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ED? ESDAI , JAN. 4,188?L The fumier Wotctiman was roan de a F ::? ? B 1850 and the TVi-e Southron in 1866. - Tfe'B Watchman and Southron now oas th? combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani " fes% tlae best advertising medium in -: Sami?er. The expected decision of the Sa fpreiae Court in the Lee county ease Kg- V??IS not rendered yesterday when the % ,_ court convened, and the doubt and . v- Konfusion relative to the legal statutes Ur : <of Lee county has not been removed %?: We lio not advocate hasty or incoo* ?Iderate action where important is ffy. ?ess are at stoke, but it appears to ||Y ' WE; that this is an occasion that de mauds prompt action and the Supreme pf: <)ouit should, in justice'to the people |fe??uf Sacoter, Darlington, Kershaw and HS^ Lee county, render a decision either for cr against Lee coanty with Hp out further procrastination. The |H| schoo! funds are tied op by an lg, injunction and. although the flft money is lying idle in the county .'treasury the school teachers who are ?jpH^epen?ent upon ?the?r salaries for a ing are forced to sell their claims at pfl^^dfflt?ount- to note shavers or else ge p i, with cut. In thia county the jury for J the next term of court cannot be :g^;;4fa?wi3 until the Lee county matter is &f; settkd. The longer the Sopreme ll^.-r^nrl holds np the decision the ^1^: -greater the confusion grows and the greafl er the hardships and thorndon 0:: ventanee the people suffer |f If Lee county bas a legal status || y ire *rant to know it ; if Lee coanty * Mf aclekision we want to know it, andi Y there is no good reason for prolong ^ ing the doubt. If the Judges of the ~ Supreme. Court can agree they should ? ?^y> iif they cannot agree they should . Y . say m st once and end the matter. The Legislstarfr'siioald, as soon as poseibfe after it assembles, grant an tension of time for the payment of kes without penalty.. All who could p&j fcave done so and those who have have not paid are the ones who can 831; afford to pay the penaltj. are are thousands of property tere in the State who did not have money to pay taxes prior., to December 31 st, and could not ge? it ?until after January 1st These peo .pie are able to obtain money after Jt?k&y have made their arrangements .for the year and should not be forced vio pay the penalty. _ 'Ouba begins the new year as a . possession of the United States and no ; as an independent and sovereign nai:ion as the men who have fought so loag for Coba Libre had fondly boped. Suppose France had created ; the Americans in 1781 as the McKin? ley government is now treating the I Cabans What a difference it would foa re made in the subsequent history flbf this country ? If Cuba zs not shamelessly plun? dered by the boodie statesmen who control the government, present in? dications are very deceptive Every movement bas the appearance of a ?ink in a carefully prearranged scheme to repeat in Coba the years of good stealing enjoyed by ge ver a menl; officials and camp followers immediately subsequent to the civil war. We pity Coba aud the Cubans if that unfortunate country is to suffer what the South experienced between I860 and 1876. Sit. ? C. Allen, former captain of) tiie Penitentiary Guard, bas publish ed au article in the Spartanburg Eferald attacking, in severe terms, ?lae administration of Supt. Neal. The arraignment is sp?cifie and cir? cumstantial, facts and Agares being taken from the annual reports of J^JJ^eal <Jol Neal will have to A meit be charges against him if be Ste*? ''veelection. isa eojda _ At ll? governor r Hobson's genera! mis ??tb his 'says the Sau Francisco The l&ttei "that he has not by this palace, .fed himself to a sensible sod GSJQ girl and settled down as by she oj a Val officer may in domestic Cuban ot Then sappy women aud blas aeiftded debutantes Would let gloves sod in public at least ; aud, A fb ar more to the purpose, he procession, ? au iocentive, which his presented a. aud common sense do ed the palayong enough to supply, outside until ^one." Hobson's recent Geo. Brooke'nuances has stirred the A aa nothing else since uerrimac ?at Santiago. But the nation is laughing at the hero, and bis enemies are knifing him whenever they have a chance. The proposition to transfer bim to the line will be resisted by those who are interested in not losing their own chances of promotion. One of the line officers is reported to have said the other day that "we don't want an ass for au admiral"-Hobson would reach the rank of vice-admiral at 39 if he should be placed in the line-rand the navy officers wouid all probably agree to the proposition Hobson ought to marry A good able-bodied American girl would control his kissing propensities, and if he shouldn't have as much fun he would at least be more dignified and less likely to get into trouble.-News and Courier. WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, Jan. 2-Mr McKin ley is so anxious for the senate to promptly ratify the treaty of peace that he took occasion to broach the subject to a number of senators who shook hands with him at the New Fear reception, at the White House, to day. It is the antics of Aguinaldo, believed to have both Spanish and German inspiration, which are caus? ing Mr. McKinley anxiety. He told the senators that his hands were tied, outside of the territory already oc? cupied by our troops, until the treaty was ratified. Democratic opposition to the treaty itself bas almost entire? ly disappeared, but Democratic op? position to our, keeping the Philip? pines permanently appears to be increasing Present indications are that whatever delay there msy be in reaching a vote on the treaty, which will go to the senate this week, will come from Republican senators, such as HOST, Hals and Perkins. Nearly ail the Democrats say that the treaty should be promptly ratified because it does not commit this country to keeping the Philippines, and delay may result in serious trouble. Colonel Denby, one of the Demo? cratic members of the war investi? gating commission, dropped a hint that indicates a surprise for some? body when the report of the commis? sion is made, which will be inside of | four week?, he thinks. He said "When they make their report I think that all fair minded people will admit that they have perfermed their work conscientiously and that it is not so much of a whitewash com mission as many persons, have ina agined The magnates of the .beef trust have been trying to scare General M?les ever since be told the investi gating commission that the "embalm? ed'' beef sent to Cuba and Porto, Rico was utterly unfit for use and expressed the opinion, backed up by that of physicians, that the enforced eating of it had been responsible for much of the sicko ess, but they have not succeeded, and are not likely to As a feeler, they threaten to sue General Miles for heavy damages, but the threat was quickly dropped when General Miles said that a court of law was precisely where he wouid like to get the men who sold that "embalmed" beef to the war de? partment. Swift & Co and Armonr & Co , members of the beef trust, baye sent long communication? to the commission, telling how good the beef was that was condemned by General Miles and other officers, and an ex sergeant of volunteers, now in the employ of the commission, has overdone the thing by testifying that the beef sent to Cuba and eaten by his regiment was better than most of the men have bad since they were mustered out This same witness was made to admit that a lot of beef issued to his regiment was condemn? ed by physicians, but tried to qualify the admission by saying that he didn't see anything the matter with the beef A board of survey, composed of army officers, has been appointed to investigate the beef, both canned aud refrigerated, furnish ed the army Senator Mason, of Illinois, is the latest Republican senator to declare against expansion He said : "I am not an expansionist, but I think the treaty will be ratified at this session, the ratification of the treaty, how ever, will not commit this country to the expansion idea. The retention or disposition of the Philippines and other matters relating to expansion will have to be settled later on The subject is too big to be passed upou hastily I admit that popular senti ment seems to be in favor of the expansion idea at present, bot later 1 look for a change The people apparently do not comprehend just what expansi?n means " The announcement from New York that Mr Croker bad selected Repre? sentative Snlzer as a candidate for speaker of the next house, and consequently the leader of the Dem? ocrats in that body, was not received any too pleasantly by democrats in Washington There is no personal objection to Mr. Sulzer. who is extremely well liked, considering the short time be has been in congress, but resentment is expressed towards Mr . Croker for trying to meddle with this matter. There bas been more or less talk among democrats about this or that man being selected to fill the place in the next congress that Representative, Bailey, of Texas, does in the present house, but, according to Mr Bailey's friends, he will be the man. Represent; ! Swanson, of Virginia, said : "Friends of Mr. Bailey have made a most careful aod conservative canvass of the Democrats elected to the next boose. He has pledges and assur anees from more than ninety and when the time comes wi!i get more than 100 votes. Outside of about twenty-five men be is the second choice of all those who will vote fdr other candidates on account of local considerations. Pressure upon the administration was strong enough to canse the cab? inet to instroct Secretary Day to ! squelch tbe Pacific Cable Company, by exercising his right to disapprove the concession for a cable monopoly obtained by this company from the late Government of Hawaii, inside of six months from date of concession. The six months expired to-day. This is tho company that wanted this government to grant it a subsidy of ?100,000 a year for twenty years enough to build the cable-for the free ase of the cable from California to Hawaii. An Interesting'Volume. Mr. Editor; I wish to call tbe attention of your readers to a recent and interesting pcb lie document entitled, "Memorial address on the life aod character of Joseph H. Earle, March 29, April 23, 1898." It is a neatly gotten np volume of considerably over 100 pages, aod gives a likeness of Senator Earle ! in bis judicial robes. The memorial ad dresses are 20 io number, nine of which were made in the Senate aod eleven io the House. As Senator Earle was for so many years a citizen of this county aod commenced bis political career here, this vol?me will be of more than ordinary interest to many of your readers. Probably several of them already have copies, bot doubtless many of tbem do not know anything about this volume, iioy coe can get ? copy free by a postal to Seoators B. R. Tillman or J. S. McLaoria ar Con? gressman J. W. Stokes. MCDONALD FUBMAN, Ramsey, Privateer Township, Jan. 2. Take Dr. Boll's Cough Syrup for all those dangerous affections-severe colds, pleurisy and- grippe-which Fall and Winter bring along. It is the greatest cure for bronchitis and all throat and io og affections. Daughters of tbe Confederacy. The regular quarterly meeting of Dick An? derson Chapter No. 75, U. D. C., was held at the residence of the treasurer, Mrs.- Altamont Moses, at 12 o'clock noon on January 2. On motion the following resolutions were adopted: , 1. That Memorial Day exercises be held this year on April 26, instead of May 10, in order not to conflict with the meeting of the United Confederate Veterans, which begins in Charleston on May 10. 2. That this Chapter send a delegate to the meetiog of the State Division, ?. D. C., to be held in Greenville daring the spring. ' Mrs. R.D.Lee and Mrs. Rntb McLanpn were appointed a committee to secure an orator for Memorial Day, and Mrs. Altamont Moses was elected a delegate to the Green? ville convention. Members present paid their annual dues. ?? III mm Words of praise bestowed upou Hood's Sarsaparilla by those who have' taken it in? dicate that it is restoring health to thousands of people aod that it will help yon also. Hood's Pills are easy to take, easy to ope? rate, cure billioGsness, indigestion. 25c. - l ? -m Good Sewing Machines from $10.00 op at Randie's. Late to bed aod early to rise, prepares a mao for his home io the skies. But early to bed aod a Little Early Riser, the pill that makes life longer and better and wiser. Hugbion-Ligon Co. Washington, Deo. 30.-The war de? partment tonight issued an order estab? lishing two departments in and about Habana, viz: The department of Ha? bana, comprising the city proper, sab orbs, and an area of abont 10 square mile*; and tbe department of the prov? ince of Habaoa comprising tbe territory outside of the oity proper. Maj Gen. Ludlow is assigned to command the de? partment comprising the city and sob orbs and Maj. Gen, Lee is assigned to the department outside the city. W. H Nisbet, Cash's Depot S. C.. writes : I bad Dyspepsia ; used Zsilin's Liver Regu? lator, but it did no good. I theo tried Dr. M. A. Simmoos Liver Medicine ; the first package did me good. I continued its use, and was cured. If yon wast your machine made new bring it to Randie. For Cow Feed of various kinds calfon W. B. Boyle. *mm i 9 ? -mm* What They All Were Doing. "Yt here is your mother, Johnnie ?" ..Playing golf." "Aod your aunt?" "She's out on ber wheel/' "And your sister ?" "She's traioiog for the foot bali game.'* "Then I'll see your father, please." "He can't oome down now. He is upstairs giving the baby a bath." Women's Complexions depeod for beauty upon Digestion. Dr M A. Simmoos Liver Medicine Regulates the Stomach, Liver aod Kidneys and secures the blessings of good Digestion. For Overworked crirls and Feeble women, Simmons Squaw Vioe Wine or Tablets are nature's greatest boon. A few doses of Dr. M.A. Simmoos Liver Midicioe will do more for a Weak Stomach tbao a prolonged course of any other medicine. ANY PERSON Wishing to know the truth in regard to their health should not fail to send for a valuable and new 64-page Booklet which will be sent FREL for a6hort time to thr.se who mention this paper. This book is published by tho celebrated physi? cians and specialists-Dr. Hathaway aid Co. of 22V4 S. Broad St.. Atlanta, Ga., whom yon should address. Write to-day. Tbe sooner a cough or cold is cared with? out barm to tbe sufferer tbe better. Lieger iog colds are dangerous Hacking cougb is distressing One Minure Coogh Cure quick? ly cure3 it. Why suffer wben sucb n cou?h cure is within reach ? It is pleasant to the taste.-Hagb3"n-Ligon Co. _ *s The happiest ladies are those using the Wbitfsewing machine. Mothers, we call your attention to Pitts' Carminative. It acts promptly, it is pleas? ant to the taste, and the children will take it without coaxing. It relieves promptly and permanently. If we can get you to ose it, you will get others to do likewise. Your druggist sells it. J. F. W. DeLorma. Embassador Dies. Washington, Dec. 30.-Ssnor Doo Matias Romero, the Mexican minister to the United States, died at the em? bassy here at 4 10 o'clock this morning Oo Wednesday an operation for appen? dicitis was performed oo the embassa? dor. and al thoo gb tbe operation was en? tirely successful the resulting shook proved greater than be could be ar Up to 1.30 o'clock this morning, however, it was thought that be was in a fair way to recover, but at that time a high fever set io and be sank rapidly uoti bis death. WOMAN'S NIGHTMARE. She Shudders When She Realizes the Danger and Fain of Child-bearing. There is so much suffering and danger in store for the yoong mother, that her happy anticipation soon gives way to a feeling of dread at the thought of the pain which she must undergo. This constant fear so preys upon the mind o? many women that it fills them with ter? ror and makes baby's coming a source of the greatest anxiety and oread. All the su?fering and danger of the ordeal can be avoided by the use of "Mother's Friend," which prepares the body for this important event. It relieves "morning sickness," and many other unpleasant conditions which ex? ist during this time. Thousands ot women praise "Mother's Friend" foi bringing them safely through the mos1 critical period of their lives. Every woman should send their nam? and address :o the Bradfield Regulate* Co., Atlanta, Georgia, and receive free, valuable information on the subject. Taten Up i tater 30, 1898. ONE SMALL IRON GREY MARE, io good condition, near Oswego. Owner can get same by proving property and pay? ing expenses. . H. L. B. WELLS, Jaa. 4 Magistrate.. A GOOD FARM TO RENT. AFARM with fine cotton and corn land to suit a two or three boree crop for rent m Providence Township, oo which is a com? fortable cottage, with kitchen, barns, stables, excellent water, etc. Apply or address 8. G. SPANN, jan4-2w. Sumter, S. C QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF THK CONDITION AND BUSINESS OP He'M of Sliter/'Mer, S.C. At the close of the quarter ending December 31, 1898, published in conformity with the Act of the General Assembly. ASSETS. Loans and Discounts. 1154,370 83 Furniture Fixtures, and Vault, 1,975 91 Bills Receivable, 615 67 Bonds, 8,500 00 Cash in hand and in other Banks and Baokers, and cash items, 81,539 67 Total, $217,002 08 LIABILITIES. . Capital stock, $ 75,000 00 Deposits, 152,535 95 Doe to other Backs, 7 47 Dividend payable on and after January 2, 1899, 3,000 00 Undivided surplus, 16,458 66 Total, $247.002 58 STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, ) SG SUMTER COUNTY. J I, WILLIAM F. RHAMS, Cashier of "The Bank of Sumter," do solemoly swear that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. W. F. RH AME, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21 day.of January, 1899. A C PHELP3, [LS.J . a Notary Public tor S. C. Correct-Attest. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, ) President, in-^.. R. I MANNING, j-directors. J. S. HUGHSON, J January 2. Claremont Loise No. 64, I F. M. THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No* 64, A. F. M., will be beld on Thursday Evening, Jan. 26, at 7$ p. m. Election and installation of officers will take place at this meeting. Brethren will take due notice and govern themselves according!v L. S. CARSON, W. M. Attest-R. C. M08K8, Sec. HARB Y $ CO., WHOLESALE BROKERS, -AND Cotton Storage Warehouse ?PROPRIETORS. UP-TO WN OFFICE: COURT HOUSE SQUARE. 1,000 Tons High Grade Am moniated Fertilizer, 1,000 Tons Acid with Potasa, 500 Tons Dissolved Bone, 500 Tons German Kainit, 400 TODS C. S. Meal, For Sale. We are prepared to meet any and all prices for STAND? ARD GOODS. Get our prices before purchasing. Respectfully, HARBS" & co. ec. 16. We are Still Advert? Altho' Times are Du We have sold all our Berkshire Pigs. It shows the people are sensible in try? ing to improve their stock. If they would now dispossess us of what surplus Horsesj Mules, Wagons, Buggies, Carriages, Carts and Harness, w& now have on hand, giving us a fair . compensation for them, we would feel obliged. Texas and home raised Seed Oats also on hand. H. HARRY. December 28, 1898. rJ J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J JJ JJJ3 Full .Announcement OF O'Donnell & Co. Owing to the remarkably low price at which our staple product is selling we had about determined not to do any advertising this season, upon the principle that "it is bard to get blood ont of a turnip/' and we fear our country friends, upon whom we principally depend, will be pretty well bled at 4| cent cotton, particularly those who have any obligations to satisfy out of it, the consequence being that there is little left to invest in the Fall and Winter necessa? ries ; but as it has been onr annual custom to extend to them an invitation to come and see us, to which they responded most heartily, we beg to renew that invitation with the assurance that we can give them better value for their money than we have ever done before. ? glance at the interior of our store, will satisfy any one that we have a larger stock than we have ever carried, much to our regret, as it is not moving with the rapidity that we would like to see it, but it was purchased on a basis of higher values for cotton, and now will have to be disposed of in accordance with present prices. It is difficult in limited space to do justice to the various departments of our store, but we feel assured it will be a sufficient-guarantee to those who have kindly favored us with their patronage in the past, to say that our stock is larger and more varied in every department than ever before. To those who may doubt the truthfulness of our assertion we can only say come and be convinced. WVWWWWWWWWWJWJ -THE SOUTHERN FM KAGAME OF BALTIMORE, MD. Published by \ Manufacturers' Record Publishing Co. A Monthly Illustrated Journal devotedl to Soothern Agriculture, dealing with all Mat? tera related to General Farming, Live Stock Poultry, Dairying, Truck Farming, Fruit Growing, and every farm interest and pur? suits the South. It is widely read by Northern and Western farmers contemplating moving Sooth. It ou^ht to be in e?ery Southern family, for it is "of the South, by tbe Sooth and for the South." EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS : Chas. W. Dabney, Jr , Ph. D.. LL D. Ex-United States Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, Ex-Director United States Ag? ricultural Experiment fetation in North Caro? lina, President University of Tennessee and President cf Uoited 8t?te3 Agricultural Ex? periment Station in Tenoessee J. B. Killebrew, A. M., Ph. D. Ex-Commissioner of Agriculture for Ten? nessee, author of .'Culture aod Curing of To? bacco" for ?. S. tenth census, "Tobacco Leaf," "Sheep Hosbaodry," "Wheat Grow? ing," 1 Gras3es," and other agricultural works. The regular subscription price of the Southern Farm Magazine is $1 a year, but we offer it and tte Watchman and Southron together one year for $2. Oct 19. L WHITE I ?,?, Fire Insurance Agency. ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH ? MERCANTILE HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb. 2S. STANDARD BRED STALLION Modoo. Will Stand the Season in Sumter .AT Boyle's Stables. Chestnut Stallion, foaled May 1892:; bred by Maj. Campbell Brown, Ewell Stock Farm, Tennessee. "MODOC," sired by McEween, 2.18J; 6rst dam Lady Radawa ; registered in Vol. 12, American Stud Book. Be is one of tbefioest bred stallions in the ttate: bred for size, style, beauty anc speed. He is of kind and gentle disposition. A sure foal getter. ,-THE .eople's, opular, ushing, rogressive hotographer. Doiog the finest a to-datei photography Best Coujch ?yrup. Tastes Good. Usc gt PH_in time. Sold by druggists, gi ROBERT B Surveyor, Wedgefield, -