Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WJS-UW?J?JJAi? OJB?tTJ?, lut, loci IIThe Stonier Watchman was rounded io 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. Tire Ttfatchman and Southron now has t?$ia combined circulation and influence cf beth of the old papers, and is mani : festly the best advertising medium io I m Weekly Crop BDIIS??D. : COLUMBIA. S. G., Sept. 14, J897. TEMPERATURE. X'.-'-Tha-%tempeimfiare, during the past !| week/ ranged slightly above the normal ? : doe to comparatively, high day temper? ie azures and seasonably ecol nights. The former ranged in the eighties and % the latter io tba sixties with daily range I; from 20 ta 26 degrees. Tba highest reported, 95 on the 10th at Hodges and p t?as lowest, 52 on the 5th at Liberty. I , !Toe meas for the week was 76, and ? the normal for the same period is ap* '. proximately 75. RAINFALL. Over nearly the whole of the State | ike week was a rainless one. Six places reported light showers on vari?os dates, with a maximo m measurement /'ol 0.15 ai Allendale. The showers ?ere confined to portions of Berkeley, CoHeton, Hampton, Charleston, Beau? fort, and Harmo counties. Over the remainder of the state the ground is vary dry with severe droughty con di : tioas io places. Corresponden ta all note the need of raio for the growing crops. The normal for the week is afcout 1 27. The week, of correspond ing dates in 1896, was also without raio. The wind? were generally light east? erly. The iiuo?htne was io excess with an estimated percentage of 85 of the posible for the State, rao ging from 64 to 100. GENERAL REMARK8 Favorable weather pro vailed for har? vesting andi gathering the ripened ?ropa, such as baying, rico harvest, picking cotton, making syrup aod hous -log coro and; fodder, bot pastures, gar doss, late corn, turnips and generally all crops cot fully matured stand in urgent need of raio, over the State. CROPS. The reports on cotton would indicate a further decline io condition doe to the dry weather which caused yon og "boll* to ,shcd freely over the western ?osoties, where, ootil reoeotly, the plant bad continued to fruit, aod where it is yet ia places putting on fruit spar? ingly, but not generally. There are reports of a small "top-crop" over the extreme northwestern counties, but over the larger portion off the State those bolls aod squares that usually form the ?'top-crop" all shed off during aod following the Ausust rains. Over the eastern counties generally aod over a large portion of the wes? tern counties cotton is opening rapidly, ia places prematurely, sod in Berkeley, Marion, Orangebarg, Bamberg, and contiguous counties from half to three fourths, or raore, of the bolls are open. In one locality io Berkeley 70 per cent is already gathered. In the eastern counties tb*? r>'ant is apparently dead caused by rust which developed over large areas during the latter part of August. Many fields look as if s?ared by frost. Under 'he prevailing favorable weather conditions, picking made rapid progress Ssa Island cotton has not shared io the deterioration, cn tte contrary im? proved in condition during the week. The dry wea?ber injured late corn to snntr ex*en?, bot permitted fodder to be saved in gr.od condition. Some oo-n bas been gathered. Sweet pot?! of s look and yield well generally but rain is needed for late plantings Rice harvesting has made great strides io Colleton and elsewhere in the rice districts, and threshing has began generally. Upland rice in Pickens would be benefited by rain. Io places turnips seem to stand the dry weather, but generally the yoong plants were killed by the hot son and fields will have Ito be resown. It was an extremely favorable week for caring pea-vine and other bay and much was saved. Peas generally fruiting well but shedding their leaves freely. Sorghum and sugar cane maintain their excellent condition and syrup making continues. Fastares aod gardens are parched. Peanai* yielding well. Tobacco be? ing freely marketed. Late apples plentiful and of good quality in Salada. Scoppernong grapes plenti fill Fall plowing continues in t track raising districts. From the national bulletin of Si tember 6th "The general condition ojf" colt is less favorable than in the previc week, and over portions of the m die sections of the cotton belt tnt bas been marked deterioration. A sence of rain has caused it to op rapidly, to some extent prematurel In portions of Southwest Tex* showers . improved late cotton a; the "top" crop, but over the northe portions of the state, and over t central and eastern portions of tl belt, the conditions have been u favorable. J, W. BAUER, Section Director. Quinine and other fe? ver medicines take from I to 10 days to cure fever Johnson's Chill andFevei Tonic cures in ONE DAV PSV J* > /_ . '. . \ - Condition of the Crops. Drouth Unfavorably Affects A! Sections East of Bookies. " Wpshington, Sept. 14.-The weekl crop bulletin issued by the agricultura department to-day for the week ende at 8 a. m., Sept. 13, says : The week has been excessively bo and for the-most part dry in nearly al districts east of the Rooky Mountains. * With sufficient, moisture, the ooodi dons would have been most favorable l: . -.i ?c.". vj to corn, bat in most of the importan corn States the crop, more particularly the late planted, bas s offered seriously from drought and is being prematurely ripened Much of the crop is DOV safe from frost and catting bas begot io the more northerly sections. Ii Nebraska recent rain? will improve late BOTO and with -favorable conditions ir Iowa daring the next two weeks son? of the late oom will make fair yield, the early crop having been rapid 15 ripened under the excessive heat of tb? past two weeks with some detriment tc quality. In' Kansas most of the earl j som has been eat, and the late planted is suffering from drought. 8obst quent ireather conditions witl have bat little effect upon the crop in Missouri, where it bas been seriously and permanently injured. Cotton has generally suffered further injury daring the past week, and its general condition is less favorable than reported io the preeeeding bulletin. Marked deterioration is reported from the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, Ar? kansas and Oklahoma Heat and drought over the greater part of the cotton belt have stopped growth and caused moon, premature opening and shedding, while rains ?D Florida have retarded picking. Scattered heavy raios have also interfered with picking io portions of Texas and caused slight damage by washing out open cotton in places, bot improved the crop where still growiog. In portions of southern and central Texas, Ute cotton and the **top crop" over the northern Texas will not matare unions frost is unusual? ly late. Cotton bas opened freely thrcufibout the cotton belt ; picking bas made rapid progress and will generally be Tomplered earlier than usual. In Arkansas the crop will he gathered at coe picking. Showery weather of this and preced ing week has caused slight injury to harvested grain in Oregon and Wash ington. Thrashing is about fioished in Oregon, bat has been somewhat delay? ed in Washington and portions of Miu nesota. No improvement io the condition of tobacco is reported from Kentucky, where the outloook is very poor, and its general condition io Tennessee is also very unfavorable. Plowing and seeding of fall grain have been much dekyed generally, but favorable progress ibas been made io New England aod portions of the mid? dle Atlantic States, where soil condi? tions have been favorable. Congressman From the 6th. A Very Close Race Between John* son and Norton. Columbia, Sept 15.-Incomplete returns from the Sixth District leave the result of the Congressional elec? tion still in doubt. Norton leads by a narrow margin, but the precincts unheard from may have elected John son. The probabilities are, howev? er, that Norton has been elected by a I small majority. Coast Line Will Handle no Such Freight. OTHER ROADS MaY AGREE. Wheo the original package business was first started in this city, The Reg? ister announced that the railroads would not accept shipments made io keeping with Judge Simonton's orders. L*ter, some of the roads receded from the generally understood agreement, but it appears that the Atlantic Coast. Lice bas invariably refused to handle such business except under compul? sion. From an authoritative source. The Register learns that under the traine association regulations, the Coast Line was compelled to haul some cars offer? ed to it by connecting lines, though, as a business matter, the company did not desire to do so, as The Register's in? fo: m ant learns. This, however, is preliminary to the statement of tbe.faot that the company will under no circumstances handle such shipments after the 15th inst. It is learned that circulars to this effect baye been sent to ali agents of the com? pany in the State Copies of the cir? culars were o ot obtainable yesterday, but the dispensary authorities have been made aware of their contents. So far as could be learned, the circu? lars instruct agents to ship no liquors to cr beyond their stations, unless they have the stamp of the board of oontrol upon them. Another requires freight on all liquor shipped from beyond the State into it, to be paid in advance The third is the most important, in that it states that the legal departmen of the company advises that the com? pany will be liable for damages for. breakage of snob shipments whether released or not. and positive instruc? tions, are therefore given that such freight shall not be accepted or bandied. It is stated that other railroads will take similar action, and if they do, tbe original package bosioess will be most . eriously interfered with.-Columbia Register. IS IT ANOTHER GREAT MUTINY? Simio, Sept, 13.-At daybreak yes terday. following the repulse of the in? surgents by Geoeral Yeatman-Biggs, who was attacked io ibe rear while moving along the Ca m an a ridge to pre? vent an attack oo Fort Shaokbel, tbe British commander dispatched a small column to recover some stores. This body of troops found the enemy in force, with 13 standards, bot tbe tribes? men did not venture to attack tbe col? umn General Elles, is concentrating bis forces at Sbabkadr to-day prelim? inary to making a final advance into the Mo h ma nd c? un fry. Fort Lockbardt and Fort Gulisten are still heavily attacked The reliev? ing force which has been sent forward consists of four goer andr five squad ron*?/ The startling news comes from Fort j Lockbardt that the combined bodies of Ibe Afridis and Orakziis number 47. 900 men. They are now all collected near Kbanki valley and will advance oo the fortifications at Samaoa for an attack tonight. The insurgents this morning cap? tured tbe Sarbaragarti police post 1 Information from,the front received thia afternoon shows the Afridis 3 at? tacking the Saojana forts in force. General Yeatman Biggs will relieve Fort Gulistan to-night and tbe simol taneous advance of Generals Blood and Elles against the Mohmands will com? mence on Wednesday next The post was attacked by a thousand Orakzia*. A gallant defense was made by the garrison of 21 Sikhs, who for six and a half hours sustained three furious as? saults. In the third assault the Ora ltZ?i* forced the door The garrisoc left the walls to expel the invaders and the enemy was thus able to cscaiace the fort with ladders. One Sikh defended *he guardroom, killing 20 of the foe. He was finally burnt ?live at his post. The signaller kept op ccmrouication until the fort fell at 4 :30. It is reported that he was the only Sikh who was spared Professor Montague Accepts the Presidency-Baptist Delighted. speciai to The Register Greenville, S C , Sept. 13.-A tele? gram was received to-day by Dr. A. J. S. Thomas acting secretary of the board of trustees of Forman University, frcm Dr. A. P Mor.tague, accept? ing the presidency of the. uni? versity. The Baptists are delight? ed with the situation and the people of Greeo'il'e uni:e with the university au thorities io con^i tulations. Dr. Mon? tague ?nd family ''ill reaoh the city about the middle of October --?????*? ?-*-?*-? i Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic Cures Fever The Liquor Question. The Opinions of Representatives Prom This Coanty. The News acd Courier b-is asked ibe mero bers of the Genneral Assembly to give their opinion OD the dispensary situations and the replies received, which are now being pub? lished make interesting reidiog. The fol? lowing from representatives of this COUD?T : Qjestion : Do you think the dispensary law will stand as at present? If not, what is your solution of li v mutter ? Lynchburg, S. C : h :s certainly apparent to ?Il that ft changp in the present s'atus of affairs is absolutely necessary. J do not think that the St?te will coosenr to go bick again to the old bar room system ucderany guise; nor do I think that thev would coo sent to ?he continuance of the dispensary as now run if Jud?e Simo-ton's decision had never been rendered. Now, withont being at al) familiar with the law on this poiDt, it does seem that the ''original package" idea could be continued with such restrictions as the State may deesa necessary fur tbs be3t in? terests of the peop!e. such HS the hours that such stores be open, the cl>iss of persons to whom liquor shall be sold, the amount of license tb*t shall be pei 1, etc. Granting to each municipality the right oF local option (for I should favor the restriction of these places to municipal corporations ) Without elaborating this idea, it will be eeen at a glance that this wouM combine, or rather retain, what fpw good features the dis? pensary bas, without the odious ones of the ?State's monopolizing the whiskey trade for mora! purpose? and placiog such irresistible temptations io tbe way of those who seek to 8*rve their State in the capacity of officers of the dispensary. This mere outline seems to me now tobe along tbe line of possible restriction of this evil, if there appears to ne at Any time be? tween this and the Legislature's convening noy plan which shall seem to coe a neater approach to practic-I prohibition I shall gladly support socb plan. E. D. SMITH, Member Sumter County. KOTZIEG TO SUGGEST Privateer, S C.: Under tbe present Jaws I do not tbink tbe dispensary can stand much longer, bnr I bave no plans to suggest to remedy the defects W. A. NETTLE?, Member Sumter County. I do not. in rov opinion tbe only solu? tion to the whiskey question i? high license wi?H strict police regulations. By way of preface, will say that I am a prohir>;tioni3t in sentiment, but do not believe that any prohi? bition law, however stringent, contd or would be enforced I believe that as long as fruit ia made and corn confnnes to grow and mountain witter flows, whiskey will be made, and as long as it is made, teop'e will I drink it. The question tb?n a-iees, which is the best way to control it? I believe that every intelligent man in the State, who bas 'he love of his fellow men at heart, will admit that the dis? pensary is a great improvement over the old bar room system However, I have al? ways opposed the disoen8ary, believing it wrong,io prioripje for tbe State to engage in any business, giving it a monopoly, wbicb it does not grant to private citizens. U?der the provision!? of ?he new Constitution, which has BO effectually done away with the bar rooms and fixed tbe rainiroom quantity to be sold, ?od with some ot the dispensary features added, a perfeet law, in my opinion, could be enacted. My idea is to do away with all of the dis? pensaries and hwve a high license-say two thousand dollars-to every one that engages in the business Let that amoun? be equally divided he*wten the State, county and incor? porated towns or cirie9. Require a bond of len thousand dollars from every one taking out a license, for the faithful observance of tbe Nw, and any violation let the licence be revoked, never again to be renewed to the same party. These, with the follow? ing dispensary features added : No drink? ing or other attraction on premieee, not to se}} to raiocrs or drunkards, open at sunriseaod closi'i at sundown. With ;bese provisions and a strict enforcement. I be? lieve tbe control of the traffic would then be as perfect as it could be, ?nd would com? mend itself to the majority cf the people of the State. A licenee ^c two thousand dol? lars should raise a revenue of tour hundred thousand dollars or more, which would be a great relief to the overourdened taxpayers A. K. SANDERS Member of the House from Sumter Co. Why will you buy bitter nauseating tonics when Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is as pleasant as Lemon Syrup. Your druggist is authorized to refund the money in every case whare it fails to cure. Price. 50 cents. ?i i i mwm - Meteorological R?cord. The following is a report of observations of the weather taken at Statehurg, by Dr. W. W. Anderson, for the p*st week ending September 12, 1897 : j Temperature. cl * ? ! Condition. 61 85 67 76. 7 85 68 16 5 8? 85 66 75 S 9 87 69 78 10| 87 69 ? 78 ll 84 70 i 77 ?21 84 I 68 ! 76. E j .00 Ulear E I .10 Clear SE j 00 Clear SE j .00 j Clear SE 00 Clear SE I .00 I Cloudy ss I CO 1 *0lou^v ''Parity clouoy. The need of rain begins to be seriously felt by gardens and all late crop?, and a continu? ance of the drought will no doubt increase more and more the shortness of the top crcp ol cotton, especially in sandy lands. ^? ? ? i - The advertising car cf Harris'9 circus is in town and the gang of hill posters is at work plastering the bill boards and dead walls with the pictorial representations of beastly monsters and unheard of wonders that ara calculated to fill the n inds of the small boys with amazement and set tbe old men to thinking about doing their duty by taking ibe children to see the animals. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq , Probate Judge WHEREAS, ARTHT?R K. SANDERS, Esq., made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration cum testament annexo of the Estate of and effects of MRS. HARRIET REBECCA SAUNDERS, de? ceased These are therefore to cite und admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said MRS. HARRIET REBECCA SAUN? DERS, iaie of said county and State, de? ceased, that they be and eppear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H ., on 30th day of September, 1897, next, after publication thereof, a: ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should Dot be granted. Given under my hand, this 15'h day o September, A. D., 1897. THOS. V. WALSH, Judge of Probate. Sept. l'y-2t. Right F rices You can pay more money for a bicycle, but you can? not secare a machine of higher grade than the Cres-. cen?, or one that "will please you better. FUMAN DNMSITt GREENVILLE, 8. C. DR. C. fi. JUDSON, CHAIRMAN OF Faculty. Cession opens Septemner 22a Courses leading to all ?cadereic deprees. Preparatory department in charge of experienced teachers Cost reduced to minimum hy v ess svstem. Board ir? pr i yate families moderate. For further icformatiou applv to chairman, or to BEN GEER, Au?. 4 Sec. of Facuitr t S foe LE CHARLOTTE, X, C., DO ALL KINDS of ?est?mate Detective Work nt reasonable rates. ARSON, MURDER, DIVORCE SPECIALTY March IO- 6m* DR J .Mi ?ll, DENTIST. j oiSce ? OVFB STO?E OF SUMTER DRY GOODS COMPANY -utnujce on Main Street, j Between Dry Goods Co. and Dorant & Son OFFICE HOURS : 9 to 1.30 ; 2 too o'clock. Anni 9. 2 WESTERN WHEEL WORKS CK?CASO NEW YORK Catalogue free Agents everywhere The Plums of the Dress Goods Trade Are beginning to fall in our Basket, A result of our own idea-planting. If* are prepared to show goods o you trimmed os you trish, in all of the latest novelties, because ice take the liberty of jumping ahead of you and displaying in front of yon just what trill suit your taste and meei your demands. The first views of onr efforts are now smiling from our show icin dows and display counters We mahe a study of your likings and hand 'em to you ready for your selection It's .a way we hope to win your favors. We have a line of Ready-made Skirts, Ranging in price from $1 to $10. We have the undisputed claim of being the first to handle this much-felt want in Sumter. They are a great con ve: *nce and are good values for the price. Our line of Jackets Though not yet complete will be Jarge enough to satisfy early buyers, and will be one of the strongest features in our store. A few much needed things at this season of which we Keep good assortments at the very lowest living prices: Tam O'shanter Caps, Jock Caps, Ladies' Sailors. Ladies7 Al? pines, Children's and In? fant's Silk and Cashmere Caps-Eider'Down ?aps. We can show yon new things in Ladies' JaCketS and Ready- Ko*\ery*?? Ladies' Misses and.Chi! . dren s Underwear, rrice-Oh that is made SkirtS. . the smallest part of it all. -Shoes. Notice our display of Shoes. They are the talk of the city. On ac? count of their gr:.ce?ulnes<?, beauty, quality and price There is nothing pret? tier than a well shod foot, and we are the ones to laad the reward for fiae shoe? ing. Clothing and Furnishing Department. It is the same old story cf Good Goods.. Well Made. That gives the most satisfaction. We have cheap, medium and fine goods. ?Ve have paid pecial attention this season to oyr stock of LOCK nod Slim--. Short and Sf.>nta esra KZ? suits WE CAN FIT ANYBODY. Our line of $6 all-wool Suits Are the best values ever ofTered at that price. We have others, equally as good values for their respective prices. A Second lot of those sample Alpine Hats that sold so well. This second case is better than the first but go at the same price, 750. ?Sf,*" Have You Seen it ? Have You Heard of It ? What? The great line of Neckwear in Ryttenberg's window at 25c. No job lots but real 50-cent. silk and satin Ties. They are being picked over rapidly. Better try one at 25 cents. . R??TH fr The Leaders o? Low Prices for Sumter.