Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WKJ>yE3DAYi:JTTNB15,~1898. The Sumter Watchman was rounded in 1850 and the True Southron ia 1866; The Watchman and Southron now aas t?ie combined circulation and influence cf botk of (?he oto* papers, and is mani? fest t j fae nest advertising medium in The movement wbioh Congressman Stokes is le ad?o g against gambling io ?otoo aod agncuitaral prodocta seems likolj to iseooms ceo ti ceo tal ia its sw? op? and ito ?netodsfcoton?y prod ac ers bot consumers, the latter hiving been aro Med by tba shrinkage io tho else of their loaf of bread- thct direct rasnlt ?f the Ute soraer of the wheat market Of Leiter Tao Knights of Labor aie taking ao active bao d, aod s ever? I lea/ling New York paper* are giving pnonside-able space io favor of the jigita tiaau As will be seeo by is ?ard io toft ? ps| er, Congressman Stokes is a candi? dato for reelection. He will make it bot for the Ng gamblers, if he eon t?o oes to fcold bis pl*** m eo?greiis. . ' We bsd boped that wheo the First Kejrjffii'Dt 8. C. Volunteers -escaped ?Vois Colombia they wo uM be beyond tbs reasa olf the newspaper reporters who slopped over daily, whenever a elm BOO aro*? to mention the name of Lient Colonel Jim Tillman; bot not so, the villains pareae bim still, and the resiling public is treated to a lr slop over by telegraph. If I straitly re*ding matter ac1 vert?Biog it wot tb anything. Co! Jim Tillman oboild be h very great man before tro regiment gets beyond the speech staling stage, for we observe that Coi Tillman ie always loitering around when the men want a speech, and the ready reporter is at his elbow to u ie it do wn at length, if, perchance, ibo extemporaneous remarks of the s doughty Colonel are not famished the news gatherer in type written form. In a few wc rde, H is ocr opinion that tao aforesaid Lient. Colonel Jim Till- j mao is patting on jost a little too mach swagger sad is makiog more speeches for political preferment ber? after than the exigencies of tae case demand Tim prob ibitiot isla have queered'} "nfc* professional- politicians who ?tbo<ight to knock them ont of the ?cam paigti by that onsatisfactory and ^nd(?finif.e resol at ion adopted at the ^ast meeting of the State Executive Donmittee The. withdrawal of the enggestion of the State Prohibition Committee and the determination of the men suggested to ron as indjvid sall in tb? regalar Democratic Pri toa ry leaves the back politicians wit hoot a prop to lean against They car not - d?pend opon some rascally ?dodge to evade the issue and throw the prohibitionists out at the last mo ment on a technicality, bot will have to toe tbe mark on every stump, knowing that the day of the primary is tbe day of reckoning. The pro? hibitionists have shown shrewd po* Ht i cal sense, for the prohibitionist candidates will bave all the moral strength that could result from the snugest ion of the prohibition con verstion, jost as if the suggestion bad not been withdrawn, and yet they arc making the race as individuals and as democrats, which places tben^ on tbs same looting as the other candi ' da?es they will meet on the stomp. The issue will not be obscured by factional fide*lights, bnt wilt be made fair and square on the question of liquor or no liqoor, a State monopoly of an admitted evil, or its entirefpro niiritfoa. Toe disponsaryites will ba re to bustle io the defense of their pet scheme, which is petted snd fa vo -ed, principally,because it is s great ami powerful political machine io tho bands of toe ins and furnishes jobs galore for the friends and heeleis of tho o??ce holders We are in? clined to believe that the fight on the stomp this summer is destined to" be a very interesting and enlightening affair for tbe onlookers, but for the office holding politicians it will be mest worry tog. There will be lots of questions asked that they would prefer not answering, if an escape co aid bo found without endangering tho tightness of the grip they have on fat jobs; ?nd they will perspire moro from embarrasment than from the heat of Joly and August weather. The war with Spain is progressing as rapidly and as satisfactorily as is tc? be expected, when all the circu?a alances aro considered and the ma&y olwtacies to be overcome by the war account The fact that the United I States baa unlimited means at com i roand should not cause one to demand that an army and a folly equipped navy should be called into existence, ready for immediate service, within a few days or even weeks. Money cannot ba transformed into arms and equip* ment for soldiers, nor can dollars be turned into cartridges in the twink? ling of au eye. These things take time, and so also does it take time in which to organize an army for fight? ing purposes out of an undisciplined crowd of men Time is as necessary aa men and money and we are satis fied that when these three factors are united in the proper proportions a force will be created that will be strong enough to sobdae Spain and bring tbe war to a speedy -and satis? factory termin?t iou. Bodies of great ; Weight are slow in taking on move? ment, but when once started the mo mentum is irresistible, and all lesser bodies in the way are crushed. The army of the United States is a very great body and it requires time and patience and great executive ability on the part of those in authority to organize and equip it and set in mo? tion on tbe road of conquest. Undue haste would lead inevitably to dis? aster and the tbe sacrifice of life un? necessarily. Cnba will not run away and the Spanish on the island cannot, hence it would bave been the great est folly imaginable to have thrown an unprepared and ill-equipped army into the island to attempt the con? quest of the veteran troops of the Spanish. We do not favor needless deiay and dilly-dallying, b jt we are satisfied that the greater part of the censure that has fallen upon the au thorities on account of the failure to sieze Cuba, round op the Spanish army and navy and put all the higher officers in the guard house within thirty six hourt after war was de Glared, ia captious criticism of the worst sort. It is the outgrowth of a combination of ignorance and a de aire to keep on writing articles about a subject that is large in the public eye, and tbe newspaper man who Ts goilty of it is goilty of mis? demeanor We have no doubt that the men-in authority have made mis takes since the war began, bot we bave leas doubt that the moat self satisfied critics woold have made a mess of the entire war had they been ia command. As we remarked in the outset, the war is getting along pretty well,? considering, and we nope there will not be any greater reason for complaint or regret in the future. The Americans have scored every advantage thus far, and the trend of events* is entirely in oor favor Ult?mate victory is surely onrs and the greatest harm that can befall na is to be apprehended from the un wise and undue baste to pluck the fruit before it is ripe that some of the 'American newspaper warriors are clamoring for. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee Wants Our Troops. He Has Requested War De? partment to Assign Them. Spec ol to Tbe Sute. Chiokatuaoga Park. June 13.-Tbe j Pal ta et to regiment may yet be destined to witness the downfall of Morro castle or go to Porto Rico. Geo. Fir'zbogb Lee baa asked the war d?partaient to amigo thia regiment to bis o J tu m and at Jacksonville lt is probable that bis rcqaesi wtti be granted, at least, such is (be tenor pf a letter received front Senator Till mao by Col. Alston today. The senator had jost retoroed from a visit to the4 war department, where he received bis iofo.mation from Adju? tant General Corbin. Tbe regiment will hardly bs moved for some time, if at all, for it is pleas? antly situated, sod is moen in need of drilling, lt will vet be some time be? fore it ia equipped and armed. The Sooth Carolina regiment will be unable to get its third major, only two being allowed for infantry regitneots and three for cavalry . Tbe recruiting officers, Lienta. Don lap, Brown and McGowan, left for Sooth Carolina this afternoon, accom? panied by a dozen handsome and sturdy enlisted men, to assist io getting re? cruits Major Stokes, who bas been siok, will rejoin the regiment tomorrow. Lieut Marion returned from the city hospital today. The soldiers bad a new experience last night-j'eepiog on the damp ground. Tbe drenching rams knew no restraint and soaked tbe floors of the tents, but me soldiers were protected by beds of canes, and not a mau is re ported sick from tbe eifeots of tbe rain. The President signed tbe war reve? nue bill Monday afternoon and it be? came a law immediately. ?. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Climate and Crop Bulletin of tbe Weather Bureau, South Carolina Section. For the Week Soding Monday, Jane 13, 1898. COL?-MBIA^S C , June 14 The temperature daring the week con Honed ?bore the normal with maxi moma early io the week ranging be tween 78 an? 88 degrees ; there was a steady rise io temperature daring the week with maximums of 100 to 102 degrees quite general orer the western aod central counties oo the 10th aod the lltb. There were a few compar? atively cool nights for the season early io the week with ? minimum of 55 degrees at Saotuo oo the 7th, aod at Spencer oo the 8tb. The mean for tbe week was 81 degrees aod the nor? mal for the same period is about 77. There was ao entire absence of rain during the week orer the greater por? tion of the state. On the 12 b aod 18th thunder showers oeourred orer the eeotral and western countries, but at a few places ooly was the ratofall copi?os enough to be of material relief from the prevailing severe and distressing drought Some additional measuremeots were received of the rai oft di of Jane 4, oo which date Walhalla had 1.00 iooh, Barksdale 1 25, Longshore 1.26. aod a oumber of other places had amounts either too small to measure or less thao ooe teoth of ao inch. The normal rainfall for the carre H week is 1 04 iooh, the State arerage ie about .01. The deficiency in rainfall since Jan? uary 1st amooots to somewhat orer 60 percent, of the normal for the State. Io Charleston the actual deficieoey for the above period ia 15 5(5 inches, lo the former locality the drought has about reached the stage of a- water famine; cattle are dy io g for waot of water as springs, brooks a?d arr? ame are dry while the tides hare salted the rivers for miles inland. Streams all orer the Stare are either dry or. their water gathered io stagnant pcois. . Few poods in the lower Coun? ties bot what hare dried up aod fish are dying by tbe thousands. The drought ia, however, not confin? ed to tbs lower Counties bot ioelndes the entire State, and is eu pee tal ly severe in Anderson, Abbeville and portions of contiguous or nearby Counties where correspondents report either oo rain or less than beneficial acaoonts for periods of from 20 to 50 day?, while daring thia time the temperature has been ab? normally high, with bot little cloudi? ness. While most of the staple orops hara a? yet suffered oo irreparable in? jury, a eon tin un UL of the dry weatbe* for a week or two longer would inflict serere damage to ali orops and especially on oom The sunshine was practically unin? terrupted doriog the week at many places, with ao arerage eittimated per? I oectage of 87 of the possible, for the State. The winds were light easterly daring the first of the week changing t?i light and dry westerly and southerly doriog the lattor portion A severe wi od on the 12 ch in Spartan-, borg County, damaged wheat, oats, fruit trees, and buildings severely. The continued draught bas affeoted all orops ad ve r?e Iv and iojared some .er iou ?ky, especially early, or March plaoted corn which is now in silk and taste!? but putting "oo very small, im* ma'ure, scrubby ears Maoy places continue to report had stands of ooro doa partly to the ravages of worms aod parti j to poor germination ewing to lack of moiaturr. The condition of oom io general, is variable ; it is green and healthy in places while ,elsewhere it is yellow and sickly, but small ever; where. There reaaioa considerable land, in? tended for oom, yet to plant, estimated at 20 per oent in Saluda County, and ooosisting generally of bottom land that early beoame too dry and bard to plow. Early oom is dying in plaoes for want of moisture. Corn wilts bad ly during the daytime and is firing Corn is being slowly laid by. Cotton has apparently not been injured by ?the dry weather, except that replanted cotton died for want of moisture, and that late planted and replanted cotton was slow to ge rm i nate and came up to irregular stands Cotton made very slow growth, but otherwise is in a vigorous, healthy condition. It is infested with lice in ! Orangeburg, Sumter, Clarendon, j Bamberg, Barnwell where in spots it is dying, Richland where lice are more nurrerous than ever before observed, and in portions of several other counties. Cotton reids are generally well cultivated, except that clay soils are too dry and hard to work, and tbat in upper Berkeley and portions of Williamsburg counties it wa3 too wet doring May, but is all right now. Cotton is putting on squares rapid? ly in Chesterfield and Darlington, bat slowly elsewhere Cut worms still damaging the stand in places "First blooms" have been noted in varions sections daring tbe week. Sea island cotton is not thriving Tobacco failed daring tbe week except in portions of Florence where it grew, vigorously. Tobacco needs rain urgently. Worms not nnnsaaliy numerous and are easily kept from inflicting serious damage Wheat harvest is about completed, and threshing is well ander way. Yields at threshing are very satisfac? tory, although Oconee and Spartan borg report yields below last year. Early oats are, harvested and boos ed. In Horry the crop was rather light bot elsewhere from fair to very good. Spring sown oats are a failure in most places, and at best a poor crop. It has been too dry to sow peas, and where previously sown they have not come np to a ianda Few potato slips were set daring the week sud the draws are dying io the beds Irish potatoes are very poor, yield? ing less than a third of the usual re turns, while the individual potatoes are small aod geoerally ioferior Melons about holding their oondi tion, bot are late and irregular, there? by reducing the commercial value of the crop, io the Charleston truck raising districts, musk coeicos and cucumbers are yielding about one fifth of a crop Peaches are ripen iog and shipmen ta will begin thia weak. Theie are numerous reports of inferior fruit, but in tbe priocipal peaoh district the fruit is of good quality. Apples and other deciduous fruits are dropping freely and are not promis? ing. Blackberries are drying op on the vines, although there is any quantity of them to pick Apple and pear trees are dying from blight. Cane doing well oo moist land but on other lands fis making no growth, while it ia dying. Chufas are doing well in Williams? burg The weather bas beer exeeUent for cutting and ooring bay, although the stand of grass is light Pastures aod gardens are sere ; in a few places tt bas become necessary to feed all farm stook dry Fodder. ' Over the western nectioos of the State the conditions ore nor* more tolerable-doe to the showers of the 12th and 13;b, bot nowhere bas suffi, cieut rain fallen to relieve the drought Washington, June M.-Tbe attorney general has rendered an opinion of great interest to State offioiais and others who have accepted commissions in the volunteer army. He bold* that socrion 1222 of the revised statutes, wbiob prohibits any rfficers from ex eroisiog the function* of a .civil < ffiae on penalty of teaing their commissions, applies ooly to officers cf the regular ! army. It is understood here that the opioion j of the officials is that the question of i compatibility of State officer* retaining j their positions while at the same time holding places io tbe volunteer army isa matter which must be settled by the States themselves. GLENN S Glenn Spr QUEEN OF SOUTHER! -STILL There is but one Glenn Spri continent for the Stomach, Live Hotel Open from Ji Cuisine and Ser It is up-to-date and E For water apply to Paul Simpson. Unrivalled Glenn Springs. The adrertiaeroeot of the Glean Springs Company is laid before oar readers to day, and io calliog atteorioo to ii we will sty that there is no better place to go for health or pleasure. If your stomach, liver or kidneys need toning up and you can't get away from home, just write to Pani Simpson for a ca e or the water. It does not lose any of its vir? tues in shipment. T 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 Oar books are free to farmers. \ GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau Sc, New York TfTENTlON, DEMOCRATS! HEADQUARTERS DEMOCRATIC EXE i C?TIVE COMMITTEE. SUMTSB, S. C / June 1!?, IS93. TBE MEMBERS cf the County Dexocrat ic Executive Committee are hereby call? ed to meet ?n the Court House at Sumter on Tuesday, June 28tb, (Campaign Day) at 9 o'clock a. m , for the purpose of making ar? rangements for the coming Primary Election, and such other fcusioess as may properly come before said committee. The members are requested to be present promptly, and reidy to name Managers of Election for their respective clubs By order R 0. PU ?DY, J. M KNIGHT, Cnairmao Secretarv 2 VICTOR BICYCLES. JENKINS BROS., "THE OTS&ALL SIDS." One serving the country under the Stars and Stripes, the other ooe, the younger part of the fi-m, trying to bold op bis end of the line at home. Weare one offering "VICTOR bicycles at prices lower than ever before. these are home Victors, but bloodless ooe#, like we hope ail of ours will te io the field. Oar Bicycle Repair Shop is also io a condi? tion to tackle any pU from the easiest to the i moat difficult. Otner repairing and odd jobs also dooe. If yon sbonld happen to need, some of the very beet grade gasoline, call on us as we always keep same on band. We are Yours, Determined to please, Jenkins Brothers, "THE OVER-ALL KIDS" Next door to Express office, -Sumter, S C. Colombia, model 40 & 41, $60.00 Colombia, model 45 & 45. 75 00 Hartfords No 7 & 8. 50 00 Hartford?, No 15 k 16, 40.00 Hartfords, No 19 (meo) 31.50 Harrfords, No 20, (ladies) 33 50 Satisfaotioo goaraa teed on ever j wheel sold bj me. D. JAS. WINN, Dec 10 SUMTER, S. C SPRINGS, ings, S. C. N SUMMER RESORTS LEADS. ngs and it has no equal on the ;r, Kidneys, Bowels and Blood. ine 1 to October 1. vice Excellent, Iverybody Goes There, For board apply tc Simpson & Simpson Doctors Say; Bilious and Intermittent Fevers which prevail in miasmatic dis? tricts are invariably accompan? ied by derangements of the Stomach Liver and Bowels. The Secret of Health. The liver is the great " driving wheel" in the mechanism of man, and when it is out of order, the whole system becomes de? ranged and disease is the result Tutt's Liver Pills Cure all Liver Troubles. It takes more tbao TUNE to make good music It uki* TONE, a rich, foil, eon oroos tooe, ?hat charms the listener. Have magnificent tone qmiity that lasts. Standatd j Piaoos Taning, Oreaos | For Rent. Repair; up. Terara to sott. Write for illustrated Cata* logue, or call aod inspect our stock CHAS. M. SHEFF, BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 9 North Liberty St. 521 HTB ST. N W. SIO.OO REWARD. FOR ONE VICTOR BICYCLE-MODEL 18S6. Steel Bira, Black Victor Pad? ded Sadd1-, Rub brr Pedal9, 24-iocb Frame. One Searchlight Lantern Number on wheel 100,856. Stolen April 6 Mat 18 D JAS.' WINN. WAR! WAR! WAR! But the "White" is vitcori ous. We are now selling sew? ing machines from ten dollars up. We have a few machines that are slightly used that we will sell cheap. We also have a nice line of Organs that we will sell on easy terms. We are head quarters for Sewing Machines and supplies. Old machines taken in exchange for new ones. M. B. RAHOJLE, Manager, Swater Mosic House. SUMTER, S. C. 50 in Gold 3 ?. Paid to any Maxi or Womar, S romaine for tho celebrated firm of physician: 1 Hats, Dr. Hathaway & Co., (fteguh-i jonc?* . ivdstered}, to place a genuine bus . ss :;.;.?>-.. ? M it ion i>-;".,re?ie public which ha? ?t;i *.>.:*: made b-jcore. fesgivfl :o traararjy merson afflicted with an" fo'rrfc crise* _ md ?tu : .??cm, furnishing m?di? se-- ail yv /thing ? i ecei. .'ry for their, case, ot > -in ?i-d, ? io v;-7mg the patient faith .i .v i . ' >?VJ tr?atm-nt and directions, and th? :se i? a tira de ODO. T?SO&'ST is plai?i, and there is no catch to it iii - ^ -' .?more, theofrer is socd and the moce? 3j -ct ly 3afe becaiise wo are financially reapon bia Dr. Hathaway &CO.'? experience during tb* last 20 y ears has provee the fact that they hav - cn red thousands ol cases where other doc? tors have failed, aa : this .warral,ts them iz making this remarka? ble oner. AU person* who are suffering fron: any chronic disease. ?ave now an opportu? nity to test tho treat? ment of tho acknow? ledged leading ph., ?i. ci ans and specialists ci this country, with at absolute surety of be? ing cored. Special ?> acztts. such aa catari blood poison, weaknesi ? mnn and women which afcstt the delicate oraam .d . irate diseases ci ?ll kinds, rheumatism, -.-(.:'.ure, varicocale, r jp ture, feciale troubles, ir. eruptions, ulcera, kidney and urinary d* -.z-^, liver and stomach difficulties, ??quo M-. -A and morphine hab ts, or any chronit : ii? .it Our treatment can oe taken at hom: acier our dir.^ct'ons, or. we will pay rail ?ad far* and boral ??ill to all who prefer to corns > "ur office for treatment, if we fail tocare. Wc ave the beet of financial and professional refer 'ices and transact our burines? on a strw^lj .rofossional basis, promising nothing but what e :anfiifiU We do not believe in any of th? i* ?rescriptions, free cure, freesample or C.O.D .ands, bot think it is best in the end to be hon .st vita our patients. Write \is to-day; don't de ^7 * ha/e carefully prepared Symptom Blank" 1, i or men; No. 2, for women; No. 3, for sk:: .is*s; No. 4, for catarrh, and new 64 par. ?let which we will send Free to all who reali: * truthful information about their conxu Call or address. _^ DR. HATHAWAY A CO., 2354 So. Broad St., Atlanta, Ca 1 :^y\ tht" opiner. CEE7ERA IS A TEA? AT SANTIAGO doesn't feel near as comfortable as the people of Sumter, when erjoyiog a drive io coe of our handsome aod easy riding traps. We have the most stylish aod up-to-date stock of pleasure wagons aod vehicles o?' ail kinds in the city aod our prices are beyond compe? tition. H. KARBY.