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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-01-07
gs a-sIeea~a Maraer

DAYTON. 0r.. lee 2a.-George SAger.
an osd bachelor. living about Sik miles from
here. Gear Weston Landing. was found
dead within 50 feet a. bis house Tassday
mcrnirg. having been cc1d. II is belieysd
several DAYS 4 tnite was toS.s.d sticking
iu bis body. The rrrer's jarT rsaderv~i
a ysrSiic. thar death was csGsei by kuiss
wcund.. and that the man vas murdered
There is no clew 10 the muTderers nor is
there any motive kncwn fer the deed
There were evidences az struggle. show
ing that Saeer fc1ght for his life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
Sydney Smiths Joke.

Sydney Smith was very happy in his
country life, and his children caught
his spirit of delight over common
things. They loved animals and spent
long hours in training them. One little
beast, a baby donkey, became under
their tuition perhaps the most accom-
plished of his species and unconscious
Iy gave rise to a quatrain which now
belongs to the fame of Sydney Smith.
The donkey was we'll educated chap.
He would walk up stairs, follow the
family in their rambles like dog and
when they entered his meadow run to
meet them with ears down and tail
erect, braying joyously. =
One day, when Billy's head was
crowned with flowers al be was being
trained with a handkerchief for bride,
Mr.. Jeffrey unexpectedly arrived. He
Joined in the sport aid 70 tie children 9
infinite delight mounte; Silly.
Thus be was procee@i:.s in triumph
when Sydney Smith aud his wife, with
three friends, returned fronl walk and
took in the festal scene. The great man
advanced, with extended hands, and
greeted his old friend in an impromptu
which has become familiar to the read
ing world:
Witty as Horatius Flaccus,
AS great q Jacobin as Gracious,
Short, though not as fat as Bacchus.
Seated on a little jackaSSi
Youths Companion
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

most friendly and the protection to
Americans and of their interests in
Spain by the diplomatic consular
representatives of Britain elicits nigh
commentator
1t was recommended that the pres.
ident be authorized to enlist 100, 600
men into the regular army at his dis
cretion. and that all volunteers be
mustered out as soon ss the regular
army is increased He joins the
secretary of the navy in recon-
mending that the grades of admiral
or vice admiral be temporarily reviv-
ed and be filled by the officers who
specially distinguished themselves
in the war.
.sSeveral department reports will
be laid before you. They give q
detailed account of the affairs of the
government during the past year and
discuss many questions upon which
congress may feel called upon to act
(Signed) WM. MCKINLEY"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
What Cubs Cost Spain in Med
iclnes.
From the Medical Press }

1t has been calculated that since the
outbreak of the resurrection 10 Cuba in
February, 1895, to January. 1898,
Spain has dispatched to Cuba some
10000 kilos of preparations of qoinioe.
400 kilos of opium. $4,000 kilos of
carbolic acid. 1.400 ki!os of corrosive
subiiuate. 2,370 kilos Of iodoform.
$50 kilos of rhuoarb. and $3.50 kilos
of castor oil. 10 addition to these
medicines. the army absorbed, 6sura-
lively speakiog, 16 600 metres of
sticking plaster, upwards of 1000
kilos OF cotton wool. and 545. 600
metres of gauze for dressings.
The cost of the medicinal part of the
supplies alone amounted to three and
oue- half millions Of pesetas. ucmioally
equal to G14O,O00 The medical staff
comprised between Eve and six hundred
doctors and about hundred chemists.
During the three years fifty doctors
aud sixteen chemists died, most Of
them having fallen victims Of yellow
lack.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

New York, Dec. 4 The United
States transport Port Victor. which
sailed from Santiago November %.
via Ponce, November %, arrived
TO day with all we'll on board and
anchored off Liberty Island She
brought 1870 passengers, most OF
whom were soldiers returning home
on furlough The Port Victor
brought as cargo about 5000 Mauser
rifles and seven Spanish cannon taken
from Moro Castle at Santiago.
''Tbe cotton goods manufactured 10
Mexican cotton mills are coarse as
overall stufs.' says Dr. Deyer, 10 40
Interview with the Fall River Herald
''At Mo5clova, where toe goods are
colcred 10 the yarn, the fabric is abou:
as heavy as light sail clo:h sold here
Mexico and Yucatau take the product.
Wages are very low +; 43 cents a day
for weavers. Mexican money TIE
profits are large: ~ to 40 per cent.
Washington, Dec. 8 3-!oforwat;on
bas been communicated the State
department by Consul Hart that the
House of Representatives at Bogota.
Colombia, has rejected the petition Of
the Panama Csual Company to extend
for six years the time for completing
the construction of the canal. The
company still has six years in which
to carry on the work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
Judge Day 80 Cables the Au.
thorities From Paris.

Paris. Dec. 4 The United States
and Spanish peace commissions held
private sessions to-day Afserward
representatives of both bodies predicted
confidently that the treaty would be
sieoed within week unless unforeseen
complications arise
The American commissioners say
there is 90 foundation for the ae orts
circulated 10 the United States and
cabled back here that President Nc
K,olev has forwarded to the American
commissioners instructions to Insist
ueyieldiogly upon a coaliug base in the
Carclines. aud that she Spauiards are
eudeavoriug TO reoew their opposition
TO cession of the Philippines.
Both commissions recognize that the
latter question is settled.
Washington. Dec 4.-Advioes from
Judge Day of the Paris peace oonmls-
sion, received during last nights
cabinet meeting. are of gratifying
character aod hopeful of the sigoiog
of the peace treaty within reasonable
time Members of the CO bines express
satisfaction at the progress beiog made
apd say negotiations are progressing
smoothly There are various details.
however. concerning which the chair
man desires to learn fully of TIE
presidents wishes. and it was an
Inquiry of this character which formed
The burden OF the latest communication
from Paris.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
CUBAN AND PHILIPPINE
DEBTS.

Madrid, Dec. 4.-The government
has not reached a full decision regard
ing the Cuban and Philippine debts,
but the official Gazette today pub
fishes an announcement that the
drawing for the redemption of the
Cuban bonds will occur on December
10.
The speculation ia the Cuban and
Philippine debts on the bourse has
seriously displeased the cabinet. The
rise in those securities is attributed
to the report that the government
will devote the indemnity received
from the United States to the colonial
Indebtedness, regarding which no
decisive resolutions have been taken
by the ministers
An official dispatch from the
Visayas in the Philippines announces
that the insurgents are redoubliDg
their attacks upon Iloilo. The gov
ernment's adyices say "The rebels
have now their guns trained on the
city and fire in the defenses nightly.
Our troops maintain a spirited de-.
fense and have killed large numbers
of the enemy"
London, Dec 5-The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch from
Biarritz: The censorship is 80 severe
that the Spanish newspapers are pro
hibited even from contradicting
Carlist news published abroad. There
have been numerous arrests of Car
!ists az Barcelona and elsewhere in
Catalonia. The Cariist general, lsasi,
and several colleagues have disap.
peared.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
A SwclIed Head.


Atypical English woman, when some
one spoke the other day of certain
man having "swelled head, looked
dazed. "Really! You don't mean lt?'
cried the English woman. "1'm very
sorry." A day or SO later the English
woman, happening to meet the wife OF
the man in question, observed that she
was so sorry to hear that Mr.. Blank
was i'll.
.'But he isn'tr!' cried the wife. "He
was never better in his life. !"
"Is that so?" said the English woman.
"Why, what could Mrs. Dash have,
meant the other day when she said he
was suffering from a swelled head?''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
Presidents Message.

Washington Dec. Both houses
of congress assembled at noon to day
and went into joint session to hear
the reading of the president annual!
message.
The members of both houses were
prompt in responding to the call
The general impression here is that
the sessioa will be short The leaders
are all disposed to work fast.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
a Child Killed by a Large
Hog.

Ofangeburg. Dec. S.-A ooIored
woman living on Dr.. Stokes place a
few miles below here, left her young
baby 10 the yard while she attended a
call at the dwelling, and when she
returned only a few minutes atterward
she found ,ha: the baby had been killed
by a large hog which had the run Of
the yard. The body was horribly
mu,ilsted and the child survived but a
short time The bog is a notorious
''cbickeu eater. but 10 one supposed he
would attack a child.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
Long Lived Germans.

It is interesting to recall the extracr-
dinary longevity of the three founders
of the German empire. William was
81, Moltke was also 81 and Bismarck
was SS, but indeed all the most illustri-
ous Germans of the latter half century
have been long lived. Ranke was 81;
Curtius was 72; Mommsen is 81. The
poet Geibel was 20, Wagner was 70,
Liszt IS, and the present chancellor is
~.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

Paris. Dec 4.-Col Picquart. now
in custody. and awaiting trial on q
charge of having communicated to
his counsel documents that had come
into the possession in the military
department of secret service, has
applied to the court of cessation, now
engaged with the Dreyfus affair, to
declare whether he is amenable to
military or civil jurisdiction
Bilboa, Spain, Dec. 4-Tbe local pa
pers report 'be discovery here of 1913 ri
Hss carefully secreted underground
A lumber of Cariists have been arrest
ed on charge of beiug connected there
With.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

Toledo, O., Dec 4-The worst
storm on Lake Erie this season is in
progress. 4 heavy snow has nearly
cat this city from the outside world
Wires are now down in every direc.
ton. Dozen of boats are in the bay,
aad fears for the safety of many of
them are entertained. The wind is
blowing q gale over the lake
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

Columbus, O, Dec A-All day
terrific storms have ragged all over the
State, particularly in the northern
part. Rain and elect have fallen
here all day and the streets have been
deserted.
A special to the State. Journal from
Lima tells of conditions existing
there, saying:
The severest storm in years has
prevailed here to-day, doing many
thousands of dollars worth of damage
to telegraph and telephone and cleo
trio light companies Poles have
given way under the weight Of wet
snow and hundreds of wires are
down and crossed so as to make
them useless and dangerous The
city is in darkness tonight. Trains
on all roads are late and rear end
collision between Cincinnati, Hamil
ton and Dayton trains resulted on
account of the binding storm
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
Gen. Hampton's Nurse Dead.

'Old Mother" Grace Cooper. one Of
the oldest colored inha5ltsnts Of this
city. and the womsn who oursed Gen
Wade Hampton 10 bis infancy, died
yesterday morning at her late home ou
Liberty bill, from stroke of paralysis.
At the time of her desth she was about
96 years cid She was good woman.
aod was highly esteemed by both white
and colored people The State. Dec 5
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
FRAMING THE TREATY
Questions Discussed Yester-
day--Commissioners Report
Progress.

Paris, Dec. 5.-The American
peace commissioners held long
conference this morning beginning at
8 o'clock and only lad brief recesses
for lunch before going to the foreign
Office TO meet the Spanish commits
sioners at 8 o'clock p m. The
American, apparently, had changed
the form, if not the substance, of
their demands, as result of their
deliberations during the past three
days.
The Joint commission was in ses-
sion for over four hours Much of
the discussion concerned details as
to the guaranteeing of the rights Of
Spanish citizens in the ceded col
onies.
The debate was occasionally eoer
getic and the Spaniards, on emerg'
ing, appeared to be detected
Secretary Ojeda, of the Spanish
commission, when questioned after
the meeting as to the progress made,
answered excitedly: "l am almost
mad I caunot talk We are making
progress"
The American commissioners de-
clined to say anything further than
that the progress made was satisfac-
tory
The Spanish commissioners have
received authority to bind their gov
ernment on certain matters, but there
are yet important questions on which
their instructions are unsatisfactory,
and it is likely that many of the
details involved in the change Of
sovereignty in the Spanish colonies
will be left for the settlement in the
regular diplomatic process when rela.
tions between the two governments
are resumed
The history of the document which
will certify the passing of the Oldest
colonial power in the world and the
advent of the newest, was episomized
by Judge Day this evening in a
single sentence "A peace treaty can
contain anything which the victors
put in it
The Americans had listened for
hours with their customary patience
to the technicaiities convoked by the
Spaniards with their customary
shrewdness and persistency against
every proposal making for the dis
memberment of their empire. Sena
tor Frye, whose unconcealed con
tempt for diplomatic quibblings
excites the astonisbment Of the
punctilious Castilians, had stalked
home, his patience exhausted The
burden of the Spanish arguments was
that matters outside the bare cession
and evacuation of the conquered ter
ritories, which the Americans pro
posed to cover by the treaty. were
beyond the Legitimate and customary
scope of a peace treaty Finally
Judge Day summarized the Ameri
can position in the foregoing memor
able u.terance 1t was given and
taken in good spiri: and from that
moment the proceedings were entirely
friendly
The session Accomplished much
Eight open questions were canvassed'
seven being practically settled with
out noteworthy friction The com
missioners decline to say what con
cluslon was reached, but the bargains
for a coaling station in the Carolines
was not cemeDted, and, according to
present prospects, it is likely to fail
Sydney Smiths Joke.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
Another Great Storm.
sEVEREST IN NINETEEN
YEARS-..EIGHT HUN
DRED HOUSES ARE
WRECKED.

Baltimore, Dec. 4-The most
severe rain and wind storm that has
visited Baltimore for many years
prevailed to day and did thousands Of
dollars of damage. Sixty miles an
hour was the wind velocity given
out by the weather bureau, the
highest for 19 years. The fury of
the wind was not long continued.
For eight minutes it's velocity varied
between SIS and 90 miles. But this
was long enough to do great damage
Fully 800 houses were blown down.
trees uprooted and poles leveIed
Telegraph, telephone, electric light
and trolley poles were blown down
like 80 many ten pins Large Sec
tions of the city are in darkness
tonight, and the telegraph and tele-
phone systems are badly wrecked.
The British steamship Orthia,
which sailed to day for Glasgow, was
blown aground in the channel. No
casualties have been reported.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
No Escape.

"What is your name, Mr.. Throgson"
"My name is Adam. Hiss Well
along.
"And my first name is Eve! Dear
me-! What a-what remarkable coin
cidence. Chicago Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

Cow Feed for sale at W. B. Boyle
Stables.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

ties of the war are as follows:
Officers killed, % !; privates. PSI !;
officers wounded, ll3 privases,
l,464
Navy Killed, II; wounded. 81 !;
died of the result of wounds, l in
valided, 6 The message observed
that the total loss was 1868 killed
and wounded. and we did not lose a
gun, fort, transport or ship, with the
exception of the Merrimac he
praises the Red Cross and remembers
our obligations to the divine Master
for His watchful care and guidance,
for which the nation makes reveren
tial acknowledgment
The Nicaragusn canal commission
has nearly completed its report on
the feasibility and the cost of the
construction of the canal and that
the construction Of such maritime
highway is now, more than ever, in-
dispensable to that ready intercom
munication between the eastern and
western seaboard 1t is further de-
manded by the annexation of Hawaii
and the prospective expansion of our
Influence and commerce in the Pa.
cific; that our policy more than ever
calls for its control by this govern
meot, which, no doubt. Congress
will appreciate and wisely act upon
The United States has not been an
Indifferent spectator Of the extraor
dinary events transpiring IN China
and the passing of certain portions
of it to the control of various Euro
pean powers, but the prospect of our
vast commercial interests there not
being preJudiced through any exclu-
sive treatment obviated the need of
this country becoming an actor op
the scene
Relations with Britain continue
The Dickinson press., 1898-04-09
Poisoning Wolves.

"A Montana hunter tells in an exchange
how he poisoned wolves. His method in
brief is as follows: A dead sheep is
skinned and in the carcass is cut a dozen
Sits, In each of which is inserted three
grains OF strychnia. In twelve hours the
poison permeates every portion OF the
body which is then carried with gloved
hands to a place 800 yards from the cor
raj. A rope is attached at n end to the
carcass and the other to the pommel of a
saddle and the carcass is dragged around
a three-mile circuit. That night the
wolves strike the trail and follow it until
the carcass is found and take a feed of it,
In the morning they are found dead in
the vicinity,
The Dickinson press., 1898-04-09
Prevents Black Lea.

Mr.. John Flinders, of Clear Creek,
Choteau Co. Mont, has been reading
about black leg in the state papers, and
it has occurred to him that he can be of
great benefit to his fellow cattle ~raisers
by giving his receipt for curing or rather
preventing this disease, for while he has
cured some cases, he recommends his
remedy more as a preventative. Here
it is:
Take turpentine and blue stone, some.
times called vitriol and to half a pint of
turpentine add a piece of blue stone the
size Of a hens egg. Thoroughly pulver-
ize the latter before adding. Then take
a common clothes line and cut into pieces
six or eight inches long and saturate
them with the solution. Cut a slit in the
dewlap Of the animal to be treated
about an inch and a half long and tie the
prepared clothes line through it, also
throw a little Of the solution in the cut.
Mr.. Flinders has used the remedy for
years and has never lost an animal after
treating it. He recommends that calves
should be treated before they become
yearlings and is 10 positive of the eff
cheney Of the treatment that he says he
would not be afraid to guarantee to re-
place every critter lost after using it,
Mandan Pioneer.
ANOTHER CURE FOR BLACK LEG.
Francis McCrossin, of Inez, Wyo.,
thinks that he has a remedy for black
leg which he considers far ahead of the
process of %inoculating the animal with
virus. His remedy is simple and has
proven effective in his own herds last
year. Early last spring, when he was
losing calves right along with black leg,
some n suggested "nerving" the calves.
He tried it with great success and with
out further loss from the disease. The
process consists of taking a sharp knife
and cutting, at the hoof, the dark blue
vein that runs down the split in the hoof.
Last spring he treated all his calves in
this manner and has had no trouble from
black leg since. He performs the opera.
ton at the same time he brands the
calves, and asserts that it is perfectly
safe. J. P. Rayston, a prominent stock
man of Rayston, who has been using the
%inocculation process, has commenced the
treatment advocated by MI. McCrossin.
| Numbers of ranchmen on the LaPrele
have also tried it with success. He is
unable to explain the reason for the cure,
but is satisfied to know that it does the
work.-Sundance, Wyo, Monitor.
The Dickinson press., 1898-04-09
i : a

@" HNJOY0
Botth:*the method and results when
syrup Of Figs d taken; Il Is pleasant
and refreshing 70 the taste, and scts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tansS6ectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual.
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro.
.duced, pleasing TO the taste and o.
ceptable TO the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly bene6cial IN its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthyand agreeab1esubstances, III.
many excellent qualities commend It
TO IN and haye made it the most
popular remedY known.
seyrsp Of Figs Is for sale IN 80
ONT bottles By al leading drug;
gistA Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it; promptly for any one who
wishes to try It Donot accept any
substitute.
cklFuRkN re syPUp CO
cav RAsossoo. CAL
Wt9tRlE. n. nv y0kk ~
The Dickinson press., 1898-04-09
April Wisdom.

Be sure that your blood Is pure, your
appetite good, your digestion perfect.
To purify your blood and build up
your health, take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
This medicine has accomplished re-
markable cures of all blood diseases. 1t
is. the One True Blood Purifier.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has power to make
you we'll by purifying and enriching your
blood, giving you an appetite, and nerve.
mental and digestive strength.
The Dickinson press., 1898-04-09
Herd Notice.

The undersigned will be prepared to
take a town herd as soon as grass grows.
Good water, good pasturage, good care.
The usual price will be charged. Your
patronage is solicited as in the past.
4-o-ot. T. CUsKELLY.
The Dickinson press., 1898-04-09
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. B. Martin were in
from the ranch on Friday.

Bismarck had a big sensation Thurs
day when Kate Kern, late Of the Sheri-
dan house, and Mrs. S. M. Pye, wife Of
a bank cashier, were arrested on crimi-
nal charges, the nature of which would
not be fit for publication.