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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-12
The Chagres River Problem.

New York, April 5.-Chief Engineer
John F. Wallace, of the Panama
Canal commission, first learned of his
appointment on the new commission
upon his arrival here today on the
steamer Finance from Colon.
Speaking of the difficulties OF build
ing the canal, Mr.. Wallace said:
''It is surprising what wrong i'm
preston prevail in this country abont
the canal. The control OF the Chagres
River for intsance, has been much
misunderstood. The cost Of this work
will be only 5 per cent. of the total
cost of building the canal. The diff
ference in tide between the Pacific
and aribbean can be controlled by
tide .ocks, although this is not nee
esary with a sea level canal The tide
in the Pacific rises 10 feet higher and
falls 10 feet lower than it does in the
Caribbean The canal however, will
be Al miles long and will take ur
this difference We do not place locks
at Sandy Hook to control tide in the
Hudson. and that river is always nav
igable So will the canal be naviga.
BILE at all times.
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BRAKEMAN KILLS CONDUCTOR.
Charles Oliver Struck With iron
by William MickIe and Skull
Crushed.

Special to The State
Orangebu1g, April 5.-Conductor
Charles Oliver of the Southern rail
way freight which left Columbia for
Charleston at 825 O'Clock this morn
ing was struck and killed about 4
O'Clock this afternoon by the brake
man, William Mickle, at Stilton.
three miles above Orangeburg.
Mickle is a young white man about
21 years of age and says his home is
at Camden. The conductor is about
30 years of age, married and goes out
from Charleston.
Mickle has a stab in his left
shoulder little over one inch in
depth, which was inflicted by Oliver
during the difficulty. Mickle says
that the conductor became provoked
with him in connection with his
efforts to remedy a hot box, which
had delayed the train and that the
conductor stabbed him without pro-
vocation. He says that he had moth
ing whatever with which to defend
himsef from thA assault of the con-
ductor and that he retreated about the
length of the engine, then he picked
up from the ground an iron, between
one and two feet in length, and threw
it at the conductor, hitting him on
the head. The condcutor was killed
by this blow, his skull being crushed.
The fact of the killing was tele-
phoned here from Stilton, and Sheriff
Dukes, with a deputy and Chief Of
Police Fisher started towards Stilton
to apprehend the slayer. A short
distance from Orangeburg they met
Mickle on his way to Orangeburg on
foot to surrender to the sheriff.
Mickle started immdiately after the
alteration to walk to Orangeburg,
down the railroad track, to surrender
to the sheriff, and was informed after
he reached this city of the death OF
the conductor. After he was taken to
the sheriff's Office, the wound in his
shoulder was dressed by Dr.. Hydrick.
Mickle appears to regret very much
the death of the conductor. ..andseeming
ly feels deeply the result of the unfor-
tunate difficulty. Mickle has been rum
ming as brakeman over the Southern
for about two years, and says this was
only his second trip with Oliver,
whom he had known for some time.
Oliver had been in the service OF the
Southern for severa; years. The other
witness to the alteration between
Oliver aud Mickle practically substan-
tiates the statements Of Mickle.
The body of Oliver was brought to
Orangeburg this afternoon. The
freight train was also brought back
to Orangeburg and sidetracked to
await further orders. Coroner Rick
enbacker was notified at once and he
was engaged all the afternoon in
holding the necessary inquest over the
body of the dead conductor.
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The London Lancet give particulars
of an extraordinary case OF multiple
personality. The patient is girl be-
tween twelve and thirteen years OF age
who has developed ten varieties OF alb
normal personality. She comes OF
healthy parents and was herself
healthy in mind and body until she
was attacked with Influenza. Then
the changes Of personality manifested
themselves. Some we're complete and
others incomplete, some sudden and
others gradual in appearance: In
some cases the patient was totally and
in all partially Ignorant OF her Life
during other states Requirements
such as drawing and writing and also
the normal faculties were present in
certain states, but lost in others.
While in blind condition she develop:
the faculty of drawing with the aid OF
touch alone, this sense being enor-
mcusly increased in delicacy.
Washington, April 5.-Cnited
States Minister Powell reports that a
revolution is in full progress at Port
An Prince and Mocte Christi.
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PAY INCREASED.
Better Wages for A. c. L. Loco
motive Engineers.

Florence, April 6.-By a recent con-
tract made with the locomotive engi-
neers on the Atlantic Coast Line,
there has been a change in the pay of
many of the engineers working fol
that system. The new schedule,
which went into effect on April J.,
increases the mileage pay of both
freight and passenger engineers as
we'll as all switch engineers.
There are other changes in the mode
of gay such as for overtime. for time
delayed on the road, etc, etc.
The new schedule was made upon
the request of the members of the
s rious divisions of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers that are
within the territory covered by the
Atlantic Coast Line, and it was done
without the slightest friction on the
part of either the officials of the
Coast Line or the committee from
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
ueerS.
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A REMARKABLE CAREER.
Ex-senator Stewart, Many Times
a Millionaire, is a Poor Man
in His Old Age.

Washington, April 6.-Former Sen
ator William M. Stweart, of Nevada,
who retired from the Senate March
4th, after an almost continuous SER
vice in the upper brance Of Congress
for forty years, has gone back to Ne
vada to open a law Office and start life
anew.
Seventy-eight years old, and look
ing like a patriarch, Stewart has goce
forth hopeful and in good spirits, be-
lieving that he may regain at least
one Of the fortunes he has lost since
he first came to Washington.
Politics seldom develop such figure
as Stewart has been, and few careers
of such apparent brilliancy have end
ed as his appears to have done.
For more than thirty years OF his
active political life Stewart was many
times q millionaire. He was an ex-
tensyie mine owner, not only IN Ne
vada, but in other Western STATES,
and Nevada was looked upon politi-
ca]ly as Sewart's "pocket borough
used by him to keep himself in the Uni.
ted States Senate for purposes OF
amusement and profit, as the oppor-
tunities offered.
Twenty years ago Stewart was one
of the very rich men Of the Senate.
He built the first of the palatial resi-
dences in the West End of Washing
ton, in a locality now occupied entire
ly by the homes of the very wealthy.
Stewart Castle, as the house was call
ed, was for long time one OF The
show places of the city.
About this time he began investing
very heavily in Washington real
estate, and as the profits from tnat
form of investment had been very
hieh as the city developed, Stewart
conceived the idea of forcing develop
ment in the direction of his own pro
nerty. The scheme did not work
well, and his losses were heavy:
Unfortunate mining speculation
followed, and few years ago 1t was
rumored about Washington that Stew
arr was in embarrassed Circumstances.
About this time, as member OF
the Senate Committee on the District
of Columbia, lie became interested IN
the subject of pure milk. he decldeo
to 90 into the milk business, and
bought farm in Virginia which ne
tried to make model dairy farm.
he also established milk depots IN
this city and bought wagons and horses
to deliver the product of his farm:
Ostensibly he did splendid busi-
ness. but the milk he sold cost hlm
more than he could sell it for. With
the collapse of the dairy business the
Lass of Stewards enormous fortune
disappeared. ,o,-
That is why he is now going back
to Nevada TO practice law: He is an
authority upon mining law, and 1t is
not improbable that he will make
money.
lIn spite of his advanced age, he is
still robust and hearty, and has pre-
served great deal of the strength
with which he started life more than
half a century ago with pick and
shovel in the Western mines.
During his forty years. residence IN
Washington Stewart has lived luxu-
riously, and his friends are wondering
how he will stand the privations OF
life in the far West. At his age the
spectacle he now presents is one OF
the most striking in the politics OF
the last half century.
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Thousands in Lettuce.

Lettuce shipments from this terri
tory are now very heavy. It is estl-
mated that the consignments yester-
day we're fully 5000 baskets. there
having been several refrigerator car
loads as we'll as two or three by express.
The prices continue fairly good, yes.
terday's quotations having been 81 q
to s3 per half. barrel basket. A gentle
man, who knew what he was talking
about and is not given to making wild
estimates, said last night that the let,
tuce crop for the next 80 days would
be worth a round 500, 900 to this ter
ritory. =,
e shipped now by Wilmington Etrnck n Z
ers. Radishes are bringing from 81 to
s3 per hundred punches and asparagus
from SIS to Sc dozen punches.
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JUDGE sPEER ON PE0NAGE.

Augusta, April 5.-The Federal
grand jury to-day, in special report,
endorsed Judge Emery Speer's views
on peonage, which were recently ex-
pressed in his charge to the grand jury
in the United States Court of Savannah
Judge Speer, in discussing the peonage
question, spoke of the men who are
condemed to the chain gang for viola
tions of petty municipal ordinances,
and added: For myself. do not
hesitate to declare that enforced labor
on local chain gang, imposed under
such conditions, or for any offence not
amounting to crime, is involuntary
se7vitude and peonage. in the light Of
the decision of the Supreme Court of
the United States, no matter what
the State law or municipal ordinances
on the subject may be.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items of Interest Condensed and Par
agraphed for Quick Reading.

A light snow fell in Newberry
Thursday afternoon. Rain, hail and
sleet fell in Gafney.
The commission charged with the
award of the contract for the, State
armory has awarded the contract to
G. D. S. Bell, of Jacksonville and
Columbia. Mr.. Bell built the wealth
er bureau station and is engaged
in other work. The new armory will
be two stories high and will ,be of
brick.
Comptroller General Jones spent
some time getting up the forms that
are to be used in connection with
license on shell fish and game, under
the provisions of the Seabrook- Won
Kolnitz Act. Under the provisions
of this Act the canneries in Charles
ton are liable to license tax of S40o
and a fee of three cents per bushel for
all oysters used. MIR. Jones will send
out the statements and forms as soon
as they can be printed.
The county boards of commissioners
of Lancaster county, has finally made
arrangements with the Chester au-
thorities to again take Lancaster's
convicts Eight of them we're sent
over to Chester county. Lancaster is
to get IS month for each Of them.
The Marlboro cotton growers are
going to build warehouse in which
to store and hold their cotton till
they can get 10 cents for it.
The secretary Of state has issued a
commission to gentlemen in Mullins
who will operate warehouse for the
storing of tobscco and cotton. The
capital stock will be So. 900.
Archie Holiday, young athlete in
Monaghan village, Greenville, fell
from horizontal bars in the village
gymnasium THURSDAY night and was
Instantly killed. The bars are eight
feet from the floor and the young man
fell squarely On top OF his head and
his neck was broken by the fall.
The dead body of a negro woman.
supposed to be the corpse of Rebecoa
Planter, was found by fishermen in
Broad river under the Broad river
bridge Columbia, Friday afternoon.
Rebecca Planter has been missing
from her home in Weverly since last
Saturday night. Suspicion of foul
play was aroused and Henry Planter.
her husband, was arrested by Sheriff
Coleman and placed in Jail several
days ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-12
About Rheumatism

There are few diseases that infict more
torture than rheumatism and there is pro-
badly no disease for which such varied
and useless lot of remedies have been sug-
gested. To say that it can be cured is,
therefore, bold statement to make, but
Chamberlain's Pam Balm, which enjoys
an extensive sale, has met with success
in the treatment of this disease. One ap-
plication of Pain Balm will relieve the
pain, and hundreds of sufferers have t5sti-
fed to permanent cure by its use. Why
suffer VT en- Pam Balm affords such quick
relief and costs but t7ile: For sale BY
all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-12
POLICE AND DEPUTIES FIGHT.
Municipal Election in West Virginia
Attended by Bloodshed.

Huntington, w. Va, April 6.-The
municipal election here has already
led to bloodshed. The trouble started
between the policemen. who are Re
publican, and deputy sheriffs, who are
from the rural districts and are Dem
.ocrats, in the vicinity of the city hall
where the polling occurred. Feeling
is running high and more trouble is
expected. About thirty shots in all
were fred. J. Foy Hill, policeman,
was the mast seriously wounded and is
not expected to recover. Three others,
one policeman and two deputy sherifss,
were wounded, it is not thought that
their wounds are serious.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-12
ROOSEVELT IN TEXAS.
VIII be Welcomed to Lone Star State
My Governor LaIaam.

Austin. Texas, April e.-The feature
Of the trip of President Roosevelt
across the heart Of Texas today will
be a reception on the steps of the cap
itol by Governor Lanham and the
chief officials of Texas and an address
to the legislature which is now in ses-
sion. The special train is scheduled to
reach the capital at 2 p. m., where
the president will be greeted by a
large crowd. Brief stops are scheduled
between here and San Antonio, where
the former colonel Of the Rugh Riders
viii be in the hands Of his old, com
rades for the annual reuion tomor-
row.
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A Mysterious and Horrible Crime in
San Francisco.

San francisco, April e.-The body
Of a youth Of about 1s years was found
on the streets here last night with
head, arms and the legs below the
knees missing. The trunk was wrap
bed in an old blanket. The covering
was saturated with blood which was
still wet and the body was also warm,
showing that death could not have oc-
Cured more than few minutes be-
fore it was found.
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GAS KILLS FOUR.
A Servant and Three Children Asphyx'
lated in New York.

New York, May 6.-Mary Rogers,
aged 75,, and three girls, the aaugh-
ters of Samuel Clarke, aged Z, 10 and
s12 years respectively, were found dead
in the room occupied by the four in
his home s2S East One Hundred
and Eighteenth street. The gas in the
room was accidentally turned on and
when it was detected this morning
all four were dead. Mary was a SER
want.
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Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
the Best and Most Popular.

ssMothers buy it for croupy children, rail
road men buy it for severe coughs and
elderly people buy it for la grippe, ''say
Moore Bros, Eldon, Iowa. 1--WE sell more
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy than any
other kind. 1t seems to have taken the lead
over several other good brands There is
no question but this medicine is the best
that can be produced for coughs and
colds, whether it be child or an adult
that is afflicted. It always cures and
cures quickly. Sold by all druggists.
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Beware eff )intneats for catarrh that
Is Contain Mercury,

as mercury viii surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole
syssem when entering it through the
mucons surface. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the damage
shev Mn do Is ten fold TO the good you
can possibly derive from them. Hairs
Catarrh Gnre, manufactured by e. j..
gheyneY s Co. Toledo, o., contains no
mascury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Hairs
Catarrh Cure be sure ycn get the genuine.
It is taken internally and made IN Toledo,
Ohio, by F. 3. Cheney q Go. Testlmonlais
Zee.
Sold By Druggists. Price, 75c. per bot
s tle.
ton. men io-im
-s..---- -
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Candidates to Date.

The following named men have been
spoken of or announced as candidates
Tor the Office of Governor OF South
Carolina next year: M. F. Ansel OF
Greenyille. John G. Sheppard OF
Fdoefield. John y. Sloan of Richland,
Mendel L. Smith of Kershaw, +. II.
HYATT of Richland, q. Evans OF New
berry, R. Goodwin Rhett of Charles.
ton. Richard I. Manning Of Sumter,
T s. Brice of York, Cole L. Blease OF
Newberry, and A. G. Jones OF New
herrY
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Rome. April 6.-King Victor Eman-
uel lett Rome this morning bound for
Naples where ne will meet Kaiser Will
liam. The demonstration in honor of
the kaiser continues today at Naples.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-12

Among winners by the recent ups
ward movement in Wall street Will
liam Rockefeller is said to take the
lead. His profits in the past few
months : are put up at SIS, 900. COO,
chiefly made in the rise of Union Pa
cifc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-12

The Right Name is Dewitt.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cools,
soothes and heals cuts, burns, boiis. bruises,
piles ana all skin diseases. Z. E. Zicke-
foose, Adolph, w. Va. says: .My little
daughter had white sling SO bad that
pieces ofbone woI iout Of her leg. De-
Wits Witch Haze' slye cured her." It is
the most wonderful healing saive in the
world. Beware cf counterfeits. Sold by all
druggists.
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London, April Ga dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from
Lahore, British India, says that so per
cent. of the population Of Dharmsala,
which suffered severely from earth
quake, were killed. The population Of
Dharmsala, was between FIVE and si,:
thousand.
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For q Weak Digestion.

No medicine can replace food but
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
will help you to digest your food. 1t is not
the quantity of food taken that gives
strenth and v1gor to the system, but the
amount digested and aasimilated. If trou-
bled with weak digestion, don't fail to
give these Tablets a trial. Thousands
have been benefited by their use. They
only cost quarter. For sale by all drug
Qists.
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A Daredevil, Ride

Often ends in sad accident. To heal acci-
dental injuries, use Bucklenss Arnica
Slave. A deep wound Ia my foot, from
an accident" writes Theodore Schuet, OF
Columbus, O., Caused me great pain.
Physicians were helpless, but Bucklen.t 2
Arnica Salve quickly healed it. Soothes
and heals burns like magic. 25Y at j. F.
w. DeLorme, druggist.
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London, April S.-Kng Edward left
this morning for Marseilles where he
will join Queen Alexandra who has
been cruising in the Mediterranean.
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Won a Name of Fame.

Won a Name OF Fame.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the fa-
NOUS little pills, have been made famous
by their certain yet harmless and gentle
action upon bowels and liver. They have
no equal for bilioasness, constipation, etc.
They do not weaken the stomach. grippe, Or
make You feel sick. Once used always
preferred. They strengthen. Sole by all
druggists.
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damage suit against the Southern
railway IN Greenville for killing
how resulted in q verdict for $4,000.
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In a cooking main near Mars Bluff
between North and South Carolina
birds, North Carolina won six out of
eight fights.
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Berlin, April e.-The Lokal An
zeiger says that the czarevitch, En-
peror Williams son and heir, is suf-
fering with Inflammation Of the ears.
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Appointed Court stenogapher.

Mr.. c.H. Glaze, of orangeburg, has
been appointed court stenographer for
the first circuit by Judge Dantzler.
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WIZ Issue Bonds.

The town Of Clio will issue bonds to
bnf1d a modern school house.
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Frightful Suffering Relieved.

Suffering frightfully from the virulent
poisons of undigested food, c. G. Grayson,
of Lula, Miss, took Dr.. Kings New Life
Pills, s:with the result" he writes, shat l
was cured" All stomach and bowel disor-
ders give way to their tonic, laxative
properties. 25c at j. F. W. DeLorme,
drug store, guaranteed.
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A Tried and True Friend.

One Minute Cough Cure contains not an
atom Of any harmful drug, and it has been
curing Coughs, Colds, Group and Whooping
Cough so long that it has p.oven itself to
be tried and true FREUD to the many who
use it. Sold by all druggists.
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ST. Pefersburg, April S.-Indica-
lions point to the resumption Of hos
Titles on a large scale in the near fu-
turs. according to dispatches received
today from Manchuria- General Har-
keyitch, General Linevitch's chief OF
stan who makes the report states
that detachment Of the enemy has
been discovered on the Russian front
moving on Mandarin, sheftu and
B Afaymaykay. No estimate Of the num-
Ser Of the detachment is given in the
dispatch.
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GAR WANTED 10 FLEE.
MOULD HAVE LEFT RUSSIA AT
TER Red SUNDAY.
The Grand Dukes Prevented Bis Do
inc So by Calling Bis Attention
60 Old Coronation Oath and
Block Peace Plans by Same
Means.
Manchester, England. April s.-Ac-

Manchester, England, April S.-Ac-
cordfng to London correspondent a
fsisnatch has been received stating
that the ear contemplated fleeing
from Russian after Red Sunday. The
1nformation, according to the CORES
pondent, IS based on letter to an En-
sglish friend from one Of the principal
secretaries OF the Russian foreign
:nalristr The only way in which the
car was persuaded to stay was by
chapter in the old royal coronation,
oath which IS tothe effect that q mon
arch deserting his country in the hour
of sroubae forfeits the titular headship
-of the orthodox church and without
this leadership he can never again be
car
The grand dukes who brought this
oath before the cars notice have M
serpreted the making of terms with
the japanese as tantamount to deser-
uon Of the country on his majesty's
part
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HEADuEss BODY IN STREETS.
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A Damage Suit
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eight fights