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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-31
NEED MORE WARsHIPs
JAPANESE OFFICIALS ntaor'Ar:
ING FOR SEVERAL SOUTH
AMERICAN VESSELS.
.J.n.nese Minister in London Says Rus.
ala Must Modify Her Position Or
tiosti,ities Are certain-Reply OF the
Cars Government Not Expected for
Some Time Yet-Large Force Of Jap-
aneee to Leave for Korea Shortly.

London. Dec. 28.-Japaa 10 negotiAe
ing for the purchase Of two Chilean
warships, the armored cruiser Esmer.
aida and another. probably the battle
ship Capital Prat. which are for sale.
It is now only matter Of price. Ne
xotiations with other South American
governments for the purchase of war
ships are also In progress. Baron
Hayashi. the japanese minister to
Great Britain, saft to a representative
Of the Associated Press regarding
these negotiations:
Eve want more ships. OF course
this is only a precautionary measure
and it may be q lot of expense for
nothing have no indication Of the
nature Of the Russian reply. Person
ally l scarcely expect it will be deliv-
cred for some little time. There is no
truth whatsoever in the report that
Japan's last note stipulated a time
limit"
Asked anent the dispatch from Ber-
lin Of Dec. q, saying the British gov
eminent had represented to the czar
that Great Britain deemed Japan's
demands Just and earnestly expected
that Russia would grant them" Baron
Hayashi, while he was not aware OF
the precise action taken by Great
Britain at st. Petersburg, said:
"The British government is well
.~ara that Japan will be obliged to
go to war unlaas Russia modifies the
position she has taken up in her last
note"
At the foreign Office here nothing is
yet known Of the probable nature o.
the Russian reply.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-31
REED sMooT WILL FIGHT.

Starts for Washington Accompanied
by Two Attorneys.
Salt Lake, Dec. 29.-Apostle Reed
Smoot. United States senator from
Utah, las left for Washington with
his counsel prepared to make hard
fight in the contest which is now pend
ing before the senate. w. E. Barch of
Boise, Ida, and Waldemar Vancott,
two of the leading attorneys Of the
intermountain country, accompanied
6moot They will have charge of his
case.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-31
ONLY SAFETY LIES IN FLIGHT
Anti.Jewish Demonstration Break Out
In klehineff.

III NJ8NJUoU.
New York, Dec. Gas a forerun-
ner of another anti-Semitic demon.
stration called for Jan. z 1.-THE Greek
church Christmas) in recently is
sued anonymous circular indirect at
tacks on the Jews already have COM
menced, according to dispatch from
Klshineff to the American under date
Of Dec. IS. The windows of many
Jewish houses have been broken and
the inmates threatened with personal
violence.
The only safety for the Jews seems
now in fight. the correspondent as
serts. and all are preparing to emf
crate,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-31
LvNcHlNe IS THREATENED.
kentuckian the Principal in Triple
Tragedy.

Sergent, KY, Dec. 29.-On Big Cow
an creek, in Letcher county, William
Shepard entered the home Of Obediah
Fields, his father-in-law, and shot and
killed Riley Webb, aged twenty-eight,
and then shot and fatally wounded his
own wife and his ten-months-old baby.
Shepard was taken to Whitesburg
'iail.E shynching @iss threatened. ~" -
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-31

more ana ONO Kallroad company.
will, on Jan. next. become president
of the Rock Island company, succeed
ing William +. Leeds.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-31
Friday. Dec. 25.

Mayor-elect George B. Mcclellan Of
New York took the oath of office
Thursday.
Emery Sheldon and Eli Hemp of
Highwood. Mich. were run over by a
train and instantly killed while driv.
ing across the track.
The Salvation Army, in keeping with
its annual custom. distributed Christ
mas dinners to $4,000 of New Yorks
poor at the Grand Central palace.
Near Madisonville, Tenn, Lon eagle
shot and instantly killed Lee Rasar
while they were involved in quarrel
due to too much Christmas whiskey.
A charter has been granted in New
Jersey to the Manufacturers Window
Glass company, the proposed combina-
ton of the principal glass interests of
the country.
The treaty of arbitration between
France and Italy has been signed by
Foreign Minister Delcasse and Signor
Tornielli. Italian ambassador at Paris
The treaty is identical with that be.
tween France and Great Britain.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-31
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Wednesday, Dec. 2s.

Mrs. T. ]. Cummins. mother OF Gov
ernor Albert Cummins of Iowa, is dead
at Des Moines.
Senator Cullom of Illinois Is con.
fined to his home in Washington with
slight attack of grippe.
Henry Haacke. Journalist linguist
and lawyer, died suddenly Tuesday
at Cincinnati from pneumonia.
The funeral of Frederic r. Coudert,
who died at Washington last Sunday.
was held from ST. Patrick's cathedral,
New York city. Tuesday
Senator Hanna. who has been ill at
days of Ia grippe, is improving rapid
ly His physicians expect he will be
ont within few days.
DR. Edgar c. Swain, formerly a
prominent dentist of Cleveland, COM
mitted suicide in his Office by attach
ing rubber tube to a gas jet and
placing the other end in his nostril.
Thursday, Dec. "a.
George Sykes, widely known as a
WOODEN manufacturer. is dead at Rock
vile, Conn, aged siXty-three.
Anthony Comstock. secretary of the
Society for the Suppression of Vice.
is reported to be seriously i'll at his
home in Summit. n j.
Signor Savina. the Italian minister
to Cuba. has been authorized to sign
a treaty of commerce and navigation
between Italy and Cuba
Typhoid fever is rapidly increasing
in Pittsburg and threatens to take on
the character of an epidemic For the
first twenty-five days of December
there were 4i0 cases.
The Dresden court has dissolved the
marriage of Prince Frederick and
Princess Alice of Schoenburg- Walden
burg. The princess is a daughter of
Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender.
Announcement has been made of the
appointment Of c. NJ. Waters as super
intendent of the division of salaries
and allowances of the postofice de-
partment. to succeed George w. Beav-
ers, to take effect Jan. ].
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-31

Fast Passenger Train From Pittsburs
to New York Derailed ut Laurel
Run. Pa, and severa, Of the csaehss
Torn to Pjecee-Fire Breaks Out In
the Wrsekase and the lm4rissnsd
vietin. Are Reastsa to Death.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25

The Sumter Waschnsan was founded
Ia 1850 and the True SouthToa in 1866
The Wascbnsem and Sosakron now has
shs combined circulation and influence
Of both Of the old papers, and is mani
sestly the best advertising medium in
Eamteg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25
Benny's Walk.

Benny thought he would take walk
one morning before breakfast, so be
started out one bright May morning
before most little boys of six summers
are up. 1t was beautiful morning,
the sun was Just rising in glorious
majesty above the treetops.
Suddenly Benny stopped short; he
thought he saw something very strange.
He had heard of wolves very often,
and the awful way in which they
would eat body up. He looked very
pitiful standing there, pale as death
and scared nearly out Of his wits: but
I could not help but laugh as l stood
watching him.
was hid behind a tree laughing
heartily. At last his strength came
to him again, and be turned and fed
for dear life back toward home, and
what do you suppose it was? Only a
fox that was fleeing from the hounds.
This was Benny's first and only walk,
until he got larger. Benny is man
now, but he still likes to tell his chill
dren about himself and the, "And''
he adds. 81 don't know which was
most frightened myself or the fox. +"
hope none of you will ever be so badly
frightened as Benny was.
Jessie L. Brown.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25
an IMPORTANT EXPERIMENT.
Department of Agriculture Will
Conduct Experimental Planting
of Cuban Tobacco in Darling
ton County.

Washington, March 24.-In view oi
the fact that Senator Latimer has re
ceived so many letters from all parts
of the State making inquiry concern
ing the work that is contemplated by
| the department of agriculture in con-
nection with the experiments in to-
bacco culture that are to be made IN
Darlington County, he has asked the
press of the State to copy the follow
ing letter from Prof. Milton Whitney,
chief of the bureau of soils, depart
ment of agriculture, who has I'M
mediate charge of the work:
Hon. A. G. Latimer, United States
Senate, Washington, D. C.-Sir: IN
view of the great interest which you
have taken in the work of the bureau
of soils and your efforts to have this
work extended to South Carolina, |
take pleasure in informing you that,
as result of the soil survey of last
year, at which time we discovered a
soil in South Carolina that we think
adapted to the Cuban filler tobacco,
we have under our increased appro-
priations this year been able to place
a tobacco party in your State to follow
up this soil survey work. This party
left Washington last Friday and IS
now established with headquarters at
Hartsville, Darlington county, where
an experimental planting of three acres
will be made on the farm of Mr.. j. j.
Lawton, Of chat place. This tobacco
will be cultivated and handled entire
" by our own men, under the super
vision of one of our experts. We
hope to be able to demonstrate the
practicability of producing high
grade filler leaf very similar and
equally as desirable as that which is
now being imported. For the present
the Investigations will be Of an expert
mental character to test the suitability
of soil and other conditions, to deter
mine as to the best methods to be used,
and for the purpose of obtaining all
information necessary for our guidance
If the experiments are successful it
is our present intention to keep the
tobacco party in South Carolina for
another season at least, in order to be
able to instruct the planters as to the
proper methods.
Very respectfully,
Milton Whitney, Chief of Bureau.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25

The destruction of the small grain
crop in this section of the State by the
saphis, or plat louse, is a serious matter
and means loss of hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars to the farmers. The
most discouraging feature of the situa-
zion IS that there is no certain remedy
fEor the evil and the entomologist 1t
Clemson College to whom the farmers
have appealed does not give much en-.
couragement to hope that means can
be found to destroy the pest and save
The part of the crop that has thus far
escaped the ravages Of the pest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25
Hagood News Items.

News around Hagood and vicinity is
scarce. Everybody has been making
good use of the late fine weather pre-
pairing to plant.
People are using more and more
fertilizer. Many are finding that not
the great number of broad acres
cultivated is the most profitable and
in few years intensive farming will
be the rule and not the exception.
Our community which contains as fine
land as is to be found in the country,
is fast coming to the front in farming.
Judicious fertilizing pays. 1t takes
money to make money.
Men are realizing that successful
farming is science which well STUDIED
and carried out pays large dividends.
Our farmers what would the country
do without them?) need to be encou
ragged and helped more than they are.
Agriculture is the one industry whose
success and prosperity means the sue
cess and prosperity of every other.
This being true it does seem that it
should receive more of the fostering
care of the government. We ought to
have experimental stations all over the
country, we'll equipped, that are not
run for the mere name, but in charge
of farmers who are enthusiasts, we'll ac-
quainted with chemistry and have
good understanding of the laws of plant
life.
Of course such men should be above
politics, that is hold their place by
reason of their fitness. May the time
soon be here when each county as we'll
as the state have its experimental sta
tion. It would surely pay we'll. Would
that Sumter county would take the
initiative in the matter.
As one goes abroad he sees, and he
need not be an old man, that the coun-
try is developing fast along all lines,
but with all this there is much room
for improvement.
Take our schools for instance; how
much better are they than those Of
few years ago, but who, that las any
acquaintance with them does not know
that they can be much better, that a
great deal yet remains to be done.
While speaking or this subject it is
pertinent to say the effort our worthy
Superintendent is making to consoli-
date the schools is to be highly COM
mended and the writer for one hopes
that he may be successful.
I send you herewith a little story,
purely original, written by a little girl
in one of our country schools that
will give you some idea of the good
work that is being done in our schools.
1t is all her own.
New Hope Church is being ceiled
nicely. For a long time it struggled for
existence and now seems to be grow
ing. May the time be near when it |
will be one of the strongest churches
of the country.
Mrs. Walter Harllee is critically i'll |
with typhoid fever. If it be the will |
of the Father of Mercies may she !
speedily recover.
Our small grain is looking well. |
We are not troubled here with Hes
sian fly. Hagood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25
MONUMENT TO BE UNVEILED.
Woodmen Will Dedicate Memorial to the
Late C. 4. H. BuItman.

The exercises incident at the unveil-
ing of the monument erected to the
memory of the late G. F. II. Bultman
by the Woodmen of the World will be
held at the cemetery on Sunday,
April, 9TH. The procession will leave
the hall promptly at 1870 O'Clock.
An elaborate programme in con-
formity With the ritual of the order
has been arranged and the Second
Regiment Band will be in attendance
to furnish the music.
Every member of the order is ex-
pected to be present. and as Holly
wood Camp has 240 members the
turnout of Woodmen will be the
largest ever seen in Sumter. The
members of the camp who do not live
in town will be entertained during
their stay in town by the resident
Woodmen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25
TILLnlA eREERED ANl KISSED.
How a Detroit Audience Received
His Speech on Race Question.

Detroit, Mich, March 24.-Senator
Ben. r. Tillman of South Carolina
vas greeted with alternate storms of
cheers and Kisses when he delivered
an impassioned address on the race
problem tonight at the Light Guard
armory, the audience being evidently
divided between upholders of his ideas
and strenuous opponents of them. He
said the north demanded majority rule
and with sneer added that there
were 235, 900 more negroes than white
people in South Carolina. "1t will
mean that more blood will Aow than
was shed in the civil war if you per-
sist in trying to subject US to the
domination of the blacks, - he said.
.sYou butchered the Indians and
shut out the Cinnamon, but had it
been known by the soldiers who sur
rendered with Lee that it was your
devilish intent to set up the negro
over the white man we would have
fought you till now.''
Upon the senator's reference to some
of Sherman's s army as bummers, chick
en- thieves and carpetbaggers, his
northern audience broke out into such
violent Kissing that the speech was in
terrupted and some of the more timid
cnes IN the audience feared trouble.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25
You are hereby invited to attend I

You are hereby invited to attend
this conference.
The expense of your trip will be
paid by the Southern Education
Board" through District Director
Cbas. d. McIver, who is expected
to be present at the conference.
We hope to hear by return mail that
you will be present to help organize
this movement for the betterment of
the public schools of the State. Please
send your reply to State Supt. of
Education O. E. Martin, Columbia
S. Z. Very truly yours,
D. G. Hayward,
Governor of S. G.
0. B. Martin,
State Supt. Education.
D. B. Johnson,
> Representing So. Education Board.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25

Senator Tillman is doubtless enjoy
ing himself highly out west. He is
stirring up the people and nearly
every meeting he addresses breaks up
IN pandemonium. Cheers and Kisses
are said TO be about equally divided,
and he probably often recalls the
lively and exciting meetings he at
tandsd in this State in ls9o-92 when
ne won Office and notoriety. Senator
llman is not what one could truth.
EuIly characterize as pleasant
spoken man, but he IS never prosy
OF uninteresting. he will tell the
Westerners many unpleasant truths
about the race question before he gets
fhrough, and the more they hiss, the
stronger and palmer Tiilman will state
the facts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25


The Associated Press reports pub
aished in most of the larger daily pa
psrs would lead one to believe, judging
by the space devoted TO it, that the
Burdick murder and scandal, is the
most important matter of news now
before the American people. A more
disgusting and loathsome scandal has
never been spread before the public
and it is shameful that great news
assocation should SO prostitute its
position as to telegraph the details of
the case all over the country.
One white man in Charleston
has proven his faith by his works.
Mr.. Barnweu who holds an important
position in the Custom House has re-
signed. to take effect April 1st, the
date that DR.. Crum takes charge. It
Is charged that more than hundred
white men ofsCharleston have applied
10 DR.. Crum for jobs under him. If
5his be true the list should be pub
lished. It is also stated that quite
number Of prominent Charlestonians-
men who have been leaders IN the
light against the appointment of DR..
Erum as Collector OF the Port-only
last year gave him the highest posi-
ble endorsements and recommends
1ions for appointment when he was
seeking a Federal appointment in the
npper part of the State. Again we
say the names should be published.
The people of South Carolina would
like to know the names Of the men
who do these things.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE.
Leading Educators of the State Invited
TO Meet in Columbia.

Mr.. S. H. Edmunds Superinten-
dent of the city schools has receievd
the following invitation dated Colum-
bia, S. c., March 23rd:
A conference of leading educators of
the State has been planned to be
held in the Superintendent of Educa-
TONS Office at Columbia, Saturday
April 11th, at y m.
The purpose of the conference is to
discuss the best methods by which
the rural public schools can be
strengthened and to organize system
attic movement for their improvement.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25

Edgefeld, March 22.-The Southern
Railroad depot at this place was de-
stroyed by FIRE at 10 o'clock last night.
Just preceding the fire terrific thun-
der storm passed over the town, and
it is generally accepted that the build
ing was struck by lightning and thus
ignited. The depot was we'll stored
with freight and the estimated loss is
twenty thousand dollars. Not a thing
was saved. In addition to the build
ling two box cars were burned. The
railroad officials are here today looking
into the matter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25
SUMNER SCHOOL FOR SOUTH.
Begins at Knoxville on June 23-
Faculty of Eighty.

Knoxville, Tenn, March 23.-An-
nouncement is made here today by
DR.. G. W. Dabney that the summer
school for the south will open its
second annual session at the Univer-
sity of Tennessee, in this city, on
June 23rd and will continue to August
1st. A faculty of so men and women,
distinguished for their scholarship
and ability as teachers, has been
engaged. The school will offer l5(
courses, ranging from the kinder
garten to the university. This edu
cationsl movement is branch of the
work of the southern educationa
board.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25
Board Meeting.

The executive board of the Santee
Association will meet at Bartlette
street church on April 4th, II m. All
members are requested to be present,
as business of Importance will come
before the Board
By order of the Board.
J. E. DuPre,
- Secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25

President Roosevelt closed the door
#of hope with a bang in the face of
Vicg. the North Carolina negro Office
seeker, because he had not supported
she Republican ticket, which goes to
prove that negroes are giver Office
nos to encourage them to be better
citizens but as reward for sticking
20 the Republican party through thick
and shin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-25

The plan to open new public road
rom this city to the new Black River
crossing has not been abandoned, and
1t is hoped that this important work
viii be undertaken and completed dur
ing the coming summer.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-04

1t will always be subject to your
check, and you will be relieved OF all
care as to It's safety.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-04
Judge Brown to Speak.

Eagle, Lancaster. Ohio.
An event OF more than ordinary in.
terest will be the celebration on
Thursday and Friday, June 4th and
and 5th, OF the one hundredth ami
versary of the organization OF what
is known as the Tent United Presby-
terrain church, one mile east OF Colfax
and half mile south OF the pike.
Hon. ID. Y. Brown, OF Butler, Mo-,
who formerly resided near the church
and is well remembered by the older
members of the congregation, is now
the guest of ex Clerk OF Court W. B.
Henry on North High street, who
also used to be a member OF the con-
gregation. Mr.. Brown came here at
this time for the purpose OF attend
ing this centennial event and to de-
liver an address at the opening SEES
sion in which he will review the his.
tory OF the church up to 1860 from
its organization on June 4, 1903.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-04
Assessors Meeting.

In pursuance OF an order OF the
county court the township assessors
OF Bates county met in Joint session
with the county court on Tuesday,
June End, 1908, and among other
proceedings agreed on the following
basis for assessing: Real estate, 40
percent OF its actual cash value. All
personal property at 40 per cent OF
it's actual cash value, except hogs, at
$500 per hundred, ali over 80
pounds. and money, bonds, notes,
ETC., at 60 per cent cash value.
The following assessors were pres
ent: Mingo. ". l. Yates; Grand Riv-
err, Aaron Argenbright; East Boone,
E. f. Cook; West Boone, NJ L. Gage;
Elkhart, J. E. Romine; Mound, J. s.
krinn; Summit. Y. E. Vim; New
Home, Glen Miller; Lone Oak, Fl. j.
Requa; Pleasant Gap, F. s Wolfe;
Hudson, A. Fl. Deweese; Mt. Pleas
ant, Ralph Hartwell.
There being nothing further the
meeting, adjourned. Y. E. VIM,
JOHN s. KRIyy. Chairman.
Secretary.