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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

New York, Nov. 1.-Kogoro Taxa
hira, the japanese minister, is report
ed to be improving very rapidly this
morning after the operation for ap-
peadicitis on Sunday. The Secretary
OF the Japanese Legation said this
morning that there were no untoward
symptoms Eevident in the patients
condition and from the present out
look his ultimate recovery seems Ger
tain.
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Ambassador Takahira Holding His Own

New York, Oct. 3l.-At the Hotel
Majestic this morning it was stated
that Korgcro Takahira Ambassador
from Japan at Washington, who was
operated on yesterday for appendicitis
was holding his own and doing as well
as expected His condition is consld-
cred very serious and be cannot be
pronounced out OF danger for two OF
three days at least. Ambassador Tax
ahira was taken suddenly i'll Friday
and the operation was performed yes
terday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
All Warshlps Cleared for Action.

Gibraltar, Nov. ALL the British
ships have been cleared for action at
2.30 this afternoon. Admiral Cha rles
Beresford's flagship fred gun as
signal to all officers to board their
ships.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

London Oct 29.-Except for few
"war at any price, editors, there is
a general feeling CT intense relief,
almost jubilation today over the
peaceful outcome of the dispute be-
tween England and Russia. The out
come is regarded as a triumph for
French diplomacy, which on the one
hand moderated English asperity, and
on the other secured Russian conces-
sions.
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Letter to 7. C. scaA'e.
Sunater, S. G.

Dear Sir: It's the same everywhere ;
can't guess little enough.
Mr. G. o Brown. Coiunbia, S c, en-
ployed an experienced painter to paint
his house. The painter on seeing the
Quantity sent to the house-Devoe-
said there wasn't enough. There we're
ten gallons left, when the job was
done
Us the common experience.
Yours truly
p r W Devoe & Co
81 3. Durans sells our paint.
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Government 0fficiaIs Are Mum.

London, Nov. The government
officials decline to make any explana-
tion of the frequent conferences this
morning and of the movements of the
fleets at Gibraltar. One theory is
that the Russins broke faith in letting
Admiral Rodjestvenky leave Vigo
and that the British are repairing to
stop the Baltic feet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

Prince Louis Of Bsttenberg, head of
the naval intelligence bureau. Lord
Selbourne, first Lord of Admiralty,
and foreign secretary Lansdowne, bad
conference With I'll. O. Arnold Fos-
ter, Secretary for War.
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Russians She'll Another British Ship.

Berlin Oct 31.-The Frankfurter
Zeitung has dlspatcbafrom TaDgier
stating that officers OF the Baltic fleet
now there admit that while coming to
Tangier they shellcd British collier
which was carrying no lights. The
result of the bombardment is not
known to the officers making the
statement
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Guilty. Officers Held as HOSTAGES.

ST. Petersberg, Nov. Lit is re-
ported that England has consented to
the Baltic fleet proceeding on its way,
providing the officers responsible for
the North Sea incident are left behind
as sort of aostage, pending the in
vestigation.
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PREPARED 20 Fiuht at Gibraltar.

Gibralta, Nov. 1.-The channel
and Mediterranean fleets and torpe-
do boat Flotilla are under weigh.
The Governor has summoned the COM
manding officers to the government
house for a conference.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
Fire at BranchylIle.

Branchyille, Oct. 31.-One of the
most disastrous fires that has occurred
here in a number of years commenced
in the warehouse Of the Branchvilie
Supply company, which was totals
DESTROYED. There was no insurance.
a. a. Karesh, one of the largesI
merchants here, was entirely burned
out with only small insurance.
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,ananese Keen Russians Guessing,

St. Petersburg, Oct. 3l-Sunday
passed quietly at be front. The Jap
auese forces. apparently have some
move on foot but it's exact object Is
unknown. 4 aarklng movement IS
daily expected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

Panama. Oct 30-Advise from Ca
nal report that their is great disco
tent there and throughout Colomh;s.
Apparently President Reyes, with his
political enemies in majority in bots,
houses of congress. cannot control tie
situation. Paper currency is being l.
sued in unlimited amount.
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Discouraging News From Port Arthur.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 3l.-General
Stosssl in command at Port Arthur re-
ports that Russians repulsed all attack
on their north front on October 10th.
He adds "Our artillery advanced to
Pamcac an drove back the japanese III
fantry. The enemy continued the bonn
bardment throughout the night" The
enemy approaching our forts by en-
trenchmnts drawn very close to Out
siaian defenses Our troops are fight
ing heroically despite difficulties and
privatiors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

Washington, Oct. 3l.-The ccns1s
bureau today announced Il at tie
number of bales of cotton ginned C.,
on October 18th was ), 71776. 3G5. over tw>l
million bales more than tie amou- {
al tie same date last year.
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POLICING Straits of Gibraiter.

Gibralter, Oct. 3l-The British
fleet has been ordered to patrol straits
and intercept all British colliers and
bring thern here They have also
been ordered to escort all mail beats.
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Heavy Firing Off Vigo Spain.

Vigo, Spaiu,> Nov. Heavy firing
heard today in the ofing, is attribut-
ed to artillery practice.
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Russian Ambassador Visits Kina.

London, Nov liking Edward
received Count Benckendorly, the
Russian ambassador, ct Buckingham
palace his morning, and they were IN
earnest conference for sometime.
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Russian Elect Leaves Yiuo.

London, Nov. 1.-Your correspond
ent Vigo, atSpaiD, wires thst the Rus
sian Baltic fleet, under Admiral Rod
jestvensky left that port at $50
O'Clock this morning.
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.auarese Steamer Damaged by Mine.

Nagasaki, Japan, Oct. 31.-A mine
exploded in Moji harboT yesterday,
while it was heing taken ashore from
Dainichil Oda Marun. The steamer
was badly damaged aud ten of her
crew we're killed and many injured.
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lapasese Resume Aggressive Tactics.

St. Petersburg, Oct. 31-General
Sakharof, reports: Yesterday after
noon we repulsed japanese attack on
our entertainments North of Linshi-
upu. The japanese bombarded our
right. throughout yesterday evening"
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Freedom, for Russian Press.

St. Petersburg, Oct. 29.-Well in
formed circles hear that tho Gar
will issue manifesto next week
granting almost complete freedom to
the Russian press.
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Terrible Russian Losses.

st. Petersburg, Oct 29.-The Gen
eral Staff states that the Russian loss
es between October 9Th and 18th were
eighth hundred officers and forty
thousand men killed, wounded or
missing.
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Japs Had No Boats in English Waters.

Toxic, Oct. 29.-It is officially an.
nounced that the japanese have lot
purchased or ordered a si0gle torpe-
do boat from England since the war
began.
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New York spots unchanged middll2g
1905, sales s, 500.
Total port receipts today SG. 333S
VS.. sc, 63S last week, VS.. $685. last
year.
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Paris, Oct. 31.-The mail car of the
Brest Express was robbed yesterday
evening. The mail bags were ripped
open and the contents stolen. No ar
rests have been made.
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Russian Ships Coaling at Tangier.

Tanfgier, Oct. 29.-The Russian
warships Oslyabya, Sissoiveliki,
Mavarin and Admiral Mankimoff, to-
getber with eight torpedo boats are
now here. The vessels are coaling.
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British Garrison gcbiiized at Gibraltar.

Gibraltsr, Nov. 1.-The garrison
here was suddenly ordered modified
at 10 O'Clock this morning. The feet
has been ordered to be ready to put to
sea on a half hours notice.
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London, Nov. Premier Balfolr
this afternoon had "a conference With
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Russian Ambassador Visits Lord Lans-
dnWEe

London. Nov. 1.-Count Bencken-
dorf had another conference with
Lord Lansdowne late this afternoon.
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Oa!LY MARKET REPORT.
NEW YORK COTTON.

Special by Ware & Leland's Priyase
Wire.
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EDITOR WHITE TO
LAY RECORD BARE
tNoted Kansan Invites Sleuth to
Call. and Offers to Publish
Facts.
Anew York Sun Special Service.

Is Emporia, Kan, Dec. Ito the ele-
Iment in Emporia which has waged war
Ion him because Of his crusade for civic
Epurity, William Allen White editorially
An the Emporia Gazette issued the fol-
flowing challenges:
tThe tough element Of this town is
fsaid to have procured detective to
Hook up the checkered record Of the
editor of this great moral newspaper.
The detective can save time and trav-
cling expenses by calling at this office.
IIhe editor Of the paper will be glad to
tell him frankly, and put the matter In
affidavit form, Of many mistakes and
b1unders he has made during the last
twenty years.
. g The man who pretends to be better
than his fellow man is a canting rascal.
The general average Of men and women
is more good than bad by a long shot
The man who sets himself up as all
good is generally pretty bad.
But if the detective desires to put
In his time and money elsewhere The
Gazette publicly promises this: TIC
= print every line Of his report, if he will
give it the first chance, and to make nc
further comment upon the article in
question than to name its source
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AWFUL TRAGEDY
AT GAINESVILLE
Frank L. Gibbs Kills His Wife,
Daughter Of Captain fainter,
and Himself.

Moorhead, Mimi, Dec. 12.-Frank J..
Gibbs shot and fatally wounded his wife
and then shot himself in the head, dying
instantly, at their home at GAINESVILLE
last night 1t is said they had been
quarrehng of late. It is supposed that
Mrs. Gibbs was haunting her husband
because he had spent all their money.
and that the attempted murder and the
suicide were the results.
Gibbs was found dead, with the revol.
yer lying close to his right hand. His
wife was on the floor with one wound in
her head and another in the, abdomen
She was unconscious when found, but
regained consciousness and lived long
enough to tell the doctors that her hus
band had shot her: <
Mrs. Gibbs maiden name was Char.
lotta NJ. fainter, and she was a daugh,
ter Of the late Captain fainter Of Me
nomopie, Wis. Her mother was a Chippe.
wa Indian. Lou Tainter, the Menom
onie banker, is ha1fbrother. Gibbs
was formerly a foreman in the woods
and was employed by. Knapp, Stout
& Company, with which his father-in
law was connected. -.
When they came to GAINESVILLE, Mrs
They have been in very poor circum
financial condition undoubtedly led tc
the tragedy. Coroner Hyde was sum
moned by telephone and left at once
for GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Gibbs was formerly Mrs. Seeley
and had two grown daughters, one mar
ried and living in St. Paul. while the
other, Miss Louise Seeley, is highly
respected young lady Of this city. Mrs
Gibbs was about so.
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YANKEE sKYscRAPER IN RUSSIA

Z. st. Petersburg, Dec. IA building
erected by an American sewing ma
chine company, the handsomest struc-
ture in Russia, eleven stories high and
built Of granite, was opened today. 1t
is the first building in the empire in
which the American steel construction
system has been used.
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MURDER DONE IN
A COUNTY JAIL
Prisoner at Duluth .Crushes the
Skull Of Another with a Gus
pidor..
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. Il
Duluth, Mimi, Dec ia murder in
the county jail of ST. Louis county
took place this morning. Erick Lind
berg, sent up for drunkenness, was
killed by Frank VanDyke, in Jail for
trespass, the weapon with which the
deed was committed being an iron
spittoon. No one saw the deed by
VanDyke himself y" -.
+ The, Jail attendants were attracted
by the cries Of other prisoners and
rushing in found Lindberg lying on the
floor unconscious. VanDyke claimed
that Lindberg had been using bad Ian
guage to him and had struck at him.
He then picked up the spittoon and
struck Lindberg over the head. i
:. It was quickly apparent that Lind
berg's injuries were serious. He was
removed to st. Luke's = hospital and
there it was found that the skull was
terribly. fractured, the bone being
crushed in several places. Shortly :af-
ter reaching the hospital he died. Y
Other prisoners rushed in and found
the men in the condition they were
when the jailor entered. None Of them
saw the affair and could only tell what
they found in the cell. They said that
Van Dyke was greatly angered and
tried to strike them as they entered.
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ANOTHER AID
!. FROM LAWSON
Continued from First Page.

the extent Of today g break. They were
loathe to believe that any individual
manipulation could be res ponsible for
the decline.
=, The absence Of support in, most of
The high class stocks in the first hour
was largely responsible for the sharp
Declines. Nevertheless there was qoiet
buving. on small scale. This was par
ticularly true Of Norfolk & Western,
St.. Paul, Pennsylvania, Baltimore &;
Ohio and the Pacifcs. Call money
opened at to 314 per cent. It was
freely bid before noon, at 8 per cent.
T. Lively Rebound.
There was lively rebound in prices
Of stocks after the liquidation had
spent it's first force. A score of stocks
recovered from ! to. IN points from the
lowest. Sugars rally was 81, United
States Steel preferred 21h and Brooklyn
Transit Colorado Fuel, Tennessee Coal,
Amalgamated Copper, Norfolk &
Western Reading from 15s to over
points.
|: The buying demand showed no incli-
nation to follow prices to the higher
level and the market was comparative.
" quiet by, noon, but the tone contin-
+. Sentiment changed to the extent
that brokers' advised their clients: to
buy standard stocks. The situation
was reversed insofar that early sellers
were later buyers. Business which in
the first hour attained tremendous pro.
portions, with the tape from five to ten
minutes behind the market, fell off be-
fore midday. &% r. ~ :.
E It became evident during the after:
noon that the buying demand for stocks
was practically paralyzed beyond the
the market. The throwing over Of stocks
again became precipitate, causing rapid
declines again in prices. Amalgamated
receded an extreme 81; Colorado Fuel
|65s; st. Paul, GU; Louisville & Nash
vile, SIS; Tennessee Coal, 61s; Consoli
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value on one note amounting to $1,000,

value on one note amounting to $1,000,
which is held by ri Reynolds.
+ The amount Of money received by
Mrs. Chadwick in Pittsburg may run as
high as 100000, but it is believed that
a. portion Of this. sum is a bonus prom
5sed by yzd he Gnf for ar original loan Of at
ures that she is indebted to him for the
larger amount sMdhaille, she has admitted
+ It is not belicysd1 iiityeanH Of the attor-
neys in the case thutsth Ell Carnegie Sc
curities Will be Of any accoant what
ever. IF they do at. any time reveal
value other than that Of SO many cents
per pound Of white, paper, the delight
to their amazement,s and just now they
are anticipating neither pleasure nor
astonishment. -
Mrs. Chadwick May Go Free.
It is the opinion Of some of the lead
ing attorneys of Cleveland that a
charge Of forgery cannot be made to
They declare that it is not an al Of
forgery for one person to write the
name Of anather, but that the offense
lies in the attempt to negotiate such a
signature for specific value. This,
they say, there is 50 far no evidence
that Mrs. Chadwick has done. She has
not sold or attempted to sell the notes
for cash. She has not said that she
would be glad to obtain money in ex-
change for them. ::
She obtained money from various
sources on the statement Of Fri Reyn-
olds that she to the best Of his knowl-
edge and belief held securities Of GER
tain value, and whether he proves. cor
rect or otherwise in his estimate Of the
~, ~ 49, IN
doubt that Mr.. Reynolds believed what
he said.
There has been, according to the at.
torneys, no evidence so far elected
showing that Mrs. Chadwick obtained
money on these notes in any other man
ner than thru the attestation of Fri
Reynolds that he had seen the notes
and considered them good. IF any man
loaned money to Mrs. Chadwick accord,
ability Of Mr.. Reynolds to Judge &C.
curately of the value of securities, then
the affair, according to the attorneys
who hold this view. of. the case, is one
that rests only between that man and
lis own hard luck. -,
Hard to Punish Her.
Other charges may be brought home
to her, they declare, but in their opin.
punish her for forgery in connection
with the Carnegie notes unless it can
be shown that she endeavored to nego.
tiate them. This apparently is the
opinion of the Lorain county grand
jury, which failed to return an indict
ment against her.
been received by Mrs. Chadwick il
Pittsburg or from a man residing II
that city is declared to have been made
to her. by a multimillionaire manufac
turer Of that city. ~
Mrs. Chadwick, in discussing this
statement, it is known, declared that
she did owe him 100000, but not $500,
1000, as has been claimed. " -
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dated Gas, B.; Metropolitan Street Rail.
way, $; Reading, A.; Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific and Smelling, AZ ;
Illinois Central and Chicago & North.
ferred, Az, and large number of
stocks points or over.
Another Break in List.
Another break less: abrupt and extern
sive than that at the opening set in
shortly after noon, The entire list was
affected, but chiefly Amelgamated Cop
per, which was lower than at any previ
GUS time of the day. The Steel stocks
also were very heavy. Reports from
the floor suggested the theory that the
those which caused the early decline
During the noon. hour the market
showed brief periods Of extreme dull,
ness, but activity was soon resumed and
by l o'clock the heavy selling move
ment was again on.
The demand for stocks proved very
languid. By the early afternoon the
market had slipped back on compara'
were lover over than during ing the sA morning
Amalgamated Copper touched 63M,
Colorado Fuel fell an extreme 6A, I'm:
ion Pacific 4, Louisville & Nashville
3% and United States Steel, Pennsyl.
vania and Illinois Central about 8.
'f Proceed with Caution.
With the approach Of the last hour
the market showed some improvement
but business was in smaller volume
and traders, were proceeding with the
utmost caution. One of the interesting
stories heard during the day hat il
that today''s break was in the interest
Of a so-called bucketshop system, which
has its headquarters in Boston, with
numerous branch Offices thruout New
England and New York state. There
was much gossip Of a general charac.
ter, but nothing tangible developed in
the way Of adverse news to account
for the decline.
There was substantial rally on the
Stock Exchange during the last. hour
of trading, which ran to a point over
generally and reached 21h in Colorado
Fuel, liz in Reading and Sugar anG
~ to ~ in Ama1gamated Copper
United States Steel preferred, st. Paul
Southern Pacific, Union Pacific ani
Louisville & Nashville. This rally was
pretty well maintained, altho the de
mand dropped to almost nothing at the
recovery, but the selling pressure wa!
not renewed. The feature Of the day
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TWO BURiALS AT SALTWATER
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
s5f Saltwater, Mimi, Dec. 12.-Mrs. Mich
ael Dorothy, a former resident of Still
water. died yesterday at North st. Paul
Tof pneumonia, aged Sc. She will be buried
Fat South Saltwater tomorrow.-Th body
of William F. Stevens, aged 10, son OF
/ William Stevens of Minneapolis, was
3 brought here yesterday and buried in
& Fairview cemetery.-The Elks have ar
ranged for dancing party on Friday
might, the first Of a series.
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FIRST. DEBATE
IN THE SEVENTH
WINS UNANIMOUS DE.
CIsIoN OVER MONTEVIDEO.
Spirited Contest for The Journals Cup
Offered the State High School De-
batting League. T. Young, Attor-
ney General-elect Presides for the
Debaters.
Special to The Journal

Appleton MIMI, Dec. 12.-The first debate for
the championship Of the seventh congressional
district, and ultimately OF the state, for which
The Journal Of Minneapolis offers silver
cup, was held here under the auspices of the
Minnesota High School league.
The Appleton and Montevtdeo high school
teams debated the question: Resolved, That
the further reduction Of immigration to the
United States to minimum Is practicable and
should be adopted"
Appleton had the affirmative and won by thu
were Messrs Hayes, Kepner and Eckenbeck for
Appleton, Misses Gallagher and Ronning and
Mr.. Baker for Montevideo. ID. T. Young presided
and Superintendents Keefe of Ortonville, Dwyer
Of Dawson and Hess Of Glencoe acted ss tudees.
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was the lump in Greene Consolidated
Copper in the curb market, which sold
down from 3471s to 21M. Northern Sc
curities also broke 5 points in the curb
market.
The final drop in Amalgamated Cop
per to 6l1a made the closing weak and
general at about the lowest.
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HEADACHES FROM COLDS.
LAXATIVE BROMO QU1NINE removes the
cause; To get the genuine, call for the full
and look for the signature of 3. W. Grove. Csc.
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DEFENDED BY HETTY GREEN
Mrs. Chadwick Tool Says Thi
Woman Financier.
New York Sun Special Service.

New X6fK sun 5pecIH1 SerV1ce' -
Boston, Dec. 12.-Hetty Green today
came out in defense Of Mrs. Chadwick.
She said the woman undoubtedly had
been a tool. ct don't know her, = said
f Mt t Gssn yoa qs wp prob sRt
Won It find her to be quite as wicked
as she's painted just now: Probably
when they get thru with it they will
find some of these big bankers and
lawyers have been behind her using
her to get the money. Tt would not
surprise me bit to find they I'VE got
the money and not she. All the crooked
ones amt in jail yet and the Lord
knows there's a lot Of them there.