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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21
REWARD OF DEFEAT.
a Big War Debt Spurs
China to Activity.

Washington, April l6 China is
to have new set Of treaties with
the great nations of the world
which viii in some measure emanci-
pate ber from the onerous ressric-
tions she is now under a, d enable her
to adjust her own revenues TO the
nations needs.
Much Of the credit for securing the
consent Of the commercial powers to
the negotiation of these treaties is
due to Ii Hung Chang, who employ
ed to the best advantages the oppor-
stunlties afforded by his tour Of the
world. Still the change would have
been long deferred had not the war
which China waged unsuccessfnlly
with Japan placed her SO Ear in debt
as to cause her to endeavor to raise
additional revenues.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21
Orator1cal Contest at the Normal
College, in Which Miss Edyth
Ryttenberg Won the
Prize.

The flower and chivary Of educational
circles were we'll represented yesterday after
noon al the seventh annual prize debate of
the Normal College, and the walls shook
with the enthusiasm of huodreds of young
people when Miss E3yth Ryttenberg captured
the prize. The two societies represented
we're the Philomathean aod Alpha Beta
Gamma, and the question was, "Resolved,
That the arbitration treaty as signed by Sir
Julian Pauocefote aud Richard Olney be ac-
cepted by the Senate without amendment"
Four young women-Miss Anna T. O'Neill
aud Miss Jessie L. Patchen, for the affirma-
tive, and Miss Amelia Burr and Miss Edyth
Rytteuberg. for the uegative-used their best
elcquence, their most graceful gestures and
such arguments as they could lay hands on
to prove their respective sides.
Music by the College Glee Club, the double
quartet of Alpha Beta Gamma, and by Miss
Cornelia Robinson and Miss Blanch E. Dar-
ling filled up the interval before tne second
half of the debate, aod thea the four debaters
had cbaoce TO answer one another's argu-
ments. This they did in spirited style.
The judges were Jacb W. Mack, John T.
Agar ard W. h. Hurbuf. Mr. Hurlbut an-
bounced that as each society bad taken three
prizes, this seventh debate was unusually in
teresting. He then said hat the young wo-
man chosen as best in all points was Miss
Edyth Rystenberg, and to her be awarded
the prize of $40 in gold, which is given half
BY each society ". Y. Herald, April H.
The young lady mentioned in the above is
a piece OF the Messrs Rytienberg of Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21
Beginning Of End.
Spain Withdrawing Many
Troops From Cuba.

Washington, April 16.-Accordipg
to Information received fsom trus;-
worthy sources here the wishdrswal Of
at last part Of the great army shat
Spain has maintained for several years
past il the island Of Cuba will begin
uheo the rainy season sets in within a
few days The initial movement will
be the departure of 10000 Spanish
troops from Haba8a for Spaiu. aud
withia shor. time after that 80 900
troops, it Is understood, will follow.
Whether this movement is to be con-
strued in favor of or agaisss the irsur-
gents it iss impossible to say. The
Spanish iosiss positively that it means
only that little or nothing remains of
the insusrection that Gomez has only
about SO or 100 followers, aud that to
watch these under the condition 10
which the campaign has been necessarily
conducted. q few thousand men are
quite as effective as the army of $780,
900 men which has been maintained
in Cnba. The Cuban contingent. on
the other hand. insists chat the Spanish
financial resources are exhausted, aud
that the troops are to be Withdrawn be-
cause Of lack of money to keep them IN
service.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21
Hohenlohe's Resignation.

Berlin, April 17.-Prince Hoben-
lobe. the imperial chancellor. the cor
respondent of the Associated Press un-
dersta1ds 10 a letter dated from Bsen.
April Is. forwarded his resignation to
Emperor William. A brisk exchange
of telegraphic messages followed. His
majesty insisted upon the chancellor
retaining Office for the present, in spite
of the cogent reasons cited in Prince
Hobeolobe's letter, urging that his re-
signation at this juncture. woald most
seriously embarrass the emperor
Prince Hohenhole again and again in
sisted that apart from other serious
reasons. his health just now is of the
worst Theo, the prince suddenly
went to Paris, where bis wife had pre-
ceeded him AS reasons animatirg him
to resign, Prince Hobenlobe urges his
inability to carry out his solemn prom
ise to submit to the relchStag aod 10 the
diet two bills, one placlog the Pruss;an
law regulating political meetings upoo a
more liberal ard modern basis, aod tie
other reforming the procedure Of mill
tary trials The prioce's Inability to
carry out bis promise is said to be due
to he extreme reactionary attitude of
Barop Voaderecke Vonderhorst. the
Prcssiao minister for the interior At
this moment it is Impossible to say how
the crisis will eDd but In view Of the
critical situation Of Europe change
of cbancellors would pow be most un :
fortunate. The difficulty of including
in tie associations bill the meaos of
giving greater freedom OF political meet
and at the same time providing meas
ures to suppress Socialism. which the
emperor desires, is believed to be the
real cause Of the situation.
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The Great Flood.
War Department Officials
Anxious About Levees.

Washington. April 19.-Tbe war
department chacials are regarding the
situation in the lowerMississippi val ley
With the greatest anxiety, feariog that
the levee SYSTEM there will prove un-
able to Withstand the terrible strain
Superintendent Martin of the quarter
master generals Office has just returned
to Washington and is preparing re-
pert to tie secretary Of war He was
sent oct to iaspecS the conditions OF
tha. section of the country lyiug along
the Mississippi river from Vicksbuss to
Greenville and bis report gives some
startling figures as 60 the extent of 'te
devastation worked by the waters,
He says that there was under water Lass
Wednesday strip Of land on the cast
side Of the river with Vicksburg as it's
appex with base of 20 miles aud 90
miles vide. containing 1.050 square
miles. This is all cotton country. Il
is generally owned in large plantations.
the owners of which divide it into
small parcels and allow negroes to
work it on ehares. In 1890 there we're
produced iu this strip $4,000 bales of
cotton The population is estimated at
from 10000 to 100000. about one
sixth Of the people being whites
Captain Martin says that not more
than 20 per cent Of this country is
above water. made up for the most par;
Of the little tracks along Deer Creek.
Sun Flower river and railroad embark
ments.
Most of the negroes have stuck to
their cabins. haviog anywhere from one
or two weeks supplies by them. How
ever. when the officer left they were
begioniog to swarm into the towns.
He estimated that no less than
10000 persons in this section need
aid feom some quarter. The people
themselves are doing all in their power
apd Captain Martin cited instances of
great liberality on the part of whites
As loog as ther is promise of good
crop to be made the plaatatioo owoers
may generally be relied upon to feed
their negro workers. But with the dis
appearance of that chance will come
inability on their part to respond to
further demands. because of the loss Of
their credit With the factors aud bank
ers. Captain Martin tonight thought
that the chances Of making crop this
year. though generally regarded as
gloomy at Vicksburg. are not SO bad
and that the situation has certainly
been much improved by tie breaking
of the levee at Biggs Delta.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21
Conductor Smiley Killed by
Failing Cars.

About 2 o'clock this moroiog an ac-
cident occurred on the Florida Central
aud PeniDsular road a hundred feet
from its Junction with the Southern at
Cages, just across the Congaree from
Columbia. by which Conductor Tbom as
Smiley of freight train comiog 10
over the Florida Central and Peninsu-
lar road was killed and Fisgman Wylie
badly Injured
At this hour oo'hing aefoite is
l,uowo 10 Columbia of tue particulars.
1t is understood that in going toto a
switch SO as TO give clear track to the
Florida vestibulea train. several cars OF
the freight left the track. and 10 falling
over, the conductor was killed and flag.
man injured as stated.
A wrecking train was made up here
few minutes after the accident and
went over to clear the wreckage. The
road sill be open in few hours.
Conductor Smiley was married. but
it is not known here where be lived.
Later-The road was clear at 4:30.
Thecars did not fall over. The last car,
combination, used as caboose. left
the track and Conductor Smiley. who
was standing ou the platform, was
thrown down directly under the wheels
his body being cut in two
The fagman had one leg broken. Il
may have to be amputated.-The State,
April 20.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21
GREENLAND SAVANNA.
An Account Of an Interesting Sa
wanna IN Privateer Township.

Mr. Editor Any one who has ever studied
Mr.. Mansfield H. McLaurin's large map of
Sumter County, may remember seeing on it
large savanna iu the southwestern part of
Privateer Township its name is not given
on Mr.. McLaurin's map, but it is called
Greenland Savanna. For long time have
thought of writing soae account Of it for
publication, and yesterday | went there with
Mr. Matt Ramsey, who kindly accom- panied
me at my request The savanna is now
drained and is largely overgrown with pines,
expresses and small bushes. Mr.. Ramsey
estimates that this savanna is two miles in
circumference l walked good..ways around
on its edge. Before it was drained, 1t must
have been pretty sheet of water, and if it
were not for the growth on it now, people
standing on its edge might fancy that small
prairie was in trout of them, and as it is, this
savanna is somewhat suggestive of prairie
with trees planted in it.
Bordering on this eavanna is a dense
swamp, which is in the adjoining township
of Manchester and s familiarly koown as the
Big Bay the reader will ind it put down
on Mr.. McLaurin's map. Mr.. Ramsey esti-
mates that this bay contains two thousand
acres. There are thousands of acres of sandy
land in the county surrounding the bay and
savanna.
Mr.. Bill Ards, who died last year, aged
over so years, lived near this savanna, raised
a large family aud never planted any cotton
until after the Confederate war.
The name s'GreenlaDd Savanna" is both
pretty and suggestive and is also quite an old
one. We fnd it on land grant of l7S4-Il3
years ago. In that very rare work. Robert
Mills Statistics of South Carolina" publish
ed 1926, is lengthy article on "Sumter Dis.
trict," in it we 6cd the names of several
lakes, and it is stated that they were
all considerable bodies of water" One ot
these lakes YES "Green Savanna" which
was very probably the same as Greenland
Savannah"
MCDONALD FUR4AN.
Ramsey P. o.. Privateer, April ii, 1897.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21
SPANS Plan to
Retire Gracefully.
Will Give Us Cuba's Trade
and Pardon's al Prison
ers If U. S. Will
ssHands OFF"

Nes York, April IA special to
this morning's Worlds from Madrid
says Political and diplomatic circles
in Madrid are animatedly discussing
the improvement Of the prospects Of
S7auish rule In Cuba, IL consequence,
it is SAID. OF an active exchange of
occidental aud unofficial communica-
tions besBeen che United States aud
Spanish governments siuce Mckinley
aud Sherman took Office. 1t seems
that Spanish diplomacy has iusimated
at Washington that Spain cannos enter
tain aay saggestion Of American media
tion-to obtain the submission Of the
Cuban insurgents, and that Spain asks
only that the American executive con-
tinue TO check and punish 6iibuster ex-
pedition and juotas aud propagandas
wherever the Spanish legation aud con-
sui provides Sufficient evidence of their
existence. as was done recently in the
case of the New York SEPARATED junta's
correspondence with Instructions to
Cuban insurgents.
Spanish diplomacy is authorized to
give unofficial confidential verbal assur-
ances that if the American government
did that much Spain considered her,
self duise equal to the task of shortly
reducing the rebellion TO such pass
that the Madrid government will be
Justified in the eyes Of public opioion
10 Spaio and the colonies to carry out
West Indian home rule io very libe-
raj spirit, and in its wake extensive
tariff reforms that would lead easily to-
wards treaty of commerce between
she United States, Crba aud Porto
Rico.
In the came way the American state
department was given to understand
that Spain will in the future deal more
ienien,ly with these parties, aud when
bone rule is put 10 force general am
pessy will he granted to Include all
rebels surrendered within certain Pc
riod ard all political coovicss. prisoners
aud suspects exiIed or transported to
Spanish for,resses and penal settlements
without trial.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21
Carolina Politics.
Special to TIE State.

Special to The State
Washington, D. c., April 18-
Judge Macsey is guest at the Metro
nolitan botel. Your correspondent called
OF the judge last night aud had long
chat With bin concerning affairs relat-
ing to South Carolina Republicans.
He says that he would uct accept
government position in South CaraIina.
that the only place thas be coaid be
Induced 20 acceps would be forelgo
appointment and there is none available
that be would have. therefore be is not
here for Job TIE judge takes the
position that there Is 30 Republican
party in South Clrolina, as there is no
party organization He bad very in
terested set Of listeners around him last
evening in the lobby Of the Metropoli-
tan hotel. when he told them of the
days of '76 in South Coralioa. The
judge says that be will retire from pub
lie life and will not again return to the
practice Of his profession, that he will
have small farm near Chester. S c.,
aud will contioue his literary work.
He hopes soon to have 10 book form bis
new life of Washington and his life of
Lee. He has several other productions
that he hopes 5000 to finish and have
published
Superintendent of Education W. D.
Msy6eld vas in the city last night on
bis way from New York to Columbia.
Col. Floyd Of the Slater trustees ac-
compaoied hin They left for Colum-
bia on the southern vestibule this morn
iug at IL :15 Mr. MaJfeld does not
yet know what will be the outcome Of
his visit to New York, but hopes that
be will be successful in getting the
fund turoed over to the State colleges.
Mr.. G. S. Nettles. who has been
here for several weeks trying to get the
appointment to Hawaii, left for home 3
few days ago. having been called there
by a telegram.
Il seems that the two factions of the
Republican party ip South Carolira are
as far apart as ever. and that there is
little hope of then coming together.
It is reported that Mr. Mckinley will
not make aoy appointments in South
Carolina until the party unises 10 their
endorsements. The district attorney is
the one to be first appointed and the
hardest fight will be over this ofice.
Messrs. Melton and Latbrop seem to be
the two favorities. The Melton people
are sure or winning for the reason that
Lathrop had the position uuder Har-
risoo, aud Mr.. Mckinley has said that
be will not appoint those who had Off
ces under proceeding administrations.
It has been reported that it is neces-
sary for the minister to Cairo to be a
lawyer. aud as Mr. Cecil Cohen is not
member Of the legal frautenity his
chances for appointment to this position
will be small.
Senator Earle. by advice of his ply
sican, left for Greeuville yesterday.
He will be unable to return to Wash
iugson for some time. He has been
sick for about three weeks.
There is going to be little fun over
some of the South Carolina postof6ces.
The facts are not yet ripe for publiea-
ton, but will come to the surface 10 a
few days. Applications for postofices
are still coming In.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21
An Explanation.

Mr. Editor: Several days ago saw a
statement in your paper that the MayesviIe
dispensary was operated at loss OF Sl9 so
for the month CT March. This ia Incorrect
paid for oue years. Insurance at the very
high rate of $50 per thousand The ne'
prof S lacked Sl9 62 Of beiog sufficient tc
REIN burse ,bis, and SO it appears as uopaid
baace at end of month. If business doe:
GOT clear enough each month to pay ell the
running expense of u year. would you Say
that it is running al loss {?
The papers that repeated that iiem Of mis-
Information now have opportunity to corec
IT, "a. G.. WARREN, Dispenser.
Ma5esville, S. c., April II, 1897.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21

Lamp shades when artistically made Ct
crepe tissue are things of beauty. If ycr
wact to make shades to beautify your homee
q. G. Osteen l. Co. can eupply the materials.
A large stock of crepe tissue in ten foot rolls
Just received.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21
An IMPORTANT BATTLE ABOUT TO BE
FOUGHT.

Habana. April l5.-Via Key West.
April 14.-Banes, an important port
on the coas. pear Gibars. from which
expectations of bananas to the United
States are made and which is the sits OF
q Dumers & Co.. American citizens.
narrowly escaped total destruction to-
day The expedition under General
Rolof on the steamer Laurada. carry
ine 2,4O0 rifles. 100000 cartridges
aod rapid firipg artillery landed along
side the qusy of Banes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21
Visit to Gen. Rivera.

4oOauo, 1APsh ~ ~ Noa'~ >'poN~
ent went to Cabannas fortress to-day
and saw Gen. Rois Rivera aud Colouel
Bacallaoo. Rivera vas found in a
large, dry and well-ventilated cell.
At the time Of visit the general was
lying down, but be had been able to
leave bed to-day. His wounds are
healing rapidly and he hopes to be
pardoned as special favor of the
crown.
Colonel Bacallao, similarly situated,
besides two other officers. have SER
want vino attends upon chem. They
have comfortable beds and good meals
sent daily from restaurant nearby.
Neither Gen. Rivera nor Col. Bacallao
have any special complaint to make.
The later is also hopeful of special par
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press to-day saw Ooa Melton and
Alfred Barboroc of the Competitors
crew. They are all doing we'll.
Brigadier General Moncada has been
promoted to second in command under
chief of staff CaptaiuGeneral Weyler
and Brigadier General Maro,o has been
appointed CHEF of Remedies brigade.
Both will serve With the Rayo Gasco
divisioo under the immediate orders of
the captain-general.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21

Cinco Cigars are made by firm with Al
years experience aud reputation for frss
class goods only. Sold in Sumter exclusive.
ly BY q. 6. Osteen 4 Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21
rlarPnQlt L0dge No. 64 A. T. NJ.

rHE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU-
NICATION Of Claremont Lodge, No.
a.. A. F. M. will be held on Thursday
Evening, Msy 18th, at u p. m. Brethren
will take due notice and govern themselves
accordingly
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21

Fayetteville, Ark. April 16.-Two
young sops of Mr.. Herson, living at
Greenland. Eve miles south Of Fayette-
vile. aged 8 aad Is years. committed
suicide while their parents we're at Fay
etteviiie tradicg. The boys were
angry because they were Left at hone.
Both dressed in their best clothes,
wrote notes to their parents, piDced
them on the door. took strycSnine AID
vent to bed. They died before The
parents resuraea acme TIE ro;es
baee their pareats good bye ADD ex
pressed the cope that they ~ould meet
10 heaven.
New Bedford, Mass. April l6.-At
a meeting Of the creditors Of toe Ben
nett and Columbia mill corporations
to day it was discovered that 81. 400
900 in notes Of the .wo concerns had
been issued. OF which no account has
appeared 10 the returns submit'e- TO
the State by the corporation. Upon
learning this and that more than $780,
600 bad been charged to the account
of the plant, when it should have ap-
peared as profit and loss, thereby show
ing a surplus instead Of deficit, it was
voted TO place both corporations in the
haads of receivers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21

Excellent commercial note paper Is cents
q pound at d. G. osteeo + co's-two pounds
for IS cents.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21

Easter election at the Church of the Holy
Cross, Stateburg, S. c., resulted es follows
Wardeus-W. W. Anderson, NJ. D, J. F.
Frierson.
Vestrywen-H. l.. Pinckney, Sr, J. S.
Pinckney, F. M. Dwight, ". J. Rees, W.
R. FLUID, " N. Sanders.
Delegates to Church Council-W. W. An
derson, d. D. F. N. Dwight, n. D. ]. T.
Frierson, J. S. Pinckney.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-21

Ciuco, the S cent straight havana Cigar
or sale by r. G.. Os,een B Co
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Easter Elections.

At meeting of the congregation Of the
Church of the Holy Comforter yesterday, the
annual election of Wardens and Vestry was
held
Wardens-J. F. W. DeLorme and Mark
REYNOLDS.
vestry-Ricbsrd Dczier, J. F. W. De-
Lorme, Mark Reynolds, Geo. D. Shore, W.
R. Delgar, P. P. Gai!lard, ". H. Iagram, T.
E. Richardson
Messrs. J. F. W. DeLerme, N. D. Moore
and Thos. E. Richardson were elected dele
gates to the Diocesan Council which meets in
Anderson in May.
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YOUNG WOMEN DEBATERS.

Ramsey P. o., Priva;eer, April Il, 1897.
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The severest test of manhood j

The seyerest test of manhood is
never found in good times, but
only in hard times. 1t is not the
man who has success when others
are doing well, but it is the man
who keeps up his courage and
struggles on when everybody else
is wayering or going down who is
the hero in the sight of God and
man. 1t is an easy matter to make
good times when both wind and
tide are in ones favor or when one
is moving with the current. but it
requires character and skill and
daring to make Roadway in spite
of opposing forces or to work sue
cessfully against the current.
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New Feed Store.

The Equity Milling Company
have opened a general Feed Store
in connection with their down town
Office, in their new brick building
opposite the Court House.
Flour, meal and feed of all kinds
will be kept constantly on hand in
quantities to sui purchasers, and
will be sold at the elowest wholesale
and retail prices. All orders left
with Mr.. J. M. Burdett, the Com
pany's book keeper, who has charge
of the store, will receive careful and
prompt attention.
EQUITY MILLING co.
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Sometime toDepend On.

Mr.. James Jones, of the drug firm of
Jones & Son, Cowden, ILL.,. in speaking
of DIR. Kings New Discovery, says that
last winter his wife was attacked with
Ia Grippe, and her case grew SO serious
that physicians at Cowden and Pana
could do nothing for her. 1t seemed to
develop into Hasty Consumption, Hav-
inc DIR. Kings New Discovery in store,
and selling lots of it, he took bottle
home, and to the surprise of all she be-
gan to.get better from the first dose, and
half dozen dollar bottles cured her
sonnd and well. DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds is guaranteed to do this good
work. Try it. Free trial bottles a g.
w. NJ. Hooff's Drug Store. 5.