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1 mnn and otitfyron ?KK 8U/MTER WATCHMAN, Katabliabed April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THK TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane, 13G6 Consolidated Ans. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER ll, 1895. New Series-Tol. XV. No 20. j Published. Svsry Wednesday, I -BY INT. Gr. Osteen. SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : Two Dollars per annum-in advance. ADVBRTISEMEKT: One Square first insertion.Si 00 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. IT IS FINISHED. % _ The New Constitution For? mally Signed and Ratified. IMPRESSIVE CLOSING INCI? DENTS. The Convention Ends With a Hymn and the Benediction. At 4.30 yesterday afternoon the new Constitution was formally adopt? ed by a vote of 115 to 7. A recess was taken until 7.30 in order to allow the revision committee lo prepare the document for signatures The morning session of the Con vention was not marked by any un? usual incident. The reading of the different articles proceeded slowly and carefully. The amendments by the committee generally were adopt? ed, although some minor changes were made which necessitated the re engrossing of certain sections In order to give the committee time to do this a recess was taken at 1 30 until 4 o'clock. Before the recess Mr. Behre moved that the speeches of Mr. Julian Mitchell and Mr. E. J. Ken nedy on the educational article be pjeserved and printed in the journal. This matter was referred to the pro? per committee, but at the afternoon session it was withdrawn at Mr. Mitchell's request. In speaking of the matter he said : While I appreciate the compliment paid me by the motion made to have my remarks on education printed, I sincerely trust the Convention will consent to the motion of the gentle? man from Colleton now made at my request to withdraw this resolution. Had I had an inkling of the course proposed ? should have earnestly protested. The kind and considerate atteution of the Convention to the remarks I have heretofore made has been a sufficient appreciation of my trying to add to my duty without more. It certainly would be going too far to draw any distinction by having my remarks printed. Many argu? ments before the Convention are en? titled to more consideration than anything I have said, and it would be distasteful to me for the Conven? tion to do otherwise than to grant the motion of the gentleman from Colleton, to rescind the order of reference and withdraw the resolu? tion. The resolution was consequently withdraw from the files of the Con? vention. Final efforts were made to get an increase in the salaries of Secretary Yance, Sergeant-at Arms Stansell and Assistant Doorkeeper Shelton, but they ail failed. On motion of Mr. Aldrich 500 copies of the permanent joural were ordered printed, bound and indexed, and one copy was ordered to be given each member and widows uf deceased members, one copy to the head of each department of the State government and the rest to be de? posited in the State Library to be dis? posed of as the General Assembly may direct. When the committee announced thst all amendments had been made and that the Constitution was ready for adoption, an aye and nay vote was taken, which resulted as follows: Yeas-Governor Evaus, Aldrich, Alexander Ashe, Atkinson, Austin, Barry, Barton, Bellinger, Berry, Bobo, Bowen, Bowman, Breazeale, T W Brice, Bryan, Buist, Burn, Can tey, Carver, Clayton, Connor, DeHay, Dennis. Douglass, Doyle, Efird. El lerbe, E6tridge, Evans, Field, Fitch, Floyd, Fraser, Gage, J L and J P Glenn, Gooding, Graham, Gray, Gun? ter, Hamel. Harris, Harrison, Hay, Haynsworth, Hemphill, Henderson. Hiers, Hoaser. Jervey, Johnson, Johnstone, Ira B Jones, Keitt, Ken? nedy, E J and J W Lee, Lowman, Lybrand, McCalla, McCassin, Mc Cawn, McDermotte, McKagen, Mc Mahan, McMakin, Mc White, Mat? thews, Meares, Mitchell. J D and W J Montgomery, Moore, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nash, Nathans, Nicholson, Otts, Parrott, Patterson, Peake. Prince, Ragsdale, Redfeame' Reders, Rodborough, Rowland, Rus? sell, Scarborough, Sheppard. Shuler, Singletary, Sligh, Sloan, A J Smith, R F Smith, W C Smith. Smoak, Stackhouse, Stribbling. Sullivan, Taylor, G D Tillman, Timmerman, I VonKoInitz, Waters, Wells, A H White, Wiggins, W B Wilson, Winkler, Woodward -115. Navs-Anderson, Dudley, Miller, J H Read.. Reed, Smalls. Wigg -7. The following reasons for voting were spread on the journal :' Mr. Rogers: On the adoption of the Constitution as a whole 1 vote yes, but there are several matters in carporated therein which I opposed when passed and which I still believe to be wrong. Mr Burn : I vote yea believing that the Constitution is as good as could be obtained. The homestead article I protest against as destruc? tive of the homes of the people and fatal to our property, tending to build up a landed aristocracy and create a poverty stricken peasantry. A recess was then taken until 7 30 to allow members an opportunity to sign the Constitution. While a number of members re? mained in the hali mock session was held, at which Mr Connor, of Orange burg presided The members had a great deal of fun over this session THE COSTITUTION SIGNED. At the night session another fruit? less effort was made to increase the salaries of Messrs. Vance, Stansell and Shelton Messrs. Klugh, Watson and l?utson asked to be recorded as voting aye on the'adoption of the Constitution, they having been absent when the vote was taken. Mr. Gage read a statement for Mr. J S. Brice, who was absent on account of the death of his child, in which he said he may have used harsh language towards some of his colleagues from York when the Rock Hill County de? bate was had, and that he wished publicly to retract such, and that a deep personal affliction prevented him from making this statement in person The Constitution was then spread on the Secretary's desk, aud it was signed by the delegates by Counties. At 7.38 exactly Governor Evans affix? ed his signature. Ile was followed by Vice President Jones and the del? egates from Abbeville, und so on down the alphabetical list ot Coun? ties When Beaufort was reached Dele? gate Smalls said he would sign no Constitutional which had such a suf? frage plan as this The rest of the delegation was absent. On motion of Mr McCaslan, lie was excused unanimously. The delegates from York finished signing at 9 o'clock exactly, and Governor Evans said he had the hon? or to announce that the Constitution had been duly ratified and signed. On motion of Mr. Patterson, the Convention resolved itself into the committee of the whole, with Mr. George Johnstone in the chair. RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS. Mr. Patterson introduced the fol? lowing resolution, which was adopted by the Convention rising: Whereas the Constitutional Con? vention is now about to adjourn sine die. Be it resolved, that the Conven? tion hereby testifies its highest appre? ciation of the able, dignified and cur teous manner in which the Hon. John Gary Evans has discharged the duties of the high office of President of the Convention, and also to express the wishes of the members for his continued prosperity and happiness. Resolved, further, That the Con vention record its acknowledgment of the curteous and efficient manner in which the Hon. W. J. Talbert and Ira B. Jones have presided over this body as its Vice Presidents. Resolved, further. That this Con? vention desires to express its appre? ciation of the efficint manner in which S. W. Vance, Secretary, and the other officers and employees of this Convention have discharged the duties ot their respective offices, and the best wishes of the Convention will attend them one and all in their future lives. Mr. Montgomery introduced the following, which was adopted by a rising vote : Resolved, That the thanks of the Convention be extended to the Com mittee on Order, Style and Revis? ion (Hon. T. B. Frasher, chilman), for their arduous and successful labors in the arrangement and revision of the several articles of the Tonstitut ution adopted by this Ct i vention. In presenting the resolution. Mr. Montgomery said that seldom was it that one of the age of the distin? guished chirman laid aside his work i at the evening of life, surrounded by j the pleasant associations of homo, I and came to a body like this and as ! sumed such ar-ious and exacting j duties No higher expression of i the confidence of the Convention could be given then in the unanimity with which the work of the commit tee had [been accepted. As he and tiie several members lay aside their duties and each returned to their homes they would go conscious of a duty well performed in behalf of the people and State. A WATCH FOR THE GOVERNDK. Mr. Bellinger announced that the Convention had purchased a watch for the President, and he moved that the chair appoint a committee to present it to him. The chair appoint? ed Messrs. Bellinger, Breazeale and Buist. Before they performed their pleasing duty, Mr. McGowan moved that the thanks of the Convention be tendered to the citizens of Columbia for the banquet. This was seconded by Messrs Smith of Laurens, Burn, Haynsworth, "Layman" McWhite, "Private' Sligh, Barry and Timmer man, and was adopted On motion of Mr Otts, the Con? vention extended its thanks to the press for report? of the proceedings. The committee on the whole then arose, and President Evans again assumed the chair. 31 r. Johnstone, in retiring, said that as chairman of the committee on the whole the pleasant duty devolved on him of presenting the resolutions of thanks to the President and other officers I assure you, he said, the resolutions are tendered with absolute unanimity, and from personal contact and intimate knowledge of the mem? bers, I know they voice the feeling of the body over which you have pre? sided. In these closing hours it is with peculiar pleasure that I address you, and assure you that in your re? tirement from this official position you have the hearty good will of each in? dividual member. THE WATCH PRESENTED. Mr. Bellinger here presented the handsome gold watch, costing $100, to the President. Engraved in the watch are the words : "Constitution? al Convention, 1895. John Gary Evans, President " In making the presentation, he said : Mr. President : Our work performed, the time bas arrived when our official relations are to be severed for all time. The labors of us all during the long weeks now past have been arduous and exacting, but your position has en? tailed upon you duties peculiarly try? ing to temper, patience and physical endurance ; and it gives u? pleasure to congratulare you upon proving your self equal to the demand. In separating from you pre desire to give expression io substantial lorin to our appreciation cf the "ntegrity, in? telligence and impartiality which have marked the administration of your high and responsible offise, and on be? half of the members cf this Conven? tion, the pleasing task has been as? signed to mo to deliver this watch to you. And n w in receiving it, Mr. President, we beg that you remember that its intricate and complex ma? chinery, working in perfect unison and accord is ^emblematic of the fact that it comes to you as an offering from men of both races and of every shade of po? litical opinion, but all citizens, work? ing for the common good and glory of South Carolina. In conclusion, we hope that as it ticks away the fleeting time it will mark the hours filled for you with happiness and prosperity. Sergeant-at-Arm8 Stansell took the gift to Governor Evans, bat before he could reply Mr. Bellinger said : And now the hour has arrived, if you will permit me a min ite, to sug? gest as a second thought, ubat it would be well to remember, whenever you consult this watch, that it is high time you were married. (Great laughter.) GOVERNOR EVANS RESPONSE. Governor Evans was visibly affected by the evidence of appreciation and re? sponded as follows : Gentlemen of the Convention : There are times and places and cir? cumstances that bring the hearts of men together, when outside bickerings, when dissensions, when animosities are forgotten and where hearts that were once divided became united and beat for one body. I feel that this Con? vention, representing the sovereignly of South Carolina, rests in that condi? tion. It has been the cherished hope of most of us that this Convention would be the means of framing a law around which S' *h Carolinians could unite, around vmich a divided people could unite and around which they could bury past difference. I feel that has been acomplished. (Applause.) We came herc with some misgivings, dis? trusting ooo another, feeling, possibly, that some of us in the heat of debate and in passion, would cause wounds that, would never be healed. I thank I God that this has not. been the cace. I can say from my own heart that when we bavc here there will be no heart ! burnings, no prejudice, and we leave ! here a united people once more. You j have honored me. The people ha?e j honored me, and you io your repre? sentative capacity, have homered me in j this position, honored me with these j resolutions, you honor me with thjs gift, which I shall ever cherish, aod let me assure you, that aa ?ts hands mark the fleeting moments of life, as the years pass by, as thc time of my departure from this world draws near, r.s I look at this the green memories of this Convention, watching a people making a law the hope of their people. I shall turn with happiness to this memory. It shall also be a remioder, as has been suggested by the gentle? man from Barnwell, I can assure you, before we meet in another Constitu? tional Convention I shall have been married (Laughter.) I am satisfied it, will be sooner, but this is too dig? nified a body to make rash promise?. Tn bidding you good-bye, in saying farewell, in adjourning your delibera? tions, let me wish you a happy Christ? mas, a happy New Year May God cause His richest blessings to shine on you and the State for which you worked so hard. I am satisfied your work will live after you. I am satisfied an honest constituency will say "Well done, good and faithful servant." I thank you for these honors. I have endeavored to be fair, to exhibit no pas? sion. I realize the frailties of human nature, and realize I have not conduct? ed myself at times as I perhaps ought to have done, but it was an error of the head and not of the heart. I bid you Godspeed. May heaven bless ^our State, and may we go hand in band with one heart, one people for ever and prosperous (Cheers.) Colonel Aldrich then moved that the foregoing speeches be spread upon the journal, which was agreed to. Vice President Tra B. J Jones then arose and said: "I don't rise to make a speech. On behalf of Vice President Talbert, who is in Washington, and on behalf of myself, I wish to thank the convention for the pleasant testimonial it has seen fit to extend to us as Vice Presidents. It is no small honor fo? such a body of representative men to express their appreciation I feel it a high honor, having been Vice President of this body. We may feel much grat? ified that in addition to framing a Con? stitution that any South Carolinian might he proud of, this Convention has been the product of even greater ben? efit. It has taught us that we at heart love our State and that we are one peo? ple, however much we may divide on factional lines. (Applause.) He was satisfied that in future, even if we dif? fered,we would do so as brethren,and we could decide them in the forum of merit and intelligence. (Applause.) Mr. W. D. Evans satd that in clos? ing this convention it was right and proper that one of the chaplaios dismiss it with prayer. MR. G. D. TILLMAN. Mr. Burn said that there was a ven? erable statesman whose voice we would like to hear once more. He referred to Mr. G. D. Tillman. There were loud calls for Mr. Tillman, who arising, said he had been taken abso? lutely by surprise, but since he had been called on in such a complimentary manner be felt called upon to say some? thing. He said this Constitution was not what it would have been had we been a free people. Since the war we have not been free and be very muco feared it would be sometime before we were. If we were free we would have iostead of negro suffrage, negro slav? ery ; instead of che United States government, we would have the Con? federacy, but to the extent we are free and are allowed to govern ourselves and pay tribute to our cooqueroors, we have framed as good a Coostititution as the wisdom of the State could devise He said he perhaps should speak on national politics. He was satisfied that the silver question would supersede the nigger question. It was silver that saved us from more reconstruction here than we got, and it was the siver ques? tion which prevented the infamous Force Bill in 1890. He expressed sunrise that when that bill was up, the [ people of this State were divided and didn't seem to realize their danger. He believed the silver qaestion would save us in -spite of the overwhelming Republican majority in the govern? ment. He said that the two things that characterized South Carolina was> j hatred for Cleveland and love for silver. Th?.t had been his platform ten years ago, but they stole my thunder and my ofioe because I was ahead of them. (Laughter.) He did uot dispair of the Republic. That good old Anglo-Saxon common sense to settle issues by the ballot instead of the bullet would pre Ic closing he said : Perhaps this is the last time I shall ever talk in an as? sembly of my countrymen. I am done with pnb'ic life My ambition has been gratified. In debates I may have said things in irritation that I ought not to have said. I meant nothing personal but it was paid on the impulse of & heart trying to speak thc truth. If I hurt any member's feeliogs I am sorry for it. In thc few years that are lett me, I shall always cherish the memory of this Convention with dleasure. It is my belief that the Convention, ag ir proceeded became more consolidated, inspired by one purpose, stimulated by one effort to do the best for our old mothsr South Carolina. I am sorry that I could do no more than I did to advance irs work. I did ray best aod cac truthfully say that you all did your duty as Carolioiaos aod as white mea faithful to the past. Mr. Tillman was loudly applauded. A SOLEMN CLOFE. Mr. Breazeale here suggested as a fitting: close that the Convention join Mr. P. L. Melton in singing the hymn: "God be with us 'til we meet again.'' The Convention rose, Mr. Melton led off with his clear, sweet voice and the members joined iu with earnestness. After singing two verses, Rsv. Mr. Parrott, solemnly pronounced the bene diction, and at 9.5?< Goverernor Evans declared the Convention adjourned sine die. The members bade each other a sad farewell, repaired to the Carolina National Bank, which had kindly kept open, got their pay certificates cashed and thus ended the memorable Con? vention of 1896.-Columbia Register. Measles at Clemson. Calhoun, Dec. 3.-Owing to an ep? idemic of measles it was decided to? day to close the exercises of the col? lege this week, allowing the cadets to 6tart for their homes Friday morn? ing. This action was taken after mature deliberation and upon the surgeon's advice and after consulta t?o n with the president o?th a board of trustees, lt will shorten the ses? sion only a few days. The examina? tions now in progress will close on Thursday. The cadets are in good spirits and all is quiet. The sick in the hospital are receiving every at? tention and are doing well. NOT AT ALL SERIOUS. President Craighead Reas? sures tbe Parents of Cadets at Clemson. President Craigbead has sent out the following letter for publication : CLEMSON COLLEGE, Dec. h, 1895. The following letter has just been 6ent to the father of each cadet I shall be much obliged to you for pub? lication of same. Very truly. E. B. Craighead. Clemson College. Dec. 5, 1895. Dear Sir: For several weeks past sporadic cases of measles have ap? peared among cadets. By prompt isolation the surgeon has hoped to hold the disease in check, but, in spite ot every precaution, the trouble has become epidemic, 12 cadets, a number of children, servants and others being now under treatment. As more than half of the cadets have never had measles and as all have been exposed both here and at At? lanta, the faculty, in view of the probability that at least half of die corps will be sick by the middle of next week, has decided io close col? lege Dec 5, instead of Dec. 19, the time appointed'by the board of trus? tees. The advisability o? this action will become apparent for the following reasons : 1 The work of the year is practi? cally finished. 2. Under the circumstances not much satisfactory work could be done during the next two weeks, and probably half of the cadets would be compelled to miss examinations on account of illness. 3. The hospital would not hold all the sick and many cadets would be confined to the barracks, where it would be difficult to give proper treatment and attention. 4 To have sent home cadets who had not had measles and to haie con? tinued with the rest would have worked much confusion inasmuch as cadets who had gone home would have been put to the disadvantage of standing examinations in the spring before passing into higher classes. For these and other reasons, the faculty, advised by the president of the board, decided on Monday to hold examinations with ali possible I dispatch in order to permit cadets to I go home Thursday. Thus nearly all i will stand the examinations and will be ready for work at the commence? ment of next term. Very truly, E. B. CRAIGHEAD. - m rn- ..??--LUI Tisswe paper, nil shade? and tints, for ?a-e by h. G. Usteen & Co. Sometnin^ new and original in tablets l&t I H. G. Osteen & Co.'s Book Store. Tnblets | with pAper (lol Icovers for 5 cents. Mac - IHMIJUIHH ??I>MHIIIUIMU"I Highest cf ail in Leavening Pov> Pretty Plan of Peace. Gary and Blue to be Blend? ed in Gotham. New York, Dec. 5 -In answer to a call issued Dec 2, signed by Mayor Strong, Chauncey M Depew, Judge Martin T. MacMabon, Andrew G. Dickens, Chas. A. Dana and John J. Garnett, about 50 well known New York men met in the governor's room at the city ball to-day and organinzed for a reunion and parade o? the vet? erans of the civil war, both the blue and the grey in the streets of New York on July 4, 1896. It will bring together at the celebration those who are left of the men and the leaders who took part in the bitter struggle, and unite for the first time in the north the blue and the grey. Chas. A. Dana was elected tempo? rary chairman, after which letters from the following persons were read by Col. John J. Garnett : W. P. St. John, Geo A Williams. Ed J. Parker, John R Fellows, Frank R. Lawrence, C. B Rouse, Francis B. Thurber. John De Witt Warner, Sara Sloane, J. P. Morgan, John H Star in, Frank Titford, Isador Strauss, Dr. Page, W. J. Clark, Gen. Howard Carroll, J. G. Holland, C. B. Alex-, ander, J. D. Rockefeller, H M Flag. 1er, C L. Tiffany, A. M. Palmer, Louis Stern, W. H. Cutting, Austin, Morris K. Jessup. E T. Gerry, Gen. McAIpin, Gen. Butterfield and oth? ers. Only one refused to act on the com? mittee to further the idea. That Mr. Gerry ; he gave no reason. It was presumably on account of a recent death in his family. Many of the letters spoke enthusiastically of the project and patriotic sentiment was contained in every one of them. Colonel Garnett put in nomination for permanent chairman, the orig intor and champion of the idea Charles A Dana. He was unanimously elected and thanked the meeting for the honor. He said : "I thank you most heartily for the honor you confer upon me. I am too glad to serve and do what I can for the delightful and admirable undertaking I would ask, however, that you appoint an associate chair? man who can act for me when I am called to other duties." Colonel Garnett was elected per manet chi rm A ti. It was then moved hy General Car i roll that an executive committee be j appointed. The motion was adopted j and another for the appointment of a sub committee was also carried. They will be selected in a day or so, and J[[/A consist in part of those who were presentat to-day's meeting and thase who expressed a desire to serve on the committee by letter. The meeting then adjourned subject to the call of the chair. Among those present were Colonel Brown, A. G Dickinson, General Carroll, Dr. Murphy, J. P. Morgan, Jacob Ruppert, George Ehret J, Cummings, L. C Weir, Robert Dun? lap and General Butterfield Wreck on the S. P. & W. Jacksonville, Dec. 4 -The pas? senger train on the Savannah. Florida and Western railway from Atlanta to this city was wrecked 15 miles north of here at 7:05 to-night by the rail s spreading. The sleeper was turned com? pletely over and six passengers were injured. The Episcopal diocesan convention of the new diocese of Washington yester? day on the fourth ballot elected as bish? op. Rev. E. Y Satr?-r!ee cf Calvary church Naw York He received 40 votes out of a total of 63. The election was made unanimous. How To Prevent Croup. Some reading that will prove interesting: to young mothers. How to guard against the disease. Croup us a terror to ycunz mothers and to j post them concerning the CHUS*, first symp? toms and treatment is the or-ject of this item. The origin of croup is a common co'd. Children who are subject to it take cold very easily and croup is almost sure to follow. The first symptom is hoarseness; this is soon followed by a peculiar rough couch, which is ensily recognized and will never oe forgotten by one who has beard it. The tine to ac: is when the child first necomes hoirs?. If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is freely g ven ali tendency to croup will soon dt?>appcir. Sven after the croupy ou^h ha3 developed it will prevent the attack. There is no danger in giving this remedy for it contains notb ng injurious For sale by Dr. A. J. (?hi?a. cr.- Latest U. S. Go vlf; Report bwder 'KMX PURE