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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10, 1897. The Sumter Watchman was founded . in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and in mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sam ter --W11 -BM "' I BBWa Representative J. Harvey Wilson makes clear his position on the Salem county question io a card published elsewhere to-day. It was Col. Wil? son's duty, as a representative, to in? troduce tbe bill at the request of bis constituents, and that he performed his fall duty to ail of bis constituents in the course he pursued, no one can ques? tion. Col. Wilson had no axe to grind in this matter, and adverse criticisms are out sustained by the records. ?-^> The boards of township commission? ers are made up of as good, substan? tial men as the oounty affords, aod we are satisfied that the affairs of the coun? ty are safe in their hands. They will look carefully into all matters pertain? ing to the welfare of their township aod will limit all expenditures to the necessities and will see that all work is done economically and substantially. The expenses of the county ?ave been reduced since the township system of government went into effect, and we be- i Heve that the expenses will be still fur- j ther reduced in future. Economy is the order of the day and is needed no fN^where more urgently than in the man? agement of the affairs of the county. Sumter county should be out of debt and on a cash basis, and we believe that the present hoard wilt continue the good work inaugurated by the boards retiring from offne. \ I The News and Courier laments the passing of the bay burner and the advent of the trolley. The world moves rapidly these days, and even the most conservative places must fall into line. The repeal of the law prohibiting the use of free passes on railroads by State officials and members of the Legislature is not" creditable to the House of Representatives ? mern ber of the legislature should not ?^make use of a free pass in any cir? cumstances, and it should not have been uecessary to prohibit it, but B:nce the law is on the statute book, to repeal it has the appearance of j an .intimation to the railroads that passes .will be acceptable. The members had nothing to gain by re pealing the law, unless they mean to accept passes and place themselves nuder obligation to the railroad cor? porations,and it was unwise to do BO... The Legislators' who voted against the repeal will find that their constituents will sustain, them, while those who made the repeal possible by voting for it will regret it Mr. W. W. Ball bas resigned the editorship of the Charleston Post, and is now editor in chief of the Greenville News. Mr Ball has de 8ervedly won recognition as one of the ablest aud most versatile news paper men in the State and in his new field will doubtless hav? a wider field for the exercise of his talent and a grea?er sphere of influ ence. Under his management the Charleston Post prospered, and he left it on a substantial and paying basis In his new field Mr. Ball has our best wishes and we feel satisfied that he will more than meei the expec? tations of his numerous friends. Great interest is being taken ir the blockade of the port of Charles ton, throughout the South Atlantic States The Atlanta Journal o Saturday contained two pages o matter in reference to this grea naval event On. one page then were two half psge illustrations o the oort of Charleston, one of whicl was a representation of the bombaid ment of Fort Sumter during the las war. The indications now point t< the largest crowd Charleston has ec tertained in years. Gov. Evans neglected, while i office, to appoint an agent to collec the direct taxes due citizens of thi '?tate aud as soon as Gov. EUerb was inaugurated, applied for the pc sition and was appointed. There i said to be a tidy sum to be picked u in fees from this position, and th recent developments appear as John Gary Evans had an eye to th main chance when he refused to ap? point an agent. Some months ago j he said he expected to work for th State in future and he is redeemin his promise, but the State could dis pense with his services without dis credit to herself. Way They War oo Women. Three Ladies, After Bei og Searched, Banished from Cuba. Tampa, Feb , 4.-Among the arriv? als by the ?ilvette this afternoon was Miss Clemencia Arango, sister to Colonel Arango of the insurgent forces on the island of Cuba. She is the daughter of the late Dr. Joso Arango, a noted physician of Habana and a young lady of rare culture and intelligence. Her brother oeing an officer in the Cuban army, she was naturally thought to be a sympathizer with the cause of liberty and the in? formation on which to base an edict, banishing her from the island was sought A few days since, she and two others, who are in Key West, re? ceived the following notice from the government Under the reserved seal o? the police department of the city of Habana, bearing the date of yester day, his royal highness, the gov? ernor, says, through the secretary of the government, dated the 16th inst , I am Informed, as follows : Having seen tbe information given by the civil government dated the 13th in6t, concerning certain citizens of this city to wit-Mrs Rosa Sigarroa, Miss Clemencia Arango and Miss Sordoba, that on account of their action of the Cuban cause, they are deemed con nected with the insurrection and ail the more dangerous because they are women. The captain general, on agreement with the proposition of the civil governor, has decreed with to day's date that these women shall be banished from the island, and they are hereby prohibited from returning until ah express edict shall be issued pormitting th?m to do so They are ordered to leave within 15 days, com mencing on the day they are notified, together with the intelligence that if they should not abandon the island at the end of the time given, they shall be imprisoned and fed there as long as the war shall last. I hereby noti? fy you to fulfill his royalty's orders. Juan Cuebos, Inspector of the Third District. Habana, Jan 19th, 1897 When the time for her departure came she was taken into a room at the custom house and stripped by a women, even to her shoes and stock? ings being taken off and ber clothing thoroughly examined for information she might be bringing the Cuban junta in America When she went to board the steamer, the same pro? cess was gone through with again to\ make assurance doubly 6ure She is not certain whether she will reside here or go to Now Yoik A tele gram was received in this city to day saying General Aranguren had burned Guanabacoa, within six miles of Habana President Hoffman of the Seaboard Air Line has offered the State of North Carolina $400,000 per yeai for the North Carohoa railroad in the event of the annulment of the iease now held by the Southern. Do you enjoy a 6- e cigar ? Try a Cinco. Sold only by H. G. l)3*eeo & Co. Crippled Industry. Phospnate Business Needing Legislative Relief. Below is given the copy of a peti? tion in regard to an important matter presented to the State phosphate commission yerterday for transmis? sion to the general assembly : To the Honorable Senate and House j of Representatives of the State of ; South Carolina : The undersigned citizens of Beau j fort, Port Royal and the sea islands of j South Carolina do respectfully and earnestly petition your honorable bodies with the desire to call your attention to the existing condition of the phosphate industry on the sea islands This industry, once so prosperous to the interests of the State and the entire people of this section is now reduced largely by deposits being discovered in Florida, Tennessee and other foreign countries that the price of rock has been brought so low by competition that the miners are compelled to reduce the out? put and some to close up altogether and sell their valuable plants at a great sacrifice. That unless some relief can come to the few companies now doing work in mining phosphates in the waters of this State they will be'compelled to abandon the business This would cause great loss and em? barrassment to ali the people cn those sea islands and great suffering and want to the working people who have been for so many years past depend? ent upon this important indusdry for a livelihood We would most earnestly urge upon your honorable body to reduce the phosphate royalty to 25 cents per ton, as the phosphate inspector has suggested in his report. This may be the means of stimulating again the great industry to the benefit of the State and the people depending upon it and preventing further dis aster by the closing up of other plants, for it is well known that if once stopped they are seldom re? newed. The condition of business on the sea islands since to big storm of 1893 has been most deplorable ; the loss to the phosphate industry in dredges, lighters and shore was very great, taking many months to get to work again, and thousands of dollars in money to renew property and repair machinery ; that the entire people weie teduced from a condition of prosperity and progress to one of al- j most abject poverty ; that hundreds of lives were lost and almost every? thing possessed by thousands of the people was swept awsy, so that thpy were compelled to seek the aid of the State and the charity of the whole country Since that time this | great industry has been growing less, | wages being reduced to the lowe&t j point and nothing has come to help j repair the great loss of three years I ago Therefore we trust that you \ will do all in your power to aid the ! citizens of this section by helping to j revive this important mining and ; manufacturing industry of the 6ea islands ? The phosphate commission heard j argument yesterday in regard to the reduction. Phosphate Inspector A W. Jones was re elected yesterday. J? CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. &ST Sji Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Usc H? Bri in time. Sold by druggists. ggf) Three Hundred Christians Killed In Canea LONDON, Feb. 5,-A dispatch to ihe Central News says that the Christian quarters in Canea have been almost destroyed. The various consulates ase crowded with fugitives. The dispatch farther says ?bat fully 300 persons have beeu killed iu Canea. Many of them lost their lives while ! attempting to reach thc warships - I Lr ND^N, Feb. 5 -Another dispatch from Athens says that desperate fight in": has occurred between ihe Christians and Mohammedans in the island of Crete. The Mussulmans have set fire to the city of Cartea and the plaee ie now burning The city is in a state of anarchy, and a Christian is safe no? where. Many Cnristians who had lock- i ed themselves in their bouses were j driven out by the flames, only to ineet i death at the haids of the Turkish sol- j diers, who shot them down at sight. A number of Christians sueceeeded io finding refuge on the warships in the harbor, but the outlook for those still in the city is very precarious. The situa? tion is ??o critical that marines have been lan-' from the British and French wa.?hip? to protect the con? sulates of their respective governments. ^m) . . * --- Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applicaiions, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. Tcere is only one way to cure Deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness, ia caused hy an inflamed condition of the mu? cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets ioflamedyou have a rumbling sound or imperfect bearing, and wben it is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and un? less the infl-immation can ba t*ke'> out and this tube restored to its norma! condition, henrin? will t/e d stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which ij nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can? not be cured hy Hall's Catarrh Cure. S?nd for circulars, free. F. J Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0. JZSr**Sold by Druggists, Toe. Tutt's Pals Cure All Liver Ills. Secret of Beauty is health. The secret of health is the power to digest and assim? ilate a proper quanity of food. This can never be done when the liver does not act it's part. Doyou know this ? Tutt's Liver Pills are -an abso? lute cure for sick headache, dys? pepsia, sour stomach, malaria, constipation, torpid liver, piles, jaundice, bilious fever, bilious? ness and kindred diseases. Tutt's Liver Pills Chamberlain's 35ye and Skin Ointment Is unequalled for Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Scald Plead, Sore Nipples, Chapped Hands, Itching Piles, Burns, Frost Bites, ! Chronic Sore Eyes and Granulated Eye Lids j For sale by drr?gists at 25 cents per box. ' TO HOP.3E*bwNESS. For putting a horse in a fine healthy con J riition try Dr. Cad;*'s Condition Powders, i They tone up tho system, aid digestion, cure i less of appetite, relieve constipation, correct ? kidney disorders and destroy v;o,-::s, giving new life to an old or over-worked horse. 2f> cents per package. For sale by druggists. Forfnlr in Sumter, by Dr A J China. Estate o? Mrs* Rebecca A? Wood? ALL PARSONS HOLDING CLAIMS against Estate of said deceased, will pre seoi same duly attested, and a!l Persons in? debted to said Estate will make immediate pa?men I to ALLISON H. TRULUCK. Qualified Exor., Feb. 10, '97-31*. Taylors P. (J . S. C Estate o? Miss Jennie Dargan, MINOR. IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter C-.'ur.ty ot: M?rcb I Otb, 1897, for a nnai discharge ad Guardian ot the Per? son and Estate of foresaid il mer MILTON DARGAN, Fe^. io. r97-4t*. Guardian. The State of South Caroling COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, MARY THOMPSON, widow, made suit to me to grant ber Lettsts of Administration cf the Es'ate of and effects of KI CH ABD THOMPSON, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the 84id RICHARD THOMPSON, late of said County and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H., on Feb. 25, 1897, next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Admitnstratioo should not be granted. Given under my band, this 10th day of Feb., A. D., 1897. TH05. V. WALSH, Judge of Probaie Feb. 13-2t. FOR SALE. A FARM OF 17 ACRES OF LAND ONE Xj mile from bum'er Court House with new dwelling of six rooms, two pi?zzj-s, kitchen and pantry attached, store, ham and stablf. Good water. One tobacco bt?rn with flues. Terms, One-third cash, balance in one years time. Also two good horses. Apply on place to E.A. SWINTON. Purchaser to nay for paper?. Feb 8-2t. The above cut shows people repre eenting some of tbe most important characters of the ' German Reforma tion or Life of Martin Luther " The man io tbe centre representing Martin Luther, is Rev A. H. Lucas. D D.. of the Methodist. Church at Pittsburg, Pa , at his right is one of 'he German ministers, at bi? left Dr. Jones of (he Oakmont M. E Church, as Emperor ?od immediately back of him as the Erforth monk is Rev S P Long and -barden eeds* Buist's and Ferry's just received. All kinds. Most Reliable. Onion Sets?. Red and White. DRUGS ! -Toilet Soaps Frostilla for Chapped Hands ! Fresh Drugs Every Week. Prescriptions Carefully Com pounded Day and Night. DRUGGISTS MONAGHAN BLOCK SUMTER, S. C. NOTICE. TAKEN UP on thc- premises cf Sumter" Moore, OD McDowell p?sce, three miles fiom Sumter, oce dun colored Cow. white face, whitej?iw pwner can Viave same fay proving property *nd pay ir-g damages and expenses. If rot called tor same will be fold at Sumter Court House, 8 C . according to law TO pay damages, ccs's and expmees, on Monday, the ls? dav of March, 1897. HENRY L. B, WELLS, Feb. 8. Magistrate. at the right of him is J W. Kimmer, of Lincoln Avenue Sunday School as I Cardinal and at his left Rev. J. C. Gerlack as Elector Frederick Third of Saxony. This entertainment will be given under the auspices of the St. James Lutheran Church, next ?Monday and Tuesday evenings. Admission 50c, 35a and 253 Reserved seats at box office after Saturday morning at Dine o'clock. ?HE SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established jone, 1366 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1897. New Series-Vol. XVI. So. 28 i- - M iwMiii in -nm - B^^^^--^-----i ? "? '? " 1 --- -a - ?ni.?? m . B- miMraniiin -T "'1 inn?g^MKigiii.....jai^-BgaBii3t;i i m jitir p-0-I "?????? ? ? - - ? ^-rr. gmiPM a ? ~--- B- ^-?- ? M II m n ? ? i m