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3THE SUSSTSi; WATCHMAN. F.stabiished April. 1S50. 'kBe Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Airns't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOCTHKON, Established Jone i S*.G Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C., WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 24,1900. Sew Series-Yo!. XIX. No. 26 Published Srery "Wednesday, l>?. C3-. O^teeiij SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : ?1.50 per annum-in advance. ADVKETISSMSST: One Square first insertion.$1 00 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged foras ad versements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will Jbe charged for. The General Assembly. A Day of Much Debate in the House of Representa? tives. Colombia, Jan 16-The house to? day adopted the resolation under which the people can, at tbe next general e'ection, vote on the ques? tion of "-holding biennial sessions of the general assembly Under the constitution it require a two thirds vote of all the members elected, not only of those voting, to carry through such a resolution, and on the final passage of the resolution today the necessary 83 votes were secured It is a rare thing to have such a large vote and the wonder is that 115 members happened to be present to vote today Immediately following this vote a resolution was taken to submit to the people a constitutional amendment looking io the election of the mern bers of the house for four, instead of two, years Although 70 members voted for this resolution, it needed 83 to be adopted and, therefore, failed. There was a great deal of discus? sion over a bil! which aimed to pro? hibit the use of convicts on private farms The debate took all sorts of twists and tums, and it was finally voted that the preference is to be given counties wanting the convict? to use them oo the public highways or for public work * The penitentiary is to be paid $4 per month net for each of the convicts taken for work OD the public works of the counties. There was quite an outburst of enthusiasm in favor of the improve? ment of the public roads Final arrangements were made for the memorial exercises io. honor of the late Gov Elierbe Tb.e following new biils were in? troduced by Mr Moses : To allow a discount to taxpaye'8 who pay their taxes soon after the opening of the books ? petition from former Railroad Commissioner II R Thomas to pro? vide for an investigation of the workings of the railroad commission. Referred to the railroad committee The Senate today had its first real debate OD pending measures The debate generally was cu legal sub? jects and was eDgaged in principally by the lawyers io the body The committee OD privileges and election? reported a concurrent resolution, which was adopted, that tbe two houses meet OD February 2 for the purpose of electiog the follow ing officers : Three directors of the Pen"teotiaay. for the term of two years and ooe to fiiU an expired tere ; seven members of the board of trustees of the South Carolina College, for six years; seven members of the Winthrop board, for six years: four members of board of visitors of the Citadel, for six years, who shall be graduates of the Academy ; two trustees of the Colored College at Oraogeburg ; one member of the State board of control, for five years; this election is for a successor of Mr Ha8e?don whose term expires; three trustees of Clemson College, for four years, one tofiil the vacancy caused by the death of Governor Elierbe The committee reported unfavora bly on a bill to appoint a commission to report annually as to the condition of educational institutions Senator W. A. Brown's compulsory education bili had both a favorable and an unfavorable report It re quires parents to coojpel their cbildren to attend public schools for eight months. A majority favored the biil Senator Graydon put in a minority report, saying that he is op posed making the State the guardian of the people's children. The bill went on tbe calendar Senater Aldrich's bill lo amend the pension law, to include in Class B all soldiers who by reason of wounds re ceiv pa or disease contracted from exposure are in incapacitated from earning an income exceeding $250 per annum, was postponed after some debate.it b??ir:g understood that anoth er bid in conformity with the wishes of the Confederate Veterans would be introduced later The fertilizer trust investigating resolution was called for its third reading and was passed without op? position Tbe legit fraternity represented io j tho senate bad q::'e ar. esrenf discussion CV?T Mr GT taber's blii : r;o'jire cierss s'd registers to sa'?SP ; record certa.o oorteafres of re^l est; I The object of the bill is to root clerks upnn the recording of a dtc ! of forr^iosure to write upon thc mar j "s?e judgment roll No-" The j as presented seemed to be quite amt I anus to maoy senators and cambers amendments were offered, but m seemed satisfactory. Finally the was recommitted to ge: tbe phrsseolc straightened oat The bill to dispense with duplic receipts to county treasurers from State treasurer, for moneys received account of State taxes, pboj,jbate oo panies or any persons wbomsoev passed to a third reading. Tbs committee reported unfav j ably on Senator Graydon's uoifo registery law. Tbe bill was fully argued by i lawyers and was fioally defeated. Tbe following new bills were int doced j Mr Sarratt : Changing the cour j government law with reference to I ? drainage of pablio roads. Mr. Sheppard : Proposing an amer meet to the constitution providing : I biennial sessions of the legislature. j Colombia, Jan 17.-The House I i day did considerable work, aithou there was much debate j Mr Wharton's bill providing i j ?he popular election of dispense ? was defeated. j Mr Verner made a hard fight and i good one for his bill against lier i but the measure was again defeate Mr Wilson's bill to provide for tl erection of monuments to the soldie at Chickamauga, although it involv j an expenditure of $10,000, if j much be requisite, was given i ! second reading without a word inquiry or debate. Mr Bacot tried to get through bili allowing the running of trains < Sundays for the accommodation passengers who wanted to go camp meeting on Sunday, but R Prince's opposition defeated tl measure The bill cediDg certain rights ( Sullivan's Island to the Governmei was passed te its third reading ar the bili relative to the barber coi missioners or Charleston wei through with a few amendment Several bills have been pending 1 provide for o e instead of thr* county supervisors of registratioi but largely on the representations < Mr Moses the measure was killed t< day Quite a number of new measure were introduced today, among the: being a resolution of Mr Evans t inquire into the lease or ownership ( the South Caralina and Georgia Roa by the Southern Mr L Mauldin was cot saliefie with his convict labor biil as am?ne ed At his instance the bill wa recommitted, by a vote of 43 to 3f 60 as to allow other amendments i committee TBE SENATE The senate's morning session wa devoted to the consideration of tb wide tire bill introduced by Senato Mauldin, which came over from th last session. There was a vivorou fight on the measure but it wa finally passed by a note of 21 to 12 almost two thirds. The debate was vigorous and intel esting and was participated io b; quite a number of the senators. A times there was a crowd in the gal leries and outside the senate chambe proper listening to the argument oi each side The senate met at ll o'clock ant the only thing considered was th< wide tire bill, the session lasting nearly four hours, and a night ses sion being necessary for the passage of second reading bills. The biil as it passsed is as fol lows : Whereas the use over tba pub'it highways of toe State of the narrow tire wagons now in general use n injurious to sa:d highways and againsi i the pu: lie welfare ; th?refore. Be it enacted by the general assem? bly of the Stare cf South Candir? : Section 1. That after January ls*, I?KH, V .'hal! bs unlawful for any p-'irs'?n or persons, firm or coir-oration, to -ci) or otherwise disp'ee o? for use U'OTi th" highway* rr purdio "(?ads io * his S ate, any wagon raving less width of tires tfaiu below specified. v:z : On ali wagons having tUudard i'on or ht-e! fixit?, net exr*ecdi"g one and torc? eighths iochr-s tubular ax'es net j exceeding ore and seven-eighth- inches, j or thimble-ke:n axles Dot exceeding j two nod one eighth i'.ches, t&c width of ;'!.!! rir.s !-ha?i not lt- less ttrir. two j inches ; OR all waiora having standard j iron or steel ax es exceeding o:.e aoo three c'gh?hs in :bcs. but n'>* exceeding ? ono a*:d five-eighths '.nchts, tubular [ axles exe edicg one ao'i sereu eighths laches, but not exec* ding two and one ?eigh'h inch e, or thimble skein axles I exceeding tw .- and three eighths indies, i but not exceeding two and three-fourths ! inches, the widtn of tires shall not be I less than tbree and one half ioobes I On all wagoLs having standard iron or steel axles rxceeding one and eighths inches, but oct exceeding inches, tubular as?es exoecding ??nd on?1 eighth ioche?, bat not exe tog two and five eighths inches thimbie-skein axle? exceeding two three fourths inche?, but not exceei three and one fourtb inches, the w of tired shall be not less thao inches. On ali wagons baviog st! ard iron or steel axles exee.ediog inches, tubular axles exceeding and five-eighths inches, of thica skein axles exceeding three and i fourth inches, the width of tires 6 be not less than four and one-half ii es Seo 2 That from and after the sage of this act aod until Jan 1st, li any person who produces a certificat tbe township board of assessors, ( majority of them, to the effect that s person owns and habitually use: least one road vehicle with tires not. than four inches in width, shall exempt from road duty and from paymed of a commutation road t; Provided, That the provisions of sect ico shall not apply to log cart log wagons Seo 3 That after Jan 1st, 1904, shalt be uniawfal for any person persons to use upoo the public highw of this State, or any part thereof, ? wagon having tires of less width tl specified in section 1 of this a< Provided, That the provisions of t act ?hall not apply to pleasure vehic! I nor to the use of parts of the pul highways by any person or persons transporting any crops or products fr one part to another of their premisi Provided, further. That all wagons D io use, or that may be in use Jan 1 1904, of less width than above des nated may be u?ed until worn cut. Sec 4 That the violation of any thc provisions xof this act snail deemed, and is hereby declared, to b misdemeanor, aod tbe offender, up ooovictioo, shall be punished by a f of not less than ?5 or not more ?15, by imprisoomeot for not more tbao days. Sec 5. That it shall be the duty all county supervisors and members county boards of commissioners to i that the provisions of this aot are prc erly enforced, aod to prosecute violations thereof. Columbia, Jan 18.-The house tod decided to meet on Monday at coo after adjourning today for tbe L birthday recess. Mr Johnson's biil proposing a rede tion in the passenger rates was defeat after a sharp skirmish Quire a number of new bills we offered today and the Caieodar ?3 gro< iog to large proportions Among the number were the folio win Mr Wilson : To require the Stat wheo land is forfeited to it for thc no payment of taxes, to pay to the couo aod eoboci districts io which the san is located aoy taxes doe them oo su< laod. Mr Nettles : To require each magi trate io this State to eoter into a bo; io the sum of ?200 for the faithfi discharge of his duties. Presideot Pro Tem Sheppard presi ed wheo tbe senate assembled th morning, io the absence of Lieotenai Governor Scarborough The committee oo education report?e without recommendation, oo Senate Graydoo's dispensary bill. This meal ure carries out pretty mooh the goi eroor's ideas, as advanced io bis mei sage, aod the biil is general y accepte as the "administration bill." *No third reading bill was considere except ooo relating to magistrates i Dorchester County, with amendment affecting several counties as to th number of magistrates io each. Tb bill was passed aod sent to the house The bill to allow snits to be brough for damage oo fire iosuraoce polioie without first eoteriog ioto arbitratioi was made a special order for Dex Wedoesday The unfavorable report on the joio resolution to appoiot a committee ti examine ioto tbe conditions of varioui State institution'' of learning wai adopted and the bill was rejected. The biil in reference to the drain age of public roads was about tc develop a debate on the good roads question, but owing to the introduc I tion of a number cf amendments, which are to be printed, considera tion wa? postponed untii Monday. The bill relating to examination ol j accounts of State treasurer, comp ^i troller general and commissioner ol j sinking fund was passed to a third reading. I Tho bill to provide for tho comple j tion of the .State house was made a j special order for Tuesday evening j Senator W A Brown's bill to re ; quire; all parents or guardians to : compel their children or wards to j attend public school for eight month.-' j was made a special order for Tues ! uav. jj gi is f-aid that $2'J?,??0 has been offered to the presidente?! c-.nip-iigr? managers if President McKinley v-ili open the campaign by a speech before I tho American Club of Pittsburg. Presideot McKinley will surely not refuse a speech at so magnificent a prioe. TO FIGHT THE TOBACCO TRUST. Preliminary Convention of North Carolina Growers. Raleigh, N. C Jan 18-The to? bacco growers of North Carolina met here yesterday in State convention, for the purpose of formulating some definite and feasible plan for fighting the American Tobacco company. After discussing the various plans suggested, the convention this morn? ing adopted a contract whereby they are not to sell the American Tobacco company a pound o? their tobacco for the next five years The contract in part is as follows : ? "We agree to enter into a con tract with J. F Jordan and his asso? ciates to sel! to them our tobacco raised during the next five years at an advance of not less than 15 per cent, over the prices of the same grade of tobacco during the last five ? years, sajd prices to be fixed by a j commission, a majority of whom j sbail represent the seller "We further agree to take stock with said Jordan and his associates, in a corporation which 6hail be form? ed for the purpose of manipulating and disposing of said tobacco If we make default in this agreement in any particular we agree to forfeit to said corporation the said stock so taken "And we further recommend for our mutual benefit that the farmers of North Carolina reduce their crop at least 25 per cent below the past year's production We invite the cooperation of Virginia South Carolina and other sections which grow bright tobacco." This is merely a preliminary agree? ment between the convention and the capitalists who are backing the fight against the American To? bacco company. The contract will be submitted to individual farmers for approval When 90 per cent of them have agreed to it another State convention will be held The final contract then adopted will also be referred back to the individual farmer for his approval. If signed by 90 per cent of them it will be binding and become operative at ODce Ail the 30 piincipal tobacco grow lng counties of the State were represented by delegates in this con? vention and a number of representa? tives were here from Virginia An effort in being made to arrange a joiut convention of North Carolina and Virginia tobacco men with a view to securing the cooperation of ail i tobacco growers in the two States To Occupy Another Island. Manila, Jan 17, 7 05 p m.-Col Kobbe with the Forty Eighth infant? ry, sailed on board the transport Hancock today with gunboats escort ing The object of the force is prob? ably the important islands of Samar and Leyte, which the insurgents hold. The American blockade and the levies of the Tagai army have caused great suffering among the peopie and hundreds of persons are in ao almost starving condition The Tagal general. Mauricio, re cently landed at Negros from the Island of Panay, aod requested a conference with Col Byrne He proposed that the insurgents be let alone and permitted to wear side arms and uniforms in the towns until the war in Luzon was ended, when they would surrender Col Byrne refused to agree to this, however, and said they would be considered as bandits and shot if they were found armed Col Byrne surprised the in? surgent camp the same night and scattered the Filipinos, killing 30 of them, including a general Another Investigation. It was stated last Wednesday even ing that Representative George Evans of EJgi-field proposes to introduce a joint resolution in the general as? sembly iooking to an investigation of the right of the Southern railway to .ease tho South Caroiina and Georgia railroad lt is alleged that between Erlgefieid and Augusta the systems come under the provision as to competing lines, und th?t since the lease by the Southern freight rates between Edge field and Augusta have greatly in creased. Gov Rollins, of New Hampshire, says : " There is two much attention p?id to amusement in the church ; too many candy pullings and too little straightforward gospel preach? ed There are two many endeavor? ers and toe? little endeavor among the young people. We must combat materialism, and this can best be done by using the straight old-fash? ioned gospel. " ! Shot Out Oki Feud in Centre of Crowd. j THREE MEN KILLED AND TWO WOUNDED IN KENTUCKEY Frankfort, Ky, JaD 16 -Ex Con? gressman David G Colson shot and killed Ethelburt Scott, Luther Dem aree and Charles Julian and slightly wounded James Golden ic the Capital botei today. The killing was a result of a renewal of a feud between Colson and Scott, which grew up between them while io the army last year. Scott and Demaree died almost in? stantly. Julian was thought to be only eligbtly wounded but died at 1 55 p. a from shock and loss of blood, making the third death. Harry McEweog of Louisville also was hit by stray bullets, but not seriously wounded. All bot Scott were bystanders and were shot by accident Colson was shot in the arm, bot not seriously hurt. After the shooting he went to the residence of Chief of Police Williams nearby and gave him? self up. Later a warrant was sworn out by Clint Fogg, who witnessed the killing. Fogg says Colson shot first Tbe kiiling occurred io the lobby of the Capital hotel, which was densely packed with people who are here atteodicg the trial of tbe contests before tbe legislature. Persons who were io the hotel when the tragedy occurred say fully 20 shots were fired. Scott, who was first kilied, was a nepoew of ex-Governor Bradley Demaree was assistant postmaster at Sbeibyville and a prominent Republi? can politician. Julian wa? one of tbe wealthiest farmers io this county and belonged to an old Keotaoky fancily. The trouble between Scott and Colson, which began in the army last year, resulted in Colson being eb ot by Scott and it has been predicted since that ooe or both would be killed sbouid they meet, as they did today. Col Colson is in a highly nervous state, resulting from excitement attend iog the tragedy, and as be bas never fully recovered from a stroke of paral? ysis sustained last year, bis friends are greatly ooncerned over his condition WHEN THE FEUD BEGAN. Col. Colson, who killed Scott, and who is charged with tbe killing of boih Demaree and Juliar, and with shooting Golden, has long been a prominent figure io Kentucky politics. He served two term.? io coogre6?? arad declined a nomination at the bands of the repnbli can party of the El^vsot? district, in 1898 io order to accept the colonelcy of the Fourth Kentucky regiment in the Spanish war. Scott was a lieutenant and Golden was captain of a cavalry troop in Colson's regiment and the trouble which led to the tragedy today began then. A feud sprang up between Colson and Scott while the troops were io camp in Aonistoo, Ala , and in it is said by Colonel Colson's friends that Captain Golden was a warm partisan of Soott. This trouble culminated in the later shooting of Colson by Scott after the regiment was mustered out Serious charges and oounter charges were made at Wash? ington against each other as effioers Both Colson and Soott were regarded as dead game and both bad figured in shooting affrays before. Fifteen shots went hom? in today's tragedy. Wheo it is remembered that, so far as known only three revolvers played a part in tbe dual, it cao be seen that aim was for the most part accurate. Colson's ebots were trne. but this detracts nothing from the note! skill of Soott, because he emptied his revolver after several bullets bad lodged io bim. FLORENCE SCHOOL CASE. Florence, Jan 18 -Tbe Florence schooi case bas been decided Judge Klugb dismissed the petition for a writ of mandamus to issue nqairiog the Florence school board to show cause why they should oot be restrained from charging a supplementary fee of $2. and then decides teat ibo charging of j such supplementary fee is oot oootrary to the constitution Tho decree is lengthy, reviving thc casa in detail.- I State Drop in Soft Sugars. New Yoik, Jan 18-The Ameri? can Sugar Refining company today announced a reduction of five points on soft sugar No 2 and Nos 7 to ll inclusive, in any quality. The re duction hold indefinitely. WORKING FOR FREE DELIVERY What Congressing Stokes ia Doing to Improve Postal Service. Washiogtoo, Jan IS -Representa? tive Stokes, believes in equalizing the postal system. He is bard at work on a bill extending free delivery of mail to towns of over -3,000 population. While he thinks that this is oot doing fall justice to the small towos, it is something io the right direction He says that the rural delivery service is expaodiog beyond the expec? tation of its most enthusiastic friends. He looks for at least ?150,000 increase to be iociuded io the urgeooy deficiency biil for the purpose of extendiog the service between now and the end of the fiscai year. The Famine in India. i Calcutta, Jan 19 -The council to? day considered the famine situation. I The official estimates show the cost to the government of the relief works, etc, lo the end of March will be 40,000,000 rupees Abonl i 22,000,000 persons are now affected in British territory and about 27,000, 000 in the native States. The viceroy, Lord Curzon of Ked leston. said that the famine area had expanded, surpassing the wor3t fears and they were now facing a cattie, water and food scarcity of a terrible character. About 3,250,000 persons, he continued, were already receiving relief While in 1897 the word shared In? dia's sorrow and contributed hundreds of thousands of pounds towards the re? lief fund the viceroy pointed out, India now would have a struggle alone, for the thoughts of every Englishman ia the world were centred on South Africa. It woold be the duty of the government to pursue the task of saving millions of lives and it would spend its last rupee, if necessary to do 80. - ----?^^?- ^ Plague in Honolulu. Washington, Jan 19 -An official dispatch from Surgeon Carmichael of the marine hospital at Honolulu reports the existence of ao uneasy feeliog there, as the result of tbs ravages of tbe bubonic plague, wbiob io t-pite of the efiorts of thc Hawaiian authorities appears to be on tbe increase Dr Carmichael's dispatch is dated Jae 12, and is es follows : "Five ease* reported finca Jan 8 There have beeo 23 deaths from the plague since D?o 12. Un? easy feeling prevails '* Tbe Wasbingtoo correspondent cf the Atlanta Jouroal says : "A good natured rivalry has arisen b^tw^eo Congressmen Talbert aod Stokes, of South Carolina, as to whom belongs the honor of establishing tbe rural mail delivery. A great many South Caro iioa papers are giving Stokes credit for originating the scheme and pushing it to a finish. As a matter of fact they - both deserve credit, bat Talbert assist? ed in tbe original fight for rural deliv ery before Stokes came to ooogress. The situation is this : Io the 53d con? gress three southeastern members, Moses of Georgia. Williams of Missis? sippi, aod Talbert ot Sooth Carolina, originated the idea aod after a long de? bate socoeeded in getting an appropria? tion of ?20,000 to make tbe expsn meDt. This appropriation bas since beeo increased Stokes comes io later. He has prevailed upon tbe authorities to secure bids from star route cootract ors, beginoiog tbe 1st of July next, for de?iveriog mail along the regular routes where the parties will put up mail boxes at their own fxpaoee ; but these carriers do cot go out of their regular routes. The plan is a good ooe, however, as far as it goes." Wilmington. N C., Jan 19 -The almost unprecedented downpour of rain last night in the section con? tiguous to Wilmington considerably delayed trafnc today on the different railroads running into the city On the Yadkin division of the Atlantic Coast Liue all trains had to be annul? led ou account of washouts Tn the track, and trains on ihe Wilmington and Newbern division cf the same system were deiayed several hours for the same reason The Seaboard A ir Line was forced to transfer pas? sengers, maii and express, about 20 miles from Wilmington in order to reach the city today. The regular schedules on all roads wiil be resum? ed tomorrow BAKINC POWDER Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.