ip 1EH%UW ató SonííjroíiWEDNESDAY, KOV~l, 1899.

The Sumter Watchman was loundeo.

io 1850 and the True Southron in 1866.

The Watchman and Souihron now has

the combineu circulation and influenceof both of the old papers, and is mani¬

festly 'he best advertising medium inSamter.

The reply of Mr. Hazelden to DA. G. Ouzts' charge that he had

liquidated §10,000 in debts since hebecame a member of the Board olControl, is full, satisfactory and com

plete. His statement is clear cut

and to the point, and the letters fromthe county officials, bankers, lawyersand other business men of Marionafford convincing proof that he not

only bas not paid oat $10,000 butbe has never owed that amount in hislife. Mr. Oazts will now have to

-furnish proof and good proof beforehis charge that Mr. Hazslden hasfeathered his nest since he has beena member of the Board of Control

It is with great satisfaction thatwe are able to announce that New¬man & Mims have decided to erect a

twenty five barrel roller flour mil! at

Elliotts, this county. They now

have well equipped wagon and repairshops, grist mili and rice mill, andthe flour mill will be in the nature ofan enlargement of their milling busi¬ness rather than a new enterpriseTheir rice mill, so far as we are in¬formed, is the only one in the countyhaving a complete outfit of improvedmachinery for bulling and polishingrice, and for several years this miilhas been kept busy. The roller millw*l! be the only one in the county,and it should prove a profitable en

terpriee as there is no roller millsnearer than Darlington and

Vaughan's, above Camden Theestablishment of this mill should havethe effect of encouraging the farmersof this county to plant more wheatthan they have ever before planted,for the greatest obstacle that hasheretofore stood in the way of wheatculture was the lack of mills forconverting the wheat into first classflour quickly and economically Every farmer ia Sumter county can andshould raise sufficient wheat to makeall the flour ueeded for home use.

With this mill near at hand it wiil beá matter of littie difficulty to havethe wheat converted into flour as

good as the best that can be pur¬chased anywhere and better and

purer than much of the flour that isnow in constant use We cannot too

strongly urge oar readers among thefarmers io plant wheat this fall Itwill be a surplus crop and it will beworth a dollar a bushel next summer.

The Boers have cleverly outpointed the English io the campaign inNatal They have driven them out

of Dundee and Glencoe, capturingseveral batteries and Maxim rapidfire gans and a number of men ; haveshot the iargest force up in their

strongly entrenched camp at Ladysmith and are besieging the garrisonsof Kimberly and Mafrk:og. There is

great uneasiness in English circlesthat Gen Joubert will overpowerGen. U'hite'a force at Ladysmith and

capture the place wiih its large store

of munitions before reinforcementscan reaob him. Ail the news we

receive comes from Eogiish sources

and is favorable to the English and

full of rumors and unfounded infer¬ences uníaii' io the B >erd

It i¿¡ imu-jiog to read the severe

strictures on the mismanagement ofthe dispensary and the harsh con

demoations cf the petty pilfererswho have been picking up odds andends that fell in their way that ara

now appearing in the true biue re¬

form papers Four or five years agofor any one to hint that rebates andside commissions were being gathered in great gobs of filthy lucre bythe big Reformers who were runningthe big giu mill was like waving a

red cloth in the face of a mad bulland the impious one who dared to

speak of rebates and 6tealagewas denounced as a liar and a traitor.

Time is said to prove ali things, andwe are beginning to believe that

some of oar reform politico editorsare at last convinced that the dis

pensary isa prolific source of corrup¬tion aud the nursery of thieves whohave feathered their nests at the ex¬

pense of the State.

Say Writing Tablets, Pencils and Paper at

03:een'a Book Store.

Washington News.j THE ANTI-IMPERIALISTSj SHOW HOW THE MON-

j EY GOES.

j Westlington, Oct. 30-That Mr.

j McKinley baa become somewhatI alarmed by the harsh criticism ol

Gen. Otis, by the press of the coun¬

try, regardless of party is shown bythe semi-official announcement thatGens. Lawton and MacArthur, who

are said to be slated for the -vacanciesin the regular amy made by the re-

tirement of Brigadier General Shaf-ter and the death of Brigadier Gen¬eral Guy V. Ilenry, who was buried

today at Arlington, with militaryhonors, are to have practically inde¬

pendent commands in the comingcampaign on the island of Luzon.That is to say, they are to carry out

the general pian of campaign as

arranged by Gen. Otis, but are to beleft independent as to the movements

of their respective commands whilein the field, and free to do as theythink best, without having to first

get the consent of Gen. Otis.The administration is bending

every effort towards counter actingthe adverse sentiment against its

Philippine policy, which it realizesis increasing. The Philippine com¬

mission, which met in Washingtontoday, has been ordered to hurry a

preliminary report in favor of theadministration policy, so it can be

j put before the public at once. Mem¬bers of the commission present are

Admiral Dewey, Cd Denby, Prof.Schurman and Prof Worcester Themeetings a:s held with closed doors.Gen Fitz Lee is in Washington,

on his way home from Cuba, on leaveof absence His position in the

army keeps his mouth closed as to

the conditions in Cuba, but he teilshis friends privately that there is an

awful mix up on the Uland, and hismanner indicates, that he could tellsome interesting things if he were at

liberty to do so

John Sherman has been talkingagain, and what he said, made itevident that the old man had neitherlost interest in Ohio politics nor

the faculty of properly sizing up thesituation in that state Mr Sher¬man predicts republican defeat, be¬cause of the opposition of theGerman voters to the foreign policyof the administration, of which hesaid : "It cannot be sustained inmorals and is in contravention to theAmerican Declaration of Independ¬ence, and the teachings of the bravemen who signed that instrument,''and of the republican opposition to

a continuation of Hanna's leadershipMr Sherman didn't say that he wouldbe glad of republican defeat in Ohio,or that resentment of his own treat

ment by the Hanna-McKinley cliquewas responsible for the attitude of

any of the republican voters, butthere are 6ome things that are fullyunderstood without being said.

At the last meeting of the Washing¬ton branch of the aoti imperialistleague, Gen. Wm. Birney, a life-longrepoblicao said : "Imperialism respectsoo. law. To it the coogrcss is oothiog,the commander in chief of the army

everything I; disregards constitutionaid statutes and transfers ail power to

the executive. The writ cf habeas

corpus docs not exist io the imperialj colonies The prisons of Coba, Purto

i Rico and the Poilippines are vocal with

j the cries of men woo cannot be beardbevood the walls. Imperialism knows

j no limit, exoept the caprice of the

J emperor. It bas the 6word, it will

seize the purse. Nay, u has airsadydefied the limitation imposed by con-

gress ; it has expended two hundredmillions where only 80 were appropri¬ated. It hap, without authoriry of law,transported immense; bodies of troopsto the other side of the globe Ic bas

built up an immense patronage in its

control of military appointments. Itbas used this patronage for politicalparpóse-*. Its icflaence is asea to

discredit all the fuodameotal doctrines

of American institutions." Another

republican-Capt. O'Farrell-said :

"We hear a good deal about the tradewith the Philippines It takes from &

thousand to thirteen hundred dollars a

day to coal each transport on the PaciCoocean betweeo San Francisco and

Manila. This coal is imported from

Cardiff, Wales. The beef supplied to

our troops aod thc potatoes and vege¬tables come from Australia. Maoy of

the uniforms worn by our o;£cers and

men, in the Philippines, are now

manufactured in Hoog Kong, while tte

cost of our army and navy amounts to

$650,000 a day. And the appropria-

úon made by ocogress for twelvemonths bas been expeoded or wasted io

ñve months. What a piospect fjr the

American taxpayer and workingman!''Inquisitive persoos are a.-kbg if

Mr. McKinley's coachman is consider¬ed to be in the classified service ?The reason for the question is that Mr.

McKinley, having for some reason,

tired ot his old coachmen, had bim

given a place in the Pension Bureauaod theo hired a new one. Bnh men

are negroes. Men who have passedthe civil servies examination, with

high percentages, are unable to getplaoee, but Mr McKinley's coachmancan gee on the pay roil without aDytrouble.The call of Boss Hanna'e Commit¬

tee for contributions from the employesof the government in Wasbiogtoo, foruse io Ohio, is panning out big. Thefailure of the administration and of the

eivil service oommissicn to make aryeffective move against the employescontributing, frightened the clerks andthey are putting op their money more

freely than was ever done io a state

campaigo since there was a law agaiostpolitical assessment of governmentemployes, believicg that their positionsdepend upon their contributing.

Dr. Bull's Cougb Svrup is tbe rexedy on

waicb you can depend for the cure of pro¬tracted cough or lung affection, brought on

i by exposure to cold. It is the most excellentmedicine sold. A bottle coets only 23 cents.

- HM -

Haselden Tells ofPersonal Business.

What He Owed aod HowHe Has Paid His Debts

Mr. J. Dudley Kaselden of theState board of control addresses the

people of the State today as follows-:To the People of the State :

Were it not for the fact that I had

promised to answer the charges made

by Oozts, I would not notice them,since he has been sbowo up to the

public io his true character. While Iam cot ashamed of cy private busi¬ness, yet it is with regret, I assure you,that it must be ventilated and aired inorder that exoneration before tho pub¬lic may be had. I trust that the

public will pardon a short statement of

my busioes3 career, while ï invite themost searching investigation co contra¬

dict the same. Oo Jan. 2d, 1889, Icommenced business without a dollarof capital, securing a lease of several

yecrs on a large plantation and obtain¬

ing sdvanoes without a particle ofsecurity, investing every year what

money I made for three or four suocess-

fui years io business, after which time

I had reverses. The low price of cotton

and the scarcity of labor in geting mycrops on the market in time to meet my

obligations made it seem that I would

fail, aod to what extent I could not

tell. My father being at that time mylargest creditor, I coofessed judgmentto bim for §2.110, the greater part cfwhich was collectable, anyway, first, as

it was for reot. This confession of

judgment was made prior to my at¬

tempting to settle any of my accounts.

While I was deiayed in meeting myobligations, yet it turoed out that,after plaotiog my crops on the markst,even at the low price, I was able to

meet and pay them all, except a com¬

paratively small amount, which creditorI approached and offered to settle bysacrificing some of my property, whichhe decliced to have me do, and 1 set¬

tled with him by ncte, payable the

following yoar, which note was settledsatislactorily.As to accouots du2 my father, they

were settled then, but he signed mynote given in the settlement to othercreditors as security. The judgementwas not marked "Satisfied" uotil later,which reasons, luckily for me, £ cao

thoroughly satisfy the public. I wrote

my father duriog the mooth of Feb¬ruary, while io the legislature, to knowif he bad marked the judgment, "Satis¬fied." His aoswer was "No," butwould do so the first tims he weot to

Marioo, which was done.It must be remembered, however,

that my services on the board did not

go into effect on my electioD, for I re

tained my seat io the legislature untilits dose. While I was present at theMarch meeting, yet my actual servicedid not commence for several meetingsafter entrance for duty-evidence ofmy non participation the reorganizationwas not until May

There were two other judgments, one

for $11 and the other for §01, that W¿TJ

in dispute. These amounis would havebeen paid before last year had they not

been io dispute ; they were, however,settled by my acccuot. It is not

uecesáary for me to state that I was

sucoessfui from mat time up to 1898

IQ 1898 almost my whole time was givento the State of South Carolina as a

member of 'he bouse ut rcprt-sectacives,and as chairman of the S:ate board cf

control, to tbe neglect ot my bui-ioess,wh'.oh did uot pay current expenses ;and in December, 1898, I was forcedto rcconvey 450 acres of land that l

had been endeavoring to psy for, which

property I was very at<sieus to retain,

j As to thc charges of Oozts in rcfer-ence to my liquidating $10.000 indebt-edoe.?s, I pronuunce as untrue ; andwhen the public reads the personalletters from the lawyers, bankers andbusiness men of my home they will 6ee

the falsity of his statement.

I pror/unce also as false that Ireoeived ¡ess than §1,500 for publicservices, datiog baok from my retire¬ment as chairman, for 1898 Tbefacts are that I received $1.988.40 Ihavo paid ali claims against me at

maturity, other than those mentionedhere, aod never had one discounted.

I append hereto 'letters from the law¬yers at my home and the business men

of Marien, which I ask the public to

carefully re*d. From day io day Ishall take up charge after charge andaoswer, in which I a«.k the public to

bear with me; after then. I promisenever to notice anything in publicprints from the pen cf D. A. G. Ocztsor any of his cohorts.

Respectfully,J. Dudley Haseldeo.

I, (^ö5 CUSAN RELIEF cures Colic,Neuralgia and Toothache in

v^Aj/' ii ve mi nutes. Som- Stomach andj p Summer Complaints. Prícc.25c.

Seid by Baghson-Ligón Co.

Onion SetsAND

Garden Seeds.A suppiy of Onion Sets, of choice

varieties, and fresh Garden Seeds for

the season's planting, cow on hand.

FÜLL LINE OF

MEDICINES,PERFUMERY

and Fancy Articles,Usually found in a first class

Drug Store.Prescriptions carefully com¬

pounded at reasonable prices.J. F. W. DeLorme.Oct 25.

MRS. L ATKINSON,FASHIONABLE MILLINERY.

I have just fLled io my stock with a com¬

plexe line of

Fall and Winter Mil¬linery.

The latest novelties in shapes and trimming,ao<i the newest effects on St eet Hats.

We can furoish a stylish b't at th? lowest

price, and guarantee our work to ne ceat andup-to-date in every respect

I hire a Northern trimmer whe has beenworking: in large cities for year3 Since our

opeuing we have been so busy that it keepsfour bauds busy wah ibe work alt the time

Call io aod see us. a»d you cannot fail to

be pleased out of our large assortment oftrimmed bats, and complete stock of f¿ood9.

Yours truly,

Mrs. L. Atkinson.OctIS SUMTER, S. C.

rjäStÄ 2&r rifeA a&t ¿ScA

RELIEF CAME. EMKS. E. C. COLYER ffof »Salubrity, Ga., Aug. if8th, J SOS, writes: Ben- ji-

edicta has certainly ^been a blessing to j¿my sixteen yearlyold daughter. She j**was in wretched Srhealth und had|»missed fourmonth

jj' °* Twa bottles ot Be

j edicts have entirely restored her health. W

^The monthly periods have returned F^Saiid arc now painless and regular.Ti 1_ t^ Do you suffer from Painful, Irregular K<fl or Suppressed Menstruation? Benedicta |»M has eurool many suffering women and *

^win cure you In the privacy of your F

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thens them so that thc monthly periods fe2 may be regularand painless. Headache. C

Dizziness, Nervousness, that drains»?.^sensation and those terrible pains In ¡43tho hark, hips and abdomen quietly?

*: disappear. ir

{S Sold hv all Dnurcísrs or :.: post-paid for&*!?1. A'box "f"Monthly" it^ulatinu Pills to?;

in connection, is with . ari: l»<itlo jj*; LADIES BLUE BOOK senl fi.tb any ad- kdross. A sample box of "Monthly" Ito^r- §r

% ularino Pills soul for 10c. tn ¿tainps.'fc.^Address. Woman's Department. New ?ii Spencer Medicine C">.. Chattanooga. Tenn. ^

*ï?Mention titi*paper. ?Tr- ty.

fe «SF »5F "Sf"^ r& :r-.P T*F a¿§Sold b;. Hsgbsoo-Ligon Co .

Miss McDonaldAspires to make all dealings with her customers mu¬

tually pleasant-and that she succeeds in almost everyinstance, is found in the fact that scores upon scores ofher patrons recommend her establishment to theirfriends. You may always feel sure of getting full valuefor every dollar you spend with her.

Miss McDonaldTs prepared to fill all demands made upon her in herline of business, and gives every order her personalsupervision, her chief object being to please.Ladies residing in the country and not finding it conven¬

ient to visit the city, will have their written orders filledaccurately, and satisfactorily. Hats at all prices.

To See is to be Satisfied.

NOTICE.For Sale. 40 Horse§.

I wish to say tc the public that I have added to wy business Live Stock, andwill keep on hand at my -itabies, a nice line of young and well-broke Horsesand Mule«, for sale ac the lowest prices. Give me a trial and be convinced [bat

my prices are as low as the lowest.

Creo. F, .Epperson.

y fens 100 shs

The past record of thisgreat make cf goods hasproved their durability ofwear and perfection of fit,while the accompanyingillustration taken from a

window disDlav of one ofthe many great establish¬ments who use the Dut=chess proves the actualtest of strength everygarment is guaranteed topossess.

Every pair sold under theDutchess guarantee.

The most simple and yet strong¬est warrant ever promised on anymake of Trousers.

Life andFire Insurance.

Call on me, at my residence. LibertyStreet, for both Life and Fire Insu¬rance. Ooiy reliable Companies rep

reseuted Phone No lb'0.

Andrena Closes*Oct *J5-o.

DR. W. B. ALFORD,DENTAL SURGEON,

SUMTER, S. COFFICE HOURS-8 a. m. to 2:30 p. m.; 3:15

to 6:30 p. ca.

Office over the Sumter Dry Goods Co.May 2-6m

Walsh'sShoe Store

Again in "full blast,"

j NEW SHOES ARRIVING EVERYWEEK FROM HEADQUARTERSAll shoos that were oh shelvesAugust 1st sold regardless of

what they cost.

Walsh's «hoe StoreUnder City Clock.

j Sep 27-T

A FINE PIANO.At a High Pnce Is Easily Found, out Fina

Pisnop Like the

At our prices, are only found in our ware-

rooms. They present a happy combination ofexcellence, impossible to surpass elsewhere.

Catalogue and Book of Suggestions for theasking. TERMS ACCOMMODATING.

SECOND-HAND PIANOS.TUNING, REPAIRING.

CHAS. M. SHEFF,Warerooms, 9 North liberty Street.

Factory-Block of E. Lafayette Ave.,Aiken and Lanval? streets.

SHERIFF'S SALE.BY VIRTUE of ao execution to me direct¬

ed, I will offer for sale at Public Auc¬tion, io froot of the Court House in the Cityof Sumter,on the first Monday in NOVEMBERnext, and as many days thereafter as may benecessary, within tbe legal hours of sale, thefollowiog property :

Ali of that lot of ¡and in the Town ofMayesville in the County of Sumterand Stateof South Carolina wberoo Hillary B. Holle-man resided in hi., life time, tbe same being''cmposrd of two ¿ors known respectively asthe J. B, Trimnal and J A. Mills lots andbounded on the north by MHÍO Street of saidtown, enst by lois of" Marion Moise or ofLowry Institute, soutb by land or Mrs. S. D..Mayes and weit ny the Bryant Ellis lot form¬erly of H. B. Holleman, ievied upon and tobe ecld as tbe property of Hillery B. Holle-znan, at the suit of Charles B. Rouse.

B. G. PIER-ON,Sheriff !or Sumter County.

0:t 14, 189?.