The Watchman and Southron from Sumter, South Carolina • Page 1

ru SUMTER WATCHMAN, Eetabiuhed April. 1860. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thon Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's landSTruth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON. Established june is CG Consolidated Aug. 2,1881.

SUMTER. S. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 19. 1900.

New Series-Vol. XX. No. 21 i --au. HMM? G.

Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS $1.50 per annum-io advance. IDTISTISIIIIT: One Square first 00 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be made at reduced rates.

AU communications which subserve private interests will be charged foras advertiements. Obitnaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. THE CORNERSTONE LAID ON TUESDAY. And South Carolina Exposi? tion is Under Way. Special to The State.

Charleston, Dec. tl -The coroer stone of the textile building or cotton palace, the main building of the South Carolina Interstate and West indian exposition, was laid thia afternoon with appropriate ceremonies. Tho exercises were an interest? ing and elaborate eba rac tar and were attended by several thousand pople The grounds had been cleared, a speakers' stand and a triumphal arch erected The stand and arch were beautifully decorated The weather was clear, bright and cool and was coos! suspicions for the success of the great enterprise which Charleston bas nod er taken The parade of the troops was a feature of the day s's exercises The infantry, naval reserves and the Ger? man Artillery and two military bands were in Hoe, under command of Maj Henry Schachte. Tho militia passed ia review of the distinguished guests in the carriages, which fell into line behind the troops. The parade mov ed off from the Fourth Brigade plaza at 3 o'clock, and in less than an hour the column wheeled into the exposi? tion- grounds and the exercises were begun.

Oa the stand were W. A Hempbill, of Atlanta, representing Gov Candler Gov McSweeney, Mayor Stnytb, Gratd Master Orlando Sheppard, of the Grand Lodge F. a number of officers of the Grand Lodge, Gea Floyd, Presi? dent F. W. Wageoer, the architect, Bradley Gilbert and his special party, and directora of the exposition, ioclud ing Col Wtlie Jones a number of members of the League of American Municipalities aod niaoy other promi nent people President Wageoer called the assem blage to order and make a brief address on the plans and purposes of the export aod introduced Mayor Smyth, who p.csided.

The mayer spoke briefly ic taking the gavel. Gov McSweeney next spoke. He was followed by Mr A HemphiH and others. Tbe speeches were interspersed with music by toe First Artillery band. The Masonic ceremooies followed tbe addresses.

The ceremonies were of a-? interesriog aod impressive cbaratjrer The Grand Lodge appeared in tbe insignia of the order wearing white gloves aed aproos "Wbeo Earth's Foacdation Was First Laid'' was suog by 50 select voices A prayer was offered by the grand chaplain and then a number of article? were deposited ir? the cornerstone box. Grand Master Sheppard thee applied the plumb, sqaare aod Isvci to the stone, aod after ic bad been properly placed, be pro nouoced it io be "weil formed, true arw trusty The cerrmony of the one with cern, wine and oil who-c significance is plenty was then perform ed The graoJ master theo Htruok the stone thvee Mmes bis hiram and sehe soo by thi choir cai benediction coocioded the Tbe trowel which waa used by Grand Mast-r Sheppard i-? toe same -tfbich wss used at thc ay.cg of coroerstooo of monument at S. 0 by Marquis de Lafayette After the exercises a special wa3 ron to Sommerville aod the tiognisbfd guests veers entertained wit a dinner at the Pirro Forest ion The closed shortly after nor? a-'d basincss was generally snspeodec, giving the city the appearance of no PHOSPHATE ROYALTY. It has before been entioned that the phosphate royalty would likely be very much less this year than last This condition it seems is due to the icatility of the companies to secure bottoms for shipping the rock The records at the capitol show that up to Dec 1, tbe Sute has received in phosphate royalty the sum of $21,. 270 73.

If the same showing for the last month of the year as was made last December results the total for the year will be at least $10,000 less than last year Up to Dec 1, last year, the receipts were $31,946 23 and the foll year's receipts were $39 379.28.-The State. Tba State Pensioners. THE RULES TO BE FOL? LOWED UNDER THE NEW ACT. The State, December 12cb. This year there are a Dumber of changes io (be pension department of the State government which should receive the oareful atteotioo of all mern' ber? of oouoty board? and applicants as weli In the first plaoe each pen? sioner has to make an entirely oew application.

In order that the pension ere or those iotendbg to get on the list may fully understand the requirements the State board has prepared aad issued tba following for the guidance of ooanty boards of pensions, a-? author? ized by the act approved Fab 19, which are given for the ioforma tion of the veterans (1) Toe ooanty pension boards will meet as squired by law in January at the county scars, for the purpose of ezsminiog the applications of the various ex Confederate soldiers and saiiors aod widows woo are applicants for pensions uoder uet approved Feb 19 1900 Said applications must have the approval of the county board before the State board will approve. (2) The attention of the oouoty pent.oo boards is direoted to the certifi? cate cf the two witnesses, which requires that they shall not be on the peosion roll Tcis is a change from the, old form and too much attention caaoot be given to it. (3) Do not send to tbis office dtsap Droved applications for pensions (4) Do not ase old blanks, bat these prepared ander act of 1900. They will be designated by "Application, ander act 1900." (5) It will be necessary for every old pensioner to make new application exactly as if they were applying for the first time (6) The county boards are cautioned to provide the applicants with blanks suitable to his or ber individual case. Tbe State board will not consider applications where this rale bas not been observed (7) Cass who as a result of wounds received io the war are physically helpless, or who while in such sevice lost both arms, or both legs or sight or who are disabled by paralysis and are unable to make a living, and whose income does not exceed This does not include soldiers whose disabilities arise from diseases and causes since thc war.

Class who have los- one arm or one leg and whose iocome does not exceed Class C. No 1 -Those soldiers and mailors disabled by wounds during the whose income does not exceed Class No 2 -Those who have rcacned tbe age ot 60 and whose iocome does not eT eed Class C. No of those who lout their lives while in the service of toe State or the confederate States, and whose iocome no exceed $100. Class No 4 -Widows above the age of 60 years whose income does not exceed County Boards oannot be two careful io these matters of 'income" and "pby sical condun He is a very poor man whose cross income from labor, rent and souraes does not exceed or poor lands, if any that wiil not pro duce ibis amount gros3 Property sufficient to prodhce ir. applicant's or his name debars him.

Where soldiers or widows dispose cf their prop frty by giving or selling to tbeir chil? dren are debarred. Widows of perfriocers who remarry are nor any longer to pensions. Pensioners who have moved to an? other tirare are no longer enriricd to a Those who tnve moved to another oouoty hav? their names transferred and draw pensions from thu county PJeasn note very carefully tbe foi I iowing I Lot county boards act promptly and I fairly, giving the State board full in I form a'i ot; with complere reports by townships for each county and writing the eames alphabetically, full and clear, w-rh class arid giving; reasnn? for approving. In makin? I reports to the State board the rn pheuid be signed by each memb of the county pension board. Derbam, Comptroller Chairman.

W. Startling, W. E. James, Hardin. Robbed the Grave.

A startling p.ci dent of which Mr. John Olirer of Philadelphia, was thc subject, is nar? rated by bim as follows "I was in a most dreadful condition My skin was almost yel? low, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continu? ally in back sides, no appetite- gradually growing weaker day by dsy. Three t-hysi cians had given me up Fortunately, a friend advised trying 'Electric Hitters," and to my arrear joy and surprise, first bottle made a decided improvement. I continued their uso for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they saved my life, and robbed the grave of another victim." No one should fail to try tbrm.

Only 50 cents per bottle at J. W- DeLorme's Drug Store. 5 OTHER SIDE OF THE PICTURE. Liberals Paint a Gloomy Pic tare of Conditions Lindon Deo 12 -The house of oom moos, after a flood of recriminations, today agreed to the report of supply for goveromeot. Daring subsequent oassioo in committed of ways aod means, the chancellor of the exchequer, Sir Michael Hioks-Beach, promised that a considerable proportion cf tbe cost of tbe war should be obtained from the traoavaai.

He added that the treasury committee was about to proceed to tbe transvaal to ascertoia its assets and their taxable capaoiry. Sir David Miller Barbour, K. C. M. has been seleoted for this task.

Sir David was a member of the council of rb? governor general of India io 1837 1893, was royal commissioner to inquire into the conditions and pros? pects of sugar growiog colonies, 1896, aod latterly, commissioner to inquire iato tbe of Jamaica. io the Sir Robert T. Ibid, (J liberal painted a gloomy picture of the conditions io Souto Africa. He said that after 14 months of war costing permootb, aoarcby was prevalent and famine tbreateoed, and this may be followed a native ris? ing. An attempt ro place the colonies under military rule, he said, would imperil the very existence of the em pire.

He thought the time bad arrived for offering the Boers terms not iocon sisteot with their dominion. All ideas of uooooditiooal gurrender should be disregarded James Bryce, liberal, followed on similar Hoes He suggested grantiog geoeral amoeety to the Beers now io arms as legitimate combatants. The government, he held, had oo right to treat the Boers as rebels. The nego? tiations' Mr Bryce also said, should oo be entrusted co Sir Alfred Milner, who was the object of almost universal distrust, iooiuding at least half the queen's subjects in South Africa. Mr Broderick, the secretary of war, hotly oballeoged this statemeoc He declared that whatever else it might do the goveromeot would never weaken the power of the responsibly posseseed by Sir Alfred Miloer.

Sir Albert Reid's speech, Mr Rrod oriok asserted, was impracticable, un? wise and He went out of bis way to gratify tbe queen's enemies Tbe government was perfectly williog to offer terms of surrender, so long as it could not be interpreted as proof of weakness, and thereby cause a pro ioogatioo of the guerilla warfare. How Many Asses Were Sent to South Africa. Deo William, the former financial secretary of the war office, answering a question, said 182,460 borges aod mules had been landed in South Africa during tbe war. Timothy M. HealeyTs interpellation as to the numoer of asses sent to South Africa was not answered.

Lord Craobero, reverting to the sub jeoc of the oootracts for the Uganda railroad bridges goiog to said the American Bridge company would build 30 bridges, using 7,000 tons of steel. The contracts aggregate 135,000 tons. He said it was not fair to the lowest bidder ro invite other tenders to revise their bid3 Daring the second reading today of toe war loan bill Sir Wm Vernon Har? court criticised in detail the govern meat's financial luakeshilcs. He said tbe ministers would havo tremendous support in making the Transvaal tbe cost of tbe war. But, be pointed out, toe gold the only source of revenus and the mine owing cipitalis'S would no; pay for rhe war except oo compulsion, and tbe it-ts were masters of South Afr.ioa, con i trolled its policies and would be supreme io the colonies, i He coo fended that rbe cost of Krittt-h rulo io rho Traosvaal arni the Orange River coiooy would be greater thon I Beer bad beet? He estiraited i that Gen Baden-Powell's police would I oost a year, a eum equal to the Transvaal budget.

Sir Michael Hicks Beach said the new colonies could nor bear any part of the cost of tbe war for year or two after tbe war ended, but he bad io mind the future development of the Transvaal's vast wealth and had made the falling in of ibo various lo.tos at such periods as would enable thc gc see what burden might be i OD tbe Transvaal. Is any f-Vc-or, no unreasonable would be made. Mr Brodrick, secretary of state for W3r, announced ihat the policy of the war office was not. to give commands to some of wbo bad not. succeed id with commands in the fiflld.

Tbe supplementary war loan and appro p-'ation bills were tbeD pass- to a reading Orleans, couth bound Illinoi- Central "Fast Mail." due hero at 7 15 p. m. was ap and robbed by a lone train robber about one mile outside the city tonight SIXTY MILES THROUGH THE AIR. Wireless Telegraphy Between Belgium and England. Consul Roosevelt writes the State department from Brussels "There has been reoeotly established at La Pao oe.

Belgium a station for the ex? change of wireless telegraphic messages between Belgium and England. The receiving apparatus to be used on the Eogtish coast was taken across a few days 8go from Osteode on board the Dover Ostende mail boat Prio ces8 Clemeotioe, which is also fitted up with temporary apparatus to be used in thc experimental trials. La Panne has beeo selected on account of ils being the point on the Belgian littoral nearest the English coast. The mast of the Marconi station at La Panne is 130 feet oigh. To the foremast cf the steamship Princess Clementine is affixed an additional mast, which increases its original height about.

60 feet. From this extremity the telegraphic waves will be projected towards each ooast A special room has been fitted up on board the steamer for the instruments and from this room the cable wili be carried to the top of the extended mast. It is confidently expected to obtain communication between ship and shore for at least thirty miles, which is about halfway across. With stations at La Panne and Dover those on board the vessel woald be able to keep io touch with the land daring the entire cross? ing. "On November 3 experiments began about 5 M.

Telegrams were ex? changed between the boat, then moored at Osteode wharf, and the station at La Panne. Later in the eveniog several of the Marconi men went on board the vessel and communicated with the iaod station throughout tho crossing, except when they arrived in English waters. Communication was then discontinued as the Belgian Grovern ment has not yet received from the English Government authority to telegraph from Dover by this new system. This week-probably Wednesday or Friday-the official trial under the supervision of the Govern? ment delegates will be made. "The experiments showed that re? plies arrived with the same regularity and celerity as ordinary telegrams.

When about 40 miles from Osteode the captain of the vessel was able to telegraph to the station master at Ostende the probabie hour of his arri? val. Various telegrams were sent from the vessel to Osteode, Brussels, Daver, London and to the officers of the chief bureau and branch offices of the Marconi Company. The reception of each message was acknowledged promptly, the first and last letters being given in each instance.V ALL THE POWERS AGREE London. Deo negotiations of the Powers in regard io the joint China note were concluded satisfactorily yesterday, all agreeing to the conditions identically as outlined by Count vc Baelow. the imper is! chancellor of Ger? many, November 9, with the exception of the iotroductory clause saying the demands arc irrevocable, which is elimi? nated.

Londoo, Deo 12 -The Pekin oor.s spoodent of the Daily Mail wiring on Tuesday and oonfirmiog the reports o' the agreement as to the collective note, says that a committee of representatives of the Powers ba3 been chosen to regulate the conferences witb the Chiotse plenipotentiaries Berlin, Deo Lokal An? zeiger bas a dispatch from Pek'n saying that fire bas destroyed quar? ters of a number of officers about a thousand paces from Count von dereec's A QUESTION OF ANNEX? ATION. Now York. Deo 12-The case of William H. Crossman Bro against the United States was argued io i be Unitei Sfates circuit court today. Decision was reserved.

Toe case involves the question as to whether the Hawaiian islands came uod'-r thc constitution and laws of thc United States immediately OD the pas? sage of the joint resolution of annexa? tion of Juiy 6 1898, end before the ac: of April 30. 1900 Crossman Bro imported merchandise from Hono? lulu into the port of New York on April 26, 1900 The collector of the port assessed duty under the Tariff act cf 1887 The importers ciaimed the Hawaiian Inlands were then a part of the United Slates and their goods were not, therefore, subject to any duty Manila, Dec ll -A detachment cf the.Fif.h oaviify had a fiebt with 100 losu.gents south of Santa Cruze, Sunday The insurgents were chased for four miles Fourteen of them weie found dead There were no Americao casualties. En addition to this engage? ment there bad been several minor encounters between troops and the insurrectionists. The Unconquered Boers. De Wet' Seems to be Holding His Own.

London, Deo Kitchener cables tbe war office from Pretoria ander date of Deo 12tb, that Gen Knox reports from Belvia that be is engaged io a running fight with Gen De Wet and that tbe enemy is moving toward Red dersburg, where there is a oolam ready to cooperate with the other British forces. Lord Kitchener in another dispatch that the Boers attacked the post near Baberton The British casualties were three killed, five wounded and lo taken prisoners. Tbs captured meo have sioce been released Thc Boers raided the Riverton Road Dac ll. They are being fol? lowed ap. Gen Kitchener's message indicates that De Wet bas again evaded Knox.

After the latter bad foiled the Boer general at Coomassiedrifr, the Boers seem to have doubled back, crossed the Caledon river elsewhere, and turned thence northwest, in the direction of Reddersburg. the memora? ble scene of the British disaster io April when De Wet caosured the Irish Rirbs. Tbougnt Tbat DeLary Has Captured Pour Companies. Johannesburg, Deo 14, 3 25 The battle still continues in the hills a few miles from KrugerBdorp. Gen Clements has asked for reinforcements.

and mounted men under Geo French have already gooe. There have bceo many casualties oo both sides. It is estimated that the Boers num? ber 2,800. Staoderton, Transvaal, Thursday, Deo Louis Botha is reported to be 20 miles from bare with 1,500 men aod one gun. He has called a meeting of the burghers for Saturday.

LoureDZo, Marques, Deo British troops ac Koomatipoort are standing to arms in the expectation of an attaek by a Boer force of 1,500, which is in that vicinity, lt is believed to be tbe ioteotion of this force to make a dash upon the town. The situation regarded as serious. A force of 150 infantry, a of cavalry and were dispatch? ed to the frontier today London, Dec Kiteheoer reports that a uer severe fighting at Nooitgedacbt, Gen Clements7 forces were compelled to retira by Command? ant with a force of 2,500 men Four British officers were killed. The other casualties were not reported Lord Kitchener's official dispatch to the war office is as follows Dec 13, 1900. "Clements' force at Nooitgedsoht on the Magaiiesbarg was attacked st dawn today by DeLary, reinforced by Beyers' oommand from Warmbath makiog a force estimated at 2,500.

Though the first attack was repulsed the Boeis managed to get on top of the Magaliee burg. which was held by four compa? nies of the Northumberland Fusiliers, aid were thus able to command Clement's camp. He retired on and took up a position on a hill in the centre of the valley. "The casualties have not been com? pletely reported, but the fighting was very severe, and I deeply regret that Col of the Twentieth Hussars, and Capts MaoBeao, Murdoch acd Atkins were killed. Reinforcements have left, here Lord Kitchener also report that the Boers made an attack aod were repulsed at Lichteoburg.

and that Letcier was kill rd. Attacks upoo Bethlehem and were also repulsed, the Boers losing ten killed and 14 wounded. Vrybeid was attacked Dec 11th. Sniping continued when the message was dispatched. OMINOUSLY CLOSE.

The scene of tbe figbt is ominously close to Pretoria. Ncoirgedact is on 22 miles northwest of Pretoria. Ii is reported that Gen Knox, cooperating with the British column at Rodders burg, has stopped Geo DeWet and that a battle is proceeding. The report adds that many of Gen De Wet's follow? ers have been captured. The scenes at thc war office today recall those witnes-ed io tbe early stages of the war.

A constant stream of excited and anxious people filled the lobbies The absence of the names cf any of the officers of the Northumber? land Fusiliers io Gen Kitchener's dis? patch leads to the foreboding that the four companies of the Fusiliers mentioned are io the bands of thc Boers war office officials evidently expeet a heavy casualty list, but they aro hopeful frr'm the fact that tbe dis? patch does rojeention tho capture of bc Northumberlaods that such a great eatastropho has been escaped Orders were issued at Aidersbot, Malta and other miliiary oeotres to dispatch ail tho available mounted infantry to South Africa. j1 TOO EXTRAVAGANT. The manner in which one default? ing cashier was detected was rather peculiar, lt was all doe to the curiosity of the women of hie neigh' borhood. He went to no expense in the way of dressing; they never heard of bis gambling cr drinking to any extent he as a model band, but he loved a good table. There was nothing unusual in this, but one day, when the ladies of the vicinity wera discussing the best method of cooking meats, the wife of the cashier declared very innocently that her husband doted on ham, but he would not eat it unless it had been boiled in champagne.

"Boiled in champagne exclaimed the listen? ers "Heavens, how expensive we couldn't afford to have ham on our table often if we cooked it that way." It was soon noised all around the. neighborhood that Cashier Biaok was a high liver, indeed, and the men began telling of his uplifted ideas cf cookery This soon reached the ears directors of the bank arid they concluded it might be wise to investi? gate the accounts of such an epicure. Plain water was all they could afford for their barns, so the champagne lover was called up and subsequently relegated to the pen, where he had to forego his pet dish for many, many weary Times SEWERAGE. Union, Dec. 12 -Tbe city council met this evening, Mayor Youug presiding, to accept bide on thirty five thousand dollars worth of coupon bonds.

The award was made to J. A Sawyer, acting attorney for Robt. Robinion. Atlanta, Ga at four per cent They were sold at a premium of three hundred and seventy dollars and fifty cents These bonds were for the building of a sewerage and Union can consider herself lucky as she had nine bidders, and bonds sold at a piemium DEATH FROM BITE OF A RAT. Beaufort, Dec ll -Edward Alston, colored, of Keans Neck, came here last night to bring his son, eighteen to a physician.

The man stated that two weeks, since a bcge rat bad bitten his five children, who had ail apparently re? covered except the boy whom he brought here The child showed signs of improve? ment also, until yesterday afternoon when he bled profusely from the end of the middle finger of his left hand, and appeared to bs suffering intense agony. The father hitched up his buggy and drove fifteen miles to this place where he arrived shortly after dark and took his child to a friend's honee and immediately summoned C. M. Griffin The doctor could do nothing but allay the intense agony and the boy died aboat an hoar after reaching town Dr stated that there was not an ounce of blood in the child's body, and that death was literally due to hemmorage which could have been checked had cal aid been obtained earlier. Alston killed the rat and stated that it was fully as large as a half grown cat The other fonr victims appear to be doing well.

DESPERATE FIGHTING. New York, Dec 12 -Advices re? ceived today from various parts of Colombia and confirmed by passen? gers who arrived from Panama, tell of desperate fighting The government troops are ia a poor physical condition and suffer? ing from sever il forms of tropical fevers Brigard, Colombian consul general in this city, bas been ordered by his government fco purchase and ship immediately a large quantity of quinine for use of the army. The. most desperate fighting is HOW going on in the department of 3olivia. In a battle fought at Tolu Viejo, on Nov 25.

the revolutionists lost, among one hundred killed and wounded, two abie officers, Gen P. Camacho and Col. Enriqne Pinedo. The rebels took two hundred prison? ers besides which the government force lost one hundred in killed Five cannon were also taken by the rebels. From the departmeut of Magdaieos came the news that Gea Santos, president of the revolutionary govern? ment with his force, had arrived at the pott of Rio Macha and establish? ed his government there.

Hampton. Dec 13 -Henry Young, the negro who murdered Tom Robe? son, colored, on the afternoon of Nov 17, near Loray, and for whom a reward was recently offered by the governor, was captured in Georgia yesterday by Mr M. Youmans, of Luray, and brought here this after? Doon..