Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6,1898. The Sunder Watchman was bounded is 1850 asa the True Southron ia 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has tbe combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? fis il j th? best advertising menin m io Sunter. Tbe people who imagined t:hat war , was all glory and brass battons with a slight admixture cf blood and hard? ship for tbe soldiers will realize when they begin paying for revenue stamps that while talk is cheap it costs money to make war. Col. Floyd got the applause wheo he spoke here Tuesday, bat Maj. Blythe will get the votes Col. Floyd's remarks on 3-en. Watts were apt and to the point, bat did not win many votes General Shaffer desires to cele? brate the birthday of zhe American oation by the captare of Santiago on Joly 4th May he be successful and may his victory be the natal day of Cnba Libre, as well as the death knell . of Spanish misrule on Ame rican soil North Carolina is not a modest state? for she claims the hero Hobson aod the gallant Victor Blue, although the former is ao Alabamian and the latter a .Sooth Carolinian, and bases the claim on the fact that some of their ancestors once lived in the Tar Heel State The active support of the reform press costs the favored candidate a goodly som of hard money, accord? ing to candidate Archer's statement. lt appears that the whole thing is ran & ou a money basis, the candidates . want office for the money there is in it and the purchasable press advise Ethe people how to vote for the money paid by the candidates. The dollar is all powerful io politics, and if it be tree that the love of money is the root of all evil, State politics in South Carolina are desperately wicked The News and Courier's adherence to an orderly arrangement of war^| news and a disregard of yellow jour nal methods in general makes it the favorite of those who wi*6h to get the news without having to search through a waste of double width, ?double; leaded columns, beginning on the first page and ending almost any where else. The News and Courier is handling the war news in a most excellent and satisfactory manner, and frequently has dispatches from the seat of hostilities a. day ahead of its competitors The letters of Au gust Kobo from Chickamaoga are read with interest and pleasure by all Sooth Caioltna, for there are few who have not a personal interest in j the fortunes of the First S C Regi neot, and we express the hope of thousands when we say that Kobo ebould go with the Regiment when it goes to the front We know not how it appears to others, but we consider the use made of old fertilizer tnx tags by Mr. ton nor, cf ?rangeburg. a much more damaging indictment against the gentleman himself than against Gov Ellerbe and the members of the board On the face of statement made by the gentleman it seems that be knowing ly and wilfully originated a fraud on the State tb** profited him to the ex tent of $25 We may not be up on the intricacies and devions windings of the fertilizer lag question and may do Mr. Comtoor an injustice, but it certainly looks like he defrauded the State by making U3e of tags that had been used before Ladrooe Islands Saizad and Occupied. Hong K>og Joly 4.-The ?aired States dispatch tout Zi6rof wbioh left Civite, itt*o?ta harbor, on July 1, has arrived hers Sb*? reports rfaat the Amerioaa troops io the transports city of Sidney, city of Pekiog aud Aus? tralia, o >t)vu$e<1 by the Charleston, ar? rived at Cavite ou Jone 30, baying taken tbe Ladrooe Islands on the way aod bav?ojr left meo there. Tbe Spanish Goveroor and other o?hiala captured were brought to Ca vite The Uoited States troops oommeoced to disembark at Cavite oo Joly 1. A Spanish Spy. New York, Joly 3.-A Spaoiard, who said he was a Cuban, arrived on La Toaratoe to-day. His name was withheld by Commissioner Pitchie. Letters from Madrid were found oo bim, the contents of which were oot -made poblio. Tte tran was sent from ?he barge ofSoe to Ellis island, guarded by officers. ?. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Climate and Crop Bulletin of the Weather Bureau, South Carolina Section. For the Week Ending Monday, July 4, 1898. COLUMBIA, S C , Joly 5. The week ending Joly 3rd averaged between four and five degrees warmer than Qsaal with day tem ps rature gene? rally above nicety degrees each day, over all portions of the state, aod dar? ing the middle of the week, 100 degrees, or above, ?ras recordad io the south central, southeastern, and some wee ter o counties. The highest temperature reported was 105 degrees at Gi i I ison - ! ville on Jone 29>b, while five other j stations on the same d&te reported 100 j degrees, or above. The night temperatures showed no osaaily small variations, and ranged generally between 68 and 76 degrees. The miaionm temperature for the week was 63 degrees on Jane 29;h, at Wal? halla The average temperature for tbe State, for the week, was 84 degrees ; the State average for the corresponding week ic 1897 was 85 5, and the normal for the same period is about SO degrees. PRECIPITATION. With the ezoeptioB of portions of Greenville, Greenwood, O ran gebar g, Darlington, Kershaw, Floreoce, and Chesterfield counties, where good rains occurred, the rainfall was very light over the entire State, with rr tensive area? where no rain fell during the week. Ic Anderson, Abbeville, Edge field, Fairfield, Richland, L?xicgtoo, Chester, Newberry, Union, Spartan burg, and York, and over the south? eastern counties generally, the ground is again very dry, although io the latter region' rains set in on July 4th which may possibly have brought relief Forty rainfall measurements were re? ported for the week, of which two only were io excess of an inch,, namely, Darlington 3 88 and Chesterfield 2 10 inches. The other measurements rang? ed from "Trace" to 0.83 iooh, the average for the State being 0 33 inch, while the normal for the same p riod is approximately 1 39 inches SUNSHINE, STORMS. Tbero was very littie cloudiness daring the week ; the mornings and evenings were generally olear with partial cloudiness daring the middle of tbe d*y The estimated percentage of bright sunshine was 86 per cent, of the possible for the State A damaging windstorm occurred io Chesterfield county oo the 29;b of June, blowing down trees, corn and fences. It was accompanied by heavy, wabbing rain Toe storm extended in? to Darlington county where lauds were also badly washed CONDITION OF CROPS Owing to the absence of beneficial rains over a large portion of the State, orop conditions have become variable, although there u zs ye: no serious im? pairment of the ?taple oropa, with the exoeptioo of early oom. but minor orops are oot doing well generally. Rice, tobacco and co'too made satis factory growth and are very promisiug. 0?d c ?ro, which is ?a "silks and tassels." ia not doing well over the gresrer portiou of the State Io the southeastern oouoties it is so far ma tated that it has praotialiy done all it will do, and is a poor crop. E.sewhere it is in a critical stage, but would be greatly improved by raio. Where tQer? ia plenty of moisture io the grouod, oom looks very prominiog Lay tog hy is nearly fioished aod this work is being hurried io ompletioo Fields have geueraily bevu cultivated since the raios of June, and are free from grass aad weed* Tbs h )t suo canoed oom to wilt badly during the day. aud lu localities it is ''i?riog '* Corn planted on stubble lands is not germinating well, and some bab been destroyed, o?iog, to lack of moisture and the extreme beat. Tho condition of cotton is generally very fine, although the plant is making but slow growth On eandy lands it baa attained a fair size, but oo red lands it varies io size, although gener? ally small, owiog to siow germination, some having but recently come up. Lice almost destroyed some fields io Florence and Sumter cuaoties, aud did much damage in Obesterfie.'d and Orangeburg; thej are fast disappear? ing io the eastern counties ont have made their appearance io large quan? tities in Picken? aod other western counties. Reports from all portions; of the State indicate that cotton plants are fail of squares, are blooming profusely, and in the more southerly counties are potting on bolls very fast Sea Island oottoo is small, bat look? ing well, and shows a great improve? ment ou its condition of the previous week The tobacco crop is developing into a very fine one, exoept in a few limited localities where lack of moisture dur? ing the latter part of May aod the first half of June, caused permaoent injury. Catting and curiog is well under way aod will become general daring the current week. Rice is DOW looking well, but oeeds water io some localities, although gen* erally eaoagb fresh water is now avail? able for flooding the fields Mach stubble land is yet to plant to peas, the ground being too dry and hard to plow ; germination of peas planted daring the past two week? is slow, and consequently stands are gen? erally poor. Wheat thrashing continues, result? ing in the best yield for years in many counties. Oats are all noosed. A few native melons are oo the mar? ket, bat they are generally smaller tbao usual With a lew limited excep? tions, all reports indicate a poor melon crop ; musk melons are comparatively a faiicre. Reports as to cane vary greatly, sod this crop is not in a satisfactory condition generally. fiayiog bas begun along coast mead ows. Sweet potatoes have not all been set, and this orop stands io great need of rain. Peaches appear to be quite plentiful, of fairly good quality, although some? what undersized. Apples are dropping badly. Grapes doing weil. Blackber? ries are abondant, but small and bitter. Pasture* afford fair grazing in places, bot many report pastares again scan?. Gardens are cot doing well The track season is practically past, and reports agree that it was a poor one for most vegetables. A correspondent notes that oottoo lice and cut w>-rms have been unusu? ally active this year, as well as persist? ing unusually late. CUBAN VICTORY IN PINAR DEL RIO. GENERAL DIAZ MEETS AND DEFEATS A Spanish Force ia Western End of the War-Torn Island. New York, Joly 2 -According to advices reoeived here by the Cuban jacta, Daiz.io command of the Sixth Cuba o army eorp? m Pinar dsl Kio bad recently a battle with the Spanish troops in the western Dxrt ..f the province, io which <- e came off victorious, taking a Sjreat many prisoners The Spaniah loss was heavy, while the Cubaos lost less th.-tu 50 meu After the battle half of the company of soldiers from the Spanish garrinon marched into the Cuban camp, with their trues and ammunition, and of fered their service*, giviog as reasons for tb^ir daemon, ill-treatment on the part of the iffio>ra aud insufficient food. Gen Diaz has with him about 5,000 soldiers well armed and ; quipped and a large number of reconcentrados who ?.re without arms. The food supply )* very short, however, and it ia with great difficulty that foraging expedi? tions keep 'be camp partly supplied wirb food. There has been much euf feriag among the reconcentrados, bu? it ba* been greatly alleviated (ince they left the cities and joioed the insurgent armies. F ?ur Spanihh spien were caught in the Cuban camp, and after a speedy trial by cou?t martial thc?y were t'en tenet d arti promptly shot I he Span? ish prisoners are kept under close guard, hut are f~d and well treated Hitherto it ha?, beeo the practice to re? lease (he Spaniards captured, af er de? priving ibem of their anua atui ammu? nition, bat it is now the purpose of Gao. Diaz to keep the prisoners in order 'hat they may be ?-xebanged for Cubans and United States soidieis taken prisoners by the Spaniard* The battle whioh resulted f.o favor? ably for Gen Diaz's forces was one cf (be fieroest engagements which have takpn plao* in Pinar del Rio, and la->trd the greater part of the day Kith sides fought in guerrilla fashion, but. the Spaniards were finally forced to withdraw before the heavy and con? stant fire o' the Cubans. Nearly all the ammunition io the Cuban camp wa-? u-ed up and ftn io^urgeot? will bo iu poor condition for another fight unless they can obtain n? w supplies Pitt's C*rrr!i;ativp i-> pleasant *o rhe tnsie. nets p ru mp* Iv. *nd n^ver fni's ?o give satis? faction (; carries c??iidr??o over ibe criiical period ot ;r?;b:ne A few doses will dernon -iriie :'3 euperla'ivt? virtues Ask your d'iugts? tor Pitts' Carminative J F MT. Dc?uiai?. Ju9e First Negro Company. MR. NEWMAN K. PERRY WILL RECEIVE RECRUITS. Newman K. Perry, of Columbia, baa received authority to organize a Com? pany of colored troops to form a part of the Tenth United States Volanteer colored regiment Col. J. M Lee, with headquarters at Augusta, will command the regiment which will con? sist of companies from Maryland. Vir? ginia, North Carolioa, Georgia, South Carolina, and District of Columbia. South Carolina will furnish only the one oompaoy Mr Perry will organize. Oa last Friday Mr. Perry received the following telegram from Assistant General Heistard: .'Secretary of war authorizes you, subject to the required examination, to begin the enrollment of a company of colored troops for the Tenth United States infantry, reporting by telegram to Lieut. M. W. Rowell, war depart? ment for instruction?." Yesterday Mr Perry received infer mation from Lieutenant Rowell, mus? tering ( fleer, that wheo be bad soc oeeded in raising the oompaoy a sur? geon would be sent on to conduct phy? sical examination The o?fieers of the company will all be colored except the oaptaio, who will be Mr. Perry, if he passes the physical examination At present Mr Perry is only an au? thorized recruiting officer for the cum pany, but be has definite instructions from Colonel Lee that be will be the captain. The Governor of North Caro? lina bas oommissiooed a regimeot of colored troops with colored officers, and Mr Perry thinks the negroes are hold? ing aloof in the main hope that Gover? nor Ellerby will do likewise As ooly one oompaoy is authorized from this State such a thing is not even possi? ble Mr. Perry also stated that be was not restrioted to Colombia, but had toe whole S ate in which to raise the oompaoy. "If Columbia doesn't want a pay roil of about gi 600 per month/' sa?d Mr Perry, "then s?me other piece will get it." Wheo a recruit enroll? in this com pany from that time until the company is formed, three meals per day will be furnished Mr Perry is a mao of about 52 years of age, and was a cou ; Her io the last war under General j George P Harrison. General Robersoo, a? the bartle? of Cocsawbatcbie and Talifiney com? plimented Perry in hi* gallantry and bravery -Register. i- i i i mm 1st S. C. Escapes Again. 20,000 Men to Leave Chiek amauga BUT OUR B0Y8 DON'T GO BE? CAUSE THEY HAVE NO GUNS. Chiokamauga National Park. July 3 -This waa another quiet Sunday at the park The sun poured down, bat the presence of a good breeza was a , source of great relisf from the heat The regiments spent the day quietly in | camp, except that some of the troop;), i by permission, went op on the mouu- j tain Later iio the afternoon an order j came from the war department to Gen Brooke to designate about 20.000 met. for immediate departure to the South, aod at once there was excitement aod bustle in the camp Gen. Brooke de- i dined to make public the order, bu; it j is understood that, he baa seleccd the 1st division of the 1st corps ?od two brigades of the 2i division to be moved at onoe Tbs first division is composed of the following regiments : Firr-t brigade : 1st Kentucky, 3d Wisconnio, 5th lill not- ; 2i brigade: 4 h Ohio, 3d lili OO?H, 4fh Pennsylvania; 3d brigade 16ih Pennsylvania, 2d Wisconsin, od Kentucky. Second Dmsioo-First brigade: ol.*t Michigan, 160th Indiana, lat Georgia ; 2d brigade: 6th Obie, 158th Indiana. l->t West Virginia. The regiments ol ?h-j 1st division were inspected this eveon g and are ready to move. Th>-y have bet-n kepr bu*y since the ord?-r to prepare for the held oame a w-ek ago. getting rid nt their ex sees equipment and clothing, and it will require very little tithe to break camp aud depart. Io aoticipa tioii of this oider the railroads baye been accumulation cars at this point for a week The sidings and switch yarda of the Soorhero aod the Western and Atlantic railroads are crowded with Pullman cars. It i? stated to eight that there are thirty traies of twenty cars each oo ?he tracks here ready to transport troops The regi? ments will embark at Rossville and Kinggold to iosure speedy transporta? tion, as was doue when the - regulars were moved South, and it is thought by the railroad authorities that they can move the 20,000 aien io two days, lt is understood at mis hour that three regiments wiii move to-morrow morn? ing. New York, July 4-The Tribune will tomorrow print the following: "The first two of the peven troop ships secured by the Government from the Atlantic Transport Company, the Mohawk and the Mississippi, have received their sailing orders, after having been equipped for their new work. They will go directly to Savannah and there take on board several thousand men ordered to that city from Tampa who will be carried directly to Santiago de Cuba to rein force Gen Shaffer. Port Said, July 5-Admiral Camara's fieet has entered the Suez Canal and will proceed at once to Asiatic waters His orders from Madrid are said to be peremptory, and he will not turu back as has been so frequently asserted It is not known what his destination is, although it has been surmised that he will attempt to reach the Pacific Coast of America rather than the Phillippine8 War Map aod History ot' Cuoa 10c, at H. G O?teen A (Vs. Estate Miss Elbe] E. Brown, MINOR. IWILL APPLY to toe Judge of Probate of Sumter County o-? Aojjust 6th, 1898, tor a final ducharle na Guardian cf Person and Estate of aforesaid Minor A BERT E AYCOCK, Guardian. July 6-it WAR! WAR! WAR! But the 4?White" is viteori ous. We are now selling sew? ing machines from ten dollars Mp 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 eas}' terms. We are head quarters for Sewing Machines and supplies. Old machines taken in exchange ! for new ones. OT. B. BA?OLE, Manager, Sumter Music House. SUMTER, S. C. Colombia, oiodel 40 & 41, $60.00 Columbia, model 45 & 45. 75 00 Hertford*, No 7 & 8. 50 00 Hartford*, No 15 & 16, 40.00 Haruords, No 19 (men) 31.50 Harrfords. No 20. (ladies) 33 50 Satisfaction guaranteed on every wheel sold by me. D. JAS. WINN, Dec 10 SUMTER, S. C GLENN SPRINGS. Glenn Springs, S. C. QUEEN OF SOUTHERN SUMMER RESORTS -STILL LEADS. There is but one Glenn Springs and it has no equal on the continent for the Stomach, Liver, Kidneys. Bowels and Blood. Hotel Open from June 1 to October 1. Cuisine and Service Excellent, It is up-to-date and Everybody Goes There, For water apply to For board'apply tc Paul Simpson. simpson & Simpson r i Arrest disease by the timely use of Tutt's Liver Pills, an old and favorite remedy of increasing popularity. Always cures SICK HEADACHE, sour stomach, malaria, indiges? tion, torpid liver, constipation and all bilious diseases. 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Tins offer ia plain, ?mi there is nc catch io lt i-j "oxthermore, theo/?er is s-ood and the Eons* .jricvSy safe because wo are fb.ancially r&epos. ate. Dr. Hathaway & Co.'i experience during tii last 20yeers has1 prov ?xs the faot that they havs cared thousands oi cases where othor doc? tors have failed, and this warrants them ir making thia remarks b!e ofier. Ali persoci who are safirina- froiw any chronic disea?-* bave now aa opportu? nity to teet tho trea^ meat of ?he ac?me-v ledged leading p?jsi ci ans and specialists ci this countrv, with zr. ^M?TO absolute surety of be? ^^^^?a|m ks rared. Spacial & V.> -"?Wk ^2si??>' seases.snch as catari, biocti poison, weaknesj >l men ana* women which affect the delicate er^a'r) ;:)d private diseases o? al! kinds, meurt-eli 3*. .i.'jetare, varicocele, rupture, female Ironblow, ?cin eruptions, uicc-rs, kidney and cr;nary ?> ?eates, Jiver end stomach difftcaJties, linuor >pium and morphine habits, or any caroni J?5 5?ce. Onr treatment caa be taken at horn ander our direct; oas, or. we will pay raii, road far* and hotel bill to all who prefer to com? . 'jo our office for treatment, if we fail tocare. Wi javo tbs- best of financial and professional refer innes and transact oar bn.^ineas on a stri<^3 orofessional basia, promising nothing but wha? *re caa fulfill We do not believe in any of thc rs? prescriptions, free cure, freesarapiecr C.O.D rauda, bat think it ia best ia tho and to be bon est 11th our patients. Write as to-daj; don't de i .ny. Vi" a ha fe carefully prepared Symptom Blank) .Io 2, for mea; No. 2, for women; No. 3, for skii ? .iseases; No. 4, for catarrh, and aew 04 pap >y ?let which w?. "will send Free to all who real! ? osire truthful information about their conr-i icu. Cali or address. " DB. HATHAWAY. & CO.. 22Vi Sa Broad St,, Atlanta, Oa. ' -?ontion Ibis caper. TEACHERS'INSTITUTE. OFFias OF duty Soperiatendeni EeLncation, SUMTER, S. C., JULY 2, 1898. ATEACHERS' INSTITUTE FOR WHITE TEACHERS, will beheld ?t the Graded School bundine, JULY 25-29, which aii Te.chers io the County will be expected to attend Renewal of certificates will depend in great measure, O?"??*> attendance Furth, r panicul , will be giv-o later. Bj order Couotv Board Education. *W. J. DcRANT, Clerk. Jolv 4 4t Freeman ?nd Herald cony COLORED TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. THE COLORED TEACHERS' INSTI? TUTE for Sumter County will re con? ducted in . umter at Liocolo School, JULY 11-15 All teachers are urged to be present. Evening eessior* of a musical aad literary character will bi h*?ld in the several 'burches, iiiiy t?-acber, pre-c-ber, or educator desiring to presett a p*peroo some educational sub? ject, will oe placed upon the progr?m if the conductor be ootified io time Preachers ate r quested ro give this aotics several rimes f:om toe pulp t W J. 1 cRANT. July 4 2t Co Sup'i Eiiucfioo. MACHINERY FOR SALE One 20-Hor-.e power stationary Engue. Two ?0-9or.-e power Return Tubular Boil? ers. Two Boss Presses. On? Acme Press Two 60-saw Pratt Gins, with Feeders and C'ond^nrers. One 70-saw Pratt Gin, with Feeder and Condenser. One 9 ioch Sailor Eleva'irg System. One 7-inch Sailor E evaiitg System. One 8-Horse Power Atlas Engine and Boiler. Also Shafting, Belting, Pulleys, Ac. Ail the above in good woiking condition, end doing grod work Will be to'd very aheap tor cash, or oa liberal terms to ap proved ru'cb*s?.r Correspondence invited, and fuller informa? tion giveo if d ^red F. E. THOMAS, Wedgefield, S. C. Jun? 22 -W & S 4t D I 2t Cl?re?! Mg 164, A. F. M. THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No 44, A. F. M.. will be held on Thur.-day Evening, Jul.v 23, at 7$ p. m. Brethren will take due aotice and govern themselves accordiagly L. S. CARSON, W. M. Attest-H. C. Mosss. Sec.