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Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-24

From the Register.
One of Albert Thiel's horses stepped
on a r%attlesnake a few days ago and
was bitten on the fore leg. At last ac-
counts it was thought the horse would
die.
J. f. Bryson is duly elated over a
flow of about 700 gallons which he
struck in his artesian well on the
tract bought by Mr.. Seaman a few
months ago, at a depth of 23l feet, the
casing being six and five-eighths in
ches.
w. 1. Jones returned from his form
er home at Van Horne, Texas. where
he and G. w. Medley, c. o. Finley and
John u. Means delivered TO Johnson
Bros. of Pecos, 1000 head Of steers
sold them. Mr.. Jones lot consisted of
a fine bunch of 400 red and white face
yearlings.
w. II. Lumley reports a fine pros
pect for a fruit crop on the Ruidoso
this year, the old apple trees showing
a full crop and the young ones having
all they should carry. Plums. peaches,
cherries and apricOts are a full crop
never promised better. Mr.. Lumbley
has twenty-five %nectarine trees that are
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-24

vertised, many improvements made.
and has enough natural attractions to
make it a good place for the summer
months"
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-24
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Visit Our Boys Department.

We have put in a fine line of boys
black suits, vestees, two and three
piece suits; also a nice line of hats and
furnishing goods.-Simon Stern, the
Railroad Avenue Clothier.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-24

CORSETS ON SALE AT AN UN-
HEARD OF FIGURE.-ROSENWALD
BROS.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-24

The Highland meat market sells
meat that you a eat. Call and be
convinced.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-24
From the Gazette.

From the Gazette.
Mrs. J. F. White and Miss Mabel left
for a months visit at Topeka. Kansas
City and Brooklyn, Ill.
Mrs. A. w. Myers left Immediately
after the close of the school here TO
take up her work as teacher in the
Ponil Park school district.
c. II. Donahue, a brotherInlaw of
Mrs. T. r. Mathews, has been spending
several days here visiting. His home
is Mt. Sterling, Ky, and he had not
seen mis- relatives here tor eighteen
years.
Mrs. Z. J, Porter and son. Lawrence.
returned TO Ration after a six months
visit with friends and relatives in Mis-
souri,. Mr.. Porter met them at TRIM
dad, ana accompanied them here.
where they will remain until he can
build a home for them somewhere in
the Stonewall country, where he "a in
the employ OF the Colorado Fuel <
Iron company.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-24

II you want the Highland meat mar
ket, ring up $50 Automatic or 8 Bel
phone.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-24

Deming has increased so per cent. In
in four years.
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S ELL.
From the Record.

From the Record.
Karl A. Snyder left for New York.
where he goes as a delegate from the
Rio Grande synod to the general synod
of the Presbyterian church.
Another new artesian well repeated
this week is on the Seaman place. \
mile northeast of town. This place
was recently purchased by Tony Day
for his mother and he had the well
drilled for her.
Ounce Cummins unloaded a stand
ard well machine this week and will
drill his first wei for Tannehill Bros,
west of the Hortenstein place. His
machine has a capacity of 1000 feet
and will be run by a gasoline engine.
T. C. Tillotson, of Lower Penasco,
was here this week buying supplies,
and incidentally looking for a bunch
of good young bulls. He purchased a
bunch of seven fine animals Of Otto
HedgcoXe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-12
Home FOLK IN WASHINGTON.
What Our congressman are Do
ing for Their People.
Representative Lever Obtains Favorable
Consideration for a Sumter Mans Bid
to Furnish Tobacco Seed TO the
Agricultural Department for
Distribution.

Washington, February 4.-Repre-
sentative Lever made decided hit for
his district at the agricultural depart
ment. He succeeded in inducing the
seed contractor to promise favorable
consideration of the application of L..
B. Hudson, large tobacco planter of
Sumter County, for furnishing large
amount of tobacco seed for general
distribution through the department
Mr.. Lever also succeeded in making
definite arrangements with Prof.
Spillman, agrostologist of the depart
ment, to visit within the next ten
days, three counties in his district,
for the purpose of investigating the
adaptability of the soil to the growing
of certain winter pasturage grasses
and summer forage crops. This ar
rangement is the elimination of a
number of visits Representative Lever
has made in an effort to arouse the de-
partment to the needs of the South
along this line. Mr.. Levers district
contains great deal of pine sand
lands, not specially fertile, yet pecu-
liarly suited to the growing of hardy
grasses for pasturage purposes.
Prof. Spillman intends to make a
thorough experiment with the famous
alfalfa grass, which has proven great
money. crop in the west. To that end
he wishes to plant twenty-five acres of
this grass in each Satte east of the
Mississippi River and has promised
that Mr.. Levers district shall have
the benefit of that experimentation if
the cooperation of progressive farmers
can be obtained. In order that the
fairest test amy be made Prof. Spill
man has arranged to make a trip
through several counties of the dis
rict, Investigating the adaptability of
the soil and selecting the places for
the experiment. Should be succeed in
finding a grass suitable to that soil
and climate it will prove a blessing
to thousands of farmers whose lands
are practically valueless to them for
parsturage or hay-growing purposes.
This is the first investigation of this
kind ever made in the district and
will be watched with great interest
by the farmers of the State, who
have a hustiing friend in the young
Representative from the 7th district
+. NJ. L. in the News and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-12
The PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
Several Names Added to the LIST
Of Visitors TO the Charleston
Exposition.

Washington, February G.-President
Roosevelt is taking personal interest
in the arrangements going forward for
his coming trip to Charleston. It is
understood that he will insist that
there shall be no stop-overs along the
route beyond those necessary. There
will be no rear end platform speeches;
in fact he proposes to depend upon the
inspiration of the moment for such re-
marks as he may make at the Exposi-
tion grounds and at the banquet to be
held on Wednesday night.
One of the most gratifying. additions
to the party is Attorney General
Knox, with his wife and daughter.
Up to today it was uncertain. whether
Mr.. Knox would be able to 60. Today
he announced himself as a certainty,
and he will be accompanied by Mrs.
Knox and Miss Knox, two of the most
gracious and attractive members of
the Pesident's official fanny. Gen.
Knox says he has never visited Char
lesion, but he has long cherished
desire to do so. This he regards as his
brightest opportunity and he,looks for
ward to the trip with more than ordi-
nary pleasure.
Secretary Long expressed profound
regret at not being able to go with the
party, but he has previous engage
ment to deliver speech at Lincoln
Birthday banquet In Boston next
Wednesday night. He says he intends
to visit the Exposition before t.closes,
as he is not only anxious to see the
Exposition, but he is interested in see
ING the site for the new naval station.
The other additions to the party are
Miss Root, daughter of the Secretary
of War; Miss Hitchcock, daughter Of
the Secretary of the Interior; Com
mander and Mrs. Cowles, of the navy;
J. K. Oracle. uncle of President
Roosevelt; M. G. Liatta, Secretary
Leob, representatives. Of the press asso-
Citations and several members of the
White House clerical force.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-12
Postmaster of GreenyilIe.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Jef Richard
son, of the Greenville News, who was
recently appointed postmaster at
Greenville, was here to ascertain who
is blocking his confirmation. He did
not have to go far to 6nd out that he
is stubbornly opposed by Senator Till
man. Senators Tillman and McLaurln
are divided on the subject and the
President has had both of Ethe South
Carolina Senators at the White House
recently, with the hope that COM
promise of some kind might be reach
ed which would result in the confrma-
tion of Mr.. Richardson.
It is understood that Senator Till
man refuses to withdraw his opposition
or the ground that Richardson has.
gone out of his way to heap personal
abuse upon him through the columns
of his newspaper. Senator Tiliman
declines to accept any explanation or
permit the responsibility for the OBJ
jectionable articles to be shifted to
other shoulders than those of Mr..
Richardson. In his opposition to
Mr.. Richardson On personal grounds
he is sustained by long line of. Sena-
torial precedents and, unless he can be
induced to yield to the appeals OF Mr..
Richardson's friends, the indications
are that the appointment VIII fail of
confirmation.
The case involves the long and, bitter
personal controversy between Senator
Tillman and A. B. Williams, the
owner of the Greenville News, who at
procont roci1ec IN Richmond TT iS
understood that Mr.. Williams desires
to assume the responsibility for the
anti-Tillman articles which have from
time to time appeared in the. Green
vile paper. but Senator Tillman is
not disposed to take that view of the
situation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-12
Hobson Wants 10 Retire.


Washington, February st is ex-
pceted that an effort wiz be made to
obtain legislative authorization for
the retirement from the naval service
of Constructor Hcbsoa. Capt. Hobson
is now in Washington and IS desirous
of retiring, basing his application on
the bad state of mis- eyes, resulting
from exposure in working on Spanish
ships after the late war. The naval
retiring board concluded that his dis
ability was not sufficient to warrant
the retirement under the existing reg
ulations and recourse must be had to
Congress. It is believed that the
navy department Will approve Of such
legislation if its opinion IS called for
bv Congress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-12
REDUCTION OF war TAXES.
Ways and Means Committee Re-
ports the Bill to the House.

Washington, February 3.-The ways
and means committee of the House.
by unanimous vote today, ordered
favorable report on the war tax re-
duction bill. A surprise occurred
when Representative Babcock, Repub-
lican member, offered his bill, largely
reducing duties on the steel schedule
and placing some articles on the free
list. as an amendment to the tax repea.
section. The amendment was defeat
ed-6 to 7-Messrs. Babcock and Taw-
ney and all the Democrats voting ir
the affirmative.
The Cuban reciprocity question also
came up Unexpectedly, Representative
Steel, of Indiana, moving, % pei
cent concession on Cuban sugar. The
motion was Withdrawn, however, after
a brief exchange of comment.
The closeness Of the vote on Mr..
Babcock's amendment, reducing the
steel schedule. caused much comment.
Messrs. Newlands and Cooper, Demo
Gratis, and Long and Hopkins, Repub-
licans, we're absent. 1t was explained
on behalf of the absent members that
they were either out Of the city OF
detained at important meetings else
where, and that the Babcock motion
was entirely unconstitutional.
The motion of NJ. Steele for % pei
cent reduction on Cuban sugar was
regarded as rather facetious and as a
rejoinder to the unexpected motion on
the steel schedule. Representative
Robertson, of Louisiana, who is op-
posed to reduction on Cuban sugar,
was among those who voted for the
Babcock amenment.
The bill was reported to the House.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-12
The war IN AFRICA.
British Government at Last Makes
a Show of Offering TO Negotiate
With the Beers.

London, February 6.-In the House
of Commons today Mr.. Balfour, the
Government leader, announced that
copies of the correspondence exchanged
between the Government Of the Meth
erlands and the Government of Great
Britain on the subject of peace in
South Africa. had been mailed to
Lord Miner, Governor of the Trans
vaal and Orange River Colonies and
high commissioner Of South Africa,
who would be instructed to ask Lord
Kitchener to communicate the con-
tents to the Boer leaders in the field.
Mr. Chamberlain, the colonial secre-
tary, added the information that if
the leader of the negotiations for a
settlement the proposal would be for
warded for the consideration Of the
Government.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-12
GERMANY G0NTRADICTS
ENGLlND's DEalAL
A High Official Reaffrms the stor,
Concerning spanish-American
War.

Berlin, Feb. 6.-The official British
denial that Lord Pauncefote, the Brit
ish ambassador at Washington on
April IA, 1885,. made a second pro-
posal to the powers to demonstrate with
the United States, was today laid be-
fore a high German official, whose
functions give him absolute frst-hand
knowledge of everything just as>it
occurred. He reafirmed the statement
made in these dispatches yesterday.
Referring to bis copious notes, he
dictated therefrom. to the correspon-
dent of The Associated Press, the fol-
lowing data:
son Feb. IA the Spanish ambassa-
dor at Berlin asked the German gov
ernment whether Germany was will
ing to head a European movement
against the United States in defense Of
the monarchial principles. The ambas-
sador was informed by order of the
emperor that Germany would under
no circumstances take the action
desired
sSpain renewed her efforts. in
March, to secure some action by Ger
many, but she was again answered
with refusal. At the same time,
DR.. Won Holleben was instructed to
only take part in any steps in Wash
ington in the interests OF peace if all
the other five great powers partici-
pated. Then on April, I, the Joint
note was handed to President McKin-
ley.
I've were informed from Washing
ton on April IA, that the british am
bassador there proposed second col
lective note, declaring that armed
intervention in Cuba would be unjus-
tiiable. Again, upon the emreror's
order, the German representatives at
Washington, Rome, Vienna and
Madrid were instructed that Germany
would refuse to participate in such
declaration. as she saw no prospect
that anything could be accomplished
thereby
The correspondent of The Associated
Press gets the impression that while
the German government wishes to
avoid the appearance of desiring to
fall into the United States arms, on
the other hand she regards it as i'm
portant to controvert the wrong i'm
preston that Germany was disposed to
do anything unfriendly to the United
States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-12
SUMTER. s. c.. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1902.

tion of the people and no good end
would be served by having the print
ing given to the lowest bidder.
Senator Graydon stated that in Alb
beyille county both papers publish all
the advertisements and each gets half
the legal rates. He thought the bill
should be killed.
Senator Herndon defended his bill.
He said that in Oconee one paper has
been grabbing all the public printing
and the other had been shut out. He
wanted to give all a little of the pap.
He thought if the bill passed all the
papers would get together and agree
on their bids. and in this way the
advertisements would appear in all the
papers. The State printing, and con-
tracts for bridges, etc., are given to
the lowest bidder. and he wanted the
same principle applied in this case.
Senator Ragsdale said the bill should
pass. The present legal rates may be
low enough, but all printers do not
observe the law. You won't get the
same prices on the same advertising
from two Offices. None Of us want
to offend the newspaper men, but the
man who is willing to do the printing
for the least money should have the
job
Senator Ragsdaale's attention was
called to the fact that the bill applied
only to the advertising to be paid for
10Y the county. Senator Ragsdale said
this practically killed the measure.
Senator Sharpe said the bill ought
not to pass. In his county there are
four or five newspapers, but only one
of general circulation at the court
house. If the bill passes some of the
little ex10 newspapers, which have no
circulation and are run at no expense,
could get the advertising and the re-
sponsible newspaper would be shut
ont. He thought this the best bill to
kill that has come up at this session.
Senator Raysor then moved to in
definitely postpone the bill.
This was done by an overwhelming
vote and the bill was killed.
Mr.. Lomax's bill to provide free
school books for certain school districts
was then taken up for its third read
ing, and after considerable debate was
passed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-12
GERMANY Ind SPANISH WAR.
Her Refusal to Sign the Collective
Note to the United States De-
feated the Measure.

Berlin, Feb. 5.-The German foreign
Office confirms the substantial accuracy
of the subioined statement, which the
Kreuz-Zeitung prints today, relative
to Germany's course toward the Uni
ted States during the war with Spain.
The correspondent Of The Associated
Press understands that the article was
prepared by Prof. Scbiemann, profes-
sor of history at Berlin university,
who enjoys special official Sources Of
information. The article says:
Almost exactly four years ago the
Spanish ambassador here asked Ger
many whether she would lead in ac-
tion against the United States for the
protection Of the monarchial principle.
The answer was definite refusal, and
the same answer was given a month
later, or about the middle of March
when the invitation reached Germany
to participate in the Intervention un-
dertaken upon the initiative of Aus
tria. This was in the week following
the sad catastrophe of the Maine, when
it was believed intervention would
facilitate an understanding between
the United States and Spain. Never
theless our government commissioned
Herr Won Radowitz, the German am
bassador to Spain. to..inform the Madrid
government that Germany was not in
position to prevent the Spanish
American war.
"After that several attempts were
made to win Germany, or the Dire
bund for Intervention, in which the
Pope was especially active. The final
result was that DR. yon Holleben
German ambassador at Washington
was instructed to join in the step pro-
posed by Austria, only in case all the
other five great powers participated.
eve are unable to state the details
of how the united action came about.
At any rate the collective note was
handed to the officials at Washington
April I, advising a peaceable settle
ment, and was signed by England,
France, Italy, Austria, Russia and
Germany. 1t was believed for week
that war would be averted. Gen.
Blanco received orders from Madrid
to offer the Cuban insurgents an ar
mistice, for Spain was resolved to give
them far-reaching autonomy and to
arrive at settlement of the Maine
question through arbitration. Diplo-
matte circles, however, entertained no
illusions, and when England, April
IA, through her ambassador, proposed
a new collective note, in which the
powers should declare that Europe re-
garded Americas armed intervention
in Cuba as unjustifable, the other
ambassadors telegraphed to their home
governments asking for instructions.
The step failed through Germany's
positive refusal. This gives, as it ap-
pears to US, a picture esentlally differ
ent from the English legend
ENGLAND'S DENIAL.
London, Feb. 5.-The Associated
Press has the highest official authority
for denying the story printed by the
Kreuz-Zeitung of Berlin today as to
the part taken by Lord Pauncefote,
the British ambassador at Washing
ton, in the Spanish-American war in
tervention, in spite of the confirmation
Of the story by the German foreign
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-12
Will! Bridge Salt Lake.

Salt Lake City, Feb. 6.-The report
that the Southern Pacific is planning
to bridge the Great Salt Lake is con-
frmed by the local officials of the
road. The project has been contem-
plated for many years. but no active
steps towards its realization were
taken until the development of recent
years in engineering made it feasible
and apparent The BRIDGE will be
twenty three miles long. twelve miles
of which is through deep water and
will be on permanent trestling. The
balance is over shallow water and will
be on dirt embankment, faced with
stone. RI ..,.e.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-12

London, February 6-The war
Office this evening published sum-
mary of the British losses in South
Africa. Up to January 81 the total
reduction of the forces from death or
permanent disability was %, men.
The total of the casualties, including
surviving wounded, was 5,240 officers
and 100, 701 men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-12
Large increase of Flock.

Hearthville, Pa, Feb. 4.-Since the
dog law. which at first was very OBJ
iectionable to many people, has been
enforced in this county farmers have
begun to raise large hocks of sheep,
which they find to be very Fl ftable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-12

Pond Railroad. The report was adopt
ed and the bill killed.
The committee on military made a
favorable report on the bill to allow
county commissioners to give aid to
Confederate soldiers at their homes
instead of putting them in the poor
houses.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-05
CHAPTER ".

The reader will hear in mind that il :
not the purp">" of This work IT, give Il
history of Cecil county solely: n" history
of tn" settlements Immediately surround
iny it. being 50 closely interviewer with
it, own. that its history would be- incom-
pIrt" without Il glance at their origin and
cont"mporan"uus doingS such idea is
cmholicd in the title of This book: and
imH>much as Maryland. 10y tn" terms Of
its charter. extended to tn" Delaware
Bay aud River. and to tn" frrticth de-
gree of north latitude. which i som" dist
Hncr above the mouth of the Schuykili
it is highly important in order that the
rradCr may property understand the his
tory Of tine early settlements in Cecil
county and elsewhere near tn" head of
tn" Chesapeake Bay. that he should b.
informed of tn" efforts that were, made
from time To- time by other nations Il"
plant colonies along the Delaware. From
Il pen ,ol commencing with 1909. and CON
inuing for at least half . century. the
history of what tranSpivcl along III"
western shore of the Delaware Bay and
River as far Forth aS Philadelphia. is
50 closely blended with that which trans
PRED within the present limits of Cecil
county that it is impossible To give an in
tclligibc account of one. without having
IL correct knowledge of the other Dur
ing this period was laid the foundation of
that intimacy between the people Of the
upper part of the Eastern Shore of Mary
land, and the settlements along the West
crn Shore Of the Delaware, the effect of
which may yet be seen, in the diversion
of much of the trade that lrgtimatcly
belongs to Baltimore City. to Philadcl-
pha and Wilmington. For the reasons
already mentioned. and from the fact
that many of the early settlers of this
: county came here from the settlements
on the Delaware, it will he necessary,
from time to time to refer To the colonies
on that river. and trace their history,
which will he done rs briefly and sue.
entity as the importance of the subject
will permit.
The Delaware River was discovered by
Henry Hudson, an EngliShman in the
employ Of the Dutch East India Com.
pany, in 1909; but no steps were taken
To effect Il settlement along that river OF
hay until 1914. In that year the States.
General Of Holland, the government OF
which was deeply interested in martini,
discoveries, passed an cdict granting cX.
clusiv" privileges to any persons who