The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 23, 1895, Image 4
??)t Montan w? .Sou?ljron
WEDNESDAY, O?T 23, 1895
The Sumter Watchman was founded
in 1850 and tbe True Southron in 1866.
Tbe Watchnuin and Southron. now has
the combined circulation and influence
of both of the old papers, and is mani
festly tbe best advertising medium rn
Samter
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The fact that Ben Tiliman champions
a measure in the Constitutional Con
vention baa no effect apon that body.
Kg^Twice in one d?y measures of his were
' voted down. He will learn . by-and
by that he is not dealing with a "drifc
?wood'* Legislature.
**The right of citizens of this State
to vote shall not be denied or abridged
j ott account of race, eolor or previous
: condition of servitude
This classe of the old Constitution
was rejected by tbe Convention last
week. This act of the Convention.!
wili not tend to convince the peuple of
the North * 'that the parp?se in rest net
Blog the right to vote was not to elimi
nate the negro, but to 'elevate tbe
. standard of citizenship.* T*
Chattanooga News: Once married,
always married, is the South Carolina
idea Considering the charming char
-?- aeter of the women of the Palmetto
State, we are not surprised that the law
meets tbe approbation of the men, bat
how woald it be if tbe ladies themselves
made the laws ?
I \
The merchants are all doiog a rush
ing business, and trade is better than
any fall since 1890. Those merchant*
who* advertise io tbe Watchman and
Southron and Daily Item are doing tbe
largest business.
The yaller dog ? The sheep-killing
dog ! Tbe animal that has not a good
trait, bot is absolutely good for noth
^' ing. What a wonderful amouot of cf
teem our Constitution makers have for
the car !
The President's Visit to the
Exposition.
A uLta's gates "have been open a
mou-a, tbe Cotton States and'Inter
national Exposition is io floe shape, the
& -weather is ideal, and the conditions for
seeing the great fair are the most favor
able The press unites in a chorus of
praise far the Soath's greatest achieve
ment.
To-day. October 23d, will be Pres
ident's Day. Let tbe whole people
G?ite in making this occasion a grand
ov3tio > to the bead of the greatest goy
ernment oo earth Politics cut uo fig
ure, this is an occasiou when the Chief
Executive of this nation comes to dig
nify with his presence a great event in
tbe history of the Sooth. It is at: oc
casion full of interest and bright with
premise. The people are moving, tele
grama from distant cities announce that
public meetings arc being held and ex
cursions organized. j
Eleveo Press Associations, from
Minoesota to Florida, bave visited the
Exposition and all weot away enthusi
astic on the fair They were surprised
by its magnitude, charmed by its beau
tyf and filled with information by the
varied and wonderful exhibits. The
fan-lovers bad their fill of pleasure oo
Midway Heights and the sober-minded
found food for thought the reet of their
lives.
Tbe President will be escorted to
the Exposition grounds by one of the
most imposiog military processions ever
organized to time of peace. It will
be composed almost entirely of old his
toric organizations which have !?tood tbe
fire of four years.
The Columbia Register mailed circu
lar letters to tbe members of the Gene
ral Assembly on Saturday night askiog
them for an expression of opinion on
tbe Ellerl^ proposition that the Consti
tutional Convention eball dispense with
the next session of the Legislature
The Register says that they are "all
agaios? it ;7' that 'some of them use
very strong language with reference to
it," aod that- "co one seems to take
kindly to the idea of being legislated
oat of office." What else did our con
temporary expect ? It would have been
more to the purpose had the Register
asked the members of the Constitu
tional Convention what they think
about it?the members of the Legisla
ture would naturally object to the
Ellerbe proposition. We believe that
the Convention will also object to it.
There is nothing in it. It should be
killed without discussion.?Neics and
Courier. ~__
THE CONVENTION.
-?
I What Has Been Done During
the Week Since Re-as
sembling.
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Columbia, October, 21, 1895
The Constitutional Convention, af
ter its session of ten days, has set
tled down to hard work The mem
ber? realize tnat it will take hard
and persistent work to finish with
the making of the Constitution be
fore the time : v the convening of the
General Assembly, and it is the in
tention to finish before that time if
such be possible The convention is
now working about seven ( hours
daily and later on it may be decided
tofhold afternoor sessions.
The work of the past week, taken
in connection with what has been
heretofore done and said goes very
far to show that the Convention has
avoided-fact ion a! lines and that the
members are working as far as they
know bow for the common inteiest of
the people of the State Members
are speaking and voting apparently
without regard to factional or parti
san lines, and a stranger would have
extreme difficulty in locating the
politics-of the various members either
through what they are saying or the
attitude taken in votes The mem
bers all seem to be gratified at this
liberal spirit, and from all indications
there has been a complete repudia
tion of "boesienV* if such a thing has
ever existed Things for the past
two weeks of the session have gone
very much against what many ex
pected, and the merits of questions
and debates seem to have their in ing
at this time, and there is, further,
every indication that such a epirit
will continue.
The much talked of suffrage plan
has been made the special order for
Tuesday at noon, and Senator Till
man insists that he will call for the
consideration of the suffrage matter
at that time. There has been sc
much quiet talking about what is
likely to be done, and the whole
matter is so complex and difficult
of acceptable settlement that there is
no telling what will be done It
would be unsafe to make any predic
lions Just at tin's time the plan as
reported by the committee has the
natural advantage of all other propo
sitions in that it has the support of
the committee and that it is the resuit
of the careful consideration of the
many plans that were presented by
the committee and boiled down by
members of both factions The
strength of the element that will op
pose any educational or properly
qualification bas not yet beet) tested
If that attack on the report fail* and
the report in theee features stands,
then it is Jikely that an effort will be
made to make the temporary arrange
ment for the registration of th?- "il
literates" be of force for just a* ?hnrt
a time as possible. The colored mem
bers are loading their guns to the
hilt?mostly for outside consumption.
Some idea of the condition of the
work of the Convention and the
chances for early adjournment may
be had from the following summarv of
articles that are to make up thf Con
! st i tuti on :
[ Completed articles: Executive.
Impeachment. Penat and Charitable
I Institutions, Municipal Corporations
and Police Regulations, Amend
ments, and Miscelleanous matters.
Almost finished : Declaration of
i Rights, Legislation, Finance and
Taxation.
Not considered: Judicial, Juris
prudence, Right of Suffrage, Educa
tion, Militia, Eminent Di main, Cor
j porations
The big fight, the all-important;
struggle of the week was on the
j homestead law It was an allround
j contest, in which the factions divided
j on the issue. The main point at iesne
was the right of mortgaging the
; homestead Many of the delegates
: wished that the head of the family,
! once getting in debt should first be
j made to set aside the homestead be
; fore mortgaging his property The
\ majority of the Convention, however,
thought that if the head of the fami
ly wished to mortgage and the wife
was willing to sign her dower, that
the party should not bo made to go
to the courts to secure permission to
soil property. The section is now
1 understood to stand in the same
I shape as the present law as con
strued by the Supreme Court The
j section, which has not yet been
finally agreed upon, ?tands as fol
lows :
"Section 29 The General Assem
bly shall enact such law as will ex
empt from attachment and sale under
any menee or final process issued
from any court, to the head of any
family residing in thin State a home
stead in lands, whether held in fee
or any lesser estate, not to exceed in
value one thousand dollars, with the
yearly products thereof : and every
head of a family residing in this
State, whether having a homestead
exemption in lands or not, personal
property not to exceed in value the
sum of five hundred dollars. The
title to fthe homestead to be set oil
and assigned shall be held absolutely
and be forever discharged from all
debts o? said debtor, then existing or
; thereafter contracted, as hereinafter
! provided : Provided, that in case any
I woman having a separate estate shall
j be married to the head of a family
I who has not of his own sufficient
j property to constitute a homestead,
as hereinbefore provide, said married
woman shall be entitled to a like ex
emption as provided for the head of a
famiiy : Provided further, there
I shall not be ari allowance of mote
than one thousand dollars- worth of
real eetale and more than five hun
dred dollars worth of personal
property to the husband and wife
jointly : Provided, that no property
shall be exempted from attachment, j
levy or sale for faxes, or for payment
of obligations contracted for the pur
chase of said homestead or the erec
tion of improvements thereon : Pro
vided, further, that the yearly pro
ducts of said homestead shall not be
exempt from attachment, levy or sale
for the payment of obligations con
tracted in the production of the
same : Provided, further, that no
waiver ehall defeat the right of
homestead, except it be by deed or
mortgage-and against the mortgage
debt,, and no judgment creditor or
ottjercreditor, whose lien does not
bind'{lie homestead, shall have any
right or equality to require a lien
which' embraces the homestead and
! other property' to firpt exhaust the
homestead."
Setatnr Tillman made a hard aod
vigorous fight to make a more stringent
homestead, but failed in the effort so
to do
Perhaps !tce next important matter
decided upon by the Convention was,
the adoption of a section by which the
General Assembly is denied the right
of permitting townships or counties
from issuing bonds, except for educa
tional purposes. The argument used in
support of this position was that the
counties and townships of the State had
already become sufficiently involved in
the building of r.jads and that tbe rail
road companies and business interests,
if they wanted railroads should pay for
them Cities, are left at liberty to issue
bonds provided they do not run over
the 8 per cent maximum limit and com
ply with the conditions as to election.
Provision was made in the article on l
Finance and Taxation for the exemp
tion of municipal aod township prop
erty, except where a revenue is derived
from it. Exemptions were made of
the property belonging to educational,
charitable and religious bodies, but it
was provided, with a view of keeping
such organizations from getting an
accumulation of real estate that only
such real estate as was in actual use
should be exempted from taxation. The
exemptions of this class are to go into
immediate effeot, upon the adoption of
tbe Constitution
There was an innocent little provis
ion authorizing the General Assembly
to -itnpo.se a capitation tax upon such
domestic animals as from their nature
and habits are destructive of other
property7' The members understood
that this provision was directed to the
dog tax. but the majo?ify of the mem
bers declined to change the wording so
as to say in plain English that dogs
were meant. A decided effort was
made to provide for a tax on each dog
and remove it from legislative interfer
ence by putting it in tbe Constitution,
but it failed. A great many of the
members said that there was no ques
tion about the need for some each
method of getting rid of the surplusage
of dogs, but tbe majority of the dele
gates thought that it would perhaps be
as wHl to leave tbe dogs alone in their
glory and apparent invincible position.
The Convention came very near pass
ing an ordinance for the establishment
of a department of roads and for
? stry, but finali) killed the measure.
The article on Penal aod Charitable
institutions was adopted without much [
debate. The name of the Luuatic
Asylum was changed to the Hospital
for tbe Insane. The committte recom
mended the creation of a board of
charities and correction to visit all
State aod county penal and charitable
institutions, but after having adopted
the clause it was reconsidered and finally j
killed. i
The Convention still seems to be in j
a tangle about the miscegenation mat- j
ter. The clause has been recommitted ?
to the legislative committee with autoo- j
rity to report a substitute, it is likely j
thnt ihe whole matter will rest in the 1
! committee room
! Provision was made for the General j
I Assembly impesiug a graduated income ?
j tax. if it saw proper to ?-> so.
For a long time the Legislature has
been overrun wirh ?har are known as
! special bills. The Convention has !
j sought to remedy this growing evil,
j and expressly prohibited certain of the
i known causes- of trouble from being
considered by ihe General Assembly,
but that all such matters shou'd be cov
ered by general laws.
The county government matter has
been made the special order and is now
J pending. There are quite a uurnber of
! new county men in the city who are
j looking after the interests of their
j schemes. Ir is expected that there will
: be a very lively tight over ibis matter,
! as sevi ra! of the delegates have held
1 themselves in reserve f- this spoetai
? debate.
Memorial services were held and the
j convention adjeurocu for a day in rc
' spcet to the memory of the late Dr.
: Byrd, of Florence, a member of the
Convention. A.
- MUI 4t ? -0^ -
Confederate ReuniOD.
The surviving members of Co. , Palmetto
; Battalion of Light Artillery ?re respectfully
! invitte and earnestly requested to meet at
' Elim church. Old Efiinghara, Florence
county, on Friday, Nov. 8th prox., at 10
o:clock . m , bringing hns':ets, prepared ?o
spend tbe day.
Darlington, Florence and Willia sburg
papers please copy in two issues.
W. I). Scarborough,
Lt. and Surviving Com Ofliier.
j Scarboro', S. G., Oct. 17, 1895.
MADS FROM
High ira?i T? basso
139
absolutely pure
WANTS.
ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less
will be inserted under thif- bead for 25
cents for each insertion. Additional lines
cents per line.
TANTED TO FIND?A colored man
numed John Ri el who was enrolled
in Capt. Snoder???' Company, Gen. R
Hayes' Brigade, 15th Corps United States
Armv. Hp served with Ken?ion Perry, of
C??a)den. Both belonged to Col. Durici W.
Jordan, of Camden. John Heed was last j
heard of in Sumtpr Countv. Address A W. |
Pavell, Camden, S. C 2t. i
5
WHOLESALE BROKERS,
AND PROPRIETORS OF
Cotton and General Storage
Warehouse.
?P-TOWN OFFICE:
COURT HOUSE SQUARE,
Keep on consignment?
FEED OATS, SEED OATS,
CORN, HAY,
COTTON SEED MEAL,
DRY SALT MEATS, HAMS, LARD,
GRIST.
FLOUR,
SUGAR,
MEAL, &c.
BAGGING,
SUGAR BAG CLOTH,
COTTON IRON TIES.
Orders by sample for all goods in
the grocery line.
Mav 29.
Obinuictt, ami ?ui I'.l'iKM /;/. 4.\ ^' al
tewleri '<> for . FKES ?uir o ilicete
opposite tin- . s l'affili l'ilice, uml we cim oh
tain l'atfiils iti less limo Usan ih?-*- r< mote ?rom
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Xowu, write to
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C.A'SNOW?C
FREELA ? & ROGAI*, Proprietors,
OF
Wish t? announce; that they have thrown open their doors
for business, and will carry in stock a full line of
(Mi, IN DUHR, fill ID MIIT SETS.
Tinware, Cooking and Heating Stoves, and a
general line of House Furnishing Goods.
Also General Agents for
THE PRINCESS OIL HEATERS.
CITY HALL BUILDING, OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE, SUM TER, S. C.
Buyers Delighted,
Lookers Surprised,
At our Special Sales this week.
Irresistible Inducements
For the people.
We mean business and
plenty of it.
Fine Goods and Low Prices
WILL DO THE WORK.
A new lot of Wool Plaids, silk effects, bargain at 40c, our price 27.
A lot of choice p'aifis. che:ip af 503., oar price 35c A lot of plaida that
would be cheap at 65c. our price -19c
Our Fast Black Hose at 21c. cannot be equaled.
Our Ladle*' Colored Hose at 19c. would be a bargain at 35c
Our Blanket Sale was such a success that
we have decided to continue it for another
week. -
Our 10-4 Blanket, $8.50 Grade, as $2.49.
Out 11-4 Blanket, ?5.00 Grade, a: ?3.74.
Our 11 4 Blanket, $6.00 Grade, ae ?4.83.
CLOAKS AND CAPES.
Our special Cape at ?2.25, a regu'ar ?3 50 grade.
Our Special Cape at ?3.25, a regular ?4 50 grade.
Our Special ('apt; at $4.29, a regular ?5 00 grade.
And all other grades at proportionate l?>w price*.
In our Clothing Department we are offering immense driven. Greatest and
most wonderful sale of Clothing over offered iti the State. Call and see u^ : no
trouble to show ?oods.
yttenberg
3V. W. Corner, Main and Liberty Sts.
Suinter, S. C.
New York office, 84 West Broadway.
PRINCETON.
The * Princeton'' ** ??* vVW be worn
a go< d deal rhi-* ? -? . If is a long
4-Botton Caraway SaMc. Menare shoul
ders, corset wai-t and perfect fitting in
every respec'. I h*v? them of the
most popular fabric*
REGENT.
The "Begem? -'-si 8 Butr?n
Cutaway truck. Very p-'puiar with thf
young mei? now. if ve*ut a ?-uir of
tbis kind l <?; p?-*se y? u in price,
quality and fit.
OXFORD.
! The "Oxford" a long 3 Button
j Sack and deenwdly m . of the most
I popular coats that 1- w??-n now.
6%
THIS LABEL ON ? CHILDS SUIT J
GUARANTEES PERFECTION. 1
Id addition < ? the Oxfo:d."
"Princeton" ?t.o K- :mm ?" suits. I
have a foil h:->- ?>!' t'their*. in Sacks,
Cutaways and Prince Alberts, iron: the
cheapest ' - the finest Also a complete
line of Roy';- Suits, including rhe cele
brated "Mrs Jan-1 ?1't !: '>" make.
If you want ?nyibing in the way o?
Clothing, Hats and Furnishing Coeds.
I think it will bo to your interest to >cc
what I have befo? ? buv?ng.
:sp? ci I ul!y,
THE CLOTHIER.
Svi.na.teir. S3. C
Sep li