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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-28
CAPTAIN MARNADUKB,
Sol der OF FORTUNE
Takes a Commission in the
Colombian Navy.
CLERK IN WAR DEPARTMENT
Resigns Office and Is on the Way to
Seattle With Recruits to Join His
Ship viii Fight the Insurgents for
Promise Of Becoming an Admiral.

Henry B. Marmaduke, Of this city.
graduate of the United States Naval
Academy, veteran Of the civil war. ex-
officer of the Confederate navy. and sur
vivor Of the memorable battle between
the Monitor and the Merrfmac. has ac-
eepted commission as captain in the
navy of the Colombian government. after
resigning his position in the War De-
partment
Captain Marmaduke a few days ago
left for Seattle, where he will at once
take command of the new war vessel
recently purchased by Senior Concha.
the Colombian minister to the United
States, md as soon as possible viii sail
for the Poetic coast of Colombia. where
he viii give battle to the naval force OF
the victorious insurgents.
With Captain Marmaduke went two
-gunners of the United States navy
and a number of seamen and marines
who have been quietly recruited in txis
city. Captain Marmaduke received his
commission from the Colombian govern
ment nearly a month ago, but so quietly
have preparations been carried on that
it was not until several days after his
departure that the facts in the case
came to light
In the resignation of the Confederate
veteran from his position in the Wa
Department, his remuneration of the
stars and Stripes and MS decision to
serve th5 rest Of his life under the flag
Of foreign country there is more in
vowed than mere desire 10 return TO
a martial life Beneath the surface there
is pathetic story Of unfulflled hopes.
uETealized ambitions and revolt
against an uneventfuI and c0IOrless cid
age
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-28
Brother of Ex-Governor.

Captain Marmaduke is the brother of
Ex-Governor Marmaduke Of Missouri. Of
8 family wealthy before the war and
ruined by that conflict. Shortly after
his graduation from the Naval Academy,
the civil war began, and Captain Mar
maduke. a believer in the doctrine of
State Rights" resigned his commits
sion in the United States Navy and took
service under the Stars and Bars.
He participated IN many engagements
and was an officer On the irepclad Mer-
rimac during ner batsie with the Mont
tor, and later served on the ram Ala
Eama during her battle with the Hart
ford and other vessels Of Commodore
Farragut's Mississippi squadron. He
was watch officer on the Alabama
YS2en the lam was sunk by torpede
fred by Lieutenant Cushing
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Unsuccessful in Business.

After thu close OF TIE war Captain
5iaTmRduke engaged in private business.
bUt= z7s unsuccessful During the two
administrations OF President Cleve
land he held m important position If
The Var Department. hut upon the re-
turn OF the Republican party to power
was reduced 10 the position o. 81 .00G
clerk or the temporary roll, where he
remained until recently.
After The defeat of the Colombian
naval forces On the Pacific coast OF the
Isthmus some time ago and the cap
ture OF destruction of all the govern
Icent vessels by The insurgents. Senior
Concba. the Colombian minister TO the
United States, was instructed TO en-
2eaTOr 70 secure the services Of an
American naval officer. preferably one
who had seen hard service and whose
reputation for gailantry was well es-
ta5ljshed.
Senior Concha. after n aking number
Of inquiries an investigating Captain
v-aF record, offered him a
commission as captain ~ the Colombo
an nav. Captain MaTmadC!ke accepted
and asecTetIT set TO WORK 20 enlist men
for service IN South American waters.
Found Many Recruits.
He found any number Of adventurous
spirits willing 10 sell tEzir services and
do or die for the cause Of the Colombian
He finally secured the ser
vices OF two ex-gunners IN the United
States Navy to man the heavy guns
Of his craft and. having completed all
with Sen ~ Concha- left
for Seattle 20 take charge Of Lis com
r1and.
The war vessel purchased by Senior
Concha while not of great displace-
ment, IS for that reason best suited TO-
work in South American waters she
carries numaeF OF high-power guns
purchased IN England and q secondary
battery OF 1-pouGder and C-pOunder
rapid-fire guns. the coEnteTpdrts o.
those whose FIRE fairly smothered the
Spanish torpedo boat destroyers in
their futile dash from the Harbor OF
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-29
BOLD BANK ROBBERY.
The Iowa State Bank Robbed.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 2s.-The
boldest bank robbery of recent years
in Iowa occurred at Prairie City early
today. The robbers dynamited the
safe of the Iowa State bank and secured
an amount approximating $1,000.
They exchanged fusillade of shots
with local officers and escaped.
Night watchman Erskine discovered
four men approaching the bank at l
O'Clock. One of the men cornered
him and kept him covered with a rife
for three hours while another broke
open the bank door and worked on
the safe. The other two men patrolled
the street and by system of signals
were able to hold at bay the citizens
who were attracted to the scene. Five
dynamite shots we're fred by the man
in the bank before he succeeded in
getting to the cash box
The sum secured was mostly silver.
At 4 o'clock the four men left the
bank and disappeared.
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W. Brooks Harley Shot.

A special dispatch to the Baltimore
Sun from Parkersburg, W. Va, un-
der date of Oct. 26, gives the following
story Of the shooting of a man who is
we'll known here and all over South
Carolina:
Lying On his bed, with the knowl-
edge that he is about to die, W.
Brooks Harley, the proprietor of the
Manhattan club, who was shot in the
breast yesterday morning, bravely
takes upon himself the blame for the
fatal shot, which he yesterday de-
clared was fired at him by his wife.
"The cause of the shooting is a
mystery. Harley arrived home from
his club at 4 a. m.. and in a few
minutes thereafter the police were
summoned. Upon their arrival Harley
declared that his wife had shct him,
but afterward he denied this, and has
since stoutly maintained, along with
the other e ambers of the family, that
he shot himself and that it was purely
accidental. AS there was no witness
outside the family, it will never be
known unless the family should tel
what occurred. -
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Subjects For the Asylum.

Ottawa, Oct. 2S.-Inquiry in official
quarters in regard to the reports from
the vest about the Doukhobors elicits
the information that there are num-
ber of them, probably thousand in
all, affected with the religious mania.
They are going from village to village
among their own people and it is said
they are likely to arrange to meet in
some central place, probably at York
ton, to decide upon what they are
going to do.
The Doukholders believe it to be a
sin to hold domestic animals in re-
straint, and they have therefore turn
ed their cattle and horses loose upon
the prairie. They will not wear leath-
er shoes OF any clothing produced from
animals and the men and women have
been yoking themselves to the plow
and wagon. A large number of the
horses and cattle have been seized by
the government and sold at public auc-
tion-the amount realized, about $50,
600, will be used to take care of the
fanatics when the winter sets in.
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PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.

WHEREAS information has been
received at this Department that an
Atrocious assault was committed in
the County of Sumter on or about
the day of October 1902,
upon the body of a policeman in the
city of Sumter, by shooting and dang
erously wounding him by Amos
Singleton, an escaped convict and that
the said Amos Singleton has fed from
justice.
Now, therefore, I, M. B. Mcswee-
ney Governor of the State of South
Carolina, in order that justice may be
done and the majesty of the law
'vindicated, do hereby offer reward
of fifty dollars for the apprehension
and delivery of the said Amos Single
ton to Sheriff of Sumter, at Sumter.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State to be
affixed, at Columbia, this 22d
(Seal. day of October, A. D. 1902,
and in the 127th year of the
Independence Of the United
States of America.
M. B. McSWEENEY.
By the Governor:
M. r. COOPER,
Secretary of State.
Oct %
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-29
TOBACCO CLIMBING.
Good Sales at tie Florence Ware
house.

The tobacco market is on the ascen-
dency again. Sales at the warehouses
today were very good, and the farmers
went away greatly pleased. The buy
ers bid lively, and ran the price up on
all grades to the highest figure. A.
Z. Cash, from Lake City, sold a
wagon load which netted him S98;
and j. T. Mcneil, of Motifs, sold sew
eral hundred pounds for which he
realized good average prices. A num-
Der of farmers who had tobacco on the
floor said they got better prices on
the Florence market today than they
had got elsewhere, and they would sell
the remainder of their crop bere.-
Florence Times, 18th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-29
A PREACHER KILLED.
Run Over by Train While Attempting to
Cross Track at BishopyiIle.

Bishopville, Oct. 25.-The Rev.
Thomas Mundenhall, a prominent
colored Baptist preacher was run over
by train at this depot this afternoon
and instantly killed. He was attempt.
ing to cross between box cars on the
side track when the cars came to-
gether and caught him. His body
was terribly mangled and he died in
stantly. A jury of inquest was sum-
moned by Magistrate Rhame, and af-
ter hearing the evidence rendered a
verdict that ne came to his death
by his own carelessness. A few min
utes after this accident another negro
was caught in the act of trying to
crawl under box cars and was arrested
by the police and locked up.
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IMPROVED BEEF CATTLE.
Prof. Nesom's Experiments At
tract Attention of the State.

Clemson College, Oct. 25.-Dr. G.
e. Nesom returned from Indianapolis
few days ago whittier ne had gone
to purchase carload Of registered
beef cattle. Persons from many parts
Of the State had sent in orders for
young cattle, and as they are not to
be had in this parts of the country,
lit is necessary to get them farther
north.
DR.. Nesom as veterinarian Of the
experiment station has worked up con-
siderable interest in beef cattle breed
ing, and placed many valuable bulls
and hsifers in several counties.
The greatest difficulty in bring
northern cattle to the south is that
many of them die of southern cattle
fever (Texas fever. This difficulty
can now be overcome by inoculating
all young cattle shipped south, be-
fore they are put out to pasture. The
carload Just received will be thus i'm
munized before being shipped to the
individual purchasers. To those not
familiar with heavy beef cattle, these
are very interesting. Many of them
weigh more than a thousand pounds
at Is months old. Among the lot is
the noted short horn show ball None
such, - recently sold by Moorman &
Miller, He is four years old and
weighs, when in show condition,
$500 pounds. He has proven quite
an attraction at the veterinary build
ing. He, is perfectly gentle and is
easily managed with a common halter.
The doctor brought down five head
of brand heretofore unknown in this
State-the Double Standard Polled
Durhams or registered short horns
without horns. They have two pedi-
greees.
Mr.. John A.. Wardlaw, of Abbeville,
accompanied DR., Nesom and bought
some valuable animals.
The, big bull Nonesuch'' has to
his credit FIVE straight first prizes and
i've sweepstakes.
The question Of raising beef cattle
is not now question of numbers but
of pounds to the animal; DR. Nesom
thinks the business has now gone
back to the farm, where it properly
belongs.
South Carolina is prominently.
adapted to cattle raising. Leading
authorities say that the grass that
grows in one-horse corn crop is
worth more than the whole crop of
corn is properly fed to cattle. This
question is certainly worth the con-
sideraion Of the farmers OF the State.
The great trouble is that too much is
wasted on scrub cattle that will not
put on flesh. The introduction of
these standard bred cattle, it is be-
lieved, will give ian impetus to the
stock farming interests of the State.
At the sale where these cattle were
bought Hereford heifers sold for
S5, 600; one Hereford cow for 81, 800,
and bull for $4,000. That in
dicates that there is money in the
business. The men getting such prices
were ordinary farmers.
Prof. Upton will make tests in
feeding while these cattle are being
immunized to see if he can devise a
method of preventing the usual loss
Of weight
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-29
The PANAMA CANAL.
There is Some Reason to Fear
That a Serious Hitch is
impending.

Washington. Oct. 2S.-The last
Colombian note, respecting the canal
treaty, which arrived in Washington
several days ago has not yet been de-
liyered to the state department and
there is some reason to fear that
serious hitch is impending. This note
was framed at Bogota September 16
last, date prior to the arrival Of
Admiral Casey in isthmian waters
and his checking Of the passage of
troops across the isthmus by rail.
Since that date thu admiral has had
several occasions to assert police
power over the Panama railroad and
in the harbors at either end. There
is no reason to believe that these as
sertions of power, though in the view
of the state department here exercised
strictly within the limits of the treaty
between the United States and Col
ombia by which the former guaran-
tees freedom of traffic across the
isthmus, is viewed by Columbia with
growing apprehension and suspicion.
Such an event as chat recorded yes
terday for instance in which Admiral
Casey challenged the papers of the
Colombian warship Bogota, a boat
ACQUIRED in the United States for use
by the Colombian government, is re-
garded by the Colombians as direct
assertion of United States sovereignty
which they cannot allow to go with
out protest. Therefore, there is no
reason to believe that CHS last Colon
bian note respecting the canal treaty
which might i'll itself Lave afforded
the necessary means for complete
agreement between the two countries,
IS being delayed in preservation in order
TO- &hn CSnlo.a han cnrernman ant at
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-29
Index to Eyes.

Headache pain in or around the
orbit of the eyes, or dim vision is a
true index to some existing optical
defect which should be corrected with
their proper glasses in order to
neutralize such defects and restore
peace and happiness to the eyes, soul
and mind
Call at my optical parlor and have
DR.. Highsmith test your eyes and tell
you just what they require.
E. A. Bultman, Jeweler.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-29

Ten years ago there were only one
hundred and forty thousand Jews in
the United States. Now there are
six hundred thousand in New York
alone and more than a million in the
whole country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-29
BUILDING AND LuAN NOTICE

THE FIRST payment on the stock
Of the home Building & Loan Associa-
tion will be made at the Office of the
undersigned on Nov. 1st-4th next.
All parties desiring to take stock in
the Association, will subscribe the
same and pay the first installment on
the above mentioned date.
H. FRANK WILSON.
Oct. 3lst, Nov. 1st, Sd and 4th.
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It is reported that negro was kill
ed Thursday at Tindals' station. He
was on an excursion train that was
crowded with people coming to the
circus and as the train passed the wood
rack he put his head so far out of the
window that it came in contact with.
the rack. He was knocked out and
Instantly killed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-29

Keep an eye on the advertising
columns; they contain something new
in the way Of business information
every day.
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Hams at 10 Gents.

1000 lbs. uncanvassed Hams, which
we guarantee at l215 cents per Id.
1000 lbs. choice canvassed Hams at
10 cents per lb. Call before they are
gone. Ducker s. Bultman.
Oct. 29-1t.
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FOR SALE-A fine plantation, e35
acres well settled. Price s6, 600, cheap
compared to annual income. Write
to A. B: Stuckey, Atty, Sumter, S. G.
Oct. 2l-2t.
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FOR .sALE-1,oo0 fine stalks of
Sugar Cane at $3.50 per hundred.
Now ready for banking. P. NJ. Pitts,
Sumter, S. c.. Oct 29-2t*

FOR SALE-Farm of e15 acres, ~
miles from Wisacky, 100 cleared, bal
ance timbered, but can be brought
under cultivation fine pasture. Price
81. 500. Address W. Arthur Green,
Wisacky, S. G. Oct. 29-2t*
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-29

WANTED-standard yellow pine ties
6x9x8. Anderson Lumber Co., Charleston,
S. u. Oct 15-2m
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& six-acre tobacco crop that sells for

s1,S5oan average of 1925 an acre-is
more TO be desired than sixty acre
cotton crop, for it would be fair yield
Of cotton that would sell for SO. so an
acre, while the the rent, labor and
expense of the tobacco farm will be so
much less, that everything is on the
side Of the six acre tobacco farm as
compared with sixty acre cotton
farm.
Many of the dispensary coastables
are said to be looking forward with
great anxiety to the inauguration of
Governor Heyward. They have reason
to be anxious Cor none know better
than they do themselves that they
should be turned ont at once. The
sober, honest, and energetic constables
who have been faithful in the dis
charge Of duty and have not devoted
their entire time and talent to samp-
Ing liquor or lodging blind tigers,
nave nothing to fear from a change of
administration.
Attorney General Knox says the title
TO the Panama canal is all right and
the United States an obtain q perfect
title from the Panama Canal Co.,
but subject Of course TO treaties with
Colombia. It.iswith the treaties that
she real trouble lies for at present
there is no government in Colombia
capable Of negotiating a treaty, several
-evolutions being under way at once.
This condition eFectnally blocks al
srogress on che canal, and there is no
predicting when the aetul construc-
sion viii begin. It is not wildly i'm
probable to suppose that the Pacific
Railroads, the most persistent and
bitter opponents Of an isthmian canal.
are furnishing the funds to keep the
revolution going.
The Republicans have nominated
Alex Dantzler, an Ignorant negro Of
Orangeburg county, for congress in
opposition TO Congressman Lever, and
viii IS usual contest the seat in Con-
grsss. The Republicans have no hope
of electing Dantzler, but there are
always more or less to be picked up by
the contesting candidate, and just as
long as an allowance is made for pay
ing the expenses of the contesting
candidate there viii be candidates like
Dan5zler in the field. II the House of
Representatives should be carried by
the Republicans by small majority
only they viii Immediately unseat
Congressman Lever If there is the least
excuse for doing SO. Right and justice
have no place in the Republican
party's book of rules and if vote IS
needed in Congress they will uuseat g
legally elected Democrat to secure it.
This being the case it becomes the
duty Of every Democrat in this coua-
ty and throughout the Seventh Dis
trict to vote on next Tuesday. A vote
then is far more important than vote
in the primary, and Democrats must
free their minds of the idea that when
they have cast their votes in the
primaries they have discharged their
full political duty. A small vote for
Lever Tuesday may cause him to be
aaseated and Dantzler made the re-
preventative of this district. There
is no business Of more importance
that the election on Tuesday, and we
trust every Democrat in the Seventh
District will go to the polls and cast
his ballot for the regular ticket
nominated in the primary.
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Bogota may have an opportunity to
qualify it or even withhold it entirely
in view Of the recent events which
have been so distasteful to them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-29

Jenkins Bros. have just received a large
shipment of ball bearing, drop head, New
Home machines. See them. Under Ma
sonic Temple. Juiy 80.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-29

TIE Sasaser Watcansan vas founded
n 1850 and the Trae Sossshroa in 1865
The Wcschmos oad Southron now has
she combined circulation and influence
Of bosh Of she old papers, and is mani
sestly the best advertising medium IN
samser
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-18
HEWITT.

Special Correspondence.
Hewitt, /. T.. Dec. live killed
hogs Monday and are going to quit
buying meat and lard
b. +. Ward and wife went to Ard
more Tuesday.
w. NJ Means and II. c. Russell went
to Ardmore Tuesday.
Mr.. Morgan is here from Cornish.
The question now is, what is a
Christmas turkey worth?
Everybody is stirring for Christ
mas.
Miss Jessies school is progressing
nicely, numbering about fifty scholars
and all satisfied.
Mr.. Burns left yesterday for Span
ish Fort, Texas.
Everything is quiet since the rain
has stopped.
business is very dull. Some are
preparing for another crop.
1t is whispered around that Mr..
Morgan is moving his stock of general
merchondlse to Cornish.
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MILsURN.
Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Milburn, l. T. Dec l5.-Judge Fur.
man Of Ardmore delivered an address
ON "The God of Masonry" to a large
and appreciative audience Tuesday
night The Judge expressed surprise
at the liberality of the town in donat-
ing to the fund for a Masonic Orphans
Home, to be established in the future
A Masonic lodge will be organized
here In the near future.
The box supper given for the benefit
of the school fund on Saturday night
was a great success both from fnan.
cial and literary standpoint. The pro
ceeds amounted TO s95.
Marshall Furman Milburn arrived
at the home Of A. j. Milburn on the
9th instant He is a full-hedged dem.
ocrat and is already looking out for
pie"
The new school building has been
finished, with patent desks and a fine
bell. Prof Williams reports the at.
tendance steadily increasing.
c. l.. Byrne OF Ardmore was
business visitor the first OF the week
Murphy Bros Of weatherford, Tex.
as have decided to open up a cloth.
ing store the first OF the year.
NJ Calfee of waxahachie has about
concluded arrangements to embark in
the hardware business at this place
The unprecedented rains continue
greatly to the detriment of all classes
OF business, from the farm to the rail
road
Our merchants are busy receiving
their holiday goods.
A Christmas tree will be erected al
the high school building on Christina,
Eve night.