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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-27
The Gentle "Brother Boer.o


The man Uys who thrashed two
native servant.gir to death in the
Wakkerstroom district some mouths
ago has been sentenced to two years
hard labor. Mild as the sentence
will appear to those who correctly
estimate the value Of human life, it
has astounded the relatives and
friends OF the accused. 1t says a
good deal for the jury that they did
not decide on an acquitta,, seeing
that the State Attorney stated in the
Rad not so long ago that to thrash
a native servant to death was not a
dishonoring crime, - TranSvaal Critic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-20
Big Demand for Tobacco

Tie American Agriculturist says
there is corner in the tobacco
market created not by combina-
tion of growers or manufacturers,
but by the excess Of the demand over
the supply Prices have been higher
on the domestic leaf than for long
series of years Havana seed tobac-
CO grown in New England has been
sold as high as so cents a pound.
The partial failure of the Cuban crop
compelled American smokers to
sccustom themselves to the domestic
leaf, and it is thought that the home
grown article may remain in favor
A little trouble is brewing between
.he American Tobacco Trust and
American growers Of tobacco. The
t-ust is making an effort to get the
raw material grown in Cuba admitted
free, while the duties are maintained
or manufactured tobacco This
would be in the interest of American
industry if their were no domestic
growers of tobacco But as tobacco
is grown in good many states, and
might with little scientific applica'
tion of fertilizers be grown in all the
states, there is decided protest
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-20
COTTON RECEIPTS.
WHITE STAPLE POURING
ON THE MARKET.

New Orleans, Sept Is Secretary
Hester's New Orleans cotton ez
change statement shows the amount
brought into sight for the week end
ing this afternoon is 230,705 bales,
against 152,l97 for the seven days
ending Sept 18th last year. 227 ,046
year before last and 302,3 1856 same
time in 1896. This makes the total
amount for the Is days of the new
season 4o8 .4c4, against 259,22l last
year, 1888 year before last and
5OS,37 same time in 1896
The statement shows receipts at
all United States ports since Sept lst
of 2S0,019. against l53,754 last year
and 232,599 year before last over
land across the Mississippi, Ohio and
Potomac rivers 10 northern mills and
Canada, 1929, against 1914 last
year, and 1890 year before last !; In
terror stocks in excess of those held
at the close of the commercial year
49,o29, against 22,O76 last year. and
86,765 year before last !; southern
mill takings 6l,o77, against 55,077
last year, and 50,9S9 year before
last
Foreign experts for the Is days
have been l14.215. against 68,535
The total takings of American mills
north and south and Canada, thus fa'
for the season bave been l04,56l
bales, against IS. .271 last year. These
include 43 ,484 by northern spinners,
against 1874
Since the close of the Commercial
year stocks at American ports and
the 29 leading southern interior cen.
tres have been increased 189,62s
bales, against an increase for the
same period last season of 81 7,4l5
and are now 443,545 more t5an al
this date last year.
Including amounts left over IN
stocks at ports aud interior towns
from the last crop and the number O.
bales brought into sight thus far fol
the new crop. the supply to date is
l,O27.S .So2, against 506,7S7 for the
same period last year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-20
PLANT WHEAT.

A farmer writing to- The Macon
Telegraph tells how any farmer can
make wheat for home consumption, aod
Why he should make it. He Gays: An
ordinary farmer oao spare TWO acres OF
land let him take this land, turn it
yell with q plow in September. and
about three or four weeks later put ten
bushels of cotton seed broadcast, also
broadcast two hundred pounds of pbos-
pba:e, SOW his wheat crop on this land
with turning piow shallow, all
ploughiug to be done we'll, iusuriog the
ground to be we'll broken. This will
make about fifteen bushels of wheat
per acre. Two acres tried in this way
will furnish about six barrels OF -four al
a cost of about five dollars. To buy
this -four in the markes would cost
about thirty dollars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-20
A GREAT RAILROAD.

The Railway Age in a leading
article calls attention to the remarka'
bic growth of the Southern Railway
and the rapid development Of the
large section of country through
which it runs and in which it is such
an important factor.
Several years ago the Southern
Railway company established a land
and mineral bureau which has been
greatly instrumental in promoting the
agricultural and industrial resources
of the south. The Southern Railway
has growo from mileage Of 4. .l3o in
1895 to mileage of $3.50 in 1899
1t operates extensively in the states
of Virginia, North Carolius, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky
With the increase of mileage there
has been remarkable increase OF
gross earnings per mile These have
grown from $4,lS5 in 1895 to 81
764 in 1899, and net earnings from
81, ,22l to 1906 per mile. The ag
gregate of earnings in the past year
was over S25. .00o,0 900. while the BAL
ance available for dividends was ST.
O94, 500, equivalent to 81 per cent.
on the preferred stock.
The Railway Age pays a high trib
ute to the ability, enterprise and skill
of the management under which the
Southern Railway has made its re
markable advance, and properly
classes it among the greatest OF
American railway systems.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-20
Another Railroad to Camden
Ca1awba Water Power to be
on the Lines Course.

It is ascertained from an unquestlon-
able source that the runors connecting
The Seaboard Air Line and the Southern
with the purchase Of the Carolina sod
Northwestern are unfouuded in fact,
and that the new owners of the road are
not connected with either of these
systems. They are men OF ample
means who have definite plan oi
development to carry out.
They propose to change the road to
standard gusge and are already making
preparations to that end. They will
extend it from Leooir, N. c., its pres
eos terminus, 30 Elljzabetbton, Tenn.
a point about Is miles south of Bristol,
with which point it is already connected
by rail. This extension will pass
shroueb extensive Goa; and iron proper
ties. It IS also intended to
extend the line south from Ches'
ter distance of about Fifty
miles to Camden, where connection
will be made with the three leading
railroad systems of this section. A
road from Chester to Camden will pass
by the greet water power on the Cataw
ba river.
The main purpose Of the capitalists
behind the project is to supply this
section with coal from the extensive
Tennessee fields. This they will be
able to do at rates probably below all
rivalry from other sources, and as
cheap coal will be blessing to South
Carolina it follows that this develop.
ment will be of great value and
Importance to the State. A corps o.
surveyors is about to be put in the field
to run the line between Chester and
Camden. At Camden the competition
between the Seaboard, Southern and
Atlantic Coast Line systems is counted
ou to furnish ample dist'ibusive faolli'
ties.-The State, Sept. IA.
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United States Soldiers Sen
fenced to Death.

Manila, Sept. IL, via Hong Kong,
Sept. IA The local papers assert that
Corporal Damhofer and Private Co.
nine, of Co. B, Sixteenth infantry,
have been sen.coced to death by court
martial, ADD that Private McBenpet
has been condemned to 20 years
imprisonment for having crimlnally
assaulted pative women in Manila a
mon,h ego The crimes, 1t ls SAID,
greatly aroused the natives.
The papers assert also that Gen. Otis
bas recommended that President Mo
Kinlcy approve the sentence and that
be desires q public execution OF the
men seuteoced to death as warning
against repetition of the crime.
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American Troops
Held by British.
Tartar With 1,les Officers
and Men Detained at
Hong Kong.

Washington, seps. ls The war
department. has been Informed that the
sssaupsb,p Tartar which is returning
10 the United States from Manila with
a large number of soldiers ou board ,
has been detained at Hong Kong by the
local authorities because she is over
loaded.
Secretary Roo. had conference with
she president this afternoon regarding
she matter.
When be returned to the war depart
mens he gave out tbe following two
cable messages IS an offsial statement
Of the case.
Hong Kong. Sept. II, 1899.
Corbin, Washington
British authorities refase to clear
Tartar, because overcrowded, authorize
eight tuensy-four ml'cai5.
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Need of Common Sense,

Secretary Root has found one means
Of helping the Porto Ricaps by buying
their oofee for the use Of the army.
The fact that hitherto the Uoited States
have actually been sending coffee to
Porto Rico for ,he soldiers stationed
there and r;butipg aims to Porto
Ricans Left belpIess for lack of a
n rket sho rs how grea, need there was
for man of Roots common sense u
the war deparsnens.-BufaIo Express.
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Proper Accommodations on
the Vessel.

Wasniagtoo, Sept IA 4-Clearance
papers have been allowed the Tartar
at Hong Kong 1t is expected that
she will proceed to the United States
at once The information that clear
ance has beeu allowed came in a
diepasch to Adjutant General CorbiD
this morning from Col. Metcalfe.
commanding the Twentieth Kansas
and the troops aboard the transport
Another dispatch from Col Met
salfe, in reply to one sent yesterday,
states that the Tartar was no more
oyercrowded sad that the food was
as good as on other transports ieav-
ing Manila He said that the trou'
Bile arose among the discharged reg
lar soldiers who were returning home
on board the ship
The incident is DOW regarded as
closed. 1t is learned at the state
apartment that the representations
made 10 Mr C5aote, our ambassador
at London, on this subject were moi
in the nature OF protest she au
thorities here bad convinced them
selves that taev had no right TO CLAIM
exemption for the Tartar from th'
operation of British law in a British
port. becanse the nationality of th'
ship had not been changed to Ame'i
can sy the mere fact that she hst
been chartered for a certain speclh
dusy oy our officers But the basl
of the application to the British gov
ernmen, was the fact that the shlI
had beea altered in her interior ar
rangemen,s since her original lnspec
tinn, and the issue OF the permit t
carry passengers, with the result tina
she IS now folly 10 accord with tn
requirements of the British law eve
for the 1900 aud odd troops O
board 1t is said at the state depart
ment that the Hong Kong aushorltle
must also have taken this view an
hage acted voluntarily in releaslp
the ship, for there was not tim
before that act to have heard fro'
London
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A private cable message from Hong
Kong says that on complaint made by
the 400 discharged regulars on board
the Tartar Of overcrowding clearance
was refused The Twentieth Kansas
volunteer infantry with Gea. Funston
is aboard she Tartar. but is understood
tha, the volunteers make 90 complaint
and are anxious 60 have clearance
granted the ship 10 order shat they may
proceed homeward.
: The Tartar is a British ship. She
belongs to the Canadian Pacific Steam
ship Company plying between British
Columbia and Australia. She was
chartered BY the quarsermasser's
departments OF the United States army
TO carry United States troops bat it is
NOT believed here that this charter
corld in any respect affect her nation
a,isy She could cease to be British
ship and become entitled to American
registry only by act of congress.
Il was stated at the war department
that the Tartar matter had been referred
to Ambassador Caoasa. which makes an
ipserna.ioual question out of it. The
eoaseasioa Of tue var department is
shas Notwithstanding the Tartar flies
the British flag, being chartered oy toe
United States government, the assump-
ton OF British Authority over ber is
unauthorized
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-20
DEATH OF l.. ID. CHILDS

Columbia, Sept 13-Capt. L D.
ChiIds, of Columbia, died at his
summer home, Saluda. n. C, yes
terday afternoon His death was
sudden and uexpected and was a
great shock to his friends He was
identified with the prohibition move
ment in this State and was the recog'
nized leader in the Legislature fol
several years.
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AOally except Sunday.

aDally except Sunday
Trains Nos 80 snd SO connect at Blacksburg
with trains on the Gaffney Division. Train
No 30 leaving Shelby at 80 a m, connects at
Biacksburs with train No &c on the Southern
Ry. going North. with twenty minutes for
tran sferring, etc. Passengers leaving any
points on this line between Shelby and Blacks.
burg can 90 20 Charlotte, n. c., aud return the
same 6ay. having three hours and twenty i've
minutes for the transaction of business IN
Charlotte. II connects also with the FeStioule
On the Southern going South, and connects at
yorkville. S. c., with the North bound train oil
the C T. y W Il L, with trirt!e minutes marsin
for transferring. and connects at ROCK MA
with train No 33 Oh the Southern KY, gong
Soutn, with ample margin of time TOT trans
ferrips. etc. The best connection TINS ualn
makes at Catawba junction with the l.,
going North gives eleven hours lay over, going
South, twelve hours and forty-th'ee miEuteS,
but nearly all the lay over is IN dSyilsnt.
Connects at Lancaster. s C, with trains on the
!. & X Il, for Chester, with lay over OF a
little over three hours, and connects at Gam
den, C, with the Charleston Division 'i tco
Southern Ry. for all points Souta
Train No 33 leaving Camden at u W M,
going North makes close connection at Lam
caster, ) &, with the ia ~ y IL ~, i"t NHSs'.' >
c. Connects with the S l., at Catawba
Junction, both North and Sou:b, with a lay
over lof about six hours. Connects at mock
Hill with train No 81 on the Southern KY
going North. This gives lay over OF 1--we I've,
hours in daylight at Rock Hill, which will
prove pleasure to passengers. Makes con,
rec,ion at Yorkville with train on the Z i \
W II R, going South, and makes close connec-
ton at BIacksburg with train No II on the
Southern Ry. going North. Ais" with the
Vestibu!o train on the Southern Ry, going
North.
Train No II, iecving Biacksburs at 5 10 a
m, will get passengers from the South from
train NJ 36 on the Southern Railway to- all
poiu;< between Rlsck>burs and Marion. y c,
md will connect at Marion. y {, with the
Soa,hern Ry both East and West, Train No
70. leaving Maricn at 49, after the arrival OF
! the Southern Ky train from the Wes:, lha'eS
good connection at Blacksburs with the South
ern ky in 10th directions
SAMUEL Hunt, President.
A. TRIP. Superintendent.
5. s. LUMPKIN, Gen'l Passenger Agent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-20
The TranSVaaI Trouble.
NOTHING ALARMING IN
FRIDAYS DEVELOP
MENTS.

London, Sept. Is "A Blue book
containing the last Trapsvaal dispatch
of the secretary of state for the colonies.
Mr.. Chamberlain, relating to the mat
ters which led up to the dispatch being
sent, was issued today. The text Of
Mr.. Cham berlaio's note is identical
with the dispatch as cabied to the
Associated Prees September 13 The
important feature revealed is telegram
from the British high commissioner. Sir
Alfred Miner. dated Aug. 81, referring
to the commercial distress and saying :
II au receiving representations from
many quarters to urge the imperial
government to terminate the suspense.
British South Africa is prepared for
extreme measures aud is ready to
suffer much more io order to see the
viudicatiou of British authority. It is
the prolopga,ioo Of the negotiations,
endless aud iDdecisive, that is dreaded.
fear seriously that there will be a
strong reaction of feeling rgainst the
policy of the imperial government if
matters drag"
The Blue book throws 10 new light
on the situation as it is today. except to
show that the commissioners patience
has reached the ebbing point.
A published interview with President
Kruger, said to have taken place at
Pretoria yesterday. is far more import
ant. He is quoted ss saying: 81 have
tried all along to place the aliens in the
Trars svaal on the same footing poli;i-
oally as TIE burgbers Mr.. Chamber
lain says I have uot kept my promises.
This" thundered President Kruger,
II deny"
Consiouiug. President Kruger is
reported to have added: "The aliens OF
the Trsusvaal have the same CON mercial
rights, as the burghers and have
always enjoyed them without interfer-
ence. I wanted to let them have the
same political rights but they would not
avail themselves of this. Roughly.
there are mere than $4,000 aliens who
have been here more than seven years
aud have registered, thus being eligible
to the franchise. Yet of the British
subjects who have agailed themselves
of it the chief part have been Afrikao'
ders and not Eoglish born. This
shows tha. the British in the Traosvaal
do rot went the franchise.
"Iu my opinion there is no cause
whatever for war. Everything could
be settled By arbitration
A second edition Of the London
Times today prints special dispatch
from New Castle, Natal, dated Sept
Is, which bears out the British high
commissioners statement, as it says
the Outlanders' council has Transmitted
to the imperial government what p7acti
cally amounts to protest against 1ur-
ther delay
The Times correspondent adds
.:Tbere is nothing to coa6rm the re
ports tha. the Beers will concede Mr..
Characteristic demands. o. the con
.rary, it is stated that 5000 men will
be dispatched to the border Immediately
after the Trapsvaal's reply is sent
Everything points to the prospect OF an
early conflict"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-20
John s. Wilson For Congress

Kiogs:ree, Sept. IA Hon. Joo. S.
WjIsoc, present solicitor Of this circuit.
is spoken of as probable candidate
for congress from the Sixth district in
the next election Solicitor Wilson 8
home is Mapnine ous be is native OF
this place and if be runs Williamsburg
will honor him with handsome vote.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-20
Notice Of Registration.

The State of South Carolina-Sumter Coua-
ty-Ofice Of Supervisors Of Registration,
Sumter County, Sumter, S. c., February
Let, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that in accordance
with an Act of the General Assembly, and il
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 9 O'CLOCK
a. m . and o'clock p. No., on the hrst Mon
day of each month, 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 5e
eble to read and write correctly, or possess
in his own nsme property to the amount OF
three hundred dollars, upon which be pays
taxes. E. F. BURROWS,
T. D. DUBOSE,
j. NJ. KNIGHT,
Supervisors of Registration Sumter Co.
Mch
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-20
Two More Regiments Order
ed to Move.

Washington Sept IA Secretary
Root has ordered the Twenty. eight
volunteers, Lieut.. Col. Leonard, from
Camp Meade, Pa. and the Twenty
ninth, Col Hardin, from fort McPher-
son, Ca, to San Francisco, to en-
bark for the Philippines. The order
ia in the same form as that issued to
other regiments.
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University Of North Carolina.
WIDEST PATRONAGE AND FULLEST
EQUIPMENT IN ITS HISTORY.

Faculty, 3s; Students. 495; Academic
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Schools, in Law, in Medicine and in Phar,
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libraries, laboratories, etc
Advanced classes open to women. Tuition
$50 g wear; board So month. Ample
opportunity for selfhe!p. Scholarships and
!oans for ;be needy. Free tuitioo for teachers.
Summer School for Teachers "a instruc'
tors, l47 students. Total euroilmeu; GA,
For illustrated handbook and catalogue,
Address,
PRES DENT ALDERMAN,
lime % Chapel Hill, N. c.
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N. B. Peavey, Byrumville, Ga, writes ):
DR.. NJ. a. Simmons Liver Medicine cured
my whole family OF chills and fever. 1t also
cures dyspepsia aod headache. | believe 1t
stronger than Zeilin's aod Black Draught.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-20

is an ominous sound to the mau who
isn't insured, wbeo he sees bis home
disappearing 10 flames aud smoke.
We can hardly have any compassion
on him, when it is SO easy aud at such
a small outlay to provide against such
loss. A policy 10 sbe Hartford lnsur-
ance Co. costs you but snaall SUN
when We draw it for you. aDd gives
you security as safe as the Bank OF
Eoglaud.
A. C. PHELPS co.,
Gea'lInsurance Agents, Sumter, 5. e.
Hch l5-o
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Manila. Sept. l3.

Manila. Sept. II.
Aaiusaps General, Washington
The Tartar vas sent to Hong Kong
TO dock, as requested by Maj Long. no
dock beiog large CROUCH as Nagaasaki.
She has capacity for 1.145 men aud
III cabin passengers. She took back
4 142 men and 81 cabin passengers
On her trip from San Francisco she
carried comfortably 1 .145 men and So
cabin passengers. Otis,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-20

To eat with appetite, digest with comfort
and sleep with tranquility, take dose OF
DR.. A. Simmoos Liver Medicine OCCASION
ally.
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Ravisher Hanged in Georgia

Tif,oo, Ca, Sept. IA negro was
arrested at Ty Ty and positively iden-
tilted as ose of the two negroes who
assaulted Miss Johnscc at that place
last Tuesday. Two hundred men hesv-
iiy armed assembled at Ty-Ty. People
passing 90 train at 2 O'Clock this
morning saw negro suspended 20 feet
10 the cir from telegraph pole.
Search sor the other coutinuea.
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SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.

Deposits of ST. and upwards received. To-
terest allowed at the rate OF 4 per cent. per
annum, on amounts above SIS and not exceed
ipg $500, payable quarterly, On first days OF
January, April, July and October:
R NJ. WALLACE,
r, 8 CARSON, President.
Cashier.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SUMTER,
STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE
pOSITORY, SUMTER, S. G.

Total proteciioo 70 deposilors Sl75.00o %
Transacts q General Barking Business.
Special attention given to collections.
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South Carolina and Georgia Tx:
tension R. R. Company.

Schedule No 2-In effect II OIL a. % Sun
day, June lSt5, 1899.
Between
Camden S. G., and Shelby, N. G..