The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 17, 1899, Image 4
NSSDAY, KAT 17.1899.
rc Swmter Hfcte/tttta was oaadec
LSo and the True Southron in 1866
Watchman and So&hron now has
combine** circulation and influence
of the old "papers, and is inani
ty the best advertising medium in
Lee Count; Recorder, rn an
(pt to retaliate for our recent eriti
of tho count j board of commis*
iers, in connection with the award of
.st for publishing tbe Supervisor's
ft to The Reeorder, departs widely
the facts and makes false state
;. s with a baldness that bespeaks
^ of two things, ign ranos or
bas disposition. The statement that
Watchman and Southron fought
Cone ty ot Salem County, either, is
and without foundation. We took
ground from the first that the
txon of establishing a new cc not j
an issue tc be settled bj the people
territory to be cut off, and the
prove that the course of this
:r was consistent throughout. The
rder should be more careful
fcefcs in future, if it deserves to
>Hsh a reputation fer veracity.
?hst the Confederate Reunion io
Heston was the most sueeessful and
most enjoyable yet held is the
limons verdict of. all the old soldiers
attended from this county,
riesto&'n hospitality was as great as
occasion and more than cquil to all
},-aod the thousands of visitors
other States returned to their
with a truer conception of South
>lina?s and Charleston's hospitality
hey ever bad before.
McDonald Forman has called to
attention of our readers that Sumter
tearing her one hundredth birthday
has made the suggestion that the
on be celebrated in some appro
manner. Why soi iake up the
sion ind push it for ell it is
rib? With the proper amount of j
y, enterprise ac vim the Carn i ~
of 1894, which wa3 so great a
t, can be eclipsed.
te completion of the Sumter &
teres Railroad, a branch of the
it Southern Railway, and the begin*
of work on the Northwestern
id, the long wished for Camden
ctico, and the attainment of its
Iredtn birthday are three things, not
men tina the cot to a compress,
enlargement of the cotton mill and
>er vat rabble improvements, that
the year 1899 notable io the
cf Sumter.
magnificent success of the ttuok
rs of North Carolina and of the
lesron trucking district should
ursge the farmers and landowoers
is county to embark more general
in tb industry Mr. W. M
lois demonstrated by four
of success with his strawberry
that berries oan be grown here
ubly nod on a large scale, the
[ban truck farm, oow ruc by Mr.
psoc, proves that ali sind s of
tabb: can be gr wo successfully
arket and several others bo are
ing truck for market OD a smaller
pro7c tbe same thing. Mr.
baja bas gradually increased his
farm from six acres to twenty-one
each year plaots more, a fact that
es beyond question that the ex peri
t l stage bas been passed and berry
tye is now, with bim, an establish
usin es. What he has done o:beit
> Leid the greater the prodaetioo
sk nd berries to this vicinity the
er irtfi be Ibo average profit , for
rger the shipments the lower will
ie freight rates, for tbe business
then be baodled more economically.
Newe and Courier demon
to Sooth Carolina and the
nds of visitors who filled
ton last week its excellence as
spaner in ail that the term im
Its special Reunion edition
tbe foll and graphic daily reports
e Reunion gave those who were
enied from being present, a clear
satisfactory idea of the greatest
niederste reunions, and for those
were present the News and
'et? is a full and accurate history
to-be-forgotten occasion.
CUBAN OIL cures Cuts,
Burns, Bruises, Bheuma
'tism and Sores. Price, 25 cts.
Sold bj Hugbson-Ligon Co.
to H. G. Osteels & Co. for pretty Paper
ladies, misses sd babies.
HAMPTON'S HOME.
The following letter hts been re
ceived :
Mayesville, S. C., May 10, 99.
To the Daily Item :
Gentlemen-Toa will fiod enclosed
t> cheek for $2 to help get a home for
oar grand old Hampton, who led ns
oat of the darkest of days, to white
mao's government. Can we who love
cor country forget snob a man as Wade
Hampton ? No. Let ns take it as sn
honor to help bim get a home and a
good one. Yours truly,
J. . MATES.
So many of oar people have been
absent from the city attending the Re
union io Charleston since the subscrip
tion to tho HamptOB Home Food was
started by a "Son of a Confederate
Soldier," that few of them have had an
opportunity to make contributions,
otherwise wo have no doubt the som
total would be much greater than it
now is. The contributions must be
voluntary and spontaneous, however,
for neither Gen. Hampton nor his
friends are asking aid for him, and no
contributions will be solicited. We
will continuo to receive contributions
until some one is designated to take
charge of the matter, at which time
we shall tarn over ali moneys received
The following contributions have
been received :
A Son of a Confederate Soldier, $5 00
J E. Mayes, 2 00
W. R. Find, 5 00
R. C. Blanding, 1 00
R C. McFadden, 5 00
There has been practically no change
in the Philippines within the past
month, and a settlement is by no means
in sight. The American army of sub
jugation continues to fight unimportant
battles, to achieve unimportant victo
ries and to drive the Filipinos from one
point to another, bot without seriously
crippling them, and the pacification of
the islands under American rule bas
not been attained. The faot that
Admiral Dewey is coming home at once
is one straw that shows how the wind
blows. Sometime ago it was aooouooed
that he would remain at Manila until
the war had been ended and peace
restored, bot he has now decided to
return to America at once, showing
that be did not care to prolong bis stay
indefinitely, the restoration of peace
being too problematical and too far io
the future to admit of calculation as to
when be could return to America-if he
waited for it to be consummated.
From the cackling that is being
done about trusts we might suppose
they were something new. The
troth is, combinations of capital and
concentrations of labor have been in
progress for many years The big
flouring milla represent; many small
ones forced ont of business Every,
cotton factory represents some thou
sand of spining wheels and hand
looms and little home industries abol
ished Each of the iron foundries in
the cities, by ase of large capital and
concentration of skilt, has killed
scores of farm and neighborhood
blacksmith and repair shops
The process has only moved op
ward. The combinations and con
centrations have become larger. The
big enterprises and industries which
absorbed and destroyed many small
ones are in their turn being absorbed
or destroyed by others yet bigger.
Of course the huge trusts are dan
gerous, and the more dangerous be
cause as a role they gain and keep
their strength by selliag better arti
cles than their competitors at lower
prices Their danger is that they
mould the wealth of the country
into compact masses controlled by a
few men. The czar of Russia has no
more power over the welfare, com
fort and safely of his subjects than
the directors of some of the great
trusts in ibis country hold over the
welfare, comfort and safety of the
people here
The remedy is plain and direct. It
is free trade, open competition, the
admission of the American people to
the markets of the world We do
j not need to have trusts destroyed
We need to have them made harm
lesa, and the result will be brought
by the world's competition -Green
ville Nows.
Rioting in Cienfuegos.
Cieofaegos, Province of Santa Clara,
May la, 8 p. m.-About 5 o'olock thia
afternoon a gaog of Cuban laborers
called upon Capt Barker, captain of
the port, and made a demand for back
pay. As they were violent, Capt.
Birker drew his revolverr The labor
ers retired, but returned soon after with
50 others and made a similar demand,
using obsoeoe aod profane language,
instiling Capt. Barker and offering
threats
The Coban polioe were ordered to
arrest the malcontents and a general
street fight followed, in which oue
laborer was killed, and seven persons
were wounded, including three mem
bers cf the Cuban police force. As the
Cuban populace became very insulting
and threatened revenge, an outl.eak
was expected, and the Second Uoited
States infantry regiment was ordered
into the city. Thc troops are patrolling
the town this eveoiog.
MURM URS FROM PUERTO
RICO.
Events io the Philippines and inci
dentably io Cuba have been so absorb
ingly interesting of late that public
attention bas been diverted from
Puerto Rico Yet it is not certain
that we &re free from danger in that
quarter. The people have been ex
ceedingly amiable thus far, aud little
disposed to give trouble of any kind
But they seem to have been doing a
good deal of thinking, just the same,
and it wouid not be surprising if
they would kick up their heels at any
moment In fact there are already
evidence of discontent down there.
The expression of it has been very
quiet ar d diplomatic thus far that is
not deep seated As a matter of fact
the contrary is true As the late Mr.
Cockling once put it "the shadows
murmur while the deeps are dumb/'
Some time ago the natives of
Puerto Rico appointed Dr. J. Julio
Hanna and Monnel Zeno Gand a com
missioners to wait upon President
McKinley ana* suggest the adoption
of certain measures of government
control which in their opinion are
urgently needed, in the island. This
they did on the 16th of April but
having failed to get any satisfaction
they have now presented their views
in writing and at great length
They set forth reasons why, accord
ing to their views, the military con
trol of Puerto Rico should not con
tinue. "The chief error of Spain in
its coloaial policy subsequent to
1825" they say "was attempting to
rule Cuba and Puerto Rico through
military authority and upon their
reports," and :
"Under Article IX, of the treaty
of peace between the United States
and Spain, by which Puerto Rico
was ceded to the American Union,
the inhabitants born in the inland are
absolutely disfrancised. They have
no civil rights. They have no political
status. They are pariahs. They
have no nationality. They have not
even the right to choose one. The
treaty says that civil rights and
political status of the native inhabi
tants of Puerto Rico shall be deter
mined by Congress The Spaniards
residing in Puerto Rico were more
favored. They can either remain
Spaniards or become American citi
zens The native Puerto Ricans can
do nothing. They are neither Span
iards nor Americans. If they want
to travel and desire an American
passport, the passport is refused
them. American rights and privil
eges are not within their reach
American liberty means to them
nothing else than being ruled by an
American general, and military con
trol is to them the only exponent of
law and social order."
This is not only true, but it. is
temperate and logical. More than
that it is a germ of discontent that
will grow and develop into serious
trouble. We have no just right to
subjugate any people in this way,
and the fact that these oppressed
people feei the ignominy and express j
it with such force and accuracy is the
best evidence in the world that they
will resent the wrong if it is contin
ued There is no disloyalty to the
government in admitting this fact.
There can be no treason in being
jost The imperialist aims of the
present administration will bring
disaster to the country and it is the
duty of all citizens to sound the j
alarm -Be lfonte, Pa., Watchman
Whooping Cough.
I bad a little boy who waa nearly dead
from ao attack of whooping cough. My neig ri
bera recommended Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. I id not think that any medicine
would help bim, but after giving bim a few
doses of that remedy I noticed an improve
ment, and one bottle cored bim entirely. It
is the best cough medicine I ever bad in my
bocse.-J. L. .Moore, South Burgettatown,
Pa. For sale by Dr. A. J. China.
A good old reform brother of tbe
Hillsdale seotioo of tbis county is re
ported to be anxious to know of the
whereabouts of the Hon. B. R. Tillmao,
of whom he beard a good deal several
years ago. The Hillsdale brother does
not read The Greenville News and bas
got lost from his leader
The Hillsdale reformer should be
informed that Senator Tillman is all
right and doing very weil He has not
ben beard very much of recently be
cause he baa been io New York and
Washington and other places where
there are a good many mea who are
bigger seo than he is. He doesn't
make mueb of a splash io a pond
where the are large fish, although he
can create a great oommotion here.
He is all right-living in a very
handsome house, we are told. He is
certaioly dressing well tod getting fat.
and we are glad of it. If be was not
prospering we would not be able to see
any results of the great reform move
ment he led-wbioh would be a pity.
But the movemoBt has caused the fat
tening and genere! personal improve
ment of Ben Tillman, bas given bim
better clothes to wear, a better house
to live io, has given bim more money
to spend than he used to have and
bas made bim generally more comfort
able aod beautiful.
We do not know whether these were
the purposes thc Hillsdale reformer bad
in view wheo he voted and worked for
reform io 1890 and 1892, or whether
he feels they arc worth the trouble he
took ; but they are results lt cannot
bc- said that the great reform movement
h^ done nothing. It bas helped Ben
I Tillann along "powerful," as we say
here io the up country.-Greenville
! News.
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Claremont Lodge No. 64, A. I. M.
THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU
NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No*
64, A. F. M., will be beld on Thursday
Erening, May 25, at 7 p. m. Brethren
will take due notice and govern themselves
accordingly
B. J, RHAME, W. M.
Attest-R. C. MOSES Sec.
FIRST NATIONAL SANK OF
SUMTER,
STATE) CITY AND COUNTY DE
POSITORY, SUMTER, S. C.
Paid np Capital.$ 75,000 00
Surplus and Profits . - - . 25,000 00
Additional Liability of Stock
holders in excess of their
stock. 75,000 00
Totai protection to depositors, 175.000 00
Transacts a General Banking Business.
Special attention giren to collections.
SAYINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits of $1 and upwards received. In
terest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per
aonom, on amounts above $5 and not exceed
ing $300, payable quarterly, on first days of
January, April, July and October.
R M. WALLACE,
L. S. CARSON, President.
Cashier.
Everything in
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MAKE OUR STORE YOUR HEAD
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SEND US ONE DOLLAR Fend voa this big 321-lb.
a.--w 1899 pmUeni high-grade RKSIRYOlR COAL ABD WOOD
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lefs^ the -CO ^ fPwRITE FOR OUR DIG FREE
S?orSSJW^^* ST0VE CATALOCUE.
and freight charges. Ibis stove is size No. 8. oven is
16}ixl8xlL, top is4->- 3; made from best pig iron, extra
large flues, heavy covers, heavy linings and grates,
large oven shelf, heavy tin-lined oven door, handsome
nickel-plated ornamentations and trimmings, ertra
large deep, genuine Stanch porcelain l nrd re^tnolr, hand
some large ornamented base. Ue t eoal burner made, and
.we furnish FREE an extra wood prate, making it a per
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every stove and guarantee safe delivery to your rail
road station. Yourlocal dealerwould charge you {25.00
for such a stove, the freight is only about 81.00 foi
each 600 miles, o wc MT* y a ai Jeast $10.00. Address,
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A LIANTES
Sf faMALE
"F EGlMrOR
Sumter Warehouse
For the Sale of Leaf Tobacco.
=== SUMTER, S. C. =
Having leased the above Warehouse for a term of years, we will, about
August 1st, open our market With the advantages Sumter offers, and our
past experience, we feel assured no market in Sooth Carolina can oner
better inducements than Sumter. We will have a full corps of buyers,
with orders for all grades of Tobacco, and the highest market price guar
anteed on every pile. Our motto will be fair dealings and good prices for
you. We are yours to serve,
Cook db Adams.
Aol 26-7
With every cash pur
chase (groceries except
ed) we give you a punch
card When you have
traded $5 we present you
with a ticket good for
lOO lbs. of ice.
OXFORDS
I AND
j LOW SHOES.
We are now prepared to show you the pret
tiest and most complete line of these goods
ever shown in this city.
We have them in black and tan, with and without Fancy Cloth
j and Plain Tops ; with and without Patent Leather Facing
In two-button Low Shoes, Southern Ties and regular Oxfords.
Heel and Spring Heel. Prices right.
Men's Shoes.
W. L. DOUGLAS has sent us a complete line of Drummers
samples and allows us to [sell them at 10 per cent, discount.
Come early and get first choice.
J. ITTENBERG & .
Hammocks !
Hammocks, Hammocks,
Hammocks
WE HAVE A LOT OF SAMPLE HAM
MOCKS
That we are offering at prices that cannot
be duplicated from regular stock.
These Hammocks are first quality and big values. When this
lot is sold no more can be had at same price,
i The Hammocks season is at hand and every house needs one
or more to render it comfortable. If you need one let us
upply your wants.
Catchers9 Mitts, Basemen
Mitts, Fielder's Olores,
From the best professional $7.50 Mitt
down to boy's 25c Mitt.
Bats in variety at all
prices.
Liberty Street,