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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-02-24
Kagoed Notes and Comment.

Mr.. Editor: Things are moving
along quietly on Dinkins Peninsula
and around Hagood. Very little farm
work has been done on account of the
almost continuous freezes and rains.
What about the acreage of cotton here?
saw the other day where some one IN
Alabama said that ten acre field OF
corn in that State would be a curiosity
this year. It will not be so here; our
people have better sense, but the acre
age in cotton will be some greater than
last year. AS to the quantity Of fertili-
zers, it will be about the same, | think.
The small grain crop is not promising
having suffered greatly from the hard
winter.
The best method of planting is, after
land has been thoroughly broken, to
plant oats with "Gaunt' distributor
with furrows running East and West
from nine to twelve inches apart. Ii
late in fall oats should be dragged to
prevent larks from pulling up. You
are repaid for trouble in the saving of
seed.
In a trip through Kershaw the roads
we're almost impossible in some places.
Speaking of roads, Sumter county has
some very fine ones through the efforts
of our efficient Supervisor. He has
not hired nor asked me to praise him
hut be endeavorS to be thorough in all
he undertakes, Judging from what |
have seen. He made Us one of the best
Just .ces of Peace the county has ever
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SAYS JAPAN was RIGHT.
Capt. Mahan Sustains Course of
the Mikado's Fighting.

New York, Feb. 22-.Capt. A. T.
Mahan reviews the Russo-Japanese
war situation in copyrighted article
in Golfers. He justifes Japan in
forcing hostilities and says:
''It is the double possession of prox-
unity and vastly greater means Of
transport over much shorter distances
by the easy way of the sea that Japan
has the possibility. of maintaining her
struggle against rival whose power
by land would be irresistibly superior
were she able to bring it fully to bear
at the point of contention, and also-a
most important consideration-to sus-
tain it by a continuous stream of rein
forcements and supplies, for so only
can the waste of war be repaired.
1.-The Russian ships appear to have
been caught practically asleep in an
open roadstead, fully exposed. and so
to have offered themselves as lifeless
targets for torpedo practice at compar-
ative ease for the assailants.
"It was worth the while of the Japa-
nese admiral-well worth his while
to take the chance of damage from
their fire in order to injure the enc
my's feet, because of its supreme i'm
portance to the general issue; but it
was, and is. in no wise worth while
to bring ships into battle against forts
merely in order to injure them.
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THE wAToHmAN AND soUTHRoN, FEBRUARY "a, 1904

had. Talking about politics there is
man of real merit, a safe man every
way, that I wish could be induced to
run for the Senate. refer to Frank
Wilson, Esq, of your city.
There have been a number Of mar
riages in various places of late, some
were my good friends. In this rejoice
because man or woman we'll mated is
better off. "No Good" poor fellow,
I pity him, would be better off,
happier, if be had some good, sweet
woman to walk through life with HIM.
I never saw a woman in my life that
would not get married if good offer
was made; but many do not wait for
that. Just here I remark that many
girls fail to marry because they are
unwilling to marry their equals social
ly. In consequence of this many girls
become old maids. Young women do
some silly things; here is a scapegrace
from another community for instance,
not worth his salt, but he comes with
a slick tongue and carries off 'tle finest
girl in the place while young men of
real merit are left in the lurch. This
is true saying.
,Hagood.
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our troops will take their time. The
shallow inlets are now frozen over, re-
Harding the Decentralization of our
forces. This is especially true at Port
Arthur, where a near landing of troops
is impossible owing to the ice.
Baron Hayashi does not credit the
report that 2, 500 Russians have been
killed in an outpost engagement at the
Yalu river. He says there is no Japa-
nese force in that vicinity large
enough to inAict such loss.
The only naval development Baron
Hayashi expects in the near future is
q possible attack on the Japanese feet
by the powerful Russian torpedo fotil-
la at Port Arthur and hitherto un-
used. On the japanese side, except
possible action against the Russian
vessels of the VladiVostock squadron,
the japanese minister does not look
FOR developments at present, believing
that Admiral Togo will be satisfied
to keep the disabled Russian squadron
prisoner at Port Arthur.
The minister credits the Russians
with having barely 100000 troops IL
Manchuria.
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WAR REMINlSCENCE.
TO NY Old, Comrades of Co. !, 9TH s. C..
Cavalry.

have received many inquiries con-
cerning our old company, Claremont
Rifles, Company A.. 2nd S. G. Regi-
ment. On the 9Th day of April, 1861,
we boarded the train for Charleston.
On the 9th we went to Morris Island.
Col. J. 3. Kershaw, and Col. j. D.
Blanding formed the regiment on Nor
ris Island. The Claremont Rifles be-
came Co. A. After the bombardment
of Fort Sumter, Col. Kershaw took a
portion of the regiment and went to
Virginia. Col. Blanding went out to
Ridgeville with the balance of the re-
giment and formed the 9th S. @. Regi-
ment.
Claremont Rifles drew out as solid
company and joined the Hampton LIE
gion. and became company G. Mus
tered into the Confederate service at
the Lightwood Knot Springs, Rich
land Co., S. G.
After the reorganization on the Pc
ninsula at Mulberry road, l went to
Adams Run, S. G. and joined Compa
ny a, Holcombe Legion of Cavalry.
In July, 1862, we went to Virginia.
There We remained as Holcombe's
Legion of Cavalry until 1864. Then
they formed 7th S. G.. Cavalry, and
our company became company I, S. G.
Cavalry, and on Sunday, 10th day of
April. 1865, we surrendered at Apo
mattox Court House, Va.
This is about all | can say about my
old companies. as there are very few
of us living that commenced in April
1861, and dear old brethren, if we
never meet again on this earth, l
hope We will meet, Beyond the River.
". A. Spann.
Co. l., 7th S C. Cavalry.
Providence, s. G.
sP. S.-First Captain. James G.
Spann; Second Captain, T. V. Walsh; !;
Third Captain, j. F. Bradford.
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EDUCATORS IN CONFERENCE.
Annual Meeting of saperintendents
Department Nationa! Educa-
tional Conference.

Special to The Daily Item.
Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 23.-A small army
of educators, including college presi--
dents, professors superintendents and
teachers was present today at the open
ing of the annual conference of the
superintendents' department. OF the
National Educational association.
Every part of the country was repre-.
sented and every branch of educational
work from the district school to che
highest institutions of learning.
The delegates assembled at O'Clock
this morning and listened to cordial
greetings from Hon. Hoke Smith and
Hon. William B. Merritt, State school
commissioner of Georgia. Ate!
these formalities had been concluded
the remainder of the opening session,
was devoted to general discussion OF
thesSt. Louis worlds fair and it's re-
lation to education. The speakers In
cluded Howard j. Rogers, chief of the
department. of education of the exposl-
tion; W. Z: Harris, United States
commissioner of education; +. Louis
Soldon, uperintendent of the st.
Louis public schools, and Albert q.
Lane, superintendent of Chicago.
The course Of study in elementary
and secondary schools was the general
kopic of discussion at the afternoon
session. Some of the principal speak
ers and their topics we're as follows
William Il. Edison, Grand Rapids,
Mich, "The Superintendent In
auences on the Course Of Study
Paul 81. Saunders, University of Mis-
sissippi, "Athletics and Other Cola
teral Activities in Secondary Schools.
Frank NJ. McMurry, Columbia Uni
versity, "What Omissions are Advis-
able in the Present Course Of Study
and What Should be tho Basis for the
Same
The conference will remain in ses-
sion through tomorrow and Thursday.
The officers in charge of the gather
ing have arranged an excellent pro-
gramme. Subjects which will be OF
special interest to those actively en-
gagged in educational work will be dis
cussed during the morning and after
noon sessions. The evenings will be
devoted to lectures The first of the
series is to be delivered this evening
by President Edwin A. Alderman Of
Tulane University.
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BLOegADINe POWERS WIN.
Decision Of the Hague Tribunal in the
Venezuela Case.
Great Britain, Germany and Italy
Declared to be Entitled to a
Preference of 80 per cent
of the Custom Duties.

The Hague, Feb. 22.-The. arbitra-
tion tribunal, which has been consider
ing the claims of the blockading Pow
ers for preferential treatment of their
claims against Venezuela, has decided
unanimously that the three blockading
Powers, Great Britain, Germany and
Italy, have the right to preference
Of 20 per cent of the customs duties
at Guayra and Puerto Cabello, the
litigants to pay their own costs in the
procedure and divide equally the costs
of the tribunal. The United States
is commissioned to carry out the deci-
sion Of the tribunal within three
months.
In. giving Judgment the tribunal
points out shat it has been gnided by
international law and the equity of
the case, and that the protocols sign
ed at Washington since February 13,
1903, and particularly the protocol of
Nav 7, whereof the obligatory nature
cannot be doubtful, form the legal
basis of its sentence; that the tribunal
is not competent to question the juris-
diction of the mixed commissions at
Caracas, nor to judge their action on
the character of the warlike operations
of the blockading Powers,
was to decide if the three
blockading Powers exhausted all
pacific means to prevent the neces-
sity of em ployiug force. The tribunal
decides that it is only in position to
certify that since 1901 Venezuela re-
fused arbitration, proposed on sevreai
occasions by Germany and Great Bri
tain; that after the war no formal
treaty Of peace was concluded; that
the operations Of the blockaders were
stopped before they had received salts
faction for all their claims, and
further, that she question of prefer
ential treatment was submitted to
arbitration. TIE tribunal declares that
it found aud recognized in these facts
precious evidence in favor of the great
principle of arbitration in all phases
of international conflict. In adhering
to the protocols the blockaders could
not have intended to renounce their
acquired rights nor their privileged,
de facto position. The Government
of Venezuela itself has recognized in
principle the well-foundedness Of their
claims, while it had not recognized
those of the nom blockadipg Powers,
and until the end of January, 1903,
made not the slightest protest against
the claims for preferential treatment.
Throughout the diplomatic negotir-
tions Venezuela constantly distinguish
ed between the allied Powers and the
neutrals These latter, not having
protested against the claims for pre-
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Justice Brown Resumes Seat.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 23.-When
the United States supreme court re-
convened today after recess of sev-
eral weeks Justice Brown was the re-
cipient of many congratulations from
his colleagues and others who feared
he might never be able to resume his
active duties because of threatened
blindness. After tedious and trying
weeks spent in dark room, with his
eyes hidden under heavy bandages,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-02-24

he has now recovered practically the
full use of his left eye, the sight Of
which seemed bopelessly lost two
months ago, and the sight Of his right
eye, which had been useless for two
years, has improved noticeably under
the treatment given the left eye.
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ference of the blockading Powers,
either ut the time the war stopped or
Immediately after the signature of the
protocol of February 13, the Govern
ment of Venezuela only agreed in re-
spect to the allied Powers, to offer spe-
cial guarantees for the fulfilment of it's
engagements. The good faith which
should direct international relations
imposes the duty on the tribunal by
declaring that the words, call claims, !"
employed by the Venezuelan represen-
tatives in the negotiations with the re-
presentatives of the allied Powers
could relate only to the latter Powers.
Neutrals could, in some respect, profit
by the circumstances created by the
, operations of the war without acquir-
ing new rights, the rights already ac-
quired remaining absolutely intact.
In the decision the United States is
charged merely to supervise the carry
ing out of the decision regarding costs.
Washington, Feb. ga prominent
official of the State department. when
shown the press dispatch, relative to
the decision in the Venezuelan arbi-
tration, stated that while the depart
ment regretted exceedingly the preced-
ent which The Hague Tribunal had
made in this case, the.e vas nothing
for the United States to do, but accept
the result philosophically, as binding
international law. What the Govern
ment dislikes was to admit the princi-
pie that by mere show of naval force
a creditor nation can secure precedence
in the payment of debt over another,
which does not exercise such force. It
is regarded as premium on violence,
and as tending to discourage nations
which are disposed to settle their
claims by the peaceful methods OF
diplomacy.
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We have a new, fresh stock CLOTH
bound books, the regular Is cent edi-
tion, which we are selling at Is cents.
Many titles not usually found n cheap
editions. Fl. G. Osteen & Go.
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AMERICAN SQUADRON ON THE
SCENE,

Nagasak, Feb. 23.-It has been re-
ported here on apparently good author
ity that the American squadron has
been ordered to go to the mouth OF the
Yalu river for the purpose of observ-
ing the naval operations in that quar-
ter.
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SENSATIONAL RUMOR NOT
CREDITED.

London, Feb. 22.-The latest advices
of Baron Hayashi. the japanese minis
ter to Great Britain, lead him to be-
lieve that Japanese troops may now
wait possibly two or three months be-
fore undertaking aggressive operations
in Mancburia.
He said: "We have found that Rus
sia is so Unexpectedly unprepared that
| should not be surprised if the Jara-
nese land forces contented themselves
with establishing d thorough organlZa-
tion and advancing as the completion
of the railroad towards the ialu river
progresses.
Russia appears to be less prepared
than was China in 1895. l believe that
only three trains a day can be run
through Manchuria. Supposing these
are equally divided between troops
and supplies, as would be necessary,
Russia could not perceptibly strength
en- her land forces before April.
Japan's naval coup has been so unex-
pectedly successful that rather think
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Russian Mob Threatens American
Embassy in St. Petersburg !.
Russian and French Am-
bassadors Leave Lon
don Hurrsediy.
Czar Takes Steps to sgifd New Navy
Hihiiists viii Take a naad ia FIgat-~-
General Reyoiatisa Tareateaed 70
Rassia.-.lews 0raered 70
Leave All Tswns On the
Siberiaa Raisway.

Paris, Feb. S0.-The statement rs
made unofHciaily in st. Petersburg
that the Russian quadron at Jitutil,
Freach Somaliiand, has besn ordered
20 proceed at once 10 Kronssadt to JOIN
the Baltic deet. This is regarded as
aa admission that the Russian ministry
coucede the overwhelming naval
supremacy of Japan in the Far East.
RUSSIAN MOB THREATENS
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st. Petersburg, Feb. 23.-Gen.
Sakihais has been appointed interim
minister Of war, while Gen. Kurapat-
Kin is absent in command Of the
army in Manchuria. The war depart
ment and the entire army is to be re-
constructed on the German pattern.
Great inehcienc3 in the present organ
ization has developed since war be
gan.
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Toxic, Feb. 23.-Russian cavalry
men are reported to be at Wiju and
that they have cut the telegraph
lines, cutting of communication with
the territory adjacent to the Yalu
river and the Corean frontier.
RUSSIAN WAR DEPARTMENT TO
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-20

M. s. Druecker was taken
quite seriously ill one day during
tne hrst of the week with a
stomach trouble, but is again
aole 10 be at his place in the
store.
Mr. H. l.. Newell, the cement
man, was up from MINNEAPOLIS
curing the week experimenting
tne erection of his cement house
ana getting ready for the laying
OF walks. See his advertisement
MISS Clara Black, whose illness
necessltated her being brought
home from the normal school at
Madison, has been at the home
OF l.. q. Aldrich since her return
and will remain until able to be
taken to her home in Vernon.
Matt Rourk, who was at Brook
ings last week as delegate to
the a. 0. U. w., says that he
had an enjoyable visit with our
old friend Harry Neill, who was
a representative from the Mad
lson lodge, and took an active
part in the grand lodge.
Mrs. H. w. Bailey and son,
Roland, go to St. Paul this week
to make their home in that city,
where two sons are living. Mrs.
Bailey is one of the old residents
of Milbank, whose departure is
regretted by friends in the home
and church circles.
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Some Tea

The firm of Erlandson & John
son make special feature of tea.
and they have a we'll earned
reputation in this line. A mum
Der OF our Milbank people who
do their general trading with
other merchants go to the Err
lanGson q Johnson store for
their tea, and will buy it nowhere
else. Residents of Corona, Twin
Brooks and other nearby towns
who are particular about their
tea ~ed know a good thing when
they drink it, are constantly
ordering in quantities from this
firm and q gentleman from
WatertoWn who occasionally
visits Milbank, invariably takes
a quantity of tea home with him.
So great is the demand for the
90 cent tea which this firm sells
thatthey buy it by the ton, and
only last week received con
signment OF over ,, 500 pounds of
this one quality Of tea. If you
want good tea or coffee, call on
Erlandson s Johnson.
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From Gaffaela Northwest

Mr.. John Malsed. who went
up to his newly purchased lands
near Indian Head in the early
spring, writes us follows Of his
new home:
Indian Head, n. w. r.. Canada.
May 7, 1904.
S. r. Gold, Big Stone City, S. d.
Dear Sir
| have been busy and did not write
You as soon as | expected to. We
had quite time getting up here.
Were on the train ten days but finally
arrived @. x. Horses were In good
shape and we had about four feet of
snow at that time. But | finally went
OH and got my wheat all in, in April.
l commenced breaking on MAY I'd.
and am getting along fine. You talk
about immigrants. | was the ONLY
one on the train when we left Milbank
and when we got to Wheaton we
picked up three cars, and before we
got through we had a double header
with slXty-tive cars of immigrants on.
Every side track at Harvey, Minot
and Portal was full of immirrants
waiting to get out. There were people
from Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin. Min
nesota, Nebraska and Dakota on orr
train and there are now 16O people in
and 100 in Regina waiting
to get up the Prince Albert branch
| arrived on March 3lst and nv oxen
have made their living on the prairie
ever since. The pasture is good
better than | have ever seen it in
South Dakota at this season of the
year. The grass seemed to stay green
under the snow and as soon as the
snow went off it started to grow.
am batching and | never felt better
in my life.
Yours respectfully,
J. w. MALSED.
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From The School Messenger

From The School Messenger
Frank Dudeck, who has Jus,
closed a six months term o1
school in Melrose No. Z, and who
received a salary of S45 per
month, has been rendered the
position for next year at $50 per
month. Mr.. Dudeck is now
teaching in Pennington No. 9.
Cora L. Miller closed a verv
successful seven months term of
school in Stock holm No. 4 This
is one of the largest country
schools in the county, and Miss
Miller S work in this large school
has shown that as a teacher and
dlsciplinarian she has few EQUALS
IN the county.
Robert n. Scott, who has lust
hnlShed a successful seven
months term Of school ia Mar
vim, has been engaged bv the
board IN Mazeppa to take charge
of their school in district No. 4.
MIR. Scott, though a young
teacher, is winning for himself
an excellent record.
The school board ia Alban has
lately raised the salary Of Miss
Q. NJ. Ralph, their teacher in
Alban No. /, from $40 to SIS per
month. Alban No. 1 is one of
the largest country schools in
the county. The Alban school
board IS to be commended for
showing their appreciation Of
Miss Balph's excellent work ia
this big school.
The following are the names
of teachers who received second
grade certificates from the state
department as the result Of their
work at the last state teachers
examination held on the 18th and
10Th Of March: Oliver G.. Hesla,
Hilfred Johnson, Lulu Wander
WORT, Ethel Wright, Ira N. Bull
lis, Emma j. Swanson, Maud r. |
Sands, Mable A. Sands, Susie
Rider, Elizabeth Renwald, Frank
D. Churchill, Thomas n. Case,
Gertrude B. Austin, Ethel Me
Collum, Adeline Rebecca Koch. |
Elvine Sauve and Ella NJ. Dahle. !
Prof. G. }. Jorgenson, who took
the examination at the same
time, received a first grade
Owing to the absence of sew
eral Of the superintendents,
very little was accomplished at
the county superintendents'
meeting held at Ortonville on
the Goth inst. However, it was
decided to open the Simpson
Park summer school on June
Goth, instead of June 18th, as
heretofore announced. The fol- |
lowing counties will send their
teachers to the Simpson Park
summer school this year: Big
Stone, Traverse, Chippewa, Lac
qui Parle and Yellow Medicine.
in Minnesota; and Roberts and
Grant in South Dakota. There
will probably be a total enroll
ment of nearly 600 teachers at
the summer school this season. |
This will necessitate enlarging
the dining hall to about double
its present size, and making)
other improvements to accom- =,
modate the larger attendance.
There will also be a larger corps
OF instructors this year than
last.