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atchmon <mft VMM 8UMT?B WATCHMAN, Xatabllched April, I860* "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's,, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE 80DTHJKON, Batabltehed Jane. 1S66 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. New Series-Vol. XX. No. 25 Cfc l?attlnitait m?s S?m#nm. Published. Svery Tffdlnwday, KT. G. Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TBRJB : $1.50 per aa o am-io advance. ADTIBTISIMISt: Ono Square first insertion.......$1 00 livery subsequent insertion~. 50 Contracts for .bree months, or longer wil be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged for as ad versements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. Law Makers at Work. Proceedings of Senate and House Wednesday. Colombia, Jan 9 -The session of the sen ate today was brief, oct more ! than a half boor. Senator Sheppard introduced a reapportionment bill based upon the Federal censos of 1900 The mem? bers to be chosen under this bill are to be elected in 1902 and every two years thereafter The bill provides for the following apportionment of representatives : Abbeville 3. Aiken Anderson 5, Bamberg 2, Barnwell 3, Beaufort 3, Berkeley 3, Charleston 8, Gherokee 2, Chester 3, Chesterfield 2, Claren don 3, Colleton 3, Darlington 3, Dor? chester 1, Edgefield 2, Fairfield 3, Florence 3, Georgetown 2, Greenville 5, Greenwood 3, Hampton 2, Horry 2, Kershaw 2. Lancaster 2, Laurens 3, Lexington 3, Marion 3. Marlboro 3, Newberry 3 Oconee Z" Orange burg 5, Picke as 2, Richland 4. Saluda 2, Spartanburg S. Sumter 5, Union 2, Williamsburg 3, York 4 The counties which will each gain one member under this reapportion? ment will be Spartanburg, Lexington, Aiken and Greenwood The counties which lose one mem? ber each are Edgefietd, Beaufort, Berkeley and Charleston.. There are no other changes. Mr Shepparn also introducen a bill to amend section 2,296 of the revised statutes relating to judicial officers. Referred to the judiciary committee Senator Livingston introduced a bill to give attorneys a li?e OD claims placed in their bands for collection, and also introduced a concurrent resolution providing for tke appoint ment of a committee of two from the senate and three from the house to prepare a bill to fix compensation for county officers and to regulate the same according to the amount of work done and the importance of the office. The r?solution was placed on the calendar. The governor sent a special mes sage announcing his veto of arsenate bill passed at the last session relat iog to granting charters to corpora tions The message was referred to the committee on corporations. THE HOUSE. Tbe session was opened with prayer by Rev J C Abney The election of a chaplain was then entered into, and E. P. Bote on was elected, Rev R S Pratt feeing the only other candidate The allotment of seats to mea&ers consumed about ao hour. A resolution offered by Mr AH -cf Barnwell to provide pure drinking waiter for the members was promptly billed, the Richland members assert. ing that the resolution was a siam on ? Colombia water and an effort to purchase mineral water. There was a good doal of wran?; Hog over a resolution of Mr Siokler! to refer to a special committee that: portion of the governor's message; which refers to validating certain bonds His motion was carried. Mr Cosgrove offered a resolution that a standing committee be ap? pointed to consider bills and r?solu tions relating to banking and insurance Speaker Stevenson stated that the committees bad been appointed, but were not ready to be announced at yesterday'c -session Mr Cosgrove presented the report of the special committee appointed to ? ok toto tue drainage of Charleston County Mr Ashley introduced a resolution j to extend th? time for payment of ] taxes uotil March 1. Mr Strom will ; introduce a similar measure makins March 15 tba iast day. Mr Jobn P Thoma?, Jr, introduced a bill to provide for a ccunty attorney or as?i?tanr ro fhn circu?* ?oiieitor. Mr Tooma." also introdu^d a rc-olu tion to prov:d? for ir^ora^ce of the Sourh Carolina College buildings, Mr Tatum introduced a coccurrmr resoiution to fix F ;b 1st as ::!.-> day fer adjournment Speaker Stevenson announced the following ap*)oiotraeu?8 : Assistant clerk. J H Richardson Bill clerk, Gill Hollis. Journal derk, W E Cook. i Inside doorkeeper. W L Gibson. Outside keeper, W B Knight. Gallery doorkeeper, R L Hagood. Keeper of speaker's room, J N Pearcoan Mail clerk, John M Sharp Pages, for this session only, William Waooamaker. William Pricoe, Frank Ganlt and Caihouo Cason. Laborers: Fred Jooes. Colie Robin, Archie Oliphant. Abram Foster. Tax Extention Bill Will Pass House, Coln? bi a. Jan 10 -The Senate is getting down to routioe work The: boase oonoorrent resolution in reference; to validating certain bonds went over until tomorrow. Toe judiciary committee made au im for m abie report oo Senator Sheppard's bill to ameod the law as tc the Judicial oSoers.. February 16'b was selected by a eon - current resolutions as the day for bal? loting for a Uoitad States Senator to succeed Senator Tillman, and tice HT th was fixed as the time for boidiog all other elections Senator Sheppard, introduced a bill providing for a state board of etrtomalo Senator Marsbail introduced a'bill to ameod the aot regulating to tbe appoint? ment of tbe peace officors in 'Unincor? porated towns Tbe bill requires these officers to give bond for tbe per? formances of duty and reKeves the sheriff from financial responsibility for direiiotion io offiae on the part of these ofifoers. Senator Graydon introduced a bill, requiring railroad compaoies to take out charters io this State. Senator Goodwin introduced a bill authorizing towns, cities, special school distriots and counties to issue negotia? ble bonds to refood any school debt (hat may be incurred by teem Senatar Grober introduced a bill to amend sec;loo 1,819 of toe general sta tuces of 1892, relation to landlords and tenants ; and also introduced a bill look? ing to the ratification of tbe constitu? tional amendment as to drainage. Senator Deao introduced a bill to ameod the county government law fo far as it relates to working the roads. Senator Livingston introduced s bill directing the board of directors to cancel all contracts with private'parties for the working of convicts and to ?ire tbe con victs to thc different counties:; also a bill to amend section 8 of the act relat? ing to the appointment of magistrates and their deputies; and aoetber bill to authorize the sinking fund commission to sell or lease all the State'farms ex? cept the Lexington farm THE HOUSE. - Speaker Stevenson announced the committees this morning and tbe organ ization of tae bouse was completed Josh Ashley's bill to extendens time for the paymeot of taxes uotii Marob 1st passed the second reading after some opposition and considerable de bate. Mr C. E. RobtMo* of Pickens, introduced a current resolution io refer to a co m mit iee of three representatives and two senators so ??oh of the gov eroor's message as refers to ohaingangs, penitentiary, etc. The resolution was adopted and the following committee was appointed oo tbe fart of* the house : R. W. Niohols, J. W. fiiii aod T G. McLeod Mr Rainsford of -Edgefield intro doced a con carrent resolution to appoint a committee of three representatives and two senators to ovake a careful examioatioo of facts acd conditions, aod to report at the oext cession upoo tbe expediency of keeping or of selling State farms The resolutivo was held over uotii today for consideration It provides that witnesses may be called! in and evidenoe take o jj The members from Suceter oounty ?secured the following committee at? j poiotmets. ( -J. Harvey Wilsoo, chairman Ways and Means committee Altamont Moses, chairman Military, aod member j of Ways and Means ? E. Dorant. Privileges and Eieo tico T. B Fraser Judiciary, Pablic ScbooU T. <?. McLeod.? Incorporations, En? rolled Acts Three Special Messages Prom toe Governor. Columbia, Jan ll.-No new bilis of particular importance were introduced i today nor were the proceedings of] especial ioterest. Three special messages from the I governor were received and referred to ! appropriate corumittee^i. One message j refers io th?- expenses of troops calUd i on' on account of the G'---rg.it..wa riot ; and the trouble io Florence. The: G'-org'i'own rios cos: the Srst" 175 8o, and 'He F'orer.ce trouble cost ?76 i oT- a total of $2 936 2*2 Gov ? M eSw.eeney ask? for an appropria ? cf j ?2.5o0 10, having pthc balance out j of bi: oontiegcot ?ui.d One item ir hl bi'i o: expen-es of the ('barlcs'o^ companies is $2 75 fer a keg of beer Th'; seeonee message relates to ?he two S?g9, the regimental records and 1 the Jackson vase to roed over to the State by Col Jas D Blanding as president of the' Palmetto Regiment Survivor's Association. The third message relates to the ceding of certa?o land on Sullivan's Island to the United States govern? ment. A. resolaiion was adopted that the senate adjourn until 8 o'clock Monday. THE HOUSE. The hoc.se was in session little more than an boor and a half and in that time transacted all the business before it. The Ashley concurrent resolution extending the time for payment of taxes until March 1st passed the ~ third reading. When the second reading bilk were taken up, there was a fight on Mr KaiBford's concurrent resolution to appoint a special committee to examine into the affairs of the State penitentiary and to report at the next sessioo upon the expediency of selling the State farms Mr Richardson, of Clarendon, and Mr Moses, of Sumter, cautioned that the house should not so early io the sessioo take sue h a radical step Mr Prince, of Andereon, and Mr Loaob, of York, who favor selling the farms, suggested that this resolution, if adopted, would tie the hands of the j house and nothing could be doce at this session toward selling the farms. The resolution makes oo provision for the expenses of the committee. Mr Wingo opposed the resolution The report of the penitentiary officials and of the regular commut?es should be given as much credit as the report of a special committee The resolution was laid on the table by an overwhelming vote. The following oew bills or general interest were among those introduced. By Mr W. J. Thomas, to reappor? tion the membership of the house. This bill is almost ideotioal with Sen? ator Sheppard's. By Mr C E Robinson^ to amend the law incorporating Clemson College, so that it will not affect charter of town of Caihooo. Also to increase salary of county superintendent of education of Pickens from $300 to $600 By Mr Bacot. to give the State board of health authorized to remove mem? bers of principle boards, and to make the latter report to the State board. By Mr Lofton, a resolution to create a committee of one representative from each oounty to wbcm shall be referred all bills relating to county government. ANOTHER SEABOARD RUMOR. . Baltimore, Jan 10 -A rumor was industriously oirouiated io financial cir? cles today that the Baltimore Steam Packet compaoy (Bay line]) had been purchased by the Southern Railway ocmpany. Being a portion of the Sea? board system, the report was generally discredited, but no positive statement either confirmatory or otb wiso could be obtained from representatives of the steamboat company Ex-Mayor Rob ert C. Davidson, a member of the man aging committee of the Seaboard system, however, stated tonight thai he would be in a position to know it if negotia? tions were pending for the ?a4e of the packet oempany. Io hie opinion the report is a canard The sale a few days apo of the steamer Virginia, of the Bay Hoe to the Cape May and New Jersey Coasf?team ship oompany may possibly have beeo the origin of the rumor. The Vtrgioia will be used during the summer io ruo between Lewes, Del, and Cape May, 3?. J., to connect with the Qucee Anne railway, an independent cocopaay. County Board to be Catted to account. Columbia, Jan 9 -The board of .dir? ectors of tbe State dispensary met yes terday and took up the Kiogstree. shortage matter A conference was i held erith the Williamsbarg delegation; in the general assembly It tras deter mip?tiott to call the present county board ap for a hearing, that charges of officiai mt&ccndttot are to be formulated, sod that if the resignations of the members are not forthcoming, the board will try them aocordiog to law The legislature delegation is understood to bo io sympathy with the board, and it looks as if the oid county board mast go. The State board has determined to probe the Kingtree maticr, so the members day, to tho very bottom, and do everything possible to have justier meted out Director Dukes, at th'* rcaaest of I Chaire.:-.:: V/j-iiaf/j-. went io person to ; King-str?o and directed the arrest of Jh" aocced dispsaecr. taking i?? pre- ? i;..:ir:-?.;. 6ieps io the projection. Greensboro. N C , Jan 9 -A meet? ing of al! cotton mill men in -h1.-. State . will b- held here nest Wednesday fo consider fhn tabor problem, especially : the proposed legislaci?n affecting cotton j factories that w;ll be brought before the present legislature 1 Representation Not Reduced Efiort of Radical South Haters Decisively Defeated. Washington, Dec 8.-By a vote of 165 to 102 the house today accepted the reapportionment pian proposed by tbe Burleigh bill which increases the membership of the bouse during the next deoade from 357. tbs present membership and the membership pro? posed bill, to 386. Tbe result was largely brought about by the ioflueooe of certain senators from several of the larger northern States who threw the weight of their influence in the scale ic favor of the larger membership. When it became apparent that these factors were at work against bis bill Mr Hopkins attempted to compromise by giving an additional representation each to North Dakota, Colorado aod Florida, but his adversaries refused to compromise after oomplete victory was assured The Crumpacker nropositioo to recommit toe bill for the purpose of ascertaining what States abridged the right to vote to an extent which would entail reduced representation was defeated 130-110 There was no roll call on the vote but a number of repub licaos voted with the democrats Under the bill as passed today no State losses a representative and the fol lowiog make gains : Illinois, New York and Texas three each Minnesota New Jersey and Pennsylvania :wo each; Arkansas. California, Colorado, Coo neoticut. Florida, Louisiana Massachu? setts, Mississippi. Missouri, North Carolina. Morth Dakota. Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin one each. A GOOD IDEA. The bili provides that whenever a new State is admitted the representa? tives assigned to it shall be io addition to the number provided in the bill. It also adds a provision, never hitherto incorporated in a reapportionment bill, to the effect tbat congressional districts in addition to being "contiguous, shall also be compact States whiob are al? lowed additional representatives by the bill shall by its terms, elect them at large until the legislature shall redistrict the State. Hubbard's Cotton Letter. New York, Jan. 8. -A quiet and steady tone to tbe market bas been the feature to slow business among tbe commercial houses. The local temper remains bullish and they fol? lowed the policy of buying upon the decline in Liverpool this morning. Upon this demand tbe market slowly advanced from the opening The semi-weekly movement shows re ceipts about 60,000 and shipments of 66,000 bales. Receipts at the Atlantic towns were light, while Texas continues to receive compara tively large quantities Some com? mission nooses were selling against shipments here for delivery bat not in so large quantities as yesterday. Aa a whole the market was a very dell one with little interest oa the part of the outside public Hubbard Bros. & Co. OBJECT TO MCKINLEY. Atlanta, Jan 9.-A special from New Orleaoe says : At tbe meeting of the camp of (be Army of the Tennessee, United Coo federate Veterans, the strongest of the Confederate associations io New Orleans, a resolution offered by Gen Stephen Chalaron, commaoder of the camp, protesting against the invita? tion of President McKinley to tbe Confederate reunion to be held ia Memphis next spring was unani? mously adopted Gen Chalaron ex pected that ' it was understood tbe president would be invited to Mem? phis and the resolution was intended ! simply as a warning to Memphis not ko do it " The New York Commercial offers the following suggestions to Southern cotton planters: (1.) Plant only the! best jmproved cotton seed. (2 ) Pre? paro the land well and fertilize judiciously (3 ) Iotensive cuitiva ! rion with reduction of cotton acreage. (4 ) Make the farm produo* at least all the oeeded supplies for the family, so that meat and bread will not come from thc West loaded down with heavy freight rates and profits to numerous middlemen. (5 ) Dicooiiooe renting the land to negroes and careles?, indif? ferent whi'e tenants who are daily wearing ou: the t-oii by shallow pi>iuch- | log and other rjjinou* mc-hods (?! ) P ace ? oorfioo of ?hs fa?"m :n p^rr;}*- ; nc?t?f pasturi and . good breeds of .truck a?d "swine. (7 ') EflCiumge the j iovectmeot of capital u>. the erection < ( cotton factories near thc cotton fi kis Camden. S. C , a to have a new 'y.:\ und ]"::!!.!!?; residence, coaling j $3,300 Ttxo contract has been j aw?rded to W L Laudrum & ^OD, . contracting agents fur Pauley Jail Building & Mfg Co A The Note Unsigned. The Empress Dowager Be? fases to Siga. Pekio, Jan 8.-Li Hoog Chaog ie better. Both he aod Prioce Ching balked at signing the joint note, when they considered the question, antil the court was beard from again, explaining that the emperor's edict directing them to pac of signing prevented them from aeiog tbe imperial seal antil permission shall have been received, which per? mission they claim to expect hourly. It is known here among the Chinese that ?he extreme anti-foreign element is now in power and that the ooart favorites DOW advise the empress dowager. Of these the best known are Li Cbaan Lin, a cabinet minister, Gea Ma, and Fan Siang. Their views coinoide perfeotly with those of tbe southern viceroys, particularly with I those of Chang Chi Tang, who has threatened to rebel if tbe note issigned Li Huog Chaog and Prince Ching both strongly arge the signing of the agreement, and they believe their counsels most prevail. They have pointed oat in the strongest possible terms that the very existence of China necessitates the acceptance of the terms of tho powers and that failure oe the part of China to sign may mean the allies will, a3 soon as the state of the weather makes sach a step feasible, sand troops over the country and that parts of the empire heretofore} an touch? ed will feel the scourge of war The Germans have sent two compa nies of infantry to the vicinity of the Ming tombs, where trouble is reported. . Coming Railroad Trust. Monday Wall Street saw another long step in the direction of the coming consolidation of all tho railroads of America Followiog the Hill Morgan* Rockefeller deal io the Northwest came reports of similar eombioatioos in tbe Middle West aod the Southwest. These varions consolidations, if they are carried through, wili unite $1,011, 742.637 of capital and 46,120 miles of railroad. It ca afc es no difference whether any particular rumor be confirmed or not, any mere than whether any particular ripple on a rising tide strikes upon this place- or upon that. It is enough that the tic o is visibly sweeping in. Ali tbe world can see now that a dczan men aie in fina ncial control of the United States, aod especially of its transportation interests. If they do not take io any given railroad today, they will take it in ton orr ow or next day. The roads included in the consolids tionn said to be already ander way have a mileage greater than that of all the railroads in any country in the world oatsid3 of the United States. They have a fourth ot' the mileage of this Union, including its most important parts. It is a matter cf only a few years-probably not* more than ten antil tile railroad business of the oontinooc will be as completely central? ised ai the telegraph basioess is now. Do the politicians see nothing tn all tbiit f What do they suppose tbe people will be thinking of while this is going on ? Do they not foresee a considerable political fatare for the party that first pots "government ownership of railroads" ia its platform ? -N If. Journal. Seaboard Directors. Portsmouth, Va, Jan 9.-The direc? tors of tbe Seaboard Air Line, accom? panied by President John S. Williams, spent about three hours this morning inspecting their wharf property and then bald a closed meetiog. Later they took lanoheoo at the residence of tbe Hon Leigh R. Watte, General j counsel for the system Tfeey held a ? long session this afternoon. Notbiog j was made pablic The directors left j this evening for an inspection trip over j the Seaboard system. No reliable io ! formation is to be bad as to what trans- ! pircd ac the meetings Every day now employes are being laid off by the dozen. Fifty to 75 were discharged ' today aod ic is said moro dismissals are pending The reduction ia beiog made in all departments. It is believed that expenditures will be cut whenever pos stole Attempts will soon be made by California vegetable growers to put f'sesh asparagus OD the market in London and in other pisces in Great Britain, lt is expected that the Cali ' fornia product will compete with 1 French ^oarages, which ia sent to : E;iglieh in large quantities. Naval Board's Report. Recommends Station's Re? moval From Port Royal to Charleston. Washington, Jan 11-Secretary Long today made public the report of the board of naval officers, submitted yesterday, concerning tbe establish? ment of a naval station on the Sooth Atlantic coast, and more particularly with reference to the relative merits of Port Royal or Charleston, S. C., as the site for this station The board recommends in favor of Charleston, reinforcing its views with an ela? borate statement of the advantages of that place over Port Royal A dissenting view is presented by Rear Admirai George Summer, who favors a retention of tbe naval station at Port Royal fe The board discusses the general requisites of a naval station site on the Sontb Atlantic coast, including accessibility from the sea, immunity from attack, railroad and steamship facilities, labor supply, and many other special requirements of the navy. A%er an exhaustive review of the advantages offered by both localities, the board recommends that it is expeditions to transfer the naval station now at Port Royal to a point near the city of Charleston, and finds the only available site to be that on the west bank of Cooper river, about six miles above the Charleston custom bouse, comprising a part of Cbfcora park, and also, if deemed advisable, a part of tb!e marsh land belonging to the State of Sooth Carolina which lies south of Lawton's land. The only other site examined by the board in the water front was on the south bank of the Wando river, bot as this site bas neither rail* way connections nor adequate water facilities, it was not deemed ad vis able for the purposes intended The board states: "Weare fully aware of the fact that in selecting Charleston as a site for a naval station in preference to Port Royal, we are departing from the opinion of two boards of naval officers which have previously considered tbe question of the establishment of a naval station on the Sooth Atlantic coast, one of which was presided over by Admiral Porter. This fact has been brought to the attention of the board by the Port Royal and Beaufort citizens' committee as an argument for the retention of the station at Port Royal. There is, howver, no inconsistency in thia connection. When the pre? vious boards selected Port Royal as the best site for a naval station on that coast, the great scheme for tbe improvement of southern harbors had not been carried forward to any ex? tent, and Port Royal possessed the only harbor on the coast which ships could enter under any circumstances. Moreover, the ships of that date were smaller and lighter, and carried much lees fixed weight in the shape of armor, turrets, etc " In conclusion the board states that its recommendation of the Charleston site is based simply upon its opinion that it is the better site of the two The majority report is signed by Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers, president of the board : Capt. George A Converse, civil engineer; C ? Assereon, naval constructor ; J H Linnard, Commander Lentze and Lieutenant Commander Stanton The dispensary does a bigger busi? ness in Riobland than any other county In tbe state. This is doe to the fact bat Columbia's transient population is larger than thai of any three or fear other cities io the state. Her hotels tire always full and those visitors buy iargely of the better grades of gocds handled by the dispensaries. So Argued the Tories. When Sumter and Manon Persist? ed in Fighting Tarleton and Cornwallis. if is perfectly pkio that'rEnglaud is nsither hacked cor demoralized by tbe Boer activity io South Africa, nor does the cause cf the burghers seem to have boen advvoced by tho invasion cf Cape Colony and the threatening of British towos There is oo question whatever of England prosecuting the war to a conclusion satisfactory to ber interests. Siie bas the intention and she has the pewer to ac2cmplish this The Boers aro simply prolonging a useless strug? gle and provoking wanton destruction and death. However much their ga!! tD?rj nay bo admired their poor juclimeht cannot be ?OJ heartily con? demned.-Ohariestoa Post. POWDER PtfftE Vicious and wholesome WDER CO., NEW YORK.