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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-08-29
.phOlStering.

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B. GRAFFUNDER
Back Of Hill building :.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
Train Robbers in Tennessee.

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. l.-Early to-
night between this city and Franklin,
Tenn, Is miles south of here, the local
safe on the express car of the Louis
Vile and Nashville through train,
northbound, was rihed of its contents
by two masked men while Express
Messenger A. B. Battle, covered by a
revolver, stood in the corner of the car
with his hands above his head. The
robbery occurred just after dark, and
according to the messengers own an
nouncement, one of the principals was
Gus Hyatt, who recently made SEN
sational escape from the Tennessee
penitentiary here while serving a 70
year term for train ROBBERY. Express
officials estimate the loss at about
$500, it being in packages taken in
since leaving Montgomery, Ala. The
two big through safes were not molest-
ed.
The men forced the messenger to
signal the train to stop just before it
was entering the South Nashville
yards and quietly took their depar
ture.. No positive clue as to the rob-
bers, or the direction they took after
leaving the cars has been discovered,
although the police are hard at work
on the case.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
Keeping Down the Strikers.

Tamaqua, Pa, August 3o.-strike
leaders went from door to door in the
Panther Creek Valley last night
spreading the news of Gen. Gobin's
stern warning and his instruction to
the men to shoot, and shoot to kill, if
molested in any manner. That the
words of the commanding officer have
had at least temporary. effect was
shown today when the troops escorted
several hundred non-union men to
work without being molested in any
way. Companies E and E went out at
daylight with their guns loaded and
their best marksmen on the fanks.
When the soldiers passed the crowds
of strikers on the street they delibe-
rately turned their backs on them.
However, there was no hooting or
supplementing his order of last
night Gen. Goblin has directed Major
Gearhart, in command here, to arrest
all women and girls who insult the
troops in any way. The opinion seems
to prevail among the officers and citi-
zens that the lull in the rioting will
last but short time. The fact that
more men went to work today than
Yesterday is not calculated to improve
the temper of the strikers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
canneries.
(Southern Farm Magazine of Balti-
more for September

Southern Farm Magazine of Balti-
more for September.
Too much may hardly be said or
written on this particular point. Ii
the small farmers and fruit-growers Of
the farther South could be brought 20
realize the advantage OF packeries and
canneries as they have been exempll-
fed, for instance, in Maryland, which
leads the country in that respect, they
would have fair start on the road OF
prosperity. 4 canning outfit may be
secured at small cost. 1t provides
the means for saving much valuable
material which now goes to wste, and
the opportunity for steady employment
of labor. In parts of the South
where crops do not succeed each other
rapidly the cannery would fill in the
gaps of lack of occupation and gives
it's owners source of profit running
through the year. The cannery on
the farm makes an ideal combination
of agriculture, manufacturing and
commerce, with a rate or interest on
their investment hardly excelled In
other lines Of industry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
PRESIDENT OF CLEMSON COLLEGE.
DR.. P. H. Nell of Alabama Unan-
imously Elected by Board.

Anderson, Aug. 3o.-Col. R. W.
Simpson, chairman of the board Of
trustees of Clemson college, tele-
phoning tonight, says that DR.. P. II.
Nell, who was today elected president
of the college, is a native Of Georgia,
but has been connected with the Ala
bama Polytechnic institute at Auburn
for the past 20 years. He was most
highly recommended to the trustees
and every member of the board feels
that the right selection has been made.
The names of a number of other
gentlemen were presented to the
trustees but after deliberation Dr..
Nell was chosen. DR.. Nell is 50 years
old and is distinguished educator and
is said to possess in a high degree the
qualities that were desired in a presi-
dent for Clemson. It is understood
that he will accept the position and
will come to Clemson at once in time
to be present at the opening. The
college opens Sept. 10, and Col. Simp-
son says the prospects are very bright
for the next session and that the bar
racks will be filed with students.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
Hottest Day in the Hottest Place.
Washington Special.

The records of the weather bureau
show shat the maximum Of heat. re-
corded in the United States was in
Colorado, at Mammoth Tank, "a sta
tion in the desert where, in 1885,, the
Thermometer recorded, in the shade,
12S degrees Fahrenheit. Again, in
1884, 124 degrees was reached in the
same place. Taking it all together, the
hottest place in the United States is
Califcrnia's death Valley
The name is supposed to come from
tragedy which occurred there in the
ffties, when q party of immigrants
entered the valley and everyone died
of thirst. The valley is the bed of a
former salt lake and it is below the
level Of the sea. Streams flow into
it, but the burning sands and alkali
lick them up. Large borax deposits
are found there. The valley is Is
miles long and in places only six miles
wide at the bottom. In 1891 the
weather bureau sent an observer to
remain there and take observations
all summer. When he returned he
said he would take ''perdition
straight next time He was there
153 days. On the hottest days the
maximum was 120 and the minimum
SO, making an average for the day
of 1856 degrees, which is rather try
ing weather.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
Infant subjugasion.

Many an earnest, conscientious
young mother, with a heare full Of
love and mind full Of supersti tion,
believes it to be her duty to bring
her infant into a state Of subjugation
the instant it manifests touch OF
self-wiN. How, they ask, lis the
child to be taught obedience without
the use of force? Before anwsering,
let Us settle the question Of what
degree Of obedience is meant. Instant.
invarible obedience cannot be taught
without force, nor maintained without
injustice. But the degree of obedience
that it is rational to wish for. and
that is compatible with the proper
evolution of youthful character, can be
beautifully taught by gentle means, if
there is never any relapse from SYM
pathetic treatment into dogmatical
severity. The mild and afectionate
mother who is always gentle is obeyed
from choice by her children, because
they believe in her and desire to please
her. But if she occasionally departs
from her ordinary disposition and ad-
ministers injustice, they lose conf
dence in her.-Womans' Home Com
panion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
Increase of Revenue.

Washington, Aug. 30.--The receipts
of the treasury department for the
month Ct August. Just closing, exceed
the expenditures by S., $50, 8l2, an un-
expectedly large surplus. The total
receipts were s4s, 605, Sl2 and the expen-
ditures s42, $50, 600. For the same
month Of last year the total receipts
were S45, 3944, 125 and the expenditures
s39, 351, 497, a surplus of little over
Sc, 600, 600. The big surplus this month
has been attained in the face of the
cut made by Congress in the way of
wiping off the books the taxes imposed
Oh account of the war with Spain.
This Act of Congress decreased the re-
ceipts by something like Sc, 500, 600 a
month. In fact, in July the receipts
from internal revenue fell of more
than that figure as result of the cut.
This month the reduction is not SO
large.
The increase in customs receipts
customs receipt is over $1,000, 600,
showing that the country is buying
more heavily abroad each month.
In accordance with the suggestion
of Secretary Shaw, national banks in
the large cities are preparing to in
crease their circulation by the deposit
of bonds. Since few weeks ago
when Secretary Shaw asked the banks
to prepare TO meet any emergency by
increasing their circulation: the banks
have notified the comptroller's Office
that they want to stand ready to in
crease Sl2, $50, 600. A large portion Of
this currency is now being printed
at the bureau Of engraving and print
ing and will be ready for the banks so
soon as the deposit of bonds is made.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03

The original name of Chicago was
Chi-Kaugongh, which was . finally
boiled down into Chicago for short.
The Indian, word means "shunk, "
wild onion'' and skunk weed. -
Some Chicsgoas have known this,
but now they are as mad as wet hens
at the Geological Survey because it
has published the fact that the English
of Chicago is skunk town.
1t does not often happen that dead
man writes the resolutions Of respect
adopted by his admiring friends. But
this actually occurred in the case of
Gen. Sigel. In 1879, when Gen
Hooker died, his war comrades met
and committee on resolutions, of
which Gen. Sigel was chairman, was
appointed to express their sentiments
Of respect and their feelings On the
death of their former commander.
The resolutions were written by Gen.
Sigel and adopted by the meeting.
When Gen. Sigel's friends met few
davs ago to take action on his death
these same resolution, with the name
of Gen. Sieel substituted in their
body for that of Gen. Hooker, were
adopted verbatim.
Pekin, Aug. 31.-The foreign lega-
tions here are receiving reports from
Szechuan province that the rebellion
there is constantly spreading and that
foreigners are in great danger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
WRECKED BY 4 TORNADO.
Details of Destruction of a Train
Near 0watonna, Minn.

Owatonna, Minn. August 31.-The
wreck on the Northwestern Road, i've
miles west of here last night, was
probably the worst that ever happen
ed in this section of the State. Three
persons are dead, four fatally injured
and thirty-four others received inju-
ries, some of them of serious char
acter.
Investigation shows that the storm
which wrought such damage to the
train was but one hundred feet in
width. From all reports, it is evident
that the engine escaped the fury Of the
tornado by but a few feet, but it re-
NAMED standing on the track, while
the six coaches in the train were pick
ed up as if they were feathers and roll
ed over and over down the steep en-
bankment. Four Of the coaches
caught the full fury of the storm, and
were carried much further than were
the other two. In these coaches oc-
cured all the deaths and the majority
of the injuries. Tbe baggage car re-
ceived the storms full force and was
literally smashed to splinters. Con-
ductor Kenzie may not survive the
night.
The storm destroyed the grain stacks
Of Thomas Rake, on whose farm the
wreck occurred, then passed between
his house and barn, leaving them m
harmed. It then passed northwest
through Medford, where number Of
barns were demolished and several
houses and other buildings overturn-
o6
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TRUST.
Position of Great Britain in the
Matter is Still Unknown,

London, August 3o.-The approach
ing expiration of the time limit for
the completion of the Atlantic Ship
ping Combine is arousing the British
press to all sorts Of speculation re-
garding J. Pierpont Morgan's ulti-
mate plans, as we'll as the Govern
ment's scheme for dealing with the
combination. The promised statement
of the premier, A. j. BalfouE, on the
reassembling of Parliament is awaited
with intense interest. The statement
has already been printed that the Gov
ernment papers are complete, and that
the authorities are all ready to make
an effective counter move against the
American syndicate.
Inquiries made by the Associated
Press in the best informed quarters
indicate that this announcement is not
true. The Government has had to
deal with so many powerful and con-
Aicting interests that it has not yet
been able to definitely decide on q
plan of action. In spite Of the opposi-
tion to a general subsidy scheme we'll
informed persons consider this to be
the most likely solution, on the lines
of a generous distribution of Govern
emit support, not in behalf Of one, but
of several companies. The form which
such assistance will take is still I'M
der discussion, there being consider
able opposition to straight subsidies.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Balfour's
announcement will include scheme
for direct fast Canadian service, in
which the Canadian Pacific Railroad
will probably participate, but not, as
originally planned, as sole promoter
and beneficiary. The indications
piont more and more to the drawing
together of the Atlantic lines outside
of the Morgan combine. One of the
alliances which may be earliest expect
ed is a combination of the Allan Line
and Elder Dempster & Co. The heads
of the Enlgish lines are chary in ex-
pressing themselves on the Atlantic
outlook. Time is rather intensifying
than allaying their jealousy of the
Americans bid for the Atlantic trade,
and the Government has been so thor
oughly stirred up that it will not leave
stone unturned to allay the existing
commercial and colonial discomfort.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
Bad Negro in New York.

New York. September Twenty
policemen, armed with Winchesters,
are standing guard tonight about a
house at North Beach, in the borough
OF Queens, in which negro despera-
do lies in hiding, armed and defiant:
The man who is besieged is Jerry
Hunter, whose reputation is Of the
worst. About the house are the re-
serves of the 74th, 18th and 18th pre-
cincts.
This afternoon Hunter shot at a man
who was passing along the beach, but
failed to hit him. John McKenna,
patrolman. was sent to arrest Hunter
and Hunter shot him from ambush.
McKenna now is lying in st. Johns
Hospital, in Long Island, dying. Both
his eyes were destroyed by q loac OF
buckshot. Three other patrolmen were
sent to effect Hunters capture ano IN
an attempt to carry the house by storm
Patrolman Arthur Brill received LOAD
of buckshot in the face, destroying
one eve. The charge struck him full
in the face and chest. He. too, IS
likely to die. The reserves then were
ordered out, but as it was growing
dark it was deemed best to wait until
daylight to capture the negro.
Soon after the police had posted the
guard Hunter opened lire on them.
Four officers were wounded.
After at least two hours of shooting
on both sides Hunter set fire to the
house. or it caught fire. Hunters
wife ran out of the front door ana at
tackled the men with an old sabre. In
the excitement Hunter escaped by tee
rear, but he was run down and cap
tured.
Police Capt. Darcy and three OF his
men were taken to hospital IN am
balances. 1t is not known how serl-
ouslv they were wounded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
FooIhardy Balloonists.

Denver, Col, Aug. 3J.-"Big
glory,'' one of the largest balloons ever
constructed, was successfully started
from this city today on a trip, the
purpose of which is to break the
worlds long distance record, as well
as all previous records for fast balloon
sailing. It is expected ultimately to
reach New York if possible. The bal
loon contains l4O, 600 cubic feet of
hydrogen gas and was built especially
for this trip. The occupants of the
balloon are Capts. 7. S. Baldwin and
Percy Hudson, aeronauts, and G. S.
Sherman, member Of the staff OF
the Denver Post. Bottles containing
messages will be dropped to earth by
parachutes and these messages will in
dicate the course of travel and expert
ence of the travellers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
Gharleston's Cotton Trade.

Yesterday closed the cotton season
OF 1901 1902, and is is pleasant 10 be
able to record an increase In the re-
ceipts at this port Of $4,000 bales over
Ehe season of 1909 -ass0l. The increase
is especially gratifying when it is taken
into consid deration that the upland cot
ton-producing section ssadJaceD5 to
Charleston yielded less cotton the
season just closed than It has In any
ether season during the past twenty
years. The amount of cotton local
ed,' into Charleston aggregates about
I35 OO bales, or one-haf the total
recsipts, which are 2T5, ,968 bales,
AGAINST a sslocal'' into the port last
SEASON Of about Is, 600 bales, out Of a
total Of 23& l37 bales.
Tie facilities at this port are equal,
if not superior, to those Of any other
city on the Atlantic coast. There are
two compresses under one shed, stu
ated on the water front, which are
capable of COMPRISING 1000 to 2,50C
bales per day. The East Shore Termi-
nal wharves are within stones throw
of the compresses, so that cotton can
be handled direct from the congresses
on cotton trucks to the vessels. The
exporters, as we'll as the factors, are
sanguine over the present outlook Of a
large business. It is confidently be.
lieyed that 200, 600 bales will be local
ed'' into the city the coming season
or a total movement Of 375, 600 bales.
Charleston is well represented by cot
ton buyers, located at points through.
ont the interior of the State, one local
Grn alone being represented by Fifty
men, whose sole business is to buy
and ship to this port - & s
AS already stated, Charleston re:
csived during the past year 275, 98e
bales, as against 23e, 137 bales the yea,
before. The expotfs were s274, 04e
bales, against 234, 900 bales last year.
The exports to Great Britain were
65.2oe bales ito the Continent Al
bales; coastwise i333, ,963 bales: inland
shipment 2,463 bales; consumed by
City mill LOGS bales. The stock or
hand is 4, go bales, against :, s4S bales
this day last year. News and Courier
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03

Sparta, Ills, Aug. 3o.-Ardoe Will
son, a negro, who was arrested here
for an assault on a young white wo-
man today, was riddled with bullets
by an angry mob tonight. The mob
took him from the Jail, slipped moose
over his head and swung him up to a
telegraph pole, hut in some manner
he slipped the moose and fell to the
street. In an instant be was on his
feet and running away. He apparently
escaped in the darkness, but posse
pursued him and surrounded him sew
eral hours later within two blocks of
the Jail and shot him to DEATH.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
CHINESE CUSTOMS ABOLISHED.
No More Likin Taxes to be Collect.
ed Anywhere in the Empire.

Peikn, Friday, August 2e.-The Ga
zette today published an edict abolish
ing the Likin stations throuhgout the
Chinese Empire. It was accompanied
by declaration that in the negotia-
tions for the new commercial treaties
with foreign States an understanding
had been reached for an increase Of the
import and export duties, and that
the ministry of finance is authorized
to set apart proportion of the sur
plus receipts resulting from the in
creased duties in place Of the likin,
which shall be paid over to each pro-
vincial government.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
1t is Time TO Stop.

A decision rendered by the comp
troller of the treasury that navy funds
cannot be used to entertain Congress
men or other officials invited by Sec
retary Moody to witness the coming
manoeuvres has doubtless spoiled a
pleasant outing for some distinguish
ed statesmen. The comptroller was
once a Congressman and, therefore,
knows a thing or two about junkets,
and the cold, distant manner with
which he intimates that he does not see
that any good will inure to the navy
from the presence of the CoEgressmen
gives rise to the suspicion that he is
laughing in his sleeve while he digs
Mr.. Moody's wouldbe guests in the
News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
SUICIDE IN splRTlRBURG.
Auditor r. Eber Brewton Cuts His
Throat With a Razor.
snecial To The State.

SPECIAL to The. State.
Spartanburg, Aug. 81. The city of
Spartanburg was shocked this morning
when the announcement was made on
the street that Auditor.R. Eber Brew
ton had taken his own life by cutting
| his throat with a razor. The deed
! was commit at his home about 7.3o
1o'clock.
Mr. Brewton had been sick for seve-
raj months, ,ut got up this morning
and dressed preparatory to going about
his daily duties but had not left his
room. Mrs. Brewton had left their
bedroom to get her husband a dose OF
medicine, and during her absence Mr..
tBreWton went to the bureau drawer
and took therefrom a razor and cut his
throat. He then locked the door and
stuffed paper in the cracks, also the
key hole; to keep any one from seeing
him. All this time the wound was
bleeding profusely. He removed his
coat and vest and rzsnt to the basin,
holding his head over it as his life
blood oozed away until so weakened
by the loss of blood he fell to. the
door, and in death still clasped tightly
in his right hand the razor with which
the deed vas committed.
In the meantime Mrs. Brewton re-
turned with the medicine, and finding
the door locked gained admission to
the room through a window by means
of stepladder and was horrifed to see
her husband in the least throes OF
death. She instantly gave the alarm
and medical aid was summoned, but
proved of no avail.
tits thought that at least half an
hour elapsed between the commission
of the act and the time of his death.
No inquest will be held and tomorrow
the body will be buried.
For six months Mr.. Brewton had
been in declining health and had been
unable in a large measure to attend to
the duties of his Office. He was gal
lant soldier in the Civil war and re-
ceived two wounds, one in the head
the other in the body, from which he
! suffered greatly and was, perhaps, the
indirect cause of his rash act. He was
AN honest, upright, manly fellow and
universally liked throughout the coun-
ty.
The governor will probably appoint
some one to fill the Office Of county au-
ditor until January, when his regular
successor will qualify.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03

Columbia, Sept. Ia terrible trag-
sdy happened at the governments
quarry yesterday morning about y
o'clock. Mr.. P. W. Clifford fell from
the top of derrick boom and his life
was crushed out by the fall OF Is feet
to the ground below.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
Wall Street to Fight Roosevelt.

Washington, Sept. 1.--sensational ad-
vices reached Washington tonight from
New York. Wall street is making war
on Roosevelt and will knife him in MS
own State. Senator Platte declared
today that the New York Republican
convention would not endorse Presl-
dent Roosevelt for second term, nor
would it sanction any such drastic leg
islation against trusts as has been rec
commended in the presidents New
England speeches. Wall street claims
it has been "insulted'' by the presl-
dent and reports from Republican cam
paign headquarters tell of the difficulty
with which the campaign fund is being
raised Speculation is general here as
to whether President Roosevelt Will
shut down on his antitrust utterances
after this threat from Wall street
The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03

Manila, Aug. 3l.-The Sultan of Bini;
daysan, who 8as held as a hostage by
ths American forces at Camp Wick
ars. island of Mindanao, attempted to
sseape from his guard last Tuesday
and was shot and killed by a guard.
The Sultsn had been arrested after the
recent murders of American soldiers
n Mindanao and was being held pend
ing the surrender OF the murierers.