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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-08
Disgraceful Conditions in the
Congo Free State.

London, Jan. Capt. Guy Bur-
rows, who has just retired from the
employ of the Congo Free State gov
eminent, after six years service, de-
clared in an interview today with a
representative of the press that the
conditions prevailing in the Congo
Free State are a disgrace to civiliza-
tion and far worse than ever before.
He pictured atrocities Of the most
horrible character perpetrated on the
natives by officials and whites who had
concessions of rubber land. AS a
typical instance of the means employ
ed by the Free State government Capt.
Burrows corroborated the statement
of an American missionary to the
effect that the officials employed 500
cannibals to whom they issued rifles to
massacre aand capture unarmed ma
tives who had rebelled against their
brutal methods. -
CT have sworn testimony" said
Burrows, ''of the Belgians handing
over natives to cannibals tribes for the
express purpose of being eaten.
Forced labor prevails everywhere and
SnOLSun rule Is Iue tIueSG ueSCilp-
ton of the present administration.
The companies deriving wealth from
the collection of rubber are all more
or less State enterprises, as third or
half of the shares in them are invari-
ably held by the government. Latter
ly King Leopold and the government
have made some show of action against
the agents of some of the upper Con-
go companies but only minor officials
are ever touched and the so-called re-
forms are merely intended to throw
dust in the eyes of the public, whose
Indignation has been aroused by the
stories of the reign of terror. While
the present systems for the collections
of rubber and the recruitment Of ma
tives continue the Congo Free State
will remain a disgrace to the white
mans work in Africa.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-08
Reciprocity Gonyeatioa's action.
New York Chamber Of Commerce
Does Not Approve.

New York, JAN "a meeting of
the chamber Of commerce was held
here today. The committee on foreign
commerce and the revenue laws pre-
sented report and resolutions, disap-
proving the action taken by the recip-
rocity convention held in Washington.
This report and the resolutions were
adopted after considerable debate.
The resolutions read as follows:
Whereas, this chamber has con-
sistently favored the establishment
through reciprocal concession in tariff
rates Of closer trade relations between
the United States and the commercial
countries of the world, and
Whereas, the national reciprocity
convention, in its recent session in
Washington, D. c.. adopted reso-
luton recommending reciprocity
through tariff notifications where it
can be done without injury to any Of
our home interests of manufacturing,
commerce or farming, thereby render
ing any application of reciprocal tariff
concessions impracticable. and
Whereas, the national reciprocity
convention in a second resolution,
recommended the establishment of
new commission to which shall be re-
ferred the consideration Of all recipro-
cal trade agreements, thereby nullify-
ing and disregarding the valuable and
beneficial work successfully accom-
plished by the present commissioner
plenipotentiary in the negotiation of
important treaties, whereby a great
part of the trade of these countries
would be thrown open to Us, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That this chamber hereby
expresses it's disappoval Of the action
taken by the national reciprocity con-
vention in Washington On Nov. 20, as
subversive of all attempts to bring
about closer trade relations with our
sister nations and to open new and
wider markets for our products, and
be it further
Resolved, That the chamber views
with apprehension. the policy advo-
Gated by the reciprocity convention as
likely to invite hostile legislation on
the part Of the other nations against
this country to the great detriment of
its commercial interests.
The following substitute for the
report of the committee was offered,
but was rejected: -
Resolved, That this body recommend
reciprocity in our trade with foreign
countries where it can be done with
out injuring any of our own products
or manufactures.
The committee report and resolu-
tions were then adopted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-08
engine EKPLODES.
Three Persons Killed and Nine
Hurt.

Macon, Ga, Jan. "a freight
engine, just out of the repair shop,
and fred up in the roundhouse Of
the Central of Georgia railroad, ex-
ploded without warning at 7.30
O'Clock this morning, shaking the en-
tire city. The report was beard seven
miles away, and houses three miles
distant felt the shock
The news instantly spread that many
were killed. and in few moments
there had gathered at the gates hun
dreds of people, including wives and
children of shop employees. weeping
and clamoring for information. The
cause Of the accident is not known,
the coroner's jury failing to ascertain.
1t is supposed, however, that the
negro had found the water in the
boiler too low and had suddenly in
jected stream of cold water on the
redhot crownsheet. The engine was
reduced to fragments, parts being
hurled through the building two or
three hundred yards. One piece
weighing 5000 pounds was thrown $50
Yards
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-08
The Waters Are Abating.

Atlanta, Ga,. Jan. 1.-The Chatta-
hooche river which has been out of its
banks for several days, has materially
subsidized. The washouts on the
Atlanta and West Point lines between
this city and Montgomery have caused
the most serious interruption ever
known to the traffic in that part of
the State.
Augusta, Ca, Jan. 1.-The food in
the Savannah river today covers the
lowlands on the South Carolina side,
opposite this city. A negro boy was
drowned last night by the overturning
of a wagon on a road near the river.
Roanoke, Va, Jan. IA special
from Bristol says: The Virginia and
Southern railway which suffered from
the late storm will have their line in
operation today to Mountain City.
Trains will leave Bristol on regular
schedule for all points in Tennessee
except Elizabethton. They expect to
be running into Elizabethton by the
end of the week.
Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 1.-Sched-
ules on railroads entering Montgomery
which were interfered with by the
recent foods have, with the exception
of the Atlanta and West Point, been
resumed. Later reports from Tallas-
see say that the damage by high water
will exceed first estimates. The loss
by the breaking of the power COM
pany's dam will fall on the contract
ors, as the work had not been turned
over.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. The
Tennessee river began to fall here at
s o'clock tonight. The highest stage
reached is 40.9 feet. The river is fall
ing at all points above Chattanooga
and the fall began here about mid
night. But little damage has been
done here by the flood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-08
EmbezzIer Set Free.

Lincoln, Neb.. Dec. 31.-Goy. Sage
to night granted an unconditional par
don to Joseph S. Brantley, former
State treasurer, who five years ago
was sentenced to 20 years in the peni-
Tertiary on conviction OF having en-
bezzled $4,000 of State funds. The
pardon was delivered to Mrs. Brantley
by the governors private secretary.
Later, with his family and lawyer,
Brantley was brought in carriage to
his home in the city.
BARLEY has been in the State prison
four years and six months in addition
to year in the Douglas County Jail
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-08
Blue Ridge Leases Anderson
Branch of Southern.

Anderson. Dec. 31.-The Blue Ridge
Railroad Company today leased the
branch of the Southern from Belton
to this place. The lease goes into
effect tonight at 12 O'Clock. The pa
pers we're signed today at Washington.
There will be no immediate change
in employees of the road. although 1T
is expected there will be later. Freight
rates to this place will not be affected
but an improved passenger service will
be inaugurated.
The Southern passenger due here
at 3.45 this afternoon was derailed
near Broadway trestle and several cars
badly wrecked. The wreck occurred
on sharp curve and was caused by
coal car jumping the track. The
engine remained on the track.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-08
REMARKABLE cUaz OF CIRQUE.
A LITTLE BOYS LIFE saw

I have few words to say regarding
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It saved
my little boys life and feel that can
not praise it enough. bought bottle
of it from A e Steere of Goodwin, S D,
and when I got home with it the poor
baby could hardly breathe / gave the
medicine as directed every ten minutes
until he threw up' and then I thought
sure he was going to choke to death. We
had to pull the phlegm out of his mouth
in great long strings. I am positive that
if had not got that bottle of cough med
icine, my boy would not be on earth to-
day.-Joel Demont, Inwood, Iowa. For
sale by DR. A j China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-08
Cuban Elections.

Santiago de Cuba, Dec. 31.--The
elections passed off today without not
ab incident in this district. The
Nationalist was the only ticket in the
field and consequently it was elected.
Very few votes were cast in this city
and little interest in the proceedings
was apparent. The day was unusually
cold and rainy.
Habana, Dec. 31.-Elections returns
have not yet been received here. The
indications promise light vote. The
partisans of Gen. BARITONE Maso in
Habana did not vote.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-08
Great Progress in Manufacturing.

New York, Dec. 31.-Dun's Review
will say on January 4:
Most marvellous of all the phenome-
nal evidences of advancement in bust
ness during the year was the progress
made in manufacturing. 1t is lmpossl-
BILE to be too extravagant in dellneat,
ing the movements of the industrial
world. Never in the history of this or
any other nation has such development
occurred within the space of twelve
month. The expansion of productive
capacity was enormous, the improved
methods of work and organization
were conspicuous, wise economies
were introduced, but more than all
other factors that made for permanent
prosperity was the conservative resist
ance to price imitation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-08
DON'T LIVE TOGETHER r.

Constipation and health never go to-
gether. DeWitt's Little Early Risers pro-
mote easy action of the bowels without
distress. II have been troubled with cost
iveness nine years." says j 0 Greene, De-
paw, Ind. 81 have tried many remedies,
but Little Early Risers give best results"
J S Hughson & Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-08

Gov. Montague, of Virginia, was
naugurated yesterday before the Con
stitutional Convention and commit
tee of the General Assembly.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-13
GIRL ACROBAT KIDNAPPED.
Second of Family to Disappear
 Within Six Months.

The Girl Was Sent to Grocery Store
 Friday Noon and Has Not Been Seen
 Since-The Mother Thinks She Has
 Been Kidnapped by Some One Who
 Knows the Girls Abilities and
 Wants to Profit by Them.
 St Louis, Jan 13.-Lottie Richards, II years old, known in theatrical cir cles as d member of the well known family of acrobats, who temporarily are living in this city, disappeared Fri day at noon. The child. who is the second member of her family to disap- pear within the last six months, was sent to q neighboring grocery to buy articles for the midday meal, and failed to return. The little girls mother Mrs Laura Richards, says that she believes her daughter has been Kidnapped by some person who knows the child's abilities and desires tc make the little girls theatrical en agreements q source of profit.
 While living on North Tenth street about six months ago. Bertia Richards l0 years old, half brother of I.ottie disappeared under circumstances al most identical with those surround;ns the disappearance of Lottie, and nt tldlngs of him have ever 5ee.1 received
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-13
REILEY AND O'BRIEN.
Have Been Excellent Officials and Are
 Worthy of disappointment

Have Been Excellent Officials and Are
 Worthy of Re-appointment.
 The board of public works will meet at o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when, unless something which the public knows nothing about turns uD, super- intendent of streets and a superntend- ent of the bureau of water will be elected. The only candidates heard or in connection with the positions are the present incumbents, B. B. Kelley and John F. O'Brien. The relations between these men and the board has been very pleasant during the past two years and considering the nature of the positions they hold very little, fault has been found with them ill a public way. so that there does not appear to be any reason offered as to why they should not be re-appOinted. Of course the aldermen hampered the street des partment considerable by refusing to make transfers recommended by the board of public works which would have enabled the department to per- form some much needed work before the bad weather set in and on this ac- count there was some dissatisfaction in certain quarters on the part of people who are not aware that the street department is obliged to stop when it has exhausted it's appropria- ton. But on the whole things moved along pretty smoothly on the street and water departments and no doubt this is one reason why the public ex- poets and hopes to see the heads of these departments continued. Another day will tell the story.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-13
TIE PORTO RICO CODES.
Chairman Rowe Explains Their
 Workings to a Reporter.

The Codes as Finally Prepared Will
 Encourage American Capital to Be
 Invested-Many Needed Improve
 provements Also Will Be Taken Up
 in the Way of Drainage, Sanitation
 and Water Supply.
 New York, Jan 13.-L. s. Rowe. Chairman Of the law revision commit tee of Porto Rico, arrived to-day from san Juan on the steamer Ponce. The codes prepared by this commission are being made the main subject of discussion at the session of the legis- latiye assembly of Porto Rico which opened on January l. Speaking of the work of the session Mir Rowe gid: The attitude of the legislative assem- bly towards the codes submitted by the commission demonstrates the Widespread desire to secure as soon as possible the full benefit of Ameri- can institutions. The Foraker act continued in force all the Spanish laws until amended or repealed by the local legislative assembly. This work of amendment has been taken up with great earnestness. The codes which the legislative assembly is now con sldering will bring the legal system of Porto Rico into close harmony with the general principles of law prevailing in the states and territories of the union and will, to that extent, encourage the influx of American capital to the island.
 The feeling of bucyancy which now prevails throughout Porto Rico stands in marked contrast to the depression of two years ago. The Improvement Of the municipalities, as shown by tht San Juan loan, will enable the. cities and towns to undertake much needed improvements in drainage, water sup ply and sanitation. A final elemen of strength is added to the situation by the fact that both political partie have come to the support of the ad Ininistration. At the banquet recent Ily rendered Governor Hunt, the lead CTS of both parties pledged their sup port in the efforts for the advance N ment of the common interests of tn island"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-13
BURGLARS BOUND OVER.
One Shot While Being Captured, Car
 ried Into Court.

Saybrook, Jan 13.-After short hearing before Judge Gates in the town court this morning, the six men who were captured early Sunday morning while attempting to carry away goods from the store of D. NJ. Holmes, were bound over to the super for court and were remanded to jail. The men gave their names and ages as follows: Frank Lambert Is, John Morris 24, Frank Hedney II, Joseph AfcCaffery r, Fred Johnson IS and John Randall p. They refused, to tell where they came from and the names are supposed to be assumed. Tn Johnson's clothes was found card bearing the address, W. J. O'Neill' New Brighton, & l. Morris, who was shot in the back, had to be carried into the court Judge Gates appoint ed Lawyers Dempsey and Coulter to defend them. Pleas of not guilty were entered The townspeople held meeting afer the court and voted to raise a liberal reward for William Roe, the hostler who discovered the burg lars at work and who took part i'll the capture.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-13
BURGLARS CRACKED 4 SAFE.
But They Only Got $5.61 For
 Their Trouble.

The Safe Was in the Office of inc
 Tramway Co at NIilllale-Burglars
 Expected to Get Big Har.-Eiil-
 ployes Asleep in the Second Story of
 the Building Failed to Hear the Elk
 plosion.
 Southington, Jan 13-Burglars cracked the safe in the office of the Meriden, Southington and Componnce railroad at Milldale between ? and G o'clock this morning. Two Hra-igers hung about the office yesterday after noon while money was being counted are thought to have been connected with the robbery. It is believed that they expected to get the receipts of Saturday and Sunday, bug they se- cured only $5.61, all the cash il tic safe Employees of the railroad sleep on the second floor of the building, but were not aroused by the explosion which wrecked the safe.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-13
RICHARD CRoKER RETIREs.
The Leadership of Tammany Hall Goes
 to Lewis Nixon

1A0 LedueTSnlp or 1d1nulany Hall GOeS
 to Lewis Nixon.
 New York, Jan. 13.-Richard Croker has retired from chairmanship of the Tammany hall finance committee, and Lewis Nixon was elected to succeed him. The position, by long usage, car ries with it the leadership of the organ ization.
 George NJ. Van Hoesen, president of the general committee, in announcing the name of MT Nixon for the chair manship of the finance committee, said that this step was taken at the desire of Mir Croker himself. Later Mir Croker in an address to the members present asked that they giyeNNIr Nixon their full support. He added: T am satisfied that by making this change we will restore confidence to the or ganiZation and bring back to it's SUD- port the army of democrats that we lost at the last election. I hope that you will give him the same confidence that l have enjoyed. I am constantly receiving letters from young men anx- iouS to join the organization who do not know how to join. 1 hope that means will be found to bring more young men into Tammany hall The people who left us for reasons of their own can never build up an organization against yours upon patronage received from the republican party. I think it is your duty to strengthen yourselves and to stand On principles and not on l patronage. You know that this organ 1 ization generally polls the largest vote when it has no patronage. I have been 1 in the organization thirty-five years and during that period it has boiled a large vote approximately in years when 1t has had no patronage
 ''So you need never fear the efforts of men who leave us because they wish to get positions. It is neglect of your selves and distruct of your leaders which will hurt you. If you conduct this organization honestly and comply With the laws you can't be beaten If you run this organization honestly and uprightly you will win victories
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-13
PIC ORDINANCE.
Raisers of Hogs Are Anxiously
 Inquiring About It.
THE CONSOLIDATION MEASURE

Wipes Out the Line Which Marked
 Where Hogs Could Be Raised-One
 Man From the Suburbs Says TnE
 if the Old Ordinance Applies to the
 New District the City ''Will Soon
 Be On the Hog"
 Residents of the rural districts are very much interested in the opinion of the city attorney which it is expected VIII be submitted to the aldermen to- night relative to ordinances. At the last meeting of the aldermen the city attorney was instructed <o inform the board if the ordinance now in force in the city as it existed prior to the passage of the act of consolidation would be operative in the new dis tricts. The farmers and others i'll the suburban districts who keep pigs are curious to know what view the city attorney will take of the ordinance Nuisance" which prohibits the keep ing of pigs unless by permHNon of the board of public health. An old gen. tleman was about the city hall this af- ternoon looking for Mayor KiIduff HG appeared to be very much worried over this matter and after explaining his case to a Democrat reporter jocosely remarked that if that ordinance should be enforced the several districts of Waterbury would soon be on the hog, adding that many~residents of the town looked to the business of raising pigs as one of their principal sources of revenue. He said it was the cnIy way he could get hold of ready dol Ia md 10 hn cf, I,A I11 T to dispose of his pigs at the present time it would be a great hardship on him and that it would seriously ham,. per others.
 From this 1t would appear that if City Attorney Kellogg decides that all the city ordinances apply to the new district, and i'll all probability lie will look at it that way, the board of pub lie health will be deluged with peti- tions for permission to maintain pig stys from those who wish to continue in the business of raising hogs For some time the city health officer has been strongly opposed to the raising of pigs in thickly settled districts Gnff it was this that led to the ordinance doing away with the business in the city. At the present time any per- son. keeping pigs in the city is dctng so at his own risk. but it is thought that if the law applies to the sparsely settled portions of the town the board of public health will grant permission to people living there to continue to raise their porkers on the old plan. If lnot. farmers and many who could not properly be classed as farmers will be 1 in a bad box. In any case it IS : thought that the health authorities Twill exercise close watch on what Is
 going on on the outside and thus keep pace with the high state of sanitation
 always maintained by the town au-
 thoritias.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-13
LOOKING FOR HIS BROTHER.
Architect Doherty of New York
 Found Man of Same Name.

The Brother is Supposed to Be Fight
 ing in South Arfica-In Searching for
 Him the New York Man Founl the
 Whereabouts of John r. Doherty, the
 Son of a Prominent Physician of
 Charlestown-He is a Prisoner i'll Ceylon.
 New York. Jan 13.-Though Gisap- pointed just when he thought he had found the brother for whom he has been looking for two years, William T. Doherty, an architect in this city, has the consolation of knowing that his efforts have brought joy 10 q fam fly who bear the same laine as his own, though they live in Charlestowns Mass. John A. Doherty, the brother of William, still remains undiscovered among the thousands of lighting n.en in South Africa John F. Dokerty, the son of d prominent physician of Charlestown, is now known to be a prisoner of war in Ceylon, and his family, who almost had cone to aourn him for dead, are prepacing to take every means to procure Ills speedy re- lease. John A. Doherty, who Is 2G years old, was builder, but when the Spanish war broke out he enlisted with a New York regiment and went to Cuba. After serving in the Cuban war the parents of Doherty died and the builder went to South Africa In search of fortune. He disappeared and his brother wrote to the war de partment. He received the following:
 Army Headquarters, South Afi4ca Pretoria, Nov 9, 19O1.--In reply to your letter to Lord Kitchener asking whether any such person as your brother, John A. Doherty, is prisoner of war in South Africa, I am to in form you that the only prisoner of war of that name Is John F. Dollerty. who gave his address as No Lawrence street, Charlestown, Mass. This man is now in Ceylon and will remain there until the cessation Of hostilities This proved the death blow to al | William Doherty's hopes. but he los no time in sending on the letter tC Charlestown, and yesterday received : reply telling him of the happiness which his news had brought to tht other family.