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Tillman od Clemson. An Investigating Committee Appointed. Senator THloian was in the city yesterday As usual lie had some thing interesting to say. This time it wae concerning Clemson College. He does not seem to agree thoroughly with Mr. R. W. Simpson that every thing is moving along serenely at that young and promising State in stitution In fact, Senator Tillman indicated that there would have to be some important changes before he would feel assured that tbe college would be prepared to do successfully the work laid out for it And from what be said it is very evident that tbe board of trustees have been cognizant of this for some time, for au investigating committee has been appointed to seek out tbe cause of the trouble, and the Senator stated that the committee would have met before this but that other engagements prevented his attending the meeting The committee will meet within the next ten days or two weeks probably Senator Til Iman said very much that would prove mighty interesting reading, but the Senator forbid its publication. What Senator Tiiiman did say for publication, however, was as follows : "There is surely trouble and lack of harmony and unity in the faculty at Clemson. A committee has been appointed to investigate the entire matter, and what I want is any thread that will lead me, and the committee of which I am a member to any evidence that will expose the trouble and the cause of the lack of unity. A house divided against itself cannot stand, but you must remember, that there are many excuses to be made for tbe shortcom ings of the board and faculty, be cause of the magnitude of the work, the newness of the college to every member of the faculty and the diver sity of the work done. "The last meeting of the board at Clemson was, I cau say, a stormy one. There is always wrangling at the meetings, the members are a hard headed set of men and always ex press their views. The way to aid the school, however, is to let its friends criticise it and not its declared enemies, or if its enemies, then let them produce evidence to substanti ate the indictment and give the names of the parties making the crmigesof whatever nature, so that th?> committee can summon them be ici >? it, and so, if needs be, open up the whole thing. "It is quite clear tnat either Mr Craighead should not be president or some of the professors should not hold their positions/' Turning to Mr. M cMaster who had written the article to' The State on the college, he said: "You may prove to be a benefactor in that you have broken the ice in a thin place, so that now we will be enabled to find out where the trouble lies/' Governor Evans, who was present, seemed to think that the real cause of the trouble rested with the trus tees ; that they did not give Presi dent Craighead enough authority or would not adopt suggestions made by Senator Tillman fur fear of being accused of being led by him ?The Stata. An Offensive Statement From a Committee of Clem- - son Boys. Clejisox Collegk, S C, Aug. 23. To the Editor of the State : At a meeting in the chapel yesterday morning e^ery man in the corps of cadets denied having furnished the information reflecting upon the col lege, as published in The State of August ISth At a tegular meeting of the faculty all the officers and pro fessors, associate professors and tutors were present, and all volun tarily denied having made to your reporter any statement reflecting upon any officer <>r department of the col lege There was one instructor only who admitted that he had made cer tain damaging statements in your re porter's article, inasmuch, however, as your reporter states that he has i been informed by professors, not a professor or instructor, and students, ; and inasmuch as every professor and every officer in the college, with a single exception, and every student in the college denies having made any such statements to your reporter, lie must either give the names of the professors or students who made the statements or stand branded by iaculty and students as a liar and a slanderer. F. G. Thomkiss, Ch'in., ? W W. Klcgh, Jr.. F. Bkeazeai.e, L. A. Sease, E. P. Eakle, Jk , J. II. <? . I _ the reporter s reply. Since I have Senator Tillinau's word for it that a committee of trustees had Leen appointed, before my article was published, i>) investi gate the very troubles of which i . >te, and since his statement in th< ' ?lumbia Evening Sews and the State confirms much of the informa ion given me at Clemson, ami published in my aiticle, I feel call ed upon to say no more at present j in defense of my statements than that I have written evidences o the sources of my information. [ may be excused for adding that the standard of honor among col lege students and college profes sors in South Carolina has hitherto been higher than to allow them to suppose that a newspaper man would divulge the names of confi dential informants ; and I feel as sured that this is the first time in the history of the State that a body of students, backed up by a college faculty, have descended so low as to use terms that should only pro ceed from blackguards. F. H. McMaster. ? The State. Escape Lynching. Six Negroes Brought to Columbia for Safe Keeping. Yesterday Deputy Sheriff John Black of ColletOD county, accompanied by Special Deputies J.L.B. Warren, D. P. Patterson. Jr., S. W. Rivers, J. M Patterson and F. L. Glover came to Co lumbia via the Coast Line bringing with them six negro prisoners from Walterboro, who a mob of men from Hampton conoty were preparing to lynch. The negroes are : Wm Blake, Wm. Frazer, Cato Graves, Prince Graves and William Dix, Sr., who are charged with the murder of Mr. Meares, who was killed in his barn yard in Hamp ton couuty about a week ago Three of these men have confessed tho mur- | der. They were confined in the Col letoo couuty jail for safe keeping, aod with them was W. C. Mimms, who is t acoased of killing Capt. Mixsou, in Hampton county about a year ago He was convicted at the February term of court, but was given a Dew tria! on a technicality, and at the June term bid case was continued because of the death ! of hie lawyer. Yesterday Sheriff Black, of Colleton. heard that a mob was*coming from Hampton couuty that night to make quick work of his prisoners, so he in structed his son, Deputy Sheriff Black, to swear iu several deputies and take j the prisoners to ?he penitentiary. The prisoners were taken from the jail and carried uoder guard through half a dozen swamps until Ashepoo trestle on the Charleston and Savao- j nab road was reached. Here the squad waited for the fatrt mail w?ioh was sig- ! nailed and stopped and boarded. On this they were taken to Charleston, aod from there brought bere this mooiog. The negroes will be kept in the peni- j entiary until the time for their trial is at hand, when they will be taken back to Hampton county.? The State. Worried About Waller. Washington. Aug. 23.?The fail ore of Mr. Eustis, ambassador to France, to notify the State Department that he bas taken advantage of the per- j mission so grudgingly granted by the Freocb government to visit Ex-Consul Waller in the prison where he is coo- I fined, is viewed with much concern by the officials, aod it is said that his coo- j doct of the office at Parie, is not satis factory to the administration. There is authority for the statement that he is believed to be devoting himself more consistently to social functions than ! to his official duties. The State De- j partmeot has been unremitting io its attempt to bring the Waller case to a j speedy adjustment, but it is said that ! Mr. Eustis has oot been sufficiently active io his co-operation. Diplomatic procedure is very slow, ? aod Tor ?bis reason much criticism of the State Department for alleged ioac- j tivity has beeo caused. It would seem from ioquiry in official circles to-day that while these complaints are consid ered to be unjust, the Department thinks that Mr. Eustis bas giveo suf Scient evidence to realize the urgency ? of the briogiog of the Waller incident ; to a speedy termination, not only oo the ground of humanity, io view of! Waller's poor health, but because of the \ great principle involved. They Talked Too Much. Cheyexni , Wyo., Aug. 25.?Gov-; ernor Richards yesterday telegraphed ' orders to the prosecuting attorney of! Natrona County to cause the arrest of? the party of Princeton students who j have just come in from a trip through j the northern part of the State and report that they have killed a number ; of antelope. This is the geological ex- j pedition which was thought to be I lost at the time of the Indian scare. 1 The Governor says he does not pro- ? pose that the game laws of the State shall be violated by Indians or by | hunters from the East, and intends to ? prosecute the patty if possible. - ?m^- ?? ? - - - While an excursion train from Knoxvillc, Tenn.. to Cumberland Gap was going at ful' speed, a number of intoxicated passengers commenced a ficht. The trainmen, assisted by Capt. ? Wynne, superintendent of the Knox villc. Cumberland Gap and Louisville Railroad, attempted to resforo order, when tli;.- belligerents drew knives and pistols and fired in the car heedlessly. When order was restored, two of the excursionists were dead front pistol wounds and Capt. Wynne was danger ously cut about the head and shoulders. Owing to the fact that the Cumberland Gap tunnel is ' .ved io, if is impossible to ge?t communication with any -tatii'ti near ?hi- tragedy to learn furtbi r parti To Have Seized Havana! Plan of the President to Force Spain to Settle, Washington*, Aug. 20.?After many years o? controversy the claim of Maxima Mora, a naturalized Ameri* cau citizen, against the government of Spain for the value of his sugar plantation in Cuba, has been amicably settled, or rather practically so, for Spain has until September 15 to make the payment. Spain's final and posi tive agreement to pay at an early date was made some time ago, but since the cabinet council at Madrid committed the government to that promise, a difficulty arose through a further decision of the council not to pay the interest on the claim, amount ing to about $300,000. It was be lieved at the time, that this attitude of the cabinet would result in a ser ious difficulty between the United States and Spain. The patience of the Washington government has been worn out through Spain's persistent policy of making promisee and then failing to keep them So seriously did this government put the refusal to pay the interest that a plan that might have involved the United States in war with Spain, but probably would not, was decided on by the President, Secretary Olney and Secretary Herbert, This was no less than an intention to seize Havana and hold that port until the Spanish government laid down the amount of the interest, or until cus toms revenues amounting to the full interest had been collected at the Havana custom house by the United States officers who would be placed in charge The statement that this plan was practically arranged is made on the best authority. In coming to such a serious conclu sion, the administration found a pre cedent in the recent action of Great Britain in seizing the port of Corinto, Nicaragua, for the purpose of collect ing indemnity claimed for subjects who had suffered at the hands of the Nicaragu?n government during the Mosquito troubles. Rear Admiral Bunce, commanding the North Atlan tic squadron, now cruising in New England watere, was selected as the officer fit to command the expedition to Havana, and his ileet was to con sist of the New York, the Montgom ery, the Kaleigh and the Minneapolis, at present composing the squadron of evolutions, the Cincinnati, now at Key West, Fla , and such other ves sels as could be prepared for service in time. It is claimed in thib con nection that the evolutions which the strategic squadron is supposed to be practicing along the Atlantic coast are merely designed to satisfy curi osity as to the assemblage of such a large number of vessels There was little doubt in the minds of those who arranged the plan for the seizure of Havana that Spain would pay the indemnity very quick ly when she learned of the charac ter of the pereuaeioii to be employed by this government The waiver of Mora, however, with regard to the interest obviates the necessity of carrying out the plan, which Spain by prompt payment would probably not have allowed to proceed further than the ultimatum that the interest must be paid, or Havana would be seized The agreement between Spaiu, the United States and Mora was arranged after repeated con ferences between Secretary Olney, Seuor Depuy De Lome, the Spanish minister, and Mora's attorney Sec retary Olney is at Falmouth and Senor De Lome at Swamp Scott and Mora and his attorney were summoned to Massachusetts to sign the agree ment. Mora waives all claim for in terest and Spain, represented by Senor De Lome, agrees to make the payment on September 15 The principal of the claim is $1,500,000 and it is to be paid in Spanish gold. When the agreement was made, Mora asked that the money be paid to a representative of the United States or his attorney either in Wash ington or Madrid, but Senor De Lome insists that it should be paid to Mora's attorney by Martinez Campos, the Captain General of ('uba, in Ha vana This dispute could not be ar ranged and does not appear in the ar ticles of agreement Into An Open Switch. Savannah,Ga .Aug. 20 ?A Morning Kt'ics special from Alexar.ih.rville, Ca., says : A frightful accident occurred here last l ight about 9:30 o,clock, which may result in the death of three persons, leaving >everal badly scalded and bruis ed. Eogiue No. 4<>, north bound, which has been hauling tbe pay car over the southern porri.m of the Plant Sy-ueru. ran iuto an opeu switch crashing into a tram engine operated by Dixion, Mitch ell & Co., entirely demolishing both engines ami wrecking one car. The accident was caused by an open switch. Kenneth Bazetbore had the good fortune to receive .i small bottle of Chamberlain s Colic, Cholera ^mi Diarrhoea Remedy when thrte members of his family weresiek with dysen terv. Tiii.- one small bottle cured then: nil und ti? hud some left which he faveto Geo ' *. Baker, a prominent raerchanroi th? -dace, Lewiston, C . ?nd ?t cu rei him ni the same complaint. V\ heb troubled with dysen tery, diarrhoe*, colic or cholera morbus, ii:1.?? this remedy a trial and veni v. ill I .? more :!:.:n pleased with the result. Tb?? praise thai rii'.MjraHv to ?'> : its ?n t?vduct i on. and use !.*:? ;??-:? ? .- : ?- > ; ? ? ; i.-? r 'i'> and 50 ce? t bol. ir-- ; ,;.? ).\ >: J Cl ?:>.. OFFICIAL RETURNS OF THE ELECTION. The following are the returns of the electioo for Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, held cn the 20th of August aod tabulated by the Commissioners of Election August 24. 1395. ? 5. ~ i, C C i ~ 03 X 55 i? )? Sumter 330 326 329 318 323 320 45 16 15 33 40 IS 114 110 li3 Wedgefield, 61? 61 61 61 61 61 1 1 I 1 i 86 86 86 Mayesville 62 63 6G 59 60 59 13 li 10 It 11 51 51 51 Ljnchburg, 41 45 40 41 41 42 10 5 5 S 6 9 24 24 24 Concord, 87 87 87 ?7 87 57 T4 74 4 Privateer, 79 79 79 79 79 79 1 11 <4 * Bcaard, 62 60 57 57 57 56 10 4 4 6 9 4 36 36 36 Bisbopville, 104 104 103 102 105 102 69 13 14 73 71 16 57 57 57 Carters Crossing, 83 82 82 83 82 83 2 1 4 33 33 33 Mt Clio 53 60 56 63 60 62 19 10 10 19 17 9 50 oO 50 StHteburz 18 18 18 17 18 17 65 4 4 65 65 4 62 61 62 Spring Hill, 51 51 51 51 51 51 22 20 20 20 21 21 24 24 24 Providence, 48 48 48 45 45 42 11 10 4 4 3 4 28 28 27 Rafting Creek, 18 18 18 18 18 13 84 7 7 7 84 7 77 77 78 Shilob 73 73 73 73 73 73 48 IS IS 13 48 13 46 46 46 1170 1175 1162 1154 1153 1152 393 116 112 267 393 1 19 836 831 835 The Election Declared. i The Board of Election Commissioners, j consisting of Messrs, W. K. Crosswell, E. J. j Goodman and R. M. Pitts, met on Saturday i and tabulated the returns of Tuesday's elec I tion and declared the result Tbe official re j turn varies but little from the no-official tele ! graphic returns received by The Item on the j night of the election und published on : Wednesday. Tbe variation is so unimpor ; tant that it is scarcely worth while publish ! ing the official tabulation but in the interest j of accuracy, the official figuies are given j i to-day. Tbe total vote of tbe county was ? 2,125. There were no contests before the board, as j j there were no grounds for contest by tbe de- ? j feated candidates, and there whs do necessity i for a contest by the successful ticket as the I majority whs sufficiently large to satisfy everybody concerned. ! Tbe election is officially at an end, and : ninety per cent, of the people of Sutnter ; County are well pleased with the result. I Peace and unity prevail aod let it be hotted ! by all good citizens that partisau bitterness ! and uoreasoumg politics! prejudice will j never again divide tbe white people of Sum I ter CouDty. ! SUMTER TOBACCO WARE HOUSE COMPANY. ? The opening sale, or ;'break" as it is tecb ! nically called in tobacco parlance, of the j Sumter Tobacco Warehouse will take place ; at their warehouse in Sumter on next Tburs- j j day, the 29th instant. Tbe establishment of j j a warehouse in our city and its successful I management will prove of great benefit to all ? ; of us. Tbe planting of tobacco in South ! Carolina is a new industry. Tobacco experts I i declare tbat our soil is excellently adapted to j I its cultivation, aod predict that before long i* will be extepsively raised by the planters for market as well as our 'ime honored cot ton. It certainly will be rai- -d if the m-rkets are easy of access. Oo the 22d the tobacco - <et was opened j at Darlington. Buyers were therefrom all over the country. Tobacco was therefrom all the surroonding counties. Huodreds of piles of tobacco were on the floor of the ware 1 bouses, while crowds of interested spectators ; other than tbe buyer9 aod sellers, filled tbe j spacious buildiogs. But what was most striking to tbe looker on was the interest manifested by every class of citizens: tbe bank president was there, also tbe merchant, the farmer, tbe lawyer, tbe doctor, the me I chanic, tbe newspaper mao, io fact, everyone j seemed interested and put their shoulders to ? the wheel and gare the enterprise a big send j off. ; That is exactly what we must do in Sumter. i We must talk Tobacco Warehouse; we must j not let the trade slip from us. We can't J afford to let our Sumter and Clarendon j tobacco go from us. This is the natural ! market of the farmers of these counties and : they prefer coming to Sumter. Then let's j do ? ihey do to our little neighboring city: I pull together for tbe common good, whoop j her up for all she's worth with a big whoop, ? Everybody must give a helping hand. Don't forget next Thursday, the opening day. All I are invited to be present, especially the ladies, j We are sure it will prove exceedingly inter ? esting. Thesales will commenceat 10 o'clock I a. m. A Dun a' la Azore Islands. Colin C. Manning, Efq., C S- Consul at I Favai, Azores Islands, (who also fends re ! gards to all his friends) has sent to the Editor of the Watchman and Southron a copy of O TeUgrophot a daily paner published at that place. Helow is a paragraph marked by him and of which be furnishes a translation which he says is perfectly literal. It is com ! mended to all delinquents, as being ?pp!i cable right hrre and at this time : Aos nossos assignantes eoi debito e alguns I com raensalidades em grande atrazo, rogamos | a fineza de nos pagarero, pois que a falta de ! pagamento nos causa'graves transtornos. [TRANSLATION.] Vf our subscribers ?o debt to us. and of ? Some whose monthly dues are in great hrrears, wv ask the delicacy to pay us, for ; the failure ut payment ' alises us grave , twistings. M\ Doy was taken with a disease resero biiog bloody flux. Tbe tir.-: tinnir I thought | ot was Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aod Diarrhoea Remedy. Two doses of it sett'ed rbt matter and cured him sound and well. ! heartily recommend this remedy t<> all per- : sot?s sut?ering from t like complaint; ! will answer noy inquiries regarding :T when .--vue.; <?. inciosed i refer to any county officia! a* to reliability. Wm Roach, j Prim.rov. Cm:.-:;; :? Co . Tirnn. For ?> Dr i CUivm. One round or superior Writing a-pcr, witli Envelopes to maten, sci? | by E. 0. Ostccr, S: Co., for 25 cents, j Just How It Occurred. Prior to the eleetiou on Tuesday the Keels candidates made themselves busy denying that they had formed a coalition wi'h the negroes. Mirice the election on Tuesday the negroes have denied that their central com mitt'-e made h trade with the Keels ticket They say thit a proposition whs made m one of their meitings that trade he made with Keels and that instructions be sent out to support three of the Keels ticket, but the reso lution was rejected. It is admitted, however, by our informant that one of the republican candidates did ecideavor to persuade the negroes to support D E Keels, J. E. DuPre and \V. A. James. He went so far as to prepare a lot of tickets and send them out to various precincts mid it was at these pre cincts th?t the three Keels candidates received the negro vute. The negroes have asked that this explanation be made public us they are unwilling to have the impression remain utioontradicted that the trade with Keels w?s sanctioned by the republican organization. They claim to have beeu possessed of more political discernment, and would not form a coalition with Cap?. Keels. %J ?Vil O People shor..i realize that the or'y true and pertrar'-nc cure for ttiei? condition 13 to i.e found in having Pure. Blood Because the health of /every ortran and tissue of the body depends >:t <. the purity of the blood. The wholv world knows the standard blood pu ri ri er is 5 Sarsaparilla \nd therefore it is the only true and reliable medicine for nervous people. It makes the blood pure and healthy, and thus cures nervousness, makes the n?rvea firm and strong, gives sweet sleep, mental vigor, a good appetite, perfect digestion. It does all this, and cures Scrofula, Eczema, or Salt Rheum and all other blood diseases, because ft Wakes Pure Blood Results prove every word we have said. Thousands of voluntary testi monials fully establish the fact that H ood's Sarsa paHlla Be Sure (*QYQS to Get Hood's " I have med Hood'* Sar?apariila for nervousness and I am in better health than for years." Mes. Sarah E. Lylfs, While Bluff. South Carolina. Hood's Fills cure all liver UK constipa tion, biliousn '<-<. <ic'< heudache, indigesti?>d.23a Obtained, und :?l /Vi 77?.' ::t,.\r.>s jit tended io !<>r )HH>Kli.\TK i'ees 'Mir ?ilice i.4 opposite tin- I". S. l'uirtit ' *t??-*?-. ! iw <??:: ob tain Patents mi less ihn?; limn th??sv ?? ? t'r?>xn iVASiijsnros. s-n.i mode!., ?'/w <> PHOTO ni inventi??. .? iv : ? ;? rateiti; at?ilitv free <>f Huirse : ?| \\-? : ? ? ,V< ? i'.Al.fif. l'y LESS l'A TEST is se- . Ki f. For circular, ndvt?-?\ n-rnm an.! r<-???:??<? vs te BCtuul client.s in yniir ? ?. Staff *?? :> 1 '.'y >>r Town, write to KTJMa 1 Esirwrorsy C.A.SNDWaC Opposite Patent Office. Washington, D C NOTICE. I WAXT every man and woman in the United States interested in the Opium and Whisky habits to have one of my books on these dis eases. Address Ii. . \Voolley, Atlanta, (Ja. Box 382, aDd one will be sent von free. Four Kije Succose*. Having thi needed merit to mora than make good ail :he advertising clnhned fur thein, the i follow ng four remedies have reached a ! phenominal >ale. Dr Ivi -g's New Discovery, j for Consumption, 0< Uirlis and Colds, each cottie gu?rante d ? E e'-tri<- Pi ters. the ?ireat remedy t"r Li.er. Stomach ami Kidney??Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the bes? in the world, and Dr. King's New Li e PiIN. which nre a perfect j pill All these remedies are guaranteed to do ! just what i> claimed for them stid the dealer, whose nau;C i< attached herewith will be glad to tell yoe more <>f them. Sold at . F. V. ! DeLcrroe's Drue Store i EASY SHOES give ease to the wearer. You can't be easy unless your feet are. To wear bad or ill-fitting shoes brings a speedy punish ment. Your feet will make you feel sorry for doing so. A comfortable shoe is a happy combination of fine leather, su periority in manufacture and a perfect fit. That's the case with our shoes every time : they're the best that can be produced. We submit the shoes to prove this statement and refer to our prices to prove their cheapness. There's a whole volume of logic in our figures. Come and see. WALSH & SHAW. Aug 21. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. SUMMONS FOE BELIEF. Annie L. Atkins, Plaintiff, against Temple C. Broaddus. Administrator of Lycurgus Broaddus, Miry A. Ball, David R. Broad dus. Sallie J. Houston, Defendants. To the Defendants above named : You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy has been filed in the office of the Clerk of said Court, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said compiaint on the sub scriber at bis office in Sumter. in said County and State within twenty days after the ser vice hereof, exclusive of the day ot such ser vice : and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the said Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. J. D. BLANDINO. Plaintiff's Attorney. Dated. Sumter. S. C, August 19, 1893. To the non-resident Defendants, Temple C. Broaddus, Administrator, Mary A. Bali, David R. Broaddus and Salile J. Houston : You will take notice that tbe original sum mors and complaint in the case above stated has this day been filed in the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Sumter Countv, State of South Carpi ina J. I). BLANDINO. Plaintiffs Attorney. Sumter. S. C . Aug. 19 1S95. Bee that A E and PRICK aro stamped on solee 1,000,000 People Wear W. L. DOUGLAS *5 CUAIT fit for ?3 ?nWEs a king. $?.00, $3.50, $7.50, $2e25M0r $3.00, $").50.59.00, $1.75 For ? ? ? I Boys III Sizes, Every Width. CAN: FIT ANY FOOT. Wear W. I.. ?oiigia* shoes and save from St.oo to >:;.;>;> ;v pair. Ibe advance in leather !i?a in reas**} tbe pnce of other makes, ?>:it the i&alttj and pnces ? : W. T.. Doublas sfcocs r< mam t/ic .\: . . V. *.. DO?6 LAS. ROCKToy. 31 ass. For Saie by J. RYTTENBERG & SONS.