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@i)e toaidjmiw ?lil Soupcon. ra? SUMTES WATCHMAN, Bstabiisbed ApriJ, i860* **B8 Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thon Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone. is?-.6 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22,1897. New Series-Yoi. XVII. So. 21 Puollsa?d Every 'STolnesiay, 1ST. Gk Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. ?BRM3 : $1.50 per aa DO O?-i u advance. One Sqoare first insertion..$1 00 5very subsequent insertion.? 60 Contracts for three months, or longer wi! be made at reduced rates. ; AU commanications which subserve private interests will be charged foras ad reniements. Ofe&oariea and tributes of respects will be charged for. X -Tl-. .- . - ' - - Cotton Growers Ia Conven? tion, Atlante, Dec: 14 -When the con vention of the Soothern Cotton Grow era met in the ball room of the Kim? ball house at noon to day, nearly 300 delegates answered to the roil call. They represented the foremost plan tere of the fleecy staple of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tenn? essee? Texas and other' Southern States The meeting was called to order by Mr. J. C. Wilborn, the president of the Sooth Carolina as? sociation The first business taken of*by the convention. was the elec lion of temporary officers, The fol lowing were unanimously chosen : J G W??born of Sooth Carolina, presi dent ; S E Watson of Texas,; vice president ; Robert Cheatham, editor of the Memphis Cotton Journal, sec retary. The delegates will form what is to ? : \ be known as the Inter?Cotton State Cotton Growers' association. The object of the association will he to have repealed the present mortgage, lieu? etc., laws ander which they contend that the southern farmers aavs.been subjected to abject poverty They will also devise some means to greatly mitigate the speculation in cotton, which is now indulged in so freely by the sootherc as well. as the northern people They say that the speculators practically gobble op the entire crop before its production aol that low prices is jtne result "The south ern farmers will be advised no're doce their cotton acreage and raise more food crops By unanimous action at the night V session the cotton growers decided in favor of reduced acreage, against treat and speculation in cotton, en? dorsed the meeting of the American Cotton Growers association in Mem? phis next week, decided in favor of complete organization in every ooo n ty and State io the sooth, self sn ?ta ; li? ing farms and information bureaus. The following organization was perfected : Hon. J G. Wilborn, Sooth Carolina, president ; .vice presi dent, S E. Watson, Texas ; and Bicbard Cheatham, Memphis, secre tary. A committee of six was ap? pointed to attend the Memphis con vention Monday. After three busy sessions the convention adjourned to night at 11:30 o'cock JOHN T BODDEY^S PLAN. The following letter has been re eeived from Mr. John T. Rodd ey of New York, giving the general out Ibes of bis plan : New York. Dec. ll, 1897 To the Southern Cotton Planters' Convention, Atlanta, Ga Gentlemen Allow me to express my regret that urgent business en? gagements prevent roy attendance opon your convention. I am m hearty sympathy with every move? ment having for its object the better? ment of the south's condition, and be? lieve that nothing but good can re < snit from yonr deliberations. In a erisis so grave as t&e present, the attitude of every patriotic southerner should be that of judicial calm. Petty jealonely, unjust suspicion and personal recrimination should have no play where great interests are at stake. AU should onite in a common cause, and for a common object. Only the shallow optimist can be blind to the desperate situation, only the hopeless pessimist can see the blackness of despair Ont of the darkness shines a ray of hope, and driven to desperation, men are arous? ed to the necessity of action The conviction I expressed a few years ago that financial organiza? tion of the growers of the sooth was a possibility, has found lodgment in the minds of serions thinkers. The repetition of the suggestion this year has bnt added to its force. Men of the sooth are thinking, talking, be ginning to act and onite in tbe com? mon canse To obtain a legitimate price for the cotton crop is an effect secured by the operation of many causes Every legitimate effort to i secure this end is good, and God j speed the efforts of every roan who is j .honestly and unselfishly working in ? this cause. As you know, much of my time j and thought has been given to thc j formation of a pian of financial or j ganization, which has in vjow the j regulation of the sale of the cotton j grown by its stockholders and others, j the establishing of a burean of in formation, and tbe representation in the leading markets of the world oi the cotton producers of the south, in the shape of a powerful financial or? ganization owned and controlled by themselves and having for its sole ob ject, their interest The word trust, a name commonly applied to large corporations, and to which great odium attaches, would be a misnomer applied to the organiza? tion proposed. A trust benefits the few at the ex I pense of the many. Our organization [ aims to secure the greatest good to the greatest number and is a anion of a great number of small interests for protection against the crushing force of larger opposing interests War waged for the purpose of do minion and aggression is universally condemned, war waged for the pro? tection of the weak against the strong, for liberty against slavery, is morally right and has universally commanded the admiration of the world. The name suggested for this organ? ization is the Southern Cotton Plant? ers Union It is believed that a cap ital stock of one million dollars will be sufficient to carry out the purposes of the organization The right to com? mence business, however, would be given before the full amount has been subscribed and paid in Shares to be of the denomination of $5.00 each, so that farmers and all others interested might become shareholders. The management of the company . would be en t ruse d to a board of d i rec tors and it is deemed desirable that every cotton growing state should have a representative director on the board. The handling of the cotton, tbe officials selected, their number, duties and compensation, is a mere matter of detail and would be de? termined by the necessities of the case The proposed financial organiza? tion will accomplish the following objects : First By reason of the large num? ber of stockholders scattered over every township and county in every cotton growing state, control of the sale of sufficient cotton to equal the visible supply would be secured and thus prevent selling futures short. No producer would, be limited in the amount he might wish, handled Many well to do fanners realizing that the company was in a better position to obtain a higher price, might market his entire crop in this way, and this feature alone would make the company a terror to the bears who habitually sell thousands of bales of cotton short and who do not own a baie at the time of sale and have no intention of delivering one I say from personal, knowledge and without fear of successful contradic? tion that once eliminate the bear ele? ment in cotton, the creator of artifi? cial supply, and permit the operation of natural supply and demand, ; and you bave at once secured the object desired and cotton will bring a fair and legitimate price. Second ? better price will be se? cured by the individual producer, if be has a representative in the leadiog markets of the world whose business it is to secure the best price for the product sold Powerful organization exists a moo g the consumers of oottoo, the producer is alone nonprotected. Financial organization furnishes the ne ea ed protection Third A bureau of correct informa*, tioc woold be an essential feature of tbe organization. Tbis bnreau would furnish absolutely- reliable informa? tion and would counteract the effect of estimates furnished in the interest of foreign manufacturers and bear ope? rators by the Englishman Neill. Fourth The ootton crop would be marketed through the instrumentality and iofiuenoe of the company in a thoughtful, careful way, so as io no case to flood the market with cotton, and with (bis end io view the producer would be urged and aided to divide bis obligations through the different months of the year and not market over half tbe crop in partieaily two months without regard to price Fifth. Tbe position of the southern farmer with regard to the organization is peculiar, be hss all to make and practically nothing to lose. By reason of their great numbers a company with large resources could be organized at little., personal sacrifice to the individual. ?gaio with proper management the company would not ooly prove the greatest benefactor to tbe south, but make money for its stockholders. In tho? presenting tbe general out? line of my plan for the protection of tbe southern cotton growers to your con? vention, desire tbe same to be oonuider ed independent of my own personality. Tbe mao whose life is governed by the rule or ruin principle is unfit to lead or co-operate in a great cause Th?; men wbo are cacable nf managing such an Organization cr.n be found. Should there be any mistake in their selection, j their un?toeas would soon be proven, | and tbe mistake rectified. Tbe plain duty of the hour is to cast out jealousy and suspicion, to recog oize that there are honest meo io the world besides ourselves, and that the attainment of improved conditions in the Sonth can and will be secured if we are united, each man doing his duty, with the lights before him. Faithfully yours, Jno. T. Roddey. MR. CHARLES B. CALVO SUCCEEDS HIS FATHER. For several days the question as to who would do the public printing has been one of considerable doubt Yes? terday Mr. Chales B. Calvo, a son of Mr. Charles A. Calvo, the public prin? ter, was elected to that position, the of? fice having been declared vacant. Mr. Charles B. Calvo has arraoged with The State company to do the work for bim. Last June Mr. C. A. Celvo, the State printer, became ill and had to be sent to a hospital at the north ; at that time his connection with the Columbia Register was severed and the paper which he had ron for so long a time went into the bands of Heory Lynden myer & Sons of New York, who have since been running it. Mr. Calvo suf? fered from mental trouble. A short time ago he was brought home io a worse condition - than when be went away On Saturday last be was ad? judged insane by a commission de lun? ?tico inquirendo appointed by the pro? bate court, and Gov Ellerbe, io accord? ance with the act of the general assem? bly creating tbe office 'of public print? er, submitted to the attorney general the question as to whether Mr. Calvo's misfortune did not vacate the office, aod summoned to Columbia the print? ing committees of the two houses of the general assembly. The attorney general held in bis opinion that if Mr. Calvo was adjudged insane then the offioe became vacant. The conditions referred to existing, the governor and the two chairmen named, constituting a commission under the act, met yesterday and declaring the offioe vacant proceeded to elect the son of Mr. Calvo, Mr. Charles B. Cal? vo, public printer to fill the unexpired term. The young man assured the com? mittee that be was able to get the work dona in a workmanlike manner, and eould have it started at once if neces? sary. Be also gave the bond required for the faithful performance of his duties He baa made a contract with The State company to do the work, giving its president power of attorney to act for him. In this way the family of Mr. Charles A. Calvo will get an income from the public printing, de* spite the affliction j which has befallen them.-The State Deo. 14. DEMOCRATIC POLICY. Washington, Doe. 14.-The caucus of democratic members of the house of representatives to-night resulted io the adoption of resolutions defining the party policy on the questions of Cubs, finance and bankruptcy. Out of 125 democratic members, 101 were pres? ent, despite the stormy weather. Rep? resentative Richardson of Tennessee was io the chair. Representative Bailey of Texas took the initiative by presenting the follow? ing series of resolutions : Resolved, That it is the sense of this caucus that the democratic members of the house of representatives ought to resist all efforts, direct or indirect, to retire the greenbacks and treasury notes. Resolved, seoood. That we are op? posed to and will resist all attempts to extend the privileges of national banks or to reduce the taxes which they now pay Resolved, third, That we favor the early consideration and passing of the senate resolution reoogoiziog that a condition of war exists io the island of Coba between the government of Spain and the Cuban people. Resolved, fourth. That we favor the early enactment of a just and wise bankruptcy law. The first three features of tbe reso? lutions, on finance and Cuba, were considered separately, tbe discussion being vigorous end unanimously favor? able. Mr. Bailey made tbe main speech, urging that democratic mem? bers should take their position prompt? ly against these financial movements now assuming formidable dimension owiog to the recommendations given to them by the president and secre? tary of the treasury. He also spoke for a clear-cut position io favor of tho reocgnition of Cuban belligerency, as embodied io the Morgan resolution which parsed the senate during the extra session There ?vas not a dis?eoting voioe to Mr Bailey's propositions, and tbe first three" resolutions were carried by a unanimous vote, the resulc being re? ceived with hearty cheers. The fourth feature, declaring for a ju*t and wise bankruptcy law, met wich some opposition, but finally pre? vailed by a large mcjority The anti football law was defeated in the Virginia senate by a vote of 21 to 12. Pays Better Than Whiskey. The State Does Better at Farming Than at Rum Selling. Columbia, Dec. 15.-Tke special committee, consisting of Senator Miller and Representatives Haselden and Rainsford, returned to tbe city this morning from the State farm and went directly to Spartaoborg, whence they will go to the Institution for the Deaf, Damb and Blind. The commit? tee fouod everything at the State farm in excellent oondition, and, speaking of the success of the farm and the condi? tion of the property, Representative Haseldon said : "The balf has never been told " The committee found the yield to be all that had been reported, and Mr. Haselden and Mr. Rainsford said that the crop was as fins as any they had ever seen. Mr. Rainsford said that the commit? tee would make several recommenda? tions in a kindly spirit, and expected they would be so received. In the first place they would recommend a large crop of ?rain and corn and some atten? tion to a fruit drop. ?s to the reported trouble about the use of free labor during the cotton pick ing time, Mr. Rainsford said that in? quiry was made along this line, and it was found that there has been no fric? tion whatever. On the contrary, in? quiry was made of the various planters io the vicinity before the labor was em? ployed whether it was acceptable and it was universally found that the farmers were quite willing and anxious for the free colored labor to pick cotton at the State farm for sometime, in tact when? ever necessary. By a mutual under? standing there was no friction what? ever The most important recommendation of the board, however, is with regard to the establishment of an exp%riental farm at the DeSaussure plantation The committee think that an experi? mental station at this place would be a great success, and furnish valuable re? sults. The authorities of tbs depart? ment of agriculture and Clemson Col? lege will be asked to make araogements so that the experimental work at the State farm can be gi o at once. Col. Neal accompanied the members of the special committee to the State farm, and saw that they were extended every privilege and atteotion io seeing all that there was to be seen.-News and Courier. - i- ? t mm i . Nontax Extension. Official Statement to That Effect Made by the Gov? ernor. . From various portions of the State have come inquiries as to the likelihood of the time for the payment of taxes being extended beyond the limit fixed by law, December 31. These inquiries have come from citizens in some in? stances and in many other instances from county offioials. It appears that io many of the counties, in fact nearly all of them, the taxpayers are very, far behind with the payment of their taxes. In view of the anxiety about the matter Gov. Ellerts and Comptroller Epton, who alone have the authority to grant the extensions, have talked over the situation thoroughly and yesterday the governor made the positive an? nouncement that there would be no ex tension of time granted this year. The announcement is thus'rrade in or? der to give the taxpayers ample time to raise the money with which to pay their taxes before the treasurer's books close on the 3l8t.-The State. San Francisco, Deo. 15 -Theodore Durrant was this morning sentenced to bane on Jan. 7, next, for the murder of Blanche Lamont. Durrani's attor? neys made a desperate attempt to secure a further delay and pave the way for another appeal to the supreme oourt, but Judge Babers was inexorable and overruled each and all objections made to the proceedings. Durrant was io oourt and carried himself with bis cus? tomary coolness. An immense crowd flocked to the court room and filled the corridors of the city ball. This is tho fourth time Durrant has been sen? tenced. Waterbury, Conn , Deo. 15.-Miss Emily MaosSeld Plume, daughter of David S Plume, was married to-night to ex-Governor John Gary Evans, of Aiken, S. C , at the residence of tbe bride's parents. The wedding guesis included members of the groom's fam? ily from South Carolina, and relatives ar.d friends of the bridal cortege from New York, New Haven, Philadelphia and Houston Texas. Paris, Dec. 16.-Alphonse Daudet is dead. Mr Daudet expired at 8 o'clock to night, ile wa9 dining with his family and was in excellent spirits, when he was seized with a sudden syncope. Physicians were summoned, but he died almost imme? diately. Winthrop Closed. Board Adopts Commission's Recommendation. Colombia, Dee. 16.-The Winthrop college girls are DOW returning to their bornes owing to the adoption by the board of a recommendation of the phy? sicians' commission that the college be closed down for the present. All over the State aBxioos parents will be re? joiced to get their daughters home again even if they run the risk of tak? ing the smallpox. Yesterday afternoon juite a number of the 1'giris in blue" passed through the city bound for their respective homes, to remain there until ill danger of the spreading of small? pox in Kock Hill bas passed. Yesterday afternoon Governor Eiler be returned from Rook Hill where he bad been to attend the meeting of the board of trustees. When seen be made public the following report of the com? mission he sent to the Winthrop college )n Monday la>t : Rock Hill S. C., Deo 13. 1877. To His Excellency. W H Ellerbe, Governor, Columbia, S C. Sir: In compliance with your io itructioos we to-day inspected Win ;brop college and its surroundings, in? ilud ia g water supply, dairy, laundry, kitchen, plumbing, etc It gives us pleasure to say that every acility for making as searching exami? nation as the time would permit was afforded ns by the members of the acuity and the officers of the institu ion as well as by tba local authorities n Rook Hill That the general health of the stu lents bas been very good since the col ege opened September 30, is indicated by the few absences from class attend ince During our visit only one per? ice was ill in the infirmary and that was Dr. Miller, the resident physician it least five papila have been sent lome on account of illness So far as we can learn there have Deen in the college this fall several oases >f continued! fever As to the origin of this fever we can rive no positive opinion. The plumb ng of the institution appears to us to be inueually good. The source of the irater supply is. not above suspicion. The State, it appears, owns one acre )o!y about the pumping station. A beding place for cattle is located with n 75 feet of tbe wells The droppings of cows are piled up lear the ioterveniog fence as well as jeing found commonly distributed near ;r the wella These driven wells are espectively 26, 28, 36 and 49 feet in iepth, according to recent measure neets made by. the engineer Tbe veils are driven in soft, porous clay, ormeriy a marsh, which receives a lortioo of the storm water from tbe inrrouDding bills The surface drain ige near the wells as well as the dip of be adjoining hills is noe ideal. Some >f these objections may easily be re noved Adjacent to the lauodry is an un* lovered cistern with a capacity of abone .00 OOO gall?os, which reoeives this oof-water from the buildings and is otended for emergency in event of fire We are informed that upon two occa ioos this supply has been drawn upon or drioking purpose. We recommend he immediate examination chemically ind bacteriologically of samples of the kinking water. Another sanitary matter to which >ur attention was called by the nayor of Rock Hill is the iisposal of the sewage of the col ege. The preseot system is satisfac ory so far as danger to the institution s concerned in that it empties into a rmall stream-Park branch-half a nile lo the southwest of the main mildiog The sewage is thence car? ded io sn open stream Hoed with un lerbrcsh about another half mile to a )ood adjacent to the Arcade mill This itream is thus rendered a nuisance to he dwellers oo its banks, and in our jpiotoo this nuisance should be abated )y continuing the terra ootta sewer to a )oiot below the Arcade mill pond. It appears to us that an error in aoitation bas been oommitted in dump og night soil from the city of Rook HUI upon the banks of Park braoch lalf a mile from the college This )ractice has beeo stopped since last nmmer, but the heaps of excrematious natter should be removed as they are t meoaoc to public health. A possible eourcb of daogcr exists in be marsh lying to the northwest of the nain dormitory purchased last June, jood work has been done already in inderdraining this land but additional iling is needed and should be put io his winter. So far as we can judge, the dairy is xccllently managed and the milk pro ?acts are bandied hygienically and cientifically. There seems to be no doubt of the xisteoce in Rock Hill of one case of mallpox, whieh has been thoroughly notated by the local health authorities, j Quarantine was established at the col- I age on the afternoon of the 11th in tant, and even the day pupils are now xcluded. The servants have been re uired to ocoupy rooms in the base menta of the dormitories. The entire population of the institution except 13 have been vaccinated and these excep? tions will be inoculated io the next few days. In the town compulsory vaccina? tion has been enforced by the looal board of health. In view of the undoubted existence of smallpox in R>ck Hill and the possibility that the disease may spread and from the fact that feverishness more or less se? vere is likely to occur in the vaccinated students, as well a* to allay the appre? hensions of some friend? of the insti? tution regarding tba existence of fever at Winthrop, we recommend that a va? cation be given till Jan. 3, 1898 By that time it oan certainly be known whether smallpox is spreading or has been entirely suppressed JAME3 EVANS. MD, Chairman. D. S. POPE, M. D J. W. BABCOCK, M. D. THE BOARD'S ACTION. Gov. Eilerbe, upon handing the copy of the report to a representative of The State, said that the board at tts meeting had adopted the recommenda? tion af the board as to the vacation, and that already the youog ladies were returning to their homes. A number of them came down on the train with bim "While the board bas carried out the commission's recommenda? tion." said the governor, "we think that there is absolutely no cause for alarm." Tbe governor also states that the board adopted the other recommenda? tions of tho commission. The drink? ing water will be analyzed, chemically and bacterio logically Dr. Miller is suffering from a case of continued fever, but is now conva?esc mg. Gov. Eilerbe expressed himself as beiog very much, pleased with the con? dition of the college. He doubted if there was an institution in the State that could show a better health record than Winthrop -The State. FROM THE ' WIRES. December 17. William Terriss, one of the best known and most popular sctors of London, was assassinated at the door of the Adelpbia Theatre, London, last night by a man named Archer, a former soper Terriss made a tour of this country a few years ago with Henry Irving, and at one time play? ed leading parts with Mary Ander? son No motive for the assassination is known Superintendent Babcock, of the State Hospital for the Insane, is hav? ing all the inmates and attendants vaccinated Newbold, the former dispensary constable, did not apply for admis? sion to the bar, although ,he went to Columbia for that purpose It is said that he received a hiot that he had better not apply for admission as long as he was under indictment for murder Another negro has been lynched in Lawrence county. Miss., for the mur? der of the Smith family. New York, Dec 16 -The pay? ment to the United States of $8,500, 000 on . account of the purchase of the Union Pacific railroad by the re? organization committee was made to? day through the medium of a check for that sum deposited in the United States sub treasury in this city. The capitalists who have cornered the wheat market say that they will demand the delivery of the wheat contracted for and will run the price up to $1.50 per bushel. The Sultan ha? Uified the treaty of peace between Turkey ?nd Greece. BTJCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE. The best Salve in the world for Cats Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sore, Totter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Coma and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cure Pile* or no pay required It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, cr notey rounded prioo 25 oe nts per box. For sale by Dr J F* W o?Lorme. Royal makes the food pare, jj ?wholesome asa" delici?os. 1 . ? Absolutely Pure ? HCYM. BAKING POWOcft CO., NEW VOSK.