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Saved by Salvador. Guarantees the Indemnity Demanded of Nicaragua. WASHINGTON. May 2 -The Nicara? guan incident growing out ot the Brit? ish occupation of Corio to was practi? cally and happily settled io day, seem? ingly through the good offices of the Salvadorean tm u ister to Great Britain and France, who arrived io London rom ?Paris this morning and had an interview with Lord Kimberly, the British Foreigo Secretary, lt is under? stood that Ambassador Bayard wa? present at the meeting, although the statement of Sir Edward Grey iu the House of Commons to-day that' the United States bad not suggested terms for an amicable settlement would indi? cate that Mr. Bayard was only present as amiens curia. The conference betweea Lord Kim- j berley and Minister Medina, the Minis? ter from Salvador> resulted . in a final arrangement of terms for tbe settlement of the trouble at Corio to, :he substance of which wu immediately cabled to Secretary Gresham by Mr. Bayard. In the dispatch Mr. Bayard said that Great Britain had accepted the guaran tee made by Salvador for the payment of tbe indemnity of $77,000 demanded j by the British government, the pay? ment to be made by Nicaragua in Lon? don within a fortnight, and the British j government agreeing that as soon as j Nicaragua confirmed tilts promise to pay j and informed the British admiral in j charge of the nava! force at Cor into of j that fact, the admiral would be instruct ed to withdraw not only the force of marines, which, under command of Capt. French, now hold possession of the custom house and other govern? ment buildings at Corinto, hut also to remove bis warships from the harbor. The dispatch from Mr. Bayard was received at tbe State Department this afternoon by Assistant Secretary Uni, be acting Secretary of State ic the ab? sence, through sickness, of Secretary Gresham. The President, in 4HS COU 0~j try home at Woodley, was promptly telephoned of the receipt of tW tnteii gecee that a settlement of tie Nica? raguan difficulties was m prospect and immediately drove to the White House, where Ur. Uhl joined him with a copy of the cusparon ~ Secretary Uhl declined ibis evening to discuss tbe settlement He would not say whet-her or net the result brad been reached through the ?pod offices of the United States nor would he give any information about the matter. That the government of Salvador had desided to t?nder tts good offices in the controversy through Mr. Medina, irs minister to Great Britain and France, had been previously and exclusively stated in these dispatches. Instructions to this effect were sent Mr Medina yesterday and he must have hurried at once from Paris to London, as he ar? rived at the English capital this morn? ing. That Salvador bas guaranteed the payment alf tie "smart monev" die? ma nd ed by Great Britain, as seems to be indicated by Mr. Bayard's dispatch, is a sew and interesting phase of the situation. The great interest of people generally in the aspect of the United States in the Nicaragua trouble was shown to-day by the complete exhaus? tion of the pamphlet containing extracts from the message of President Monroe j enunciating his famous doctrine. The edition delivered at the Department of State to-day by the government print? ing office was of 250 copies only, but by coon nearly all of these had been given to persons who applied personally for them. A number of telegrams and j letters were also received requesting the pamphlet and in anticipation of a greater demand another and larger j edition had been ordered which will be delivered at the department to-morrow. ; The Attempt to Coerce Japan, j BERLIK, April 30.-The Frankfurter ! Zeitung has a St. Petersburg dispactb which says that Japan is making exten sive preparations for defeoce. She has mobilized large bodies of troops and has erected fortifications and blockaded important coast points with mines. Several swift steamers have recently been bought for the Japanese Govern? ment in England and America. Eus- i sia, the dispatch says, is still sending troops to Vladivostock. A semi-official note which appears in Norddeutsche Allgemeice Zeitung warns Japan that it will be of no advan? tage to insist upon adherence to the date of the ratifications of the Shimon- i oseki treaty, inasmuch as the objections o? the new alliance will remain the same after as before the ratifications. i The Vossische Zeitung, commenting ! on the situation, says that if China is urged not to ratify the treaty, a renew- ! al of the war is certain, and adds:"Tbe Governments in the alliance have now got theooFelves in a situation where, if Japan does not yield, they must choose between peace and war/' The Vossische Zeitung regrets that the Government has brought the Fa? therland to this point. "According to information from a. trust-worthy source io Hiroshima, the ministry have adopted a resolute atti? tude toward Russian dictation. The ministry deny Russia's right to inter? fere and even meditate open defiance, believing Russia's forces in the East are not powerful enough to enforce that country's demands. Foreigo warships are assembling at Japanese ports. French vessels have beeo ordered to j prepare for an emergency. Whooping it Up for Women. A Novel Exhibition in the Capital of South Carolina. COLUMBIA, May.-The advance guard of the woman's rights crusade arrivde io the sity this afternoon a-xi proceeded to take the people hy their eloquence to night. The placard* announced an attractive programme and the hali of the House of Representatives was very well filled when the woman'* rights oratory began, and it in of a decidedly high and entertaining order. The majority of the audience were women bat whether they favored women vot? ing, before or after the argumeut, wa? not developed as none of these <>)d time hand primaries were taken The speaking continued uoti! rather late in the night and the crowd stuck to the ' last, although there was a good old j lime collection staring the audience in tbe face Tbe party of woman suffra? gists who occupied seats on the rostrum were the president, Mrs. Virginia j Young, Mrs. Neblett, of Greenville, j Miss Clay, of Kentucky, Miss Lewis, of Asheville, Mr. Robt. R. Hemphill, and Mr H. Cowper Patton, who was the director of ceremonies. Tbe ex? ercises were opened with prayer by Dr Clayton. MR. COWPER PATTON'S GENTLE HINTS. Representative Patton, in his intro? duction, stated that "politics make? strange bedfellows." Several years ago the question of woman ?uffrage was ? practically unknown, bot now it is a Hying question. Personally he thought be knew that politics were not fit for our women to go into. He would not even suggest that the question was one to be lightly treated, for the worthy women urging woman suffrage were j deeply in earnest. Tba women could j not, be remarked, have .made a much worse mess than the men bave made in 1 tbe last few years. If he were j allowed to suggest, the eforts of tbe j women should be direoted. not to tbe ! men. but to the women He thought that whenever the day came ' when the women wanted to vote that they would get lt and ought to have it. He paid a haodsome tribute to the women of the i Confederacy and suggested that the j Southern States sh o ni <J uni te to erect a fi tti og mon nm eut to the Confederate women. He iras sorry he could not wish tba movement success. PRESIDENTEN YOUNG's ADDRESS. He introduced as the first speaker Mrs. Virginia D. Young, tbe president of tbe Association in tbe State. Mrs. Young, who left ber budding roses and wooing birds and devoted husband a week ago, is no stranger to Columbia and has very many friends and admirers here. She was neatly attired in a modest black costume. She used manuscript and read well. Her first remarks were directed to the pleasure of speaking io the balls of ber father. Her grandfather and father had been representatives io this and the Senate balls. Mrs. Young then prettily re? viewed the week's captures, and how the College students were loth to loss tbe party! She emphasized the poiot that female suffrage would cleanse poli? tics and put good meu in office. "No Oscar Wildes for us," she remarked, j Woman was already abreast of men in many arts, and tbe next thing would be that woman would be abreast of men in politics and finance. Woman j would, she remarked, let in the pure light of God into every department of politics with the ballot. She wanted to know whether men who trusted their honor in women could not trust them with a ballot. Her talk was cbarmiDgly worded and took well. There was a ring of poetry about much of her argument, and it was frequently ap? plauded. FASCINATING MISS LEWIS. Miss Helen Morris Lewis, whatever may be said of ber woman's lights notions, is a most decidedly attractive j and fascinating speaker. She made ; the most spirited and vivacious talk j of the evening, and had her facts and rhetoric at her fingers' end. Miss Lewis is a rapid talker--a very rapid talker-and wanted to say a great deal l in her time, but out of what she did < say the following is remembered : j i Equal rights of woman was nothing j new. It was not revolutionary. It ! i has been a slow and sure growth. The ! ] question was one that must be solved. ! She suggested that it may be better to make provision for woman suffrage in ! this State, instead of having it foroed by national legislation. Women no longer I were forced to marry. After talking i about spinsters, old maids and the like, < Miss Lewis rambled off to the matter i of higher education and rounded it up i by stating that there was no position ? that woman could not successfully < occupy. So long as women are de- j barred from legislation so long will < they be cramped by legislation. Men 1 cannot represent women because they i are so unlike. Women wanted the ba 1 lot because they wanted to protect their homes Men represent material interests, so at least the reason for the demand is given for feinaie suffrage .She protested against higher salaries ? beiug paid men than women for equal 1 work and could not get oil this track all j evening. The women wure tired of ; flattery. They were disgusted with bc- 1 iu^ called "queens" and ''angels" and being trampled upon in legislation, aud being paid small salaries for what was ? done as well as by others. She rung ; in divorce legislation in other States, which had no application for this ? State. j ( She paid her reppecta to the women in happy homes, who were "steeped in satisfaction,'' and who did nothing for their helpless sisters. With a deal of emphasis she said thar, in all but two States womeo were classed with felon*, who are not permitted to vote. Miss Lewin wanted everyone to note that the woman suffragists were not freak* aod monstrosities. She thought it woman ly to come before your own people and j argue for the good ot the whole people. Womeo, she thought, would have sense enough not th hold offices for which they were unqualified. The women wanted an educational qualification which would insure white supremacy When the women saw that white su? premacy depended upon their ballots they would vote as a unit. She re? viewed at length what Carolina's womeo had done to deserve the vote and WHS applauded when she dramatic? ally related bow her mother had defied Sherman's bummers on the streets of Columbia. A FAMILIAR FIGURE Tbeu Gen. H em ph ill was announced, but bad little to say. By way of re? minder be said it was a cass of "I told you so." As far back as 1876 he advo? cated equal rights, and since theo has been working in that. line, and in 1892 offered a bill on that line. He kindly gave way to Miss Clay, as he and bis views are so well known here. EMPHATIC LA UK K CLAY. Miss Laura Clay is a rather stout woman's rights advocate and bas a way of emphasizing her points. She tried to account for the alleged demaud for woman suffrage hy wayiug that spinning and weaving, bacon curing, soap boil? ing and all these are almost things of the past, and their loss have forced women into other fields. Fifty years ago Harriet Martineao found seven occupations for women To-day Com? missioner Wright says women form a percentage of every occupatio!), except service in the army and navy There were now three million women work? ing side by side with men. The emancipation of woman was a cause in which woman mu>t agitate and educate and men alone can aot. She let a beam of humor shine down on ber speeeh and drifted off on that well known Alliance phrase. "Equal rights to all, etc1' She thought that woman suffrage was a trump card for the Democratic party. It is only a question of time, she urged, before national enfranchisement would come. Her speech was one of decided vigor and force. After the collection lit-. Patton an? nounced that to-morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock a meeting would be held lo the ball of the House of Representatives and to-morrow night at 8.30 the ladies would again argue for woman suffrage. Trouble at the Mines. Virginia Troops Ordered Out Uncle Sam May Be Called on. LYNCHBURG, VA., May 3 -A tele? gram was received to-night about 12:30 from Governor O'Ferrai, order? ing the Home Guards to proceed by first train to Pocahontas, the scene of | the miners' strike. The town bell was rung at 1 o'clock and the mili? tary proceeded to gather at the armory. At this hour, 1:45 a m., they are fully equipped and will leave on the 5.35 train this morning for Poeahoutas. RICHMOND, May 3.-A Bluefield, W. Va., special to the Dispatch says : It . is the miners On the Elkhorn side of the large tunnel who seem to be in the most ugh7 mood It is now probable that the United States re? gulars will be called for. There is a regiment at Columbus, 0., in easy reach. ROANOKE, VA., May 3.-The Roanoke Light Infantry and Roanoke Machine Works Guards of this city j received orders from Richmond to- j night to prepare to go to Graham, i Va., in the morning, and they are now hurriedly preparing to do so. RICHMOND, VA., May 3-The Rich? mond Howitzers, twenty-four strong, with a three-inch rilled gun, left for the coal fields at midnight. The o Si- j cers of the First Regiment were j summoned to the regimental armory i just before midnight and told that the services of that comnand might be reeded. A Fatal ; Accident in Flor? ence. FLORENCE, May 2.-Harry R Ham uond, a thirteeo-year-old adopted son | )f the late J. W. Hammond, editor of :he Florence Messenger, while attempt-1 og to pass under some box cars that j were ?tanding on the Coast Line freight j pard here this evening, was instantly i lilied. The switch engine struck the ;ars while he was on thc rail and the ! wheels Dsssed 'ivor him, m as h in? his ! jody into a jolly. It Did the Business. \'r. J. H. Cobb, publisher of the Mirror,* it Broc too, N. V., ?*\s: "For nearly two rears the Mirror has t;r-e:i publishing tlx idveriisemeni? of Chamberlain's Remedies, < A few day; ago the writer wa? suffering from i. bowel trouble ?ml resorted ff) an old rmi- 1 >dj winch did not prove efficacious: finally le tried Chamberlain's Colic, ("boera and Diarrhoea Remedy and two doses did the ??sineSS, checking it completely. For Hale .y Dr. A. J. China. --i?- ^mmmmm H. G. Osteen & Co., tunke a specialty of laper, and now have the finest and most ' complete selection of paper ever in Sumter, rhey sell more paper for the same money than I ;an be bought elsewhere. Ijtore on Liberty ' street next to the Watchman and Southron )flice. Cyclone Swept. Terrible Disaster in Iowa Numbers of Lives Lost, Many Wounded, and Property Swept Away. Sioux CITY, IA., May 3.-Siot; county was de vatted by a terrific c clone tliis afternoon The storm can from the northwest and struck Siou Centre, a small town forty-five milt north of this point, at 4 o'clocl Telegraphic reports from the seer of the storm are very meager, th wires being down, but it ie unde stood that a considerable numb* were killed and injured. The fin repon ? were received by the Siou City & Northern Railroad from the: agent at Sioux Centre The dispate read : "Cyclone passed three mile northwest of here. School hons near town blown down Teacbe killed and several children killed an injured. Exact number and name have not yet been learned Who] country in the track of the storm de vastated. Sionx City & Norther tracks between Perkins and DOOJ washed out for several miles." Dispatches from Sioux Centre a 8.SO say that three school houses an< at least twenty residences and barn near that place were swept away At the school house, two teacher and three pupils were killed an< many injured. Two women wen found dead about 6 o'clock not fa from the point where one of tin school bouses stood One man win arrived in Sioux ?ity late in tb? evening, repoited that his house wai blown away and his family killed He himself escaped and says that a least 100 people must have been kill ed Parties have been sent out fron Hull, Sioux Centre and Orange Cen tre, neighboring, towns, but theil work is being carried on in tota darkness and in the midst of a tre mendous wind and rain storm It ii consequently progressing slowly. A number of bodies have already beer recovered, although the exact num ber cannot be learned. Every one ii violently excited and definite informa lion cannot be obtained. It is said that Perkins, a small towt betweeii Sioux Centre and Doon, wa? directly in the path of the storm and was almost entirely wiped out The wires leading to it are all down. The tracks are all washed out, and the roads cannot be safely traveled over, owing to the manner in which they were gullied by the rain. It ie, con? sequently, no easy matter to reach it. Physicians have already set out from Hull. Orange City and Sioux Centre, but are being met with every con? ceivable obstacle in their effort to reach the scene of the storm. Help has been refused from here, but if the same character of reports continue to come in, a train may be sent out. Late this evening news was re? ceived from Sibley to the effect that a storm struck there at 5 p. m , de? stroying the house of John Watter? son, killing Mrs. Watterson and in? juring Watterson and his son. No names can yet be learned of the peo pie injured about Sioux Contre and Perkins. The Sioux Centre & North? ern train which arrived at 10 o'clock this evening brought several passen? gers who witnessed the storm. They reported that thirteen dead had been brought into Sioux Centre at 8 p m. It is estimated that fifty people must have been killed. The Northern train barely escaped a smash-up in a washout near Doon, but was stopped by section men before it passed upon the dangerous territoiy. THE LATEST REPORTS. Sioux CITY, May 3.-Later reports say that ten were killed at Doon and three at Perkins. Thirteen dea?l have been brought into Sioux Centre. The tornado jumped forty miles north? east to Sibley, Osceola county. Five are reported killed there. The storm appears to have origi? nated one and a half miles southwest of Sioux Centre. From there it moved across the country in a northeasterly direction, crossing the Sioux City & Northern track about two miles north of Sioux Centre. About half a mile beyond it seems to have changed its course to the northwest and struck Perkins and Sibley. All books used io the classes of the Sumter institute and the Graded School, at Whole? sale Prices at H. G. Osteeo & Co's., next to the Watchman and Southron office, Liberty Street. Postage 9tamp9 always on hnnd at H. G. I Osfeen & Co's. Stationery Store. Typewriter supplies at H. G. Osteen & ; Co's , Liberty street. 3 ~ had spent hundreds 5 ; p. of dollars TRYIN? ? various remedies? $ and physicians, none of which did me * g any good. My finger nails came or?, ? SS and mv hair came out, leaving rneS ? perfectly bald. 1 then went to ft j 1 HOT SPRIGS ? T? Hoping to be cured by this celebrated ft ^treatment, but very soon became S g disgusted, and Jecided ^to ^TRVg ' % the first bottle, and by the time 1 had J ajt.fcen twelve battles 1 was enrireiv cured S cured by S.S. S. when the world-renowned ft Si Hot Springs had failed. ? ft WAV S. LOOMIS. Shreveport. La. ft . H Our Bock on the Dl.ieage and lt* Treat mont B : ft malled free to any address, ft 2 SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta, (ia. * Cotton Blight. 4 Tests made by the Alabama Experiment Station and elsewhere prove conclusively that I Kainit Prevents cotton blight. Planters can prevent the immense loss caused annually by this disease. Send for our pamphlets. T .-/ r.ro sort free. It will cost you nothing t> read them, and they will save you irs- GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau Street, New Vori. J. W. F. DeLOILHE, -DEALER IN Toilet Soaps, Perfumery and all Kinds of Druggist's Sundries Usually Kept in a JF'irst Class I>irias store. Tobacco, Snuff and Cigars, Garden Seeds, &c, also Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Glass, Putty, &c, Dye Stuffs. Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public will 6nd my stock of Medicines complete, warranted genuine, and of best quality. Call and see for yourselves. Night Calls Promptly Attended To. Paint Your Roofs. Now is the time to Paint your Roofs, and DIXON'S GRA? PHITE PAINT is the sort to use. One painting has been known to last fifteen years. We sell the Paint, or contract to put it on, guaranteeing satis faction either way.. If you want a book on this subject let us know. MACHINERY OF ALL KINDS. Belting. Oils and General Machinery Supplies. Sanitary Plumb? ing in ail its branches. THE SUMTER MACHINED AND SUPPLY HOUSE, H. B. BLOOM, Manager. East Liberty St., Sumter, S. C. March 4. John R* Hainsworth, AGENT FOR THE South and North American Lloyds, New York and Chicago Lloyds. I CAN INSURE all classes of property at greatly reduced rates from the prevailing Fir; Insurance Rates with equal responsibility on the part of the Company. Office at Haynsworth & Haynsworth's Law office. Feb 6 Sumter, S. C. TO FARMERS ONLY The above Planter will plant accurately any number cf grains in p!*ce, a; any distance desired. One roan and one horse can open the furrow, r.u: down the ?uano and dro: and cover corn, 12 acres in one day and do it to perfection. Sold by ? Geo. F. Epperson, Sumter, S. C. Office at Geo. F. Epperson's Livery Stables. SUMTER TIN SHOP HAVING PURCHASED the tools and outfit of the shop formerly, of E. Cardarelli, ? will conduct the Tin business in its different branches at the sante stand, on Republican Street near Graham's Stables. Orders for Roofing, Guttering nod general Repair Work will have prompt attention 1 have good workmen employed, and guarantee satisfaction. Feb. 20. H.A. HOYT. A cent MISS WILLIS', Principal Baltimore- Cooking School.. A/if Pastry Cook Book. Cut out this Coupon and m-wl it to the Rumford Chemical Works. Providence, R. i . giving your address plainly written, and a coppy will bc sent free. Rumford Chemical Works, Providence, K. [.: Please send rae H copy ol Miss Willis' .Vu Pastry Cook Kook, to which I am entitled by bring :i reader of The Daily item. Narie. Post (?thee. County. State. OTTO F. WETTERS, WHOLESALE GROCER, AND LIQUOR DEALER, OFFICE AND SALESROOM : 1S3 East Bay, Charleston, S. C. Nov. 7. THE Sumter Institute For Women? rpaE TWENTY-SEVENTH Cu LL EG 1 JL ate year of the Institute will begin September 11th 1S94. With its full corps efficient teachers ami high standard ot sch ot arshfp, it offers advantages tor educating young ladies, equal to any College for wo? men in this State. We intend that it shall grow in efficiency as it grows in years, asd thus command the continued iavor ct its pain-as, and commend itsell to the taror ot all who have daughters to educate. Entire expenses for the year from $150 to ?200. For particulars ar>plv to H. FRANK WILSON, President, July 4. Sumter, S. C.