The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 26, 1899, Image 7
NEWS ITEMS.
The Virginia state board of educa
lion bas a knotty point in the race
gestion to deal with at present. A
woman of doubtful complexi n raised
a row because ber daughter was
refused admission to a white schooi,
and the matter was referred to the
state board for settlement. The situ
ation is made all the more embarrass
ing by the fact that, under the laws
of Virginia, a person who has three
fourths white blood is regarded as a
Caucasian.
Rewards aggregating $1,250 have
been offered for the capture of Sam
uel Hose, the Campbell county, Ga ,
murderer and rapist. The press dis*
pst cb es state that, "in several
churches in Coweta county prayers
were offered Sunday for the capture
of Hose and the infliction of a pen
alty which is to be in keeping, as far
as possible, with his heinous crime."
The following description of Hose
bas bees scattered broadcast : Sam
Hose weighs 140 pounds, is five feet
eight inches tall and a mulatto of a
coppery tint Has a small black
mustache and holds bis head to one
side while talking He wears his
bat well down over his forehead and
has an affection which causes him to
jerk his head at intervals. When
last seen he had on a pair of almost
new shoes, No. a pair of gray
jeans pants, brown sack coat and a
mottled hat.
The North Carolina Power Co. has
decided to expend $2,500,000 in
* developing a valuable water power
on the Yadk'in river, seven miles
from Albermarle. Fifty thousand
horse power will be available, and it
will be used immediately for running
cotton mills* by electric power.
The St. Louie, Mo., Court of Ap
peals has rendered a decision holding
"that horse racing is neither against
public policy or public morals."
Gen. Mario Me noca i has resigned
his position as chief of. police of
Habana Gen. Alejandro Rodriguez,
chief of staff to Gea. Gomez, has
been appointed to succeed Menocal.
Gen. Menocal retires because he
feels he has not accomplished what
the people of Havana and the Ameri
can people expected of him.
The information at the war depart
meat is that all the State volunteers
who went to Coba are DOW away from
the island. Some of them are OD
board ship, sod wili arrive io this
country in a few days. The only
volunteers remaioiog in Cuba are the
immunes at Santiago, and they wili
be brought borne as soon as the Tenth
cavalry arrives at that plaee.
The people of EdgeiSeld town have
guaranteed to raise and pay in cash
$2,000' in aid of the survey and
location of the Black Diamond Rail
road in the event that the road is
built from Anderson via Abbeville
and EdgeSeld to Port Royai.
Au Orangeburg county tobacco
.experimenter h&s abandoned his
plant bed and given up in digest
after calculating that it would take
bim twenty-seven days to pick the
weeds out of his plant bed and
require fifty cords of wood to cure
bis crop-if he made one. He pre
fers losing money on cotton to pick
ing weeds out of a plant bed and
burning good wood.
A New Baling as to the Sale
of New Tobacco.
Washington, April 18-The com
missioner of internal revenue recent
ly made a decision which may seri
ously effect the tobacco growing
states and work especial hardships
on farmers who have tobacco for sale.
The ruling of the commissioner is. in
brief, that a dealer after receiving to
bacco from a farmer is required to
pack it io hogsheads, cases or bales
before offering it for sale to the third
person The decision, it is said by
those who have examined it, will not
be of benefit to aoy one, but will
seriously hinder persons having to
bacco from making sales Under the
ruling, a person buying tobacco from
a farmer at a barn, or feom wagon,
must pack it before be can offer it for
sale, altbought he may purchase the
tobacco at the very door of his war -
house It often happens that dealers
in tobacco buy the load from a farmer
at their warehouses, aod resell it
without handling it at all. Uoder
the rating, this can no longer be
done, for before it can be transferred
to another party it must be packed as
stated in the decision.
If adhered to, this ruling will work
much hardships to tobacco growers,
for dealers very often will not buy, if
they are compelled to go to the ex
peBse of packing it before offeriDg it
for sile, and they may also require
the farmers to pack it in accordance
with the decision before buyiog it
at ali It was stated the other day
that an attempt will be made to ap
peal from the decision of the commis
sioner of internal revenue, and take
it to a higher official. If the treasury
department sustains the commission
er, then there may be resort to the
courts if the ruling is put in force
it is probable that the test case
may be carried to the cocrte in order j
to obtain the decision as to the !
validity of the ruling
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A Torpid Liver causes Depression of
Soirits, Indigestion, Constipation, Headache.
Use Ur. M A. Simmons Liver Medicine to
to3*.:fD !ate that organ.
WHITEWASHING
ROTTEN BEEF.
SAID THAT CHARGES OP
MILES WILL NOT BE
SUSTAINED.
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Washington, April 18 -The army
coart of inquiry has begun the fram
ing of ils report. While a few minor
matters remain for examination they
are not such as to affect the main
issues. It is regarded as certain that
the court will find that Gen Miles'
charges that embalmed or chemical
ly prepared beef was sent to the
army have not been sustained The
position of the court is believed to
be that the testimony is conclusive
that both the refrigerated beef and
the canned beef were in good con
ditton when delivered to the govern
ment and continued so until issued
to the troops, except that portion
damaged in transportation or affected
bj tropical conditions, and to these
causes of injury and these conditions
the chief causes of trouble will be
attributed. It will be shown that the
refrigerated beef, after being taken
from the ice in the tropical climate,
spoils quickly unless well cared for,
and that tbe canned beef after being
opened, because of the great heat,
becomes repulsive in appearance and
soon unpalatable But the court
will hold as the result cf chemical
investigations by experts that the
canned beef was wholesome and nutri
tious. Attention will be called to
the fact that it is used throughout the
war by our navy and is still used by
the fleet. * It is believed that the
court will criticise those officers who
have testified that they became aware
that bad beef was issued to the
troops and who failed to report their
observations until after the war bad
closed.
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A Long Reign.
Most of the popes have been oid
men wheo oalled to the papal office,
but oct many of them as old as was
Cardinal Peoci. He had reached the
age of sixty-eight when he was chosen
as the successor of Pone Pius IX.
who died February 7, 1878.
The cardinals met February 18, and
on she second ballot out cf 61 votes
Cardinal Pecci received 38 A two
thirds voto is necessary to elect a pope,
and it was not uotil the next day that
Cardinal Pecci on the third ballot was
found to have received 44 votes of I be
62 cast He took the name he bears
as Pope in honor of Leo XII was
crowned in Cardinal Pecci's own
chapel instead of io the ioggia io St.
Peter's, as all his predecessors except
Pius VII bad been for more than three
hundred years
Pope Leo XIII bas had ons of long
est reigos in tho history of papacy.
He is now eighty-nine years old and
the latest accounts iodioate that his
strength is failing fast. He has for
many years looked like a very frail
man and bis wonderful will power has
probably enabled him to survive so
long
At bis public appearance last Sunday
to celebrate the thanksgiving mass in
St. Peters his appearance indicated
extreme physioiai weaknesss.
A Lindon correspondent who wit
nessed the ceremony says :
"When the pope came int3 view the
people whispered. He had the appear
ance of a ghost when his face,
overshadowed by the glittering tiara,
become discernible, with tbe dark eyes
peering from the deep sockets. His
hands trembled violently and a sad
smile over the colorless lips.
"With his left band he waved sad
greeting, while the right did its feeble
best to make the act of blessing.
During the mass bc sat with folded
bands. Twice be rose, acd he was
supported while be knelt in prayer,
reading the benediction. His voice was
scarcely audible, hut in the absolute
silence bis first words were caught by
the assembled multitude.
"He tried to raise himself but fell
back and pronounced the remainder in
a recumbent positioo. A loud cry, like
the bursting of a storm, broke from the
congregation, and tbe pope, stretched bis
hand in benediction, was carried out.7'
The pope seems to realize his
condition aod to aa attendant he said
last Sunday : "Ah, how weak I feel !
I wonder if this will go dowo in history
as my iast appearance in St. Peter's ?"
The announcement of the death of
this great and good man at any time
will uot be surprising. He has reigoed
twenty one years after be bad almost
reached three score years and ten.
For intellectual power aod executive
ro*ce be has won a place among the
greatest of thc popes and proved his
possession of the virtues which make
men truly noble.
He mast be ranked among the
greifest oreo of tue century, which be
has been almost from irs begicLicg to
irs close.- Atiaota Journal.
CASTOR! A
For Infants and Children.
Tile Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
To see is to try, to try is to buy the
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ROLLS TO BE USED
WITHOUT REVISION
Cubans to be Treated as Sol
diers and Gentlemen.
Habana. April 20.-Gov. Qt o
Brooke in the distribution of the
3,000 0C0 co the Cuban soldiers, has
determined to treat the Cabao cfficers
as soldiers aod gentlemen and not to
endeavor to go behind the rolls they
submit Henos the Coban lists wiil
be accepted cn [heir face, with the
eliminations as previously cabled,
namely, those who entered the army
after July, 1898, and those who are
aetaaliy holding office. Any Cuban
named on the lists who is identified by
his captain will gat a share Gen
Gomez will aieo probably receive a
share.
The names of several American
newspaper correspondents are among
the privates. Those men who are now
io Habana ask that the word "honor
ary" be put after their names, and
announce that they wiil not take their
portions.
T. B. Rice, Druggist, Greecsboro,
Ga , writes as follows : 'In the past eight
years, I have sold more of Dr. Pitts'
Carminative than all the soothing syrup?,
colic drops, and other baby medicines com
binad." Sold by J. F. W. DeLorme.
Finland is now being absorbed by
Russia as Alsace and Lorraine were
absorbed by Germany and as Poland
was absorbed by the three powere
among which it was divided Thus
it is still true that the righ' of might
prevails even in cultured,^civilized
Europe, and the strong devours the
weak And the most significant
thing about it is that the Czar does
not appear to think that such action
at such a time wiil have any effect on
his peace conference -Philadelphia
Ledger, Ind.
rjsed during Expectancy, Simmons Squaw
Vice Wine or Tablets cheer and Strengthen
Mother, Shorten Labor and Rob Confinement
of its Terrors.
Go to H. G. Osteen & Co. for pretty Paper
Dolls, ladies, misses and babies.
Cali, see, and buy embossed or floral Crepe
Paper. H. G Osteen & Co.
THE NIGHTS OF HONOR.
The grand ledge of the Knights of
Honer met in Columbia on Wednes
day night and was in "session Thurs
day
There were fifty deligales in
attendance.
Tho following officers were elecred
Thursday.
Past Grand Dictator, W. A. Tem
pleton. Abbeville.
Grand director, J. W. Todd,
Seneca
Grand Vice Dictator, M. F. Ken
nedy, Charleston
Grand Assistant Dictator, J J.
Vernon, Wellford
Graod Reporter, L, N. Zealy, Co
lumbia
Grand Treasurer, J. T. Robertson,
Abbeville.
Grand Chaplain, A Buist, Black
ville.
Grand Guide, J. B. Lewis, Ander
son.
Grand Guardian, J. B Bonner,
Pelzer.
Grand Sentinel, John Kenneriy,
Edgefield
Grand Trustees, J G. Tompkins,
Edgefield ; H C Moses, Sumter ; D.
A- Smith, Walhalla
Representatives to the Supreme
Lodge for two years : J. W. Todd,
Seneca ; L F. Zealy, Columbia.
Grand dictator Goheen, cf Phila
delphia, was in attendence upon the
grand lodge.
Successful Physicians,
We hev.tily recommend Dr. Hathaway & Co.
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treatment of chronic diseasesof men and women.
They cure when others fail. Oar readers ii in
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without a Piano.
Have solid merit, as attested hy the high
praise of everjonewho has bought a Stitff
Piar.o for the paot fifty years.
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BALTIMORE 9 North Liberty St.
WASHINGTON 521 11TH ST. N. W.
Vinegar
1 have on hand a ot o
Home-made Vinegar of very
fine quality. The flavor Ls del
icate, while the strength is
equal ti) any to be had.
Will be sold at my residence
for 40 cents per gallon.
N. a. OSTEEK.
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City acd County Depository
Transacts a general Banking business, ajso
bas
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Deposita of Si aod upwards received. In
terest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per
annus. Payable quarterly, on fitst days of
Januarv, April, July and October.
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Consolidated Ang. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26.1899. New Series-Yol. XVIII. No. 39
PATENTS
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HAVING BEEN APPOINTED GEN
ERAL AGENT for ihe Alpino Fire
{ aud .:5;:rf:!ar Proof Safe Company. am
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LANDS WANTED.
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PERSONS WITH LANDS FOR SALE
are requested to put them in my bands
for pale. I am in constant receipt of so many
loiters of enquiry about lauds from Northern
and Western partirs, that I may be able to
effect sales for those who wi'l give me accu
rate detailed descriptions of what tbey have.
No charge will be made unless satisfactory
sales are made. Descriptions must be such
53 can be guaranteed and must give:
No. of acres, location, character of land,
proximity to railroads, post offices, schools,
churches and to v. cs, kind cf improvements.
Communications strictly confident, when
so desired.
JAMES G. GIBBES,
State Land Agent,
Nov. io. Ce'ucabia. SC
HAVING TAKEN the Bouse on Maia
Street second door south of the Nixon
Bouse, I am piepared to acc.nnmoda e a few
colar boarders, and also lodging and meals
transient customers.
Terms reasonable.
MRS. W. B SMITE.
Sept. 8