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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
THE EARLY FIGHTING

London, Feb 9-The Daily Teie.
graph bas received the following dis
patch dated Tuesday, Feb 6, from
SpeaTmsn's Camp:
This is the second day Of the battle,
and the 6ghtiog has been fercer than 1t
vas yesterday A: daSo toe Beers
began the action by stelliug cur
bivouac With their Long Tom and
pompon guns from Doorn K!oof. Their
six luch shells fell pear the spot where
Geu Buller and his staff were watching
the engagement. One she'll bust amid
a squadron of Thirteenth Hussars, but
not soul was touched.
..Our guns from Zuarts kop aud on
the plain soon silenced the enemy artl!-
lery, but repeatedly the Beers brought
back their guns, prorped them into
work over the hills, fred few rounds
aud then again changed their position.
During the morning our guoners
succeeded in blowing up the enemy,s
ammunition wagon upon Doom Kloof
Gen Lyttle.on's brigade was shot at
from three sides and had warm time
upon Vaal Crantz.
Desperate efforts were made by the
Beers to recover the smoking bill
The Durham Light Infantry. the
Kings Royal Rifles and the Scottish
rifles gallantly charged ana cleared the
position. Gen Hildyard's brigade
relieved Gen Lyttleton's brigade toward
sunset.
"Fighting continued until 9. Sew
eral prisoners have been taken. They
declare sba. the Beers yesterday lost
heavily. The enemy suffered severely
today It is reported that among their
dead 10 the trenches armed kaffirs we're
found. -
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POS'N'SS3
as the best, as does ali of our students.
Colombia: S. c., jan. 8, 1897.
Prof. ". Il. Newberry, President c. B. C.,
My Dear Sir: During the month of Janu-
ary, 1885, was the time [ began business
course in the Columbia Business College
Although stranger in the city, | was vel
coined by professors aad students, which
made me feel at bone. Having completed
my course, accepted position as book
kee:er for one OF the largest dry goods nrms
10 the city, which position ! beid for one
wear, and then cbsnged to the grocery firm
of James ~ Green, ooe Of the leading fancy
eroce!s 10 the city which position still bold.
Owing to the thorough training received at
the Columbia Business College, have been
able 10 master every business transaction that
has come in my work. In future years Will
ALWAYS look pack to the time spent 10 the
Columbia Business College with pleasure
end this ecbool TO all who desire
business education.
From your friend aud student
W W. GREGG
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His Life Was Save d.

Mr. J. Is Lilly, prominent citizen of Han
niba., Mo-, lately had wonderful delversncc
(rom srightful death. In telling OF it he says:
Il ras taken with typhoid fever that ran into
pneumonia. My lungs became hardened. l
was 50 weak couldn't even sit up in bed.
Consumption. when heard of Dr.. Kings New
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continued to use it, and now am we'll and
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lSO, 900. 900 troops 10 South Africa
recently mentioned in bis speech. the
government had decided to send II
more battalions of militia and 5000
yeomaury, making total for the mill
tia of over 10000 and for the yeo-
manry 5000 The grand total 10
South Africa, he added. would then be
1914, 600 electives, exclusive of sick
aud wounded.
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The repor: of State Superintendent
of Public Schools McMaaan has ass
been published aod is full of inteees;
aud of food for thought. II SHOWS 'ha'
last year the counties had and spent
for public schools SS27, 600. TIE
total uun be. OF pupils was 269, 600 81
whom 125. 900 we're whites and l46.,
600 colorad. There we're 81, l29
white boys and 6l,2so white girls AID
68,7S6 colorea boys and II ,69l color.
ed girls. The total Dumoer Of build
logs is 2.3l0 for whites. l.I36 Tor
negroes. There are 5.003 teachers,
5000 wbite aud 2.003 co'ored, who
teach an average of 36 pupils each for
whites, 81 or colored The average
leoesh OF tee session was 4 81 for ste
white schools. 3 63 fo' the ooiored
The white teachers were paid ao aver
age OF S154 80 each for the year. the
negroes $73 42.
The South Carolioa college bad lSe
students and faculty of II The
State appropriated for it $23,0 900.
TOis is an average OF Sl33 for each
student, whereas the public school pupl
is allowed something over S. year
and goes to school four months Fur.
man University and Woffo7d College
have 18l s,udeo,s each aud Go not ask
tie Safe for anything but chance tc
live, an open field aud 20 favors.
Wiotlrop College, State institution
bas 344 students while Converse. prl-
vate institution, has 452. The Pres
byter,an college for women at Coirm
bia CONES uexs 10 tbs female institu
,ions With l54. the Greepvl.ie female
college folioVicg close at;er with $50
TIE South Carolina military academy
had III cadets, 68 beneficiary aod 4:
pay. and the State allowed it $40
o0O-a cos, OF S264 year for eacs
c.det. against $3.50 year for tbe
pablic school pupils.
TIE 1880 paid for the tHo :nsti.
,utions would pay the salaries of %:
white teachers wbc would teach
according to las; years averages
1O,5lo children The question seems
to be whether it is better for the o'at'
to give 234 young men higher edaca
ton or 1882 white children th
opportunity TO learn to read and write
Each student aud cade; represents no'
IS children deprived of the bare access
ties of ap education that ',e may eoJo
the luxurles.
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MONTHS.

MONTHS.
Blackvile, Baruwell Co: Mcb 30. 1899.
Mr. ". H. Newoerry, President Columbia
Business College, Columbia, S. c.
My Dear Sir: 1t affords me pleasure to
testify to ,hs merits of the Columbia Business
College. do not hesitate to sag that !; l;have
received substantial and beneficial results.
cbeerfully recommend it to any person deslr-
Gus cf securing business education. Dur
ing my course OF study at the college there
was uniform kind aad courteous treatment
aod attention. Close attentioo was given
the studeots oy the instructors 10 insure &C.
curacy and thorougbness 10 their studies,
and ny progress was rapid, and presume,
efficient Us obtained situation as socn as
reached hone, and, so far as | know, EN-
giving satisfaction. | completed my Short
band course in three mon,hs. do not ,biok
the Coiumb!a Business College can be excelled
By any other in the State: Ever wishing
your college grand success. am
Your friend and old student,
Miss) DAISY STOKES.
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The gunoer who aims and fires 'bat
terrible Boer Long Tom at K;mber-
lev is SAID 20 be Peter Muller, formerly
of Dewey's flagship, Olympia Muller
handied one Of the guns in the 6gbt ir
Maci!a Bay. Ii he IS really teblcd
the big guo at Kimberley. the mystery
of the accurate shooting is explained.
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An Editors Life Saved by Chamber
la1n's Cough Remedy.


During the early part of October, 1896
contracted bad cod which settled on ny
lungs ADD was neglected until feared that
consumption had appeared 10 an incipien'
state. was constantly copghing aud trying
to expel something which could not.
became alarmed and after giving the local
doctor trial bought bottle Of Chamber
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mediate Improvement, aod after | had used
three bottles my lungs we're restored to thei'
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No News for Two Days
From Gen Buller's Army
Pnblic Shocked at Antique
Armament of Many Brit
lsh Ships.

London. Feb y, m.-Ah tue
messages frou the observers with Gen
Builer throw 10 phrase or two about
tie strength Of the Boer positions
and toe difficulties of Gen. Buller's
work" but they do not carry events be-
yopd Tuesday evening.
Their last slender narratives leave
the British advance on Vaa! ksantz.
in the centre of semi circle. where
the troops are exposed to the Boer ar'il-
lery on both sides and in the centre.
The fighting continued untiI 9 Tues
day evening aud almos: withou. doubt
coltiored Wednesday, as toe Boers
would certainly not leave this wedge
into their lines unmoiested. it IS also
inferred that Geo Butler must either
continue bis advance or retire.
The heaviest lighting appears to have
been 90 Tuesday Geo. Buffers 233
casualties are mentioned as having
occurred before Tuesday noon. Large
lists are consequently expected for the
rest of tue day. The casualties already
reported bring the total British losses
during the war to 1924 killed,
wounded aud captured.
The disposition here is rather to min
iuize sbe importance Of the fighting 10
Natal and to suggest that this is only
an incident anyway, placing hope upon
expected decisive engagements ID
northern Cape Colony and upon inva-
sion OF the Free State by Lord Roberts
At all events, this is the Official view
The public does not like these new
waits and there is sharp anxiety for
further news.
To Cape Colouoy Gen. Macdonald
has had skirmish with thousand
Beers at Koodooborg. This was ou
Monday. Tue Beers have been taking
the offensive against Gen French pear
Reosberg. as we'll as against Gen. Cat
acre 10 the Stormberg bills.
Since the war has strained the re-
sources of the military system. Eng-
.lishmen have been troubled BY the pos.
sib;li,y that sea fighting might show
naval defects which would weaken the
first line of defense iu which the coun-
try has placed such complete trust
This apprehension has suddenly
found expression. Duriog the last two
or three days. in half the newspapers
in Eoslacd, the governments attention
has been specially directed to the
muzz,e loading guns. Even public
men aave been painfully surprised to
learn .ha. l6 bas.leships aod eight
armcTed cruisers depend upoo muzze-
ioade,s This means that smaller bat
faster ships with modeFo guos would be
able 10 stag ope thousand or two thou
eaod yards ca. Of range aud to disable
Sc leisurs!7 fashion about ooe third OF
:le vessels which appear IN the naval
lis. as '6rss claes'
Tue admiralty is understood to be
preparing to remedy this defect aod to
n-onose also considerable additions that
viii! p.eeer-e the present ratio OF Great
Br,tain's navai strength 70 that OF
Fraace aud Germany.
a supplementary army estimate to
March 81 was laid pro fo,ma before
the house os commons yesterday but
was 20. made public It Is reported
that tie cali is for sloo coo. 600,
which would make The cost OF the war
up 10 ,bas date si5o.ooo,ooo The
.ma;o,epancc of 100000 men at the
front. i. IS estimated. costs between
$40, 100000 aad s5o,ooo.o 600 per
monts
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BoERS ATTACK TOWN IN
ZULULAND.

Durham, Feb IA large force OF
Beers attacked Nordweui, 10 Zaluiand,
destroyed the public buildings and took
numerous prisoners.
A force of volunteers. with artillery,
has been dispatched there to support
the scouts ,aod to oppose further
advance
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Columbia Business College,
COLUMBIA, S. q.

training school of South Carolina which out
Shorthand profession
makes than claims keep
standard
work 80 cent of
schools Of section
preparatory positions For information aud
catao address,
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The General Assembly.
Progress in Reconstructlng
the Dispensary.

Columbia, Feb 6-The whole day
10 the senate was spent 10 discussing
the amendments to the jim Crow car
bill bat all amendments had not been
acted 90 up to adjournment. As 1t
stood then the bill required railroads to
run two irst class coaches, one for
colored aud one for white passengers,
and secosd class coach 3hleh may De
divided toto two compartments The
frs. class fare shall De 8 cears and
secone 23 cents. The bill as presented
20 the senate provided oniy for fist
class fare of 8 cents, abolis5iog the
second class fare.
TIE house fought all day % the
dispeosary bill and Only get oyer o0e
!ioe, section 2, which reads, "tbe Safe
board Of coo,rol is hereby abolished !"
That ooe liae was adopted aot was the
fight Of the day Although there gas
a lot of saiS. when tae vote came 20
members voted for. and u voted
against tie present board The present
board got some bard raps aud waen the
questnp OF what to pus 10 their place
came up there was wide difference and
the house adjourned, pending settle
ment
Mr. Bacot, of Charleston, wanted the
governor to appoint the new board of
three bat bis proposition received but
10 votes. The pending proposition is
the seLa:e plan of having the house
elec: two members and the senate ooe
There is another that the beard be
elected 10 joint assembly,.
Josh Ashley said be knew there bad
been stealing at the dispeusary, not by
the members of the board OF control,
but that beer and liquor had been
going out.
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NIGHT SESSION

Captain Blythe moved at the session
tonight to amend the dispeusary bill
by adding clause that oot0lng in the
act shall prevent the new board from
making contracts with dis'illerles in the
State to buy liquor manufactured ID the
State
The separate coach bill passed
through the senate with amendments
The house pao Of electiDg the board
of directors of the dispeusary is that a
joiot assembly shall 6rst elect the chair
man and theu the. two other members
are to be elected.
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Columbia, S G. Feb S.-Ibe senate
today Immediately after assembling,
proceeded to the house, where a join:
session was held for the purpose OF
elecsing trustees for the Citadel.
Clemson and the coiored college The
election resulted as follows: Citadel
visitors-C S Gadsden, Charleston !;
Bishop Ellison Capers. Columbia j
j Lucas, Darlington E NJ Blythe,
Greenvi!le W W Lewis, York
There was no opposition
Clemson Trustees-A T Smytbe,
Charleston, to succeed the late Gov
ernor Ellerbe D T Redfern, Chez
te76eld !; Jesse Hardin, Chester, and
j E Tindal, Clarendon No opposl-
tioa
Colored college at oraogeburg-
D j B1adham. Clarendon, aud w.
R. Lowman, Orapgebnrg.
The conference committee on the
Jim Crow car bill reported that it
could not agree and the bill will have
10 90 a committee of free confer-
epce
The first hour of the house session
was taken up In the debate on toe
proposition to appropriate $4,000 to
Winthrop for building dormitorles
The house voted to give the whole
amount This is separate from the
appropriation for ordinary running
expenses The vote was u to 26
The senate, by vote of 26 to | l
refused 10 kill the bill providing Tor
the annexation of DonaIds township
to Anderson county.
Mr. McCraw has bill, with .
favorable report seeking to prohibit
cotton factories from issuing non
negotiable instruments Of indebted
ness
Columbia. ,i'eb 9-The senate this
morning killed the jim Grow Car
bill aud it came back After long
discussion as to the procedure. Sen
ator Sheppard moved that q commit.
tee on free conference be appointed
and that that the Senate recede from
its amendments This was agreed
to by 81 to II This leaves the bill
as originally introduced in the house.
Railroads under it shall furnish two
first class cars and charge 3 cents for
first class fare As will be eeen, this
relieves the railroads of the necessity
of running an additional car for sec
ond class passengers, which are re
quired by the senate bill
Senators Ragsdale and Gruber,
who supported the senate bill made
an earnest out futile fight to preserve
the bill
AS the law will stand after approval
il will be the same as the Georgia
and North Carolina law and is salts
factory to the railroads
The house returned the d'epensary
bill With amendments Senator w
a. Brown moved, to adopt all the
amendments, except the one provld
ing that the state profits shall be ten
per cent This was tabled by 81 to
II The objection to the amendment
was that it would decrease the schoo
funds and because county profits
would 90 to ordinary expenses OF the
county BY vote of u to Is al
house amendments were adopted.
The house has practically finished
the appropriation Gill The Soutf
Carolina college appropriation re
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w. I'll. Newberry, President.
TESTIMONIALS.


From one Of our first graduates. he has
good position, and recommends our school
az the eest, as does ali Of our students.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-27
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Carriage Demolished KIIling Fise Per
sons aud IujsrinE Two other.

Carriage Demolished KIIIing Fise Per
Sous aud IHjarinE Two Others.
Genova.N. Y. Feb g. The Midnight
express on the Lehigh Valley railroat
struck = carriage containing seven p,o
pie near here early Sunday morning in
stantly killing i've Of the occupants
fatally iuiuring another and badly brui,
ing the other. Al were members Of 1
family.
The dead are.
Mr,. Amy Smith. IS years old.
Pert Smith. % wears old
Mis-, Miranda Smith. aged % years.
Glcc smith. agel o.
Catherine Smith. aged years.
The injured arc:
Porter Smith. husband q Mrs Smith
and father ~ the other victims.
Gardner Smith. 20 year, old
The family had spent the evening AZ d
friends house and were 'un their way
home
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-27

Dr. j. Anderson graduate of the London school Of Optics and
located 2l5 Main street. Dallas Texas may be found the
Office Dr. Fountain from February H. until February "a nouave
view of the fact that stranger amongst you and that
intend including Bryan circuit and visiting perod
cay it only right that give the of of the people whe
recommend
DIR. COOK MexiaT have known Dr. Anderson for long limo
expert Opicsn who is thoroughly upoate every particular
As know nothing against him and know much in his favor
heartily recommend him."
DIR OATES, Mexia, Texas ndose him all over"
DIR. CARRUT 6" ceeruly recommend him to those needing
his SERVICE"
DR. HOOPER, have known him years lie understands
his work.
THE REV. FRILEY're the people recommend you I wish
you we'll"
DR. DAVID-I know Dr. Anderson to a conscientious gentle
If he cannot do you any good he will tell you so'
the people the above because Mexa the
est place To Bryan that | have visited.
My specially is the fitting Of glasses all defects Of vision in
Guiding the following:
l. Inability read fine print sew, do any fine work
for any length OF time, especially by gas or lamp light
3 Smating or burning sensation in the eyes.
B. The eyes ache water everything swims' becomes
dim when attempting tie use them for short time.
A. Rednss inflammation Of the and lids; theirs may be
only dull ache of discomfort in about the
g. In there in the eyebas temple and fore
also periodical headache often attributed neuralgia
ompaned frequently by and general and physca
prosiration
g. squirting of the eyes in the effort to more clearly
T. ownng expression brought about by involuntary effort
OF the muscles defect the retroactive media
Glasses ground to overcome all errors Of refracton.
With Dr. j. L. Fountain until the oath Of this MONTH
Office hours from 10 m. to 1880 and from to p.
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SAD SCENE.
A Neither Dies at IadianapolI. While Re
tsrniag 10 Her OId Home.

Turning 10 tter otd Home.
indianapolis. Ind. Feb. 26.-Mrs. G..
+. Field. travelling from Donaldson.
Ark. To Fair Haven. VT, died Sunday
afternoon In the Union station. here.
surrounded by her three small children.
She and her husband lived nine miles
from Hartford. Conn. until seven years
ago. when Mrs. Fields health failed and
they sold their farm and left for Flori
da- They subsequently went 10 Tennes.
see and last November located In Arkan.
saS Mr.. Field took sick the first day he
got work and three weeks afterward h.
died A week later a child died. and by
this time all the family had left wa.
n team. Consumption was making rapid
progress with Mrs Field aud her IS.
yoar-old daughters took charge Of their
affairS
The daughter sold the team and house.
hold effects and started with her mother
and two small sisters for the old home
in Vermont, that her mother might die
among relatives. When they arrived here
Sunday afternoon Mrs Field was uncon.
scious and 10 minutes later she died.
The coroner took charge Of the body
and the children are being cared for by
strangers hcre.
The scene IN the Union station brought
tears 10 the eyes Of hundreds Of people
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Thy Neighbor's
Wife!

Isn't your wife as dear to you
as your neighbours wife 10 TO
him.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

The powder mill a. Phiieyille. Wis
exploded. killing thnle men and hurfin.
another
On aooount q dro1th Yer. Graz. Mex
has = coun famine.
Oats arc reported damaged IN sun,
sections of o,utral Teas BY the las
freeze.
Neverson Morris and Frank White
sentenced % b. hanged At BouhAIn. Tex.
on March q for murder.
A, Pullman. Ark. the boiler Of Bus
bys awmill exploded killing Hoyei
Thompson and fatally wounding aI
other men.
Harlan Whitaker. charged with the
Assassination Of William 4. Goetel. al
Frankfort. Ky, will have bis eIaminA
ton trial on March O.
DR. Fmnklin L. Caldwell shot to doatl
Mrs Mamie Hayes and then killed him
self at New York City.
Wash Garrett. the negro who murder
ed bis wife at Dallas, Tex, was con.
yicted and given the death sentence. IL
Is to b. hanged on April 20,
Jacob Poindexter, the negro dcspcra
do, was captured near Hopkinsyille. Ky
His last act was the murder Of two wo
men
The Missouri. Kansas and Texas Is
laying heavy rails on It's traak In the In.
dian Territory.
FL Hodges, who was convicted az Dial
las. Tex. Of the murder ~ Frank Con.
nor and given % years In the pen. ha,
been granted a new trial.
An unknown man was found dead be-.
side the Cotton Belt uilruad track al
McGrgor.
Il cost Dallas county. Texas. gu ,OOC
last year 10 fight the smallpox.
William Butterheld. the noted Eng
lish architect, died at London
Johann Muller. who died a supposed
paupcr at Duluth, MINI, has property
amounting 20 about $4,000.
The citizens Of Hogansyllle. Ga, won
their point IN refusing 10 patronile the
ppstollicc because vt negro being post
master Miss Jones has bccn appointed
In place " the negro The office puid d
salary Of slOO. but had dwiudlcd toabout
300 per year
In free fight at a dance near Pound,
Gap. Va. John Ncwbcuy was killed
and several others badly hurt The fight
was among moonshincrs
| a Louisville and Nashville passenger
train was wrecked 10 Flomaton. Ala. II
was taking cScursonists to New Orloan,
and was double header Two train
men were badly hurt
Bubonic plague has broken ont again
az Sydney, n s W.
DR. Ar Virginia noted homcopathi,
/ physician, died at Chicago
Harry Weldon, for % years sportinl
editor Of the Cincinnati Enquirer, dice
40 Cincinnati of paralysis
Influenza is raging in Berlin and citiei
throughout Germany.
| Fierce cold wave prevailed in northern
Ohio Friday, saturday and Sunday
Temperature reached a. low Us "a de
grecs below.
| Policeman Thomas Kahn was shot an,
killed nj Memphis. Tenn. by Pat Crit
in, Game Of cards caused the shooting