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THE SUMTES WATCHMAN, Established April, IS50. "Be Just and Fear no :?Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Eatabllehed Jane, 1366 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. S?MTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1896. New Series?Yol. XVI. So. 13 Published very Wednesday, ? -by JXr, Osteen, SUM TER, S. C. terms : ?1.50 per aoncm?in advance. advertisement: One Sqaare first insertion.$1 00 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at redaced rates. ?U communications which subserve private interests will be charged foras advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. ?- - ?, . . Three New County Schemes. Metes and Bounds of Cal houn, Greenwood and Dorchester. Columbia, October 20 ?The new county fever is quite the fashion just ^ -^-^low. Three petitions were received to-?aj askiog for special elections at which to decide whether or not new counties sfc?uld be formed. Green woodr Dorchester and Caih^un are the names for the proposed counties as indi cate? in the petitions. Those advanc ing the Dorchester County are not par tial to the name, and would cot be ad verse to accepting the name of Jasper or Mooltrie County, and, indeed, the latter name may be pushed. With the petitions now on fiie elec tions will be held within the next 60 days for five new county schemes, and, of course, every one of the committees, taking charge cf the plans are quite L certain that the projects will be succes R cessful. If the-reports from the terri tory involved are aoyways accorare the HBp new counties will very soon be on the map of the State. The petitions have beeo dulv filed. The committees are anxious to have the elections just as soon as possible* Gov ernor Evans is at present north of Mason and Bixon's line, bui exactly where is not known He has been tele graphed of the petitions being filed, and the. desire of the people in the in terested coiniEunities to have the eiec tions ordered at an early day. Heredare outlines of the proposi tions that are soon to be submitted to the voters in the territory indicated. calhoun county lines. Calboun County proposes to have 410 89 square miles and will ruo with in 8 1-4 miles cf Oraogeburg Court House. The statements indicate that . the new county proposes to take about $1.600,000 of the taxable property from Orangeburg and leave in the old county over two millions of property. The cut from Lexington County will take ?124.902 worth of taxable prop erty, and leave in the old county ?2, 669,885. In the territory to be taken from Orangeburg there are from 800 to 900 qualified voters, and of this number 500 have signed the petitions that have been submitted to Governor Evans. In the portion of Lexiogton County to be taken there are 126 voters, and of that number it is 3aid 75 per cent have signed the petition The new county is to be made op, so it appears, from Amelia, Pise Grove, Caw Caw and Lyon townships in Orangeburg County, and Sandy Run Township and part of Bull Swamp Township in Lexington County. This map that is presented was made out for the original Calhooo County, which failed to pass the General As sembly several years ago, and has been adopted to meet the requirements of the change of territory for the new county With the proposed cuts Orangeburg will have 931 square miles and Lexing ^ ton wiU have 819 square mile3 left. The cut from OraDgeburg County will be just above Elloree and Jamison, so as to leave both of these places in the old county. This particular county is one cf the oldest projects in the State, and has for a long iime had many faithful and in defatigable workers. The committee in charge of the work of pushing the scheme to a^ successful end consists of 3Iessrs. Julius Jacobson, J. A. Banks and J. B. McLauchlio. greenwc(D county scheme Greenwood, as shown in the peti tions, will get from the territory it proposes to get for the new county the following population : From Abbeville 10,082. and from Edgeficid 6,153. The area of the uew county will be j 433 eqaare miles. The assessed prop erty valuation for Greenwood is shown to be $3,407,393, made up as fellows : Ninety-Six Township, ?487,705"; Greenwood, ?1,479,480; White flail, | ?213.575 ; four-fifths of Cokesbury, j ?292.328; less than one-half of South-] ville, ?175,000 ; les? than one-half Indian Hill, ?150,000; half Kibier, $115,585 ; Cooper, ?303.580; Gray, fe_1^140 ijhe foiiewiug townships are to be j tak?n from Abbeville County : Ninety-] Sir, Greenwood, Cuke's, Sc>u?hvilie, ? Wiit? Hall, Indian Hill. Dorchester's outlines. \ feen comes Druchester County with ? a?f|ffl5ff?r' forjan hood. She; wants tbs following: territory from Cnl ?eton County : Sumroerville, Dorches ter TowcFhip, Collins, part north of public road. Barna Township, Cam Township, Ginham Township, George Township, Kooser Township To be rakeo from Berke'y County : From the intersection of the coun'y line between Colieton and Berkley with the run of Four-bole Creek, a straight line to a point upon Saw Mill Branch, one mile nertheaet of the South Caroli na and Georgia Railroad, thence alonar saii branch to rho Colieton line, and thence back to the starticg point along the line of division petween Colieton and Berkley counties The property showiog as made up is as follows : 'Part of Summerville, ?381,155; part of Brownsville, ?21, 045 ; in either Summerville or Browns ville, ?10.600 ; railroad property not included above, $32,000 Total $444, 800. Total taxable property in Berkeley ?3,192.325. leaving $2,747,525 after deducting the proposed cut off. Value of property in Colletoa ?4, 386.412, section to be cut off $1,532, 656. leaving in Colieton $2.853,856. Value for Berkeley $3,192.325, sec tion to be cnt off ?444,800, leaving in Berkeley $2,757,525. Value of property io proposed county ?1,977,456 Population, total Colie ton 40,294. area to be cut off 11,952. leaving in Colieton 38,241. Total population in Berkley before Act throwing part to Charleston 54, 119. area to be cut off 1,318, leaving in Berkley 52,692. Total population in. proposed county 12,379 Distance to Walterboro, nearest coonty seat, thirteen mile3 Area off C lieofon 549 81, off of Berkley 10.77; for Dorchester 551.58 Mr.T. W. Stanlaod. representing the Dorchester County plan, came up to file the petition for that county Ke says that there are 1,400 voters in the territory that is wanted, and oftbat number 900 bavo signed the petitions. The idea is to bave a meeting of the interested territory, so as*to bave some understanding about the county seat Summerville is not. inclined to kill the oouoty idea if it cannot get the county seat. St- Georges is also to be includ ed in the new county. Ridgeville is said to be the nearest point to the geographical centre. The Way They Get Crowds. Last Saturday a number of the em ployes of the a. P. Nail Co , theKilby Manufacturing Co. went to Canton to see Major McKinley. The men didn't go of of their own accord, but were in vited to go and each presented with a mackintosh overcoat and a blue felt hat and their fare paid for them A num ber of the men refused to go and of ifcbse who went the majority were Bryan men. As they marched down to the depot there was one continuous cheer for Bryan and while in Canton they kept up. On the way back a straw vote on the first train showed 166 for Bryan and 162 for McKinley, and a number refusing to vote for fear of what might follow, if they voted for Bryan. When the' delegation reached the city on their return they marched up the street yelling: "Who are we?" "Who are we?" "We arc fjr Bryan, don't you see!*' The cry was taken up by the thou sands along the sidewalks who joined the procession. They marched around cheering the free eil ver speakers who were speaking on the square, and then marched to the Plain Dealer office where a ha?t was ordered. "Who paid our fare to Canton?' cried one man. "Ma~k Hanna/' responded the work ingmen. 'Who paid our way back?" "Mark Hanna " "Who paid all our expeuses?" "Mark Hanna " "Who bought the . boys the coats and bats?"' "Mark Hanna." "And who are we going to vote for?" "Bryan!" The Republicans tried to break up the crowd out were out-yelled, and re - tired in disiiu**. it is said that three fourths of the II. Na:l men arc for Bryan ?Troy, Ohio, Democrat, Washington, O:-. 22?Senator Marion Butler of North Carolina, chair man cf the Populist committee, is said to be about to issue a circular adressing the supporters of Mr. Bryan to keep "every eye open''' and "to piace coo! ganse men on guard" to watch and ex pese a game which Ire says the Repub licans are contemplating in the middle western States, and which he describes as follows : "The plan as now reveal ed is for so much money to be put into the hands of township and ward man agers and so much to be given for a special Republican vain It has been found impossible to buy enough indivi dual votes to cary the election and the plan forcastcd is to be the one. In stead of tee voter the poll itself is to be tampered with Our information is that thi>?A4^has already be^Jkin Ohio." Cuba Will Be Freo. Spanish Prime Minister in Effect Admits it. London, Oct. 21.?The Daily Standard will to-morrow print a dis patch from its Madrid correspondent saying; that Queen Regent Christina presided at the meeting jof the coun cil of ministers heid to day. Senor Canovas del Castillo, the prime min ister, presented a eummary of the evente which have occurred in Spain and the colonies within the past three months smd a forecast fur the near future. The outlook, he said, showed that great distress existed among the people in the southern and eastern parts of the kingdom, which fact would render the collec tion of taxe? during the coming winter a slow work The withdrawal of 200.000 men from the plows and mills within the past twenty months, he said was severely felt and Spain would, in consequence, be obliged to import large amounts of breadstufTs. The prosecution of the war against the ineurg^enti? in Cuba and the troubles in the PhilUppine islands had markedly diminished the exports of manufactured and agricultural products to the West Indies and the Phillippine islands^ causing great dis tress and discontent In the towns and rural districts there was visible a feeling of impatience and anxiety, all classes of the people having been led to hope for quicker and more de cisive results from their sacrifices Evcybody the premier said, recog nized the fact that the drain cannot long continue at the present pace. Patriotism and natioral pride alone can check the criticisms of the gov ernment's course. The Liberals, Dem ocrats, Carliste, and even the Repp.b licans have a sort of instinctive *e sentment that impels them .. ce si?n with a view of averting interna tional complications and the dreaded intervention of the United States government The gloomiest feature of the situation, the prime minister declared, is the difficulty which the government finds in obtaining a loan of one billion pesetas to defray the expanse of the war in Cuba and the Philippine islands to strengthen the finances of the country. The Spanish press is almost unani mous in approving the idea advanced by the premier appealing to native capitalists and banks for funds to en able the continuation of the wars to a successful issue. american claims. Madrid, Oct 21 ?At a meeting of the cabinet to day, the claim of the United States government for dam ages for losses sustained by Americans in consequence of the enforcement of Captain General Weyler's decree prohibiting the export of tobacco from Cuba was considered, but no decision in the matter was reached. The cabinet adopted a resolution to send General Polivieja, who some time ago was mentioned as General Weyler's possible successor in the captain generalship of Cuba and Brigadier General Zappino, to the Philippine islands to assist Captain General Blanco in the work of sup pressing the revolution there. It was also resolved to remodel the frigates Numancia and Vittoria, so they may be put in commission as cruisers. Rapid Growth of Cities. In Scribner's for October ie found the following : "More than cne-tbird of the entire population'of these United States now live in cities In some states it much gratet; in Massachu setts, 70 per cent ; in New york, GO per cent.; in Connecticut^ 54 per cent.; in New Jersey, 52 per cent. In 1790 there were but six 'cities'?i.e., having a population of more than 8,000?in 1890 there were 448 such -cities; In 1840 there were but three cities with more than 100,000 ? inhabitant?; in 18 90 there were twenty eight such cities, in 1870 there w?.s tin city- having 1, 000,000 in habiran ts ; i o 1890 there were three such cities I;? 1890 the new New York is estimated to contain 3,200,000 inhabitants, or nearly as many as the thirteen United States when George Washington tuck the oath of ci?ioc as first President.v A ik en, Oct. 21.?The trial of Wiley Thompson, of Augusta, charged with the murder of" Garv?n Allen o? j the s#mn place, at Mrs. Jopling's place near Bath, S. C, on the 22d of last January, was taken up this j morning and ?\>y some time it was thought that the case would be a long I one. Witness after witness was j put up by Solicitor Bellinger and the \ closest examination made of each, ! but the case grew weaker and weak | er for the prosecution, and at about ? 3:30 o'clock, when the last witness i for the State concluded his testirao- ; tiy, Solicitor Bellinger turned and re quested the judge to charge (he jury j to render a verdic^^^iot guilty, I The Post's Estimate. A Really Non-Partisan Paper Gives Bryan a Great Show. From the Washington Po3t. The Post's estimates on the election, giveo out some fortnight or so ago, have attracted widespread attention. The explanation of this is to be sought in the fact that The Post is recognized everywhere as a geuaincly independent journal?a journal which has its own views as to public measures, but which does not adjust these views to the dic tate of aoy individual or party. The country understands that The Post speaks its honest convictions upon all matters, without fear or favor, that it owes no allegiance to political leaders or organizations. VVhen, therefore, we offered an estimate on the situation as it appeared to U3 at that time, our figures were generally accepted as the Result of an intelligent and unbiased in vestigation. They may have been challenged here and there, but not be cause of a suspicion as to their coloring. No one imagined that they were the product of partisanship or unthinking zeal. Since then there have been some changes io the superficial aspect of things, and it seems Lo us that a revi sion of our first survey is in order. For the purpose of making this more intel ligible we shall reproduce the original figures: Srates reasonably sure for Bryan: Aibama 11 Arkansas 8 Florida 4 Georgia 13 Louisiana .8 Mississippi 9 Missouri 17 South Carolina 9 Tennessee 12 Texas 15 Virginia 12 Colorado 4 Idaho 3 Montan 3 Nevada 3 North Dakota 3 South Dakota 4 Utah 3 Washington 4 W yoming 3 Total 148 States reasonably sure for McKinley: Maine 6 New Hampshire 4 Vermont 4 Massachusetts 15 Rhode Island 4 Connecticut 6 New York 36 Pennsylvania 32 New Jersey 10 Ohio 23 Total 140 States likely to go for Bryan in the evont of complete fusion: Kentucky 13 Kansas 10 Nebraska 8 Indiana 15 North Carolina 11 Total 57 Summary: Bryan 205 McKinley 140 Doubtful states, out of which Bryan must get 19 and McKinley 84 votes in order to be elected: Illinois 24 Oregon 4 California 9 Maryland 8 Delaware 3 West Virginia 6 Minnesota 9 Michigan " 14 ^Wisconsin 12 ^Iowa 13 Total 102 Such seemed to us to be the situation two or three weeks ago. To-day we find the outlook somewhat different. To-day we should rake California and Oregon out of the doubtful list and add them to the states reasonably sure for Bryan, making the basis of his strength as follows: Votes originally counted 143 California 9 Oregm 4 Total 161 To McKinley's list we should add Wisconsin and Iowa, making the basis of his strength: Votes originally counted 140 Wisconsin 12 Iowa 13 o ? a 165 The table of states likely to ho won by Bryan in the event of a genuine and undiluted fusion we should amend t^ make it as follow.-: Kansas 10 Nebraska 8 Indiana 15 North Carolina 11 Total 44 I'\isi<3^^3pcar3 to be the order of the day io iBBiir cases hcr^^?i??? we should summarize the probable vote ?as things stand now?thus: Bryan 205 McKinley 165 This reduces the vote of doubtful states from 102 to 77, as follows:]} Illinois 24 Maryland 8 Delaware 3 West Virginia G Minnesota 9 Michigan 14 Kentucky 13 Total 77 It will be seep that the changes we make bave not increased the Bryan es timate first given, while they have in creased the McKinley estimate from 140 to 165. Bryan still has 19 votes to get from the doubtful states, but McKinley now has only 59, as against 84 on the first-count. If Bryan can carry Kentucky and West Virginia, be will, with the other states we have as signed him, be elected. If be can car ry Illinois or Michigan and Maryland, be will be elected. As we said before, in connection with our first survey of the field, the chances all eeem to favor McKinley in the doubtful states. Bat this is a campaign quite without prece dent. The great forces are not easy of identification or estimate And under such circumstances of uncertainty the young man from Nebraska is danger ously near the goal. - ?il r .??> . ^ob? Insurance Pake Pleads Guilty. The Winast case has come to an end. It will be remembered that E. L Win act was secretary of the defunct Citi zen's Fire Insurance Company and was one of the corporators. He got out of town as soon as the exposure came, but was arrested in Charleston. The case was to have been tried this week, but Messrs. Sloan & Green thought it best for Wioant to plead guilty in open Court, and a fine of ?100 was promptly paid. The iodictment wes for making false representations as to the capital of an insurance company. The sentence was for six months or $400 Creditors were about ready to pounce on Winnr.r, but he paid up several claims and made double quick time for the station so as to get off on the first train for the North. He has evidently had sufficient experience with trying a fake company in Carolina, and he can thank his stars that Sloan & Green got a fine accepted The State is satisfied with having made the ex ample it has.?News and Courier. Comptroller Trying to Oil the Tax Machinery. The mixed up condition into which the tax business of many of the counties in this State have gotten, as revealed by the recent disclosures as to the counties of Sumter, Chester. Edgefield and Richland, has caused the comptroller general to determine to take active steps in the cases re ferred to. He stated yesterday, also, that he had decided to ask the legis lature to allow him to appoint an ex pert accountant^wLose duty it would be to visit the several counties fre quently and thoroughly examine the affairs of the offices in those counties. Comptroller Norton states that he has determined to have the affairs in the treasurer's and auditor's offices in Sumter couuty examined from be ginning to end He has engaged Auditor William H. Donili, of Georgetown county, one of the most expert accountants and best officials in the State, to go to Sumter and go through everything in connection with the management of the offices there. Mr. Donili is now confined to his room, but expects to be in Sumter by Tuesday next Mr. Nor ton says that he selected Auditor Donili, first, because of his compe tency, and second, because he does joubelong to his political faction. Auditor Wise, of Aiken, who was to examine* the books in Edgefield county, has declined the appointment for some reason. Mr. Norton says he expects to send Mr.* James McLarnon,-\vIio made the examina tion in Chester county. Mr. McLar non, the comptroller says, is an ex : pert accountant. Mr. Norton went or. to say that he intended to bring Mr. McLarnon here to take charge of all the books in the treasurer's and auditor's offices in Richland couuty and make a com plete examination He said he had determined to do this in consequence of certain reports ami rumors that had reached him in connection with the condition of affairs i- Richland : county.?The State. Highest of all in Leavening Pon Prof. W. L. McGee Meets a Violent Deatb. Wbile ths Professor of Agriculture was Showing a Class the Work ings of a Corn Sbreder Ho was Fatally Cut by the Saws. Charleston, Oct. 22 ?A special to the News and Courier from Ciem son College says : Prof W. L. Mc Gee was fatally injured about 12.30 to-day and died at this evening. He was at the barn showing the senior class the working of a new corn ehredding machine, when his coat was caught by the saws of the machine and and he was instantly cut in the side by the saw teeth. It was soon seen that he was fatally hurt and he began gi?ing directions as to his burial and the disposition of his property Hia father was tele graphed to, and he asked that his old friend and preceptor, General Ste phen D Lee, should be notified also. The latter sent the following reply to President Craighead : "Tell McGee that ? am shedding tears that one so beloved and promising should meet such a fate." This message f?tiy expresses-the sentiment here, for Professor McGee enjoyed the respect and friendship of ail and his death is greatly deplored. He was 34 yeais old, affable and quick and of commanding presence. He came to Clemson as assistant pro fessor of agriculture in March, 1894, and was elected professor in 1896. Iiis remains will be sent to his home at Lexington, Miss , to-morrow, es corted by two members of the fac ulty. Prof. .McGee exhibited remarkable calmness throrghcut, knowing that he could not live, and . died peace* fully. ' Fillibuster Caught. Jacksonville."" F:a., Oct. 21.?Off New Smyrna bar this morning, the United States crui>er Raleigh captured the filibustering steamer Dauntless and ber fender, R. L Mabey-. The Dauotlrss w-as c?.^bt about 6 o'clock, and lbs Mahey later. The latter steamer was patting out ?o sea with coal and supplies for the Dauntless when ?he Raileigh ?rec a blank car taige for her to stop. The Mabey turned about and tried to escape, whereupon the Raleigh fired a solid shot across her bow and the tug heaved to. An officer was put in chaige of the Mabey and the Dauntless wa- brought to St. John's bar, and now lier inside, in charge of officers from the Raleigh. Cubans here are greatly ezcitfd over the news, but claim that the Dauntless had no arms nor men on board. In ohasing and capturing the Dauotlees the Raieith used her guns several times and the Dauntless came near beiug suok. Going Back cn Watson. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 23.?The Pop ulists of Georgia have taken down their State electoral ticket This ac tion was taken to night by the spe cial committee, which was given plenary powers by the executive committee on Tuesday. The special committee was composed of six members, of which John Cunning ham was chairman. In making the announcement the committee says 6?mp!y that, "Where* as the Democratic party has persist ently refused a fair proposition to fuse, the Populists withdraw their electoral ticket " All the members of the committee left the city for their homes tonight. L L Cle ments savs that he is goincr to vote for McKinley. W. IL Peck, who was withdrawn from the Congres sional ticket yesterday, would not say what he intends to do Job work don? in the flaichmart ardFoiUh ror. office is always ?rst c'.hss A shoddy job \s uever turned out of this office. Get esti mates hero when a first class job is wanted. Cure Forf He:?(tacito. As a remedy for alt forms or" Headache Kiectrie Bitters has provea to be :'.c very best It effects 3 permanent care and the most dreaded habitual sick her. laches yield lo its influence. We arg? .-.li trho are ;.?:?ic?c-d to pr.ieure a botti*?, and give this remedy a fair trial. In eases of habitual constipation Kieetric Bitters euro- by giving the needed tone to the bowels, and few esses resist tbe uso of this medicine. Try it ?>; ? . Fifty cents and "ne dollar at J. F, V.'. I)eLnrme's Drug Store. 2