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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
Militia Elections.

Gen Floyd has issued following orders:
Special Order No l: lp compliance with
general order No 8, an election for field
officers of the various regiments and bat.
ta!iops Of this State was held on the l7th
day Of February and the following officers,
having received majority of the votes cast,
are hereby declared elected aod will assume
command upon receipt of their commissions
together with copy of this order:
First regiment OF South Carolina volun.
teer infantry Colonel, Boyd lieutenant
colonel, Fay Gaffney major ID battalion,
s Cochran; major 80 battalion, J Fl Ma.
riOn.
Second South Carolina volunteer infantry;
ColooeI, Willie Jones major ID battalion,
Cutler; naj jor Sd battalion, " L Lee.
First South Carolina volunteer cavalry :
Colonel. R Sparkman Lnajor I'd battalion,
S Marvin: ms jor I'd battalion, National
Guards, George A Reed.
Special Order No. II :: In compliance with
general order No 8, az election for lieutenant o t
colonel OF the I'd Soulb Carolina vOlu teer
infsntry is berebv ordered to take place on
Saturday, The l7th day of March, none of
the candidates for said position having re-.
ceived majority of the votes cast on Febru.
ary II, 1900
10 compliance with general order No 8, an
election for lieutenant colonel and msior of
the Sd battalion, South Carolina volun,ee
cavalry, is hereby ordered 10 take Llace on
Saturday, the l7tb day of March. 1900, none
of the candidates for ssid position having re-.
ceved msjority of the votes cast on Febru.
arv II, 1890.
The provisions of election ss provided in
& genera! order No s will govern the eleclio,
to be haa on March ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
RURAL FIRE. DELIVERY.
The First Route in the County to
be From Bishopvills.

As will be seen from the following copy OF
letter from the 6rst assistant postmaster
general to Cong,eesman>Stoke by WHOM il
was forwarded to this Office, rural free de!v.
ery service has been established from Bishop
VILE, and will commence on the 18th instant.
Post Ofhce Department. First Assistant Post.
master General,
Washington, D. G, Feb 26, 1900.
Hon. }. Wa Stokes, N. G, House Of Repre-
ceuteiives, Washington, C:
Dear Sir: | take pleasure in informing
you mat IN accordance with your rsquest
Rural Free Delivery Service has u ie day bee y
ordered established from Bishop, lie. Suuter
County, South Carolina, to commence On
Thursday, March 10th, 1900 Very respect
fully, Perry S Heath,
First Asst. P. n. General.
Mr.. }. l.. Parrott is the carrier Oh this
route.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
QUESTION ANSWERED..

Yes. August Flower still has the largest sale
Of any medicine in the civilized world. Your
mothers and grandmothers never thought of
using anything elss for indigestion or bilious.
meas. Doctors we're scarce, and they seldom
heard Of appendicitis, nervous prostration or
heart failure. etc. They used august Flower
to clean out the system and stop fermentation
Of undigssted food, regulate the action of the
liver, stimulate tho nervous and organic action
OF the system. and that is all they took when
feeling dull and bad with headaches and other
aches. You only reed a few doses Of Green s
August Flower. in liquid form, to make you sat-
i'6cd there is nothing serious the matter with
you. For sale by A. j. China. A
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
Worthless Ours Roaming at Large.

Southeas, Menches'.r, Merch Well. Mr..
Editor, will you a'mit one Of your old scro.s
into you s4Dctum? Ii 60 viii 6rop i, for
a ehort wh lie today
News is rather scarce, 90 will take % the
dog quesliOo. ! think there are too many
worthless ones roaming around Hard y a
day passes tut what We hear OF some family
being frightened a!most out of their senses
by some worthless cur No longer than last
Thursday night Mr. and Mrs. Heri Jack.
son, Of Privateer, were frightened by ending
one at their back doos down with i,. Mrs
Jackson was ba dly frightened, but thanks to
IA kind Providence Mr. Jackson managed TO
kill the brute before any damage was done.
| Lave also heard that a gentleman OF the
same community bad a valuable horse bitten
by ose some time ago. And | have heard 80
many narrowing tales from m I'd dogs of late
that ask caunot cur law makers make some
law prohibiting so many running around
among our wives and children
Farmers are some what set back 10 their
worn by the Dad weather Of February.
We'll, Mr. Editor, with oes wishes to you
AMI your readers, / am yours, Sidra.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
The First OF the Candidates.

Tne campaign has opened and the irst can.
didates for q county Office announce them.
selves today.
Coroner A. D Moses is announced for re-
election ard will stand ou bis record when he
goes oefvre The people On the stump to ask
for their votes. He has made a bustliug aud
jealous fficial, and 90 duty has been left uu.
performed during his term.
Mr.. Thomas N. Jones announces that be is
a candidate for election to the eff GO of Coro.
ner, and bis pledge that he will discharge the
duties of the Office, II elected, faithfully aud
efficiently will oe made good to the letter.
He is q deserving man and a faithful demo.
crat, aud whenever here has been work for
men with sound and cool grit, Tom Jones has
always responded among the 6rst and has
never skulked oor failed TO do all that q man
should do.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
The Row in Kentucky.

Frankfort, Ky. March 5.-In the
Democratic senate today Senator
Bell introduced bill which provides
that any State officer who shall forci.
bly, hold possession of the eff, for a
longer period than Eve days after the
legislature or State contest board shall
have declared another person legally
elected shall be guilty of felony.
Senator Triplett. an,i-Goebel Demo
cras, offered resolution today to 10.
vestigate the truth of published reports
concerning snipm cots of State arms to
Loudon by Republican Gov Taylor.
and to demand tie return Of some 20
the State arseoal. If the reports are
found to &c true aud return of the
arms are refused. the committee ap.
pointed to make tho Investigation sbau
then bring 10 bill making an sp2ro-
pria,ioo of $3.50. 900 to buy new guus
and also authorizing Gen John B.
Castleman to issue call for suff foieut
number Of volunteers to take the guns
from those now 10 possession of them
and return them to the arsenal
A storm Of applause followed the
reading Of tho resolution, which lies
over one day
Tue orders fer the shipment of guns
aud ammunition from the State
arsenal here to London. Ky. BY the
republican State authorities was revok.
ed this aftern oon aud car loaded with
munitions of war. consigned to Lon.
don, was u0loaded and ito contents
returned to the arsenal 10 this city
The state officials give no reason for
the change of programme. The SOL
diers worked all forenoon loading tho
cars There is report that the war
department at Washington interferred.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07

Any person living on or near any
Star Route in the State named who
desires his mail deposited in a box
on the line of the route by the car.
rier on said route may provide and
erect suitable box on the roadside,
located in such Q manner as to be
reached % conveniently az pyactica.
bic by the carrier, and such person
shall 6le with the postmaster at the
post Office to which bic mail is ad-
dressed (Which shall be one of the
two post Offices on the route on
either side of and next the box) Q
request in writing for the delivery
Of bis mail to the carrier ON the route
for deposit in said mail box, at the
risk Of the addressee.
IL shall be the duty of the post.
master Of every such post Office,
upon q written order from any person
living on or near the Star Route, to
deliver to the proper mail carrier for
that route any mail matter, except
registered mail. with instructions as
to tho proper mail box into which
said mail matter 90 delivered to q
carrier for deposit shall be carried
past another post Office on the route
before being deposited in Q mail box
The carrier on the Star Route will
bs required to receive from any post.
nsster on the route any mail matter
that may be intrusted to him, outside
Of the usual nail beg. and shall carry
such mail matter TO and deposi. it in
the proper boxes placed on the line
Of the route for this purpose ; such
service ly the carrier to be without
charge to the addresses
The mail carriers must be able to
read and write the Eoglish language
and be Of sufficient intelligence to
properly handle and deposit the mail
for boxes along the routes
The law provides that every
carrier of!the mail shall receive any
mail matter presented to him. if
properly prepaid by stamps. aud
deliver tho same for mailing at the
next post Office ct which he arrives.
but that no fees shall be allowed him
therefor.
The contract price covers all the
service required Of the carrier that is
indicated herein
w S. shsllenberger.
I'd Asst P NJ General
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
Hunting For a Ravisher.

Spirtanburg, March d.-John Will
SOD. cOlorcd. attempted to ravish TWO
young white girls. operatives at Tuca
paw mills. last Saturday afternoon
He was unsuccessful.
Armed men have been hunting him
everywhere. aud ho will be lynched il
caught Two bodies. composed Of
about 100 msn each, are searching for
him near Rsidville and Greeuville
county lice.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
Up IN New York the eolor line

Up m New York the color line holds
IN spi,o Of brsssioy negroes aud ell
msoOsr Of reports seut out The
pegfues hsvs really no better showing g
ss = raee "cp thers tSso they have 10
the socth As TO rights and privile ces
they cap learn more by making a trip
| and fsma,oiog. We would no, d,s
'sourage Immigration uor,b ward. The
people up there" will never know soy
,hinS o' Sambo uoul they hsvs known
him. Iried biu The lead,ug. more
intcllsrot negroes 10 the Empire state
like social recognition. bu: they can not
be said u get much beyond bsioQ
"Misiefed" 10 the ue~.p,pers Here
IL a late ssmp!e OF race prejudice ADD
drawing the o,lcr line:
ola QIseo's C0uoIg. New York COL.
ored ehlidten reeeliea sg,ips, separs-
tioD i,,o . school Of their Own, and
hei0g refused admission into the white.
the csso reached tho courts, finally
reached the court Of appeals 10 A bany
There tho separation OF tho rsoes ia
sohool i,ie was sustained. aud the 'iim
crow school Of New York became a,
legal as tho jim crow car of Georgia. p"
says the Atlanta Constitution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
DOES sUnTER WANT a MILL !

We have before % the following
letter addressed to prominent busi
ness man Of this o,,y:
~ am informed that the business
rssas Of Ssmser scant to build cotton
nall, 6us for some reason the matter
Aasss fire. I 'Ooxld like for you to
write nae '7hssksr they ,cant some help
from tAs oSsside frsm man who could
Srisg ssrosg ssbscription and saks the
management Of The sntsrprise My
friends all cant me to undertake
cosson mill, and I WoSld appreciate this
i.forpsatian soitA vieW of eonferring
UisA them y yoS think there is an
cpsnisg.. There osgM not to Be any
troubts to build ten ssoSsand spindle
miR there witA a good man from the
Outside backed By good subscription.
4 wiu Be glad to haze an early reply
at your convenience"
This letter il from . we'll known
Spsrssnbuts man who has been for
yssrs and 10 now identified with the
cotton mill business ip that section
He hss tho practical experience and
The financial resources to make Q mill
sucoess 10 Sumter. and he 10 seek.
ing locality whore there 10 On abuu.
dsat sopply Of cotton aud where the
held 10 favorable TO Q new cotton
mill. He 1nsans business and csn
commend ell the mooey necessary TO
eseab'ish . mill. bot be prsiers to
locate In . communisy that 10 pro.
grsssivs and will cooperate With him
IN esssb'ishisg mill.
This 10 the solution 10 Q nut shell ::
Does Sumter. want Q cotton mill 2
WIN the business men Of Sumter put
up Sl00. 900, 10 SECURE $500, 600 cot
ton mill T? II they do not wan. Q
cotton mill they have only to refuse
" cooperate With this experienced
Spsrtsnburg mill man. end nothing
moro need be said.
Extended comment 10 not needed
and We prefer to leave the matter 90
it stands on i,s merits. In times
past We have written much about The
sdvantsges Of cotton mile and much
about the desirsbility of securing
outside capital to supplement local
capital IN establishing the cotton mill
industry All that We have written
10 the past holds good. and We be.
lisve that go one questions that we
have stated nothing more than the
hard facts when favoring the estab
lishmsnt Of Q cotton mill Now out
eide capital is offered snd oil that
the Sumter people have to do is to
meet ihe offer half way. Will the
business men rise TO the occasion 4?
Will they do their part toward Civ
ing Sumter big cotton mill or will
they say to outside capitalists that no
mills are wanted. no capital is invit.
ed 10 invest 10 Snmter and that Sum
ter prefers to 60 on in the same old
ru. !?
the question is. does Sumter want
q cotton mill
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07

A. De Fiueot. editor of the Journal,
Doy ylestown. Ohio, suffered for q number OF
years from rheum ,tism 10 bis right shoulder
and eide. He says: "My right arm at times
was entirely useless. l tried Chamberlain 8
Pain Balm. and was surprised to receive re-
lief alnost Immediately. The Pain Balm
has been a constant companion of mine ever
since and it never fails" For sale by A. ]
China
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
letter, Sait-Rhcum md Eczema.

The intense i;ching and smirtiug incident TO
these diseases, is instantly allayod by applyn,
Chamoerla'ns Eye and Skin Ointmou,. ManJ
very bad eases have oesn permane,ly cured by
It, IL is equally eli ,iont for iiching piles and
a favorite remedy for sor5 nipples, ohappod
hands, chilbans, fr1-t bites aud chronic sore
eyes. 2jcts per box. For sale by DR. A. J.
China. Dec 30
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
STAR ROUTE
BOX DELIVERY.

The contracts for carrying the mail
on all the Star Routes IN the State Of
South Carolina taking effect July l,
1900. provide that those ,oho so de.
sire may hare the mail that is ad.
dressed to them dslivered Iy the car.
riers into bores along the lines Of the
several routes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
Dr. Cady's Condition Powders

are just what horse needs when in bad con
dition. Tonic, blood purifier aud vormifuge.
They are not food but medicine, and the best
to use to put horse in prime condition. Prico
70 cents per package. For sale by DR. a. !
China. Dec 3O-o
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
u. IS. Jurors.

The following from this county have beea
drawn on the jury tor tho April torn OF the
United States Court which viii be convened
10 Charleston Dy Jddge Slmonton
Grand Jury-W. Il. Andrews Sumter ;
J. W. Bruusoo, Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07

Dr. BnlPs Cough Syrup cures the mos,
stubborn coughs, eolds aud lung affections
Even ine,p;en' consumption has been success.
fu'iy cured ny the marvellous remedy Suff.r.
ers will Ouiaio relief sfier few doses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
Grcenvillo, March 5.-Earle Teacue

Grcenvillo, March 5.-Earle league,
negro, was stabbed Saturday nigh, by
Homer Ward, young white man, aud
died Sunday morning from the effects
Of toe wou1d. Both mcn had been
drinking and go; into quarrel, which
resulted 10 the cutting and death of
league. The uegro was running aud
fell. when Ward overlook him aud
drove his knils blade into bis breast,
the blade entering his heart, causing
hemmorrhages.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07

Is 40 omioous sound to the man who
isn't insured. wheo be sees bis home
disappearing 10 flames and smoke.
We can hardly have any compassion
on him. when it is 80 easy and at such
small outlay to provide against such
loss A policy 10 tie Hartford Iosur-
aooe Co. costs you but q small cum
whso We draw it for you. and gives
you security as safe as the Bank of
England.
A. C. PHELPS CO.,
Gen'l1Dsurance Agents. Sumter, s. G.
Mch 80
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07

arrest
disease by the timely use u
TUFTS Liver Pills, an old and
favorite remedy Of increasing
popularity. Always cures
SICK HEADACHE,
sour stomach, malaria, indiges-
ton, torpid liver, constipation
and all bilious diseases.
TUFTS Liver PILLS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07

: clans cY-
; anlin&tiOnS
] Its marvel
I OuS action
: on the dis
I tinctly fem
Z inc or
= g2nS, heals
, and St~GuL
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07

several routes
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-06

fined to running away When
convinced that he deserves punish
ment he suffers with resignation,
and bears no ill-will. He is the
soul of hospitality, but will rob
his guest. He is prodigal when
ne has money, and yet grasping.
Even when he has nothing to con-
ceal he seldom speaks the truth.
No one can predict under given
conditions how he will reason or
what he will do. "No one can
understand his character" con-
cludes Mr.. Whitmarsh, "because
he is not yet sufficiently developed
to have a character. He is a man
with child's nature Inter
Ocean.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-06

An observant person can see
many things of general interest
in as large a city as is Seattle, and
there are always some people who
take advantage of such an oppor-
tunity. Things that one occa-
sionally sees often goes beyond
the laughable point and verges
very closely on to the ludicrous
For an instant, a few days ago the
city patrol wagon, in which evil
doers are hauled to the police
headquarters, ran over dog,
crashed into a wagon, came very
near running over woman and
little child and finally only lacked
an inch of topping over in the
street as it turned sharp corner,
at such rapid rate was the wreck
less driver urging his fiery team
through the crowded streets, as he
hurried to some station to arrest a
man for fast driving. No one has
made application for that police
driver to be sent to the ASYLUM as
yet but it is doubtless only an
oversight on the part of those
citizens knowing the facts.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-06
William j. Bryan has

William j. Bryan has
been re-nOminated for
President of the United
States by the Democrats.
The Kansas City conven-
ton has been one of the
most stormy among Dem
ocrats since the South
Carolin a convention,
which resulted in an at
tempt to split this govern
ment in twain. The pa
triotic Democrats were
determined that Bryan
heresies should not pre-
vail in the convention,
but they, for the most
part, lost out and the con-
vention again fastened 16
to | on the Democratic
ass, though imperialism
is made the foremost
hobby. Mr.. Bryan was
re-nominated without a
dissenting vote, but no
vice presidents has been
selected FRIDAY morn
ing] as yet. The press
for Hill is very great and
it is most likely that he
will be nominated despite
his protests.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-06

thought there was a shadow of
doubt of him not getting his money.
The man being worked upon was
rater reticent and patiently sub
mltted to being turned first one
way and then another without
much tenderness on the part Of
the barber. When the work had
been finished and the long, lean,
lank fellow began to dig down in
his jeans and at the same time
remarked, II am just from Alaska,
and good shaves like that was a
great luxury up there" and pulled
out roll of bills as large as the
barber's arm and asked, chow
much is it?" "Ah, ah twenty-five
cents. Oh no, fifty cents. No, ah
nothing. Yes. something, but
just anything you want to give me
for such neat and painstaking
job as l have given you" As he
finished the awkard remark roars
of lauhter came from the other
guests waiting for, ''you are next. .
The Klondiker likewise joined in
the laugh at the BARRIERS expense
as he handed him dollar with,
keep the change"
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-06

Another milestone in the Ma
tons history has been past, which
brought It's usual happiness to all
manner of man. Could the sign
ers of the Declaration of Inde-
penden"e, promulgated some
century and quarter ago, have
peeped down on young America
last Wednesday they would have
been pleased beyond measure at
the patriotic fires that burned. SO
brilliantly on that day. Never
will Old Glory trail in the dust so
long as the sons and daughters of
her Republic exhibit such spirit
ofpatriotism. Washington, Jeffer-
son and Adams could say without
hesitancy of the entire United
States from Main to Mexico and
from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
"These are my beloved children
with whom we are we'll pleased"
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-06
Life In santo Domingo.

The homes Of the poems are
very primitive, merely huts built
of plain boards split into strips
about two and a half inches in
width, and fastened with vines to
four posts some twenty feet apart.
The ground serves for a floor,
while the roof is made of a net
work of poles, forming a peak in
the center and covered with several
layers of palm leaves, fastened
down with ropelike strips of the
same palm leaf. Back of these
huts they usually build a small
shed, where the cooking is done
over little iron pots, in which they
burn charcoal. This pot is about
as large as a good-sized wash
basin, and has hole In the bottom
for draught. The houses are
furnished with a rough board set
upon sticks for table, one or two
small native chairs, and cot
covered with cowhide. Here the
peon lives with his wife and more
or less naked children huddled
together with his pigs, dogs and
gamecocks.