Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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It br ^^Uubmnn mtb .Soutiuon. WKDWM&DAY. JA N 0, 1001 Ths 3tu?*er *aerftw*aw wie toaodea I? 1860 ?od ike TV we Soars?* to 1866 Tie Watchmuwn and Sumikrmn now has tw* ootubtoed mrwuaatisn and ioflueooe of both of toe oenVpnnnre, and ie mani? festly the bawl adv*rtiei?g rwediam to Ssueier ^glOTICB TO SUBSOBIBBB8. ? r 1 It ie not teontsary) for oe to send a statement to each iodlvidsel snb acriber whs it indebted to ua for tnbscription* aw tbe label ebows the tits** to wbicb eaob one ban paid Bxasqin* the label on your paper aod if joo am In arrears) pleese oalt and ttttle at jronr earlieat convenience If It ie not convenient to oaU in per too send ehe money by book draft, registered Ittter or pool office or ex peeea aaoavef or dor. The an Jtjnt doe by eaob one ie Baaed, but lbs aggregate amonnt doe nw ie I arg*, and lb it la tbe leaaoo that wo offen* our en bee rib* re to snake MttltisatllS. Wo have carried ?one ot thotn subscription acoooota over from yttf to year aa to accom modalioo tnejair subscribers, bat wo ennnot do an longer an there is oow no sxenan fcr ooo payment with cot too selling for tun owvjta and over The Penitentiary wade ooosiders tie money am the State farms the past yesr, and tills will bw the great argu? ment against selling the farms sod pntting taV) oooviets to work on the public rosin There are, however, goo*' and amtftwieat reasouu, io our ov .o)on, tta tnnrwtaremeat of the State fvwan rsrmtJtg, leWd Inn singes font that It hae at last tmsu snedu n proStsbls btninras etbnnld not coouterhalance Ihn arguments jn favor of Ihn sale of Ihn farms Tbo ^cntb batiog Republican mem beta of ortgrsat who are so much in Wve with IV* segro that they if a willing Ihnl they ts dia ?Vnuchissd provided the represen? tation of Inn flwnthero States bw rtduct d. should either come sooth and stay long enough to thoroughly nnderstand ton conditions that exiat, or aboold aooept the atatements of those who do nnderstand the condi? tions that lender necessary the die frunobisetneot nf the ignorant aod trmpoosibtu negroes They utterly ignore th * fast that noedooated negro in diefranobisod, and their speeches io wosgroaa won Id Insd so noinfornt nd person to boiinve that the neygro bait boon diufranohieed as s race ?ad for no ether reason theo that be in a negro f he effort ?hat is beiog sand?? to red now the South * represen? tation It unmistakably en outcropping ofth- ingrained hate of the South stilt prevent* in certain sections ol the North, aod Ibe restriction of tbo tntrags in the booth in need simply an a club to nUike the seotion tbst the radicals hole. ? *i ^ The Hep obi in ao party sa managed by Hanua, McKinley k Co , is tbe greatest rogsjso* proleotivs lesgue nuoeeivid Tbe wsy that McKfoley protects ths Cuban poeiel thievea nod nover$ up tbslr rascalny la a p-jaitivo iovitaticn to rsensily official a to help thess-el res. The i; ew tentnry has dawned, but Susni* r is etili without a passooger depot commensoraln with the aiso of ths eiiy or tbe volume of passenger traffic tbat originates here Let rte hop** that thet inhabitants tf Ssmter on" hundred ypsrs heitoe will not iad rnsHvi-e io the asms ix Actite efforts sbnnld begin at ooce to collect and prrpare the Somter neonty exhibit for ths Charleaton Bxpoattios The cjunty that is not f rpreaeoted by s Oral class exhibit at lbs e position .will miss the greatest oppoitooily for a profitable edvor tiseaier t that has sver beeq witbio rsseb The W. T. 0 ? tasklsd a bigger propo?iitoa ihan the liqaor evil wheo the*/ oadertoeb If put a etop to tbe praotiei of kissing Senator Hanne'* ship subsidy bill has bsea side tracked by the army bill, and tb?s is but oos indication of Iba powerful ialassss that the spirit of militarism and imperialism bei devel? oped already. Haaaa is tbe most io flaeotirl man it ths rsptblioao party, btt ths army ialsesae is grsater that Henoe. It will be Best t tat ths larger ths anay is mada ths grsstsr powsr il will txsrl in atd ant of sx ogress. 25 per Cent. Discount Sale. Just a few words by way of explanation, so that the people may understand the full meaning of our Clearance ?Sales: Twice in each year, January and July, we hold these Clearance &ale? for the purpose of closing out the season's stock If we carry our heavy-weight Suits and Overcoats over to next Fall, we probably have to sell them at a loss then, how much better it is to take our now?to get the money out of the goods and invest it in new goods, to keep stock clean and fresh; so until FEBRUARY the 1st, we will offer a uniform Discount of One?fourth off all Men's, Boys' and Children's Winter Suits, Overcoats, Trousers Woollen Underwear. This means a $20 Suit or Overcoat for SI5 00 This means a $10 Suit or Overcoat for $7 50 This means a $15 Suit or Overcoat for $11 25 This means an $8 Suit or Overcoat for $6 00 This means a $12 Suit or Overcoat for $9 00 This means a $6 Suit or Overcoat for $4 50 This means a $4 Suit or Overcoat for $3 00 This means a $3 Suit of Underwear for $2 25 This means a $2 Suit of Underwear for $1 50, etc., etc. An early selection counts for much, as first comers fare best. It is needless for us to mention that this will be a cash sale. It wouldn't be business-like, to sell goods at a sacrifice and charge them. D. J. CHANDLER, m 4 Off; ?o+o+o+o+oo will loss our On and Tl 4 ! off! 10404+0+0+04 Will fett? member of Iba legislature have Iba nervo to iotroaooo a bill re pceliog the diipeoeary law ? Ex-Congressman George W. Mur ray Slid, io a speech delivered in Laurens on Tuesday, that giving the oegroee civil aod political rights after the war wee premature If the negroes bad not been grsnted these rights immediately after the wsr when seotioosl feeliog was iotensely bitter and the north know little of the ueges). it is almost a osrtsinty that the negroes would still be without the right to vote. That the negroes were not quaii?ed for oitizensbip wbeo it was grsnted them is now sd mitted by sll well informed men, ne groes ss well ss whites ; and it is equally tree that e Urge majority of the negroes sre today no better qual? ified than thirty five years ago The cou quest of the Boers is not et ell certain, ond Gen Kitchener is io e feir way to loee his hsrdly won repetstioo as the most successful soldier to the Soglish srmy The broad tire bill will bo brought ?p to the legislature egein, and Senator Wanning, who was the pioneer io this movement io too Sooth Carolina legislature, is armed this year with stronger arguments io favor of the measure than ever before. The bill sboold have become e law several years ago, aod if it should bo sgsio delested this year it will be before the legislature next yesr ss sore ss fste. The governor refosed to extend the time for the psyment of taxes, bot os the members of the legislature eie in touch with the people they may decide io favor of giving the usoal extension to the delinquents Every extensioo helps e few poor men, but it is e well known faut that is the riob end well to do. the big tsxpsyers, who usually wait until the last miout<* to psy taxes, prefering to keep the money io use ss long ss possible to psying the Stale and county what they owe Except in exceptionally hard times tho email tsxpsyers aod the real poor people are among the first to pay taxes, and the exteosioo of the time usnaily cornea too late for them to hold oo to the tax money for a month or so longer, just for the pleasuio of bsving it io haod. Tbs following editorial tribute to the Hon Riobard Darier appeared io The News and Courier today : "Tho Hoo Riohard Dotier died at hie homo in Sutoter oo Sunday last iu the 79th year of bis ags. He hsd liftd a mont honorable aod uasfol life aod wee highly reipsoted by a large oirolo ol asqsaiotaooes io all parte of the State, Ho eraa a distinguished lawyer, troo to ths best trsditiooi of ihe profession, and I bad many friends at the bar of Charles too, by whom be was highly esteemed 00 sooouol of bis ability as a lawyer aod bis worth an a man. His last service was as reoator from Georgetown Goon ty, wbero he spent the greater part of his life, aod io (his, aw in all other positions, bo discharged bia daties with no otbor ood iu view but the good of the Ststc For nearly 60 years Mr Dosier wss n regular reader of The News and Courier and its pre'dooessors, aod was an appr? ciativo stodeot of the timer-, in whioh be lived. He possessed accurste information upon a great variety of subjects and was a most charming member of the high sooial circle io whioh he moved. Tbcro will be sincere regret that he C/uid not bti spared yet a little longer, although be had lived more than the allotted span of life, aod death to him was douhtloaa a blessed relief from the csres of this transitory extttonoe. Ho left behind him the reoord of a blame* less lifo, and ootbiog hot pleaesot mom ories of doty well performed 11 8UPT. MoAS AH AN A8K8 FOR $200,000. Superintendent of Education McMe ban reoommsods that th| legislators appropriate $200,000 for the pobUc sobools. He esys : "I tbsrsfore urge upon ths legislators 1 duty which I hope will appear also as a privilege, tho appropriation of $200 000 to bo spportionsd to the schools to the spirit of the ooostitolioo. Tho taxable property of the Stato is oear* ly $179 000.000, so that 1 18 mill would raise over $200,000." Io the next paragraph be says, "I reocguice that io bicoc quarters this will bo so unpopular measure," aod prooecds to make a- 6troog sod on* biased argument to 60ppcrt of bis ro oommeodatioo. Of ojoTSB there will be opposition to the proposed measure aod it will be iotoosely unpopular io some quarters, for thero is already widespread com plaiot that taxes ars exor.-b?i-.\? end that publio money is expended in so extrav? agant manner. Any effort to inoreass the rats of taxatioo will hs fooght io the legislature by those who like to pone as ooooomists sod protootors of over? burdened taxpayers Thero is not that geoeral interest in educational mailers io South Carolina that demands the improvement of the common school system eveo thoogh it cost a groat deal of moooy ; an'd too majority of tax payers arc oooteot to pot op with poor schools if by doing so they save a few dollars a year If it is possible to pot the public sobool systom on ao efficient footing by the appropriation of $200 000, aonoally it would be a good invest? ment and a wise thing fjr the legisla? ture to do. Wo fesr, however, that tboro will be so many demands for appropriations this year that the publio schools wili be put off with promises until a more oonvenient season. William P Rockwell, a fifteen year old boy prefers selling lunches in a Florida restsursnt to returning to his home with his millionaire grandfather in Tsuntou, Mass , from which he 11 ran away sometime ago. The Legislature Assembles. Senate and House Organize Officers Elected and Get Down to Work. Colombia, Jao 8 ?The senate was called to order at 12 o'clock by Hoo H. B Scarborough, the ratiriot* lieutenant governor, wbo mode ao address to tbe old ood ocw members Ail of tbe members, both old aod now, except Senator Williame, of Williamsborg, were present. Ho was graottrd ao indefinite ielve of absence oo account of illness Hon John C. Sbeppard was reeieoted speakt pro tern and Gen K R Hemp* hill el- k without opposition Mr J F Sohumpett, of Newborry, was oiot tfd sergeant at-arms, defeating J. T. Gaston. of Colombia, and E A. Crawford, of Yoik. Mr W H. Stewart, of Rook Hill, was reelee:ed reading olerk, and Ree 8. H Zimmerman was oleoted obsplaio. The appointment of minor offioiala made by Lieut Gov-eloot Tillmao were announced by the preeidonr, by requost, ss follows: Jooroal Clerk?M L Clerk. Bill Clerk-E 8 Diogle. Dootkeepers?downstairs, J C Ra* gao, C F Holmes ; upstairs, J A Witite Page??Halsey Fox, Willis League. Mail Clerk?R J Parks, j Porter?H D Butler, j Keope. of President's Room?L B MoCrsokcrj. Assistant Clerk?R M McCowo. Libcrcri?Jock Pressley, Alber; Nanoo. Tbo committees were aobouoced nti*l tbo scnato was ready for business Senator Mnootng was oleotod chair? man of the oommittee on claims and grievances, and a member of tho follow iog committees : Agrioulturo, penitco tisry medioal affairs, aod publio build? ings. Tbo Governor's message was read and received na ioforrcotioo. Sonator Marsball iotrodnced his obild labot bill, and Senator Barowell introduced the bill appropriating $50, 000 for tbe Charleston exposition. Tbo first member of tbe houso to take the oath of office in tbo new cen tury was Mr. Altamont Moses of Sum ter As soon as tbo house was called j to order by tbe olerk, Mr T. 0 Hemer, Mr. J. 0 Patterson of Btrnwell moved that Mr Moses bo elooted temporary. I obairman. Tbe motion was put by Mr Bscot ol Charleston, and Mr Moses presided during tbo organization. Tbe memberi of tue several counties appeared before tbo bar of tbo house aa tbo nsmea of the repootivo counties were called fn alpha? betical order. BEING SWORN IN. Delegations foom two or three ooun tics were sworn at a time?ss many si oould lsy their right bands upon tbe Bible held by Mr N. H. Stansell, scr gasot at arms. When they bad banded io thtir credentials, had subebribed to the o?(b aod bad kUsed the Bib)**, that b>ok being passed around with do special show of reverano; or veneration, (be members tigoed lbs roll of toe bouse, aod wcro (hen law makers of South Carolina After the iodus;ion into memberrhip the election of (ffio?is was held This part of the organisation was not com? pleted ye3terd?y. The next ftep would have been to notify the governor that th? bouse was ready for'the transaction of business The governor would theo havo sent op bis message end it would have been read. Yea'erday, however, the house adjourned without the read- ' tog of too governor's message, an ?1- 1 most uoparalleled procedure. The officers olected are : W F. Stevenson, speaker ; T. C. Hamer, clerk ; Jno S. Withers, reading clerk ; I J L. Wilson, sergrant-at-a.ms. The ! obaplaio was oot elected yesterday. WILL NOT DISQUALIFY. Doriog the indootioo of the members into offioo, Mr Harvey Wilson of 8um ter called attention to the fact toat tbs commissions of tbo legislators issoed by the secrotary of state were dated "Jan 8, 1900," and he inquired if that woaid invalidate the electioo of the boose Mr Stefcoeoo soggestsd that as tbs commissions sta'ed specifically "in the 125th yesr of oor iodepeodeuet" tbe ioslrameote were valid. There were but two members elect who did oot qoslify yesterday : Mr E. B. Ragsdeie of Fairfield and Mr H H Woodward of Hotry THE ELECTIONS. When the* members had all bcot sworn io, tbe eleutioo of officers wss in order, the first offioe to be Oiled being speaker, or presiding cUfieer cf the house. Mr W F Stevenson, of Chesterfield, was put io nomination by Mr T Yaneey William?, of Lanossror Mr Francis H Wostoo, of Riobland, wsa nominated by Mr John McMssier, of Riehlsod Mr Georgo E Prince, of Anderson, wss nomiosted by Mr EM Rocker, of ?'derson o tbo first ballot 116 votes were osst 'V) being neoesesry to elect Mr S?j; son received 73, Mr Weston 17 snd & Prince 26. Mr Stevenson was declare- 'looted NAVAL JSTORES. New York, Jsn 8?Turpentine sssy 40 to 40J. Hoein steady. Charleston, Jan 8.?Turpentine firm , 36. Rosin firm, unchsnged. Savannah, Jan 8 ?Spirits tu'pen tino firm 861 ; receipt? 451 ; sales 250; exports 355. Rosin firm and unehang* ei; receipts 6,658; tales 3,615; exports 10. Wilmington, Jan 8.--Spirits turpen? tine nothing doinj:; receipts 140. Resin 1.20 to 125; receipts 768. Crads tur psotios quiet 1.30 to 2.30; rcoeipis 24. Tar firm 1.30; receipt* 165. ???m?o^Bp0 0 Uol Rmsevelr Uss |?)OS out West eo s huoting trip. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By Tbos. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Jodge. WHEREAS, DAN'L M. YOUNG, Ks?, made suit to me to grant bim Leitest of Administration of tbe Estate of and tff ots of Hon THOS. B FRASKK. deceased. Tbtse are tberefore to cite an l admoaieh a!) aud singular tbe kindred and creditors of tbe said Hon Tho? B. Frastr, late of said County aud State, deceased, tbat tbey be and appear refer- me, io tbe Curt of Probate, te be beld at Sumter, C H , on Jtou ty 24(k, 1901, aext, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in tbe forenoon, to show cause, tf any they bavo, why tbe said Administration should not be granted Given under my band, tbij ninth day cf Jaoearv, A. D., 19(1 THOS. V. WALSH, Jod^e of Probate. Jan 9?2; Estate of Mrs* Leo no i a J. Mnl drow, Deceased* ? IWILL APPLY to tbe Judge of Probate of Sumter County on January lOtb, 1901, tor a Final Discbarge aa Kit color of afore? said Estate. JOSEPH U?LDROW, Exor. Dec. 12, 1900-41 THE BANK -OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositary Capital stock paid in, . $76,000 00 Undivided surplus, . 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockholders in excess of their stock, 75,000 00 Transacts a general banking business ; alee baa a Savings Bank Department. Deposits of $1 and upward received. Intereet allowed a* tbe rate ot 4 }er cent, per annum, payable eemi-aonually. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, Prcsidoat. Mabioh Moist, W. F. Knaus Vice-President. Caebkr. Jan 31. MONEY TO LEND. WE eft Prepared to negotiate loess oa i a. proved farming leads io Somtar and Clarendon Couotiee on long time ia amounts of $300 and upwards at* seven per cent intereet, and with no expense to the borrower except a small brokerage commie sioo We can also negotiate loaoe in aoy amounts at 8 per cent on terms to suit tbe borrower Apply to LBSAWISK, Dec l9-2oi Sumter, 8 C. SASH! - DOORS! BLINDS! ETC. I am agent for a reli? able Sash. Door and Blind Factory in the State, and am prepar? ed to fill such orders with promptness and dispatch. You can save money by giving me vour or? ders. Respectfully, A. D. HARBY. Leave all orders at H. Har by's Stable. Dec 12-3m.