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Consolidated Aug. 2, ISSI. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1896. New Series-Vol. XV. No SI ?\)t SSatcjHB?B an?r JSmitlmm Published Svcry Wednesday, JM. cst-. Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : ?1.50 per annum-in advance. ADVERTISEMENT: One Square first insertion.$1 00 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which snbserve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Clemson Troubles. The board of trustees of Clemson college have been io session in Co? lumbia for some time, and yesterday the consideration of important matters was engaged in. Several vaca ot professor? ships were filled by men in whom the trustees seem to plaoe the greatest coo . fideo ce and trust and who are highly spoken of. A member of the board of trustees yesterday gaye the representative of The State a short sketch of the profes? sors elected by the board, and they are given below in foll : Mr. J. V. Lewis, who was elected to the ohair of Mineralogy and geology, is a native of North Carolina and gradu? ated some years ago at the State un? iversity there. For a few years after graduation he was employed on the United States geological survey/ He than spent a year at John's Hopkins university and another year at Harvard ander the distinguished geologist, Prof N. S. Shaler, who thus writes of Mr. Lewis : "While here he woo the esteem and respect of all who oame in contact with him. He is a gentleman ; he is welt trained in his profession ; he had an ex? cellent influence upon the young men with whom be came io contact. If there were a vacancy in our geologi? cal corps I should consider Mr. Lewis as a fit candidate for the place, provi? ded it called for any other than certain special attainments. If you bad writ? ten me to recommend a candidate I should have asked you to consider Mr. Lewis as perhaps the most available of all I could have mentioned/' Since leaving Harvard Mr. Lewis bas been engaged on the geological survey of North Carolina, and also comes highly recommended by Profes? sor Holmes, with whom be bas been working. He is a member of tbe Baptist church and is recently married, and a member of the Y. M. C. ?. Capt. Ezra B. Fuller was elected in? structor of physics to fill the place made vacant by the resignation of Prof. C. W. Welch. Captain Fuller is well known to the people of this State and it is sufficient to say as to his qualifica? tions that he taught physios for four years at West Point. He is consid W"^ ered an unusually strong man Mr. W. M. Riggs, a navive of South Caralioa, was elected assistant professor to Professor Tompkins io mechanical and electrical engineering. He is a graduate of the Alabama Pol ytecnio institute and has had some special traintng at Cornell university. For the past three years he has beeo an assistant io the mechanical depart? ment of his alma mater. He has the unqualified endorsement of the faculty at Auburn. Mr. Riggs bas bad a great deal of experience io the practical work of a mechanic. He is unmarried and belongs to a Presbyterian family. For instructor in wood work tbe board elected Air. Albert Barnes, a graduate of Cornell university. More difficulty was found io filling this posi? tion than ail the others. Mr. Barnes, it is believed, will measure up with the high standard which the board re? quires. He is a man of fine education and a large practical experience. Since graduation he has taken a special course in order to more fully equip himself for the work. M. Barnes is unmarried and a member of the Congregationalist church. Mr. John Thompson, a graduate of the University of Minnestota, was elected assistant in the department of chemistry. For several years since graduation Mr. Thompson has pursued special courses in chemistry and has been for some time an instructor at the university. He has made agricultural chemistry a specialty and is particu? larly strong in this department. Mr. Thompson is a married ajan. Mr. Bowman, the present instructor ia forge and foundry work, has retain- j ed in his present position. Ali- these gentlemen received the ' unanimous support of the board. Thc ^board considered no business farther thkn this, which would interest the public.V'fhe trustees were expect- j ing to reccivi a visit, from the bgisla- i live investigating committee, but in | this they were ^disappointed. The bo:'rd . yesterday afternoon adjourned and several mern bera have already returned home. I Clemson collefee opens to-morrow with an increase in tbe number of stu? dents in attendance. Ail arrange? ments have been made for the recep? tion of the students, both old and new. Columbia State, Feb. 19 Australian Ballot Lost. The House Wedded to the old Eight-box Law. Columbia, Feb, 18.-Most of the day was spent in the consideration of the election bills that have been proposed for adoption. As was expected the eight-box law found favor io tbe House. Mr. Manning mace a splendid presenta? tion of bis Australian ballot system and the necessities for its adoption, but the sentiment of the House seemed to be that the time and education of the white voters were not yet ready for a change of this character. The mem? bers were pleased with the line and force of the argument, but. did not want a change at this time. Mr. Weston on the general subject of open and honest and fair elections, and the justification of the past election laws and their oper? ation, made a capital and forcible speech. The eight-box law as proposed is substantially the same as that now in operation, with such changes as are necessitated by the new Constitution. The first work of the day was to try and settle the school tax differences that were brought, about by the changing of the Berkeley County line. A bill was passed, the best that the Charleston delegation could get and which will to a considerable exteut relieve the sit? uation. Mr, Bacot's bill was amended by Mr. Harvey, of Berkeley, as to the adjustment of back claims by a sort of board of arbitration, and it is boped that the plan will work out satisfactorily. CONDUCT OP SPANISH TROOPS. Habana, Feb. 14, via Tampa, Fla., Feb. 18.-The following letter has been sent to the American press: Insurgent Camp, Arcos de Caoasi, Feb 12.-As there have been com? ments in the American press, influenced by the agents of the Spanish govern? ment, on the system of war followed by the Cuban patriots, who are repre? sented to the face of the world as ene? mies to the civilization and wealth of this country, I tbink it will be of in? terest to your readers to have a state? ment of my personal experience. Some years ago I oame from the United States to attend to the property owned by my family in this rich but unhappy country, and in tbe province of Matanzas. As a sympathizer with the heroio efforts of tbese people for their freedom and the establishment of their republic, I joined thc Cuban army at the beginning of January, fulfilling what I conscientiously considered my doty, but with the intention that I would observe and enforce upon those under my command the laws and usurges adopted by all civilized nations. A few days after I had joined the Cuban army, a column of the Spanish army under command of General Prats arrived at the plantation Santa Susana, my father's property, an American cit? izen, and in revenge for my having joined the patriots, they burned and de? stroyed the buildings on the plantation and everything they found in their way. This vandalio act may be the object of sad comparison if you consider the con? duct observed by General Gomez and his men, while they occupied the plan? tation "Espania,7' belonging to Mr. Romero Roberdo, crownminister, and who is the enemy of Cuban liberty ; in the plantation "Portugais'* where Gomez has encamped three times, own? ed by Manuel Caivo, leader of the most retrograde of the Spanish party ; and in the plantation "San Antonia" of the Marques of Davalo, also one of thc greatest enemies of the Cubans, where the general exacted of his troops the greatest of respect towards the prop? erty and workmen. Decide now who are the ones who carry on the war in civilized manner and who are those who fight as savages. Yours truly, Lson Del ra OD te. This Mr. Dumonte is the son of Mr. Leonardo Del monte who died latc'y in Paris, an American citizen, and ;?.ll his family are well koo7;n ia New York's he?t society. Matt Quay, Levi P. Morton and Stove Elkins are all formally in the race for the St. Louis nomination. Tin's does not mean that there is very much likelihood that either of them will win but il does mean that who? ever gets the nomination will have to pledge himself to take car*; of Quay, Platt and Elkins in case ?if Republi? can success at the polls A Cabinet position for himself, or ;? generous allotment of the spoils for his friends, will no doubt be demanded by each of the worthies named. Neither of them is in politics for fun or for his health. For the Great Exposition. Notable Assemblage of Busi ness Men in Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 18.-An expositio of southern products, natural an manufactured, will be held in Chics go this fall, merchants, raanufac turers and capitalists of this city agreeing to manage and finance il while the southerners interested wi? furnish exhibits free of cost to Chi cago. This was the decision of th? special committee appointed by th? delegation at the Palmer house thi afternoon. The committee met im mediately after adjournment and afte several hours deliberation decided t< so report to the convention when i reassembles to-morrow. Bankers, merchants, manufactu rers, capitalists, journalists and mei prominent in southern public lift came from ali the States in the Soutl last night and to day in large num bers to officially represent theil States and cities at the conventior which will organize the expo? sition enterprise. The delegatet were filled with enthusiasm and die not even say'unkind things about th< weather which was down to zero anc aggravated by a piercing wind al day. The States of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Louisana, Ken tucky, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Maryland and Texas were represented at the opening session., he largest delegations being from Georgia and Tennessee. Among the arrivals were General Chas. Thurman of Nashville, John H. McDowell, the Tenessee's Peo? ple's party leader ; Chas D. Mitchell, Chattanooga, vice president of the National Manufacturers' asso ciation ; Major John Cann, "the lame miller," of Cumberland Milling company ; Capt. ii. C. Ward, United States Army, Nashville, who was appointed by the governor to look after the military features of the ex? position ; Theodore Cooley, chair? man of the art department of the Tennesee Centennial and A. M Wells, commissioner general of the Tennessee Centennial The delega? tions came to the Palmer house par? lors reserved for their use and after registering, spent the morning hours in social intercourse or business talk with fellow-delegates from Chicago or the South. Geo. W. Zeiss of Texas was the first on the ground with an exhibit. Lie brought up samples of the Canaigre root, which resembles the sweet potato very strongly, and which grows in the western part of the State, but thrives in a much more profitable fashion near the the Gulf of Mexico, where it is being cultivated. Its product is the tannie acid of com? merce and the Texans are proud of it. Along with the canaigre root comes the ramie, a fibrous production from which textile fabrics may be made with a profit. While the delegates were arriving and being welcomed by Chicago business men, ex-Confederates and grand army veterans, a preliminary committee, consisting of W. A. Giles, Chicago, chairman, Patrick Walsh, C. A. Collier, Ii. li. Stafford and W. II. Harper, of Georgia; Mal? colm McNeill and Col H. L. Turner of Chicago, held a meeting to out? line a plan for submission to the con? vention. At 3 o'clock, the delegates assem? bled for business, Chicago being rep? resented by many prominet citizens named by the mayor. A cordial welcome was given the visitors by Corporation Counsel Beale, in the absence of Mayor Swift, who is con? fined to his home with the grip PAT WALSH, CHAIRMAN. * Hon. Patrick Walsh of Augusta, Sa . was elected chairman, Malcolm McNeill of Chicago, secretary and Howard R Stafford, of Augusta, as? sistant secretary. Chairman Walsh thanked the cor? poration counsel for his welcome *nd made a few remarks calling at Lention to the great resources of the .South and the benefits to be derived from making an exhibit of ?hem to :he western people It was resolved that a committee consist ing of ono delegate from ?ach State and ten representatives rom Chicago be appointed to decide ? whether it was an opportune time to ! ?old f?n exposition as proposed and if h ?o to present, a plan for putting the i jclieme into operation. The com j ; nitleo aopointed by tho chairman is i lS follows : * ! From Chicago-W P Halliday, < kV rn A Giles, Gen Chas Fitzsimmons, ? ?3 M Lawrence, \V A Alexander, i Malcolm McNeil!, John E Scott, Wm < 1 Harper, Col Henry T Tinner, Postmaster Washington liessing. e From the South-B L Dulaney, 6 Pennessee ; T S Plowman, Alabama ; ( A' J Andrew, North Carolina ; E L <. loche, of South Carolina ; D B Dyer, I Georgia ; T P Crasty, Maryland ; W W Stone, Mississippi ; W. P Ralph, j Kentucky ; W A Simmons, Florida ; Morris Schwabacker, Louisiana, and I Z P Zeiss, Texas. A resolution was adopted inviting all railroads to send delegates to the convention. Colonel Turner, commanding the First Regiment, I. I. N. G , invited the delegates to attend a regimental drill, reception and dance to be given to morrow night at the First Regi? ment armory of the delegates by Chicago citizens and the regimental officers. The convention then adjourned to meet to morrow mornin g at 10 o'clock, when the committee will report. Work of the Great Confer? ence in Chicago. WHAT WAS SAID AND DONE. Chicago, Feb. 20.-The delibera tions of the special committee de- I layed the calling to order this morn? ing at the Palmer House of the Chicago-Southern States delegate convention, but when the report was ready, the 150 delegates quickly set? tled down to business. H. N. Hig? ginbotham, president of the World's Fair directory, was called into con? ference with the committee in an ad? visory capacity and the great mer? cantile interests which he represents will be actively brought to bear in favor of the exposition enterprise. The report of the committee de? clared in favor of the exposition as follows : "lt is the sense of this meeting that it is feasible and desirable to hold a Southern States exposition in Chicago in 1896. "That the name of the exposition shall be known as the Southern States Exposition company of Chi? cago. "That the Southern States pledge themselves to provide exhibits from their respective States and to deliver them free of cost at the exposition building to be provided by Chicago and to insta ll the same in said build? ing under the direction of the Chi? cago organization, and that they will remove said exhibits from the build? ing within 15 days after the close of the exposition ; and the said South? ern States shall do all the necessary work of promotion and advertising in the Southern States ; that Chicago shall furnish a suitable building with such space as may be feasible and pay the expenses of maintaining the exhibition, including police and fire protection for not more than three months, but shall not be responsible for theft or loss by fire. And it is understood that the administration and financial management of the ex? position shall be under control of the Chicago organization." The reading of that section which decided that the exposition should be held was received with applause, but there was a difference of opinion as to the administration and finan? cial management being exclusively under the control of the Chigago organization. There was a spirited discussion of an amendment of Editor Ilemphill. of South Carolina, providing for an ad? visory board, to consist of one per? son from each Southern State repre? sented, or the chairman of the State delegation, to co-operate with the Chicago managers. The friction was finally removed by tho withdrawing of the amendment, and the report was then adopted unanimously as presented. The following, present? ed by the Chicago delegates, was adopted : "Resolved, That the Chicago dele? gation in this convention resolves that a provisional committee of 40 or more, to be appointed by the mayor of Chicago, to organize and incorpor? ate a company to be known as the 'Southern States Exposition Company of Chicago,7 and to secure subscrip? tions to the stock of said company to such an amount as may in their judg? ment, be necessary to insure the suc? cess of the enterprise. When a board of directors shall have been elected by the stockholders of the company to .be so organized, the du? ties of sai;l provisional committee shall ocaso " Major llemphill's resolution pro? viding for the appointment of an ad? visory committee for ouch of the Southern States, to bo named by the lelegations. to confer with the man lirers ii. regard to ali exposition mat f?rs, v.Ms ?gain presented and idopted Ex-Govern Bullock of Georgia favored the naming ol an advisory jommittee because it was in the di ection of State Righst, a plan for udepci vient State action rather than ;o-operative ?routheni action. Tennessee and Georgia delegates! ipoke in favor of making tho expo lition a permanent one, but C W. ?iles, chairman ol' the Chicago dele? gation, said it was premature to d?? jate that, question The South. Carolina delegation an nouueed that their State would be represented by a million spindles and defied any other cotton State to beat them. A resolution was adopted naming Chairman Walsh, who is general man? ager of the Southern Associated Press, as the best man to give the enterprise the widest publicity through the medium of the press. He announced that as all southern publishers were heartily in favor ol the exposition no money would be needed to conduct the department of publicity and promotion. Free Silver or Bolt. Senator Tillman advises a bolt to the 6?ver party in the event the Chicago Democratic convention fails to adopt a platform to the free silver tune. Well, it was a crime for the Haskell ites to bolt the Democratic nominations. They were traitors to their party, worse than Radicals !" But, Tillman^! Anything Tillman does is rigH and pa? triotic.-Edgefield Monitor. A Scene in Court. CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-At 3 o'clock to? day a jury found Nie Marzen guilty of the murder of Fritz Holzbuetter, in this city on January 30, 1895, and con? demned him to death. Tbe murder was for money which Helzhuetter was known to have for tbe purpose of buy? ing cattle. The closing scene of the trial was in? tensely dramatic and almost tragic. While making the closing address, the prosecuting attorney, Pearson, picked up the butcher's cleaver with which he olaimed Marzen killed Holzhuetter, and by way of illustration to the jury as to ibe manner of tbe murderous blow, raised the cleaver over his bead with a quick motion, intended to bring it down heavily. Bu? the glistening blade flew from the handle, went over ehe heads of a dozeo persons and struck a pillar io the courtroom, entering the hard wood half sn inch. Two men, one of them Charles Pagle, a witoess, sat near the pillar, and the keen-edged steel passed between their heads, with scarce? ly an iocb of space on either side. This excitement was followed by the collapse of the prisoner, while Judge Smith was reading bis instructions. He tried to rise, bis arms fell on the table in front of bim and he fell for? ward on bis face. Wild excitement waa caused in the crowded' court room, Mrs. Marzen's cries piercing the air. The judge was compelled to adjourn court. WALLER'S RELEASE. Paris, Feb. 21.-John L. Waller ex-United States consul to Madagascar, who was court-martialed and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment under con? viction of having illegally communi? cated with the Hova8, arrived in Paris at 9 o'clock this moroiDg, having been pardoned and released from Nimes pris? on yesterday. Mr Waller soon after bis arrival here said : "I am grateful for tb is opportunity to thank the Pres? ident of the United States, the state de? partment at Washington and United States Ambassador Eustis. as well as Secretaries Vignaud and Newton Eus tis of thc United States embassy, the latter of whom visited me at the prison. His visit cheered me very much aud was followed by marked improvement in my treatment. I feel highly elated to find myself free after ll months incarceration, under condemnation to solitary confinement for 20 years, which was equivalent to eternity. I am in good health and scarcely suffer at ali now from the Madagascar fever, which made such terrible havoc among the Freoch troops in Madagascar. I shall remain four days in Paris, and shall also stop a few days in London. I ex- ? pee* to pail for America on Feb. 29." Mr. Waller added that although he was treated as a prisoner of war oo board the ship which brought him to Prance, tbe treatment was modified ater, although, he said, be received rood ordinary treatment, equally a? ;ood a? that shown to white prisoners o the Nimes prison. All things con idered, Mr. Waller looks exceptionally veil. He lost but little weight, despite lis attack of fever while in the pri.-on. Mr. Wailer expressed great anxiety o learn the detail* of 'he conditions of icace which thc French had imposed pon Madagascar. Malier Knocked Oat Fltzsimmons Does him up ia One round. Langtry Tex.. Feb 21.-It took Robert Fitzsimmons just 95 seconds this afternoon to defeat P^ter Maher and become the heavy-weight champion of the world. The fight took place ic the bottoms of the Rio Grande river, on the Mexican side, a mile and a half dis? tant from the Langtry depot. Even to his friends, it was evident that thc Irish lad was no? in it from the start. Before the round had prog? ressed 30 seconds Maher attempted a foul and was heatedly warned by the referee. Fitzsimmons' coup was in the form of one of bis famous upper hooks with which he knocked out Hall and broke the nose of Jack Steizen?r, his trainer. Maher made a gallant effort to get upon his feet when time was call? ed, but after gettiog half way to a recumbent position be fell back and still ad his head on the floor rvben time was called, and the decision was awarded to the Cornishman. The Disaster in South Afr ica. Johannesburg, Feb. 20.-President Kruger and the chiefs of the several executive departments of the govern? ment of the South African republic made an inspection of rhe 6ceoeof the dynamite exposion at Viedeodorp, a suburb of this city, yesterday, and visited many of the injured coen, women and children in the hospitals. President Kruger, after viewing the scenes of devastation, declared that the Netherlands Railway oompay, on board of whose cars the dynamite eiploded, would have to pay the amount of the damage done, which is calculated at ?1,000,000 at least. The president was greatly affected by the scenes in the hospitals and elsewhere, and in speaking later dwelt upon the splendid manner in which the people of Johan? nesburg bad suak their race and other feuds and joined hands in relieving the distress of the hundreds who were io need of aid. President Kruger was elected presi? dent of the relief committee 'ihicb was formed yesterday and which bas already collected ?60,000. The fund collected by the committee organized for the sufferers by the ex? plosion now amounts to ?100,000. Atlanta, Feb 21.-A special to the Constitution from Carroltao, Ga., says that a freight train ran into an open, switch at Mandeville on the Chatta? nooga, Rome and Columbus road last night. Sixteen cars were wrecked. A large oil tank full of oil burst and' caught on fire, buming up a large number of the cars and the depot. Sol West, colored, was killed and En? gineer Bruce was injured, hut not se? riously. Sol West was caught under the lender and his left leg had to be severed at the knee to keep bim from burning up, as the oil from the tank car had spread over the ground. The loss to the railroad is about ?20,000. All trains are running on time. - ? I O?- -CM - Old Pianos taken in exchange fo new ona a the Sumter Music House. Our people are growing more and more in the habit of looking to China's Drug S?ore for the latest and best of everyihini: in the ('rug lice. They sell Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, famous for its cures of bud co' is, croup and whooping cou?ih. When in need of such a medicine give this remedy H t.-?ai an-: you will be more than pleasei with 'be rec ult. The little daughter of .Mr. Fred Webber, Holland, Mass , had a very r>ad cold -.nd cough which he had not oeen utile to cure with any thing. I gave him a 25 cent !)<.:.!e of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, savs W ?. Holden, merchant and postmaster at West Brimfield, and the nesr n'aie I saw bim he said it worked like a charm. This remer . is intended especially for acute 'broat and 'uug diseases such >?s coids, croup and whoc^'og cough, and it is famous fer its o:rrS. T- ere is no danger in giving it ;o children fo" it contains nothing injarious. For sale by Dr. A J. China. How To Prevent Croup. Some reading that wi!! prove in'erest;r.g to young mothers. How to guard agu nst the disease. Croup isa terror to young mothers an<1 io pest them concerning ti.e c.-iuse, fir?f n p toms and treatment is the object of this i??-IT? ? The origin of crcup is a con.;uon <.. id. Chi'.drc-n who are subject to it take cold M. ry easily and croup is KI^CS* sure to fc?U.v.-. The ri:?' symptom is hoarseness; :'? ??- if *. -n followed by a peculiar ro::aii cough, whir;' i? easily reeogn'fced and will :>.ev, : ;e forgo'ten by one who hus heard i*. The rime to BC? :S when tiic child Mrs: heronze- ho-.rse. if Chamberlains Congh Remedy is freely given al! tendency to croup v. iii soou disant?**". Even after the crear .. comrh h developed ir wi!! prevent the attack. There is :;.> i:<':yer in giving this ren ed} ! r st cunta;::.: ; a ug injurious- Fur sale by Or. A. J. : Luau Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1896. New Series-Yol. XV. No 27