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Extravagance as Well as Rascali He was willing to let them sta though, as he thought it would eh any wasefal ose of oats by the ff superintendents as they knew t would have to be accounted for. ' superintendent or the DeSaussure ft at that ixe was Capt. Allen and rivalry was between him aad I Cooley. Con vict labor he kn sw was be used to work the governor's farm he thought it was properly oharg The commissary accounts he knew nt IIlng nf. The witness weet on to ! thai he bsd had great confidence Col. Neal until recently and had many of the details of running the p itentiary to him. Mr, Hay--"Didn't it appear or e occur to the board of directors that management of thia institution was rati extravagant sud increasing in extra gance from year to Tear?" **Is did, sir; bat now, Mr. Hay looked upon the management io t way. While i did 004 approve ol great many things done there, tbe g< !eral management was a success, and still believe a great deal has be Iaccomplished. Of coarse I do t approve of these irr gularit s and that " "But-you thought Col. Neal w : doing good work aod did not want . interfere with him unnecessarily V7 "Yes, sir. I thought sc at all timi and I still think there has been soc good accomplished. *' Mr. Patton-"Take the Belton-W son transaction in which to raise mon; for his own private purposes. M . Watson got Col. Neal to endorse a 00 as superinteceest and afterwards got : discounted and used thc money. Wh; would the board have said abont that ? "We would have been indignant we had known it. " "What would the board have said rc gar ding tbs lease and agreement as t those Anderson and Ptckens farms ?" fWe would have withdrawn th ' contract. know I would have urge it. Now, Mr. Chairman, I stated / : few moments ago that I thought som good had bees accomplished by th administration and to farther back n hat statement I have given som evidence of it, think, ss far as th< institution is concerned. I will sai that with the exception of abon 6,000 on the purchase of the farms they have been paid for under Col Neal's administration. These farms have been purchased since I have beer, on the board and paid for ont of the earnings of the institution. They have been very well stocked, a greal . deal of money spent on them, buildings pat up, etc. I consider it a very val able property and it hag ali been paid for The institution owns now, I bink, SO h? d of fine moles and horses they did not own when I went 00 the board." Mr. Hay wanted to know if . ^oawers a fertilisers bad not been damped on the ground and left exposed to the rain and allowed to go to waste The chairman replied that some acid bad been stored in old cabins 00 the farms, bat it was not wasted. Mr. Hay farther inquired if cotton ties bad not been allowed to lie around rod thus afforded an opportunity for shem to be stolen. Snob a fact bad never been reported So the board, Mr. Cunningham answered. Mr. Canniigham went on to state .. bat Mr. Cooley was a saying man and took good re of farm implements and stock Mr Patton-"As l anderstand yon, these facts thai we have developed with regard to the raid on the commissary was a perfect revelation to yon ?" ..Yes, sir " "Now that it has come to your attention as chairman of tba board, are we to assume chat the board will see to it that these aecsuots are properly placed 00 tbe ledger sod collected V .'Yes,, sir. If they eau be collected will have it done." "And we eau assume also that these ascouu-'a for wood, coal, convict hire and other matters to tbe governor's aod ex governors' accouots will be paid for ..Yes. ir " "Aod for tbe governors' farms also?*' * Ye3, sir " "Aid tbe item of laundry aod milk aod naca and otb^r items io the peni tentiary that have teen furnished through the commissary and entered os those bocks, but ont on the ledger of tbe penitentiary, will be entered up aod attended to ?" Mr Hay-"And the pigs, too ?" "Yes, sir?"' * I suppose so far as the dinners eaten down there are concerned, tbere will be 00 chance to rescue them with a stomach pump ?" "N>. sir, guess not." "As chairman of the board in your official capacity, what view do you take of that furniture and other arti cles manufactured by the peniten tiary r "I take it as commissary property and most be paid for " "What do yon think about the propriety o making- well extrava gant reports for the information of the legislature about the crops made on these farms-misleading reports ?" "Now, 5fr. Patton, I suppose you have reference to the inventory in the opening of that report. Well, thai plan has only beec adopted two years of inserting it in the report. We would make it every year for om informatics, bet did sot insert it in the report to the general assem bly." "Would not it tend to mislead you gentlemen ?" "Yes, sir, I think so, but I thought they could see from the report itseli - that it was only an estimate/' "Don't you think the estimate could be and ought to be made a little closer ?" "Yes, sir, but with the limited time the board bas allowed to go to the farms and go into measurements of all of these things, it would take a great deal of time." "I don't mean that. Don't you think the farm managers ought to make a better estimate than that ?'' 44Yes, sir, I think they ought to post themselves better." Mr. Livingston asked about the cash transactions. Mr. Cunningham said the board met once a month and a cash state ment was banded to them. This statement set forth where the money came from and they supposed that everything was properly charged upon the penitentiary books. The clerk would furnish a convict 'statement showing where the con victs were and also where the money came from. This last statement did not show any discounts The accounts for the purchase of supplies were presented to the board each month for action. They ap proved the accounts, but did not look into the disposition of the supplies. The provisions could be used without the knowledge of the board. The superintendent had the disbursement or giving out of these supplies. The details were left to him.. "How were the expenses of these jaunts to the state farms paid for ?" "The penitentiary didn't pay for it." . Further questions followed about these jaunts to the state farms. Mr. Cunningham said that Col. Neal had told bim the railroad on several occa sions had offered him the car free of cost. Mr. Patton pushed the iuqufry' and Mr. Cunningham said that J une two years ago a party Irom Columbia had gone down to the farms and a picnic was given by the penitentiary He understood the cars cost nothing, but the provisions were furnished by the penitentiary. It was a kind of bar becue, and speeches were made on agricultura! topics. The neighbors gathered in and a pleasant occasion was the result. Mr. Beggs asked about the liability of Mr. Belton Watson for this con tract for convicts, and Mr. Cunning ham said be was fuiiy able to pay for the hire. Mr. Patton-"Do you know if any action has been taken to collect this account for convict hire from Wat son ?" "I was up there a few days ago trying to settle the matter, and I told him I would recommend to the board at its next meeting that it take legal action to collect it." "What did you gather from your talk with Mr. Watson ?" "He said he would pay nothing anti! his investigation was over. He understood, he said, that bis last draft was to pay bis acccount up in Full." Mr Stevenson-"Is the board tak ing action now to collect this money from Watson ?" Mr. Cunningham said be was now trying to get this and other accounts from other parties. Mr Bogga asked-"didyou not on [>ne occasion contribute to ene of loose trips ito the state farm out of your own pocket?" "Yes, tir ; when Col. Neal told me what the trip wooid cost him, 1 paid a portion of tbe expense." Beats the Klondike. Mr. A. C. Thomas, of Mayesville, Tex., bas found a more valuable discovery iban bas jet been made- in the Klondike. For years be suffered untold agonies from consumption, ac companied by hemorrhages ; and was absolute' ly cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption, Coughs and Cold . He declares thar zold is of little value in comparison with this marvelous cure ; would have it. even if it cost ii hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma, Bronchi tis and all throat and Jung affections are posi tively cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. Trial bottles free at J. F. W. DeLonufc's Drug Store. Regular size 50c and SI. Guaranteed to cure or price refunded 2 - -P~ ---- The Largest Trees ia the World. The "largest tree in the world is to be seen at Mascali near the foot of Mount Etna, and ie called "The Chestnut Tree of a Hundred Horses." Its name rose from the report that ; Qoeen Jane, of Aragon, with her principal nobility, took refuge from a violent storm uuder its branches The trunk is two hundred and four feet in circumference. The largest tree in the United States, it is said, stands near Bear creek, on the north of the Tule River, io California. It measures one hundred and forty feet in circumference The giant red wood tree in Nevada is one hundred and nineteen feet in circumference. -April Ladies' Home Journal. Paper Dolls, dressed or otherwise at H. G Osteen & Co:s. The "Wbite:' runs light. Tbe "White' sews right. Paper novels, 500 new titles, many of theo never before issued ia cheap form. H. G. Usteeo & Co. Land Grabbing Industry. Uncle Sam's Seizure of Desert Wake Island. Wasbiogton, March 21-The ooodi tioo8 under which Wake island, midway betweeo Honolulu and tbe Philippines, was taken possession of io the name of the United States by the oommaoder of the Bennington, on ber voyage across the Pacific are given in a report to the navy department from Commander Taussig, dated at sea two months ago The officer says he approached the island with the navigator at tbe masthead, steaming siowly along the southern and eastern sides to discover signs of habitation, and looking in vain for an anchorage He did not circumnavigate the island, but seeing that the outlet on the north was barred not only by a wall of coral but also by a sandpit, he returned to the lee of the island. A landing was made at 1 o'clock on the 17th of Jan nary-and a flagpole raised. Beside some pieces of wreckage, no signs of human occupa tion were visible. When the flagstaff was tn place the sailors were formed in two ranks facing seaward, and having called all to witness that the island was not in possession of any other nation, Commander Taus sig ordered the American Sag to be. raised by Ensign Wettengil. Upon reaching the truck the flag was saluted by twenty one guns from th? Benning ton. After the salute the flag was nailed to the masthead with battens, and a brass plate with the following inscription was screwed to the base of the flagstaff: '.United States of America. "William McKinley, President. '.John D. Long, Secretary of the Navy. "Commander Edward D. Taussig, U. S. Navy. "Commanding the U. S. S. Ben- j aington. "This 17th day of January. 1899. took possession of a toll known as Wake's inland for the United States of America." The Spirit of Grab and Gain Harper's Weekly, of March 11th, has an article on the Philippine ques tion, which reviews the course pursued by Mr. McKinley, and appropriately comments on bis acts of commission and omission, the result of which has been to put this country into a very embar rassing predicament, embarrassing no matter what view may be taken of it or what the outcome may be The Baltimore Suo published a condensa tion of the article referred to, from which we make the following extracts : "We are io the Philippines now, and it is the intention of the adminis tration to remain there purely and solely for purposes of gain. A preacher of this eity (New York), whose habit it ls to heap insult upon those who differ from bim on this J subject by calling them opprobrious names, thinks we are in the islands because some divine wind has blown us there. Otter preachers and a number . of goad people agree with him. Mr. ( McKinley calls it Destiny. This , fuBt aa. sod bombast indicate the { hollowness of the pretension. Neither < the preacher nor Mr. McKinley can , suggest a reason for our being io tho < slaods, so they simply vapor. They , have oo arguments which cao be addressed to rational minds, so they content themselves with charging the responsibility apon Providence, with whose, intentions, they are apparently familiar, bat of whose reasons they have been kept ia ign ranos-at least they have none to impart. * * * There is a solid reason io the minds of the ohief aonexationists for what they hope to accomplish, but it is a bad one. They are after vulgar gain. That is the sum and substance of their purpose. They want the Philippines for the mooey that there is in them for themselves and their friends. It is openly charged that every step in our war witb Spain was tainted by commer cialism,' and that tba friends of the President composed a syndicate which is employed in capitalizing and 'financ ing' patriotism At all events, it is olear why the Philippines are want ed. * * * The Philippines are wanted to in crease the amount of poiitioial patron age : to swell the revenues of the government by augmenting its expend itures ; to afford new excuses for subsidy grabbing, especially for Senator Hanna's scheme to ievy taxes for the promotion of shipbuildiug and the es tablishment of a merchant marine , to j increase the area of protection, and, finally, to transform this oountry into an j armed competitor for the trade of j voina. "There is no question of extending Civilization or Uhristainity involved. The history of the tropics under white ruie is our answer to the ecstatic tra ducers of patriots wbo wish to preserve the institutions of :heir country. Civilization and Christianity are uot advanced by contact of white troops and politicians with black men and brown men. The only question is, Shall we, for sordid grain, take our place among the war powers ; shall we abandon the principles and institu tions whiob have made cs what we are, and wbioh through our influence nave beneficed mankind ? * * * Are we prepared to assume the burden, to make tbe cbaoges, to give up the principle that government derives ite just powers from the consent of tbe governed, io order tbat protection and subsidized syndicates may prosper?" Memphis, Teen , March 22.-Tb Woodmen of the World to-day passe a resolution for a home for the Sover eigo Camp to cost $60.000. Ten cities will bid for thc location. Th ?sovereign commander's salary was fixed at 7.500 per annum. Penn's Grove, N. J., iMarch 22 - Over three thousand pounds ot smokeless powder exploded to day at the E. I. Dupont Powder Works at Carney Point, near here, riud opposite Wilmington, Delaware, instantly kiii iog three workmen and injuring a number of others slightly. New York, March 22 -Bsside the fifteen dead whose bodies have been recovered forty nine persons, who are supposed to nave been in the Windsor Hotel when it was destroved on Friday, are yet unaccounted for. No bodies were recoved to-day, but shortly after 6 o'clock to night a fragment of char red flesh was found on the 5th avenue side of the ruins, near where the other bodies were found, but dee par down. The Coast Line Extension. The Barnwell People say9 work on the Atlantic Coast Line extension from Denmark to Bobbins is to be pushed with all possible speed by the con tractors A double force of bands is now going it day aod night. The idea is to make up for the time lost on account of the bad weather. A grand effort will be made to do the work of four months in two. BTJCKLE5TS ARNICA SALVR. Th bett Bair* in the world for Cati Braise*, Seres, Ulcer?, Salt Rheum, Fever, Sore Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilbona, Co ms and adi Skia abruptions and positively care* Piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or Boney re:andad, prioe 26 oenta par box Por sak by Dr. J. J* W. D. lome. Three in Mississippi. Jackson Miss , March 23 -Three negroes were lynched by a mob near Silver City, in Yazoo county, last Saturday morning. After being shot to death, the bodies of the victims were weighted with bundles of cotton bale ties and thrown into the Yazoo river The negroes were Minor Wil son, C. C Reed and Willis Boyd. They were the ringleaders of the negroes in a race encounter on the Midnight plantation early last week. Seven Negroes Victims of Wrath of the Whites. Texarkana, Ark., March 23 -A race war is on in Little River county, and during the last 48 hours an indefinite number of negroes have met their death at the bands of an infuriated white population. Seven are known to have been lynched, and the work is not yet done. The loss in battle in the Spanish war was little, but the deaths by disease were startling. Io battle the loss was 454 ; by disease 5.299. The Record says : "They died under the ministra tion of Algerism io the borne camps. Out of every lO&mec who died in the 3 V 1 war 56 died from disease ; io the 3panish war 90 out of every 100 were pict i ma of disease. " Spring Unlocks The Mowers To 'Paint the Laughing So ." And not even Nature would allow the flowers to grow and blossom io perfection without good soiL Now Nature and people are much alike; the former must have sunshine, latter must have pure blood in order to have perfect health* Hood's Sarsaparilla cures blood trou bles of all sorts. It is to the human system what sunshine is to Nature - the destroyer of disease germs. It never disappoints. Poor Blood-" Tlie doctor said there were not seven drops of rood blood in my body. Hood's Sarsaparilla built me up and made me strong and well."' SUSIE E. BROW:;, 16 Astor Hill, Lynn, Mass. Dyspepsia, etc.-" A complication o troubles, dyspepsia, chronic catarrh and inflammation of the stomach, rheumatism, etc.. made me miserable. Hadfno appetite until I took Hood's Sarsaparilla, which acted like mapic. I am thoroughly cured.*1 N. B. ELEV, 1874 W. 14th Av., Denver. Col. Rheumatism- " My husband wa.-* Obliged to give up work on account of rheu matism. No remedy helped until he used Hood's Sarsaparilla, which permanently cured him. It cured my daughter of ca tarrh. I give it to the children with pood results." MRS. J. S. MCMATH, Stamford, Ct. Hood's Pills run1 liver ill*, thc non irritating. :md only cathartic to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. OSBORNE'S Auront a, ( a. Actual business. No Text Books. Short time. Cheap board. Send for Catalogue. vo PJ$0*S CURE FOR ro CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. _ ga St Best Cough Syrup. Tantea Good. Use g in time. Sold by druggists. g| ^TOLOR and flavor of fruits^ size, quality and ap pearance of vegetables, weight and plumpness of grain, are all produced by Potash. properly combined with Phos ohoric Acid and Nitrogen, and liberally applied, will improve every soil and increase yield and quality of any crop. Write and get Free our, pamphlets, which tell how to buy and use fertilizers with greatest economy and profit. QERHAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. FOR MEN, FR|E SEND NO MONEY. My new revised scientific work treating on ever; weakness and disease De cal ianto men is inst from the press. Every mun, 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 strom; or to the weak and broken-down. While the edition lasts I will send a copy securely sealed in p sin wrapper, post age prepaid, to everyman v. e writes for it. This edition is limited and those desiring a copy mast write promptly. Address B. M. Boss, 31. D.. Pub lishing Department D. 175 Clark St., 3. . Cor. Monroe. Chicago, Illinois. m AN WANTED. THE MANAGEMENT of the Equitable Life Assurance Society in this territory is desirous of securing the services of a man of character and ability to represent its inter ests, with Sumter as headquarters. The right man will be thoroogbly educated io the 3cience oT life insurance and the art of suc cessful soliciting. Tbere i9 no business or profession, not requiring capital, which is more remunerative than a life agency con ducted with energy and ability. Correspond ence with men who desire to 6ecure employ ment, and are ambitious io attain prominence ro the profession, ia invited. W. J. RODDEY, Manager, March 23-tf Rock Hill, S. C. Tie Larpst and Most Complete Esialliint South Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASK, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite Can non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, &~ Purchase our 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! WAR! 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 easy . terms. We are head quarters for Sewing Machines and supplies. Old machines taken in exchange for new ones. M. B. JRAXDLE, Manager. Sumter Music House. SUMTER, S. C. A $2,75 BOX^AjWCO I Rt"^*""~.nAt kiv.oMi voa S2.75. JKL Send No Money. a*S S /y ??. Kv - V state your Ueipfct asd wel ht, slate "V'X ! \ number of inches around body at itt -f I : i br*a t taken over vest under coat \ . \ close ;.;> under anus, and we Ul <J ! ' send you this coat b> express, C. C \"i i;. srXjcct to examination: examir.o '^T;'" '?. i /and erv it on at your nearest ex V;:. ! ./ press office and ft found exactly Vft rf! f as represented and tbe most won v n* * v__JW derru value you ever saw or heard : -"-^p i.far.d equal to any coat you can buy //' rf.', ' i ]uv;i " expre au-ent our special r - * / otr. r prie-, - .'.i. and express flurges. ( TMIS MACKINTOSH is latest K rr'- i V is-') ! ? ! ., ma; te from beaty wal pru*., . " 8 ta color. renuSne DaW C ltrtdoAjexOm ;.. . ' "B, douhle breasted, Satrer velvet If ! ? ,"..,Ua- fanev plaid lininif. waterproof f. -j -ewk'. strapped and cemented seams, i; i ' table f r both rain or o> rcoat. and lW mW -'iiaranreed sreateit taine ever offered &9 Ea bv us or any other house. For Free -^LtfifcMK ti-oth snuiplen of Men's Mackintoshes up 5.00, nd Made-to-Measure Suits md Overcoats at from tf.OO to eiC.OO. write Xor troo PVRV0ROEBUCK & CO., CHICACO, ILL. 5?S Rra? Bobuck * CoT.ro tborcogbly relUblo-VUitor., i WHITE & Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL k LONDON & GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH MERCANTILE HUME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb 28 Probably you use ii Nearly everyone docs, and if so you know ail about how far superior it is to either baking soda or baking powder. Leav is the latest advance in baking prepara tions, and if you don't i:se it you should. It Is Better Than Soda because it wiil make biscuit just right every time. Nb more yellow spots or soda taste. It Is Better Than Baking Powder bi cause it is half as strong again and one heaping teaspoonful will do the work of two rounded teaspoonfuls of the best baking powder ever made. It Don't Spoil but is so prepared that with ordinary care it will retain its full strength for years. We do not have to pack it in tin cans like baking powder, and this saving enables us to give you better value for your money than you ever had before. "A little leaven leaveneth tlic whole lumpy '6 oupw* for ten cents.--5 ounces for five cents. Everything in DRUGS, Soda Water, AND Cigars, -AT KUGHSON-UGON GO. Successors to J. S. HugbsoQ & Co. MONAGHAN BLOCK SUMTER, S. C. MAKE OUR STORE YOUR HEAD QUARTERS WHEN YOU COME TO TOWN. STAJS1 ON ROUSE. D. J JONES, Poprietor. Rates $2.00 Per Day. SPECIAL TEEMS TO FA2 XUES Two Minutes Walk From Ceatral Depot. Chattanooga, Tenn. July 29. 50 in Gold I Dill! be Paid to any Man or Womer, It remains for tho celebrated form of physician* .ad specialists, Dr. Hath?.way & Co., (Sj tj'a rradnates Registered), to p'ace a genuine tu . 'Ods proposition before the public, which ks rror bean made before. V.'e agree tc treat any person afflicted with ss> irenic disease and care ;heic, furnishing medi cos and everything necessary for their case, ci ? y-eit $50.00 rn goiJT prcTidinsr the patient fiiitb ! olly follows treatment and directions, and th* ' so is a curable ono. This offer is plain, and there is no catch to it nd furthermore, the offer is good and thc mece;. ; er factly safe because we aro financially reepoa i . Dr. Eachsway & Cc, experience duri v tl-; last 2Cyears has T>rc\ e ' the fact that they ha" < cured thoescutis c i cases where other doc tors havo fallt d, as this warrm.ts them i; masing this re~eri:c ole offer. AU person who aro sufferins: frc:-, any chronic d sesre, have now an oprcrtu city to lest tho trss: mont of- the acknow ledged leading o i..?; c^ans and specialists c i - this country, with DI ^>^'^-H ^ %x^% absolute enrocy of co ^^^ ^ctrlt^ mg careel. S{>c:b: ci ^y^^V *^\%' seases.such&scatcrrr-, ^s^v sj-v- h\QQ poison, wcalc-c-i, ti men ard women which aSect the de'ic^tc o-gsc . :r.d private diseases a! kinds, rt earss rsir-. stricture, vartcocele. ruoiurs, female ira &l6 ;Kin eruptions, u'cers, "kidney cr.d urinary Sr seases, ! ver and stomach difi cuttfss, l q'co: jpium and morphine habits, or any chican Sisease. Our treatrr.er-' eau be taken at lien:; under cur direction?, or, we will p.-.y rei: road fare and hotel bill to all who prefer cc com : to our o ice for treatment, if we fail to C7*r>>. Wi iiavo tba best of financial and professional rpfer 'ices ard transact oar business ona c:r--,* ; professional basi>. prcrrminir nothing bat v. iii.* ve can f ulnli. We do not believe in any cf tL. free prescriptions, f.-es cure, freecamplc-cr C.O.I> frauds, but think it is best in the end to be hon st with our patients. Write us to-ds*; cont da 'ay. We- hare carefully prepared Symptom Blank No 1, for men; No. 2, for women; ISo. 3, for ski: Uneases; No. 4, for catarrh, and new bi pep-, oooklet which we will send Free to ali who real! lesire truthful information about their conf:i iou. 'Cali or address. DR. HATHAWAY 5 CO., 22S So. Broad St., Atlanta, Ca Mention ibis paper. Order Your PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM GEO. W. STEFFENS & SON Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S C . -Agents for MOTT'S CIDER BED SEAL GIG-ABS, AND DOVB HAMS