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otchmon an out!) ro i YS* SUMTES WATCH 91 AN Established April. IS 50 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's andSTruth's. THE TRUE SOCTHRON, Established Jon 13 >6 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. Cit WSt tfaam at Soutkoit. Published Every Wednesday, -BY M. C3r. Osteen, SUMTER, S. O, TSRMS : $1.50 per annum-io advance. ADVSSTIBXMSJIT: ' Ooo Sqn&re first insertion.............$1 00 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wi! be made at reduced rates. Ali conara an ieations which subserve private interests will be charged forasadvertiements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. A British Officer Severely Criticises. Conduct of Campaign in Lu zon, Daelaring Gen.' Otis Unfit for the Command. Chicago, Aug. 9.-A special dis patch to The Tribune from Victoria, B. C., says: Capt. St. John, of the British croiser Peacock, who arrived here from Manila by today's Empress en rente home declares that Gen. Otis utterly ignorant of she necessities or responsibilities of a campaign in the tropics. He has 5,000 dead to bis account, tbs British officer declares, and his hesitation has al ready shown his forces that he has no grasp on the situation. Otis' field transport service is de clared to be wretchedly insufficient and his hospital corps a farce ; and his plan of campaign calculated to advance the enemy's interest as no other could. A serious breach is declared to exist between the United States army and navy at the iront, and Commander St. John says the "first thing the United States government should do is to recall this man. lt is really pitiful to see the sacrifice of the splendid men of his army.,, s incidentally Commander St John says that the press censorship is car ried to the extreme in Manila to save Otis from being swept down in a food of popular indignation. "Filipino Independence/0 A Strong Appeal to the Pow ers for Recognition. Manila, Aug. 8, 4 50 p m -Agui sado has appealed to the pacers for recognition of "Filipino independence" in a document dated from Tarlac, Joly 27, and signed by Buencamino. It bas been received by ali the foreign consuls in Manila with the request that they forward it to their respective Gov Tfce Filipinos use their old argument, i kat they had conquered the sovereign ty of these islands from Spain before the signing of the treaty of Paris, and, therefore, Spain was io no position to eede them to the United States They argue that the possession of 7,000 Spanish, prisoners, captured with their arms, fighting against the Filipinos, 'Ms eloquent proof of the nullity of Spanish sovereignty, as when they surrendered Spain's hold was irrevocably lost." The document then says: "Reply ing to the Spanish commissioners' re quest to release the prisoners because Spain no longer has political interests in thc island, wc asked for a treacy of peace and friendship between Spain and the Filipinos, whereby the prison ers would bc relearei. But the com missioners refused because it would mean recognition of independence This is equivalent to saying that the prisoners must stay in our bands in definitely, because their possession is our most efficacious method to adjust our aeoount with Spain and obtain from her recognition of our independence " The Filipinos claim that they con quered all the oountry except Manila, aod that they cooperated ic securing the latter's capitulation by surrounding it at a cost of thousands of lives. They also claim they conquered the country unassisted, except for sixty guss that Admiral Dewey gave Aguinaldo, aod that Admirai Dewey and tbe Brit ish and Belgian consuls recognized the Filipino's sovereignty by asking for pssses to visit the oountry. They repeat the claim that they have letters from American consuls and gen erals recognizing their sovereignty, and promising that the Americans would recognize their independence, "which was at the disposition of the powers " The Filipinos attempt to make capi tal out of the statement that Admiral Dewey bad snob confidence that Agui naldo would observe and fulfil the rules of war that he gave him a hundred Spanish prisoners, which the American navy had captured. Finally, tbe Filipinos appeal to the powers to influence Washington to bring to a termination "tbe unjust war which The Penitentiary Scandal. Report of the Investigating Committee in Fall. Colombia, Aug. 8.-Spacial : The Penitentiary investigation committee bas filed its report with Governor McSweeny. It is a most interesting public document and summarizes the work of the committee as much ss possible. The report brings out in a concise manner the mismanagement in a business way that has been found at this state institution and the farce of previous examinations, with limited scope of inquiry, perhaps, but which, like the directors, made BO careful researches, but took things on faith or inquired only into the charges made. ACTION WILL SOON BE TAKEN Governor McSweeney was out of the city today and Attorney General Bellinger has not yet returned to the the city, but as soon as these officials return to the city action will be taken and proceedings institu ted to amend the wrongs as far as possible. The committee merely summarizes the evidence as taken and published, which it was expected to do under the resolution of the general assembly. Columbia's Paper Mill. Columbia, August 8.-Mention was msde ia The News and Coarier corres pondence that about the next industrial movement on the tapis in Columbia was the organization of a paper mill. The application for the charter was filed today. The ccmpsoy is to be known as the Saluda Fibre Company, of Columbia. The corporators named are V. G. Coker and J. L. Coker, Jr. The capital stock of the company is to be $100,000. The company will use the patents now in successful operation at Harts ville. It is the purpose to use the electric power of the Columbia canal in the manufacture of the paper. The basic plan is the use of pine and other wood for the pulp out of which to manufacture the paper. The project has been quietly mention ed for some time and this is the first official move. Those who are mostly interested in the matter today said that the matter was as "solid as a die," and that they did not care to have anything much to say about it for the present. What they wanted to do was to get the mill started and then let it speak for itself. Ot course, if the mill be established on the proposed plans it will be a very big thing for Columbia and for the entire State. Newspapers can then get their raw material for very much less and with very much lees freight than at present. Lively Affair in the Richland Court House. The Richland County court house was yesterday the scene of a most unfortunate occurrence. Growing out of the charge that came by way of Greensboro that yoong Jim Campbell of this city wag suspected and being shadowed for taking the Kendall dia monds, oame an encounter in which Jim Campbell attached Dr. Kendal! with a piece of a buggy whip, and as a result of which that young man, his brother, Mr. R. E. Campbell, derk in the county auditor's offioe, and his father, County Treasurer Campbell, have been arrested and will have to answer at the coori of gagerai sessions for assault and battery with intent to kill. The encounter occurred in the main bail of the county court houee and drifted into Probate Judge Ray's office. The whole thing occurred quickly and was over before those in tte offices on that floor realized that aoything unusual was going on -The State, Aug 8. Three Were Naturalized. Washington, Aug 9 -The state department bas received from Gov Foster of Loui6ana certified copies of thvj final naturalization papers taken out by Frank, Charles and Joe Defatta, three of the men lynched at Tallulah and claimed by the Italian authorities to be Italian citizens The naturalization papers were issued by the court in Madison district, and are regarded by the authorities as establishing beyond question the citi zenship of these three participants in the affair. Gov Foster's final report on the circumstances of the lynching has not yet been received O G. Marjenhcff one of the largest bakers in Charleston, has advertised for samples of South Carolina made flour, and when he finds the best of the home product he will use it to the exclusion oi fiour from the west He uses a great deal of floor and his example will at once establish a Mrs. F. W. Pickens Dead. W fa of First War Governor of South Carolina. Edgefield, Aug. 8-Mrs F. W. Pickens died at her home, Edgewood, in the suburbs of town, this morning at 8 o'clock. Mrs Pickens waB one of the most famous womeu of the South, and whose name will live in its history. Mrs. Pickens prio to his marriage, was Miss Lucy Hol combe, of Texas, the gallant Hol combe Legion having borne her name. In 1855 she married Gov ernor F. W. Pickens, and as a bride was presented at the Court of St Petersburg, where the brilliancy of mind and wondrous beauty eclipsed all rivalry, She loved the south and the cause for which it fought, and one of the last efforts of her patriotic^ and romantic career was to place a monument on the public square in memory of our Confederate dead. She will be laid to rest to morrow morning in the village cemetary' beside her patriot husband and loving daughter. Race Riot in Greenville. Result, One White Man and Five Negroes Wounded. Greenville, S. C., Avgust 7 -Ben Odam, a prominent young man of this place, and John MoCiinton, a negro, were wounded in a fierce battle between the white people and negroes living in the vicinity of the Poe and Sampson cotton miils, near here, late last night. Odam was shot in toe jaw, and the negro, besides being considerably bruis ed, was struck in the wrist by a bullet. J C. Couch, a white man, had his sus penders out by a shot, and his clothing wac pierced by three other ballets in his efforts to save Odam. . Four other negroes were wounded, but being taken away immediately by their friends to avoid arrest, the nature of their injuries or their identity could not be learoed. Tack Moore, one of the gang who started the trouble, is in jail. Yesterday afternoon, while Operative Ellenburg, of the Poe Mill, with his family, were at the dicing table, several shots were fired into his bouse. No ene was struck; but Eilenburg began to search for tbe would-be assassins. Tack Moore was the oniy one captured. He was placed in the county jail hefre. j Word was . sent by messengers to the negro churches, and the oourier report ed that a negro had been lynched at the Poe Mill. The churches were soon deserted, and the negroes, arming themselves with shotguns, revolvers, axes and other dangerous implements, went to the mill: The sheriff and chief of police could not persuade them that Moore was io jail, and one of the num ber said : "We will kill the chief of police if Moore is lynched." There were about twenty five negroes in 'be crowd and as many mill operatives, armed with guns, gathered with the intention of dispersing the negroes. The negroes attempted to arrest four white men, when the other operatives came to their assistance, and the race riet oontinued for some time. In many places it was a hand-to-hand conflict. Many shots were fired, but the greater number of injuries were inflicted wich dubs. At 2 o'clock this morning the militia was called out and the Rev. J. A. Pinson, pastor of the Mount Zion Col ored Baptist Church, went to the jail. Here he found Moore and, coming back, toid the negroes Moore was safe, which ended the trouble. The effect of the military was to cause the negroes to disperse. There was some excitement today, but all is quiet tonight. - - mm .?< . - il - - Cape Ha tien, Haiti, Aug. 9.-Gen. Francisco Liriana sent from Monte Christi by the Dominican government to attack Gen. Raymon Racheo at Dajabon, the headqaarters of the revo lutionists, was abandoned, when be ! arrived in front of the enemy by bis ! troops wbo, without firiog a shot, ! deserted and entered the camp of Gen i Pacheco. The advanced posfs of the . latter are at Las Aguas and the r volu tion 6ts are masters of the fords aoross I the river Ysque, thus cutting off com muoicatioo betwaen Monte Christi and the interior. The forces of Don Juan Isidro Jiminiz, leader of the revolution, are beiug augmented every day and the news from all parts of the Dominican republic is favorable to him. - mi TO- I ll - Colonei John T. P'ort did not be lieve the Virginia tradition that the peerless Albermarle pipin would not Sourish outside Albermarle county. He has an orchard of three-year old trees and expects Habersham county, in Georgia, to disprove the Virginia tradition Folks used to say, up north, that good peaches would not grow in South Georgia, but the Elberta is now conceded to be the finest peach in the world -Angosta FIGHTING fN LUZON.' Details of MacArthur's Ad* vance on the Town of Angeles. Manila, Aug. 9, 7.50 p. m -Details of Gen. MacArthur's advance beyond San Fernando show that (he Americans covered five miles io the first five hours, and at 2 o'clock had advanced six miles along the railway, stretching on each side of it for two miles and resting at night three miles from Angeles, which will be made the northern base of ope rations, instead cf San .Fernando, vjhere a garrison of 600 men has been left. The casualties are between 30 and 40. The Filipinos were surprised, ex pecting tbe Amerioan forces to move against Tico. They followed their usual tactics of holding their trenches until they became too warm and then retreating id disorder. Tbey are now falling back westward toward Poric. The Twelfth and Seventeenth regi ments had the sharpest engagements. The country our troops passed over is covered with rice fields and bamboo thickets, the hardest possible ground for marching. The mud, in pisces, was knee deep. Angeles is one of the richest towns north of Manila, and is considered to be a better base of operations than San Fernando. - ->-. - ^?t The Trial of Dreyfus. . Rennes, France, Aug. 9.-The secret session of the Dreyfus court martian today lasted from 6.30 a. m. until ll 45 a. m. Gen Chanoine nearly completed his part of the ex planation of the dossier. He will be heard tomorrow for about a couple of hours and then M Paleologue, of the foreign office, will take up the task, which, it is understood, will be com pleted Friday next. A public ses sion, therefore, will take place Satur day morning. The dossier consists oT about 400 documents, of which 50 were disposed of yesterday. Several of the documents are written in German. During the pro ceedings today a German dictionary was sent for and the correspondent here of the Associated Press learns from a sure source that when certain words and expressions could not be exactly understood, even with the aid of the dictionary, Dreyfus, who is a perfect German scholar, volun teered a translation and was allowed to give explanations, which were of valuable assistance to the members of the court. The precautionary police measures today were much more stringent th?", yesterday. Strong detachments of infantry, instead of gendarmes, cor doned the streets leading to the Lycee. Abeolutely nobody but police and soldiers were thus within 100 yards of Dreyfus when he crossed the ave nue de la Gare. The authorities explain the rigor of these measures on the ground tbat yesterday a few cries against the prisoner were raised while he was crossing the avenue. Not a discord ant note was heard anywhere today. A British Gunboat Fires on Frenchman. Was too Near to English Soil and Tried to Bun. London, Aug 9.-The British tor pedo gunboat Leda found a French boat fishing within the three-mile limit this morning. The fishermen attempted to escape and did not stop when a blank shot was fired The Leda then fired a shot, disabling tha fishing boat and killed the helms man The fishing boat was afterwards towed to this port with the body of the helmsman on board her The arrival here of the Etoile de Mor caused much excitement, where it is boped the regretable incident will draw attention to the serious inroads made by foreign fishermen in British waters The admiralty ex press extreme surprise at the fact that the fishing boat disregarded the Leda's signal to heave to, and, in the absence of the official report, they assume that the commander of the Leda only resorted to drastic measures when other means were ineffectual. The captain of the Etoile de Mer has been arrested. Folkstone, Eng, Aug / -The coroners inquest upon the body of the helmsman resulted in a verdict of accidenta death, the jury exonerat ing the officers of the Leda. Orarjgeburg, Aug. 8 -The race today between William W. Wanoa maker and Thomas F. Brantley for the legislature resulted in this city as fol lows : Court House Club, Brantley 37, Waccamakcr 67; Citizens' Club, Brantley 117, Wannatsaker 44. Tbe county vote is very light. Brantley is "THE TIMES" IS LOADED. Rentes, Aug. ll.-The London Times' statement this mornigg of the late Lieut. Co!. Henry's treason caused considerable sensatiop here, and was much discussed among the newspaper men and all others interested in the trial. In the affirmation ol' Henry that Eiterhazy was his accomplice 9 only a confirmation of what has already many times been stated. Bat what was re garded important is the fact that The Time9 announced it in such categorical terme, demonstrating, according to the views of the friends of Dreyfus here, that The Ti mes people have actually seen documents, submitted to them by more than one foreign military attache, presenting the strongest proof of Hen ry's guilt, and, moreover, that thia announcement can only prelude the publication in The Times of the actual documents. The co-respondent here of the Asso- j ciated Press spoke to Haj. Forzinetti, who wa9 governor of the Cherche Midi prison during Dreyfus' incarc ra* lion there, and who wa9 cashiered on account of his declarations favorable to Dreyfus' attitude while in prison. Forzinetti said : "The Times' statement confirms my own view. I am convinced of Henry's complicity from the first, and always regarded him as the real culprit." Regarding the courtmartial. he said : "Tomorrow will undoubtedly be the most important day of the whole pro ceediog8, as Gen. Mercier and M. Casi mir-Perier (former president of France) if time admits, will be confronted, and a most dramatic scene is inevitable, as their declarations in certain matters differ on essentials points." Savages Surrounded. Chicago, Aug. 8 -A special io The Record from Guayamas, Mex., says: Gen. Torres has almost completely sur rounded Bicam, a Yaqai stronghold, where nearly 2,000 savages are mass ed. On the arrival of the artillery and the machine guns the Mexican general will close in on the Indians and precipi tate the biggest battle ever fought be tween the government and the Yaquis. The government now has nearly 5,000 men in the field. Two hundred volun teers will leave Guayamas for Medaco to-night on the steamer Jalisoo. A fight is expected on entering the Ycqui river with a large band of savages that last week attacked and burned three sloops. ^- i II t^^m j Alexandria, Va , August 8.-Ben Thompson, colored, 20 years of age, wa9 iyoohed at ll 30 o'clock tonight for attempting an assaolt upon Lillian Clarke, the eight year old daughter of Edward Clarke, residing on Patrick Street. The police made a determined effort to prevent the.mob, which gath ered around the jaii about ll o'clock, from obtaining possession of the prison er, but were unsuccessful. The door was broken io and daring the scuffs which ensued Chief of Police Webster was hurt. Peoria, 111 , Aug. ll..-An auto mobile gan carriage, upon which a Colts automatic rapid firing gun will be mounted, ie now being con structed in Peoria, nd will be com pleted in a month. The carriage will be a three wheel ed affair with seats for four men and provisions for at les.st 1,000 rounds of cartridges. The whole concern is expected to weigh only about 1,000 pounds. Charleston, Aug. 9.-Vice President F. K. Carey was today elected the president of the Charleston Consoli dated Railway, Gas and Electric Com pany to succeed the late Dr. J. 3. Lawrence. P. H Gadsden was elected a member of the board of directors and also vice president. An advisory or executive board, consisting of Samuei H. Wilson, G. W Williams, Jr., and George E Edwards, were elected, who, with Manager Hill and Vice President Gadsden, will manage the affairs of the compaoy. Manila, Aug 9, 12 25 p. m.-Gen. MacArthur's force consisting of 4,000 men. advanced five miles beyond San Fernando today and encountered and defeated a Filippino force of 0,000 men The enemy retreated, leaving many dead and wounded. The American loss in killed aud wounded was 20. It is now estimated that the loss occasioned by the recent floods in Texas amounts to $18,000,000, one third of which sum represents the cotton destroyed. The Yeliow Fever Epidemic. Washington, Aog 9 -Dr. Wy man's reports were cf an encourag ing nature. Surgeon Pettns at Fort Monroe stated that there are no new developments at that place. Dr White in a dispatch from Hampton say9 : Last case in Pfaoebns furnished new clothing and discharg ed. House disinfected. No re maining loci in the town. Disease now confined to Soldiers' Home. Cases having all been isolated. No one has beeo exposed for several days. House to house inspections complete here. NothiDg suspicions in Hamp ton. I meet authorities of Newport News, Hampton and Virginia State board tomorrow at noon at Newport Newe to discuss the situation.V Quarantine Against Hampton Raised-No New Cases. Newport New?, August 10-The yellow fever epidemic is practically at an end. The quarantine established by the city against Hampton and vicin ity was raised tonight, following a con* ference between the health boards cf Newport News, Richmond, Norfolk and Hampton, with the State board of health and representatives of the Ma rine Hospital service. The local quarantine against Norfolk remains in foree, but will be raised Saturday evening. The record- of the scourge to this date shows a total of 43 case, of which ll resulted fatally. Twelve cases were discharged os cured and 20 convales cents remaio io hospital at the Soldiers' Home. A Dangerous Practice. Very few people keep posted on the postal laws. For instance it is a common practice for merchants who send small mail orders at merchandise rates through the mail, to enclose a bill in the bundle. This is in viola tion of the law, and if detected, would subject the sender to heavy fines Four such cases were made out in this State recently. Another common practice, which women are frequently guilty of, is to send a friend a newspaper with notes on the margin. This is likewise a penal offense, and should the authorities find it out, it would cost the offender more than he would probably spend in stamps during his natural life. Ail governments are strict with their postal laws, and while a man may violate them for years, and not be caught he is liable to suffer for the first offense The editor of the Abbeville Press and Banner thinks there is but little efficacy in prayer for rain if the peti tion mus! go up from the multitude. "The Almighty answers the indi vidual." he says, 4 and does not deal with the multitude, as such." He says there are several classes who undoubtedly depend on the Lord for rain : 1. Those who run their rows up and down the hiil, so as to convey the wafer into the steams as quickly as possible. 2 Those who plow their land very shallow so as to prevent the soil, as far as possible, from appropriating the rain as it falls. 3 Those who in whatever they do have an eye single to the leaching of the soil, so tb * neither strength nor moisture ma> edi ai n in the laud to nourish and support the crops. - a -? Wiikesbarre. Pa., August ll -Coo tractor George S. Post of ibis city, who brought GO oegroes from the South here to work oo sewers, was arrested this eveoiog charged with aiding a nuisance Wheo the negroes arrived here they refused to go to work, claim ing they had been promised $1 50 a day. Then they became a publio charge and lived in filth and squalor. The health officers said the health of the community was endangered. Boston, Aug. 9 -Three thounsand people paid 10 cents admission to People's Temple tonight to see Miss Jewett and the Baker family. Mrs. Baker furnished the sensation of the evening. While J W. Hutchinson, the white-haired abolitionist singer, was singing his song, "The Father hood of God and the Brotherhood of Man," Mrs. Baker experienced reli gious exhiliaration. She dropped her little son, Willis, who had been sleeping in her arms, and strode around the platform, rolling her eyes and waving her arms A dozen peo ple conducted her to a seat Among the other speakers were Rev Justin D. Fulton and Miss Jewett. BAKING POWDER Makes the food more delicious and wholesome