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tchtti ii mw ottflireit. m su WATCHMAN. E*t*bli h d April, 1350. 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all tho Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's andlTrnth's." Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C., WEDNESDAY. JUNE 28,1899 THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone. 1366 New Series-Yoi. XTIII. So. 48 SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : (1.50 per DDam-in advanee. a n Tim tmir: Gad Square first insertion.... .$1 00 Every subsequent insertion ...50 Contracts for three montos, or longer wil be made at reduced ratea. AH communications which snbserve private interests will be charged for as ad versements. Obitoaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. THE PHILIPPINE WAR. Insurgents Farsaed Beyond Das Marinas. ^Washington, Jane 20.-Geo. Otis, in a cablegram to tho war department today gives the foi lo wi og brief account of the operations sooth of Manila yesterday : Manila, Jase 20. Adjutant General, Washington. Wheaton at Imus, Ga vite province, with fear guns, four battalions Fourth sud Fourteenth infantry, Nevada troop cavalry ; sent battalion sooth on reeon . noiasance direction of Das Marinas yesterday morning, where enemy re ported eonoan tra ting scattered forces; battalion encountered enemy's force of 2,000 mar hing to attack Imus, sao* eess&Hy impeding its progress. Whea ton with two guns and two battalions harried forward ; repulsed enemy with - heavy loss ; enemy leaving over 100 on fi ld ; oar loes five killed and 23 wounded. Wheaton reinforced last night by by battalion Ninth infantry ; is driving enemy beyond Das Marinas, now in hts possession. Casualties to day not reported. Wheaton's qualities for bold and successful attack unsur passed. Otis. THE TOWN ABANDONED BY REBELS. i Manila, June 20, S p m.-The troops commanded by Geo. Wheaton entered Peres Das Marinas today without opposition ex sept apon the part of small bodias of rob ole, who inflicted nc losses upon the Americans. The list includes DO officers. The wounded were brought to Maoila from Baooor in | easeoes. AN EARLY MOVE ON PERES DAS MARINAS. Manila June 20, 9 a. m.-Gen. Vi heston's command bas renewed the attack apon Peres Das Marinas. Early this morning they moved on the to wo, hoping to reach there by noon an less very strong opposition was encoun tered. The latest Hst of American casual ties io yesterday's fighting shows that five were killed sod 23 wounded. Tbs town is an unimportant place surround ed by swamps and Gen. Wheaton will probably return to Irnos. ADMIRAL WATSON TAKES COMMAND. Manila, Jans. 20, S p. m.-Rear Admiral John C. Watson arrived here today oo board the United Sutes trans port Zifiro from Hoog Kong and raised bis flag on tbe United States cruiser timor . Tbs commanders of ail warships called opon the admiral during the ooaree of tbe day. Capt. McQaesten Returned From ManilagExpresses Himself. Sao Francisco, Jane 21.-Dr. Charles A. McQaesten, who was oo the staff of Geo. E. S Otis, and who was health officer at Maoila, has return ed home invalided by the climate. Capt. McQaesten made a close study of the conditions of the Philippine situation, j [He is of the opinion that it will take from 100.000 to 150.000 soldiers to propely subdue and hoid the islands He also says that the peace commission was an absolute failure and that its work from the start was with out effect. He strongly supports the military government of the islands, except that be thinks more men will be necessary than has been estimated. Dr. Seborman koows that the commission is a failure and is coming home io July, added Capt. McQaesten. "Unless troops, thousands of them, are sent to the aid of cur men there they will be driven back into Manila in io tbe coarse of the next few months, daring the rainy seasoo. Our men simply cannot stand the climate. Fifty per cent, of them will be incapacitated by sickness and the territory overrun will have to be abandoned and Maoila will be in a state of siege agaio. "Our offioers and soldiers have accomplished wonders and have proved . themselves tbe best soldiers io the j world. But nothing decidive bas come of it becaase car men were not io great enough foroe." Peace Confereoce Fruitless. Will Agree on an Arbitration Project That Won't Hold Water. Washington Jane 20 -Private^ ad ?ices received here from a high an . thor i ty are to the effect that the con ference at the Hague probably will be redeemed nominally from failure through an agreement on an arbitration project that will satisfy the apparently general demand on that point but which at that same time, by carefully framed safeguards, will so narrow the field of matters that may or must go before the arbi tration tribunal as to make it little more than arbitration in the name. The attitude of Germany is said to be only a little in advance of that of some of the other powers after all in opposition to the plans submitted, and the dissatisfaction is more gener al than appears on the surface. As for the other projects that were specially desired by the Americans, such as protection of individual pro perty from seizure at sea, they have all been irredeemably lost, according to this report Mitigating War's Horrors. Some Progress Made in that Oirection at the Hague. The Hague, June 22 -The Amer ican demand for the protection of private property at sea has not yet been presented to the peace confer ence. On Tuesday Andrew D White, head of the American dele gation, requested the president of the confereoce, M De Staal, to sub mit the question to the conference, at the same time suggesting that the proper way to bring the matter up for discussion would be to assemble the plenary conference, submit the ques tion, and have it referred to a com mission for examination. M. Be Staal bas not yet arrived at a decision, as the American proposal has not been translated into French. It is the general opinion that the delegates of the great powers are absolutely opposed to raising the question, arguing the incompetence of the conference to do so under the terms of Count MuraviefTs circular, M. De Staal having declared at the opening of the conference, with the approval of the delegates, that under no circumstances would the con ference discuss any question not contained iu the circular. Several delegates declare there is little chance of the question being discuss ed, but that if it is discussed Amer ica will be opposed with the utmost energy. After short sessions of the sub committee of war and navy, at which reports by Major Gen Den Beer Poortugael, of the Dutch delegation, and Count Sol ty k, the Austrian naval expert, were respectively adopted, the first committee met to discuss the same in the above order The delegates declared in favor of any state using any new explosives or new inventions for ordnance, Russia and Bulgaria alone refraining from voting The question of dumdum bullets was discussed, Major Gen. Sir John Ardagh, of the British delegation, declaring that dumdums should only be used against an uncivilized foe The conference finally resolved in favor of prohibiting the use of bullets which easily spread or flatten out in the human body, such as explosive bullets, bullets in a hardened case, which does not entirely cover the point, or bullets with an incision The British and American dele gates alone voted in the negative The use of any new explosives in projectiles from ballons was prohibit ed for five years Count Solty k's report was then taken up It declared that the sub com mittee, though unable to agree re garding the proposed abolition of naval rams, submarine torpedo boats and the use of explosives, bad declar ed against the use of asphyxiating gases, which the first committee also approved. ASTONISHING LOSS. Cihcago, June 20.-Fifty hospital ambulances, shipped to Tampa. Fla., over a year ago by local army officials, to be forwarded to Cuba for the use of the United States troops have been lost. The matter was brought to the at tention of Gen Anuerson today by a letter from Washington stating that the war department's search for the missing property has been unsuccess ful and suggesting that the Chicago officials join in the hunt. What makes the loss ali the more astonish ing is that it took a freight train of 17 cars to haul the ambulances from the city. Pap.-r Dolls, dressed or otherwise st H. G. Osteeo & Co's. SHE MURDERS HER HUSBAND. A Georgia Woman Restrict ed as to Her Company, Used a Pistol. Valdosta, Ga , Jone 22 -Mrs. Jane Graves, cf Alezaoderviile, was brought here this morning and lodged tn jail on the charge of murdering her husband. The tragedy oeeurred Sunday and was reported as a oase of suicide. The citizens in that community were not satisfied with this theory and the coroner's jury investigated the oase for two days. Eaough circumstantial evidence was got too to justify the arrest of the woman. It was feared for a while that the hearing would develop into a lynching bee so strong was the feeling. The most startling testimony was. that of George Register, who stated that he saw Mrs. Graves shoot ber husband, then throw the empty car tridges out of the weapon and hastily place the pistol in his hand as he lay upon the floor in the throes of death. It was also stated that Graves and his wife bad quarrelled because she had been ont riding with a young man. She intended going out again in the af ternoon,but he forbade her and the quar rel was renewed. According to the statement of Register, she was in the kitchen when her husband started to the lot to stop a boy from bitching up a horse with which she was going driving. As he crossed the porch two shots rang out and be dropped to the floor dead in a moment. The woman is intelligent, neat and attractive, aged about 40 years. She says that she does not koow who did the killing. The case will proba bly outrank the famous Nobles oase, as the parties stand higher in the commu nity than Nobles did The murdered man was a prosperous farmer and machinist. A BOSTON BANE ROBBED. Boston, June 22.-A sneak thief entered the Metropolitan National Bank here today and stole {10,000 while the paying teller's attention was drawn away for a moment. The man entered the bank at about ll o'clock and asked the teller for some directions about sending a money order. The teller gave the information desired and the stranger stood at the counter apparently making making notes. Just then the teller was called to another part of the office, and the visitor quickly thrust his arm through the grating and took fifty $100 notes and five $1,000 notes. A young lady stenographer ia the bank saw the man's action, but be escaped. He was apparently about 28 years of .ge and well dressed. THE ROBBER CAUGHT. New York, J noe 22 -A deteotive from the oentral office arrested the Boston bank robber as he alighted from a train at the Grand Central station tonight at 6 o'clock. The stolen money was found on his person. He gave his name as George Shea and said he was 21 years old. His real name is Philip Zimbele He Kves in Chicago and is a well know crook. Knights Increase Insurance Rates. Detroit, June 20-The supreme lodge Knight6 of Honor today dis posed of the most important question before the body during its annual session, viz : The fixing of a new table of assessment rateo. The com mittee of fifteen submitted a report on the subject which was adopted by 87 yeas, one member voting blank and two being absent on leave. The yearly step rate plan of the order was not changed, but the figures of the present table, which range from a monthly assessment of 98 cents at ages 18 to 21 to $6 for ages 60 and over for insurance of $2, 000 were increased to $1 20 at the youngest ages and $8 at 60 years and over The new rates are to go into effect on the August assessment. - <mmm ? I +-~-*mmmm Bombay, June 20.-The riots io Southern Iodia have spread to Travan core, where the police have been severely beaten and forced to retire The rioters have seized a number of guns and a quantity of ammunition. They are cutting off the ears of their opponents in order to obtain thei earrings more expeditiously. AK' -t 450 houses have been burned at ' m boovadagaral Memphis, Tenn. June 20.-Green beny Reddit, a white farmer of con siderable wealth and influence, was convicted today by a jury for murder ing a negress Reddit shot Maggie Hobbs, who. he claimed, tried to kill him with a brick The jury, compos ed entirely of white citizens, returned a verdict of guilty of murder iu the second degree, and Reddit was given ten years in the penitentiary. NO MORE KINGS FOR THE SAMOANS. That is the Recommendation Made by the Commission. Apia, Samoan Islands, Jone 14, Tia Auckland. N. Z., June 21.-Mataafa bas surrendered 1,850 rifles, and the loyalists have given op 2,000 After Jone 20 a heavy penalty will be eaforeed apon natives found with rifles in their possession. Mataafa promises to toro in more weapons. The natives have returned to their homes. Malietoa Tana was recognized as king by the commissioners of three powers and the deoision of Chief Justice Chambers io the matter of kingship was proclaimed valid and binding. Malietoa Tana then abdicated in favor of the commissioners, who ap pointed a provisional government con sisting of the consols of the three powers, empowering a majority to act in all casse where unanimity is not required by the Berlin treaty. Chief Jastice Chambers cootinoes to hold office and the various municipal officials are confirmed. Doctor Wil helm Self bas been authorized to act ts president of the municipality of Apia. The commissioners expect to leave on June 28, bat they have requested Chief Justice Chambers to remain Their report recommend the abolition of the kingship and the presidency of Apia and the appointment of, governor, with a legislative council consisting^ of three Domin es of the interested powers, assisted by a native house. Under this sohcme the governor have a veto over general aod munici pal laws ; the nominees would be the departmental heads ; consular, diplo matic and judicial heads would be abolished ; revenues would be raised by an increase of duties and a diminu tion of the poll tax, the jurisdiction of the supreme court would be increas ed ; the municipality under c mayor and council, would be extended and the postoffice would be under the general government. Apia and the oountry aroundabcut re resuming normal conditions. Americans and British es press satis faction at the deoision of the commis sioners. Among the Germans it is rumored that Dr. Self will be the administrator in the new native government. - m ? mmmw> CUBANS ASTONISHED. Habana, June 20.-The Administra tion Econ mica, which is charged with the disbursement of the finances of the provisional government of Habana and the province, published a statement showing that from Jaouary to May, inclusive, the receipts were 763,194 and the expenses $178,228, the balance being cash on hand. This causes general astonishment among the Cubans and is unprecedented in the history of Habana. Never before have the figures been openly published. The officials formerly merely made semi official statements which were not itemized. No two years of the Spanish regime have yielded as much as the tast five months. The English La Lucha ia an edito rial based oo this fact, says the Cubans and Americans are watching the results of military role, recognizing the immense influence whioh will be ex erted in the fatore political struggle by the present campaign, and adds : "The greatest praise is due to the Americans here at this evidence of their intent to maintain methods of the strictest honesty." The New Trial of Dreyfus. Paris. June 20.-The approaching arrival of Dreyfus at Rennes is caus ing an influx of foreigners lhere. The hotels are besieged with appli cants for rooms, which command immense prices. The arrangements fe tue conveyance of the prisoner from Brest have been made with the greatest care, and it is believed there is no danger of demonstrations Dreyfus is expected to reach Brest early in the morning and precautions have been taken to prevent anybody from seeing him either at Brest or Rennes. The Figaro says it under stands that Dreyfus will arrive at Rennes on June 30, and that he will be landed elsewhere than ta Brest The court house at Rennes adjoins che prison. Capt. Dreyfus will be brought into court through a special ly constructed door. It is proposed to fix-* boreen in front of the win dow of his cell, so as to prevent him communicating with the houses op posite. No Pardon for Murderess. Gov. McSweeney has announced ihat be had definitely decided not to grant a pardon or commutation of sentence in the case of Mrs. Car&on, the white woman serving a life sen tence in the 6tate penitentiary for the murder of her husband. The Crops in the Field. Washington, Jane 20.-The weekly crop bulletin of the weather bureau issued today says : "While heavy rains have delayed cultivation and caused damage to crops io portions of the Mississippi and Missouri valleys, and drought continues over portions of New England and the Middie Atlantic States, Tennessee and the Central and Southern Becky Moun tain region, the week as a whole has beeo very favorable to agricultural interests. The telegraphic summary of elim ate a ad erop conditions in Coba, received from Havana on the 19th, indicates the general prevalence of drought, although local rains occurred over limited areas. The Cuban plant ers have sown sotte cane, bot are waiting for general rains, which are much needed, especially in Santa Clara province. "Corn has made good progress io all districts, although in portions of the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys excessive moisture has retarded cultiva tion. A part of the crop has reoeived its final cultivation as far north as Missouri and Southern Illinois "Winter wheat harvest has contin ued under generally favorable condi tions, beiog io progress as far North as Central Illinois, although interrupted by raine in portioos of the central Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys. While the yields are light, they are better thao were expected in some sections, and the quality is generally excellent. Grain in stock has sustain ed injury in portions of Texas. "Oat harvest is practically completed in the Southern States. In the central valleys the oendition of the crop is generally improved "Reports from nearly all sections of the cotton belt indicate a general improvement ia the condition of cotton, the least favorable comiog from Eastern Texas, Arkansas and Okla homa, where tho crop is grassy and Georgia, where caterpillars are causing injury.. Ia the oentral portion of the cotton belt, where the stands have been unsatisfactory, seed long since planted has germinated and ie coming up to improved stands. "Worms in the Carolinas and grasshoppers io Kentucky and Tennes see are eaueing injury to the tobaoeo crop, and the acreage in the last named State has been reduced from this cause and dry weather. Io the other tobacco States the outlook is promising. Some has been cut in Florida. "Haying has continued with light yields io the Middle Atlantic States, and portions of Michigan and Central Illinois In New Eoglaod, owing to the continued drought, the bay crop is almost a failure, but io the States of the central valleys the crop is generally satisfactory. " Jail Delivery in Florence. Florence, June 20.-There was a wholesale jail delivery here this after noon, every one of the prisoners taking flight, except one whose mind was too unsound io realize the splendid oppor tunity of escape, aod another who was too sick. Two of the prisoners were in jail for murder. One of them, James Abraham, was to have been hanged on the 7th of July. Four prisoners made good their escape, James Abraham, convicted ol murder, John Creech, aa cider, Horace Bronson, a little negro, np for stealing, and another negro boy for the same offense. Murderer Abraham Again in Custody. Florence, June 21.-Three of the prisoners who escaped from the county jail yesterday afternoon were captured in Darlington early this morning by a posse of young men headed by Deputy Sheriff Thomas Dennis. The three captured were James Abraham, the man who will hang July 7 and the two little negro boys, Horace Brunson and Charlie Alford. John Creech, the suepeeted slayer of Sarah Homes, is still at large, and over his cesspe Sheriff McLendon is not worrying himself, for the negro is not identified as the right man. ----mm^mwMm9~ .?. St Louis, June 20 -It is announc ed that as Governor Stephens has signed the street railway bill, tho negotiations fer a general consolida tion of all the street railways of St. Louis which have been in progress fer some time, bave been practically com pleted. The deal involves nearly 3100,000,000 Over $5,000,000 will ba extended in improvements and a larger number o meo will be employed than ever before. THE SUDDEN DEATH OF HENRY B. PLANT. Head of Great System of Railroad in the South. New York, Jooe 23 -Henry Brad ley Plant, president of the Plant Invest ment company, controlling the great system of hotels and railroads oo the west coast of Florida and the Hoe of steamers from Tampa, died suddenly tonight at his residence io this city. Mr. Plant, who was io bis 80th year, bad not beeo io tho best health for several years, bot, except brief intervals of illness, was actively en gaged io the direction of bis enterprises op to within a few hoars of bis death. On Thursday evening wheo he arriv ed home at the asoal time Mr. Plant complained of suffering from internal pain from a disorder from wbioh he bad long been suffering. His cooditioo was somewhat worse during the night, but BO alarming symptoms manifested themselves ootii a few minutes after noon today, wheo it beoamo apparent that be was sinking. He soon lapsed into aoeoosioosoess, heart failure developed and he passed quietly away. Mrs.'Plant was with her husband at the last. His only soo, Morton Free man Plant, was oat of the oity, bat was informed of his father's death, aod will arrive in New York io the morn ing. Serum for Yellow Fever. New York, Jane 20.-Dr. Alvy P. Doty the health officer of the port, is much elated over the successful results of the experiments with a serum produced at his laboratory for the prevention of yellow fever. For the past eighteen months Dr. Doty and his assistants have been produc ing this serum at the quarantine laboratory, and have iaocculated a number of guinea pigs previously fed with germs of yellow fever. For some time the experiments have been doubtful io their results, bot for the past month or six weeks they have succeeded in preserving the lives of the animals, thus affording sure evi dence of the value of the serum in the prevention of yellow fever. Dr. Doty says be will send samples of the serum to his agent at Habana, where it is expected that it will be used with success in the preservation of the lives of yellow fever patients. New York, June 22 -The directors of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail road Company met today and ratified the agreement under wbioh the com pany setis for $1, 100,000 cash to the Louisville aod Lash ville and Southern Railway companies its railroad property io Alabama, these two roads, at the same time, entering into a cootraot with the coal and iron company to reduce by 30 per eent. their present rates for orrryiog ore, coal and coke and dolomite to the latter company's plants. The directors of the eoai and iroo company aleo ratified tbe reoeot purchase of tbe property of the Shef field Coal, Iroo aod Steel Company, at Sheffield. Ala., oo tbe Tennessee River, as a result of wbioh purchase the Ten nef see Coal, Iron aod Railroad Company has has DOW a larger number of furnaces and a larger amount of coal and iron land than any other corporation io the world. Bridgeport, Conn, June 22-It was learned today that within a short time to plant of tbe American Ord nance Company has been visited by a representative of tbe Czar of Russia. It is stated the Ordnance Company was asked by the representative of the Czar whether the following order could be filled : 100 field batteries of 6 goos each, 6 and 12-pounders, quick fire guns, and 1,600 caissons and limbers. The value of the order would be about 6,000.000. The officiais of the Ord nance Company refuse to admit or deoy that such ao order bas been placed. Convict Killed. Batesburg, June 20 -W. H John son was killed this evening by Deputy Sheriffs Whittle and Berry, cf Salada County. Johnson was an escaped con vict of Georgia. It seems that Whittle and Berry bad a warrant for bis arrest from tbe Georgia authorities. After the shootiog Whittle and Berry left hen for Salada The coroner of Lex ington bas been wired and will be here in the morning to hold an inquest. Johnson leaves a wife and three small children. ? BAKING IWJ POWDER URE licious and wholesome ! 3ER CO.. NEW YORK._