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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
The War in Africa.
A LULL IN MILITARY OP.
ERATIONS.

Lssdes. Msssh 81. 4:5O Q ~
We1ls there 10 lulA 10 the military
'epssssiess The political surrouodioss
sAov issersssiag dsvslopmeots The
ee)esisl o1kss bee sslsgvsphed to Cape
Tese The ssxs Of sbs psoslsnssios eoo-
sesoisg The distraction OF property.
Tbas sili zoe b psblishsd 10 Loodoo
sssiI sisse iss propules'ioo 10 South
Alsisa, bot 10 h ksowe that it will oon.
vey 90 issiossiou that soy wsn,os
dsssssssisu Of British property dorio {
ths var uill Be REGARDED % wsrrsusine :
. slsiu foe soopss, .sioo and 90 justify.
iag levy S2oq private property. should
che resources OF the Trsosvssl republic
prove iosdsqua,s The fact that the
psosIsmssioo 10 Issued BY no colonial
Once is regarded - significant iodiea
tios that the republics sill be admins
tered 90 crown eolooiss 10 this oon.
section 10 10 asdssssood that the leader.
se The opposisioo 10 parliament oow
adO1s sbss 90 other ssssis0sss,is possi.
bic sssss shs republics iosist upon shsis
dsosad for absolute isdspsndsoos In
visv ef shis sbs Efforts Of the Liberals
vill b sosoesd 10 sssuriog 10 sss sss
element ths beet sssssosos for the dense
pspslssieo ioslsdisg security sgsiss,
shsis disssssshissnsds
10 70 regarded - . settled matter
thss sheald shs wsr b ssdsd, 20 10 sov
hspsd. before Jses, the govern mon,
vill dissolve psslisssss sod appeal "a
Ne sossssy 90 The bssis Of Q susssss.
tsl eesss Airisss policy. Should the
vss dssg 90. dissolusioo vill bs poet.
pessd sssil esxs spsieg 10 any even,
ess Of tho foremost plssts Of The gov.
ernmest plssfosn will be army rsor.
gssissilos
There 10 40 fsrshsr iofosms,ioo % IA
tbs oevsnssss Of Sw Alfred Milusr
10 70 regarded % esrssis. however, that
be hss gone 10 Bloc oeuloo,eio TO arrange
las sbs ssspcrsry sd~ioissrs,ioo Of shs
Hsss State.
The reply to Lord Roberts souwu
sisssios 90 TO DE use Of The Gage oI
esuss 70 sesnssssd upoo o. ,upsssissol
ssd sidiseIoss ssd Lord Robssts'
sessss 10 slosies . usslsss discussion Il
esoosadsd - Viss
Isdisasiess fsou Natal seen to sbov
shss Gee Beliss's forward uovswsu,
UilI sss - lese delayed.
The gevsssosss bee decided sbsl
Hsj. Gee Frsdssist Csrrio ssoo sball
seoossd selosisi lorss Of 5000. 10
s,sdise sbs $500 oss NJ. Chsobsr.
lsis sstsd fsoo Ausssslis
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
SUMTER. S. c.. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2s 1900

strike eastward from Fourteen
Streams into the Transvasl
The long and snxious!y awaited
news o. the tho relief of Mafsking
has not yet been received
Mr. Schreiner, the Cape premier,
has granted the request ofthe mayor
Of Cope Town that Q public holiday
be proclaimed throughou. .he colony
on the relief of Mafcking.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
NEGOTIATIONS PROCEED.
ING"

Loodoo. March % The Cspo Town
correspondent Of The Daily Mail tele.
graphing Taesdsy. March ~. says :
II hsve jus, arrived from Bloc foo teiu.
who're l learned that 20 further move.
meos 10 probable for three weeks. %
oegosis'ioos are proceeding I failed
to ascertain the osture OF the uego,is.
tons o, whether Sir Alfred Miners
departure from Cape Town is connected
With them. but I should not be
surprised II The var collapsed quickly "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28

eastward to Thahanchu and a detach
meot from Spring gfontein has occupied
Smitbaeld. where some TransvaaIers
and wagon with arms and ammuui
ton we're captured The Scots Guards
ere at Edenburg and Reddersb Der q !.
Gen. Clements brigade is msrching g
hitber by way of Philippois and Faure
smith
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28

Washington. March 81 The fact
that tho state department has consist.
emily. throughout the many uprisiogs
10 China neceasitating the presence of
foreign wsrships. adhered to its policy
Of acting alone is quoted here ss sufh
cieut to indicate the error 10 the
statement connecting the presence Of
the eunboat Wheeling st Tsku With an
internatiooal demoustratiou.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28

Washington. March 81 Lieut.
Commander Seaton Schroeder, at
present secretary Of the naval
inspection board, has been selected
to succeed Capt Leary as naval gov.
ernor of the island of Guam.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
SURRENDER OF MANY DUTCH

London, Merch 22.-L,rd Roberts
telegrapbs from Bloem 70 ntein under
date of NJ rob 81. as follows: 80
many bHrehers have expressed a desire
to surrender under the terms Of the last
proclamation tina. | have sent small
oolumos in the various directions to
register their Dames and take over their
arms.
bavalrv briOade has oonaIo kha
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28

GEN FRENCH'S MOVEMENT
London. March % According to
. special dispatch from Cape Town.
dated today, Gen French's cavslry
brigade is fighting eastward of Bloem.
foDtein
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05
StraWS.

AS straws indicate which way the
wind blows, various things point to
the outcome of the present political
campaign.
Boss Hanna has become desperate
and abusive. He is calling Bryan
names and trying to build oze Chicago
business men into making large
campaign contribution. One inf1uen-
tial business man intimated that he
saw no great danger threatening the
Ountry-emphasis on the threatening
if you please.
Thos. H. Mckee, clerk of the House
OF Representatives, who is at the
head of the campaign document bu-
reau of the republican natl onal COM
ruittee, returned to Washington last
week. The documents" are all dis
tributed. Being interviewed rs to the
political outlook in Illinois he said:
''The trouble with Illinois is the ex-
trrOrdinary labor conditions in Chi
ca ,o., The situation is the worst the
republicans ever had to deal with. In
dust,.y Is almost pTosfrdted by the difficult
ty in dealing ,rith lad0r.'' This in spite
of the campaign orators loud disser-
tations on Mckinley Prosperity
The fearful condition of Industry In
straw as to how much Mckinley pros
perity means to this country.
Mr.. Raab, of Chicago, is credited
with being in closer touch with the
Germans than any other man in this
country. says that the changes among
the Germans are more than the demo-
Gratis could even hope for.
Take it all in all things look lucky
for Bryan.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05
Here is part of Hearney Eckhert's
write up in the Tilfer and Toiler of
Burton 8 Larned speech: 1t is good.

write up in the TiHer and Toiler of
,BurtOn's Larned speech: 1t is good.
J. Ralph Burton, republican candi-
date for United States senator from
Kansas, spoke in the opera house in
this city last Saturday to fair audi
ence. He was preceded by young
man named Ball, a returned Philip
pine soldier, who acquitted himself
we'll in his part of curtHfn-raiser and
foil for j. Ralph's dramatic air-saw-
ing. A speech by Burton is worth
anybOdy's time and money to go and
of the heavy villain With the dyed
mustache with the eagle eye (only
Ralph's optic more nearly resemble
that of dead fish, in ten-twens'-
and-thirt' drama, and during the pro-
gress Of his defamation Saturday we
several times caught ourself antici pat
ing that his tragic, toe-scraping
strides up and down the confines OF
the stage would terminate by his
grasping Cap. Worrell's reluctant
wrist and kissing Woman, You shall
be minew Hardly man in his aud
ience could give undivided attention
to his speech for admiration of the
nerve of the man who without the
slightest show of embarrassment could
make his plea right ON the heels OF
the proven charges made against him
by Cyrus Leland, the leader of his
own party in this state, who charges
end proves him to be, outside of Cy-
himself, the most CORFU pity .dishonor.
able man in Kansas. Leland says for
ten year he has known Burton to have
no visible means of support. That
during his term in the legislature Bur-
ton was the most corrupt man in that
body. That his 'sdefaulted and dis
honest obligations in Kansas and
elsewhere, if paid, would amount to a
fortune. Specifically charges him
with having in dishonest ways beat
banks, other institutions and the state
out of over SIS, 200, With having de-
faulted payment on even the taxes on
his property in Abilene. In fact Cy.
charges his whilom friend with al
most every crime in the calendar but
horse-stealing, and says only coward
ice saved him from that. Cyrus ought
to know about these things as he was
campaign manager and close crony of
J. Ralph in the past.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05
After POstmasters.

The populist state committee has re.
ceived several complaints that repub-
lican post masters are distributing
campaign matter for the republican
state or national committee. The re-
ports were to the effect that the post
master would receive large quantity
of campaign literature, such as circu-
lars, pamphlets and the like, and
would put in his spare time distribut-
ing literature in the boxes of the pat
rons of the Office. The matter distrlb-
uted was not covered by a frauk, but
was plain unaddressed matter. -
The committee was pOwerless to take
any steps toward stopping this illegal
practice as they were not furnished
with sworn testimony, but they report
TODAY that they have the affidavit of q
man living in jackson county, who
swears that a certain Postmaster in
that county has been guilty of this Of
tense. The committee will take the
matter up in few days and prosecute
the case.
The committee states that they have
had SO much trouble in getting impor-
tant mail delivered that they were
compelled to discontinue the use OF
printed envelopes and are now using
a plain envelope. They have been un-
able to locate the blame for defectiv ),
mail service but naturally attribute
it to pOstmasters in small Offices who
allow their partisanship to interfere
with their duties as government
officials.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05

Universal regret is everywhere ex-
pressed among democrats because of
the ruffianly conduct which occurred
at Victor, Colorado, when Governor
Roosevelt was there. No matter how
scathing his language was he hurt
himself and no one else by its utter
ance. The dispatches cay that the
trouble was precipitated by Senator
WOlcott ordering the Bryan banner
torn out of the hands Of a young man.
Even that was no excuse for the af-
fair. Bryan banners bad no business
there. Democratic newspapers de-
plore the matter. and Bryan was deep
ly grieved. He has requested his
home people to take his pictures out
of their windows ON October End when
Roosevelt will be there. The follow
ing official action WAS taken by the
Victor democrats:
The Teller county democratic con-
vention and the democratic club of
Victor adopted the following resolu-
tions unanimOtsly:
Whereas. Governor Roosevelt and
party were not received in Victor with
the tolerance and courtesy due tn the
governor of sister state, therefore.
. Resolved. That we. the democrats
of Victor, in convention assembled.
condemn the spirit of intolerance and
discourtesy exhibited on that occasi IN
and disavOw all responsibility for the
disturbance OF the Sneakers in pub
Bic hall and for the subsequent vio-
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P.A.Pedrson, *

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office on Sixth St. four doors west OF
Alamo. Residence on 7th. st.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05

"How will your state go?" asked
the Californian of the Kansan.
20, it will go for Bryan" said the
Kansan sadly. "And we will lose our
governor, too.'
whats the matter" asked the
Californian; haven't you got pros
perity in Kansas"
"Yes,' said the Kansan, ''but the
farmers say that Mckinley isn't re-
sponsible for it,
"rhey do?" shouted the Californian
in disgust.
They do" answered the Kansan.
'They say they worked hard during
the year, and by their hard work aud
good fortune, rather than through
McKinley's administration, they be-
came prosperous"
''1f that's the way they feel it's q
waste of time to talk to them." ~
''Ihat's the way they feel" said
the Kansan. ''Their minds are set."
The funny thing about the converse
ton is that both of them were serious
and felt genuinely sorry that Kansas
farmers couldn't see that their good
crops were not due to President Nc
Kinley rather than to their own hard
work and q favorable season.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05
Mr.. Bryan's Oats

w. j. Bryan has just sold 1900
bushels of oats from off his Nebraska
farm.-N. Y. Tribune.
The fact is, only hal five acres of
oats on my farm this year.--W. j..
Bryan.
If the Tribune's figures are true this
would indicate the enormous yield of
$50 bushels per acre. Prosperity has
arrived.
Mr.. Bryan, King of Farmers,
Tell us for we want to know,
Possessor of those bursting garners,
How you plow, and when you SOW.
Since Adam delved and Eve span
And Noah built the best of boats,
No, never since the world began
Was such mighty yield of oats.
Yepops and dems. where are ye at?'
Come forth and tell us, we insist,
If under rule of democrat
Was ever such crop as this.
Mr.. Bryan, cease your spouting,
How can such an migrate be?
Speak nomoreto thousands shouting
Have you not prosperity?
Ungrateful man how dare you longer
Against the trusts and combines
rail,
The market now for oats IS stronger
And full will be your dinner pail.
Mr.. Bryan, hear to reason,
Cease your hustling for our votes
For Mckinley makes the seasons
And sent the rain upon your oats.
w. III. p.
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Tatum and Woods.

We want to call the attention of our
voters to the fact that the republicans
are making their hard fight in the
county against these two men. All
over the state the weight of the repub-
lican machine is being brought to
bear upon the, candidates for state
senator and representative. Here in
this county they are are working for
their lives against John Woods as
we'll.
Their strongest card here is to send
out emissaries day or two before
election with large batch of ante
election lies and ISLANDERS. circulate
them thoroughly after there is no time
TO refute them. So day or two be-
fore election there will be some sort
of stuff circulated on Tatum and
w oods.
Populists, democrats and fusionists
of course will remember that Mr. Tat
um has lived in Edwards county
eighteen years and Mr.. Woods twelve
years. During all that time these two
men have borne regulations upon
which there have been no blemish.
They are citizens who have reputa-
tions entirely above reproach in any
way. They are fine men morally and
pcrIeCtly houeSG III dIl Cleif business
relations.
Our people who have lived here for
some time know all this, but there are
many new residents in Edwards Co. :,
who have come here in the last two
years. who do not know them so we'll.
1t is to these friends we give warn
ing as to the methods which have been
employed in this county by the enemy.
All men know that it is the height of
dishonor to circulate false reports
about a man when it is too late for
him to have a chance to rectify them.
Let all populists and democrats be
on their guard from now until after
election. Refuse to listen to any as
sertiOns against these two men, who
al SO thoroughly known.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05

The following letter will show what
sort OF tactics the opponents of the
peoples party resort to.
John w. Breidenthal, fusion candi-
date for governor of Kansas. has re-
ceived a leti err from c. F. Moulter, of
Altona, Mo-. in which he says:
"My deep anxiety to see you elected
governor of Kansas will be found my
apology for addressing you, a strang-
er." Judge Moulter then proceeds:
''But it is this desire to say to you
Shortly before Governor Leedy was
defeated, Il trusted agent of the New
York Life 1nsurace company, then,
and l presume now, residing in KanS-
as, was in my Office, and the subject
of the Kansas electi on was discussed.
l had known the agent for ten years,
and knew him to be a truthful man.
In this conversation he cOnfided to me
that Governor Leedy would be defeat
ed, and explained the manner in which
it would be accomplished. He was so
confident that Governor Leedy would
be defeated and McNall turned down
that my curiosity was excited, and 1
encouraged the conversation.
He told me that his company and
three others had subscribed 500. 900,
each giving $25, 900. This was about
a week prior to the election. He said
that this had been placed in the hands
of a trusted man in the populist party
for the purpose of buying democrats
and peoples party men to abstain
from voting. He said this method
would be resorted to more generally
in remote counties, and would be felt
in every voting precinct.
''After the election / studied the
vote and could very easily detect this
work. THE will be resorted to again
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05

Hon. Frank Elliott, J. G. Hopper
candidate for state senator, and the
county nominee on the county populist
ticket will speak at Lewis the evening
of the 10th of October, at Belpre the
evening of the l7th, at Fairview school
house in Lincoln township on the
evening of the 18th and at Union
school bouse in Franklin township on
the evening of the 10Th.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05

lence INDUCED in by members of the
republican marching club; further,
Resolved. And we also deplore the
folly that induced the republicans of
Colorado to provoke disorder by
bringing Governor Roosevelt to this
city under the auspices of the cordial
ly detested traitor and renegade, Sem
atOr Edward O. WolcOtt.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05

to the fullest extent at the coming No
vember election and if not prevented
it will defeat Bryan and yourself as
well. 1t will be resOrted to in all the
close states. Hanna is not depending
upon speech making, he is now in Chi
cago and says he is engaged in work
more lmdOrtant than talk. AS it looks
to me england. Russia, Germany and
our government are combined to di-
vide the earth and destroy the popu-
lar government. A vast majority of
the people are poor and getting puor-
er and with quiet temptation many
hundreds of thousands of them would
part with their ballots.
'"The trusts and moneyed combines
do not intend to allow Colonel Bryan
to become president. / warn you that
your defeat and that of Colonel Bryan
are relied upon by the adoption OF the
same methods that defeated Governor
Leedy in 1882
Mr.. Moulter was some years ago a
nominee for chief justice of Missouri.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05

The Fellsburg subscribers failed to
receive their Graphics last Saturday
owing to a mistake made in the print
ing Office. The Fellsburg list was sent
to Belpre, returned TO Kinsley, and
then sent to Fellsburg. We apologies;
We know you folks are miserable with.
out your Graphics.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05

Will some kind friend take the tenn.
perature of the republicans who heard
Vernon Roses speech at the court
house September 1st. The apology in
the last issue of the Mercury is liable
to cause serious inflammation among
them.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05

Notice of Appointment of Administrators.
First published October 8, 1900.
The State of knnsas. Edwards County ss
In tho matter of William NJ White, late Of
Monroe Comfy. New York.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Notice is hereby given. tn at on the 4th day
of October, A. ID. 1900. the undersigned was.
by the Probate court of Edwarde County.
Kansas. duly appointed and qualified az Ad-
minist rator of the Estate Of iiliam N.
White. late OF Monroe County. New York,
deceased. All parties interested In said eo-
tate will take notice. and govern themselves
accordingly.
e. u. TAYLOR. Administrators.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05

Last week we did not mention the
name of bhe man who was nominated
for township clerk That man is T
A. Harper and he IL all right and has
lots of friends who will show their ap-
probation of his good qualities by
voting for him ON election day. The
same thing holds good with the entire
township ticket and we predict their
election by q good round majority.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05

Mr.. Moulter was some years ago a
nominee for chief justice of Missouri.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-05

Read the <. c. Times. 50. : year,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-14

store public order. establish law, Jus
tice and stable conditions as ours.
Neither congress nor the executive can
establish a stable government in these
islands under our right or sovereignty,
our authority, and our flag. And this
we are doing.
1--WE could not do it as protector
ate power so completely or so success
fully as we are doing it now. AS the
sovereign power we can initiate action
and shape means to ends, and guide
the Filipinos to self-development and
self government. AS protectorate
power we could not initiate action, but
would be compelled to follow and up
hold a people with no capacity yet to
go alone. In the one case we can
protect both ourselves and the Fill
pinOs from being involved in danger
Gus complications; in the other we
could not protect even the Filipinos
until after their trouble had come. Be-
sides, II we cannot establish any gov
eminent of our own without the con-
sent Of the governed, as our opponents
contend, then we could not establish
stable government for them or
make ours protectorate without the
like consent, and neither the majority
OF the people nor minority Of the
people have invited us to assume 1t.
We could not maintain a prOtectorate
even with the consent Of the governed
without giving provocation for con-
flicts and possibly costly wars. Our
rights in the Philippines are now free
from outside interference and will con'
tinue so in our present relation. They
would not be thus free in any other
relation. We will not give up our own
to guarantee another sovereignty.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-14
ade. Important amendments were

made. Important amendments were
promulgated by executive order under
date Of May 90. 1899 having for their
principal puspose the exception from
competitive examination of certain
places involving ilduclary responsible
ties or duties of a strictly confidential,
scientific or executive character, which
1t was thought might better be filled
either by non-competltlve examination
or by other tests Of fitness in the dis
erection Of the appointing officer. 1t is
gratifying that the experience Of more
than year has INDICATED these
changes, in the marked Improvement
Of the public service. The merit sys-
tenn, as far as practicable, is made the
basis for appointments to Office in our
new territory