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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25
SUICIDE OF ROBERT H. PLANT.
President of Two Banks in Macon,
Georgia, and Well Known
Owner of Race Horses.

Macon. Ga, May 2l.-Robert H..
Plant, president of the First National
Bank, and owner of the [. G. Plants
Son Bank, both recently placed in the
hands of receivers, committed suicide
on the back porch of his beautiful
home on College street about O'Clock
today He had been i'll for two
months and the collapse of his fnan-
cial institutions, the oldest in the
city, came in the meantime. He had
told lis nurse that be wished to lie
down. Twenty minutes later he ask
ed to be assisted to the bath room.
This she did and waited fifteen min
utes ON the outside. She then heard
pistol shot. She rushed in and he
was rot visible. The bath room had
two doors, one opening upon the
porch. There she found the capitalist
with 38-calibre pistol in his hand,
speechless. Death was practically
instant. The bullet had passd through
the right temple and out of the left,
hatteniug itself upon the wall. The
cororler was at once summoned and
upon the testimony of the nurse and OF
vi ySlCldu SO404St VI oOoOA ~ l'1e
own hands was rendered.
MI. Plant leaves wife ard nine
children.
The Plant banking institutions are
the oldest in the city. They were
closed last Monday. The receiver ot
the private institution has reported q
deficit of over SS44, 600. The National
Banls examiner has as yet made no re-
port as to the First Nationals affairs.
MI. Plant, in addition to being
identified with various manufactur ring
enterprises and formerly engaged with
the New York Life Insurance Com
panv, was known throughout the trot-
ting world, and his horses for years
have raced in the Grand circuit. Hs
owned Grattan Boy, Dulce Cor, Villa
mont and other we'll known horses.
George FL. Plant, vice president Of
the First National, is brother.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25
BRYAN TRYING TO DICTATE.
Will Try to Prevent Harmony in
St. Louis Convention and Will
Demand That Kansas City
Platform be Reaff7rmed.

Chicago, May William Jennings
Bryan said today while in Chicago
that he thought the Democratic party
would not be reorganized at the st.
Louis convention. "Tbe plan to bring
about reorganization Of the party
will be defeated he said. 'sThe par
amont issue in the campaign will be
government by the people as against
a government by corporations. The
people will control the st. Louis con-
vention and the Kansas City platform
will be reaf6rmed, in my judgment. -
'Do you expect to go to St. Louis
as delegate?" was asked.
"Well, it looks that way now, thcugh
I can't be sure" was the reply.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25

Westminster, S. c.. May 22.-Ale1
ldason, white man living between
here and Oakway, and his aged father,
we're going to mill this afternoon and
while going down a slant one of the
llold-bsck straps gave way. causing the
horse to become frightened and un-
manageable, overturnina the wagon
and throwing the Old gentleman ont
'anhurt. The younger man was drag
lzed q short distance under the wagon
and diedsa few minutes later.
Lancaster. May 21.-Mz. W. Med.
Brown, Of this place, has sustained q
heavy loss by fire, which occurred
this morning about 4 o'clock, on his
river plantation, few miles west OF
here. His large two-story barn and
stables, 500 bushels corn, 5000 bun
dies of fodder, engine, gin. press and
two buggies were destroyed. 4 fine
young mule, worth $500. was also
burned to death.
Tangierr, Morocco, May 22.-The
shereef of Wazan left this morning to
meet Raizuli, the bandit chief. who
is said to be at Beniaros. Mohoam-
med FL Torres, representative Of the
Sultan OF Morocco Taniger, has en-
powered the Shereef to say that the
governsment will grant all Of the
demands of Raizuli IL Ion Perdica1is,
the American. and Cromwell Varley,
the British captive, are handed over
Immediately. The soldiers already
have been withdrawn from the district
where the bandits are located.
Augusta, Ca, May 2o.-A party Of
negroes said to number about ten are
camping in secluded portion OF Co.
lumbia county near the scene Of the
lyncbing last Sunday morning. They
are all armed with Winchester rifles
aud have plenty Of ammunition.
Judging from the character Of the ne
groes and their armament it was
thought they might be forming to ,e-
taliate for the lynchins. The sheriff
has been notified and will 60 to the
scene in the morpi with . strong
posse. No trouble occurred.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25
lUR ARMY OF PENSIONERS.
One Million Men Now Squeezing
the Government.

At last the pension roll of the United
States government has reached the
/, ODO, 600 mark. That number Of men
aucI women are drawing stated sums
monthly in return for their services
or she services of their relatives in
the army. All the employees Cf all
American railroads, from their pres
idents down to the track walkers,
number but few more. The annual
pav roll of the railroads is s676, 600,
O0C a year; the pension payments are
s1a7, 600, 600 fully one-ftfh an much.
The pensioners of all our other wars
combined, including the Spanish aud
Philippine, could occupy city OF
%, 600, like Bayonne, N. J. The civil
war pensioners today would make a
city of 964, 600. Our pension system is
Ia monument to the. tremendousness
of the struggle over secession.
The pension payments from July l,
1865, to June 80 Of last year have
amounted to the enormous total of 81,
92l, 17S, 145. SO; the cost of administer
ing the law for the same period has
been s95, 647, 934. II, making the total
expenditure thus far on pension ac-
count S3,o37, 826, $50. 81.
Of course some of this money has
gene to the pensioners Of other wars
than the civil war, but so triAing a
part in comparison to that the grateful
republic has paid out fully s., 900, 600,
600 in pensions since the last gun OF
the rebellion was fired.
The national debt on January l,
1866, had reached nearly 81, $50, 600,
OC0, or about $3.50. 900, 600 less than
has since been paid out on pensions
account, Much of this debt, too, was
contracted on the paper basis. which
represented various degrees of inf1a-
ton, whereas pension payments since
1873 have been on gold basis. The
huge debt which che government
found piled up at the close of the wal
was destined to prove considerably
less than the debt which had not been
reduced to written form either as
notes, bonds or paper obligations, but
depended on the will of future con
crosses. How the interest bearing
'ebt which the government still owes
borne on the treasury records al
s918, 000, OOO-compares With obliga.
tions,which are to be met through the
PENSION Office in coming years cannot
he accurately estimated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25
Holland Building Opened.

St. Louis, No., May 2l.-The Hol.
land building at the worlds fair was
formally dedicated today with ad-
dresses by President Francis Of the ex.
position, G. Fl. Ten Brock, the Hol-
land commissioner, and others. The
building is one Of the handsomest ed
iices Of any of the foreign buildings al
the exposition. It is an exact repro
duction OF the Rembrandt house just
outside OF Amsterdam. A garden OF
tulips, geraniums and other flowers
has been laid out in the formal style
Of Dutch houses in rectangular flower
beds. The inside Of the house is di'
vided into two roomss one OF which
contains Rembrandt's famous master
piece, the Might Watch.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25
Story Comes From Russ'an Sources
That japanese Lost 10000 Men
and Were Driven Back.
Japanese Spies Said to Be at
Work in Russia---Respensible
for Sinking of BattIeship at
CrOnstadt.
laps Preparing TO Put Another Army in
Field and Russians Ready TO Retreat
FLAPS Said to Have Cholera.

St Petersburg, May 23.-6 p. m.-
According to reports which have
reached the headquarters of Liao Yang
from Chinese sources the japanese
have made land attack on Port Ar
thur, but have been repulsed with hea-
w loss. The truth of the reports is
questioned here.
ST.. Petersburg. May 2s.-11.30 p. m.
1t is reported that Foreign Minister
Lamsdorf has received a message from
the Russian consul at Cheefoo, saying
that the japanese have made land
attack on Port Arthur and that in do
ing so they lost fifteen thousand men,
killed or wounded The Russian loss
is placed at three thousand men. The
ultimate outcome of the fighting is
not stated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25
BATTLESHIP SUNK BY ACCI-
DENT.

Constadt. May 22.-The battlesbip
Orel which was brought here some
days ago to receive her main battery
and to be given the finishing touches
before going into commission, sud-
denly sank at her anchorage on the
night of May 20. Vice Admiral
Rojestvensy, commander in chief of
the Baltic squadron, was Instantly
called from st. Petersburg and unde:
his supervision the work of pumping
out and raising the Orel was begun.
The ship was raised this morning
and found to be undamaged. An ex-
animation showed that her Kingston
valves had been opened, permitting
the water to rush in. It is suggested
that the carelessness Of workman
might have been responsible for the
opening of the valves, but an inyestiga-
tion into the affair is progressing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25
JAPS ORGANIZING A THIRD
ARMY.

London. May M.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Yinkow says:
"A Japanese third army Is unobilzing
at Hiroshima. A change in the Japa-
nese plan, arising from She naval dis
aster, involving the utilizing OF the
second army for the reduction OF Port
A:atur and therefore the first army
is entrenched at Feng Wang Cbeag,o:T; :
The Morning POSTS Sbahghai cor
respondent says it is repested the Rus
slams are removing stores and provis:.
ions to Harbin, and that one hundred
locomotives and eight hundred cars are
collected at Liao Yang in readiness to
convey passengers and goods. There,
fore, he says, the conclusion is that
the Russians are peparing to retreat.
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RUSSIANS WILL DESTROY MCK
DEN.

London, May 24.-The correspondent
of the Standard at Shanghai says re-
ports have been received from Muk-
den, that the Chinese arc alarmed be-
cause OF threats made by the Russians
that they will burn Liao Yang and
Mukden before retiring to harbin.
The correspondent adds that the
Tartar yiceroy at Mukden has ordered
a brigade Of Chinese troops to occupy
that place Immediately after the Rus
SLAMS retire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25
Cheap Excursion Rates Via se1s1-
e-n Railway.

The Southern Railway announces the fol-
lowing very low excursion rates to the fol-
sumter to pallas, Texas. and return ac-
count General :; Assembly Cumbe,: and
Presbyterian Church May le, to q, l94.
tickets on sale May Is to lS, with final limit
returning May 3ist. 1904, st the very 10"
rate Of sS3 as:
THE Southern Railway offers most con-
yenient schedules with Pullman Sleepefs and
Southern Railway Dining Cars on all througss
trains, For full information apply to aay
Agent Southern Railway, or 4. W. Hunt
Division Passenger Agent
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JAPANESE SPIES IN RUSSIA.

CaI k1NGOG LID 1AN 1SOS
St. Petersburg, May 23.-The admi
rally reports that the battleship Orel,
which suddenly sank at her anchorage,
at Cronstadt, on the night of May 20,
as the result, according to report, Of
her sea valves being opened. and
which was subsequently raised, has
not sustained any injuries. TIE inves-
tigation recently made by the authori-
ties into the recent attempts to de-
stroy some of the vessels of the Baltic
feet at Cronstadt has resulted in the
arrest of four Japanese spies, who seem
to have escaped detection by wearing
the uniform of naval cadets, thus OBJ
tanning admission to the navy yard
and access to the ships without diff
Guilty. s
It is believed that they are also re-
sponsib Bile for the fire started some
time back near the naval magazine,
and for the opening of the sea valves
of the Orel. The authorities here
think the Japanese have been harbor-
ed by Anarchists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25

q report comes from South Caro-
@iaa' that "subterrenean noise like
assAe, roar Of a distant train" has been
sasssd there. Probably it vas some
-aapay trying 20 "undsrmine' Senator
-RsSInan. When Roosevelt hesrs
-4sizalsr. rumble On the 9Th OF next
MEesember ke can surn his face to the
sssau in order to keep from seeing
-ghase he hit the ceiling. Washington
-SSar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25
RUSSIA ADMITS LOSS OF 30
GATTR

st. Petersburg, May %. The report
that Rear Admiral Jessen, finding it
impossible to save the protected cruis-
or Bogatyr, which went ashore recent
ly in fog on the rocks off Vladivos-
took, caused her. to- be Blown up. is
confirmed. The guns of the Bogatyr
we're removed before she was destroy
ed.. No loss Of life attended her de-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25

Cheyenne, Wye, May 2l.-Only two
aasives we're lost In the food, which
swept through West and South Chey'
-senae last nigirt, the victims being two
syoaag boys. Others who we're mis-
sSsag were found today. Rspchmen
asi1ing- along Grow Greek report that
asncce OF their families were lost, bat
-ssaak they we're washed ont and their
ssa,rnperty damaged to the extent OF
thousands Of dollars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25
THE OREL DAMAGED AGAIN.

London, May 23.-The st. Peters
burg correspondent OF the Central
News says that there was an explosion
today on board the battleship Ore], at
Cronstadt, and that ten stokers were
killed. The vessel, the correspondent
says, was damaged and it will take
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25
RUSSIANS SAY JAPS HAVE
CHOLERA.

Lao Yang, May 23.-According to
the latest reports the japanese camps
are infected with cholera and there is
an average of LOG deaths daily.
The military situation is compara-
lively quiet. Ea
Russian patrols are successfully ha-
RAISING the left of the japanese ad-
vance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25
LOAN AGREED UPON.

Toxic, May %, 9p. m.-After re-
peated conferences between the bank
ers, the ministers and the elder states
men OF Japan. the bankers have ac-
cepted the terms of the new popular
loan of $50, 600, 600. 1t will be issued
at 92, bear 8 per cent. interest and
run for seven years. The former loan
was issued at 95 and is to run for five
years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25

Canssantinople, May s2.-lt is said
~Eaas. the authorities contemplate de-
---asraTing all Armenian villages IN the
~SaasRn district Of Asia Minor IN
-prSar 90 prevent tie concentration OF
5asnsgenss in the mountains and the
Sas&ailation of the villagers on the
slain where they NAY be better super
~UsSa1
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RUSSIAN CRUISER LOST.

St. Petersburg, May 22.-Private
adyices received from Vladivostok. con-
firm the report that the cruiser Boga-
tyr was run on the rocks. Officials
claim that they have no intimation
regarding the incident.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25

New Yoek. May 22--Harry p.
.Babcock. Jr.. member Of the fresh
4auan class OF Yale aud q player en-
.-Whe Yale polo team. died at bis home
..Scse .todaT from the effects OF an acc!-
saoutal blow ON the head from 0 polo
...snafiaE in ehe han5s ef fellow player,
,AszY C. DeEs1e2x.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25
HIT BY A SHELL.

HIT BY a SHIELD.
4 Toxic, May %, $50 p. m.-During
the reconnaissance of Port. Arthur
made by Admial Togo on Friday of
last week she'll hit the torpedo boat
destroyer Aatzuki, killing one officer
and "a men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25

Gen. Leroy F. Youmans has been
appointed a special Judge to hold
Court at Greenwood for two weeks.
This was on the petition Of the Bar
OF Greenwood and the Court will open
on the third Monday in June.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25

Latest numbers of The Delineator
and The Designer, just received at
Osteen's Book Sotre.
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weeks to effect repairs.

weeks to effect repairs.
The explosion, according to the dis
potch, was the result of accumulation
of gas in the bunkers.
THREE JAP CRUISERS CAP
TURED.
Paris, May 24.-The St. Petersburg
correspondent Of the Matin says:
'I 1t is persistently rumored that the
Vladivostock squadron has captured
three cruisers bought by Japan from
Chili.''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25

Darlipgton's new M5, 600 court house
is almost completed.
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TIE eoMlNG COTTON CROP.
5here Is no Possibility Of a I2,-
00O, COG Bale Crop.

Atlanta, Ga, May l8-Col. J. Pope
Brown, chairman Of the railroad con-
aaission. is not "a book farmer. he
has 4,GO0 acres, OF land under custiva-
zion, and his cotton crop varies from
.o0 to 500 bales, besides all necessary
upplies. Colonel Brown, therefore,
Keeps a weather eye on the market re-
porss and crop conditions. This morn
5ag while he was Visiting for the com
snission to assemble and begin the
asaring Of the freight rate question
Es dropped into discussion OF the
respects for this years crop.
81 see, said Colonel Brown, that
ne Constitution has been advising
ssjas farmers to plant for u, 1000
-saaie crop. They say it is impossible
so make too much cotton. ! have a
Tery vivid recollection that a few
vears ago we we're selling our cotton
.sor 9 or5 cents. Mr. Inman says the
farmers will get more for a small crop
sshan for large one, and as that is
rue. think it is mistake to be ad-
sising the. people to plant for heavy
.recp and to be creating the impression
that they have largely increased the
acreage. s d; s.ssssss:S:s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
REVIVAL MEETING
 VERY SUCCESSFUL
pR. CRAWFORD IS DOING A GREAT WORK AT THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH--MANY CONVERSIONS MADE.

The revival meeting at the Cumberland Presbyterian church, corner of Fifth ave- nue and Eighteenth street, gives promise of being the most successful in the his- tory of that congregation. The interest Is intense and there are conversions at every service.
 The preaching is being done by the Rev Walter M. Crawford of Montgomery one of the most successful pastor evangelists of his denomination. He Is an impressive preacher and his exhortations and meth ods are free from sensationalism. He breaches the gospel in it's simplicity and beauty and his earnestness and faith is imparted to his hearers to wonderful degree.
 During the first week of the meeting there have been something more than fifty conversions. Yesterday was par ticularly successful day.
 In the Sunday school yesterday morn ing twenty-seven members of the school confessed Christ and al the eleven o'clock services thirteen united with the church. In the afternoon Mir. Crawford addressed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
New York Democrats.

All democrats believe that New York will go democratic Some republicans are willing to admit it and all of them will tell you that the chances are at least even Herrick will be elected governor and it will be one of the big surprises or the election if the Empire state does not go for Parker and Davis.
 Conditions in New Jersey and Connec- ticut do not look so encouraging, but the democratic speakers will be constantly firing in these states.
 In West Virginia considerable improve ment nas been made. Uncle Henry Davis with two private cars Of excellent sneakers. has been all through West Vir- ejnia and the tour has livened things up considerably MT. Davis feels an opllga- tion to carry his home state ana ne IS doing herculean work to accomplish that result Many northern republican capi- tal,sts have moved into West Virginia within the past few years to invest in and develop the magnificent natural re- sources of the state. This will add no mean figure to the republican vote. The real danger is the fraudulent Pennsyl- vania vote
 Tn Indiana there has been a most marked improvement. Tom Taggart will give his personal attention to the cam natgn in that state for almost the entire time between now and the election, and the list of speakers that will stump the state are some of the ablest in the demo- cratic party. It is very gratifying to democrats of every stripe that William ]. Bryan has maae such an impression in the Hooser state. Some democrats who said his interest in this campaign would be luke-warm. are now willing to admit that he is striving earnestly for Parker s election. When he made the frank state ment the other day that if he were op- posed to Parker he would say so and take the responsibility of trying to secure his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
.SHlW'S STATEMENT
 NUT SURPRISING. Gaines Talks About the Gaines
 Antitrust Law SOME POLITICAL GOSSIP Conditions Have Improved in All the Doubtful States and the Result
 in Maryland Is Certain
 Davis a Hustler.
SOME POLITICAL GOSSIP
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

Washington, October 16.-(Special.)- No one need be surprised that Secretary Shaw states congress has no power to investigate the different departments. He made as equally an unwaranted, un- true, and misleading statement some time ago when he said John Sherman's s antitrust bill became the antitrust act of July ?, 1s9O.'
 Representative Gaines of Tennessee thus disposes of couple of Secretary Shaw's campaign orations and continues:
 MT. Sherman in his Resolutions shows this statement untrue, and that the bill reported by the senate Judiciary committee became the law, and this piii was a substitute, not precisely what l wanted says Senator sherman, but the best thing under all the circumstances
 MT Gaines has spent considerable time the past few days going over the his- tory of trust legislation, especially the Sherman antitrust act, and completely explodes the republican claim Of putting this measure on the statute books. MT. Gaines finds by the record that MT. Sner- mans original bill contained but two sec  tions, while the substitute reported from the judiciary committee contained eight and the bill was unanimously reported by Senator Edmunds in the senate, ana Representative Culberson democrat In the house and passed both branches or congress unanimously.
 Mr Gaines is also in possession or a letter written by Senator Edmunds uhder date of January ?, 19O3 in which the sen ator says that the original Sherman measure did not pass and adds:
 "I have no doubt that the present at torney general will find easy means, II supplied with the necessary 1uhds to arrest the progress and undo the mis- chievous work of such great and in1uri- ous combinations as have so largely come into recent existence"
 Since this letter was written, a halI million dollars has been appropriated to the use of the attorney general and he has only spent about $20,000 of it.