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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-16
Cleveland And Parker.

Mr.. Cleveland had an interview
a few days sgo with Mr.. John e.
Carlisle. but both deny that it had
any relation with current politics,
and was only of reminiscent
character. Mr.. Cleveland has not
changed his determination on the
subject of his presidential candi-
dacy, given certain prominence
by the declaration that Mr.. Muir
ply, the Tammany leader in New
York, was earnest and persistent
in urging that Cleveland should
be nominated, whether or no, by
the Democratic convention at ST.
Louis. holding him to be the
strongest candidate at this time.
According to the New York
Herald" Mr.. Cleveland reiterates
his presidential refusal in these
words, spropos to Mr.. Murphy's
ohampioning his nomination at
st. Louis. He says:
That does not in any way effect
the positive statement I made
some time ago. My position was
announced then as strongly as the
English language could make it,
and see no reason for sup
plementing that statement at this
time. 1t is pity that such fac
tionsl quarrels should be msgnI
fed to such an extent at this time.
Mr.. Murphy is declared to have
modified his views and now takes
the ground that, failing Cleveland,
and his refusal is needlessIy re-
peated, he will support the nomi-
nation of Parker, who, will have
the New York delegates. whether
instructed or not. On current
gossip this puts Governor Hill and
Murphy in accord in urging the
nomination of Judge Parker, and
if the statement is correct makes
it clear as anything in connection
with the Democratic nomination
can be made clear that the New
York judge will be supported for
the nomination by the delegates
from that State in the National
convention According to the
Herald" Mr.. Cleveland refused
to discuss the candidacy of Judge
Parker, declaring it too early for
that at this time" The proba bill.
ties seem to be growing that the
strong vote and support of New
York will go in the National con-
vention in favor of Judge Parker,
and that New York, SO declaring,
will influence a large body of
Southern delegates, as we'll as some
delegates from the Middle States,
and particularly Pennsylvania.
Everything is problematioal as
yet as to the Democratic nomina-
ton. and one mans guess is as
good as another's -Pittsburg Post
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-16

There are sundry Withdrawals
from the st Louis Exposition.
Russia sends word that she is
otherwise engaged; New Hamp.
shire withdraws because the peo-
pie there take no interest in the
fair and have as much as they can
do to pay their share of the ten
million dollars voted by Congress
to the show; Hawaii sends word
that she is too poor to exhibit.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-16

Rev. DR.. Newman Smythe of
the New Haven sums up our Pan
anna conduct thus: "Constituting
ourselves judge and jury, and rem
dering our verdict in hot haste,
we gave to the world another ex-
ample of international lynch law.
Yet we have boosted that we are
not as other robber nations are"
That hits the nail on the head.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-16
Committee Meeting.

On last Saturday The Democrats
County Executive Committe met
in the parlors of the Phoenix Ho-
tel. this city, for the purpose of
calling a mass convention to select
delegates to the State convention
which will be held in Charleston
on April 20. 1904. See the two
calls in this paper. Let every
Democrat in the county be in Point
Pleasant on the date of the mass
convention, April 9th.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-16
saturday, April 9th, 1904,

at IL O'Clock, a. m, for the purpose
of appointing twenty-five delegates
to represent Mason County in the
State Convention to be held in the
city of Charleston, on April 20, 1904,
and also to represent said county in
Fifth Congressional District Conven-
ton, to be held at the same place, on
the same day.
p The mass convention in addition to
selecting said delegates, will appoint
County Executive Committee, and
transact snch other business as may
properly come before them.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEES.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-16
Special Commissioners Sale.

RY virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court
on the 29Lh day of January, 1904. IN a sniff m
ehancery therein pending 10 which Adam
MeiRand and others are plaintiffs and Belle
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-16
OADDIE.

James Canifsx of Five mile was
visiting William Steed on Sun.
flower Ridge Sunday
T A Canterbury visited his
daughter Mrs E 81 Davis at Bula.
vile o Sunday
John Hslfhill and wife, George
Halfhill and wife, visited at j E
Lamberts Sunday.
g w Bugg, of Midway was call
or at the Farmers Rest" Sunday
John Canterbury and wife, visit.
cd Joseph Jordan and wife Sunday
Nellie Rogers and Allie Austin,
of Redmond were visiting John
Canterbury and wife, Thursday
Pearl Austin and Christie No
Leod were guests of Mia Canter-
bury Thursday
Mrs z T j Blain is reported on
the sick list
Ed Baird was the guest of j w
Halfhill Friday
Angus Mcleod and Harry Aus.
tin, of Redmond attended the last
day of school at Fadley Saturday
VIM Fife and wife, visited at
Wilson Loves Sunday
John Swisher and George eau
dill were visitors at Gallipolis
Saturday
Mrs Sadie Litchfield, of Lower
Five mile was visiting at Mrs Will
son Loves Sunday
Lena Canterbury and Master
Carol were callers at the Farmers
Rest" Sunday FARMERS REST.
ARLEE
The roads in this section have
no bottoms in them "a
Prof j d Canterbury closed a
successful term of school at the
Fadley school Mar II, was attend
ed by large crowd
Byrd Blain and E Jones, spent
Sunday at Arlee.
Chas Wolf, our Grocer, made a
business trip to Gallipolis Tues.
day
Lola Halfhill. of Caddie was
pleasant caller here Saturday.
Walter Dabney. who has been
visiting his parents for the past
week, returned to Pittsburg Mon
day BRIDGET
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-16

This place will soon be thirty.
ing little village. as its growth lie
certainly very rapid. Up TO DATE
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-16

1t will not be SO very long until
very street in Point Pleasant will
be paved. The council would have
lone it long ago if the town had
aeen better fixed financially. The
present council has by economizing
paid off great part of old out
standing orders and has kept out
debt itself.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-16

Mayor Harrison of Chicago, is
Al this moment saying, "What's
tie use of cooperating with labor
unions to compel the payment of
Ugh wsges?" For the Federation
# Labor he's boycotted him-al
though be is no business except
;rying to keep order in the city (!
Politics is hard road to travel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-16
THREE MILE.
below Kanawha.)

People in this section seem to
have the moving fever. >
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-16

Most patents applied for are first
-ejected by the u S. Patent Office
out many are afterwards procured
through the skillful prosecution of
Q. A. Snow & Co, Patent Lawyers,
OF Washington, ID. @. The aver
ge inventor or lawyer is better
able to make his own hat than to
procure valid patent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-12
q NOBLE NORTH clROLIAlAN.
Death of Ex-senator Matthew W.
Ransom.

Charlotte, N. c., Oct. s.-Matthew
W. Ransom, United States Senator
from North Carolina for % years and
minister to Mexico for two years, died
suddenly of heart failure at his coun-
try home near Garysburg, Northhamp-
ton county, at o'clock this morning.
Hee was IS years of age, is death
occurring on the date of his birth.
The formerfSenator had been afflicted
with heart trouble for number Of
years and came near dying some years
ago while making speech at States
Vile. He had been very feeble for
some months. Gen. Ransom was, per
haps, the most popular man in public
life in this State. He was Attorney
General several terms before the civil
war and did valiant service during
the war as brigadier general. He was
electd to the United States Senate in
1872 and served until March 4, 1895.
He was appointed minister to Mexico
by Mr.. Cleveland in 1895 and served
two years. He was the largest indi-
yidual land owner and cotton planter
in the State. He leaves an estate
estimated at nearly 81, ZOO, 600. At
the time of his death Mrs. Ransom
and her daughter were at their noun
tain home at Blowing Rock.
Senator Ransom's last public ad.
dress was to the Confederate Veter-
ans, at Fayetteville, three months
ago. The funeral will occur at his
home at $50 O'Clock Monday after
nocE, the Masons conducting the
burial services.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-12
INTERNATIONAL PEACE CONGRESS.
King of Belgium Charged With Re-
sponsibiIity of Cruelties. En-
gIish Delegate Attack.

Boston, Oct. liking Leopold OF
Belgium was assafied for his policy as
sovereign of the Congo Free State at
a public meeting held this afternoon
in connection with 'She sessions OF
the International Peace congress.
The attack upon King Leopold was
made by E. It. Morel of England,
who represented the Congo Reform
association. Mr. Morel charged that
the king was personally responsible
in q large measure for cruelties prac-
ticed on the natives Of the Congo Free
State in the terrific endavors Of mo-
nopolistic commercial organizations
ito obtain from the country all the
ivory and rubber possible.
Tie king was defended by George
Herbert Head OF Cambridge, Eng,
who submitted that King Leopold
had done all possible to stop the
crueIties practiceu.
The government policy in the Con-
go also was bittesly denounced by
Rev. W. M. Morrison, for seven
years a missionary in the Congo land.
The congress today accepted re-
port from the committee on propa-
ganda recommending that the con-
gress in 1905 be held at Lucerne
Switzerland.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-12
RICH CLUB Man COMMITS SUICIDE.
A Member of New York's Four
Hundred Blows Out His Brains.

New York, Oct. lo.-Frank DePey-
ster Hall. fifty years old, member
of an old Knickerbocker family, a
capitalist and until recently promi-
nent in club and social circles, com
nited suicide by shooting himself in
the right temple in his apartments at
1875 Lexington avenue at 9 O'Clock this
morning Halls name was proml-
nently before the public on Thursday
when it was announced that he had
begun suit for slander againts Alfred
II. Bond, president OF the Calumet
Club and George A. Carmack, Secre-
tary of the New York yacht club.
Damages for fifty thousand were ask
ed from each. What the alleged the Sian
ders were not made known, but the
defendants, in answer, said that they
would prove the truth of their state
manfa
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-12
THE GREAT AUTOMOBILE RACE.
Fastest Machines in the World
Speeding to Win Vanderbilt
Cup.

Westbury, L. l., Oct. Seven
teen automobiles, driven at express
train speed, streaked around course
little over thirty miles in length to-
day FOR the honor of winning the cup
presented by VIM. z. Vanderbilt, Jr.
Ten times the PAGERS blszed the way
around the course making the total
distance covered a little over three
hundred miles. Four countries are
represented, the United States,
Germany, France, and Italy. The
race had an dadded interest by reason
of tie fact that three millionaries.
Frank Crocker, William WallaceIand
George Arants drove their own
machines. The race started at 6
O'Clock this morning, the cars being
sent off with two minutes headway.
At the end ofSehe second round George
Teste was leading, on time, having
done sixty miles in fifty minutes, Al
seconds, after aeducting time used up
in controls. Gabriel, the Frenchman
was then second in the race. At
the end Of the second round four
machines. including that of A. G.
Vanderbilt, were out, owing to break
downs. No serious accident had oc-
CURED up to that time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-12
WHITE Man AND NEGRO
KILLED AT LUCKNOW.
Each Died From Wounds inflicted
by the 0ther---Saturday Night
Rio, in Lee County.

Bishopyille, Oct. 9.-Last night
abot 9 O'Clock riot occurred at Luck
now, town about eight miles north
Of Bishopville, between Harvey Lang,
q yonug white man, and several ne
groes, and as result Mr.. Lang and
one negro man named Ezekial ArIal
died this morning about daylight,
there being but short time
difference between their deaths. The
following account is given of the row
and the two homicides: Harvey Lang,
who was clerk in the store of his
brother, Mr.. Ben Lang, went to Eze-
kial Arial's house to collect 10 cents
from Arial's daughter. She denied
the account and Tot words were pass
ed between. Mr.. Lang and the negro
girl. In short time the matter
was related to Ezekial and when the
negroes met Lang in Mr. j. S. lis
dale's store the row was renewed.
Ezekial Arial was then joined by John
Mack, his grandson. After a con-
siderable quarrel with the negroes
Lang went across the street to the
store in which be was clerk and got
a shot gun. Returning to where the
negroes we're, in Mr.. Tisdale's store.
the row was continued. When the
feeling between Lang and the negroes
had grown high the fight ensued.
Lang seeing that he was up against
the crowd, threw his gun to his shoul-
der and fired the load riddled the
arm of Ezekial which he had thrown
up for protection and went into one
eye. About this time John Mack
managed to get the gun from Lang.
Ezekall got stick and one of them
struck Lang across the head. In the
fight the boy John received painful
blow over one eye. The fight was
here ended. Lang walked some dis
tance to friends house, Who carried
him home, a distance of about mile.
DR.. Bullock was called to Ezekial and
gave medical aid. Sheriff Smith was
notified this morning of the row and
that the parties were dead. He went
at once, and John Mack was arrested.
An inquest was held today over the
dead bodies and the jury found that
Ezekial Arail came to his death by a
gunshot wound from his hands Of Har
vey Lang, and that Harvey Lang was
killed by Ezekial with heavy stick.
John Mack was released. There is no
evidence of further violence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-12
WYNNE IS POSTMASTER GENERAL.
First Assistant to Payne Promot-
ed to be Member of the Cabinet.

Washington, D. c., Oct. lo.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today appointed Rob
ert j. Wynne, Postmaster General to
succeed the late Mr.Payne. MI. Wynne
has been acting in that capacity since
Payne's death and today's sappoint-
ment makes him a member of the cab
met. The new Postmaster General
is veteran newspaper man, having
been the Washington correspondent
of the New York Press for number
of years prior to his appointment as
first assistant postmaster general
two years ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-12

Washington, Oct. i0.-The Supreme
Court of the United States reassem-
bled at noon today for the October
session. Follwing the established Gus
tom on official business was transacted.
Gainesville, Fla, Oct 7.-About 4.3O
this afternoon Deputy Sheriff Garrett
Y. Chamberlain was shot near his
home at Tacoma by negro while
in wagon with his wife. He died
instantly. His wife was Frustrated
and could not talk.
George Rogers, we'll known farmer
of Nichols, Marion county, had his
right arm cut of in a gin at Pages
Mill on Saturday.
Two ginneries were burned in
Laurens county Saturday. One was the
property of W. P. Harris, of Young's
Store and the other was owned by
John W. Simmons, of Mountville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-12
MARVELLOUS MODERN MUsXETEEes.
The Worlds Peize-Wlnniug Aurora
ZouaYes.

1.-The pomp and circumstance of
glorious war; is notably manifest IN
the military features to be presented
here in October 26 by the great Adam
Frepaugh and Sells Brothers aren'c'
animal, hippodromatic and martial ag.
gregation. Ccnspicuously wonderful
and popular, as having, time and
again, both at home and abroad, and
before all the worlds leading military
experts, conclusively proved them
selves far and away the best drilled
company OF either regular or volun-
teer soldiers ever Known, come the
Aurora Zouaves. They are champion
marvels in phenomenal speed and per
lection of drill and manual, and while
it is high praise. it may truthfully be
said of them that they notably surpass
even, their famous predecessors, the
Ellsworth Zouaves, of Chicago, whose
triumphal tour in the deepening shad-
ows of the greatest war of wars is still
remembered by many veterans Of both
the Blue and Gray, who gained from
them their first instruction in the fun
dametal essentials by which battles
are won. And in this connection,
passing tribute to the brave. brilliant
and lamented Col. Elmer E. Ellis
worth is due, in recalling the fac.
that at the very outset of careel
which promised to crown him with
unfading laurels, he was shot dead By
the landlord of a hotel in Alexandria,
Va, for hauling down the Confeder.
ate flag flying de6antiy from the flag
pole on its roof. Those who have seer
the Aurora Zouaves, Of which he was
the tactical progenitor, can imagine
how enthusiastically he would have
praised and applauded them, and the
aptness of the simile employed by The
New York American and Journal, in
remarking, ''The Aurora Zouaves are
a huge ,ed-legged centipede, whose
ceIerity and precision have astonishee
the military world.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-12
KELLY, OF kEllYTo#N.
Shocking Murder of a Negro in
Darlington Saturday by a Drunk
en- White Man.

Darlington, Oct. 8.-This morning
between II and II O'Clock, while John
Robinson's Circus was parading on
Main street, white man, namd Ed
ward Kelly, from Kellytown, in this
county, shot Henry Bradshaw, a col
ored man, four times with. pistol.
The shooting occurred just in front
of the Episcopal rectory and the ne
gro fell on the sidewalk fatally injur-
ed. Kelly was arrested Immediately
by the police and taken to the county
jail and locked up.
DR.. Blackwell, Of Dovesville, and
D. G. G. Hill, of Darlington, attended
the wounded man and did all they
could for him, but to no avail, as he
died in the county Jail this afternoon
between 5 and O'Clock from the ef-
fects of his wounds.
The white man and the negro came
down on the train this morning from
Hartsville and knew each other we'll.
The negro was from Hartsvilie Town
ship, and he and Kelly were both
drinking: 1t is said that Kelly be-
haved out ageously coming down on the
train frcm Hartsville and the conduc-
to threatened to put him off several
times. There was no cause whatever
for the shooting, other than Kelly was
beastly drunk and was trying to bully
the negro. and the latter demonstrated
with Kelly, when be drew his pistol
and shot the negro down in cold blood
without moments warning and in
the presence of hundreds of people.
Kelly is in Jail. The body of the
negro will be carried to Hartsville to-
night on the regular train. It is
hoped that the murderer will not es-
cape the punishment which he 80
richly deserves.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-12
HEsIER's COTTON STATEMENT.
An Increase is Shown Over the
Past Two Years.

New Orleans, Oct. 7.-Secretar5
Hesser's weekely cotton statement
Issued today shows for the seven days
OF October an increase over last year
OF aa3,0D and an increase oser the
sane period year before last Of l07,
eOo.
For the 81 days Of tas season that
nave ELAPSED the aggregate IS ahead
OF the same days of Lass year 755, ,0oO
and ahead of the same days year be-
soce last 213,e00.
The amount brought into sight dur
lug ..the past week has been 529, 414
bales, against 3S6,519 for the same
sagen days last year and 422, 722 year
before Last. The novtimens since
September 1st shows receipts at al
United States ports to be ], ,A73, ,M7,
againss 4S4, 22l last year. Overland
across the Mississippi, Ohio and Po-
Gomac rivers to northern mills and
Canada %, 627, against Z, ,eT last year J;
Entsrier tocks In excess OF those held
the close of the commercial year
1855, against lilo, ,996 last year;
southern mills takings 209, 00o,
against 1885
Il 80 6QtS$d xi4SsO244O4S S4ISSO S0k'A. 4SO
rs sl,S9I,859, against I, lS6, 752 last
year. =
Foreign exports for the week have
ssbeen 29s. $50 against q, ,9@ last year,
rrsaking the total thus far for the sea-
son 9G574, againSt $50, IL.
The total sakings OF American
mills norsh, south and Cgnadaa, thus
Ear for the season have been 377, 159.
aeainst $50, $50 last year.
Stocks at the seabcarc and the 20
yeading southern interior centres have
increased during the week LIS, 9s3
bales againts an increase during the
corresponding period last season of
q 4,S5S $50
Including stocks Left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
m0d the number of bales brought into
sight thus far from tbs new crop.
che supply to date is 2, ,05;S S26 against
E,30s. sol for the same period last
yGST
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-12
Sen Bennett Recsiyed Five Years
Sentence.

& Ea.npton7. Oct Tn the court Of
eaecai session this morning, motion
Soc q new trial was made by counsel
Sor Ben Bennett on the ground that
She eridence did not warrant the jury
In Ending q verdict For manslaughser
and that it should have been guilty OF
murder or rot guilty. Judge Kiugh
overruled the motion. Benefits
counsel gave notice OF appeal to the
suureme court and bail was fixed at
q. 600 with the discharge OF the
prisoner subject to the directions OF
Enc governor in regard to the charge
of violating the condition of pardon:
Bennett was sentenced to f1e years
labor on the chain gang or Eve years in
the penitentiary 1t is probable that
the appeal will be abandoned
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-12
aDsTREET's S WEEKLY
TRADE REVIEW.
distribution Expands as Cooler
Weather Approaches. Most
Activity is Shown ia the
West.

New York, Oct 7-Briadstreet's to-
Eaorrow will say:
IS popular estimates of leading, crop
yield continue to enlarge, corn has
passed out of danger OF serious frost
damage in she west, and distribu-
s5en, both at wholesale anc retail; ex-
sands as cooler weiathe approaches.
Additional favorable festures are the
continuance OF the good tone IN pig
Eron, freer buying by railroads OF ma
Aeszal and rolling stock, and heavy
general crop movement helping collec-
Ssens north and south. While the
buying os dry goods, hardware, gro
soeriss. shoes and clothing continues
sof GOOD volume, particularly mt the
wesS, conservative Influences find re-
decsion in small, but frequent orders,
calculated 60 meet necessities. the
4 transportation movement is heavy and
railway earnings show an expanding
tendency, the gain Tor Sep;ember
pcomising TO be six per cent, below
1908.
There are some flaws In the situation
which stamp this as an OF year when
compared with previous periods OF
great prosperity Relislyely most
acslvisg IN current distribution, wheth-
OF day goods, shoes, clothing,
lumber, hardware or building mate
rial, exists In the west and north
west. Cooler weather is needed IN
the south to stimulate retail activity.
In the east business is rot Sc active
IN some industrial centres, which have
FELT the pinch OF the spring ano sum-
aer depression IN kuildirlg Or in tex
Sile industry.
Business failures for the week end
Eng October 8 numbers l95, against
aS7 IN the like week in 1903.