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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
TIE KING SNAKE.
He Is the Deadly Enemy OF Every
Poisonous Reptile.

| Poisonous Reptile.
OF all kind provisions of nature per-
haps the manner in which snakes are
brought into the world is the most re-
markable. AS a rule all harmless
snakes are hatched from eggs. arriv-
ing il patches Of from thirty to eighty.
The poisonous snakes, on the other
hand, are born in litters Of from seven
to eleven in humber There are eX-
ceptioas to the rule, Of course, but
they are few ana unimportant. for.
though the deadly king cobra lays her
eggs to be hatched by the sun, they
are few in number, unlike the colonies
deposited by the harmless snakes.
Chief among the enemies Of the
snakes are the reptiles themselves.
Cannibalism is general among the erea-
lures. the smaller snake serving as
food TO the larger one. But chief of all
snakes that hunt their own kind for
the pleasure Of slaughter is the long,
slender king snake, a constructor by
habit and 8 dash in his movements.
Among all reptiles the king snake
alone may truly be said to be the
friend Of man. He is found through
out the whole south, where the rattler
and moccasin abound, summing himself
and preying for slaughter. Picked up
by human hand, the reptile seems
pleased with the touch. He makes
no effort to escape, but twines about
his captor's arm and makes himself
comfortable.
TO the rattlesnake and to every 9th.
er dangerous snake. large or small,
the king snake IS a terror. The poison
OF rattier has no more effect on him
than so much moonshine. Instructive
II the rattlsr knows his match and at
sight Of a king snake tries to escape.
If possible. II fight the king snake re-
lies wholly upon his incredible speed.
II the movements Of an ordinary snake
seem quick to the human eye, the
movements Of a king snake would
seem instantaneous In a twsnkle the
long, lank fellow has wound himself
about the throat Of an antagonist and.
his sinewy coils closing about the 9th
zer's throat, chokes the wind out Of
him.-New York Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18

The best typewriter ribbons for all
standard machines for sale by H. G.
Osteen & Co.
If you haven't hammock, buy one
from H. G Osteen & Go. They have
a nice assortment,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
A BARGAIN IN PENS.
Esterbrook's Superior Steel Pens, All
Sizes. For Sale.

Sumter, S. c., May 2o.-We have
just bought, at a sacrifice sale, so
gross Esterbrook' Pens, assorted sizes,
which we offer at 80 cents gross.
The Esterbrook pen is the standard in
quality and is never sold for less than
Is cents gross-many stationers
charge 81 a gross.
Liberty Street.
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Rank 1ngratitude.

First Tramp ran across = rich IN
Gle of mine lately. but after all done
fer him he wouldn't gimme cent.
Second Tramp What die you do fer
him?
First Tramp-Fer ten years I've been
travein' under an assumed name jest
to spare his feeIin's.-Town and Coun-
fry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18

Representative Latimer says the
feeling in Washington is very hopeful
regarding relief fer the Charleston
Exposition. The Buffalo people re-
gard it as almost certain that the
amendment will go on the general
deficiency bill in the Senate. If it
does, Charleston's will go on.
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onif on the Minute.

Pat-What caused the big explosion?
Mike-Riley wuz carryin' q case az
dynamite when the whistle blew.-Ez
change.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18

The estimated government receipts
for She next fiscal year have already
been exceeded by the appropriations
made by congress to the extent of
$751; 600, 900. This announcement was
made in the house of representatives
by Mr. Cannon in support of his mo-
tion, which was carried, to strike out
the enacting clause of the bill to
transfer the forest reserves to the de-
partment of agriculture and authorize
The. PRESIDENT to establish game and
fish preserves.
The Pope has appointed several
Bishops, including the Very Rev. Viii
liam J. Kenny, vicar general of Jack
sony,lle, Fla, as Bishop of st. Angus
tine, Fla, in succession to the late
Bishop Augustin Verot, and the Very
Rev. Philip J. Garrigan, vice rector
of the Catholic University at Washing
ton, as Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa.
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Gen. Maxine Gomez has published


Gen. Maxine Gomez has published
an open letter, in which he refuses to
accept the annual pension of Sc, 600
provided for. him in a resolution now
before the Cuban House of Representa-
tives. Gen. Gomez asks his friends to
defeat this resolution, saying it would
be unfair for him to accept money, so
long as the other Cuban soldiers
have not been povided for. Gen.
Gomez asserts that he has bill
against the government for war SER
vices which some day will have to be
paid, but that he is willing to wait
until such time as Cuba can pay all
of her soldiers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18

There is no barbaric splendor about
the court of Japan, nor does the En-
peror insist on fantastiac forms of
homage. He is just a plain indiyi-
dual. His guests he receives standing,
and he enters freely into conversation
with all. There is scarcely a subject
that does not interest him or one on
which he is nat well informed. A de-
ligF tful host, it is his custom to sur
round himself with clever men-men
who are the shining, lights of their
professions. Engineers, artists, musi-
clans, writer's, soldiers, scientists
every class of person who has won dis
tinction is welcome at the royal table,
for it is one of the characteristics of
his majesty that in the distribution Of
his fayors he is thoroughly impartial.
Twice year he and the Empress give
a large garden patty and on these oc-
casions His Majesty makes himself
personally known to as many people
as possible.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
NOTES OF THE DAY.

The North German line steamer
Kron Prinz Wilhelm, which sailed
from New York June for Cherbourg
and Bremen, via Plymouth, England,
arrived at Plymouth Monday morning,
after passage of five days, eleven
hours and twenty-five minutes to
Eddystone light, an average speed Of
%. So knots per hour, which is the best
eastward record for speed thus far
made across the Atlantic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18

New York, June 14.-R. G. Dun &
Co.: IS Weekly Review of Trade, issued
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18

Ten persons were killed in Mime
sofa Tuesday by cyclone which de-
istroyed everything in its path for q
distance Of zen miles long by two
miles wide.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18

Dr.. Woodrow Wilson, head of the
department of Jurisprudence and poll
tics, has been elected president Of
Princeton University, in place Of DR..
Francis L. Patton, who has resigned
in order to devote more time to liter
ary work. He will retain place on
the faculty. Dr.. Wilson is native
of South Carolina, and has attained
an eminent position in the world of
letters and theology.
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CAPITAL Notes.

A beautiful floral tribute is to be sent
rom Washington. Wednesday. by the
Department of the Potomac, @. "A. r.,
20 be placed on the casket containing
The remains of the late President Nc
kinley at Canton, on Decoration day.
similar Offering is to be sent from
the White House.
The Republican members of the com
mittee on relations with Cuba held a
meeting, Tuesday, but reached no def
nitc agreements. Members of the com
mittee say they believe an agreement
will be reached before the end of the
week and expect to report measure
Oh which the majority of the Republ-
cans of the Senate will unite.
The cabinet spent much time, Tues
day. in discussing two important meas
ures-the Indian appropriation and the
omnibus claims bills. Both We're found
to contain Objectionable items, but
.hese; after full discussion, were decid-
ID to be of trivial Importance compared
with the other features of the bills
Both measures were signed by the
President.
Secretary Hay. Tuesday. closed up
one of the principal places of refuge
FOR criminals committing crimes in the
United States, when he exchanged the
final notifications with Walker Marti-
neZ. the Chilean minister at Washing
ton, of the new Chilean eXtradition
treaty. The United States never has
had such a treaty with Chile and some
of the most notable defaulters and en-
be8zlers from the United States found
safety in that country.
Chiefs of the bureaus of the navy
department. will appear before the
House naval committee Wednesday,
and will urge that further submarine
boat construction be delayed until
next winter. In the meantime the gov
eminent will have received the seven
Holland submarine boats under con-
struction, and they will be subjected
to an exhaustive test. The Lake sub
marine boat will also be completed
and she will be tested in comparison
with the Holland boats. In this way
state, which type is most satisfac-
tory for naval work. The submarine
people are, however, anxious for ad-
ditional. and it is their expectation
that the Senate naval committee will
attach an amendment to the naval APP
preparation bill authorizing several
Holland boats.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

One dead and fire seriously if not fatal
~ wounded is the result of locomotive
explosion in Manchester, Va, Tuesday.
The accident occurred on the tracks of
The Atlantic Coast Line the engine be
ing attached to local freight train.
Fire at Springfield. Ont, Monday, caus-
ed loss of $4,000; only partially covered
by insurance. The principal loss was
ment store at s25,oOc and the Methodist
church at $4,000. Seven other firms wert
burned out.
The maritime project at Cherbourg has
issued a notice of the loss. May %. of y
fully charged torpedo from the Frencn
cruiser Admiral Trehourart in Cherbourg
roads. constituting serious danger to
navigation. reward is offered for the
removal of the torpedo.
Louis Creighton. the colored man who
it is alleged. April .. assaulted Richard
Powell. inilicting injuries which resulted
In his death, was arraigned at Cambridge,
Mass. Tuesday, and was held in $1,000 for
the grand jury. Manslaughter was the
charge preferred against the defendant.
Five hundred damask weavers went OF
strike at Philadelphia, Tuesday. for high >
er wages. closing a number of mills. 1T
is contended by the strikers that their
wages have been reduced 40 per cent III
the last II years. and although increases
have been promised a number of times.
the promises were never fulfilled.
Bertha Condor of Boston, was arraign-
ed in court at Brockton. Mass. Tuesday
on a charge of assault with intent to muir
der Morris w. Quinn of Brockton. on TIL,
night of May H. 1t is alleged that she
was jealous of another woman. whom
Quinn intends to marry, and that she
fired four shots at him and one at her
self but without harm in either case. The
case was continued till Wednesday for .
hearing, and she was held in bonds OF
$1,000
The triangular league which included
Amherst. Wesleyan and Williams College
teams. has been disrupted and all games
have been cancelled. the Williams athlct-
ic council having voted to withdraw at
once. Amherst previously had voted to
withdraw at the end of the season. The
terminatio of the agreement is the re-
suit of trouble over protests made by
Williams and Wesleyan against Kane thc
star pitcher of the Amherst baseball
be barred on the ground of professional
ism.
The receiver of the Farmers National
Bank of Vergennes, VT, has been made
an offer of $4,000 by Lieut.. Gov Martin
+. Allen of North Ferrsburg, formerly
vice president and director of the inSti-
tuition, and Others in settlement of the
claims of the bank against Mr. Allen and
members of his family. The total indebt-
edness is SIG $50, in addition to which is
an apparent overdraft by NJ. +. Allen Of
S10.SO0 OF this amount $3.50 Is claimed
to be accounted for by the manipulations
of Cashier Lewis and his clerk. Repre-
sentative j. w. Ketchum. both of whom
are now serving sentences for wrecking
the bank. 1t is claimed that the balance
is offset by credits which should have
been made but which were never made.
The offer of $4,000, it is thought, will BE-
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MT. PELEE ANGRY.
Again in Eruption. With Black Clouds
and Lightning.

Fort de France. Martinique. Monday
May %. G. p. MD.-The volcano is
again in eruption. Huge. inky black
clouds are rolling over Fort de France
in .,rcat masses and there are peculiar
hgh tnnp flashes in the clouds. The
inhabitants are now fiocking into the
great square of the town. If the dem
onstration increases panic is i'm
minent. A very heavy surf has been
beating on the shore for the last two
hours and an enormous. grayish yellow
cloud. at a great height, is dimly visible
In the direction of Mont Pelee.
The night Is intensely dark and the
stars are only family visible. Fort de
France Is in no danger from the vol
cano. but there Is considerable appre-
hension of a panic in the night time.
should the grayish yellow cloud reach
here and ashes and stones begin to
fall. There are no noises from the vol
canO at present.
For the space of one hour flames rose
from the crater to height of $50
metres The crater seemed to be about
800 metres In diameter.
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TO IMPROVE kENNEBEc,
Item of 100000 Sure to Go in River and
Harbor Bill.

Washington. May 27.-The conferees OF
the two Houses of Congress on the river
and harbor bill. today, reached a final
agreement on that bill. The exact figures
have not been determined. but it can be
stated that OF the 50. 600 appropria lion
added by the Senate only about 81, 500 900
was retained. the provision calling for
the remaining $5.oo0.0o0 being disagreed to
by the House conferees. AS the bill will
be reported it makes a total appropria-
ton of about $65,000,000 in direct appro-
priations and for work authorized
Among the important Senate amend
ments which were retained are the follow
ing: Improving Bucksport harbor Me.
$4,000; improving Point Judith harbor
K. l., $1,000; harbor of refuge. Block Is
land. r. L., 10000; Great Salt Pond har-
Dor. Block Island $4,000; Flushing BAY
and Sag harbor. N. Y. 500 500 together,
Buttermilk channel. N. Y. $4,000: Ken
nebec river. Me-. $4,000 cash and SAL 900
continuing contract.
Most of the amendments made by the
Senate for large improvements were dis
agreed to and will go out of the bill il
the conference report is accepted.
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TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
intercollegiate Games Continue at
Longwood in the Rain.

Boston, May 27.-Despite the frequent
showers. play was continued. today, in
the New England intercollegiate Lawn
Tennis Association tournament at Long
wood and several matches were played in
singles and doubles. The doubles are now
nearly down to the semi-finals. The sum
mary:
Singles-Preliminary round, Hutchin-
son of Vermont. beat Brigham of Trinity.
60. Ga.
First round. Wallace of Dartmouth.
beat Miller of Vermont. 4-6, Ga. "a; Paine
of BowdOn, beat Hutchinson of Vermont
Of, 10; knights of Tufts. beat Otis of
Brown. GO, 81.
Second round. Bradley of NJ. l. T.. beat
Morgan of Trinity, 81. 6-1: Lyon of Will
lams. beat Paine of Bowdoin. Ga. 6-2.
Doubles-Prelminary round. Wesleyan
beat NJ. /. T.. 6-S. 6-2, 81; Williams beat
Dartmouth. 6-4 6-3; Bowdoin beat Yer
mont 6-3 6-1.
First round. Amherst beat Brown g.
As, 6-1: Wesleyan beat Bates, &C., 60:
Tufts beat Trinity. 6-3, 6-3.
The annual meeting of the league was
held tonight President Thatcher presid-
ing. Nine of the T. colleges holding mem
bership in the association were represent
ed by delegates, the absentees being WeS-
leyan, Colby and Dartmouth. The dele
gates decided to become members of the
United States National Lawn Tennis As
ISOLATION, and that the tourney next year
would be held during the week of May p.
The officers elected were: President.
Is. Il. Vincent Lyon OF Williams: vice
president Roscoe r. Paine. Bowdoin:
secretary treasurer, A. U. Pope, Brown.
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IN BAD POSITIONS.
The Seitz May Not Be Saved-PaImer
in Better Shape.

Vineyard Haven, Mass. May 27.-Th7
schooner Arthur Scitz, stranded on
Wasque shoal. is in very bad shape. to-
night. Her hold is fun of water. She is
headed to the eastward and is heeled over
to the southwark SO that with a souther-
ly wind the seas break over her decks.
Her forward matches have been washed
of. To all appearances she is hogged on
the port side about amidShips.
J. B. Crowley and Arthur Crowley.
agents for the schooner. and r. S. Cook
agent of the Boston Towboat Co.. went
to the schooner. today. Ii was declared
that when the sea gets sufficiently calm
the Boston Towboat Co. is to put pumps
aboard the Seitz and endeavor to pump
her clear.
Schooner Frank A. Palmer is at anchor
In six fathoms of water near the end of
Halves shoal. This is safe place while
she remains there. but sand shoals lie in
every direction. The task of moving her
promises to be a difficult one. as with
cut extreme care she will take bottom
The attempt will probably be made. how
ever. The vessel Is making considerabi
water, but her own pumps can easily
keep her free.
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AFTER CARPENTER.
In Bad Box II Gaynor and Greene's
Charges Hold.

Quebec May 81 A. Taschereau.
counsel for Col. Gaynor aud Capt. Greene.
has filed his answers u Detective Carpen-
ters affidavit produced in the supreme
court. last week. Besides denying the al
legations of the affid Wit in general, ccun-
sci for the accused denies that Carpenter
was Dominion or provincial police Off
Ger and says he had no authority what
ever to serve the warrants issued by
Magistrate Lafontaine; that the warrant
was Illegal: that Carpenter had arrested
the accused in an illegA manner and had
carried them away by force to Montreal
on board steamer illegally leased for
that purpose. after having deceived the
petitioners.
After taking away the petitioners from
Quebec. counsel declares. Carpenter al.
ways had them in his charge and respon-
sibility and that the parties mentioned i'm
his Carpenter 81 answer to the motions
for the imprisonment were employees OF
Carpenter; that, moreover. they prevent
ed the prisoners from having access to
their counsel pursuant to a plot concocted
by Carpenter and certain other persons
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ANGRY VOLCANOES
Monte PeIee and La Soufriere
Again in Eruption.
Storm Washes Away Ashes on ST..
Vincent, Exposing the Dead.
pIenty of Work for Refugees on ia
maiea Island.

Kingstown. st. Vincent. Monday. May
N-On Saturday night the dense clouds
forming a canopy over the greater part
of the island lowered, and a severe
thunder storm, accompanied by heavy
rainfall. broke over st. Vincent and
continued until today. causing the mud
streams In the Windward district of
GEORGETOWN to be flooded. The water
pipes were damaged, several houses
were washed away and two lives were
lost. The rainfall was so heavy that it
exposed the Gnd es of the buried vic
Tins of the volcanic disaster.
During the rain storm the Soufriere
volcano appeared to give forth dense
clouds of vapor and steam, reaching a
considerable height and spreading over
the neighborhood roaring sounds, caus-
ing apprehension of another eruption.
Severe lightning lasted all night, Sat
urday. and on Sunday.
Eight inches of rain fell at Kings
town between Satuftly and Monday,
the heaviest downfall since the hurri-
cane.
Further interesting incidents which
occurred during the recent eruption of
Inc NOICdio dle toiilli6 ~
light While all the residents of the vii
lage of Morne Ronde were leaving that
place by boat, a man who had declined
to leave was seen running up and down
the shore. screaming for help and say
ing that the ground was hot. that the
water was boiling and that lava was
coming down the mountain. 1t was i'm
possible to rescue him and the man died
q horrible death.
A pathetic scene was witnessed when
father and mother, holding each 9TH
ers hands. the woman having an infant
at her breast and with another child
at her feet were all struck dead to-
gether.
The United States steamer Dixie has
done splendid work here and has rem
dered great assistance to the govern
ment while landing supplies from other
relief ships. besides landing the rations
brought by the American vessel The
Americans evince the greatest interest
IN the island generally.
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IN THE SENATE.
Senators Would Like to Finish Bust
ness and Adjourn juno "a.

Washington, May ga fruitless eff
fort was made just before the adjourn
ment of the Senate. today. to secure an
agreement a time for a vote on the
Philippine bill. The discussion indi-
Gated that some day next week event
ually would be agreed upon. but no
time was fixed. During the discussion
proposition was made that a time
be fixed. on alternate Tuesdays. begin
ming next week, for a vote on the Phil
ippine bill, the Nicaragua canal bill
and the Cuban reciprocity bill and that
final adjournment be agreed on the
fourth Tuesday: but it was too start
ling to be taken seriously, although
some senators regarded it favorably.
For several hours, today. Patterson of
Colorado. discussed the Philippine ques-
ton, concluding the speech which he