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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-03-11


vigor the small parties. more bandits
than insurgents. Remaining 10 said pro-
viuces. and TO adopt 'hs necessary
means to attaiu greater a"d more im-
mediate success, the authorities of the
towns are given 10 days 10 which to
make lists of the people 10 their local
tiles who are io insurrection. Those
90 test who fail in presenting them
selves within Is days Of the publication
Of this proclamation their properties
will be seized and subjected to civil ad-
ministration, for which board will be
appointed.
"If rebel parties have robbed, sack
ed, burned or committed other crimes
besides rebellion, the authorities shall
inquire into the part taken by those
The rebels 10 ranks and also neigbbors
remaining in their houses helping these
shall receive corresponding penalty.
..Rebels not responsible for other
crimes who surrender to the nearest
authority in either province within 10
days will not be molested. the military
authorities keeping list of those thus
presenting themselves, those previously
pardoned, those who have committed
other crimes aud those who have desert
ed official positions, which shall be
placed at my disposal those present
ing themselves With arms with spe-
cial recommendation if made collec-
tively) and those presenting themselves
after the expiration of the time placed
at my disposal.
'.Planters and estate owners and
others within said provinces who facil'
late With money the elements Of what
ever class, except they have been CON-
pelled to do 80 by pressure, which must
be proved 10 an undoubtable manuer.
will be considered uufaithful for sup
porting rebellion
A circular vas issued stating that re-
bells presenting themselves with arms
in the four other provinces will be par.
doned subject to the supervision of che
military. Those presenting themselves
without arms will be sent to military
camps where they will be held auder
the vigilance of the troops. They will
be fed the same ratieos as the troops
The civil guards 10 Pinar del Rio
ao! Habana provinces will be strength
eued. The military conmaodecs will be
made alcades Of she towns aue will be
held responsible for e preservation of
order.
The last Of eoe 17,000 cew troops
arrived 90 the steamer Santiago last
night.
Yesterday the colunnse e Gomez ADD
Maceo, aad Gacret, nuutering 1000
men we're Gear Cora, Fa4so in the GEN.
ter Of the province Of Retanzas. They
were attacked By Colcnel Vicuoa. and
retreated to San Miquel del Los Baoos.
1t is offesally repoeted that II Of the
Insurgents were killed. They carried
of their wounded TIE Spaolsb loss
was ekeee killed ant IS wounded.
Geaers! Pando reports that Gomez is
passiog Voladores GEAR the liue of the
Habaaa province. 1Hree coluasns ace
parsui1g hin.
A passenger trai7 ou the Careass
railway has been borned. Its escese
caused a loss to the rebels.
Nete-Tdere is discrepancy io the
above dispatch regarding the positteo
of the insurgeot commanderin -chief,
General Maceo Gdis is probably dxe
to the censor either adding to or takasg
from the dispstch as filed BY the Ueissd
Press correspondents.
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Here is diamond, here piece of CT

Here is diamond, here piece of char
coal. Bota carbon; yet betweea them stands
the might;est Of magicians-Nature. The
food on your table, and your own body; ee-
mentally the same; yet between the two
stands the digestion, the arbt, If growth or
decline, life or death
We cannot make diamond: we cannot
make 6esb, blood and bone. No. But by
means of the Shaker Digestive Cordial we
can enable the stomach to digest iood which
would otherwise ferment aud roison the sys-
tenn lu all forms Of dyspepsia and incipi-
eDt consumption, with weakness, loss of
flesh, thin blood, nervous pros,ralion the
Cordial is the successful remedy. Taken
with food it relieves at once. |, nourishes,
and assists nature to nourish A trial bottle
enough to show lis merit-l0 cents
Laxol is the best medicine for children
Doctors recommend it in place of Castor Oil
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-03-11
THE CADETS ARE COMING.

MeHtion was made last week that the City
Council had officially invited Col A .
Coward, Superintendent Of the South Caro-
lima Military Academy, to bring the Citadel
Corps to this city for the annual encampnent
and that in the invitation the request was
made that the commencement exercises
should be held in this city. At the time it
was forecasted that the invitation would
probably be accepted and that we might
count on having. the cadets as the guests Of
the city for week this summer The lnvi-
tation has been accepted more promptly than
was anticipated, and the City of Sumter has
been honored, for other places are as anxious
to have the cadets as we are.
The correspondence 10 reference to the en-
camvment is as follows:
CLERK AND TREASURER'S OFFICE, !
SUMTER, S. c., Feb. 26, 1895. !
Col. COWARD, Supt. South Carolina Military
Academy, Charleston, S. c.
Dear Sir-Referring to Our spondeDce,
April 8, 1895, 10 relation to visit of Citadel
cadets to Sumter during eocampment weeks,
end your promise to give our invitation your
consideration "at future time" beg leave
to say that am directed by City Council Of
City of Sumter, to renew the invitation sent
you April 8, 1895, and earnestly request
your favorable consideration and acceptance.
The City Council requests you will arrange
your programme so that your commence
ment exercises will be held 10 our new Opera
House or new Graded School building.
Please reply and oblige,
Yours very respectfully, &c.,
c. NJ HURST,
Clerk and Treasurer.
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s. C. MILITARY ACADEMY !
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT, 7
At Citadel.

CHARLESTON S. c. March 2, 1896.
Nh. C. NJ. HURST. Clerk and Treasurer,
Sumter, S. G.
Dear Sr-The cordial invitation of the
City of Sumter officially extended by you,
has been accepted by the chairman of the
Board of Visitors. The details of the mex,
encAmpment have not yet been arranged, but
it may be accepted as a fact that the com
mepcement exercises will be held in your
hospitable city. AS soon as our plans are
definitely arranged, the Qaarter Master, and
probably myself, will visit your city to make
final arrangements.
Very respectfully,
AsBURY COWARD.
Superintendent.
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Meteorological Record.

The following is Il report of observations
of the weather taken Z; Sla'ehurg, by Dr.. W.
w Anderson. for the past 7 aeeks ending
March /, l896-begioniog Jau IS:
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sr15s c9rSTv OF soSrs OF sre4ss e4ae1'sA. IS.
], l.. S. CARSON. Cashier OF TIE above
named bank. do solemny Sw,ar ;h..t the
above statement is true 10 the tesi Of my
knowledge and belief
L. :. CARSON. Cashier
Subscribed ard sworn TO before me this
5th day of March, 1895.
J. f. GAILJARD,
Notary Pub for S. c..
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The Sumter Music House. in Masonic Tenn.
pie, sell Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines.
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white teachers said it was Impractical 10
country free schools. and one of the
colored teachers said the children can
learn it at the Sunday School.
AS we are not interested 10 geogra-
ply or grammar. we made 30 special
inquiries in regard to these studies, but
We are interested in history, and We
found but one school where no history
was taught-that was colored school.
We are glad to say that South Carolina
history is taught more generally than
we thought it would be- The phonetic
method of spelling is taught some
among both races We found that
some of the white children we're in
algebra. Fractions are the highest
mathematics taught among the colored
pupils The Spepcerian system of
writing is largely used. Generally
speaking, the pupils appeared to be
regular in attendance.
From what We saw during our visits.
We believe the teachers are conscientious
10 their work. Before our visits, we
had q good opinion Of the public school
system aud after we visited the schools
and tried to make a practical study of
the subject, eur good opinion of the
system has been strengthened We
admit that the system can be improved,
but we think that these improvements
will gradually come in during the
course of time. From what we have
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Removal Notice.

MT. 4. !. Mitchell has removed his Palace Confectionery and Bookstore from West Second avenue to No. POS Main. street, next to the Mann Tankersley Drug Co., where he would be pleased to see all Of his old GUS toners and as many new ones as may find it convenient to call. In addition to his large stock of candies; cigars and confections, MT. Mitchell also carries full line of the latest newspapers, books, periodica als and magazines. Also, all the latest re- ligious, sporting and trade papers. A share of the general trade solicited.
 8 25dtf.
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A COTTON LETTER
Issued by s. c. Alexander x Co.
 to Their Eastern Friends.
PINE BLUFF, Ark, Aug. 9, '96.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Aug. 9, '96.
 Gentlemen:-Since our last report good rains have fallen tn oughout this State, followed by a lower tenn perature, but too late to help cot ton. Many of our best planters say 1t will injure, rather than benefit, cotton. The weed is dead in many localities, and in such places the rain will rot the uEmatured bolIs. More than half the crop is open, and if we get our usual portion of rain fall from now on, the grade will be materially lowered; it has already been damaged some from this cause, and we believe the grade this season will be chiefly low middling to strict middling, instead of middling to good middling, as heretofore.
 In our opinion, this will be the shortest crop ever grown, consider ing the acreage. It will be hard to estimate the damage with any de- gree of accuracy until after the first picking, which will be about the middle of September. The hill country is in deplorable condition; some say that it will take ten acres to make one bale, while some farms of fifty acres report not enough to get the seed back. We have visited many of the crops and examined the weed, and we know the crop of this State will be very short, but cannot estimate, intelligently, how much until later. Yours respectfully,
 s. c. ALEXANDER &Co.
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THEY HAVE SIGNED.
OsD0nnell and Ritchie Will Meet in Memphis Next
 Month.

Billy O'Donnell a pugilist who is wellknown to the sporting fraterni- ty Of Pine Bluff has signed an agree ment to meet Jack Ritchie in a fifteen round contest before the Memphis Athletic Association on the 7th of September. O'Donnell will weigh in at 120 and Richie at 1l8. These two men fought fifteen round contest about two weeks ago and the referee gave a decision to O'Donnell
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effective riGlieule.

And over and above ali this, in the single issue of the ress-Eagle of the 18th inst, there is a column extract from Globe-Democrat cor respondenee which ably and vigo- rously, though fallaciously, assails the free silver plank of the Demo- cratic platform.
 Now, we would like to know if the Press Eagle is making a pretense before it's readers of supporting the National Democratic ticket.
 If not, why does it carry that ticket at it's mast head?
 If so, why does it plough into the vitals of the platform, and stab the Presidential nominee in the back while he is fronting the enemy?
 I'd rather be dog and bay at the moon, than such a Democrat.
 Not believing in the platform and not believing in the candidate, the Press-Eagl owes it to it's readers, to its conscience and to it's self-re- spect, to run up the names of Me Kinley and Hobart and look to Mark Hanna for justification.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-25
Sy slIci PARTIALITY?
,gh;tas Giv.n Protection, Yet l. reoro is Allowed to Be Robbed by "Crap' Shooters
 of His Race.

white gamblers of Pine Bluif
 ,v,ous to know the reason our l aeeials allow "crap' games t o
 .,n onenly in the negro dives, and * mul not allow white gamblers
 .riyIlege of operating the same .st,va game. The white sports ,hat they are willing to allow
 atr the same "rake off' per
 \, that the negroes pay. Tais is .ttar that has for months been
 ,sspd by the Ia w-abiiing people Dine Bluff. They realize. that ID shooting is a crime-breeder,
 is even more injurious on the .ant lawless negro than it is on Intelligent white man. Yet, not Astauding this fact, several negro |apn games are openly conducted Dine Bluff, and from which the collects, weekly, revenue. The stion asked by the white gam ] ia q pertinent one, and one hb the better class of our citizens bld he pleased to have answered. ueero has as much right to the Soetion of a heneficent law as the ka man. and our city officials ald mol sIiow such a glaring par s.r
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f Manner of Democrat is the
 Pine Bluff Press Eagle?

m the Fort Smith Times Democrat. E August 209 Ihe Pine Bluff Press Eagle must sp an internal ailment, else a con futional defect. In it's issue of s week It has three clear referen- |to the Democratic nominee for kident, and in each the green N of poison follows each bloody pst-bloody and treaeherous, for ! paper carries at it's masthead | Democratic National ticket, be stabbing it with every four Pfthe pen.
 agrees with Bryan that after F Fthe President is only a 1hii'cd
 but adds, @that the Ameri- |people have never yet hired a
 for President, because of his |of gab. ]"
 |bes the Press Eagle call that porting the tieket2 \ give the main points Of the Frston-Stewart controversy, in eh Thurston most wantonly and Fclously charges Wm. J. Bryan
 having been for years in the |of the silver mine owners, which lder Senator Stewart completely ites
 De Press Eagle comments thus: Pd should they succeed, what Rld 1t avail them? It would only Fe that which is generally con
 a' that Billy does not practice |or oratory for his health alone,
 mat he knows a good job when lees it.s
 Pes the Frees. Eagle call such pllments as that supporting the
 remarks in a paraoranb that campaign managers think it
 Tor MT. Bryan to give his vocal
 u' rest, faeetionsly adding,
 do We.
 Ro might have congratulated fsll on such an exhibition of bdship. 0'
 4aOl'lon n to it's original thrusts 1'ess. Eagle publishes also a puy rom the New York Sun. E'i'ns MT. Bryan. The follow
 sample:
 ss' ss'Ai out, oh, Bryan,
 S Ss''a ont for everywhere. ] Irs 1s sal, up lee Unabridged and spread Ina. "o'ds upon the air.
 ye" ''na'ter on incessantIy.
 sv," m lungs viii win, We swear:
 ''a out, oh, Bryant.
 swim out
 na, u'nk the public understand ksss.a s,''0rloas miscellany is not Is su \ 10 he editorial colrrnns, hu naas ,e 'lme' we think the pub
 NAuefstand what constitutes
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Encampment Uniform RanI.

Re Encampment Uniform Rank
 Knights of Pythias. At Cleveland, Ohio, August 23rd to 30th.
 Fer the above occasion the Cotton Belt Route will sell tickets. from Pine Bluff to Cleveland, Ohio, and return, at $2400. Tickets on sale August 20 and 2l. Limited for re- turn September 2nd, 1896.
 l. w FARII.Y,
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Cheap Rates to Memnh s.

Semi-annual meeting Southern Lum- Der Manufactures Association, Mem phis, Tenn. For the above occasion the Cotton Belt By. will sell tickets from Pine Bluff to Memphis and re turn for $5.l0. Tickets on sale Aug. 10th and 1lth, limited for return to Aug. 20th, 1896.
 J,W. FARLEY, Agent.
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Notice.

On the 14th of September Miss Mary and Miss Clifton Jones will re- open their private school on the cor ner of Sixth and Chestnut.
 There will b. a special department for Kindergarten work.
 s 25 sw St 2t a wk
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Convention National Democratic Party At Indianapolis, Ind, September 2nd to 4th. 1896. For the above occasion the Missouri Pacific Railway will sell round trip tickets for SIG 9. Tickets on sale August 30th and 3lst. with final limit for return September of h
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-25
H. B. MIZELL.
 Ticket Agent.

NXyANTED QUICK-Saiesmen to visit trade w and supply canvassers for greatest selling Bicycle Speciality of the age. Sl00,000- behind the guarantee. Dun's. Bradstreet's or Bank reference. Fine chance; square treat ment
 BUFFAIo SPECIALLY M'F'6 Co. 15 sm 3 m Buffalo, N. Y.
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Hard Times Is the Cry of> The World,

But We haven't found in busnesss way It an old story; Mark em low, they bound to go." One thousand people from the city and vicinity will testify to the genuine bargains that they got week with us Ad yersng will not pay unless you do what you advertise The prices have quoted convenced that they are the lowest in town Just got in a handsome stock of clothing We have suit marked s1O. Of course 1t sounds much, but by examining that suit you will ac- knowledge that it is worth double the money Come around and let us show you through line
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FOR RENT--One of my Main street cot \ tages. l. J. Moore. s 9 dit 500 Main Street.
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Of Interest to Bicycle Riders

There can be no question that one of the most important parts of bi- cycle is the tire. It has to bear the brunt of the work, is constantly coming in contact with destroying elements, and generally receives the least care from the rider. The inn portanee of the work it has to do was early recognized by makers of bicycles, however, and they have given much attention to this im- portant adjunct of the wheel.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-25

Mr. Thos. l.. Anderson, brother of our esteemed fellow citizen, Mr. ! i. M. Anderson, will locate in Pine Bluff, with his family. about the first Of next month. In speaking of Mir. Anderson, the Palmyra fMo.) Spec tator, of late date, says: "Mr. Thos. l.. Anderson and wife have decided to remove to Pine Bluff, Ark, where Mir. Anderson will en- gagged in the practice of law. They will leave some time Dext month. The Spectator regrets very much that Palmyra is lose this excellent young couple"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-25

Exhibition Ringing Brothers Circus M At Little Rock, Ark, September l9, 1896. For the above occasion the Iron Mountain Route will sell round trip tickets for 70 cents. Tickets on sale September 18th with limit of return September 2lst.
 II. B. M1zELL,
 Ticket Agent. Semi-Annuai Meeting ociated Mer
 ehants.~U $. A.
 At Chicago, Ill.,, September to 4, 1896. For the above occasion the Iron Mountain Route will sell round trip tickets for $25.35. Tickets on sale August 29th, 30th and 3lst, 1896.
 II. B. MIZEIL.
 Ticket Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-25

There are today, perhaps, thirty different styles of bicycle tires on the market, all of which vary in detail. AS to their various merits, theories are of little value; actual experience is the only way to determine this vuestion. Un.ess an article gives satisfaction, demand for it soon ceases. After a test of oyer six years, during which time double tube and single tube tires have been marketed, at least three-fourths of all the riders in this country today demand and ride double-tubed tires.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-25

The leading firm in the United States, and in fact the entire world, in the manufacture of double tube tires, is Morgan & Wright, Chicago. Their history is interesting. The first pneumatic .tire-the rags-and- glue kind-was giving trouble, and Morgan & Wright stepped in to fill a great public want. They furnish ed tire that could be easily taken from the rim to be repaired. That was the principal requirement. in those days, besides the usual re- qulrements of speed, durability and comfort.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-25

That was several years ago. Single tube tires had been pushed in Europe, and were failing, and the same effort was being started in this country. The Morgan & Wright double-tube tire quickly proved it's superiority-with the result stated above. The quick-repair inner tube which is this year standard feature of all of this firms tires, has made the position of double tube tires practically invincible, by making it quick and easy for the riders to se- cure, at the roadside, a permanent repalr-a thing admittedly impos sible in the majority of single tube accidents.
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Mitchell is the only summer drinks man on Second avenue. If you don't believe it, call and be con- vinced. No. 205 West Second.
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All the late newspapers. maga- zines, books and periodicals and stationery at Mitchell's. No. 2O5 Second avenue. 5l7dtf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-20

of the Fourth Ward Improvement
Club, for early action. The i'm
provement OF North Flores street
has long been held back simply
because Of this ditch.
Mrs. j. c. Bird, a widow >of
Kimball county, was adjudged in
sane in the Probate court yester-
day. She owns about 600 acres of
land in Guadalupe, Comal and
Bexar counties.
The firemen OF No. 2 company
put in a good day Wednesday
flushing the sewers on Jefferson
street, which had become choked.
The SILVER KING is the fines,
gentlemen's resort in the city. If
The city drummers are organ
izing a new bowling club while b
will have its first meeting tomor-
row night at Mission Garden alley
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-20
SORE THROAT QUICKLY CURED

Not long ago in speaking Of sore
throat, and the difficulty frequently
experienced in curing it, Mr.. J. E.
Thomas, of Uniondale, Pa, told how
he had often cured 1t in his family.
We give it in his own words: 81
have frequently used Chamberlain's
Pain Balm in my family for sore
throat and it has effected a speedy
cure in every instance. l would not
think of getting along in my home
without it." Pain Balm also cures
rheumatism, sprains and bruises. For
sale at % and so cts. per bottle by all
druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-20
BALLARD'S HOREHOUND
SYRTTP.

We guarantee this to be the
best Cough Syrup manufactured
in the whole wide world. This is
saying a great deal, but it is true.
For Consumption, Coughs, Colds,
Sore Throat, Sore Chest, Pneu-
monia, Bronchitis, Asthma,
Group, Whooping Cough and all
diseases of the Throat and Lungs
we positively guarantee Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup to be
without an equal on the whole
face of the globe. In support of
this statement we refer to every
individual who has ever used it,
and to every druggist who has
ever ever sold it. Such evidence
is indisputable.
Sold by Kalteyer & Son, A.
Dreiss, Kalteyer & Schuhard, and
James Clavin.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-20
HOW mo- WARD orr az ATTACK

HOW TO WARD OFF AN ATTACK
In speaking of this much dreaded d.
sease, Mr.. c. NJ. Dixon, of Pleasant
Ridge, Pa, said: 81 have little girl
who is troubled frequently during the
winter months with croupy affections.
Whenever the first symptoms occur,
my wife gives her Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, and the result is al
ways prompt and satisfactory" This
remedy is used by thousands of moth
ers throughout the United States,and
in many foreign countries, and always
with perfect success. 1t is only me-
cesary to give it freely when the
child become hoarse or as soon as the
croupy cough appears and all symp-
tons Of Group will disappear. For
sale at % and so cents per bottle by
all druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-20
0utfall Sewer Work.

Another estimate in favor Of the
outfall sewer contractors, Meesrs.
KATE, Crandsll & Katz, is ready for
the auditors signature. The
amount called for ID 81, S35.39. The
contract calls for $4,000, Of which
the contractors have so far receiv.
ed $65, 43530. They say they Will
finish, If they have good weather,
in four weeks, and at the furthest
in six weeks. The bridge and
aqueduct over the river at the San
Juan road crossing is completed.