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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10
A Left.Handed Moon.

Bill arp says that 3 left.hsndsd
moon was the cause of SO much rain in
the months of January, February and
March, bat that big crops will be the
result for the year 1899, as was the
case forty years ago when we also had
a left hauded moon? It is one on which
the horn that hangs down usually, is
reversed aad the other one hangs down.
But We confess We don't know one
horn from the other. We only know
there ls hope 10 left. handed moon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10
Conference Continues.
NO Terms Arrived at With
the Filipinos.

Manila, May ga conference last
lag Two hours was held today between
Otis and eugoys of General Luna
bearing the proposals for cessation of
hossilisies. General Oils adhered to
his refusal 20 recognize the so called
government Of the insurgents.
The Filipinos now ask truce Of three
mouths to eoable Aguicaldo to summon
congress and consult the insurgeos
leaders of che other islands. The
ENJOYS admitted the contention Of
General Otis that Aguiualdo has little
control of stFairs outside Of the island
Of Luzon
The question of the release Of the
Spanish prisoners iu the hands of
Filipinos being mentioned, Major Man
uei Arguelles. chief member Of the
depusasion. said he considered them as
being 10 the came category With the
Americana, the Uoited States being 8
successor of Spain iu dominion over
the islspde aud acquiring BY tressy all
Of the Spanish rights and obligations.
Ate, the close OF the consultation With
Oils the Filipino envoys bad consulsa-
ton With the Uaited States Philippine
commissioners.
General O,is has sent train losd Of
provisions to the American prisoners
held By the insurgents at San lsidro:
The rebel con missioness have promised
that the food shall be distributed.
They say money is nos necessary TO be
sent as, according to their statements.
the prisoners srs being we'll treated.
Lawton resumed the advance north
today marching from Balinag. Wheel
ss's troop Of cavalry. while reeonooiser-
ing yesterday. encountered st Polila
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10
Comparative Losses in War

Washington, D. G., May "A
memorandum has been prepared at the
war department, comparing the losses,
in the Spanish war with the FIRST year
of the civil war. The aggregate
strength of troops employed during the
war With Spain vas approximately
275, 900, covering the period from
May. 1898, to April, 1899, inclusive.
During this time the deaths from all
causes we're 6,190. or 2 IL per cent.
The mean strength for the civil war was
276, 6,371. with an aggregate loss by
deaths of 19, ,159, being percentage,
of 68.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10
LUNA ASKS FOR PEACE

Manila, May 2.-Maj Manuel Ar
guelles and Lieut Jose Bernal, Of the
staff Of Gen Antonio Luna, returned
here today to renew and press the
request of Gen Luna for the cessa-
ton Of hostilities. They have found
the field. of labor q most unpleasant
one. Thesoffcers were received IN
conference BY Maj Gen 3 S Otis.
The proposals which they had to
sabnit differed but slightly from
those which they brought from the
Filipino commander in the frat place.
They desired little time in which
TO summon congress, an expressed
themselves as being confident that
congress will decree peace, because
the people desire it. They represent
that Aguinaldo is without power to
surrender the arms and that congress
mnst decide that question. inciden-
tally, the Filipino ENJOYS asserted
that Aguinsldo had not yet made q
fair test of his strength against the
American forces, because only one
third Of his army had been assembled
together.
The ENJOYS presented letter from
Senor Mabini president and minister
scf foreign affairs ia the cabinet OF
Aguiaaldo, and who is the backbone
OF the Filipino organization. The
Communication ia personal and I'M
official, and seconds Maj Arguelles'
argument.
The enyoyg will see Gen Otis again
tomorrow. They will sleep tonight
at Manila. They lanched with Gen
Macarthur 81 his head quarters on q
car Of she carmored train at Calunpie
before coming to Manila
Whether or not Gen Luna is
sincere in his overtures, the negotia-
iions are giving the insurgents a
mnch needed opportunity to rehabili
tate their demosaiized forces The
truth is that dissensions among the
leaders Of the rebels is helping the
disorganizatipn of the Filipino army
as much as aiding the American
campaign.
In the course of the conference
with the Filipino ENJOYS Gen Otis
agreed with the statement of Maj
Arguelles that the people of the
Philippine islands wanted peace, and
he added thai requests for protection
are pouring IN upon him from all
parts Of the country.
Maj Gen. Lawton was engaged in
hard fighting early this morning
Telegraph communication was cut ii
9 o'clock q n., and there have beer
no reports from Gen Lawton since
that time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10

small body of insurgents who failed TO
return their Ere They raised the
white dag. aud in parley explained
they had strict orders to stop fighting.
pending negotiations for an armistice.
They we're given half an hour to get
away.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10
Succ2ssf:s! Physicians

we heartily reco41Eaeld Dr.. Hathaway 6 Co.
Of Pa S Broad ST., atlanta, Ga, as being per
fectly reliable and remarkably successful: n the
treatment Of chronic diseases of men and women
They euro when Others fail. Our readers if In
need of medical help should certainly write
these eminent doctors and you will receive free
md expert opinion of your case by return ma2
without cost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10
THE DRUMMER'S RISE

During the freman's tournsmens
next month a special purse will be
offered for some event. The money for
the purse is being subscribed by guests
of the Columbia hotel, at the solicisa-
ton of its popular clerk. George
McKagen. The whiskey drummere in
the cisy have contributed q number Of
VS. TO this ourse.-Columbia Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10
Chas. 2. Barrett Pardoned.

Washington, May 3.-The presi
dent today pardoned Charles P. Bar.
rett, convicted in South Carolina of
violating the postal laws and sen-
fenced to lS months in the peniten-
tiary. He was committed to the
Ohio penitentisry July g. He was
pardoned on account of ill health.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10

Washington, May 5-O,is cables
that the vslue Of subsistence captured
at Malolos is million and half
dollars. Great results are expected Of
Lawton's sweeping march nor,hward,
and it is confidently expected at the
war department. that such Of the
insurgents as are driven to the noun
,sins will be cornered there egectualiy
aud cut off from receiving supplies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10
TO STOP LYNCHING.

Atlanta, Ga May 3.-Representa'
tive Morris will introduce a bill rela
tive to lynchings at the next session
of the Legislature.
Mr.. Norris bill provides for the
trial of the accused within FIVE days
after his arrest and upon conviction
the measure provides for public
hanging five days after.
A unique provision of the act is
tba, the testimony of the assailant's
victim may be taken in private by q
special commissioner in the presence
of the accused while the trial is in
progress
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10
BRILLIANT AND SUCCESS
Full DASH BY WHEA-
TONS BRIGADE.

Manila, May 4.-Word has just
come from the front that Wheaton's
brigade captured Santo Thomas today
after hard fighting, the insurgents re-
sisting desperately. When the
Americans finally entered the town.
they found the enemy had evacuated,
first setting FIRE to many houses. The
ertire town was in flames. The re-
bells made their principle stand at
bridge four miles this side of Sanso
Thomas. The bridge was carried by
assault. Hale is now pursuing the
insurgents towards San Fernandiuo.
Summers bridge is now advancing
towards Massin.
Washington. May 4.-Gen Otis
cables: "Do not apprehend a sharp
resistance of the enemy, who will
probably leave the railroad and retire
in a northeasterly direction to the
north of Lawton. The destruction OF
the railroad near Calumpit necessi
tates a dependence upon wagon
transportation The enemy has nine
thousand men, bu. it is opposed by
sufficient force under Overshine
and Hale.
Many requests have been received
fEom outlying cities for protection
against insurgent troops.
Washington. May 4.-Otis has
sent the war department the follow.
ing dispatch
Manila, May 4-The situation is
as follows: Lawton holds Babpsg,
captured on the I'd after a rapid
movement from Augul. where ne
was supplied with wagon train,
pack animsle and rations. he scat.
tered the strongly entrenched enemy
to the northwest, capturing large
amount of food supplies, and has his
detachments to north and eastward.
His successful movement was at.
tended by great difficulty on account
of tie country, rain and heat. He
now covers our railway communica.
ton and will be supplied from Ma
lolos. Macarthur's column concen
trated aad took up the advance from
San Fernandino this morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10

Ex-Gov. r K. Scott has been
stricken with paralysis at his home
in Napoleon His friends regard his
condition as serious.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-11
THE MO Their ELOPED,
But Fate of the Child is thus
far a Mystery,

An elopement took place last
Friday, concerning which very lit
tie has been said. Jim King, a
Shawnee, lives in the Jim Yost
neighborhood, on Duck creek, and
Is the brother of Mrs. Yost. His
wife, Josie King, is the STEP daugh-
ter of a man named Prout, who
died short time since near
this town. The other charac.
ter in the drama is man
named Sam Sands.
Well, Friday night Sam and
Josie took the Katy train for the
north and were last heard of at Sc.
dalia.
What most disturbs the hus-
band, and should concern the pub.
lie, is the fact that about four or
five O'Clock that evening the wom-
an left the Hooker restaurant with
her child, about two years old,
which was the last seen of 1t. The
woman went to the Hotel Cobb.
and took supper, but had no child
with her, and thus far it has not
been found nor has any trace of it
been discovered.
AT the hotel the woman kept her
face veiled and in every way en-
deavored to conceal he identity.
At the train Sands and the woman
kept apart from one another and
but for the fact that he had both
railroad tickets it might not have
been known at the station that
their destina ion was the same.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-11
Mr.. Kern's Version.

To a Globe Democrat reporter
Mr.. Kern said of the suit FLED
against him by Mr.. Glover that he
was not worrying about it, but
would be on hand in the United
States District Court at Vinita
January 16 to answer the charges.
"Clover came here in 1852
said Mr. Kern, con other business.
| was told, but while here he
called on Milton Turner, who
was associated with me in the
Cherokee freedmen litigation, and
upon me, and represented that
he could. obtain the passage of a
bill in the Cherokee council favor.
ing and recommending to the
United States Court of Appeals at
Washington that the litigation be
compromised. I did not engage
him, and no one else interested in
the prosecution of the claims di d.
Much less was the sum of $40, 900
ever mentioned.
"Clover never did anything in
the interest of compromise, but
we secured it through other at
torneys, and now he comes in to
claim a fee for alleged services.
The suit was begin last Friday
and was served with the papers
while on the train on my way
home from Muskogee, where | |
had been to appear before the
Dawes commission. The public
5 familiar with this Cherokee liti. |
CATION. The suit of Glover is
brought against Milton Turner.
Henry D. Laughlin and myself.
The dispatch, notice, states that
promised to pay Glover $4,000
or services, but paid him only
80. l will add that | did not paw
linn $50 even, for | never EN-.
'loyed him."
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-11
WHAT THE DAILY DOES.

A friend remarked the other day
the THE DAILY CHIEFTAIN hac
enabled him to know more abou
the people of Vinita in three
months than he had learned be.
fore in ten years. Who his neigh.
bors were, and what they were do.
ing had indeed been a revelation
to him, and a pleasant one at that.
The number and frequency of So
clal functions, and the people who
figured in them is pleasing gossip
in the home.
The schools, churches, prayer
meetings, Bible readings, Sabbath
schools, young peoples societies
and social gatherings all pass in
panoramic view before the readers
OF the daily paper. The field is
pleasing one, and the everchang-
ing scenes and incidents occurring
and recurring in an active, busy
town like this, is like the changing
views of the kaleidoscope-never
the same but always interesting.
The little local story of two lines
catches the eye and awakens an
interest, and sets in motion a train
OF thought that weaves around the
incident charm that pleases and
fascinates old and young alike.
There are no social distinctions in
he local paper. Every age, class,
,ace, color and condition peruse
is columns with the same tree.
iom, and feel common interest
n its efforts to record the annals
If the days as they SO swiftly glide
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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-11
Appellate Court Proceedings.


O. A. Smith ct al, vs. Eli James
ct al; cause argued and submit.
ted.
South McAlester Electric Light
d. Power Co., VS. John Eddy; mo-
ton to affirm judgment of court be-
low filed.
Addie Boudinot VS. w. P. Boudi.
not; revised and remanded.
R. P. DeGraffenried VS. J. w.
Wallace ct al; argued and submit
ted.
Rachel McClelland VS. ]. C. Kir-
by ct al; motion to have record
made complete.
In re, Geo. Deer-in-water; judg-
ment affirmed and appellant ex-
cepts.
Central Coal and Coke Co., VS.
Geo. S. Good & Co.; continued by
agreement.
Cyrus A. Brown VS. United
States; submitted on oral argument
and brief.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-11
Very Important Decision.

The court of appeals decided an
important case this morning when
the opinion in the Denison &
Northern Railroad company was
handed down.
The Denison & Northern Rail-
road company through its at
torneys Stuart, Lewis & Gordon,
appealed from a judgment render.
ed against it in the southern dis.
trict by Judge Townsend, and
gave bond for appeal with the
American Surety Company as the
surety. Plaintiff in the case below
moved in the Court of Appeals
to squash this bond, because the
American Surety Company is not
resident of the Indian Territory
as required by Mansfeld's Digest,
and not competent to make bonds.
The Court of Appeals held un-
animously that the Surety Com
pany, by complying with the Act
of Congress Of 1894, was proper
surety upon its bond, and upon
any other bond required to be
given in the United States courts
in the Indian Territory.
This decision is a very i'm
portant one, and gives to litigants
in the Indian Territory, where
sureties are scarce, an opportunity
to appeal their cases by furnishing
security which is thoroughly
solvent. -McAlester Capital.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-11
Different Apparently.

Two months, ago Deputy Cox
saw a colored man with a box on
his shoulder. The deputy
shrewdly suspected that there was
"liker" in the box. He got so
close on the trail that the man
dropped the box in Fosters meat
market, since which time he has
not been seen until this morning
when Deputy U. S. Marshal R. M.
Warden, OF Dallas. Tex, delivered
the colored man whose name is
Van Dement,. Dement, was cap.
tured at Mckinney Texas, and
will be tried for introducing. SO.
McAlester Capital.
Serves him right. He should
move up here, to christian land
of schools and churches, where
there is none to modest nor make
afraid the man who gets in a
box" occasionally. Marshal
Grady's entire force of deputies
could not catch half the "boxes"
which come to vinita, if they
worked all the time.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-11

The NJ, K. & T. has a fight on
hands in Texas, the attorney
general having brought proceed
ings to vacate its charter. The
grounds are, mainly, that the
Texas company has not maintained
its individuality but has, practic-
ally, been merged into the NJ, K.
& T. system.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-11

Uncle Ben Bogy, everybody
knows Uncle Ben, went to his
home in St. Louis Christmas to
spend the holidays. He went TO
the house he is travelling for, drew
one hundred and twelve dollars.
He got on the crowded street car
at Jefferson and Washington ave.
nue., and when he got off he did
not have the SIP. Some one had
touched him and two other men
for all they had. The thieves
we're identified next day at the
Four courts, but Ben and the other
victims could not swear the young
fellows took their money. Capital.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-11

H. 0. Riggs, of Chelsea, /. t.,
marketed 20 head 724-pound steers
and heifers az sS.45.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-11

Nowata Herald: Nowata has
three joints. Monday the city
dads had them pulled, and upon
their refusal to ''put up" they
were taken before his honor, Viii.
liam Y. Carey, and fined in the
sum ofs25 and costs each, amount
ing to $3.50. This is quite a neat
little sum-$S9.7O.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-11

Cherokee, /. T., Vindicator:
The three year old daughter of
Lee Smith. living on a farm Of
Charles Mcclellan seven miles
north Of this city, was SO badly
burned Saturday morning that she
died al s o'clock that evening.
The little girl together with
another small child was in the
house alone when she got too
near the stove and her clothing
caught fire, and she was severely
burned before assistance arrived
that she died as above stated.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-11

Inspector George J. Wright
will need some This is Ny Busy
Day placards very soon.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-11

A case of smallpox is reported
from a few miles north Of Neosho,
Mo. The report seems to be au-
thentic.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-12-02
CANCER AND CATTLE.
DO Human Beings Derive the Fore
mer from the Latter-It IL
Said They Do.

Il. Jasper More, Esq, M. p, has writ
ten the following interesting letter to
the secretary of the Cancer society:
"At the request of Sir Charles Cam
eron, beg leave to send suggestion
as to the origin of cancer, which Sir
Walter Foster and others have thought
well worth consideration, and to which
l should have drawn attention in the
house had there been any discussion on
tuberculosis, which would have afford
ed the opportunity.
Having for many years as an anna
teur devoted what attention l could to
the question, 1 am happy to think your
society affords char &c of theories be-
ing examined.
AT the annual meeting of the Royal
Agricultural society, held in the rooms
of the Medical society in Hanover
square at the end of last year, a MEM
Der said there were many cancerous
cattle, and much cancerous meat eaten,
and that he thought the question of
whether cancer in human beings owed
its origin to this cause should be ex-
amined quite as much as the connection
between tuberculosis in cattle and con-
sumption. / followed him and tried to
draw further attention to the point, but
it seemed to take the president and
council by surprise, and no more was
said
'Since then / have made considerable
inquiry into the question among farm
ers of all kinds whom could trust. /
have inquired, first, whether cancer is
common among cattle, and, secondly,
whether the meat is sold for food when
it is known the animals. suffer from it.
THE result of my inquiries is that
cancer is far more common among cat
tie than tuberculosis; and, secondly,
that the meat of those cattle suffering
from it is generally sold for food.
"If this is the case, it seems to me, as
an amateur, that as the custom is SO
prevalent of eating meat underdoEe, If
the meat is not thoroughly cooked can
Ger may be spread in this way.
"Where cancer is hereditary, might
not this be the first cause?
''The farmers tell me that cancer is
generally found near the lips or the
throat of the cow. The matter NAV be
kept quiet by them in such cases, I'm
which the animal seems generally to be
killed and sold for food, often only half
cooked."-London Chronicle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-12-02
Productions of SAT-.

The salt production of the United
States, which the newest trust seeks to
control, amounts to 15,0O0,0OO barrels
a year, valued at over $5,0O0,O00. Salt
was first made in the United States in
Ohio in 179s, and the Michigan mines
have been worked since 1859. There are
two methods of obtaining salt, it being
gathered either from mines or by evap-
GRAFTON. Sea water is seldom evapo-
rated for salt. The more saline water
in certain springs and pools is used, be-
ing placed in pans and exposed to sun
or artificial heat until the water passes
away in vapor, leaving the salt deposit.
Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-12-02
Cupid and the Law

BY John Forbes.

II and tell you all about it. and per-
haps send you some of the drawn work"
And with these and the other
usual messages the train carrying the
big excursion to Mexico pulled out OF
the station.
1t was common, everyday sight to
the station hands, and they gave it
only passing glance. But to most OF
the travellers it was a novel experi-
ence, and they looked on it as only the
beginning of the days of sightseeing in
the land of the Montezumas.
There were two passengers in one OF
the sleepers who attracted some atten-
ton. One was q woman of 60, tall and
straight, with carriage like queen
and who seemed as young and gay as
the youngest. The other called her
another" and was about IS, a beautiful
girl. Their son and brother had come
to the station to bid them good-by, a
man of 30, well groomed and well made,
the typical American man OF that age.
He had provided them with every
thing that his affection could suggest,
and told them to be sure and let him
know day by day where they were and
if they were well.
"And you will look after mother,
Alice, won't your"
AS he spoke two young ladies turned
and looked at him-his sister and a
younger woman, about %. She turned
involuntarily, and the pretty blush
that covered her cheek showed that her
name was Alice, too.
Robert Duncan glanced at her and
was struck by her beauty. But she
saw his look and turned away and
busted herself with her baggage. His
mother and sister both noticed the CO.
incidence also and smiled.
$50 we will have two Alices along"
said his mother. 'I hope we shall be-
come acquainted with the young lady.
She looks very pleasant and very nice"
just then the porter shouted "All
aboard" and Robert jumped from the
train. AS the car passed him he
looked in vain for the faces of his moth
er and sister. But he did see the face
of the other Alice looking at him with
some curiosity.
Then he returned to his Office. He
was the junior partner in prominent