Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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%\t Wt gm at 3m$$WL 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." - mnm ? ?#-<?.? -wm 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. .- mm -????- -? mm 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. 4 RELIEF CAME. J .3 JU 3 I ? HXy^Lr- ^Salubrity, Ga., Aug.^ ^nky^tf]^ Sib, 1S98, writes: Ben-gr . qjfflFaraSp^ edicts has certainly jj J ,ueen a Messing to )L j, s/( ^SVr&c niy sixteen yearC iMraWN^-ftll^. ,:'<' daughter. She*" rW '^oHl v;ns *n wretched r ir health und had J ? 9 ^iK;%j |py missed ourruonths j * Two bott 1 es of Ben w edicts have entirely restored her health.t ' The monthly periods have returned P * and are now painless and regular, lr 4 _ > ii h n Do you suffer from Painful, Irregular* <J or suppressed Menstruation? Benedicta | j has cured many suffering women and* ' will cure you in the privacy of your Jr Chome, without the necessity or physl- B jj clan's ex- k IL laminations 1 j% Tff*& Sf-^ffe f?ff !'^o t i lr NI*TT |S 3:1 Mi ^|LANmS I mine or- J/ 0R; ^FEMALE h <SS Y ^KGIMTOR * g thens them so that the monthly periods fe :1 may ix? regularan;! painless. iieadache, !T ^ Dizziness, Nervousness, that dragging? .^sensation and those terrible pains lnfc jthe beck, hips and abdomen quickly IT T| disappear. ? -vp Sold by all Druprists or vni post-paid fora A box of "Monthly" Regulating Pills toF Jjusein coiinectio:i. ts'.vitb each Nu tie |j LADIES BLUE BOOK sent t'roo to any ad- |L ? ? ? dress. A sample box >i "Monthly"Reg- 5s 3ulatlnprPills s nt for ldc. in stamps.a ^Address. Woman's Ih'partm.mt. New ip ji Spencer Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn. Mention this papa'. w jj - V^S ivold by Htghsou-Ligon Co.