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:ya&NB8DAY, APRIL 21. 1897. The Sumter Watchman was rounded a 1850 and the 2Vwe Sovtkron in 1866. Tir? Ifia?c&ma? aw<? Southron now has he combined circulation and influence of beti; of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Samter. EDITORIAL NOTES. fSSa Cherokee inherited eight murder eases with the territory taken from the - old eocudes. A pretty bad beginning for a baby county that has no tax levy. ?fs; John L McLaurin is the biggest man J. > tare state has in Congress, and more th a?) a dress coat and a boutonnier of pink carnations will be required'to de? stroy publie confidence in him. The Tennessee Centennial opens on May 1st. President McKinley will he unable tc attend the opening exercises, ?bot oas promised to visit Nashville when Congress adjourns. Ch?Tleston has been visited by a Slibns?erer, and the contraband cargo was landed despite the vigilance of the 0 authorities. The cargo consisted of -80? gallons of iliquor, and the blind tigers will revel in psace and plenty for quite a time. Meyers, the Georgetown uegrp, now under sentence of deaih for arson, has been respited antil Friday, next, by Gov. Ellerbe It would no6 be a stretch ot* executive clemency to corn mate the sentence to imprisonment in the penitentiary for life, and mercy ex? tended in this case would be mercy io the most exact and strictest sense. The death penalty is too severe to fit the crime of which be confessed him self guilty--robbing and burning a st ore ?ithin a few feet of another build? ing io which ? doctor was accustomed to s?eeo. f Dun's Weekly Bevi?w of Trade. New York, Apiil 16 -R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Beview $1 Trade says : An undeclared war between Greece and Turkey ha3 been respon? sable here mor? than any other cause for the changes io business this week. - Actual fighting with facts that seem to make a declaration of war by Turkey inevitable have affected the grain markets much and stocks slightly. The- Mississippi floods do ?tot change the price of cotton and fcas revived works suspended last week The temporary decrease in exports and large decrease in im ports, at New Yor? 20 8 per cent. for the month, caused questions iibout.the financial future which have not much influence as yet Toe in crease in impor;s is $9,900,000, or over 15 per cent from last year, and ' $17,100 000 or 28 9 p*er cent from February If long continued it may embarrass some branches of business, but hardly exhaust the balances re naming from the u a precedented ex? cess of merchandise exports-$223, 381,519 in the nine months ending wita March. The wheat market, after its decline of $ cents last week, was prepared to rise with the prospect of a Eu ropeau war and increased purchases for export, and has ri?en 437 cents since last Friday Exports for the .week are very email, and for iwo weeks but little greater than U*t year; while corn exports continu-? over three times last year's, and foi j the two weeks 6,082,015 bushels, against 53,193 last year, and the government reports indicate a con? siderable larger yield than that of 18?6, whicjv WaS sufficient to meet an extraordinary demand. Cotton has scarcely changed dur iug th** week of unprecedented floode, though this year's crop will ?be materially diminished unless the water S8O0 subsides But there are numerous indications that in other parts of the s' uth a large acreage is being planted The output of pig iron increase??, though 15 furnaces Stopped in Ada;ch, but others with larger capacity started, and the weekly production April I was 173, 297 tons against 170,985 last year. WbiU 20 per cent, below the great est ever kuown, the output is 52 per cent. larger than October 1, and Stocks unsold increased scarcely any, though the largest on record Print cloths will sell slowly with out change. Woolen mills are doing a little more, though much mcahinery is idle, and there is scarcely any buy iog of qualities recently advanced Speculation in wool turns largely to foreign, and imports, of 46,114 bales the past week and 15,245 the pre viens week, at Boston alone, have not prevented higher quotations for the better grades of domestic. Sales at the three chief markets are 9,608, 000 pounds. The failures for the week have been 207 in the United States against 227 last year, and 30 in Cacada against 27 last year. No small objection which young folks had to the old-time spricg-mediciaes was their nauseousness. Ia oar day, this objection is removed and Ayer's Sarsaparilla, the most powerful and popular of blood-purifiers, is as pleasant to tbs palate as a cordial. Weekly Crop Bulletin. COLUMBIA, S.-C , April 20, 1897. TEMPERATURE. The temperature averaged two de grees per day below normal during tbe past week. Tbe day temperatures were warm and the nights rather cool, with light frosts oo the mornings of tbe 11th and 16tb, which, however, j did DO noticeable damage. The bigh ! est temperature reported was 85 on the 15th at White Hall ; the lowest was 35 OD the 13th at Liberty and Saluda, and the State meaD for the week was 60 The normal for the same period is ap? proximately 65. RAINFALL Tbe rainfall during the week was light over the entire State, and fell in scattered showers during Wednesday and Thursday. At quite a number of places DO rain fell during the week. The heaviest weekly rainfall reported j was 0 69 at Greenville. Twenty-two places reported some rain, the average amount beiDg 0 19, and the normal for the week is approximately 0;82 of sn inch. Kaia is needed to bring up late? ly plmted cotton and for .gardens, also to soften ?he crust on heavy lands that were, andi recently, too wet to culti? vate and which baked in drying. Tho light rains did not interfere with farm work, which was uninterrupted during the eotiro week. SUNSHINE. fhere was more sunshine than dur-j iog any previous week of the season, i Partly cloudy weather prevailed oo j Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, | and generally clear weather the rest of tbs weak. The percohtage of possible j sunshine for the week was 80, and the Dermal percentage is about 70 The nights were generally clear, with the ejiception of Wednesday oigbt. The estimated percentage of sunshine ranged from 48 at Orange burg to 95 at St. Paul. The winds varied from brisk to light forc? and io direction from oortberiy to westerly. CROPS. The week was favorable for the preparation of lands and for planting, and farmjwork progressed rapiply over the entire State. Under the ii: fi usn oe of bright sunshine and drying winds eveo ?cv; lands became 6? to coltiva-e. ta The nights were loo cool for the best growth of crops, especially cotton and corn, which in consequence are reported sickly in places but generally are grow? ing nicely. Corn piant"mg made rapid progress during he week and is nearing oom pletion iu the more easterly counties, aod central portions of the State, where the early planted is coming np to good stands ; bat stands arc damaged in the southeastern counties by cut aod bud worms and by birds, which are report? ed very troublesome, necessitating con? siderable replantiug Io the western counties coro planting is well under way, aod early planting is coming ap Cotton planting is now genera! over the entire State, and about two third* j finished in the eastern portions. Early j planted coming np to fairly good stands, ! bot is not favored by the prevailiog ! cool nights. In the western counties where the season is late, cotton planting is giv o the preference over corn io at m y places lu the tobacco districts plants are fine and plentiful. Considerable trans? planting bas already been done, and ibis work wili become general when rains come to supply the needed mois? ture. Setting oat tobacco is in advance of last year. Kioe planting ha* been pushed dur? ing tbe week Io the lower district?, including the Coothabee. Salkebatchie, the lower Edisto and around Charles? ton two-thirds of the crop is planted ; bot oo the Santee and near Winyah Bay planting is mach delayed by high water- March roice ooming ap well. Wheat, oats and rye are growing rapidly and look very promising, but need rato io places. Rye is headiog over the eastern aod central counties. Sweet potatoes coming ap io beds. Irish potaroes doing weil bat need rain Potato bags have appeared io Charles? ton County, but are oot as numerous as at this time ?est year. Keports ooocerning peaches are more favorable generally thao last week, aod unless injured hereafter promise a fair crop. Apples aod pears still io bloom aod apparently unbanned. Gardens growing slowly but are yielding early vegetables over the greater portioo of the State. Trucking interests need rain aod warm weather for best growth. Favorable reports were received con* ceroiog all the minor crops usually cul [ tivated at this season of the year The feeling of discouragement has disap? peared and farmers are pushing their work with energy. The Nattuual Bulletin of April 12 gives the progress of corn and cotton planting as follows : "Coro planting has continued, where not finished, in the Southern States. But'little corn bas yet been planted in Kentucky. Througbou,.?he Ohio val? ley preparations for planting have been greatly retarded by exces.-ive mois? ture " "Cotton planting is becoming more j general and te in active progress over j the central portions of the ootton belt. Some has been planted in North Caroli ? na and preparations for planting arc in j progress in Arkansas. Cold weather has proved injurious io Texas.*' J. W. BAUER, Secfioo Director. Why take Johnson's Chill & Fever Tonic? Because it cares the wost stubborn case of Fever in ONE DA Y. Italians Murdered. _j_ Shot and Their Throats Cut Near Kingstree. Special to the StHte. Kingstree, April 18.-News reached this place about midday' to? day that two white men had been murdered last night about four miles below here, on the line of the North? eastern railroad, and their bodies were found lying upon the ground this morning Upon examination it was found that they had been shot and their throats cot. The murders were committed near Salters Depot, the next station below Kingstree, and the shooting was beard about 8 o'clock last night by some people living near Salter's, but nothing was thought of it at the time. It can scarcely be said that any clue exists or that suspicion rests on any one in particular, as yet, except three negroes, who were noticed loitering around Salter s Depot last night, and towards night disappeared, and some believe that they perpetrated this awful deed. The negroes are des? cribed as one mulatto, being a rather lather large sized man, and the oiher two are said to be small black <men. No particular notice was taken of them, except that they were traveling together and were armed The section master of the railroad, who lives about two miles above Kingstree, says he got up very early this morning and he saw two negroes going in a trot towa:ds Florence. He thought strangely of the fast walking, but let them pass The two white men murdered were Italians They, or two every much like them, passed Kingstree yesier' day and were evidently working their way to Charleston, when they were overtaken by fiends in human form, and murdered in cold blood it is not thought that the dead men had much money about them, and, as they were walking, ha4 little baggage. Some say they were selling jewelry. They were either murdeied for what they had or for pure devilment. One of the men had naturalization papers on his person taken out in New York in March. His name is Firgo Virg?neo. No papers were found on the other to give any clue as to his identity. Magistrate J. G Lifrage, who re? sides at Salter's, acted as coroner and empanneled a jury of inquest who viewd the bodies, and the investiga lion developed the above facts Con? siderable excitement exists in the Salter's section over the affair, aud quite?a crowd went down from King stree to the scene of the murder. No one seems to think that any one around Salter's had auythiug to do with the murder, but a peculiar sus? picion attaches to the three negroes already alluded to lt is reported here that Mr J A. Ferrell, a mer chant at Salter's telegraphed to Flor? ence for bloodhounds, and the author? ities in this county are on the alert and it is hoped that the news of this double murder will be so widely scattered throughout South Carolina that the murderers will be apprehend ed before the setting of to morrow's sun and be safely lodged in jail uu til they can get their just deserts. Negroes Arrested at Lake City. Lake City, April 19.-Three strange negro men. suspected of the murder of the two Italians near Salters Saturday, ? were arrested here to day and were taken to jail tonight by Sheriff Daniels to await au investigation. Kingstree, April 17.-The two negroes arrested tn Like City to-day supposed to be the murderers of the Italians at Salters on Saturday night laHt, were brought down to-night under a strong guard and lodged in jail, The negroes do not fill the descriptions bf the ones that were seen loitering around falters on Saturday last, and who it is thought murdered the Italians, and scarcely any one here believes these boys to be the murderers The three negroes arrested are all young fellows, the oldest being scarcely 20 They were making their way to Washington. D. C., where the oldest one lives; and be says that he only CJIDO south about a week ago, and was carrying the other two negroes back with him. The boys are very well dressed ai;d have good faces and do not seem escited at all. They talk freely and heern to tell a very straight tale. So it is believed that the real murderers are prill at lar^e and that they have passed way beyond Florence and either making their way towards Wiio?lngico or Favetfevilie. There is ^till considerable excitement here over this affair, and it is to be hoped that the murderers will yet be apprebeoded The negroes arrested gave their names and addresses as foiluws : Nat Phelps, 26 Bums lane ; oscar Simmons, 10 Short street ; Joseph Richardson. 16 ? Market street, al! of Cbarlesror.. 0* car Simmon? is too one who claims to have worked ia Washington and came down last week and met the other two J boys in Charleston and induced them j to go kaes north with him FAILED TO GET IT. I Some days ago Superintendent of Education Mayfield and Coi. J W. Floyd went to New York to have ? a conference with the trustees of the Slater fund in the effort to secuie for the colored State college that portion of the fund which is given to the colored people in this State. They have just returned. They failed in the object of their visit. They say the Slater trustees do not feel disposed to take away from private institutions any funds now allowed them until they get upon a self-sustaining basis When Claflin gets on such a basis it is very likely that the fund will be applied to the State college. The Slater trustees do not usually receive delegations in regard to 6uch matters, but the courtesy of such a hearing was accorded to Messrs. Mayfield and Floyd owing to the fact that they represented the State The members asked a great many ques tions about the condition of educa? tional ?if?airs in this State and ex pressed much surprise at the state? ment that the college had begun its first session with 1.100 students en rolled. Afters secret session the board an? nounced its decision as stated above. -The State. A new tobacco warehouse to replace the one hurried iast fail will be built in Darlington by a t-ioci. company. Durban, Natal. April 19 -The British cruiser Raccoon, ahich left Cape TOH-U on Feb 12 under f-ealed orders, arrived her? unexpectedly during ibo nigh: with six other B.-?M>? warships Two war vs-eis of the British fleet are expected here to-night Tbp ooject- of this nsval demonstration is not known here. An Atlanta Enterprise of Great Merit. It affords us Measure to call espeei.il atten? tion to the advertisement of the "Mother's Friend." appearing i . 'his I3HUC The Bra?nYid Kegu-ator Co., of Atlanta, G*., i>?i7e at great expense issued a most at? tractive and meritorious book, which they mail free, containing information of 'he greatest value aad importance to all ladies expecting to become mothers. Thai the "Mother's Friend" is a remedy wonderful ?n it9 effects, and relieves the ex? pectant* mother of incredible suffering and rons the final hour of confinement cf its dread, pain and terror, is fully attested by the experience of happy a others all over this comineo t. A perusal of the book will convince any lady, and ihr use of "Mother's Friend" cause her to become its enthuaijsuc friend, blessing the hour when first she beard of it and was induced to ose it. Send vour nara* and address to The Brad? field Regulator (J?? , Atlanta, Ga., and re? ceive in r*-;uro, free, this exce.lent book, "To Expecan? ?!o'her9" containing informa? tion of raiiie to H? ladrs. Tutfs Pills Cure All Liver Ills. ? Strong Fortification. Fortify the body against disease by Tutt's Liver Pilis, an abso? lute cure for sick headache, dys? pepsia, sour stomach, malaria, constipation, jaundice, bilious? ness and all kindred troubles. "The Fly=Wheel of Life" Dr. Tutt; Your Liver Pills are the fly- wheel of life. I shall ever be grateful for the accident thar broughtthem to my notice. I feel as if I had a new lease of life. J. Fairleigh, Platte Cannon, Col. Tutt's Liver Pills WANT8. A DVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less will be inserted under this head for 25 cents for each insertion. Additional lines 5 cents per line. WANTED-Tu cure Dyspepsia, Sick headache ?nd Biliousness. Sample package of Rawson's Specific mailed free. Nerver fails to cure No sufferer should be without it Addretb Singleton & Co., State Agents, WedgeSeld, S. C , March 31-Imo. THE STORE OF umter 1$ the Busiest Business Mouse in Sumter, ?. C. Tu believe thia you must see ir, and io pee i?. will cau?e you to wooder at first sight what eau be the cause of it Here are several solutions to the puzzle: 1st-Their stock is bought for Cash. 2d-Their novelties are exclusive. 3d-Their styles are up to date. 4th-Their assortment is complete in all lines. 5 th-Their prices are those which delight. Cth-Their representations are never exaggerations. We laid our pisos in January for the capture of the White Goods, Lace and Embroidery trade of Sumter an-1 adjoining counties fhis reason, and victory promises to crown our effort. Io justice to yourself, cai! and as-k to see the beautiful things in this department. It costs you norning to see them, remember. For Commencement Suits . Nothing can surpass a White Organdy for,beautiful simplicity, bat for those who prefer them we have the Persian Lawns, 31 u 11 s, Swisses io plain and doited, Silk Cr?pons, Mouseieinc de Soir, Cream Silks. &e ?lln^dBmrU, _ "-.ADZ .MA!. ?ww ff*/AV The Shirt Waist is as much in evidence as ever, and this cut fairly represents you when attired in one of our perfect fitting gar? ments. THE SUMTER DRY GOODS COMPANY. Distributors of Dry Goods of every description, and Regulators of Prices for Sumter, S. 0 The horse season is about over, but I must be doing something. It will nev? er do for a man to be idle in this pro? gressive age,so I am Cooing into the Sew? ing Machine Business, and will place upon the market an old favorite in this community, THE LIGHT RUNNING Mew Home, which will be sold either for Cash or upon favorable terms This branch of my business will be run by Mr. E. W. Vogel, who will try and meet the views of all purchasers. Machines delivered in any part of the County. A full stock of sewing machine supplies on hand. H. Barby. Sumter, S. C , Apiil 19, 1.897.HK, Cl. . ZZZ