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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28
Cramps Lost a Contract

Constantinople. December 23--The
expected imperial trade authorizing the
signature of the contract for the con-
struetion of a cruiser for the Ottoman
navy by the Cramp Ship Building Com
pany, together with h initial deposit
of 800. 600 has not yet been issued.
1t appears hat the German embassy
protested to the Porte against the pay
ment to the Cramps before the amount
owing to Herr Krupp for naval guns
has been paid.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28
If Sared His Leg.

F. A. Danforth, OF LaGrange, Ga,
suffered intensely for six months with
a frightful running sore on his leg, but
writes that Bucklen's Arnica Safve
wholly cured it in ten days. For VI
GERS, Wounds, Burns, Boils, Pain or
Piles it's the best salve in the world.
Cure guaranteed Only 25c. Sold by
R. r. Bellamy, Druggist
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28
Railway Man Promoted.

Philadelphia. December 24.-At a
meeting of the board of directors Of
the New York. Philadelphia and Nor
folk Railroad Company. in this city
today. r. B. Cooke was promoted to
the newly established position of traf-
fic manager, with enlarged duties. He
will be in charge of all matters relating
to the passenger and freight business
Of the company. The appointment is
to take effect from January 1st and Mr.,
Cookies office will remain at Norfolk.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28
A Steamer

Atlantic City, N. j., December "a
The British steamer Antillia, Captain
Montellia from Nassau for New York,
with a general cargo, went ashore this
morning on Great Egg Harbor Shoal.
She is in great danger. They carried
but two passengers, both of whom were
safely landed. The Antillia is a Scotch
built vessel Of SIS tons
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28
Firebu9s and Burglars at Work
Especial to the Messenger.)

Raleigh, N. c.. December 24.-Incen-
diaries destroyed Wiley Mitchell's cot
ton gin and grist mill near Wake For
est last night, loss IS. 600. B~loodhounds
were sent there from here. but the rain
had destroyed the trail.
Burglars plundered h home of Sol
ONION Allen at Wake Forest this morn
ing. He is mayo Of the town. Blood
hounds were sent there.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28
A New Torpedo Boat Launched.

East Braintree, Mass, December "a
The torpedo boat destroyer, McDon-
ough was launched at the works of the
Fore River Iron Company today amid
the ringing of bells and the blowing
of whistles. Mrs. Lucy Charlotte Nc
Donough Reade, of Philadelphia, Chris
tened the vessel with champagne. The
new boat was taken down the river to
the Quincy works of the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28
Landing the SINNERS Cargo

Lewes. Del, December 24.-The cargo
of lumber of schooner n. H. Skinner,
Cbefore reported %aground) is being Ian
ded at Point of Capes. The hull and
material will be sold on the 9th in
slant.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28
Frustrated by the Harriss-McDonald
r

Harrisburg, Pa, December 24.-Miss
Juniata Rohrbach, an employee of the
auditors office of the war department,
has been brought to her home in this
city in an acute stage of nervous col
lapse hat is likely to prove fatal, Miss
Rorhbach was near the desk of Audi
tor Frank H. Morris, when Mcdonald
entered and shot him. The shock OF
the tragedy was too much for the young
nerves.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25

er be returned alone or with his
troops is not clear.
Boer reports from A:iw.l North
aver that from 5000 to 0,000 Beers
are at Nepener
Extended reports of the Bloem-
fontein concert for the benefit of
widows and orphans have been ca
bled No less than seven separate
accounts have been published IN
London today
The concert, the weather and the
bare statement that Lcrd Roberts is
about TO move are about the only
things that the censor has allowed to
pass, and the war correspondent who
announces that Lord Roberts is ready
to move does not specify the direc
ton in which be is going
Gen Hunter, from Natal, command
ing the newly formed division, arriv-
ed at Bloemfontein yesterday (Thurs'
day. and left Immediately after con
ferring with Lord Roberts. To what
point ne proceeded ls no: mentioned
but it is understood that be will ope.
rate west of Blemfontein
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
Hundreds of Travellers Tied
up at Different Points or
Railroads.

Jackson, Miss. April 70 "A spcoial
from McComo City ascs that 100 pas
! sengers brought iu by the Illinois Cen,
ira! are tied cp at shat place waiting
for the frs: iraio out for New Orleans.
The fffic icials are uoable say when
they vii! get train through. ae owe:
pine miles Of tract bas disappeared te
noath the va,er just below Caata"a
Fcrsses saoti. svemps aud o~lands are
rapidly filing Up Si;h bacSva'e:,
which threatens 20 submerge 'he
tracks
Pearl r-e- has ad7Snced light inches
since ucoo ard con.ioues 70 rise at
raeid rate. Farues' houses acd negro
ca5ios iu the owiaDd between here AID
Pears,o s,a;;oa are 10 imminect 9ao
ger, aud if the overflow continues 90
spread az Tie p7esen: rate they will
Save 10 move out. The weater is
Threatening zoe ighs
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
Flood in Alabama
and Mississippi.
Meridian Cut off From all Rail
Communicatiop. PaS5en.
gers Tied up in
Woods.

Meridian, Miss, April l7.-This
city is cut off from the outside world
except by telegraph All trains are
marked aunulled for an indefinite
period The Atlanta and Vicksburg
passenger Cue here at II 80 p m.
yesterday has been waterbound 12
miles from the city for 80 hours.
The damage to the Atlanta and
Vicksburg, Alabama Great Southern,
Mobile and Ohio and New Orleans
and Northeastern railroads will reach
$4,000 in attacks and tresties swept
away. This city and section have
suffered incalculable loss Twenty
five per cent of all fertilizer on farm
ing lands throughout the State is a
total loss and all truck plantations in
a radius of ten miles are submerged
Three fatalities have been reported.
the victims being negroes who lost
their lives in an endeavor to save
cattle The rain has ceased
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
Louisiana Goes Democratic

New Orleans, Apri. II The cleo.
tion to day in Louisiana fo: members
of the Legislature and full State
ticket resulted in a Democratic land
slide. The ticket, headed by Auditor
Heard, swept the State from one end
TO the other, and the Legislature is
overwhelmingly Democratic.
The vote was unusually light. cw
lug TO the excessive rainfall. To
days was the first election held under
the new legislation law disfranchlsing
the negro, and the battle at the polls
was fought almost exclusively by the
whites Three tickets were in the
field the Democratic ticket. headed
by W W. Heard. the present State
auditor the regular Republicans,
headed by E S. Reams, New
Orleans grocer, and fusion embrac
ing sugar planters, Independent
Democrats and Popuists, headed by
Don Caffsry, Jr.. son of Senator
Caffery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
THE WARRIER RIVER RISE

Tuscaloosa, Ala, April II This
city is completely shut out from COM
munication with the outside world
except by tegraph No trains on
either the Mobile and Ohio or Ala
bama Great Southern have reached
here since yesterday. There are
washouts on both roads and the
tracks are under water. The War
rior river is over 65 feet high.
Northport is almost entirely sub
mered The River Hill road leading
to the bridge has been washed away
until there is an abyss nearly 50 feet
wide reaching the front of some of the
the cottages and there is danger OF
of the road caving in entirely.
Two houses floated down the
river this morning and seveaai people
were rescued from the roofs of others
The river is over four feet higher
than ever known before and still
rising
Much anxiety is felt about the
planters along the river banks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
THE WAR In AFRICA
BULLER SEVERELY CRIT
ICISED.

Locdon. April Is. 4 a. m.-The
government has chosen this as the
moment TO publish dispatch from
lord Roberts p,ooounciog censure
upon Sir Redvers Brlier aud Sir
Charles Warren, two of his most
important .-ssubordinase commanders
This dispatch. written Feb 18Th. has
been 10 the hands Of the war Office for
Eve weeks. Why it is published pow,
in the middle Of the campaign, is ne,
understood, unless is vas expected that
Gen BulIer and Gen Warren will ask
to be relieved of their commands. The
severe criticism OF their capacity must
tend to undermine the confidence of
the troops in their leadership
LORD Roberts dispatch With tee en-
closures are the great features of the
Loodou press this moroiog
Whether the government has any
special purpose OF not in Publishing
she dispatch the way 10 which 1t has
been received, will make it more
difficult to retain the censured com-
manaers in active service.
Lord Roberts locg wait and the
Boer activity Gave seriously disturbed
public equaniuisy He IS still 800
miles from Pretoria. No one doubts
the ultimate success Of British arms,
bat behind the British army that
crushes the Boer armies &C army Of
occupation will have to be installed
From various sources come hints
that more men than are already pro-
rided will have to be sent out.
Lord Roberts indicates that at least
10000 mea are advancing to out OF
the Beers. wbo are investing Wepener
As there are reports from the Basuto
border that firing has been heard in
the direction of the hills toward
Dewes's dorp. it is possible Gen
Chermside's advanced troops are al
ready IN contact vita the Beers
Lord Roberts wires that be expected
to clear the Southeastern section OF the
Free State. east OF the railway. aud
,beo to swing round TO the uorsb aoa
to torn o1e after another the positions
held BY the Beers north of Bioemfon
teio.
Gee Buffers prohibition Ct al! press
.e;egraus io Natal unti. farther notice
IS ,ekeo to indicate that movement is
abous to be taken there.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
NEXT MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.

LoodoD. April 20. 1 so p. N The
repor: Of the fighting at Kares Siding.
six ailes sorth Of Glenn, may be the
6rss news of the progress of the Brit
isb advance on Pretoria. Bat eveo If
this were ouly SO uuimportsnt sSirmisa
there are many other indications That
Lord Roberts IN either starting OF has
already started for the nortaerD goal.
a dispatch from Cape Towa under to
days date, says: The censor shop
restrictions have been greatly increased
owing to the movements of the troops. .
All the dispatches bear traces Of the
strenuous efforts Of the correspondents
to give their papers an iukliog of what
is afoot.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
BOERS have PLENTY OF
MONEY

Pretoria. April lS-As soon as
the Berne award in the Delagoa Bay
Railway arbitration was published
the Tranevaai Government offered to
lend Portugal the amount she was
condemned TO pay, S5,000.0o
which, however, was courteously
declined, the statement being made
that the money was already pro7id
ed
The Government is receiving
many memorials from burghers on
.ae subject Of sending the Boer
prisoners to ST Heleua and will
formally protest to Great Britain on
the subject
Secretary of State Reitz says the
Trsasvael Government is not taking
any resolution regarding the destruc-
tion of the mines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
Ex-ConVicts Not Exempt.

10 response to letter from County
Supervisor Ovens Of Richland county.
Attorney General Bellinger has
prepared the following
Dear Sir : Your letter Of the 18th
lost has just been received, 10 which
you refer to the question recently
asked the governor rs to the Liability
OF ex,con victs to road duty" The
provision as to the working of the
public roads is purely statutory one
ard the subject, as far as the same
relates to persons liable to such duty"
is covered by sectior of the acts of
1900. page 289, which provides.
"That all male persons able to perform
the labor herein required between the
ages Of Is and IS years (nere follows
certain exceptions as to certain counties
and the ages specified, and also except
ministers of the gospel 10 actual charge
of congregation, and persons perma-
nently disabled in the military service
of this State aud persons who served
in the late war between the States. aud
persons actually employed in the
quarantine service Of the State), shall
be required annually to perform or
cause to be performed labor on the
highways under the direction of the
overseer of the said district in which
ne shall reside, as follows" etc. It
seems clear from the above. which is
exhaustive, that ex.convicts are rot
exempt from the perfcrmance Of road
duty. The question Of citizenship
does no. arise, in my opinion, in this
conuection
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
Beers Contemplate Destroy.
ing johannesburg Mines.

London, April 10, 2:l0 p N The
arrival of Gen. Carriogton at Beira,
Portuguese East Africa. and the re
iteration of the report that the Beers
intend blowing up the johannesburg
mines are the only items Of news that
mark to days war cables Weeks
must elapse before Gen. Darlington
will be able to concentrate his force
on the borders of the Transvaal or
approach Mafeking. According to q
rumor in circulation at Lorenzo
Marques, Boer force has been sent
to intercept Gen Carriogton, bat il
is not thought to be Of sufficient
strength to cause anxiety
The Natal Mercury is responsible
for the renewed fears concerning the
mines, printing accounts from newly
arrived refugees saying elaborate pre-
parations for the destruction of all the
johannesburg shafts have been car
ried on under the supervision of the
State mining engineer, who is alleged
to have requisitioned all the copper
wire in the town for the purpose o.
makiDg connections
The Bioemfontien dispatches re,
main full of trivial details, but are
absolutely silent as to the future.
According to dispatch from
Ladysmith. dated to day, the Beers
are much disconnected By the present
condition of affairs Their forti6ca
tions and forces, numbering about
Is, 600 men, are spread over ridges
in contemplation of a British advance
through the Wascbbauk valley, north
of Ladysmi,h. which has not been
occupied. The Boer patrols are very
active and are constantly laying traps
A proclamation issued at Cape
Town today allows trading between
Colony and the occupied portions OF
the Orange Free State to be resumed
Two Gormans who recently arrived
at Cape Town have been sentenced
to years Imprisonment for having
suspicious possession Of 100 rifles ano
800 co.dite cartridges.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
ROBERTS ARMY ABOUT TO
BEGIN MARCH ON PRETORIA

London. april Il At last Lord
Roberts seems to be 90 the eve OF max
ing his main aGvaoce toward Pretoria
Unless sll :be uoosu.lly reliable
sources of information and al :he
Indications smuggled past the censor
are q. fault the British asoy within q
few days will be marching north ward
After many premature and uofouoded
reports which hava po!2orsed to seii
this move. there is aaturally. eveo 10
be oess informed quarters, considerable
hesi'socy liz definitely settling upon the
day Lord Roberts is likely to leave
B!oeufoosein. 5us there is settled
impression that j: .ill occur either at
the end OF this week or at the begin
niog Of oexs. The loce. weary wsls
in the Free State capital has apparently
effected uuc5 oeeded rehabilitation,
though Is is probable Lord Robers $
would still have further delayed bis
advance bad not tie Boer activity
forced him to pu. his forces in Such
positions that ua!ese they quickly Pro
oeed nor,nward the strategic advantage
will be lost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
TEN DAYS OF RAIN PUT
A STOP TO FIGHTING

London, April 30, Ais m.-A
delage Of rain lasting ten days has
brought the operations IN South
Africa and part Of the Free State
a'snos, to a sta-ds,ill The creeks
have become roaring rivers and the
roads are streams Of mud
a singular message dated B!oem-
fontein, april 10, 10 55 IN and
beginning via p:ess censor. Bloem-
fontein' reports an exchange Of shots
in the direction of Dewet dorp,
where the Beers are said to be cen.
centrasing "afier their withdrawal
from Wepener
There is nothing else TO Indicate
that the investment CT Wepener has
been abandoned by the Beers Not.
withstanding the rain, however, the
British have made some progress.
as Dewet's dorp has been occupied
by them, presumably by the advance
of Gen. RundIe's division Dewes's 8
dorp is about "a miles from Wepe-
ner
An obscure message from A'lwal
North. dated April 10, says that Gen
Brabaut has arrived there but wheth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25

tierician, Miss, April 1e-Es will
be three acd possibly four days before
the Northeastern, the Alabama Great
Southern. rbe SousAern aod the Ala
baoa and V:cksbarg railroads aod the
Mobile aad Ohio can resume business
through this section. TIE wsshou:s
we're more disastrous than tie officials
anticipated 4 million dollars, it is
believed. will not cover toe damages to
these roads frcm aooas aud suspension
OF business A gentleman reached
this city today from 9 wsterbound
Mobile apd Ohio passenger train at
Qai.mao, have ridden through the
country He reports the passengers
farioe we'll. through the hospitality OF
the Qaitman citizens and the efforts Of
the road. The train has tesn at
staods.iil, sarrouuded by water. three
days aod three nights A heavy rain
is falling tonight.
Mobile. Ala. April 19-Rsin has
fallen ln steady downpoor all day,
and it is reported to be genera! through.
oat this portion Of the south. The
railroads are having great trouble.
The less is great
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
Butler and Warren Must go.

LONDON, April 10 4 10 A NJ
Heavy rains impede the movement
of the British coiumos The block
ade at Wepener continues, although
relief is near Large quantities of
stores are being moved southwa'c
from Bloemfantein. which is rever
sal of the course Of freight for the last
six weeks. These shipments are
made necessary by The operations IL
the southeast of the Free State
There are two thousand sick N the
field hospitals, most Of the cases be-
ing of dysen;ary and enseric fever
With the exception Of these facts,
the embargo upcn war intelligence is
almost complete The special cor
respondents send tsivisities or state
ments which obscure rather than
explain the situation, in their efforts
to prepare matter that will pass the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25

Washington. Apr. i9-Ssaa.or
Ga!liose., chsirmao Of ihe se"sfe CON-
nittee on pe5sioos. today 'ot7oaucsa q
bill in tie senate grating pccsicn Of
$50 mooth to Gan Loogstrce: ihe
bill gives tie generals service IS Sat
of major 10 the Eighth u s. iofaosry
duriog tho Mexican var and makes nc
reference to ois correction with :ba
Confederacy
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
SUMTER S. c. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 25. 1900

Free State ct Kroustad today, Presi-
dent Steyn denounced LORD Ro0erts'
proclamation es '':reachery," and
declared ;ha. as G7ee. Britaic's object
sswas their destruction. tier last hope
was to appeal to the civilized powers to
intervene
Bra.dEort, G. T. s, april 80
Gen Deiarey has returned from arecon-
uaissance 10 force east OF the railroad
to tie Moddec river He reports that
ne met only few scouts, 5at chat he
saw British forti6catioos 90 all the
hills.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
NEALY 7INCHEs OF RAIN.

-
Birmingham, Ala April IA
rain fall of almost seven inches in q
hours has wrought much damage to
railroad, mining and farming inter.
ests
The movement Of trains cn almost
euery railroad entering the city has
been seriously interfered with, and
the suburban street railway has more
or less trouble.
Severa! mines in the district have
been flooded, and it is feared that
some of the furnaces will 5e com
PEELED to back their fires
The Southern and Alabama Grea.
Southern railways in the western
part CT the State have been severely
damaged. the track of both roads
being reported washed up fo1
distances of frcm two TO five miles
Farmers have also Suffered from
the storm
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
Property Of All Kinds Dam
aged Beyond Estimate and
Loss of Life Proba-
bic.

Memphis. Tenn April Ca spe.
cial to the commercia'-appeai from
New Orleans says:
The food which commenced the
early part of the week has already
caused. at a conservative estimate,
fully $2,000.000 loss in central and
southern Mississippi, to say nothing
of the damages by the railroads.
The extent of the losses have not yet
been fully realized and it may be
some days yet before an accurate
total caa be reached for mail COM
munication has been totally cut off
between these localities which have
suffered most and the outside world
and telegraph lines suffered greatly
80 shet the news is just DOW begin
ming to arrive by wire. In Louisiana
too. the damsge done by the unpre
cedented rains was general but in this
State they are more inferential than
poeitive A special from Columbia,
Miss, which was received late to-
night fixed the loss in that little town
and its immediate vicinity at $780,
GOO.
Many farm houses were carried
away by the mad waters, the occu.
pants barely escaping with their
lives and the number of cattle
drowned was great A great many
gins and mill houses we're washed
away and many sawmi'ls saw their
lumber piles melted away as if by
magic Nearly every bridge around
Columbia was swept down stream.
Pearl river is now higher that j, has
been known for many years Miles
and miles of the New Orleans and
Northeastern track are stil under
water. Honey island, the rendez-
vous of the noted train robbe:,
Burch, is under 20 feet Of water
and the island. which bas for years
been one of the natara' game pre-
serves OF the south, is now devoid
of wild animals Hundreds of deer
were drowned and the bills near the
banks of the Pear! river are now the
temporary abiding places of all man
ner of four footed life The log
booms in the neighbo:hood Of Pearl.
ingtcn were all carried away AID the
loss sustained in this direction alone
amounts TO thousands OF dollars.
Distressing news comes hickory,
Miss, small town on this road
which is pow completely surrounded
by water and inundated III many
localities. Hundreds Of hogs and
catte near this po;D: we're drowned
aud ;niles CT fencing have been
washed away. The lates: advices
from the ,own Of Enterprise state
the: the losses there have been
great and much destita;ion prevails.
Hslf score Of towns are complete.
y cut off from the outside word as
they have been since the early part
of the week From Chuokey river
swsmps, near Enterprise, comes the
news of a heavy loss CT life
The Illinois Central road is cri p
pied badly The New Orleans and
Northeastern, a3d the Yszoo aud
Mississippi valley are as yet unable
to move trains and the HI & O is
also heavy sufferer