Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1901. The Sumter Watchman was roundec 2B 1850 aadrthe True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now bas the combined circulation and influence of both of thc old papers, and is rrani fcstiy the best advertising aedium in 8am ter. LOOKOUT FOR HI itt. Mr. L. L. Thomas, of North Caro? lina, who is at present spending seve? ral cen tbs with his soo, Mr F. E Thomas, of Wedgefield, io this csuoty, baa decided to fill to his time by acting as tr&veliog collecting agent for tbe Watchman and Southron. Mr Thomas is an cid titee gentleman with pleasing manners, and bas had some experience in the line of work he has taken ia band for as. We think be will be able to make bis calls pleas? ant to our friends as well as agreeable to us. We commend bim to our friends and citizens generally .and ask them to help bim along, and also tc be on the look act for bim. Holders of cotton have about given ap hope of a decided advance to price this season and many cf the cn are sell lng oat. Those who held their cotton bavs lost considerable money and this fail there will be fewer with tho nerve to bold their crop for higher prices. The City Coane!* 6bocI? grant the proposed new telephone company the right to establish an exchange in this city and the same rights and privileges as to the use of thc streets for ercottng wires should be granted ts thc Sumter Telephone Company cow enjoys. We are opposed to monopolies and we do aot believe it is either wiso or espe dient to give a corporation an exclusive francaise of aoy public utility. We are advised that the City Council has seither the right in law, nor the power to give an exclusive franchise, and this ts common sense even though it should sot be good law, which we are inform ed it is. If we can seoure better and ?beaper telephone service by having 4wo or even three exchanges, instead el one in Sumter we do not see why tbe City Cceooii should deny any ci ri ssc or corporation the right to establish aa exebacge and compete for the patronage cf tbe public. On the same principle we should favor an establish ment of auotber electric light company or water company cr welcome the .eomiag of "aootfcer railroad. *The refus?t of Congress to appro . priate $2&0,GOC for a government building and exhibit at the Charles ton ExposHioc wiM not cause the failure cf -the Exposition, and their display of petty spite* 6bould spur the peop??? of Charleston to make greater efforts to make their exposition the great est .ever held ia the eoe th. The duty of every county ia the State is to cooperate with Ch^rieetoc to the e?d thatuaV:??f?09?tiofl may be made truly 'repreeef?ts?ive of the entire State? .*ri<I show to the worid tfcat Scat h Carolina is ir: iependent cf Federal, bosoty The man who caLnct see that ! < Sumter* Ts ?rr.c:n? cast be biinu Wb3S is. there ia the ac? repealing thc ?iiti-.fr-ee. pase lav/ that ?equire? so 'gi.wV a:*.d grave consideration! ?ii the pirt of Gov Mcsweeney ? ls it a question of right or wrong or the more difficult cae of politics: expe? diency that gives his pause ? ? > ?? Soaalor Mollerin wan eieotcd as a ?anacer?: Sfcj ta'e deifcoorata of South Caroiaia-'-to represent treta in the Uuit?? State? tanate hut he econ went aver to th-e repoblicace and has voted with th ? a against tne democrats. He bat? gone a etop isribei- now and has tor- v.T? iff a?: allegiance to the demo eratu- TM'/, ?eeiieieg to enter the democratic Gaaccs Se?ib Carolina has ? oo ase ?or. a republican io the scoarc and Senator McLiurtn f-louid ge: a job frenj bis friends, ths reocbiicar.s, at \ once or :e????) wttcout wat:;og to get a j job rt) '.ha?:- the f/cejoerati? can eieoi a j iaa:. who iojally rs^riseet thain in ; his stead. Secretary Say will havo ea oppcrta j nity /dbriQg tho recess of congress to j hatch, up-anotber treaty with Engiand fur the benefit of the English, bat be will do 'so at tbe risk of having his work set at caught by the senate a majority of wbioh his o ot yet become sabserviect to British dictation. A few rr.o?:h? a^o tbe City Council j of OraDgeburg granted an ;jzcia>ive j franchise to a leiepboce company, but | scarcely bad this action been t&li'.'G before the citizens of that place entered j so vigorous a protest againec giving ! ooo corporation a monopoly of 'b.3 tele ? phonr: business t-hit the aorioo gf3o:io? j the exclusive franchise was rescinded and any other company is freo to obt-in \ a franchise and pat io a telephone j exch&oge. Ia our opinion the City j Council of Oraogebarg acted ??i-advised- 1 ly in the first instance and wisely j worn the original ac*ioo was rescinded. ~ Wo do not beiievo it is good policy nor to the interest of the public to grant a corporation a monopoly of a business that ts of a quasi public char? acter. To do 50, places too much power in the hands of a few men and enables them to exact more for an infe rior service than a first class service could be famished for. h is not the duty nor the concern of the City Coan eil to protect one corporation against the competition of other corporations and we see no better reason for the City Council granting an exclusive franchise to a telephone exohange than to a liv ery stable or a newspaper. We know that an exclusive franchise for the newspaper and priotiog business w-uld j be worth owning and we know also that j were there no competition in this busi j ness ia Sumter that the owner of the ! exclusive franchise could make a larger j profi: and at the same time, if so mind j ed, the owner of this franchise could give better service than under present j conditions. Nevertheless we believe j that insofar as the public is concerned I it is better that the precedent has not S been established to give to a single j individual or corporation the exclusive \ franchise for operating any of the crdi- : nary lines of business tbat are patron- j ?zed by the general public I ( Remarkable Cures for Rheumatism, j : From tbe Vindicator, Rutberfordton, N. C. J j The editor of the Vindicator bas bad occa- ! 1 !:oa to test tbe efficacy of Cbamoerlaio'e Pain Balm twice with tbe mo3t remarkable results in eacb case. First, with rheumatism n the sboulder from which be suffered excru? ciating pain for ten dare, which was relieved with two applications of Pain Balm, rubbing :he parts afflicted and realising instant bene it and entire relief in a very ebort time. Second, io rheumatism ic thigh joint, almost >rostrattog bim witn severe pain, which waa elieved by two applications, rubbing witb be liniment cn retiring at night, and getting ip free from pain. For sale by Dr A J shina. 1 1 The Supreme Coort last Tuesday j1 )fficially declared that drunkenness j * loes not excase a crime. The case jc fras appealed to the Supreme Court} J ind that tribunal was called on to }k iecide whether or not the fact that jc in accused person suffering from de ! irinm tremens at the time of tbe ? ?ommission of a crime is a good and j J ralid defence The decision of the jk Supreme Court, declared through j Juief Justice Nicholls, was on this \ 1 special point a3 follows: ''Where a . >arty in possession of his mind enters j ! nto voluntary drunken beoauch be is ? jot legally excusable for a homicide ? * which he commits during its con j? :inuaoce and while in a condition .of ; irunkennesR, even though this { Jrunkenness may be 6ucb, ai the ' ? :imec? tho commission of the homi side, as to render his mind incapable , * of knowing right from wrcug If the ' jebauch be one continuing voluntary ' ! aruaken debauch, starting with th* 1 sanity of the party engaged in it, the j ? mere length of lime the deb;?ceh may : extend over is immaterial Drunken jf ness for a week no more excuses a ; f soraicide committed as its immediate ! ind direct resuit than wouid drunken, j( ness for an Lour Judgment affirm j ! ed "-News and Courier J j Fire io tte oil field at Beaumont, I 1 Tfxas. a couple cf day? ago, destroyed j j many looses and about calf a miiiicn j barre:* of Oil. i I Lexington, Va , March 10 -With ? j each mail the William L Wilson en ! i dowment fund grows slowly, but . surely Since the last report by!, Treasurer Welsh, of Philadelphia, ? ? there was received in one day $1,650 j i from various sources Former Presi- j , dent Grover Cleveland, the chairman j, of the fund committee, sent a check j for $500 contributed by a well known : statesman, who enjoined secrecy as to name Yesterday Prof Henry St George Tucker, acting president of Washington and Lee University, re ceived {rora Cleveland, Ohio p? check i for $1,000 contributed by John ll. j Brown, a well known citizen Houston, Tex, March 10 -N?t?s | fi-.-m Saturday's *?arai is coming from cortbeart Texts There are four dead . an;i fi7-.- believed io be dying a.: Wills Poin*. where tv property loss will reach ?100.000 Five persons >.v;:r: bsd ly her; ?. New B ::-:on A number of houses were erechod Tho property ; loss lhere w?ii reach ?75 CC0 Ar Blossom the dani',;'? to r<-s:der.ce? was ? great In Payne County one rca < was killed and several persons were burt, two seriously. The damage to prop erty was heavy. MCLAURIN, THE REPUBLICAN. Has Himself Read Out of the Democratic Party. The following article from the p?n of Joe Obi, and dated V: asbington, appearing in the Atlanta Consiitu tion of yesterday, will be cf pecu? liar interest to the people of Sooth Carolina : "Senator Mclaurin cf South Caro? lina is no longer a Democrat. His name baa been stricken from the Democratic caneas roll, and this bas I been done with the endorsement of: the gentleman himself "Senator McLaurin has, in fact, virtually read himself out of the I party which eiecled him lo the posi? tion he now holds Whether he is to be classed as independent or Republican, or whether fae will i prefer to retain the title Democrat in j the official congressional directory is j something for the senator himself to determine As has been stated, however, he is no longer on the Dem ocralic caucus rolls "For some time the junior senator from South Carolina has been voting with the Republicans on every oc? casion where there was a division on anything like political lines. To Democratic friends who have spoken i with him on the subject he has j contented himself with declaring that his votes were in accordance with his conscientious idea of what was correct, and has said that he would continue to vote as he thought right, despite all (he criticisms of his Democratic colleagues Indeed, these criticisms from other Demo? crats seem to have aroused his resentment to such a degree as to make bim vote with the Republicans oftener, perhaps, than he wouid otherwise have done f?e has up to j the present declared that he was a Democrat and that it wouid be found, when the matter esme to a test, that his votes met the approval of the most progressive element of south ?rn Democracy Now, however, he bas formally separated himself from j ais party "When Senator Jones, as chair man of the Democratic steering committee, began sending out his lotices for the caucus of Democratic ?enators held last week, he wss undecided as to whether he should ?end a notice to Senator McLaurin Dr should not The South Carolina jenator had so completely broken off lis relations with his fellow Demo ;rats and had so consistently voted ffitb the Republicans, even support ng the Philippine amendment to the irmy bill, that Senator Jones was Joubtfol of his status, and according- < y consulted several of bis fellow ! democrats, asking them what course ie shouid pursue toward Senator \ tfcLaurin. The matter was discuss >d at some length, and it.was finally i lecided that the best possible way 1 o solve the problem wouid be for j Senator Jones to consult the wishes , >f Senator McLaurin i "This the Arkansan senator did, , naking it piain that the matter of >arty affiliations was entirely in the South Carolinian's own hands "Senator McLaurin asked that his , lame be stricken from the caucus oils. He said he did not care to go nto Democratic caucuses in the . ature, and that he would break off . ill political associations with his late >arty associates < . "This act on his part will probably ; nake a lote of difference rn Senator ttcLaurin's political future Ile has ieterrnined to be a candidate to J iocceed himself in the senate, and I las been expecting to make the race j n the Democratic primaries, count- j ? og on securing the support of the i nann?acturing cities and towns of lis St3te. and belier iv.g that this j support would be sufficient to bring j ?boat his ejection As a Republican j ie could have absolutely r:o chance ? )f election at the ham's of a legisla- j :ure which will bo overwhelmingly , Democratic : and ss sn independent i :ie would stand little or nc show in j :he Democratic primaries Practi j sally all of ihe white people of South j Carolina sre affiliated with the Demo- j eratic organization, and there is ap- . parently no place on the lisf. of office ? holders for either Republicans or independents ' Senator McLaurin* s act ic disasso? ciating himself from his party places bim in the same category with Sena tor Jones of Nevada, Senator Teller of Colorado and Senator Wellington ? nf Maryland Senator Jones is a ! Republican on the tariff and on ai-! most everything else except the money question, but UP prefers to array himself with the minority At the same time he has never gone into j a Democratic caucus VVben it ; comes to the make up of the cern ! mittees under the last reorganization there was a sort of compromise with regard to Senator Jones, according- ! ing to which bis status upon the 1 existing committees was not chang? ed Senator L'eiier votes aots with thc Democrats on dil qr.ostir of a political nature, bu* because of. political conditions in 'e's ?tvn State : ho prefer? to be known 88 a Silver Republican and not as a Drraocrat. Senator Wellington ioses no oppor \ tur.ity to criticis-; the acts of his former Republican associates, bot he ' pieiers to be classed as an indrp?nd : ent I "Of the other western senators who h&va been more or less nncer tain irs th? ir p'>!:iic?! affiliations since the G?ver question changed party linea in IS?JO", Renato: tiu-v >.ri bas gone back to she Republicans, while : Senators Dsboi*, Hehfeld Turner, j Harris, PaitersoD and Alien now affii:-:;c? wii.ii tho Denioor^is and go int.; Df rn oe rat ic caucusn? ;; . ??1 Honest Hc?icino fer La Grippe., George W Waitt, o' South Gardiner, .vie., ', C9*5: "l eave ba-1 the worst cough, cold, i chills ar.d ;rrip sod b.-ive tiikcn !o.? of trash I ' cf no cocoon! b-Jt uroSt fo tbs vendor I I - Chimb'-rlam's Cough liemori? ia ?be caiy ! thing that has done any good whatever. I beve u?c-d one bottle cf ir *od the chills, cold and gr:p b-ive ali left me. I co^crutnlate the manufacturera of an honest medicine." For ?a!e by Dr A J China. Berlin, March 7 -The R?ichiirag today passed the second reading of the naval estimate"! oed endorsed almost unanimously the budget commitiee'e j recommendation for the establishment ol governmental w:rss to manufaotore armor plate ?3dueab, Ky. March 10.-A storm struck the neighborhood of Maxtor's mill las: night and overturned three houses Siled with negroes. Twenty stables were blown down and many horses killed Tobacco barns were raz^d. and their contents blown away Three churches were destroyed. Loss ?50,000 Fulton, Ky, March 10 -In the terrifie storm that s-.^pt thi.-? eeetion last oi^bt the cacnage iras greatest af Hickman and Ciinton At Oitnton 20 negro cabins were desoli'-hed, two negroes ce^ng morraiiy hart and tnany others b;:a!y oruw*-? Par.* of Marvin College w?s unroofed and ibo water work* plant was de?troved. awe.1 ar- -aa -- i o to?se living in malarial districts Tutt's Pi!i? are indispensable, they keep the system in perfect crder and are an absolute core :or sick headache, indigestion; malaria, torpid liver, constipa? tion and all bilious diseases. Tutt's Liver Pills WANTED, forcaab, Dogwood and Per sim-ron LogB. Southern Hardwood Company, P O. Boz ?29, Coarlestoo, S C. Nov 14-4m The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V Walsh, Esq, Prolate Judge WrHEREAS, W P. CONYSRS AND W. PERCIVAL SMITH <. ad? suit to me to grant rr.em Letters of Administration of tb* Esta-? nf and effects of MRS JULIA R. FURMAN, ?ate of said Conn'y ?nd State, These ur* therefore to cite and admonish r?il and simular the kindred and creditors of ? be said; -KS. JULIA R FURM AN, ns afore? said, d err .-.sed, that they be and ap? pear before me in the Court of Probate, to } be hele?, Ht Sumter C. H , on iurcb 2?th, 1901, next, afier pQD?-kaoon thereof, at ll 3'clock in tbe forenoon, to show cause, if *ny they have, why tb? said Administr?t.on should no: be granted. Given under my hand '.3ns 13th day of tfarc?, A D , 1901. THOS V. WALSH, Judge of Probate March ?3-2t Estate of Ira P* Woodard, Dec'd A LL PERSONS having. claims against said Esiate will present s*me duly *i:este<i, and all persons Indebted to said S=tatc will make pa virent at once to W C SMITH, ^;al-fied Administrator, Bennettsvilie, S. C. .!arcb 6, 1901- 3t* Womanly Beauty, Sparkling Byes and Slight Paces. Are toe fruits cf sound nerves. eil^DIPO the great Frecch N'^rve Tonic ! ?ad Vit??l?zer ci;rrs Nurvc?? ?^sbaustioo, | Hy.-teria, Dizaines-?, Headache, Bafrka.-h^ and j Female We'ianess s - C^QIUOC attending tbe monthly periods GIRLS pa*s?r.jr through ! the tryiog change from girlhood tn Woman- { booo will fiod i'i it a wonderful relief and j Benefit It qii^rs ?nd etrc-fi^ther'S rbe nerves, i.;rnnee3 the o;ood, clear? tbs br?.:n end ton?-s \*r- the wb?te system Makes * wjrt'.*\i look yo s.ng und feel young Price 50c , 12 boxes $5. Se-.i by mail to any addre3s. Sold by Or J F W DeLorme, Snr;?;er, Sf 4 V of Men Easily, Quickly, Permanently Re? stored. H?NDIPO, Dr. Jena O'Ha.-ra'a (Paris) Great Freocb toa tc and vita-.z^f is sold with written guarantee to cure Nervops Debility, j Lost Vitality, Failing Memory, Fits, Dizzi- j ness, riyo'eri stops *:1 drau.s on the ner? vous aystem caused b- bad t-aaita ur excessive j u-:^ Gt 'ohacco, opium, l:q :ore. or "'living i tbs pace that kitts ,: I' ^a:d-cff ir,san:ty, j Consua?p:ion ?>.r:d death. It clears 'he blood j arid brain, builds np rhe shattered r.r-rves, j ^s'o.-fs r?> tire of jouth, and oringa 'he pink plow io raie cheeks, find makes ?on . oung: '?nd strone a^a:n. i-0c , 12 r>crf?s S5. Bv mai' ?o ii? ndr.:v--i For ea?e ra Sumter bj Dr J F W LaDorme 3 Anvorf ?or>f?!nj; n^xr'.'^ Mid (i.^cri'.?tion mn? auiciilv "?certain ?.-.ir opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable Communie?* tiona strictly ?MtfMev.tla!. Kandboolron ' ntcuti' pent'frei- ol.?c-st nconc forseenrinjrpatent?. Patenta taken t:ir...?ta Mnnn & Co. recel va special notier, without chaim in tb? Scletiflflc America?. a handsomely illustrated T7cckly. hardest cir eolation of any soienti?c Journal. Terms. *? s rear i four months, 51. Sold by all newsdealers. Branch Office. 625 F St? Washington. D. C. This name has long been a by-word in every household where good and cheap groceries are wanted. We wish to state to ali our patrons and friends that we are still in business, not at the old stand, but in our commodious new building, located by the tracks of the A. C. L. Railroad, between the Southern and A. C. L. Depots, on Sumter Street. Here we have the most convenient and best house to be found anywhere, and we can sell cheaper and serve our friends and patrons to better advantage than we have ever been able to do, because of the saving in the draying of goods, low rate of insurance and no rent to pay. We take the goods from the cars and put them into your wagons or srores at prices that would astonish the largest and closest buyer. We are not only selling HAY, CORN, OATS, &c, but Everything in the Grocery Line. Candies. Crackers, Jellies; Janis, Preserves, fancy table Syrups in tins, glass jars and barrels, Molasses, Salad Dressing, Sauces, Catsups, Canned Goods of every description, consisting of Veg? etables. Fruits, Fish, and Canned Meats of every kind : Greea Coffees, Roasted Coffees, Teas, Spices, both whole and ground, Chocolates, Cocoas, Extracts, Family Medicines, Toilet Soaps, Laundry Soaps of every description and brand, Washing Pow? ders. Lead Pencils, Stationery, Wrapping Paper, Paper Bags, and in fact everything that belongs to a first class store. - WrE ALSO HANDLE Lime, Cement, Corn, Oats, Grits, Meal, Rice, Lard, Bacon, Hams, Pigs' Feet, &c. We are going to wholesale these out to our customers and friends at the lowest prices that have ever been made in the old town of Sumter. We invite everybody to come to see us, and convince themselves that what we say is true. Remember that our guarantee goes with every article that we say is good. We buy direct from headquarters io car lots and discount our bills We cannot and will not be undersold. Come to see us for all your waDts. Yours truly, Crosswell cfc Oo.f Phone 53. WHOLESALE GROCERS. March 13, 1901 We will have something nterestiog to mj in the next i?sue. 1 & SONS.