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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14
CHINA MOVING FORWARD.
Reports to United States Governments
Show Great Progress.

The United States government now
has scattered throughout Southern
China officers of its army gathering in
formation relating to the military
strength and preparations in those
provinces Of the Chinese. empire
These officers are travelling incognito,
but have already furnished some high
ly valuable information TO the War
Department, which shows that the
Chinese troops are a very much better
army. equipped and trained than had
5een generally supposed.
IN view OF the feeling on the. part oS
the State Department that a genera
uprising throughout Cnina is to be ex-
pected and that it will become neces-
sary for this country as we'll as other
foreign powers to send armies into
China, the information relating to the: (
military preparedness OF the Chinese
is one Of utmost importance.
Since 1900 the Chinese have made
rapid strides in military efficiency. Un-
der a clause in the treaty Of peace
made at the conclusion OF the Boxer
uprising the importation OF arms and
ammunition into China was prohibited
but positive Information has been re-d
ce;ved sy the state ana War Depart
n1ants showing that NO, Only has the
in. portation of weapons continued
since ehe signing OF the treaty, but that
the Chinese themselves have since
then learned how to manufacture high
grade arms and now have two arse
nails, at which they are turning out as
efficient a Mauser rife as is -Iaanufac-l
tured anywhere in the world. No long
er are the Chinese troops armed wltfs
archaic weapons; they now have mod
ern magazine rifles, 5:eechloading
cannon and instead of the 1ibIicak
spear. which many OF them carried
during the Boxer upriSings, the troops:
are now uniformly armed with elHc-
lent swords.
The actual strength OF what might
he termed the standing army OF Chi
"a. War Deuartn1ent officials say, Is
?roblema;:cal. It's nationa. sta17ding
army is comparatively small. bat eacEa
vice:oy maintains MS own standing.
army. which. like the militia, organiza--
tons of the United States. can pe CALI
ed upon in time Of need ty the central ,
government: Il is thoroughly realized
oy military experts in this country
that an invasion OF China hy foreign
powers today would be far more Sc
rious proposition that it was six
years ago. when the combined forces
of Europe and america marched to
Pe!lin to relieve the foreign legations
there.
Il is not for an instant supposed
that if general upris:nss occur Ia
China in the near future the Chinese
government will stand aside and allow
Europe and America 70 invade it's ter
rito!y without resistance. 1t is for this.
reason that so much anxiety exists as
to what efficient military force China
could muster. and al! information per-
,a:ning to tie arms and equipment os
the Chinese is being eagerly sought by
the United States and by Europeans
powers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14
Virginia's Appropriation.

Richmond, Va, March 10.-The
conference report on the approprla-
ton Of 100000 to the Jamestown eN-
position was agreed to in both houses
of the general assembly today. This
assures the appropriation
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14
Two South Carolina Pensioners.

Washington. D. c.. March 9.-The
House today passed two bills intro
duced by Representative Finley grant
ing increases in pensions from s12 to
$40 to William Woods and Samuel P.
Newman, Mexican war veterans.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14
AN ATLANTA SENSATION.
Pro,ninent Woman NILS Hey Sister cI
Account oc jealousy.

Atlanta, March s-aITs. W. NJ.
standifer, the we OF E. NJ. standi-
fer. of the American Canning Co.. as
morning shot and killed Miss Willie
wnisenant. her sister. 1t is alleged
that she was jealous on account cf her
husbands attentions to her sister. She
was arrested and her husband was
also taken into custody
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14
A ProDoseG Cable.

Washington, March S.-Secretary
Shaw submitted to congress today an
estimate of $4,000 for the construc-
ton Of cable from Key West Fla. to
Guantanamo, Cuba, and thence to the
Panama canal zone.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14

Harry G. Malliar. the Chicago rep
resentative of the pickpockets convict
ed last week and who himself was
placed in jail on the charge Of bribing
Deputy Sheriff Cathcart. of Richland,
was released Thursday on cash bond
Of $500.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14
HABEAS CORPUS.
United States Supreme Court Sustairs
New Jersey Court in Case Of Mur-
DOW ei'S.

Washington March En- the ap-
peal of Anna Valentino. the. condemn,
ed New Jersey murderess, from the
refusal of the Circuit court of New
Jersey to grant WI, OF habeas cor
pus. the Supreme Court Of the UnjteG
States court today affirmed the lowe2-
courts decision.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14

Judge Klugh has fled bis decision
in the Lucas-Millikin case in which
tbe Injunction restraining Millikin
from voting his stock is sustained.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14
RarfLE OF MOUNT DAJo.
omcial Report OF Severe Engagemen
in the Philippine Islands.


action between American forces and
hostile Moros mas taken place near
Jolo. Fifteen enlisted men were kill
ed, four commissioned officers and 30
enlisted men were wounded, and a
naval contingent operating with the
nsalisaryt sustained 80 casualties. The
Moros lost 500 men killed.
Major General Leonard Wood, com
nnanderS OF the division of the Philip
pines, reports as follows from Jolo,
capisaI of the sulu Islands:
ga severe action between troops, a
naval detachment and constabulary,
and hostile Moros has taken place at
Mount Dajo, near Jolo. The engage
Inent opened during the afternoon OF
March s. and ended in the morning OF
March 5. The action involved the cap
ture Of Mount Dajo, lava cone. two
thousand. one hundred feet high, With
crater at It's summit and extremely
steep The last four hundred feet We're
at an angle of sixty degrees covered
with growth OF timber. andSstrongs'- ST.
fortified and defended by an invisible
rfoTceaof Moros.
the sarnsy casualties were fifteen
enlisted men killed, four commission
ed officers and thirty enlisted men
S wounded Tne naxal casualties nura-.
bered thirt rty-two ensign II. ID Cooke.
Commanding the United States
steamer Pampagna, was severely
wounded and Coxswain Gilmore was
severely wounded IN the elbow
sTne ccnsta bulary casualties We're
capt. ohm r. White, wounded in the
thigh, severely; three enlisted men.
killed and thirteea wounded. Capt,
Iyree Rivers sustained a slight flesh
wouna IN the thigh; Lieut.. Gordon
5 was slightly wounded in the right
hand; Lieut.. Wylie r Conway, of the
eth inffa n1sy, was slightly wounded in
the left eye All the wounded are 90
Isg wei.
scoi. Joseph W. Duncan, OF the 9Th
insantsy, directed the operations. All
the defenders of the Moro stronghold
were killed Six hundred bodies We're
found on tne> field.
.sTne acton resulted in the e1ternai-
nation of a band Of outlaws, who,
recognizing no chief, had ween raiding
friendly Moros, and, owing to their
deesnes Of ee-HHsa.sericaa authorities,
had stirred Up a danssfors condition
of affairs
4The artillery was lifted by block
and tackle, a distance of 800 feet, into
a position on the lip of the crater.
Brig. Gen. Eliss and myself were
present throughout the action.
.srhe attacking columns. We're COM
: mandea ~ Major Omar Bundy, Capt,
Z. M. Koehfer. Capt. McGlachin and
Lieut.. Johnston.
Fhe officers and men engaged
highly commend the Moro conssabu-
lary, who did excellent work, their
casualties numbering seventeen out of
the force Of forty-four engaged
..It is impossible to conceive a
stronger natural position than that at
tackled
The lighting lasted two days among
the lava ridges, which had been
strongly fortified by the Moros. Ar
tillery had to be hoisted by means of
ropes up the last five hundred feet
at an angle Of 60 degrees
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14
FRENCH Mine HORROR.
MORE THAN TWELVE HUNDRED
COAL MINERS PERISH IN a
FEN MINUTES.

The Catastrophe Demonstrates the
Falsity OF Scientifis Theory for
Protection of Mine Wcrkers-Under
Old System Such Disaster Was I'M
possible.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14
THE FIRST VETO.
President Roosevelt Refuses to APP
prove Bill to Give Another Court to
Florida.

Washington, March 12.-President
Roosevelt today sent to Congress the
first veto of the season. He declines
to approve the bill prbviding for sit
tings Of the United states court at
Miami, Florida
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14

:
Dublin. Ga, March st is stated
oring to purchase one hundred and
forty-fve thousand acres Of land in
this section OF the State on which to
grow cotton. There are in Laurens
county $4,000 acres of the land in
question. This land is the property of
Norman w. Dodge, of New York. It
is said that recently an Enghshman
and man from Virginia approached
the Georgia agent of Mr.. Dodge and
asked for a price on this land. A
trade was not made, but the two men
went on to New York to conclude the
negotiations with ar. Dodge person
ally.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14
SPEAKER CANNON SWEARS.
THE HOUSE is RED HOT OVER
SESATE'S ACTION ON STATE
HOOD BILL.
the Speaker and Leading Republican
Members Declare That They Have
Stood all They Expect to Stand
From the Senate and VIII xii the
Statehood Bill Before It Shall Pass
in Enasculated Shape.

Washington, March 12.7Speaker
Cannon, Representative Watson, Re-
publican whip Of the House, and
number of other important men in the
lower branch of Congress declared TO-
day that they would fight to the last
ditch against the senate's "emascula--
ton Of legislation and the impression
grows that the Statehood bill <gill die
in deadlock between the conference
committee. \
ST do not know what the House will
do with the Statehood bill,'' exclaimed
the speaker this morning, with rising
anger, when asked about the matter
after a call upon the president. "All
know is that I will register my vote
against any agreement with the Sen
ate. Go ask Mr.. Aldrich, Mr.. Burrows
& Co. What do ou take US for up
there in the House? Do you think we
are going to stand such -" Here
the speaker laSped into language thal
almost melted the linoleum on the
floor.
"You can bet that we will not agree
to the changes made by the Senate"
exclaimed Mr.. Wilson, who followed
Uncle Joe a few minutes later. NThe
senators have emasculated our rail
froad bill, have killed off our Philip
pine tariff measure and now have cut
tie deuce out of our Statehood bill.
You think we are going to Stand for
treatment like that? Well you can bet
that We wont. I wonder What the
Senate takes the House for anyway"
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TO gs1sE THEIR OWN COTTON

English spinners Trying to Purchase
cne EuaGred and Forty-Five Thou
sand Acres OF Cotton Land in
Georgia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05
A Horse and d Cow.


When ir my teens, milking seven
COWS morning and evening and toillng
on the farm all day, made faVorites
Of a bay mare and Durham COW
Molly and Bess. Talk about your
physical sympathy! Why, it was pa
taetie. Molly was my saddle horse, a
single footer of rare excellence.
could ride her with one finger on the
reins into the most forbidding places.
Old Bess-oh, she used to kick tooth
cut once in awhile and put her foot IN
the pail of milk, but the dear girl
would follow nae about with the affec-
ton Of a child! Well, was absent
from the old home five years ind re-
turning found that Of all the animals
only Molly and Bess remained. I'M
acine nv distress when Molly refused
to notice me at all. While wondering
at this loss of friendship felt a warm,
rasplike thing going over my hand,
which was behind my back. Turning,
I saw dear old Bess. Without notice
she had come to lick nee. If ever AMI
nal spoke with eyes and manner she
did. Her happiness at seeing me again
after so long q period was apparent to
all observers. and during my brief stay
at home it was all I could do to keep
her from following me into the house.
New York Press.
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ak Notice.

The County Treasurer's office VIII
be open for collection Of taxes with. " n
out penalty. from the 10Th day OF
October to the 31st day OF December,
Inclusive, 1906. The levy is as fol-
lows: For State, 5 mills; for County
2 s-4 mills. for jail, 1-a mill; for Cen
stitutional School, 8 mills; Poils,:
s1.OO; Dog Capitation tax, SOC Also
S. hool District No. "a, Speclai,.l
Mill; School Districts Nos: II, 10, l7;.
IS, and 25, Special 2 mills, schoSl osl
Districts Nos. 2, 5, Is, 81, 81 and 2S;;
Special mills; School Districts Nos.
7,s, 19, 20, % and 2e, Special 4 mills;
5 mills additional Special levy; Tor
School District 10. %, for bonded IN, !;
debtedness, per cent penalty added
for the month Of January, 1907. zAd-
ditional penalty of per cent Tor
month February, 1907. Additional
5 per cent for Is days in March, 1917.
Road tax for 1907, one dollar.
S. J. BOWMAN,
Treas. Clarendon Co:
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No ssDeadhead" Trip.

One Of the most famous of American
shipping lines in the palmy days Of our
marine was the Cope line, which ran
between philadelphia and Liverpool,
saws the author Of Memoirs Of Charles
q. Cramp." By this line John Ran
dolph Of Roanoke determined to go to
Russia when he had been appointed
minister to that country by President
Jackson. Entering the Office OF the
company in Philadelphia, he said TO 8
clerk in his usual grandiloquent man
ner: :,
"Sir, I wish to see Thomas P. Cope
He was shown to Mr. Cope's Office
"I am John Randolph OF Roanoke,
be said. "I wish to take passage &c
Liverpool in one Of your ships"
If he expected to be rendered a pass
he was grieyously disappointed.
"I am Thomas Cope" replied the
head Of the line. IF thee goes aooaro
the ship and selects thy stateroom ano
will pay $3.50 thee may CO."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05
The VIII For the Deed.

After Miss Lavinia Cobb. who had
called in her nephew, Frederic CobD,
attorney at law, to draw her will, hao
made bequests to beloved relatives ane
friends and to unknown individuals
whom she admired, and had remem-
bered her pet charities, she began on
religious institutions.
"Now, there's the First Baptist sne
said enthusiastically. u don't want
to leave anything to the church proper,
because it is the richest in town. But
I want you to put down $3.50 for Mr.
Bicknell as a slight recognition OF his
casual service to my soul. And"-
"But, aunty," began the lawyer neph-
ew. who had long been striving TO
speak.
"What's wrong now, Freddy" de-
manded Miss Laviria. "1sn't 'casuai
service all right? It is precisely what
meas. I am a member Of Mr.. Mar
wins church-and I shall remember
him handsomely later-but Mr.. Blek-
nelrs sermons have done me much
good, and / have heard him-Well, per-
haps ten times in all, so think cas-.
nal service Just expresses it. But II
you think it doesn't or that 1t would
make trouble put down the legal equiv
alent."
"Its not the phraseology, aunty, but
IL
property to make so many. and sucn
large gifts" :,
"Oh, I know that as we'll as you do"
Miss Lavinia said, with gentle impa-
tfence. "I just want to show all my
friends how feel toward them. You
needn't look so--so-judicial, Freddy.
It's my will, not yours."-Youth's CON-
panion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05
GA STo r z Aa
Bears the I'1hs Kind You HAYS !!says Bought
s'sss'''' ss L@<MAZzzax
A Problem at Cambridge.

When Lord Rayleigh, the British
scientist, was student at Cambridge
the examiners set among other prob
lens one which they based on an ar
ticle in a German mathematical period
ical supposed unlikely to have pene-
trated to Cambridge. Only two men
solved it, Mr.. Stutt Nord Rayleigh)
and another. The examiners asked the
other man about this problem. "Oh,"
he said, II take the - mentioning
the name Of the periodicaD, and was
very glad to find that thanks to an
article in the last number, that prob
lem came out quite easily" When Mr..
Struts turn came they expected a
similar answer, but he astooished
them by replying: "The fact is. gentle
men, that sometimes contribute to
-, and could not help feeling great
" fattered that you should have
thought my little problem worthy Of
place in this examination" He was
awarded the prize.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05
EASTMAN JOHNSON.
Ee Was Once Invited to De Court
Painter at The Hague.

Holland. the country above all 9th
ers to which art owes gratitude for the
creation and maintenance of sane tra-
ditions OF painting, rendered a signal
service to American art in the middle
Of the last century in the solid tech
nical training which it gave to East
man Johnson.
The education Of our earlier painters
had been various. When the nineteenth
century was nearing its middle period
there was q general exodus of students
to Dusseldorf, and it was to pursue his
studies there that in 1S49 Eastman
Johnson took ship for Europe.
The vessel on which Johnson sailed,
bound for Antwerp, was detained at
Flushing, and it is to be regretted that
no written record has been made or
the story which Johnson delighted 10
tell, and told so well, Of hcw he and
his comrade, George Henry Hail, who
survives him impatient young pill
grims desiring to plunge at once into
the promised land Of art-left the YES
sci and, ignorant Of the language and
customs Of the country, trudged on foot
along the river Scheldt toward their
goal.
On their way each step revealed to
their new world eyes some detail filed
with romance and promise, until after
nightfall they found themselves before
the closed gates Of the city OF Ant
werp, which was then q walled town
obedient to the old custom OF curfew.
After an amusing parley IN conflict.
ING tongues the capital Of Flemish art
received them kindly, and hencefor-
ward the art of Flanders and Holland
made so direct and sympathetic an ap'
neal to Johnson that his sojourn IN
Dusseldorf was comparatively brief
and It's lessons had little or no visible
effect on his lifework.
His earlier student stage passed. ne
settled at The Hague, where his sue
cess was so marked that when after al
absence Of long duration he determln
cd to return to the United States MS
patriotic purpose was carried out II
the face Of q temptation to accept the
formal profer Of the position OF cour'
nainter at The Hague-Scribner's.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05
Wounds, Bruises and Burns.

By applying an antiseptic dressing to
wounds. bruises, burns and like injuries
before Inflammation sets in, they may
be healed without maturation and in
about one third the time required by
the old treatment. This is the great
est discovery and triumph Of modern
surgery. Chanberlain's Pain Balm
acts on this same principle. 1t is an
antiseptic and when applied to such in
iuries. causes them to heal very quick
". 1t also allays the pain and soreness
and prevents any danger of blood pois-
oning. Keep bottle OF Pain Balm in
your home and it will save you time
and money, not to mention the incon-
venience and suffering such injuries
entail. For sale by The Arant Co. Drug
store
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Nothing 10 Fear.

Mothers need haye no hesitancy in
continuing to give Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, 10 their little ones, as
it contains absolutely nothing injurious
This remedy is not only perfectly safe
to give small children, but is a medi-
cine of great worth and merit. Il has
a world wide reputation for its cures OF
coughs, colds and Group and can always
be relied upon. Sold at The Arant Co.
Drug store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05
Atlantic Billows.

The authorities Of the United States
photographic bureau have endeavored
to ascertain the size Of the Atlantic
waves. From careful observations
they learn that in height ting waves
usually average about thirty feet, but
IN rough weather they attain from
forty to forty-eight feet. In storms
they are often from 500 to 600 feet
long and continue to move about ten OF
eleven seconds, while the longest yet
known measured half mile and DID
not exhaust itself for twenty-three Sec
6D1S
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05
Following The Flag.

When our soldiers went to Cuba and
the Philippines, health was the most
important consideration. Willis i:
Morgan, retired Commissary Sergeant
y. S. A., of Rural Route l, Concord,
N. II. sa VS.: 81 was two years in Cuba
and two Years in the PHILIPPINES, and
being subject to colds, I took DIR Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, which
kept me in perfect health: And now,
in New Hampshire, we find it the best
medicine in the world for coughs, colds,
bronchial troubles and all lung dlseas-
esq Guaranteed. Price SOC and Sl.0O.
Trial bottle free. Sold at The Arant
Co. Drug store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

Millions of bottles of bottles OF F'o.
ley's Honey and Tar have been sold
without any person ever having expe.
rienced any other than beneficial re:
suits from it's use for coughs, colds and
lung troubles. This is because the gen
uine Foley's Honey and Tar in the vel.
low package contains no opiates or 9th
er harmful drugs. Guard your health
by using any but the fenuine. The
Arant Co. Drug store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05
Sick Headache Cureu.

Sick headache is caused by derange.
ment of the stomach and by indiges.
ton. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liv.
er Tablets correct these disorders and
effect cure. By taking these tablets
as soon as the first indication of the dis
ease appears, the attack may be ward
ed off. For sale by The Arant Co. Drug
store
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05
Women US Travellers.

AS matter Of genuine fact women,
in nine cases out Of ten, are better
travellers than men are. To begin
with, if not so stodgRy accurate, al
though that by no manner OF means
follows, they are more fluent in mod
ern languages. They chatter In them,
say the male things. Ergo, they are
the more colsoquial, the reader to c1r-
cumvent the wiles and extortions OF
kellner or of garcon.-London Gentle
woman.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

We care not how you suffered nor
what failed to cure you, HOLSTERS
Rocky MountainTea makes the punlest
weakest specimen OF man or woman
! hood strong and healthy. IS cents. DR..
/ W. E. Brown & Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

OF course you pay your money,
But you get your moneys worth,
For what does money mean to you
When Rocky Mountain Teas On
earth? DR.. W. E. Brown & Co,
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CA STO RIA.
Be.,. +5a - The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature "a L@M2Zzzx
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TTEN-cEN7T COUNTER
Mouzorl & Rigby.
NORTHWESTERN r. r. OF sc.
TINE TABLE No. 6,
In Effect Sunday, June 5, 1904.

BETWEEN SUMTER AND CAMDEN.
Mixed. Daily except Sunday.
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BETWEEN M1LLARD AND ST. PAUL

FHOS. WILSON, President.
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The RELIANCE LIFE INSURANCE C
PEIITTTSBURG, PENN,

provides loans 3D. values 3D. nconeibe
year: Paid values Thirty days after first
The paid values participate in