The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 28, 1895, Image 1
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SUMTER, S. C? WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1895.
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The Cuban War.
75 Wounded Rebels in a Hos
pital Murdered in Cold
Blood.
The Execution of Oapt. Majiea
Cubans Will Retaliate.
Jacksonville, Fla , Aug 22.?A
cablegram to the Times-Union from
Key West, Fla , says : Passengers by
steamer Mascotte report that the first
public political execution took place
at Matanzas on the 20th instant at 6
a. m The insurgent, Captain Do
mingo Majica. was captured a few
days ago about three miles from
Jovellanous, court martialed, and
shot as a traitor to tSpain. Majica
was a young man about 28 years old
and came of one the best families in
the Province of Matanzas. His exe
cution will, it is feared, cause the
insurgents to follow the example set
by Spanish officials and in the future
al! Spaniards faliing into their hands
will meet with Majica's fate.
Captain Garrido, a Spaniard ope
rating in the district of Santiago de
Cuba, discovered an insurgent hos
pital, where Y4 wounded rebels had
taken refuge, and put them to death,
using the machette. Such barbarous
acts are causing many prominent
Cubans, heretofore loyal to the
government, to join the insurgents.
It is reported in military circles that
the insurgents are in possession of
that part of the island lying between
Colon and Cape May ; amounting to
about two thirds of the island, and
that Spain may as well call home her
troops. They are not able to cope
with the insurgents who are gaining
strength every day. The town of
Santi Spiritus is almost completely
deserted The able bodied men have
left and joined the insurgents under
Roloff and Sanchez It is reported
that Martinez Campos, in an inter
view with General Arderius, his
brotber-in-law, stated that he feared
Cuba was lost. ' Campos said he did
not have the money necessary to
carry on th? war and that his troops
were poorly fed and were completely
demoralized Spanish officials real
ize that their days are numbered and
are taking gjl they can get their hands
on
Yesterday only two steamers were
in thA port of Havana?the Mascotte
and Aransas All others are reduc
ing their schedules and still sustain
ing heavy losses. Business through
out the city is stagnated and a fear
ful panic will result at an early date.
There is but very little tobacco in
the market and the prices charged
are exorbitant. Merchants realize
the fact that no matter which way
the war may turn, the outlook for
Havana is very gloomy for years to
come.
Private letters received in this city
from Havana contradict the report of
the battle between Sanchez and
Planea as published in the Havana
newspapers The letter states that
the battle took place on the 18th at
Placetas. The insurgents had 1 400
men and the Spaniards 600 The
battle lasted four hours. The in
surgents lost 62 and the troops 300
killed and wounded When the
news of the battle reached Havana,
many who had enlisted to go to the
front, refused to go. Ai! telegraphic
communications between Trinidad
and Sancii Spiritus, lias been destroy
ed
The insurgents under command >>{
Bunnu?les. in the early part of last
week, entered the town of Lacrora
cruz. Las Villas district, capturing
the garrison, and after sacking the
town, set fire to it
On the lfJth, the insurgents burned
the celebrated sugar plantation
Eustaguio, about a mile from Puerto
Principe
Martinez Campos arrived at Santa
Clara Sunday morning and will im
mediately fortify the town. Satur
day. Roloff attacked a body of troops
near Sancti Spiritus, the details o?
which are not known, Campos refus
ing to allow them to be published
The insurgents in Las Villas dis
trict are concentrating near the town
of Quemados Deguinez with the ob
" ject of attacking the same.
On the 16th, Henri Brooks with
escort, left Roloff and Sanchez to
jyin bis band near Santiago de Cuba
He will operate with Maceo.
Maydri Rordiguez has been sent
to Maximo Gomez with dispatches
from Roloff.
Borrowed Husband With
Her.
San Francisco, Cal., Aug 20?Lieu
tenant Arthur P. Osborn, late of the
receiving ship Franklin, at the Norfolk
Navy Yard, will soon be in trouble over
the thrifty arrangements which he made
for his wife's economical trip to the East
from 'Frisco. Osborn was recently de
tailed to duty on this coast, and he
came out here with his wife on a page
furnished by the Santa Fe Company
from Chicago to Mohave, California.
Last week bis wife had to return.
She had the pass, which was for A. P.
Osborn and wife, from Mohave to Chi
cago. She had a pass from this city to
Mohave, but arrangements were made
with Ticket Scalper Ottinger to furnish
her with a temporary husband for the
overland journey, who in consideration
for his free transportation, agreed to
pay for Mrs. Osborn's meals and Pull
man accommodations.
In some way the Santa Fe officials
learned of the deception. The real lieu
tenant is an Ohioan with thin features,
epare figure and iron-gray hair. The
bogus lieutenant engaged for the trip
was a big fat man with curly black hair.
Soon after the train left Mohave the
couple received a shock when the con
ductor declared their pass void and rook
it up Mrs. Osborn was in a terrible
plight, as the conductor threatened ro
put her off on the desert. She finally
pawned her jewelry for the $40 required
to reach Albuquerque. ELer companion
had only enough to pay his fare and buy
meals.
Arrived at Albuquerque, Mrs. Os
born was forced to pawn the remainder
of her valuables, including ber watch,
to raise the ?43 necessary for her fare
to Chicago. Her companion was left
stranded in Albuquerque with twenty
five cents for living expenses. The
case excited much attention on the road,
and both the lieutenant and the ticket
scalper who arranged the deception are
apt to wish they had not devised the
scheme.
A Sequel to Last Week's Fa
mous Raid.
Yesterday morning Chief Constable
Speed went before Trial Justice Troy
and swore out a warrant charging Dr.
T. T. Moore, W. H. Gibbes, Sr., L. T.
Levin, H. P. Green. C Fitzsimmoos,
A. R Stewart, A. E. and N G. Gon
zales, H. C Patton, J. H. Walker.
M. C Robertson, John Williams and
Wade Reeder (the last two being por
ters of the club), with violating section
21 and 22 of tbe dispensary law "by
combining with each other to keep and
maintain a club room irr which intoxi
cating liquors were received and kept
as a beverage, and that they did aesist
and abet each other in receiving alco
holic liquors, at a place where persons
were permitted to resort for the purpose
of drinking alcoholic liquors as a bever
age.
Two of the gentlemen named in the
warrant, viz : Messrs. A. E. and N. G.
Gouzales, are absent from the city.
Several of the others mentioned above
appeared before the trial justice, and
Mr. H. C. Patton for himself and the
others present waived a preliminary
examination and entered into recog
nizance in the sum of ?200 each, for
their appearance at the next term of
the court of general sessions for this
county.
And so it will be settled in the courts
whether or not a citizen will be per
mitted .to drick his own liquor in his
own way, in the private apartment of
himself and his friends. ? The State.
Rates on Great Railroads.
For the Atlanta exposition, the Cen
tral Traffic Association lines adopted
the same rates as those adopted by the
Chicago and Ohio River Association
receotly. These rates are : First, one
rate ?>n the basis of 75 per cent, of the
Touble first e!a?>s limited rate ; tickets to
be >ol*i daily from September 1?, good
to rerurn until January 7. and second,
tickets to be sold daily at a one first
class limited fare, plus 10 per e<Mjt :
good to ret uro tw<.iity days from the
date of >a!*.' The proposition to sell
for ti'M day* ;ir a rime, rickets at the
rate ??' 1 ceot was defeated. With the
Chicago and Ohio River Association,
this propositi )!; is held in abeyance,
but will hardly be adopted
Europe will this yea; take 6,800,000
bales of America's cotton. South imer
icn, Canada and Mexico will rake
$3,100 000 bales. With improving
trad(\ America will surely take 3,300,
000 bales, which will leave only 4.
700,000 bales for export, even were 8,
0< ?0,000 baie* raised, which is now
practically impossible If the crop is
only 7,250.000, then less than 4,000,
000 would be available for export.
Europe is now entirely dependent, upon
the South for her supplies of raw cotton
and statistices show that her impor
tations from India, Egypt, Brazil, etc.,
are only equal to 1,600,000 bales of
American cotton.
Death of a Venerable Citizen
Col. John T. Sloan, Sr., Gath
ered to His Rest.
At the ripe old age of 84, Col.
John T. Sloan, sr , a venerable and
highly respected citizen, passed
peacefully away at 6 o'clock yester
day morning His last illness began
some ten days ago, and although
there was at one time an apparent
improvement in his condition, he
was too feeble to withstand the shock
of illness and so passed away full of
years and honors.
Col. Sloan was born near Old
Pendleton, or Cane Creek, May 24,
1S11 lie graduated from the South
Carolina College in 1S29, standing
very high in a large class. Only two
of his class survive him?Mr. Por
cher of the low country, and Mr.
Lyles, of Fairfield, being the two.
Col. Sloan wae elected cierk of the
House of Representatives in 1854.
He was elected continually after the
war and continued to be clerk until
the Republicans came into power in
1868.
In 1876 he was again elected clerk
and continued in office till 1890,
when he was not a candidate for re
election
Col. Sloan married Miss Benson, of
Pendleton, who died before him on
December 18, 1889, leaving surviv
ing her two daughters, Misses Alice
and Eliza Sloan, and six sons, Sena
tor John T. Sloan, of this county,
Mayor W. McB. Sloan, of this city,
David B. Sloan, of Fort Hill, Dr.
Henry M Sloan, of Edgefield, Dr.
Gourdin Sloan, of 1 lorry, Barnard C.
Sloan, of Schenectady, Y., twenty
grandchildren and four great-grand
children. All four of the great
grandchildren live in Anderson.
There were born to Col. and Mrs.
Sloan fifteen children?eight of whom
survive.
Col. Sloan was the clerk of the
Secession convention, of the Consti
tutional convention of 1865 and of
the famous Wallace house. On the
fiftieth anniversary of his marriage
the House of Representatives, then
in session, presented Col. Sloan with
a handeome gold watch and chain,
appropriately engraved, as a testi
monial of hie long and faithful ser
vice as a public officer. He was a
member of the Legislature from Pen
dleton district before the war, his
grandfather being one of the earliest
Senators from Pendleton district.?
The State.
Fast Railroad Time.
London. Aug. 2*2.?The performance
of the new fast train of the London and
Northwestern Railway, which made a
new record between Loodon and Aber
deen, inspired the London and Great
Northern Company to enter into rivalry
with the Northwestern, and accord
ingly a train was started for Aberdeen
over the Great Northern route yester
day, for the purpose of smashing the
record made ?he day before. The
Great Northern line runs over a dif
ferent route and is thirteen miies
shorter than the Northwestern. The
Great Northern train left King's Cross
Street Station at 8 o'clock last even
ing and arrived at Aberdeen, a dis
tance of 527 miles ar. 4:40 this morn
ing. The Nortwestern train started at
the same hour and reached Aberdeen,
540 miles, at 4:55 o'clock this morn
ing
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Great Fire a Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 22.?At 1
o'clock this afternoon a serious fire
broke out in the Union steamboat
dock and warehouse oo the Menomine
river. The dock and warehouse are
leased by the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul Railroad Company. The wind j
was blowing almost a gale and the j
fire spread to the Anchor warehouse, j
and then to the freight houses of the j
company. The wind spread it rapid
ly to freight, cars, loaded and empty,
many of which were moved away by
engines as soon as they couid be
reached. Al! the wirehouses for six
blocks along the west side of the river, I
which were mostly frame, w-r-"1 burn- !
ed with contents, including much
freight. Before 'J o'clock the fire was
under contrei. The loss will foot up
probably ?300 000 to ?5O0.U0O
A h ?v named McHanus was run |
over and killed by a coal supply I
wagon of the fire department daring j
the progress of the fire. j
Ruled for Contempt.
The Dispensary Constables and the
pelice who raided the Columbia Club
rooms ami seized the liquor belong- i
ing to trfje individual members, have
been summoned to show cause
before Judge Simontori on Sep
tember ith, why they should not be
ruled for contempt of court, in that
the injunction against interfering with
liquor for private use is still in force.
The case is a strong one and it is
probable that the constables will go
to jail for contempt.
The Election in the State.
The election throughout the State
was very quiet and" the vote very light.
No excitement was reported from any
section of the State and no trouble or
rows occuredred.
To Beaufort the Republican ticket is
elected over the Reform and Conserva
tive tickets by a large plurality.
Fairfield elects tbe Reform ticket
over the independent Conservative
ticket. A light vote was polled.
Fraud is charged against the Reforra
managers.
At the Darlington precinct fraud
was also charged. The News and
Courier correspondent says :
Darliogtoo, AugU3t 20.?The elec
tion in this county was quite every
where and a light vote polled, the Con
servatives and Tillmanites both show
ing apathy. The Republicans stirred
themselves, but with what results are not
cow known. Tbe Conservatives ran one
ticket, the Tillmanites another, and the
Republicans still another, and no defi
nite returns are yet in. The election
at this poll was the greatest farce of its
kind seca here sioce the last State elec
tion Nearly an hour after the ap
pointed time the polls were not opened.
One manager was absent. No regis
tration book could be found, so the
managers said, and things generally
were badly mixed. After much point
ed and indignant remark made directly
to the managers, they finally swore in
another man, secured a clerk, got a
copy of a registration book for 1892,
and the farce was opened. Never was
there a more patent fraud perpetrated.
This poll has only seventeen Tillmanite
votes and has several hundred Conser
vative votes, and it is at this poll alone
that these "misunderstandings*' always
occur. One of the managers refused
yesterday to serve, having as he said,
washed his bands of the whole affair,"
because of what transpired in his
efforts to get the proper registra
tion books. The fraud and conspiracy
were so plain that affidavits were
sworn this afternoon against the
supervisors and managers of election
here, and aleo against T. J. Kirveo,
who it is variously reported, more espe
cially by the managers, is responsible for
tbe disappearance of the proper book.
Warrants will be served to-morrow,
morning, and the cases will be pushed
at once. Ignorance and carelessness
sometimes cause things, but method
was here seen. There is only one way
to characterize the proceedings here
to-day. They were unmitigated, ras
cally, despicable fraud, and tho>e who
are most interested will be called upon
for explanation.
The election of the fusion ticket in
UnioD county is probably safe, al
though not a sufficient number of pre
cincts had been heard from to place the
matter beyond doubt. Judge Wallace
may be elected.
A Williams and his independent
ticket in Greenville was defeated by
nor less than 600 majority. Williams
led in Greenville city and would have
received a much larger vote but for the
strict, and technical enforcement of the
registration law.
Richland elected the compromise
ticket by a safe majority. The oegroes
did not poll anything like as large vote
as predicted
In all the other counties the election
was without incident.
The Conservatives will have about
forty members in the Convention.
The Frauds in Greenville.
A summary of the returns show that
Gray, the lowest man on the primary
ticket, leads Williams, the highest on
the independent ticker, by 44 votes.
The Conservative boxes are all in but
one, and the primary ticket is elected
I by probably between 600 aod 700 ma
I jority.
People in the city were cocked and
primed for some rapid and energetic
voting, but. it. was soon found that
with the condition of the registration
b<;"L?:and the rulings of the managers
tlnrW '.vonio be comparatively little
voting. A large number of negroes
who had registration tickets were turn
ed away on the claim that their names
were not on tbe books Negroes md
white men were rejected because tbe
numbeps on rheir certificates did not
correspond with the numbers opposite
their names or: the books. Citizens
who acknowledged that they had
moved frome one house to another since
they registered were rejected. John
Bellinger was registered several
y ars ago from the same residence hi?
now occupies, but as he confessed that j
i;i tii" meantime be had for a while ?
occupied another house he was dis
franchised. Among prominent citizens
whose otos were rejected were Col. T.
L. Wootoide. J. E Barnside. H. C
Dargan, T. J Cureton, (? W. Cure
ton, Dr. C. A. Simpson, John .
Beiers, J. Parker Hynds. Isaac M.
Bryan, W. T. Shumate. George D.
Barr, C. G Hadkoo. James M. K:l
lian, J C Boyd. J. A. West, W. T.
Bull. C. E Watson and James M.
Bobo. There were dozens of others,
aod when tbe news of the manner in
which the electioo was being conducted
was circulated, scores of disgusted citi
zens declined to go to the polls.
The one satisfaction the friends of
the independent ticket had was in
challenging voters who were known to
be for the primary 'icket and having
the same rigorous rules applied to
them. Several of them were rejected
on various grounds Probably 200
votes were rejected at the two Green
ville city boxes.
Everything was perfectly quiet.
There was a general expression of
thorough and deep disgust, and men
who found themselves disfranchised
were disposed to he bot under the col
lar, but there was no disorder. ? Green
ville emu.
Late Election Returns.
Twenty-seven of the thirty pre
cincts in Greenville county gave the
regular ticket 1,320 and the Williams
ticket 630.
The independent ticket in Union,
which was headed by Judge Wallace,
was defeated. The regular ticket
received a vote ranging between
1,450 to 2,300, while Judge Wallace,
who received the largest vote on his
ticket had only 1,100.
Abbeville, Chester, Florence and
Oconee elected the regular tickets.
Exposition Notes.
The structures on Midway Heights,
at the Cotton and International Expo
sition, are taking shape very rapidly.
The enclosure and structures for Cairo
Street are approaching completion,
j The .?ame is true of the German \\\
l?ge, the Chinese Village, the Mystic
Maze, and the Palace of Illusion The
steel structural work for the great Phoe
nix Wheel is en route between Pitts
burg and Atlanta, and the foundation
is to be ready by the time t! e material
arrives The work is all completed,
and the erection will occupy but a few
weeks.
The Mexican Village is about dooe,
and work is now proceeding on the are
na for the bull fight. Mr. Kee Owyog
concessionaire for the Chinese Village,
is now on bis way from Chi?a to Amer
ica with material for bis show. He is
bringing a bevy of Chinese ladies for a
beauty show. Selact plays will be
presented in the Chinese theatre, in the
true oriental fashion. The Vaudeville
Theatre will soon be ready. Close to
this is the Beauty Show. The Little
World will receive a great deal of at
tention.
At aplace remote from the Midway,
between the Woman's Building and
the lower lake, is the Japanese Village,
with quaint buildings and picturesque
gardens, baziars, ere.
At the suggestion of President
Collier, the Executive Committee of
the Cotton States and International
Exposition has voted to make Sep
tember 21st Blue and Gray Day at
the Exposition. It is estimated that
one hundred thousand veterans of the
Union army will be at Chickamauga
and Chatanooga on the 19th and 20th
of September, and the majority of
them will come to Atlanta on the
21st.
Mr J. A. Gorman, manager of the
1 California Building, has received from
the Chamber of Commerce, Les An
geles, a communication saying that
an Orange Tower, thirty-five feet
high, will be erected in the centre of
the building, and will be illuminated
by means of three hundred incandes
cent electric lights. The tower will
be covered entirely with oranges,
which will be kept fresh during the
entire Exposition. For that purpose
five carloads of oranges have been
placed in cold storage at Los Angeles
and supplies will be shipped once
every fifteen days to replenish the
exhibit.
Seventeen negroes, who were in Win
stoo'-* recent riot, were sentenced to
hard work on the county roads. The
three leaders go for twelve months,
eleven months ar.d three months.
I One was tin ed $5:' and costs
and several were discharged upon pay
ment of c -sr. The latter pleaded
guilty Judge Brown, before pissing
sentence, notified the negroes that had
they- dispersed en tin night of the riot
: when asked to do so, they would not
have been indicted
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Cbappe-1 Uan??3 Chilblains, Corn-s .*r..i ail
Skin Sraptions, find positively .-?res Piles
j pay recuirsd it rs uuar.in .:?? to --.ve per
j .'cor sr?r:5fnc:?on, o? norrey re?u?uied. '' ?>.?
25op:ite per box. F.:r -;:!e by Dr. .T. F. W. De
I L?rin*
Highest of all in Le.ivcr.ing \
To the Women of the State.
A Circular Issued by the
Board of Lady Managers.
The board of managers for the
I South Carolina room in the woman's
I building at the Atlanta Exposition
have sent out a circular to the women
of the State saying ;
"The women of the board feel that
it is the privilege of every other
woman of the State to share with them
a personal interest and right in their
room, therefore they wish as many as
possible to contribute to it personally.
You are asked to send '20 cents in
stamps or dimes in the enclosed
envelope "
This is to create a feeling amongst
the women of the State that each one
has a right and share in their room
and the board wish an}' woman who
has not had a circular sent her and
would like to contribute her mite to
send it to the treasurer, Mrs. VV, C.
Benet, Abbeville, S. C.
A very desirable location has been*
secured tor the South Carolina room,
and plans for a most attractive ex
hibit have been perfected. It is so sit
uated as to be specially conspicuous,
and we want it to attract the admi
ration as well as the attention o? all.
It is desired now that the women of
the States co-operate in this patriotic
I effort. Besides there is the consid
: eration that a creditable display will
I undoubtedly be of benefit to the
j State generally as it will induce out
! side investment by captalists who
1 will visit the exposition for the pur
; pose of locating and engaging in
j various manufactures and industries,
We wish to display the best prcduc
i tions from field and farm, vegetables
j and fruits, preserved and pickled,
I and specimens of the skill and inge
j nuity in which the women excel in
artistic work and embroideries, paint
ing, etc , besides old and historic
relics.
All this display will show to those
who should desire to make their
homes among us the degree of cul
! ture and refinement of our women.
It is to be hoped that the women of
I the State will respond at once and
j lose no time in making ready their
j exhibits. The chairman of the board
I will appoint a lady in each county
! seat of the State to take charge of
the collection and forwarding of ex
; bibite A list oSthese names will be
! published later.
j The railroads will take exhibits to
j the woman's building free of charge.
Express charges on all ioan exhibits
will be paid by the board of women
I managers
Every reasonable care will be taken
; of all articles loaned, and especial
; guards wili be placed over them in
; Atlanta, and every precaution ob
! served for their safety from injury or
' rire The most val nable relics and
paintings will be in a fire prcofbuild
! ing. bo- we hope no one will hesi
\ tate to send any ohi and valuable
! relics that will add to the rare collec
1 tion. Already a larghe number o?
1 such have been tendered. All modert:
? and ingenious work is mach desired.
frizes will be awarded by the
1 board of managers to the best work
I iu the various departments. On ap
! plication to the lady agent at each
; county seat tags will be given and
\ directions furnished to each exhibitor
as to the best way to send lier arti
1 cles.
Tfie board of managers would be
i very much obliged if all the county
papers in the Stat^ would copy this
article.
Mile a Minute For Nine
Hours.
London. Aug 21 ? .1:?? L mdon r.r.d
NiTthcvestern Railway Company's fast
train, which left Ka-ro<: Station :>t S
o'clock last evening, arrived at Ater
6eeo at 4:?3> o'clock this morning, hav
ing covered the distance ?t' 540 miles
in the sh->r:e-t tim. on record.
ver.? Latent U.S. Gov't Rc^or:
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