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mun on l'a? S?MTJKR WATCHMAN, KstablUhed April, 1S5C. lBe 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 Jene. 13^9 Consolidated An?. 2, ISSI. SUMTER. S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20,1898. Kew Series-Vol. XYII. No. 38 Pa'alishsd S?9py Moines lay j JNT- C3r, <3^-tO?33L5 SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : $1 50 per annum-ID advance. IDTISTISIKEKT: On* Square first irjsertion...M.............$l 00 Kvery srubsequeat insertion........ ......... fi? ;: Contracts for three months, or longer wil "be made at reduced rates. AH communications whicb subserve private I interests will becb&rge? foras a?vertiements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. Democrats and Repnbli cans Fly at Each Others Throats. BOT THE RESOLUTIONS GOT THROUGH BY A LARGE MAJORITY. The Temper of Congress is Decidedly Warlike. Washington, April 13.-The Howe of Representatives to-?ay after one ol the most exciting ?nd memorable days io its history, by a Tote of 322 to 19, adopted a resolution which cine-ten tbs of its members believe makes war with Spain inevitable It is a fact, which was grimly commented upon to-day by members as they spoke of the future, jthai every war tn which the Uoited States bas engaged began ta April, and that to-day was the anniversary of the fal! cf Fort Sumter, which aroused the patriotic fervor of the North and made the four years of civil strife ? certainty. The resolutions adopted direct the Presi? dent to intervene at once io Coba, to . restore peace and secure to the people of this island "a stable and independ? ent'* government of their own, and anthon se him to ?89 the army and ' n?vy to execute the parp?se of the reso ?o. tiona. Allhoogh only ?9 members fifteen Democrats, three Republicans and one Populist-dissented upon the final vote, the proceedings were marred by a bitter and acrimonious display of parti aaa feeling. Daring the heigh t of the excitement the lie was passed between Mr. Bramo (Rep , Pa ,) and Mf. Bartlett (Dem., Ga.,) and a dis ; graceful scene followed that almost deooeoded to the level of a free fight. Liter the two members found that the altercation had arisen ont of a mis? understanding, whereupon there were mutual apologies. X)ery forty mioutes were given for debate, and a special rate was required to get the resolution before the House Some stirring and patriotic sentiments were voiced daring the debate, which rifted the galleries and the members to a high pitch of enthusiasm Io tba early part of the day, Mr Gram Packer (Rep., Ind ,) from the committee on electiooa No. 3, made a report in the case of Brown vs. Swan? son, from the Fifth Virginia district, tn favor of the coa tes ian:. - Shortly .before 8 o'cloek Mr Adams of Pennsylvania, the acting chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, entered the ball with the report. The presentation of the r?solution was the occasion for a wild outburst of applause from the galleries and the floor. The resolution is as follows : THE RESOLUTION REPORTED. "Whereas the government of Spain for three years past bas bceo waging war on tbe Island of Goba against a revelation by the inhabitants thereof, without making any substantial pro gress toward the suppression of said revolution, and bas conducted the war? fare in a manner contrary to the laws of nations by methods inhuman and aocivr.ize?, causing the death by star? vation of more than two hundred thou? sand innocent non-combatants, the vie tims being for the most part helpless women and children, isfltotiog intoler? able injury to the commercial interest of tbe United States, involving the de? struction of the lives and property nf many of our citizens, entailing the ex? penditure cf millions of money in pa? trolling oar coasts and policing the high seas io order to maia taie our cen? trality ; and .'Whereas this long series of losses, injuries and burdens for which Spain is responsible has culminated in the de? struction of the Uoited States battle? ship Maine io the harbor of Havana and in the death of 260 of our seamen. Therefore .'Resolved, etc , That the President is hereby authorized and directed to intervene at ouse to *top the war io Cuba, to the end and with the purpose of seen rio g permanent peace aod order there and establishing by tbe free ac? tion of the people thereof a stable sod independent government of their owo io the Island of Coba ; and the President is hereby authorized and empowered to ase th3 land and naval forces of the Uoited Stales to exeente the purpose of *|fe*ewia*^ ...... ??.^V-J BAILEY OBJECTS. Mr. Adams asked unanimous consent for the consideration of the r?solution, and Mr. Bailey reserved the right ?o object saying that whether he objected or not would depend whether a fair un? derstanding as to the length of the de? bate ?iould be reached. Mr. Bailey sought to interpose with a request tkat the minority resolutions be read, bot the Speaker insisted that if objection was to be made it must be made then. "The chair is determined to try to force the minority." cried Mr. Bailey, amid mach confusion and cries of "regular order," -whereupon Mr. Bailey turned, and facing the other fide entered bis objection io emphat? ic.tones. The whole Democratic side rose en maase. .'They are simply playing for politi cal advantage, and the people of the country ought to koow it," shouted Mr. Richardson (Dem , Tenn ) "There is a perfeot understanding with the D?mocratie members of the foreign affairs committee on this point," replied Mr. Henderson (Rep., Ia. V That il is not true, if were are to understacd that any snob arrangement as this was agreed to," retorted Mr. Richardson. SENSATIONAL INCIDENT. At this juncture occurred the sen satioQal climax of the day sod one of the mosfc-exoitiog incidents io the his? tory tbs House. Members all about were in a state of frenzied excitement Partisan passion was running high. It required only the application of a match to explode the magazine, and wbeo the explosion came pandem?nium reigned. Mr. Bartlett (Dem., Ga ), off to the "right of the chair, was snpportieg the protest of the Democrats against the taunting words which were coming from the other side. Suddenly in bis rear, in the next tier of seats, carno in stentorian tooee 'rom Mr. Brumm Rep , Pa.) Y taunt addressed generally to "the Democratic side : "You got just what yon did not waot," he shouted. "That ts not ferne,* cried Mr. Bart? lett, who it was ss pl ai ned subsequent? ly was addressing bis remarks to a Re? publican on the other side **I say it is," retorted Mr. Brumm, hotly. ..It is not," flared back Mr. Bartlett, turning and fac? ig Mr. Brumm. .*You are a Harr' responded Mr. Brumm. A DISGRACEFUL SCENE. Instantly Mr Bartlett reached for a large bound copy of the Congression? al Record, in the desk before bim, and raising it aloft, burled it at his adver? sary. It fell short and then the two antagonists rushed for each other. The House immediately was io ao uproar. Some cf the ladies in the gal? leries screamed hysterically. Members crowded toward the combatants from all quarters. They rao across the aroa io front of the Speaker's desk and crowded up the adjoining aisles, j clinching, tugging, hauling at eaoh other like mad men. It was like a free fight in the street. Shouts of an? ger and indignation were beard on every hand. Members io the erusb espoused tbe cause of the two original combatants and there were several exciting collisions but no blows were struck Meantime Mr. Bartlett and Mr Brumm were trying to get at each other over tbe benches, bot they were boms back by friends Mr. Bartlett, who is a slight man, was carried off his feet, aod Mr. Miers, of Indiana, a stalwart, bror.d shouldered Hoosier, blocked the path of Mr. Brumm, who is himself evidently a man of great physical vigor Io his efforts to stop Mr. Brumm, Mr Miers became in? volved with Mr. Pierce, of Missouri, and they almost oame to blows. All this time the gavel of tbs Speak? er was heard above the awful din and bis voice was commanding the ser geant-at-arms to restore order. Armed with tbe great silver mace, the em? blem of the authority of the House, Colooel Russell, the sergeat alarms, repeatedly charged the thick mass of Struggling members, bot was as often swept aside. One of the other em? ployes. Griffin Halstead, a son of Mu? rat Halstead, while attempting to pacify Mr. Brumm, was felled by a blow on the j s.w.. ORDER RESTORED. At last, by the efforts of a dozen muscular members, the belligerents were separated, the angry legislators retired to their seats, and a semblance of order was restored It was one of the most disgraceful scones witness? ed in the house in many years. The effort to get the resolution be fore the House having failed, the committee O? roles retired and for? mulated a special rule. It provided for the immediate consideration of the resolutions presented by the for? eign relations committee. The House was at this time still laboring under a great streps of suppressed excite? ment. Partisan feeling was still ram* pant. Mr. Henderson explained that tbe role did not propose to close debate. "Tbe sentiment on this side of the House," said he. "is almost over wbelmingly in favor of action, not talk." Mr Bailey replied that he and his colleagues heartily agreed to the rule which provided for the immediate consideration of this important reso? lution. He made an impassioned speech in favor of the minority re port He had frequent tilts with Republicans In conclusion, he said : "But, sir, we are ready to meet tbe question ; we are as ready to de? cide it ; we are as ready to take our responsibility with gentlemen on the other side, and we invite you to call the roll (Applause and cries of "Vote! Vote!7') Mr. McMillin (Dem . Tenn ,) also spoke for "Free Cuba n. Mr. Henderson asked for a roll call, whereupon Mr. Johnson (Ind.) became so violent in his d?nonciation of this effort to stifle debate and not allow a "remonstrance against this unnecessary war into which the country was to be plunged," that the speaker had to appeal to the ser geant-at-arms to compel bim to take his seat. * Tbe rule was then adopted and the resolutions were again presented, to? gether with those of the minority, which were to be offered as a subeti tote. THE MINORITY REPORT. The minority report is as follows: "Resolved, That the United States government hereby recognizes the in? dependence of the Republic of Cuba. "Section 2 That moved thereto by many considerations of humanity, of interest and of provocation amonr which are the deliberate mooring of our battleship, the Mame, over a sub? marine miue. and its destruction in the harbor of Havana, the President of tbe United States be, and he is hereby, directed to employ immedi? ately the land and naval forces of the United States in aiding the republic of Cuba to maintain the indepen? dence hereby recognized. Section 3 That tb? President of the United States is hereby author? ized and directed to extend immedi? ate relief to the starving people of Coba." . The debate which was participated in by members on both sides of the chamber, was spirited and at times exciting. The vote was then taken on the substitute resolution, and it was de? feated-157 to 190. Messrs. Beach (Rep 0 ,) Door (Rep W. Va ,) and Mann (Rep Ills.,) voted with the Democrats and Populists for the sub? stitute Mr. Din8more then moved to re? commit with instructions to report back an amendment recognizing the independence of Cuba. The motion was lost 146 to 190 THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED. The vote was then taken on the adoption of the majority resolution, and it was adopted-322 to 19. The names of the Democrats as they voted for the resolution were cheered. The negative votes were cast as follows : . Democrats-Adamson, Georgia ; Bankhead, Alabama ; Brantley, Geor? gia ; Brewer, Alabama ; Clayton, Alabama ; Cox, Tennessee ; Elliott, South Carolina ; Griggs, Georgia ; Howard, Georgia ; Lester, Georgia ; Lewis, Georgia ; Maddox, Georgia ; Strait. South Carolina ; Tate, Geor? gia ; Taylor, Alabama Republicans-Johnson. Indiana ; Boutelle, Maine ; Loud. California. Populist-Simpson, Kansas. The noose then, at 6.30, adjourn? ed -"Ol?' <f-I PREPOSTEROUS CHARGES OE SPAIN IN PROTEST TO POWERS. Washington, April 15.-Senator Cullon began the speech making in the Senate this morning He de? clared for immediate war and recog? nition of Coba The other Senators who have been heard spoke in the same st iain President McKinley stated this morning to several members of the House and Senate that he would sign any joint resolution presented by the House and Senate. The War Department has placed an order for two hundred army am? bulances and required early delivery. The Senate is likely to sit all night as the speech making already on the programme will take up ali day, and some of the senators say they will not agree to an adjournment until the resolutions have been passed. WILD PROTEST FROM MADRID Madrid. April 15 -A wild protest j has been sent to the Powers by the Spanish government Among other preposterous assertions the charge is made that American sugar men are responsible for the Cuban war. The American government is accused of ? fraud and deceit. j The Case Against Spain Stated by the Senate. The Proceedings of the Sen? ate Yesterday Show That Decided Action Will be Taken. Washington, April 13 -War be? tween two powerful nations was the sole topic of discussion in the Senate to day Such excitement,suppressed though it was-such a feeling that the coun? try was on the verge of events that wou'd make history for all time to come-such eloquent and impassion? ed oratory-and such keen and bril? liant repartee have not been known in the Senate since the exciting days when the country was convulsed by the greatest war of modern times. A full quarter of an boor before the Senate was to convene. Mr. Davis, chairman of the foreign relations committee, entered the chamber and quietly went to his seat in the centre of the Republican side. He careful - ly placed on his desk a package, which all intuitively knew to be the fateful resolutions and report from his committee upon which peace or war might hinge. The chamber 61!ed rapidly, and when the Vice President's gavel fell nearly every Senator was at his desk. Scarcely five minutes had elapsed after the session convened before the Vice President recognized i Mr. ^avis. } ? Davis presented to the Senate resolution and report from his committee and requested that they be read. The report was a terrific arraignment of Spain and her poli? cies, yet so eager w.. 2 all to hear every word that not the slightest demonstration occurred throughout the reading The resolutions and report are as follows : "Whereas the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the Island of Cnba, so near oar own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of the Uoited States, have been a disgrace to Christian civilization, culminating, as they have, in the destruction of a United States battleship, with two hundred and sixty six of its officers and crew, while on a friendly visit in the harbor of Havana, and cannot longer be endured, as has been said by the President of the United States in bis message to Congress of April ll, 1S98, opon which the action of Congress was invited; therefore, "Resolved. First. That the people of the Island of Cuba are and of right ought to be free and independ? ent. "Second, That it is the duty of the United States, to demand and the government of the United States does hereby demand that the government of Spain at once relinquish its au? thority and the government in the island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Co? ban waters "Third, That the President of the United States be, and be hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States and to call into the actoal service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect." The report of the Senate committee on foreign relations on the Cuban sit uation was made by Senator Davis, chairman of that committee, and was a very thorough review of the entire ! situation and a strong presentation of the facts which have led the commit? tee to its conclusions. The report takes up the Maine disaster as the leading topic for consideration and plonges into that question in its first sentence, which is as follows : THE MAINE DISASTER "The destruction of the United States battleship Maine, of two of her officers and 264 of ber crew in the harbor of Havana on the night of February 15, 1898, excited to an unprecedented degree the compas? sion and resentment of the American people " Continuing, the report says : "Manifestations of that resentment were suspended, although thc feeling was not allayed by the self-restraint of our people, who . determined to hold their judgment in suspension concerning their ultimate action until an official investigation should dis? close the cause of that great disaster and enable them by direct or circum? stantial testimony to impute the re? sponsibility therefor. "That investigation had been made. It was conducted with judicial thor? oughness and deliberation The dif? ficulty of demonstrating by conclu? sive proof the effie?entxpersocal cause of that sinister event was the usual one of exposing platted and mysteri? ous crimes. No such difficulty, how? ever, obscures its official and respon? sible cause." The committee say that the explo? sion of the iMaine was linked with a series of precedent transactions, ".which cannot in reason be discon nected from it '7 With animus by Spain so plainly apparent that no one can even plausibly deny its exist? ence, it is merely one reason for the conclusion to which the investigating mind must come in considering the entire subject of the relations of the United States with that government Concluding this portion of its pre seotation, the committee says : "The duplicity, perfidy, and cruelty of the Spanish character, as they always have been, are demon 8trated still to continue by their manifestations during the present war in Cuba All these circumstan? ces considered cumulatively, war? rant the conclusion that the destruction of the Maine was com? passed either by the official act of the Spanish authorities (and the ascer? tainment of the particular person is not material) or was made possible by a negligence on their part so willing and gross as to be equivalent in culpability to positive criminal action " ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES. In talking np the more general sub? jects, the committee express tba opin? ion that "the United States ought at once to reoognize the independence of the people of Coba, and also ought to intervene, to the ead that the war and its unexampled atrocities shall cease, and that such independence shall be? come a settled political fact at the earliest possible moment by the estab? lishment by the free action of the peo? ple of Cuba, when such action can be bad, of a government independent in fact and form." The committee assert that the cao?c of Spain has continually grown weak? er, while the cause of the insurgents has grown stronger, and say that the few reinforcements now being sent to Coba do not supply a tithe of Spain's losses caused by battle and disease." It is asserted that the Spanish gov? ernment bas violated the law of civil? ized warfare in the slaughter of pris? oners and the massacre of sick and wounded. On the subject of intervention the committee says : "Justification for intervention is. strengthened in such cases as the present, where the oppressions by a State of its subjects have been so in? veterate atrocious and sanguinary as to require intervention by other na? tions in the interests of humanity and the peace of thc world, for the purpose of overthrowing that government and establishing or recogciziog another io its place as the only means of extirpat? ing an otherwise incurable and danger? ous evil.,T The autonomy scheme whioh was promised, and which was alluded to by President McKinley in his last an? nual message, is pronounced "specious and illu9ary." ACTION DEFERRED. Mr Hoar (Mass.) demanded that the resolutions He over nuder the rules until to-morrow The vice-President sustained the point. Senator Turpie theo presented the report of the minority of the committee, as follows : "The undersigned, members of the committee on foreign relations, cor? dially cocear io the report made up? on the Coban resolutions, but we favor the immediate recognition of the Re? public of Cuba as organized in that island, as a free, independent and sovereign power among the nations of the world." It was signed by Senators Turpie, Mills, Daniel and Foraker. Mr Hale offered a subttitute for the peodiog resolution, authorizing the President to intervene at onoo and to use the army and navy to this end The substitute carries no recognition of independeoee. The Hale substitute also went over. It is in accord with the President's message Following this oame two of the most remarkable speeches yet made on the Cobao question. Mr. Foraker (Ohio) and Mr. Lodge (Mass ) both present different phases of the Cu? ban question. Mr Foraker advocated the direct recognition of the independ? ence of the Cuban Republic and with an eloquence and vehemence seldom heard in the Senate, splendidly main? tained his position A sharp colloquy betwe.-n him and Mr. Elkins (W. Va ) caused excitement. Mr Lodge followed with an appeal for aotion in pr?servation of the nation's honor and in wiping out the stain of the "atrocious murder7' io Havana har? bor His words so reached the heart that thc galleries were swept with a tremendous wave of applause Mr. Liudsay (Ky.) concluded the disousflion for the day with a powerful speech, in wbiob he advocated thc re? cognition of the Cubans and a concert of action between the insurgent army and tho United States's troops in driving the Spanish forces from thc island of Cuba TO DECLARE WAR. Senator Pettigrew introduced a bill dedaring war against the kingdom of Spain. Mr Daoiel (Va.) offered a r?solu requesting tbe President to traosmit to the Senate ail diplomatic correspon? dence between tee United States and Spain respecting affairs in Cuba, and also requesting bim to inform tbe Serrate whether this government bas submitted to Spain tbe proposition of Cuban in? dependence, and if so, in what form such proposition was made and under what conditions. Without debate, the resolution wa?? agreed to. At 5 :25 p. m the Senate adjourned. Lee io Cuba. Home from Havana, General Lee is rcceiviog a continuous ovation wher? ever be appears in the United States. The calioa appears to have gone daft about him. Before bim the Uoited States is prostrate io hero worship. We are glad of it. What has General Lee done to win all this tam ni tuons applause? He bas made no mistake. Sur? rounded by a maddened and treacher? ous populace, ie association with a government thc: hated his own, he simply "kept bis bead.'7 Beiog a cool man, with plenty of common sense, he did not "blow off bis mouth." His positions were never extreme and al? ways tenable and so tho administra? tion of his office has no backdowns in its history. General Lee behaved as any man of [courage and good jadgmsut wonld have behaved. His office required the display of uo brilliant talents, His duties wore plain. His only fest was to make no blunders. Yet what be did, because it was not extraordinary, is not therefore to be lightly estimated. Many an American would have done great barm in Cuba. Many a brilliant genius in Les's plaoe would have pre? cipitated War long ago. General Lee by the exercise of that discretion and firmness that characterize any weil rounded man has avoided entangling his government in difficulties and bas at the same time compelled respectful observance nf American rights in Ha? vana and Cuba. It is strange that the passionate peo? ple thirsting for war should praise Lee and almost deify him General Lee's eon duct has been antagonistic to their supreme aim. General Lee has helped to avert war. He has done nothing whatever to free Cuba He has acted within the law. He has been strictly a diplomat and so long as diplomacy exists between Spain acd the United States, war will not break ont. For none of thc questions in dispute be? tween this country and Spain is Gen? eral Lee responsible. He is rather re? sponsible for peace than war. Had the consul general at Havana for the last few years been a fool, the ends of the hysterical friends of Coba would be much nearer consummation. Greeoviile News. The Proposed Coio?y. Ex-Senator J. A. Brown, of Chad bourn, N. C., bas closed a contract with the Burroughs & Collins Co., whereby he secures an option on a large traot of land containing about six thousand (6.000) acres lying near towo beyond Brown Swamp on the W. C & C. R. R. Mr. Brown pro poses to settle this section with torthern and western i m ig ran te. He has already engineers making the surveys and draw? ings preparatory to laying it off in lots or sections. He proposes to have all bis plans completed to ruo an excursion here from the west aboot April the 1st. The class of settlers secured for the Chadboum colony proved to be a very desirable one. They are thrifty, industrious, intelligent and law-abiding oitizens ; many of them are people of considerable means. While they are eogaged in various pursuits, their priooipal work is truck farming -Horry Independent Repub? lic. The Bail Telephone Company isn't running the "bello'7 business for fun only. The receipts for the fiscal year just ended were $5.130,844, expens? es $961,170, profits $4,169,674. Thero are very few newspapers in the country that make more clear money annually than this. Royal makes the food pure, wholesome ced delicie ?S. Absolutely Puro