The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 16, 1901, Image 6
ARE THESE BRIBES ?
UNHEARD OP STATE OF
AFFAIRS IN WASHING?
TON.
Special Correspondence
Washington, Jan 12-Three re
cent events in Washington have
taken away the breath of the states
men whose political memories go
back to the days before the Hanna
ideas of politics came into vogue
Possibly they both appear significant
merely throngh an incidental coiuci
dence, bm, if so, it reflects nearly
as mach on the tact and common
sense of the administration as it
refects on its sense of decency if
they arose throngh design. They are
the nomination of James S Harlan
of l?linos. eon of Justice Harlan of
the supreme court, to be attorney
general of Porto Rico ; the sudden
and unwarranted promotion of Capt
F. B. McKenna, son of Justice Mc
Kenna of the supreme court, to a fat
staff position and with higher rank ;
and the urging of a bill by the
administration spokesmen in congress
to raise the salaries of the justices of
tee supreme court by about 50 per
ceat.
At aa ordinary time, of course,
seither of these facts woutd excite
any comment other than favorable.
Bat the present is not any ordinary
time The great colonial cases now
pending in the supreme eourt if
decided one way, will bring honor
and credit on the practices and
judgment of the president and bis
advisers ; if decided the other way,
they will bring the Republican party
te the verge of ruin, compelling it to
reverse all it has done and revoke ali
its conduct toward the island posses?
sions and admit that it violated the
constitution and the laws. ? such a
moment, to offer what might easily
be construed as bribes to the mem?
bers of the court is either a colossal
piece of insolence or else a piece of
unheard of lack of tact and sense
The universal respect with which
Justices Harlan and McKenna are
regarded by the American people,
and the absolute confidence they
bave in their integrity, have prevent?
ed open press criticism which would
surely have been incisive and vigor?
ous under other circumstances
Probably no one for a moment thinks
of connecting the personality of the
two great jurists with the matter. It
is evident on the face of things that
tiey have been thoughtlessly placed
is a position of embarrassment by
the president, whose past reputation
1er tact and delicacy renders bis
conduct in this connection truly
surprising to the country.
How Mr McKinley could fail to
realize that the appoinment of the
eons of the supreme court justices
to high places, while the case of the
administration against the constitu?
tion of the United States was before
that august tribunal, would excite
criticism and resentment, it is diffi?
cult to understand The public know
that the struggle is a desperate one
to obtain a construction of ocr
organic law, which, if given, wocld
destroy the constitution as the broad
sad sole base of government, and
lay the territories open to a system
of executive absolutism President
McKinley could sot be oblivious to
this widespread opinion. Knowing
it to exist, it appears stange that he
should permit himself to do anything
which might justify a suspicion, no
matter how unwarranted, that he
would, or as an honest officer could,
attempt to influence the judgment or
decision of the supreme ooort, or of
any ef its members.
Further, the move by agents of the
administration in Congress to pass
tue proposed bill to increase the
salary of Supreme Court Justices to
fifteen thousand dollars a year, before
a decision in the Porto Rican and
Philippine eases can be banded down,
is even more amazing. Never has
anything more calculated to injure
the highest tribunal in the land m
the eyes of the people been conceiv?
ed in American history. It ie not
that suyoue would think for a moment
that the proposed beneficiaries had
the remotest connection with the
project-the purity of our greatest
bench is not, never has been, and
probably never will te open to the
slightest question. But th? inevit?
able deduction will be that the ad?
ministration and its trosted allies
believe that patronage and emolu?
ment might bright a result in the
constitutional cases at issue other
than that which would be dictated by
sound reasooiDg, aod a just construe
tioo of our fundamental law
These acts become ail the more
scandalous when it is re-caiied that
skillful observers of the cases now in
the court believe that that body ie
divided 5 to 4 against the govern
ment's contention in regard to the
colonies C. M.
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Brave Men Fall
Victims to stomach, liver and kidney trou?
bles as wei! as women, and all feel the results
in loss of appetite, poisons in the bl"cd. back
?hce, nervousness, headache and tired, listle&s
run-down feenng. Bat there's no need to feel
Cke that. Listen to J. W. Gardner,' Idavil?e.
Sod. ile says: "KV-?tric Bitters nra just tho
thing for ? man when be is all run down, aod
don't eare whether he lires or dies. It did
more to give me new strength and good appe
tite than anything 1 could take. I can now
.at anything and have a now tease on life.'
Only 60 cents at J. F. W. DeLorme'a Drag
Start. Every bottle guaranteed, 3
This May Not Be True.
Lord Kitchener Reports a
Vile Act of the Enemy.
London, Jan 13 -The war cffiee
bas received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener :
'.Pretoria, Sanday. Jan 13.
"About 1,400 Boers crossed thc line,
attacking both Zuurfontein aod Kaal
fontein stations, bot were driven oST.
They were being pnrsaed by a cavalry
brigade.**
Lord Kitchener reports also several
skirmishes at different points, with
trifling British losses, and adds :
"Three agents of the peace commit?
tee were taken as prisoners to DaWet's
laager near Liodley, Jao 10. One.
was a British subject, was flogged and
theo shot. The other two, burghers,
were flogged by DeWet's orders v
INDIGNATION IN LONDON.
London. Jan 14, 4 30 a. m.-The
brief report of the fate of the three
members of the peaoe committee who
were tent to see Gen De Wet excites the
deepest indignation on all sides. Ooe
or two papers express a hope thts Lord
Kitchener has been mislead by false
Kaffir reports ; bot it is generally felt
that be would not bavs reported the
matter to the war office without
undoubted evidenoe.
The Daily Mail heads the report with
the word ''murder1' and disclaims aay
further attempt to coax the enemy into
submission. "PsWet has plaoed him?
self outside the pale of humanity.*'
says The Daily Mail "aod oot
proclamations but large reen forceas en te
most be oar wat ch ord.'*
The Morning Post says: "This
marks the poiot where the guerrilla
phase ends aod the bandit phase
begins.'*
All the papers appeal stroDgly to the
government to hurry forward reeoforee
ments, since it is evident that the Boer
leaders have now become desperate and
conciliation is quite useless.
The Pretoria correspondent of The
Daily Mail anoouoces the return to
Pretoria of Mr Pretorias, a former
President of the late South African
republic, from a futile endeavor to per?
suade the Boer leaders to surrender.
Details of the attaok upon Kaalfon
teio aod Zuarfooteio, stations show
that there were only small garrisons
of about 125 men at each station. The
British bad excellant trenches which
enabled them to withstand the attacks
until the Boers, having ascertained thit
reeoforeemeots were coming to the
garrisons, retired. At Zuurfooteio a
party of Boers in khaki succeeded io
capturing a British patrol of eight men
whom they subsequently liberated.
The railway and telegraph lines will be
speedily ereoted.
No further news has been received
regarding the invasion of Cape Colony.
Sir Alfred Miloer writes to a corres?
pondent ia England, sayiog : ' It will
be useless for me to notice the whole?
sale lies that are spread about
concerning me. If I attempted to do
so, I would have no tiaae for anything
else.'*
THE ATTACK DESCRIBED.
Pretoria, Saturday, Jan 12 -Tbe
Boers cut the wires between Ireoo and
Olifaotsfooteio stations last oigbt
Early this morning 800 Boers, under
Commandant Beyer, invested Kaalfoo
teio atatioo. A bot rifle ire and shell
fire, with two field pieces aod a Maxim,
waa maiotained for six hours.
AD armored train aod reenforce?
ment* ware soot from Pretoria bat
before they bad arrived apon the seeoe
the garrison bad driveo off the Boers,
who retired unmolested with a transport
traio half a aile locg The Boers
blew up the Hoe bey oed Kaalfooteic,
?ompeliiof the mail traio to retoro
bera.
It is supposed their object was to
obtain sapplies, a great quaotity of
which is stared at Kaalfonteio
The British had DO casualties.
Oar New Possessions.
It is said that the supreme court ts
divided on the question whether the
''Constitution follows the fUg" io
distant possessions.
Calbouo and Webster differed in
maoy things, including their theories
of State's rights, bat on ooe thing they
were ever agreed
Says Calbouo :
"It is oar policy to increase by grow
ing and spreading out into unoccupied
territory ar.d regions, assimilating ail
we incorporate ; to increase by acere
tion and net throngh oonqueet aod
addition of masses held together by the
cobsMvc power of force.'*
Mr Webster, regarded in the North
as the great "expounder of theconstitu
tion," express the same idea thus:
"Arbitrary governments may have
distant posseirStOGS, because arbitrary
governments may rule by different laws
and different systems. Russia may
rule ber provinces by different codes
We oas do such thing They must be
part of us. oise strangers."
Very few persons ever supDosed that
the supreme oourt would be unanimous
io its deoisioo of the great eocstitu
tional question it has DOW ander
consideration.
We do not recall aoy iostanoe io
which the supreme court bas agreed on
any question involving tbe interpreta
tioo of -tbe coostitution.-Atlanta
Jooroal."
Cuba is Independent.
Supreme Court Benders Im
portant Decision in Neely
Case.
Washington, Jan 14 -The United
States supreme court today announc
ed its decision io the case of C. F
W Neely of Indiana, charged with
embezzlement of the public fonds oi
Cuba while weting as financial agent
of the department of pests of that
island, holding that Neely is subject
to extradition and must be surrender?
ed to the Cuban authorities.
The court held that Cuba ie foreign
territory, our only purpose in the
war with Spain beiog to free the
Cubans from Spanish dominion. The
decision was based upon the act of
June 6, 1900, which act was held to
be constitutional
Justice Harlan handed down the
court's opinion, which was unani?
mous An order was issued requir?
ing that the mandate in the case be
issued at once
The opinion embraced a complete
review of the case. Justice Harlan
said that there was no dispute that
on the 6th of June, 1900, when the
act under which this proceeding is
brought became a law Coba was
"under the control of the United
States," and "occupied by this gov
ernment "
The court said the question of
Cuba's status was not difficult of
solution and cited successive steps
in and affecting the case It said :
'-The facts above detailed make it
clear that Coba is foreign territory
within the meaning of the act of
June 6, 1900. It cannot be regarded
by any constitutional, legal or inter
national sense, a part of the territory
of the United States While by the
act of April 25, 1898, declaring war
between this country and Spain, the
president was directed and empower
ed to ese our entire land and naval
forces as well as the militia of the
several states to such extent as was
necessary to carry the act into effect,
that authorization was not for the
purpose of making Coba an integral
part of the United States, but for the
purpose only of compelling the re
linquisbment by Spain of its anthon'
ty sod government in that island and
the withdrawal of Us forces from
Cuba and Cuban waters The legis
lative and executive branches of the
government by the joint resolution of
April 20. 1898, expressly disclaimed
any purpose to exercise sovereignty,
jurisdiction or control over (Juba,
"except for the pacification thereof,"
and asserted the determination of the
United States, that object being ac?
complished, to leave the government
and control of Coba to its own
people All that bas been done in
relation to Cuba bas bad that end in
view and so far as the court is
informed by the public history of the
relations of this country with that
island, nothing bas been done incon
sistent with the declared object of
the war with Spain
"Cuba is none the lesa foreign
territory within the meaning of the
act of congress, because it is under a
military governor appointed by and
representing the president in th*
work of assisting the inhabitants of
that island to establish a government
of their own under which, as a free
and independent people, they may
centrol their own affairs without in
terference by other nations The
occupancy of the island by troops of
the United States was the necessary |
result of tbs war That result could
not have been avoided by the United
States consistently with the prin
ciples of international law or with its
obligations to the people of Cuba.
It is true that aa between Spain and
the United 8tates-indeed, as be
tween the United States and all for?
eign natiocB-Cuba, upon the cassa?
tion of hostilities with Spain, and
after the treaty of Paris, was to be
treated as if it were acquired terri*
tory But as between the United
States and Cuba that island is terri?
tory held in trust for the inhabitants
of Coba to whom it rightfully belongs
and to whose exclosive control it
will be surrendered when a stable
government shall have bevn estab?
lished by their voluntary action
"Wheo the United States required
and enforced the relinquishment by
Spain of her sovereignty in Coba and
determined to occupy and control the
island until there was complete
traoquility io all ita bordera and until
the people of Cuba had created for
themselves a stable government, it
socceeded to the authority of thc dis?
placed government so far at li3.?-t that it
became ite duty auder international law !
and pending thf pacification of thc j
i=iaud to protect tn al: appropriate lo^bl ;
mode* thu lives, thc- liberty and tit*
property of ail those who submitted to
the authority of the reprc.*eo:sttves o?
this country That duty wan recognized
io the treaty of Paris and the ac: of
Jane 6, 1900, so far as it applied to
oases arising in Cuba, wa- io aid of
that treaty and in discharge of its
obligations. The power of congress to
make all laws necessary at:d proper for
carrying into exeou(ion as ?ell tho
powers enumerated io section 8 of
article 1 of the constitutive, aa all
others Teated to tho government of the
United States or io any departmeot or
the officers thereof, ioolndes the power
to eoaet snob legislation aa is appro?
priate lo give effioaoy to any stipula?
tions which it is oompeUBt for the
pr?sident by and with the advice aod
consent of the senate to insert in a
treaty with a foreign power No crime
is mentioned in tbe extradition act of
Jone 6, 1900, that does not have some
relation to tbe safety of life and prop
erty. And the provision of that act
requiring the surrender of any public
officer, employe or depositary Seeiog to
tb6 United States after haring com?
mitted, in a foreign eouotrv or territory
occupied or controlled by or nader tbe
I oootrol of tbe Uoited States, the crime
j of embezzlement or criminal malversa
! tion of tbe public funds have epeoial
application to Cuba in its present
relations to ibis country.'*
Tbe court declined, Justice Harlan
stated, to enter upon tbe question as to
what the obligations of the Uoited
States would have been in the matter
of protecting life and property io Cuba
if not required to do so by tbe obliga
tions of the treaty of Paris The
contention that the United States recog?
nized the existence of an established
government known, as tbe republic of
Cuba, but is now using its military or
executive power to displace or over?
throw it, is without merit. The
declaration by ooogress that the people
of Cuba were of right and ought to be free
and independent was iotended only to
express the thought that the Cubans
were entitled to enjoy-as stated by the
president's message-tbat "measure of
self-control whiob is the inalienable
right of mao, protected in tbeir right to
reap the benefit of the exbaonless
treasure of their oountry." * * *
"From tbe beginning to tbe end of
the war the supreme authority io all
military operations in Cuba aod in Cu*
ban waters against Spain wan witb the
Uoited States and those operations were
not in any sense under tho control or
direction of troops commanded by Cu
bin officers "
The final conclusion of tbs court was
announced as follows :
"The aot of June 6th. 1900, is not
in violation of thu constitution of tbe
Uoited States and this case oomes with
io the provisions of that act The court
below baviog found that there was
probable cause to believe the appellant
guilty of the offense charged, the order
for hts extradition was proper aod no
ground existed for his discharge on
habeas corpus.
"The judgment of the circuit eourt
is, therefore, affirmed '"
Success of the Dispensary.
Columbia, January 12-Chairman
Williams, as the committee of erne
designated for that purpose, has com
pleted the annual report of the State
board of dispensary directors to the
General Assembly, through the Gov
eruor. It is as follows :
To His Excellency, M B Mc
Sweeney. Governor of South Caro?
lina: We are pleased to have the
honor to submit to you, and tbroogh
you to the General Assembly, our re
port of the financial transactions of
the dispensary for tbe fiscal year
commencing January 1, 1899, and
ending November 30, 1900, a period
covering eleven months
You will see, by examination of
the data hereto attached, that our
total purchases amounted to $1.460,
236 78, and that our total gross sales
for the eleven months were $2,421,*
340 22
The total net profits to the State
on account of the school fund are
$176,012 18 The total net profits
to the counties and towns are $298,
166 28, making a total net profit to
the towns, counties and school fund,
$474,178 46.
The latest Dispensary A ci, ap
proved February 19, 1900. made our
fiscal year close on November 30.
which makes it necessary that this
report only covers eleven months ;
but should we consider December
also, and reckon a whole year, you
will find that the total net earnings
are, for twelve months, $566.868 79,
which is an increase over last year's
profits of $152 686 95.
We do not attribute thia pheno
menai increase in earnings to any
increase in consumption of liquors,
but think that a better feeling to?
wards the dispensary law has turned
the trade to the dispensaries Re
spectfully submitted.
L J Wiliiams, Chairman, A F
H Dukes, H H. Evans, Board of
Directors.
The members cf the board feel tbat
in the showing above made they
have touch cause for congratulation,
inasmuch as Senator Tillman, at the
time of the inception of the institu?
tion, enthusiastically predicted that
the net profits would aggregate $500.
000 annually, whereas the profits for
the past year, as will be seen above,
amount to the sum of $566,868.79
Lynching in Barnwell.
Blackville, Jan 14.-About 10.30
o'uicos this morning nows was received
of un outrage of the u.^ual kind about
nix miles from this place near Elko
Tho negro entered the house and
attempted to ravish thc wife of Mr
Melvin Hair
The negro, Charles Lang, wae e&ogbt
this evening about three miles from
Blackville aod carried back to tbe
socoe of his crime. Upon bsing ooo
ooofrooted by his victim he confessed to
having committed the deed
Thc party of moo which bad bim io
charge immediately carried bim a short
way from thc house and, after swinging
him up to a tree, riddled his body with
bullets.
The General Assembly.
SHORT SESSION OP THE
HOUSE SATURDAY.
Colombia, Jan 13 -Tho boase was
io eesaioo 3'eeterday only a short time,
adjourning at ll o'clock to meet at
12 o'clock Monday.
Tbe only bills of importance intro
dueed were :
By Mr Ffird A bill propo?ing an
amend m 20!. to the constitution prcvid
ieg fer biennial pessioos of the legis?
lature Tbe biii anthoriz39 the subject
to ?c sabaiitted to tbs totea at the next
general election.
By the Aiken Delegation. To regu?
late the employaaeat of children io
factories
Colombia, Jan 14 -The senate met
at 8 o'clock p. m. and was in session
only a balf hoar
A concurrent resolotiao offered by
Senator Dian directing tbe committee
on privileges and elections of the two
houses to consider the matter of relo?
cating the congressional districts of thc
State and report by bili or otherwise
was adopted.
Several new bills of BO particular
ira por tao cd were introduced.
THE HOUiE.
The boose of representatives met
early todi.y aad got through with its j
work befoie the di?oer hoer.
To jad?o from thc comber of bills
introduced today there will be oo let op
tn (he work until the speaker's gavel
falls for final adjournment. There ?as
a perfect Ivalanche of aew measures
The disposition seems to be to have
special committee take hold of the
larger questions and report baok soch
bills as may be necessary. Soch a
course baa already beeo adopted as to j
the satanes of county cfBces, as to ali
Iaw9 as to roads, bridges and lorries, as
to the ??h and game laws and other
mattera.
Mr Tbos ? Mcleod was appointed
to reprenant Somter Coooty on the
committee oo laws relating to roads,
bridges, etc
Two hundred bushels of po?
tatoes remove eighty* pounds
^ of "actual Potash from the
Wk soil. Unless this quantity
is returned to the soil,
the following crop will
materially decrease.
. We bave books telling ?boat
composition, use a=d value of
fertilizers for various crops.
Tbey are seat free.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nassau St.,
New York.
PARKER RYE
NONE NONE
PURER, ?P BETTER.
'DVSPENSARIES.
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.
mm
You can save money
by giving me your or?
ders.
Respectfully,
A. D. HARBY.
Leave all orders at H. Har
by's Stable.
Dec 12-3oa.
Mrs. L. Atkinson
MILLINERY.
She has tbe largest and finest collection
ebe bas ever exhibited, including scores of
rieb novelties ia Imported Rouod Hals,
Toques aod Bonnets, as well as a choice va?
riety of bendsoma designs from ter work?
room.
Tte assortment is large enough and varied
enough to iceure a perfect choice to every
one, while tbe prices will be found more tbac
attractive.
IQ the Untrimmed Hat Department we are
showing a meit extensive assotimeDt cf the
newest ?od best erjapee and colors-at rea?
sonable prices, la thia departmeot we are
shoeing a particularly attractive assortment
of Heady-to-Wear Torbans and Tcqces in
Veltets, Felts, Panse Velvets and Tucked
Silkl?.
A choice variety of Children's Trims ed
Hate, for school and dress wear, at moderate
prices.
0?:t 3
CONSPICUOUS BEAUTY.
Without tbe least touch of vulgarity,
is n feature of every model io oar
display of
Trimmed Hats
Many novelties are shown in mate?
rial, ornament, shape aod mode of
trimming.
We offer a line of Hats which are
both beautiful iu conception and de?
velopment and rich in material. They
cannot be duplicated at the money.
Miss McDonald.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SUMTER,
STATE? CITY AND COUNTY DE?
POSITOR SUMTER, S. C.
Fud up Capital.$ 75,00t? OC
S arpies and Profits . - . . 25,000 00
Additional Liability of Stock*
holders in excess of their
stock. 75,000 0C
Total protection to depositors, $175.000 OG
Transacts a General Banking Business.
Special attention given to collections.
?8A VINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits of $1 and upwards received. Ia
tureat allowed at tbe rate ot' 4 per ceot. per
annum, on amounts above $5 and not exceed?
ing $300, payable quarterly, on first days of
January. April, Joly and October.
R M. WALLACE,
L. S. CAUSON, President.
Caahisr. A.
TlXfflMFOR 1901.
OFFICE OF
COUSTY AUDITOR, SUMTER COUKTT,
SO?T?B, 6. C., Nov 21,19#t.
Notice ia hereby given tbat I will attend, in
person or by deputy, at the following places on
tbe days indicated respectively, for the purpose
of receiving returns of personal property sad
poll uzea for the fiscal year, coaanacacing Jan?
uary 1st, 1901. <
At effie?. Sumter, S. C.. at alt other time? op
CO Fet. 20th, 1901, ioctoiive.
Tindall'a Store, Wednesday, Jan?
uary 2
Privateer (Jenkins' Store), Thurs?
day, January 3
Manchester (Geo T. Gedding'*),
Friday, January 4
Wedgefield, Saturday, January 5.
Stateburg, Monday, January 7.
H ago od, Tuesday, January 8
Rembert, Wednesday, January 9.
Smithville, Thursday, January 1&.
Gaillard'? X Roads, Friday, Janu?
ary ll
Gordon's Mill, Saturday, January
12
Majesviile, Monday, January 14
Scottaville, Tuesday, January, 15.
Shiloh, Wednesday, January 16.
Norwood's X Roads, Thursday,
January 17
Lynchburg. Friday, January 18.
Magnolia, Saturday, January 19.
Reid's Mill, Monday, January 21.
Bishopville, Tuesday and Wednes?
day, January 22 and 23
Mannville, Thursday, January 24
Bossards, Friday, January 25.
The IHW requires that all persons owniag
property <>r tn anywise having ?harge of such
property, either JS agent, husband, guardias,
trustee, executor, administrator, et*., retura
the same under oath to the Auditor, who re?
quests all persons to he prompt in makin * their
returns ana save the ?0 per cent, penalty which
will ha added to :he property valuation of a??
persons who fail to make r?-turn* within the
time prescribed by ?aw.
Taxpayers return what they own on the ?rs?
day ot .January 1901.
Assessorsand taxpayers wi!! enter the ?r?r
given name of the taxpayer in full, also make
:? separate return for each township where the
property is located and also in each and every
ease the Number of the school district must
be give?.
Every male citiseu between the age of twen?
ty one and sixty years on the fir>t day of Jan?
uary. 1901, except those incapable of earning
a support from being maimed or from other
causes, are deemed taxable polls, and except
Confederate moldier* of years of age, on Janu?
ary lat, 19C1.
Ail returns must be made on or before the
20th day of February, next. I cannot take
returns after tbat date and all retorna sade
after the 2Stb day of February are subject tc
a penalty of ;?r> per cent
J. DIGGS WILDER,
Auditor Sumter Coaoty.
Nov 21.