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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21

guerrilla warfare are collected from
the various towns of the island
whether occupied by the Americans
or not. even including Manila
10 the province of AIbsy. the in.
surgents have ceased harrsssing the
Americans owing it is reported. to
lack of ammunition. but they con.
tlnue ravaging the countryside.
burning and Iooting, The natives
are firing of this sort of thing and
threaten to turn against the msrau.
ders. The towuspeople of Legsspi.
Albsy and Donsol are slowly return.
ing to their homes
Maj Allen. of the Forty third repi.
ment has been appointed military
governor of the Island of Ssmar.
where Lukban, the former leader Of
the rebels in that locality 10 still in
the mountains
Gen Kobbe bas opened 20 porte 10
the southern part of Luzon and in
the islands of Samar and Leyte. the
result of which is to stimulate trade
there. although only temporary a. the
country opened is non productive
and apparently non consuming Ow.
ing to the political conditions of the
last IL months. products accumulated
during the biocksge These will be
shipped to Manila and then the ports
will be empty
Evidence accumuIates of the trea.
con end perfidy of the mpnicipa,
presidents in the provinces of Gen
MscArhur's district The presi.
dente of several towns 10 Ii pante
and Union province bsve decline d to
Continue 10 their positions, saying
that they do not desire any further
Identification with the Americans
Travel between the towns garri.
s'ned by the Americans is beco
more dangerous All wagon trains
most be escorted BY heavy guards
in order to insure their safety.
Two ambushes were narrowly
svert-d recently; small travelling
parties were attacked single
travellers I equen,ly disappear or are
found dead
spanisrds and Filipinos who are
conVerssnt with the TsgaIo charac-
ter unite 10 asserting that Aguipal.
doe Capture would determinale the
revoiuilUn
Th ee months have passed since
tie was actively pursued.
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Next Operations 10 Natal.

London, March 10. 4 30 Q NJ
The news from south Africa today is
entirely Satisfactory to the British
public. The relief of Msf4king 10
lot yet announced but it 10 extreme
" probable that this 10 already 90
oomplished by Col PIumer's advance
Lady Charles Reutinok, at Cape
Town. has received q telegram from
her husband 10 msfeking Msroh IL
saying that he expected to join her
shortly.
The actual relief movements have
not been publicly developed 10 detail
but 1t seems that Lord Methuen only
started very recently and is rather
engaged 10 dispensing the Beers of
the district than aiming at actual
relief
Col Peskmau has dispersed 500
Beers at Fourteen Streams Lord
Roberts probably ascer,aiued from
Mr. Fraser. the new mayor Of BIoem
fontein, before dispatching Gen Pole
Csrew sout6wsrd that. in all likeli
hood the railway wss clear The
next move will be to collect at Bloem
fontein by railway sufficient stores
for the army Lord Roberts will have
when the Orange river forces have
joined him
This will probably occupy from
two to three weeks Therefore the
next important operations may be
expected in Nstsl
The cavalry brigade which L,,d
Roberts bss seos to Thsbsoohu, IS
miles esst Of B'oemfonteio, ie destined
to out of some 2 600 Beers wao ere
escaping from the south ward.
The Beers are reported 10 have
destroyed the railway 10 the pe,gboor
hood of Kroonstadt
Lord Kitchener is still quietly orQao
'sioe 10 the northeast of Cape Colony
Predictions and be'tise are beginning
here that the var will be ended by the
middle Of May.
Dispatches from Durham, Pietermar
hS0urg aod other South African points
describe most enthusiastic celebrations
90 s. Patrick's day.
A London newspaper credits to Lord
Roberts the suggestion to The q ,een
rhas the wearing of the shamrock b,
permitted. Whether this be 90 or 10,
it has been most advantageous
political move
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Georgia to Get q 100000
Mill From South Carolina.

The Spsr,suburg Herald of March
16 says:
The directors Of the Pacolet Manu-
fasturiog Company held . meeting on
Wednesday night. A good attendance
vas out oo this call meeting.
|, was decided by The directors to
build a $4,000 spindle mill at some
place 10 Georgia. tho site not haviog
been definitely 6xed upon. At this
meeting the 6eures Of options on lands
10 and near Pscolst we're submitted
By . glance ., these figures. It was
clearly seen that the prices asked by
the property owoers we're high. on, Of
reach Of Eastern ospitsiists. who do 90.
care to spend $4,000 fbr about two
huodred acres Of land fouttseo miles
ron this city. Some Of the land could
o 4 be purchased at oil.
So the directors determined to bald
. $500, 900 cotton mill 10 Georgia
Capt Jobo H Montgomery will be
president and treasurer, and Mr. Victor
NJ Moo'gowery. assistant treasurer
aud ososger.
Me Victor Montgomery left for Geor-
sis yesterday to de6oitsly settle tho
Ste for the nil, after whion, work will
s' ooos begin.
The Psoolet mills of this county are
the best paying and most successfully
CONDUCTED cotton factories Of On section
OF the South. The stock brings ov.r
double aod csuoot be purchased at that
price. The maoaRement and stoc, +.
bolders have reulissd good money from
th-ir Investments
The people Of this city and oountv
regret bat the directors bsve to seek .
.po' bey"nd the Savannah river to u,sce
q ui'l. which 10 the os'ural offspring Of
the probe OF the Pacolet m,,ls of bis
county. Spar,aubnrg County has .
number OF org cotton miIl~. spd lrsd-
ell tho counties 10 the Snu b 10 b
maoutscture Of the A'scy staple but
sae wants more Io fact she wa, ts
every cotton mill that Gao be hon estly
secured 10 her borders. and it. is y
disappointment when a good thing slip
by her. which. she presumes. ns urally
belongs here
This new mill 10 Georgia will be
tult by 90 additional subscription Of
capital stock
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Old Maud S., the Famous
Mare, Dies at Age of 26.

New York. March I7-Maud s..
be famous uot,er. died at Schq
arm. Port Chester. N Y, this morn.
Jog She was brought to the farm
from New York a week ago and it Vas
INTENDED to use ber for breeding pur-
pose She was sick when she arrived
aere, aud had been under the care of Q
veterinary surgeon. She gradually
oeeame worse. however. aud all efforts
TO save the life of the valuable auimal
we're fruitless Maud s was owed
by the Bonner estate and was 26 years
old Her trottiog record of 2 OSa VAS
made 10 1885
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A REUNION OF WOFFO2D
ALUMNI

Spartanburg Ns'o" ~ The alumni
association of W"fforn Co lese. of " cb
Capt ". K Burnett is p'e.'d u la
determined 10 have a gress r,un,on o.
the alumni Of this c,ilege. 20 be
held 10 Juoe during Gnu e. cement
At q receUt meeting a number OF CON.
uittees wero appointed 10 XII G to thus
end These oommitte+s cOnss OF rb-
k,Od of gen,l, meo who are cspa !e,
willing aud ar x,ous to make tbereuniou
success Tbs Will be the last
commencement 10 wb,oh prescott or
former students will see Dr. J.a II
CARL as president of w ffo d
College. and it is safe to predict tbs, b.
attendance will be larger than ever
before st the we'll attended commence
ment exercises Of Woffnrd
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Butler Will Attack
Biggarsberg Range.

London, March 20, 4 m-The
war Office has bad 90 oews up TO this
hour confirming the repor: Of the relief
of Msfekiog. but George Wyudhau,
parliamentary under secretary of war.
replying to a private inquiry 10 the
lobby of the house Of commons to-
night about midnight, smi!ingly said :
III think it is all right"
The Free Staters seemingly have
not quite collapsed They are 10 COZ. .
siderable force around Smith, 6eld, al.
though much dispiri,ed.
A British Spy from Rouxville re.
ports that Com msndsnt Oliver and q
commando are going to Krooostsd.
Tho agents be loft behind arc using
desperate means to raise recruits, com
msodseriog British Boers under peu.
atty Of death.
Kroonstsd. where tho Bosrs are cou :
centrating. is 1877 miles from Blom.
fonteiu. It is surrounded BY a country
Of hills aud joOgles.
Gen. Gataore is DOW resting at
SpriDefanteie preliminary to joining
Lord Roberts. Gen Buffers bill work
before Ladysmith has given him On
experience which is about to DO used
10 forcing the Bieearsberg range. f.
is believed that 25 600 Of bis 40 600
are about to engage Gen B,ths's force,
and the next news of fighting will
pro- ably come from Natal
The leaders of the Afriaander bund d
are circulating a petition 10 Cape Colo
oy asking the imperial government
no. to take away the independence OF
the b ers
Thirty two thousand additional troops
for South Africa are DOW a. SEQ
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The Worlds Progress.

Cincinnati. March II -Archbisbop
Elder was unable 10 be N " Orleans
toright 20 denver bis address at the
opening OF tho Cstholic winter sohooi
10 the Crescent CITY Ho delivered the
address at \, Msry's theological sem,
nary on Prioe Hull. iu the western
suburbs Of this city, IN tho presoGco Of
the students aud Others, aud u was
Wsu -m"'ed by losg distance telephone
TO N wO e,Cs A ohS shop Chspeilc
wa also 10 have spoken IN " 70
Orloans touight Before leaving Tor
ibe PhiliptiCes several NOR b, ego.
Arobbi.ho Cnap,lle delivered his
speech la phouoer pa and rs i, VA
g,veo bv the pboooe,sph 10 tho oudi
eoco 20 N W O,lcsps. u vas 'rsrsmured
also by telephone 20 s. Mary seminary
10 this c,ty aud heard by the same
audience that was addressed By Arch
bishop Elder The transmission from
ths phooogreph by telephone from Ne y
Orlesss Wss 90 distinct ss ,he huusu
v9ice
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Why Pensioners Must be Pa.
tlent.

Every year about this time those
interested begiu to write to the State
board Of pensions asking when the
pension money will b-coma sv AiIable,
none understanding tine com plications .
and vexstious delays that have to be
encountered by the board in g-ttiug
things 10 shape for the mouey to be
paid out
Already such inquiries are being
received, and 80 ths, some idea If ,he
wo'k might be obtsined by the pubic,
the following statement has been made
public 4:
"Seversl petitions have been re
ceived by the State pension b ,srd,
ssking that tho Iund be distributed
as soon ss possible to the poor, needy
veterans aud widows The delay il
the matter Of pay lug out the pensions
10 generally opposed to be the fault
Of the state bosrd and this statement
10 made with view to explaining q
few of the d ffi ,u'ties with wh,ch We
have to co0tend so far only l3
counties out Of 40 have sent in their
rolls /; after the rolls are received
here, they have to DO checked over
with last years rolls and in nearly
every case many old pensioners are
left of. We then have to make q list
Of them and send back to the county
b"ards asking for information, and
fr' qoently wait several weeks before
Wa receive it, as the boards are
scattered besides th g, We have to
return many applications which are
defective for correction In many
counties pension township boards
have had no meetings yet. 90 we
cs"not hope to receive the laat rolls
before the latter part of Apri', If
then In one county there we're As
old pensioners unaccoun,ed for. and
il has taken two we. ks since the rnIi
was checked over and the names a. mt
to get the proper information con
cerniOg them. aud this ia one of
many instances If we copied the
:olis IN the condition in which they
are received we would be doing
great injustice to the pensioners, a.
by Inquiries regarding those left of
We invariably find they were over
looked aud shouId have been report
ed. When the rolls are e ,aliy in,
aud after cons,dersble work done on
them here io proper order, i, is then
necessary to N axe "u' the pay rolls
As there we're over 7 900 pension. rs
last year and likely to be 5OO more
tbis yssr it is q matter of cousidrra
BILE time and work to wri out the
pay rolls for the clerks Of court We
then send them to the chairman of
the county board TO verify and then
only are We prepared to pay out the
pension fund "-State
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Dewey on His Way South.

Washington, March Is Admiral
aud Mrs Dewey LETT here tonight fIr q
trip Sou'b They expect to witt
Savonnsb, Macon ST Augus'ipe, Jack.
sonvllle aoc Palm B .ach The admiral
ord Mrs Dewey probably Will DOT
return TO the c,y uo,il he latter part
30 next month. at which time IL is
said 'hey will sail tor Europe, visiting
he eSpoei',oo soue tlmo during the
summer. Mira Dewey has been madc
hartman OF the battlrship commi,,ec
70 e'd Of the ChildreD's f. .stcr festival
'"r he Cuban orphan asylum. A meet
ing ct THIS soo",y wss held during
Admiral and Mrs ID wey's stay At
L. keSood a. which time the latter
o0useuted TO become OhsrmsU.
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A Cheap Receipt For Soak
ing Corn

Editors Journal aua Review:
10 order that other farmers NAV
profit by my experience | ask that you
publish this receipt cut from the
Cotton Plant few years ego Ous did
not use it until last year. | planted
abou. 8 acres soaked q, directed 10 this
receipt The crows and worms cid oot
bother it. but the crows picked up that
| did not soak. ooly foot path dvId
lug the two fields. Brother farmers
try it. 1t will not lujure the stand |
feel assured that Nc Walker viii cot
object to it's being published
JAS. s KEEL
Mon'morenci, Maroh /.
notice 10 the last issYe Of the
Cotton Piant, a receipt tor suasiog corn
TO keep bud worms from k,I,og the
corn--I will give you aud your readers
receip, | have oeen u,ug tor twenty
years or more. O Sc, a f ur barre!, aud
ill i, three parts Iull Of charey manure
from the horse stable
lst Putting straw 10 the bottom CT
It (suflicienD TO Keep the manure Of o!
The bottom OF the barrel aAG taeh
filing it three parts tuil OF The L, azure.
aud then pour water IN the barrel Un
the manure uDui The warer stands Oh the
top of the mabu'c, aOd les IT stapd
twenty four hours, ana then take as
much corn as y u VIZ TO plant the
uext day. aud put the ~ IN iub.
aud bore an tuch auger hOle IN ,he
barro,, hear The bottom, let the
! lQuid tr0m n" Jarrei. tuJ ~ the
tuO thGt contains the cOib, al let The
! cCro retba'n 10 Sna6 until n"X,
morLu z aun dta,u "A TOR, u h a be Hct,
aud II L. rtaGy 20 b, pui Ia tue g'UuI',
aud UeUtcr thr tud worm, cut w0rm
crow o- b,tn VII. tuu VI did tn,s
Las, Al, ga tc tUa worm ct"Ws suO
bror u'e up uy "is hbo,'s coIn wuose
ta,m jru, mc.
j l.. Waller
Chest3r. g. c.
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Distress in Porto Rico.
aalf Starved Women Walk
into San Jaun.

Ssn Jsun, de Puerto Rico, March
II - At . special meeting of the
ohaworr Of commerce today It was
decided 10 close OIL business houses
on Moudsy afternoon to enable the
merchants to attend the open ais
meeting on the plaza with the object
Of drawing up . petition to Gov Gen
Dsvis demanding immediate congres
sional decision on the tariff one way
or the O'hsr. Telegrsms we're sent
TO oil towns throughout Puerto Rico
requesting like demonstrations
The feeling of uncertainty regard
ing the tariff holds business practi.
csiIy ct . sssndstill. the merchant be
ing afraid TO order goods or to
sdvsnoe funds on the planters
socounts. The meeting todsy was
oonducsed in calm and business.like
manner The merchants here will
be satisfied to sccept any de
cision Of oongrsss either free trsde,
the rs or Is per cent tariff. but they
s.k for . settlement of the question
On that business activity may be re-
resumed They decided to take this
unparalleled step only after mature
del,bes stion
Sixty country women marched
from Nsrsnj'to. arriving last evening
and p.li,ioned CIV Gen Davis to save
them from slsrvsiion and to provide
work aud food The women present.
I'd . moss pmisble eight They we're
bsrefooted and ragged. half naked,
duet covered and weary from their
journey aome Of them were lame !;
sl' were discouraged
The petition which they presented
10 the governor general tells the story
"f the depressing times-no work
and the price of rice beans aud
bread hey Ood reach fruits destroyed
aud the reiief supply discontinued, 4,
bringing them and others where they
Game firm almost to starvation.
Gen D D'vls promised relief to the
parry aud requested the mayor to
provide transportation His reply
was that there vac not peso in the
treasury and that the police were yet
unpaid for their last two months
work The party of women dispers.
I'd quietly. some retracing their
steps sfoos others begging easier con.
veysnoe to Nsranjito, which 10 20
miles from San Jsuo, q portion of
the road being almost impossible
Similar parties are expected from
other town
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South CarOilna Press In Cuba

Grand Hotel Iogls,errs. Hsbans.
tuba. March 16 The party of South
Csrolinlsns arrived here last u'eht at
10 o'clock. The sea trip was exceed
inely rough The baggage was oil
inspected BY the customs officer. and
the party then went to the Hotel
loglaterrs. where rooms bad been
engaged All are we'll and are having
q good time. There have thus far been
no mishaps or incidents. 1t is warm.
very warm dowu here Everyone is
wearing summer clothes. The hotels
ere crowded with Northern and East.
ern visitors. There is not near ss
much Americapization as one might
have expected. The city seems to be
10 hustle aud business is apparently
active.
The party, a. 10 O'Clock this Friday
moro'ng. is getting ready to 60 out on
a sight. seeing expedition
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A Very Poor Showing
For Gov Gen Otis.
ADMITS That Manila is Most
troublesome Centre in
LuzOn.

Manila. March ls 9 80 Gen
y 10 CONSIDERS Msuils the most trou
UIesome centre IN the situation todav
Tue insurgent junts here, in con
Junction with that 10 Hong Hong ia
g'owlug active The military au
th"rl.les nave been forced to put q
stop 70 Msoluls Intercourse with the
public. Toe local and foreign press
Considers his recent ut,erances cal
cu'a.ed to lnci,e the Fihpinos to q
con'luued revolt aud prejudicial to
AMerlcaU cUulrOl.
Flores, wno bas just arrived here,
says ne comes trusting to American
'e"leucy, aud tnat be would not have
dareo c"me 10 Manila il spain we're
YET in coutr"l He cherishes the
nopes aud aspirations which actuated
bun when in tn- field. and desires to
"atcn coug'essiOnal action upon the
Question OF Tue Philippines The in
su'gents, ne Ga do not expect To
Va qI'sn Tue Americans. but are main
ts'"'"g = res'stance with the idea of
Iofci"s coug'es to accord them the
Dest pUss'b'e terms
A numOeI Ut r-presentative insur
ge"' leadrrs from different paris Of
huz'n have 'ecrntly been in confer
euce III Mahila Some have been
pisc~o csd-r arrest, but the others
'nus lar have not been interfered
WIN
L"uls Spiel. head OF the fin of
Lou's op"zel & Go, contractors to
Tue CnInese government and himself
suspected fiIbuster, came from
dous King to Manila iaet week and
Was 'empo'arily detained 10 custndy
Oh sospIc'on It is asserted up.n
g"od au'nOr'ty that three loads OF
a'ms AID ammunition have recently
0-en 'auued on the east coast OF
L.z'n Capt Taylor, of the Tn,r,y
n'n'h eglm-nt. recently captured l2
new Asu,eIs near Calsmbs
R-poG's are current here of active
rebel Reorganization 10 the province
Ut Mcrohg where the insurgept
leaders are said to be assisted by
Dr. mInent Spanish residents In
bsol,snts of this province who are
now in Mania have been advised
not to return to their homes, but to
r. main under the protection of the
a Americans
ii Is aIso reported that the rebels
are re"gan Eng in the province of
Ii mbsles under Mascardo, Brigands
s'e committing a,rocl,ies in the pro
vim OF Nuevs E ;igs, where they
have murdered ~ natives and China.
Do. + ght other murders have been
c mDi..ed near TarIao Nueva
E;iga insurgents are heavily taxi g
local traders ard farmers with the
result that business is paralyzed and
there IL general scarcity of food
The funds for maintaining this
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letter, Salt -RheuIu and Eczema.

The intense itching and smarting incident 10
these diseases. is instantly allayed by apply
ChaMherlain's Eye and Skin Ointment Many
very bad cases have been permanetly cured by
it. II is equally efficient for itching piles and
a favorite remedy for sore nipples. chapped
hands, ch.lbans, frost bites and chronic sore
ewes. 25cts per box. For sale by DR. A. J.
China. Dec $40
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THE PLAGUE.

Washington. March 10 Word was
received by ;he navy department TODAY
that tho Chicago and Montg merry Of
Admiral So4'ey's squadron have left
Mnntcvideo Cor Bahia. Btazl. The
Wilmington will join the other ships
es soon as she ,e out of quarantine
The ships arc gong 20 Bahia to avoid
the tubouio plague, waich mas appear.
cd on the Pate
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Gathering IN Riff 8.

London, March ia dispatch to
the Daily Nail from Bloemionteio
dated Friday. March 16, ssys: 1--WE
arc getting riaes surrendered faster than
. factory could turn them out Il is
quite certain that If British Official
can reach the northern lsagers With
Lord Roberto proclamation the whole
Boer population will declare for peace
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General Miles and Staff in
Charleston.

Charleston. 8 G. March Is -M.jor
Grncral N l-on A Mnee ann + at
arrived ~ Charleston tr.m WashlDg,o,
on tho private car Oman,o ton,gnt
The parry will spend ,om"ruw in
Charles'on Tuesday H. Port Royal d
90 to Ssvan"ah Wron. sdsy TO be
present as the De- wey reoep ion.
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DR.. Cady's Condition Powders

are just what horse needs when in bad cen
iition. Tonic, blood purifier aud vermifugs.
They are not food but medicine, and the best
to use to put a horse in prime condition. Price
IS cents per package. For sale by DR. A. J
China. Dec 80
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OTnER ENTERPRISES

The secretary Of state also issued
oommissions yesterday to several
other kiLds Of enterprises.
Among these wss Q real estate and
insurance company which psoposes
70 DO business in this State lie
headquarters are to be Hamburg
Aiken ccunty, and the corpors,ors
ere + N Sutt and Steiner Branch,
both Of Augusts. Go The capital
s,ock isio be 81 QUO
A comm issiou was issued TO T G
Ketchin. j 4 Ms,thews, = y Ca,ecsr,
and + A Neill. all of Winnsboro. a.
corporators OF the Winnsboro Cream
cry company The capital stock is
70 be 1000
A commission was also issued TO
the Greenwood Grocery company of
Greenwood which proposes to do O
wholesale grocery business ON q Gap
itsi Of $4,000 The co,pors,ors are
w b Cotbrsn and @ u N ailer
Tden the ! B Gordon Mercantile
company Of YorkviIle WAS chartered.
IL 10 capitalized ut "a. 900. The fl
oers sre w II MoCoun-1 prt sideu,,
and b Gordon. vice pres'drn,. sec
retsry aud treasurer. The State,
Marcn 10