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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-22
"SElB0ARD" IN A GREAT COMBINE.
Detroit Tribune Points to Merger
of RaiIways---Understanding
C0nsummafed.

Detroit, June I8.-The Tribune to-
morrow will point to seven names OF
men belonging to the syndicate which
recently purchased the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton railroad as evil
dence of the gradual development Of
combination embracing the Rock
Island Frisco system, the Seaboard
Air Line, the Pere Marquette and the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton.
The seven men are: Frederick H.
Prince, president of the Pere Mar
quette; Eugene Zimmerman, vice
president of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton Henry Clay Pierce, di-
rector of the Frisco ard of the Sea-
board Air Line; F. W. Young, direct
or of the Frisco: George Fl. Norman,
chairman of the Pere Marquette
Tuomas F. Ryan, director of the Pere
Marquette, of the Seaboard Air Line
and of the Hooking Valley, and
Thomas H. West, director of the Pere
Marquette.
The Tribune points out the vast ter
ritory reached by these roads, which
have become so closely affiliated, and
says that while an actual merger
would take much time, a mutual un-
derstanding and community of interest
seem tn have been cousnmmated. The
Rock Island already owns the Frisco
and the Seaboard Air Line.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-22

Washington, Jane sl.-Beliering
that NO action should be taken until
congress has had an opportunity to
act, Secretly Moody has decidared net
to approve the execution as this ti1re
of the recommendation of Surgeon
General Rixey to establish a hospital
camp at Port Royal, S. c., where tie
surgeon general desires to send tube:-
culosis patients now treated at naval
hospitals.
London, June lS.--A dispatch to the
Central News from Toxic announces
that the total subscription to the sec
ond issue of exchequer bonds $50, 600, :
900 amounted to s1e0, 246, 1852.
Melbourne, June l9.-The Penir-
sula and Orienetal Liner Australia,
inward bound, struck on the rocEs
at Point Nepean, at the eastern Ell :
trance to Port Philip Bay, Victors,
at O'Clock this morning. The bot
tom of the vessel was stove in and it
is feared that she will be a total
loss. The passengers and crew were
safely landed.
Ajaccio, Corsica, June JS.-During
the night of June 16 two British tor
pedo boat destroyers collided off Port
Torres, island of Sardinia. One of the
destroyers sank. The crew was saved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-22
BRYAN TALKING lGAIN.
Former Candidate Says No Man
of Parker's Type Can be
Nominated by Democrats.

New York, June 19.-Wm. j. Bryan
arrived in this city tonight. He said
he did not expect to see Charles F..
Murphy or any leader of the anti
Parker movement while in the city.
Questioned as to the general situation,
be said:
'sThe men who are opposed to Judge
Parker's nomination will be in control
St. Louis. They will nominate the
candidates and prepare the platform
and it will not be the New York plat
form or the New York candidate -
He added that he did not care to 20
into the details in discussion of candi-
dates or the contents of tie platform.
''I have already laid down certain
fundamental principles as to the rea-
son for not nominating some of the
men most prominently mentioned for
the place in the east,'' he added.
"Olney, Cleveland and Parker all come
within this Glass;
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eeIoRlDo LABOR TROUBLE OVER.
Adit. Gen. Bell Says there is no
Need to Declare State Under
Martial Law.

Cripple Greek. Col. June 2o.-In
response to q telegram from an eastern
neWspaper, asking Cor 8 statement
fson him as to whether he said that
Eovernor Peabody would soon have
90 declare She whole of Colorado in 8
state Of rebellion and put the State
nnder martial saH.s Adjt. Gen. Bell
has replied MS fellows: "The alleged
iaserview Isl absolutely without found.
ation. Z mot anly never gave out such
an interview, but the idea is absolute
lyforeign TO my mind under the past
and present conditions -
There Is no need ofsdeciaring Colo
1ado under. martial law. The whole
State practically has been cleaned up
5y my deportationssystem. There are
bas few Anarchists and Socialists left
Rsao can cause trouble.
However, should it become a mill
&asy necessity, the whole State OF Colo
rado will be placed under martial law
ard all instructions be dealt with ac-
Dordingly.
Il do not believe that this will ever
ase; necessary. In my Judgment the
Goloradn labor troubles are at an end. -
Z
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-22
1ant of Our Hammock Stock is offered at

with the end of club; that be was
tortured with ice water for two hours,
and was finally sufocated and died
under the torture.
"Where do you get these facts?''
asked General Corbin.
"There is but one place in the
United States, General" answered,
"where they can be found. I found
them in the records of your own Office,
General" I added that General Cor
bin had friends in the United States,
and perhaps some enemies, but that
be had not friend or an enemy who
would not be astonished and grieved
to think him capable of such deed
as that of Sinclair's.
"Well,'' concluded the General,
"You came to inquire about the repu-
tation of young Sinclair. I say it was
uniformly good.''
It is known that General Corbin did
not like his removal from this city to
Governors Island last fall, although
his gracious wife made for herself a
secure place in the innermost circles
of New York society. He willhave
a year and half of service in the
Philippines, and will then succeed to
the Lieutenant Generalsbip on the re-
tirenent of General Chaffee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-22
RUSSIAN MoNeOLs MAY REBEL.
Siberian Tribes Looking for the
Early Reincarnation of the God
AiroI and DeIiveranCe.

Biiesk. Government of Tomsk, Rus
sia, June 1S.-The agitation among
the Mongols inhabiting the Altai re-
gion is increasing over the appearance
of the god Airol, who they believe will
deliver them from a foreign yoke and
create an Independent kingdom. The
Mongols are gathering in thousands
in answer to the summons Of men who
are lproclaiming themselves to be the
apostles of the god Aisol. These men
are inspiring awe among the ignorant
nomads by means of the alleged mir
acles carried out with the aid of elec-
trical and pyrotechnieal devices.
These so-called apostles preach the
reincarnation Ct the god Airol and
pretend to carry from him messages to
Che people saying that be has not been
happy since he left them 200 years ago,
coincident with the date Of the Rus
sian occupation Of the country.
They warn the Mongols to abstain
from wearing white or red clothing.
these being Russian national colors,
and to wear only blue and ysllow, the
national colors Of Japan; urge them
to worship the. sun and moon,N which
are the gods of Japan and especially
the oyergod Burhan, who is the only
true god of the gods.
Reports from Irkurtsk say that dis
content among the Mongol and Kali
muck tribes is rife, owing to the
preaching of the new prophets, who it
is said have been discovered to be
japanese who have passed the winter
in caves in the mountain fastnesses.
The seriousness of the situation lies in
the fact that the tribes in which the
revolt is fostered inhabit both sides
of the trans Siberian railroad and
number so many thousands of poten-
tial fanatics, and that should any
serious uprising occur it mig ht inter
fere materially with railroad commu-
nicatior.
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the SIXTH DISTRICT.
VI. F. Dargan, Of Darlington, a
Candidate for Congress.

Darlington. June 2o.-Mr. W. F:
Dargan, prominent and successful
lawyer, of Darlington, has entered the
race for Congress in the 9Th district.
He was mayor of Darlington, his ma
tive town, for three years, and at one
time ably represented this county IN
the Legislature and voluntarily retlr-
ed. He enters the race for Congress
at the earnest solicitation of numbers
of Influential friends throughout the
district, who are confident of his abil-
ity to conduct vigorous and successful
campaign.
Mr.. j. R. Coggeshall, who is warm
personal friend of Mr.. Dargan, has
declined to be candidate and will
cordially and enthusiastically support
MI. Dargan.
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ROOSEVELT and coR1EL YOU.
Why the Former insists on the
Latter as Chairman.

Washington, June 19.-War on the
appointment Of Secretary Cortelyou,
chairman of the Republican national
committee, has been transferred from
Washington to Chicago. The Presi-
dent has been appealed to by members
of the national committee, now in
Chicago, not to insist upon urging
the selection of Cortelyou. The Prsi.
dent, however, is firm in his determi-
nation to have Mr.. Cortelyou preside
over the national committee and there
by hangs an interesting tale.
The Presidential politicians in the
Republican party base their objection
to the selection of Cortelyou on the
ground of his inexperience and some
of..them charge him with having ORR
ginally been Democrat.
The strongest opposition to Mr.. Cor
telyou is said to come from the great
business interests, which have been
obliged, for so many years, to furnish
the campaign funds for the Republican
party. 1t is no secret that the money
ed interests of the country are afraid
of President Roosevelt.
Many Of the men who have hereto
fore been the most liberal contributors
to the Republican campaign fund have
declared that they will not contribute
a dollar to help elect Roosevelt. This
information duly reached the Presi-
dent, and it is said that be is prepared
to retaliate, if necessary, and trust to
good luck and his personal popularity
with the masses to pull him through.
It is said that his object in having
Secretary Cortelyou at the head Of the
national committee is to intimidate
some of the great corporations, who
are opposing his election to the Pres
idency.
Since the creation Of the department
of commerce and labor, Mr.. Cortelyou
and Jimmie Garfield, chief Of the
bureau of corporations, have been in
dustriously at work carrying out the
law when permits the Government
officials to examine the business trans
actions of ali the great corporations.
With all that information in his
hand, cr in bis mind, it is not diff
cult to appreciate what tremendous
power the Administration personal
representative on the national COM
mittee would have if it became neces-
sary to resort to the "fat frying" pro-
cess as the campaign proceeds.
Republican leaders have tried to keep
this matter secret, but director OF
one of the great trust corporations,
while here few days ago, let the cat
out of the bag, in discussing the po-
litical situation With some friends.
The reports sent cut from Chicago
showing tie feeling OF hostility tc Mr..
Cortelyou by the Republican bosses
was the political sensation of the day.
At Democratic headquarters it was
said that the President had played
sharp politics in forcing Cortelyou in
to the chairmanship of the national
committee. 1t is said that the Presi-
dent will! be in position to know just
how each of the great corporations
/ behave during the coming campaign.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-22
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE nEEI|kG.

At meeting of the Executive Com
rnistee of Sumter County, beid this
June 81, 1904, it was ordered:
That, there shall be four campaign
meetings held in the county, the pres
Sat campaign, to wit:
At Prlvateer On Friday. August r..
1904.
As Shiloh on Friday, August 49,,
1904.
At Dalzel on Tuesday, August %.
1904
as Sumter, G. a., Saturday, August
%. 1904.
The following is the list of assess
szasnts made by the committee:
Candidates for Congress, s15 each.
Solicitor, $40 each.
Clerk of the Court, S25 each.
Sheriff, s25 each.
Treasurer, $40 each.
County Auditor, $40 each.
Supt. Education. 81. so each.
House OF Representatives, $3.50 each.
MAGISTRATES, IS each.
Coroner, S. each.
That the above assessments shall be
psid by all candidates on filing their
psedges, and all pledges shall be filed
wish the Secretary Of the Committe:
as Sumter, G.. H., S. c., by Thurs
Gag, August 18th, 1904 at IL m.
That the Executive Committee dc
meet at Sumter, G. H., S. c., on Sat
zrday, July 80, 1904, at IL a. NJ, to
aDpcint the managers to conduct the
primary election and arrange for the
EaTce,
Correct Attest:
Z. ". DABBS,
"a. L. B. WELLS,
Secretary Committee.
All county papers please publish.
June 81.
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Aiken, June 20.-Pat McGee, ne
gro laborer employed on the farm of
Mr.. Henry Summerall near Aiken,
was struck by lightning during the
storm on Sunday night. MCGEE says
be wes standing on his porch washing
his bands when the bolt came, and he
was knocked insensible for some time.
When be segained his senses be found
that the bolt had struck him on the
right thigh and made burnt"
streak down his left leg, and, leaving
his body, had torn his shoes off. 1t
seems that the electric fluid did not
enter his body. McGee will probably
bear the scars of his first experience
with lightning to his dying day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-22

New York, June 1S.-Justice Gay
nor of the supreme court, sitting as
a magistrate in Brooklyn, tonight
handed al opinion in which he holds
that games of professional baseball
srch as have been played at Washing
ton park this season-games to which
the public is invited and to which
an admission fee is charged-are IL
legal on Sunday, being prohibited ty
the Sunday law. In this opinion the
ministers who have been. fighting Pre-
fessional Sunday base ball have wen
their point.
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Cleveland. O., June lS.-Before a
crowd of 10, 900 horse lovers at Glen
Vile track today, Lou Dillon, the trot-
ting mare, driven by her owner, G.
X. G.. Billings. was sent a mile to
wagon to beat the amateur record OF
2 10. The mare made the distance in
2.O615. The last quarter was made in
30 seconds.
Richmond, Va, June lS.-Rev. De
catur Edwards, pastor of the Fal-
mouth Baptist Church, while shoot
ing at cats in his backyard at Fred
ericksburg today, accidentally shot
and mortally wounded Mrs. Lucy
Mann, who was standing on her back
porch in an adjoining premises.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-22
CURE FOR BRlGH1's DISEASE.
Prof. Winfield Ayres Thinks He
Has Discovered Sure Remedy.

Believing he has discovered method
for the cure Of Bright's disease. Prof.
Winfield Ayres, says The New York
Herald. made a report to the conven
tion of the of tie American Medical
Association in Atlantic City yesterday
which startled his hearers by its in
portance.
Prof. !Ayres, who is associate pro-
fessor of urology at tae Post Graduate
Hospital in this city, said be had
made experiments which lead him to
the belief that Bright's disease is
cu-able in it's earlier stages, and that
it is possible further investigation and
experiments may end in practically
complete victory over it.
He bass I'D his conclusions on ninety
three cases, forty three of which he
tabulated, and of these he cured en-
tirely nine patients. twenty-five cases
showed marked Improvement, and
only one failed to respond to the treat
ment. Heretofore ell treatments have
been by the use of medicine taken by
mouth, and it has been found impoS-
sible to send through The blood drugs
strong enough to kill the germs.
Through the use OF an instrument,
he injects the medicines directly in
to the kidneys in such strength as
would be poisonous and cause certain
death it taken into the stomach. He
has found his patients safe from harm,
and also that the action is immediate
and permanent.
DR.. Ayres asserted that the remark
able feature is the ease with which
the treatment may be administered,
and without pain or after discomfort
to the patient The scourge OF
Brignts disease, be says, can be re-
duced, if not eradicated.
Under the method Described by DR..
Ayres catheter is introduced direct
" into the kidney without making any
incision or using the knife at all.
To do this an instrument known as
the cystoscope is introduced into the
bladder, which is then lighted up by
an electric light attached to ths in
strument, and by this guidance long
cathete- is inserted.
The medicines are then forced into
the kidneys. In this way drugs can
be used with safety which if injected
into tie blood would cause certain
death. The orugs used are those in
ordinary use among surgeons as anti
septics and are in sufficient strength
to destroy the disease germs.
The professor called attention to the
large number of patients who had been
suffering from i'll defined symptoms,
which were attributed to nervous con-
ditions, neurasthenia, gastric trou-
bles, etc.. in whom the microscope
showed the presence of the beginning
of kidney trouble, and who after the
kidneys have been cured reported these
symptoms to have disappeared.
From this the professor argued that
many of the i'll defined pains and
aches which physicians have hereto
fore found difficult to diagnose, are
really due to the beginning of kidney
troubles, which have not yet gone fal
enough to be called Bright's disease,
but would develop into that disease
at q later date. He declares that un-
der the new treatment the development
can be prevented, and the great pre-
valeDce Of Bright's disease materially
lessened.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-22

London, June ls.-The admiralty
today received cable message from
the China station announcing that the
British torpedo boat destroyer Spar
row Hawk struck an uncharted rock
of Chesney island at the mouth of
the Yang Use Kiang yesterday and
sank. No lives were lost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-22
The POLITICAL SWEEPSTAKES.
The List of Candidates Who Have
Filed Pledges and Entered the
Race for Office.

Columbia, June 19-Unless -candi-
dates file their pledges by noon toner
row they will be shut out as the en-
tries close at that hour. Despite the.
large number of names mentioned in
connection with some of the Offices
there have not been so many pledges
fled. A complete list of these Oh
tanned from Chairman Willie Jones, Of
the executive committee, last night,
showed the following:
Safe Ofices--D. G. Hayward, Gov
ernor; John T. Sloan, Lieutenant Goy-
ernor: Z Il. Jennings, Treasurer; T.
T. CAN'T, Secretary of State: u. X.
Gunter, Jr., Attorney General: A. ".
Jones, Comptroller General; 0. 3.
Martin, Superintendent of Education
John D. Frost, Adjutant and Inspec
tor General; James Cansler, C. W.
Garris, r. J. Gignillat, W. Boyd Ev-
ans, j. r.. Earle and j. G. Mobley,
for Railroad Commissioner.
Congress-First district, George s.
Legare; second, S. G. Mayfeld and
L. j. Williams; Third, Wyatt Aiken
Fourth, Joseph T. Johnston; Fifth.
D. E. Finley and T. Yancey Williams
Sixth, J. W. Ragsdale, j. E. Ellerbe,
Walter Hazard, j. r. Coggeshall and
James Norton Seventh, A. F. Lever.
Solicitors-First district, judicial,
P. T. Hiidebrand; Second, j. E. Da-
Wis and G. W. Green; Third, John S.
Wilson; Fourth, j. Monroe johnson {:
Fifth, Geo. R. Rembert George 3.
Zimmerman N. G. Evans, S. Nc.
Gowan Simpkins and G. P. Logan ;
Sixth, J. K. Henry; Seventh, Thon
as S. Sease and r. A. Cooper;
Eighth, julius Boggs.
:, As will be seen there are several
who have entered the race for solici-
tors who have been mentioned fer
Congress, but these evidently thought
better of it and filed their pledge for
the other Office. The above is q COM
plete list so far, although the mail N
Monday morning may bring in sew
eral more.
The campaign opens On Tuesday at
Sumter and as near as can be ascer-
tained all of the State oficres will be
there for the opening addresses. They
will then 60 over to. Manning, and
one or two other places. returning to
Columbia to keep up with the busi-
ness of their Offices. A resolution
passed by the executive committee
was to the effect that State officers
who have no opposition should not be
required to make the whole circuit
but should appear at least once in
each Congressional district. A State
officer is usually busy man and
attending all of the reetings meacs
neglected and accumulated work.
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st. Petersburg. June o.-Accordina
SO the Novoe Vremsa the Russian oil
rombinarions have cspitulated to the
Standard Oil company and even the
Rethcbilds and Nobel interests have
come to terms with the American con-
cern. Tire output of the Baku wells
is at present III American hands. the
rivals having become friends.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-22

Greenville, June le.-Deputy Sher-
if Ballenger returned tonisbt from
Salisbury, bringing with him Robt.
Bird, wanted at Fountain Inn for the
Fowler murder. The "trip was without
incident until after Blacksburg was
passed, vixen the negro jumped from
a window while the train was making
80 miles an hour, Ballenger rushed
to the platform and leaped. The ne
gro was found on an embankment
badly crippled. Ballenger's' only in
jury was a sprained ankle. The dep
uty held his prisoner until the train
backed to the point where the negro
Jumped and took HIM on board.
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MetcaIf Will Succeed CorteIyou in
Cabinet.

Washington, June Pot can be
stated with defniteness that Repre-
sentative Victor H. Metcalf OF the
third California district will succeed
Secretary George B. Cortelyou as the
head of the department of commerce
and labor.
No change will be made in the de-
nartment until the close of the present
fiscal wear on the 30th instant.
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Earthquake Shock at ledburg.

Special to The News ard Courier:
Jedburg, S. c.. June 20.-Quite a
severe sock Of earthquake occurred
-hsre yesterday evening, about 8.25
o'clock. No serious damage. Some
articles thrown from shelves in store.
c. E. Hodge.
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DAILY MARKET REPORT.

Special by Ware & Leland's Private
Wire.
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Believing he has discovered method
for the cure cf Bright's disease, Prof.
Winfield Ayres, says The New York
Herald. made a report to the conven-
tion of the of tie American Medical
Association in Atlantic City yesterday
L l. l. L.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-08
Mf. GomperS en- Ydu(o

Este digno leader de los obreros
americanos. dijO al comenzar su pero
ci0n en- YaucO:
<Cuando yo empiezo mis- discursos
en- mi pals, digo:
xCiudadanos de los EstadOs Unidos ,
Aqui por desgracia no puedo decir 10
mismO, y empezare: <Habitaltes de Yad-
COZ
Hablo Mr. Gompers, de las condicio-
nes fisicas de este pueblo, de la necesi'
dad de su reorganization social, en-
pen6 su palabra de honor de que traba'
jaria en- los Estados nIdos para que ell
pueblo trabajadOr de Puerto Rico estu'
viera Ia altura de los obrerOs del Con
tinente.
En- otro de sus nuchos brillantes Pc
riodos, dijo:
"A mi SO me ha preguntado 81 yo
creO que este pueblo esta en- mejor 8
peor condici6n hoy, que en- tiempos de la
domination espanolas; y yo manifesto:
<YO no puedo cOntsstar esa pregunta;
pero 10 que 81 puedo asegurar IS, que
un pueblo que esta en- estas condiciones.
no da creditO a ningun gObierno, sea
este americana, espanol, aleman rus0 ,
MIR. Gompers en- todo SUI discursC
estuv0 a la altura de un prOpagandista
de corazon y de cOnciencia.