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THK SUMTER WATCHMAN, Kstablished Aprii..iS?o. "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 SOUTHRON, Established Jane, I3C6 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. Published livery Wednesday, -BY J>3\ Gr. Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : Two Dollars per annum-in advance. ADVERTISEMENT: One Square first insertion.Si 00 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at rednced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. White Winged Peace. She Hovers Over the Forty Convention. Tne Columbia State. The much-talked-of peace and unity convention of the Forty was "held yesterday, and peace and har? mony were written all over both sides of the menu card. It was the most novel gathering in many re? spects ever see? in the State At the same time, it was perhaps the most representative, taking it as a whole, that has been seen in South Carolina for the past five years. There were men gathered in the hall of the House, where the portrait of Beti Tillman, the Moses of the farmers, who appeared in the political arena five years ago, looked down upon them, who represented every faction of white people in the State. They were gathered there in perfect good feeling, and .were as harmonious as if nothing had ever divided them as far as the north and south poles are divided. Tillmanites of the red-hot stripe and Straightouts of the simon pure order mingled in harmonious conference with Conservatives ?and ultra-Conservatives and Reformers and Refawmers. Never a harsh word was said in personal conversation or on the floor. White-winged peace was thc ruling spirit, and patriotism was the left bower. * It was a sight to make many who have been accus? tomed to hear many men before them speak of each other in the harshest language, marvel, and wonder what bad happened. But all the same, such a gathering it wa3, and some re? sults were accomplish. Equal division of unpledged delegates was one result, and the formulation of an organization to carry out the plan outlined was another. About 5 o'clock the hall begau to fill up, and a good m;, y ladies ap? peared in the galleries. It was, per? haps, the strongest gathering that has been seen in the State in the past four years; its personnel was certain? ly the most remarkable for that length of time Faces were to be seen in the hall of the House which have not been 6een there for several years Among those present were noted such prominent men as Congressman McLaurin, ex-Congressman George Johnston, ex G overt or Sheppard, W. L. Mauldin and many others. At 5 lo o'clock Senator T. J. Kirk? land, the secretary of the Forty com? mittee, called the convention to ordei and read the call of the Forty, hereto? fore published. Mr. Kirkland then said he took it that the representative body of men here was a ' clear evidence that principles near to the hearts of the people were involved. Otherwise there would not be such a gathering. It was the idea of the supremacy of principle over the will of any man or set of men. He was proud to be here. Let us have no harshness and virulence. Things have been 6aid about the callers of this convention which have hurt them. Imputations bad been cast, but they did not cherish or indulge bitterness in any way. White unity was essential to white supremacy. This was the sentiment that was swaying the State. May Providence give us wisdom to accomplish some? thing that will give to our State pros? perity. He called for nominations for temporary chairman. Ex-Governor Maaidtn said the occasion was one of note. Those who had responded to the call had come to the halls of their fathers as sons of a common mother. They had come from patriotism. On the floor there was no one who did not wish to cherish peace and harmony. No factions should be known. He came as the representative of no faction. "I come to assist in my humbie way and to put my shoulder to the wheel for peace and prosperity." He then nominated the Hon William H Tim merman ofEdgefield. The nomina? tion was seconded by Representative Robertson. DR. TIMMERMAN'8 SPEECH. On taking the chair Dr. Timmer man addressed the convention as fol? lows: "To be called upon to preside over a convention of repr?sent?t)' e men of South Carolina, met for so high, so noble and so patriotic a purp as securing uuitj' among the wi citizenship of die State in elect delegates to the Constitutional c vention, is no small honor. I app ciate it and thank you most sincen gentlemen of the convention, for unsought and unexpected distinct! If, in the providence of God, I s! be permitted to lend ray humble and influence to no other worl object besides this-the reconci tion of political difference and ali ations between fellow-Democrats this, my native State, I feel tha could well rejoice that this be crowning act of my political Life, lieving that no higher testimony my dovotion and patriotism could transmitted to my posterity and pi pie than in thus laboring for pei and good will in the common inter of all I have lived too long have advanced too far to the sh< side of life-to be impelled by a other motive than the promotion the highest good of all, moral socially, materially and political And I trust that the same . sentime of patriotism which pervades r own bosom finds ready lodgment the breast of every member of tl convention. These are the tim which tr}7 men's souls, The da pall of financial g!<*om canopies tl broad land from the Atlantic to t Pacific, from Maine to Texas. Eve consideration of home, of progrc of expectation for common goo demai-is that we sink self and selfi ends out of mind-that we forget, far as may be. the past ; look to ti future : that we be brethren aga i socially and politically, and dw< together in peace and harmon Let the guiding star of our actio: to-day be moderation, mutual fe bearance and concession, wisdo and patriotism, and we will di charge the duties acceptably ai know the high purposes which ha^ called us together." The roll of the convention w? made up and a motion adopted, gi ing each county three votes. A committee on platform and res< lutions consisting of two men fro each Congressional district was aj pointed. The committee was as fe lows: First District-W. P. Murphy, 1 G. Walker. Second District-M. B. M< Sweeney, J. C. Sheppard. Third District-J. T. Robersor Goo. Johnstone. Fourth District-0. C. Fuller, \\ S. Mauldiu. Fifth Cistrict-C. E. Spencer, '1 J. Kirkland. Sixth District-J. E. Ellerbe, C. S McCall. Seventh District-H. P. Abbott, S P. Wingard. Mr. Finley's motion that the con vention take a recess till S o'cloc was adopted. All were asked to present thei resolutions to the committee at once The convention, after taking th recess, was called to order again io a few moments. Af ter several recesses the confer ence was called to order at 9 o'cloc! and Mr Robertson submitted the re port. THE PLATFORM. The platform was then read as follow by Secretary Thompson. As he rea< the quiet was so intense that a pin' fali would have seemed a gren noise. The reading was greeted witl applause: To the People of South Carolina-Thii conference of Reformers and Conserva tives of the Democratic party cf thii State, met in response to the call issuec January 23rd, 1895, by the executive committee of the Reformers, who put fortL the address of December, 1894 notes with pleasure that leading repre? sentatives of the two factions have be? gun work to the cuds expressed in thal call and address. We cordially welcome other aid and invite the co-operation of all who favor a combination of the wisdom and patri? otism of the State, regardless of fac? tions, in the task of reconstructing our organic laws. In common with all pa? triotic people of the State, we lament that the Democratic party of the State, so long united and invincible, has been toro asunder by strife and its unity en? dangered by the bitterness of factional spirit. The causes which have led to these unhappy results need not now be considered and should not now be discussed. IQ view of the coming Con? stitutional convention, in order that the honor of the State may be preserved and the welfare of the people protected and promoted, it is of vital importance that factional lines be ignored, if not obliterated, io the selection of delegates to the convention. Thus and thus only cati the new Constitution become the bond and seal of union amoug the peo? ple of South Carolina. Therefore we recommend: 1st That in the election of delegates to the Constitutional convention only meo of prudence and patriotism be choseo; and that they be divided equally between the factions as heretofore ex? isting as far as practicable; when equal division is impossible that such fair di? vision be made as will best subserve the I great purpose of securing white unity I and a non-partisan constitution, j 2nd. That we are unalterably and ir ; revocably pledged to the supremacy of j Anglo-Saxon civilization io every part, j and department of our government, to I be recured by fair and constitutional methods. But this can only be accom? plished by the unity of our people ord. We have unbounded faith in the people, and confidently trust them, to select delegates to the Constitutional convention to represent their opinions with an eye single to their fitness for the great work that will confront them. With a convention so chosen the people will bc satisfied with the constitution it will adopt. 4th. To put the objects of this confer? ence into practical effect, and to pro? mote the accomplishment thereof, we recommend the appointment of a State executive committee to be composed of two from each county, whose duty it shall be forthwith to prepare and pro? mulgate a plan of organization of all Democrats in rho State, who are in sympathy with the objects and purposes herei? declared. Respectfully submitt2d, J. TOWNES ROBERTSON. Thc report was taken up seriatim and discussed ar. length. An attempt was made by Mr. Appclt to have thc- first section changed to read "equitable" instead of "equal divi? sion.77 He was opposed by Col. W. Perry Murphy, Mr. Burn, Con?:e?s man McLaurin and Cul. George John? stone. Ga the vote Mr. Appeit was the only man voting for his motion. Rev. J. A. Sligh wanted to strike out the last part of the first resolution and insert instead * 'the agreement of the Remphill Evans-Tillman confer? ence." The Sligh motion was laid on the table. The second and third resolutions were read and adopted without opposi? tion. Mr. Sligh objected to the fourth resolution because he feared it would conflict with the State Democratic Executive Committee of which be is a member. Discussion led to an amendment, so that the resolution read "working com? mittee" instead of executive committee. Col. W. D. Scarborough moved that the committeemen in each county be divided between the factions. The chairman was empowered to ap? point the committee at his leisure. The conference adjourned a few minutes past ll o'clock. - 1-- ?! - Campos to Come to Cuba. The Government of Madrid Thoroughly Alarmed. MADRID, March 27.-The latest dis? patches from Havana have alarmed the government, as they indicate that the iofurrectiou is spreading rapidly and is already beyond the control of the local commanders. The decision was made last night therefore to send Martinez ?de Campos to Cuba with i ong rein? forcements. To-day u ported that 9,700 additional troops will embark with bim. He will start probably on April 2. The torpedo gunboats Filjipinas and Martin AIODZO Pinz?n and the cruiser Castilla have received orders to proceed with all possible speed to Cuban waters The publication of this news, which completely contradicts the furmer san? guine dispatches from official sources, has caused keen excitement here. It is announced this evening that Primo Rima has been appointed Captain Gen? eral of Cuba to succeed Gen. Callejas. PARIS, March 27.-A dispatch from Madrid to the Journal Des Debate says the Spanish government has decided to SJtid additional reinforcements of six thousand men to Cuba. To Swim Under Water. WASHINGTON, March 27.-Secretary Herbert has decided to increase our navy by the addition of a submarine torpedo boat. Proposals for this vessel were invited in May, 1893, since which time the department has made a thor? ough investigation of this typa of ves? sel. The contract for the craft was awarded yesterday to the John P. Hollard Torpedo Boat Company of New York. The contract oaUs for a vessel 80 feet in length, diameter ll feet and displacement when submerged, 138 1-2 tons. The vessel is to be con? structed of steel of domestic manufac? ture and fitted with engine, boilers and machinery of domestic make, and is to navena speed of 15 knots in light condition, 14 knots awash (partly sub? merged) ond 8 knots submerged. This will be the first vessel of this kind ever contracted for. The French have made efforts in this direction, but have not yet succeeded io building an efficient submarine boat. From the time a locomotive is first tired ?t takes nearly ao hour to get steam ooough to start it. Thus it is seldom that the water in the boiler is ever allowed to become cold if it can be avoided. Got Their Deserts. _i Modern Knights of the Road Bite the Dust. CHATTANOOGA, TENN., March 27.- j South-bound passenger train No. 3 on | the Cincinnati Southern Railroad was j held up at 2:35 o'clock this morning at South End Tunnel No. 9. The train was ascending a steep grnde between Greenwood and Alpine, Ky., in the midst of thc wildest mountain section of Kentucky, when a white lantern in the darkness ahead brought it to a ? stop, a man with a cocked revolver in his hand climbed into the cab and cov- | ered Engineer Tom Springfield and Fireman Daisy Rankin, who were or? dered to stand still. Three other rob? bers, wearing broad-brimmed slouch hats and dressed like mountaineers, j withal desperate looking men, boarded the baggage car, which they mistook for the express car. Three road detec? tives were sitting in the smoker, and when thc train stopped Detective Will j Alwood stepped out on the platform. A j fourth man on the ground ordered him to throw up bis hands, but he replied with a pistol ball, which brought the robber to tue ground. The bandits ou the baggage car stampeded at hearing the -hooting, and jumped down. A sharp battle of small anns ensued, in which the other detcc;ives, William Eddy and Thomas Griffin, took a hand. At the finish two robbers were found lying dead and a third mortally wounded. At Cumberland Falls the officers tel? egraphed the news out, and, alighting, set out on the trail of the two fugi? tives It is thought the wounded man was a tramp and shot by one of the robbers, who mistook him for a train man. The road officials were aware o? the plot to hold up the train, and the presence of the officers was not ac? cidental, although euch is denied. WHO THE BANDITS WERE. CHATTANOOGA, TENN., March 27. Six men were engaged in the train rob? bery on the Cincinnati Southern Rail? road this morning. Two were killed by the road detectives. Their names are Jerry Harbin and his soo, Tom Har? bin. A third bandit was shot, but got away. A boy of 19-a tramp-who was stealing a ride on the train, was shot by one of the robbers under the impression that he was a train man. His name is William Parker, of Pitts? burg, Pa. He was taken to the hospi? tal at Somerset. Ky., and will recover, Jerry Harbin was thc leader of the gang. A Cuban Rebel Manifesto. NEW YORK, March 26 -The follow? ing is a translation of a manifesto ad? dressed to Spaniards which is being cir-, culated in Cuba : "Inasmuch as you will have to ad? mit the justice of our cause, it is useless for us to call you to aid in defending it. We leave it to your judgment and wil? lingness to do so. Rut you must know that we consider you as Cubans so long as y< . are not hostile to us, and will respect your lives, family and property. Finally io addressing myself to you in these terms, I do so, obeying not only my own feelings, but also following out the programme of our revolution. We desire pardon for all. For native land and liberty. "Bartolome Maso, Chief. Three School Boys' Revenge. A special to the -New*and Courier dated Richmond, Va., March, 26. says: A special from Floyd Court House, Virginia, gives an account of an attack upon Mr. Joseph Sheeler by three Sul phin boys who shot and stabbed the former. It seems that the Sulphins were once pupils of Sheeler, who on one ocoasion punished one of them for some wrong doing. The young men who are regarded as pretty desperate, went to Sheeler's house and attacked him with pistol and knfe, iuflicting sev? eral painful wounds The schoolmaster managed to get a note to the sheriff informing him of his condition, and begging that a posse be seot to bis relief. Wheo the officers reached Sheeler's schcol house, which is in the mountains of Floyd, they discovered that the three Sulphins had escaped. They did not get away, however, be? fore a desperate fight took place. Some of the schoolmaster's neighbors had surrounded the house and imprisoned the young men. After a sharp fight two of the gang got off, leaving the other on the field, who was taken in charge by the duputy sheriff. Indolence ie declared a disease. Ma larial fevers induce it, and if. is a fre? quent effect of dyspepsias aud indiges? tions. It is a characteristic in neuras? thenia so generally that it is usually safe to say that an indolent person is neurasthenic to a certain extent. Hence, in cases of chronic indolence the counsels of a physician are often more in place than tboee of a moralist. Last of a Lie. Chased to its Lair and Killed After Many Years. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 26. The visit of the Wisconsin State com? mission to this city to finally fix the positions of their troops at the Battles of Chickamauga in preparation for the location of monumeots, has brought to light the real facts as to the capture of Jefferson Davis. The head of the Con? federacy has always been misrepresent? ed as dressed, when taken prisoner, in woman's clothes and the enormous hoop skirts then worn by the gentle sex Brigadier General Henry Ham? den, then lieutenant colonel cf the First Wisconsin cavalry, is present as a mem? ber of the commission, and denies the current stories as false in this particu? lar. Gen. Hamden, though now a i white haired veteran of 73, grows indignant whenever he talks of what he terms the gross exaggerations of a very natural action by Mr. Davis. In re? lating the story, he said : "May 6th, 1865, I was specially j detailed from Macon with 150 picked men of the First Wisconsin cava^y, the ? only command then armed with Spencer j repeating carbines, by Gen. James II. Wilson to overtake and capture Jeffer? son Davis, who was making his way in tue path of Breckinridge and Benja? min, South, via Florida, to Cuba. Our course described a circle so that we were overtaken by Col. Pritchard, who was sent out two days later with the First Michigan cavalry. "The latter pushed ahead during the night as news of ?100,000 reward, of? fered May 6th, had reached camp be? fore his troops left but we came upon them before day of May 10th. They fired upon us in the dark, we replied and drove them back, and capturing a Michigan cavalryman, first discovered we were fighting our own soldiers. Two of Col. Pritchards men were kill? ed anda number wounded. "Davis was encamped with a party of forty or fifty about six rods away from the skirmishing lines, just ever a little swamp and asleep at the time, but was awakened by the first firing and dressing quickly, stepped out into the door of bis tent. As he did so, a pri? vate of the First Michigan cried "halt,'-' but did not know who he bad captured till I approached. The first mao I ad? dressed was the Confederate Postmas? ter General, Mr. Reagan of Texas, since Senator, who very courteously said : "Gentlemen, you have takeu the old gentleman himself.' The soldier who arrested Mr. Davis said he had a shawl thrown over his shoulder when he first saw him. I reported this circum? stance to General Wilson when I returned to Macon with the distinguish? ed prisoner. The story was telegraphed out from there, iuc :n the confusion by misunderstanding the simple fact of wearing his wife's shawl, was magni? fied into a ridiculous story that the President of the Southern Confederacy was disguised io womau's clothes. "I have always branded it as utterly false, and frequently at post reunions have made myself exceedingly unpopu? lar by denying this yarn, for untruth, like that are sometimes pleasant to be? lieve. I wouid not iojure Mr. Davis if I could by allowing a false impression, which I was unwillingly instrumental in creatiog, to prevail "The capture took place in a forest of pine trees near Irwin ville. Irwin county, Ga , where Mr. Davis with his small party had pitched two tents. The party consisted of Mr. Davis and Reagan, Col Harris, bia private secre? tary Mrs. Davis and her sister, team? sters and a few unarmed soldiers. The larger fighting escort had left him the day before, and Mr. Davis appeared very pettish, and blamed his wife in my presence for delay them. She was on the way to her home in Mississippi, and Mr. Davis's separation from General Basil Duke's cavalry, and the delay, cost him his liberty. The fallen chief? tain, as be then appeared, wss tallish, but thin-featured and nervous, but very dignified and stately, and wouid pass as a high-toned gentleman io any crowd. He was dressed modestly, but unusual? ly well for the time. - m? ?*???? i- - Connecticut bas repealed the last of her blue laws. It read as follows: When aoy justice of the peace shall have personal knowledge that any per? son is guilty of drunkenness, profane swearing, cursing or Sabbath breaking, such knowledge shall be sufficient evi? dence for such justice of the peace to render judgment against him, without previous complaint aod warrant, having first caused such person to be brought ; before him J Highest of all in Leavening POT After Four LOM Months. ? ? Death Ends the Suffering of ! George D. Ba?en. i j WASHINGTON.. March26 - GeorgeD. B?hen, the football player of the Georgetown University of Washing, ton, D. C., who was injured last j Thanksgiving day in a game be I tween the University and the Oolam I bia Athletic Club, died shortly before I noon to-day in the Emergency Hos I pital in this city, where he ha l been j receiving medical attention. Bah eu i was 10 year? of age ami was born in ! Richmond, where his parents reside. ; His father and motlier were at Iiis bedside when he died. It was in the football game be i tween elevens from the Georgetown i University and the Columbia Athletic ! Club on Thanksgiving da}', Novem I ber 20 last, that young Bahe i re ! ceived trie injuries which resulted ir: ? his death. The play throughout was characterized by rough and harsh exchanges, and a number of men on both sides were moro or less injured and bruised. Young Kai.en was ! playing half-back for Georgetown, I and he met with his mishap in the I middle of the iirst hail*. Bah errs i play was to interiore with Leete, ! while Mahoney had the bal!, and this ? he was doing to perfection. Bahen ! made a rush, and, as he did so, he received a blow from a Columbia i adherent which felled him to the ground. Before he could recover from his shock and regain his ieet he was trampled upon by the excited players, and received the full force of numerous kicks. In the struggle Mahoney had an ankle sprained, but he stuck manfully to his post, and was laid up for several days afterward. Bahen was carried from the field to the University, whence he was afterward removed to the Emergency Hospital. On examination it was fouod that the fourth vertebra was shattered and the entire body below that joint became paralyzed. There were several bruises on several parts of his body, and his scalp was torn in several places. After being in the hospital for some days, the ope ! ration of laminectomy was performed j with such success that the paralysis j was partly relieved Ever since that I memorable Thanksgiving the young student has been bedridden, but he withstood his afflict ion with com? mendable fortitude and Christian resignation. His splendid physical ! condition served to prolong Iiis life, : but he slowly faded away Every I thing that medical science could sug : gest had been done for him up to the ; very last, and, together with tl ie kind ' o?lices o? a loving mother, au indul \ gent fainer and attentive nurses, the : declining days of the unfortunate j young man were made as comfortable ! as the circumstances would permit. Deputy Coroner Glazebrook called i at the hospital as soon as the death j was reported to him. In all proba bility an'inquest will be held ..to-mor? row morning. What is known a-? the muscular sense which is the sense that tells the position ; of the limbs, and the amount of force required to move them, it i<* >*id to be the Srsr. to be influenced by intoxica tiou. Syndicates have b^en formed in vari? ous branches of business fur purposes of speculation or to build np i idustrial enterprises, but such a thing as a syn? dicate to build warships to dispose of tc? the highest bidder could hardly hav" been expected, says the Xew York Tri I Lune. Yet such a syndicate has been j formed iu England for the construction j of a powerful crui-er of 10.000 tons dis i placement and 22 knots sped, upon ! lines laid down by Sir E i ward J. Heed, i the well known uavai architect The i vessel is to be built at Barrow in-Fur I ness, by the firm which bas :he cou 1 tract to build the Powerful for the Brit? ish navy, and it is the intention of thc syndicate to sell ber to the highest bid? der Those who never read the advertisements in their newspapers mis? more ihan ihey presume. Jonathan Keoison. of Bolan, Worth Co , Iowa, who hud heei troubled with rheumatism in his back, arms and shoulders read an item in his paper about how a prominent German citizen o' Ft. Mad? ison had been cured. He procured the same medicine, and to use his own w? rds: "It cured me right up.'' Me also saye: "A neighbor and his wife were to:h sick in bed wiih rheumatism. Their boy wu? over to my bouse and said they were so t>nd ht- had to do the cooking, I told him of Cbnnberiain's Pain Balm and how it had cured me. he got i a hollie and it cured them np in a week 50 I cent bottles for sale by Dr. A J Chin*. ver.-Latest U. S. Gcv't Repcrt 'ELY PURE