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Consolidated Aug. 2,1881 SUMTER, S. C? WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1895. Xew Series?Vol. XV. No. 4. Pnbiisie? Every Wednesday, JKT. C3r. Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. terms : Two Dollars per annum?in advance. . ADVE8TI3KMEST: One Square first insertion.Si 00 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wili he made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged foras advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect, will be charged for. The Cuban War. 75 Wounded Rebels in a Hos pital Murdered in Cold Blood. The Execution of Oapt. Majiea Cubans Will Retaliate. Jacksonville, Fla , Aug 22.?A cablegram to the Times-Union from Key West, Fla , says : Passengers by steamer Mascotte report that the first public political execution took place at Matanzas on the 20th instant at 6 a. m The insurgent, Captain Do mingo Majica. was captured a few days ago about three miles from Jovellanous, court martialed, and shot as a traitor to tSpain. Majica was a young man about 28 years old and came of one the best families in the Province of Matanzas. His exe cution will, it is feared, cause the insurgents to follow the example set by Spanish officials and in the future al! Spaniards faliing into their hands will meet with Majica's fate. Captain Garrido, a Spaniard ope rating in the district of Santiago de Cuba, discovered an insurgent hos pital, where Y4 wounded rebels had taken refuge, and put them to death, using the machette. Such barbarous acts are causing many prominent Cubans, heretofore loyal to the government, to join the insurgents. It is reported in military circles that the insurgents are in possession of that part of the island lying between Colon and Cape May ; amounting to about two thirds of the island, and that Spain may as well call home her troops. They are not able to cope with the insurgents who are gaining strength every day. The town of Santi Spiritus is almost completely deserted The able bodied men have left and joined the insurgents under Roloff and Sanchez It is reported that Martinez Campos, in an inter view with General Arderius, his brotber-in-law, stated that he feared Cuba was lost. ' Campos said he did not have the money necessary to carry on th? war and that his troops were poorly fed and were completely demoralized Spanish officials real ize that their days are numbered and are taking gjl they can get their hands on Yesterday only two steamers were in thA port of Havana?the Mascotte and Aransas All others are reduc ing their schedules and still sustain ing heavy losses. Business through out the city is stagnated and a fear ful panic will result at an early date. There is but very little tobacco in the market and the prices charged are exorbitant. Merchants realize the fact that no matter which way the war may turn, the outlook for Havana is very gloomy for years to come. Private letters received in this city from Havana contradict the report of the battle between Sanchez and Planea as published in the Havana newspapers The letter states that the battle took place on the 18th at Placetas. The insurgents had 1 400 men and the Spaniards 600 The battle lasted four hours. The in surgents lost 62 and the troops 300 killed and wounded When the news of the battle reached Havana, many who had enlisted to go to the front, refused to go. Ai! telegraphic communications between Trinidad and Sancii Spiritus, lias been destroy ed The insurgents under command >>{ Bunnu?les. in the early part of last week, entered the town of Lacrora cruz. Las Villas district, capturing the garrison, and after sacking the town, set fire to it On the lfJth, the insurgents burned the celebrated sugar plantation Eustaguio, about a mile from Puerto Principe Martinez Campos arrived at Santa Clara Sunday morning and will im mediately fortify the town. Satur day. Roloff attacked a body of troops near Sancti Spiritus, the details o? which are not known, Campos refus ing to allow them to be published The insurgents in Las Villas dis trict are concentrating near the town of Quemados Deguinez with the ob " ject of attacking the same. On the 16th, Henri Brooks with escort, left Roloff and Sanchez to jyin bis band near Santiago de Cuba He will operate with Maceo. Maydri Rordiguez has been sent to Maximo Gomez with dispatches from Roloff. Borrowed Husband With Her. San Francisco, Cal., Aug 20?Lieu tenant Arthur P. Osborn, late of the receiving ship Franklin, at the Norfolk Navy Yard, will soon be in trouble over the thrifty arrangements which he made for his wife's economical trip to the East from 'Frisco. Osborn was recently de tailed to duty on this coast, and he came out here with his wife on a page furnished by the Santa Fe Company from Chicago to Mohave, California. Last week bis wife had to return. She had the pass, which was for A. P. Osborn and wife, from Mohave to Chi cago. She had a pass from this city to Mohave, but arrangements were made with Ticket Scalper Ottinger to furnish her with a temporary husband for the overland journey, who in consideration for his free transportation, agreed to pay for Mrs. Osborn's meals and Pull man accommodations. In some way the Santa Fe officials learned of the deception. The real lieu tenant is an Ohioan with thin features, epare figure and iron-gray hair. The bogus lieutenant engaged for the trip was a big fat man with curly black hair. Soon after the train left Mohave the couple received a shock when the con ductor declared their pass void and rook it up Mrs. Osborn was in a terrible plight, as the conductor threatened ro put her off on the desert. She finally pawned her jewelry for the $40 required to reach Albuquerque. ELer companion had only enough to pay his fare and buy meals. Arrived at Albuquerque, Mrs. Os born was forced to pawn the remainder of her valuables, including ber watch, to raise the ?43 necessary for her fare to Chicago. Her companion was left stranded in Albuquerque with twenty five cents for living expenses. The case excited much attention on the road, and both the lieutenant and the ticket scalper who arranged the deception are apt to wish they had not devised the scheme. A Sequel to Last Week's Fa mous Raid. Yesterday morning Chief Constable Speed went before Trial Justice Troy and swore out a warrant charging Dr. T. T. Moore, W. H. Gibbes, Sr., L. T. Levin, H. P. Green. C Fitzsimmoos, A. R Stewart, A. E. and N G. Gon zales, H. C Patton, J. H. Walker. M. C Robertson, John Williams and Wade Reeder (the last two being por ters of the club), with violating section 21 and 22 of tbe dispensary law "by combining with each other to keep and maintain a club room irr which intoxi cating liquors were received and kept as a beverage, and that they did aesist and abet each other in receiving alco holic liquors, at a place where persons were permitted to resort for the purpose of drinking alcoholic liquors as a bever age. Two of the gentlemen named in the warrant, viz : Messrs. A. E. and N. G. Gouzales, are absent from the city. Several of the others mentioned above appeared before the trial justice, and Mr. H. C. Patton for himself and the others present waived a preliminary examination and entered into recog nizance in the sum of ?200 each, for their appearance at the next term of the court of general sessions for this county. And so it will be settled in the courts whether or not a citizen will be per mitted .to drick his own liquor in his own way, in the private apartment of himself and his friends. ? The State. Rates on Great Railroads. For the Atlanta exposition, the Cen tral Traffic Association lines adopted the same rates as those adopted by the Chicago and Ohio River Association receotly. These rates are : First, one rate ?>n the basis of 75 per cent, of the Touble first e!a?>s limited rate ; tickets to be >ol*i daily from September 1?, good to rerurn until January 7. and second, tickets to be sold daily at a one first class limited fare, plus 10 per e<Mjt : good to ret uro tw<.iity days from the date of >a!*.' The proposition to sell for ti'M day* ;ir a rime, rickets at the rate ??' 1 ceot was defeated. With the Chicago and Ohio River Association, this propositi )!; is held in abeyance, but will hardly be adopted Europe will this yea; take 6,800,000 bales of America's cotton. South imer icn, Canada and Mexico will rake $3,100 000 bales. With improving trad(\ America will surely take 3,300, 000 bales, which will leave only 4. 700,000 bales for export, even were 8, 0< ?0,000 baie* raised, which is now practically impossible If the crop is only 7,250.000, then less than 4,000, 000 would be available for export. Europe is now entirely dependent, upon the South for her supplies of raw cotton and statistices show that her impor tations from India, Egypt, Brazil, etc., are only equal to 1,600,000 bales of American cotton. Death of a Venerable Citizen Col. John T. Sloan, Sr., Gath ered to His Rest. At the ripe old age of 84, Col. John T. Sloan, sr , a venerable and highly respected citizen, passed peacefully away at 6 o'clock yester day morning His last illness began some ten days ago, and although there was at one time an apparent improvement in his condition, he was too feeble to withstand the shock of illness and so passed away full of years and honors. Col. Sloan was born near Old Pendleton, or Cane Creek, May 24, 1S11 lie graduated from the South Carolina College in 1S29, standing very high in a large class. Only two of his class survive him?Mr. Por cher of the low country, and Mr. Lyles, of Fairfield, being the two. Col. Sloan wae elected cierk of the House of Representatives in 1854. He was elected continually after the war and continued to be clerk until the Republicans came into power in 1868. In 1876 he was again elected clerk and continued in office till 1890, when he was not a candidate for re election Col. Sloan married Miss Benson, of Pendleton, who died before him on December 18, 1889, leaving surviv ing her two daughters, Misses Alice and Eliza Sloan, and six sons, Sena tor John T. Sloan, of this county, Mayor W. McB. Sloan, of this city, David B. Sloan, of Fort Hill, Dr. Henry M Sloan, of Edgefield, Dr. Gourdin Sloan, of 1 lorry, Barnard C. Sloan, of Schenectady, Y., twenty grandchildren and four great-grand children. All four of the great grandchildren live in Anderson. There were born to Col. and Mrs. Sloan fifteen children?eight of whom survive. Col. Sloan was the clerk of the Secession convention, of the Consti tutional convention of 1865 and of the famous Wallace house. On the fiftieth anniversary of his marriage the House of Representatives, then in session, presented Col. Sloan with a handeome gold watch and chain, appropriately engraved, as a testi monial of hie long and faithful ser vice as a public officer. He was a member of the Legislature from Pen dleton district before the war, his grandfather being one of the earliest Senators from Pendleton district.? The State. Fast Railroad Time. London. Aug. 2*2.?The performance of the new fast train of the London and Northwestern Railway, which made a new record between Loodon and Aber deen, inspired the London and Great Northern Company to enter into rivalry with the Northwestern, and accord ingly a train was started for Aberdeen over the Great Northern route yester day, for the purpose of smashing the record made ?he day before. The Great Northern line runs over a dif ferent route and is thirteen miies shorter than the Northwestern. The Great Northern train left King's Cross Street Station at 8 o'clock last even ing and arrived at Aberdeen, a dis tance of 527 miles ar. 4:40 this morn ing. The Nortwestern train started at the same hour and reached Aberdeen, 540 miles, at 4:55 o'clock this morn ing -,mm - ? - Great Fire a Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 22.?At 1 o'clock this afternoon a serious fire broke out in the Union steamboat dock and warehouse oo the Menomine river. The dock and warehouse are leased by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company. The wind j was blowing almost a gale and the j fire spread to the Anchor warehouse, j and then to the freight houses of the j company. The wind spread it rapid ly to freight, cars, loaded and empty, many of which were moved away by engines as soon as they couid be reached. Al! the wirehouses for six blocks along the west side of the river, I which were mostly frame, w-r-"1 burn- ! ed with contents, including much freight. Before 'J o'clock the fire was under contrei. The loss will foot up probably ?300 000 to ?5O0.U0O A h ?v named McHanus was run | over and killed by a coal supply I wagon of the fire department daring j the progress of the fire. j Ruled for Contempt. The Dispensary Constables and the pelice who raided the Columbia Club rooms ami seized the liquor belong- i ing to trfje individual members, have been summoned to show cause before Judge Simontori on Sep tember ith, why they should not be ruled for contempt of court, in that the injunction against interfering with liquor for private use is still in force. The case is a strong one and it is probable that the constables will go to jail for contempt. The Election in the State. The election throughout the State was very quiet and" the vote very light. No excitement was reported from any section of the State and no trouble or rows occuredred. To Beaufort the Republican ticket is elected over the Reform and Conserva tive tickets by a large plurality. Fairfield elects tbe Reform ticket over the independent Conservative ticket. A light vote was polled. Fraud is charged against the Reforra managers. At the Darlington precinct fraud was also charged. The News and Courier correspondent says : Darliogtoo, AugU3t 20.?The elec tion in this county was quite every where and a light vote polled, the Con servatives and Tillmanites both show ing apathy. The Republicans stirred themselves, but with what results are not cow known. Tbe Conservatives ran one ticket, the Tillmanites another, and the Republicans still another, and no defi nite returns are yet in. The election at this poll was the greatest farce of its kind seca here sioce the last State elec tion Nearly an hour after the ap pointed time the polls were not opened. One manager was absent. No regis tration book could be found, so the managers said, and things generally were badly mixed. After much point ed and indignant remark made directly to the managers, they finally swore in another man, secured a clerk, got a copy of a registration book for 1892, and the farce was opened. Never was there a more patent fraud perpetrated. This poll has only seventeen Tillmanite votes and has several hundred Conser vative votes, and it is at this poll alone that these "misunderstandings*' always occur. One of the managers refused yesterday to serve, having as he said, washed his bands of the whole affair," because of what transpired in his efforts to get the proper registra tion books. The fraud and conspiracy were so plain that affidavits were sworn this afternoon against the supervisors and managers of election here, and aleo against T. J. Kirveo, who it is variously reported, more espe cially by the managers, is responsible for tbe disappearance of the proper book. Warrants will be served to-morrow, morning, and the cases will be pushed at once. Ignorance and carelessness sometimes cause things, but method was here seen. There is only one way to characterize the proceedings here to-day. They were unmitigated, ras cally, despicable fraud, and tho>e who are most interested will be called upon for explanation. The election of the fusion ticket in UnioD county is probably safe, al though not a sufficient number of pre cincts had been heard from to place the matter beyond doubt. Judge Wallace may be elected. A Williams and his independent ticket in Greenville was defeated by nor less than 600 majority. Williams led in Greenville city and would have received a much larger vote but for the strict, and technical enforcement of the registration law. Richland elected the compromise ticket by a safe majority. The oegroes did not poll anything like as large vote as predicted In all the other counties the election was without incident. The Conservatives will have about forty members in the Convention. The Frauds in Greenville. A summary of the returns show that Gray, the lowest man on the primary ticket, leads Williams, the highest on the independent ticker, by 44 votes. The Conservative boxes are all in but one, and the primary ticket is elected I by probably between 600 aod 700 ma I jority. People in the city were cocked and primed for some rapid and energetic voting, but. it. was soon found that with the condition of the registration b<;"L?:and the rulings of the managers tlnrW '.vonio be comparatively little voting. A large number of negroes who had registration tickets were turn ed away on the claim that their names were not on tbe books Negroes md white men were rejected because tbe numbeps on rheir certificates did not correspond with the numbers opposite their names or: the books. Citizens who acknowledged that they had moved frome one house to another since they registered were rejected. John Bellinger was registered several y ars ago from the same residence hi? now occupies, but as he confessed that j i;i tii" meantime be had for a while ? occupied another house he was dis franchised. Among prominent citizens whose otos were rejected were Col. T. L. Wootoide. J. E Barnside. H. C Dargan, T. J Cureton, (? W. Cure ton, Dr. C. A. Simpson, John . Beiers, J. Parker Hynds. Isaac M. Bryan, W. T. Shumate. George D. Barr, C. G Hadkoo. James M. K:l lian, J C Boyd. J. A. West, W. T. Bull. C. E Watson and James M. Bobo. There were dozens of others, aod when tbe news of the manner in which the electioo was being conducted was circulated, scores of disgusted citi zens declined to go to the polls. The one satisfaction the friends of the independent ticket had was in challenging voters who were known to be for the primary 'icket and having the same rigorous rules applied to them. Several of them were rejected on various grounds Probably 200 votes were rejected at the two Green ville city boxes. Everything was perfectly quiet. There was a general expression of thorough and deep disgust, and men who found themselves disfranchised were disposed to he bot under the col lar, but there was no disorder. ? Green ville emu. Late Election Returns. Twenty-seven of the thirty pre cincts in Greenville county gave the regular ticket 1,320 and the Williams ticket 630. The independent ticket in Union, which was headed by Judge Wallace, was defeated. The regular ticket received a vote ranging between 1,450 to 2,300, while Judge Wallace, who received the largest vote on his ticket had only 1,100. Abbeville, Chester, Florence and Oconee elected the regular tickets. Exposition Notes. The structures on Midway Heights, at the Cotton and International Expo sition, are taking shape very rapidly. The enclosure and structures for Cairo Street are approaching completion, j The .?ame is true of the German \\\ l?ge, the Chinese Village, the Mystic Maze, and the Palace of Illusion The steel structural work for the great Phoe nix Wheel is en route between Pitts burg and Atlanta, and the foundation is to be ready by the time t! e material arrives The work is all completed, and the erection will occupy but a few weeks. The Mexican Village is about dooe, and work is now proceeding on the are na for the bull fight. Mr. Kee Owyog concessionaire for the Chinese Village, is now on bis way from Chi?a to Amer ica with material for bis show. He is bringing a bevy of Chinese ladies for a beauty show. Selact plays will be presented in the Chinese theatre, in the true oriental fashion. The Vaudeville Theatre will soon be ready. Close to this is the Beauty Show. The Little World will receive a great deal of at tention. At aplace remote from the Midway, between the Woman's Building and the lower lake, is the Japanese Village, with quaint buildings and picturesque gardens, baziars, ere. At the suggestion of President Collier, the Executive Committee of the Cotton States and International Exposition has voted to make Sep tember 21st Blue and Gray Day at the Exposition. It is estimated that one hundred thousand veterans of the Union army will be at Chickamauga and Chatanooga on the 19th and 20th of September, and the majority of them will come to Atlanta on the 21st. Mr J. A. Gorman, manager of the 1 California Building, has received from the Chamber of Commerce, Les An geles, a communication saying that an Orange Tower, thirty-five feet high, will be erected in the centre of the building, and will be illuminated by means of three hundred incandes cent electric lights. The tower will be covered entirely with oranges, which will be kept fresh during the entire Exposition. For that purpose five carloads of oranges have been placed in cold storage at Los Angeles and supplies will be shipped once every fifteen days to replenish the exhibit. Seventeen negroes, who were in Win stoo'-* recent riot, were sentenced to hard work on the county roads. The three leaders go for twelve months, eleven months ar.d three months. I One was tin ed $5:' and costs and several were discharged upon pay ment of c -sr. The latter pleaded guilty Judge Brown, before pissing sentence, notified the negroes that had they- dispersed en tin night of the riot : when asked to do so, they would not have been indicted Backten"*? ;; <? Sb:v&. ! Tbo Beit Salve in :h? ?:? ! f. - <':;:- Jr..- ?. 1 ? 5 .ires, ?". ?.-!-.? . Sah rLbeua. -?.?.<: Sore?. Tr: ?r Cbappe-1 Uan??3 Chilblains, Corn-s .*r..i ail Skin Sraptions, find positively .-?res Piles j pay recuirsd it rs uuar.in .:?? to --.ve per j .'cor sr?r:5fnc:?on, o? norrey re?u?uied. '' ?>.? 25op:ite per box. F.:r -;:!e by Dr. .T. F. W. De I L?rin* Highest of all in Le.ivcr.ing \ To the Women of the State. A Circular Issued by the Board of Lady Managers. The board of managers for the I South Carolina room in the woman's I building at the Atlanta Exposition have sent out a circular to the women of the State saying ; "The women of the board feel that it is the privilege of every other woman of the State to share with them a personal interest and right in their room, therefore they wish as many as possible to contribute to it personally. You are asked to send '20 cents in stamps or dimes in the enclosed envelope " This is to create a feeling amongst the women of the State that each one has a right and share in their room and the board wish an}' woman who has not had a circular sent her and would like to contribute her mite to send it to the treasurer, Mrs. VV, C. Benet, Abbeville, S. C. A very desirable location has been* secured tor the South Carolina room, and plans for a most attractive ex hibit have been perfected. It is so sit uated as to be specially conspicuous, and we want it to attract the admi ration as well as the attention o? all. It is desired now that the women of the States co-operate in this patriotic I effort. Besides there is the consid : eration that a creditable display will I undoubtedly be of benefit to the j State generally as it will induce out ! side investment by captalists who 1 will visit the exposition for the pur ; pose of locating and engaging in j various manufactures and industries, We wish to display the best prcduc i tions from field and farm, vegetables j and fruits, preserved and pickled, I and specimens of the skill and inge j nuity in which the women excel in artistic work and embroideries, paint ing, etc , besides old and historic relics. All this display will show to those who should desire to make their homes among us the degree of cul ! ture and refinement of our women. It is to be hoped that the women of I the State will respond at once and j lose no time in making ready their j exhibits. The chairman of the board I will appoint a lady in each county ! seat of the State to take charge of the collection and forwarding of ex ; bibite A list oSthese names will be ! published later. j The railroads will take exhibits to j the woman's building free of charge. Express charges on all ioan exhibits will be paid by the board of women I managers Every reasonable care will be taken ; of all articles loaned, and especial ; guards wili be placed over them in ; Atlanta, and every precaution ob ! served for their safety from injury or ' rire The most val nable relics and paintings will be in a fire prcofbuild ! ing. bo- we hope no one will hesi \ tate to send any ohi and valuable ! relics that will add to the rare collec 1 tion. Already a larghe number o? 1 such have been tendered. All modert: ? and ingenious work is mach desired. frizes will be awarded by the 1 board of managers to the best work I iu the various departments. On ap ! plication to the lady agent at each ; county seat tags will be given and \ directions furnished to each exhibitor as to the best way to send lier arti 1 cles. Tfie board of managers would be i very much obliged if all the county papers in the Stat^ would copy this article. Mile a Minute For Nine Hours. London. Aug 21 ? .1:?? L mdon r.r.d NiTthcvestern Railway Company's fast train, which left Ka-ro<: Station :>t S o'clock last evening, arrived at Ater 6eeo at 4:?3> o'clock this morning, hav ing covered the distance ?t' 540 miles in the sh->r:e-t tim. on record. ver.? Latent U.S. Gov't Rc^or: Powder 3 PURE