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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14
NEGRO LYNGHED IN ALABAMA.
Mob Fired the Jail and Defied the
Officers of the Law.

Huntsville, Ala, Sept. AFTER
setting fire to the Jail and smoking out
the prisoner while the fire department.
was held at bay with guns and the
sheriff, his deputies and the soldiers
outwitted, az mob estimated at over
1000 persons lynched Horace Naples,
the negro accused of numbering John
Waldrop, by stringing him to a tree
on the court house lawn tonight.
This action of the mob was taken
notwithstanding strong protests made
by Solicitor Erie Pettus and H. Wal
lace, Jr., in stirring speeches in
which law and order were pleaded for
eloquently.
The crowd began to gather this aft
ernoon and tonight as soon as, the de-
tails OF the crime spread throughout
the country in which Waldrop had a
number OF friends and before the 'mi-
litia, which was ordered from Birm-
ingham by Gov. Cunningham arrived,
the moi, had swelled to enormous pro-
portions. The sheriff and his deputies
pluckily stood their guard but they
were powerless before the mob and
the fire. The local military company
was called out but they were outwit-
ted by the men "ho conceived the idea
of smoking out the prisoner.
At 1925 o'clock the jail was fired
in the back yard and burned fiercely.
a dense smoke spreading through the
upper stories and cells of the building.
The Ere department was not allowed
to approach within block of the
scene and was driven away with bull
lets The command on the outside
would allow nobody to enter or come
oot until the person Of Horace Naples
was surrendered to the crowd. The
sheriff and his guards would not give
in but in soRse manner the negro got
through a window and Jumped out Of
the building into the crowd. He was
chased down and rope thrown around
his neck and he was pulled up to the
county court hoase- There was an i'm
Tnense crowd on the lawn
While Maples was confessing his
crime and duplicating white man
and two negroes, John II. Wallace.
Jr., and Solicitor Erie Pettus deliver
ed iGnpassioned addresses trying to dis
suade the mob. They were hooted
down in turn but finally when Solici-
tor Pettus called on all who were in
favor of the law taking its course to
hold up their haads, about half in
the big crowd Of several thousand
did 80. There vas cheering for a
moment but the men with the rope
pulled the negro away, threw the end
of the rope over a limb and Drew him
up. The negro vas dead in a few
moments. A crowd will make an effort
to caWare the negro's accomplices
but no more disorder is feared to-
night.
During the attack on the jail United
States District Judge Shelby issued
an order for the United States deputy
marshal to protect United States pris-
oners in the burning building and OBJ
tain names of all parties engaged in
endangering the prisoners lives
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14
THE FREIGHT RATES CASE.
Important Matter TO Be Settled
in a Short Time New.

Columbia, Sept. 7.-The freight rate
case, when has been so long pend
ing, will aow be sottled by the rail-
road commission wfthiA forty-days.
Today tie railroad commission noti-
fed the attorneys on both sides that
ali arguments must be Gled in the
next thirty days. and that fifteen days
additional would be given for further
writtea amendments to the ease.
The prospects of the case being set
tied will be gratifying statement to
every merchant in the State The
case has been pending for several
months. and it vas necessary once to
20 over aid Of the second days pro-
ceedings
The petition calls for q general re-
duction III many classes of goods IN
this State and claims discrimination
in favor of North Carolina and Viz
ginia. On account Of the slowness in
fling the arguments and the fact that
Chairman Garsis was busy with the
campaign, the case was not decided re-
Gently, because time was wanted to
study the matter thoroughly Mr.
Garris, howeeec, stated this morning
that be wished to settle ap all
matters pending before going out
of Office. so that the new mem
Der would have a clean sheet to
start with. The order filed today will
bring replies at once. and as soou as a
date is fixed within the required time
the case will be decided once for all
Just which way it will be is, OF
course, matter of conjecture, but
the board has several precedentst to
study up and the arguments submit
ted will have careful attention.
The order is as follows: Messrs. Mil
Ter & Whaley. Attorneys, Charleston,
S. C.-Gentlemen It is this day
ordered by the board Of railroad COM
missioners that attorneys for petition
ers in the case of the chamber of
commerce of Anderson, chamber Of
commerce of Columbia. chamber of
commerce of Spartanburg, chamber of
commerce of Charleston, board of
trade of Greenville. board of trade of
Greenwood, board of trade of New
berry, the Piedmont Wholesale Gro
GERS Association and the bureau of
freight and Transportation of Charles
ton, be allowed thirty days from this
Gate to complete their testimony be-
fore this board. Thereafter. fifteen
days will be allowed for argument.
This notice has been served ON the
various representatives of the rail
roads.
By order of the board,
G. w. Garris, Chairman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14

Gainesville, Va, Sept. 8.-At 9
O'Clock this morning General Bell,
commsQder Of the Brown army began
his ateask on the Blues for the pur-
pose of fossing his way toward Wash
ington. TheCsupposed ultimate OBJ
jcet of this movement being an assault
on the capital of the United States.
This is the second and last of the
manoeuvere problems laid down by
Geneal Corrbin, Corps Commander.
the first being ended Yesterday at
noon. Owing to the exhausted coa-
dition of the troops after the past two
days of fighting. the beginning of the
second problem was set forward nine
hnnrS
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Fearful Odds Against Him.

Bedridden, alone aud destitute. Such,
ia brief was the condition of an Old soldier
by name of J. J. Havens, Versailles, o..
For years he was troubled with Kidney
disease and neither doctors nor medicines
gave him relief. At length he tried Elec-
tric Bitters. 1t put him on his feet in
short order and now he testifes. "Im on
the road to complete recovery" Best on
earth for Liver and Kidney troubles and
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w. DeL,orme's druggist.
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In Praise of Cpberlain's Col
ic, Cholera ana Diarrhoea
Remedy.

''A!low me to give you few words in
praise of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and iarrhoea 9emedy." says Mr. John
Hamlet, of Eagle Pass, Texas. Il suffered
one week with bowel trou ole and took all
kinds of medicine without getting any re-
lief, xhen my friend. Mr.. G. Johnson. a
merchant here, advised ne to take this
remedy. after taking one oose felt
greatly relieved and whenI had taken the
third dose was entirely cured. thank
you from the bottom of my heart for put
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store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14
DISASTROUS WRECK IN MISSOURI
Nine Killed and More Than Fifty
Wounded on Wabash Road.

Warrenton, Mo-, Sept. Tt devel-
OBS that in the wreck yesterday on the
Wabash railway more people were kill
ed and Injured than at first expected.
Officials OF the company tais morning
announced that nine passengers were
killed, while the list of injured will
reach Fifty. The wreck was caused by
the east bound passenger train jump
ing the track. The dining car being
thrown to, the left and the day coach
down steep embankment forty feet.
Under the debris passengers were
pinioned for hours pitifualy appealing
for help. AS fast as possible passengers
we're taken to Warrenton aud cared
for. The trsin is said to have been
running sixty-6ye miles an hour.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14
Sour Stomach.

When the quantity of food taken is too
large or the quality too rich, sour stomach
is likely to follow, and especially SO if
the digestion has been weakened by con-
stipation. Eat slowly and not too freely
of easily digested food. Masticats the
food thoroughly. Let five hours elapse
between meals, and when you feel a full
ness and weight in the region of the
stomach after eating, take Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets and the Sour
stomach may be avoided. For sale by
China's drug store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14
A Power for Good.

The pills that are potent in their action
and pleasant in effect are DeWitl's Little
Early Risers. W. 8. Philpot, of Albany,
Ga. says: During bilious attack took
one. Small as it was it did me more good
than calomel, blue mass Or any other pill
ever took and at the same time the effect
was pleasant. Little Ea1ly Risers are Ger
talnly an ideal pill" Sold by O. 3. Davis.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14

Greenville, Tenn, Sept. EARLY
today several robbers entered the
Greenfield postofice and blew open the
safe. They made two unsuccessful at
tempts and the third time brought it
open. Nitro-glycerine and other
chemicals were used. About $3.50 in
cash and $3.50 in stamps were taken
out of the safe. Postmaster Farmer
has been authorized by the postofbce
department to offer a reward of 5000
for the capture of the robbers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14
Race for Governor in 1906.

Candidates for governor in 1905 will
sooa be at work, and there are plenty
of tisem. Lieut.. Gov. John T. Sloan
of Columbia and Speaker NJ. L. Smith
of Camden are almost certain entries,
as is N F. Ansei of Greenville, who
made such a 6ne ran two years ago
and won friends all over the State
more friends than votes. because many
people who liked the man were
pledged to some other candidate. As
other probable candidates in 1906 may
also be mentioned Mayor r. G.. Rhats
of Charleston and F. H. Hyatt of Co.
lumbia. Mountaineer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14
Bucklen's Arnica Salyes

Has worldwide fame for marvellous
cures. It surpssses any other salve. lotion,
ointment or balm for Cuts, Corns, Burns,
Boils, Sores, Felons, Ulcers, Te:ter, Salt
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ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE I'M
MINENT.

St.Petersburfg, Sept. S.-A brief dis
patch was received this afternoon from
Gen. Kuropatkin dated at $50 yes
terday. The dispatch says that Gen.
Kuroki is 27 miles east Of gthe railway
and Gen. Oku 20 miles west of it.
>The general staff expects a general
battle within the next day or two. Gen.
Kuropatkin adds that his rear guard
extends several miles south of Muk-
den. Fighting has been continuous.
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Relatives of Boer General.

Columbia Sept. 9AThe three Beers
who came here yesterday under Com
missioner Watson have been sent to
Sumter county this morning and Will
there do farm work. Their names are
P. a., G. V. and j. A. Joubart and
they are blood relatives of the famous
Boer General Joubbert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14

Toxic, Sept. 9.-A.ccording toa dis
patch received at Toxic today 5000
Russian corpses had been found by the
japanese up to Wednesday. Many
more are believed to have been taken
north by the retreating Russian army.
This is taken to indicate that the Rus
sian losses were terrific. The opinion
expressed by majority of papers is
that another battle will occur north of
Mukden.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14
Rumor of a Russian Disaster.

Paris, Sept. 6.-The Petit Partisan
has disptch from st. Petersburg
containing the rumor that General
Kuroki has succeeded in isolating a
force of $4,000 of Gen. Kuropatkin's
rear guard and that they have been
forced to surrender.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14

Rome, Sept. 9.-The newspaper
Italia Militaire has dispatch from
Toxic reporting that the japanese
forces have reached Mukden. The dis
patch adds that no serious fighting
occurred in the immediate vicinity Of
the strong hold, tie Russians having
retired beyond that place.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14

Montgomery, West Va, Sept. T.
Wade Hillstein. a passenger on the
Cheseapeake and Ohio train yesterday
shot and killed Frank Howard, a ne
gro. because the latter entered the
sraiu at Paint Greek and took q seat
beside bim. Hiiistein leaped from
the rapidly moving train and made
h escape.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14

George Williams vas legally execut-
ed for rape at Moundsville, W.
Va, Friday. The crime was commit
ted in July.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14

When troubled with constipation try
Chanbe RAINS Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They are easy to take and produce no
grip,ng or other unpleasant effect. For
sale by Chins drug store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14

st. Petersburg, Sept. 10.-Advices
from the front indicate that there will
be long lull in the fighting while the
japanese replenish stores of ammuni-
tion and bring in reenfolcements. A
newaEuropean Brigade, has just reach
ed Gen. Kuropatkin. who is thereby
able to give rest to the troops recent
ly engaged. Experts here do not ex-
pect the Japanese to make any real
progress before cold weather sets in,
which is liable to stop everything un-
til spring, when the Russians will be
ready to begin offensive operations.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 10.-Ordinary
camp life set in at Mukden today and
prevails along the whole Of the i'm
mense front of the Russian army.
The japanese advance from the south
and east has been stopped and Russian
baggage trains have been proceeding
uninterruptedly since Wednesday.
Thousands of the Russian wounded
have been sent northward, but the
Red Cross nurses are still working
night and day at Mukden to bring re-
lief to the most seriously injured.
The inactivity of the japanese is as
cribed to the absence of mountain
roads by which they could make the
advance. On Thursday Mukden and
the neighborhood were flooded by
terrific rain storm, but the roads are
now drying.
London, Sept. 1O.-The Chefoo cor
respondent of the Renter telegraph
Company reports that the japanese
losses at Port Arthur during the past
few days exceed twelve thousand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14

: Tennessee 4. 773, decrease Of 2.773.
Texas I6, 736, decrease of 6,871.
Virginia Sc, 9S9, increase Of "A. S9l-
Total consumption os the South
]. .9i9. 252, a decrease under last year
of 81. .A77
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-03
cicero and HI. Daughter.

History abounds with exam leg o
the love that has exiTted between III
Their and daughter which proved 81
perior to the changes Of time aid fol
tune. defying ever death itself. and Ell
tering into the records of humanity
imperisllable and immortal.
One of the most beautiful instance
was the love of Cicero for Tu,lia She
was a woman OF high attainm2nts an
exalted character, with qualities OF
heart and mind that peculiarly fitted
ter to be her fathers intimate con
panion.
After her death he could find neither
consolation for her loss nor distraction
for his grief. Affairs of state, weight.
matters of political and personal In
terest. even the sympathy Of Bruta,
and Cesar. could not dispel the melaa
choly that srttled down upon his sou
and forced him for a time into retire
ment. He wrote of her in these touch
ing words: "A daughter | had in whose
sweet conversation | could drop all my
cares and troubles. But now every
thing is changed 1T Is all over will
me. Atticus. | feel 1t more than eve
aow that | have lost the only beini
who still bound me to life."
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-03

xova scotia ships Are said TO BE the
Worst Anoat.

The worst case In the way Of a st.r
Into which Jack can go is a Nova SEQ
tan. A certain Nova Scotia ship came
into port at Santos one day with a crew
that was little short of mutinous owing
to the fact Chat the captain was toe
sparing of the rations. The ship had y
bad name among sailors at the best
and as soon as she vas anchored til
entire crew cleared out. For thret
weeks after she had discharged and sol
her new cargo she lay there with r.,
crew to take her to sea. At last the
captain went to some of the crimps on
shore ana told them to round up a crew
under any pretext. The crimps sem
men around the docks Offering biz
wages to any of the loungers who
would go aboard the vessel to rig
some new sails. Some twenty me
were quickly picked up. many of then
in their shirt sleeves, and were takeb
aboard. They were then covered will,
revolvers and rifles by the officers
and the anchor was weighed. and the
Nova Scotia slip stood out TO sea. he
unwilling crew leaving families behind
without cen Il chance to let Their
know what had happened. The next
port was Sydney. and Inc next Yoke
hama, then San Francisco. then Val
paraiso, then Lisbon. and for those mer
who stayed with the ship ii vas ju
two and n half years until she went II
Grande dl Sui. the nearest port honl'
Many of them. however. had cleared
out and gone home in other ships Ion
before that.-Broughton Brandenbur.
In Laslie's Monthly.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-03

In Syria and Carinthia there Is much
arsenic eating among the peasants. The
women take ii to give themselves a
good complexion and to make their hair
6ne and glossy. The men take 1t be-
cause they believe that 1t gives them
wind In climbing in the chase after
chamois. There is nothing of this sort
In Cornwall and Devon.
In Syria and Carinthia 1t is known
that un arsenic eater can never be bro
ken of the habit and that If arsenic be
compulsorily kept from the cate. death
1t is believed in the
Famar-and this is perhaps true-that
an arsenic worker Is fit for no other
work. lie must remain at this occupa
ton. Health and breath fail him at
,ther employments. Eventually 1t may
be that chronic a~rsenical poisoning en-.
mes. But this may be STAYED off. if not
wholly prevented. by sc%rupulous clean
Illness. by are taken not only to wash
In the changing house." but to battle
freely at home. AS one of the foremen
said to the writer. Against arsenic the
best antidote is soap taken externally"
Chambers Journal.
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WHEN WOMAN PROPOSES.
of the Hungarian Gypsiss
aud burmese Maidens.

In England leap year Is supposed to
confer upon the fair sex the privilege
Of choosing her life partner for better
or for worse. but the custom Is more
honored In the breach than in the OBJ
~servance. The gypsies, especially in
hungary. enjoy and make q very extern
siye use of the right at all times In &C.
rordance with an ancient custom. Thus
} marriageable young gypsy girl in the
and OF the Magyars as soon as her
neart is smitten takes good csre that
the smiter shall hear of the havoc lie
has wrought and have q chance of con
soling her. With this praiseworthy OBJ
ject in view she has a love letter in
dited. places a coin in a piece of dough,
bakes 1t and throws the cake and billet
doux during the night into the bed
chamber Of her bridegroom elect Then
she possesses her soul in patience aud
awaits developments.
The Burmese maiden begins her mar
r!age campaign at q much earlier stage.
In order to get together a goodly gath
ering of young men from whom to
choose she places a lamp in her window
at night-it is known as the lamp of
iove"-aiid entices all those youths who
are candidates for the order of Bene-
diet. In sunny Andalusia the peasant
girl whose heart has been stolen by a
stalwart young h~usbandman prepares
a tasty pumpkin cake and sends 1t to
his home. If he eats it-and the Anda-
lusian girls take good care to make 1t
highly edible-the pair are forthwith
Observation-Disclosures Telegraph.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-03

The prices of slaves varied very
greatly in different parts of the south
In antebellum days. In states like
South Carolina or Louisiana, where
slaves were always in demand. much
more was paid for them than in the
border states like Kentucky and Mis-.
souri,, where they could easily run
away. In New Orleans $500 to Sc,
900 was often paid for a good car
penter or blacksmith. who in Kentucky
or Missouri would not have brought
more than half as much. Many slave
traders made a regular business of buy
Ing in the border states and selling in
Mobile. New Orleans or Charleston.
and there was always a handsome
profit In the transaction. The most
risky part of the business was the
guarantee demanded that the slave
would not run away. The time limit
YVES commonly thirty days. and the
matter was usually arranged with the
slave himself by taking his promise
and giving him S. or $40 to stay Until
the guarantee had expired.-Eychaiige
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-03

A professor of Bonn university in
tracing the postcrity of habitual drunk
ards has found S34 descendants from q
woman who for forty years was "A
thief. a drunkard and a tramp" and
whose miserable life came to an end in
the last year of the eighteenth century.
Tie professor has traced the lives of
TOO of this woman's descendants from
youth TO old age. and of these 142 were
beggars and ca more lived on charity.
There were in the family 16 convicts.
including Z murderers. The professor
estimated that in seventy-five years
this family has cost the German au.
thorities in almshouses. law courts.
prisons and other institutions about
$l,2J0.000.- Chicago Journal.
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purely For Ornament.

The trained nurse has to meet many
FURIOUS conditions which arise among
her poorer patients. One of these faith
full women who had a sick girl In
charge in a miserable tenement house
noticed that the oranges which had
been provided for the fever patient
were not eaten. They were placed In
an old cracked blue bowl on a little ta-
bic by the sick girls bed. and there
they remained untouched.
MARY" said the nurse n day,
'don't you like orangesT'
"Oh. yes'm." answered the girl.
"You haven't eateu any of these" the
nurse suggested.
Mary's mother answered. "Oh. miss"
she said eagerly. MARY. she ct a half.
an me an Jimmy. we ct the other half.
an Mary an me we says we won't cal
any more cause 1t looks so nice an
wealthy TO have oranges settin' round"
Youths Companion.
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Do You Want Strength

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you must add to and not take from the
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