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THE 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 SOUTHRON, Established jone, 1366 , Consolidated Aug. 2,1881 SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1896. Published Erery Wednesday, JM. Gr. Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TKRMS: ^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 subserve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries aod tributes of respect will be charged for. Stirs the British Heart Gladstone's Grand Plea for Honor and Humanity. ? LIVERPOOL, Sept. 24 -Four thou? sand persons were present at the mass meeting held in l?engler's cir? cus this afternoon under the auspices of the Liverpool Reform club to pro? test against the rule of the Sultan of Turkey and the massacres of Arme? nians in the Turkish empire. The gathering included well known men of all political parties, and the au? dience which greeted Mr. Gladstone, who was the principal speaker, was a most enthusiastic one The meet? ing was presided over by the Earl of Derby. Mr Gladstone was excel? lent health and voice, and was notice ably active in hos movements. Pre . facing his address, Mr Gladstone proposed a resolution setting forth that the meeting trusted that the government realized the terrible con? dition in which .their follow Chris? tians in Turkey were placed, and that they would do everything pos? sible to obtain for them a full meas? ure of security aud protection. The resolution also declared that the gov? ernment would have the fullest pub lie support in whatever steps they might take to put a stop to the atro? cities which were being committed in Turkey. Mr' Gladstone, as he stepped forward to begin his re? marks, was cheered for many min? utes. Mr Gladstone said the Turkish government in 1876 denied that mas? sacres had occurred, but that those massacres had since passed into his? tory as facts. The same system of denials is practiced now, and will be practiced so long as the power of Europe shall tolerate it. It is to be hoped, Mr. Gladstone declared, that the weakness of diplomacy would be strengthened by this 6trong nation's voice. The diplomatic representa? tives i ? Constantinople of six great power*, after the massacre in the Turkihh capital, brought their cour? age to the sticking point and address? ed a note to the sultan, informing his majesty that the atrocities must cease, or that otherwise a prejudice would be created against the Turkish government. "I," continued Mr. Gladstone, "ask what would the guilty author of these massacres want mure than to confine the matter to a raper war ?" (Loud cheers ) The ex-premier proceeded ,to in? stance occasions when England has acted outside of a concert with the Europe nn powers. He had seen, he said, ihe liberation of 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 of people from the domin? ion of Turkey. "How," he asked, "had this liberation been effected? in the (MHes of Greece and Bulgaria ? Not hy the concert of Europe, for several of the great powers looked askance at our action What is it worth to pay in order to attain the concert of Europe ?" Mr Gladstone concluded his ad- j dress by,expressing the opinion that the time had arrived to strengthen ! the hands of the executive branches of the government by an expression of the nation's will. This declara? tion was received with cheers and cries of "Oh! oh!" Mr. Gladstone j eaid that the six great powers of Enrope re-presented at Constantinople had failed to make the sultan fulfill his treaty obligations. The continua? tion of diplomatic relations with the sultan had not prevented the horri? ble massacres at Constantinople, but it had permitted the sultau to remain a recognized ally of England. "The resolution which I have proposed ob? serves the rules of prudence, and does not require, even for the sake of a great end. that we place ourselves in a state of war with united Eu? rope-" Continuing, he ridiculed the idea that a state of war would be the re- j suit of consequences of England's acting alone in giving an ultimatum j to the porte. He would not be the one to plunge England into war but ; England weuld not make of herself j a slave to be dragged by the chariot wheels of the other powers of Eu? rope (Cheers ) "England," he said, "had a just right to coerce Turkey and the first step most be the recall of our ambas sador from Constantinople and the consequent dismissal of the Turkish ambassador I ti London. (Loud and prolonged cheers ) That wouldn't cause a European war. (Cheers and laughter.) England could then tell the porte that she meant to consider means of enforcing her own just de? mands. We should declare that we would not turn any ensuing war to our own advantage Mr. Gladstone, in the course of his peroration, said : "Let us extract ourselves from our present ambiguous position. Let us renounce our neutrality. Let us, by loyally promising her majesty's min? isters our ungrudging and enthusi? astic support, induce them by word and deed to show their detestation of acts which may even yet come to such a depth of atrocity as has never been recorded in the deplorable his? tory of human crime " (Loud and prolonged cheers ) Mr. Gladstone sooke an hour and quarter, his voit remaining strong and clear to the end. The resolu? tions offered hy the ex premier were adopted unanimously. "At the July session of the commis? sioner's court," says the Barkersville (N. C.) .Euterprise, "(he sheriff in? formed the commissioners that the Baptists and Methodists had com? plained to him of the use of the court house by the Episcopalians for Di? vine worship, and they made an order for the sheriff to lock the court house door and allow no more preaching there. Several Episcopa? lians called upon the commissioners to learn if that were true, when they were informed that complaint had been made that the Episcopalian had been preaching 'uncomfortable doc? trine,' and demanded that if be 6-op ped. and they had made the order ac? cordingly." A bill of specifications as to what is "uncomfortable doc? trine" ought lo be required. Trouble for Farmers. Charleston Compresses Object to Wire Ties for Cotton. CHARLESTON, S. C , Sept. 25 -The local cotton compresses are about to call time on the wire bound cotton bales For several days the compresses have been considering the matter and in the course of the next few days an order mav be issued refusing all wire bound cotton. The Charleston compresses are dis? posed to help the farmers in their fight against the fiat iron tie trust, and the fact that they took the initia? tive in pressing the wire bound bales proves 'Ms, but the compresses now say that the wire ties in use are too much for them and they feel con? strained to call a halt. It appears that the wire first used was too thin and that it cut the bag? ging considerably. To obviate this, the alliance recently adopted a thick? er wire but in doing away with one objection they have brought on an? other and much more serious difficul? ty. The wire ties which are now coming to the compresses are not pliable enough and the compress men cannot manipulate them. The trouble took something of a definite shape to-day when Mr. W. E. Huger, the receiver of the East Shore Terminal Railroad compress, addressed the following letter to Messrs. Knoop, Frericks & Co., which speaks for itself : Messrs. Knoop, Frericks & Co., City. Gentlemen : Among the bales received from the railroad yesterday for your house at the union cotton press there are some eighteen or twenty wire bands like the one that accompanies this note. It is impos? sible for the press to tie cotton with this wire. It is onh necessary for you to examine the .wist or lock made by the countryman himself to see how useless it would be to make this kiud of a hitch on a compressed bale. I shall be glad if y^u will tell us what you want done in regard to the matter. Yours truly, Wm. E Huger, Receiver. The compressera and cotton factors are now considering the matter and will take some definite action shortly, .rn?- <????-?? i^m - NEW YORK. Sept. 23.-Duriog the com ming winter a new line of freight and cattle steamers will begin running from Newport News'to Rotterdam, stop? ping at Deptford to land cattle. This line will make fortnightly trips during the winter and is a part of the Thomson line, runoiog from Montrel to United Kingdon ports duriog the eumaier. Tho first steamer. Harona, will sail about Nov. 28, followed by the Frc- I mona, Dec 12 and Cervona, Dec. 26. ! The Cervooa is a new vessel, specially | adapted to earring general cargo anti cattle, and this will ba her maiden trip. Another vessel, the Devona, will be launched some time io December. The vessels are all owned by Wm. Thomasoo & Sons of Dundee Sootland. Foolish Yale Students. NEW HAVEN. Conn., Sept. 24 -It was 1 o'clock when Mr. Bryan reached New Haven from Bridgeport At the station a big crowd had gathered and considerable difficulty was experienced in getting the candidate through the throng. He was cheered loddly during his progress from the train to his car? riage. With the Hon. Alexander Troop, P. S. Baooetr., John B Sar? gent. Democratic candidate for governor A. S. Crandall of Norwich, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, A. B. Fuller, Democratic candidate for Congress, and others, as his escort, Mr. Bryan was conveyed to the New Haven House, a braes band leading the way. Another crowd was there. Mr. Bryan hada brief rest at the hotel and theD held an informal reception Tho Yale College boys delayed the big open air meeting addressed by Mr. Bryao, and nearly caused it to break up in confu? sion. As it was, Mr. Bryan gave up attempting to speak and retried in disgust. The movement of the students was presumably preccnoerted. They were distributed through the crowd and seemed to sing and yell at given signals. When Mr. Bryan began his speech there was a cheer aod a chorus from the students of "Rah," rah, rah. Yale." tlc tried to go on. but the veils made him stop again. A song with the refrain "Gold, gold, gold/7 kept his words from being heard. Finally the can? didate sat down, and Mr, Sargent, Democratic candidate for Governor ; Alexander Troup, chairman of theSta'e central commity, and Dr. Faller, the Democratic candidate for Congress ia this district, made appeals for order. Their efforts were successful after Mr Bryan had been seated ten minutes, and at 2 50 he resumed his remarks. But the derisive yells broke forth again and fifteen minutes later the candidate brought bis remarks to a close. Mr. Bryan spoke from a stand on the south side of Centre church, an ancient house of worship facing "the Green." lt was an ideal place for an open air meeting and the weather was perfect. The crowd was enormous. People had been coming into town all the morning on excursion trains, and wheo Mr. Bryan entered "the Green'* between 12,000 and 15,000 people were gather? ed there. Over io another part of the big shady square the First division of the Connecticut naval militia had as? sembled with its guests, company K of Hartford, and several thousand of those | who could not get near enough to hear the candidate drifted away toward the military contingent. Their celebration had no connection with the Bryan meet? ing. With Messrs. Troup, Bennett and Sargent, Mr. Bryan was driven to the square from the New Haven house. He was cordially received by the throng. Mr. Bennett, who is chairman of the town committee, pre? sented Mr. Bryan, and as the candidate rose the 'cheering was interrupted by hisses and yells from Yale men. The appeals from Mr. Troup and the others had a temporary effect only. Ail through hts remarks the yells contin? ued and Mr. Bryan out his speeoh short. Altogether he did not speak more than 20 minutes. As seoo as he concluded A. S. Crandall, of Norwich, candidate for lieutenant governor, step? ped forward and sharply criticised the Yale men. He said : "In this city, this city of busioess men, this city of workingmen, I ask you, io the name of God and man, to take to your hearts the questions that have been put so well before you to-day by William Jennings Bryan. "I ask you to vote in November in accordance with them. "As to the young meo who have made it impossible for him to speak to? day, I ask you oot to believe that they represent Yale any more than McKinley will represent us in Novem? ber "They have been blowing off their wind as he is blowing of bis wind. Yale bas sent out into the world men, sir (addressing Mr. Bryan), who have, like you, been an htnor to their uni? versity and to their country in con? gress, in business and in every walk of life.'' [ He proposed three cheers for Mr. Bryan aod they were giveo, mingled with hisses from the Yale contigent. Ex-Mayor Sargent then declared the meeting adjourned and Mr. Bryan was taken to the New HaveD House in his curriage. He looked very muoh fa? tigued and refused to ?hake hands as be left the stage. Afflicted by a Mule. Recently a young son of Mr. B. D. MtCoy, ?f Tiller's Ferry was kicked by a mule which resulted in the breaking of the boy's leg. This is the third time, within the past few years, that Mr. McCoy's family has been afflicted by the kick of a mule.-Hartsville Messenger. - -?- - "It is a splendid ticket," exclaims the New York San, speaking of tho Indianapolis decoy ticket, "but don't vote it.:' The Sun doesn't want to see any votes wasted, and insists that all the kickers ought to plump them in for McKinley. Weekly Crop Bulletin. COLUMBTA, S. C , Sept. 22, 1896 This bulletin covers the weather and crop conditions for the week ending Saturday, Sept. 19, and in its preparation were used reports from one or more correspondents in each county of the State. WEATHER The past week was very hot. Fri? day, the hottest day of the season over the entire State. Weekly mean tempera? ture 80 ; normal approximately 74. Mean temperature ranged between 77 at Greenville and Reid and 87 and 86 at Oakwood and Poverty Hil!, respec? tively. Maximum 105 on the 18th at Oakwoood ; miuimum 61 on loth at Cberaw, on J4th and 15th at Bates burg. The rainfall was light and confined to the north central counties and to Berkeley county. Mont Clare report? ed 3.00; Cberaw 102: Chesterfield 1.00. Twelve other places reported light showers. The rainfall in Darling? ton county damaged open cottton io the vicinity of Moot Ciare. The average for the State was 0 19, and the normal is approximately 1.18. Streams are dried up io many, places; wells are very low, and there is a scar? city of stock water in the lower portions ot the State. There was very little cloudiness, and the percentage of possible sunshine averaged 90 for the State. caora. Coro is being housed and in places is disappointing. Grain loose oo ears, but dry aod hard. Latest planting amouots to oothing. Cottoo about all open and two-thirds picked. In places the eDtire cron is gathered. The yield contioues to fall below previous estimates aod now ao average of all the reports would make the probable yield half of the July outlook. The fear is express? ed that much of the seed is defective aod planters are cautiooed to save the best ooly for oext year's plaotiog. Peas are still dying from the beat aod late peas are a failure. Turnips are very poor with no stands except io moist bottom laods. Late hay, other than pea vioe, a poor crop. Syrup making continues aod the yield of crop is small but sweet and the quality of syrup obtained very good. Sweet potatoes are very poor ; have stopped growing Excellent rice harvest weather a?d early rice is about all secured. Quality and yield very satisfactory. Late rice not so good. ? Gardeo truck along the coast suffer feriog for rain, and gardeos io theiote rior are burnt up and are failures. Crops are now io such a condition that rain would not benefit them except tur? nips which could be re-sown. Raio would put the ground io conditioo for plowi?g aod seeding which is being de? layed. SEASONAL REVIEW. As this is the last bulletin of the season, a short review of the weather since March may prove iostructive. The data giveo io the acccmpaDying tables shows State averages made up from 42 regular rainfall and 38 temper? ature reports weekly, arranged by months. Table giving mean temperature aod departure from the normal for the sea? son 1896; also rainfall and perceotage of normal. es rt es rt rt ca ea ? S S S S S S 1_ !_ !_ t- S- i- 1 o o o o o o o a a a a a a a O o o ? o o o j +? -~ -J -J a o o o a a si 0 CJ CJ O O CJ CJ O ? o o ? o o I J. fe fe ?f fe fe fe o o O O U O O I O- CL O. C- o? c CL : H M N M OO O ! ^* O '-I co CO O es a fe o 55 OJ i-? i> rf co i-i co r- Ttl i-i t-t CN Cl 1-4 ?i o' 00 ? o Od oo o Ci ?c Ot-Ot-OONt? CONNOOHOO O O N X OO OO X .-o oo " o g o ^ "o TZ o . ? o H ? O- ? 9 3 ? g- * ? < *C r-2 1-3 < CO ! As to the temperature the table shows that every month except June was bot? ter than usual. Moreexteoded records than can be given here show that the excess averages 2 degrees per day. It bas been the hottest season sioce syste? matic records have beeo kept, a period of 9 years. The table also shows that May and September were relatively thc hottest months oe the year. As to rainfall, the season cao be di? vided into three periods. The first io cludcs March, April aod May, with half the usual amouot. The second includes June and the first half of July, about six weeks, with a decided excess o CM amounting to about 150 perceot. o?' the usual rainfall The third period in? cludes the last half of July, all of Au? gust and September to date, with about 30 per cent, of the normal amount. A brief summary of crop conditions during the seas OD, taken from this series- of bulletins, shows that the weather was favorable for the thorough preparation of lands and for early planting, but that germination was slow on account of lack of moisture, but that eventually good stands of all the principle crops were obtained. To the excessive heat and dificieocy io rainfall in April and May is ascribed the poor yield of small grain; the fail? ure of the fruit crop; and the poor un der-sized tobacco sets, and the com? plete failure of early gardens Beginning with June, there were six weeks of the best growing weath? er that could result from steady warmth and plenty of rain. During this time corn and cotton reached a condition of excellence unequalled in many years past. These two crops, as well as miner ones, grew so fast that they were by the middle of July about three weeks in advance of their usual devel? opment, as shown by the early biooms on cotton, and growth and ripening of early planted eorn. The excessive heat immediately fol? lowing heavy rains in July, is assigned by a number of correspondents as the principal cause of the rapid deteriora? tion in crop conditions, especially col? ton, aod for the remaioder of the season abnormally high day temperatures and scarcely any rain are ample causes for the conriuued steady decline in condi? tion to date. To the public spirited men who have gratuitously given their services as crop correspondents, are extended the thanks of the Director, and of the pub? lic, for the minuteness, the fullness, the correctness and entire trustworthiness to the current series of Weather and Crop Bulletins. As the ourrent series of bulletins is discontinued with this issue, corres? pondents will please discontinue their weekly reports. J. W. BAUER, Section Director. The Confederacy's Last Halt? ing Place. Mr. W. P. Calhoun of this city ex? pects to leave shortly for South Caroli? na where be goe9 on a very interesting mission. He is to superintend the sale of one of the most interesting places in thc 60uth, about which many historic recollections of the Confeder? acy still lingers. The property to be sold is known as the old Burt place in the town of Abbe? ville. There it was that the last meet? ing of the Confederate cabinet was held before the Confederacy was dissolved. After the final consultation of the cabi? net members with their chief, Presi? dent Davis, the Confederacy was dis? solved and Mr. Davis began the flight that ended in his capture in Georgia. The house at that time was owned by Mr. Armistead Burt, one of the roost prominent mei in the state at that time. He welcomed the president and the members of hie cabinet to bis home for the purpose of holding the last sad meeting. For 25 years the house was owned by Mrs. S. A. Norwood and since ber death it is to be sold for the purpose of dividing the proceeds of the sale among her heirs. Mr. Calhoun is the attor? ney in the case and will go over to look after the legal part of the sale. The house is one of the old-time picturesque residences that were once so common in the south, but are now fast passing away. It is a large two storied frame house having tbe big white columns in the front. It stands in the centre of a four-acre lot, and as in the olden time, is surrounded by much shrubbery. The entrance faces a point where two streets meet, and there is a side entrance from either street, giving the old place an air of hospitali? ty which seems to welcome the wayfar? ing mai, as ic wolcomed the loaders of the Confederacy when they were in their flight before the victorious armies of the nerth. The sale promises to be one of unusual interest and it will at? tract a large cirowd from South Caroli? na as well as from Georgia aod even from the north, as Abbeville is one of the most popular winter resorts in the south for wealthy northerners who " are anxious to find a refuge from thc bliz? zards of the north beneath thc blue and balmy ekies of the Palmetto state.-At? lanta Journal. Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines sold on easy terms, aod exchanged for old ones a the Sumte/Music House, in Masonic Temple. Highest cf all in Leavening Po Bradstreet's View. NEW YORK, Sept, 25.-Bradstreet's to-morrow will say; Io eastern jobbing circles the feeling is one of increased confidence. There is more doing in some staple lines, noticeably at the east, and at a few southern cities. In most other instances purchasers con? tinue for immediate wants only. There is little expectation of a general revival in business prior to election. Through? out the central west and northwest co material change is reported in general trade features. Exceptions are at Cin cinatti and St. Louis, where demand for staples is larger. Savannah and Augusta report a marked increase ia volume of business, both wholesale and retail, with satisfactory collections. Memphis and Galveston report moder? ate gains in demand and sales. Im? provement is shown in various commer? cial and industrial lines at New York, Boston, Providence and Pittsburg. An improved demand for wool con? tinues, with an upward tendency. There is a better jobbing movement in cotton goods, which are higher. Not much more woollen machinery has been started. Sales of woollens are generally of low cost variety. The starting ap of iron mi?s and furnaces ?9 conspicuous hut tuskers in some in? stances seem to be anticipating demand. Stocks of pig iron have nearly doubled since January 1, while produciciog ca? pacity bas been restricted more than one-third. The better feeling in the iron and steel industry is not. followed as yet by a corresponding demand. The g?nerai higher tendency of prices of staples continues. The bank clearings gauge of the volume of business brings an expected decrease as compared with last week, thc falling efl amounting to more than 5 per cent, the total for six days ending Sept. 24 being ?833,000,. OOO. The decrease this week compar? ed with the corresponding week in 1895 is 14 per cent. The total number of business failures throughout the United States continues large-321 this week, compared with 315 last week and 198 in the fourth week of September, 1895. -II i -- Silver and Gold Clash. ANDERSON, Ind., Sept. 25.-A free silver meeting at Orestes this afternoon broke up in a riot, io which 20 people were rr.'\re cr les? ir?jarr-d, thrr.\ ir feared, ta'ally. A parade wa- "ne '??.<: ture, and the Hue of marc): *?- i'-'-' the Republican glass worker-' c'??fc house. Fifteen or twenty u>- rr-. . . '?> were seated on the porch wheu thc r-i rade passed. Some of the marcher made allusioos to the McKinley pic? tures in the windows. This brought a retort from those on the perch, and a company of mounted men, followed by a mob of men on foot, left the racks and attacked the little par;y A per? fest shower of boulders :iud bricks fell on the porch, hitting the men and crashing through the weatherboarding and windows. The fusilade was kept up for some time, and when the rint was finally quelled and the tlhree or i four hundred men dispersed, it was found that about twenty men bad been injured, and three, John McKinney, D. K Miller and Carl Lightfoot, were in a dangerous condition. It is feared to night their injuries will prove fatal. The club bouse is a wreck. A number of arrests were made, among them F. ' H. Carver, postmaster at Sommitviile. --- CATNON, 0., Sept. 25.-Major Mc? Kinley made four speeches to-day. i The first one was shortly after 8 o'clock this morning, and from that time until half past 2 he was busy receiviug his callers. Every visitor insisted upon shaking hands with the eandidare, and that ordeal is a great consumer of time. To-morrow there are 17 delegations ex? pected. They will bring in the aggre? gate more than 20,000 visitors to Can? ton. Ooe railroad company has ar? ranged for 14 special trains. Major McKinley has found it necessary to make his speeches shorter. All of his speeches Saturday, except one, will bo brief. To-day he made his longest speech to a delegation from Seneca county, Ohio. It was a wool speech, and was largely addressed to the wool producing Stated. Ye ur Boy Wont Live a Month So Mr. Gilman Brown, of 34 Mill St., South Gardener, Mass., was told by the doctors. His : son had Lung trouble, following Typhoid Ma ! laria, and he spent three hndred and seventy ' five dollars with doctors, who gavo him up, ? saying: "your boy wont live a month." He j tried Dr. King's New Discovery and a few bet ! ties restored him to health and enabled him to ! 60 t? work a perfectly well man. He says he : owes his present good health to use of Dr. living's Now Discovery, and know? it be the I best in the world for hung trouble. Trial ; Bottles Free at J. F. W. DeLoime's Drug Store. '.vcr.-Latest U. S. Gov't Report rJEIft PURE