The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 02, 1900, Image 4
Gtr cuUaUbmiw attb ?outbron.
WKDNKSDAY, MAT 2. 1800
Tho Sumier Hat< nm in wu rounder.
b 1850 mod the Trur Southron io 1866.
Tbe MVi-Aneom uwd Southron now has
Ibo corubmoa nirouUtioo and ioflu'inoe
tf both of the old pipers, and is mani?
festly tba bats advertising medium io
8am tor
Admiral Dewey waa the central
if vre of the Chicago celebration of
the victory of Manila Booming oan
BOD greeted hie arrival, and great
?towda of eathosisstic people cheered
him aa ha waa driven to hia hotel; aod
at sight more than two thooaand peo
ate attended the natal hall given in
his honor It la jaat poeaihle that tbia
reception la the metropolia of the
Waal nay teod to ooofirm the Admi?
ral's opinion that ha ia a Preeidentlal
poeeibility
la Pomter tba closing of all placea
of hoaioeaa atoept drag stores at 6
o'clock p m every weak day exoept
Batardsy from May let to September
let ia ao looger an open question It
baa been a oaetom for twelve or more
years and It has heoome a ixed law
ia this oommnoity?aod a moat ex
salient sasl sstisfaotory law it is. It
ia supported by the people of the
aommonity, aad it ia deemed a good
law by employers, smploysa aod the
pablio at large Tba atore that keeps
Ha doors opaa for hasioaas sftsr 6
a'etock does so io total dia
regard of tba sentiment of
the community and in oootempt
for tba wishes of ths people apoo
whose patroasgs the ators ia depend*
aat for sapport There is only s osr
taia amoaat of host a ess to be done,
. aad this aaa ha traaescted between
tha boors of 6 a m aad 6 p m.
Qoaseqasutly ao one oan loss any
thing by closing st 6 p m.
Bight sad Three-Fourths Inches
N cf Bain.
Everybody ia wall aaara that tba
taiafsll from April 18th to 20th waa
sxsessiv?, that it aaa ths greatest for
she sssbs laegib of time within maoy
years, bot fas people keoa boa assy
iasbts of rate fell, aad it ia aafa to say
thai the majority of people have so
Idea that ths preeipttatioo aaa as great
as ths rais gsage ahoaed. At Pro?
tdeeee the rais f sage shoved that 8}
laebeo of rain fall from Wedaesday
mere log 184, alt 9 to Friday eight
20th, oh. This is sot as estimate or
goes work, bst ths eiast maaasrsmeat
ia a s'aodard rats gaaga kept by Mr.
J M Woodier Mr. Woodley'a rais
rteord for last year shoas thai from tha
time hs pleated sots sstil fodder pall
isf lime, only a fraetioo more than 8
iaehe? J rais fall This eomoerettve
showing for the eeaaoa laai year aad
for thine dare thta year gives a better
idea of the axeeaeive rainfall bet wees
the 18 ? aad 20th thaa aaythisg else
ssald
Mr. Woodley lads that a raia goage
is of a dentded preeiieel valae to him
is his farmteg opsratioas, for it affords
bim ae eiset kaoeiedge of the amoaat
af moistars is the ground immediately
after a ram. aad be aover plows ootil
the day after n raiafali of \ of an ineh
er more Biperieaet has laoght him
thnt Ii ia lojartoo* to erope to plow ihe
day - gorier iaoh or more rsio has
falle?..
sawma* '>?' ???
cede* ii not oaly a plessura but a
datj I ??e yp my aeigbbore to tell about tbe
W*?*s4Mul eure ?ffeclvd in my ease oy tbe
time use ef Obamhsrlelo'e Colie, Cholera
3l> ?rrnoea Remedy I was taken very
y witb flai and p-ocurtd a tottlo of Ibis
rssne.1' a f?w doe si of it effected e perma?
nent sere i laka pleasure in recommending
ll to o'bare siff?rlo| ttom that dreadful
disease ?J W l,,uco, Corr, W Va This
I test 4 y is snld s; Dr. A J. China
???aaa> ? ? ? ? ?a^????
An ?tfon ia beiag made to arrsoge
a military eooampoaent oo tbe l<le of
Patau this sammer If tents ono be
eeeorrd all tbe military oompsnics io
the S'ais w II be asked to joio tbe
ssesmpcneot
Dr W K Kraas, restor of Trinity
Chereh. Coleahio, bss been called to
St Lekes. Atlanta. He has tbe oalt
sodsr ooosideratios
Jobs T. Woodside, a prominent
groeer of Grosovilie, has been clceted
presiJsot of a $200,000 ootloo mill in
Gaieesrille, Qa.
The Orasd Lodge Keights or
Pythias will meet io Charleston on the
14th of May.
? i saafjama
Fepnlar slot lea for boys aad girls, Hen ty
series, sod assay others at H. O. Oitesa a
Oos
Wetkty ?rop Buletiu
Columbia. S 0 , May 2,* 1900?
Tbe week ending Monday April 30th,
wee Ibe warmest of the season to
date, witb tbe overage temperaturn
?bout four degrees warmer tbsn
ososl Altbougb oomplsint8 of cool
nights, witb consequent injury to
young cottton, were common, the
tempersture was generally favorable
on growiog crops Tbere was suffi?
cient SQoshine, except over tbe ex
treme western counties, where cloud
inese prevailed.
Light ebowers were general on the
24th aod scattered showers on tbe
27th, tbe latter generally confined to
tbe seatbeaatero portions of tbe
State. While in places farm work
was further delayed by the week's
rainfall, it was ss s rule beneficial in
softening the crust tbst bsd formed
oo plowed lands following: tbe hesvy
rsios of tbe previous week.
Plsnted fields srs becoming grsssy,
sod sre in need of cultivation, and
clay lauds sre becoming bsked and
hard ss they dry. Over tbe western
bslf of lbs Stste, preparation of lands
sod planting were generally resumed
on the 27th oo uplands, but lowlands
continue to be two wet to work
Corn planting is about finished in
the esstern bslf of tbe Stste. where
most of it is op to good stands and is
being cultivated In places it was
injured by too much rain. In tbe
western counties there ie still muoh
upland, snd all bottom lend, coro to
plant, sliboogh esrly oorn is coming
op to fsir stands. Cot worms, birds
snd rats bave iojored stands, nects
sitsting muob replsnting. !
Cotton plsntiog is prsotioslly fin?
ished io the esstern counties, snd it
is coming op quickly to good stsnds.
Some cotton is Isrge enoogh to plow
sod is being chopped Fields sro
becoming grsssy. In tbe oentrsl snd
western counties, lands for cotton
sre all prepared, aod from two-thirds
Io ose bslf of tbs crop remains to be
planted Io places this work was
bsrely bsgun before tbe rsios of tbe
previous week, but bss been resumed
end is being hurried
Tobscoo trsnsplsoting made rapid
snd favorable progrese, witb plants
? no sod plentiful, slthoogb scsrce
In plsoee This work soon will be
finished. Tbe first plsnting being
cultivated A number of corres?
pondents report s redootion in tbe
acreage devoted tobacco.
Rice plsntiog continues, but is
making slow progress owing to bigb
wster sod freshets in the rivers inun?
dating rice Isnds snd injurying tbe
bsnks of the streams Upland rioe
Is doing well
All reports oc wbest continue
favorable, except tbat ruet has ap
peered in epote. Osts ere improv
ing, snd sre beginning to hesd, but
ire heeding low io places Tbe oats
Drop will be larger than before esti
mated, owing to tbe reoent favorable
weather conditions
The indications sre tbst tbe fruit
orop will be the Isrgest in s number
of yeare Apple and pesr trees sre
blighting badly Peaches set a large
orop everywhere, but tbere are
complsints of tbe fruit drop
ping Strawberries are riponing,
and being shipped Gardens
and truck have improved, and
vegetables are becoming plenti?
ful, except over tbe western counties,
whore gardene aro late. Melons
and cano coming up to good stands.
Pastursge abundant Potato bugs
are numerous and damaging.
Kichland ? Congaree : Have bad
an exceptionally fine week for farm
woik; light rainfall on Tuesday;
farmers busy planting and replanting;
in a few cases crops bave been
plowed up on accouut cf the excessive
rains last week ; wheat looks ro
maikably well ; fruit promises an I
abundant yield ; gardens look well,
but cut worms very destructive ?
J F. Smith
Clarendon?Piuewood : Week has
been fair; work progressing rapidly ;
about seven eighths of the cotton
orop planted ; oats doing well ; no
rain past seven days ?J K Griffin
Darlington?Darlington : Weath?
er vory favorable for farm work this
week ; cotton planting nearly finish
ed ; first plsntings up to fair stands;
tobacco setting progressing, plants
Gno snd plentiful ; thin work soon i
will bo finished ; early corn has fair |
stands | bei bSSS replanted, some i
has been worked ; small grain good
K R Mclvcr
Williainsburg ?Greens: The weath?
er mild snd pleassnt ; all crops aro
much improved ; cotton being chop- j
pad to stsods ; some cotton yet to I
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pUot ; gardens have improved ?L
E Burkelt
Charleston ? Charleston : We had
too much rain this week ; rain on
23d, 24th, 27th to 28th ; on 27th
there was a bail atorm that did but
little damage ; aa a geuerai rulo
crops look well ; pastures aro good ;
farmers very busy ?L Sahlman.
8utnter?Hagood : Farm work has
been greatly retarded on account of
heavy rains last week ; iand still too
wet to plow to ptsoes ; oottoo planting
has been delayed, and a great deal is
yet to plant ; stands of oorn were badly
broken by birds and inceots ; wheat
and oats very promising ; proepeots sre
good for a fru't orop ; gardens aro im?
proving.?A K. Sanders.
Tbe Cotton Situation.
From tbe London Statist of April 14.
Cotton : The market oo Thursday
aod Friday, April 5th and Gib, met
some selling by operators, who had
mads \i. profit in the rise of the two
dsys preceding. But the market has
siooe sbskeo off all aooh bulls, aod has
more than reoovered what was then
lost Tbe inherent strength of the
figures aod of tbe situation is now
better and more geuerally understood.
Ths problem of how to supply tbe mills
op to Ootober l?ib next is fairly before
the market and the trade. The ship
tnsots to Great Britain from September
1st are today 1,272,000 behind those
of lsst year. Tbe stook of American
io the port is 1,100,000 smaller than
ssme time last year, aod tbe visible
supply of American is 1,400,000 less
thso April 10th, 1899 Some ship
moots to Liverpool aod to Maoobester
oootioue, bnt tbey are quite inadequate
to snob a sitoatioo Unless some great
change io that respeot presently ooours
?aocMbore is oo iodieatioo yet of its
oooorreooe?tbe eod will be a rspid
depletioo of the Liverpool stook, fol?
lowed by short time io the
mills io August and September. Mao?
obester gave indications that euoh may
be the practical solution or partial
?olutioo cf the difficulty as to supply.
It is more aod more evident that foreign
markets will refuse to buy for next
sesson on the preseot basis of prieo.
The spioner and manufacturer may be
making big profits oo eootraots io haod,
bot io August tbey ought to be bookiog
large orders for ludia aod Cbioa, maoy
of wbiob would take teo to twelve weeks
to maoofaotore and deliver. While
oew eropi are Id per poood below
near months, oo merohaot shipping to
ths east will buy eioept oo the basis of
oew orop prices The maoufaoturer
would need therefore to boy io Aogost
at oorreot month's basis, aod sell at Id.
difooaoi or refuse the order. He will
refuse The difference is too great and
will prove impossible
If as tbs season advances, the Amer?
ican choose to ship some 750.000 bales,
theo so approiimato or possibls adjust
moot between near aod distant oottoo
might oeour. Or if ill look attended
the oew orop, new oropa would rise
aod sojie relativo proximity between
oear aod distaot month*, take place
Bat as the market now staods, aod as
shipments are at preseot progressiog,
there is oo way out of the difficulty
except short time, as present orders
expire.
8n far as oao be judged, tbe trade
uoderstand now that a tight plaoe is io
prospect somewhere io tbe autumn, but
have by no means eootemplsted any
abort time Eaoh spiooer aod maou?
faoturer meaos to take oare that his
mill or bis weaviog sheds shall eootiouo
to ran. He already feels the difficulty
of bookiog fresh orders, but enough
bss beeo bought of late for the home
trade aod for a few of tbe minor
markets to preveot soy undue uoeasi
oess oo his part. It is wbeo he fsoes
his autumnal India 'and China orders
that the real difficulty will arise, and
that period is still four mooths forward
He still hopes that the chapter of acci?
dents will savo tbe sitoatioo, that io
one way or anoiber oottoo wili yet
OJtno forward, and that foreign buyers
will ultimately raise their limits seffi
oiontly. Nevertheless, bo is not easy,
and is, over and above tbe supply
perplexities, a little afraid of the possi?
ble maobioatious or speculators. Tbe
situation is juat suob an one as would
giro a strong nog of speculators tho
opportunity to increase all tbe natural
difficulties of the position to tbe
spiouer's disadvantage.
-?oawsm* ,^^saaw??
Qocd hammocks cheap?netter ones for a
little more?at H O. Oslecn k Co's.
willnot" run.
Lieut Gov Scarborough will not be
a candidate for reelection He has
definitely made the announcement
that his business engagements this
summer will uot permit his making a
canvass of the State This does not
necessarily imply that he will retire
from public life, for it is likely that
he will return to the senate from
B?rry
aa*- -
The appointments of census enumer?
ators in this distriot have not yet b"ou
made, although thry have boon made
SOd auuourioed in several of the other
die'rioti of ths State Col Pssrso is
daily sxpeollog to rsosivt tho an
BOOBOOmsol ol tba confirmation of his
rteommsodatiou. It is said that at
leant a hall do/.cn negroes have he n
rcoomoipuded fur tln^e positions, a
eiresmstSBSe, which, u* iho report he
true, is f^roatly to be icjrottcd, in v ow
of tbo t.eed for careful gatbiring of
infortustiuu aod statistioo.?Tbe State
Uncommon Activity
Displayed by Boers.
Threaten to Interrupt British
Communications.
London, May 1, 3 55 a m?The
Boers are iuw showing uncommon ac?
tivity west of Bioemfonteio Tbev are
in force between Fourteen Streams and
Kimberly. ?a Sunday they occupied
Wiodtortoo, west of tbo railway, aod
now threaten to iolonopt the com mum
catiocs of the British forcu at Warren -
ton to the oortb
This, too, at a time wbeo Goo Hoo?
ter is about to stsrt on a 200 mile
march to Mafekiog, probably with
5,000 men
To tbe east of Bioemfonteio (be
Boers Sunday night were still holding
tbe bills ocar Tbaba N'Oho, while be
biod tbem long wagon train*, loaded
with wheat for tbe Boer army io tbe
north, are moving throogb Lidybraod.
Tbe British oaptured one Boer con?
voy Saturday, but its siss is not men?
tioned io tho dispatob, whiob barely
aooouDOcs tbe faot.
BRITISH SUBJECTS ORDERED
TO LEAVE
Pretoria, April 30 ?Ao a sequel to
the Jubaooesburg explosion the govern?
ment has ordered British sabjeotn, with
a few ezoeplioss, to leave tbe republic
within 48 boors.
Nearly ?4,000 has boeo subscribed
for tbe rolief of tbe victims
Commandant Sobatt baa beeo relieved
of tbe military command at Johannes?
burg sod has gone oo commando
Five Arraigned for Goebel's
Murder.
Frankfort, April 30?When the
circuit court convened at 2 p m to?
day Caleb Powere, John Davis, liar
Ian Wbittaker, W. H. Cotton and
"Tallow Dick'' Combs were arraign
ed on motion of the commonwealth
charged with complicity in the Goe
bei murder. Judge Cantrill overruled
a motion to take op the motion for a
change of venue in advance of ar?
raignment Combs and Wbittaker
were first arraigned and each entered
a plea of not guilty.
All of tbe defendants were brought
into court and arraigned All of
them entered pleas of not guilty
Tbe defense tendered pardi ns, grant
ed to Powers and Davis by Gov
Taylor, and this was followed by a
motiou to dismiss The motion v/ss
overruled
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Feb 28
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Two bottles of Be
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CROSSWEL.L & CO.
Did you know ibat wo have tbe largest nod most complete lioc of Groceries
of any bouse in Sumter, and hlw&ys prepared to meet the demands in our line?
Our trade has grown to such extent that we are forced to have more room.
In addition 10 our large store and wr ~chou<c that wc now have, wc are fitting up
a 90 foot warehouse between the Atlantic Coast Lino and Southern depots in
order that ws may be tn better pofition to rupply the demands.
In addition to our largo stook of goods on hatid, wo have lots of goods
bought at factories that we can ship direct to you nod eive you monev.
Wo give you a FEW PRICES BELOW, but us wc have not space to give
you a full list of prices, will ask that you write or come and get our prices which
we will furnish with pleasure.
3est laree Lump Starch. 40 lb boxes ...... 3J3 lb
Best Soda, 60 lb boxes, 1 lb packages, a: .... $2 per box
Star Lye, S3 per case. 4 dtaan Delivered in 5 oase lots
Rex Baking Powders J and l ib oane, $3 60 per oase of 100 J and 50 lbs De?
livered io 5 cRse lots, with 1 caso Rex. Soda, 60 lbs..free
TEA?Good Black and Green, 10 lb caddies.35a !b
DIME MILK?Four doien in case, at $3 50 per ease
OLD VIRGINIA CHEROOTS?Three for 5a at . . $12 50 per thousand
OLD GLORY CHEROOTS?Five for lOo $14 per thousand
CIGARS?Tbe finest 5c Cigars on the market $35 per thousand
SCHNAPPS TOBACCO?10 lb caddies 35o per lb
EARLY BIRD TOBACCO?IO lb oaddies .... 35o per lb
SWEET APPLE TOBACCO?10 lb caddies .... 34o per lb
LALLA ROOK TOBACCO?10 ib oaddies .... 32o per lb
BIG WHI8TLE TOBACCO?10 lb osddiea .... 36a per lb
RED EYE TOBACCO?8 plugs to pound, 10 lb oaddies . 27o par lb
FLOUR, MEAL, LARD, BACON, GRITS, MOLASSES,
Aod other goods at lowest prices. Ask for prices which we will foroish you.
Cro??well & Co.
Phone 53. Sumter, S. C.
Summer is Coming!
The weather of the past few days would indicate the near
approach of Summer, and the consequent necessity of pro?
viding one's self with appropriate wearing apparel.
In looking around for your wants in this line, do not fail to
give us a call for we feel assured we can supply a liberal
percentage of your needs. Our line of
WASH MATERIAL
AND WHITE GOODS
Is the most complete we have ever carried, and the man?
ner in which we have been selling them is a guarantee
to us that
The Styles and Prices are Right*
Already our stock is badly broken in some lines which we
hope soon to replenish. There has been a great deal said
about the advance in prices of Dry Goods, but we see no
justification for this, except in domestic goods, such as
bleached, brown and plaid homespuns, that are directly
affected by the price of cotton, the advance is not appa?
rent. We are still selling
A Good Print at 5c per yard
36 in Percales at 8 l-3c per yaTd
These are in very desirable patterns plaids and stripes,
suitable for Shirt Waists or Children's suits.
Woven Madras ClOth, in plaids and stripes, at 10c
Probably the best value we have in our stock, and most
appropriate for this season of year is
Our India Linens.
For some years we have been buying this class of goods in
short lengths
DIRECT FROM MANUFACTURERS.
The goods are perfect, and buying them in that manner
and the quantities we do, we are selling them at
25 to 33 per cent less than regular goods.
Our Line of Silk Waist Patterns
Are very attractive. The prices range from 50c to $1 pr yard
We will be pleased to send samples of Anything in stock.
O'DOMNELL & CO.
Closing Out Sale
-OF
THOROUGHBRED H068.
Several Essex and Berk?
shire Hogs and Pigs for
sale, at my farm one mile
west of Sumter.
H. HA1KBY.
Sumter, 8. C, Mch. 10,1900.