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fJS 8U?T?B WATCHMAN, KatAblisbed Cosoiidaied Aug. 2S 1881. -B? SUMTER, 8. C. TERMS : i ?1 ?? per so 2 a na?\ ? advance. ? ? I AOTS3:iS5SSS?: I One Square nrst insertion.$1 00 J Sverj subsequent inaertion. 50 Coin tracts for three months, or longer wili j oe ci-tde at red need rates. AM coosrjucications whichsub3erve private Interests will be charged for as adrertiements. j Obituaries and tributes of resoeets will be j iharged for. AI AFBf? WONDER. City of 100,000 People Skilled in All Arts. The cext of Great Britain's wars is quite likely to be in Kano. Few peo ple know where Kano is or what sort of peop ie inhabit it, but all. reading men will doubtless bo famiilar with it ere many years elapse. Not many will accept the description of the Hausas that it is "the center of the world,'- but Kano, without using the language of extravagance, must be ranked among the wonders of Africa. Its high walls inclose a po pulation of 103,000 people, living in houses which, though built of mud, are not by any means to be despised and which line broad streets and roads which would put many London streets to shame. Most of the houses are shaded by trees, and one traveller has described the appearance of the town as being that of "a big beautiful garden. '* The great market, nays this travel ler who visited Kano a year or two ago, is one of the wonders of the world: "Almost anything can be bought there?sugar, Is per pound: cotton, cloth, leather, needles, crockery, tin ware, dyes, lime, charcoal, meat, slaves, camels, horses, food of every variety, including tomatoes, wheat, tamed gazelles and hyenas, wild eats,* birds, anything and everything.? The money of. the country is still the cowry shells, of which the king sent j us 400,000 as a present, but the Mari ! Theresa dollar is taken, and the great men gladly buy up any quantity of gold and silver coins, for the Hausa is an adept at working in silver and gold and is as proud as he is skillful. Moreover, he smelts his own ore and works up his native iron in wondrous shapes. The city has thirteen gates (which are always closed at sunset;, and is some twelve or fourteen miles in circumference. - On the whole, it lies four squaie, but some cf' the walls are a little irregular." There is dignity in majesty even in the heart of Africa. It is said of one African monarch that each morning after breakfast he leaves his but and opens his great umbrella arrd then declares before all the earth that the sunt may from that moment shine. Those who would visit the kin? of Kano on his throne must take off their shoes and #ven their stockings and bow their heads, to the ground. Three hours an English mission waited at the palace gates, and then?"a low murmur arose, a pathway was sudden ly, cut ?and a magnificent warrior pranced up and drew rein at our feet. This was the waziri, the second man in the kingdom. The palace a splen did specimen of mud architecture, was a mass of people and the court yards were crammed. While we' stood in the judgment hall, which was thronged with well-dressed men squat ting on the floor, suddenly all the in struments of music burst forth, our umbrellas were snatched from our hands and we were hurried into the king's splendid audience chamber. At the far end, on - rich red dais, was seated the king, wearing a black rawni, which covered everything but his eyes. He is said to be about 30 years of age and to be quite white, but he is more probably copper colored. "?Chicago Chronicle. Minister Bowen's Trip to Wash , ingion From Venezuela. Charleston, S. C, Jan. 19.?United States Minister Bowen arrived here this morning from Venezuela on board the dispatch boat Dolphin. As he was leaving the vessel a salute was fired. Minister Bowen left for Washington this afternoon and will arrive there^to morrow morning. Concerning the published reports that he had been offered extravagant sums of money by President Castro to represent the government or Vene zuela in the dispute'with Germany and Great Britain Minister Bowen said that many false statements had been circulated. "When the question of remuneration was mentioned," he said, "I informed President Castro that 1 would not accept more than was required for my actual expenses, and I put an outside limit of $5,000 on the agreement. This was paid me in gold on my departure from La Guaira. That is all I asked and it is all I will receive." * Minister Bowen was accompanied by his wife. The Secret of Long Life Consists in Keeping all the main organs of the body m healthy, regular action, and in quickly destroying deadly disease germs. Electric Bitters regulate stomach, liver and kidneys, purify the blood, and give a splendid appetite. They work won ders in caring kidney troubles, female complaints, nervous diseases, constipation, dyspepsia and malaria. Vigorous health and strength always follow their use. Only 50c, guaranteed by J. F. W. DeLorme, druggist. - >?^?? The Delineator, The Designer, at Ostesn's Book Store. April. 1SSO. "Be Ja SUMTE G.48S HEEDED. Fertilizer Rush Taxes Facilfties ?f Railroads. TbeTmovement of fertilizers from the phosphate plants around Charleston has begun, and for tho next few months the railroads will be taxed to handle the large shipments. Beth the Atlantic Coast Line and the Southern railroads have moved several fertilizer trains ont of Charleston for points in all sections of the South. The man agers of the phosphate plants say that the fertilizer bnsinessihis year prem ises to be heavy. Orders are being re ceived every day and as the season ad-' vances shipments will increase. The fertilizer people say that they fear that the railroads will not be able to fur nish the cars necessary to handle the large volume of business, but the rail roads say they will be prepared to move every carload of phosphate with promptness. In anticipation of increased business | in the fertilizer trade the railroads began to make preparations for hand ling the business and for some weeks the railroads have been collecting freight cars. It is understood that there are now about 1,000 empty cars in the two railroad yards, which for the present is sufficient for the busi ness, though' the managers of the phosphate works say that this number of cars is not sufficient. Within the next few weeks the business will open with a rush and the supply of cars now on hand will be exhausted within a very short time. The railroads will make every effort to prevent a shortage of cars this sea son. Tho superintendents of both the Southern and the Altantic Coast Line have instructed their agents along the lines of the two roads to return all empty cars to Charleston as quickly as. possible and in this way they hope to have sufficient cars in Charleston as long as the fertilizer season lasts for the quick transportation of the fertili zer trains. To give an idea of the large amount of phosphate that is shipped out of Charleston, a fertilizer man stated today that if it were possible to fill at one time all of the orders received and make the shipments in one day, about 28,000 freight cars would be nec essary to handle the shipments.? Charleston Post. Railroad Depot Robbed. Clinton, January 20. ? Burglars en tered the office of the Chester Xew berry and Laurens Eailroad depot last night about 3 o'clock blew open the safe and secured in cash about $50 and two or three little express pack ages of about 86 value. They enntered the office by forcing open the main door. Mr. J. O. Bishop, night watch man, was passing near and heard some unusual noise in the depot office, and, being nearest the waiting room, slip ped in, thinking, he could see into the office through tho ticket window. This was closed and while he was meditating the explosion of the safe occurred. He began firing through the petition wall as near the safe as he could judge. The burster on guard at the front door began firing also in the direction that the watchman would have to approach the office door. Mr. Bishop cried burglars and shouted for help, but before he could ger any the burglars escaped from ' the opposite side of the office. The weather being cold and sleet falling it was deemed impracticable to follow them in the darkness. Owing to the timely inter ference of the brave watchman $30 in one drawer in the safe was not taken. The Value of Sand. In conversation with a well posted railroad man here today it was learned that so insignificant a thing as a little sand is all that enables the railroads to run their trains on a day like the present. Said the railroad man : ''The roads could not maintain a schedule of any kind during freezes like the present if it wasn't for the sand which the engines are compelled to use almost continuously during the prevalence of freezes like'the present. As it is the engines lose much time on account of the slipping of the wheels and were it not for the sand, running at all would be almost impossible. "The engines on themain line" said the railroad man, "can generally run from Spencer to Greenville and return with one load of sand which is carried in the large dome on the boiler. The engines can secure sand, however, at Spencer, Charlotte, Greenville, and other points along the main line. The sand is secured mostly from the east ern part of the State where it is first dried and afterwards carefully sifted and then sent to the various dis tributing points along the line." "Sometimes the sand gets wet, how ever, and endless trouble results to the engine, or the pipes become stopped up and the flow of sand is stopped.? Spartanburg Journal. -min m m -^mm?? A Boodler Sentenced. St. Louis, Jan. 20.?Chas. F. Kelly, member and ex-speaker of the house of delegates, was convicted ; today of perjury in connection with the subur ban street railway franchise. He was sentenced to two years in the peniten tiary. He still has to stand trial on two more charges of bribery. Finds Way to Live Long. The startling announcemeut of a discov ery that will surely lengthen life is made oy editor O. H. Downey, of Churubmco, Ind.. 'T wish to state," he writes, "that Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption is the most infallible remedy that I have ever known for coughs, colds and grip. It's invaluable to people with weak lungs. Having this wonderful medicine no one need dread pneumonia or consumption. Its relief is instant and cure certain." J. F. W. DeLorme guarantees every 50c and $1 bottle, and gives trial bottles free. st and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou R. S. C WEDNESDi MB. TR??EWELL'S PENSION. Congressman Lever Succeeds in Obtaining Favorable Report from Committee. Washington, D. C., January 21.? The committee on pensions will make a favorable report on Congressman Lever's bill to increase the pension of Francis A. Trade?ell. of Sumter, from S3 to $12 per month, Mr. Tradewell served in the Florida Indian wars in I 1836, in Capt. Elmore's company, and is now living at Snmter in extreme old age and utterly helpless to make a sup port for himseelf and aged wife, and this progress on the bill will bo gratify ing to him. The bil? will most likely pass on next pension bill day. Mr. Lever is trying to get the seed division of the agricultural department to buy its tobacco seed direct from the South CaToiina producers, urging in support of. his efforts that such seed are better adapted to our soil and cli mate. He has made a number of calls in behalf of Mr. T. B. Hudson, of Lee county, who desires to furnish a hundred pounds of a certain kind of tobacco. The department is impress ed with Mr. Lever's contentions and is giving the proposition careful con sideration. TO ALL GaTTLE'bREEDERS. State Veterinarian Neson Answers Inquiries as to "Blind Stag gers" and 'Texas Fever.*' To the Editor of The News and Courier: If you will allow me space I will answer a few of the many ? inquiries which are reaching this office from many parts of the State: First. There has been prevalent all over South Carolina and parts of Georgia for the past year a disease of horses which is commonly referred to as "blind staggers." In some cases the horses are taken with symptoms of colic, but, if they do not die at once, apparently recover, orriy to develop some form of paralysis at a later date. One gentleman who has lost abont twenty good mules says that he some times finds one of his mules down in the stall in the morning, but when it is assisted to rise it will eat and do a day's work in harness. Later they show a tendency to fatigue and in bad cases appear bellowsed. Some have great difficulty in breathing and with every breath there is a rasping sound that can be beard fifty yards. When in this condition they are unable to work, become exhausted and fall as if they had choked down, sometimes bleeding from the mouth and breath ing very hard. Many have become asphyxiated and died in this condi tion. In other cases the first symptoms noted are those of paralysis and the horse is unable to use his hind legs. In other cases there is first noted a great, difficulty in breathing. Recent ly a number of cases have boon re ported as occurring in the early morn ing, while the horses are in stable. They are Jaoard plunging against the walls and arc found to be perfectly ; wild and ^unmanageable. Later they 1 become quiet, stand as if asleep, finally lie down, become unconscious and often die without a struggle inside of two or three hours after first taken. One man writing from Georgia says while they are in the excited stage they try to climb into the loft and will bite at anything in the way, even j their own legs, like a mad dog. Un- J fortunately I have seen but one of the cases and failed to diagnose the dis ease. I now ask that all who have had experience with any disease of horses with these symptoms write me, J giving me full particulars, as it has already killed over fifty head of horses and I am very anxious to find its J true nature and a remedy. Second. Texas fever has prevailed among the cattle in the feed pens in many parts of the State up to the first week in January, when I saw the last case reported to this office. This is very unusual, as the disease generally ceases with the first frost, which stops ?*he activity of the ticks. The longer prevalence this year is no doubt due to the warm fall and early winter, which has favored the ticks in devel opment. I fear thefe will be more ticks on cattle the coming year than for many years past, as they will have less cold to contend with this winter. All who are feeding cattle from north of the quarantine lein, including all of i Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee, are advisd to feed them out and sell them before the ticks begin to hatch in March and April, if they do not care to sustain further losses. Third. I do not recommend any particular breed of cattle, but prefer that each man decide that for himself and buy to his own notion. I will cheer fully co-operate with any citizen in getting the cattle of his choice and inoculate them when shipped here if he so desires. Fourth. There are a number of good live stock papers, but possibly the best all-round paper for all classes of breed ers is the Breeders' Gazette, .Chicago. It is a fifty-six-page weekly, of a high order, regular price $2 a year, [ but by a special arrangement we can send subscriptions from the College at -81. Make money order for ?1 payable to Breeders' Gazette, Chicago, and send to me. I will forward it free of any charge and famish postage. G. E. Xesom, State Veterinarian. Clemson College, January 20. Heads Should Never Ache Never endure this trouble. Use at once the remedy that stopped it for Mrs. N. A. Webster, of Winnie, Va.. she writes : "Dr. King's New Life Pills wholly cured me of sick headaches 1 had suffered for two years.*' Cnre headache, constipation, bil iousness. 2f>c at J. F. W. DeLorine's drug store. i Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's k.Y. JANUARY 28, IS ON tr1?l for Tffl?L~~ Col. Arthur. T_ate Coionei in Boer Army and Member of the En glish Parliament. On Tri al for His Life. London, January 2L?The trial of Col. Arthur Lynch, a member of Par liament for Galway, on the charge of treason by aiding and abetting the King's and lato Queen's enemies dur ing the war in South Africa, he, ac cording to one unique~ser.tcnce of the arraignment, "being moved and se duced thereto by the instigation of the devil," was commenced today before Lord Cthe hief Justice, Lord Alvers | tone, and two other Justices. The : prisoner pleaded not guilty. I Col. Lynch was pale and careworn, but he stood in the dock composedly, listening to the lengthy indictment, which occupied nearly an hour in read ; ing. I Drawing, quartering and beheading ! accompanied the death penalty for treason until 1870, when this was abol : ished. The death penalty, however, j remains. ; The attorney general, Sir Robert ? Finley, opened the case, reciting the j alleged treasonable acts as fully re j ported at the preliminary hearing. After the conclusion of the evidenco I for the Crown, which did not differ from that presented at the prelimi nary hearing, and tfie reading of Cel. Lynch's statement, made before the committing magistrate, the case was adjourned. RM8*F?TG0?Lr Hundreds of .Suffering Men, Wo men and Children Seize Coal Train and Take 200 Tons. New York, January 21.?Today a crowd of men, women and children at tacked and captured a train of seven cars loaded with more than 200 tons of anthracite coal on the Long Island Railroad, in Brooklyn. The train crew tried to fight the cap tors off, but the crowd was too big, and the railroad employees were forced to stand by while the people filled their bags, baskets, carts, wheelbar rows and even wagons with the coal. Many of those who took the coal say they are willing to pay for it, and that it was only after efforts to buy had resulted in failure, that they decided to raid a train. the bo'EhTc' nm.~ Six Deaths Reported-Forty Seri ous Cases in Lazaretto. Mazntiant, Mew, Jan. 21.?There were six deaths from the plague today. The house of the chief of police with irs furniture has been burned owing to contamination by the plague. There are 43 serious cases in the lazaretto. The number of houses burned is 143. Money is coming in freely from the City of Mexico and interior cities. Great numbers of poor people arc without work owing to the closing of business concerns and factories. Guadalajara. Jalisco, Jan. 21. Fonr quarantine stations have been established in Jalisco by the state government. They are at America, San Marcos, Zapatlan and Tuxpr.n. All the cities are en roads that commu nicate with Mazatlan and other places where the bubonic plague is reported to exist. _ _ ? GERMiTBirifwaR. Three Warships Bombard San Carlos. Maracaibo, Venezuela, Jan. 21.? Three German war vessels,'supposed to be the Panther, Vineta and Salke, be gan shelling the fort of San Carlos at half past 10 o'clock this morning. The fort returned the fire. The engage ment was in progress at 1 o'clock lhis afternoon. The.correspondent of the Associated Press, in a row boat, approached to within tnree miles of the fort at noon. The roar of the guns was terrific. The Panther appeared to be not more than f;00 yards ironi the fort. Her guns were being fired every minute. The fort could not be seen for the clouds of smoke, but it was plain that the Venezuelan gunners were answering the German fire splendidly and with great rapidity. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon an ex plosion occurred apparently in the fort and a dense cloud of smoke covered part of the ramparts. A number of In dian fishermen were intercepted fleeing fr^m the direction of the fort in their dugout canoes. They reported that the smoke was seen from the burning village of San Carlos, which had been shelled by the German ships and was in rlames. gTThe shelling of San Carlos has cre ated much excitement among the Ger man residents of this port, who have protested against the action of the warships. ???? ? ? Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 21.? The Consti tution tomorow will say that the head quarters of the Southern Bell Tele phono Company will be removed ^frorn New York to Atlanta early in the spring, probably in April. The newly appointed auditor of the company, J. N. B. Hoxsey, will take charge at the time the removal occurs. A large clerical force and many members of the executive staff will be transferred to this city. New Century Comfort. Millions are ilai ly rinding a world of comfort in Buckleu's Arnica Salve. It kills pain from burns, scalds, cuts, bruises; conquers ulcers and fever sores; cares eruptions, sale rheum, boiU and felons; removes corns and warif. Best pile cure on earth. Only 25c at J. F. W. DeLorme's dru i store. and Truth's." THE THUS 80UTHB0X, Established Jone I??6 ?03. New Series?Vol. XXII. So 26 Fill out this blank, mail or deliver it in person to T. B. Jenkins, Jr., Sumter, S. C, and your name will be entere^ as a competitor in our Big Vfcrd Contest, which will close on the ; First day of May, 1903, the contest to be decided by the fol I lowing rules : Anybody will be allowed to compete. No re ! strictions as to age or sex. The competitor who ^shall make j the largest number of words from the single word shall receive as his or her prize our handsomest Drop Cabinet Automatic Lift, Ball Bearing, NEW HOME Sewing Ma chine, which retails at :3 ,y In case that two or more persons have the same number^.of words, the one sending in his or hers first shall receive the prize. No proper names shall be counted, and anyone using a letter not in the word, shall have their entry forfeited. You will be allowed to use the plural of a word already used ; for instance, making the word ground, and making again, grounds. No letter can be used twice in one word. The name of the winner will be published in all three of the wreekly papers published in Sumter, with all the words given in full, and the date of delivery. Competitors are advised to keep a copy of their lists, and remember that the NEW HOME dewing Machine is without a rival for beaut}7, ease of running, and durability, and is sold in Sumter only by T. Any other information furnished cheerfully on application. CUT THIS OFF AT BLACK LINE. T n. JENKINS. Jh.. Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir : I wish to have my name filed as a competitor in yonr word contest for the handsome. Drop Head NEW HOME Machine, and agree to abide by all rules governing the contest. me Address . Age. Name of Machine n?ed in Family .. How long in u^e. Yours respectfully. A Convention of Practical Men Meets in Greenville on Febru ary 7-fO, 1903. Greenville has captured the next convention of the young Men's Chris tian Associations of Sonth Carolina. The invitation to hold the twenty sixth annual meeting in the mountain city came from the Board of Trade. ! All indications point to a record breaking convention. The program is unique in many respects and up to the times. Not many subjects will be discussed but those that have been selected are of vital interest. >;~ - A number of men who are experts in certain lines of definite work among young men and boys have been secured to address the convention. Among the number are: Walter C. Douglas, General Secretary of Philadelphia: Cecil L. Gates, Field Secretary of .3 international Committee: Jno. F. Mocr of New York City, Railroad Secretary of the International Com mittee: L. A. Coulter, State Secretary of Virginia: S. Waters McGill, State Secretary of Tenessee: J. V. Read, State Secretary of Georgia: G. C. Huntington, General Secretary of the Charlotte Association : R. Hayne King, General Secretary at Charleston, and A. C. Bridgman, General Secretary at Columbia. The convention will open Saturday evening, Feb. 7, and close the follow ing Tuesday, Feb. 10. The sessions will be held in the historic First Baptist Church of Greenville. Some of the special features of the Conven tion will be: A great mass meeting for men in the opera house on Sunday af ternoon. Union mass meeting in three central churches on Sunday evening, address ed by able speakers. Bible readings by G. C. Hunting ton of Charlotte. Addresses and discussion on the pro blems in towns, cities, mill districts and institutions of learning. The State Committee through the columns of this paper extend a cordial invitation to all ministers of the i Gospel, to Christian business men, to { teachers and others interested, to at tend. There will be reduced rates j on all railroads and delegates will be I entertained in the hospitable homes of i the citizens of Greenville. Upon application credentials v\ill be furnished those who contemplate at tending, either as a visitor or dele gate. Credentials, programs and other information may be obtained by ad dressing Mr. A. G. Knebel, State Secretary, Y. M. C. A., Charleston, I S. C. Those who expect to attend j should communicate with the State I Secretarv before February 1st. Mr. C. Wulbern, senior member of the firm of C. Wulbern & Co., of Charleston, died of apoplexy Thursday night, aged 70 years. t_ THE WIL88X T8KL. The i?ry In ihe Second Trial of Wilcox Says He Is Oi-nty. Charlotte, X. C. January ?0.?The case against James E. Wilcox for the alleged murder of his sweetheart, Ella Maud Cropsey, was give to the jurv at Hertford, N. C, at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon, after a trial which began a week ago. The entire evidence was read to the jury, after which the Judge delivered his charge, which consumed an hour and a half. He told the jury that it could bring an verdict of mur der in the first of second degree or of acquittal "If the defendant, said Judge Council, "after wilful premeditation and deliberation and malice, killed Ella Cropsey,. then your verdict should be murder in the first degree. "If the State has satisfied the jury that the defendant killed Ella Cropsey through malice, but without establish ing the existence of wilful premedita tion and deliberation, then the verdict should be murder in the second degree If satisfied of neither of these beyond a reasonable doubt the verdict should be one of acquittal.'* Up to 11 o'clock tonight the jury has not returned a verdict. LATER. Wilcox Gets Thirty Years. In the Wilcox trial, the jury found him guilty of murder in second degree. He has been sentenced to 30 years in State prison. Senator Vests Successor, Jefferson City, Mo, January 20.? Former Governor William Joel Stone, candidate of the Democratic caucus, today received a majority of the votes cast in both houses as successor to United States Senator Vest, whose, term expires March 3. 1903. The Hon. Richard C. Kerns was given the solid vote of the Republicans. The houses, will meet in joyit session tomorrow. Fatal Railroad Wreck. Seattle, Wash, January 20.?A spe cial from "Wenatcb.ee, Wash, says: "Nine men are dead and*eight or ten injured as a result of a rear end collision on the Great Northern today at a point known as Happy Hollow", just above Chiwaukum. A bridge gang train ran into an engine standing on a rotary snow plough. A car con taining fifty men, belonging to the bridge crew, was thrown from the track. The dead and injured were all members of the work gang. Neither engineer, fireman or brakeman was among the injured." Somebody has been telling a marvel lous story about a Kentuckian who had a bottle of whiskey 42 years old. The bottle may have t en that old.