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MK SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1S50. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." TEE TRUE SOCTEKON. Sstabiished Jane.1366 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1896.J New Series-Vol. XV. So 28 8 Je SMaitljmai? mia ^ou?kon Publis?ied Every "Srcdnes?ay, J>5\ Gr. O&teenj SUMTER, S. C. TERMS I ?1.50 per anoum-in advance. ADVERTISEMENT: 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. 3LO Handsome 2-Horse Farm Wagons GIVEN AWAY. To induce farmers to keep a record of the re? sults they get from the use of "HOME FERTILISERS/'' and to impress upon them the advantage it is to compost their fertilizers at home, we have decided to give as prizes Five Handsome Two Horse Wagons, Which retail for $63 each, to the 5ve farm? ers in the States of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia who make the largest yield of COTTON per acre exclusively from the use of "Home Fertilizer," composted by either formula printed io our Annual Circu? lar; and 5 Handsome 2 Horse Wagons, To the five farmers who make the largest yield of CORN per acre exclusively from the use of "Home Fertilizer," composted by either formula printed in our Annual Circular. This offer is open to all farmers, no matter what quantity they buy.J RULES FOR TEE CONTEST. The land to be measured and crops weighed by two disinterested parties, who are to report in fall to the dealer from whom the goods were bought; be to forward the reports to us on or before December 1st, 1896. The wagons will be distributed as soon as the reports are in and it can be ascertained which ones have made the five largest yields per acre. No reports will be considered which reach oar office after December 5th, 1896. Boykin, Carmer & Co.3 BALTIMORE, MD. FOR SALE BY DUCKER & BULTMANo SUMTER, S. C. Tillman in a ta Field. He Used His Pitchfork at Last and a Big Crowd Present to see the Circus. _____ . Senator B. R. Tillman made his maiden speech in the Senate yester? day the subject under discussion be? ing the financial question. The fol? lowing is a synopsis of the principal poin?s of his speech, which occupied two hours: '.Mr. President," the senator be? gan, "it is not saying too much, and I fee. warranted in charging that the derangement in our finances and al! this cry about sound money and maintaining the honor and credit of the United States are all part and parcel of a damnable scheme of rob? bery, which had for its object-first, the utter destruction of silver as money metal ; second, the increase of the public debt by the issue of bonds payable in gold, and third, the surrender to corporations of the power to issue all paper money and give them a monopoly of the function." In a reference to the Sherman sil? ver iaw of 1S90. Mr. Tillman said : .'The silver Republicans of the west who had deserted the silver Democrats of the south and accepted the compromise offered by Senator Sherman, may take wrrning as to what faith or trust they can put in any utterances or any actions of the senator from Ohio as to legislation in regard to our finances. The time for another presidential election ap? proaches They must understand that the election of any man to the presidency who shall veto a free coinage bill means defeat. It means more ; it means continued disaster to our industries and increased poverty to the masses of our people." If the secret history of the year 1892 should ever be written, it would disclose the fact that the gold ring of New York which embraced nearly ali the bankers in the eastern and middle States and the stock gamblers of Wall street, controlled the presidential nominations of both the Democratic and Republican par? ties and had an understanding with the managers of both the candidates themselves in regard to what policy should be pursued toward our finan? ces. They contributed money for the booming of Mr. Cleveland as the only available Democratic candidate, and they abused and ridiculed every other Democratic aspirant. Mr. I Cleveland was undoubted y very j strong with the mass of the people I and his patriotic and sympathetic utterances during his first adminis- i trat ion. in behalf of the agricultural j classes gave him great strength ; but j there was no doubt that money was j used lavishly and that there were j pledges made in regard to the distri-1 button of patronage as a means of controlling delegates and securing votes. There was plain evidence to show that the r/resident himself had weakened on the question of tariff reform and the financial plank was cunningly drafted so as to satisfy both gold and silver men with the ntention that it should be inter? preted, if Cleveland was elected, as meaning the cessation of silver coinage and the forcing of the gold standard upon the people. In? terpreted according to the plain use and meaning of English words, the platform meant bimetallism, but there were conditions and ambigu? ous phrases which had afforded an excuse to the elastic conscience of the bullheaded and self idolatrous man, who holds the reins of power to pursue the policy he has. Whether the scheme was agreed to by the President in person or not and whether he bound himself in plain terms or not would perhaps never be known. His course had been unswerving in the absolute con? tradiction of his public professions and letter of acceptance. The ex? pectations and interests of the peo? ple had been forgotten and ignored. The party which elected him had been betrayed and its banners which floated so triumphantly in the bieezes of 1892, now trailed in the dust of defeat. The practical destruction of the party had been accomplished. Mr. Tillman quoted from Mr. Cleveland's letter of acceptance and commented upon it in these words : "There is nothing here which would warrant one to expect that the leader of the Democratic party, its head and guide, would ignore the platform and treat with contempt the trusted lieutenants whom the people had aeut to the national capi? tal to assist in appointing the party's policy. The language would lead us to expect the very reverse. How many of these reasonable expecta? tions have been met ? How many of you, men grown old and gray in the service of the party and the nation, men who were its trusted leaders before Cleveland was ever heard of, how many, I say have been called into his councils ? If any, speak. I shall be glad to hear them. Where has this man sunk his per? sonality ? Whom has be consulted ? Whose advice has he recognized ? None but that of the bootlicks, who have crawled on their knees for the crumbs of patronage and betrayed their own constituents for the offices in his gift. "In the entire history of this country the high office of President has never been so prostituted, and never has the appointing power been so abused. Claiming to be the apos? tle of civil service reform, he has de? bauched the civil service by making appointments only of those whose sponsors would surrender their man? hood, and, with bated breath walk with submissive head in his pres ence. With relentless purpose he has ignored his oath of office to up? hold and obey the law and has paid out gold instead of coin and issued bonds to buy more gold, by both actions overriding the law and giving no heed to the interests of any but his moneyed friends-I might say his owners or partners. "While to this besotted tyrant, coin has come to mean gold alone, he cannot by his mere 'ipse dixit* change the law of this land and per? vert the plain meaning of the Eng? lish language. His Republican partners in crime who set the un rigteous and unlawful example which he has so persistently followed and encouraged him in it to the utmost extent, cannot escape the condemna? tion of the honest, working, business men of the country as equal partners in his guilt. The repeal of the Sherman law, it was asserted, which was the first point of attack of this "unholy al? liance." was only accomplished through the aid and in conjunction with a majority of the Republican j senators. I "This Democratic President accom? plished what was not possible for I any Republican executive under the circumstances to have brought about. Change of party in power had left a large numbe? of 'officers in his gilt with which to buy voters."7 In discussing the "honest mean ? ing" of parity of gold and silver in the Sherman law, he said : "The object was to have them as? sist each other, t<? hold silver up by holding gold down and an honest sec ? retary of the treasury, who should have resigned his ellice rather than submit to the dictation of a besotted chief, would have paid out silver to protect the treasury from the gold gamblers and bond gamblers, as the law and his oath office required. But alas, tlie ond bread of southern strtes men like Calhoun, who after a life spent iu the public service had to be buried at public expense and his debts paid by the State of Sounh Carolina is no more. No wonder the senator from Massachusetts feels warrented in witting us with the decay of south? ern statesmanship and charging us with dishonesty. He charges it, however, in another connection as aiding and abetting this Judas from Kentucky, wh? alter a brilliant ca? reer of 20 years and more as a leader and champion of the silver forces, has, in his old age, come to this piti? ful pass. And then to think that the indictment thus brought against a whole section should have so much color of truth and of fact to back it up in the apostasy from their, prin? ciples of the two other secretaries from the south of a President who has so disgraced the name of Demo? cracy. "The south bows its head in shame at this exhibition of moral cowardice and despises the rene? gades ; but I must remind the sena? tor from Massachusetts that there is as yet only moral turpitude and treachery to be charged against these men. The southern congressmen and senators who came here poor are still poor They have not beceme millionaires, like some of their north? ern bretheren, and there is no credit mobilier steal or Colfax scandal or Belknap bribery chargeable to any southern man. Let him remember these things and back has sneers and taunts." Discussing the Wilson tariff bill, Tillman said : "It is true he did not sign it, and allowed it to become a law without approval. But here again we have a spectacle of charla? tanry and hypocritical assumptian of superiority to his party which has always marked his career. The tariff law which he repudiated as unworthy, involving 'party perfidy and party dishonor/ in the sheet anchor to which he clings And again referring to the Presi? dent : "If he was honest at the start (and I am willing to grant that much) his association TV Uh Wall Street and his connections with wealthy men had debauched his con? science and destroyed all sympathy with the ma88es.', The senator then referred to the fall in the prices of all farm products. The impoverishment of the farmers had destroyed, he said, their ability to purchase on the one hand, while the decreased prices of their products of export in European markets had left our debts for imports and interest on obligations abroad unpaid. Hence the export of gold to meet these obligations. In this connection he said, in part : "Rothschild and his American agents graciously condescend to6ome to the help the United States treasury in maintaining the gold standard which has wrought the ruin, and ouiy charge a small commission of ten millions or so. Great God! That this proud gavernment -the richest, most powerful on the globe -should have been brought to 60 low a post that a London Jew should have beeu appointed its receiver and presumes to patronize us." Other extracts are as follows : "The responsibility of providing revenue and looking after the solvency of the treasury, which rests with con? gress, has been usurped by the Presi? dent. Why is he not impeached ? Because he is oarrying out Republican policies, and the majority io the house of repre? sentatives feel safe and believe that they are certain to elect the next President aod obtain control of the government. They are willing to load down the in? competent or dishonest Democracy (I say the incompetent and dishonest De? mocracy) with the odium of the misgov? ernment, to lend their help by acquies ence in wrong doing. The policy ia to do nothiog-to preserve a masterly in? activity, and only obstruct where relief could be given. "The encroachments of the Federal judiciary and the supineness and ven alty-corruption, I may say-of the representative branches of the govern? ment, are causes of drep concern to all thinking and patriotic men. W? are fast drifting into government hy in? junction in the interest of n_ooopolie_ and corporations, and the supreme court, by ono corrupt vote, annuli an act of congress jocking to rl e taxation of thc rich "Tho money changers are in the temple of our liberties and l-ive bot:?hf the sentinels on guard, it may I-;; too late. God grant it be nut sn ; bu. (his grear, ?epubiic can cr.?ly be *aved from t- o C-iscric? of revolution aod inter? necine strife in tho near Suture bv its citizens, casting aside blind allecriar.ee to party and marshaling themselves under the manner of Jefferson's De ; mocracy aod Lincoln's Republicanism, determined to restore the republic to thc form in which ir was left to us by the fathers." In concluding the senator said : "A day of reckoning will come, unless 1 ~ j -bore is no looger a just God ID beaven and when it does come, woe unto these who have been among thc oppressors of the people. The present struggle is unfortunately too much like that which preceeded the late civil war, inasmuch as it is sectional. The creditor and the manufacturing States of the North and east-those which have grown inordi? nately wealthy at the expense of the produciug classes of the South aod West-are urging this policy with the besotted blindness of Belshazzar. The old slaveholders of tbe South were not more arrogant or more determined. The sordid despotism of wealth,' to use the apt phrase of Justice Brown, is already felt throughout tbe land." From the opening sentence of the speech down to its close, Mr. Tillman commanded tbe keenest attention and curiosity of a numerous senate aod crowded galleries. His attitudinizing and his mannerisms caused much amusement. With his left hand pressed against his side and with the printed slips of his speech (from which be frequently strayed) in his right hand, he wheered around in a circle, facing the galleries more frequently than ha faced the chair. At the point where he was denouncing President Cleveland he abandoned his prepared speech and lapsed-into a description of how he came to Washington to witness Mr. Cleveland's first inauguration and had exposed himself for four hours on the plaza of the capitol in order to par? ticipate in thc jollification over a Demo? cratic President, a Democratic Senate and a Democratic house, and he ex? claimed dramatically : "God forgive me for being such a fool." Laughter and applause broke out io thc galleries, which the presiding officer (Mr. Faulk? ner) tried to suppress, and this caused Mr. Tillman to apostrophize the chair, saying : "If you let me down into tbe bog and quagmire of having nobody applaud when I speak, I suppose I will get used to it after awhile." Subse? quently he got into a colloquy with Mr. Hoar as to an expressioo of the latter upoo the decadence of Southern states? men. Wheo Mr. Hoar said he would look up the record to justify himself, Mr. Tillman said he would wait, but that be would not "wet bis whistle," because a windmill cculd not be ron by water. (Renewed laughter.) Mr Tillman said that be would ap? pend to his speech "that infamous con? tract with Stetson (the syndicate con? tract), also an extract from the Demo? cratic year book of 18S8, showing the purchase of bonds, with that surplus which used to keep this man awake at eights. (Laughter*) "And it must be authentic," be add? ed, "coming as it does from the Dem? ocratic national committee. (Laugh? ter.) I just want to put the two cheek by jowl, you know, in juxtaposition." Coming once more to a denunciation of the President, Mr. Tillman snapped ou< the question to Republican sena tors : "Why have you notimpeached him." Mr. Hawley replied that the last con? gress was Democratic. "I have already paid my respects to the last congress," Mr. Tillman said, "and I hoped better things from the congress which the people have now sent here. But you are all of a kind cowards, tools of monopolists. (Sensa? tion.) He is not impeached becausa he is carrying cut Republican policy." Mr. Tillman spoke for exactly two hours, delivering with great dramatic effect the last sentence in which he pre? dicted a national oataciasm "unless you take your hands off tbe people's throats and give them an opportunity to breathe, to work, to live." As soon as he resumed bis seat, tbe session practically broke up, nearly every senator rose and left the chamber and the crowds flocked out of tbe gal? leries. For "Peace on Earth." NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 29.-To all ancient, free and Accepted Masons throughout the world, greeting: The grand lodge of Tennessee, now sitting in annual communication in the city of Nashville, do send this, their fraternal greetings, to the brethren of the Mystic tie, wheresoever dispersed, and sincerely hope and pray that the war clouds which now seem hovering over the nations of the earth will soon be dispersed and the white wings of peace will again cast their lengthening shadows over the world.\ As this end we urge upon every grand lodge cf Ancient Free and Ac? cepted Masons, meeting during the year 1896. to isiue some fraternal sentiment favoring a peaceful termination of all international strife. Also that thev J j U3e their great influence rrith the war making and peace-keeping powers of tho two worlds, to exhaust all honor j able and peaceful means to settle all j contention before the resort to arms I War between natioL.s me.::^ Jc^rh and i destruction and untold agonies, and j 1 we who believe in the Fatherhood of j God, ant! tho brotherhood of man, I j cannot refrain fron) raising our voie- in I condemnation cf thc needless shedding j ! of human blood. Brethren, we greet, you, aod strike hands with you in bringing abor<t a peaceful solution of impending dangers of war. Suffering Armenians. Bishop Capers Issues an Ad? dress to his People. The following address to the clergy and laity of the Episcopal church in South Carolina, issued by Bishop Capers yesterdy, will be read with general interest : Episcopal Residence, Columbia, S. C., Jan. 28,1896. To the Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of South Carolina. Dear Brethren: I have received from thc presiding bishop copies of sundry petitions, to which he has asked my signature, the same being addressed by himself, and the bishops of the Protestant Episcopal church in the United States, to the archbishop of Canterbury, and to the crowned Leads of Europe, asking their inter? vention in behalf our suffering fel? low Christians in Armenia. Accom? panying these petitions is a commun? ication from a confidential correspon? dent in Constantinople, whom the presiding bishop assures me is in every way trustworthy and entitled to entire confidence. This corres? pondent gives the presiding bishop the facts respecting nuraerons mur? ders, massacres, outrages and martyr? dom which transpired in the months of October and November last, given in the order of their dates. I make the following extract under date of November 11th: "In the city of ilarpoot the Chris tain quarters of the city were sacked and many houses were burned, Over 5000 people were killed and many others escaped death only after accepting Islamism. The churches and schools were sacked and burned. Many priests were killed with hor? rible torture. Others yielded to the pressure and became Moham? medans. The Protestant pastor at Koh, near ilarpoot, was killed for refusing to become a Muslim. The Protestant pastor at Nulakeny es? caped from the horde of butchering Muslime and with his wife reached the city of Harpoot in safety. There they were taken from the house where they had found refuge, were ordered to accept Islamism and on refusal were put to death. At Itchee, near Harpoot, a number of the people 8ticeeded in escaping to the Armen? ian church, which was a strong, stone building. Having been induced to come out they were allowed to pass the door one at at a time. Each one as he came out was invited to em? brace Mohammedanism AU who re sused were killed on the spot. Fifty two accepted martyrdom, and among them the venerable Pastor Kriker." # % The correspondent above referred to, writing to the presiding bishop, uses the following language : "I wish you could help force upon the minds of the public that no ef? fective relief can be distributed in the villages without a special staff from abroad under the protection of the foreign governments. * * * "There must be plenty of young men who would willingly go out on this errand of mercy accompanied by native interpreters. There must be enough conscience in our government to insist upon their being protected while doing BO. * * * "Whatever is done must be done quickly. People are dying at the rate of six to ten a day in several towns like Ervingan, Arabkir and Malatia. Even in Yan this death rate exists among the refugees. * * * "That no nation is really Christian, and that all nations secretly hate Christianity has been the burden of the appeals made, to which in past years Muslim writers have prepared the minds of the people for the dreadful work now being done. The apathy of Christendom is now point? ed to as proof of these assertions. Is Christendom to stand idly and see the impressions left indelibly upon the minds of the whole present gen? eration of Muslims ; that Islam is proven by its success to be blessed of God, while Christianity is dis? credited throughout the world ? The church everywhere has a duty to perform for the honor of Jesus Christ." I write to you now, brethren, to j ask your prayers and your a?r in j behalf of our suffering brethren ie . Armenia Let lhere be an offering ! in each of our churches for their re- ? lief and sont to ?he Kev. Dr. John P. ' Peters. 2-5 west Ninety-ninth street, New York city I also request that j the prayer, "For times of* war and tumult," be used among the special prayers at Divine worship, adapting the language of the prayer to refer especially to our persecuted and dy? ing brethren. Faithfully, your bishop, ELLISON CAPERS. A Lot of Criminals." Spanish Description of Reb? els-An "Understand" of Madrid. From a Staff Correspondent of the United Pres3. HABANA, Jao. 31.-Gen. Sabas Ma? rio, acting captain general and com? mander-in-chief of the Spanish forces in Cuba, who left Habana yesterday morning on board a special train, pass? ed last night at San Antonio, 10 miles west of Rincon, in the provinoe of Habana. General Marin's reception was of the heartiest character, both the military and civil officials participating. The colonel commanding the volunteers at Rincon said to Geoeral Marin: "There are rebels in the town as well as in the country." Whereupon General Marin replied : "If you have rebels against thecouotry again, take them, and we will punish them immediately." Repairs are being made to-day upon the railway between San Antonio and Guaoajay in the province of Pinar del Rio and also upon the line between Habana and Batabaoo. The railroad line between Habana and Matanzas is only capable of being operated as far as Aguacate, in the province of Habana. The Diarce de la Marina in an arti? cle on the suggestion that the United States interfere in behalf of the insur? gents says : "The hopes of the separatists will be once more defeated, because telegrams received from Madrid says that the con? ference held between the United States minister to Spain and tbs Spanish cab? inet has been most satisfactory. It is to be hoped so because the insurgents cao not pretend to have the rights that are reserved to the cause of justice, or at least to the cause of dignity and honor. The rebels are only a lot of criminals, who burn, steal, rob and murder. What do the negroes compromising the band under Maceo and the rascals command? ed by robbers like Mirabel and Delgado understand about patriotism and politi? cal ideas ? If the United States were to reoognize such people as belligerents crimes would be legitimatized, and the right*to burn, violate and steal rec<g nized It is absurd to think that the United States would encourage such atrocities, but should *ucb a thing hap? pen, the United States would have more to lose than Spain would, because rhe latter bas decided to resort to every? thing before allowing barbarism tc, reign io Cuba. ?ra-- -? Sullivan's Condition, SPRINGFIELD, 111., Jan 31.-The condition of John L. Sullivan is not as satisfactory this evening. The wounds on his head are suppurating and much inflamed and the patient is irritable, restless and and feverish. His manager, Mr. Glickauff, met the newspaper men and stated that the physician^ orders was to let no one see Sullivan, and the ex-champion was in no condition . to talk, and wished no one but his wife to see him A large number of telegrams were received to day making in? quiries concerning the pugilist's con? dition, and some offering assistance. Tiie latter were promptly declined, as Sullivan needs nothing. A change was made in physicians to-day from Dr. J. N. Dixon to Dr. W. R Ryan. This change was due to the fact that Dr. Dixon declined to go to the hotel in the middle of the night when Sullivan's wounds became painful. There is no immediate prospect of the pitient's recovery, and should erysipelas supervene it will be a very serious matter for the ex cham? pion How To Prevent Croup. Some reading that will prove interpsting to young mothers. How lo guard against the di.-ease. Croup is a terror to young mothers and to post them concerning tiie CHUSP, first symp? toms and treatment is the orj^ct of this item * Thp o.igin of croup is a common cold. Children who are iut'jpc? to it tnke cold very easily Hud croup is ?Imost s::it- t!> fellow. Tiie first symptom is hoarsened: 'his is soon followed by a peculiar rcueh c;>U?h. which is C?sily recognized und will r.*\-n be forgotten by one who has hi ird i\ The ;bne tr, act ts v. :*:ie child first t>ee:):;.t hoarse. It Chamberlain's Coi'gh Remedy i? ireely given all tendency to croup will soon disappear. Even after the crcapv cough developed it wili prevent the attark. There is un d -t^er in tr j v : n jr :\,\? remedy tc. it contains oohing injurious. For sale by i>r. A. !. China. Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1896. New Series-Yol. XV. No 27