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CASS OF INFANTICIDE. A Heartless Mother Murders Her Infant. Coroner Mos? held an inquest Thursday afternoon io Corcord township over tbe body of ao infant child, which died under suspi? cious circumstances, and the jury returned a verdict th*t the child <.>?(> to i s d?-"?tb at the bands of its mother, Sii?ey Scot*, colored. Toa child v*s ai? u* three or four days old and wis a strobe healthy baby. The mother carried ii oui tuto an ol i field near Aer boam and piled two lowson top of it. Another nee ru woman wh.? *-a stating with ber missed the *>*by nod ii q iired what had feaea done wtib it. The m? her told ber she did not want it and had pat it cut in the Se'd. The womaa weat to the fia'd and made search for the child, bat failed at first lo find it until it? cres were beard. She carried the baby back to tbe boase, bat it died shortly afterwards It was then na ried in a negro graveyard ia the neighbor booti bot the matter was reported to the Coroner and he weot pot to tba place yesterday and bad the body disinterred. Dr. Baker made ai ?xemioatidn and found that the jaw bone asd cheek bone of the infant bad been brokeo and that there was a severe cot at the corner of one eye. lo bis opinion tbe child died from the effects of these woands. Sitvey Scott, the murderess was too ill td bs removed to jill and she was not placed ander arrest. - ?? k i ian- . Executive Committee Meeting. Tba Bxeotive Commmittee of the City Democracy met Tuesday night, March 1st, with A quorum present. The rales adopted for the government of the last municipal primary were read. A resolution was passed that these mles be adopted for ?be government of the approach? ing primary and that the dates for the pri? mary be changed as determined by tbe com? mittee On motton of Mr. R. D. Lee a resolution wa? adopted directing tbe Chairman of the Committee to prepare a list of the white Republicans voters who are qualified to vote, and to head said list to the managers of the primary election who are authorized to re? ceive tbe votes of the citizens named in said list should they desire to. vote in the demo? cratic primary. It was decided to hold the first primary on Tuesday, April 5th. Should a second and third election be necessary, they are to be held on Friday April 8th, and Monday April ll tb, respectively. Sheppard Nash was elected Treasurer of the Executive Committee. ttes'rs. J. H. En erhart, M D. Moore and J. A. Renno were selected to act as managers of the primary elections. The compensation was fixed at $1.50 per day. The cb-.ir mac of- the committee was authorized to fill Ray vacancies that may occur in the board of mana gera. The secretary was directed to procure a list of the registered voters of tbe?city aad faro? ish tbe managers of the primary with a copy of said list. ?, A mass meeting of the voters of the city was called to meet io the Court Bouse on Friday night April 1st, at 8 o'clock. The candidates for* Mayor and Aldermen are expected to address tbs meeting. The piedle of the candidates are repaired to be ia tbe bauds of the Secretary at or be? fore 6 o'cl ock p. m. March 3Ut. Toe candidates for Mayor are assessed $5 each, and the candidates for Aldermen are assessed $1 each, to defray the expenses of the campaign. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This remedy is intended especially for coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough and inSueoza. It bas become famous for its cores of these diseases over a large part of the civ? ilized world. The most flattering testisoni* als have been received, giving accounts of its good works ; of the aggravating ana persist? ent coughs it bas eared ; of severe colds that have yielded promptly to im soothing effects, and of the dangerous attacks of croup it bas cared, often saving the life of the child. The extensive ase of it for whooping cough bas shown that it robs ?hat disease of all dan? gerous cons?quences. It is especially prised by mothers tor their children, as it never fails to tffect a speedy core, and beca ase they have found tbat there is not the least danger in giving it, even to babies, as it contains ootbiog injurious. Sold by A. J. Chios. The Verdict m the Williams Case. WKDG?FI?LD, S C., March 16. Editor Daily Item : We are aot much oo writing for the press, consequently we do very little of it ; bat after the verdict in the Williams cate, and your editoriat on yester? day we cannot retire to-night wtrhoot giv? ing some vent to oar feelings. First, allow na to congratulate yon no y ocr fine editorial, which was the right thing at the right time, particularly as yon have always been so un? compromising io yonr opinion on lynching*. We do not understand how any God-fearing maa, or even law-abiding citizen could tolerate lynching, could they be assured that the law would be carried cat ; but when a jc ry allows their sympathy to get the setter elf the*r good judgment, as this jury in the case in question appears to have done, there is no tailing what might happen, or what ,might be thought justifiable. Williams will probably have a petition circulated in a few years and bs scott free in say, ten years. Oh friends and fellow-citizens, hear the mourn? ing of the widow, the orphan's pitiful and innocent cry. Alas I who could resist? Farther, imagine any of our friends, our dear ooes, nay more, our ova selves, peace? fully and quietly feeding our horses, and a brate in tbe boor of darkness, so well skilled in his fiendish crimes as to have the tread of H savage Indian after a scaip, take our lives in cold blood with malice and forethought; falling io the lot, arm foll of corn, bogs turo tbe mortal remains aboat io search of the coro, and a soul sent into eternity in the twinkling of an eye Look upon th?t widow who a few moments before bad some one to love ber and protect ber, now he body lying among the bogs. She could not even place, a good bye kiss upon bis lips, or place her soft tendei band upon his brow. Look at that fatherless babe, co one now to call father on eartb ; no one left to earn tood and clothes or protect them from insult and injury ; but left ic this cold world alone How are any of us to koow wheo we are to be protected by the law? We view ibis as an endless subject, but with tbe hope that every Editor in the State will do as wetl oo their case as you have, and that all of you will keep it np, we are, very truly, yours, F. M. DWIGHT Bee-Keeping for Beginners Dr. J. P. H. Brown, of Augusta, Ga., well known as one of the leading bee-keep? ers io tbe South, has recently published a "Practical and Condensed Treatise on the Honey Bee-Giving the best modes of man? agement in order to secure the most Profit." Dr. Brown bas bad thirty years experience in practica) bee-keeping, with which be bas combined in this nook ''the gist of the science of modern apical*are," and haviog io view tbe "?applying of a lung-felt want by the bee-keeper of the Snots " The price of the cock is 50 ceo ts. Address as above. BLOODY SAVANNA. A Place m Privateer Township Where Tories are Said to Have Been Killed. Mr. Editor: To-day io comps nj with Messrs. Eddie and Frank Pritchard, two of Privateer's farmers, the writer walked about 00 ground around which are clustered san? guinary memories of long ago. This place is called "Bloody Savanna," is situated in Privateer Township acd according to tradi tioo, Tories were slain here. We have consulted a Humber of people ia regard to this tradition, which we find is now a vague one. Beyond the fact that Tories were slain here, little now seems to be known. According to one version of tbe tradition, tbe Tories bad been engaged in dancing just before being killed, another version represents them as being engaged in playing cards, and s till another version is "that a band of Tories were io biding near tbe old Savanna and were surrounded and killed," and this account represents that they were probably killed by citizens. One old citizen of the township, who gave a faller account than aoy one else, said : "I beard that a crew of Tories were at their devilment at Bloody Savanna, and some troops came and killed them The Tories used to camp in either Privateer or Jones' Bays, and they were rn o oat of that and killed at the savanna." Another old citizen says that he used to be told "that ,tbe Tories bsd taken ap in a house on tbs edge of tbe Bloody Savanna." This old citizen, continuing, said, "I think they bad some kind of amusement." Among these diverse account, one thing seems clear, Tories were killed at Blood v Savanna, and it seems evi? dent that the name was derived from the event. The same old citizen who is mentioned above ss giving the fallest account, also stated that "there used to be a great deal of talk about tb is savanna when I was a boy ; no one liked to pass there of a night-it seemed like something said 'woe, woe.' I have passed this savanna many a time when 1 was a child, bot I never saw or beard any? thing." The above is not the only time the writer has beard abont the Savanna being haunted, and from what we can learn, it appears that this belief probably still exis'8 among some of our colored people. Having spoken of tbe misty past, let os now come to the present and give some ac? count of this bloody named place as it now is. Bloody Savanna is on lands belonging to Mr. Sep Wbilden and Miss Calley Weils. It is about a mile and a half south? west of Tindal depot. It is now dry and bas a thick growth of .cy? press and small . pines. It covers probably forty acres and is abont twice as long as it is broad Beyond its name and bloody memo? ries, the placabas nothing to attract attention any more thao any other place which is overgrown with cypress We walked about it to-day with the intention of writing this article, and we felt as tbongb we were walk? ing over ground consecrated by historical memories. We are informed that in the lasit few years a bullet was found in a pine near the Savanna. Whether or not this was a Revolutionary bullet, we cannot say. Privateer and Jones' Bays are alluded to above. The Savanna is situated between them, about equally distant from both and not far from either. Lately we were shown an old plat of land which was in the im? mediate vicinity of the Savaona. It was surveyed Dec. 22, 1829, by W. L. BruE son. Deo Surveyor! Oe it was "Tory Bay," which unqaestionably appears to be tbe "Jones' Bay" of the present time. This name would seem to bear ont tbe tradition given by one of the old citizens that "tbe Tories naed to camp in either Privateer or Joces' Bay." As we stood on the edge of Blood? S-t vaaaah to-day sad lcoked across to Jones' Bay, with its thick growth, our mind could not help but wander back to tbe distant times when the Tories probably camped in its bounds. As we stood there, everything was so calm and peaceful, so different from the stirring times ia the long ago wheo tbe Tories met their death at the Bloody Sa? vaona . MCDONALD FUBMAN Ramsey, Privateer Township, March 16, 1898. Examination For West Point Ca detship. WASHINGTON, D. C , March 21, 1898 To the Editor of tbe Watchman and South? ron : Will you kindly publish the enclosed no? tice to the applicants for appointment in tbe Military Academy at West Point. Tours very tro ly, J. WK. ?TCKES. WEST POINT CADETSHIP. On Tuesday, May 17th, prox., I will bold aa examiofttion in tbe Conrt House, at Orangebarg. S. C., of applicants for appoint? ment to West Point Military Academy trom the Seventh Congressional District. Tue appointment will take effect io Joly, 1899 at wbieh time, I am glad to sav, it is expected the present incumbent will graduate with honor Those who contemplate taking this exami? nation should writ" ace at once, and I will furnish them all proper information. J. WM. STOKES, M. C , Washington, D. C In spring time a youog mao's fancy turns to thoughts of love, in Sumter they torn to thoughts of dress, and so do those of the ladies too, young and old. J. Rytteoberg H Sons are aware of this fact, and so word their advertisement to-day ss to attract the atteotion'of every one. They are known to have, and do, all they advertise. I have been afflicted with rheumatism for fourteen years, and notbiog seemed to give any relief. I was abie to be around all tbe time, but constantly suffering. I had tried everything I could heir of and at last was told to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which I did, and was immediately relieved and io a short time cured. I am happy to say that it has not siince reiurned - Josh. Edgar, Germantown, Cal. For sale by A. J. China Cooking and Curing. Mao is the only animal tba.cooia, and be is tbe only one wbo prepare medicine -the only one who makes it before he takes it. C. I Heed & Co , ot Lowell, Maps., are among the be?t known medicine maker? i the country. Hood's Sarsaparilla ia having a great demand just now as a spring medi? cine and blood purifier The same firm have also published a handsome, bandy volume of over 350 pages, with stiff cloth covers, en? titled Hood's Practical .Cook's Book, wtich ought to be in the hands of every house? keeper. The regular pnce is a dollar, but they will send copies to our patrons if you mention this paper, for 25 cents, lt is well worth four time as much France has her lily, England has her rose, And everjbody knows, Where the Shamrock grows; Scotland bas ber thistle, Flowering on every bill, Bot the Americab emblem, Is the One Dollar Bill. f -Wilmington Star. Wedgefield News. We are having EOOQP of March's windy dajs now. I don't flee why ihe "folks" at Washiog ington are delaying war so long ; tey com? pany is ready to march at a moment's notice. Oar Graded school is progressing finely under the management of its efficient teach? ers, Prof. and Mrs. Merritt. The people of Wedgefield are in hopes the present incumbent, Mrs. Cleo Troutman,>ill be retained as postmistress here, as she gives entire satisfaction. It looks as if tbe old Manchester and Au? gusta railroad will be reu jilt. This would be a competing line, and I think Sumter would be greatly beneS ned by lt, so the movement ought to be backed by ber business men. A gentleman owning land through which the old read passes, jokingly said be. would give the right of way if they would move a wall wbicb he has in the old bed np OB tbe bill. This sounds impossible, but anything is possible in this age of progress. A protracted meeting will commence at the Methodist Church next Sunday. The pastor Rev. Foster Spears will be assisted by Rev. Mr Kelly of Sumter. The many friends of Mr. Eugene E. Ay cock were glad to welcome him home last Wednes? day. He has been at John Hopkins Hospita', Baltimore, Md., since November. Misa Lizzie Whildeo, of Privateer who bas been spending some time with relatives, re? turned home last Sunday. Miss Lanra Hammond, after spending several weeks in town, returned to Charlotte N. C, yesterday. Miss Annie Bradford is visiting in Priva? teer. Mrs Barron Thompson, of Union, formerly Miss Pbotbe Tro ubi erleid, of this place, is on a visit to ber family. A good many cases of chicken pox are re? ported, and is pronounced by those that have seen it before, to be a severe type. REINDEER Wedgefield, S C , March 22, 1893. Men Are Judged by what they do. So is Hood's Sarsaparilla, and its great cures have given it a good name everywhere. It is the One True Bood Paifier and Great Nerve Tonic. Hood's Pills are easy to take, easy to ope? rate Core indigestion, billioosness, 25c. Meteorological EecorcL The following is a report .of observations of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W. W. Anderson, for the past week, ending March 20, 1898 : Ol 8? a Temperature. s ? H sc A 9 S 3 a? 9 a Condition. I 16 17 18 19 20 68 62 70 79 78 85 85 56 54 53 60 02 54 63 62. 58. 61.5 69.5 70 69 51 74. B B B 8 BBB SW SW .64 03 00 .00 .00 .00 .00 . Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy ?Cloudy ?Cloudy ?Cloudy ?Cloudy Notwithstanding the ram at the beginning of the week the atmosphere continued very smoky until the last day. Temperature baa increased very much and now at the end on the week is very warra. The high tempera? ture will oo doubt terminate in a few days in a thunder storm. Hester's Statement. New Orieaos, Marah 18 -The most interesting feature io Secretary Hes ter'a weekly New Orleans Cotton Ex? change statement, issued to day is that it shows more cotton marketed daring the six months and eighteen days that have elapsed of this season than bas ever been moved io any year known to the history of tbe trade. In ronod figures 9,975 OOO bales have been brought into sight; this sessoo, while the largest commercial crop heretofore recorded (that of 1894-95)* was 9,901, 000 bales, tue next largest crop was 8.758,000 in 1896 97. The movement toto sight for the past week compared with the seven days end'iBg this date last year io round fig ores shows an ioorease of 81,000 bales, an increase over the ssme day year before last of 99.000 and over the same time in 1895, of 13.000 For the eighteen days of March the totals show an ioorease over last year of 197,000 an increase over the same period year before last 253,000 and over 1895 of 113.000 For the 199 days ot the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 199 days cf last year 2,105,000, ahead of tbe same days year before laet 3,695,000 and of 1895 by 1,046, 000. An Object Lesson. Rickingham, in the fine county of Richmond, is a capital example of what tact, enterprise and intelligence can accomplish. It is a small town, but the people are fully awake Many years ago the first cotton mill was built Level headed and educated men dwelt in lhat section One by one othei mills were added, and on the 16tb instant, it was decided that another mill should be built with 6,000 spindles When completed this will make eight cotton mills in that progressive little town in North Carolina of probably not more than 3 000 inhabitants. If you would have a good object lesson to study Rockingham furnishes it. The best of all is that these mills are well managed by natives, and the opera? tors are natives, and the profits are good.-Wilmington Messenger. West poiot,;N Y., March 18 -Cadet George Meson Lee, ?on of Geo. Fitz hugh Lee, con-ul general at Havana, Cuba, is io the c-idrt hospital suffering from a broken arm which be sustained while vaulting a wooden horse io the gymnasium. The Lake City Inquest. Baker and His Baby Shot, But Nobody Knows by Whom. Lake City, March 19 -The jury of inquest on the Baker postoffice tragedy met to-day in the tobacco warehouse Coroner H. M. Bur? rows, Solicitor J 8. Wilson and Mr Abial Lathrop, district attorney for the State, were present In addi? tion to these and the jnry there were about one hundred and fifty people ; a good many colored citizens among them, to hear the verdict of the jory. The members of the jury being seat? ed, the coroner asked if they bad heard anything new in reference to the killing of Baker and bis infant. They answered, "No !J' The 6ame question was put to the others pres? ent, and the same response was given. The following witnesses were examined as to what they saw upon the scene the morning after the tragedy : Mr. Lewis J. Bristow, editor of the County Record, said be was there and saw the remains of a human body, which be supposed to be that of a grown person. He saw also the remains of the infant, bot both were so badly marred and char red that it was hard to tel! what they were. Dr A H. Williams testified that he was upon the scene the next morning, and that he saw the char red remains of what be took to be a grown person He said he did not examine it closely, bot noticed that parts of the body had been destroyed by the fire, only from the shoulder down being left. He did not see the infant Dr. J C Fulmore said he was present the next morning and saw the remains of the body of a grown person. He saw also the remains of a baby, and both were so badly dis? figured that it was bard to tell what they were He could tell that the infant was colored, bat could not tell what was the color of the otber ,Mr W. T. Askins, with the per? mission of the 8oiicitor, had his testi? mony, as given before, corrected. He staid he had been misquoted, that he bad testified that be heard two squads, with at least half-a-dozen, possibly twenty, in each squad, going oat in a direction opposite from the poetoffice. However, this doesn't ma? terially change bis former testimony. Mr H H Siogletary stated as in? formation thal; he had beard it rumored that the brother of Frazier B. Baker went to the latter's office on the afternoon before the fatal night, and begged his brother to give ap the office and go with him that very night, be? cause he koew that some one would kill him if he remained. After re fusing to listen to all bis entreaties, he bade him good-bye, saying that he did not expect to see bim alive any more. After receiving instructions from Solicitor Wilson as to how their ver? dict should be framed, the jury re? tired for about fifteen minutes, and returned with the following verdict. State cf South Carolina-County of Williamsburg-An inquisition in? dented, taken afc Lake City, February 22 and 26, and March 19, 1398, be? fore H M. Burrows for said county upon view of the body of Frazier B Baker, there and then being dead, by the oatb of ;he members of this jory being a lawful jury ef inquest who. being charged and sworn to in quire for the State of South Carolina where and by what means the said Frazier B. Baker came to his death, apon their oath do say : That the said Frazier B. Ba^er came to hie death on the night of February, 21, 1898, by gunshot wounds from the hands of parties unknown to the jory. Signed: H H. Singletary, fore man; J T. Woods, J H Webster, E F. Prosser, H. C Edwards, M. B j Spring, W. W. Moore, Josiah Gra? ham, Tom Henderson, Esseck Brown, H E Moody, P. E Severance. State of South Carolina- County of Williamsburg-An inquisition, in dented, taken at Lake City, Febru? ary 22 and 26, and March 19, 1898, before H M. Burrows for said coun ty. upon view of the body of the in? fant of Fazier B. Baker, there and then being dead, by the oath of the members of the jury being a lawful jury of inquest, who, being charged and sworn to inquire for the State of South Carolina, where and by what means the said infant of Frazier B. Baker came to its death, upon their oath do say : That the said infant ol of Frazier B. Baker come to its death on the night of February 21, 1898, by gunshot wounds from the hands of parties unknown to the jury. Signed : H. H Singletarv, J. T. Woods, J. II Webster, Er F. Pros ser, ll. C. Edwards, M B Spring. W. W. Moore. Josiah Graham. Tom Henderson, Esseck Brown, II. E. Moody, P. E. Severace. Inspector J W. Bulla, of the Chattanooga division, is in town to day. but is not known how "long he will remain -News and Courier. New York, March 18 -The Herald will tomorrow publish the announce? ment that. Howard Goold, the owner of the ocean-going steam yacht Niagata, now nearing completion will surrender his vessel to the Goveromeot io the event of hostilities between this coon try tod Spain. Washington Letter. Washington, March 21 -This week will probably determine whether Mr. McKinley is sagacious enough to re taio the undivided support of Congress io his Spanish policy. Ic will all de? pend upon the action he takes on the report of the iiaval Court of Inquiry, which be now has. If he acts prompt? ly aod properly on that report and then 6ends the report aod a statement of what he bas done to Congress, he will be squarely and unanimously supported by Congress to any rrr'ent. But if he plays io to Spain's band by making a weak demand and delays the matter by keep iog the report away from Coogress, there will be trouble right away. A large majority of both branches of Con? gress have made up thoir minds that Seoator Proctor was right wheo he said that no settlement of the Cuban ques? tion could possibly be satisfactory that left the island under the Spanish flag, and if Mr. McKinley doesn't lay his policy along that line, he will probably God Congress taking the ma ter out of bis hands. He eau control the situa? tion if he does the right thing ; other? wise not. Mach will depend upon his firat move, which should be made this week. A statement prepared at the Pension Office shows that more than $10,000, 000 have been legally paid by pension? ers to pension attorneys during the last seven years. Just how mach the attor? neys have illegally gotten from the pen? sioners is more or less uncertain, but there is data enough io the Pension Office to show that the illegal exactions more than equal the legal fees. It is not surprising that the Pension attor? neys should be able to maintain a powerful lobby It is a reiief, in the midst of so mach war talk, to read of the triumphs of peace, au shown io the greatness and progress of American industry through its association with the U. S patent system. In an annual report of thirty pages. Hon. A P. Greeley, Acting Commissioner of Patents, has incorpo? rated much valuable aod important in? formation for inventors, manufacturer*, capitalists, publicists, and in fact, for everybody who is interested in indus trial progress, of which the press synopsis that has been published gives a faint idea. This pamphlet will be mailed free upon request, by the Com? missioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. Fool talk is as plentiful io Washing? ton as fools are everywhere, bot it oeed oot catch anybody who chooses to ase a little bit of common sense, io analyz? ing it. For instance, jost see bow absurd, wheo this test is applied, is the story, ooe of the latest, that the five great European powers had onited for the purpose of demanding that the Government of the U. S. should state whether it intended to annex Cobs, aod if so, that it should proclaim a tariff policy for all time that would not be affected by changes of administration. The absurdity of European nations de? manding what any bright school child knows to be impossible under ear form of government-tbe biodiog of its suc? cessors by an administration-effect nally disposes of this story, but others equally absurd are continually started Maoy Senators and Representatives are sharply criticising the administration for counteoancing the presence io Washington of the three alleged Cubab Commissioners, who jointly with the Spanish minster form what they are pleased to call, the "reciprocity com? mission,'* and who have actually had the audacity to take the preliminary steps towards the negotiation of a re? ciprocity treaty with Spaio, to io elude Coba. What adds to the audacity is the fact that these so-called commission? ers are oot aotiog io good faith, are oot what they claim to be, bat are esgaged to lobbyiog for a continuance of autono? my in Coba, although to do so they have to practically call liars several U. S. Senators, Consol General Lee, and every intelligent newspaper correspoo pondent who bas recently beso io Coba, as all of these have declared in unmis? takable terms that aatomony bas been from the first a flat failure. It is thought by a number of gentlemen who are fa miliiar with the game that these agents of Spain are tryiog to play. that the ad? ministration would be justifiable io sending them home, but it is whispered teqi the administration wants them just where they are, and that notwithstand? ing the sentiment of Congress and of the public io favor of free Cuba, six members of Mr. McKinley's Cabinet favor a policy on the part of this gov? ernment that will result in the contin? uation upon some terms of the fares of auromy in Cuba, and the use of the power of this government to compel tbe Cubans to accept it. This seems too monstrous for belief, but it is seri? ously talked about in Washington and is given lo you for what it is worth. Per? sonally, your correspondent does not believe that Mr McKinley would dare try to carry out such a policy, and h certain, if be did, the Congress would oct allow it to be done under any cir? cumstances. Sylacauga, Ala, March 21.-W. O. Thompson, a white farmer, was found murdered in the woods three miles from his home to day. He had given testimony against the illicit distillers of his section and it is generally be? lieved that they murdered him, as he had been summoned as a witness in other cases against them. The war and navy department of? ficials estimate that it will require one million dollars to properly fortify the Dry Tortngte. ADMIRAL SICARD HOLDS THE REPORT." Key West, March 22-Judge Advo? cate Marix, of the Board of Inquiry, will leave for Washington this afternoon wifb the full report cf the Board of Inquiry. Ke ss scheduled to arrive in Washiogton Wednesday. The Board of Inquiry held a lengthy consultation this morning before final adjournment. The surviving officers of tbt Maine received orders thisfmoro ing to go North, where (bey will receive further orders WHEN THE PRESIDENT WILL RECEIVE REPORT. Washington, March 22.-Secre? tary Long eitated officially at noon to? day that the report of the board of in? quiry will be in the President's bands on Thursday or Friday. TWO SPANISH SQUADRONS. Madrid, March 22 -Official advice was received from Cadiz this morn? ing that wo flying squadrons are ready in that port to sail at a mo? ment's notice. TO RECONGIZE BELLI? GERENCY. Representative from Utah Wants Cuba Recognized. Washington, March 21.-Repre? sentative King, of Utah, introduced to day the following joint resolution recognizing the independence of Cuba : "Resolved, by the Senate, and House of Representatives, That the Republic of Cuba having established and maintained an independent gov? ernment capable of performing those duties, foreign and domestic, which appertain to independent govern? ment, and it appearing that there is no longer any reasonable prospect of the successful prosecution of the war by Spain against said state, it is expedient; and proper and in confor? mity with the iaws of nations and the practice of this government, in like canes, that the independent political existence of said State be acknowl? edged by the government of the United States." Dr. George Powell, of La Croase, Wis., hae cabled an acceptance to the Marquis de Alta Yilla of his chal? lenge to Senator Mason. Dr Powell names 44 revolvers as the weapons. Dr Louis Klopch, now in Cuba, in charge of the American relief work, cables from Havana, under date of March 21, to the Christian Herald : "The situation is simply this : Two hundred and five thousand reconcen? trados in over 400 accessible towns are helplessly destitute. Unless we can get regularly, without a break, 300 tons of corn meal and fifty tons of lard or bacon every week, we cae not effectively relieve the suffering. Spasmodic and unsystematic efforts defeat ali good intentions. Canned goods are useless and condensed milk should be substituted. Fif? teen thousand dollars weekly will feed every starving man, woman and child in Cuba Small, irregular ship? ments are only tantalizing." like every other crop, needs nourishment. A fertilizer containing nitro? gen, phosphoric acid, and' not less than 3% of actual will increase the crop and im? prove the land. Our books tell all about the subject. They eic free to any fanner. GERMAN KALT WORKS. G? Nassau St., New York. Winburn, -THE People's, opmlar, ushing, regressive hotographer. Doicp the finest up tc-date photography. Jan 25-tf. Registration Notice IWILL BK in my law office on Court House Square, every day oot?l April 5tb, next, from 10 o'clock a. m. io 1 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of issuing cern Neates of registration to all persons qualified to *">te at an election for Mayor and Aldermen ?f the City of Sumter to be held on tbe 10th <iay of April, 1893. D. M. YOUNG, Supervisor of Registration. Persons presenting themselves for registra? tion will please bring their Slate registration certificates, Jan ll.