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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-23
A POLITICAL SURPRISE.
McLaurin Has Declined TO Sit on
the Court of Claims.

Oyster Bay, L., l., July 2l.-The
greatest surprise prevails in official
circles here tonight over the refusal
sof Senator McLaurin to accept the ap-
pointment of judge of the United
States court of appeals.
The most surprised person is Pres1-
dent Roosevelt himeslf. It is said on
the the highest authority that when
Senator McLaurin was che presidents s
guest at luncheon here last Saturday
week ago he assured the chief eYecu-
tive that he would accept the Office if
offered him.
The president it is said, thought
nothing more of the matter as, accord
ing to a very high authority, McLau-
rim has given the president his practl-
cal assurance that ne would shortly
resign the senatorhsip in order to ac-
cept the new Office.
1t is also stated on the same high
authority that Tillman's proposed
fight to prevent McLaurin from accept
inc the Office would not have materl-
allied if McLaurin would have de-
cided to accept the Office.
The president earnestly hoped that
McLauriu would take the; iudgeship
and ne would have helped to repudiate
any effort to prevent McLuarin's ac-
ceptance. The opinion prevails IN
official circles here that the chief rea-
son McLaurin had to refuse the Judge
ship was to continue and even make
more severe his fight against Tillman
in the senate and will also make trou-
BILE for those who circulated the story
that he sold himself for the iudgeship.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-23
COURT WILL WIND Up
eHaRI EsT0R EXPOSITION.
ga Gage has Ordered Books and
eeuuats DsI;ssrad to The Master.
MAl be Open 10 lnspecficn---capt. Was.
enes Discharged as Receiver.

n fba arleston Court OF Com
S-s..s-. 8. pSe.se Yr5,a Cary has handed
5aw, 49, s Sss s.S' 3ec;sion IN The exposition
is,,., +l,ns tha hooks sl1onld be
SaiS ~ Massar Sass, open to the
.ssssa ,,s,,o.ii;on tf1e interests In
gnIvs5 ,,s1,,s -.
ss5 rr,ss ON the discharge OF
., s,a,or scsS as s,racf the receivers,
a tbs nershable property,
snrovinr Of claims, ETC., but the mat
Far nc fha inspection ef the books and
{ z.sssronnf q MAS NOT uasssd upon by the
r,s,rrEE basng taken under amusement.
.Tndsa Gaoe,s ruling to have the
bo,lTs o1,an II s;;nsnection is IN the ma
fssrs s,,s, s,f s.vi;esorv for the attorneys OF
sSa eredisors Who have been making
a hard but unsuccesssul effort for some
sine. TO oct at she facts and figures
abouss The show. The books and ac-
sornts have been closely guarded and
sSs,f uoany stories which are In circula-
.4ssso,,7 af,nnt sfi,e badly mixed up condi-
sssiion sof she accounts have been impos-
s;bIe OF Yerihcation because Of the
close secrecy. The stories of the
shortage IN shs accounts, and the gem
sraI unsatisfactory and improper ma
ner il which the books have been @
kept, VIII al be shown up, new enas
the books are to be inspected and al
accounting rendered.
In passing on the matter, the court
states The single issue IS, now
shall the assets be diVIded among the
creditorss The books may be relevant
show who the credci5ros are, the
amount of their claims, what pay.
ments have been made 90 them ano
when, and many other things. Ihey
are constrnctiyely in the court and
they and any other papers and docn-
EneIts Of the defunct corporation
sshonld be actually IN the matser's
hands for scrutiny By either side, at
such times, in such manner and for
such period as his wise discretion may
limit that much is ordered it would
5e improper tc order more. =
The creditors are nov much con-
serned with the plan of getting their
4acuev. ft has already been told that
Fha claims far rnasarial furnished, SER
vy5ce, * rendard Of money advanced to
3earry On the show would be paid di-
srsettiv by She government, on The pre-
sers, Gut oss the approps7sSlon mace cy
Congress The tro1nles of. many peo-'
pie lay IN tie belief snaJ sne appto-
prlltlon Is not large enough 20 cover
ali the claims, and i this be true Ghen
there will be q general scsilng deRn4
and the creditors viii not receye Ine.
full amounas OF their clal THIS rs
especially Annoying to the creoltors
VINO have been at an expense IN tne
courts
According TO the Tnilng OF rne treas
ugy Department, the credltorS Will De
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-23
Thunder Storm in Camden.

Camden, July 20.-Quite heavy
thunder storm, accompanied by good
rain. fell here this evening. AS
result of the storm the western halt OF
the new tourist hotel on Hobkirk
Hill vas blown down. About all OF
the frame work was UP, but not suffi-
.ciently protected to Withstand the
wind. It entails pretty heavy loss,
though fortunately for the contractors
their loss is covered by storm policy.
A portion of the top of Messrs. Hirsch
Brothers 81 Company's store was blown
off during the storm. The damage
however is not serious. A good deal
of fencing and a number of trees were
blown down, and telephone and Jele-
graph wires come in for damage also.
A UNIQUE and interesting event has
transpired at Knoxville. j. G. Ford,
recently appointed collector OF Gus
toms there, went to assume charge,
relieving E. W. Adkins, who is an
old soldier. Adkins turned over the
Office and wished Ford well, saying
that he was sorry to lose the Office,
which was his sole means of support.
Ford listened to the story and then
returned him the papers. He went to
his law Office and wrote President
Roosevelt, asking that Adkins be re-
appointed; that he was a young man
with a good clientele and that Adkins
had no other means of support.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
HAS NO USE FOR
TARIFF REVISION
But the Secretary Of the Treasury
Does Dote on the Idea of
Reciprocity.

CHICAGO, Sept 20.-As an opponent
of tariff revision and as an advocate Of
reciprocity Secretary Of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw spoke to great crowd
in Mason park tonight. The secretary
was the magnet which drew thousands
to the Republican rally and, though he
disappointed many in that he did not
in any manner refer to the Henderson in
cident, he evoked applause in his treat
ment of the issues which We're so closely
knit into the resignation Of the speaker
Of the house.
A point which seemed to find favor
with the crowd was that offered by Sec
last speech of President Mckinley and
defied anyone to find in the entire speech
anything that would indicate that Mr.
Mckinley had the faintest leaning toward
toward tariff revision. Among Mr. Shaw's
words were these:
We have now surplus of manu-
factures as well as food products and
is what shall we do with it? For the
more common articles of manufacture,
like, iron and steel and glass, and the
product of the loom and the spindle, we
have them; for If the ability Of our peo-
pie to consume should be materially
checked either by. prolonged and acri-
Of oea crops % @e viii be esnfrontea 9 With ura
surplus, and labor will again seek en-
ployment in vain. am simply making
as strong an argument as l am able to
formulate in favor OF swapping trade
privileges.
ST sincerely believe 1t Is the part of
business wisdom to make to the people Of
Cuba, not present of 20 or rs per cent
reduction, but an exchange of reductions.
It is proposed that the people of the
United States have an advantage over
every other people of earth in all the
Cuban markets. We run department
store. Cuba has fruit stand on the
corner. We can afford to pay any price
for lite candy and a few bananas If
by. SO doing We can supply her house,
hold
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
Troubled Conditions Manifest On
the Floor of 'chanse
In Chicago.
FIRM NAMED OWNS ALL
CASH CONTRACT WHEAT
Besides This It Holds Contracts
Calling for the Delivery Of Many
Bushels of the Cereal This Month
Shorts Must Cover Their Contracts
in the Pits or Resort to the Courts.
Special to The Globe.

Special TO Line GlODe.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2O.-The specula-
tive calm which settled over the Board
of Trade following the recent decision
Of the court ins the oats injunction
suits bids fair to be broken by a gale
which is said to be gathering force in
the offices of Armour & Co. Troubled
conditions have already appeared on the
surface of the wheat pit which lies di-
rectly in the path of the oncoming
storm, and traders are anxiously
watching to see what will happen.
Armour & Co. are said not only to
own practically all the cash contract
wheat, in this market, but to hold con-
tracts calling for the delivery of many
million of bushels of the cereal this
month. The. situation is pointed out
as being a most uncomfortable one for
the shorts, who, it appears, have the
choice Of doing only one of two things
either covering their contracts in the
pit, with the penalty of paying high
er price for the wheat than that at
which they sold it,. or, falling back on
the precedent established by the shorts
in the July oats "adeal," resorting to
the courts. "a
September wheat today was rather
excited, selling at one time as high as
751a cents, or one five-eighths of a
cent higher than she close yesterday.
The advance was zIue to the scarcity of
offerings and the anxiety Of shorts to.
cover. 1t closed at 751s cents.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
COLORED PREACHER
DIES HERO's DEATH
Saves Three Women From the Church
Stampede at Bfrningtam-List of
Dead Reaches no.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 20.-The
number of dead from last nights appalling
disaster at Shiloah Baptist church has
reached 11O, and ninsy of these have
been identified. A large majority of the
victims Of the stampeAe were residents
Of Birmingham.
Physicians express The opinion that all
of the injured will recover, though some
are in. critical condition. The Rev. L.
r. Price, of New Orleans, whose name
appears in the list of dead, was worship
full grand master Of the grand lodge OF
negro Masons of Louisiana He was In
charge of a train Of delegates from
Louisiana, and was well knAwn through
out the United States. Dr, Price lost his
life In an effort to save several women
who were being crushed to death. Three
times he fought his way into the build
ing and brought out three women. The
fourth time he was caught in the rush
and before he could extricate himself was
borne to the floor Of the church and died
Of suffccation.
Sarah Pritton, of New Orleans, whose
name also appears in the list Of dead, was
well known as an active missionary
worker.
Judge J. H. Baleau, the lawyer who
Is said to have precipitated the panic by
engaging in an alteration with Hicks,
is charged with disturbing public wor--
ship. Booker T.. washington has received
the following telegram from President
Roosevelt:
IT am deeply shocked and Mortified by
the disaster at Birmingham, and desire to
Of life Prof Washington sent a fitting
reply.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21

could swim to where the other boy was,
Peterson again sank. 1t was but mo-
ment before he again appeared above
water, and this time Jumbo was on the
spot to offer him assistance. The dog
swan alongside of the drowning boy,
who grasped it's coat.
Jumbo was equal to his great task.
With the two boys hanging to his
shaggy hair he set out for the shore.
Young Nelson, who had lodged Hanley
in the boat, came to his dogs assist
ance, but he was not needed. Slowly
but surely the dog made for the shore.
Brave Animal Tires.
When within thirty yards of the
landing place the animal seemed to
grow tired, and Albert Nelson, assisted
by his brother Gus, lifted Hughes into
the boat. The craft could hold no more
and faithful Jumbo was obliged to
carry his human cargo to terra f1rma.
He did it without finching.
When the boys reached shore they
soon revived. A farmer who witnessed
the rescue, took all the boys to his
home and dried their clothes and fed
them. During the afternoon they left
for home, none the worse for their
ducking.
AS they were parting at White Bear
avenue and Vassar street, Albert Mel
son said:
Nov, kids, don't tell anybody about
it, for if pa hears it we won't be allow
ed to go fishing again in a hurry
Jumbo wagged his tail, as if in ap-
proval of his masters caution to keep
the story of the heroic rescue quiet.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
SAVES A CHICAGO
PASSENGER TRAIN
Brave Young Man Flags It Just In
Time to Prevent Terrible
Disaster.

Special to The Globe.
WINONA, Mimi, Sept 20.-While on
their way to dance early this evening
team driven by Fred and John An
derson ran away near Stockton, Mimi,
throwing the two Andersons and their
female companions who were with
them in the carriage to the ground. One
of the men and one of the women were
badly injured.
The horses ran down the North
Western track half mile and fell
through a trestle becoming stranded.
The fast Chicago passenger on the
North Western was soon due, and
Fred, who was uninjured, ran to
farm house, secured a lantern and re-
turned just in time to flag the heavily
loaded passenger train which was COM
ing down the heavy grade toward the
horses at a rate of over sixty miles an
hour. The pilot of the engine was but
two feet from the horses when the
train came to a standstill.
There is a fifty-foot embankment at
the place where the train was COM
PEELED to stop. Over $50 passengers
were on the train, which was delayed
nearly an hour, during which time
large sum of money was collected from
the passengers and presented to Fred
for his bravery in saving the train.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
SERVANT GIRLS
SCARCE AND HIGH
Farmers Can Secure None and the
Girls Get 81 Week at Mus
catine, Iowa.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
MUSCATINE, Iowa, Sept. 20.-Farm-
ers in this vicinity are almost driven
to distraction over the servant girl
problem. The girls living on the farms
are all in such prosperous homes that
they do not need to work for their
neighbors, and in Muscatine all the
girls who want to make money find
employment in the pearl button fac
tories, which is both pleasant and re-
munerative.
A well-to-do farmer came to town
today badly discouraged. He says he
wants to do his fall farm work, but
his wife Is i'll and not able to do the
housework. He has driven the coun-
cry over to hire a girl, but cannot find
any one who will do housework. Now
he proposes to solve the problem by
doing the housework himself and fir-
ing girls to cut the corn and do the
other outside work. Seven dollars
week is the prevailing wages in Mus
catine for servant girls.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
ILLINOIS MARKSMEN
TO MEET MINNESOTANS
Personnel of the National Guard Team
Chosen Through Competition at
the Ranges.

CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-The seven day
shooting competition of the Illinois ma
tional guard for the selection of state
team to defend the Washburn trophy
against an expected challenge from Min
nesota was concluded today at Camp Lo-
gan. The state team was selected from
the first twelve, the ten leaders and two
auxiliaries. The tests were at 200, 800,
500 and 600 yards, concluding with skiru-
ish shooting at ranges from $50 to so
yards. The team is:-
Stanley F. Jones, First infantry, 1852;
Lieut.. j. w. CIinnin, First infantry, LOTT;
Sergt F. M. Quinn, First infantry, 993;
Lieut. ]. w. Burns, First infantry 97S;
Col M. D. Lewis, First infantry, 9,e:
Edwin S. Hops, First infantry, 973; Clyde
Thompson, First infantry, 938; Sergt. A.
M. Peterson, Second infantry, 925; Sergt
H. L. Daniels First cavalry, oil; Charles
Alsip, First cavalry, 903; H. w. Bright,
Second Cavalry, 9O3; Henry Kern, Sec
ond cavalry, S97.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
He Feared Reverse at the Polls Should
He Remain in tho
Field
pIsAFFECTIoN ALL
THROUGH HIS DISTRICT
Every Republican County Chairman
Breathed Mseivinss Into the Ear OF
the Speaker-"I Cannot Place My
self in the Position They Want Me
TO-" Declares Mr.. Henderson.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
WATERLOO, Iowa, Sept. 2o.-It was
fear of defeat at the polls that caused
Speaker Henderson to desert his party
and leave his ticket in the midst OF the
campaign and after he had accepted
the nomination for congress and filed
his nomination papers with the sec
retary of state. All other theories OF
his dramatic and sensational with
drawal are imaginary. Hendersons
position on tariff revision was the real
cause of that fear and he told the
whole truth in his letter when he said
he could not remain in the field op-
posed by a large portion of his party
because he was not in sympathy with
their tariff revision ideas.
The story comes from a Waterloo
Republican, who spent several hours in
Dubuque yesterday with Speaker Hen
derson and his congressional chairman,
Col. D. c. CHASER. The latter admitted
In conversation that Speaker Hen
derson really made up his mind to
withdraw from the race while he was
on the train going to his home in Du-
buque, from his meeting with the COM
mitteemen of this district In Water
loo, last Saturday Speaker Hender-
son called Col Glasser to his seat in
the car and spoke of the enthusiasm
shown in the committee room.
Rosy but Thorny.
But" he said, "there is something
wrong and 1 don't like the situation.
] know the feeling existing in Waterloo
and could stand that. In the meeting
the committeeman all seemed enthu-
siastic enough, but after the meeting
adjourned every one of them came to
me privately and told me of d1saffec-
ton in their counties because OF my po-
sition on the tariff question. l cannot
place myself in the position they want
me to and 1 might as well quit
Col. Henderson was emphatic and 1T
was easy to see that he was greatly
wrought up over the situation. Col.
CHASER endeavered to persuade him
that the outlook was not so dark as he
fancied it, but Henderson would not
be convinced.
On Monday the speaker sent for Col.
CHASER and together they canvassed
thoroughly the reports which had been
brought in by their committeeman.
They were not encouraging. Waterloo
was the center of the opposition move
ment, but it was found that scarcely a
precinct in the whole district was free
from It, Col. Glasser and his chief re-
mained together in the speakers room
until 1 o'clock Tuesday morning and
at that hour Henderson's decision to
withdraw from the ticket was finally
and firmly announced.
confers With Senator Allison.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Sept. 20.-Speaker
Henderson today held a conference with
Senator Allison, who arrived from the
East Mr.. Henderson will leave tomor-
row for Atlantic City, to join his wife
and daughter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21

A large st. Bernard dog, assisted by
his little masters, Gus and Albert Mel
son, saved the lives of three boys at
Long lake yesterday morning. Had it
not been for the efforts of the faithful
animal at least two Of the lads would
have met death in the cold water Of
the lake.
A raft on which Albert Hanley, Will
lie Hughes and John Peterson were
rowing capsized about 200 feet from
shore. throwing all the youngsters
into the water. None could swim, and
it was only through the heroic efforts
Of the other two boys, who were in a
boat near by, and the untiring work
Of the dog that the lads were saved
from a watery grave.
Yesterday the five boys left their
homes in the. vicinity Of White Bear
avenue and Vassar street to spend the
day fishing on Long lake, which is
located about three miles northeast of
the city on the White Bear road.
Raft Capsizes.
The Nelson boys own cat boat, but
the other lads were obliged to build a
raft in order to get out to the fishing
beds. While rowing out into the lake
young Hughes walked to the right of
the raft, overbalancing it. In a mo-
ment the other end arose into the air,
and three boys were thrown unex-
pectedly into the cold water.
OF the little fellows none could swim.
Hughes and Peterson clutched piece
of the raft, which had broken. The
Nelson boys We're about twenty feet
away from the raft when the accident
occurred. With them in their boat was
a large st. Bernard dog called Jumbo.
Albert Nelson, who is fourteen years
Of age, could swim. He at once
changed the course of his boat to the
scene Of the wreck. While his brother
rowed Albert undressed, quickly dof-
fing his scanty garments.
Then he dived into the water, telling
his little brother to steer the boat.
Jumbo, the dog, saw him jump. He
arose from the bottom of the boat, took
one glance about him, as If to ascer-
tain the condition of affairs before en-
tering into the battle for the rescue of
lives. 1t was only a second before the
dog had followed his master into the
water.
Heroic Struggle in Water.
Little Albert Hanley was picked up
by young Nelson and with great diff
Guilty dragged to the boat. He could
not SWIM Several times he attempted
to grasp his rescuer around the neck,
but Nelson, realizing the danger, kept
him from doing so, as 1t might have
proved fatal to both.
Hanley was safely landed in the boat.
Then Nelson returned for the two other
boys. But they had disappeared. The
plank to which they clung had slipped
from their grasp and f1oated away.
The boys sank from sight beneath
the chilly water. Where they had been
a moment before, Jumbo was swim
ming as if in search Of the missing
lads. He would not move far from the
spot, but kept swimming in an ever
narrowing circle.
The next moment the wisdom of his
action was plain, for both boys ap-
peared, first Hughes and then Hanley.
They were but few feet apart. Jumbo
barked loudly to attract their attention
and the lads understood his offer Of as
sistance.
Dog Rescues Two Unaided.
Hughes caught hold Of the animals
shaggy hair, but before the heroic dog
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
PHILANTHROPY
OBJECT IN FORGING
Manufactured Marriage Certificate to
Help the Family of an Arch.
duke's Son.

VIENNA, Sept. 2o.--Max staudinger,
formerly city official of Graz, Styria,
was sentenced at Laibach today to four
months Imprisonment for having forged
a certificate of marriage of Archduke
Ernst, who died in 1888, and Laura Won
Skubiitz. who was afterward the Baron
ess Wallburg.
Won Skublitz, but it appears to be prob
able that he did SO. The present Baron
Wallburg, who is now waiter in the
Cafe New York at Buda Pest, is the
tion with the Wallburgs was the result of
his seeing the baron's child begging
bread. He found that the family of the
archduke's son were starving, and a de-
sire to assist them appears to have led
to the forgery.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
SPECIAL CAR FOR
BRIDAL COUPLES
North Western Road Thinks 1t Advis-
able to Bunch All the Rice and
Old Shoes.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2o.-For the protec-
ton of it's passengers the Chicago &
North Western road is considering
plan to put bridal car on one of its
east-bound trains. This train leaves
Freeport City every week day even
ing at 6:15 and arrives in Chicago at
1910. The train carries more wedding
parties and bridal parties than any
other short run train in the Middle
West.
Last evening the train started out
Of Freeport with one couple, got an
other at East Rockford, another at
Cherry Valley and still another at Ell
gin. There was strewn on the floor of
the car sufficient rice to fill bushel
measure and the package racks were
hung with old shoes of every size and
description. Many protests against
these pleasantries have reached the
cOmpany