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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-06
COL. HOYT WILL NOT
BE BARRED RUNNING

When the pledge Of Col James A..
Hoyt, recently put in the field for
governor by the prohibitionis.s, as
an Individual, ls presented to State
Chairman Jones of the Democratic
party, tnat official will accept it and
Col Hoyt will be On the same footing
as any other candidate in the race
This matter was brought up before
the State Democratic executive com
mittee at it's meeting last night by
Senator Appel. of Clarendon, who
presented resolution the adoption
of which some members claimed
would rule Col Hoyt and the prohi
bltIonists out of the party There
was a long fight over the matter,
which ended in the reenactment of
the tex! of the Dial resolution adopt
ed by the last committee on the same
subject two years ago
The committee adopted the sched-
ule fer the campaign meetings, fixed
the assessments of candidates, made
some changes as to ballots in tte
rules and adopted vigorous resolu
ton intended to eliminate mud. sling
ing from the campaign State May
q.
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Cold Steel or Death.

"Ghere is but one small chance 10 save yenr
lie an tia, is ,hrcuga al os@ration, was the
awfal prospect set befose ATs B Hunt, Of
i.uc l;;dgc Viz. by her eoclor after va:::;y
trying to cure her Of a fri5Ii;tul case OF stcin.
ach trouble and yellow iaundice. lie dian't t
ceun: oa the marvellous power of Electric
Eitters to cu7e stomach and liver troubles, bu,
she heard 9 i, too; seven bottles. vas wholly
cured. avoided surgeons knife, now weighs
N ore and feels better than over. It's positive
ly guaranteed TO cure s.amach, liver and kid
ney troubles. and never disappoints. Price
SOC a J z " DeLorme's drng store.
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is still 20 the fore. and gowns Of the
sheerest muslin are enriched with inser-
tions and edges or motifs Of lace Of vari-
GUS kinds--white. yellow or black-or
are finely embroidered. Mrslin of the
dotted variety is also we'll represented.
the dots heia: often replaced by little
bowknots or ccometrical designs Of some
sort. Among the prcttiest Of the less eN-
pensive sheer goods is always the finely
corded dinlity, which comes in white,
solid colors and figured styles.
In zephyrs and sinshams stripes are
more seen than plaids, although there
are many attractive colorinss in the lat
ter. Embroidered sa:atea cloth is among
tie novelties. the embroidered motif be-
ing snail and detached, sometimes open.
\ picture is given Of 4 gown of cream
foulard with pompadour design. The
skirt has stitched plaits ct the top and is
gathered at the back. \ little band Of
galloon Stimulates q tunic. The back Of
the bodice is stretched. the front being
gathered at the neck and waist. y band
Of galloon outlines a yoke, and galloon
also Gccorates the top of the tight
sleeves and the wrists. The collar and
belt are of red satin.
JrDYc C11oI1FT
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Ss*:a
= = :. 6
GslS
Co,1Ge,1.:..l scllee:,;!.. il Effect llaE s. 800

Confen.;a.l ScheGr;!c il Eject Mays, 1900.
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Notice Of Registration.

The State of South Carolna-Sumter Coun-
ty-Ofice of Supervisors of Registration,
Sumter County, Sumter, S. c. February
lst, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that in accordance
With 40 act of the General Assembly, and in
conformity With tae requirements of the State
Constitution, the books for The registration
OF ell legally qualified voters, and for the
issuing of transfers, ETC., will be open ct the
Office OF Supervisors Of Registration in the
court house, between the hoara Of 9 O'Clock
&. . aud O'Clock p. 10, ca the frstHon-
day Of each Dcrth, until thirty days before
The ne1t general election. Minors who shall
become OF age 6ur:ng that period Of thirty
days shall be entitled TO registration before
the books ere closed, if otherwise qualified.
TIE requirements tor qualified voter are
that tie applicant fo7 registration shall be
able 10 read arc write correctly, or possess
IN his Own nsme property to the amount of
three hundred dollars, upon which be pays
taxes. Il. +. BURhOWS,
T. D. DUBOSE,
J. ST. KNIGHT,
Supervisors of Registration Sumter Co.
Mch
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r W Barpwell,
j II Adams,
James L. Orr,
Commissioners

Ga The back of this paper which
is l3 pages long. and is dated Jan !.
l861,iis written. in the presidents
own handwriting
Executive Mansion, 8 80 O'Clock,
Wednesday This paper. just pre-
sen,ed to the president, is Of such
character that be declines to re-
ceive it y
The paper seems to bave been
kept in the original envelope in
which it was returned to tue commits.
sioners. as it bears the seal of the
president of the United States. and
in one corner is written in the presi
dents handwriting the name of the
messenger who carried the docu
ment to the commissioners Of South
Carolina
TIE 9th aver which was found
with tn; l. evidently the reply of
Presider Buchanan to the first com
munication Of the commissioners,
Dec %, 1860 It is signed by Presi.
den: Buchanan and is defense of
what happened in Charleston harbor
Immediately after the ordinance Of
secession had been passed In this
paper President Buchanan insists
that be went into an understanding
not contract-with Messrs Law
renee N Keitt. W " Boyce, NJ.
L Bonham. W P. Miles and John
Mcqueen, to maintain the status quo.
He insists that it was not formal
contract, but that 80 far as be was
concerned he was willing to carry
out the agreement in good faith and
did so. He gives copies of orders
issued early in December to Major
Anderson, and as to Anderson's ac-
tons concludes "Under these cir.
cumstances. it is clear that Major
Anderson acted upon nis own re
sponsibiiity unless, indeed, he had
tangible evidence of design to
proceed to hostile act on the part
of the authorities of South Carolina,
which has not yet been alleged -
Going cn as to the removal of Maj
Anderson, he says: "When learn
ed tha. Major Anderson had left Fort
Morltrie and proceeded to Fort
Sumter, NY first promptings were to
conmand hin to proceed to his
former position, and there to await
the contingencies presented in his
Instructions This could only have
been done With any degree Of safety
TO the command by the concurrence
OF the South Carolina authorities
But before any steps could possibly
have been taken in this direction we
received information dated OF the
2Sth inst. that ''!he Palmetto flag
Aosted out to the breeze at CASTLE
Pinchney. and large military force
went over last night, the 9th, to
Fort Moultrie.' -
Thus the authorities OF South
Carolina, without waiting or asking
for any explanation, and doubtless
believing. as you have expressed it.
that the officer had acted not only
without but against my orders. on
the very next day after the night
when removal was made, eeized by
military force two OF tee three FEEDER
al Forts in the harbor Of Charleston,
and have covered them under Their
own flag, instead OF that of the
United States
Then he speaks of placing the
Palmetto flag over the Custom House
and Postofice in Charleston and other
evidences Of that kind He insists
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Thin MATERIALS.

White ard Go.orc;i Goods of the
Nssi,iu:: Variety.
an immense quantity of wash goods
will be Worn during warm weather.
These materials. formerly considered the
acme of cool simplicity, are now made
into extremely elaborate costumes. so ar
ranged and trimmed that to really laun-
der them is practically impossible White
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HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
Columbia cor News and Courier.

CCiutO Ola cor News cDO OOuiieA
The piupde; room, which Is being
explored By MIR Can't and Mr Yet
dell, is still bringing forth Interesting
documents. One of the latest was 8
packet Of papers, containing reply
of President Buchanan 10 the com
nissioners from South Carolina. and
the ul,ims,um or reply Of :he South
Carolina commissioners TIE reply
OF The Sonth Carolina commissioners
is caustic and eloquent ia Its denun
citation Of Pfesident Buchanan for rot
maintaining the status quo in Charles.
ton harbor. The South Carolina com
missioners conclude what they say as
follows:
But you have decided. You have
resolved to hold by force what you
have obtained through our misplaced
confidence, and by refusing to disa-
VOW the action OF Major Anderson,
have converted his violation Of orders
into a Legitimate act of your xe ecu
tive authority. Be the issue what it
NAV, of this we are assured, that if
Fort Moultrie has been recorded in
history as memorial OF Carolina gal
gantry. Fort Suuter will live upon
the succeeding page as an imperisha
BILE testimony of Caroline faith
By your course you have probably
rendered civil war Inevitable. Be it
SO If you choose to force this
issue upon us the State OF South
Carolina will accept it, and, relying
upon Hin who is the God OF Justice,
as we'll as the God of Hosts. vii!
endeavor to perform the great duty
which lies before her hopefully,
bravely and thoroughly.
Our mission being one fer negotia
ton and peace, and your note leav
ing us without hope of withdrawal
Of the troops from Fort Sumter. or
the restoration of the status quo ex-
listing at the time of our arrival, and
intimatlrg, as we think. ycur deter.
mination to reinforce the garrison in
the harbor of Charleston, we respect
fully inform you that we purpose re-
turning to Charleston on tomorrow
afternoon.
We have the homer to be, sir,
very respectfully, your obedlent SER
wants.
R W Barpwell,
j II Adams,
James L. Orr,
Commissioners
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that his purpose is only defensive sud
not hostile towards the property of
the United States
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NOTE: IN addition to the above service
ION and Columbia, carrying elegant Pullman
sleeping cars. No. Is leave Charleston II :oo p
M. arrive Columbia 5 :55 q. No. IL leave Co
lu1nbia 81 m; arrive Charleston :00 q. M
Sleeping cars ready for occupancy at 9:Op M
both at Charleston and Columbia. These trans
make close connections a. Colrin bla WITH
Through trains between Florida points and
WaShn ton :,ud he cae-
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Gibraltar and Warships.

There have lately been some inter.
esting tactics at Gibraltar between
the frst-class cruiser st. George and
the second-class cruiser juno, both
belonging to the particular service
squadron, and thu guns Of the rock.
The two cruisers, than which thero
are nune smarter in ths British Navy,
approached the rock, steaming ct
various speeds, precisely as tbty
woulc have done had they been really
engaged in searching out tho most
vulnerable points Of the fortress.
Then tho bugles of tho garrison
sounded to arms, when tho ships were
within a range of 5000 yards, and
every available weapon was dis.
charged at one or other Of the cruis-
ers as long as she remained within
range, of course using blank cart
ridges only. The military authorities
were immensely interested, taking
careful observations, not only of how
many shots could be loosed from u
gun in q given time, but also what
chance a couple of attacking ships
would have. This was an eminently
practical experiment, and though the
results of it are, Of course, q secret
locked in official breasts, the fact OF its
having been made at all shows that
the powers that be are paying serious
attention to the defences of Gibral-
tar. 1t is an experiment which would
we'll bear repetition in other localities.
London Globe.
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camp. where they would arrive too
late, so weak, so wasted, that the first
stomachfu of curry would be like q
mortal wound. At stations nearest
,iese camps the train paused for
,..ter, which was brought by gaunt,
..aif-dead coolies in buckets from the
.:aarest. cholera-infected well.
1.-Two hundred miles and two days
.':om Bombay the train wrigsled into
:.e big station at Ahmedabad, the city
!, the heart Of the desert. Ordinary
population. 100000; famine popula-
!ntion, 130,O00-the 100000 living in
Stone houses, normally, and the 3O,OOO
in straw tents on the relief works out
side the city walls. These were the
people I had come to see. This camp
was the Mecca for all famine Victims
within a radius of thirty miles. None
within that area need starve. All
were welcome. Here they could earn
tTo annas (four cents) day, which
would buy grain enough to sustain
;i?c. The camp wa: divided into three
sections; in the first, 20,0Gn people
we're digging n reservoir half as big
as Central Park; in the second, 1000
were building Il narrow-guaSe rail
road; in the third, 5000 were breaking
stone for roadbed. TwO-thirds Of the
workers were women. On the tank
works the men dug the colossal pit,
the women carried away the sand in
baskets on their heads. The great
reservoir was for the reserve storage
of water, thus providing against the
recurrence Of famine in the future. In
the stone-breaking section both m"l
and women broke stone, but women
only were the burden-bearers, carry
ing away the broken stone in baskets
OH their heads, each totterins under
her load for a distance of FROM one to
two miles, till she came to the pile
to which she must add her share, day
by day. Among the stone-breakers
we're nursing mothers, old crones.
yping girls. One mother broke stone
with one hand while with the other
she held IN infant on her Jap. Death
claimed the child even while l looked
Oh. and the native in charge Of the
gang of thirty to which the mother be-
lonSed came and tooK tho little body
away. Size followed it awhile with
animal eyes. then, after pulling her
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-09-26
FAMINE ORPHANS IN THE POOR HOUSE
tIrely destitute, and Of these Govern
rlent is taking care Of G,500,0O0 Oh re-

tireIy destitute, and Of these Govern
ment is taking care Of G,500,0O0 Oh re-
lief works and in poor-houses.
"As for the mortality-more famine
deaths daily than the total American
losses in the Spanish-American war;
more deaths weekly than the Boer and
British losses to date in their pres
ent war, and a grand total OF famine
deaths, since January !, equal to
twice the figure at which is placed
the losses on both sides from ell
causes in the Civil War. In actual
figures the death list amounts to
more than 5000 daily, 100000 each
month, 100000 this year.
"Up-country c.awled the train, pas
sengers so few that each Of us had n
carriage to himself. Twenty
miles from Bombay vegetation ceased.
Eyes searched the miles vainly for 4
single green sEeck. We had passed
even the last cactus. Blasts OF hot
air, as from millions Of furnaces. al
most sulrucated us, and yet the trees
of the 'jackal jungle bordering the
farms were shorn Of leaves, as in q
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EIten9atine Circumstances.

The British soldier is first-ciass
tigh' .ng man, but his mental attri-
bates are not always very high. Mt
mc:ous anecdotes are told Of the sim
plicity of his ideas. and the following
is. perhaps, ono of the best:
\ gunner in one OF the campaigns
in Egypt WAS serving his piece, when
he WAS surrounded SO closely b.;
Arabs that he had to use his rammcr
as club. lie repulscd the enemy
and saved his gun ut the expense Of q
broken ramrler, and for his bravery
he was selected for the Victoria Cross.
When summoned before the board
Of officers, the soldier thought WAS
for the breach OF discipline in having
broken the rammer. and. before Il
word could be said. he spoke up and
volunteered plea of guilty. with cX-
tenuating circumstances"
There was a broad smile on the face
of the board, but the soldier got the
Cross
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the cattle, Indeed, have died, for want
of fodder, and farmSrs are tied hand
and foot till Government supplies new
live stock to replace thg DID, whose
bones lie scattered over the whole
country. =,
Therefore desperate distress still ex-
lists. Utter desolation is still the lot
of millions. If the Government were
now to withdraw its aid, shut up the
relief works and poor-houses, seven
million homeless, helpless people
would be in imminent danger Of s;ary-
ing to death. Moreover, since the rain
has come scores Of thousands who
have been saved from death by star
vation are threatened with death by
exposure. Blankets and clothing are
scare; only one person In every thou.
sand possessing more than saY loin
cloth. Never since the world began
: have ten million people, at one time,
been absolutely without crumb Of
their own.t to eat. ..' ...
ellison Willets,, the special CORE
spondent of Golfers; Weekly, writes
rs follows about what he saw in In
dia: -
"Thc hreadless area coyers 350,O0o
square miles, one-third Of all India.
big as sll our New England, Middle
and Southern States. In this area are
50,0OO,O0O people, one-sixth the entire
population Of India, number equal
to our whole, well-fed family east of
the Mississippi. Ten millions are en-
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DROVE 5000 SHEEP TO DEATH.
Cattle Men in Colorado Bring the Oh
Range War to Climax. ~

Cattle Men in Colorado Bring the Ol6
Range War to Climax. 80
Walsenburg. Col. (SpeciaD.-Reports
from Sharpsdale, a small town near
Mount Blanco. in Southern q
say that the feud over the us,
range. which has existed long belss
cattle men and sheep men. reacha
climax few days ago. when the
tie men drove 5000 sheep over hi8h'
precipice, killing nearly all Of thenS
The trouble has grown out or the
scarcity Of water along the water
courses. Where grass still remains the
sheep were pastured, and after they;
had once passed over the ground cat
tie refused to eat on it, and either died
or became very poor. 1t is said that
t entire country has taken up arms
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ashes of a thousand other victims lay
in white. smoking heaps. On top Of
these ash-heaps low-caste men piled
logs-four such piles. Atop the logs
were thrown the siXty-fve bodies. the
mornings harvest. On the bodies
more logs were thrown, till only foot
here, a head there, protruded. Then
the four piles were set aere md the
flames of the funeral pyre 4ped sfar
above the tops Of the Sdin&
trees. SThus is the trase a3mfne
oblitcratcd from the face Of India. ~; X
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SHE REACHED TIE RELIEF CAMP TOO LATE.

semble All is of wood, except the
wheel range of the rack, which is of
metal. The motor weight is suspend
ed from the drum of the four-armed
wheel, which occupies the central
part of the clock. The force is trans
mitted to the pendulum and the mo-
ton work by wire, four and half
meters in length, rolled on one hand
on the arbor of the rack, and on the
other attached to one of the arms Of
the wheel, as shown in the illustra.
ton. The pendulum is attached to 4
wire, Of which the length is regulated
by means of pin seen at the top Of
the frame. The winding IS effected
by. means Of a pulley placed at the
lower part Of the construction and
connected with the axis of the escape
mcnt wheel by an endless wire.' The
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HARD CONDITIONS AT NOME.
Many Persons Likely te Slffsr and Die
- Stampede To; SswI Field. Il

Many Persons Likely te SHlffer and Die-
~, sl stampede to s Nsw Field,
/, Post Townsend. Wash. Special. =
The steamship Elihu ThSmpson ar.
riysd from Cape Nome bringing, 200
8a1sengers, many of Whom are with.
osit means. Her officers report condi'
tions hut little changed. There are
aboutx44,0OO persons there, many OF
theff In destitute circumstances, and,
sas winter approaches, much aneasi'
sii66s prevails among the unf0rtnnatest
5as theycan see no prospects OF getting
awnESGAd nothing ahead but suffering
&ai &fhaps death.
# Before the Il Thomps SON sailea 0ll
alonie d report reached there rich
e19gings had teen struck }lue
tine Gfoek, the otherS ide ps.
9fbfE THIS caused q st&narS 6nG'
!yaH snail Steamers and acho at
Nome headed for the scene 6f .lie new
strike loaded with. paFse1E Eess. BY
tie tim the stampede as oveE and
tf,ssla1t steamer Of tie season sails,
south, !. .6me may be almost depopu,
lated -
Nome is practically free from sick
ness, smallpox and other diseases hay.
ing disappeared. y
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A RUSTIC CLOCK,
Keeps Accurate Time Alth011h An
Working Parts Are Of W. ~ &

KeeEs Accurate Ilne AHn04u > AL
Working Parts Are of w '5Ss Z;
Tn, rustic clock shows herewith,
according to Rakua 4Gf Snomedlque.,
was constructed by II. Boullat, a
ciockmaker of Coutances, France, as
curious piece Of horology, yet not
withstanding its rusticity it seems to
conduct itself with much regularity,
and reflects credit on the mechanical.
skill of it's author. 1t possesses all the,
necessary, organs. although they are
exceedingly simple. Two small logs
of tirewood, fastened crosswise, con
stitute the base, and two upright
sticks, solidly connected at top and
bottom, .ervc for the reception of the
arbors. The mechanism consists of a
motor weight, four-armed wheel and
escapement rack, pendulum and two
pulleys, one of which has crank and
handle for winding. A dial and hands
with the dial work, complete the en-
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THE GREAT FAMINE IN INDIA.

man skulls ard bones dotting the sum
baked fields told awful stories.
"Onc hundred miles up the train
crawled into Gujarat, once the garden,
now the Sahara. of India. The whole
world, level as a prairie, barren as 4
desert, was dust-colored. The only
thing OF another color was the train.
Even the naked trees were coated
with the dusr cf the desert. The train
zizagged in and out between farms
and deserted villages, where there
was no living thing anywhere, not
even 4 jackal. Yes, few scampering
monkeys seemed to find fun keeping
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That the monsoon has broken and
that rain is falling throughout the
stricken district Of India does not
mean tliat the famine is ut an end.
The cause Of the famine was lack of
rain. The present fall is the first the
country has known in twenty-four
months with the exception of the cne
hours rain which fell on the Goth of
July last year. Hence rain must now
fall for many weeks before the parched
surface will become softened to 4
sufficient depth to assure the raising
Of crop. Moreover. millions of head
Of cattle, ninety-five per cent. Of all