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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-01
RAILROAD HORROR ID. SPAIN.
Killed Estimated From Thirty to
One Hundred.

Madrid, June 2S.-Fourteeen bodies
and Fifty injured persons have been ex-
tricated from the wreck Of the Bilbao
train. which ccurred at Nejerilla
River last night.
According to official information
thirty persons were killed and sixty
others seriously injured. Many OF the
injured will die. OF the three hund-
red passengers on the train it is stated
that only six escaped unhurt. The
train, which was composed of two
engines and sixteen coaches, was
crossing the bridge, when the couplings
between the engines broke. The
second engine left the track and fell,
followed by the entire train, into
the bed of the river. Fortunately the
water was low. The nearest medical
attendance was mile and half dis
tant. The passengers who we're least
injured aided the others and did all
possible until the arrival of the relief
trains, bringing nurses, doctors and
soldiers from Bilbao.
The train fell fifty feet from the
bridge TO the river bed, coaches plhng
up in a. mass of splintered wood and
iron work. The scene is described as
horrifying. Many corpses were, car
ried down the stream, which was
actually Redeemed with blood. 1t was
found impossible to get number OF
the dead out of the wreckage. a
railway guard was arrested in the act
of robbing the dead and narrowly es-
capped lynching.
It is believed that the official figures
underestimate the number Of killed,
some accounts giving the number of
dead as one hundred. The full extent
of the catastrophe will only be known
when the wreckage has been cleared
saWaY..4
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The Boy on the Farm.
Southern Farm Magazine Of Baltimore
fnr T1Iv

Southern Farm Magazine Of Baltimore
for July.
While honoring and crediting the
country-bred boy for his well-earned
success in the city, the honor due the
county-bred boy who succeeds on the
farm should not be forgotten. In
deed, tits question whether he should
not have the greater honor. OPP
portunities for material success seems
SO much greater in the city than in
the country. inasmuch as the hundred
failures in the city are overshadoged
by the one success, that it requires
considerable strength Of character for
the country boy TO stay at home and
build up success upon paternaI acres
or to move upon new land where ne
may follow the footsteps Of his father,
with advantages, however, OF which
the father never dreamed. It is hard
life, that Of farming, but no whit
harder than the life led by the sue
cessful city man, and it has its peculiar
conversations. The man who owns
and works his own plat of ground
with the ability to make ends meet
every year is the most indepeL ,nt
citizen of the United States. The aver
age successful city man is one of the
most dependent citizens of the United
States, and upon no one, perhaps, is
he more dependent than upon the
farmer.
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desperate Deed of a desperate

Knoxvi2le, Tenn, June N-Harvey
Logan, the alleged Montana train rob
Der, an6er seatence Of 20 years escaped
fsosa the eoRaty jail this afternoon at
5 o7e!ock. While his guards back
was tusaed. Logan threw a wire over
his head and aassoed him fying him
tight so the bars OF his cage. Having
oae entire Aoor Of the Jail 80 himself,
Logsa next secured two pistols, placed
in the corridor Of the 5aSE for use by
officers, If aeeded.
Whea Jailer Bell appeared in answer
to 8 knock from Logan, che prisoner
passed out Bottle, saying he wanted
some nediciNe. As the i9ailer put
out his hand, Logan covered him
with pistol, forced himsounlock the
door and take him to the basement
of the Jail. He then fereed Bell to
take him to the sheriff stable and
saddle the sheeiff's horse. This done,
Logan saonnted and rode away in the
direction of the mountains
A posse started in pursuit OF the
desperate within one hour.
Sheriff j. ". Fox tonight offered
a reward of $500 for the capture OF
Legaa, dead or alive
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More Repablican Corruption.

Washington, June 28.-Assistant
Secretary Armstrong, Of the treasury
departmen, has returned 70 the. city
from brief business trip to New
York, during which he looked into the
cases Of asessrs. Samuel W. Thompson
and Waiter B. Eaton, employees Of
the Custom House, who are advertised
as members of the board of directors
of mining company, whose business
has been under Investigation by an
official of the postofce department.
Mr.. Armstrong tonight made it very
plain that Messrs. Thompson and Ea-
ton will be requested to give up their
connection with the company if they
expect to remain Ia the customs ser
vice, and if their positions under the
Government we're misrepresented by
the mining company with their con-
sent and approval they will be liable
to removal from Office.
Treasury officials express decided OBJ
jectioa to persons employed IN the Gus
toms service engaging at the same time
in some other businses, and iatend TO
break up this practice as far as posi-
BILE, holding that it is detrimental to
the best interest Of the service.
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.i'I: PETITION TO Be SENT TO RUSSIA.
Revolutionary Movement Seems
to be Spreading in All Parts
of Cars Dominions.

Washington, June H.-Fhe officials
of the state department. assert positive
ly that a close examination Of prece-
dent iustifes the presentation by the
United States government OF the
Jewish petition to the Russian govern
ment and that no government has a
right to object to the presentation OF
such petition, nor has the government
right to object if the presentation is
declined. This means that the United
States will not find ground for quarrel
with Russia if the czar refuses to re-
ceive the petition now being prepared
by the council of B'Nai Birth.
There were no developments today
respection the petition save an an.
nouncement that it is the purpose OF
the trainers to have it numerously
signed by prominent Christians as
well as Jews. It has been intimated
that some changes we're made IN the
text of the document, and it is said
that in this case the president and
Secretary Hay will closely scrutinize
it to make sure that it contains no OBJ
jectionable language.
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CONDITIONS ARE BAD.

st. Petersburg, June M.-The re-
yolutionary movement In Russia seems
to be spreading increasingly. and is
reaching regions hitherto free from
the radical agitation. Leaflets direct
ed against the existing condition Of
Russian home affairs and demanding
revolutionary changes were circulated
broadcast during the month OF May IN
81 cities and towns of. the empire.
Serious street distur urbances have occur
red at various places, as already cabled,
Including. Bakou, Warsaw, Birdichev,
Yihis, BaGoum, Balakhna and Tomsk.
It is said that the anti Semitic agita-
tion at Eastertide extended throughout
the entire pale Of the Jewish settle
ments. The monarchial society
organized at Pinsk circulated leaflets
beginning: Brother workers, ortho-
dox ano Catholic, Christ has arisen,
let us embrace, kiss, and go and Kill
the Jews.
At Rostov, on the Don, it is said
an officer of gendarmerie has been go
ing about the bazaar telling the people
that it is the Jews and Socialists who
prevent their tlittle father, the
: - -
czar, from giving all his children eV-
erything they need, and that Therefore
the Jews and Socialists must be killed
of.
The multitude Of arrests, in addi-
tion to domiciliary visitations which
have taken place among army officers,
literary men, teachers, working men,
students and other classes at st.
Petersburg, Kiev, Odessa, Virbal-
len and, in fact, in the cities and towns
throughout the empire, attest the
colossal growth Of the revolutionary
agitation. ),
It is naturally strongest in the pale
of the Jewish settlements, but it has
reached such far off places as Kossroma,
on the upper Volga, a region hither-
to freed from any radical movements.
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TheIatest cannon project is calculated
to theow ball, weighing z50 pounds
twenty miles at the rate of 2, 300 feet
per second.
The Charleston grand jucSes are all
alike an one particular, as they will
not return true bill against violators
of the dispensary law. At the recent
term number of men were indicted,
but the grand jury virtually tried the
cases and threw them ont of court.
The unanimity with which this course
has been pursued for years shows the
contempt in which the dispensary law
is held there, or else the alleged
blind tigers are the most Innocent men
on earth. who are led by Chicco, and
Schiaderassi. i.-Greenville Mountaineer
The rapid increase of crime among
negroes in the North, and especially
the crime Of rape on white women
may be traced directly to the large
immigration of negro brutes
from the South. And they
are receiving the same warm wei
come there that they would have To-
ceived for similar crimes here.-Wil-
mington Star.
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ROUGH HOUSE ON KICKER STREET
Officer Pierson Has a scrinmage With
an Obstinate Prisoner and a Lot OF
Viragoes.

Policeman Pierson stirred up rough
house on Kicker street last
Wednesday night about 8 o'clock
when he arrested Isaac Col
clough for lodging the payment of
street tax, and while he brought his
prisoner to she guard house, he is wear
ing numerous bruises today which
he collected during his encounter
with the dusky denizens of that murky
region.
Officer Pierson was given warrant
for the arrest Of Colclough Wednesday
morning, but failed to find him at home
when he called in the forenoon. He
returned between and s o'clock and
finding Colclough on the street he
showed him the warrant and told him
to come with him or give bond for
his appearance before the Mayor. Col
clough told him to go on and he would
come when he got ready He took
hold of Colcloug6, who resisted and in
the scufae Mr.. Pierson was knocked
over his bicycle, which he was hold
ing with his other hand. He Jumped
continued to fight. He dubbed Col
ClSuSu 1uGo SuUIu1SSiOu. Luz III tu0
meantime three or four women attack
ed him with bricks and sticks, while a
| big crowd Of men and women sur
rounded him and abetted the assault.
| Mr.. Pierson held on to his prisoner
with one hand and drawing his pistol
intimidated the crowd and dragged
him out of the street. After going
some distance he met two white men
who assisted him in bringing Col
clough, but several Of the women fol-
lowed him c1rsing up Harvili stseet
almost to Liberty. He arrested one Of
the women near Boyle's stable, and
with the assistance OF. Messrs Hodge
and Hicks carried both. prisoners TO
the guard house.
Colclough was tried in the Mayors
Court Thursday and was sentenced to
pay fine of si5 or serve thirty days on
the chain gang for resisting arrest, and
for refusing to pay the street tax the
usual sentence ofss or 6 days was iEn-
posed. :,S.
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SOUTH CAROLINA EDITORS.
Arrangements Completed for a
Trip to Denver.

President e. II. Aull of the South
Carolina Press association, has or
ranged the route for the trip of the
South Carolina newspapers men to
Denver next month. The party will
leave Columbia over the Southern on
July %, going to Asheville and Knox
vile. From Knoxville the party will
go to Louisville, then to St. Louis,
stopping there for day or so and then
going on through Kansas City, Color
ado Springs, Pixies Peak to Denver.
They will return by way Of Nash
vile, Chattanooga and Atlanta.
The trip will consume about two
weeks, and as the cost is only about S.
per day, large number of the mem
bers will 60.
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THE RICHMOND STRIKE.
A Quiet Might, Free. From All
Disorder.

Richmond, Va, June 29.-f'his has
been che mosts peaceful night in Rich
mond since the street railway strike
began. Absolutely no disorder has
been reported from any quarter. Cars
were run regularly on alIthe city lines
today and tonight the number Of mill
tia guards on the cars being diminish
ed and the passenger travel being
decidedly greater. There are no in
dications that the strike will be de-
clared off, however. Both sides to the
controversy are maintaining firm atti-
tudes. The company is now replacing
the strike breakers with men perma-
nently employed to operate the cars.
Most of these new employees are from
Baltimore and other cities north OF
Richmond.
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SHOT DOWN WHILE
SITTING At SUPPER.
Foul Assassination in Town of
Norway.

Special to The State.
Norway, June 29.-One of the most
horrible murders was committed here
tonight that has ever been. known in
this county. ,.,.
John 7. Phillips, white, was sit
ting down eating supper with his
family when some unknown party shot
through the window hitting hira in the
back Of the head and shooting out his
brains. The shot also hit two, of his
children small girl about 8 years old
and little boy about Il.
Mr.. Phillip vas highly respected
white man Of this town.
Last Saturday evening he and two OF
his sons had some trouble with some
negroes but nothing of character to
provoke such a deed.
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A Surgical Operation

is always dangerous-do not submit 20 the
surgeons knife until you have tried De-
Wits Witch Hazel salve. It will cure
when everything else fails-it has done
this in thousands of cases. Here is one of
them suffered from bleeding and pro-
truding piles for twenty years. Was treat
ed by different specialists and used many
remedies, but obtained no relief until /
used DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salye. Two
boxes of this salve cured me eighteen
months ago and I have not had touch of
the piles since.-H. A. Tisdale, Summer
ton, S. c. For Blind, Bleeding, Itching
and Protruding Piles no Remedy equals
DeWitt's Witch Hazel salye. Sold by j. S.
Hughson & Co.
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The Alliance ease.

Master j. S. Werner has filed his
report on the Farmers Alliance Ex-
change case, a hearing of which was
held before him recently. The report
is quite lengthy one and sizaply goes
into history of the alliance and Of
the shares of stock taken 10y Che sub
alliances and the amounts lost through
alleged naissnanagement..
The attorneys for each side have ten
days in which to make exceptions to
any part of the report and after that
the hearing is to be held before Judge
Gary, who decides on the matter Of
membership. Columbia Record
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Knoxville, Tenn, June 29-.rhrough
Uuited States Maria; Austin, the de-
partment of justice today added 500
to the reward offered for Harvey Lo-
gan's capture. This brings the total
up to 81, 100 in addition to tho S., 900
outstanding for his arrest. The gov
ernment officials, by order o.: Judge.
Clark, today began an Investigation
into the escape. United States Mar.
shall Austin does not hesitate to con-
demn the jail authorities. Two Pink
erton men arrived today to take uJs
the chase.
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Desroit, June 2s.-Leaders in the
Jewish faith from all parts Of the
United States and several from Cam
ada as we'll are expected to attend the
central conference Of American rabbis
which will begin its 1th annual
meeting here In the temple Bethel to-
morrow night. About LOO delegates
are egpected. The report of the Sab
bath commission "Wednesday morning
On tae question Of changing the Jew
ish Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday
ia expected to result in an interesting
and 9mportant discussion
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It is magnanimons Of the attorneys
of Col. Tillman to refrain from asking
for an injunction suspending the pub
lication of the newspapers in Colum-
bia and Lexington until after the
fourth week in next September, when
his case will probably be tried
Savannah News.
The railroad board of assessors have
reduced their proposed increase OF the
assessment of railroads very consider
ably. There is an increase yet, how
ever, over that of the year previous.
Let all other property be likewise in
creased aud there will be equalization
and fairness. One class of property
ought not be taxed at it's full value
and another at 60 per cent.-Colum-
bia Record.
It is not the populations and mis-
celianeous crookedness in the post
Office department thata are worrying the
Republican politicians, for thieves,
like the poor, we have always with US,
and it is only necessary to punish
the rascals in order to gain more by
the administration of Justice than is
lost by the scandal. What is worrying
them is the growing evidence that the
department. has been unscrupulously
used as political machine, and that
the disclosure Of this fact will create
an adverse public sentiment. There
are also grave apprehensions that per-
sons of considerable prominence in the
party viii be so discredited that, their
exposure will have an effect on politics
next yesr.-Phiiadelphia Record,
(Dem.)
The fact begins TO appear that Till
man is in a close place and has ceased
his confident assertions of acquittal
and abandoned his defiant attitude.
The people Of South Carolina, diverted
from all political aspects of the case,
are now calmly considering the act of
the accused man as they would if he
were an ordinary murderer, and the
result, there now appears to be reason
to hope, will be that justice will be
done anl the laws of the State vim
It matters little what the de-
cision of the court may be on the ques-
tion of change of venue, provided the
case be not removed to locality of the
own selection. We believe
the temper of the people of the state is
now unqualiiedly for equal and exact
justice even though the accused be
a Tillman. -Chattanooga Times.
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Brutally Tortured.

a case came to light that for persistent
and unmerciful torture has perhaps never
been equalled. Joe Golobick oi: Coluss,
Calf, writes ssFor fifteen years endured
insuferable pain from Rheumatism and
nothing relieved me though I tried every
thing kaown. I came across Electric Bit
tiers and it's the greatest medicine on
earth for that trouble. A few bottles Of
it completely relieved and cured me-"
Just as good for Liver and Kidney trou-
bles and general debility. Only soc. Sat-
isfac.ion guaranteed By j. F. W. DeLorme
Druggist.
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TN0 WRECKS IN SAME STATE.
Engineers and Firemen of Both
Fast Trains Killed.

Roanoke, Va. June 27.-The Norfolk
and Western passenger train No. 13,
Wessbound, which left here at .
O'Clock yesterday afternoon was wreck
5ed one-quarter of 9 mile east OF Marion
at O'Clock last night. Engineer Lee
Spalding Of Roanoke and Fireman j..
q. Hoover of Staunton we're instantly
killed and Express Messengers Otey
and Wood of Bristol seriously and
Mail Clerks 4 Adams and jenkins OF
Lynchburg slightly injured. The
train was going at rapid rate when
the engine struck COW. The pony
trucks of the engine were dera1led
and ran distance 1900 feet on the
crossties before the larger trucks were
derailed and the enigne with the car
and baggage car went over an embank-
ment. The engineer and fireman were
caught under the engine. None OF the
passenger coaches left the rails and ex-
#cspt the persons named no one was
hurt. A relief train conVeyed the
lnent to Bristol. 1t ;ssupposed that
Engineer Spalding did not realize
that his small trucks we're deralled as
there was ample time to have stopped
the train after. that occurrence before
it left the rails.
THREE VICTIMS.
Petersburg, Va, JEne 27.-A head
on collision occurred this morning on
the Atlantic Coast Line ata point
about three miles, north of this city
between Norfolk and Western fast pas
asonrov frain tnnwn as the g Cannon
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A Word For Roosevelt.

yieana, June 2s.-The action Of the
American Government concerning the
pssitioa TO the Czar regarding the
KischiasE massacre is watched with
the closest attention here on account
of its possible effect on Eastern
affairs. The Neu Freie Press says:
g President Roosevelt's use Of Amerl-
can influence with powerful Russia
will rebound TO his undying fame. The
Russian autocracy cannot remain un-
moved by the fact that the President
as an advocate OF humanity reminds
it in the face Of the whole world OF
the duties it owes to humanity and
inSEica
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Kansas City After the Flood.

?. q { n,
Kansas City, No.. June 28.-Street
cars crossed the Kansas River about
noon today, connecting the two
Kansas cities, after an interruption Of
exactly four weeks, caused by the
great food. Armonrdale is now easy
Of access but Argentine will be cut off
for weeks, to come. There is still NO
wagon bridge across the Kansas River,
bnf two viii be completed this week.
In replacing the destroyed bridges
stronger and, higher roadWays will be
built to withstand future foods.
Rains along the upper Kansas River
brought afour-foot rise here last night.
Fifteen hundred men and 300 teams
worked in the stock yards today, re-
moving mud and rubbish. twill cost
$50, 600 to clean the yards, and repair
will require a large sum.
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THE KENTUCKY FIGHTERS.

Jackson, KY, June 2s.-In a feud
fight last night near Daisy Dell, Brea-
thitt County, Hiram Barnett was killed
and John Henry Hecker and Joseph
Hecker seriously wounded. The men,
with Samuel and Silas Barnett met
at the home Of Miss Leila Burns, niece
OF. Burns Fitzpatrick, who was the
only juror against the conviction OF
Curtis Jett. While discussing the
course of juror. Fitzpatrick, John
Henry Hecker, the friend of Miss
Burns, resented what was said, and
all soon began shooting. There have
been no arrests and no one can tell
who fred the shots that took effect.
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Night Was Her Terror.

81 would cough neatly all night long,
writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate, of Alexand-
ria, Ind, "and could hardly get any sleep.
1 had consumption so bad that if 1 walked
a block l would cough frightfully and
spit blood, bat, when all other medicines
failed, three S10o bottles of DR.. Kings
New Discovery wholly cured me and I
gained 5s pounds" It's absolutely guar
anteed to cure Coughs, Colds, La Grippe,
Bronchitis and all Throat and Lung Trou-
bles. Trial bottles free at j. F. W. De-
Lorme's drug store.
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Richmond, Va, June 2S.-The
strike situation tonight is entirely
quiet, none and is expected. Cars have
been run on alllines today and tonight
under military protection,
A runaway horse broke lato mil
linery store in Anderson scattering
the occupants and did about 500
worth of damage TO stock.
The farmers in the Swift Creek sec
stiou of Darlington county, estimate
that the recent hailstorm destroyed
at least $50, 600 worth of tobacco in
their neighborhcod, to, say nothing of
the loss in the other crops. Take it
all In all, the outlook for crop is
not very cheering at present.
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Charles EmorySmith has made public
his eeply to the charges made by Tul-
leci, relative to postoEoe inyestiga-
tions. He contends that the inspectors
reported such matters as seemed to
demand explanation and that the ex-
plaGation was promptly made, and
he Qaotes from that explanation, which
was to the effect that while some Off
ciaa forms and regulations were neg
lecsed the exigences of the service had
justified such neglect. He particular
ly jestifes the case Of a worthy lady
whom he aided, not at ass own ex-
pense, but out of the public revenue.