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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-19
THE MACEDONIAN UPRISING.
Bulgaria Expects War and is
Looking Daily for the Turks
To Begin General Massacre of the
Christians in Macedonia.

Sofa, Bulgaria, Aug. 12.-The Bull
garian foreign Office has received very
disouieting news from its agent at
Uskub. The Mussulmans there are
daily. gathering in the mosques, and it
is feared that a massacre OF the Chris
tians is impending. Officials here ex-
press the belief that the Intervention
of the Powers alone can prevent dis
asJer.
The whole Bulgarian Government
takes decidedly pessimistic view OF
the situation, and the officials openly
express their fears that q general mas
sacre Of the Christians of Macedonia is
able-possibly within four days,
and almost certainly within fortnight
Meanwhile the Government continues
to maintain its peaceful attitude, but
it believes that sudden Development
OF affairs across the border may at any
moment render the auth critics power
Iesssto prevent war. 50
The reports from Bulgarian official
agents in Macedonia show that affairs
are rapidly growing worse. The fact
that the Mussulman population is be-
coming excited and congregatlng IN
the mosques is regarded as bad fea-
ture, .idicating the possibility that a
massacre may occur within very
short time.
It is everywhere declared that the
present ministry is doing its utmost to
check the revolutionary movement,
but the situation is reaching a point
where circumstances may prove tco
strong for the Cabinet. The growing
economic depression in the country
constitutes dangerous factor in the
situation. The commercial classes
declare that the present condition of
affairs is no longer endurable. .
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-19
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
The Good Roads Movement Receives Sub
stantial Backing by CITY c,unci! and
County. Supervisor.
Council held special meeting at 1

Council held special meeting at 12
m., last Friday.
Present: E. W. Hurst, Mayor Pro
Tenn. Aldermen ". B. Boyle, D. J.
Chandler, G: W. Dick, ". Ell: Ep-
person, G. T. Epperson and j. A.
Schwerin. Absent, Mayor A. B.
Stuckey and Alderman P. P. Finn.
The Mayor pro tenn explained that
he had called the meeting by request
of citizens interested in the Immediate
improvement of Main street.
Hon. r. ]. Manning, r. D. Lee,
ESQ.,, Messrs. H. j. Hardy, A. Ryt-
tenberg and others we're present.
Addresses were made by Messrs.
Manning and Lee. They dwelt upon
the necessity and Importance to the
business Of the city of good road
from the Court House to Lee county
line. Trade is being diverted to other
towns because of the heavy road now
existing as the only means Of trans
poKtation between the city and the fine
agricultural region a few miles north.
The county authorities have consent
ed to begin the work at once {if the
city will do its share, and continue
on to Lee county. After considerable
discussion the following resolution by
Aldermen Dick and Schwerin was
adopted:
Resolved. That the County Super
visor be, and hereby is requested to
begin at once and continue as rapid
~ as possible the work of improving
Main street. Beginning at Mile
Branch, coming southwark as far as
can be done, for and in consideration
of work now due to the city for con-
vict labor.
Resolved further, That the COM
mittee of public works be Instructed
to push the work Of improvement on
Main street until completed.
The police committee was authorized
to retain Mr.. Samuel Weeks on the
force during Officer ". W. McKagen's
vacation next week.
Council then adjourned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-19
RYDALE,S TONIC
a REAL CURE FOR
MI a Ia a II z a

It has recently been discovered that
the germs that produce Malaria, breed
and multiply in the intestines and from
there spread throughout the system
by means of the blood. This fact ex-
plains why Malaria is hard to cure by
the old method of treatment. Quinine,
Iron, etc., stimulate the nerves and
build up the blood, but do not destroy
the germs that cause the disease.
Rydale's Tonic has specific effect
upon the intestines and bowels, freeing
them from all disease breeding mi
crobes. 1t also kills the germs that
infest the veins and arteries. 1t drives
from the blood all poisonous matter
and makes it rich and healthy.
RYDALE'S TONIC is a blood
builder, nerve restorer, and Malaria
destroyer. Try it, it will not disap.
point you.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-19

Paris, Aug. n.-Eighty-four bodies
have been recovered and the death list
probably will exceed 100 in the under
ground railway disaster which oc-
Cured here last night. The accident,
which occurred on the Metropolitan
Electric railway, assumed the proper
tions of an awful catastrophe during
the early hours today when more than
four score bodies of the burned and
sufocated victims were removed from
the subterranean passage. The work
continues and indications are that the
death list will perhaps exceed i've
score.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-19
Mans as Old as he Feels.
~

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 1a.-ls was an
,,,onneed today that Ex-Governor + Il.
Lubbock would be married next
wednesday. His bride-to-be is Miss
I,ng Scott, Of Abilene, Tex, Governor
lubbock left Austin this morning for
Abilene.
This viii be the third time Govern,
or Lubbock has married. HIS second
wife died one year ago this month.
He is in his ninetieth year and ms
bride is said to be quite young. he
IS nuite wealthy. He was the Confed-
arate war goperncr Of Texas and was
captured with Jefferson Davis and
John q. Reagin at the close OF the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-19

Charleston, Aug. 13.-Jerome Stark
of Columbia, lineman in the employ
.of the Bell Telephone company, came
in contact with live wire this after
noon while at work on pole and fell
a distance of go feet TO the pavement.
Fortunately his. fall was broken oy
coming down upon fellow worker
and he suffered no serious bodily in
nry, His right hand was badly bum
ed By the wire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-19
llaniac's Terrible Deed.

Winfield Kas. Aug. 13.-Gilbert
Trigg aged 80 years, supposed to be
insane, appeared on the principal
street of this town tonight with
double barreled shotgun and fired both
charges deliberately into a crowd OF
FIVE thousand people, who were lis;
tanine to q band concert. He killed
three persons fatally injured three and
shot twenty others of whom six may
die Trigg was himself killed by a
policeman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-19
outlined in your communication.

outlined in your communication.
Yours truly,
Sumter Water Company,
James q. Dawes,
General Supt.
Clerk and Treasurer's report foi
July was referred to the Finance Com
mittee. As also were several claims.
Council then adjourned.
G. M. Hurst,
Clerk and Treasurer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-19
Scholarship Examination.

The examination of applicants for
the Normal Scholarship in the South
Carolina College will be held in the
Office of County Superintendent Of
Education Cain on Friday, August
21st. The examination will begin at
10 a. N.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-19
GUN and LOGksMITH.

I take pleasure in giving no.
tice to my friends and the pub
lie generally, that, having re-
gained my health, | have re-
opened my shop, and am ready
to do any work in the
line Of Guns, Locks, Sewing
Machines, &c. Prices reasona-
bic, work done promptly and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop removed to No. %
West Liberty street, two doors
from Osteen's Book Store.
r. S. BRADWELL.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-19

A few more nice hammocks to be sold
at cost to close out. Two or three
which will be sold for 81 each are ex-
tra baragins. II. G. Osteen & Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-19
SUMTER. s. G.

Capital stock paid il, $4,000 90
Undivided surplus, 5000 90
Individual liability Of stockhold
ers in excess of their stock, $4,000 90
Transacts general banking business;
also has a Saving Bank Department. De-
posts of 81 and upward received. Inter
est allowed at the rate of 4 per cent. per,
annum, payable semi-annually.
W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President.
r. ]. MANNING, W. F. RHAME,
Yice-President. Cashier.
Jan. 81.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-07
Light on His Toilet.

Walter a Wyckoff, professor of So
GEOLOGY at Princeton. while disguised
as a tramp travelled through the Unit
ed States. says an exchange. Some
time after he returned to Princeton he
related an incident that happened on
a train on which he was riding In the
west. He boarded it with two con-
P%anIons. and half an hour after start
ing Il entered a very black tunnel. y
man seated across the aisle asked the
conductor how long it would take to
pass through the tunnel
oh. about two hours" the Couduc-
tor snapped. \ hurried through the
car. 4.
The man opposite fumbled among his
grips. Soon he seemed to be strug-
Cling with something in the darknt~.
Suddenly the car Illuminated with a
glaring sunlight. for the train hac
emerged from the tunnel. All eye-
turned toward the man opposite. The
two hours OF darkness promised him
by the conductor he had begun % use
in changing his shirt. He now sat
thunderstruck. his coat. shirt. neckt;e.
and collar thrown over the next seat.
as naked as from the waist UP as &
man about to take a bath.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-07
July % July % Ten Year
The War Maneuyres.

Bar Harbor, Me-. Aug. 3.-The war
maneuvres actually began today when
the so-called hostile squadron with
drew from the combined North Attain
tic feet and departed from the harbor.
The squadron is in command Of rear
Admiral Sands and consisted Of the
battleships Texas, Indiana, and Massa-
chusetts and the torpedo oat destroy
ers Lawrence and Whipple. The yes
sells when asst seen were heading in a
south-southeasterly direction.
Wednesday at moor the remainder or
the feet under Rear Admiral Barker
will assume the defensive. Each YES
sci will hurry to a point assigned by
secret instructions. Some time De
tween Wednesday noon and next Mon
day the hostile squadron must make
whatever demonstration is TO De maze
or secure an anchorage. in order to win.
An attack may be at any
point between PASSPORT and Cape Ann
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-07

manufacturing firm. one member Of
which happens TO be a member of con-
greSs. has a right 10 and
sell goods TO jObberS who are filing
government contracts. and that they do
not come within the prohibition of the
statute so long as the contract hetweeu
the firm and the jobber IS = sepaarate
and distinct transaction from the con-
tracts between the jobber and the gov
eminent. There appears to be no evil
dnce that in the manufactures of the
gloves by the MeSsrs. Littauer Broth
ers TO b. usel in filling government con-
tracts made by Lyon and others there
was any violation of the statute ex-
cept IN one caSe. the contract of De-
cember =, 1895. 1t is not the DUTY or
the right of the secretary OF war to
~adjudicate that case, or to determine
whether the statute was or was not
violated. except in SO far as il may be
necessary for him to decide what action
if any should be taken by the war de-
partment in view of the facts disclosed.
l think the Indications of an interest
by the manufacturing firm in the job
berS contract with the government are
sufficient to require me TO proceed upon
the theory that there is a prlma facie
case Of Violation of the statute. Three
duties are t~hereupon devolved upon the
war department:
First, to put the department of JUS
tice II possession of the facts in order
hat if that department finds the law
to have been violated it may take ap-
pr0priate measures for its enforcement.
This will be done.
Second, to direct the proper officer
of the department to demand repay
ment of any sum Of money which a
been advanced on the part Of the Unit
ed States in consideration of such >SOn-
tract. Strictly speaking, no money has
been advanced in consideration of the
contract, but the goods purchased by
the government paid for on delivery.
AS recommended by the judge advocate
general, the opinion of the attorney gen.
eral will be asked whether within the
meaning of the statute such payment
constitutes an advance for which a
demand should be made.
Third, to determine, whether any
officer of the army who was concerned
in the making of the contract was Gull
pable within the true intent of the law.
Upon this l find no evidence that the
facts known to the officers of the quar-
termaster's department indicated any
other relation between the firm of Lit
tauer Brothers and the furnishing of
gloves to the government than the law
full relation described at the beginning
of this memorandum. The contracts
were all made in compliance with the
requirements of law upon public adver-
tisement, on awards to the lowest
responsible bidder, and each contained
a declaration by the contractor that
no mi of congress was interested
The prices appear to have been reas-
enable; the government appears to have
got full value for it's money; the in
spection appears to have been rigid;
and the requirements of the Spcfflea-
tons appar to nave been enforced. No
influences and no motives except a de-
sire to attain the best interests of the
government appear to have operated
upon the officers of the army in the
transactions found.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-07
The Crop up to July 25th verage
1917 Points Which is Behind the
Average for Ten Years-NOrth Car
oIina's Condition is 70.

Washington, August 3-The monthly
report Of the chief of the bureau of
statistics of the department of agri-
culture will show the average condi-
ton OF cotton on July % to have been
1917 as compared with I'll on June IS.
1903, S1.9. on July %, 1902, 77.2 on July
%. 1901, and a 10 year average OF s4.3.
The following table shOws me con-
dition by states on July % in each of
the last three years, and that on June
25, 1909, with the 10 year average.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-07
Sour


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general debility, sour risings, and catarrh of
the stomach are all due to indigestion. Kodol
cures indigestion. This new discovery repre-
sents the natural juices Of digestion as they
exist IN a healthy stomach, combined with
'ne greatest known tonic and reconstructive
properties. kodol Dyspepsia Cure does not
only cure indigestion and DYSPEPSIA, but this
famous remedy cures all stomach troubles
by cleansing. purifying, sweetening and
strengthening the mucous membranes lining
the stomach.
I. Mr.. >. ;; Bal. Of Ravenswood, W. Va. saws
! was nouo!ed with sour stomach for twenty years.
fer baby" HA"s " l. 'M~
kodol Digests What You Eat.
Bottles only. sl.oo Size holding ~ times N. trial
size which sells for so cents.
prepared oy 60 Dewitt & CO., CHICAGO
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-07

The Contract in Which
Congressman Was
Interested
| STRAIGHT DEAL

Root Yesterday Made
Public the Papers in the Investi-
LyOn-The Contractor Secured the
Gloves From a Firm in Which a
Congressman is Interested-There
Was no Collision Although it is
Unlawful.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-07
Mayor CuPper Gives Bail.

WASHINGTON. August John T. Cup
per. mayor OF Lock Haven. Pa. who
was indicted by the grand Jury here
Friday in connection with postal ir-
r~egularitieS. today appeared in the dis
trict supreme court and gave bail in
the sum Of SO, G0.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-07

Albany. Ga, August 3.-The first
bale q the new cotton crop Of Georgia
10 be marketed here. was Did today
by Deal 7. Johnson, a negro farmer.
for fifteen cents a pound. The bale
weighed 36S pounds and was c!assed as
fully middling. It was shipped 70 Sa-
vannah, Ga.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-07
WHO IS HE:
COTTON CONDITION.

Who is it that makes the Fewer gall
Ions; wears-longer paint?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-07

The business of the deceased will be
continued under the familiar old title
Samuel Bear. Sr. & Sons.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-10
CLAIMED lei MERGER r
ENTIRELY E , LAWFUL I |.
Brief Filed in Behalf of ], z.
Morgan on Northern Sc
c,lrities Company,
ftt.lt X i
(By Associated Press.)

4 WASHINGTON, Dec. 0,-A brief In be-
half of j. Phsrpont Morgan, Robert Bacon
and Daniel S. Lamont, appellants, with
others. In tho case Of tho United States
VS.. Northern Securities Company, was
filed in tho United States supreme Court
to-day by Attorneys Francis Lynds stet-
son and David Wilcox, They claim on
behalf OF their clients that tho so-cnlled
merger was entirely lawful, aud say;
transactions have consisted
merely In the organization Of q lawful
corporation Of Nav Jersey, and In the
sale to and Pun chase by It, Of property
lawfully salable, The legal effect OF
the transaction has been that tho owner
Of the stock in one OF the railway COM
pnnies has sold the sans to the Securities
Company, which company owns tho stock
not merely OF one OF the railway COM :
panies, but tho stock OF both, 20 that
each individual who has transferred his
property to the Securities Company has
obtained therefor something entirely dlf'
fereDt-pam mely, an interest ~ q company
holding stock OF the other raj wa y cons
pal,y as well. 1t "a man fest that IN the
fullest possible sense this cons tuted g
sale Of tlss propeFl .l.s i # }|8s.s a.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-10
Messrs. Leake aid Allen En-
gage iii d Very Acri,11oni-
Gus : c Controversy.
HABITUAL $DRUNKARD,
III s BILL is DEFEATED
Missed Passing the Senate by a
Very Narrow Margiti-Bill to
Provide al dditional $l5o,-
900 for Improvement Of
Capitol Building DEATH
u for. Kidnappers.

The features, ofS the session OF the Gem
oral Assembly vest erday we're the iadop-
ton BY the SHousesof Delegates BY a vote
OF s42 ito 80 OF the Leake amendment to
the Barksdale pure 81 elections Law. requlr--
Ing special grand Jury Investigations afT
ter. regular and primary elections. and # the
introduction in the Senate BY Mr.. An
derson, Of Richmond city. Of a bill Sup-
spropriating the sum OF 81 5o.o 900 In addition
to the 800 900 alieady appropriated
for the renovation, improvement and
enlargement otf#sthe State Capitol,
and placing the work in the charge
OF OF the Joint committee Of tAe4 two
houses, and the ci9vernor as chairman.
The passa go 10 z the 4 JLeake anctld ldment
il. tho Barksdale law followed on neftoe
the .sharpest3 de bates OF the session, in he
course of which Mr. Ieake and len.
of Botetourt became involved .{tn d. g
.colioquy4which ut one time tirca tened to
strain the relations Of ;thcatwoi gentle
men Eif5 not provoke. personal altercat ton,
Mr.. lien denoun oed 81 rs unquali fiedly
sfalse-y d statement iia attributed to Nfr.
sLeake,. but which the latter denied llav-
Ing made. Tho dispute was amicably ad-
Sjusted. tsS
The. Senate voted down the bill IN re-
Glation TO habitual drunkards. after brief
debate, and by the narrow margin ofFl5
TO 1G. II
Both houses passed a number OF local
and general bills on tho calendars and
did a good days work, the Senate almost
finishing the volume of{revision bills. s
od .1ordnn bill lset I q
break tho Baylor survey a special and
continuing order for next Tuesday, Do
cen,ber 18th. atf1lA. NJ, but did not limit
debate on tho bill.
The Senate.
The Senate convened at ] | A. M. Lieu-
tenant-Governor Willard presiding, There
was no prayer.
n A communication from tho House OF
Delegates announced the passage OF a
large number OF Senate bills with amend
ments and House bills. These were re-
lferred to the Committee for Courts of
Justice. i5 &. 1 n
Senate bill AS, with House amendment,
8 to amend section 2501 !, In relat ton to cer-
tificates Of acknowledgment was Id be-
fore the Senate. On motion OF Mr.. Ope,
the House amendment was concurred IN.
Senate bill bOa, to provide for the pub
lIcation OF the general statutes, was taken
I'm on tho calendar and passed.
: House bill 4l3, on the calendar. and fen-
titled an act to permit persons more than
nineteen years OF ago to take the State
bar examination for a license to practice
law was taken UP and passed. ,
81 Also House bill 429, to permit the Com :
5mlssionerio OF Agriculture to collect speci-
mems of natural history, was passed with
out objection. Tho bill carries no appro-
prlation.
B's OYSTER BILL, SET.
n House bill 4S7. known as the Jordan
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-10
Mr.. GLASS MAKES RECORD
FOR INTRODUCING BILLS
a IT obacco Dcaler Gets a Big
Bill for Duty Oh Returned
!. 81. Shipment,
THE REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEE
Southern Members Worked Up
Over Proposition P to Curtail
Their Mr. Repres ton. ;s88$5
tFron, Il q staff corrcs,p,1or1dent.} 50

tFron, "a staff Correspondent9
.WrAstIIN GRO Y, p. c,.5., Dec. 9, epre:-
senta tive Glass, Of the. Sixth s.Yirgi MIA
District, had not OF ffered but ono bill this
year until to-day, when no introduced
forty -one Of nterestEto the people oc his
district. The bills by tltle arc as fol-
lows: /, 81 81 e "A, NJ XXI d ys .s.Sf sar
# For a public building at Radford, to
cost $50 oco, n y. I; "a. y ,3.,i n
For a public building T South Boston.
3 to cost $500 i Fl. &,
For a. public building at Bedford City.
to cost $4,000. 5
FOR! enlargng the public building at
Roanoke.
For enlarging the public building at
Lynchburg.
st To pay the Methodist Protestant Church
$50, 900 FOR the destruction of college build
ngs and eduipmentIatt Lynchburg.
For the relief OF James D. Hankins,
OF Halifax county, Is IN. %
3 For the relief OF DR.. r. G.. Simmons.
OF Roanoke city for services during tho
Spanish war. Isl II
!, For the relief OF w. s. Rodden, Of Hall
fax county, for stores taken by the Fed
eral army, S
For tho relief OF Albert r. May, for
horse taken ytFcdera cavalry,
* For tho relief. Of, j. W. Chandler, OF
Halifax county.
For the relief Of John B. Ferguson, for
horse taken by .Todera troops.
TO pension s. Plummer Morton.
Tror the relief OF Mrs. Susan a. Dlnwld-
die, OF Campbell county.
TO complete tho ninth article OF tho
treaty Of 1910 between tho United States
and Spain
4 For the relief OF Elijah Poague. OF
Roanoke county.
For the relief Of Susan Sloan. OF Roan-