The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
FROM THE WIRES.

Washington. OCT Is There was no
material change 10 ex-senator Sher.
mans condition tonight except that be
showed sigos Of increasing weakness.
The patient is partially unconscious
much of the time raliying and bright.
eoing at intervals.
Pretoria, Oct 1S-The Beers are
daily tearing up portions of the railroad
and cutting the telegraph and telephone
wires. Their attacks are iusolerable.
The repairing linemen cannot leave the
garrisoned points without considerable
escorts. The only remedy .eems to be
to corral ell the burgbers and depors
them. IS apparently none can be
trusted.
Edge6eld. Oct 18-Wiley Miles.
colored, q Is months convict on the
county chain gang, died here last
Friday and was buried by the county on
Saturday. Wiley was convicted last
spring Of larceny from The field. He
was not in good health and was
rupsured. he was put at light work,
bus even that proved too much for him,
and be Was put in Jail here 90 that be
coald secure attention. He was not
kept coo6ued 10 cell, or even in the
Jail buildiog, but was allowed the
freedom of the jail yard. His condition
Was such that it was not hard matter
to get persons interested 10 bis case.
The governor vas appealed to for 9
pardon and be signed it on the 10th
instant. 1t reached here on the 18th,
the day on which Miles died. .
Chicago. Got 18.-The American
Linseed Oil Company today marked the
price Of linseed oil up TO 20 cents, or
the highest figure known sisoe the
infancy of the Industry. Before noon
the price was 60 cents. This advance
of 10 cents per gaiion is the largest
single price Auctuation ever known in
linseed oil and is about the equivalent
of rise of 40 or SO cents per bushcl
10 the price Of wheat. Coming at this
season of the year. when the movemeo.
of the new crop Of Hax seed from the
farmers OF the northwest has just begun.
it has csugbt every manufacturer 10 the
country by surprise.
Washington. Ost Is The State
department has received q report from
the consul at Nsgasaki of the death at
that place, on Sept 13. of Bertrand W.
Rsgsdale, vice coosul and marshal of
the consular court at Tien Tsip, China.
Mr. Rsgsdale was a resident of Santa
Rosa. Cal. aud was appointed marshal
10 1898 aud vice consul in 1900. He
bad gone from Tieo Tsin to Nsgssaki
10 July for the beue6s Of bis health.
Montpelier, VT. OCT 1S.-Formcr
Gov w P. Dillingham; was elected
United States senator by the Vermont
Legislature today. The choice vas
made on the third ballot. c. A Pouty,
one of the four Republican candidates,
having Withdrawn and the Democratic
members who previously had voted for
Senator Hazelden having decided to
support Dillingham;.
Manila. Oct l7.-Uuder cover of
stormy night Capt Elliott, of the 10th
infantry. surprised the re bel headquar-
ters oear Oroqu;,a. leland Of M;odauso,
and captured without fighting. General
Alvarez with bis staff and 25 men The
capture is important aud will tend to
pscify the district Alvarez had for q
loog time been conducting bostilisies 10
Mindanao. 1t was be who effected the
disastrous attack on Oroqui.a some time
ago. and be was preparing another
when be was captured. Detach msuts
of the 26th aud 18Th regiments engaged
the rebels near Tubuagan in southern
Psosy. routing them, killing 20 aud
wOuodiog many.
Vancouver. B. c.. Dot I6-The sur.
vey OF the disputed boundary line at
Mouos Baker has been completed by
the provincial surveyor, Deane. The
line places all the mioes Of importance
10 the district 90 the American side.
although a mile of extra territory is
given to British Columbia. The chief
importance Of toe survey is that a
Canadian Government com missioner.
by locating the boundary line uorth OF
the mining camps. compels ell Cana.
dians sendisg in supplies to the camps
to pay duty. and this practically diverts
the large trade to miues from Chilli
"ack, b. c.. to Sumas. Washington.
Madrid, Oct II Gen Liuates. to
whom the premier. Senor Silveal, has
offered the portfolio of war, stipulates
as condition of acceptance that be
should have perfect freedom to intro.