The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 16, 1891, Image 4

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tty WMfty\m ?uti bonita WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16, '01. 9 Synopsis of " the Presidents Message. Io caning be calls attention to tho sports of the departments sobmitted mad compliment* toe zeal, efficiency, ?ftc , shown in their ''respective work. 3feferriog . to" the report of the State JDepartme&V be calls-attention to the sensually large namber of important ?Bases coadieted by it, with, diplomatic ?eeolts of a notable and highly beoe icial character, among which " are the =f. feeiprocity treaties effected with Brazil, -wita ' Spam "for its West India pos? sessions and with San Domingo. Like negotiations with other countries are pending with fair . prospects of satis? factory accomplishment. The- Behring sea controversy with 'England is ia ? fair way of au ami? cable and mutually satisfactory set? tlement by a mutual agreement to leave foe question to arbitrators to be chosen kf bo ta "govern ?ea ts, andaH that now "-rean?as- is^ an agreement as to the arbitrators to be chosen. He thinks ; "that the action cf the Administration ini ibis mai ter ?.ill meet with joe full fconcorrence of Congress, He argea that provision should be ?ade fur a demarcation of the boundary line, between Canada and the United States, which be suggests may be done, should there be dilute, by arbitration, and regrets that the efforts of the Gov? ernment .to bring about a satisfactory .seulement of the dispote between ?Great Britain and Venezuela as to the ?order liae between Venezuela and British Gu lena, bot declares that this . Government will, continue to express - its enacera afc any appearance of foreign encroachment apon the territory auder the administrative control of American Sutes. As one of the results of the power vested iu bim by the last Congress to exclude the products cf foreign powers which discriminated against the pro - ducts of this country, and the passage of the meat inspection act, he calls attention to the fact that Germany, .Denmark, Italy, Austria and France, ia the order named, have raised the embargo on American pork. In con? sideration'of the action of Germany in tais matter concessions have been made * for the free entry of German sogar to 4his country. ' He makes a passing reference to the late troubles io Brazil, and the interest this Government took in it, the frieadly counsel it gave Balmaceda, and the * gratification it felt at the settlement of * the contest, without bloodshed. He refers with some detail to the Kew Orleans Incident of last March, when the eleven Italians were lynched, and while deprecar ing the lawless - ac? tion of the mob, regrets that the spirit -ia which the .an Government .conducted its n??. -tiocs retarded the -progressof proceedings and the although taej-have been delayed by the absence - of the Italian Minister he does not ' doubt bot that an amicable settlement - will be. reached. As one of the means of meeting episodes of this kind be suggests that an act might be passed making . offenses against the treaty rights of foreigners resident in this country cognizable in the Federal courts. - He refers at length to the war in Chili, and as one of thc most inter? esting incidents to the seizure cf the . I tata, the recapture of which, he holds, after ber escapo was imperative as sn .assertion of our national dignity. Though the representations of .Admiral Jirown ander instructions from this -Government the Provisional Govern? ment representing, the Congressional party surrendered the Itata, when she ~ was brought back to San Diego, brr eise duly adjudicated io the U. S I District. Court for the Southern district of California, and the libel dismissed cn ^ibe-grooud that the. Congressional party not having been recognized by this Government as belligerents at the time of tbeseiznre, their vessel could not be held answerable to in te rna: ion ai law. The Government has taken au appeal from this decision, not because of any importance attached to the vessel, but to have the law, about which there . iee ms to be doubt, determined in cases Viofytais. tiud. Ho farther pays that the -condoi bf-?his Government towards the contending parties ia Chili was through- j o??j5!j^??neutral and impartial, and j a??o of Ss r?pre^esDtaiiv< s", "concerning j whom, notwithstanding the current reports at home, no official complain? has been made. lie endorses the action nf Minister Egan in giving proteciion <o political refugees, after the collapse of Balaiaceda's government, sud says he bas net been silting to direct the surrender of such persons as may still '. be under the protection of our h gaiion ' without suitable conditions. The at? tack upoo the sailors of the Baltimore " hf lae Valparaiso mob, he designates as unprovoked, there being no evide-nce that the sai io; s had by unseemly con dact invited any attach, and the fact that it was participated io by some of the poliee of Valparaiso, gave it the appearance of an insult deliberately offered to this country. Uc regret that when the attention of the Chilian Government was called to this, and to the fact that unless some extenuating circumstances be shown this Govern? ment would expect prompt reparation, the response was couched in discour? teous form, to which no reply has been made. The affair, however, is under? going investigation before the Crimina! Court of Chili, where it is boped such j facts will be elicited as will bring J about a settlement, but if this should ! not be he will call the attention of ? Congress to it in a special message. Calling attention to the fact of the j outrages penetrated on fereign resi? dents io China, he declares that this Government must insist upon the same protection to Americans 2s has been accorded by the Chinese Government, and intimates that its refusal to receive Mr. Blair as Minister on account of the part he took in the anti Chinese legis? lation, may be not so much an express? ion of sentiment against Mr. Blair as against the legislation itself. Speaking of some misunderstanding between this Government and Spain relative to the rights of Americans in the Caroline Island, he calls attention lo the fact that Spain proposes to ho:d an exposition at Madrid, beginning in Septen.ter, 1802, and continuing to 1>< cen:ber ol?*t. to celebrate the four ' rundedii; anniversary ir the discovery of Aueiii-a by Columbus, in which .this Gove? R m eut has been cordially invited to participate. Ur thinks that in vita ni the !:jct tb.t it w=is through i*} ain that America was discovered, and tlc iu: lLu iaci thal wc prob?se to celebrate that event ourselves b World's Fair, this Government sh( show a friendly interest in the Mai Exposition. Satisfactory progress, he says, being made io tho surveys for the ternatioual railway between this coui and th e> South- and Centrai Aineri Republics. The boundary line between country and Mexico bas been ss factorily settled. This Government ha3 expressed a serious but freindly way4to "th? ( of Russia - its concern at- the hs treatment of the Hebrews of Rus resulting in the wholesale banisboj of those peopic. The large nnml coming to this country because of indisposition of some other count to receive *.hem excites doubt as whether they- caa all find homes employment, which makes their com a matter of much concern to us. hopes that the long continued friends which has existed between this G eminent and Russia will entitle representations to favorable coaside tion. The report of the Nicauragua Ca Company* shows that while large ? seemingly unnecessary expenditu have -been made ia preliminary wo shops, &c, that reasonable progress been made, and he thinks that if estimate of ?:e original cost should exceeded, it is a work of sucb impc ance to the commerce of this couti and from a naval standpoint, that t Government can weil afford to take interest in it, ia the shape of the gu antee of the bonds. Turning from foreign countries refers to the operations of the treaso and takes occasion to defend the IV Kinley tariff, which be says bas not j tifi-id the evil prophesies concerning before its passage, which he follows with statistics of imports and expo for the past twenty years, showing I annual increase of our export-trade. The receipts for the fiscal year ec ing June 30 1892. actual and estim ed, are $433 000,000 ; thc expen tures ?409,000,000. For the fis. year '03. the estimated receipts s ?4o5,000,000; expenditures ?44<i 300,000 Under the silver purcbu law the Secretary of the Treasury I. purchased during the fiscal year 4? 393.113 ounces of silver at a cost ?1 645 per ounce. The largest pri paid during the year was ?1 20-25 r. ounce, and the lowewt ?0 96 36. exchange for this there have been sued ?50,577,?198 of Treasury uoi authorized by law November 1. T price was $0.96, which gave the silv dollar a value of 74^ cents. Since t passage of the bullion purchase act, t imports of foreign silver havo fallen fifty per cent, while thc exports American silver have fallen from average of ?17,000,000 a year to $1S 797,391. The increase o; bullion frc our mines has been from 50,000.000 5-4,000,000 ounces in 1890. The Go eminent buy3 54,000,000 ounces whi counting the G.640,000 ounces used ? other than money purposes, raak more than our mines produce. E recommendation is, however, thai lil the tariff ?he silver law should be giv! a full trial before efforts are made repeal or alter. He is of the opiuio however, that the free coinage of s?7 under . prescat conditions would rcsu disastrously and destroy the parity b tween gold and silver. He believ that it is the desire of a majority of tl American people that we bhoald hs' tree coinage of silver after, aa intern tional standard having been a<rre< upon. He indirectly cMigratu'ates tl couutry that a large surplus is t longer a vexing -question, thc snrplt of ?183,827.029, which was in the i of M.arch, 1889, bas been judicious disposed of in redeeming interest bea ing securities, and in liber desirab ways. Referring to the circulation, show that ?he people are pretty we supplied with money, he says the vo ame of circulating enrrency has bec increased te ?1,577,1:02,070, or ?21.2 per capita. -' He calls attention to the work of th Army and Navy Apartments wbic he thinks should be eminently saiisfac tory to the country, and trusts tb* there will be no delay io the approprie tions to enable them to effectually carr out the work they have in irs~-i. Speaking of the Indians in connec tina with the army he says seven cou panics have been fox med of Indian re cruUs and^that they., make good .an we?MraHied 8viviiers.- * .> ? . - Ile coiopUuieuts the eueetiveness c the management of our postal affair which he says will show a deficienc for 1892 of ?ess than ?1 000.000. li thinks that the mail steamship sub-id' act will eventually f^ive us close mai couuections wi:h ether countries, ant also a considerable carrying trade. He devotes large spaoe to the ludia: question, expressing the opinion tba the education of thc lucian is the solu tion bf the problem. The administration of the Peosioi Bureau throughout the year, he says has been characterized by great dill gence, they having got upon the roi 676 161 pensioners. There were al lowed during the year 250,505 cases, u which 102 387 were allowed under th< law of Jun? 27, lS9l' The appropria tiens for the h\->c*i year 1890-91 wen ?127 685 793. and the curteut ex peases ?118.530,649, leaving a balanci o?" ?9.155,144. He considers the work of the ceusus oow approaching comple tion fairly and well done, and recom? mends that Congress should take ink consideration me:hods for the improve m-nt of the Western wafer ways, and d'X'9 not think Congress will go fa? wrong if it shows considerable liberal? ity i;j that dirtotion. He commends the work of the Civil Service Commission and recommends that the appropriations bc made liber;] enough and adequate to the increased work done by it He refers to the fact that in one io s?ancc a departure has been ruado from the method which !.a.-t been in univer? sal (Usc since 1832 of electing Presi? dential electors, providing thal they be elected by districts, ir.steaj of by the whole people, aud fear* thur this may be a bad departure, fie (suggests thar it might be well ?"-?r irse Sra ?es which retain the o!d method to adopt '.rcusiitu t ion al amendments which w< uM pre? vent a change in this respect Ly ur y party which might happen to be ii. power. Referring to thc efforts of the las: Con gre.* s '0 pass ?o election law, he t hio ka that a nonpartisan com m'SH n c-nid be appointed to investigate the question, and through them u per fee ly satisfactory pian tuight be adopted to (jonell the aiiegeu abuses and ensure ?u:r elections. He -lobet by congratulait g thc coun try OD thc evidences of increased unifi cation of our people and the revived national spirit, the vis:a before cur country being more glorious than it ever was- Wilmington tStnr. No Eyes for a Wrong at Home. It is strange what an effect distance has on some people's vision. The Philadelphia Press is able to see a fly? speck cn the Democratic party away oat in Michigan or down in South Carolina, while it is unable to discern a dung hill, half as big as a mountain, on its own political ground?, here in Pennsylvania. All fail it has been holding up to its readers, the iniquities of political gerrymanders, and has pointed'to the apportionment of Ohio and Michigan as evidence of the work Democrats can do in this line, lt nts lately gotten down to South Corolina, where it hos now unearthed one, "the like cf whict!.*' it says, "has uever be? fore been seen.". It complains because that State has a solid Democratic delegation in con? gress, and attributes that fact, entirely to the present apportionment, in place of to the votes as cast. Now, if the Press could explain just how South Carolina could ' be districted so as to give the-republican party a member of congress, it would open the eyes of the disciples of the old eirpet-bag regime down there, in a way that would be highly gratifying to them. The truth is, if the entire republican vote ofthat state, as cast for members of the 51st congress, could he concen? trated in one district, there would scarcely be enough to elect a single representative. lu the seven districts into which South Carolina is divided, giving the Press's party the benefit of all the scattering vote, there was cast against the Democratic candidates for congress, but 10,03*4 ballots. Just how oar Philadelphia contemporary would go about gathering these repub? licans, scattered as they are all over that commonwealth, into one district, aud at the same time shoving enough of Democrats out of it, to give its party a majority, we do not know. But because the Democrats have not doue this in their apportioning the state, is now held up to the public as evidence of their attempts to exclude from repre? sentation in congress, the few scattered republicans who reside iu South Caro lina. If the Press could see a wrong done by its party, it would not need go so far from' home to discover, that io gerrymandering a State and depriving the miuority of fair representation, the republicans of Pennsylvania can double discount, all efforts made in this busi? ness, by the Democrats anywhere. Here in Pennsylvania, through the action of the party for which the Press professes to speak, and with the en? dorsement of that journal, the state is so districted, that 466,633 Democrats hav? but seven representatives in Con? gress, while 526.000 Republicans have twenty-one: One Democratic ccogress . man for every 63.9u0 Democratic vot? ers, and one Republican congressman for every 25,000 Republican voters. Ia the Slate Senate, the same unjust j measure of representation is enforced : -each Democratic Senator representing an aggregate cf 31,000 Democratic votes, while each Republican Senator j represents, but 14 ?U0 Republican votes. And yet Republican papers of the stste taik of democratic gerrymander? ing ! They complain that 10,031 re? publicans down in South Carolina are unjustly without representation at Washington. How many Democrats in Pennsylvania, are in the same situa? tion ? Allowing each Pennsylvania Democrat in congress to represent tbe ?ame number of democratic voters, that a Republican congressman docs of republican voters, and there are left '271,668 Democrats here iu the Press's own Commonwealth, who are without j voice or representation in the halls of Congress. Does it see no wrong in -j this ? If it does, why does it not make its complaint against the schemers i and politicians who have unjustly, partisanly and iniquitously gerryman? dered our own State V Possibly, when the Press takes up this tm;j-ct of Democratic gerrymand? ering again, it can be induced, for the satisfaction of a curious public, to fig? ure out the foiiowiog political prob? lems : If, under a strictly Republican apportionment, it r< quires 63,800 . Democratic votes in Pennsylvania, to secure to that party a representative in Congress, how long, under the same rule, would it take until the 10,034 Republicans of South Carolina, would be entitled to a member?-Democratic Watchman, Bellefpnte, Pa. ---??O' tu-? He Was Sorry. There is a negro man at City Point, writes a correspondent of Forrest and Stream, so old that nobody knows how old he is-one of those old knocked-kneed negroes about 100 years old, all twisted and doubled up with rheumatism-, who walks or crawls about with the assistance o? two canes, and is known as Uncle Joe. One day the old fellow was slowly making his way through the village street, when along came a white man, a very well known char? acter in that town, "half seas over." He was pretty nearly as "full as a goat," and he happened to have his nile with .him, am! a crack shot he ?Sj whether drunk or sober. As soon as he saw Uncle Joe seated on a j stump he sung out : j "1 say, Uncle .Joe, let me put a I potato on top of your head and shoot ! it oil". } will give you fifty cents ii i I burst the ootato, or a dollar if I kill 'y,,.;; ' Tiie old negro looked np and re? plied : "Do you say, boss, you will give me fifi}' ce??s if you bust ?he potato, or a dollar if ye kid me ! "Yes,r was tho te ply. .'Well, den go ahead, boss," said tin? old man. The potato was placed on the top of thc old n ero's hoad, and the white man staggered off about thirty paces rtntl drew a bea l. Tie; smoke and fire shot from tho rifle a- d thc I ;;(;{;;!'> Spun high i>> the air. "Wt !1, UH ho shoved !" said Jim, "I did do it, or 1 *m a sojer !" Ii : staggered up to Uncle .loo, j fumbled round in Lwo or three ol h?s?; pockets, iisued out a hali dollar, and < handed ?? f o hie. The old lean seemed very much j surprised It was a longtime since! lie had seen s.> much money, lie i |o<ik< ii :il ?I ioy trgiy. bit it. turned ?t over-, looked :;:> to Jim, and said: " \\'t-iI boss, PSJ sorry 1 dui not ?;:t ' dc dollar." ? A Clever Retort. An old lady brought up as a witness before a bench of magistrates, when asked to take cf her bonnet refused to do so, saying" uTi;r-re's no law compel? ling a woman to take o?r ber bonnet." "Oh," said one of the magistrates, "you know the law, do you? Perhaps you would like to como up and sit here and teach us?" "No. I thank }'ou, sir," re? plied the old lady; "there are old women enough there already."-San Francisco Argonaut It's Round Everywhere "What ails you?" asked the carriage of the wheel. "Th'it tired feeling," roplied the wheeL -Fschange. - mm wm* You may couch and cough and cough and cough ?nd conyh but you will not, if you take Dewitt's Cough and Consumption Cure. W. II. 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T>r>rv oT?T ["TAT) Q ; \ :? i liv j xvi Mi i Uiio UJ Uti $V f!3 Pi,* ; i; v. * BA RT OW WALSH. OF SUMTER, S. C. Sp fi F Are now offering this community as handsome an assortment of Ladies' and Gents' Fine Shoes, As can he found in any market, and the experience of these gentlemen in the shoe business gives them a thorough knowledge of the varions shapes and styles required for this section. Wo desire to extend our sincere thanks to the kind people who have so liberally patronized us in the infancy of our business, thus stimulating us to lay in even a larger stock, limn we opened with. We commenced with the intention of JL J? j?. JU. J EOPLE In every particular, and shall continue so to do. if you want PAPER BOTTOM; SHOES, PLEASE 00 ELSEWHERE. -BUT FOR WE WANT TO SEE YOU, AXD OUR L^yjM2?^9 J%LM_t?,?L? S&R%JfMM. e We make a specialty in fitting children. SHOE-LY YOURS, HE WW .. Monaghan Block. NO? 9. Sumter, S. C. I OAR LOAD --> tsar . . * VT-: ?.....t?ax?*' ''.Y/7 !$iee Driving Horses. -AND Good ?5irc>'a?laL Mules ALSO A FULL LINK OF OLD HICKORY WAGONS, Carriages, Buggies, Phaetons, Road Carts and Harness. REPUBLICAN STREET. SUMTER S. C. Nov. 4 g gsa ga ' ii? le? I? SS?* Catalogue free. Write to mun "swen BUSINESS ??LLESE LG?ISVILLE, KY. Furniture Dealerl Unde rtaker FULL SUPPLY OP First Class Goods in ali Departments .AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Come and See, and Satisfy Yourselves. (S?MTEE BRANCH.) s. OUR ELLIOTS, Sumter Co., S. C. Gentlemen-I am very much pleased w-.th ihe "Acme" Cotton Piess. Ii is what I wanted. Yours trulr, J. McD. LAW. GOODS HAVE BOSS A RDS, Sumter Cc, S. C. Cheraw Machine Works, Gent?emec: After using several kinds of pins I purchased a "Hall," and can say that it is thc best I have ever seen or used. N. S. McLEOD. BEEN TRIED AND PROVEN THE BEST. STATEDCRG, S. C. Cheraw Machine Works: Getlemen-Yours received, and i-: reply can say that I have been usi:;ir 01 e of Wa!tn A. Wood Mowers for sixteen years, and i: ' not cost me more than $2?) dur:nj: this t< rn; th of time for repairs. I consider it thu best machine ? have seen. Very trulv, W.'?. FLUD. REM3ERTS, S. C. Cheraw M ichine Works: Gentlemen-The "Acme" Cotton Press, . . -ii from you last season, has perform . I work to my entire satisfaction. ? pre :'. r i: to the Boss, or any other press on the market. Yours respectful lr, EDWARD E. REM BERT. REMEMBER THIS: The Best Machinery and Lowest Prices. Estimates made upon ANT STANDARD MACHINERY in the market. Cali on or Address wmm JASMINE WORKS, Office one door North of the Jervey House, Sumter, S. C, July 8. il Ki isas fews EB fes fipl li ?L? ?J I [ A Wi P M 9idS ?..AC -s- W?.V. p. Sf ??S? Sumter ana ?isiioBville. j 1 -WE AUK th; Front. Pile on, there is always room for more, but they can't all stand at the head. We are on top and propose to stay there if FIRST GLASS GOODS, ROCK BOTTOM PRICES AND Full Weights, Can keep ns there. We have been here for foar 3'ears and during that tin*e have sold many thousands of dollars worth of goods which have given satisfaction, and we propose to sell many thou? sand more during this sea? son. All we ask is a look before you place your order. We carry a first class ?ine of rj Goods, Shoes and Hats, And you would be pleased with both the quality and prices if you will ALLOW US TO SHOW YOU. STAPLE --AND m GROCERIES. ALL FRESH NEW GOODS. In tlw CANNED GOODS LINE we carry as large, if not the largest stock in the city. Goods of* the best brands and low? est prices. Remember we don't sell at cost-(neith er does any one else for that matter-it's a mis? take) all we ask is a small profit. We are well satis? fied to go slow. We deliver goods to any pari of the city promptly. Ko trouble to show goods. Kingman I Co. Main St. Sumter, S. C. ii ?iiim OP FREE TON ONE POLICIES, IX T;IE EQUITABLE LUE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, Cf 120 Eroad-sray. New Tori. MATURING LURING THE YEAR EXAMPLE NO, 1. KIND OF POLICY, Ordinarv Life "Free Tontine. No. Of Policy f>6:825. Atm. S10,00O. Age at issue 43. Ai?:;u*I premium, $350 50. Amt. paid to Co. during 20 \e?rs, $7010.00. RESULTS. Twenty years of protection to the extent of $10,000 dlr ready ev jo yal. Opta of Settlement Offered ii 1891. 1st. Surrender Policy and draw the cash value $9.703.30, (a return of $138.40 for each ?100 paid to the Gompnny.) OR 2d. Take out a paid up Policy (payable at death) for ?15, 000, and pay no more pre? miums. OR 3d. Draw the surplus (a cash dividend of) $5,817.60. (over four fifths of the money paid to the Co.) and continue the original Policy for ?10,000, in force by the payment of the annual premiums $350.50 less annual dividends. OK ?th. Convert the surplus ?5, 817.00 into paid up insurance payable at death for ?9.230, and continue the original pol? icy in force by the payment of the same annual premiums, less annual dividends. Ry this last option the holder rf this policy can have his in? surance increased to ?19,230 without additional cost. Certificates and other partic? ulars furnished on application. The 'Twenty Payment Life" Policies cost a little more, but ?how much better results. THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Agent SUMTER, S. C June 17. Plant Wheat. r HAVE ORDERED A WHEAT-MILL |_ with tue latest improvements, and will be irepared to grind for the public. W. C. S. ELLERBE, Oct. y, Hagood, S. C.