The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18

Of rain, but the precipitation Of the
past few days has helped the tender
plants. Nearly the entire rice crop has
been planted and is in fourishing
shape. The farmers have about COM
pleted their second spring flooding.
The outlook for big cotton and rice
harvest is very promising.
TIE twelfth international Conven-
ton of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union Of America will be held July
1913 next in Providence, R. I. A
special rate of one fare, plus 81, has
been granted by the railroads from all
points in South Carolina for this oc-
casion.
The first batch of armor for the new
armored cruisers Of the Pennsylvania
class, which, hardened by the Krupp
process, is much thinner than that
hitherto employed on vessels for the
second line of battle, has been success.
fully tested at the Indian Head prov
ing grounds: These fine ships, there
fore, will probably begin. to be added
to our navy at no very distant day.
Huntsville, Alabama, has tenIcot-
ton mills, and is soon to have eleven.
The president of one Of them, N. T.
NJ. Pratt, is quoted as saying: There
is small probability of any Of the
Huntsville mills joining the Cotton
Spinning Trust, which IS conceiyed by
the New England spinners to discour-
age the building of new mills in the
South
A dispatch from Lord Kitchener,
dated Pretoria, Saturday, June 4,
says 25.949 Beers have surrendered
since Friday, June Is, and that every
thing is proceeding satisfactorily.
Prof. Virchow, the German physiol-
oigst, celebrated his eightieth birth
day recently by taking a double dose
of borax, to prove that this taking was
a benefit to the health. He has taken
a dose of borax daily for years past.
Governor Mcsweeney has at last
positively announced that he will not
be a candidate for United States SEN
ator, neither viii he offer for re-elec-
tion as Governor. but will devote his
time to his personal business interests
Gov. Wood brought away from Cuba
8 souvenir, in the form OF machete,
presented to him by veterans of the
Cuban war. The hilt has the CEban
coat-of-arms and a single gold star
one side, and the generals INITIALS on
the other in gold.
The Senate has fixed nexs Thursday
as the date for vote on the canal bill
and there is really possibility at last
that the present Congress will author
ize the undertaking Of this great and
long delayed undertaking.
A dispatch from Havana says that
G. T. W. Neely, who, March q. was
sentenced to years imprisonment and
30 pay fne of CSC, yoi for completely
in the Cuban postal frauds, has been
released under the bill signed by Psesi-
dent Palma granting amnesty 20 all
Azsricans convicted OF crimes in
Cubs during the term Of the American
occupation and those awaiting trial
The great Suburban handicap OF
sle, 600, mile and quarter, was
run on the Coney Island Jockey Club
course on Saturday. Gold Heels, 8 to
/, won; Pentecost, 5 to 1, second;
Blues, 6 tol, third. Time, 2.o5 1-5.
At least $500, 600 was handled IN the
ring on the event. -
Admiral Dewey is to 60 to sea again.
He is to take command Of the great
feet comprising the North Atlantic,
he European and the South Atlantic
squadrons1, which rs to be assembled
near Culebra Island in the West Indies
next December for the winter
manoeuvres. & e
The Tippeeanoe Battlefield associa-.
tien held its annual exercises at the
battle ground at Lafayette, Ind, Sun
day. The graves of the men who fell
at the battle of Hppecnoe, both the
blue and the gray, were beautifully
decorated. An address was delivered
by Hon. Henry Watterson, editor of
the Louisville Courier-Journal, his
subject being Heroes in Homespnn. "
King Edward was suffering Sunday
from chill, which prevented him