The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 28, 1896, Image 1
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,
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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