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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19
Irish Agrarian Question.

London, November IA poll of
the Irish landlords, which was under
taken by committee composed of the
Earl of Mayo, Lord Dunrayen, Capt.
Shave Taylor and other gentlemen
interested in the Irish Agrarian
question, on the proposal to call
conference of landlords and tenants
with view to the sale of the land to
the latter, has resulted in vote of
LIPS to SIS in favor Of holding the
conference, for which arrangements
will be proceeded with Immediately.
A circular announcing the result Of
the poll has been sent to four thousand
land owners who possess five hundred
acres and upwards.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19
MAYEsWLLE NEWS LETTER.
Carnival Visitors---Ensine DeraiIed.-
Young People Dance.

Nayesyille, Nov. 17.-Our town was
wen represented at the Pythian Carnl-
val last week. On Thursday over fifty
Mayesyille people were in Sumter do
ing the Carnival shows and other at
fractions. All had a very pleasant
time and report the event a success.
One noticeable feature was the good
order that prevailed on ali. sides,
which was quite remarkable for such q
naixed crowd.
81 One of the large engines used on the
through-freights ran off the rails at
the switch here On Thursday night.
After a few hours delay to the freight
and passenger trains, the engine was
raolaced and traffic was resumed.
The young people OF the town will
Dive a dance tonight at the tobacco
warehouse. A band of music has been
engaged and quite a delightful evening
is anticipated. A number OF visitors
are expected from neighboring towns:
The fatal Texas Fever has made
its appearance among MIR. j. +.
BANDS large herd of cattle near this
pIace and several have died from the
disease, Dir. Neson, the expert from
the experiment station at Clemson
College, is here treating the disease.
Misses Lizzie and Bertha Pringle
and Mr. Sam Pringle, of Sumter, visit.
ed Mr.. and Mrs. S. ". Pringle yester-
Editor Cunningham, Of "The Lee
County Vindicator, was in town last
M. NJ A.. Strauss, of Charleston,
was here last week for several days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19
Winter Tourist Rates.

Beginning October Is, the Southern
Railway will commence sale Of winter
tourists tickets to principal resorts in
the South under the same conditions
existing in previous years.
For detailed information as to rates,
resorts ETC., apply to any agent OF the
Southern Railway.
y. 81. Tayloe, Assistant General
Pass. Agt. Atlanta, Ga.
r. ". Hunt, Division Pass. Agt.
Charleston, S. @. ;.
]. c. Beam, District Pass. Agent,
Atlanta, Ga.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19
Merely a Joke.

Gusher.You may not believe 1t, but
I've never had an unkind word from
my wife in all my life.
Henpeck-oh, don't try to spring
that old chestnut on me.
Gusher-W'hat old chestnut?
Henpeck-You want nle to say,
"How did you manage that:" ard then
you'll say, 81 never got married. DO
troit Free Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19

The State board of agriculture Of
North Carolina is making special
efforts to establish silk culture in the
State. They are distributing silk
worms eggs free and have arranged
with nursery to supply mulberry
trees for providing leaves to feed the
worms at the cost of the transportation,
which is one cent for each bush.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19

Fruit tarts and cakes are served out
five times week to the crews on
board steamers trading between Aus.
tralia and New Zealand. Tarts are
topleSS pies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19
Ho,y It Happened.

Sfrs. Nexdore-My daughter Was
practfcing her new concert piece last
night. Did you hear her?
Mrs. Pepprey-Oh, yes.
Mrs. Neydorc-How was it:
Mrs. Pepprey-I simply couldn't get
away: that's how it was.-Ph!i2delphia
Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19

Gafney, Nov. 16.-Jerry NJ. Martin,
lumberman, has been "drinking's
several days and yesterday afternoon
ended his life by drinking laudanum.
Seeming quite honest and inofensive.
his only trouble, the cause of SO many
ruined lives.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19
Symptorns Dangerous.

Mrs. Baldwin-That husband OF
mine is most careless man. expect
he'll lcse his head one Of these days.
Mrs Bunn-I see he's lost the next
thing to this hair.-Stray Stories
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19
Not Ready to Arbitrat..

stop! Don't fight, boys! Can't we
arbitrate this thing" asked orc of the
bystanders.
eyes, sir" painted the fellow who was
on top. Just as soon as I've blacked
his other eyer'-Chicago Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19

1t is pity the baldheaded man can't
transplant the unnecessary beard on
bis chin to the SMOOTH spot on his pate
st. Louis Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19

Toilettes, Harper's Bazar, Smart
Set at Osteen's Book Store.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10

St. Louis Cash Grain.
st. Loais. Jan. 6.-Wheat-No. red
cash. elevator, sic; track, e1G92c: No. 2
hard, s3GS51sc- Corn-No. 2 cash, 6sISc;
track. 6s1zc. Oats-No. cash, 49c; track.
49, Q50c; No. 2 white, 501zc.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
A COLLISION AT SEA.
The Steamship Walla Walla Sunk
by an Unknown Vessel.
Were Asleep When the Crash Came
and ALI Survivors Took
to Lifeboats.

San Francisco, Jan. A collision
at sea early Thursday morning be-
tween the steamship Walla Walla and
an unknown sailing vessel resulted
in the sinking of the steamship and
the probable loss of at least Al lives.
The Walla Walla, owned by the Pa
cific Coast Steamship company, sailed
from San Francisco January 1 for
Puget sound ports She carried Sc
first-class passengers. % second-class
and crew of 80 men. When off Cape
Mendocino, on the California coast,
at 4:1O Thursday morning an iron
bark, believed to be French, doomed
up in the haze and crashed into the
Walla Walla's bow. Then the sailing
vessel slid off into the darkness and
was seen no more. All the passengers
and crew of the Walla Walla, except
the few on watch, were asleep, but
were aroused by the crash. The
Storage quarters were in the bow
and it is believed that some of the
Storage passengers and crew were
crushed to death. A big hole was
made in the steamers bow and she
sank in 35 minutes. The officers and
crew maintained strict discipline and
boats and life RATS were lowered.
All who were not killed in the COLI
sion got off, except Capt. Hall, who
went down with his ship. He was
picked up later by one of the boats,
uninjured, with the exception of a
few bruises. There was a choppy
sea running and the small boats could
not make a landing on the shore, a
few miles distant. They drifted
about all day and finally 65 people
were picked up by the steamer Dis
patch, which took them to Eureka
Another boat, under command of En-
gineer Brown and containing IS per.
sons, attempted to land at Trinidad
and was swamped. John Wilkinson
quartermaster; William Martel, fire
man; L. D. RUDE, passenger, an6
three unknown men were drowned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
FEWER SCHOOL cH1LnRRx
sta<e superintendent Nelson II UA-
able to- Account for the Falling
Or All over Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 3.-For some
reason, and State Superintendent
Frank Nelson is at a loss to account
for it, the school population of Kan
sas is less this year than last year.
According to the statistics collected
by Mr.. Nelson, the school population
of the state this year is $685. 1888, while
in 1900 it was COS, s54. The number
of pupils enrolled in the schools this
year is 3s3.175, practically the same
as last year. If the number of chill
dren of school age has decreased, the
number of teachers employed has
slightly increased In 1900 instructors
numbering 1873 were actively en-
gagged in the practice of their pro-
fession, while this year 1856 are en-
ployed. The total amount paid them
during the year in wages is 1,451.-
20; an average of S43 a month for the
men and $50 month for the women,
this being an increase in both cases
of a dollar month over the previous
year. There are 9,406 school houses
in Kansas, which, roughly estimated
at an average value of 500 each, rep
resent an investment of over $780,
900. The average length of terms in
the various schools of the state is 26
weeks. Following are some OF the
statistics relative to the schools COM
piled under the direction of State
superintendent Nelson:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
A PRO-BOER MEETING.
william j. Bryan and Mayor johnson Adj
dress Gathering at Cleveland, o.
A Resolut Passed.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 6.-Four thou
sand people attended a proBoer
meeting in Gray's armory yesterday
afternoon. There was enthusiastic
applause for every expression of SYM
pathy and encouragement for the
struggling Beers. An unexpected
event in the meeting was the appear
ance of Hon. W. j. Bryan, who is in
this city for the day as the guest of
Mayor Johnson. When the commit
tee in charge of the meeting learned
that the democratic leader was in
the city an invitation was sent to
him and the mayor to attend and adj
dress the gathering. The meeting
continued for four hours, the princi-
pal address being by Hon. John J..
Lentz.
A resolution was passed and will
be sent to the president of the United
Estates. He is asked to continue the
iefforts of his predecessor to bring to
an end the horrors of concentra ton
camps and a warfare which, by ''its
nnexampled ferocity and enormous
cost of life and treasure, has astound-
ed the civilized world"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
TO HANDLE cARNEGIE,s GIFT.
Secretary of State Hay at the Head of the
Incorporation That VIII Dispense
Ten Million Dollars.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Secretary Hay
and several other gentlemen inter
ested in the fund of 10000, 900 to be
presented to the United States by
Andrew Carnegie to be used to ad-
vance. the cause of education met at
the state department Saturday to
consider the matter Articles of in
corporation were submitted and
adopted and will be filed at once The
name of the incorporation will be the
CaSnegie institution.
1t is understood that Mr.. Carnegie
has removed the obstacles that exist
ed to the acceptance of his $1O,0OO,OOO
donation to the cause of education,
and Saturdays action was the first
step toward giving legal form and
substance to the proposition,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
WILLING To coNcEDE.
Gen Snyman, Former Member of Dewet's
Staff, Says Beers VIII Appeal to the.
United States Congress.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Commandant
". d. Snyman, who was member of
Gen. Dewet's staff in South Africa up
to a year ago, and who, for some
time, has represented the Boer cause
in the west, called upon President
Roosevelt. 81 called upon the presi-
dent" said he, ''to thank him for
having sent to my wife, who is in
South Africa, some money I desired
her to have. I shall always feel CRATE
full to President Roosevelt. I saw my
wife's signature to-day for the first
time in months" Commandment Sny-
man did not talk with the president
about the war in South Africa. He
did not consider it a proper subject
to discuss with the president of the
United States. 1.-THE Boers,'' said he,
"can see easily that the president can
do nothing to stop the war, even if
he were so disposed. But we will ap-
peal to congress for an expression of
opinion
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
DEEP PROBING PROMISED.
Interstate Commerce Commission Will In.
vestigate Every Phase OF Recent
Railroad Consultations.

Chicago, Jan. AT its meeting
next Wednesday the interstate com
merce commission will take action
against the Northern Securities com
pany and investigate the alleged COM
bination of the Great Northern.
Northern Pacific and Burlington rail
ways. The commission will try to
probe into the entire matter of ''com-
munity of interest" between great
railway systems. but the specific in
vestigation will be aimed at the
Northwestern railways. Many wit
neSses, among them many railway
promoters and owners, have been
summoned. All the western railway
magnates have been subpoenaed, and
after the investigation in Chicago
has been concluded, the commission
will resume it's hearings in New York,
and call before it the promoters and
financiers of Wall street. It is I'M
derstood there is to be a general and
determined fight all along the line.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
ALICE ROOSEVELT'S DEBUT.
The Eldest Daughter of the President
Presented to. Washington Society Last
Night at Ball in Her Honor.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Miss Alice
Roosevelt, the eldest daughter OF
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, was
formally presented to Washington
society last night at ball given in
her honor at the white house. About
500 guests in all were present, many
of whom either were connections of
the Roosevelt family or well known
society people living outside of Wash
ington. Miss Roosevelt is the first
white house debutante since 1873,
when Miss Nellie Grant, the daughter
of President and Mrs. Grant, was pre-
scented to society at a ball which was
the gayest social event of the dec
ade.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
CANNOT FIND THEM.
Filipino Rebels in Samar Hide In
Businesses of the Mountains.
Peace Advocates la Manila Deprecate Harsh
Measures In Batangas, But Gen. Bell
Tells Them That Mild Measures
Have Proven Inadequate.

Manila, Jan. 6.-Gen. j. Franklin
Bell is conducting a vigorous cam
Paign in Batangas province. Every
AVAILABLE soldier is in the field. The
columns under the command of Coils.
Whit and Dougherty are doing excel
lent work and driving the Filipinos
IN all directions. A number of the
latter are fleeing to Tayabas prov
mce. where the native constabulary
are rendering valuable assistance in
capturing men and rifles.
The advocates. of peace at Manila
feprecate the stern measures en-
ployed by Gen. Bell. In reply Gen.
Bell says that these peace advocates
have had numerous opportunities to
ase their influence, as they have
oeen given passes through the Ameri-
can lines almost for the asking, and
that it has been afterwards proved
that they often only went through
the lines for the purpose of assist
ing the instruction. Gen. Bell says
that the best peace method now is
q rigorous warfare until the insurrec-
ton is completely subdued.
The arrest of members of the
wealthy Lopez family and the con-
6scation of their steamers and rice,
as well as the arrest of three members
of the religious corporations, who
were known to be instigators of the
Instruction, has had an excellent eff
feet upon the natives.
Conditions in the island of Samar
are still unsatisfactory, owing to the
difficulty of finding the insurgents.
The civil authorities say that the is
land of Leyte is now perfectly peace
full. On tho other hand the military
authorities consider Leyte to be dam
gerous on account of its proximity
to Samar, if for no other reason.
Last Friday Maj. Albert L. Meyer, Of
the Eleventh infantry, captured quite
an extensive arsenal and plant for
the making of cartridges at Ormoc,
on the northwest coast of Leyte.
Maj. Meyer also captured another
powder factory, large quantities Of
ammunition, four cannon and several
rifles.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
ROUTED THE BURGLARS.
Four Masked Men Tried to Loot the Bank
at Camden Point, NO.. But Citizens
Made 1t Too Warm.

Camden Point, Mo-, Jan. AT two
o'clock Friday morning four masked
robbers entered the bank of Camden
Point and wrecked the vault with
dynamite. A. P. Fairhurst, assistant
cashier of the bank, and III. F. RiXey
a local merchant, returning from a
country dance, passed the bank just
as the explosion occurred. Hastily
arming themselves with shotguns and
summoning a small posse headed by
Buck Collins, the crack shot of the
town, they surrounded the bank and
opened fire on the robbers. After a
fusillade lasting several minutes, in
which one of the robbers was shot
in the shoulder, the bandits broke
away from the bank, ran to the rail
road tracks and escaped on handcar
They secured nothing of value.
They Were Soon Caught
Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. 4.-The
four Camden Point bank robbers
were captured at Pleasant Ridge, ter
miles west of here, yesterday evening
Three members of the Leavenworth
police force, a farm hand and a tele
graph operator comprised the party
which captured the outlaws. The
robbers were caught in a box cal
which was on the side track at Pleas
ant Ridge, little way station.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
EVEN SPLIT IN OHIO.
Senator Hanna's Men Secured the Honse
Officers and Friends of Senator Foraker
WIN in the Upper Branch.

Columbus, o.. Jan. 6.-The fight
between the Hanna and Foraker
forces in the Ohio legislative caucus
Saturday evening resulted in an
en- split. The Hanna men secured
control of the house and the For
aker men of the senate. Some of
the nominations for officials of the
senate were made without opposi-
ton, but there was ga fight to q
finish for those of the house, es-
pecially for the speakership.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
Shaw to Take Charge January es.

Washington, Jan. Gov. Leslie NJ.
Shaw, of Iowa, was in conference with
Secretary Gage for about two hours
Saturday going over affairs of the
treasury department and then left
with the secretary for the white
house. Gov Shaw said it had been
decided that he should take charge
of the treasury department January
25
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
Smallpox In Numerous Kansas Town,

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 4.-SmaIlpox is
breaking out in numerous Kansas
towns. The state board of health is
taking all the precautions possible
to check the disease and the indica-
tions are that it will not be SO gen.
era1 as last winter. Notices have
been posted in all the railway sta
lions Of the state warning the en-
ployes of the law forbidding taking
into the trains persons exposed to
smallpox.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
Great Year for Railroads.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-The Railway Age
says: In no year since the courts be-
gan to assume control of railroads for
the benefit of creditors was the num-
her of receiverships so small ais in
1901. During the year new equip
ment ordered and received represent
ed an expenditure of 2OO,O0o,O00.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 6:-Sam
Lazarus, the st. Louis millionaire
capitalist, ranchman. turfman and
railway builder, arrived here Satur-
day night to open headquarters to
fight the plaster trust recently or
gained by Kansas capitalists. Mr..
Lazarus owns six plaster and cement
mills and will attempt to crush the
United States Plaster company, q
concern controlling % plants.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
COL. AYRES STRICKEN.
Famous Confederate Who Helped to Hang
John Brown Dropped Dead in WASH
ingtOn City Friday.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Col. E. W.
Ayres, at one time Washington cor
respondent of the Kansas City Times,
dropped dead in the Citizens nation
al bank here Friday. Col. Ayres was
born in Lynchburg. Va, in 1897 and
served with distinction in the confed-
crate army. He belonged to the ia
nous Richmond Blues and was a
member of the company that officiat-
ed at the hanging of John Brown.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
THEY WILL SELL CHEAP.
Directors of the Panama Canal Offer All
Their Property to the United States
for Forty Million Dollars.

Paris, Jan. 6.-The directors Of the
Pan-American Canal company met at
the company's offices Saturday and
came to a definite decision to offer
to sell the canal property to the
United States for $4O,OOO,OOO. This
price includes the excavations, canal
railroad, machinery and all the other
items specified in the isthmian COM
missions report.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
Address to Congregational Churches.

New York, Jan. 6.-The American
Missionary association has issued
an appeal to the Congregational
churches of the country to observe
Sunday, February 9, as a memorial
of Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday
is February IL. The churches, and
especially their Sabbath schools and
Endeavor societies, are urged to en-
phasize Christian patriotism.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
Order to Confederate Veterans.

New Orleans, Jan. 6.-Gen. j. B.
Gordon, commanding the United Con-
federate Veterans association, has
issued general order announcing
that the next reunion of the veterans
will be held at Dallas, Tex, April %
to 25. The order states that the as
ssociation numbers 1900 camps and
urges confederate veterans to form
camps and join the association.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
Recovered Stolen d almonds.

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 7.-Whi1e A.
lily were on a Frisco system. train
last night they were relieved of s.. 900
worth of diamonds The robbery was
reported to the conductor, who wired
to the Birmingham police. The train
was met at the outskirts OF the city
and the diamonds were recovered.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
Was Benton's Grandson.

London, Jan. A verdict of sui
eide was returned by coroner's jury
in the case of Baron Charles Cauldre.
Boulleau, who was found shot in 6
railroad carriage at LoughborougF
Junction, Sunday. His. father was
consul general to Washington in ar
early day and married daughter o:
Thomas III. Benton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
Death of Gen. seamans.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Gen. Seamans
adjutant general of California, wht
had been seriously i'll here for some
time, died at 10:45 o'clock Friday
morning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
For One Dog Bite, ss.4OO.

Toledo, o., Jan. 5.-The circuit
court has affirmed the decision of the
lower courts giving Mrs. Adelaide
Smith a judgment of $5,4O0 against
the estate of the late eX-President
Hayes. Mrs. Smith was bitten by a
dog belonging to the late presidents
family and this is the cause for ac-
ton
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
VIII Pension Old Employees.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 4.-The American
Steel and Wire company has posted
notices in all it's works making effec-
tive on January 1, 1902, pension
department which provides for the
pensioning of all old and faithful en-
ployes, in accordance with their
terms of service.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
Bad Fire In Omaha.

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 5.-Fire destroyed
three large buildings at the corner of
Fifteenth and Howard streets early
Saturday. The stocks of the Western
Electrical Supply company, the Doug
las Printing company and the From
tier Steam Laundry company are
total loss. The loss will probably
reach 100000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
Pens ons for ola Employes.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 5.--The American
Steel & Wire company will pension
all old and faithful employees, in ac-
cordance with terms of service. The
funds to provide pensions will be fur
7nished by the company, the employees
contributing nothing. From $4,000
to 10000 men are employed by the
company.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10

Guthrie, Ok, Jan. 4-The Greek
nation is being overrun by negro emf.
grants from the southern states who
come expecting to find free land
A party of So more arrived Thursday
from Texas. Gov. Porter, of the
Creeks, has been called upon by his
people to put check to the influx.