The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 22, 1893, Image 2
WEDNESDAY, FEB.22,IS93.
Tb? Sunder Watchman was founded
in 18W aqd the True Southron n 1866.
The .Watchman and Southron new has
the cern bined circulation and influence
of both of the old papers, and is mani?
es tl j the best advertising medium io
Sam ter.
KrailOBIAL NOTES.
Shetiff Trance has found that re?
pentance, through fear of a penalty,
does sot bring absolution.
Tbe annexation of Hawaii will add
greatly to the force of the arguments
in favor of the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal, by means of govern?
ment backing.
There are no reasons for a freeholder
refusing to sign thc petition for an ?elec?
tion to vote on the issuing of bonds to
build a City Hall ; all questions will be
referred to the election tfbr settlement
Gov. Tillman sent a confidential cir?
cular to the Sheriffs ordering them to
seize railroad-property in defiance of the
U. S. Courts. Isu't it now in order for
him to send them a check to pay their
fines ?
.Gen Beauregard, who died on Mon?
day night, has been best known for a
number of years by reason of his con?
nection with the Louisiana State Lottery.
Oe and Gen. Early have been standing
advertisements for thathnge swindle.
The Wyoming Lezislature has ad?
journed sine die without having trans?
acted any business of importance.
Every protracted Senatorial deadlock is
a strong argument iu favor of electing
Senators by popular vote or by a pri?
mary.
Those who have been drawn on the
jury for the appreaching term of court
will feel the beneScial effects of the law !
T-eqairing separate panels each week.
.Farmers could ill afford tc remain away j
from their busiuess for two weeks this
year.
Hoke Smith will stamp out much ef ?
the rottenness now disgracing the pen- !
sion Bureau which is attached to the J
interior Department, and then his name
will cease to be so much -of a joke to
fraudaient pensioners. He has a Hercu?
lean labor before him.
A negro has complained to the depot
agent here, that Tillman has not made
the fertilizer companies put '.ears" on
both ends of the sacks. This is men?
tioned as a case calling for the exercise j
of the Exeutive authority, for the
rights of the laboring men must be
protected.
The Citadel Academy celebrates to-day
its semi centennial. Its fif:y years of
existence have been filled with work
that is regarded with pride by the entire j
State, and the future js pregnant with
golden opportunit?s for the advance- j
ment of South {Carolina, in whose j
affections the Citadel ?has a deep-seated j
hold.
President-elect Cleveland ?as an- '
nounced two more cabinet appoint- j
meats. J. Sterling Morton, of Ne- j
braska, is Secretary of Agriculture, and
George A. Jenks, of Pennsylvania, is
Attorney General. Morton is the j
beading 'Democrat of his State, but has
no national prominence, ?"eeks was j1
.Solicitor General, daring Clevelands
administration. -j
The ^Legislature of North Carolina j
.is .considering -a *AU repealing the char- j
.ter of the.State Farmers* Alliance, en- i
titled *'An Act for the relief of the 1
Stockholders of the State Alliance ?
Business Agency." The People's Party
leaders are in control of this agency
and it-is charged that they are misap- j
propriating about $50,000 of funds}
subscribed mainly by those who can j
now obtain no voice in its management, j
Gov. McKinley, of Ohio, the author I
of the famous McKinley bill, bas been j
financially runned by the failure of j
Robert Walker for whom he -had
endorsed notes to tbe a?now>t of over I
$90,000. It will taie not only the j
entire for fane of ?Gov. Mej&ioley. tut!,
t.hat.of bis wife also, to pay off his},
.'liabilities. Mrs McKinley insists on the j
-- r I
.sacrifice of t,he fortune of j?.75.0&0, ;
.which she inherited from iier father.
j
The contest for the uubottling of j
Port Royal is being fought stubbornly j
and bitterly on botji Eides. ?t is a just \
fight io the interest of -South Carolina's
i
greatest poit, and if the law is applied
IO this case as it was in the case >
between the Central Railroad of Geor- j
gia and the Richmond & Danville
Company, Port Royal will be eet free j
to crow without domination and dis- !
c
crimination in favor of Savannah. ;
The growth of Port R ?yal means J
injury to Savannah and the Central j
. Railroad, .hence the opposition from 1
.?these quiets.
Thc tSicte bas notified irs subscribers ;
.in this section that.it will either utake j
arrangement to have thc pap? r reach
them in the morning, <xr will issue ao !
evening edition for their bet." ii*. I-i
cither event Sumter will give the >c
a liberal support, for it is a paper th:,r
has been ia accord with the se roi- ;
ment of Sumter from its fjr.<r. nsoe j
While at times somewhat bitter in tone, I
it ha* ever made an open fight for :
principle, and has won and maintained
a reputation for honesty and veracity ;
that i? more valuable than money. If
has just er.tored upon the third year of
its existence, and we wish it ?ont in oed j
and increased success.
Sheriff >?acce, of Abbeville, got tired
of staying in Charleston, so on Satur?
day be yent into court and expressed ',
bis ?orrow for what bad been done, and
disclaimed any (jonie tn pt cf court.
Judge Simontbn then issued an on
declaring that "F. W. R. Nan
E-q , iiaving purged himself to t
.satisfaction of the court of the eontec
for which be has been charged, a
thus performing the alternative con
tioo on which be is held in custody
the United States Marshall, the M
shall is hereby directed to release b
from custody. For the present, i
rest of the order made in the case
unchanged." That is to say, the -$5
fine is not removed ; and io consequei
Sheriff Nance is very mad with 'hims
for apologizing Gov Tillman is m<
than apt to be mad with him -also.
The three gentlemen recommend
by the Tillmanite caucus for appoii
? ment on the County Board of Contr
would undoubtedly perform the dut
devolving upon them in a satisfactG
j manner, but, to apply their own rule
.them, they have no right to the po
.lions, as they belong to the minority
the county. And it would also be a m?
ter of interest to know by what auth<
?ty this caucus presumes to make recoi
inendatioos for the county. The Le
islative delegation is the groper sour
of recommendations And beside
this delegation 'has 'the honor to repr
sent the majority of the Democrats
the county.
THE RAILROAD TAX CASE;
The decision of .ludge -Goff in tl
railroad cases has -knocked Gov. Til
mao and his legal advisers all in
heaj>, and up to date they have DI
recovered sufficiently to give any inte
ligibie aocount of their ?future plan
GOT. Tillman says he proposes to 6gi
the case to the end., but Hon. Ira 1
Jones, Iris leading attorney, wants !
throw op the sponge. It is evidet
that there is a divergence cf ?pinion i
the ranks of the dominant element, an
until that is fixed up, no one on th
outside can imagiue wh?t .counsel wi
prevail.
Everyone knows rhat 'Gov. Tillma
?magines that he understands mor
A-bout law than the Judges, And tha
.when they dare to decide adversely t
him., -he gets into a high rage at tbei
stolidity and audacity. MaintaKiinj
such opinions as these, Gov. Til lin ai
is liable to break out with most any sor
of novel and revolutionary proceeding;
to accomplish his purpose and overrid?
the railroads in this matter.
The case is a simple one on its face
and it is high time that ir should be car
ried into court on its merits and de?
cided. It is merely a qucstior.
whether the tax on the additional valu
tion placed upon the roads by the State
Board ^r Equalization is valid, just and
legal, or not ; and this is thc question
that should be settled at once.
This paper has maintained from the
first that the action of the State Board
of Equalization in increasing the re?
turns of .railroad .coaipaoies while other
property remained OD tte books at a
lower valuation, was unjust-and illegal,
a.nd to '.?is opinion we still hold, and
to it we will adhere until a court of
competent jurisdiction shall ha.ve de?
clared it erroneous.
Gov. Tillman and Lis confiriera star-t?
ed out to make capital -for themselves
by ?!cbing cEcssive tases from the
railroads and other corporations, think?
ing no doubt tiiat they would meet with
meek submission, and if thc corporations
would not submit to oppression, a great
opportunity would be afforded him to
manufacture uiore capital. His course
proves this assumption, for he has
made use of his every opportunity to
pose as a protector of ihe people from
the attempted oppression of the corpor?
ations, while at the same time plannipg
to illegally oppress these corporations.
The decision of Judges -Goff and
Simonton puts an end to.Gov. TillmauV
high-handed incde of .procedure, and as?
a step towards the settlement of the:
case on*its merits,it should bc welcomed
by ev-ery respectable citizen of the^
State. .Of course, those who blindly
kiss ?be .toe of Tillman, ..either .as a
token of present vassalage or in hope of
future reward, will see nothing good
in the opinion, but those who care to
kuo.w the law, and arc open to convict?
ion by reading a clear, dispassionate
statement of the points at issue, will
readily sec thc good points in it.
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THE KUXIN.? SPIRIT.
The resolution adopted by the Till?
manite caucus OJB i-?5t Saturday is the
double-distilled ruling spirit of that !
faction, mis-named Reformers b.y its ;
I
owu mern ber;, ?lt istiSce they want |
DOW, it was office they haye e.ver j
scrambled for, and it is "Idee they hop?? .
for, long for. and it is : ?See tliat they
are determined to have at any .stake, '
by means of any humiliation, scheme or j
connivance. Their ruling scir.it is 1
.-poils.
Read ?hui resolution a?i? behold a;
spectacle. "The federal appointments j
in this S-nte b- 1 oog by right tc the R?- j
form faction, because we ?rc t-ho true
Democracy." Spoils is ?ll they want. !
Gave tie vQi>; of tho State tn Cleveland !
indeed! JTes, and stultified themselves |
by so doing, f?r they searched for j
or>protnr>es.f{v!?4iots to cast at Cleveland i
They declared Cleveland a political jj
prostitute-, and now g-? whining to him j
for office and urging as :i recopiai en da \
tion th?y give him Muir votes, it's j
office th?-y are after. That eyer last ing j
hungry v."uij. Reformers for revenue ?
only .
Ue sincerely ii<spa that some of them j
will get vhat tioy desire more tb a ti ;
anything under heaves, for it i* phi- \
ful to see people rooting in thc mire;
of self-abnegation, without obtaining !
grubs th ev are afrrr
I hey should remember, however, that j
Cleveland is an honest man, ai
?reat-nr?Dded man, and the anthe
the saying "public office is a pi
trust," and that, consequently, he
be above harboring up against t
the memory that they deolared
a political prostitute.; and that i
he not such a man they would s
as little chance of obtaining that g
dasideratum-au office-as there i
a Conservative turning Tillmanite.
The supreme gall of the seif st
reformers is seen, however, when t!
of Sumter County meet and res
that beiDg a majority, the offices bel
to them. Apply this rule ,o y<
selves, O ! Reformers, and where wi
you of Sumter County be ? li
answers, where? We know you wt
be. in the soup, for you are a mino
in this county at least. Yet you w
to divide out even the postoifices am
yourselves, .though professing to beli
that "to tthe victors belong the spoil
The cheek of the Reformers of Si
ter County is a thing to wonder at
admire, for there is so much of
The consistency of the Reformers
Sumter County is a thing to search
with a microscope,there is so little ol
Their ruling spirit is so strong, In
ever, that it more thao meets any
ficiency in any other attributes ti
should possess; and that ruling sp
is a longing for office.
TJNVELL THE MONUMENT
For several rejurring Springs io
fectual efforts have been made to aroi
public sentiment to the pitch of unv
ing the Confederate Monument w
appropriate ceremonies. The Freem
was the last to attempt this seeming
hopeless task, but met with no respoi
and little substantial encojragemei
but one failure, nor a dozen, should r
discourage those who really desire
pay this patriotic honor to the soldi
dead 4 therefore, we commend to
the letter of Mr. Mcdonald Furma
He has takco up the task that othe
have failed to accomplish, and asks t
co-operation .of all the papers and eve
citizen. This is the only means
achieving any public -undertaking, ai
this paper cordially secoods his effor
and invites the aid of its contempor
ries and patrons.
With a united effort the unveilir.
ceremony can be made a oelebratic
worthy of tiie city and honorable
those wilora the monument .eommemi
rates. Where one or two failed, sui
cess will surely reward the effort of ti
many.
Judge Goff's Decision in the I
R. Tax Case.
The following is the decision given i
.he U. S. Court at Charleston la*
week in the Tax Cases of the Stat
against the Railroads :
Under an order of this court, filed 0
the?tb day of December, 1830, in
cause within its jurisdiction, Bound VE
South Carolina Railway -Company, e
il., I). II. Chamberlain, the petitioner
was appointed receiver of the Soutl
Oaroliua Railway Company. By thi
?rder all of t?ie property of the railwa'
jompany -cwne and .remaiued iu th?
custody .of .the court, protected bj
injunction, and was placed in the can
ind management of the receiver as tin
)rgan aud agent of the court.
The petition sets forth that the posses
don thus confided to him has been dis
urbed, and that M, V. Tyler, Sberif
jf Aiken County, has distrained anc
:ias taken possession of a train of four
;een freight cars in .the custody auc
jontrol of auch receiver. 'JUiat.of tbest
:ourtoen cars five belong to the receiver
md nine belong to roads outside ol
his State, but, for thc purposes ol
nterstute commerce, were ?a the care
)f the receiver as such. T?at eight ol
hem are laden with merchandise belong
ng to primate persoos in this State in
:he hands of the rece.iv.er as & common
;arrier.
That thc property ia tiiie .custody of
he court, and in the hands of its re?
ceiver, has boen assessed ?for taxatiou.
That this assessment was ??legal and
roid because of excessive valuation and
iiscrituiuatiou. That t-iie receiver had
tendered and paid the full sum undoubt?
edly due on lawful assessment, ar*d that
there remained uopaid in the County of
Aiken thc sum of ?l,2?5,-04, being the
?xcess which is illegal and void. That
For this sum of $1,215,04 and costs the
;aid Tyler, under a distraining execu?
tion issued by Mac Mitchell, County
Treasurer, had seized and detiioed the
persocal property aforementioned, worth
in thc aggregate $10.OOO,a large part of
it being the property of third persons
in the care-cf the rewe-:vcr and in his
custody as a common carrier.
The petition prays the protection of
the court. Upon hearing the petition,
i rule to show cause was issued and
nerved on the said M. V. Tyler, with
the usual restraining order. He has
Sled bis return justifying Iiis action,
and has not released or offered to re?
lease any part of the property detained,
tit hough the copy of the petition
?ierved on him stated the facts set forth
above. The bare statement that prop?
erty of the value of nearly ?>10 GOO,
has leen distrained to pay $1,215.04.
jnd that much of it belongs to third
parties ic no sense responsible for the
tax, even if it be valid, would impsra
rivf l.y p unir? the interference by
injunction or? the part of the court
lr. ?v-?ug this property in its custody.
Sect-ion 280 of the General Statutes
;>f South Carolina authorizes the sheriff
to distrain for non-payment of taxes
efficient personal property of the party j
charged with the tax to pay the samp, j
This is lije limit of his authority. Of
.ourse he should not be confined to just j
enough property to pay the tax. Jvut |
lie ran not under cover of this distrain j
upon g]<? OOO f>r ?1 215,04. Nor un- !
1er any circumstances can he distrain
the property of persons other than the ;
taxpayer.
We cannot oxcipe the conclusion that ]
lie purpose of the sheriff was not to
foHow thc law. and that liss action
was the result of predetermination and
intention to eoer?e the receiver and this j
.ourt into the payment of the excessive
px. notwithstanding aaA despite the;
tn that if wa? iiand Void
Hut thc case wiil not bc rested on this
ground. There can he no doubt that
property in the hands of a receiver of
any court, either of a ??tate or of the
'United States, is as much bound for
the payment of taxes, State, county
and municipal, as any other property.
Persons cannot by corning into this
.court, and for the promotion of their j
interests, obtain exemption from the J
paramount duty of a citizen. For
this reason receivers in this district pay
all just and lawful taxe3 without ask?
ing or ueeding the sanction of the
court, and in their accounts such pay?
ments are passed without question.
But on the other band receivers are
not bound to pay a tax in their judg?
ment unlawful, without the order of the
court. And when they consider the
legality of the tax questionable it is
their right, their manifest duty, to
apply to the court either for in?
struction or protection. Especially
is this the case when the question
arises between the receiver and persons
in the State, county and municipal gov
ernment as to the proper construction
to be giveu to the law, upon which
individuals -may well differ, and it is
'his right and manifest duty to go to the
court whose creature fee ts, for instruc?
tion. He therefore ?pursued the proper
course when hec&me in by this petition.
The research of counsel on both sides
of this ease has succeeded in finding
five cases in which a receiver was
driven to seek the ?proaction of the
court in vhe matter-of taxation, all of
them ef persuasive authority:; none of
them of conclusive authority.
A petition was t?led by a receiver
before Judge Brewer in Central Rail?
road Company-w. Wabash, 26 Fed .,
itep. ll, praying protection from -the
payment of a tax. ?t appeared rhat the
only reason fur the application was that
it was inconvenient to the receiver to
pay the tax, and ?that its validity was
in no way questioned. The petition
was rejected. But the learned Judge
shows distinctly bis opinion that upon
proper showing he would have enter?
tained the-petition.
This is his lanuguage : "in levying
and collecting taxes the State is exercis?
ing its sovereign power. There should
be no interference with its collection of
these taxes in its -prescribed =and regular
methods, even by a court having pro?
perty in the possession of its receiver,
unless it is first charged that the tates
are in -some way illegal or excessive " ,
A -bill was filed io Hewitt V3. New
?ork and Gswego Midland Railroad, 12 i
Blatch., 4t2, by receivers, to test the ;
legality of a tax. it was heard 'by Mr.
Justice RIatcbford., who entertained the
question, discussed it in a long and
elaborate opinion, and sustained the
legality of the tax. The ?ame receivers ;
came before him againiu in Stevens vs?
the Railroad Company, 23 Blatch , ;
104, and asked relief from the fame
tax because of some irregularity, t
Naturally and properly, it having been ;
decided -that the tax was legal, 4ie ?
dismissed the petition.
As we have said, a receiver must
pay all legal taxes and the court will
not interfere to protect him if he !
attempt to escape from such payment, ?i
In Railroad -Company vs. "Georgia, S i
Woods, 437, Mr. Justice Bradley did ?
interfere with the summary process of ?
collecting taxes by the State, and in his -i
well considered and able opinion 1
established tbe right of interference i
npon the highest grouuds of public i
policy. i
Two cases were found by State courts <
-County of Yuba vs. Adams, 7 Cal., I
35 ; and Georges County vs. Clark ct 1
al.. SS Maryland, 206. The first case <
distinctly shows that the court enter- i
tained jurisdiction of a claim of a county j
for taxes. The second annuls a sale (
made of property for taxes because the
property was in the hands of the court
The decisions of all of the States of
the Union, and of the Supreme Court
of the United States, are full of cases
determining the validity of a State tax
or of municipal taxes, imposed under
the authority of the State Legislature..
The Supreme Court of the United
States has not only declared a State tax ?
so imposed invalid, it has also reversed t
thc decision of the court of last resort 1
of the State sustaining the tax. In this j
court, we find I?oge vs Railroad Com- J
pany, 00 U. S.,340; Tomlinson vs. I
Branch, 15 Wall, 400; Tomlinson vs. *
Jessup, 15 Wall, 454. All cases ,
seekiug injunction against the State <
Auditor iu the matter of taxation. Io <
Savannah vs Jessup, 10G U. S , 563, 1
the court decided a tax of the city of f
Savanuah iuvalid. f
At the April term of this court,
1892. the case of .the Richmond and ?
Danville Railroad Company vs. J. R. t
Blake ct al , (county treasurers aud 1
sheriffs) involving the identical ques
fions raised iu this case was heard by a ,
full bench and decidid. The case ?
came up un .pleadings, selected by the -
defendants theni'-elvefl. Every ques- j
tion made .as to the legality of the val- (
uatiou made in this ease, and the dis- i
crimation aud the right and duty of thc 1
court to iuterfere t'herci;:. was heard. ,
The excess was pronounced void. This ]
decision ha? not beeu reversed It has i
not been appealed from. it is an au- 5
thot.ity of great weight with us. In- j
deed, as there is yet an opportunity of i
reviewing it in the Supreme Court, we '
would at all events await the result of '
such an appeal.
When, therefore, thc receiver comes [
into this court and asks instructions
predicating his action ou the decision in ,
this case., we grant him relief by sus?
pending the collection of the tax until
the presumption of the soundness of j
t-be case has been overcome. Besides (
this, we would not in this collateral way j ;
on a rule pass upon ?he question either :
of the validity or the invalidity cf thc
tax. The only remaining question is ,
as to the jurisdiction of the court, and t
its right to protect the property.
By the case of Bound v** the Rail- '
way Company, as we have seen, all the
property of the South (yardina Railway i
within this State came under the juris- .
diction of this court. It assumed pos- j ,
session of this property and it thus ha? ! ,
jurisdiction over the entire subject mat- ' 1
ter, every part and parcel thereof. All I ,
property in the hands of a receiver is j
in the custody of the court.. No one, j t
whoever he may be, can interfere with ?I 1
it, without the sanction or permission i?f ? 1
thc Court. Wiswall vs. Sampson, 15 j
How. 52 j I
The learned counsel who replied for j '
tlie sheriffs, with a frankness which ! '
docs him great credit, admitted the gen- i |
eral rule a* to (he sanctity of property j
in the hands of a court And that j 1
when jurisdiction has once attached in j ,
this Circuit. Court io the original case, j ,
it can eztend its protection to property j i
even if its vaiue be less than ?2 000 ; 1
Ile contends that to this general propo- j ,
sifion there is one exception, when the j ?
i fi'jcera of a State come in and take the ? i
property for taxation, fie argues that
the taxing power is a high exercise of
sovereignty, and that to permit a court
to interfere with the collection of a tax
is tc invade the sovereign right and to
embarrass the government.
Bot we have seen that courts all over
th?s country have entertained cases in?
volving the validity of a State tax, in
many cases imposed by the 'Legislature,
and in very many instances have de?
clared the tax invalid of State Legisla
tures .io whom are vested more of the
attributes of sovereignty than any other
departments of t'he State governments.
There are many cases of this kind io
the reports of the courts of South Caro
olina. In Hand vs. Railroad Com?
pany, 17 S. C., 221, upon a claim
made by the State for taxes upon pro?
perty in the hands of a receiver, the
court examined into t'he validity of the
claim and rejected it. In the very
recent cases of National Rank vs.
Cromer, 35 8. C , 230^ the State ex
rel, vs. Boyd, 35 S. C., "233; the
Supreme Court of South Carolina
examined into the validity of the action
of the Comptroller G-eDeral in a mattcT
of the assessment of property for
taxation, and after examination set it
aside. The court quotes with approval
the language of Moses, C. J , in the
State us. County Treasurers, 4 S. C.
520.
The power to tax is the most extensive
and unlimited of all the powers which
a legislative body can exert. It is
without restraint, except by constitu?
tional restrictions. To tie up the hand
(of the court) that can alone resist its
uulawfnl encroachment would not only
render uncertain the tenure by which
the citizen bolds his property, but makes
it tributary to the unrestrained de?
mands of the Legislature.
The language of Miller, Justice, in
United States vs. ;Lee, 106 U. S., 22,
is not inappropriate : ,4The defense
stands here solely upon the absolute
immunity from judicial inquiry of every
one who assert? authority from the exe?
cutive'branch of the government, how?
ever clear it may bc made that the
executive possecsed no such power.
Not only no such power is given, but it
is abso'utely prohibited both to the
executive and the legislative
It is not claimed that the State in
order to obtain payment of its taxe?
must come into court by petition and
get an order for it. On the contrary.'
as has been said, the paramount right
of the State has always been a-nd is.
acknowledged, recognized and faith?
fully preserved. Withoat any inter?
ference whatever on h-er part her
priority is maintained and observed.
Hut when persons assuming to act in
the name of thc State seize upon,
without notice, a?d assert exclusive
possession of property in the hands of
the receiver aod under the protection of.
rbis court, and whilst so assuming to
act, take property greatly in excess of
b'he sum claimed, the court must and
will interfere.
At the 'hearing a number of affidavits
were read going to the is^ue was this a
legal tax. Upon a rule of this kind it ?
is not competent for os to go io to this
?jncstioo. It must be made in a direct
proceeding. Such proceedings are
already on file in this court We
recognise that the question has not
been "finally decided, and for this reason
)ur injunction goes ??n'!y -until a
further order. If testimony be offered
In the orderly way, and if the fact be
established that the assessment and the
axes levied thereunder are just and
awful, it will afford pleasure to the
court, and it will be its duty, to order
t. paid forthwith as a paramount lien on
ill the property and funds io the hands
)f the receiver.
(Signed) N G< FF,
Circuit Judge.
CHAULES H. SIMONTOX
District J udge.
IG Feb., 1893.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WA?HINOTO??, Ff h 20,1893
A speci?en ot" disgruntled republican
?atesmanship ?9 now heine gi^en tlie country
>y the administration in the manner in which
t is dallying with the cri i leal financial
litaation. instead of taking' soute decided
tiep towards relief Mr. Harrison and Secretary
poster are simply doing nothing, being
jerfectly satisfied if they can stave off the
crisis until they have turred the government
>r?r to the democrats, thinking thus to escape
.esponsibility for any trouble that may then
:ome. This is worse than cowardly ; it is
criminal. The people of this country are not
dims* they will know wlsere to place the
?esponsibility should the inaction of this
tdministration result in anything like a
inancial panic, which heaven forbid.
Presiden t-el*ct Cleveland has cow an
jounced all of the members of his cabinet
?xcept the Attorney General and the Secre
:ary of the Navy. He has ?ot pleased all of
he democrats in Congress-no President ever
lid, or ever will please all of his party in
naking up aeatunet-but if the dissatisfac?
tion is any greater than it has been in ibe
lominant party whenever}" cabinet for twenty
?ears past has been announced your corres?
pondent has failed to locate it all.
lt m tnt be remembered io considering
his matter that Mr. Cleveland has
ntrodueed something entirely new in
politics by announcing the members of his
rabinet as fast as they are determined upon,
ihus giving the opposition a chance to appear
nu ch greater than ii really ls, by reason of
ts being presented to the public in sections,
is it were. The objection to Judge Gresham,
which at first appeared to be very formidable,
is growing less, now that its authors have
taken lime to think of the justice of giving the
many thousand indenendent votes that were
cast for Mr. Cleveland's representation in the
cabinet. There is no opposition to Carlisle as
Sec of the Treasury ; IJtssell as Postmaster
Uenerat ; Morton as Sec. of A erica! in re, or
Lamont ?s Sec of War, and the little oppo?
sition that has been expressed to Hoke Smith j
Tor Sec. of the Interior bas uustlv come from j
Western men who think a Western man I
would have been better than a Georgian for
[hat pos;:ion. And not a single word has
:?eeii uttered by anybody against the fitness
jf the gentlemen named for there positions,
ind afier ail is not that the principal object
??med at by every President in selecting a
cat-inot. If'Mr Cleveland will fill the two
remaining vacancies with old wheel horses of
iemocracy your correspondent predicts 'hat
the cabinet aa a whole will be cordially ap?
proved hy ninety-five per cent of the demo?
cratic party.
Vice-President elect Stevenson will be in
Washington this week to remain until atter
the inauguration.
One man paid $500 for one hundred s^ats
n the stan.", which tices the reviewing stand
"rom which Mr. ('level md will review the in
ingnral parade, which promises to be the
artr'-st ever seen.
The treaty annexing Hawaii, sent to the
5ena?e last wer k, h in Ween favorably reported,
[t ut, probable, but rio! certain that it will tie
'atifi^d at this se sion. The uncertainty
irises from the belief" of some of the Senators
?n both sides that ii should be left ?or the
3ext session.
Not a single vote was cast against the con
?rma<ion of the nomination of Judge Jackson
to the Supreme Court. I> is understood tkat
lemocratic Senators were assured U-.c ra?anev
nude by his appointment would not be rilled
t>v Mr. Harrison.
Senator Vorhees is strongly in favor of the
imendment tn the Sundry civil Appropria- I
ion btil, atithonztrig t! v Secretary of the j
Lreasnry to issue t-r-cnt five year bonds, '
?ip to $50,000,000, whenever in his judgment ;
t may be desirable to dr? so. for the purpose of j
idding to the gold reserve. He thinks thst ?
he authority will nev? r need ;o be exercised, ?
awause the mere fact that it exists will give I
?tabiltty and inspire confidence throughout I
thc world in our finances. The Senator fiays j
I there is no connection between this aroefi?-'j
I merit and the Silver ques?on, notwilhs?antl-{
ing the efforts made by some to make it thr.s'
appear. The amendment, already adopted by
the Senate, tv?HI, it ts believed, }?et through
the House unless the opposition shall conclude
to talk it to death.
The Senate voted down the Sundry Civil
Appropriation toll prohibiting the payment
of expenses incurred for warrants, arrests or
prosecutions under the laws relating: to the
election of members of Congress. This mat?
ter will come np a^ain when the hill gets in
conference, but it is not believed that the
democrats will be inclined to fiirht very stub?
bornly for the restoration of the amendment,
because they br Heve to a m;in that the whole
system of federal supervision of elections
will be wiped ont bv the next Congress
There will-be no Pension reform at this ses?
sion, the only -result of the Pension discus?
sion wassome'bad language and an attempt
to exchange Mews hy two members on the
'floor of the Hor.se.
- mm ?
Persons afflicted with chilblains, so?troi*ble
8ome to many, will find a pleasant and
permanent cure rn Salvation Oil. 25c.
People troubled with sick ?nd nervous1
headach.es will find a most efficacious reme?
dy in Ayer's Cathartic Pills. They strength?
en tbes?omach, stimulate the liver, restore
healthy action to "the digestive organs, and
thus a'r?ord speedy and permanent relief.
We are pleased to announce that Dr. A. J.
China our enterprising druggist, has secured
the agency for fbe-Japanese Pile Cure : a most
wonderful discovery for the Cure of Piles of
every kind, which he will sell with a writ?
ten guarantee to refund the money if it does
not cure. It is said to be a specific for that
terrible amd dangerous disease. Get a free
sample and try it. i
All disease of the skin cured, and lost com-i;
plexion restored hy Johnson's Orientai -Soap. :
Sold at China's Drug store.
Johnson's .Magnetic Oil kills all pains
whether internal or external. Sold at China's
Drug Store.
Glenn Springs water for sale at Hugbson &
Co's drug store in any quantity wanted.
Buy the New No. 9 Wheeler & Wi'son,
Sold at Levi Bros by Robt. Wingate.
For everything kept in a first class Grocery,
go to R. M & L. W. Jenkins
A big lot of envelopes and business station?
ery has jr.st been received at the Watchman
Southron Job office. Now is the time to
place your orders. Stationery is expected to
advance at least 20 per cent, before Spring.
Heintz's sweet mixed, and chow chow
pickles atR. M. <fe L. W. Jenkins.
THE LOST BOY.
_ ,i
IF JOHN R. BCCU A NAN who left his
home in Ches ?er, S. C., ci 4th of Novem?
ber last, w-ill on-l-y make known to his father
his whereabouts and condition .he will greatly
relieve suspense and anxiety about ii im, an-d j
he will net be interfered with.
JOHN H. BUCHANAN,
Chester. S. C.
EDUCATE YOUR BOYS,
GIVE THEM A PRINTING PBESS.
THE MORAL, mental and physical de?
velopment of the boys, should be the
study of all vrho lo-ve their country, and de?
sire to perpetuate its institution?. In no way i
can this be more effectually aided than the use!
of on? of ray presses Send for catalogue of
printing press s and rubber stamps.
Willis J. Physioc,
Feb. 22-4t. COLUMBIA, S. C.
"I AM PLEASED?
Union, S. C. Dec. 26, 1892
W. J. Rodde y, Esg., Manager, Rock
Hill, S. G.
Dear Sir:-Your favor incloaing
! check of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, in settlement of my policy, No.
209,310, came duly to hand.
The settlement is a liberal one, ex?
ceeding my expectations and J am
pleased with it.
Yours truly,
William Munro.
INSURE IN THE EQUITABLE.
Its contract, its sectritg, its surplus
resources are unexcelled in the world.
W. J- RODDEY, Manager,
Fer the Carolinas. Rock Hill, S. C.
MONEY T? LOAN.
4 RRANGEM ENTS can be made to borrow
money at a low rate of interest, upon a
basis of one-third of the valne of real estate.
Applv to W. H. INGRAM.
Feb. 14.
MONEY TO LOAN,
IN SUMS OF $300, ?nd upwards, on im?
proved cotton lands. Eight per cent
interest and a commission. Applv to
LEK A MOISE,
Attorneys al Law.
3 mos.
I). Gr ZEIGLER,"
Architect,
36 BROAD ST., CHARLESTON, S. C.
Plar.s and specifications furnished tor al
classes of building*. Correspondence cheer?
fully replied to. Remodelling of existing
structures a specialty. Dec. 14-x
L. D. JOHNSTON,
SUMTER, S. C.,
-THE
Practical Carpenter^ Contracter
AND BUILDER,
TT70?LD RESPECTFULLY inform the
\f citizens of Sumter and surrounding
country that he is prepared to furnish plans,
and estimates on brick and wooden buildings
All work entrusted to him will be done
first class.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
Au? 10 o
T. M. C. A.
Until further notice, the Heading
Robin of the Y. M. C. A. will be open !
daily from S 30 to 10 P. M.
Dailies, weeklies, monthlies, will be
found there. Also, the Library from J
the S. h. I. has been removed to the |
rooms of the Y. M. C. A.
An earnest invitation is extended to
all to visit themoms and take advan- ;
tage of the reading matter.
HONEY
FOR SALE.
I have on hand a fine lot of
CHOICE EXTRACTED HONEY,
?"or sale by the gallon or less quantity.
ALSO, HONEY IN THE COMB.
Orders filled at residence, on Republican j
Street. Samples can be seen at Watchman j
and Southron office.
N. G. OSTEEN. ,
WANTS.
* D V K RT IS BM EN TS of fiv* lines or less
will be inserted un?rr Phi's 'head fer 25
cents for each insertion- Additional lines
5 cents per line.
F?R SA"L?-A Light Spring Delivery
Wagon. IFor information apply at ibis
u??ice. -Feb 15-tf.
STVlJlS^ AND PRETTV-are the Prin?
cess Seamless dresses. They will be ali! .
th*- rage. Ma'd'STO Swygert ts in the etty rep?
resenting the Seamless Princess Dress and
Basque Outting System, of Prof. 0. H. de
Laajortea, of Pans, Franc*, and forssecurcd
roon? at fte old 'Mersey House" om Slain St.
and will teach the Indies of Sumter this
superior dress cutting system, wkiefr stands
supremely above all ofter systems. Madam
Swygert invites all the la/iies to call and she
will gladly explain tbs Wonderful Seamless
System of" ?I>ress Owning. Feb 13 - 4t
FUR "RENT-Two desirable rooms in
pleasant neigt.borhood, convenient to
business. Apply ?or information at rfc is
office. -Feb.}-4t.
FUR SALE OR KENT-A new ?-rosm
cottage on Ca houn St., near C. S. &
M. R. Fi. Apply to W. F. B. Haynswort*.
Jan. 1-?-tf.
F>R SA&E-<One ?Eme prey "Saddle or
Draft florse. Alse -coroi-plere La?res
riding outfit. "Low cash terms. Address
"Lafayette," Ramsey, S. C. Jan. 4-rf
Vf RS M. A. -FLOWERS informs her
iVJL friends awl <jmtro"ns that she h?8 re?
sumed dressmaking at her residence on Re?
publican Street, one door West of Church.
She will be pleased to serve them as formerly.
TO SELL-Lot on Republican Street.
60x150.feet. Apply at this office.
m SALL
ALOT ON* SC M TEK STREET, South of i
.theW. C. & A. R. R., containing
about r-. cf an acre. Apply to
REV. JOHN KERSHAW.
Jan'v. ll-4t. i
A New and Complete Treatment, fou.-i*ting of
SUPPOSITORIES, C?penles of Oinlment and two
Boxes of Ointment. A never-failing Cere for Piles
of every r.s*t:rc tm. I degree. It makes tm operation
with the knife or injections of carbolic acid, which
are painful and seldom a permanent cure, and often
resulting in death, unnecessary. Why endur?
*h?a terribie disease? We guarantee 6
PO::ss to cure any case. You only pay for
befits received, fl a box, 6 for $5. Sent by mail.
^Qtiraritees Issued by om- agente.
CONSTIPATION br^n^tSSIrwA
the grer.t LIVER *.nd STOMACH REGULATOR and
BLOOD PURIFIER. Small, mild and pleasant to
take, especially adapted for children's cse. Bf) Doe*?
?> cents. _
GUARANTEES issued only by
DR. A. J. CHINA.
LADIES', MENS' AND BOYS'
BICYCLES.
For prices addrees
285 King St. CHARLESTON, S. G.
Nov 9-x_
FOR SALE.
9NICE BUILDING LOTS on West side
HaTby Avenue, next lo residence of H. 4.
.Barby,
ALSO
BLOTS on North side Repa'.lican St. be?
tween Harbr Ave. and New St. Apply
to A. C. PHELPS.
Jan. 18-rf
SUMTER S. G.
.OF
SPRING GOODS,
Are now arriving daily, and
our many departments will soon
be filled with the newest and
choicest styles and fabrics in
both Foreign and Domestic
manufacture, many of which
are confined to us
Don't make your purchases
before you have given us a calL
as you will be sure to regret it*
We will have more to say
next week.
Respectfully,
J. Kattenberg & Sons,
Northwest Cor. Main and Liberty Sts.,
Sumter, S, C.
Feb 22
Abstract of the Annual Statement of
The Penn Mutual Life
INSURAWGB OCX,
OF PHILADELPHIA, ;PA.,
ON DECEMBER 31, 1892.
Total receipts for thc year 18iJ2, .....
" disbursements " ".
Increase in Ledger Assets, ......
Ledger Assets, December 31, 1!*91.
Net Ledger Assets, December 31, 1892,
ASSETS.
United States, State, City, Railroad and Water
Bonds, Bank and other Stocks, ?67275,487 13
Mortgages and Ground Rents (first liens,) 9,154,877 05
Loans on Collateral. Policy, Loans, etc , 2,556,1SI 75
Home Office and Real Kstate bought to secure
loans, 1,062 (507 73
Premium Notes, secured by Policies, 624,233 27
Cash on hand and in Trust Companies, 142,200 62
$5,746,757 55
3,578,092 81
2,168,664 74
17,646,877 81
$19,315,542 55
Net Ledger Assets, January ht, 1S93,
Net Deferred and Unreported Premiums,
Interest Due and Accrued, etc ,
Market Value of Stocks and Bonds over Cost.
Gross Assets, January 1st, 1S93,
LIABILITIES.
Death Claims reported, but awaiting proof,
Reserve, at Four pr. cent, to Re-insure Risks,
Surplus on Unreported Policies, etc.,
Surplus on Four pr* cent basis,
Insurance lor the Year-10,023 Policies for $29,084,652 Insurance.
Annuities " " 14 11 M $4,059 12 Annuity.
Insurance in force December 31, 1392-44.618 Policies, for $117,935,418 Insurance.
Anuuitks " " " 27 " " $9,143 04 Annuity.
A. Co Phelps,
General Agent, Sumter, S. C.
19,815,542 55
532,533 64
185,518 23
_ 225,i>97 87
$ 20,808,69229
? 118,949 00
17,919,451 00
146,643 48
_2,623,648 81