Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I ME S?|UR WATCHMAN, Established April, 1SS0. CoiisjQ?d Aug. 2,1881. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." TBK TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June. 126G SUMTER, S. C.. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1897. Sew Series-Yoi. XVI. So. SI mi ano ^oiti?r?ii Every TSTe?aesday, -BY Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : / $1.50 per aonom-io advance. ADVBBTISBMBST: One Square first insertion.............$1 00 Every subsequent insertion~-. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. AH communications which subserve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. f The General Assembly. Columbia 2.-The House to day bad boc little to do. No bills have been considered for the past two days, except as to amendments and the reports of committees trying to adjust the differ? ences of the two booses. Now that the genera! appropriation bill bas been agreed upon by the committee of free conference, the only other measure of importance pending is the income tas bili, whibh is still in the Senate, and where the startling point tor the taxa? tion of incomes was placed at $2,500, instead of at ?1,200, a3 fixed by the HoHse. There being nothing "else with which the members coold interest themselves, they took cp the Senate amendments to the Atlantic Coast Line Consolidation Ac?, and had quite a merry discussion over the matter, ficallv adopting the Senate amendments by a close vote. The debate on the question was quite lively. The House took two reoess during tb^e morning, and was patiently waiting for th? last of the committee reports to come in. Tile General Assembly Has Adjourned Sine Die. Colombia, March 3.--The General Asaembly has adjourned. The session has lasted fifty-one days. The record has been made, and on it the members will go before their people There has not bsen mach very important legisla? tion, perhaps the most important meas? ure being the income tax bill. Most other matters acted apon make no great 'changes io any of the existing condi? tions. It bas been an eventful aod io teres ti o g session, principally os account of the fact that it has been the first General Assembly, since the nineties, io which the factional feeling did not show itself to a marked degree, and for" the absolctte good feeling and harmony that marked the entire proceedings, if nothing more has beeo accomplished it is important to have had representative men here together for almost two months acting aod working as brother Carolinians for the good of the State. This bas been very mooh the same as the usual last day of the session, waiting on the engrossing department to enroll the Acts ihat crowd into the depart? ment at the eleventh -ooar. The flood of volum: nous bills at the last boor was perhaps greater than usual, bot the en? grossing department managed to keep op with tbe procession remarkably well. There was no legislation at ail doriog the day. A few committee reports were agreed to? some changes were made by the committees in the varions bills ander consideration, and tbe cus? tomary farewells were said and eulogies pronounced. In this case tbe compli? ments to the clerks were thorough Iv deserved, aod wbat is often merely a perfunctory ceremony was an earnest recognition of merit. During the morning the Senate went into committee of the whole, and called Mr. Moses to the chair. Mr Mower introduced the following resolution, and made a few appropriate remarks thereon : Be it resolved, That the thanks of the Senate are doe, and are hereby ten? dered, the Hon; M. B. McSweeney for his courteous, impartial and efficient discbarge of the duties devolving upon bim as the prodding officer of this body. That the same are doe, and are here? by tendered, to the President pro tem of the Senate. That the Senate commends the clerk, assistant clerk, sergeant-at-arms and other officers and employes for their faithful discharge of the duties of their respective positions. Mr. Buist seconded what Mr. Mower bad said, briefly speaking in highest terms of the executive part of the Senate, and complimenting President McSweeney upon the expedition and impartiality of his rulings. The reso? lutions were adopted, and upon Presi? dent McSweeney resumios the chair Mr. Moses, in behalf of the committee of the whole, presented the resolution and supplemented them by a neat and gracious expression of bis personal ad? miration for President McSweeney, aod of the esteem io which be was held by every member of the body. Important Acts That Have Been Ratified. Aa set to raise supplies aod make appropriations for the year 1897. An act to place street railways on footing with railroads in the matter damages to persons injured. An act to amend the new county la and provide new voting places in oe tain contingencies An act to authorize municipal co porations to issue ceapon bonds for tl parp?se of refunding bonded icdebtet ness existing at the time of the adop tion of the present Constitution. An act to render aniform the moe of taxation in towns and* cities io? ac eordaoce with the present Constitutor An a?t to amend the criminal stat otes relating to disturbing public woi ship. An act to authorize the holding c special elections io cities and towns fe the purpose of issuing booda for corpoi ate purpose?. Ao act amend an act to regulate tb eleotion of mayors and wardeos. A joint resolution to extend the colle: tion of the commutation road tax anti Maren 1, 1897. Authorizing the roilroad commis stoners to require all railroads to erec depots. To amend the general statutes relat ing to jurors A joint resolution to authorize tb payment of claims of certain supervi sors of registration. To apportion the road fund. /An act to define the jurisdiction o magistrates. To provide for the removal of count; officers in certain cases^ To authorize the deposit of 10006' in proceedings in the courts io !iet of bonds. To authorize sheriffs to parchase ant keep bloodhounds. To prohibit the carrryiog of ccccealec weapons. To provide public school pupils wit! books at actual cost. To provide for the transportation 0 bicycles as baggage. To exempt soldiers and sailors fron taking out licenses as hawkers cr ped lera. To provide for the election of tb< Scate board of medical examiners bj the State board of health. To exempt certain county treasurer! from publishing quarterly reports. To amend ?ec rio o 29 of (he count] government law. To prevent employment of other than coovict labor 00 State farms. To provide compensation for member; of county boards of assessors while serving as members of county boardt of commissioners. To require common carriers to*paj damages fer goods damaged. To establish Bamberg county. To establish Cherokee county. To establish Dorchester county. To require commutation tax to be expended in townships where collected. To facilitate the settlement of estates of testators. -, To provide f ? the election of cotton weighers. To require the sinking fund commis? sion to lend funds to the several coun? ties. To prohibit trusts and com bi oes. To amend an act relating to indexing judgments. To amend an act to establish local boards of health in the cities and incor? porated towDs of the State and to de? fine the powers thereof. An act providing punishment for laborers who violate either written or ver bal contracts after having received sun plies. To regulate traveling medicine ven? ders in plying their trade?. To provide for the forfeiture of aban? doned railroad property. To regulate the licensing cf distillers in this State. To amend an act relating to sheriffs bonds. To amend the county government law as far as it relates to working roads. To establish Greenwood county. To provide for the colleotioo of pas due railroad taxes and for distribution of the same. ? To require the comptroller general to issue his warrant for the cost of ad? vertising the appointments of the county boards of registration and the State treasurer to pay the same. To amend an act to regulate the schedule of passenger trains in certain cases. To amend an act to authorize elections in cities and towns for the purpose of issuing hoods To amend an act to accept the be? quest of Thomas Clemson aud establish Clemson College. To provide a penalty for disobedience ito the regulations of the interstate rail? road commission. Making ita misdemeanor for aoy State or couDty ofScer to receive any rebate 00 school books or advertising. The "administration" dispensary aw. To require ao additiooal graduated license tee from certain companies do? ing business in this State. The income tax bill. To forbid boards of township com? missioners and county commissioners or any other officer to assess or levy tax for the payment of township bonds or coupons thereof issued io aid of a rail? road not completed through the town* j ? ship issuing such bonds or conpoos To require certain officers to keep itemized account, <?f their income I 'virtue of their office, and to requi them to make annual report of tl same to the county supervisor To provide for the payment of ce tain balances due newspapers fjr pu lishiog election notice? io the foi given them by the election commi sioaers when the publisher was ign rant of the form prescribed by tl Secretary of State To amend an act to define in wh manner towns and cities in South Ca olina may increase or diminish the incorporate limits as to the petition ac as to vating, and so as to extend tl limits of Bennettsville in Marlbot County To require aoy insurance compao or association to be possessed of $100 OOO surplus, or in lieu thereof, to ba* $100.000 on deposit with some Stat for the benefit of aU policy holders, ( in lieu thereof, to deposit with Sta) treasurer ?10,000. said securities to fc subject to any judgment as a lien o such securities, and providing a penah for the violation of the provisions < this act. To amend article 1, chapter L. of th revised statutes of 1893, eolitle "Bankiog Companies.'* Au act relating to the powers of ce; tain municipal corporations. To further provide for the return an assessment of property for taxation. To amend an act to declare th free school law of the State, relalin: to the exception of the specie graded school district from soecis o A. act incorporating said special schoc district To amend an act to regulate th dieting of all prisoners before am after conviction when in the custod; of the supervisors and sheriffs of th State. To amend an act to require con tractors in th? erection, alteration o repairing of buildings to pay laborers sub contractors and material men fo their services and material furnished To amend an act to provide for thi organization of the supreme court, ti define its powers and jurisdiction and to provide for the appointment o its officers a?id to define their duties To make corporations liable io damages resulting to land owten ! from the wrongful obstruction of wa ter courses To amend section 320 of the re j vised statutes, relating to commis ? sions of county treasurers. To amend section 662 of the re j vised statutes of 1893, to provide J J system of county government for th< several counties of the State. To amend section 2064 of the re vised statutes of 1893, changing the time for executors and administraton to account to the probate judges. To provide a penalty on railroac companies owing, leasing or operat iog competing railroad lines witbir. this State, and to provide for the re covery thereof Joint resolution constituting thc governor, attorney general and comptroller general a commission tc adjudicate the claim of Thomas J. Mackey for services alleged to have been rendered io prosecuting the claim of the State against the United States for rent of the South Carolina Military academy. Requiring that a committee of one senator and two members of the ? bouse of representatives be annually j appointed to examine the accounts, books and vouchers of the penal and charitable institutions of this State. To protect .the Mongolian pheas? ant To require all Stale institutions to pay for transporting, clothing, guard? ing and for medical treatment of all convicts received by them under acts ? or joint resolutions of the general as? sembly, and to give receipts for their work Joint resolution to authorize and direct the finking fund commission? ers to provide for the payment of any costs and damages consequent upon the litigation now pending in the United Stales court between J. E. Tindal and J. R. Boyles and Edward B. Wesley, involving the question of the title of the Agricultural hall, in Columbia. The prohibit secret Greek letter fraternities or any organizations of like nature in State institutions To regulate the appointment of re? ceivers by the courts of thia Slate in causes therein. The require the supervisors of the State to publish quarterly reports. An act to denne the jurisdiction of and to settle the ptocedure in munici? pal courts of the cities and towns of this State. An act to amend an act to incorpo? rate towns of more than 1,000 in? habitants An act to provide for a laborers' lien. An act to amend the free school law. An act relating to the phosphate commission, empowering it to fix royalties An act to amend section 699 of the revised statutes so as to include pro? bate judge, auditor, treasurer aad roaster in equity under its provisions. An act to authorize cities to ope? rate water works, etc. The incorporate the Atlantic Coast Line company and to charter certain railroads under that name To amend an act to provide the manner in which railroad companies incorporated under the laws of other States may become incorporated in this State. To amend section 2.375 and 2,402 of the revised statutes of 1893 relat? ing to jury commissioners. Disaster in Boston. Boston, Marek 4-Au explosion of gas which leaked from the two great six-inch mains which cross the subway at the corner of Tremont and Boylston streets killed pix, icjoaed two, probab? ly fatally, and nearly 50 other persons, ll o'clock to-day. A boom like that of a cannon was followed by smoke, which seemed to arise from the very bowels of the earth and theo flames shot upward and blazed io the midst of the thorough-fares where there ie more travel than anywhere else io a given section of the city. Horses lay dead on the pavements ; pacc stricken passengers were endeav? oring to save their lives from the inferior of burning cars and steam fire eogines were oo the scene pouring tons of water upon the rapidly disappearing cars. The glass ia the buildings were shattered along Tremont street as far as Lagrange street and north beyond the Tremont, theatre to Washington street and west almost to Park square. THE VULCANIZE R EX? PLODED. Fire in Masonic Temple in Anderson Does Much Dam? age. Special to The State. Anderson, March 3.-About 1 o'clock this afternoon while Drs. Strickland and King were at work in their laboratory their vulcanizer ex ploded and in a few minutes the fire spread over the room, taking'positive hold, but the alarm was given at once and the fire companies were soon on the ground, and although it was dif? ficult to get access to the fire owing to its being located in the second story of the Masonic temple and off op one" side from the main eutrance, the active work of the firemen soon extinguished it The actual loss by fire will not exceed $200, but the damage done by the water is considerable. Les? ser & Co. sustain the heaviest loss of any, as their store was simply drench? ed and all their goods are more or le68 damaged. The Yates' shoe store was also literally covered with wa? ter and their 6hoes are very much damaged. All the goods are covered by insurance. Drs Strickland and King were damaged both by fire and water, but to what extent it is difficult to learn as they have not been able to form ac estimate at this writing. Course of Cotton, Nsw York? March 4.-The cotton market astonished the bulls agaio to? day and broke sharply. The heavy shipments of cotton from India affected Liverpool unfavorably aod that market led the decline. Prices here were one point down at the first call at 7 06 The bulls, while perfectly certain that cotton is too cheap are slow in buying it and the decline, though gradual, was continuous and without appreciable re? action until the close, which was barely 6 96 bid for May Free selling of the fall months by Europe and the south was the feature of thc day. The heavy recepits everywhere contributed greatly to the weakness. The market may g<? lower, but we cannot predict bsort sale.". Riordan & Co. Rumored Rupture. Washington, March 4 -The absence of Secretary Olney from the group of cabinet of?cers who received the Presi? dentelect before starling for tbe Capitol this morning, was much noticed and gave rise to a rumor that at the la9t inomeot a break in the frL^dly rela? tions between President Cleveland and his secretary of state had taken place. This rumor, which could not be veri fisd, represented that Mr. Olney had demanded Consul Generol Lee's recall from Habana and that the President had declined to accede to the secretary's wish. Yokohama, March 1.-The Japanese government has decided to adopt a gold standard of currency upon a ratio of 32 I 3 to I The ?ilver yen or dollar will be gradually withdrawn from cir? culation and the smallest gold piece will be of the value of five yen. The new standard will go into operation in October next. LADRADA SAILS ACROSS THE SEA With Arms and Supplies for Cubans-Reported by Pink? erton Detectives. New York, March 3.-The rev?cue cutter Manhattan, which left her pier )ast night on orders from Washington for the purpose of overtaking a Cuban filibustering steamer, which was report en to be off Barnegat, N. J., return? ed to port this evening after a fruitless search for the vessel. The Manhattan proceeded as far as Barsneget, but did not sight the suspicious steamer, which is supposed to be the Liurada. The Manhattan while on the return trip blew out two of her boiler tubes and had tc be towed to her pier. Nobody was burt as a result of the accident. It was definitely learned to-night that the steamer which took aboard a cargo of arms and ammunition off Barnegat was the Laurada The news that the expedition that was off the New Jersey coast was brought to port by two Pinkerton detectives who were aboard the Philadelphia tug Protector. It was on their report that the Washiogton au? thorities ordered out the cutter Man? hattan. The facts leaked out to night, and in addition, the statement is made that the filibusters on the Laurada had' lots of fun with the two Pinkerton men. The Laurada anchored 10 miles due east of Barnegat on Sunday evening. The tug Volunteer with a schooner aod a barge were transferring munitions pf war to the steamship just as if Uncle Sam had nothing at all to say in the matter, when the tog Protector, which had left the Qaaker City with the two Pinkerton men on board, hove in sight. There was much excitement on board of the*Laurada before the character of the tug was made out, but wheo that was made out the Cubans resumed work. The Protector steamed up and circled about the Laurada two or three times while her officers got the name of the craft thar had brought out the arms aod ammunition. In tbe meantime a hundred dark visaged filibusters crowd? ed thc Laurada'* deck and taunted the detectives with jeering remarks. The Laurada was seven miles outside the three mile limit and her men koew that the Pinkertons had no authority to arrest or board the vessel. Weyler's Sudden Return, Habana, March 4.-Captain Gen? eral Weyler arrived here at 3 o'clock this afternoon on the transport Legaz pi from Carabarien, province of Santa Clara. He was accompanied by the members of his staff Arriyal of the party was not expected so soon and when the signals on Morro castle an? nounced that the Legazpi was to the eastward bound in, the news spread rapidly and caused somewhat of a sensation among the Spaniards, who could not imagine why the captain general should have hurried to reach Habana. General Weyler landed at the Muelle de Caballera. He was re? ceived by Marquis de Ahumada, who has been acting in his stead during his absence, and other authorities. There was no great crowd present and the scene was different from that which characterized his return from the pacification of the province of Pinar del Rio. Instead of ridding through the crowds of cheering ad? mirers, he walked from the waterside to the palace, where he soon retired to his apartments, without having received any popular welcome. This was due, perhaps to his unexpected arrival, which did not allow any official preparations being made to welcome him ^No reason is given for General Weyler's return to Ha? bana. It is generally well known that his campaign in Matanzas and Santa Clara has been an ignominous failure and that while he was claim? ing to have compelled the insurgents to retreat eastward to Puerto Prin? cipe, they had, in fact, dodged past his columns and pursued their way westward. It is thought that the change in administration in Washing? ton may have much if not all to do with his return, as he has been led to believe that President McKinley will not sanction the illegal arrest and detention of American citizens which in many cases passed without" protest from the Cleveland government. South Carolina will have fewer but more successful tobacco markets and planters next season. There will be only a fraction of the number hereto? fore attempting a crop, and these will be the successful ones of the last year or two. Cotton pays better than com? mon tobacco; fine tobacco pays better than conon. It takes a live, business planter to produce fine yellow leaf. tb Carolina bas suoh people. The crop will be magnified, if cot multiplied, and will make money. Any sort is worse than no sort.-Southern Tobac oist. Editorial Association. President E II Aull of the State Press association was in the city th!? week and speaks glowingly of the next session of the association, which will assemble in Newberry on May 25 Mr Aull will personally see to it that every man who attends will have a pleasant and profitable time,, and the people of Newberry are go? ing to leave nothing undone to make the occasion a great one. The pro? gramme has not yet been fully agreed on, but the following will probably be carried out : May 25-Welcome meeting iu which members of the association and citizens of Newberry will parti? cipate. May 26-Address by Hon. Patrick Walsh, editor o? the Augusta Chron? icle ; banquet at the Newberry hotel. The day and night following will be devoted to business Friday, the day following, the as? sociation will go to Clinton and in? spect the Thornwell orphanage. The same evening they will be entertain? ed at a banquet at Harris Lithia Springs, and will leave the same night over the Seaboard Air Line OD a special Pullman car for Nashville, where they will take in the sights of exposition.-The State, March 5. THESE GET THE PIE. The Faithful Old Time Re? publicans, White and Colored. Washington, March 2 -E. A. Web? ster is here to look after his interests in the internai revenue collectorship. He was the centre of an admiring group of South Carolina Republicans at Re? publican headquarters, and the latter predict with great confidence that he will dictate how the Federal patronage io the State shall be distributed. His lieutenant, E. H Deas, is also here with numerous endorsements rn sup? port of bis appointment to the Charles? ton collectors!)ip. D*as says that the regular Republicans, healed by Web? ster, will be recognized by the McKin? ley Administration, to the exclusion of all other factions Here is the slate the Republicans have made : E. A Webster, collector of internal revenue; E H. Deas, collector of Charleston ; Dr. Crum. postmaster at Charleston ; R. M Wallace, United States marshal ; J. H. Evans, ofMa rion. United States district attorney ; C. M. Wilier, postmaster at Columbia, aod'N. T Bacon, postmaster at Spar? enburg. The Brayton faction and Dr. Samp? son Pope will be crowded away from the pie counter by Deas or Webster, without a struggle -News and Coarier. The Grandest Remedy* Mr. M. B. Gresve, merchant, of Chilhowier Va., certifies that he h~d consumption, wa? given up to die. sought all medical treatment that money could procure, tried all cough rea? dies could hear of, but got no relief; spent roany nights sitting up in a chair . was in? duced to try Dr. King's New Discovery, and was cured bj use of two bottles. For past three years has been attending to business, and" says Dr King's New Discovery is the grandest remedy ever made, as it h:is done so much foi him and also for others in his community* Dr. King's New Discovery is guaranteed tor Cough*, Colds and Consumption. It ?on't fail. Trial bottles free Kt -1. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store. 2 Lamp shades when artistically maie c * crepe tissue are raines of beaoty. If ycu wact to mike shade3 to beautify your tomes 3. G. Osteea ? Co. mn eupply ?be materials. A Urge stock of crepe tissue in tea foot roils just received. Backlf n's Arti lea P.aJve. 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