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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-19
CONFEDERATE REUNION
Heaaqaerters South Carolina Division
United Confederate Veterans,
Gha,lsasnn. s c. July II 1899

Headquarters South Carolina Division,
United Confederate Veterans.
Charleston, s c.. July r. 1899
/ Asshe rsqsess of cur host, the
eoed ci,iseos Of Chester, each Camp
vil! advise Captain j. ". Reed, Chair
naD of Committee On Information.
Chester, 8. c., how many delegates
and otaers viii attend tie Chester Re.
nnlsa, July rs b, aod Il possible the
nanss os those sbo propose attending
TEE people Of Chester desire t5 make
every gucs: comfortable, AID it will
materially help them to secure the
above iaiorma.:on 10 advance. and
coaaaee 10 :he gres.er confors CT Wis
nors
IL Cowmsuders vii. potify their
spoasers and maias OF Hosor to report
to Rev D N McLauchiio, at The
Amor. Cisy Hail Building. Wedaes
day. July 26ih, at l2 N wien full
information as to their movements, acd
aD7 Information for ;heir convenience
ani comfort, will be given
Ill. Commander j. ". Reed.
Walker. Castor Camp, Caestcr, s. G +,
is sppoiated Ca;ef Marshal for The
parade, July 9Th. aoo will make all
arrao gemeots therefor.
b; order of G |. Walker,
JAS g Holmes. Camd'r
Adj. Gen Chief of Staff
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AT Americas wro Tas 10 Italy at
tie s;ais cf the distraction Of Ce.yera's
feet writes as follows to the New York
Sac: II took The paper to Prof. Row
e.s. who speak Amos: perfect scholars
English aad asked hin 30 translate 1t
to me, which ne dia 10 excellent style
un:ii he came uear the end, when, With
8 little beaitasion, be read, AND the
naad played the Flag With the Stars
Ga IL and IL Will be Very Warm 10
the City This E7eniug.'' 1t was about
. niaate before [ recognized the last
a,ece.'
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CITADEL CADETSHIPS.

The following counties have vacan.
cies is beneficiary scholarships in the
Citadel academy Aiken /, Ander-
son /, Clarendon l, Greenyille J.,
Charleston l, Horny l, Newberry l..
Orangebu5g l, Pickens l. Applica-
tions to stand the competitive exami.
nations must be sent to Mr. c S.
Gadsden, chairman of the board of
visitors, Charleston, by August l.
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Killed by a Bicycle.

Breslau, July ls-The schlesiche
ZeituDg declares that the death Of
the Czarewitch, Grand Duke George,
who passed away July 10, was due
to bicycle accident While wheel
ing over the hiiIy country about
Abbas TumaD, in the Caucasus. the
paper adds. a rDishep caused him
sucn loss Of blood that be died on
the spot of occurrence
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Hundreds Rescued.

Washington, July 1.-THE life
saving bureau has received the fol-
lowing telegram from Supt. Hltchins
at Galveston. Tex who with force
Of life savers has been operating 10
the flooded districts "Have rescued
$40 people. Seven to Is feet Of
water over The cotton and cane plan.
ststlons Some drowned. Many
narrow escapes Have surf boat and
borrowed boat and seven men operat.
ing now under keepers y
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Black Diamond Road to Be
Built.
Special to The State

Special to The State
Anderson, S. {. July 12-Finaoclal
Agent Dickinson stated toDlght that
the Black Diamond Railroad would be
built. Sir Thomas Tancred is DOW in
Alaska, but will probably join him 10
Washington about the first cf August.
Sir Thomas is Inspecting the White
Pass Railway, from Lake Bennett to
For: SelSirk.
TIE survey of the tideWater division
of the Black Diamond from Rockville
to Port Royal is progressing rapidly
The visitors are 10 close consultation
with Anderson promoters.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-19

Mothers, me call your attention TO fs.ss'
C.rminali7e |, acts promptly. it is pieasA
az. 10 The taste, aa3 the children will take 1t
gi,hou. coaxiog It relieves promptly and
permanently. II we can get you 10 use it,
yea will ge; Others 70 do l'ke~ise. Your
drueeis, sells it. JF W. DeLo,ms.
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Convulsons, cramps, chronic female dis
eases and Mysteries are cured by the use Of
Simmons Squaw Vine Wine Tablets.
oar stomach is one of the 6rst symptoms
Of coming bilious attack. Cure i, with
few dose. Dr.. ~ A. Simmons Liver Aedicioe.
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Privilege Tax.

The privilege tax income from the
sale of fertilizers amouats to $50, 600
July 10th, against S61 GOO the same
date last year. This tund goes to the
support Of Clemson College in eh
indirect way as provided by the legis-
iature 10 order to conform to The
coostiiuticu Of The United States.
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New subscribers to the WATcHMAN
AND SoUTHRoN, or old subscribers not
in arrears, who pay for one year in
advance, will be presented with any
book they may select from the above
list. The book will be delivered
postage paid to any address in the
United States, Canada or Mexico.
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Claren0lt LODGE No. 60, A. T. N.

.g-HE REGULAR MONTHLY CoMMU-
NICATION of Claremout Lodge, No.
ca, A. F. NJ, viii be held on Thursday
Evening, July 20, at y p. m. Brethren
will take due notice and govern themselves
accordingly
A;test.-Y. C. NOSES. Sec.
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r. B. Rice, Druggist, Greensboro,
Ga, writes as follows: SIN the past elgnt
years, have sold more Of Dr.. Pitts
Cayminssi7e than all the soothing syrups,
colo drops, and other baby medicines COM
sined.,, Sold by ]. 2. W. DeLorme.
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Summer School for Teachers "a instruc-
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For illustrated handbook and catalogue,
Address,
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Sex headache, wind on The stomach, bill
l;ousuess. uauae4, are quickly cured by few
dosss of DR.. NJ. A. Simmons Liver Medicine.
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Probably you use il

Nearly everyone docs, and il so yosa
know ali ABOUT how Far superior It IS 70
either baking soda OF baking powder
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IS the lates. advance ii, baking prepara.
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The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17

that they would be not only fired upon,
but pursued as soon as the hriush
could man their boats SO. when the
fugilives were fully out Of sight IN the
fog Beman sieered the galley directly
across East river 10 its western shore;
and as it was night by this time they
turned their course in the opposite d.
rectiou from what their pursuers would
take. and silently skirtius Manhattan
island souihward rowed completely
around the little city OF New York.
This was an extremely hazLrdou,
thing to do. for the course carried them
close along the front of the Battery
AMI under the very guns of several big
frigates. Now and then they were
hailed by seutinels from land or ship,
but Beman. having prepared himself to
answer by questioning guards and of.
ficers on the Whiiby, replied in such a
way as to avert all suspicion.
Within an hour or 50 the galley struck
into North river. and bere the tide was
running in their favor. for it set north
ward in a mighty current. Before morn
ing they were beyond danger and
within few days had arrived. some a:
Washiugton's headquarters and others
at their homes. While their pursuers
were searching the stretches OF East
river and the shores Of the Sound for
them. thesr Yankee rebels were march
ing triumphantly onward to enlis;
again in the struggle for liberty
mar Beaumont. in Youths Companion.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17

would run ashore somewhere and ar
ford an opportunity fer the Americans
to escape. But the rattlirg of a chaia
in raising the anchors reached TIE ears
Of the night officer on one Of she frig-
ates. and before the Viii ~ had fairly
begun to move a yawI filed with ma
rines came alongside, and the under
taking was frustrated
But 50 enfeebled by rigid confine-
ment and low diet were most Of the
prisoners that probably many of them
would have perished even had they es
capped. They had not endurance TO
march across the country to their
friends Thus 1t was plain that any
attempt at general escape woald de-
feat itself.
Finally Beman decided TO include a
few only of his harbor comrades, and
hoped by quietness and swif,ness to
get off without awaking much oppo-
sition. To this end he selected the
seven of his companions best fitted for
the attempt, and, rehearsing his plans
TO them, obtained their hearty support.
He had observed that every evening
just before the change Of guards gal
le... came over from British headquar-
tiers in New York. bringing lieutenant
with orders for the night and sometimes
letters or wines and delicacies for the
officers Of the ship. This galley was
manned by only two oarsmen, who gen
eraliy, while waiting for the lieuten-
ant, came on deck TO chat with the
guards and prisoners, and left their
oars in the small boat.
Swung above mems heads over the
deck of the Whitby, and designed for
special emergencies, were other gall
leys, each of which, as our plotting cap
tive had discovered while clambering
innocently about the place. contained
oa-s; these might come into play. And
here 1t should be added that the eight
Americans engaged in the plot were all
familiar with boats and rowing.
considered, Beman awaited favorabl
occasion to undertake the perilous ad-
venture.
All things having been carefully
The chance did not come until one
rainy and dismal day late in October.
Fog rendered objects few rods distant
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17

Mrs. Washington was SO tickled at
the banter that she fell to laughing,
and was Joined by her favorlte parrot.
perched near by.
"Ah, Lee said the general. not at
all ruftled, you are funny fellow.
See, even that bird is laughing at YOU"
That there was suspicion of truth
in Lees implied accusation of closeness
at bargain is borne out in the we'll
known fact that Washington was one
OF the keenest men at horse trade.
1t is also told of him that, having
settled for job of plastering at his
home, he afterward found that he had
overpaid the laborer by Is shillings.
Meanwhile the man had died and his
widow had married again, but the gem
eral collected the overplus of her sec
ond husband.
One had to be careful in marrying
widows those days. If a widow wished
to clear herself of her deceased hus.
bands obligations, the second time
she must be married with nothing on
her but her shift. 1t is supposed that
this unfortunate woman wore some
thing besides at her second nuptialS,
-Bayoune Herald
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17

quite invisible. The boat from head
quarters, delayed by the fog and an un-
usually strong tide, WAS late in reach
ing the Whitby, and arrived just as the
guards were changing. The circum-
stances were favorable fact for
which Abel Beman had been inwardly
praying all day.
When the boat touched the ship the
officer sprang up the side, bearing writ
ten orders in his hand. Shouting back
to an oarsman to follow him with a
basket brought from the city, he hur-
ried to the cabin.
Just then the day guard was being
called away and the night guard told
Of in their places. To add to the haste
ard confusion of the scene the pris-
oners were purposely restless and
noisy, surging about the deck as if to
keep warm, and shouting in the most
boisterous manner.
Whispering to one OF his seven COM
panions, n very tall man, to reach up
and get pair Of oars from galley
overhead, Beman, with boyish, good
natured smile and remark to the re-
mnining oarsman, sprang over the side
into the boat. Keeling as II about to
fall, he exclaimed, childishly: Here,
catch hold OF my hand"
The boatman, evidently plying him,
sprang forward, seized his hand and
gently drew him toward seat in the
stern. But this was fatal mistake
for the oarsman, for like flash the
little American captain grappled the
bulky Britisher, overturned him, head
downward, as II he had been "A stick,
and plunged him into the river.
At the same second the guard posted
at the gangway came down head first
also. gun and all, hurled by the pris-
oners on deck into the water. Then.
gliding down like SO many swift sbad.
ows, came the seven grim followers of
the daring dwarf, and all except those
who were to wield the oars squatted in
the bottom of the galley. Beman stood
il the stern as steersman TO direct their
course.
With the utmos, force and order they
pulled away with the tide northward
into the dense fog. just as they were
vanishing from sight cne of the guard 5
on deck discovered them, and with a
cry OF Halt. therel Haiti" discharged
his musket at them. The next mcmen,
several guards fired. but with such uu.
certainty on account Of the fog that the
fuSitives were untouched, although
shots pierced their clothing.
Now they were concealed in the mist
and all was uproar behind them. Ever,
guard was bawling: "Rebeis escaped
Rebels escaped" The officers wer,
rushing about, shouting hoarse com
mands to fire. to let down the Whitby',
boats and pursue. and to do any mum
Der of other absurd things. The tive
men in the water were calling loudl,
for help. with nobody to heed them
The prisonerswer cheering with nigh
and main. And as soon as word rcachef
the nearest frigate her guns begun ts
thunder as she swep, with grapcsho,
the surface Of river and shore in tn.
direction In which the fugitives had
fled.
But the Americans were too shrewi
to continue their fight in the track o.
th se deadly missiles. They knew vel
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

The strike among the coal miners at
Hartshornc. l. T., it is feared will
spread to all the mines in the terri
tory.
THREE tramps were recently frozen
to death at South McAIester, l. r.
MRs +. O'SULLIvAS. wife OF one Of
the oldest citizen OF Pine Bluff, Ark,
was found dead in her room, having
fallen into the fire and burned to
death.
QUAIL were found frozen to death at
Martin, Tenn. and coal and wood
famine prevailed there on the 18th.
Az earthquake shock OF from five TO
ten seconds duration passed through
east Tennessee at $50 a. IN. of the 18th.
No damage was done.
A FIRE ut New Holland, ILL.,. de-
stroyed half block of business houses
and rendered several families home.
less.
The Reading railroad at noon on the
18th issned an official announcement
OF the entire abandonment of it's train
until further notice.
4 HE east ana west wings OF the state
penitentia Mt Huntsville. Tex. were
burned on the 18th. Loss, S97, 600
There were no casualties
The factory building of the Manhat-
tan Brass company at New York was
burned. Estimated loss, $3.50, 900. There
was panic in the big tenement houses
adjoining, but the firemen managed to
confine the flames to the factory.
A FIRE which caused loss variously
estimated from 100000 to 81, 900, ,oOO
aud which threatened to destroy an
entire block. started in the bag fac.
tory of Walter & Pellet, at New York.
A large mum ber of girls employed in
the factory building rushed down the
stairways in n panic, shrieking for
help, They were got out safely. Three
hotels were also burned, but the
guests escaped.
FIRE recently burned in the Aldrich
lumber yards ut Gouyerucur, N. Y.
for three days, 100 men in RELAYS be.
ing unable to extinguish it, the cold
hindering the work. Loss, about $780,.
900.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17
The Fraternal Feeling OF . Hsuse
Painter for an Artist
Patron.

There Is a saying that two of trade "a
hever agree, but there is reason to belisve
that there is more fraternity OF Interest
than is generally supposed. An instance u
prove this theory is found in the case Of a
artist in the suburbs who had the front d
his cottage painted last week. 1t wasnt
much OF job, but it was done very well, and
the painter was told to bring in his bill.
Three days later the man of the house Wa
told that the painter wanted to see him.
Tell him to leave the bill and Ill aen1
He was informed that the painter wanted
to see him in person, SO there was nothing
to do but to show him up.
"Well!" said the man Of the house rather
shortly.
81 hope you like the job said the paintsr,
with a mysterious smile.
He was informed that it appeared to be ~
right. 4
virtuously. 'But this here house-boss, |
rather throwed myself on this when founi
out who you was"
$50 you found out who was, did your
Eyes. When l went to the drug store a
the corner for putty, the clerk told me yos
was a painter, and one of the best in thu
country. l asked why you didn't paint yous
house, then, and he said you had got your
hand out now, and didn't pnint anythino
but pictures. So when found you was d
the trade did my prettiest. And here 3
the bill-SlS.60-and it amt no more than
right, as you know, but, being it's you, IN
knock off the 60 cents"
brated artist be it said that he kept his facf
straight and accepted the reduction in tha
spirit in which it was ofered.-Chicass
Inter Ocean.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17

The St Louis Republic says that
there can be no doubt that most of
our wild fowl and field birds are being
annihilated faster than human ncces-
sity and the process OF reproduction
warrant. This diminution of the bird
supply has led to the passage of stat
utes in many of the states, with partly
encouraging results. Both branches
of congress have now agreed on bill
to supplement these preventive meas
ures. The general scope of the bill is
toextend the jurisdiction of the United
States commission of fish and fisheries
over game birds and over wild birds
useful to man.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17
SHARP AT A TRADE.
An Incident Illustrating Washing
tom. Ability to Swap Horses to
His Advantage.

Col. Lee was once dining at Mount
Vernon, and in the course of conversa-
tion Washington asked him if he knew
where he could purchase pair Of good
carriage horses. why, yes, general"
answered Lee ~ have a fine pair,
but you can't get them"
why not?" demanded the aston
ished Washington.
Because you never pay more than
half price for anything, and want full
price for them"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17

A COMPANY has been incorporated in
Cleveland, O., to conduct telegraph
business Col Squire, one of the in
ventors of the system, says: I'VE ex-
pect to put up wires throughout the
country and in a short time the present t
system will have become II thing of
the past Our invention is called the
sign wave system. We have sent as
high as 1000 words n minute by the
system. 1t was testeG by the govern.
mcnt about six months ago. Over 5000
words were sent at that time. The re-
cciving instrument prints the message
out on paper"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17

GAIT. joins Il. BAETLETr, retired,
chief OF the coast signal service dur.
ing the war with Spain, has reported
to the department on the value Of
carrier pigeons for signaling purposes.
He urges that experiments be made
for the purpose of training homing
pigeons in connection with coast sig.
mailing, for the reason that they offer
n solution of the problem of communi.
cation with vessels in the ofT.shore
patrol fleet He calls attention TO the
fact that every other maritime nation
has such system. organized and oper.
ated under its naval or maritime do
partment.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17

Two memoer of the colonial COM
mission. Gen. Robert 7. Kennedy and
Maj. C. w. Watkins. recently met in
a preliminary way in Washington.
Within a week or so the board will
begin it's investigation in the field
going Immediately to Cuba Us work
will be exhaustive and take considere.
BILE time. its general policy being to
make each of the islands of Cuba and
Porto Rico self-sustaining; to syste m
atize taxation, collection and distri bu-
tion; to institute modern improvements
In every form 60 as to put the West
Indian possessions on thoroughly
modern and satisfactory basiA
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17

Moses THATCHER, formerly an apos.
tie of the Mormon church, was ole red
q United States scuatorship by the
democratic embcrs of the Utah leg.
islature and declined it Thatcher
has four wives, having taken them
prior to the promulgation of the man
ifesto against polyRamy. 1t was be-
cause OF his status on that question
that he declined the senatorship, say
ing that it was unwise for the Nor
mons to Haunt their obiectiona blc
practice in the face of the nation in
view of the furor raised by Roberts
election.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17

EECESr dispatch from Cleveland,
o., stated that banana trust was the
latest thing in combinations The
firms that will consolidate their inter
ests in an effort 10 control the banana
business of the country now control
about thrce.fourths Of the business.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17

THE records of the Internal revenue
bureau show that the total rccci pts
from the tax on mixed flour since Au-
gust Il, ls9s, when the Iaw went into
effect, have been s., $50. The expense
0fcol'"cting o this amount has been SIS
800. The receipts from this source
during Decem Der. 1895 were sil7 and
the cost OF collecting s.. $50.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17

FARMELs of Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey, Ohio. Indiana, South Da-
kota, Wyoming, Iowa, Nebraska, Kan
sas, Missouri Kentucky, Texas, Ar
kansas and California are forming
state branches OF the proposed new IA
tional farmers party, and are prepnr-
ing to send representatives to the ma
tional executive committees meeting
which is shortly to be called by the
projectors of the new party move
ment at Avon, Ill The meeting viii
probably be held in Chicago
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17

A SPECIAL cable dispatch to the Chi
cago Inter Ocean from Rome n few
days ago said that Arch bishop IrcIand's
arrival there was the signal for the
startiug of quite a little newspaper
boom in behalf OF Cardinal Glib Uons'
candIdature for the succession to the
papa chair A good many people here
believe that his candidaturc is certain
to be a serious factor in vatican poll
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17

PRESIDENT ELIOT. of Harvard. warned
the New Eugiaud sabbath Protective
league that lit wi. not do To attempt
to dlssociate pleasure and the sabbath.
Good people take more joy than bad,
and God delights in every innocent
pleasure"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17

The lower house Of conyuca'ion at
London has declared that the Ep.sco-
pal church does not rccoguize d vorce
and it VIII try to get parliament TO en-
act law to the end that the church
shall not rcmarry divorced persons
whether innocent or guilty.