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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
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dence in the information which
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sides. AS natural consequence
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tally and vigor of its youth,
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
COOLEY HEARD FROM.
He puts in an Appearance at
MOrristOwn.

Deputy Sheriff Stevens has returned
from Hopkins, where he went in search
of Alex Cooley, the man who passed a
forged check upon j. A. Lewis & Son.
This morning he received word that
Cooley had shown up at his home at
Morristown ten minutes after Mr..
Stevens had left there last Tuesday.
The officers failed to arrest him, and
Cooley left again. Now, one of the
officers has gone after him, and Mr..
Stevens was requested to go to Morris
town at once. He took the afternoon
train, and if Cooley should be found
the deputy will bring him back a pris-
oner. Cooley does not seem to have
any friends anywhere, and his own
relatives desire to haye him punished.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
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TALK is FREE.
ALDERMEN INDULGE in PLEN.
TY OF 1T.

Large Amount of Wind Wasted at Friday
Nights Council Meeting, and Very Lit
lie Done-Attempt to Reduce the
Width of the Fourth Street Driveway
FaiIs-Mayor Currier Opposes Narrow
Streets-Fire Limits Ordinance Sus.
tained-W alnut Street CuIyert Asked
For. "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01

grouod with reference to the disease.
Vaccination should be general and
thorough. People wno evade vaccina
tion are eueuiees to the public health
whether they realize it or not They
are epdapgeripg rot their own health
alone, but the health and prosperity of
their neigbbors. aud of the country at
large. Sumter is not hiding her small
poz. Every house where it exists is
placarded, aud yellow aag at tae
gate warDa the people. The greatest
care is taken to prevent new cases and
if the same precautions be adopted
everywhere, as in this city, smallpox
will be thing of the past in few
days, and remain only as an unpleasant
memory.
There is one statement in the Bish-
opville correspondence that fatty con.
tradicts the assertion that Samter has
been the nursery Of smallpox, viz
chat eff this is smallpox CHE
case pronounced genuine smallpox
by Dr.. Bacot) it has been here
for the past twelve months. as a great
mauy children suffered with 40 erup.
tive disease year ago. which covered
their bodies from head to foot With
sores" If Bisbopville had smallpox
twelve months ago. then BishopvilIe is
open to the charge of being the nursery
of the disease rather than this city, for
smallpox did not appear in this city
until April of last year. Sumter spent
nearly $4,000 in stamping out
the epidemic. end no effort was
spared to prevent the spread of the
disease to other communities What
did Bishopville do? Was any effort
made to ascertain whether or pot the
..erupsive disease" was smallpox Was
any effort made to prevent the spread
of the disease to other parts of the
comfy How many hundred dollars
did Bishepville spend to protect itself
snd other sections of the county against
the ravsges of the .'dread disease 2"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01
Poultry for Profit.

: 1t seems to be a part of the busi-
ness of every farmer OF the family Of
every farmer to have some poultry
connected With the farm, aud it is
reasonable to suppose that the object
is the profit that comes from it.
So far as the purely farmers aim
is concerned, the actual profit de-
pepds upon several conditions, some
of which be can control and others
are Influenced by his acts.
The profit from chickens comes
from having them ready to be put
upon the market at the first demand
in spring. and this can be accom-
plished only by securing early set
ters those that are good settlers and
thus secure an early hatch So far
as the settlers and mothers are con-
cerDed, we believe the Plymouth
Rocks will fill the bill again these
are large bodied fowls, the young
grow rapidly and mature early. all
conditions that are requisite to good
broilers then if the chicks are
hatched early and are we'll cared for,
they will be ready for market at q
season when they will double the
price that they will later
We mention Plymouth Rocks for
the reason that they are excellent and
careful mothers, and besides they are
full average layers.
There may be other breeds that are
as good. or little better layers that
do not possess the other good quail
ties H B Geers in Tennessee
Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01
THE WATCHMANAND soUTHRON, MARCH 1. 1899.

pointed him fAlger) 20 bis presen:
position, and bad maintained him
there ever since, notwithstanding bis
iucompetency and against the right
eous complaints that have been made
against him " He said that Mr.
McKinIey's recent Boston address
'was nothing more nor less than q
carefully devised misstatement of the
ISSUE" and of the Philippine policy
81 insist that .he whole policy is moi
simply an error, but that it is crime,
and that the chief executive of this
nation is the one who has precipitat.
ed upon us the embarrassments and
difficulties by which we are now
confronted l." Speaking Of the claim
that Mr.. Mckinley acted upon the
advice of Dewey, in demanding the
Philippines, Mr. johnson said "The
chief executive cannot screen him.
self behind the gold lace of the hero
of Manila He expressed the opin-
ion that the real reason for Mr.. Nc
Kipley's policy was "his concessions
to the selfish capitalists of the coun-
try, his surrender to their demands.
These are the gentlemen who furnish
ed the money for his nomination and
election, and who, 1 doubt not, have
pledged him denomination and re.
election. These are the gentlemen
who are already grasping after spe.
cial privileges in the Philippines, in
Cuba and in Porto Rico 1t was, |
imagine, for their especial benef:
that the president created his advis-
ory board to the war department."
1t is an open secret in Washington
that Mr.. Mckinley would be glad to
receive Alger's resignation. The
story circulated last week that Alger
was about to resign originated in
administration circles. and was doubt
less intended as hint to AIger. 1t
brought out the defiant statement
from Alger that he did not intend to
resign, Of his OVID accord. BE is
said to believe that Mr. Mckinley is
afraid to ask for his resignation,
although be knows tbat be is con.
s.antly being advised by prominent
republicans to DO 80.
When the Morgan Nicaragua Canal
bill passed the senate, there were
seven votes cast against it when
the river and harbor bill, containing
an amendment providing for the
building of the Nicaragua Canal
passed the senate, only three votes
were cast against it-senators Petit
grew, Teller and Rawlins, neither of
whom are opposed to the Canal under
what they consider proper conditions
Mr.. Mckinley has nominated Gx-
Secretary Day to Q S. Circuit
Court judgeship.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01
Rivers to Rise.
Social tc The Daily Item

Special to The Daily Item
Charleston, Feb. e., 10 q. o.
Tie Waseree at Camdeo bas risen Il
feet, and lie foot above the danger
poios The Congaree at Columbia has
riseo II feet aod is close to the danger
point.
The Wateree ct Camden and the Con
earee at Columbia vii rise 2 feet to 3
feet additionally wisbio The next "a
hours. The Pee Dee at CheraV will
rise IA feet to l8 feet DUNG the nezt "a
20 36 hours. exceeding the dagger point
by 8 to 5 feet. Dangerous foods will
occur 10 the lower streams of South
Carolina within the oexs to 8 days :
L. a. Jesupofsky,
Local Forecast Official.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01
Notice Of Registration.

The State of South Carolina-Sumter Coun-
ty-Of6ce of Supervisors Of Registration,
Sumter County. Sumter, S. c., February
lst, 1899
Notice is hereby giyen that in accordance
with an Act of the Geseral Assembly, and in
conformity with the requirements of the State
Constitution, the books for the registration
of all legally qualified voters, and for the
issuing of transfers, etc., will be open at the
Office OF Supervisors of Registration in the
court house, between the hours Of 8 O'Clock
a. N and o'clock p. m., on the first Mon
day of each mouth, 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.
The requirements for qualified voter are
that the applicant for registration shall be
able to read and write correctly, or possess
in his own name property 10 the ameuot of
three hundred dollars, upon which be pays
taxes. E. T. BURROWS,
T. D. DUBOSE,
j. II. KNIGHT,
Supervisors of Registration Sumter Co.
Mch
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01
GOMEZ WELCOMED.

Habana. Feb "a, $3.50 p m.-Gen.
Maxine Gomez. the Cuban command
erin chief, entered Habana this
afternoon escorted by Gen. Ludlow
and Troop L, of the Seventh United
States cavalry. He marched at the
head of 1000 armed Cuban horse
men and foo.men The population
Of the city was wild with enthusiasm,
throwing Themselves in front of the
generals horse, impeding its progress
and pelting him with flowers
The general reviewed the troops at
the palace.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01
SOUTHERN FARM MAGAZINE
OF BALTIMORE, MD.
Published by
Manufacturers Record Publishing Go.

A Monthly illustrated Journal devoted to
Southern Agriculture, dealing with all nat
ters related to General Farming, Live Stock
Poultry, Dairying, Truck Farming, Fruit
Growing, and every farm interest and pur-
suit 10 the South.
1t is widely read by Northern and Western
farmers contemplating moving South.
1t oush, to be in every Southern family, fos
it is 'sof the South, by the South and for the
South"
EDITORIAL Contributors:
Chas W. Dabney, Jr Ph D., LID.
Ex.Cnited States Assistant Secretary OF
Agriculture, Ex-Director United States Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station in North Caro-
lima, President University of Tennessee and
President of United States Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station in Tennessee.
j. B. Killebrew, A. NJ, Ph. u.
Ex-Commissioner of Agriculture for Ten
nessee, author of Couture aud Curing OF To-
baccc'' for U. s. tenth census, Tobacco
Leaf" "Sbeep Husbandry, - "Wheat Grow
ing,' "Grasses," and other agricultural
works.
The regular subscription price of the
Southern Farm Magazine is 81 year. but
we offer it and tie Watchman and Southron
together one year for 81. Oct 10.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington, Feb 27.-Mr. Nc.
Kinley's backdown from his army
bill bluff will go down iu congress
sional history as the most complete
ever made by a president. The
democratic victory is complete The
new army bill is practically just what
was offered to the administration by
Senator CockrelI. on behalf Of those
senators who opposed q large stand
ing army-it provides for continuing
the present status of the regular
army of $4,000 men for two years
from next July, and for enlisting
IS, 600 volunteers for the same period.
The administration eenators fairly
fell over each other in their anxiety
to accept Senator CockrelPs offer.
The next congress. which will be
republican in both branches, will
probably inRict large standing army
on the country, but that will not
deprive the senators who killed the
bill, to do so at this time, of deserved
credit
Our Philippine policy is bearing
fruit quickly. In addition to having
an expensive war with the Fiiipinos
on our hands. Dewey's despatch to
hurry up the bat,Ieship Oregon indi
Gates the belief on his part that there
is danger of war with more powerful
opponents. Just how great this
danger is can only be guessed. be-
cause officials are concealiDg what
information they have and pretend.
ing that the depatch from Dewey,
which was made pubic by mistake,
had no meaning Little information
can be gained from private dispatches
from Manila, as they are all strictly
censored. but it is known that con
ditions are critical, and that European
consuls there are making some stiff
claims on account Of the recent par
tial burning of the town.
Mr. Mckinley has been catching
it again from members of his own
party in congress Senator Sewell,
who voted for ratification of the
treaty and for everything else that
has been asked for by the admins
tration, was so stirred up by the
progress of the war with Filipinos.
that he let out the fact that be bad
been supporting the Mckinley policy
against bis own judgment. He said
ewphaticalIy /: 81 never was in favor
/ of the acquisition of the Philippines, -
aud added that he had begged Mr..
Mckinley to order Dewey awsy from
Manila, after be won his victory.
Mr.. Sewell thinks the Filipinos will
have to be practically exterminated
before we can control the Philippines.
lie also thinks that we shall soon be
at war with Cuba. because of the ad-
ministration policy
Representative johnson, of lndi.
ana, republicans made long
speech, nearly every sentence of
which contained an attack upon Mr..
Mckinley He said of those who
attacked AIger and praised Mr.
Mckinley that they have "lacked
the courage to lay their ak to the
root of the evil and censure the
gentleman who, to reward him for
his political services and disburse-
meats in the campaign of '96, ap.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01

The killing of Mrs John Stuart and
the serious wouoding of Mr. Stuart by
Dispeosary Constable ". r Crawford
10 Columbia 90 Saturday eveaing is
the darkest and most detestable chapter
10 the bloody record Of the dispeDsary
monopoly, The story is told 10 detail
in another part Of this issue The
plain, unvarnished truth is sufficient
comment on, sud more than sufficient
copdemnanop of the methods adopted
to enforce the dispensary law The
sonssables may have had sufficient evi-
dence that Stuart was selling aiqaor 70
warrant search of the house. but
neither this evidences nor anything said
or done by Stuart warranted Crawford
10 slappiog Ssuart'a face and striking
him over the head With hia pistol.
Crawford committed an aggravated as
ssu!s and for what follawed he was re-
spousible. The blood Of the woman is
upon Crawford's bands, aud he is guilty
Of provoking the difficulty that led to
her death. An officer Of the law has
90 right to slap mans face CT to
strike him with pistol when ne refuses
to permit his house to be searched, and
had not the coostables been sustained
IN all their outragss 10 the past, Craw.
ford would sever have dared to assault
Stuart as he did. The house could
hare been searched without murder,
and had Crawford needed the advice of
his companions be would not now be
lodged 10 the penitensiary. Crawford
is. however, bot the creature aod
product Of the system, and so long as
the methods Of enforcing the Law re.
main as they are, such men as Crawford
will continue to commit outrages and
shea shoot their way ont Of the diff
culey With an utter aud careless disre.
gard for human life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01
Steadily Improving.

Gov. EIlerbe is steadily improving
He is able to devote considerable
attention to bills passed by the legis.
lature end has already signed the
most important of them. 1t is tedi-
Gus work looking over the provisions
of over hundred bills, but the gov
ernor stands the ordeal very we'll
Columbia Record, Oath.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01
BIsHoPvILLE's SMALLPOX.

The Columbia State of last Sunday
published statement from its Bishop.
vile correspondent concerning the ex
is.ance Of snalipox 10 the city of Sum
ter after this fashion, ssThas Samser
(cisy) has been the nursery Of .has
dread disease, and that while the Som.
ter papers have been publishing every
thing they could about the spread of
tbe disease in the sections of Mayes
vile. os~ego and Bosssrd's. they have
never said anything about the epidemic
being ;c Sumter. though it was posi-
lively knows that there are now 10 the
city of Sumter 40 or so cases y
We do not sappose there was any
intention to misrepresens facts in this
statement, but it is gross exaggera-
sioo, aud scarcely excusable in one who
takes upon himself the duty Of inpart
ing reliable information to the public.
Parsicularly when injury iu done to she
Interests Of a community q careful To-
vestigation aud correct statement should
be made.
Yet the author says ssit was positive
" known that there are DOW 10 tie city
Of Sumter 20 or so cases. !" showing a
recklessuess, and disregard Of accuracy,
uhieh charscte:izes assertions made
upon besrsay and rumor, and is about
on par With the threadbare illustra-
ton of the sick man and the three
black crows.
Sumter has never been '.the nursery
Of that dread disease When small.
pox appeared here early last year.
prompt and vigorous measures were
taken. and the disease was completely
stamped out. This wioter other cases
we're brought in By new coners-peo-
pie who had never beer vaccinated aud
for the past two months there have
been some cases here aud these care.
fully isolated. The few cases now
under treatment are all convalescent.
No new cases having been reported in
mere than . week. The action Of the
physisiaos and bar of Sumter which
appeared 10 yesterdays Item. is as
complete and reliable an answer as can
be made. We do not know of q single
instance where any person visiting
Samter has taken the disease. Our
misfortune has been principally to care
| for cases developed by oontagion
brought from elsewhere, as doubtless
has been the experience of other towns
of the State, and probably will be for
some time to come.
Smallpox exists 10 different parts Of
South Carolina, and We fear will spread
over che entire State, aud indeed over
the South. It is a condition of affairs
which IS likely to continue for soue
time to come, aud the sooner the people
realize shat fact the better. City. BAN
let, country, all stand upon the same
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01

Filipino" means a person of pure
Spanish extraction born in .5e Philip
pines islands. The people of mixed
blood are Mestizos, while the Spaoiards
call the aborignees Indians. !" The
indians of Luzou bate those of Panay,
While both are cordially hated by the
Mahome;ans of Mirdaoao
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01
The State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.

By r. Y Walsh, Esq, Probate Judge.
W7HEREAs, MRS. O. O. PLUMBER,
w widow, made suit to me to grant
her Letters of Administration of the Estate
of and effects of VIM. ?. PLUMMER, late
of said County and STATE, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors Of
the said VIM P. Plummer as aforesaid, de-
ceased, that they be aud appear before me
in the Court of Probate, to be held al Sum-
Ter, C. g., on March 10th, 1899, next, after
publication thereof, at II o'clock in the fore
noon, to show cause, if any they have, why
the said Administration should cot be grant.
ed.s
Given under my bard this lat day of
March, A. D., 1899
THOS. V. WALSH,
Judge of Probate.
March AT
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01

Representative Stokes scored q
strong point io the interest of his
constituents day or two ago, when
he succeeded in placing on the post
Office appropriation bill an amend
mens which goes long way toward
his star route free delivery scheme.
Finding that it weald be difficult to
get through 9 separate measure on
sny SUBJECT this session, and realiz-
ing that something Gust be done at
this session. If done at ali 10 time to
benefit South Casoiins, Mr. Stokes
plseed it as rider on the sppropria,
Stion bill. AS contracts for star routes
in South Carolina are due to be re-
nessed next sali, and as these con-
tracts are for four years, it is import
ant that law be passed in some form
prior to the giving OF these contracts.
While Representative Stokes dis
trics will get a large slice Of the
benefits from this Legislation. it is
more than local matter. Il will
reach the rural communities all owe,
South Carolina and over all the
States. II is a measure that is
national in its sweep-coyering
something oveI $4,000 star routes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01

The receipts from the war tax
since its imposition to February ls
are officially estimated at sl7o.50o.-
900, indicating total for the fiscal
year of $3.50. .U42,0o0.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01

and the millions of rural residents
served by them When the system
is supplemented, as it will be iu time,
by his rural delivery system, where
applicable, the rural districts will
have a fairer proportion of the bene-
fits of the postal system than ever
before.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01

The sunster Wascansan was founded
Ia 1856 ard the Trsse Soushroa in 1856.
aThe Raschnsam ard Soashros now has
the combined circulation AID Influence
gsf both Of the old papers, and is mani
f.stiy the best advertising medium IN
sslsmter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01

The Memorial edition Of Timroa's
poems Will be ready for Distribution
within short time, bus thus far We
hare heard Of no movement in this
comfy 40 organic, an association of
snbscrlosrs 50 the edition. The edition
IS 20 be issued by the Timrod Memorial
Assosiasion and ali profits derived from
the eaie Of the books uill be devoted to
sths erection of suitable and appro
psiase moncmeas in boaor of South
Gssolssa's greatest poet. The presi.
denss Of the various colleges of the
State, Hon. ". a. Cou,tersy, Maj.
6 Hemphiii and other prominent
men Of the State, WHO organized the
Association. are obligated to defray the
cess Of the Memorial edition aad they
should have toe cooperation of all
South Gasoiinians who are Interested 10
she lRerasase of she STATE and wish to
hoaor ihe memory OF Tinrod,, The
Msneriai edition will sell for 81 SO.
ard IS wishin sbe reach Of all.