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%\t WS??prn at? Soutljroii WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16. 1896. The Sumter Watchman was founded io 1850 and the True Southron in I860. The Watchman and Southron now bas the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Samter. EDITORIAL NOTES. We congratulate Judge Earle that one of his most cherished ambitions bas been gratified-ot almost, for he :-8 not yet Senator Earle What ?ext ? And ll R. Thomas has been kick? ed too ! Poor Thomas, he has work ed too faithfully for the faction and i the movement to be kicked with both feet at the same time. We are rejoiced that Evans has been defeated, because it would have been a disgrace to the State to nomi? nate him ; but the nomination of Judge Earle carries with it no thrill of delight There are dozens of men in the State fully as well qualified for the position and much more deserv? ing of the honor Wheu John Gary Evans was run? ning for the Governorship against W. H. Ellerbe he promised to ap? point Eilerbe Trial Justice. It has been suggested that Mr Ellerbe make John Gary Evans a dispensary constable. The State Board of Control has acted with commendable promptness in calling an extra meeting to inves? tigate the charges of corruptness made by Evans, Mixsou and Duncan Let them but sift the matter to the very bottom and permit ?one of the rascals to escape and the people of the State will give the board their unqualified endorsement and sincere thanks Cotton went up with a rush Thurs I day after the Agricultural Depart j ment report was issued, but went off next muming more than thirty points This slump can but be temporary as the short crop can no longer be dis puled, and the demand for cotton will force the prices up Nine cents for cotton may be expected before No? vember 1st. McKinley will be invited to meet Bryan in joint debate in Chicago He will be as little disposed to meet Bryan as Ben Harrison is to encounter Ben Tillman The Republicans j know that they have to rely upon the money power for success, and they <io net care to go before the people in debate with such an antagonist as Bryan The County Democratic Executive Committee in refusing to have any- j thing to say in reference tc? the vote at Rattlesnake Spring? precinct, in the absence of the official returns, adopted the only correct policy. The j managers at that precinct neglected ' to send in the boxes and returns with- j in the time required by law, and the committee had no right to tak*> no - : tice of any private returns that '.?th*r parties had received, although t!u-r? was no question as to the reliability i and correctness of said returns Ti>e failure to receive the returns from j this single precinct had no effect ott j the result of the primary and it would j ha^e established a da:.ger?us prece- j dent had the committee accepted the unofficial returns available,, as some; members of the committee proposed j should be done. REJOICING IN GEORGIA. The Kicker, of Augusta, Ga, j issued a red ink special edition <>n ? Wednesday to commemorate the de feat of John Gary Evans. The fol- ( lowing is a full reproduction ?f the matter contained in the extra : "j?fTThe telegraph brings the sat? isfactory intelligence that Sou-th Carolina has been redeemed from the thraldom of her base servitude. Honesty has overcome vice by at least 10,000 votes.*' "Carolinians '? Again we greet you ! Noble mea of Noble Sires ! Earle, the spotless- candor splendid Light your hearts with fervent fires !:' "Georgians : Now d'ye heed 'The Kicker' 7 And by your votes DO longer slicker Hear the welkin ring in-'lina, And search for something yet sublimer !" "With best wisbes, "The Kicker." Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines sold on easy terms, and exchanged for old ones a tb.8 SamterMusic House, in Masonic Temple. COMMENTS ON THE SAL? ARY TAX. I What is Said About the Sum? ter Tax on Labor. ? The present experiences of our sis? ter town of Sumter which seems to find herself necessitated to put a tax on all her young men who earn as much as ?25 per month by their daily labor, to help meet current expences and in? terest on the public debt.should fur j nish the object lesson of wisdom I how easy it is to create a public debt j and how difficult sometimes to pay it without being compelled to impose heavy taxes on young men, strug gling hard by their daily labor to j make an honest living, to pay their honest debts and met their just obli? gations out of this small pittance of I ?25 a month, more or less. It should I further teach, and likely will, the les j son that town property can be so j heavily burdened with taxation that no bod}" will care to own it because find? ing it nonremnnerative on account of too heavy taxation.-Newberry Ob server. The city council of Sumter has taken an unusual step in the raising of supplies. Incorporated in the or? dinance is a section imposing a li cense tax on all clerks and other ern ployees who receive a salary of ?25 or more per month. The "Daily Item"* says : "All person receiving a salary of $25 to $40 per month will be required to pay a license tax of $5 per annum. Those receiving $40 or more-how much more cuts no figure-must pay $10 per annum Bank presidents will be required to pay ?75 per annum. Brokers who buy or seil options, $50 ; ice fac? tories. ?10 ; lumber mills, ?25 ; sash j and blind factories, ?10 ; sales sta? bles, $50 ; livery stabler, ?25 ; livery and sale ?tables. ?75 ; mer chants doing a business not in excess of ?3,000 per year. ?5" The tax-' mg of salaries wiH rightly be resist ed as a tax on incomes, which the j Supreme Court of the United States has decided as unconstitutional. The solon8 of Sumter are unwise to thus attempt to mulct the industrious at the expense of the do-nothings. Aiken Journal and Review --- Why Cotton Leaves Sumter The larg-* amount of cotton that in go-tug from tbi- county to Camden instead of beiou brought to this market fo?r sale is st i ; ? the subject of considerable discussion among cotton buyer*, sellers, metchants nod mhers interested in The prosperity of ibis market. The attempt is now tutd* to attribute the !os* of cotton hy this market to the opposition among the farmers to the public weighing of cotton, bo nh ts plea is too ill-founded to merit serious consideration. The stubborn fact that cotton has Vern going to Camden in increasing quantified euch rear for thr*e or four years past ?acnot te concealed, and it is a vain attempt io tr?' to saddle all Hie blame on the pubiic weigher. The reason that cot foB go^ to Camden frosi Sumter's territory is more dec-p seated and powerful than mern opposition to pablic weighing. The fact that Camden merchants do not buy from the wagOLS in competition wUh the regular cot? ton buyers, ag in Sumter. that the Camden buyer? buy according to grade and pay the man who has fine couou the highest market : r>?* and the oue having inferior cotton ex? act y what it is worth, that Camd%-i ontnirjs rou< !.. :?.wer freight rates by reason or' com- ? pe-?r,? lines and can therefore p?tt mort for j n.i grades of cotton than Sumter buyers; are j tbe influences that attract conon tc? th?t j market. Competing lines Sumter hus no?, and at ! present we are powerless to obtain lower ', ft eight rates on cotton, therefore ibis factor j that is so much in Camden's favor cannot be I discounted. The other influences that j girt* Camden the ad vantage can be counter-j actr-d, if ?he merchants will adopt the same j methods pursued by tbe. Camden merchants j The present system ia injuring Sumter as M ; cotton m -rket, and the h'jury becomes great- i I er each } ear j j The following letter received last wt-ek ; ? gives certain facts that are wei! worth con-j ; 8?deration. .ST. CHA:?.?}, S. C , Sept. 7, 96, ; Mr. H G Os?cen. hui tor Daily Item, Sum- ; ter, S. C. . I am just from Camden. Made very panic-j ? ular inquiries in regard to prices paid for j : cotton, &c. On Friday, Sept. iib, 8c. was j ': paid, in Camden, for several baies by three j ' dsffereot buyers, 7.75(^,7.35 hoing the ruling : , bide. I got the ?ame information from seil- j ers as well as buyers. On the same day yon : quote Sumter market 7 7-16 .More than Jc I lower than Camden's lower price. The rea i sons are : lit. By a combination of rail- . ' roads and ships, Cam .en cotton is landed in Liverpool for 50c per hundred pounds ; There are competing lines in and in reach of . Camden aL? as a last resort there is the Wa- : teree River. She is, therefore, not ''Bot- j tled.': Other reasons why Sumter cotton'is going to Camden are, the cotton buyers buy the cotton from the farmers direct and r.re ex? pert cotton graders, and do grade cotton i very carefully. There are four special, lead- | ing cotton buyers, Messrs. Shannon, of I Spriog's Heath, and|Shannon, Blake Stead? man, H. C. King and Capt. Clyburn, each j j hare an office, a platform, scales and even i , stalls, ?c., for accommodation. And there ! ii no combine or collusion between merchant j ? and totton buyer. Now, I plant no cotton'myself and have no i j direct interest in its sale or price, and would I ! be glad to see my own Jtowo able to induce 1 j arjd bu? every bale of cotton withio hauling ! j distance, but the stubborn fact ?3 that hun- j I dreds and hundreds of bales are seeking '? ! Camden market and the ?xodos is on the io j I crease and it is utterly uselesss to stem ?he j tide or influence it save in one way, to do as 1 j Camden does, compete in bids from the wag j on and compete in nrice. Mere assertions 1 (vide "Freeman" I*.*' issue) are not worth the blacking that inks the type. It' Sumter can j afford to lose the handling of a large portion j of the crop that ought to go to it, why then ! , well and good, my trouble aad interest is i thrown away ; out if not, theo she had best \ s*e to it, for you can't fool the "Hayseed " i Verb sap. You can make what use you choose of this ? information. I. myself, met a dozpn wagons 1 on Friday afternoon and each wagon had ! carried cotton which was mide, and ginned, i and packed much nearer Sumter than Cam den, and these were not all. Yours truly, J. MERRICK RKJD. ? j - Ml- ?P ?? - JAMES H. AYCOCK.. The subject of this notice W9S a son of the : late Jas. H Aycock and was born Aoril 15, ! 1856 His death was great shock ti? his faro- j ?ly and many friends. Of strong robust body, moved by energy and untiring will power be was conspicuous among us in the busy circles of every day j lite, and any of us would hare predicted for j bim a long life. But He who rules all things deemed it uest to call him away while yet in t the zenith of his manhood, showing to all that in the midst of life we are in death. Toi His will we humbly bow in submission. j The wriur, on account of his close and io-1 timateassociation with him, claims the privi? lege of paying this humble tribute to the | memory of his friend. Natutaily endowed with a rice mind, his ' reading bad made him one of the best in- J formed men. He was lacking in that self as? sertion which of.en makes others of less abili? ty more conspicuous, yet when approached he would be found conversant on almost any subject claiming the attention of men. He Strove to excell in whatever he undertook, hi3 farm with its varied crops is a monument to his enterprise and success And now when we come to speak of the higher, the nobler qualities of beart.'who is possessed of these to a greater degrte than was he he knew not how to turn a deaf e-*r to an appeal for charity or for any worthy cuuse. yet be did it not for the applause of men, for even bis left hand knew not the doings of the right. The writer has bad the privilege of serving as the medium through which some of these charities have passed, and knows whereof he speaks. His extreme modesty pievented hs passing for his true worth. Few knew him as he ? HS He is gone, th? places that oi.ce knew him shall know bim no more forever. Yet he has left behind many things to remind us of him j as the da) s go by. Farewell "Jim" we will1 miss you while we live but will cherish the hope, that when we too shall have "crossed the river," that we wili mee: aguin in tout dunnipr, th-it bftTer land. P.M. It is a fact that Hood's Sarsaparilla the O ?e True Blood Purifier, has proved, over and over agnin. that it Ins power to cute, j even when other medicines fail to do any good Hood's Fills are purely vegetable and do not purge, pain or gripe. AM druggists. 25c. --^mtma- - - Flots in America To Assassinate the Czar on His Visit to England. LONDON. Sept. 1.-A communication j of a semi-offiical character was issued j this afternoon touibing upon the arrest j of the alleged dynamite conspirators I The communication says, among other | things, that, the Scutlaud Yaid officiais j have been fully aware for some time ? pa?t that a gang of desperadoes have j been engaged in America iu preparing the derails and arranging the rarniSoa- ? tiens ot an extensive and diabolical plot j to perpetrate a d>namite outrage io England and establish a reign of terror. Chief Inspeetnr Melville of the \ metrop an polios bas had charge of} the Scotland Yard arrangements fer frustrating the designs of the couspira- j tors and gradually and with great ?e- , crecy drew a net work around the p\bt- \ ters. The fact was known to the police that the conspirators were in close com- j municatir.n with promirient Russian | nihilists in the Uoited States and j through this information the police were ? enabled to discover upon almost un? doubted evidence that the conspiracy bad recently developed a scheme to per- ? pirate au outrage upon the czar upon the occasion of his visit to England j The prime covers of thu plot were ? Feoiaus in America, and when they bad j carried their conspiracy as far as they : could in the United States, Tynan anti rh?? oihe, principal agents were sent to j Europe to put the designs of the plot? ters into operation. They left, America as secretly as possible, coming by diffei* ene routes. Their arrival was known, ; however, ?nd their every movement ; was dogged fey thc Scotland Yard de-j tective* After treating of the arrests of thc dynamiters and the capture by the po? lice of all of their documents, etc , the communication adds that Bell was '. assigned to go ?.? Scotland to direct a series of c?utT?ges tindee, the. necessary ; explosivas to by sent to bira from Bel- i gium as they might be required. When Ben wa< taken into custody, he had be? tween ?o00 and .?400 in cash upon his ; person, together with American hitters i of er- <i;f 1 L-a veu wort u, Kan?? , Sept.. 13. Lieut Charles Young, nin'b cavalry . and the only colored ofheer bu *.hr. United States regular arm v. was refus? ed accommodations at the Leavorwotth hotels yesterday and he was compelled to go to Kansas City for thom Lieutenant Young is a gradua.'e t.f West Point, and a few days ago he was ordered to report ar Fort Leavauworth . for examination for promotion from a second to a ?rst lieut R ri ant. He came j in with a number of officers and thc re? fusal of accomodation bas caused con? siderable ffieiiog. Senator Marion Butler, of North Carolina, upon whom the duty was devolved, notified Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia, of bis nomination for the Vice Presidency by the Populists ?ac ki en'8 Arnie? Salve. The Beat Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruiae Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores, le ie Chapped an?ii? CbilbUias, Corne au a 1 S* n Eruptions, and positively cure? r*iie** ?> no pay required. It ia ?uar^ntae-l to give per? re: ?Htislac?oo, ur un>nov refunded. ?ric 52eent8 per HOT. F<T *HI> hv Dr J. F. W De Lorme --? A choice select inn of high grade five and ten cent cigars for sale by H. G. Os'een ?fe Co. Chamberlain's Syo and Shin Ointment Is unequalled for Eczema, Tetter, Salt ]inetira, Sea!:! [lead. Sore Nipples, Chapped Hands, Itching Piles, Burns Frost Bites, ChronicSore Eyes and Granulat .-? Eye Lid.i For .sale by druggists at 23 cents per box. TO HORSlToWNEBS. For putting a horse in a fine healthy con? dition try Dr. Cud;*'s Condition Powders. They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct kidney disorders and destroy woutis, giving new life to an old or over-worked horse. 2? cents per package. For sale by druggists. For sale in Sumter, by Dr. A J China. Tutt's Pills Cure All Liver Ills. Tried Friends Best For thirty years Tutt's Pills have proven ablessing to the invalid. Are truly the sick man's friend. A Known Fact For bilious headache, dyspepsia sour stomach, malaria,constipa? tion and all kindred diseases. TUTT'S Liver PILLS AN ABSOLUTE CURE. TASTELESS LL IS JUST AS GOOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRICE BO cts. ! GALATIA, ILLS., Nov. IG, 1853. Paris Medicine Co., St Louis, Mo. Gentlemen:-We sold last year. 600 bottleB of GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC and have ! bought three gross already this year. In all oar ex- j perience <>f 14 years, in the druu business, have ; never sold an article that gave such universal satis* : SaCtion aa your Tonic. Yours truly. ABSCY.CASB &CO> I SOLD-No Cure. No Fay, ty A J Chinai J. F. W DeLorme, J. S. H ugh son <fc Ce, _ . I The State of South Garolina, j COUNT Y OF SUSI TER. IN THE COURT OJf PROBATE. In the vw.iter r>j (he Estate nt Mr.- EL!a ii Gillespie, deceit std. IHERKBT GIVE NOTICE that on I Wednesday, iher seven1 h of Ocio*?*r, j next. 1 will apply io Hon T V. Walsh, Judge ot Probai? for Sumter County at his p o??ite tor a final discharge as Administrator j ot i he estate of the .-aid Mrs, Elia M. Gilles?: pie, deceased. Sumter, S G JAMES O SPANN, Administrator. September 2, i SOG -4t Claremont Lote flo. U A. F. ft1 THB REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M.. will he ln-ld on Thursday Evening, Sept. 17th, ?J 7?J p. m. Brethren will tnke die riM'.ice and govern themselves accordingly. By order, F. M SPANN, W. M. H* C. Mesas, Secretary. jul2P-lw 8,000 Merchants sell Hawkes' Spectacle ! successfully. Half of them handle other Spectacles without success. Showing the Great Popularity of HAW-1 KKS' GLASSES overall others' Tr.?-- Famous Glasses arr> fined to flo* eye j I'r.A. J. China's Drug Store. Sumter. S C Der M -e. Notice! AFTER ati experience of twenty-eight years in the Cubicle: shop of Mr J. D. Urn'-/, the undersigned have gone into the business of repairing und . ?eanine lumi'tire, on tiif-ir own account. Mid feeling confident of ih<-ir nhi?tv lo give perfect satisfaction, jefpec'fully solicit ihe patronage of the peo? ple iA Slimier wnd vicinity. The preparing and dressing of dead oodies lor burial will he promptly ?cd carefully at? tended to. Shoo opposite the Episcopal church. PETERSON ? CUTHBERT. Sept. 1st. 1896. Sumter, S. C. t Clothing ! Clothing for Men* Clothing for Boys. Clothing for Children? Fine Clothing, Medium Clothing, Common Clothing. I think I can say without any exaggeration that 1 have one of the best stocks of CLOTHING, HATS AND FURNISHING GOODS, For Men. Bo>s and Children that has ever been brought to Sumter. If you want a real cheap suit you can get it. if you want a medium price suit, I have hundreds for you to select from, if you want a line, tailor-made, perfect fitting suit, you will find a good assortment of the most popular fabrics made up in Cambridge, Princeton and Oxford Sacks and the latest style Cutaways. No other house will show you a larger or better selected stock. No oilier house will sell you cheaper, and no one will appreciate your patronage more than, Yours truly. e Sept 16 THE CLOTHIER. Sumter, S. C. We wish to call your ATTENTION again to our low prices of Staple Groceries. We are now otter? ing them at prices at which never before have they been sold for in Sumter. We buy in large quantities and for cash and in this way we buy cheaper. We have not space to give you prices of aB our goods, but will give you some, that you may see that we can make it to your interest to see us before buying elsewhere. 100 Sro*l! tull Crt nm Cheese nt a bargain, FLOUR. MEAL. Fancy PH tent, per Bbl (? $4 25 j 2 Bu Bh?$ r" *i tc Hail 11 . ?, 3.90 * Good Strath' " " 3 75 HAM*. " Family " .* (a 3.00 . Orange Brand uer ?h Ot k> Choice ? ? " ff, 2 75 j Cim.ee Family" ? 9 GRITS. j Pie-mc " " @ 7? 2 Bu Sacks fa $1.25|SFGAR. RICE. j Granulated & 5| Bfst ? hole Grain, per ?h. Ak Ex'M C 4 n Good QiMlity " '6% COFFEE. 100 lb. Bags " " .52 95 \ He5r Ri? Grten ?/, 21 BACON- ?Good- ;i (rr, 18 White DS Sides perlt (?/ 4j ?! *| " '* ]6 Smoked " .. (>~< 5 I " " 14 Li A RD. OOMMON " (" Pore 50 lb Tins ('.'. Si ! SARDINES. ' " jo ?. " Oj. ?\ Amencon 100 in cans 6? S3 00 '." lo .. '. (,i ' ! Motard per doz (<? .90 !l 5 1 " (a 7.1 j French M " g 1.50 Mackerel-80 fish to the Kit, per kit 7-5c. H?K Barrans in Crackers and Candies. Special prices given to large buyers. Come and see us. All mail orders will have prompt atten? tion. CROSSWELL & CO. COMPANY Beo* to announce to the public that thev have inst completed the erection of their New Ginnery and are HOW ready fer busi? ness The system is the t:Winship" latest improved for eleva? ting, conveying, ginning and packing cotton, with Revolving Double Box Press. Positively no lung waits or delays to have your cotton ginned and packed.-Can gin and pack a bale in lo minutes. We will turn you out more lint and of better grade than on the ordinary gin, and guarantee you perfect satis? faction. Bagging and Ties can be had at ginnery as cheap as anywhere. SEED ! SEED ! SEED ! We will pac the highest cash market price for your seed or give von Cotton Seed Meal in exchange for Seed, which will give you much better results as a Fertilizer than putting down your seed and save you one-half la boa- in handling. Cotton Seed Meal contains from 8 to 10 per cent, ammonia and is cheaper to the farmer than using the seed. FERTILIZERS ! FERTILIZERS ! We beg to say that we are handling High Grade Guanos. Acid Phosphate with Potash, and Genuine German Kainit. and are prepared to make prices on same. If you want first class goods see us before you make your purchases, as we will save you money. Ginnery and Mill, Main Street, below A. (J. L. Depot. Up-Town Office : Main Street, next to Court House Square. Sumter Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Co. Perry Moses, Prest k .Manager. A. C. Phelps, Sec. k Treas.