The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 27, 1898, Image 4
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WSDNESDAY, JULY 27,1898.
The Sumter Watchman was round ec
in 1?5O and the True Southron in 1866.
The H 'dickman and Southron now has
the combined circulation and influence
of both of the old papers, and is mani?
festly :be best advertising medium in
Barnier.
The United States should ship cap
tared Spanish soldiers to Spain as rap?
idly as they are taken, and wheo the
?ar is over Spain shenld be required to
pay the bills. It is the best disposition
to make of the Spanish prisoners and
is attended by the least trouble, ex?
pense and responsibility.
Gee. Miles ccw'*nas the opportunity
to win the promotion be has so long
desired, and if his management of the
campaign in Porto Rico entitles bim to
it, there will be no one to object to his
elevation to the rank of Lieutenant
General.
The German government makes
many professions cf friendship toward
the United States throng h its ambassa?
dor, bot the action of the German
?ava] officers at Manila and in the
West Indies give the lie to these friend
i y professions. Germany is plainly hos?
tile to tbe United States and unless the
commanders of ber warships adopt tactics
different from those now being pareced,
there is going to be a clash some day
that will ead ic a fight.
Aching Rear Admiral Sampson's re
port of the destruction of Cervera's
fieet will be made public to-morrow.
If the report ?ives Commodore Scbley
the credit that is justly bis, it will re?
move, in part, tho bad impression made
Cj the first dispatch sent by Admiral
Sampson. If be ti crier takes to claim
tae credit himself,however,hisaame will |
04 Dennis with the American people.
Fur Sampson's own sake we trust be j
will rise equal to the occasion sod be?
stow praise where praise is due and let
those who deserve tbe credit receive
what is justly their's.
The belief that the Uoited States
will restore tbe Philippines to Spain
wheo peiioe U cooe'aded, is far-fetched
and likely to prove disappointing to
those who entertain it. This war bas
?cst ibis country an immense amount of
sn-ocey, many lives and has disturbed
business to tao extent, tbat entails still
fcc a tier toooelary losses. Consequent
? ?y. ali valuable possessions taken from
Spain will be retained to indemnify
the country for the loses of
tbe war. We shall bold fast to wha
we have takeo by force of arms and
Europe wit! not dare to interfere in
Spaio's heb alf.
Toe race for the Governorship is now
generally believed to be betweei K1 er?
be and Featherstone Heretofore tb.e
other cat; did at en bave paid but scant
attention to tbe Prohibition candidate,
and Featherstone bas gone along quiet
ly, but steadily winning friends every
day At. last tbe other oaodiiates bav
begun to real-z* tbat Eilerbe is not
the only man they have to fight and
they are taming their guns on Feather?
stone. The other ca ??dates are not
seriously considered to be io the race
and it is now a fight between Feather
stone and Eilerbe. Trie first represents
prohibition and political freedom and
liberty, while Eilerbe stands as the
champion of the dispensary, and if be
is re-elected it will be brooght abeu?
by the power of the political machine
that be has created and controls as
Governor As a close friend of ?'
lerbe said a few days ago. "The people
are not taking much interest ic poli?
ties this year and the politicians aid
ofBoe holders are running things and
will control the eleotioa : Eilerbe will
certainly be eleoted."
The Firnt 3ooth Oirolina Regiment
will go to Porto R?30 within the bett
week unie*? there is a change in the
present plaos of the War Department
The Regiment is composed of good
material and the men in it wiii figbt
as ?ell SM the best, and if they are
thrown into the thickest of the fight
by the fortuno? of war we are sure that
they will oever show their backs to tbe
enemy We wish the boys God speed
on their journey, glory in battle and a
safe return to their homes, with victory
perched on their banner:), wben tbe war
is ended. They are ail Carolinians, all
will share in the dangers and hardships
aod ali, officers and privates alike, will
share in tbe glory that will be won.
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?. S. DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.
'"'Climats and Crop Bulletin of
the Weather Bureau, South
Carolina Section.
! For the Week Ending Monday,
July 25,1898.
COLUMBIA, S C , July 26
The weather was extremely hot dur?
ing the entire week. The average
temperature for the State was 84 de?
grees, the normal for the same period is
about SI degrees. The minimum re?
ported was 67 degrees at Walhalla on
the 17th and at Longshore on the 21st,
while elsewhere the night temperature
ranged between 70 aod 80 degrees, tbe
latter along the immediate coast. The
maximum for the week was 102 de?
grees at Beaufort and Swansea.
RAINFALL
There was more . than the usual I
amount of raia io Spartanburg, Green?
ville, Florence, Piokens, Dorohe?ter,
Orangcburg. Barnwell aod Charleston
counties where from two to six inches
fell duriog the week. Io the upper
Savannah valley, and the central coun?
ties, and io the extreme northeastern
counties the rainfall varied from one
tenth inch to over two inches, while |
elsewhere from half an inoh to over ac
ioch of rain fell The rains of the
week oame in numerous, fairly well
distributed showers. In Edgef?eid and
Andesson counties, and over limited
areas io the eastern portions of the
State, more raia is Deeded, but gener?
ally there ia enough, or too much, mois?
ture fer crops. The average rain all
for the State was 1 55 inches, aod the
normal of the same period is approxi?
mately 1 41. The followiog heavy
measurements (in inches) were report
ed : Liberty 2 00, St. Georges 4.75,
Loopers 2 30. J?ffries Creek 3 15,
White Hail 2 45, Sandy Flat 5.25,
Riverview 6 12. Greenville 2 42, Salt?
ers 2 O0, Charleston 2.88, Spartanburg
3 15, Alleodaie 3.35, Blackville 2 45.
SUNSHINE, STORM
There was very little cloudiness
uotil Saturday, after which generally
cloudy weather prevailed. The es ti
mated percentage of bright sunshine
was 80 per oeot of the possible, rack?
ing from 31 at ID mao to 100 at Govao
aod Shiloh.
A heavy storm passed over Flor?
ence county on the 21 st, with wash
iog rain, and heavy winds that blew
dovn corn, fruit trees and fences.
No other damaging high winde were
reported
A large majority of the reports for
the week, and covering the entire
State except restricted areas in Spar
tanborg, Greenville, Pickens, Or-1
angeburg, Florence, Dorchester and j
Barnwell couniiee where the rainfall j
was excessive, describe the weather
during the past week as favorable on
growing crops of all kinds The
humid heat, especially at night, to
getber with numerous and well dis
tributed showers stimulated rapid
growth, while for the greater portion
of the week the bright sunshine dried
the surface of the ground sufficiently
to permit cultivation of grassy fields,
and laying by of many fields of corn
and cotton in fine condition, although
some are yet in need of cultivation
and will be laid by foul, as laying by
is nearly finished on account of cot !
ton being too large to plough or hoe I
The midsummer condition of all
the stapie, as well as the minor,
crops is very promising generally,
and particularly so in the northern
and western counties arid over ex
tensive regions in other portions of
the State
Corn made noticeable improvement,
and the greater pr ion nf the crop
is made, and to a iarge extent inde
pendent of subsequent weather con
ditions. The crop is promising,-ex
ceedingly fine in some localities,
but will, as a wnole, hardly be better
or as good as an average one In
some counties corn is firing on light
lands ; while on wet bottom lands it
is turning yellow and has stopped
growing Practically all upiand and
most of bottom land corn has been
laved by Stubble corn doing nicely
With the exception of too much
rain on light sandy soils that caused
some rust and excessive shedding,
cotton made satisfactory develop
ment during the we<?k, although in
places there is a tendency of trie
plants to grow too much to weed
In Bamberg and Hampton counties
cotton is turning red Many fields
were cleaned ot gi ass and weeds
during the week, and although many
grassy fields are still reported, the
crop as a whole is well cultivated,
and heavily fruited. Open bolls are
noted in Barnwell county, but the
crop as a whole is later than last
year Laying by will soon be finish
ed Sea Island cotton is d >ing very
well
Cutting and curing tobacco is well
under way, and the conditiou and
quality of the crop ia reported very
good. Preparations are being made
for the first "break" of the season at
Florence on the 28th.
Rice is growing well and is in a
very proraieiog condition AH dan?
ger from salt-water is over in the
tidal rice sections.
More than the usual acreage was
planted to peas this year, and where
not too much moisture for them they
are doing well.
In the southern counties melons
were email and inferior, but over the
remainder of the state a large and
fine crop is being marketed.
Peaches ate very plentiful and of
very good quality, but apples and
pears are quite scarce and generally
inferior
Grapes are a full crop and are rip
eni.ng, but in places excessive rot?
ting is noted Scuppernoogs not
yielding as well as usuai
Sweet potatoes, pastures, gardens,
sugar caue, and sorghum ail making
excellent growth. Forage crops do?
ing well, and haying well underway,
but much damaged in Charleston
county by the rains
Prof. Willis S Moore, Chief of the
Weather Bureau, announces that a
convention of the Weather Bureau
officiais will be held at Omaha. Neb ,
ou October 20 21, 1898, and he in
vites ail voluntary observers, crop
correspondents, and others interested
in the work of the Bureau to be pres
ent
'Ihe Feyer Situation.
Washington. July 24 -A dispatch
rjoeived to-nigbt by Acjt Gr&o. Corbin
lays that 396 new oases nf fever of all
classes were reported io Geo. Shafrers
carri) before Santiago yesterday. As
the sane dispatch reports only four
deaths-aod none of them from yellow
i fever - from arnon]; the hundreds ot
eases of fever known to exist in camp,
j the war authorities are mote than ever
ioolioed to the belief that the cases of
yellow fever aie of a mild 'ype.
Previous dispatches from Gen Shaf?
fer and the medical officers of hjfa corps j
have indicated the es Ure nee io the
oamp of a very large number of oases
of malarial and dengue fever, the lat
ter being peculiar to thc Cuban eli
mate. Sume oases of yellow lever are
reported, bur the officials say thi*y arr
few as oompared with those of other
fevers. Shaffer,
Geo Snafter'a dispatch, as made
pot lie by Adjr. Geo Corbin, follows :
Santiago, via Hayti, July 24, 1898
Adjutant Gmt ral Uoited States Army,
Wa.hingroo :
Number of oew oases of fever of all
eia^t-e* for yesterday approximately
396 Deaths not previously reported:
P<iva;e Daniel A. Stooe, Co D, First
Illinois lofantry, typhoid fever, June
20;b ; Sergeant J. Biatr, regimental
quat tcrtua-ter, Twelfth iofaotry, died
July 22i ff dengus fever and as'beoiy
and oo July 23. of malarial fever, Pn
William Peacock aod Grant L?aroe
-.hook, bo;b of Co. E. Second iofao
ny. Sbafter,
Major General Cotomanaing
WITH THE CAVALRY DIVISION
Santiago de Cuba, via Kingston,
July 24, 9 30 p tn -The report pub
li hed io th? United St?tea that there
a-e 30 cvei of yellow fever io the cav
a ry divinion proves, on investigation,
t> ce unfounded Capt. House re?
quests that tho report be definitely de?
nied
The First, Third, Sixth and Ninth
vo unteers, the First and Teoth regu?
lar cavalry regiments, and six com
pa'it-s of th? Randolph light artillery
are ei.oamped about two miles north?
west of E Caney, at the base of the
mouQ'aws The oaaip is apparently!
pp f ct ly healthy as to location, and ha*
a g -od Witer suppiy. The ground :s
Writ dr lined
Malarial fever is prevaUot. bu: it
alwajs yieids to quinine treatment io j
the courue of four or five days The 1
fact that the immunes io the regiment
hav?* bad this fever as freely a* thc
oth>-r tuen show* that the ilioess is not
yellow jack.
There tars been no fatalities from
fever thus far, but so loog as the men
are exposed to thc bot suo duriog the
day, the iocreasiog rains and tbe heavy
night dews, malara will iucreasc aDd
our men grow worse. A second attack
is much more difficult to eradicate, e
peoiaily in ibo case of men exposed to
tbe present conditions
The cavalry is aDxious to proceed to
Porto Rico, but will be obliged to re
Dc-iUi here until tbe Spanish prisoners
of war have been transported to Spain,
which, it i?* believed, will not have
bfon accomplished before tbe next
couth ss well advanced Tbe array ii
mentally depressed by inactivity and
the u<cei-tait?ty as to it9 future move
cueMs, tig et h ir with the increasing
ujiiatiai fever.
Brief Bulletin Brings News
of Our Men on Porto
Rican Soil.
REPORT OP AN ATTEMPT
ON EASTERN COAST.
St Thomas, D. W. I., July 25 -
The United States troops are landing
to day on the island of Porto Rico,
near Ponce, on the south coast.
THIS DOESN'T TALLY.
Madrid, July 25, ll p. m -A pri?
vate dispatch from San Juan de Porto
Rico says a strong American squad
ron bas appeared before Bahai Hon
da, but that the American attempt to
disembark was repulsed with- consid
erable loss
WHAT IS SAID
IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, July 25 -The war
department was busied to day hurry
ing the dispatch for the remainder of
Miles' expedition against Porto Rico
Such progress has been m2de that it
is hoped ali of the troops will be on
Porto Rican soil within a week, at
the latest. Gen Miles is not expect
ed to defer his landing until that
time, but, presumably, will pick out
a suitable place for encamping his
troops and establish himself ashore
awaiting the arrival of the other de
tachmeuts now on their way. War
department officials expect that the
first news received from Gen. Miles
will come through the press dispatch
es, as the general has not with him,
so far as is known, any dispatch
boals. It will be at least Saturday
before direct cable communication
can be established with him, and in
the meantime reliance must be had
on the dispatch boats running across
to St Thomas, distant about four
hours' run It was expected at tbe
department that Gen Brooke and
Gen Haines would sail to day from
Newport News to join Miles, and
that most of Gen. Brooke's command
would be embarked by Wednesday.
^The work of embarkation at New?
port News is being conducted with
much less difficulty than was expect?
ed Gol Becker, in charge of the
transportation di?ision of the war
department, who has just returned
from that place, baa reported to Sec?
retary Alger that it is eminently suit?
ed to the shipment of the troops
Consequently, the secretary to day
ordered all of Gen. Grant's brigade
of 3,000 men, from Chickamauga to
Newport Newe It is not expected
that al! of the transports required for
their accommodation will have ar
rived there by the time the soldiers
get io, but they wiil encamp on suit
able ground there, and it is believed
wili be benefited with the ch.' "?e ?
from Chickamauga
The signal service has succeeded
in reclaiming from the battlefield of
Santiago the tubes which supplied
the military balloon with pure hy
drogen gas, and they, with the bat
loon itself, have been brought over
to Tampa on the steamer Adria. The
tubes will be recharged immediately,
and the whole apparatus will be dis
patched at once to Porto Rico to as
sist Gen Miles in his campaign there
The ballon is said to have proved of
great value in the Santiago cam
paign, and from the character of the
country in Porto Rico where mili
tary operations must be conducted,
it is believed that it also can be used
to advantage there
It was announced today at the
navy department that the iong ex
peeled report of Admiral Sampson
upon the destruction of Cervera's
fleet, with the accompanying reports
of the commodore and captains of
his squadron, had reached the de
partment. It is supposed to have
heen brought by Capt ?v'gsbee on
the St. Pani, which arrived at New
York last Friday, and to have been
sent by maii by Capt Sigsbee It is
the intention of the secretary of the
navy to give these reports to the
public in their entirety They will
be given out for publication Wednes?
day morning.
DEWEY COMPIMENTED
Secretary Long to day forwarded
to Admiral Dewey the joint resolu?
tion of congress extending the thanks
of congress on the victory achieved
at Cavite. The resolution wae beau
tifully engrossed and prefaced by a
formal attestation of its authenticity
by Secretary of State Day, the whole
thing being enclosed in highly gilt
and ornamented Russian leather cov
ere. It is to be remarked that Sec
i retary Long in his letter of transmit
j lal makes reference to a letter from
j the secretary of state complimenting
! Admiral Dewey upon his discre
I tion in the management of af
; fairs since the great naval vic
I tory, a formal evidence that the state
department is thoroughly satisfied
; wilh the diplomatic qualities he has
j exhibited. The letter of Secretary
j Long is as follows :
! Navy Department, Washington, July
25, 1898
Sir : The department has received
I from the Secretary of State an en
j grossed and certified copy of a joint
i resolution of congress, tendering the
j thanks of congress to you and the
j officers and men of the squadron
I under your command, /or transmis
j sion to you, and herewith encloses
I the same
!. Accompanying the copy of the joint
resolution the department received a
letter from the Secretary of State re?
questing that there be conveyed to
you his appreciation of your character
as a naval oflScer and of the good
judgment and prudence you have
! shown in directing affairs since the
j date of your great achievement in
! destroying the Spanish fleet. This I
j take great pleasure in doing, and join
j most heartily, on behalf of the navy
department, as well as personally,
in the commendation of the Secretary
of State.
Very respectfully.
John D. Long, Secretary
Rear Admiral George Dewey, United
j States Navy, Commander in Chief
United States Naval Force, Asiatic
Station
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'The great seoret of success io road
making and road-keeping i? io drain the
roads, aod keep the roads drained bj
keeping the duche* opeo," writes John
Gilmer Speed on "How to Ha?e Good
Country Road*/' in the August La
died Home Journal "The old
methods was to run a plow through the
side aitches and throw the disturbed
?oil,sod and all in the middle of (be
rord There it Would stay til! a heavy
rain came to wash this soil baok into
'be ditches and fill them up again.
If there were money enough ibis kind
of thing would be done over and over
again, as often as four times io a year.
When lhere were wet *pots broken
stone or gravel would be placed io the
road aod left for the passing wagoos
ro wear this metal into rots The
money spent was absolutely thrown
away
"By the new process all the road
inendor needs to do i* to provide ditch
es and outlets for them, and then so
shape the road (hat the water falling in
a rainstorm will ruo cff at once into the
ditches The waler most not bc suf?
fered to run in the road, but off the
road The rain fall, being thus simply
and effectively disposed of, becomes a
most beneficial instead of a destructive
agent ; it cleans, and shapes, and
hardens the roadway, instead of wash
it away and deepening the ruts When
?here are wet places, such a* springs,
tn the roadway, gravel aod broken
stone will not cure such things The
wafer must be drained cff underneath
ihe roadway and into the ditches by
means of pipe or blind drains The
whale thing is so simple that aoy one
oao paciiy master fhe princ:p!ea and put
the detail* iuto practica! op?ration.
The '"White" is the pride of borne.
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