Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' ?|e Wittel) m em otto So uti) ron. ' THE 8CMTER WATCHMAN, Ettabiuted April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON. Established jone. 1566 Consolidated, sing. 2,1881, SUMTER, S. C.. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1897. Sew Series-Yoi. XVI. No. -33 Ht lEaklr? at? j&nt?jpi. lubl?shsd Every Wednesday, SUMTER, S. C. ,1 TERMS : $1 50 per annum-to advance. ADVERTISEMEKT: Ose Square first insertion............$1 00 Every subsequent insertion........ ......... 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be roade at reduced rates. AU communications which subserve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and, tributes of respect will be charged for. faTbe Cretan Trouble. GREECE MAY DECLARE WAR. Athens, March 16.-A prolooged meeting of the cabinet was held to-day. The ministers discussed at great length the attitude to be taken in the event, of the powers attempting to coerce Greece into compliance with their demands. It is stated that no disposition was shown to accede to the demands and that it was finally decided to take active toeascres as the only possible solution of the difficulty It is thought that by active measures is meant a declaration of war against Turkey, which in its effect would be to give Greece the right to maintain her army io Crete and deprive the powers of any right to interfere. A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE Paris* March 16-M. Hanota&x, minister of foreign affairs, made io the senate to-day a declaration of the policy of Fraiee io the matter of the Graeco-Cretan situation similiar to that which be made in the chamber of depu? ties wheo he announced that France would adhere to the concert policy, and at tbs conclusion of bis statement asked for a vote of confidence ia the govern? ment. The senate then attested its confidence in the government's policy by a vote of 240 to 32. GREEKS FIRM IN THEIR RESOLVE. London, March 16.-A dispatch to The Times from Athena says that since the action of the powers in .ordering the beginning of coercive measures against Greece became known in Greece, the popular determination that the Greek army of occupation shall not be withdrawn from Crete has become stronger than ever. The people are unanimous io this matter, and the king and the government have no choice but to swim with^the tide of popular feel? ing. Colonel Vassos, couKuacdiog the Gi eek troops in Crete, is fortifying his position upon the uplands of Alikianu. The Cretans Declare They Will Beast the Powers. Rome. March 17.-A dispatch from Canea to the Sec?lo says that the Cre? tan iusnrgeots have declared that they will reject autonomy and offer all pos? sible resistaoce to the occupation of the island by the powers. The dispatch also says that Col. Vassos, command? ing the Greek army of occupation, is about to move his camp to the moun? tains of Spbakia, where he will fortify himself so that his position will be al? most impregnable. He will not with? draw bis troops from the island under any circumstances. ANSWER OF TUE PJRTE. Constantinople. March 17.-The re? ply of the porte to the note which was presented to the Turkish'government by the powers simultaneously witb the presentation of the ultimatum of the European governments to Greece, bas been officially published. The porte admits the principle of autonomy for Crete, bot reserves the discussion of the forms and details cf such adminis? tration with diplomatic representatives of the powers, these details to be subor? dinate to the withdrawal of the Greek warships and troops from the island. . TEN THOUSAND REFUGEES. Canea, March 17.-The admiral commanding the foreign warships in Cretan waters have issued a proclama? tion announcing the conditions under which an autonomous administration ?Ul be granted to Crete. The situa? tion here is becoming more serious as each day passes, owiog to the' preoeoce of 10,000 refugees who are receiving rations from the government, which will necessarily be stopped ic a few days. The condition of affairs at Retimo is similar, and at Candia thc situation is worse. Six Turkish soldiers were killed and 25 wounded in the six hours fighting yesterday outside of Candia. 'A PRIVILEGE OF THE TURK. London, March 17.-A dispatch from Athens says the Greeks in Crete assert that the Turks holding the forti ' Orations ac Retimo have made a sortie into the Iowa aod pillaged the bouses of the inhabitants without the slightest opposition oo the part of the detach? ments of marines from the warships oi the powers. EASTERN CHIPPING DEPRESFED. Glasgow, March 17.-Clyde is being affected by ?the situation io the east, the depression of eastern trade having reached a most acute stage. One ship? ping firm employing 35 vessels trad iog in the east hts ordered all of its ships back to Great Britain and will hereafter put rbem io the western trade. The reason given by the firm for this action is that the political situatioo in the east bas depressed freights so that cargoes are-obtainable at losing rates. m m mmmm :? Greek Schooner Sunk. Said to Have Fired OD aa Austrian Gunboat. Vienna. March 18.-The govern? ment has received s.dvices that the Austrian gunboat Sebautico has sunk a Greek schooner with a cargo of munitions of war and a number of Cretan insur? gents on board. The Sebeotico under the orders of the British admiral com? manding the British squadron in Oretan waters was patrolling off Cape Dia, Crete, when the schooner hove io sight The schooner was hailed by the gun? boat and ' he insurgents oo board io reply opened fire upon thc Sanbentico whereupon the latter turned her guss on the schooner aod sunk her. DISC3URTEOU3 TO METAXAS London. March 18 -r-A news agency here is authority for tht statement that the Greek charge d'affaires, M. J D. Metals,visited the foreign effise yester? day and waited for a long time, though unsuccessfully , for an interview with Lord Salisbury. ' . The Daily Chronicle this morniog gives prominence to an article referring tc what it terms the "grave discour i tesy" ehowQ in the treatment of M. M et axas The Daily Telegraph, referring to the incident, says that io response to inquiries made at the Greek legation, it learns that Matasas paid a comparative ly brief visit to the foreign office and was prevented by a private engagement from waiting bis turu to see Lord Salis* bury, who was engaged io unusually long interviews with various foreigo diplomats until a late hour io the eveo iog. PRGCLAIMED TO CRETANS Caoea, March 38,-The proclama? tion issued by the foreign admirals an? nouncing the conditions under which awtomony wil1 be granted to Crete promises the adoptioo of measures to regulate the workings of complete au tomony for the island and guarantees to every one of whatever race or religion, perfect liberty and security of proper? ty. The proclamation concludes by saying : "A new era is opening for Crete. Let all persons lay down their arms. The powers count upon the co operation of Christians and Moslems alike to aid io the task whioh promises to insure order and prosperity.'' WHEN BLOCKADE BEGINS. London. March 18 -The St. James Gazette asserts that the blockade of the coast of Crete by the warships of the powers will begin next Sooday morn? ing, and that the foreign admirals have requested Greece to withdraw ber war? ships from Gretao waters before that time; otherwise force will be employed to compel their departure. - -um>- ? ? . . - lum* - The report that the Japanese gov? ernment bad adopted the gold standard turns out to be incorrect, according to late cable advices received at Washiog too. What bas happeoed is the minis? try has formulated a bill for adoptioo of the gold standard, and on the 2d inst, this measure was introduced in the lower bouse of the Japanese legisla tute. The new uoit of value proposed is one-half of the present gold ooe-yeo piece, and existing gold coios are to be circulated at double their preseot denominational value. It is further pro? vided that the silver one-yen pieoe will remain in circulation until abolished by ao imperial ordioance. It is not pur? posed to affect the subsidiary coins, whioh will contioue to circulate. The bill also proposes that the free coinage of silver shall cease from sod after October 1 of the present year. The point to bc emphasized is that the in? troduction of the measure affords no guarantee of its adoption by the legis ture, where it is understood that there will be strong opposition to its passage. It is recalled that over a year ago a commission was appointed to report on the advisability of changing the stand? ard of value, but this commission ad? journed without reaching a definite cocclusion, owing to the widelv diver? gent views of the members.-Brad? street^. Cinco, the 5 cent straight Havana Cigar, for sale by H. G. Osteen k Cc. DEMANDS OF DIXIE As Understood by Col. D. A. Tompkins of Charlotte. Baltimore, March 18-Mr. D A. Tompkins, a leading manufacturer of Charlotte, N. C., contributes to this week's Manufacturers' Record an article in advocacy of greater flexi? bility fri batiking methods He writes : "Originally the psesent national banking system was devised to put banking capital in large quantities at the disposal of the government for war purposes, lt served the purpose with eminent success. For banks of deposit and discount the system is still most excellent. The conditions which made it entirely satisfactory during the war and io the period of prosperity succeeding the war have so changed that it is no longer suited to banks of issue Conservative judgment calls for a reform which shall correct this deficiency without sacrificing anything of the soundness of money or the safety of banking. In order to accomplish this it is gen? erally conceded that "1-The money of this country shall be kept as good as that of any nation. Therefore it roust be re? deemable in gold. "2-That the national government must itself retire from any paiticir>' - lion in the banking business. "3-That the national government shall supervise the issue of all pa per money, require its redem? ption in gold on demand and be? come responsible for its value "4-That the issue of this sound, redeemable and guaranteed money shall be proportionate to the demand of legitimate trade and no more "5-That the comptroller of the currency or other authorized gov? ernment agent or agents, shall have discretionary authority to constrain the extent of money issued to the limits of legitimate trade. "Al! the proposals to bring about the reform rest on the principle of permitting the issue of bank notes upon the assets of the banks instead of upon the basis of government bonds Mr. Tompkins believes that the two most promising plans now formulated seem to be that of Hon. J. H. Walk? er, chairman of the committee of banks and currency, and that of Mr. C C. Homer, known as "the Balti? more plan." He says, after analyz? ing the plans : "Either of these sys? tems would give entire relief from present difficulties and troubles, pro vided they could be put into effect -without too much disturbance to banking and business interests. "It has been suggested that a sys? tem of land mortgage banks be start? ed for the benefit of the south and west. If the needs of these sections were reduced to a point where it was necessary to mortgage the land to give the people currency, it would be a most unhappy condition. "The south has abundant resources outside of its landed interest It is to-day in better condition than the west because its lands are not mort? gaged to the extent of about 70 per cent, of their assessed value ; those of Nebraska, T2 per cent ; those of New York, 42 per cent.; those of North Carolina, 10 per cent ; South Carolina, 10 per cent, ; and of Geor? gia, 7 per cent. What is desired for the west and south is not better facili? ties to mortgage land, to consume the capital of the people, but only a sound currency-a medium of ex chang for manufactured products "The prevalent idea," he contin? ues, "of permitting small banks, with less than ?50.000 capital, would give no relief It is worthy of con? sidering whether the minimum cap? ital might not be increased to ?100, 000 to advantage. It is useless for the people to have to pay manage mentexpenses for a lot of small banks if larger ones will furnish the needed accommodation. With larger capital, better and cheaper management can be had, and the general banking busi? ness be made safer. "The advocacy of free silver in the south is simply a manner of inter? preting a need for some circulating medium that will circulate. It can? not be said that silver could not be used ter advantage in the absence of any otbe$) money Call it cheap money*, a/id the answer comes back, comes qttlck, cheap money is better than'4w> mopey at all What is want? ed is shi?rreticy for current use to handle and exchange the products of larbor, not fiat money to invest or to use without xvork. While there is no special infatuation in the south for silver, there is no great dread of the consequences of its use With the introduction o? a good money system, the agitation of the subject would quickly die. If the present status continues the silver sentiment will grow rapidly. "No country could be more injuired by a fiat money of uncertain value than the south. It would be deplora j ble to reach a condition where the cotton crop could be bought with a depreciated currency, to be sold abroad for good money. The fanner would be sure to suffer most from any uncertainty or doubt about the I value of money. The experience during the war is not forgotten, and will not be forgotten. "The south wants no inflation. She has no need for better facilities for mortgaging land. These are too good now. She needs banking facili? ties for furnishing the money to buy bagging and ties to prepare colton fur the market, and to be paid back when the cotton is sold, to buy cloth, coffee, horses, mulec, fertilizers and other needful things in summer and to be paid back when the crop is sold, to serve as a medium of exchange of cloth for food and of food for cloth between the factory operative and the farmer. When these two stop trading, commerial cities must suffer. The real reform must bring into the banking system a feature which will make the issue of notes dependent upon and proportionate to the de? mands of varying commerce "In any satisfactory system all bank notes must be redeemable in gold at some central points*, as over the counters of the issuing banks." The Flood Unabated. ? Valley of Lower Mississippi a Scene of Death, BIG BREAK IN LEVEE. Memphis. March 16 -The valley of the lower Mississsippi is a vast inland sea Death, desolation and distress is spreadiog from as far north as Bird's Point, Mo., to the country below Helena, Ark The heavy rainfall of the past fortnight in the Ohio valley and the consequent floods are the immediate causes of the frightful swelling- io the Mississippi in the vicinity of Cairo and south of there. The brake in the levee near No dena,'Ark., Saturday, has wrought havoc io Mississippi county, which is virtually at the mercy of the rag? ing torrent. Many persons are .thought to have perished in this vicinity. Twenty-five negroes -are reported drowned in Busby Bayou. For miles and miles west of Mem? phis every home has been abandon ed, One planter, J. L. Butler, tells a terrible story of the destruction of farm houses, property and cattle, but he reports only one drawning But? ler, however, fears that the lo6s of life will be great. The break in the levee is widening and no power on earth can stop the crevasse. Six hundred people have been brought lo Memphis from Crit? tenden county, most of them from Marion, Ark. Many were in a state of starvation when they arrived. The steamer Minnehaha has returned haR returned from a trip to Island Forty, five miles north of Mount City, where several families were found The women were in water to their waists and two of them were holding babies in their arms So far as reported with reliability to-night there have been but two drownings in the flood, both being negroes in the vicinity of Marion, Ark. Stories of rescue by the half dozen or more steamers engaged in the work and vessels arriving from above and below have however, ad? ded highly thrilling features to the situation. From refugees arriving from back of Marion, it was learned that hundreds ot people in that sec? tion were in the water and without means to escape. Accordingly,^ light draught steamer was pushed rn that directiou as far as possible and skiffs penetrated even further. The result watj the rescue of scores cf suf? ferers. On President's island, below here, a large number were found in the water and brought out. - m -?<?-. mm "There are," 6ays the Boston Jour? nal of Commerce, "more breweries io California fha:, there are io Iilioois ; more distilleries io Massachusetts than there are in Kentucky, and more cigar? ettes manufactured in New York State than in all the other States of the coun? try oomhioed." All this is in the na? ture of news, but the most surprising statement is with regard to the great number of distilleries io Massachusetts. If our recollectioo is oot at fault, the Massachusetts papers have long held Kentuoky up to public condemnation because so much whiskey was distilled in that State. Possibly, however, Massachusetts distils only milk and soup and beverages of that kind.- i News and Courier Brady, Corbett's backer has chal? lenged Fi'z-immons to fight Corbett j again for ?2,OOO a side and thc largest purse that may be offered. Tony Lyles. colored, is io the New? berry jail for crimioally assaulting a Miss Willard at Wbitmires, that county. There is talk of lynching, but the sher? iff is determined tu protect the prisoner. Spanish Troops Needed. Twenty Thousand More Wanted in the Philip, pine Islands. Madrid, March 16.- Tbe archbishop of Maoila, the capital of the Philip? pine Islands, bas cabled to the author? ities here that 20,000 additional troops to reinforce the Spanish soldiery there are imperatively necessary, and that there should be no delay in forwarding them. An Habana eable dispatch to the New York Herald says : The news o? the Spanish reverses io the Philip? pines and the repulse of Polavieja before Cavite, and his resignation io front of the enemy, add,, if it were pos? sible, to the gloom and depression that prevail tn official circles here. Now it is understood why General Weyler re? ceived telegraphic instructions on the 9th inst, cot to embark on the 10th. Primo de Rivera, who was to have suc? ceeded him io tbe hopeless task of sub? duing Cuba, is desigaoted for tbe su prome command in the Philippioes and it is not known wbo will be sent here. Six thousand troops that were to have sailed from Cadiz tor Habaoa tbis week will be sent to Maoila and Gen? eral Weyler bas been asked to send as many froops as he can spare to Spain. These are to be trans-shipped for the far eastern archipelago, or are to replace the regiments of tbe home garrisons which are destined for service in the Philipines. I learn on the highest military au? thority here that these 6,000 recruits were raissd by offers of bounty, as in the present state of public opinion io Spain it was not deemed safe to extend the draft. CRISIS APPROACHING. General Weyler, I learn on the same high authority, has stated chat he can only spare 10,000 men, and these will shortly be embarked fjr the peninsula io tbe guise of invalida and ?en whose time has expired. The situation here is grave, and be? comes more critical every day. The opinion prevails that a crisis is approah iog. All garrison towns in Habaoa province are nightly attacked, and the insurgent success at Gui?es bas been followed by an equally successful on? slaught upon Bejucal and Guaoajay. The Spanish troops are harassed day and night, and tbe insurgents bave evidently begun an active campaign, which was to have awaited the fall of the spring raios. I visited Pioar de! Rio tbis week and found thc province filled with insur? gents who(are pouring in from the east, marching past Marlena as cool and un? disturbed as though upon parade. At night tb? bills around Pioar del Rio town and Sao Cristobal are ablaze with insurgent camp fires, and on Monday the pilot engine wbioh preceded our train was blown up, dangerously woundiog both engineer and fireman. This is the twelfth locomotive on the Western railway that bas been blown up since tbe pacification of the province by Geoeral Weyler. DYING LIKC FLIES. lt is difficult to say whether tbe suf? fering among the troops or tbo pacifioos in this province are the greater. The troops wear tattered rags aod are rack? ed by fever. The sit in the sun all day with horse blankets wrapped about them. The pac?ficos are dying like summer flies before the frost of starva? tion fever-calentura de hambre-as they call it. The arrears due the troops and for supplies now amount to ?46,01)0,000, and there is not a cent of good money in the treasury for the daily expenses. ? The question of paper money billetes ? still remains unsolved, and is likely to ! remaiu so. Spaniards are oow openly 8ayiog that the only hope is ip negotia? ting with Gomez, but they know that this is impossible as long as General Weyler remains upon the island. For the first time since the outbreak of the revolution the authorities here seem to see that the war may end by evacuation and withdrawal from the island. South Carolina farmers will make a great mistake if they do not begin at once, this year, to experiment in grow? ing Connecticut aod other varieties of tobacco employed for wrappers. Such tobacoo will be protected uoder the new tariff by a duty of two dollars to two dollars and seventy-five cents a pouod. Its cultivation is rapidly exteod?Dg in Florida. It should be introduced into every county in this State.-News aud Courier. - m ?? -- Gen. Hampton IP. Charleston, March 16.-Early this morning an intimate friend of Gen. Wade Hampton received a dispatch from Washington announcing the critical illness of the general. Later in the day another telegram was re? ceived stating that his condition had taken a turn for the better. The gentlemen referred to left this after? noon for Washington to attend the bedside of Gen. Hampton. Disaster of Deep Terrible Loss of Life ia Storm Off Hatteras. New York, March 18 -Augusten Forget, the French Hoes' agent at this port* made the following statement of the disaster to the steamer St. Nazarie, as be bad learned it from Captaio Ber? ns' disconnected remarks. The St. Nazarie encountered a tem? pest when 48 hours out from New York for Port Au Prince. The steamship bad made about 270 miles from this port aod was somewhere off Hatteras. Heavy sea" swept the steamship contin? ually from Sunday afternoon to mid oight. They poured dowo the hatches aod put out the fires io the eogioe room, reoderiog the vessel helpless. Captaio Jaqueoau ordered out the boats, seeing no hope. Four boats were lauoched, only to be crushed against the ship. Io a momentary lull the other (our boats were lauoched in the lee of the wreck aod all oo board crowded ioto them "The boat io which Captaio Berri got contained 37 persoss all told, in? cluding a woman aod four children. Berri took commaod aod ordered signal lights carried for the other boats to fol? low. The four boats parted company, however, almost at ooce, and Berrie never saw trace of the other three after leaviog the ship. Everybody worked hard to keep thc boat's head to the waves aod all suffered most intensely through '.he first night. Some froze to death aod others jumped overboard. Of the last few days of the terrible ex perieoce, Captain Berri bas ooly a hazy recollectioo. Alphooz Dumois, ooe of the passen? gers on the St. Nazaire, was a brother of Hippolyte Dumois, bead of the firm of H. Dumois & Co , fruit deafen of this city Raimen Jamioez, another of the passengers, was the head of the firm of R. R Jaminez & Co.. coo trac? tors and engineers, of this city. Agent Forget furnished a complete list of the passengers aod crew who were io the vessel wheo she left There were but ll passengers in all the ship, bot her crew numbered 71 The names of passengers are as follows: A Dumois, L Dumois, Sao Domiogo ; Ramon Jimioez, Maya Puezyoa Sar nolle, Port Au Prince ; Mr. aod Mrs. Juao de Dios Tijida. and four children, San Domingo. The officers of the vessel were white meo. The rest of the crew were color? ed. Captain Berri was a passenger, although no' on the list. He is an offi? cer of the steamship company. The four survivors were picked up by the schooner Hilda on Sunday afternoon about 10 miles off Fenwick Island. Four dead men were in the beat with the four liviog The survivors are all in a fair way to recover their health, although ali four were iosaDe when rescued The vessel left New York March 6. The wreck occurred March 6, and the survivors were rescued March 14. The True Kern edy. W. M. 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