Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LATEST SENSATION IN NEW YORK. CROKER STARTS AN ANTI VICE CRUSADE. New York. Nov 15 -The executive eommitty of Tammany Hall held a meeting tonight ac which Richard Cro? ker bade ail the leaders good bye and rook a hand io starting a movement to rid the city cf vice Io a iittie speech ;he Tammany leader said he was goiog to Europe for health oot pieasure, aod introduced isidor Strauss, president of the educational ailiance, as a man who was acquainted with the coodition of I things on the east side, adding : "I hope you will give attentive hear iog to his statements of the conditions of vice that exist there aod that after yon have heard what he has Co say yoa Witt nae yoar every effort to correct those evils as far as" lies ia your pow? er." Mr Strauss said he bad met Mr Cr o ?er at dinner a?cideotaliy aod bad tasked with him for two hours over the conditions oo the east side and Mr Croker had asked him to talk to the .executive committee of Tammany Hall, sod then addressing the committee Mr Strauss told of what was needed oo the east side to suppress crime. He said tbat he, as a democrat, had frequeotiy had cast up to him the statement that Tammany Hall receives the greater uart of its revenue from people in these evil conditions of life, and that no good san be accomplished unless the power of Tammany Hall is destroyed Mr Strauss had repeated this to Mr Croker, and the latter asked him to come before toe committee with the statement and bad promished his aid Lewis N?xoo theo, by resoiutioo. bad a committee of 5ve appointed to investigate the moral conditions of che oicy and co receive and suggest remedies fdr the correction of abuses " Mr Nixen was made chairman and tba other members are George C Clan seo, presideot of toe Park board, Col- j Michael C. Murphy, president of the health board, John J. Seanoell, fire commissioner, aod Jobo W. Keller, Charities commissioner. Mr Croker theo arose and said : **I have nothing to add to what bas been said to yon by Mr Strauss beoause je is familiar with the matters on which be has spoken to you. I hope that this entire committee wi i i give its foll strength towards helpiog him and Iiis work. We should heartily endorse his remarks aod aid him io the work of crushing out this awful crime. And right; here I want to reiterate what I said three weeks ago to you, and that is that oot ooe dollar comes ioto my possession from landlords of poolrooms and booses of ill fame and if anyone of you ger Clemen is collecting from aoy of these people, you bad better get out of the or pauix at ion. It has oo use for ycu. Yo? are a disgrace to it. The organization can't aod won't staod for a?* such thiog " The meeting broke op io ooofosioo because of the attitude of Corooer Filspatrick, the Tammany leader io the fourteenth assembly district. He said that if there was vice there it was io tenement booses aod could oot be controlled. To this Mr Croker excited? ly replied that the corooer did not know what could be dooe uotil some effort was made. THE CUBAN CONVENTION Habana, Nov 15 -The Cuban con? stitutional convention held a short session today in the Marti Theatre and adjourned until tomorrow. The report of the committee on creden tisis sustained the election of all the delegates from the province of Ha bans. Some irregularities, the com mittee asserted, bad been committed, and some votes bad been thrown 'out, bot not enough to change the general result. The report was laid upon the table for discussion tomorrow. The committee's rinding with reference to the other provinces was accepted by the convention The Habana trades union is en? deavoring to interest individual dele? gates io a proposal to incorporate in the constitution a provision declaring that monopolies are a detriment to native labor and must be prevented The petition by its terms shows that :t is directed against Spanish cigar manufacturers El Diario de la Marina denied that any discrimination is now made against Cubans in the tobacco busi? ness. Yerkes Reappointed. Washington, Nor 15.-Late this afternoon John W Yerkes, late Re publican candidate for governor of Kentucky, was appointed collector of internal revenue for the Eighth dis trict Ile will resume his duties November 20 Mr. Yerkes, who re? signed the office to which be bas been reappointed to make his cam? paign of Kentucky for the governor? ship, called upon the commissioner of internal revenue today He said he had abandoned ali idea of contest? ing Gov Beckham's election Leslie Combs, chairman of the Re? publican Statp committee of Ken? tucky, accompanied Mr Yerkes. He resigned hie position as pension agent at Louisville to conduct the State campaign It is understood that be, too, will be appointed to the efnee he formerly he'd A NARROW ESCAPE. Train No 23 of tbe Atlantic Coast Line dad an Aeel aent. Marion. Nov 15 -Trai:: number 23 |of tbr, A?'autio Coast Line e?aie very near mee-iog tbe fate of her sister train number 78 at Pee Dec Junction last fight about 7 o'clock. Wbea wicbi'i fear huo'dred yards of tbe junction whilo rounding a long curve tn a cat Engineer Dave Pearsoll saw in the middle of the track not 30 yards ahead of bim a huge log cart to which was suspended a pice log about 18 feet in length and 20 inches in diameter. ! The train was running at a speed ct 50 miles ao boor and to stop was impos sible. The engine struck the cart with ail tbs momentum imparted to it by a train of seven heavy coaches be? hind it, and while the cart was demol ished the oow-catcber was bent to the ground and the maobinery was stripped from ander the boiler. The train rolled oo for a hundred yards or more and what kept the rails intact with ties torn up as they were was a miracle. Engineer Pearsoll stuck to his eogioe and to his cool judgment is due the early ?toppiog of the train in its erip plod condition. Another engine was sent out from Florence and brought the coaches io about 9 o'clock. It seems that a negro driver who was employed to haul logs to a saw mill near by attempted, to cross the track about dark with his load, but after crossing the first rail the mules were unable to pull it over the second one, so he oolly loosed his team out and tosk them to the stables, ieaviog his cart with the log suspended in the middle of the track. It is considered a piece of criminal negiiigence and what action will be raken by the authorities remains to be seen. --^mm- - ? ? ? rm - Nicaragua Wants Canal Built. i _ Washington, Nov 15 -The minis? ter from Nicaragua, Senor Don Luis Corea, arrived in Washington this morning after an absence of four months in Nicaragua during which time he conferred with President Zelaya and the members of the cabinet concerning the Nicaragua canal affairs and other subjects of ioterest to the two countries. ??e says that by a happy combination of circumstances the way is now clear of private concenssions and border mis? understandings, so that direct gov? ernmental consideration of the water? way m8y be taken op Senor Corea also brings word that be has just signed at Mexico City, acting as minister for Nicaragua, the first treaty between Mexico and Nicara? gua for amity, commerce and naviga? tion, covering 14 articles a&d firmly uniting the bonds between these two countries THE ORPHANS' DAY? Thursday, Nov 29th, is the or phans' day. Give, brother, with all your heart, because the Lord bas blessed you. There are plenty of orphanages to remember, help your own. and then remember that there are 200 orphans at the Thornwell Orphanage, Ciinton, S. C , drawn from every southern state and some northern, and even from "the isles of the sea " They are from many de nominations of Christians as well as from non Christian parentage Bereft of parents, they are alone in tbe wicked world, forgotten, perhaps in ! the localities from which they came, but loved and cared for and trained for future usefulness by faithful teachers and matrons Taught a trade, and given mental training as well, they leave their orphan home to care for themselves Send your spare gifts to the Thornwell Orphan? age, Clinton, SC. Simonton's Decision. Richmond, Va., Nov 14-An interesting case decided by the Unit ed States circuit court of appeals to day was that of the Fidelity and Casually company of New York against the St Matthews Savings bank of St. Matthews. S C Judg6 Paul wrote the opinion. J W Zimmerman, cashier of the bank, several years ago became a de? faulter. The Fidelity and Casualty company was surety on his bond foi the sum of ?10.000 The company refused to pay on the ground that the president and directors of the back had not exercised proper diligence ?n supervising the work of the cashier. Suit was brought and a special mas ter was appointed to investigate the case and report He recommended that judgment be given in favor of the bank for the sum of ?7.047 85 and interest from September. 1895 Judge Simonton, who heard th* ease io the United States circuit court, gave judgment for this sum. The Fidelity and Casualty company appealed and the opinion of tho lower court was unanimously affirmed with costs to the plaintiff' -? - im, -..> - _ A gentleman irorn Connecticut, wh< had never been J?octh before, heart] some one speaking of a "cort .. " He desired to ?earn moro about 'be corron gin, so he went to the dii-Dpn.-&rT and called for one, thinking it vap a 3oft drink-Spartaoberg Herald. Big School Fund on Paper. QUARTELY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON DISPENSARY. Columbia, Nov 13.-Tbe Legislative j committee appointed at the last session ; has just completed its quarterly report ! for the quarter ending Aug 31, 11)00. ; It is ar? interesting presentation, ic ! ocld figures of the business of the dis ! pcnsary, the profits the S;ate bas made i and where the money has gone For j toe months of June, Joly and August j the receipts of the State dispensary ? bave been ?376,773 55 At the tim? ! the quarter ended the State dispensary j had to i:s oredit ?142 503 53 in the j State treasury. The report shows that there ia to the credit of the school fund of the State the magnificent sam of ?520.556 86 altogether. How the schools would delight to have only half of this in cash instead of OD paper aod in stock in the State and oounty dispensaries ! The statement shows that there is on hand in tte State and county dispensa? ries $400,000 worth of stock, and tbis4 explaios ?hy the schools food is oot larger, ao the dispensary finds chat a iar^c stock is required aod the dispen? sers are continually, it is said, asking for more stock.-News and Courier. Virginia College Burned Roanoke, Vs, Nov 14 -Virginia college, an institution for young ladies, situated jost outside the city limits of Roanoke, was totally destroy? ed by fire at an eariy hour this morning it was a short while after the "rising bell'7 had been rung when it was discovered that the hall? ways of the big building were filled with smoke. The young ladies were notified to lose no time in getting out of the building ; to stop for nothing The word was quickly passed around and the young ladies, 150 in number, made their way out, many of them thinly clad, hardly any with anything more than the simplest costumes of the bedroom. There was little con? fusion ; no great excitement As 6oon as men reached the scene they cheer/ully loaned their overcoats to the girls in light costumes Some of the neighbors in the meanwhile brought blankets and the girls who bad the least clothing went into near? by bouses. The fire started in the boiler room, exactly how it is not known It made quick work and ' J less than two hours the buildings /ere entirely destroyed. The desks from the business office and a few articles of furniture were about all that was saved The building was of brick and fitted with all modern conveniences The loss is $75 000, with about $25,000 insurance. The building be? longed to Mies Harrie and M re Boal wrigbt. Tbe students will be kept together1 in Roanoke a few days until it is decided vrbere the school will re some Alabama's New Governor. Montgotaery, Ala , Norember 13 -The Legislature of Alabama met in biennial sossion at noon today A joint session of the two bouse was then held and, after verifying the election returns, the Hon. W J Samford wus declared the Governor elect All this was so unusual pro? ceeding for tbe firet day of the ses sion, but owing to the physical condi tiou of tte Governor elect it was pushed through to prevent any com plications vbich might arise from his death and !o insure a regular succ?s sion in such event The Note of the Powers. Pekin. Nov. 13.-The note of the powers for the Chinese plenipoten tiarie8 will probably be ready to sub? mit within the next ten days This announcement was made at the con elusion of a meeting of the ministers. lt is understood that alt points under discussion have been practically agreed upon except minor phases of several of the most important ques tiona Concerning these points the ministers have cabled for instruc tions, which they expect to receive before Nov 20, the date of the next meeting. -mat i i Mm* NEW USE OP CRAP GAME Lexington, Ky, Nov 16 -A. S Thompson, a promineot furmer of Bourbon coc nty ; George Liary and Sam Adams colored, were held* io ?1,000 hoods by United States Commis, stoner Hill to the federal court to answer charges of conspiracy, to hinder nfgroe* from voting at the las* election It in charged crap games were started and ihe negroes io it wore arrested jost before the election HO as to keep them away from the poll?. - mm . ? ? . - - Grig?8 Will Resign. Washiest on, Nov 16 -At thc cahi net mceiirg ti-day. Attorney (jontrs! Griggs informed the pr sidonf and ci? eoUeAgues thur after mature deliberation i.e hid cot>c?ud<-d 'hat i? would bei ?ropi-j^ibie for Lim to rernaio a member or the caSincr. for thc rj'-xf four y^ars. Thc rec^na'i'-n cf the anoie-v gfn>ral will not take cfT-c un ni Marsh 4, next. Wade Hampton's Talk With Lee. Tbe Eiitor of The News and flourier ' received the following letter from Wade Hampton yesterday : My Dear Sir : In The News and Courier of Nov 10 is an appreciative tribute to Geo L^ by Mr Hanckel, wbicb I have read wi;h interest and pleasure, but the writer has fallen into an error whioh I am ab'e to oorrect on the au'bority of Gen Lee himself. Mr Huockcl intimates that Geo Lee felt 2Uibarra3sed in determining the course j he would take wheo the War Between the States took piacc, but in this be is mistakeo. .He did not hesitate for a momeot, *od, while, like maoy of us who followed him,he doubtless regretted the war, and doubted the wisdom of it, he felt that his duty demanded that be should give bis service to bis native Stase, and he never for one moment regretted that be had followed tbe dictates of duty. He oooe said that' Duty was the sublimest word io ou language, and if there ever was a man whose every action was prompted by a sense of duty he surely was that man. Some time after the close of the war, fl had the pleasure of spending several days with the general at his home, in Lexington, and once while discussing the war he said': "I did only what my duty demanded. I ooaid have takeo no other course without dishonor, and if it was ail to do over I should act precisely as I did." It was his intention to write a his tory of the war, but un fortunately for the Smth. and for the truth of history, death cut short his work. But be had commeooed the work, in which he begao by speaking of the differences of opinion as to the true construction of the Constitution, aod how those oppos ing views were shown in the Conven tion of 1787, aod be theo went oo to say : "That those differences io 1861 ouimioated io blood, but cot io trea son." If there was aoy "treason" pertaining to the war it surely was not on the part of GeD Lae or of the South. Wade Hamptoo. Columbia, S. C., November 12, 1900 There has been a good deal of dis? cussion about the Hall of fame, which it is proposed to establish at the Colum? bia University in New York, and the "great'' men whose oames have been selected for advertisement there do not represent the total output of our abounding country. Why some of them were gazetted for this booor, we are unable to explain-there are so maoy others who have accomplished more than they, in art aod industry, io war and peace, in law aod politics, io administration and government. Io our opioioo, Robert E. Lee should not have beeo included in aoy doubtful catalogue of greatness The malevolence with whioh he aod his oooduot bas been diseased io the Northern papers, aod particularly ia the New York SOD, makes Geo ?Hamp? ton's statement touching the motives which ooo trolled L?e's aotioo very per? tinent tc tbe p.?t??t uiierissioo No honest man doubts the booes'y of Robert ? Lee. No siuoere mao qtus tiona tbs high sense of daty by wbieh all his conduct was governed No patriotic man withholds his approval of Lea's decision as to where his aile giance was due in the struggle for Southern independence. "I did "only what my duty demanded," he said to Geo Hamptoo ; "I could have taken "oo other course with dishonor ; acd "if it was all todo over, [ "should act precisely as I did.'' Thank God for that ! There cao be oo further doubt, even among the revilers of the Southern people, aod the trimmers, of where Lee stood in his relation to bis State aod people, aod to the immortal cause whioh he represented -News aod Courier. Philadelphia, Nov 13 -Capt Jobo D Hart, of Cuban filibufteriog fame, died today of apoplexy. Capt Hart had beeo io poor health lately aod made bis home at Atlantic City, N. J. Yesterday be came here and wes stricken oo the street. He was ts? keo to a hospital where be died without regaining consciousness. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of SURVEYING SURVEYING and Civil Eoginrefing work I promptly and accurately done. W. L0R1NG LES, Civil Engr. ? W*v" 23-O ! _* _ THE BANK OF SUMTER, i SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositary Capital stock paid io, . . $75.000 00 Undivided surplus, . 16,000 001 Individual liability of stockholders is? excess of their stock, . 75,000 00 i Transacts a pener.**! ban ki nc business : H?SO ? h'is >. Savk;gs? Bank D?partaient. Deposits of 51 and upward received. Inter?-*! allowed ?1 ?be ruff ot 4 .ci cen?, per annum, -payable I semi-annual !y W F. B. B iYSSWORTB, President. ; MAKIO- MOISE, W. P. RHAMK, Vax-President. Cashier. : Jan 3i. i The Kind You Have Always Bought, and whick lias beea in use for over 30 years, has borne thc signature of and has been made ur.der his per "f^^^yy sona* supervision since its infancy? Allow no one to deceive you in this? AU Counterfeits, Imitations and66 Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment. What is CASTOR SA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and ?Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep? The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You Haye Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THC CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY STREET. NEW YORK CITY. ATTENTION, PLANTERS! "PHOENIX CROP GROWER" A NEW COMPOUND FOR GENERAL and TRUCKING CROPS GUARANTEED ANALYSIS : Available Phosphoric Acid - - S to 9 per cent Ammonia - - - - - 3 to * percent Potash Actual ?2-0 ) - - - 2 to 3 per cent We are DOV entering tbe 27th year of tbe manufacture of our Celenrated Brand "Home Fertilizer;" b&vi^g made "Cereahte Top Dre?8?Dg" acd ''Yancey's Form?la for Yellow L^af Tenneco" for tb? past fifteen jeare, we are now, at tbe reqoest of maoy of oor old and Tdlurd customer?, olaciog upoc the market "Phoenix Crop Grower" for all general craps and especially for Trucking Crops. Tbe "Phoenix" is manufactured with tbe same care aod atieottoo that bas been the cause of tbesuc(e?s of oar orber well ksowo brands, for wbieb tbe d^aiaod bne steadily increa-ed from year to year. Tbe ingredients entencg ioto the composition cf the "Phoenix," like oar.otber brands, are o; tbe bigbest grade koowa today to tbe manufacturers of F?rtil zer ; it is, therefore, a h gb gra<?e manure, aod is not put upon the market to compete with any of the inferior >r trasb goods 'bat are so numerous. Asking for your patronage because a trial we feel sure will convince yon of the superi? ority of the "Pboeoix Crop Grower" over other brands of the sam? analysis, we are, Very respectfully, Tbe Home Fertilizer Chemical Works Manufacturer! of the following Celebrated Fertilizers : "SOME FERTILIZER," "CEREALITSj" -AND "YANCEY'S FORMULA FOR YELLOW LEAF TOBACCO," BALTIMORE, l\D. TSQM?S SUMTE* f Agenty Sumter, S. C., NOT 7-3t Offiee ofcf Baltman's Shoe Store. r W% HERRICK SHOE i IM FOR WOM EN ?/h\? V? vfSt&fe *s l'ie on'-v advertised American Shoe exhibited at * thc Puris Exposition. It lias the three strongest jySftSsfflpfo virtues that a woman's shoe can have, namely : high ^^jfi^j^ quality, latest styles and perfection of fit. The Herrick 1^ Innersole combines comfort with eat-c, yielding a '"cushion effect" Tm that makes walking a pleasure. I There arc three grades for three special purposes \ &'<D Et ailci at three prices-tor walking, for the house, or f\9'wtQtO* for dress: $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50. Each grade is J V\ JL 4** guaranteed by the makers who have thirty-eight / jj^V^T"C '{kf% years of practical experience back ot" them in the JU fjjLV*^ vFWvrV manufacture of women's shoes onlv. /*K ^?f ?L *\ ff- Oxfords joe. fer fair less ikan ? &*3wO%9 ?rices quoted. ?,? M Store. HY DO WE ADVERTISE ? We MUST keep ourselves before the pub? lic, We want them to know that we have just received : One Oar Horses. One Car Lime. One Car Oats. One Car Hay. One Car Wagons, One and Two Horse. All of which will bc sold low for cash. Our two cars Bus gies arc not yet in, but they soon will be. Also another car Wagons. We have sonic Buggies on hand, however. Gall and see them. A not lier car choice Mules next week. We are going to keep the ball moving. 9 UAMBY. Sumter, S. C., Oct '27,1900.