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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-17
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS,
OFFICE OF
COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER COUNTY.
OFFICE OF

VT r1CE Wv
COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER COUNTY.
SUMTER, s C, Sept 20, 1889
NOTICE 10 hereby g,vcG that will he IN
~ my office in he County Court Ecuse
at Slm'Pr from October 18th to December
Gist, 1899, inciusige, tor the collection Of
Iaxes for the fiscal year 1899. The levy is as
follows:
For state purpOses, 3 mills.
For Couoty purpoces, "a mile.
For School, pntro9es, 3 Nails
Total levy, ll4 mills.
Also the following special school levies
Hchool il2iric' 20. |, 2 mills.
School U,stri, No IL, 2mills.
'Ooi Dan ct 10. lS, mills
School District No D., 3miIls.
w Iho, 2 mills.
concord, mills.
Privateer, 2mills.
No. 8, | mill
No. II, mill
Communication Road Tax for 1900 ia al,o
payable at the same time.
II. l. SCARBOROUGH,
Oct4 Treasurer Sumter Co.
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TRAINS GOING SOUTB.

No. ~ runs through from Charleston vi
Central Z ea7i q Charleston 10. ~.
lanes "a II, Nan ng % am
TRAINS GOING YOCTb
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variably people have been turned away. /
shall resume my tour at Cincinnati and go
as far west as Omaha. intend sailing on
March S. as 1 must return to ireland, where
we have an anti-recruiting campaign in
progress All the information / have re-
ceive from the United Kingdom leads me
TO believe that recruiting there is ex-
tremely unpopular and that the volunteer
force which they now propose raising will
fall far below their expectations. Rose
berry has publicly said that IL might be that
not more than fifty thousand would volrn-
teer, and has warned the public not to ex-
pect a greater number of enlistments, but
from what have heard they will be lucky
If they get ten thousand. The way the
militia has been maltreated has not tended
to make the army popular. The militia,
which was organized only for service with
I'm the boundaries of the United Kingdom.
has now been compelled to go into active
and. / think, absolutely Illegal service In
South Africa When any of the men re-
monstrated they were taken on board the
transports. handcuffed. and under threats
of their officers with loaded revolvers. 1t
is like leading sheep to the slaughter" con-
Guided Miss Come. "but men with this
feeling will not fight, and I cannot be-
lieve England will gain anything by such
methods"
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speech. in which she said that such orr
ganizations as the ID. A r. were the out
growth OF the fight for the right of women
TO speak in public and to organize Mrs
Gait also spoke for the cause OF women 8
organizations and praised the ID. A II.
The result of the election held YESTERDAY
for vice presidents was then announced,
as follows: Miss Jewett. St Paul. MINI !:
Mrs. ]. A. 7. Hull, Iowa; Mrs Roebling
New Jersey; Mrs. Cheney, New Hamp-
shire; Mrs. Moss. Ohio; Mrs. Burrows.
Michigan; Mrs. Barber, District OF Colum-
bia; Mrs. Grossman. New York, and Mira
Morgan, Georgia.
A card from Mrs. Dewey was read, say
ing that on behalf OF the admiral she
would this afternoon receive the ID. A r.
at the residence of Mrs. John II. Mclean
The invitation was accepted.
Tho president general, Mrs Manning.
chairman Of the Continental Hall commit
tee, presented her report. The total
amount on hand is s50,745. and members
or the congress were urged 70 contribute.
and 1888 was subscribed.
The congress appropriated 5000 for the
purchase OF Meadow Garden. the home
Of George Walton, I'm Georgia, one OF the
signers Of the Declaration of Independ-
ence. IL was announced that Mrs. Mar
cellus Hartley, OF New York, had given 10
Hendrick Hudson Chapter a handsome
homestead building valued at $4,000.
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EFFECT OF TRICKS SUIT.
Carnegie Is Making No More Promises
to Endow Libraries.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The suit
brought by Mr.. Frick. the Pittsburg IRON
master, against Mr.. Carnegie for about
SIG. 900, has hung up library schemes set
on foot by congressman in an aggregate
sum of not less than s5.OOo.0oo. 1t tram
spires that about half the members OF
Congress have been negotiating with Mr..
Carnegie for the endowment of libraries In
their several districts. A great many cases
were in a well advanced stage when Mr.
Frick began his suit. In every single In
stance where the deal had not beer closed
and the money promised negotiations were
summarily stopped. Where Mr.. Carnegie
had entered into an agreement TO estap-
lish libraries the understanding Is thai the
money will be forthcoming according TO
contract but all open deals are suspended.
Mr. Carnegie proved easy subject for
the Establishments of congressman, and in
almost every instance where he was APP
preached by them made friendly response
TO overtures and carried on correspond
dence looking TO favorable consideration or
plans proposed. Now, however. all these
matters are in allegiance, and whether
negotiations will be resumed at later day
is entirely for Mr.. Carnegie to say. AS the
case now stands IL is evident he rs not CO.
Ing to throw any money away or expand
his benevolences. He may have need for
his ready cash in settlement with truculent
partners. several OF them having appar-
emily joined with Mr.. Frick in his efforts
10 compel the multi millionaire to do as
they wish While on the subject OF Mr..
Carnegie and his money IL may be men,
toned that one of the great ironmasters
OF the country who is thoroughly familiar
with the big outlines OF all the large iron
and steel concerns says the profit Of the
Carnegie company for 1900 will approx
mate $4,000 coo. instead of So. 100000 as Mr..
Frick himself predicts.
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SEIZURE OF THE SABINE.


Reports on the Subject.
LONDON, Feb. 23.-The inquiries Of the
United States ambassador, Mr.. Joseph H.
Chate, at the Foreign Office, on the subject
of the seizure of the British steamer Sa-
bine. from New York Jan. 4. with a mis-
cellaneous cargo, which was captured by
the British gunboat Thrush and taken TO
Delagoa bay, have ELECTED the statement
that nothing is known there except the
facts contained in the dispatch announcing
the release of the steamer. Pending the
reception of official reports by the Foreign
Office nothing will be done in the matter.
WASHINGTON, Feb 23.--A good deal of
doubt surrounds the circumstances con-
rected with the seizure of the British ship
Sabine, and, while the action of the State
Department in instructing Mr.. Choate to
look into the matter and to deplore such
interference with commerce, was inspired
by desire to avoid any criticism for lack
of diligence, 1T appears that some points
about the seizure are so obscure as TO make
IL questionable at least whether or not
there is yet sufficient ground for protest.
In fact, there is some doubt as TO the ac-
tual seizure, and, singularly enough, the
British government itself has not been in
formed. of the event. 1t is seeking fnfor-
nation as to the details, and when these
are ascertained the answer will be made to
Mr.. Choate. The State Department in this
case has no direct information, relying on
the statement of Peabody & Co. of New
York that their goods to the value OF $50, 900
had been seized on the Sabine, according to
report. The basis Of the departments OBJ
lection to a seizure OF this kind lies in the
fact that, as the Sabine was bound for
British port, she might have been allowed
TO proceed to her destination, and there
examined.
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Greenwood.

Miss Bessie Turner is visiting friends in
Whiteland.
Miss Sylvia Wood, of indianapolis, WIS.,
tied Miss Nellie Milburn the first Of the
week.
Miss Maggie Oldham, of Falkland. is Wis
iting her cousin, Miss Judith Douthit, for
several days.
Mrs. NJ p Anderson and Miss Annie
Loomis. of indianapolis, visited friends
here on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Ferd Mcclellan. of Frank
lin, were the guests Of T. G. Oldacre and
family this week.
Mrs. d. s. Whitenack returned Thursday
from a visit Of several weeks with her
daughter at Thorntown.
Mrs. Anna Abbott and Mrs. Hester Rob-
erts, of Indianapolis. are visiting Miss
Edna Roberts, who is here taking treat
ment.
The Ladies' Missionary Aid Society Of
the Presbyterian Church was entertained
by Mrs. Robert Whitesides Wednesday aft
ernOOn.
Mrs Mabel Hall, who has been spending
several weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. ]. Bishop, returned to her home,
at Arcadia, Tuesday.
Mrs. Frances Sullivan, of Indianapolis,
visited Mrs. Ella Jennings on Friday. Mrs.
Sullivan, who is district president of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of
| the NJ. E. Church, met with the local chap
| ter and with them devised the programme
| for the district convention which Will be
| held in this city in May.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR TOPIC
For Feb. 25. The Strength OF HumfI-
ity, Luke xviii, o-14.

Alas for Dckens's Uriah Heepi He has gone
far, with his 80 umbleness." toward spelling one
OF the noblest words in the English language.
Humility comes from the Latin word meaning
ground" EARTH" and indeed. humility Is the
ground. the Foundation OF all other virtues, just
pride is their destruction. 1t is the ground
work of beauty. THE ornament OF a meek and
quiet spirit is the silver setting OF all charms.
IL is the groundwork OF wisdom. for DO one Il
wise who thinks he is. and can teach
others who is not teachable himself II Is the
groundwork OF power. for IL is the worlds serv-
ants that are its real masters. and Influence"
means 'innowing' into others lives. not drawing
them royalty TO yourself.
And humility Is the groundwork Of Chris
tianity. so that IT is absolutely certain. what
ever may or may not be true OF proud man.
that he is follower OF Jesus. This is not be-
cause OF Christ's saying that the last shall be
first" but that saying is because OF the nature
Of things. 1t is because Christ came 10 make
US like his Father. who ''worketh hitherto" No
being In the universe gives himself for others in
minute lowly. long-sunering ways as the
Lord OF the universe Humility Is not an effort
OF the will To say. Now will be humble
is only to add TO your other kinds OF pride a
new variety. Humility is not the result OF
philosophy. OF arguing yourself insignificant, or
OF repentance. discovering yourself sinful IL
does not spring from the knowledge OF a lack i'm
yoursef-nothing so strong as humility could
come from negation- For humility is OF the
strongest things in the world. IL not only car
ries burdens. IL commands armies. IL not only
sweeps rooms, 1t reforms nations. Where pride
would move upon men with its own strength and
fnds IL utterly futile, humility influences the
strength Of others. and SO adds 10 its own.
What. then. is the secret OF this splendid thing
humility? In one word. IL is sacrifice. Think OF
yourself strong enough to sacrifice yourself.
and you viii find yourself strong enough to be
humble. You will have taken up your cross.
which has the making OF scepter In It. and you
will have barred your brow for the crown oc
thorns. some day TO be transformed into a
crown OF diamonds So that. though humility In
the Christians gateway 10 happiness and path
Of power. IL is by no means 10 be sought. but
comes as the result Of seeking something else
Do not plan for IL; plan 20 help men. Do not
think about It; think about Christ and your
brother. and work for, both Select the services
that need TO be performed however dificult, In
significant and obscure and II you allow the
spirit of them to master you, they will endow
you with the mastership OF men. the happy
strength OF humility. AMOS r. WELLS.
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Butter Makers Adjourn.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 23-Hhe butter
makers convention closed here to-
day. The resolutions adopted urge
minor changes in the methods of
examining butter exhibits: favors
rigid inspection of all butter intended for
export and most heartily indorse the eff
forts of the National Dairy Union to Sc
cure national legislation which shall pre-
vent the fraudulent substitution of yellow
oleomargarine for butter on the tables of
the people of the United States. and to this
end we earnestly urge the enactment of
the bill introduced by Representative
Grout, of Vermont"
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Risener IN blue Jeans" Perkyn Middle
wick In "Our Boys" and the Frenchman
in Too Much Johnson" few OF Shell
don's photographs taken In his own proper
person will also be distributed
Last year Alice Nielsen did fair BUSH
ness during her first engagement at Eng
lish's Opera House. but when size returned
TO fill her return date she had been so well
advertised by those who had heard her
previously that she played TO OVERLOOKING
houses Miss Nielsen comes TO English s
Friday and Saturday OF next week. with
the best OF her last seasons company and
several excellent new members, and Will
give her latest comic opera success. THE
Singing Girl" Friday night and Saturday
afternoon. Saturday night she will accede
to the great demand for a revival of last
years favorite, 1.-The Fortune Teller"
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VIENNA. Feb. 24.-The proceedings In
the Reichsrath were marked by violence
and tumult. Herr Turk, Radical, COM
planned of an alleged breach of neutrality
by Austria to the injury of the Beers, and
he attacked Emperor Francis Joseph.
1.-The world calls the Emperor chival-
rous," said the deputy. "but is it chival-
rous to support British robbers In an as
sault on freedom-loving Boers?"
Another Radical deputy cried out: 1.-TWO
thousand saddles for South Africa were
sold from the army stores"
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L. H. M'CoRMICK's WILL.
1t Dfsposes Of an Estate Valued NJ
About Five Millions.

CHICAGO.' Feb. 23.-Leander II. McCor-
mick's will was filed in the Probate Court
to-day. 1t disposes OF an estate which IL
scheduled as worth s4ls5.900. though Mr..
McCormick's lawyers said the actual vaIae
is not less than 100000. The testator's
wife died after the will was made. The
estate Is left in trust 10 II. Hail McCor-
mick. who is nominated as executor OF the
Will. II is directed that the property shall
be held I'm trust for twenty years. AT the
expiration OF that time IL is 10 De divided
equally among the three surviving heirs or
their children. pending which division each
OF the heirs shall receive an annuity OF
10000. The surviving heirs are r. Hall
Mccormick Leander Hamilton Mccormick
OF Chicago. and Mrs. Nettie L. GO0dhart,
wife OF F. Z. Goodhart. OF Hardlow Castle.
Kent, England.
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TOPICS IN THE CHURCHES.
sunday SOIaooI Lesson
Christian Endeavor Work

through the awed mob 10 let him pass. As
Pfenninger says: They stood. stopped inquired.
were ashamed. fed, separated
THE TEACHERS LANTERN.
Longfellow. in Divine Tragedy" finely voices
the changing sentiment OF that synagogue audi
ence which made the wicked close possible:
"A Pharisee-
Who is this youth? He hath taken the Teachers
VIII he Instruct the elders?
"A Priest
Have / been priest here in the synagogue
And never have seen 50 young a man
Sit In the Teachers seat
"A Priest
He speaks the prophets words. but with an air
AS IL himself had been foreshadowed IN themi
"A Priest
These are seditious wordsl
"A Pharisee-
Is not this
The carpenter Joseph,s SON, Is not. his mother
Are they not with US? Doth he make himself
To be prophetg
"A Priests Saw no more,
And speakest 10 the elders and the priests
AS II the very mantle OF Elijah -.
Had fallen upon theel Art thou not ashamedf
A Pharisee-
We want prophets herel Let him be driven
from synagogue and city, Let him so.
And prohpesy TO the Samaritans,
An Elder
The world is changedt We elders are nothing1
We are but yesterdays, that have no part
or portion in to.day-dry leaves that rustic
A Pharisee-
A carpenters apprenticei A mechanic.
Whom we have seen at work here in the town
Day after dayi A stripping without learning.
To men grown old In study OF the lewf
tChristus is thrust out)
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CRONJE'S FIGHT.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE,

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.)
way through with the loss Of seven dead
and sixteen wounded. The loss of the Brit
ish was heavy. Yesterday we cut our way
through to reach De Wet, who was In the
neishborhood. Fifty-three prisoners FORM
erly taken have been forwarded. 1t is re-
ported that the British were continually at
lacking Koodoesrand yesterday with in
fantry and lancers. but that they were
driven back"
LONDON, Feb. a. The Lourenzo
Marques correspondent Of the Daily News,
telegraphing Tuesday, says: 1--WE are in a
state of doubt and anxiety regarding
events in the Free State. We hear that the
telegraph wire between General Cronje and
Bloemfontein has been severed and the
news from the front is conflicting. 1t is a
symptom of the present trend of events
that storekeepers in the Free State have
wired here, stopping the forwarding Of
goods. I learn that the Transvaal govern
ment has 100000 in bullion at Pretoria
and is coming 5000 sovereigns month"
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Movements of Steamers.

ALEXANDRIA, Feb. f7.-Arrived: New
England, from Boston via Funchal, etc., on
q cruise.
GIBRALTAR, Feb. 23.-Arrived: Colum-
bia from New York for Naples and Genoa.
GENOA. Feb. 23.-Arrived: Fuerst Bis
marck, from New York for Naples.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Arrived: Aller.
from Bremen and Southampton.
ROTTERDAM, Feb. 23.-Sailed: Mas
dam, for New York.
ANTWERP, Feb. 22.-Sailed: Nederland,
for Philadelphia.
HAMBURG, Feb. 23.-Arrived: Patricia,
from New York.
HAvRE. Feb. 23.--Arrived: La Gascogne,
from New York.
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VIEWS OF CORRESPONDENCE.
What They Say About the Conduct of
the War In south Africa.

Wnat Iney say ABOUT the OOnOuct Oh
the War in south Africa.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE last mails from
South Africa brought bountiful supply of
dramatic accounts of the war. From Lady
smith, the Tugela, Modder river. Rensberg
and Mafeking come thrilling episodes and
deeds of daring that make the English
justly proud of the men who are fighting
their battles on the veldt. Moreover, in
the many published columns there are
minute explanations by experienced war
correspondents that help to take away the
sting of defeat. though these writer's do
not hesitate to criticise bluntly when the
occasion demands For instance, the Cape
Town correspondent Of the Times scath-
ingly rebukes the insular prejudice Of many
British officers. 1.-THE news of Lord Rob-
erts's decision to create an Independent
colonial division" he writes, under COM
mand of General Brabant, an experienced
colonial soldier and Differed in the main
by colonial officers has caused the greatest
satisfaction everywhere in Cape Colony.
From the very first there had been fire.
quent complaints from the English popu-
/ lation in the colony that they had been set
back and that no sufficient use had been
Tense of their country. Full of self-suffi
cheney and professional pride. the majority
of our officers displayed the supremest
confidence in the capacity of the British
to do anything and everything and the su
premesI contempt for the notion that vol
unteers or civilians could do anything but
get in the way. Colonial advice was. as a
rule, contemptuously neglected, and the
offers made by prominent colonials to raise
local forces met at first with the greatest
indifference, almost with hostility. Trained
by experience OF many Kaffir wars, the
English borderer is in every way the equal
of the Boer at his own game, and adds to
the Beers skill and watchfulness dash
and gallantry which the latter rarely pos
sess."
From Buffers forward lines Brant
Burleigh writes to the Daily Telegraph in
an equally outspoken way. "As for can
non,'' he says. sit is little short of a scam
dal, after the lead the sirdar gave the
Woolwich people with lyddite and machine
guns. although the latter did not get to
the front in the Sudan, that the army ar
tillery with Butler only comprises the ff-
teen-pounders and one fve-inch howitzer
battery"
Winston Churchill, in the Morning Post
also has his fling. Writing from Spear
mans hill he declares 1.-The vast amount of
baggage this army takes with 1t on the
march hampers its movements and utterly
precludes all possibility Of surprising the
enemy. / have never before seen officers
accommodated with tents on service. But
here every private has canvas shelter and
the other arrangements are on an equally
elaborate scale. The consequence is that
marching troops are delayed while the
enemy completes his fortifcations. 1t is
poor economy to Let soldier live well for
three days at the price Of killing him on
the fourth"
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aophinss TransVceanics. the well-known
vaudeville organization, is to be at the
Park all next week.
The local stock company will be assisted
by a member OF the Cincinnati organiza-
ton in its revival or Thomas's Alabama
next week.
1.-The Grass Widows" will close their
weeks engagement at the Empire Theater
tonight. They will be followed on Monday
by the '"Tammany Tigers"
Anna Eva Fay closes her engagement
here with to-night's performance. The
matinee to-day Is Tor LADIES only and is
sure TO be especially interesting.
Rose Melviliess 'snakentine" dance in her
impersonation OF isis" Hopkins at the
Park is feature that convulses the audi
ence with mirth. Miss Melville's engage
ment terminates with two performances
to-day.
Louis Mann and Clara Lipman. who ap-
peared at English's last season in The
Telephone Girl" will be seen there next
Thursday night for a single performance
OF their new musical comedy. "A Girl in
the Barracks"
Because She Loved Him So" a farce.
filled with bright lines and pleasing situa-
lions. interpreted by an unusually capable
company, viii be given at English's Cpera
House Monday and Tuesday nights OF l.ext
week William Gillette Is the author OF
the piece, which is a sufficient guaranty OF
its merit.
Mr.. Sheldon's pictures, which are 10 be
given as souvenirs at the Grand next Mon
day night. viii for the most part show him
IN prominent characters. such as Judge
Knox in The Charity Ball." David Ives
IN The Dancing Girl" Baron Stein In
Diplomacy" Tomasso In MIR. Barnes OF
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BOER GOVERNMENT ALARMED.
5000 Burghers Said to Have Left
Ladysmith for BlOemfOntein.

LOURENZO MARQUES, Delagoa Bay,
Feb. 23.-The Transvaal government is re-
ported to be seriously alarmed at the de-
feat of the Beers at Kimberley and the re-
treat of their famous General Cronje. The
newspapers are most reticent, but the
Standard and Diggers' News claims that
General Cronje's movement is beneficial,
as at increases the mobility of the burgh-
ers army, enabling it TO conduct more
effective operations on a carefully prepared
PLAN
There are persistent reports that the seat
of the Free State government is being
removed to Wynburg. 1t is said that 5000
burghers have been sent from Ladysmith
to Bloemfontein.