Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? be (Matc|?n;w an\) Southron. WKDNK8?AY, BMPT 12. 10OO. The ciumier Watcnman was toundeo ? 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now baa Ike combioou eiroulatioo and influcnoe of both of the old papors, aod ia mani? festly the boat advertising medium io Bom tar. Riohard #lney aod Daoiel U. Chamberlain, the ferner Cleveland's secretary of elate aod the latter South Carolina's Radioal governor, and both rabid anti Bryan Gold dem oorate is 1696, have announced themselves for Bryan, and have pub* liebed stroog letters attacking the Republican policy aod giving reasone why they feet Impelled ae American eitrjeoe, who still believe in the Coostitotios) and the Deolaratioo of Independeooe, to support the Demo? cratic platform aod vote for Bryan. President McKinley'* letter accept? ing the repobltoao Domination was made pablie thia morning. It is a lengthy aod artful defsoae of bis admioialraiioo, but all that bo says faila to show that tbs management of the Spanish war was not inefficient and ssaadaloos, that the polioy of imperial* ism aod cooqaest ioaogarated io the Philippines is oot destructive of the principles of constitutional government, that tbs rspoblieao administration hss not been a crcaturo of the trusts, or to furnish a siogle satisfsstory rsaaoo for continuing the Haooaiasd republican party io power for four years longer. The repoblieecs. with MoKinley ss their aouthpkce, ars apologising for the paat four years, sod Bryse has them oo tbs roe Farmsrs who fail to ose good bag fiog, sad enough of it to entirely sover thsir cotton maks a syeat mis laks Rottee aod ragged bagging always depreciates the prise on that tale, sad these who do oot ose eeoagb baggiog to sever the sides asd ends lose ths difference be twees the pries of ??'too. aid that of tagging for tbt amount of baggiog leckiig oo sash ?als. Ths presset priee of oottoo makes a good profit oe the baggiog, asd Isrmsrs should use esosgb tu msrksi their oottoo io desirable sbsps. Tbs English oottoo mills, ss well se our owo, ere doiog sll they cso to keep the price of cotton down, by working on short time sod holding off from buying ; sod formers who sre rushing their cotton lo merket tare doing sll thst they cso to help them We sre informed that the mills io the up country sre not buying oottoo, sod the Sum ter Cotton Mill has not bought any this aeaeoo The foreign exporters of Wilmington, however, have been very heavy boyers pre? vious to the leceut riee, tuJ the Oo??t Line hss been obliged to iuo extra freight trains from Florence to Wilmington in order to acoommo date their cotton We understand that their buyers ate holding off now on account of the recent rise in price, asd if cotton continue** to be rushed to market the price will be forced down But if three who are not obliged to sell, will hold back a little, they cannot tail to get the benefit of the better price* that seem ioevita bl" With the email stocks on band, and short crop e'l over the country, eotton should bring 10 cent* or over. Cotton is already selling for 10 cent* in this market and there are good ressons to believe that there will be a still further advance in prigs; The sjlmjlt fact that liiere is todsy a grester ecarcity of cotton in England that: at any time since the civil war in sufluient to cause the pr - ? to advance, but when in addi? tion to the abuormally small supply of old cotton in Kngland, there is a short crop in thin country and an increasing drmand to supply home miils, the price cannot fail to remain high throughout the vesson. Cotton is today more valuablo than it has been within 10 years and the market is advancing instead of declining as it was io 1890. Thero will be, of course, sharp fluctuations from time to time, throughout tho season due to apeculstivo influences, but the uecds of the consumers' will bo the con? trolling factor io tho determination of prices, sod do permanent declioo is possible until soother sod Isrger GALVE8TON RELIEF FUND. The people of Galveston and the adjacent region, bordering tbe gulf ooaat of Texas, who survived the horrora of tbe cyclone that devaeled that aection aod cauaed tbe loss of tbouaaoda of lives, need help and need it quickly. Tbey are without food, water, raiment or shelter The dead are to be buried, tbe wounded succor? ed and the destitute fed and clothed The people of the entire country eboold nod will unite io contributing m their means permit, but there ?bould be no delay. What is given ebootd be given quickly, for now is tbe time of greatest need sod dis? tress. Sumter will do her share we know aod we trust tbe response to tbe call for charity will be prompt and geu erome. At the rrquest of Game Cock Lodge tbe editor of this paper will received and acknowledge all cou tributions and aa rapidly as possible will forward the funds to tbe Chairman of the Gal veaton relief committee Game Cook Lodge, Knights of Pythias, bas opened the list with a contribution of $20 Tbe following amounts have been received Game Cock Lodge $20 Oeo. L Ricker $3 Unless nil tbe merchants wbo signed tbe agreement to observe tbe early olosiog compact live up to their promise the days of early closing, both oo Saturday nights throughout tbe year and at 6 p m during tbe summer months, are numbered It is not human nature for ooe business man to observe tbe letter of a oompsct to bis own financial loss while bis competitors are profiting by vlolatiog it It is not reasonable to suppose that ooe man will close his store promptly at 10 o'clock Saturdsy night and rsfuse to sell goods after tbat hour even to bis regulsr customers who are a few minutes Iste io leaching the store, when be sees his competitor open and selling goods for a half hour or longer It is not reasonable, and no good business mau will live up to an agreement tbat is persistently violat? ed by hia co-signers. Tbe fsct that several merchants are aud have been violating tbe agreement to close at a specified hour and to sell no goods thereafter cannot be disputed With the moral aspect of tbe question we have nothing to do, it is a matter that is between those who violate the agreement and tbeir consciences ; but of the practical side wc have juBt a word to say : If these merchants aud their clerka desire to go back to tbe 12 o'clock cloaing on Saturday nights, tbey have only to continue to sell goods after 10 o'clock a little longer and the agreement will be a thing of tbe past aod all tbe stores will be kept open ss long as there is a customer on the streets. There is said to be at last some prob? ability mat the Atlautio Cotst Line will either remodel aod enlargo the paiscn ger depot aod build a train shed or t ui d ao entirely new depot and ehed autex eoffineotly large to accommo? date the passenger traffio < f this eity. It was stated to the writer by a well informed man that the A C. L. offi? cials h?d droUred withio lit pent few days their intention to do something about tbe depot at onco lo this day cf It) eeot cotton few will tako time to think about any other crop, bat they should remember that ctton sometimes toils for 83 cents, therefore it is not untimely to remark io paesiog that wheat is a profitable erop in Sumter County Ooo farmer who planted ucvoral at; res last fall informs us th.it tho crop nutted him a prc6: of $15 60 f<cr acre. The frightful loss of life and de? struction of properly i faulting from tbe storm tbat swept over Galveston. Texas, uro without parallel in the history of disasters in tbe United States. The fate of those who per? ished was terrible, but the survivors now sppeal to our pity more strongly, for tbeir's is the greater need Thou? sands are homeless, penniless and without food to eat or water to drink The government will do its utmost to relieve the pressing needs of the sufferers, but for weeks and months they will be helpless and their needa will be great. Their distress and neceesities appeal to the charity of the whole country. The election of Jim Tillman caps the climax of infamy in the history of political debauchery in Sonth Carolina If he had one single redeeming trait bis friends would sssuredly bsve trumpeted it to the world during the csmpaign, but of this redeeming trait wo heard oot a word. He rao aod was elected as Jim Tillman, the nephew of B. R. Tillman, and it is conceded by all that his name and kinship, rot merit or fitness for the office, electtJ him. Weekly Crop Bulletin. Columbia, S C , Sept 11, 1900. The week ending a. m., September 10th, was cooler than the preceding on although the temperature contin ues abnormally high, and it is the fifth consecutive week of excessive heat. The highest temperature was 95, and the lowest 60. Early iu the week there were a few light, local showers, mostly confined to the eastern portion, but generally the week was rainless. The ground has again become very dry, and the improvement in some crops aod the coodition of the soil for plowing, uoted last week, is lost except st the few points where frequent showers occurred this week The staple crops sre so nesrly matured snd gstbered thst even the most copious rsinfsll would not improve their yields, but some of the minor crops sod fsll gardens could be beoefitted. The coro crop is a very poor one st s whole, ss only esrly plsnted corn came to maturity, while lste corn is practically s failure over the whole State Some corn is being housed. There is no improvement in the cotton crop, which is from half to three fourths opeo, snd is being rspidly picked under fsvorsble westher conditions. The first pick? ing will nearly exhaust some fields. Growth has again stopped, and the entire crop is in sight, either as open cotton or as immature bolls, sud on this basis it is estimated that the yield will be very short. There is some rust and much premature open ing. Sea island cotton shows slight improvement but blight and prema? ture opening contiuue. Rice harvest is making favorably progress, and thrashing has begun with good yields In places much hay is being saved, but forage will be short as a rule The continued absence of a soaking raiu has put minor crops into preca? rious conditions The ground is too hard aod dry for plowing. CORRESPONDENTS' REPORTS. Abbeville?Cedar Springs : No general vain, loeal showers only ; the last of the youog oofo and oottoo has dried op ; too dry for potatoos, pees aod turnips ; no gardens ; some fields of cottoo all opco ; bolls small aod yield very short ?Thos P. Thom? son Anderson?Corinne : Dry weather oootioue? ; days hot, nights oool ; esst winds ; cotton opening rapidly and prematurely ; orop in general will not pay for the piokiog and raising ; pota? toes and other mall orops very short ; i ground too dry to sow turnips ?S A Bowen, M D Barnwell?Blaokvillo : Cottou open? ing rapidly ; orop will be very short ; oorn orop als) short ; minor orops have improved very little?G D C Laoge. Charleston?Charleston : Little re Hot from sevoru drought by light shi were ; all orops are suffering severe ly rifcpt cow peap and la'o awect potatoes ; rains nucded for sowing beans, turnips and peas ; strawberry rhints nearly oil burnt up ; sea island oottoo slightly improved, but yrt iu very bod condition ; boils opening prematurely, Klightlv fruited, and blight continues ; rice harvest well on, fields very good ?L N ?I<:suuof>ky, \? V O. Georgetown-?Plsotersvills : A fi w finu showers and SOoloi weather have revived buch oropi as tsoaped tho recent drought ; turnips and garden truck ha* been roplantcd ; no? harvest tu full blast, and birds piontiful ; Juno rice Will advanced.?B P Fr?ser. Darliogtoo?Sooiety Hill : Coitoo pioking progreaaiog rapidly ; in some fields it is all open ; crop slighrly over half tho normal yield ; rain needed for paae, potatoes, rice aod cain, cutting peavineH for bay ha? begun, yield fair ? Maj J. J Luoae Kershaw?Camden : Crops dryiog up ; rain would help ooly peas and potatoes ; oottoo half picked ?B Ammons Sumter?Catohall : Week hot and dry ; some days partly oloody, favor? able for picking oottoo, whioh opens faster tbao it ean be picked ; oo im? provement in oooditioo of crops ; rain Deeded for peas aod pastures ?R. J. Browfield. Tbe Cost of Our Imperialism. The reports of our national ex pen ditures for August and July will convince anybody that our imperial? ism comes high The question is, must we have it ? Before we went into the war with Spain our army and navy expenditure in 1897 showed an average cost of $132,00^,000 a year Tbe expenditures in July aud August this year show an expenditure for the same accounts of $264,000,000, or just double Though the administration lelis us the war is over in tbe Philippines and that we are not at war with China, aud consequently we are on a peace footing, nevertheless our army and navy expenses are at the rate of 132,0$00v,000 a year more than they were three yeara ago This is what we are paying for the Philippines But it is not all, for there are indirect and civil expenses there, too, thai will cany the figures to $150,000,000 a year There is a somewhat singular coin? cidence in the figures. When we paid $20,000,000 to Spain for 10,000, 000 Filipinos it was Tom Reed wbo declared we were "paying $2 a bead for yellow bellies " As our own population is 75,000 000 and tbe Philippines are costing us $150,000, 000 a year tbat ie equal to $2 per capita for every citizeu of tbe United States. In tbe beginning we paid $2 a bead for 10,000,000 Filipinos and now they are costing 75,000,000 Americsn citizens $2 ahead to try to bold our purchase Tbe military budget for tbis couo try for 1901 reaches a grand total of $267,502,543.22, wbiob is nearly twice as much as tbat of Russia? some $148.640,191?for 1898 ; near ly double tbat of Germany?which is plsced at $141,115,350?more than double that of France, three times as groat as that of England or Austria, six times greater than tbat of Italy, and 13 times that of Tprkey In other words, ot tbe present moment, with Pie McKinley imperialists urg ing the government towards a policy of empire and> foreign conquest, wbioh means interminable warn, we already lend tbe world in the cost of our military establishment If we have already gotten to tbis when we are at the very outset of our uew policy, where will our ex pecsee go to if free rein is given to President McKinley aud bis coadju? tors ? Aod wbo is to pay all this giant sum of $150,000,000 a year for tbe Philippines ? Tbe people wbo aro tbe taxpayers of this country?at tbe rate of $2 per capita for every man, womau aud child in the United states, or $10 for each family. Imperialism comes high. Must we have it ? SVe think not. - s e ?? Frank B. Gary, late candidate for governor, rushes to the froot to announce that he is a MeSweenev man. Buoky Patterson has not yet sufficient? ly recovered from the shook to tell who hit him In addition to Tillman'e bit; whis key trust, tho dispensary, we may add the following : "Trust in matches, trust in soap, Trust in iron, trust in rope ; Trust in wire, trust in grease, Trust in tinware, trust in fleece; Trust in flour, trust io meal, Trust in rolled oats, trust in steel; Trust in clothing. Trust in shoes, Trust in school books, trust in booze ; Trust in leather, wherein we're shod And the people are left to trust in God " ARE YOU1 BANKRUPTinhcalth. constitution undermined by ex? travagance in eating, by disre? garding the laws of nature, oi physical capital all gone, if so, NEVER DESPAIR Tutts Liver Pills will cure you. [;orsick headache, dyspepsia, sour stomach, malaria, torpid liver, constipation, biliousness and all kindred diseases. Tutt s Liver Pills an absolute cure. PISO'S CURE FOR CONSUMPTION OUR First Car Load. To arrive about Septem? ber lOth or 12th, one ear load HORSES AND MULES. Call around and see them. H. HARBT. Sumter, S. C, Sept 7,1900. Some Speeial liars; 40-lb hoxea Starch, beat crade, at 3;3 per ib. Smoked Dried Hernogs, 20c per box Naw Mackerel, 14 t?ood fish to kit, 90c Fancj full cream Cbee&e, 22 to 24 lbs eacb, at 13c per lb. Besi fancy Elgin Creamery Butter, 60 Ib >uba at 24c oer Ib g|Americau Sardines?new pack ?$3 8S per caee 100 caos. 10 oz Tumbler Fruit Jelly, 3 dcz to caee, 7ic per doz 3-lb stund. Tomatoes, 2 dcz in case, doz 21b stand. Tomatoes, 2 dcz in caee, 70c dct. (?plot bottles, assorted Pickle*, 2 dcz io case, 75c dcz 1- lb cans Cove Oystecs, full weight, 1 and 4 doz io case, ?03 doz. 2- 1 b cane fancy Maine packed Sugar Corn Si.20 a doz. 2-lb caus fancy N Y. S'ate packed Sugar Corn $1 a doz CRACKERS. LemoDS f Vc, Nie Nacs 5$c ner lo. Gioger Suaps 6c, Soda Cr. 5c per lb. Sugar Cr 6c, Fancy Mixed 6}c per lb. Cream Luncb Biscuits, 7c per lb Oatfltkes, 2-lb packages, 90c des FLOUR. Best fancy patent, Best balf patent, Beat straight, Best family, Salt 100 lbs, $4 35 bbl 4.10 bbl 3 85 bbl 3 25 bbl 57c bag MEAL, GRITS, BACON AND LARD AT LOWEST PRICES. Cigars, Cheroots, Cigarettes and Tobacco. Diamond T Cigar, best 5c seller at $35 per 1,000 Success, none better, $35 per 1,000. E L Royal Cigar, good smoke, $25 per 1,000 Try oor Leader, $10.60 per 1,006, 60c box Old Virginia Cheroots, $3 16 per box of 250 Cberoots, 3 tor bo Old Glory Cheroots, $2.90 per box of 200 Cheroots World's Btst Cberoots. $3 25 per box of 250 Cheroot*, 3 for 5c. Duke's Cigarettea $3 90 per 1,000. Cycle Cigarettes $2 65 per 1.000. A BIG SUPPLY OP TOBACCO, namely, Scboaps, Early Bird, R. J. R , Mabie. Ulla Roohk, Little Fancy, Red Eye and various other kinds?prices ranging from 25c, 36c nod 45c per Ib. Big Drives in Soap. \ OCTAGON, VICTORY, TIP TOP, ELECTRIC, IMPERIAL. Shoe Blacking, Ink, Blueing, Ac. See us, or get oor prices before yon buy. Cresswell & Co? Phone 53. Sumter, S. C. UJLYAL ST0EBS. New York, Sept 11.?Turpeoiise firm 39i39?. Rosin steady. Charleston, Sept 11.?Spirits-tropes.* tine nothiog doing Koaio quiet, un? changed Savannah, Sspt 11 ?Spirits turpen tine thro 36; receipts 1,975 ;. salsa 1,290; exports 103. Rosin firm, and unohaoged ; receipts 5,653.:. sales 1,012 ; exports 71. Turnip Seed Full line of all desirable va | rieties, new crop seckl just re? ceived. Havana Segars. Large Segars. line of fioe Havana Toilet Articles. A choice line Gf Toilet and Wilmington, Sept ll.-Spirits tar- FancY Goods to which Men? tion is invited at pentine firm 34^*35 ; receipts 68. Rosin quiet 1 15a 1.20 ;. reoeipts 40;">. Crude turpentine steady Lifo 2 10 ; reoeipts 59. Tar firm 1.50 receipts 76. DeLorne's \)ym Store. The Lamest and Host Complete EstaDlishmeat South Bishop Turner, of Georgia, the well I ^ n TT 1 or* ?V^7."^^r^IGee- S. Hacker & Son, oommitee aod thoy have beeo accepted. I He will stump several States for Bryan. A Southern oegro makiog campaign speeches io New England for the demo oratio party would he an event eaioulated to make Charles Somoer tarn over in his grave. Gen Rosser, now a McKinley He publican, i*s the champion turncoat politically of this time, having been in succession Deaaocrat, Populist, Democrat and Republican, anti ex? pansionist and expansionist, opposed to the McKinley war policy and in favor of it, determined not to offer bil sword to the president and then accepting a brigadier generalship New Yori Life Insurance dnaij. OLDEST and largest International Life Insurance Company in the world Op rratiog under the control ot 82 firovernmemti No shareholder?. Aseets over $236 000 000. All profits paid to policy holders Life Ordi? nary. Accumulation Policies Ton, Fit teen, Twenty Paa/rnent Accumulation IVh cica. Ton, Fifteen, Twenty-)ear Bndoweaeol Accumulation Poicien Policies non-forfvita* b!e, incontestable. f H PRANK WILSON, Agent, Sept 12 ? 3m Sumter, s C. VM'Mv of John Marlin, Dcct'd. 1TI7B WILL apply to the Jude? of Probate \\ nl Suaster County on October 12th, ii?oo, for a Final Discharge a.-* Btecntora nl at??n saui Estate. JABRd I? MARTIN ISA AO M MARTIN, JOB JACKSON, gept 12, 1900?41 -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS. SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and Wareroom*. King, opposite Caa non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, _a?T* Purrhasr our make, which we guaranti superior to any sola) South, snd thereby nave m<?ne\ Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October It? ? 0 Caveats, and Trade-Marts obtained smd all Tat-j entbusiness?ondactaatfor McoeraTc Fees. Oi.'POFncn isOppog tc U. S. PaTCNf 0??-ict* and v .:. ... re pat ?'-m ks$ t?nc tlua .hose* remote fn \\ i ihi i a. ! bend inod ?. <? g or r-V^to., erith cVsmp-i tioo. Via advise, if patentable or n^t, Ire? of! charge. Oof ffP i lot o!i;-j till p.itrtit is ?ct urcd. 2 A Pampwlct, **H< w to Obtain Patents," withe cost ot *amc in th<* L. S. id foreign countria>df sent free. a?tA??? Addrc! C. A. SNOW iL CO, Opp. Patent Ornct, Washington. D. C.