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THE SUSITSR 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 jane. 1266 Consoliuated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1897. Sew Series-y ol. XVI. So. 24 Wat WMtWm J?mt?ljrcit Published. Srsry Wednesday, -BT KT. C3r. Osteenj SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : 51 50 per annora-in advance. ADVERTISEMENT: Oae Square first insertion.$1 00 Beery subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts.for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. ( All coramuoicatioos which subserve private interests will be charged foras advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. , The State Prison. Annual Report Shows It to be in Pine Condition. The annual meeting of the board of directors of the State penitentiary was held on Tuesday. The board prepared its annual report and by afternoon it was in the hands of Gov? ernor Evans. As will be seen the institution makes an admirable show? ing for the year, reflecting much credit upon Superintendent Neal It starts of the new year with a hand? some surplus after pairing for the State farms : *-To His Excellency, John Gary Evans, Governor of South Carolina. Dear Sir The board of directors of the South Carolina State peniten? tiary have the honor to submit here? with for your consideration this an? nual report for the fiscal year com? mencing January 1, 1896, and end ing December 31st, 1896, accom panied by reports of the superintend? ent, captain of the guards, physician and chaplain. The board of directors commenced the^year's work with only four mem? bers, the vacancy having been made by death previous to the commence? ment of the year's work. The board was made complete in March by the election of Messrs. Blackwell and Tatum in the places of Mr. T. C. Willoughby, a former member, and Dr Sprott, whose va cany was caused by death. Appended to this report is a state? ment embracing the receipts and dis? bursements for the fiscal year ending December 31st. 1896 The aggre? gate receipts and disbursements are as follows : Disbursements, $63,570 83 Receipts, 62,125,17 Account overdrawn*. ? 1,445 66 Cash value of crop on hand. $52,025.46 Amt due for convict hire and other sources 5,108.46 Total $58,033 92 Account overdrawn 1,445 66 Leaving $56,578 26 Liabilities, including Reed farm purchase money 18.370.93 Leaving on band, $38,270 93 We beg to call yoar special atten? tion to the report of the special com mittee appointed by your excellency as chairman ex officio, to take stock of the institution's effects, which we have appended as a part of our re? port. Everything has been pat at cash value and shows that the in situiion has been managed by careful and competent officers. We also beg to call your attention to the condition of the real estate as well as personal property of the institution, which we are sure has bee? increased in value by improve? ments and good management at least t?5 per cent. Wheu the purchase money for the eed farm is paid, which will be in a ew days, the institution will have paid for all the property under our directorship and two of the farms, DeSauasure and Reed, containing about 4,700 acres,%which have been bought and stocked in the last six years, are worth, in our opinion, with their stock of mules, horses, cattle, hogs and crop provisions on hand and machinery, together with the improvements in the way of darn? ing, ditching, terracing, clearing building and otherwise improving the lands by a system of rotating crops and fertilizing, $101,565 40 Lt addition to the above mentioned farms the State owns a small farm in Lexington county, containing 404 acres, in good state of cultivation, well stocked and provided with other plantation supplies. These three farms constitute all the real estate owned by the State for farm purposes. We are pleased to say that each department in the State prison shows efficient and painstaking care having been ren dered by each officer in charge. In the last few years a considerable sum of money has been spent on a system of sewerage and various other sani? tary improvements, which bas been money well spent, as the report of each of the subordinates will show. The personal property of the in? stitution, as shown by the report of tiie special committee, is in good con? dition and well cared for Thit, property, including crops on hand, aggregates $86,873 80 The prisoners show that they are well cared for. There are in prison 190 less than 12 months 3go. The policy of the board of direc? tors and management ia to utilize all of the prisoners on the State proper? ty and we are rapidly growing to that end All conlrrcts for share props have expired and will not be renewed In conclusion, we desire to thank your honor for the assistance and ad? vice given us during the year. We are pleased to say that our re? lations with the superintendent and all officials and employes have been very pleasant and agreeable. Respectfully, T. J Cunningham, Chairman, .. J. W. Lyies, S. P J. Garr?s, W 0 Tantum, J EL Blackwell, Board of Directors. A Waning Industry. Phosphate Royalty Gradually Decreases. A Falling Off of Over $24,000 Prom Last Year. < The Phosphate Commission met Moo day, to consider this most important industry to the State. Phosphate in? spector Jooes made bis annual report and the out look for the basinese is not at all reassuring. Gradually the amount of royalty has been decreasing and the Legislature will have to give the subject its earnest thought, if the industry is to again be placed on its feet. The members present were Gov. Ev? ans, Mr. J D. Montgomery, and Sen? ator Williams of Horry. After hear? ing the report of Iospector Jones and tbe petition of the phosphate companies for a reduction in the royalty, the board adjourned without taking any action, leaving the question to the Legislature. Inspector Jones, in his report, says the following companies have been en? gaged in mining : Coosaw, Farmers' Mining Company. Beaufort Phosphate Companv. W. Y. Fripp, and James Reid. The total amount mined during the year endiog- August 31, 1895, was 123.708 tons, a decrease of 73.069 tons, as compared with 1895, and 96. 767 tons, as compared with 1893. There were shipped during the year 151,602 tons; 174.400 in 18g5, 249, 338 in 1893, and 236.149 in 1890, showing a steady but continuous de? crease The royalty paid the State this year wa9 $60,853 76, against $87,2000.13 in 1896, a decrease of ?26,346 37 There went to foreign ports 93.527 tons, and to coastwise ports 11,257 Coosaw shipped 37,421 toos; Far? mers', 44,051 ; Beaufort Company, 30, 041, the remainder being shipped by other firm6. Io commenting on the situation, the insDector says : From the foregoing it will be seen that there has been a very great fall off both as regards the amount of rock mined and amount of royalty paid. And while it appears that the amount of rock shipped equals very nearly that of the amount mined during the year, the profits, if any, to the companies, have not been equal to the year before, for tbe reason that thc price has not aver? aged quite as much, while freights have to some extent advanced. The inspector refers to the statement in the last message of Gov. Evans, in which he states that from January 1, 1895 to January 1, 1896, the amount of rock mined was 219,240 tons, as against 152,286 for the year ending Oatober, 1892. Mr. Jones says be is at a loss to account for the Governor's figures, and gives a detail- d statement showing that the amount was only 164,479. Besides, be holds that it is not fair to make a comparison with 1892, as that was the year of -he Coo saw litiga. ion Mr. Jones, in the course of his figures, shows that instead of furnishing the bulk of phosphate rock imported by European manufac? turers, as was the case a few years ago, the mines of Algeria and Florida a'one pupply about six times a9 much ?.s that furnished by South Carolina, to say nothing of that furnished by other mioeB. From certi6ed statements maje by tho Farmers' Mining Company and thc Caroliua Company, the? price realized per ton fur rock, after pajing the roy? alty, is in the first instance $J.40 to ?2.72 per ton, and in the eecoc i $1.62 to $2 92. out of this is to be paid cost of keeping plant in repair, cos, of min? ing, washing, towing, drying etc. The Carolina Company bas gone out of business, because, vy?h the utmost economy, thc compan?Buld not make mooey. Th>a fact JBBk inspector, io his last report, toj?| faa a rcduc of the rojj? Its per too. This nor. being done the company bas gone cut of business. This was one of the largest compa? nies in the State, and the i"ss is a great one to the State They had invested about $350,000 in the J>u?incsa since irs organization, io 1885. lr ha* paid ro the State Treasury ?338,756 85. The* way the business decreased is shown from the fact that from Septem fer 1. 1895. to May 1, 1896, they paid in royalty only $3.468. He repeats that the same circum? stances that caused him to advocate a temporary, at least, redaction in the royalty in his last report existed to-day, but he lays the facts here, leaving it to the board to make whatever recommend? ations they might see proper.--Colum? bia Register. - ? i - Detected the Repeaters. During reconstruction times in Ala? bama, just after the late civil war, all of the State and county officers were administered by the Republicans. This was from 1866 to 1874. when the democrats again secured control of the government, and have held it ever since, says the Chicago "Times-Hea ald." The election of George S. Huston, a democrat, as Governor in 1874 was ooe of the hottest ever held in the State and many were the tricks practiced on both sides in that election. Possibly the most novel was a device put toto operation at Mobile .'Repeaters" were common in those days, and this device was used by the democrats to catch the negroes, who had learned the "repeating*" trick from the democrats. All negroes voted the Republican tick? et then, On the election day mentioned the polling places were opened aod the voting commenced. The democratic election offioers at the boxes had secured a stock of small fish hooks with which to carry out their new plan. When? ever a negro voted a nffiaer stuck a book in the voter's vest front, where it could be plainly seen. After bavtog exercised "hi.? coustitiooal right of vot? ing, "Cuffy" proceeded to aoother poll? ing place and fought to vote a secor-.d time. He wa3 thereupon arrested aod put in jail upon a charge of fraud. The scheme worked like a charm 'By noon 175 negroes bad been arrested and in jail. The whole? sale arrestes so frightened the negroes who had not voted that they refraioed from going to the polls that day, and the democrats won the election. ?HIND TO DISGORGE. Must Pay Baltimore People $26,250 and Costs-Lancas? ter Scored by the Court. ANNAPOLIS, Jan 5.-The court of appeals to day reversed the decision of the court below in the celebrated South Carolina bond case. The suit grew out of a dispule between T Edward Hambleton & Co. and other Baitimoreans and Colder) Rhind, of Georgia, and a banker named Lan? caster, of New York and Richmond, over a division of commissions for floating a bond issue of the State of Sout Carolina. In 1892 Rhind obtained authority from the authorities of South Caroli? na to float $5,000,000 State bonds. He applied to Lancaster for aid in forming a syndicate to take them Lancaster was unable to float the en? tire issue and Hambleton & Co were appealed to. It was agreed that subscribers should share alike in the profits of the transaction. After the bond issue, Lancaster and Rhind, it is alleged, entered into a secret agreement whereby two thirds of the interest due on July 1, 1893, should be paid to Lancaster to pay "syndi? cate expenses," which, it was hint? ed, was political ifluence This, if the whole of the issue were consid? ered, would amount to more than $118,000 The court holds that the syndicate had a right to k.now what these syn? dicate expenses were and says that Lancaster not only suppressed ihe truth, but deliberately uttered the most unblushing falsehoods The court finds against the claim of Rhind that Lancaster was entitled to this two thirds interest, and requires Rhind to pay over $26.250 with in? terest and costs to the applicants, the Baltimore members of the syndicate. Big Cotton Sale. * J. E. Sc-runt of Wilmington, N. C , has bought the 626 bales of cotton which the Penitentiary had to nell. There were eight bidders, but their bids were- salcd and w re not given out This cotton was from the Reid and DeSaussure farms, but the Peoiteniary has 118 bales on hand, which it wili sell later in the season. The progressive ladie3 of Westfield, Ind., issued u ''Woman's Edition" of the West? field News, hearine date of April 3, 1' 96. The paper is filled with matter of interest to women, and we notice the following from a correspondent, which the editors printed, realizing that it treats upon a matter of vital importance to their sex : 1 The heat remedy for croup, colds and bronchitis Cough Rem? edy. For family use it bas DC equal. 1 glad gladly* recommend it." 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by Dr. A. J. China^ Feeling in Washington. By Alfred Henry Lewis. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The Jour nal's Madrid dispatches from Mr. Crc?l man have created a s'ir The seosa tion ia decidedly profound. The plain statement that the President and his Secretary of State are io secret ar raogeraeoi wirb Spain to suppress Cuban revolt was not unsuspected here. But it had nsver received decisive and authoritative setting forth until it came in this morning's paper. Today the Creelcnan dispatch was the one topic among both diplomats and home offi cials, without reference to the arm of government to which the latter be? longed The Journal's Madrid story is almost as widely believed as it has been widely read. It has excited, too, the un? measured wrath of both Cleveland and Olney, as well as much and testy un? easiness at the Spanish Legation. Nothing could have more aided the cause of Cuban liberty at this crisis, when debate in the Senate on the Came? ron resolution sets in on the 5th, than this story from Madrid. It is for that Cleveland and Olney smoke with rage and De Lome is troubled. While the story has general cre? dence, it is cot one about which publio men like to talk. The charge of con? spiracy between Cleveland and Spain is not a light one Men hesitate to be beard on it in confirmation. But it has occurred to many that just such a con? spiracy is exactly io liue with the Ad? ministration impulse It is not the first time that this tory Administration, wholly monarchical in iu its spirit and bent, has done much the same thing. In the little case of Samoa Cleveland sided with the mon? archists, and to-day-through him we uoite with Germany and England to uphold a throne as against a repub? lic io those far-distant islands. Agaio, in the case of the mulatto Queen "Lil." There Cleveland went secretly to a point where a Congress began to murmur for impeachment to overturn a white republic aud reseat a black queen and restore a goveromect of dark age sort. Even in Brazil when De Mello fought to restore a monarchy and beat down liberty and popular rights, Cleveland was eager to the floger lips to recognize the rebellion. He was eager for the same reason he now refuses to recognize Cuban independence and conspires to put but the fires of freedom that insur? rection has lighted in that island. Cleveland aides with monarchy agaiost Cuba in revolt just as he hungered to sides with monarchy in revolt against the established republic of Brazil. Cleveland has the crown and sceptre instinct; he ?9 un-American; that's why be wants to do these uo-Americao things. Luckily, he is cowardly iu the broadest sense, fears the whip of public opiniion, which ?9 why he did uot suc? ceed in Hawaii and Brazil, and will not succeed now. But the Journal story came io the nick of time to head him off. His disoissai on the 4th of March will come io another nick of time to end his poner to make further bad plots against liber? ty at home and abroad. Odd Stories of a Day. The New York Sun told last spring of the curious means which Sarah Bernhardt adopted to send back to France the financial results of her ap? pearances in this cour?*ry. During her tour, which last**'* only from late in January until April, she made nearly $90,000, and this she sent back by cable to Paris as she re? ceived her share of the profits every week. During that visit to this country stories of her frugality and suddenly acquired prudence were told, which, in view of her reputa? tion for extravagance, seemed hard to belie\e. Recent reports from Paris prove that these were not well founded, and Mme. Bern hardt is not only poor to-day, but within a week aiter she had arrived in Paris from this coun? try she was compelled to pledge her jewels in order to meet certain pecuniary obligations All that she made on her American tour was swal? lowed up by her debts and by the extravagance of her family. She has a number of people dependent upon her, chief among them being her son. Maurice, who keeps up an expensive establishment for which his mother is said to provide the means There are certain places in Paris where Bernhardt is always able to borrow money, and to these she can always successfully appeal in her | frequent emergencies. She pays 200 and o00 per cent ior the use of the j money, but she always pays, and for | that reason never fails to get it. But j after her long- career she lias TH; for- ! tune whatever, and her only posses- j sion is her chateau at Belle isle, on I the coast of Brittany. The Uoion liepublicans, of Delaware, who were declared not elected to thc Legislature have decided to form a rump House. A Tribute to Southern Fair- f ness. In the latest o? a series of open Iettere that Edward Atkins is ad? dressing to southern newspapers - and which we do not print because they are far too long and besides would provoke that continuance of the coinage discussion so much dep? recated by our gold friends-the Massachusetts economist says : "There is one point in the treatment of public questions in the south which might well be observed* in other sections. Being accustomed to public discussions by representa? tives of different views on the same platform, they have learned to re? spect the motives of those with whom they do not agree It has been proved to myself many times that the more clearly, plainly and earnestly one puts before southern audiences the views with which they may be very much at variance, the more they esteem the speaker or the writer and hold him in personal re? gard and respect. Under such conditions there ia the fullest assurance that the right will finally prevail Such discussions lead to conclusions based on reason and research. On the other hand the objective point of the chief party papers in the north and west is to put the other side in a hole without regard to the merits of the question at issue" This is a strong and not unde? served tribute to the southern love for fair play. Our people have so long been held up to obloquy for their "intolerance4' that Mr Atkin? son's admission will be gratifying to them. There are exceptions to the rule in both sections, but it is a fact that the southern editor is far more liberal than the northern in admitting to his columns the arguments of those who contest his views. The gold cr.se w/as presented with very much great? er fairness and fullness by the silver press of the south than the silver case was by the gold papers of the north It may be "provincialism," but in this section the editor who will not print a rational, courteous and reasonably brief criticism of the attitude of his paper ia held to lack both fairness and sincerity. We agree with Mr. Atkinson that "under such conditions there is the fullest assurance that the right will finally prevail." The coinage ques? tion has been more fully argued be? fore the people of the south than be? fore those of the east ; thc press of this section has not ignored the other side and sought to keep the people in ignorance as the press of the east has done. Wherefore our people are much better informed on that question than the eastern people are ; and, being better informed, they are naturally much more devoted to "the right"-which is bimetallism - Columbia State. A Loyal Clansman. The MacLaan was beicg examined by bis pastor prior to his being admit? ted to the kirk. It should be noticed here that the Maclean held ooe Arti? cle of Belief, not iosisted upon dog matically by aoy theologian, the Mac Lean excepted, and this was that his clan was the most ancient in Scotland, and, consequently, io the world. By and by they plunged into the Deluge. ** 'Io the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, ?L?O the ark,"' quoted the minister. H 'And all flesh died-' " "Na," interrupted the MacLeau, positively, "there was ane itber na droond." "The rscord is explicit, Mr. Mac Lean," argued the minister, stiSy. "No one was saved but those who went into the ark." "There was ane ither," asserted the MacLean, imperturbably. "What do you mean, MacLsan ?" demanded the minister, explosively. "Whom do you mean ?" "I dinoa richtly ken his given name," explained the MacLean. cau? tiously, "but yon was a MacL?ac " ."Tut, tut. man," expostulated the i minister. "You very weil knew that j no MacLean went into the ark ; so, ! granting that a MacLean existed, how could he have bein saved ?" "Hoot, mon, minister, "retorted the ! MacLjan. disdainfully, "but ye iver j ken a McLean who didoa own bis ace j beal?"-Truth. -----?a?. -.LL ? - Ths Finest assortment of cloie? stationery j .\t li G Osteen and Co's, book store. Highest cf all in Leavening Pow THE OTRANTO MURDER. How L F. Brown and Stephen Mazyck were Shot. . CHARLESTON, Jan 7.-Details of the story of the fatal shooting at Otranta, 15 miles from here, yester? day does not greatly lessen its hor? rors. The inquest began to-day showe.i that L F. Brown and Stephen Mazyck were shot in an open boat by John Poppenheim. The two men killed had been on Poppenheim's land against his orders. Some words were passed and two colored witness? es said that Brown raised up in the boat with his gun as if to shoot. Poppenheim shot him. The witness said that as Brown fell into the river Mazyck moved as if to get np and reached his gun, and received the contents of Poppenheira's second barrel in his forehead. The inquest was adjourned io order to secure more witnesses. Poppenheim is in jail and bas secured counsel. Brown's gun was taken from the water this afternoon . It was loaded .and both hammers were at the safety notch. Dorchester cotiDty is in peril. At the election beld on the 2d instant for the purpose of selecting a county seat in the neighborhood of 1,200 votes were cast, of which St. George's re? ceived 595, Summerville 370 and Ridgeville 195 respectively. It is claimed that under the terms of the Constitution and legislation applicabl to the formation of new counties tbat a two thirds vote is absolutely neces? sary for the establishment not only of the couoty itself and the fixing of its name, but also the name and location of the county seat, and as oeither of the aspiring towns received a two-thirds vote for the location of the court house there, it is claimed that all the nrovi ?dons of the law have not been complied with and that the new county scheme is therefore defeated. Gov. Bradley, of Kentucky, has call? ed out the State militia to check the' toll gate rioters who are raiding tali gates io Mercer county. The bubonic plague is spreading in India and the police as well as all other people are panic srricken and arc fleeing from the cities Thc expedition of the Dauntless has been successfully concluded, the mej and cargo of arms having been on the coast of Cuba. Tbe filibuster Three F.< been seizad by the Federal as a pirate. Postmaster General Wii^ mored, will, unon his rotir?l Mr Cleveland's cabinet accept the posi? tion of President of Washington and Lee University, which is now vacant. Mr Wilsen is an alumnus of thi famous educational institution and would be an agreeable position for The poet T. B. Aldrich, of Eogland, is io luck. A rioh man^ loved his poetry has willed bim OOO. That is the biggest ever overtook a man of letters^ Small Banks Sus' Preston, Mino , Jan. ; ^Th< of Cantod, at Caoton, fith a capii $10,000, aod the C'tizsos' Bini Lanesboro, a small institution, tfott owned and operated by Field, Kelsey & Co , suspended business yesterday* Eau Claire, Wis , Jan 7 -The Com? mercial Bank of Eau Claire, capital $30,000. closed to-day. The failure is due to the Allemaoia Baok of St. Paul. Marvelous Results. From a letter writren by Rev. J. Gunderman of Dimondole, .Mich., we :ire permitted to make this extract: ''I have no hesitation in recom? mending Dr. King's New Discover}-, as the re? suits w^cie almost marvelous in the case of my wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist Cburch at Rives Junction she was brought down with Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe. Terrible paroxysms of coughing would last hours with little interruption and it seemed as if she could not survive them. A friend recommended Dr. King's New Discovery ; it was quick in its work and highly satisfactory in results." Trial bottles frea at J- F. W De Lorme's Drug St-re. Regular size 5iV. and $1-00. 1 Cnckltn's Arnica Salve. The Best Salvo ia thc world for Cats, Bruiser Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores, Tetter Chapped nantis Chilblains, Corns and ali Ss n Emptions, and positively ci res Files or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give per? fect satisfaction, cr coney refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For -r.lc by Dr. J. F. W. Do Lorre?. :r.-Latest U. 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