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O Ci Ci WEDNESDAY, JAN 24.1900 The Sumter Watcnman was roundeo ia 1S50 aod the True Southron in I860. The Watchman and Southron now has the eornbio'eu circulation and influence of both cf thc old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sumter THE CLARK SCANDAL. The Senate committee 00 elections has resumed consideration of toe case of Senator Clark, of Montana, who is charged with having booght his way into the United States Senate. The facts that have been given the pnblic indicate either the most open bribery of the Mootana Legislature, or else the boldest game of bluff that < has ever been played in a political figbt. It seems that a lawyer of Botte, Montana, named Wellcome was the manager of Clark's campaign in the Montana Legislature. State Senator Whiteside, of Mootana, convinced that Wellcome was a Clark lobbyist, and present for the purpose of im? properly obtaining votes, set about ingratiating himself in his confidence. He succeeded, and ere long had promised his vote to Clark and agreed for $10,000 to aid Wellcome inf securing certain other votes Whiteside thereupon took into his confidence two other members of the Senate, informing them of the game he was playing against Wellcome He got these two senators to agree also to give their votes to Clark for $10,000 each Wellcome to deposit the $20,000 for the two votes in the hands of Whiteside as stakeholder, the money not to be paid over nntii the votes were delivered A member of the house was also found who agreed to vote for Clark for $5,000, and this som was also placed in . Whiteside'e hsnds as stakeholder. When Whiteside had first agreed to cooperate with Welicome for $10,000 he had received $5,000 on account. This, with the other sums which he held as stakeholder", aggregated $30, I ooo. It was at this stage of the game that Whiteside thought everything was ready for his coup before the Legislature, and so he arose in his piace, recited the facts which have already been gicen, denounced Weil come as the financial agent of Clark and as evidence of the truth of his story, sent up $30,000 in cash to the president of the Senate. A tremen- j dons sensation followed. jtfut if Whiteside's 6tcry ie true C'aik's agent had already fixed a ma? jority of the body and they were obliged to stand together As soon as the first shock of Whiteside's dis? closure was rallied from, the Clark contingent io the Senate turned the attack upon Whiteside, declaring that this $30,000 had not been re? ceived from the agent of Clark, but it h?d been furnished by Marcus Daly, the copper king-who was a bitter opponent of Clark-for the purpose of makicg th:s grandstand play before the Senate lu the hope of eliminating Clark from the seoatoriai race Ta*y then proceded to convict 'Whiteside of falsehood and expelled him from the body, leaving Clark ... master of the situation and proceed ing witn his election to the United Stales Senate. Though stunned by the miscarriage j of h?? tight, i.i the Se.iate, Whiteside 1 did not tamelly submit to the result reached in that bjdy, but carried the j casi iLto the courts i;i a motion to disbiii Welicome from practice This J opeu-^j the whole case and al! the test i u; J ny w;:;ch had been rejected in the tenate was brougat out in full j b?ioi': ihe supreme court. and White j side was sustained and Weiicome | disbarred The opponents of Clark have car? ried . h?\?i against him into the Uni; d Stated Senate, and testimony is now o:-ing taken before the corn ciittee on privileges and elections It is one of the mos: remarkable cases which have ever come before the public, and if the facts charged by Whiteside and sustained by the supreme court of Montana are satis? factorily proven before ihe L'nited States Senate, they should not hesi? tate to expel Senator Clark from that body.-Augusta Chronicle. .--^m- * ? ? - ?Wi Lewis Dennis, Salem, ind., says, "Kodol Dyspepsia Cure did me more good than any? thing I ever took, lt digests what you eat and eau sot help but core dyspepsia and stomach trouble3.-JSHugbaon & Co. WASHINGTON LETTER Washington, J;in 22 - Col Bry ; an's visit to Washington brought I about a general interchange of dem* j ocratic opinions, which resulted in showing, beyond question, that s ii ! ver, trusts and imperialism will be j the foremost issues in this year's ; campaign While willing to taik freely on most subjects. Col Bryan will nut express au opinion on where the democratic convention should be held, cr who should be the candidate for vice president. He 6aid of im peria?8m : "I am opposed to impe fiaiism. I am opposed to the per? manent retention of the Philippines I believe that this government should at once declare its intention to give independence to the Filipinos, ou the same terms that independence has been promised to tue Cubans. I am not opposed to all expansion Each proposed annexation should be set? tled oo its own merits. I have tried to distinguish between the peaceful extension of a republic and the change of a republic into an empire " Of his attitude toward trusts, Col Bryan said : "I propose that a Fed? eral license shall be required of every corporation organized in any ptate, before it is allowed to do business outside of that 6tate. While this license would permit a corportion, so far as the Federal government is concerned^ to do business outside of the state in which it is organized, it should net impair the right of any state to impose any restriction, even to the point of ?prohibition, as the | people deem necessary for their oro j tection The state and Federal rem- j edies should be concurrent. It would not be safe to take from the 6tate any power which it now has to protect its people from outside corporations, even though state protection is not complete, because if the state reme? dy were taken away, the people of I the state would be entirely helpless j in case the monopolies were able to exert a controlling influence over the action cf congress These remedies could be exerted without a constitu tional amendment Republican mischief makers, or rather would be mischief makers, were responsible for the sensational stories sent out from Washington, alleging that Col Bryan j and Chairman Jones bad quarreled j over what should be the policy of the | democratic party. There was abso | lutely no foundation for the stories | The two men are in perfect accord ? politically, and on the most friendly person;*"! terms While in Washing- \ ton, Col Bryan took farniiy dinner j with Senator Jones, and Senator j Jones was one of the party of promi? nent democrats who accompanied Col 3ryac to Baltimore Saturday night and listened to bis able speech on the j attitude of the democratic party to wards the public questions of the ! hour Now that the administration has declared for free trade wi:h Porto Rico, j and Repreeeotative payne, of New I York, bas introduced a bili, drawn ! under Mr McKinley's instructions j pro7iding therefor, ali of the wearers of the McKinley collar will have to fall io linc and support it, regardas-; of their recotds us protections This wili be; a bitter pill for many republicans, hut thnre is nothing in sight to iodicate that noy considerable number of them will have the sacd to vote agaicst the bill Already they are beginning to ?A?'U if (be McKinley programme | i?c??'ics free irade ?iib the Philip pines Representative Bill, of Texas, took j occasion^ while the pension appropria ! . ion bill, which was passed, was auder j discusi?n \'> the house, to give the imperialist., who are trying to make j it appear that any oppor-ent to toe Kar in the Philippines h trairor ti the j Usited States government, some sharp j raps hy quetiog the language of i Abraham Liticolrj, who was a member ; of th J house at the beginning of the Mexican war, and who aiic a - peech demanding informa!ion of the presi ; dent, al>ouk the le^?uu?ui: o? th^t war, j e .spared w;th whioh most ci the I speeches ma.le by deotcsrats agaiost thc ; Philippine war ar-.: extremely mild. Mr Norman E. ?.J ?ck, the Buffalo editor, who is now visiting Yvasbing ! ton, is credited with knowing New ! York politics thoroughly He says tb-it with tho exception o? a few cor? poration aod trust lawyeis, the party in that State is in line with Col i>ryen, and ezpressei the belief that the recent financial transactions o? the treasury department, have materially aided the democratic cause, and that the state will elect a democratic governor a?d presidential electors, next November. Tbe adiuioL?raiiou':- rather too pronounced sympathy wi:b G<?at Brit? ain's war oo the Boers, \s genios it into hot water. Senator Haie dec?an d io a speech in toe Senate, .'hat ht* bcheved Dine Americans ont cf ever? ten sympathized with the Boera in their struggle for liberty, and tbe senate adopted Seoator Allen's resolu? tion, asking why the state department refused recognition to a properly accredited representative of the Trans? vaal republic. And the trouble is just beginning. At a big meeting last night, at which there waa some scorching talk, which mast have made Mr McKinley squirm, if be read today's Washington papers, the principal speakers were Senators Hale, Ailen and Mason, and Representatives Bailey, De Armood, Sulzer, Lsotz, Limb, Champ Clark, and Gordon. August Plower. "It is a surprisiog fact," says Prof. Hou ton, "that in my travels in all parts of tbe world, for the last ten years, I have met more people having used Gresn's August Fiower tban any other remedy, for dyspepsia, de? ranged liver and stomach, and for constipa tioD. I fiod for ronri3ts aod salesmen, or for persons filliog office positions, where head? aches and general bad feelings from irregular habits exist, that Green's August Fiower is a grand remedy. It does not injare the system by frequent use, and is excellent for sour stomachs and indigestion." Sample bottles free at Dr A J China's. Sold bj criers in all civilized countries. 12-18 MACADAM ROADS. Tho Government Workmg With Clemson to Improve the Highways. Special to The State. Clemson College, Jan 19.-There was a large attendance at (he meeting of tbe Scientific Association last even? ing Colonel Newman introduced Mr Charles T Harrison, who is connected with the ''Office of Road Icquiry'' at Washington, as the speaker cf the evening. The speaker gave an outline of the history of read making io the United States, giving Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun credit for being the first champions of the cause of good roads built by the government. The first macadam road is South Carolina j buiir. iv iib government aid is now being ? pu? nown on the Calhoun estate Two j million doiiars has been spent in Ken- j tucky in the improvement of the | highways. Civilization and good roads '-. go hand iu hand. Very few farmers count the cost cf ! transportation, but it ta one of the j sources of great expense This is shows in the building of cotton mills j and io the location of large manufac- j turing enterprises. They are always placed near a rai'.raad to save the enormous expense of hauling the pro? ducts, as well as coal and raw material, i Some of the beet mill sites are left undeveloped because of the lack of good roads The first thing to be considered ts grads ; go round the htli or even | torough it rattier than over it It is | ocx'. to impossible to have a good road j without a good grade. Second in importance is the drainage, both surface and underground. One -ef the ebie.1 objects of tho macadam road is to serve as a roof to keep the bed dry. The road is no better than the foundation which is kept stroog by being kept dry. The firsr. idea of Macadam was to build roofs 07er the highways, but chis was decided impractical beoauss of the danger cf being crushed by snowfalls. Ciay absorbs ooe-fourth its bulk of water, j aud it is this presence or absence ot j moisture that makes the road bad or good. The clay roads would be greatly . improved by being rounded to the mid? dle acd kept drained. Many ot the macadam roads are inferior because of insufficient rollicg before the coating of stone is put down. Roiling is of prime importance This is the first agricultural station to use (he wide tire exclusively. Wide tires ;;re road makers not road breakers. The wide tire is used by compulsion in France, the width varyieg with the load to be supported. With the assigtauts of Mr Poats, many etereopneon views were exhibit? ed, chowing clearly bow thc work of road construction is carried on, iogeth* i or wi'h interesting views of celebrated ? roses, ancient and modern. .-??i? m --???.? -mm The Converted Infidel. Toledo, 0 , January 21.-Marshall j O' Wagon ner, the .nfidel wh?sj couver- ? siou to Chriftiani y was recently j announced, ha-; burned his magnificent, j library, consisting of writings of j io?dely. The ashes cf the books rest iu tho bottom of the iurcaee of Memo? rial United Brethrco Church of this city, to which he privately consigned them, ile threatened to destroy this collection porno time ago, hut delayed doing so un: i i the night ur Jan S With supreme satisfaction and a leeiicg that ho was doing God's will, thc aged lawvcr watched his precious volumes wither and crumble into a-hes tn thc furnace beat. Many of the volumes were exceed? ingly rare. There were a large number of manuscripts and first prints not to he found in aoy other library in America. Mr. Anderson's Speech. Fallowing is the ?tsJ. of the speech which wa* marje at iLe Jackson Dav banquet a: thc Morris Mondait night hy D B Anderson a:?d caused quite little florry at the tice it wa3 deliver cd : "Mr. Toastmaster and G?orienaeo : "'rho toast, 'Jeffersoo Still Survives, to whieii ? am called upon to respond is an inspiration of itself. "It would be a aseiess waste of time to multiply words tn an effort to demonstrate to this iutr-iligeot body of men here present, tonight that the prin? ciples promulgated and established and known the world over as Democratic principles, still survive. They lived long before we were born and will oontioue to live and survive iong after we and our children's children will have passed away, and been Gumbered among the things that are not. "But I take it for granted, if there ever was a doubt io any one's midd that the doctrine of Jefferson dees oot survire. that that doubt was forever expelled when the Chicago platform was adopted and that grand and magui Scent leader, William Jennings Bryan, was made our standard bearer. "What the Ten Commandments, which were delivered by God Almighty on Mount Sinai to Meses, were to the ehiidren of Israel, the Chicago . plat? form is. or ought to be, to the honest workiog people of America today. "We have 'listened to a great many speeches tonight, and what a ereat prophet each speaker has been ! Each one has told you beyond peradventure that Bryan will be our nest president, i and thai the Chicago platform will be J the policy that will regulate the affairs of this country Now, don't you know there is not a word of that which will prove to be so. Every ene knows, who knows at ail, that I am a crank about Bryan and the Chicago platform ; but why not call a spade a spade aud be honest in the expression of our opin? ions. "Bryan wiil not be elected president, and the Chicago platform will not be established as the 6xed policy of this country. And woy do I say so Be? cause organized capital and organized brains of the highest order are backed by a determioatioi that will outdo us With such opposition to contend with nothing short of revolution will bc ?bis to overthrow it. 'Tc is my humbie opinion that the Chicago platform wilt never be accepted and established in this foreigoiz?d America until the oppressed are willing tu write every word of that platform ic blood, and rbat means revolution, and revolution in this day and time is cailed aoarchv.-Toe Birmingham, A'a.. Daily News. Jun 13 I v;,.:-.\ let toe people who ?O'S-: fr?re rheumatism H-J(\ ici-.nc-i fcoow \t?~; Cham: borla!*? prtiM B.ilca relieved me after a num? ber cf ottier medicines end a d:?oter hid failed. It is the cest iimtser.t I t).?ve ever ki:0\vr. ol'-J A Do.lcff-n, A)?h?retre,.Ga. Thousands have beeo cured cf rheumatism by this rem: dy. One application re-iieves tte pain. Fer ?ale by L'r A J Cbinn. London, Jan 120.-John Ruskin died this morning ot icfiuenza, aged 81 years. Perfect Health. Keep the system in perfect or der by the occasional use of Tutts Liver Pills. They reg? ulate the bowels and produce A Vigorous Body. ?or sick headache, malaria, bil .isness, constipation and kin red diseases, an absolute cure JTT'S Liver PILLS sSk ?a afica?k A^r^ RELIEF CAI E. MRS. E. C. COLYER W of Salubrity, Ga., Aug. a? Sth, 1 SOS, writes: Ben- 5? edicta has certainly , been a blessing to fe. W ny sixteen year C old daughter. Shep' was in wretched er health und had | missed fourmontiis? Two bottles o? Bcn4? P edicta have entire! v restored lier health. L vt fjj 3 The monthiv periods have returned .'1 tri y ' S? T? and arc nov,- painless and regular.T .I _" & % Do you'suffer from Painful, Irregular*? ?j or Suppressed Menstruation? Benedicta rs ha ? cur . I many suffering womer. and.*, * v.-P.? cure you in :hr> privacy ol your" ?? home, without the necessity of physl-& 8.'.' " ;ik LI ;. ammati ?ns .?\. TlrTV T/r.^-a r ?.?:neor. l&KNAIE i ?E? ? V~B??IMF?R , ? thens them so that the monthly periods?!* : may he-regular and painless. rieadache.? - Dizziness, Nervousness, that drairidiur ? sensation and those terrible pains In ?-the hack, hips and abdomen .piicRlvfj y .. 'rs. H disappear. r: . - w -,. Sold l?y Dnx^s>rs or S<MU juksr-nai'l f?>r ? f; Si. A !?.* " M'Mi' illy"' KwtMiatinc."Tills t<>.! y usv i:i connection, i ? with < sch !>. ?rt!?- Rj LADiES BLUE BOOK sent free to any ad- ? V dress. A sample i><-x <>? "Monthly" Reiff- Br gulatinjrPills sent for I0r\ In stamps.k. Address. Woman's Department, New?? j? Spencer Medicine Co.. Chattanooga,Tenn.lt *Z Mention thhpaper- jr SF WW =5F^5? ^F^Jypijjl Sold by Hugbsoo'Ligon Co i am ?rallie Will have in C. Load Mules on 13th and C? Load Horses in ?he early part of the coming week. H. UAMBY. Sumter, S. C., Jan. ll, 1900. FOR SALE. One small 2nd hand Safe. Cabbage Plants grown in the open air of M The Stare oft Sooth Carolina-Sumter Coun? ty-Office of Supervisors of Registration. Sumter Couctv. Sumter, S. C., February ]3t, 1899. Notice is hereby given that in accordance with an Act of ?be General Assembly, and in conformity wub tbe requirements of the State Constitution, the books for the reeisrratioo of all ?epaliy qaahfied voters, aod for the issuing of trarsiers, etc,, wi!? be open at tbe office of Supervisors of Registration in the court bouse, between the hours of 9 o'clock a ra.. and 3 o'clock p. m., on the fir?tMon- j day of each month, until thirty days before j the r.pxr penerai election. iiincts who shall become of age do rio g that period of thirty , day? sball.be entitled to registration bpfore the books are closed, if otherwise qualified. I The requirements for a qualified voter are that the applicant for registration shall be abie to read acd write correctly, cr possess in his own n^rne property to the smeuot ol tnree hundred dollars, upon which be pays taxes. E. F. BURROWS, T. D. DcBOSE, J. M. KNIGHT, Supervisors of R?gistratioo Sumter Co. Mcb i: Tie Larpst ant Host Cppli Heilt Geo. S. Hacker & Son, MANUFACTURERS OF ? SASH, BLINDS, I Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite, Can non Street, . CHARLESTON, S. C, Purchase our make, which we gu?rante superior to any sold South, and thereby .?ave money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 36-0 50 YEARS^ EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS Sec Anyone sending a sleet ch and description may onlckly e?certairi our opinion free whether an nx M o . rt . I invention is probably patentable. Communica ?I M?nO ?B6 fe$il30b2 IQ i tiona stricte confidential. Handbook on ratent? ?ll k cauu wc uioovu l-l ^umtvi j 8entfree oldest aeency for securing patent?. _? r.. _ I Patents taken throueh Munn & Co. receive ?1 \ special notice, without charge, in tie Boyle's stables, Scientific jftncHcmL * j A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir Chestnut Stallion, foaled May j 1392; bred by] Maj. Campbell, MUNN & C0.36'B'?ad"^NeW M " " r i Branch Office. 623 F St. Washington. D. C. .Brown, ii well otock xarm, 1 ennessee? "MODOC," sired by McKween. 2.1S?; firs Jam Lady Radowa; registered in Vol.12 American Stud Eook. He is one o* the Soest Dred Etallior.? in the ~tate; bred for size style, beauty nod speed. He is of kind and gentle disposition. ? sure foal setter. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V Welsh, Esq., Probate Judge. I WHEREAS, J. M cF AD DIN SPANN, | made suit to me to grant bim Letters j ot Administration of the Estate of and effects i of S. ROBERT SPANN, dececscd. These are therefore to cite and admonish' all and singular the kindred and creditors j of the said S. Robert Spaoo, lite of 9.id j County and State, deceased, that they I be and appear before me, io the i Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter j C H., on February 7'h, 1900, next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the tore- | noon, to show c?use, if any they have, why tbe said Administration should not be grant- j ed. Given under tny hand this 24th day of j Januarv, A. D , :.P00 ? THOS V. WALSH, Judge of Probate. ! i 'Jan 24-2t ?Caveat?, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat-? {ent business conducts* for MODERATE FEES. >OUR OFFICE IS OPPOSITE U. S. PATEN TOVFICEj ?and wc can .-secure patent in less time than ?hose! {remota ircra Washington. < Send model, drawing or photo., with descnp-< ?t?on. We advise, if patenable or not, free of! ?charge. Our fee not cue till patent is secured.. < ? A PAMPHLET, "How to Obtain Patents," with? ?cost ot s?mela the U. S. and foreign countries^ (sent free. Address C.A.3NOW&CO. OPP. PATENT OFFICE. WASHINGTON, D. C. tore. ir 8 I I Digests what you eat. ! It artific i ali y d i gests the food an^ aids ; Nature in strengthening and recon I structingthe exhausted digestive or ; gans. lt is the latest discovered di*rest ; ant and tonic. iNo other preparation i can approach it in efficiency. It in ! etantly relieves and permanently cures 1 Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, ! Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, j Sick Headache. Gas c ral gi a, Cramps, and Ell other results of imperfect digestion. j . Prepared by E. C. DeWitt ? Co., Chicago Fors-ile in barnier by J S Buzbsoo & Co FIRST RATIONAL BANK SUMTER, OF STATE, CITY A Si D COUNTY DE POSITO RY, SUMTER, S. C. FIRE ! FIRE ! p.o ominous sound to thc man who isn't insured, when he ?ce* his home disappearing in firmes and smoke. Wc cnn hardly have any compassion on him. when it is so easy and ;?.t sccb a small ou M ay Jo provide against, such loss A policy in the Hartford insur? ance Co. costs jon but a small sum when we dra? it ff vou recunty England. Pai? np Capital - Surplus and Pron.": Additional Ltstiii ho ?cit r.: iii i :. ? stock - < ? . Stock their \O0P CO 1,000 00 i?.OCO OJ Total protection tc depositors, -5173 OCO Ct Transacts Gc eral Sacking Business. Special attention ?ivr:: to collections. SAVINGS DEPART.MEST. tor you, and pives is eate as thc Back of Irv A, 0. PHELPS CO: Gen'ilneurance Agents, Sumter, S. C. Mcb 15-0 Deposits of Si aud upwards received, teres! allowed at the rate ot 4 per cent, per annum, on amounts above $5 a:.<i not exceed? ing 5300, payable quarterly, oa first days of Januarv. April, July and Octooer. R M. WALLACE, L.S.CARSON, President. Cashier.