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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-05
The Danish West Indies.

Renewal OF the negotiations Tor the
purchase By the United States Of the
three islandsin the Vest Indies owned
by Denmark ST Thomas. st Croix
md ST. .John-has led to number
sf rnmors that are doubtless inexact
One Of these reports il that both
England and Germany are bidders for
these islands, and another 10 that the
United States is Regulating With
Denmark for the purchase Of q coaling
stallion on the southwest coast Of
HTeenlaDd. The latter may be Free
sderichshaabe, where there is an ex-
cellent harbor, or. less probably,
JnIianshaab. e is likely, however.
that the report Of our desire to acquire
SO northern s coaiing station origi-
nates IN Gopenhagen. and is an indi-.
cation Of Denmsrk's willingness TO
include such q concession with the
sthe sale of her W est Indian posses
sions. More definite ie the announce
ment that Senator Lodge has prepared
. bill providing for the purchase of
these iaiands, IN accordance with the
declarasson Of the Republican N :.
tional platform The possession of
these ISLANDS is 10 every way desira-
bic TO the United States The bar
Dor Of ST Thomas could shelter great
fleets and would be to as most valna
bic naval station, confronting Bermu
da. commanding the entrance to the
Gulf snd Of immense Importance in
its strategical relation to the eastern
J terminus of the Nicaragua Canal.
President johnson realized the value
of these islands to us. and his nego
fiations eliminated in treaty for
their purchase for $4,000 900, which
failed Of ratification because of the
hossilily of Senator Sumner. An
otber attempt to acquire the is'ands
wss baked. it is believed. through
British Influence d Copenhagen The
report that Great Britain desires these
islands herself is incredible, because
sthat country is already annoyed by
i the expense of maintaining her pres
ent West Indian possessions, for
which she is now negotiating at
W ashington for tariff concessions
That Germany would like to es-
tablish herself off our coast, there is
40 doebt /; but the strong English in-
sfnence at Copenhagen would oppose
4 the sale of the islands to that power.
The fact remains that Denmark is
anxious to dispose Of these islands. and
that she would prefer to sell them to
eHe United States Their administra
lion ,s to aer useless expense, as
she has no need of naval station in
sthe West indies Upon the other
shand, the islands are of immediate
sand evident valre to the United
States. It is to be hoped that the
lodge bill will receive early and
favorable consideration after the holi-
days-N. 7. Nail apd Express.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-05
A Savings Bank Department,
LANDS WANTED.

DERsoNs WITH LANDS FOR SALE
ate requested 10 pot them in 10y hands
Tor sale l om ia constant receipt Of so G. any
letters cf ecquiry about lands from NortherD
and Wts,sr" parties, ftat uay he able 10
sfecf saies for those who will give me sccu.
rate detail-d descriptions Of what they have
No charge y Ill ,e rosde unless satisfactory
sales are maie Descriptions must be such
4s eau be guaranteed and r:ust give:
no Of acres, oca,ioo, character of land,
proximity 10 railroads, lost Offices, schools,
churches ard ,o~ps. kind of imprcye1 enis.
Communications strictly confidential when
so desired
STATE Land Agent,
Nov 10. Coluueia, S C.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-05
Ammonia .0Z paris per I0iiii0
Aibu,necoid Ammonia C8 Z" 6

4 AmmONld .UA Pdlf5 FtI IUTt'IUU
Albuneooid Ammonia .C8 s' 6
We have glowing testimonials from people
all over the country. and from people in your
own .own Among them .he Rev e. c
Brown, a. W C1ossweii, F. Grier, ct al.
e YOU are suffering, ard want relief, and
cure, core and zee me. | am here to supply
you this water, and take your orders, or to
make errange1 cuts with you for visiting the
Spring, where ample ommodatioDs are to
be bad, at low prices.
E. WILSON,
Dec l5-3m Sumter, S. G.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-05
MOTHER! :':;: :; Fl; $:::.:i :: !: i;;' 6

and ABOUT WI1ICH SuCII ICI11CI uI1U
holy recoliections cluster as that
of +" MOTHER she who watched
over our helpless infancy and guld-
ed our first tottering step. Yet
the life Of every Expectant Moth
er is beset with danger and all ef-
fort should be made to avoid it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-05
The State of South Carolina
COUNTY OF SUMTER.

Oy y WUtSft, 1S4., 15OOUSo cW@yo.
IN7HEREAs SHEPARD NAsH, c. C. c.
wv P for the Comfy Of Sumter, made
suit 20 me 10 gram bin leaters Of admins
trsrioD Of the Estate and Elects Of joseph T.
A,drews aud W Smith Audr~ws, deceased !;
Toese are therefore to c,te and admonish all
.nd eingui-r the kindred ard editors Of the
.a,d Joseph Acdrews aud W. Smith
Andrews, deceased. that they be aud appear
before me, in the Court of orohae, TO De held
a, Sumter C r on the 3lst day of Januart
A D 1898. nex,, after publication thereof,
al / | o'clock 10 the foreeoon, to show ause
if.any shey have, Why the said administration
should not be granted.
Given under nv hand. this I'D day of
Dsce1ber, A D 1857
THos V WALSH,
JadNe Of Prohnte.
Zee -2a Ct
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-05

OF Druggists at 81 90, or sent by mail on receipt
Of price. Write for book containing testimonials
and valuable information fox all Mothers, Tree.
The Bradfeld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-17
SCHEDULE " A."

Materials and Supplies for use Of the
Bureau Of Health and the Leper Settle.
ment, Molokai, to be delivered in guam
titles ordered by Agents Of the Board Of
Health I. o. b. island steamers or any
other place In Honolulu.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-17

Your photos will soon be spoil
ed if exposed without glass over
them. King Bros. have struck a
very neat and inexpensive way OF
doing up photos which is giving
great satisfaction. ITO Hotel
street.
Singers lead the world. Over
100000 made and sold. High
est awards at the Worlds Colum
bian Exposition for excellence OF
construction, regularity of motion,
ease of motion, great speed, ad.
Instability, durability, ease Of
learning and convenience of ar.
rangement. b. Bergersen, agent
l6a Bethel street. .
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-17
ON TENNIS COURTS.
Exciting Games Being Played by Loca
Talent.

Exciting Games Being Played by Local
Talent.
AS the tennis tournament goes
on, interest is being awakened
among the votaries of the game.
Yesterday the courts we're crowded
with spec ators most of them be-
ing ladies'. The play was ap-
plauded. The most brilliant
match Of the afternoon was be
tween Harry Waterhouse aud E.
II. Adams which was won 10y the
latter by score of Ga, GO.
Wilder Wight and Willie Roth
played a remarkably fast game.
They are both Juniors and it is
doubtful if many of the seniors
could keepup with them. Roth won
5 T. 2, 6 4.
s. G. Wilder defeated Charley
Anterior after a hard fought
game. 1t was remarkable in that
the players were 30 evenly match
ed. The day previous they were
stopped by darkness the score being
1910. Yesterday they played
about even but Wilder won two
games straight when the score was
1916 and it gave him the match.
Score, Is.
The other games were as fol
lows: Clarence Cook, P L G
Senior, vs. Harold Dillingham;, P
Il G Junior, won by Cooke with
score of 6 l, 6 2; G W Dickey,
p L @, vs j Cooke, p I @, won by
Cooke with a score of rs, 4 6,
6-3.
The games on the Beretania
courts were as follows: EA Mott
Smith, b I G, Va Arthur Mackin
tosh, Valley Club, won by Mott
Smith with score of 81, 6 0;
Chas Berger, p L G Junior, vs.
Donald Ross, b Il G, won by
Ross with score Of 6.3, 6-1; ID
ID Hitchcock defaulted to 5 g
Wilder.
Todays games will be played as
follows:
Pacific court at 4 pm d
Shauks, b L @, VS. + r Adams, P
L @; j p Cooke VS. s g Wilder.
Beretania courts at 4:30 p NE
A Mott-Smiih, b &c, vs. G III
Cooke, p L 9; 5 p IN Donald Ross,
B P @, VS. Willie Roth, p L G
Junior.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-17

We are very anxious to show
the public what CO operative
store can do in the way of supply
ing the table with fresh imported
groceries. So please don't fore ct
that the Pslama Co operative
Grocery Co.'s store is now opzn
for business. First shipment of
goods arrived per Mariposa from
the coast. Among the many gooG
things she brought are fresh fro.
zen oysters, delicious smoked
halibut, plate corn beef, 6 ID kits
salt mackereI, smoked beef hams,
l Id blocks creamery butter, and
many other choice articles. This
store has always enjoyed the
reputation for low prices, but now
under the CO operative plan we
are better able than ever to COM
pete with even our celestial COM
petitors. No harm in giving us
trial. Telephone 755 till new is
sue Of book. Goods delivered to
all parts of city and suburbs.
PALAMA Co OPERATIVE GROCERY
Co., LTD.
Old stand, opposite Railway
Depot, King street.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-17
Kalihi-waena School Concert.

The concert last night in aid of
the Library Fund was a grand
success artistically and financially.
There were over two hundred
present in the audience. Princi-
pal Edwards and his assistants
should feel very proud of thu
creditable performance given by
the children. The choruses were
remarkably well sung. The bell
ringing by the Fort street school
boys WAS very pleasing and was
encored loudly. The Cantata
"rhe Wreath of Love" was very
we'll given. Miss Minerva Fernan-
DEE took the part of Eva. There
were about sixty voices in the
chorus.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-17
| AUTHORITY.
u \
Tenders for Supplies.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, /
Honolulu, June 10, 1898.
Tenders will be received at this Office
until IL o'clock noon, WEDNESDAY
June %, 1898, for furnishing the Bureau
Of Health with supplies specified in the
following schedules, for the period of
six months ending December 81, 1898.
Bids for items Of each schedule must be
made separately, end each tender should
be endorsed: blenders for Supplies
Board OF Health"
The Board does not bind itself to ac-
cept the lowest or any bid.
WILLIAM o. SMITH,
President Of the Board OF Health.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-17
Tenders for the Purchase Of Hides
and TallOW.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH,
Honolulu, June IL, 1898.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH,
Honolulu, June IL, 1898. J
Tenders for purchase of Hides and
Tallow from the Bureau Of Health for
the period OF six months, ending Decem-
Der 81, 1898 will be received at this office
until II o'clock noon, WEDNESDAY,
June %, 1898.
The tenders must he for the price per
pound for Hides and for Tallow delivered
on the wharf, Honolulu, on weights APP
proved by an Agent Of the Board OF
Health. Payments are to be made in
U. s. Gold Coin, Immediately after de-
livery Of goods.
The Board does not bind itself to ac-
cept the highest or any bid.
WILLIAM o. SMITH,
President Of the Board OF Health.
Q3N At
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-17
Home Decorating!
Gold Paint:

Which is a substitute for gold
leaf, and will LAST.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-17

Wood, algaroba mot less than o in.
thick, 3 cords per month.
Coal, Departure Bay, ton per month.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-17
BUILDING MATERIALS.

BUILDING MATERIALS.
Lumber, n. w., Rough, per NJ.
Lumber, T. Il c., n. W., Ike, per NJ.
Lumber, Surfaced, r. W., per NJ.
Shingles, II. W., per NJ.
Batten, Hx3, r. W., per NJ.
Fence Posts, II. w., each.
Doors, 2x6x6, l 4 in, each.
Window Sash, 10xl2, and 10xl4, per
pair.
Nails, Iron Cut, 10d basis, per keg.
Nails, Galv., Sd and Sd, per key.
Boiled Oil, Hubbuck's, per gal.
White Lead, Hubbuck's, Genuine,
per Id.
Turpentine, per gal.
Lime, per Dbl.
Galv. Iron Roofing, 8, Z, s and IT,.
lengths, per ID.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-17
PROVISIONS AND SUPPLIES.

Bread, S. p. Calf. or Am, up to sc
cases, per Id.
Bread Medium, samples to be fur
nished, up to 500 cases.
Baking Powder, Royal or Schilling's
Best, OF. tins, up to 30 gross.
Bacon, per h., up to 30 sides Of s lbs.
each (give brand.
Bran, Rice, per ton, up to 80 tons.
Bran, Wheat, per ton, up to 10 tons.
Crackers, Soda, up to 30 cases, per ID.
Coffee, green Kona, up to II sacks,
per lb.
Charcoal, guava, up to 800 bags, per
bag.
Coal, Departure Bay, short ton Tin
sacks), up to 20 tons.
Flour, G. c., 4 sacks, up to 400 bbls.
Matches, long card, up to 800 gross.
Milk, condensed, NJ. NJ. brand, up to
10 cases.
Onions, per h., up to IL crates.
Oil, Kerosene, up to 300 cases.
Potatoes, Island, up to 40 sacks.
Prunes, dried, up to Is l0-lb. boxes.
Rice, No. l, up to 600 bags.
Sugar, Raw No. /, up to 200 bags.
Salmon, best red, up 10 100 bbls.
Soap, brown 600 Id. boxeS, 2 Id. bars,
up TO 200 boxes.
Salt, coarse, per ton, up to 500 bags.
Starch, Lily Gloss, l Id. pkgs., up to
20 cases.
Tobacco, Golden Cupid, up to so
boxes.
Tobacco, blended stock, up to so
boxes.
Wheat, up to 20 sacks. it-- ...
SCHEDULE "B."
Hay and Grain to be delivered at the
Garbage Stables, near corner Of South
and Queen streets. The tender must be
for weight delivered at the Stables.
Hay, " heat or Dat, up 10 $50 bales.
Bran, wheat, up to $50 bags.
Oats, up to $50 bags.
SCHEDULE &C."
Supplies for the Insane Asylum to be
delivered in quantities required and
subject to inspection and approval Of
the Medical Superintendent.
Beef, one fore-quarter, rumps and
rounds, per h., about $50 lbs. per day.
Beef Steak Qoin), about lbs. per day.
Bread, fresh, l Id. loaf, about 80 loaves
per day.
Bread, medium. per h., about cases
per month.
Beans, bayo, per H., about 100 lbs.
per month.
Baking Powder, Royal or Schilling's
Best, s OF. tin, doz. per month.
Brooms, Steamboat or Mill, doz. per
month.
Coffee, green Kona, about 100 lbs. per
month.
Flour, G. c. or Crown, l Dbl. per
month.
Onions, crate per month.
Potatoes, Island, 10 bags per month.
Port, extra clear, u Dbl. per month.
Rice, Hawaiian No. l, bags per
month.
Salmon, best red, bbls. per month.
Sugar, No. l Raw, 4 bags per month.
Tea, China Pouchong, chest per
month.
Tomatoes canned Nor dog g caSeS
per month.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-11
BALFoUR'S
STATE MENT
VAGUE.

LONDON, Jan. 10.-Rt Hon. Arthur
]. Balfour, first lord of the treasury
and government leader in the house of
commons, addressed his constituents at
Manchester this evening. It was eX-
pected that he would make an impor-
tant announcement of the government
policy in China, but he confined him
self to generalities. There was no OBJ
lection, said Mr.. Balfour, to Russia
having an icefree port, provided Eng
land was not excluded; but the gov
ernment would do it's utmost to pre-
vent China yielding to foregn pressure
to make regulations adverse to Great
Britain or ANY improbable, but posi-
BILE attempt to dot the coast of China
with foreign stations by protectionist
countries, who would raise customs or
other barriers to our trade" The bur-
den of the whole declaration was that
Englands policy in China is for the
benefit of the world at large.
The morning paper editorials of all
shades of political opinion express
great satisfaction at Mr.. Balfour's ex-
position of the principles guiding the
governments policy in the far East,
but they complain of the absence of
definite statements. The Morning Post
says: "a great minister on a great
occasion has only whetted the appetite
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-11
No Definite AnnOunCe-
ment of ErgIand's Pol
icy III the Far East.

of a people ready to give him a large
and generous vote of confidence" The
Daily News says Mr.. BalfOur's exposi-
tion of Lord Salisbury's policy is excel
lent in intention, and the only fear is
that the execution may fall short of
the intention. With reference to the
New York Times expression of regret
that lack of appetite has succeeded to
England's traditional earth hunger, the
Daily News says: "Such regret In an
American journal is piquant indeed
But our American friends need not be
uneasy"
According to a special dispatch from
Shanghai, it is said there that the
agreement between England, Japan
and Russia with respect to Corea in
wolves g restoration of the status quo
and the reinstatement of MacLeavy
Brown as chief commissioner of Gus
toms, with a Russian commissioner at
Gensena, the port Of Broughton bay,
on the east coast, and a Japanese COM
missioner at F'usan, in the extreme
southeast. Sir Robert Hart, director Of
the Chinese imperial maritime customs,
is negotiating with the Chinese gov
ernment for a loan. The emperor took
the negotiations away from the Tsung-
Li-Yamen (board of foreign affairs) in
disgust at the previous failures.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-11
INDIA STRINGENCY.
Gold Shipments Nay Be Neces-
sary in the Near Future.

LONDON, Jan. 10.-Today the gov
ernment invited tenders for India bills
to the amount of Fl, 900 for the dis
charge of bills payable on the 22d. The
stringency in money in India is so great
that it is believed geld shipments will
be necessary. Special allotments Of
telegraphic transfers on Bombay were
made today at 161gd per rupee. SO
great is the urgency for money in India
that the India council is considering
plans to increase the supply Of cur
rency. In order to facilitate the opera
ton of issuing silver coin against gold
deposits at the rate of 16d per rupee
and to save time and expense involved
In the remittance of gold to India, 1t
is said the council will receive on be-
half of the Indian banks or merchants
in London, gold for deposit in the Bank
of England, against which orders or
transfers will enable silver coin to be
drawn from the Indian currency de-
partments. A small charge beyond the
rate of 16d will be made to cover the
cost of the transaction. 1t is hoped
that this scheme, even if, not greatly
availed of, will relieve the tightness
and avoid gold shipments to India.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-11
The Hawaiian Treaty Is to Be Considered
Behind Closed Doors.
SOME DELICATE ISSUES ARE INVOLVED.
Chairman Of the Committee Unwilling to Discuss
lnem in Open Session -Annexationists, Accord
ing to the Latest Accounts Are Still One Vote
Short of the Necessary Total.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-In accord
ance with his previous notice, Senator
Davis, chairman of the senate commit
tee on foreign relations, brought up the
subject Of the ratification of the Ha-
Wallan annexation treaty in the senate
To-Day. HIS motion was made soon after
the disposal of the routine morning
business, and the entire remainder of
the days session, except the time given
TO the confirmation of nominations
was devoted to the consideration of
the question as to whether the treaty
should be considered in open session
or behind closed doors in executive
session. After a debate of almost two
hours upon this point, an informal
vote was taken, the ayes and noes not
being demanded. The decision was
overwhelmingly against an open ses-
sion.
The motion for open sessions was
made by Senator Gray Del.), who pre-
sented his reasons in a speech of about
five minutes length, urging that the
question was one of public concern, in
volving no entangling complications
with other nations and one which it
was eminently proper should be con-
ator Davis replied to Mr.. Gray, con-
tending for the observance of prece-
dents in this matter and objecting quite
strenuously, though in calm and mod
crate language, to the proposition that
the senate should take the public into
It's confidence in considering the treaty.
He took issue with Mr.. Gray on the
proposition that there were no general
questions involved affecting our diplo-
matte relations with other countries
and predicted that the discussion would
take wide range before it's conclu-
sion.
Speeches in favor of the Gray reso-
luton were made by Senators Caffery
White, Mason and Morrill,, and in op-
position by Senators Morgan, Hoar
Spooner and others. Senator Morgan
was the principal opponent of the Gray
proposition. He talked at length upon
the Importance of observing the senate
rules in discussing this question, con-
tending that as the senate was acting
only in an advisory capacity to the ex-
ecutive, it would be ali act of bad faith
for it to throw open the doors to the
public. He said that no one would think
of asking the president and the cab
met to take up a treaty in the pres
ence of the general public, and he con-
tended that for this reason the obliga-
ton of secrecy was greater upon the
senate than it would be upon the ex-
ecutive branch of the government.
Most of the senators who spoke in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-11

opposition to open sessions referred to
the probability that the action of the
European powers in their evident mr.
pose of partitioning the territory oP
China would form the basis of much of
the debate on the question of Hawaiian
annexation. All who referred to this
phase or the question manifested a
disposition to regard 1t as a delicate
ana complicated one and one which il
were better should be ventilated be-
hlnd closed doors. 1t was also inti-
mated that the Monroe doctrine wou1d
come In for fair share of discussion
before the close of the debate. and II
was asserted that this was a question
which could be more freely discussed
In executive than in open session.
Senator White was among those who
repl1ed to these statements He spoke
splr1tedly and in sarcastic vein of the
folly of the attempt to keep ex-
ecutive secrets within the control of
the senate. He made reply to the sug-
gest1on that the control of the pub
llcity In regard to treaties should he
left to the executive, saying the treaty
itself had been made public as also
the presidents message upon the sub
Ject. Senator Morrill, contended that
the question of annexation was one of
much public interest and said that on
this account the public should be fully
informed of the reasons for and
against annexation. He spoke very
briefly.
Senator Mason took advantage of the
opportunity to make a speech directed
generally against executive sessions.
He announced his intention to sup
port the motion for an open session
and said that he would take advantage
Of all such openings to exercise his
influence to break down the senatorial
rule for secret sessions. He asserted
that the rule was out of date, out OF
keeping with the progressive tendency
of the times. moSs-grown and obsolete
and urged that it should be abolished.
IT, as many people believed, the sem
ate was out of sympathy with the pub
lie the requirement of the discussion of
so many important questions in exc
cutive session was more than any
other reason, responsible for this con-
dition of affairs. He hoped that not
only the Hawaiian treaty, but all other
questions in which the public was in
terested, would be discussed in the
presence of the American public.
Senator Davis announced his pur-
pose to call up the treaty again to-
morrow and press it as rapidly as pos
sible. He probably will make a speech
in general advocacy of the treaty at
tomorrow's session. The annexation
lists now claim fifty-nine votes for the
treaty, lacking only one of the num-
ber to ratify it. On the other hand the
opposition say the ratifers will fall
short from three to five votes.