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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08
RESIDENCE OF
CORPORATIONS.
It IS in the State IN Which it
Was Originally Chartered.

Colum bis, Aug 4 "A decision bas
been handed down By the State supre me
court in the case of John Wilson, az
administrator of the estate Of Moab Y.
Wilson. of Fairfield. deceased. against
the Southern Railway Company. the
result of which is q virtual publication
Of the act Of tho general assembly
making domestic corporations out Of
corporations chartered 10 smother State
sod subsequently chartered in this
State.
The legislature passed aO act With q
view Of reaching such corporations as
the Southern Railway aud others
through the channels OF the State
courts in matters of suits brous BIT
against such corporations.
The act provided that such corpora.
ton should bo subject to the jurisdiction
of this State IS fully as if it we're oriei.
nally created under the laws of toe
State Of South Carolina.
The case 10 which this decision is
rendered was an, action brought 10 the
nourt Of common pleas for Fairfield
County for damages for the alleged
oeglige,t killing of plaintiffs iotestate
by the defendant corporation anI result
ed 10 a judgment 10 favor of sbe plain
tiff for So 800 A petition and bond
for the removal Of the cause TO the
circuit court of the United States on
the grouud CT diverse citizen ship wo,e
duly offered. and Judge Buchauan was
asked to proceed 20 further except to
pass an order Tor removal. This was
refused and notice of appeal and excer.
tions were Immediately filed After
judgment on the verdict Of the jury
exceptions were taken to The order
refusing to remove to the ruling com
pslling the defendant to proceed 10
trial and TO the jndg gment and ruling Of
the court
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08
Ii HUNG CHANG MAKES A
STATEMENT.

Berlin, Aug 6 The German for
elgn Office announces this evening
that it had received no fresh China
news and that it doubted whether the
advance of the allied forces from
Tien Tsin had begun
The Lokal Anzejger publishes an
interview which DR. Zsker. its special
China correspondent, had with Ii
Hung Chang, at Canton, July s.
Earl Ii told the correspondent that
the Boxers were not rebels but were
true to the royal house Their
movement, be explained, was direct
ed chiefly against native Christians,
who had been using international
protection to oppress the Boxers
With reference to the missionaries
be said: "It is my firm conviction
that the missionaries are always in
danger. for the relations between the
Chinese population and foreigners
have been the cause of nearly all the
troubles and will continue to be-"
Earl Ii went on to say that Chi
nese hatred of foreigners had been
increased of late through the action
OF the powers. particularly in the
seizure of Kiao Chou. which be de-
scribed as "an exhorbitant penalty
for couple of missionaries
Referring 70 the murder of Baron
Won Ketteler, German minister at
Pekin, be gave a positive assurance
that neither Prince Tuan nor any
other member of the government
knew of the intended killing, and he
also declared that Baron Won Ketteler
was not killed because he was a
German, but simply because be was
foreigner IN a word. he was Q
victim Of the Chinese hatred of for.
eigners.
"The Chinese government is not
strong enough to put down the
Boxers" said Earl Ii. but the
thought of accepting assistance from
the powers to put them down ia
extremely repugnaut to the govern
ment"
10 reply to a question as to who
was the head of the central govern
ment, he said it was administered
by Prince Tuan in the name of the
emperor.
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Big Chinese News Via Paris.

Paris. August So -Cheng,
director general of railways and tele Il.
graphs. has just communicated to the
cousuls at Shanghai, according to a
special dispatch to the Temps, dated
August 5, an imperial decree, dated
August 2, authorizing the foreign
ministers in Pekin to communicate
without restriction With their Govern
mepts and ordering their departure
for Tien Tsin under o good escort
The French foreign office has
received the following dispatch from
the French consul at Che Foo, dated
August 2:
''The Governor of Moukden. in q
proclamation, has urged the people
Of Manchuria to massacre Christians
Nearly all the missions have been
destroyed. The missionaries have
organized for defence and are assisted
by other Christians"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08

deliverer from oppression, the deusgo.
que appeals to their prejudices. stirs %
the worst passions of human nature :
creates bitter partisan spirit hood
winks tho ignorant masses by bis false
promises and political trickery, and al,
tho while be has bis eyes fixed ou the
spoils of office. The dispeusary was
originated. not by Reformer Is q ster
towards prohibition, but by a dema.
gogue as political machine to be used
10 advocstiog tho most uuprincipled
political principle tha. has ever cursed
a people
4. oppose the dispensary because
1t is 40 uorighteous business, a sic
against God and a crime against
humanity.
l give barkeepers credit for beioe
consistent. They are not Prohibition.
lists. They oppose the dispeusary be-
cause the State bas mooopolizsd their
trade. aud they contend tha. it is IN.
Just for the State to deny to auy citizen
the right to buy aud sell the same
articles OF trade that the State is eueap.
ed 10 buying and selling From their
point of view. [ must say that their
complaint is reasonable and just. But
trohlblsionists take higher grounds
thao that. They stand 90 the principle
tnst the liquor traffic, whether conduct.
ed by the State or by individuals, isa
moral wrong. The dispenssry was q
compromise, and 20 great moral cues.
ton is ever settled by compromise
keforuations and revolutions never &c
backward. The fight against the
drunkard'mskiug, crime producing,
politics corruptiog. home.wreckine.
sool destroying dispeusary is God's.
battle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08
The War in South Africa.

London, August 4.-Lord Roberts
telegrsphs to the war Office that Gen.
Hunter reports that 3,34S men have
surrendered to him altogether. Geo
Hunter also secured 5,046 horses aud
three guns.
Lord Roberts adds that Gen. Hamil.
ton continued his movement toward
Rus.snberg aud engaged the Beers ic
the Magsliesburg range Thursday.
Lieut. Col. Rhodes and Major G. 4
Williams were among the forty one
British wounded. The Beers left two
dead snd several badly wouoded.
Thursday night train was derailec
and attacked twenty miles south of
Krooustad, our men beiug killed anS
three wounded. Lord Algernon Len.
Oox and forty men were ms6e prison
ers. but were released at the request Of
the American consul general, who was
on the train
A Boer force was attacked by Gen.
knox near the railway north of Kroou
stad Wednesday. August l, and left
6re wagons and lot of cattle
A dispatch from Pretoria. dated
August 4 to news agetcy mere saws ::
"lt is reported that Gen. Christian
DeWet is dead from sh-ll wound.
The report has not been confirmed"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08
A Mother Tells How She Saved Her
Little Daughters Life.

| AN the mother Of eigh, children and have
had q great deal Of experience with medicines
LAST summer my little daughter had the dys.
entery IN it's worst form. We thought che
would die. tried everything I could think
OF but nothing seemed to do her any good
saw by al advertisement 10 our paper that
Chsmoerls'o's Co!ic. Cholera and Diarrte,
Remedy was highly recommended aud sent
and got bottle at once. 1t provei to he
one OF the very best medicines we ever had
In the houS. /, saved my little daughter
life. am anxious for every mother to koow
what an excellent medicine 1t is. Had |
known IL at 6rst II would have saved me
great deal Of anxiety and my little daughter
much suffering You're truly, Mrs. Geo. F.
Burdiek: Liberty, r. /. For sale by DR.. A.
J. China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08
OF HEATHEN
WERE PROBABLY KILLED,

Washington. Aug 6.-The following
cableeraus were today received at the
navy department:
Chefoo. Aug 6.
Bureau Navigation. Washington.
British Fame reports, Unofficial, co.
gagsment at Paitsang. Sunday morn
Jog thrco to 10 80 allied lo.s killed
and wounded 1900; chiefly Russians
aud japanese. Chinese refreshing
Taussig.
Chefoo. Aug 6.
Bureau Navigation, Washington.
Unofficial report believed reliable {;
about 16 900 allies hesvily engaged
Chinese at Peitssog daylight of tho
9th. Remey.
According to the informal 10 DOS
session Of the var department The town
Of Pei.ssng is at the head of tide water
90 the Pei Ho ba,weco eleven and
twelve miles by road beyond Tieu Tsiu.
II is village Of mud hu.s. of oonsid.
erable sizs. but not walled The river
at this point is not navigable By auy
thing larger than q good sized steam
launch. and it is thougbt tha, the
troops probably reached there in small
boats. towed by the naval launches
The country all along the river between
Pekiu aod Tien Tsiu is u law. alluvial
plain almost impossible for wheeled
vehicles 10 the wet season and under
quite a high state of cultivation. 1t
presents 10 natural defensive features.
and the war department knows no
strategetic reason Why the Chinese
should have made q staod there rather
than ct any other Of the dozen villages
east Of the walled town OF Tuug Chow,
where is stored an immense amount of
provisions upon which the city Of Pekin
would have to depend 10 case of siege.
From the fact that the engagement
lasted seven and . half hours, i. is
argued in the department that either
the Chinese must have been heavily
intreDohed or that there was an
immense horde Of them to s,ubbornly
ovotest tho advance Of tho 16 600
international troops. 1t is figured by
military experts that a loss Of 1900
killed aud wounded 90 the part of tho
allies probably means loss of three to
six times as many by the Chinese. II
is pessible that a blow Of this maeni
tude may break tho resistance Of the
Chinese to the advance Of tho foreign
column. but. 90 tho other baud, il is
possible that this may DO ono of a large
number Of places ou too rood that have
been insrCoched With . view to falling
back and contostiug the foreign advance
so - TO delay % long - posslble the or.
rival Of the forei iRuers At Pekio. Uole.s
The opposition suddenly breaks down,
sbo military experts look for desperate
engagement when tho toops reached
the walled CITY Of Tung Chow, which
10 said 10 be eveo . moro favorable
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08
THE WATCHMAN AND s0UTHRoN, AUGUST 8, 1900

Mayors Court. Mr. Gary paid his IS
snd Mr. Patterson followed suit.
The officer. when asked about the
matter. said it always coat
that amouua 10: fight in town. but
the comIatauts could 60 to Court if
they wanted aud they might get back
their money. but they had only
one rule. Mr. Patterson aud Mr.
Gary left the stand after the speech
OF Gary. 1t 50 happened that they
were guests at the same house. but
one of them has changed his stopping
place.
Through the efforts of Clerk of
Court Boil Mr. Patterson and Mr. Gary
met shook hands and agreed to be
frinds and comrades as when they
entered Laurens. Of course neither
Of the contestants was hurt to any
extent
After the scrap it was up bill work
for oil the candidates until Tillmsn
was presented and be was received
with enthusiasm He whooped
things up aud bad the boys hurrah.
ing. He took hand primary. and
called me up to the front to note the
vote Not q dozen voted for prohi.
bition but when it came to vote for
the dispenssry pretty much every one
voted. aud there was one of those
old time dispeussry fields of appraised
hands Tillmsn was happy and 60
did every one else seem to be. and
he remarked that there was nothing
much in the talk of six hundred tigers
in Charleston and two huodred in
Columbis. aud be puts no faith in
this talk, aud commented on the evi.
dences. of there being no tigers about
Laurens, and that there were not near
as many tigers 40 some tried to make
out. The crowd was quite large and
10 the best humor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08
Alabama's Illiterate Will be
Debarred.

Birmingham. Ala, Aug 6 A gen.
eral State election for State and
county officers and for members of
the general assembly was held ir
Alabama today and large majority
was returned for the Democratic
ticket headed by VIM j SANFORD of
Lee county, who will be inauguratec
as governor on Dec |.
The Republicans, PopuIists and
Prohibitionists had tickets in the
field, but returns 90 far indicate vic
tory for the Democrats by an over.
whelming majority.
The Populists and Republicans will.
together possibly have IL of the l3S
members of the Legislature, loss of
about so per cent.
The Democrats have elected
county officers in several counties
which have heretofore been strongly
Populistlc.
General apathy marked the election
and light vote was cast.
Reports are Glow in coming in and
Capt Smith of tie State Democratic
congressional committee, gives out
no figures, but it is estimated that
the majority will be more than 5000
The only issue was a test on the
question of holding a convention
which will climate the negro from
politics 1t was carried by a large
vote, the Democrats being almost
solidlv in favor of the convention
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08
The Latest From China.
Advance on Pekln...Tien Tsin
Again Attacked.

London, Aug. 6. 4 q. m.-The
American aud British forces begau to
advance on Pekio last Thursday, 40
cordiog to a dispatch dated Aug. 2,
from Tieo Tsin to the Daily Express.
The main body of the allies," con-
tioues the correspondent, "marobed
July 30. Gen. Cbsffee was delayed
by difficulties of disem bsrkation. Gen
Dorward. the British oomma der, bad
no such obstacles aud bis delay IS 10.
explioable.
Tho other foreign troops are DOW
half way to Lola. The force Includes
10000 Japanese under Gen. Yams.
Obuobs. aud 10000 Russians. The
British force totals 9 900 sod the other
foreign troops 1000. We are weak 10
artillery
"Ou Aug. l . strong force of
Chinese from the native city attacked
Tieo Tsio. By a series Of brilliau.
charges our troops drove tho enemy
from their positions. The native city
10 still defiant aud tho allies are uu-
willing to march troops through it's
streets, IS this would mean an ion mmepse
slaughter. When the Chiuess saw o
large body Of troops marching west
ward. they apparently believed they
would have an easy victory over those
Who were left"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08

The Ciy"pia, Graubv AID Rictlsud
mills OF Columbia will jointly operate a
paid IRE department The operatives
houses OF toese mills are not within the
c'tV Ii nits The apparatus will consist
OF one 2 horse chemical engine, ous
z horse hook and ladder truck and two
! horse hose wagons. The latter will
carry 600 feet of hose No steam
engino will be required as the bydraut
will be supplied directly by fifty pounds,
pressure
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08
RURAL FREE DELIVERY

The rural free mail delivery is
evidently Q greater achievement than
We once thought. Judging from the
esgerness of different claimants to
get the credit of its abiishment
although we believed from the frat
that it would bring more tangible
results and more actual public service
to the masses of the people than any
other public measure passed by con
gress in many years.
Several papers in the State have
published an article signed by Zone
Who Knows" giving Congressman
Latimer large credit for the establish
ment of the rural free delivery sys
tenn aud recently Congressman Nor
ton hss been reported as claiming tie
honor of establishing the system
The truth of the matter is that Or J.
VIM Stokes from this district deserves
the honor aud the distinction of hav.
ing carried the measure successfully
through congress although be does
not claim TO have originated the
scheme
Others in previous years tried aud
failed but DR. Stokes took up the
work and prosecuted it with such
ability and persistence that he sue
ceeded in having the system put in
operation. Doubtless other congress.
men from this State and other states
cooperated with him, but he was the
recognized leader and champion of
the measure. To sustain our conten.
tion we quote the following from
Congressman Griggs. one of Geogia's g
sblest representatives, who published
in an Atlanta paper Q complete bis
tory of the rural mail matter Mr.
GIiggs Gays The next year (l89S)
congress gave $500, 900 to continue
experiments in this direction My
recollection is that the department
asked for only $l50.0OO. and the
committee recommended that amount
on the floor Of the house Hon j
Wm Stokes, of South Carolina. q fast
friend Of the farmer. moved to make
It $4,000 aud it passed in that
shape"
This ougb, to show that Dr. Stokes
10 the one people should thank for the
successfull culminstion of the free
rural mail delivery Moreover, he
had the service extended and applied
along all star routes throughout the
State. beginning July lst The
people along these routes are enjoy
ing the benefits of better mail faciIi-
ties
1t may be added that Congressman
Griggs from whom the above is quot.
Ell is prominent member of the
Postoffice Committee of the House
aud hence is q position 70 know the
actual facts in the matter Orange.
burg Patriot
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08

Salina. Kan. Aug. 5.-Uniou
Pacific esstbouud passenger train No. 4 L,
which left Denver last night was held
up by two men several miles west Of
Hugo. COL, 80 miles this side Of
Denvar. The passengers 10 tine Pull.
man sIeepers were robbed of their
money scd valuables An old man
named Fay. q resident of California, =,
refused to surrender his vsluables aud
fred q shot ct one of the robbers. but
missed Thereupon the robbers fred.
one shot entering Fay's mouth and
coming out At tho back of bis head.
killing him almost instantly. The
robbors stopped the train. jumped of
aud escaped.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08

Wslhall.. Aug 4 --Ligbtniog struck
The Baptist parsonage M Westminster
yesterday sf'orsooo killing Hoory NJ
Sl~psoo sod seriously injuriog T N
Hsli sod N A. Terrill All three are
prominent oi.issns Mr.. Simpt ou
leaves . largo family He vas . most
consistent member Of tho Baptist
Church. . mao Of worth aud be had
many good friends every where.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08
located for purposes OF defense than Was
Tien Tsiu.
MORE SERIOUS ON YANG TsE
KIANG.

Paris, Aug G.-Tbo French consul
At Chung King tolegrapbs under date
OF Aug 3 that the situstion is becoming
more serious on the upper Yang Tso
Kiaog. The English consul, be says,
hos left. with the custom house staff,
aud the French consul intends to leave,
With bis japanese colleague. The mail
service has been stopped
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08
ADVANCE GUARD REPULSED.

Paris August S 5-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Temps. tele
graphing today, Gays:
The number of allies leaving
Tien Tein is no better known here
than are the facts as to the march
itself, but it ie rumored that the ad
vance guard has been repulsed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08

"Oupid's Victory" . uew song Words
BY W. Lionel Noise; music by Nay squires
Will,ams-for sale BY n. @. Osteen / 90.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-14

and instruction of Mr.. Chanute The
apparatus having been adjusted. the
navigator would leap into the face of
the wind from an cminence and glide
forward and downward. falling about
one foot for every six that he adj
yanced. and finally landing on the soft
sandhills along the lake shore. Somei
thing Ike ZOO or so flights of this kind
were made. the longest being $50 'et
and occupying only few seconds.
When once launched in the air one
made excellent speed. although this
was not so great as might be supposed
from the rush Of wind. One would not
advance over the ground more rapidly
than Is miles an hour. but as the wind
would De blowing i'm the opposite di-
rcction az the rate Of 20 or 30. a man
would feel for an instant as il he
were travelling 40 or IS miles an hour.
Both from his own previous expert
ments and those Of other men like
Lilienthal and Pitcher Chanute had
come to the conclusion that the chief
problem to deal with was the gusti-
ness Of the wind. which tends 10 de
stroy ones balance in the air. What
is most needed, he says. is TO find a
way 10 maintain ones self right side
up with care" or. in other words. TO
insure the stability Of the machine.
Lilenthal found ii necessary to shift
about a great deal to his apparatus.
and TO do this very nimbly. but Mr..
Chanute sought to reduce this move
ment TO minimum by making his
wings adjust themselves automatical-
w to variations in the direction and
force Of the breeze. He hung them on
pivots and ball bearings at one edge
and put on rubber springs at the 9th
er. to bring them back to their proper
position. The Lake Michigan tests
were meant more TO ascertain the eiii-
cacy Of this system than anything
else. Mr.. Chanute's mechanism did
not render any shifting OF the body al
togetherneedless but much less motion
was required. and this generally con-
sisted of throwing the legs out to-
ward the side that was raised the
highest. Mr. Chanute did not use
motor TO propel his machine. believ-
ing that il is of no use to do this until
one has mastered the secret of sta
bility
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-14

A story which has come across the
ocean tells how an ingenious Partisan
cyclist conceived the idea Of utilizing
his cycle for the smuggling of spirits
into the city without the usual dis
bursement OF "octroi" duties. He went
twice a day for a ride in the Bois.
There. at a point beyond the barriers,
he debated his tires and filled them
with brandy BY making two journeys
only per day he has been able. it is
believed. to make an income Of $4,000
a year In an unlucky moment. how
ever. his confederates became dissatis-
fed with their earnings by snug
Cling. They not only smuggled the
brandy. but stole it from a distillery
into the bargain. The theft was de-
tccted, and they are now in durance
vile.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-14

Judge halted. So did the bear. The
Judge licked his dry lips with fevered
tongue. The bear licked his chops with
a large red tongue yard long.
The eminent iurist realized that
there was no time to ask for stay OF
proceedings. Nor was there any use OF
accusing the hungry brute Of contempt
of court. Then an inspiration came to
the Judge. Lifting up his voice TO the
utmost Limit he recited the Declaration
Of independence TO the amazed bear.
The fatigue Of the chase and the natural
tremor of his tones may have given the
Grand old declaration a somewhat rag
time flavor. but he kept brayely AT il.
The bear sat up with what-are-you'
givin'-us look on his open countenance
and stared hard at the Judge. Then he
yawncd. Then he closed his eyes and
dozed of. and awakened himself with a
start. and dozed again. and finally. aft
er most prodigious yawn. turned taiI
and trotted back into the woods-leav'
ing the Judge in possession Of the fcld
and with a good-siled chunk OF the
declaration still on his hands.