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Passaic City record., 1900-06-02
LABOR WORLD.

Albion, N. Y, complains OF shortage OF
1aborers.
There we're no strikes in North Carolina
last year.
Twenty thousand workmen in the building
trades have been locked out at Stock olm
Sweden.
Oneida Copper Mine, In Keweenaw Coun-
ty, Mich, has been reopened after ten
years idleness.
Carpenters at Hazleton, Penn, have
been conceded their demand of 1925 for
nine-hour working day.
The great scarcity of logs has compelled
the principal mills in the logging districts
of Minnesota and Wisconsin to shut down.
cago, ILL.,, have voted unanimously not to
withdraw from the Building Trades Coun-
Gil.
Nearly 1000 men have been thrown out of
work by the closing of the converter and
billet mills of the Illinois Steel Company,
at Joliet, Ill.
The Panama Canal Company has received
orders from Paris to resume work on a
large scale. great many mechanics and
laborers are being engaged.
The Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi-
neers has decided not to build or buy an
office building for the general offices OF the
organization in Milwaukee. Wis.
The leaders ofthe Amalgamated ASS ocia-
tion Of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers at In
dianapolis have decided to organize union
mills at Braddock and Homestead, Penn.
Because of labor troubles, the Mckay
factory OF the United Shoe Machinery
Company, at Winchester, Mass, has been
shut down, throwing out 600 employees.
A committee OF the Allied Printing
Trades of New York has called on Con-
troller Coler, OF New York City, to talk
with him about municipal printing plant.
The RepYhlic Iron and Steel Company,
which operns a large plant at Frankton,
Md, has closed the plant. Three hun
dred operatives are thrown out of work.
The plant had been In operation only .
week after shutdown OF four months.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02
AssAssINs FIRE INTO FARMHOUSE.
Four of Family of Six Shot Down While
Sitting Around 7 able.

Four of q Family of Six Shot Down While
Sitting Around a 7 able.
ANoKA, MINI. Especially William Wise,
a farmer, was sitting at a table with his
wife and four children in their home ten
miles from here when some persons Gred
through the window with shotgun
and Winchester rifle. William Wise,
Jr., seven years old, fell dead.
James Wise, eleven years old, was
shot through the right lung aud lost two
fingers Of his right hand. William Wise,
thirty-eight years old, was shot in the
right shoulder from behind, ten buckshot
entering his body. He is paralyzed and
will die. Mrs. Wise was shot in the back,
the bullet emerging from her abdomen.
She will die. Eliza and Martha, the daugh.
ters, escaped. =,
1t twas not known who did the shoot
ing, but the suspicion of the authorities
fell on two persons now under surveil-
lance. In all ten or eleven shots were fired.
The Wise family had recently moved here
from Wisconsin, where they are said to
have been involved in feud. They also
had some litigation here.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02

The Daily Mall has received the follow
ing dispatch, dated Wednesday, from its
correspondent, the Earl of Rosslyn, who
WAS lately captured by the Beers in the
Free State:
+ "Pretoria will be occupied in about two
hours time without resistance. The Pres
hdent has gone to Waterfall Bowen.
lBurgomaster de Souza is authorized to
receive the British. He, with an iniuen-
tial committee OF citizens, including Chief
Justice Gregorowski. has been appointed
to preserve life and property during the
|interregnum. Everything is quiet. Crowds
ARE waiting expectnntly in Church Square
|for the arrival OF the British.
Clearing possible disturbances and
bloodshed among the prisoners at Water
Hal, Mr.. Hay, the American Consnl. and
Leigh Wood Insisted upon twenty oh1cers
being liberated on parole to go to the men.
Their action cannot be too highly praised.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02
OUR TROOPS LAND in CHINA.
Marines and q Machine Gun Put Ashore
at Tien Tsin.

Marines and Machine Gun Put Ashore
at Tien Tsin.
TEN TsIN China (By Cable) The United
States, cruiser Newark landed 103 men,
with O machine gun, amid enthusiasm on
the part Of the foreigners here. Five Rus
sian warships and two torpedo boats, a
French cruiser, British cruiser and u
sloop-of-war and an italian cruiser are
here. All have landed men, who have
been ordered to Pekin TO guard the foreign
legations.
1t is said that the Vlceroy refused to al
low these troops to proceed to Pekin with :
out the authority Of the Tsung-li-Yamen.
1t Is believed here that the Boxers will
be dispersed without the aid of foreign
troops. Tlen Tsin itself Is In no danger.
The French and German party which went
to Chang Sin Tien to rescue the Belgians
who were said to be besieged In that town
have returned here. They say that the
Belgians have arrived safely at Pekin. They
bring details Of great destruction of railway
property. They saw several parties of
Chinese ripping up the line. In one place
a military mandarin was looking on.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02

| The safe in the postof1ce at Marshall. N :.
c., was blown open and $4,000 was taken.
George B. Loring has abandoned his
scheme to organize gigantic cattle and
ranch syndicate in Texas with minimu m
capital stock OF e40. .0OO. 600.
By small majority the Methodist Epis-
,opal General Conference refused to strike
out OF the Discipline the prohibition of
dancing, cardplaying and kindred amuse-
ments.
Deputy Sheriff Felix Davidson. who was
shot al Manchester, Clay County, KY, by
'Spreck" Philpot, is dead. It is believed
that this killing will revive the Clay Coun-
| ty feud troubles.
Miss Katherine s. Clark, daughter of
former Senator William A. Clark, OF Mon
tana, and DR.. Lewis Rutherford Morris !,
were married at st. Thomas Episcopa
Church in New York City.
Judge Lewis W. Clark, late Chief Justice
of the New Hampshire Supreme Court,
He was seventy-two years OF age and
leaves one son and q daughter.
1t is now assured that the Young Mems
Christian Association will procure its ju-
oilee endowment fund of 81 900 900 by May
|, 1891, when its great Jubilee Convention
will assemble in Boston.
julius Arnold, senior member of law
firm in London, England, was arrested in
San Francisco on the charge Of having
smbezzled $4,000.
Amos Stirling, IN alleged accomplice of
Henry Ivory in the murder of Professor
White in Philadelphia, was caught In Tren-
ton, N. j.
Two strikers and n bystander were
wounded by a volley fred from car in St.
Louis, Mo. Little attention Is being paid
20 the Courts injunction.
The proposal to hold constitutional
convention in Virginia to disfranchise the
negroes was carried in the election Thurs
day.
Louis Lewith, victim Of consumption,
committed suicide In New York City, to-
prevent his fiancee, Miss Florence e.
Moore, from sacrificing herself by marry
ing him.
Nathan P. Hill, Former United States
Senator from Colorado. died at Denver of
general debility. He was sixty-eight years
old.
The Bapti ist Home Missionary Society, / n
session at D etroit, Mich, elected officers
for the ensuing year. A committee on
comfy and for closer alliance in mission
work between the Protestant denomina-,
tious was ordered appointed.
A boiler at McFerran's sawmill, ten miles
wes. OF Covington, KY, exploded, killing
i've men and completely wreeKlng tue
plant. Captain james A. McFerran, the
proprietor, was among the killed, and was
we'll known throughout the State.
After having occupied their lands undis-,
turbed for generations, the Rhinelanders
are now called upon to defend their title
to 400 lots in New York City, which are
worth more than $3,000,000.
Governor Beckham, Of Kentucky, issued
TO J. G. S. Blackburn his commission as
United States Senator to succeed William
Lindsay.
The Republican State Convention Of
South Dakota nominated Charles H. Her.
red, of Eureka, for Governor. The dele
gates to the national convention were in-l
structed for Mckinley.
Thomas McGovern, who sent his soiled
shirt to President Mckinley by mail, GUST
TO show the President what dirty cityI
Chicago is" was sent to the State Asylum
for the Insane at Kankakee, Ill.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02
General Butler Has Some Success.

LONDON (By Cable).-It is reported from
Natal that the Beers had been worrying
General Buller's forces a good deal over
the mountain passes which lead from
the Vrede district In Orange River Colony,
to give 1t its new name. Small raid
ing parties had formed laager at
Doornberg. about thirty miles south
east of Newcastle. To counteracr this
movement Butler sent out force under
Hildyard, marching by Woops Drift to
Utrecht and another by Inchanga Drift to
the same place, which had been occupied.
Laing's Mex has been bombarded v:gor-
ously by General Clery.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02
Our Adopted Islands.

Mgr. Sbarretti, Bishop ot Havana. has
srty by municipalities.
Internal Revenue Collector Lynch Isl
making preparations to establish an of1c e
IN Honolulu, the Hawaiian Islands having
oeen added to the District Of California a.
Secretary Root offered the place OF Judge
Advocate of Porto. Rico to Charles T. Sax
ton, former Lieutenant-Governor OF New
York.
Governor General Wood has ordered
thorough overhaulirg Of the various Gov
srnment department in Cuba.
The street railways Of Havana, Cuba, are
% change the motive power from horses to
electricity.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02

was permitted TO accompany the officers.
Everything was quiet"
Earlier In the day the following dispatch
direct from Pretoria was received:
"British officers are now at Johannes
burg debating terms of surrender. The
British advance guard is half way between
Johannesburg and Pretoria. 1t is reported
that there is force also at Hatherly. All
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02
Pro. soer Resolution shelved.

WASHINGTON, D. G. (SpeciaD the
Senate Mr.. Bacon, Of Georgia, spoke at
length on the Teller resolution expressing
sympathy for the Beers, after which, on
motion of Senator Davis, the resolution
was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations by vote of 40 to 26.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02

LONDON (By le).-Pretorla, the Trans
vaal capital, and johannesburg have sur
rendered to the British, President Kruger
Is In fight and the submission of the en-
tire Boer Republic practically is complete.
The defenders OF the forts at Pretoria were
ordered by the local committee, appointed
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02
President Sees the Eclipse.

Fort MONROE, Va. (SpeciaD. The SUI
was totally eclipsed at 8.53 o'clock in a
cloudless sky. Thousands of people crowd
ed the piers, verandas, and ramparts tc
watch the marvellous phenomenon. The
President and his party watched the pheno-
menon from the Dolphin near Lambert's
Point, and Secretary Gage and party from
the lighthouse tender Holly.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02
Kruger and His Forces Abandon
the BOer Capital, Which
the British Occupy.
JOHANNESBURG TAKEN.
Burghers Retire to Lydenburg Where
They Probably Will Make
Their Last Stand.

rhe End of tho War Apparently in Sight
The Forces at the Forts in Pretoria
Dismissed and Committee of Public
Roberts's Army-Boers Made no Stand
at Johannesburg-Presid Kruger
Believed to Have Gone to Lydenburg
Where There May Be Some Fighting
Later-Orange Free State Annexed.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02

the forces have been dismissed from the
forts around Pretoria. President Kruger
is now at Waterfall Bowen.
cat public meeting called this morning
by the Burgomaster of Pretoria COM
mittee was appointed to keep public order.
The committee consists of Judge Grego-
rowski, Mel Charles Marais, Loveday, De
Villlers, Zeederberg and r. Grobler.''
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02

tion, in announcing the annexation, re-
ferred to the Orange Free State as shav-
ing been conquered by her Majesty forces"
There were tremendous cheers when this
portion was read. The people sang the
British national anthem and salute Of
twenty-one guns was fired.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02
ORANGE RIVER COLONY NOW.

AnheXHCf0n Fr0cIaiNAt1On Read IN the
Market Square at BloemfOntein.
BLoEMFoNTEIN (By Cable. The annexa-
tion OF the Orange Free State to Great
Britain was formally proclaimed in the
market square. General Pretyman, the
Military Governor OF Bloemfontein, read
the proclamation of General Lord Roberts,
annexing the Free State and remaining it
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02

20 preserve peace, to leave their posts.
Measures were taken to control the rank
and file of the British prisoners by sending
10 them some Of their own officers. The
sttizens assembled in Church Square, in
the centre OF the town, to receive the VIC
:ors, when they entered.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02
A GIFT OF s5,ooo,ooo,
nation by Two st. Louis Men to WASH
ington University.

ingtOn Untversfty.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (SpeciaD D.-Samuel Cup
pies and Robert Bookings have donated
5000 900 to Washington University. This
makes total endowment Of $7,000,000.
Tho two donors will deed over the i'm
mensely valuable tract of city property
known as Cupples Station with all its fran
chises. The income from the $4,000, 600
amounts to S400, 900 annually, ------.s
Passaic City record., 1900-06-02
What the War Has Cost.

British. Beers
Troops put In field. $50 600 $4,000
}Losses In men. ... 80, 900 $4,000
! Money expended $500, 900 600 $40, 100000
The Boer figures are from the best
| avail liable estimates.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Snow Falling IN Several Gulf
States and IN Virginia.

Biruiosbsw. Als, March Is
SooW fell here oil day. Il is said to BE-
tbe heaviest fall 10 recent years. The
thsrmomeser hovored around 33 degrees
most OF tho day.
Utics, Miss. March l6 -Cousidera
bic snow fell here today. To all
probability The fr1it crop will be greatly
damaged, as the trees are 10 full bloom
Arcadia, L., March Is Snow fell
here today from early morning to
ooou.
Ricbuood. Va. March l5.-Sucv
fell 'hroughou. Vlrgiuis today aud
varions points such a. Lexiu g,on .
" oods,ock aod Orange. report tough.
that The storm is ptill ragiog.
Macon, O., March Is i, is rapidly
growing colder ct this point. which Is
the centre Of the Georgia fruit belt.
The peach trees are 10 bloom and grave
fears are felt for the safety Of the frui.
crop
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Up to the New Standard.

81 understand you are looking for O
servant" said the girl.
"Oh, dear, no." answered the lady OF
the house. "When was first married
was foolish enough to occasionally
look for q servant, but got over that.
I'm looking for q general supervisor OF
the household now."-Chicago Post.
The Gallery Answered Martha.
OF the Dublin gallery boys a famous
baritone. In his "reminiscences, tells
some good stories-one Of Faust" In
which he played Valentine.
After the duel Martha. who rushed
In mt the head Of the crowd, raised Val
entinc's head and held him In her arms
during the first part Of the scene and
cried out in evident alarm:
"Oh. what shall l dO:"
There was deathlikc stiffness In
the house. which was interrupted by q
voice from the gallery calling out:
"Unbutton his weskit"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
DR. Thomas Fl. James.

Chcraw. March Is Our town and
comu unity suff' red . heavy loss TODAY
in the death Of Dr. Thomss II James.
Dr James was taken down on Saturday
With mebegi,is aud all hope Of his
recovery was lost on Tuesday, bur he
fingered on Aill 6 so O'Clock this
morning. His fuooral services will be
held 10 the Presbyterian Church this
afternoon ., S o'clock DE- James was
son OF Dr. j A. James of this place
with whom hs has boen q partner for
about Elk years. He vas a man oe & 90
talent. devoted to his profession aud
exceedingly conscientious 10 the dis
discharge OF bis duty. which has been
too ooerous for tho past year or two.
tie leaves wifc and one child.
Scarcely auo'her person 10 town
would bo ss greatly missed and exrres-
nons OF regret and sympathy are heard
GU every hand
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
BROOM CORN SEED.
Tradition Says Franklin Planted the
First One In This Country,

Every housewife is supposed to know
how to handle broom. but it is safe
TO SLY that not one in ten has any
clear idea Of what her sweeping utcnsil
Is made Of Or how it is made or where
the material came from BroomS are
made from the heads or brushes of
the broom corn. Il first coUin to our
c0mmon field corn. And in this con-
hcctlOn is told Il very pleasant little
fairy story cOnccrIn" Benjamin
FRANKLIN. Poor Richard" by the
way. seems to have been about the
biggest jack of all trades that ever
hclpcl the United States to become the
richest and most powerful nation Of
the world. If this story is true. he is
the patron saint Of the housewife and
the brOOmmakcr. as we'll as Il kite
ficr. lightning catcher. printer pub
Usher, editor. author. philosopher.
statesman and other things too nu-
mcrOlls to mention"
Broom corn first grew in India. From
there 1t WAS carried to Europe. The
story goes that Or. Franklin was cX-
amining Il whisi broom that had been
brought over from England in the
days before we had any broom corn of
our own. He found single seed on
the broom. picked it Off. planted it and
raised stall; of corn from which is
descended. so To speak. all OF the
brOom corn of the United States.
However this may be. broom corn
grows much like It; first cousin. our
maize. which originated here. The
head is larger. however. and the seeds
grow I'll the head instead of in cars
Ihr heads are cut eff. leaving about
six inches of stalk. and the seeds are
scrapcd off by II machine. which does
clean job and does not iure the pAn.
iclcS. The seeds are valuable in Il
way. They ar" fed to horses and poul-
try AMI ground into n"Hl for cattle.
In the making of the bruUmS. the corn
is pat around II handle of haSSWood
q" soft maple turned in y lathe. Each
layer is wound tight with twnc or
wire until the desired size is attained.
The broom is then pressed out fiat and
scWcd 10 keep it in that shape. Whist,
broolnS are mad" in the same way
Buffalo Express.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
THE ARCTIC MOSQUITO.
1T Is About the Most Terrible Insect
Pest In the World,

rest In the World.
Nothing that has ever been written
about the arctic mosquito begins to
come up to the real thing" said Il guest
in the st. Charles corridor the other
evening. 81 went up the Yukon river
In the summer of lS3U. representing
the Alaska and Dominion Trading
company. and we struck mosquitoes as
soon as we got into the hills. They are
twice rs large as our familiar bayou
species. and their sting is like The prod
OF hot needle. They sweep along the
valleys In dense clouds. and if they
catch man unpreparcd they are liable
to blind him before he can escape.
heard stories of children being stung to
death and can readily believe them.
"Whenever we went ashore we wore
heavy hat nets and took the utmost
precautiOn. but were certain to suffer
more or less. One Of our party cut the
tongues out Of his shoes. and a narrow
line of sock was exposed under the lac
Ing. Next day he was bitten there at
least hundred times. and his feet
were so terribly inflamed that the shoes
had to be cut off.
Another man, n fireman in the boat
crew. got drunk on Alaska whisky one
afternoon and lay down to take nap
in corner Of the engine room. no.
ticed him a little later and was horri-
fled ut the sole! brown mass Of mos.
quitoes that had settled on small eX-
posed section Of his cheek and throat.
In an hour his face was swollen out Of
all resemblance to anything human, he
was unable to swallow and was burn.
Ing with fever. 1t was week before
he was able to be about I saw num-
ber Of cattle near Fort Hamilton that
had been made stone blind by stings
near the eye.
"Thc arctic foothill mosquito is with
out doubt the most terrible insect pest
in the world."-New Orleans Times.
Democrat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21

Surgeon General Wyman has Issued
psmph'e' giving complete h,Story cf
the hubonic pla. ue. showing tia, i, ha.
ravaeed Africa, Asa aud Europe
a'most from time innemorial O,e
historian estimates that one. fourth the
population Of Europe died from ths
plague 10 the epidemic Of the tourteep,h
century. Mr. Wymau says ,ha. the
plague spreads by leaps. often skipping
large trac's, bu, following the paths ci
commerce. He believes tho greatest,
care should be exercised in the ;nspec
u2D at quarantine OF all vessels 10 The
ports OF the Uai;cd States lie ,hiuhs
cur qnaraotlnc mctaoGs are "Scii
adapted 10 meot omergpncie., ;" but
"Na'on.i laws ~bould bc etreng,hcncd
by congress this viutcr." We hone
his suggestion will DO needed by ,hg
prescott congress- For the 6rst time io
tbe history Of the world the disease has
appeared in the Western Hemisphere.
having gained foothold at several
points 10 South Americs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the largest so,e
Of any medicine in the civilized world. Your
mothers and grandm,thcrs mover thought Of
using anything else for Indigestion or bilious
no's. Doctors were scarce. and they seldom
heard Of appendicitis, nervous pros,ration or
heart failure, etc. They used Angus, Flower
90 clean on, the system aud stop fetmen tation
Of undigosied food, regulate the action of tho
liver, stimulate the nervous and organic action
Of the system. and that is all they took when
feeling doll and bad with headaches aud other
aches You only reed "a few doses of Green's
August Flower. in liquid form. to make ou sat-
is6cd there is nothing serious tho matter with
you. For sale by A j. China. A
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21

nue AT point few miles wtst OF
the Central Railroad Lying just
beneath these oIsys 10 a porous gray
sand, covering almost the entire area
designated above This bed of sand
is the 6sst stratum Of the P homac
sands and are supplied with water
from the surface waters in the mid
die portion of the county
The water in this stratum Of sand
10 hemmed 10 sufficient TO rise above
the surface at nearly all poiots cast
of the city of Sumter, aid rists to
within three feet of surface a the
Court House the country west of
Sumter b-ing generally higher q
hIw can only be obtained by boring
near creek or in valley
In the viciuities of Pinewood,
Privateer and Tiodals these condi
';ons do not exist or any other condi
tion which would allow q higher
water pressure than Can be obta'ned
in wells 20 or 80 feet deep
The Potomac sands will not fusu
ish flow any where else in Sumter
cconty except in very low spo,
Their basal beds are either draiued
by Wsteree river or Lynch's river, or
have On outlet into the sea, which
cannot be determined until more
borings have been made in George
town county
After psssing through the Potomac
sends We would find the bed rock, in
which water is seldom found. and
never TO rise above the surface in
any we'll yet bored throughout the
Atlantic coastal plain region
The height to which the water
rises above the surface in wells
drawing from the same supply. of
course, depends upon the relative
height Of the surface at the differen,
wells The amount of flow depends
mainly upon distance of the outIe,
from the point to which the water
will rise. A we'll usually furnishes
about one gallon Of water per minute
for each foot from the outlet to the
highest point to which il will rise
There arc other influences includn ing
the nature Of the water hearing
stratum. the diameter of we'll, aud
the casing and developing
The water supply in the southeast
ern portion of Sumter county is
usually abundant, but the flow OBJ
tanned is much less than could be,
from the fact that the wells are no,
oased far enough A number of
them have failed entirely on this
account. and others will eventually
This 10 oil the known Information
on this subjsct of sufficient public
interest to commend space in your
newepsper, and give il TO enable
those desiring wells 10 act moro
,utelligeutly. snd to give eli who are
iess informed On opportunity to learn
something of the make mp Of "Mother
Earth"
Geo 8 Jackson.
Sumter, s. O., March Is, 1900