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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-16
PRESBYTERIAN CREED.
Aetion of the Committee Harmonious
and VIII BE Sent to the Presby-
teries and Made Public.

'aratoga. " Y, Aug 16,-The Pres
hwterian general assembly committee
O.. revision to consider the whole
ter of restatement of the doc
Il es most surely believed among us
al which are substantially embodied
II he confession held three executive
5 sions here. The action of the COM
mr. tee was harmonious, and will be
SEM in a few days to the presbyteries
and given to thu public. The commit
tee adjourned to meet at Washington,
Tuesday. December 4.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-16

MAP OF TIE ALLIED ADVANCE ON PEKIN9.
the latest news regarding the advance
are divided in opiaion. some believing
that the allies must already have
reached Pekin. and others preferring
to believe that the relief Will not be
accomplished until the end of the
week
Telegraphing from Yangstun, August
6, Daily News correspondent says:
"Sir Alfred Gaselee hopes to keep
the enemy running and to follow him
right into Pelin'
Ngan Ping was occupied without
firing a shot, according to a dispatch
to The Daily Express, from that place
dated August II. 1T is believed, .
the message adds, that General Tung
Fuh Slang. General Ma and General
Chung are entrenching, 10000 strong
at Tung Chow. The allies may avoid
Tung Chow. pursuing the route north
west from Chang Kia Wan. Tung
Chow appears to be about II miles
from Pekin.
dispatch to the same paper from
Shanghai, dated yesterday, says that
the officials profess to be willing to
hand over the foreign ministers. their
families and servants. but will not
permit the departure of native Chris
tians.
The Russian government" continues
this telegram. has notified Ii Hung
Chang Of its willingness to receive NJ.
de Giers outside the walls of Pekin.
thus avoiding the entrance of the Rus
sian force. This independent action
Is calculated to embarrass the allies
seriously. Japan demands that Gen
eral Yung Lu shall meet the allies
outside the city gates and deliver the
ministers and all the native Chris
tians''
Washington. Aug. 16.-Word came to
the bureau Of navigation that Chaffee
had reached Matow, about 20 miles
from Pekin. The dispatch contained
the following:
"Taku, Aug. 12-Just received an
undated dispatch from Chaffee at Ma
tow, saying: Yesterday opposition
was of no consequence; terrible heat;
many men Frustrated. Please inform
secretary of war Remey."
During the course Of conversation
between Secretary Root and Baron
Speck Won Sternburg. the German
charge d'affaires. Mr. Root gained
considerable Information concerning
the route which has yet to be traversed
by the allied armies. Baron Stern
burg told him that Tung Chow was
q very strong place, and if the Chinese
army should make stand at this
point the international forces would
find it quite difficult to overcome the
forts and walls. While it is not
known what resistance may have been
or will be made to the advance ut
Tung Chow, Secretary Root and other
officials would not be surprised TO
learn of very serious. battle at that
place.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-16


sages come By the way Of Isl Nan.
Some OF them cannot be fully decipher-
ed, and for fhis reason the statement
cannot be definitely made THAT the dis
patches sent by the government to
Minister CoRger are received by him.
So far as the messages have been de-
ciphered there is ne indication that
Minister Conger received any Informal
ton or dispatches from our state de-
partment. Nothing could be learned
Of the contents of the dispatches re-
ceived. although ii was stated that
there were quite number from MIN
lister Conger. some coming from the
consular officers and General Chaffee
besides those which came direct The
message transmitted through Minis
ter WI was entirely deciphered in the
department
The state department declined TO
make known the contents of dispatch
from Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai.
The cipher experts were busy with a
dispatch from Consul Fowler, at one
Foo which was so unintelligible that
II had TO be returned to the tele-
graph company to be repeated. SO
far as it could be deciphered, 1t ap-
peared to repeat a message sent by
Minister Conger to Fowler. telling the
latter that the situation was becoming
more critical at Pekin, and that the
Chinese authorities were seeking to
compel the legationers to leave the
city under Chinese escort 1t is pos
sibIe that the message, which is quite
long. will convey additional informa-
ton when it's complications are IN
royaled
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-16
HAS China YIELDED /?
Negotiations MayAlready Have
Occurred
FOR SAFE CONDUCT OF MINISTER'S.
One Report Said the Chinese Oficiais
Were Opposed to Delivering Over the
Native Christians Shanghai Dispatch

Washington, Aug. l6. The state
ment was made on reliable author
ity that the Pekin government
would designate some high official
to meet the commanders Of the al
Lied armies at Tung Chow and
agree with them on some measures
for the safe conduct Of the mem
bers of the foreign Legations out
of the capital. information to this
effect was received here.
1t is not at all unlikely that the
meeting already has taken place if
General Chaffee has pushed on to
Tung Chow.
London, Aug. 16.-"The allies are re-
ported to have reached Pekin Monday"
says the Shanghai correspondent of
The Daily Express, wiring yesterday.
He adds: Chinese official news con-
firms this statement but without de-
tails"
A Paris message repeats this, but the
statement, especially rs it emanated
from Shanghai must be accepted with
considerable reserve
Other London morning papers, bas-
ing their remarks upon Washington
dispatches, which, with the exception
of the foregoing from Shanghai, form
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-16
MESSAGES FROM CONGER
THAT ARE KEPT SECRET
State Department Others Through
Consnis and Chaif,ee.

Washington. Aug. 16.-A statement
was made here that messages are be-
ing received from Minister Conger,
which are not transmitted through
any of our officials in China, or through
the Chinese minister here, but directly
at the state department. These mes
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-16
H. S. HAYES.
ELIXELY BUSINESS.

At the Morgrntown Planning
Mill, Beechurst Ave. They have
several car loads OF yellow pine,
consisting of Flooring, Ceiling,
Casing, Base and Finishing Lum-
Der of all descriptions. They
have on hand and can furnish ON
short notice anything i'm the
House Building line. Call and see.
Headache and Neuralgia cured by Dr.
LIES PAIN PILLS "One cent dose"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-16
WelSbach Lights Reduced to SL25
H. S. HAYES.

Large mica chimneYs 40e extra. We
are the only authorized agents for
the genuine 'Welsbach. All other
incandescent lamps are infringements.
$500 reward for the conviction OF
any one selling spurious burners as
oWn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

q. Wilson, Aae,er-Sale.
A. VI Crosswell, Resident Agent Eq iita-
Ale Life Assurance Society.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22
The Teachers Institute.

The Summer School for teachers was Open
ed at the Graded School building Thursday
morning There we're only fifteen teachers
present a: the opening, bat as large num-
Der had notified County Superintendent: Rem
bert that they would attend the school the
small enrolment wa5 not as disappointing
and discouragiog as it would otherwise have
been. The attendance was expected 10 10.
crease.
The faculty of the school consists of Sir J.
D.. Rast, director; Miss Fanny McCants,
Mics W Mclean sod Miss +. l.. Saunders
Miss Mclean teaches primary methods and
Miss Saunders teaches drawing. Heretofore
there have been, as rule, Only two ipstrnc-
tors in the summer schools. but this year two
additional instructors we're engaged to teach
primary methods and drawing and it is hoped
that the teachers of the county will deriev
tbs greatest possible benefit from the instruc.
ton Of two specialists in these branches.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22
A Mule T .ief Captured.

Isaac Rypsm stole mule from Fortune
Jennings, of Bossards, 90 Tuesday nigh, and
attempted to get oct Of the couo.ry with it,
but Jennings notified the officers OF the Ia "
IN all ne,ghto;ips towns and the that was
captured 10 WedgeGeld Thursday with tie
mulein big possession. He wss locked up for q
time but wos afterwards released sad h"
made hss.e 70 leave The nlto was i."ii and
Jenu;oga gas notified re1t oo,ninc t..ct iiie
male bao teen recovered. 9ecoi1as viii,
swes: cut a warrsn: Fer the arrest Of RyGam
aud aD effort will be unaGe tc csp.nre h'r
if be has not !e.t the COUNTRY
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22
NAVAL STORES.

New York, Aug 2l.-TurpeDtine steady at
4o3@s4l. Rosio steady
Charleston, Ang 2l.-Turpeutine, nothing
doing quotations omitted. Rosin quiet, un-
changed no sales.
Savannah, Aug 81 Spirits turpentioe
nominal at So; receipts 1850; sales 40 (;
exports 25. Rosin 6rn N N " G and W
W of 5; receipts $500 sales 4,o76; e1-
ports none.
Wilmington, Aug 2l.-Spiti;s turpentiue
no hing doing, unchanged ; receipts los
Ros firm, unchanged receipts $40. Crade
turpeutine easy at l.3o and 30; receipts
So Tar firm at | 40; receipts 81
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22
DEATH.

An infant child of Mr. aad Mrs. T. B
Kennedy died yesterday.
The little daughter of Mr. J. White, O
Broedou's died Wednesday afternoon after
weeks illness. She was about FIVE years old
aod an uuusually bright and attractive child
The funeral services we're held Thursday
Mrs Fannie Seymour, widow Of the late
Lawrence Seymour, died at o'clock Thurs
day, Aug. l6, q, the home Of her con, Mr. b
Seymour. Of Concord, aged IS years
after brief illoess The remains were 10
tered Friday IN the family burying ground
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22
The Citadel Examination

The examination of the applicants for the
beneficiary scholarship in the Citadel was
concluded Thursday afternoon between four
and Eve o'clock. The papers have been for
warded to Charleston and week or ten days
will elapse before the result will be published
The following boys stood the examination :
CD. Lennon, G1y L. Wsrrer. James C..
Bryan, George A. Suddreth, T. D. Jenkins.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22

Miss Sallie Goodale, of Camden, ID yisisir g
friends in the city.
Mr. aud Mrs Geo F Epperson and Miss
ja!ia Dothage have gone to the mountains to
spend awhile.
Prof. Clarence ]. Osens, president Of The
Faculty of Orsogeborg College, vas in the
city yesterday looking atter the interests OF
his institution He has gone to the Brogdon
and DuRaos neighborhoods from which be
has number Of studeats.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22
Bismarck's Iron Nerve.

Wa, tho result of his splendid health. In
domitabie will aud tremendous erergy are not
found where Stomach, Liver. Kidneys and
Bowels are out of order. If you want :hese
qualities and the success they bring use DR.
Kings New Life Pills They develop every
power of brain and body. Only Csc at J. F.
". DeLormes Drug Store. as
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22
MAYORS COURT.

Peter Hamilton and his wife, Reoecca Ham
lion, had family row down on Hardy lane
Saturday afternoon. Things became little
too warm for Peter, and be called in an officer
toregulate the affair. They we're both arraign-
ed before the Mayor on No aday for diso1derly
cooduct and cursing Rebeccs was sentenced
to So so 6ne or Eve days in prison. Peter
was discharged
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22
It Saved His Leg.

p. A. Dan;orth, of LaGrange, Ga, suffered
intensely for SIX months with :. ..isht:ul run-
l.;ng sore bis le:., but writes tta; Ducklcn's s
hrn:ca Salvs wholly cured it in ten days, For
Ulcers. Wounds, Burns. BoiIs. Pain or Piles
its tee hes. salyc in the world. Cure guaran-
iced, Only 25c, Sold by ]. f. " DeLorme,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22
SUMMERTON DEFEATS SUM
TER.
A Disgraceful Exhibition by Row.
dy Rooters.

The game of ball between Summerton and
Sumter was played on the local grounds iast
Thursday afteroeon, resulting in the defeat OF
the Sumter team By score Of 5 to ine
batteries were, Summerton-Sublet and Lam
pam Sumter-Brown and Cuttioo and VIII
der The game was called on account OF
darkoess when Sumter had had six innings
and Sunni erten five.
The large crowd that was present was thor
orgbly diegusted with the disgraceful cor
iac, OF number of Sumter boys and meu
and negroes who yelled necessarily, guyed the
the visiting team acd crowded along the base
lines and in every way possible made most
thoroughly rowdy and boorish exhibition OF
themselves.
II this sort of thicg is to be feature Of
every game of base ball il which the Sumter
team takes part, the people who do not
admire rowdyism and do cot fnd music IN
The yels of the big-moutbed, brass-ungeo
gang, will oe forced 10 self.defeose TO absent
themselves from the games aod leave tbs
whole Thing 10 the bands Of those woo take
pleasure ia making an exhisition of them
selves that would turn the Boxers green with
envy.
Tae visiting team conducted themselves 10
40 exemplary manoer and the members of the
Sumter team played ball and, 30 fer as the
writer CAD ascertain, no complaint has been
made against The condact OF the Sumter sbnl
players, but the Sumter gsug of rooters did
more than enough to disguat the crowd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22

]. RY7I'1(EuBERC ( SONS.
Sumter, s. e..
A Chance at Ladies' Ok.
fOrdS
We have a few more Ladies' Oxf0rds
than we want TO reduce the number
we offer the following three lines at big
values:
THIS rs A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR
YOU TO GET A SPLENDID SHOE BAR
GAIN
Lot No at 81 49-former price So.
Lot No at So 0O-former price So rs. I-
Lot No 3 at So 35-former price So. F
Small lot of 30 and 25c Ladies' Ribbed
Vests at 1868 for SOC
Another lot of Talcum Powder at
4 and 5 cents.
Balance of 20 and Csc Ladies' Leather
Belts at 1Sc.
THESE ARE ALL SEASONABLE MON
EY-SAVERS
j. Ryttenberg & Sons.
The evening times., 1900-04-19
CAREER OF y DESERTER.
The Fate OF Man Who Left His
Post of Duty.

CFrom the London TelegTaph)
HOcica. the son of a Moravian nobleman.
has been tried at Oran for desertiOn from
the French Foreign Legion. He has had
an extraordinary career. Ten years ago
the man squandered considerable fortune
in dissipation and left Vienna for Paris.
No sooner had he come here than he en-
listed in the Foreign Legion. with the in
tention of working his way up to the rank
of officer. He was model soldier, for
nearly two years, but, tiring OF the mo-
nOtony OF military service. he deserted
from his battalion in Algeria and succeed
ed in reaching Morocco. While wander
ing in that country he fell into the hands
OF robbers. who despoiled him of every
thing he possessed and left him half dead
in the desert, where he was rescued bv
the people of caravan bound for Melilla.
the Spanish town on the north coast of
Morocco. From this place. Hocica went to
Spain and thence back to Austria AT
Vienna he entered the Polytechnic School.
became an engineer. and took out patents
for some useful inventions He was also
known as an active politician Of the young
Czech party Last year Hocica came 10
Paris for the purpose of arranging for
the display of his inventions at the exhi-
bition and was identified here by some
person in official position who had known
him in the Foreign Legion in 1889. Infor-
nation being given to the police Hocica
was arrested and taken to Oran for trial
| The court-martial judges condemned hirr
10 Imprisonment for the term of two years
Dut they at the same time recommended
him TO the clemency Of the President OF
the Republic.
The evening times., 1900-04-19
FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER.
Arthur Harden Convicted of KILLING
Nellie Madison.

Nellie Madison.
MARTINSBURG. W Va. April 19-The
case OF the State VS.. Arthur Harden, COL
ored. indicted for the murder of Nellie
Madison colored. which came up in the
Circuit Court here has been concluded and
the jury brought in verdict Of guilty OF
murder in the first degree and recon-
mended that he be sent to the penitentiary
for life. The case on the part Of the State
was sustained wholly on circumstantial
evidence and threats. and admissions on
the part of the accused, to others Of his
race who testified against him at the trial.
The crime with which the prisoner was
accused was the killing Of Nellie Madison
one the night of March 4. When the pris-
oner. who was defended by able counsel.
was put upon the stand he denied that he
did the shooting. saying that she first
shot herself in fit OF jealousy. then fired
al him wOunding him in the neck. then he
remembered nothing. He denied making
any confessions. His testimony was not
shaken on cross examination The woman
was shot twice in the neck again in the
left side, the bullet passing through her
heart, killing her.
Harden's attorneys made a motion in ar
rest of judgment and a motion for a new
trial, both of which will be argued in a
few days. Harden took the verdict of the
jury calmly and asserts his innocence.
The evening times., 1900-04-19
Part of the strikers to he Blacklist
cd by One Corporation.

PIEDMONT. ". Va, April I9.-The
strike situation at Piedmont remains un
changed. A large number OF the Davis
Coal and Coke Company's miners at the
West Virginia Junction have gone to Elk
Garden to work until the strike is de-
elared OFF here. Two shifts OF men are
employed and those mines are run day and
night. thus doubling their OUTPUT As there
are plenty of empty dwellings, IL Elk Car
den, the men can club together and board
themselves II they so desire. As the Davis
Company has discharged all its men who
are on strike here. it is more than proba-
| BILE that few OF them will not De taken
! back and viii never work for this company
again at any OF its mines. The miners
transferred to Elk Garden are now on the
payroll there. but Will be given their old
| places when these mines resume There
are about twenty-five of the active lead .
/ ers in this strike who took part in the
| strike at Elk Garden in 1894 who will be
| refused work hereafter and placed on the
| black list as it were, so far as this
/ corporation is concerned.
II. G. Davis, Senator 5. b. Elkins. Col.
| Thomas B. Davis, and General Manager r.
/
| their men personally and recognize and
| talk TO them when visiting the mines ANY
| man in their employ feels free 10 approach
| either of these gentlemen at any time
| when they have a grievance to make or IA
! vc- 70 ask. Colonel Davis is the managing
! dire tor and always speaks TO his men as
! Jack. Tom. Dick. and Harry, as the case
| may be Colonel Davis was elected TO the
| Legislature from this county (MineraD al
the last election by large majority. al
though the county is Republican. his elec
tion beng due principally 10 the votes Civ.
en- him by Republican miners in his EN-
ploy-
The trouble at the New York Coal Com
pany's mines at Simpson has quieted dowr
and the men who caused the trouble hay,
| left Nine men resumed work Saturday
twenty-One Monday and thirty Tuesday
/ and all OF them. eighty in number. VII,
VIII be taken back viii be al work by tn
end of this week. the dissatisfaction hav
I:;s only been of a trivial and tempOrar,
nature.
| The Davis Coal and Coke Company
! Piedmont Office has telephone communica
tion with all its mines on the line OF tn
/ West Virginia Central Railway by its owl
private wire and keeps in touch at al
times With the several superintendent
and is kept thoroughly posted as 10 III
! progress at each mine. Col T. B. Davis
who resides at Keyser. has his Office a
! Piedmont and spends part Of each da
here. Each superintendent has 10 be a
the teleDhOne at a certain hour usuall
Il . O'Clock a. m. and give Colonel Davis
/ full account of the business and require
ments Of his mine Colonel Davis decide
all matters OF business. which are after
ward ratified by his brother and Senate
I ETL,inS
The evening times., 1900-04-19
SELLING COAL LANDS.
Valuable Mineral Properties Trans
fprred in Maryland.


CUMBERLAND. Md. April l9-One Of
ihe largest land deals in Allegany county
Cor some years was the sale OF Military
Lot No. 1916, containing as $40 ac-es Of
coal land, near Ocean Mine No :. by the
Maryland Coal Company TO the Consoli-
dation Coal Company for S53,7 The tract
is described as "one Of the same lots or
parcels which were laid out to the west
ward of Fort Cumberland, pursuant to the
resolution of the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed at the April sA lion.
1857, and which said lot was sold to Peter
Deveckmon by the commissioner appointed
by virtue of an act of the Assembly Of the
State of Maryland. passed at the NOvem-
Der session in 1871"
The property from Dveckmon passed
through various hands, the Central Coal
Company obtaining il from James L. Gra-
ham in 1864, the former selling il 10 The
Maryland Coal Company in 1870. 1t ad-
joins the Consolidation Coal Company's
property and VIII be reached from the
main Ocean No. heading in two or three
years They would have been obliged to
mine around il had not the purchase been
made.
Anna and J. o. ]. Greene sold fifty-four
acres of coal land near Barton to Thomas
NJ. Fighter, of Mount Carmel, NorthIm-
berland eopnty, Pa, for So 225.