, and that the people cease
from their ordinary yocat!ons, and In
their homes and several places OF wor-
ship render thanks to God for the
blessings which they have enjoyed
during the last year, and that on this
occasion they remember the poor and
sorrowing by their gifts and their
prayers of sympathy.
In witness whereof l have hereunto
set nv hand and caused the Great Seal
of the State to be affixed. Done at
the city of Columbia this, the 5th day
of November. in the year of our Lord
one thousand, nine hundred and two,
and of the independence OF the Onlteo
States Of America the one hundred ana
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-12
ERUPTION OF MONT PELEE.
Marvellous Attraction of sigfried's Elee-
trieal Theatre---Kinetoscope Pictures
True to Life.

One of the meritorious and most
popular attractions of the carnival is
the electrical theatre Of Sigfried, the
man with hundred faces, on Main
street. Great crowds visited his show
yesterday and hundreds of people stood
in line to take their chance to get In.
The tent is provided with seats, so
that it is a comfortable as well as an
enjoyable place.
One of the features is an electrical
reproduction of the eruption of Mont
Pelee, one of the most marvellous pic
lures of modern times. 1t is a thrill
ling thing to look upon.
Mr.. Sigfried also shows kinetoscope
reproductions of McKinley's speech
at Buffalo just twenty minutes before
he was assassinated, and also a
kinetoscope picture of his funeral
with the soldiers in line. So true to
life is these pictures that lady in Will
mington recognized her brother among
the troops There is also true to
life picture of the execution of Presl-
dent McKinley's assassin. 1t is so
true that the muscles Of CZolgoscz are
seen to relax while he is being
electrocuted.
Another feature is the illustrated
songs of Miss DeForest, the notable
soprano who was last season with
Sousa's band. Yesterday she sang
"Ties that Bind,'' and the illustra-
tions were so fine and the effect so
| pathetic that ladies and gentlemen
shed tears.
No one at the carnival should miss
this attraction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-12
Thank God for Orphans.

We have thousand things to thank
God for.
Bnt did you thank Him for the pri-
vilege Of caring for orphan children?
1t is a privilege. Every Orphanage
is His special care. He is the God of
the Fatherless. He blesses those who
bless His little ones.
Let Jew and Gentle, Protestant and
Catholic alike, use Thanksgiving
Day for the blessed privilege of help
ing the little ones of the great King.
At the Thornwell Orphanage, Gin
ton, S. c., there are two hundred of
these orphans, the little brothers and
sisters Of all the great company of low
ing hearts. Their parentage repre-
sents every denomination of the
Church; orphans of Masons and Odd
Fellows, knights of Honor and
Pythians, are in the rank of the lit
tie ones; they come from every South
ern State and some Northern ones.
No agent is in the field begging for
their support; the Church sets apart
no special day for collections. Whose
ever will may help and in any suit
able way.
Send provisions simply to Thorn
we'll Orphange," Clinton, S. c.
Send gifts of money to Rev. DR..
Jacobs, Clinton, S. G. If you do not
help this Drainage, remember there
are others.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-12

seeking to make arrangements whereby
he and the other members of the Senate
Committee on Territories may take a
jaunt through Oklahoma, Arizona and
New Mexico at government expense,
preparatory to reporting the bill for
their admission to statehood, which
passed the House at the last session.
Greatly against his will, Mr. Beye-
ridge was forced, by Senator Quay, to
promise that this bill should be re-
ported at the first term of this session
and he will doubtless do so, but he
will first enjoy a iunket as the price
of his surrender.
The Anthracite Coal Strike Commis-
son has completed its preliminary in
spection of the mines and the homes OF
the miners. Hon. Carroll D. Wright
yesterday told your correspondent that
he had found, on his return to Wash
ington, acceptances from majority
of the independent operators in the
anthracite region, to the invitations
to become party to the arbitration to
be conducted by the commission, and
he hastened to the White House to in
form the President of the fact as the
supposed hostile attitude of these
operators had occasioned considerable
anxiety as to the outcome Of the COM
MISSIONS work.
The president and his family are
once more living in the White House
although MI. Roosevelt viii soon de-
part on another trip. He will leave
first for New York. From thence he
will go south and will attend the re-
ception to Luke E. Wright, vice-goyer-
nor Of the Philippines, at Memphis,
on Nov. 10. He will then go to Phila-
delphia TO attend the banquet of the
Union League club and will not return
to Washington finally until the I'D.
Only that portion of the White House
occupied by the Presidents family is
completed, the renovation being little
more than half done in the east room
and in various stages of progress In
other portions of the house.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-12
MAGNOLIA NEWS NOTES.
Negro Woman Killed---White Man Shoots
Negro---Other Items of interest.

Magnolia, Nov. 10. according to
the testinnony taken at the inquest over
the dead body OF Lenora Melton, the
and Ransom Williams had dispute
about tin bucket, and the former hay-
ing used some language which in
tensifed the ire Of the latter, he struck
her terrible blow, little to the
right Of pit Of The stomach, from which
she died IN two or three minutes. She
never breathed after she fell on her
face. This occurred on the evening OF
the 65h inst. Ransom ran Oh and is
stin at large. It appears that heS had
not the shadow of proyocation for this
vile act. After striking her death
blow with his sledge hammer fist ne
attempted to strike her with a weed
ing hoe, bntwas prevented.
Mr.. ". TomEnson, OF Shiloh
vicinity, shot one Woods Mcdowell
{coloredl on last Saturday, while Nc
DoWel was attempting TO shoot hlm,
so Mr.. Tomlinson says. The wound is
not serious, though necessarily pain
fful. No warrnt has, as yet, been Is
sued.
alrs. Edith Moore is very i'll, has
typhoid fever, DE-. Parker says.
s. The remains OF Martin, son OF Mr..
NJ. Luther Mcintosh. of this place,
we're inferred in cemetery at the Pres
byterian Church in Lynehburg on
SATURDAY.. Martin was working at a
mill IN conway, Horry County when
she met his death. Is seems he was
caught ii the shafting and crushed
to death. This occurred on the 9th
inst. His father, sisters and other.
relatives have the sympatEies OF this
ssntire community.
Mrs. n. S. Toon is visiting relatives
IN SummeTton.
Dr. Tarrant visited his parents in
0rangeburg County last week, and
on his return found lots of work IN
waiting.
Col. a. Rhame is off on
big deer hunt, and no doubt will
greatly enjoy it. We expect him back
tomorrow.
Messrs. ". Z. Mcleod and Johnnie
Mcintosh are off on a quail hunt to-
day, and from the number of dogs IN
the procession they must aim to chase
the birds down. That drove OF dogs
ought to paralsze almost any coyey OF
birds. Occasional.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-12
THE CARNIVAL OPENS.
The Many Shows Open Their Doors and
Crowds Gather ON the Streets---List
of Attractions and Where Leeat-
ed---Free Exhibition Every
Afternoon.

Monday when the Layton Shows
arrived and began erecting their tents
on Main and Liberty streets every
body thought the Knights of Pythias
Carnival and Fall Festival had open
ed, but they realize now that they
were mistaken. that what they took
for the opening of Carnival Week
was only the preparation for the
opening. It was the intention Of the
Committee to. have the shows in
readiness by 9 O'Clock this morning
and to open the Carnival at that
hour, but the preparations could not
be completed, although every person
connected with the Layton Carnival
Company and the Knights Of Pythias
committee had been working under
high pressure since early yesterday
morning. When it was found that the
shows would not be in readiness to
receive the sightseers at 9 o'clock, the
opening was postponed to 1 O'Clock.
At that hour while all of the shows
were not in readiness for the opening
the majority had completed prepara-
tions and the tents were thrown open
aud the barkers began to sing songs
of invitation.
The uncertainty as to the hour of
opening had deferred many from COM
ing out, nevertheless there was quite
q large crowd on the streets and the
shows were well patronized.
The principal shows and their 10
cations are as follows:
Mt. Pelee in Eruption, N. Main.
Opposite China's Drug Store.
Great Trained Wild Animal Show,
Corner Main and East Liberty.
Streets of India-Columbus, the
largest Elephant in Captivity, Camels
and Miss Halls Wonderful Cake-Walk-
ing horse; Corner Main and West
Liberty.
Electric Wonderland, West Liber-
ty. Opposite Masonic Temple.
Adams Statue Turning to Life
Pygmalion and Galata. A wonderful
and beautiful illusion. S. Main, op-
posite Sumter Dry Goods Go.
I, Ferris Wheel, q trip to the Moon.
S. Main, opposite Levy & Moses.
0say the Snake Eater, he eats the
deadly reptiles alive. S. Main, cp-
posite Diamond Racket Store.
The Old Plantation-Life in the South
Before the War. S. Main, opposite
O'Donnell & Co.
The Cycle Whirl, wonderful and
dangerous riding by the ChampionDa
Devil Bicyclists of the World. S.
Main opposite, dispensary.
Hatches Burlesque, a high class
speciality and vaudeville show. S.
Main and corner of Dugan.
The High Dive-Daring leap from
100 foot tower. IS. Main, opposite
Nixon House.
Callisters Girl Up There. A show
that amuses and entertains, once seen
you go again. E. Liberty street.
FREE STREET PERFORMANCES
High Dive, a daring leap from a
100 foot tower. Every afternoon at 5
O'Clock, beginning this afternoon.
Balloon Ascension, every afternoon
at 430 O'Clock, beginning this after
noon
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-12
THE CYCLE WHlRL.
A Clever Exhibition of Dare Devil Bicycle
Riding.

a special performance was given at
the Cycle Whirl Monday night, compli-
mentary to the Carnival Committee,
the city and county officers and the
press, to whom an invitation had been
extended by DR.. Hines, the manager.
The tent was we'll filled by Manager
Hines guests, and it would be difficult
to find more appreciative audience
than the one that witnessed the really
marvellous exhibition of bicycle rid
ing. The feats performed surpass
anything in this line ever seen in
Sumter, the similar exhibition in
Sells Circus not excepted. Ii the
other shows brought here by the Car
nival compare in excellence with the
Cycle Whirl, there are lot of fine
attractions in town and everybody
should be kept amused until Saturday
night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-12
BEN TILLnAN's GOOD WORK.
Large Sums TO be Recovered
From Federal Government.

Columbia, November 10.-eshief
Clerk CAN'T has made the following
clear explanation of the situation as to
the claim of the State against the
National Government, about which
some correspondence has already been
had:
The successful result Of Senator Till
mans first effort towards the collection
of the old claims of South Carolina
against the United States is very
gratifying to State officers. The pro-
mise of an early settlement of at least
portion of these claims is due to Sen
ator Tillman, who has been hard at
work upon them several years, AND
who would have succeeded in his effort
without the ''Black'' papers, as those
documents gave but little light upon
the claim, which has been allowed. 1t
is claim for unpaid interest upon
funds advanced by South Carolina N
1912, and consequently no vouchers
other than the records OF the war de-
partment are necessary to sustain our
department. are necessary to sustain our
contention. 1t is simply question Of
computing interest. The Act which
Senator Tillman succeeded in haTing
passed declares that these old payments
shall first be applied to the settlement
of ten or fifteen years interest, whlch
had accrued at that time, while an
amount remaining unpaid at that time
shall be deemed new principal, up
on which interest must now be paid.
It is impossible to determine what
this will amount to without access to
the date of these payments and the
original accounts. Senator Tillman's
computation fixed the amount at
about $500, 600 which should give South
Carolina between $50, 600 and s75, CO.,
after settling in full the South Caro-
lima bonds held by the Indian trust.
fund of the Federal Government.
These bonds aggregate sl25, 600 at their
full value, and under the bond re-
demption laws of South Carolina were
refundable at so cents on the dollar IN
to the new AZ per cents. The United
States refused this settlement and de-,
manded full face value, repeatedly
threatening suits upon them. Thus
after paying full face value and accrued
interest, there is promise not only of
wiping out over 800, 600 of the valid
debt of the State, but of securing
quite a nice sum to the State treasury
besides.
No commission will be paid to any
one in settlement of the claim and the
State will get every dollar secured.
Senator Tillman made this condition
of his work for the measure and the
results vindicate his Judgment.
There are other valid claims against
Uncle Sam, which would run up his
debt to this State to nearly two mil
lion dollars if interest should be allow
ed to the prese 1t time, and it is hoped
that Senator illman and the Repre-
sentatives will continue their efforts
for the settlement of these claims in
full.-News and Courier. ssss,,.-.s... sssssss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-12

Smart Set at H. G. osteen & Co.
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Melbourne, November 1o.-The
British steamer Elingamite, bound
from Sydney, New South Wales, fol-
Auckland, has been wrecked on Three
Kings Island. Forty-one of those on
board the steamer were saved and
ninety-sixty are missing.
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The train referred to above was pull
ed by engine No. 11S with Engineer
0,Neiu at the throttle, Conductor Jos.
Palmer in charge. Running time was
59-3 miles per hour.