The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 14, 1894, Image 4
The Sumter Watchman was founded
in 18t0 and the True Southron io 1866.
The Watchman and Southron now has
the combined circulation and influence
. of both of the old papers, and is mani?
festly the best advertising medium in
Sumter- .
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The presentment of the Grand Jory
is rather longer than usual, but is worth
reading.
It is to be honed that the movement
to build an oil mill in Bishopville will
not come to naught. An oil mill in
Bishopville would be the next best
thing to aa oil mill io Sumter.
Sumter should have a first class base
ball team this sommer. There will be
00 difficulty to organising a circa:t of
six places. For iossaoce: Columbia,
Florence, Darlington, Georgetown,
Orangeborg and Sumter.
The re-election of the -officers of the
Sumter Light Infantry last night was
well done. The Company is' improving
rapidly sod any change would have
been a mistake Phelps, Cuttioo,,
Wilder aod Perrin SH the bili.
The attempt of Sam LaFar, dispen?
sary spy, to seise aod break open at
the ?. C. L. Depot a box addressed to
a lady of this city, the box having
' been sent by hand from Florence by j
the father of the lady, shows how these
gentlemen bave to labor for $2.00 per
day.
The indictment against John T.
Green, Esq., late School Commissioner
- of this County, is an occurrence that
surprised maoy persons and caused all
of his friends great regret. He claims
to be able to vindicate himself as soon
as the case is brought to trial. We
propose to suspend judgment until
he is proveo guilty, and this is what all
who have been his friends should do.
We hope tho murderer? of postmaster
Gayden, of Eastover,will be apprehend?
ed and hanged by doe process of law ;
bot we are more than thankful that
they were not captured oo last Saturday
or Sunday, for we greatly fear, judging
from reports, ?hat Judge Lynch would
have decided their fate, and another
outrage would have been added to tbe
already too long list.
Railroad Commissioner H. R. Thomas
will undoubtedly, be the life of the
Reform faction in this county during j
the approaching campaign. He is j
already in the field-opening the fight as
it were-and cao be counted on to be
on deck tc the last. He led the fight
two years ago, and his ability as a
leader is too well recognized by his
faction to make probable his displace?
ment, as suggested by the Freeman.
Senator Irby is thinking of resigning
the chairmanship of the Democratic
Executive Committeee. and will stump
the State io defense of his record. This
is the latest, political rumor. There
may be troth io it, and there may cot
Bot io case be does stump the State,
the campaign will be more interest- i
iog to Conservatives especially if Hon. ;
G. Wash Shell cao be induced to deliver j
his lecture on "The One Blade Knife," I
at suitable plaoes and dates
Columbra is iu the midst of the most
ioterestiog municipal campaign expe?
rienced in that city in years. There is j
one feature that we particularly like.
The candidates for Mayor are stating !
their platforms, so that the people know
for what, as well as for whom they are
voting. The candidates for Mayor of '
Sumter would not be going amiss to
declare their platforms. Personal
merit is well enough as far as it goes,
but a broad platform of public measures i
and principles will strengthen any can- !
didate.
i
The Refawmers of Newberry County
are in a quandary, or at least they seem j
to think so. The prosperity Press and
Reporter, which has been a Pharisee of |
the Pharisees, as far as refawm goes,
until the stockholders recently made in j
change in editors, is not now an orean
for Rev. Sligh, Dr. Pope and like
refawmers. Hence Dr. Pope, Rev.
Sligh and.others are now raising fonds
to establish an organ that will famish 1
refawm arguments. Refawm must have
organs, even if it is not always possible
support them by Public Printing.
If Sampson* Pope should go forth
into the land and slay all the unbe- j
lievers with his ass's jaw bone, what
need would there he for John Gary
Evans's persuasive eloquence, Timmer
man's pacifying statesmanship, Tiodal's
harmonizing essays, Ellcrbe's soothing
syrup, Hemphill's effeminate flatterii
o; the display of Gan it's talent? J
the "antis" would be dead, a
serenity, security and brotherly lo
should prevail 'io the re fa win cam]
There would be no discordant factio
to persuade bamboozle or harmon?2
There would be no cause then foi
Print i Dg Steal, for an organ would
needed no longer. Such a settleme
of the political turmoil is open to b
one objection-it would be rather ha
oo the unbelieving antis, but then the
wishes and feelings are slight conside
ations.
Mr. Chas. A. Smith, of . Timmon
ville, writes that there bas been mo
drunkenness and disorderly conduct
that towu since the dispensary w
established than' in years. Yet tl
dispensary is a "step towards tempe
apee !" He says, also, that the dispel
gary was forced opon Timmonsville t
negro votes, the negroes out-uumbe
tog the whites by a large majority
Timmonsville has been free from liqu<
for a Dumber of years, and the esta!
lishment of a dispensary there was f<
no other purpose than to increase tl
sales of the State Dispensary.
The railroads in the State have bee
defeated io the test case made by D. E
Chamberlain, Receiver of tbe S C
R.E., claiming that thc State's ase si
ment on the railroads, as raised by th
Board of Equalization, was arbitrar
and unconstitutional. The railroad
tendered the amount of taxes due unde
the original assessment, which the Stat
refused. Judge Simonton in a lon
and learned opinion decides that th
assessment was not nncoostitutional, an
orders the Receiver to pay to the Statt
the balance due, and also the costs c
this action.
The election yesterday in the Firs
District for Congressman, between ex
I Judge Izlar and Dr. J. William Stokes
j is io doubt at this writing. The Stat
j reports that Stokes coocedes Izlar';
eleotion, Charleston having given bia
a majority of nearly 2,000. The Neta
and Courier reports that "if Colletor
bas given Stokes as large a majority ai
he received in Lexington and Orange
burg, Judge Izlar is defeated. If not
he is elected, lt all the democrats ic
Charleston who could vote had voted
for Gen. Izlar, his election would have
been assured." This leaves the matter
in profound uncertainty.
Gen. Rudolph Seigling, of Charles?
ton, aud principal proprietor of the
Nines and Courier Company, died sud?
deo ly from the effects of a stroke of
apoplexy, this morning about 1 o'clock.
He was stricken while in the Treas?
urer's office in the City Hall
about 9.40 o'clock, and lingered
unconscious until death. He was
removed to hts home about eleven
o'clock yesterday Since suffering
from an attack of meningitis two years
ago. Gen. Seigling's health has not
been good. He was a prominent man
in Charleston, and the tidings of bis
death will be everywhere received with
regret.
The call for a public meeting of
Reformers io this city to elect a dele
gate to a convention io Columbia, in
pursuance of what is known as the
"Colleton Plan" is published to-day
Mr. H. R Thomas, by virtue of his
leadership of the Reform faction of
Sumter County, is&ues the call. We
presume that Mr. Thomas, wili convince
those who attend the meeting that to
elect a delegate to Columbia is a sacred
duty, aud that the delegate will be
elected. We presume, also, that the
delegate will go to Columbia prepared
to vote for suggested candidates for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
There will be no suggestion for the
other offices-these place will be left
blank, so that the many others who feel
like they are called to hold office may live
in hope until the campaign is ended
and danger of discord is past.
It seems that the civil war in Brazil
is about over. Admiral De Gama, who
has been the reai backbone, of the
rebellion, has, it is said, offered to
surrender on coudition that safety be 1
guaranteed to himself and his followers, j
The commander of the Portuguese man
bf war in the harbor of Rio, bore the
message to President Peixoto, and De
Gama has gone on board that vessel as
an asylum. Peixoto's reply is uot :
given, but it is believed that the terms j
have been favorably received. Dis- j
patches to this effect have been sent by I
Minister Thompson to our Government, j
Secretary Gresham understands from
the dispatches that the war is virtually j i
ended. This is the first severe ordeal
that the young republic of Brazil has I 1
passed through, and all lovciS of ! \
republican government will rejoice that!
she has successfully stood the test. !
ID Washington City last Thorsdt
Robert E. Lee, Jr., son and nan
sake of Gen. Lee, and Juliette Cart
were married. The Rev. Dr. Ri
dolph H. McKim performed \
ceremony, at the residence of M
Dulany, the sister of ?the bride, who
a distant relative of the groom. ?
Lee has be?n a widower many yea
ir is said, aid lives most of the time
Washington, though his home is t
famous White House near Romaneo!
Va. He is a member of a firm of r<
estate brokers in Washington. ?
resemblance to his father is said to
very strong The wedding was ve
quiet, on! 7 the relatives of t
two families being present, and i
formal invitations were sent nut. T
groom's sister Miss Mildred Lee w
present. She has speut the wint
at the capital.
One lint in the chain of eviden
connecting man with the monkey th
should not be omitted by the scieotis
who delight in finding their an ces to
in zoological gardens rather than in tl
garden of -Eden, is bis un COD querab
propensity to ape whatever he con side
worth apin g in others. As for instanc
io reading about our republican cou
at Washington, we are informed th
the attempt will be made to have
fashionable drive in the White Hou?
lot at 4 o'clock io the afternoon .
Tuesdays and Thursdays for the ne:
two montlis, thus aping the custon
of European Capitals ?here simih
parades occur, as in the Bois de Bot
logne at Paris, Hyde Park and Rotte
Row, at London, the Pratter ?
Vienna, and Unter der Linden J
Berlin. Our "republican simplicity
seems to be giving way somewhat to tb
customs of "effete monarchies."
Governor Tillman has raised tw
issues with the representatives of tb
Federal Government. The first come
about by reason of the seizure c
certain liquors found in the store of I
Elias in Charleston, by the Interna
Revenue oificers, after seizure by th
State authorities under the provision
of the Dispensary Act. Gov. Tillmai
denies the right of the U. S. authorise
to take euch action, and proposes t
make a test case of it, unless the Com
missioner at Washington shall decid
right that bis construction of the law i
the one. The second issue is raised in tbi
way : Up to this time the State ha
bought io all the liquor seized and soli
by the U. S. Inc Rev. Department fo
violation of law, but a few days ago a
a sale in Columbia of such liquor, cer
tain parties outbid the representative o
the dispensary and the liquor wai
knocked down to them, but not delivered
because the Governor caused warrant!
to be issued for the seizure of the goods
and the arrest of the purchasers, charg.
ing them with violating section 1 of the
dispensary law. The point is that thc
U. S. Government is bound to delivei
the goods sold, aud should protect the
purchasers. If not, the Government
should not undertake to sell if the pur?
chase shall involve the loss of the liquor
and the arrest of the purchaser. Every
bodv will watch the fight with interest.
He speaks of his constables as "my
hawks, and of the Government officers
as buzzards," and threateus to "dump
into the street'' the liquor seized here?
after, if the Federal Government is to
come in and get it after seizure by the
State constables.
Supreme Court Decisions.
J. A. Mood vs. the Western Union Tele?
graph Company. Judgment of the Circuit
Court reversed, and the cause remanded to
the Circuit Court for a new trial, witt) leave
to the plaintiff to amend his complaint as he
rnav be advised. Opinion bv McGowan,
A. J.
Alfred L. Davis vs. Levander Elmore.
Judgment of the Circuit Court affirmed.
Opinion by Mciver, C. J.
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"F. J" Cesto."
Several of our exchanges have published a
letter from the Bishop of* the Diocese of Ches?
ter, England, to Gov. Tillman, making in?
quiries respecting the dispensary system, and
signed **F. J. Cesto," as if tbHt was the
Bishop's name. For the information of all
concerned we will state that it is the custom
of the English bishops tu sign the initials of
their Christian name and the Latin name of
their Diocese, to a letter or other document,
not adding their family name. This js what
the Bishop of Chester has done in this in?
stance. "Cesto" is the abbreviation ot" the
latin nam? of his diocese, and F. J. are his
initials. His name in full is Francis John
Jayne, D.D
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Mr. F. A. Sullivan, ol Chicago. 111., writes,
that he has used Dr. Bull's Cough Sprup for
bronchitis and found it to be as repr?sent?e:,
"a great remedy and a good friend."
BOARD Of EQUALIZATION.
OFFICE OF
COUNTY AUDITOR
OF SUMTER COUNTY, j
i
SUMTER, S. C., March 13, 1894. j
rHE COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZ?- i
TION will meet at the Auditor's Office \
JN THE ::3d INSTANT, to hear appeals not i
i'ready heard and attend to other business j
)f the board.
A. H. STUCKEY,
Auditor Sumter Co.
Mehi;. !
Murder of J. E. Gayden.
On last Friday night Mr. J. E. Garden,
postmaster at Eastover io Richland County,
WAS shot and killed within a few. hundred
feet of the depot at Wedgefield. The circum?
stances of the killing, so far as they have been
developed, are as follows: Mr. Gayden bad
driven a lady friend from Eastover to her
j home, she having arrived on the 9.20 train
of the Atlantic Coast Line, and was returning
homeward when, a? be passed the depot, he
saw therein a light. Thinking that the per?
son carrying it was the night watchman,
Mr. Gayden hailed, and the person ran out,
pursued by Mr. Gayden, who failed to over?
take him. Mr. Gayden gave the alarm,
and aroused the town, purposing io follow
the thief, who had fled in the direction of the
YVateree river, taking the railraad. No one
would accompany bira, it being then near on
to midnight, but Mr. Gayden determined,
very unwisely, to go alone in pursuit.
Boarding a freight train he go off at Cam?
den Crossing, and there all trace of him was
lost until Saturday morning when his dead
body was found by the side of the railroad, a
short distance froru Wedgefield station, with
a 38 calibre pistol ball through bis neck, and
a wouud oo his forehead appareotly inflicted
hy a heavy implement, as a club or stick. A
laotero be had carried was lying near bim
still alight, and bis pistol, undischarged, was
tn his band. Evidently be had been shot
from ao ambuscade. Shots, seven in num?
ber, were heard by some of the people of
Wedgefield and five empty shells were found
at a certain point in an adjoining field, where
the murderer bad emptied and reloaded bis
pistol. It was in a cut that the shooting
occurred, and the tracks of the assassin
were found leading to the point in the field
as mentioned, from which they led back
again lo where bis victim lay. He had
evidently returned to see what effect bis shots
bad had, and had taken the railroad, after
viewing the result. Here the trial ended.
It is conjectured that Mr. Gayden had pro?
bably arrested one or more of the robbers,
and had been shot by them, or by the third,
for, as will appear, there were probably three
persons concerned.
WHO DID THE KILLING.
The man who was in the depot at Eastover
at the lime Mr Gayden hailed, was endeavor?
ing to break opeu the agent's safe. He lefthis
coat on the floor when he ran This coat
was indentified by the colored pump minder
at Eastover as the property of John McCIoud,
who is a Sumter negro, though living at
Eastover lately. McCIoud bas disappeared
from Eastover and is not in Sumter, which
is suspicious. It is said that two white men i
and a negro were seen nt the Camden Cross?
ing on friday, who stated that they were
going to Eastover, but would return that
night. It is surmised that these may be the
guilty parties.
These three men were Robert Weelis, Robert
Andrews and John McCh-ud. They went
towards Eastover on Friday evening, but
they have none of them returned home, and
none or their relations know where they are. j
Since then, as stated below, Robert Weeks j
has turned up in Charleston, and is now held I
by Chief Martin. These circumstances, taken
in connection with the finding of .McCIoud's j
coat in the depot at Eastover, are, certainly, j
very suspicious, nnd indicate the probability ;
that the officers of the law are on the right1
track. In addition to the above, it !
?3 said that John McCIoud. who is an old j
penitentiary bird, had in his possession a 38 I
calibre pistol. j
When the body was discovered at Wedge- j
field, telegrams were sent to Eastover stating
the fact of the killiog, which produced great!
excitement, and brought to Wedgefield, Satur- !
day morning, a number of Mr. Gayden's I
frieuds heavily armed, whose plain purpose it j
was to lynch the guilty party or parties, had
he or they been apprehended. After remain- j
ing several hours, and ascertaining the state ;
of the case, this party returned to Eastover on ]
the train which left here at 8.30 Saturday |
night for Columbia. It is a subject of sincere
congratulation that no lynching occurred, !
for however foully Mr. Gayden was murdered,
that fact furnishes nu excuse whatever for a
further violation of law in a civilized commu?
nity wherein adequate machinery exist for ad?
ministering justice.
On Sunday, Mr. Ben Weeks, so long a fore?
man at the Sumter Cotton Mills, but for some?
time past a resident of Charleston, took his
nephew, Robert Weeks, who had arrived in
thai city early Sunday morning, and had ?
gone to his uncle's house, and delivered him j
to Chief of Police Martin, stating that as the
young man had been suspected of being im
plicated in the murder of Mr. Gayden, he
preferred to place him in Chief Martin's
care. This fact was communicated to Trial .
Justice Moseley, at Wedgefield, who had been :
conducting the inquest, and he replied, re- ;
questi'" Cap t Martin to hold Weeks inj
safety and seclusion. .j
PARTIES IN PURSUIT.
i
Sunday evening a party of gentlemen came j
here from Eastover, having heard that per- I
softs on the Government dredge in Wateree, j
had seen three men io a boat going down the
river on Sunday morning answering the* de?
scription of the parties wanted. Genera! !
Manager Millard of the C. S. & N. gave them
an engine and coach to go as far as the Saut?e
bridge on bis road, with & view to intercept
ing them. Several men from Sumter accom
panted this party, arriving at the bridge by 9 :
o'clock, and remaining all night, the parties
sought not having passed that point. The
Eastover and ?uniter men returned on Mon- '
day, having spent a wretched night in the .
storm, unprotected from the rain and wind.
They left a guard ai the bridge and others |
have gone out on both sides of the river to j
look for the supposed assassins. Mr. F. H. i
Weston, of the Eastover party, before leaving
for home Monday night, received a dispatch
saying that three men had passed the new
bridge on the M. & A. railroad late that after- j
noon, going down stream in a boat. If these :
are the guilty parttes, it is evident that Robert j
Weeks has been wrongly suspected, for be j
turned up in Charleston, early Sunday morn- j
ing. A deputy seni down yesterday evening, <
for Weeks bas not yet returned.
Agent Penny has stated that Weeks, An- ,
drews and McLeod were at that point on !
Friday, engaged in close conversation for j
several hours, and that ihe two white men
boarded the freight as it passed and went j
across the river, while McLeod afterwards '
walked off in the same direction. These
three were afterwards seen together at East
over. It also appears that McLeod took the
new coat of the agent at Eastover, and left
his own. lt is also said that Weeks and
Andrews told several persons that they were
going to Eastover on Friday. It is not
Strange that these three should have been sus- :
peeled, when these circumstances are consid- ?
ered in connection with the others given :
above. It is more than probable lhat we will j
soou h.-ive news of the capture of the murder- ;
ers.
Mr. Gayden's remains were taken to East
over Saturday night and buried there on Sun- ;
day morning. He leaves a. widow and seven .
children.
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Reform Clubs, Attention !
The Reform Democratic clubs of Sumter
County are respectful ly requested to send |
delegates to meet in court house in Sumter
on Saturday,^the 31st of March, at 12 o'clock ,
to elect one member of the State Reform ;
campaign committee, and to discuss the
mode of selecting and placing before the I
people the candidates to lil! the State offices;
the delegates to be elected on a basis of ODe
delegate for every twenty-five members and
one delegate for every majority fraction.
* Respectfully, H. R. THOMAS,
President Reform Faction Democratic Party. .
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M ch 14-0
OK THE CONDITION OF
MONDS NATIONAL BANK
OF SUMTER.
AT SUMTER, S. C.,
At the close of business, Feb. 28, 1893.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts, $139,960 65
Overdrafts secured 2,797 03
U. S. Bonds, to secure circulation 18,750 00
Premium on U. S. Bonds, 1,750 00
Banking House Furniture and
Fixtures, 779 00
Other real estate and mortgages
owned, 1.454 03
Due from National Banks, (not
Reserve Agents) 317 69
Due from State Banks and
bankers, 4:951 07
Due from appioved reserve
agents, 19,146 71
Notes of other National Banks, 155 00
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cents, 238 60
LAWFUL MONEY RESERVE IN BANK,
VJZ;
Specie, 14,690 80 *{
Legal-tender notes, 13 395 00 j
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer (5 per cent of circu?
lation), 843 75
2?.085 80
Total, $219,229 33
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $ 75,000 00
Surplus fund, 12,300 00
Undivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid, 1,500 48
Nation?! Bank Notes outstanding 15.200 00
Due to other National Banks, 2,005 54
Due to State Banks and Bmkers, 2,297 99
Individual deposits, subject to
check, 110,925 32
Total, $219,229 33
STATE CK SOUTH CAROLINA, "I I
COUNTY CF SUMTER, |?O.
I, L. S. CARSON. Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
L. S. CARSON, Cashier, j
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9th dav of March, 1894.
J. E. GAILLARD,
Notary Pub
Correct-Attest :
R. M. WALLACE, )
J NO REID, [ Directors.
R D. LEE, J
March 14
AND
Below Cost.
Intending to close out my mer?
cantile business, I offer, com?
mencing on Thursday
MARCH I5TH,
my entire stock
At and Below Cost,
FOR
CASH OWJLY.
Under no circumstance will
any goods be charged.
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Mch 14.
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j Boneless Codfish,
j Evaporated Codfish,
jLeggett's Wine Jelly-a delicacy,
Leggett* s Improved Fruit Jelly,
Fat Pickled Salmon,
Fulton Market Beef,
Fresh Oatmeal and Oatflakes,
i Try "Momaja" the fioest Roasted
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! "Ceylon" Tea-ao extremely choice
i
Tea-40c. and 75c. can.
! Florida Mullet,
Dutch Herrings,
Seed Irish Potatoes.
Mch 14
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March 14