The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 17, 1898, Image 4
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WEDNESDAY, ? AUG 17, 1898.
The Sumter Watchman waa toandec
ia 1850 and the True Southron in 1866.
The Watchman and Southron now has
the combined circulation asd influence
of both of the old papers, and is mani?
festly the best advertising medium io
Samter.
THS HEALTH OF SUMTES.
The report of births and deaths for
the month of Joly, which is given in
car local column, makes a showing
which is certainly encouraging, aa it
fc?cate? an increasing regard for
sanitary rales and regulations, and
incidentally the good work done by
ocr City Board of Health.
Sumter had no such board until
1895. In the following year, 1896,
the Joly record showed 15 births
?nd 19 deaths. Fer 1897, doric g the
same month, births 16, deaths 14. A
steady increase of births and de?
crease of deaths.
The summer months are regarded
by physicians as the sickly season of
the year, and this view is fully sus?
tained by statistics. Of the summer
months July is most unhealthy. It
was not until November, 1895, that a
Health Officer was employed, and at
that time began the real work of im?
provement under personal supervis?
ion.
The community at large is to be
congratulated rn having such watch?
ful guardians of the public health,
and we think there is a growing ap?
preciation of the Soe work they have
done, and au ever increasing willing?
ness to observe the roles which have
been so beneficial. The present eity
council came iota office with the
smallpox epidemic oa their bands and
have co-operated with the Health
Department ir? a hearty manner
The Board of Health is now a re?
cognized arm of the municipal gov?
ernment and a very valuable one at
that There is more than ever an
intelligent comprehension of the
laws of health, and a greater atten?
tion to the details which makes a
healthy city. Altogether the condi
tioiufare gratifying, bot there is room
for improvement, and let improve
men'; be the watch word.
POLITICS WITH A VEN?
GEANCE,
_____
At Greenville Thursday the State
campaign meeting was held, and accord?
ing to reports, was exceediogiy instruct?
ive to the people of the Mountain City
There was considerable spice thrown
into the political bash by a persooal
passage at arms or tongues between <
Railroad Commissioner Thomas aod
Geoeral Gray, to say nothing of a
small contribution from Barney Evaus
Geoeral Gray cailed Mr. Thomas a liar,
aod Mr Thomas responded, "you old
viiiiao," aod spoke omin?os words if
General Gray sbotrld have toe temerity
to "come outside aod ose such epithets.
As time speeds oo the fight grows hot?
ter, aaa mi (he present rate, roust end
io something moro serious than words
It is a pitiable ooodinua toto which we
have fallen, and cokes there is some
change for ;hc better, some more decent
method of conducting our politisai cam
paigo. South Carotina will become a
by word and reproach
People who love their S-*ate and rc
?peet :bscoselvesf must feel humiliated
to be confronted with snob despicable
conditions, aod should administer an
unmistakable rebuke co all candidates
wbo &o far forget themselves and the
digoiiy which nboold attach to the posi?
tions for wbiob they me aspirants
Sash meo should be retired to private
life and kept there ontil they learn to
respeot the public at least ; and whit
witboo* regard to their fitness or ability.
The speoteole of men attempting to
bulldoze and blackguard themselves
ioto office is so ?ffroot to the people
and should bc so regarded ; that, we
surmise, is the only way to put a stop
to it.
PEACE TO SPAIN.
[
Contrary to general expectations
the Spanish populace appears to have
accepted the peace conditions which
have been agreed to by tbeir govern
meot without ooy exhibitions of vio?
lent outburst of rage. This must be
regarded, we think, as a hopeful in
dication, and shows that the people
had a more intelligent comprehension
of the situation than was supposed.
There is a manifest and painful hu- j
miliation in the hearts of that proud j
people over the loss of power, post- j
j tion And prestige. Stripped of ber
colonial possessions, she sinks into
insignificance among the nations of
the world.
A brave and magnanimous people
as the Americans are, cannot but feel
a pity for their crushed and fallen foe,
and wish for them immunity from in?
ternal dissensions and political strife.
With the several discordant elements
embraced in their population-Carl
ists,Republican8 and Loyalists-there
must sooner or later come a time of
reckoning ; but we hope that there
may be a bloodless solution of the
grave problems If the people be?
come united and turn their attention
and efforts to rehabilitaing their ruined
country/ there may yet be a brighter
future for them. A land of great
natural resources, Spain will recuper?
ate as rapidly as did France from the
disasters of the war of 1870 if peace
and unity prevail within her borders.
BETTER DAYS.
If our people had been early taught
in the schools of thrift and frugality,
how independent we would be to-day
Bot we are learning, and in that fact
there is great future hope. The
credit system and agricultural lien
laws eucourged extravagance and de?
prived us of that vigorous, manly self
reliance which are necessary to a
prosperous country.
We got into debt, and debt is the
mother or humiliation and servitude,
the mighty slayer of confidence, re?
spect and manliness. The financial
depression of the past several years j
bit us when we were least able to J
bear it ; but somehow we have pulled j
along and struggled, and through it
all learned lessons of value. The
longest lane bas a turning, the long?
est seasons of difficulty must have an
ending and pass away like a cloud to
give way to the cheery light of the
sun of brighter days. Even now are
prophecies of better times near at
band. Let us faint not but patiently
wait and watch and labor industrious
ly on-making the best of every op?
portunity Let economy and honesty
be controlling principles, and cheerful
hopefulness a constant condition
The south is ready for the wave of
prosperity and a large share will
come our way, for God has blessed UM
with a great country which will yet
blossom as the rose.
Avoid debt, save a little of what
you get-that of itself will bring the
better days-the kind of days which
abound with peace, pienty, happiness
and virtue
POLO'S PREDICTIONS.
Not so long ago in Washington,
the capital city of the pig nation,
there resided temporarily a great and
wise statesman, one Polo y Bernab?
It was a marvelous condescension
for so immaculate and superior a per
Bonage to live among so degraded a
set of plebian8, but Polo sacrificed
himself for the sake of his beloved
king ; and got along as comfortably
as he coold DY holding his nasai or?
gan as he walked the streets of the
pig capital Upon a disagreement
arising between Polo's country and
the pigs, these latter groveling root
era had the bad taste to invite Polo
to take an excursion to a more salu?
brious clime. Polo went, but not be?
fore he advised bis king, through his
mother, that the so called navy of the
pigs was merely a lot of old tubs,
not to be compared with the great
tubs of his own land This deciara
tioo gave offense tc the pigs and
eventuated in Polo's departure to a
more congenial atmosphere
But the prophecy rpmaiued unre
voked by any auch circumstances)
and its fulfillment was not long de
layed Soon there was a marshaling
of pig tuba, and soon a contest with
Polo's tubs, and results have fully
justified his remarkable predictions.
In every contest the result has been
that the pig tuo3 have simply floated,
while Polo's tubs went down into the
water and got to the business for
which tubs are intended
There is no comparison between the
amount of washing done in Polo's
tubs and those of the opposition.
We must yield the palm The whole
thing is as clear as possible now
Polo meant to declare that the up io?
date Spanish tubs would take in more
washing than the antiquated variety !
of the pigs. And now since Polo's
occupation is gone, his grateful king
should reward his distinguished Ia-1
hors by appointing him io the office ;
of chief inspector of laundries Polo ,
is an authority on tubs and will fit
the job to a dot
CAPTURE OF MANILA.
Story of the Fight Via Lon?
don.
London, August 16.-The Manila
correspondent of The Daily Tele?
graph, telegraphing Saturday, says :
''Nothing could be more humane than
the Americans1 capture of the town.
Gen. Merritt and Admiral Dewey's
plan was to spare every object but
the armed defenses and the trenches.
Apparently the American losses were
extremely small. The Spanish en?
trenchments varied in point of dis?
tance from two to four miles from the
centre of Old Manila.
"Defending this long line of at
least 10 miles, if not over, were prob?
ably under 5,000 Spanish regular
troops, volunteers and natives About
half that number were in hospital.
The attacking force numbered from
10,000 to 20,000 natives and 10,000
Americans on shore and aboard the
fleet, in every respect the advantage
was on the side of the attack The
American field guns threw heavier
metal and had longer range than the
Spanish, the marksmanship of the
United States gunners was much su?
perior to that of the Spaniards, and
the men were stronger and in better
condition. The Spaniards are a small
race compared with their stalwart op?
ponents, and worn out by a hundred
days' siege and disappointed by the
failure to arrive of the promised
Spanish relief squadron, they had lost
heavily It was a hopeless struggle.
"Looking over the bay, it was euri
ons to notice the foreign fleets, which
had arranged themselves according
to their sympathies The English
and Japanese were near the Ameri?
cans, and the Germans and French on
the opposite sides of the bay, north
of tbe Pasig river. . The British
cruiser Immortalit? and her consorts
kept fairly near the American line
The attacking squadron formed in line
between Maiate and Old Manila, with
the Concord watching the fort at the
mouth of the Pasig. The American
fleet lay outside the breakwater
The Olympia fired the first shot at
9.40, and a fairly continuous, bot by
no means a furious, cannonade was
kept up until 12 20. By that time
the Maiate fort was silenced, and the ,
American troops then stormed the
intrenchment-j. The Spaniards who
were in the earthworks tell me that
the quick firing guns of the little Ra- i
pido, which lay close to the shore,
were far more terrible in their effect
than was the raking fire of the ships
"Resistance to the American at?
tack was impossible The First Col- i
orado regiment was the earliest to
charge the Spaniards who retired to ,
the second line, but, soon outnum?
bered, they were forced into the old
city A part of Maiate suffered
severely from the bombardment
The vaunted intramural defenses were
not tried
"The Spanish commander, con ,
vinced that further resistance was
hopeless, hoisted a white flag at
11.30, and the order to cease firing ? i
was immediately issued in the centre
of the town, but in the outskirts,
street fighting continued for some '
time afterwards between the rebels
and Spaniards
"The only fear felt iu the city is in ,
regard to the conduct of the insur- J
gents. As I wiite this io the house
of the German consul, a brisk fusi
iade is going on between the com?
batants, and musketry fire is rattling !
ail around.''
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GENERAL M. C. BUTLER.
The letter of Gen. M C. Batter,
published in this issue will attract the
thoughtful attention of many young
men of South Carolina. His words
mast have weight, for he is a mau of
action, and has been identified with
the varying fortunes of his native
state during the past forty years.
A transition period which has been
characterized by war, social and
political revolutions and grave prob?
lems big with destiny. Through it
all Gen Butler has been a command?
ing and influential personage, and
never once has he swerved /rom the
path of duty as he has comprehended
it. To him, perhaps, as much as to
any man, is due whatever of prestige
remains to South Carolina after the
vicissitudes through which she has
been called to pass.
His devotion has been patriotic
and unfaltering, fiis pride of State
is unquestionable, and he is one of
the last men who coald be brought to
realize that his beloved land might
fail in any duty. We can appreciate
the keen suffering of his proud and
sensitive nature when brought face to
face with the possibility of the failure
of our young men to respond to the
present call cf duty, it does seem
that the reasonable desire of the old
chieftain to command a regiment from
home ought to be gratified. He is
appreciated in other States ; his brig?
ade can be qoickly filled by northern
and western men, but he reserves a
place for a South Carolina regiment,
and we hope the humiliation of dis?
appointment will not come to him in
this last service to the nation-a ser?
vice which crowns him as with the
laurel of a victor, after the disap?
pointments and reverses of the tragic
past.
Wisdom to-day means comfort to-morrow
To prove il bny a ..White" and use it.
Maners Primary Election.
HEADQUARTERS DEMOCRATIC EXEC?
UTIVE COMMITTEE, SUMTER CO.,
SUMTSR, S. C., Aug. 16, 1898
Following is a list of the Managers ap?
pointed by the County Democratic Executive
Con mittee for the Primary Election to be
held Tuesday, August 30th, 1893, and for the
second Primary to be held two weeks later,
if one be necessary :
Atkins-J F Burkett, R E Nesbit, J W
Truluck ; J L Xeels, clerk.
Bandana . B G Morris, D G Brown, J
Wilson ; J M Jenkins, clerk.
Bossard Reform-M W Cummings, R P
Stackbouse, S B Jenkins ; W D McLeod,
clerk.
Concord-T B Bronson, A E Gregg, W
W Kenney, Samuel M Pringle : clerk
Earle-B R Hodge, Wessie Broadway, J D
Bradford ; A W Bradford, clerk.
Farmer's-B F Burkett, L H Jenoings A D
Moses ; R S BradweU, clerk.
Geillard's X Roads-J E Gaillard, Jr, J B
Raffield, Wm Burrows ; A J Moses, clerk.
High Hills-W W Mcllett, W M Sanders,
D Bull ; C L Emanuel, clerk.
Laborers' and Mechanics'-G E Richard?
son, G W compton, John S Richardson; S Y
Delgar, clsrk
Manchester-J M Moseley, L B Jeakios, J
M Kalb; T. H. LU'en, clerk.
Mayesville Demccrat.c- W D Maye3, R D
DesJhamps, H H Cooper; E D Smith, clerk
Pleasant Grove-Daniel Giboes, R W
Chandler, M L McEiveen; Jacob Xeels, Jr,
clerk.
Privateer-J G Tisdale, R B Cain, E W
Neulea; H H Wells, clerk.
Providence-R M Brown, H A Raffield, G
E Martin ; J F Bradford, clerk.
Rafting Creek-C W Young, J W Cross
lard, t? M McLeod ; J L Gillis, clerk.
Salem-R ?C McEUeeo, E W Dabos, Walter
Green ; Silas Truluck, clerk.
Scarborough-J F Jtnkins, W S Boykin,
W A Sparks ; W C Folk, clerk
Shiloh-J D Frierson, S W Truluck, A H
Truluck : R W Green, clerk
Stateburg-Ch?s Pinckney, Guy V Nelson,
Wm D Frierson, F P Burgess ; c erk
Sumter-M D Moore, J A Ranno, J Weale?
Bradford ; Peter M Pit's, clerk.
Swimming Pens-R K Brown, J I Lesesne,
M J Micbau ; C H Dorn, clerk.
Taylors-1 M Truluck, R J Welsh, W J
keels ; John McNeill, clerk.
Wedgefield-W H R*msey, Alva Mellen, ?
Jo3 C Dawkins; J M Caldwell, clerk.
Zsar-Howard Jones, Joel Da is, Peter L
Jonea ; S S DAVH, clerk.
Should any of the Managers appointed t>e
onaole to serve, the member of the County
Executive Committee from the club where
such a vacancy in the Board of Managers
shall occur, is empowered to fill it
The President and Secretary of each club
will please look aft?r tbe revision of the club
roll, tbe addison ot nen- nam-.-s, etc
One of the Managers above named will
cail on the secretary of tbe Executive Com?
mittee on or before Saturday, August 27tb,
to receive the boxes, tickets, and instructions
The Executive Committee is hereby called
to meet in the Court House at ll o'clock a.
m., Thursday, September 1st, for the purpose
of canvassing the vote and declaring the re?
sult of tbe primary election, and for such
Dtber business as may properly come before
it. By order,
R. 0. PURDY, Co. Chairman.
J. M. KNIGHT, Secretary. Aug 17-2t
Glarefflont Loflp flo. 64IF.M.
THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU?
NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No
44, A. F. M.. will be held on Thursday
Evening, August 2o, at 7$ p. m. Brethren
will take doe notice and govern themselves
accordingly }
L. S. CARSON, W. M.
Attest-H. C. MOBBS. Sec.
Monev to Loan.
_ _
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No commissions charged Borrower
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It remains for tho celebrated firm of pbysioa
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making thia remark *
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have now an opportu
Dity to test tho treat?
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this country, with a;
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seases, such at catarrt
blood poison, weaknts;
if men and women which affect the delicate organ?
ind private diseases of ail kinds, rheumatism
stricture, varicocele, rupture, female troubles,
skin eruptions, ulcers, kidney and urinary Cv
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Mention this paper.
NOTICF.
Headquarters Democratic Ex?
ecutive Committee.
SUMTER, S. C., Aogost 3, 1898.
According to resolution of the County
Democratic Executive Committee, County
Campaign Meetings have been appointed as
follows :
SHILOH. Wednesday, August 17.
PROVIDENCE, Wedoesday, Au
goat 24
SUMTER, Saturday, August 27.
Candidates are expected to be present and
address the voters on these occasions.
The pledges of all candidates, together with
tba assessment of one dollar, mast be io the
bands of the Secretary of the Connty Execu?
tive Committee on or before Aogost 16tb.
By order, R. 0. PURDY, Co Ch'n.
J. M. KNIGHT, Secretary.
?ne 3
The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
By T. V Walsh, Esq., Pi?bale Judge.
WHEREAS, VICTORIA JAMES, widow,
made snit to me to grant ber Letters
of Administration of the Estate of and effects
of PRINCE A JAMES, late of said County
and State, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors of
tbe said Prince A. James, as aforesaid,
deceased, that they be and appear before me
io the Court of Probate, to be held at Sum
ter, C. H., on September 1st, 1898, next, after j
publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the fore- j
coon, to show cause, if any they have, why
tbe said Administration should oot be grant?
ed.
Given under ray hand this 3rd day of
August, A. D , 1898
TBOS V. WALSH,
Judge of Probate.
August 3-2t oaw
Estate of Leonard Brown, Dec'd.
IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate
of Sumter County on September 3, 1898,
tor a Final Discharge as Executrix of afore?
said Estate. ?USAN L. BROWN,
August 3-4t Executrix.
-, j
Estate Miss Ethel E. Brown, j
MINOR.
IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate!
of Sumter County on August 6th, 1898,
for a 6nal discbarge as Guardian of Person
and Estate of aforesaid Minor
Ai BERT E AYCOCK, Guardian, j
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