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M* SUMTER WATCHMAN, Ks ab ahad April. 1850* "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, :hy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON. Established Jone. lSfcfc SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY, MAY 10.1899. New Series-Yoi. XVIII. No. 41 Pablisked Every Wednesday, JN Gr. Osteen5 SUMTER, S. C* TSRMS : \ $1.50 per annum-io advance. 1STIKTIII 1IT. Ooo Square first insertion,,.$1 00 Sverj subsequent insertion............ 50 Contracts for taree months, or longer wil ?fae made at reduced rates. AU communications which subserve private in teres ts wiH be charged for as ad versements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged fer. LUM ASKS FOR PEACE Manila, May 2.-Maj Manuel Ar guelles and Dent Jone Berna!, of the steff of Gen AB tonio Lana, returned er today to renew and press the reqnest of Gen Lana for the cessa tion of hostilities. They have fonnd the field, of labor a moat unpleasant one. TheJJofficera were received io conference by Maj Gen E S Otis. The proposals which they had to submit differed bet slightly from those which they brought from the Filipino commander in the first place. They desired a little time io which to summon congress, an expressed themselves as being confident that congress will decree peace, because the people desire it. They represent that Aguinaldo is without power to surrender the arms and that congress must decide that question. Inciden tally, the Filipino envoys asserted that Aguinaldo had not yet made a fair test of his strength against the American forces, because only one third of his army had been assembled together. The envoys presented a letter from Senor Mabini president and minister cf loreign affairs in the cabinet of Aguinaldo, and who is the backbone of the Filipino organization. The communication is personal and un official, and seconds Maj Arguelles* argument. -The envoys will see Gen Otis again j tomorrow. They will sleep tonight at Manila. They lunched with Gen j MacArthur at bis head quarters on a car of the armored train at Calumpit before coming to Manila Whether or not Gen Luna is sincere in his overtures, the negotia tions are giving the insurgents a mach needed opportunity to rehabiii tate their demoralized forces The truth is that dissensions among the leaders of the rebels Is helping the disorganization of the Filipino army as much as aiding the American campaign. In the course of the conference with the Filipino envoys Gen Otis agreed with the statement of Maj Arguelles that the people of the Philippine islands wanted peace, and he added thai requests for protection are pouring in opon him from ali parts of the country. Maj Gen. Lawton was engaged in hard fighting early this morning. Telegraph communication was cut nt 9 o'clock a io., and there have been no reports from Gen Lawton since that time. Conference Continues. * No Terms Arrived at With the Filipinos, Manila, May 3.-A conference Ust lng two hours was held today between Otis and envoys of General Lana bearing the proposals for a ceesatioo of hostilities. General Otis adhered to hts refusal to recognize the so called government of the insurgents. The Filipinos now ask a truce of three months to eoable Aguinaldo to summon congress and consult the insurgent leaders of Ohe other isiaods. The envoys admitted the contention cf General Otis that Aguinaldo has little control of affairs outside of the island of Luzon The question of the release of the Spanish prisoners in the bands of Filipinos bein g mentioned, Major Man uel Arguelle , chief member of the deputation, said he considered them as being in the same category with tbe Americans, tba United States being a successor of Spain in dominion over the islands and acquiring by treaty all of the Spanish rights and obligations. After the close of tbe consaltatioo with Otis the Filipino envoys bad a consulta tion with the United States Philippine com missioners. General Otts has sent a train load of provisions to the American prisoners held by the insurgents at San isidro. The rebel commissioners have promised that the mod shall be distributed. They tay money is not necessary to be sent as, according to their statements, the prisoners rs being well treated. Lawton resumed the advance north today marebinj; from Bali nag. Wheel er's troop of cavalry, while reconnoiter ing yesterday, encountered at Puiila a Basal! body of insurgents who failed to retara their fire They raised the white flag, and io parley explained they had strict orders to stop fighting, pending negotiations for an armistice. They were given half an hoar to get away. BRILLIANT AND SUCCESS PUL DASH BY WHEA TON'S BRIGADE. Manila, 'May 4-Word has jost oome from the front that Wheaton's brigade captured Santo Thomas today after hard fighting, the insurgents re sisting desperately. When the Americans finally entered the town, they found the enemy had evacuated, first setting fire to many houses. The entire town was in fi mes. The re bels made their principle stand at a bridge four miles this side of Santo Thomas. The bridge was carried by assainit. Hale is now pursuing the insurgents towards San Fernandino. Summers bridge is now advancing towards Massin. Washington, May 4.-Gen Otis cables : "Do not apprehend a sharp resistance of the enemy, who will probably leave the railroad and retire in a northeasterly direction to the north of Lawton. The destruction of the railroad near Galumpit necessi tates a dependence upon wagon transportation The enemy has nine thousand men, but it is opposed by a sufficient force under Overshine and Hale. Many requests have been received from outlying cities for protection against insurgent troops. Washington, May 4.-Otis has sent the war department the follow ing dispatch : Manila, May 4 -The situation is as follows: Lawton holds Babuag, captured on the 2d after a rapid movement from Augul, where he waa supplied with a wagon train, pack animals and rations. He scat tered the strongly entrenched enemy to the northwest, capturing a large amount of food supplies, and has his detachments to north and eastward. His successful movement was at* tended by great difficulty on account of the country, rain and heat. He now covers onr railway communica tion and wiil be supplied from Ma I0I08. Macarthur's column concen trated and took up the advance from San Fernandino this morning. Locks Like Anything But Peace in the Philippines. Manila, May 5.-Detailed reports of : the work .of Lawton's division show j that harder fighting took plaoe io the early part of this week than earlier aoooonts indicated. In the attack at San Rafael the American forces met a heavy fire\ from a large Damber of rebels concealed in the jaogie on all sides. Ooly by adoption of tactics 1 osed to Indian fighting tn the United States, every man for himself, saved the division from great loss. Lawton, aa usual, was at the head of the line with his staff The insurgent leaders, Grogerio and Pio Dei Pilar, with eight hundred men, in Balinaga, retreated wheo Lawton approached. Chief Scoot Young, with eleven men, entered Balinaga ahead of the army and rang the church bell to announce he had taken possession of the oity Lawton, when attacking io force outside of Balinaga, saw woman and children io the rebel trenches and sent Captain Case with a white flag to warn the insurgents to remove non combatants. When io five hundred yards of the trenches two volleys were fired at Captain Case's party. The rebels sooth of Manila attempted to rush through Overshoe's line last night. The attempt failed, but the rebels maintained a fnsilade of musket ry on the fourth infantry for several bcurs. The demonstration was ineffec tual beyond soaring the inhabitants of Malate. Outposts of the Idaho and California regiments beyond San Pedro Maoati, were a'so attacked during the night. General Lana, commanding the Fili pinos opposing MacArthur's advance, was wounded io the fighting yesterday io the vicinity of Santa Tomas. San Fernando, which the rebels boasted was a stronger position than Calampit, was captured by oar troops today. The eity was set on fire before it was abandoned. General Funston was wounded in the band. The Monitor Monadnock is bombard* ing the town of Para oe que this morning. Washington, May 5-Otis cables that the value of subsistence captured at Malolos is a million and a half dollars. Great results are expected of Lawton's sweeping march northward, and it is confidently expected at the war department that such of the insurgents as are driven to the moun tains will be cornered there effectually and out off from receiving supplie?. Board of Education Completes its Work. Action Taken in Regard to the Institutes. The State board of education recon vened yesterday at noon. The hour was fixed at 12 so as to give the committees time to hold meetings. The matter of appointing ooonty boards of education came op for consideration, and the State superintendent of educa tion read the recommendations from vari os oouoties. Each member was asked about the meo suggested for the oouoties of his district. The county boards of Anderson, Saluda aod Wil liamsburg were not appointed, but left for the governor and the State superintendent to appoint later. The 1 boards in the other oouoties were appoioted. Io most oases the old boards were re-appointed. Courses of study have been submitted from the South Carolina College, Due West Female College, Beoediot College and Ciafiin University, resolutions were passed dedaring that the degree of licentiate of instruction awarded by those institutions should exempt from examioatioo for certificates. The matter of greatest interest aud importance that bas come before the board is that of the arrangements for the sommer schools. Mr. MoMahan made a full statement of the pians he bad formed and asked for confirmation by the board. The q estioo of the summer school at Win throp was not under tho jurisdiolion of the board, but it was left with the board whether or not to give the work their moral endorsement. A resolution was offered requiring attendance on either the oouoty or State schools as a prerequisite to certification. This brought forth much discussion, but as 2 o'clock arrived the board adjourned to meet at 4 o'clock. The board reconvened at 4 p. m. The following was adopted : Resolved, That the income from the permanent school food that shall have accrued by Oat. 1, 1899, be apportion ed equally among the oouoties of- the State for the purpose of teachers' insti tutes tn said counties, and be paid out of the treasury upao the warrant of tee goveroor aod the State superintendent of education. Section 18 of the rules and regula tions of the board was amended to read as follows : ' Section 18. A first grade certificate may be renewed by the county board from which it was issued. If, how ever, a teachers'' institute or summer school is held in the county, a first grade certificate shall not be renewed unless the holder attends the institote or summer school, or shows to the State board of education some satisfac tory reason for not doing so. Section 12 was amended by abolish ing the usual county teachers1 exam ination in September and adding the following : "That the county board shall also held an examination of appli cants for teachers' county certificates of qualification during the last week of the session of a teachers' institute held in their county, on questions to be pre pared and submitted by the State superintendent of education.1' It is the understanding that this ex amination shall be on the course of study taoght in the summer school or institute in each oouoty. The following was also unanimously adopted : Whereas io the opinion of this board it is essential to the welfare of our sobool system and to the profession of teachers io our schools that there should be a general attendance of teachers at sessions of the ooonty school institutes, be it Resolved, That io order to express this desire of the board, the superin tendent be requested tu address a cir cular letter to the county superinten dents and trustees of each county, showing the necessity of attendance of teachers, and that the school trustees be asked to make some provision to aid and assist the teachers in their eoonty to attend the said institutes. The board approved the questions reported by the committee for the exam ination of teachers io June by the county boards. The regular dates of the meetings of the State board were fixed oo the first Tuesday in Jacuary, May and Septem ber, except for this year, when the date of the September meeting will be the third Tuesday.-The State. A Left-Handed Moon. Bill Arp says that a left-handed moon was the came of so much rain in the months of January, February end March, but that big crops will be the result for the year 1899, as was the case forty years ago when we also bad a left banded moon? It is one on which the born that hangs down usually, is reversed aod the other one hangs down. But we c-JOfess we don't know one horn from the other. We only know there is hope in a left-handed moon. SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE FRON1 SEC'Y WILSON GREATL IMPRESSED BY HER PROGRESS. Predict Our Mills Will Soon U lize the Entire Baw Cotton Product of Carolina. Washiogtoo, May 3.-Tba seores of agriculture returned thi moroii from a visit to South Carolha, wbc he has studied the condition of agriot ture aud of truck gardeoiog aloog ti eoasv, the manufacturing industrie the tea culture, tbe agricultueal eollej of South Carolina aod other matters interest. Io ao interview today the s cr tai said that South Carolina is makit rapid progress io all these direction The farmers are learoisg bow to tal better are of their soil how to fertili: aod cultivate it with nore pr fit. The diversification of oro] bas oot extended so far i it should or so far as it very soc will, but the people are gradual! working to that end. The State manufactur e bout on third of the cottoo produced and tl most striking development of Soot Carolina is - perhaps found io th; direction. Home enterprise, and to great extent, home capital, has bee utilizing the great rivers of the Stai io the manufacture of cotton tbroug electric appliances. Wires extend froi the rivers as far as 14 miles, np to tb tops of the bills, where health conditions are found and greet foetorie ooeting as much as a million dollars ai located. This work is going oo ac will continue to progress uotil th State manufactures all the raw cotto produced within its limits. Eightee years ago, wheo the attention of tb South Carolina people was drawn to th manufacture of cotton, $380,000 wa paid to labor. Now the Stat* is pay io $6.000,000 annually, which is abou two-fifths of all the manufacturing c the Southern States along custon lines The secretary said that with littl exceptio, white labor xs* beio# used ii ther'mills. in the city of Obarlestoi the experiment of colored labor i beiog tried and it is boped the plan wil succeed. It is still an open question howe?er, and is being waiobed wit! great interest. He said (hat otbe oottoo manufacturers wil! have to tak note of the progress being made alon this line in the South. They an getting the very newest machi nery; thei hands work probably somewhat lor ge hours, and perhaps for a little lowe wages. The southern peopI-3 seem ti be entirely satisfied with home labor and evince no desire for immigration The farmers through the State an getting better markets for theil products, receiving a large pur cent, ol the $6,000,000 paid to the o i i 1 hands This encourages the keeping; of dairj cows, the feeding of hogs and the raising of chickens to supply th demand of the factory people in vil lages. Mr. Wilson said the tobacco industry has beeo taken hold of and is making good progress. The people are study iog this plant and its products, in order to ascertain how they ci-.u produce it more profitably. The individual farmers are giving attention to the production of fine horses, such as briog big prices, not only at home, but in. foreign countries -gaited horses, hunting horses, fine carriage horses. The southern people have a taste along this line and will certainly succeed. There are not enough dairy cows in the State, of oourse, but encouraging progress is being made in that direotion also, tbe secretary said. They have some as fine dairy cows as are to be found anywhere. They make as fine butter as is to be found io thu north. "They keep sheep in the south, but not enough," said he. They have not quite realized that it is peculiarly their privilege to furnish early spring lambs for the northern markets, where they sell at a very high prices. "The conditions in the south are entirely favorable to the production of the baoon hog. The people in the great coro belt of the Mississippi valley want a market for their corn and feed the hog aa long as he will make any gain. The producer of the bacon hog, however, disposes of the animal sooner, at a younger age." "As soon as the southern people give attention to the dairy industry there will be a great increafe in its pro ducts." The secretary made a point of im* pressing upon the people of the State the wisdom of increasing their pastures, and of Betting their wood lets to work to produce grass for the oolt and the dairy cow, the mutton sheep and the bog. Great progress has been made, be said, at the agricultural college. They are doing werk there that is probably not beiog done anywhere else. The department of agriculture for | the last two years, has been conduction j nation-wide experiments to ascertain whether the people of the United j States can p oduce thei- own sugar from their own sugar beets. The mat ter bas gone so far that the secretary bas no doubt whatever of the suooess of the industry. About a score of mills were running last fail, another score is being built, and io time complete success will oome aod tbe $100,000,000 now paid out for sogar will be saved and kept at home. The secretary is also sore now that the people of the latitude of South Carolina can produce all the tea needed by the American people, just as be was sure, two years ago, that the sugar needed for home consumption could be produced from the sogar beet, inde pendent of ali sources. -- THE NEW MEDICAL EX AMINERS. Governor Ellerbe, carrying out the desires of the State Medical society, yesterday appointed the following physicians and surgeons members of the state board of medical examiners, all being commissioned for two years, save Dr. Bratten, whose commission holds for one year, he rilling a vacancy occasioned by the death of Dr, W. F. Strait : First District-Dr. R. L Brodie, Charleston. Second District-Dr. L. C. Ste pbens, Blackville. Third District-Dr. 0. B. Mayer, Newberry. Tourth District-Dr. T. E. Nott, Jr., Spartanburg. Fifth District-Dr. R A. Bratton, Yorkville Sixth District-Dr. J. L. Napier, Blenheim. Seventh District-Dr. S. C. Baker, Sumter. T e Free Mall Delivery. The Southern Cultivator says: "We are pleased lo call attention to the e f e ri s of Representative J. Wm. ; Stokes to have free mail delivery along "Star Routes." The press and people should assist Mr. Stokes in this effort in every way possible. Bring to bear npon your immediate representative K Congress such influence as you may have, so as to secure bis support for this well-timed measure. The rapid delivery of mails is demanded by the progress of this active age in which we live. The people demand and-desire to keep posted on public affairs. We must net forget that the voters are the rulers of this country. Hence their rights should be respected their demands granted. This Stokes bill is a step forward. Congress should give it a triai." THE DRUMMER'S -RSE. During the fireman's tournament next month a special purse will be offered for some event. The money for the purse is beiog subscribed by guests of the Colombia hotel, at the solicita tion of its popular clerk, George McKagen. The whiskey drummers io the eily bave contributed a number of V's to this purse.-Columbia Record. Chaa. P. Barrett Pardoned. Washington, May 3.-The presi dent today pardoned Charles P. Bar rett, convicted in Sooth Carolina of violating the postal laws and sen tenced to 18 months in the peniten tiary. He was committed to the Ohio penitentiary Joly 8. He was pardoned on account of iii health. TO STOP LYNCHING. Atlanta, Ga , May 3.-Representa tive Morris will introduce a bill rela tive to lynchings at the next session of the legislature. Mr. Morris7 bill provides for the I trial of the accused within five days after his arrest and upon conviction the measure provides for a public hanging five days after. A unique provision of the act is that the testimony of the assailant's victim may be taken in private by a special commissioner in the presence of the accused while the trial is in progress Ex-Gov. R K. Scott has been stricken with paralysis at bis home in Napoleon His friends regard hie condition as serious. The Grand Juror Had Not Registered. Spartaoburg, May 4-When the case against John K. Stackey fer murder was called for trial this morning Mr. Sanders of cooneel for the defense moved to quash the indictment. One of the grand jarors, Mr. E. C. Jamie son, of Campobello, is not a qualifi e elector, he not having a registration certificate and never having registered as a voter. Counsel did not come roto possession of this information until late yesterday afternoon. They also plead an abatement on the indictment. Judge Gary held that the juror was disquali fied and eostained the plea ot abatement.. Th is in effect quashed the indictment and all proceedings are off for the present. Judge Gary also held that: the hood of the defendant was cancelled and ordered the sheriff to take charge of the prisoner. This was something of a surprise ano? many people who had attended to hear the trial wore an expression of disap pointment. This continues the case te the July term when a new bill will be handed ont. Homestead Not an Asset. Savannah, May 4.-Judge Speer, o the Federal District Court for the Southern district of Georgia, bas made as important decision under the new. national bankruptcy law. It is to the effect that the United States Court has no jurisdiction over a homestead taken. by a bankrupt; that the homestead belongs to the State Courts and cannot be construed ia-the United States Court as au asset of the bankrupt ; and, as regards the homestead, the trustee of t'ie bankrupt must look elsewhere than to the United States Court. The effect of this decision will be far reaching, and will, no doubt, be the cause of many - parties going iota bankruptcy who have heretofore held out. in the ease in whieh Judge Spear has just rendered this decision the bankrupt had waived bis homestead by giving waiver aotes, and the creditor* of the bankrupt instituted proceedings to have tho homestead administered by the trustee as assets. The Judge held that the trustee must set aside the homestead regardless of the waiver, and that the Courts were the proper place to attack the waiver.^ When the bankrupt receives bis dis charge from the United States Court ali his debts are wiped ont, and there ie some doubt as to whether the creditors can theo proceed in the State Courts to have their claim and waiver sustained and their debts satisfied out of the homestead set aside by the Bankrupt Court. Successful Physicians. We heartily rccn^iTrcnd Dr. nathaway & Ces. of 22 i S Broad St., Atlanta, Ga., as being per fectly reliaob and remarkably successful ia. the treatment cf chronic diseases of men and women. They euro when others fa . Our readers if in need of medical help should certainly write these eminent doctors and you will receive a free Mid expert opinion of your caso'by return maif without cost. EXTRA SESSION OF CON GRESS. Washington May 4.-There is a growing belief among prominent members of Congress that the Presi dent will call Congress to meet in extraordinary session this fail, pro bably early in October The ques tions which will come before the next Congress for settlement, includ ing as they do everything growing, out of our possessions acquired as a result of the war with Spain, and the legislation including that relating to currency reform, the Nicaraguan Ca nal, merchant marine, etc, are of such great importance that the presi dent thinks it advisable that Congress should meet earilier than the regular session in December, in order to get the work under way Comparative Losses in War Washington, D. C , May 4.-A memorandum has been prepared at the war department, compariog the losses in the Spanish war with the first year of the civil war. The aggregate strength of troops employed during the war with Spain was approximately 275,000, coveriog the period from May, 1898, to April, 1899, inclusive. During this time the deaths from all causes were 6,190, or 2 12 per cent. The mean strength for the civil war was 276,371. with an aggregate loss by deaths of 19,159, being a percentage, of 6 8. BAKING POWDER Makes the food more delicious and wholesome _aOVAt BAKING POWOCW CO., HEW VOftK._