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? n tin THE SCMTEK WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, he thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane IS66 Consolidated Aug. 2S1881. New Series-Vol. XX. So. 29 Cj?Mairhian at? jira?jpt Published S?Tsry ^STednosday, -B? KT. Gr. Osteen, SUMTES, S. C. TERES : $1.50 per annum-in advance. ?OTISTI8IKBI?: Ono Square first insertion.......$1 00 Every subsequent insertion... 50 Contracts for taree mc nths, or longer wil be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged foras advertiements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. DOUBLED FUND FOR NEEDY VETERANS. The House Votes Two Hun? dred Thousand Dollars Colombia, Feb 5 -The boose of representatives today decided to dooble the food appropriated for the the assistance of needy Confederate soldiers and their widows; The ap propriation when first made was $50,000. Later it was increased to $100,000 Today Coi J H Brooks' bill to increase the fond to $150,000 was taken op, bot instead of passing it at that amount, the boase, on motion of Mr Racker, decided to increase the pension appropriation to ?200,000 There was a scrap over Mr John P. Thomas' bili to repesi the income tax law. It is a dead letter, he said, and for that reason should be wiped cot of existence. The report shows that in one of the counties three men who were conscientioos enoogh to do so paid the tax. while others did not do so For this reason the law is onjo8t and should be enforced or repealed. A bill appropriating ?11,000 for a steward's hali at the S C. College was given second reading. TES SENATE Tbe senate was in session more than seven hours today-four boors io the morning and three hoers at night-and a good deal of important work was transacted. There were several interesting debates Mr Gr ay don's &U to domesticate railroad corporations passed its third reading as did Mr Henderson's bili to make cotton mill etocks taxable as "realty, Mr Dean's insurance bili, Mr Brantley's bili amending the Lord Campbell act, the bill to cede to the city of Charleston certain marsh lands tor a naval station, Mr Brown's bill to provide for a St9te geologist, and several other measures At night, after a long debate, the bili to exempt the students of the Charleston Medical college from standing examinations before the State board passed its second read? ing after the motion to strike out the enacting words had been lost by a vote of 16 to 14 The bili to repeal the anti free pass law was killed The following new bills were ia trod aced : Mr Manning-To amend tbe coun? ty government law as regards Sumter coooty, relating to tbe number of coonty commissioners and their do ties Mr McDermott-To provide com pensation for clerks of court and registrars of mesoe conveyance, sheriffs, masters and coroners by a sj stem of fees. Mr Glenn-Making premiums paid to surety companies a proper credit agaist estates Mr Staoland-To provide farther protection of partridges, quail, woodcock, pheasants, deer and wild turkeys Mr Stanland-To amend the act relating to incorporating towna of less than 1,000 inhabitants Mr Aldrich-To parchase 200 copies of Gen Floyd's history of the Sooth Carolina troops in the war with Spain. THE WIDE TIRE BILL KILLE D~ APPROPRIA? TION BILL IN THE HOUSE. Columbia, Feb. 6 -At the session of the Senate today the members talked and talked and talked, and at the night session there was more talk The actual resolta were'confined to killing the Manning wide tire bill and the bill to provide for a State pardon iog board. Four little local bills passed third reading and several un important bills were introduced The senate, by a vote of 20 to 17, refused to continne Col Marshall's child labor bill astil the next session of the general assembly, and it was taken op last night. The debate on it was not concluded and is to be continued tonight In support of his wide tire bill Mr Manning asid that, be did uot desire to be considered as a crank oe this or any other ?object, nor did ba desire to consame the time of the Senate io discussing at length this biil which was so fully debated at the last see sion Ha was so convinced that the passage of this bill would give better roads that he felt it nothing short of a daly to urge its passage S J confi dent was he of its merit that he could oot see how there can be but one opinion on it When theory is c^Sfo borated by practical experience'and practical experience and observation are verified by scientific tests, and both are mutually proved and strengthened by the results he did not eee what ground was left for a mau to stand on io opposition to this measure. What ire the facts ? In every condition of soi! save one, the drought of the wide tires is less than the narrow, that exception is found wheo the clay surface is wet and soft and tires of any width would penetrate to the hard face underlying the soft surface, this however is the case for a comparatively short t'me after rains, theo as soon as the surface begins to dry out the broad tires help to make the road smooth and packed Without any fear of contradiction he eaid tha broad tires are not only lighter in draught bot they heip to make and keep the roads in good order He wished to draw attention briefly to the features of the bill which elim inate any drastic measures let It allows two yesrs after which it will be unlawful to import into the State for sale narraw tires 2d Ali wagons in use in 1905 having narrow tires can be used till worn out, so that parties having con tracts for a stock of narrow tired wagons will have ample time to dispose of them, and parties having tires in use can use the? till worn out without any change Is there anything bard, expensive or drastic in this ? When there is such a general demand for improved highways can we not do this much to feelp on such a good canse ? If the judgment of the senate does not agree with his views he would bow as gracefully as he could but be was so confident of the merit and justice of the cause that he felt that he would fall short of bis duty did he fail to urge upon the senate its adoption He believed that wide tires will eventually come into gen? eral use whether we have a law to regulate it or not, but be deemed it oniy joet to the traveling public as well as to taxpayers to regulate the matter, and not allow indefinitely some people to cut up with narrow tires the roads which have been worked at expense and improved by use of wide tires THE HOUSE The pension bili was given the final reading J. W Bolts, the only colored member, offered an amend? ment that ?50,000 be added for the servants of the Confederates who assisted in the late war The amend? ment was not acted opoD. The DeBrub! biil relative to rail road charters and consolidation pass? ed the second reading after a hard fight The appropriation bill was eatled upbyOolJ Harvey Wilson, chair? man of the ways and means commit? tee, and the balance of the legislative day was spent discussing it section by section The only appropriation to be cut down was that of the South CaroKoa College-from ?28 IOU io One Hundred Thousand Dol? lars for the Schools. Columbia. Feb 7 -Today was another day of speech making in the senate Tirae was found between the speeches ior the ratification of a number of aete, the looking to the sale of the State farms was postponed until the next session and several new bills were introduced All of the laorning session was taken op discussing the bill to appoint a committee to adjudicate the claim of the receivers of the old State bank as to certain lost bonde. These are what are known as the lost Lord bonds, and the matter has been before the legislature off and on for several years. The feature of yester? day's discussion was the vehement language of Senator Ragsdale, who characterized the bill as a little lees than an attempt at a steal The debate on the bill was not finished and it is to be taken up the first thing tomorrow At the night session the child labor bill was the only matter discussed. Several speeches were made on both sides, but the arguments have not all been made and the matter went over until tomorrow night The bill authorizing the sale of the State farms was the first special order, and when it was called Senator Livingston, the author, moved to continue it until the next session In making the motion Senator Livings ton stated that be was more than ever convinced of the expediency mod propriety of the action con tem pitted by the bill ?ad hoped th?t j between this and the Dext session the general assembly the eyes of th senators would be opened to ti: importance of the proposed action that the house had continued a sim lar bill and in view of the pendene of other important matters he did n< feel justified in asking the senate 1 take time to consider a matter tl result of which, even if favorable, W? abortive in the other branch of tb general assembly The bill was accordingly contit ned THE HOUSE The bouse of representatives toda voted to give $100,000 to the paoli schools in addition to the other fane which they receive The South Carolina college wi get the full appropriation of $28,10 asked for The house Wednesda cut this appropriation to $25,00( Quite a number of members yestei day changed their position io refei euee to the appropriation as they ha been unable to secure a reduction s to other institutions The entire morning session W? occupied in the discussion of tb appropriation bill Tbe noose at the even?Dg sessio disposed of the appropriation bill I addition to the appropriations mad for the executive and judicial depsn ments the following appropriator have been made : South Carolina college, $28,10' and $11,000 for steward's hall. Winthrop college, $43,000 ; fe scholarships, $5,456:; for new doi mitory, $20,940. The Citadel, $25,000 ; repair! $750 ; laundry, $1,500 ; laboratory $750 ; library, $2,500 State colored college, $8,000 For the public schools, $100,000. Cedar Springs deaf, dumb an blind asylum, $20,000, and $20,00 for the erection of a new building Salaries of State penitentiary o9G cials, $5,400. Catawba Indians, $800, and $20 for school. The State hospital for the iosan is to get : For running expenses $100,000 ; building purposes, $10, 000 ; Wallace property debt $4,120 salary of Superintendent, $3,000 board of regonts, $1,200 For the completion of the Stat capitol, $15.000. Charleston exposition, $50,000 The largest single item is $285 045 45 to meet the interest on th public debt. In the same connectio: is $20,000 for the payment of pas due interest liable to accrue on oh bonds and stocks liable to be found ed under the laws of this State For the pensions $100,000 ; $60! for clerk and $120 for postage, etc Public printing, $12.000; ciaime $8 000 ; governor's mansion repairs $250 ; water, $2,000.; lights, $6,000 fae!, $1,200 ; phosphate inspector $1,500 A number of improvements on thi State house are contemplated, amon? them $2,000 for rewiring Th< amount for repairs to roof ?B $250. Phosphate inspector's salary, $1, 200 For legislative examining com mittees on penal and charitable in stitutions $463 Salary of code commissioner, $400 Expenses of committee to examine : books of State officials, $500 50 Expenses of militia in Georgetowr and Florence troubles, $2,53G 10 Unpaid accounts, stationery o: house, $284 44 Espenses J. B. Watson, witness $1-6 20. Rent of office for State superintend ent of education, $400 Salary L. M Ragan, clerk, State board of canvassers, $8$ Ga? used in session of 1899, $169 21. Unpaid salary of adjutant general j for 1900, $?00 Insurance on Sooth Carolina col? lege buildings, $3,000. Fer attorney general's o^ce to aid in prosecuting fertilizer companies said to be in the trust, $2,500. Relic room in Confederate anuseum at Richmond, $100, Senator Sullivan of Anderson owns cotton mill stocks. Senator Maoning of Sumter owns cotton mill stocks Senator Sullivan, while admitting that infant labor in the cotton mills was an evil, spoke and voted against the abolition of that evil Senator Man? ning, believing the same thing, spoke and voted for the abolition of the evil There are senators and eena tors, men and men. We ask the j attention of the public to the contrast j afforded by these two members of i the senate of South Carolina -The j State Habana, Feb 8.-General Rivera j reaaradd his seat in the Cuba ooostitu ; tional oooventioo today. He aonoano ed that be weald oootioae bis da'ies as a delegate until the constitution had been adopted. The eoBventioo bas now completed its work to the end of eeotion 22, leaving only three sections to be diteuBsea* A special committee hat been appointed to correct and translate the eopy that is to be tent to Washing toa I The Generai Assembly. CHILD LABOR BILL PASS? ED THE SENATE. Colombia, Feb 8 - After debating on it for three nights in succession, the s?nate tonight passed the child labor bill to its third reading by a vote of 17 to 16, Lieutenant Gov. Tillman casting the deciding vote It was not the Marshal! bill that pass? ed, but the substitute bili offered by Senators Mayfield, Glenn and Caugb man The bili to appoint a commission to adjudicate the claim of the receiver of the old State bank as to certain lost bonds was killed, as it has been kill? ed several times before. The bili to fix the salaries of the various county officers was post? poned until the next session. THE HOUSE The house has finished with the general appropriation bili and sent it to the senate, and given the second reading to the supply bill The leg islative appropriation bill was today presented and will be ready for consideration tomorrow. The appro? priation and supply bills will be in the senate tommorrow, and it is now easy to see adjournment ahead. At one fell swoop today the general county government and salary bills were continued until next session. Days and nights were spent in the peparation of these two general bills, and today they were both continued without discussion. The general appropriation bill stands almost exactly as it was pre sented to the committee, except for the introduction of the amendment providing for $100,000 for the pub lie schools and the $2,500 special litigation fund The bouse today, strange to say, killed the bill which sought to pro vide for compulsory vaccination, on the ground that there was to telling who might have charge of the work and that it might be used as a source of persecution. There has not tn years been as little trouble with the general supply bill The State levy was fixed at 5 mills, without any question, and whether it willi remain at that figure depends upon what the senate will do with pending bills making direct appropriations. Mr Spears made a vigorous and effective speech on his bill to repeal the anti free pass law. He held that it wa9 a standing reflection on the Legislature, and argued that if a member was to be bought passes were not the only method of so doing He had too high a regard for Legis? lators to say or believe they could be bought or influenced with passes or anything else The Act was an iniquity and should be repealed. The House by a vote of 64 to 38, passed the bill to repeal the anti free pass law. If the Senate be of the same opinion as the House there will hereafter be no legal objection to members or State officers using free passes and franks. - ? ? - Stevenson Exonerated. He Did Not Appear Before a Committee as a Railroad Attorney The Columbia State says: We publish today the preamble and resolutions unanimously adopted by the ways and means committee of the house of representatives and signed by all the members of that committee now in the city vmdicat ing Speaker Stevenson from the charge maliciously circulated against him that he appeared before that committee and made an argument as attorney for the Seaboard Air Line in behalf of that railroad system and with intent to influence pending legislation in favor of that system. The accusation first came from such a source that Mr. Stevenson, I like the State felt indisposed to no ; tice it, bett the committee in view of the persistence of the report, have deemed it advisable to dispose of the matter by making a statement of the facts in the case It . appears that Mr Stevenson made no such arguments as he ie alleged to have made, that he only appeared before the committee by request of the committee to famish it with certain dates and facts in con? nection with the railroad lines con? stituting the Seaboard system in tbie state ; and the committee therefore unanimously declare that the charges of abuse of privilege and attempt to control the action of the committee are "unfounded and unjust both to this committee Ho the speaker of this house. " It ts denied that King Edward bas eaoeer of the throat. Two hnndrad British ware captured at ModdarfoBttra oo Taesday, Feb 5th. Ed. ?. Dean Shot by Chief Boyce Dean. m Cousins And Brother-in-Law Scrap About Politics. Spartanbnrg. Feb 5.-This after? noon about 2 o'clock a real sensation broke the duli, tireless monotony which has pervaded this city for more than a month past It terminated in a shooting, bet only one shot was discharged The persons who were engaged in this encounter are very prominent, representing one of the oldest families in Spartanbnrg county. So far as getting anything definite in regard to the causes which led up to the direct encounter was an im possibility by this correspondent, but in a general way it was the re? sult of ill feeling existing for several months between Edward B. Dean, son of ex Sheriff George B Dean, and his first cousin and brother in law, A. Boyce Dean, chief of police. At 2 o'clock p m , today Mr E. B Dean was sitting in a boggy with a friend on the corner of North Church street and Main, near Ligon's drag store Chief cf Police A Boyce Dean was on the sidewalk near by. After an altercation, the chief of police drew a pistol and fired one shot at Mr E B Dean, who was stiil seated in his buggy. The ball penetrated the left elbow, hat did not open the joint or fracture the bone and as a result MT EB Dean re? ceived a painful flesh wound, but it is by no means serious. Dr. Ed Nott, Jr, whose office is above Ligon's drug store, treated the wounded man and be is getting along nicely. Neither of the principals of the difficulty have anything to give out for publication. Mr E B Dean is at hie home on Converse street. Chief of Police Boyce Dean was seen st the station house by a reporter a few minutes before 6 o'clock He refused to make any statement what? ever in regard to the matter. His friends claim, however, that he was not to blame for the affair The general impression among the numerous friends of both parties is that the difficulty was the termina? tion of bad blood caused to exist from the recent primary election, in which Geo. B Dean, the retiring sheriff, was opposed by John E "Ver? non, who at that time was chief of police, and Mr A Boyce Dean was also holding the office of deputy sheriff. After a very interesting campaign Mr Vernon defeated Mr Geo. B Dean for sheriff He re signed the office of chief of police some time before the election, and A. Boyce Dean, then deputy for Sheriff Dean, was elected chief of police. Jost what will be the outcome of the matter is grave speculation, but the friends of all parties concerned hope that it will terminate amicably. Chief Dean stated to your corres pondent that he was willing in case 8 warrant was sworn out against him, ; to be arrested by the county sheriff or by the mayor of Spartanbnrg, but not by any one else. CARNEGIE SELLS OUT. New York, Feb. 6.-The Tribune tormorrow will say : Negotiations of the sale of Andrew Carnegie's con? trolling interest in the etock of the Carnegie company were brought to a successful conclusion on Monday. J. Pierpont Morgan and his associates being the purchasers The terms of the transaction cannot at this time be announced, but the transaction is a colossal one, rivalling the recent change of control of the Southern Pacific when that property passed to the hands of Union Pacific interests Mr. Carnegie held nearly 54 per cent of the $100,000,000 of the Carnegie company His stock has not been listed on any stock exchange, but $1,500 was recently paid for a $1,000 share in the Carnegie company Assuming that Mr. Carnegie has disposed of bis holdings at par he will receive fully $85,000,000 for bis interest while at the same time ho will retain his 53 or 54 per cent in? terest in the $160,000,000 bond issue of the Carnegie company. To object aimed at by Mr Morgan and the interests allied with them when treat ing with Mr Carnegie was the assur? ance of an enduring peace in the steel industry of the United States and this conditioo is now believed to have been obtained. - i i -i - Io the United States borses have a wide range in price, from 75 cents to $60,000. PATRIOTS OR TRAITORS, WHICH ? Manila Business Men Have Aided Filipino Insurgents. Manila, Feb 8.-Since the arrest of Theodore Carr ac isa and D M. Carman, charged with furnishing supplies to aid the insurgents, evi dence has been rapidly developing tending to show that not the Carman company alone but many business men in Manila have been having relations with the insurgents. The secret service officers today brought from Pagsanjan three natives, Cosme, Al mente and Llamos, members of Gen Callie's insurgent column in that district. The papers found on them were so personally incriminating that they were led to divulge dam? aging information concerning Car? man and others not arrested Cosme acknowledged he was Carman's pariser in insurgent trading. Llamos has become distinguished by his ora? tory among the Filipinos The police learned that Fabella, an ex-preeidente and ally of Carman in his Laguna ce Bay dealings, has $10,000 in insurgent money deposit? ed in the Spanish Filipino bank at Manila. The officers confiscated the money Manager Biibas of the bank, who had loaned Carman a considera? ble som of money without security, is ander suspicion New batches of incriminating evi? dence were received by the provost marshal today Gen Young, commander of north? western Luzon, is to return to the United States, Gen Bell, the pro? vost marshal of Manila, will succeed him There had been consid?rable mis? understandings between the military and the new provincial officers at Benguet, based on the belief of the subordinate military officers that Provincial Secretary Soberer has been an insurgent sympathizer. Mu? tual understandings have been reach? ed and the military in Benguet have been ordered to cooperate fully with the civil authorities. It bas been ascertained tbat Fanel? la withdrew $10,000 of the funds of Gen Cailles' insurgent committee, that had been deposited in the Span? ish Filipino bank, and invested it in two steamers and a tobacco concern. The police will seize the property. It is rumored again in Cavite prov? ince that Aguinaldo has been seen at IIndang. - -I? ? 9 I-i . PRISONERS ESCAPE PROM CAMDEN JAIL. Camden, Feb. 6-Four of the prisoners convicted at this term of court escaped from the jail last night? They took out some brick from under one of the windows and crawled through the hole and ' made their escape before the jailer knew any? thing was wrong. The prisoners who escaped were : Ed Team, sen? tenced to five years for burglary. Dave Reid, one year for bouse break? ing and larceny Belton Sutton, 30 days for larceny Henry Marcus, 60 days for resisting an officer. AH are negroes except Henry m^cus. Marcus is an expert b^cksmith, and it is thongb that he is the one who effected the opening in the wall Burns Pine Ciptnes. Riobmond, Ind, Feb 5.-Wbitestown is disturbed by the aotioos et a religious , sect kcown as Hely Salvationists. The I members assert that they represent Tfre j only trae religion, and that they are the" ! direct agents of God, who has com ! maoded that they preach the Gospel to j every home. ' With Bible in hand they j aro constantly engaged is their reiigioas j work They spread the Gospel, as they term it. from house to house, io tba field, and along public highway?, and no one is exempt Uuxn their mioistra tions. Ooe minister declares that he has a revelation from God commanding that ail useless articles of f?oery or attractive clothiog. jewelry and furni? ture should be burned, aod many of the j band have accepted the command and I have burned many articles of olo:hiog ! and furniture. Greeoville, Pa, Feb 7.-Traio No 5 the New York-Cbioago Limited on the Erie Railroad, was wrecked this morn? ing within the town limits. Five pas seDgers were dead wheo taken from the wreok, several are missing and there are many badly injured. 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