Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SYNDICATE SCOOPS F: C. & P. SYSTEM. wm The Combination Means An other Through Line for Columbia. New York, March 1 -The Mail arid Express says : The Fiorida Cen tral and Peninsular railroad, accord ing to advices received in Wall street to-day, has passed into the hands of the Richmond syndicate, headed by John Skelton Williams, that recently secured control of the Seaboard Air Line. This control has been obtained through the purchase of the steck of W. Bayard Gotting and R Fulton Catting of this city, who hold a controlling interest in the property. The Messrs Catting are said to have secured for the other stockholders the privilege of selling their minority stock on terms giving them foll protection With this parchase the syndicate will control the Seaboard Air Line, the Flo!ida Centrai and Peninsular and the Georgia and Alabama. BIG TOBACCO COMBINE Consolidation of Union and American Companies. Danville, Va , March I.-While rumors have been numerous enough, and in the main accurate, it was not definitely known here ontil Satorday that the sew Union Tobacco com pany aod the older corporation, the Americas Tobacco company, had actually consolidated aod formed a gigantic trust, with $100,000,000 capital. Naturally, the news created a great de l of consternation, and caused no little comment OD this great bright leaf tobacco market .Leaf tobacco dealers,, who liad suffered by the squeezing out policy- jaf the Ameri can company, had -hope that the UoioD company, diming into the field when it did as a strong opposi tion, wonld weaken the control of bright tobaccos, which the American has so long held iu this markst, and many cf them had bought leaf ou speculation accordingly. To these especially the news of the consolidation came with something i akin to a shock. All grades of leaf j i went off in prices from 10 to 25 per cent, on this market, in consequence of the combine. The consolidation unquestionably makes the American Tobacco company absolute master of the situation os this market The sentiment of the Danville dealers is summed np by one as fol lows : "This stupendous combination is a disastrous blow to the tobacco inter est any way yoo look at fit It gives the great Americau company, with its $100,000,000 capital, absoiote coutrol of the manufacturing inter s} o the entire country, and absolute coutrol of the producers of tobacco. This trust can dictate first to the producer as to what his raw material shatl bring on tba market, and eec ond to the consumer as to what be shall pay for the manufactured arti cle. Competition by small dealers is absolutely out of the question, and inasmuch as this monopoly strikes at and strikes down such a powerful in* dustria! interest, I look for something like a popular uprising against it." That this latter suggestion is tak iog root is evidenced by tbe fact that a - movement ie already on foot to urge and secure Stale legislation against the tobacco combine The matter will be brought to the atten tion of the Business Men's associa tion, of Danville, at its general quar terly meeting to be heid next week It is probable that in this way the governor will be petitioned to cali an extra session of tbe legislature, and that that body will be asked to pass stringent laws that will tax the trust out of existence, so far as Virginia is concerned Sagasta Resigns. Madrid, March 1 -Senor Sagasta bas handed the resignation of the ministry to the queen regent. The ministerial crisis was expected, as it was believed that the cabinet was convinced Af the impossibility of avoid ing defeat on the final vote on the bill c-ediog the Philippines. The opposition may increase, while tbe government Ban not hope co gain a single additional supporter The government majority yesterday was only 2. Mew York, Marok 1.-The condition of Rudyard Kipling is very much im proved to-night. The crisis in tbe dis ease was passed this morning. At 2> 15 this afternoon the following bulletin was pasted : Mr. Kipling bas gained since this morning. The temperature and pulse are low, and io every direction the im provement is noted. Good News for Dreyfus. ? Paris, March 1.-The Senate to-day ficaily adopted the trial revision bili by a vote of 158 to 131. TILLMAN HITS ARMOR TRUST. RESOLUTION FOR LOAN OP COTS TO VETERANS FASSES.' Washington, March 1.-The senate is rapidly clearing its decks for final adjournment. The naval appropria tion bill which ordinarily consumed the time of the senate for several days, was passed this afternoon after less than five hours debate. In that time, however, it .was amended rad ically in one respect. The price to be paid by the government for armor plate was fixed in the bill at $300 a ton, a reduction of the amount fixed by the house of $145 a ton. In ad dition the secretary of the navy was authorized in the event of the refusal of the armor plate company to supply armor at $300 a ton, to proceed to the construction of an armor factory to cost $1,500,000, and placing iu the secretary's control $2,000,000 with which to operate the govern ment plant. The fight for these amendments was led by Mr Tillman, of South Carolina, who made a char acteristically sensational speech in support of the proposition. Mr. Tillman declared that millions of dollars were being squandered by the government m feathering the nests of the armor trust and be felt that the senate and country ought to know *'what kind of a steal was going on.*' He said in the course of his speech that he proposed an alternative prop osition to establish a government armor plant so that the United States could say to the armortrust that if it did not supply armor at a proper price the government would manu facture its own armor. He said ti was perfectly evident that the two Pennsylvania armor plants had a "pull, whatever that might mean," in the other house of'congress and were able to hold up the price of armor. M r.t Till ru an became involved in a sharp colloquy with Mr. Gallioger over the subject of doing government work in private or in government factories. The latter maintained the navy department had held that its work could be done cheaper by private concerns than by the gov ernment and that accounted for the fact that private shipyards were busy and government shipyards idle. Mr. Tillman favored the doing of the work by the government, even at an increased price, for then labor and act capital would receive the bene Sts ' "Why/' he demanded, "are we to vield to these armor thieves, these robbers ? Are we to permit these people to order cs to stand and jeliver ? I have deemed it my duty Lo protest against these methods and therefore have offered my amendment reducing the price to $300 a ton. Mr. Chandler of New Hampshire supported the amendment. Mr. Tillman's amendment was idopted-34 to 26. Mr Tillman secured the adoption af a resolution authorizing the sec retary of war to loan to the executive committee of the United Confederate veterans for their reunion to be held in Charleston, S. C., on May 10, 1899, 10,000 cots, 10,000 mattresses and 2,000 tents. The Abbeville Press and Banner says the killing of Mrs. Stuart by the dispensary constable at Colombia is oot a result of the dispensary law, bot is a result of the seiectiou of the wrong meo to represent and enforce the law..: It is the result of giving the power to insult, invade and kill to men who are irresponsible and beyond the reach of the people and the juries It is the result of a law which gives the power to search any bouse in this Stale on the complaint or suspicion or information of any sneak or black guard who may seek to gratify malice or tc make mischief. It is the result of trying to make a thing an infamous crime which is not in itself a crime, which public sentiment, properly, refuses to regard as a crime aud which the State itself en gages in A search warrant, by the tradition and custom of oor people, was ao enduring stigma It was used only io posait of stolen goods and against ooly the most degraded people A law which exposes any mao's boase to sach shameful invasion will even tually and continually cause blood shed and tragedy It is an abuse itself, and DO care io selection of officers cao secare meo who will not abuse it As a matter of fact fol lowing the precedent of B R Till man, oar governors have been careful to select meo who were supposed to be quick to shoot and to arm them with deadly weapons ready for use John Gary Evans years ago on the stump derided the suggestion that the people of South Carolina were "so chicken hearted" as he expressed it, as to object to having citizens killed now and then That is the spirit of the dispensary law and the spirit in which it ha~ been executed. The State assumes the exclusive right to sell and handle intoxicating liquor The punishment for rivalry with that right is quick, sudden and bloody death, be the offender, or the ; person suspected of offence, man, woman or child.-Greenville News Maj. Micah Jenkins . Praised by Roosevelt. j The Gallant South Carolinian j Made a Brave Soldisr, as Did His Father Be fore Him. Col Jas H. Tilman of the First South Carolina Regiment has been in correspondence with Col. Theo dore Roosevelt in reference to a fit testimonial of gallantry for ~*laj. Micah Jenkins of the Rough Riders. Major Jenkins is a soo of the dashing Confederate brigadier of that name and a native of Yorkville. Follow ing is Gov. Roosevelt's letter given by Col. Tillman to the Augusta Herald for publication : State of New York, Executive Chamber, Albany, Feb. 23,1899. Col. J. H. Tillman, Edgefield, S. C. My Dear Sir-I take peculiar pleasure in writing in behalf of Major Micah Jenkins, formerly of my regiment (Rough Riders) First Vol unteer cavalry. I have been endeavoring to have Maj Jenkins put into the regular army. I do not believe that in the whole service could be found a braver or more gallant soldier. He entered my regiment as junior cap tain and bandied bis troops so well in the Gu simas fight that at the re quest of all tbe other captains at the San Joan fight I made bim an acting major, and he was made major be cause bf the gallantry and efficiency he there displayed 1 have also recommended him for a brevet be cause of bis gallantry. He was be side me when we charged from Kettle bill to the second line of entrenchments and he afterwards went on practically by himself until he ran into the Spanish lines and bad io be recalled. His bat was shot from bis head and bis coat almost to tatters. At o time, by night or day, did he fail in performing his whole duty and more than his doty. Danger seemed to act opon bim literally like wine. In short, my dear sir, be showed himself in every way worthy of his gallant lather, the Confederate general. Although irrelevant, I cannot re frain from mentioning the fact that 1 carried through the campaign the field glasses used in the civil war by Gen. Drayton of the Confederate ser- ; vice (also & Sooth Carolinian,) these glasses having been loaned to me by his daughter. Miss Drayton, of the navy department, at Washington. With great regard and assuring , you thai it bas been indeed a pleas ure to write on behalf of my gallant comrade, Major Jenkins, I am very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt. The SampsoG-Schley Matter. Washington, March 2.-The sen ate in executive session to day took ( up the Sampson Schley cases and discussed them * briefly Senator , Butler moved to take tbe nomination of Admiral Scbley op independently of the other nominations, but it being , apparent that no quorum was present, the senate went into open session. ( The motion remains pending and will ! be pressed by Senator Butler at the next executive session. The greater , part of the session to day was de voted to uoobjected to nominations. "It is noted as a striking evidenoe of the development of the country that the St. Ltmis World's Fair io 1903 calls for as mach money io city, county, State and federal appropriations as the entire Louisiana purchase cost in 1803,*' so says the Nebraska State Journal. "Fifteen million cf dollars was a staggering sum in those days, but it will be spent cow as a matter of course in an educational festival to commemorate the centennial.'' THE LATEST FROM MA NILLA. Manila, March 3, 10 : SO a rn -The outposts beyond San Pedro Maoati were fired upon by the rebels from the wails of the Guadaioupe church. A gunboat advaooed 300 yards beyond the lines and cleared away the enemy with Gat lings. No oasualtiea are reported. Geo. Miller bas beeo ordered to quar ter his troops io Hoi lo io the custom house or other poblio buildings aod au thorized to make the necessary changes at a cost not to exceed $40,000, the same to be met from the poblio reve nues oolleoted io Iioilo. HOBSON'S REWARD. Washington, March 2.-The pres ident to day nominated Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hob son to be advanced 10 numbers, from No. 1 of the list of assistant naval constructors for extraordinary heroism At a recent meeting in Mancboster, i England, the cotton operatives in South Lancashire unanimously resolved to I give a month's notice of their intention to go on a strike unless an advance of 7d. in the pound of their compensation is conceded by thc masters. Eighty thousand persons and workers arc interested. Reina Mercedes Raised. At Least One of the Spanish Warships Saved-A Crisis at Santiago. Santiago, Cuba, March 2 -After considerate delay the former Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes, which was suns in the channel of Santiago harbor during thc bombardment by Admiral Sampson's fleet cn June (nh, has been raised ac * pumped out. the government tugs assisting tbe wrecking company. She wes brought ap to the city this afternoon. Such repairs as can be read ily effected will be made here, when she will probably.be towed to Habana, though final orders as to ber movements have not yet been received. A' climax has been reached io the affairs of Santiago. The estimates for February have been reduced from $70,000 to $30,000, and the amounts aggregating $80,000 expended last month have bees disallowed by the authorities at Habana. The month of March all expenditure for the entire province most be kept within $10,000. Even those Cubans who are most friendly tc the United States authorities say that this amount is lees than that allowed at any time usdei the Spanish regime. To-morrow more than 700 meo will be out of work, a circumstance gener ally recognized as a dangerous menace to public safety at this juncture and involving a large additional polios force. Many Cuban politicians who have not yet reoeived appointments will, it is feared, use the occurrence to o ame the minds of the unemployed. The result is difficult to forecast. As a straw showing the way the wind is blowicg, a company of the Ninth immune regiment has been ordered into the city. This move is probably connected with the expected trouble. An Enterprising Druggist. There ara few men more wide awake and en terprising than J. F. W. DeLorme, who spare no pains to secure the best of e\ thing in their line for their many customers. They now have the valuable agency for Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. This is the wonderful remedy that is producing sued a furor all over the country by its many startling cares. It absolutely cures Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all affections cf the Throat, Chest and Langs. Call at above orig store and get a trial bottle free or a regular size for 50 cents and $1. Guaranteed to cure or price refunded. 5 Asked to Reduce Army. Habana, March 2.-Gen. Maximo Gomez asks Governor General Brooke to reduce the American army of occu pation to 10,000 men, retaining 10.000 Cuban soldiers in the service of the military government. At least, so says Senor Manuel de Cospedes, who aoted as interpreter at yesterday's council, adding that Geo. Brooke took the proposition under consideration and promised to consult Washington. Geo. Brooke himself says nothing on the subject. The Cuban military assembly met to-day at Marianao, Gen. And rade presiding The session was private. It is understood, however, that the session was a stormy one, the dicussioo bein? over the acceptance of the $3,000,000 tendered by the United States government. Seventeen mem bers, it is said, favor accepting this amount, but no fioal decision was reached and the assembly will meet to-morrow afternoon at Ei Correo. "Evil Dispositions Are Early Shown." Just so evil in the blood comes out in shape of scrof ula, pimples, etc., in children and young people. Taken in time it can be eradicated by using Hood's Sarsaparilla. In older people, the aftermath of irregular living shows it self in bilious conditions, a heavy head, a foul mouth, a general bad feeling. It is the blood, the impure blood, friends, which is the real cause. Purify that with Hood's Sarsaparilla and happiness will reign in your family. BlOOd Poison-" I lived in a bed of fire for years owing to blood poisoning that fol lowed small poi. it broke out all over my body, itching intensely. Tried doctors and hospitals in vain. I tried Hood's Sarsapa rilla. It helped. I kept at it and was en tirely cured. I could go on the housetops and shout about it." MRS. J. T. WILLIAMS, Carbondale, Pa. Scrofula Sores - " My baby at two months had scrofula sores on cheek and arm. Local applications and physicians' medicine did little or no good. Hood's Sar saparilla cured him permanently. He is now four, with smooth fair skin." MBS. S. S. WROTEN, Farmington, Del. JlC d SaUatmlli a [food's Pills fur * tiver ills: non-irritating ami only cathartic t:> t;vk.* with Hood's Sarsap rti la. I '"Pitts"- I ! Saved Kt y Baby's Life." ^ j i 311 I LAMAR & RA.NKLN DRUG CO.: j I caa cot recommend Pitts' Car- ^ j $ initiative too strongly. I must say, ^ j $ I o-.ve my baby's life to it fy \ ^ I earnestly ask all mothers who g have sic kly or delicate ..:ui:-Jren just g ~) to try one bettie and ;>ce what the J result will be. Respectfully, ~j> Mus. 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Hy new revised scientific work treating on every weakness and disease pe culiar to men is jost from the press. Every man, no matter what his occupation or position in life, will find this work unlike anything ever published. It is of vital interest to the married or unmarried; to the healthy and strong or ta the weak and broken-down. While the edition lasts I will send a copy securely sealed in a plain wrapper, poet age prepaid, lo every man whr writes for it. This edition is limited and those desiring a copy mast write prcmpti y. Address B. M. Roes, 3L IX. Pub lishing De paume nt D. 175 Clark St., H. E. Cor. Monroe. Chicago, Illinois. .Ti,O' WANTED. THE MANAGEMENT of the Equitable Life Assurance Society in this territory is desirous of securing the services of a maa of character and ability to represent its inter ests, with Sumter as headquarters. The right man will be thoroughly educated in the science of life insurance and the art of suc cessful soliciting. There is no business or profession, not requiring capital, which is more remunerative than a life ageccy con ducted with energy and ability. Correspond ence with men who desire to secure employ ment, and are ambitious to attain prominence in the profession, is invited. W. J. RODD EY, Manager, March 23-tf Rock EUI, S. C. le Larpst and Most Compl te M Mw l S i Geo. S. Hacker & Son, --MANUFACTURERS OP DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite Cas non Street, CHARLESTON S. C. Purchase onr make, which we gu rante superior to any sold South, and thereby pave money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16-o WAR! WAR! WARI! But the "White" is vitcori ous. "We are now selling sew ing machines from ten dollars up. We have a few machines that are slightly used that we will sell cheap. We also have a nice line of Organs that we will sell on eas}' terms. We are head quarters for Sewing Machines and supplies. Old machines taken in exchange for new ones. M. B. R NDLE, tanager, Sumter Music House. SUMTER, S. C. 0* SB-QR BUYS A $3.50 SUIT \JR& S, OOO CELEBRATED * . KASTWEAROCr* double V2SC c t und double ka* . Regaler 83.60 Beys' S ^WgtgOftlk Plee* Kne*-P Bl Soils gwnxat SI.95. aa IBmk aHa^8CrTFH forenyofthesesuit" ^m-1>v9 9k wnicil don't give satisfactory weai. HH Send No Money.**J**& 9 > BWr elate fe of boy and say whether large or 'oil ray small for age. and we will send you the H nit bZ exp1*6**. C.O.D.. subject to examin 49 B a ti cn. You can examine lt at your express awW9 office and lt found perfectly satisfactory MS ^m. iEd e<lual 10 suiu ?old 115 your town for H VttSO, pay your express agent ear special "BR WeCBwr ages. $1.95 aisd rxpreoaeaarfea. V m THESE X ES-PA T SUITS are fat I boya fro 4 to 1& years of ere. aadareretaned BL everywhere at 13.50. Slade Ila double seat J& W ard knees, ls'tt lS99ot/le as illustrated, nude from a special wearaveleUaf, eeaty eeleat, A LL-TT oe Ii Cai well eassisaere, neat, handsome pat tern, fine serge lining. Clayton patent Interlining, pad ding, staying and reinforcing, si lk and linen sewing, lae tailor-made throughout, a snit any boy or parent weald be proud of. KC R FRES CLOTH SA PLKS cf Soys' Cloth in (suits, orercoats or ulsters), for boys 4 TO 18 TSARS, write fer Staple Book So. 90C, contains fashion plates, tape measure and full instructions how to order. Ken's Salte as4 Overcoats faade te order from $ .00 jap. Samples sent free on application. Address, SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. (Inc.), Chicago, UL 1 cSean, Boebuck a Co. are taorougbly reUabie.-Edi^grO Charleston Meflical pol. The session of 1899 will begin April 7 and end Jul* 7. The School furnishes the oppor tunity for students and post-graduates to continue tbtir studies and receive clinical instruction during the recess of ibe regular medical ccl'ege. Unrivalled opportunities for practica! instruction in thesnccal branch es are s ft-Htme of this institution. For fur ther inforir.a ion addre-s DR. C. M REES, Secretary, Wentworth Street, Charleston, S. C. Dec T-Cai