Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Webster Davis Describes the South African War. He Teils How the Boers Held the British in Check at Ladysmith. New York, April 5 -A Herald special from Washington says : After Secretary of the interior Hitchcock sent t;> Webster Davis A brief note in which he ssid the president had asked him to announce that Mr Davis' resignation had been accepted to take effect April 4, Mr Davis felt at liberty to talk then freely upon the South African situa? tion, and he told the story of his trip .'What impressed me most was the natural bigness of tbat grand old man Kruger. At ?5 he is foll of vigor as the average man who oivns op to 20 years less. His versatility impressed me deeply * I have it on unimpeachable au? thority that the battle of Colen so, where Buller was crushed by the Boers, was piauned entirely by this old man ':I was present at the battle o? Spion kop and saw a thin line of Boers drive an army before them After the fight I counted 125 dead Englishmen in one trench where the Boers had placed them for burial "I visited the lines along the Tugela. where Bulier and his 40,000 men were held at bay, and I speak from the most positive knowledge when I say that all of the Boer troops in that region numbered but 7,000. With this force Joubert and Botha held Buller back, and kept White and his 15,000 corralled in the town "When Cronje was threatened, 3,000 men were sent to him from Ladysmith, leaving about 4,000 to face the 55,000 men of the enemy "At Pretoria 1 met President Steyn I learned there that there is no truth in the report coming from English sources concerning dissen? sions between the two presidents. They are in perfect accord "As I said before, I do not be ?icvc the British will ever enter Pretoria. Even the women of the town are supplied with rifles and are daily practicing in marksmanship Some of them are very "expert, and their average shooting is good The strength of Kruger and his burghers lies in the belief that God is with them." Some Murder Statistics. Colombia, April 3 -The charge of Judge Benet on the prevalence of homicides in this State attracted con siderable attention today. It was commented upon and complimented, and all agreed that it was a strong presentment of the conditions in this State. Some time ago Attorney General Bellinger received a request for statistics, from this State, showing the number of homicides that had oe corred for a period of years and the disposition of the same He prepared the statement from the records of his office, and it is here presented to show that tbe aver? age for the past five years has kept over the 200 mark It is as fol? lows : Morder Dis ' Charged missed Tried Guilty 1893* 134 23 111 35 1894 141 44 97 45 1895 204 27 177 66 1896 207 45 162 52 1897 247 30 217 69 1898 254 47 206 106 1899 221 35 186 103 * Six oat of eight circuits report? ed. There is a slight difference be tween the figures given by Judge Beoet and those presented This is occasioned by thc confusion iu some of the reports, and that cases con tinned and the like were included in tbe statement of Jodge Benet, while Mr Bellinger's summary covers the ground fully from year to year Jodge Benet, in his charge to the grand jory today, in torning over several indictments for murder, stated that the grand jury could not return 'no bill ' in murder cases if they were satified that the party alleged to have been kil?ed was dead, and if the death was at the hands of the I party indicted It was for a petty j jury to acquit or convict, and the d?fendant ought to want such acquit- j tai, if not guilty. He caiicd atlen i tion to the count as to the carrying of concealed weapons in euch in i diet me nts and wished the grand ji:ry ; to pay especial attention io this piiase of the indictments DOES IT PAY TO BUY C2 EAP ? A cheap remedy for cough* .-inl colds i liebt, i.:.?: you wi':: r?m?thm?? that v. i : 3a::g tr' u^les, "li ;y!V;0? *-<i-nn irt Syrajj " ft not only heals ::i;>i st::ntiia*es rh? tis tte? to : destroy the germ diseases^ '';!" allays inflate Luaticn, ctKiC? er?.-y expectorai ;:>:.. gives a good night's rest, :?n?i curt? the patient. Try one ; bottle. Recommender many years by ?iii drug gists in the world. For saie by A J China. U j FROM THE WIRES. W^htCg'tOO, D i. rll!ti! 5.-Not wirostaiid't-i a ii?- ;r?? on the pa ! the administra*!;-*) ?hat congress shall .ako som*' a.-iU-Mi looking o> the resnc ti -n of interna! rcvo:?u<' taxation there is i:frie probability of anyrbins beio?: core h: rhe present ees?ioo U pub: can tracers io beth b-anet-es deprec3tv er*?er?o2 apon any legisk?io*? caSc^ated to DT-olo o g the session beyond :h i-t June Dueiin. April 5 -Tue q:io!>!> bas vi2ze$:ed to the dake of Fork :hat r?? ?ame bis son Patrick Washington, D G , Aori! 5 -The naval appropriation bili was today reported to the bouse by As iog CCH-S man Fosa, of the naval cornu i't^t? It carries ?61 ?19 916. the largest ever reported to the bouse fro ai the naval committee. The bili also is remarkable for its arrcy of facts regard ing sea power the world over. Washington, April 4.-The Presi? dent has appointed Prof Abraham C Kaufman, of South Carolina, as a member of the board of visitors to the United States Military Academy Charleston, S C . April 5.-in the United States circuit court here today Judge Simonton appointed J. T Pen? dleton and W H. Henderson receivers for the Southern Home Bai'ding and loan Association, of Atlanta, on aux i Ita ry proceedings. The action was begun in Atlanta, and the proceedings j here were for the purpose of avoiding a multiplicity of suits. Many people I throughout the Sfate are interested in j the association Spartar.burg. April 3 -List night about 10 o'clock fire brooke out in the co'ton warehouse of the Pacolct mill'* aod burned steadly OD until this after noon. The warehouse ia weil stored wirb cotton, and at last aocouots it was stated .hat 1.305 bales were destroyed by the fire The erigin of the disas trous fire is unknown, and mest hav*> been caused by spontaneous coobustion The fire was checked and practically ex? tinguished this afternoon The Seaboard extension from Cheraw to Columbia was opened for freight traffic on the 5rh. Circulars havo r^een issued by the road which contain the announcement, together with the names of the new stations which will dot the new territory. There will be fourteen stations on the new hoe, whioh have been named after several well known officials of the system Following ?s a list of toe stations : Cberaw, Kimberly, Patrick, Midden? dorf, McBee. Bethune. Cassatt, Spald? ing, Camden, Lugoff. Pierson, Bauey, Weddell and Columbia. Tbe extension is 87 miles in length and will eoable the Seaboard to make connections with the Georgia and Alabaos and Florida Central and Peninsular for its through trains between the north and south. It will be inspected by the South Carolina railroad commission next Monday. Tariffs of the Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina bave already been issued, as the line between Ridgeway, N. C , j and Petersbarg, Y? , will soon be opened Tbe work from Petersburg to Richmond is being pushed very rapid ly If the custom house bas been used as a warehouse for the blind tigers of Charleston, Collector Tolbert is responsible and is not a proper man for such a position. Dr Marsdon Manson, of Califor? nia, visited Clemson last fall. He writes pleasantly to Dr Hartzog of the impressions received while there. He is anxious to bring the South into closer tough with California He sends some rooted canes of the "Loganberry," a hybrid of the rasp berry, and the blackberry, which he thinks will do well in South Carolina It is a delightful table fruit and makes excellent preserves R. Gr. Hunt, of Dacusville, is in possession of a petrified duck. He found it a few days ago in tbe bed of ao oid river where he was catting a ditch. It is supposed to have been tbere over a hundred years -Pickens Journal. Following tbe lead of the Pelzar Company, the Sampsoo, the Victor, the Reedy River and tbe Piedmont Mills have announoed that thc wages of the operatives will be increased April 1st. These increases will mean 100,000 extra do.lars to the operatives annually Darlington has sold 4.850,000 pounds of tobacco this season as against 2.000,000, last Avoid Contact With Sick Pets. Dr>gs and monkeys are subject to j tuberculosis and are said to be capa ! bio of communicating the infection I to human beings A large number of the canaries that die lu captivity : fall victims to the Fame disease. : Parro i 8 sc fifer from a malady ?j?cn?ar to themselves Thc bacillus ic at causf-H it is thought lo oxfclnate f.::eur:joi;ia in man Cats have been known tc \ e the carriers of dipthersa, sad possibly <>? scarlet fever ;.:.<: other ?fV??Ctious discuses (jr?';:t care t ho old bo* t aken during an ?pi d?mie t:> keep pet amaials M;T ?>;' t i J ?: reach of infection, or e'se away from the I childi :?n and ai any r.:r.'- a bird or ; emma! Ina* seems aiiiejr should bel at once isolated -April Ladies' Home j THOSE WAR CLAIMS Yesterday representing the State of South . a?o!ina, Mr Jesse Gantt, ebie* c!e?k of the secretary of state, who has recently been making thorough investigation of the Revo iutionary. Florida and Mexican war j claims of the State against the ?ed ! erai government, left for Washing I ton. whither he ?roes to make fur j trier investigations among th?-* rec lords on file there. ile has al.-eady I secured valuable ?ata and expects { to find ail .nissing link? in Wash ihgton The amount involved is a large one During bis absence Mr Gantt's position at the office of the secretary of state will be filled by Mr Winthrop Williams-State, Aoril 5. TunmoDsvine School Burned. Timmoosville, Florence County, April 2.-Tbe public school buiidiog waa burned to the ground today at ll o'clock School wis in session wheo ?he fire broke our Loss ?1,500 ; insured for abeu: half its value. The building was a bande?me new frame arrufare How to Make Dwarf Trees for Table. From the New York Advertiser. A curious bat- successful way of dwarfing plants for table decoration is to take ao orange, and, having cut a senil hole in the pee!, to remove all pulp and jatee, fill the skin thus emoted wita some cocoanut incr. 6ne moss and charcoal, just stiffened with a little loam, io 'be center cf tbi9 put au aco<D, dare stone or the seed or kernel of any tree that it is.proposed to obtain a dwarf from. Place the orange peel in a tumbler cr va-e tn a window -nd moisten the contents occasionally wirb a little water through tbe hole io the peei aod sprinkle the surface with fine wood ashe9 In due time ibe tree will posh up its stem through tbe compost and tts roots through the oraoge peel. Tbe roots must theo be cot flush with the peel, and tbe process repeated frequently for some time. Tbe stem of the tree wiil attain the height of four or five inches and a^ume a etuDted, gnarled appearance, making it look like an old tree Wheo the ends of the roots are cut for tbe last time the orange peel, wbicb, curiously enough, does not root, may be painted black and varnished Kyle on the Soutb. Washington, March 29 -Senator Kyle, who is chairman of the industrial commission, bas returned from the South, where the comoibsioa bas been takiug testimony regarding labor in the cotton fields and factories. Mr Kyle said this aftereoon be was almost astounded at the great progress made by the soutb within reoeot years. *T prediot," he said, "that within the next ten years the south will be a rival of New England in manufac? turing I was informed tbat a 6rm there was shipping a trainload ot sewer pipes to China and Japan every week. Had it beso conon goods I would not have been so astonished, but I never thought the trade io sewer piping would be so brisk. The manufacturers are shipping hundred* of thousands of dollars' worth of cotton goods to the Orient, aud io some oases the whole supply of tbe mill is used io this trade."-Baltimore Sun. To Start the Old Cagle Shops. E. G Mallard and T. W. Boyle, president and secretary, respectively, of the Mallard Lamber company, which bought out the old Cagle wood works here several moncha ago, will be io Greenville about tbe first of oext mooth to make arrangements to have the plant started up agaio. It is expeoted the works will be io cpzraticn within sixty days or less. Tbe chief business will be to turo out" bobbina aod shuttles for carton mills, bat geo eral wood work will aleo be done in ir. The oompany ?bas already secured contracts for furnishing some of the mills about to build io this section with frames aod doors -Greenville New9. Ooe of tbe most wonderful farms io the world is situated io Canada Ls peculiarity lies ia the fact that every? thing is worked by electricity. Two waterfalls within the bounds of the farm, some 60 feet and 180 feet high, furnish the motive power, a central power house being erected near, and the current is rr?nsmittod by wires to every available place or. the farm Glorious Xewg. Cootes from Dr. i>. Ii. Cargi ie, of-Washita. '. T. He writes ? '"Four bottles pf Electric Bit? ter bas cured Vis. Brewer, <>f scrofula, which :::.d caused ber great sufiTe'i.nj; for years- Ter ibJe ??rcs-would 5.rout ? r. ber head and CUBAS RELIEF em? Clio,, V? HtyV Neuralgia, and i.ootliaeno tn j five minutest Sour Stomach and ir Summer Complaints. Price 25c. Sold bj Hagb3on-Ligon Co. THE FASHION. . Skirts Continuo to Clins Closely to the Figrurc. Tho tight skirt is now generally accept? ed and is worn by almost everybody, but to how few is it really becoming I To., stout or too thin :i ligure appears at a gront disadvantage in so little drapery, and all defects become obvious. To con? ceal too extreme slenderness there arc setts of pads ano similar contrivances foi building out the fon:!, bat there is no ! way of disposing of superfluous flesh. VISITING GOWN. Full figures therefore strongly require a certain amplitude in the skirt and folds which prevent it from lying too closely. A now idea for skirt decoration is an adaptation <.[ the scarf which oriental women wear around the hips. This is extremely pretty for slender iignres. The illustration shows a costume hav? ing a skirt of viol inc peau de soie, which is laid ia wide plaits fastened flat as fat down as The knee, below which they are allowed to fall free. The bolero is of violet velvet bordered with applications of guipure. The fronts are connected by three satin tabs and steel buttons. The sleeves are of elbow length and are of plaited peat) de soie, with applications of guipure and a deep lace frill. F>encath the bolero is a bodice of white satin with fine horizontal plaits. The cravat is of white lace, the belt of black satin with a steel buckle The toque, composed en? tirely of violets is trimmed with a bow of black satin and a steel buckle. Junie CIIOI.LET. FASHION NOTES. Methods oT "Making an?! Kecpinp the FijCTiri* S len ?1er. The present style of dress demands a perfect figure, and. while thin forms may be padded out. over].lump ones must be trained down liv heroic measures. Swed? ish massage, gymnastics, exercise and vapor baths are all ? ailed into requisition, ftnd where the excess of Mesh !s caused by any unwholesome condition of the sys? tem this sort of treatment is often highly beneficial to the general health. The arrangement of the underwear is also altered so that it may take up as little room as possible. Many women TAILOR MADE GOWN. adopt tights and abandon the petticoat j altogether, the ?'lace of the Inlier being j taken by mn;.y frills of silk placed on j t'ne inside of tile lower half of the skirt. Win-:, the petticoai is retained; ii is titted J closely nt the top wit hom plaits or n j band, and ail th?- decoration and nuttiness are con ii ned to tho part below the knee; j A pretty idea i> io rover tin- entire lin- j ing oi' the skirt hali" vvav up wi:ii tiny .. , . . ' .. . 1 pinked raines an?] shirrings ?.;. pullings ol | taffeta. 'v j-vV' " '"['?'.1 ?"'.'i ..'-,*{ j e l tunics. e;:t-h o.:_r-l wi;?! . bing u:A j a !-:::..! of while ci The ti.rill ho.1, KC j L'u'.terick-'s Delineator, Standard Design n (I. Ui'.ecrj k Co., Liberty Street. " Before my wife began using Mother's Friend she could hardly get around. I do not think she could get along without it now. Sh used it for months and it is a great help to her. She does her housework without trouble." Mother s Friend is an external liniment for expectant mothers to use. lt gives them strength to attend to their household duties almost to the hour of confine? ment. It is the one and only prepara? tion that overcomes morning sickness and nervousness. It is the only remedy that relaxes and relieves the strain. It ls the only remedy that makes labor short and delivery easy. It is the only remedy that puts the breasts in condition so that swelling or rising is impossible'. Don't take medicines internally. They endanger the lives of both mother and child. Mother's Friend is sold by druggists for $1. Send for o?r free illustrated book. lae Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. md um ii 9 A Tale of the Cattle Thieves of Agaa Caliente. . . By Wolcott Le Clear Beard with an example of character portrayal that has won this young author so high a place in the literary world. To Be Published in This Paper Soon Watch for the First Chapters If you want the best Seeds Buy Vick's OUR OWN GROWING AND THE WORLD'S CHOICEST The handsomest and most com? plete Catalogue we ever issued sent free, if you state in what you are most interested-Flow? ers, Vegetables or Small Fruits, JAMES VICK'S SONS, ROCHESTER) N. Y. Feb 7 The St?ti? of South Carolina-Sumter Coun- | !..-?f?ice ot Supervisors cf Registratbn, ! Sumter County, Su o er. S. C., February j 1-'. 1599. ??ottce is hereni given rb a) i:; seccrdanee w.::^ cr. Act of ? be G< r f.ii A"ss*?rchlc. nn.? in i con term ii j? the requlw-ccea's of the State Constitution, ?r;> r ooks fi?r the resis?caJisD-. of al! Ur**'y q:!-:.?!:.d voters, a io" for th? ! [?? 0-102 bf : e !!: '>: ' Op?n nt '.t'? | : fd:*'- of :-::t.'-;v:cf iu?:ristration in the ? .h . ?...-..::.. . o ?:'<-?:>? qhV.JSedJ ; The requires: rs *<;r ?: cj .-i:: 1" = ?? voTf/ ure j ault- to retd ? d wrrto r.-r-'-s. iv, or possess ] tn bis cvo snini? i>roper?> io t;..> amour* t of ) pe hundred dollarsrw-pon ?hieb h? paT? tases. E F BURROWS, T. D. DuBOSE, J. *?i. KNIGHT, Supervisors of Registration Sumter Co. Mch 1 ? FINE PIANO. Ara High Prie? Is E?*?>ij Fou od, But Fine P?nnc-s L:ke tbe i %r I sits fe a i ****** . . ?. *v I ML* ?a ??-#^ ^1 . cur pnces are only found in oar-ware I ooros. They present a happy combination Of i -xceilerce. impossible to surpass elsewhere. I Catalogne end Book of ivjgzestions for tbe -kin;:. TERMS ACCOMMODATING, t ECOS DEA ND PIA NOS TUNING, REPAIRING. OHAS. M. STIEFFj Wnrerorms, G North liberty Street. F?ctcn-block of E. Lafayette Ave., Aiken aDd Liavalestreets. ft m, Fire Insurance Agency; ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH ? MERCANTILE} HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. ^nitai represented $75,000,000. Feb.28. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTER, STATS, fJITY AND COUNTY DE? POSITORY, SUMTER, S. C. Piid uo Capital.$ 75,000 00 Surplus and Profita - - - - 25,000 00 Additioa?l Linbihry cf Stock? holder? tn cx.-ess of their 3tock. 75,000 00 rota i protection to depositors, $175.000 00 Tr&csacts a Ger.erai Banking Business. Special atteatioc given to collections. DIVINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 aod upwards received. Io terest allowed at tbe rate of 4 per cent, per dnnom, on amounts above $5 and not exceed? ing $300, payable quarterly, on first days of January, April, July and October. R M. WALLACE, L. S.CABSON, President. Cashier. THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositary Capital stock paid io, . . $75,000 00 Ucdivided surplus. . . 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockholders lu excess of their stock, . 75,000 00 Transacts a general banking business; also bas a Savings Bank Department. Deposits of $1 and upward received. Interest allowed w$ tbe rate of 4 per cen?, per annum, payable ! semi-annually. W. F. B. HAYNS WORTH, President. MARION MOISE, W.F. RHAKK, Vice-President. Cashier. Jan 31 CHARLES C. LESLIE, Wholesale aod Retail Commission Dealer ia FISH Oysters, Game and Poultry. Stalls No. 1 and 2 Fish Market. Office, Nos. 18 and 20 Market Street. CHARLESTON, 8. C. Consienments of Couoiry Produce, Poultry, Eggs, &c , are respectfully solicited. Prompt returns made. Fish packed in barrels aod boxes for tbe couotry trade a specialty. Dec 6 x Onion Selfs AND Garden Seeds. A supply of Onion Sets, of choice varieties, and fresh Garden Seeds for the season's planting, now on hand. FULL LINE OF MEDICINES, PERFUMERY and Fancy Articles, Usually found in a first clasB Drug Store. Prescriptions carefully com? pounded at reasonable prices. J. F. W. DeLorme. Oct 25. Life and Fire Insurance. Of?ll cn me, at my residence. Liberty Street, fer both Life and Fire Insu? rance. Only reliable Companies rep? resented. Phone No 130. Andre'iua Qct 25-o %/' $ ?."* . * N. & 1? 1 have on hand a lot of Home-made Vinegar of very frne quality. The flavor is del? icate, while the strength is equal to any to be had. Will be sold at my residence for 40 cents per gallon. 1%. Ci. OSTEEA. ?