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m ? n TSE S?MTEK WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. kEe 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 Jene. 12*6 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13,1897. FXew Series-Yoi. XVII. No. ll Cijf tliikfe w? Jwi??jron. Published S very "Wednesday, KT. C3k OsteeijL, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : ?1.50 per anoaai-in advance. ?DYS?TISSSEST; One Square first insertion.............$1 00 Ere ry subsequent insertion.........50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All comnsfnnications which sobserve private interests will be charged foras ad ver tie men ts. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for._* ~N0 MORE PERMITS." SO THE STATE BOARD OF CONTROL DECIDED. Columbia, Oct 6 -At their meet? ing laaf&igbt the state board of con? trol rescinded their action authorizing dispensers to bay bottles insofar as j their action applied to Charleston and Colombia,"and adopted and put the! parliamentary clincher upon a r?solu tion refasing to grant auy more " beer privileges till the legislature meets, j The board met at 8:45 p. m with all members present and with Mr. Cooper in the chair. George S. Legare, of Charleston, appeared before the board for a beer privilege, lt was hi? opinion that his town would support at least half a donen more beer houses ; the main opposition came from those who now held these privileges. This was natural as these fellows were enjoying a little "Klondike" of their own and didnt't want any more opposition. There were some 209 revenue licenses in Charleston, he 6tated, about 68 original package shops and over 150 blind tigers. Mr. Legare represented D. H. Adams. After Mr. Legare retired Mr. Jones expressed the opionion that it would be best to hold ap on grranting beer privileges, lt tended to' bring the dispensary law into disrepute and he feared this indiscriminate granting of . privileges would bring the prohibi? tion people down on the law. It was resolved, on motion of Mr. Donthit, that the board would grant no more beer privileges in towns where there1 are now one or more, un til after the meeting of the legisla? ture. Taxing the Original Pack? age Dealers/ Green ville Imposes a Gradu? ated License Ta^p. , Greenville, Oct 5.-The city coun? cil passed an ordinance to night, im? posing a privilege tax'on original package bouses. The tax is on a graduated scale, as follows : Two hundred dollars to be paid at once by eacib dealer and at the end of three months, $50 additional for each ?1. 000 of sales of liquors. This tax is for one year only. At the end of 12 months another payment of $200 will be required, and additional quarterly payments as stated above, provided tbat no dealer shall pay more than ?500 per year. Prairie Fires Spreading, Chicago Junction. O., Oct 5.-The prairie 6re assumed a sudden change for the worse this morning As the sao rose a small gale spra&g np from the south, fanning the smoking earth roto a blaze and the fi?mes spread to the north side of the muck with great rapidity. Spark? and cinders were car? ried hundreds of feet and ap soon as they touched the ground a new fire would be kindled. The township line road between New Haven and Rich? mond township is all that keeps the flames from entering the largest- and be6t of muck land. Sparks at one time were carried over the road, but the large force of the fire Sgbters at work soon extinguished the flames. About 30 men from this place went to asVtst in fighiog tbe fire this afternoon, bot the smoke was so dense they were compelled to return. Mr. Talbert Not a Candidate. ? close personal friend of the Hon. W J. Talbert, and one who said he bsd authority to speak in the matter, said yesterday that there was no truth in the alleged gubernatorial candidacy of Mr. Talbert. Mr Talbert, ibis friend stated, would try to succeed him? self in congress -Columbia Regjypter. - m - Thc North Pole has its uses. It enables some of the hunters to rake in lots of money. Nansen has made a fortune out of it and now it is, said be is coming to this country with a guarantee of ?65,000 fer fifty lectures. MANY NEW CASES OF FEVER. DR. OLIPHANTS STATE MENT--IMPROVED ELSE? WHERE. New Orleans, Oct. 5 -After two days of improvement and of premise, the fever sit nation on the face of the record took somewhat of a tnrn to? day. For 40 hours there had been no deaths, and yesterday the number of cases had shown material falling off from the day before. Early this morning, however, the reports of new cases began to come in to the board of health office with considerable rapidity and by 1 o'clock there had been 15 cases reported, and by 7 o'clock to-night all previous records of this season had been broken, so far as new cases were concerned ?n a few hours three ^deaths had also been reported to the board. The physicians were not at a loss to ex plain the increase in cases. They took the view that it might be expect? ed that numer?os cases would still continue daily to be reported. Dr. Oliphant said tonight ; ' The stern enforcement of the law requir? ing all the physicians to report promptly both suspicious and actnal cases of yellow fever has had a ma? terial effect in increasing the number of cases. "As a rule, the numerical increase ;of cases is due to the fact that we have so organized our forces that the j corps of board of health is now so I large, and the activity of the public j in ferreting out new cases so great, I that few, if any cases are escaping at I tention and prompt report. An epi ? demie is absolutely out of the ques? tion "New Orleans is to-day by no means unhealthier than it has been for several years The prevailing fever has caused in several weeks less than 40 deaths " Deaths : Cecil Spiess, Baptiste Salomon, Miss Nellie Scannell Two of the deaths to-day were somewhat of a surprise Little was known of the case of Cecil Spiess. She had not been reported as a pa? tient likely to succumb to the disease. Baptiste Soloman died rather sud? denly. An examination after death proved conclusively that the man bad been a victim bf the prevailing sick? ness M ?es Scan LC! Ts case was re? ported some days ago Dispatches received this evening announce that there are two cases of yellow fever on Dr. J. H. Saunder's plantation near Patterson, La., and an addition?! suspicious case. AH are traceable to Ocean Springs. Record Broken Again. New Orleans, Oct. 6.-Even as early as 6 o'clock this afternoon the day had proved a record breaker, both as to number of cases and as to the number of deaths that bad been reported The increase of cases to day was not unexpected. The weath? er has been warm, during the after? noon especially, and the large ter? ritory the board of health has to cov? er makes perfect scrutiny impossible. Germs are being distributed which, if the totality of cases was fewer, wouW easily be restrained. Virile the number of cases under treatment to day is in the neighbor? hood of 250, there many houees which have not yet been disinfected but in which the patients have been de dared well. Less restraint than usual is imposed on the inmtaes of such pre? mises, and the result has been that the number of foci bas been in? creased But the total death rate is still small in proportion to the num ber of cases i Edwards, Miss , Oct 6-Dr. Dunn of the state board of health to night gave out the following report : There have been sixteen new cases of fever to day. Total deaths to date, 15 ; total cases to date in town and the im? mediate county, 366 ; total number convalescent and discharged, 205 ; total under treatment, 106 ; seriously ill, 8 ; with black vomit, 1. The report from Nilta Yuma is to the effect thst ?here is one new case, that of Mrs Smith This makes six in ali at that place Biloxi, Miss., Oct. 6 -Dr. Haral son, reported yesterday among the sick, is all right to day and on duty as usual Dr Tackett is serously ill. Mr. L B. Davis, formerly of Roa noke, Va , died last night, after five days illness The board of health re? port : Yellow fever under treat? ment, 120 ; suspicious cases, 4 ; other cases, 5 ; new cases, 7 : total yellow fever cases to date, 255 ; to? tal deaths to do date, 10 ; deaths to? day* 1. Mobile, Ala., Oct. 6 -The total cases of yellow fever here reached the hundred mark to day The actual total to date at noon was 99*; total deaths to date, 16. There were no deaths reported to-day and only four new cases "Will Offer Cuba Auto nomy. Weyler Must Resign or be Recalled, Madrid, Oat. 5 -Senor Moret, the minister for the colonies, it is semi-offi? cially announced, bas deoided to apply as soon as possible all the measures which are comprised in the programme of the Liberals, regarding the Antilles, io eluding all that is necessary for the application of autonomy for Cuba io the form permitted by the circumstances. It is reported here to day that the United States minister, General Stewart L Woodford, left at the foreign office yesterday an official note from Secretary Sherman. Premier Sagasta. io an ioterview, is quoted as saying that most important questions are before the cabinet minis? ters who have a thorough kaowlege of the financial position of Spain and pos? sess accurate details of the war situation in Cuba and in tbs Philippine islands. The government, Senor Sagasta added, will cary out its political and military programme with firmness and sagacity. When the primier was questioned re? garding the future of Captain General Wey'.er, he said he supposed Weyler would resign, adding that if he did not do so be would be recalled. In conclusion. Senor Sagasta said that the most prompt action would be taken io the Philippine islands, where the situation be explained, admitted of no delay. Senor Sagasta, the premier was the first visitor at the United States lega? tion this morning His interview with General Woodford was cordial, but ab? solute reserve is maintained as to what passed in the conversation. ,Washington, Oct. 5.-It can be stated positively that Minister Wood? ford bas received no additional iostruo tioas from Secretary Sherman or any other government officer since he sailed for Europe. His call was either one of courtesy to introduce himself formally to the new Spanish administration or to lay before it some matter not fully out? lined in bis talk with the Duke of Te tuan. He bore oo letter from Secre? tary Sherman and it can be stated au? thoritatively that it is the policy of the administration to let the new Spanish cabinet become settled in office and not to press it to act hastily. Autonomy For Cuba. The Campaign to be Contin? ued as Long as Necessary. Madrid, Oct. 6.-At a cabinet council to night, the government de? cided to grant autonomy to Cuba un? der the 8ozeranity of Spain, and to continue the campaign as long as may be necessary. Senor Gallon, minister of foreign affairs, explained to the cabinet the position of the diplomatic negotia tions with the United States. Senor Sagasta, the premier, has re? ceived a cable message from Captain General Weyler, who offers his ser? vices to the government, and says : "I shall not resign." AUTONOMY NOT ACCEPTED. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 6.-In response to a telegram from the Journal of this city as to the attitude of the Cuban junta towards the new Spanish cabi? net, Thomas Estrada Palma, head of the Cuban revolutionary bureau, tele? graphs that paper to day as follows : New York, Oct 6 -To the Atlan? ta Journal : Inasmuch as the Cu? bans are now more than ever firmly resolved to accept nothing short of absolute independence, the offer of the new Spanish ministry to grant autonomy can have no effect iu ter? minating the war. We are satisfied that the hour of our complete freedom is at hand, and this offer only confirms us in the be? lief that Spain knows that she has lost Cuba We care not whether there is a lib? eral or a conservative ministry. We did not listen to Canovas when he offered autonomy ; we will not listen to Sagasta. We have consti? tuted ourselves a nation, and will be acknowledged as such by Spain, whether under a liberal or a conser? vative ministry, or under a republi? can or Carlist regime, before we lay down our aims We are confident of speedy suc? cess. We are fully prepared for the most aggressive campaign of the war Spain played her best -sards first and lost What Campo. . nd Wey? ler, with more than forty generals and over 200,000 men, failed to do, no other general can accomplish I reflect the unanimous opinion of all our generals and our government when I say that the only solution is our independece (Signed) Tn Off Rfc ESTRADA PALMA. TO PLEASE SPANISH, AMERICANS AND CUBANS. No Final Decisions. ? Madrid, Oct. 7 -'A cabinet coun? cil, at which the queen regent pre? sided, was held to day. When the ministers separated the premier, Senor Sagasta, announced to the newspaper men that no final decision had been take in regard to the reply which Spain will make' to the note of the United States handed to the Duke of Tetaun when he was minister for foreign affairs by the United States minister, General Stewart L. Woodford. The Imparcial, however, says it learns that the reply of Spain will satisfy Spanish susceptibilities in making cle3r to President McKinley the resolute attitude which SpaiD maintains ia regard to Cuba. According to El Heraldo, Spain's reply to the United States will point out that if American interests suffer by reason of the war in Cuba they (the Americans) are themselves to blame for it, inasmuch as the insur? rection is assisted from the United States.* El Heraldo says also : "We understand that the gov? ernment will express its confidence that the new policy to be pursued with regard to Cuba will produce a change in the attitude of the United States." SHERMAN'S NOTE. Madrid, Oct. 7 -It is semi-official? ly announced that the note which General Stewart L Woodford, the United States minister, communica? ted to the Duke of Tetaan, the Spanish minister for foreign affairs, is no more an ultimatum that in is a ccmminatory document. In spirit and textually it is couched in friendly terms. The Cabinet at Washington expresses a wish to know when Cuba can be pacified, and requests Spain to reply before October .30 in order that President McKinley may be abie to incorporate Spain's answer in his message to congress. Premier Sagasta, in agreement with Seuor Guilon, the minister for foreign affairs, proposes to seud a mo? derate reply declaring Spain will await events and is taking such meas ures as consideration and prudence dictates until the change of policy in Cuba smooths the relations between the two govenrments. The answer of Spain will not be drawn up until the programme for the reform in Cuba has been published Weyler Cites Sherman. Habana, Oct. 6 -The chiefs of the volunteers visited Captain General Weyler at the palace to-day and ex? pressed their desire that he remain at the head*of the government in Cuba Subsequently they cabled to the cab? inet at Madrid requesting that the captain general be retained at the head of the Spanish forces in the isl? and as well as in control of its civil affairs. General Weyler, in acknowledging their expression of confidence, 6aid that the criticisms and attacks \nade upon his military conduct were with? out foundation, as it had always been his plan to finish war with war, in ac cordance with the customs ol all Eu? rope an nations and even of the United States. General Sherman, he de? clared, while on the march destroyed all the resources of the south that lay in his path ; and the Washington gov? ernment finished war with war aud not with a treaty. - '?? - em? The Cyelidrical Press and Gin. Col. Mike Brown Begins Op?rations Thc New Round Bale-How the Machine Works. Special to The State. Barnwell, Oot. 6.-Col. Mike Brown started bia cylindrical press and gin plant to day, turning out round bales weighing as high as 558 pound*. This is the 6rst plant of the kind io South Carolina and will revolutionise rbe cot? ton business He ia paying 5 3 4 to 6 1 4 (. o b Baruwell*for round bales and hrs engaged space with C. H. Betts of thc Johnston steamship line via Charleston for the first shipment of 100 bales, which goes direct to Liver? pool He charges ?1 50 for ginning, compressing and covering. "No rare, all cotton." Seed oottoo is taken from the wagons by suction pipe with the Winship improved system and deliver? ed from press ready for export. The farmers of this section arc all pleased with this new enterprise, and are waiting and crowding thc plant to be served. It takes 10 minutes to unload seed from the wagoo, gin and pack a bale complete. Barnwell is prouder than ever of her broad-jninded and ener? getic soo, Col. Mike Brown. _ Water Tank Bursts. Charleston, Oct. 7.-There was a small eizad Johnstown flood at the roundhouse of the South Carolina and Georgia road this morning, caused by the bursting of the water tank used for supplying engines. As the result of the bursting of this tank, two colored men, James Small and John Brunson, night coalers, were almost killed. They are now in the hospital The accident occurred at 7:05 o'clock, just at the time when the roundhouse was full of men at work, and it was by -the merest chance that several were not killed by the falling timbers and the large iron hoops, which were sent fly? ing ia every direction Brunson and Smalls had just gone into the wash room, a small bouse just a few feet from the tank, and were changing their clothes, when there was a report like a cannon, followed by the rushing of water and the falling of 1 timber and brick. Before they could ! get out of the house the roof fell in on them and they were completely covered with water and brick, the brick having been knocked out of the wall on the roundhouse. Both of the men were extricated from the debris as quickly as possible, acd upon examination it was learned were painfully injured. The police ambulance was summoned and they were sent to thc hospital. Small sustained a deep gash in the head, caused by a brick striking him. Brunson received cuts and bruises all over the body and is in a much more serious condition that Small. The tank was comparatively a new one and was held together by large iron hoops four inches wide and a quarter of au inch thick, and why it burst is a mysterj. The force of the water was terrific, for the whole side of the wall of the roundhouse next to the tank was knock? ed down and the bricks were hurled 50 feet. The water swept through the building with fearful force. A large toolbox, weighing over 1,200 pounds was carried by the water 30 feet, and pieces of iron weighing hundreds of pounds which were lying near the tank, were picked up after the water had subsided 60 and 80 feet away.-The State. The Costa Rican Troubles. Washington, Oct. 6.-Senor Calvo, the Costa Rican representative here, states positively that the reports that President Iglesias of Costa Rica has proclaimed himself dictator are without foundation. Mr. Calvo received a copy of the offioial decree which doubt? less gave rise to the reports of a dicta? torship. The decree was issued by the permanent commission of congress, and not by the president, and is limited to a suspension of the right of habeas corpus for sixty days from September 15. This, the decree states, is in accordance with section 2 of tee con? stitution. The decree gives the presi? dent- no unusual power. It is signed by President Iglesias and is the only decree of an extraordinary character issued of late. Siegfried Not Dead. "The Columbia and Charleston pa pers arc making quite a fuss over tfte alleged disappearance of a young man by the name of Siegfried, who was here last winter, shootiog ducks with dif? ferent persons. But no mishap befell bim while here ; and there is co trunk of his in the depot here awaiting infor? mation a3 to bis whereabouts. From the best information obtainable, Mr. Siegfried left here by rail early in Jan? uary last in the direotioo of Florida ; and since then nothing has been heard of him here so far as we have been able to find out. and enquiry at pofto??oe de? velops the fact tha? bis mail was either returned to writers or sent to dead let? ter office, as the young man left no for? warding address here. So this is the end of the mystery so for as George? town is concerned."-Georgetown Times. - II. rep- WM ? Miss Cisneros Escapes. Spanish Conveniently Believed of Em barrassing Case. Habana, Oot. 7 -The beautiful young Cuban patroit, Senorita Evan? gelina Cossio y Cisneros, heroine of the sensational adventure with the Span? ish governor of Isle of Pines, has es? caped from the Casa de Recogidas (bouse of scrapings), where she had been confined for several months on a charge of conspiracy agaiost the crown of Spain and of an attempt upon the life of Governor Berez, governor of the We of Pines. The authorities have not yet secured any clue to the whereabouts of Senorita Evangelina. Several of the employes of the establishment have been arrest? ed m m ill ? - ^ We have bright, hooorable icerchants in this town, and tfiey give the public what it demands Thev never offer as a substitute something "jus* as good." Gala Week Postponed. The Gala Week has been postponed from October 25rh to December 13th. The board cf health refused to remove the quarantine restric? tions on visitors coming to Charleston, and the Gala Week association realized that the attendance wcuid be very small with the restrictions in effect, as few people woola cr.re to be put to the trouble of complying with the provisions established by the board. The association tried to get the board to give io, but this the lat? ter refused to do, and there was no other alternative but to defer ?he festival. Some of the committee favored holding the festival next spring at the time of the annual reunion of Confederate Veterans, but the majority preferred the third week in December, and the festival will be pulled off at this time. The Grand Lodge of Ma? sons willcmect during the Gala Week. Posing For Reforms. The decided preference shown by young girls for men who have the . re? putation of being dissipated is a matter as old as the bilis, but ever strikingly new, because of the daily instances which accentuate the digesting fact. Speaking about this a few eveniogs ago a college man said: "It iso't much of an incentive for a fellow to keep bis morality up to the standard when he sees tbs most disreputable meo of his set- simply lionized by girls and their mothers "I don't koow why it is. Womea have a mania for cultivating men whose characters are anything but good. The shadier they are the more they appeal to women. Can't understand it." "Maybe it ?3 because we so love to pose as reformers," ventured his hos? tess. "Yon know a woman enjoys nothing better than the fancy that she has it in her power to raoald character masculine character, that is." "All the same. I shouldn't think she would care to make her parlors training quarters for society toughs. There were two men in my class last year, the wildest, fastest fellows I knew, but they were made more fuss over by the mothers and daughters of their acquaintance than any of their well-behaved friends. These ?ame moth? ers and daughters knew any number cf bright, moral young men, but they ig? nored them every time in favor of the ne'er-wells. Were flattered to death to receive the slighest attention from the wild pair. Their money may have ap? peared a satisfactory substitute for morals--but what at state of affairs." -Buffalo Evening News. ----<f? There is'Nothing So Good. There is nothing just aa good as Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, so demand it and do not permit the doaler to sell you soiae^ substitute. He will not claim there is anything better, bat in or der to make more profit he may claim some? thing else to be just as good. You want Dr. King's New Discovesy becaus e you know it to be safe and reliable, and guaranteed io do good or money refunded. For Coughs, Colds Consumption and for all affections of Throat? Chest and Lungs, there is nothing s<? good as? is Dr. King's New Discovery. Trial bottle free at Dr. J- F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store Regular size 50 cents and 1. 3 IMUP I > ?-Ww Don't hurry. Take tims to examine the abels and trade marks of jroods you buy, and ; ou will protect yourself frcm cheap and worthless substitutes. m [ II cn - BUOKLEN'S ARNICA 3ALVE. The best Salve ir. the world for Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sore, Tetter, Chcpped Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cure ?i!c: or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded pri30 25 cents per box; For sale by Dr J. F . 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