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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
Religious.

It is announced that Rev. Df.
Hampden G.. DnBose, the veteran and
among the most distinguished mission
aries of China, is expected to preach
in the Presbyterian church Ia this
city on the evening Of the ed
instant at $50 O'Clock Dr.. Du-
Bose viii preach at the morning ser
vice Of that day in mass meeting OF
the neighboring churches at Mayes-
willie, whence he will come in the
afternoon TO this city. His many
friends and admirers WILDE made glad
by this announcement.
The Sumter Union will be held with
the Bishopyille Baptist Church, begin
mining Friday night before the 18th
Sunday in June. An interesting pro-,
gramme, covering three days, has been
arranged. All the churches that COM
pose the Sumter Union are specially
requested to represent themselves at
this meeting.
The first cotton bloom of the season
was brought to the Sumter Daily
Item Office Monday by Mr.. Ashley ".
Bradford, progressive and Wide
awake farmer of Privateer.
We acknowledge, with thanks,
an invitation to the opening ball OF
the summer season at the Harris
Lithia Springs Hotel, Harris Springs,
S. c., on June rs.
One OF the best informed contractors
in this city says fully sl20, 600 were
expended on new buildings erected in
Sumter between June 1st, 1901, and
June 1st, 1902. The previous year the
amount similarly expended was even
greater.
Tom Young, the negro painter, was
before the Mayor last Wednesday for
fighting on Mary street Tuesday after
noon. Joe Green, the prosecuting wit
ness, brought on the fight by dunning
Young for S1.50 which Young owed
him for work. Young pulled pailing
from a fence and gave Green a beat
ing. In the fracas q pistol was drawn,
but both deny drawing it, owning 1T
or knowing anything about it, Young
claims that Green drew it and that
he knocked it out of Green's hand,
picked it up and snapped it at Green
twice before he found out that it was
unloaded. Green claims that Young
drew the pistol. As Young admitted
beating Green with the fence pailiDg,
the Mayor found him guilty and i'm
posed fine of s..
John waldron was sentenced to pay
a fine of 81 for carrying long piece of
iron pipe while riding bicycle.
Joe and Eugene Dingle were find s3
each for throwing rocks on Liberty
street at negroes who were returning
from church on Monday night. These
bows have been rocking people on
Liberty street at night for some time
and were finally captured in the act.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18

Miss Wessie Roach left this morning.
for Saluda, n. O., to spend the sum-:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18

Neither adversely nor prosperity
ever changes a nan; each merely
brings out what there is in him.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

condition of the other members OF the
circus, and endeavors to make up in pictures
what he lacks in matter.
There is disposition on the part OF the
old maids who muse the Evening Luminary
to awake and do something. They may do
something when their payroll is minus
some few names.
The Morning Glory, TOO, is apprehensive
of the expansive chest man and his cavort-
ing and caiolery The Morning Glory has
been entwined about the stump for many
moons and unless il seeks a new place to
climb may be quietly but nevertheless in
evitably uipped in the bud
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26
Chase's

This week at Chase's the program will
present another praiseworthy aggregation
of vaudeville talent, including Wilfred
Clarke and company of four, AL Leech and
the three Rosebuds, Keiths Improved SEN
satioual Cycle Whirl Ed. Iatelle, James J.
Morton, the Seven Reed Birds Statsuma
and Ida Russell. I'm the Biograph" is the
title OF the bright and dashing farce In
which Wilfred Clarke and his company will
appear The sketch is an adaptation from
the Germrn and is full of action and interest
from start to finish. Each character is dis.
tinct and individual and is ably represented
by artists especially suited to the part Mr.
Clarke, who is a nephew Of Edwin Booth,
was for several seasons associated within is
father the famous John Sleeper Clarke, in
the management of the Strand Theater,
London, and for three seasons prior to the
death Of Augustin DAILY was that famous
managers first comedian IN his New York
compauy--the leading stock of America
Keith's Cycle Whirl has been very much
improved upon since its sensational pre-
sentation here, as there are now four riders
thus increasing their hazard and the amount
of their riding The track incline has been
increased to nearly 90 degrees, making the
circular track iise almost vertically above
the stage. AL. Leech and the Three Rose
buds will appear in a characteristic farce
with songs and dancing on the side. Ed.
Latelle, the best Of all banjo comedians,
will include his convulsively funny Ching
Ling Foo imitation James J. Morton is
the "oreezy talker." The Seven Reed
Birds are headed by Dave Reed, the noted
minstrel of long ago. Satsuma is a noted
Japanese juggler, and Ida Russell is fine
seriO-comic.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

He was making speech in favor of bill
for dredging the harbor Of Kitten Creek.
His voice Numbered through the Legislative
hall and evoked shivers from the visitors in
the gallery drunk on his perfervid oratory.
Every now and then as some traucen-
dental fash of sanity crept by chance into
his heated brain he hurled out defiance
which melted applause from the gallery
gods and momentarily disturbed the uni
versal somnolence of the Senate.
Little boys. huddled frightened in their
seats and snuggled closer to their parents.
Their expanding brains were completely
awed BY the close contact with supreme
greatness. All their lives they would re-
member Senator Oysters giant effort in the
interest Of posterity What did the little
boys care If the Senator's hair was as i'll
dressed as a stray terriers? What cared
they that he spoke with a cud in his mouth
or indeed either OF the fact that his trousers
groaned for the secondhand man and his
tie looked as If pressed into knot by light
ming
What. though this statesman did resem-
bic a lougshoremau more than a modern
Demosthenes. His native hamlet cares
nothing for sartorial picturesqueuess, why
should he2 Theu, too he was elected by
a legislature composed of mortgaged FARM
ers, lawyers out of work and pin head
editors Shall the subject be greater than
the king--the slave than his master? Far
be it from me to pluck even one poor sprig
from the statesmans laurels ] dote on
rhetoric and oratory of the Senatorial kind
carries me back to the good days of Barnum
when as a peuuiiess kid | surrepttiously
entered the large tent by crawling under the
canvass. / could not bear to listen to facts
expounded by wise men nor could sit out
a speech that was made merely to elucidate
a subject. Give me oratory even of 50 good
d quality as Hoar's nasal recitation on the
Philippines.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

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Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26
CHASES
phone
lMaIn 90.
Week. January II, 1902.


A Distinguished Comedian from a Distin-
guished Family of Legitimate Actors,
MR.. WILFRED CLARKE,
Supported by His Own Talented Company.
Miss Theo Carsw, late Of Augustin Dalys
Stock Company.
Miss Anne Woodward late of May Irwin's
Company
Miss NJ. B Maunde late of London Strand
Theatre Company.
Mr. Lionel Hogarth, late of James Herne
Company.
Presenting High Class and Distinctly
Funny Comedy Entitled,
IN THE BIOGRAPH."
The Cleverest Comedian in Vaudeville,
AL. LEIGH AND HIS THREE ROSEBUDS
In Their Roaring Farce,
EXAMINATION DAY AT SCHOOL"
Introducing Eccentric Dancing Of a Kind
All His Own.
The Blackface Favorite,
EDWIN LATELL,
A Little Music, A Little Fun. A Little Hat
The Comedian,
JAMES ]. MORTON.
THE SEVEN REED BIRDS,
In Their Latest Musical Skit,
LOOK OUT FOR MR.. JOHNSON
SATSUMA,
In japanese Feats Of Wonder.
Extra Feature-Extra Attraction.
KEITH $ SENSATIONAL. CYCLE WHIRL
More Thrilling, More Sensational
More Daring Than Ever.
Not three, but four Of the swiftest riders IN
America whirling round with such rapidity
they appear as but a single rider.
Daily Matinees as cents.
Evenings IS and 50 cents.
Seats now on sale.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26
"W. ID. FOULKE,
"(oNl RlieSfonet.


In other words it is only when
and where the law is obeyed that this
extraordinary Civil Service Commission
can do anything And then only certify it's
approval Where the law or the executive
order of the President is ignored the Civil
Service Commission is helpless
Surely this is not President Roosevelrs s
understanding of the law or the commits
sion. If it is, what is the use of his execu-
tive order Of January II t9o23 Is it not the
purest buucombe? The most nauseating
hypocrisy in so high and mighty an official
the Chief Magistrate of the Republcl
If neither the President of the United
States nor the Civil Service Commission
have power or authority to enforce exc
cutive orders" or law, but simply to AP-
Prove the action of those officials who
obey or observe the order aud the law the
farce Of the preferred veteran business is a
tragedy and the most disgusting and hypo-
critical cant in the policy of the Republican
administration towards the old soldiers
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

trust Henry will be taken to the Senate
and House when he arrives, and given a
view Of the working of the Servants of the
people" business of our Constitution. II
he Is able to discover where we come in he
will add great deal to the ignorance at
present existing upon that subject
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

am in favor of making every conductor
a special officer without salary Of course
for the purpose of preserving order on
street cars, eiectiug 'druuks," etc Also
should like to have conductors shout move
up plenty room there" often as is done in
New York. CHARLENTAGNE BLOUNr.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26
HE WRITES WELL
Does Our Cynical Friend Char
lemagne Blount.
the SENATORIAL SENATOR

And His GyratiOns and COstume-The
Coronation aud the Visit OF Prince
Henry Touched Up-An Excerpt on
the Red Mans Costume aud a Few
SLY Thrusts oar Respected COntem-
pOrariPs.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

which Is my right under the Constitution
of our country. This do claim is my right
aud will most respectfully demand. am
man of family, almost In distress by reason
Of my long absence from work thereby
being deprived Of my ability to support my
family. Hoping you will hear my prayer
aud grant me relief from this great outrage
that has been perpetraged upon me by this
series Of calumny and insinuations and dis
grace by this my unjust discharge from the
general service Of the Government
Hoping you will grant me the relief 70
which am 50 much entitled, remain,
Yours very respectfully
''FRANKLrN.C. Jones,
Late CqbiaiA SfrtyofoUrh Nsa0 York Vol.
NHieeyS.
To which Commissioner Foulke replied
as follows
UNITED STATES
civil SERVICE COMMISSION,
''WAsHINGToN. D. c., TaHaGyY 10, T09a.
"Mr. FRANKLIN G. JONES,
p" Washington, d. c..
DEAR SIR: have read your letter Of
January with interest, but regret to say
that the matters stated In Ii are entirely be-
yond the jurisdiction of the Commission
Your discharge on June 90, 1897, for lack Of
appropriation, whether It was in violation
Of any other law or not, was certainly not
in violation Of the civil service law, since
there is nothing in that law which would
prevent your discharge at that time for any
reasons which might be satisfactory to the
Department, nor has the Commission any
power TO require reinstatements from any
department or branch Of the Government.
They can only approve of reinstatemeuts
which are voluntarily made, and certify
that these are made in accordance with the
law. know Of no way in which you can
secure any trial by jury, as you speak Of,
since the law does not provide for that in
such cases.
'R~grettiug that we can not afford you
any relief. remain.
Yours,
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

youyHal reporter bearing the allitera-
cognonen Of Dorothy Dix states that
yer Patrick has a yellow light in his
Dorothy this Is too much I'll stand
he penetrating eye. but when you
ne 10 believe Patrick has a yellow light
optics You must excuse me.
s a toss up which IS seeking cheap no
" the most the average murderer or
verage space writer.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

journalistic circus has been aug
ed by the addition 70 It's hippodrome
rtnlent OF the wonderful man with the
isive chest captured in the wilds Of
an after eating A gold brick. This
.sman has discovered the efnasculated
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

After Albert I'D has beer crowned King
o ie May and me has bitten the royal plate
/ st It's genutueuess he can, so far as the
i lish people are concerned land u.s. go
' back and assume q careless pose.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26
EXECUTIVE ORDER
Issued by President Roosevelt
and It's Observance
THE GREATEST or FAKES

Neither the President nor the Civil
Service Commission Can Enforce IL.
The Case Of Capt Franklin Jones
shows Up this Republican Admin
istratiOn's Hypocrisy in BamboOz-
ling Old Soldiers
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

It will keep us busy kOwtowing for a while
10 come. With the coronation and the
presence Of Henry in our midst the demand
for gold lace and other gaudy apparel pecu
liar to civilized people will be great
Much is now being said concerning the
brilliant idea liberated by the Interior De-
partmeut's chief. II seems the Indian is to
be forbidden the use of paint and long hair
Now the Indian has his disadvantages, not
the least of which is his prediction for
removing your hirsute attachment when
running against him on a lonely trail No
one can deny, however the red mans pic
auresqueuess of costume The civilized
chiefs of departments object to his long hair
and paint They claim that these things
hold them in savagery and retard progress
sion. Savagery is good. applied to long
hair aud paint 1 have always thought
those long haired, long cared statesmen
from Taboo and Yahoo were akin TO primi-
tive man at his worst. Now that long hair
is considered relic of savagery. cannot
some Senator suggest to his shaggy headed
coufreres the advisability of expeudiug IS
cents2 A to paint aud all that which is so
offensive IN the Indian cannot believe the
Secretary is IN earnest. Why. confouud the
man. has he never seen the U. o. r. NJ on
parade2 They are not ashamed to dress as
Indians Has he not seen the Lulus and the
Arabs and the Zulus and the Bushmen and
the Cannibals all on parade, proud Of the
garb of their society? What has the Secre-
tary not seen the gay aud giddy youths in
football costume? Has he not seen recep-
ton to the diplomatic corpse Has he uot no
ticed the iridescent coloTs of the ambassadors
get up? Perhaps the Secretary has never
seen the army and navy in full dress. Per
haps he doesn't know that society women
kalsomine their faces, pencil their brows,
wear horse hair rats for their pompadour
and tie their corset strings to a bed post so
that they may jam thirty inch waist into
twenty inches Of space. Also we civilized
persons have false teeth and wear glasses,
neither Of which is especially attractive.
When it becomes a matter Of pride for US
70 dress in a way consistent with our sup
posed intellect, then We may criticise the
Indian The Red Man IS uatural-his COS
tune does not suffer by comparison with
ours.
The sQuaw is what she appears to be, but
Cod alone knows what the dsrobing pro-
cess Of a civilized woman may reveal.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

Some faceuous person has asked me
v ether Henry would take part in parade
VII .le over here. Some people never take
a., thing seriously
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

A woman stood tu the Corcoran Gallery
one day and went into ecs,@ies over the
Greek Slave Aud yet that same woman
was so laced she couldn't breathe.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

II Henry gets into financial straits while
over here confronted With few people who
didn't like Germany say it he gets short
OF cash ne can-er-a-hochd der Kaiser.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

THE SEVEN REED BIRDS,
In Their Latest Musical Skit,
LOOK OUT FOR MR.. JOHNSON"
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

The Blackface Favorite,
EDWIN LATELL
A Little Music, A Little Fun, A Little Hat.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-08
INQUIRY INTO CUBAN SUGAR
President Havemeysr, Of the Sugar Trust.
Testifss Before the senate Sub. Com
mlttee ON Cuban Relations.

Washington, May 2.--The inquiry
into the present holding of Cuban
sugar and Cuban sugar lands, or
dcred by the senate, was begun yes
terday by the subcommittee on Gu
ban relations. President Henry 0.
Havemeyer, Of the American Sugar
Refining company, was the first wit
ness and all Of the members Of the
subcommittee, Messrs. Platt Comm
Burnham and Teller, were in attend.
ance. Senator Patterson was also
present. Mr.. Havemeyer said his COM
pany was generally known ss the
sugar trust. Since early In February
last, he said his company had pur'
chased $4,000 tons or 256,0Oo bags Of
Cuban sugar, or about ten days sup
ply. OF this quantity $4,000 tons Ia
now in process Of shipment from Gu
ba. He said they bought their sugar
all over the world--in Cuba, Java
Hamburg, Trieste, the British West
Indies, South America, wherever SUI
gar is grown. He declared positively
that his company did not control any
sugar in Cuba except that purchased
as mentioned above, and that he had
taken no options on Cuban sugar.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-08
.ATURDAY'S CONGRESS.


Washington, May S.-Saturday in
the senate Senator Spooner, Of Wis
cousin; Senator Lodge, Of Massachu-
sets, and Senator Foraker, of Ohio,
spoke in defense Of the administra-
ton, Of the army and Of Gov. Taft,
and they spoke holly, almost unre.
STRANGELY, The result was one Of
the most spirited debates that YET
has occurred on the Philippine qucs-
ton. A resolution was then adopted
on the death Of Congressman Cum
mings, of New York, and the senate
adjourned as . mark Of respect to
his memory.
In the house Mr.. Payne, OF New
York, the dean Of the delegation and
the floor leader Of the majority,
arose and In simple but fitting words
made the announcement Of Mr.. Cum
mings' death. Appropriate rssolu-
tons were then adopted and the
house adjourned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-08
CONFERRED WITH ROOSEVELT
Secretary Root and Gov. Taft Talk Oves
Affairs In the Philippines Cossratals.
tory Telegram to Gen. Cha0se,

Washington, May 5.-The presidents
conferred for four hours last night
with Secretary Root and Gov. TAN.
mainly concerning affairs in.the Phil
lppines. The secretary and Miss Rose
and Gov. Taft were guests at dinner
and remained at the white house un-
til 1880 o'clock. The dispatch from
Gen. Chaffee giving the result d
! Gen. Davis campaign in Mindanso
was source q great satisfaction y
! the officials, although they regretted
exceedingly that 1t became necessary
to fight In order to compel submits
sion to the American demands for the
surrender of those guilty of the MUIR
der Of American soldiers. Secretary
Root declined to say whether any
additional instructions had bsen
given to Gen. Chaffee for his guild.
ance. 1t Is probable that Gen. Chat
fees future action will be left large
" TO his own discretion. The presi-
dent has great respect for Gen. Chat
fees tact and sent telegram to him
conveying his congratulations for
Gen. Davis victory.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-08
LAST HONoRS TO CUMMINGS.
Memorial Services Held Over the Dead
Congressman In the Hall OF Repre-
sentatives-- Crowd Present.

Washington, May Sin pursuance
Of a resolution adopted by the
house Saturday public memorial
services were held over the remains
of the late Representative Amos j.
Cummings, Of New York, in the hall
Of representatives yesterday after
noon. Almost the entire member
ship Of the house and senate was
present and the galleries were en-
tirely inadequate to hold the thou
sands who went to the capitol seek
ing admission. Delegations from the
department Of New York G. A. r.,
Typographical union No. 8, the New
York Pilots association and various
letter carriers associations were in
attendance. The floral tributes were
numerous and Of the most exquisite
character. The casket was brought
into the hall by the capitol police,
escorted by the committee appointed
BY the two houses Of congress acting
as honorary pallbearers and placed
on a bier below the speakers
rostrum.
The programme Of the exercises
was as follows: Hymn, lead, Kind
ly Light" prayer, Rev. DR.. Conden,
chaplain of the house; hymn, peace,
Perfect Peace;" address, Rev. DIR.
Wallace Radcliffe, pastor Of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian church;
address, Rev. J. G. Stafford, OF St.
patrick's Roman Catholic church;
hymn, NEARER, My God, to Thee
bsnediction, Rev. G. n. Milburn,
chaplain Of the senate.
The remains Of Mr.. Cummings, &C.
sompanied BY the committees Of the
| two houses, were taken to New York
st night.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-08
POTTER PALMER DEAD.
The Multi. Millionaire Of Chicago Expires
Unexpectedly, Although He Had besn
Feeling UnwelI for Several Weeks.

Chicago, May 5.-Potter Palmer,
for nearly half century one OF Chi
cago's most prominent business man.
died last night at his residence on
Lake Shore drive. The exact cause
of Mr.. palmer's death has not yet
been determined. He had been sur
fcring for several weeks from a nerv-
GUS disorder, but as he was able to
he about the house his condition was
not thought to be serious. When no
retired Saturday night he was feel
ing, II anything, better than for sew
eral days. During the night, how
ever, he seemed to lose all his energy
and yesterday morning was unable
to leave his room. He gradually
grew weaker during the day and %
$40 o'clock in the evening he sur
fered a collapse, from which he ex-
PRED. The physicians who were a.
tending Mr.. Palmer are at loss -
to the ultimate cause OF his DEATH
as apparently he had no organic
trouble. He left fortune OF $780,
100000,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-08
HEAD.0N COLLISION.
Two Persons Killed and Forty-Fivs In
jured Near lockwood, Pa, on tho
II. u u. Road.

Connellsville, Pa, May 5.-Two per-
sons were killed and 45 injured, three
fatally, in head-on collision be-
tween an emigrant train and a fast
freight near lockwood, on the Balti-
more g. Ohio railroad yesterday. The
emigrant train was late ont of Cum
berland and had been given time at
the telegraph Office along the line
It was hauling ten coaches of Italian
cmigrants. The fast freight, east
bound, was hauling 22 loads OF mer-
chandise. When the crash came the
baggage car and three coaches next
were almost demolished. Almost
every occupant was cut and bruised
by the shower of broken glass and
number were plnioned beneath the
wreckage. Fire started several
times, hut was extingulshed before
any damage was done. Both en-
zines, four coaches Of the passenger
train and three Of the freight were
destroyed.