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1TBS SUMTES WATCHMAN, stablish ed April* 1850.
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Consolidated Aug. 2,1881.
SUMTER. S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14,1898.
THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone. !Z*i6
Sew Series-Yoi. XVIII. So. 20
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Spaniards Still Bitter.
TWO OP THE PEACE COM?
MISSIONERS TAKE TO
THEIR BEDS,.
Paris, Dec. 7.-There was co joint
session of the peace commissions to day
as she Spaniards are stii! occupied io
translating the Americans' answer to
their proposals io regard to the
status of Spanish subjects io annexed
territories
As cabled last evening, the eight
principal articles of the treaty are
settled and ail that remains for the
commissioners to atteod to is the settle
meat of the mioor points of thc treaty.
The latter will probably be signed cn
Saturday next, for the Spaniards are as
anxious as the Americans co finish the
work in hand.
Secretary Ojedo of the Spanish
commission said to-day : "It is very
pain fal for us to remain here haggliog
over details, sioce the main poi o ts
have been settled and -xe. have beep
obliged to relinquish our colonies.
AH work will be finished this week. The
commercial treaty between the United
States and Spain will be negotiated
upon the reestablish meet of diplomatic
relations, and the question of Spanish
ships sod products in Coba and Paerto
Rico will be included therein."
Paris, Dee, 8 -The United States
and the Spanish peace commissioners
concluded their work to day and finally
settled the terms of the treaty of peace.
They will meet one? more ic formal
session, on Saturday or Monday next,
whoo the Spanish commissioners, sor?
rowfully, and the Americans, with a
feeling of relief, will write their
signatures upon the document which
embodies the results of the war and the
preparation of which bas consumed
eleven weeks, a longer time than the
war itself. In the meantime the
treaty will be engrossed coder the
supervision pf Mr Moore and Senor
Ojedo. the secretaries of the respective
com missions
The Spaniards are exceedingly bit?
ter over the result, though observing
the forms of friendliness and ooortesy to
the end. Senor Montero Rios, whose
strong and persistent struggle to save
for bis country every possible asset
from, the wreck of ber colonial empire,
has commanded the respect and ad mir
stioo of his opponents, weot from the
council chamber to-day to bis bed in
s state of complete collapse as the
result of the long strain and bis chagrin
over the small fruits of bis efforts
Senor Ojedo bas been prostrated since
yesterday and was,unable to attend tbe
joint: session to-day.
Tbe Spaniards charged equal blame
upon tbe European powers and tbe
United States for their downfall One
of the Spanish commissioners said this
evening : "Tbe European natioos
have made a great mistake io deserting
Spain and leave ber to spoliation hy the
conscienceless giant. Tbey all know
that in the Philippines America has
taken moro tbao she oan digest She
will ultimately sell the islands to Eog
land or Germany and when the trans
fer is attempted it will precipitate
genera! European strife
"We have refused to sell any islaod
in the Carolines, We never thought
of considering am offer Nor have we
consented to negotiate upon any que?
tioo except those directly involved in
the protocol signed at Washington.
THE DAY'S SESSION
Paris, Deo 8 -Tbe treaty is finish
ed. Tbe Spaniards have declined to
grant most of the requests of the
United States which were unsettled ar
the beginning of tbe session
They refuge to cude a coaling Cation
io the Caroline islands to the United
States
Judge Day to-day said : "We have
settled ali the points on which we oan
agree It only remains to engross aod
sign a treaty That will be done in
two or three days."
The members of the commissions say
tbe treaty will contain li rr ie outside the
scope of 'he Waeb:f.gtoo protocol and
the matters direony ba?ed tbereoo. like
the prnvisioo for the ?vacua ion of tho
ceded territories ?be transfer o' public
property therein and guarantee* ot the
safety of the property ??od rigbrs of the
Spanish citizens remaining there.
The details of the last class of
questions -covered by the statement
which the Americans handed te Senor
Montero Bios at the last meeting were
coosidered to day. bot all ?he commis?
sioners refuse to divulge the details of
the conference.
Several points upon whioh they were
unable to agree were left open for
diplomatic negotiations. The Spaniards
refuse to admit that they had failed to
respect former treaties guaranteeing
religious freedom in the Caroline islands
or that there was a necessity for new
guarantees
The conclusion of the work was,
according to the commissioners, marked
by politeness and all outward evidences
of good feeling a cd relief at the fact
that the task was accomplished.
Wheo all the propositions bad been
disccssed. Judge Day, president of
the American commission, remarked :
"There seems to be nothing more to do
bat to engross and sign the treaty "
Senor Montero Rios, president of the
Spanish commission, acquiesced to this
and the Americans bowed themselves
ont before the Spaniards, according to
their custom
The American commissioners entered
the joint conference to-day. io a nervou*
frame of mind They evidently bad
reasoos to believe that a possibility
existed, even at this late hour, that
there might be a rapture. This feeling
of apprehension was based on the
temper the Spaniards have displayed
lately.
The Madrid papers ?re disposed to
revive the question of the Maine and
excite public opinion against the United
States on account of the reference made
to this subject to President McKinley's
message to congress. They report that.
Senor Montero Rios, president of the
Spanish commission, made an impas?
sioned denunciation of President Mc
Kinley at the last joint meeting of the
commissions Bot, these reports are
practically without foundation
Seoor Rio9 did refer to the Maine,
but in only one calmly worded sentence,
expressing regret that the president
bad spoken, as Spaniards thought,
unjustly of them. The Spaniards bad
already proposed at this coo fere nee to
have the responsibility of the Maine
reported opon by a joint commission of
t&e European powers The American
commissioners refused to listen to this
and permitted Senor Bios's refereoce to
the president's message to go uueha3
lenged, as a discussion would have
provoked debate and bad blood
Diplomatic circles io Paris predio,
a3 one of the results of the treaty, a
dipiomio contest between France and
the Unite^LSiates which may have an
.importao'&.ffgfrter in history
The French government is reported
to have resolved to take up the case of
the French holders in Coban bonds and
it is believed that France will deolar>
that the repudiation of the bonds is tt e
results of the treaty which the victorious
nation imposed opon Spain. They air
gue that through the treaty, respoosi
bi ? : ty bas been shifted upon America,
and therefore the French government
will endevor to exact some pledge for
the payment or guarantee of the bond i
Americans Parade in Cnba.
The 202 N?w York First
American Force in Habana
Habana, Deo. 9 -The first United
States troops to march through the
streets of Habana will be the Two
Hundred and Second New York
regiment, which, with a band playing
and colors flying, wiil march Sunday
from San Jose wharf, after landing
there from the transport Miooewaeka.
through the heart of Habana to the
Western railroad station. The line of
march will be through the Prado and
Central park. These troops will be
sect to Pinar del Rio province.
Geo. Davis, with the general
headquarters star! and ooe battalion,
will be at Pioar del Rio city, the
regiment headquarters and the Second
battalion will be at Guanajay. The
Third battalion will be stationed at
Mariel and the Higgins signal company
will be quartered at the City of Pinar
del Rio.
The correspondent of The Associated
Press called the attention of Geo
Davis to the fact that he would find
Coban troops ococipyiog Pinar del Kio
city and asked him what be should do.
..The authority of the United States
most be recognized as paramount," he
replied, "but I can see no reason why
the Cuban troops may not remain
organized as militia companies, though
naturally, when the necessity for their
remaioiog in arma shall have passed, I
suppose they will disband I have so
apprehension of trouble "
Geo Davis paid he did not intend to
disarm the Cabaos or to interfere with
ibem unless that should be necessary
:o preserve order
Birmingham, Ala., D~c 7 -An
t-xplosioo of gas occurred in rae
Z< nedia mines, 15 miles south ot
nere in shelby cow-ty, today killing
three men and perhapa fatally wuuud
iog three others.
News From Habana.
How Capt-Gen. Castellanos
Receives Official Visitors
at the Palace.
Habana, Deo. 5. via Key West, Fla ,
Deo 7 -Tbe officiai visit of Geo
Wade, as president of the Coban
evaooatioo commission to Capt Geo.
Castellanos at the palace to day, was
accompanied by a display of official and
military courtesy and honors folly in
keeping with the rank of tbe visitiog
officer, aod in sharp contrast of the
system which prevailed ooder the
regime of Capt. Gen. Bianco, wheo
these ceremonials were totally disre?
garded. Daring the latter's term of
office visitiog generale and admirals of
the United States on reaching the
-palace entrances were foroed to elbow
their way through the groups of loung?
ing soldiers always abounding about the
palace doors aod courtyard Their exit
heretofore bad also been as enceremooi
ons as tbeir entrance
The reception accorded to Gen Wade
to-day. however, was a revelation in the
matter of official ceremony and Spanish
courtesy. Ar- the conclusion of the
interview Geo. Castellanos to person
descended the stairs with bis visitor and
conducted bim to where bis carriage
was io waifing, remaining there until
the American general drove away
The palace gaard drawn up in doable
6le presented arms as Gen. Wade and
bis party passed through the lines.
The arrival of the Americans bad been
heralded by a bugle blast
A FINAL SHOT
A petition purporting to represent the
sentiments of 200 OOO Spaniards re
mainiog in Cuba and which is addressed
to thc queen regeot, is published io the
local papers here Asserting that the
accession of authority by the Uoited
States bas beeo attended in Puerto Rico
by acts of violence t which may be
repeated io Coba, the petitioners ask
that the Spanish government "demand
with firmness a solid and responsible
guarantee from the United Stares," or
"make ao alliance with some European
power to insure our protection "
The Maine Charges.
Madrid, Dec. 9.-The Imparciai
to day publishes another ir. Sam m a tn ry
article on 'be subject of the Maine
charges The paper intimates that the
explosion was the cate me of ac intense
desire "UDOC the part of certain factions
in the Unwed States co see the outbreak
of war, wbioh w?8 unpopular with the
majority of Americans "
The Imparciai adds : "The partisans
of the war realised ebbt something
startling was necessary to arouse nation
al sentime- t-it was a remarkable
chance Almost all the Main's officers
were oo board another ship at the time
of the catastrophe Those who charge
the Spaniards with being capable of
such a monstrous act are well capable
of committing it themselves "
"Io conclusion. The Imparciai says :
"Spain cannot reto-in under such an
infamous oharge It would be prefer
able to give the world the spectacle of
oatiooal suicide."
Habana, Dec 7 -The United
States cruiser New York arrived
here at 3 25 p rx. to day Immedi
ately afterwards the New York
sainted and Capt Chadwick paid a
visit to Admiral Maoterola and Gen
Castellanos A oavai lieutenant
promptly returned the visit on board
the New York
London, Deo 9 -The Paris
correspondent of the Times, says :
.'The secret dossier certainly proves a
treasonable traffic in documents on the
part of officers of - he general staff hav
ing access thereto, but. no names are
indicated and there is absolutely noth?
ing to prove or disprove that Dreyfus
was connected with the traffic N .
doobt the dossier cannot be revealed ti?
the public, besaoee it contains reporte
emanating from certain agents at oertai
places wbioh it <70uld be dangerous)
to divulge."
New York, Dec 7.-Assistant
Naval Constructor Hobson will go to
Manila to superintend the raising of
the sunken war vessels He expects
to leave about the 20th of this month
Hobson will shortly visit his home*
in Alabama, but only expects to stay
three or four days He has not yet
given op hopes of successfully raising
tne Colon, but it is doubtful whether
or not the Davy department can be
induced to go to additional expense
in this work
Denver, Coi , D-c. 7.- The Rooky
Mountain News has received the
following telegram from thc secretary
of war : It is proponed to send
regular troops to relieve the volun
teers in Manila just as sonn as tl ans
portation can be arranged The
volunteers will be returned to the
United States in the order in which
they left. Kussel! A. Alger.
The Anti-Imperialism
Sentiment Heard From.
John Sherman Even Comes
Out Agaist the Poli
Boston, Dec. 7 -At the meeting
of the anti imperialism league's exe
cutive committee to day a letter was
read from J oho Sherman saying :
"My hope is that the senate of
the United States will reject the
treaty aod leave the people of the
islands free from the shackles of Spaio
aod the distant domination of the
United States I sympathize with
Aguinaldo io his ambition to found a
republic in the China sea near the
equator and hope he may become the
Wa8hingtoo of a oew nation, abso?
lutely free from European and Ameri?
can iufloence "
Bishop Potter of New York and
James C Carter of New York were
added to the list of vice presidents
of the leagoe More thao 500 peti?
tions protesting against au imperial
?8tic policy regarding Spa io's coo
quered possessions have been received
at the Washington and Boston offices
of the league, each petition beai?Dg
many signatures, and it was decided
to day to begin at once presenting
the petitions to the senate
EX PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
Princeton, N J , Dec. 7.-Former
President Grover Cleveland was in
terviewed to day oo the new policy
of the United States and dictated the
following for the Associated Press :
..Without going at all into details,
I wish to say that I am ardently
opposed to every feature of this
aonexation and expansion policy.
The poblic ought to know well what
my convictions are from the Hawaiian
question during my administration
1 have not changed my mind and
remain opposed to all this annexation
from Hawaii to the Philippines 77
ADMINISTRATION IN AC?
QUIRED ISLANDS.
Washington, Dec. 9-The discus?
sion of the details of tbe administration
of government affiirs in Cuba, Puerto
Rico and the Philippines under the
treaty of pence, whioh is about to be
signed in Paris, occupied a large part
of tbe time at to-day's cabinet meeting
The - establishment of a new postai
system in Cuba was regarded as a
pressing necessity The present pur
pose is to fashion the new system a*
far as practicable upon oar own mortel
Cablegrams were read from Admiral
Dewey and Gen O is at Manila, giv?
ing their views as to the number of
troops that it would b-? necessary to
keep in (be Philippines during the
administration of the military govern?
ment
Further than this, thc contents of
these messages were oot made public
but the information received it is stated,
was entirely satisfaonry to the president.
Nothing had been made public from
the cabinet meeting . An official denial
: is authorized that the sale of tbe Philip?
pine islands to any other nation bas
ever been considered by this govern?
ment, and it ia stated that the published
statements to the effect that their sale
to Japan had been under discussion
was altogether false
The cabinet also talked over ao
elaborate tariff measure which is now io
preparation here to go into effect, as
n w planned, cootemporanou-ly wi'h
the entire relinquishment of the isiand
by the Spanish January 1st This
tariff measure, it is said, will show an
average reduction all along ?be line, of
about 50 per cent from the Spanish
tariff rates. The understanding now
is that there will be no export, duties
and that in other wavs the burden of
taxation will be reduced.
Postmaster General Emory Smith re?
mained in consultation wirb tbe presi?
dent almost tbe entire afternoon talkiog
over tbe ; cheme of postal admiinisra
tioD of Cuba.
A Swedish Company.
Vvaehiogton, D^c 7-The navy
department bas oommonicated with the
commandant of the navy yard at Nor
folk with a view to bringing to
Washington for display io the navy
department, the ooar-of arms of the
Spanish battleship Cristobal Colon
This is a splendid specimen cf bronze
work, and if iis size will admit, it will
be placed on exhibition in the large
reception room of the secretary of the
navy
Assistant Secre ary Allen, who is
direct ly in charge of rbe wrecking
Operation? on th> Spanish vessels, has
t?e*o informed that the N ptune oom
pany of Sw-deo ha* dispatched a vessel
wno a onotber of divert? to ?he wreck
ot the C'ion Tltev will make a
. norough inspection of the hull under
wafer a?<d upon their report the cou*
pany will ba?e irs . ropositioo to the
? iepartmeor to attempt to float the
vesse^
DEATH OF COL
R. M. SIMS.
Volunteered as a Private,
Surrendered as a Colonel.
The State, Dec. 10.
Col. R. M. Sims died at bis resi?
dence in Shandon yesterday after an
illness of a fortnight For some time
he bad been in declining health, bot
he bravely battled against disease
till the last Surrounded by his
family and a few friends he entered
tranquilly into rest.
Robert Moorman Sims was born
December 8th, 1836, and was reared
in Lancaster county, and graduated
at the Sooth Carolina Military
academy in 1856. He had scarcely
settled in business when the out
break of the war gave the signal for
him to rally in defense of his State
He volunteered as private in Capt
John D. Wylie's company of the
Ninth South Carolina volunteer reg
iment commanded by James D
Blanding. It was not long before
he was appointed adjutant and in
Bpector general of Brattor.'e brigade,
and in that capacity he saw hard
fighting and bore his foll share of it.
He was of that cool, unobtrusive j
courage that stops not to think of!
ostentation in the performance of j
duty, but seems simply to ignore j
danger After passing through sev
eral desperate campaigns Col Sims
rose by promotion to the adjutant
generalcy of Longstreet's corps He
was several tiroes wounded In the
trenches aroarid Richmond he saw
the corps gradually dwindling under
the hammer strokes of overwhelming
numbers, and it was his sad duty to
bear the flag of truce at Appomatox
that led to the capitulation of Lee's
shattered columns This flag, a sim?
ple towel, was borrowed by a Fed?
eral officer on the field and was not
returned It is now in the posses?
sion of Mrs. General Custer, who
preserves it as a precious souvenir j
Returning home Col. Sims was i
elected to the State senate by the j
Democrats of Lancaster, at a time
when the Legislature was over?
whelmingly Republican Finding
that he was powerless he refused to
serve longer
He was engaged in business in j
Rock Hili when the year 1876 opened
in the midst of a political storm.
Whipper and Moses had been elected
judges and Gov Chamberlain refused
to issue them commissions In an
incredibly short time the whole State
quivered with excitement Mass
meetings were held everywhere to
declare stern resistance to this at?
tempt at debauching the judiciary
Ont of this turmoil arose the new
born Democracy. Ail eyes in two j
worlds were turned to South Caroli-1
na. The whole union was in such a
state of political tension that it seem?
ed as if our Palmetto State would
again inaugurate a contest that would
end io civil war Northern Demo?
crats, especially Mr. 'Tilden, feared
the hot temper of our people But
Democratic policies were under pru j
dent guidance The aggressive and
conseivative element closed hands in
compromise, and in August nomi
nated an entire State ticket, repre !
sentative in character, composed of
men of whom it could be truthfully
said, they sought not the positions
but the positions sought them
On that ticket Coi R M Sims was
nominated for secretary of State
Col Sims served as secretary of
Stale for three terms and voluntarily j
declined reelection, although a re
nomination was reasonably assured j
During Cleveland's first adminis
tration Col Sims was boarding officer
of the port of Charleston Since then
be has been in private life
A skillful floriculturaliflt and arbor- j
culturis*. Col JSims b*?gan the adorn j
ment of the capital square
Col Sims was a brave man, an
honest man, a true man and a Chris
tian. Duty with bim was love, he
never shirked it When in the storm
of battle, the vicissitudes of politics,
or the trial? and temptations of pri
vate life, hie pleasant, genial
unaffected manners made him friends
everywhere In bim passes away '
another of the Old Guard--valiant1
io arms, patient and courteous in I
peace. Col Sims was first mar-ied to !
Miss Catharine C Lucky of Mecklen !
burg, N C , who bore him two sons j
and died in 1867 In 1869 he mar j
ried Miss Ada Sims, of Co umbia, j
who with several children sui vive
him
TICKET SCALPERS ARE
IN TROUBLE.
Washington, De3 7 -The boase
passed the anti-scalping bili by a vote
of 119 to 101. This aotioo is the
calmioatioo of a teo years7 straggle co
the part of the railroads to pat ao eod
to thc business of ticket scalping The
interstate commerce commission ?rst
called attention to the subject iu its
report of 1388 and it bas been before
congress every sioce io one form or
another. During the last session
extensive bearings were given both to
the representatives of the railroads
and the scalpers and Mr Sherman of
New York secured 174 pledges for the
measure.
It was, however, deemed inadvisable
to bring the measure forward uotii the
present session.
S. C. Conference Meets.
Greenwood, December 7.-The
one hundred and thirteenth ses?
sion of the Sooth Carolina annual
(Methodist) conference convened in
the court house of Greenwood coun?
ty, and was called to order at 9 45
this morning by Bishop W W.
Duncan, who is affectionately spoken
of by the brethren as **Our Own
Bishop " The bishop announced the
228th hymn, which was sang with
the marked power which generally
characterizes the singing of the con?
ference body He then led in
prayer, after which he read a Scrip- j
tural lesson, 1 Cor., 13th chapter, '
and then followed an earnest, em?
phatic, heart searching exposition of
some of the troths contained in the
lesson, especially emphasizing the
virtues of modesty and humility
The conference then united in the
Communion of the Lord's Supper.
The secretary of the last session.
Rev. E. 0. Watson, called the roll
and 152 clerical and 14 lay members
responded to their names.
Rev E 0. Watson was ej
secretary with Rey_ W^
assistant
Rev S H Zimmermi
ed statistical secretary
J Cauthen, Jr , M B.
H Noland, as assistantsT
The various committees were then
nominated and elected, visitors were
introduced, and the conference is
readv for business
Washington, Dec. 7.-The annual
report of Attorney Gen. Griggs to day
submitted to congress refers to the
many questions arising from th? war
revenue act and calls the atteotioo^ef'*"
congress to them in order that they may
be corrected If suoh action is deemed
advisable. During the war 56 ves?
sels were brought into United States
ports as prizes and the sale of these
condemned as lawful prises netted
?701,034 The necessity for a more
complete and adequate form of govern?
ment for Alaska is pointed cot.
Louisville, Ky , Dec 7.-A special
to The Post from Clarksville, Tenn.,
says :
A.t 1 30 this morning City Marshal
A D Bryant of McKenzie was shot
in the back of tbe head three times and
almost instantly killed while seated
in itbe telegraph office there The
murderer was a boy of McKenzie,
named Hughley McCall McCall
flpd to his home and committed
suicide by taking morphine The
cause alleged for the murder was *
that Bryant arrested McCall last
Saturday for drunkenness and city
law violations
Fate of all Inferior Races.
All history tends to prove that con?
quest is never complete until the
inferior race is practically exterminated.
And this fact should have due weight
in the current consideration ct the
imperial problem before the United
States enters upoo sn expensive policy
of extending American jurisdiction ta
alien races -Pittsburg Dispatoh
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