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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27

The Cedar Rapids Gazette suggests
that IF burning at the stake is to be
the popular form of execution in the
south it would seem that the county
seats should be located with some con-
sideration for cheap supply of fuel"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27

The fact that "the state is drawing
about 100000 annually from the
various insurance companies" gives the
Vinton Eagle the impression that per
haps it could afford to return some OF
it in the way of premiums.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16
TRAIN ROBBERS IN COLORADO.
A Reminder of Stage Coach Days
in the West.

Salida, Col, July 1.-The west
bound Denver and Rio Grande narrow
gauge passenger train was held up by
four masked men at $50 o'clock this
morning near Chester, Col, a noun
tainous locality at the foot of the west
slope of Marshall pass. The engineer
was compelled at the point of revol-
yer to stop the train by masked men
who had climbed over the tender.
Two safes in the express car were
blown open. The passengers were
compelled to alight from the cars and
line up alongside the tracks in the
canyon where they were relieved Of all
their money and ..valuables. There
were many tourists and it is presumed
that the losses were heavy.
The bandits disappeared in the
ravines, that lead into Marshall pass.
The sheriff at Selida and sherifs of
adjoining counties and dozen posses
are in pursuit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16
FiRE IN EDGEFIELD.
Boarding House of the Female
Students Of the South Carolina
Co-educational Institute To-
tally Destroyed.

Edgefeld, July l4.-Edge6eld suffer
ed severe loss by fire this morning.
The Institute building, occupied by
the female boarders of the South
Car lima Co-educational Institute,
with all outbuildings, was totally de-
stroyed. The building was originally
built as hotel for Northern tourists
and cost about twenty thousand dol
lars, being the most imposing edifce
here. 1t was owned by Mr.. D. A.
Tompkins, of Charlotte. 1t was in
sured for ZOO, besides So, 600 on the
furniture. When the fire broke out,
which was about II O'Clock, the sum-
mer school was in session in the build
ing. No fire had been on the premises
for month, and its origin is attri-
buted to rats and matches. 1t was
only by the hardest work that the
Bacon mansion was saved-it having
caught several times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16
Food and Character.

One might almost say that the recipe.
for a happy home was what has been
aptly called "bland" diet. While It.
is not literally true that eating hog
makes a hog Of man, yet it is true.
there is a large connection between IL
and character. Bloodthirsty, lustfHl
races are those that eat meat--largely
rare meat-freely, whereas the gentle,
industrious, persistent races are most
ly grain and fruit eaters.
While the controversy over vegeea-s
rianism is one for scientists to settle,
even the humblest Of US can afford to
try for himself the advantages Of a
"bland" diet. It is most interesting
experience to see how acute and sensi-
tive the sense Of taste can become BIZ
avoiding food that has strong taste.
No one knows the delicate sweets
and acids, oils and bites in our COM
mon cereals and fruits who eats huge
chunks of fish, flesh and fowl highly
favored and deluged with biting
sauces. Simplicity Of life can be as
much a part of diet as Of furniture or
clothes. = William Noyes in Good
Housekeeping.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16
Attention, Democrats!

Pursuant to resolution ofthe Coun-
ty Democratic Executive Committee,
county campaign meetings, at which
the candidates for county Offices will
address the voters, will be held in
Sumter county as follows:
Privateer, Tuesday. August 5.
Providence. Tuesday, August u.
Shiloh, Tuesday, August 10.
Sumter, Friday, August 22nd
(night), and Saturday, August 23rd
at II o'clock a. N.
Each candidate for county office
and for Congress is required to file
his pledge with the County Chair
man and pay the preliminary assess
ment of Sl.50 on or before Monday,
August 4.
Magistrates will be voted for in the
primary as heretofore.
Members of the County Executive
Committee who have not yet sent in
names of three Managers for the pri-
mary election. will do so at once.
JOHN NJ. KNIGHT,
County Chairman.
H. l.. B. WELLS.
Secretary.
Sumter, July 16.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16
GAMplHILE OF VENICE IN RUINS.
The City Mourns the Loss of this
Landmark and the statutary it
Contained.

Venice, Italy, July 14.-The Cam
panile detached bell tower of st.
Marks church, SO metres high, col
lapsed at 10.4O this morning and fell
with great crash into the piazza. It
is now a heap of ruins, piled to a
height of 100 feet.
In falling it carried away the San
sovino Logetta and the library of the
royal palace. There were no fatalities
but few persons were injured. The
disaster caused an immense sensation.
The town and communal councils have
been summoned to meet this evening.
A little before the collapse Of the
tower noise of falling stones within
the bell tower warned the shopkeepers,
workmen and tourists of the impend-
ing disaster and all fed for their
lives. Venetians were. seen IN the
streets bemoaning the destruction of
the oldest art treasure IN the king
dom. -Four of Sansovino's statues of
Venetian mobiles were demolished in
the Sansovino Logetta, while a beau
tiful example of Paul Veronese
painting was destroyed in the palace.
The wing of an angel from top Of the
bell tower was thrown down to the
front door of the cathedral, smashing
the Banao column, which was hurled
35 feet, just escaping the column sup
porting the south angle of the cathe-
dral and thus averting more serious
disaster. The fall Of the tower pro-
duced thick red dust which spread
like hanging cloud over the city.
This, with the rumhling, volcanic
noise startled the inhabitants Of the
most remote suburbs. Thousands Of
soldiers and police aided in allaying
the panic.
The deputies of Venice have tele-
graphed to the government for au-
thorization to establish lottery to
raise funds to rebuild the tower.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16
Fine Fishing in the catawba.

The Chester Lantern tells of fish
erman who caught in the Catawba
one day last week sturgeon Which
weighed 236 pounds. The Lantern
also says that the river seems to be
literally filled with fine variety of
fish this summer, and that the same
fisherman recently caught in his fall
trap a wagon load of the denizens Of
the deep. Our reports go to confirm
the Lanterns statement. While none
of our fishermen have been able to fll
aywagon body with their catch, they
have had anything else but "fsher
mans luck' this spring. The seiners
have all been rewarded by the hauling
in Of large quantities of fsh.-Rock
Hill Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16
NEWS ITEMS.

Seattle, Wash, July 13.-Notwith-
standing the general, belief that Tracey
is on the verge of collapse as the result
of buckshot wounds and illness result
ing from exposure in the wet brush,
he managed to keep hidden from the
officers today. This was especially
disappointing to the four sheriffs now
on his trail, as they had led him an
exhausting chase up to last night,
and hoped to push the pursuit to an
actual encounter today. The search
will be continued with renewed zeal.
Berlin, July ia private dispatch
here from Warsaw says that the
agricultural societies Of Poland are
negotiating with American manufac
turers direct for the purchase Of ma
chinery, excluding the German mid
dlemen. This step is believed to be
aimed also at German machinery.
Several newspapers publish the above
dispatch as illustrative of the efforts
of Americans to supplant German
manufacturers. .rz
New York, July 13.-The Peary
Arctic steamer Windward arrived at
Jersey SiGy GoQdy duQ WILL ~ 1uGo
commission and depart for the north
tomorrow a...x ~.
Pekin, July 13.-The foreign minis
ters to China have agreed upon the
conditions for the restoration of the
government Of Tien Tsin. to China,
and these conditions await the sigma
ture Of the Italian minister, the
Marquis Salraog Raggi, who is
absent, for presentation to the Chi
nese Government. According to the
conditions the thirty kilometer radius
from which Chinese troops are exclud-
ed is reduced to twenty kilometres, the
Limitation of the number of police
which the Chinese may maintain
within the radius is eliminated and
the concessions granted by the Pro-
visional Government are ignored.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16
Did as He was Told.

An impecunious constituent Of Chi
cago alderman called upon the latter
at his Office last week and requested
the loan Of a dollar. a two dollar bill
was the smallest the alderman had.
This he handed to the caller with the
remark:
"Go to the cigar stand down stairs
get fifteen cent cigar, keep a dollar
and bring me the change"
In a few minutes the visitor reap
peared, putting contentediy at cigar,
ard handed the alderman So cents. No
ticing peculiar expression on the al
derman's face, he withdrew the cigar
from his lips long enough to inquire:
did you mean that the cigar was
for you or me?"
'sGet out Of herer was all the dis
gusted politician could say.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16
King Edward Goes TO Sea.

London, JulyE14. The specially con-
structed ambulance in which King
Edward is to be removed from Buck
ingham palace to the railway station
was taken to the palace this afternoon.
Six blue jackets who have been selected
to remove the king went through a
rehearsal by removing the couch on
which the king has at times been rest
ing to the ambulance, under the direc-
tion of the nurses.
His majesty, when he is taken from
the palace tomorrow will be accom-
panied by Queen Alexandra, Prince and
Princess Charles of Denmark, Sir
Francis Knollys, the kings private
secretary, and the attending physi-
clan.
It is understood that no bulletin
regarding the kings condition will be
issued until his majesty shall be safely
on board the Victoria and Albert to-
morrow evening.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16

Mr.. ". S. Graham, Sumter, S. G.
Dear Sir: Immediately following the
run of the Delgar team, in the recent
tournament, held, here, my attention
was called, by Camden man, to what
he claimed to be a difference in water
pressure.
I thereupon examined the pressure
guage and found it then registered
6fty-three pounds, which I believe to
be the maximum pressure obtainable
at that particular hydrant.
Mr.. L. E. White, a sworn officer
of the city, was then stationed to
watch the guage, and I requested a
Camden man to assist, and also watch
ed the guage, and know the pressure
remained the same, or practically SO,
throughout the remainder of the
races. Very truly,
W. B. Boyle, Alderman.
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a CARELESS CONSUL.
The Way Bret Harte Came to !
His Position Mt Glasgow.

His Position Mt Glasgow.
When Bret Harte was consul at Glas-
cow, he was seldom to be found in that
city, as he spent most Of his time in the
London drawing rooms, where he was.
q general favorite, and delegated the.
consular business to assistants. One
day while making one Of his rare yis-.
its to Glasgow he scraped acquaintance.
with a stranger on the train. Each
seemed fascinated by the others per-
sonality, and time passed quickly. At
last they reached the outskirts Of q
large city.
what place is this?' inquired the
stranger.
sI haven't the slightest idea" replied
sHarte, after looking out Of the window
A few minutes later the railway
guard opened the door Of the compart-
ment and announced that they had ar
rived at Glasgow.
When Harte showed up at the con-
sulate the next morning, the first per-.
son who advanced to greet him was the;
agreeable stranger, who introduced
himself as special agent Of the home
government sent to Investigate charges
Of neglect of duty on the part of the
consul.
The agent may have been affabie, but.
he was lacking in a sense Of hunor,i
for he evidently cabled his government
an account of the train incident, as
Harte's successor was soon after ap-
pointed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16

All the Jews engaged in the iron ore
and coal mining industries in the Gov
ernment of Elkaterinoslaf, Russia,
are, pursuant to a gubernatorial, edict
and during the course of the current
month, to be expelled from their en-
ployment, and those having no lawful
right Of domicile are to be expelled
from the Government. Some excep-
tions are made with Jews holding ap-
pointments on the clerical force of
the mining companies, but these are
also liable to subsequent expulsion at
the pleasure of the Governor of the
province. Elkaterinoslaf is the largest
mining government in Russia. The
expulsory edict will probably affect
between 10000 and so, 90 Jews.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16
TRAMPs' eATEPosT SIGNS
Explanations Which VIII Help Yen
TO Understand Them.

Explanations Which VIII Help Yen
to Understand Them.
The rude drawings hardly need a
kew. When on some white gatepost l
found the sketch Of gun, / stole far
ther down the road. had strong OBJ
lection so early in my career to beng
riddled full of holes by some intrepid
farmer. The outline Of dog of war
like proportions, with wild eyes ana
ferocious teeth, was wont to make pe
20 breakfastless. My summer Ward-
robe was not in condition to allow Oh
further mutilation. If l felt brave
enough to kick yelping cur, | saun-
tered in recklessly at the gate which
bore portrait of toy dog. Once past
him one could usually get bite
A big round 80" did not make one
wild to approach the premises it adorn-
ed. 1t generally portrayed a hostess
with a nature Of adamant. a single
.sN' stood for cross saw, which with
small manipulation might earn a meal.
Two KS made a tramp Of none too
vigorous makeup go farther down
the road. 1t suggested considerable
wood cutting in exchange for meal.
The sign every tramp looks for ailS-
iously is a crudely drawn table, with
lopsided coffee cup and plate upon Il.
Beyond that gatepost dwells sweet
simple, motherly soul who will vel
come the most dilapidated hobo into
her spotless kitchen and set before him
a good square meal. She may sit be-
side him, inquiring as to the safety OF
his soul, and she may give hin q
mothers gentle advice or she may aaye'
q story to tell tearfully OF a wayward'
boy lost somewhere in the great world,
and all the fee she asks for her gra-
cious hospitality is simple request
that in the wanderings of her guest he
may look about for her absent boy and
give him a loving message Of moth
er's longing and watching. = Coco
Housekeeping.
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at the request Of the Fire Department,
and showed the same treatment to all
the teams here. The only deviation
from the orders given me was just
before the Camden team ran on the
second day. The judges on the stand
called upon me to hurry up matters as
it was then growing late. I went to
the starting point and found the start
ing Judge (Mr. Grace trying to get
off the Columbia team. / found the
Camden hose then not in the wagon,
and I asked the Captain if his hose
had been measured and if it was cor
rect, and he said eyes" then said
if you will state upon your word that
your hose has been measured and is
correct, I will order you to put it in
the wagon, whereupon he answered
1T .is;;'' I then said go ahead and
hurry up things, whereupon Mr..
Earnest Bultman, of the Delgar team,
objected, saying sthe hose must be
remeasured. - / then went to Mr.
Grace and asked him If he had the
measurements of the Camden hose in
his book and he said, 81 have not
measured it, but Will send my assist
ant, Mr.. Daily, to do so at once, as l
am starting this team" When I ask
ed the Captain of the Camden team if
his hose had been measured, I meant
had it been measured by the judge as
all the other teams had been done and
was surprised to find that Mr. Grace
did not have his measurements at all.
He probably understood me to say had
his hose been measured, meaning by
himself, but in either case he had no
reason or any right to say that they
were correct, and when upon remeasur-
ing they were found to be between
and 5 feet short. On my return to
the starting point after the Columbia
team had run, the hose we're stills.not
in the wagon, and I asked why, and
was told that they had been measured
and found about feet short; asking
why, was told that the hose had
shrunk up. I then offered to procure
some hose from the Delgar team for
them, but was told that it would not
ft. I did procure a section of hose
from the Columbia team and lent it
to the Camden team Immediately.
They complained of no discourtesy on
my part then,!as it was procured at
once. In my opinion length of 300
feet of hose might shrink some, but
hardly to the extent of 4 or feet.
In the capacity of Chief Marshall /
was thanked by many of the visiting
teams for the fair treatment they had
received, and the exceptionally clear
track they had to run on, which they
said reflected great credit upon Sum-
ter and her fremen. All this being
contrary to the statement made by the
Camden team. Yours respectfully,
Irving A. Ryttenberg.
Marshall.
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Sumter, S. c., July 10, 1902.


Mr.. ". S. Graham, Sumter, S G..
Dear Sir: I am chief engineer at
the pumping station of the Sumter
Water Company, and practical
plumber. At the request of the chief
of Fire Department, I placed water
gauge near the hydrant to be used
during the fremen's tournament, held
here June 1925 last.
I had instructions from the superin
tendent to have the stand pipe run
ming over during all the races of the
tournament, which instructions were
very rigidly followed.
On the day of the hose wagon races,
/ started the pumps and had every
thing in good order, so left my assist,
ant in charge of the pumps, and
went to see the races. When I reach
ed the track [ went Immediately tc
the pressure gauge to see that it was
all right, and to see that the pumps
were working.
I very carefully watched the gauge
throughout all the races, and l know
the pressure was the same.
The maximum pressure was from 5s
to 50 pounds, and the gauge at all
times during the races, showed that
the pumps were slowly working and
the stand pipe was full, SO there could
be no difference in the pressure.
Very truly,
". Il. Epperson.
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Tissue Paper.

Just received at H. G. Osteen s.
Co. IS book store large stock of Crys-
tai Crepe paper; assorted in all the
most popular shades for hats. This is
new and superior quality of paper,
looks better and retains it's color and
freshness longer than cheaper grades.
Full length rolls, II cents.
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Sumter, S. c.. July 10. 1902.

Sumter, S. c., July 10, 1902.
Mr.. W. S. Graham, Sumter, S. c.
Dear Sir: was stationed by the
Mayor, at the hydrant to watch the
water gauge, Immediately after Delgar
team ran; then found the pressure
to be fifty three pounds, from which
point it never moved more than one to
three pounds. carefully watched
the gauge while all teams were run
ming, and I know that Camden had
ffty-four pounds, which is as much as
can be had at the hydrant to which
all connections were made,
Very truly,
L. E. White,
Street Commissioner.
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ForevarneG:

Agent-Let me show you something
very neat in the way Of artificial limbs.
Mr.. Busyman-Nonsense! Don't both
er me- I'm not cripple.
Agent-Of course not, but it's always
we'll to be prepared for emergencies, esq
pecially here in New York.-Brooklyn
I life
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RIOT in oRANGEBURG.
One Negro Killed and Another
Seriously Wounded.

Orangeburg, July 13.-An incipient
riot participated in by whites and pc
groes in which knives we're freely
used, held portion of the main street
of the city last night between 10 and
II O'Clock and as a result there is one
dead negro today and several others
are under treatment for wounds.
1t is not an easy: matter to get at
the primary facts what caused the
row and by whom particularly it was
started. It is supposed, however, to
have originated in difficulty between
white men and a negro, the former
being the aggressors, who are here
under Foreman Haynes Of the Atlanta
construction department. of the Bell
Telphene company stringing cables
for the local exchange.
It is freely charged that the same
parties have on several occasions here
tofore raised disturbance with negroes
on the streets without the slightest
cause. And it may be added that the
negroes were at no time the aggress-
ors nor did they give any cause for
the attack last night This is the
evidence of those who saw the most of
the row.
A NoN-COMBATANT KILLED.
Isaac Smith, the man who died to-
day, from wounds received is said
not to have been participant in the
row, but was peacefully and quietly
walking the streets when, he receiv-
ed his death wound.
It is also charged that some of the
local white people we're abettors of the
strangers in last nights disgraceful
affair.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16

In his recent Grafton at the centenary
of West Point Academy, Gen Horace
Porter uttered this epigrammatic ad-
vice, good for soldier and civilian
alike" Never underrate yourself in a
battle, and never overrate yourself in
a Dispatch
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16

Mr.. J. N. McElwee is responsible
for the statement that hen that was
sitting on 13 eggs recently came off her
nest with nine chicks, leaving four
eggs unmatched. Ten days afterwards
three other chicks appeared in the
nest, having been hatched by the
suns heat. Now, the perplexing ques-
tion arises as to who is the mother Of
those chicks.-Rock Hill Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16

At the request of Chief Graham Of
the Fire Department of Sumter, I
make the following statementin regard
to the action of the Camden Hose
Team in the recent Firemen's Tourna-
ment held here. I was Chief Marshall
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Sumter, S. G., July 10, 1902.

Sumter, S. c., July 10, 1902.
Nj. ". S. Graham, Sumter, S. G.
Dear Sir: I was on the track during
the hose wagon races held here on
June 26th, and I very frequently
examined the water guage, and at all
times found the pressure practically
the same. Very truly,
j. K. Bradford,
Chief Sumter Police.
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Capt. Delgar Reel Team and
CHIEF Fire Department.
Sumter, S. e., July 10, 1902.

sunter, S. e., July 10. 1902.
Mr.. ". S. Graham, Sumter. S. G.
Deas Sir: / was Chairman and Capt.
RhsEne, OF the Camden team, was Sec
retary of the Captains meeting, at
which a resolution was introduced,
and carried, to the effect that all hose
wagons entering the races, must be
stripped before being weighed, and
the net weight Of the wagon alone be
furnished to the judges, and if any
deficiency in weight should occur,
then the judges should supply the
necessary weight by adding sacks OF
shot provided for the purpose by the
Sumter Fire Department. Very truly,
B. S. Hood, Chairman.