Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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f-bf Madman aiib 5outbron. W kDNBSDAY, FKB, 21, 1900. The Sumter Watchman wu touodeo ? 1850 ?od the IV? SowMrtm io 1866. The W'iWrWi? ?nd Southron now baa lie oooubiaed circulation and iofluioce af b uh of the old pap era, and it maai ftetly the beat advertiaing modi am in Sanit?r. Bj eoaial eeeetoee of the Legislature woeld ba amply eomaieat far 8ontb Carolina The Legialetare doee eory liUla whan il meeta and Iba little would be all tha batter were it apraad orer I wo yeare. Col. Henry Wettereoo aaa pat bit faot iato it aa often aa eoy fool ia tba aeon try. elthaegb ha ia an able nan and Ilia a large plate ia the pablio eye 6or. Mt8weeetj it aaid to ba an aeetdeet, ba* tat) ether gubernatorial aaadidatea era woaderiag if bit I oak will follow biaa ia tba primary. He ?ay bare tba look to wie, bat ba baa ?a taortgage aw tba governorship, and be aaa aaareely elaim that be aaatt be alaaled te viadieaie bia edoiioiatretion He will bate to raa like the reat of the erowd? joatbeeaaae be wants tbe office Tbe diapeaaary eyetem ia atill a Bute monopoly af aa etil far mooey-makiog perpoeea Tbe Saaiter Cotton Mill ia at laat fall af eoaebieery, aad it ia aaakiog aoooey aad bat made atoaey ateadily for three year* pas:. Ia tbere eow aoy reaaoa far not boildiag a big eottoo mill in 8ae?ter T For yaara tbe aon aooeeia of tbia mill baa been tba atoek argamoot agatuMt bmldtog a naw mill in Somter, and we aro earicai. io kaow what argu ejeet will owaj be broogbt forward Cbarleatoa baa decided to bare an exposition io 1901, aod if tha aotire State wilt bat eooperato heartily with Cbarleatoa tbe eoterprito taonot fail of aaeeaaa Cbarleatoo will be benefited largely, of ooirae, bot if tbe aipoaitioo ia made repreeeotative of the State aa a wbolo, the beatfit to tbe eity ia wbiab it ia bald will bo bat small ia cooapiri too wttb tbat wbiab will aoorue to tbe remaiod.-- of Soaib Carolina. It ia Iba greatee' opportaoity over offered to advent* i iho resources of tba State aod it abonld be atiliaed to tbe ettertnost. Wbea it waa propoeed tbat tbe geaeral teeeaably raaaaia io aaaaioo a few deye l onger ibaa tbe time far wbieh Ibe a>?o>bera eoeld De mid a great bowl waa rtiied by tbe lew mekera tbat tbey wnalo oot aad woe'.d oot work without ?ay, y?t a large . majority of them eellceroi ikeir per dieaa for tbr fall 9t?* < ? aod weot borne bofore tbe legislator? ?djocoed, leaviog tbat body without a qaoiam doriog tha laat bourn af the teiMoo. Wbiob in tbe more atatracaso like to work a few daya wither pay or to receive pay for work ?ot performed T Wa du not regard the failure of Ibe Legielature to apptopriate $100, #00 for the public tchoo'.M aa a calam? ity O.i th? contrary we believe i to Iii v.- been fortunate that the Sen? ate ato ?U firm and refuesd to agree to ihn appropriation It liea within the power of ?ach aod every echool dietnet to levy an additional tax for tbe support of , tbe public echoole when the regular fund ia inaufficient. and if better echoole are wanted the erb. l dietriote ehoutd make uae of the meant ai hand for raiaing the aeedt'd inoaey liuudrede of tchool district* in tbe Slate hate levied tbie apecial tai and are maintaining ex oell?>nt acnoole, and the reapiotibil ity In the inefficient echoole in other diotr.ele reel* upon toe people of tboee dietrtote and not MMMI the State at large A direct appropria lion to tbe echoola would have been nnjuat to the diatricte that now levy a apecial echool tax, end to have made it wouM have been to eatabliah a bad precedent We regard the improve anent of public achoola ae a matter tbat reatt almott entirely with tbe people themeelvea and the local aohoo) autboritiet The crying need ia not ao much for more money but for tbe more intelligent and better uae of tha funda now provided The need ia not more achoola, but fewer achoola, batter loaohera and longer term* At pretont the echool fund tie, aa a general rule, not wiae ly applied, but rather dieeipated. Schools haft bean multiplied un neoeeeerily in nearly every dia Iriot and none of them are kept op to tbe ataudard of what a good echool ehoald be When tbe best poefible uee of tbe means now pro* vided ahall have been made, when the unnecessary echoole ehali have been abolished and the school funde applied to the maintenaance of a few Aral olaaa ach< ole, conveniently lo? cated in the several districts, tbe people will awake to an intelligent realisation of their dutiee and oppor tonities and tbey will concentrate their efforts, levy speoisl taxes aod aopport their achoola as they should. It will make but little, if any. differ* enca in tbe long run whether the legialaturo makes a direct appropria? tion for tbe achoola or the several echool districts rsise the needed funds by an extra levy for the specific porpoee, for it will all come out of tbe people'a pookets in the shape of additional taxea either way. BBTAN, THE AMERICAN. Yesterday waa tbe Bryan day in Sooth Carolioa, and if tbe republi cans and gold demoorata have ever entertained a hope that tbey would capture tbe Palmetto State, yester day'a ovation io bonor of tbe leader of tha demooratio boats, the cham pioo of free silver, aoonded tbe death For all time to that delusive hope. Io Columbia Bryan waa enthoaiaati oelly greeted by thousands of demo? orata and the greeting waa as Bnthusiaetio and aincere from many erstwhile gold buga as it waa from the origioal free silver men The jlimax of South Carolina's welcome waa tbe preeence of a Charleston delegation wearing ailver dollar badges, a majority of tbe delegation having been, it is said, anti-Bryan Sold buga io 1896 These Charles lonians not only welcomed Bryan to the State, but captured him and cap ried him to Charleston, where he ipoko last night before the largest ?odieuce ever assembled in that city tu bear one man speak. Bryan's speech iu Columbia yester* Jay waa worthy of tho nccaeion, of he caoae he repreeente and of his eputation aa a statesman and orator. He ie an orator of truest and greateat type, but his oratorical >ower ia loat sight of entirely while ie is speaking, for tbe manner ia >verebedowed by the matter. His ityle ia simple, direct and so lucid hat to follow hie thought and keep >ace with the trend of the argument ia idea after idea ia developed re juiree no effort. To bear him ia a >leaeore and to forget what baa been teard Is impossible, for there ia an earnestness, an honesty, in all that ie eaye that carries conviction and ndellibly impresses the truths so brcibly sud plainly and fearlessly lelivered Full reports of his great ipeeoh are to be found in today's aaoea of the State and the News md Courier, and all Americans will >e the better if they will read this ipeech, it would be still better could hey have heard the speech for ibejieelvei. Wo regret that the iim tationa of this paper prevent the publication of this speech in full, and we do not attempt to give a syoop lis, for no synopsis can d the sub ect justice. To epitomize the speech wo would lay tbat it waa an authoritative deliv ?rance of democratic principles and i true and damning arraignment of trusts and the un-American policy of imperialism to which the Republi Dan party is committed Tbe evils of the money power rule to which this couotry is now subjected and the l?ngere which now confront us as a people from imperialism are clearly aod convincingly set forth Having heard Bryan apeak we aro ready to declare that he ia an orator without a peer, but great as he is in this re? spect, he ie greater as a thinker and Biftieetnan CUBAN OIL cures Cuts, Burn*, DrulsoS| Hbeumav UlSfl and Suiv-. 1 Yi?x', M ?U? 8old by Hugbton-Ligon U>> ??m> ???? ?man? Dr. l'ady'a ('?nulltton Puwd?n are just what I hoi *e need* when in bud on> ditiun. Tonic, blood purifier mil vermifuge. Tbsj are nut fjod but medicine, >tnd trio ber| lo u?e to put a bor*e in prime condition. Prim 2.? rent* |>er package Kor*??!? by I)r A. J Ohtee. Dt?? ft?a Tetter, Malt-ltlieuiii aul K</4|iih. Tbe inttna? Itebteg und ?martint; hi 'ident to tbeie dHci-e*. Isjetaetlji nil ije i by eepl)lai ChaMiberUtii'* Kye und Skia OtatStaat? Many very bad o??en hitve beet: SefaaaeetlJ cured by It. It in equally ?ftVient lor Itebltg piles und m favorite remody for ?<>re nipple*, ehapped band1?, chilblains, least bites and chronic sees ?yei. 25ota per boi. For by I>r A. J. China. Doc It?a Boers Fight and Fall Back. Rear Guard Repulse EogliBb and Cross Modder River. London, Fob 20, 5 22 p m ? New? j has been received here that Gen Hart has occupied Colenso after a slight engagement London. Feb 20 ?Toe following dispatch has been received at the war office from Gen Buller: "Blown Farm, Tuesday, Feb 20, 4 10 p. m ?The Fusilier brigade yesterdsy took Hlsogwaoa hill, the right of tbe enemy's position com? manding Golenso the rest of the, force advancing towarda the Tugela This morning the enemy has with drawn all tbe troops north of the Tugela aod bad practically evacuated Colenso Todsy Gen Hart occupied Colenao after a very alight resistance by a weak rear guard and we hold the line of the Tugela on tbe eouth aide, from Colenso to Eagle's Nest The enemy seems to be io full retreat and apparently are only hold iog the position they occupied across tho Colenso Ladysroith railway, where it ia close to tbe angle of the Tugela, with a weak rear guard. Hart's ad vanoe guard is crossing at Oolenso. "Our casualties yesterday and to? day have, I hope, been but few " London, Feb 21, 4 15 a m ? Tbe Boers are leaving all the positions held by them on British territory aod are concentrating for the defense of their own Sir Redvers Buller think* tbey are about to raise tbe seige of Ladysmith aud this is the large news of the day Gen Clements reports that the fore ' confronting him has been great ly diminished Ten thousand men are estimated to have gone from the Colesberg district aloue. The Boers are also retracing their steps from Zuiulaod. Thus tbey are relaxing their hold on all sides in order to assemble to oppose Lord Roberts He is pressing on steadily towards Bloemfoutein Tuts ie shown by his inconfteqoential telegram from Paarde* berg. 50 or 60 miles away. Doubt less he was miles behind the column that ia pursuing the Boers and tbe next important news may be the oc? cupation of Bloemfoutein Nothing has been heard from tbe chaso of Cronje for two days. There is a strong disposition to believe that favorable information has been received by toe war office, but is boiog withheld until the operations culminate in something conclusive There is an equally strong disposi tiou to think that Gen Cronje has got away Owing to the lack of transport, the British are not likely to invade Boer territory except where Lord Roberts ia operating Gen Buller will have to stop at tbe Drakenburg mountains. Probably a part of his 40,000 meu will ultimately join the legions of Lord Roberts. If, as Gen Buller avers, the Boers are retreating from him, then the news on every side is favorable to the British -Neverthe? less troops continue to go up The war office thinks that the call to veterans to rejoiu the colors, together with the bounty, will bring 45,000 men to the home defense. The ur gency with which home defense is pressed excites some wonder. With the casualties just reported, the British losses in killed, wounded and captured now aggregate 11,103 London, Fob 21.?A correspondent of the Daily fhrooiolo tolegraphiog Sunday thus describes Gen Ctonje's rotre?t with tho Bjcth at Magcrsfoo tcio on learning of Gas Frsoeb*! tuo SSM "On ThurHiUy at midnight, headed by Gfi Cronje, 5,000 IIjars with their ! h ivy gun* aod ox wagonH, evauQited the Megerefonteta linen. ()j Friday the retreating Bier army was seen from tho British oaval station oo Klip drift kopje, trekking eastward aorosa tbe British front at a distance of 5,000 yards. Our guns opened upoo tbeoj, aud a forje of mounted infantry crons tog tbe river, made a dashing charge io tbe attempt to out of! tbe head of tbe enemy's column. But io balf an hour their whole force bad gaioed shel? ter uoder tbe lioe of kopjes. "Meanwhile two of our batteries bad oumo up aod also tbe Oxfords, Buffs, West Ridioga aod Gloucester*. Our infantry orossed tbe drift aod for three boon weeo eogaged with tbe enemy while our batteries shelled bis position. The moooted iofantry kept bard at work. "Unable to withstand our galling fire the enemy retired, disputing every ioeb of tbe way aod took up a seoood posi? tion on tbe kopjsa to the eastward. It was a magnificent epeotaole to aee tbe Boer army thus at hay. Tbeir rear guard, 2,000 strong, fought as, wbila tbe main body trekked further eastward aod then brought their guns into ac? tion, while tbe rear guard retired. "The aotioo lasted through tbe day. Our iofantry fought splendidly, but tbe enemy held bis ground uoder tbe con? tinued bombardment. Liter on the Boer oommaoder veotured on a bold stroke. L^aviog 2,000 of bis men uoder oover he withdrew tbe rest from bie maio posit'ou and beaded for Klip Kraal drift, six miles io tbe east. "This movement was soon discover ed. Our mounted iofantry came back across the drift and marched along tbe south bank to endeavor to bead off tbe enemy When tbey reached the neigh? borhood of Klip Kraal drift night bad fallen and half tbe Boers wero already across to tbe south sido. Our mounted infantry harassed their movement? "Meanwhile tbe Boer rear guard, having covered the orossiog of tbe maio body retired slowly acd successfully passed tbo drift Tbe Boers' rear guard fought desperately aod when it fell back to tbe river it was harassed on the flank and on tbe rear by tbe Brit? ta h. "Having tbua passed the Modder uoder cover of darkness, the Boers trekked throughout tbe night io tbe direotioo of Bloemfooteio Qeo Kelly Kenney, with the Sixth division, pur ?ued tbem at day light, Gen MacDonald, with tbe Highlanders, following him. MacDonald reached Klip Kraal drift by forced marches Sunday. Geoeral Kelly Kcony, moving from Klip Kraal drift, was endeavoring to outflank tbe enemy to out tbem off from Bloemfoo teio, so as to drive tbem back ioto Gen MacDooald'e bands. When I left tbe front Gen Kelly-Kenny had oot come up with tbe enemy " ? ? ? - It is now known that there ia a de? cided decline in tbe salo of paper cigarettes The falling off for Jan uary is about one-fourth. It is a good sign and it is to be hoped it will go down another quarter soon. This is regarded as the outcome of anti cigarette agitation. It may not show actual decline, however, but may indicate only a glutted market. But let tbe fight against the "dead ly cigarette" be coutinued. There is no decline iu tobaccos The returns show a heavy increase in to? bacco for chewing, smoking and snufiing That in paper cigarettes alone there should be a tremendous falling off is a phenomenon justifying attention Tbo cigar output also shows increaue Down with the baleful, murderous cigarette. ? Wil mington Messenger. August Flower. "It is a surprising fact," says Prof. Hou tun, "tbat in my travels io all parts of tbe world, tor tbe last tro years, I have met more people having used Green's August Flower than any other remedy, for dyspepsia, de? ranged Itfer and stomach, and for constipa? tion. I Hod for looristl und salesmen, or tor persons filling offlca poSltiooi, where head acbei and gen*ral bad feelings from irregular hnbita exiit, that (Ireen'a August Flower is a grand remedy. It docs not injure the iystem by frequent aaa, end! is excellent for sour stomachs aud indigestion." Sample bottles free at I)r A J China's. Sild by dealers in all civilised countries 12-18 Chickamauga Commission. Gov McSweeney Makes Ap? pointment. Columbia, Feb 20 ?The governor yesterday annouuced tho appointmeut of the three Confederate veterans who, under the act juet passed by the general assembly, will, with the governor and adjutant general, con? stitute the Chickamauga monument. Tbe appointments were made from among a large number of applicants, and tbe veterans selected are as fol? lows : Gen C. Irvine Walker, of Charles? ton, who is at present tbe commander of tbe South Carolina division, Uni? ted Confederate veterans, and was one of those who fought for tbe stare and bare on Chickamauga's bloody battlefield. Col J Harvey Wilson, of Sumter, whom there is no more devoted Confederate veteran in tbe State, and few are more elcquent when tbe old soldiers are referred to. He ie at present chairman of the ways and means committee of the house of rep? resentatives Capt C K. Henderson, of Aiken, who is likewise a veteran of the Civil War. The act passed provides for so appropriation of $10,000 for tbe erec tion df an appropriate monument on tha battlefield of Chickamauga to the memory of tbe South Carolinians) who gave up their lives in that mem? orable battle The commission is to select the design of tho monument, give the contract for its construction, and attend to tbe details of the work. Tbe commission, it is thus seen, has no small undertaking ahead of it. Tbe desire is to have tbe monument completed at the earliest possible moment, as practically all the other States who had troops in this great fight of the war have already erect? ed suitable and handsome monu? ments. The governor, who is chairman of the commission, expects very soon to call a meeting of tbe commission and get the work under way as soon as possible ??? ? ? ? - DEALING IN FUTURES. Mr Editor : Please insert in your eolumos tbe following clipping from a Texas paper Subsoriber. Bro B S Pollard. Bdwio, Texas, asks : 1. From a scriptural, or reli? gious standpoint, is dealiog io cottoo futures gambling ? Wilson's Texas Penal Code, Art. 377 (354 a) reads: "If aoy person shall, direotiy or through an ageot or agents, manage or superintend for him self, or shall as agent or representative of any other person, firm or corpora? tion, oonduot, carry on or transact aoy business which is eommonly koown as deaiing io futures, io oottoo, grain, lard, aoy kiode of meats or agricultu? ral produots, or transact aoy business oommooiy koown as a produce or stock exchange or bucket shop, where future contracts are bought or sold, wttb no intention of an aotual booa fide deliv? ery of tbe artiole or tbiog bought or sold, such person whether acting for himself or tor another, as aforesaid, sbali be deemed guilty of a misde? meanor, and shall be fined io aoy sum oot less tbao ooe hundred nor more tbao five hundred dollars, aod in addi tioo thereto shall be imprisoned io the oouoty jail not lest than thirty days oor more tbao six months; provided, that eaob day tbat such business or house io oarried on shall coDStitu'e a separate offense." It is also provided that permitting premises to be used for 6uoo busioess is a nuhtiemeatior aod the owner of such premises shall be guilty of a misde meaoor aod fined oot less than one hundred or more than five hundred dollars. Kiob day be BO permits rhall constitute a separate offeose. Nearly all the states have practiceliy tbo sum 1 statute The language of the statute of Illinois is as follows : "Who ever contracts i i have or to give him? self or another be option to buy or sell at a future time aoy gram" etc , shall be fined, "an 4 all contracts made tu violation of this seotioo, eball be deemed gambliug ooutraots and void " Seo Cyclopedia o' Law, Vol. 8, p. 1,011. The supi eme a< urts of both Texas aod the Uoited States bave held that tuch contract1 '.re null, ruob busi? ness being "agaiutt publie policy " Uoder the same head and for (be same reasons are statutes against gambling of i very kind. Shall the state care tnnre for public morals than the church of Christ? No such members ought to be exoiuded aod if they will gamble, let them do so ou'side the ohurob Tried Friends Best. For thirty years Tutt's Pills have proven a blessing to the invalid. Are truly the sick man s friend. A Known Fact For bilious headache, dyspepsia sour stomach, malaria,constipa tion and all kindred diseases. TUTT'S Liver PILLS AN ABSOLUTE CURE. FX&E ! FIFE ! is so ominous souod to the mao who isn't insured, wbeo be sees bis home disappearing in flames sod smoke. We oao hardly bave any compassion oo him. wbeo it is so easy at d at sock a small outlay to provide againet sock loss A polioy io the Hartford Insur? ance Co. costs you but a small sum when we draw it for you, and gives you security as safe as tne Back of England. A. C. PHELPS CO., Geo'lfosurance Agents. Sumter, 8. C. Men 15-u The Land anil Most Complete Establishment South Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH. BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and Wareroorm, Kiog, opposite Can non Street, J CHARLESTON, S. C, JJSB~ Pnrcbaer? our make, which weguaraote superior to any sold South, and thereby sare money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16-?o FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SINTER, STATE, riTY AND COUNTY DE? POSITORY, SUMTER, S. C. Pod up Capital.$ 75.0CC CO Surplus and Pro6"8 .... 25,000 00 Additiooel Liattlity of Stock? holders in excess of tbetr stock. 75,000 00 Total protection to depositors, $175 000 00 Transacts a General Banking Bu?;nrt,s. Special attention ci*en to collections. S1VINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 ?i"d upwards received Io terest allowed at the rate ot 4 ppr c?nt. per annum, on amounts above $5 and not exceed? ing $30), pavab'* quarter!*, oo first days of January, April, Ju!v ?od Oi'tooer. R M. WALLACE L.S.Carsin. Pr-sideot. t?achi?r jtkt A ?jrW MfciMKjifc UMl UUi Mmt MwM RELIEF CAME. Mrs. E. C. COLYER of Salubrity, Ga., Aug. 8th, 1898, writes: Ben edicts has certainly been a blessing to my sixteen year old daughter. She was in wretched health ami had missed four month Two bottles of Be y edicts have entirely restored her health, f. jJThe monthly periods have returned* Wand are now painless and regular. IT w iv? you suffer from I*amful, Irregular? ? or Suppressed Menstruation? Benedicta ?l m lias cured many suffering women and | * will cure you In the privacy ot yourw fjhome,without the necessity of physl-B m c 1 a n's e x jj animations ^ Its marvel - Jous action jj on the di tlnetly fern M 1 n1ne or J* pans, heals H ami Steens; jjthens them so that the monthly i>. rtoislk may be regular a ml palnlrs-. ItrwdacftoX m IHsttnese, Nervousness, that dragging Jr Jsensation end those ten ,nie pains in ^th?> back, nips and abdomen quickly E ** disappear, If C Sold M- all Dragctat? or arm pnat^uild fork Ml. I box of "Moiittily" Regulntinc t*illft toE gj uae In connection, la with each bottle m jt ladies blue book sent free to any ad. ?. dre^s \ g impte bo* ..i "Monthlj "Res;- r mutatlnaMils sent for lOe. in stamps, hv m Address. Woman's Department, New? Al Spencer Modicine Co.. rimtmnooga, Tenn.lL " }!? ntiim this >"?;??.? W ?f HF V1 HSTHT W W ^wjl Sold by Hwgheon Ltgon Co ?IrFEMAlf > ~vttftiibvroR*