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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-21
SUMTER S. c.. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 81, 1900.

beleaguerlng Beers deserting their posi-
tion at A!exapdersfooteio, thus allow
ing portioo Of the Kin berley garri-
500 to occupy aud en.rench the place
Outside Jacoosdal, 0 F. S.. Thurs
day, Feb Is -Jacobsdal is now in
possession of the British Yesterday
small cavalry patrol entered the place
aud fouod it full of wounded, Including
several British from Rensburg The
place was only occupied by a small
force. which fell back before the patrol.
after series of small skirmishes A
battery of artillery sheiled the enviroos
aud drove out the las. of the Beers.
Early tis morning large force Of Beers
from Colesbere With 10 guus, attacked
coavoy Of 200 wagons at the Riet
river, shellieg vigorously and doing
damage But strong reenforcements
have been sent hence and it is hoped
they will bring in the whole convoy ia
safety
Gen Ffench's division seized three
drifts 90 the Modder river At the
third drift the Beers we're fairly strong
Iy entreochsd Geo French lombard
ed them and drove them of Today
be moved rapidly io the direction of
Kimberley
The Beers have left AlexapdersioD-
teiu, which the British DOW occupy.
Gen Roberts is 10 excellent health
and spirits The lardsbips and rapid
marchiog appear to agree With the
whole army, who are iD splendid spirits
under the leadership OF "Bo5s.'
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English Encourage Zulu Saw
ages to Rise.

London, Feb 16. 4 80 a. m-As
the wires are closed to correspondents
with Roberts. aud as nothing further
from bin has been communicated to
the public. the military adopts spend
their time 10 studying maps, topogra-
ply and figuring ous the possibilities OF
Lord Roberts communications and
what there is left for the Beers to do.
Gen Crooje's communications with
BIoemfonteio have already been cut
The best news Eogland could hear
would be that be elects to give battle
among the low bills aud ridges west
Of Kimberley. Should be determine
not to do this. he must raise the siege
of Kimberley and retreat to poios
where be would prefer to fight
This retirement could be long de-
tour arouod the head of the British
advance to Bloemfonteio or, as seems
to military students more practical, be
could Withdraw to the oortb, using the
railroad for bis guns and heavy bag
gage, moving to Fourteen Streames sta
ton aud sbeoce ioso Transvaal terri
tory. The Beers have made 90 prepa-
ration to defend BIoemfouteio, and
there is DO particular reason why Gen
Crouje should risk battle to protect
the capital OF the Free State
Operations elsewhere are apparently
suspended. A correspondent writing
from Cb;eveley, Feb 13. says "We
are still hopeful of relieving Lady
smlth
Col Baden Powell, in dispatch froa
Mafeking. dated Jao 20, after u Gea'ion-
ing matters already sent out oy CORES
po:den's. gives bis total casualties ~
to Jan % as follows Killed, 5 officers
and so ,2eo wounded, s officers aid
I23 men missing 81 mea.
No word has been received regarding
Gea Gatacre's Il 000 men at Storm
berg. The impression is tia. these
forces are on the way to Lord Roberts
Mr. Cham berla,o's announcement Ia
the house Of commons of the lDten,Ion
Of the government to encourage the
Zairs TO defend themselves from the
Beers is contingency the Beers seem
to teve anticipated. as they have os 80
doing everything 10 their poweT 70 win
the good will of the Basutos VIA have
thousands of good rifles The Beers
gave 2 900 B.cutos safe conduct Ii
The British let loose one tribe, the
Beers will probably let loose enc'ber.
The var csfic- has iesusd orders for
the formation of twenty one new bst-
teries and three battaiions Of infantry.
The cabinet council vas in session
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ACTIVITY AT COLENsO

London, Feb II The Pieterm ari:z
burg correspondents OF The Daily Mail,
under da:e Of Feb 15.h. says: There
are Indications OF decisive movemen,
at Colenso
Il bear that the Beers rely 90 their
eo:renchments and barbed wire entau
clement alocg the principal roads to
check Lord Roberto progress into the
Free State The roads to Ladysmit6
are studded with these formidable
barriers -
A British scouting column blew W
the contents Of the magazine a. Nkand
kala, Zululsnd, to prevent its falling
into the hands of the Beers The
magazine contained large supply Of
dynamite and ammunition
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sKIRMIsH AT SPRINGFIELD.

SKIRMISH AT SPRINGFIELD.
London, Feb ID, II 35 p m-Tbe
var Office has issued the following
message from Lord Roberts, received
this eveciog
..Dekiel's drift, Feb Ia. $40 8. CO..
General French left this point at ll.30
yesterday morning with three brlgades
of cavalry, horse artillery and mounted
infautry, including several colonial
coutiogents in order to seize crossing
Of the Modder. distant about % nlles.
he reports by dispatch dated 5 80 p:
N s, thas be has forced passage Of
Clip drift and occupied the bills porsh
Of the river. capturing three of the
eoeuy's laagers with their supplies,
while General Gordon. of the Fifteenth
Hussars, with bis brigade who bad
msde feios at Rondevai drift, four
miles vert, has seized it aud second
drift between that and Clip drift,
together with Two more laagers.
General Frecoh's performance is
brilliant. owing to the excessive heat
and binding dust s,oruI which ragged
during the latter part of the Gay.
loving to the rapidly Of bis move,
nents, General Ffeooh met with but
slight opposition ADD bis losses we're
smsll. Lieutenant Johnson, of The
Ipuiskiiliog Dragons, is the only ofh
Ger reported severely wounded
"Tbe Sixth division vas last night oo
the porth bank of the Reit, at Water
val dri aud is moving to support the
cavalry. The Seventh division ls he.e
aud will go 90 this afseroooD.
-Four cf6cess aud So pen bad to ce
sent last evening in the returning oz
wagons to tue railway line pross'sted
BY beat aud exhaustion.
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Bloodhounds on Fierd's Trail


Eage6eld. February 16 Last night
message was received here from
Trenton that Will Burt, toe segro who
CON mi,ted the crim,cal assault on Mrs
Weeks, Of Aiken Couoty, bad, By the
ali. Of bloocSouuds. been ruo down
and located 10 swamp three u.i'es east
Of that town
A large party went to the scene and
an all n,ebt search vas made. bat SO
iar tue feed has evaded capture
Parties With dogs are coo'inu;ug the
hunt today. bu: 1t seea,s that ;cthlDg
de6oi,e OF the nesro's whereabac's IS
soowa The chaaces arc that he @l'i
get away
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-21

Wssh;ogico, Feb l3 3-iThe Natiooai
American ,Noms"s Safr"sc As3oc'a
sioo tocay elected Mrs Carrie Chspn ao
Casf. OF Nsw York, president Of the
associa.ion for The ensuiog year, has
succeed Susaa B Aoii:ooy. who to
been ac.ive 10 the oatrie tor woman
suffeage for aeaviy half century and
G cited a re cleo ien 20 flee
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yesterday for two hours. Il will meet
today. Tais ie quite unusual.
BUTLER MAKES ANOTHER
MOVE

Boer Head Lager. Ladysmitd, Feb
IL Since Friday everything has been
quiet The English, with their can
poo. have moved towards Chieveiey
They found the Boer position unsssaila-
BILE op the upper Tugeia
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BIG FRENCH VICTORY.

Paris. Feb 15.-M De Crais, min.
lister of the colonies has received a
telegram from the governor of the
French Congo, NJ. H De Lamothe,
announcing the defeat in battle of
Rabab, the principal cbieftain OF the
central Soudsn by French expedi-
ton under NJ Gentel
The French have been fighting his
power for years, and today'a dispatch
announces his overthrow He was
strongly en.rencbed at Kouna, be-
tween the French Congo and Lake
Tcbad. which is the objective of all
French expeditions Kouna was de.
tended by 12,0c0 men with $500
rifles and three cannon
After desperate fight the French
demolished the fortress. Two of Ra-
bah's cannon were destroyed by the
French shells Rabsh. who was
wounded during the 6g6t, fed elk
hours before it's conclusion
The commander of the French ex-
peditiop, however, admits that prac-
ticalIy half of his own force was
placed bors du combat Forty three
Senega1ese sbarpshooters were killed
and four Europeans. including Capt
Robiilot and LOG Senega;ese were
wounded
The commander Of the expedition
reports that Rabah is completely
demoralized by bis losses, estimated
at between 1000 and 8 900 killed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-21
BOERS OCCUPY OLD BRITISH
CAMP

London. Feb Is dispatch to
The Morning Post from Cbieveley
dated Tuesday, confirms the report that
parties of Beers have occupied the old
British camp on spearman's farm
The correspondent who Identified the
wounded Lieutenant Churchill as the
brother of Wlns,oo Churchill says be
vas shot through the right leg
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Roberts Army Moving in
Two Sections.

LO1OOD, GU IL, z ~ RI Ah0
British army, for the first time since
the war began. is inside the Boer
frontier. Lord Roberts with the leas:
10000 infantry, 1000 cavalry and
$50 guus. mas turned the Magersfon,
tein lines before which the British
forces have been encamped for Ten
weeks and, with half of his corps, be
is already operating on Free State
territory
a battle has not yet been fought,
but large tactical advantages have
been gained The relief of Kimber
lev is within measurable reach. and
the way to Bloemfontein is apprecia-
bly, easier
The dispatches of Lord Roberts
sketch three days. work The for
ward movement began on Sunday.
when Col Hanpay set out with a
brigade of mounted infantry for
Ramah. on the Riet. eight miles from
Jacobsdal, one of the Boer supply
bases
On Monday Gen French, with the
Cavalry division. seized the crossing
of the Riet river a: Dekit's drift,
south of Jacobsdal and Is miles east
Honey Nest kloof He skirm;shed
with the Beers and cleared the way
for 10000 infantry who followed
across
Gen French has now fixed himself
Oh Gen Cropje's main line of com
munications with Bloemfontein and
and 10000 infantry, with II guns.
are being pushed up to support MIN
there.
Lord Roberts dispatches wired
from inside the Free State and on the
Reit river, left him Wednesday morn
ing His advance bad not been op
posed by the Beers in force. Their
patrols melted away as the Beers
moved forward. The Boer army is
likely to be felt in day or two
aud battle is consequently immi~
nent
As to what forces Gen Cronje has
now at mis- disposal aud as to where
be purposes making stand against
the invaders no one here connected
with the war Office knows anything
The data for conceptions are wholly
wanting.
The forces Immediately at the dis
disposal of Lord Roberts are placed
at $4,000 in general way The in
cidents at Rensburg have been seen
out of all proportion. Merely skele
TOD lines were maintained there while
troops were being secretly and rapid
" concentrated on the Modder river.
The facility with which 10000 men
have already been sent beyond the
rail terminus shows tba: Lord
Kitchener has been fully successful in
organizing transport he is now sup
posed to be down the line, sending
forward more troops and getting to
gether more transports About
FIVE miles of OK and mule wagon
trains are estimated for each division.
so that Lord Kitchener, who is reput
ed to have more skill than circus
manager in managing field transport,
has immense labors in hand
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OCCUPATION OF JACOBSDAL

Oa.sidc Jaoobsdsl, 0. T s.. Thurs
day. FEB 15-:'he read between Mod.
Ger sive7 aa,; Jacctsda! is noe open
The diz.aoce is cniy nlee miles. Iae
read is available for seodlag reinforce
meass snd seff.2!ies
Whea the Boers evacuated jacobs
Gel they were obliged to pass over a
ridge wSerc the: afforded splendid
mark for fbe British g1ss. which show
cred shrapnel upon the re;resung
enemy
The convoy which vas at;ackcd at
Re, river had heen couo'ermasded.
but the order cid Dot arrive 10 time
aud The experience was very van,
ai,hoagh tie Beers did little material
damage AS Gen French, With the
esfengrheoed division pushed forward
toward Kimberley. be found the
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BRITISH LOSSES TO DATE.

London, Feb 1.-THE total British
casualty retu7ns up to tonight are !:
Officers killed 1872 wounded $50 !;
miesing 112; mep killed lat ;
wounded $3.50; missing 2 781 /; other
fatalities reported 563 Grand total
10,505
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three. wooden bridges spanning the
Tugela 10 the bead. and wire rope
apparatus for the conveyance OF food
aud ammuuitiops across the river.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-21

Louisville, Feb l6-The Demo-
cratic Legislature will adjourn to
Frankfort This conclusion was
reached today, but quorum not
being in the senate prevented the
carrying out of this plan. Both
houses net today and adjourned until
tomorrow There will be quorum.
it is expected, tomorrow. when o
concurrent resolution will be passed
to resume sessions at Frakiors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-21

C.;o:on. February l6.-A through
freight trao vas wrecked oo tie Geor.
gis, Carolina aod Northern this moro
spg ahou: six niles porta of Clinton
nes7 Reaoo |: 7as IF an cooack-
ueDs. completely over'ursise the
eag;ne and deaolishios II oars loaded
w;;h s;ascaanc:sa sod fertilizers. One
load Of mules escsped uni,'jcret!, ce'os
on ;he rea- end Of the :rs;a :,he
caaoose aud several cars were ros
der,,!ed thereby savlog ;he lie OF ;ae
rooauctor and Aagmaa TIE fre9an
vas k,iled outright anG found beoeath
the wreck. a brakeman was thrown
from the top of car aod badly iojured,
being bruised internally and leg
broken. The engioeer had mlracu-
lr,s escape
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-12

Eyeglasses pectGces with real rock crystal Bohemia
from weak eyes, myOpa catarat, ETC.. etc.
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ARlTMETNA

re yenta en- lA ImpTentn
dci ScL2TIN & IS eentzvss
t-elEsssT y 2 pesas ciBsnczla
ee1 l1fus Cocena
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-12

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SCOTT & BOVINE, QuimioOs, New YO-k =
b>O~O~G%C#0e eO%' ED
Exijase la / gi.ina de Scott con ell en-
vOltorio complete en- que apareoe la con-
trasefia del pescador que lleva sobre hos
hOmbros un gran bacalaO.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21
Mr.. Dowd's Appointment.

Mr.. w. C. Dowd, elector for the Sixth
Congressional district, will address the
voters of the district at the following
times and places:
Scotland county, Laurinburg, October
23rd.
Robson county, Maxton, October oath
Richmond county, Rockingham, Octo-
Der 18th.
Arson county, Wadesboro, October 26th
Union county, Marshville, October 9th.
Local committees will arrange all de-
tails as to hour and place where speak
ing will be held.
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A THOUSAND TONGUES.

Could not express the rapture of Annie
E. Springer, of 1925 Howard St., Philadel-
phia, Pa, when she found that DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption had COM
pletely cured her of hacking cough that
for many years had made life burden. All
other remedies and doctors could give
her no help, but she says of this Royal
Cure" it soon removed the pain in my
chest, and | can now sleep soundly, some
thing | can scarcely remember doing be-
fore. 1 feel like sounding its praises
throughout the Universe" So will every
one who tries DR.. Kings New Discovery
for any trouble Of the Throat, Chest or
Lungs. Price soc. and $780, Trial bot
ties free at all drug stores; every bottle
guaranteed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21
STARTS WITH A COLD.
Catarrh is a Lingering Cold Which re
fuses to Yield to Ordinary Treatment.

Catarrh usually starts with cold il
the head and if left unchecked in this
climate, rarely gets well of itself.
AS fresh cold is taken the disease
Spreads getting deeper and deeper, creep
ing along the mucous membrane from
nose to throat, from throat to windpipe
from windpipe to bronchial tubes anC
from bronchial tubes to lung cells.
The mucous membranes all connect
one with another. Hence it is easy tt
spread from one part to another lined
with this same membrane. This is why
catarrh in the head soon affects the
throat and finally the stomach itself
bringing on chronic catarrh of the stom,
ach, which is q most obstinate form OF
dyspepsia.
Everybody is now we'll agreed that ca.
tarrh is a blood disease and not a local
one, and the attempt to cure by local
applications simply gives temporary re-
lief from the purely local symptams with
out the remotest effect in staying the
progress of the disease.
There is new preparation recently
offered to the public that is apparently
destined to do away with every other
form of catarrh treatment.
This new remedy is not a secret paten'
medicine, but is large, pleasant tasting
tablet composed of Sauguinaria, Eucalyp.
toll, Guaiacol, Hydrastin and other valua-
BILE and harmless specifics, which arr
taken internally and seem to have a re
markedly beneficial effect upon the BLOOD
and mucous membranes apparently elm
mating the catarrhal poison from the
whole system.
These tablets while being pleasant, con-
venient and absolutely safe to use have
made cures in long standing cases of ca
tarrh that are little short of marvellous
They are sold by druggists under name
of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, and any suf-
ferer who has tried inhalers, lotions, ONT
ments, salves, etc, and realized their in
convenience and uselessness, will fully
appreciate the difference between a mere
palliative and permanent cure after
giving Stuarts Catarrh Tablets an impair
tial trial
All druggists sell them at so cents fol
full sized package and no matter where
the catarrh is located, in the head, throat,
lungs or stomach, Stuart's Catarrh Tab
lets will surprise you with the effective
results of even few days use.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21
rrOtting- Horses for Sale

l have had put in my possession for sale
he following desirable and valuable
took
10. IA large and handsome standard
bred Wilkes Stallion. The best
bred one ever brought to the
State He is a sure foal getter
and sires large fine colts.
No "A handsome 16-hand bay mare, 6
years old, up-headed and stylish
She can road 10 to IL miles an hour
in great style, and goes as smooth
as a hoop. She is the best one |
have seen in a long time. Her
breeding is Morgan and HANDLE
tonian.
No. Brown mare, about 15A hands,
stout and blocky made; Z years
old, standard bred and registered
in vol. Is, A. T. r., sire Wilkes
stallion, dam by a son of Old Ham
bletonian. This mare is broken to
harness, is handsome and well
bred.
These horses can be seen on the Fair
grounds on and after Tuesday, 23rd in,
slant. B. p. WILLIAMSON,
Raleigh, n c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Having qualified as administrator of
the estate of Judge Moore, deceased late
of Wake county, n. c., this is to notify
all persons having claims against the
said estate to present the same to the
undersigned, at his Office in Raleigh, N.
c., on or before the first day of Septem-
Der, 1901, or this notice will be plead in
bar of their recovery, and all persons
indebted to the said estate will please
make immediate payment to the under
signed.
]. c.. MAROON, Administrator.
r. T. &c r. L. GRAY, Attorneys.
August 31st. 1900.
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OPIUM

Opium, Morphine, Whiskey-if interest
ed in the cure of these habits, write for
my book on these diseases. Mailed free.
B. NJ. WOOLLEY, M. D., Atlanta, Ga.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-25

The official certificate of nomination.
given space elswhere in these columns
enables the reader to gain a very fair
idea OF the ballot which he will vote on
election day. 1t contains a list OF all
candidates andis arranged in the order
given on the ballot itself. The consti-
tutional amendments which there appear
on the ballot will be voted on a
separately from the candidates There
will be also be a separate ballot for the
woman voters, containing the names OF
the candidates for state and county
superintendents of, schools. The large
ballot in size will be 19x33 inches and
at the top OF each column. under the
party name will be found square,
BY marking a cross inside any one of
these squares the voter is able to vote
a straight ticket, counting one vote
each for every candidate whose name
appears in that column. In voting for
individual candidates the voter will
place his mark in the square, follow
ing or on the right hand side OF the
names OF his choice.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-25

The Hannaites have been very
busy during the last three months
worrying over the apathy Of the
voters. But when the time for
regist1 alton came they were dumb
founded upon discovering that no
apathy existed. The way the
voters turned out and registered
has brought dismay to the party
of monopoly and their knees are
knocking together in fear. The
people are going to wash their
hands of all responsibility for
criminal aggression and monopoly
rule on the 9th of November.
That they are determined to do
this is evidenced by the ex-
traordinary registration that took
place during the first registration
days in the principal cities and
towns of the country.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-25

is for the people of this nation to
prepare to meet this line of politi-
cal warfare. Let them bear in
mind that though there was
promised an immediate era of
prosperity after McKinley's cleo
ton, there followed a period of
multiplied bankruptcies checked
only by natural and not political
forces. The financiers may threat
en- and the trusts bull-doze, but
they cannot permanently crush
down the industries of the nation
without themselves falling beneath
the ruins. Their worst will be
done prior to the election. If the
people take the reins of govern.
ment into their own hands, there
will be no opportunity for sue
cessful repetition Of the effort tc
coerce whole nation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-25

To the Voters of Cavalier county.
Owing to the bad fall weather and difficulty
experienced in taking care of the crop, I have
been unable to devote as much time to making
a canvas Of the voters of the Eighteenth Legis:.
lative District as ! would have wished and
and influence Of the people at the polls on
Nov. 9Th, If elected as member of the House
of Representatives from this district all may
rest assured that shall work at all times for
the best interests of the masses of the people
and in accord with the platform as adopted at
the conventions of the Independent and Demo-
crat party.