The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 01, 1897, Image 4
: ?j?t.ffirtfym at? Saa?jran.
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The Sumter Watchman was rounded
p: Cn 185a and the True Southron in 1866.
: v fbe Watchman and Southron now has
the combined circulation and influence
of both of the old papera, and ia mani>
" festly the best advertising, medium in
Strafer
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; Gov. Elllerbe says the State will
apt employ counsel to defend New
bold. Saiaii favors are thankfully
received.
Th* list of murders grows daily,
aadthe grand, total for the State at
t?& end of the year will be a shocking
ccasmentary cn the state of society.
" Liquor and the habit of carrying con?
cealed weapons are responsible for
, ?ine- tents of ahe homicides.
Newbold has surrendered, at bis
tersare, after speeding two weekB
/ with friend? itt ail safety, although a
'\ reward of $350 was on his head for
> iaardering^ an inoffensive old man.
In due time he will -be.tired, when it
suits his convenience, and, if not
acquitted., will be pardoned. This
ts what tee people look forward to
anrl the expectation is not unreason
? able, the past serving as aa index of
wlat the feature will bring forth.
Et is with a degree of satisfaction
?s? pleasure that we have nof experi?
enced io some time that we chronicle
" ...4be; defeat of the mob that came to this
?p|-.; last Sunday night with the
lawless purpose of storming the
O jail of Sumter county and ly neb? j
ieg Charlea William?, (the mur
/ derer of W. J. Lee. Sumter county
? bas-been providentially spared another
V stain and we rejoice thereat although
? it is with regret that we acknowledge
the fact that there are so many as a j
feundre4 men so devoid of respect for; ]
.Cbs law and so indifferent to the best
interests of society and the good name j
of the county as to deliberately plan
.?ad attempt to carry into execution the
lynching of a prisoner in the keeping
nf the sheriff of the. county,
fiad Sheriff Pierson not received
wamisg io time to place Wil
fiaoas beyond tbe reach of the
?yoe^iog party what would ha?e been
She result of tba lynchers' raid on the |
jail? The destruction of the county.
; j?ail, the shedding of the blood of some
???*e aitackiog party and of the sheriff
-.?nu hts deputies, perhaps. Had the
fe leerson of V> illiams been secursd and
"?ad he been put to death what would
IYbave been aooomplisbed ?J Another
*{4wre.'8 murder by an irresponsible
mob! Nor bi og more, nothing leas?
Whti good, in Heaven's name, would
8wv? been dane? In what measure
MB
Hf
Be
would (he county have beoeStted or tbe
Bfemorder of Mr. Lee avenged, more than
by the legal ex?cution of Williams
Airer a formal and orderly trial io the
?a^rfcs of justice ? This lawless lynch
2ag spirit fbat is abroad in tb^ land is
. terrible to contemplate, and the ultimate
results of its spread and continuance are
too nor-i ble to receive calm considera?
tion by any thinking man. How it is
more .respectable to be one ol a bon
dred meo who take tbe life of a human
bsiosr, without form ?f law, than it is for
one mao to murder a->o?ber,w3oa?ooot per?
ceive, nor do we o&d erstand how it ean
b ? considered more excusable and less de
ssrviui? of punishment. Lynching is mur?
der under any circumstances,bo I at times
it may be condoned, just as killing is
self defense may be, but to
tike a criminal from the eos
." Cody of a sheriff and put bim
t) death when his conviction in the
o mn* and death on the gallows are
almost a certainty, as is the case with
Williams, is simply outrageous. Tbe
purpose of the mob that came last Sun?
day eight to do this lawless deed if just
as worthy of severe censure as if suc?
cess had attended them.
We are thankful, they were foiled
and were preveoted from staining Sum?
ter's soil with blood and becomioggmur
derers themselves. Every member of
the mob should give thanks, also, aod
register a solemn vow to be law abid?
ing and law respecting in future.
Johnson's
Chill and
Fever
Tonic
Cures Fever
In One Day.
Tbe r?daction in the pri?e of dispen?
sary liquor by tbe state board of con?
trol is probably another step in the di?
rection of the morai reformation of tho
state, bot tbe original package dealers
?ill find it more 1 ks business competi?
tion. It is a maUer that interests ns
?cry little, however, and the fight be?
tween the dispensary and original pack?
age dealers may be waged to the bitter
end without oaosiog ns any worry.
The red notion will undoubtedly in?
crease the saies of tbe dispensary whieh
( have fallen off very largely on aooonnt
of the original package competition,
and will bolster op tbe state monopoly for
a time at least. As loo g as the dispen?
sary makes some money and provides a
multitude of jobs for politicians and their
friends it will survive, bot the day it
ceases to be a mooey maker and a job
provider its doom is sealed aod those
who bare been accustomed to battle so
valiantly io its behalf will turn upon it
aod rend it to piee.es. We do o ot ques?
tion the soundness of tbe business pol*
icy that dictated the reduction io
prices,, bot we marvel at the dep?rtate
from the original policy of keeping tbe
price of liquor as high as possible io or?
der that the monopoly might realize the
largest possible profit aod the people
the least quantity of liquor for their
mooey. The dispensary is indeed a
great and flexible institution
Quinine and other fe* j
ver medicines take from S
to 10 days to cure fever.
Johnson's Chili and Fever
Tonic cares in ONE DAY.
Productive of a Deficit
The Di ngley tariff bes already shown
its inability.to raise the wages of work?
ingmen. The profits of,the manufac?
turers have been increased by the ad*
vanee in prices along the whole line of
their protected productions, bot the em?
ployees get no more pay-fer their work.
As a measure beneficial to the work
lng o lasa this tariff has proved a faH
ure, and wheo it is viewed as a pro
docer of revenue it is found to be
equally deficient. Om of the reasons
given for this new tariff was that the
Wilson enactment did not prodooe
enough revenue, and that Republican
.tariff legislation was necessary to rem?
edy a deficit and briog into the treas?
ury enough re ven oe* to meet the expen?
ses of govern mont.
Let as see bow this rrqairemeot is be*
ing met by the Diogley acts The treas?
ury deficit for tbe month of October ia
officially reported as $9,322,653. and for
the four mooth? of tbe fiscal year eodiog
on the 23d of last monto, at about
$40,000,000, in round numbers.
The whole deficiency ander the Wil?
son tariff during tbe last fiscal year was
$18,000,000, while io the first foor
months cf the current fiscal year, more
than two of which were ander the
Dingley act, the deficiency in the reve?
nue necessary to meet expenses amonnte
to $40,000,000. Thia ts the way this
new measure that favors the trusts and
monopolies acts as a revenue prod oner.
Since it bas failed so completely,
both io raising wages and in raising
reveouef mu-t it be considered a com
plete fair are ? By no means. In that
particular in which its promoters io
tended it to bo a nueces? it bas been co
firely successful It bas enabled tbe
frosts to practice extortions apon the
people with renewed rapacity, and bas
enlarged the opportonities of the mil?
lionaire monopolists to increase their
wealth-Bellefont Pa. Watchman.
Johnson*s Chill and Fe*
ver Tonic is a ONE-DAY
Cure, ki cures the most
stubborn case of Fever ia
24 Hours*
San Fran ciao, Nov. 28-One of the
most important movements originating
with the new Chinese mioister, Wn
Ting Fang, to bring ioto closer rela?
tions the wbo'e people and thc people?
of bis rac? is shortly to be consam
mated ia this city This project con?
templates the erection of a school build?
ing, the bringing of a corps of teachers
from China, and the education of the
Chinese youth of this city and coast iu
both English aod Chinese branches.
The Chinese government is prepariog
to expend not less than $40,000 in
carrying out this project and provid?
ing for the permanent maintenance of
the school. Tuition will be strictly
free, bat a small charge will be made
for instruction in special branches. If
the experiment proves a success, simi?
lar schools will be established by the
government in other sections cf the
United States.
Walter Searcy, a clerk of William &
Co. (limited) of Port Royal, bas pro?
bably been drowned near that place
He was la? t- seen in com pao y with a
negro io a small boat Tbe two men
were attempting to cross tbe Beaufort
irver in the face of a heavy storm.
Nothing bas been beard of either since.
The Austrian Cabinet resigned yes
terdav and the Beiohstrath was adjourn
ed at ?he request of Emperor Francis
Joseph;
We have earned our title"to the
By years of honest and fair dealings and will
defend it at all costs.
We offer this week to our patrons
IN OUR
Departments
Cloaks, Jackets, Capes,
Blankets, Comforts,
vercoats, &c.
Our $1 25 black Cheviot Jackets-the best cheap Jacket in
Sumter,
Black Beaver, nicely braided Jackets, regular price $3.50, special
sale price, i
Lot No 862-Black beaver Jackets, velvet collar, large size only,
Plain black beaver Jackets, regular price $3, special sale price,
Black diagonal Cheviot Jacket, heavy weight, regular $4 Jacket,
Lot No 319-Our best tan beaver Jacket, silk-lined, covered
seams, ? beauty at $12 50, special sale price,
CAPES.
Lot No 442 black Plc eh Capes, braided, for collar, regular price $3,
Lot No 392-Tan beaver Capes, fancy stitched, very stylish, reg?
ular price $4.50,
Our $5 Plush Capes, fancy braided, fur collar, silk lined, a beauty
at the regular price What must it be at tbe special sale price,
The best cheap Cape in the market, fur-trimmed and braided,
Astrackan, fur trimmed, silk-lined, fur collars, a beauty at $4 a
bargain at
Lot No. 77-A good black Beaver Cape at $2 25 and a special
vaine at
98c
2 93
6 50
2 47
3 63
9 87
2 45
3 87
3 95
94c
3 42
18'
Sample lot of Childrens, Misses and Ladies' Jackets and Coats We
have not all sizea left in this lot, but for those who come early and are for
t?nate enough to get Sited-we will make them prices regardless of cost.
Styles change so rapidly in this department that we think it advisable to
sell off everything.
BLANKETS.
This-ia Blanket weather, and here are Blanket prices so that everyone can
k^ep warm
10 4 Blankets at 49c $1 Blankets 87c-Enough said on these
11 4 Vermont Blanket regalar price $2, for this sale. 1.63
10 4 Colfax Blanket-a good warm Blanket, regular price $2.25, 1.87
10 4 all-wool Blanket, nice quality, for this sa'e. 3 59
Lot No 100-ll 4 all-wool Blanket-a splendid article for ser?
vice, an eiegaut present for any one, never sold for less than
$8, for this sale, 7.23
OVERCOATS,
We continue last week's sale at the same prices this week.
CARPETS, MATTING'S AND TRUNKS.
We have a large and complete assortment of them and
our prices this week will be exceptionally low.
j. rail k s
The old Reliable.
Watch for our annual X'mas advertisement
We Want Cash.
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And for 10 days commencing Friday, Nov. 26,
We offer our entire stock of fine and medium
Furniture at Cost.
. Oan you afford to miss the opportunity ? Hj
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BE Lill EB'S FURNITURE STORE, :
Monaghan Block, Sumter, S. C. Q
_c__ 9
We Want Cash. V
WANTS.
rpRESPASS NOTICE-Ai! persons ?re
I warned against tr^spassine on 03J lauds
b\ hunting, or io aov other ?innrer Noti?*p
hna bee? posted on land, nnd drpredntors will
be prosecuted. K. D. Rf?m*9. Nov 17-4;*
t
. 64 A. F. M
WANTED-Permanent Winter Boarders
RODU s comforiHD'e Terras renson
I ?ole Applv to Mrs M L Do?r, Summer
I ville, S. C., Opposite Dorchester IDD.
nnHE ANNUAL Communication of Clare
? mont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M., will be
hf id on Tbursdny evening, December 2d. at
8p rn. Tn^ election ot officer* for the eo
sutng Masonic vt-ar will he held.
Biethren ?ill p 1er.ne come prepared to p*?y
their dues, ?a ?ur returns will have to be
made io the Gr^nd Lodge Bv order
L S CARSON, W. id.
Attest-H. C 1'osKS, Sec.
THE
Weather
DID IT!
In making our contract for Blankets, which
we did in June we failed to consult the
weather man, so that the mild Fall we have
had has beaten us and left us with just
34 pairs
Tar Heel Blankets,
I
On hand which we do not care to carry another season, for two
reasons, the' first of which is we need money, and the second,
it is hard to keep them clear and free of moths, and for these
reasons we have determined to dispose of them, even at a loss
to us, and will make the price as long as they last
2.85 per pair?
Don't be surprised iff you should call in a few
days and find them all gone.
Another item in our stock that has not moved as rapidly as
we would wish, is
Children's Jackets?
We have picked out 31, sizes 4 to 10 years that we have been
selling at $1.50, $2 and $2.50, and make a round price of
This is the greatest opportunity offered this
season of making your child comfortable for
little money.
Nov 29-3aw-3w
Jim
Think af It!
A high grade standard
Rock Hill open buggy
for $SS.
The same top joh for
Plenty of horses and
mules on hand. A car
load of the former re?
ceived last week.
H. Har by
.
Sumter, S. C., November 80, 1897.
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No* 13-T & W-6 w
LADIES' HEALTH SHOES
With band sewed soles acd heavy grade
Dongola kid, with medium round toes,
are just fbe thine io keep you from
catching coid during the coming winter.
Of course "lhere are others," and we
have the:? from A to Z in every shape,
weight aod style, but all of the best
manufacture, and up-to date in every
particular.
Large Line Ladies' and Baby Shces
just Received.
A large line of Trunks and Valises on
BULTMANN & BRO.
The Old Reliable. x