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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03
Gladstone Against the Peers.

London, Msrcb so Herbert Glad
stone, a member of parliament from
West Leeds, has issued letter to his
constituents. containing striking io
dictment of the government, which, the
Daily Nail declares. "will Oe welcomed
by all Liberals as bugle call TO action
and as worthy of bis fathers 500. He
appears to have ssrucs q note on which
majority o: the Liberals cau unite
against what even the Conservative
sreass admit to be the weak manage
neus of sbe party 10 power.
TIE letter is short It's quality can
be judged from the following excerpts !:
s.The gar 10 South Africa will cost
aos far short of s2oo. 600. 600, aod the
sestleneos seems as far off as ever.
There are problems TO be solved 10 the
far cas-, of the 6rss uaguitude, and the
goveruueus appears dessisute Of q clear,
settled policy Already the huge ex
seadisure for the srmy and navy is
going up By leaps aud bouods, aDd will
force Europe to add so its ruinousiy
large ornaments Where is it to eod :?
'sThe Irish question is more to the
front ehao ever aud the government
seems 30 view it With 6 pathetic iu-
patience
The advocates Of the Liberals are
aos eedeavoring TO sake up the govern
@ens's burden uueil they hsve ezaeted
conditions that their policy will rot
sgsin be stulti6ed by the rejection of
their measures by the house of lords -
Whether the coodi,,ons should be
exacred from the king or whether the
Liberals nuss frankly appeal TO the
oouotry for the practical aboli;iou OF
she house Of lords it is Dot quite clear
But soy way, as the Daily News says :
''Is is bold aod somewhat startling
suggestion, 10 which Mr. Gladstone
seems to have pos his 6oger 90 The
veak snot in modern IhnersIism ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03
GETTING FATON GROUND
PEAS.

The experience Of Catholic citizen
who determined to live during leOs in
the most abs,emious fashion has called
attention to the fasteuiog quality Of
peanuts. According TO The New York
World. John A Kraus, Of Auburn,
New York. decided that for the 40 days
of lent be would eat absolutely noshine
but one meal day, aud that meal
should consist Of plot Of peanuts and
glass of milk Mr. Kraus is 21 gears
old, aud q member of St Alphonsus
German Catholic Church. Here is the
story as he tells it:
never felt better 10 my ife,' be
said today. II believe I couid ge,
along 90 peanuts aud milk for the rest
Of my life. Peanuts are very nutritious
They contsin more noursbmens than
an equal amount Of she best beefsteak
When I began ny leoteu diet | thought
4 vas limiting myself to the
smeless amount of food possi
bic For the maintenance of life.
but instead of that found thai,
after ,be first Is days had taken on
Eve pounds iu weight. have gained
little every day since. I eat uy pint
of peanuts aud drink my glass Of milk
at noon every Gay aud no other food
passes uy lips for "a hours. I have 3
good appetite when the noon borr
arrives. but an DOT ravenously hungry.
After eat my allowance | have the
same satisfied sense that q man has
after eating good dinner buy the
peanuts pint including sbeils-hos
from the roaster of one of the street
vcnders. NV food for the week cost
~ cee,s, 35 ceDts for the peanuts and
seven cents for the milk That costs
ouly cent for glass A man cant
live much cheaper and get ias on it.
can be 2"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03
Close of Naval Stores Year.

Savannah, Ga, March 80 The
close of the naval stores year of 1900
1901 yesterday showed the receipts
of this port-the leading one for this
commodity in the world-to have
exceeded those of any other year on
record The receipts were 339,469
casks Of turpentiDe, against 3l3, ,06l
last year, and of rosin 1882 ,463
barrels, against 1921 last year
This is and increase of 10 per cent
ever last year Gulf ports however
show an increase of % per cent over
last year, showing the crop to have
been record breaker
The average prices for turpentine
and rosin were not so high as last
season, being about 475 cents fol
surpeutiDe. but stil high enough tc
induce heavy production. The high
est price reached this year was 81
cents, against 54!l ceots last year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03
HEROIC DEATH OF COM.
MANDER ROPER.

Cavite, March 3l.-At 7 O'CLOCK this
moroing 8 Ere was discovered in the
sail room of the Uoited States uoboat
Petrol, Lieut. Commander Jesse Minis
Roper. conmaodiog The sail room is
a small compartment adjoining the
osgsziDe. TIE heat vas intense the
smoke sufocatiug and the flames
d sfieult to extinguish. Lieut. Com
uapder Roper was the first to go in'o
the hold. bot be was forced to return to
the deck Others then went down
Seaman Patrick Tousr was prosrrs'ed
and about to perish vhen Lieu; Con-
mander Roper epdeavortd to rescue
bin apd vas suffocated 10 the attemos
Lieut. Josiah S. MoKesn aDd Cs9e'
Lewis suffered severely 10 bringisg the
body OF Lieut. Com uaoder Roper &c
the deck Twenty rwo Of the crew
we're Frustrated. Toner. Evaos. Fla
herty. Lssen, Kessler. Csbey Burton
Smith. Sullivan aud ForsbooD serious
ly, but ell will recover The contents
of the sail room we're destroyed, bu'
the damage to the guoboas aas slight.
The origin of the Ere has DO: been
ascertaioed, possibly it was a case Of
spoutaneo com bustion
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03
FIVE THOUSAND DOL
LARS LOST.

Columbia, S. g., March 81 Last
Thursday the Bank of Coluubia. of
this city. forwarded TO the Bank of
Commerce. of New York. $4,000 in
paper money. When the package
arrived at its destination 90 Saturday il
vas discovered that the money had been
removed aDd brown paper substituted
for the money
The Count bia bank was astouuded tc
receive selegrapbic Information 80 tha'
effect aud 90 Investigation vas ordered
a. osce The package vas pu up by a
bank official 10 the presence of the pres
idens, Col ". e. Childs, another
official carried the package to the
Express Office The Columbia Bank is
aosolved from all blame aud the
ioaucial loss is upon the Southern
Express Company.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03
A Great Scandal in Manila.
Commissary Department Hon.
eycombed With Corruption.

Manila, March 81 Interest ir
the capture and fate Of Aguinaldo is
we'll night oversbadcwed in Mani'
by sensational developments, present
and prospective, of frauds IN the
comnissary department How wide
" these extend has not yet been
ascertained. bat enough is already
known TO justify the belief that they
are far reaching
Capt Frederick j. Barrows. of the
18TH volunteer Infantry, quarter
master of the department of Southern
Luzon, together with seven commits
sary sergeants, several civilian clerks,
prominent Government contractor
the assistant manager o: the Hotel
Orlente, the proprietors of three oi
the largest bakeries in Manila, a num-
Der of storekeepers and other persons,
have been arrested
The investigation has scarcely
begun, but thousands of sacks OF
-four, quantity of bacon and wagon
loads OF other goods, all bearing
Government marks, have been found
in the possession of unauthorized
persons.
1t is alleged that the contractor in
question. who has been doing busi
ness appro1imating 100000 per
month. has spent huge Gums in enter
tanning officers
q prominent commissary officer is
accused of leading . acandalously
immoral life
1t is asserted that large quantities
of stores nave been lost or stolen in
transit, and also that there is a short
age ip the commissary depot
New scandals are developed daily
Illicit transactions have been traced
back to June 1900, and i. is possible
that there are others Of earlier date.
The exorbitapt tariff on provisions
makes the surreptitious sale of com
nissary supplies immensely profit
able
1t is understood thst other United
States officers may be arrested
Lieut. Philip K. Sweet. of the 10th
volunteer infantry, is prosecuting the
investigation, under the direction of
Col Wilder, chief of police
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03
THE FRAUDS IN MANILA.

Manila April l The sensational
frauds in the commisssry department
which were developed yesterday by
the arrest of Capt Frederick J Bar
rows and others. will be probed TO
the bottom Orders have been
issued that no guilty man escape
The number of men implicated in the
frauds is undetermined, and high
rank will not suffice to shield delin-
quents
CO.! Woodruff, the chief commits
sary at Manila, said to the representa-
tive of the Associated Press that the
irregularities were exaggerated, and
that the troops were always we'll
supplied with stores Colonels Of
the returning volunteer regiments
wrote 70 Col Woodruff in praise of
the commissary department
Lieut. Warren Dean, with 80 men
of Troop C of the Sixth cavalry, was
almost surrounded at Malabar by 200
insurgents from the Sunga mountains,
in Cavite province During the
ensuing action l8 insurgents were
killed aud two Americans were
wounded The insurgents then re-
tired
No new announcements have been
made concerning Aguinaldo
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03
4 Strike in Georgetown.
White Boy and Negro Boy at
she A. G. L. Shops Quarrel.

eeorgetowD, March 80 --Yester
day during the noon hour, while the
machinists at the Atlantic Coast Lum
Der Company's shops were at dinner.
q 6ght occurred between a smslI
white boy and q negro boy. When
the men returned to work at o'clock
she boys were, still quarrelling. when
negro man interfered. whereupon
. white man inserfered and the con
sequence was that in few minutes
six 30 ten meD, both white and black,
were mixed up in general fight
with sledge hammers, knives. iron
bars or anything handy as weapons
The result was that three negro men
were very badly hurt, one very ser
iously, his skull being fractured from
blow. with sledge The chief aod
several policemen were soon dis
patched to the scene of the distur
-Sance, but the white men had dis
appeared. Four were. however,
oaptuted later and lodged iu jail to
await the resuls of the injuries re
eeIved by the negroes. Last night
che foreman of the machine shops
sailed upon the general manager OF
she company and informed him that
unless ali the negro men in the shops
were discharged they would quit
work. This demand was not granted
by the management. aud 10 conse
auence forty to dfty mschinists and
blacksmiths did not return to- work
this morning. and saey were joined
at noon time by thirty men from the
foupdery who also quit work. 1t 1s
said that they are ali union men aud
viii not return to work unless their
demands are granted and the negroes
discharged The management re-
fuses TO yield and the shops have re.
NAMED idle all day. Many or all of
she men who quit today have been
paid of and a number of them left
the city on this afternoons train
This occurrence, all resulting from
quarrel between two boys, has caus-
ed a great deal of strike and wild
talk of trouble between the whites
and negroes, but there is no great
ground for any trouble and really
aone is looked for The negroes
Who were hurt are getting on very
we'll this evening and will, no doubt.
pull through allright
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03

Vienna, March 80 The Allge
meme Zsitung. newspaper which
is in close touch with the Austrian
foreign Office, publishes the follow
ing today
'.EugIand, Germany and Japan
nave presented identical notes to
Russia and China, warning them that
the signing Of the MsnchuFlan agree
ment will involve the partition OF
China This combined action dete's
Russia from insisting Oh the signature
of the agreement France. while
declining to co operate with England, /,
Germany and Japan, has lnllmated
to Russia that she would regard the
conclusion OF the Mauchurian treaty
as an unfriendy act.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03

London. April 1.-The s. Peters
burg correspondent Of The Daily Tele-
graph says: IA revolutionary commit
tee composed of II members has been
arrested after desperate defeoce, the
revolutionisrs frog at the police Two
secret revolutionary printing presses
were seized 10 couDeotion With the
arrest Altogether 5000 arrests have
been made It is reported that some of
the ministers DOW wear steel euirasses. y
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03
Volcanic Eruptions .

Are grand but Skin Eruptions rob life Of
joy. Bueklen's Arnica Salve cures them; also
Old Running and Fever Sores. Ulcers, Boils,
Relons, Corns, Warts, Gus, Bruises. Burns,
Scalds, Chapped Hands, chilblans. Best Pile
Cure on earth. Drives out Pans aud Aches
only 25 cts. box. Cure guaranteed. Sold
By ]. z. W. DeLorme. druggist
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03

Tren,oO, N j.. April ! The
Uulted States Steel Corporation tbls
afteruoon 6,ed with the Secretary of
State articles amending It's charter aud
Increasing its capi al stock TO l,l00,.
600 coo The States fee for tue tilng
OF the papers were $40 ,000 The
original articles flec some time ago
we're Only snended 10 Que particular. ;.
fhls ameudment was made for the
purpose of taking eovaD'age of an acs
passed by the recent legislature.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03
NO FEVER IN HABANA.

Habana, April 1.-For the first time
in the history Of Habaaa the ,nooth oil
April begins without single case Of
yellow fever iu the city Major " G
Gorgas. chief sanitary officer, is coD6
dent that, with the sanitary measures
now being enforced and the valuable
information gained during the recent
Investigations of the yellow fever CON
missiou there will be but feW cases
during the coming season
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03
Mothers s
Friend

viii DO soe every wmaa what s. d;6 fos the
Minnesota nothes who writes the above let
ter. Not to ene II during pregnancy Is a
mistake to be paid for n pain and soldering.
Mother,s Friosrd equips the patient with a
strong body and clear intellect, which IN
turn are impaired to the chi1d. It selaxe
the muscles and allows them to expand. It
relieves morning a;ckness and nervousness.
It puts al the organs concerned n perfect
condition for the final hour, so that the aetual
labor IS short and practically painless. Dan
ger Of rising or hard breasts IS altogether
avoided, and recovery = merely matter Of
a few days.
Druggists sell Mothers Friend for ST a bottle.
The Byadfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Sead for our free illustrated book.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03

Bar;mo,s, March 30-Bepj F
Newcomer, president o. sae sac
Deposit aud Trust Company, of Ba'i
more, sDd chalfuaa of he 6lance
committee o; the Northern Central
Railroad Company, died tonight as ;he
result Of an apopletic stroke
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FROM THE WIRES.

New York, March 3O.-Rolsnd
Reed, the actor, died in sbls city today.
Mr. Reed died at the home Of bis
mother 10 Law, Mrs Bush At bis
bedside there we're his daughter. Miss
Florence Reed, aOd Mrs Rush His
wife vas 10 Philadelphia, but on receipt
of 9 telegram she started at once for
this city The actors death was caused
By cancer Of the stomach, from which
cause be has been Suffering for some
time and for the smelioration of which
be had submitted to several operations.
The actor for the past ~ hours was 10
state of coma His desth vas peace
e.;
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03

Washington. March 80 The state
department has recalled Minister Frank
LOOMS from Caracas TO Washington
for the purpose of consultation. The
issues between the government OF the
Uuited States and the government of
Venezuls have become more soute
lately, and it is desired that the depart
ment may be able to acquaiut 5,self
thoroughly With the situation in Vene
zuela through more direct means thao
the scansy cable communications that
ere being exchanged
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03

Washington, March 30-The fol
loving important army appointments
were souoooced ct the White House
touighs To be major general United
States army (: Brig Gen Lloyd Whea-
ton, vice Miles, promoted lieutenant
general. To be brigadier generals in
the regular army: Col Jacob H
Smith. 17;b Uoited States infantry,
brigadier general volunteers, vice
Daggets, retired. Brigadier general,
Frederick Fuossou, Uoi.-d States vol
unteers, vice Wheaton. promoted
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03
The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER

By Tho0. v. Walsh, Esq, Probate Judge
N7HERBAs, R. S hood made suit to
w ne to grant bln Letters CT Admln-
istration of the Estate of and effec,s Of "
F Spsnn, deceased
These are therefore TO cite and admor ish
all and singular the kindred aud creditors Of
the said W F Spann, la:e of lredell Co, n. C,
deceased that they be and appear refore me,
IN the Court of Probate, To be bsld at Sum.
ter, G. q, on April Ilth, 1901, ne1t,
after publication thereof. at II o'clock in
be forenoon, 10 show cause, if any they
gave, Why the said Administration should
cot be granted.
Given under ny hand, this 9th Gay Of
March, A. D., 1901
Judge of Probate.
March 27-2t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03

NOTE: In addition TO the above service
trains Nos. Is and is run daily between Cnarles
ton and Columbia carrying elegant Pullman
sleeping cars No. Is leave Charleston II 200 p
m. arrive Columbia 600 a. m. No. IS leave
Columbia 80 a. m. arrive Charleston 1:oO a.
D. m. both at Charleston and Columbia Thess
trains make close connections at Columbia
with through trains between Florida points
and Washington and the east. Connection
with trains Nos 81 and 80 New York and Flor.
ida Limited between Blackville, Aiken and Au'
gusta No 81 leaves Blackville at 8:4S a.: n; ;
Aiken $40 a. M; Augusta 1920 a. m: No 81
leaves Augusta $50 ?. m; Aiken !l5 m;
slaepers between Augusta, Aiken and New
York Trains Nos. 6 and II carry Elegant Pull
man Parlor Cars between Charleston, Summer
Vile and Columbia. connecting st Columbus
with the Famous New York and Florida Linz
tied
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-03-14
TO EXTEND The TIME.
Action Regarding Reciprocity Treaties
With British West Indies.

Action Regarding Reciprocity Treaties
-. With British West Indies.
Washington, March 13.-It is prob
able that the time. for ratifying the
treaties with Great Britain respect
ing reciprocity with the British West
Indian colonies will be extended dur
ing the present week for a period of
one year or 18 months, in order that
the treaties may be considered by the
senate next December. It was at
first thought that the West Indian
treaties lapsed at the close of the
congress, but it now appears that
four of them-those of British Guinea,
Jamaica, Turks and Sacos islands
and Misunderstanding in existence
until March Is, while the Barbados
treaty has until June within which
ratification can be made. Following
the extension of the time of ratifica-
ton of the French treaty, the British
authorities intimated a desire to have
similar action taken upon their
treaties. AS the request was granted
to France, the same course doubtless
will be pursued as to Great Britain.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-03-14
= WAITING FOR DEWET.
8otha Will Not Decide Until the For
mer Returns North.

8otha Will Not Decide Until the For:
mer5 Returns North.
London, March 13.-There is. no
further news regarding the peace ne
gotlations at Pretoria, except a re-
port that General Botha is awaiting
for the return of General Dewet to
the north before coming to decis-
ion.
According to the Bloemfontein coz.
respondent of The Times there are as
many as eight separate guerilla CON-
mandoes in Orange River Colony, and
two villages have been declared
seats of government by the rebels.
progress must remain arrested"
says the correspondent, among the n
columns now in the colony, until Cen
eral Botha's action in the Transvaal
clears up the military situation" T.
It was. rumored on the Stock Elk.
change that the government would
issue war loan of $4,000, 900 IN
consols. ~ -,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-03-14
PRESIDENT HILL DENIES IT

Not Engaged in Any Deals With th.
Burlington.
8 New York, March 13.-President
James ]. Hill Of the Great Northern
railroad visited his office on Pine
street during the day, and in response
to questions, gave denial to many re-
ports that had been circulated lately
as to his movements and his inten-s
tons as to various properties.
q don't own a share of burlington.
stock replied Mr.zHn, when asked
as to the report that he had been buy
ing into the road. II have not owned
any Burlington stock for years. he
added, and 1 am not engaged in any
deals with the Burlington or any other
property"
How about the report that the
Great Northern is to increase its stock
and give rights to its shareholders?g''''
he was asked. - = IS F. -
Il don't care to say anything about
it." Mr.. Hill replied. :, 1T is: always
well in such matters to wait. for }of-
fetal announcements - -,.-.. ~
Asked as, to his personal plans, Mr.
Hillssaid he was in the city to visit
sick child, and that he would return
to ST.; Paul direct when he concluded
visiting in New York
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-03-14
IS Up 70 EXPECTATIONS.
Builders ,sal Trip Of the Battleship
Illinois Success.

80 lttlnOl6 daSucCe8S.2ss Il!
Newport News, a., March Is On
her builders trial trip the battleship
Illinois more than measured up to
expectations. me ship was not taken
out to deep sea, but was given run
down the coast, theemain object being:
to test her boilers. The Illinois left
here at Ga. M, having on board, be-
sides Sup intendent Postzof the New.
port News Building and Dock COM
pany, Captain G. A. Converse, u. s..
~, whozis to command her, and Lieu
tenant Commander Henderson,, who
will zbe9on the executive. staff, After.
steaming out of the Virginia capes,
the battleship proceeded :, about rs
miles down the coast: On the return
under:a moderate forced sdraught, the
ships indicator showed her speed in
two hour run to average 1920
knots an hour, with 107 revolutions.
Observation-Disclosures call for 16 knots
an hour, with 100 revolutions. No at
tempt was made at speed, the yes
sells condition being extremely foul
and the accumulation of barnacles
large She has been in, the water for
more than a year. = .~-..