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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-29
Seven Americans ard Hun
dradg af SpaniardS Free.

Manila, NV q, Il 80 g. The
insursea's Rave evacuated Mas asc|aTeo.
province o: Psnsas!oan, leaving seGen
American aad 81 Spanish prisoners,
WOO escaped in tbe coOsus'os of tie
F,iioiDos retreat. The Americans ere
z. j. Green and George Powers of the
ba;,ies6ip Oregon Thomas Edwards
ard Charles Bird Of the Sixteenth
infantry Heory W. James OF the
Twelfth infantry Joao Desmond OF
the sgDal corps. ADD T H. Huber CT
Loves scouts Taey report tbat two
Americans wac we're unable to escape
are With tie iosurgeats They are
David Scot: OF the Tveo:y fourth
iofantry ard William Sherry o. he
aospitall corps. Fou7 dssersers arc
with toe E,ipinos. Howard, MARTA
a1a Fo,a of tie Csllforaiars, sad
Waite. whose fcro1er regimeat IL
nokoowa. Howara is the only oee
seg2;og wish The 'nsrvge2;s. He il
captain of artillery.
Col Bel; CT the g5;r'y.foattd voiua-
.ee-s arrived a. MsogalsreO last
ezeaios a::er h.ra r,17ca aa,' sord;rg
the Agnon &c for;id :aat FovIaf's
Company Of TIE Thirty third bad
occepied the town 70: '~o days, the
;nsursects Gen Alsjarar'no c2arcsod-
ine, re,rea;iog 20 tbs nounsaias behioc
the town, short Of food and annupi
t;on. Bes;de tb;s bis zen we're
deserting aa6 SIX canooo WHICH The
insurgents vefe drsesieg. iupeded
thei7. march Col Bell proposes to
fol.cu ,ae Fiipiaos uosli be caa bring
aocu: decisive 6ga' OF th2y are
! saanered s!aoeaia.cn wzs strongly
fortified with rife pits cc0usaodiog
the roads. but h. peu.gea:s absndoo
Sd .he place v;;aoa, f-!ae q shot
Taree aunirea Srsaoisa prisoners
Uno escaped f:en 'feig cspsess before
re tsme,lcgn aa7arce lnc ud:as civil
ficials o: .a:S c,c hsge oeen II .he
aands CT ,be I',iaiios f.r more thao e
year. aaa n,aaq c5T5cfs. have arrived
at Matte during t:5e pass week.
Fraac;-ao RISES brought l09 0: taen:
sroa. Gen ,vheaGon faee ve.e g
s..,ei~g sPF2reIiad anc. o2aaaed CEN
r.ay So:na gcfe ii aa,s sa3 l. c.--:cG
reo;n TTayus to Saa E'abiaa ii arasy
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Nv YORK. Nov 27-I2t.a E7eniog
Poss says: Ga !is;u u aaf5 far zoe Dscf
a,.g, 1t aas Teamed s@:ssay, a:e naEing z
s,a.@ progress - shis e:iJ fi:aoea mere
a,sn are vo:an;cesio. !: Pai!adeip p1is
s"3 cts. places 'as ,ecrziis ere
f:aal Chiefly a-oos :1a iris.. :i'e7.
:ca3s, ai:boaaa Gerasns AID :aen Of
car :.a;jona ities are .jso va.ug1.cer
iss % 6. aa.:a@ ;;:e B5er das soEe
{ zse: q: v5uag I7i>aa,sn aa9e a:ready
i@s.s tais c:;q for SIC Isqn.T.ai. b,: :he
a,1es. recrritius is j9ue i: Gn:csgo
.:..:. ;.t,ier 0as.ara cities, saa E.aGciscc
.s.s:i'.:.:: !ee elc.a
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LOssE3 At BEACON Hill

~ ~ - = - - - - ~ ~ - - 49,
Durbar, Natal Nov q -gaa
latest reports Of Scr ssii6saga :
lossas Al the Beacon Hi engagement
STOW tast Is men we're !lil:ed alid
= 0oaaaed TIE H5es; YORKSHIRE
segi1aans suffered; iaaTii ~;
E Dos vas captured sad seTeTc zee
ere ;n3sstng
Dispatches i.onl Pees;deaz G.rsee.aT
ard Gen Joabe.; toa9d or R9e-
prisoner said she boer losses e. Bel
noaz were 10 msn killed aaa -
wounded Il added. IN order 70 reas
sure The barshers. ti:st il iaG been
deemed necessary 10 :a!i back 90
VI afrentof
A pigeon message sroaa Cois Lam
Ii and Def al LsGysasitttt,. undated, !,
reports all well
Anotsle: navai contingent fron Zoe
British frs..cless cruiser Terrible.
with two inch gus, started To-:
me front tonight
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The following message has been
telegraphed to the commander in
chief at the Cape
"The queen desires you to convey
to the naval brigade at Gras Pan ber
majesty's congratulations on their
gallant conduct and at the same
time express the queens regret at
the losses sustained by the brig
ade
Dr.. jameson, The leader Of TIE
famous raid, has arrived III bondon
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Rules For Young Men.

St Louis Republic
Men who become successful in the
latter years of their life sometimes
give out the set Of guiding rules to
which they attribute their success.
The following rules are said to have
been formulated by Andrew Carnegie
for his guidance
!. Never enter barroom, nc:
let the contents OF . barrocH1, enter
yoa
,. Do no, use tobacco
Gonceatrete Hav;ps entered
apoa cart&io !iae of work. COS
time sid coa5b;;.e ,:pon .:.ae iine
Go rot e!.;:;il: e!..:;il: f..i.a1 go a5oat
ecur 5as11, Do aos ies aay vsaae
c.aa .;a::ns he u&s per;osa:ed the :zork
assigael: !:im 4 nan -i.i sove-
;ise L ne acts sau5 Pgomoeioc
cones ffom exceptional wor. Z
:saH rause ieara where bis en-
pioyers :n:esesls lie and prsh To-.
; these
The young man vbo Gees Sais IS
tie yoang n.an whom ce2iEai wants
for . partner and SOB ia-i.w. he
IS .le vung man who oy and by.
-eaches She bead Ct the fraa
5 Ssye little always .Fi:ate7e.
he youy wages. lay 5y something
fro1l :heE
c Never speculate. Never bay
stocks or grain GA margin
{. e7e- ;oderse When 7Zcs
er;e- CO ea-iaess 70: gcorseif, ne7er
:ndarSe fe7 others L Is disaaaesi.
a.: 7ac7 resources end ali ycur credit
a:e tie sacred property c: tie nea Sao
haze t-vs:ed you Il you wish 20
f1olp sDo Ter. give h;n al tie oasa yeu
cas- spare Necs- incogse: 1t :s Dis
heoes5.
Aao;,ser set os rnlea for 3ouog ,neo
70 follow are laid do1a by a naa vho
5uilt up 80 immense businese, the
-ansi 6c2t;0os of abic5 exieDded ali over
TIE Uai:ed s,2.as.
They will bear Porrss: end s:e as
fcfiows;
Keep good c2=paoy c. aooo. Never
be idie
/: yau- aspds csnao. be usefciig
employed, attend 20 the cultivation Of
ycur misd
Always speak tae ,ca:a Make ieS
promises.
Live Up to your engagements. Keep
gcur ovn secrets. il yoo have any.
When you speak to person. look
him in the face
Good company auG goca conversation
are the very sinews Of virtue.
Good character is above ali things
else
You- character cannot be essentially
Injured except by your owo acts.
IF any cue speaks evil Of you. let
your life be SO that ucne will believe
him.
Drink 90 kind OF Intoxicating
I:qaors.
Egsr live (misfor'une ezcep:ed)
within you, income
NIaeo you retired to bed, think over
wat yoa have been doing during the
Cav
Make &c haste 10 &c ricd. il goa
woald proper
, su,aIl sad steady saioa give conpe-
;enc7 w;'o tranquility OF ;aiod.
Never play At az; gaze o: chance.
Avoia temptation, through lear you
mav 20: withstand it.
E.rn money before yo0 spend it.
Never Fca iato de5; uu;ess you see a
wag 10 &C: ca, sgaio.
Necer borrow If 5ou can possibly
aco;d It.
., not carry ro.il you are able TO
sorpor: wife
Never speak evil Of aay ooe-
Be Just before you ere generous.
Keep yourself iunoceat ii ycu would
De aappg
Save voeu you are ye4og TO spend
wien you a:c old
Read ovc. the above ua1ina at ieas:
oDce week
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Cotton Seed Wanted.
F:a7ing severed Ey ccanec:ioo with the
Sumter Oh M;!i Co., ar: now prepared 70
/ = 20 o
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Much Anxiety is Felt in Eng
laud for Ninth Lancers

London, Nov. 90, ( 80 m.-A
fresh interruptions in the east African
cable service at this Interesting mo-
ment has caused cessation Of war
news As yet the war ohice has not
received Lord Mathuen's detailed
list of casualties nor is any infofma
at hand regarding the Whereabouts
of the Ninth Laucers, who were sent
in pursuit of the Beers from Gras
Pan
The Daily Mai! says chat private
telegram announces that toe Larcers
are still scouting ahead Of A.1'huen s
advancing column, bet as be an
nounced yesterday tha. be was
giving his men days rest, this is
hardly possible
Indeed, the greatest anxiety is felt,
and more especially 10 view Of the
fact tea; the Berlin jouriai, The Deat
schewayte, which regularly prints
Boer communications, announced yes.
terQ2y beioTe II c0oi0 naE/ Oeef Is
certained from Britis;. sources, that
the naval origage lest 100 men 3;
Gras Pan and that the Ni,,h Lspcers
were captured
It is understood that the govern
ment Yesterday decided to proceed
Immediately With the mobilization
aud emoarkation Of the sixth division
Of 10 goo men under we'll known
lieutenant generel
Gen Hi!dyard 6 movement at Bea
con Hill is beginning 70 be recog
pized as one of the best things the
campaign has yet shown as it has
relieved tee tension Of ,ne situation
in Nat2l aud has Brought the relief o!
Lsaysni;h within nseasurea5e DIS
iance
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Cotton Seed " ancad.

F;e7ine severed cly ccnnec:ioo with the
Sumter Oh III! Co., ar: now prepared 70
p.v tee highest cash prie- 70: cotton seed 3;
- Ga C. 5 {: i Iepo.. aoi 80 aa.d!ioG
aaea! .aa nuiis See re celo:e sa.i:ag or sx
2ha2e:ng yc"r seea
V. B..soYbE.
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is 80 oniaous soaad 10 tee uaa @bc
;sn's ;nsared. when De sees bis home
disappearing in faces and smoke
We Gag hardly baVe aa7 compassion
on bin. whea it is SC easy a5d a. such
g su.al outlay to pro7;:ie against such.
loss a policy IL the Hartford Ipsor-
ance &C. costs Jou bnt sc:alI sue:
uhsa ae dsav it :a.. 7oa. and gives
you security ss safe as he Bank Of.
Easiand
A, C. PHELPS Co.,
sa7!Tnsuraoce agents. Sumter, S. c.
,ch 80
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Diuests what you eat.

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Oar losa was about Il as;;iiiie,: aud
So wounded
IIil5yard las @dcapeed TO pos
i:cu uaar Fee, as $;e nope 70 cut of
=ian enemy. vao IS baiieved &c D 'e
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ioS
Il nus, ak 7gu % sa7a yssr
woaoded &c. to shoot ocT fise. |
uu., wars g5c aos - ase dom }un
bullets, or .se ;be s41 os r:..ee tae&ea-
eroa.iy. scoe acftoa IS cowesdfs :e
,de ez.reme aac / car2ot :c:s.s.. &c
it.
TIE reporsed de,er,ains:ioa o5 tie
Uaitea States 90 ce:nyel Arcsser 70
allow Coosui General M@c7u0 70 exer-
else us righss Gs B7'tish ageaf 3 Pse-
soria has crea,ed 40 excelient ;m7sas-
sioo here aua has called out y.riou-
exo.es,ioos ot Satisfaction snd gsa, :
tude
London, Nov q, 5 Mo
further news respecting lord Ne
thuen's advance has been received,
and the absence Of official details
regarding his losses creates the
greatest suspense. especially since
the publication of heavy sacrifices
endured by the naval brigade No
alarm, however, is felt as to his
position. despite the evidence that
the Bees intend to contest every
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HIS POWER is TOO GREAT.
CoLER WOULD CLIP CORPORA TI0N
IOUNSEI'S WINGS.

He Saws That His Confession OF tho
800 900 O'Brien & Clarke Judgment IL
Startling Evidence of Power the Mis-
use of which Might Greatly Tnjure the City
l.. Latin Kellogg. OF counsel to O'Brien q
Clarke contractors. to whom an award OF
500 900 for extra work on the Croton aque-
duct was made as n compromise by Corporation
Counsel Scott in 1897. served on Comptroller
Coler yesterday n writ OF peremptory man.
damus directing him to pay the claim. Comp
trollcr Coler has fought the claim since taking
office. and has spent $4,000 OF his own money
in an effort to have 1t set aside. Last SUNNI or
he and Mr.. Kellogg wers fighting the hold-up
com binntion I'm the Municipal Assembly. In
this case Mr.. Kellogg has been fighting tho
Comptroller MIR. Coler made this stateme mt
yesterday:
Tho defeat Of the city In its efforts to SGT
inside and nullify the judgments confessed in
the aqueduct claims should be a startling les
son to the taxpayers OF New York. The city
litigated these claims to the Court OF Appeals
Ave or six years ago. employing ut large cx-
pense tho most eminent lawyers In the city.
and succeeded in finally defeating them on
their merits. Thereafter the predecessor OF
tho present Corporation Counsel confessed
Judgment to the amount OF s1VO.OD on the
ground that By doing 30 tho city avoided the
by the passage OF relief bills in the Leg
islature In other words. the consideration
for what would otherwise be a simple gift OF the
cty's money was fear Of future legislation ad-
verso TO tho interests Of the city OF New York.
Such q power IA this should not be allowed to
rest in the hands Of any one man. IL II i'm
portant to note. however. that the last decision
OF the Court 81 Appeals. sustaining the confess
siOn OF Judgment. was not ma las has been
errpncously stntrl-upOn an argument on the
right III the Corporation Counsel TO confess
Judgment without til" consent OF the Comp
trollcr Tho certificate obtained from the
Appellate Division upon which the Court OF
Appeals heard the case. and t. which Its Jurs-
dictiou exclusively related did not present this
question The recent efforts which have made
10 have this fundamental question decided by
the Court Of Appeals before payment OF the
Judgment was finally made. appear to have
been frustrated. and now sec no way In which
"If tn. Court Of Appeals should finally de-
eide that the Corporation Counsel possesses
the power to- confess Judgments in unlimited
amounts, without the consent and agans the
protests Of the Comptroller in cases where fhe
city'- rights have been ludicinlly maintained
by the courts. upon such iiimsy prct"Nt as n
fear of what future leg slatures might enact, II
IL certainly time that such power, should he
limited by an Amendment 10 the charter, in
the former city o. Brooklyn. II required the
consent OF three elective officers before con-
fesSons ~ Judgment could be made. and sim.
liar restrictions exist in cases Of nearly all
charter possesses such threatening possibili-
fi.sgu g
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DImD.

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ne, .,sa sraI.,,. p,,,. .,,aruao ~.
1900 =
So,i.o -, ,,,.r., ,.,..,,.u
FANnioH'-M iohhors friday Deo' l. 1888.
james j. flrrrh' age ~ years
Fuh'ra services from residence OF MS daughter.
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock. Interment at
Baltimore
"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-02
NO MONEY IN 65 CENT GAS
Tho New Amsterdam Company Puts It's
sI.IO Rate Into Effect.

Tho New Amsterdam Company Puts It's
s1.1O Rate Into Effect.
The New Amsterdam Gas Com rany put into
effect yesterday it's restored rate OF Sl.lO .
thousand feet. +. S. Hastings, Vice -PresIdent
Of the company. said that so far as he knew
the rate would be adhered TO. Mr.. Has
tings added that at IS cents a thousand feet no
company could pay a fair interest on its
capitalization. The company expected to re-
tain nearly all OF its customers by the intro
duction OF a new patent burner. OF which il
has the exclusive control in this city.
According to Wall street reporis yesterday.
the Consol dated Gas Company has sent out Al
additional force OF canvassers to approach cus-
toners who were taken from the COMPANY by
the New Amsterdam Company while the latter
was charging so cents n thousand feet II was
also reported that attempts were still being
made to arrive at some basis Of settlement of
the war.
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TINT HARLEM BABY.
Five Weeks Old and just Foot Long
Lives In an Incubator and IL One of Twins.

One Of the smallest infants ever born 10
thriving well In home made ncu bator al i;s
parents home. 14S West lO5th street. Marie
Thelma Do Long is one OF twins born FIVE
weeks ago. Tho babies were so small that the
family physician said trip to Bellevue was
more than they could stand.
The father OF tho twins rugged up small
wooden box to serve as an incubator and into
this the mites were placed. Tho temperature
was Kept at NO degrees ami nourshment adj
began to fail and died NJ the end Of the NTH
day. Marie. the surviving tot. measures three
inches around the waist and her feet are an
inch long, Each hand measures AN inch from
the wrist to the finger tips and her body is less
than foot long.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-02
EXCHANGE Ri1ES ADVAvCF.
Tho Rise the Result of tho Action of tho
Bank of England.

Influenced by the advance in the discount
rate OF the Bank OF England to per cent. tho
market for sterling exchange advanced = OF a
cent In the pound yesterday. Demand ster-
ling sold at s4SjG
This rate IL still about ~ cents in the pound
under the gold exporting roint, anil dealers in
foreign exchange said that they did not think
that the nfvanc. In the exchange market indi-
Gated present likelihood OF gol exports, They
said, however. TINT II the Bank OF England
really wanted gold II would undoubtedly offer
Inducements that would make gold exports
possible at S+SIh or less. The opinion was
expressed TINT the Bank ~ England desired
rather to stop the drain on it, own gold supply
10 view OF the necessity for to shin to South
Africa: rather than TO Induce shipments Of the
metal from this country 20 England.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-02
AFFAIRS ~ GUATEMALA.
Bananas Taxed Ten Cents Bunch-Troops
Being Prepared for n Revolution.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 1.-Passengers from
Guatemala report that n tax OF 10 cents 9
bunch on Sananas was imposed by President
Cabrera to meet the demands OF an empty
treasury. He has assured the citizens theFs
that 1t will be removed in two months. or N
Feb. l. A revolution is constantly looked for.
and the Government troops are kept prepared
at Zacapa for any emergency.
An important piece Of inform alton is that
relative TO the expedition by the Mexican
Government against the MAYA Indians o. Ylca-
tan. whom they intend to punIsh AMI subiue
for certain acts against the Government OF
Mexico. Gen. Monasterio IL in command Of
the expedition. and left Belize few days ago.
going M the Hundo River. The small gun boats
built for the Army in New Orleans are being
put together. and prove seryiceable. The stern
wheel steamer. also built in New Orleans for
the expedition. Is vol adapted - the purpose
o! an inland river gunbnat. Gen. Monastery
will occupy Bacalns and make that a base II
supplies for his expedition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-02
Brooklyn Inst,tu,e Bond. Held Up Again.

Alderman McKeever tDem.. Brooklyn called
up the resolution authorizing tho Issue OF
100000 worth OF bonds for an addition to the
Brooklyn Institute Of Arts and Sciences at
yesterdays meeting 81 the Board. Alderman
Bridges Dem. Brooklynl who opposed II on
Tuesday. mad no objection to it's passage. but
Alderman Byrns dem. BROOKLYN said that
the streets In his district needed having With
Mr.. Byrne In opposition the resolution could
not be passed. and II was made n special order
for > 80 o'clock on next Tuesday.