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?% SMut?imni m? Southron. "WSMKSDAY, JAN 17.1900 The Sumter Watcnman was lounaeo. io 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence j or both of the old papers, and is mani- j festiy the best advertising medium in iSaniter. j Ml m-.\ML tl ?UM I-WWII - lilli IM I ll j The request of the managers of the ! Sumter Tobacco Warehouse Company i that the City Couooil reoew the iease ! of the property aad expend $850 oo ! improvements is calculated to take away j the breath of the average taxpayer, j The city has leased the property here- j tofore for the comical som of ?1 per annum, aod if toe lease is renewed cu tbe same terms, tbe City Couooil will be doing all that could reasonably be expected to foster aod encourage the tobacco warehouse business. ? tobac? co warehouse is a business enterprise pure and simple, and, as such it must j be conducted. The City Council should DO: spend the pubiic funds te bolster up a weak business enterprise, and we have cot the remotest idea that the re? quest; of the Tobacco Warehouse Co., j will be granted. Taxpayers whose ap- j prehensions have been aroused may j calm themselves and worry no more cn tills score-'.be members of the council know their duty too weil and no ot-e realizes more fully than tbey that the city cannot afford to expend money io the manner proposed. The petition of Chief of Police Brad? ford, presented at the council meeting oo Wednesday Dight, for the purchase of a sufficient number of rifles to arm the police in case cf emergency, should be granted- The police are armed j with pistols and clairs ooly, and io case I of a serious riot they would be'handi- j capped and uoable to cope with a de- j termioed mob Rifles and aa adequate j supply of ammunition should be pro-j Tided to arm the entire police force of j the city, for if the need should ever j arise for the police to confront a mob, j rifles v;culd be wanted, and it would be difficult, ir not impossible, to secure them ia tho crisis The forethought and wisdom of Chief Bradford's re quest is apparent to any considerate mau. Sumter county has been exempted from the operation of tue county court law that passed the House of Representatives Friday We re gret that Sumter was exempted, fur, I nuder the law, the people of each conney have the right to decide, i in au election, whether a county j court shall or shall not be estab lished We are strongly inclined to the opinion that county courts, sup-j plementary to the preseut system, would be a great improvement and would give us prompt and morel efficient enforcement of rte laws Ii" the members d' the legislature cannot quench tbe?r thirst with beverages obtainable in Colum? bia and will be satisfied with pure water* ?hey can be sup? plied wita the purest and best water obtainable by applying to the Sumter. Water Company If free samo!*'*? were not in bad repute we wouhl suggest that the Superintend j ent ol the Sumter Water Company ! send the thirsty law makes a few barrai? of the Game Cock brand of i chemically pure Adam's ale Sumter ?A ?sot as "ewaersrer" as ! Borne other South Carolina towns, in ' that we have t-.o golf links, but wei now have a golf erick factory, which j is decidedly more praciicai and j profitable tfaaa a half doz-:) iir:ks _ j We du not ttad anything in Gov. ; Mc>We^o.eyrH message, <;fter two carelu! rcadings: i<? kick u;> a fuss abo;:' it i?> long, but it not radi? ca! : ar.d the suggestions made atc not cu?cc?ated eiir up strife nor io antag the members ai the Leg islatnre-they are merely suggestions -:?nd if the members ct ?i?'' Genera! As?vmUy should "io th:ir wisdom'' see ?tto disregard cr:ch and evt : v one of the srovernor'a recommenda tiona we h<tve no idea there would be a breach in thc cordial relations the governor seeks to preserve with all mankind. The message, while ".either epigramaiic nor forcible, is rather pleasant reading than other? wise, being filled with roseate optim? ism and kindly generality, turning, as it were, tbe bright side of the picture toward the public. Tbe mes sage may be a disappointment to those who iooked for a forcible and revolutionary document, filled with j demands for changes in old laws and j sngge&tious for new laws, but to those who did not look for such things tne message ie not a thorn in the flesh Gov M cSweeney is a capable executive, in so far as the enforcement of the laws and the painstaking discharge of the routine duties of his office are concerned, but he who expects him to inaugu j rate new systems, stir up strife, make euemies for himself or lead a determined and aggressive fight for any man or measure is preparing for himself a day of disappointment. Toe message is a pretty fair message, as far as messages go, and contaius a very excellent and comprehensive review of the reports of the heads of the several departments of the Slate government. Judge Buchanan gave that disagree? ing Spartauburg jary a bitter rasping and doubtless relieved his overcharged feelings for the time being, but the papers cf the State have taken up the mattsr and are pouring hoc shot into the judge for what they pronounce au urjudiciai and uocallcd for tirade from the beach. The Anderson Mail says : "Judge Buohanan's reprimand to the ? jury io the Meares case in Spartacburg last week ?for their failure to agree on a verdict was, in cur opinion, a gross ! outrage cn th? jury and unworthy of the dignity of the beech. Ar;d while | we know that Judge Buchanan is not a coward; his treatment of that jury came very near the border lice of being cowardly, for the jury could not resent the ?n6ult heaped upon them without being in contempt of court and in danger of imprisonment. * * * * Judge Buchanan may oct think so but his conduct on the bench did moro to cast reproach upon the courts thao a thousand such juries could do. Ail honor to each one of those jurors for their loyalty to their oaths aod their \ hooeet convictions.7' The York ville Enquirer concludes a criticism of Judge Buchanan's remark? able charge in these words : "According to the judge, then, j after ail, the oriucica: issu-.1 was cae cf j dollars and conic-aol that thc coca ty j should stacd ready to bankrupt itself j ic order to insure justice to its citizens : ! bul that jurors should only look to the cheapest way cut In its application to cur judiciary machinery foe idea is certainly new aud novel ; but perhaps, after ali, it is not altogether ioapplica ble to the especial case of Judge Buch? anan. From the reoord cc ba* made as a presiding judge on the bench and under the review of the supreme court, hundreds cf lawyers all over the stat? have long sioce come to the oooolusicn that bis place could be telter filled by booie one cf the best ?300 magistrates, aod in cur cpiaion it would be a capi tal idea if the next genet ai assembly would institute some kind of a change. We do not suggest, of course, the pro? motion of a ?300 magistrate; but we would like to see the substitution of a weli-cquipped lawyer who it? capable of properly filling the place." Telfer, Salt-Rheum and Eczema. The intense itening and smarting incident to these diseases, is instantly al laved by applying Chamberlain's Eye and ^kin Ointment. Many very bad cases have beet: penn une:ly cured by it. It is equally efficient fur itching piles and a favorite remedy for sore nipples, chapped bands, chilblains, frost bites and chronic sore eye?. 25ets per bys. For sale by Dr A. J. China. Dc2 30-o Dr. Cady's Condition Powders are j j.-: what a h?rse neads when in bad con? dition. Tonic, blood purifier an j vermifuge. They aro not food but medicine, and tne best in u.?e to put a horse tn prime condition. Price 25 cents per package. For sale by I>r A. J j China. Dec 30-o j There is no Place Like Home. ! Pawtucket, li. I , Jan 15 -The : twenty two weavers i m ported from . Gre ? vii io, S C , by agents of .he ! Lonsdale Company, to :ake the places i of erbose now out < strike nt Mill No : ?I, Ute i> -i go to TS <rk i iday. thc-agh thc : company expcctfcO-ihem t > do >> Tne i mors attended nr. -ti-.? OT the j strikers held yesterday afternoon and ??-?'/.??7 decided no- to ac- opt '-ark in j sties? of esistjcg cann it ?ot:-The ; strikers' cututaittee wr.a ?esr?uc:e~ to t.ke care oi thc ?> from Greenville ; until they should CD-i work ?:.*.- ;whers 8:2 bad secured em pi oy m :.i a; Natick and they left today. A number d:\si'; d tu return to Greenville and through the Lonsdale sti kcrs' comm itt . au attor? ney has boot; secured tc watt <>:\ th L ;Dsdaie Company ai:.i dem?sd t?at ?t keep thc agreement aileged to have j been made with the Southerners, to i provide them transportation to their j bornes providing they were not. satisfied to go to work upon their arrival. Homicides in the State. The Record of the Past Year as Written in Crime. The State, January 3. No more ^eo erally interesting ioformatioo couid be niven than tnat contained io a compilation of figures from the annual reports of the solicitors' in the several circuits showing the number of men siaiu by their follow meo during the past year in South Carolina, to what extent :he stayers have been punished aod bow, and showing the number cf case? for viola tion ot the dispensary law and what became of those cases. As to the cases of murder the figures show 221 oases, to which must be added 6 casss of prosecution for manslaughter only-in the third circuit -making a total of 227. All six of thc manslaughter cases resulted in conviction There were 97 convictions for murder and 83 acquittais, the others beiog disposed of by "co biiib" abd j dismissal of the cases. A search of j the records as to the disposition or the I cases shows only S death penalties and | 29 life sentences. Toe other sentences j were only terms sentences It U ? proper (o state ?hat tbs report from the ! fifth oircuit does cot s^a'e thc i-entet.ccs ; imposed. Eight convictions w-sre bad f and no doubt there was a doa;h s:-n- j tence or a sentence or two fer life. There were 7 legal prosecutions for j the crime of rape-ene in Beaufort, i j in Hamptco, 2 i:i Clarenden and i ia ; York, iu which life sentences resulted, j Darliogtcn county had two legal exeeu- ? tioos fer the crime ol rate to bur everlasting credit. The statements by- circuits of the i homicide cases is as fallow?, exclusive j of the six manslaughter cases referred j to : Con- Acquit Total, viction.-. tais, j First circuit. 59 23 10 Second circuit, 40 14 19 ? Third circuit, 18 8 81 Fourth circuit, 16 ll 5 Fifth circuit, 18 8 10 Sixth circuit. 14 9 5 Seventh circuit, 3(5 20 12 Eighth circuit, 20 4 14 Total, 221 97 S3 Lieut. Victor Biae Receives the Meda!. New York, Jan. 13 -Lieut. Victor j Blue, of the United Stales navy, was honored today on board the battleship j Massachusetts at the navy yard by the women of South Carolina, the lieutenant's native State, for his he? roic work on iand and water during the war with Spain. Ex Gov Hugh S Thompson of South Carolina pre j sented the lieutenant with a gold j medal, one side of which bore the ; inscription : "Exploraior Forti6sirous in Pouto Sylvisque Floruit," and on the reverse side the words : *:The Women of South Carolina to Lieut Victor Blue in High appreciation of Hie Courage, Enterprise and Dis tinguished Services in the Santiago Campaign, 1898 " Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is the best medi? cine for sore throat iaryngiti?, quinsy or tocsiiiti?. E'ery drop of it soothes and heals A twenty-fire cent bottle of this wonderful remedy will cure a cough or cold io one dav. James H Carlisle Intends to Resign Spartanburg, Jan 13 -James H Carlisle, L. L D , who has been president of Wcfford college since 1875, wiii positively resign this position and retire from thc bead of this historic institute after June. 1900 Tois sesrion wiii be bis last Dr Carlisle has carefully considered the matter aud feels that this step is the j bert, an his duties are more confining to his advanced age. It. is not bis intension, however, to sever bis connec? tion with the college entirely, aod he will doubtless accept some chair after this session. Dr Carlisle has sign'.?ed (be board of trustees of hts intention. and tbe move is due to no friction or disagreetr'-'nt Dr Carlisie 03S been connected with Wc-fford coi'ewc since jS54 His first work was the filimg of tha chair ol ! mathematics What h?3 individuality J and character .'xou ability have ace o cu- j plisbed in :he education of hundreds o! ! mee of tho country is too well known ! to describe. Thc fact that he has di ii i* ir ely decided ?'; relinquish the control or thc insiiiUtion nf iear:?ic2 which f. i ! almost bair a cr?;?ury hr.s been quick? ened and enlivened sad broa?ht; out to iulley? ex:t:n: for good work <:::d results hy hts untiring hb-ws will hs received a* v- ry sud news by tb . pec?le o? t Ii - ::::':r\- S r.. . I :nuny oat s: de. i. ti o :?T.I7 consolation to u.* enveu rrom CASTOR i A For lu?anlo and Children. The Kind Yo? Have Always Bought Bears the V^* S?&/TZL-?? Signature of The Savage Civilized Censures Civilizers. Samoan Chief Malietoa Scath iogly Rebukes the Powers. London, JaD 12 -Malietoa Taous, io a letter to the Loddon Times publish? ed today, coclosiog copie? of the pro? tests ho addressed to the Uoittd States, Grear B.itain aod Gorinau-y against the Samoao treaties, characterizes the par*;i?ion of Samoa as a gros?* violation of thc treaties and as a crime against the law of natioos only equal to the dismemberment of Poland, Denmark and Franoe. He thinks that if it is for the great powers to promote wars and annexations to district thc minds of the people, The Hagua conference was the greatest farce of the century. The writer also asserts that the civiliza tion introduced by the great powers ia their annexations in the south eeas, Afrioa aod elsewhere is inferior to the primitive state of the countries stolen, leading to war through breach of ?ait? on the part of the governa?eot tfSciais and to decimating o? the peoples by coutagious ci^ea.-es and spirituous liquors. ..The missionaries who graced our ccuotry wi;h their holy, or unholy, presence introduced 5he same religious differences a^d barred;? against each other aa pertained at thc hour ia civi? lized Staten. Tn.: missionaries live lu palatial ooncrete bouses, with ail thc luxuries loeir countries can a?7>rd, and charge us /or Bi bies and prayer books onich, vre understand, arc sent as free offerings Malietoa Ta .us further charges tho mi^sioc.u?es with extracting ali the money possible tram them, io return r'or which they received OD ly a Bible, a prayer book or a "Pilgrim's Progress.'' Ho instances the Wesleyan mission r.rics with c.:iiec:i?g ?27,000 stcriirjg at a single meeting a:. Touga, adding : '.Ibo micsiocar:cs aroused a great spirit cf ?mulation, teliiug the natives th -it ?he largest givers would be tbe moat acccp'ablo ia the f-ight of God, tbu3 reversing tbe spirit of the widow's mite " Tte Samoan chief coooludes : "These fee thy Gods, 0, Israel " (Signed) Malietoa, Faalogoi&i. SaiL?a. ! - -- C. A. Snow & Co . P?tent Lawyers, oppo- ! site tbe United St-ites Patent Office, Washing toe, D. C., woo have ac'unl clteota in e.erv j c:ty and town of the United States and Cri?:ad?, report that never oefcre in their 25 J years practice has th? work of the Office been s.) w?ii up to d?te. They cintra ?bal p?ieD*s cm now be procured ia less than half the I tiree formerly rtquired. Nov 1-3m J - HIM - - i i Paper nereis, new paper novels at H G ?stees ? \)o' Spartet; ru rg. J a o lo.-Geo Wm Munro, of Union, S C., diea today at 4 p. m in Florida, where he had gone for h:s heaith A Strong Fortification. Fortify the body against disease by Tutt s Liver Pills, an abso? lute cure for sick headache, dys? pepsia, sour stomach, malaria, constipation, jaundice, bilious? ness and all kindred trouble?. "The Flywheel of Life7? Dr. Tutt; Your Liver Pills are the fly-wheel of life. I shall eve; be grateful for the accident that brought them to my notice. I icc! js if I had a new lease of life, }. Fairleigh, Platte Cannon, Coi. Tuft's Liver Pills ytjgk afir aflcjgejfc >2b ^?ija?sj?kjsSc 1 RELIEF CAME. 3 r 3 jS&@g&L Mr-?- E- c- COLYER F * MS^^T??- ?* Salubrity, Ga., Aug. j? ^ it?SS^ 8th' IS1)8, 'vrites: BeQ"^ ^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^ ?^?^c^J11 ^r^t^^ii^^ H ? * ^^H|ffly missed four monthsA jt v ^ Tw o bottles of Ben? ? edicts have entirely restored her health. L 2 The monthly periods have returned F fland arc now painless an?! regular.!? _ " > A Po-you sn tier from Painful. Irregular? :: 'i--"i Mori trna I Ion? Benedicta vt . hu eure.? many sa-Terlng women and ? wi:: care you In r?ie privacy of your~ . ?. .:!. . without the ::: ...-.-?ry <-t pliyst-a n Sk S ! fi* V LMO?ES HL?E BOOK nt fr-.- to nm-ad- -. In vs. A sam;.'?- '?. . ; .>! mthly" I.V-; 7 ? ulat ingl'ltts for in?*; In stamps. ^ \ ?:.:..??-.. Woman's Pepartment. New ?? ^Spencer Medicine Co.. Chattan* oga,Tenn.feL %-Sold bj Hughfion-Ligon Co STILL MOVING. I am handling consid arable quantities of HORSES AND MULES. have in C. Load Mules on 13th and C. Load Horses in the early part of the coming week. l?e MAKBY. Sumter, S. C., Jan. IT, 1900. One small 2nd hand Safe. Cabbage Plants grown m the open air. o? lep?ratioi The St??'? (.f South Carolin?-Sumter Coan tj-Office of Supervisors or Registration, j Sumter County, ?S'uru'.tr. t?. C , Fec-ruary j ?3?, 1899. I Notice is hereby ?iren that in accordance 1 I with sn Act ct the t?eoera? Assembly, ?nd in j ! conformity wtth the rfq'.j:r?-menrs of th? State ! | Constitution, the books for tho resistratioo I j of all ir pu! iy qa'ihft-d rc-fr*, a-d for the ? i issuing cf tr?nsters, ct;,, wi!! be opec ht tr<c ; j office Supervisons of Registration in the ! court boose, betT-Tf-r; the hours of 9 o'clock ! m.. aod 3 o'clock p. m., on the firsiiicn-j div of each month, until thirty dsys before ihe utz: ur-nert?? election, ?linors who shall become of age during that period of thirty d'iyn ebail b? er?t;tird to registration nf-fcre the books are c!o?ed, if otherwise qualified. Tbe requirements tor a qualified voter are j that the ?.pp?cant for registration shall be j ?hie to re*d and write correctly, or possess io his of/n name property to the ameuM of 1 tnree nundreu collars, upon which he pays j tases. E F BURROWS, ! T. D DuBOSE, ! J. M KNIGHT, j Supervisors of Registration Sumter Co. I M cb I" I Digests what you eat. r li artificial! y digest? the food an "taids Nature in strengthening and recon? structing the exhausted digestive or? gans. lt is the latest discovered di Test ant and tonic. 2so ether preparation i can approach it in efficiency. It in- : stantly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn. Flatulence, Soar Stomach, Nausea! I SickHeadache, Gastralgi a. Cramps, and all other results of imperfect digestion. \ Prepared by E. C. DcWltt A Co.. CbJcago Fors ile in Sumter by J S Ruzhsoo & Co STANBAED BRED STALLION ! JVIodoc Will Stand the Season in Sante? -AT Boyle's Stables, Chestnut Stallion, foaled May 1892; bred by] Maj. Campbell Brown, Ewell Stock Farm, Tennessee; "MODOC," e>red by S?cKween. 2.1S? ; firs iam Lady Radowa ; registered io Vol. 12 American Stud Bcok He is one of the fines; tired stallions in the r-tate: bred for size Style, beauty end speed He is of kind and gentle disposition. A foal upttpr ?>V:' . y.-:* ' ''>v:-:'"*. Ufr ; A-_- . K . ? : . . > ; -X?T^i* V ^ -T-' & . ....V' ' &f&rtt?&*& vi-"?- ; . tr.--r r' ??*ojS~ .. ? ? . ? : fm:-- y-^ ! i- : i ?< ? ; u s sored to l'an man v^hc ; ? tn>ureu, wheo ne sens bis uoe? disappearing ii? firtecs and stnnke. V.' e ein i?'.fjiv bav.? an v compassion .?n when \'< is so easy and ut such n small i-u'irty !,: pr?vido ? cai cst ^uol? 1A T v ii ?i ;- I; irr?ord i ?sur r - anec i1.;. ces t? yon but a srn-.'.l i-unt when v.c draw ir ?or an?i pive vou .?renr-!} ns sate as the B.?:;k ?M England ?. C, PHELPS CO j GenMnsurance Agents, Samter, S. 0. Mch 15-0 j State of South ?arolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER, j By T. V Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. I TX7HEREAS, WILLIAM FI. INGRAM j- ff u:;io- si* it to we to grant him Legers j o? Administration cf the Estate of ned effects ! of AGNES JANS CHANDLER, dc-c??S;d. i Tte?'-arc therefore to cite and ftdtnonish ail and singular 'he kindred ona creditors of the o:iid Agnes J-ins Ct^rd er, Ute cf said Count? ned Si*te, deceased, that the? !>= and appear before rae, in the Court of Prooate, to be beid at Sumter C H., on january 25'b. 1900, next, after publication thereor, at ll o'clock in the fore? noon, to show caus?, it' ACT they bare.- v?by the Sttid Administration should cot be grant? ed. Given under my hand this 10th day of January, A. D , 1900 THOS V. WALSH, Judge of Probate. Jan 10-2t Be Largest an? te Complete Establishment M Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS) Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite, Cac non Street, " CHARLESTON, S. C, .^ST" PorchHSP our make, which we gu?rante superior to any sold South, and thereby save money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16-o 50 Y EARS* V EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &C Anvone sending a sketch and description may quickly incertain cur opinion free whether an invention is probably patentabie. Communica? tions strictlv confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest aeency for securing patenta. Patents taken th rou sh Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in Ul? Scientific American, A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir? culation of any scientific journal. Terms, $3 a vear: four months, $L Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN & Co.361Broa,hra> New York Branch Office 625 F Stu. Washington. D. C. %TENTS ? Caveat?, arid Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat-? \tv.z business conduct** for MODERATE FEES. # >Oi,'P.OFncEisOppos;T?U. s. PATENrovnecj :.r.d wc caa secure rcttcnt ia less t;mc than ?hoscj Stud modci, drawing or photo., vrlth descrip-r ?tien. We advise, if patentable or not, free ofi ?charge. Our fee not cue till patent is secured. S A PAMPHLET, " How to Obtain Patents,*' with? ?cost of soiuc in the 17. S. a::d foreign countries^ |scat free. Address, S IC.?.SNOW&CO. .PP. PATENT OFFICE, WASHINGTON. D. C. ? )/vv%\vwi\vv\vv?^<vvvvvvv?vvvvvw0 FIRST S1TI0SAL BANK OF SUMTER, T A TE, ?' \ TY A STD COU S T V DE? POSITORY? SUMTER, S. C. .urn?..? and Prefix vdd?ucn?:! Li .r :]?rv $ 75.0CP CO ? CK 'heit :?. II o o ? .Mil : ? ?:ec-uon *i. -i : -....r>'y, ?175 i CO 0) Ti ir.j icis H Ge .TI I>ar.kinrx Bu^Hicfs. Sc i mi attention ..?-.Mi t:: coMectu ns. S i V \ XGS DEPA RT3IEST. Deposirs o! Si: and upwards received, In ?rest ? bowed RI the rite ot ; per cent, per nnum, w. agouti's. ?i . ;?. $5 >.!..: not exceed ?j? S3?-"*, payable q iwrter.lv, cn fi:?; dava of inuarv, April, JJIV .-.rid October. R M. WALLACE. L.S. CARS S, President. Oas bier.