The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 19, 1900, Image 7
Galveslon's Dire Need.
2*,000 People to Be Fed
aod Clothed.
An Official Statement From Mayor
aod Members of Qnlveston Relief
Committee Explains Needs.
* Galvestoe. Tel, Sopt 12 ?To The
Associated Pres? :
We ere rssetfing numerous tele
graats of ocudolenoe and offers of ossie
teeet As tee telegraph wire* are
burdened, tie beg the Associated Press
re* common teatte this reep?oss to ell.
N?*rby cities ere eupplyio j and will
supply saflbereat food, olothiog, eto ,
for immediate oeeds. Cities farther
eway ees serve as bes by sending
aneeey Cheeks sboeld be made payable
te Jeba Seeley. ebairoaao of the
?eanoe eommittee AH sapplies should
Some to W. A. MeVittie, obairmeo ef
the relief committee We have 25,
?00 people to clothe aod feed for many
weeks and to furnish with household
goods Most of theee are homeless
aed tV.9 otbere will require money to
aaake their wreeked resideooes habits
able From t>iis the world may uoder
eterd bow mueh money we will oeed
Um'vi committee will from time to time
report oor needs with more particular?
ity Wn refer to diapatoh of this date
ef Mej R O. Lowe which the commit
Me felly endoraes All oommonioante
will please accept this aoswer io I tea
ef direet reapoose aod be assored of
t*e heartfelt gratitude of iho cm,tiro
pap elation.
W C Jones, Mayor,
M Laakar,
J D Skinner,
C H MoMaster,
R O Lowe.
Clnreoee Owaley,
Committee.
? mmm ? ? ? ? mWM -
Ghouls Hold Carnival.
43 Convicted by Courtmar
tial and Ordered 8hot.
Dallas. Tex, Sept 12 -W H Mo
N Grath. manager of tbe Dallas Electric
coaapeny, reaobed Dallas today
direet from Oalveetoo leal oight He
amad :
??Veodnlioru at Galveoton ban been
terrible. The moat rigid enforcement
of martial law baa not been able to
jmppreee it entirely Adjt Oeo
Scorrye men heve arrested a ban
dred or more negroes, 43 of whom
were found with effects taken from
owed bodies Tbeae were ordered
fried by courtmnrtial They were
coo vie ted aod ordered shot One
a agio had 28 fingere with rings oo
them ie bis pocket "
THE STORY IS TRUE.
Hoaeton, Tex, Sept 12 ?It is true
that aegroea were shot by order of n
oawrtaaartial. Their pockets were
foand to be fell of hnman fingers
aod jewelry of which the dead were
stripped.
SWIFT VENGEANCE FALLS.
Houston, Tex, Sept 12 ?A report
er bee telegrepbed from Laporte tbe
story of tbe robbery and mutilation
4 of tbe dead io Galveoton and tbe death
of tbe offenders
Tbe ghonle were holding en orgie
over the deed Tbe majority of these
men were negroes, but thero were
aaao wbitee who took pert in the
desecration Some of them were
mativee and aome had been allowed
to go over from tbe mainland under
aba goiee of "relief work." Not
ooJy did tbey rob tbe dead, but tbey
ana I ttels^ bodies in order to eecure
lbe\r gboalisb booty A party of 10
oegro-s were returning from a loot
expedition Tbey bad stripped
ajawajes of all valuables, sod tbe
peekete of soms of tbe looters were
fairly bolgiog out with fingers of tho
dewd which had been cut off because
ebery were ao swollen tbe rings could
wot bo removed
loeaaaed at this deeecrstion snd
iletion of the dead, tbe lootera
re ehot down, and it baa been
lined tbet all found iu tbe act
of robbing the dead thall be summar?
ily swot
During the robbiog ot tbe deed not
were fingers cut off but ears
stripped from beede in order to
re jewels of value A few gov
rot troops who survived are
lieg in patrolling the city Tbe
private citiaeoe have all eudeavored
to prevent Me robbiog of the deed
are vo aereral occasions have killed
tho offenders Singly and in twos
aod tbreee the offenders were thus
soul aV>wn until tbe total of those
oxoceted exceedo folly 50.
There are now 13 oable lines aoroaa
tbe Atlantie in ?aeeenatul oporaiion,
yet ike charge for sending mesasg s
remains what it baa boeo for 25 yearn
or snore?26 eea'a a word for oommer
sea) messages aod lOo a word for press
ana sa lease
A late critic of cremation affirm* that
aar-', disinfection makr* burial the
antra? dfp^eal of the dead. In 12
years of eiperiment Sir Seymour
Hsdra foand that bodies ooriid 4 feet
deep required morn than four years
aar complete dt?>aoia'itn | Ibtefl fett
ihres yearn . two feet. two yrare ; or.^
?hot. one year In no case wax the
oarre or air polluted, nu'hiog wor?h
thee earbonin sold and BTasSf ever bo
lag given off e* the surface of banal
News From Galveston.
Hundreds Leave tbe Town
But Business Mea Seem
More Cheerful.
Galveston, Tex, Sept 14.?The rmi
roel attempt ro oleer away tho great
mere, of' debris piled aloog the hceoh
fr -nt for a disteooe of eeTeral miles
wee began today
Advernsemeote were printed in The
News wbioh appeared this morning,
asking for hundreds of men and boys
to do tbe work A multitude respond?
ed The? were formed ibto tqtuds aod
promptly pot to work with police and
deputy sheriff* in oberge. It is hoped
tbat a vigorous proseoutioo of this
work will lead to tbe arly reoovery of
bodiee still io tbe debris. That there
aro many of thorn there is no shadow
of doubt It is difficult io imagino how
half tbe people tbat did escapo got
free of this fearful flotsam aod jetsam.
Tbe ezodas from the city was heavy
today, aod hundreds more wero eager
to go who were unable to seouro traos
portatioo Alocg the bay front there
wero soores of t.xmilies with dejected
faces pleadiog tr bo taken from the
stricken oity, where, io spite of every
effort to rcetore confidence, there is a
universal feeling of depression. Snip?
ping m^o ?ay today tbat the damage to
the wba ?c? is by no uyoans as serious
as at 6rst supposed Tbe chief dam?
age has b'*cn io tho tearing npcu of
sheds and the rippiog of planking.
Th? sheds, nowevor, can bo quiobly
rcpleoed. The piling for a c ?osiderc
ble distance alnng tbe bay front success
fully withstood tbe pounding it got from
the wind aod waves, aod business men
find a measure of consolation io this
More hopeful reports were reoeived
today touching tie water supply. C.
H MoMester of the chamber of com
meroe, has charge- of tbe water relief
work Tbe company is placing men
all along tbe mains, plugging the
brokeo places aod thereby assistiog tbe
flow. It was serviog some of its cus?
tomers todaj aod hopes gradually to
i lorease tbe servioe Tbe water con?
tinues to tuo by gravity pressure The
oily difficulty tbe people are hiving is
io carrying supplies tq their homes or
pleoei of bosioese. Tbe ioe supply
eootinues bountiful and at many ooroers
lemonade is being served at 5 oeots for
?a maoy glasses as yon oao drink at
ooe timf.
More effeoclive measures were takeo
today to keep undesirable people off the
ielaod Soldiers patrolled tbe water
froot aod challenged all who eoold oot
show a proper reasoo for their landing
or who were unwilling to work for tbe
privilege of oomiog iuto towo
Assurances have been reoeived by
tbe railroade tbat they will do all io
their power to reopeo oommuoieatioo
and their present plan seems to be to
oenoeotrate all foroee oo the work of
the reeoostroetion of ooe bridge. Crews
are coming dowo the Santa Fe railroad
from Atkaosas aod St Liuie witb full
cquipmeots to restore the lioe Looal
representatives of tbe Soutbero Pacifio
have bad advioee from headquarters to
prooeed, witb repair work without
delay.
Telegraph communication has been
partially restored, the Western Union
aod Postal companies having reached
the city with ooe wire. Largo forces
havo bj i) at work aloog tbe lines of
lotb co ..panics tod oonoeotion with
Galveston has been attended witb many
difficulties
THE LI6T OF TUE DEAD.
Houston, Tex, Sept U ?The Post
today prints a list of 2,701 names of
the Galveston desd, compiled from
various sources, but believed to be
authentic There were hundreds of
bc<l:es buried at sea and in the Baud,
of which no identification was posei
Mi ; there were other hundreds who
were buried on the beach of tbe main
'?and, few of whom have been identi
fied There aro many bodies still in
tbe ruins of Galveston to 1 scattered
along the beach of the mainland and
in tbe marshes, where they were
thrown by the water Some of these
bodies have been sent 20 miles inlsnd
along; small water courses by the
rush of high waters Takiog all
tbinga into consideration there seems
no longer any doubt that tbe number
of dead will reach beyond the esli
mates of 5.000 which has been made
by Mayor Joues, Maj F. G Lowe aod
other reliable citizens of Galveston
ABOUT $1,000,000 RECEIVED
Austin Tex, September 14 ?The
fund for the rebel of the Galveston
sufferers now aggregates nearly
$1,000.000, and it will probably
reach $1,500,00(1 by tomorrow light
Most of the amount is in the hands of
Gov Sayore who will direct the work
of expending it for food, supplies and
other relief work
The governor will not gift
out Im publication an itemized
list of the contributions for sevetai
days
CHARLESTON'S COUNCIL GIVKl
$1,000
Charleston, Sept 11 ?The ways
and means committee of the oily
council met today and appropriated
$ I .oot* to be fsetu to the relit f <>f Gal
tfjtt >n sufferers Many contribution.,
were nad< to tho various fundt being
raised in the city Ntarty s? ni ?I ?
churches tad Sunday Schools will
take up collection's Total Contribu
Ilona now fgtttd ?6,000 nod the
work is only well begun.
FIRE AT MAYESVILLE.
Burned 35 Bales of Cottoo
aod Does Other Damage.
Mayoeviile, S-pt 14 ?Mayesville
was unlucky enough In have a cot ion
firo 'hi* morning at 2 30 o'olook It
consumed about o5 baic*. also badly
damaging tbe public cotton weigher'.*
platform Tbe fire was discovered just
after it started, but bofore anything
oould be done ihe majority of the 50
odd bales were on fire Ti.e groatest
losa will bo on Mr J H. Sioao of Wil
miogtoo, as about 25 bales were his.
All of the ootton was insured except
one hale, wbioh was the property of Mr
Wash Wilson, his being a total loss
Messrs Spirant Si Son also lost a tet of
viirv fine finales It was ao. czoeediDgly
lucky thing that tbre was oot a breath
of air ?tirriog. tor if there had beeo a
gool part of our town would have gooo.
QUESTION ANSWERED.
Yes, August Flower still had tha largest sale
of any medicine in the civilized world, fowl
mother* ard gramim >ther* never thought of
using anything else for indigestion or billioua
ness. Detters were source, and they seldom
heard of appendicitis, nervous prostration or
heart failure, otc. They used August Flower
to ajenn out the system and stop fermentation
of undigeeted food, regulate tho action of the
liver, stimulate tbe nervous and organic action
of tho lystSSli and that is all they took when
feeling dull and bad wich headaches and other
fichfax. You only Bead a few dose.* of Green's
August flower* in liquid form, to make you sat?
isfied tbcre is nothing serious tho mailer with
you, For i al* by A. J. China. A
Uoder ihe Shirt Waist.
A Coooeo'.icut woman writes that
"when men ha?o their so oalled shirt
waists made io 6t and know how to
dross underneath the shirt waist, there
oan be no objection to tbe shirt waist
man ; but tbey don't. Women war
at least three garments uoder their
shirt waists " Is thnt really a faot 1
What are they ? If it should be
required that a man wear a ?, a ?
and a ? uoder his sbirt waist, theo
tbe sbirt waist man will go before be
has fairly arrived ?Louisville Courier?
Journal
Distioction With a Difference,
Tbo Spartanburg Herald says "the
people of this State have voted fairly
an 1 squarely to sustain the dispeosar)
law." We move to amend by etrikiog
out tho word "law " They have mov
ed to sustain tbo dispensary oodoobted
ly ; but a very large proportion ol
them have voted oot tn sustain tho law
?Charleston for instance ?Greenville
News.
In a Georgia school a little boy was
aiked by his teacher to define
"equioox " "An equinox," said be,
''is a cross between a borne and a cow '
A spanking bred? was raised wherj
this was toid to mother, aod the little
boy was turned d,wu.
-??wmbo* ?wo?
There seems tu be a prevalent
feeling that the best w \y for the
Grand Army veterans to realize theii
desire for note accurate textbook*
on the subject of the cvunhys his
tory, for use in the public schools
down south, is to avoid anything
looking like coercive measures for
supplying them Left in abeyance,
the difficulty promises to provide its
own solution, southern peopie and
northern people in the end learning
that absolutely impartial and truthful
reports ot the war will be best, not
only for the nation, but for them?
selves and their children?Pennsyl
vania Grit
Ao undertaker of Sunby Center,
Mioh, had a number of oot?.is atored
io m outside Bbed Needing one of
l* em, he and an a<?istaot went to tbe
strrehnose, aod, selecting one. proceed
ed to lift it our. Immediately thoy not
themselves out of the sbed, pursued by
a swarm of bees whioh had established
I teir boms io the box, haviog gaioed
access through a knot bole After the
in?ccts bad been driven away by fu
miga'ion. tiO pounds nf first olass hon?
ey wore found in tbe box.
- mum -
"Our governmftt was not eoneeived
or framed as a mouer making maohioe,
oveo for the benerl of all the governed,
much less for the profit of partiou'ar
elasses or portions of the government."
?Mr Oloey'a letter ohamr, ioning
Bryan.
DeWitt's Little ICtrly Risers are prompt,
palttab'e, pleaa.'O, powerful, purifying little
pills J S Hughson /* Co.
Kod?l
Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
11 artificially digest! the food and aids
Nature iu strengthening and recon?
structing the exhausted digostive or?
gans. It Is the latest discovered digest
ant and tonic. No other preparation
e.au approach it In efficiency. It in?
stantly relieves and permanently cures
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn,
bTatuleuce, Hour Stomach, Nausea,
? Ick II eadache, Ga stralgla.C ra mpsand
all other results of imperfect digestion.
Prlce?Oc. and $1. Largo size contains 2Va times
suiuiiaizi-*. book ali about dyoncpelumaisedtrei
Prepared by I. C DeWITT A CO , Chicago.
JSHUGHSON&CO
Every j
Month5
there are thousands of wo- f
men who nearly suffer death Q
from irregular menses. Some- A
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often ? sometimes not often V
enough?sometimes the flow is $
too scant, and again it is too A
profuse. Each symptom shows *
that Nature needs help, and f
that there is trouble in the or- f
gans concerned. Be careful A
when in any of the above con- \
ditions. Don't take any and f
every nostrum advertised f
cure female troubles. A
BRADFIELD'S \
FEMALE REGULATORJ
is the one safe and sute $j)
a medicine for irregular or pain- a
f ful menstruation. It cures all \
f the ailments that are caused by f
irregularity, such as leucor- ?
rhcea. falling of the womb, a
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hips and limbs. By regulating A
a the menses so that they occur a
\ every twenty-eighth day, all \
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A Just before your time comes, f
a get a bottle and see how much a
f good it will do you. Druggists \
r sell it at $t. V
? Send for otir free book, "Perfect {)
. Health for Women.'" x
f THE BRADHELI) REGULATOR CO. I
? ATLANTA, GA. j
A. WHITE 4
111
Fire Insurance Agency
ESTABLISHED 1866.
Represent, among other Oi ?;,ioies :
LIVERPOOL k LONDON k QLOBE,
NORTH BRITISH * MERCANTILE
HOME, of New York.
UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y
LANCASTER INSURANCE CO.
Capital represented $75,000,000.
Fen 28. _
CHARLES G. LESLIE,
Wholesale and Retail Commission Dealer in
Oysters, Game and Poultry.
Stalls No. 1 and 2 Fish Market.
Office, Nos. 18 and 20 Market Street.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Consignments of Couniry Produce, Poultry,
Eggs, kc , are respectfully solicited.
Prompt returns made.
Fish packel in harrels and boxes for the
country trade a specalty.
Dec 6 z
7nrman University,
GREENVILLE, S. C
THE NEXT SESSION opens on the 2?ih
or September, 1900 Full and tbor
ough Instruction, leading to the degrees of
B A., und M A , is < ffervd Bwarding in
private families moderate ; io the Mess Hal!,
excellent tare may be had at less expen?e
Correspondence solicited Applications for
places in tfce Mess ebould not deferred. Fcr
full particulars, epplv to the President.
A. P. MONTAGUS.. L. L D.
Julv 2 >?2m
THE BANK OF SUMTER,
S?MTER, S. C.
City and County Depositary
Capital stock paid io, . . $75,000 00
Undivided 6urp 1 ti8, . . 16,000 00
I nil virtual liability of stockholders
io excess of their stock, . 75,000 00
Transacts a general banking bueinees ; also
hits a Savings Bank Department. Deposits nf
$1 and upward received. Interest allowed si
the rate of 4 j er cent, per annum, payable
semi-an uually.
W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President.
MauioN Moisr. W. F. Rhamk,
Vice-president. Cashier.
Jan 31.
Davidson College,
Davidson, N. C.
64th Year Wegiiis Sept. 6.
CLASSICAL, MATHEMATICAL,
LITEkARY, SCIENTIFIC,
BIBLICAL, COMMERCIAL.
Courses Offered for A. B., B. S.
and A. M.
Terms moderate, Location healthful,
Laboratories complete,
Teaching thorough, Gymnasium equipped.
Sand for a Catalogue.
J. B. SHEARER,
June lo?3m President
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SUMTER,
STATE, riTY AND COUNTY DE?
POSITORY, SUMTER, S. C.
Pnirt up Capital.$ 7r?,00C 00
Surplus rtfid Profits .... 25,000 00
Additional Liability of Stock*
bolders io excess of their
stock. 75,000 00
Totnl prelection to depositors, $17"> O00 0?">
Tnnisacu n dpi rr*! Banking BuSU'Mf
Special at tea I ion tum to colh ciioni.
8\VMGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits of $1 a??d upwards received. In
tt rt'^t allowed i be rated 4 ;?> r ce?M n -r
annum, on amounts above $5 umi uoi exceed*
mi{ $300, payable quarterly, on iiiat rta- pi
Jaooari April, July and October.
R M WALLACE
L. S. ('AkSiiM, President
Casbur.
Remember
That Mayesville
is the best Tobacco mar?
ket in the State.
SALES ARE GOING ON DAILY.
We have a large corps
of buyers and plenty of
money with which to pay
for tobaccos and we guar?
antee good prices and sat?
isfactory treatment.
Bring us your tobacco*
THE PUDDING SWAMP TG3ACC0 WAREHOUSE COMPANY,
JOHN W. MILLS, Manager.
CROCKERY! STOVES!
Of course we realize the fact to buy
Stoves and Crockery at bottom prices
You would be compelled to patronize the old reliable Stove
man, T. C. Scafle. For this very reason
We bought before the fall advance, the larg?
est line of Crockery and Stoves that we
ever handled.
Now we don't charge you the advance but
it is your gain.
Our trade last fall was extra large, but we ^expect to outdo
all previous years, because we expect to sell goods and have
the price. Next week will give a few prices to think over.
T. C. SOAFFE,
The old reliable Stove Dealer.
Bassins
and Ties.
We have made large contracts for Bag?
ging and Ties, and feel that we are in a
better position than ever to supply our
customers in this line.
For some years we have been buying largely of second hand
Bagging and Ties from mills in the upper part of the State,
and fortunately our contracts were made with them this year
in the early Spring, or we could not have gotten them?owing
to the high price of new goods they were eagerly sought.
Some people object to use this class of Bagging because it is
a little ragged, but we think that should make but very little
difference as the best of it looks pretty tough from sampling
very soon after it passes out of the farmers hands.
Based upon the price of new goods there is a
saving to the farmers of nearly
50 per cent.
By buying that which was used before
and why not reap the benefit of it, as
it makes no difference in the price of
your cotton.
We have all grades, and if you don't want the old we will
bo glad to sell you the now. but feel that it is our duty to
recom inert d that which wili pay von best.
Alliance and Grunge Clubs would do well to see us before
O'DONNELL I C.