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^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ THJE S MXE?. WATCH si AX, JK b uhed April, 1SS0> ,kBe Just and Fear nor-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TKCS SODTHKON, Established Jone. 1266 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C.. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16( 1897. Sew Series-Toi. XVI. So. 45 C jt ^ati|m# cion l)ro t -^BY S i G-, Osteen^ SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : 1.50 per annum-io. advance. ADVERTISEMENT: One Square first insertion.......Si 00 Every subsequent insertion... 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. AH commaoie*Tv>nsfFbich subserve private interests will be coarged foras advert ements. Obituaries and tribu tes of respects will be charged for. The Giris' State College. Close of the Winthrop Com mencement at Hock Hill. Rock Hill, Jone 9.-The great day with all its prospects has come and goae. It has certainly been a pleasant one to those most concerned The weather has at hst favored ns The forenoon was cloudy bot without rain, while in the'Sternoon the san shone clear and bright. The pro gramme for today was one almost entirely of inspection The rooms of the different departments were open. In addition to this opportu nity for study vaud investigation special exercises were carried on in some. v The programme for the afternoon consisted of a match game of tennis which was mach enjoyed by those *o whom the game was known. The young ladies showed great skill and strength President Johnson had, with his usual prudence and jodg men, kept one of the best attractions for the last night The special feature was to be a lee tore by Dr James MacAllisterj presi dent of the Drexel Institute, Phila delphia. But he found to day- that "The . best laid plans of mice and man gang after a glee," if be did not know it before Dr. Mac Allister tel og rah ed thai he was forbidden by b:j phy sician to leave home Thif was a disappointment, bot it could not be helped. The remaining part of tba programme was carried out. It corr sisted of some of the choicest selec tions of the Cecilia chorus, a vocal solo by Miss Souther and violin solo by. Miss Seymour, and, most import ant of all, the delivery of certificates to the graduating class Diplo mas were- delivered by the Hon W. D. Mayfield to the following: Miss Georgie Charlton, Miss Laura Beilow . Miss Mary Joe Witherspoon, Miss Nellie /Bristow^ Miss Texie Young, Miss Lillian Murphy, Miss Rosa-Dantzler, Miss Estelle Richar dson, Miss Mary .Roach, Miss Helen Tompkins, Miss Nellie Cochrane, Miss Bessie Floyd, Miss Lucy Riser, Miss Nellie McFall, Miss Flora Chapman, Miss Mary Hell ams, Miss Ella Macey. The musice for the evening was specially fine and the selections on the violin were rapturously applauded. After the diplomas had b en delivered, Mr W. J. Roddy, in behalf of the board of trustees, delivered certifi cates to those who had taken special courses in the industrial departments Mr. Roddy is one of Rock Hill's best speakers, and though often pressed into service, custom does not stale h is infinite variety. President Johnson closed the eve ning by some brief remarks to the graduating class. He is always practical and ever clear, and what be said to-night was of value to those to whom it was spoken. Thc order of the audience has been good. With a crowd number ing more than one thousand it is im possible to avoid some confusion on the stairways and doors, but in the halls there was no trouble. The staff of marshals or ushers was made up as follows : Chief, Miss South ard ; assistants, Misses Atkinson, Havout, Williams, Minnie Brock, Stribling, Carter, Salley, Evans, Powe. They were in uniform of white, each wearing a handsome sash, showing by its color whether the owner was a member of the Win throp or the Curry Society-The News and Courier. Athenians Troubled. Loodoo, Jane 9 -Tbe peace nego tiations do not seem to make much progress and there was ocsiderabie disquietude ia Athens last eveniug caused by the apparently reliable state- j meot that the negotiations were in dan ger of collapsing altogether. it is said DO good authority that the powers are now tryiog to induce Tur- i key to sign genera! peace conditions I defining broad limits within which Tur key and Greece sbouii afterwards s)r- j tie details by direct negotiations This j news is regarded at Athens with dis- ! may, as a breach of faith on the part of the powers and as leaving Greece to the tender mercies of tbe sultan, lt is believed by men, good judges at Athens, that Greece may yet have to fight for her very existence. This is Bnncome. A Tardy Call for An Investi gatton of Ben Tillman's Dispensary Rebates. Whitewashing, Not Investigation W av Ud. m. To His Excellency Governor W. H. Ellerbe. Many of the newspapers throughout the State are charging Senator Tillman with receiving: dispensary rebates, and Senator Tillman having io ehis recent Letter made a formal deoaud upon your excellency for an immediate investiga tion. Now we, as Reformers, cali upon you to order an immediate investiga tion. If, after a fair and impartial trial. Mr. Tillman is found guilty let bim bear the odium and shame that will necessarily follow If on the other hand he is adjudged ionoceot let the same newspapers who have made the charges do Senator Tillmao justice by correotiog their charges and pro claiming him an innocent man severely persecuted. This we believe the newspapers of the State will do. Geo S McCravy. sheriff; J no R Finly. auditor ; O G Thompson, judge of probate ; Jno M Hudgans, magis trate ; Meyer Bobb, treasurer ; Jas H Downey, supervisor; M H Ferguson, coroner; LT H Daniel, superintend ent of education ; J I) M Shaw. C W* McCfrvv. W T Crews. L A Herder son, J P Elledge! E P McCravy, J S Drommond, U C Coleman, J A Aus tin, A S Gwings, L H Johnson. J A Madden. M E Johnson, T S Teague. J W Smith, A W Sims. 1) C Cunning ham U A Sumare!, J M Forrester. Longstreet to Sacceed Hamp ton. * Washington, Jane 9.-Current ru mors of the early appointment of Gen. Hampton's successor caused Senators Tillman and McLaurin and Represent atives Latimer and Stokes to call on the President to dav before his de parture for the Nashville exposition. The delegation got a cordial recep lion at the White House, and got the assurance from the President that the contemplated change would not be made for two or three months. Senator Allison of Iowa, a warm, personal friend of Gen. Hampton, had already anticipated the t request for the general's retention. The delegation interceded to day of their own motion and without re qaest from Gen. Hampton or his friends and were inspired by a fee i.jg of State" pride The President spoke feelingly of Gen. Hampton and ex pressed regret that matters were so shaped that he could not reappoint him. He will be succeeded by Gen Longstreet some time in the early fall Ile will-spend the interval in the Virginia mountains Spaniards Dynamited. Train Blown np Within Twelve Miles of Ha ? vana. Havana, via Key West, Fla., Jane 9.-Tbe passenger train which leaves Habana for Matanzas daily at 6 a. mi., was dynamited this morning about 12 miles from the city by a party of insur gents According to the official ac counts (he object was pluoder, about $60. OOO being in the express car. The officials bad ordered the passen ger train to go ahead and a pilot en gine to follow. At a bend io the line a terrible explosion completely wrecked the passenger engine, which fell into a pit 20 feet below, dragging three third class cabs ofter ic. At the same moment another terrific explosion wrecked the pilot engine, which oame to the rescue, and it fell ioto thc pit also. Both engineers and one fireman, one conductor and seven soldiers were killed, and three passengers were se verely injured, while 32 suffered more or less serioue bruises. Simultaneously with the explosion the insurgents opened fire on the train, seriously woundiog a cap tain. The two trains were dyoamited with electric machines acd bombs placed on a cuivert at the curve The body j ot an insurgent was found lying near ; the wire communicating with the ! bombs. It i> euppo.s?-! thal he *as killed by thc sh ock. Tbc military es cort o? the trait) quickly recovered and omened fire on the iosurgenis, wbo had advanced toward the cars, and drove them off Official reports from Pinar del Rio tell of the capture of 40 boxes of aum uition secreted by the insurgents at Mosquito river. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER Duty on Cotton. For tbe First Time in TarjflFj i Legislation. - I Washington. June S -By the de cisive vote of 42 to 19, the senate to-day .dopted an amendment to the tariff bili placing raw cotton, the great product of the souih. on the dutiable list at 20 per cent, fc valo rem It is the first time fnmhe his tory of tariff legislation th a duty on cotton has been incorporated in a bill.. The amendment was proposed by Mr. Bacon (Dem.) of Georgia, on his individual responsibility and without the approval of the finance committee, which thus far has been requisite to the success on every amendment except a minor one which went through by default. ^he amendment led to a spirited debate, Democratic senators disclosed a wide difference of views, and at times exchanging sharp personal criticisms On the final vote six Democrats-Bacon and Clay of Geor gia, McEnery of Louisiana, Mc Laurin and Tillman of South Carolina and Rowlinsiof Utah-voted with the Republicans for the Bacon amend ment, while the negative vote was solidly Democratic with one except ion, Kyle (Pop ) -BJ- - ? < mm STUCK ON SUGAR. Washington. June 8 -The Repub lican caucus to day was well attend ed, nearly every Republican senator in the city being present Great in terest was manifested in the caucus because it was known that an effort was to be made to secure a new sugar schedule and one which all Republi can senatDrs could support Sena tor Aldrich of Rhode Island was present and after 'he cau cus adjourned said it was very successful and he felt that the Republicans were going to stand to gether on ali schedules of the bill, and that an agreement would be reached where differences of opinion existed Almost the entire time of the caucus was devoted to consideration of the sogar schedule ; other features where there are differences-were not reach ed No agreement was reached in regard to the Hawaiian treaty, and the committee is expected to report some amendments that will not leave the matter in any uncertain condition, or absolutely abrogate the existing reciprocity provisions of the treaty. HE STATEIDEPICIENCY. The failure of the dispensary to pay ioto the State treasury the 92,000 for current expenses promised at toe last session ol the legislature, will oecessi tate very soon the borrowing of at least $100,000 aud perhaps more by State Treasurer Timmerman. Relying upon the assurance of the dispensary board of control, the general assembly passed tbe supply bill OD the basis of $92,000 of dispensary profits at the rate of $10,000 a mooth, coming in to swell tbe treasury fuod. Up to the present, however, nothing from this source bas been received, while according to a statement made by Dr. Tim merman yesterday, in a month's time be will have to borrow money for the ruooi g expenses of tbe State. For this neces sary loan be bas assurances that it may be secured at so low a rate as 5 per cent. RAILROAD vs THE STATE. Asheville, N. C., June 8.-The injuoctioD case of the Southern Rail way company vs. Governor Russell, Attorney General Walser and the pres ident aod directors of the North Caro lina Railroad company was called io the United Siates circuit this morning. The matter is in tbe form cf a bili in equity, prayiog that tbe several parties defendant may bo restrained from bringing sun; in tbe State courts to annul the 99 year lease cf the Nortb Carolina railroad to the South ern railroad. UpOD the reading of the bill before Judge Simonton af. a sitting of the court at Lynchburg, Va., a temporary restraining order was 8 sued against the defendants, and the case was set down for a hearing in Greensboro, io April. At tbar time, by agreement, the bearing was post poned til! to ca}. I !< ... John G. Carlisle, es secretary of the treasury, is the leading counsel for the Southern road Associated with him arc Henry Crawford and Francis L. Stetson of New Vor fr, and Fairfax Harrison, solicitor of j Southern railway. j Sam Jones locates Hades just a hal ! mile from the "Locus Q:o." the place i be happens to i-fand at a given mo ' merit. Governor Tillman has re-locar I ed thc ' Augean Stables" and ib engag I cd in purging the United States Sen I ate-Laurens Advertise. A lecture from Senator Tillman on the reduction of taxation brought about by the Reform momeot, would be a drawing card-Spartanburg Herald, Devastated by War. J CALHOUN TALES OF HIS VISIT TO CUBA. New York, June 7.-William J. CalhouD, who was sent to Cuba as pecial commissioner to investigate the circumstances of tiie death in prison of Dr Ruiz, an American citi zen, reached this city on his return to day. He was accompanied by George W. Fishback, his secretary, and Charles M Pepper, a "Washing ton newspaper correspondent who went to Cuba with the commissioner. Mr. Calhoun said that the commis sion held three sittings between May 20 and June I, at Habana, Regla anu Guanabacoa. The papers examined in the case were chiefly military records The final report will be made to Washington by Gen. Lee. In a conversation Mr Calhoun 6aid : "The island of Cuba is rapidly being devastated by a relentless, cruel and bitter civil war, so that in a short time it will not be worth any thing to any one. It is difficult to get at the exact situation there. In the first place, there is a severe cen sorship of the press, and those who are naturally friendly to the Cubans hardly dare to express their views and opinions Furthermore, the ad-, herents of both sides are exceedingly intense. They tell their stories just as they want you to believe them. From the Spanish point of view, the island is practically pacified, and from that of the Cubans, the insurgents never were in such excellent shape as they now are." "Did you go into the interior of the island ?" asked the reporter. "Yes, I went from Habana to Matanzas. While both are on the seacoast, still to go from one point to the other by rail, it takes you through a large part of interior coun try. I also made several short trips from Habana in other directions." "What is the condition of the country T9 "It seems to be entirely depopu lated and there are no signs of any buildings standing except at railroad stations. These, by the way, are practically forts. I was generally in formed that the same condition of affairs exists throughout Cuba from Habana to Pinar Del Rio, except in the extreme eastern end. There is where the Cubans get their supplies and their cattle. They control that section now. It was the portion of the island which held out 10 years in the last war Cuba is undoubtedly a magnificent country. It is richland beautiful, and the soil responds boun tifully to the seed. .'While I am not called upon to make any formal report to the Presi dent, because I acted merely as counsel to Gen Lee in the Ruiz case, still I may be asked to tell Mr. McKinley and the secretary of state of the things which I have seen and heard in my brief trip to the island of Cuba. In that case I will readily do so." "At the sessions of the commis sion,7' Mr. Calhoun said, in response to a reporter's questioning, "we ex amined several witnesses, but when you ask me if they were plentiful, I can only say that they did not run after us and we had to use no force to keep them away. They were composed of Spanish aud Cubans The Spanish witnesses, and in fact all of those who testified, were so surrounded with- safeguards that it was impossible to get at the naked truth One person whom we would have liked to hear could not be found. This was Fonsdeviela, who command ed the Spanish in the Guanabacoa territory. He disappeared and it was impossible to find him Captain General Weyler did not put in an ap parence at the investigation. We in spected the jail at Guanabacoa and when we were lhere it was suspi ciously clean. We learned that Dr. Ruiz was arrested on Feb. 4, charged with having some connection in an assault which took place in a railroad train between Gunabacoa and Ha bana Ile was placed in soiitar3* confinement, or as it is known there, he was incommunicado Thirteen days later he was taken out of his cell on account of his mental and physical condition It was then found that he was suffering from a severe wound in the head, and he iiied two hours after he had been re leased from the cell in which the secret to his injury is buried Tiie question of the deceased doctor's American citizenship was never de nied. The autopsy showed that he died from congestion ot the brain. His remains are interred at Guana bacoa. We had no positive cr iii rect proof of any assault whatever and the conclusion arrived at must be based on the detailed evidence in the report of Consul General Lee. which is now on its way to Washington. I, myself, will make no report, and I perfer not to say any things to my idea of the affair un : til the report is made public by the j proper authorities at Washington. ; I shall go to Washington to-morrow . morning at 10 o'clock.'7 j Mr. Calhoun said that he had been j ! treated courteously by all those with j I wiibm he came in contact. His visit ; i was a very pleasant one, but owing j to the bad weather which prevailed j during his stay he was unable to visit ; the interior. Mr. George W. Fishback, who is Mr Calhoun's secretary, was reticent when spoken to in reference to his trip, bot he made one significant statement: "We did not go within insurgent lines, but all the insurgents, however, are not within the lines " Johnson's Chill and Fe* ver Tonic is a ONE-DAY Cure. It cures the most stubborn case of Fever in 24 Hours. T RKSINF RIATED By the Refusal of the Powers to Permit the Retention of Thessaly. England Says No Christian Shall Return to Turkish Rule. London. June 10.-The latest ad vices from Constantinople deny that the powers are advocating direct negotia tions between Turkey and Greece. Io other respects, however, the aspect of affairs is rather worse than better. It appears that at Saturday's conference the ambassadors declined to accept either Assim Bey or Seia Bay as a urk sh peace commissioner. This, together with their refusal to discuss the retentioo of Thessaly, threw the Sultan ioto such a rage that he forth with summoned a meeting of the special commission appointed to consider the terms of peace All day Sunday he was io telegraphic communication with most of the European capitals, and in the evening be gave stringent orders to the Grand Vizier, who immediately re signed. The special commission sat until the small hours cf the morning, accom plishing nothing but a split among its members, the majority cf whom ex pressed themselves emphatically as opposed to yielding to the powers. The Turks are very angry at the alleged brusque declaration of Sir Philip Currie, the British ambassador, that England will never permit Chris tians to return to Turkish rale. It is also stated that the German ambassa dor, is very much disconcerted to find Count Nelidoff, the Russian ambassa dor, supporting Sir Philip Currie in this respect ; and though it is still alleged that Germany is advising Tur key to put every mao nader arms, it is believed she has seen the advisability of falling into line with the other powers. ORIGINAL PACKAGES A Big Agency Opened in Charleston. Liquor Sold hy Gallon as Imported Constables and Tigers Look On. Special to The State. Charleston, June 10. - Charleston has ber first "original package'* liquor house, which is probably the first to be opened io the State, in accordance with the recent decision of Judge Simonton. Thc establishment was opened by J. S. Pinku8sohn, a well known wholesale and retail tobacco firm, this afternoon in Kiog, near Wentworth street. The location is a good one, and the store is .large and well stocked with goods, which came by steamer from a New York firm. The goods were imported in cases, kegs aod demijohns, and will consequently have to be sold iu such packages to be within the scope of the decision. The store presents a very neat and attractive appearance, the goods being arranged alon : th cides and in the centre Ie. two lar _v show windows I ! are arranged cases and kegs, set off j with two immense "Mount Vernon" i bottles. Thc bouse holds agencies for j several well known brands of liquor . The establishment closed up at 7 j o'clock, but the store ;s lighted up to i nighf. for advertising purposes. The ! firm did a rushing business this after I iioon, many purchasers beiog attracted j through the novelty of the tiling. The ; 1 "blind tigers''' are looking on aghast, i Thor'1 aro a number o? other estab- j lishmects about to open up. Nest week ^il! see ai least a dozen places in fall blast. Gen. Watts should be put io pickle I and corked down until war actually breaks out. He is entirely too, ?hnlli coee for these pipings times of - Edgefield Advertiser. HURRIED TO SEA. THE FLAGSHIP OF'THE WHITE SQUADRON SENT TO SEA UN DER SEALED ORDERS. DESTINATION UNKNOWN, Boston, June 10 -The United States cruiser New York, the flagship of the North Atlantic squadron, with Rear Admiral Sicard on board, steam ed out of the harbor at 5 o'clock this afternoon, not a soul on board know ing to what port 6he is bound, for only when the big white cruiser is well outside cf the Boston light, with her pilot over the side, that the sealed orders from' Washington will be opened and her destination ascertain ed. It is generally believed, how ever, that when she reaches Cape Cod she will turn her nose to the southward, and that her twin screws will not stop until she is somewhere in the immediate neighborhood of Cuba. When she started she was fully provisioned and coal ed, and could, if necessary go so far as Gibraltar or Rio Janeiro without laying in more supplies. It is surmised that the navy, de* parlment, which has been charged of late with the whole of the duty of looking after filibusters afloat, has been advised of the intention of some formidable expedition bound for Cuba, to put out from some northern port, possibly out of Delaware bay, or perhaps tfyere is to be a repetition of the Horsa expedition and some steam er is to take on arras for the Cubans off one of the now deserted sand beaches of Jersey or Delaware. In such case the department would send out a smaller cruiser usually, but it is said that this time it was a case of the vessel able to get under way first. The wish of certain citizens of L u reos for an investigation of the charge that Senator Till mao received rebates whilst at the head of the State's liquor bnsio 88 is shared by thousands of peo ple io South Carolina. It comes rather late, however, and there is no power in rh-3 governor to order tbe desired inves tigation. Tbat,ehould be done by the legislature and it would have been done, at the last session, had Senator Tillman or hts friends, in view of the charges already made, requested an inquiry. There may yet be an oppor tunity to get at the whole truth about the rebate business. Senator Tillman's frieods can possibly promote inquiry by an appeal to tbe legislature. - State. The Camden Cotton Mills are now running ia full since May 18, by steam. Their steam plant was design ed and installed by their superintend ent, R V. Mitcham, and is fitted up with three 90-horse pawer boilers, a 300-horse power C. & G. Cooper engine, and a Moffatt feed water heater and pump. They have also put in a Buffalo underwriters team fire pump of 750 gallons capacity They have dis carded the water power entirely for the present, bot contemplate repairing the dam io the future. The prodootion of the mill is sold as fast as made. JOHNSON'S CHILL AND FEVER TONIC Cares Fever In One Day. A Valuable Prescription. Editor Mon ison cc Worthington. Ind., "Sue,' ' writes: "You hive a valuable prescription in Electric Bitter , and 1 can cheerfully recom mend it tor Constipation and Sick Beadache, and as a general system rorie it has no equal.' Mrs. Annie Steele Zo2'j Cottaja Grove Ave. Chicago, was all run dcwn. y nid not eat nor digest food, had i backacne which never left her and felt tired and wearv. but fix bottles of Electric Bitters restored her health and renewed her strength, Prices 50 cents and 51.00. Ge. a Bottle at J. F. W. DeLorme'd Drug Store POWDER Absolutely Pure. Celebrated for its great leavening strength and healthfulness. Assures the food against alum and all forms of adulteration con mon to the cheap brands. Rojal Baking Powder Co-, New York.