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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-07-27

the peniusu!s. During the day
order. we're sent to Norfolk to
hurry forward work on the coiliers
which are to accompany the Watson
expedition.
Had the army troop ships been able
to 90 to Porto Rico without naval
convoy, toe Watson squadron could
have got away within the next few
DAYS, az the war board had wished to
close all preliminsries by oext sssur-
day. But as .he oa.sleship. Msssa.
ohusssss. cruisers Columbia, Cincin-
Da,i, Dixie and Yale, together With
several lesser craft, were considered
necessary as patrol for the Miles ez-
pedi,ion, this changes the plans slight
ly. The Dixie is almost certain to be
10 the Watson squadron, and the Mas
sachuse.ts is likely to be. Secretary
Long expressly says. however, that the
delay of the Watson squadroa Is inc'-
den. to conveying of the troops to
Porto Rico, and does DOT mean that she
ssars will be postponed uos'l the Porto
Rico operations are concluded.
The report from Barcelona that sos
people we're so tearfu! Of the approach
of the Watson squadsoo that they were
urging France to establish pro'eoto'
rate over all the Catalonia district, To-
cludiog Barcelona. was dismissed oy
officials. and by members OF the d'plo'
matte corps best informed on the affairs
of France, as fantastic speculation,
quite upwarranted by soy actual move
mept DOW on foot Il is said to be
thoroughly we'll established that France
is not leodisg helping hand to Spain
IN any of her sfaictioos.
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TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

Washington, July 2l Special ::
Washington was given SMALL sensa-
,iou tc-iav i" the shape Of rumor
.hs, the Eastern squadron Watsoo's)
bad been dlsbanded IL was a start
ling rupor. because it's veridcation
would amoss pecoessarily mean that
peace was 10 sight. Ba. there has
been 90 veri6catioo. and if declarations
of sbose 10 authority meao anysoicg
there can be none The rumor saw ;ts
mos, active service just after Score
'srie. Loog and Alger bad been in oon-
ference with the President As soon
as these gentlemen could be seen. how.
ever. they gave it prompt denial. Se;-
re,ary Long did say 10 the course OF e;s
.ieo,s shat the Trip of the squadron into
European waters would be postponed
until sftes the navy had done what was
ex oo csed OF il at San Juan, which
uvsns considerable delay, but be was
uoss em phatio in his declarations that
,he ultimate purpose for whicb tbe
20 uadroo was created would oe carried
cot
There has been sowe frict,oa between
the officials here and Admiral Sampson
over the makeup OF this squadron. aud
the matter of naval convoy for Geo.
Niles. Miles was kept waiting in ca
ban waters, his men cooped up in trans
ports. and bis oosses dyiug eff loog
after il was supposed by Secretary
AIeer aud ;be President that be bad
left. Toe reason for this was that
Sampson kept delaying the convoy,
which the authorities had ordered b,u
10 fusui.h
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OUR LATEST VICTORY
Several Spanish Vessels at
Mapzauillo Destroyed.

Playa del Este, Guantanamo Bay.
July 21 The following is the off,
cisl account of the latest naval VIC
tory-that at MaDzanillo-modestly
told by Commander Todd of the Uni
ted States gunboat Wilmington, in
his report to Admiral Sampson
AT I o'clock on the morning Of
July lS, the vessels on blockade duty
in this vicinity-the Wilmington,
Helena, Scorpion, Hist, Hornet,
Wampatuck and Osceola-approach
ed the hsrbor of MaDzanilIo from the
westward At half past I the Will
mington and Helena entered the
northern channel coward the city, the
Scorpion and Osceoia the mid chan
| mel and the Hist. Hornet and Wam-
patuck the southern channel, the
movement of the vessels being 80
timed as TO bring them within effec-
tive range at about the same moment
CAT 7 so fire was opened on the
shipping and after deliberate fire
lasting about two and half hours,
| three Spanish transports-EI Gloria,
Jose Garcia and La Puriciama Con
cepcion- were burned and Destroy
ed. The pontoon which waa the har
Dor guard and storeship probably for
ammunition, was burned and blown
up. Three gunboats were destroyed.
One other was driven ashore and
sunk and third was driven ashore
and is believed to have been disa
bled
'.The firing was maintained at a
range which is believed to be beyond
the range of the shore artillery. 1t
was continued until after gradual
closing 10, the shore batteries opened
fire at comparatively short range.
when the ships were recalled. the
object of the expedition having been
accomplished and the ideas of the
commander in chief carried out as |
understood them, that is. to destroy
the enemy's shipping, but GOT to en-
gage the field batteries or forts
No casualties occurred Oh board
any of our vessels Great care was
taken in directing the fire that as lit
tie damage as possible should be done
to the city itself. and 40 far ae could
be observed, little, if any was done. "
THE SPANISH VERSION
Madrid, July 2l.-A dispatch from
Habana says that the American war
ships before Manzanillo separated
yesterday, five proceeding to point
off Cape Cruz. where they lombard
ed signal tower, causing damage.
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Superiority Recognized.

Mr.. Harold Frederick. oue of the
mos. Intelligent and best-pos,ed news
paper correspondents 10 London writes
that the victories of our navy 10 the
present war, the manner 10 which our
ships have been handled aad our guos
aimed. have excited ioseose interest IN
Eoglapd and given rise to demand
for ao improvement: in British naval
methods. Mr. Frederick Gays:
MANY important subjects thrown to
the top by the events of the past week
are beiog anxiously discussed BY Brit
ish naval cficers.
"ls is hardly too much to say that
Santiago has frightened them They
realizs that American gun practice
mus. be Infinitely superior to British.
"Lord Cbsries Beresford Is going
.rouod declaimiog in the lobbies that he
warned the admiralty and parliament
Of this years ago. striving to inc'se a
parliamentary musioy against the ad-
uiraiity's neglec, Of guoOery
4. is suspected, nc cover. that
American ship ordnance acd ammuol-
ton are superior to the British. and 1t
is koown that iss armoriog is, and this
is goieg to be TALKED about bitterly.
s.But most striking Of all is the sud
don nsrcen,ion here among nayal off
GERS that our Aooapoiis men are ecien-
,i6oally their be.ters While Eoglacd
has four military colleges, her immess-
urab'y more iwpor.ans na7ai oeeda are
Supposed TO be served by single edu
cas,onal iostitutioo at Greenwich. the
score of which can be judged BY the
fact rhas it has eight professors aud IL
tutors, several of the latter attending
ooce or twice week.
sTbis state Of affairs is really 40
prepos,erous that i. caa only require
some suon -harp awakening as Sanu-
ago has frroished to alter it There
haze been on British n,an"euveTs tor
years in wbich more collisions, acci
dents and Misunderstanding have DOT
occurred in week tia" the whole
American campaign in Cuban wasers
has exhibited
"Wbea British ofioees themselves
sat that sbis is because they are not
educated Ike the Americans, az they
are saying all over 'he place. 1t Is pr"o
able chat there will be change"
We quoted few days ago toe state
ueo, OF toe London Speaker that tbe
Alabama. which We will have oom
ple,e within three moo'hs, wiz ne more
thao uasch 70, toe bes. fighting ship ln
,he British uavY. sbongb some of them
are much heavier thao the Alabama
will be
Our uew navy is young. oas ii has
the o-s, ships of their GLASS 10 the
~orld, aud is already strong enongh 10
the aggregate to oommsod the respect
and admiration Of all tbs na:lons
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A LITTLE SUFFERER
Face. Hands and Arms Covered With

Face, Hands and Arms Covered With
ScrofuIous Humors How Cure
Was Effected.
"When five years old my little boy had
scrofula on his face, hands and arms. 1t
was worst on his chin, although the sores
on his cheeks and hands were very bad.
It appeared in the form Of red plmples
which would tester, break open and run
and then scab over. After disappearing
they would break out again. They caused
intense itching and the little sufferer had
to be watched continually to keep him
from scratching the sores. We became
greatly alarmed at his condition. My
wife's mother had had scrotula and the
only medicine which had helpd her was
Hoods Sarsaparilla. We decided to give
it to our boy and we noted an improve
ment in his case very soon. After giving
him four bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla
the humor had all been driven out OF his
blood and it has never since returned" /"
WILLIAM BARrz, 416 South Williams ST.,
South Bend, Indiana.
You can buy Hoods Sarsaparllla Oh all
druggists. Be sure TO get only Hoods.
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Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the public TO
know of oae concern in the land wno arc not
afraid to be generous to the needy and suffer
ing. The proprie:ors of Dr. kiag's Now Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs aod Colds
have given away over ten million trial bottles
os this great medicine; and have the sD'is:"c-
faction of knowing i, has absolutely cured
Thousands Of hopeless cases. Asthma. BFon-
ch:tis, Eoars=ness and all diseases Of the
Throat, Ches. and lungs are surely cured ny it,
Gail oa J. +. ". DeLo7rne. Dra:g;s:, and get
a trial bottle fres' Regular size 5ec aad 81.
Every bottle guaranteed, OF pgi;e refunded ;
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There isnta weak puin, aoy where aoout
tae White Sewing MAcniae-A. 3. ksrose
sells theG.
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DISPENSARY REPORT.
His E1celleuoy, Wm Fl. Eilsrbe, Gov

0rnOI
Sir: We the undersigned joint com-
mit,ee from the senate and house have
me. pursuant TO the act of the general
assembly for the purpose Of examining
the accounts. books, vouchers, etc Of
the State dispeosary for the qosr'er
ending June 30th. The stock of IL
quors aud supplies 90 ba:d was taken
by Msssrs. Dou;his and Miles. repre-
ssn,iog the State board Of control. and
Mr. A. K Sanders, representing our
committee Hereto attached you will
6pd a statement of the asrets and La
bilities shown By the inventories taken.
also statement Of cash aud profit and
loss accounts
We checked up the balance sheet and
have examined the vouchers for these
statements aod also the cash statement
of this officer With that Of the State
,resusurer. which agree We 6ud the
suspended accounts for this quarter
very small. oo'y amounting to Sill l9
We also 6nd that the net pro6ss for this
quarter amount TO $35 367.7733, against
S17.423 20 for the quarter ecd-
March 3l.,. We are gratifed to know
sha, within tie oext ten 10) dsys the
State d;.pensary will occupy It's new
quarters on Gergais street, whlsh will
facilitate .be handling of goods sod
decrease expenses. We 6nd the books
and records OF this institution neatly
ADD correctly kept. All of which Is
respectfully submitted.
William q Mauldio.
Senator
A. K Sanders,
D. F. E6rd.
Members of the House.
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BENET LOSES HIS
WIFE.

Aobsvi;e. July q The pail OF
sadoess again oyesspseads our city. and
al. mourn toe death Of Mrs. Susan
ricGoxan Beoet, which occurred at the
McGcwan oowe at l O'Clock ;oday, at
ter an iIIoess Of three days. Mrs.
Beaet vas oocD 10 AsbsViile ohe
vas the Oldest daughter Of the late
Judge Samuel McGowao. aod wife ol
Judge Beoet
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MAN WANTED.

THE MANAGEMENT Of the Eqoi'ab'e
Life Assurance Society in fhis 'srrisor7
is desi,ou, Of securing the services of a man
of character ard abiity TO represent its ioter-
ests, with Sunfvr as headquarters. TIE right
man will bs thoroughly educated IN the
science of !,f- insnrsnce and the art o: sac-
csssful soliciting. There il no ausiness OF
profession, DOT requiring capital, which is
more r-mnnerafise than life agency con.
Quoted with energy and ability Correspond
epce with men who desire to secure emp!oy
men,, and are ambitious to attain Prominence
in the profession, il invited.
". RODDEY, Manage.
March 23-tf Rock Hi. 5. c.
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A. K Sanders,
D. F. E6rd.
Members of the House.

The report shows that S43.7l.SO
10 cash vas is the State treasury on
June 30,b. The total assets up to the
rendition of the report beiog S3Ol 1868,
63. The liabilities are placed as fol-
low School fund. 1881 .671 78 !;
persons al account due by State. $50 GIL I,
IS total. sS91.365 63
The aggregate amount OF profits
made by the Institution for quarter
was sS8 go SO Oh this amount.
S74, ,4O4.32 was made from ''gro.s
pro6.s oo mescbsodise sold during
quarter" the discount on whisky pur-
obas.s being S4.5S1 49 Cou'raband
IL sures smouosed TO 81 S75 So, and
the prof, from beer apd hotel dispen
saries was 7,002 80.
Uoder the c.ptioo Of ''lossea." the
repor, shows sha, the sun Of $40, 2O2 :.
7S was used FOR the purchase Ct cup
plies-bot:es. corks, labels. boxes,
etc !; cous'sbolarg, SAL 81 break
age and leakage. $2l6 Al: freight and
express charges. $13,999 l6; and va
rious items RON the amount up to S33..
603 l5 TIE net profit on sales for
quarter we're $50, ,397.73
The cash stsrement shows balance
in the State treasury on March 3lst.
1898. of S58, ,294 81 April receipts.
S67 1863 22 May. $S0,Gea 81 Juoe.
SS0.4l3 60; total receipts, s228,376 :
81; grand sotai. $226;671 O4 The
dlsbprsemen's for April, May and June
,mo,,, "a 600 300 IL
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THE SPANISH VERSION

Madrid, July 2l.-A dispatch from
Habana says that the American war
ships before Manzanillo separated
yesterday, FIVE proceeding to point
off Cape Cruz. where they lombard
ed signal tower, causing damage.
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NOTICE OF REGISTRATION.
THE STATE or SOUTH CAROLINA,
SUMTER COUNTY.
OFFIC. or
SUPERVISOR OF REGIsrRATIos,
SnNTER CcUSrY.

SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION,
SUMTER COUNTY.
Su4TSa. $. c., May l, 1897.
Notice is he.ens qiveo isaf in accordance
NTH an Act of the ereraI Assembly, the
books 70, he rpgistr.';ou o! I'll legally quaii-
Sed voters, and for 'he issu'ng OF transfers,
&c, @ill Or open ~ 'bs cons, house. between
,he hou.s # 8 o'cioc& .. ID and O'Clock
H.. On tie is., Monday OF each month,
aud for three successive asys, until thirty
DAYS nefo.e the osx, general election
Minors who ahail become Of age curing that
period OF thirty days. easll De -"'i;ird 10
registration before ,he books are Closed, II
Otherwise qualified
B.P BURROWS,
Caairnan
T. D. DuBUSE,
Clerk
J. ". KNIGHT,
May is. Supervisors of Registration
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enc insu,gep's aod Without oe'oe ao'e
So aeaaud very largely up'n either
sHs.a these sdd-d troops II Will no" oe
,s,a.s;a,e 90 demand ,he surrender O!
Mari,a. bo, 1t has gathered here that
azsr eorpo.e is to deter such m"ve.
,sucat aot,l ali she Uri:"d Sta'es troops
mxx "A "a, hsse aeeived in Manila bay,
ssa,sss the attitude Of ,hs insurgen's
serces pro~p'er ac''ou o" the part OF
=hs Amaricau commaoders. military
szesa naval.
Secretary L"og said 'o-cigo' that
eas o,eparstioos Coz dispatchiog the
Ygstson seuadeoo to Eoropean waters
wsre eoiug CO aoieterrupted'y. su.
sxse toe departure necessarily ~oa'o
s~ass the movements Of the ~arsa'ps
at por,o Rico. the Massachusetts aod
.seasr SHIPS beiog required for convoy
Sag .he troops to Porto Rioo This
sssspoeed Of report oi,cula,ed dur'og
vse day that sbo expedition bad been
sasoaeaed. It was felt that the report
~se sae more mischievous at this time
se It iadieased purpose to yield to the
swDs;ed threats from European sources
ssa: >au European coalition would result
ss eas American varsbips attacked the
<.ssss os Spain. Neither the state uo'
aevy departments look for aos en-
gs.seassuent from European quarters
oasssde of Spaiu. as resal'
ae sae pevsl movement against
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-22

First VIOLIN" which appears to have been
growing In favor at the Garden theater,
New York. is to be repeated for another
week.
At the Fifth-avenue theater, New York,
Mrs. Fiske is still presenting. with marked
success, the double bill of Love Finds the
Way" and "A Bit of Old Chelsea" III
both these pieces she does fine acting. She
proposes to give a few performances of
.'Divorcons"l before the close Of her en-
gagement.
The first part which Miss Evelyn Willard
will play under the management OF
Charles Frohman will be that of Lady Ur-
sula in Anthony Hopes Adventures of
Lady Ursula" which will be produced in
the duke of York's theater in London next
October.
Henry Miller has ended his season and
sailed for ten weeks of rest in Europe.
leading roles with Sol Smith Russell next
season.
Agnes Sorma closed her second Amer
lean engagement May 18th at the Irving
place theater, and has sailed for Germany.
The London critics are not quite sure
that they like Sir Henry Irvins's new play,
'"rhe Medicine Man." According TO Mr..
Frederic. they do not seem to know whether
it is Sermon. a play or nightmare"
All agree that Sir Henry has created an
extra ordinary character but there seems to
be some doubt as to the running qualities of
the play.
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A Dramatic hybrid

The unanimous condemnation of 1.-THE
Conquerors" by the London press is laid to
its dullness, not its dlrtiness. BY general
consent It is set down as poor, nartistic.
unwholesome dramatic hybrid Although
tho piece was toned down. for conserva-
tive and conventional London after its ex-
corat;on In New York. Alexander has not
escaped criticism for affronting good taste
for staging such piece. There are con-
fictiug reports Of the amount of business
1.-THE Conquerors" Is doing, some maintain
ing that the prurient are fiocking to see 1t
there as they did for a while in this city.
But 1t Is safe to say that the misguided
actor-mahager who put 1t on will feel more
comfortable when 1t Is withdrawn and con-
signed to oblivion.-Mirror. -.
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The Latest Terry

OF the performance of the latest Terry
debutante, Miss Mabel Terry, daughter of
Kate and niece of Ellen, in Mr.. Hare's re-
cent production of 1.-The Master" the Lon
don Saturday Review says that she has no
special entertainments to trade upon-on!y
the inevitable charms of her age. She is
not recognizably her aunt's niece. She Is not
majestically handsome and graceful like
Mss Julia Nelson; nor voluptuously lovely
like Miss Lily Hamburg; nor perilously be-
witching like Mrs. Patrick Campbell. But
she can speak beautifully, without the
slightest trick or mannerism of any sort,
and no moment of nervousness can disable
her; the word gets rightly touched, even
when she can hardly hear herself. She
never makes a grimace, nor is there a trace
of consciousness or exaggeration about her
gestures. She played between her mother
and Mr.. Hare without being technically
outc!assed. Most of our stage young ladies'
would have sustained the comparison like
an understudy volunteered in a desperate
emergency by the nearest amateur. If we
were to write this down as the family charm,
let us not forget that it is charm which
includes a good deal OF industrously ac-
quired skill. 1t ought to be called artistic
conscience"
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Green Room Gossip

1t seems probable that His Honor the
Mayor" will remain at the Empire theater
New York, for considerable time TO
come. Thus far the audiences have been
very large and heartily appreciative of Mr..
Cranes broad and vigorous humor.
1.-THE Little Minister is still enjoying a
career of smooth prosperity at the Gar
rick theater in New York, where Miss
Adams continues to be the center Of ad-
miration.
Joseph Jefferson will open his tour In
1.-THE Rivals" at the Fifth-avenue theater
New York, on October 3Oth.
Prosperity continues to smile upon way
Down East at the Manhattan theater
New York. The piece has attracted a sue
cession of large audiences since the open.
ing night. Archie Boyd is now appearing
in 1t.
The season of the stock company at the
Imperial theater, st. Louis closed May
18th with performance Of Hamlet" Civ
en- as benefit to Lawrence Hanley. Pie
beneficiary, of course, played the leading
role.
1.-THE Grip Of Steel" melodrama by
Arthur Shirley, that has been very success
full in England, will be produced by VIII
liam Calder in Boston on September 5th.
Richard Mansfield's latest venture, 1.-THE
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Irving

Henry Irvings new production, 1.-The
Medicine Man." Is described as Creepy
and bizarre, as might be expected Of play
in whose making the author of 1.-The Green
Carnatlon" and FLAMES has had a hand.
Opinions are divided as to the probable sue
cess Of 1.-THE Medicine Man." but there is no
dissenting voice respecting the remarkable
opportunities that the principal part gives
to the presiding genius of the London Ly-
which, of course, he
uses fully. There is little probability of
truth In the rumor that Irving has decided
to change his plans and visit this country
next season. says the Mirror. He has made
all his arrangements for an English provin-
cial tour In the autumn, and for a new pro-
duction in London at the Christmas holi-
dayS.
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Los ANGELES HERALD. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY q, 1898

hailed as q kind of male Duse. and the
critics went into OBSTACLES over his self
repression" his reserve force" and his ma
tural methods" Now that they have seen
him acting in TOO Much johnson" pre-
cisely as he acted in Secret Service" the
critics are wondering. 1T may be-" says
one, "that Mr.. Gillette is capable Of some
thing more emotional; 1t is possible to grow
tired of his natural manner. Natural 1t is;
SO natural that 1t is hardly acting" TOO
Much Johnson" by the bye, has made a
hit at the London Garrick.-Criterion,
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Abolition Of the Claque

Strange and weird were the results of a
recent attempt to abolish the time -honorei
abuses of the claque at the Vienna opera
house. The places of the official applaud
ers were instantly taken by private hire
lings of the rival STARS" who Kissed and
cheered as they were ordered, till the once
peaceful home of art became almost as
turbulent as the reichsrath. In despair the
authorities at last posted up a notice in the
opera house forbidding applause altogeth-
er. The privilege of kissing. however, was
not questioned, as Frau Kupferstein, the
weli-known prima donna, found next even
ing to her cost. Further developments are
expected,
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Alfriend), Parrhasius,' The Husband,
The Queens Garter (by Mr.. Espy wiz
liams), and The Face in the Moonlight
This makes ten years that have been De-
fore the American public as star"