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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
KRUGER ANNEXED ORANGE
FREE STATE

b 'hual;e. U L s.. March Is .
Thursday Gen Gatacre on arriv,o o
here fouod that ell the Beers had 9 d
The town was nearly deser.ed, the
Dutch hav,og trekked on hearing of
tae occu patton of Boemfon 'oin.
| is believed that the Beers retired
in the direction Of DeWe''s dorp. The
teieeraphed is open to Spriugfontein..
Ii is understood that President
Kruger two days ago annexed the
o Ange Fec State to the South African
republic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
President Sends TO Senate
H cent Com n nu,catiOns 10
r gard to Obtaining Peace
In Africa

Washington. NJ arch Is In re
aponsa to resolution the president
to-day sent to- ,h~ senate the CORES
p"ndence relating 20 the requests for
m di+,ion in south Africa
The fret dnunent is q dispatch
from Pretoria dated March Is, which
states
Am ffic' c'ally reqrested by the
governments Of the republics 10 urge
Vour Intervention with view to cessa
ti"n # hnstilties similar request
made to the rep resentatives of Eu
r"p' an powers Answer confirm re
cript
American Consul.n
NJ" Hey responded
Y ur Telegram asking Offices of
us to bring about cessation of hos
tilifies has been made subject of
friendly communication to British
government with expression of pres
idents earnest hope for peace
"Hay."
Secretary Hay telegraphed Mr.
White, secretary of the merican
embassy q, London
BY way Of friendly good Offices,
you will i"form BriG.h minister FIR
fm-ixn IF .irs tina, I am today in
receipt Of ~ telegram from the United
States consul q, Pretoria representing
that the governments of the two
African republics request presidents
intervention with q view to cessation
OF hnstllities and that similar
request is made to the representatives
Of European powers In communi
eating this request / am directed by
the president to express his earnest
hope that way to bring abou, peace
may be found and to say that he
would be glad to aid in a friendly
manner to promote 80 happy result
"Hsy"
Mr. White replied to Mr. Hay under
date Of March l3:
al communicated yesterday to the
under secretary for foreign aft .irs
having been unable to see Lord Sal
isbury, the contents of your teIe
gram dated 10th instant today |
have had an interview with his
lordship, who requested me to thank
the president for the friendly interest
shown by him and added that her
majesty's government cannot acc. pt
the Intervention of any other power
"H hlte"
Mr. Hay teIegraphed the consul at
Pretoria under date of March Ia the
following:
Your communication of reques,
of republics tor Intervention of presi.
dent TO cause cessation of hos,illties
was at once conveyed to British gov
ernment with expression presidents
gratification could he aid to promote
peace Our embassy London replies
that LORD Salisbury thanks president
for friendly interest shown aud adds
her maJesty's government cannot
accept the intervention of any pow
er "HAY
The presidents message is simply
one of transnittsl
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
WHAT THE BOERS SAY

London. March l5-The Daily
Mail has the following dispatch from
Pretoria dated March ~:
Lord Salisbury's reply has been
received and q Boer refo,ation of the
British contention is under Consider
alton 1t will deny that any snn-xa
tion has been made and :. will
declare that the occupation Of 3 !.
ish territory was purely strategic
IL will express the determination OF
the two republics TO fight to the
finish
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
BOERS DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE
DEFEAT

Pre'"'is, M~so ia dispatch
from B'ceofonte'o ssys 'hs' 20 v'o~ e
tho mi i'sry si'us,ioo the srs' ~ gov
eso omsos msy BE- ssm"v.d 'o X ooo
sssds Coe~s"de' d lar ~ r.p~' ~
sbs oshs o. Ahsshsu's ksssl Ss'o,ds,
ssys "Ths b-iusb Wese 'iws ed ~
ooobes -. 900 Gss. Tbsis Gre, ssssuls
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
BiOemfOnteln in Railroad
Communication With CaDe
TOWu.

London, March IL 42O IN
w, the railway communicative 10 the
Gaze in'aot. lord II ,berts will in a
very few days b. 10 a position 20 begin
the advance on Pretoria His deep
political 'u'u't,ou. combined with h,S
bold strategy is having the re.ul'
desired 10 the southern sections Of the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
TO THE SITTER EMO.

P'etoris. March ~ via Lorenz,
Marques. March rs L"d Ssis
burye reply to Presidents K.nger
and Stey" causes bitter di.sppoin,
ment, and State Secretary R~i'z ssva
il means that the war will have to be
fought TO the bitter end
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
BOERS SAID To BE GOING
HOME

Loodou. March II The Daily
Mail has the following dispatch fron
L'roozo Marques. dated Friday.
March lG
"Entreoching 10 proceeding on the
Vasl river at Vereeyuig
"Late arrivals from Pretoria cay that
'he Beers them.elves now edmit that
their cause is hopeless Gen Incas
Meyer refuses to fight again and be
has returned 10 his farm Gen Scnalk
burgers has also returned and the
burch"rs are gong home by hun
dseuos
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21

NJ Y &. March IA dispatch
s'oo Presideot K -uRer 20 the Ev-"'-e
J"uroa' ds'sd Pre'oris. Mrcb l8 &
p. N via. Berlin. ssvs: 'Th. hu Oh.
s's will oolv oaase 6gb'ioe wi'h dea h
Oar fosces ere re'urni g 10 so"d order
~ ou' 'ioe Of defense on cur oso soi'
The N"ai oampaiqn wss longer in ou-
fsvor 'hso 10 sypeo'ed The b i.ish
viii never resoh p o oria The hu-sh
ere, Seyo. j uber' and mvself "a wa,i
Z" oil 'h" o'bers are . tied There
are 90 d fForenccs. Cod help ua"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21

Sidncy. N 5 ". March ID -
A"o ber death fr'm hubonic plague
hss occurred here aud TWO fresh oases
have dsve.oped.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
GREAT TRI Butte TO THE IRISH.

Sydney. N ) W, Marcn Ia
The government hss proclaimed s>t
Ps'rick's day as public holiday a, a
tribute to the bravery of the I,ish
soldiers in South Africa
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21

L,odoo March "a "A di.pa,ch TO
The Dsily Chronicle IRON Bloom foutein.
ds'sd Tossdsy evening. March IS,
aye: "B'oeufoo'oin surrendered a,
10 today. l, vas occupied .. coon. +.
Psesideos S'cyn wi,b . majority of the
asht"e bu'gbsrs has fed nor,hward
"Gso French vas within Eve miles
OF the place " 8 o'clock Monday after
pooo Hc scot o summons ioto the
toso. tbrss,enipg to boubard unless i,
sorssodsred by Q. IN Tuesday A
white dss vss hois'sd Tuesday morniop 2
aad deportation Of the town CouuoiI.
vih Msyor K 'lloor Cd esmo on, to
meet Lwt II 'bsrts ct Spite K,p Eve
~ilss soo'h Of the to-n, making q
formal so,'eoder OF the place.
Lord R'berts made q state eo,,y st
ooos. He received . tremendous ovs.
sioo After visit,oe The public build.
iess hs weo, TO the official residence Of
the presidents, followed by Q cheering
crowd, Who waved toe British GAG aud
ssog the British ns,ioosl anthem.
They we're 10 . condition OF freuzied
sIopsmeot
'Oa Monday afternoon. previous to
The surrender. there hsd been Q little
so'pp'og sod shelling, but the sneu y
thso retired
'Lmd 4 .ber,s bss bis headquarters
~ the presidents house sod many Of
the British wounded are 10 the build.
iog. The railway is 90, injured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
BRITISH CAPTURE
BLOEMFONTEIN.
Ires state Capita, Surrender.
Cd Tuesday Morning.

ssosdea. Msssh 14-lt 10 cR ,is!;y
sssessesd thss Losd Roberto bs. oscu
pssd Blosnsesssis ssd that ,bs B i,i-b
ase y s''ss f''~ the top Of ID.
Losdos, Msrsb II Tho follovioe
70 shs 'sxs Of Lord Roberto dispatch to
shs sss once sssoossise bis oeoups.
lice Of Blosoios,sis.
Bloooiosseia. Tossdsy, Msreb IS
~ by The help sf God sod ~
The bravery Of her asjss'y's sold,srs,
shs sso"ps uodcr ny oommsod bsv.
sskse possessioe OF Blosufou,siu. The
bsisish Deg so~ A,ss over the presi-
Sseey. svscas'.d last evening bv NJ
0ssyn. late president of the u soRe
Free State. Mr. Fraser meuber of
see late executive aovsro meu,. The
mayer, the secretary Of the late govern
mems. The lsodross sod other pfieisls
oss ne TOO miles from ths towo AID
presented ne With the keys Of the
pselie eihsss. The enemy have 9th.
dssvo iron shs eighborhood sud sn
sssas quiet. The iohsbi,auts of
b'ceufoossis gave The tscsps . cordial
welcome.
The above dispatch, though dated
Tuesdsy. we oos received ct the vsr
ohos an.il 2 30 p. %. Wednesday. Il,
vss made pobIie . few miou,es before
y e'e'osk The delay 10 attributed TO
the 6eld telesrsphs 20, bsiog connected
With BloemiooteiD on Tuesday evening.
Exsfs papers ere already out on the
streets. sod the nigh, crowds Of London
ere .'osing patriotic songs aud eusog.
'oE 70 patriotic demonstrations
Lord Roberts dispatch caused q feel
iog Of great relief The absence OF
es~s eagerly looked for had provoked
some apprehension during the earlier
part OF the day Tia, ,he Bdti,b had
met vitb check before Bloemfop,eip.
ssd asx'oas iequiries we're made ., the
va efhos aud 10 tho lobb,ss of parlis.
ospi.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21

Cspe Town. March IA great
pope'ss Demonstration took place here
% sbs receipt Of tho news thu, Dloem.
fesss'o bad been occupied by the
bsss'sb. All the church bells we're
rosg sod . procession headed by the
ueseo Sssk vsos TO the Rovsrumeo,
hoass. whore Sir Alfred M,luer made
hss acknowledgements
Tho deeoossrssors ssoe "God Save
the . 'sea" sed 'hso parsdsd through
the principal sires's, cheering and sing.
iog patriotic songs.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19

wretchedness and decay, will surely
override and suppress the liberties Ct
$4,000, 900 people at home; ask any en-
envy of human progress that is exem-
plifed by the American nation as never
before, what the consequences would
be if an army had to be raised by proc
lamation, mustered in and shipped
from San Francisco every time our in
terests in the Orient demanded protec-
ton?
Does he answer that we ought not to
have any interests there? All, but we
have and shall continue to have as long
as the world moves forward instead of
backward. Such an answer is the
answer of traitor to every duty, TO
all things which are right and good and
true.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19
A Dust Heap in Eruption.

The plot of the COMMUNICATIVE chief
and field marshals who are conducting
the Grout campaign to raise dust for
the purpose of befogging and obscur-
ing the real merits of the case in the
Senatorial contest, is apparently we'll
under way. 1t was concocted some
time ago after considerable consider
alton of ways and means and was first
launched IN the form of letter, signed
by one A. S. Kilburn of Hubbardton,
to the S.. Adams Messenger, date OF
August 20, bewailing the location of the
State asylum for the insane. This was
authorized to be republished in the
Burlington Daily NeCs Of last evening.
Mr.. Kilburn, who purports to be tax
payer and patriot with an abnormal
human heart, processes to be scandal
lied at the location of the asylum. Its
proximity to water and the proximity
of water to it is bewailed. Then the
farm belonging to the institution can
only be reached by crossing the railroad
track, (which is in itself strain on the
already overstrung inmates" Then,
secondly, "think of the terrors of
floodl" Then, thirdly, "the asylum
buildings are right in the heart of the
village of WaterburyCD with no open
space for the exercise of the patients
away from the ,ohirl and excitement of
the tO,onP
Finally, "there is not thing about
the whole location that is right. 1t
may seem extravagant to advocate a
relocation, but it is the only way out
of it,"
Ali There is the aperature by which
the milk enters the coccoanutl The
word has been given out, evidently, to
raise all the dust possible about the To-
cation, with an adroit word here and
there as to Gov. Dillingham; influence
in locating it there, and by an attempt
to force this man of straw to the front
to raise an issue against him which will
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19
Expansion and Imperialism.

There are just as good American cit
liens outside the Republican party as
in it. The great trouble is that there
are not as many of them into many
hundreds of thousands. A citizen will
vote the Democratic ticket for some
reason which never was and never
can be satisfactorily and reasonably
explained, and will profess to believe
that an army of $4,000 soldiers to
$4,000, 900 people menaces individual
freedom. He is intelligent, a man of
affairs and we'll informed. At heart
he knows better. Necessarily he must
know better. Therefore he is polit-
ically dishonest in his professions. On
this point there can be no argument.
He processes to believe, too, that the
United States contained territory
enough long ago, that it did business
enough in years gone by and ought not
to do any more; that some great harm
will come from national growth and
progress and trade and the extension
of national influence.
BY the same process of reasoning he
believes that farmer should not &C.
quire more land when increasing pros
perity and the necessities of his con-
dition demand. He believes that a
merchant should be content with the
volume of business handled by his
father, and that it would be terminal
aggression" and an outrage on the
rights of competitors to attempt to in
crease it. He belongs to the class who
never advertise for fear of an increase
of labor and responsibility and mental
worry. So, like ARENAS Wards hired
man, he sits down in the meadow and
waits for cow to come along and be
MIXED.
If he has boy he makes desperate
effort to keep him at ten years of age
for fear of his larger requirements
when older. He is afraid the boy will
increase in strength and stature and
whip some bully or strike blow fol-
the right in some matter in which he
has "no interest"
The question arises and can properly
and seriously be asked: Can any intel
ligent American citizen really believe
in this sort of thing? The assumption
Is an insult TO the intelligence with
which he must be credited. There
fore, to conclude, such profession
must be attributed to political dishon
esty and untruth. For what purpose
is beyond human comprehension.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19

unknown space. The fact remains that the
Republican lead in Maine is still, after a
heavy loss, far above the 1868 plurality Of
the September election in 1892, the 1908
plurality in that OF 1885, and the 1885 plu-
rality in 1884. There has been a great re-
cession in the tidal movement of 1896, but
the waters have not got back to that level
which has made Democratic victories in the
nation possible. This consideration is to be
placed against that of relative gains and
losses, and weighed.
1t will be noted that Republicans
reasoning contains an dr." as usual,
but its conclusions are amazingly fair
and just, coming from such a source.
AS soon as the Republican leaves off
"proj ecting matters into unknown
space" as it usually does project them,
and gets down to results and their inev-
liable effects, it is compelled to con-
clude that "the waters have not got
back to that level which has; made
Democratic victories in the nation
possible" Exactly so.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19

distract the attention of the legislators
from the actual merits OF the senatorial
contest as between man and man. This
bogie, however, is too characteristic,
too boneless-though not nerveless-
to stand in the way OF the real issue.
1t won't do, gentlemen, and you
may as we'll begin the consideration of
some other scheme.
BY the way, are not those "reasons"
as given by the alleged Mr.. Kilburn a
beautiful study They are rich in OPP
portunities for health-giviDg and flesh
promoting laughter, all so glaringly
and deliciously apparent that they do
not require pointing out. Read them
carefully and catch the full sense of
the ridiculous.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19
KIDNEY DISEASE KILLS.
Its Victims Are Numbered by the Hum
dreds of Thousands.

If you are suffering from Kidney or
Bladder disease, the doctor asks: "Do
you desire to urinate often, and are you
compelled to get up frequently during
the night? Does your back pain you?
Does your urine stain linen? Is there
scalding pain in passing it, and is it diff
cult to hold the urine back? If 80, your
Kidneys or Bladder are diseased"
Try putting some of your urine in
glass tumbler, let it stand twenty-four
hours. Ifthere is sediment, or cloudy,
milky appearance, your Kidneys are sick.
DIR. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
will surely relieve and cure even the most
distressing cases of these dread diseases,
and no physician can prescribe medi-
cine that equals it for diseases of the Kid
neys, Liver, Bladder and Blood, Rheu-
matism, Dyspepsia and Chronic Constipa-
ton. 1t viii promptly correct the bad
effects of beer and whiskey. All drug
stores sell it for one dollar bottle. ~
BY sending your address to the DIR.
David Kennedys Corporation, Rondout.
N. Y, and mentioning this paper, trial
bottle, together with pamphlet of valua-
BILE medical advice, will be sent you free |,
postpaid by mail. Our readers can de-
pend upon the genuineness Of this offer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19

tween the Jekyll OF McKinley-or even
Cleveland, il you willard the Hyde OF
Bryanism, and the country regrets to
see that the Hyde element has the adj
vantage. Mr.. Olney knows better; he
knows that the Hydeisms of Bryan are
adverse to the best interests of the
country and the people, but the cid
Satan Of Democracy forces his way to
the top and strangles his better judg-
ment. Mr.. Oluey is too large q man
to be jealous of the magnificent success
of the Mckinley administration, it
would seem, but something of the kind,
possibly, has given impetus to the
malignant Hyde. OF course Mr.. o.
ney is really sorry at heart thet he has
given any encouragement to the public
enemy, but, like the victim of hydro
phobia, he is powerless to counterfeit
the Hyde virus working within him.
The people will regard Mr.. Olney with
sorrow and pity, nothing worse. He
is deserving of better fate.
1t is said that Cleveland is ready to
fall into the Bryan pit, and it seems
quite likely. He has not the breadth,
depth or circumference of mind of Mr..
Olney. He can neither surprise, as
tonish nor dismay anyone. What he
may or may not do is of very little con-
sequence. OF Mr.. Olney, however,
the country had hoped, and still hopes,
for better things.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19
Our Interests and Duty in the Orient,

The apparent intention of the gov
eminent is to remove our troops from
Chinese soil as soon as it can be done
with safety and prudence, and to locate
them in winter quarters at diff erent
points along the Philippine coast. The
most suitable places will be selected,
with especial reference to healthfulness
of immediate location, salubrity of eli
mate and to means of transportation to
any point among the islands or on the
Chinese coast as events may require.
Probably nowhere in the world could
soldiers be more safely and comfortably
quartered, with due regard for the
well-being of the individual.
Next after the welfare of the men,
the greater consideration must neces-
sarily be given to the availability of our
forces for use in any section of the
world where their presence is needed
to protect American interests. The
plan contemplated fills the bill in every
particular.
An argument.of superlative and abb
solutely unanswerable potency in favor
of the retention by US of the entire
Philippine group is thus presented.
What otherwise would be the condi-
ton? What would have been the con-
dition during the past three months
had not the United States had an avail
able force in that part of the world to
throw into China? Where would have
been the Americans and the American
interests in China today had we moi
been 30 situated as to take hand with
the other powers, and at the same time
in the protection of our interests and
the interests of civilization theref
That we were 30 situated is one of the
marvellous and miraculous incidental
conditions of history.
Ask any ''anti.expansionist" coward
who is fearful that his country will
grow to be too large and that the fal
will carry its message too far; ask an,
contemporaries" whose chronic night
mare fear is that $4,000 soldiers occu
pied in saving Christian men ant
women and in retaining the island
OF the sea from barbarism, infidelity
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19

The JOURNAL is informed, with a
degree of credibility that admits of no
question, that the State committee did
not invite Senator Ross to speak or
take any part in the recent campaign in
Vermont, beyond asking him to con-
tribute literally to pay campaign ex-
penses, which he did. This informa-
ton comes out by reason of remark and
criticism on the circumstance that SEN
ator Ross was not heard on the stump
during the canvass, but in its last days
sent to the papers for publication an
article on Imperialism. This was not
done till it was too late TO get his views
on national issues before the people in
any other way, and it WAS then too late,
also, to be of use or weight. This
statement seems to relieve the Senator
from any reasonable criticism in the
matter in question, but it adds to the
evidence already cumulative of the
general inefiiciency or incompetency of
the managing or executive branch of
the State committee. Senator Ross, it
appears, was ready and willing to do
his duty on the stump-as ready to
speak, if he had been asked and as
signed to duty, as to pay his share of
campaign expenses, which he was
asked to do. 1t seems to be Chair
man Aliens turn.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19
Democracy Will Out.

The tincture of Democracy, bred in
the bone and nourished as proud in
heritance during long life, will crop
out at intervals, inopportune and other
wise, subordinating the better and no.
bier nature and overriding a yearning
for higher and cleaner political life.
This faint of heredity appears in the
case of Richard Olney, the man who
tried, and in some measure succeeded
in rescuing Cleveland's second admin
istration from oblivion by good deed
done here and there.
For four long years and over, a fight
has been raging in Olney's breast be-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19

The Burlington Daily Ne,CS of las
evening contained an inspired editorial
on the senatorial situation. ''lnspir-
ed'' is very proper and compliment
airy word to use and can give no offence
unless there are facts connected with
the editorial which do not appear in
print. The gist of the editorial is in
its claim as to Gen. CIRCUITS strength
among the Representatives-elect in
Chittenden and Franklin counties.
We believe the claims as published to
be radically and ridculously incorrect.
"Claims" of this character are no arg u
ment at all, and if they are weapons
they must belong to the boomerang
family. Meanwhile the JoURNA L
contents Itself with the assurance, bas-
ed on as good evidence and accurate
knowledge as the Daily News can com.
mand, that this and all other claims of
like character are the veriest humb ug,
calculated solely to deceive.