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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

Losdos. Dec Is -L,rd Kisoheoer's q
ossssgs 70 the oar ofiss IL % follows
"Psssesia. Dse IL Clements
bsosehs 10 bic force 70 Cos,uaudo New,
uesppossd. The sssusl,iss vsre. I 70.
esss 10 cay. heavy. Killed, s ofisers
ssd Q Of other racks; wissius. l8
sBssss ssd 500 Of other saoks. Those
lasssv vsrs losr son psuiss Of the
Nossasebsslssd Pasilisrs. who 1ere
esstiessd 90, the bill. aud soms
yseasssy sed o,hss ds.sils ssos up to
espps@s then Names sud nature Of
vssses ere bsies ,slsgrsphsd frou
Usps Tosu.
"BsosdvoodS brigade took 90 part
- sAs ssgsesosns The Bosrs Suffered
severely Koox dsoys Do Wet uor,b
% shs TbsbsosSu Lsdybrsod lioe,
ehish Wss held BY our troops.
DsW ss's force about 8 900 strooe. !.
osds ssvsssl sssssp,s 70 get shroueh
dssise ths day. assisted By . force Of
Dssss epssssise fsoo the eov,b. These
eesseks wsss dsivsa back. though so~s
- ne Besss fsoo the south we're able
esess thsoset The lias."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

Lsdss. Dee 16.-Lord KMsbener
osdss dsss Of December is. tsporss to
Ne ass once from Psesosss % follows
s'C)sasass hssNsooe to see we He
saye the ious sowpsniss Of the North
sobsslspds held oas on The hilf a. loo Q
- thsir suouoisioo lasted The Boer
sesss ssssetiog tbe oil; ~s' 200 ssroo q ,
While ssoibes force .: 1000 suaote ID
Elements Damp By 6 20 q. m: the
bM Was carried Reinforce q, en- to
o. oss sompapyof the Yorkshires fsiled
70 ssssh tho top.
''Clespeots' retirement Was carried out
9th rss0iari,y. bot - msoy native
esivess bolisj, . considerable am QUOT OF
srssspssss'ioo vss lost. All their sm
ossi'ioo not taken s~sy vss destroyed
he rspos.s that all behaved very we'll
eRN JOUBERr's SON KILLED
"Bsosd~ood hss gone TO Russso berg
ssd sspporss Olipbsns's Mex. vb,sb
be bsso ssieforeed. A Dag OF truce
Which bee sess iess Com~sudo Mex
esu,As Doors. ssys Joubsrs's con vss
billed ssd farther reports their lossss
very tssvy"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19
SOUTH CONTROLS
COTTON MARKET,
That was Shown Last Week..
Liverpool Ignored.

Special to the State
New York. Dec l5-Cotton ia
again very active. The market this
week has Auctuated widely, but the
net change amounts TO little
The bureau report started things
going !. was q big surprise to the
trade. the estimate Of 10000, 900
being much larger than expected Its
announcement, at noon on Monday,
was followed by . sensational de.
cline.
Every broker in the ring seemed
to have large blocks to sell and bids
OF any kind we're hard to obtain
Prices fell from two to two dollars
and half per bale iu q twinklinp
A demand sufficient to absorb the
offerings then developed and prices
steadied.
Tuesday Witnessed q still lower
market ss receipts we're heavy and
the liquidation not yet over But
the southern markets did not decline
commensurately with ours and when
this became evident the shorts began
to cover.
The buying that then set 10 has
continued since and resulted in q
recovery of almost all the loes scored
early in the week. The strength has
been chiefly in the nearer months
the demand for December and Janu
ary being quite urgent. This demsnd
has met light offerings. and prices
have been advanced with ease. A
foil movement and the rather dis
,coursgiug attitude of Liverpool has
been ignored and, 10 their eagerness
TO cover. the weakness of Monday
has been forgotten.by the shorts
January which closed last Satur
day at 0 SO to 9 81 touched 9 % on
Tuesday, cold as high as 9 10 today
and closed at 9 81 to 8 So with the
tone of the market barely steady.
March is now the most popular
month.
The action of the market this week
still further mystifies those who try
to solve what cotton should do The
governments figures. the increase 10
the movement and the sensational
break in prices, led the bears to
believe that ct least their turn had
come and that the downward trend to
values that they had predicted, had
begun
They became confident and sold
sggressively The bulls we're dis.
beartsued and unloaded largely at
the decline. And then the market
sorprised both sides by it's astonish.
ingly quick recovery
Between the shock of the bureau
and the resulting liquidation and the
technically strong local position
the slim stock here and the fact that
we are out of parity with the south
everyone is much at sea The bulls
soy the weak ones are out and that
the market is in stronger position
and will 60 higher than ever The
bears believe that when the January
shorts are covered aud some cotton
is attracted here. prices will 90
down.
The only apparent certainly is
lively fluctuations. but l believe the
chances to be against the market.
James Riordan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

OWsosboro, Ky, Dec 16.--Jim Heu.
dsrson and Bud Rowlssd, ueRroes;
we're haoged ct 8 O'Clock tou,ght 10 The
jail yard st Roctpors. lud. by . mob Of
500 persons
Henderson, and Rowland waylaid.
murdered and thea robbed Fl. y Sim.
oos, . white hsrber. sssly this morn.
Jog
The two mso we're suspected sud ar
rested sod BY tho aid OF bloodbouods q
their guilt wss established.
Henderson WAS shot to death in bis
cell sed hsoged. Rovlsnd confessed
before hs vss sssuog up. The bodies
we're sftssWsrds riddisd With bullets.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

N'o"' = oo' VI udvcTUItl M ass,
is genuine wotkioeman-a shoe cutter
by trade. who has worked for years a.
tbs bench, and has saved q little com.
peteucc from bis earnings. Before the
town of Bradford was annexed to
Haverhill be made . record there as
seleotman for uprightncss and jude.
ment The foooy thing about bis
election as mayor is that the Socialists
attacked him as no, being . geo uioe
laboring man. because be done
not belong to any labor uuiop, sl.
though be has for years worked in the
Same sbop and under precisely the same
conditions as Bradley. whom the
Socialists ran for Governor.
A mothers club of twenty five
matrons, Of Chicago. adopted street
gamin of ii years, and act about max.
ing q useful member Of society of
bin. The boy stood it for a few
weeks. taking directions from his
twenty FIVE mothers. not infrequently
pointing in twenty five wsys Fiusll =
recollections of the one mother be
bad elsewhere in the city came upon
him, and he ran away and found her.
Thereupon be Informed his twenty.
five foster mothers: Il ain't no
twenty FIVE kids, and l aiu't going to
be good no twenty FIVE different wsys
all at once"
"The fret official chapter of the
beer scandal, which is to be the
greatest reproach upon the fifty sixth
congress. was written when the Re.
publican members Of the ways and
means committee formally agreed to
the war tax reduction bill The
leading section of the new bill pro.
vides for reduction of the tsx on
beer amounting it is estimated by
the committee. to $9.s33.7l2. Thie
brings the total of the reductions pro.
posed by the bill to $4,000. 900,
which is SIC. 100000 more than was
recommended by the President and
the Secretary of the Treasury.
"The reduction on beer is effected
by increasing the present rebate Of
i per cent to 20 per cenlum. which
is equivalent to tax of 81 60 q bar
rel on beer instead of the present net
tax of 81 IS a barrel
/. is understood that this reduc
tion upon an article which has been
considered fair subject for taxation
by all parties was accomplished With
the aid of all the Republican mem
bers OF the committee except Hop
kins, of Illinois, who stood out
against it to the last Those mem.
bers of the committee who were not
in the frat instance favorable to the
beer reduction were, it is said, forced
into line by the chairman of the
National Republican Committee
Senator Hanna wanted the tax re.
duced. aud the chairman of the Re.
publican Congressional Committee,
Mr. Babcock. re- enforced this
demand on the ground that the action
was a necessity
Nothing except the whip and
spur of the campaign committee
could have forced the reduction on
the Ways and Means committee.
The members of that body are too
familiar with tbie subject to be mis
led by that plea for relief which has
been raised by the brewers New
York Press.
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a GREAT VICTORY
FOR THE BOERS.
700 Beers Charged aud Cap.
tursd . Hill on Which Were
8ntrenohed 600 En-.
gliOh.

Loedos. Dee Is LORD Kitchener
reports sbss Is o@esrs ssd $50 men are
missing from Geo Clsusots' force.
They scssiss Of foas sompAoies Of the
Nosshsobsslssd Yusilisss
Jsdsisg from the ussssgs. these
vsre sspssred By the Boers.
C;susote oasnsl.ies. Dec Is.
soeosssd TO Eve o6oers and oiue
ess killed ssd apparently macy uoaod
@.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

The books that oil children should have.
the books that will encourage love for good
literature caa be obtained FROM Il. G O,t,es
b Co., at the lowest prices.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

All Of the latest novels are on sale Q, n. G.
Ostesn / Cos, book store. They have a
special valss 10 . lot Of 81 so books tha, they
are selling for 81 90, all recent and popular
books.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19
AN OUTRAGE.

London, Dec. l5.-Parlisment was
dismissed today until the middle OF
February, with the reading of the
shortest Of the queeo's speeches. 1t
wss % follows:
my Lords and Gentlemen /
thank you for tho liberal provision
you have made for the expenses 10 {.
CURED by the operations of my armies
10 South Africs aud China
The proceedings today in the house
OF commons were . repetition iu min
iature Of the debates Of the brief ses.
sion The war was violently
denounced sud Mr.. Chamberlain was
further attacked The war fuuds
we're finally voted after the secretary
Of stste for war had given assurance
that the government, dnring recess
would cordially cooperate with Gen.
Kitchener IN an. endeavor to end the
war Particularly stirriog were the
remarks ofJohn Bry. Roberts, Liberal
He declared that the British treat.
ment of the women of South Africa
Was 90 outrage on civilization and
thst i was blssphemy to hold Chris
tisD services in Sc PauPs iu conneo !.
tioD with the return of Rord Roberts
while there we're such proceedings in
South Africa
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

The Wiunsooro News and Herald
recently stated that q deposit of coal
bad been discovered 10 the easte ern
part OF the county The deposit was
found on land belonging to Mrss F..
DaBose A specimen of the coal
was taken to Winnsboro and it is
said to be good sample of anthracite
coal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19
And Sumter's Grave IL Un.
marked.

Washington, Dec l5.-The house
committee on library todsy reported
lavorsbly the bill Of Representative
Otey. of Virginia. for monument to
Gen Andrew Lswis. continental hero,
to be erected at or near Salem, Roam
oke county. Vs, and appropriatiug
$6, 900 for the same.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

We have been selling Bsesler's Teachers
Bisles at $l.25 for eighteen months past, and
1t has always been the greatest bargain ever
offered 10 the book line. Fl. G. Osteen T. Co
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

The works of William Gilmore Simms, the
Only great uoVelists South Carolina ever pr,-
duced have been out of print for many years,
but recently one publisher has issued an
edi'ioe Of his complete works. Simms'
works are for sale by q G Gs,een l. Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19
Vinegar.

| have on hand a lot of
homemade Vinegar of very
fine quality. The flavor is DEL
icate, while the strength is
equal to any TO be had.
Will be sold at my residence
or 40 cents per gallon.
N. g. OSTEEN /.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

Holiday goods, books. art caleodsrs, cards,
booklets, popular novels and children's
books. Unusually large stock 10 select from.
Come to US for Chrlstuss goods. q G.
Osteen b Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

Christmas cards, caleodors, booklets, art
editions Of famous poems 10 great VARIETY ana
exquisite desigss at H. G Ostesn 4 Cos.
book store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

Alisslsof,b. Csps Colooy. Dee Is.
"A parry es Brabsos's horse. consist
isg osisly OF ssesei,s. ssesssd q
sspssies force Of Boess Dssseber Is.
ssss zssssoe. Ossegs River Colony, ,,
Sssisg four killed. sIxssso wouo odsd sed
sss hssd'sd sud twenty taken psisos.
ere.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19
A HOT REPLY

Mr Broderiok hotly denounced Mr.
bryn Roberto chrges. asserting that
Il ives criminal to make allegations
which could not be telegrsphed to
Sosth Affioa to increase the discon
tent existing there He held up Mr.
Bsyn Boberts to the censure and
reprobation Of nearly every member
OF the house Of commons, These
remarks were greeted With cheers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL
REINFORCEMENT
The Committee Would Re-
duce Our Represeu.
tatiOn.

Washington, Dec II The house
committee on census by a vote of 7 to
3 agreed to report the Hopkins reap.
portionmcnt bill. leaving the total mem
bersbip of the house at 257. ss at pres
cot, aud rearraugiog a NUN Der of State
delegations. The bill will not be taken
up until after holiday recess.
TERRITORY MUST BE COMPACT
The only change 10 the bill was an
amendment requiring that the several
congressional districts of the several
States should be composed of "cou.
tiguous aud compact territory. The
pose of the amendment is to prevent
gerrymspderiug. Under the bill the
following States will lose one regreseut.
alive each: Indiaos. Kansas, Ken.
tucky. Maine. Nebraska, South Caro-
line aod Virginia The following will
gain ooe each {: Illinois, Louisiana.
Minnesota, New Jersey. New York aud
West Vrginis. Texas will gain Two
representatives..
NEITHER PARTY GAINS.
Bssed upon present political divisions
neither party will gaiu advantage from
tho oew appor.iou ueut proposed 10 the
bill. The Republicans will gain Eve
and lose Eve sod the democrats will
gain three aud lose three. The basis
OF the representation will be one repre-
sentative for each 208, 1868 inbabitauts ts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
SAVINGS BANKS HEARD.

Albany, Feb. 13.-The savings banks OF the State
arrayed before joint Committee on Taxa
ton and Retrenchment of the Senate and Assem-
bly, this afternoon to nterpose their objections to
the Mortgage Tax bill. which proposes to impose
mortgages of the State. At meeting of the State
day a committee of fifteen was appointed TO repre-
sent the associa ton at the hearing to-day
The Senate chamber well filled with repre-
sentatves of the banking interests and Others and
the hearing occupied the attention Of the committee
until nearly 6 o'clock Those who spoke against
the measure were George w Wickersham, attor-
ney for the State association; Charles o. Stone OF
Syracuse representing the Onondaga County Saw
ings Bank; Judge Reeves. of Suffolk County; An
drew Mills, president of the Dry Dock Savings
Bank, OF New-York: James Mcmahon. president OF
the Emigrant Savings Bank. of New-York; H, H.
Sprague, president of the Erie County Savings
Bank Charles +. Sprague. Of the Union Dime
Jarv!s, representing local building and loan asso-
Citations.
Others present at the hearing who were not heard
were w. c. Sturgis, representing the Seamen
Savings Bank of Newly ork; j. Howard King
president of the Albany County Savings Bank; j.
II. Vents, of Newburg; w. g. Conklin OF FRANK.
lin; A. S. Chase. of Syracuse; =. anger OF
KINGSTON; w. Bayard Van Rensselaer,, Of Albany.
and James Meeker. Of Auburn.
The arguments were about the same as those OF
last week. -,
Chairman Krun announced that hearing would
be given those in favor of the bill on Wednesday
February q at p. M. A delegation OF Bunaiolans
Intended to De present at the hearing to-day In OPP
position to the bill but they were mistaken IN me
that they would have a opportunity to be heard
briefly Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
THIRD AVENUE ADVANCES.
ARRANGEMENTS WITH KUHN, LOEB & CO
NEARLY ADJUSTED-DIRECToRS
MEET TO-DAY.

Third Avenue Railroad stock made a net advance
of 5a per yesterday, closing at 1o6 the high
est price of the day. the report that a salts
factory agreement had finally been arrived at be-
tween Kuhn, Loeb & Co.. representing the refund
ing syndicate. and the directors OF the railroad
company.
While no formal agreement has yet been signed,
1t can be said the best authority that the indi
cations are that the matter will soon be adjusted
on a basis satisfactory to both parties.
Edward Lauterbach. representing the Third Ave
nue. Railroad Company. said yesterday afternoon:
The floating debt and present emergencies will be
taken of on a basis Of per cent instead OF 8
per cent by the Kuhn, Loeb & Co. syndicate who
have acted in the whole transaction in the most
liberal manner. Three-year notes will be issued.
which may be retired In two years Arrange
ments which will be satisfactory to the stoc<hold-
ers will be made for all further money which may
be needed. The question OF dividend will come up
at a meeting Of directors, which will be held in
my office tomorrow and probably will receive sat
isfactory treatment. In opinion, the quarterly
dividend has been earned and will be paid
The matter OF representation OF the syndicate in
the directory OF the Third Avenue company has
also been settled tremendously Mr. Iauterbach
added. but in just what manner he diA not make
known.
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. yesterday declined to discuss
the report that an agreement had been arrived at
between their syndicate and the Third Avenue
Railroad Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
REPORT ON SCHOOL BILLS.

Albany, Feb. 13.-The subcommittee of the Cities
Committee or the Assembly appointed to consider
all school teachers bills for New-York city of
which Mr.. Brennan Of Kings is chairman has de-
cided TO report favorably the Faows bill increas-
ing the teachers salaries, with amendments which
are intended simplify the measure by absolutely
fixing the salaries TO be increased in the various
grades.
The salaries Of women teachers for the first year
is placed at S64 and the bill provides an annual in
crease of $40 per year for fifteen years The salary
OF male teachers is placed $500 per year. with an
Increase OF so a year for twelve years
1t is also provided IN the amendments that no
teacher IN high school a trailing school for
teachers shall receive salary greater than that
fixed for the fourth year of service Unless the SER
vice of such teacher shall have been approved after
inspection and investigation as At and meritorious
by a majority of the Borough Board of School
Superntendents. This Board shall approve of dis
prove the service Of teachers within forty school
days, after the day upon which the teacher be-
comes eligible TO increase in salary.
No salary now paid TO any public school teacher
In the city Of NeW-York shall be reduced by the
operation Of the act. The Board of Estimate and
ApportOnment is authorized and required 10 di-
rect the issue Of revenue bonds for the purpose
of providing funds to carry into effect the pro-
visions of the, act during 1890 and the Board is
authorized and required to allow and provide for
the year 1907 and for each succeeding year suffi-
Gent FUNDS to carry into effect the provisions OF
the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
AGAINST MORTGAGE TAX.
WHEELER Fl. PECKHAM ADDRESSES AN
ARGUMENT TO THE LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE.

Wheeler H Peckham has addressed letter to
the Joint Committee Of the Legislature on TAXA
ton at Albany concerning the pending Dill to tax
mortgages. in which he says. among other things;
They a. e., securties) cannot be effectively taxed
because any tax on them must be paid out Of the
interest and what that interest shall bel e., at
capital market of the WorId@and cannot be con-
Gded oy staIqTe Wha5e N g fn nat Ioa3 THAT
rate is fixed by economical law as rate ex tax
Ing the statute law, so oietely is the statute
law obliterated by the economic law that all who
have given the matter attention. including the
special committee, now admit that securities prac-
Now let me call your attention to the reason
why it is not only impossible to reach and TAX
effort
As a matter of fact all taxes levied a com
Even that is stating the fact too narrowly. The
taxes must not only be paid out OF G15
of the income for the owneT Otherwise; there IRE
would be an end Of the political by
No matter how taxes may be laid. whether on
real or personal estate. on socalied privileges or
franchises, business or occupation they are an
source msH Gr Pd ncome Of s6e
You may find new avenues or means 10 get al
any new or other source or fund and whether
you adopt one another means to get at the fund.
the fund itself is exhausted and no more can oe
the the p pTIIh will m Contribute is reached
Ali effort on the part of the State to apPortion
futile. The must be paid out of the profit made
by the borrower and the net current rae 81 m
lend You may possibly prevent loans. you may
drive capital out of the State, you may possibly
bring about conditions in which each one having
capital will be compelled to use it himself rather
than loan it more capable of using 1t, you
may greatly raise the rate of interest because or
the dangers of Ioaning but you will never be able
to tax the lenders of capital so to give to them
a rate of interest less than that established by the
law of supply and demand.
The sole effect OF such a law would be the
elimination of the gross injustice and wrong to
the owners of the per cent of personal property
now taxed. and the collection directly from the
Of ina rtIy yxhi contributes
production of the tax which directly or indirectly
they must always pay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
THE SHEPARD INVESTIGATION.

Albany. Feb 13-The investigation of the affairs
OF the Soldiers and Sailors Home at Bath
continued in this city to-day before the committee
or the State Board of Charities. of which Com
missioner E. L. Philbln of New-York City. is the
chairman. The hearing developed a sensational
feature In a decision by Chairman Philbin that
Attorney-General Davies. who was present. had
no right to examine any Of the witnesses except
through the courtesy of the committee. The At
torney-General had supposed that he was a part Of
the tribunal Of investigation, and during the ex-
animation of John F. Little of Bath a lawyer and
a former member OF the Board of Trustees Of the
Home. objected to his testimony relative to the
efficient service rendered by Colonel Shepard at
the Home. because Mr.. Little was attorney for
Colonel Shepard last summer.
The witnesses examined to-day were Frederic
Collin, of Elmra; John F. Little. OF Bath; Thomas
Sage. of Elmira; Frank P. Frost of East Corning;
w. J. Dean, Of Buffalo, Chaplain John D. Arnoud
Of the Home. and George w. Wright, member of
the Home. Their testimony was that Colonel
Sheperd was not drunk at times heretofore
charged; that he was kind to the inmates of the
Home, and that under his management the quality
of the food and the discipline and care of the in
mates have greatly improved