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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23
THE CONFEDERATE REUNION.
Veterans Have Already commen-
ced to Arrive at Dallas.

Dallas, Texas, April 20.-The ad-
vance guard Of the United Confederate
Veterans reached Dallas last night and
since that hour train after train,
carving old soldiers, their relatives,
friends and visitors, has been arriving
to attend the Confederate Veterans
Reunion, which will begin on Tues
day. Dallas is gaily decorated IN
honor Of the Veterans and every ar
rangement for their comfort and pleas
ure has been made. Estimates by lead
ing railroad men place the expected
attendance at l50 COO. Delegations
from the Southeastern States are due:
tonight and tomorrow morning. Gen..
Gordon and Adjt. Gen. Modrman are
expected to arrive tomorrow. Gems.
Joe Wheeler and Fitzhugh Lee will
be In attendance.
IS The main body of the Confederate
Veterans will be chartered nztents at
the Fair grounds, where the main
exercises will be held. The principal
addresses Of the reunion will be on the.
first day, Tuesday, April %. Pm
vate,, John Allen will be, The orator Of
The day. In the afternoon the Kafphs
parade will be the feature. The even
ing will be devoted to receptions and
q grand ball by the United Sons Of
Confederate Veterans. Wednesday
will be devoted to a business session
and a memorial hour, and in the: even;
ing will follow receptions and the
opera. Thursday the Confed ederate Vet
erans' parade will form at 10 o'clock,
after q short business session. Az
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23
Red Tape at Washington.

LastsNeek ,HesSpeaksr Of the, House
was officially Informed that Daniel
Lewis, OF Fort LeayenWorth, had sae-
|cidyntaas broken the to1fgae of hds
wagon and that the Governments OWED
him s.. This was occasloned Dy an
unmanageable Governmen team DISK
strenuous s,mu9es Congress IS looking
into the matter.
It required great expanse of manu-
script to convey this nte1l ligepce, and
|swheE q PRINTER IA the NoYernnient
printing Office had sco1lgunaed s2 or IS
worth OF time in pnttlng all OF the
story into type, locking It into forms
and making it ready for the press
there were four pages OF ordinary
book Porn, winding up with para
graph affidavit, which ends
And further deponent sayeth not.
Daniel Lewis (his mari
Elihn Root, as Secretary OF War,
signed the commune alton, to which
were prs6xed- fourteen military en-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TRUST.
II is Again Said That Morgan
Has Effected a Combine.

Ia New York, April 19.-. P. Morgan.
who is now abroad, has, practically
consnmmated a plan to combine all
the leading transatlantic steamship p
lines. London dispatches to the As
sociated Press announcing the com
bination were today confirmed at the
Morgan banking house. The compa-
MES to be consolidated will, it is un-
derstood, include the American and
Red Star lines, White Star Line,
Dominion Line, Atlantic Transport
Line and the Leyland Line. The two
last named lines have been under Nor
gan control for some time. Probable
additions to this list are the Cunard,
the Wilson and the Holland-American
companies, and it is understood that
ga working agreement will be reach.
ed with the other transatlantic compa-
nies, including the North German
Lloyd, Neutrality-suspicious., Generate
Transatlantique French) and Allan.
and Anchor lines.
Mt. Mongan has given the matter
much of his time since his arrival on
the other side. In this country the.
more Important details have been in.
the hands Of Clement A.. Griscom,. Of
che American Line, while Charles.
Steele, ME-. Morgan IS partner in this
city, has had charge Of the legal pre-
Hminaries.
IT is yet too early to give the exact
scope Of the scheme, but as now out:
lined there will be an American hold.
ing company, into which all the steam,
birSooynnaniosS which enrnDose TO enter:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23
samter's Parkway Namesake.

Mr.. George Keats, wealthy
mine owner and operator Of Sumter,
Oregon. is spending a few days in the
city. taking in the Exposition and en-
ioying himself generally M. Keats's
town was named for Fort. Sumter, In
Charleston harbor, and it is one Of the
Pacific slope Two years ago 81 was was
nnheard Of except, as the camping
place Of small detachment of United
States troops the day Fort Sumter was
fred upon and the spot where recently
i little numbering raiload had ran into
the woods. a few years ago itRas q
crossroads village, With perhaps lao
inha abitants. In May, 1899, 1T had
about go, and IN May, 1900, Just one
year later, 1t was rushing, bustllng
Little city Of more than LOCO persons,
with something like 150 business
houses, including 25 hotels, restaur-
ants and lodging houses, q saloons,
three banks, four assay Offices, Is to
20 real estate and brokers' offices,
three live newspapers, four saw mills.
a brewery, an Opera House, two or
three news agencies, several brick
wards, millinery and jeWelry stores,
dance halls, shooting galleries and
an the other boom mining camp
establishments. 1t has good churches,
good schools, telegraph and telephone
connections with all the great SUR
rounding mining towns and the outside
world in general. The town has also
a good fire department, a good waterz
works system and is Lighted with
electricityIn In short, Sumter has
risen within an almost incredibly
short period Of time. from nothing to
nearly the sizeso Deadwood, in the
palmiest days Of the Black Hills, and
iits boom has seemin1y come to stay.
The town is built literally on q golden
rock. It's walled in by mountains
of goldseamed quartz aud all its streams
ron over golden sands. 1t is the
centre and supply and distribution
point Of hundreds, if not thousands, OF
square miles of gold-bearing territory,
whose riches surpass all ordinary COM
putation. Immediately around it and
stribuary to it 296 stamps are pounding
out over two million dollars year IN
gold bricks and concentrates, and every
day is adding to the number of the
mines and mills and the amount Of the
weld. The historic old strongho!d's
namesake is rapidly forging to the
front and inasmuch as Mt Keats lives
right in the midst Of this almost
fabulous wealth and prosperity it is
but natural that he should have come
in for a reasonable share Of the spells.
Talk about Klondike,' said the
Westerner at the Charleston Hotel yes
terday, there is no section of country
on the topsside of the earth that can
touch the eastern portion Of the land
where rolls the Oregon News and
Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23
The Glamior for Conquest.
fFron the AtIanta Journal.


There is a class Of poll iticians and
there are jjingoistic newspapers in the
United States whose habitual tone
would indicate that the true aim and
highest duty Of this nation is to assert
its power by armed force and ex-
tend its dominion by slaughter.
From the first Of our truly great
statesmen and our truly illustrious sol
diers to the last there has never been
one who was ever found clamoring for
conquest or ever endeayored to SOW
the dragons teeth Of war. The men
who have guided the growth OF the
country, fought and won the battles
Of the Republic. took up the sword as
a last resort; did so reluctantly and
regret that It haSd become necessary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23

Mexico City, April 2o.-The earth
quake Friday evening covered large
extent of territory and reached down
into Central .Americ lower sec
ton Of the Pacific coast Of this coun-
try felt the shock very severely and at
TapachuIa, an important town in the
State of Chiapas. near the Guatamalan
frontier, there was much damage done
to property. The loss is estimated at
a million dollars, one of the losers
placing the damage to his property at
$500, 900.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23
7t.f.5
PEACE RIJMORS IN LONDON

London, April q The reto1ia
correspondent OF The Standard cables
that there is a:good reason to beheFe
3 s. tentative agreement has been arriYed;
at which viii prove mutually cordial
and Head to san early cessation eff
hostiI tiles The Utrecht correspoa-
dent of the Daily Nail SAYS it ssrecogs
nized there that. tie Boer delegates at
Pretoria have full powers: to negotiate
without reference TO the Boer aeaders
in Europe, who. have no real Influence
on the peace negotiat ions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23
Very Hot 0ut West.

Omaha, April 20 day was the
hottest April day in fifteen years. The
Thermometer; at NJ. reached %
degrees, the previous record being 81.
The intense heat was more oppressive
owing 10 the excessive cold weather
experienced up to Saturday night,
.overcoats being required for comfort
during the past week.
The torrid temperature was response
BILE for severe attacks of lines, two
occurring in one church during the
day.
The continuation of the hot weather
will prove dangerous to growing grain.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23
The Work Of Congress.

Washington, April 2lzThe house
today entered upon the. consideration
of the military academy appropriation
bill which in addition to the regular
items contains provision for the extern
siVe improvement Of, the grounds and
buildings at West Point. These I'M
proyements are to cost Sc, 800, ,0U, a
little over S., 600, 600 Of which is ap-
.pl,ropriated IN the bill TWenty-foursof
the 80 pages Of the bill we're completed.
During the general debate on the
military academy bill, Mr.. Gilbert OF
Kentucky precipitated q discussion on
the race question which was particl-
pated in BY Mr.. Giflett Of Massach1-.
setts, Blackburn Of North Carolina,
~. ~. Mtcllin Of North Carolina and
ME-. Gaines Of Tennessee. Mr. Coch-
ran of Missouri and Mr.. Gaines OF
Tennessee. Mr. Cochran of Missouri
and Mr.. Gillett also discussed the
question Of the alleged violation OF the
neutrality laws in connection With st the
shipment of mules and horses totSouth
Africa. 49,
MI Cannon, chairman Of the COM
mittee on appropriations. character
lied the proposed expenditure at West
Point as the rankest kind of extra
vagance. .
Mr. Hay OF Virginia said that the
Improvement was necessary to accom-
modate the large increase in the num-
Der of cadets which already had been
provided for by law.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23

Memphis, Tenn, April 21.-The
death of five negro children from star
walton is reported from Haywood coun-
tv, about 40 miles north Of Memphis.
They were the children of Jim Mills
who left them several weeks ago
ostensiblv to find work. The family
lived in an isolated spot and their
condition was not discovered until
they were beyond helr.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23
BENEVOLENT ASSIMILATION.
The Senate Collecting Evidence.
Against Army in Philippines.

Washington, April 2l.-The senate
committee on the Philippines today
resumed the examination Of witnesses
in connection with the investigation
of affairs in the Philippine islands.
Grover Flint of Cambridge, Mass,
who served as first Lieutenant in the
Thirty-ffth volunteer infantry, testi-
fed that early in May, 1900, he had
been witness to the . water cure. =
as administered to the natives by the
Maccabebe scouts and that this was
done to get information as to the
whereabout of their guns. The guns
were delivered. The following day
some men of his own regiment applied
the cure, but their act was without
authority of their commanding officer.
The Maccabebes at the time referred
to we're not under command Of com
missioned officer, but under a sergeant
of the United States army Flint had
been. he said, a witness to at least 20
cases Of twater cure. - He never had
seen anyone die as "a result Of the
cure, but had seen hospital corps
man working lon native who had
been rendered unconscious.
Mr.. Flint in response to a question
by Senator Dietrich, said he was pres
sent on the occasion to draw the line
on excesses. y He did not recommend
to his major that the practice cease
nor did he give any orders to his men
to stop the torture.
Answering question by Senator
Burrows the witness declared that the
effect Of the cure was immediate, the
victim invariably turning in his gun
or bolo and giving information as to
the whereabouts Of others.
Replying to question by Senator
Lode, the witness said that he had
been refused commission in the
regular army because his colonel
had reported him assusing Intoxicating
liquors to excess. Flint denied that
on any Of the occasions when he had
witnessed the water cure Washe sHnder
the influence Of liquor. Ma. Geav
OF his regiment was always near, but
had not interfered in fthe administers
lion Of the cure, simply assigning g
commissioned officer to see that the
men did notsgot too Tar, s.sy..
After considerable questioning the
witness finally ADM tied tha the approF-
ed Of the water; cure, 9 and, respond
ing to query by Senator Beveridge
said that It was not an American in
vention,-bnt was as old as the Chron-
ic1es Of NeWgate.
The witness described the burning
81 small. yillages, the idea being, he
said to driye the people to. the woods
OF. to the towns and concentrate them.
g Who did the army borrow that
from?' inquired Senator g1lberson.
saw it ia Cuba, 3 answered the
witness, under the authority Of Gen.
Weyler. :, .s...:.z.ss....:
The committeesin executive session
refused to call Edward Atkinson Of
Boston as witness, but directed that
ss,ui1b5poenas be issued for a number Of
sergsants and priivates who we're WIT.
nesses Of the water cure. The matter
81 calling Sixto Lopez, Mabini and
Aguinaldo was left Tor future deter;
mination.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23
Frank Stockton Dead.

Washington. April 2o.-Mr. Frank
Il Stockton, the well known novelist,
died here suddenly this morning from
heenorrhage Of the brain.
The cause of Mr.. Stockton s death
mas paralysis Immediately resulting
from a hemorrhage in the brain. He
~as guest at the banquet held
Wednesday night of the National
academy of Sciences when he was
taken suddenly and mysterlously Ill.
The ailment did not at that time ap-
pearto Be serious and for while the
Herer seemed to be improving, but a
change for the worse came this morn
ing and death occurred at II O'Clock.
By his bedside when the end came
Were his wife, who was a Miss Tuttle
Of Virginia and her sister: Mr..
stockton was SO years Of age. The
body viii be taken to Philadelph for
interment. No further funeral ar
engagements have been made. Mr..
Stockton bad spent the past winter IN
New York and had done very little
literary work, preferr1ng to rest.
After a visit of nearly a month to At
lantic City be came to Washington 50
that he might attend the banquet OF
the scientists intending then to go to
his beautiful home in Charleston, ".
Mr. Stockton was Philadelphia
birth. In early life he was an
engraver and draughtsman, but soon
abandoned this occupation for journal
Ism. Many years ago, however. be
retired wholly FROM newspaper WORK
and devoted himself to literature.
His reputation as story writer Was
worldwide.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23

Society Hill, April 2l.Akilling oc-
CURED here Saturday night about 10
O'Clock in front of D.. Z. Brooks store:
John Pipkins, white man, stabbed
in the neck Jack *Ellerbe, a young col
ored man. Ellerbe bled profusely and
died in aboutte minutes. From what
can be gathered it seems some trivial
affair caused the trouble.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23

Stockholm, Sweden, April 20.-Mass
meetings In favorof universal suffrage
were held today in all the towns
OF Sweden. The demonstrators tsaec
to march to the palace OF King oscar; !;
They we're charged by the police and
several Of them we're wounded. Others
were arrested. eproaches to the
a1acesare now guardedS by trooI ss5
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23

Al remarkable case Of a man. still
living, with bullet in his heart was
brought out in the 31st congress OF the
German Chirargical Associa ion, which
convened last week at Berlin After
the bullet penetrated his body the
wound healed quickly. Subsequently
X-rays revealed the bullet lying In the
left ventricle, bounding with each
beat. It now causes no inconvenience.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23
GREAT FIRE IN DALLAS.
Property Loss, Three Hundred
and Seventy Thousand.

Dallas, Iex., pril 90 0Two persons
fatally injured; Fire Chief Maget
prostrated and a property loss OF full.
837D,0 COO is the result OF several hre:
which occurred IN this city shortly
alter 8 O'Clock this morning. At tha'
hour an alarm was turned in from the
Dorsey printing establ lishment. Located
On lower Elm street. Seyera. addi
t77onal alarms from different parts o
He city followed closely After light
mo the fire for two hours CHE:
Magee was prostrated and command
Y Y VAS turned over to an assistant. Ihe
chief was rescued by the police from IRON
the flames and was unconscious fol
several hours but is now reported ou1
sof. danger. Fireman Will Spur OF 20.
was struck Ia Ehe face with g brlcA
md IS thought to be fatally lnJnred.
The son Of Fire Chief Magee, whe
Was sleeping ct the central statlon,
WAS found on che Hoors o. the engine
sDcom with q fractured skull afterHaro. illl,el
He Will probably die:
The Dorsey Printing company, one on
#Snf the largest establls lshments OF tne
kild Ii the southwest, was totally De
IS :,ssf1;.p,,yed, the loss being estimated at
500, 600, one half covered by lnsur-
ance.
Whilethe Dorsey fire was ln pro-
rIess and more than half the; hre de,
paEtment was engaged there, g second
FS7arnaSWas received from Lamar street,
cLasee,i toS the imnenses lturM dis
Z fTact A high wind Blowing from the
south saved the impl plement establish ~
asnts and 1.-THE adj Joining railroad prop
erty from destruction, but 20 other
bniidiings were compile etely destroyed.
HSH OF them were ordinary business
houses and the Temainder DWELLINGS,.
ThsssGe Griffith Lunffbe company's yard
s7enited, and this company is one od
4fhbprincipal losers IN that ssectlon OF
He city. tt is estimated that the
loses N the Ean1afss distfIctwfn
NlItreRate S150,O00 OF which Griffith q
E6ss sast3iiHs S50eO % with 1nsHrancesof
$4,000; CTewdaus "a q CO., hides 8,oW,
half lnsagesal son: ;;os: g. 0og,
aifttiias1y covered By insurance Aear-
Ran Storage coaapany, ~ ,0oO anslr- go !:
not known; WeiGhe1mer q 60,
Settling works, 5000, partially i1-
:saEed Heating Imp plement company,
lbs heavy
dozen smaSa ercantile and
smssxnufacturiing 1gsttakb lliishments were
SiEsf5a55troyed. the losses IN each case
Bsng ssssl 81 600 .to ss33,,0oe with laght in In
=suxance 81 81 IS
II portion of the contents Of the
EdSfseIlings burned was saved but the
:ad iliAfeasiilaa 90 fal1y $15sa900-
While the two big Tres were raging
an alarm came IN from the residence
district Of Fisher Lane, IN South
sDatlaA tWo miiae This fIede-
StsVed l6ur cottages worth $4,000.
tits claimed by insurance men that
he AreonEisher 15ane was 4neendlaIy
md md He 5IiiIe and lf1fie DEPARTMENTS
ne; strongly inc1iinea to beheSe that
IA were dresto incendiafles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23

Collector of Internal Revenue has
received notice that the warrants for
payment of rebates on tobacco are
being prepared and Will be sent to
claimants shortly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23
HOT WIND SWEEPS KANSAS.

Topeka, Kansas, pril 20.-A dry,
hot wind has swept over Kansas since
early this morning, doing much dam
:age to vegetation Of all kinds. Some
reports say that the wind has done IN
eaIcnlahle haTmsto wheat. Unless rain
shall come within two days the wheat
crop viii amouEt to- very lskle. The
ground is becoming dry and hard.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23

q H Hot WIND fN.kANsAs CITY.
Kansas City, NO, aprA The
highest temperature today was 9l
degrees. Afufiious hot wind, such as
might loe looked for in August, was
blowing,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23

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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23

Chief Justice McIver has gone to
Baltimore to consult an aculist. This
lis the second time since he has been
on the Supreme bench thatZhe has
been unable to attend the session OF
the Supreme court
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23
A Lesson in Free Trade.

Washington. April 20.-Commerce
between the United States and Porto
Rico is increasing with phenomenal
rapidity, especially since the removal
of al. tariff restrictions in July of last
year. Our purchases from Porto Rico
are nearly three times as great as
the average during the closing FIVE
yearsof Spanish rule in the island,
while the shipments from the United
States to Porto Rico are i've times as
great as the average during the five
years preceding the termination of
Spanish rule. The receipts of mer-
chandise from Porto Rico at=the ports
of the United States now range be
tween five and six millions annually,
and the shipments to Porto Rico.
which were about sevensmillion dollars
in the last fiscal year. seem likely to
be ten millions in the present fiscal
wear, ending June 80.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23

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