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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18,1899.
The Sumter WatcAman was toundea
io I860 and the True Southron in i860.
The WatchiRGn and Southron now has
the combined circulation and influence
of both of thc old papera, and is mani
festly the best advertising medium in
Sumter.
If the Boers succeed is capturing
Kimberly and seize the hundred mil
lion dollars worth of diamonds stored
there they will hurt Cecil Khodes and
others who are responsible for forcing
the war on the Boers much worse
than if they wipe out a half dozen
British regiments.
D. A G. Outz's dispensary serial
is truly a story of shameful prostitu
tion of pubtic position. It is so
voluminous, however, that few news*
papers in the State can give it in
full. We'have thus far given but
two of the instalments and there are
two others on the copy book with the
promise of more to fellow. Messrs.
Boykin and Williams are the only
members of the board of control who
have escaped damaging charges, and
it is to be hoped that ail of them will
sot be proven rascals.
Jost What Wa Think.
"The square bale and the ronndiap
bale have each received a lot of free
advertising by the papers throughout
the country. It is a battle between
two rival establishments each of
which is able to pay for the space it
gets in the papers. If they want to
present their respective merits
through this paper, we will gladly
give them reasonable advertising
rates for our space The papers have
unwittingly given too much space to
the cotton bale question already."
Orangeburg Patriot.
At a low estimate the free adver
tising the two concerns have received
already amounts, to several million
dollars, and the public spirited press
continues to give week after week
thousands.of collars worth of space
to corporations that are able to pay.
They are simply workiDg the papers
and have done so with remarkable
success for the past two or three
years As news matter the cotton
bale fight has played out, and it is
time for the papers to quit giving the
corporations free advertising.
Free State Boers.
Durban, Oct. 15.-Afternoon -
The following official statement has
been published : "The general offi
cer command i og at Ladysmith issued
forth Friday morning with a strong
flying column, and occupied a posi
tion covering Ladysmith. He re
connoitered for the enemy, who
showed no disposition to advance.
They are reported to be inside j
of ttie Berg, at the foot of Tintwa
Pass, io force, with a second
command at Olivers Hook The
troops have returned lo their quar
tere.
It is reported from Glencoe that
a large command, believed to the
Free tate Boers, under Commandant
Yiljoen, is at the foot of Bothas Pas3,
one and one-half miies on the Natal
side of the border.
Tbe Transvaal flag has been hoisted
at Charleston and Commandant Vii
jeon has sent a message to New Cas
tie saying the Boers will hoist the
Transvaal nag there Saturday, but
that the people need not be afraid,
everything the Boers take will be
paid for They want to slaughter
cattle Few peopie are left at New
Castle, iociuding women and chil
dren
A train of wagons five and six
miles in iengtb was seen decending
Molls Nek toward Dornkop, north of
Wools drift.
Working Night and D j.
The busiest and mightiest littla thing that j
ever was made is Dr. King's New Life Pills, j
Every pill is a sugar-coated globule of health, i
that changes weakness into strength, listless- j
ness into energy, brain-fag into mental power.
They're wonderful in building up the health,
Only 25c per box. Sold by J. F. W. DeLorme.
Druggist. 3
The Augusta Chroniole grows face
tious and perpetrates this: "The
dispensary managers are at Outs. The
superintendent says ho will be able to
explain satisfactorily all charges against
him, but the public seems to Doutbit."
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Paper norels, new paper novel3 at H. G
Os'.eea k Go's.
F T THE GOVERNOR.
Dan Ouzts Takes a Rest for
the Present.
To the State Board of Control :
A good hunter never gets out of
ammunition. In time of war it is oct
wise to shoot all your bullets, even
at an enemy on the run. I do not
intend to give the dispensary con
spirators a chance to work the per
secution dodge on the public and try
and obtain the public sympathy,
diverting public attention from the
serions charges I have made. I have
said enough for the present and wiil
suspend my "revelations." I have
plenty more ammunition In fact, I !
have not fired my heaviest guns.
There is much more I can say which
would prove as interesting &a what I
have already said Bat I have made
serious eb arges sgainst the dispen
sary conspirators and have furnished
proof. It is up to them and I can
wait on them. If they remain silent
they plead guilty ; if they answer, I
w|ll farther prove what I have al
ready charged and put some new
burdens on their shoulders I am
ready for them ; first come, first
served.
Now, let me briefly review what I
have said at length, so as to impress
the salient featnres upon the public
mind, for the public can remedy the
evils and abuses I have pointed out.
I have charged that there is a con
spiracy to get control of the dispen
sary as a political and money mak
ing machine. The conspirators are
bound together by seif interest. Their
plans and purposes can be judged by
their performances. They pay for
high stakes and are not at all scru
pulous as to their methods. Their
only excuse for dismissing me was
obtained by doctoring the minutes of
the board. That is a small matter
for such honorable gentlemen The
surreptitious addition of a few words
to a resolution was nothing to men
who would resort to blackmail to
manufacture evidence to suit their
purposes. It is but a short step from
the Hes I have convicted two mem
bers of the board of telling me to
perjury. They solemnly promised
me a hearing The other member of
this well assorted trio said he did not
know how he would vote on my case
until after I had a hearing, and ne
took precious good care not to let me
have a bearing. Pshaw, any sensi
ble man who has kept up with the
matter knows that before the board
met the majority faction had folly
determined to depose Commissioner
Douthit and myself by hook or
crook We were not puppets, who
would bow down to them ; neither
would wc turn blind eyes to their
questionable proceedings and viola
tioii8 of the law with whose adminis
tration they were charged, therefore
we must be gotten rid of I have
shown I was guiltless of any wrong,
and that Mr. Doutbit was never given
any chance to defend himself
1 ask the public to contrast our
treatment with that accorded Webb,
Black, Bryant and Young by the ,
majority faction Had we been
guilty of any of the things they were
guiity of, how quickly they would
have been used as the baeis of our
removal instead of the trumped-up
charges to which they finally re
sorted.
Webb drinks on the premises, vio
lating a special order of the board,
placarded throughout the building
Black keeps him company in disre
garding that rule, and gets druuk
and disorderly. But they are hench
men of the majority faction, and
rules of the board do not apply to
such. They are privileged to violate
the board rules and even to help
i
themselves to state's property as 1
have shown Vance and Bryant did.
IIa3ciden said BryaDt was a "G-d !
i
d-d thief and scoundrel" and |
boasted that he could put him in the I
penitentiary If he had any si
power over me or Douthit, would
not have used it ? Why this ieniei
to Bryant? Ab, Bryaut is Rob
son's friend, and Haselden could i
anger Robinson to the point of 1
voting with him. But he bagg
both ; he made Roibiuson believed
necessary for him to vote as Has
den directed to save Bryant's 6ca
and he made Bryant believe he cot
not escape the yawning gates of t
penitentiary unless he swore agaii
Douthit and myself and made it "c
as he could'' for us
I have not only charged Bia
with drunkenness, but I have prov
his otter incompetence beyond ti
shadow of doubt. He made seor
of errors which would have cost tl
State or the dispensera heavily, hi
they not been discovered All of h
errors may not have been caugh
Had I made one-hundredth of h
errors, what would the majority i
the board have done to me ? Bi
Black worke in with them, he is on
of them, aod so they do not care ho
incompetent he is nor how much b
mistakes may rob the State or th
d 8peo8er8. Black's pull isshowo b
the fact that, though Douthit tim
aod agaio reported him to Miles ft
dronkenness, Miles did not check hi
drinking, moch less sospend bim
The partiality they show their hench
men is farther instanced by the wa;
Elmore Yooog's igoorance and in
competence for the position of re
ceiving clerk are overlooked Bu
be is Miles'"s nephew, and therefor!
privileged to do aa Le pleases. Ant
when he pleases to worry and aooo
meo working io the dispensary
throwing water OD them and pad
diing them, they most smile aoc
look pleased at receiving such mark;
of attention from the nephew of thc
chairman, otherwise the chairmar.
may do as he did to one who objected
to such pleasactaries, whom he vilely
corsed aod whose heart he threaten
ed to cot oot.
Bot favoritism to dispensary em
ployeea aod officers who toady to it
is not the whole exteot of the major
ity faction's favoritism. Favoritism
io the placing of orders for whiskey
has been proveo and ia subject to a
mach woree construction than the
favoritism to employees aod overlook
ing their incompetence and violations
of the board's orders I have shown
how various whiskey nooses socceed
ed in getting orders by employing
local strikers, who knew nothing
about the whiskey businees but who
had a pull with the majority faction.
I have 8howo how valuable those
polls were by the size of the orders
they obtaioed. I have shown how
especially fortunate was each hoose
which got one of Haseideo's plenti
ful supply of cousins as its striker.
I have also showo that wheo one of
Haselden's cousins ceased to repre
sent a house, its whiskey seemed to
deteriorate io his jodgemeot, for
he ceased advocating orders for
it aod likewise ceased to get orders.
As further evidence of the conspir
acy, I have cited the action ot the
majority faction in removing, without
giving any reason, Dispensers Lynch
and Bookman and the Richland County
board of control. It simply further
evidences the determination of the
majority faction to control the dispen
sary from "a to izzard" and fill all places
with their partisans, whioh will enable
them to wield its full power io politics
and also manipulate the sales of liquor
to the advantage of firms represented
by relatives or henchmen of the ma
jority faction.
I have shown in the state dispensary
how all corn is not measured with the
same half bushel ; how ignorance,
incompetence and violations of rales
arc excused in henchmen of thi ma
jority faction, hile Douthit and I are !
removed, without A hearing, on trump
ed up charges. Lynch, Bookman and j
the Richland board ate removed with
out even a charge being made against
them, But Dispenser Brown, at Che
raw, was fouDd short in his acoouo
He admitted that he had sold liq;
00 credit and out collected for it
Selling I quor OD credit is a dir
violation of the dispensary law its
and not a mere rule of the board, t
the chairman of the Chesterfield boa
of control wrote here that Brown v
a good fellow and he wanted bim rei
stated and given time to pay up 1
shortage, which the beard gracious
did. Is there a reason for makii
such a difference in the treatment
the two boards ? If so, what is il
In one case, a dispenser violating tl
law under which he holds office, ai
from which he gets his living, aod
the other the dispense rs have nev
been accused of violating anything.
Possibly fellow feeling made tl
majority faction wondrous kind to tl
Chesterfield dispenser, for I hai
shown that HaseldeD bought liquor o
credit at /the State dispensary, tht
violating the dispensary law bimsel
He disregards the dispensary law an
violates it, but he bad me removed fe
an alleged infraction of a doubtful rul
of the board, which is not of near fi
much authority as the law creating th
board. He not only bought on credil
but he and Miles bought at the prie
to dispensers and not to consumers
whereby the oouoty and town lost thet
share of the profit of the transactions.
1 have cited another instance o
Haselden's disregard of the rules of tb
board. When Dickson resigoed thi
position of superintendent, it was ;
month befure bis successor was elected
The board ordered Haselden and Vaooi
to do the work of the enperinteoden
during that time and they even gave
Lim extra pay a week after Bryant tool
charge. He helped pass the ordei
about the superintendent's work, bu
that did mot keep him from violating it
The State lost $30 oo his account.
No wonder Haselden did not vote tc
punish Webb for losing the State 115
by giving a beer dispensary authority
to run on after the beard had ordered
him to close up.
I have charged that a former com
missioner gave away State property at
the dispensary, but was not disciplined
by the board.
I have charged that Haselden made
bis term as chairman profitable by
charging per diem for days be was
oonstruotively at work in Columbia, but
really attending to his business at
home according to his statement of his
plans to the treasurer of Greenville
County.
I have made various other charges
against strikers and ex-officers of the
dispensary, but who at present are
not charged with its management,
which last I particularly wish to attend
to.
I have attempted to show the people
of the State what manner of men have
oontrol of the dispensary. I have
exposed their aots, and if those acts
have not been for the best interests of
the State, it is not my fault, for some
of them I tried my best to prevent,
because I believed them wrong. My
efforts were in vaio, but that was not
my fault. I am ready to assist the
board or anybody who has the power to
sift out- all the wrong doing and have
the dispensary law obeyed aod oarried
out honestly and efficiently and in
behalf of the best interests of the peo
pie, not to the private or politioal
interests of the honorable majority
faction of the board.
This briogs the matter squarely up
to the attention of Governor Mcswee
ney, who has a chance to signalize his
administration by attempting to purge
the board of its unworthy members,
the majority faction. The statements
I have made are true ; they have not
even been contradicted, much iess con
troverted, and, I think, furnish the j
governor sufficient ground for a request j
for the resignation o tho men against
whom I have mads charges. If he is
not satisfied as to the proof offered, bc
can obtaiu more. Ile is the executive i
Mad of the government aod hz should 1
sec that all its branches are clean. If j
they are not, they should bc lopped off 1
j aod the public will 6U>taio and eodorse
! the roan who thu? acts i have now
I
j passed tbe whole matter up to the
j governor and the people await bis
i action D A. G. Onzts.
Three Doctors m Consultation.
From Benjamin Franklin.
1 When you are sick, what you like best is
to be chosen for a medicine in the first place;
what experience tellsyou is best, to be cboe o
in the second place; what reason (i. e , The
ory) says is best to be chosen in the last
place. But if you cac get Dr. Incliaation,
Dr.- Experience and Dr. Reason to hold a
consultation together, they will g'ua you the
best advice that can be taken."
When ycu have a bad cold Dr. Inclina
tion would recommend Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy becanse it is pleasant and safe to
take. Dr. Experience would recommend it
because it never fails to effect a speedy and
permanent cure. Dr. Reason would recom
mend it because it is prepared on scientific
principles, and acts on nature's plan in re
liveiog the lungs, opening the secretions and
restoring the system to a natural and healthy
condition. For sale by A. J. China'j drug
store.
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MAGNOLIA ITEMS.
Magnolia, S. C., Oct 16 - Mr3. John R.
Keels, daughter of Mr. Jacob Keels, after a
lingering illness, died on the 11 tb inst, and
was laid to rest on the following day io the
old family burial ground at Friendship
Church. Rev. W. . McKay, pastor of Bries:
Cbcrcb, conducted the funeral services. Mrs.
Keels returned from Bowling Green, Ky.,
about three months ago, and was thea con
sidered in the last stage of consumption.
She wa3 an excellent lady, and gave full
assurance of her readiness for the fine' seoa
ration.
Miss Bessie Pennington is extremely ill,
but her condition today is a little improved.
Drs. Darbv and Palmer are attending her.
Dr. E. F. Darby performed, what now ap
pears to be, a most successful operation ou a
son of Mr. E. V. Anderson last evening. The
little fellow was looking quite bright thi3
morning, and the father greatly relieved.
The Methodists of this place have a pro
tracted meeting, which cotcmesced yesterday
evening-services twice A day. The protract
ed meeting at the Baptist church was of short
duration in cons quence of the sudden illness
of the pastor, Rev. Peal. We are giac to
report bim better. He is very popular nere
with all denominations.
The patrons of this school will meet
Wednesday, the 18:b inst., to elect a teacher.
There will probably be several applicants
Tbe cotton crop in this section is about
out. We made about GO per cent, of a full
crop.
Tbe unusually light trade on last Saturday
was quite disappointing to our merchants,
who were prepared for a big day's work.
The Wallace Shows got the coon These
shows are a fia ancial calamity on the coun
try, and hundreds of people spent all the
money they could rake op at it, and got only
bitter experience for lt. And strange to eay,
few profit by such experience, no more than a
gambler does by defeat.
Our efficient railroad agent Mr H.S. Toon,
Is visiting" relatives in North Carolina.
The negro whose foot Dr. Darby amputa
ted a few months ago is entirely well.
Miss Mattie Scarborough, of Bishopville, is
visitmg relatives ia this neighborhood
Mrs. C. E. Timmons, of Nortb Carolina, is
8oending some time with her father, Mr. B.
F. McLeod. Occasional.
The health-restorer and healtb-maintainer,
Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine strength
ens the nerves, makes you plump and comely,
and enriches the complexion with nature's
choicest colors.
W. A. Dycbes, Whaley, S. C, writes:
Hara used Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine
10 years for indigestion, bad colds and tired
feelings. One dealer said me Zeilin's saying
it was the same, but I will not be fooled
again.
AT GRAHAM'S:
Car load extra nice Kentucky driving and
saddle Horses.
Native Red Rust Proof Oats.
Carriages, Buggies, Wagons and Harness.
Sept 27
Cotton Seed Wanted.
Having severed my connection with the
Sumter Oil Mill Co., I am now prepared to
pay the highest cash price for cotton seed at
the old C. S & N. depot. I am oho handling
meal and hulls. See me before selling or ex
changing your seed.
W. B. BOYLE.
Sept 15-tf
There Is No Shortage.
County Superintendent of Education Rem
bert informs us that it bas been found that
no shortage exlst3 in bis office. This fact
was discovered during the process of settle
ment between the Comptroller General aod
the County Treasurer, County Auditor and
other county officials. It was found that the
shortage was apparent, not real, and that all
of the money called for by the books of the
County Superintendent of Education is on
deposit to his credit in the haods cf County
Treasurer Scarborough. The apparent =bort
age was caused by ao error in one of the
reports last jear which made it appear that
there waa lees money to the credit of County
Supt. of Education by nearly $1,100 than
there really was. As soon as this error was
detected it was seen that the books of the
County Superintendent were correct.
Mr. Remo?rt is naturally very much grati
fied to find that there is no shortage and that
his books are correct, and he is now prepared
to pay all school checks from school districts
that have money to their credit
The attention of the foreman of the Grand
Jury has been cailed to the fact tbat the ap
parent shortage has been explained by tbe
detection of the error in the report.
Court Proceedings,
The following civil cases have been dis
posed of:
Kolb va. Jones. Verdict for plaintiff
Kolb v3. Rich. Verdict for plaintiff.
Brown vs. Murray. Verdict for defendant.
A. B Stucaey. Admn. vs. Atlantic Coast
Line. Verdict for plaintiff, $15,000. Ver
dict set aside by Judge Klugh and amount
fixed at $5,090.
Jno. B. Ricbardsoo et al vs Washington
Strong and E. W. Moise. Verdict for plain
tiff.
W. B. Boyle vs. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.
Co. of S. C. Verdict for plaintiff.
The First National Bank of Sumter. S. C ,
vs. P P. Gaillard. Consent ver ici for
plaintiff.
Tho Compress at Work
The compres? began work Thursday and
200 baies were compressed for export on the
trial run. Everything started off smoothly
and the machinery ive-s perfect sat-isiaeiion.
Today 350 or more baies will oz compressed
and from now until the close of the season
the big press will be kept busy.
FASHIONABLE MILLINERY.
I have just filled ic my stock with a com
plete line of
Fall and Winter Mil
linery.
The latest novelties in shapes and trimming,
aaa the newest effects ou St eet Hats. *
Weean famish a stylish bit at the lowest
price, and guarantee our work to be neat and
up-to-date in every respect
have a Northern trimmer who bas been
working in large cities for ye*r3 Since our
j opening we have been so busy that it keeps ^
! four haods busy wah the work all the time.
Call in and see us, and you cannot fail to^"""
be pleased out of our large assortment of
i tricDmed hats, and complete stock of goods.
Yours truly,
Mrs. L. Atkinson*
Oct 18 SUMTER, S. C. (
The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
By T. V. Walsh, Esq, Probate Judge.
WHEREAS, RUFUS C. WACTOR, Ja ,
made suit to me to grant bim Letters of
Administration of the Estate of and effects of
MES. MARGARET D WACTOR, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors of
tbe said Mrs. Margaret D. Wactor, deceased,
that they be and appear before me in
the Court of Probate, to be held at Sum
ter C. H., on November 1st, 1899, next, after
publication thereof, at il o'clock in the fore
noon, to show cause, if any tbey have, why
the said Administration should not be grant
ed.
Given under mv hand this 38th day of Oc
tober, A. D. 1899.
THOS. Y. WALSH,
Judge of Probate.
Oct 18- 21
Walsh's
Shoe Store
Again in 1 -'full blast,"
NEW SHOES ARRIVING EVERY
WEEK FROM HEADQUARTERS
Ail shoes that were on shelves .
August 1st sold regardless of
what they cost
Walsh's Shoe Store
Under City Clock.
Sep 27-v
NOTICE TO TAXfAY T '
UFFICE OF
COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER COUNTY, j
SUMTER, S. C., Sept. 29, 18S9. <
'VJ'OTICE is hereby gives that I will be in
my office in the County Court House
at Sumter from October 15th to December
31st, 1899, inclusive, for the collection of
taxes for the fiscal year 1899. The levy is as
follows :
For State purposes, 5 mills.
For County purposes, 3i miils.
For School purposes, 3 mii 3.
Total evy, 11$ mills.
Also the following special school levies :
School District No. 1, 2 mills.
. School District No 16, 2 milla.
School District No. 18, 2 mills.
School District No 2>J, 3 mills.
Mt. Clio, 2 mills.
Concord, 2 mills.
Privateer, 2 mills.
No. 5, 1 mill.
No. 17, 1 mill.
Commutation Road Tax for 1900 is also *
payable at the same time.
H. L SCARBOROUGH,
Oct 4 Treasurer Sumter Co.
Claremont Loto Ho. 64, A. F. M.
THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU
NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No.
64, A. F. M.. will be held .on Thursday
Evening, Noven;her 16, at 7$p. m. Brethren
will take due notice and govern themselves
accordingly
B. J. RH AME, W. M.
Attest-H. C. MOSES Sec.
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^ Dizziness, Nervousness, that dragging?
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