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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
Statement by Conger.

Washington. Dec 24.-Seoretary Hay
has received a cablegram from Minister
Couger at Pekio, announcing that be
had signed the agreement reached by
the foreign ministers, but tad done so
With a written explanatory statement
setting forth the exact position of bis
government
The text Of the statement is not
forwarded by Mr. Gongor, bus it is
understood to be based upon the Lass
instruction be received from the depart
ment which. while disapproviug the
inclusion 10 the agreement of some Of
the more severe language, accepted it
as the best arrangement that could be
made at this time Il is believed that
the United States also. while sanction
iog the provisions of the agreement
relative to the maintenance of perma-
ueut lines Of communication, Legations
guards, aud prohibition Of the ;mporsa
tion Of arms into China, indicates
clearly chat constitutional reasons
prevent the executive from making aoy
pledge to take part in the execution Of
these plans
The signature Of the agreement by
the minister CLOSES what is regarded
here as the first, the most important,
and the most difficult phase Of the
negotiations as to China. for it is not
doubted that the Chinese ENJOYS will
subscribe to this agreement, without
amendment.
Its conclusion has been marked BY
one of the most curious mistakes in the
history of international exchanges, fa'
by cipher error. the majority Of the
signers found to their amazemee. .ba'
they had contracted to do exactly wha:
they did not intend, and moreover, The
error was irre.rievable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
NO EXTENSION.


Though nearly every one in the
State believes that there is to be an
extension of the time for the cay.
ment of taxes this year, it is not
likely that It will be given, Gov.
McSweeney- yesterday stated that he
certainly would not recommend an
extension this year. he has the
power to extend and this announce
nent, of course, means that the mat.
ter goes to the Legislature after the
time has expired. Many of the
officials believe that the time has
come to have fixed day for the pay
mens of taxes and let it be finally
understood. State. Dec. 27.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
A Night Of Terror.

awful anxiety was felt fol the wi'io= ef
the brave Gen Burnham Of Maehias, sie, when
bo doctors said she could nos 1--we til. morn
ing" writes MIRA II Lincoln, who attended
her that fearful night CAN thought she must
soon die from pneumonia, but she begged for
DR. Kings New u sccyery, saying it had more
than once saved he5 life. and bad cured her Ct
consumption. After three small doses she Slep,
easily ali night, and lie further ssc c mpietely
cured he-" This marvellous medicine is guar.
auteei to cure all throat, ~bes. and lung dis
eases. Only soc and 81. Trial bottles free at
W DeLorme's drug store
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
THE AMERICANS LED.

Washington. Dec 26.-Brig Gen.
Haywood, commander of the marine
corps. has Forwarded to the navy de-
partmens letter from Capt. Chas D.
Loug, serving with the marines in
China, stating that the American ma,
rioes we're :the FIRST to en.erthe forbid
dea city. There has been much con
trove.sy as to whether the Russians
British. Germans or Americans were
fret Inside the sacred precincts of the
forbidden city, and this letter is re
garded ss establishing the claim of the
Americas 10 have been the first 90 the
ground.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02

The Spartaoburg Herald recently
called attention to very pertinent
truth, which is that instead ha7iog Of
6ta over the reported presence Of the
case Of sma|lpox 10 comm unity. tha:
commuoisy just ought to 60 to work aod
vaccinoste, which is sure preventa
tive of the plague aud DOT uearly 80
costly as to keep the telegraph wires
hot aud to have special ofi,ers Of the
board of health rushed around TO do
what the 1p.e shemselses cosld do.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
Thlrty-One Cotton Mill Com.
panles Chartered During
the Year.


Colunbia, Dec 26 6-Duriog the
year just closed Secretary Of State
Cooper granted charters to dirty
one cotton milling companies, whose
authorized capital aggregates $4,.
$50, 600 During the same time per-
mission was given fourteen cotton
milling companies to increase their
capital. aggregate increase capital
authorized being $2,945,000. Dur
ing the same period commissions
we're issued to twelve cotton milling
company corporators who have not
yet obtained their charters. whose
authorized capital will be 81 ,495, 900.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
Hhe Fate of Cape Colony
From a British Point Of
View.
Loo, Dec 26 The position of

pn, Dec 26 The position Of
tony is hanging in the bal.
v According to the Morning
lss's Cape Town correspondent
everything depends upon the quantity
Of ammunit1on in possession Of the
aisIoysl Dntch residents, fifteen hun
dred of whom have joined the Beers
ia tbs Philipssown dlstrict alone.
Energetic measures have been taken
10 stem the invasion, bat there ie
anqnestionably Danger that parties
sf Beers will get through into psrts
: Of the colony and grsdaaity raise the
kbole Cape into rebellion Reinforce
SITS can arrive none too soon
Most of the dispatches from Cape
wn. however, describe the raiders
doing little harm and az being
1spidly enclosed by Lord Kitchener's
combustion. Lord Kitchene. ia in
the heart of the disafected districts
He has the advantage of being per.
sosally acquainted With local coudi
,ions Last March he supervised
the suppression of the rising which
occurred there. He ie bringing
down thousands Of troops from the
sorth
The Standards Cape Town cores
poodens says the loyalists demand
that martial law shall be proclaimed
throughout Cape Colony. but adds:
"Sueh a step is now impossible.
owing to the lack of sufficient troops
to enforce it"
Civil railway traffic has been sus
pended largely in all parts of the
colony, and the movements of both
the Beers and the British are almost
unknown in Cape Town 0oe Boer
column attacked Steynsburg. but
was repnlsed and fed, intrenching
itself in the mountains Another Beer
commando captured party of police
at Venterstad. Mounted colonial
troops surprised 800 Beers Is miles
from Burgbersdorp, Dec o. and
after a brisk exchange of volleys
retired with loss of two men
The Cape Town correspondent OF
Times telegraphs that scsrcely
Cape Colonists have joined the
fvaders
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
Leprosy in the Philippines

Washington, Dec rs An appen
ded report to Gen MacArthur's re
view of the civil affairs of the Philip.
pines for the past fiscal year, gives
some rather startling facts regarding
the instruction and prevalence of
leprosy in the islands
According to the estimation Of the
franciscan fathers, says Major Guy
L. Edie, the write of the report"
there ere no less that $4,000 lepera
in the archipelago, the major portion
of these being il the Viscsyss.
Leprosy was introduced in 1888
when tho emperor Of Japau sent q
ship with $50 lepers on board to the
Philippines, present to be cared
for by the Catholic priests. Thus
the seed was planted. and - no
practical methods were ever adopted
to eradicate the disease or prevent
its spread. i: has taken firm root. and
spread into its present formidable
phase
A house to house inspection inau
gurated las. January found more tbaa
a hundred lepere concealed in dwell
ipgs These were sent to San Laza
70 hospital in Manila. but many
others escaped into the surrounding
country. A commission is now
engaged in the work Of selecting q
suitable island or islands for the pur-
pose of lsolatiog all the lepers in the
archipelago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
GEN KlTcHENEk's REPORT.

London. Dao 27 The following die.
patch has been received from Lord
Kitchener
Pretoria, Dec 26.-Kaox. with
Barker, Pitcher aud White. is engaged
with DeWet's force. holding position
in the neighborbood Of Leuwkop.
''DeWes hopes to break through and
go south again
4'The Beers eastern column in Cape
Colony is apparently headed BY our
troops about Rsitport Spruis The
Beers western column is reported to
have gone nortk in TWO portions, one
towards Psieska aud the other through
Sleydenburg They are being followed
up"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
SUMTER S. c. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY2 2. 1901

December %, east of Choohao. be
tween Pekin aud Pao Ting Fo, a
Chinese force numbering $500 men
men with artillery, The Chinese fed
10 the direction of Kuan Hsieu. They
suffered losses and left behiod. them FIVE
standards and four cannon. TIE Chi
oese probably consisted of the reunited
remnants of body already dispersed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
FIGHTING IN MEXICO.

Ell Paso, Texas. Dee 26 -Me1,oan
troops 10 Sonora, Mexico. we're recent
ly attacked oy band Of Ysqu1 Indiaus.
and four oficers aod about 80 men we're
killed outright The soldiers we're
fred on feom ambush gear L2misa.
about $50 niles from Geo Torres head.
auar,rs Col Francis Pe,nsde. Of the
leading oMsers 10 toe army. sas
seriously wounded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
Beers Get a Good
Christmas Dinner.
Captured Methuen's Christ.
mas Luxurles.
ALSO A SQUADRON OF YEO-
MANRY.
Zeerust. Transvaal, Dec 4-Tbe
Boers captured two wagons contain
ing Christmas luxuries destined for
the camp OF Lord Metbuen.

Cape Town. Dec 26- "A squadron
of Yeomanry. which had followed
the Beers from Brittstown, is re.
ported to have been entrapped
There were several casualties 1t is
said that the remainder of the force
was captured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02

Thirty thousand lepers are reported
, the Philippines. Will returning
Pidiers from the Philippines start
(ptosy 10 the Unised States z
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
so COMMON FOE,

SsAndard. whtoh ss5s toas
dhrissm.s aaas she Beisish people 10
ss6ssssned mool. moralises npon the
strange lack Of politis.l forsaghs re-
gssding the charisser and the visdom
iof the operation agasass the Bosrs It
esnfesses shat everything has looe
sipcs beea dose that would have been
sossible to enc the was if We had been
ooo.eodiog aeainss Eatopesn powers I"
Il IS oonddeos. ho&sver. that the
ss..lemeos is only question OF time.
Lord Kisobeoes's departure to DeAar
would be snfho;sn. to expisin the .b
sence of official news.
E'abosste preparations are being
made TO give Lord Roberts popular
Welcome Jan 8. Ter Thousand troops
will be gathered 10 LousOo 30 line the
route tc Buckingham.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
THE FRENCH HAVE A FIGHT

Berlio. Dec 26.-Fieid Marshal
Count von WaIdersee, 10 dispstch
from Pekin dated Monday, Dec "a.
says:
..The Fraaeh troops escouottsad ,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
SERIOUS REPORTS
FROM CAPE COLONY
fne Cape Dutch Are Giving
Aid to the Beers.

Lonaon, Dec Is Eve learn. says
Ehe Daily Nail, ..thas the reports of the
.eriou, situation 10 Cape Colony are
Tally copfsmed Tie invading Beers
.kre reoeiviug much assistance from the
Cape Duech Railway Communication
between cape tewn and the Dorsb
IS almost entirely severed. partly
by Boer operations and partly BY
rains /"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02

Loadee. Dss 25. 4 20 a m -Tbere
Ii 10 sign Of the despoadeuoy which
sbsrscserised '.Blaok December" last
rear. At the same sime the Christmas
editorials had little cause for extreme
satisfaction ALL express regret that
\khe n.siou is still as war. Some take
be trouble to remind their readers
L ssars sse fonr times as pany
eps 10 ssath Africa oo~ IS there
Il months sgo, aud ell ssEsged
ueaotonsus round Of ves.isone
against. % ever ev.siys foe and
ng ths sympathy of friends as
81 the iestige season.
no COMMON FOE.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-10-23
IS DFwRT DEAD OR AL1vB7
Several Conflicting Reports in South Africa
About the Famous Boer
General.

Durham, Natal, Oct. 21.-Gen. De-
Vets recent inactivity has produced
the impression that he is either dead
or incapacitated through illness or
wounds. According to a letter from
Pretoria a Boer recently wrote to a
friend there relating the hardships
suffered by the Beers in the field, es-
pecially from a lack of surgeons
''DeWet, for example, wrote this
Boer, suffered the most terrible
agony before he died. He was wound
ed in the shoulder by a splinter from
Il shell and the wound gangrened in
consequence of dressing with dirty
rags
Five Beers recently captured at diff
ferent places said DeWet was dead,
but each gave a different version of
his death. Against these reports is
a statement of Pet DeVilliers, the
field cornet taken prisoner in the
northeastern part of the Orange River
colony, who says that on the morn
ing of his capture he took breakfast
with Gen. DeWet.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-10-23
GUARDIANSHIP TO CEASE.
Commissioner Jones Says the Government
Policy Hereafter VIII Be to Make
Indians More Self Reliant.

Lake Mohonk, n. Y, Oct. 19.-Wil-
liam A. Jones, commissioner of In
dian affairs, was the principal speak
er at last evenings session of the
Indian conference. He said that the
most important step taken by his de-.
partment during the year was Sc
curing the record of Indian births,
marriages and deaths. In working
for Indian reform grave obstacles
were encountered. The indiscriminate
issue of rations, unwise appropriation
of money and the leasing of allot-
mehts were some of the obstacles.
The schools gave the Indians too
many things, including not few lux
uries, for little or nothing. Not earn
ing their education, in too many cases
they failed to appreciate it. The In
dams were hardly. more seIf-reliant
than they were quarter of century
ago. The time had come to make a
vigorous move to end such guardian
ship, and to throw the Indian on his
own resources.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-10-23
THE CUBAN GUEST ROOM.
Something About Its Fittings and the
Comforts Provided for
Visitors.

The guest room of the Cuban house
is startling to an American visitor,
and frequently it takes considerable
time to become accustomed to the
hammock netting that takes the place
of mattress. A thin pad is spread
between this netting and the sheet,
the pillows are impressionistic in
their limpness and the covering is
but sheet and light couDterpane.
But it is the bed canopy that looks
most formidable to unaccustomed
eyes. All sorts of midgets and flies
would make the Cuban night unbear-
able were it not for this closely
woven, much fiounced, tented canopy.
Beside the bed is little marble
topped stand, upon which is the
earthen jug that keeps the water cool
without ice, but which never pleases
the American visitor as well as the
national pitcher bearing its glacier
of frozen comfort, says the Boston
Journal.
While the hotel cooking in Havana
impresses one as being far below the
ordinary, in the Cuban home the cook
ing, which is of the modified Spanish
style, is to be had in perfection. The
service is exceptionally simple and
the foods chosen are light, fish and
salads being much in favor. Cooking
is done in the Cuban kitchen entirely
on charcoal stoves and oil is exclu-
sively used for frying. Grapevine
leaves are the garnishing as we use
parsley and crosses, and the favorite
dessert of Guava jelly and cheese is
served on a leaf
Then there are sweets in profusioD
and always the somewhat heavy cot
fee that accompanies every meal and
is served in the afternoon as we serve
five o'clock tea. The green salads of
Cuba are an inspiration, crisp, tender
and with fragrant freshness which
makes them a most tempting food in
the tropical climate. The Cuban host
ess dresses and serves the salad at
table.
At that hour the city seems to
wake ;/volantes flash along the Prado
laden with graceful Cuban women in
filmy gowns and the coquettish man
tilla that they retain with their
American dresses. The band plays
in the public park, and it is then that
the Cuban senoritas may be seen with
their duennas in attendance, for,
married or single, the younger Cuban
women are never unescorted.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-10-23
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

A new scheme of study in the Bal
timore public schools provides for no
home work in the four lower grades.
A Paris periodical asserts that
France has more Catholic missionaries
than all other; nations combined
4, 5OO-out of a total of CLOG.
There are more than $4,000 Indians
and Eskimos in Alaska, of whom 1900
are Protestants, 1875 are under the.
care of the Greek church and about
500 are Catholics.
An anonymous donor is reported to
have given 100000 to establish a
professorship of the Chinese Ian
guage and literature at Columbia uni
versity, on the ground that our in
creasingly- intimate relations with
China demand a better acquaintance
with her language and her classics.
A sanctimonious bore, whose hobby
was anti-Catholicism, went to the
great evangelist one day and put the
direct question:: ''Mr. Moody, do you
ever intend to do any preaching
against the Catholics?'' Eyes, I may
some time" ''When will that be?''
''After all the Protestants are con-
verified"
The latest compilation of the lists
of social settlements of the world
shows that there are 1O7 in America,
So in England, five in Scotland, five
in France, two in Japan, one each in
Germany, Holland, Austria, Moravia,
India and Australia. London has 30,
New York 81, Chicago II and Bos-
ton II.
DR.. Theodore William Richards, as
sistant professor of chemistry at
Harvard, has declined an offer from
the Prussian government of full
professorship of inorganic chemistry
at the University of Gottingen. 1t is
believed that it is the first time that
a full German professorship of the
highest type has been rendered to an
American teacher.
Over 125 converted Jews are now
filing Protestant pulpits; converted
Jews are found in nearly all denomi-
nations, and $500 of them are in the
United States alone. During the nine
teenth century there were 2o4,540
Jews baptized, 1920 being in evan
gelical churches, $1,000 in Roman
Catholic churches, 74,5OO in the Greek
Catholic churches.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-10-23
DISASTER AVERTED.
Lieut.. Baines Prevents Another
Slaughter Of Americans.
achievements Rushed to Samar- Hard
Fighting observation-disclosures from 9th
or Provinces Supposed to Be Pacified Tell
of Natives Delight at Our Disasters.


Manila, Oct. 21.-Owing to the vigil
lance of Lieut.. Thomas NJ. Baines, Jr.,
of the Ninth United States infantry,
another slaughter of American troops
by insurgents has been averted. 1t
seems that Lieut.. Baines discovered
a prisoner re-entering a cell at ar
biga, island of Samar, where several
were confined, through u hole that
had been made in the wall. An in
vestigatiOn showed a plan to fill the
jail with bolomen and to call the
guard, which would be necessary to
get the door open, and then to at
tack the garrison. 1t also developed
that the instigators were a priest
and the presidente, both of whom
have been arrested, together with
several other prominent persons.
Other attempts have been discoy-
cred, but fortunately frustrated at
Pambujan and other points in Samar.
Several persons have been arrested in
connection with these.
Reinforcements are being rushed
to Samar. Three hundred and thirty
marines under Lieut.. Col. Mancil c.
GOodrell, have gone there on board
the cruiser New York, and two bat
talions of the Twelfth infantry will
start Immediately for the same desti-
nation.
Officers from other provinces that
were supposed to be pacified have re-
Gently arrived in Manila, and they
say that the news of American disas-
ters spreads like wildfire among the
n of yh0 -
ceal their delight.
The Manila constabuiary discovered
large quantity of steel wagon
springs, which were being shipped to
various districts. Investigation
showed that these were to be used
in manufacturing bolos.
The troops in Samar anticipate
hard fighting. Brig. Gen. Jacob H.
Smith, who is in command, has visit
ed most of the posts and instructed
the commanders that the insurrec-
ton must be hammered out and
Gen. Lukban, the insurgent leader,
captured. Already the movement of
troops has begun.
Gen. Lacuna, who surrendered last
May, has complained to Gen. Chat
and his force surrendered have not
been respected by the Americans.
He exhibits a document signed by
himself and Gen. Frederick Funston
in which he and his force are granted
immunity i'll respect of all acts COM
mitted contrary to the laws of war
Since this document was executed
several of Lacuna's officers and men
have been tried; condemned and SEN
fenced to death for killing American
prisoners. Gen. Funston says that
when it was signed he gave Laeuna
orally to understand that the killing
of American prisoners was excepted.
Lacuna admits that something was
said on the subject, but says no
thorough understanding was reached
and he considers the written agree
ment binding.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-10-23
REMARKABLE STORY.
One Hundred Women Have Been Selected
to Be Killed In Retaliation for the
Execution of CzOlgOsz.

Detroit, Mich, Oct 19.-The Free
Press says: "a surprising story was
told i'll Detroit yesterday by a promi-
nent young society woman of Petos-
key, Mich, who is visiting frien1s
here, but who does not wish to be
quoted. She says that since the con-
demnation of Czolgoscz the wives of
three of the most prominent citizens
of that place have received anony-
nous letters, threatening them with
assassination. The letters state that
the recipient is one of 100 women
throughout the United States select
ed to be killed in retaliation for the
execution of the assassin of President
Mckinley"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-10-23
NELSON BUYS TIE TIMES.
Owner of The Kansas City Star Acquires
the Democratic Morning Newspaper.
Paying $4,000 for the Franchise.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 2O.-The
Kansas City Times has been sold to
the Kansas City Star. The Star is
owned by w. R. Nelson. Judge G.
Lee Chrisman was the proprietor of
the Times and is said to have sunk
considerable money in the two years
the paper has been under his control.
The Times has been a Bryan demo-
cratic sheet. 1t is said that it will
be made an independent newspaper
and run as morning edition of the
Evening Star. The Times has changed
hands three times within the past
seven years. 1t has been a steady
mOney-loser for IL years. It is stated
that Mr.. Nelson paid $4,000 for the
Associated press franchise and the
subscription list. Mr.. Chrisman re-
tains the plant and pays the floating
Indebtedness, including $33, 900 paper
bill. This leaves Mr.. Chrisman some
thing like 100000 for the paper.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-10-23
CONTEMPT FOR AMERICA.
Austria Would Not Take OmciaI Recogni-
ton OF NIcKinIey's Death Because the
Presidency Is an Elective once.

Vienna, Oct. 19.-Count Goluchow-
ski, the imperial minister of foreign
affairs, is responsible for the president
of the chamber of deputies not re-
ferring to the death of President Nc
Kinley on the reassembling of par
lament, the contention being that
although it is customary to refer to
the deaths of foreign sovereigns,
President Mckinley being only an
elected president was not entitled to
such distinction.