The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 13, 1895, Image 1
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MK SUMTER WATCHMAN, Kstabllihed April,,1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTBKON, Established June, 13<>6
Consolidated Aug. 2,1881.
SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1895. Sew Series-Yol. XIV. No. 33
Cdt SWratan at? jicii?lpii.
Published Eraxy Wednesday,
3ST. Gr. Osteen,
SUMTER, S. C.
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Gov. Eyans' Manifesto.
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What lie has to say About
the Convention Muddle.
Governor Evans* tnrn to issue a
manifesto on the Constitutional con?
vention situation came yesterday, and
this member of the Tillman-Hemphill
Barnwell pacification combination
came to the front in good shape, giv?
ing to the press a very interesting
interview, which goes a few steps
farther than any of the reecnt talks of
Governor Tillman. Governor Evans
was too busy attending to other mat?
ters to ta^k upon his return the after?
noon before, but he was at his office
yesterday and talked freely and at
some length.
The Governor prefaced what be
had to say as follows :
"I suppose you expected to find me
married according to the plans of the
press. Well, I am not, I am sorry to
say, but I think that my case is not
hopeless. I saw a great many at?
tractive young ladies, but they were
in the great many educational col?
leges of Philadelphia, New York,
Brooklyn and Boston, fitting them?
selves in tue art of domestic economy
to become proper helpmates of men.
We have gained a great deal of infor?
mation as to the Industrial School
for Women, and I am sore will
be enabled to save the State thous?
ands of dollars in the proper launch?
ing of onr college at Rock Hill."
"Was this the only object of your
visit ?" I asked.
"No, I went to see the Commis?
sioner of Internal Revenue in refer?
ence to the dispensary. There is a
disposition, as you know, on the part
of a few political henchman to pre
jjdice the outside world to our law.
and all manner of misrepresentations
are made. I lound the officers in
Washington, however, very cour?
teous, and after explaining the law
and its operation, had no difficulty in
arriving at J* satisfactory arrange?
ment that will save us considerable
money and annoyance Great inter?
est is being manifested in our dispen?
sary law, and it gains friends wher?
ever it is understood. It will be
adopted by all the States in a few
years, mark the prediction."
"Have you read the interviews of
Senator Irby 'and Congressman Wil?
son ?" I asked him.
"Yes, upon my return yesterday.
I was greatly surprised at Senator
Irby as we left him apparently in full
accord with Senator Tillman and my?
self. I can't imagine what has come
over the spirit of his dream, and I
feel satisfied that he is resting under
some misapprehension of facts A
public man is compelled to lend an
ear to ail designing lagos as we)! as
the true patriot. The function of
good judgment is to sift the true from
the false and act accordingly. We
are confronted in South Carolina by
a condition that could have been pre?
vented if wise counsel had been heed?
ed fifteen years ago, but it was not
done, and we must meet it to-day
like men and patriots and stand aside
the designing politicians. A Consti?
tutional Convention called in 1878
would have settled our affairs for fifty
years. We were then a unit ; to-day
we are divided and a Constitution
must be framed for white men to live
under for possibly fifty years. No
constitution, to use the words of Cal
houn, can live that does not spring
from the hearts of the people. It is
then essential in order to secure a
fundamental law, satisfactory for all
interests and all our people that
politics should not enter iuto its for?
mation."
"How is this to be accomplished
by factional fights, etc ?" was asked.
"Certainly not; the only way is
first to get our white people into a
white man's primary and pledge
them to abide the resuit. This has
been and will continue to be the only
salvation of white supremacy until
the new Constitution is framed. The
next thing is to secure unity of mind
among delegates as to the matters
that should be incorporated in the I
new Constitution. This accomplish?
ed, there should be no faction what?
ever as to the election of delegates
and no distinction sh_uld be made as
to factional differences. As to the
matter of confidence ?a the Conserva?
tives, we have always realized that
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this is the stumbling block in the w?
of unity. Our people very proper
distrust a certain element in the Co
servative ranks who have heretofoi
gone to the negro and they should t
kept there ; once nigger always ni
ger, is the only way we can presen
our institutions. No such men shou
aad will not be allowed to come I
the convention. There are mei
however, who can and should t
trusted as delegates from the Conse
vatives and who are willing and so
emnly pledge themselves to what w
desire put in the Constitution. Whe
this is done can we ask for more
They have been tied to a politic*
corpse and they are crying who sha
deliver us from the body of this deaf
and we shall not be deaf to their aj
peals. These men must go befor
the people like the rest of us and ac
vocate the demands of the people be
fore the primaries and if the peopl
see fit they will elect them ; if not
they will stay at home and accept th
results. All this talk about Senato
Tillman and myself agreeing to divid
delegations is made upon a misuc
derstandiug of the facts. The cou
ference was bound to nothing excep
as individual Democrats and not a
Reformers or Conservatives. Wi
distinctly had it understood tba
nothing but our individual opinion
were expressed and we would ai
Democrats go before the people ir
the primary election and advocate ?
non-partisan convention. We do no
criticise others for haviug differen
views ; it is human But after all
the people are the judges and the)
will be govrrned by what they believe
to be right and proper for their owr
protection. Conventions and eau
cuses in Columbia of disgruntled
politicians and would-be leaders, whe
are attempting to hoodwink the peo
pie under the guise of patriotism and
peace will be repudiated as presump
tuons demagogues. No conventior
can frame a policy for the variou?
counties of the State. What is besi
for Charleston may not be best foi
Aiken and the only way to accom?
plish anything ie to let each county
act for itself and let those who really
want a convention of patriotic citi?
zens take the stump in their respec
tive counties and work for this result.
Any effort to forestall the people by
convention will be promptly repelled,
you may rest assured.'7
THE PACIFICATION" SCHEUE.
"Have you any objection to let
ting the people know exactly what
was done at the conference with Sen?
ator Tillman and yourself?"
"Certainly not, especially as our
motives have beeu questioned.
Neither Senator Tillman nor myself,
nor any others of the conference will
recede from what we believe to be
best for our people. Herc ie the
agreement, you may publish it.
COLUMBIA, S. C., Feb. 18, 1895
"We the undersigned, citizens of
South Carolina, desiring a restoration
of peace and harmony, and to pre?
vent a bitter factional fight for con?
trol of the Constitutional convention
with its inevitable appeal to the ne?
gro, after a careful consideration of
the conditions and conflicting inter?
ests of all our people, bind ourselves
to advocate before the white Demo?
crats of the State the following
scheme.
"First. That each county, acting
for itself, as to the question of elec?
tion by primary or otherwise as
deemed best by the county Demo?
cratic executive committee, shall as
near as possible give each faction
equal representation in the whole
convention
"Second. That the managers and
clerks of such primary election be
equally divided between the factions
and that all persons participating in
the same, take a pledge to abide the
result and support the nominee of the
general election. Or where the nom
nation is made otherwise than by
the primary, both factions in such
county are pledged in like manner to
support such nominees.
Third. That it is understood that
the following principles or basic
conditions 6hall govern the election
of delegates to which both sides are
pledged :
"(a.) No white man to be dis?
franchised except for crime.
"(b.) Such qualification of the
suffrage as will guarantee white su?
premacy.
"(c.) Constitution of principles
and not dealing with legislation ;
but leaving to the Legislature full
control of the free schools and re?
quiring the Legislature to liberally
support them.
"(d.) The Constitution, whee
adopted, not to be submitted back to
the people.
"B. R. Tillman,
"Jos. W. Barnwell,
"Jno. T. Sloan, Jr.,
"J. C. Hemphill,
"(ico. S. Mower,
"Jno. Gary Evans,
"ha B. Jones.
"W. C. McGowan,
"C. M. rJfird,
"Altamont Moses.''
"I will say, however, that we had j
-.
not intended publishing this without
consent of all parties to the agree?
ment acquiescing, but I am sure
there will be no objection as our ene?
mies have stated that there was more
behind. This is all."
"What plan do you propose for
qualification of suffrage ?
"The Mississippi plan or some?
thing better, and I am opposed to
any delegate who will not pledge
1 self to vote for the Mississippi
pi .a in case no better is offered the
people. We might as well be frank
and speak out to the people, for it
must come sooner or later. This
plan can be 60 modified as to save
every white man and at the same
time preserve white supremacy.''
"What were your impressions to
national politics ?"
"Well I am satisfied that the next
Vice President will come from the
South, no matter what party is suc?
cessful The fight in '96 will be be?
tween gold and silver, and geograph?
ical lines will govern instead of party
lines. The South and West will ine?
vitably come together and fight frr
free silver or they are doomed
"Who was spoken of most promi?
nently to lead the combination ?"
"Senator Tillman, and if he were
not from the South and the State
which led Secession, he would cer?
tainly be selected. I am satisfied
when, the revolt comes he will be the
central figure. I would talk to you
and open your eyes on this subject,
but I must go to other business."
Killed, Red Handed.
An Iowa Bank Robber Quick?
ly Punisehed
DES MOINES, Ia., March 6.-The
Adel State Bank at Adel, twenty
miles west of here, was robbed al 9.10
this morning by two men who mor?
tally wounded Cashier S M. Leach,
seriously wounded a customer named
Baily, who was standing at the win?
dow when they entered. The cash?
ier had just unlocked the safe and
vault, and both Leach and Baily had
their backs to the door whei the rob?
bers entered and opened fire. The
desperadoes then entered the vault
and carried away the entire contents,
supposed to be $15,000, jumped into a
buggy at the door and drove west to?
ward Redfield. The entire country is
aroused and in pursuit,
The robbers were captured at
O'XeaPs Ford, on Raccoon river, five
miles south nf Adel Being hotly pur?
sued, they left their buggy and one
hid in a brushheap. the other took re?
fuge iu John Killon'8 barn. The for?
mer was quickly captured, and com?
pelled to set fire to the barn on which
the crowd poured keroseue oil. The
robber remained inside until his cloth?
ing, hair, and whiskers were blaz?
ing, then rushed out shotgun in hand
The mob yelled "throw up your
hands.'' He refused, and a volley of
a dozen guns riddled his body.
Au enveiope in his pocket was ad?
dressed Landers Wilker, Patterson,
Madison county, Ia., which the other
robber says is his true name. Before
the mob was aware of it, the sheriff
had the second robber in his buggy
and hurried him to Adel jail, where
he is locked up. He refuses to give
his own name. The excitement is
intense and the prisoner will proba?
bly be lynched before night. Both
robbers were plainly dressed, aud are
evidently amateurs
The second robber says his nama
is C. W. Crawford. Ile is nineteen
years old. Ile says Wilkers forced
bim to join in the robbery threaten?
ing to kill him on the spot unless he
did.
None of the citizens shot in Adel
will die.
Ho! for Liberia.
PHILADELPHIA, March 7.-D. J.
Plummer, presidcBt of the Iuterna
tional Migration Company, Birming?
ham, Ala., to-day chartered the Danish
fruit steamer Horsa to convey to
Liberia the negroes of the Southern
States who are to be taken as colonists
to that country. The Horsa will leave
here on Tuesday for Savannah and is
expected to sail from Savannah on the
12th of the month with 200 negro
colonists for Monrovia. Other steamers
will follow the Horsa.
Representative Cabiuiss of Georgia
has received from J. F. Zahn of Toledo
a bible which he carried during the war
and lost on the battlefield of Carrick's
Ford, in 18G0. Mr. Zahn, having ob?
tained possession of the Bible about one j
year ago. advertised io southern papers I
for its owner.
At Ludlow, Vt., there is a curious j
looking tomb, which has been erected j
by a well-known miller of that place. j
It is in tlie exact shape of a millstone,
and stands on four granite supports, dc
signed especially for thar purpose. .
The owner, who expects to be buried
in it, sooner or later, is so proud of hin 1
monument that he exhibits an exact j
model of it every year at the country
fair. ?
Cuba's Fight For Freedom.
Gonzales de Quesada Inter?
viewed at Tampa.
TAMPA, Fla., March 6.-Gonzales
de Quesada, secretary of the Cuban
revolutionary party in the United
States, arrived in this city this morn?
ing, and is the guest of Col. Figu
eredo, the leader of the movement
here. To-night a multitude of his
compatriots assembled at his stop?
ping place to compliment him with
a serenade and to hear from his own
lips the certainty of rumors afloat on
the streets. He is sick but yielded
to their wishes and made a talk.
Soon after the Times- Union corres?
pondent called on him, and he talked
quite freely on most points, but re?
fused to say from what point he came
to this city. He said he knew the
Spanish government was watching
his every movement. When told
that W. M. .Pinkerton, the detec?
tive, had arrived last night, he said :
'All right. Let them spend their
money freely, but Cuba will be liber?
ated."
He stated that he knew of his own
knowledge that Generals Marti and
Gomez were iu Cuba, but would give
no definite information as to their
movements. He said that Tuesday
a battle was fought between the
Spanish General Lachambre and the
Cuban General Guillermon near San?
tiago de Cuba. The government
had a force of 1,000 men and the
Cubans 700. The Spaniards were
routed with heavy losses. He said
one could not get correct information
by wire as the government had
oossession of all the cables and
every telegram had to be plainly
written and submitted to the authori?
ties, no cyphers being allowed. The
hope of the Cubans, he said, is to
develop such a strenght as to com?
mand recognition at the hands of
foreign powers so they can raise
their own flag and sail in and out of
port without molestation on the part
of foreign powers. When that was
accomplished Cuba will be free in one
year.
In regard to the efforts made by
the government to suppress all infor?
mation he said : "Their own move?
ments demonstrate the strength of |
the revolution. Spain would never
send 7,000 men, 11,000 stands of
arms, millions of cartridges and four
men-of-war to Cuba., three cruisers to
Key West and others to different
adjacent foreign powers, if there was
nothing in it, as they report But
Spain is weak. In 186S, she issued
paper money which was redeemed at
half price and less. Xow she is
issuing paper money again If she
had credit she would never do it.7'
Ile would give no information as
to his movements in the immediate
future.
FROM OLD MADRID.
MADRID, March 6.-The governor
general of Cuba has telegraphed
requesting that reinforcements be
sent directly to Santiago and that
they be made ready to take the field
forthwith. The war office is pushing
actively the preparations for the ex?
pedition. There is remarkable en?
thusiasm in military circles. Detach?
ments from all garrisons are muster?
ing rapidly at Santander, Cadiz,
Coruna and Barcelona They will
embark at the end of the week.
Two million cartridges will be ship?
ped on the cruiser Queen Mercedes.
THE USUAL ONE SIDED REPORTS OF SPAN?
ISH SUCCESS.
HAVANA, March 6.-The funeral
of the Marquis de Duquesne, Vice
President of the Reform party, took
place to-day. The services were
very imposing, and were attended by
a large number of prominent persons.
Alfredo and Arango of Matagas
band have surrendered to the authori?
ties at Rodas. The mayors of that
"locality report that Mataga's band
consists of a hundred men, most of
whom were impressed into the ser?
vice of the bandit. The Gauntamo
troops have attacked and dispersed
the band under Perez Brooks at
Luzo. Several of the band were
wounded. The troops captured all
their arms, ammunition, etc. The
provinces of Puerto Principe, Ma?
tanzas, Pinar, Rio and Havana are
quiet.
If Christianity stands for all that is
Christlike in humanity, it will show its
true mean io g in the lives of all those i
who call themselves by His Dame.
In the world of business it will shine
forth in honesty of all dealings: at home
an?i in society it will be noticeable io
courtesy of manner and purity of con?
versation; wiih the poor and needy it
will be manifest by a quiet charity,
which blesses both thc ^iver and reci?
pient; it will produce a spirit noble, yet
gentle, an integrity as unflinching as j
tlitr everlasting bills; a sympathy as ten?
der as that of a child; a humanity as
broad as all mankind, and a loyalty to j
friends, country, ('burch and God that
will be unmistakable -Church Bells.
Reverend Rascals.
Systematic Stealing Prom a
Soul-Saving Society.
NEW YORK, March 7.-The alleged
d?ficiences in the accounts of the
American Church Missionary Society,
and which have resulted so far in the
secretary of the body, Rev. W. ?.
Newbold severing his connection with
it, promise to be brimful of scandal.
The deficit amounts to some $19,000
and the chairman of the finance com?
mittee. George C. White made a state?
ment this afternoon in the matter. When
he concluded it he declined to say
whether or not proceedings would be
iustiuted against the alleged ofender.
Mr. White said : "I'm comparative?
ly a new member of the executive board,
and in January last at the meeting of
the board, I was put in as chairman of
the fioance committee. Immediately
upon looking into my duties, I found
the books called for a large cash bal?
ance in the hands of a trust committee.
I was informed by the secretary of the
society, H. A. Oakley, that there was
an error io the accounts, as he had DO
such money in hand. I was afterwards
informed that the general secretary
knew there was a discrepancy some
months prior, but did not inform the
board at the January meeting. The
treasurer was at once called on by me i
to produce his books and to show where
the difference existed. Also, in looking
over the books, i discovered some mat?
ters that seemed to be irregular, and
I immediately put an expert on the
books I brought him to the office and
introduced him to Mr. W. A. Newbold,
who was the general secretary, and di?
rected bim to produce all books, vouch?
ers and papers he might ask for. There
appeared to be several items in regard
to Mr. Newbold's accounts that required
inspection. At the eDd of a few days,
Mr. Newbold finding the temperature
of the office getting too hot for bim,
gent his keys to the fioance committee
and announced that he had severed his
connection with the society.
"The result of the expert's investiga?
tion showed that Mr. Newbold has over?
drawn from the society the sum of
about $1*2,000 over and above the
amount due him for salary, and fur?
thermore that moneys received from in?
terests and other sources to the
amount of about ?7,000 he has failed to !
credit on the books, and the checks for
the same were not deposited in the so?
ciety's bank account. Mr. Newbold
has confessed to four different members :
of the society these defalcation?, and
we have also a letter written by him
confessing his crime and pleading on ?
the score of the past service, for leui- :
ency, and claiming that he was obliged
to take this money to support a large
and expensive family. Mr Newbold
lives in a fine place at Mont Clair, N
J., which he states to the press he es?
timated to be worth $25,000, and also
keeps horses, a cow and carriages. Mr.
Newbold's statement that he was allow?
ed ?1,000 for traveling expenses is in?
correct, as all his traveling expenses
I were a proper charge agi.inst the ex?
pense accouDt. The house is mortgaged
for about ?11,000 and he has expressed
his willingness to deed whatever equity
is in it to the society. He has been
secretary for twenty-six years and bas
always been most implicitly trusted by
j t he officers and members of thc board.
The expert accouot .ot has ascertained
thai for certainly the past ten years,
and Low much longer we don't koow,
he has been systematically robbing the
sacred treasury of the society."
Mr. White would not say who the
members of the society were to whom .
Newbold is alleged to have confessed, I
nor would he produce the letter which I
he said had been received from New- j
bold.
Rev. A. B. Kiusolvingof Brooklyn,
who has been appointed secretary pro
tem, was present while Mr. White made
his statement. At its conclusion, he
said: "Please put down Rev A. B.
Kirjsolviog, who bas been appointed
secretary pro tem, as believing the
above statement absolutely./'
Treasurer Oakley was present at a
private meeting of the board this even?
ing.
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By using the canyons of arid Cali?
fornia as storage reservoir aDd build
irg dams 200 or 300 feet high. Col. W.
K Hall of San Francisco believes it
possible to bring G,500,000 acres of
land, now useless under cultivation.
There are several places in the west,
especially in the Rocky Mountain region
where large frees, standing erect and
perfectly transformed to stone, may be {
found.
Highest of all in Leavening Pow
Trials of a "Tramp."
Remarkable Experience ' of
the Steamer Istrian.
NORFOLK, YA., March 7.-A special
from Newport News to the Landmark
says : "After beiog out forty-three
days, the steamship Isirain came up to
her pier this morning at 8 o'clock with
8,200 tons of cargo from Liverpool.
Capt. Creamer gave your correspondent
the following history of his long voy?
age:
"We left Liverpool at midnight on
the 24th day of January, and had very
severe weather coming down the chan?
nel, being obliged to sarry our pilot to
Waterford Island, as it was impossible
to land him at the Liverpool pilot sta?
tion on account of the heavy weather.
The storm continued till the 27th,
when we had it fair till February 2d,
when we again encountered a hes.vy
gale from the north-west, lasting nearly
three weeks, becoming so severe at
times that my ship was obliged to stop
and we were at the mercy of the gea.
We were then 600 miles from Bermu?
da, on February 10, for which point
we were making, as there were only
about eighty-five tons of coal on bos.rd,
and we were burning thirty-five tons a
day. Up to the 20th, we experienced
the most severe gales and the storm was
indescribable. For five days we had
no fire at all. If we had kept up steam
duri?g this weather and had tried to
make Bermuda, we would never fcave
gotteo into port. On the night of the
f.2d we were again compelled to stop,
letting our fires go out again. At mid?
night on the 23d the ship started again.
The wind became in our favor, set
available sail and put every man to
work breaking up between decks, bulk?
head, cargo, batting, spars, hatches
and any available wood. On the morn?
ing of the 26th, we reached Bermuda
; with the last stick of wood burnt and
could not possibly have gene ten miles
j further.
.'Considering the very severe wsath
! er the Istrain encountered during the
voyage, and the fact of her having
to stop during the worst of it, and not
I being under control, proves ber to be a
stauuch and seaworthy vessel, notwith
j standing what has been published to
the cootrary. Her cargo is in good
condition, and you can see she is none
S the worse for wear. Her engines are
! good, and the chief engineer is worthy
of praise for the manner in which he
handled her."
ANOTHER WANDERER SAFE.
NORFOLK, VA.. March 7.-The
schooner George L. Dickson, Captain
Kelly, which left Clarks'Cove, Maine,
on January 30, with a car^o of ice
bouLd for Norfolk, and which vessel
was given up as lost, arrived here to?
night after an eventful voyage, replete
with thrilling incidents, one of rvhich
was the rescue of the crew of the sink?
ing schooner John W. Moore, on Feb?
ruary 16, in midoceao, Captain Kelly
was taken to St. Vincent's hospital on
his arrival here
The Dickson after leaving Maire en
counted the severest storms ragiag at
the time, and for the most part was at
! the mercy of the wind and waves. On
: the 15th, when in latitude 35.83, long?
itude 66.38,' she saw signals of distress
and bore down ou the vessel, which
proved to be the Philadelphia schooner
John W. Moore, from Brunswick with
; railroad ties, and which was in a -ink
\n<r condition. The crew were taken off
.and the vessel abandoned. The Dick?
son then headed for this p<>:r.r. and
after a verv rough voyage reached here
to-night, being towed ir. by the tug
Mercy Bud.
The industrial Art. Museum of Ber?
lin has purchased a number or specimen
productions of American art an i skill
in fashioning the precious meta s that
were exhibited at the World's Fiir and
these are now being publicly shewn in
the Gernjan industrial cities, meeting
with cordial encomiums on the part of
the expert judges.
Biixt's confession io the Hayward
case is said to have been brought about
in a peculiar way. The 'crrible stra'i
after the murder made the maa very
uneasy and finally his wife suggested
he go to the Bible for advice, -eading
the first verse that came under bis
thumb. He did so and read Maik. xiii
chapter and 11th verse, as "ollows:
"But when they shall lead you and de?
liver you up. take no thought before
hand wha*. yo shall speak, neither do ye
premeditate: but whatsoever shall he
given you in that hour, that speak ve,
for it is not ye thai speaketh. bur the
Holy Ghost. Biixt then dicidcd to
confess."
-er.-Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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