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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-27

Fortress Monroe. April 22.-The
Flying Squadron did not sail last
night as expected The original
order was countermanded at late
hour and the squadron was directed
|; to avail further orders. The squad
ron Is ia readiness TO sail immediate,
{ Il .,,,r 4 fl,a recent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-27
hat Congress
Did Thursday.
slEPREsIDENT EMPOW.
10 CALL FOR
VOLUNTEERS.
ExeoutIYe Authorized to Pro.
hihIf Export OF Coal and
nther Articles Till Fur
sher Notice.

Aphipgton, Aprit A1s .u.oo -
,ns measures wsre passed By the
this afternoon, all of which rell.te
-; seIy "a the national defeoss. The
an eiyil biiil, which has been perd-
7S ofsHo weeks, and which carries q
SSs amount Of money intended to be
IS ihe ssreDgtheniug Of the couo-
So eoass defenses. was faa!ly passed.
= aaasa apnropriatiou bill vas I'M
iasesy tskeu mp aud practically
lied although pending the dis.
ssion 81 an amendment concerning
rs psice sc arnor plate. the bill s'as
ssei ia oeder that the measure
Ssfssiiy iincreasing the military es
mIans of the United States in
'||ESS af 1sr might Be coDsidered After
diacussion the bill. as amended
ISsfhsconmissee. was passed a joint
Sstpsion mas adopted giving the Prelsi-
poger To- prevent the expectation
@ and other var material
3ast before adjournment Is became
- 1sorp nnoug sena.ora on the foor
eassor Walthali Of Mississippi,
|so IA been III for several weeks. vas
he formal announcement OF bis
as not made, oas will be~ahen
senass conyenes 70 morrow
DRILL OF Vermont secured The
ess|aee ,,f bill to restore to citisso.
IEs|Sp she Uoitea States Mrs. Nellie
RTsai Sarsoris. daughter belase Presi-
HI M saat Who forfeited her citizen
sS;p her marriage TO subject OF
Blstsi6.
M lsay Of Pennsylvania intro
! 5ss tbe following resolution That
essSG;ens is hereby authorized. IN
~ S sissf fa.ie3 aud With such limitasions
Ss exoapfions as shall seem to him ,,x
Is prohibit the export Of coal
bes nsterinl used ip war from any
SssDcfs SC inc Uai,ed States until other.
Ssss osdssed bJ Gong gress.
ben the suadry ciyil bill was laid
SOU tie senate, tue consideration be-
| 81 agreement under the Eve mioate
IS IS Money Of Mississippi eaid be
Ss nctioed 10 8 morning paper The
Issssmeas shas the esate department had
SSncancsd that there would. during the
ssosoaching .ar, be no pfiVateering BY
ISs United States, aud ,ka. this govern
m sIsns sonsd abide BY the treaty OF Paris
ssIe is 1856
NIoaey said ths. be could not be-
"a the President bad taken sueh &C.
|fon Bus, be said, ..is is we'll
snsoaeh that the posera delegated to
|lIe lesidens bs ele.riy defined he:e
and nov The power TO issue letters
!. sasons and reprissl belongs exelu-
s;slg a eopgress. Neither the United
3sases nor Spain is siscasorJ to The
Iressy 81 Pssis." "
number Of amendments we're msde
5 shs e,,ndry civil bill, and it sss then
I6assed
Ths naval appropriations bill was laid
befyFe lie sonata. The Dill as it pass
s. sbe house carried $50, ,014.05S
As was reported to the senate it sas.
I77es 7 &46 ,277 .558.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-27

Washington, April % 8 p m -As
soon as the President signs the Dec.
laration of War. the call for 100000
volunteers will be issued.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-27
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SUMTER COUNTY.
OPYICR OF
SUPERVISOR CT REe1srRAr1cN,
Cuurrp CcrHrY.

4
SuxrsR, S. c., Nay l, 1897.
Notice is hereby given stat in accordance
Aitb an Act of the General Assembly, the
books fo. the registration of all legally quail
fed voters, aud for the asuing of transfers.
&c, will be open =, the court houes, hetweea
the hours cf o'clock a. N, aud O'Clock
D. 10, on tie first Monday Of each month.
and for three successive days, until thirty
days before the next general election.
Minors who shall become of age during that
period of thirty days, shall be entitled to
registration before the books are closed, If
otherwise qualified
Fol. Supervisor of Registration
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-27

" Washington, April %, 3p. NJ
After the cabinet meeting to- day the
President announced that war was
He orders that war be prosecut-
vigorously He signed the loEder
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-27

Good Swing machine from $40 u2 az
Rand!-'s
Ql.h,y is frs, consideration OF the White
machine
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-27
BOARDING..

TAvING TAKEN the Houae on Main
Street eecobd door scrth Of the Nixon
House. an prepared 10 aeao:, modate :e~
regular boarders, and also lodging and meals
TO transient customers.
Terms reasonable.
Nas. ". B. SMITH.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-27

Only those who have been relieved
of great suffering can fully appreciate
the gratitude with which the testi-
monials overflow written in favor OF
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-27

Ammonia .02 parts FER m'!lion.
Albumenoid Ammonia 08
We haze glowing testimonials from people
all over the country. and frem people in your
own ,owa. Among them the Rev G. c.
Brown, A. " Crcssweil, F. B Grier, e' al,
If you are suffering, and want relief, AID
cure, come aud gee me. az here to supply
you this water, and take your orders, or 70
u,ake arranged eDts with you for visiting The
Spring, where ample accommodations are to
be had, at low prices.
Dec 15-3m Sumter, S @.
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Spring w edicine

get anything that would do me any good.
A friend told my husband what wonder
ful medicine Hoods Sarsaparilla was for
weakness. I had become disheartened,
but my husband persuaded me to try
few bottles OF this medicine. Before
had finished the first bottle was great
deal better. I had good appetite and
was able to do some of my housework.
When I had taken the third bottle was
sound and well. had been troubled
with little sores on my hands and face,
and Hoods Sarsaparilla cured these"
MARY j. SINaLETARY, Blue Springs, Fla.
Sound and Well.
"I had scrofulous sore on one OF my
limbs which troubled me for years.
bought few bottles OF Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla and began taking it. l am now
sound and we'll and able to do good
DAVIS work" NATHANIEL PENNINGTON,
Domino, Va.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is
The Medicine For You
Because of what it has done for others;
because you ought this spring to take
that which will do you the most good.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-27
Sept. g..
Money to Loan.

nNFARsING LANDS Easy payments
~ No commissions chsreed. Borrower
pays sc.ual cost Of perfsciiog lean. Io;erest
per cent
JOHN B. PALMER + SON,
FEB. 8-3m. Colsmbia, s. G..
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TO SUFFERING HUMANITY.

n1HE AEDLIN CHALYBEATE SPRING,
located at Dunbar, S c, is Tow the
aI.rac,iou of sufferers from Indigestion. Dys-
pepsia, Rbecmatc sffections, Kidney Tron-
blea, Brigbts Dise1ee, Drcpsy, Ca,arrh ard
all skin diseases, from :be fact, wherever the
water has been used for these diseases, it has
reliev>d. and when usad sufficiently, it has
cured.
tis being used for all the diseases men
toned above, ell over the country.
This water has been analyzed by Prof M.
B. Hardin, South Carolina State Chemist,
aud found to contain the following Medicinal
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&C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass:
Gentlemen:-"It think it my duty to
let the world know what Hoods Sarsa pa
rilla has done for me. was all run down
after having typhoid fever and could not
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-27
The Insurgents Reject Propo.
sitions.

Habana, April 81 The Official
Gazette publishes an extract OF the
following manifesto
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-04
KANSAS PACIFIC SALE
The Subject Discussed at a Con-
ference at the White House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Mr. SchiW
and Mr.. Pierce of the Union Pacific Re-
organization Committee. had a confer
ence to-day at the White House with
the President and Attorney General
Griggs. The conference lasted more
than an hour, and was devoted entirely
TO a discussion of matters relating 10
the Kansas Pacific Railroad.
It is understood that the Reorganiza-
ton Committee has qualified as a bidder
for the road at the sale which takes
place on February 18th. and at the con-
ference day ii was understood an
effort would be made to secure modi-
fication of the purpose Of the Govern
ment 10 bid at the sale, at least up to
the full amount of the principal OF the
roads Indebtedness TO the Government,
which is about S6.303 900.
This purpose was announced by the
President in his last message to Cen
gress, and ii is stated that the Presi-
dent Will strictly adhere to his deter
mination and that he so Informed the
representatives of the Reorganization
Committee. No understanding or agree
ment was arrived at which changes In
any respect the relations of the Gov
eminent 10 the road or 10 the Reor-
ganization Committee. As the matter
now stands. the sale will proceed at the
time specified by the court
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-04
RAILWAY TO THE YUKON,
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT ASK
ED TO SANCTION A BILL
For the Construction of Road
From Glenara to Teslin
Lake.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-The Canadian
Parliament, which met to-day, Will be
asked TO sanction without delay a. Gov
eminent bill for the construction of a
railway from Glenora to Telegraph
Creek, ON the Stickeen River, to Tes;in
Lake, a distance of 135 miles The road
which is to be completed by November,
will be the first railway making for the
Klondike
Between Telegraph Greek and Teslin
Lake the Government of British Column
bia has built a wagon road over which
transportation companies Will run
stages and pack carts. The Stickeer.
from Wrangel northward flows thirty
miles through United States territory
but the free navigation of the river
was conceded to Canada by the treaty
of 1871. and the bonding arrangements
entered into by the United States Gov
eminent and the Government of Cam
ada will permit goods to be shipped
from Vancouver and Victoria via
Wraugel without breaking bulk. There
is uninterrupted navigation from Tes-
lin Lake to Dawson City, a distance of
600 miles, from May 10Th to November
18th. The Teslin or Hootanlil.,ua
being joined by the Big Salmon, is
known as the Lewes. At Fort Selkirk
the Lewes is joined by the Pelly and
the two form the Yukon
This route has been selected by the
Canadian Government as the shortest
and best route to the gold fields. The
total distance from Vancouver to Daw-
son by this route is | 800 miles. II is
an all-water route, except for the 100
miles of wagon road between Glenora
and Teslin Lake.
When the railroad over that section
is finished it will be possible to reach
Dawson from Vancouver or Victoria in
a week, with no greater amount of dis
comfort than is experienced on a voy-
age across the Atlantic
Rates on the railway will be regu-
lated by the Dominion Government and
will be reduced % per cent. at tn. end
of three years. The Canadian Pariia-
ment VIII not grant a charter to any
competing railway from any point on
the international boundary for a period
of five years. The contract provides
that the contractors shall keep the en-
listing wagon road in good repair until
such time as the railway shall be run
ming and afford every facility for the
freight.
transportation of passengers and
Mr.. Sifton, the Canadian Minister of
the Interior, spent some weeks last
year in the Northwest Territory and
selected the route via Wrangel. Glea-
ora and Teslin because in his Judgment
it is the easiest of the lot and also be-
cause from Teslin Lake and even from
Glenora it traverses a country known
to be full of rich placer diggings.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-04
A WOMAN'S CONFESSION.
Mrs. Edna Gordon Gives Away the
Doings of Confidence Operators.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-If the sworn
confession Of Mrs Edna Gordon.
Queen of Confidence Women" be not
disproven-and the police confirm it
three men who have lived in luxurious
houses in this city are the princes Of
all confidence men, chiefs of the boldest
band of scoundrels that ever operated
here. Her story marks them as men
who, operating in a supposed petty
branch of crime, have gained half a
million dollars since the beginning Of
1898
Mrs. Gordon's motive in giving away
the doings of the confidence gang is re-
venge. Last week she was evicted from
her lodgings here, and she says the
members of the gang promised her hus-
band, Charles Gordon, who is now
serving a term in prison at San Quen-
tin, Cal, that they would take care Of
her. She says her husband is serving
for a crime committed by another of
the gang simply because he would not
peach
Mrs. Gordon, in her confession, says
she has been a crook for seventeen
years. She tells how she began in Kan
sas City. and relates various swindles.
From there she went to St Louis. and
from there to Chicago, where she says
she was exceptionally successful.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-04
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY.
Cracker Combine, With Over Fifty
Millions Capital.

CHICAGO, Feb 3.-All the biscuit
and cracker companies between Salt
Lake City on the West; Portland, Me-,
on the east; St. Paul on the north and
New Orleans on the south, will tomor-
row morning be under one management.
The name of the new corporation, which
was incorporated to-day in the State of
New Jersey with capital stock of $50
100000 of preferred and S30,O00,OO0 of
common stock, is the National Biscuit
Company.
The actual transfer of the deeds of
the various plants controlled by the
companies merged into the national
company took place to-day, in the Of
fee of the Illinois Trust and Savings
Bank, in this city. Benjamin F.
Crawford Of Mansfield, O., was elected
President: H. F. Voorhees, of Chicago
First Vice President Frank O. Low
den, Chicago, Second Vice President; c.
z. Rumsey, Pittsburg, Secretary and
Treasurer.
The new company has purchased for
cash all the assets, bills receivable and
operating plants Of all the bakeries
which were controlled by the American
Biscuit and Manufacturing Company
United States Baking Company and
New York Biscuit Company. 1t also
assumes all the indebtedness of these
companies.
Practically all the stockholders of the
old companies subscribed for stock in
the national company.
The amount of money paid in stock
and cash by the national company for
the buildings in the various companies
which have been merged into the ma
tional is exactly s;23 100000.
The total Indebtedness of the various
concerns absorbed by the National Conf
pany is placed in round figures at ST.
Geo, 900 and this. it was said tonight,
would be paid off Immediately
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-04
COAST AND EASTERN RACES.
GARLAND BARR WINS THE
STAKE EVENT.
Hermosa, George Miller, Wawona,
Fashion Plate and Geyser
the Other Winners.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.-Hermoso,
George Miller, Wawona, Garland Barr,
Fashion Plate and Geyser flashed first
past the judges stand this afternoon al
IEgleside. Three of the winners We're
favorites. although Garland Barr had
little, if any. margin over Wheel of For
tune in the San Rafael stake Geyser
showed that he was a horse of some
class and that it will take a good one to
finish ahead of the son of Ben Ali and
Hot Springs. Results:
Six furlongs, Hermoso CNarvaez). to
/, won; Barney Stone Oh. Martini, 8
to ., second; valencienne Gray, 10 to
/, third. Time-1:111a. Los Prietos,
Gotobed. Ping and Hardly also ran
Selling, seven furlongs, George Mil
Ter tSpencer), even, won. Don Fulano
&C.. Sloan). to /, second: Major Cook
Nan Kuren), 10 to /, third Time
1:3i&4. Rey Del Diablo. Torpedo Kai-
ser Ludwig, Florimel and Cardwell also
ran.
Gentlemen riders. one mile. Wawona
Of. skinner. : to /, won: Dick Behan
(Mr. Forsland). to /. second: Vera
qua CIV. Il. Sink, Jr.), 10 to :. third.
Tipe-l:4Si4. Atticus. Triumph and
San Rafael stakes. 81 900. mile and
three furlongs. Garland Barr (Jonesl. .
to /, Won: Judge Denny tClawson). 4 10
l. second; Collins CThorpe) 3 to /. third
Time-2:2o. Wheel OF Fortune also ran.
One mile. selling, Fashion Plate
cThofp), TO /. won; Polish (O'Connor).
: to ], second; Lena Gray, to ].
third. Time-1:i4ls Hermanita.
Treachery. Adam Andrew. Joe ITilman
and Cromwell also ran
Seven furlongs. Geyser CIV. Martini.
even. won: orimar I'll Martini. pa to
j, second; Trolley (Thorpe). > to 1. third.
Time-1 %. Horatio also rar.
RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 3.-weather
clear; track fast. Results:
Six furlongs. Michigan won. Wilson G.
second. Wallula H. third. Time
1:1Il2.
Seven and a half furlongs. Flop won.
Saratoga second, Peter Archer third
Time-1 :.sla
Six and a half furlongs. What Next
won. jolly second, lila third Time
1:22R,
Mile and seventy yards. Sister Stella
won. Springtime second, Tranby third.
Time-l:iS.
Ore mile, Vannessa won. Adam John
son second, Jack Of Hearts third Time
LII
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-04
An Agreement Entered Into Practically Sci
thing All Differences.
Resident Japanese in Hawaii Will
Have the Same Rights, Should
the Islands be Annexed, as
Those in the United States I'm
der the Treaty With Japan
Proclaimed in 1895.

WASHINGTON Feb. 3.-Japan has
been removed as an element in the OPP
position to the contamination of the an
nexation of the Hawaiian Islands by the
United States. This result has been at
tanned by the conclusion of an agree
ment between our Government and that
of Japan, as represented by Minister
Toru Hoshi, which, by practically set
Ting the status of the japanese in Ha-
wall, removes the only substantial diff
ference that has existed between the
two Governments.
The japanese Government, for ITS
part. announced some time ago that it
10 longer cared to interpose any OBJ
lection to annexation of Hawaii based on
principal. Since that time the CORE
spondence between Mr. Hoshi and the
State Department has been directed 10
a satisfactory settlement of the status
Of the resident Japanese in Hawaii, and
this last point has now been adjusted. so
far as the executive branch of our Gov
eminent is capable of acting indie
pendently, the agreement being reduced
to the shape of a written memorandum.
The exact basis of this agreement mas
not yet been made public, but the gen
eral scope of it is understood 10 be
recognition of the rights of japanese IN
Hawaii to claim equal rights with Jap
anese in the United States under the
treaty with Japan proclaimed in 1879.
This document. which has not been
generally taken into account in the con-
sideration of means for adjusting the
questions that have arisen over the
status of japanese in Hawaii, goes into
effect in July. next year, and among
other things il confers upon japanese
within the territory of the United States
all of the rights accorded to the citizens
of the most favored nation, which, of
course. carries with it rights of natural
iZation and the exercise of the rights OF
franchise.
Presenting that annexation is eff
fected, the Japanese in Hawaii, will, IN
1899 have the same rights as those in
the present limits of the United States.
All that remains to be fixed is the status
of the japanese during the time that
must elapse between the ratification OF
the annexation treaty and the begin
ming of the operations of the japanese
treaty Of 1899.
WHITES JOINT RESOLUTION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-During the
discussion of the appropriation bill in
the Senate. Cullom yielded TO White of
California for the introduction of this
joint resolution:
Resolved. That of right it belongs
wholly to the people of the Hawaiian
Islands TO establish and maintain their
own form of Government and domestic
policy: that the United States ought in
no wise interfere Herewith, and that
any Intervention in the political affairs
of these islands by any other Govern
ment viii be regarded as an act I'M
friendly 10 the United States.
The resolution was passed by the Sen
ate on May 81 1894, having been re-
ported by Turpie of the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
White asked that the resolution lie on
the table.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-04
VETERAN JOURNALIST DEAD.
w. T. Giles, Who Founded Man!
Papers, Dies at Chicago.

CHICAGO. Feb. 3.-W. r. Giles. Of
Freeport. H.. is dead at the residence
OF his son. w 5. Giles, in this city. af-
ter a brief illness from pneumonia. Mr.
Giles was an old and well-known news
paper man, with the distinction of hav
ing established more papers than any
other man in the country.
Mr. Giles was in hrs seventy fifth
year. and his newspaper experience be-
gan when he was l. years of age IN
the composing room of TIE ohio Pa
triot,' at New Lisbon. Or, where he was
born. In 1916 he established the Dem
ocratic Pioneer at Upper Sandusky. O.
He went with the gold-seekefs to Cal
ifornia in 1919, and in 1851 started the
california Express al Marysvil,e. and
a year later tire Mountain Echo at
Downieville. Returning TO Ohio in 1872,
he established the .'Wyandotte County
Pioneer.
In 1856 he went TO Freeport and pur-
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-04
PASSENGER RATE WAR.
One to be Inagurated Between
Denver and Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb. 3-The Atchison and
Rock Island roads gave notice to-day
to Chairman Caldwell of the Passenger
Association that beginning next Sunday
they would reduce the first-class pas
senger rate between Chicago and Den
Yer 50, the cut to be operative in both
directions.
The announcement to the Chairman
was the sequence of a conference held
this morning between the General Pas
senger Agents of the Northwestern,
Burlington, Atchison and the Rock Isl
and over the fast trains which the two
former lines have announced between
Chicago and Denver The Atchison
and the Rock Island having longer
routes to Denver than the other two
roads, cannot meet the fast time made
by the Northwestern and the BurlinG
ton, except at great expense and incon-
venience. They therefore asked thar
ar extra fare be charged or the new
fast trains. and that they be used as
limited" trains. To this request the
Burlington and the Northwestern re-
fused TO accede. saying that the BUSH
ness would not warrant them III chars-
ing more than the regular fare.
The Rock Island ard the Atchison
t2en asked that the faSt trans De tax
eli off, contending that the amount u
the Colorado business at the present
time was not of sufficient volume to
warrant any special train service. This
request was also refused, and then the
Atchison and Rock Island announced
that there was nothing for them to do
but to make a rate lower than that Of
fered by the other roads. and said that
tn date on which the Burlington and
the Northwestern inaugurated their
fast train service they would reduce
their rate between Chicago and Denver
by s..
The Burlington and Northwestern
said that they would meet any rates
that were made by the Atchison and
the Rock Island and would still keep
their fast trains in service.
AS soon as the matter was reported
to Chairman Caldwell he called a meet
ing of all interested lines for tc-mor-
row to consider the matter, and to see
if some settlement could not be reached.
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