The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 04, 1900, Image 6
?i)e ?lattbm;m n?l Southron.
WKDNK8DAY, JULY 4,1900.
The Snmtfr WatiMnun was loundeu
? 1850 and tbe Trrui Southron io I860
Tbe Watchman and Southron now has
Ike combined circulation and influence
of both of the old papers, und is maui
featly tbo b?et advertising medium in
Sweater
Aogatle nod otber ootrby oitiss ere ur ?
ringing their oouries of tyceom leoturos
for tbe erioter tod now ia to opportune
time for the orgeoiittiso of a lyocutn
it Sumter for tbe purpose of seouring a
eerise of high olasa Isstarss aod coo*
oerte for Ibe oosaiog winter.
While esaoy towns are revising there
popaistioa oleims nod koookintr off tbe
eieeee by the thousand* in anticipation
of tbe publication of the eeoius figure*,
?amte: bee to do nothing of tbe kind,
and U eating no erow to this year of
greoe. Wa have oUimed 5,000 ?? the
population of 8otnter for sometime, aod
unless all sigos fail tka oslsus report
will show that wa ka?t been too modest
it our eleims by at least a tboueaod.
If Barney Evans or any other of
the candidate* could |i?e a juatified
bond to moke tbe railroada build ?
paaaenger depot aod train abed io
keepiof with Ibe importance of thie
oilj aa a railroad center we
think we can safely promise
tbe full vote of 8umter to
toot candidate But talk ia obeap
and campaign promises are eaaily
made aod just as eaaily broken, aod
we do oot believe it safe lo vole for
? candidate merely on ao count of tbe
promisee be may make. Bot Sumter
ie io wad owed of better depot aooom
modatiooo, aod tbe Railroad Com
misaiooer who uses bis position to
require tbe railroads lo ereot a larger
aod better depot bare would be per
forming bit plain doty and oo more.
Col Hoy I aod Mr Gary made tbe
best impression of Ibe csudidstes for
Goveroor who spoks here laal week.
Heretofore Mr Gary bas not beeo
considered in this couuty ss a strong
i3 snd id ate It baa bean a question of
Hoyi or MoSweeney, bot yesterday
cbaogsd things with many who at?
tended tbe meeting, aod Modweeney
etock weol do wo aod Gary stock ad
vaoced proportionately We have
not heard of a aingte vote changing
from tloyt lo either ot Ibe otber can
didatee, bot at least twenty five
changed from MoSweeney lo Gary
If tbe talk oo tbe streets since Ibe
.meeiing counts for aoytbiog Gary
staods a fair chance of besting Mo
Sweeney io Somter coooty. Col
Hoyi ie by loog odds the favorite io
ibis city, sod from what we heard
yesterday Irom men from all sections
of tbe eoonty bis strength is fully ss
gresl io tbe oouoty aa il ia Ibe town
Many meo pred'et that be will re
ceivs more votes i.i this county Ibao
all the other candidates combined,
aod while we regard this as an over
estimate we have no doubt he will
lend by some bundred votes Pal
I arson has some friends hsre and
they aad those who si wayh enjoy
eeeing the csndidatea ccrsp, whooped
bim up for all they were worth, but
noise don't elect, and when the votes
are counted b?? will not feel as proud
of his Fumter supporters aa ho ap
peered to be after the meeting. In
our opinion Patterson is Injuring
McSweeney without beipiog his owu
oause materially, while Hoyt and
Qsry are gsining strength daily The
opeu blind tigers in Cberleston aud
Co!umbis sr? to the mind* of many
people convincing proof that Gov
Moweeucy hsa failed to enforoe tbo
law, ?nd wIhmi to this is added the
oft??; made and never disproved aa
eertion that Charleston with 300
bliiid tigers ia solid for McSweeuey
tbero is no power on earth lo make
them believe that McSweeney and
th? blind tigers hav3 not made a
deal Whitman will not cut any
figure in the primary but ho makes
cbargea that are hard to answer aud
here again McSweeney is the sufferer.
All things considered, McSweoncy
is bsving a hsrd rosd to travel with
Patterson, Gary aud Whitman ull
altacking his record in office snd bid
ding for Iho dispensary vote, whib
Heft has n ?t only the who!o prohibi?
tion strength at bis bsck but ulso tuo
support of all wno beliovo that he id
tbo bed mau in tho races Ol MOOUBfJ
?if his high poftiop.il character, bli
sssjU known ability and tlio t <ufi Jencu
that if ho is elected the laws wi'.l be
wisely, justly aud fcarlossly cufoiccd.
The Augusta Chronicle is publishiog
the best sou* most readable r? ports of
the oampaigo meetings to this Suto.
Tbe reports sre written by John VV.
Hammood, a Flonnoo boy, who bas
boeo cn the Chronicle stuff for a year or
longer.
A large peroentage of the candidates
for State offisers are or bate beon news*
paper meo. Besides Gov. MoSweeney
ind Col. Hoyt, Jss. H. Tillman, Koox
Ltvingscon, John T. Sloan, J. H.
Mooro and perhaps others have been
eonncoted with th press.
Editor Wallace of tbo Greenville
News hsd sn editorial last week oo the
sleotion of judges by the people that
wa endorse. We would regard a
obaoge in the law eo as to permit the
oirouit judges to bo eleoted by populsr
vote ss a deeided improvement The
people as a wbols have as much sense
aod as good judgment ss tbe average
legislature, aod we believe tbey would
come ss oesr seleotiog the best men si
tbo legislature bss doos. Tbo legists*
lore bss gone out of its way at times to
piok op lawyers io oos eirouit aod make
them judges over soother oirouit with?
out cause or excuse aod in disregard of
tbs wishes uf the peoplo. This is
wrong, aod if tbe election of jodgos
eoold be plsced io the bauds of the
ptople it will be impossible to plaee ao
Abbeville men io the judgesbip of tbe
First Cireuit or a Wioosboro man in
Ibe Third Cireuit, as tbe legislature did
io tbs oot distaot past.
Editor Aysr kept his eyes aod ears
opso wbso io 8umter Toesday aod be
reoorded bis observations io Tbe Flor*
sooe Times osxl day. Ws reprodooe
bis artiole witb a great deal of pleasure
for it shows wbsl ao impartial observer
Ibioks of Sumter.
The Cbarlestoo Exposition is pro?
gressing famously ; osarly all of tbo
eapital stook bas beeo sutsoribed ; the
eompsoy bas been organised with
offieers sod board of direetors seleoted
from Charleston's most progressive sod
poblio spirited business men ; s
lite bss been seleoted aud work on
the grounds will begin at an oarly day.
Wo believe that tbe Charleston Exposi?
tion will be the greatest and best ever
held io tbs sooth, that it will attract a
greater number of visitors from the
north aod w?st than either tbe New
Orleaos, Atlanta or Nashville shows
aod that it will bs of more substantial
benefi; to tbj south, aod South CaroVua
especially Tbe Expositioo is to be
io Cbsrlestoo, but it is a soutbero aod
a Sooth Carolina show snd tbs business
eo of this State sod of all the Soutb
esstero States should, if tboy bavs their
owo ioterests si bssrt, do sll wttbio
their power to msks ths best use of tbe
opportaoity tbe Expositioo affords tbem
lo have tbe resooross of ths State of
South Carolina aod tbs Southeastern
States fully and truthfully displayed.
Charleston is assuming tbe larger share
of the responsibility aod burden of
makiog the Exposition a suocess, but
tbe city osonot, io tbe nature of
tbiogs, receive tbe larger pert of tbe
benefit tbst will result, consequently
soy obarge that Cbarlestoo is moved
entirely by a selfish spirit is untrue sod
foolish. We hope to see tbo business
interests of tbe Slste united ss ooe man
aod working for tbe suocess of the
great Soutbeao Exposition to bo held
in Charleston.
Tho War Not Over.
London, July 3, 4:30 a. m ?It is
elear that Lord Huberts does oot con?
sider tbe war io South Africa ooded,
as he bas put s stop to tbo return of
civiliane sod bss ordered tbe mining
men baok to Bloemfooteiu He is
orcdited with thinking that three
er. nibs must elspse before affaire will
bo settled enough to permit of .he re<
sutoptioo of business. A large body
of British are again reported 10 be io
ifJtglsntsI
Geo. Kuodle bas issued a proolama
tioo announcing that farmers disoot/.-r
od to bo harboring armed burghers and
oot informing against them will havo
their (arms nonfiioa'.ed and tho reoeipts
tboy bold for goods requisttootd oan
ettiled, or will be oompcllcd to pay a
fioo of not letis than half a crown per
morgen oo tbo area of tbo farms.
BULLETIN FROM BULLBB
London, July 2 ?Tbs war cfiioc ha*
rcocivcd I he following dispito'i from
Qet Bullor:
"Standcru.n, Suuci*y. July 1.?
(Jca. Talboi Coke tsiih lbs Tenth
ongadc rsfoiooitsred Jons *U inwardi
Attjc*foort, Tr sue veal, sod louod 2 ( 1
oi inc cm my inert, with ,\ui.> m u
strata, position Having sbsllsd them
ho tutircd and vrun nut followsd U| .
I In t i.-u i'1; i r.s ; kil'.t -i .ih i - :.
wouuded."
lUutaockj frosi sss lo M at the ioc>U
gtofi ci H, ?. Ostsss k lo.
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
Oolumbla, S. U , July 3. 1000.?
Diirinc tbo vrcek ending S a. m., Jotf
'id, ? be Wmporature averaged Borstal,
and ranged bsmoMi a maximum of '.IT
and a minimum of lii> degrees It
wan (x?rcmcly favorable uo growing
oropa
Heavy rains prevailed during the first
part of tbe week, and on June 29?b.
Io tbe southeastern, northeastern and
northwestern counties tbo amounts fo;
tho week ranged fsora 4 to G inches,
while widely scattered localities bad
less thao inch Tbc average for the
State wa? 2 60 inches. This following
tbo previous week's raiolall, rendered
tbe ground too wet for cultivation gen?
erally, and, iu ooooeotioo with the
high temperature, caused grass aod
weeds to grow very fast, so that thero
is general complaint of foul crops
Locally bottom lands were overflowed
and orops destroyei, aod lands wore
badly washed aod gullied. Tbe out?
look for staple erops, over a Urge por?
tion of tbe State, is reported very poor,
but io the Coogaree aod lower Wateree
valleys, over a large portion of the Pec
Dee seotioo, aod io portions of Lexing?
ton, Edgefield, Saluda and Greenwood
counties are unimpaired and promising.
Dry weather and sunshine are oeeded
for cultivation and to olean fields.
Locally high winds damaged corn and
fruit trees.
Upland oorn is generally io good
condition, but some is toroing yellow
aod firing, while praotieally tho whole
orops laeks proper cultivation. Much
oorn was destroyed on bottom lande by
overflows. Late ooro oo stubble lands
is doing well
Tbe general condition of oottoo is
poor, oo aooouot of too much moisture,
laek of cultivation, and tbe prevalence
of lioe. Some fields have been aban?
doned, or plowed op aod plaoted to
peas, while the complaint of grassy
fields is now general, czoept as to sea
island, whieh is in exoelleot condition
Cotton on sandy lands looks ?iokly.
Id tbe weitem portions moob has oot
been chopped to stands It is generally
small, and oot fruiting well, althoogh
recently is growing nioely aod bloom
ing freely.
Tobacoo improved, but is ripsniog
slowly, delaying cutting aod ouriog.
Worms less numerous. Wheat io
shook was badly damaged by tbo rains
oausiog sprouting ; tbrasiog progresses
slowly, and is oot moob more than half
finished. Rioe is thriving. Many
peaobep, grapes, and tomatoes rot as
they ripen Oano, pssturcs, gardens,
aod sweet potatoes sre flourishing.
Melon vines are blightiog aod suffer?
ing from excessive moisture, affeotiog
both tbo quality aod quaotity of tbe
yield
Tbe Oregon Ashore.
London, Juoe 30 ?Tbe Shanghai
correspondent of Tbe Times, tele?
graphing yesterday, says: "The
United States battleship Oregon went
ashoro io a fog off Hoo Kie Island, 35
miles north cf Ohefoo. Messrs. Jardioe
Mathieeoo & Co., are seodiag ber
assistance
Washington, June 29 ?Up to mid
night tonight oo offiaial news bad been
received in Washiogtoo bearing oo tbe
report that tbe battleship Oregon hsd
gone ashore near Ohefoo.
Ktrly last week Admiral Kemcy was
directed to send tbis vessel from Hong?
kong to Taku. Cspt. Wilde is her
Commander She left Hongkong last
Saturday oigbt two days ahead of ber
expected departure, aod bad on board
in additioo to ber regular crew 164
sailors and marines, brought to Hong?
kong from Manila by tbe Zafiro. Tbe
distance she bad to travel was about
1,500 miles and tbe calculation of the
naval cfboials hero was that if the ves
sei made record time she would bo at
Taku in six days. Today is tho sixth
day tho Oregon bas been oo her voy
age, so that io all probability she must
be io the vicinity of Cbefoo if she main?
tained ber reputation as a fast battlo
ship.
Washington, Jone 30 ?The follow?
ing dispatch was received at tho ucvy
department this morning, relative to
ibo grounding of tbe Oregon :
"Cbe Poo, June '29 ?Anchored yes
tcrday, dtorfe fog, iu seventeen fathoms,
three miles south of How Ke light,
gulf of Fe Chili*. Sent nut two boat*
aod souuded, least water five and half
fathoms. Weather olear. Got under
way and atruok I'ionaole rock. Much
water in forward compartment. Per
fectly mootb. Shall charter steamer
it poastblsj at Obi Poo aod lighten ohip
Rook through Fid<? of ship above double
bottom about fratoi 11) Small holt..
al*u through bottom of ship.
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lie Ifoolad a I??< Burg? on ?.
dvetori ? IU ll?'r 'u-k Hamilton,uf \V< ?
Jeflevuii, 0., after suffering Is months fruni
Kectal Fistula, he would ?i'.o unless n * Mly
operation a*" I si I >rined , but bo cured liluisvll
wir'? u?? b?>aci i I buekkn's Arnica halve, the
surest ptla cure on aartn, am! tha I csi ? .i>vc In
be world. 19 eanti i box? >>d. by J. r. u
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SOUTH CAROLINA MI LI TRY
ACADEMY
One Beneficiary Scholarship is to be filled
from Suinter County by competitive exarri
d&tioro Application blank*, with accom?
panying instructions, mav be ontnined from
the Count: Superintendent of Education.
These blanks, properly filled out, must be la
the bands of COL C S GAD3DKN, Cbair
roan Board of Visitors, by the first day of
August July 4 ? 2r.
SUMMER SCHOOLS.
NOTICE TO TEACHES.
OFFICE OF
CO. SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION.
Sumter, 8. C , Jure 19, 1900.
THE BUMMER SHOOL for colored teach
ers will be bold here beginning, July
16th for (our weeks and
For white teachers August 16th to Septem?
ber 1 ltb inclusive
Attendance mean? renewal of all certifi?
cates except "Class B."
The County Board of Education will pay
$5 to every teacber elected to teacb in the
public schools of the county, who attends
punctually and regularly
J. EDWIN REMBKRT,
County Superintendent Education.
June 20?3c
QUARTERLY STATEMENT
of thk condition and business of
The "Bant of Sumter" Sumter, S. C.
At the close of the quarter ending June
30, 1900, published in conformity with
the Act of the General Assembly.
ASSETS.
Loans and Discounts, $227,730 33
Bonds, 12,000 00
Bills Receivable, 615 67
Furniture Fixtures, and Vault, 1,975 91
Cash in hand, Cash Items and
Cash Banks and Bankers, and
Cash Item?, 27,878 83
Total, $270,200 71
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid to, $ 75,C00 00
Deposits, 134,025 11
Rediscounts, 44,233 08
Dividends payable on and alter
July 2, 1900, 3,000 00
Undivided surplus, 13 942 52
Total, $270.200 71
Statk of South Carolina, 1 ??
bUMTM County. j
I, W. F. Rhamk, Cashier of "The
Bank of Sumter," do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true, to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
W. F. RH AM K, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
2nd d?v of July A D 1900.
MARK REYNOLDS, [l s.J
a Notary Public tor S. C.
Correct?Attest.
RICH D I. MANNING *)
MARION MOISE, }? Directors.
R. L. COOPER, J
July 4 *"?
A, WIDTH & SUN,
Fire Insurance Agency,
ESTABLISHED 1866.
Represent, among other Companies :
LIVERPOOL k LONDON k GLOBE,
NORTH BRITISH k MERCANTILE!
HOME, of New York.
UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y.
LANCASTER INSURANCE CO.
Capital represented $75,000,000.
Feb 2?
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of Salubrity, Ga., Aug.
8th, 1898, writes: Ben?
edicta has certainly
been a blessing to
my sixteen year
old daughter. She
was in wretched
health and had ?r
missed four month*
Two bottles of Be
edicta have entirely restored her health, j
The monthly periods have returned J
and arc now painleif and regular.
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3 Do you suffer from Painful, irregular
? or Suppressed Menstruation? Benedicta jj*
4lias cured many suffering women and it
will euro you In the privacy of your?
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do n*i e x
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4 Dlxslncss, Nervousness, thai drainingOf
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jtlio lur]. h!ps and abdomen i|UlCklyE
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Now customers, its your own fault if you don't take advantage
of the very low price on Ranges. Don't blame me and regret
paying trust prices when you see our Superb Range.
T. 0. SCAFFE,
The Stove Man, Sumter, S. C.
Juoe 6
Osborne All Steel Bake, Also Osborne Mowers,
I have secured the agency for the Osborne line that for fifty
years has led the procession Come in and see the good fea?
tures of these machines.
' MM . ? en
Prices for repair* aa cheap as anybody oao make tbem.
FIRST CLASS LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STABLES.
Come and see me in my new quarters, oornor of Liberty and Harvio Streets
W. B. BOYLE. Sumter, S. C.
June 13
The Larpt an? Most Complete
Establishment South
Geo. S. Hacker & Son,
0 HARLES C. LESLIE,
Wholesale aod Retail Commission Dealer ia
CO
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Oysters, Game and Poultry.
Stalls No. 1 aod 2 Fish Market.
Office, Xos. 18 aod 20 Market Street.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Coosiesments of Couoiry Produce, Poultry,
Eggs, Ac , Hre respectfully solicited.
I Prompt returns made.
' Fi?Q P*cke1 in harrels and boxes for the
jK I country trade a specalty.
3E ! Dec 6 x
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? MANUFACTURERS OF
doors, sash, bunds)
Moulding & Building
Material.
office and Wareroom9, King, oppcsi'.e Car
non Street,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
?Sf Pnrcbas? our make, which we gnarantt
superior to any sold South, and
thereby nave money.
Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty
October 16?-o
the bank of sumter,
SUMTER, S. C.
City and County Depositary
Capital stock paid in,
Undivided surplup,
$75,000 00
16,000 00
Individual liability of stockholders
in excess of their slock, . 75,000 00
Transacts a general banking bu?ine$s ; also
has a Savings Bank Department. Deposits of
$1 and upward received. Interest allowed a)
the rate nt 4 (er cent, per annuii, payable
? mi-annually.
W F. B. HAYNSWORTR, President.
Makion Moise. W.F. Rbamb,
Vice-President. Cashier.
Jan 31.
THE examination tor the award of vacant
frcholtrebips in Winthrop College, and ,
tor the admiesion of new student w?|l be
held at the County Court Houb?, ou Friday,
July 20tb at 9 a va.
A pelican t| must not i>? Ie?3 than fifteen
years ot age
When schoUrehipd are vacated after July
20tb, they will be Hwr.rded to i bore rtiukmg
lbs bigbest nveri'm* ?t thin eietaiaetioo
Tin1 co?t of attendance, ittClodiag bourd,
furnished room, heat, ligbt and Siasbtl g \3
only $8 f,0 i er DOOtb.
For further infoi mation ard a catalogue,
address,
PRES. D B. JOHNSON,
May 22 ROOK HILL, 8. C.
Davidson College,
Davidson, N. C.
TC - LEArT- T?L?G;;APHY5
Railroad Accounting and T) pewritisg.
Tilts ..' sodors I by ail '< idieg railway i\r\
pauits as the otih t-; ... and i liable ?: "i
turion of kiid A ; ocr graduates r\?
Emitted to positions Ladt * aisu admitted
V? i! .? im tr.i- i ii !?'.. ?'? Fall ?'. '.r
64th Year Kegins Sept. ?.
CLASSICAL, MATHEMATICAL,
LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC,
BIBLICAL, COMMRRl IAL.
Courses Offered for A. 2., S. S.
and A. H.
TartSIS moderaie, Location henlihfu 1,
Laboratories eosjsplate,
Teaching (borough, Qytaaattaei iqaipftJ.
Scr.d for a Catalogue.
J. B. SHEARER,
Pr <? t J i OI
SURVEYING.
Ju it 13?f
SVh\ Kl i Nt> at?d I !?i il Kogvi i ? ii g werk
. ua ptly a nd acearwtelv '.toe
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