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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-02-15

Cure yourself naturally and surely without cost.
For nfallible method send 10 cents (con to John NJ
Bachelor, 50 w. 18th S., New York City.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-02-15

Why does man wish for a good ap-
petite and then try to get rid of 1t?
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-02-15

Mrs. Windows Soothing syrup
For children teethns sofens tho inHau-
nation, aays pain cures Wind collie IS eentsa bottle.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-02-15

samestE's Pure Face Powder
Beautnes Ladies Complexion. IS cents Boz at all
Druggists.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-02-15

~ 4fD-' II o-hf IHc hluuLeu, nalI-
starved type which ends its days-un-
claimed and uncared form a casual
ward or hospital. The dervish offers
rare opportunity in skeletons, end
though the expense OF transport is
very great, the type of skeleton he
makes is sure to command a price
sufficiently high to cover the extra cost
OF freight. Only a small percentage
nave come to London-the rest have
been distributed among the other large
European cities, such as Vienna, Berlin,
and Paris Great care has to be taken
IN selecting specimens from a battle
neld, for those with shattered or brok-
en- bones will not furnish an entire
skeleton. OF course there is always
a sale for skulls and single bones, but
the aim Of those who supply anatomic-
al dealers Is to obtain entire and per-
feet skeletons, for these naturally bring
a higher price After the Franco
Prussian war the skeleton trade babe
fair to be overstocked, and dealers
held back their surplus stock, lest
prices should be too much cut There
was not a single German skeleton Of
fered-it is always the vanquished who
come to an anatomical end. It's a
curious thing" continued the connois-
seur in bones, that the skeletons of
Frenchmen should be so much whittier
than British bones"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-02-15
Cakes c6 every kind
stately Bride Cake can be mac
Dr..
Cream Baking Powder

thus insurng their being light and delicious When used IN
ddle Cakes they produced in the shortest space OF time
and are always delicious and may be eaten hot with
mpuny by dyspepc and persons with weak dgestons Cakes
of other made with Dr. Prices remain moist and sweet Tor
much longer time than if any other baking powder is used
Nothing so decisively settles the superiority OF
DR. Prices over all other baking powers the bestowa
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-02-15

DIR. Prices over al other
upon it of the Highest
Worlds Columbian Expo
Special Gold Medal and I
winter international Exl
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-02-15

Austin, Textile Texas, Sa-
bine Valley and Northwestern
Railway company paid the comp
troller $16.55 tax on the $l654. So
of gross passenger earnings for
the quarter ending Dec. 81, 1898.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-02-15

best to Sc early.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
Ladies OF Americus are Sent
: to Prison.

Americus. Co.. Nov. II The cases
OF Toe Cbristaio Scientists who refuse
to be vacoionssed we're settled today 90
far % the mayors court can sestle them
by the sentencing Of r j MeMatb to
imprisonment as the city ball for 80
days add . 6oe OF SIS Five ladiss
OF tho congregation we're sentenced to
10 days coo6oement At some place to
DO designated by the chief of police aod
to pay . 6oe OF $3 eGoh. The same SEQ.
seoees Of 6oe sod imprison meus will be
assessed against suoh other members OF
OF the congregation A. may refuse to
obey the vaccination ordioauoe.
Mr.. MoMsth is q leading merchant
OF Americus and the ladies' 10 volved be
long to the best families 10 tho city.
Counsel has been employed to repre-.
scot the Christian Scientists and their
cases will be certioraried to tho superior
court and will ultimately be carried to
the supreme court Of the State, if pec
essary, The cases have caused a great
deal of talk Throughout. this iuw ediate
section and there has been 20 email
amount OF feeling aroused by the vieor-
ous enforcement Of the law.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
Mayor Smith Reelected.

<Charleston, Nov. Is The Demo.
cratic primary election passed off
quietly today, resuI,iou in a complete
victory for the regular or administra.
tion party. Mayor Smyth and almost
every administration alderman and
school commissioner have been elect.
ed. The polls did not close until 7
O'Clock and the count is progressing
so slowly that official figures cannot
be given at the time of filing of this
report. Unoficially, it is stated that
about 2,6O6 votes were polled in the
mayoralty contest and Mayor Smyth
is reelected over Mr.. James M.
Slegnious by about 900 majority.
The aldermanic candidates who were
not opposed run considerably ahead
OF the May orailty vote
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
Ladies Ut Americus Refuse
Vaccination.

Americus, Ca, Nov. l6 Nearly
the entire membership of the Chris.
tain Science church in Americus
were 10 the mayors court today to
answer charges of refusiou to submit
TO vaccination. Among the defen.
dants were 20 ladies. many of them
prominent in the community, besides
q lumber Of boys aud girls. The
court room was crowded with we'll
dressed men and women. ATTORNEYS
tor defense obtained continuance of
the cases until tomorrow. The scieu.
fists will be given the alternative of
being quarantined at their residences
or going to prison, aud many of theml
tits said, will choose the latter.
The sentence of Mvs. Raines. who
was sentenced yesterday to 30 days
in barracks or to leave the CITY for
refusing to be viccinnated, has been
suspended until the other cases have
been disposed Of The affair has
caused tremendous sensation here
and little else is talked of.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS.

London. Nov. II The admiralty
announced this evening the arrival at
Cape Town today of the troopsbip
Arcana with battalion of the Argyil
sud Sutherland Higblarders Ctte
Princess Louise regimeDt). bringing
tbs reinforcements up to 23.5O0. of
which 7.29O have already disc % barted
at Durham. with Is field guns. q uum-
Der OF machine guns. engineers and
hospital troops. as we'll as 700 mules.
This force, with that already between
Estcourt aud Durham. is considered suf.
6cieot to enable Gen. Hldyard to
advaIce aod 10 take the aggressive
action against the Beers sou,h of
Ladysnit5.
According to- the latest advices
Ladysmi'h is holding ous satisfactorily,
everything having been we'll up to
Wednesday.
To view of the Boer destrustiou of
bridges. the war Office has issued orders
for the shipment of quantity of bridge
work between this and the eud OF the
wear.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
BOERS REPORT BATTLE.

LoDdon, Nov. 1.-THE following
censored dispatch from Pretoria gives
details OF the engagement referred to
10 the Associated Press dispatch from
Pretoria of Wednesday, Nov: IS:
"The Free Ssaters had taken up a
position on a small hill when an Eng.
lish battery advanced and attacked
them. sending hail of shells 90 the
bill for a hour. when the Trausvaal
cannon put some shells right iu the
midst of the battery. sending the
Eoglish to cover behind the hill. Two
burghers we're killed and six wound,
ed. When the British fell back back on
Ladysmith several shells exploded
among them, but the execution done
could not be seen.
AT midnigbt all the Afrikauder
cannon on the hills surrounding the
town opened Ere simultaneously on
Ladysmitb, turning the quiet and
darkness of night into a lurid inferno
OF whistling. sbrieking shells. speeding
from all points of the compass to the
doomed city. Several buildings on fire
were seen from Buiwsn hill. During
the day the troops left The city deserted
and sought shelter 90 the edge of the
bill to escape the death. dealing SHELLS"
The dispatch from Pretoria also saws
that the prisoners at that place include
the Eighteenth Hussars, four officers
aud 81 uon commissioned officers and
men the Dublin Fusiliers, four officers
and IL non commissioned officers and
men the Irish Fusiliers. 10 officers
and o33 non.com missioned officers and
men the GIouoesters. Ia officers and
300 pon-com missiooed officers and
men the artillery. Eve officers aud
% non. commissioned officers and
men the Rlaes. two oflcers and 80
non.oommissioued officers and men :
tho Leicesters, 90 officers, six non.
commissioned officers and men the
Dragons. one man the Natal Police.
one man political. 62 men sick, SO
men.
The dispatch adds; "Trsius are
working exel!ently from yPretoris to
Ladysmith. The Beers have ample
1000. but are short of clothes, boots
and msckintosbes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
Guerrilla Warfare
in Philippines.
Agulnaldos Latest Orders to
His Followers.

Manila. Nov Is, II p. N Geo
Hughes. With parts & the Nineteenth
eod Tweoty sixth reeiueu,s, moved
from lloiIo Thursdsy. Nov. 8, to Ouou,
SIX miles vest. for the purpose Of CAD
turing Santa Barbara. the rsbel strong d.
hold 10 miles north Of Iloilo. He.v,
rsios preceded tho movement, sud ,hs
roads we're. 10 places. impossible. The
sane oiebs Col. Carpenter, With The
E'gh'ssoth regiment and Ba,,ery g Of
the Sixth artillery moved westerly from
Jaro on account Of the roads, aud the
eos'rs movement Vas hsmpsred BY l.ok
OF proper transportation. 20. G Of the
Twen,y sixth regiment had the ouly
hgh'iog. When three miles on. oi
Jaro this company charged the rebel
trenches sod three Of the enemy wer.
killed Ooe American was wounded
Gen. Hughes. Nov. 13. oocupied
Tagabao AID Guimbal. ou the south.
ern coast and also Cordova in the
interior. The enemy did not oppose
Gen Hughes advance
Recent orders from Aguiualdo found
10 the iraochss said /: DO DO, oopose
tho American advance. Burn the
''llssss " they are syseus.sd. Divide
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the forces into bands of 40 Harrass
the Americans on every ocossion /"
AraOeta. the rebel leader OF the
island OF Panay. was captured at Tag.
banan while attempting to pass the
lines Into Iloiio.
1t is reported that su expedition,
evading the navy. recently landed arms
and ammunition 90 the Antique coast,
aod that the rebels threaten opposition
With an armed force of 5000 men
These stories are not believed.
All ports Of the Sulu islands outside
OF the American possessions have been
ordered closed to com merce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
Plenty of Fighting
to Defend Mafeking.
Interesting Accounts of As.
saults by the Beers.

London, Nov. Is "A dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Msfeking, sent
by way Of Msgalspye, because the
runners sent southwark were unable
to traverse the Boer lines, gives an
interesting account of the fighting
during the last week in October.
The dispatch describes Gen. Cron.
Je's great attack of Monday, the
details of which have already been
cabIed from Col Baden Powell's off.
cial dispatches
"The end came." says the CORES.
pondent. latter five hours fighting
The enemy retired, beiuy heavily
beaten for all time as far as Mafekine
is concerned 1t was the hottest
day of the siege and the firing was
terrific, the Beers evidently recog
nizlDg that the way into Mafeking, i,
any. is by kopje, which was gal.
lantIy defended by Col Walford's q
men: The garrison is JubiIsnt, while
the Beers have been hurled back in
disorder on their lager. and will
have to content themselves with q
long range bombardment unless thew
are strongly reinforced.
"The. enemy lost heavily. For
hours after their fighting line had
been rolled back two wagons went
slowly along their position, picking
up the dead and wounded 9
"All the men were killed bv
bullets or shells. The lookout tower
was shot to pieces, while even the
slddIes Of the horses were fearfully
battered about. The whole place
was simply smashed up by the con.
centrated fire of seven guns aud d
thousand rifles
1.-The Beers ut first held on TO
their advance pluckily. but they could
not live when they came to short
range, the men being shot down at
800 yards
"The enemy lie expected to draw
Oft early in order to defend Pretoria
There is still no news from the south.
As | send this message off, eco
Beers have gone south with wagons
and have commenced shelling 4"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22

All these could be assigned 70 Gan
Ludlow 10 pursuance of his regular
professional career, aud as his reports
would be made to the chief OF epgi.
necrs OF the army. wholly independent
OF the civil government of Cuba. this
would end all controversies as to rank
and authority, As for Gens Wilson
and Lee, the presidents tactical oppor.
tunities are somewhat lesseued. 10 any
civil station to which they could be
assigned 10 Cuba they would be subor.
dlDate to the civil governor.
But there are openings 10 the higher
ranks OF the regular army, which have
not yet been filled, and 10 army circles
where the presidents Cuban pro-
gramme is known it is suspected that, /,
as last resort. be may make use of
Wilson and Lee. Ali that the law saws
ls that these ranks shall be filled by
selection. and if the senate consents
the president can make such appoint.
me"'s from outside the regular army.
1t would create tremendous sensation.
and not pleasant one. 10 the regular
service to have outsiders broueh. 10
and pushed ahead of men who have
waited long aud worked hard ; but if
the coming congress should yield to the
wishes of the administration and 10.
crease the regular establish ment
largely, there would still be Groom for
all
1t is a ticklish task to whicn the
president has addressed himself, but
be is firm 10 bis purpose to give Cuba
a civil government with Wood at it's
head. aod those who are most 10 his
confidence believe that be has sufficient
ingenuity 10 devisiog means, as we'll as
sufficient persuasive tact 10 handling
meo. to accomplish the end desired
without string up any bad feeling.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
A Merry Railroad War.

Columbia S q Nov. 1.-THE Sea
board and Coast Line people seem tc
have bad their rub over 10 Cheraw
and today had it here. Today at 2
O'Clock Chief DAILY stopped the Ooas,
Line people from laying a piece o
track which would have crossed Lin
coin street at Tobacco street Mr..
Newman. in charge Of the work, has
been arrested charged with violating
city ordinances relative to railr Dads
on the charge that he laid track with.
out permission of council in city
limits
The Seaboard people seem to think
that the Coast Line people ran the
side track across Lincoln street 90 ae
to make 1.-The span 80 wide for the
trestle that steel span would have
been necessary. and that to get the
steel span would have forced q delay
OF completing the line, and that j,
was return compliment for crossing q
the Atlantic Coass Line track at night
near Cheraw
The Coast Line people in charge OF
the work say the side track was
necessary. and that they did not
know or think it necessary to secure
special permission for such work a
the spur track ran on their right of
way aud against their main line or
near to it.
The city claims the street and that
permission has been explicitly given
the Sesboard Air Line to use Lincoln
street for its entire length for the
Seaboard Air Line to get out from
the park Mr.. Newman put up Q
deposit and bis case will be argued
before the mayor next Monday. The
case promises to be one of unusua al
interest Cor News and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
COTTON CROP NOT
OVER NINE MILLION.
omclal Estimate Places it
Under That Figure.

Wsshisesoo Nov. Ii The s,asis-
sieiss Of the dspsssosos OF agriculture
70 report ssos TO the prsss today, ssys
that che fass that tbs prslimiusry
o0sssl sssidhsts Of the cotton orops
several sioss has tasped out TO be 90
usdsrsssiosie. ssd has been due 10
every iosssses to . failure TO keep pace
With The rapid sxpsssioo Of The produe.
tive arss. Whso. therefore the very
large crop Of last year made IL maui
Test shss the serssgs bad increased
beyond both ofieisl and almost oil
commercial essiostss, is wss detsrwiu-
ID TO isssissss, spscisl aod very
shosoagh isvssdgssion into the entire
sseQ sissstios this year. The produc.
teg cree lest year 10 foeod to have been
-. .O0O. 900 ssrss. aod that for the
pssssps ysss 10 bs sbous %. 500. 900
assss. vish . probability that tho 6sal
ssssrss vin show the present acreage
sUhsvs bees below rsthsr thao above
sks sooues stated. The inves,ig asioo
disslesss oss Of The s~allQss average
yislds pss ssss 10 many yssks, sod< 10
sesisssisg The total crop as nsxluus .
es $500. 900 bales. . ssbs,aotial aad
noss sopls sllowasss he's been made
sss coy 'ssdsesy to take . COO psssinis-
tis vice OF che situation. shs sssual
isdisssicss % The pssssss moment poist.
iss 70 : crop Of Isss then 1000. 900
bslse The report farther. saya:
"io bic capacity - cotton expert to
sbs Uoissd States omuissioo, the
ssssiss'sisa bee hsd tho preparation Of
the Usi,sd Ststss cotton exhibit for the
Paris sxpositios. sod bic duties 10 tba.
sooosesioo have s6ordsd him additional
facilities foe asosr,sioiog the actual
Nsoedi'ioo Of tho crop 10 every par. Of
tho sossssy. The uuimpssshsble evi.
d.scs thas has come to him 10 tha.
capacity 10 10 svsry way con6rua,ory
OF The most uofsvorsble official re-.
ports +"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22

London. Nov. l6 In Russia the
leonids display caused q panic 10 many
places. IL was believed that the end
OF the world had come, Churches we're
open all night loug aud hundreds Of
thousands spent three nights 10 the
open air, fearing earthquakes and a
general oataclssu. There are rumors
that IN soue villages Russian parents
murdered their children to relieve them
from 40 expected worse faIe. There
was rather q brilliant meteoric dispIav
between 2 aud 5 o'clock Thursday v
morning Of Berlin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
Ladysmlth Enclrcled.

Pretoris Thursday, Nov. 9.-Ths
following dispatch has been received
from the Boer camp at ElaudsIaate,
under todsy's date:
"LadysWith has been completely en-.
clroled BY the Boer forces. Our second
big gun was successfully placed 10 front
OF Ladysmitb. The firing of heavy
guns commenced early this morning
With 20 casulties to the burghers up 20
the present
"Botha has photographed from the
south OF Lslysmith that the British
batteries opened heavy fire with big
guns and contiuuously dropped shells
ioto the works around Lsdysmith. The
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22

Washington. Nov. l6.-Chief Sur.
geon Woodruff. at Manila. under date
OF Dot. IL, sesds Surgeon General
Sternberg the following: "A sharp
and quite general epidemic ofccac5eue
has prevailed 10 Luson for some 10 onths
past. aud it appears to be spreading to
the south. There have been few really
severe cases. but a large number that
ioterdicted duty for some days"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
Gallant Work of
The Th'rty-Third.
One Officer and Six Men XIII.
ed Near San Fabian.

Manila. Nov Ia, 8p m-The
Thirty third infantry. in one of the
sharpest two hours engagements of
the war, with CD equal force of in.
surgents. Eve miles from San Fabian,
Saturday, lost one officer and elk
men killed aud one officer and twelve
wounded. The Americana captured
20 Filipinos and 100 rifles and found
81 insurgents dead lying, In the
trenches and rice 6elds Many more
Filippiuos. doubtless. were killed or
wounded
Gen. Wheaton was informed that
the enemy was gathering at Jaoiuto
tor the purpose Of preventing the
Americans from controlling the road
from Dsgupsn north. whereby Aeui
nsldo might retreat. The Thirty.
third. Col Howe commanding, and
detachment Of the Thirteenth.
with . Gstling gun, Howlsnd com.
msuding. we're sent to disperse them
The troops encountered the worst
road ever found in the island of
Luzon. There was q succession of
creeks whose bridges the Americans
bad to stop and repair. and miry
bitches. and at certain pIaces men
aud horses struggled waist deep in
quagmHes A hundred soldiers had
to drsg the Calling gun ps,t of the
way, the horses being useless The
insurgents opened the fight two miles
from San Jscinto, while the leading
American battalion was passing a a
clump Of houses, in the midst Of .
oocoanut grove. knee deep iu mud.
The Filipino eharpshooters, hidden
in trees. houses and . small trench
across the road. held their FIRE until
the Americans we're close to them
When they began firing other Fill
pinos opened Gre from tbickets right
snd left. further away The insur.
gent shsrpshooters picked off the
o6icers. first. Five Of the Americans
who fell wore shoulder straps or
ehevsons But the Thirty third new.
OF wavered. lts crack msrksmen
Knocked the Filipinos fron tho trees
like squirrels. aud the Americans
rushed the trench, leaving four dead
insurgents there The regiment then
deployed under Ere. with Mai. John
A. Logsn's battalion in the centre.
Maj. Cronic's on the right and Mai.
Marsh's on the left The skirmish
line. which was mile long, sdvauc
ed rapidly. keeping up q constant
fire The Filipinos made an uncx i.
pectedly good stand. many of them
remaining under cover until the
Americans were within 20 feet of
them Msj Marsh Asuked q small
trench full Of insurgents, Surprising
them and siaughteriog nearly all Of
them before entering the town. The
Calling killed FIVE Of the force hold
ing the bridge and swept the country
beyond the town. driving about $50
Filipinos into the hills Msrsb's
battalion, entering the town irst.
captured . big battle flag, which was
Tying over . coovent.
The insurgents are supposed to
have retreated toward toward Dapu.
pan Il was impossible to pursue
them. as the American troops were
exhausted and their supply of smmu.
nit'on was low The ou,pos,s killed
i've Nlipinos during the night
The body Of the Filipino lieutenant
colonel commanding was found
among the killed.
The regiment returned to San
Fao'an Sunday, it being impossible
to get supplies over the roads
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
Dsspensary War Will be Re.
newed

Afsor . brief season Of quietude the
dispsossry 6ghs vill break out afresh
tomorrow ss the meeting Of the state
board Of eSb,roi
Mr. Doothis has been sun % oned 10
sppsss before the board aud answer the
charges. The Gre, is chsugiug X ooru
vhisksy labels to xxx corr sud tho
other 10 ssllios eonsrsbsod LIQUOR after
the alleged aston Of the bosro instruct
ise hio sos to do 20.
10 10 understood that Mr.. Dou.bis
gill bs ready to sosssr to the Two
charges sod that he will appear prompt.
" 90 The hour, sesompsoisd By bis
s,'erosys-Msssss. Patton, Prince and
Johsssoes. There hes been considers.
BILE talk sbos' not slloWiog sssorusys to
spp'sr sod so~s opposition will be
ssdoubssdly esds seeordiog to tho
ssstsosst OF member Of the board
lsss week.
Ssould THE opposition prove effective.
The whole busiusss will DO taken back
to the soers sod fresh legal 6shs will
DO started. Il hss been stated that
three members favor the appearance Of
attorneys. Mr.. Robiusoo committed
himself 10 that h the meeting wheo
Mr Dou,hi, Vas discharged. aud il he
sticks TO 10. tbeo there will DO 10 trou.
bic about attorneys.
There is q matter Of prime import.
soee aod the public Awaits With Interest
the action Of tho board -Columbis
Record. Nov IA
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
The CONSTITUTIONS EsTI
NATE

Aslssts. Ca. Nov. 14-Ths Coo
s'isasioo. which hss oil the season been
sdvoss,ieg higher pricss for co,.or
vili psbIish sooorrow ss'ima,ioSs Of The
srsp fsoo psouiseos meu 10 the cotton
gsosisg States.
Astsesss and Alabsns place The
sssiss'iess 81 $500. 900 bales; Ten
ssssss plsess the 6sars ct $500. 900 ;
Hississippi ss $3.50. 900. while Texas
sed Sossh Csrolios give their ss,ims.
'ioos st 5000 90 ssob. North Csroliu q
ssd Losissos do 10, give any 8eurss.
ea, ssy the crop will bs very much
ssduesd.