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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-28
LIIla0R Sec zURE.
REvENUE oFEFcERs CoNFIsCATE
CARLOAD.
Liquor was Contrabanfl and Had Been
y Previously Seized by Dispensary
Gonstaba in Columbia.

;olurnb bra Dec. -Ths United
States resenne depa artment yesterday
confscated and is now holding the
car and the entire shipment OF whis-
key which had been seized by the
disrensary conssabIes at Cayce's last
Friday night and had been turned
over to the authorities OF the State
dispensary Saturday afternoon. The
seizure By the government othcels
was made because the two barrels men
toned at the time of the hfss seizure
as containing wine were found to con-
tain Whiskey and were without the
revenue tax stamp, as required by law.
AS has been stated, there are about
4o0 gallons in the car load. All OF 1t
Is in Eve gallon kegs except the two
barrels, which contain about 80 gallons
each, and It was the absence OF the
ssamps on these two barrels which
convinced the authorities that the en-
tire shipment was Illicit wEiskey and
resnItad ID the confscation by the
revenue department.. Ehe law does
not require that packages OF less than
Eve gallons shall be stamped, as it IS
presumed that these small packages
have been fillad from larger ones on
which the tax has been paid.
The shipment was made by Green q
Co, OF Salisbury. c., but an IN
vestigation fails to Rpd any trace Of
such q firm doing whiskey business
ia North Carolina and there seems to
be no doubt that this name is hcti-
tious, as are the names Of the so con-
signees TO whom the whiskey was
shipped
There have been numbers OF large
shipments OF contraband whiskey into
the State recently. and asa conse-
sonencs both the state and the federal
authorities are unusually alert and de-
ternined to stop any further ship
mants as nearly as possible. Having
identical interests they are working
together moro harmoniously than ever
before. -
Is IS thought by some that this
temporary increase In shipments OF
unstamped goods lis due TO. the operas.
sions OF the Watts law In North Caro-
ins; and it's known that the force Of
revenue officers and agents is geater IA
that State now than probably ever be-
fore.
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Detroit, Dec. 21.-It has been re-
ported from Menominee that Engi-
neer Garyin and Fireman Miller, Of
the fast Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul train were killed and fifteen
passengers badly injured in a wreck
at Lena, last night. A broken gail
threw the engine and Two coaches in
10 the ditch.
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OEADLY CHICKEN COOP.
A New Jersey Coon Went Hen Hunt
8 ing Once too often.

Camden, N. j., Dec. 23.-Howard
Brown. Of this city had q musket
trained on his chicken coop 80 that
when the door was opened the gun
would be exploded. Robert Dorsey,
colored, vent to the coop this morn
ing and the gun exploded. He was
saken to the hospital minus one leg.
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Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 21.-The Rev.
Albion W. knight will be consecrated
Bishop of the Episcopal Church here
today. Mr.. Knight was elected at
the recent general Convention Of the
Church, held at Boston, to be mis-
sionary Bishop of Cuba.
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Philadelphia. Dec. 23.-Eeven per
SONS were overcome by coal gas this
morning in a Russian bath. house at
si5 Monroe street. They were taken
Immediately to hospital but were
resuscitated with difficulty. scores
of others, in the house were at1ected.
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Boliver, Pa, Dec 22.-Seven men
we're suffocated today in the No. 2
soft clay mine Of the Reese Hammond
Fire Brick company near here. The
victims were Austrians. There were
about IS men in the mine and all but
seven were rescued, though they
were all in bad shape and two are
likely to die.
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WAR IN PHILIPPINES.
The Natives of Sarnar Annihilate Half
q Company Of Troops.

Manila. Dec 23.-The natives am
.hnshed and killed at Dolores, Island
of Samar, a Lieutenan ana thirty
seven enlisted men OF the 3osn com
.nany of native scouts few days. Two
fhonsand rebels threaten the town
and the situation is extremely critical.
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Sunsbury, Conn.,, Dec. 21.-The
memorial chapel at Westminster
school erected by Secretary of State
Hay in memory of his son, Adelbert,
was burned at noon today. Only the
walls remain standing.
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+ San Francisco, Dec. 21.-The total
gate receipts Of the Britt Nelson fight
were S26, 900, Of which Britt received
So, TO; Nelson S5,918 and the Yose-
mite club $i2, 105.
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A Frightened Horse,

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MANY RUSSIANS DYING.
Truly Awful Conditions Prevailing In
thc Manchurian Army.

ST. Petersburg. Dec. 23.-Reports
received from Manchuria tell Of an
aIarming mortality among the Rus.
sian troops there. In one week o5z
soldiers were frozen to death and over
one thousand were incapacited by colo
In the same period.
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Dec. 21-3m.
The Democratic advocate., 1904-12-03
Balcony In Armory Collapses

More han thirty persons Nerr lrIarei last
TUESDAY night uhsn forty feet of she balcony
in the old state FenCibies Arnory, Al broa1
and Race streets, Philadelphia. Pa-, collapsed
BASKETBALL game wEs m pr2Eress, ard
tbcrr wos large crUId Pvsseut 10 ~Itness o.
Twa uf the players came 90 bi1Ss and some
one yeliei. "FlEh,'
Thsna a repetition of the scenes that attended
the fatal disaster ~ the Philadelphia Baseball.
Park q wear ago last summer. followed
Those in The rear oi the hAlcoul made = Ter
war,i rush So that they eoad scr the sEht i
the rxtra peighi ~as pui on the itaui "i tbe
balcony it sagEsi. There was rpF4HE and
trafinr of fimb-rs a srfnaiag ,rssh aa1 e
the accompaniment ~ i.-'gsuHi" wells asa sd
shrek. forts irpl I'D ri ftii into tar psi hetaw
Tn. hrs; waruips crrak 4as sgflcsrai ta AZ
low rbs escape 81 those directly h.ius lhr bat
couy Many az those pers'us esrApcd teto4
crashed 10 death.
The Democratic advocate., 1904-12-03
Thanksgiving.

The intention of Thanksgiving Day is to set
apart day for religious purposes-to rem
der thanks to a kind Providence for the many
blessings of the past rear. So few observe
the day in the proper way that four congrega-
tons of Westminster unite in union service.
In various places throughout the North and
West the few sermons are generally upon some
topic of the times. For instance, in New
York, Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst, who has
gained some notoriy as reformer, spoke OF
Imperialism, beginning in the Mayoralty OF
large cities. continuing under State govern,
ments and concluded under the Administra
ton at Washington. He hates imperial ex.
ercise of power and designates them as the
perils of the republic.
Rev. Morgan Dix, rector of the famous old
Trinity Church, also in New York, spoke
exactly in opposition. He justified imperial
ism, declared that the United States had a
great destiny 10 fulfill as world power, and
said the election of President Roosevelt was
one of the most significant events of the CEN
tury.
Such is the style of the sermons of the
learned and gifted, then follow elaborate din
ners, with pumpkin pie as the central dessert,
and the afternoons are giving up 10 showing
matches, termed foot ball, with some late
dinners, followed by theatre parties at night
in bright costumes and special plays on
boards.
This is Thanksgiving at the Mort
W-si-principally in he North 1b nav
very lifIle observation Of the birth, c. '"N'''"
and riseu Lord. This whole day "N,a''S
hile New
Year Day Is given up To calls S''''''' anu
such entertainments.
The Democratic advocate., 1904-12-03
Tom Watsh'

Tom Watson, late cantate Of the Porulist
purity for President. sic the election has
been writing and spearng against Cleveland
Parker, BRYAN aud he Democratic party.
The people woulPlike to know whether or
not he was SIMS candidate in the late
election to helplong the Roosevelt party;
who Maid the Populist party expenses, and
how upcb e received ftom Republicans
himself an whether or not be Is not now
prennr;pgor leap into the middle Of the
Republian parry, with the expectation Of
gettingAn Office.
Thse are more important matters 'ha" the
froiy aud speculations he has been serving up
on be stump aud through the press. The
nmocrsIs sent him to CongresS some years
60, and he made such Jack of himself he
Was retired He was a crazy follower OF
BRYAN in 1896 and 1900, and he has uoN
some personal object in view.
The Democratic advocate., 1904-12-03
HYdrophobia Kills Horse.

George Wambaugh, OF Airville, York coun
ty. lost q valuable horse this week from hydro.
phohia. The horse was sick for some time
before the dreaded disease was correctly dag
nosed. The dead animal was buried in a
stone tomb to keep the dogs from eating the
flesh and becoming infected with the dreaded
germs.
During the last two days OF the horse 5 life
it suffered terrible agony and when it was in
commissions its cries are said TO have shocked
the community. When the commissions came
on, the horse would rear and pitch, grab the
trough, which WIS constructed OF u two inch
plank, and bite out great chunks. 1t would
also grab its own flesh with its teeth and bite
out huge pieces, until il was pillful sight TO
look upon. Efforts were made to put the
horse to death but no safe method could be
decided upon on account of the dreaded
germs. Finally a convusion more terrible
than the rest killed it.
The manure &nd everything IN the stable
was burned, and the stable cleaned and fnmi
gated with powerful germ destroying acids.
Just how the horse was inoculated with the
deadly virus will never be known, but las
summer there was mad dog scare in the
community aud it was feared that several dog
had been bitten. They we're all killed and th'
scare was forgotten. But it is recalled with
horror after the recent event.
The Democratic advocate., 1904-12-03
Wait and See.

No soo,bsayer has been speaking 20 sweet
since the election As President Roosevelt and
his friends for him In was said IN the begin
ming that United States Senator F. NJ. Cock
rell. who is to loose his seat in the senaie BY
reason Of the upheavai in Missouri, Will be
given position on the Paaama CAnal Com
mission or the Interstate Commission. Sew
eral other Democrats are TO be remembered
by positions, lucrative and honorable, 50 II Is
said. The President has had not enough
places to satisfy has party workers be
rush will be greater now. assi If be undertakes
to ignore Republicans aad give some good
places TO Democrats, he will 60 oat Of Office
without any Republican parry behind him
We have no belief that Mr. Roosevelt IS going
To do anything Of the kind, aud ~ill Ho' he.
ieyc he will give any Democrat a position,
except on one or two on bipariissa boards.
The Democratic advocate., 1904-12-03
Russia Rnlarging Her Navy.

Lewis Nixon, Virginian, but for some
wears a well.k known shipbuilder, with yards at
Elizabethport, New Jersey, has completed
ninety torpedo boats and torpedo boat de-
stroyers for Russia, and is about to begin the con-
struction at Sevastopol, on the Black sea, of
one hundred fghtiag ships. from the huge
battleships and armored cruises down to the
river boats, and his contract calls for the
completion of all within two years. The Gar
either expects to have long war, or emerge
victoriously with respectable navy left.
The navy yard at Sevastopol is said to be
one of the most extensive and best equipped
in the world. Some improvements have been
made, and Mr.. Nixon expects to take over to
Sevastopol some six or seven hundred skilled
American mechanics.
The Democratic advocate., 1904-12-03
MARYLAND's OFFICIAL W
Vote of the State For PresiC
Electors and Congressme

J'c clock
sharp today the State Board ofhe Srate
met in the Executive Chamber late cleo.
House to canvass the returns of ATTORNEY.
ton. The board, which incls Vanaiver
General Bryan. State Treafe Comptrol-
Secretary of State Tilghman. Court Of An.
Ter Atkinson and Clerk of zed bv making
peals Thomas Parran, orman. Attorney
Comptroller Atkinson eary of State TIgh.
General Bryan, with Sex for Congressmen
man, first took up the State. and after ex.
in the six districts OF. ed the following doc.
amining the returns
ument: nod constituting a 0uo.
1--WE, the under State CanyasseTs of the
rum of the Boarn pursuance of the power
State of Marylasd in rs under and by virtue
anu au'nori!y ' OF section so of the Election
OF me ProVlsdetermine and declare that at
Jaw 10 hered in the State of Maryland on
an al eiectonsth day of November, 1904, for
4 Iuesday' ives in the Fifty-uinth Congress ot
hePIIe7sei States. for the several Congres'
sion-lcted:
were Disirict-Thnmas A. Smith.
Fond DiStrict-Joshua +. {. Talbot.
! hird District-Frank c. Wachler.
! Fourth Dislrict-John Gill, Jr
/ Fifth Dislrict-Sydney +. Mudd.
Sixth District-George A. Pearre.
The vote for electors was then canvasseG
and the board certified to the following as be
ug entitled to seat in the Electoral COLLEGE
lr Maryland:
Charles J. Bouaparie. of Baltimore,
Frank Brown. Baltimore.
EEhu Z. jackson, Wicuuico county.
John + GeOrgr. Quren Anne ; county.
+. Herbert Shriyrr Carroll county.
James King, Baltimore city.
Samuel A. MGdd. Charles county.
Ferdinand Williams. Ailrgauy county.
Mr. Bouapartr received the highest uunhe
ot votes among the Republicans electors. ans
Mr.. Char'e, II. Knapp, OF Baltimore city. re
ceiyrd the lowest nnnher ON the pemocrau
ticket.
The Democratic advocate., 1904-12-03
R1r,voRr Mn. November. 1904.

ED1ToRS DEMOCRATIC ADVOCATE:
The Presidential election is over. and as
usual ''the fats in the fire. MugwumPs and
REASONABLE Democrats of the North, East
and West have again gotten IN their tongs
They are a great and selfish people. They
'ssicked" the South on to war in 1861, and
promised assistance. The war came on and
they backed water" /. e, they either took
the Federal side, or else III a cowardiy man
ner furnished "a substitute.
Since the war they have either sold out
or voted the Republican ticket They are III
cnct everything but Democrats. aud II IS now
time 10 drop them.
They even opposed the nomination oi Gen'l
[. S. Grant. as the Democratic candidate, IN
1865, after he had told me that he was 81 Dem
ocrat and was willing to run upon that ticket
for the Presidency with Robt h. Lee FOR
Vice President. He was most bitterly op
posed bv the Federal General, who said that
he loved Grover Cleveland for the enemies
he had made.
Cuder these circumstances | repeat 1T IS
now time to drop them. and let them paddle
their own canoe They know about as much
about Democracy as Il hog does about holiday
| repeat that they "are selfish, because they
have the idea that nothing outside OF North
erD so called Democrat Is tit for the PresI-
deucy and for forty years have used The argn-
ment that "it is dangerous TO the party 10 nom
mate Southern mtr!' They are generally
for High Tariff :" Trusts, aud the m"nled
interest and sn greedy and so much So that the
masses Of the people do not trust them, for the
reason that their Tammanles will sell the party
ont every time" for either gold, silver or
greenbscks. no matter which. SO long Is It is
money aud the government is responsible fer
! its redemption.
Under these circumstances u Us tune Tor the
! south 10 look cut for ils.it aua the most SEN
! siblr WV tn d. n. Is go hold siout from Ih"m
{ AID r-fu-,. t., ,rud any more delegates To- Na
| jru,i Democratic Conventions. let The South
't..-.oI pgs '-,rlect ITS electors Hua ctSi tha;
/ vote soil tor TIM Candidate # ar1 party ii'a'
will dn the most good for The South. The
/ San,b can chauE. hy Constitutional angena-
mrnI he mode ut choosing i's Electoral S"les'
/ hy irS solid Democratic States. AMI lH lhl'
/ wsy. eau tut the Norh~r Democrats. Re
/ gubIicnus. Populisis aud others upoH lheu
/ good behavior in the choice Of ctnd dates for
| this highest office IN the world, and then cast
/ IL for the best man. Nho viii recog'Hze osi
rights, or else Il none nre willing 10 dea
( squarely 10 nominate both candidates loE Pres
/ idenl sud Wee President, from our tair. nch
/ and prosperous Southland In ih's was ~
/ will demand ard command Iasitce aud recng
I uiliou.
/ Evcrv section and especially the Soaihsruel
/ for himself aud iet the devil cs'ch The hrni
mosi. G. {. ".
The Democratic advocate., 1904-12-03
Deserve No Sympathy


There was published on Monday some cases
OF swiudling where the victims deserve no
sympathy. Mrs Chadwick, said to be the
wife of wealthy physician Of Cleveland
Ohio, who is now in Europe. upon rePresen-
talions 10 Herbert d. Newton, Of Brookline.
Massachusetts, borrowed $780, 500 She told
Mr.. Newton she had bonds aud other seenr'-
ties. in valne S., 600. 900, in trust. with Ira
REYNOLDS, secretary aud treasurer Of the
Wade Park Banking Company, OF Cleveland,
aud a note for $500. 900, which she could ne
gotiate at any time. Any man Of even ordi-
nary business sense would have declined TO
loan her such large sum as Newton did, and
suggested TO her to get the $500, 900 note dis
counted.
Mr.. Newton brought suit on Monday in
New York against Mrs. Chadwick. Suits
have also been brought against her by the
Euclid Avenue Savings aud Trust Company,
of Cleveland. for sS9, ,2Sl; the Savings De-
posit Bank and Trust Company, of Elyria,
Ohio, for $4,000, and the American Ex
change National Bank of New York, for
$2S, ,S08.
By reason of loans to Mrs. Chadwick the
Citizens National Bank of oberliu, Ohio,
closed its doors on Monday and went into the
hands OF a national bank examiner.
The woman has been a swinder since her
girlhood, and once served a term Of nine and
a half years for forgery in the Ohio Peuiten'
tiary. She is known, or has been, under
many names. been clairvoyant, and is said
to be possessed of hypnoctic powers, which
she practiced upon men of wealth and just
such sort of men as one would suppose to be
proof of the siren voice of a sSindler.
Mr.. Newton should lose his suit against her,
and his estate be placed in trust for him
while the officers of the duped banks SHOULD
be required to make good the losses incurred
by Mrs Chadwick.
The Democratic advocate., 1904-12-03
Mccomas Left Out.

There was a conference Of some leading
Republicans iu Baltimore on Monday. called
by LIoyed Lowndes There we're present
besides the ex Governor. Mudd, Stone, Jack
son. Waehter, Chairman Hanna, Stevenson
A. Williams, Charles J. Bonsparie and others.
Senator MeComas vas not invited. They
think they have lelt him outside the breast
works. bat he will have something 70 say
about who shall be postmaster Of Baltimore,
and the leaders, especially Lowndes, will find
out that McComss, during the remainder Of
his Senatorial term will count for more than
the whole pack.
The Democratic advocate., 1904-12-03
Congress Next Week

The second session ofihe 5sth Congress uilI
BEGIN next Monday aud end toe ilh Of
March With the Christmas sad other boil
DAYS deducted there will De bai sky ~ors'ng
days. Daring these there are Thirteen apPF'o-
priariou aud supply bits TO be passed. and We
do not believe aiaeh other legislation ~'li be
accomplished.
Certain senators and memoers would Ike
to have An extra session, Immediately 'oiioS-
ing the regular. jn order to consider some tar
in amendments. bot The old gs,ard have organ
ized agaius, any tariff iiukering, aud iavoy
standing pa, upon everything aud wi'l oppose
an aNlrn .es.lnm.
The Democratic advocate., 1904-12-03

Az Chicago the rAil and strel m,lls e the
fii,nojs Steel Company, brahrh 81 The Us''rst
States Steel CoFpaFassoa, were ordered cAeaswst
far an Indefinite PERIOD The eaase tus ihe
.ha,la~a is declared % BE- lAck of basaaees-
The barn on the fsru Of Daniel nlehi, 10
Noungpleasaal Township, Adams eoaaty. Pa,
vas ru,5rrly destroyed By hFv las. Maudsy
afternoon The barn. With 800 bg.hs.s ui
corn. 2no bushels OF wheat. all the has, s1raw
and foider. = clover huiI~F. ihreshtnE oalh.
and other implements, zlso horse and =
beifrr we're barned. AL the oatbaiidiuEs
we're hkeWpse reduced 20 ashes. nos bsiiding
on the place escaping eNcrpt She dsriltgs
house. nrigin Of the Gre unknoSn. loss
ab0u, $500; partially iusured 10 the Man
mssbarg Fire lnsaranoe Company.
The Democratic advocate., 1904-12-03
Port Arthur Still Stands.

Japan began one more desperate attempt to
take Port Arthur. bat were repulsed with
frightful loss. The feet at VIadivastoek has
been reinforced by two submarine ships by
rail, and it will be not more than two weeks
before the Baltic squadrous will be in Japanese
waters. japanese navy viii endeavor to in
tercept them before they reach Port Arthur,
and it is supposable that the Port Arthur fleet
will come out and attack the Japanese fleet IN
the rear However the engagement may ter
minate. it is quite certain it will be big aud
desperate sea fight.
The Democratic advocate., 1904-12-03
Bids for c. q o. Canal,

Bids ior ihe purchase ot the State interest
IN thr Chesapeake 4 Ohio CAual weFe opened
by he Board oi Public WORKS on Thursday
Two bids we're received, one representing the
Baltimore 4 Ohio interests, Tor $751; 600, aud
the other representing the Western Maryland
Railroad interest. for Sl55.ooo. The Board
deferred action uuIil December Is. The
States interest ia the Canal vii nesTf realize
a cent 10 the State from the operation OF the
canal. and sale should be made uow. when
two corporations are wiling TO buy. The
Sl55. 600 will be ia the uature OF gif 60 the
The Democratic advocate., 1904-12-03
Two of a Kind.

Several Baltimore papers have settled among
themselves that President Rooseyeitis rs to make
Charles J. Bonaparte one of his Cabinet ON b
GERS. What fitting appointment that would
be-two souls of ever changing thOughi-two
souls who have been on both sides Of every
political auestion-two souls who are liable 10
disagree occasionally upon any question. They
are as uncertain a pair of politicians, as ex-
centric a pair, as determined a pair, as ever
trod the political track.
Let the uncertain aud strenuous Roosevelt
appoint the excentric and uncertain Bona
parte, and all Maryland will rejoice.