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m?n OJIO VHS SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established Ay Til, 18 50. "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 Jane, 1266 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1897. New.' Series-Toi. XVI. So. 37 Published 3*7317 Wednesday, IM. C3-. Osteen, SUMTER, S? C. T8RMS : %\ 50 per annum-in advance. ADVERTISEMENT: One Square first insertion.,....Si 00 Every subsequent insertion... 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. DOGS OF WAR. Two Great Armies Ready to Strike. Athens, April 13 -While develop? ments of the situation on the frontier are slow, they do not indicate that the situation is less serions than in? dicated several day ago Campaign? ing in the mountains at this season, with snows, rains and bitterly cold winds is anything bot pleasant, and all movements have been greatly re? tarded. Then again all spatches are being considerably delayed, a not unusual occurrence since the begin? ning of the present .crisis. But if the development is slow, it is none the less menacing and an open outbreak of hostilities or a back down upon the part of one or the other or both countries most interest? ed cannot much longer be delayed, as the strain of maintaining armies of about 100,000 men each in the field is being felt with a steadily growing severity by both Turkey and Greece, so that a declaration of war would be welcomed by either side with a feeling of relief. The powers are still trying to avert wajr with little prospect of success It is stated that the French ambassador at Constantinople, 51. Gatnbon, has been instructed to draft au autonomous constitution for the island of Crete, allowing the Cretans to choose their own governor and providing for the simultaneous Greek and Turkish evacuation of tbe island It 13 feared these efforts will turn out to have been made too late. A dispatch from Canea says that while 50 Tnrkisb soldiers were land ing to reinforce the forts at Kissamo, the Greeks fired on the boat Several shots struck an Aostrain boat which was assisting, whereupon two Aus strian.and one Turkish gunboat bom? barded, the Greeks and repulsed them. It is said that the Cretans recently impaled outside the fort a Turkish non-commissioned officer whom they had captured War is Inevitable. The Time Has Passed for the Powers to Attempt to Intervene. Vienna, April 14.-The best in? formed diplomats here regard war as inevitable They say the strain can not mach longer be Dome by either Turkey or Greece, and that the time has passed for tbe powers to attempt to intervene, in view of the danger? ous position assumed by the Greeks The question is reiterated as whether she does not count upon some power coming to her support at the crucial moment. The situation is regarded here as analogous to the time when Servia attacked Turkey in 1876, when Rus8? i and Great Britain saved defeat and Servia from annihilation. Elas8ona, April 14 -The Turkish troops are now centered in very strong force at Grevena and the insugents have little chance of advaucing further Athens, April 14.-The Greek in sargents, according to dispatches from the front, have sustained con? siderable losses and are retreating before soptfrior forces. While oe copying Bal ti no the* Greeks barned most of the houses of that place. Elassona, April 14- The Turks complain that the Greek troops are trying to provoke an attach. Yes? terday a detachment crassed the fron? tier and for a brief period occupied the monastery near Damasi, subse? quently retiring. A communication has been sent by Edhem Pasha to the Greek commander, informing bim that these tactics will be stopped by force if necessary. Athens, April 14.-On the reas? sembling of the Boule to-day M. Delyannis, the Premier, introduced in the presence of a crowded cham? ber a bill granting the government a credit of 23.000,000 drachmas for the ministries of war and marine The Premier asked the House to expedite the passage of thc budget. Dealiog with the development of the foreign situation, he declared that the powers had taken their stand on the principle of the integrity of Turkey, bot up to the present had j not expressed an opinion with regard to the proposal? Greece had mad for a pacific solution of the difficulty After dwelling upon the right of the Cretans to settle their own destinies he declared that despite all which had happened, Greece still hoped the powers would agree to a peaceful settlement. The situation on the frontier was not, he said, created by Greece, but by the strange policy of a State which by precipitate arma? ments had compelled Greece to as semble an army capable of coping with all eventualities and of defend ing the interests and honor of the country. In concluding, M. Delyannis said the Gt eek government was doing its utmost to repair the imperfections inseparable from an army so hastily collected, ana* he hoped that in the course of a few days an army would be concentrated abundantly capable of doing its full duty to the country. (Loud cheers ) , Deputy Kalli, the leader of the op? position, thought that in view of the existing circumstances the time was not propitious to commence a debate upon the budget. M Delyannis agreed with this suggestion, and said that to morrow he would submU a vote on accouDt for three months. KING GEORGE SPEAKS London, April/ 14 -The Daily Chronicle will publish the following to morrow from its Athens corres pondent, Mr Henry Norman : "I have had an audience with King George. Ile spoke without much hope but firmly, like a man who can only do his duty and leave the rest to heaven. More than once he said 'If Greece had been a great power and had walked into Crete long ago, her action would have been welcomed by the powers as well as by the rest of the world, as a blessing, but she is only a small power, and seems unable to do anything that will satisfy the great powers ' " mm i > ? rn* War is Waging but not Declared. Hostilities Continue On Mace? donian Border Report of Greek Retreat Denied. , Larnssa, Thessaly, April 15. There is no truth in the Turkish re? ports that the Greek irregulars have been driven ont of Macedonia, It is true that a few of the irregulars who formed part of the expedition force have returned into Greek ter? ritory but the&e are men who have been unable to keep up with the main body of Greeks, consequently they have retreated across the frontier. The main body of the irregulars is continuing its successful operations agains the Turks with the view of cutting the, Turkish lines of com? munication, getting in the rear of the Turks and raising the Macedonia rule against the sultan. The report of the capture of Kip mri of Ncrth Baltino by the Greeks is confirmed, and in addition to the main forces of the irregulars of the expeditionary force, have advanced as far as Piagvibea where there is an important bridge acrcs3 a mountain torrent. From that point, Chief Develis. who is directing the opera? tions, has sent a detchment consist ing of the Italians under Colonel Cor priaini to attack and capture Zelovof, a small town occupying an important stragetic position The Italians ac? complished their task in due time and with considerable skill They are now holding/ Zelovof and placing it in a position to withstand the attack of the Turks LET THEM FIGHT. Vienna, April 15.-It is said here to-night on reliable authority that Emperor Nicholas has declared that nothing now remains but to abandon Turkey and Greece to their fate and leave them to measure strength. His majesty is reported to have added emphatically that if Turkey now de? clared war it would be exclusively due to the provocation oflered by Greece. Greece would be regarded in Aus? trian official circles as the actual as? sailant. --- A new way to extinguish oil fires ha? been discovered by the chief of the Charlotte fire department. He says that water is powerless to subdue a flame that is feeding on kerosene Tbe thing to do when a lamp explodes is to ruo to the flour barrel, gather up a handful of flour and throw it. on the fire. The blaze will be instantly ex? tinguished JOHNSON'S CH ?LL AND FEVER TONIC Cures Fever In One Day. j The Beginnings of a War. i j % The press dispatches have show I that the Greek forces on the Mace I donian.frontier are in numbers niue i inferior to the Turkish, although ii ! spirit superior. The late irruptioi of Greek irregulars into Macedonia read of without reference to the map would seem foolhardy in the extreme but a study of the map printed b; the State a day or two ago, in con nection with the following artier from the New York Tribune, wil correct such an impression. Th< chief .strategic points are indicate< in the map, and consultation of i will enable interested readers to fol low intelligently the course of th? campaign about to begin Ttfe Tribune says : Whether the Greek government o merely the national league is respon sible for it, the invasion of Macedo nia is uncommonly well planned Iti strategy is obvious, but it is admira ble, and worthy of the shrewdes captain that ever led Greek arms tc victory. Perhaps it will not be sue ce86ful. The Turks outnumber thc Greeks by about four to one, anc have the advantage of German lead ership in the field and German anc Ruosian sympathy behind the scenes while the Greeks stand entirely alone. Nevertheless, Greece hat 1 6tood alone before this, without fall ! mg, and this movement upon Gre vena, if properly folloXved up, maj cause the Turks and their allies thc worst quarter of an hour they have bad since the fall of Plevna. Reference to the map shows the reason of this. The peninsula is di vided longitudinally by the Pindus mountain range On the eastern side the Turks have their beadquar ters at Elassona. and their base ol supplies at Sal?nica, the latter being connected with Constantinople by rail. On the .western side their head? quarters are. at Janina. But they have no base of supplies on that side of the mountains Everything must be sent over from Sal?nica, by way of Elassona, or by a longer route. Now the Pindus range is obout 7,000 feet high, steep and rugged There is only one available pass across it, that of Zygos. just above Metsovo, and that is traversed only by pedes ? trians and horses, not by vehicles j That is the ouly direct route of com? munication between Elassona and Janina. Now the Greeks have made a dash along the eastern side of'Pindus, and have cut that line of communication between the two wings of the Turk? ish army If they gain and fortify the pass it will be permanently cut, for it would take a long and arduous campaign to dislodge them from Zygos. Then the bulk of their army can advance from Arta, as it is now reported to be doing, attack and probably vanquish the Turks at Janina, and overrun Epirus at will. Edhem Pasha at Elassona will be powerless to prevent them, unless by a long detour around the Pindus range, either to north or to sooth If he should march north, into Albania, be would be abandoning the Yistritza valley to a Greek advauce, which might imperil Sal?nica itself. If he should march south, he would be in? vading Greece, and would have to fight every step of the way. There is a report that he will ad? vance upon Larissa, and thus will either compel the Greeks to return from Macedonia to defend that plrfce, or will actually capture it and thus bring Greece to terms. Yes But he would thus be exposing himself to great danger. The Greeks might readily send a force from Yolo either overland or by sea to the Vale?of Tempe, where they already have a fortified post, and, advancing thence up the Peneus, strike him in flank or rear The fact is. the Greeks have at every point such advantage of po? sition as largely makes up for their numerical inferiority. The war, if war come, may not be by any means the one sided affair the anti-Greek alliance hopes it will be. Much depends upon the course of the expected war in its early stages. Macedonia is mainly Greek by race and religion, though Turkish by gov? ernment, and a succession of Hellenic victories in that province would doubtless produce an uprising of its masses which would greatly embar? rass the forces of the sultan and per? haps drive them to less hostile terri? tory for their further operations ; while this in turn would make prob? able a union of the Balkan states against Turkey. It is worth while, therefore, to acquire early familiarity with the topography and strategy of the impending struggle.-The State. Frank V. Duun, John L Sullivan's manager, has posted $1,1)00 as a forfeit and has challenged I'itzsimmons to I fight Sullivan for $5,00U ?nd the | largest purse offered hy a club, George Hyden, State Bink Examin? er of Illinois, is charged wiih compli? city in the failure of tho Globe Bank of Chicago. Saucy Lass Boarded in Cliarlesson Harbor, But Declined to Uncork and Constables Were Forced to Take to Their Boat. Charleston, April 14 -The ooostab-: ulary force was given the biggest bluff yesterday morning that bas ever been administered to the 02.50 men, who make their living by seizing and confis? cating contraband liquor A short while before dark Chief Bahr received word that a schooner was about to enter port with 800 gallons of liquor. He-sent Constable Scott to see Judge Simonton to ascertain bis authority io seizing the goods and ar? resting the schooner. Judge Simonton told Scott that he had nothing to say about the matter and was not in a po? sition advise on the subject. A pfaort while afterwards Chief Bahr telephoned Judge Simonton again propounding the question as to his authority in the premises. Judge Simonton replied for the second time that be bad nothing to say and advised Chief Bahr to see the collector of the port. Judge Simon ton heard nothing more from the chief, and Bahr's statement that the court advised him in thc matter is incorrect. The chief certainly misunderstood Judge Simonton if he thought that any advice had been given in the matter The constables waited aioog th c water front for the schooner and when she reached the stream off tbs piers, Chief Bahr obtained a boat aod accom? panied by the constables visited the vessel and found her with "liquor a? was reported The vessels was the schooner Saucy Lass. She was bound from George? town for Wilmington and her custom bouse papers were entirely straight. The constables' boat was tied to the sch?ner aod the vessel was boarded. Io the meantime a prominent attoroey represeotiog the owners of the vessel bad been communicated with with aod he proceeded to Atlaotie wharf, where be also secured a small boat aod was rowed to the vessel. Upoo reaching the deck he informed Chief Bahr that he bad oo authority in law to hold the Saucy Lass and that upon his orders and instruc? tions the vessel -was about to proceed to sea, and the chief and his constables were invited to leave the vessel. The mate of the sohooner immediate* ly began to prepare for the departure and in a few minutes everything was ready. The constables' boat was still tied to the Saucy Lass. The lawyer told the constables that he pro? posed to put the vessel to sea ; he pre? ferred to do it peaceably but he would do so at any odds, and he wanted them to loone the ropes which connected their boat with the vessel. Tbe constables refused and the lawyer called for a hatchet. As soon as the hatchet was brought the constables see? ing that that the lawyer was a bold young mao, who was not afraid to- act, loet no time in breaking thc connection and away the Saucy Lass sailed to sea. The constables returned to the city and lower down the bay the lawyer was put ashore/ It was a bold game and it worked to perfection. The constables did not know what they were about, the lawyer did,'aod thus was the game woo aod lost -Charlestoo Cor. Columbia State. THE- CHEROKEE LEVY MUDDLE. Comptroller General Norton Reaches a Decision In Re? gard to lt. Cherokee county is to have some taxes notwithstanding the omission of any levy for her in the supply bill passed at the recent session of the general assembly. Comptroller Nor? ton has been worrying over the matter not a little since the discovery that nowhere in the supply act or the act creating the new county was a levy provided for. He had a consul tationwith the assistant attorney general yesterday and act? ing in accord with the advice given him from that department of the State government he has an? nounced that he will'instruct the au? ditors of the counties of Spartanburg, York and Union to make up special duplicates with the assessments as required by law in their several coun? ties, with reference to town? ship and special school taxes, of all the property which will be in the new county. It is thus seen that in the three portions of the new coun? ties the taxes will be different this year and the auditor of the new coun? ty will be required to make up dupli? cates for the treasurer of that coun ty from the duplicates thus furnished bini. Mr. Norton say 6 that this con? struction of the provisions of the act establishing the new county is about as near the law as they could come. He thinks that this settles the trouble and will put Cherokee all right.-The State. HAMPTON HOLDS HIS OWN. j Washington, April 13-President j McKinley has no intention of remov? ing Gen. Wade Hampton from the office of commissioner of railroads. This statement was made at the White House to day, and it is said that the President proposes to con? tinue South Carolina's grand old man in his present position without limit This will be gratifying news to the friends of Gen. Hampton, but at the same time it will be a disappointment to Gen. Longstreet, of Georgia, who had hoped to succeed his old com? rade in arms. The determination of the President to continue Gen. Hamp? ton in office upsets the cumulations of a large number of gentlemen in the Republican party, who have had their eye on the railroad commis sionership ever since McKinley's election, lt is understood that Sec? retary Sherman was selected as the medium of communicating this pleas? ing intelligence to Gen. Hampton. It appears that the relations between Secretary Sherman and Gen. Hamp? ton have been somewhat strained for many years past, dating back as far as the late war. A few days ago Secretary Sherman sent word lo Gen. Hampton that- the new Administra? tion does not propose to make any change in the office held by bim, and tendered his congratulations accord? ingly. It is said that Secretary Sherman stiongly urged the retention of Gen Hampton.-Washington cor? respondent News and Courier. Teacher's Examinions. The following circular letter of im? portance to teachers and patrons of schools bas been ?sued by the Superin? tendent of Education : Dear Sir : I enclose herewith ? cop) of rules adopted bj the State Board, relating to county examinations and teachers' certificates. As the board did not say when these rules should go into effect, and as (bat board will meet again on the 7th of May, in all oases where the applicants pass satisfac? torily the examination and are not af? fected by the rules at all, grant them certi6cate8 bat when tbe parties are af? fected by the rules, let all such cases stand over until after the meeting of the State Board Admit all applicants to this examination regardless of those under age, and of those not making the required average, for a first or second grade certificate, subject to the State Board. First grade certificates may be renewed, but hold the- others until after the meeting of the State Board. --?:-a*-- J? HACE ISSUE. Washington, April 14 -Congress? man Shattuc of Ohio yesterday nomi? nated D. J. Bundy, a colored lad of Cincinnati, to a cadetship at An? napolis. He has been urged to with? draw the name, but says he will stand by the appointment. There have been some murmurs of disapproval from the naval academy and threats cf the students to resign. "The boy earned the appointment fairly," said General Shattuc to day ; "there was an examination and two colored lads, one of them Bundy, outstripped their Caucasian compet?- j tors. One of them, however, proved to be over 20 and was therefore dis? barred I had told them the com? petition was open to every eligible boy in my district. Bundy, who won, is one of the handsomest boys I ever saw. Yesterday I sent his name to the Secretary of the Navy and he will be appointed. I have received no communications from the students at Annapolis on the subject, but several Congressmen have told me that it was an unwritten law not to allow a colored boy at Annapolis They told me if I persisted it would break up the school-that other students would resign. "Let them resign aud be d-d," I replied ; "that boy earned his ap? pointment fairly and I am going to see that he goes to Annapolis and re? ceives fair treatment if it is my power to do so." General Shattuc says he has 7, 500 negroes in his district The police refused to permit the Princess dc Cbimay to appear at a Paris theatre. Five murder cases will come up for trial at the first term of court in Cher? okee country. Two negroes held up ?ind robbed five white men at Climax, Ga , on Wednes day uigbt. ?JThe U S Supremo Court bas grant? ed a stay nf the death pentence cf Mr?. Nobles, of Georgia, who was convicted of hiring a negro to ktli her husband. - mmtt . tl I mi - Lnr:!;' shades when artistically roadie tf crepe tissue ?re tnin^s of beautv. Ifycu wael to make shades to beaadt? your hemec H. G. Osteen & Co. cao supply the materials. A large stock of crepe tissue in ten foot just received. i Sugar Beet Culture. - Seed Being Distributed by Agricultural Department. Washington, April 15.-The agri? cultural department is sending out to farmers and experimental stations a large amount of sugar-beet seed with a view to determioe the feasibility of growing the seed io certain sections of the country. Io a ioterview with re? gard to the growing of the seed? Secre? tary Wilson to day said : "We have just about finished send? ing out sugar beet seed to most of the States in the Union. They are exper? imenting south about as far as the Car* olinas and Texas. Every effort has been made to procure first class seed. Most of the work is being done through the experiment stations that get the seed from the department and send it out with instructions regarding the cul? tivation of the plants acd provision and return of the samples in the fall for analysis. The department is also tak? ing in hand the growing of high bere ? dity sugar beet seed. The seed being sent out by tbe department is the result of careful improvement extending over many years, io some cases 40 years of time, where every mother beet is tested by the polariscope to ascertain its per cent, of sugar. This high, heredity sugar beet seed is worth perhaps its weight in gold. It is the result of the very best work done along these linea during all these years. Such seed is exceedingly rare and very difficult to get. The agricultural department ia believed to compass the ownership of only about five pounds of it. This is being distributed to most careful experimenters in different sec? tions and different localities. "Bueletins are being issued from the department prepared by experts giving the people information regarding the sugar beet in ail its relations. Such bulletins will be prepared from time to time, and the result will be copied from the several stafioos aod full information giveo to the people regarding these important matters. Capitalists are turning their attention towards investments along this line. There will be no difficulty about getting money enough to erect facto? ries, which cost from $300,000 to $500,000. The business men of the cities have learned that they cannot thrive unless the farmers thrive; and, besides, tbe success of the experiments assures capitalists that where all the con? ditions of success are carefully secured to begin with, there is no question as to the ultimate result It seems thus far that the effort of the department of agriculture to save the ?10,000,000 that we now pay oct annually for sugar, and that the British pay for their butter escb year, will help the balance of trade eventually. A revolution bas broken out in Hon? duras and martial law has been de? clared. Tbe Mississippi is still rising slowly below Vicksburg and the levees on the Louisiana side are in danger of break? ing. 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