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The Republican journal., 1902-07-31

In my country" said Oishi Yoshio
carefully perusing the inscription
when man takes a young wife. and
finds himself dissatisfied or displeased
with her, he can return her to her par
ents or guardian without blame. But
he returns her doWry, or he pays an in
demnity. 1t is all very simple" he
ended.
1T sounds So said the girl with
some acerDity, but, of course the case
is different. | was not married to Will
liam Johnson Bradley;we We're engaged,
that all-and quite enough, too"' She
added viciously.
For any reasonable man." said Oishi
1oshio quietly.
''lo GU are very kind" said Miss Darch-
fleld. She hesltated moment, then
turned her pretty face and looked full
at the Secretary of Legation.
You would be still kinder" said
Oisffi Yoshio, ''if you would tell me
more about this Mr.. - He wrink
led his fine black eyebrows. Pardon,
:. 1t is elusive the English name
William Jowley- -Badson?''
William Johnson Bradley" said the
girl, slight frown drawing her pretty
brows together. "We met last March
at Princes Skating Rink. He skates
awfully well, you know-figure skating,
and all that. Everybody wanted him
to take them round ON the ice-Babs
Mortimer, Flossie Daventry and Ever
Ida Fitzharding- they were quite wild
about him. Everilda fell down in front
Of him, on purpose to get him to pick
her up, and showed all her frills-she
has a way of doing that, and wears
lovely things on purpose-and l was
flattered because he preferred me-and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-01
COMING TO THE FAIR.
Corps of Cadets of the Sumter Military
Institute.

Yesterday Col. Clarence j. Owens,
the head of the SumterMilitary insti-
tute which is regarded as one of the
best military schools for boys in this
part of the south spent the day in the
city. Col. Owens says he expects a
most successful year for the institution :
he will have about 10 boarding cadets
this year. He stated also that he in
tended to bring the cadet corps here to
spend one day during the State fair
and they will give an exhibition
drill. This is the first of the military
schools to announce its intention of
having its cadets here to the fair.
Col. Owens returned to Sumter yes
terday afternoon being accompanied
by Nj. Miles P. McSweeeny, son of
the governor, who will become cadet
in the institute this year.-State,
Sent. 26.
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an ACTRESS LOSES MILLIONS.
Her Greed For All of Benefits
Millions Was Too Great.

Long Branch, N. j., Sept. 26.-The
fight of Laura Biggar, the former ac-
tfess, for the millions Of Henry NJ.
Bennett came to sudden and drama
tic ending today before Justice Wilbur
A. Heisley here. The claimant,
through counsel, abandoned thee suit
and announced she would be satisfied
with the so per cent. of the estate
given her by the will. Hardly had
this been done than counsel for the
heirs opposing the Biggar claim show
ed they had been more than prepared
for this step, and warrants charging
conspiracy were served on Samuel
Stanton, the former justice of the
peace of Hudson county, who testified
that he had performed the marriage
ceremony between. Miss Biggar and the
Pittsburg millionaire, and DR.. G. G.
Hendrick, at whose sanitarium in
Bayon1e, it was alleged that Miss Big
gar's child was born. A search is now
in progress for Miss Biggar herself
that she may also be presented to the
grand jury to answer similar
charge. Stanton and DR.. Hendrick
are now in Jail at Freehold.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-01
RELIEF FOR The BANKS.
Secretary Shaw Makes Statement
of Measures Adopted to Relieve
Financial Stringency.

Washington, Sept. 25.-Secretary
Shaw today gave out the following
statement:
8. Money once covered into the treas
ury land this of course includes the
sub-treasuries) cannot thereafter be
deposited in banks. All custona re-
ceipts are by law payable to the treas
ury and sub treasures. The only fund
therefore available for deposit in
banks is internal revenue and miscel-
laneous receipts before they have been
actually covered into the treasury.
These amount to about half million
per day and since the stringency arose
TO the fullest extent have been stead
fastly returned to circulation. This
policy will be continued for 80 to so
DAYS if needed. and longer if neces-
sary: :.
culation has been increased about
seven million dollars, largely induced
by the distri of deposits, and
the further increase to the amount Of
eight millions is assured.
All rumors of experiments have
been unauthorized by. the treasury de-
partment. It is to be hoped that the
public will place no credence in vaga-
ries started by irresponsible and in
trusted men of the street. 1t is also
hoped that the country will under
stand that the treasury department. to
the fullest extent Of its ability, will
stand by the banks, east and west,
north and south. and it is hoped also
that the banks will stand by every
business and every interest that IS
worth protection.
ssThe only way to get money out
of the treasury into circulation, after
il has been actually covered in,. is by
the payment of legal obligations Of
the government. These may be antici-
pated. The department. did anticipate
the October interest. It now offers to
anticipate all interest maturing be-
tween October and the end of the
fiscal year, if presented within 80
days, at a rebate of two-tenths of /
per cent. per month, which is at the
rate of "a per cent. per annum. In
other words, these obligations will be
repaid at such rate as to allow the
government to profit thereby at "a
per cent. per annum. The amount
maturing before June 80, 1903, is in
round figures $40, $50, 900. The profit
of the government if this offer shall be
accepted will be in round figures s220,-
600.
There vii be no experiments tried,
and no policy adopted until after ma
ture deliberation, and no feelers will
be sent cut. Anything to the contrary
should be discredited.'
Regarding the published report that
he had resigned, Secretary Shaw said ::
g denied this rumor In Chicago. 1t
would seem unnecessary to repudiate
story that has no author, and is built
upon false assumption and is enlarg-
ed upon simply to fiji space. The pres
ident and the secretary of the treasury
are in thorough harmony. OF this
there need be no doubt if the speeches
made by the president and secretary
will be read and compared instead of
the head lines -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-01
WASHINGTON HOTEL DYNAMITED.
Crazy Man Wrecks House and Kills
Himself---0nly Two Persons
Injured.

Washington, Sept. 25.-The Golden
Eagle hotel, on the corner of New Jer-
sey avenue and D street was dynamited
this morning at 80 O'Clock by Frank
McKie, one of the guests, who subse-
ouently committed suicide. Between
20 and 80 guests were thrown from
their beds by the explosion, but only
the proprietor, Louis Brandt, and his
wife, were injured. The roof of the
building was blown off and the fall
ing wreckage crashed through to the
basement, leaving the structure as if
wrecked by a tornado. Every pane of
glass in the building and the adjoin-
ing structure was broken. The explo-
sion called out the fire department..
The affair is involved in some mys-
terry. The proprietor gave a banquet
last night in honor of his wife, who
had just returned from Germany, and
McKie was a guest.
McKie had boarded at the hotel
four years and had been treated as a
member of the Brandt family, which
includes a daughter, Sophie, with
whom McKie is said to have been in
love. Brandt denies that there was
any understanding between the two.
McKie remarked last night that ne
was going to wait until Sophie return
ed from Germany with her mother,
and then he was going to MS old home
in Philadelphia. Mrs. Brandt and her
daughter returned about s O'Clock last
night. The attempt at wholesale mur-
der followed this morning. McKie
with pistol in his hand was seen by
an employe of lunch room opposite
the hotel just before the shots were
fred. When the explosion occurred a
slight blaze sprang from the debris,
but it was quickly extinguished by the
fremen. Brandt and his wife we're
quickly rescued before many Of the 30
guests of the establishment had reach
ed the part of the building in which
McKie's room was located. McKie,
with revolver in his hand, was found
lying on the foor, with his head in a
pool of blood. A bullet hole near the
right ear had caused instant death.
Brandt was bruised about the body
and shaken up badly and received a
severe cut on the leg. Mrs. Brandt
sustained bruises about the body and
cut hand. When the wrecked build
ing was searched today enough dyna
mite was found in McKie's trunk to
wreck a block Of buildings.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-01

Washington, Sept. 26.-President
Roosevelt has signed the order provid-
ing for the taking of census of the
Philippines in accordance with the
terms of the Philippine act passed at
the last session of congress.
Columbus, Ga, Sept. 26.-Informa-
ton has reached this city of double
murder which occurred at Upatoic,
Ga, IS miles from here, last night.
During a quarrel Arthur Conner in
stantly killed his wife, Louise, shoot
ing her with a pistol. Shortly after
ward j. W. Murphy, Mrs. Corners
father, hearing of his daughters
tragic death, went to his son-in-law's S
residence and shot him dead with
the same weapon which Conner had
used to kill his wife.
Charleston, Sept. 26.-Superinten-
dent Frank K. Huger, of the Charles
ton division of the Southern railway,
has resigned his position, to accept the
place of superintendent of division
of the Seaboard Air Line, with head
quarters at Raleigh, n. G.
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Bishopyille News Items.

Misses Daisy Scarborough and
Pansy DuRant are attending school in
Sumter.
Messrs. Henry Stuckey and Willie
Rob Law left on Tuesday for ". n.
II. S.
a Misses Edith McCutcben and Annie
Carnes will leave on Saturday morn
ing to pay a visit to friends in Able
vile.
Misses Tyson English, Louise Bas-
kin, Sallie Walker and Edna Nc
Cutchen have returned to Winthrop
College.
IF any one doubts that Bishopville
is good cotton market, be should
visit here right now. From 250 to 300
bales for the past ten days have been
sold here daily. AS many as fifty
wagons were waiting. to unload at
depot. .-Vindicator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-01
BRADsTREET's TRADE REVIEW.
Coal Strike the Only Dark Spot
on the Otherwise Growing In
dustrial Prospect.

New York, Sept. 26.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say: Large yields of
nearly all crops have been secured,
jobbing trade activity is unabated,
manufacturing industry in nearly all
lines is running at full speed, retail
demand is improving, railway and wa
ter transportation interests are pushed
to handle business offered and the only
unfavorable feature in the situation is
the growing tension exerted by the
anthracite coal strike, which now finds
cold weather almost here and indus
tries in many lines threatened with
interference caused by the enhanced
price of the bituminous product. Col
lections in majority Of instances re-
main good, most Of the exceptions be-
ing noted at the south, where the feel
ing owing to reported shortages in
yield of cotton, is trif1e less optlmis-
tic.
At the south heavy rains during the
cotton picking season has been an
unfayorable feature so far as affecting
the gathering of the crop already open
is concerned, but beneficial to the late
crops in Indian Territory, Texas and
Florida, and, in fact, wherever they
have fallen.
At the east business is reported good
in nearly all branches OF the New York
dry goods trade, and the outlook is
very encouraging. The strength of cot
ton goods, based largely on the posi-
ton of the raw material, is notable.
Among the industries the feature Of
transcendent interest is still the
enormous demand, greatly in excess OF
the supply for iron and steel in its
cruder forms. The scarcity of coke is
as marked as ever, and number of
furnaces are now shut down with ensu-
ing great loss to operators, who are
unable to take advantage Of the pres
ent enormous demand. Buying OF
foreign iron and steel is liberal
despite advices from the central west
that consumers find difficulty in utiliz-
ing some of that already imported.
Business failures for the week are
ITO against last year.
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SAILING UNDER FALSE eOLORs.
Venezuela Warstip Hoists Ameri-
can Flag 10 Deceive inhabitants
of ciudad Bolivar.

Port Of Spain, Island of Trinidad,
Sept. 24.A leading German merchant
who recently escaped from Ciudad
BoliFar, Venezuela, arrived here yes
serday and made a statement under
oath before the officials here setting
forth that on August 10Th she Vene-
zuelan waship Restaurador, when
steaming up the Orinoco river for the
second time In order to again lombard
Giudad Bolivar, hesietd the American
Aagsin order to be able to reach that
city without arousing the suspicious
OF the inhabitants as to her identity,
and that by this strategem the Restau-
rader reached the custom house at
Ciudad Bolivar and Immediately open
sed fire on the centre of the city, caus-
ing loss of life and damage to property
IN the quarters inhabited by foreign
eFs. The merchant also stated that
the foreign censuls and all the popu-
lation of Ciudad Bolivar protested
against the actions of the Restaurador.
Washington, Sept. M.-The singular
Circumstance reported by the German
merchant in the above cablegram was
explained by the reception of two
cables from United States Minister
Bowen at Caracas at the department.
OF state this afternoon. The first dis
patch stated that the Venezuelan gun
boat Restaurador had approached
Ciudad Booivar flying the American
flag. She did notelower the hafg until
she was very close to the shore, when
she opened fire upon the insurgents
from her position there, creating great
CONSERVATION. When the Restaurador
returned to La Guayra the fact was
reported to Minister Bowen who indig-
nantly demanded a complete apology
from the Venezuelan government and
also that the flag ofSthe United States
be sallted by the offending ship.
The second cablegram from Mr..
Bowen reports that the Venezuelan
government promptly acceded to these
terms, made a suitable apology, and
the commander of The Restaurador
hoisted the American flag and fred
national salute.
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RICH HARVEST FOR LAWYERS.
Suit Will Be Filed to Break Mil
Iionaire Stratton's Will.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept: "a
If Isaac Harry Stratton, the only Off
spring of the late ". S. Stratton, does
not bring suit to break his fathers
will, the heirs will do so. No one
seems satisfied. A revised estimate
places the fortune at sl4, 951, 900. The
Myron Stratton Home will get all Of
this but S495, 600. Several of the heirs
are here, and others are reported COM
ing, among them being Harry Ham
lin, nephew: William McCorkhil,
Mrs. James Clark, Mrs; William
Whittick, cousins, of Jacksonville,
Ind. James Halstead of Franklin,
Ind. :; Charles Halstead, of Memphis,
Tenn, also cousins.
The son has retained eminent law
yers and has been in conference with
them all day. He refuses to say posi-
lively that he will bring suit to break
the will. It is understood that he will
bring suit, and probably all the heirs
will Join in the suit. The son is cut
off without cent in case of contest.
Several heirs got nothing.
There is general dissatisfaction
here among the citizens, who regard
the Myron Stratton Home as impracti-
cal, if not detriment, to the(clty.
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Money Scarce in New York.

New York, September 23.-The local
financial situation continued to excite
considerable interest today Money on
call ,Auctuated between II and 20 per
cent before noon, opening at the first
named figure and advancing to 20 per
cent in leaps. By noon the rate had
eased off to II per cent. An unusual
and significant feature was the lending
of money by individuals and firms,
who Withdrew the greater part of their
bank balances and made loans. Natu-
rally this curtailed the supply of bank
money and created some ill-feeling be-
tween the banks and their clients.
One prominent brokerage house is re-
ported to have taken s1,0oo,oO0 cash
our of two banks, lending the money
at from l5 to Is per cent. Two lead
ing banks reported today that with
drawals by their out-of-t town correspon-
dents, presumably in the West and
Southwest, had been unusually heavy.
These drafts, it was added, were foi
crop purposes. Considerable money is
to be going to Chicago,
Cleveland and st. Louis.
y NUMBER OF Out-o1-to"A DduhS ijo4-
sued their usual course on this occa-
sion by withdrawing the balances from
the local banks and loan banks and
loaning them on the floor Of the ES-
change. Local branches of the Cana
dian banks were heavy lenders at the
higher rate.
In the late hours the rates for call
loans We're quoted at from 10 to l3 per
cent.
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Cruel immigration Laws.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 25.-Driven
to desperation by the prospect of being
forever 10 separated from her lover, 70
marry whom she had nearly circled
the globe, Alexandra Joseph, a young
Syrian girl, threw herself from the
window Of Michiagn Central train
running fifty miles an hour, this af
ternoon, and was instantly killed.
The tragedy occurred two miles north
of Newport and was the elimination
of years of effort on the part cf Joseph
Abodely, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to
lead his Old World sweetheart to the
altar. When he had saved enough
money to pay the girls passage to the
United States and she had come as far
as Montreal last May the United
States immigration bureau reached
out to separate the lovers, and the
plucky fight which the young man at
tempted against fate ended tonight
in his sweetheart's death.
The girl was refused admittance to
the United States on the charge that
she was afflicted with trachoma, but
tAbodely had the young lady's eyes
treated at Montreal marine hospital
for three months. On Auugst l9, his
funds having run low, he attempted to
run the gauntlet of the inspectors at
Detroit and was caught. Both the
foreigners were detained by the United
States authorities at Detroit, and
Abodely narrowly escaped imprison-
ment for violating the immigration
laws, but the sympathy of the officers
being aroused he was allowed to leave
town. From that time the girls fate
hung in the balance until today,
when immigration agent Cameron
Miller took her in custody for the
trip to New York, with warrant from
the Secretary of the Treasury to have
the girl deported to her home in
Syria.
The officer had allowed his charge
to 90 to the toilet room, and in mo-
ment was horrifed to see the door fly
open, revealing an empty room and an
open window. The train was run back
and the young woman was found dead
beside the track
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-01

London, Sept. 24-The money situa-
ton in New York is much commented
on in London, but there is no appre-
hension outside of the bull contin-,
gent on the stock exchange who failed
to cover before yesterday evenings
break. Partners in some Of the largest
American and British banks in Lon
don in conversation with representa-
tive of the Associated Press agreed in
saving there was no cause for anxiety.
A member of one of the most important
international banking firms says:
There is good supply of gold here
whenever New York wants to pay for
it. We shall be glad enough to en-
ploy money in New York at 6 per cent.
New York can get $50, 600, 900 to 525,
coo. 600 in London whenever it wants
to borrow it at what we consider a
remuneratiye figure. The simple fact
is that exchange rates are still too high
for more than enough to absorb all
the grain bills which are coming over
this autumn. If America wants more
gold she must borrow here and pay for
it,
Berlin. Sept. 25.-A dispatch reeeiy-
ed here from Tashkent, capital of Rus
sian Turkestan, reports terrible
earthquake August %, the shocks con-
tinuing utnil September 3. One hun
dred persons we're killed at Kashgarr,
in eastern Turkestan, 400 in the vii
iage of Astyn, 20 at Janig, while the
tWn of Aksuksitche was completely
destroyed.
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AMERICANS RULE THE tsTHMUS.
Commander Mclean Reports
Measures Adopted to Pro-
feet Panama Railroad.
More Warskfps and Marines Ordered TO
Colon.

Washington, Sept. 25.-The navy de-
partment has received the following
ca5legram from Commander Mclean
of the Cincinnati:
Colon, Sept. Wednesday after
noon 800 insurgents attempted to board
train about leaving Empire station
and capture Colombian officer passen-
ger Colon to Panama. Marine knock
ed insurgent, of car with butt OF
musket. Guards trained Colt gun on
them but did not fire. as they fed, "
The second dispatch was as fol-
S Colon, Sept. 4.-Russeu and
three companies marines railway sta
ton and WharVes Panama: one COM
pany marines Colon. Marines sharing
duty with sailors who had been doing
all guard duty. Placed Mason IN COM
mand forces doing duty ashore:
Secretary Moody was more fully adj
syised of the situation on the isthmus
Of Panama this afternoon by another
and longer cablegram from Comman-
der Mclean, at Colon. It was stated
At the department that the comman-
der,s report was to the effect that
conditions on the isthmus while not
seriously disturbed now, are such that
tie United States forces at present
there cannot be Withdrawn or dinin-
ished. After the receipt Of this dis
patch it was announced that tne
Prairie had been ordered to leave the
Boston navy yard by soon tomorrow,
going thence to League Island, to
take on party Of enlisted men and
then proceeding to Norfolk, where she.
VIII be ready 50 start at any moment
with the marines assembled there for
Colon.
Orders also were sent to the Olym.
pia, which is TO convey Rear Admiral
Coahlan to the Caribbean, directing
that the repair work which she is now
undergoing be pushed so that she will
be ready to sail about the first week
IN October, instead of the latter part
Of that month, as was ANTICIPATED.
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Stricken with Paralysis.

H.niesson Grimett, of this place, was
ssf-isk nxih pa.t.g1 paralysis and con-
5 4 reIy lost the use of one arm and side. Af-
ter i eli lg trt ated b. an eminent physician
for quite white wi5housrelief, my wife re-
comm ended Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and
after using two bottles of it he is almost
entirely cured.-Geo. &. Mcdonald, Man,
Logan county, w. Va. Several other very
remarkable cureyof partial paralysis have
been effected by the use of this liniment.
It's most widely known, however, as cure
for rheumatism, sprains ard brui es. Sod
By DR.. 4. J. China.