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Mtyt lUatcljmnn anft Soutljrorr. , . _ ,-_^ SEE SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, SSO. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's andiTmth's." THE TR CE SODTHKON. Established jone 1366 Consolidated Aug. 251881. New Series-Vol. XIX. No. [ Published Erery Wednesday, -EY 3M. G-. Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : $1.50 per annum-in advance. IDTISTIEIMIKT: Ono Square first insertion....*..$1 00 Erery subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged for as advertiements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. SOLDIERS ARE ON VERGE OF MUTINY: WAH CORRESPONDENTS HAVE NO SHOWING. Complaint of Tfceir Treat ment by Otis Sent to London. London, July 25 -A private letter received here today from a war cor respondent at Manila and dated J one 17, says : "There seems to be no end of the war in sight. The cen sorship is constantly becoming more troublesome. Gen. Otis recently established a mle that any matter relating to the navy most be taken to the commander of the fleet for his approval and afterward submitted to the military censor, thus adding to our difficulties. For some reason which the censor would not explain, Gen. Otis refused to allow us to send the death of the Monadnocks cap tain (Nicholas) for two days after its occurrence. The general also re fused to allow us to send news of the disappearance of Capt. Rockefeller (April 28) au the ground that it would worry his family, or the killing of Capt Tilley, of the signal corps, until the next day. The correspond 62ts are all very tired of this arrange ment, which simply means that they must go out and run large chances of getting shot several times a week with no chance of making reputa tions, because their stories most always reflect Otis7 view "it is impossible to write the truth about the situation The resources and fighting qualities of the natives are quite misunderstood by the American papers' anft we cannot write the facts without being accused of treason ; nor can we tell of the practically unanimous opposition to and diBiike of the war among the American troops The volunteers, cr at least a portion of them, were at one time on the the verge of mutiny, and uniess Gen. Otis had begun sending them homewards there would have been sensational devel opments. "We have been absolutely refused ali hospital figures." GEORGIA TROOPS TAKE THE FIELD. SHERIFF OF DECATUR CALLING FOR HELP. ATLANTA, GA , July 25.-Governor Candler tonight received tbe following message from Sherie Petterson, of Decatur County at Bainbridge : "Town in the hands of a mob. Send aid quick." Governor Candler ordered the com pany of State militia stationed at Vaidosta under command of Captain Littleton and that that of Captain Smith at Tbomasviile, to proceed with all haste to Bainbridge : SAVANNAH, GA., July 25-Tele graphic orders were received here tonight from Governor Candler, address ed to Captain Middleton of the State militia at Valdssta and Captain Smith of Tbomasviile, to "report to sod to aci strictly under his orders." Tb* j governor's messa i is mandatory. It eays : "Go at once." The commercial wires having eiosed these messages were transmitted ever railroad ^vires from here, and arrangements were immediately made for special cars on the Plant system to take the troops. The train will arrive at Bainbridge at 3 a. m. The troops are wanted to protect the sheriff and the jail against the , attack of c mob that is after Jobo j Williams, a negro charged with assault j and attempt to rape upon two white girls. Williams entered their room while they were esieep and baa seized one of tbs giris when be was frighten ed. A largo crowd of country people ; are ia town and swear they will hove j Wiiiiams if ihey have to dynamite the : jail. The Decatur jail is one of the ! strongest in the State. Should an attack upon it be mide beiore the arrival of the troops there would prob ably be bloodshed. FILIPPINOS USING M RATA RIFLES. More Deadly and Longer Range Than American Weapons. Victoria, B. C , July 27.-The steamship Kinshu Maru arrived to day after a record breaking trip from China She had a few white passengers, amoDg them being Dr. Eastlake of New York, who is intro docing the electric railway system into Japan The officers of the ship report that the plague has been almost stamped out, so far as ships are concerned. A terrible hurricane swept the Japanese coast July 8 to July ll in sbijimamura, Oye district, Kusb ima perfecture, 70 nousss were wash ed away, 50 persons were killed and 30 are missing l8jemura, Itans district, the same perfecture, over 40 houses were demolished and many people are missing. At Aigumura. Kitsmoro district, Miyo prefecture, a landslide occurred on the night of Jnly IO, owing to the heavy rain Five houses were crushed under the debris and 28 persons were either killed or injured When the Kinshu Maru left Yoko hama the United States cruiser Bos ten bad arrived from Manila cn her way to San Francisco, also the trans port Hancock, which had 900 Ne braska men aboard. The transport Relief left the same day as the Rio, July 13, for America, with 300 sick aboard, from Manila, mostly Kansas men Of these Capt Bradley of the Tenth Kansas bas a bullet in the rear of bis heart and Dr. Eastlake says he cannot recover. His signal man is with him with a shattered jaw, having been wounded three times before dropping out Capt. Bradiey eulogizes Gen Otis' manage ment of the campaign, but he says he is overworked. The captain recommends the pouriog in the troops enough to suppress the rebels. He speaks in terms of the warmest admiration of the American troops who, he says, have displayed the utmost coolness and bravery. He brings a sensational report with reference to the army of the Filipinos, saying that the range of the Filipi nos7 rifies and character of the wounds show that they are not Mausers. In the same connection he gives currency to the rumors that before the outbreak a Japanese firm in Tokio filled a large order to the Filipinos for the deadly Murata rifle, which has a much longer range than the American weapon. The eale is alleged to have been consummated ic secrecy and without the knowledge of the Japanese government Strong indignation is expressed in Hong Kong over the reported with drawal of Great Britain from Sham chin It is said that an indemnity of $93,000 was accepted by Great Britain. mm i i A Traitor's Awful Death. Kansas City, Mo., July 27 -The tragic scene which attended the death of Corporal Leonard F. Hayes, America's only traitor in the Philip pines, was witnessed by Sergeant George A Lamarsh, of Co. H, Twentieth Kansas volunteers, now in this city Corporal Hayes, he says, became enamored of a Filipino beauty and, deserting his comrades, was placed in charge of a Filipino battery with the rank of lieutenant He met his death almost in the first engagement in which he fought against his country Speaking of this battle, Sergeant Lamarsh said: "We had charged the Filipinos, driving them back and killing and wounding many. Among the wounded left on the field we found Hayes. He was recog nized by several of the boys. One of the soldiers cf the Second Oregon drove his bayonet through the body of the wounded traitor and lifted him above bis head and held him there while the soldiers shot him. The body was thrown into trench and buried with several dead Filipi nos. We would have treated him woree if we had known how Hayes was a corporal in Co I, First Colorado volunteers Of the eight members of the cabinet who went into cfSce at the beginning ,of this administration, only three wi!! romain after Secretary Aiger retires Secretaries Gage, Long and Wilson It has been a noteworthy cabinet for changes. Secretary Sherman pave way to D3V and Day to Hay in the state department : Attorney General Mc Kcnna went to the supreme court and w? succeeded by Governor Griggs ; Mr. Bliss retired from thc interior department for business reasons, and was succeeded by Mr. Hitbcock, while Postmaster General Gary left on account of his health and was foiiowed by Mr. Smith. I THE ACHIEVEMETS OF THE CONFERENCE. i I Opinion of th6 Editor of Re . view of Reviews on Work. The Ilagae, Juiy 25.-I have seen the American delegates and they talked freely about the conference, but refused to make a statement about the results before the confer ence rises The following, however, may be accepted as a fairly accurate summary of the views they entertain: "The conference achieved a great success-much greater than the dele gates anticipated-and the result was achieved largely by the amour propre of capable men from all parts of the world, determined to accomplish something worth their assembling together. "The result surprised all of them, and the magnitude of the gains is imperfectly understood even by the conference. "The establishment of a permanent court of arbitration on the American principle of revision, plas the French declaration of the duty of neutrals, to recommend disputing powers to resort to arbitration court rather than to war, represents vast progress in the evolution of human society. The recognition of the duty to repre sent to disputants the desirability of resorting to the arbitration court entails no obligation ou the Ameri can inconsistent with their traditional policy. This is made absolutely clear by the declaration signed by the American delegation, read in full at the conference today, and entered on the records. ''Mr. Low was busily engaged today upon the elaboration of the final act recording the work of the conference. Mr. Holls has achieved a position of influence much greater than that of many of the first dele gates, and Capt Crozier is much admired for his plucky fight in sup port of his amendment to the Russian resolution on the dam dum bullet. "The relatione between the Amer ican and other delegates, notably the English, German and Russians, has been extremely friendly. The Eng lishmen and Americans acted throughout almost like a joint delega tion. This was due lo no arrange ment or direction, but solely because both rations found common ground of defense, common iaterests-ci viii zation and humanity. "The only point on which the English delegates faiied to support the Americans was the resolution forbidding the capture of private property at sea To this the English representatives were not opposed, but, British opinion being divided, the delegates had no instructions regarding the matter and abstained from taking action. "A er the arbitration convention 6 signed it will probably be opened to the adhesion of all other powers, uot represented at the conference, on condition that no original signatory of the convention object. This right to blackball any power wishing to join the convention was insisted upon by Italy in order to prevent the adhesion of the pope, and by England on account of the Transvaal It is hoped that all the South American states will come in. "It is the unanimous opinion of ai! the Axerican delegates that the con ference begins a new epoch and that the good seed now sown will bear a rich harvest hereafter (Signed) "William T. Stead " A COMPROMISE ON "DUTY." Tte Hague, July 25 -An arrange ment has been 8greed to with regard to the objection raiped by tbe Ameri can delegates to the international peace conference to the use of the word "duty" io article 27. of the general act, io a way that would not imply any obligation on the part of the United States to interfere in disputes between European governments, and vice versa Tbe word "duty," is retained, but on the motion of the American delegation definite declaration is inserted that j nc'biog G the arbitration convention shall impose an obligation upon the United States to interfere in European affairs or vice versa. This arrange ment will be presented to the plenary conference this afternoon. I: ba.- been decided that the various conventions shall remain open for sig oa'urc by ibe several powers until December 31, 1899. Savannah, July '27 -John Milier, ahas Williams, the Bainbridge raoist, was safely iaoded in jail jere th:? morn ing Fie came under escort cf two companies of militia from Bainbridge to Valdosta, and from that point io custody of a d<;r.u'y fhcri F a-.d two militia officers. There was not a ripple of demonstration herc Thc four com panies of militia that were on duty at j B. obridse havf been discharged ' Quiet prevails at both Bainbridge and j SafJold. I Luetgert Dies ia Jail. Confessed He Killed Hi3 Wife -Said He Was Possessed With the Devil. Joilet, 111 , July 27.-Adolph L. Luetgert, the wealthy Chicago sausage maker, who was serving a life seDteoce io the penitentiary here for the murder of his wife, was found dead in his cell today. Drs. Werner and O'Malley held a post mortem examination, disclosing the fact that Luetgert died from fatty degeneration of the heart The trial of Luetgert in Chicago attracted wide attention and was one of the most sensational in the history of the State. Luetgert was charged with having murdered his wife in the base ment of his factory and cooked the body to pieces in a vat. The prosecution had but a few small bones and two rings as evidence that their story was correct, but secured conviction and a life sentence. Chicago, July 27-Frank Fay Pratt, a member of the Chicago bar, said tonight that Adolph Luetgert confessed in February, 1898, that he had killed his wife. "He toid me he bad killed her," said Mr. Pratt. "He started to tell me some of the details, but fell to cursing about .he affair and I was unable to lead bim back to an unfolding of the steps in the crime. It was in February, 1898, that I became acquainted with Luetgert. I was con nected with the Chris Merry defense, and in my visits to my client I became acquainted with the sausage maker. He was told by one of the jailors that I was a palm reader, and one cay as I was passing his oe'ii asked me to read bis haod. I did so. I found the lines of fatality, or predestination, very strong, and I told him tb*t there were influences that he could - . resist that led him on. I told him that from his band I could' readily see that be was not responsible for his actions in the sense of self-restraint. Fie then said r " 'Yes, that is eo ; I did kill my wife I was possessed of the devil and killed her because I was in love with another woman.' He then started to tell me about the vat, and said his wife attempted to make a dying state ment to him, when the dogs began to growl and he put an end to her It was then that he switched off to cursing. As I considered the confes sion a professional one, I respected it untii death has now placed him beyond further human pursuit." ???J ? ? - --- Ingersoll's Body Cremated. New York, July 27.-The body of Col. Robert G Ingersoll was cremat ed at Fresh Pond, R I , today. The body waa placed in the retort at II 50 and at 2 o'clock all that, remained wag ashes. There were no services at the crematory. Even the organ which is usually played while a cremation is going on was silent. This was at the request of the family The body was removed from Wals ton soon after 9 o'clock and taken to the Dobbs Ferry station, where a funeral car was waiting. The body was placed in the car and the mern bera of the family also entered it. The body was inclosed in a black coffin, which was unrelieved by ian dies or plate. The party reached the Fresh Pond crematory at 11.30 o'clock The coffin was not opened in the Columbarium. Those present stood around it for few moments and then it was carried to the incinerating room. Mrs. Ingersoll bore up better than it was expected she would. When the retort had sufficiently cooled, the cradle was drawn out and the alum soaked sheet was opened. The ashes were then placed in the usual canister and then tu the urn. Both were sealed and the urn taken in charge by the Ingersoll party. The funeral urn is a beautiful one, wound with laurel leaves and berries j in bass relief and set with cypress j leaves fashioned of green bronze. It is oval and set on a red porphyry base that rests on a breast plate. On one sido is the simple inscription : "Robert G. Ingersoll" On the other, in French, aro the words : "This urn holds the dust, tho heart, the memory." The Telegraph Companies Assessed. Columbia, S. C., July 'JG -The i board of equalization today fixed the j assessment of the Western Union j Telegraph company at 375,125, and the postal at $-18,000. The original assessment ot" the former company was put at over j $1,000,000 and the latter about S3 0 0d0. -S - San Francisco, July i!5-The transport Tarter has sailed for Manila with Gen Joseph Wheeler, a portion j of the Nineteenth infantry and a; number of recruits for the army in j the Philippines on board. COLLECTING SOLDIERS' PAST. j Many of the South Carolina soldiers ! who are entitled to back pay, which is j in process of collection, hare becorr.e ; somewhat impatient at the delay in results Judge C. P. Townsend and Mr. W. Boyd Evans, who have the matter in charge, have been working hard to procure the papers necessary to get the money, but it has been slow work, and the captains have not responded with the rolls with that alacrity which ordinarily might be expected One reason for it is perhaps ex plainable from the tenor of some letters received by Gov McSweeoey from officers and men of the regi ment. One of the provisos of the contract which every soldier must sign is that Messrs. Townsend and Evans shall receive 15 per cent of the amount collected for their ser vices. A. great many of the officers and men have complained to the governor that this percentage is too much ; they are willing, they say, to pay a reasonable amount, but they think 15 per cent too high Gov. McSweeney has taken much interest in the matter and will consult with the two gentlemen about it. It is not known what they will do, but it is highly probable that some satis factory arrangement will be made - News and Courier, July 26 The Sale cf the Columbia Canal. Columbia, July 25.-It ts reported on excellent authority tonight that the Columbia and Saluda canals, having a total of 23,000-bcrse power, have been purchased from their New Eogland owners by W. B S. Whaley, of this city, and T. L. Coker of Darlington, S C. The belief 9 that Mr. John E. Searles, president of the American Cotton Company, which own tee round bale patent, is behind the deal. The price paid is said to approximate $800, 000. The Columbia canal now fam ishes power for several cotton mills, and the street railway and lighting plants It is understood that Mr. Searles has for some been desirous of tabing au interest in cotton manufac turing in the South Mr. Whaley is the president of one or more cotton miils in Columbia, and Mr. Coker is ow^)er of a paper mil!. Whether it is the parp se to consolidate the property or not is not known. THE STATE ALLIANCE. This evening the annual meeting of the State alliance will begin in this city. The sessions will be held in the State senate chamber at the capitol. President Witborn, Mr "Elder and many other prominent alliancemen are already in the city The alliance will doubtless remain in session several days. A number of delegates arrived in the city last evening. Others will arrive today. A good attendance is hoped for despite the general belief that the alliance is dead in this State. Ex President Keitt and secretary Reid also arrived yesterday. No queB tions of great public interestsd are to be acted upon so far as known The trustees of the State alliance exchange will meet this morniog and theil' report on the business affairs of the exchange will doubtless consume considerable of the convention's at tention Last night a meeting of the execu tive committee of the alliance was held at the room of the secretary at Wright'6 hotel The annual reports of the officers were received and con sidered -Tne State July 27. MR. ALGER GOES OUT Washington, July 20.-The features of the cabinet meeting today were the farewell of Secretary Alger and the pr sentation of his successor, Mr. Root flis greeting was pleasent ac*: cor dial l o remained but a few minutes, leaving shortly after noon tu catch nhe 12 4.0 train f:-r New York When be left thc White house he said he wou'd icturn and as-umc charge of the war cepiTrrreot Aug 1 Shortly after ?ir. Root bad left Secretary Alger made his aiicu- He sho.'k hands with the president and each member of bis cab inet. In nevins farewell there were many kindly expressions of regret and exchanges of weil wishes. The cabinet remained in session about three-quarters of aa hcur after Gen. Alger's departure. THE NEW STANDARD COTTON TARIFF. Schedule of Local Rates Fix ed by the Commis sion. Columbia July 27.-The State railroad commission yesterday made public its new standard tariff of cotton freight rates, which becomes effective August 25. The tariff pro vides for the redaction of from 25 to 35 per cent, on the present rate, which was established when the State was producing not more than 400 bales of cotton. Starting out with a rate of 6 cents for hauls of 10 miles and ander the tariff increases five miles at a time, the rate increasing with it one cent at each jamp ap to 100 miles. The mileage when jumps by tens up to 200, the 25 to 100 rate being 25 cents, increasing ene cent for each jump until the 200 mark ie reached, that being the same as 170 to 180 rate-33 cents Eeyond 200 miles the mileage jumps are 20 at a time and the rate increases a cent for each 20 miles, the final 300 to-320 rate beiDg 40 cents. This is said to be the lowest iocal cotton freight tariff of any now in j operation in the United States It I was prepared and adopted by the i commission only after a thorough ; study of the question and after nu \ merous hearings accorded the rail j road traffic managers. The new rate ; will mean much to the farming aud i the cotton mill interests . ! After Louisiana Lynchers. Washington, July 27 -The state ! department has received from Gov. \ Foster of Loaiana a preliminary j report upon the killing of the five ! Italians at Tallulah The point of i interest and importance is the gov ; ernor's statement that he bas been j officially advised that three of the j men were naturalized American cit ! izens. j This statement is directly the re I verse of the advices that come to the ! state department through the Italian : consular office at New Orleans, who . sent agents into the country to secure information on this point. Gov. Fos 1 ter records in his report an earnest : disposition on the part of the sheriff of Madison county, where the affair ! occurred: io bring the perpetrators . of the killing to justice and to lay all of the facts before the grand jury of [ the county That body is not at : present in session, so it cannot under : take to look into the case before the ' next term of court. Meanwhile the : sheriff himself promises to make a : thorough inquiry and to report al! of i the facts to the governor through the ! district attorney. The facts set out in the report have been communicated to Count Vinci j here, and he wiil in tarn communicate them to the Italian foreign office MUST OBEY THE LAW. It was only a few days ago that the State supreme court rendered a decision to the effect that liquor ooDStabSp? as j well as other officers had no right to i carry concealed weapons. The practice j having been general among the consta I bies, Gov. McSweeccy yestc-rday ordered the fcllowiog notice sent io i each one of the chief constable : Dear Sir : Gov. MoSweeney directs I me to have you to direct your ocnsfablea 1 not to carry concealed weapons The supreme court has re cntiy deoided that : it is unlawful for them to do so. If ! weapons are carried at ail, they mus1, be exposed. Respectfully, W. H. HARRIS, Clerk. In this connection it is stated that I sine-: Gov. Tillman's administration the Stale has not furnished thc liquor constables with pistols, and the consta : oles have been supplying tbemic-ives with guns. The general belief has : been ail along that the State was sup plying these men with pistols Hereafter if the eocstabios bear pistols they will have to wear them * exposed or cleo lay themselves i:.a:!e to prosecution.-Thc State, July 26. -mXO . 'OM The First Bale. Savannah, Ga.. July 28.-The -st baie of new cotton fer the season of 1899 ard 190U arrived here this morn ing. It weighed 3G0 pounds ard wiil be sold tomorrow at auction. POWDER Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW YORK.