The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-26

begin the movement South until hos.
pitals have been established In the
proposed camps and there is no dan.
ger of an outbreak of yellow fever
This orde: was received to-day, and
Gen. Graham Immediately suspended
preparations Tor the movement, which
was to have begun October 27. He
says the Second Corps will not BE
shipped South until cold weather sets
in, and the last of the troops will
hardly get away from here before the
middle cf November
Manila, Oct 21.-The insurgents
are enforcing an export duty of $35
g ton on hemp from Southern ports
brought to Manila They are also
enforcing 5 per cent upon freights.
The American and British firms are
compelled to pay these charges,
though they protest strenuously
against the arrangement as the more
unjust because goods are entering
Manila by railway from the North
which evade duty and can underseli
the Legitimate trade
Madrid, Oct. 21.-El Nacion al, the
Conservative organ, which is support
ing Gen. Weyler. vas ordered sup.
pressed for publishing az article not
previously submitted to the censor.
Although its editor, Senor Figuera,
is member of the Chamber Of Deputiea,
be has been imprisoned. The affair
caused great sensation and the sus-
pension order was eventually annulled.
Senor Gamazo, minister of public in-
strrction and public works. has teo-
dered his resignation as-a profess.
against the arrest of the editor of Ell
Naeisnal
Columbia, Oct 22-Governor Eller-
be pardoued Hardy ToDey yesterday
morning. Touey ia oegro from
Sumter county, bu; was convicted Of
vagraucy before magistrate at Der-
mark and sentenced to 80 days on the
Bamberg county chain gang. The
petition presented to the governor stated
that the negro vas an industrious per-
sou, bat was waiting to board train
for his home wben arrested and con-
victed
Kansas City. Mo, Oct. 21.-A
special to the Star from Fort Worth.
Tex. says trouble between whites and
blacks owe. politics has eliminated 10
fight 10 which Hope Adams, ;ndepend-
ent candidate for sheriff apd leader of
the Independent move againss the
White Mems Uoioo Association, vas
killed. Adams was fred 90 by un.
known parties concealed 10 the county
court house. The shooting was per-
cipitated BY negro named jenkins.
who fred on the white men in the
court house The sheriff has wired
Gov. Culberson that he is unable to
preserve order and wants troops sent to
the scene at onca
St. Douia. Oss ga special from
Perry. Oklahoma, says Serious trou-
bic is orowing among the Comaucbe,
Kio8a and Apache Indians, Of whom
there are 3,400 in all. For thirty
years, since tue Medicine Lodge treaty,
the Government has fed these Indians,
bot that treaty expired July ] They
have commenced killing cattle belong
ing to Texas csttiemen and crisis is
near. These Indians have no crops, few
cattle and have had no money for mooths.
Men who know predict g:est starvation
among them this winter and serious
trouble
MadriG. Oct. 24.-B!anco cables this
government that the Americans insist
upon the evacuation of the entire island
before January 1st The Spanish gov.
crnneot maintains that this viii be
impossible Gen Rios. governor of
Vizcayss, bad made demand for war
ships for the purpose Of defence against
an attack upon the Philippine rebels.
Hsbsna. Oct. 24.-Nearly 5000
Spanish soldiers and officers sailed for
bome yesterday and to-day.
The Cuban Geo. Joe Mar.ei has
issued proclamation addressed to 'he
people of Cuba. demanding Cuba for
the Cubaus % The proclamation ends
by urg.og all Cubaps to resist the land
ing OF she American troops by force.
Il is highly iodammasory document,
but 6ods few to justify it.
Madrid, Oct. "a The impartial
to day says ''No victor ever treat
ed the vanquished as the United
States is treating Spain. The gov.
erument has received a grave dis
patch from Puerto Rico announcing
that the American general there is
acting towards Spain as the Euro
pean nations have treated China.
He ordered Spanish steamer to en-
bark the remainder OF the Spanis!,
troops at Puerto Rico, in spite of the