Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Southern States Exposition. The South will fill the Largest Building That Can be Secured. AUGUSTA, May lo -The organiza? tion of exhibits for the Southern States exposition at Chicago is pro ceding rapidly. The following gen? eral exhibits have been decided upon, to show the products of the entire South : Forest Poducts-In charge of Prof. B. ,E. Fernow, chief of division of forestry, United States agricultural department. Mineral Products-In charge of Dr. David T. Day, United States geological survey Fibers-Probably in charge of C. R. Dodge of the United States agri? cultural department. Each of the foregoing will occupy j at least 10,000 square ieet A great feature will be made of cotton, cot ton products and processes of manu- ! facture, which will require about 20,- j 000 square feet. It will? comprise i the earliest and most improved ma chinery and every variety of cotton abric. lt is expected that this de- j partaient will be under the direction ? .of a widely known expert and prom i - ! nent inventor of cotton machinery. The tobacco section will be plan- j ned under the advice of Dr. II. P. j Battle, director of the United States i . experiment station. Raleigh, N. C-, | and Prof C. F. Vanderford, secre- j tary of the United States epperiment j station, Knoxville, Tenn., both of i whom are eminent authorities ou to- j bacco culture. j Prof. W. C. Stubbs, director United States sugar experiment sta ? tion, New Orleans, has been request- j ed to supervise the sugar exhibit. With these gentlemen will be asso? ciated Prof. J. A. Holmes, State geologist of North Carolina, who has the best existing Southern collection of minerals and forest productions ; Prof. Yates, State geologist of Geor gia ; Messrs. Roche, Nesbitt, Lane j and Stone, commissioners of agricul- ! ture of South Carolina, Georgia, Ala- j bama and Mississippi. A conference of these and other gentlemen will be held in Washing-1 ton probably Saturday or. Monday, when preliminary plane for arrange? ment and division of space will be submitted and final plans adopted by them. These plans are now being drawn by Archtect C. A. Maxwell, of I Augusta They provide for 12 j States, and allow 10,000 square feet i for each, and an equal amount for general exhibits and railroad dis? plays Applications for 6pace now entered aggregate about 115,000 ! square feet. C. D Parker, who had a prominent part in the installation of the govern- ; ment displays at Atlanta, will proba-1 bly be appointed chief of installation for the South. Louisiana and Texas are waking j up In response to urgent letters, j ex Senator Walsh will probably visit those States next week to assist in organizing them, lt is now certain that they will not be left out, despite the incapacity and inaction of their j nominal committeemen who have1 dooe nothing to forward the worK Efficient work is in progress in Ken-1 tucky and West Virginia, and Chica ? go can rely upon it that the South : will fill the biggest building that cai? ; be secured. ! Getting IWetkr. The Southern Textile Asso? ciation Formed. - I ATLANTA. May, 13 -Seventy manu- ! facturer* '?f cotton and woollen goods, including knifters, met herc to-day and organized the Southern Textile asocia- j tiou Dr. MuAdeu of Charlotte, N ? C . was elected president, and Thomas Martin of Atlanta was e'ected >eore tary. The manufacturers discussed the ! stagoation which exists in the cotton j industry in the United States, and ! varioa* remedies were discussed Mr. Martin, editor of Dixie, read a i paper showing how the United King J dom seilt? nearly all the cotton gooda ! imported by the Spanish-American ? countries, by Africa, China and Japan ! American manufacturers should seek ! those markets, he argued. The manufacturers of colored cotton goods held a conference by themselves, j and agreed to curtail production one- ! third for June, July and August.. Strong resolatioos were adopted by the association endorsing the southern exposition which ii to be held in Chi? cago next fall. Cut his Head Off. _ S?ecial 'o The State. i EoGEFIELD, May, 13.-A few days ; ago a white mao named Gary Dorn and a negro got into an altercation near j Donisviile in this county. They fought with axes, and Dorn broke the negro's arm with the first blow, cut him on the arm, then knocked him in the head ; and after he was down chopped off his head. Trial justice Abe Gilchrist acted as coroner and decided that it was justifiable homicide, and turned the prisoner loose. Ball players supplied at catalogue prices by H. G. Ostees & Co. Buy from them and ' save money. A Practical Uit?matu?n - ! Olney's Protest Against Coi Martial Proeeedigs. _ ! New York World. WASHINGTON. May 9 -Secrets Olney had a long ?conf?rence w : President Cieveland tin's morning specting the Competitor prisoners Habana, alter which the secret* sent, through Minister Tay lot Madrid, a strong protest to the Sp? isti government against the coi martial proceedings. He took t ground that it was in direct violati of the treaty between the Unit States and Spain, and it is und stood that he intimated that tl country would not submit quietly the summary execution ot Americ citizens at the order of a milita court and in the absence of prop legal proceedings. At the same lime a cablegram w sent to Consul General Williams Habana, requesting him to make t strongest representations in behalf the United States goverume against the execution of the senten' and to again urge upon Capta General Weyler that the prisone were entitled under treaty to cn trial The report that the men have be< condemned to death has atoused storm of indignation in Washingto and it is said that this feeling h been reflected in the communicatioi sent to Spain through our represes tatives. The very full report of the cou martial proceedings printed in Tl World this morning shows that tl treaty was violated in another se tion It is expressly stipulated th; citizens of the United States on tri for any crime whatsoever, with arn in hand or otherwise, shall be fun ished in due season with 3 copy < the accusation, and that they shall I allowed to select attorneys to defen them In this case a Spanish navi officer was detailed by the court t defend the men, and each one of* th prisoners denies that he was informe of the charges upon which he wa tried. None of them was fumishc with a copy of the accusation. The charges upon which the me were convicted are piracy and rebe! lion No piratical offense, in th Eaglish definition of the term, ha been committed by these men, a( cording to the best authorities here But even if the "municipal piracy1 laws known to the Latin races which apply to any offense commit ted within the jurisdiction of thei naval laws, have been broken bj these men, the sentence i>f death ii held to be beyond the requirement of justice and the dictates of human Hy. The state department officials hol( that the only offense chargeabU against the prisoners is that of smug giing contraband articles of war int. Cuba The United States it is held could not permit Spain lo impose 1 sentence of-death for this offense. Upon Spain's own declaration there is no condition of xvar existing in Cuba Therefore any infraction oj the laws of the island committed by an American ship or its men could be an infraction only of the laws governing commerce, and an exc?s sive punishment, such as death, would be a proper subject of protest by the United States Even if tu condition of war did exi~t in Cuba the men captured on the Competitor would be entitled to consideration as prisoners of war and be subject to imprisonment otry Under all these circumstances and backed up, as he is, by the provis inns of the Gushing; treaty of 1S77, Secretary Olney has felt called upon to send a most vigorous protest to to Spain against the action which has been taken in m's case It is learned from a gentleman who ought to know that the dispatch of Secre? tary Olney tc? Minister Taylor is practically an ultimatum. The proceedings of the court mar? tial will have to be sent to Madrid for approval of the sentences imposed. Secretary Olney is said to have plainly informed the Spanish govern? ment that the sentiment of the Amer ican people is strongly in favor of an intervention in Cuban affairs, and that the only thing that elands be tween the active expression of that sentiment and Spain's interests is the administration, which is not inclined to change its present attitude. But no summary action in the case of the Competitor's men, Spain is informed, will be tolerated by the United States. The secretary insists that ample time be given to the represen- I tatives of this government lo inquire I fully into the antecedents of the pris-' oners, some of whom claim to be ' American citizens Secretary Olney holds that, in the ? absence of definite proof 011 this point. It is enough to know that tiiey i sailed from an American port in an ! American vessel to insure for them the maintenance of all their rights in j thc case. The secretary has inti? mated very strongly that unless due and immediate consideration is given : to the representations and requests of the United States in this matter this government will hold Spain re? sponsible for the consequences. Secretary Olney has also, it is understood, complained in his note j of the difficulty that Consul-Genera] j Williams has experienced in Cuba in I obtainining definite; and authoritative knowlegde of the intentions of the government There appear to be, : s av A Secretary Olney, no responsible ? head in Cuba, and the United States has been referred to Madrid, where answer lias been returned that the officials there are not informed ab to Cuban affairs This battledore and shuttlecock game has been carried far ' enough, the secretary intimates, and he considers it time that authority ; should be delegated to some one in ; Cuba to make definite response to the inquiries and representations <>f the ; United States government - mmm - Killing at Clemson. I Convict Guard Lindsey Sboots ! Farm Foreman James. ! Special lo The Slate. CLEMSON COLLEGE, May 13.-P. N j Lindsey shot and fatally wounded W. j D James, foreman of the far?? at this ; place yesterday i The bhooting occurred at the stock ade, where the convicts of whom Lind? sey is in charge are domiciled. The shooting occurred at about 2 o'clock ? There has been bad feeling between the two men J or some time, occasioned, it i* said, by a difference of opinion in regard to the management aud disposi? tion of ?he convict labor. [ can say that I kuow the convicts are well provided for, and they them? selves seem to appreciate- ihe fact. It seems that on Sunday last there were some words exchanged between the two men duri-.g the course of which James remarked that be 'Lindsey) had reported him (James) to the authori? ties, and that he would ?et even with him. Lindsey remarked that he had reported bim and that he did not wish to have an}' disturbance about the mat? ter. After a few more words, they parted. Yesterday at about 2 o'clock I James went to the srookade and during an altercation brought on by his using j some abusive iaoguage, was shot three I times; once in the abdomen and twice in the head. This is the testimony of the only eye? witness (a convict ) Lindsey W?S sitting in a chair in his (ffice wheo the quarrel first commenced and arose to meet Jumes, who advanced upon him from the door. Ir was jus.t as James entereo thaL tie shooting be? gan. Liudssy immediately after the shoot- | ing surrendered himself to Sheriff ? Douthitt, of ?his couuty, who happen-j ed to be on a visit to the college. James wounds are fatal He is now j suffering from peritonitis and the end ! is near. Both are men of families and the af- j fair has been a source of deep regret to ? the at cities ami the inhabitants in I general. (Clemson College, May 13 (U'er)- ! James died at 7 13 this evening. Separate State Action. RALEIGH N C., May 13.-in S*i,a- j tor Marion Butler's paper, the Cau? casian, published here. William A. I Guthrie, who is most Dromtnently Dimed in connection with the Popblist or free silver nomination tor Governor, declares that, the time has come for the 1 Sfates. each acting independently, 'o [ exercise the power expressly reserved in ! ?he United States Constitution to make 1 all silver United Scares coins, ioclu- ' ding tra^e dollar* legal fender in pay? i ment of debts. lie sa}8 he particularly desires to see North Carolina take the ; initiative and see rb? Populist party here j pur a plank no this subject in its Sta'e platform. and thar if no other State will 1 follow North Carolina wii! at least put ' 'hat much more siive,r in circulation ; He proteas against *he refusal of Con? gre?-' to admit thc Japanese yen to our ' ninney circulation. lie calls on ail , silver men to unite in these demands Senator Butler, in a leading editorial ; in his paper, says that th?; Republicans | are striving to ruin the Populist party bv assertions that, he and ir. are (loder j obligations to the Republican party for j his election to the long term aw Senator He declares that if his party believes j this and considers his holding that position a stumbling block to it, he will at once render bis resignation The Ar,ri-Butler propulists, who are io re- I hellion against Senator Butler, are here trying to make arrangement for fusion wirh the Republican.*. - - - ? -- Weyler Extends Clemency Decree. HABANA. May lo -Captain Gen? eral Weyler has extended temporarily the operation of the edict issued by him ? granting pardons to insurgents who shall irrender to the auihorites with? in a specified time, so that ir now ap nlies. to the provinces <>f Habana and , Ma.at.zafr, as well as to Pinar del Rio province. Uni'ed Srare? Consul General Wil? liams has presented tu the authorities the claims cf the two prisoners alleged tu have been members of rhe last till; blistering expedition, and requested thai, the men be granted a e:vil niai on the ground that at the time of their cap? ture they were not beariug arms. He has also nonie a similar request on be? half of the Frenchman who recently ar? rived herc on au American ship. Hiram Mcddlebrooks, formerly assis? tant cashier of th*.- Fidelity Trust and Banking Company has been committed to the Atlanta jail for appropriating gi.ooo. ; Pension Jnfamy. We have alluded to the Pickier pension bili, ihe latest outrage -at tempted to be committed by a Re? publican Congress under the guise of being friendly to the oid soldiers. Ours is a Democratic opinion of that proposed p-nsion fraud, which is held out as a bid for votes The following is the opinio.i of it-express j ed by the Chicago Recrod, a dyed-in the-wool Republican journal: ?- This measure is intended purely for political purposes It is an ap? peal for the vote of the old soldier, but if he has any respect left he will resent it as an insult, because a pen sion is no longer a badge o? honor when it is offered io every deserter, bounty jumper and ex rebel, who is able to cotne forward and prove that he served in the ai my in any capaci? ty for DU days No evidence of loyal? ty or good conduct is required All are placed upon a level-the good, i the bad and the indifferent-and if this bili becorns a law thousands of [ desjdters and bounty jumpers can ; walk up to the pension office with ?the armless and legless heroes of the ! war without distinction, and draw their pay What is to be thought of a political party that will resort to such mea? sures to gain votes? We leave this question to be answered by honest citizens and honorable soldiers. Bellefonte (Pa ) Watchman Mr. D P. Davis, ?i prominent liveryman and merchant of Goshen, Va., has this to say on the subject nf rheumatism: "I take pleas? ure in recommending Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism, as I kr.ow from pi-r sor.al experience that it will do all 'hat a claimed for it. A _\ ear ago this '?piing my brother was laid up in bed with i D ria mm? tory rheumatism ?nd sniffled intensely The ?rtt application of CnamberNin's Palm Balm eased the pam and the use of one bottl? com? pletely cuied him. Tor sale by Dr. A J China. -un - -iinw - An FxcurbioD to Charleston. The Ladies' Aid Si ci?1:/ of the Methodist ; Church are ? arranging for an excursion to; Charleston on "June 4th The following com- '< minee will have charge of the excursion : ! J. F Pate. L W Folsom, B. C Wall ce, F. ! B Grier, Jno. J Convers and Mrs Anhur j Belitzar, Mrs S W." Stubbs. Mrs R. F., Hoyt, Mrs. I. C. Ingram and Miss Eleanor ! Thompson. The train xviii leive Sumterat 6 j a. tn. and returning ?eave Charleston al S 30 j p m. Round trip ticket Si .50. A hirveie path will he laid out on Gra-1 ham's Boulevard io a short lim- The path j Aili extend from eod to end of 'he boulevard and will have a loop nt either end so that ; long distance riders may turn arouvl and j make the trip r.gain without dismounting, j The expense of laving out the path will be ; borne jointly by Mr. Greham nr;d a uumber j of the habitual bicycle riders. Mrs. Anna Gage, wife of Ex Deputy U. S. Marsha!, Columbus, Kan., says: **J was delivered of TWINS ia less than 20 min? utes and with scarcely any pain af 1 er using only two bottles of I' ? DID NOT SUFFER AFTERWARD. SS^Scntby Express or mail, on receipt ot' nrice. Si.OO per dottie. Book "TO MCTIIKUS" ru a i led free BSADF1ELD REGULATO.! CO., ATLANTA, (?A. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. TA5TELE55 i CHILL TONIC i S J UST AS COOD FOR ADU LTS. WARRANTED. PRICE 50 cts. GALATIA, ILLS., Nov. 16,1SK5. Pari? Medicino Cn., st. Lotus, Mo. Gentlemen:-Wc sold last year. CW bottles ui GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC .'incl bavo bought thr^o cross already this year. In all our ex? perience of 14 years, in thc dni? business, have | neversold an -irticle that nive :<m-h universal sutis- i Saction. as ycur Tonic Yours truly. AIIXEV, CAKK ?iCO? SOLD-No Cure, N"o Pay, < y A J Ci.ina J. F. W DeLorme, J. S. Hughson & Co. Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment is unequalled for Kczcrn.i, '!..!!<.:.. Suit Rheum, Sc:: i i Head, Sore Nipples, Chapped Hands, Itching Piles, Hums, Frost Bites, Chronic Sore Eyes and limmdated Eye Lids. 1 .ur s.:le by druggists :;t 'S) cents per box. TO HORST?: OWNERS. Fer putting :i hors?-' in :> linc healthy ron rlition trv Dr. Lady's Condition Powders. They tour nj) the system, aid digestion, cure loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving new life to an <?1<1 <>r over-worked horse. 2-5 cents per package. For sale by druggists. For sale in Sumter, by Dr. A. J. China. SUMTER RF uJBAHi. MEALS TO OEDSS AT ALL HOURS OYSTERS AND GAME I>* SEASON. S peet ni ?tteritiori ;o Lunches for L-.iiies. Prices Moderate, Your patronage solicited. Liberty Street near Watchman and Southron Office. ' Oct. 2. BARBY # CO , WHOLESALE BROKERS, -A X D Cotton Storage Warehouse PROPRIETORS. CP-TOWN OFFICE: COURT HOUSE SQUARE, 500 Tons Ammoniated Guano 500 Tons Acid Phosphate. 500 Tons German Kaimt. COTTON SEED MEAL. AND MEAT S A LT FOR SA LE GET OUR PRICES. We keep on hand H full ?ice of heavy groceries. FEED AND SEED OATS, DRY SALT MEATS, LARD, MEAL, GRIST. FLOUR, SUGAR. RICE. COFFEE, POTTED MEATS. kc, kc. ?3r- Correspondence solicited Nov. 27. Just Opened. FRESH GOODS, LOW PRICES. J. ?. FOX W?RTH Informs his friends and the public generally that he bas opened a choice stock of Family Groceries, VEGETABLES ni FE? In the Toomey Block -fourth store North. He invites all to -ive him a call, acd will try by offering the best goods at bottom puces, to give satisfaction. J. A. Foxworth. Oct. ?6-v. BUY NONE BOT THE GENUINE. S:000 Merehan'5 ?ell Hawkes' Spectacles ?ucces?f'ully Half of them handle o:he: Spectacles without success, Shewing the Great Popularity of HAW? KES- GLASSES over all others' These Famous Glasses are titted to the eye at A. J. China's Drug Store, Sumter. 5- C. Dec. 1 I-o. J. F. W. DeLORJf E, PHARMACIST. Prescription Specialist. Prescription department in charge of graduate of Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. List of Soda Water Drinks for this Season : 11 Our Omi" Lemon Phosphate last -s Apricot, Bar? an a, Blood Orange, Cherry Ripe, . Pineapple, Plum' ' Quince. Red Messina Orange, Red Currant. Turi Frutti, Peach, Chocolate. Lomon. Vanilla. Ginger, Rasberry, Strawberry. The Above Flavors in loee or Soda Water. -over 5,000 glasses dispensed eason. Fruit Phosphate, O-iange Phosphate, Raspberry Phosphate, Wild Cherry Phosphate. Grape Phosphate, and others. -m Ice Cream Soda, Milk Sh?ke. Egg Phosphate. Egg Lemonade. Lemonade, Lime, Coca Cola. Wine Cocoa. SOMETEIS G NEW EVERY FEW DAYS DHUS G THE SEASON. Prices same as last season. "TROPICAL FRUIT BLEND" NOTIC I have got in stock a fall line of Buggies, Ladies' Phaetons, Surreys, Car? riages, one and two-horse Farm Wagons, which I offer for sale ac Low Prices. 1 represent several of the largest wholesale manufacturing companies in the United States and can compete in quality and price with any dealer in the country. Call and examine my stock and get my prices. 1 will savejycu money. >3Z??zs Office at Epperson's Livery Stables. WWIIBIIIIIII mmwiniHMiwiwwmnrar^MB H??DQIJARTERS FOE ii r ff a i ii ? IS AT T. G. SCAFFE'S FOR THE NEXT SIXTY DAYS WILL . SELL AT IO per cent. ABOVE COST All of his stock of China, Glassware, Willoware & Woodenware. Also entire Stock of Toys. -lb!! Silver IPlstted Ware. A magnificent assortment at '2b cents per piece. This is a leader. The Peerless Oil Cooking Stove is the latest model and best manufactured. The Wilson Trash Burner is the most convenient and economical heater ever invented. As in the p:?st, -a full stock of the best STOVES ARD RANGES Always on hand. Housekeepers can be su'tod. no matter what they may need in any of the lines handled by Scaffe Thc Workshop is b?tter equipped than ever and every variety of Sheet iron and Tin Work turned out promptly. Stove Piping and Tobacco Flues manufactured to order of thc very best mate? rial. Piping made by Scaif<- guaranteed to last longer than any other. Am prepared to estimate on Tobacco Flues, Furnaces. Doors and Frames. All sizes of Iron for Flues-Nos. 16 to 2S. DR1\ bM WELLS put down in any part of thc county. Best pumps and ma? terial used, thirty inch points. Guarantee a good flow of water. Remember the o?d relia!?le and give him a call. T. C. SCAFFE.