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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
LIEUT.. VICTOR BLUE
H0N0RED BY MARION
Presented With a Beautiful
Loving Cup by His People.

Special to the State
Marion, Oct. 27.-Lieut Victor
Blue, who arrived with his wife last
Wednesday on brief visit to bis
mother and other relatives. was the
subject Of an interesting function"
last evening, when, before brilliant
aud appreciative assembly, the cere-
mony of presenting him with the
beautiful loving cup, contributed by
citizens of the community in which
he was reared, was conducted in the
spacious rooms of the Marion library.
The principal apartment was drapec
with tn national colors and tastefully
decorated with flowers and the az
tistic surroundings formed an at
taractive setting for the animated
picture of beauty and chivalry
gathered to do honor to the gallant
lieutenant and his lovely bride. The
appearance Of the lieutenant and his
party at a late hour Of the evening
was the signal for the prompt execn-
tion Of the programme that had beer
arranged in anticipation Of the event.
Hon. W. j. Montgomery in app1o.
pirate remarks introduced Hon j.
E. Elerbe, who had happily been
chosen to make the speech of pre-.
sentation.
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Beer Dispensers Hold On.

Columbia, Oct 29-At the meeting
of the State board of Control Satur-
day night Messrs Miles and Williams
reported that they had seen the at
torney general. who ruled that the
board had no right to close the beer
dispensaries that it could only be
done by the county boards. and then
only for cause The attorney gener-
al promised to submit his ruling in
writing tomorrow
Mr.. Haselden moved to reconsider
Mr.. Williams resolution relative to
closing the beer dispensaries on Nov.
l next
Mr. Williams seconded the resolu
tion, and on beng put it was carried
unanimously
Mr. Williams then moved that in
view cf the attorney generals ruling
en- the beer question the resolution
passed at the September meeting o.
the board be amended so that tbe
beer dispensaries be closed at the ex
piration of the terms OF office Of the
incumbents instead of Nov. l. as
already ordered This was second
ed by Mr. Haselden, and the motion
prevailed
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Fire at Manning.

siannioe Ost. % 28-Yesterdsy roro.
lug about 8 O'Clock smoke was dlscov.
ered ooziog from the store Of g. W.
KcpdsI, commonly called the racket
store. aud ;be building vas 50 full o!
smoke that toe front glasses we're
almost ready to burst out The Ire
was 10 the back OF the building, ABOUT
the n;l'iaery 7oeo, and 10 ore coa'd
get to !. on account Of the dense sGoEe.
As she tcwa had 20 fire protection, the
buiiding had 20 burn. and 1t was With
grea: wcrk that many sdioiaing buiid
ing were not lest also The origin oil
the hre is no; kaowo, sn exploded
amp being assigned as one theory
Tacre was $40 coo insurance, and i
is claimed tnas tbere was atou'
S14 coo III goods. consisting, OF clotn
log. shoes. etc, III fact, e siocE @
general merchandise, except groceries
al of which was completely destroyed
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Cuba is Improving
Slowly But Steadily.
Gen. Lee Says Natives not
yet Ripe for Establishing
Their own Govern
ment.

Washington, Oct. 29-Gen Fitz.
hugh Lee, who is in the United
States on vacation from his post in
Cuba. is in the city on his way south
He is accompanied by his son, To
morrow night Gen Lee expects to 60
to Richmond to witness the launch-
ing of the Shubrick, he will return
to Washington Wednesday.
In an interview ne says the people
ofCuba are steadily improving under
the existing protectorste of the
United States and are slowly but
surely rebuilding their war wasted
homes and repairing their crippled
fortunes. Life and property are sure
in Cuba, owing largely, ne said, to
the salutary restraint exercised by
American military authority. He
thinks the time not yet ripe, however
for purely Cuban government.
:Cubs." said Gen. Lee, els improv-
ing. The Cuhabs are tractahle and
self reliant Their impulses are
generally in the right direction, but
of course both In the theory and
practice of self government they are
wholly without experience. There
is among certain Cubans deep
seated prejudice against some men
who, the |Cubaos think oppressed
Cubans under Spanish rule, and if
given free rein the Cubans would
make short work of them The
United States government is pledged
to grant independence to Cuba after
the island has been pacifed, and |
believe that promise should be fulfill
ed Just as swiftly as we can in reason
and justice.
s'The industrial situation is impTov.
ing, the money is gradually going
into Cuba, but nothing like as fast
as it would if investors were sure
that property wocld remain safe for
years to come and protected by a
government strong enough to enforce
law and order !"
Gen Lee declined 20 discuss poll
tical affairs in Cuba ard whether or
not the Cubans desired independence
or annexation
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
FORTY POUND SHELLS DROP
PING IN LADYSMITH

Ladysmi,h, Oct 80, IL SO -
Firing commenced at 5 20 this morn
ing, the Beers Smelling Ladysmith
with 40 Founders
After seven shots the British guns
succeeded in silencing the Boer fire
4 force Of Beers is now advancing
on the British left flank
NEWS FROM VEST BORDER
London, Oct. 80 "A war Office
dispatch from Capetown dated Oct.
26, says "An armored train under
Llewellyn got within 1900 ards OF
the Boer iaager, three miles south OF
Crocodile Port. The Beers had
driven in their horses on the ap
proach of the train Three Maxim
belts were discharged into the Beers,
who must have had considerable
loss. They returned 10 shots with
no effect Col Plumer's outpost has
had several sk;.mishes On the Croc
odile river "
From later aavlces it was learned
tia, the LieweI!yn train returned to
Machndi, 100 mites north Of Mafek
ing. Liewe'iyp reports ell qpiat.
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YELLOW FEVER CON.
DITION.

Washington, Got. 29-Reports re-
celved by Surgeon General Wyman oi
the Marine Hospital Service are that
eight new cases Of yellow fever sp-
peared at Miami. Fla, yesterday. The
weather contiuues bad. At Key West
there we're two cases and one death
Saturday A strong breeze has been
blowing nine days aud is regarded as a
favorable Indication.
Jackson, Miss Oct. 29-No pew
cases of yellow fever have appeared in
Jackson during the past "a hours.
The temperature is falling rapidly to-
night. and heavy frost Is expected
By the latter part OF the week it is
believed all quarantines against Jack
SOD will be raised.
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SCHLEYS SOLITUDE.

Washington, Oct 3o.-secresary
Long said today that he did DOT
contemplate making aoy change in
Admiral Schley's orders. So far they
are nothing more than direction to
take command of the South Atlantic
station. The date will be definitely
fixed when it is koown exactly how
soon the Chicago will be ready for sea.
Nothing has been decided by the
department as to the dispatch of one or
more warehips to South Africa. Sec
retary Long pointed out that that see.
ton of the world is wi.bio the geograpb.
ical bounds of the South Atlantic
station. Therefore Admiral SchIey
will be at perfect liberty to 60 there, or
anywhere else 90 his station after hs
takes command. No order from the
department. will pe necessary 10 such
case.
Respecting the mooted increase of
the South Atlantic squadron, the
secretary said that he woc'd oot hesi-
tate to increase the nuube. Of ships on
the statioo if there were necessity for
it. So far the necessity has not
appeared. and, there eore. it was DOT
contemplated TO have Bore than the
three vessels, the Chicago. Montgomery
aud Wilmiostoo en- the station.
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Great Men Who Never Laugh
From the New York Press.

rom the new IOEk ETesS.
Great men have often faLcied it a
part Of greatness to refrain from
hilarity Philip ", of Spain, is
said to have laughed only once in his
life That was when bis bride, Anne
of Austria, wept at hearing that the
queens of Spain had no feet. She
took with German literalness an old
piece OF Spanish courtesy. As she
was jourpeyiDg toward Spain some
German nuns met her and desired to
present some stockings Of their OWE
knitting. The worthy princess was
about to accept the gift, when
Spanish grandee of her suite inter-
ferred with the remark that 1t would
be waste of etiquette, as the queens
Of Spain were not supposed to have
any use for stockings, whereat the
princess began 60 weep, understand
ing, poor woman, that on her arrival
in Spain her feet would be cut of.
Lord Chesterfield said "Nobody
has seen me laugh since l have come
TO my reason" and Congreve makes
his Lord Froth, in the Double Deal
er" say "When | laugh | laugh
alone Young people and fools
laugh easily. says all old proyerb,
which has often proved true.
Nevertheless, the singer, Robert,
gave lessons in laughing in Paris
and London in 1905, and, so far, at
least, as filing his own purse went,
with success. lie held that men and
women could not laugh "decently
and sympatheticaliy" without proper
training and said that person who
could laugh only in one tone seemed
to him ike one who could say oui
and non but that trained laughe7
should express many things
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
What Would Jesus Do ?

Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon. writing
in the November Ladies' Home Jour
nal in further emphasis of the teach
ings of bis famous book, "1n His
Steps," rei;erates that 1.-The teach.
ings of Jesus will work in the
market, the nome, the school, the
shop, the street, the life of man
everywhere, but they cannot work
in selfish heart, and they are not
capable Of expression in soul that
has put any one on the throne except
Him who is Lord of all. Why are
men afraid to try Love in business I!
Why are they cowsrdly in the face
of giving the greatest thing in the
world its most supreme teet /? Gene.
let US take Jesus at His word If
we seek the Kingdom of God first we
shall have ell the physical things We
need What would Jesus do There
is no question as to His conduct in
ou5 places There is no casuistry in
the question when asked honestly
every day. When the world is
willing to ask it. and lives according
to the daily answers, ii will begin 20
ENJOY it's millennium Perhaps that
Golden Age will be this ccming
century. Why not 2 1t rests with
the human race to prove thst of all
the mighty forces that rule the real
life of men on the earth, none ls SO
mighty, SO practical. SO permanent,
SO productive of happiness end
power as the life of Jesus lived owe:
again in the lives of those who be-
iieve in Him as the life abundant tor
weary world"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
THE NEW YORK COTTON
MARKET.

New York. OCT. 28-Business on
the Cotton Exchange has undergone a
further contraction this week, and the
market has been ratter dul! The
fact that the weather has contIcued
! warm aud favorable has increased the
confidence of the believers Ia lower
prices and their selling together with
the closing out Of those bulls whose
patience had become exhausted. and
backed up by the indifference Of Europe
to the ridicnously light receipts. was
amply suficieos TO take care of the
demand, and prices show little change
from last Saturday. Differences be-
tween the months have narrowed
sharply as a resul: of healy buying by
shorts in the rear positions, who fear
that the local stock might be much
sought after abd received 90 contract,
owing to the relative cheapness of this
market. January closed today at
7.13 to ia, against 7.l3 last Satur,
asy, while the more distant months
show small decline.
That the speculation is less active
than it recently has been is regarded
by many as sign of warning to those
who are long. The claim is made that
the bulls have played all their cards
reduced crop estimates, very light
receipts, good business aud heavy buy
ing for the general poblic-and that
the refusal of the market to advance
further indicates that these cards have
been played for all they are worth
To me the Situation seems to have
resolved itself for the moment into one
Of patient waiting between the South
erper, With bis crop to market, aud
the foreigo spinner whc must have this
cotton to spin. The cou6deoce shoWo
on both sides is great. He will win
ultimately wbo has correctly gauged
the size o! the crop and 10 the mean
time IL is question Of who gets fright
eoed first
There can be no doubt that if Eu-
ropean CONSUMERS believed that the
present movement Of supplies vas. even
10 measure, an indication of what we
are 6oaly to get, they would long ago
have bought everything 10 sight. But
they have not believed this, and do not
believe it yet do DOT see how they
can uoch longer ignore the neagreoess
ef receipts, and if the movement coz
tinues on anything like its present scale
believe they will abandon their idea
of getting cotton cheaper and Guy it at
such prices as they can. American
mills have already bought largely. The
open weather in the South is undoubt
edly helping the bears every day II
continues. Concerning bow much 1t is
adding TO tie crop there is great diver
sity of opinioa The market seems to
me TO be duplicating its action between
6 ceots and 81 ceute. ard | expect te
see it carry the parallel still: further and
follow the present stsgnatlon With q
very sharp advance.
James Riordan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01

London, Oct. 81 The war Office
has received dispatch which says
Gen VI hite has fought an engagement
presumably with Gen. Joubert's
force, which was pushed back after
several hours fighting The British
lost about 100 men aud tine Boer
losses were much greater. The
Beers we're in larger numbers aud
had better artillery.
Gen. Whites dispatch, which was
dated 4 80 p NJ, today read: Il
employed all the troops here except
the obligatory garrison before the
works / sent mountain battery,
the Royal Irish Fusilers and the
Gloucesters to take up a position on
the hills to clear my left flank. The
force moved at Il yesterday evening
and durisg some night frlOg the
battery mules stampeded with some
of the guns, which, however, | hope
to recover. These battalions have
not yet returned but are expected
this evening l detailed two brigade
divisions of field artillery and five
battalions of infantry. aided by
cavalry, under Gen French, to at
track position upon which the
enemy yesterday mounted guns.
We found this position evacuated,
bat our force was attacked with con.
siderable vigor by what l believe
were Gen. Joubert's troops They
had many guns and showed in great
numbers. Our troops were all in &C
tion an we pushed the enemy back
several miles, bot cid not succeed in
reaching his laager. Our losses are
estimated at between 80 and 100. but
those Of the enemy must have been
much greater, the fire of our guns
appearing very affective
CATER being in action several
hours / withdrew the troops and they
returned unmolested to their canton.
ments. The enemy are in great
numbers and their guns range further
than our field guns
II now have some naval guns
which have have temporarily silenced
and. hope, will permanently doml-
nate the enemy;s guns with which
he has been bombardiug the town at
range of over 5000 yards -
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Yates Replies to QUITS.

10 the Editor or Ibe news ana
Courier: Will you kindly allow me a
brief space to reply to Mr.. D. A. G.
Oazs's comments on me, and cay that
be is great Dig. pufed up ase, aud
were it rot for the notoriety be has
recently gained by his slauderous ct
sacks upoo certain gentlemen in this
State the puolio would never have
kuown of his existence In my article
l made DO unkind or unfrieudly allu
sions to him wished to avoid per-
sonali,ies, 10 which the public are not
interested | asked certain questions
as citizen. bad right 30 ask.
He could not answer taem truthfally
without compromising bis friend OF
friends on the State board 80 it suited
his purpose better to evade the ques-
tions and call me ''pimp" and a
"boot.lick Wheo he calls me these
names be lies, aud be does 50 knowing
ly. If bis statement concerning
the other subjects of bis vile attacks are
not more accurate than bis statements
concerning me they are very bare of
truth. He says | lost orders for glass
90 account of the wor'hlesspess of my
goods Here be makes another false
statement knowingly He knows the
orders we're taken from me because of
certain false and rascally representa-
tions made by j. B. Doutbit to the
State board, and given to oue OF Dou-
this's friends. representing small
jobbiog concern, which concern imme-
diate!y ~placed the order given by the
board to my people to manufacture. He
says I obtained a '0eer privilege" and
farmed it out for seventy-dve dollars per
mooth. This. too, is false He says |
am short to the State several hundred
dollars. This is false. or at least this
is the frs, have heard Of it I was
uoder heavy bond, and my bondsmen
are responsible Why was not
my bond sued ? He speaks
of bis modesty. Great God !
Has he any? The public doubtless
will be surprised to know that this
"Major" D. A. G. Oozts of present
ard sudden notoriety is the same D A.
G.. Oczts that little newspaper in
Charleston in 1890 had dressed up like
an ape 10 uniform, with yellow trim
mings, dancing around the State.
Modesty Yes, he knows as much
about modessy as Bob Iogersoi' did
about Corlssiapity. QUITS is bitter
and very sour-doubiless smartiug
under his recent chastisemept but let
ue advise him to cheer up, study ravi-
cation and 10 the spring manipulate
the guiding cords over mules back,
lose sight of the past end forget eli
about intrigues, rebates aod fat jobs,
aud put away bis 13 iech guns. He
has nc ammunition for weapons of this
calibre, aud when the Legislature
meets let's have thorough iuves,iga
ton. Let Blusn,hal & Bickert, of
Atlanta. be asked to testify as to all
they know of Ouz:s aud Doutbit.
Let Mr.. j. 0 A. Moore. of Oar
liogtou, be invited to give his expert
eoce Of J. B Doutbit's conduct as a
member of the board o. .itb your
rat killing, Heseldep. Dan Miles and
Chris Robinson. Don't let few
political enemies eide track you-the
people are "wid ye."
j. St Julien Yates.
Fort Motte, Ootober 20
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sSpanialis and Cubans," says the
New York Press, ARE living together
all over Cuba in perfect am!:y-
nowhere were so than in Santiago,
the real Cnban capital When we
contrast this condition with the mur-
der of eco Unionists in the South
during the first year after the war OF
the rebellion we see how slight are
the obstacles to the reconstruction OF
the island if natural racial lines ate
followed Ia j: true, really. that
thousand Unionists' were killed
in the South in the year mentioned
| go. the fact wholly escaped atten-
ton in this region, and none of them
were eve. missed, at any rate.
Doubtless the Press ia wrongly in
formed as ususl-News and Cou.
rior
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01

A vast q ference exists in the flavor
of Eggs Hens fed on clear sound
grain, and kept on a clean grass run,
give much finer product than fowls
that have access to statle aud manure
heaps of all kinds of filthy food.
Hens feeding on fish and onions
flavor their eggs accordingly. just
as cows eat'ns onione or cabbage or
drinking offensive water impart bad
taste to the milk and butter. The
richer the faed, the higher the color
of eggs. Wheat and corn give eggs
the best color.
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sEABoARD IN CAMDEN.

Camden, Oct. 26 The seaboard
Air Line began yesterday to lay their
track in Camden. They started at the
juoctiou Of tie South Carolina and
Georgia Extension Railroad and will
immediately lay the track from there to.
the river, distance of two or more
miles, the purpose being to haul the
iron for the bridge directly to the
river.
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London. Oct 80 --latest news

London, Oct 80 --latest news
iton the western border mas appa
rentiy reassared the Bfi;ish autnori
ties as TO the ability OF Ma1eaing ard
Kimberly to withstand assaults.
a dispatch from Fort Tuli, for
warded during the evening, OF Oct
q, announces that Biackbernss force,
in ,he skirmisl: st Rhodes Drift,
killed II Beers A X affir spy re
ported tha: many more Bo=rs were
lying ia the Diff, dying Blackburn
died Of his wounds OF returning to
Fort Tuli Scouts report there tnat
the Beers are concentrating strongly
on the Rhodesian border with Max
inns.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01

Tie revenue tax on Iegacies ma
lad heavy hand on Converse col.
iege. The amount left will amount
to over 100000 The revenue law
says 10 per cen: Of it must be paid
30 the internal revenue depart
ment This will take over $40, ,Ooo
out of the portion intended for the
college There seems to be no way
around it
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medical examination was begun yes
terday, and it is expected that
the regiments will embark in
about week. Emperor William
wired farewell message to the
Royal Dragons, of which regiment
be is honary colonel, saying: "May
you all return unscathed and we'll. !"
The Standard voices the general
anxiety regarding Sir George Whites
position by remarking on the
adaptability aud able strategy of the
Boers, for which they had hitherto
not been given credit 1t goes on to
say: "Tneir strategy is 80 we'll
planned that it is the product of some
officer trained in the best European
school of war"
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London, Oct. 81 1t is believed
that the naval brigade which arrived
Monday at Ladyemitb consisting of a
hundred men from the British cruiser
Powerful, with some of the Power
furs four-incn quick 6rers, with a
range Of 10000 yards, firing 45
pound she'll
The battery that was lost is proba-
bly, one consisting Of six two and a
half muzzle leaders and SO mules
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Lorenzo Marques, Deiagoa Bay,
Oct. 30.-A dispatch received here
today from Pretoria. under date of
Oct. %, says Gen. Cronie, the Boer
commander, announced there that the
British garrison at Mafeking made a
bayonet attack on Commandant
Louws Lager, near Grandstand, but
were repnlsed, leaving six dead on
the field, and it was believed that
many of the attacking party were
wounded. The dispatch adds that
Saturday moraing Col. Baden.Powell
asked for an armistice 10 order to
bury the dead Ger. Cronje con-
sented to this. the Beers assisting IN
placing the dead in the wagon re-
turning to MafekiDg
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WHITE GETS REINFORCE
MENT

Ladysmitb, Oct. 80, l2 so p. n.-
The naval brigade arrived this
morning at half past 9 o'clock and
mas Just commenced firing guns
with great precision The Boer 40
Founders, which had again begun to
she'll the town, were temporarily dis
abled at the third and fifth shots
Brisk firing is in progress on the
right and left.
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London, OCT. 81 "A dispatch f:om
Capetown announces the arrival IN
Table Bay of the Duuottar Castle late
last evening With Gen. Sir Redvers
Butler and his staf, who are expected
to land this morniog They will meet
with a tremendous ovation in Capetowo.
Il is reported from Pretoria that 200
of the British wounded fron Dundee
arrived there aud have beea furnished
accom- modatioo in the State school
building.
London, O:,. 31.-A dispatch from
Lorenzo MARQUES Gays strong force Of
Portuguese troops has arrived on the
Traos7asl border from Mozambique
territory, owing to fears regarding the
hos.ili.ies between the British aud
Beers.