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f _._-.---.------- 1.-,-_ THE SUMTER WATCHMAN, jEatafolished April, 1S50. "Be Just and Fear not--Let ail the Ends thou ?ims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TKUE SOCTHKON, Establish*;! June,1266 Consolidated A"g. 2,1881. New Series-Y ol. XV. No 39 Clje SMa?rboi at? .^oa?broii __blis_ed ?frery -Tednesday, -BY !>_*. Gr. Osteen5 SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : $1 50 per annum-in advance. ADVERTISERS KT: 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 foras advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. Tillman in Denver. He Addresses the Democratic Convention and a Vast Audience. DENVER, April 15.-The delegation selected by the convention to represent the party in the national convention at Chicago carry with them oce resolu? tion-that being a demand for the res? toration of the free coinage of silver. The chairman of the delegation, Hon. C. S. Thomas, after being nominated by acclimation, declared in an impas? sioned speech that unless the issue be accepted by the national convention he would immediately resign his seat in that convention. This sentiment was received with such hearty applause that, it is supposed that the other mem? bers of the delegation will feel hound to do likewise. The convention did not complete its work in the afternoon session and a recessv was taken until 7.45 p. m. Wheo the convention reassembled. Senator Tillman of South Carolina de? livered his political address to the con? vention. , The foyers wered packed to suffocation, the stage held 500 people, every aisle was filled and several thou? sand disappointed citizens failed to get as near as the main eotrance. The boxes were occupied by prominent citi? zens of all political organizations. In the foyer the crush was simply awful and it required a great display of good nature to prevent a panic. When Sen? ator Tillman entered the stage he was received by a mighty outburst of cheers, while the band played "Dixie." Secretary Newell read letters en? dorsing the silver sentiment from the governors of Missouri aoo^ Virginia, Senators Yest, Call and others, until the impatient audience howled down the secretary and Senator Tillman was introduced. In opening his address, Senator Xiii ? man referred to the presentation of the silver and gold pitchfork last night by a young lady as a new and proper em? blem of the goddess of liberty, as it is now the emblem of agriculture. He viewed historically the Democratic party, handling the subject seriously and earnestly. Theo, warming up, be attacked the present administration in plain words and without a delicate choice of language. He soon had the vast audience wild with excitement. The mention of John Sherman brought forth a storm of hisses, which stopped the speaker for a moment. His main effort was to convince his audience that the capitalists control the national gov? ernment and both political parties, and he sought to array the common people against the great centres of wealth. He touched at some length CT upon the silver question. The convention was called to order after Senator Tillman had concluded his address and chose the following dele? gates at large : T. J. O'Donnell. Den? ver, Adair Wilson, Durango; B. O. Sweeney, Trinidad. An A. P. A. Back Down. LOUISVILLE, April 15.-In a speech at Linton Hall this morning, Chairman J. H. Stephens of the national advis? ory board of the A. P. A. stated that the Catholic church was backing Mc CT Kinley with the hope of killing the A. P A. in the Republican party in the event of McKinley's success. The State advisory board of the A. P. A. held a meeting at noon, and it was de? cided that it would be best for the A P. A. delegates to the Republican convention not to vote to endorse either Bra?lay or McKinley. This is regarded as McKinley victory. Bondholders run the Road. Kdgefield, April 15 -The Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Road, is now disconnected from every other road and is run and operated by the bond? holders, being entirely under the man? agement of I. W. Fowler, agent for the purchasers. Mr. Fowler took charge of the road to-day. mu- -o ->? - Li Hung Chang, Viceroy of China, who will shortly visit Europe, has aban? doned his intention of touring the United States. A Disastrous Battle. ! The Soanisli Admit a Stun- j i ning Defeat With Loss. Habana, via Key West, April 15. The Spanish admit that the Lechuza affair is one of the most disastrous battles of the war The actual loss is still undfciiown. Maceo has encamped upon the hills around Le? chuza, 15 miles west of the trocha line, for eight days Weyler had 30,000 men along the trocha waiting a rebel attempt to cross, with 10, 000 others, reconnoitre!ng columns under General lucian. Col. Echevaria Debos was ordered to operate a combination attack upon Maceo Debos attacked, relying upon others to support him. Inclan arrived after Debos had been driven 13 miles,surrounded by M aceo's men and under a constant lire of seve? ral hours Debos made a last stand at the Stone sugar house on the shore of Cabanas bay. Gen. Inclan, aided by a gunboat, saved the remnant from annihilation. Col. Sanchez Echavar'ria was or? dered court martialed, owing to hie failure to arrive in time, ile is a brother of the insurgent Colonel, Serafin Sanchez. Maceo returned to the camp after the fight. He is apparently in no hurry to attempt to cross the trocha. The insurgents continue to arrive in Habana province from the orient The forces of Mass, Castillo and others, numbering 3,000, were de? feated by Col- Tort south o f Meiena on Saturday. The third reverse within a week oc? curred at Aguacate in Habana pro vince. Forty mounted Spanish guerillas, supported by (50 infantry, went out under a secret order for night operations with the intention to am? bush the rebels. Aguirre learned of their plans and placed his men in ambush and waited the arrival of the Spaniards. The lattler fled at the first fire, completely routed, 29 were killed and two wounded. Aguacate was uninjured. The execution of the death penalty in the cases of a score of prisoners of war stayed cablegrams from Mad? rid pending the action of President Cleveland Gen. Weyler, who or? dered the men shot, asked that the approval of the latter be withheld. Ultra Spanish papers clamor tor more blood. Leon Espa?ol, the Habana cores pondencia militar of Madrid, asks, first that every prisoner be shot, sec? ond that every peasant serving to guide rebels be hung ; third, that every autonomist reformist suspected be also hung. Clark s*Lily Whites" Have no Chance. Washington, April 15 -If the McKinleyites have a majority in the St. Louis Convention, as now seems probable, the Brayton-Melton dele gation irom South Carolina will not be recognized as the representatives of the South Carolina Republicans. This statement is made upon the au? thority of Representative Grosve? nor, of Ohio, who is the Washington agent of the McKinley boom. In commenting upon the recent action of the Brayton Melton faction, Gen. Grosvenor says he does not attach much importance to the action of that faction, in view of the fact that the Webster faction is supposed to represent the regular Republican organization in the Palmetto State. He says further that the McKinley ites know enough about practical politics to look after the interests of their friends when the committee on credentials is organized to pass upon the claims of the various contesting delegations. As for Mr. Melton be? ing classed with the Anti-McKinley element in that State, Gen. Grosve? nor sajs there must be some mistake, for not long ago Mr. Melton visited Washington and pledged eternal fidelity to McKinley. The pledge was given to Gen Grosvenor, and therefore the latter does not believe Mr. Melton will be found with the opponents of Mr. McKinley in the final round-up of delegates to the j Convention It is said that the action of the Brayton-Melton faction in "squint? ing" at Reed or anybody to beat McKinley is tho outcome of a com? bination formed i;; the interest of George Washington Murray it? his contest with Col. Elliott. The Reed forces are supposed to have used j their influence upon the election j ?committee in behalf of Murray. If I I that fact can be established there may be a lively fight against the re? port of the committee in that case when it comes up for consid?ration in the House. The McKinley men j will probably hesitate to cany out j any such bargains ii it can be proven j that it was made in the interest of a ! Reed delegation from South Carolina. -R. M. L. iii News and Courier. The Clemson Dairy. While the Legislature investigating couioiitt^e i- investigating conditions ana affairs ar. Clemson College it should not fat1 to look into the conduct of the College dairy, under the direction of Prof. Hart, and render a full report of its observotions io that interesting institution. The dairy is well worthy of svich atten? tion according to all the accounts we have of it. Its fame has already ex? tended far beyond the limits of the State. Its cheese and butter products received high commendation, and some prizes, we believe, from the authori? ties at the Atlanta Exposition. Com? petent judges have prounouoced irs cheeses among the Soest made in the United States, and a Northern visitor decland that he was paying 50 cents a pound at home for butter of the same quality as that made every day by Prof. Hart. As was reported in the News and Courier recently, the owner of one of the larges?; and finest herds of dairy cattle in the South, a Northern man, visited the College a few weeks ago for the express purpose of employing one j of Prof. Hart's graduates to take ! charge of his dairy business, and was much disappointed to learn that there were no graduates yet. The butter of the dairy is shipped to Atlanta and other distant points, and finds ready sale in competition with the best grades io the market A sample that, was exhibited in Charleston last week re? ceived the highest, prize from house? keepers and other experts who examin? ed and tried it. It was firm in texture, of a golden yellow color and of a flavor that hinted at clover fields and carried conviction of scrupulously clean cans, pans and churns, aod of knowledge and skill employed in every stage of its manipulation. Such batter is made afc the dairy every day, and one of the most interesting facts in connection with its making is thar, it is made from milk furnished t<> the dairy by the farmers generally in the neighborhood of the College. What is being done for them by the College dairy could bc done for the farmers of any district in the State by a central dairy of their own establishment, conducted by a competent manager The main pur? pose of the College dairy is to train such managers from among the boys at the College, to direct dairies to every part of the State to the great advantage of stock growers, and the great satisfaction of consumers of dairy products, lt is a pity that every butter making farmer, aod his wife, io the State cannot visit the College dairy and see for themselves the pro? ducts it turns out. The next best thing to such visitations is to make the good work of Prof. Hart widely known, aud to give him all the sup? port he needs in it. The Legislative committee can contribute a good deai to this f-nd by investigating this de? partment especial ly, and reporting simply what it sees and learns there to the people of the State gener? ally. It is an important adjunct of the College, is doing practical work, and work that will ba immensely valu?, ble to the State in a little while, lt deserves official recognition and liber? al support, so that it may not be criio pied for means to carry on .its work p tbe best way. The committee should not look for faults and shortcomings only in the management of the Col? lege. It should give the institution full credit for every successs achieved as well, and a notable one is in the establishment and conduct of its dairy department.-News and Courier. Il ll ll I !? - A Turkish merchant lost a purse containing two hundred gold pieces, and sent the public crier to offer half the amount to any one who would restore it to him. A sailor brought 'the purse back, but the merchant, to evade payment of the reward, de? clared that beside the gold pieces the purse contained and emerald of great value. The case was brought before Cherhill", the grand Vizier, who said to the merchant : "You swear that the purse you lost contained two hundred gold pieces and an emerald of great value ?" "I swear it,'' said the merchant. | '.And you," said the Grand Vizier to the sailor, "swear that the purse you found contained two hundred goid pieces, but no emerald V ? "I swear it," said the sailor. "Then," said the judge to the mer? chant, "it is obvious this purse is not the one you lost. Take it back,'' said he to the sailor, "and if within forty days it is not duly claimed keep the money for your own use.'' The Kev. Samues Jv Pearson, ot Portland, Me., was a witness in a di? vorce case, the other day. "Mr. Pearson,'' asked the judge, "were yoi: on this bench in my place, and j acquainted willi all the circumstances j of this case, would you gran* tin's ? divorce ?" "Most certainly, your hon- \ or,'' replied the minister. "Hut how how do you reconcile* this statement, with the injunction, 'What God has joined together let no man put asun der ?*" "Your honor, I am satisfied that the Lord never joined this | couple/' replied the clergyman. Did the Childs Land? Key West, April IT.-Tho steam tug- George W Childs, which it has been stated carried a filibustering ex? pedition from Cape Florida to Cuba, has returned to this port. United States officials here deny that the Childs succeeded in landing an ex? pedition in Cuba. The Childs left here under suspicious circumstances, and was followed by a revenue cutter under instructions from Collector Browne The cutter was ordered to keep the Childs in sight, but whether the revenue vessel succeeded is not known. The cutter returned before the Childs got back. The Childs carried no arms from this port. She intended to get munitions at ('ape Florida, but it is claimed in official circles that her purposes were frus? trated. It is now claimed that the Childs had no intention ot" taking the Juan Monz?n expedition ou board Monz?n, it is said, left Key West with a few men, and camped on one ot the keys near this city, lt is stated that Monzon's effort to reach Cuba was purely a private one, and not backed by the Cuban leaders in this country. Monz?n is a very brave man, but a cripple, and the leaders fear he could not stand field duty. Monz?n chartered the schooner Pearl and left Key West some day ago There were about 25 men in his party. It is alleged that the Pearl got ashore near Key Largo, where tho party disembarked, but was subsequently taken off by another vessel The Games Closed. Athens, April 15.-The Olympian games were closed to day with the distribution of prizes to the victors in the various contests. The weather was pei feet and the stadium was crowded with people. When the king and the royal party arrived a Pindaric ode on the games was de? livered by Mr. Robertson, an Ameri? can, after which, according to the ancient custom, the king personally handed to each winner of a first prize a wreath fashioned of wild olive, plucked from the trees at Olympia, and laurel wreaths were given to the winners of second prizes. All of the prize winners received di plomas and medals The stadium band then played the national air of each country represented in the games, to which music all of the prize winners paraded. After the parade the games were declared by the king to be ended. The total number of athletes who received crowns was 44, of whom ll were Americans, 10 Greeks, T Germans. 5 French, 3 English, 2 Hungarians, 2 Australians, 1 Dane and 1 Swiss After the ceremonies attendant upon the prize awards were com? pleted, the international committee having the arrangement of the games in charge met at the residence of the crown prince and arranged for the holding of the next games in Athens in 1898. Banquets in honor of the victors are still being given and the city is en fete. ----? Alabama Returns. Montgomery, Ala., April 15.-Re? turns are slow coming in from the county conventions held to-day. The following counties, with 113 delegates, instruct for Clarke and sound money. Baldwin. Choctaw, Clarke, Coosa, Elmore, Greene, Henry, Macon, Marengo, Mobile, Pickens, Pikens, Pike, Shelby, Tuscaloosa, Washing? ton. Johnston gets the following, with 190 delegates : Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun. Chambers, Chilton, Cle? burne, Conecuh, Dale. Dallas, De Kalb. Escambia, Etowah, Kale, Jack? son, Lauderdale, Madison, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan. Perry, Randolph, Russell, St. Clair, Talladega, Walker, Winston. There will b': some contests throughout the State. The Jefferson county convention is in a wrangle and may not do any? thing until to morrow. There was a heavy Populist vote for tho free sil ver candidate in almost every county in the State. A Spaniard in his travels overtook an Indian in the desert. Both were mounted, but the Indian had the bot? ter horse. Tho Spaniard wanted to trade horses, but the Indian refused, when the Spaniard attacked him and forced him to exchange The Indian rode peaceably to the next town, arni then made complaint to the cadi. The Spaniard insisted thc horse was his. and that the Indian's charge was false. The Indian threw his scarf over the horse's head and requested thc cadi to demand of the Spaniard which of the boise's eyes was blind. "The right eye,7 cried the Spaniard. "\"cith"i,'' said the Indian, remov ii ig the scarf. When the cadi saw that the horse was not blind in either eye, he awarded the animal to its THE LILY WHITES IN COUNCIL, State Convention of the Mel ton-Brayton Republicans. Columbia, April 14.-There were evidences of newness about the Conven- i lion that met here to-day. It was a Republican Convention, as was evi? denced by the preponderance of the colored delegates and the familiarity of some of the faces, but it was a some? what new thing in South Carolina poli? tics. They say that it is the growth of McLaneism in the State, but however that may be, there is no doubt that the reform element in Republicanism in the State has grown. It is a matter of su? preme indifference whether thc old line Republicans have the majority of the votes or whether the glory belongs to thc: g-eform wing. The old liuers have the vast preponderance of thc old lead? ers, while in to-day's Convention there is a decided evidence of freshness and new blood in the organization. The call for the Convention, which has been dubbed the Lily White Con? vention, was for 250 delegates, and that number was on band. From the very jump there seemed to be a soap about the Convention, and the old stagers seemed to be put as'de as much so as possible. Everything seemed to work as if it had been prearranged for effect. There was a crowd in the gal? lery to see how the gathering would "pan out." and quite a number of col? ored girls were there to ?ee ffhat their friends wore going to do towards achiev? ing fp-ie. The make-up of the Convention was, perhaps, irs most interesting p:)int. There was a decided absence ot thc men who have been associated with Re? publicanism io the State. Brayton. Murray, Melton. Smith, Shrewsberrj, Wig and Whipper were among the old timers, but au inspection of the roll will show how comparatively few these veterans in office were. The younger negroes seemed to have taken hold of the Lily White organization, judging from their attendance in the Convention. Young men came from all over the State. They bad but little to say. Some of them came io ecclesiastical garb, while others wore silk hats and had the title "professor" before their names. Whether it is the social side of the new organization, thc affiliation of a few white men with the reform wing, the hope of office or what not. there are quite a number of young negroes who have allied them? selves witn the organization fathered by Melton and Brayton and Clay? ton They h?ve been talking about this being a "Lily White" Convention. It may have been a "Lily White" Con? vention, but it was very far from be? ing a white Convention. The colored faces were io the vast majority. Indeed, on the left side of the hall there were not a dozen white faces in the ocean of dark one?. There were many more white men to the Convention, however, than have been seeo in such gatherings in a generation. While the oil and wate-* of the body mingledio spois, yetit was noticeable that almost the entire front rows on the right were lined with white delegates It is unusual to see many of the faces io the Convention of to-day in any other than Democratic conventions, and this alone may have been responsible for the eothusiasm of delegates. True, there were a number of white men in the body who have been active or latent in their Republi? canism in years that have gone by, but there were others in the gathering and it was evident from the start that such allies were to be pushed forward so far as State effect is concerned. Mr. Clarence S. Nettles, of Darlington, and Dr. Sampson Pope, of Newberry, were chosen as temporary and perman? ent chairmen respectively and they wore given all the send off that the healthy lungs of a couple of hundred colored men can give. It seemed to be an aggressive Convention, and this spi-it was especially manifest on the part of the recruits to the party. It is generally a point of interest to note the white members of a. y Repub? lican convention, and it is as weil to pur them on record.-Thc News and Courier. A. M. Spurr, president of the de funct Commercial National Bank of Nashville, Tenn , bass been convict- ; ed of criminal complicity in wreck- j ing- the bank. The Republicans and Populists have not succeeded in reaching an agreement for a fusion in this year's campaign. m inri i? ? -^B^"""" All kinds of Sewing Machine Needles a Sumter M ??rio House. What Lee Will Learn. Things That the Spanish Can? not hide from Him. Habana, April 15, via Tampa, April IT.-The appointment of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee to .succeed Consul Gen? eral Williams is understood by Ameri? cans here, as well as by the autho? rities atine palace, as an adroit way of sending a military commissioner from the States to Cuba. When there was an intimation a fortnight ago that Mr. Cleveland contemplated sending a commission here to learn officially what was going on, the offi? cials said very plainly that no mili? tary or other commission would be ac? cepted by them, or permitted to pry into afiairs in Cuba. There is, there? fore, some curiosity as to how Gen? eral Lee will be received and as to what facilities will be accorded him for learning what is transpiring out? side of the city of Habana The Spanish officials with whom I have talked will not discuss any other mission he ma}' be supposed to have. They have got along so smoothly with Ramon 0. Williams, who has devoted himself assiduously to viewing bills of lading and allowed Americans in jail to rot there and others to be shot down and their property destroyed, that there may be trouble wiien a live Americans comes here to represent Uncle Sam It goes without saying that the American residents will welcome General Lee with open arms He wiil not be long in discovering that a state of war exists in Cuba, that it is an army and not a mob of bandits who are winning battles against the troops of Spain, that life is respected on one 6ide and prisoners set free, while \ on the other a war of extermination against all Cubans is waged, pris? oners of war shot, unarmed peasants shot and cut to pieces and political suspects imprisoned by thousands, j He will learn that Spain is pow I erless to protect American property I throughout the island, that millions j of dollars worth of property beiong ; ing to ourcitizens has been destroyed, ? and the prospect of recompense is as ; shadowy as castles in Spain. Ile i will hear of Americans who have \ been shot down by Spanish troops. I and will find others imprisoned in ; dungeons with no prospect cf trial ! or release. He will learn in short I what the newspaper readers of the : United States have known for months but of which the administration at ; Washington is still apparently offi , cially ignorant. His eyes will be ; opened'to that which has stirred the ( ; heart of mankind, for the truth has ; been told by all the American corres? pondents her?, with one exception. ! They have got the news out in spite I of the Spanish censor and of all the barriers to truth that the narrowmind ! edness of the middle ages "has en? deavored to erect around the island of Cuba. Correspondents have been thrown into Morro castle. Others have been expelled Those who remain know not what fate awaits them. But the truth gets out just the same. If the appointment of General Lee means that the administration seeks light in view of all the misconcep? tion that has gone and is goiug through official channels, it is a step in the right direction, and had it been taken months ago, thousands of lives would probably have been saved. Spain made one conquest of the island of Cuba and exterminated the native Indians. The extreme Spani? ards urge Weyler to clean up the islands on the same old lines. Gen? eral Lee will discover for himself what is being done. Clark. A Man of His Word. Mrs Farmer-Y u said that if I gave you a break fa M you'd put in au ! hour's work uu that wood-pile, and : you've done nothing, i Hungry Hoke (deeply h-jured) ? Nothin', Mum '/ i've bin a calkerlatio i how many horse-power it 'ud require i ter saw hull i.'i'e, nuntin' two hundred fro; ter de ^atc au each : foot' wii a muscular resistance nf one chawergramme. Mebbe you don't know ir. bur brain work'.1- the har-jet/ kind uv work, lady.-.?udge - lilli I -."J! ?? - Why curler with Coughs, Colds and La Grippe when Laxative Bromo Quinine will cure you in one day. Does no? produce the ringing in the head like Sulphate of Quinine. Put up ir: Tr?tilers convenient for inking; Guaranteed to cure, or money refunded. Price, 25 Cents. Fer sale by A. J. China. Nov. 20-om. Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1896. New Series-Yol. XV. No 27