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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26
TIE YoRKToWN'S M1sFoR
TUNE.

Washington, April 1S.-The navy
department has given cut the following
dispatch from Admiral Dewey:
Manila. April is Secretary CT the
Nary, Washington I: The Yorktown
visited Baler, Lazou. eaes coast CT
Luzop. P. l., April IL, fer the purpose
of ressu;ng aod bring away the Spanish
forces. consisting Of 80 soldiers. three
officers apd two priests. which we're
surrounded By four hundred insurgents.
Some Of the insurgents armed With
Mauser rifles < 8 < by natives. Lieut..
j. G. Gilmore, while making y x
* ambushed when fred upon and
captured. Fate uuknown as insurgents
refused to communicate afterward.
The following are missing:
The officer previously referred too,
Chief Qoarsermas.er W Walton, Cox
vain, j Ellsworth. Gunper's Mate B
Hygard, Saiimakers' Mate Vendig.,
Sesnea W q RySders aOd G W
Woodbury.. Apprentices D W AveD-
vile, j W Peterson. Ordinary Seamen
E Brissclese. O B Macdonald, Lands
men L T Edwards, D Anderson, j
Dillon apd c A Morrissey.
Dewey.
The dispatch from Admiral Dewey
caused much excitement in naval circles
as soon as it's cootents became kao@n
L was received late in the day and
considerable delay was oceasioned oy
the blindness Of some of the cipher
words. II vas impossible to completely
decipber it. aud the asterjsks indicate
the uninseiligibie words
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26
Fourteen Thousand Regulars
For Manila.

Washington. April 20-Gan. Osis'
call for more troops will be promptly
answered As soon as marine trans
portasion can be secured fourteen
thousand regulars will te hurried to
Manila.
This means vir:ua! cleaning out of
garrisons of batteries along :he Allan
tic seaboard. now 10 the hands cf the
Seventh Artillery. The coast will be
left in the hands of detachmeots, but
new recruits will be mustered 10 and
instructed to go TO tue ssaboard, not
Inn periIl=d, go thst it will not be alto
gether unprotected.
Secretary Alges received reply
from O:is to bis inquiry yesterday
whether reipfoscemeats Of fourteen
thousand regulars ahich it is proposed
TO sepd to relieve the volunteers will De
sufficient for the purpose of the cam
paige. Osis replies 10 the affirmative
He estimates that thirty thousand
should constitute the army. The
programme fcc the moveueus OF troops
will ae carried ccs, therefore, accord
ing to O,;s's statement O;s adds tie
remark that ne expects very soon to be
able to report a decided Improvement
10 tie Philippines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26
Chase Likely to Last Long.

When the Americans began their
recent advance iu force Aguinaldo
abrewdly retired before them. When
the Americans are tired Of beating the
bushes they will retire to Manila. aad
toe day they are back 10 their trenches
again viii God the Filipino arry coce
more 10 7esE;pg the city. This is style
of warfare that :aay oe pursued success.
folly for century The American
with his CIVILIZED aanss, is 1000 miles
from his base of supplies, an
unaccl;nased sufferer from :ropic
climate. Tde Filipino is e. home AID
6ghtiag fer bis hore -Cnst;a3ooga
News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26
No Negroes There.

New York. April 21.-Iu the ac-
count of the Jefferson dinner by the
Chicago platform Democrats in this
city on the night Of April 18th, the
statement was made end telegraphed
that colored en we're present. This.
it is stated, is entirely incorrect, aud
that no colored man was seated at the
dipuer table. When the speaking COM
mepced a oolored man aod bis. son
appeared on the platform, and upon
this fact was based the statement that
colored people were present and guests
of the diuner, which the managing
committee of the banquet state is not
the fact.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26
NOTHING SURPRISING.

Washington, April 2l.-The report
coming from Shanghai via London
that another German war vessel has
been ordered to Samoa was received
with interest by officials here, though
no particular importance was attach
ed by them to the report, the opinion
being expressed that the German
government was simply making an
addition to its naval representation in
Samoa so as to equal that of Great
Britain. step she had right TO
take because of her large commercial
interests there
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26

ment of the boat. was not heard
firing Standley later padded to
the Yorktown in a canoe. a search
was made for the Yorktown's boat
and her. crew. but no trace of them
was found and the Yorktown sailed
for Iloilo, from which place her com
mander cabled to Admiral Dewey his
theories that the Filipinos had cap
tured or sunk the boat or that the
Spaniards had rescued the American
party.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26

A force of American sailors sent to
recue come besieged Spaniards has
been captured Now hear the Aguin
aldo organs rejoice at this success of
their hero while pretending to cloak
their Joy behind a decent semblance
OF regret
Of course they will insist that our
government shall Immediately sue for
peace, withdraw it's forces and leave
the savages to pil'sge Manila. That
seems to be their program in the in-
terests of humanity and human free
dom
We think the effect of the news on
the real Americans who belong to
tLis country, love it and believe in it
will be Just and opposite The weak
ness OF this war has been in its
monotonous succession of victories.
This disaster will stir the spirit OF
people and troops and will make the
men who are in the Philippines eager
to stay there until the captured men
have been given good reason to
lament their success A little set
back is needed TO start our people to
really earnest effort -GreenvilIe
News
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26
The Bubonic Plague.

Information has reached this coun
try that the terrible bubonic plague
has broken out again in hong Kong
and along the Chinese Coast 1t is
stated that in Southern China, the
Malay States and in India, tens of
thousands of people have died from
this disease during the past two
years, and it is feared that the
plague will jump from Bong Kong
to Manila. if it has not already
reached there. and infect our army
in the Philippines. A short time ago
the news leaked out that a number OF
American soldiers had died in the
hospitals at Manila of what was term.
ed ga loa.hsome disease" and, for all
their families aud friends here at home
know, they have been the victims of
the bubonic plague, which for many
centuries has scourged the Orient.
Recent advices from Hong Kong say
that the United States government
will reed to take great precautions
to prevent the Importation Of the
disease into this country 1t appear,
ed in Vienna last year and it will
spread among the western nations
unless the greatest vigilance is exer-
cised. and the hsst methods known
to sanitary science employed to check
it's course end stamp il out. A million
Philippine archipelagoes would not
make good the loss which would
result in an outbreak Of the bubonic
plague in the United States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26
C.WE 90 1S99

Chambers as "nominaIly an Ameri.
can, but in reality an Englisnman,
who is auxions TO promote an Anglo
American alliance z"
"All the trouble says Mr. Davits,
"is due to English intrigues. You
may rely upon the United States
settling matters honorably and fairly
as soon as they know the real origin
of the riots -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26
GOVERNOR
MCSWEENEY.

Lieutenant Governor NJ B Nc
Sweeney left for his home at Hampton
today, lie has been here in attend
auce upon the grand lodge Of the
Knights Of Honor Being question.
ed as 70 bis intentions as to the guber
material candidacy, he said that it
was too early yet for the matter to be
considered, as no one could tell what
a twelvemonth would bring forth.
Nevertheless. other candidates may
as vel! keep MeSweeney in their cal
cula.ions. Columbia Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26
Sending Two More Cruisers
to Samoa With Extra Am
munitiCn.

London, April 21 "A dispatch
from Shanghai to news agency says
the German protected cruiser Ge6on
has been ordered to proceed to
Apia, Samoa. after embarkipg an
extra supply of ammunition at Klao
Chou, China, and that another cruiser
is to follow her.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26
Quay Not Guilty.

Philadelphia. April 2l-fte Qla5
icr7 returned verdict OF not guilty at
eleven O'Clock The jury was Gu: ali
oigh. ard macy ballots we're taken.
At ncoa today. upoo hearing thai
Qaay had teen acquitted, Governor
Stone appointed him United States
senator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26
OTIS,

Paper novels, 500 new titles. many Of
them never before Issued is cheap fcrr. q.
G. Usteen 3, Co
Deraugemeats CT Menstrual Functions p,c-
duce Misca rriage. Simmons Sqcaw Vine
Wi1e or Tablets correct the deraugemso.s.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26

London, April 1s-Herr Pollack.
we'll known engineer and electTl-
clan, has discovered, says the Vienna
correspondents of the Daily Chronicle,
a means of te!egraphing 6o,00o
words per hour over single wire -
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07
A LAW OF MATHEMATICS.

The giant capitalization Of indus
tries that We read about daily, most OF
Which are getting their corporate pow
ers in New Jersey, represent a fad
which will soon run it's course, leav-
ing a wreckage amid which only these
based upon good business principles
win stand unframed.
The commercial spirit which puts
two and two together with view to
making five is habitually rampant on
a rising market and this explains q
great majority Of the contemporary
consultations that we read about. The
promoters of these combines may clear
a nice reward for their trouble by rea-
lizing quickly on watered stock, but
two and two will not make five, any
way you go about it, and when this
fact is discovered the bottom will drop
out of the trust" mania and mankind
will go back to the good old doctrine
Gf an open business field with no favors
and perdition seize the hindmOst.
That Ievel-headed observer, Attorney
General John W. Griggs, put this mat
ter in nutshell when he said in his
opinion a week or two stating that the
supreme court of the United States had
decided that the Sherman antitrust
law could only be invoked to suppress
combinations connected with inter
state or International trade or COM
merce, and was not applicable to the
ordinary trusts, that the danger from
such combinations lis net so much to
the community at large as it is to the
people who are induced to put their
money into the purchase of the stock.
Not many years ago there was sim
liar mania for big American invest
ments among English capitalists, who
syndicated right and left but soon
came to grief; their deals were not
based upon actual values. And the
trouble with the present epidemic of
combines is that it overlooks the
simplest laws of mathematics. The
public in general need not fear that
the business Of the country is going to
be swallowed up by all these trusts
right away.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07
TO PREVENT HOTEL FIRES.

There have been many suggestions
advanced having FOR their purpose the
prevention of hotel horrors like that
of the windsor in New York, but one
of the most interesting is that of the
Times of that city which urges compul-
sorry life and accident insurance OF
guests by hotel keepers. 1t argues that
if the law enabled every person injured
or the heirs of every person killed by
fire or in attempting to escape from
fire in public inn or hotel to collect a
considerable fixed sum by prompt
and approximately summary process.
the precaution against fires and
against fatal consequences from them
would be made very much more eft
fecttye. Certainly the imposition of
such an obligation on the bonifaces OF
the country would have the effect of
increasing their vigilance and caution
and preventing lapse into that care
lessness which, in the case of the
Windsor, permitted the fire patrol to
leave their posts to view a parade.
But the corrective is almost too dras-
tic to apply, and if applied would
come out of the pockets of the guests
and not the host To insure Zoe guests
in the merely nominal sum of $500
each-ard this would be a compare
lively small hotel and certainly small
lnsurance-the man who undertook To
run the house would have to file an
extra bond cil $4,000 for the faithful
performance of his promise to GUS
toners. There are few who could or
would do this in addition to supplying
the necessarily large capital used in
the conduct of their places. Those who
could and did would make the custom
ers pay by insisting ON prices that
would cover a liberal policy premium.
But the Times suggestion has in it an
idea from which some corrective and
punitive measure might be evolved
Something is needed to meet the case
OF those who ara criminally negligent
in the matter of proper caution where
precious lives are committed to their
care. And the law should not be limit
ed merely to hotels. 1t should apply
to theaters, big department stores and
other like places where large numbers
of people congregate.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07
Henry Watterson is expending a vast

Henry Watterson is expanding vast
amount of good gray matter in formu-
lating plans Ito reform the democracy
and make it respectable. The trouble
with Henry's well meant efforts is that
they can never hope to meet the great
needs of the case. There are so many
kinds of democrats that by the time he
could go the rounds on his reform mis-
sion and get them all converted some
new sect would have arisen and seized
the livery and machinery of the party.
Eminent and brave men for a century
have been trying in vain to do what
Watterson and his star-eyed goddess
hope to do now in a single campaign.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

If the republicans of this town select
good men fer the Offices of mayor and
councilmen there will be no trouble in
electing them. If ''has beens'' or self
seekers are nominated the result will
be disastrous. There are progressive
citizens available who would make
ideal candidates. Care should be taken
to have ths ticket made up of such men.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

Admiral Kautz, commander of the
cruiser Philadelphia, now in Samoan
waters, bears German name, but his
principles, like his guns, are distinctly
American. He isn't hunting for
trouble in that part of the world, but if
there is any he will be on hand when
it happens.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

bellion seems to depend upon how long
the wind of the sprinting insurgents
holds out ard how many hiding places
there are.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

Inasmuch as Hon. Bourke Cochran
has gone to Europe, he will probably
take his Jefferson dinner in London.
The absence of this distinguished ora
tor from the $40 banquet of the New
York democratic club Will doubtless fill
Mr.. Cookers heart with six or eight
distinct and separate varieties of emo
tiOu
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

Marconi, the Italian inventor, may
succeed, and in fact has to some extent
succeeded already, in telegraphing
without wires. But he will never be
able to run political convention with
OUt them
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

The supreme issue is no longer the
money question, the tariff or the trusts.
1t is, who are the demccrats-the ten
dollar dinners, the one dollar silver
dinners or the one dollar labor dinners?
While the republicans are electing a
president next year. their opponents
will probably be settling this import
ant question.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

Admiral Dewey has written home to
deny the report that he carried Aguin-
aldo from Hong Kong to Manila when
he went there to smash the Spaniards,
but the denial was scarcely necessary
His first statement as to the question
was definite and conclusive, and only
small soulcdI carpers have ever
doubted il
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

mir. Ffpling's continued Improvement
shows that the hundred or more poems
sent to him by admiring friends have
not yet been permitted to reach his
lih,:ary table.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

There is further talk about making
Richard Olney of Massachusetts the
Democratic nominee for president, but
no such thing will happen. Mr.. Olney
is an intelligent plutocrat, and the de-
mocracy, consequently, has no use for
him
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

When it ccmss to Casualties" the
modern battle isn't in 1T with an Ar
kansaw lynching party. 1t is no longer
an uncommon thing for an Arkansaw
mob to show the world how to take up
the white mans burden by elevating
from a dozen to seventeen negroes in
a single engagement
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

Coin Harvey, having given up the
job Of collector of campaign funds for
committee, is now at liberty to write
another book to prove that one-hun-
dred-cent dollar can be made from
forty-six cents worth of silver. Fic-
ton, rather than business, is Harvey's
strong hold
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

Boston advices report that the mer-
ciless war upon the English sparrows
is going on with undated fury. The
sparrow is just about the right size to
count as big game with a mugwump
SnQY.teno9n
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

Byranism, according to John c,
Sheehan of New York, is stronger
than ever Bearing in mind that
Organism has always been exceedingly
rank, this announcement is little less
than alarming.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

Colonel Quay's desperate effort to
have himself reelected to the senate is
generally recognized as one of the
greatest labor movements ever known
in Pennsylvania.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

Several of SPANS most accomplished
naval experts take strong exception to
Admiral Dewey's method of conducting
a campaign. And all things consid-
cred, we don't blame them.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

In the course Of events, it may yet
appear that the Anglo-American aIli-
-ance first took perceptible form in the
Samoan islands. That, however, is not
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07
PHOENIX, APRIL 7. 1859.

Has anybody yet thought to form
the trusts into a trust2
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

Publication office: 1888 East Adams
street. Telephone No. At.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

Entered at the pJstoffice at Phoenix,
Arizona, as mail matter of the second
class.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07
THE SPRING EDITION

The Arizona Republican issued
March 81 special spring number con
tanning large amount Of highly inter
esting matter.-Arizona Range News
--. o..
When Mr. Olney becomes President
the editor of the Memphis Commercial
Appeal VIII doubtless t2ke that Ohio
mans place in the post-ottice
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07
A DEMOCRATIC SUSPICION.

The rival Jeffersonian democracy
dinners in New York begin to excite
suspicion that Jefferson must have baen
a twin.-Albany Argus (Dem
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07
The Arizona Republican.

CHARLES c. RANDOLPH,
Editor and Proprietor
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

Washington bureau, 500 Fourteenth
street, N. w.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

EFFECTIVE, BUT HARDLY POPU-
LAR.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

The New York plan Of finding out
when a hotel is "A fire-trap is thorough
and effeCtive.-ChicagO Times-Herald.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07

E4vy 10 SO c0dnS6 Cn6 revenue laws dS
TO make the great mines of the terri
tory. taxable railroads, and rich cor
r0ratiOns, contribute prCpOrtiOnately
with other property to the nainte-
nance of government; pay off the float
ing debt and stop the absurd practice
of paying interest on the monay with
which we support our public institu-
lions: properly assess and collect
taxes and officially conduct the af-
fairs OF the territory in an economic
and buSiness-like manner, and Ari-
IONA win surpass any of her neighbors
in wealth and buSine SIS prOsp Gritty, and
IL will not be necess AIRY to h cavity tax
any industry. The tax upon producing
mines and all corporate property, if
levied all over the territory, in con-
necti0n with a full assessment and val
uatiOn CT other property, would be so
sight shat it would not be felt by the
owners. 1t is not as though the prop
erty were not hsre to tax. Arizona is
fabulously rich. Common sense busl-
ness methods only are necessary in the
conduct Of public affairs to insure pros
parity and happiness, and all taxes will
be decreased.
deem 1t necessary to urge the PEG
pie TO take a twatchful interest in the
assessment and collection of taxes and
10 urge upon them the Importance of
electing members OF the legislature
who will properly revise the revenue
laws. N. o. MURPHY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-08
GeDtlemen's Night.

P,thian Hall with its bright lights,
palms and cut flowers presented an at
tractive scene on Monday evening as the
members OF the Wuman's Club and their
invited guests came together to do
homage TO "Gentemen's Night" The
music and ,cial committees, Mis- Laura
Tyler and Mrs. Luc, LA N chols. the re.
sp,ctive chairmen, furnished the enter.
tainment Tor the evening
The large company was given cor
dial welcome by the president, Mrs.
Ruthy Fairbanks, III few words OF
greeting, after which Mrs. Laura Tyler
was introduced and presided over the
literary and musical programme. The
programme had been prepared Tor the
regu ar December meeting by the music
committee but was deerred that the club
might share with the friends the musical
treat.
Following somewhat in the line of the
regular meeIings were the two papers
first on the programme. The "Muslca
Notes" given by Mrs. Mvra Blodgett
was an interesting review of the current
events OF the year oi special interest i'll
the musical world.
Miss Mary Stone in her paper on Amer
lean composers brought to loving re-
membrance MANY OF the older aud well
known composers OF the last century and
also introduced some OF the later ones
whose productions bore testimony to
their merit as they were illustrated by
piano and voice.
The only performer from abroad and
the guest ot honor OF the evening was
MIS-. Howes OF Burlington. Mrs Howes
possesses rich mtzzo soprano voice and
was most genert us ngiving many varied
s. .leclions which were much enjoyed
Prot. Pickeils. organist OF St. Andrews
church, finely rendered two pinao s, lee.
lions and NJ SIS AL ce Hall and MISS Mar
garet Gorham. we'll known friends OF the
club, also took part.
Alter the musical programme formalty
was laid aside and an hour o social en-
] 'yment followed. Light refreshments
were served.