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?j)t ?ttfartaw w? jsmriforra. ?J ? w WEDNESDAY, AUGUST S, 1888. The Sumter Watchman was founded is 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Samter. Tbe Case of Lae County. The following report of the Lee County proceedings in the Supreme Court yesterday is taken from The State of this morning : The justices aud the judges assem bled in the court room this morning. The first matter to be determined was the exclusion, by lot, of one circuit judge, so. as to leave in the court an odd number of members This is the requirement of the constitution. Fending the consideration of this point, however, Judge Gage suggest ' ed shat he ought not to sit in the case for the reason that he was a member of the legislature that pass? ed the act creating Lee county, and was besides a member of the house judicia ry committee that reported the bili. He submitted as be bad, in the capacity of a lawmaker, considered and passed upon the law which is now before the court, he was dis qualified from sitting in judgment on the question to be determined. In this view the justices and the other judges concurred, and Judge Gage was accordingly excused. The court therefore consisted of the following members : Chief Justice Henry Mciver, As* sociate Justices Y. J. Pope, Eugene B. Gary, Ira B. Jones, Circuit Judges W. C. Benet, James Aldrich, O. W. Buchanan, R C. Watts, Ernest Gary, D. A Townsend, J. C. Kiugh. The attorneys appearing in the cause were as follows: For Lee County, Messrs. R 0. Purdy, Le Roy F. Yeomans and Thomas S. Moor? man; and those against Lee County were Messrs Boyd & Brown, E. Keith Dargan and Robert W. Shaed. Upon assembling yesterday the chief justice read the order convening the coo rt. The petition in the former case, praying for an injonction against the establishment of Lee county was t read by Mr Brown of Darlington, and the reply of the respondents was read by Mr Purdy of Sumter. Messrs. Geo. W. Brown, R. W. Shand and E. Keith Dargan were heard for the petitioners. Messrs. R. 0. Purdy, LeRoy F. Yonmaos and Thos. 8. Moorman appeared for the respondents. At 2 p. m the court as then con? stituted adjourned sine die, reserving its decision, which will he filed later The supreme court adjourned to the fourth Tocsday in November next. - ? ? - ? PROBLEMS OF WAR The Porto Rican campaign is pro? gressing most satisfactorily. Our sol dier8 have met with few obstacles, no serious disasters-in fact, have sim? ply marched in and occupied the country to the manifest joy of the in? habitants, who gladly welcome de? liverance from Spanish misrule for a place under the sheltering folds of Uncle Sara's flag. The volunteer soldiers, or local militia, prove their lack of loyalty to the tottering gov? ernment of Spain by surrendering their arras to the American array. The Spanish regulars have been on the move to avoid capture, sci are concentrating at the mountain passes of Aibooito where their final resist? ance will be made, and overcome, al? though there may be sharp fighting and considerable loss of life, io a po sitiou which nature has made so easy of defense Matters in Porto Rico are much simplified by all the cir? cumstances-and the spirit of the people most have telling effect upon the peace negotiations now in prog? ress. In the Philippines the situation is more complicated, and present diffi? culties which excite the graves: ap? prehension The arrogant preten? sions of Aguinaldos the insurgent chief, render his mob army unrelia? ble. A source of weakness rather than strength. The native popula? tion is unlike that of Porto Rico, be ing a mixture of hafi breeds and abo? rigines of a low order of civilization of brutal and revengeful impulses. Aguinaldo intends to establish a governent of himself,.by himself, and I estimate of the power and capacity j of his people, and it may become I necessary for the American army to turn their operations against their allies This wonid be a deplorable condition, bot there are responsibili? ties involved which caunot be avoid? ed or delegated. Doty to the nations of the world require that these pos? sessions, if taken from Spain, shall be placed under such a government as will insure safety to persons and ! property, and not be left in a state of anarchy, overridon by a horde of ig? norant, bloodthirsty semi savages Pehaps a more serious problem, or at least, one more difficult of solution has never confronted this government of ours We can only wait and nope that American tact and ingenuity may devise some scheme which will extricate us from the predicament, and leave as in an honorable position, and with faith weil kept with all con- j cerned. CUBAN ANNEXATION. While it is probable that a majority of the Cuban people desire au inde? pendent government of their own ; while America is fully committed to the policy of inaugurating and es? tablishing such a government, and will observe that policy in perfect good faith, yet there is no reason why Cuba may not become an Ameri? can state in what now seems the nat? urals course of events. There is al? ready a considerable party of influen? tial Cubans who favor annexation Particularly is this so of those who have resided in the United States and observed our institutions, being favorably impressed therewith. This annexation sentiment will grow. Coba on the restoration of peace will be rehabilitated, built up and renovated largely by American people and money : it will become Americanized. Among the antagon? istic elements of population existing there, a smooth running, stable gov? ernment will be for some time well nigh impossible. Civil discord and bloody revolutions will be the order or disorder of the day. This may be concluded from the history of Central and South American repub? lics. The future prosperity of the country, the peace of mankind, will demand a strong arm to control and direct the operations of law and guarantee to citizens that safety to life and property which are essential to the pursuit of avocations from which alone must come all that is best for the permanent good. The logical outcome will be annexation, for the responsibility will be ours. It has beeu discovered that the wreck on the Atlantic Coast Lioe last week, about Sve miles from Colombia, was not an accident after all. Railroad Commissioner Evans and Capt. Lynch, the Coast Line trainmaster, have inves? tigated the matter and report that the derailment w*s caused by a large iron bolt which bad been placed on the rail A reward of $250 is offered for the ap preh&nsioo of the perpetrator of the deed, with evidence to convict. it seems to be taken for granted that some miscreant, on devilry bent, caused the accident which resulted iu the iojury of several persons. it maybe, and if so, there is so punishment too severe. On the other hand, it looks very much like tbe work of some child who wanted to see how tbe great iron wheels would Satten tbs bolt. The report of the campaign meet? ing at V\ innsboro makes a showing which is a disgrace to any civilized community. There appears to have been on hand a crowd of liquor load? ed creatures who made things ex? ceedingly unpleasant for some of the gubernatorial candidates by their drunken sallies and sharp speeches The presence of ladies seems to have bad little effect in preventing the un? seemly conduct Un~le George Till? man charged thal this indicated that hereafter free dispensary liquor would be used for the election of one can? didate. He did not say which can? didate was the favored (?) one, but that Governor Ellerbe was ir*ended waa piain to the most unsophieticat- ] ed, particularly as that gentleman alone escaped their loose tongues We cannot think that Governor El? lerbe can descend lo any such low means for the accomplishment of his purposes. If it were geuerally be? lieved that such was the C3se the probable resuit would be the reverse of that intended, for the descent peo? ple of South Carolina are disgusted with methods and proceedings of that j adopt them would be repudiated as j uuworthy the high honor be seeks, i Verily we had hoped that such con j duct belonged to the halcyon days of I Tilimanism, when factional bitterness bad no bounds We would feel hu? miliated at its revival, and hope that similar incidents witl not occur to bring the blush of shame to the cheeks of people who respect them? selves and love their state. The intention of the Spanish govern? ment to resist to toe last the acquisition of Porto Rico by the Uuited States is perfectly natural The reasons assign? ed that* the island has always been loyal, and is beyond the scope of the war, are somewhat remarkable in the light of the most recent reports. In? stead of a blind adherence to the moth? er country despite her tyrannous rule, the people have welcomed the Ameri? can army, and are glad to uoite their destiny to oars. That any territory belonging to a nation at war with an? other is exempt from attack is prepos? terous. To strike the enemy wherever and whenever chance offers is not only a proper rule of war, but rests on a foundation of the hardest kind of com? mon seose. That the Porto Ricans turn to the invaders with hearty wel? come is not remarkable. They see in this movement their own liberation from oppression and misrule. They embrace the opportunity to become free, and to direct the affairs of their rich country. They are awake to the on? ward maroh and development of modern civilization and desire a place in the procession. Pity ! pity ! that Spain cannot-will not see. But in ber blindness she knows not the social evo? lution which has brought man to real? ize mao as his brother ; and has made it impossible for an enlightened people to sit idly by and look with com? placence upon cruelty to others. The world moves, and those who move not with it most go down beneath the wheels of progress. ?. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Climate and Crop Bulletin of the Weather Bureau, South Carolina Section, For the Week Ending Monday, August 1, 1898. COLUMBIA, SC, August 2 Nearly normal and very equable tem? perature prevailed during the past week, with maximums rangiog between 85 and 95 degrees, and mioimums gen? erally about 70, and an extreme mini? mum of 62 degrees on the 26th of July ac Liberty, Pickeos county. The average temperature for the week was 81, and the normal for the same period is about 80 degrees. RAINFALL Showers occurred io some portions of the State every day of the week, heav? iest over Pickeos county where from 3 to 6 inches fell ; in places over the southeastern counties aod io the Pee Dee section the rainfall was less than an inch; but generally over the entire State the rainfall amounted to from one to over three inches, the average of 52 measurements is 1.95 inches, and the normal for the same period is approxi? mately 1.54' inches. The following heavy weekly rains were reported : Co? lumbia 2.63, Winnsboro 2.69, Shiloh 3.00, Salters 4.00, Camden 3 21, White Hail 4 70, Loopers 4 65, Loog 8hore 2 85, Spencer 6 55, Beaufort 2.50, Libert} 4.75, Trenton 2 84, Florence 4 05. SUNSHINE, STORMS. There was a deficiency io sunshine over the greater portion of the State, with estimates as low as 15 per cent, of the possible, and an average estimate of 53 per cent, of the possible. More than? the usual amount of cloudiness prevailed during the entire month of July. Io the vicinity of Bitesburg much corn was blown down by high winds, bnt elsewhere no destructive wiuds ooourred. CROP CONDITIONS. ! Showery weather prevailed during ? the week, with even, nearly normal I temperature, conditions favorable for ! rapid growth of vegetation, resulting in ''? a general improvement in crop coodi j tions, except where owiog to excessive ! rains, corn and cotton have deteriorated I on bottom lands and on light sandy ! soils. Slow progress was made in lay \ iog by crops, out this work bas been finished on most of the farme, with, i however, many fields still grassy and ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Early coro continues to improv will be a maob better crop tba viousiy anticipated. It is prac j made and fodder stripping bas I bat bas oot yet become general a I frequent rains were not fovorab coring fodder. Upland corn look promising but much bottom land was injured by water. In Pi county corn is firing. Stubble cc doing well, except in some c southeastern counties where the g is too wet for its best development A large majority of this week1 ports, representing sections in oounty of the State, indicate rapid growth of cotton, which is reotly making too much "weed7' not fruiting proportionately ; rust appeared io many places, and the more than the usual amount of i ding. The plant is very sappy, the ground is too wet to give it i needed cultivation, and many i have become grassy. Laying by ii lug completed as fast as the oond of the soil permits. Cotton is no 1 er of a uniform healthy color, bi plaoes is turning yellow. The crop as a whole looks promising, but needs dry weather sunshine. Opening bolla are com in the southern counties. Sea Island cottoo has attaine large stalk growth, is well fruited, needs dryness and sunshine The tobacco crop is a large one of excellent quality, although less hi id weather would be more favorable curing. Cutting and curing cootie Rice is developing rapidly, early rice is headiog. Reports conti favorable except from Florence couc where in places rice is not doing we Peas are making rapid growth, excessive moisture has caused shedd of 'ower leaves. In many com-fiel peas planted between the rows are ing smothered by grass. Peaobes and figs are plentifol o the State, bat apples continue to di and are generally wormy. Pears cc tinue scarce. Plenty of grapes, i much rotting is reported. Scupp nong grapevines are generally i bearing weil. Considerable hay was damaged rain io Charleston county, Stand grass for bay is heavy and, with favi able weather for oaring, a large h crop will be secured. Sogar oaoe aod.sorghum oana lo* fine. Sweet potatoes are promising. Pa tures are making luxuriant growth. Lands are being prepared and so? io turnips and other fall root crop bot many lands ioteoded for tumi; are too wet to prepare. The following extraot from tl National Climate and Crop bullet] shows the condition of the oom ac cotton orops, for the week ending Ja! 25,1893. "In the great corn states of the cei tral valleys, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowi Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Obie which produce consideraoly more tba half of the entire product of the Unite States, corn is generally in need of rain and io Iowa and porticos of Missoui the crop is threatened with serious it jury unless rain ocours soon. Io th Southern states continued favcrabl reports concerning corn, which i maturing rapidly, are received. "Reports of rust aod shedding though probably less numerous than ii tbe previous week, continue from th central and eastern portions of the oot ton belt, where excessive rains in som sections have caused too rapid growtl of stalk. The crop is in need of col tivation in portions of South Carolina Mississippi, and Louisiana; some fieidi 00 the low lands of Mississippi havt been abandoned. In Texas the croi is generally promisiog, but boll weevils are increasing, and it needs rain in lo? calities. Picking bas commenced it: southern Texas, and cotton is beginning to open io southern Alabama.7' ^mmm9 * . mwmm* - The Kev. W. B. Crostley, of Stockbridge, Ga , whi'ie attending to bis pastoral duties ai Ellenwood, that State, was attacked by chol? era morbos. He says : "By chance I hap? pened lo get bold of a bottle ot Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, aod 1 ihink it was the means of saving roy life. It relieved me a: ence." For sale by A. J. China. Successful Physicians. We heartily recommend Dr. Hathaway - o I pf "22S4 S Broad St., Atlanta, (ia., as bein:,' ;.?er j fectly reliable and remarkably successful i \ iv. treatment of chronic diseasesof men and worre They cure when others fail. Our readers if... need of medical help should certainly writ these eminent doctors and you will receive ;i fret and expert opinion of your case by return ai?.' without cost. 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We do not believe in any of tb? tra? prescriptions, fra? cure, freesample or CCD j frauds, bnt think it is best in the end to be hon j ast with our patients. Write us to-sa j; don't de ? We have carefully prepared Symptom ?lanki ! No. 1, for men-. No. 2, for women; ho. 3, for skii ! diseases; No. 4, for catarrh, and new 6i pa*, oooklet which we will send Fra? to all who reali: ! desire truthful information about their con>:i ? ?iou. Call or address. DR. HATHAWAY. & CO-, f 22tt So. Broad St., Atlanta, Ca Mention this paper. NOTICE. Headquarters Democratic Ex- j ecntive Committee. SUMTER, S. C., August 3, 1898. Accordirjg to resolution of the County j Democratic Executive Committee, County Campaign Meetings bare been appointed ss j follows : SHILOH, Wednesday, Augnst 17. PROVIDENCE, Wednesday, Ac-j gust 24 SUMTER. Satarday, August 27. Candidates are expected to be present and | address "he voters on these occasions. The pledges of all candidates, together with j the assessment of one dollar, must be in the ' ' i hands of the Secretary of the County Execu- \ tive Committee on or before August 16th. By order, R. 0. PURDY, Co. Ch'n. J. M. KNIGHT, Secretary. Aug 3_j The State of Sou^u Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge, j WHEREAS, VICTORIA JAMES, widow, made suit to me to grant her Letters: of Administration of the Estate of and effects of PRINCE A JAMES, late of said County j and State, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish ' ail and singular the kindred and f-reditore of the said Prince A James, as aforesaid, deceased, that they be and appear before me . in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sum- ' ter, C. H , on September 1st, 1398, next, after j publication thereof, at ll o'clock io the fore- j noon, to show cause, if ?ny th*?y bare, why the said Administration should not be grant- : ed. j Given under my band this 3rd day of August, A. D , 1838 TBOS V. 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