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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06

Miss Eunice Bradham left Thursday
for a weeks visit to Miss Nellie
Acker in Anderson.
1 Mrs. E. n. Frierson and her daugh-
ter, Miss Bette, of Statebu,g, were
in the city Thursday.
Miss Maud Bradham, is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs H. T. Strange at Me-
chanicsville this week.
Mr. s. W. Gillespie has returned to
the city after making base ball trip
with the Florence team.
Miss Kate DuRant, of Sumter, is
on visit to her sister, Mrs. B. r.
Kelly-Bishopville Vindicator.
Mr.. Richard Monaghan went to Bel
mont, N. c., last Monday to enter
upon his duties at st. Mary's College.
Miss Emma Mood, of Sumter, is
spending a few days with Mrs. W. K.
Scarboroug gn-Bishopville Vindicator.
= Rev. N. ". Edmunds and Miss
Mamie Edmunds have returned to the
city after spending sometime in Rich
land county.
Miss Emma Mood has returned from
Blshopville where she has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. W. r. Scar
borough.
Misses Sudler, of Rock Hill, who
have been visiting their sister. Mrs.
Stevenson, returned to their homo
Monday.
Mr.. W. F. Shaw returned wednes-
day from Sainda. N. c.. Mrs, Shaw
will remin at Saluda for week or two
longer.
Miss White, who has been visiting
Miss Roberta Muldrow, has returned
to her home in Sumter.-Florence
Times.
Miss Mamie Richardson, of Pine
wood, stopped in the city with Miss
Bessie Ingram returning home from
the mountains.
Mr.. W. 81. McCaw, the we'll known
newspaper correspondent of Columbia,
is in the city reporting the dispensary
Investigation.
Miss Edna Hughson, after visit
Of several weeks to her sister III Knox
vile, Tenn, returned to the city
Thursday.
Mr.. R. J.. Kirkwood. of Bepnetts-
vile, has accepted position as cot
ton buyer with O'Donnell & Co, and
is now in the city.
Miss Thee Gregg returned to the
city Thursday after having spent two
months at several sumuer resorts and
with friends.
Mr.. Jim Jones, wLo spent the sum-
mer at Catalo Springs. returned Sun
day to the city to resume his duties
as night clerk at the Hotel Sumter.
4 Mrs r. ". Speer has issued in
vitations to Lotto party, on Tues
day afternoon in honor of Mrs. J. NJ.
Chandler Of Sumter. Mail.
Hon. R. L Manning has gone to
the University of the South, more
popularity known as Sewauee. to visit
his sons VINO are Students ehere.
Rev. J. P. Inabnit, Ct Sum er. VS.
tied relatives near Manui:g last week
and preached in the M-thodist church
last Sunday morni .e. Manning
Farmer.
Miss Matte Dupont, who returned
from an European trip in July a. d
who has been visiting in Greenville
returned to the ci5y Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. j. NJ. Riles who enlisted in the
United States Navy four years ago ar
rived in the city from Manila on
Wednesday, having completed his term
of service and received his discharge.
Marion Scott, of Sumter. who has
been visiting Chas Muldrow, left
this morning for Clarasville, N. c.,
to take charge of bis position as COM
mandant of the Clarksville Military
academy. Mr.. Scott is graduate OF
the Citadel. having completed bis
course last session. Florence Times.
q Work m the macadam pa~ement on
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06

The Johnston cotton warehouse was
burned Saturday night. 1t contained
1000 bales of cotton. Loss $50, 600
and fully insured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06

A philosopher is q man who has quit
being a fool. New Orlean Piayune.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
UNITED STATES TO TOLERATE
 NO VENEZUELAN STUBBORNNESS

versy is of comparatively recent origin and has not yet been decided by the courts.
 The instructions sent to the, French Minister at Caracas directed that dip lomatic representations be made rela- tive to the holding up of the vested rights of the cable company, but did not contemplate threats of an ulti- matum as the authorities say the affair has no gravity calling for steps of such a warlike character.
 Up to noon today neither the For. eign Ofice nor the cable company had received the expected decision of the Caracas court upon the French Cable Company's concession.
 The Council of Ministers met this morning and Foreign Minister Delcasse lengthily explained the status of the negotiations with Morocco, but the au- thoritative statement regarding the proceedings of the council does not mention Venezuela. This means that no action will be taken pending the receipt of information as to the Cara cas courts decision.
 The Cable Company during the day received dispatch from M. Brun. the company's manager at Caracas, saying that the courts expected decision was not given today. He reported the gen. eral conditions to be quiet
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
CYCLONE \ RANDOLPH sdge laI,,r n,.,v
At Least Nine Lives Lost and Thousands of Dollars
 Worth of Property Destroyed.
Fierce Wind Sweeps Houses Ruhessy from Their Foundations and Into Many Homes of the County Carries Desolation and
 Grief Photographic Communication Cut Off

Opelika, March 21.-(Special. )-News of a terrible life-and d-property-destroy- ing cyclone. which swept the southern part of Randolph County Monday, reached opelika today. On account of the isolation of that part of the county. details are lacking. but it Is positively known that nine lives were lost in the storm and thousands of dollars worth of property was destroyed.
 The cyclone started between 5 and $ o'clock yesterday afternoon at Doubls Head, fev miles south of Roanoke. and proceeded in a northwesterly course. sweeping houses from their foundations and carrying ruin and destruction into many homes.
 The first damage was at the home of Mack Carlysle five miles southeast of Roanoke, where the residence was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
THREATENED WITH FLOOD.
Pittsburg in Danger from the Constant
 Iy Rising Waters.


 Iy Rising Waters.
 Pittsburg, March 21.-Pittsburg is threatened with one of the worst floods in years. At II o'clock tonight Fore caster Ridgeway predicts over thirty feet. He does not expect over thirty five feet if that much. During the early hours today the water began to recede' from the rise in the Allegheny but fresh impetus was given to the rushing torrents by a rainfall of near- ly two inches over the entire water shed of the Monongahela River. To- night about fifty miles above Pittsburg the Monongahela is rising eight inches an hour, and at the harbor here the gauges show a rise of nearly three inches. - Should the river reach the predicted height, street car traffic between this city and surrounding towns will be al- most suspended. while the railroads up the Monongahela will have to suspend traffic. Already a number of mills have shut down as a result of the water put ting out the fires. From three to five feet more of water is expected up the valley and a total of 10000 men are likely to be idle tomorrow.
 | Hundreds of houses in Allegheny on the south side and in McKeesport and other suburbs are surrounded by from two to eight feet of water. the occu- pants living in the second stories.
 No fatalities have been reported. The Monongahela River Consolidated Coke and Coal Company and independent coal river interests have large forces of men at work tonight stretching ex- tra lines to fleets of coal boats in the Monongahela- No shipment will be made for at least two days Scores of business houses have their base ments flooded and the loss will be heavy. The crest of the flood Is ex pected about D. m. Wednesday. It is threatening to rain again tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
JELKS TALKS OF RAIL RATES Cunningham'S Letter to
 President Conner HAS CREATED A STIR Governor Was Not Consulted About Communication. He Says, However, Great Changes should Re Maae in Railroad
 Tarlffs--CommissiOn Should
 Meet Questions.

Eufaula. March 21.-(Special )-- Seated on the veranda of his residence on Cottage Hill, Governor Jelks gave A representative of The Advertiser an interview on the letter of Lieutenant- Governor Cunningham to the Railroad Comissioners: tf
 yes" he said, q see it intimated that I was consulted about the letter which Governor Cunningham wrote to the members of the Railroad Commls- sion. It is true that I did know of the letter before I saw 1t in print. I had no knowledge, however. of the Cover nor's intention or of the matter of the letter until it was dispatched.
 "I am not familiar with the statistics presented at the last meeting of the Commission. know nothing of the statistics, and have heard nothing of them except what see in the Cunning ham letter. nor am I at all acquainted except in the most casual way, with the proceedings of the Commission at It's last session. I cannot say either that am at all familiar with comparative local freight rates in the several States. am not prepared to discuss them.
 "The Legislature under the new Con- stitution, has the undoubted right to regulate freight rates and to provide against discrimination in rates, which power 1t has sought to vest in the pres- ent Commission.
 Tt seems that Governor Cunningham has not investigated the comparative figures submitted and did not presume to say that the Commission should af- ford the relief asked for by President Conner, but he clearly intimates that in his opinion. without looking deeply into the matter, great changes should be made in the present tariff looking to the rights of the people under the authority of the Commission. He in- sists. however, that the Commission ought to act promptly. either allowing the contention of President Conner. or 1atly refusing to change the present tariff. It will be seen that Governor Cunningham only insisted on action and opposed a postponement of con- alteration. No fault can certainly bt found with his insistence. The Com mission should certainly meet all the questions growing out of the schedule eoually and without unnecessary delay
 whether Governor Cunningham having found after the study which he proposed, the tariff too high, would have called the Legislature in session Ia a question. Of course he would have had to consider that the Legislature might not be more willing to go into rate making now than 1t was in 1903 If the Legislature was unwilling to make rates in 1903, would 1t likely be disnosed to make them in 19052 Gov ernor Cunningham seems to be pos sessed with the idea that that body would do this year what it was not will ling to do in 1903, and may be 1t would ''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
EXPLOSION AFTERMATH
FIFTY-FIVE DEAD BODIES RECOV-
 FRED AT BROCKTON.
Believed That Total of Casualties is Not Yet KnOwn-Gov. Douglass Attends Funeral of
 Victim

Brocwton. Mass, March 21.-Fifty- live dead, of whom sixteen are identf- fled forty-eigbt missing and 255 em- ployes accounted for is in brief tonight the situation following yesterdays fac- tory catastrophe.
 A snew storm that early today cov- erad the wreckage tonight turned into rain, but braving the elements groups of men, women and children gathered at the morgue. hoping against hope that the chance of discoverey of a bit of familiar clothing or object of per sonal belonging would lead to the iden. tification of their dead
 That the fifty-five dead represented the total number of victims no one familiar with the disaster believed. It Is extremely doubtful. however, that more than fragmentary pieces of oth- CT bodies will ever be found Medical Examiner Payne said tonight that he believed other bodies had been reduced to ashes and that the number of vic tims might never positively be known. He did not believe that further. identf- fications of the cnarTed remains at the morgue. were probable.
 The first of the funerals of the vic.. tims was held today, Governor Doug dass being among those who followed the body to the grave.
 At the request of Mayor Keith. cler- gymen of all denominations gathered this afternoon to arrange for q public service for the victims. IL was de- cIded that the service snail be held fin the city Theatre Thursday afternoon.
 The names of the dead identified to- day follow:
 Ernest Carlson B. former city coun- cilman;l Jerome A. Mayo, 55; James Ray Cole 34; George E. Smith. 3S; Florence A Dunham. 19; Mrs. Susan B Pray. 40; Serena Shaw Barrows. S5; Harry H. Hall. 25. West Bridge water; stephen Snow Ss David W. Rockwell. 35. engineer in charge of the exploded boiler; Granville Hart well. 40: Hannah Lindberg, 2S; Georgie Emerson. 25; Mary O'COnnell 24; Elm ma NJ R. -Talman, 32; Harry Bart lett. % of East Bridgewater.
 Satisfied that there was no chance of recoYering additional bodies from
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
BOOM FOR FAIRBANKS
ONE MAY BE LAUNCHED AT
 GREENSBORO, N. C., TONIGHT.
Vice-President and Party VIII Attend Banquet to Be Given ny the Tar
 heel Club of That City.
Advertiser Bureau,
 Colorado Building

Washington. March 21.
 Vice-President Fairbanks. Commits sioner Yerkes and several other Re- publicans prominent in office. accom- panied by a number of newspaper men. will leave here tomorrow morning for Greensboro, N. C., to attend banquet to be given by the Tarheel Club of that city tomorrow night.
 This club. said to have 500 members. is the largest lily white Republican re- organization in the South It Is un- derstood that a speaker has been pre- sented who will formally launch in Dixie the Fairbanks boom for Presi- dent.
 Commissioner Yerkes will respond at length to a toast. although 1t is not known If he Is in support of the Fair banks boom. IL would appear that the e-President, emulating McKin- ley in '96, through Mark Hanna, is go- ing first after the Southern deIeRa- tions with thls difference, Mckinley sought blacks and tans impartially, while Fairbanks, whether by design or not, Is about to permit himself to be koosted for the Presidency before an exclusively white Republican organi- zation. the most important in North Carolina and probably in the South Congressman Slemp. the sole Republi- can member from Virginia, and his son, Bascom Slemp, Chairman Of the Virginia State Republican Committed will be on hand at the occasion. The lily white Tarheelers are celebrating nothing in particular except them selves. R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
Little Republic Must Not
 Get Gay MINISTER BowEN's NOTE Firm Stand Taken Regarding Existing Claims. Government Weary of President Gas. tro's Proerastination and Pro- poses to Bring Him Round
 To His Senses.
MINISTER BowEN's NOTE

Willestad, Island of Curacoa, March zl.-The Venezuelan government, it is announced from Caracas, has received a note from the American Minister, Bowen. requiring an answer as to whether Venezuela will arbitrate the questions pending, and saying that in case of a refusal the United States will feel free to take the steps which may be necessary to secure justice.
 The charge d'affairs of the Nether- lands has advised the Venezuelan gov ernment that Holland will use coer- cive measures in view of the fact that shT has been unable to secure the re- lease from Imprisonment in Venezuela of five Dutch sailors who have been illegally kept in prison for seven months. 4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
Ovation for Kuropntkin

Harbin, March 21.--At the departure southward of General Kuropatkin crowds of civilians and soldiers gath cred at the station and gave him a great ovation. Above laundering hur- rahs were heard cries of God send you happiness" Goodbye. Brother" Good bye. Father"
 As the train started soldiers rushed forward in a surging crowd and grasp ed the handrail of the Generals car throwing their fur caps in the air and running some distance with the car. The scene made a deep impression on General Kuropatkin. down whose face tears streamed. Removing his can he saluted again and again and stood bareheaded on the platform of the car as long as the train was in sight.
 Residents of Harbin are uneasy and many of them are departing. Chinese are withdrawing their deposits from Chinese banks here. &
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22

Near Line postofiice. the little daugh- ter of S. H. Lucas was killed instantly by the fury of the storm. and her mother. rushing out of the house to save her child. received injuries that will in all probability result In her death. Fl
 The wires from Rock Mill to Glenn, Ga, were torn down by the fury of the wind. and telegraphic communication to the scene of the tragic windstorm is cut off
 The news was brought to Roanoke by negro who braved the elements to bring succor to the people of his neigh borhood.
 Surgeons at Roanoke immediately hurried to the scene and are now giving the stricken ones every assistance pos- sible.
 The storm did not reach Roanoke, but this city was visited by a heavy down- pour of rain and a high wind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
FRANCE GOING SLOW.
Said That No WarliIxe Preparations Are
 Being Made.

Paris. March 21.-The Foreign Off, flee says the French Minister at Car acas has not presented an ultimatum to Venezuela and no French war ships have been sent to Venezuela. The statement to that effect results from the publication in London newspapers of dispatches saying the presentation of an ultimatum had been followed by the dispatch of two war ships. The officials here are surprised and dis pleased with the reports which they construe as tending to force the hand of France into a more aggressive and belligerent policy than anything France contemplates. Limitations are made that the United States occupies the best position 10 send war ships ow- ing to the length of time the American controversy with Venezuela has been
 pending, whereas the French contro-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22

blown down. and W. c. Hays. the fa- ther- in- law of Mir. Carlysle and we'll known citizen of the county. who was at work on the house. was blown to the ground and carried some distance. He sustained injuries which caused his death this morning.
 The next point struck by the storm was the Wilson plantation, six miles east of the carfysle home. where three negroes were killed. several others in- jured and a number of houses blown down.
 ' On the Honey plantation, near Rock Mill. three or four negroes were killed. others injured and number of houses razed.
 At Line postofzice a store house was blown down and great damage was done to property in the neighborhood.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
LETTER CAUSED A STIR.
State OfieInIs Decline to Discuss
 Freight Rates.

The letter of Lieutena nt-Governor Cunningham. sent out Saturday while he was in the chair of the Governor. to all the members of the Alabama Rail- road Commission. threatening to call an extra session of the Legislature un- less fair and equitable railroad rates are secured to Alabama by their action, has created a stir in State politics. There Is no doubt of this.
 Prominent State officials yesterday declared that it had created such a stir that its echoes would be heard in the spring of 1908 when the campaign for Governor will be on.
 The letter was probably the last ofi- ciaI act of the Acting Governor. as he reIinquished the chair to Governor JeIks last Saturday as that Is the date of the letter. For this reason 1t is re- Earded as spectacular. It is regarded
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22

the ruins of the R. B. Grover Com- pany's shoe factory. search was aban- doned at Il o'clock tonight by the small army of volunteers after thirty seven hours of constant toiL Although the police and Medical Examiner Paine feel sure that they have removed from the debris all remains which were not reduced to ashes, a second search shortly will be instituted to satisfy rel atives and friends of the victims.
 The revised list as given out by the police at I1:S0 o'clock tonight was as follows:
 Bodies recovered, 55: identified. II; missing. AS; reported as escaped, 2s3.
 It now seems probable that but four- teen bodies will be buried with their identity positively established. An in- quest will be held shortly
 workmen in trades similar to that pursued by the victims of the disaster have been started to raise a relief fund for the RsgeaysA tamilissfys
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
TrnIlev Cnr Accldenf.

Lancaster. Pa, March 21.--While de- scendIng a steep hill on the Lancaster and Southern Railroad near Martic Forge. about twenty miles south of this city this afternoon, trolley car. bearing a funeral party, got beyond control of the motorman and was wrecked against an embankment at the foot of A steep hill Not one of the twenty-one persons aboard escaped in- jury. Thomas Cummings, aged 80. whose wife had just been buried. was 30 badly injured that he will die The injuries of several others are serI- ous.
 The car had borne the funeral party from this city to cemetery st Mount Nebo Church and was returning to the city when the accident occurred.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
Indian Police Improvement.

London, Mach 22.-The Daily Mails Calcutta correspondent reports that the scheme has been sanctioned to re- organize and strengthen the Indian po- lice at a cost of $5.000,O0O yearly. with a view to render the police capable of holding the country in an emergency, thus releasing the troops for work at the front. The total present strength of the native police is 15O.0OO. but only 50.0O0 are equipped with fire arms. It is officered by whites.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
Targnrt JoIIIen New.

Indianapolis, March 2I. - Among those who today telegraphed their con- Rratulations to Captain H. s. New who yesterday appointed acting chair man of the National Republican Com mittee. was Thomas Taggert, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Chairman Taggarts telegram read as follows:
 Let me congratulate yon on your selection as acting chairman of the Republican National Committee Most all things come to Capitol avenue, h. dianapolis." n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
GUNPoWDER EXPLODED.
Car of Freight Train Causes Death and
 Many fnjurfea'

Many Injuries.
 New Orleans, March 21.-A car of gunpowder exploded today just above Kenner, ten miles from New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad. It was attached to a freight train and was twenty cars back from the loco motive. A hot box set fire to the car and the train was stopped while a rush was made for water buckets The ex- plosion came almost immediately.
 R. C. Young. a brakeman from Mo Comb. was killed instantly and others of the crew injured. Four freight cars were shattered and fourteen others were derailed and partially wrecked. A hole fifty feet square and twenty feet deep was dug by the explosion and had to be temporarily trestled.