The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 19, 1898, Image 4
nm.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19, 18fc8.
The Sumter Watchman was rounder
in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866.
The Watchman and Southron new bas
the combined circulation and influence
of both of thc old papera, and is mani?
festly the best advertising medium in
Samte?.
The smallpox "epidemic" io Sumter
Canary which frightened some people
in the up country it ?ot assuming
alarming proportions. There has been
bsi one ease thus far and this is
convalescent. For the parp?se of
reassuring tba ti asid folks io the
Piedmont region we wi il state that a
.bot gan quarantine is main rained on
tbe sick man and all who ooma io
contact with bia? and there is oo danger
of bis wandering away to spread the
disease throughout that region.
The story comes from Paris through
a yellow journal correspondent that the
pease commissioners are famishing
information to speculators who are
baying Philippice bonds end otherwise
fixing themselves to make a good tbiog
by being on the ground when the
finding of the commission is made
public. One ean credit the report io
view of the corruption and favoritism
ie giving oat eon tracts for transportation
and supplies that enriched certain
parties and corporations The war frere
slart to finish was so conducted as to
plunder the Government and it is not
beyond belief that the favored few will
receive tips from headquarters that will
enable them to plunder the public.
The late war* was a great thicg for
thes? wno bad a poll, but we have yet
to hear that the Cuban reconcentrados
or toe Araerloao so'.diars received atty
benefit ; the former arc either all dead
or wilt be before relief can reach them
and the soldiers received only neglect
and mistreatment.
The race war between white and
negro miners ia Illinois is, of coarse
a most deplorable occurrence, and no
o ne at all sensible to feelings of com
mon humanity can regard it with in
difference, but we feel, nevertheless,
that it wu serve one good purpose,
al; least, if it serves to enlighten
those negrepbobists of the North
who have habitually vil?ified the eu
tire South, and al! white people who
live sooth of the Potomac and Ohio
rivers, on every occasion that the
whites and the negroes have come
into conflict. Those who have harp?
ed on the Hamburg and Ellenton
riots-massacres, they termed them
-may now realize, since the matter
has been brought to their own doors
that race antipathy is a real and liv
?!!)g issue, and that* when the clash
comes Northerners are just as apt to
fciH negroes in bot blood as Southern?
ers In fact, it appears to us that
the trouble in Illinois is less excusa?
ble than many of the conflicts m tbe
Sooth which have, from time to time,
aroused the self righteous indignation
of the North, and called forth mach
abuse of the Soath and volumes of
hypercritical advice from those who
knew not what they were talking
about The chickens are coming j
home to roost at last, and I ll i nos does
not take kindly to the -situation, cor
do the white miners welcome with
?.?peu arms their negro brethren,
whom they fought bled and died LO
liberate and enfranchise.
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The Charleston, Columbia and
Greenville papers are at present en
gaged in discussing whether Charles?
ton was tamed, so to speak, by Ben
Tillman and Colombia by Bill Eiler
be, and, if so, bow the taming was
accomplished To an outsider who
has no inside information concerning
the mysterious subject, it appears
that Charleston aeeded Tillman in her
business, that Columbia likewise bad
need of Ellerbe, and that they adopt?
ed the surest means available to get
what they wanted A big vote
secured Ellerbe for Columbia, and a
big dinner did the business for
Charleston It was business, with a
a bit of politics thrown io for good
measure, and outsiders should not be
too inquisitive in reference to the
whys, hows and wherefores of the
two transactions.
A correspondent of the News and
Courier has been telling how to pro?
duce corn at a cost of ten eents a
buxhel. Its a very valuable secret
to give away, and the farmers of the
State who have been buying western
com on time at the rate of one dollar
a bushel should be duly grateful.
The Spanish government objects to
making haste in the evacuation of
Cuba, and resents the ultimatum of
the United States to get out at ouce.
Perhaps they need just a little more
time in which to complete the ex?
termination of the Cubans by 8 tar va
tion, and expects McKinley to grant
an extension of time in the interests
of humanity.
The long array of criminal cases
on the docket of the recent court
and the heavy expense of a ten days'
session are strong arguments in favor
of county courts, but we have no
hope of seeing county courts estab?
lished in this State. In the opinion
of many what is old must be the best,
even though excessively expensive.
Preserving Good Roads,
How co preserve good roads is a
question in which public interest is
growing. lu Richmond county we have
learned bow to make good roads, but
how to preserve them, is yet to be ac?
complished. We have frequently sug?
gested the importance of maintaining
a road in its perfection after it is build
ed, rather than to let it wear out and
then build it over again. On the long
pikes that traverse Kentucky, Ohio
and some of the middle states, they
maintain a system of constant repair,
and never allow a road ?n become
worn. Ag SOOB as there is the slightest
wash, it is attended to immediately.
This,course is not only cheaper, but it
always preserves the roadbed io perfect
condition.
The Good Koads Bulletin, which is
published under the auspices of the
League of American Wheel meo,
devotes a good deal of spice io its
current issus to the value of broad tires
tn preserving the roadbed It says :
"A number of states in this country
have passed wide-tire laws, but even
some states which spend much mosey
in iajprofing their roads fail to see the
importance of prescribing the width or
tires thal will do most to maintain and
protect them. It is a short-sighted
policy and one that costs money."
The San Francisco Chronicle says
that "Austria requires tires for wagons
built for more tbao two and one-fourth
tens to be at least four and one third
inches wide If fer more than four and
one-half tons, six and one-fourth inch?
es. Boban ia requires a four and ooe
half inch tire for two horse wagons.
France requires tires from three to ten
inches wide,; for four-wheeled wagons
tires are usually ac least six icones,
with the front axle shorter than the
rear, 60 tbat the wheels do not 'crack.'
Germany requires at , least four-inch
tires tor 'wagons for heavy loads '
Switzerland requires ooe inch of width
for each draft animai, and six inch tires
for wagons for 'heavy loads ' In Can?
ada the agricultural department recom?
mended sir-inch tires tor loads of a too
or more, and that is proDablv the law "
As stated above, no county in Geor?
gia bas better roads than Richmond,
hut it is distressing to the wheelmen
aod the drivers of iight road vehicles
to see the way in which our best drive*
aro allowed to degenerate. The road
which goes np by the exposition and
through Monte Sano, was, two years
ago, one of the favorite bicycle roads
tn the county and io perfect condition
for coasting ; now it is washed io many
places, and long stretches of the road
are ceep ?andbeds. In our opinion, the
cost of keeping this road io perfect con?
dition since it was built, up to the
present time, would not have approxi?
mated what it will cost to put it in good
repair now. In addition tn the saving
io money, wheelmen and drivers of
light vehicles would have enjoyed this
drive which for months past bas been
seriously impaired
We think it a matter sufficiently
important to direct the attention of
our newly elected members of the
legislature to the wisdom of a law
requiring wide tires for heavily load
ed wagons. A heavily loaded wag?
on equipped with a six-inch tire is
much lighter for the horses and in
stead of cutting up the roadway,
improves it. A law which would re
quire all loaded vehicles to be equip
ped with wide tires wouid contrib?
ute greatly to the preservation of the
roads
The last report of the Massachu?
setts highway commission states that
an 'important outlay" in maintain?
ing stone roads is caused by the teu
dency uf drivers to travel in one
track, thereby cansing "a single line
of road to be worn for a width of one
and a bali to two feet," and making
necessary repairs that would not be
cailed for if travei spread out a little
over the surface. Signs reading.
"Don't drive in the middle of the
road/' have been placed on roads
where this tendency has been most
marked and have been respected in
many cases The roads would be
still further preserved if wide tires
and axels of unequal length were
used on heavy vehicles -Augusta
Chronicle.
More than twenty million free samples of
DeWiit's Witch Hazel Salre have teen dis
t ir bu ted by -he manufacturers. What better
proof of their confidence io it's merits do.you
want ? lt cures piles, burne, scalds, sores, ia
the shortest epace of time-Hugbaoa-Ligoo
Co.
FATAL TRIP TO ALL .
HANDS SAVE FIFTY.
Further Details of the Disas?
ter Off the Lizard.
London, Oct. 16 -Tho Atlantic
Traneport Co issued the following
Statement this evening regarding the
fate of the passengers arid crew of
the steamer Mohegan, which was
wrecked last Friday evening off the
Lizard, between the Manacles and
Lowlands :
"Of the passengers, ll have been
saved, 10 have been recovered and
33 are missing.
"Of the crew and cattlemen, 39
have been saved, 14 bodies have
been recovered and 51 are missing."
Since the statement was issued
nine other bodies have been picked
up, including two that have been
identified as those of passengers.
The reports of the varions corres?
pondents differ widely as to the res?
e?es, recoveries and losses, though
none have been able to obtain the
exact number of those saved or of the
bodies recovered. The bodies of the
following passengers have been re?
covered :
T W King, Edna King, Master
King, James B. Lackey, Miss H M
Gowen, Dr Fallows, B Franklin Ful?
ler, Mrs L M Luke. George Seymour,
Miss L H Warrener.
The latest advices from Falmouth
this morning are that 38 bodies have
been identified, mostly the bodies of
sailors- Four are as yet unidentified,
including those of two elder ladies
One appears to be a German. She
wore a watch and a wedding ring,
both engraved "1871." The other
wore a silver brooch with the letter
"D" in pearls. This ia probably
the body of Mrs. Charles Duncan
Nine of the bodies have been
brought to Falmouth, the others to
the village church at St. Skerven.
The rescued passengers are being
sheltered at cottages along the shore,
and the crew at the Sailors1 home at
Falmouth.
Togs have been cruising in the
vicinity, ali day, despite the very
rough weather, in hope of pickiag
up other bodies.
The cause of the disaster remains
the profoundest mystery. Nobody
attempts to explain how the Mohegan
got so far north of her true course
from six to seven miles. There was
no fog at the time, while the wind
on her port quarters was not suffi
cient to prevent her answering the
helm lt bas been suggested that
her compass was faulty, but daylight
lasted long after Eddystone light was
passed
The sailors say |the iact that the
Lizard light was not visible should
have served to give the alarm
Reactionary Policy Has Been
Adopted
Pekin, Oct. 16.-The reactionary
polio? of tbe dowager emnress seems
likely to return to moderation An
edict just issued promises to attend to
the welfare of the people *od to do the
best to secure prosperity. The edict
provides for the appointment cf two
boards <?f trade, one at -Shanghai and
one at Baiikon, having jurisdiction
ovsr the who!? sooth empire aod the
Yaog Tse valley, including Shan Si
Although separate, toe hoards are co
joined to work io harmony Sbang
Si Liiog, viceroy of Hook OD, is respon?
sible for the reform, which, though of
doubtful stability, is impenanr io chow?
ing that the dowager empress bas em?
barked apon a policy having tenden?
cies towards reform.
Liberia's Prayer.
Pittsburg, Pa , Oct. 16 -Bishop
Jos Hansell of the Methodist Epis
copal church, whose bishopric is in
Africa, stated to night that be had
been commissioned by the negro re
public of Liberia to go to Washing?
ton and ask that the republic be
taken under the sheltering wing of
the United States. "I am on my
way to see Secretary Hay," said he,
"as the special representative of the
republic of Liberia, to secure a pro?
tectorate, either quasi or actual.
What they want America to do is to
say t?"> the European powers in Af
rica, 'we have an interest in Liberia;
this country belongs to us 9 Wheth
er an actual prolectorate can be es?
tablished or not will depend upon
how far the Liberian government is
willing to go, assuming that the Uni
ted States answers favorably "
Winnipeg, Oct. 16.-A Dominion
City dispatch to the Free Press says
a cold blooded butchery took place
in the Galician settlement, east of
there sometime within the last 24
hours. A Gailician man and his four
children were found dead in a house
by a neighbor. The wife is missing
and is suspected to be guilty of the
crime The weapon used was an axe.
The man's head was nearly severed
from bis body, and the children's
bodies were more or less mutilated.
Lexington, Ky., Oct. 16.-Orders
were received at headquarters at
Camp Hamilton that no regiment be
?ent south until the yellow fever is
entirely eradicated. This is thought
to be favorable for a permanent camp j
at this city.
BRADFIELD S
gives nature the mild assistance
needed for the regulation of the
menses. It is of wonderful aid to
the girl just entering womanhood,
to the wife, and to the woman ap
proachingor going through the turn
of life, women who suffer from
any unnatural drain, any bearing
down pains in the lower abdomen,
failing or displacement of the
womb, can quickly cure their troub?
les at home, completely away from
the eyes of a physician. A few
doses taken each month will regu?
late the menses perfectly.
Large bottles sold tty druggists for $1.
The Bradfield Regulator Company, Atlanta, Ga.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS?.
AN ELECTION will be held on Tuesday
November 8th, 1898 at ?he legally es
I laOiisbed polling precincts in Sun ter Cuoo'v,
j for a Representative fr o? the 7th Congres
j ?-ional District, in the 56tb Congress of the
i United States.
j The polls will be open nt 7 a. m., and kept
I open without intermission until 4 o'clock p
m..
, The following named persons have been
appointed to manage said Election, to wit:
Somier, Ward 1-Chas Thames, M D Moore,
M H Fields
Sumter, Ward 2-J W Bradford, W W
Dutton, W T Andrews
Sumter, Ward 3-H C Moise, G W Comp?
ton, H W Waitie8.
Sumter, Ward 4-J A Schwerin, J W Ad?
kins, J A Whitemore.
Stateburg-W W Mellett, W S Thompson,
Josh Howard
Proridence-W J Jennings, H W Bennett,
R H Roach.
Rafting Creek-C L Emanuel, W W Boyet,
Paul Glover.
Bossards-W R DoBose, Jr, W E Dick,
Tho8 Brown.
Mayesville-B M Powell, J N Hudson, J C
Wilson.
Shiloh-H H Player, JAM Carraway, F
G Green
Coocord-J H N Wilder, J J Davis, Bill
Davis
Privateer-J L GeddingB, J S Dwight, W
S Stokes.
Wedgefield-H R Strange, J B Crouch, B
L Ramsev.
Bloomhill-Tbos H Culp, Sam'l Coulter,
Sam Reagin, Jr.
The State ot South Carolina, 1
CoODty of Sumte:, J
Resolved that tbe Managers of Election ai
the several polls be and they are hereby re?
quested and instrncted to admit within the
polling booths, representatives from each
party ; tb?t such representatives be accorded
foil facilities for observing the proceedings
and allowed to make such mexoranda as
they may see fit.
By the Fcder 1 Co ...missioners of Election
for toe County of Mi rn ter.
PRE AN MELLETT,
E U .SMITH.
VV A. SPARKS,
Commissioners.
Dated the 17lb day of October, 1893
It bordered, That the Managers of Fede?
ral Election witt prepare a suitable polling
place not ie>s than oie bnndred yar?s from
the State box
The mauagers may appoint a clerk o assist
them tn their duties, who shall take tbe oath
of office prescribed by Section 3',' cf ?nicle
2. of .the CoustKunon, and the o??b with re?
gard to dueihng, before the Chairman or the
Board of Managers.
One of tbe above camed Managers at each
box will call upon the Board of Commision?
ers at sumter, Nov. 5th, 1898, to receive ballet
boxes, poll lists and instructions nod to te
qualified. j
FREAN MELLETT,
E D. SMITH.
W. A SPARKS,
Commissioners of Federal Elections.
Oct 19_
Notice of Election.
OFFICE OF
COMMISSIONERS STATE ELECTION,
SUMTER cOONTV,
SU?TE.I, H. C , Oct. 10, 1898.
AN ELECTION will be held at the seve?
ral precincts establisbtd by law io Sum?
ter County, on Tuesday, November Sib, 189S,
for tbe following officers, to wit:
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary
of State, Attorney General, Cooptroller Gen
eja), Adjutant and Inspector General. State
Treasurer, State Superintendent of Educa?
tion, one Railroad commissioner, one Sena?
tor, four Representatives to the lower branch
of the Legislature, ore Supervisor, one Su?
perintendent of Education, one Probate
Judge
The polls will be opened at 7 a m., and
kept open without intermission ostii 4 o'clock
p. m.
The following named persons have been
appointed Managers for State and Cc GD ty
Elections;
Sumter, No. 1-J M Reams, Edgar Skin
ner, J Frank Pate.
Sumter, No. 2- Joo S Richardson, A P
VinsoD, Peter Pitts
Samter, No. 3-H C Moses, F A Trad well,
O E Bostick.
Sumter, No. 4-G E Richardson, J A Ren
Qo, W M Thompson.
?tatesburg-Gay V Nelson, Wm D Frter-^
sou, W M Sanders.
Providence-H A Raffi=ld, W S Boykin,
Wm Burrows.
Ratting Creek-C W Young, S Lee Young,
B G Morris.
Dossard-R K Brown, S B Jenkins, T D
Du Bose,
Mayesville-W D Mayes, E W Dabbs, R
D DesCbaaips.
Shiloh-R E McElveen, S W Truluck,
Jacob Keels, Jr.
Concord-J M Brogdoo, T B Bronson,
Peter L Jooes*
Privateer-J L Neal, E W Nettles, Wessie
Broadway.
Wedgefield-W H Ramsey, Alva Mellett,
J C Dawkins
Bloom Hill-Olden Harvin, T H Jackson,
W J Ardis.
If any of the above named maoaeers can?
not serve they will please notify the Com?
missioners at once.
One of the above named Managers at e?ch
box will call upon the Board of Commission?
ers at the Sumter Herald Office, in Sumter.
S. C., on Tuesday, November 1st, 1898, to
receive ballot boxes, poll lists and instruc?
tion?, and to be qualified.
W. G. WELLS,
W.J. REES,
A. W. KNIGHT,
Commissioners of State Election.
Oct 12.
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CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS,
st Cough Syrup. Tastes Gocxi. U:
In time. Sold by druggists.
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Fall
.Announcement
OF
O'Donnell & Co.
Owing to the remarkably low price at which our staple
product is selling we had about determined not to do any
advertising this season, upon the principle that "it is haid
to "get blood out of a turnip," and we fear our country
friends, upon whom we principally depend, will be pretty
well bled at 4|- cent cotton, particularly those who have any
obligations to satisfy out of it, the consequence being that
there is little left to invest in the Fall and Winter nepessa
rie8 ; but as it has been our annual custom to extend to
them an invitation to come and see us, to which they
responded most heartily, we beg to renew that invitation with
the assurance that we can give them better va lue for their
money than we have ever done before
A glance at the interior of our store, will satisfy any one
that we have a larger stock than we have ever carried, much
to our regret, as it is not moving with the rapidity that we
would like to see it, but it was purchased on a basis of
higher values for cotton, and now will have to be disposed
of in accordance with present prices. It is difficult in
limited space to do justice to the various departments of our
store, but we feel assured it wiii be a sufficient guarantee to
those who have kindly favored us with their patronage in the
past, to say that our stock is larger and more varied in every
department than ever before.
To those who may doubt the truthfulness of oar assertion
we can only say come and be convinced.
Walsh's Shoe Store
HAS MOVED NOW
XJrLcior Opera House.
Keep your eye on the cit/ clock when yon
are coming in town and stop there if you
want Shoes.
TWO SHOEMAKERS EMPLOYED.
Those who want to keep their Shoes in nice condition, buy
from me and get FREE SHINES.
Barlow Walsh.
Sep. 21-X
HAS JUST RECEITED
A Gar Load of Fine Horses.
High Class Harness Horse
Also has in stock
S,
CARRIAGES, BUGGIES. WAGONS,
HARNESS, WHIPS, ETC.
Native Red Rust Proof Seed Oats for Sale.
DAVIDSON, N. C;
62i Year Begins Septeni?er 1.
Eieren Professes and Instructors,
Three Courses for Degrees,
Ample Cabinets and Laboratories.
LOCATION HEALTHFUL,
GYMNASIUM COMPLETE,
TERMS REASONABLE.
SEND FOR A CATALOGUE.
J. B. Shearer,
July 13 President.
Money to Loan.
ON FARMING LANDS Easy payments.
No commissions charged. Borrower
pays actual cost of perfecting loan. Interest
8 per cent. Time live to eight year*
JOHN B. PALMER & SON,
Ang 3 v Columbia S. C.
The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
By T. V Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge
TTfHEREAS, H. DRANE TINDAL,
ff made suit to meto grant him Letters
of Administration of the Estates of and f-ffects
of ROBT W. BARTLETT and AMELIA
BARTLETT, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors of
the said Robt W. Bartlett and Amelia
Bartlett, late of said County, and State,
deceased, that they be and Bppear before me
in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sum?
ter, C H , on Novemner 4th, 1898, next, after
publication thereof, at ll o'clock In the fore?
noon, to 9how cause, if any they have, why
the said Administration should not be grant- j
ed.
Given under my hand this 19th day of
August, A. I) , 1898
TBOS V. WALSH,
Judge of Probate.
October 12-2t
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Capital represented $75,600,600.
Feb.28
Claremont Loilge 164 IF. I
THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU?
NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No
44, A. F. M., will be held on Thursday
Evening, Oct. 27, at 1\ p. m. Brethren
will lake dup notice and govern themselves
accordingly
L. S. CARSON, W. M
Attest-H. C. MOSES, Sec.
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
SUMTER COUNTY.
OFFICE OP
SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATIO?,
SUMTER COUNTY.
SUMTER, S. C., Feb 1, 1898.
Notice is herehr giv?n that in accordance
with an Act o? the General Assembly, thc
books for the registration of all legally quali?
fied voters, and for the issuing of transfers,
&c, will be open H t the court house, betweec
the hours of 9 o'clock a. m., and 3 o'clock
p. m.. on the first Monday of each month.
?rd for three successive days, until thirty
days before the next general election.
Minors vrho ?-hall become of age during that
period of thirty days, sball be entitled to
registration before the books are closed, :::
otherwise qualified.
E. F. BURROWS.
Chairman.
T. D. DuBOSE,
Clerk.
J. M. KNIGHT,
Supervisors of Registration.