The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 17, 1900, Image 2
Censors Stop All News.
Nothing More From Lady
amitb?All Newt Telegrami
Held Up.
Loedoa, Jii 10. 4 80 t m ? The
war ofttt his neither ooetriboted aoy
Hgbt oti tbe sitoatioo io Natal aioee
?eaday nor allowed the diepatobee of
eerroepoodtots io gel tbroogb. Ooose
qoeetiy tbe pebiio imoatieooi fiod*
wool io o diteotstoo of too oooduot of
tee nor
Tbo Moroog Pott demand* that tbe
ftreit tleld, tflott aod io preparation
efceU bo toorooood by 65,000 ttoo. To
obio tod it orgtt tbot oil tbo trtioed
otoo tbo ooootry pootoatot, militia tod
woroetttrt, aboil bo oollod out, oaoertiog
tetideo tally tbot. although tbo ottitode
of other poweri to oorreet io tbo d < i
ttttio teoto tf Ibt word, to iovtaioo. if
attempted, woold bo toddeo. tod thtt
wow io tbo tioto to tpprebeod eontto
gjeeoite
Great Brittle's loa^ea eioce tbo wtr
begat aro fatt tpproteSing 8,000. A
war oftee oottpilttioo of oatoaltiet,
booed last ovetiag. thiwe a tottl of
7.213-1 027 killed. 3,(57 5 woooded
ood 2.511 stittiog Tbcee do not
iooloOe 140 wbo bate ?03000)bed to
sUeeaaa oor tbo eatnaltiet at Ladyamith
loot Seterdey
NEWS FROM LADYSMITH ANX?
IOUSLY AWAITBD.
Farther oowa of Goo. White* a v.otory
it eoxioocly awaited, at it ie generally
realized today loot tOero waa little
warraat for tbe exoltatioo wbieb fol?
lowed tbe aoooootatttot of bit repolae
of tbo Boera. Tbia remarkable revo
lottoo io Batr tootioo bat bete tootber
oooapleto terprtte to tbo British, wbo
hod ooi rookoofd 00 tbo woakeoed
forriooc of Lady ami tb boiog tobjeeted
to 000b a ooorog0000 assault, tod it it
realised tbtt Gao. White's troops 000
oot bo ez pasted to greatly proloog toeb
OO ardoroot dafeote. Io aome qotr
tort it it ooettdtrod ooaeeoootablt tbat
Ota BoJIer did oot preee bie attempt
to off ?et a pa**4!9 ?' tbt Togelt river
while tbo Beert wore sogogod oorth
werde, aod tbt ooststtot 00 bio tpptreat
oops attest aro oowite oomplimeotary.
Fmot tbs Boer beadqosrtsrt it is re
ported tbtt Gto. Boiler io eooatreotiog
eta bet diary railroad from tbt ataio lioo
?toOeleaeo. weatwardly, io tbt diree*
OtOO of Vot?ieter'# drift
Ad vi o?t from tbo Modder river aty
Owe Botrt tootiooo to extend tbeir
work*, tod it it estimated tbat 30.000
otto are reqoired to dtftod tbem.
Tbo prttootrt etptored by tbt Ctoa
whites tod Qtteoltodert tt Soooyside
ore gtiog to Ctpt Towo for tritt ta
fobtle.
JLoodoo PaperaCall on People
u Jto Break tbe Censorship.
?a
Liodo/i, Joo. 12. 4 a. ea ?Lee
MotaVrd cortridgeo ore running obort
io the> British magazines, and, accord
tog to o semi oflhitl report, tbe war
wflne) porpoeea to fall back tempo
tartly opon 100.000.000 Mark IV ,
vMawoadiog bullets, most of whiob are
already Io ttorage in South Africa
The war office, however, i:eo issued
tbe strict order to tbo volunteers thtt
the 50 ronodt of "Merk IV ' given
tbem moot be oted in practice ot
Home, none being token to South
Afvice
After the public onnouncement that
wo tocb bullet would be uted in this
tier, itt employment, the Daily
Cbton:c>e think*, woold be ? eeriouo
breech, of ftitb, eepecially 00 the
British commtndert hart* complsined
tbot the' B jets occesi'xielly use such
wroj-etilet
The> urwaDtpere were reconciled
wafting the earty daya of the war to
cable cenaoreliip to take for granted
tbat full oevrOtivee sent by mail
Woo-I nupply ?II deficiencies. For
eonv mn, however, ev*?n the mtil
c ?rr- -i> 1 ,oece ihst has arrived in
ItOlitlno ban ah irn tigne of habitual
tcsa .1 ii g by the centorehip Poppe
ore r?Mi?tnh'*re<i without chronologit'w)
Wf/logical connection, Inaving the
tlappeiiin^a dferntii-d tjtiHe muri
telltiibl** in many cases The editors,
ocii'-tf i> .--*???? In concert, ste Isying
thee** feet! bet?re the public and in
oioting that they be pet mi Mtod to know
wed i<> oMiw ih?* Ucte
The Doily Noil t<?rnierly accus?s
the war . fti e < I ' s^OQtaWrO)gjf< tn etlit
tug ? fti ?I disowtphee bet?r?? their
ieeuatM'e a d citee particular* The
Doily Gorootole aver* that there
eecme In bo an ? ftinal conspiracy
against letting the truth hi* ki >wu
Although tbe nunibei of detttit
from dysentery and enteric f? vt r at
Lodvaoi th btve beoo published by
Ibe war ofloe since Stltirdty night,
nothing bat I? > u given out rt gardiug
the engagnnvnt The war office 0?
werte tbat tt has nothing to give out
Arm cL eritico, who, in the sb
oence of reportoriol or f ffioisl de
woriptton from the seot of wer, pour
forth pogeo of conjecture end opinion,
conc'ide tbot oot much it to be ex?
pected of the Britith hosts in South
Africo until Lord Kobero shall hsvc
hod plenty of time to think and fresh
lovioo shsll have arrived Time io
working now for tbe Boers. Each
doy mtkee more difficult the three
belcogurod positions
Alt joogb the war offioe decline* Io
ooofira tbo report that Lord Methueo
?00 bete rowoMow Io Koglsnd, io
qniries made by a correspondent at
Metbuen's home in Wiltshire have
olioited the information that when be
received bis wouod his horse threw
him heavily and spinal sod other in
juries surperveoed.
The theory is now sdvsnoed tbst
the seizures of the Germso mail
steamers Herzog sdd General, since
relssssd were msde on purposely mis
leading information supplied to Brit?
ish sgents, the desigu being; to embroil
Greet Britain and Germany in a
quarrel.
LADY3MITH BATTLE TERRl
BLY BLOODY.
London, Jan 12 ?The Daily Mail
says : 44 We lesro thst in the attack
oo Lsdysmith Isst Ssturdsy, Jsn 6,
The British losaea Were 14 officers
killed 34 wounded, sod over 800 noo
commissioned officers sod men killed
or wounded
"The Boer losses, wo hear,
sro estimated st between 2,000 and
3,000 "
OEN BULLER ADVANCES
AND SECURES STRONG
POSITION ON ROAD
TO LADYSMITH
London, Jan 13, 4 a. m.?Gen
Buller's 28 words announcing bia
forward movement of Thursday in
tcrpreted aa meaning that he had
paaaed around the western end of the
Boer lines at Colenso and is now
several miles behind them, and with?
in 14 miies of Gen White's out
posts at Lsdysmith The Boers, a
few daya ago, had forces with guns
at Springfield, where Gen Butler
dates bis dispatch. Tbeae commands
have been obviously dislodged either
by fighting or by manoeuvres, the
Boers retiring soroos the Tugela as
Gen Boiler advanced From Gen
Buller's dispatch, coupled with the
foot tbst unofficial intelligence from
the seat of wsr bss virtually ceased
since Mondsy, the deduction is
drswo that important operations are
in progress, aa be caunot move fsr
without goiog sgsiost the Boer eo
trenebments.
The destbs from enterio fever sod
dyseotery at Lsdysmith, sversglog
from 8 to 10 daily, are considered
more serious tbsn the 420 casualties
of Ssturdsy's fight, ss tbey iodioste
the frightfully insanitary condition
of the beleaguered town A letter
from Ladysmitb, dstod Deo 7, says
tbst even then 90 out of 540 meo io
the bsttsliou of which the writer was
s member were sick vnth dyseotery
or enteric fever, snd nccordiog to s
dispatch to the Daily Chronicle dated
Jan 8. the patients anil attendants in
Tombi camp, where the hospital is,
then numbered 2,800.'
It is officially announced tbst the
Ear! of Ava has died of his wounds.
THE L03*E3 ATHDY3M1TII
London, Jan 12 ?The war office
this morning received the following
diepslch from Gen Bnller dated
Springfield. Thursday, Jan 11 at 9 20
evening :
"I occupied the eouth bank of the
Tugela rii er at Potgieters drift this
morning; and seized Pont The liver
is in flood. The enemy is stronlv
entrenched about four and a half
mile* to the north "
The war office announces that the
British casualties at Lsdysroth Jan G.
among the rank aud file were 135
killed and 242 wounded. Among
the officers there were 13 killed sod
27 wounded
Among the letter was Lie-it Col
Wm llenty Dick Couyugbam, V C .
commander of the Second brigade of
the Gordon Highlanders eiune 1897
who, has since succumbed to his
wounds He wss immeusley popular
everywhere.
Gen Buller's second sttempt to
cross the Tugela obviously is of a
flanking character ; but, whether it
is intended to push the advance
home, or whether his operations arc
only a feint to cover an attack in
fores on tho Boer position at lHang
wins mountain remains to be seen
Springfield, from whence Gen Bnl
ler's dispatch was sent, is 1G miles
west of Frere The last news from
HpriiMjrfleld was that it was held by
the Johannesburg corps under Gen
Ben Viljoen and that the Boers bad
big guns i" pneilion **t Potgieters
drift, apparently six or tight miles
north of Springfield, and acro s the
big Tugelu Tho possession of the
arid and the Pont is regarded as of
great importance It is reported
here that Gen Bnller submitted bis
plan of campaign to Lird Roberts
immediately after the latter landed
and that Geti Roberts sanctioned it
There is a belief, in some quarters
that Um Hectors McDonald will sue*
cced L >rd Molinien in command of
the British force at Modder riv? r
The Gazette today proclaims the
piohibition of the exportation from
the United Kingdom or the carrying
coastwiao of a variety of acids, capa
bin of being converted into military
stores
I The Appetite or n <><> ?t
I* rnvied by ?II MSI dyspeptics wlto-a* Mom
ach .i I liver ar? SS4 oi Sf*Jsff< All ISCk ibseld
know tbitt l>r. King'* Now Lite Till?, the won.
Jarful Moumch mn I Liver Kesiadji fcives H
?plemlii ?ppetile. wound dtgSStleS SSd ? re^u
Ur bodily babit that lOfBjfaf perfect bcsltb and
great eaargjr. Only 2jo at J. F: W< DeLortne'e
drag More. 4
The General Assembly.
Columbia, Jan 11 ?In the house
today a number of third reading bills
were aoted upon.
Mr Mease's resolution, looking to
a constitutional amendment provid?
ing for four Instead of two year terms
for members of the house failed be?
cause of the lack of two thirds of the
votes of the members elected
After some eparring the house
practically killed the pending bille
looking to the granting of railroad
charters on the ground that they
could be iaeued by tho secretary of
stste. a
There wss considerable discussion
on Mr Ssnder's bill, which seeks to
eliminate to an extent the require
ment of arbitrstion in settling fire in?
surance losses. He seeks to have
the loss adjusted before a jury, by
establishing the facts, in euch oases
where arbitration is not desired by
the loser, but the bill was passed
The anti usury bill of Mr. Mauldin,
of Greenville, was vigorously con?
tested and finally killed
Quito a number of bills were in?
troduced today.
Mr Vv inkier's dispensary bill
which has been mentioned, is being
read in the engrossing department
and tho final copy will be prceeted
tomorrow.
At noon the Senate came over for
the election of au Associated Jus
tice
The body was called to order by
Lieutenant Governor Scarborough
and, after the purposes of the assem?
bly were announced, Senator Gray
don, of Abbeville, in a brief and elo
quent ?pecch nominated Associate
Justice Eugene B Gary for re elec?
tion.
A roll call was necessary and tel
lers were appointed on the port of
both branches to tsbulate the vote,
which was, of course, unanimous for
the re-election of Mr. Gary.
SENATE
Io tho seoato today the resolution
from the house requesting our repre?
sentatives in congress to introduce a
measure providing for the appointment
of graduates of the South Carolina
military aoademy to lieuteoaooies io
the United States army was referred to
the committee on milittary.
A number of new bills were read by
their titles.
Senator Sbeppard introduced a joint
revolution, which was adopted, instruct
ing the committ03 on privileges and
eleotiocs, of both bouses, to report
what officers sro to bo elected .at this
term.
The bill providing for tho returns,
assessment and taxation of banks came
up, acd Senator Henderson moved to
Strike out the cnaotiog words
Seuator Mowor explained that the
objeot rf tbe bill was to hare the banks
make their returns just as railroads do
and a'so to seoure uniformity
The yeas and nays were called on'the
motion to strike out the enacting words,
resulting in the bill boiog killed|*by a
vote of 27 to 8
The joint, resolution providing for
the preparation and completion of tbo
history to accompany tbe Confederate
rolls was referred to the committee on
military \
On the second reading Mr McCui
inugh's bill to repeal tbo Act making
findings of faots by juries io equity
oases conclusive wa3 killed.
Mr tevensoo'e bill to make it a mis?
demeanor to swear falsely or oommit
fraud in tbo management or conduct of
a primary election, or in voting in tbe
the samo, and 6xiog punishment there
for. was passed to a third reading.
Tho bill to require tho publication of
all petitions for pardoos before filing
with the Governor was recommitted to
the judiciary committee
Columbia, Jan 12 ?The house to
day did considerable hard work A
great many bills were disposed of,
some killed and others adopted.
A resolution looking to denying
the use of >he State house for tbo
Stste ball was cleverly changed to a i
resolution allowing that use, under
acceptable conditions There was a
hard and somewhat acrimonious con
test over the issue, but the State ball
won
Senator Qrobot's county court bill
went through the house today, al
though at one lime it was rather
"wobbling." Certain counties, cx
empted in tbe Senate, asked to ro !
tain the privilege of having an
election on the question, if tho voters
saw proper, whiio other counties
that the Senate hud not exempted |
from the provisions oi tbo bili asked
lor exemption
There was a lively ond spirited
contest over an innocent little |
measure which sought to raise the
salary of the State librarian?a young
ady?to $800 It is now $600.
Tbo lady won
Mr VV inkier had a bill looking to
specially cheup excursion rates on
round trip tickets, with limits After
a considerable contest the bill was
killed
Mr Winkler wanted his dispensary
bill brought in without reference
Mr Ahhley and Mr Jeremiah Smith
objected, and ihc biii whs referred to
the judioiary committee
SENATK
The H.'oaie was in t.echinn just ono
hour toiay and until the houso gets
further into its sslsndsf tho senate will
oot bavo much before it.
A concurrent resolution was received
f om tbe boueo io reference to (be
drainage of awamp lands. Two gov
. ernor presented a memorial on (he
tubjoct. and the resolution provide* for
a commission of two senators and three
representative, to bo appoint d by tbe
presiding officers, to carefully invfsti
gate tbe matter aod report to the legis?
iaturc. Tbo senate agreed to tbe
concurrent, resolution without debato
The unfavorable report oo Mr Stan
land's bill to authorize and rt quire tbe
coo*manners appointed to apportion
tbe indebtedness of Berkeley and
Oolieton Counties, chargeable to D >r
ohester County, to assess all public
property owned by tbe oounty of B^rke
ley and Colletoo, and apportion 'h
eamo between tbe old oouotie* and Dor
ehester, was adopted and the bill was
rejected.
Unfavorablo reports were made by
tbo judiciary committee on the follow
iog bills, aod tbe reports being adopted
the bills were rejected :
Makiog stenographers1 notc6 of trials
final and conclusive proof of what, was
tbe testimony
Amending tbe county government
bill in reference to roads and highways
Unfavorable reports were made on
two of Senator Graydon's bills, but
tbey went oo the oaleodar ; bill pro
viding for a uniform system of registry,
and bill relating to 6crvioo aud sum
I moris of magistrates
It has bcoo evident bioce the openieg
session of the ncoatn that there were
not enough calendars and journals to
go aroend, and Senator Suddatb moved
tbat sixty be ordered Senator May
held had the resolution amended so tha?
s- ventv oopio9 ot both tb? calondar und
journal be printed, aod tbh was agreed
tj
The House bill relativo to swearing
falsely or committing fraud in primary
elections w?s killed, as the law now is
sufficient to cover the case
Mr. Mower's bill making some
ebanges in tbe time of holding muni?
cipal elections in oitiea or towns of more
than 1,000 and less than 10 000 inhab?
itants was rejeoted without debate
MUNICIPAL TAXATION
The following; bill relating to taxa
tion in cities and towns was passed :
Sec 1 Thst on and after the ap?
proval of this Act no separate returns
for taxation shall be required or en
forced by authorities of any city or
town.
Sec 2 That tbe county auditors of
this State shall keep the returns of
all property lisble to taxation within
any city or town of their county
separate from the returns of property
in the same township not taxable by
such city and town, but taxable by
State and county, and shall also
plainly indicate on the tax duplicate
all property taxobie by esch city and
town, so that all municipal authori
tics may, without difficulty, base
levies thereon without separate re?
turns for taxation
Sec 3 That for the pupoee of tax
ation the corporate authorities of all
cities and towns shall have authority
to conform tbo fiscal year of each
city and town to and with tbe fiscal
year of the State, and to fix tbe time
for levying and collecting municipal
taxes
Senator Mauldins bill regulating
tho width of tires was made a special
order for Wednesday
Senator Dean's bill to regulate the
granting of pensions was killed with
out discussion
Senator Blakeney's bill to give
landlords and tenants liens against
shares of laborers aod croppers after
division of crops for advances was
recommitted to the judiciary commit
tee
?Senator Barnweli's bill relating to
jury commissioner* received its
second readiug
?SO> *?*??? -^mmmm?
Discovered by a Woman.
Ai. >ther great discovery has been made, and
that, tco, by a lady in this country. 'D sease
fatitcned its clutches upon her aud for seven
\ear? she withstood its severest tests, but her
vital organs were unJertnined and death seem?
ed imminent. For threo months sho coughed
Incessantly, and could not sleep. She tinnlly
discovered n w ?y to ivOOVSry, by purchasing of
us a bottle! of Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption, and wan ro much relieved on
taking first dose, thaf slio slept all night; and
with two bottles bus been absolutely cured.
Her name is Mrs. Luther Lots. Thus write?
Mrs. W. C. Hamnlck A Co', of Shelby, N. C
Trial bottles free at J. F. W. Dehirme's Drug
Store. Regolar size 50c and $1. Kvery bottle
guaranteed 4
-imm ???? -
Cardiual Giraiomo Gotti, whom the
Pope ia said to desire for bis succes
sor, is a striking examplo of the
democracy of tho Cathoiic hierarchy.
Iiis father was a Genoese laborer and
worked along the docks of the town
Golti's early surroundings were what
one Blight expect in that station of
life Soon after he became a Carrae
lite monk hio talent began to show
itself Uli first triumph m dipio
rnacy came when as Pupal nuncio in
Brazil ho settled great disturbances
which had arisen between church
aud Stato This won fur him the
Cardinal s hat lie is but 01 years
old, and still lives tho severely
iiFcetic life of his order.
(icorge Coobrsoo, tho steeplechase ?
jociiey, suffered a serious seo'deot
reoeotly at Aikeo, S 0 , where ho has
boeo sobooliog bif employers', V It
and T 11 itchcook. jumpers While
training a green jumper bo fell with
tbo horse and lay unconscious for tbrcc
days. When ho came to ho was
domentcti and tt is doubtful if bo will
rt cover Coohrano was ono of the bost
of tbo orost country division ridiog oo
the metropolitan ttsoks last year.
TO BI FINDS
MR. EDITOR:
You may have had us in mind when referring in a recent
issue of your paper to the peculiarity of merchants in regard
to advertising, in which you quoted them as saying that "im
good times it was not necessary to advertise, and in hard times
it did not pay." While we have always found that advertising
paid us, we must confess that for the past sixty days any in?
crease of business that we might secure by that means, could
not have been satisfactorily waited on, as our clerical force has
been taxed to its utmost capacity.
Now that the rush of cotton is over and we have aa
opportunity to say a few words to our friends in the country,
we desire to acknowledge, through the columns of the Watch?
man and Southron, our grateful thanks to them for the liberal
patronage bestowed upon us, for which we can offer nothing im
return except our promise that their interests will be as care?
fully guarded by us in the future as they have been in the past.
It is particularly.gratifying to us to acknowledge a very
liberal trade during the months of September and October from
our farming friends, to whom it was our pleasure to extend a
credit during the summer. It proves to us that they appreciate
our endeavor to be just and reasonable with them, when they
need assistance, as we have always tried to be?our mott?
being
LIVE AND LET LIVE
Although we tried to anticipate this season's wants by
buying a heavier stock than ever before, our trade has so far
exceeded our expectations, that we have been obliged to re?
plenish frequently and freely every department of our store.
In Dry Goods
We bought a very heavy stock of staples, a fair percentage
of which we still have on hand and are selling at old prices,
Those
Tar Heel Blankets
Which you have been waiting for so long have come at
last. It was not our fault that they were not here sooner as
our contracts were made in May for September delivery, but
the mill has been so crowded with orders it was impossible to
deliver them sooner. These goods are made in
A Southern Mill.
From Soutnern Wool,
By Southern Men
and there are none better. They are improving on the finism
every year. We are selling at the same price as last year; but
if we have to duplicate we will be obliged to charge an advance.
We only have about
FIFTY PAIRS,
so don't put off buying, or you may get left.
SHOES.
Why the advance in cotton should have affected the price of
shoes, but strange to say they too have gone up. We don't
know whether it was judgment or luck, but our purchases for
Fall were nearly double our usual contracts. We are buying
now for Spring and paying 10 to 15 per cent more for the same
class of goods, but those oa hand will go at the old prices while
they last,
In our write-up about Shoes last Fall we had something spe?
cial to sav about
The H. G. Godman Line for Women and Children.
Our increased sales for these goods prove that we told the truth.
Bear in mind we are still the Soli: Agents fob them an?
Guarantee every Pair
THE L. M. REYNOLDS LINE OF MEN'S SHOES, sold
exclusively by us, are trade-winners. The prices range from
?1.75 io $o.50, and every pair warranted, if you want the
best $o.00 shoe buy a Reynolds,
CLOTHING.
This has certainly been our banner season in (he clothing
business, and if there are any of the men or boys in the county
who have not bought a suit, it has not been cur fault : but fear?
ing there still may be a few unprovided, we are keeping up our
stock by telegraphing orders for shipment by express.
If you need an overcoat see us before buying, as we have
some great values.
In our Hat and Furnishing Goods De?
partment will be found some values that compare favora?
bly with the balance of our stock.
This announcement would not be complete without a
word about our
GROCERY STOC K.
This department is up to the usual standard, and that is
saying about all that is necessary for it. Our MILLBURNB
FLOUR, of which we believe there is more sold in this county
than other brand, is pronounced by those who use it, unsur?
passed.
O'Doiiiiell & Co.