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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07

The young man who gets cheated
said the corn fed philosopher. thinks
,he other fellow wonderfully smart,
but the elderly person who goes up
onainsr il admits himself to be q fool
Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
MILITARY LAW DECLARED

Cape Town. March 5 Sir Alfred
Miner has issued the following proc,
lamation
"Whereas the enemy's forces have
invaded to the districts Of PrIeska,
Kenhardt, Britishtown aud Barkley
West and, whereas many British
subjects have taken up arms, and
whereas it is necessary to repel In
vasiou and suppress rebellion. now,
therefore, martial law is hereby pro,
claimed in these districts
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07

Our sentiments. our thoughts. our
words lose rectitude on entering GER
tain minds. as sticks plunged into the
water look bent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07

When old bachelors kiss babies. the
babies don't like it any better than do
the old bachelors.-Chicago Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07

After a woman has reached the age
Of so she wonders how many years
will have passed before she Is 3l.-
Chicago News. |
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
:. oe is no1 10 he feared. 1

Age is not to be- feared The Older .
good and healthy person grows ''i'
greater becomes his capacity TO enjoy
the deeper. Swcrter and more no.'.'
kinds Of happiness which the "orl!
affords
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07

London, March 5-Gen Buffers
casualties from FEB l4th to Feb 81 /,
were killed, 70; wounded, 70S
missing, "a
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31
AsPHYxIATED IN BALTIMORE
Coroner PrOnounces q. :. Hause's
Death Z Cnse of Sn!cfde

BALTIMORE, aug. 31-Gustave A
Haase was discovered in semi conscious
condition al his home, in East BiddIe
Street, yesterday morning. and died short
ly afterward- Coroner Scally was notified,
and after an investigation decided that it
was case of suicide ard deemed an IN
quest unnecessary.
Death, said the coroner, was due to in
haIing Illuminating gas. Members Of MF.
Haaso's family, however, insist that he in
hailed the gas accidentally. MI. Haase was
discovered about O'Clock in the morning
by his wife lying on a table in his work.
room. where he was accustomed to sleep
during the hOt weather.
He was partly conscious when found and
tried to speak to his wife. Mrs. Haase
hastily summoned her son and Dr. George
Hartman. but MI. Haase was past help
and died IN a few minutes The door of the
workroom was partly open and the gas,
cock turned on, but Mrs. Haase did not
notice whether the window was closed or
not
Mr. Haase was born in Baltimore in
1854, He was employed by Moses L Him
mel & Son. Besides his widow ne leaves
three sons-Edward, Thomas. and Walter
HEaSe
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31
THE LOnGESI' S'IhR ROU1E
Two Thousand Miles i'll Alaska
Over Snow and lee.
= Contract Made for the Carrying of
Mails to and From Cape Nome.
Usual Postage Rates Charged. Bnt
Each letter VIII Put the Govern
mcnt III the Expense OF One Dollar.

The Eostofice Department has just es-
tabIished a star route from Skagway 10
Cape Nome It is probably the longest
mail service of the sort in the whols
world for the letters are to be carried
over the snow by dog-sledges for nearly
1900 miles. The postage rates will be the
same as in the States, but officials believe
that the cost to the Government Will be
fully 81 for each letter.
The new service fhas been planned by
George f. Stone. Chief Clerk to the Sec
ond assistant Postmaster General
During the winter months. from De-
cember l to the end of March, steamer
traffic is blocked along the Arctic coast.
and II is impossible 10 get mails into Nome
by boat said Mr.. Stone yesterday.
We have worked the water system sat
isfactorily during the summer, but it was
necessary to establish a new star route
for the winter business. An arrangement
is already in force whereby letter mails
are carried twice a month from Dawson
10 ST Michael ard Cape Nome That,
however, was not satisfactory TO the Nome
people. There are about 49, GOO of them,
and they demanded at least weekly mail
from Skagway. OF course, they realized
as well as we, that such service could
net begin 10 pay for itself, but they po.nt-
ed to the work they were doing ii build
ing up Alaska, and they spoke of The oe-
oupation taxes which the Government ex-
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acts. For these reasons they urged ttat
they we're entitled 10 a weekly service.
The department agreed that they ought to
have I:
The problem was as 10 how to establish
the route. We have succeeded In letting
the contract at $45 coo TO the Canadian De-
VelOpment Company, with headquarters at
Seattle. That concern has handled the
semi-monthly service already, going INTO
Nome by way Of Dawson at cost of De
tween $50 COO and $50 6c0. The new cor
tract just let is for certainly the longest
star route in the United States. Il is l, 6o3
miles from Skagway TO St Michael and
there is a side trip of 30 miles to reach
Nome OF course We cant carry anything
but legitimate letters. 1t would be impos
sible 10 transport the huge bulk OF papers
and packages which would be offered US.
The letters viii have to be carried on
dog-sieds and ! suppose that there will be
about zoe pounds Of them on each journey.
The drivers vii have 10 run on foot over
tie snow for the greater part of the dis
lance. and they VIII make about thirty
miles a day. That means sixty days for
the trip In order to prevent delays, the
contractors must build relay stations every
thirty miles where fresh dogs &aG supplies
can be established
the mails on the new route will leave
Skagway on the Sth and the 22d of each
ice into Nome, for the route by Dawson is
already furnishing a fortnightly service.
The mails under the new contract are TO
Re carried by way OF Dawson City, Forty
Mile, Eagle, Circle, Rampant. Tanana, koy-
ukuk NulaJa, ard Eaton 20 81. Michael,
with branch trip Of go miles from Eaton
TO Nome. That makes 1913 miles alto
Eether in the one contract.
We have also established star route
from Eaton to KotzeEue Mission, away
above the Arctic Circle. 1t is the most
northerly postoffice of which l know. There
are a good many traders and missionaries
on the coast above Kotzebue, and they VIII
all get their mail at that pai-t We can only
make two trips there during the winter
kotzebue is about 400 miles above Eaton,
snd the mail viii probably be carried over
the snow on reindeer sledges.
1T will cost Us S125. coo altogether to get
the mail over the star routes to Nome and
the other points. We expect that the cost
to the Government viii be about 81 for
each letter carried
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only know whether such promises have
any remote hope of fulfllment-
The Philippines. Also.
Doubtless not less can be said of the
civil appointments 10 the Philippines, es-
peciaIIy if they be judged by the case Of
that young man from this city who. though
but nineteen years old, has been appointed.
it is alleged, a special postal agent to re-
organize and supervise the postal service
of the islands although his only previous
training IL the Government service was
gained in the capacity of a private in a
volunteer regiment which served in Cuba
and from which he secured 2 discharge.
Those who are engaged in CONCERNING
carg0es of Government food and then sell
ing ii for q solE 10 the hotels and the
American colony at Manila. as well az
those who are charteriRg ships for ire
| Government at S1.G00 10 sI,JGG per day.
and then holding them idle at each end OF
the trip. ii some instances as long as
thirty days at time. are undoubtedly
men Of training and experience II this
sort Of business. But il was scarcely ex-
pected that the Republican parry would
have the effrontery to specifically endorse
such a civil service in its rational plat
form
In this connection the plank in the Re
puDnCaQ platform referring 10 Inc llSu-
lar possessions viii be found Interesting
1t follows:
We commend the policy of the Repub-
! liean party in maintaining the efficiency OF
the civil service. The Administration has
acted wisely in its efforts 20 secure for tha
public service il Cuba. Porto Rico Hawaii.
and the Philippine Islands only taose
J whose fitness mas been determined by
training and experience we bsli-ra that
! employment in The public service in these
territories should be confined as lar Is
practicable. 10 their intab tlnts."
At the very time this remarkable plank
was adopted EaJh5o1e. Reeves. Nelly. and
others were under arrest charged with te-
/ ing the principals il perhaps the greatest
postal robbery ever perpstatsd by United
States offic:2is-aEd thes= frauds were per-
petrated II Cuba by men whose training
and experience IS Republican officials
had especially fitted them for such work.
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SHIPS CREW ON a STRIKE.
Charges of Cruelty Entered Against
n British Captain.

NORFOLK Va. Aug. 31.-The crew Of
the British steamship Claiming, Captain
Hammond, which is a Lambert's Point en-
route to Montreal Canada. and South AZ
RIGA. struck yesterday and engaged an at
torney 10 represent them. The attorney
secured the discharge OF fourteen of the
crew. The others went back to the vessel.
The dissatisfied men say they were I'M
kindly treated by Captain Hammond.
John ORourke the ships quartermaster,
claimed that Captain Hammond threw him
overheard while the Claiming was in South
American waters recently and then pre-
vented him from reporting the matter to
the South American authorities William
Yapp. a coal passer, claimed that he was
compelled 10 work while suffering with a
blood poisoned leg. Thomas Ford. another
coal passer, claimed that he was compelled
to work while suffering with a very sore
hand. None of the charges of cruelty
against Captain Hammond were sustained.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31
BIRD INSPECTORS NAMED.
Secretary Gage Appoints Two for the
Port of Baltimore.


BALTIMORE, Aug 31-Secretary Gage
has appointed F. c. Kirk wood and w H
Fisher, of Baltimore, as special inspectors
for the examination of importations of
birds and animals al the port of Baltimore.
In q letter announcing the appoin tments
Secretary Gage addresses Collector Stone
as follows:
1t Will be understood that these in
specIors are designated primarily for the
convenience of importers and will examine
shipments at the request of the owner,
agent, OF officers OF the customs When
called upon to perform such service they
Will be entitled 10 fee mot exceeding So
in ordinary cases), to be paid by the i'm
porter prior 10 the delivery Of the prop
crty.
Importers are under no obligation to
employ them but by doing so may avoid
delay at the custom house il case of mis-
understanding or doubt as TO the identity
OF the animals or birds. Inspectors are not
authorized to issue permits, but as repre-
sentatiyes Of the Department of AgricuI-
tUTe they have authority to decide all
questions involving the identity of animals
and birds. as 10 whether permits are nee
essary or whether species are prohibited
from introduction
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SANK WITH A RAFT.
Two Boys Have Narrow Escape
From Drowning.

L VIC EeNS nave a. Narrow hSS-s % e
From Drowning.
BALTIMORE, Aug S1--Daniel Williams.
jr. thirteen years old. and Johnny Adams,
fifteen years old. yesterday morning pro
cured an old wooden door. which they
made into a raft. and ioated It in fifteen
feet Of water off William Numsen's wharf,
Locust Point Both youngsters boarded
this raft and were having glorious time,
when one end Of it became logged,
and in a few seconds il began 20 sink.
IN very short time two boys and a door
were in the odoriferous ooze al the bottom
of the harbor. Capt. Peter kennedy OF
the schooner Southern City. happened to
be passing nearby when the boys went IN
der, and he jumped into the water and
commenced diving for them. he found
both Of them stuck in the mud. and after
pulling them out he carried them ashore.
Young Adams soon recovered from the
effect OF his submarine escapade. but VIII
liams had TO be rolled on barrel before
he was pronounced out of danger.
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FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
Unknown Man Killed in Queen
Aune's County. Md

Unknown Man Killed in Queen
Aune's County. Md
CENTREVILLE. Nd. Aug 91.-shortIy
after o'clock last night messenger came
TO CentreviIle announcing that the body Of
a white man had been picked up on the
bank OF Wye River, in Queen Anne's coun-
ty. with his skull crushed. Yesterday
someone walking along Greenwood Creek
noticed the man lying dead on the shore.
Il is nc uncommon occurrence for bodies
to wash ashore in the lower part of Queen
Anne's county, but the finding of this man
aroused suspicion from the fact that his
skull was crushed and from all appear
ances ne had been in the water only a
short time. Besides this. the same man
was seen In the neighborhood Wednesday
1t was impossible TO learn his name but
it is thought he hailed from Baltimore.
Justice Charles o. CouTsey. OF Winches-
ter, was notified and jury summoned for
an inquest. Sidney P. Townshend, a law
yer, of Winchester, was made foreman of
the jury. The jury continued its investi-
gatian until the evening without reaching
verdict.
Quite nul12.hh117r 1t witnesses were sum
moned. Among those examined were the
captain and crew of the grain schooner
from Baltimore belonging to William
Hops. The man was seen Wednesday on
board this schooner. One of the men testi-
fed that as the schooner was sailing out of
the Patapsco River they discovered the
man was clinging to the rudder of the yes
sell The captain took him aboard and
brought him to Wye River Some time on
Wednesday, said the witness, he became
uncomfortable, and they put him ashore
and saw no more of him. 1t was intimat-
ed tat some Of the crew of Mr.. Hops
boat know more about the affair than has
been told
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31
STORY OF 4 SLAVE.

To be bound hand and foot ior years by the
chains Of disease is the worst form OF slavery.
George D. Williams, of Manchester, Mich, says:
''My wife has been 50 helpless for five years that
she could not turn over in bed alone After
using two bottles of Electric Biyters she is won
derfully in proved and able TO do her own work"
This supreme remedy for female diseases quickly
cures nervousness, seeplessness, melancholy,
headache, backache, fainting and dizzy spells. 1t
is godsend to weak, siekly, rundown people.
Cure guaranteed-- Only 30 cents Sold by Henry
Evans, Druggist, 922 Street northwest.
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military authorities for political bribery,
with the object of securing support, if not
of shielding wrongdoing
The appeal in conclusion considers at
length the military order for constitI-
tional convention on the first Monday in
November. Senior Cisneros' criticisms of
the provisions for this convention have al
ready been published. He characterizes
the order as political measure designed
to influence the elections in the United
States. and questions the sincerity of the
Administration to fulfill its pledge to give
independence to Cuba
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31
500 pairs pants,
$780,
sold up to S.,

This will be the best pants of
fering Of the season, because it
puts before YOU dozens and doZ
ems of patterns in all-worsted
pants, in stripes and checks, for
s. q pair. which have been sell
ing up to So, and which cannot
be bought elsewhere for less.
We've filled a front show win
dow with them-you can see
what YOU like DIS You pass.
You may have the suits Or
the pants charged and the ac-
commoda ton will cost you
nothing.
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Fell Overheard While asleep.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Aug. SI-Will-
inn Woodley, a well-known c5Iorsd man
who has been working as a longsAoreman,
was drowned yesterday morning a. pier
No. s. He rolled from the pier whiie
asleep and was drowned before assistance
could reach hiT,3. He had been working
all night. il i understood. and went cat
On the end Of pier No s about ! o'clock 10
take q nap. He vent 10 sleep near me
edge and fell into deep water An un-
successful effort was made TO resuscita5e
him
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31

WILMINGTON N G, Aug 31-Con-
tracts were awarded yesterday by the
War Department for furnishing and trans
porting stone to build $14S,000 sea wall
around Fort Caswell to protect it against
encroachment by the ocean. w r. Bon
sail & Co. of Hamlet were the success
ful bidders They will deliver here 1000
tons of large stone and 5000 broken W.
A Sanders of Wilmington. gets the con-
tract for transporting the stone to Cas-
well.
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Eiechts' Greater Stores,
513-515 Seventh Street.
lis mems suits,
S4.0O==
sold up to SIS.

One hundred and fifteen
mems all-wool suits-two and
three of d notwithstanding
some flannel coats and pants,
which sold up to S15-will be
put on sale tomorrow at $500
each. The 115 suits will
scarcely last more than the
day out, and rather than run
the risk of disappointment, we
advise you TO call as early as
possible tomorrow. They are
all good suits-stylish suits
and all Notwithstanding
cheap about them-stylish and
desirable as can be had.
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Pains In the Head cams.

Pains in the Head caused INV
Hay Fever, Colds and CatarrI,,
relieved in ten minutes by Dr. As-
news Catarrhal Poyydcr.-One puff of
the powI~r u, each nostri! viii at once clear the
nasal pass, yes and relieve Immediately the pain
which aJte-f's olds, Catarrh, and Hay Fever
The beauty q tLis remedy is its quick effect and
the ease end pleasure with which it Is applied
Fifty cents. Sold by F. S. Williams, Ninth and F
Streets; Edmonds Williams, Third Street and
Pennsylvania Ayenue.-6.
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Collars, &c.

Mems 4-ply 2100 linen
collars in all sizes and all
styles, including all the
new up-to-date effects;
the kind which We sell
regularly for Zoe each
and for which all other
stores get loo each; to
go tomorrow for 6 Lee
each.
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Accused OF stealing a ron of Lead.

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 31,-Peter Show
ard. Portsmouth boatman, was sent on
to the United States grand jury by Com
missioner George Bowden yesterday after
noon as an accessory to the theft of a ton
OF pig lead, which went to the bottom or
the river several nights ago. together with
a small boat in which it was being brought
away from the navy yard. The boat WIS
owned by Showard, and il is charged he
was subsequently, seen assisting diver in
raising the s-tlen pig lead from the bottom
of the river. portion of the lead is also
said to have been found covered over in
boat under Stewards boatshed, in Ports
mouth. Several other parties are said to
be implicated in the theft.
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APPEAL FROM CISNEROS
ExPresident Asks for the immedi
ate Freedom of Cuba.

Grave Charges sIade Against the Adj
ministrntion-PeopIe VIII Net EE-
dure BEING Treated FiiipinOs.
Island OVcrTun 10y Carisets,aESer RS
Great Danger OF Revolution
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31

You will surely appreciate pure beer II You
phone 6S4, Arlington Bottling Co., for case Of
Heurich's Maerzen, Senate, or Lager
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31
Contagious
Blood gDES gDEa

THERE'S no poison so highly contagious.
so deceptive aud so destructive. Don't be
too sure you are cured because all external
signs of the disease have disappeared, and
the doctor says you are well. Many per
sons have been dosed with Mercury and
Potash for months or years, and pro-
nounced cured to realize when too late
that the disease was only covered up
Hike gege6s EEke s aTrFen from to NIUE .ie
out again, and to their sorrow and mortifi-
cation find those nearest and dearest 10
them have been infected by this loath-
some disease, for no other poison is so
surely transmitted from parent to child
as this Often a bad case of Rheumatism,
Catarrh, Scrofula or severe skin disease,
an old sore or ulcer developing III middle
life, can be traced 10 blood poison con-
i; i1a eafIq The Sin of fsse Parent.
life, for it remains smoldering in the sys-
TEN forever, unless properly treated and
driven out III the beginning. S. S. S. is
the only antidote for this peculiar virus,
the only remedy known that can over
come II and drive it out of the blood, and
it does this SO thoroughly and effectually
that there is never a return of the disease
to eInbarrasS or hun1iliate you afterwards
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31
1898 for
SF.98 for
Sl.9S for boys suits worth 1898.

SI.10 Tor boys SUITS W0rtH 1910.
shall attempt the season by putting
of newly arrived uts for boys OF awool cas
chevots in doubreased and yeste effects al much
have pay for hem later Parents who have
will best appreciate the offering
because of the handsome saving
Two tables have been piled full of them-he double
checks and mixtures with having
knees, up 1898 all table
little suits plain blues and mixed eff
fects, less than S39S the other.
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More wrappers at 60C.

More of those handsome Sea Island
pereale wrappers at CSC Will go on sale
tomorrow at soc; they are worth at
least $50, and some of the best of
them you'u find it difficult to dupli-
cate elsewhere for less than s19S.
Handsomely trimmed with rufles over
the shoulder and have deep founces at
the bottom.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31

purely vegetable and the only blood puri-
fer known that c1eanses the blood and
at TIE same time builds up the general
health
Cur little book on contagious blood
poison is the most complete and instruc-
tive ever issued; it not only tells all
about this disease. but also how to cure
yourself at home. 1t is free end should
be in the hands of everyone seeking a
cure Send for it.
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC co. ATLANTA. Ga.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31
kegiIgee Shirts, 4ec.

300 Mems All-Madras
Negligee Shirts N two
different patterns-both
very desirable-with a
pair of detachable cuffs
shirts for which we had
to get S150-in fact,
which are the very best
$50 shirts to be had
for 49c tomorrow.
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The Sin Of fEse Parent.

cures Contagious Blood
Poison in any and all
sta g es; contains no
mineral to break down
your constitution /; it IS
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31
NHoIy InquisitionaI Courts.n

mo military court like that presided
over by Mr.. PettingiH ever judged civil
ians. The people were not dubbed by the
policemen in the streets. as has been done
in Taorta and Ponce. No police court was
ever created for the benefit of a sycephan-
tic party and for the purpose of exploiting
the petty offences of the people. No eiS:l
functionary ever interfered in the conduct
Of the Judge Of the court, as is done to-
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only know whether such promises have
any remote hope of fulhIlment.
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Hechts Greater Stores.
513-515 Seventh Street
I'd lot SIS to S. mems and ladies'
umbrellas for Sl.o8 ready tomorrow.

Csc neckwear, I6c.
Lot of all-silk neck
wear, consisting of i'm
perials, four in hands,
tecks and band bows; the
handsomest and best val
ues at SOC you ever laid
eyes on; 10 go for 19c
each tomorrow.