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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, (902. The Suxnter Wate&man was toan dea is 1850 and the True Southron io 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and ie?uence of both of the old papers, and is mani festly the best advertising medium io Sam ter. A six-acre tobacco crop that seil?: for $1,350?an average of $225 an acre?is more to be desired than a sixty acre cotton crop, for it would be a fair yield of cotton that would sell for $22.50 an acre, while the the rent, labor and expense of the tobacco farm will be so much less, that everything is on the side of the six acre tobacco farm as compared , with a sixty -acre cotton farm. Many of the dispensary constables are said to be looking forward with great anxiety to the inauguration of Governor Heyward. They have reason to be anxious for none know better than they do themselves that they should be turned out at once. The sober, honest, and energetic constables who have been faithful in the dis charge of duty and have not devoted their entire time and talent to samp ling liquor or dodging blind tigers, have nothing to fear from a change of administration. Attorney General Knox says the title to the Panama canal is all right and the United States *~m obtain a perfect title from the Panama Canal Ca, but subject of course to treaties with Colombia. It is with the treaties that the real trouble lies for at present there is no government in Colombia capable of negotiating a treaty, several revolutionsbeing under way at once. This condition effectually blocks all progress on the canal, and there is no predicting when the, actul construc tion will begin. It .is not wildly im probable to suppose that the Pacific Bailroads, the most persistent and bitter opponents of an isthmian canal, are furnishing the funds to keep the revolution going. The Republicans have nominated Alex Dantzler, an ignorant negro of Orangeburg county, for congress in opposition to Congressman Lever, and will as. usual contest the seat in Con gress. The Republicans have no hope of electing Dantzler, but there are always more or lees to be picked up by the contesting candidate, and just as long as an allowance is made for pay ing the expenses of the contesting candidate there will be candidates like Dantzler in the field. If the House of Representatives should be carried by the Republicans by a small majority only they will immediately unseat Congressman Lever if there is the least excuse tor doing so. Right and justice have no place in the Republican party's book of rules and if a vote is needed in Congress they will unseat a ! legally elected Democrat to secure it This being the case it becomes the 1 duty of every Democrat in this coma- : ty and throughout the Seventh Dis trict to vote on next Tuesday. A vote then is far more important than a vote > in the primary, and Democrats must ; free their minds of the idea that when . they have cast their votes in the ; primaries they have discharged their '. full political duty. A small vote for . Lever Tuesday may cause him to be unseated and Dantzler made the re presentative of this district There is no business of more importance that the election on Tuesday, and we < trust every Democrat in the Seventh ( District will go to the polls and cast his ballot for the regular ticket ' nominated in the primary. TIE PANAMA CANAL There is Some Reason to Fear That a Serious Hitch is impending. Washington, Oct. 28.?The last Colombian note, respecting the canal treaty, which arrived in Washington several days ago has not yet been de livered to the state department and there is some reason to fear that a serious "hitch is impending. This note was framed at Bogota September 16 last, a date prior to the arrival of Admiral Casey in isthmian waters and his checking of the passage of troops across the isthmus by rail. Since that date the admiral has had several occasions to assert a police power over the Panama railroad and in the harbors at either end. Ther^ is no reason to believe that these as sertions of power, though in the view of the state department here exercised strictly within the limits of the treaty between the United States and Col ombia by which the former guaran tees freedom of traffic across the isthmus, is viewed by Columbia with growing apprehension and suspicion. Sach an event as that recorded yes terday for instance in w*hich Admiral Casey challenged the papers of the Colombian warship Bogota, a boat a quired in tne United States for use by the Colombian government, is re- \ yarded by the Colombians as a direct assertion of United States sovereignty which they cannot aliow to go with out protest Therefore, there is no reason to believe that this last Colom bian note respecting the canal treaty which might iu itself have afforded the necessary means for a complete agreement between the two countries, is being delayed in presenation in order j that the Colombian government at1 Bogota may have an opportunity to qualify it or even withhold it entirely in view of the recent events which have been so distasteful to them. IMPROVED BgttTTLL Prof. Nesom's Experiments At tract Attention of the State. _______ Clemson College, Oct. 25.? Dr. G. E. Nesom returned from Indianapolis few days ago whither he had gone to purchase a carload of registered beef cattle. Persons from many parts of the State had sent in orders for young cattle, and as they are not to be had in this parts of the country, it is necessary to get them farther north. Dr. Nesom as veterinarian of the experiment station hus worked up con siderable interest in beef cattle breed ing, and placed many valuable bulls and heifers in several counties. The greatest difficulty in bring northern cattle to the south is that many of them die of southern cattle fever (Texas fever). This difficulty can now be overcome by inoculating all young cattle shipped south, be fore they are put out to pasture. The carload just received will be thus im munized before being shipped to the individual purchasers. To those not familiar with heavy beef cattle, these are very interesting. Many of them weigh more than a thousand pounds at 18 months old. Among the lot is the noted shorthorn show bull "None such," recently sold by Moorman & Miller, He is four years old and weighs, when in show condition, 2,600 pounds. He has proven quite an attraction at the veterinary build ing." He is perfectly gentle and is easily managed with a common halter. The doctor brought dbwn five head of a brand heretofore unknown in this State?the Double Standard Polled Durhams or registered short horns without horns. They have two pedi greees." Mr. John A. Wardlaw, of Abbeville, accompanied Dr. Nesom and bought some valuable animals. The big bull "Nonesuch" has to his credit five straight first prizes and five sweepstakes. The question of raising beef cattle is not n?w a question of numbers but of pounds to the animal ; Dr Nesom thinks the business has now gone back to the farm, where it properly belongs. South Carolina is preeminently adapted to cattle raising. Leading authorities say that the grass that grows in a one-horse corn crop is worth more than the whole crop of com is properly fed to cattle. This question is certainly worth the con sideraion of the farmers of the State. The great trouble is that too much is wasted on scrub cattle that will not put on flesh. The introduction of these standard bred cattle, it is be lieved, will give 'an impetus to the stock.farming interests of the State. At.the sale where these cattle were bought Hereford heifers sold for $5,000; one Hereford cow for $7,500, and a bull for $10,000. That in dicates that there is money in the business. The men getting such prices were ordinary farmers. Prof. Upton will make tests in feeding while these cattle are being immunized to see if he can devise a method of preventing the usuai loss of weight TOBACCO OUMBINB. Good Sales at the Florence Ware house, The tobacco market is on the ascen dency again. Sales at the warehouses today were very good, and the farmers went away greatly pleased. The buy ers bid lively, and ran the price up on all grades to the highest figure. A. L. Cash, from Lake City, sold a wagon load which netted him $98; and J. T. McNeil, of Motts, sold sev eral hundred pounds for which he realized good average prices. A num ber of farmers who had tobacco on the floor said they got better prices on the Florence market today than they had got elsewhere, and they would sell the remainder of their crop iiere.? Florence Times, 28th. W. Brooks Harley Shot. A special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun from Parkersburg, W. Va., un der date of Oct. 26, gives the following ?tory of the shooting of a man who is well known here and all over South Carolina : "Lying on his bed, with the knowl edge that he is about to die, W. Brooks Harley, the proprietor of the Manhattan club, who was shot in the breast yesterday morning, bravely takes upon himself the blame for the fatal shot, which he yesterday de clared was fired at him by his wife. "The cause of the shooting is a mystery. Harley arrived home from his club at 4 a. m., and in a few minutes thereafter the police were summoned. Upon their arri val fjarley declared that his wife had shot him, but afterward he denied this, and has since stoutly maintained, along with the other ambers of the family, that he shot himself and that it wa3 purely accidental. As there was no witness outside the family, it will never be known unless the family should tell what occurred." BOLD BANK ROBBERY. The Iowa State Bank Robbed. Des Moines, la., Oct. 28.?The boldest bank robbery of recent years in Iowa occurred at Prairie City early today. The robbers dynamited the safe of the Iowa State bank and secured an amount approximating $1,000. They exchanged a fusillade of shots with local officers and escaped. Night watchman Erskine discovered four men approaching the bank at 1 o'clock. One of the men cornered him and kept him covered with a rifle for three hours while another broke open the bank door and worked on the safe. The other two men patrolled the street and by a system of signals were able to hold at bay the citizens who were attracted to the scene. Five dynamite shots were fired by the man in the bank before he succeeded in getting to the cash box. The sum secured was mostly silver. At 4 o'clock the four men left the bank and diasppear6d. Subjects For the Asylum. Ottawa, Oct. 28.? Inquiry in official quarters in regard to the reports from the west about the Doukhobors elicits the information that there are a num ber of them, probably a thousand in all, affected with the religions mania. They are going from village to village among their own people and it is said they are likely to arrange to meet in I some central place, probably at York ! ton, to decide upon what they are going to do. The Doukholders believe it to be a sin to hold domestic animals in re straint, and they have therefore turn ed their cattle and horses loose upon the prairie.' They will not wear leath er shoes or any clothing produced from animals and the men and women have been yoking themselves to the plow and wagon. A large number of the horses and cattle have been seized by the government and sold at public auc tion?the amount realized, about $20, 000, will be used to take care of the fanatics when the winter sets in. Ten years ago there were only one hundred and forty thousand Jews in the United States. Now there are six hundred thousand in New York alone and more than a million in the ! whole country. It is reported that a negro was kill ed Thursday at Tindals' station. He was on an excursion train that was crowded with people coming to the circus and as the train passed the wood rack he put his head so far out of the window that it came in contact with the rack. He was knocked out and instantly killed. A PREACHER KILLED. Run Over by Train While Attempting to Cross Track at Bishopville. Bishopville, Oct. 25.?The Rev. Thomas Mundenhall, a prominent colored Baptist preacher was run over by a train at this depot this afternoon and instantly killed. He was attempt* ing to cross between box cars on the side track when the cars came to gether and caught him. His body was terribly mangled and he died in stantly. A jury of .inquest was sum moned by Magistrate Rhame, and af ter hearing the evidence rendered a verdict that he came to his death by his own carelessness. A few min utes after this accident another negro was caught in the act of trying to crawl under box cars and was arrested by the police and locked up. Keep an eye on the advertising columns ; they contain something new in the way of business information every day. Index to Eyes. Headache pain in or around the orbit of the eyes, or dim vision is a true index to some existing optical defect which should be corrected with their proper glasses in order to neutralize such defects and restore peace and happiness to the eyes, soul and mind. Call at my optical parlor and have Dr. Highsmith test your eyes and tell you just what they require. E. A. Bultman, Jeweler. Oct. 21. Hams at 10 Cents. 2000 lbs. uncanvassed Hams, which we guarantee at cents per lb. I 2000 lbs. choice canvassed Hams at i 10 cents per lb. Call before they are i gone. Ducker & Bultinan. I Oct. 29?It. I FOR SALE?1,000 fine stalks of Sugar Cane at 82.50 per hundred. Now readv for banking. P. M. Pitts, Sumter, S. C._Oct 29-2t* FOR SALE?Farm of 615 acres, Vfc \ miles from Wisacky, 100 cleared, bal- | ance timbered, but can be brought j under cultivation ; fine pasture. Price $2.500. Address W. Arthur Green, j Wisacky, S. C. Oct. 29-2t* ? j -.- I FOR SALE?A fine plantation, 635 acres well settled. Price $6,000, cheap compared to annual income. Write ! to A. B. Stuckey, Atty.j Sumter, S. C. j Oct. 21?2t. WANTED?Standard yellow pine ties 6x9x8. Anderson Lumber Co., Cnarleston, ! S. C. Oct 15?2m j BUILDING AND Lu AN NOTICE I THE FIRST payment on the stock of the Home Building & Loan Associa tion will be made at the office of the I undersigned on Nov. 1st?4th next, i All parties desiring to take stock in ! the Association, will subscribe the j same and pay the first installment on ! the above mentioned date. H. FRANK WILSON. ! Oct. 31st, Nov. 1st, 3d and 4th. Jenkins Bros, have just received a large I shipment of ball bearing, drop head, New I Home machines. See them. Under Ma : sonic Temple. *niy 30. PROCLAMATION. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. WHEREAS information has been received at this Department that an Atrocious assault was committed in the County of Sumter on or about the day of October 190*2, upon the body of a policeman in the city of Sumter, by shooting and dang erously wounding him by Amos Singleton, an escaped convict and that the said Amos Singleton has fled from justice. Now, therefore, I, M. B. McSwee ney Governor of the State of South Carolina, in order that justice may be done and the majesty of the law vindicated, do hereby offer a reward of fifty dollars for the apprehension 'and delivery of the said Amos Single ton to Sheriff of Sumter, at Sumter. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed, at Columbia, this 22d (Seal. ) day of October, A. D. 1902, and in the 127th year of the Independence of the United States of America. M. B. McSWEENEY. By the Governor: M. R. COOPER, Secretary of State. Oct29 , BYTTENBERG & SONS. SUMTES, S. C. Do you really want to save money on every article pur chased ? Well, then call on us and we will con vince you that we can help you do so. , BYTTENBERG & SONS, SUMTEB, S. C. CD Cloaks, Jackets I ? j ' ! a?? Furs. The lady who has not already supplied herself will soon be looking around for her winter wraps, and she will find no bet ter stock to select from than the one being shown by us. The Monte Carlo Is the latest thing in this particular line of ladies' apparel, and you will find them here from $9.00 to $ 18.00. If you are looking for a $5 Jacket, we have the best one ever shown in Sumter. It is made of a fine quality Kersey cloth in colors, Black, ?oyal, Oxford and Tan, in plain and corded effect. The corded is a very showy, handsome, dressy garment, and could be sold for much more than we ask for them, but they were bought cheap and will be sold in like manner. Blankets, Blankets, Blankets. You have heard the story of the Tar Heel Blanket We have told it so often, and notwithstanding a good thing will bear repetition, we will not annoy you with going over it again, only to say that the mills are annually improving the quality without increasing the price. We are the only house from whom you can buy this blanket. If you want' a cheaper grade we have North Carolina Blankets at $2 50, but if you want something tbat will stick to you closer than a brother on a cold night, and last you for 20 years with a little care, buy a Tar Heel at $3.90. Our line of Silks and Dress Goods will be found equally as interesting as the items mention above, and our Carpet De partment is complete in every respect. Carp?ts from 25c. to $1.25. Mattings, Linoleums, Art Squares and Window Shades. Our motto is now as it always has been, "Sell as cheap as we can, not as dear ?as we might.7' VIRGINIA-CAROLINA CHEMICAL COMPANY MANUFACTURE FOR INFORMATION ADDRESS THE V?RGMA-CAROUNA CHEMICAL GO. 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