The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 06, 1904, Image 3
IE?TB OF BEREfl?L LONGSTREET.
Succumbs to Acute Pneumonia at
the Age of Eighty-Four.
Tfce Noted Leader of thc Confederacy
Had Beea ia Fair Health Until Wednes?
day Last
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 2.-Gea. Long?
street, soldier, statesman and diplomat
aad the last lieutenant general of the
Confederate army with the exception
of Gen. Gordon, died in Gainesville,
Qa., this afternoon at 6 o'clock from
aa attack of acute pneumonia, fie
had been ill two days.
. Gen. Longstreet was a sufferer from
cancer cf the eye, but his general
health had been good until Wednesday,
when he was siesed.. with a sadden
cold, developing later into pneumonia
of violent natur?. He was 84 years
olav He is survived by his wife, four
sons and a daughter. He - will be
buried in Gainesville, which has been
his home since the Civil-war.
A NATIVE SWm ) CAROLINIAN.
Gen. James Longstreet was born in
Edgefield district, S, C., Jan. & 1S2.L
He was appointed j tb. the military
. academy from Alabama, where he
graduated is 1842. fie won his spears
in the Mexican war, where fae partici?
pated ia eight important battles and
was brevetted captain and major for
gallant conduct."
When the Civil war began be enlist?
ed oa the Confederate aide and was
immediately made brigadier general.
He had an important part in many
of the battles of --the war and was
known as one of the hardest fighters
ia the service. He was ia the surren?
der mt Appomattox.
After the war be took np iris resi?
dence in New Orleans and established
a eaaamereial house of .which he was
the head. He was appointed surveyor
?of the port of New Orleans ny Presi?
dent Grant, and was afterwards super?
visar of internal reviene in New
Orleans and? poetmaaer in that city.
Se was sen.; as United Sfctaes minister
ta Turkey by President Hayes, and un?
der President Garfield was United
Sacies ant rahal ?or the district * of
Georgia. Some yean *go he was ap
peinted United States commissioner of
mHroads with headqnrters at Washing?
ton, which position he held till the
tme<rf 4tis death.
ANNUAL BALL DYNAMITED.
Synaimte Exploded in a Hail Where
f m Hundred People Were
Dancing.
Woodbridge, N. 41. Jan. 3.-An ex*
plosion wrecked 'the hotel and hall
sf -Joseph Galaida and more or less
seriously injured /thirty persons at
Keasbj, four miles *from here "today,
while the St. John's. Benevolent So?
ciety was celebrating its anniversary
by a dance. There. were about five
hundred in the nell, and one of the
two exits was closed by the wreckage.
The people became panic stricken and
fought to get out, many being
trampled on and seriously injured.
it is believed that some one with a
grievance against Galaida or the
society, used dynamite. The walls of
toe building were blown apart and it
may collapse at any time. ?
STABLES BtfBNEO TN MANNING.
T?t&i Less About Ten thousand
Dollars.
Manning, Jan. -3.-Manning bas
again witnessed another disastrous fire,
which -beean today about ll o'clock in
the large livery, sale and feed stables
of Thomas & Bradham.
It broke out in the upper part of the
stables, winch was weil filled with
nay and grain, and it spread rapidly
throughout ?the building and its an?
nexes. The stables had been locked
only a stiert time before the fire was
discovered and it was wi tn difficulty
that aa entrance could be effected.
About seien of the best livery horses
were barned io death, including a fine
stallion, ?akfted at several hundred
dollars, and ?bout seventeen hogs,
several carloads of grain and hay and
nearly 190 wagons. Tbe sefe proved;
defective and the contents were badly!
damaged. Tue loss will probably foot;
up $10,000, with about $5, OOO or ?6,000
insurance. j
UflJUB IiiTifiTUHO.
Two Dead and Thirty More or
Less Seriously Injured.
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 3.-A broken
rail caused the derailment of three
cars of an eastbound! passenger train
on the estera Maryland railroad to?
day, causing the death of two persons
and the serious injury of a number cf
other passengers and trainmen, the
number of injured being placed at 30.
The ladies' coach, which was the last
of the train, rolled over and down the
mountain side a distance of SO feet
and landed botton upward. The acci?
dent occurred near Blue Mountain
House station, 15 m?eseastof Hagers
town, Md.
Katherine Sener, 8 years old,
daughter of a Baltimore newspaper
man, died : mthenof sra the conductor
after being taken from the wrecked
car. An unknown woman was so
wedged in the wreckage that her dead
body is unrecognizable. It is thought
that she was Mrs. E. M. Roy or Foy
of Philadelphia. Mrs. Sener, mother
of the dead child, is seriously, and it
is feared fatally injured. Her son, 6
years old, was also seriously injured.
None of the other persons are believ?
ed to have sustained serious injuries.
Gen. Wood Wins in Committee.
Washington, Jan. 4.-The Senate
comm: titee on military affairs has
deeide? to report favorably the nomi?
nation of Gen. Leonard Wood to be
major general. The vote stood 7 to 2,
the affirmative Senators, being Proctor,
Warren, Foraker, Quartes, Alger,
Cockrell and Pettus} the negatives,
Scott and Blackburn. Senator Proctor
was not present, but authorized his
vote io be recorded. Rawley an*?
Bat* were absent. i
sew**
VAR TALK Iii ORIENT.
In Japan it is Believed That War
Cannot be Averted.
Russian Officials Claim to Think
That a Settlement by Negotia?
tion is Probable.
Tokio, Jan. 3.-War with Russia is
regarded as unaviodable and the press
is urging immediate opening of hostili?
ties.
All of the banks are withholding
funds and it is believed that this is
the result of official instructions.
The government has perfected
arrangements for the transportation of
-troops and supplies and the people
calmly await developments. The con?
tinued dissemination of optimstic views
.from Berlin cause general surprise and
regret here.
NO PQfcMAL DECLARATION OF
WAR
London, Jan. ?.- D'on't look for a
declaraton of war," says the Daily
Telegraph's Tokio correspondent in a
diapatch which apparently throws con?
siderable light on the plans of the
Japanese government Continuing,
the coo respondent says :
"The Japanese are quite determined
and several days ago took steps to
secure certain of their Corean inter?
ests. Russia will not be allowed to
occupy Corean ports d certainly
neither Mckpho nor Masampho, both
of the ports being proected against
seizure.
"Japan means business without
waiting for the convenience of others.
If Russia feels aggrieved a fortnight
should show the extent to which she
will venture. The interest should
begin to centre nearer Seoul thain
Tokio within. 10 days but the naval
overture may retard the peace.
** It is thought despite her bluster
thatf Russia will take no immediato
action^to prevent Japan doing what
she thinks proper to safeguard her
interests in Corea."
The foregoing probably refers to the
dispatch of the Japanese squadron to
Masampho.
According to The Standards Toio
correspondent Japan at the end of
December notified the powers and
the United States of the actual posi?
tion of the negotiations, at the same
time intimating that the continued
occupation of Manchuria might compel
Japan to take decisive steps for the
protection of her vital interests in
Corea.
The Standard's Tien Tsin corres?
pondent says that as a result of
Japan's inquiries as to China's atti?
tude in the event of war it is stated
that the throne has issued secret orders
to Chinese troops to assist the Japan?
ese.
REPORTS FROM ST. PETERS
. BURG.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 3.-Diplomatic
circles confidently expect that tbe
Russian answer to the Japanese pro?
posals will be handed to the Japanese
foriegn office by Baron de Rosen,
Russian ambassador to Japan, within
a very few days and do. not expect
grave results to follow. In other
quarters the conciliatory attitude of
both governments inspires belie* that
the answer will pave the way to
further negotiations, if, indeed, it
does not directly lead to a pacific
settlement f the trouble.
The characteristic note in the press
today is the doubt about the attitude
of th^Jnited States in the event of
wag;, bet ween Russia and Japan,
fifae Birschewja Yedomosti ela?
borates on American .power .in the
Pacific in the proximity of the Philip?
pines and Formosa and says :
" it is no secret to any one in Europe
that the position of the United States
in the east Asiatic crisis remains
highly problematical. "
AS SEEN IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, Jan. 3.-Cablegrams
received here tc Jay from Tokiko show
the situation in the far east to be un?
changed and ata late hour tonight it was
declared at the Japanese legation that
nothing had occurred to dispel the
gloomy view taken there of the pros?
pects for peace. The fact that Mr.
Takahira, the Japanese minister, re?
gards the situation as extremely
critical does not prevent him from
hoping that a way may yet be found
by which the questions between Russia
and Japan may be settled without re?
course to arms. The Japanese govern?
ment, it is expected, is not anxious for
war and throughout the negotiations
thavp endeavored o repress all war
talk!. Japan, it is added, will await
patiently the Russian reply and will
not delay after receiving the note in
announcing her future course. It is
said that substantial concessions must
be forthcoming from Russia in Corea
that will offset che jurisdiction which
Russia claims in Manchuria, if war
is to be averted. The Russian govern?
ment has been urged to reply promptly.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 4.-The Asso?
ciated Press has the authority of the
foreign office for the statement that
the Russian reply will be transmitted
to Jap?n in a day or two. The reply
will not be merely "Yes" or "No,"
but will be made of reasonable pro?
positions. The general basis of this
communication is already complete:
but the details are being elaborated.
The Japanese minister here, M.
Kurino, has authorized the Associated
Press to say that be had a cordial
conference with Foreign Minister
Lamedora* on Friday last, and that Le
is convinced by the latter's sincere
conciliatory attitude that the Russian
Government is disposed to seek a
peaceful settlement.
An official note*, published today,
announces that instructions have been
sent to Viceroy Alexieff as to the re?
ply to be given to the last Japanese
notf.
^According to the Novoe Vremya, the
Russian Government is trying to avoid
wir because it is peacefully disposed,
and the Japanese Government is doing
the same., because it does not desire
bankruptcy, and the British and
j French are -doing everything to main
I tain peace.
j "Nevertheless," tbe Novoe Vremya
contin?es, "war approaches nearer and
i nearer."
LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHED.
The Bank of Sumter was closed on
last Thursday from 10.30 to 12.15 on
account of the funeral of Dr. J. S.
j Hnghson, who was one of its directors.
1 The PostofSce was closed last Friday
except during Sunday hours, New
Year's being a national holiday.
Mr. Fnrman D. Knight has been
-appointed Supervisor of Registration
for the city of Sumter. The term of
office is two years.
Some of the negroes held an Eman?
cipation celebration meeting in the
Court House Friday. The crowd was
not large and enthusiasm was lacking.
Those who were caught without fuel
Monday were in hard luck*for it was
a* day and night when a good fire was
u ^cessity as well as a luxury.
The snow Monday night covered the
ground to the depth of about 2V? inches
on the level and where it drifted
against fences and other obstacles it
vas much deeper.
The Graded Schools resumed their
exercises Monday with all the teachers
present and a full attendance of pu?
pils. A number Of new pupils applied
for admission and the outlook is for
a considerable increase in the enroll?
ment.
An enterprising thief stole Deputy
Sheriff Gaillaird's bicycle from the
piazza of Sheriff Scarborough's house
on Tuesday night and up to this time
has not been apprehended. He was no
res pee tor of persons and if he succeeds
in escaping capture it would seem that
it pays to strike high when a ni eye le
is to be stolen.
Jim Coot, a negro train hand was
before the Mayor Friday morning for
cursing on the A. C. L. yard and en?
gaging in a fight with a fireman. The
testimony was all against him and it
being proven that his attack on the
fireman was aggravated and without
excose he was sentenced to pay a fine
of $12 or go to the chain gang for 24
days.
Monday was tho coldest day of the
winter, the temperature having been
several degrees below the freezing
point all day long. Those who neg?
lected to turn off their water and keep
it turned off have had their water
pipes frozen and when the thaw comes
will find that they will need the ser?
vices of the plumber.
Mr. Sam Clark, of Manning, spent
Saturday in the city inspecting the
street improvements for the purpose
of obtaining accurate information re?
lative to cost and methods of work.
The town council of Manning has
decided to begin street improvements
and it is their wish to profit by the
experience'of Sumter. t
There was quite a large crowd in the
city Monday, the habit of many years
standing of coming to town on sale
day in January being so firmly fixed
that it will probably never *be aban
doned. There were about as many Lee
county people on the streets as Sumter
county people, showing that the crea?
tion of a new county has not suddenly
and entirely weaned the people away
from Sumter.
Today we publish as complete
a list of all new residences and
other buildings erected in this city
during 1903 as it has been possible to
secare with the assistance of Mr.
D. G. Zeigler, who drew the plans for
a great many of the buildings and has
kept in closer touch with the build?
ing operations in the city than any
other person. The total cost cf the
buildings erected or upon which work
was in progress at the close of the year
will be a surprise to mest people, for
few have fully realized the magnitude
of the huiiding boom of the past twelve
months.
MAYOR'S COURT.
The Mayor's court held a lengthy
session Monday, there being an unu?
sually large number of prisoners for
trial. All of the prisoners were found
guilty as charged and the net result
was $0 days work on the chain gang
and $7 for the city treasury. The
docket was as follows :
Frank Jones, vagrancy and carrying
concealed weapons: 60 days on the
chata gang.
Arthur frailer, vagrancy ; 30 days on
the chain gang.
Frack Ross, disorderly conduct and
cursing, $1 fine. "
Marion Durant, drunk and dis?
orderly, $5.00 fine.
William Council, using obscene lan?
guage os streets, $2.00 fine.
l&te cf Liquor.
The sales of tbe local dispen?
sary during December were nearly
$15,000, exceeding all previous sales
for the month of December.
The sales for the year were $99.
592.35 against $79,474.28, an increase
of 20,118.07.
It is not known positively, as all the
reports are not in and for comparison,
but it is believed that the Sumter dis?
pensary sold more liquor during the
year 1903 than any other single disp?n
sary in the State. It is not a record
to be proud of. but it shows that the dis?
pensary is increasing steadily in popu?
larity and that our people are drinking
more and more liauor each year.
The bulk of the saies is made up of the
cheaper grades of whiskey, .the poor
people being the heaviest and stead?
iest patrons of the dispensary.
Dispenser Windham has one thing
to be proud of, however, his accounts
have been checked up and not a single
error was found, his cash balancing
to a cent. It is not often that a busi?
ness of this magnitude is as well
handled and the cash and merchandise
accounts kept as straight, and is parti?
cularly rare in the history of the dis?
pensary system.
DesMoines, Ia., Jan. 4.-Fire today
gutted the northwest wing of the Iowa
capitol, causing a loss of $500,OOO.
The chamber of the house of repre?
sentatives is a charred mass of debris
and cannot be repaired in time for the
approaching session of the legislature.
The fire originated near a shaft in a
committee room, presumably from an
electric light wire, and spread upward
and all around the ceiling of thc
chamber. The fire department was
hindered in fighting the flames by the
height of the building and the eleva?
tion of the capitol.
Foontain Pens--"Waterman's, Par?
ker's Lucky Curve, and John Hol?
land's-the be?t made, $2 to $8.
Osteen's Hook Store.
? HESTER'S COTTON STATEMENT.
I
Crop Brought Into Sight so Far
; This Season 137,049 Bales More
I Than Last Season at the Same
Date.
New Orleans, Jan. 4.-Secretary
Hester's Cotton Exchange statement, |
issued today, shows the total for De?
cember to be 1,875,833 bales, against
1,671,125 last year.
The movement from the 1st of
September to the close of December,
inclusive, shows receipts at all United
States delivery points, 5,216,769 bales,
against 4,891,39 last year; overland,
across the Missisippi, Ohio and Poto?
mac rivers, to Northern mills and
Canada, 360,168 bales, against 549,
040 last year ; Southern mill takings,
exclusive of the quantity consumed at
Southern outports, 819,000 bales,
against 820,500 last year, and interior
stocks in excess of those held at the
commencement of the season 471,929
bales, against 469,881 last year. *
These make the total amount of the
cotton crop brought into sight during
the four months, ending with the close
of December, 6,867,866 bales, against
6,730,817 last year.
Foreign exports for the four months
of the season have been 3,739,118 bales,
showing an increase over last season
of 273.739.
Stocks at the seaboard and the
twenty-nine leading Southern interior
markets at the close of December were
1,471,927 bales, against 1,616,957 the
same date last year.
Including port and interior towns
stocks left over from the previous sea?
son and the number of bales of the
current crop brought into sight dur?
ing the four months, the supply bas
been 7,035,665 bales, against 6,945,891
last year.
In addition to the monthly figures
Secretary Hester issued todaj a state?
ment of the weekly movement for the
seven days ending January 1, inclu?
sive, showing total brought into sight
this year to be 394,229 bales, against
332,853 for the seven days ending Jan?
uary 1 last year.
LIMP MARKET IN NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Jan. 4.-The cotton
market opened weak and from 39 to 62
points lower than the close of Thurs?
day. During the morning the tone was
feverish and prices were held down
from any wide reactions by a flood of
selling orders. Neill's estimate of 11,
250,000 bales was generally laughed
at Brown was the only aggressive
supporter of the market. There was
nothing doing in the spot market.
The inquiry was limited and there
were absolutely no offerings from the
country. Late in the morning March
was 36 points lower than the close of
Thursday, at 13.18; May was 38 points
lower, at 13.47, and July was 38 points
lower, at 13.67.
VISIBLE SUPPLY OF COTTON.
New Orleans* Jan. 4.-Secretary
Hester's statement of the world's visi?
ble supply of cotton, issued today,
shows the total to be 3,902,718 bales,
against 3,889,853 last week and 3,882,
582 last year. Of this the total of
American cotton is 3,288,719 bales,
against 3,285,853 last week and 3,207,
582 last year, and of all other kinds,
including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc.,
614,003 bales, against 604,030 last week
and 675,000 last year.
Of the world's visible supply of cot?
ton there is now afloat and held in
Great Britain and Continental Eurpe
2,024,003 bales, against 1,899. COO last
year: in Egypt, 214,000 bales, against
189,000 last year; in India, 185,'000
bales, against 225;000 last year, and
in the United States 1,480,000 bales,
against 1,613,000 last year.
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DIXIE STALK CUTTERS.
We have secured the agency for these cutters
in Sumter county.
We have another
Car Horses and Mules.
We are also selling BUGGIES, WAGONS and
HARNESS almost
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The usual stock of Lime, Cement, Kre Brick,
Flue Pipe and Builders' Supplies generally.
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