? C|t ?trlmaH at? ?&ni%nr.
I W?03NB8DAY? HOV. 17. 1887."
The Swn?er iFoteawtan was rounded
is 1850 sad the frite SOMATO? in 1866.
The Watchman and Southron now has
the combined circulation and i nfl ur oe?
ot both of the old papen, and ia m;?ni
fest&y-tbe best advertising medium in
i Sinti er
Ute Good Koads Convention held in
Colombia this week and the formation
of ?the South Carolina Good Broads
Association, as a result, marks the
inauguration of a movement, along
systematic hoes, that means a great
deal for the State; and we cherish the
hope tha^the lawmakers, county offi?
cials and the people of the State, as
a whole, will keep it alive until there
are goods roads everywhere in Sooth
Carolina. By systematic and intel?
ligent work, extending over a period
of years, the reproach of having bad
roads may be removed almost entirely^
to the lasting benefit of the people of
the State. Goods roads throughout
? v the State would save the farmers mil
Ilona of dollars annually, and ?heir
J property would be increased io* vai?
ne to an extent that few realize or
appreciate.
In offering a reward of $250 for
g| the capture of Newbold, Gov. Slier
be Ss -discharging his duty, and it
p^arnee the assurance that be will not
use his power to sheild Newbold
the punishment the crime
We are gratified that the
Governor has given the people of the
~ state this evidence that he will not
follow in Jibe footsteps of his prede?
cessors in office.
?
The State fair was as great a gather?
ing together of politicians and prospec?
tive candidates aa of live stock, ponltry
and io das tria I exhibits. Politicians,
'great and small, office holders, big and
little, were to be seen on every band,
abd they went around in twos and
threes. There is no knowing what
poKticai schemes were hatched while
-these props of tho commonwealth scroll?
ed through the poultry house and made h
believe to critically inspect the prise
taking fowls. 'The politicians mixed
sasares with business, however, and
went in and oat of (be maseims,
mases and for ace teiliog booths with
jcae.sasne sing froid that they attend
?two or three sorts df caucuses the same
night during a campaign year. They
tried to ring sticks and ombrelles
and to knock over the babies for a
cigar with the same lack of success that
same of them have met with to the past
when trying to knock down a nice office
with fat salaries attached. It was alto?
gether a large and prqstioent exhibi?
tion of Sooth Carolina raised politician*;
with a few from other States, who have
been acclimated by a few years resi?
dence. No doubt Governors, State
House oSoials, Congressmen, Solicitors
mad Judges were made by the score, io
the miada ?ye of the politicians, bat
when the So?1 roand np comes, it is an
easy guess to say that all of them wont
wear blue ribbone on their horns.
Startling Statement in Refer?
ence to Dreyfus Case.
Paria. Nov. 15-M. Scheu rer
Kestner, one of the vice presidente
of the senate, who has been agitating
for a reopening of the case of Alfred
Dreyfus, the former captain of artil?
lery, now undergoing a sentence of
imprisonment for life for selling im
portant French military plans to
agents of ? foreign power, bas writ?
ten a letter to the newspapers iii
which be asserts, that on Oct. SO be
presented to the French minister of
war. General Billot, documents prov
ing the prisoner innocent Ul
rer adds that the minister prom
ised to make an inquiry into tbe mat?
ter and also undertook to comm uni
cate to M. Scheurer the resuk within
a fortnight, pledging the latter to
silence io the meanwhile.
Continuing, M Scheurer Kestner
explains that this is the reason of
his misunderstood silence, but as the
fortnight bas elapsed without the
minister for war communicating with
bim, be now repeats, witboot fear of
contradiction, that he showed the
minister documents which easily
establish the culpability of another
titan Dreyfos
The letter of M. Scheurer Kestner
caused considerable excitement in
the lobbies of the cbsmber of depu?
ties and it is expected the cabinet
will-discuss the situation tomorrow
and issue a prouucement on the sub?
ject.
Take JOHNSON'S
CHILL & FEVER
roma
Washington Letter.
Wasbiogtoo, NOT. 15.-*'Teddy"
ROOM?eh may ?ooo be oat of a job, if
be doesn't laaro to briddle his tongue
when talking io poblio opon subjects OD
which Ibo administration's posit io o is
officially unannounced. He was given
a hist of this wheo be returned from
New York, where be made ac after
dinner speech oa the necessity of our
having a fighting Navy, if we wished
to escape the ridicule of the world, tod
having our declarations concerning the
Monroe Doctrine treated as merely so
muon bluster. "Teddj" used Hawaii
for a dummy in order to give the
administration's alleged Ceban policy
two or three heavy body blows, but the
application was too plato to be over?
looked. He bas been warned not to do
so again
The administration is playing horse
with the Canadian Premier, who, with
a party of officials is io Washington,
ostensibly to atteod the seal i o g conf?r?
ence, bot io reality to sound this
government on the probability of nego?
tiation a reciprocity treaty. The
President bas swapped ?'taffy" with the
Premier and giveo bim a dinner ;
Secretary Sherman has dooe the same,
aod bebas been turned over to Mr.
Kaason, Chief Cook of the Reciprocity
Kitchen, to confer on the subject.
He'll get all the conference he wants,
but wheo England really authorises ber
ambassador, or someone else, to try to
negotiate a treaty of oommeroial recipro?
city which shall embrace Canadian pro?
ducts, it will be found that so far as
Canada's principal products are ooo
?eroed, it will be ao impossibility.
The Canadian Premier doesn't seem
to know that in a number of states, ooe
of tbe main arguments used io the last
Nutional Campaign for republican suc?
cess, was that it would shot out Cana
dian competition.
Toe Spanish Minister bas begun bis
entertainment of poblio meo OD a scale
which indicates that no matter how hard
op Spaio may be, it has no intention of
reduoiog the amount of money spent io
Washington io the attempt to make
friends for Spaio. Tbs first blow-out
of the Spanish Minister was ao elegant
dinner, at the swell Metropolitan Club,
io honor of a Spanish editor. The ,
?i? ministration aod the U. S. Supreme
Court were well represented at this |
di?ner, but either the wily Spaniard ,
most have thought it needless to waste
bis expensive dinner on Congress, or
the Congressmen asked must have sent
regrets. Be that as it may. Senator i
Slkios was the only member of the
legislative branch of the Government \
that attended the dio ber. j
The silk stocking element of the <
Marylaod republicans, beaded by Seo- '
a tor Wellington, are straining every
nerve io their efforts to make sore that I
the Marylaod legislature does oot elect
Representative Mudd to succeed Sena- 1
tor Gorman. These men . probably ?
know what they are doing, but their i
activity against Mudd, wbo is consider?
ed io Washington as tbe weakest of all
the aspirants to Senator Gorman's seat,
reminds ooe of going after Reed birds
with Gatlmg goos.
The Post Offioa Department has
officially decided that the Interior De
partmeot was right when it disbarred
Jobo Wedderburn and John Wedder*
boro & Co.. from praotioe before the
Patent Office, for grose frauds upoo
gullible clients, aod bas issued a fraud
order agaiost Joba Wedderburo, & Co.,
aod the National Recorder, a newspaper
owned by them. This order abuts them
out of the mails, and will cauce all
matter addressed to them *o be returned
to the writers, after being officially
stamped "fraudulent." Newspapers
which continuo to print Wedderburn
& Co's, advertisement after koowledge
of this fraud order may also be shut of
the mails.
Tbe general opinion among the most
prominent democrats who have been in
Washington since that republican fight
upon tbe election of Boss Hanna, has
appeared to grew to aoob Urge propor?
tion, is that the democrats of Ohio
should have ootbiog whatever to do
with it. There is, of course, a bare
possibility that eoough republican mem?
bers of the Ohio legislature would, if
the democrats would help them, be will?
ing to eleot some otber republican to
the Senate than Hanna, bot the most
powerful microscope made would not
?how the smallest particle of advao
tage to the Ohio democrats io defeating
Hanna aod electing another repoblican
to the Senate. As long as Ohio has
got to have another repoblican Senator,
Haooa is tbs best mao, for the demo
orate, both tn Ohio and elsewhere, that
coo ld be ohoseo. But even if it would
be advantageous for the democrats to
knock Haooa out and belf/ to elect
some otber republican, it would oot be
advisable for tbe democrats io the Ohio
legislature to become parties to a deal
with tbe alleged aati-Haooa republi?
can members of that body, for the sim?
ple reason that Haooa, with the aid of
Mr. McKinley, wili almost certainly be
able, by tb* ose of patronage and otber
methods, to get a sufficient number of
republican votes to be elected I: is a
fight bet ween Hanoaism and Foraker
ism, aod no democrat should interfere
Don't Roo Any Risks about health. Avoid
coughs, colds, fevers, pneu mow ia and all otber
Similar ai ?men ts by keeping your blood rich
aod pare with Hood's Saraparilla
Hood's Pill j are purely vegetable and do not
purge, pain or gripe. All druggists.
Hake it clear as sunlight that, wheD you de?
mand some article advertised io this paper,
yoo waot precisely that article, and ootbiog
else.
9&S?S*a&?<... ........
A COMING CONVENTION
Of Delegates Representing all
the Southern States io
Atlanta.
Preparations are beiog rapidly made
for the holding of the contention of the
cotton growers of the southern States io
Atlanta on Die. 13. This convention
bis been called by those io oharge of
the reoeot convention held in this oity
in consequence of the aotion taken at
that time President Wilborn of tbe
State Farmer?* Alliance, who was presi?
dent of the State convention is confident
that the gathering io Atlanta will be a
most representative one. s \
The following was issued by Mr,.
Wilborn yesterday :
-By directioo of the Sooth Carolina
Cotton Growers1 convention, which
assembled in Columbia Nov. 10, 1897,
I hereby call opoo every cottoo grower
and each person interested io producing
cottoo to assemble at their respective
coon ty court houses on the first Moo
day of December for the parp?se of
effeotiog a permanent organization to
join in with tbe other southern States
io taking such aotioo as will enable the
cotton growers to io some way better
control the production and sale of the
cotton .crop of tbe sooth and in some
measure obtain the full market value of
this great staple crop.
J. C. Wilborn,
President of S. C. Golton Growers'
Association.
Mr Wilborn was in the city yester?
day. He fears that the cottoo growers
in the varions States will not have
time to meet and elect delegates to re?
present them at the convention because
of the nearness of tbe date appointed
and be will ask Governor Elierbe to
write a personal letter to each of the
governors ef the other southern States
asking them to appoint two delegates at
large and one from each congressional
district io their respective States
Governor Ellerbe, it is an de rs toed will
write these letters to-day. The several
governors will be asked to appoint men
who are directly concerned io the mat?
ter.
The oomiog convention will doubt?
less attract widespread attention both in
the north and the south and the result
of its deliberations will be awaited with
DO little concern, particularly by those
who manipulate the prioe of cotton.- '
The State.
'Dis down to. tbe cause of your sickness,
if jon want to fret weil and stay weil. Most
likely its indigestion The irritating poisons
Df fermenting, putrid Dod, left io tbe stom?
ach by indigestion, canse headache, neural?
gia, nervousness, d'ZZtoess, atom ?chache,
nausea, irritability, and all the other well- t
known symptoms of indigestion
Tbey also cana? many p-uva and disorders
wbicb are often laid to other canses and .
beoce are DOI easily cured. 'Bot as soon as
tbe poisoos are removed, all these symptoms
rind disorders disappear because there ig-, otli
ic g left to cause them. Nothing succeeds
io this like Shaker Digestive Cordial, because
it prevents tbe aodiges'td food from ferment?
ing in tbe stomach ac d bel pa tbe stomach to
digest i's food
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to $1.00
per bottle.
FITZSIMMONS RESIGNS.
Washes to Help the Elks Oat I]
of a Tight Place.
Kansan City, Mo., Nov. 15 -In a
letter which he makes public to-day, (
Robert Fitzsimmons. who is playing
at one of the local theatres, tend?
ers his resignation to membership in
the Marion, Ind , Lodge B. P. 0. E.,
into which order he was initiated re?
cently.
"Feeling that my admission to
membership has placed your lodge
ic a position to be criticized, no mat?
ter how unjustly. " says the letter,
"I "tfer ibis resignation in the hope I
that your friendly relations with the '
order may be wholly restored *
The Marion order had been sus?
pended for receiving the champion
into its fold.
Foreign-Born Citizens Must
Read in English to Vote.
Cheyone, Wyo , Nov. 15 - The
Wyoming supreme court to-day ren?
dered a decision in the ('arbon county
?lection cnaa sustaiuiog the contention
of the plaintiffs, who were the candi
dates for county attorney, treasurer and j
commissioner on the Democratic ticket
at- the last eleotion.
The court decided that foreign-born
oitizens must be required to read the
constitution io the English language in
order to vote. There were 115 Finns ?
wbo voted the Republican ticket, bot
could not read tbe constitution in Eng?
lish. Their votes were accepted as
they could read in their own language.
The d?cision will put the Demooratio
candidates in office and settle a very im- 1
portant coostitatieoal question.
Johnson's
Chill and
Fever
Tonic
Cures Fever
Corn
responds readily to proper fer*
tilization.
Larger crops, fuller ears and
larger grain are sure to result
from a liberal use of fertilizers
containing at least 7% actual
Potash
Our books are free to farmers.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
93 KasMa St., Kew Yoak
WANTS.
WANTED A LAD-One oot afraid to
work. Apply C. W. Kingman.
li*
rpRESPASS N0TICE-A11 persoos are
? warned against trespassing on my lands
t>v bunting, or in any otber manner. Notice
aas beca posted on land, and depredators will
>e prosecuted. E. D. Ref?mes. Nor 17-4?*
WANTED-Permanent Winter Boarders.
Rooms comfor aole. Terms reaeeo
ib?e Apply to Mrs M L. Doar, Sommer*
nile, S. C., Opposite Dorchester Inn.
Oct 8.
HOLIDAY
GOODS.
Dressing
SETS.
Manicure
SETS
SLOVE ?ND
landkerchief
BOXES,
iewelry
Boxes.
We have ody
a few of the best
goods io this Hue
German Silver,
"Cosmeon," pure
Aluminum- the?e
gooda are guaran?
teed unchangea?
ble.
/
Io Manicure
Sets, we have
leather goods, of
the very best make
in both cases and
instruments.
PERFUMERY.
VIOLETS
OF
SICILY.
BLUE
LILIES.
3UT BOTTLES.
BEST
PERFUMES.
ALL SIZES.
You all know
what these odors
are. We have it
put up in fancy
packages for pre?
sents.
This is the only
place that you wiit
find these goods
io town.
Elegant out bot
ties for Christmas
gifts, . containing
the bett extracts
The perfume is
worth more tbao
we ask for all.
SMOKER'S
ARTICLES.
FINE
FRENCH
BRIAR
PIPES,
Amber Bits.
You no doubt
have seen the line
of Pipes we han?
dle-it is the best
in town.
Gold and silver
mounted Pipes
make handsome
gifts.
J. F. W.
DeLORME,
Pharmacist and Prescription Specialist,
SUMTER, S. C.
Take Pine 'Tar Cough Balsam for
Coughs and Colds.
Nov 17_
Estate of John J. Muldrow, Dec'd.
IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate
of Sumter County on Nov. 12tb, 1897,
fora final discharge as Administratrix of
aforesaid Estate.
A. L. MULDROW,
Oct 13-4t . Administratrix
DR. E. MM HU
DENTIST.
office
0*?R STORE OF SUMTER DRY GOODS COMPANY
Entrance on Main Street,
Between Dry Goods Co. and Durant & Soo
OFFICE HOURS :
9 to 1.30; 2 to 5 o'clock.
April 9. 2
CATTLE
WANTED.
H. Harfov.
Sumter, S. G., November 5, 1897. , -
/
A Thanksgiving Hide
or drive will be appreciated before dio
oer if you ?re heated in one of our com?
fortable and easy riding buggeis, ruo
\ about-?, pb99'ODs or carts or io one of
our stylish, up-to-date family sorreys
or rockaways. If you oeed a new car?
riage of any kind, there is no better
in style or workmaoip than you will
god at '
H. HARBT'S.
HARB Y # CO.
WHOLESALE BROKERS,
-AND
Cotton Storage Warehousi
PROPRIETORS.
?P-TOWN OFFICE :
COURT HOUSE SQUARE,
1,000 Tons High Grade Am
moniated Fertilizer,
1,000 TODS Acid with Potasn
500 TODS Dissolved Bone,
500 Tons German Kainit,
400 Tons C. S. Meal,
For Sale.
We are prepared to meei
any and all prices for STAND?
ARD GOODS. Get our prices
before purchasing.
Respectfully,
HAREY & CO.
Dec. 16.
~ YELLOW FEVER
PREVENTE? BY TAKING
"OUR NATIVE HERBS,"
the
Great Blood Purifier and Liver Regu?
lator.
200 DAY'S TREATMENT $1.00
Containing a Registered Gu?ranle.
32 -pase Book aod Testimonials, FREE.
Sent bj mail, postage paid. Sold only by
Ageots for
ALONSO 0. 3LISS CO.,
Nov 3-4t WASHINGTON, D. C.
N?TIGET
Under Insolvent Debtor's Act.
JOHN GRANT HAVING FILED HIS
Petition for Discharge Under the Insolv?
ent Debtor's Act, io the Court of Common
Pleas for Sumter County, Now Therefore,
j It is Ordered, That the Petitioner be
! brought before the Court, and also all credi?
tors at whose suit such persons stand charged,
as well as all other Creditors to whom he
rbill be indebted, are hereby summoned to be
and appear before me, the undersigned, in
roy office, at Sumter Court House, on the
2ltb day of November, at 10 o'clock a. m.
SHEPARD NASH,
C C. C. P. & G. S.
Nov. 2, 1S97-3t.
Claremont Loo?e No. 64 A. F. M
THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU?
NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No.
44, A. F. M., will be held on Thursday
Evening, Dec. 2d, at 7?; p. m. Brethren
will take due notice aud govern themselves
accordingly
Estate of Wm. W. Boykin, Dec'd.
IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate
of Sunrer County, on December 10th,
1897, for a final Discharge as Admr. of
aforesaid Estate.
W. D. SCARBOROUGH,
Nov. 10-4t. Admr.
A Butcher That Znosrs Sis Business
never takes advantage of the inexpe?
rience of new housekeeper* by giving
them poor outs or light weight We
treat all our patrons honorably and io
the same courteous manner, and cut
them the best of the kind that they
ask for-and when we do that you
couldn't find better for love or money.
Fine Milch Cows and Springers for
sale
EUGENE HOGAN,
TCOM EY BLOCK.
Manufacturer of Mixed aod all Pork
Sausage Orders by mail or telegraph
have prompt attention.
TITO LAUB FOR SALT
rpHREE HUNDRED ACRES ?oe Saw
t Timber, two miles from Florence, on
W. C. & A. R. R. for sale. Address.
s. M. MCCALL,
NOT. 17-4t. Majesville, S. C.
The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
By T V. Walsh. Esq, Probate Judge
WHEREAS, CAPT. ROBT. J. BROWN?
FIELD made seit to me to grant bim
Letters of Administration C. T. A. De bonis
BOO of tbe Estate of and effects of Mrs. Eliza?
beth Thomson, deceased
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
and singular the kindred and creditors of the
said Elizabeth Thomsoo, late of said county
and State, deceased, that they be aod appear
before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held
at Sumter, oo December 1st, 1897, next, after
publication thereof, at il o'clock io the fore?
noon, to show cause, if any tbey have, why
tbe said Administration should not be grant?
ed.
Given under my band, this 17th day of
November, A. D., 1897
TBOS. V. WALSH,
Nov 17-2t Judge of Probate.
ARE YOU NEEDING AN IRON
SAFE?
HAVING BEEN APPOINTED GEN?
ERAL AGENT for the Alpine Fire
aod Burglar Proof Safe Company. ? am
prepared to offer liberal terms to tbose who
are in need of a good safe
For prices ?nd terras address
J. A. RENNO,
Mch 24. Sumter, S. C.