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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-03-22
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He waited silently until her sobs'
ceased
Tow, madam. he said. ct is essen
tial that we should obtain some food.
sI don't wish to leave you alone until
we are better acquainted with ou.
whereabouts. Can you walk a little
way toward the trees, or shall I assist
you p
Observation-Disclosures up. She press
sed her hair back defantly.
Certainly Lean walk" she answer
eda. What do you propose TO do?"
Well madam =
What IS your name. she interrupt
cd imperiously. &
Jerks, madam. Robert jerks"
ssTnankyon Now listen, Mr. Robert
Jerks Ny name is Miss Iris Dean.e.
on board ship T was passenger and
you were q steward-that is, until you
became seaman. Here we are equals
IN misfor.me, but in all else you are
the leader. I am quite useless. / can
only help IN matters by your direction,
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THE BANK OF SUMTER,
SUMTER, s. c.
City and County Depository.

Capital stock paid in, $4,000 90
Undivided surplus, $1,000 0o
Individual liability of stockhold-
ers in excess of their stock, $4,000 90
Transacts general banking business;
also has Saving Bank Department. De-
posts of 81 and upward received. Inter
est allowed at the rate of per cent. per
annum, payable semi-annually.
W. B. HAYNSWORTH, President.
R. I. MANNING, W. T. RHAME,
Vice. President. Cashier.
Jan. 81.
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psodding together through the sand

Psoddtng together through the sand
SO / do not wish to be addressed as.
madam in every breath. Do you TN
derstand me y
ss.As you wish, Miss Deane," he said.
sshe fact remains that have many
5 things to attend to. and we really must
seat something
What can we eat p
Let as find OUT he replied, scln-
ming the nearest trees with keen scu-
tiny
They plodded together through The
sand Ia silence. Physically they were
q superb. couple, but in raiment they
resembled scarecrows. Both. Of course,
were bareheaded. The sailors jersey
ana trousers were old and iorn, and
the sea water still soughed loudly in
his heavy boots with each step.
But iris was in deplorable plight.
Fer aair fell in a great wave Of gold
en- brown strands over her neck and
shoulders. Every hairpin had vanish
ed, but with a few dexterous twists
she coiled the flying tresses into
loose knot. Her beautiful muslin dress
was rent and draggled. It was drying
rapidly under the ever increasing pow
er of the sun, and she surreptitiollsly
s endeayored to complete the fastening
OF the open portion about her neck.
Sudderiy he gave glad shout. by
Joye. Miss Deane, we are 10 lack's
was. There is fine plantain tree.
The pangs of hunger could not be re-
sisted. Although the fruit was hardly
ripe, they tore at the great bunches
and ate ravengusly. Iris made no pre-
tense in the matter. and the sailor was
in worse plight, for he had beer on
duty continuously since 4 o'clock the
previous afternoon.
st last their appetite was somewhat
appeased, though plantains might not
appeal to gourmand as the solitary
Joint.
"Now,, decided jerks. you must
Z rest here little while, Miss Dtsane.
I'm going back to the beach. You need
not be afraid. There are no animsls to
harm you. and will not be far away"
What are yoa going to do OH the
beach ?"s SIZE demanded.
1sTo, rescue stores. for tie most par" /"
...May 1 not come with you. can be
: Of some little service surely
He answered slowly: please oblige
me By remaining here at present. In
less than an hour l will return, and
then perhaps you will fnd plenty to
do
She read his meaning intuitively and
shiyered. 81 could not do that" she
murmured. "I would faint. While you
are away I will pray for them, MY un-
fortunate friends"
AS he passed from her side he heard
her sobbing quietly.
When he reached the lagoon he halt
ed suddenly. Something startled him.
He was quite certain that ne had
counted fourteen corpses. Now there
were only twelve. The two Ls.scars'
bodies which rested on the small group
OF rocks on the verge Of the lagoon had
vanished
where had they gone?
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ITO BE Continued
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
Leads all North Carolina Dailies i'm News Greuatiol

Each company is required to attend
camp with at least seventy-five per
cent of it's actual membership. The
uniform to be worn in camp will De
the khaki, which is to be worn trav-
cling to and from camp, and will be
the habitual dress while in camp
Kitchens, cooking utensils and mess
halls will be provided. Officers will
be expected to subsist themselves. and
mounted officers to furnish their own
mounts. Rations will be purchased by
the QuartermasTer General and issued
with the assistance of the Commissary
Department in bulk to regimental
commissaries on proper acquisitions
duly approved. Company command
ers will make acquisitions for rations
upon t.leir reg1mental commissariGs.
No arms except such as are issued
to the troops by the State will be al
lowed in camp. Officers and enlisted
mon will receive the same pay as Off
GERS and men of corresponding grades
in the Regular Army.
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SUCCESS CROWNED.
Russian Ambassador Thanks RoOse-
welt in Name of the Gar.
(Bv the associated Press. !

(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, d. c., June 12.-Off-
cial assurance that the Presidents ef-
forts to bring Russia and Japan to-
gether to discuss peace will be crowned
with success. was brought to the White
House today by Count Cassini, the
Russian Ambassador, who called by
appointment, and in the name of En-
peror Nicholas, formally accepted the
Presidents offer of good will"
The foreign official statement re-
garding the conference was issued at
the White House:
Ambassador Cassini has called to
express the Russian governments as
sent to the Presidents proposition, and
to state that they would appoint pleni-
potentiaries to meet the plenipoten-
tiarieS of Japan tO\discuss the question
of peace. The place of meeting is at
present being discussed"
During the past two weeks, the
Presidents efforts have been directed
toWar bringing the belligerents into
amicable contact on the basis of a
mutual agreement to consider terms
of peace. This he accomplished finally
today. 1t remains now for the bellig-
erent nations to name their plenipo-
tentarieS and TO agree on a time and
place for them to meet to discuss
terms and to negotiate a treaty of
peace. These details are now under
consideration with a bright prospect
that such minor differences as may
exist will be resolved within a few
days
Conferences of supreme importance
We're held today in Washington. The
blue room of the White House was the
scene. and President Roosevelt. Count
CaSsini. the Russian Ambassador, and
KOgoro Takahira the Japanese Min
lister. were the principal conferees.
President Roosevelt now has unequiV-
ocal assurances from both Russia and
Japan of the acceptance of his propo-
sition that they enter on negotiations
for DeaCe
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
YOUNG MAN SHOT
Horrible Deed of Drunk.
en- Man at Point
Rock.
Especial to News ana observer)

Especial to News and Observer
Paint Rock, N. c., June 12.-Last
evening Dolph Gilbert, a white man,
while drunk, shot and dangerously
wounded Tillman HutsOn, a very in
offensive young man of this place.
Hutson is not expected to recover.
Nothing has ever taken place in the
county that has so stirred the people
of this community. Gilbert. 1t seems,
began looking for trouble early sun
day morning, first going to point in
Greene county, Tenn, near the North
Carolina State line, where he filled on
mean corn whiskey that is being sold
i'm the district in violation of law by
several parties well known. Gilbert
first tried to shoot Frank Lamb. but
Lamb getting the drop on him, saved
himself. Next he began a row with
one Kicker, who worSted him with q
whiskey bottle. He then came to the
passenger depot and began abusing
Hutson, drawing his pistol and
threatening to shoot if Hutson moved.
In abusive language he ordered Hut
son to march up and down the rail-
road track in full view of a large
crowd, at the same time holding all
others at bay with his gun, thence to
the waiting room. where he shut the
door, shooting Hutson.
Not cOntented with this, the inhu-
man monster marched Hutson up a
small creek half a mile, where the
wounded man gave out. There Gill
bert forced Hutson to drink q guam
tity of whiskey, threatening to shoot
him if he again refused. Seeing that
Hutson was badly wounded, Gilbert
left him, saying that he would go for
a doctor, and if Hutson moved he
would return and finish the now pros
trated man.
Sheriff Meyers hearing of the
trouble went in pursuit, oVertaking
Gilbert near the State line, and when
he ordered Gilbert to give up the flee
ing man made an effort to shoot Mey-
ers and was only prevented by by.
stander who was talking to Gilbert
when the sheriff came up Meyers
hurried his man to Jail to keep the
father Of Hutson, who is dangerous
man, taking vengeance. Hatsona is
resting quietly today, but chances for
his recovery are decidedly slim, as he
is shot through the bowels. If Hutson
dies there will be a regular feud be-
tween the Illusions and the Gilbert
fa miles
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MARVEL TO SPEED.
Three Miles Were Covered by "Flyer
i'm Eighty-Eive Seconds"
(By the Associated Press.


Chicago, June 12.-On it's initial run
from New York the Pennsylvania Rail
roads eighteen hour Flyer" the
fastest long distance train in the
world, arrived i'm this city at 8.52
o'clock this morning, three minutes
ahead of schedule time. In order to
accomplish this feat, extraordinary
achievements in the way of fast run
ming were necessary. After leaving
Pittsburg the tender of the big At
lantic Type engine which had been
attached at that city for the run to
CTestline, Ohio, developed a hot box
about 20 miles east of Mansfield, Ohio.
The engineer stopped his train and
fifteen minutes were lost in futile eff
forts to cool the troublesome axle. FL
nally, a freight engine was attached
and the train limped into Crestline.
Here the regular engine was in wait
ing and when the Flyer" left that
place it was 26 minutes late. The run
to Fort Wayne, 131 miles away, was
made in ia IL minutes, an average
Of 6S 6-10 miles an hour. When the
train pulled out of Fort Wayne for
the last lap of the long journey it was
only 1-2 minutes late, 16 IL minutes
of the lost time having been made up.
Miles were frequently reeled off in
from "A to SO seconds, and an average
speed of a mile a minute was easily
maintained over long stretches of
track.
Already the Pennsylvania Railroad
officials are discussing the possibility
of reducing the running time between
Chicago and New York to 16 hours.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
APPROVED BY CAR
Russian Parliamentary
Experiment Begins in
September.
(By the Associated Press )

st. Petersburg, June 12.-The Rus
sian experiment in parhamentarism
will begin in September. The Associ-
ated Press is now in position to make
this positive announcement The EN-
peror has already given his approval
to the scheme now being finally, but
formally reviewed by the council of
state for a bicameral legislative body
consisting of a lower house called the
GOsudarStvennania Duma, Imperial
Duma,' and an upper house, Gosudar-
stvennaia Sovet. or the present coun-
ell of Empire, with power to formu-
late legislation, discuss the budget,
interperllate ministers, etc, but re-
serving in the Emperor's own hands
the final authority. The elections
will take place during the coming
summer.
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the juror was not set aside. The de-
fendant excepted. The next moment
Colonel ArgO asked whether anybody
had talked to him about the case.
Cause admitted" snapped Mr.. Pou.
STAND aside" said Judge Moore.
Col. Argo protested that the ques-
ton was not a challenge; that it was a
matter the court was entitled to know.
I'VE are ready for an investigation,
said Mr.. Pou, "but this is not the
time"
"Then he admits the cause.-the
factn' exclaimed Col. Argo.
Mr. w. b. Brewer was not ex-
amined and stood aside for not being
a freeholder.
Mr.. James Briggs asked to be ex-
cused because of being a member of
the Executive Committee of the State
Blind Institution.
Judge Moore could not see the force
of the excuse and Mr.. Briggs took his
seat and was closely questioned by
Col Argo. Mr.. j. V. Norwood was
challenged and cause was admitted.
Mr.. M. Rosenthal was called into the
box, qualified and was peremptOrily
challenged Mr.. j. r. Alderman was
dentist. Mr.. #. w. Dobbin replied
that he had formed and expressed the
opinion that the plaintiff ought not
to recover.
Juror was then questioned by the
defense as to whether or not, nOtWith-
standing his expressed opinion, he
could try the case impartially. He
thought he could.
Plaintiff then asked whether it
would not require evidence to remove
his opinion. Answer, yes.
The defendant then asked whether
his oath as juror would not remove
opinion.
He was then asked by the judge as
to whether he was unprejudiced and
could be an impartial juror.
He replied: "Only so far as it
would take evidence to remove a
former impression"
Mr.. Dobbin was then excused by
the court as not being an Indifferent
juror.
Mr. Harry Pool asked to be excused
on account of absence of clerks from
Continued on Page Four.)
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DEATH OF MAJOR ERWIN.
Was Distinguished Citizen OF
AShoVilIe.

Asheville, n. c.. June 12.-Major S.
Bulow Erwin, who became critically
i'll a few days ago. died at his resi-
renee ON South Main street. He was
one of Ashevilles best citizens, and
held in eminent regard. He was in
his Saith year, and had been promi-
nent in the affairs of this city for
more than a quarter of a century.
In addition to his immediate family
there were gathered at his bedside
when the end peacefully came, his
son, Capt. w. A. Erwin of Hender-
son; Major Erwin's sister, Miss NJ M.
Erwin; his niece and nephew, Miss
Bulow and Mr. James Wilson, all of
Morganton, and his two nieces from
Charlotte, Misses Anna and Margaret
Rankin.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
ENCAMPMENT ORDER.
Strict Discipline to be Maintained or
Trains-Other Regulations.

Adjutant General T. r. Robertson's s
general order for the holding of the
annual encampments OF the North
Carolina National Guard, the First In
faEtry and Battery A at Charlotte,
August 3-8, and Second and Third IN
fantry at Wrightsville, July 2G-25, has
been issued The regulations are sci
out IN detail, and rule No. IL is
notable, that it requires the strictest
discipline to be maintained on the
trains en- route, and commission "a
officers must be in personal command
of each car with sentinels to prevent
riding on platform or on top of ears.
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TO CANADIAN SUPREME COURT.
Counsel for Gaynor and Greene Would
Go to the Highest Tribunal.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

Montreal. June 12.-T. Chase Cas-
grain, counsel for John f. Gaynor and
d. r Greene, has petitioned Judge
Hall in chambers to be allowed to
furnish security for their appeal to
the Supreme court of Canada from the
decision of the Kings Bench main
tanning the judgment of Judge David
son, who declared that Extradition
Commissioner Lafontaine had jurisdic-
ton in the present case and who re-
iected the writ of prohibition taken
against The commissioner by counsel
for the accused.
Judge Hall will render judgment TO-
morrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
KILLED BY HORSE.
Mr.. =. n. Osborn Died from Effets of "a
Kick
(special to News and Observer.D

Especial to News and Observer
Charlotte, n. c.. June 12-Mrs z. A.
Osorne died this evening shortly af-
ter l o'clock at his home in Dills-
worth, from the effects of a horse
kick received early yesterday morn
ing. The end came after much suffer-
ing, and though sudden, was not Who'll
ly unexpected. Yesterday morning
Mr.. Osborne turned his horse in lot
to Craze for a few hours. He was
specially fond of a mare that he drove
most of the time. While his horse
was grazing he went to her side and
affectionately patted her on the back.
The animal, quick as a flash. kicked at
Mr.. Osborne, the hoof striking him
near the pit of the stomach. He was
carried in his house by some nearby
neighbors and physicians were hastily
summoned and worked with him
faithfully until death ended his suffer-
i0gS.
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Man Found Dead.
morrow

pittsboro. June 12.-On the floor of
his saddler's shop this morning, at
Z o'clock, Mr.. John Y. Webster was
found dead. Only half an hour before
he was observed to pull the shade
down over his window. His death was
evidently sudden, as he was half
dressed. He was 70 years of age, and
had lived in Pittsboro working at his
trade as saddler, for over fifty years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
131 Miles in 115 Minutes.
CRv the Associated Press.) J

Fort Wayne. Ind. June 12.-The
Westbound Pennsylvania flyer passed
through today seventeen minutes late,
but the train was running on schedule
at Plymouth. The 131 miles from
Chestline, Ohio to Fort Wayne. were
run in 115 minutes. The fastest time
was made near Ada. Ohio, where three
miles were covered in 85 seconds, or
at the rate of a mile in % Ia seconds,
breaking all worlds railway speed rec
ords. This is at the rate of 1918
miles an hour.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
Russian Cavalry Dislodged.
(Rv the Associated Press }

Toxic June 12.-6 a. m.-Ofiiclal
announcement is made at the head
quarters of the Imperial Army that a
detachment of japanese cavalry sue
ceeded in dislodging Russian Cavalry
i'm the vicinities of Hsi Ying Tsu, six
miles south of Lao Yang Wopeng.
Hsi Ping Jang, two miles southwest of
Hsi Yang Tsu was occupied. Another
force defeated the Russians near Siao
Cheng Tsu IS miles north of Kang
Ping and Kaochi Wopeng, two miles
northeast of Lao Cheutszu. An emil
nence was occupied north of Siao
Pitang, two miles east Of Kaochiawo
Peng ana ten miles west Of Lao Yang
Wopeng.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
Ahead Of Time in Jersey City.
(Bv the Associated Press.l

(BY the ASSOCIATED Press.)
New York, June 12.-The first east
bound train of the Pennsylvania Rail
roads new IS hour service, between
New York and Chicago, arrived in
Jersey City at 9.22 a. M today, three
minutes ahead of schedule time.
The running time of the train from
Chicago to Jersey City was IL hours
and 81 mintes. The engineer of the
train said, on arriving, that a short
distance east Of Hobart. Ind, the train
covered a mile in thirty-five seconds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
DUKE IN MORE TROUBLE.
New York Firm Sues Him to Recover
oI4st Investment.
(Special 10 News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer)
New York, June 12.-Brodie T..
Duke is in more hard luck. A Drok
erage firm sues him for the recovery
of $4,000, which the firm lost in a
cotton deal through a telegram sent by
Dukes private secretary. Duke knew
nothing about the matter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
Monument to Boynton.
lRv the Associated Press. )

Chattanooga, Tenn, June 12.-At a
meeting here today it was decided that
handsome monument should be
erected in honor of the late General
Henry " Boynton. The place for it's
location will be decided later. The
monument will probably cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000 and sub
scriptions will be solicited from all
parts of the country in order to make
it National in scope.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13

All Parties on Hand.
Both the plaintiff, Rev. Gattis, and
the defendants, DR.. Kilgo and Mr..
Duke were in attendance, although
Mr.. Duke only remained in court for
a part of the morning session.
Mr. Gattis sat still and saturnine
among his counsel, while DR.. Kilgo
had his old seat near the rail behind
the counsel selecting the jury with
whom he, from time to time, confer
red.
Mr.. Duke, small, dark with bright
black eyes and delicate looking
chest, watched the scene closely for
awhile but did not seem to take the
steady, absorbed interest in the pro-
ceedings evinced either by Mr. Gattis
or Dr. Kilgo
Judge Moore made as usual line
impression. He has cut off his beard
and appeared adorned by a sweeping
black moustache The delicacy of
the legal points presented evidently
appealed to him strongly, so that
there was lacking the usual quick de-
cisions for which he is usually dis
tinguished. Several matters, on which
he intimated his opinion he left
open for reflection and be permitted
the broadest range of argument
Counsel as q rule were good natured
and inclined to chaff. Occasionally,
however, there was a splutter OF ac-
erbities which argued that before the
course was run the temperature of
the trial itself might come to equal
that Of the days in which it is to be
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13

woman feels she can't even be
decently seasick unless she has rib
bons in her nightgown.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13

mcnt as are in the Junior Order props
err which has 100000 members, the
meeting here represents at least one
hundred thousand members of this
body in the Union. The formal ses-
sions begin in the assembly hall of the
Benbow Hotel tomorrow at two
o'clock
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13

There would be too much money in
the world if women wore commons
sense clothes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
Teachers Assembly.


o'clock.
Teachers Assembly.
A great many lady teachers, espe-
cially from Eastern North Carolina
came last week to attend commence
ment exercises and the Alumnae meet
ing at the State Normal and Industrial
College commencement and Saturday
many more arrived to attend like oc-
casions Of Greensboro Female College.
Today besides many more lady
teachers. the advance guard of lead
ing men connected with the associa-
ton arrived, and Secretary Carmichael
is the busiest and mVst patient man in
the city-(neXt to this correspondence
The session begins tomorrow and
will be run in sections, it requiring
four different buildings to have the
necessary accommodations for the
various departments to be operating
at the same time, and it being imper-
ative that all should operate con-
temporaneously to get through i'm
that there will be $500 teachers and
their necessary attaches here during
the sessions.
School Election Squabbles.
Special school tax elections were held
III WV SCIlooi uiolliCt9 III Ille COUNTY
recently, and in both cases the cleo
tions were declared carried for tax
by a majority of two. Opponents of
the tax contested the result on the
ground that enough voters not en-
titled to vote, voted for tax to change
the result. The Board of Commits
sioners in special session to hear
these complaints, today decided one of
the cases in favor of the tax, and the
other is still under investigation.
There has been some pretty warm
cross-firing in the testimony, some go
ing so far as to accuse the managers
of the tax side, who they say controll-
ed the election machinery of what in
common low down ordinary politics
Continued on Page Two)
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SENSATION MARKS
GATTIS VS.. KILGO
lterate Juror Swears He Was Approached and
Asked to ..Hep Out Defendant BY Ex
Sheriff Rowan Rogers.
All Parties on Hand.

proved, the burden is on the defense
to show it to have been privileged.