The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 16, 1898, Image 4
A Terrible
\ ??lotion
PRICES KILLED. COMPETITORS HURT EVERY ONE SURPRISED AND PLEASED.
During the month of February, the shortest month in the year, we will sell'our entire stock of goods
At Cost, For Cit
When we advertise at Cost, the public
know that we sell as we advertise.
To satisfy some skeptics we make this statement. We will
positively sell to anyone presenting the cash during the month
ef February any article in our store, groceries alone excepted,
at the actual cost of bringing to Sumter.
?s we need the money, there will be no restrictions as to
quantity.
At Cost, For Cash.
Our contract with W. L. Douglass prohibits
our selling his Shoes at less than fixed price,
but all other Shoes go at cost.
ft
The secret of our Success in Business
Has been oar ability to buy cheaper than others. We now
offer to sell our stock of Dress Goods, Dry Go^^s, Notions,
Laces. &c, Capes, Cloaks, Trunks, Carpets, Mattings, Blankets,
Shoes, C?othing, Eats, Furnishings, Hardware, Glassware, &c,
for Cost. Everything in our immense store, ?groceries alone
excepted, will be sold at cost for cash.
'fien we say Cost for Cash, we mean cash down with purchase. Goods sold on memorandum or charged will not be sold for cost,
J. ?TTTEMBEBC &
% W??tfami at? S^nnt
WEDNESDAY, FSB. 16, 189S
The Sumter Watchman was rounded
pa 1850 and the True Southron in l$6b*.
The Watchman o?c? Southron now has
the combined circulation and influence
?f bot? of the old papers, and is maoi
the best advertising medium in
WHY WAS IT EXEMPTED?
Toe imposition of a license tax on
manufacturing enterprises ia this .city
%&s been productive of a great deal
of comment, and the council bas been
?nfar?r?b?y criticised for requiring a
tax of these enterprises by a majority
of those who have investigated the
^matter, even those who have not ac
-t?ve?y oppsed the license system con
deming the action of council on the
ground that it is calculated to drive
away such enterprises, which are
^greatly needed and that should be en?
couraged, rather than heavily taxed,
factories are exempted from taxation
all kinds in many cities, and it is j
means of exemption from taxation
other inducements that some of j
most prosperous and important
tnufacturing cities have been built
ip It is a poor and short sighted
that drives away any enter*
>rise that will increase the business
>f the city and furnish reunmerative'
employment to the unemployed of the
and also attract targe numbers of ?
wage earners who will become resi?
fts.
An inspection of the license ordi?
nance shows that all manufacturing
terpriaes are required to pay a \
ficeofte for carrying on business with
in the limite, of the city, in addition
to the regular State, county and city
taxes Thia is, as has been said, an
nowise and suicidal policy and will
not only prevent the establishment of
new enterprises, but will, we fear,
result in the removal these now es
tablisbed here to other places where
a more liberal treatment is accorded
There ia no greater folly than killing
the goose that lays the golden egg,
and- thia exactly wbat the city coun?
cil ts doing when manufacturing en
terprises are required to pay the reg?
ular taxes and a special license tax in
addition, and'the city council should
be careful what it does, unless they
have no. wish for tbe growth and
prosperity of Sumter.
Along this line another action of
th*? city council has been brought
. into notice within the past few days
that has excited surprise, as well as
criticism. A short time ago the
Telephone Manufacturing Company,
an enterprise that has a payroll of
nearly $400 per week, that ships 99
per cent, of its output, that
is owned and controlled, to a
large extent, by capitalists of
other States and that can be car?
ried on in any other city as advan?
tageously as in Sumter, petitioned
the City Council j for exemption from
the license tax of $25 per year im?
posed by the license- ordinance. The
petition waa refused. This was
thought to have ended the matter,
but it did not. and the later develop
monts are interesting.
Au investigation of the precedents io
simitar matters unearthed th3 fact tba)
\e Independent Ice Manufacturing
C*.*?any had been granted a specia
exemption from all oity taxes and li
cense for she period of tb ree years ; and
now (be question arises, ''Why was
snob partiality showo .oward ooly one
of the three ice factories doing business
io Sumter, aod why are other ice fac?
tories and ail other manufacturing en
terprises required to pay the regalar
taxes and license tax as well ?" That
is the question! Who cao answer it ?
if one faotory is exempted from all
tases, why oot ail the factories? If an
ice factoty was exempted in March
1807, why was the petitioo cf tbe Tele?
phone Manufacturing Company re?
fused a short time ago ? Is one man's
meat soother min's poison ? Does the
city conncil confer benefits with ene
band and lay on burdeos with the
other ? The matter needs explanation,
aod the min?tes of the council do oot
supply the information needed to ex?
plain its a dion. Wc have examined
the miaute? and find the following :
Extracts from Minutes, March 3, 1897 :
**Petitioo of independent Ice MTg
Co. presented by Mr. A M. Fauntleroy,
Mgr., requesting council to exempt
plant of said company from all taxa?
tion for a term of years." was read aod
discussed- Alderman Reid made ob?
jection to granting exemption from cify j
taxatioo to ooo factory aod not to all i
factories. Aldermen H ar by and Moses j
made remarks, Mayor Bovsard also <
made statement in reiatioo to same and
farther discussion by Aldermen Mo
L'.urio, Shore and Reid. Aldermen
Shore and Reid objeeted to exemption
from taxation in special cases Alder- !
man Mclaurin favored exemption from
taxation for a time-a limited number
of years. Mayor called for a vote oo
question: "Should the petition of the In
dependent Ice Manufacturing Company
for exemption frcoi city taxes be grant*
ed." Vote resulted, *'Yea.'* without
dissent, and ou motion of Alderman .
McLanrin, the following resolution was
adopted viz : Resolved. That the lode
J pendent Ice M'Pg Co., be and tbe same
is exempted .from taxation for the pe
riod of three years, 1397, '98, '99, bat
only io this particular case "
That is the record. Does it not oeed
explanation ? Wfe are satisfied the
members of the cou ceil must have be?
lieved that there were strong and sufi
cteot reasons for granting a speoiai
exemption to the Independent Ice Man?
ufacturing Company; otherwise Alder
mad Reid's well takeo objection to
granting exemption to one factory aod
not to all woold oot have beeo over?
ruled.
Reports from Shanghai say that in
all sections of the Chinese empire at?
tacks on foreigners are the order of
the day. In Japan Buddhist and
Shinto priests are instituting war
against all things foreign.
Gen. Lee ?3 about to found an or?
phan asylum in Habana for destitute
children. The Christian Herald of
New York guarantees the expenses.
Spartanbnrg, Feb 14.-Spartan
burg had a ?10,000 fire this morning:,
about half which was covered by in?
surance. At 9 o'clock fire broke out
iu the brick block just east of where
the Sparenburg and Union railroad
crosses Main street The block was
two stories high and had five store?
rooms fronting on Main street
ia a recent letter from Washington, D. C.,
to an oid friecd, Mnjor G A. Studer, fer
twenty jean Uni:ed States Consul ?t Siega
pore, says : "While at Dea .Moines I bicarr?
acquainted with a liniment known as Cham?
berlain's Pain Bilm, which I four.d excellent
against rheumatism es well as ?gaiost fore
cess of the throat and cheat (giving me much
easier breathmz) i had a touch of pneu?
monia early this week, aad two applications
freely applied to the throat ?nd chest relieved
me of it at once. I would not ba withoot ii
for any thing." For sale by Dr. A. J. China
}
Battleship Maine Has Been
Destroyed.
mt
TERRIBLE DISASTER IN
HARBOR OP HABANA.
No Information as to Wheth?
er Accident or Work of
Ec ernies.
MANY LIVES LOST.
Habana, Feb 15.-At a quarter of
ten this evening a terrible explosion
took place on board the United States
cruiser Maine in Habana harbor.
Many are killed or wounded. All
the boats of the Spanish cruiser AI
fonse XIII are assisting A? yet the
cause of the explosion is not appa
rent The wounded sailors of the
Maine are unable to explain it It is
believed the croiser is totally de?
stroyed
The explosion shook the whole
city The windows were broken in
-all the houses
The correspondent of the Associa?
ted Press says he has conversed with
several of the wounded sailors and
understands from them that the ex?
plosion took place while they were
asleep, so that they cac give no par?
ticulars as to the canse.
Washington, Feb 15.-The secre
tary of the navy received the follow?
ing telegram from Capt. Sigsjbee : .
"Maine blown-up in ?ll?bana har
bor and destroyed Many wounded J
and doubtless more killed and !
drowned Wounded and others on
board Spanish man of war and Ward
Line steamer. Send lighthouse ten?
ders from Key West for crew and
few pieces of equipment still above
water. No one had other clothes
than those upon them Public opin
ion should be suspended until further
report. All officers believe io be
saved Jenkins and Merritt not yet
accounted for Many Spanish offi
cere, including representatives of
Gen Blanco now with me and ex
press sympathy.
The officers refered to io the above
dispatch are. Friend W. Jenkius and
Assistant Eo2?nenr D?rwin li. Merritt.
From the warding of the dispatoh
the navy department thinks it is pos?
sible tba? they were on shore at the
time of ?he accid'ft'.
The secretary of the navy received
?no!her dispatch from Key Wi??r. at the
same titne with the shore, bai its con?
tents were net ruado public.
Thc orders for^be lighthouse tender
wore at once sent to Key West in plain
language, thus avoiding the delay that
would have arisen from the use of
cipher.
Habana. Feb 16 -Thc wildest con?
sternation prevails in Habana. The
wharves are crowded with thousands
of people It is believed the explosion
occurred tn a small powder magazine.
At a quarter of ll o'clock what re
main* of the Maine is still barning.
Capt. Sigsbee and the other ofScors
have been saved. It is estimated that
over 100 of tbe crew were killed, but it
is impossible as jet to give exact de?
tails.
Admiral.Manterola bas ordered that
boats of all kinds should go to the as
sistence of the Maine and ber wounded
The Habana firemen arc giving aid,
tending carefully to the wounded as
they are brought on shore.
Geo. Solano and the other generals j
bave be ordered by Capt. Gen Blanco j
to take steps to help the Maine's crew j
in every way possible. The oorrespoo- j
dent of the Associated Press bas been ;
near tbe Maine in one of tbe boats i-f j
tbe croiser Alfonso Doce and seen others j
J
of tbe wounded who corroborate the i
statement of those first interviewed that j
i
they were already asleep when the ex- j
plosion occurred
Captain Sigabee says the explosi?n
occurred in the bow of the vessel. He
received a wound in tbe bead Orders
were given to tbe other < fhrers to save
themselves as be&t tbey o JU ld. Tbe
latter, who were literally thrown from
their banks in thrir nigbt clothing,
gave the necessary order? with great
self-poBsessioo and bravery.
At 11:30 the Maine continues barn?
ing.
Tbe first theory was that there had
been a premature explosion in tbe San*
ti Barbara (magazine) with powder or
dynamite below the water.
Admiral Manterola believes that the
first explosion was of a grenado shell 1
that was burled over tbe navy yard.
^ -BK- ? i mm --
Took a Severe Cold af?9r the Big
Fire.
Atter the big fire io Cripple Creek, I took a
very severe cold and tried roany remedies
without help; tbe cold only becoming more
8*ttle<1. After u&ing three small bottles of
Cb^mberlaios's Cough Remedy, t>oth the cold
and cough left me, and in this hieb altitude
it takes a meritorious congo remedy to do
any gook-G ? EENDERSOW, Editor Daily
Advertiser, Cripple Creek, Colo. Sold by A.
J. China.
responds readily to proper fer?
tilization.
Larger crops, fuller ears and
larger grain are sure to result
from a liberal use of fertilizers
containing at least 7% actual
Our books are free to farmers.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nassau St., New York
NOTICE.
OFFICE OF
County Snperinten?ent Eiiatioii,
SUMTER, S. C., Jan. 22, 1898.
rHE DATE fixed for the next recular ox
aminatim ot applicants for Teachers'
fJountv Certificates, ia Feora-iry 18 (third
Friday.)
For whites at Office Co Superintendent.
For colored at Court Hougp.
w J DURANT,
County Supt. Education.
Jan. 22-4t.
Freeman and Herald copy.
Soll
jfe to mldverfise :
vwwwww I OFFER wMwwww
Horses, , Fresh Water Ground home
Mules, made Meal (2-bu. sacks only.
Wagons, Lime,
Buggies, Cement, Portland & Rosendale.
Surreys, k Plaster Paris,
Carriages, Plastering Hair,
Carts, Fire Bricks,
Corn, Grate Bricks,
Oats, Laths,
Hay, Flue Pipe,
Ship Stuff, Sewer Pipe, also
Cotton Seed Meal. / Cows and Calves.
\ Respectfully,
H. Harby.
Sumter, S. C., February 16, 1897
J. N. ROBSON & SON,
Commission Merchants,
And dealers in
HAY, GRAIN AND COW FEED.
Consignments of Eggs, Poultry and Farm
Produce Solicited.
Weights and Good? Guaranteed.
J. Ne Robion & Som,
Charleston, S. C,
Feb 16-x
GEQEGE WASEIffGTON'S COACH
shows the contrast io the lumbersome
vehiole of that time, compared with tbe
strong and light running gear and beau?
tiful designs io carriages of to day.
We have no back numbers, or old time
stiff carriages in our sfock, but every?
thing ?bat is handsome and up iodate
in budgies, pbictoos. traps, carts, buck?
boards, wagons, and surreys.
Respectfully,
II. IIARI?Y.
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