Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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It^?int? siti S?rf?jr?it. WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1902. The Sumter Watciitnan was toundea io ?S?? and the True Southron in I860 The Watchman and Southron now has the ccrnbbed circulation and influence of boti of the old papers, and is mani festly the best advertising medium in Ssmter. THE TRUTH OF HISTORY. . There are tricks in all trades and revelations that have been made once in awhile by truthful military and naval herpes have made the public : aware that .warfare is not all. .blood and thunder, stern performance of duty and ?, gallant bravery.. It is full of tricks that can not .be classed as strategy to deceive the enemy, but are really rank,deception to mislead the jjpiHible pu???? w The following frank statement in, reference to the capture of Manila,'made by Admiral Dewey before the Senate Committee, shows that that 5 great military and naval triumph partook more of opera bouffe than real warfare. Admiral Dewey said: '/That (the surrender . of Manila) was all arranged,' and there was no need for the loss of a man in the cap ture1 of the city It was to be done at a signal and no gun need have been fireclby us, but for the desire of the Governor General, who said his honor demoded that a .few shots should De fired. So I had to fire and kill a few people, but-the Spaniards did not fire beeaise of my warning that it would be disastrous to the city for them to do so. They had in the city 15,000 troops and fortyrseven rifled guns." Later he told further details: ?' ? * 'Before the surrender should be made, I was to engage an outlying fort and make the signal according to the i aternational<?de, 4 Do y?u sur render?' after which the Spaniards were to hoist the white flag on the southern bastion. I may say that I was the first to discover the flag, not withstanding I had stationed fifty men to loc k out for it. It was a thick day, . and 1 chanced to be the first to dis cover it." WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN!. Columbia, July 8.?The average temperature for the week ending Monday, July ^th, was 88 degrees which is about 8 degrees above nor mal. It waff the warmest week of the season. Maximum temperatures of 100 degrees or above, were general over the State from the 4th to the 7th with an extreme maximum of 106 degrees at Florence on the 4th. The" minimum of the week was 65 degrees at Spartan burs en the 2d. There was very little cloudiness, and the sky was practically cloudless ex cept for short periods each afternoon. Fresh "bo brisk, parching winds pre vailed, that were injurious to vegeta f tion. The relative numi di ty was much . below normal, causing crops to wilt and shrivel. The nights were practi cally dewless. Only six out of over two hundred XX>ints represented by correspondents, . reported any appreciable amount of rain, with- the largest amount in Cconee and Lexington counties, making this the driest as well as the hottest week of the season. The drought has become serious over the eastern half of the State,. where corn has suffered - material injury, while over the west ern half, all. crops have so far stood the trying conditions.remarkably well, but are badly in need of rain. The earliest corn was too far ad vanced to be greatly hurt, but later plantings suffered from the extreme heat, dryness and parching winds, and some fields were irretrievably dam aged, over the eastern counties. Bot tom land corn, anv. ?=?r the western counties generally, it he*, not yet been seriously injured, but soon will be with a continuation of the present weather conditions. Corn is firing in Orangeburg and Barn well: chinch bugs are damaging it in Chester, Lan caster and York. Cotton withstood the unfavorable weather fairly well, except that in places it is turning yellow and shed ding its lower leaves, and has stopped growing. Lice are still prevalent in a few localities It is bloming pro fusely in places, and the plants are full of squares. The dry, parching winds had a deteriorating effect, but in places the crop continues to be unusually promising. Tobacco was hurt somewhat by the hot sun, and curing, that is now gen eral, was hastened by the unfavorable weather that threatened further in jury. In places the crop is very fine. Wheat threshing is practically finish ed, and late reports confirm previous ones as to the poorness of the crop, and the uniform fine quality of the grain. Bice is doing very well, but like all other crops, needs rain badly. Melons are being marketed, but the dry weather is detrimental. Peas have good stands. Pastures are poor. Apples are plentiful in York. Gardens are failing,. Detective stories of all kinds at H. G. Osteen & Co's book store. COTTON EVERYWHERE IS DETERIORATING. The Very High Temperature and Scarcity of Rain is the Cause. "Washington, July S.?The weather bureau weekly summary of crop con ditions say s : Kain is much needed in the South Atlantic States, where the week has been unusually warm, with showers over limited areas only. Under highly favorable temperature there has been a general improvement in the condition of corn throughout the central valleys and the outlook for this crop in the principal corn States is encouraging, although in the States , of the Missouri valley it has suffered I considerably from lack of cultivation, due to excessive moisture. In the southern States a very poor crop is' in dicated and in portions of the central Gulf districts the early planted is in jured beyond recovery. COTTON. With showers over local areas only and very high temperatures the cotton crop over much the greater portion of the central and eastern -districts of the cotton belt has materially deterio rated, especially over the southern por tion of the districts named, although considering the size of the plant, it is fruiting well and is generally clean. In Tennessee, extreme northern Missssippi, Arkansas. Missouri, Okla homa and Indian Territory the crop continues in promising condition, al though it is needing cultivation and making too much weed in portions of Arkansas. In Texas cottou shows further im provement and is making healthy growth, except in the southwestern and northwestern counties, where it is at a standstill. While the plant is small, it is spreading nicely and fruit ing satisfactorily, and but few reports of shedding and fcfoll weevil are received. Tobacco has made very fa vorable progress, except in the Caro linas and Florida where it is badly, in need of rain. .? Dr. Timmerman disposed of Jim Tillman in a sentence last week, when he said that he (Dr. Timmerman) had never been called upon to explain his conduct as presiding .officer of the Sen ate. Tillman may weave the finest sophistries he can to clear his record as pr?sident of the Senate,?Jbut he.can not remove the general and deep im pression that his record in that office was a disgrace to the State.?Charles ton Post. PREPARING TO DIG THE ISTHMIAN CANAL. Secretary Hay Will Press the Treaty to Completion. "Washington, July 8.?The State de i partment has decided to press forward I completion of the Colombian treaty ? looking to the acquisition of right of ! way for the isthmian canal. Secretar Hay has taken steps to have the protocol submitted to the last ses sion of congress put in the form of a treaty and to have it signed formally by accredited representatives of the government of Colombia and of the United States so that the convention may be laid before the senate as soon as it convenes in December. Thus the State department will re move, it is expected, any chance of having the agreement already reached with Colombia disturbed by anything that may occur as a result of politi cal changes, for it is th? purpose to hold that such agreements, once duly entered upon, are not subject to re pudiation, even in the event of a change of government. The senate found ohe or two points of objection and while these are not material in the opinion of the depart ment officials, in accordance with their practice they will seek to secure such modifications as will meet these ob jections. No difficulty is expected to result in securing an abatment of the old pro vision in the canal franchise requiring ; the use of French material only in the ' construction of the canal, and the State department ?lready has received an assurance from the French govern ment which it regards as meeting the objection that had been made on that : score. One of the bills which, after a long period of waiting, became a law at the session of Congress just closed is that ! establishing a permanent Census Bureau. This law went into opera tion on Tuedsay last. Naturally the office force is greatly reduced from the proportions it attained at the time of the maximum activity of the bureau. Now that the change has taken place, it is recalled that the office broke all prior records of speed in publishing the figures of population, though the margain over 1890 wasjslight It took fourteen months to present the results ?f the count of 1870, ten months to complete the enumeration of .1880, not quite six months in 1880 and about five months in 1900. As has already been remarked, the results of the chief in quiries have made their appearance wtih commendable promptness. It is, we suppose, fair to expect that the work of census taking in the future will be marked by even greater expedition, while, as everybody knows, one of the main arguments in favor of the new departure is that it will result in greater economy. Flag of the Ciaremont Rifles. Mrs. F. H. Elmore recently present ed to Sophie Bibb Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, of Montgomery, Ala., what is claimed to be the "first flag of the war used by the Confeder ate soldiers in the bombardment of Fort Sumter." Mrs. Elmore repre sented Mr. John Spann, son of j Capt. James Spann, who carried the flag through the war as his company flag?the company of Ciaremont Rifles, of Sumter County, S. C. The Montgomery Advertiser says : "A complete roster of the compaany was obtained by Mrs. Elmore and has been attached to the edge of the flag. Very shortly after President Davis was inaugurated he addressed the Ciare mont Rifles and spoke of South Caro lina's historic ' Palmetto tree, ' so Mrs. Elmore obtained a copy of Mr. Da vis' speech and included it in the mounting?placing it on the * palmet to' side of the flag. "This beautiful and interesting ob ject-will be placed among the priceless treasures of the chapter at the Capi tol." Railway Building for Six Months. According to the Railway Age the railway mileage of the United States has passed the 200,000 mile mark. The figures at the close of 1901 were approximately 199,525 miles, and the construction for the first six months of 1902 brings the total up to 201,839 j miles, the track laid during the first ' half of this year on 155 lines aggre- i gating 2,314 miles. This is nearly 500 ? miles in excess of the new mileage for the first six months of 1901, when 1,817 j miles were built. The total for the ; twelve months last year was 5,222 ? miles, and if the same ratio is main- \ tained this year it will readily be seen ' that the construction for the year 1902 will easily exceed 6,000 miles. Track- ; laying thus far this year has been dis-. tributed throughout forty-one states j and territories, the following states j reporting on new mileage, although \ lines are under construction in all of j these, with the exception of two or three New England states: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, Wyom- ; ing, Nevada and Idaho. We place od sale today, two Iot? of. Colored SHIRT WAISTS > at "less than New York cost. This season's styles. These are the very best values we have ever offer* ed. All colored shirt waists that sold for 7Sc now 43? All our colored shirt waists that sold for $1 now 69* Take advantage of this sale early before your size has been sold* Yours, J. RYTTENBERfi & SONS. mporium GREAT S?LE Commencing Tuesday, July 8th, at 8 a. m., we will offer ever y article in our store, from a paper of pins to the finest silk suit, exactly at YORK COST. We had no idea of making this sale this summer, but we find our already large store room inade quate for our business, so have added to rear of our store. When complete we will have one of the largest and best equipped Dry Goods establishments in the State, covering a floor space of 10,500 square feet. We have just completed our new Dress Making Department, which offers all conveni ences for our patrons. We have a large, well ventilated sewing room, large trying-on or fitting room, and a reception room, ail for the comfort of our patrons. Remember we have on hand a full line of all seasonable goods, also a nice line of fall goods, and a few heavy winter goods. All will share the same fate. We are satisfied the public are all aware what our Cost Sale means. We reserve nothing; in this sale. goods No goods charged, no goods sent out on approval, exchanged during the life of this sale, which will end Friday July 18th, 6 p. m.