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, 1904-04-09
GET ACROSS RIVER
JAPANESE TROOPS SAID TO HAVE
ENTERED MANCHURIA AND
ENGAGED THE ENEMY.
Kin Vow Correspondent Sends Report
as Having Come From Chinese
Source-General kuropatkin Pre-
sents Demand for Large Number Of
Troops-contracts for New Ships.

London, April 9.-The Kin Vow cor
respondent of the Central News wires
that a Chinese report has reached
there to the effect chat the Japanese
have crossed the Yalu into Manchuria
and that a skirmish with Russians &C.
Cured at Ia Tung Kau.
General Kuropatkin has inspected
the New-Chwang garrison, which con-
sists of 5000 infantry and three bat
teries. Ten thousand achievements
are due at New-Chwang tomorrow,
while 5000 more are within a days
march. The Russians now claim to
nave 400, 1000 troops in Manchuria, more
than enough. they think. to outflank
any Japanese force.
General Wogack has succeeded Cen
eral Krondovitch in command at New
Chwang.
, 1904-04-09
NEGRO GIRL RELEASED
FROM COUNTY JAIL.

Judge Grant this morning paroled
Minnie Crumley, the young negro girl
convicted of assaulting a white boy
at school with a stone and sent to the
county Jail for three months, her moth
er promising good behavior on the part
of the girl. The course taken by the
justice was recommended by Judge
Carpenter of the district court, who
held that the girl would not be benefit
ed by being confined in the county Jail
with Goldie Johnson, the negress who
is serving a sentence of three months
and 500 fine for a crime against de-
cency.
, 1904-04-09
A SOCIAL
SUCCESS
WAS THE TWELFTH ANNUAL
BALL BY THE CADET OFF,
GERS OF UNIVERSITY.
Large Numbers of Leading Society
People Of City and Many Students
Present, With Handsomely Gowned
Young Ladies, Good Music, Pretty
Decorations and Delicious Supper.

The new gymnasium grows Upon one
and the beauty of its appropriate archi-
lecture was accentuated last night up
on the occasion of the twelfth annual
ball given by the university cadet Of
ficers. The assembly roo adapts it
self readily to decorative effects and
skillful hands had transformed it from
its ordinary and practical appearance
into a unique setting, worthy of the
brilliant scene it vas destined to
frame. Upon a background of national
bunting and American flags were
draped the banners of the respective
classes, the emblems of the fraternities
and the cadet ensigns. The gallery
rail was festooned with the parapher-
MALTA of the atheletic department, while
carelessly disposed in various corners
were stacks of guns, whose frnwning
muzzles served admirably as resting
places for the treasures of fragrant
flowers which the gay young dancers
put carelessly aside as the pleasures
of the evening increased. At the
north end of the apartment the receiv-
ing party was stationed in a cosy cor.
ner which had been luxuriously arrang-
ed for its convenience. The only disap-
pointment of the occasion was the I'M
avoidable absence of Governor n
Mrs. Chatterton. Hon. and Mrs. T. F.
Burke also sent regrets. and the per-
sonnet Of the officiating reception COM
mittee was as follows: Hon. Otto
Gramm and Mrs. Marsh. Hon. and Mrs.
R. H. Homer, Judge and Mrs. c. F.
Carpenter, President and Mrs. Charles
Willard Lewis, Mr.. Roy G. Fitch and
Miss Willie V. Downey, Captain and
Mrs. William Yates, Captain Clyde
Atherly and Miss Elsie Marshall, Cap
tain Julius Merz and Miss Margaret
Mcintosh, Adjutant Carl Wagner and
Miss Nellie Wagner. Captain Mildred
Mcintosh and Mr.. George Marsh, Cap
tain Dorothy Reed and Mr.. George Pat
terson.
During the reception, which was held
from $3.50 to $50, a full orchestra of
twelve pieces under the direction of
Prof. ]. A. Cowie acceptably rendered
the following concert program:
1. Grand selection from Chauncey
Olcott's Sweet ~Inniscarra."
2. Harry Won Tilzer's Medley Ov-
erture.
3. Selection, An American Beauty"
4. A. Tone Poem, "Sunbeams and
Shadows"
S. Intermezzo, Meditation"
The grand march was led by Captain
and Mrs. Yates, followed by Hon. Otto
Gramm and Mrs. Marsh. President and
Mrs. Lewis, Hon. and Mrs. R. II. HON.
er and others to the number of fifty
couples or more. Many there we're
who did not participate in the brilliant
, 1904-04-09
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.

Just like spring.
Ideal banana weather.
Ladies' novelties at the Golden Rule.
Picture framing and orders for avn.
ings at Lovejoy's.
New books, 81 Need the Money" and
tout for the Coin" by John Henry.
Laramie Book company.
The Gem City Grocery has a new lot
OF Wyoming potatoes. They are far
superior to the Utah or Colorado pro-
duct.
General J. w. Browning of Denver,
commander of the department of Col,
orado and Wyoming Grand Army of
the Republic, is dead.
Today Is the thirty-ninth anniver-
sary of the surrender of General Lee
ut AppOmattoX and the virtual close
of the war of the rebellion. .
Mr.. Haines, residing on Custer
street, between Fourth and Fifth, vas
quite i'll last night, but was reported
somewhat better this morning.
The brick plant expects to have
completed 10000 brick at the closing
down time thi safternoon, nearly half
the number to be pressed for the first
kiln.
Rev. H. H. Hawkins, the colored
preacher, who has been laboring in this
field for some time, has gone to Hanna
to accept the pastorate Of a church
there. He will return to Laramie later.
Postmaster Beltz held the dish OF
newly made butter while the street
salesman explained the machine. The
butter was churned in just two and
one-half minutes by the postmaster
watch and chain.
Mrs. Cope. who returned from Cal
~ifornia yesterday, said there had beer
hardly ten days of pleasant weather
during her stay in the Golden state
and that she vas revelihg in the fresi
air and bright sunshine of Laramie
today.
, 1904-04-09
NOTES FROM THE COURT HOUSE,

The negro girl, Minnie Crumley, has
been released from the county Jail on
parole.
Christopher and Catharine Klein
today sold to Chauncey B. Root, for
81 ,SOO. lot ., block 100. This lot is in
the block on which the Opera House
stands.
N. E. Corthell, attorney for C. F. AL
bert, the negro expreacher who vas
sent to the county Jail for a crime
against decency. has taken an appeal
in the case and an effort was made to-
day to release Albert on 5000 bail,
pending the decision of the case in the
district court, but at 3 o'clock the bond
had not been presented.
, 1904-04-09
T

Superintendent Park is expected at
Cheyenne from Omaha this afternoon.
Frank Marsh occupied the desk OF
the night clerk at the Union Pacific
last night.
Assistant Superintendent Whitney
and Trainmaster Anderson went to
Cheyenne last night.
Engineer George A. Hunt came over
from Cheyenne today to spend the
Sabbath with his wife, who is visiting
relatives in the city.
Several Of the corrals at the old
stock yards have been removed and
tie material used in building the new
yards further out on the line.
General Manager Mohler Of the
Union Pacific made his first official
trip over the road last night, going
from San Francisco to Omaha, his
headquarters.
T. J. Wyche Of Denver, division en-
gineer for the Colorado and Wyoming
divisions, and his assistant, D. A.
Hustace, passed through the city at
noon today, en- route to Denver 10
spend Sunday.
Carl Jackson, the line repairer for
the eastern district of the Wyoming
division, returned this afternoon from
the east, where he had been on a
months leave Of absence. During the
time he visited his sister at Sheridan
and relatives in Nebraska and Iowa.
1t is given out that the Union Pacific
shops at Evanston will be abandoned
all the work formerly done there be
ing taken to Ogden. that section o.
the line being now under the contro
of the Oregon Short Line. The South
ern Pacific shops at Ogden will be in
creased to meet the demands Of thu
Evanston district.
, 1904-04-09
BILL DEFEATED.
House Committee Turns Down Meas
use to Repeal Desert Land Laws.

Washington. d. c., April BY the
vote of s to 3, the house committee on
irrigation of arid lands yesterday de-
feated the bill to repeal the desert
land laws. Those voting against the
bill were Chairman Mondell of Wyo-
ming and Representatives Tirrell of
Massachusetts. Dwight of New York,
Marshall of North Dakota, Williamson
of Oregon. Cooper of Pennsylvania.
Hitchcock of Nebraska INT Bell of
California. Those in favor of repeal
were Representatives Reeder of Kan
sas, Van DuZer of Nebraska and I'M
derwood of Alabama.
, 1904-04-09
Big Demand for Soldiers.

st. Petersburg, April general
Kuropatkin has demanded 300, 900 new
troops by May and 500 900 by August.
Preparations are being made to rush
them across Siberia in large numbers.
One hundred thousand were today or
iered to mobolize for service in Man
Churia.
, 1904-04-09
RED r BARRED.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company Takes
C%ognizance Of Costumes.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 9.-The Penn.
sylvania railroad has just issued an
order that creates no small amount
of amusement among employees of the
road. The order reads: Let no won.
an wearing a red skirt come e the
tracks Of the company"
The order is meant to apply to Ital.
ian women. who make a practice of
picking coal e the tracks. Train.
men claim that several fast trains
have been summafily stopped by the
flaring skirts.
, 1904-04-09

Wanted in Many Cities for swindling
the Citizens.

Chicago. H.. April 9.-David H. Nc
Lane, a prominent clubman n lead
er and former secretary Of the New
Orleans Gas and Lighting company,
was arrested here this morning. He
is wanted, the police say. in many
cities on a charge of swindling citi-
zens out of $25 900.
, 1904-04-09
DUCK HUNTERS RETURN
WITH PLENTY OF GAME

Engineers Tom McHugh, George
Harris, John Heffron and Max Ehmka
returned yesterday afternoon from a
duck shooting expedition. having killed
eighty ducks and several wild geese.
The city editor of this paper thanks the
gentlemen for a brace of ducks.
President Lewis and Prof. Buffum
are out this afternoon after some ducks
and the sport of killing them.
, 1904-04-09
GAINS IN
Kansas Banks Increase Twenty Mill
ions in Three Years.

Topeka. Kas., April 9.-The state
bank commissioners report shows
that Kansas banks gained s5,OOo,o C0
in deposits. as compared with last
year. The total deposits are nearly
slO4. OOO, 900, an increase in three years
of $40. 900 900.
, 1904-04-09
GOING TO ENGLAND
FOR YEARS WISH

Mr.. F. o. Harrison is preparing to
leave tonight for England. He will
stop at Cheyenne tomorrow and ex-
poets to sail from New York on Friday
in the steamer Celtic for Liverpool.
MI. Harrison will spend a year abroad,
after twenty-five years on the Laramie
plain. expecting to return to Albany
county in the spring of 1905.
, 1904-04-09
STOLE TWELVE THOUSAND.
Robbed Miser After They Had Seen
Him Count His Money.

New Milford, Conn. April 9.-An-
drew Turner and four youthful COM
panions have been arrested on a
charge Of robbing Henry Davis, a
miser. of $4,000. which they had seen
him counting. Ten thousand dollars
of the amount was recovered. Turner
confessed.
, 1904-04-09
MINERS AGAIN pEPoRTED.
Half a Hundred Who Were Sent From
Telluride Sent Out Again.

Denver. Colo. April 9.-Fifty-six
deported union miners who returned
to Telluride last night were rearrested
by the militia and taken aboard a train
20 Dallas, a mountain water tank sta
ton. whence they walked twelve
miles through the snow to Ridgeway.
, 1904-04-09
BURNED.
in Home in Suburb Of Pitts.
ton, Pennsylvania.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. April 9.-Four
children of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Burke were burned to death at Sebas-
topic. a suburb of Pittston. this morn
ing. The parents jumped from the
second story. The children were
sleeping in real rooms.
, 1904-04-09
GOING TO MANILA.
Standard OIL Company viii Build
Plant In That City.

Manila, April 9.-The Standard Oil
company is arranging to greatly ex-
tend its business in the far east. A
large petroleum product plant will be
built at Manila.
, 1904-04-09
Contracts for New Ships.

Glasgow. April 9.-Japan has placed
with the Clyde Ship Building company
contracts for two battleships, which
are to exceed in length. armament
and armor any yet built.
, 1904-04-09

Storm Interferes With Telegraph.
Kansas City, Mo. April 9.-The
Western Union issued notice today
that storms have caused delay in
transmission Of kilograms to Texas
and other southern states.
, 1904-04-09
Marine Reserves Being Modified.

St. Petersburg. April 9.-By an edict
of the car, published today, the STATS
of the Baltic fleet will be brought to
their full strength. and a mobilization
Of the marine and naval reserves will
begin.
, 1904-04-09

New York. April 9.-An order for a
general strike was issued this morn.
ing of the employees of the National
Biscuit company because of alleged
discrimination against union men. At
least 1000 men were thrown out of
work.
, 1904-04-09
LARAMIE COUNTY GIRL
MARRIED AT Zl(

Miss Mary Miller Of Glendo. Laramie
county. and Arthur w. Porter of Salt
Lake were married Thursday evening
at the parsonage of the First Metho-
dist church at Salt Lake, Rev. Benja-
min Young, pastor of the church, per-
forming the ceremony.
, 1904-04-09

Lovett is doing the papering the
other fellows can't compete and are
doing the kicking.
, 1904-04-09
Demonstration by Fleet.

CeFFF0TSeF " 'T0Se'
New-Chwang, April "a demon
stration by the Japanese fleet at Port
Arthur or New-Chwang is expected
tomorrow.
, 1904-04-09

The largest and best assortment Of
boys clothing at Woodruff & Terry's.
, 1904-04-09

Boys shoes that have service in
them at Woodruff & Terry's.
, 1904-04-09

Clothing and shoes. Woodruff Z
Terry.
, 1904-04-09

The largest line Of boys clothing
shoes. hats. etc. Woodruff & Terry.
, 1904-04-09

Daily Republican ahr n mont.
, 1904-04-09

Wal OF shoes for lei and boys at
Woodruff & Terry's.
, 1904-04-09

Daily Republican soc = month.
, 1904-04-09

CONTINUED on page 81
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-06
A " ofnan'S Back.
The Aches and Pairs viii Dis
appear if the Advice Of This.
South Carolina Citizen is.
Followed,

A woman's back has many aches and pains
Most times It's the kidneys fault
Backache is really kidney ache
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills cure it
Many Sumter women know this
Read what one has to say about it
Mrs. L. D. Collins, wife Of street supervisor
Collins residing at 226 Cheeves street. Flor
ence. S. c.. says: II had been suffering with
backache for months aud was unable to at
tend to my household duties. / used many
so-called kidney and baclache remedies, lini-I
ments and plasterS and even had the doctor
prescribe for me but could get no relief. My
back was weak, my strength gone, had dul1
bearing down pains day and night. so that I
was unable to get any rest. 1 happened to
see Doan's Kidney Pills advertised and went
to drug store and obtained box of them. I
used them according to directions and the
next day began to feel better continued
TO use them End to my surprise could almost
feel the pain disappear My strength return
ed. my appetite is good and l feel bettet in
every way. You can use my name in any way
you wish
Plenty more proof like this from Sumter
people. Call at the drug store Of Dr. A. ].
China and ask what his customers report
Sold for 80 cents per box by all dealers. FoS-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo y. Y. sole agents
for the L. :.
Remember the name-DoaES-a and take no
other 9
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

Charleston, June 30.-Cairo Will
liams, the negro who killed Thursson
O. MCGEE, white. at Scrantons in
williamsburg county last February,
was taken from the Atlantic Coast
Line train at Scranton this evening
and lynched. Williams narrowly es-
capped lynching Immediately after the
killing and was spirited off to the pen
itentiarY in Columbia for safekeeping
and the mob was greatly enraged
thereat. Last Monday Williams was
brought from Columbia to Kingstree.
the county seat, for trial. The result
was mistria1 and the sheriff thought
it safe to send him back to Colum-
bia for safekeeping.
AS the train approached Scranton,
a mob of lynchers with blackened
faces and wearing masks, tagged it
down with red flag and searched the
train for the negro, to the great ter
ror or the passengers. Finally they
found Williams and ordered the
sheriif's deputies to deliver him mp.
This was refused and scuffle ensued
in which the deputies were much
bruised. The mob then took the ne
gro away, saying that he would be
dead in i've minutes, and that was his
fate, although the exact particulars
are not available.
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A Gorilla Negro.

There vas an aggravated case Of at
tempted assault Thursday afternoon
near Columbia, and after the capture
of the negro brute, he in some way
escaped and disappeared. An old white
woman, living about a mile beyond
the park, while driving home about
dark, was pulled ont of the wagon by
a mulatto and warned not to make a
sound. Despite his threats, however,
she screamed for help, and Mr.. E.
G. Zoble, whose residence is only
short distance away, hearing her
cries, ran up the road. AS soon as the
negro saw him he ran. Mr.. Zoble,
after stopping long enough to see if
the woman was hurt, hurried on after
the negro, and, after run of some
distance, in which several others join
ed, the negro was caught and turned
over to the officer of the village. The
calaboose of Eau Glare was not strong
enough to hold him, however, and,
instead of having the negro brought
on to the city, be was allowed to es-
cape.
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Citadel Graduates.

Charleston, June 30.-The annual
commencement exercises of the South
Carolina Military academy were held
this morning at the Hibernian hall in
the presence of large audience, when
19 young men received their diplomas.
The exercises were of an interesting
character. On the stage were seated
Col G. S. Gadsden, Maj. j. J. Lucas
Col. Robert Aldrich, Maj. E. NJ.
Blythe of the board of visitors, the
faculty of the academy, graduates and
a number of invited guests.
Col. Aldrich delivered the "Star of
the West'' medal to Cadet e. G.
Register Of Williamsburg, and the
Workmanship medal to Cadet J. G..
Hutchins of Pickens.
Col. Gadsden presented the diplomas
to and conferred the degree of bache-
lor of science upon the following grad
uates:
George ". White OF Marion, E. L.
Cutler of Orangeburg, J. T. Reese of
Ricbland, G. L. Warren of Sumter, G.
M. Drummond of Spartanburg. ".
E. Sawyer of Edge6eld, N. P. Gettys
of Kershaw, A. L. Hodges of Darling
ton, N. E. Rogers of Florence, j.
Francis O'Mara of Charleston, T. j.
Lyon Of Abbeville, J. G. Hutchins
of Pickens, A. G. Padgett of Saluda,
E. NJ. Kennedy Of Chester, L. j.
Hammett of Cherokee, W. L. Hemp
bill of Abbeville, Everett Iseman of
Clarendon, E. Ladson Fishburne, of
Colleton, W. E Acker of Anderson.
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LYgeHING 1T SCRANTON, S. G.
Mob FIagged Train, Fought Off,
GERS Carrying Prisoner and Pre-
sumabIy Butchered Him.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Scranton, June 30, via Sumter
Three months ago Cairo Williams, a
negro of Lake City, killed Thurston
McGee Of the same place. A mistrial
took place today in the court at King
stree. About eight men, armed and
disguised, boarded and searched the
local passenger train passing Scranton
at 7.07 o'clock and found the prisoner.
They suspected he was being taken to
Florence.
Ths men held q consultation and
abou; eight men were stationed at the
cattle pen at the north end Of the de-
pot. One of the mob tagged the linn
tied Grain, No. 49, Then about eight
men, armed and disguised, boarded
the sleeping car The conductor
shouted from the door that there was
nobody in there and the mob searched
the whole train and took the negro
from the sheriff in the day coach.
They then put the negro in buggy
and with fendish shouts made for the
woods. Not single shot was fired.
The party who boarded the train were
all disguised.
The agent at Scranton left the depot
a few minutes before the limited ar
rived and returned after the train was
brought to a standstill. He left, he
says, to avoid being compelled to flag
the train. The mob was in town 40
minutes before the arrival Of the first
train,
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Walthour Hurt in Motor Race.

Atlanta, Ga, June 30-In the three
cornered 20 mile motor-paced race be-
tween Bobby Walthour of Atlanta,
Bennie Monroe of Memphis and De-
guicbard of Paris, France, at the
stadium here tonight, Waltbour was
pocketed'' by the other two riders
in the fourth mile and while going at
terrific speed was thrown against the
railing. His body struck two sup
porting pine posts three by six inches
with such force that they we're snap
ped in the centre and the champion
rider was left hanging insensible on
the railing, his feet dangling over the
track.
An ambulance was summoned and
Walthour was carried to his home in
an unconscious condition. The latest
report given out by his physicians at
his bedside is that two ribs, one arm
and collarbone are broken. 1t is
thought he is injured internally. His
pacemaker, Gussie Lawson, also fell
but was not injured.
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Big Insurance Paid.

Macon, Ca, June 30.-The execu-
tors of the Plant estate having en-
dorsed. according to the order of the
United States court, the life insurance
ch ,cks, payable to creditors, Receiver
Corbin was today put in possession of
s736, 484. The court ordered this
money deposited in l3 banks in differ
ent parts of the State. Of the amount
about s400, 600 is placed in Macon
banks, and the remainder in Augusta,
Savannah and Valdosta.
The Plant estate is that of the late
Robert Fl. Plant, president of the
First National and the /. G. Plant
Sons banks. Mr. Plant, after his
banks failed committed suicide, leav-
ing valid insurance to the amount of
81. O25. COO.
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rev. J.B. HOLLEY
fights IN FLORIDA.
Baptist ministers Interested Joint
lin Florida Publication Scrap.

Jacksonville, Fla, June 2e. Rev. j.
B. Holly, prominent Baptist clergy
man of this State and one of the edi-
tors Of The Southern Baptist and Bap-
tistaWitness, was fined $3.50 In crimi-
nal court today.
He was chargd with assaulting the
Rev. ". A. Hobson, pastor Of the
First Baptist church of this city and
also an editor on The Southern Bap-
tist. Mr.. Holly struck Mr.. Hobson in
the face several times and bruised him
severely. The trouble arose from a
dispute as to the management of The
Southern Baptist and Baptist Witness.
The paper in question is the creation
of John B. Stetson and Mr. Holly is
his personal representative in the Dus-
mess.
At meeting of the hoard of dea-
cons of the First Baptist church held
tonight fellowship was withdrawn
from Rev. J. B. Holly for conduct un-
becoming a Christian minister.
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Not the Same Man.

A thin, nervous-looking man step
ped up to the pastor as the latter came
down from the pulpit.
"You have had good deal to say
this morning." he observed "about a
fellow that killed man named Abel. :"
Certainly replied the pastor.
+" The Sin of Cain was the subject
of my discourse. -
81 wish you would do me the favor
next Sunday said the thin man in
some excitement, ''to tell the folks
that the man you were talking about
this morning amt no relation to the
Kane that keeps livery stable down
by the mill. l don't want none of my
friends to think that I had hand in
that killing. That's all. Good day!''
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O. 3. Davis.

Asks the readers of this newspaper who
are suffering with indigestion or dyspepsia
to call en- him at once and get bottle Of
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. If you knew the
value of tins remedy as we know 1t, you
would not suffer another day, kodol
Dyspepsia Cure is thorough digestant
and tissueb uilding tonic as well. 1t is
endorsed personally by hundreds of peo-
pie whom it has cured of indigestion,
dyspepsia, paipitation of the heart and
stomach troubles generally. Koeol Dys-
pepsia Cure digests what you eat. 1t is
pleasant, palatable ana ndefrsngtheDing.