Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-09-12
Late Nes~s
IN Brief *
= MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST
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The city of Sumter, >. e., suffered
from a 100000 fire last week.
Tho South Carloina Senate wilt
be favorable to the State d~ispensary
in its present form.
The iusurrectionists are reportfd.ln
pluin sight of the city of Havana, en-
campod in large numbers,
A massacre occurred at Sidelee,
Russia. aud it is reported that sev-
eral hundred were killed " wounded.
The French prelates are said to
have agreed to give the separation
tew a trial and to have formed i
plan Of action.
Father Wernz, The new Jesuit gen-
cral, and a number Of French GYM
aasts were received by the Pope.
Important maueoHvets by Two Ger
man armies are being watched by the
Kaiser.
4 special from Vieksbury, Miss ,
says: b. $. Adams, manager Of
the Quin Sharpe Drug company, but
formerly assistant cashier of the
Citizens Nationa! Bank was arrested
by Marshal Wilson and taken to
jackson on the charge Of being short
in his cash to the amount OF $4,000
while employed in the Citizens Nat
aonal Bank.
AT San Francisco the strike Of the
carmen of the United Railroads,
which has been completely lied ny
since August 26, is practically end
ed. the carsnen voting to return to
work and submit the question of
wages and hours to arbitration.
Tampa, Fla, Special-The first car
toad of Florida oranges Of this seas
on was shipped from Palmetto Thurs
day. This is three days earlier than
ever before in the history of the in
dustry. The shipme7t consisted Of
800 boxes.
The Standard Oil Company has. ii
IS said, taken steps to acquire the
principal distilIing plants Of the
country.
J Raynor Storrs Wells. appretice
seamon. United States Navy. and sou
of a millionaire, is to be DISCHARGED
FOR the good of the service at the ex-
plration Of his term of imprisonment
at Portsmouth, Va.
=, At Washington, Pa, Elmer Demp-
ster, the negro charged with MUIR
dering Mrs. Samuel Pearce and her
three children in Cecil township on
July 80, was convicted of murder
IN the first degree and sentenced to
be hanged.
At York. Pa, while leaning out
from a box ear to observe a broken
wheel on a car ahead, George MAR,
4 freight conductor in the employ
OF the Northern Central railroad,
struck a fence along the track and
Was instantly killed.
At Ottawa, On Mrs. Henry knip-
pen Of Cloverdale, cut off the heads
OF her two children with a butcher
knife. She had been in an insane
asylum, but was considered cured.
The children were aged three and one
and one-half years, respectively.
The Moroccan Government having
expressed its readiness that Paul O.
Stenslanu. the defaulting Chicago
bank president, be taken back to the
United States, he will Procablv be re-
turned III a mercantile vessel.
At Washington the director Of the
aunt opened bids for silver. all of
which were declined on account Of the
price being too high. The lowest Of
fer made WAS 81 "a cents per fine
ounce.
At Rntiand. VI. complete returns
from State election show that Flctch-
er d. Proctor, OF Proctor. Republican,
was elected Governor by 1866 over
Percival W. Clement, Of Rutland, In
dependent and Democratic,
At Madison, Wis, John Madison,
Republican, was elected to Congress in
the Second District for the unex-
pired tenn Of Henry c. Adams, de-
ceased.
State Department officials declare
there viii be ITO intervention by the
United States IN Cuba unless the con-
ditlons in the island shall be more
desperate t-}n It present.
The con4 a:30ce Of the rebellion ii
CUBA Is 2l grave apprehension.
4 frei-l:; >.:"-ek on the Baltimore
and OH" 1.;!:oal near Sir Johns
run. WGsi Ut na!l!n,bGrg. resulted i'll
the de2Ht .! Two men and tie proba-