The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 18, 1899, Image 6
Political Talk Prom Wash
ington.
Washington, Oct. 16 -The Dew
ey fright of the McKin eyites is fast
reaching an acate stage. It is no
longer a secret that Senator Proctor is
grooming Dewey for the presidential
nomination, next year, and a state
ment made to Vermont friends that
"no man has ever yet refused to
accept the presidency." is significant
cf bis belief that be can count open
Dewey's acceptance, if he can show
Mm that be can be nominated Said
a prominent republican official :
.'Proctor's attitude must be highly
enjoyable to Tom Reed, whom he
forayed D 1896 As a reward for
betraying Reed at a tisae when
McKinley's nomination was ia doubt,
Proctor has been given the disposi
lion of more patronage under this
administration, than any one man,
excepting Hanna, of course, has
bad ; and now he is showing bis
gratitude.'7 Proctor's political
shrewdness is unquestioned, and if j
tjixe democrats can only carry Ohio,
be will get alt the assistance he
wishes in booming Dewey for the
republican" nomination next year.
^Nothing short of overwhelming re
publican success in Ohio, can give
;. Mr. McKinley a reasonable degree
of certainty that be wiil be reaomi
nated, and that seem doubtful in
<deed# at this time A Vermonter,
wno claims to know Senator Proctor's
plans, says he bas nc intention of j
bringing Dewey out as a candidate
crJess be is certain that be can be
nominated, that be is oniy preparing
things so tbat he can use him to
supplant Mr. McKinley, if ne thinks
it advisable to do so.
Coi Isaac Hiii, who bas been an
oficial of the house for many years,
says of the Ohio campaign, in which
be bas been participating : "The
democrats have the best chance they
bave bad in years to; carry this fall's
election in the buckeye state They
will poll the fail strength of the
party and capture many many votes
besides, while the disaffection among
. the republicans wiil keep several
thousand of them from the polls.
The McLean forces are thoroughly
united and are making the greatest
canvass ever conducted by the dem
ocrats in Ohio I am going back in
a few days to again take a hand in
the. campaign."
Admiral Scbiey'e response to a
committee from the Woman's Na
tiona! Industrial league, which called
on him to present a copy of a r solu
tion adopted by the league, asking
contributions from Industrial workers
to purchase a nome for him, was
worthy of tbe man andonis record
: He said : "While I feel deeply
touched by the d sir of your com
mittee, which the resolution brings
to my attention, and sincerely appre
ciate the purpose and wishes you so
kindly, suggest to me, I feel that I
ought to ask you to defer this matter
until the wants and needs of a coid
winter now coming on, have passed,
and its demands in the households oil
of some cf the great army of indus
trial workers have first been met
before any provision is made for me
"With expressions of deep gratitude
lo you, the matter is left to your cou
sideration "
Representative-elect Roberts of
Utah, now in the east, says the fight
against bim is largely political and
that be intends to stand up for bis (
rights ali the way through Re says
be was elected as a democrat, not as
a Mormon ; tnat prominent Mormons
were on tbe stump against bim, and
that be carried a number of non
Mormon voting districts He denies
that be esme east to avoid a warrant
issued for oim in Utah ; also that he
has ever violated the anti polygamy
law He expresses confidence that
be will serve bis full term in the
house The fight against Mr. Rob
erts promises to be one of the bit
terest ever made against any man's
retention of bis seat in either branch
of congress
There is no limit to the claims that
republicans are willing to make for
the administration, but there is a
limit to the imposition thai; cao be
practiced upon intelligent men. It
is simply ridiculous for the adminis
tration to claim credit, as it is now
doing, for the acceptance by Canada
of the temporary boundary line be
tween Alaska and Canada, which
was sometime ago agreed upon by
representatives of the United States
and England, when it is well known
that the Canadian government was
compelled to accept by the English
government - It is equally weil
known why. England has a trouble
some war on band with the Trans
vaal republic, io which it wishes the
morai support of the U S govern
ment, and as sort of bribe, it ordered
Canada to accept the temporary boun
dary Hue, which the Canadian premier
had declared he would fight rather
than accept Certainly there is noth
ing in that to entitle the administra
tion to any credit. While the ac
ceptance of the temporary bon nd ry
line is advantageous to Americans,
it is after all merely a postponement
of the dispute to some future time,
when Eogland has no war on its
bands.
The administration has announced
a strict neutrality in the war in Sooth
Africa, and. it would better live up
to that announcement, as there is a
powerful sentiment io this country,
especially among those of Irish and
Oferman descent against the attitude
of England in that war, and those
who entertain that sentiment, will
quickly resent any departure from
ueutraiity by this government.
Latham, Alexander & Co's
Annual.
We have received the twenty-sixth
edition of the annual pubhcatioo of
Latham, Alexander & Co , of New
York, entitled "Cotton Movement and
Fluctuations." This bas become a
standard reference book ic the oottoo
business. It is neatly boand in green
aod white, printed on heavy book paper.
The annual review of the cotton market
for the past season hy Messrs. Latham,
Alexander & Co., whioh occupies the
front pages of the book gives some
interesting facts and figures aboat this
crop :
"The year 1898-99 may be said to
bave been ac satisfactory alike to plan
ter and dealer. The crop was the
largest ever grown and the average
price was lower than any year eince
1844. The crop of 1896-1897 of only
8,757,964 bales brought $327,547,
, 854, while the crop of last year of
11.274,840 bales (or* 2 516,175 bales
more) only brought 322,009,430 or
! $5,538,424 lees. That is to say that
i planters of the South not only produced
? 2.516,876 bales of cotton iasi year
without compensation, but that crop
was sold for $5.538,424 less^ than the
,crop of 1896-97.
Messrs Latham & Alexander have
evidently concluded that it is a waste of
time to advise the farmer to plant less
cotton. They say "actions speak
. louder than words, and his actions
though proven by experience to be
against his o vu interests, demonstrate
that he is heedless of any and all advice
which e involves the curtailment of his
cotton crop." The highest price reach
ed in last year's crop W3S on August
22d, when June contract sold at 6 46,
and the lowest price touched was on
November 4th when November contract
sold at 4 98
Messrs, Latham, Alexander & Co.
speak encouragingly of the growth of
oottoo manufacturing in the South and
the influence which it will have upon
the business. They say "the industry
primarily belongs io the south by ali
the right and advantages of natural
laws, and we are pleased at the evident
appreciation in the south of ber incom
parable privilege aod inherent advan
tage. No less than 68 cotton mills
have been added during the last year
to the Hat of these previously establish*
ed io the south and those new mills will
operate io round numbers a miliion
spindles. The consumption of cotton
by the southern mills increased last
year 167,558 bales over the previous
year.
As to the oew crop, no predictions
are made io Sgures, but Messrs. La
tham, Alexander. & Co. declare that
from information gathered through
extensive correspondence throughout
the cotton growing states, they are
confidently persuaded that thia crop
will be materially smaller thaG that of
last year, and if this is so, "we do not
see how ii can fail to realize a decided
ly better average price/'
The Colombia Wins
in Decisive Style.
Shamrock Overwhelmingly
Vanquished in First Race.
New York, Oct. 16 -The cup whioh
the old sohooner America .won so com
mandingly against ali comers over the
oourse around the Isle of Wight ic
1851 and brought back across the seas
will probably remain here another year,
a defiance to the world. Ir a glorious
breeze over a wiodward to leeward
course of 30 miles, the Columbia scored
against Shamrock today in the first race
of the 1899 series for the trophy.
She bounded across the finish line fully
a mile and a half ahead of the challen
ger, defeating her by 10 minutes and
14 seconds, actual time, or 10 minutes
aud 8 seconds corrected time, after
allowing the six seconds handicap
which Columbia must concede to the
challenger oo account, of ber longer
water line. It was a decisive contest,
a magnificent race, magnificently sailed
and magnificently won. Opinion as to
the merits of the two boats bad been
somewhat divided as a result of the !
flukes during the past two weeks
Alhough tbe preponderance of expert
opinion never wavered in its loyalty to
the wonderful speed and ability of the
white flyer, oo nautical sharp expected
that the Shamrock would be so over
whelmingly vanquished as she was in
today's race. The Yankee boat out
generalled ber at tbe start, beat her
hopelessly in windward work to tbe
outer mark and gained 22 seconds in
tbe ron home before the wind.
There was a good, strong, 10 to 12
knot br cc z i, and it held throughout the
race. It la undoubtedly a bitter blow,
because the English hopes of lifting the
cup have never been higher since the
Thistle met the Volunteer io 1887.
Like the Shamrock she was decisively
defeated in the first hour's sailing
The regatta committee, as a result of
the showing made by Columbia today,
are convinced that the cup is safe
Blow high or iow, Columbia, ic is be
lieved by her manager. Mr. Iselin, caa
beat Shamrock. Sir Thomas, like the
true sportsman that be is, confessed
after t?e race that be had been fairly
beaten. He bad uo apologies io make
"SHOVING THE QUEER."
The Graceful Way Ia Which Conn
terfeiters Pass Their I'rodnet.
"Counterfeit money 'shovers' form
distinct class of criminals," said an old
federal officer. "They have nothing to
do with making the 'queer,' hut simply
put it in circulation. They go about
their work very systematically and re
duce the chalices of detection to a mini
mum.
"A woman shover, for example,
starts out :o unload on the big retail
stores. Her dress is quiet, but elegant,
and she has the surface appearance of
a refined lady. lu her hand is a pocket
book containing one bad bill and a
number of good ones. She goes into a
store, makes some trifling purchases,
tenders the counterfeit and pockets the
change. As she passes out she brush
es against a boy, who slips her anoth
er queer bill and then drops back a
few paces ia the crowd.
"In that way she makes the rounds,
and if she understands her business
she. can get rid of an astonishing num
ber of counterfeits in the course of a
few hours. If the bill she offers is de
tected on the spot, she never attempts
any argument. 'Dear me!' she ex
claims. 'I wonder if I have any more
of the horrid things" And thereupon
she empties her pocketbook on the
counter and asks the clerk to examine
the money and see whether it is ali
right.
"In 09 cases out of 100 that disarms
suspicion at once. If she happens to
be arrested, only one bill is found in
her possession, and there is nothing to
disprove her assertion that she receiv
ed it somewhere in change. Meanwhile
the boy' who carries the roll quietly
disappears. Often he sells newspapers
as a blind. 'Have a paper, miss?' he
will cry and hands Nthe shover a bill
under the folded sheet. Altogether
it is a highly skilled trade. The upper j
class shovers are very seldom caught." |
-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
A COLONY OF YONSONS.
Many of That Xaine In Business In a ;
Wisconsin Torrn.
"Up in the central part of Wiscon- !
sin," said a Chicago traveling man who j
had got tired talking about the trusts. !
"there is a town that is inhabited al
most exclusively by 'Yonsons.' The
name of the man who keeps the hotel
is Tonson,' the drug store on the cor
ner is owned by a man named 'Yon
son,' the proprietor of the establish
ment that uses our goods is a Mr.
'Yonson,' and I noticed when 1 was
riding up town from the station that
the grocer and the butcher were beth
'Yonsons.' I
" 'What's the matter here?' I said to
the bus driver. 'Haven't you any peo
ple in this town who don't belong to
the "Yonsor." family?'
" Tall Ay tank dare been von or I
two,' he replied.
" 'What's your nome?' I asked.
" 'Yonson,' he replied.
"I was about to make some further
inquiries as to the 'Yonson' family,
but at that moment we passed the pub
lic laundry, and. looking at tho square,
red sign above the door. I read:
"'Yip YOE son. Laundry.'
"Inside the Chinaman who owned
the concern was busy ironing and per
mitting his pigtail to ha g down his
back. I am almost convinced now
that some of those 'Yonsons' are j
frauds."-Chicago Times-Herald.
THE WILY BADGER.
Hovr He Rid Himself of a Plagne of
, t Vermin.
Tau! W. Henrich, the real estate
dealer, is also a student of entomology,
natural history and animals in gener
al. He lived down in Nebraska at one
time, where th'e badgers have taken
the place of the buffalo. One night
Mr. Henrich was explaining the pecul
iarities of the animal and stated by
way of introduction that a genuine
Nebraska badger was sharper than a
j politician.
! "They have several bright ways of
doing things." he began. "Perhaps I
need tell of but one to make their in
telligence plain. Now. if a badger has
vermin, do you know how he goes
about it to rid himself of them?"
' "Scratches 'em off," said the pro
prietor.
"No, sir; Mr. Badger isn't fool enough
for that. He just goes to some stream;
then he stands on the bank and reach
! es around with his mouth and pulls a
little tuft of hair out of his tail. Now
! listen closely. With that bunch of
? hair in his mouth he turns around and
backs slowly down into thc river. The
vermin naturally crawl to keep out of
the water and begin to wend their
way toward his neck, and as he dips
himself dowu cooper into the water
they hasten to his nose and then out
on to the bunch of hair which he holds
in his mouth. When Mr. Badger finds
that they are all out on that little tuft,
he opens his mouth and lets the cur
rent drift it down stream. Then he
crawls out on land again, shakes him
self and laughs, while he listens to
the vermin floating away, singing 'A
Life on the Ocean Wave.' "-Denver
Times.
Xot His Style.
"A musician out of work, are you?"
said the housekeeper. "Well, you'll
find a few cords in the woodshed. Sup
pose you favor me with an obligato."
"Pardon the pronunciation, madam,"
replied Peripatetic Padroosky, "but
Chopin is not popular with me."-Cath
olic Standard and Times.
The Opportunity.
"Bilkins got married rather suddenly,
didn't, he?"
"Yes. Somebody gave him a railroad
pass io New York good for two, and
be didn't want to waste it."-Cleveland
Plain I dealer.
When a man is missing, every one's
first impulse is to count thc wemen
left in town to see if oue is short.
Atchison Globe.
Arrest
disease by the timely use of
Tuttis Liver Pills, an old and
favorite remedy of increasing
popularity. Always cures
1 SICK HEADACHE,
sour stomach, malaria, indiges
tion, torpid liver, constipation
and all bilious diseases.
TUTT'S Liver PILLS
ATLANTIC COAST UNE
North-Eastern R. R. of S. C
CONDENSED SCHEDULE
TRAINS GOING SOUTH
Dated No. No. No.
Aol. 17, '99 35* 23 53*
a rn pm
Le Florence 3 25 7 45
Le Kingetres 8 55
Ar Lanes 4 33 9 13 po
Le Lanes 4 33 9 13 6 20
Ar Charleston 6 03 10 50 8 00
TRAINS GOING NORTE.
No. No. Nc.
78* 32* 52*
am pm am
Le Charleston 6 33 4 49 7 00 ,
Ar Lane? 8 03 6 14 8 32
Le Lane? 8 03 6 14
Le Kingstree 8 20
Ar Florence 9 20 7 20
am pm am
?Daily. jDaily except Sunday.
No. 52 rons through to Colombia via Cen
tral R. R. of S. C.
Trains Noa. 78 and 32 run via Wilson ano
Fayetteville-Short Line-and make clC3c
connection for al! points North.
Trains on C. & D R. R. leave Floreces
daily except Sunday 9 50 a rn, arr ve Darling
ton 10 15 am, Hartville 9 15 am, Cteraw
1130 a m. Wadesboro 2 25 pm. Leave
Florence daily except Sunday 7 55 p rn, ar
rive Darlington 8 20 p rn, Bennettsviile 9 17
0 m, Gibson 9 45 p m. Leave Florence
Sunday ody 9 30 nm. arrive Darlington
10 05 & m
Leave Gibson daily except Sunday G 00
a na, Bencettsvi e 7 00 a m, arrive Darling
ton 8 00 a rn, leave Darlington 8 50 a rn, ar
rive Florence 9 15 am. Leave Wadesboro
daily except Sunday 3 CO p m, Cberaw 4 45
p m, Hartsville 7 00 a m, Darlington G 29
pm, arrive Florence 7 p m. Leave Dar
lington Sunday only 8 50 a m, arrive Flor
ence 9 16am.
J. R. KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVINE,
Geo'l Manager. Gen'l Sap't
T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
H. M . EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent
Atlantic Coast Line.
WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND A?
GUSTA RAILROAD.
Condensed Schedule.
. Dated April 17, 1893.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
v3. 55 No. 25
p. ra.
Leave Wilmington *3 45
Leave Marion 6 34
Arrive Florence ^7 15
p. m. a. rc.
Leave Floreuca *7 45 *3 2c
Arrive Sumter 8 57 4 29
No. 52
Leave Sumter '8 57 *9 40
Arrive Colombia 30 20 11 00
- -
No. 52 runs through from Charleston vu
Central R. R, leaving Charleston 7 a.m.
Lanes 8 34 a m, Manning 9 09 a m
TRAINS GOING NORTH
No. 54 No. 53
&. m. p. m.
Lea 78 Columbia *6 40 *4 00
Arrive Sumter 8 05 5 13
No. 32
a. m. p m.
Leave Sumter 8 05 *6 06
Arrive Florence 9 20 7 20
a. m.
Leave Florence 9 50 .
Leave Marion 10 30
Arrive Wilmington 1 15
.Dailj. f Daily except Sunday.
No. 53 rons through to Charleston, S. C.
via Central R. R., arriving Mann.og 5 41 p
no, Lanes 6-17 p rn, Charleston 8.00 p m.
Trains on Conway Branch leave Chadoourc
5 35 pm, arrive Conway 7.40 p m, return
ing leave Conway 8 30 a m, arrive Chad
bourn ll 20 am, leave Chadbourn ll 50 a m,
arrive Hub 12 25 p m, returning eave Hob
3.00 pm, arrive Chadbourn 3.35 am, Daily
except Sunday.
J. R. KENLY, Gen'l Manager !
T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.*
R. Vf. EMERSON. Gen'l Pass Ageni.
STANDARD BRED STALLION
JVTodoc,
Will Stand the Season in Sumter
-AT
Boyle's Stables.
Chestnut Stallion, foaled May
18921; bred by5 Maj. Campbell
Brown, Ewell Stock Farm,
Tennessee.
"MODOC," sired by McKween.2.18J; Srst
dam Lady Radawa; registered in Vol.12,
American Stud Book. He is one of the finest
bred stallions in the eta te; bred for size
style, beauty and speed. He is of kind and
gentle disposition. A sure foal getter.
Another ear load
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3
plow stock
@
ut not all
Some niee
drivers anions: the horses
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Saater, S. C , Oct. 14, 1899.
c-jrn
Has moved his stock of
rdware, Stoves, Cut
lery, Crockery, &e*9
Into the large store next to First National
Bank, lately occupied by the Ducker &
Bultman Company
And is now better prepared with a larger stock tban ever, to supply the public
with everything in his lice. Especial attention is directed to the very large
line of
Stoves and Stove Fixtures,
Both cooking and beating, and also to our large lice of
CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, WINDOW GLASS, PAINTS, OILS,
Oar regular lines of Hardware/' Tools, Cutle-y, Guns, Ammunicioa, Harness,
Saddlery, Housefurnisbiog Goods, &c, will be found larger and more complete.
We also carry Engine and Mill Supplies. Remember, all our 6toves are
warranted. Call and see us. Very respectfully,
L. B. DURANT.
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