The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 31, 1900, Image 7
THE WAK IN AFRICA.
The Greatest Defeat England
Has Buttered Since York
town.
London, Jan 28?Gen Bullern,
dispatch to the war office states that
^pion kop wee abandoned on account
of leek of water, inability to brirg
artillery there end tbe heavy Boer
fire. Oen Boiler givee no Im of
casualties. Hie whole force with
drew eooth of Tagele river, with the
evident intention of retching Lady
eon th by another route
Following ie tbe teit of Oen Bui
ier'e diepetoh, dated Spearman's
camp Hatnr lay. Jen 27, 6 10 p m
"Oo Jen 20 Werren drove back the
eneoay end obtained poeeeeeion of the
eootheru create of the bill and table
land attending from the line of Acton
Homes to ilongeraport to tbe
weatern Ladyamith bille Prom theo
to Jan 26 he remained in oloee coo
tract with the enemy The enemy
held a atroog position on a range of
email kopjee etretobiog from north
weal to eoutheeat, aoroaa tbe plateau
from Actoo Homea, tbroogh Spion
kop, to Iba left bank of the Tugela
??The ectoal poeition held wee par
?ectly tenable, bot did not land iteelf
to aa advance, aa too eoothero elopes
ware ao ateep that Warreo coold not
gat au effective artillery poeition, aod
wet at supply waa a difficulty
"On Jan 28 I aaaanled to bie attack
lag Spion kop, a large bill, (indeed, a
mountain), wbicb waa evidently the
lay of the poeition, bot waa far more
aooeeeible from tba oortb tbao i'rom
Iba eooth
"Oo Iba oigbl of Jao 28 be attacked
Spion kop bot found it very difficult
to bold, aa lie periomaler wee loo
large, aod water, wbioh he bad bean
tad to believe exioted in tbie extraor?
dinary dry aeaaon, waa found very
deficient
"Tbe create were beld all that day
against eevere attaoke and a heavy
abell Are Our men fooght with
great gallantry 1 would especially
mention tbe conJuct of Ibe Second
Oamerooeian 'and the Third King's
Riflf a, wbo eopported the attack oo
tba mountain from Ibe steepest eide.
and In eaeh oaoe fooght their way to
tba lop ; aod Ibe Second Lenoeehire
Foeiliers and Second Middleeex.
wbo magnificently maiotaioed tbe
beet tradhiooe of the Brilieb army
tbroagbout Ibe trying day of Jan 24,
and Thoroyoroft'o moonled infantry
wbo fought throughout the day equal
% wall eloegeide of them
**Oeo Woodgate, wbo waa in com?
mand at Iba summit having been
wooodad tbe officer who succeeded
bim daaided oo ibe oigbl of Jan 24
lo abandon tbe poeition, and did eo
before dawo, Jao 25
MI reached Warren's camp at 5 a
at. on Jeo 26\ aod decided that a
eecond attack upon Spion kop waa
assess and that tbe enemy's right
waa too etroog to allow me to force
it Accordingly, I decided to with
raw tbe force to the eoutb of the
dogela. At 6 e m we commenced
wilbdrawiog tba train, and by 8 a
as , Jeo 27 (Saturday), Warren'e force
waa oonoeotrated eooth of the Tugela
witbool Ibe loeo of a meo or a pound
of aloree
"The fact that the foroe could
withdraw from aotoal touch ? in tome
eaaee Ibe linee were leee than a
tbooaeod yarda apart ?with the eoe
my in the roaooer it did ie, I think,
eofficient evideooe of tbe morale of
tbe troope, and that we were permit
ted to withdrew our oombroue oz
and mnle traneport acroea tbe river?
85 yerde broad, with 20 foot benke
aad a vary ewifl current? unmolested
ie, 1 th: k. proof that tbe eoemy bae
beeo teo^bl to reepeol our eoldiere'
ightiog powere "
D?ring the morning and the earlier
part of the efter noon a placard, bear
tog Iba worde, "No news," bung on
tbe iron railing in front of the war
offloe, and the ahivering eenlriee who
eioorf guard on Pail Mall in the rain
aod elect had the dietriot ail to them
aalvee About 8pm, however, the
iplacard waa taken in, and on the
on*, let in boarde inside, Oen BuHer'e
long diepatch waa diaplayed.
The Sunday papere issued cxtraa.
bot only the faiuteet interest wee
manifest oo the streets At the aer
vice clobe the aitoation. ae revealed
by Oen Bniler wee coneideied very
aopleaeant Hie excuses or expUne
lions were characterised ae very
weak. The abaenoe of water, which
Sir Cherlee Warren was "led to be
lieve*' exieted, and the fecte that
Spion kop waa "indeed a mountain"
and that ila "perimeter waa too
large' are all mallere which even
Oen Boller'o warmest admirers bold
eboold have been necertaiued before
tbe attack.
One comforting feature of the
situation, however, ie the fact that
Oen Boller'o retirement *.r.,oas the
Togela waa accomplished without
lose, which pule an end to the un
pleasant rumors that were in circula
lion here aod on the continent The
eplendid gallantry of the men io
oaptoring Spion kop ie read with
greet pride and eetiefaction II is
?Aken ae an assurance of the ultimate
success of the British arms
Tba war ofloe dues not give aoy
idea of tba casualties io taking and
holding upioo kop, hot a report from
Ibe Boer headquarters near Lsdj ?miih,
vie Loerass) Marquee, says thai 1,f>U(?
Britieb dead were left on ibe t> *r I. ti Id
This aember is thought to meluds the
woaodsd.
Tb? report alto s*id tbat Geo Buller
bid beco down with fever but had
reoovered.
If Ii ?er reports are to be acoep'cd,
"the abandonment uf Spion kop was
doe to tho inability cf the British to
resist tbe Boer attaok, tbe Boer? carry
ing tbe firpt trenobes aod taking 150
prisoners 11
Tbe loltowiog dispatob bas beeo
reoeised in Londoo from Pretoria
dated Jao 25, via Loureuzo Marquee,
Jan 28 :
"Tho government is advised that,
? fter heavy figbtiog near Spion kop,
some British on the kop beiog stormed
hoisted a white flag. Oae hundred
and flfty prisoners God be thanked,
although we also had to give bravo and
veluab'o lives."
FIFTEEN HUNDRED DEAD LEFT
ON THE FIELD.
Boer Headquarter*, Modder Spruit,
Upper Tugela, Wednesday, Jan 24,
(midnight) vie Looreoio Marques.
Thursday, Jao 25 ?Some Vryheid
burghers, outposts on tbe highest bills
of tbe Spion kop group, rushed into
the laager sayiog that the kop wes lost
aod that tbe English bed taken it
Reenforoements were ordered up, but
nothing eould be dote for some time,
tbe bill beiog enveloped io tbiok mist
At dawu the Heidelberg aod Usro
line oontiogents, supplemented from
other commandoes, begeo tbe eseeot of
the bill Tbe spurs, precipitous pro
jeetioos, faoed tbe Boer positions. Up
tbeee the advaooe was made. Tbe
horses were left under the first terraoe
of roeks Soalcog tbe eteep hill the
Boers found thst tbe Eoglisb bad
improved tbe opportunity and eotroooh
ed heavily Betweeo tbe lines of
treoebea wee eo opeo veldt, weich had
to be rosbed under e beevy fire, oot
only from rifles bat of lyddite sod
ebrepoel from field goos
Three forees esesoded the three spore
eoordinetely ooder eovsr of the fire
from tbe Free Stete Kropps, e Oreasot
eod e big Msiim Tbe EoglUh tried
to rush tbe Boers with tbe bayonet bot
tbeir iofeotry went dowo before tbe
B >or rifle fire aa before a soytbe
Tbe Boer investing party edvaooed
step by etep until 2 io the afternoon,
wbeo e white flsg weot up eod 150 meo
in the front treoebessorreodered, beiog
seot es prieooere to tbe bead laager
Tbe Boer advaooe oootiooed oo tbe
two kopjes east of Spion kop
Maoy Boers were shot, bot so nomer
ous were tbe bnrgbers tost the gape
filled automatically. Toward twilight
tbey rsaooed tbe summit of tbe seoood
kopje, bot did oot get fortber,
Tbe British Maiiios belched flame,
bot e wall of fire from tbe Mausers
held the Eoglisb bsek Tbeir esotre,
ooder pressure, gredaally gave way
eod broke, ebaodooiog tbe positioo
^ Tbe prisooers speak highly of the
bravery of tbe burghers, wbo, despis?
ing eover, stood against tbe skyline
edges of tbe summit t > shoot the
Doblio Fosileers, sheltered in tbe
treoebes.
Firing eootiooed for some time, eod
ttw)t the Foeiieera aod tbe L'gbt Horse
nerving as infantry threw op tbeir arms
sod rosbed oot of tbe treoebes
The effect of tbe sbaodoomeot of
Spion kop by the E' glish ceo berdly
be goeged ee yet, bot it must prove to
be immense
Ao unusually high proportion of lyd?
dite shells did oot explode
Boer Heed L*ag?r, Ladysmitb, Jao
25, 6pm ?The B iti-h dead left, oo
the battlefi.id yesterday numbered
1,500
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Ad Invasion of l ho Free State May
Begin, In Two Weeks.
London, Jeo 80?4 15 e ra ?
History pauses for a time in South
Africa. It is one of these unsatis
factory peueee that ere nearly eo
trying to Britieh nervee ee e eequence
uf revereee end apparently will ter?
minate only when Lord Roberte gives
tbe word for the forward movement
into tbe Free Stete, which, according
to the moat cheerful view, he will be
unable to do for e fortnight
Whether he will permit Gen Buller
to make another attempt to relieve
L?dyamith is quite outeide the knowl
edfe? "ven of those cloeely connected
with the war office With tbe troops
doe to arrive next month, he may
tbiok himself strong enough to try
two lerge operations Combining
the forces under Gen Methuen,
French and Gatacre, and adding to
them the arriving troops, Lord Rob
berte would nave 70,000 for the
invasion of the Free State with 10,
000 to 50,000 guarding communis*
tione, end 40,000 trying to rescue
Ladysmith
The public burns with impatience
that something should be done, but
there ie nothing to do but to wait on
the preparations Oceans of ink are
poured out in advice Orators ere at
work in the provincee telling the
people that England hae "set her
teeth in grim determination to see it
through "
The government's decisrations in
parliament tbe counter suggestions
of those outside the government, end
consequent discussion in the prese
and on the platlorm will immediately
enthrall public intereet The thing on
which everybody seems agreed is
thet m ire men muH go
Twe ity thousand two hundred and
twenty two men and 155 guns are at
sea Eleven thousand infantry and
nine thousand cavalry,including 5,000
yeomen, are practica! ready to
embark Therefore the government
without doing tnon , can place *t the
dispossl olNLord Roberts 10,000 ad
ditional men and 155 guns The
further purposes of the war office are
aupposed to embrace somewhere in
the neighborhood of 50,000 more
men, as the indication is that candi?
dates would be rather scarce, the
war office will issue'orders for those
reservists who were found unfit at
the previous mobilization examina
lion to report tor further examina
lion
Applications for cavalry service
are still freely offering as yeomanry
THE DUTCH TRAP ON SPION
KOP
London. Jan 30.?A special from
Frere Camp dated Friday, Jan 26th,
0 lu p m , says :
"1 have just ridden in here, having
left Gen Boiler's forces in tbe new
position eoatb of the Tugels, to
which tbey retired io coneequence of
tbe reveree at Spion kop
"Tbe fighting, both before aod
after tbe occupation of tbe mountain,
wee of e desperate character Spion
kop ie a precipitous mountain over
topping tbe whole line of kopjes
along the Upper Tugela On tbe
eastern side of tbe mountain faces
Mount Alioe and Potgietere drift,
stauding at right angles to tbe Boer
central poeitioo and Littleton's ad
vance poeitioo Tbe southern point
descends in abrupt stepe to tbe lower
line of kopjes Oo Ibe western side,
opposite the right outposts of War?
ren's force, it ie inaccessibly steep,
until the point where tbe nek joins
the kop, the main range Then there
ie a gentle elope which allows easy
aocese to tbe summit
"The nek was etrongly held by
the Boere, who also occupied a heavy
spur parallel with the kop, where tbe
enemy was oonoealed in no fewer
then 85 rifle pits, and was thus
enabled to bring to bear upon our
men a damaging cross fire, the only
possible point for a British attack
being the eouthero eide. with vir?
tually sheer precipices on the left
and right
"A narrow footpath admitting men
in eingle file only to the summit
opens into a perfectly flat table land
probably of 300 (?) square yards
upon which the Boers bad hastily
commenced to make a transverse
trench Our men were able to ocoo
py tbe further end of this table land
whero the ridge descended to an
other flat, which was again succeeded
by a round, stony eminence held by
ibe Boers in great strength
"The ridge held by our men was
faced by a number of strong little
kopjes st all angles, whence tbe
Boers sent s concentrsted fire from
their rifles, supported by a Maxim
Nordenfeldt and a big long range
gun What, with the tiflee. the ma
cbiue gun and the big gun, tbe
summit wss converted into a perfect
hell. Tbe shells exploded continually
in our ranks ; and tbe rifls fire, from
an absolutely unseen enemy, was
perfeotly appalling
"Reioforcemenie were hurried up
by Gen Warren but they had to
cross s stretch of list ground, whiob
wss literally torn by tbe flying lead
of tbe enemy The unfinished trench
on the summit gave very questions
ble shelter, ss tbe enemy's machine
gone were so accurately trained
upon tbe place tbat often 16 shells
fell in the trench in a single minute
"Mortal men could uot permanent
ly bold auch a position Our gallant
fellows held it tenaciously for 24
hours sod then, taking advantage of
tbe dark night, sbsndoned it to the
enemy."
??PMaHasa> ???? ^sw*a??
Not Seeking Peaoe.
B rlio, Jao 23 ?The Deotsob Tag
Zeitoog publishes ao interview today
with Dr. Lsyds, wbioh represeots bim
as baviog said :
"Tbe war will osrtaioly last a very
long time. Tbe Transvaal will deeid
e 1 ly not be tbe first to seek peaoe, aod
will refuse aoy proposals oo tbe basis
of tbe status quo."
A LION IN BERLIN
London, Jan 28 ?The Berlio oor
respondent of The Daily Mail nays :
"Dr Leyde is a popular lion here
He is being welcomed with an enthusi
a-m ordinarily < xtended only to imohI
favored eovoys I have ascertained
from uoimpoacbabie evidenoe that he is
trying to induce Germany to mediate.'
? ??- -
Austin Tex Jan 28 ?All south
and central Texas was today visited
by a very severe blizzard, which in
creases in severely as the night
grows, and from present indications
it will !>?? the worst blizztrd of the
winter The temperature has (alien
30 degrees since noon.
It is said that a printing effice in
westorn Michigan is opened with
prayer. "This is a rare i-xocDtinu to
the role," Hays an ouMeru Michigan
newspaper, "as frooi (im * immemorial
It ban bei'it the custom for the ? ffioo to
ho opened by the devil and closed by
tbo sheriff "
i? ? ? -^fc"?
Having a Gre. it Hun on i bomber
Iain's Cough Remedy.
Manager Martin, of the Pierson drug
?tore, informs ua that he ib hiving a grea?.
ruu on Osasjbsflais'i Cough Remedy. He
eel la five bottles ot that medcine to one of
any other kind, aod it gives great saiisf'ar
non. In these daj-8 ot la grippe Ibers ll
nothing like Chamherlain's Cough Remedy
to stoti thecoUfch, heal Qp the sore thrott and
longa a>td give rsllsf withi-> a verv short
time The sales are growing and all who
try it are pleased with i's prompt action -
Booth ObleegO Daily Calumet For sae hy
Dr. A. J. China.
Senator Tillman Speaks
Washington, Jan '29.?In accordance
with prev.ous ?nuounooment, Mr Till
man, Sou'h Carolina, delivered an
address upon the Fhilippioo question
His discussion of the subject was gen?
era)
Mr Tillman deprecated the idea that,
a man is disloyal to the flag if he
declaros hi- bnliet that proseoutioo of
the war in tbe Philippinen is disloyalty
to the declaration of independence,
and said be was "ready to looate the
responsibility for the blood that has
beeo spilled.
*'l impugn oo man's motives," bs
said, "but whether the president be
most to blame or whether tbe crime
rests on bis dopes aod subservient
party dependents 1 say, with all tbe
emphasis of my nature, that I aod none
of those who voted agaiost the treaty
are responsible for tbe spilling of one
drop of this ionooeot blood that has
beeo shed, aod I will oot endure
patieotly aod without reseotmeot any
such aoousatioD."
Mr Tillman then disoossed at length
tbe raee question as it relates to the
Philippines, in tbe ouurse of wbioh be
expressed strong dissent from the
statement made reoeotly by Senator
Morgao, that the civil war was pre?
cipitated by designing politicians wbo
desired to thrust tbe oegro with sooial
aod politioal equality upon tbe whites
of the sooth.
Soootiog tbe charge the Filipioos
were oot oapable of self government,
be said :
"If tbe Filipino leaders aod their
followers, those nen. of affairs, men so
strong in tbe faith of tbe right of men
to govern tbemr.elves after our great
example, that, although illy armed aod
without artillery, it has required sixty
thousand American troops over a year
to drive them from tbe field aod even
yet they have not surrendered, but
have adopted a guerrilla warfare?if
those are oot fit for self gove/nment
uoder our kindly tutelage, let me ask
of those republicans here wbo in part
are responsible for it, and wbo were
aud are now in absolute sympathy with
it how dared rhey give tbe oootrol of
southern States into tbe hands of
neatoes ss being fit not only to govern
themselves, but also to govern wbite
men ? If the Filipinos are obildren,
what were and are tbe ex slaves of tbe
Bomb ? How dared republicans appeal
to the oortbero masses to oompel tbe
south to graut tbe negroes a free vote
and a fair oouot when it involved oegro
rule pure and simple ? Were tbe
fruits of tbe war mere Sodom apples to
be turned to ashes io suob a brief span ?
Are tbe 13th, 14th aod I5tb amend?
ments to be nullified io their very
esseooe because they failed of tbeir
purpose io tbe south ? Are tbey
for borne use only ? Is the flag
to beeome again a flaunting lie'
aod float over a military despotism,
first in the Philippines aod later at
home ? Was tbe memorable conflict
betweeo slavery aod Ireedom useless 7
Have we gained nothing V Is tbe com?
mercial greed wbiob dominates ia our
councils and coerces tbe president to do
bis bloody aod dirty work to make of
tbe constitution a new league'with
death and a ooovenaot with hell' in (be
interest of oppression skin to slavery ?
Io order to do all these things, must
we camp outside tbe constitution' aod
give tbe old interpretation of the south
ero slave holders to tbe declaration of
independence aod nullify all precedents
aod decisions of oor supreme court?
Did tbis nstion offer up of its best aod
bravest opon tbe altar of liberty the
blood of several tboosaod men aod
spend aod destroy fivs billions of
tressure thst we might bsve a 'govern
roeot of tbe people, by tbe people, for
the people,1 to fiod that io the brief
span of one man's life the eaorifioe was
vaio, tbe oivil war a mistake, and that
tbe oolored raee has no rights we are
bound to repeot at home or abroad ?"
Adverting to Mr Beveridge's quota?
tions from tbe Bible, Mr Tillman said :
"I bave beard that tbe devil oan quote
Soripture for bis owo purposes. Why,
I oan quote Soripture myseif (laugh*
ter) Verily, verily, I say unto you,
senator from Indiana (pointing his
finger dramatioally at Mr Beveridge,
who sat within a few feet of him) 'you
caonot gather figp from thorns, nor
grapes from thistles
"If we mete out despotism and
bayonet rule to that people, will it not
be meted baok to us ? It need not be
from a foreign souroe that the govern
ment by bayonet will ever oppress the
Amciioan people Our danger lies in
familiarising our people with tbe
despotic methods, io abandoning the
American ideals and tbo principles of
our fathers
"The ourso of bayonet ru e will
come back to plague you as sure as
(bore is a Qod in heaven."
In oonclu.-ion, Mr Tillman said :
"I protest against the oontitiun.ee of
ibis unholy war Tbo prosideot ha?
deoUred (hat upon congress rests the
respouMbility. Ho t-hirks the burden
of his mistake aod endeavors to shift it
to our snouidcrs Let us give those
people a government of their own, the
only sell government, in whatever form
tbev rui^oi select, and be tid of the
burden as will as the shamo whion
must be juts if we do not L t us
piotcct ihem against outside interfer?
ence and in a small part oompcoBa'e
them for tbe wrongs we have done
them
"lo the name of Washington, Jeff r
soo and Liuooln, let us srop this w#r,
which was a hideous blunder id its
beginning It if now a war of oon
qu>6(, a crime in the bight of (iod and
man." ?
The General Assembly.
?
Columbia, Jan 29 ?The hou>e work?
ed for two hours this BOfOISg on Mr.
Pattoo't resolution looking to a coo
Mruiioual amendment by which cities
like Columbia aud Charleston may issue
bonds for waterworks or sewerage Tbe
Constitution now prohibits the issuance
of bonds in excess of 8 per cent of the
a8sc6smcu( of city property, and the
proposed constitutional amendment is
to do away with that bar for tbe specific
purpose of improving the waterworks
aod sewerage systems, provided tbe
debt shall not run over tbe 15 per cent
limit. There was considerable discus |
sioo about tbe measure aod debate was
finally adjourned until tbe night session,
so tbat tbe matter might be fully digest?
ed and tbe amendments better under?
stood
Mr. B lease tbis moroiog offered a
oooourreot resolution tbat tbe two judi?
ciary committees report to the house
aod senate as to whether or oot a Uni?
ted States Seoator, member ef Congress
or State or county officer oao bold tbe
position of ooilege trustee, except ex
offiaio, ooder tbe Constitution There
was some inquiry about tbe resolution
aod when it was ioieoded to receive tbe
report. The oommit'ee is to report no
tbe question at oooe. Tbe resolution
was adopted without debate.
SENATE
The seoate io its two hours' moroiog
session killed the bit* providiog tbat
tbe penitentiary shall manufacture acid
phosphates It received considerable
support aod gave some members of tbe
body ao opportooity to strike light
blows at tbe so-called Fertiliser Trust.
Tbe bill was Seoator Connor's and it
bas been advocated by him io tbe Leg?
islature for several years. It was re?
jected by a vote of 20 to 16 The bill
provided 'hat a plaot oapable of toroiog
our 100,000 tons be ereoted, tbe pay?
ment for it to be made out ol tbe
penitentiary funds oot otherwise appro
priated. It provided also that the
profit shall be 5 per ceot over cost
prioe.
Tbe joint resolution for the prepara?
tion and completion of tbe history to
accompany tbe Confederate roils came
up for a second reading.
Seoator Archer moved to indefinitely
postpone tbe hill aod without discussion
or opposition tbe motion was adopted.
It was a bouse bill wbiob had suooesa
fully passea that body.
As illu?tratioQ showing tbe possibiii
ties of a "little farm weil tilled," we
quote from (be Columbus, Oa , Ledger
tbe t'ollowiog; which we fiod in Tbe
Atlanta Constitution : "A man io
Brooks County bas io tbe last twenty
five or thirty years made $20,00^ wito
a one-horse farm. For several years
io succession be cleared {1,000 above
his expenses each ear. He never
allows aoy trssb burned oo his farm,
neevr allows bis beggar weeds oot or
pastured, plows every thing yuoder, and
goes back to tbe soil. He carries his
ooro to the mill on tbe baok of his
horse, but leads the horse aod never
rides biuj, wbicb saves thf animal.
He bas plenty of substantial food, but
does oot live extravagaotly, aod can do
without almost aoything the merchant
sells, if he lifces, aod does do it if .he
prioe does out suit him He is de?
pendent of every trust io the world eo
far 86 his part would go "He works
about fifty acres with bis mule, aod
himself aod family do all tbeir won;,
making 400 or 500 bushels of oorn.
tweive to fifteeo bales of cottoo aod
pleoty of syrup, meat aod potatoes.
He lends moony over tbe oouoty to
good people at 8 per cent. Never
seods mooey off but keeps it at borne
among the neighbors. He is said to
have some $8,000 or $10.000 cash,
aod all made from a little ooe horse
farm, which be still oooduots."
A Case of Stout Supports.
"Do you koow what Uoole Grumble
said after seeiog you io tOat oew rainy
day suit r
??No. Wnat did the old idiot ssy ?"
1 He said ho should never see a
square piano without thinking of you "
?Cleveland IMain Dealer.
Washington, Jan 28 ?A report of
our Asiatic trade, piepared by Mr
Frank 11 Hithcock, chief of the
foreign markets section *>! the agri?
cultural department, shows that there
has been a great development of our
trade with China and Japan during
the pant decade. Kecord 6gures ,
were easily reached in the fiscal year
1899 when the value of merchandise
exchanged with these two countries,
including the port of Hong Kong,
reached $87 305,688 against only
$46,294 167 in 1889 The four years
following- 1889 witnessed a steady
increase that finally culminated io
I 1893 with a record of $60,281,386,
I the highest up to that time In the
year 1896, during which our impor- ?
tatione were greatly curtailed as a
result of the prevailing financial
I depression, the trade dropped to
j $51,513,149, and thereafter rose
etesdily by leaps and bounds.
Sparenburg. Jan 23.?Tbe Sparen?
burg city council has determined to
j make permanent street improvements
i in tbis oity in the way of paving and
I tbe eustomary uses of granite in front
I of residences. It has oot yet beeo
decided whether asphalt or brick will
be used for tbe streets An issue of
(50,00 bonds will here quired to io stall
this much-needed aod sadly negleoted
measure Tbe general assembly will
be requested to pass an aot authorizing
the issue, aod theo tbe people of tbis city
will vote oo the queetioo It is safe to
survise that a oisjority of residents
want the improvements.
STANDARD BRED STALLION
MocLoc
Will Stand (he Season in Sumter
-AT
Boyle's Stables
Chestnut Stallion, foaled May
1892; bred by'Mnj. Campbell
Brown, Ewell Stock Farm,
Tennessee,
"MODOC." sired by llcEweeo, 2.18}; firs
lam Lady Radowa; registered io Vot 12
American Stud Book He is one of tbe Soest
bred stallions' in tbe State: bred for sise
it vie, beauty and speed He ia of kind and
?pntle disposition A ?nre foat trelter
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State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
L T.V Waith, Esq., Probate Judge.
I Y^THERRAS, ?? McFADOlN SPANN,
j ff made suit to me to grant bim Leiters
I ot Administration of the Estate of aod effects
of S. ROBERT SPANN, de^aa.d.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all aod ?insular tbe kindred and creditors
I of tbe said S Rotiert Spann, lets of Said
Count? and Sute, deceased, tbat tbej
be and appear before me, io tba
Court of Prolate, to be beld at Sumter
C H , on February 7 h 1900, next, after
publication tbereol, at 11 o'clock in the fore*
noon, to show cause, if any tbej have, why
the said Administration should cot be grant?
ed.
Given under mv hand this 24th day of
January, A. 0 , 1900
THOS V WALSH,
Judge of Probate.
Jan 24-2t
STILL MOVING.
I am handling; consid?
erable quantities of
HORSES AND MULES.
Will have in C. Load Mules on 13th
and C Load Horses in the early part of
the coming week.
H. HARBY.
Sumter, S. C, Jan. 11, 1900.
FOR SALE.
One small 2nd hand Safe.
Cabbage Plants grown in the open air