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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-28

has sent to the Senate treaty which
seems to meet with general approval.
Under the conditions of the conven-
tion, this country is to lease the re-
quired zone OF land for one hundred
years with the privilege of renewal
at the same rental, at pleasure. The
annual rental, which is to begin FIVE
years after the ratification of tie
treaty, is to be $3.50, GOO and the cash
payment to be made as soon as the
convention is ratified by both Con-
crosses will be SO, 900, 900. This with
the $40, 600. coo which it is. agreed to
pay the Panama Canal Company, will
make an Immediate cash payment Of
$50, coo. 900. At the end Of sixty years
the entire property of the Panama Rail
way will revert to the United States.
All tonnage and other water dues
from the harbors of Panama and Colon
will be paid directly to the United
States. During the construction of
the Canal martial law viii prevail
and United States troops will police
the district. After that arrangements
are to be made for policing. ETC., by
joint high commission bit Is is
prOVlC6Q GQdG II 10 INSTANCE WIN q
citizen OF the United States be tried
by other than court maintained by
his own Government.
The Cuban treaty is still the execu-
tive business before the Senate and
Senator Cullom is watching for an
opportunity to secure an executive
session of several hours duration when
it is believed the convention will be
promptly ratified. Several members
of the Senate have expressed to your
correspondent their approval of the
Colombian treaty and its ratification
is practically assured as soon as the
Cuban treaty is disposed Of.
The Philippine committee has
amended the House bill lowering the
duty on Philippine imports so that it
now provides that so per cent. of the
Dingley rates shall be collected on
Philippine sugar, tobacco and ell other
Philippine products shall be submitted
to this country duty free. As sugar
and tobacco constitute almost the en-
tire exportable products of the islands,
however, the amendment is q concession
of %, per cent to the sugar and tobacco
interests, at the expense Of the Phi,
lippines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-28
The ALASKAN BOUNDARY.

Washington, January 24.-Secretary
Hay and Sir Michael Herbert, the
British ambassador, signed treaty
today providing for the settlement OF
the Alaskan boundary question.
Efforts in this direction have been put
forth for a long time, the pressure
coming from both sides, the Canadian
miners being anxious to get through
the Klondike to the sea without passing
through American territory, and the
Americans insisting upon their right
TO the coast line and the control OF
the ports. The treaty signed today
provides for the reference of all these
boundary questions to mixed tribunal
of iurists, three on each side. to deter,
mine the Interpretation to be placed
on the treaty of 1925 between Great
Britain>and Russia, which defined the
boundaries between British America
and Alaska.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-28

crease tie limit so that ten-year con-
victs could be sentenced to the chain
gang. On yea and nay vote of 79 to
% it was ordered to the third reading.
Mr.. Hinton had bill by which he
wanted each county to get its town
share of the dispensary profits. He
wanted the fund to go to the school
fund.
Mr.. Herbert objected to the bill,
because it took all the dispensary
profits from the cities and towns. To
take all the profits from the towns
and give it all to the school funds
would kill the law. If the towns got
no revenue they would take no inter
est in the enforcement Of the law. His
proposition was that the county's
share OF the profit go into the school
fund
lIr. Tatum opposed taking away the
towns share of the profit, but favor
ed Mr. Herbert's amendment.
Mr.. Cooper favored the bill and
urged that the spirit Of the law was
for the profits to go into the school
fund The declared purpose of the dis
pensary law was that the profits go to
the school fund The towns would get
back the money and would use it on
their schools.
Mr.. Moses urged that in his section
The police did all the enforcement : of
the dispensary law and the constables
did nothing much. Il was far better
to leave things alone and not disturb
the situation. The fund is now prop
erly disposed Of.
The majority of the cities and coun-
ties want the bill left alone.
Mr.. jeremiah Smith said the dis
pensary profits ought to go into the
school fund and not to the general
county funds. The bill could be
amended and he moved that debate on
the bill be adjourned until tomorrow.
This was amended so that the bill IS
made special order for Wednesday.
Mr.. Toole'e, bill to prevent the sale
of dynamite for the purpose Of killing
fish was passed.
Mr.. Kelley's bill to provide for the
transfer Of certain records to the Office
of Probate Judge waf passed.
The Senate met at s p. NJ,
with full attendance. The ses-
sion was short and wanting in
special interest. Several third read
ing bills were passed and sent to the
House, and quite a number Of new
bills we're introduced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-28
PIague-stricken Mazatlan.

Mexico City, January 25.-The
charity commission at Mazatlan has re-
cieved up to date S130, 600 for use in
combating tie plague. Money is still
pouring in from all parts of the coun-
The official bulletin from Mazatlan
reports four deaths and four new cases
for Wednesday last, and for Thursday
five deaths and two new cases. The
total number of cases in the hospital
was A, five of which were serious. AT
the pavilions are housed $50 persons,
none of whom are sick.
DR.. j. H. Grimes, the bubonic
plague expert, has been notified to
hold himself in readiness to proceed to
the stricken city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-28
ExcITEMENF IN COLUMBIA.

Columbia, January 23.-There was
distinct earthquake shock here to
night at eleven minutes past s O'Clock.
It did no damage whatever, but as the
vibrations swept from northwest to
south, and kept up for five or ten sec
onds, there was just bit of anxiety.
In some of the club rooms there was
sufficient trepidation to make many
Jump down the steps in double quick
order. All sorts of wild ruuors went
the rounds, but it soon became evident
that no damage had been done by the
shock and that it was quite general
through the lower part of the State.
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an EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
Felt in Charleston and Throughout
The Lover Part af the State.

Charleston, Jan. 23.-An earthquake
shock was felt here at s. II o'clock to-
night. There was one distinct shock,
which was not sufficient to cause any
damage to property nor even to occa-
sion serious alarm. Reports from,points
near the city indicate that the shock
was felt throughout lower South Car
olina
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-28

Columbia, Jan. 26.-The food of
new bills increases each day and the
House particularly is having a big
batch of work cut out for it. Few OF
the bills are of much ipmortance.
Today several bills were given the
third reading. OF these the one of
most general interest was Mr.. klbler's
bill relating to the qualifications OF
county superintendents of education.
The first bill taken up was Mr..
Forde's bill providing for ten-year
convicts to serve sentences on public
works of the county. The present law
provides that convicts up to fve-year
sentences can be sent to the chain
gang, and the proposition was to in
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-28
EELT IN SAVANNAH.

Savannah, Jan. 23.--Two distinct
and almost Immediately successive
shocks of earthquake were felt here
tonight ats. l5 O'CLOCK. Reports from
Tybee Island are that houses we're
very perceptibiy shaken.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-28

Washington, January 26.-It was
announced at the White House today
that Judge William r. Day, of Can
ton, Ohio, had accepted the tender
made to him by the President of a
seat on the Supreme Bench of the
United States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-28
Col. Lynch's Sentence COMMITTED.

London, Jan. 27.-The sentence of
death passed upon Col. Arthur Lynch,
who was found guilty of high treason
on Friday last, has been commuted
to penal servitude for life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-28
BEAUFORT SHAKEN.

Beaufort, Jan. pa pronounced
tremor Of earthquake was felt here at
10 minutes past tonight. It contln-
ued about Is seconds, shaking the
buildings slightly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-28

Tobacco growing will be an import
ant industry this year in several coun-
ties where no tobacco has been grown
for market heretofore.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-28
PANAMA CANAL TREATY SIGNED.
Colombia AT Last Accedes to the
Wishes of the United States
and Canal Will Be Built.

Washington, Jan. 22.-At the presi-
dents reception at the White House to-
night the news that the treaty between
the two countries at last was an &C
compIished fact leaked out and later
was confined aCthoritatlvely on IN
quiry IN official quarters. It had been
intended not to make the signature OF
the canal treaty public until. tomor-
row, but the news apparently was too
good for some of the friends Of the
canal to keep. Fears had beea enter
5ained until this week that Colombo a
might not be willing to accede to the
wishes of the United States in the
matter and that recourse to the
Nicarguan canal project might be
forced an the government OF the
United States. But this week events
took a more favorable turn and
Colombia transmitted instructions and
authority to Dr.. Herran, its repre-
sentative in the United States, that
made possible conclusion OF the long
pending negotiations.
Washington, Jan. 28.-The treaty
between the United States and the
government of Colombia, which was
signed yesterday by Secretary Hay and
De. Herranssas the representatives. of the
two countries. was transmi tied to the
Senate today and by the Senate refer
red to the committee on forcing reIa-
tions.
The treaty was read in executive ses-
sion, but the injunction OF secrecy
was not removed. By the terms of the
treaty the United States agrees to make
q cash payment of SO, 600, 600 in gold to
the Colombian Government, and after
the expiration of nine years to pay
rental of $3.50, coo per year. The lease
of the strip of land to be used for the
canal and for canal purposes is practl-
cally made perpetual, the provision on
this point being that the first lease
shall be for 100 years and renewable
thereafter in terms of 100 years, at the
Measure of the United States. The
strip is to be ten ki4omtres, or about
six miles in width, and over this ter
r;5ory the United States is given police
and sanitary iUrisdictoin, although 1t
is explicitly specified that Colombia
does not surrender sovereignty over &.
The United States is to have the priv
ilege of free importation Of vessels and
materials to be used in the construc-
ton of the canal. It is also given the
right to improve, use and protect har-
bors at both the Atlantic and Pacific
ends of the canal. The grant is made
exclusive to the United States and no
taxes or rentals are to be charged in
addition to the gross sums Of $40, OOO.-
600 cash and quarter of million dol
lars annually.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-28

It would be for the highest good Of
the State if, on account OF the deep
damnation of his taking-off, the de@Sh
of Mr.. Gonzales should mark the be-
ginning of new era in the enforce
ment of the law against murder in
South Carolina.-News and Courier,
Tan 20
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-14
TABOR ORE GOES
20 OUNCES TO TON.
Returns From First Ship.
ment Have Been
Received.

Returns from the first consign-
ment Of Tabor fraction ore sent to
the Tacoma smelter have been re.
cieved by the Geiser' Hendryx In
vestment company, and they show,
Mr.. Geiser states, in the neighbor-
hood Of twenty ounces of gold to
the ton. Several other shipments
have been made but the returns are
not yet In.
Mr.. Geiser was out at the property
yesterday. He says the shaft is now
down sixty feet, and the rich streak
continues in strength and, quality
with evidences that II will get better
with depth.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-14

will be installed Immediately. The
buildings are all completed for its
reception and ore bins and 4Oo-foot
tramway from the mine are now
being constructed. Superintendent
McGuiggan says that the mill will
be running in the course of three or
four weeks.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-14
KIND PEOPLE NURSE
A DYING MINER.
Given Information That
Leads Them to a
Fortune.

M. E. Balm tells an interesting
story, the facts relating to which
came under his personal observation
while In Minneapolis last winter and
spring. The names Of the people
involved have escaped his memory ;
but he knows where to secure them
and vouches for the truth Of the
following statement:
"About year ago there arrived
In Minneapolis an old man who said
that he had been mining In Eastern
Oregon. He went there to visit
some old friends, whom he had
known intimately back In New
England years ago. He was broken
in health and, being an elderly man,
1t was apparent that he was not long
for this world.
''The members of the family that
he was visiting, though poor in purse
was rich In human kindness, and
they kept the old man at their home,
nursing him tenderly for months,
until he passed over the last, the
great divide, into the mysterious,
unexplored realm beyond.
''Shortly before his death, having.
retained possession of his mental
faculties to the last, he told his
friends that while prospecting on
Powder river the previous summer
he had found some rich gravel In a
small cave; but had only washe ed
out enough gold to keep him through
the winter. expecting to go back the
following spring and investigate the
find further. He really didn't know
the extent and value of the deposit
himself. He drew rough sketch Of
the surrounding country and located
1t on map of Baker county; giving
the diagram and map to those who
were administering to his wants dur
ing his last hours.
'The family, having the utmost con.
fidence In his honesty and judgment,
sold all Of their possessions In the
early spring and came west. Last
August they wrote to friends that
they had located the spot indicated,
and though they had found no fabu-
lous wealth, they were making good
money; had taken out %, 900, In gold
and did not regret making the move.
Mr.. Balm saw and read this letter.
He has been looking up the matter
since bis return to Sumpter; but
having forgotten the names and the
Powder River country being some
what exte nsive, he has thus far been
unable to secure any further definite
information. He has written to
secure names and will prosecute bis
inquiries further.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-14
Old Stock Certificate.

j. Carlson, the former mill super
intendent of the Golconda, has a
curiosity In the shape Of an ancient
stock certificate--that Is ancient
for the Sumpter district. 1t Is a
Monumental certificate and bears
adte of March 2, 1877.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-14
THE ALAMO MILL.


j. p. McGuiggsn, superintendent
of the Alamo. returned today from
Spokane where he went on business
for the company.
All the machinery for the ten
stamp mill to be Installed at the
Alamo has arrived at Whitney and
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-14
Timber and Homestead Filings.

Timber and Homestead Filings.
Timber and homestead filings, ss we'll
as final proofs, can be made before
Charles H. Chance, United States Com.
missioner, Office in First National Bank
Of sumpter building, sumpter, thus saw.
ing applicants expense Of a trip to La
Granda. ta.. ... ..
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-14

The lime kiln at the quarry, near
Bear Gulch. belonging to the smelter
company has been completed, and Is
new ready for operation. The lime will
be used In making mortar for the
briquetting machine at the smelter.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-14
COMPLETED ASSESSMENT WORK.

j. w. Duckworth and Fred Kneuse
have finished their assessment work
on the Grand Trunk and the La
Crosse groups, located on McCully's
Fork, near the Bald Mountain. At
the present stage Of Development
they state that the showing is ex.
tremely satisfactory.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-14
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The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

President Roosevelt has signed
the Cuban reciprocity bill, which
passed the Senate by vote of 81
to Is. Many Democratr voted for
the bill and but one Republican
opposed it. Just before vote was
taken Senator Bailey, of Texas
made a long speech in which he
tried to show that the action of the
President and Senate in -negotiat-
ing treaty, which called for a re-
duction of the tariff, was a viola
ton of that part of the Constitu-
ton which declares that all reve-
nue. Legislation shall originate in
the House. Mr.. Spooner answer
ed Mr.. Bailey in an able speech,
but the entire discussion had no
effect upon the vote on the meas
ure. Enemies of the bill may take
the question to the Supreme Court
! but the decision will doubtless be
against them. Speaker Cannon,
President pro. TEN. Frye and Pres
ident Roosevelt all signed the bill
with an deliberately decorated gold
pen which was supplied for the
occasion by Minister Quesada, of
Cuba, and which will be put on ex-
hibition in Havana. The treaty
goes into effect ten days after it
was signed.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

It is astonishing how much 1f the
worlds wealth Is locked up in d;s.
monds. things which are OF no earth
ly use to anybody except for the mere
purpose Of ornamentation. The money
spent for diamonds every year would
build neats Of peace and war. equip
and pay armies, almost wipe out pow
erty in city slums. endow hospitals
and schools. build railroads and create
great libraries. Every now and then
some American woman has trouble
with the customs authorities over the
duty on Jewels the value OF which
represents q sum sufficient for an or
d1nary man to raise and educate .
large family Of children.
Millionaires and crowned heads pos
sese diamonds which represent idle
wealth sumcient to build whole streets
Of model tenement houses for the poor
The diamonds belonging to the Ger
man empress are valued at 81 1.250. 900.
The crown Jewels of England. largely
made up Of diamonds, exceed In valr :.
SIS 100000. The imperial crown alone
contains 2.7s3 splendid diamonds. Be
diamonds 20 lhe value of about a mil
lion more dollars. which are their pri.
vste property. The crown Jewels Of
Russia represent about $4,000, 900.
No one knows Just how much the d!a
moo6s possessed BY the Sultan OF
Turkey are worth. but they represent
many millions. Many native prin ces
in India own diamonds of great value
The gems Of the Gaekwar of BaToda.
consisting largely Of diamonds. are
valued At SIS .ooo. 900. Among his treas.
ures Is = carpet made entirely OF dia
monds and pearls, all matched and
blended. Many churches. too. In the
old world are rich In diamonds. The
largest diamond in the world. the lex.
celsior. found at Jaggersfontein in
1898. is 30 valuable that special syn.
dicate has been formed to stand the
expense and risk of cutting II.
A large part Of the worlds gold
too u locked away In royal treasure
houses In the form Of dishes or orra a,
ments. In the Kremlin are many great
gold dishes. % heavy that . strong
man cannot I'M them. and many mill
ions Of dollars worth Of gold made
into ornamental forms. The gold din
ner service At Windsor Castle is val.
usd At $4,000 900. and . golden pea.
cock with jcweled tail there II valued
At $500 900. In the treasure house Of
the Sultan Of Constantinopls are tons
NJ sold plate. snd great golden bowis
ilied to the brim with rare pearls.
Gold in every form which the ingenu-
ity Of man has been able to invent Is
scattered about In splendid confusion
in the palaces by the Bosporus. The
Shah Of Persia has golden ornaments
and diamonds slowed away In his pal.
sce which. turned into money. would
enable him to build railroads and open
up his country to civilization.
The worlds dead wealth Is some
thing enormous wnsn you come To
think Of II
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

The Chinese commercial treaty
was ratified by the senate without
opposition. Mr.. Nelson, of Min
nesota. criticised ii for giving the
United States sufficient concessions
in the way of open ports and places
the blame for this on Russia whose
attitude in Manchuria might, he
saId,> lead to trouble with this
country Other senators agreed
with Mr.. Nelson, but it was argued
that the treaty was the best China
could give under the circumstances.
Senator Lodge urged that it be
ratified Immediately as snch action
was held by the state department
to be essential. He added that the
ratification of the treaty would
have good effect in the settle
ment OF the far eastern question.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

that not a single protective barrier
would be standing ten years after
the repeal of the corn laws. But
since then every power in the
world has gone on Protective
basis, France and Russia swinging
over to it in the last decade; every
British colony, even, taxes imports
from the mother country. Atlast
British statesmen themselves have
grown weary of meeting empty
handed in commercial negotiations
rivals who approached a treaty
with Tariff weapons in their
hands-weary of making brio ks
without straw-and they have set
about repudiating Golden and all
his works.
Free Trade, an unwelcome and
moribund pensioner in the house
of its friends, cannot again be in
voked with any hope of success in
an American campaign, at least
until there has been another econ
omic cycle. 1t is the recognition
of this that has given its peculiar
bitterness to the comment of "rev-
enue reformers" here on Chamber
lain and Balfour..-New York
Mail and Express
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
Dinner With the Rector.

"The other day I was out of town" d"
said smart churchman in Broad
street. with my rector. We stopped
for dinner At a farm hotel, II you
know what that Is. When we sat
down to the repast 1t was about the
worst ever saw. and my spiritual di.
rector agreed with me. In fact, 1t was
too much for me. and I simply baked
But the rector laid to. and was evi
IDENTIFY relishing 1t when said to him
in the language Of Paul to the Ro
mans: EsrT
Let not him that eateth despise
him that eateth not
"Whereupon the rector. who was
quicker in the Book than I, replied:
And he that doubteth is damned
II he eat-same chapter Paul to the
Romans, last verse.
Before could command my tongue
had said. III be damned If I'll eat!'
He he'd the best OF me according to
St. Panl. but had the best OF him &C.
cording to the way felt"-New Yorf
Herald.