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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

night Col. Sanders, started out to
attend a meeting held in honor of the
visiting Governors and their Stats,
but be lost his way and finally drift
ed into big hall where band was
playing. AS be walked in, commit
tee Of uniformed men met him and
escorted him to the platform and
gave him the seat of honor. In few
minutes the presiding officer intro-
duced him as the distinguished and
honored guest of the occasion and
called on him for a speech. He was
somewhat surprised, particularly, as
he saw none of his party present, but
concluding that they had all got lest
and had not been as lucky as be had
been to find themselves again, he
felt that the reputation Of the South
depended upon him, 50 he got up made
his bow and gave the big crowd a rip
suorting Bull Run to Appomattoz,
Uncle Bob Lee, Stonewall jackson
Rebel Yell speech that made the whole
Yankee army look like thirty cents.
And W hen it was all over he found
out he had been talking to Grand
Army rally.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07
THE STATE HOUSE SUIT.

The suit against Arch1Gec5 M1lDurn
and Unkefer. McIlvain & Co., the
contractors who completed the State
House, promises to be a case of more
tran ordinary interest owing to the
serious nature Of the charges brought
against the architect and contractors.
The commission composed of State
officials and members Of the Legisla-
ture that had charge of this work hav-
ing undertaken, in their reply to the
report of the committee appointed to
investigate the work on the State
House, to defend the architect and con-
tractors and, justify their acceptance OF
the job, cannot fail to be drawn into
the fight in the courts. Consequent
II We look for the suit to take on a
political complexion, and there will
be fully as much politics as law in
the contest. The charges against Ar
chitect Milburnare especially damag-
ing and verdict against him would be
tantamount to his professional ruin,
for, he will be discredited in the eyes
Of the public and no one will care to
employ an architect who has been
proven guilty of conspiracy to de-
fraud his clients. He will fight the
case to the bitter end and his friends
! ~ y,
|. AS we view it the State House COM
mission has nothing to do with the
suit that has been brought against
Architect Milburn and the contractors,
and they should keep hands off unless
they desire to make common cause
with those who are accused of defraud-
ing the State. Mr. Milburn and the
contractors must stand or fall by the
work on the State House, and they
must prove that the work was honest
ly and properly performed to estab-
lished their innocence. If the work
is defective and in accordance with
the letter of the specifications nothing
that the members of the commission
can say will alter the facts. The
commission had nothing to do with
the work, and if Architect Milburn
VINO was employed to see that the con-
tract was carried out and the work
properly performed conspired with the
contractors to deceive the commission
and defraud the State 1t was the mis-
fortune and not the fault OF the com-
mission that they retained through
out the transaction "a mistaken and
misplaced confidence in the profession
al ability and integrity of their archi-
tect. They were guided by the ad-
vice of Mr. Milburn in accepting the
work from the contractors and if they
were deceived by him with fraudulent
intent the wrong committed was Mr..
Milburn's, not theirs The Issue is
| between the State and Mr.. Milburn,
and the State House is the evidence
aid the members of the commission
had best leave the issue to be fought
QUO on these lines. They were not sup
posed to be expert judges of stone
work, and for that very reason they
J were given authority to employ an
architect to advise them and superin
tend the work, and unless they now
propose to set themselves up as experts
they should stand aside and let Mr..
Milburn fight his own battle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

When the collection begins for the
Carnival don't begin figuring how
little you can get off with, but give
every dollar you can afford.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07
]. .Io!!s.ia lilo Ssa1br0tt
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 7, 1904.

The Snnster Watchnaan was founded in
1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The
Nyasch chnacs, and Soathroa now has the COM
bined circulation and inaue:ce OF botn OF
the old papers. and IS nanifestly the best
advertising medium in Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

of recent wears. It is true that, in
sofar as State affairs are concerned, !,
it was an issueIess campaign and the
candidates were two few in numbers
to create much political friction and
heat, yet taking it all in all it was
decided improvement in many respects,
especially in platform manners, over
previous campaigns. The credit is
due to the people and not to the can
didates, and the change for the bet
ter is welcomed for il presages the
time when candidates must seek Office
solely upon their own merits and not
upon the demerits of their opponents.
Richard Harding Davis, whose cor
respondence during the war with
Spain and his writings since convey
the impression that he had fully as
mr. 1 to do with the success OF the
American army and navy as Theodore
Roosevelt ascribes to himself, has be-
come disguised with the naughty and
Independent manner in which the
japanese commanders are conducting
their campaign in Manchuria and has
Withdrawn the light of his counte-
nance-from them. When they declined
to permit him to roam at will over the
battle ground and stationed him eight
miles distant from the fighting line
he induced the other correspondents
to join in sending Round Robin to
Gen. Oku demanding better treatment.
Gen. Oku replied with the greatest
politeness to the communication, and
inseznaed the dissatisfied correspond
ents that at future battles they would
be stationed only four miles from the
fighting lines. Then Mr.. Davis quit
and started home, for be could not
endure the ignominy of being classed
with baggage and other army impedi-
menta.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07
Happiness to Their Families.

1t is useless say that we have made ususua preparations
for the seasons business and with continuance of the pa
ronage heretofore literally bestowed upon which So
icit earnestly, there will be disappointment
part
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

The campaign that has just closed
was altogether the cleanest and pleas
ATTEST that We. have had for years.
There was little or no bitterness en-
aendered and there was practically
aone of the offensive and disgusting
personalities that have had so promi-
asns a partin nearly all campaigns
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07
A Happy Christmas.

Already they have harvested good grain crops and
conceive Of any greater happiness than feel that
dependent upon the for their bread and
plus from their crop be used improving
homes which means
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

Charleston business men are talking
of getting up fall festival or gala
week They should wait until the
Game Cock City Carnival has been
held to see how to do it..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07
Enlarge and Improve

Has always been policy and glance through our stores
and warehouses convincing proof that they stocked
BEFORE and probably other mercantile house has
been stocked in Sumter We frequently asked why
do you buy such large stock and reply that buying
quantities
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

Is full Of promise for Sumter merchan
Indications are that
Our Farming Friends

Upon whom largely dependent will make good
crop Of cotton and if anything like the present prices
maintained, they look forward to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

The Chicago butchers are still car
rying on strike, but they are playing
a losing game and thus far have in
iured themselves far more than they
have the packers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

The eneampment at Manassas will
Be 8 picnic for Gen. CoEbin and his
crowd Of guests but the men will find find
Il neither pleasant nor prestable
Tne Russians beat the world IN get
ting the ssuffng licked out OF them
an carving out q vel defined plan OF
cannaign. Gen. Kuropatkin must
nave made his plans to suit the Japa-
asse.
Sumter IS one Of the two OF three
counsies ii the State to return the en-
ire Old delegation to the Legislature,
! KershaW county also returned sae Aoid
delegation. but Darlington and bee
rsaaa asclean sweep and sent ali new new
here will be numbers OF new men
n The next Legislature, the primary
GaTlng r6SA1sSS IL A eaAS s,ess s1sASes :,
men VINO have been prominent IN Dosh
Senate and House for several years.
ana ne fear the change is not for
ths better
The way some Of the newspaper are
roasting Senator Tillman for gly-
$50, 3 L..
ing expression to hss rough ana reaay
views on the Brice bill Will please
him immensely. He is she shrewdess
advertiser who ever put ms boof IN
South Carolina and yet ne has never
employed q press agent OF ad. Wfases
columns Of Advertising ne mas received.
------------
ken county is next on the list to.
raap benefit from the iabors of Immi-
grafton Commissioner Watson. The
contracts we're signed last week for
she sale of &c, ,eoe acres in Aiken coun-
for nization purposes. The
promoters OF this colony expect to
Sc tile about 500 families Of scandina-
81 Inc sace loi Ha.i.oao -. s.e, -,
! Is now css"een e ouA -. '4at.o 9Au1
;IstSn y. aoDiey. onmsef county WIZ
probably give JOIN Eafie aeoioe1 :.
sa3aJorlfy N s- sne second primary iu 10
sR e bofn.ln fnas eoahss snu sEen. .ne
ssssly naas oI ms ile neie. I.s i...Ass ,,s
a1e sireaoy nalo a. Wol : = n's 80 L.
arc y : sa1e 20 pas 3u1nse. = 'le
! = aIie eoiu nm.
VINO imagine they have a cali to Nil
psiblic Office, are already running as
hssrd as they can for the GovernorshIp
1906 Some OF them are sure to
fall by the wayside before the cam
psign Of 1906 formally opens, but feW
Sof the aspirants are stickers and never
give mp the race when political
.nsEce IS the gcaI.
+,a+ +,,a nr;marv has decided
"a uncertain manner that Supervi-
80 ssr Scale is to have at least two years
. - - harm n srrgestipg that
I I q, 8 80, of sumter woaId appreciate
a. aa-iv com mnlet;on OF a clay and
ss s,,s -oat,yvay from the CITY limits to
"a T,aa connty line The Bishopville
- ss,b,;c road was materially improved
{ q aE,ont eighteen months ago, but
81 $40 e still room fer improvement.
- -
s8 yos,, Ashsay Of Anderson county
t,as haen re- elected to the House by a
! bio majority. His ambition two years
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

The Russians are the under dog IN
the fght now and many people VINO at
the beginning were pro Jap in senti-
rnens are beginning to sympathlze
With the poor Bear.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

The eneamprnent at Manassas will
be 3 picnic for Gen. CoEbin and his
crowd Of guests but the men will ind
81 neither pleasant nor prestable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07
We Save Money for Our Patron

And another have the friends to buy them
There the State in which there is better class
of merchants active competition than Sumter and
while this house is credited with doing
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

Several South Carolina Colonels,
Who imagine they have a cali to ill
psiblic Office, are already running as
hssrd as they can for the Goyernorship
ID 1906 Some Of them are sure to
saH by the wayside before the cam
pl;;sn Of 1906 formally opens, but a few
sof the aspirants are stickers and never
give up the race when political
nfEce IS the goal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

Tne Russians beat the world in get
Sing the ssufhng licked out OF them
an carving out well defined plan OF
campaign. Gen. Kuropatkin must
nave made his plans to suit the Japar
aese.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07
The Largest Business

only by the strctest buying and the closest
gin of profit in selling that maintain supremacy
what bats inducements competitors
offer will take Of friends let the cost be what it
may.
The present Of the weather does not justify
tering detailed description Of Winter fabrics but
this will be taken up later
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

The way some Of the newspaper are
roasting Senator Tillman for CIV
I ing expression to his rough and ready
views On the Briee bill viii please
him immensely. He is She shrewdest
advertiser who ever put his boof in
South Carolina and yet he has never
employed . press agent or ad. writer
.or paid q cent for the thousands Of
columns Of adyertising he has received.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

Sumter IS one Of the two OF thEee
q r.au nsies ii the State to return the en-
ire Old delegation to the Legislature.
KershaW county also returned sae Aoid
delegation. but Darlington and hee
aas aclean sweep and sent ali new new
men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

ken county is next on the list to
reap benefit from the iabors of Imnni-
grafton Commissioner Watson. The
contracts were signed last week for
sha sale Of &c, ,eoe acres in Aiken coun-
for colonization purposes. The
promosers OF this colony expect to
,ss stle about 500 families Of Scandina-
an farmers on this tract.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

shere will be numbers OF new men
The next Legislature, the primary
having resulted in the defeat OF many
u,en VINO have been prominent IN both
Senate and House for several years,
ana ne fear the change is not for
the better.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

The race for Railroad Commissioner
IS now between John q. Earle and
.Jtihu 6. Mobley. Sumter county viii
probably give John Earle q decided
majority in the second primary, for he,
W IS born IN this county and spent the
gsriy half Of his life here. His friends
ale already hard at work in his behalf
aid It Is safe to put Sumter in the
Earle column.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

Herald and Freeman copy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

If President Roosevelt's letter OF
acceptance contains as many words as
reported a few days ago it should be
issued as special edition of the Con-
gressional Record and the census OF
1900 might be used as mailing list.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

Not a single Republican paper or
magazine has favorable opinion OF
John Sharpe Williams speech of noti-
fication to Vice Presidential Candidate
Davis. Evidently it hit the mark
aimed at.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-14

u. S. Surgeons, Customs inspectors and
and boarded the vessel. The towering
height of the hurricane deck was
never more apparent than when the
launch went I'D close to the steamer.
The heads of passengers peering over
the rails at the bobbing launch looked
the size Of peas.
As the vessel was laying-to outside
1t was noticed that she was drawing
about 259 feet forward. This was
sufficient to bring her into the harbor
easily and the order was given to pro-
ceed through the channel. Captain
Rinder had previously had 1000 tons OF
water baIlcst pumped out, which gave
her light draught, considering she
was loaded with 5000 tons of freight
The vessel was originally scheduled to
carry $4,000 tons dead weight for cargo.
but at the last day 1000 tons of bar.
ley intended for the Japanese govern
ment was removed. The Mongolia can
carry 1900 tons dead weight. or q. 900
tons by cubic measurement.
AS the vessel passed the lighthouse
she gave three long blasts of her deep
toned whistle, which sounded like q
diapason when compared with the STAG
cato blast of whistles responding in
gtanter from vessels In the farbor and
buildings on shore. The welcome was
long-continued, the air often being
rent with trombone whistles. The
Naval dock was black mass of people.
and as soon as the vessel neared the
wharf the Hawaiian Government
band, led by Captain Berger, struck mp
patriotic tunes, changing later to Ha-
waiian airs. The passengers applaud
ed the musical welcome.
The great height of the vessel COM
plicated matters in. getting the pas
sengers ashore. The .gangway could
not be raised to the forward deck and
had to be put through 81 freight port.
Passengers had to go between decks
to reach the gangway, passing between
stalls in which were blooded horses.
Unless d two-story dock is built for
the accommodation OF the Mongolia
and Manchuria. there will be consider
able difficulty In landing the Oriental
freight on the return trips Both ves-
sells, built for the Atlantic Transport
line. were constructed with q view to
two-story dock unloading
When the Mongolia was alongside
the dock there was opportunity for
comparison. The cruiser New York.
CONTINUED on page %
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-14
THE GIANT MONGOLIA
ARRIVES AND COMES IN
She Made the Flagship New York Look Small.
Bridge on Level With the Roof Garden.
Who the Passengers Are.

Queen of the Pacific. towering in the
majesty of the greatest tonnage piled
into a single steamship, the new Paci-
fic Mail steamship Mongolia on her
maiden trip across the Pacific arrived
at Honolulu yesterday afternoon at 1
o'clock amid the welcoming blast of
steam whistles. both in the harbor and
on land. Slowly and easily the big
ocean leviathan steamed in through
the channel across the small interven-
ing space of harbor to Naval slip No.
l and was moored alongside Naval
dock No. as lightly as if she had
been a mere pleasure yacht Captain
Kinder, commander of the Mongolia,
was on the bridge with pilot Maeaulay
and expressed his. pleasure at the
pilots masterful management OF the
huge bulk beneath them
The Mongolia received a royal well
come TO Honolulu. The pleasure Of
Honolulans in greeting the vessel is
likely to be lasting, for a more com
modious, geawortiy and well-officered
steamship has not entered the harbor.
Despite the fears that the great steam.
ar might not be able to come inside the
harbor, this was found to be entirely
within the line of possibilities. Due to.
the courtesy of Admiral Terry the
naval dock slip was emptied of war
ships to enable the vessel to come in
side.
Shortly after the vessel had moored
and the passengers had disembarked,
the Honolulu public swarmed aboard
and inspected every part of the ship.
"1sn't she hne2.' was an expression
often heard as groups peered into
cabins, suites. the dining saloon. the
mysterious realms of the galley. cargo
rooms and cargo holds. The visitors
only echoed the praises of the passen-
gers, for not one was heard to utter
a statement that was derogatory to
the vessel
The Mongolia was sighted at 1915
and about 11:30 was off the entrance
to the harbor The Custom House
launch. carrying the Collector of cus-
toms and friends. immigration officials,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-14
FOREIGN WARsHlps ARE COMING HERE

Italian Consul f. A. schaefer makes the following off
cial announcements:
The Italian Lguria, Captain Duke the Alb
leave Francisco for here the 18th
cable dispatch that effect is at hand.
The Austrian cruiser Kaisern Elisabeth will arrive here
I3 June She is large vessel of the older
type ship the Kaiser Franz Josef The weasel will
mi stay of fortnight in Honolulu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-14
Retreating Russians Burn Foodstuffs
and Railway Stations---U Uncertainty
at st. Petersburg--Advance Of
First Army---A Battle May Be
Imminent.

\
ASSOCIATED cABLEaRA xs9
ROME, May 14-t reported situation Of
and revolution is threatened
RUSSIANS BURNING STORES
NEWcHWANG May I4.--Ths retreating burn
ing railway they
carry committing depredatons
Yirkow.
JAPANESE HAVE PULATIEN.
MUKBEN May 1.-The japanese occupied
PortA
THE JAPANESE ADVANCE
LIAoYANc May Of the first Japanese
sny Lenchengkln the Liaoyang
This place is strongly fortyng.
RUssIAs FRONTIER GUARD
LONDON May 14-Russa concentrating $4,000 just
beyond the Caucasus.
RUssIAs UNCERTAIN PROSPECTS.
ST PETERSBURG May I4.There about
Laoyng The energetic Mancua
They both railway with Port
Arthur
RUSSIANS IN KOREA
SEOUL May 4There increasing reports
ing seen in northern Korea.
AFTERNOON REPORT
SEOUL Korea May 13-The Russian squadron
been bottled up the harbor by the Japanese.
TOXIC Japan, May I3A Japanese torpedoboat acci
dentay blown removing Russians
nat Dalny Seven were lost.
SHANGHAI China May 1sThe United States cruiser New
sailed today The Raleigh has been
Chnang to broken that
Ccontnued Page %
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-14
FOR SERVICE IN TnlBET.
TURKS ATTACK ARMEN!ANS.

coNsTANTINoPLE May I4.-The Turks hav
ages near sassour. Armenia killing many people.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-13
WESTERN UNION CLOCKS.
Seven Regulation Clocks Now in Use
in the City.

Charles Lawrence. assistant clock
foreman of the Western Union Tele-
graph company. has recently repaired
and Overhauled the clock system of
that company in PendIeton. until the
entire system is now as good as new
The seven clocks in the city were
thoroughly repaired and the clock
circuit lines were rebuilt The sys-
TEN is quite popular and will be ex-
tended this winter.
There are now seven Western Union
clocks in the city at the following
places: Commercial National Bank.
Tallman's drug store. Louis Hunziker.
Red Front saloon, Baker & Garrison,
A G Howard's cigar store. and F.
y. Schempp's lodging house. These
clocks are self-winding. and are regu-
lated by the main Western Union
clock in the offices here. every day.
A small rental is charged for the use
of the clocks and the company keeps
them in repair and furnishes the cor
rect time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-13
JONES THE QUEER
WAS SELF-APPoINTED
GUARDIAN OF TROUSERS.
Negiigee Panic i'm the Penland Lodg-
ing House Resulted in a Peculiar
Find. and Lodging OF Jones in Jail
Jones Found a Baby Hanging
From Nail on the waIl''-WIn
Be Examined To Determine His
Sanity.

Six irate men. attired in bath robes.
Japanese screens, blankets and quilts,
staiked into the office at the Peniand
lodging house this morning and de-
manded of the startled proprietor
that he find their trousers, The half
dozen pairs Of ''psRts" were located
on chair in room occupied by r
B. Jones, plumber. Jones was sit
ting by an open window and quietly
informed the delegation in negIigee
that as they didn't have sense enough
10 take care of their own things ne
had appointed himself guardian.
Jones is now in the city Jail. and DR..
w G. Cole, county physician. will ex-
anime him this afternoon regarding
his sanity.
Jones is said to be a hard drinker
and has been before the recorders
court several times. A few nights
ago he rushed out of his room at the
Penland lodging house and declared
that he had just taken a baby from
nail on the wall. Il awoke." ne
said. 'and saw the child hanging on