The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-24

| quincy, 1AdSe., Oope. w.
cruiser Des Moines was launched from
the yards of the Fore River Ship and
Engine company shortly after noon
today. Miss Elsie Macomber of Des
Moines with Gov. Cummins of Iowa
and Mayor Brenton of Des Moines
standing by the side, smashed the
traditional bottle of campagne against
the steel prov Of the cruiser, while
Miss Clara n. Carleton of HaVerhlll,
| Mass, cut the ropes which held the
last keel block and started the ship
down the ways. The Des Moines was
planned to combine a fair rate of
speed, moderate bat still formidable
armament, good seagoing qualities and
coal endurance rate above that aver.
age. All of these qualities have been
gotten in vessel of $500 tons dis
placement, s30s feet 9 inches long, A
feet beam, and 10 feet 9lnches draft,
and q speed of 161a knots.
London, Sept. 21.-The Daily Mail
this morning says the government has
decided that the new South African
colonies are to be required to pay S5O,-
600, 600 towards the cost of the South
| African war. The colonies are, how
ever, to be allowed ample time in
which to make this payment; it will
not be collected until the extension OF
trade and expansion of revenue permit.
Consequently the loan Will not be
aoated for two or three years. Mining
profits will probably be taxed 10 per
cent. more than they were before the
war and money will also be obtained
by granting all kinds of concessions and
mineral rights.
Washington, Sept. 2O.-Secretary
| Moody has finally decided to augment
the Unite States naval forces on the
isthmus by the addition OF 900 ma
rines, if Commander McLean's advices
indicate that they are needed He has
given orders to Capt. Pillsbury of the
u. S. S. Prairie, now at Boston, to
proceed with his ship to Norfolk. At
that point 500 maries will be gathered
ready to take ship when Secretary
| Moody's advices indicate the necessity
for their presence on the isthmus.
! Norfolk is the most available point for
the congregation of marine force as IN
addition to its southern location it has
excellent camping grounds for marines.
Washington, September 2l.-Atto1-
new General Knox returned to Wash
| ington tody after his trip to Paris,
where he conferred with officials re-
garding the sale of the Panama Canal
property to the United States. Mr..
Knox devoted his time to questions
affecting the title of the company and
| it's right to dispose of the same and
has considerable data on the subject.
From this he will prepare an opinion
for the President and, pending that,
declines to make any statement on the
matter for the press.
Birmingham. Ala, Sept. 20.-The
negro population of Birmingham is in
mourning and gloom has been cast
over the entire city as the people begin
to realize the immensity of last nights
appalling disaster at Shiloh Baptist
Church. Up to 10 o'clock tonight the
number of dead had reached ITO, and
90 of these have been identified. A
! large majority of the victims of the
stampede were residents of Birming-
ham and as fast as the undertakes can
prepare their bodies for inspection
! they are being Identified.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 2o.-The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
today appropriated $1,000 te ala the
anthracite miners and an official tele-
gram was sent to President Mitchell
announcing the fact.
Bronson, Fla, September 2l:-At l
O'Clock this morning, after being out
seven hours, the jury returned YER
dict of murder in the first degree
against Thomas Faircloth and Theo-
dore Smith, two young white men.
who we're charged with the murder OF
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Lewis, three
weeks ago, and Judge Bullock at once
sentenced them both to be hanged as
soon as the Governor shall issue the
death warrants. While the sheriff was
placing handouts on the prisoners to
take them from the Court room, they
asked that the execution take place as
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