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-.-?---~ " * '-; ?HK SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established 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." THE TRUE SO?THRON. Established Jone,1266 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1896. Sew Series-Vol. XV. So 34 in Published Steery Wednesday, -BY- , JNT. G-, Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : ?1.50 per annum-in advance. ADVERTISEMENT: One Square 45rst 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. Politicians Pull Pistols. Blood May Flow Like Whis? key in Kentucky. frankfort, Ky., March li.-In order to stave off the Thorne distil? lers bill in the house, those opposed to it demanded the consideration of the Kaufman-Dunlop contest ?c?seas ?privileged matter. Mr. Carroll made the point of order that there was no ?longer a contest, as the contestant toad withdrawn. 'Other Democrats made similar points, but the chair decided that the common wealth was interested in the matter and it was in the province of the house to declare who was en? titled to the seat. Mr. Fiippin in? sisted that a vote was the special order of the house, and the chair so decided. The vote was theti taken on the minority report in favor of un? seating Kaufman and it was adopted by a vote of 49 to 46. The final vote was then taken on the majority report, as amended by this minority unseating report. All the Democrats left the house. The ladies withdrew from the lobbies Mr. Poor stayed in and 51 members were present. Mr Kaufman was unseated. In a minute the wildest excitement prevailed all over the state house. Senators huddled together in the middle of the senate chamber while a mob crowded every entrance. The Democratic senators yelled their votes unseating Senators James and Walton, Republicans. Titree min? utes later a mob was at the door declaring that James and Walton should never go in. it was now 11.45. In the mob were several men holding pistols, standing at the door daring Republicans to attempt to bring the two unseated senators through. In the crowd were Jack Chinn, Jim Williams, Senator Bron ston, Senator Martin, Walter Sharp and Senate Doorkeeper Tyler. Sen? ator Blackburn was in the crowd counseling coolness The crowd was furious when they learned that Jam?8 had already slipped into the house and had done so while they were unseating him in the sen? ate. At 12.05, Dunlop approached i;he door, but was waved back. Speaker Blanford of the howse re? fused to recognize the senate, hoping that Dunlop would come in, but at $2.19. Lieutenant Governor Worth? ington took the gavel from Blanford almost by loree and called the joint session to order. Senator Bronston, Democrat, m-ade a speech, supporting the action of the senate in unseating Republicans. Mr. Bronston made the point that the senate's chief clerk was the one to cal) the roll. The Republicans dis? puted tfoe right of the senate clerfc to cali the roll. The point was that if James' name was not called, the vote would fee r. tie. The discussioH became general and assumed a j milder tone. Finally, at 12.30 p. m., j the chair ruled that the Democratic j senate derk ?bou ld call the senate roll and the house clerk the house roll. The roli call was then begun. The senate clerk did not call the uara es of Jones and Walton. The house clerk did not call the name of Kaufman. Dr. James sat still and did not demand tbe cal! of his name and Mr. Bunnan demanded the read ing of the journal of yesterday. At 12.50 p. m. the demand for the journal reading was withdrawn, and a roll call was begun, the Republi? cans refraining from voting. There was a whisper that the Republicans might ask to vote at the last for Car? lisle. At 1 p. m. the roll call was com? pleted. Eight or 10 Democrats voted for Carlisle Neither Mr. James nor any of the other Republi? cans asked to vote, except Mr. Flip pin, who recalled his request. The vote stood : Blackburn 54, Carlisle 10, Buckner 1. The chair announced no quorum voting. At 1 10 p. m the session adjourn? ed, the doors wera thrown open and the members filed out and mingled with the mob, all seemingly in a good humor. Not a Republican voted. The scene in the senate immediate? ly after the unseating of Kaufman, and while James and Wallon were being unseated, was riotous. The lieutenant governor ignored the clerk putting motions. He broke bis gavei and left his chair The Demo? cratic senators shouted their votes like commanding officers giving orders in battle. Senator Holloway left the chamber, and threatened by his manner every Democrat who tried to make him go back. When the clerk announced the result of the vote on the motion to unseat, the senators rushed to the house door and the crowd roared like a mob. The real danger was that an attempt would be made to take James from the house into which he had slipped while being unseated. He promised that he would not try to vote until a further settlement of the matter. Soon the only people to hold the door were Captain Bob Tyler on the inside and Jack Chinn, his temporary deputy, on the outside. When things calmed down a little, it could be seen that Chino's demon? strations to draw a weapon were only made when the mob pressed too hard at first, and that when he start? ed to draw, those around who were determined to protect him would also prepare to fight. Any attempt of Walton to force his way in would un? doubtedly have caused great blood? shed. Neither James nor Walton will get in the joint session to mor? row unless they go before the senate convenes and are let in by the Re? publican doorkeeper of the house. After -the joint session, the sen? ate adjourned, but the house ex? tended its session to take up some unfinished work Mr. Kaufman was not present. As Dunlap will not qualify a? Kaufman's successor, the joint ses? sion vote is again a tie The talk this afternoon of the militia having charge of the state house to-morrow j is said to be without foundation. Dr. C. J. Walton, one of the ex-, pelled Republican senators, was for merly United States pension agent at Louisville. TO COUNTY DISPENSERS. Gov. Evans Writes An Inter? esting Circular Letter. Governor Evans has sent out circu- | lars to the various county dispensers in the State, warning them not to violate certain sections of the dispensary law and advising them to enforce certain sections ia particular. The following is an exact copy of the circular : Office of Stale Beard cf Control, Columbia, S. G., March, 9, '96. To Couuty Dispensers: You aro hereby notified that you are to comply strictly with ail the provi? sions of the dispensary law relating to your duties, etc. Your oath forbids yoG to sell, give or furnish to any per? son any intoxicating liquors, otherwise than is provided by law. 2od. To sell or furnish to aoy minor, intoxicated or persoos in the habit of becoming intoxicated. 3rd To sell liquors only between the hours fixed by tbe State board of con-1 trol. . ?j 4th. You are forbidden to allow li- j qoors to be opened or drank in the dis- j peusary. -j 5th. You shall require all persons > purchasing liquors to sign a request i tor the same as required by law, ex-1 cept iu cases where liquor? are ordered J from counties in which there is no dis- ! pensary, and in such case? the liquors i may be shipped uuder the proper labels or certificates, if the dispenser is satis? fied they are not ordered by minors or persons who are in the .habit of becoming intoxicated. Liquors must DOD be sold on .written orders from persons residing in -counties where a dispensary te located, ?oless the handwriting is known to the dispenser and is attested by him, or the person presenting the order will sub? scribe the name of the party making the order to the request, as agent. AU other provisions of the Uv must be also complied with. Any failure to observe your oath or the provisions of the dispensary law will work the forfei? ture of your permit, Respectfully, JOHN GARY EVANS, Chirman State Board of Control. W. W.HtRRis, Clerk State Board of Control. Right You Are, Mr. Stump. Washington. March 13.- Commis? sioner Stump has decided to admit un? der contract at New York, Walter Ains? worth and four other machinists, from England, who have come to this country to put up new improved cotton machi? nery in Columbia, S. C., New Bed? ford, Mass and New York city. It is stipulated that these men shall do no other kind of work. - i rag- ? <. . cw. King Mptnbk, of Abysinoia, is mak? ing it hot for the italians and the lat? ter are DOW actiog strictly on the de? fensive instead of attempting the con? quest of the country. Hoar Opposes THE ADOPTION OP THE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS. Washington, March ll.-Senator Hoar's resolutioc postpone the con? ference report on the Cuban concurrent resolutions till Monday, the 6th of April, waa taken up early in the morn? ing hour to-day, and, after a speech by Mr. Hoar in support of it, lost its place in tbe morning hour and went to the calendar, from which there will prob? ably be no effort to resurrect it. Bat the debate in the senate will go on all the same'to-morrow and until the sub? ject is disposed of, as the conference re? port is a privileged question, at least until 2 o'clock every day, when it comes in conflict, with the resolution for seat? ing Mr. Dupont as senator from the State of Delaware-a question of still higher privilege. Mr. Hoar's spoecb was largely an arraignment of the committee on for? eign relations for reporting the concur? rent resolutions without having any facts to justify suob action. He ap? pealed to Senator Sherman, whom he placed on the same pedestal with Lin? coln, Grant. Fisb, Seward and his own illustrious brother, General Sherman, to recede from the position which he bad taken ; aod the only reason for which was, he intimated, because a Presidential election was at hand. Mr. Hoar said some very severe things about the aotion of the commit tee on foreign relations, and said that when it wrote the word "concurrent" at the bead of tbe resolution, it meant, "it is to be distinctly understood that this is a Pick wickian resolution." In openiog the debate on bis motion to postpone the conference report on the Cuban resolutions, Mr. Hoar said he did not suppose that at his time of life it was necessary for him to proclaim his sympathy with any people Strug gling against oppression. The question of belligerency, he said was a question of fact, and it was reasonable that the usual precaution should be taken. The senate should have before it the finding of facts by the proper committee charged with its investigation. This subject was dis? cussed in the committee for several day9 and was then brought into the senate without any report but accompanied by a speech from Senator Morgan, who laid bis .?.word on the table and asked j Spain to take it up and declared his be ! lief io the power of congress without the President to grant belligerent rights. The other speech, that of Mr. Sherman, contained quotations from a work that was repudiated. Upon these statements and without any presentation of facts congress was asked to act. Mr. Morgan interrupted Mr. Hoar to say that he was entitled to his own opinion as to the authority to grant .belligerent rights and wouid express them whenever he saw fit. As a mat? her of fact, Mr. Morgan said, the committee oo judiciary, of which Mr. ? Hoar was chairman, had before it the ?.question determining the nature of a concurrent resolution and involving the status of the Cuban resolutions them? selves. There had been unusual deUy there and the committee on foreign re? lations waited patiently, bat in vain, for the light from that committee. IFORAKER FOR MCKINLEY The Senator-elect Deelares Himself-The Ohio State. Columbus, 0., March 10.-The most notable feature of the short session of the Republican State convection to? day was the speech of Senator-elect ?Foraker, in which be declared hts al? legiance to McKinley with all his char? acteristic vigor. **? want my speech to be short enough," said he, "for ail td read it, and plain enough for all to understand it." And then he passed into praise of ex-Governor McKinley and a presenta? tion of his qualifications for the presi? dency that fully made amends for tbe notable omission of aoy such sentiment in bis epeech accepting the office of United States senator two months ago. "The Republicans of Ohio don't look unkindly at Thomas Reed (ap? plause) nor Levi P. Morton, nor Wm. B. Allison, nor Matthew Stanley Quay, tbe other great leaders wbo have been mentioned to connection with that hon? or. On the contrary, if the St. Louis convention should disappoint us and give the honor to one of them, we here now pledge bim in advance the elec? toral vote of Ohio by the largest major? ity ever given in tho history of the State It is not that we love Caesar less, but Rome more. William Mc? Kinley is our own." The crew of the schooner James B. Ogden, Captain James Summers, which sailed from Newport News last week for Allens Point with a cargo of coal, were brought back last night, haviug been rescued from their vessel Friday last just before she foundered 200 miles from Cape Henry. Cuba's Captains Combine. Tbo Insurgent Forces Massed Near Nueva Paz. Habaoa, March ll. via Key West, March ll.-Gomez. Maceo, Lacret and other leaders have united just east of Habana line, Nueva Paz. It is sup? posed their intention is to return to this province. The troops have recently made several combination tor the pur? pose of crushing Maceo and Gomez separately, but all failed. Ooe is blamed upon the telegraph operators' failure to deliver messages. This is said to be an excuse, the charge against operators not being proven. There is considerable uneasiness in official cir? cles in regard to the concentration of rebel forces. Taken in connection with rumors that the main portion of Col lazo's expedition with ammunition and also that Calixto Garcia with 20 others have just landed, it may mean the rebels want to be prepared to strike an effective blow. The news of the first action by congress bas already reached the rebel camps. The union of forces aggregating 15,000 men may be the re? sult. During the past 10 days, the cane has been burned in all parts of Matan? zas, showing the impossibility to re? sume grinding. All the recent encoun? ters with Gomez and Maceo were noth? ing but outpost fights and losses r-*ere trifling on both sides. A report has reached here that General Pando has been defeated near Caibarien, but it is impossible to obtain details. The en? counter ia not mentioned in official re? ports. ' It is now learned the attack upon Sagua Detanimo reported as a government victory resulted in rebels capturing the towu and using cannon in the bombardment. The insurgent* in this province also have several field guns supposed to have been uken from Spanish troops. Domingo Betarte, owner of thc Oyalita estate, ha3 filled a claim with the French consul for the destruction of property by Spanish troops and also for insult to the French fias:, Manager Duarte being shot while raising the fiag. The consul bas cabled details to Paris. Refugees from interior districts coutinue to arrive. They report desti? tution in ail districts. The operations of both armies have impoverished the country. The stoppage of cutting and grinding cane and shipment of other crops is reducing the peaceful inhabi? tants to a deplorable condition. The government proclamation declar? ing property of absentees liable to con? fiscation ia denounced. Reports of excesses committed by Spanish troops reach here daily. Mak? ing allowance for Cuban exaggeration, probably some truth remains. No one has been yet punished for the Gpatao horror. The foreign peaceable citizens taken from their homes there still re? main in Morro castle. There is one American among them and nearly a dozen other Americans languish in Spanish dungeons with no prospect of an early trial and release, although in most cases there is no evidence of guilt. (Signed) Clark. Preparations for the Cam? paign in South Carolina. Washington, D. C., March 13. To the Members of the State Demo? cratic Executive Committee : Pursuant to the call of the Demo? cratic National committee, directing the selection of delegation of delegates from each each of the several States to assemble in Chicago on July 7, next, for the purpose of nominating can? didates for President and Vice President of the United States, the Democratic State executive committee is hereby re? quested to meet io the city of Columbia on Taesday,the7th day of April, 1896, at the hour of 8 p. m. for the purpose of taking the necessary steps looking to the reorganisation of the Democratic party, and to the assemblage of the State convention to elect delegates to the national convention as provided for by article IV. of the constitution of the party. Recognizing, as I do, the wide differ? ences of opinion as to tde details of party policies and party management, yet fully alive to the present emergen? cies upon the Democracy, we cannot but realize that the party's purposes and successes can only be attained by discipline and organization. As understood by us, the hopes of the country is centered io the Democratic party. Its principles, which have been banded down from Jefferson and Jack? son, are absolutely necessary to maio taiu the equal rights of all of the States and to secure the wise aod econ? omical government of the country. Whatever differences there raav be as to the application of the general princi? ple for which the party stands, all must agree that only by harmony, con? cession and loyalty to the party can great ends accomplished. The rep? resentatives of this State should there? fore go to the national convention with a fixed determination to meet their brethren io a spirit of amity and with a view to harmony. United, and in perfect accord, we ought to be able to continue in control of the governmeut. With a determination to introduce har? mony, we can gain much io the direc? tion of our own desires as to the appli? cation of Democratic principles. We cac gain nothiog except the de? feat of the Democracy bv^ open declara tioDS of our determiuatioo to disorgan? ize if we cannot have our particular views carried out. However, we may differ as to details with our brother Democrats from other sections of the Union, we all know that, the Demo? cratic creed and a Democratic control of thc government are far better for us than anything we may expect from our opponents. J. L. M. IBBY, State Chairman. Circulars of Instruction Sent Out by Comptroller Gen? eral Norton. Comptroller General Norton is gun? ning for county treasurers and sher? iffs. Yesterday he sent the following circular letter to the several Sheriffs in this State : The attention of this department has been directed to the fact that sheriffs have paid State, county and school taxes, collected under tax ex? ecutions to other than the county treasurer. When the sheriff receives tax executions of the county treas? urer, he gives his receipt therefor and should pay the money-State, county and school-collected from such tax executions to no other par? ty or parties than the treasurer of his own county. Even if the comp? troller general vested with his au? thority under the law, should de? mand the money or executions, you have no right to pay the money or deliver the executions to him, but to the treasurer of your county only. Respectfully, James Norton, Comp. Gen. J. P. Derbam, C C. The comptroller general has sent the following circular letter to the county treasurers in the State: "Your attention is directed to the fact that the Constitution prohibits any voter from voting who has not paid the poll tax and other taxes and is able to present to the managers of election a receipt according. These facts when known to the delinquent taxpayers of your county should ope? rate as a stimulus. Notwithstanding th^se simple facts, however, it is your duty to proceed under section 6, sup ply act of 1894, to make the proper affidavit in ail cases of delinquent polls and turn such affidavit over to a magistrate, taking his receipt for ! same. These magistrates should be held to strict account for all the affi? davits placed in their hands and re quired to settle promptly and with? out unnecessary delay All fines col? lected under these proceedings should be placed lo the credit of the school fund, as provided in section 6, sup? ply act, 1894. Wc wish to impress on the minds of the treasurers that all moneys paid into their hands can be drawn out only on the warrant of the proper authorities or paid to the State treasurer as provided by law. "Our attention has been called to an instance where a county treasurer paid moneys to an agent of the sink? ing fund commission. This is in voi lation of ?aw, and treasurers will be held strictly accountable for such il? legal disposition of State, county or school funds. For all State taxes the State treasurer's receipt is the only proper voucher. For all county tax? es the warrant of the countv commis sioners, and for all school taxes the warrant of the school commissioners, except where specially provided that it must be paid on the warrant of the trustees.-The State, March 14. - <**> wm* How To Prevent Croup. Some leading that will prove interesting to young mothers. How to guard against the disease. Croup is a terror to young mothers and to post them concerning the cause, first symp? toms and treatment is tbe object of this item * The origin of croup is a common cold. 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 cough, which is easily recognized and will never be forgotten by one who has heard it. The time to act is when the child first becomes hoarse. If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is freely given all tendency to croup will soon dtsHppear. Even after the croupy cough has developed it will prevent the attack. There is no danger in giving this remedy for it contains nothing injurious. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. Old Pianos taken in exchange for new ones at the Sumter Music House. WHAT WOULD CLEVE? LAND DO? The President Said to be Con? sidering the Cuban Situation. Washington, March 13.-The Presi dent is known to be giving much atten? tion to the situation in Cuba. So far as can be learned, nothing definite bas yet been the outcome of his considera? tions. Rumors that an investigating commission or an army officer has been or will be sent to Cuba do not find cor? roboration among well informed offi? cials. Several army officers have applied for leave of absence wiih permission to go to Cuba, but in earn of these cases the permission asked for was refused. While it is not believed at the war de? partment that any of thc officers who made such application desired to take part in the present hostilities, it was deemed best to keep them away from Habana. There were several reasons for this. It was thought that the Spanish gov? ernment might be suspicious of the presence of United States army officers in the perturbed section, and it was leared that the feeling against this country might lead to incidents, in which these army officersmight be in? volved that would be decidedly embar? rassing to the governments at Washing? ton and Madrid. It is obviously im? possible that au American officer of in? fluence could have visited Cuba under present conditions without his presence being promptly reported. In this connection it is also learned that permission to go to Bermuda and other British fortined posts near the United States coast has been refused to Uuited States army officiais pince Mr. Cleveland's Venezuelan message was sent to congress. The reason for this is obvions. American officers might be held in distrust as persons seeking information about the British fortifica? tions, and the war department did not propose to take chances. Diseases of Fowls. Cholera.-A good remedy is hypo? sulphite of soda. Dissolve as much of it in a pint of water as possible ; then mix up some com meal or wheat bran with the water, and feed to the sick fowls Dissolve some in their drinking water also. Feed this till every trace of thc disease disappears. If '.hey are too sick to eat, (oreo it der?o their throats. Roupe.-Take sulphate of zinc ; wet j the finger, then dip if in the zinc and I rub it ioto the i'owi's mouth ; repeat ? twice, applying three times a day. Or i inject a solution of copperas water info j the nostrils and down the throat. The I fowls should bc- kept io a warm dry ' place. Scaly Logs.-This disease can be cured by applying a mixture of coal oil and sulphur, with a few drops of car? bolic acid added ; apply twice a wee!:. Sore Head.-Droopiness and loss of appetite are sure indications of lice. Examine the head and neck ; if they are found, apply insect powder. Gapes.-To every pint cf meal add one teaspoonful of turpentine ; see that every chick gets some. Diarrboi.-Place the fowl in a warm dry place, and give it a good dose of castor oil twice or three times a day. Canker -Scrape off the scabs and apply blue vitriol ; wash the head and mouth with a solution of alum a'jg, vinegar* To prevent the laying of soft shell eggs, feed wheat and oats and supply the bens with grouod oyster shell aud plenty of lime.-Southern Planter. A story is published that Char'es Broadway Rou?s, of New York, recent? ly had 520,000 stolen from bim by ?.ne of his employees, and wheo bis ?on wanted to have the thief prosecuted ?he old man said that a man who was smart enough to beat him out of $20,000 should not be in a jail bat io Will street. The Uoiversity of Cambridge is about to decide 00 what terms women may be admitted to degrees. Why suffer with Coughs, Co?ds and La Grippe wheo Laxative Bromo Quinine vr??l cure you io ODe day. 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